1932-04-20 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1932.

Pandemonium Follows Ringside Collapse,

GAINS VERDICT JEERED

Fighters Hammer Away While Trainer Dies

man

London, March 3.

THE CHINA MAIL

of lefts and rigths. Mac lands only see out of his right eye, and with one of his-haymakers-Gains even that is none too good. replies with a feeble flurry of lefts.

Screams. Oaths. Curses. Pleasa The place in uproar.

Then-how can I write thia?

A body came hurtling down from the ringside. The bead struck my left knee. I heard gurgles, and when I looked down there was Juck Goodwin stretched out on his back at my feet.

Two minutes before he had turn- ed to tell me that Gains was wining, and that only a knock-out could beat him. Now he was gasping out his life while his principal, Gains, was using every endeavour to keep on his feet in the ring four feet above him.

In an instant, fresh tumult. A former boxer named Brown in

While a vast crowd'booed and jcered at the victory of a coloured hysteria and with tears streaming

-over McCorkindale in a fifteen-round Gains, of Canada sledge hammer battle for the Empire heavyweight title at the Albert Hall last night, tragedy stalked at the ringside.

Jack Goodwin, who had trained more British champions than any man alive, and who had coached Gains to success, died amid died with Trevor Wignall's unprecedented scenes of confusion hand on his failing pulse. Below, Mr. Wignall describes the most moving fight of his career."

down his face.

"Keep quiet there!" from the stewards, "Sit down in front!" from people whose view was being obscured.

"Do something for him; he is my pal." from the agonised Brown. From Goodwin now not a murmur or a movement.

thousands

About thirty of the present knew of the tragedy that was happening, but on the far side of the ring and up in the galleries become maddered eyes that had

The Albert Hall. twenty-three his teeth the shield for his lower

It is the inter-jaw that he has been chewing in were fixed on the spectacle in the minutes past ten.

ring. val between the twelfth and thir every round since the fifth.

Gains Recovers, teenth rounds in the British Empire His toes are tapping out a tattoo in uniform. championship fight between Larry on the canvas, the finger-tips inside many Gains, the coloured heavyweight his wet gloves. Tron Toronto, and Donald Me-skimming along the edges of his Cerkindale, the former heavy. chair. weight champion.

South Africa.

from

Passions and prejudices all round. The passions mainly dove. Laff to a wish that the white man will win. The prejudices mainly aim at the negro.

From the gallery, howls and cries that might have come from the tops of kapjes or from the dusty plains

pl the African veldt.

Many ambulance men. Two nurses Much furry and orders. Gains painfully. are agitatedly rocking from side to side and Mc- occupied in Curkindale mainly swinging over the "Mary Ann."

Pandemonium.

Gains still chewing at the rag of gum shield between his bleeding teeth.

Pandemonium In the gallery. Even well-dressed women at the ringside are now screaming shrilly, A nurse quietly says: "He is dying; we had better get him away." Frantic cries. "Ambulance, ambulancel"

But from the back: "Sit down there, can't you? "Keep. order there, please!" Behind me a wo- man, previously very vocal, starts to weep. Her hands are crossed on her breast.

Fifteenth round: Dozens now around the stricken man.. Some one breaks a capsule, "buries it in a handkerchief, and sticks it be neath Goodwin's nose. Someone else with a tiny torch tries to look into his eyes.

Our Sports Diary.

TO-DAY.

FOOTBALL―Third Division R.A.F. v.. Borderers.

TENNIS Leung Tak-kwong v. M. W. Lo; G. Bodiker and E. C. Fincher v. H. D. and S. A. Rum- Jahn.

TO-MORROW.

Meeting

Day).

ATHLETICS--Hong Kong Area at Soakunpeo (First

FRIDAY. ATHLETICS Hong Kong Area Meeting Sookunpoo

nt

(Final Day).

SATURDAY.

CRICKET Interport Trial at H.K.C.C.

Meeting.

