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CHINA MAITA THUREDAY:OCTOBER 15,63080,

A boxer tells

ring secrets--No. 10

FIGHTING IS MY

Then mother accident. H pened. During the minute's rest I took out Tommy's gumshield, to put in

By Ted Broadribb

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MOUNTAIN GOES TO MAHOMET

vices

the bucket, and went again on the cute he had five plied into his pan There was fore I had even spoken to him, by this time, three under right and two under the left eye, no doubt that he fustified him- I was building his future.

went self as a worthy challenger by

Just before

Evans, In

Tommy'al tried shich back,

to put it in any right hand, which the Monsal sulls, and, held (known to either of us, some of the liquid went in it.

After world title

la

that round, alone.

The verdiet was received with E- a lot of booing. This, I felt, was I acted as Freddy's adviser and I felt, the cruncellor until November, 1941, unjustified, because decision in Louis's favour was then I bought his contract. What Judge McPartlandI saw him ¡do in. Rending liat Correel, Lave Furr six rounds and Louis night I could.isualise him doing

Judge Lynch gave Farr to higger men, and

If dreame nine: Joe stepped back-five with two even, and eight to come true minie certainly did.

Louls.

badly, Fready didn't do su either. The night he fought Har vev his end was £1,000, and in the short space of a few months he hit earned more than £3,000 Yet when I

I put the gum-shield in Farr's mouth, but as the boll rang he So it was that spat it out. he started the seventh, and our worst round, minus this protec- tion.

it

the

are

association

LIFE

was actually applied. I knew vas all over fan. Freddy. Just as much as the reforce dla.

Why Mills föst

the. In

Megera. Truman and MacArthur ta meet somewhere in the Pacifle, possibly around Hawall,

An Interesting development to have Mohammeds and mountaļns meeting each other half-way.">

The new regime in Korea, Now I'll tell

you why I think Mills lost that fight. For. mo he whatever its form, will be able left his fent world.ille chrnce hi to guy with some truth, that it the exhibition rings in Southbùlli Ita house upon a NOK. A and East Asia where he Robinson did, so much to enter- during the war. tropps tain in

these, exhibitions Freddy used to try to demonstrate how he once knocked out Robinson in an actual fight they lind before they went overseas. Ife throw an overhand right to Robinson-a much, taller, man than himself and prepared for it to be blocked getting ha Anishing prior to lett hook,

on.

Russia is willing to co-operate in

armed force for use against the formation of an international aggressors.....

There's nothing like getting your fifth column in from the very beginning.

Hong Kong doesn't qualify to join ather colonial government representatives at the opening of the new House of Commons,

But surely it would be a pleo gesture to invite a delegate of the Chinese Reform Assbelation? I mean, after all

the trouble they've taken.

"U.S. said given UK's role in Commonwealth.".

Hole on, ship of States.

Motorists are warned that they must not drive on beaches.

How unfair to owner-drivers

апе single

of them (every conscientious income tax payers). And what a golden opportunity crossings.... lost to lay down more pedestrian

•

Denying defeat reports, the Moluccans announce their, Battle song: Amboina knock Djakarta, throw away the quay.

But the estimate which passed was that of all understanding referee Joe Donovan, who only Have one round to Farr...

"I think you shook him then

was £26. When I spoke those his purse saw him at Rending

Hammer punch Louis wasn't slow to notice the words to Freddy Mills after one We had our ups and downs, of

Fighters President Truman is not

anu. their. disadvantage. He took the fight round of his first championship course.

Freddy began that way agains highly-tempera- the kind of President who to Farr with a vengeance, which tight with Len Harvey at Tot-managers

seen to be believed. tenham Football Ground

nientul people. We blow up and Lesnevich-maty people caller stands on ceremony or insists had to be

on then, sit down again very quickly his "hammer and talls punch on protocol, as the tail-coats For two minutes he threw every June 20, 1942, 1 think I struck Whatever else happened, our Although he damaget Gus's left

punch in the book, and every- call it. He has a courage all

purpose always eye the punch wasn't much good ene wondered how Farr came to one of the best blows ever for singleness of

is together.

against a boxer of Lesnevich's the man who held the light-bound is his own. Therefore the be standing up at all.

