1928-08-04 — Page 13

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1928.

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BILLIARDS.

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Our bowls correspondent, "Blas"

"Washington Lincoln Jones was an albino negro with thick lips, flat nose and a complexion the colour of dirty dough.

Wilmington spoke to him for a few minutes, and he followed us, lamb-like, to a square in the centre of the town.

EXCHANGE.

QUOTATIONS.

Yesterday,

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wonderful weapon. It WAB alto- gether too much for Mancini. If

"It was my job to attract the that right of Hood's was compar- apparently in his endeavour to see crowd first with card tricks, and OPENING OF PALACE HOTEL able to his left, I should range my- the open championships decided when I had a score of niggers In- self alongside those who predict a while the good weather laste, yes-terested in a simple palming trick, world's title for him. But it fan't,terday advanced some of the par- Wilmington calmly borrowed a cart and that is the anag, for the present ticipants to stages in the competi- as a platform and began to speak.

tion which had not then been at-

sight "He had a marvellous, deep-toned However, I have only the tained. "Bias" said that Gibson voice and the gift of oratory. He heartiest congratulation for Hood. of the K.C.C., after accounting for was also tall and handsome, with What will be his next move? I do Hill, beat Hogbin. When the notes golden hair, engaging blue eyes, It should be his inten-appeared, however, Messrs. Gibson and a clear white skin. tion to keep busy. Perhaps there anth. It took not played their is not a deal for him to do at home match. It took place later in the or anywhere else for the time being, evening, as a matter of fact, though!

the result was as stated by our for these are quiet days.

Mr. Gibson, how- But if I were he, I should avail correspondent,' myself of any opportunity to keep ever, has yet to meet Mr. Hogbin

"The management of the Palace Hotel have recognised the need of

some form of recreation for every

one in the Colony, and billiards is, I think, just the game to meet the requirements of all," said Zir. D. Tellan in performing the ceremony of formally opening the liard parlour at the Palace Hotel yesterday.

new bil-

Mr. Tollan went on to say that the room was very well furnish. ed, and every success waited the splendid venture of those respon sible. Some day perhaps another additional parlour may be added, thus affording greater facilities for all.

"To-night I will ask all to drink to the success of the new billiard room. The table must be proper ly opened so I'll ask Mrs. Oxberry to open it."

Toasts were then drunk by all present as Mrs. Oxberry played off the frat ball.

A fnir attendance saw a one. sided exhibition game of 500 up, between the champion of the Colony, Mr. J. Osmund and Mr. C. Earnshaw.

Both players went off level, but Earnshaw could not keep up with the Colony's champion. For the first 100 scores were fairly, even, then Earnshaw fell away in the later stages.

Osmund made sev- eral breaks of more than 40, his best being 58 to finish the game, with prolonged play of the red. The final score was Osmund 502, Earnshaw 246.,

IN THE RING.

THE HOOD FIGHT AND OPEN. AIR BOXING.

Dy Eugene Corrl.]

Although the fight between Hood and Mancini was, from every point of view, an unqualified success, it has not been proved that open-air fighting in this country can be made a definite paying proposition. There must always be the weather difficul- ty, and the fact that those with a liking for boxing expect to be in close touch with the ring and the performers.

not know.

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"Citizens of America, he began, my dear black brathren.

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On Manila- "By this time they were edging On demand nearer and a lot more niggers came up.

Then I listened to Wilmington I tell them about his father, the great chemist, who had discovered the secret of making black men white. He told them that his father had spont his life working for God's coloured creatures, and had left his secret in the hands of his only son, begging him to carry on the work in the cause of black humanity. "He talked to them till they wept. Ile said that In the Great Creator's

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THE REAL DIFFERENCE. "What, asked Wilmington, "isWire my eye in that might present itself.in the open championship. These the difference between you and mo? On demand

have a notion that he might come players were concerned in another What is it that deprives you of out with a challenge to the winner competition recently, and this fact, equal citizenship in this great re-wire of the Len Harvey-Milligan bout, probably led to the little misun-public? What is it that, however, On demand but I think he would be fil-advised derstanding on the part of our con- capable you may be, will prevent On Singapore

any one of you from becoming Pre-On demand if he were to go after the middles.tributor.

Mancini is faced with a poser,

sident of the United States?' He is a natural welter, and so lang as Hood remains in that class he must be content to play second fiddle. However, he did very well out of the Birmingham affair. If my information is correct, he got little short of. If not £1,000 for his end, How some of the old timers' mouths must water! I am

wondering whether Owen Moran, who was second-in-chief, to Hood, ever got as much money for a single contest. I doubt it-at least ant in this country-and Moran was

of the greatest fighters we have yet produced.

