1954-06-19 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1954.

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UT on the northenst const of New South Wales, Australia, a 14-year-old English boy helps his father, name of P. 8. Suffling, to eun banana plantation. The lad stols 6 ft. 3 in.. weighs 18 st. G b., und is destined

though he does not know it-to be pitch-forked into pugilism as yet another

SCREAMED

after the Horisontai

Heavy-weight hit the floor

GEORGE WHITING

THE FIGHT THAT FINISHED THE CHAMPION✩

British aspirant for the thed with all the best bravyweigh! of the world.

came,

SI W

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hope it keeps fine for him-ner than it did for hla Dad, who and conked vut on a similar between the wars. quest Phil Scott, he called him- self in those days.

after

rose,

"Keep your punches up. Sharkey," warned referee Mag- Jolin,

and WIN immediately collected £200 and withdrow- Inmunat si by A battery of at the insisteuer of his wife, swings round the midriff.

Why did the referee change his mimi about disqualifying Sharkey? One pretty confidunt ussertion was that a character- istle gesture from a gun-toting gem at the ringside may have had something to do with it.

A Miami editor

wrote This treatment of the English berx-fighter, Phil Scolt, will mako a sordict story in Ameri- can boxing history. The page should be deleted,

The words were hardly out of his mouth before a left hook, aimed uncharitably

the stomach, sers Seatt sprawling

with paid. and gasping

A "three," Scott somehow con- trived a wobbly perpendicular, complained that he had been Et low, and was promptly toll

Inmedlutely Sharkey again and pitched the Scott to the floor left that Fanded on

to box on, people ng gunmen, had made the un- championship in search of amusement and all welcome nature of Scott's visit

that the richest racketeers spending so obvings

manager Johnston deelded to keep

outskirts-well thele plunder.

Batli these notions proved party on the false. By the

they hurt away from any evilly-disposed bone.

"slx," when At W220 might seek £8,000 and Soutt pold Sharkey

person

reache Square polson Seatt's food.

his the Madisson £6,400,

kost hul outfit rekated the

£10,000 on the deal. Only 18,- 680 people turned up, and not alf the efforts of 50 publicists- Some people, especially housed in two hotels with their the exprime of the Americans, had other names promoters, einid nither in any

Phainting more. for him such us

the Scuttle Scolt, Phil, Swooning Swan, and original Horizontal Heavy weight.

relations at

Scott, 1 to be feared, hart

the arpused on infortunate habit

W will pencilled after his name on the of having the tiers programan of the day mean jnt that he had won too many fights on fouls Six Mes he had had his opponent disquali-

He should worry That banana one of many plantation is bul Bold Investments made by the one-time Fireman Sung Marylebone, who, exactly years ago, lay

od 1. and

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Sharkey

Swirling arms

to

IND 24 qof whatsoever when he beat a squirming with The Norwegian, Otto von Paral, abs The BIKDY unsatisfactory elatie puins on the floor of ring jrs Miam --despatched mins in New York only thither by the nine-to-carrful punches of a Lamorataen sailor called Jack Sharkey, barn Joseph Paul Zukauskas.

M.

with Fairta known and unicrown fury.

every

mathe

before

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Sabre-rattler

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with t his hip

Scott had rounds

Scott slumps

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at

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Cummings

"I must say I preferred the old days when we had things in the flesh.""*

Reporter George Liu Interviews “Miss Hongkong”,

A BEAUTY QUEEN IN

WELL-WORN 'JEANS'

But Sharkey it was who went on to win the world title. Scotl petered out with a ghastly ex- hibition against Young Stribling at Wimbledon, and, finally, got out hi two himself knocked

Larry Cultts by feet, Magnolia Leleater. It sounds fantastic. And yet stopped the count and waved

Mr P. S Today

Suming. the training pside night (52107

by-now frenzied otherwise Scott, is doing vory

promptly well

bananas manager Rise heard shots, and Sharkey who

with his

and who knows, thol glant young rushed out of the house to find screamed with tears in his eye

that son of his may yet square the bullet holes in the windscree that he had been robbed,

thal

word there was no justier, and

Family

and become of Scott's car, Vive le sport!

the day of the night Seolt was the Cattle

biggest quitter henvyweight chamaplun work. with swelling odds on Sharkey, of all time. with the 6ft 3in. Scott champ- ng modily his corner; and rompo inst around,

scowling and grime- 251 bla

and opponent,

Magnolia, menulime, had in- the generally putling pantomir that was supposed ved 17e Frank Davis, appoint- ed by The Florida Cominission. to cater the ring and inspect The damage done to Seall, He also ended for Jimmy dubuster, with the remark: "TU quality Sharkey If he tries to

ad anything on me " Sharkey was half-way merost

Ty dragged the before the opening Sent to hla corner a the ring bell hal echoed away. Aspect in his rico1. Dr Davis with a high, wide and unhand- nounced him capable

tning. Whereupon the reterve, arzac Flight swing,

Ito શ rough-

having suffered

F "Miss Hongkong of ever so long ago. seemingly mediately fell house cingle,

change of heart, ordered Scott Not too happy # beginning. to take one minute's rest

1954" manages to get girl, she dreamed of going on and

far- of the to come out Nghiting-or

a screen test when she voyages, of secing Scott, at the urgent behest

Dway places and distant 112 seconds, pushed Shurkey lose the decision.

