1939-06-22 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1989.

He Could Always Produce A Fighter, He Never Refused A Commission, And So Was Dubbed

By Leo Fuller

OF THE

THE

GENERAL TANK

CORPS.

A

The General would never say 'no' to a promoter. At any time of the day or night he would always un- dertake to supply a fighter of any kind, colour, weight or price.

few years ago when boxing blem, because Murphy had an outsize he had seen "Mistah Daly". Daly told been fast and furious, and the last bout in certain American States in feet. However, he borrowed a pair the clerk to send him up. was a little on the 'loose' side, cut the toes out!

of the evening was going from another heavyweight and simply A minute later the cumbersome fig- General's man was featured in

on. The there

this ure of Graveyard Murphy eased was a great character When Murphy entered the ring with way through the door. With his chin office clearing up a few business de- its battle, and Daly was just in the box around New York who was face his big toes sticking out of the shoes, still badly bruised, and a woe-begone tails, when in rushed the director of tiously known as the 'General of hysteria increased when the fight start- sad story indeed. He said he wasn't a very furious southerner at that mo- the fans almost had hysterics. Their expression on his face, he told a very the convention. A real southerner, and the Tank Corps'. His nickname ed. Murphy was obviously completely really a fighter, but, that afternoon the ment. was earned by his ability to pro- ignorant of the noble art of self-de. General had seen him in the street and vide fighters at a minute's notice fence, but he was strong as a rhinocer- dragged him off the coal cart, of which trick on me, Daly?" he bellowed, rush- "What do you mean by playing this who were willing to take a 'dive'. us, and he stood in the centre of the he was driver.

Furthermore, the coals ing the bewildered promoter into the He knew every 'tanker' in the like clubs. Cavalier had to step smart. never had a glove on in his life before. ring. There stood a

ring, whirling his long, sinewey arms were only half delivered. He had arena, and pointing dramatically at the United States, and most of them ly to avoid Murphy's burning blows. Then he produced a little bronze medal, swopping punches with a negro..

white fighter, were on his pay roll.

By the time the second round came with the figure of a boxer engraved The worst thing that could have hap- phy, his white eyeballs starting out of up, the spectators were weeping. Mur on it.

pened ! his head, and his arms going like wind- Daly. De other gennalman he told me to something, Daly rushed to the ring- "Dis is all ah got for de fight, Mistah Knowing the General had been up mills, charged forward and threw a it was amateur, an' if ah took money side, but stopped his intended assault valier stabbed him neatly with a left tus. dozen punches missing by a mile. Ca- it would effect mah amateur sta- on the General when he saw that the hand, but at the same time was highly At that time Bill Daly, later famous mystiffed by the unorthodox stance of suggestion that the General

At any rate there was never

negro was getting a terrible beating, any and that the former was becoming as the manager of Maurice Strickland, his foe.

himself round shouldered from picking him off had an amateur status! was promoting fights in New Jersey,

the canvas. The end came when a vi- and he had signed an

Yell Of Anguish up-and-coming-

cious left hook to the belly put the young heavyweight by the name of The bout became wilder and wilder,

negro out for the full count, and sling- Paul Cavalier. At the last minute and at last Cavalier 'accidentally' trod sion from the General's inability to re- the General bolted for

Bill Daly suffered on another occa- ing his limp warrior over his shoulders, Cavalier's opponent failed to put in an on Murphy's exposed toe.

the With a yell fuse a job. There was a big tobacco room, locked the door and did all his dressing appearance, and in despair Daly called of anguish, the negro grabbed his in- convention in South Carolina, and he arguing through the keyhole, up the General, not for a 'tanker' but jured foot, and hopped around the ring had been engaged to put on a show for for a fairly good heavyweight.