Among the gathering of the clans were many famous fighters of other

To-morrow at 4 p.m. the U.S.S. days-Jimmy Wilde, for one-and

Also Phli Scott. I see "Sacramento" and U.S.S. "Ashe there was that Scoit has lodged a formal ap-ville" clash.. plication to fight either Tunney or Heeney, That's the ticket, Scott. Keep right in the limelight, and, whatever fight comes along. grab it. For goodness sake, do not keep idle for longer than you can help. I should say that there will be some work for Scott on the other side in the early autumn. There le sure to be something doing immediately after Tunney and Heeney, have had their fight which fight, if Scatt sees it, should be most instructive.

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IS DEMPSEY FINISHED?

We have it on the authority of Robert Edgren, who for many years has been my friend, and who is about the most reliable writer on boxing and boxers in America, that

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V.R.C. FETE.

PROGRAMME FOR THIS

EVENING.

The programme for the first V.R.C. Night Fete, which starts at 9 o'clock is as follows:

1-50. Yards Handicap for Boys,

15 years of age and under. (Post Entries). 2.-100 Yards Handicap for Mem-

bers. (Heats). 3.-High Dive, Open. (Post

tries).

4-50 Yards Handicap

Ladies.. (Post Entries). 5.50 Yards Team Race

Members.

the

scheme the black man was given a black skin in order to rosiat force white rays of the African aun, but since negroes had come to America, through no fault of their own, their black skin was no longer needed.

"Then he asked them to look at Washington Lincoln Jones, 'made white by his father's marvellous remedy."

"They looked at Washington Lin- coln Jones, and they were soon fighting for the little white packets at twelve dollars each.

"To each purchaser Wilmington anid, "Take a pinch of this powder three times a day on the tip of your tongue for three months.

"That will lay the foundation of the great cure. At the end of three En-months I will return and sell you another packet. And at the end of six months you will be as white as

for

for

I am.'

"Within half an hour we had taken nearly £250, for £1 worth of

Dempsey will never fight again-6.-Invitation Team Race be-chalk and salts. not for half a million dollars. There tween the Royal Navy, Army are many on the other aide, how- and Police. ever, who will not shed the notion that Dempsey may come back, what- ever the old champion says to the

7-100 Yards Handicap for

Membera. (Final). 3.-Water Polo Match, the Royal

Navy v. V.R.C..

A "BLEACHER.”

£10,000 FROM "OLD FOLKS AT HOME."

"We worked this trick for nearly

We toured Alabama, North a year through the Southern States. and Louisiana. South Carolina, Missisippi, and

NEARLY A YEAR.

"At the end of three months we promised to go back to each town and sell them more packets of powder, Wilmington telling them that, when he returned for the second time he did not expect to see a black man in the place.

"He was wise enough not to re- turn for the second time, but we heard afterwards that another

"MAGIC" POWDERS. There are many queer ways of trick salesman, hearing of our suc making money, but who would ceas, began to tell a similar story black have thought that £10,000 could in a seventy-five per cent. be made by selling powders guar- aniced to make men white? Wil-

I fear that there must have been quite a few people at Perry Bar who could not properly appreciate what really happened during the contrary.` bout, for the reason that they were I am thinking that Dempsey has too far removed from the scene of really and definitely packed up. action. If there was any certainty Dempsey is in the happy' position that the weather would be reason when he can turn down even half a ably consistent, perhapa open-air | million dollars. If his wealth were fighting would become almost as known, I believe we should be stag- much of a vogue here as it is in the gered. Dempsey, not even

now, Stater, and would well repay pro- when he has a weakness for going moters if the right kind of matches into society, is no reckless spender. Avere made and moderate prices He has only altered in the sense charged. However, the chances are that he keeps up a big establish- that there will be staged more ment. fights at Birmingham," and that He certainly has not got off the similar veatures will become fairly rails, like so many of his predeces- common in other centres.

