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THE CHINA MAIL." THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1961.

RACING FOR BUNS TURNED OUT AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION A RECORD-BREAKER

AND

Says McDONALD BAILEY

What should be the aim of the athlete when he goes to the track

for a training session?

:

My answer is that to begin with he should be in a happy frame of mind, he should have a definite plan of action and keep to it as near as possible, and he should have some form of incentive.

In my experience of training with many athletes I have found that very few follow these principles. In fact, I often wonder at the complete aimlessness of the majority, who just seem to gather at the track for an evening's frolicking.

There should be Do excuse entirely for this or to provide shy and complacent attitude of for this if the athletes are keen the incentive in training,

some athletes. I attribute a great to get on A coach is of tre- Incentive, which is a prere-deal of my early successes on mendous value in helping to|qylsite_for championship per-the truck to training with and plan an athlete's programme, but formances, is something which learning as much as possible

Johnny Molloy (St. Helen's) ducks to avoid a powerful right from Roy he should not be depended upon we must provide ourselves. from men with more experience Ankarah (Gold Coast) during their eight-round featherweight contest at the Em-

than myself. And I learning.

press Hall. Ankarah won in the fourth round.

SHY AND COMPLACENT

have often

myself

am stili

KCC TENNIS virtually alon" because of the pep up the proceedings, I have

PROGRAMME

The following teando matches in the Kowloon Cricket Club 1951 Spring Handicaps have been arranged:

TOMORROW

Blk 11 Bonbernard & Mr D. Darwon Grove v Mrs D. là MU I Bakery Mine A. Batley de Mim A. Bouki v Min P. Word & Mum 2. Walt; Min M. Fisher & Mis D. Greaven v Man K.M. Getz de Mrs W. Pepperell; A.S. Augeotad J. Jou v C.J. Sealth & A.V.

White: W.M. Cowo & G., Wem

v C. Encorboso & M.K. Nesholds;

eu . nuen v Mes n. Y.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

A.L. Ricketts & R. Lowes E.C. Fincher & R.5, Capell: A Zimmern & J.V. Sektor v D. Chen & C. Digby; D. Chen v C. Oueng: Mr R.B. Lasco & M. Leonard Mr M. Peppereů & A.V. White; C. Encrachov .. Lopscy Mr & Mrs T.E. Baker v 20km 1.

Mr C. Kotown,

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

T.E. Baker & A. Fong ▼ D.C. Symonds & II.C. de Save; Men M. Ibang vien II. Booberrard; Mr W.H. Pepperell v Mim M. Xavier: J. Lerou v R. Lawes; .II. Ween K.M. Gelz: A.S. Augestad C.J. Smith.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

M M. Lambert Bador y Malos A Birt; K. LD VW.M. Cowie: A. Lang v R.J. Couston: R.S, Capell V J.D. Mackenzie: N. Leonard v M.H. Nashoids: Ma M. Xavier & Mina M. Fubeko v whoor MC Bonbernard & Mrs Dawson Cronom Men D. & Mru 11. Bakec

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

Mio V. de Suava & D. Symonds

v Mise A. Bit & A. Augcoladi; 3.D. Mackenzie & G.M. Gulaed v D. Hung & K. Lo; W. Pepperell woner D. Cheng-C. Quang.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

M F.J. Ward & K.6. Capeli v Miss N. Lambert Baker & C Digby: Mis L. Coxall & Mrs R.B. Lawce v Mr M. Mardulyn & M 1, Leonard: Min M. Figcrodo Mra L.F. Stokes.

Gremlins "B" Play Navy Tomorrow

Gremlins "B"

will play Naval team at King Georgɔ School tomorrow at 5.45 p.m.

Arthur Wint, who won the 400 Metres Rún at the last Olymple Games at London, beat

his fellow-Jamaican, Herb MoKenley,_who_wM. then world record-holder For the 400 metres and still holds the world record for 440 Jards. The two used to race buna long before they for entered the Olymplo arena.

The Out

Бреса

Many times, in an effort to

suggested Gome full dashes up to 30 yards, but the general reaction has been: "Oh, can't keep up with you," or "That's too much for me."

