TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1928.
Sport Columns
IN THE RING.
OVERDOING THE VALUE OF THE PUNCH.
[By Eugene Corri,] Len Harvey is especially keen on a match with Tommy Milligan. He has generous backing for such # fight anything up to £1000, I am told. Money in boxing, as in all things, is an important, a vital consideration, and I am sure
accumulative effects of his blow to
THE CHINA MAIL,
WALKER CUP.
BRITISH GOLF, TEAM FOR AMERICA.
PLAYER'S DEATH.
SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT ON THE FIELD.
ON MOTHERS.
AND SOME OF THEIR SUPERSTITIONS.
[By Mrs. Belloc Lowndes.] Everymother-if I may coln a
J. B. Beck (age 30), national
London, June 16. Mr. Owen Thorne, the English ed Dempsey, but by skill caused the handicap S. First came into pro- tell in his favour. May I ask whe. minence when he played for Oxford Rugby player, died last night. His word which to me is far more algal- | University in 1920. Played for death was announced at Tiptree, ther it in belloved that Jim Driscoll England against Scotland in 1926. Essex. would have come to be the beat Ronald Hardman (age 28), na- Mr. Thorne, who was only 22, feather-weight of his time if he had tional handicap 8. One of the was kicked in the back while play. been obsessed by the efficacy of the strongest players in Lancashire, Ing for England against France at pun? Only once do I remember having won
the Amateur Cham Paris some time ago. He has been
fleant in all its implication than is Everyman--seems to have always experienced certain terrors, certain hopes, and certain fears, connected with her baby.
To the mind of one who is not Uri rushing and tearing into plonship of the county twice. Rean Invalid suffering from spinal ashamed to admit that she, too, is his man as though he meant blue presented England against Scot-trouble ever since. For many murder. And then he lost! He land 1927 and 1928.
months he was in hospital, and it superstitious when the well-being or otherwise of those she loves is Major C. O. Hezlet (age 37), na-was hoped that he would recover. was disqualified against Freddie Welsh:
tional handicap 1. Runner-up in A prominent sportsman, he en-in question, there is something There was not a fighter who could the British Championship in 1914. tered into all games, and his charm-significant in the fact that most of have lived against Jim Driscoll at Played most of his early golf in ing personality endeared him to a these maternal superstitions are his weight when Jim boxed at his Ireland, where his mother and als- very large circle of friends. best. I know that he lost to the ters were also internationalists. uncompromising fighter, Charles Won Irish Native Championship in Ledoux, but then Driscoll was an 1920 and Irish "Open" in 1926. I am Has played four times for Ireland) old and much-used-up man. not for pretending, that the boxer and three times for Britain. When will boat the fighter. But neither last he visited America was beaten am I for accepting the diction that by "Bobby" Jones in the Walker there is only room for the slogger Cup match. Recently toured with
British team in South Africa.. in the ring.
OLYMPIC BOXERS.
TO GO INTO TRAINING. AT HARLOW.
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to be found not only from genera- tion to generation, but all over the world. Indeed, in the age-long his- tory" of folklore there stands out the anxious, always uneasy love of the mother for the child.
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that the Seot is of that way of thinking. That being so, the way to a match, for which Harvey hankers, should not be difficult. There is this, however, Milligan very properly intends to make it his
Perhaps the most moving saying first business to try and prove that
aver conceived, which, alast loses he is a better middle-weight than
Arrangements have been made something In its translation from Ireland, and, until he knows what
for Groat Britain's Olympic boxing the French, was that uttered by the is exactly the attitude of Ireland, I doubt whether he will feel inclined
W. L. Hope (age 30), national team to go into special training at wife of Victor Hugo: "God said to OLYMPAID FIGHTERS.
handicap 2. Played for Cambridge Harlow, in Essex. They will start Himself I cannot be everywhere," to take up the challenge thrown out
Has played work there on July 28, and con- so He created the mother." by Harvey. That the two will meet The season at the National Sport- University in 1920. sooner or later I regard as certain.ing Club having ended with the three times for England and retinue light training until they sail
Often the spiritual tie transcends the physical tie. Many a mother In the matter of the knock out bantam championship between Pat presented Great Britain against for Holland.
The Harlow camp is a favourite with a son in the war knew whon be 'punch" which Milligan employed in tenden and Nicholson, we have had America in 1923.
DrA. R. MacCallum (age 30), spot of the professional champion was in ncute danger and became his recent affair with Rosenbloom, a very quiet and uneventful,week in
aware of his passing at the time he I see that he has been enjoined to London. The next affair to quicken national handicap 4.. First played Johnny Hill.