RACING-Fourth Extra Race

Never before had I seen anything CITY AND SUBURBAN

He la crouched over-there is much of primitive man in him now. like this, but just when it seamed His arms seem to be trailing, and that the fight was over the Spring-

An bok shot up at the count of nine. his nostrils are quivering.

There was no need for him to fox awesome spectacle.

McCorkindale is up at the count now. He was so completely groggy of three, and almost as he regains that he could hardly stand, and the upright he swings the hay after an instant or so Gaina drop- maker, and Gains takes it-flush ped him for the second count of nine. This time McCorkindale fell on the point of the jaw.

Madness has overtaken everybody against the ropes, but once more now-everybody save the small his lower legs performed their company, who are trying to snatch gymnastics.

Followed a minute nad firty-five Goodwin away from the gates he is

seconds that were astounding. obviously entering.

Last minute. They are head to) bicCorkindale, with his gloves ap head. No science. Just two inparently nailed to his head, was side of the ring. furiated coal-heavers outside a pub-chased from one lic house. It is not a fight, but a to the other. A panther-like black- brown-coloured man did the chas- brawl.

ing, and while he was so occupied Terrifying Moment. And than, when the heart and he hit the South African with every nerves could stand it no longer, the punch he could release.

Miraculously McCorkindale stood Anal bell.

Howls from the gallery. "Bravo, up to this bombardment, and I no- ticed there was a grin on his face

Don!".

"

A pause of about fifty seconds, when he rolled and reeled to his Colin Symons, the announcer, holds corner.

But Gains was done. up his arms for silence. He utters just one word. "Gains."

Boos, jeers, shrill whistling, denunciations, but not a cheer.

Lifetime of Thrills. He had fought himself out in an endeavour to accomplish the impos-

And it was at this terrifying sible. In the tenth, eleventh, and instant, with my hand on the pulse twelfth rounds he could scarcely of his left wrist, that I think Jack move his arms. His feet were lead, Goodwin died.

but his heart was still atout.

In harness, for fighting was his it is my opinion, which is pro-

HANDICAP.

Eighteen Starters at Epsom To-day.

FINAL ACCEPTANCES,

The final acceptances for the City and Suburban Handicap, which will be run at Epsom to-day over one mile two furlongs, aZE AN follows:-

Link Boy Pommame

The Pon Vamos

Polveroja

9 st. 7

.8 st. 18

.8 at 8

.8 st. 6

Prince of Paradise

.8.at. 4

Coldstream

.8 st. 3

Venturer.

.8 st. 3

.8 st. 1

.8 st. 1

.8 st. 1

.7 at. 13.

1 Bt.. 10

..7 st. 9

.7 st. 8

.7 st. 7

.7.st. 4

.6 st. 12

...6 st. 1.

Tippata Unlikely Anthurium

Wild Son Light o' Love

Flange Apparley Colgheen Breadcrumb

Sprint

game. He had trained more British bably that of the minority, that he BRADMAN TO VISIT champions than any other man deserved to be called the conqueror. f He did just enough to win, and alive.

He was dying when the stroke those who to-day will be applauding over-took him, and toppled him from! McCorkindale's immense courage und astonishing endurance would the ropes to my feet.

He did not hear the verdict, but do well to remember that Larry' there was something appropriate Gains, a negro from Canada, re- that his man was hailed as the con- quired the maximum of pluck and queror at the moment when the last endurance after that unbelievable long wave engulfed him.

ninth round.

CANADA.

Proposed Tour by An Australian Team.

MAILEY ALSO INVITED.

It is almost certain that an Aus tralian cricket team, with Don Bradman as a member, will visit Canada. New York, and possibly Philadelphia, in the Summer, we

The expense for the Canadian": clubs which are planning the tour, will be great, but it is understood that the greater share has already been guaranteed.

