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Bruce Woodcock Is No Quitter
(By JACK SOLOMONS) ..
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but the truth, about the Big Fight which malici- ous rumour-mongers have been calling the Big. Fright.
before I tell it let me say — and I'm not kidding that during the last few weeks I have taken more punishment than either Bruce Woodcock or Lee Savold will take in 15 rounds of the White City in the blooming month of May. Bruce, too, has taken punish- present trouble derives solely from ment. He has been a sick"man | his road accident and is not I know a sick man when 1 sce recurrence or aftermath of the one-I've seen one in the mirror punishment he received when he
fought Joe Baksi every day lately-and so do the doctors.
For days now, lots of people have been going around doing Savold's packing for him, having Woodcock's accident for him, and fighting both of them for mean
These people have been saying that Brace Woodcock wants to quit: that he was putting on an act to duck out of the fight
There is more nonsense in that than in the cracks Edward Lear rev
to write.
If I were so certain that Bruce was on the level, say the crities, docter up with why did I take a me to see Woodcock?
I'll tell you quite apart from the fact that Dr. Phillip Kaplin has to go around with me looking after my concussion, I wanted him there to speak for the health of boxing to help me knock down the knockers
So must tell you "How an idea came to me to solve all the muddle while I was listening to two Coctors-Bruce's and mine-in 4 Doncaster hotel last week. And Aneurin Bevan can tell you what a strain it is listening to doctors! Ther were exchanging views on post-concessional conditions and investigating the medical history! of Woodcock, still contender for what is officially recognised over here and by the New York State Athletic Commission as the vacant heavy-weight championship of the world.
It has long been my goal, the subject of cry dreams at night when I am not having night- mares, to stage the world heavy- waight championship in London.
One of my slickest business strokes. consider, was to anti-
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Woodcock had his jaw.fractured iz that 6ght. He spent four months afterwards in a dark-room with his eyes bandaged knowing his own mother and father daily
by touch.
PANTEEN
STOPS *loss of hair *dandruff » *premature greying
PANTEEN
THE FIET
VITAMINIZED HUR TUNIC
And all through it he lived for the day when he would come back De Sousa's Auction Rooms to. the ring and again get after that world championship.
His recuperaton WRX long process. His confidence had suffer- ed. It needed much restoring. He battled on in the face of consider
be criticism
A man who can do that is no quitter.
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A Serial Story The date was fixed for Septem-
ber 6. The series of events which
have taken place since the match
was made. the facts of the case, and many embellishments became a serial story in the newspapers. My telephone rang all day and half-way through the night. There has been so much pacifying, ex-{ plaining and fobbing-off to be done that my mind became completely befogged.
It was while 1 heard my own doctor say to Bruce Woodcock's Dr. John Ashforth: #I doctor, entirely agree with you that De- cember would be the earliest zafe date, and that perhaps January would be better, that my mind suddenly cleared.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
Authority on Authorities”
TO PASS OR KEEP ON? general playing strength his bar- WHAT ARE you going to do derline opening bid had shown if your partner gives you either and also that maybe he should a jump raise, or a supposedly have opened with 1-Spade any-- forcing single-jump bid in an-way instead of 1-Heart. His pass other suit or No Trumps oppo- caused the loss of not only; a site your own opening bid which game, but a slara, since only one was placed questionable trick should be lost, in spades. values? Many an average play- The more advanced-players in er having decided he probably the game all said the least they should not have made the border would have done was go to - opening, chose to pass his Hearts on the second turn, after on the jump. Similar bidding could top Tank players also make have come if East had chosen a such openings occasionally, and spade for his opening, as in the And themselves in the same second sequence. Licklish spot They, however, All agreed that the slam: was have almost unanimously come to hard to bid unless the opponents the conclusion that it is better cut in with clubs, whereupon to respond to the force than pass. que-bidding o controls might
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This was the world heavyweight | THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
championship fight which, Britain
had waited more than 60 years
to see. What would azother month ༔
or two matter now? :
As a precaution, I had already
priced the Harringay arena-
indoor to bring in as much
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Double Tenth Race Meeting
money to the box-office as a 50,000 Saturday 8th & Monday 10th October, 1949
crowd in the open-air at the White City.