Edinburgh University, and Sergeant F. P. Crawley, winner
was killed. concentrate upon punching in all our interest will be the bout befor
amateur middle-weight
With regard to world-wide super- bis recent affair with Rosenbloom, tween Mancini and Hood, which, as afterwards Aberdeen University. of two
won many tournaments in championships, will skipper the stitions and beliefs, I consider by I see that he has been enjoined to you know, has been put off until Hes concentrate upon punching in all the 25th. I have not heard any. Scotland, but came into prominence team at Amsterdam, and though he
far the most interesting-though I his future engagements. It has thing really definite as to the Stom-in the Amateur Championship at will do no actual boxing, his coach should not myself care to enll it a superstition-is that certain infants been laid down that each and every ford Bridge venture. We had bet-Prestwick, where he reached the ing and advice should be of real one of our boxers would be wise to ter wait and see what happens. I sixth round. Is in practice at Wol-assistance.
verhampton,
Crawley has obtained leave from have a psychic gift which' with most sucrifice almost everything to the observe that Newsboy Brown has
T. P. Perkins (aged 23), national his regiment to lend a hand in the babies disappears as soon as they punch. They would not be wise to contracted to fight Emile Pladrier in
Won England Ama- training, and other assistance will can speak, but with others lingers do so. Before a man can punch he Paris. Pity, it is that there is handicap S.
and five times A.B.A. domestic animale, including ameng! must learn how to box, and have a email prospect of our seeing the teur Championship in 1927; win-be rendered by Harry Mallin, on to adolescence. Bables and the
ner of British Amateur Champion- Olympic regard for buxing.
American in our ring. But I do not ship 1928, Played for England for champion; Harry Mitchell; another these the horse, will now and again
Meantime, the A. B. A. first time this year.
ex-champlon; and the veteran show; conscious delight or the most despair. are putting the members of Bri- E. F. Storey (age 26), national Army boxer, Sergeant Bot Miller. abject terror at some sight or sound Captain, Cambridge There is no professional trainer which is invisible or, inaudible to tain's team-to compete in the handicap 2
I Olympic Games at Amsterdam in University, 1923. Runner-up Ama-or masseur cagaged, it will be not- the human beings about them, when he was unbeatable, was an ex- the later days of August-through teur Championship 1924. Played ed, which (says "Sporting Life") think that most owners of haunted Bank, wire .........
2/8/16 cellent boxer. The idea that he a regular preparation. It is vital for England against Scotland five seems rather a mistake. Mitchell houses will agree, even if reluctant-Bank, on demand...
|Bank, 30 days' sight was a mere slogger is entirely that every boxer should be absolute-timea, and for Great Britain against and Mallin will be able to give ally, with this statement of mine.
America in 1924 and 1926.
the boxing instruction necessary, A belief in the supernatural Bank, 4 months aight 2/- % wrong.
When Dempacy was at the ly fit.
an experienced professiohal visions of the very young is con-Credits, 4 T. A. Torrance (aged 87), na- but The competition for titles will be top, he could not hit any harder
very severe, Roughly, 35 nations tional, handicap 2. A London den-trainer ke Jack Goodwit or Alec stantly present in Blake's verse.
sight will be represented, and from all tal aurgeon, who learned his golf in Lambert would appear necessary to You find it in "A Cradle Song," and Documentary 4 months'
Irish Won
Open ensure the men being put into the in the lovely last lines of "The Land little more than a meal. But he accounts the fighters will be of aj Edinburgh. has confessed that, when he was at better class than those we saw at Championship 1925, and German ring absolutely fit and strong at of Dreams."
Paris four years ago, when we had Championship in 1927: Represent their respective weights. hit with all the power he possessed our first peep at Fidel La Barba. ed Scotland five times, and Great For the reason that, as a boxer, he1 am not without hope for our boys. Britain against America in 1924.
C. J. H. Tolley (age 82), national was little better than a greenhorn. But I should have been all the more
I am asked to believe that Dempsey in the popular sense of the term, was no boxer. I refuse to do
so. Dempsey when at his best, and,
than when he was knocking around
the countryside, pleased to fight for
his strongest, he found it hard to
to learn boxing, he would never
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£80,000 PRIZES.
If Dempsey had not given himself confident had Johnny Hill not be-handicap scratch.
come professional. Taylor, who duct of University golf, having cap. STOCK EXCHANGE · SWEEP
MONEY UNCLAIMED. will be the fly-weight, is a very tained Oxford in 1922. Won ama-
Hundreds of game boy, but, if I am not, mistaken, teur championship in 1920.
have been a world's champion.
A REAL SCIENTIST,
Boxing
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he is not a Hill-not by any manner Welsh, French and Sussex cham-
middles.