Our purpose? A world cham-class. After he had suffered all mountain will fly several Watching the dock and almost heavyweight championship of

pionship.

wanted it perhaps those second-round knock-downs enc of the the world.

Incidentally, what has happened thousand miles across the praying for the

round, knowing that the three The incident we were referring even more than Freddy if that Freddy forgot about the purich

When he recovered somewhat to our energetic Reform Club? continent and the Pacific to minutes was almost up/ I saw to had happened just before the is possible, because I had always!

(No prizes eighth

offered for correct world towards the end of the meet Mahomet, possibly at Tommy bob the wrong way for end of the first round. Prohnbly dreunde of handling a

the overarm solution.) Louis's right crushed on Freddy and I were the only two, champion. I came near to a with round he started Guam, and almost certainly once.

For a couple of I was beginning to busine again. his jaw.

of 35,000-oxid people in White Farr, and aboard the "Missouri."

Tommy's body shook,

his

Fast-lane

that summer evening think, with my advancing years, rounds the excited fans thought this might easily be my last Mills had weathered the storm It is a doubly graceful trees momentarily bent forward: who realised the significance.

chance.

and

could come back to win. Harvey had begun with a journey, for the President he half-turned as if to clutch the

That was possible because of But I felt certain Lesnevich knew which had suz- for support. For some un series of lefis will also express the apprecia-ccountable reason Louis stepped gestart that he was going to those seemingly endless, arifting that was ble opportunity.

Mills had teken 覬 lot of vicious tion and gratitude of the back, not seeming to realise the dictate the course of events, jas) years. I don't feel that way "uny people and Government of damage he had done or the state might have been expected from a more, and I think I can still go body puncher, and Lesnavleh was

As he advanced! "uet

"veteran" of more than 400 on finding 'em. In fact, I think waiting his opportunity for jud. the United States to General Tommy was in.

have another probable world one blow, rather than throw away apain to make up for his error fights. But Freddy, in his first

enerity fast-sapping MacArthur for the great ser-the bell went and Tommy was on real onslaught, backed Len or champion now in 23-year-old his

punches which didn't find libir he has rendered to stool before Louis had the ropes, and as Harvey came Johnny Wiliams.

off Mills hit him with a right to The real reason I wanted mark. The churice came his way- world peace. It is right and reached his corner.

The crowd was all for Farr the body.

Freddy to make it, though, was and Gus took it. proper he should do so, for

Le grabbed and both of us because I had stuck out my necnelse. That light might never have Now I'll tell you something Now, and from then up to the the Supreme Commander, 13th he confounded them by his knew that pungh had really hurt very early in our

before Only place. always been publicity- taken Freddy

from that gave almost and the ordinary American game showing.

as much us he tools, and at times moment thought, it was going to minded. 1 cent cut curus la in Solomons' gym, after a traki- soldier, have brought off a

appeared that he might topple be really easy, although there was numerous people. All they told ing spell, Freddy was shiver- master-stroke so momentous Joc over,

"As sure as ing and trembling like a lear. We no suggestion of over-confidence. the recipient was that it cannot easily be as- Louis had a worried look-he I gured if I could just put you're a foot high, Mills will be didn't know whether he would be able to go through with it or understand why the edge on his confidence, the a world champion.

rat, sessed just now. The Bri- Just couldn't

but Freddy Jnsisted it was fight wouldn't last long. So That was a bold statement, I

only a

return of dengue fever tish Chiefs of Staff have al- Furr didn't fall.

The 13th was a cruel round for spoke these six words, and it had to prove it. And, in which he had had in India, an ready paid their tribute in a

us. Towards the finish of it Louis wasn't long before we knew that of setbacks In between-Incluid-

ing Mills defeat by Lloyd Mar-that in a couple of days he would stirring message to General uncorked a rare variety of pun- our theory had been correct.

which ches.

might well have be all right. The second session began with shall, MacArthur.

համ his, two days' rest, and begged Tommy to stall, grab, and

Anally a of people were relieved defend himself through the 14th.

areached bur goal.

said that he would be He succeeded in baffling Louls,

We did more than that. The able to fight. on occasions deliberately stick

That was n fright, but not from

Gus Lesnevieh fat ed to their feet and began to yell their heads eff.

