Irish-American Annual
Boxing Match May Be Revived
By JAMES FORREST
Watch out for a revival of Ireland v. America amateur boxing internationals. Chief Superintendent Paddy Carroll travels to the United States In May with the' European champions and he will contact the American Amateur Athletic Union, who also cater for boxing.
It is proposed to hold the internationals annually, with the venue alternating between America and Ireland.
I am glad that the IABA have scenes and I fancy they wilt In September, Dundalk will honoured McNally and Brown, successful.
The former goes to Warsaw for the European Championships in May, and both boxers were honoured against Scotland. By season
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house their first Championship
when the Irish professional title
Big things
are being planned is played for at the Border for Tramore golf during the town's pleasantly situated and among them is a course-(London Express Ser-
the way, the date of the Ireland possible visit by Henry Cotton. [vice),
Germany international at
Galway has been brought for- ward from April 14 to 18,
Now Flyweight
Champion Eddie O'Connor is promising. but shall not be surprised U
unbeaten, while Jack Jarvis, in [eanie into the Saracen's he is called on to meet J. Mat-
long experience, reckons Head after his last performance thows his
(Belfast) before he is that Blue Peter was easily the at the nearby theatre. "I've considered, for major Interna- best horse he has ever trained. been implored to back Marmo-flonels.
duke Jinks tonight,” he said to Matthews won his first bout me. "Do you know anything convincingly in the Champion- about it?"
ships, but then he had to with- draw through slekness.
The outbreak of war in 1939 provented the St. Leger from being run, and we missed what must have been a really meanor- able race.
on
Some are surprised that Harry weight title, is not to accompany Perry, who won the deather-
McNally and Terry Milligan to Wartaw.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TWELFTH RACE MEETING 1952/53) Saturday, 16th April, 1953.
(Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)'' The programme will consist of 10 races. The First. Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the First Race run at 2 p.m..
Through Tickets (10 Races-$20.00) also tickets at $2.00 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on 2nd May, 1953; may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road.
Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am. on Friday, 17th April, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.
THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST
I thought Perry was not at his RACE. best in the Championships, and
A little man spoke up from the back of the launge. "That's
oll-right tip, Billy. At the end of August 1 was been told to have a few pounds down at Blewbury, where Steve on it myself.” Donoghue
M. was training. Marcel Boussac had sent his Any feelings of uncertainty French Derby winner Pharis II were resolved by the massive there.
4 to be given
few Harry "Snouty" Parker, who
through the audience the selectors may also have had Building, sweep tickets may also be purchased at the Club's Bronch winding-up gallops before Don-stalked
in mind Harry's not altogether | Offices at:--- caster,
on his way to bed, after D small session of cards. At this impressive showing in the Ireland time he was regarded
thev. England international.
Joe O'Connor was below form and best-informed
He had bookmaker in the ring.
In the Championships, boxed three
three contesta in the pre- the English Uminary series of
"This is a magnilleent horse,” sald Steve. "Blue Peter will filvellest not see him for dust."
A SLAMMING
At that time I believed Steve's. Judgment, backed up by Charlie Elliott's enthusiasm. But, years Later, fack Jarvis told me how he had galloped Blue Peter and convinced me that I would have been wrong to profer the The Combined Chinese wit The Tribe's infeld will in Frenchman.
to elude fold a line-up very similor
former MVP's Junior
He put six horses in this trial that of the China squad which Remedios and Tony Osmund, This position allowed me to
woll as up-and-coming over 14 miles on the Summer make a stroke that served three triumplantly carried off. this us
Eddie Loureiro
and Gallop at Newmarket. purposes firstly to double the season's International Champlon-rookles
with o runaway Manuel Guterres. Oldtimers red nearest the white ball into ship Trophy
Carlos
Blue Peter, Flyon (winner of Yvonovich and
Joe the right-hand middle'
Guterres complete the infeld the Ascot Gold Cup), Challenge, rot-up, while roaming the outer second in the previous year's St. pastures.