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(says the England in seven matches against out boxer. There was brain, besides ar Alf Barber, who were our choices Scotland, and been in Great Bri-Mail" to hand) from a little office if by a magnet to a new-born infant Wire..... power, in his glove. If we are to
at Paris. And as sure as anything tain team in every one of five on the second floor of a building in la found among the peasants of On demand have only the rushing, bashing type we shall miss Harry Mallin in the matches in Walker Cup contcats. Throgmorton-street, E.C.
most parts of Europe. An old Scot-
On Singapore- of fellow, we shall develop bad
Also represented Britain in South Only the stockbrokers who had tish superstition is that a woman on demand ways, Glove-fighting will then have
We had a final try out last Satur- Africa recently.
originally bought the tickets is occasionally. enticed away when On Manila- censed to be a science. The trouble, day night at the Stadium Club, Hoi-
in chlidbed to nurse a fairy change On demand Dr. William Tweddell (age 31), could draw the prizes. as I see things, is that ever born, the idea being to find out the national handicap 3. Was firat in
Some of the tickets had chang-ling, "a lingering, voracious image On Shanghai- so many people cannot, or will not, most likely feather-weight and the prominence when he played golf asted hands many times.
being substituted, like the reflection On demand discriminate as to what is meant by best of the heavies. Meacham, the a student of Aberdeen University,
Shortly after midday a member in a mirror."
80 day's sight (private and what is not, boxing.
paper) ............................id This belief is immortalised in the young Civil servant, who won the and was successful in Scottish open of the firm of Mesars. Webber
On YokohamA-- is not boxing when a man works feathers title at the Inst A.B.A. events. Now in practice at Stour- and Stafford presented the win-beautiful "Lament of the Queen of around in circles, flapping a glove, championships, will not be our first bridge. Won the British Amateur ning ticket, held by Miss Anita Elland's Nourice," which tells how
Gold Leaf, 100 fine and prancing. Boxing is a thing string. He was defeated by F. M. Championship last year, and played Helm,
(per tael) A cheque for the full a human mother is spirited away toi meant to be done for a definite pur-Perry, of the Roath A.A.C. And a for England against Scotland this typist.
(Bank'a £125,000 was handed over. There be the nurse of the Queen of Sovereigns It is a science by which one young London policeman, named year,
buying rate). man may outpoint the other, or, if Goyder, not only defeated A. J.
was no excitement-it might have Elfland's child. The bewitched
own Silver (pur oz.) Miss mother entirely forgets her been only 125 pennies. possible, knock him out.
Clifton, also a policeman, who at
One day, Bar Slver in Hong Helm sold a quarter-share in the four-nights-old baby. ticket, which was given to her by heating a cow lowing for its calf, Kong her employer, Colonel Thompson.she remembers her baby and im- Chinese Copper Cask nem. She will share more than £94,000 plores the Queen to allow her to go Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem with him.
home.. But the Queen only permits Rate of Native In-
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82% dis. From football clubs balance-about half of the 440 cheques her elfish nurseling is able to walk! Chinese Sub. Coin
Hong Kong Sub. Coin %% dia. were claimed. No one had come sheets available, profit and loss re-forward for the £60,000 for seems to be world-wide, is the belief A curious superstition, which
Flamingo, or the £20,000 for that a new-born child must be taken Black Watch. One of the organ-up, rather than down, the first time
and, meeting the person, who had isers said to a "Daily Mail" re-it is moved. The thought behind told her of this old belief, she Chins Lights (comb.)
this belief is cloar. The baby who
pose.
Eddle
SCOTTISH SOCCER.
By point scoring I do not mean the last Olympiad beat adherence to the use of the left Engen, the American, but was hand only. I don't mean a species altogether too good for Lieut. of tip-tapping, or what is called the Capper. I think highly of Goyder. THE SEASON'S PROFITS AND "fancy, stuff." 1 mean the employ- It is as likely as not that he will win ment of all the faculties. Foot- for us the heavyweight title. work, for instance, is one of the "Sports Despatch."
high arts, for by footwork you may;
lure your opponent into a position
in which he may be effectively
punched.
Take Johnny Hill. He first seeks to carve out his opportunity before And, letting go his best punch: when he hits, he has, in his mind's eye, a definite target at which he aims. Now, if Hill, in his future contests, made a point of rushing
HONG DOUBLES.
CHARTERED BANK WINS.
The Chartered Bank won their Hong doubles games against the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
in and endeavouring to win by a Corporation yesterday:
single punch, the probability would J. S. McEachran and A. Reid
men.