It seems that they fail to see. the main purpose of the sug- gestion, which is to encourage the competitive spirit - which after all should always be up- permost in their minds,

It does not really matter who gets there first in these training! spins, providing, of course, everyone is doing his best, but it does cut out that indisous "loading" which is so nowadays.

common

Admitted training can at times become very tedious, but

it is up to every athlete to fight against boredom.

ary

"THE SCOUT”

SUMS UP

Tests Must Be Made

Daily To Guard Against

Doping Of Race Horses

London.

One of the great weaknesses about the new Jockey Club rule on doping is that the stewards have denied themselves any powers of discretion.

From The Gold Coast Comes

THE WHIRLWIN THAT IS

ANKAR

By ARCHIE QUICK

When British Servicemen took boxing to West A during the War they certainly started something. standing example of the new craze on the Gold Con Itoy Ankara, not inaptly dabbed "The Black Finshi”

Here is a West African who knows practically not about boxing, but such is his energy and stamina he can go through an eight rounds contest non-stop. customers love it. Ankara throws punches from angles, seems impervious to what he receives and wears down all opposition. He is now leading conte for the Empiro Featherweight Championship, and it r never be forgotten that he has beaten Lula Romer Spato and Tony-Lombard, of South Africa-insido the tance.

to

Tho

We saw what a throat he is at which old-timer Joe Bec champlon Ronnie Clayton was present, and, quite with when he forced Johnny Molloy bonating, Beckett said that i of Liverpool to retire after four had been born thirty rounds at the Empress Hall, later he would be Heavywe Earls Court, the other night Champion of the World to Molloy is no slouch; he has de- feated the best of them. But

truth in the staten he just could not withstand the reveals the paucity of whirlwind that is Ankara,

heavyweight position Ezzard

Charles the best of Another interesting item on indifferent lot and near no the Empress Hall bill was the Jack Gardner standing an o Incursion of lightweight cham- sido chance of lifting the cove pion

Thompson Billy

into welterweight ranks. He weighed 10st Glbs without looking flabby,

obvious it is very So that he will make Set 9ibe only with the utmost difficulty. was given no easy task in op posing Jackle Braddock of Manchester but he clearly won on polata. It now remains to be seen whether he will chal lenge Eddie Thomas's supre- mocy at the new weight.

WRESTLING SPECIAL

At the Earls Court touran- ment I learned that there is a movement afoot to throw in Bruce Woodcock, Tommy · Farr,

A trainer's licence "shall" be withdrawn. No ifs and bute. There is in fact, no need to hold an inquiry when the presence of dope has Jack Doyle and Eddio Phillips been found. Suspension is automatic.

In this respect I always re- member

interesting Mille story told me by Olymple Champion Arthur Wint. "When used to train with Herb McKenley-now 440 yards world

One is accustomed to hearing) record holder we found our exaggerated reports on the race- training sessions so dull at times course. Many trainers have con- that often we raced each otherded to me suspicions that one for buns," said Arthur.

of their horses has been "got at" when it falled to run up to ex- pectations.

It should not be necessary to introduce the "bun" aspect into our training, but the idea be- hind it is certainly worth con- sidering

This

:

of last year.

fino boxers all at a futuro Harringay wrestling show. Well, if the paying public fall for that stand for any- one they will thing.

in their box at Salisbury in May Burely all that are needed to enable authorities and trainers to co-operate in stamping out a menace to the sport.

Talking of Farr, I was at a -(London Express Service) party with him the other night

the

Before that there was the in- contestable evidence of steeplechaser Leap Man being sprayed with aeld at Nottingham in October 1940.

over

NO DOUBT

Hair never grew again These-suspicions-are-not-al-the quarters and on the flank ways accurate. But there is no where the acid had been squirt- training business sense in blinking one's eyes at ed.. must be taken seriously. Train facts in groups with some definite plan, but above all make the work-outs really worth while.

I cannot forget the sight of Happy Trio and Nighttime blind

Exchequer Takes A Bite Of Every Stage Through Which A Race Horse Passes

London

That the Racecourse Betting Control Board turnover for 1950 is less than that of the previous year is not an indication that racing is any less popular; it is only that there is less spending money in circulation.

For some time racecourse attendances have been falling for the same reason, I am surprised the Tote decrease has not been larger.

Армания

,

The team will be Mrs Gerrard;

The turnover was £25,505,192, compared with £25,874,070 in 1949. This may Smirnoff, Irene

Mrs Giles; Tommy Wiseman, Diane Sanders, be accounted for by the fact that there were fewer days racing last year. Rosemary Road; Dolons Bonner,

Tote feeds the Corean Eliery, Mrt

About two-fifths of the whole, which Vianna,

with ceiving more than £45,000 In. invested

the OLI Mrs Ballerand is

course

commission. Lorna Coxall,

largely through an organisation

and T. Silva.

