A CHAMPION MAKES HIS "COMEBACK'
THE CHINA MAIL,
JACK GARDNER DEFENDS HIS EMPIRE TITLE TODAY AGAINST JOHNNY WILLIAMS
By DENNIS HART
The heavyweight fight for which British boxing fans have been waiting eagerly for two years, will be staged at Earl's Court tonight where Jack Gardner, British and Empire Champion is seeking to retain his title against Johnny Williams of Rugby.
challenger as his Woodcock in November, 1950, he has not defended it. And more important still, of his three fights since, he has lost the last two.
In one respect Gardner, this evening, is almost ng much n opponent, For since winning the title from Bruce
his
Argentinian Champion Cesar Brion beat him in June, and Ilein Ten Hoff won a points decision in September. The latter fight, incidentally, cost Gardner European heavyweight title,
a narrow
Gardner then is in the curlaus, to challenge Wodesek for his position of a Champion making title, Gardner won what is virtually a comeback. victory on panty. This is his chance to prove that he is a warthy title-holder.
When Gardner and Williams met a Leicester in July 1950, anal eliminate for the night
Callover On The Lincolnshire & Grand National
at
London, Mar. 10, The closing prices at the fifth callover on th Lin- colnshire Handleap and Grand National events the Victoria Club here night were as follows: LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP (1 Mile on March 26)
-
100 15 9 Abraham's Star 100 toitlas and lan- stephz.
100 to Bring: Fame and St.!
20 to 1 Fastnet Rock Benbow.
In doing
he split the Bitish boxlag conmunity into two camps. His own supporters said he would go on to win the title which he did and Williams' Tas aintained that in any return the Hugby mat would reverse the decision.
CAN BE REPEATED? Gardner does not want to be c. teda turky chapon. Ite is Letenint to prove that his viz- tag over Williams can be res peated.
ALFA-ROMEO
WITHDRAWS
ITS CARS
Milan. Mar. 10. Alfa Romeo announced hare' tonight that it will not enter Curs in any Grand Prix event this year.
The famous Italian motor firm but i was re- gave no reason,
that its with-
to the
An
In prepa ation for tonight. Hably learned ained at 15righton. And his drawal was on financial grounds.
elose Sources chesus was strenuous, leaving nothing to chance. Following th
which includ-pointer out that cost a great maning workout,
deal to keep a team of racing cars on world tracks. Sales of the raving cars-even
fastest-are limited.
six miles rod work, he had a rigorous workout with his sparring parine..
He had x of them altog, the, and Don Coskill, B.:ish Cruize:- they included Lloyd Barnett, weight Champion.
Perhaps sparring is too gentle a word to use, for when I saw Ipek at his training quaters, he was nursing a split 115, sus-
Be
world's
h
Motor racing officials here tonight called the decision major blow to the organisers of the Grand Prix events in Ger- many Switzerland, Spain, Britain and Italy.
The super-fast-red—Alfa tained from one of his helpinates, †Romeos were ene of the greatest However, this did
not hinder attructions on the world's tracks.
-Reuter.
his training.
Jack Simpson, his manzger, and to me that Gauer will settle List unser 38 tune for the fight. his Olural wright. Simpson's personal prophesy far 25 to 1 Capsize and Strato-the tight. Is that dark will win
side ten rounds.
22 to 1 Dutch Clover and This Justes duny.
33 to 1 Come, Phariza. Although they know something! Merry Piler Kecpatweniwa of William's style from the pre- and Historie Fiend.
vious resting, he said that they 40 to 1 La Princesss, Val de have not prepared any special Lals, Morning Trial and Elean of attack for tonight. Ayushy,
50 to 1 Ave: house,
Newton
Heath and Dolbelgos.
66 to 1 Denizen,
GRAND NATIONAL
Selangor Turf
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1952,
BANNISTER WINS
Roger Bannister, the AAA Mile, Champion and Britain's hope for the 1,500 Metres at Helsinki this summer, ran for St. Mary's in the United Hospitals five- mile cross country championship at Chingford, Essex. He won the race and the picture shows him being congratulated by D. Christy, of London Hospital, last year's winner. Christy finished second.
Finns Are Ready For The Hungarian And Czech Challenge
By J. F.
MCDERMOTT
Whatever Russia decides to do about the Olympic Games in Helsinki — and it is a safe bet that the USSR
Club's Problem will be represented-watch the challenge of Hungary and
Czechoslovakia in the middle-distance track events, field events, wrestling and swimming.