London's White City h July,ence when I took Freddy home opponent to do his worst.

we proved that Britain can from Harringay after the con- Farr was waiting

Freddy strode across the ring and

Kasping for ture into him. One, two, three, and a little better than, the rest always fud a

* drink, and, although. 1 always! Another cold douche, a clean-four puiches and more, Freddy of the world. That's something think it's unwise for Loxers to

little sherry made must have hit Harvey something I've always

Conservatives › The contended.

complain up, and a

take any liquid until they have that Mr. Aneurin Bevan always Right now I'm sure there ne

the same old story about. Five seconds from the bell for

What's more,

in spite of iny G1 Freddy tea, minerals and cycn a housin years, I'm still prepared to take drop of champagne, sume of them to the

top: When Through the ropes

you're a born lighter you just

As we left the. Stadium ha Harvey crumpled. His body don't give up fighting. seemed to bend in the middle and

Atter Tony Farr's defeat looked grey and ill. On the way fold up. He crashed backward by Joe Louis I had to wait home he was sick several times. through the middle and bottom nearly nine years before climb- Perhaps it was just as well, for the establishment of a unied by an overwhelming ma- ropes right on to the Press-seats.ing-into-the-ring again with a there's no better safety-valve it fled and democratic Korea jority of the General Assem-He didn't get back before referee fighter who had an even chance nun has concussion, and I am Eugene Henderson counted "ten

gure that's what Freddy was of grabbing a world title.

suftering 50 Mills had taken And to organise relief and bly. What it means in essence

Once again we were on the Yet only three weeks later he

My fron rehabilitation.

is that the Korean people British and Empire light-heavy-

the distance a few losing end-but what a fight it

with tiles. Yet only

was! As long as there's boxing Bruce Woodcock in the simic ring- There has been a demon-shall be allowed to décide

before my.. friends had stration of will and power their own future. The United told me I was crazy to buy hid they ls tulk about the 10. rounds

dent and losing only by the narrowest

lof sur inst which has impressed the Nations forces will have to contract. Not because they doubt of blood and battery which ended 3

Yes, know a

a lot of people said whole world. The next task remain till they have made cd Mills's ability as a fighter, but the worlinit sporting blackout at Arcpe when Freddy

•Har led in vain to take thei!

vas crazy they thought anyoni world light Lesnevich

ta put Mills in agains so soon. There were people who is to make a similarly effective that decision, but only till because we were in the middle of

crown said that Broadribb should have demonstration of constructive then

When the bell sounded I

some vicious slugging in the con- ended at his world champion-t

On the break ship aspirations We

tre of the ring. Freddy caught Harvey with left hook 'bang on the jaw, and

when

he

and the The President Supreme Commander will discuss many problems be yond that of the final phase Ing out his chin as if Inviting his down went Len. Spectators jump-light Freddy took the world half as frightening as my experi-

of the Korean situation. The military phase is rapidly drawing to a close. The new phase, covered in the resolu- tion put forward by Britain

crown

Bat:nt "elght" Hervey got up. 19uce big fighters as good ns, test. When a fight is over you

ho

stood

and

hook.

tuan

Some U.S. fighter pliots apparently believe in starting n preventive war against Rümia all on their own.

In the interests of general security, it might be best to ban all Errol Flynn movies for the duration.

Someone defines a reformiCT: BRAIN a person who insists upon hiá conscience being your guide.

Ha accommodation address.

and seven other countries, is Tommy look and feel a'riew\man. like ten times, flush on the jawi still more just around the corner. I cooled down, well-wishers gavo tells political and humanitarian, the final round I pushed him and then he landed with a right: It is to heal the wounds of from his corner and division and war, and to ar- waiting for Louis,

quick handshake, range close co-ordination be- Tommy saying "Come on, let's tween the Supreme Com-go," prefaced an almost carbon The rhand and the United Nations copy of the first round. Commission so as to facilitate

and

усака.

going on.

AJI enjald say to him between

rounds, was: "Left hand, left tered or not I can't tell you. 1 think it did, for Freddy abhially seemed to box as well by in stinct as he did when he was in Jcominant of his fighting

Yer'll remember that reforza

Back with Bruce

(To be Continued)

Whiteness

*That's fight," have a bien adód cry; handkerchiefs will post more: staxt weak."