America's Newspapers Give

More Space To Bowling Than To Any Other Sport.

Says CORNELIUS RYAN

If a survey should be taken of all the sports pages in America, it probably would be found that more space

is devoted to bowling than any other sport.

The American Bowling Congress lists almost a quarter of a million teams as members, and each team has from five to eight bowlers. In addition, there many thousands of unaffiliated bowlers,

paper

are

commissions.

The organisation in quesdon It is no business of mine to -claims that off-the-course inquire what it cost this big contributions were larger in organisation to sell these year

lings, but presumably the firm made a profit, from which Gov- ernment took rake-off No. 2.

1950 than in 1949.

KEEN AS EVER

This is interesting as it pears to support the suggestion that, though betting

on the course is lighter, the stay-at- home backers are as keen aa ever

What the Government does Dot appear the realise is that they are cutting their own throat by taxing TOCCOOLTEO receipts so heavily.

An

Men who would stoop to tricks of this sort for. a little easy money must be a hard-hearted bunch of thugs.

So there is probably more truth in theat racecourse whispers than many people choose to think.

Three Berkshire trainers have volunteered to give evidence be fore the stewards. East is cer

tain that a horse in his charge a favourite in all three instances

-was "got at,"

· SUSPECTED OWNER

A north country trainer made doubly sure. His best sprinter ran unaccountably badly in 1 small handicap.

Brown

Beckett and Farr - out their time, could not only hi merit, but they would be ric

the title captured

on st

men today. Both of them financially comfortable but p men compared with the m modern Woodcock, while Ga surpass all their bank baland

the chance

ner possesses

LEP Table Tenni Finals Next Weel

The LEF inter-uni table tennis finals wi take place at the NAAF Club, Queen's Road Hongkong, at 6 p.m. o Tuesday, April 17.

It Is Time Don Cockell

Went Top Of The Bill

Says GEORGE WHITING

London.

Joey Maxim or no Joey Maxim, I think we shall find Don Cockell facing up to a crack American cruiserweight in the next couple of months. And in his own top- of-the-bill "right, too-not as a kind of make-weight to his stable mate, Jack Gardner, or the rampaging Randolph Turpin.

Confident Cockell, an iceberg with a boxing brain, may hitherto have lacked the crowd appeal of some of our more-colourful-than-competent fighters, but his workmanlike European Championship win over Albert Yvel has brought the one- time Battersea blacksmith a whole host of new admirers.

When Don beat Mark Hart for the British title he shared the limelight with the Turpin- He had him led quickly away

Finch middleweight champlon- meetings from the course and indepen-ship bout His two

with Lloyd Marshall sub- dently examined. The horse sidiary first to Gardner was stiff with dope, the trainer

Woodcock then to Turpin *. said.

Van Dam. This latest win over He could not trace the culprit the Gardner-Weldin arguments. Yvel was largely overlooked in but suspected strongly

owner.

- the

Now

'suggest, the time has come for Cookell to be put to No one knows better than that a crowd-puiling test of his trainer how lucky he is sill to own, preferably in an DYCT-

weight match with one hold a licence.

of the top Americas cruiserS,

accurate.

NOT DIFFICULT

The present situation

is un- satisfactory from almost every The yearlings thus sold, or angle. Even the experts connot

And you may read what s into the majority of them, now go agree that the system used for

training.

ordinary testing or dope is 100 per cent algnificance you like, Into the fact that I met no resistance business process follows, by

when made this give-Cocket- means

of which racehorse trainers and

The Jockey Club moves slow-a-crack suggestion to Solomons. their employees,

It should not be ly, and I hold out no hope of any transport, insurance companies, immediate action.

difficult to and a rated American willing makers of borse clothing, corn

to do business at say 129, 1016, merchants and the 101 indivi-

Here, however, are my sug-With no title at stake, Cockell dunia and organisations make a living out of the thorough gestions:~~ brod and, presumably, pay in- come-tax.