BUNKER MONEY
By HENRY LONGHURST
It seems odd that the cost of golf should be exercising the minds
of so many people in England at the one time of the year when no-one in his senges would think of playing it.
As frost and show clamp down on the fairways, correspondents write ominously to the news- papers, magazine editors, boom faith with editorials, and people tap me on the shoulder in the club and Fay, "What are you Roing to
do about the cost of golf
Too polite to give the truthful Anwar, which is "Absolutely nothing," shake my head mournfully and permit them to Fentertain
to Rie refreshment while I sten. For me, at this time of year, the cost-of-golf- index sinks to zero.
However, It is obviously, dla tubing the minds of many, and equally obviously much could be none to reduce . A popular traditional 011 the
B
ines of "make somebody pay more," is 10 members a shilling wheneve they play. The first fellow riked said instantly that he would resist it to the death." All the precedents.
same, there are good
TABLE MONEY
A man will cheerfully go along to his town club and pay 15. extra lo his subscription, for 100-up at billiards. And while he will resist to the death the committee's suggestion to raise the price of lunch from 55. la 65, he without a murmur 65.
pays, plus 19. table money. His golf club might with equal reason charge him is. "fairway money" or, perhaps, "bunker money."
This solves the club's problem by raising the cast for some-but the object, surely, is to reduce t for all.
Figures are often quoted to show that it cost £00 to start the game. Of course, if you start with four wooden clubs In ex- pensive hats, ten irons, a cabin Trunk to carry them in, and "a perambulator on which to wheel the cabin trunk, it does. But I do not know a dozen amateurs In England who are seriously better off with 14 clubs in a big bag than eight in a small one,
Clubs do, of course, cost much too much, largely because there are lower votes in golf, which people play, than in football, which they only watch, and golf clubs therefore carry a diserim- Inatory tax.
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. Horse owners and Iratiers of
On Ilungarian athletes showed up well in London in unimpeachable reputation are getting involved in the Straits.1948, when. it must be noted, there were only 4,000 re- 101: Simpson
Association's that his Racing
battlegistered athletes in the whole of Hungary; today there task sinte becoming against horse doping, stiffext Curine's manager had been to Wering, chairman of the Scian-are 28,000 of whom 11,000 are said to be of international
standard!
nic
iron out the army amateur style, gor Turf Club indicated. of which traces are still visible,
(4 Miles 836 Yards on April 5) in the Champion's make-up.
100 to
Royal Tan.
100 to 8 Freebacter.
100 to 7 Teal.
20 to
1 Pearty Prince,
25 Another Delight, ley
Calm, Early Mist, and Raimond.
33 to 1 Overshadow..
40 to 1 Border Latek, Men-
D. T.
"It foes without saying," he In some respects, Simpson said said, "that a horse cannot be race while it had been more ditBeuk than permitted to win a starting from scratch. For pro- under the influence of a stimu- fessional and army boxing rent and must accordingly be
as diferent
chalk from disqualified.
is
cheese.
NOT PERMISSIBLE
In the amateur ranks boxer
A
"But in the process, those who suffer are the owner and trainer who are obviously the last per- gons to have anything to do with
zics, Starlit Bay, On View and can make mistakes and get away administration of drugs when Wot No Sun.-Reuter.
Army Cricket Teams
huve
Club's
Chess Annual Dinner Next Tuesday
Since
the other hand, a mendous lot could be done to make it a recognized tradition that when anyone retired from the game. through deceate or less unhappy cause, his clubs same back to the pro's shop for resale.
Balls, too, are a preposterous then they always have been and, so long as price Ings remain legal, always will
THE CRAZE FOR LENGTH
the London Games, when the Hungarian swimmers took second place, the number | price-but of competitors in their National Championships has risen from 3,000 to 13,000, and all the na- be. tional recorde-as well as some world figure-have been belter- ed during the last four years.
Hungary is typical of the "Iron Curtain" countries in that, while there were 1,000 boxers in the in 1948, The Kowloon Chess Club annual dinner will be held there are now 4,500 qualified to Nigh! under the Hungarian on Tuesday, March 18, colours, 8 p.m., at the Peninsula Hotel.
with them, but in the paff ranks they know that 0 chemical
nistakes
national title contests are not permissible. analysis is made of swabs taken Failure to follow un an ad from all winning horses."--Asso-
As vantage
lose the light. can yet.