(owe 15) boat M. D. Scott and
M. G. Mills (rec. 15) 2-6, 8-0, 6-4.
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The importance of the punch D. J. Gilmore and T. L. Christie can be stressed too much. It is eie (rec. 5-3) beat W. H. N. Murdoch mentary that a fighter, to win any and E. L. Groome (rec. 5-6) 6-0; sort of--renown, must have a de- 6-2. cisive blow, but only harm can come To-day R. M. Chaloner and H. from the advice offered to all Spicer (B. & S.) rec. youngsters to take a lesson from C. L. Sandes and H. Graves (Mer- the punch which lad low Maxie cantile Bank) rec. 16. Rosenbloom.
I am all for the out-and-out fighter, but I have little room for the harum-scarum fighter.. I sce that it is laid down that Bob Fitzsimmons boat Jem Corbett for the only reason that he carried Jem Corbett for the only reason that he carried a heavier punch. True,
15-3 meet
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Pref. ..... Industrials. doubt arises from the fact that Iron ons Sugars Certain widespread superstitions is a tonic and that it was early pre-asabon Sugars A member of Falkirk football team, John Cowie (25), who resides with regard to children have their scribed for every form of debility. Canton Ices at 4, Bryson-street, Falkirk, was obvious origin in the fact that it: A curious example of pure super- Cements (comb.) Injured in
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June 15. He was motor cycling on about some object belonging to a share, is that to dream of a baby ELE. Ropes (old) the road between Eskbank and loved one. A great many people, is unlucky. So strongly is this 'do. (mw) Newtongrange, and his machine otherwise strong-minded, believe in belief impressed on my own brain United Asbestos was in collision with a motor car charms, lucky stones, and mascots. that, by a strange effect of the mind Dairy Farms
Stores, &c. Cowie was removed to the Royal in Catholic countries a baby often on the subconscious self, whenever Watsons.** Infirmary, Edinburgh, suffering wears, from the day of his or her I do dream of a baby, I at once wake Der A. Wings from a compound dislocation of christening, a tiny gold or silver the left wrist and injury to the medal which has bean blessed by left thigh.
the Pope, or which simply bears the
It is reported from Guadalajara Wm. Powells "Bain is the second centre-forward figy of the child's patron saint.
Even now, many a littie: British that a military balloon manned by .. Amusements secured from Buckle Thistle by the child wears a string of beads night four officers was caught by a violent R. Constructions Raith Rovers. Two years ago the
54% Prem, Kirkcaldy club, signed Cowie, who, and day, and the breaking of the squall and carried off in the storm. B. Ind. G. Bonds.....
Eventually it crashed, all four occu-H. K. Govt. Leane like bis successor, was a prolific string is thought to connote aome panta being more or less seriously. Fitzsimmons was a mighty puncher, viz: The S.C.A.A., Chinese A.A.,
Members of all parties speaking Injured. but it was not, his punch alone that Chinese Catholic Society, the Kow-
goal-getter for the northern club. danger to the wearer.
The oldest of all maternal super-
In the Athens Chamber, expressed won for him the championship of loon Hop Ying Club, and the Hon
Five seamen of the steamer stitions, and one which is still in
At the annual banquet of the Greece's gratitude for the assist- the world. Fitzsimmons was a Chung School.
"Primpont who had been suffering being, for a case was quoted only Association of Members of the For-ance rendered by the British and great boxer, and all great boxers As regards the Junior League,
from, plagus have died in Buenoe alx years ago as having occurred in eign Fress in Rome all the other foreign Governments to the are capable of knocking the other only four entries have been re-
Aires. The authorlites have taken the East End of London, is that a Diplomatie Corps were present and sufferers in the earthquake-stricken fellow out. You the classic ceived. This is rather disappoint- The Royal and Ancient Club an- measures to isolate the infection... lock of the hair of a child suffering the guests also included Count town of Corinthya
v. ing. in view of the keen interest nounce that Dr. Wm. Tweddell, the
from whooping cough, placed be- Capasso Torre di Pastero, chief of
So far only five teams have en- tered the Senior Ping Pong League,
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It is commonly agreed that when he taken in this indoor game amongst amateur. champion of 1927, has The International Conference, on tween two pieces of bread and but the Prime Minister's Press Bureati The Otago CN.Z.) Harbour Board dethroned. Dempsey he had nothing Clubs and Schools, and it has thore-been appointed captain of the Bri- the Simplon and Orient Express ter, and eaten by a dog will cure
has accepted the tender of Messra. like the vicious punch that Dempsey Tore bean decided to postpone the tish team which will compete for opened at Constantinople with an the disease. This was once told, The Argentine Republie and Fleming and Ferguson, of Paisley, carried, bht he was the superior closing data for entries until Fr the Walker Cup at Chicago in exainination of ways and means for a joke, to a working woman. She Sweden have come to a convention for a new self-propelled dredger at boxer in that he not only outpoint day, July 20
August
Improving comfort and speed. duly carried out the prescription, on the subject of accidents at work, a price of £12,500
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