Sweetness

in war, and they'

must be daft to make such a deal

from blond Cus did in peace and rebuilding, Much the same form of co- at such a time.

But I. paid £200 for Freddy's Fight fans like their cnter-Veen taking it instead of Mills,

Loinment in the with a self-denying ordinance ordination now being arrang contract--which had only soma talni got it that

They cer-I'll tell you my reasons, and in the For alno perhaps you will think that-30°) ds the basis. With reasonable ed in Korea will no doubt also three months to run-because

manager being a heartless crea- almost in Jéze.

the good fortune, as great a sue- détermine the shaping of fancied his title-winning chances. of the 10 rounds Mills fought was more than just a fight

In second furc. he took one, and for ccunts of six. cess can be made of this phase events in regard to Formosa. Freddy's Jucky star, and mino

bud bumped into each other at nline. eláfit ds of the military operations. In some ways the satisfactory Reading Greyhound Track just much of the succeeding half-hour If so, it will have far-reaching solution of that problem will ten days short of 12 months of vicious slogging, during which effects throughout Asia. have more influence on the earlier, and that night. I saw he dished out terrine punishment for well na receiving it,, he can In the end political vindi- mainland than the settlement everything I had been missing

have known little of what was cation will be more compel- of Korea. The Chinese civil From the time Tommy Farr ling and historic than even war was decided superficially and I parted company in 1937 the military triumph which by force of arms-in reality until that night, I had been just Has crowned the astonishing by a minimum of fighting and driftwood. In 1930, for example, whether it by regis

I decided I had finished with career of General MacArthur a maximum of other methods management, and gave back con- with still more. laurels. We in which the Chinese are tructs to my boxers. do not think that either Pan-adept. dit Nehru or the Peking Gov- There are possibilities of a ernment is beyond the scope settlement satisfactory to the I applied for a referee's licence of conviction. The effort. is schools both of strategy and and was turned down, being told Gone Henilerson's action in stop- well worth making, but it of statesmanship and even to to reapply, in 12. months time. ping the fight in the 19th round. will require an astute balanc- the ideas of liberation. The happy days at (Blowbury with storm of ctricovery, I'm going ing of the values of strategy elections on the island, the Steve Tenoghue, who was never to pay now, as I did, hve minutes and statesmanship. In this, efficiency of the provincial Happier than when lie was help after the end of as in the handling of all the administration, and the trade ing someone who was imluppy had I been in Hendersons, shoer And, believo I was unhappy I should have stopped, the bout vast problems of relations agreement with Japan are all

enough

then

Freddy had henten. that count In 1910

applied for, a

and was defenceless, as I am sure between India and the West, helpful to the ultimate solú- strongth, and conclliation tion, no less than the presence referee's

again, I got per- nission to appeal to the Stewards effective.

Hable troops under General of the British Boxing Board of The meeting of the Pres-Sub Li-jeni

Control, I asked what reason they dent and the Supreme Com It is not a matter of losing application, and one of the Bood had to give for refusing my

Bu mander will be an expression what has been gained for the

wards told

told me: You

I saw Freddy-

full

went racing, and spent many while Mills was down, begin la

must go hand in hand to be of a well-trained, force of turned once. When I was ho, winld have been."

I

AWAY Cours

Stopped the fight

of these two essential quali common cause, but of making a maringer to be a referee

I continued to diso we hope in substance. This will not be altogether woen spells of Neither, the tense days of casy, but, with due dexterity commiander

tjes-certainly in symbol and' fuller and greater use of ity time by going up, be- floored Freddy, the blow that

the

the final punch was struck, buil I am certain that Henderson Intended to halt the fight before Lemovich, not knowing this of

for tho lindright, the rererco was sh

Fight duty as a pintoon

at every Ktibil, which

alileo When I was with

with Donoghue s bul think be whe right. There of military fulfilment, cofild Trumlin no doubt goes to hia

ho asked me to get some is nothing in the rules which says Korea be regarded as a single, conference with the Supreme tickets for fight huw.dt.taid that refered shall got stóp a separate issue. Its with Fund Commander with brodd, plans hg. I did. That pigist Mils fought contest while one of the only 13, part of the whole focus of already laid down, and his Jack Jowali, I and Hover scon un lle foor, afld for me he did

before. I didn't see much nothing wrong Which L issues an formildh

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