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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1987.

KING LEVINSKY TOO EASY FOR DOYLE

SEVEN-A-SIDE VICTORY FOR LONDON SCOTS

Taylors' Gallant Effort

DUNN, LIND AND ADAIR BRILLIANT

(By HALF-BACK)

London, April 26.

We had a glorious day and a thrilling finish for the Middle- sex seven-a-side tournament at Twickenham and 2 crowd · of

the hands of Princess Chichibu

WINNER BREAKS BONE ENGLISH

IN RIGHT HAND

IN LIGHT-HEARTED MOOD AGAINST AMERICAN

FOR

"NOISES" FROM SECONDS

(By HAROLD LEWIS)

London, April 28,

COUNTY GOLE CHAMPIONSHIP

STOWE'S RECORD ROUND OF 71

LANCASHIRE AGAIN WINNERS

London, April 26.

Lancashire, winners in 1929 and 1930, regained the English county championship at Saunton, North

OR the first time in his career as a professional Devon, on Saturday, their team of

boxer, Jack Doyle, the Irish heavyweight, won four players aggregating

622 for

some. 25,000 saw the London a fight on points, when he defeated King Levinsky, the 36 holes.

There was a triple tie for second Scottish receive the trophy from of America, at Wembley last night. Doyle's vic-place at 626, among Yorkshire, of Japan, who was present with tory was easily gained, in spite of the fact that he champions in 1931 and 1935, Sur-

Arthur broke a bone in his right hand during the third 1927 and 1932, and Devonshire. the Prince, and Prince of Connaught.

round.

The Scottish thoroughly earned their success for they were the only side in the competition who knew how to play the Sevens game properly and in Lind, Dunn and Adair they had three experts who provided most of the high- lights.

be

rey, the

in- holders and winners

The Lancashire players were: H. LEVINSKY WAS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. OF BOXING G. Bentley 152, A. L. Bentley 154, AS WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO UNDERSTAND IT, HE HAD D. S. Coates 157, A. Roy Walton LITERALLY NOTHING. HE EVEN FAILED TO COME UP TO 159. Harry Bentley, who is defend- INSTEAD OF RUSHING|ing his English title over the same HIS GYMNASIUM REPUTATION.

HIS OPPONENT HE STOOD AND course this week, had rounds of 75 HELTER SKELTER AT

and 77, and repeated his perform- WAITED FOR THE ONSLAUGHT.

ance of 1930, when he had the best individual score for his county.

At times he waded in with a kind of wind-mill attack, his arms whirling overhead and his gloves falling wherever they might fall. the Despite the apparent fury of these attacks there was no sting in his punch. Doyle took many of his punches- flush on the jaw.

must Apart from them, it confessed that the quality of play as a whole was a good deal

below the standard of recent years, though the Old Merchant Taylors,

And that was when Doyle who had the task of opposing the smiled, he even laughed. To Scottish in the final, deserve every Doyle, in fact, the fight through- praise for a really gallant after-out was one huge joke.

noon's work.

In the sixth round Levinsky, then ap- parently near the end of his tether, was cautioned for hold- ing, and shortly afterwards his

BY ONE STROKE

A feature was the record round of 71 by Charles Stowe, of Stafford- shire, the 28-year-old engineer at . Dudley Colliery. Stowe's score beat the amateur record for the course, held by L. C. Lake, by one stroke.

Stowe needed a 4 for a round of 69, but he drove out of bounds at the 18th, par four hole, and took 6. Apart from this and the drop- ping of a stroke at two of the short holes, his golf was perfect.

His figures were: Out: 3, 4,

In: 3, 4, Total 71.

4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4—36.

4, 4, 3, 3, 6-35.

SEMI-FINAL WIN The Scottish beat the Old Paulines in the first semi-final by 15-5, due almost entirely to the brilliance of manager shouted to him, "Don't and answered, "Thanks.”

DOYLE BREAKS HIS HAND Dunn, Lind and Adair, who, among hold, King." Doyle, then trying

During the third round Doyle The fact is them, were responsible for the en-to wrestle his way out of a clinch tire score. Dunn started it by that was like the grip of a crab,broke his right hand.

the Irishman never used his right scoring a grand try which Adair looked towards Levinsky's corner properly. His greatest failing was converted: Lind ran through from

that he insisted throughout the fight half-way and Adair again converted, and then Dunn produced a glorious at the all-too-brief interval. It was in trying to demonstrate two things; when the that he can really box and that he

boxer, and the task was always so run, three-quarters of the length so brief, indeed, that

aroused. of the field, for Adair to kick his groundsman came dashing up with can really control his Irish tem- he was determined to pose as

easy that he was never the lemons he was waved scornfully perament. third goal.

In both cases he made a mistake. away!

£1 FOR EVERY LEFT The Paulines fought to the finish and after Hogbin and Horsburgh | There was no doubt about the se-With his left hand, it is true, he

An admirer is said to have offer- his ed £1 for every left Doyle landed, almost unconscious, with Was had enlivened the proceedings with cond half, pluckily though the Tay-jabbed Levinsky until the latter a little private warfare, and Park lors-particularly. Gaff and the two had gone dashing about with only Huskissons-fought, the Scots went right, even before the third round, apparently in the belief that this he was ineffective. His boxing was punch would beat Levinsky. It cer- half his shorts, the Old Boys were further rewarded when Hogbin scored be-taking pass from Lind,

cut

tween the posts and then converted, throurther ahead. Dunn, hopelessly monotonous, consisting tainly did beat him, and the donor

to score without a hand be solely of that left lead and a tap-will have to contribute several hun-

ping right to the ear..

dred pounds, that is if anyone has of BLACKHEATH'S DEFEAT ing laid on him; Buchanan sent It was clear that a couple of troubled to count the number In the other semi-final between Horsburgh over for another try sound hooks to the stomach would left-hand blows delivered. But any the Taylors and Blackheath, the and finally Adair made a try for

have brought the fight to a a speedy sort of punch would have beaten losers were the first to score, Tal-{Lind,

end. But of this and any other Levinsky lent (next season's captain) start-

The one point that may be made Oddly enough, Adair, hitherto so sort of ing a run from half-way and scor-infallible, failed to convert all three thing.

As to his temperament, he in Doyle's favour is that the ex- have used a little spirit last perience of Levinsky enabled him night to some effect. It seemed that to cover and duck away at all times A from a good right to the jaw. hook would have opened his

de fence, but Doyle has never learned to hook.

ing a fine try between the posts second-half tries, though the ball comterprise Doyle knew no-

Howard-Jones converted.. Then J.

G. W. Davies ("the man who bowled Bradman for a duck") ran three- quarters of the field, a grand solo effort, and was caught by Gaff right on the line. He lost the ball and the Taylors touched down.

However, the Taylors soon took charge, and tries by T. E. Huskis

once hit an upright.

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FINAL DESPERATE The final was a desperate affair. The Taylors scored first, throngh Wyndham-Smith, but then......... Lind came into action and swerved and jinked his way clean through from 30 yards out for Adair to kick the goal.

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VERY FIT Doyle was very fit. As early as the third round he knew he had nothing to fear. By that time he had taken the full force of Levin- eky's slogging punches on his jaw land was able to laugh at it.

There were panic-striken shouts when Levinsky landed an apparent- ly terrific swing on Doyle's chin. They had nothing to worry about, as Doyle well knew,

In the sixth round Levinsky was hurt for the first time when, open- ing out at last, he received a series of short rights to the jaw followed by a fine solid punch to the stomach. This latter punch was the only one of its kind which Doyle delivered,

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