THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER · 10, 1950.
FIRST OF HIS RACE
Nat Sweetwater" Clifton, who led the Harlem Globe- trotters in scoring for the last two years, demonstrates the handy way to handle a basketball to his new coach, Joe Lapchick, after reporting to the New York Knickerbockers, in New York. Clifton is the first Negro to play in the professional league.
Colomist Nets £8,000 For Mr Churchill Im Two Seasons
By VERNON MORGAN
London, Nov. 9.
Mr Winston Churchill, wartime Prime Minister and now the leader of the Opposition, has in his French-bred grey horse, Colonist, one of the best horses of the 1950
season.
This four-year-old colt by Rienzo has won 11 races for Mr. Churchill since he bought him last year, three last more than season and eight this, and has netted him £8,000.
After his horse had easily at Newmarket in the last week of October from two
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Ezzard Charles Wants Fortune As Well As Fame-And Quickly
By CORNELIUS RYAN
Ezzard Charles, the unknown Heavyweight Champion until he beat Joe Louis, wants to keep busy now and get a fortune as well as fame.
Charles won National Boxing Association recognition as Champion when he defeated Joe Walcott in June of 1949, but he didn't make any money on that fight, or on his title defences against Gus Les nevich, Pat Valentino and Freddy Beshore.
Nor was he accepted as the true champion, either, until he whipped Louis in September of 1950. That was the big fight for Ezz in every way, for he got a purse of $58,000, the biggest of his career.
EVERY MONTH
"Ezz will fight every month now if he can find opponents," sald manager Jake Mintz at an informal gathering at Jack Dempsey's Broadway restaurant, "That's the way to do it," agreed Dempsey. "Campaign all over the country, go after the contenders, knock them out."
Sports Merry-Go-Round
By W. CAPEL KIRBY & DAVID JACK
Remarkable family these Grimsdells of Watford. Alan, 6 ft. 5 in. son of Arthur, old-time England and Spurs captain, who scored 13 of the 28 points by which Middle- sex beat Hants in the Rugby Union County Champion- ship, might have been one of our leading swimmers if he'd kept it up after leaving school.
Skipper of West Herts CC, Alan still has a long way to go to beat his father's cricketing record. Arthur has been Herts' County wicket-keeper for the past 26 years.
We know another branch of who was not doing too well. the Grimsdell sporting family, "Don't get on to me, boss, the
broke the London-to-Edinburgh replied. and London-to-Bath cycle re- cords on several occasions.
"Sure, we'll fight the local stars in any town," said Mintz. "Maybe it'll be good for boxing, namely, Hedley Grimsdell, who ball loops snarling at me," he
at least good for the too, or
pull
some promoters-maybe poor promoter out of the red in some town."
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Charles has four tentative A correspondent want to @ghts in mind; a return bout know at which sport with Beshore at Cincinnati, a one has to go backwards to win. fight at Detroit, perhaps against He mentions tug-o'-war and Vern Mitchell, a Chicage match rowing, but there's a third. with light heavyweight champ What is it? Joey Maxim and a June out- door defence next year against Lee Savold.
"We must get the champion's share of 45 percent
in each match," said Mintz. "Maxim will be a tough man, but we have to take the tough- ones to make money."
ambitious
However, Charles' plans may hit snags. Maxim is cautious Jack managed by Kearns, who would not be anxious to have his man
whipped for 15 percent of the gate, and Savold too will balk at the challenger's end of the purse, If Maxim and Savoia younger aon't want to fight, heavyweights such as Cesar Brion, Roland LaStarza and flex Layne may get a chance. United Press.
of the RONNIE ROOKE
RETIRING
French opponents, Mr Chur- chill asked Lord Sefton: "I His chance is made the lighter have been trying to reckon out with the news that the French how much I would have won horse, Vieux Manoir, runner-up had I had a pound accumula- in the St. Leger, winner of the lor on
Prix and one. my horse for the last Grand six races, all of which he has greatest stayers that France has
He is certainly a
will not be produced,
in the field. Baron Guy de Rothschild's Lord Sefton naturally
horse has been retired to stud.
London, Nov. 9. not know but the naswer is
Colonist seems likely to take Ronnie Rooke, the Crystal about £460 for his £1 stake.
the mantle of the gallant Palace player-manager, is xe-
as the game Brown Jack and become the tiring form JUDICIOUS, PURCHASE
Rooke made a similar most popular horse on the Bri-player.