"Be over within the hour," replied

so did the crowd! roaring.

the entertainment of the visitors, being Cavalier stepped in the General.

smartly, and given a free hand to do as he liked- nailed the unhappy Murphy on the side with one stipulation. There were to be

Apparently, unable to find a suitable At the appointed time he turned up, of the chin. He fell to the canvas like no coloured fighters. with one of the largest and

white fighter, and unwilling to lose the ugliest a sack of coal, with a bruised jaw to colour line is always severely drawn in chance on a negro. He had kept him

Naturally the

commission, the General had taken 'stove-plates' that Daly had ever seen, hold as well as his toe! Even so, he the South. a great big muscular buck negro. was loudly cheered as he left the ring.

"His name's

The General wanted to supply all in hiding until the fight, and the man Graveyard Murphy," Daly paid the General, patted Mur- the fighters, of course, but Daly only at the weigh-in was the waiter at his answered the General proudly. And phy on the back, soothed the ruffled asked for one good heavyweight. The hotel, whom he had persuaded to get on when Daly said he'd never heard of spirits of the fighter whose shoes had General promised him a murderer, and the scales for a few dollars! him, the General replied:

been cut to pieces, and forgot about all seemed to be well.

But this time the General's trickiness "You will before to-night's out, "the incident.

At the weigh-in, the General's man availed him nothing he didn't get paid The negro seemed somewhat deficient He was sleeping soundly in his hotel turned out to be in the matter of speech, was raggedly room when the telephone rang and the Swede, who looked as though he could

a hulking, blonde off at all !

(COPYRIGHT) dressed, and had no trunks, shoes or clerk, apologising for the hour, said knock holes in walls. That night the Saturday-Bulls In The Boxing Ring- anything else. They had to lend him there was a large negro downstairs in house was packed, and everything was the togs.

Frank Shoes presented a real pro- the lobby, who refused to leave until going with a swing. The fights had

Moran's Fantastic

LAWN BOWLS OPEN PAIRS

FINE VICTORY OF ZIMMERN AND KARANJIA YESTERDAY

THE real upset in yesterday Open Pairs Bowls Championship was

the defeat of J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer by N. Karanjia and E. Zimmern at Kowloon Football Club while another strong pair in E. G. Post and A. E. Carey made their exit at the hands of G. Duncan and W. Gill at Sookunpoo.

Karanjia, who took the place of Medina, was in great form and the best player on view.

RESULTS

The losers started well but at, obtained a lead cf 12-7. They scor- the 17th head were being led by ed five shots on the last two heads. 12-19. They scored a six to bring them again within striking distance, and with a single, equalled score at 19 all. The Craigengower 11. pair scored a three and a single in the last two heads.

the

Leading by 8 shots to 1 at the fourth head, G. Duncan and W. Gill were always in front of Carey and Post. A four at the seventh head gave them a lead at the 13th head of 19-9. The losers scored on only five heads which included two threes.

The winners scored a four on the

18th head while the losers repeated this feat on the last head

Colour Bar

Caught At Last

Fight.

Lawn Bowls Teams For Saturday

FIRST DIVISION

Club de Recreio

C. M. Silva, J. F. V. Ribeiro, L. J. Silva and F. X. M. Silva (skip).

J. Luz, A. P. Guterres, R. F. Luz and H. A. Alves (skip)..

L. F. Xavier, C. E. Marques, J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva (skip).

C.S.C.C.

E. Simmonds, J. Carr, A. Grimmett and J. Hollidge (skip).

M. E.. Purvis, W. Burling, M. Raku- sen and H. Strange (skip).

R. R. Davis, R. R. Wood, L. Collyer and J. Deakin (skip).

P.R.C.

J. Forrest, G. C. Moss, G. Perkins and J. Orem (skip).

and J. Fender (skip).

H. Brown, G. A. Channing, W. Mair

W. Mcleod, C. Dowman, J. Shepherd and A. C. Carey (skip).

R. C. W. Fitches and R. Ellis beat W. L. Walker and J. G. Gill by 19 to

G. Duncan and W. Gill beat E. G.Pereira and B. Basto (skip), Post and A. E. Carey 29-18.

SECOND DIVISION Club de Recreio

J. C. Remedios, A. M. Xavier, C. R.

A.