be balihawks Leger, all carried the Carlos Remedios, Spiky weight, Dat. 5lb.
secondly to scrow on to meet, victory over the USA team.
the red
the
The logical choice to start off lying on the cushion, knocking on the mound is Chinese fre It up to the top left-hand corner | baller Jackie Wel, whose pocket, and thirdly to finish in phenomenal flinging against the position for the black, X3, heavy-hitting USA and Portugo
contingents in the International Serles has proved beyond shadow of
that doubt allngs the meanest pilch in the Colony
Hindsnatching today. chores will fall on the holy shauiders. of "Two-ton" C.Y. Lu and
both Foyotadi Trao
SUCCESSFUL
My planning was success ful and the black Wis now slowly potted into the top right hand corner pocket, allowing the cue-ball to contact the top cushion delicately and to finish In position for a cut stroke on the last red, X6,
As the colours were on their respective spots I decided to get as close to bausk as possible To do this I played the easy red into the top left-hand comer pocket with as much left-hand aide as I could get. The cue- ball came off the top left-hand side cushion, careered across the Lcd erntact with bottom right-hand side cushion and ended in ex- reflent position for the brown, X7.
to of the table
t
also of the Pandas.
be
The infield defensive ring will bo formed by a galaxy of fast- Y. shifting glove-men including S. Liang and Wally Ma or the Pandas. C. M. Tsang, Rabbit. Leung and Y. K. Chon of South China, and Seldon Ma and Paul Tlu of the Chinese Athletics.
J
SO SHREWD Take it, from me," he replied "there's been to my question, some very shrewd money him, very shrewd indeed."
for
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In such circumstances only a pauper spirit would have held back. I phoned the Daily Ex- on the front press. It went page.
ABA the
The day before
More he crossed from London to Dubun
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A special bouquet to John Robinson, beaten by John Lyttle Both In the heavyweight final.
boxers gave
One display of hard, clean punching, and it was only Lyttie's better use of his left that won for him the ver- dict over a sporting opponent.
DESPERATE COURSE doubts
Desperate! This
word With morning came and misgivings in plenty, all to
up Irish opinion of the be.gloriously cleared that after-course France gave competitors noon, when Douglas Smith kin
the annual cross-country Mrs Robinson's delphinium blue international in Paris. "It was colours gradually forged his way, terribly tough going," one of the Irish runners said to me, Other memories come flooding feet were cut off me." Another "and long before the finish the Guterres, and versaille and Tutor, who afterwards won [back. Those fantastic night-competitor returned to Dublin vociferous rookie Buji Dhaber. | the Manchester November time extravaganzes staged by with a blister. "as big as an
will
DEFINITE EDGE
On paper, the power-laden Combined Chinese have a de Anile edge in both attack and defence, and Braves mentor Ed Carvalho will have lough assignment in trying to uphold the proud record of his Cham- plon team.
same to the front.
at Longchamp. Handicap with 8st. 3lb., was re-Leon Volterra ceiving two stone. Two pece- when boxing bouts, dancing and with horse cabaret acta vied setters had 6st, 5lb. cach.
racing on the floodlit course for the centre of attraction.
Blu Peter won that gallop by alx lengths from Flyon, with Tutor third six lengths away. The others trailed behind.
The
older horses
There was the day when the French crowd from the cheap
at the
starter at the side, incensed weight-for-age scale should have failing to get away not only the been conceding a stone, but first favourite but also Crafty handling of his team's Blue Peter was able to slam second favourite in a four-horse resources pulled" the Tribe them with ease at level weights. race, let their feelings run riot through many a narrow scrape That was an astounding feat. and set fire to some of the buildings-and-a-stretch of the during the part-season's cam and Jack Jarvis had every paigning. and Pilot Carvalho reason to be ultra-confident of rails. Whi certainly make with all beating Pharis II. the "heap big medicine" at his commund.