Will decision at the end of the last When one considers that all tish Turf. Mr Churchill Mr Churchill paid for the horse certainly never regret the day season but when Rundle, who signed from Tottenham was 1,500 guineas it was
a he bought the colt, for it has was most judicious buy on the part brought him much enjoyment Hotspur, suffered an injury in of his trainer, Mr Walter Night- and fame, not that he required the first game of the season, he ingall.
it, as well as cash for which applied for reinstatement, The
Rooke feels that his form in owner probably bad little idea that
every owner, whoever he may his very first venture into racing would bring be, is always grateful in these him so much success, especially as his purchase was something
of a gamble.
days-Reuter.
Indeed, Colonist was so head- Victoria Club
atrong during his youth in France that his owner wanted to dispose of him. He was vainly offered to several ownes who would not have him, he
On the advice of-M-Night ingall, however, Mr Churchill decided to buy him and the Epsom trainer has worked won ders with him,'
Callover
London, Nov 05-
Jai Mahal, owned by the Irish breader, Mr Frank Moore O'Farrell, was made the 100 to
a
lo standard and says that it is recent matches has not been up not fair on himself to continue playing. His decision has been made with the knowledge that Rundle is, now making a good recovery and should be back to the League side in n' short time.-Reuter.
Challenger For Clayton
8 favourite at the first official Ronnie callover on the Manchester November Handicap held at the Victoria Club here tonight.
Colonist has triumphed on more than one occasion through
London, Nov. 9. sheer grit. He has appeared
The British Boxing Board of beaten as the field has: rondled,
The race, to be run over a Control have approved of the the closing stages of the race, mille and a half is the last big purse offer of Mr Jack Cappell, yet each time, when asked for handicap event of the season the promoter, for the British another effort, it was there and and is being run at Manchester Featherweight Championship the horse gamely struggles on November 18.***
fight between Ronnie Clayton, to victory.!
Twelve horses were quoted, he holder, and Jim Kenney, sof OUT FOR GOLD CUP helluing Lord Derby's North Scotland. Colonist will280t-run again Cape, the winner of yesterday's this season but will be out again Mariners Stakes over one mile next year with the Gold Cup of Ev urlongs, nt Liverpool.
This on the 20 Ascot as his objectly. The grey ran in this year's Gold Cup, und Reuter
He has been granted an o ension of the date to enable the contestito be staged at the Royal
bert Hall on November 28- Reuter
Could it be Soccer the way some teams play it nowadays?
RIGHT TREATMENT ~A ̈well-known Lungite player's
game has improved since he
took to wearing cotton wool in his ears for home matches. Now
he doesn't have to listen to his own "supporters” giving him the bird.
An old international tells us that the cotton wool treatment did him the world of good and was largely responsible for get- ting him an England cap.
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So many
professional foot- ballers in the past have squandered their wages regard- less of the future, that it's good to hear of cases like that of Huddersfield centre-firward Jeff Taylor. Jeff, a London University student, spends quite a lot of his pay on College fees.
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Short Journey. Expect Hull's Welsh international R. L for- ward Hagan Evans to move across the road to Hull Kingston Rovers.
Since then he's moved for a £12,000 fee. We wonder if the ball still answers back?
FAME AWAY
Latest player to find fame away from his home town is 18- year-old Bristol Rovers starlet Barry Meyer, who was born.a few hundred yards from the Bournemouth ground and played on it several times as a youngster. Barry's uncle was one of the first prosto
but even sign for Boscombe, when young Meyer represented England Boys' Clubs in an international he was not ́àp- proached by the Hants club. "Suits us," say, Bristol Rovers,
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What's behind the story: we hear about efforts · to induce amateur snooker championship runner-up Garry Owen to turn professional? Surely his aspira- tions are higher than a referes- ing spot.
Bob
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McMurray, Everton and Tranmere player, wants to get back into the game as talent spotter at which he has had experience with Manchester City.
NO FEE
Former world champión table tennis player Johnny Leach has been transferred from Spurs to Crystal Palace, but this switch Barnsley way they say you have only to whistle down the diqn't involve any £25,000 fee. Johnny, who trained at White national wing half-back Like-world title, has been given per- pit shaft and up comes an inter-
Hart-lane before winning his wise if Arsenal require a quall-mission to do his lapping, skip- fied referee in an emergency
ping and other exercises at Selhurst Park. they need only climb the terrace across to the steps and shout adjacent laundry for Charlie Loveday.
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The manager walked into the dressing-room at halftime, and told off a strip for a player
Barry
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Wolves and England skipper, Billy Wright, is a television fan, but not as a viewer. Says :Bill,. "I like appearing on TV. I was paid £23 recently for a half- hour session." That seems as good a reason as any for liking it. It also makes a pro's Soccer. wages look a bit sick, by com- parison.
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