'Bring the Ambulance.' He has been within touching dis- tance of a knock-out victory, and Another interval. Gains labour-

There will never be another night| I shail never forget this fight. In now he realises that the cast-ironed back to his corner and at once

like this. And certainly there will all the thousands I have witnessed South African has regained his waited for the sponge to be dashed Harry in his face by Goodwin.

never again be such a prize fight. there was never one that remotely stamina.

"Get him away, please," urges

For eight rounds there was approached this. A lifetime of Gaina sits far back cn his stool, Levene, Gains' manager, explained while fevered Goodwin, with a that Goodwin had been called away., the nurse. "I am afraid he ia go nothing much in it, although the ex- this was packed into it.

But in the days to come, when I large vein pumping in his neck, At my feet, Goodwin, just faintly ing," said Matt Wells, another perts will probably say that Galns,.

champion of the ring.

because he had scored the majority recall it, a picture will dance be advises him to keep on using his broathing.

"Bring the

Above as a black man and a

of clean punches, was entitled to fore my eyes of a man, at my feet, right.

crossing over. white fighting like two infuriated the majority of points.

The ninth round opened quietly. Jack Goodwin was one of the Cricket has been played I dogs. "Get him, Don!"

Canada for years. In pre-war days The noise is painful to the ears. McCorkindale had been doing a lit- best known trainers in the world.

Mike Honeyman,” Charlie Hard- a side, led by Austin Diamanda Suddenly McCorkindale slipa down. tle of his simulated grogginess, but

Willie when least castle,

Farrell all of a sudden, and Gasps from all over the house.

and which included several famous Now I can see, whenever I can expected, he went over and down on "Bermondsey" Billy Wells were players, paid a visit. In Philade dying lift my eyes from the man on the his face as though he had been other pre-war champions who went phia, too, the game is played, and some years ago it produced a great Gains in his corner. The whites

floor to the scene in the ring, that struck by lightning. He dropped through Goodwin's hands.

He trained Joe Conn for his bowler in J. B. King. of his apprehensive eyes showing

Brown was carried away, strug-Gains is on the very brink of col- in such a way that it was his nose

memorable fight with Jimmy Wilde Arthur Mailey has received sa lapse The whites of his eyes are that first touched the canvas. as he glanced up at his trainer and

gling, by some of his friends.

A right to the chin did it, but at Stamford Bridge in the first Invitation from the Canadian cric chief second, Jack Goodwin, and

Gains nearer to collapse than displayed like the bulb of an elec

ket authorities, and has applied tê His lower lip, at the South African must have been open-air fight in this country. listened to his fevered exhortations.

has been before. Mc-tric chandelier. has fought himself out in the ninth Corkindale fighting like an in- an impossible angle, is licking the in pain, for even as he lay stretch-Jack Goodwin trained twenty-the Board of Control for sanction Beneath the negro's right eye a

blood that trickles from a cornered out he kicked his heels high in three Lonsdale belt winners, in Until he receives official authorit "mouse," raised by a punch, that round, when for one minute and furiated animal. Where has he

cluding Kid Lewis, Phil Scott and to negotiate ke cannot, of course was a little lighter of hue thun his forty seconds he belaboured the found this new stamina?

Frank Goddard,

take any action. black-brown, shiny skin. Between reeling McCorkindale with dozens.

ambulance." Наз In the other corner. McCorkin- any one got amelling salts?" "Give "Can't any From the body of the hall dale. His hatchet face is drawn, the poor fellow air."

His fuzzy one find a-doctor?" "Kill him. other sounds,

modulated but he is still smiling. more

Quickly hel Don!" Bell for the fourteenth sounds, but bound about each one hair stands on end. of them that shriek, "Come on, sips something from a little bottle, round. Don!" that was the high note of the | He bends far forward.

Den from the gallery, amazing, incredible evening.

ae!" from an anguished woman in man, the second ringside row.

"Get him, Now I

"Be first ring.

can scarcely see the

器 Crowds around

Screams-Curses. The gong.. Thirteenth round, Plainer than anything is that Gaine

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