The outfield patrol will be drawn form South China's P. 11. Lee and P, C. Wong, Tony
known to perform make Chang and Tim Wang of the
Pandas, and K. K. Slt and L P. Lam of CAA...
In addition, the Braves are beet under pressure, which one single, all- important quality won for them the Senior "A" Division Cham- pionship, and they may be ex- tooth and nall pected to fight
prestige-win over the highly-touted Combined Chinese
for a
Much wheezing for breath and creaking of ancient joints will feature the novelty "Old Crocka" | vs. Junior Dodgers game.
make amends.
sums
apple" on the sole of his foot.
The race provided a surprise for un inasmuch that Swiiter- land finished in front of our men (Ireland were eighth of ten countries). It must not be
that forgotten, however,
without Steve McCooke, Charlle Owens. Parisy
ran
we
Fitz-
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the
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NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED, TO THE CLUB'S PRE- MISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure will be $3.00
gerald and Terry. Keegan.
Had these men competed,
Badges admitting ladies not in poskession of Brooches and safe to assume that our gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure is
have and the Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen aggregate of 281 would been reduced by at least 150 are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the points. First finisher for "Treland written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be was D. Harrison in 20th place responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment There was the embarrassing and he was followed to the of all chits, etc. Bahram was a completely moment when, for a paltry bet, tape by J. Marshall (36), D. different type of horse.
"He my companion knocked off the Appleby (47), J. West (48), J. would make a mee of it with a donkey," little Freddy Fox used kissed, him on both checks to (66), S. Casey (69) and P. Ross starter's grey top hat and then Morgan (55), T. J. O'Majony
to say of him.
(71), By reason or his laziness some of his wins
"Fixed" races? I have known. Billy were not particularly
Morton, who was in impreg how he only
of three where the result was Paris for the race, tells me that sive, and I recall just scraped home in the St supposed to be a foregone con- he made some good
clusion. Janie's Palace Stakes after
In each instance the for
meeting in the floodlit worst happened, or rather, Dublin on April 14. He hopes winning the Derby.
Justice prevalled and the deep-to put on an international These lazy horse are more fald human plans were
con- Three Miles, featuring Irishmen. difficult than any others to founded.
Iwo Englishmen, a Scot and weigh up, and they still have
Welshman me "puzzled.
CALL OF CANADA FOOLISH
The call of Canada is taking It was in 1937 that I brought The unlimited variety of the heavy toll of the rather limited including tax for all persons including Ladies and will be payable at The grand-daddy team will off tha! unusual "midnight
water polo. the Gate. include all the Old Guard"
Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will tip" for Mamedisko Jifes, who racing scene is one if its charms, resources of Irish veterans of softball
There is the tranquil, ordered Last season Northern campaigns won the Lincoln at 35--1. life of the stud paddocks: The lost some of their leading play- fortelt his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and wil be back in the dear old pre-war just so happened that everyone application and stelll of the era to emigration and now required to pay the requisite fee of $300 in order to gain re- years, and will include Doc to when I talked Jate that veterinary Strucoh's daily comes word that Tommy Dun admission. Long, Charlie Figueiredo, Bill race, Molthen. Hal Winglee, C. C. night, on the eve of the big round. The big business
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- of and Norvil Anderson (Neptune) had the right word for
will soon join former colleagues | MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG Silva, K. Mark, C. H. Lee, et this grey home from Richmond, phasis on the export trade.
buying and selling, with its em-
In Canatio,
KONG JOCKEY CLUB hear that "Red" Whelan The old boys staged a rousing Edwards, betting for Beresford backdrop to
There was chubby little Eric Then there is the fairground will be missing from Leinster THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. fight against a Junior All-Star and Smith on the ralb, "What-itself, with its queerly-assorted, inred playing Rugby and is the racing sceno water polo this season. He was team earlier in the season,
ever you do don't leave him giving a very good account of
ever-changing cast. You
expected to
during the out," he told me that night. clever men making fools themselves in justification of
of summer. International forward he added
O'Neill is. much-repeated inles of their "Fumer thing, doo,
themselves and their money, "Bolds
another former prowess on the diamond. confidentially, "I dreamed hend dolts being accepted as Rugby player who may not be
won and all."
seen in the water this term.