At the expense of appearing to explain what is obvious to all concerned with racing and har

:i

need not be asked to withstand the stress and strain of making An amnesty for all trainers the championship limit of 12st. who have been affected by this 71b. rule. (They will be “marked” Other businesses now take a men, anyway, even if they suc- New Yorker; Nick Barone, What about the 24-year-old Racecourse

companhea

rated as No. 5 challenger to beding it is worth while to have to find money to provide ceed in setting up again.) tre 00 the circumstances by prizes as inducements to owners Substitution of the word Maxin

with

Cockell lying which money flows to the Ex- who want to race their horses.

10th? "may" for "shall" in the rules.

Or would the fact that chequer from the breeding in-

Barone went into the 11th dustry to the tax collector,

AGAIN STEPS IN

Daily tests, to keep all trainers round with Ezzard Charles last alert.

December make him too hot only one way-by attracting This money can be found in

for Don to handle? the public to watch the racing of samples, and not merely one. 4) is a reputedly tough pun- Three opinions on the analysis California's Bob Murphy (No. and by charging them admission through the turnstiles. Here,

Those minor. alterations are cher, and, anyway his south. the Chancellor steps in more, and demands his enter tainments tax.

However, is the organised | daive for repeat of the old

It will be seen that the Chat teams which win the news-law, but expédte vigorous exp-

aber pont from the Police Athletik cellor of the Exchequer takes space column caktim

bowling of

Longur | League, the Catholic

out of practically every Youth bile scores and standings, and these Organization

and

many stage through which the race columme add up to far more veterano groups, since bowling, horns passes, koeage than is given to base- under proper dupervision, can ball, oven

fighting with bossball, box be most useful: év,

First, there is the stud farm, juvenile delinquency by pro-whose owner la taxed, if not

exactly in the same way as thn, viding an interesting pastime.

former or the industrolist, at least on a basis of profits.

500TCK

EXPANDING EVERY TEAN

EVEN THE CHURCHES

have Many churches

thera own bowling alleys and their

people of

Bowling is expanding even more this year, since it dropped Po "whiles-only" mantocrollp dlause (early this year, but it own leagues, which include the still, facce some fighis, Latest young

of bowling's battles in in New Law or no law.

York City, where o city low

forblis participation by anyone under 18 years of ago.

the church,

TAX AT BALES

The product of his work, and of the caplial he, employs, may

Олов

structs his amors to

Hero too, the Chancellor in- inako Eitro that any

revenus which the bookmakem may derivė, is suitably rated:

Racing is one of the Jew businesses which more than

be regarded da thỏ (yearling Days ita way us for as the Gov

ernment is concerned. As the

In the last decade, przed which he sends to the auction

by the war and fis effect on sales, usually within 18 months Toto return shows it is cow

of lim birth, dodustry, Ahousande of factorios

#vichi acompanied by a hays enthrasinationłky : apotmored fws | bowling.

pulent, 745, la Mogal

Chegart'ˇofter, ValMosigh

theo to one),

is Tanding, the

Said or executiva: “lowins, on the whole are aportaroninakundi pallosophile

Hero @agala

Chancellor Hook»vin and ŝalcos.lls to stero

of the fire pet batand by the

The

which is being milkod far too frequently,

If the butter fat content de teriorates, let us tiot blame the breederm

Ownites.

the Chas

THE GAMBOLS

SVETRA

*** WHAT I

00

· Don' Cockell.

paw" stance would not mak him too popular in these parts But Washington's Harry Mat thews (2), New Jersey's Do Williams (0) and New York's Jiminy Slade (7) would al offer our

the kind champion

of

opposition he needs to pre- paro him for the grand assault

on Joey Maxim's world cham- pionship.

What about it, manager John' Simpson?

KNOWS HIS BUSINESS --* Ray Arcol, Whitey Bimstein, Matty Norton and, other frost- rank American trainers have all given us a post-war glimpse. of their slick methods.

are to

A Now we

sto bespec- tacled, bow-tied, ex-bantam- weight Chanley Goldman-bere shortly to shape-up César Brion against our Jack Gard- ner at Harringay next month.

Doos Gokimian know the business? You bet he does. Marty Servo, Kid Gavilan, Lou Ambers and Johnny Risko are some of the stars who have, made their world championship bids with Charley in their corL ners,

There are no secrets and no patent rights in the Goldman metrod. First, leam to deliver the right kind of punchies, then learn how to protect yourself against them. Get to know both ends of the deal," he tells his {"clients" Simple, isn't it?

-={London "Expram Service)..

by Barry 4ee

CHAN