Didn't Seem Fair But that meant only 10,000 people seeing the fight, and 40,000 jocked out. That didn't seem fair on the public. And I like the public.
On the First Day, Saturday, 8th October, the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 p.m; on the Second Day, Monday, 10th October, the First Bell will be rung The 11.10a.m. and the First Race will be run at 12 noon. Tiffin Interval will be after the Fourth Race (1.30p.m.).
Through numbers (22 Races — $44.00) may be obtained at the office of the Treasurera, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for
So when the doctore and the Special Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap" to be run
on 8th October, 1949. Tickets in the special Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap" may be purchased also at the Club's Branch Office, No. 222 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
15 PARS SH
Bidding actually done on this! rubber bridge hand was that shown in the árst sequence. East got cold feet after his partner's
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After more or less normal bid- ding, what is the correct defence
Jump, deciding that he lacked, the against West's No Trump game?
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MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
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adjourned to another room where Tom Hurst, Woodcock's-manager, and Eil Daly, Savold's manager, were waiting, and the doctors an- nounced their verdict-lale De-. cember or early January-1 did some more quick thinking.
While Hurst-end Daly
were weighing up the effect of the doctors' decision, I said quietly: I propose to put the fight on in May.
They looked at me as though they thought I had suddenly gone
mad, as if I had just driven a Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on stie lorry into a tree. Here had we at the RACE COURSE.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 each day, including tax are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, such member. to be responsible for all chits, etc.
been fighting against the delay The Treasurers: Compradore - Office" will close at 10a.m. the for a month or more, doing every First Day and at 9.30 am. on the Second Day. The Secretary's thing we could to minimise it, office will close at 11.45 am The First Day, and at 10 a.m. on and here was 1. putting another the Second Day. Both Offices at 1st Floor, Telephone House.
months or to it
A limited number of timing will be obtainable at the Club House
I gave my reasons, Only a 100 provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818). per cent fit Woodcock had a fair l' NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- chance to bea: Savold, to become MISES DURING THE MEETING world heavyweight, champion, the first that Britain had procced since Bob Fitzsimmons half s Great Sportsman
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Minate. BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC. WILL NOT BE PER is, did not want to fight a half-tMITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE, MEETING. unconfident man. And, phat was MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN a few months, after all?lang
Next May," Brace said when THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE fold the new date "I shall be fitter then when I beat Freddie
***Servants", passes will be issued to private box. holders only, Mills, and what is more, I shall
I who are requested to distribute, them with discrimination and to en- best Savold"
Woodcock, all along, has been dorse their names on the passes. Holders of such passes are not per
[mitted in the members Enclosure except for passing through on on the side of hastening the day their duties and must remain in their employers' stands.
of the fight. Dr. John Askfortă. who brought Bruce into the world, has been, the governing factor, all along
Incidentally, Dr. Kaplin agreed with Dr. Ashforth
that Broca's
SERVANTS' PASSES.
BY ORDER,
DILI PROPHET,
Acts Secretary,
19 Hauteur
30 Struggle for
breath
31 Medifate.
33 Transaction.
Saturday's Crossword
5 Part
hand. Muddle.
9 Brook
11: Din
13 Bitter:
14 Eager:
material,
24 Match..
25 Obvious. 27. Put to fight.
28 Old
ACROSS-1 Tremor, 7. Peak | DOWN 2 Ratio, 3
Melee
9 Extol, 10 Spell, 11 Rues, 13 Ex2 | Rascal,: 5/ Operetta, 6 Bale, onerated, 15 Tel, 16 Dars, 19 At | Eludes 12 Solve, 13 Elode, tendance, 22 Evil, 24 Osier 2 Nestling, 17 Rale. 18 Detrth,
Drill, 21 Niece, 25 Vold Ideal, 26 Léen, 27 Halter,
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