J. Fraser and E. C. Fincher beat M. Y. Adal and A. R, Dallah by 20-13.

W. 9. Dall and W. McLeod beat L. Collyer and F. H. Haynes 23-18.

THE DRAW FOR WIMBLEDON

(Continued from Page 22)

C. C. Pereira, D. C. Alves, A. A. Re- medios and F. X. Soares (skip).

F. A. Machado, C. H. Basto, F. V. V. Ribeiro and J. J. Basto (skip).

R.H.K.Y.C.

E. Hospes, G. H. Bond. A. Nissim and A. W. Brown', (skip).

P. S. Cassidy, L. E. N. Ryan, A. S. Mitchell and B. E. Maughan (skip).

W. A. Cornell, D. Drummond, R. H. Wild and G. E. Costello (skip).

the brilliant young Chinese, or the En-ed players, R, Menzel will be glishman, Charles Hare.

faced

in-

with the severest competition 88, It is also worthy of note that Miss cluded in his bracket and over. whom Jean Nicholl, former junior champion he will have to advance, are Charles of England, has been seeded although Hare, Cejnar, the Czech, as well

as she is only 16 years old and this will | Kho Sin-kie. be her first Wimbledon.

Scoring on 13 heads R., Fitches and R. Ellis beat W. L. Walker and J. C. Gill by 19 shots to 11, in 8

Judging from past performances, in which low scoring garme

both

The dominating position of Ameri- sporting circles are inclined to predict sides scored only one three. At the cans is evidenced by the fact that of that the semi-final berths will be oc- seventh head the score was level but the 28 seeded competitors, eleven are cupied by H. W. Austin (Gt. Britain), H. Henkel (Germany), Menzel (Ger- draw revealed that of the seed many) and R. Riggs (U.S.).

at the 15th head the Police pair

Americans,

P.R.C.

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McWalter and J. Riddell (skip).

W. Glendinning, J. Hunter, J. R.

W. McHardy (skip).

R. Ellis, J. C. Atken, F. T. Kelly and

Johnson and G. S. Alexander (skip).

J. MacDonald, J. Headridge, S. J.

C.S.C.C.

E, Kirman, D. Crawley, W. Bagley and F. Haynes (skip).

F. Harper, L. Whant, C. Strange and W. Hillyer (skip)...

F. Austin, A. B. Allan, A. Stevens. and S. Eccleshall (skip).

K.F.C.

W. Groves, A. Eastman, P. Young- husband and T. Fergusson (skip).

R. Hughes, B. Thomson, B. "Gibson and W. Field (skip).

B-Evans, W. Simpson. V. Atienza and V. Chittenden (skip);

THIRD DIVISION

Club de Recreio

M. F. A. Larcon, A. M. Rodrigues, J. R. Soares and O. P. Remedios (skip). A. F. Noronha, F. A. Xavier, C. Á. Lopes and E. Sousa (akip).

C. Vas, J. A. Remedios, P. A. Yvano- vich and C. M. S. Alves (skip).

K.F.C.

L. Bones, Jack Ross, S. Wong and V. Petherick (skip).

WWoodcock H. Mills, W. Excell and J. Smalley (skip).

P. McCarthy, D. Izatt, A. Moss and P. Morgan (skip).

P.O.C.

J. W. Grant, J. W. Hudson, G. B. Foster and T. Pile (Skip)..

E. S. Franks, V. H. Freeman, S. Hodge and T. Gooding '(skip)..

W. Webber, J. W. Fitzgerald, McCutcheon and A. Jillott (skip).

H.K.E.R.C.

J.

J. R. Way, W. Macfarlane, S. Deacon and W. H. B. Muskett (skip).

R. C. Butler, A. G. Gardner, H. S. McKay and J. K. Sloan (skip).

G. G. S. Thomson, W. M. Baker, T. Padgett and L. de Rome (skip).