Gardner has not displayed that necessary killer Instinct, perhaps he will show it for the first time tonight,
Gardner's future plans are un-
The following
been with Hein Ten' Hoff, to try and selected to represent the Army:cg: in the European title, but "A" XI in a Colony League the fight would have to be in Cricket ixture at Sookunpoo v. Britain.
Saturday, Club de Recreio on
commencing at 1.45 p.m. sharp
and on Sunday v. the Поуа! Air Force, at Kai Tak:
Simpson was emphatic that in the previous bout, the refe:se, as much as anyone, was respon sible for Jack's defeal.
Ho allowed
ciated Press,
McDonald Bailey To
appear
nt
Even more preposterous than the price is the cover-a legacy from the race to provide more and more length, with ranre and more tres to build and more and more yards to walk. At present you have to earn Bs, for a topped iron shot-43. for the ball, and 3. tip to the Butler. Put a thicker
you cover on it, and could play with it till you lost
1
If
The host country, Finland, is not standing idle against that big challenge from her neigh- An entertaining programme
1 often thing that over the certain, he would like a return Appear Before AAA has been arranged, which in-bours and, Fince the beginning of the month a mammoth hall cludes the traditional lightning Southern Committee or transit tournament and krieg opin, for indoor winter training.
at Otaniemi, Helsinki, has been the proportions of golf have become rather distorted and could, with benefit to all, be spiel. Kriegspiel will begin at
I do not suggest re- Landon, Mar. 10:
In the holl is a 150 metres cir-reduced. 0.30 pm,
track, 80 metres turning to the feather bell and McDonald Bailey, the
Mrs K. M. A. Barnett will dis-cular dirt Amateur Athletic
and high the "rut iron," or even to that Association tribute the prizes for the Club straight track, long sprint champion, confimed to- Championship Tournament and Jump and pele-vault sites and wholly cast-less gelf played on day that he had been asked to also prizes to the winners of enough room for that put and the celebrated Sagan course in- ide the wire of Stalagluft III: discus. the before
Southern lightning and kriegspidi tourna-
but it does seem that, L-Cat. V. S. Baily. Major preting the boxers as
ro In-fighting Committee of the AAA con- mènts.
we had Sited in Finland's "student to Invent it all over again, we soon a cerning
recent interview Deighton, Major Pearson, Major
to close quarters. they came
he which
to Nicholson, Mujer Sour And as Ten Hoff's reach was six
Mr G. S. Coxhead will intro-town" of the Institute of Tech should probably have '0,000-yard gave morning
is centrally courses, fewer clubs, a stouter Capt. Campbell, Capt. Hay-
newspapers,
duce ballistic chess, a novel nology, the hall
heated and nimost duplicates ball, and, in some cases, less Gardner' craft, Capl. Lemon, Lt. Coolge, inches longer than
Bailey said: "I shall to but variation of the game which ex-
condilons for the grant accommodation, Lt. Buckley and Lt. Edwards. This considerably handicapped
athletes in training.
For all that, those
who com- 12th Man, Sigmn. Andrews, the Brisist Champion. Simpton have not yet made up my mind tends the range of every pieca summer
when it will be."-Reuter,
The object and und pawn,
gene-
plain most pitcously about the ral pattern are those of ordinary Umpire: Mr J. U. Hall, Scorer; is not the first manager to ecen-
cast of their golf habitually for- SSM Shipley.
plain of the poor standard of
chers except that the pieces are German refereeing.
allowed to bounce and continue- Otaniemi is one of the three get to mention its most costly the move in a new direction on villages that will be used to RC-component, and I will therefore meeting the edge of the board or commodate the expected 6,000 whisper it for them--THE TAX
square oceupled by another competitors frem more than 60 piece. The game was played in nations at the 15th Olympiad. London, Mar, 9. Rugby League football (thir-Shamshulpo Prison Camp, where teen-a-side) may follow soccer's it was uriginated in 1942. It is Kupyla (on the Games rond- 35 Teams In The example and adopt a system of unknown outside the Colony, two divisions with three up and three down in the end of sca. and relegation son promotion switch.