The name of Mick Fergusin, a member of last year's Irish International amateur golf to has been linked with a change to professionalism as assistant to his brother at Donabate.
"Lone Star Pitcher" Chapple Remedios, the steadiest if not Playing the brown into the the brightest pitching star in the bottom left-hand corner pocket! local firmament, will toe the end striking the cue-ball low, I rubber for the Braves. Old squad, zerevved back slightly for pas bettery-mate Frankie Correa tion on the slow, XB. Once will be calling the pitches from more the low striking of the behind the dish. cue-ball
was necessary for pot- Ing the yellow into the bottom right-hand corner pocket To a good position for the Onish in a
X. Continuing to address green,
eee-ball low I posted the green into the bottom left-hand
and the rame back, a fraction for brown, X10.
, corner pocket
You To Play
white the
Until Next Week
al.
Readers may. be asking "Why so much lay striking of the cue- ball?" This provides a greater
Imount of accuracy
in potting
ter control of the white
und batter
ball for positioning.
Now on with the game by taking the rown into the bot tom right-handi corner pocket!
and
down
the
screwing the while, ball. the table for position on blue, Xil. The blue was then potted Into the left-hand middle pocket with a
follow through action 'to, bring the cue- ‚ball' Into line for the pink, X12.
Potting the pink into the top right-hand corner pocket with a run-through with the white, I came into perfect position for the black X18. Obviously, the black was potted into the top left-hand corner pocket.
Readers may be interested to know that I am now on a visit to Melbourne and recently I had the pleasure of seeing my uncle Walter: in action again; he dis- played amazing mastery of the buils for which the","great Eindram famous He
Brimin
some time, but business ties in Autralia are holding bing back at present, Of the future, well who knowst He certainly has a ycorning goo all his old friends again.
Visit
GRTEN
BLACK
PINK
•CUE-BALL
(brown NELLOW
O Buk
In answer to many re- quests I have illustrated here an easy position of the balls for practice in
O LOHAN d return { clearing the table. - How
would you go about it? (Next week Horace Lin drum will demonstrate what he would, do)2
Surprising news, in its way,
However, they might find an entirely different proposition on their
handa this time, Fred for Eric was not considered the Diesta's "Black Magic Dodgers, ely type to be passing o
dream tipe. still basiding in the afterglow of
their triumphant Pennant-win
in the Junior Division, have been straining at the leash these last few weeks, and will be all set for action tomorrow.
Fleiding their nce. pitcher David Vieira, who racked up the first of the only two no. hitters of this season, the Dodgern line-up will include future stars Onofre "Pec-wes Reese Souza, Jerry Morales, C. Caldas, Alex Eusebio, and Benny Euseblo.
This keenly-spiced appetiser aridi should prove hilarious welcome introduction to the main bill-of-fare tomorrow.
THE PROGRAMME
• Tomorrow
1.30am: "Old Crocks" vi Dodgers (Junior Champions)
2.30 pm: Combined Chines v. Braves (Sopior Champions), -
BILLY TOO Shortly afterwards Billy Bennett, that spondentul comedian ("Almost n Gentleman)
POP
geniuses.
"There's nothing in this world. can make you look such a fool as a racehorse," the late George Lambton used to remark.
Wouldn't it be a shock if that were really the only secret in racing worth the knowing?
•
rest
Ireland
It won't surprise me If Mick stays" among the amatours. Efforts to keep him "in the London Express Service. fold"
are going behind
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