sors have done. He has stuck to And now about the actual fight. most of the money that has come The victory of Hood I expected. his way, and I am told that he has held the view that we had not seen invested it wisely. He confesses Hood really extended and that he that the ring has been very kind to Mr. Thompson, an: Englishman Was go keen оп retaining the him. It has. He has, indeed, been living in Kensington, revealed the Lonsdale Belt that he was certain one of the fortunate ones. Still, amazing story of Wilmington P. to put up a great show. It was so long as he was of the game he Mulvaney, and how he caused a new "He was almost lynched, and was' always in favour of Hood that he gave us much to talk and write law to be entered in the American rescued only just in time by the has a truly magnificent defence, about. He will go into history as Statute Books. Mr. Thompson has police. and was the least likely man to go a really great fighter. Up to and travelled for many years in Amer- "Soon afterwards a new law was down under the two-handed raids including his contest with Firpo, heica. of Mancini.

was a wonder, and I do believe that Mr. Thompson was the adviser, it a punishable offence to sell any The failure of Hood to win except had he not been involved in so many assistant, and constant companion powder, medicine or other remedy on points is being held against him. legal troubles, he would still have of Mulvaney throughout his many to negroes which claimed to make I will have it that he did enough been champion.

adventures in trick salesmanship. them white."

here is his story.

town in Louisiana.

"It was unfortunate for him that

mington P. Mulvaney did, and it was just six months after. Wil- mington had sold the first bleach- ing powders there, and that all the purchasers were still as black as a bunch of bowler hats.

to prove that, so far as Britlah Dempsey never got over his break "One night," said Mr. Thompson, weltors are concerned, he is in a with Kearns and its attendant "we got off the train at a little class by himself. There is none worries. When a fighter gets in the town in Alabama. other so good: To beat Mancini by hands of lawyers ho almost in- "We were 'broke' and hungry, and such liberal margin as he did variably begins to go down the hill. our luggage scarcely seemed worth leaves no doubt as to his capacity. When you are lighting you must a night's lodging.

entered in the Statute Book making

A microphone and head 'phonea have been installed in the rostrum of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Northampton. ·

Mr. A. Beilby, one of the recent.

You may take it from me that there think and live only for fighting. "But we pursuaded an optimistic have been Worse boxers than You cannot afford any distractions, woman to trust to us for a weeke Mancini who have become cham- I see that Emile Pladner is con- rent, and while we were smoking Cambridge wranglers, is the son of pións. The London-Italian is a templating a trip to America, there our last cigarettes, Wilmington said a Yorkshire village constable. most difficult man to overcome. He to fight Schwartz for the flyweight to me, "This town is as full of

is not only doad "game," but is a championship. The news may pos-niggers as a bee is full of buzz." very hard man to hit, and, besides, sibly stir our Johnny Hill into ONLY ONE AMBITION. he can punch to some tune. 1 action.-Sports Despatch. think he put more weight into his

blows than did Hood.

PING PONG.

WAH YAN OLD BOYS IN CANTON

"'Yes,' I said, ‘and they have one ambition in life.

""What's that?" said Wilming-

ton.

HOOD'S MASTERLY DEFENCE. But at Perry Bar he did not have more than a couple of opportunities to employ his best blows, so excel- lently arranged was the defence of Hood. Mancini had made up his 'mind that the only way he could win was by getting the inside position, and hammering at the body for all he was worth. But Hood, often in Yan Old Boys' Association la nowed some money from the optimistic nmaaterly, manner, denied him all on a visit to Canton, having arrived woman and bought quantities of but a few chances of playing what there on Tuesday. A member, writ camphorated chalk and salts from was his long euit. The championing from Canton yesterday, says the nearest chemist, I made no com- was hit, and hit hard, more than that the team has played two friend ment once about the body, but there was y matches against the Canton

"To be as white as you and me," I said.

“We will start making them white to-morrow,' replied Wilming- ton.

"I never argued with him, and The ping-pong team of the Wal when, the, next morning, he borrow-

"He also bought a lot of white

not a time when Hood was made to Christian Association and the Popapor and we spent the rest of the feel really apprehensive about the Yuk Association and have won both morning mixing the chalk with the result

|sults and wrapping up small por- The team is as follows-Ng Tai-tions in little packets, **I think it will be agreed that ping, (Colony's champion); Ng Tin- Hoad was about the most useful left fong, Cheng Sam-chuen, Wong Mo- hand a boxer could possess, and ping, Chan Ying-ting, Tean Ying that he is an adopt in the employ took Ma Wing-kong, Lai Pal-lam, ment of ItThere might be more Kwan Yim-chor and Au Yung ginger behind it, but he makes it a thing.

"Then we filled a bag with the packets and went out to make black men whiteGA

I shall never know to this day how Wilmington found Washington Lincold, Jones:

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