One trip that Simpson has in Rugby League May mlad for Gardner is a visit to Have Two Divisions
the United States. This would
Transport will leave Queen'a Pier, Hongkong, at 1.10 p.m. sharp,
The following will represent not be to fight any top-ranking the Army "B" XI in n Colony boxers, but for Gardner to gain League Axture at Cox's Perle experience by sparring in Ameri KCC on Saturday, commencing tan Gymnasiums. at 145 pm. sharp:
But first comes Williams. A last word from Gardner Capt. Grant, Capt. Ferris. Capt. Allix, Lt. Platte-Martin, provided me with reason to be- L. Huckle, Li. Hadgekinson, Lt. lleve there will be a great strap at Earl's Count. I asked him who Maxwell, SSM Richardson, Cpl. had given him his toughest fight Slot and Pic. Bunkley, 10th
so far. The answer? You've Man: Lt. Sweetmant Umpire:: Bdr. Eyre, Scorer: Mrs T. C. M. guessed it-Wilms, Grant.
THE
THE
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Creza Keys lost to Pontypool Rugby League holds its general by three points to nine in
Como today meeting horo.ot March 12.Rugby Uni Router.
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Nine Dragons'
Table Tennis
Tournament
Owing to unforeseen circum- stances It was not possible for the rat round of the Nine Dra-
Services Club Kong'
March
peition to be played last week. These matches will be played on Thursday as follows.
TODAY'S SPORT.
Colony
Talkoo.
Colony
Badminton
Championships
at
Billiards billiards champion- ships at Cosmo, South China and Lusitano Clubs.
Open Bridge Jewish RC,
Bridga,
tournament ni
snooker
Snooker Colony Open
neck-out" table tennis com- championships at. Lusitana;
7 pm-RAF "A" v 56 Coy RASC; 15 Fd Pk Sqn, RE, v RHQ/34 LAM Regt, RA, "B" 8 p.Comd Wksps, REME, "A" v RAF Circle Club; 11 In!
The following are the com. picte entries for the rugby Soven-A-Side charity tournaWksps, REME, "B" v Nomads. ment for the Blarney Shield:
The Finns
are taking the Games zo seriously-they will 50 Medium Regt 1, EwO, HIC not hear of a Ruisian withdrawal Polen "A". HK Police "B", BK Pellea School, 23 Field Host A, that, on New Year's Day troops WAVIOK. Tako, 27 11AA Hest RA were lined up outside the Hel- "AS and R 112 Lendt Forcas, 173 sinki Town Hall and an Olympic 21 (Let T
Middlesex Negt, 41 Field Rest RA march (not to be heard eraine AA Worish' HEMM
and until July) was played, to the Roval Tank Bart crowd of many thousands who 24 FDS RANC. 34 LAA Rent, wit- shirs Regt "A" and "D", Royal Distre were celebrating the advent of nidas, Rovel Northumberland Bisle 1052.
Jars, Amyll and Sutheritrd. I Tamers Dampler Rika", Damples Penguins" HAT "A" and "D" Club B
The total entries aro Army 31. Naval 4, RAF 2. Police 3 end Civilian 5.
Snooker League
Results of George Younger Snooker League matches play ed last night were:
Club Lusitano "B",beat KCC "B" 4-1; CPO Mess beat KCO “A” 4-1: HQLP, beat Kowloon Tong 6-1
Tennis Colony Open championships
at Chater Road.
Colony Fencing Championships
The following teams have drawn a bye and will play the
The Colony Fencing Cham- winners of the above matches on Thursday, March 20: Comd plonships will be held during Wkap, REME, "B"; RAF "B", the last week in March and tha 11 Inf Wasps, REME, "A", Anals at the European YMCA
on April 4 arid 4. RHQ/34 LAA Rest, RA, “A”,
enders" and "B". Temat - table tennis competitions; should | held at the YMCA and in other;
First and second round matches will be played un Saturday, March 15, where the will be 14 contests, S
There will be six matches ou March 17 and a further seven on March 19.
Entries for the April darts and Preliminary rounds will ne
be submitted to Mr. Woollam, centres if necessary., Manager, Nine Dragons' Services Club. Tho
All compellions' entries, with entry. closing dato Saturday, March
fee of per wieloon, or so for all 29. The three weapons, must be made to entrance fee is $3 per fear of following members of the Compil six for darts and $2 per team of
RN. Commander Ommaney, 1M8 four for table tennis, Ellyer Temar; Armye bitjor WTY LIMB cups will be presented to each Lang, MC, HQ Land Forces: HAF member of the winning team in FL Templing, AF Kai Tak; RHI
Defence * Foren, ýy Couto Marcoli "bath -- competillons." No player | Europaas YUGA, Mr T, Lee:: Chinese. may represent more than one YMCA, M.2 Ton entries from those unattached to elulis, Mellgarda; team, but Units may enter as Chan, 103 Bank of mast Asia Building -many teams as they wish,:
rosing date for entríos, is March 14
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