to California next peoples. Then, quick as a Cash, Frantically, Scott's secondz

month to compete for the it happened last year. But So the Americans brought in away, jabbet a left or two and

pi no great in- worked on their stricken war- their now famous or infamous see

It was in convenience to keep the snarl- rier, pummeling to relieve the "Miss Universe" title, she instead of travelling -ho-foul ruke, by which DIY

not First pal and restore rome kind of ex-sailor

fucing the across the oceans,

aircraft dying

As When over them.

the Hongkong battle merely Love Trut

round to Scott.

life to hip and thigh. A: the cameras as a completely raw a Cathay Pacific Airways flight ended in 1941 her father WB4 In the sound round the noble end of the precious minute. actress.

hostess, she has been to many interned 05 #1 Volunteer in of self-defence was Scott turched forward, drugging

Camp. Sometime places in the East, And now Shamshulpu forgotten irretrievably

andl

one foot after the other, to meet

the the chance has come to visit Inter,

moved family Many people in Hongkong America, which she has always Macao wirere they

remoine And left to

with so little regard for will recall the impression wanted to see. The body, half m

until the end of punched and half pushed Scott orthodoxy,

ahe made when, at the nge

the war. To the floor and sprawied On

Sharkey, red with frustration of 18, she played in the top of him.

and rage, Mirged forward. One

skitmish, a clinch, Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Scott, obviously pained at preliminary these indignities, scrambled up and then Sharkey swung o tre-"The Pirates of Penzance."

mendous left to the at "ix" and stepped in lively

stomach, fashion round as much of the followed by an equally sme This was presented by the Diocesan Schools' Choral fing us the swirling arms of the

Society in February 1952, unethical Mr Sharkey permitted. won the round but Scott's long left arm was prov~ Ing source of irritation, rus Juni regulations were

1wr Sharkey

Crities

chandon apped that he woul he down Rust Sharkey, a forecast Ju Calend

voci- imroodiately and

hy Scott's feroualy

English manager, Charlie Rose, and hy

i American representative,

John ston

Sharkey went on to win the Liverpool-horn heavyweight championship of the work at the second attent

against Germany's Max Schnel- ing. Scolt came hom two more beatings, quit.

Jimmy

to take

then offending boxer EL

The round in which the enormity is committed,

Scott versua Sharkey came about.

February 27, 1930. because the whole of the inter-

401

In the light of after events. Juliusion would better Jiminy

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seemed to

art

bay.

Ron-

national fight trade was looking have served his fighters cause Sharkey swipe with left, right again the man who had smilten

for a new, cash-producing world champion on the retirement of

marieve

Gene

by keeping his mouth shut.

The venom

Having quietenel the lamene

il

the Schmeling, mare Scott's Tunney. spurring partner, Way 450 candidates, but had among the been temporarily side-tracked. that Scott was quilter, It Boxing impresarios at Madi- next behoved the promoters to son Square Garden, New York, whip up blood-curdling legends decided

that their

Sharkey lin- of the ferocity of the six-fout best mediate bets were the my, Robre-rattling Sharkey event plenty

They talked

text overboard once and for

the

right to the same target.

Scott slumped against

like # ropes

crab on edge, crumpled slowly and remained half up and half down, his left gluve clutching the to rope in a neutral corner.

"Get up and fight, or I will you." urdered

itt round three.

Scott, seemingly intent upon keeping disqualify the rumbustious Lithuanian as Magnolio. far

Losseri possible.

extremely

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will

was

be

Sharkey- and they whipped up

June Lee took the part of the of

Edith, one of the daughters winner_against Young Stribling ringed opponents, of his marting venom with which he

of Major-General Stanley. anth Tommy Loughran and

and a8 terrifle Teuls wifi n plek Troking the tall. gentlemanly

not It

u principal Scott, champion of England Shovel, and of his hare-to-the-

role, but, important in the the Empire

buff and

by right of

brawling this savagery when

support, it called for good with his fellow matelots. *༢༤t* respectively, with conquest

"1 cannot go on," Kasped Frank Goddard and Australia's Sp

acting and singing, June Mini 10

Bench, UT yet another of his tentative left Seoul," have been hit low and fulfilled these requirements George Cook.

looked Father, to the hause of an Eng- leads, and

hairt 100 much. Give They further decked that the lehman about three miles sticked when Sharkey ducked right and proper place for such away

from that dollar- under it to sheet an unfriendly Sharkey the decision."

Magnolia promptly dil so. a brawi would be the wide- sangled pingground. The local left hook, to the jaw. Submitting

Miami--lush- citizenry, open beach

"three." Scott count of

of

reinforced by

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visit-

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The inquests

Secking

sainee from

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in Kowloon, and is still membered by SUMU of her childhood companions 15 spirited pig-tailed little "teTTOT" who led a band of whooping children into many a terrifying in ships cacapade.

After the war

A practical

always, person June concentrated on her work. helping passengers and making

"Miss Hongkong" competition them comfortable. Entering the ond far from her mind, it was more for the fun of it than anything else that she and three hostesses doelded CPA other to join at the last moment. Three Diocesan

was

of them got into the finals.

HK -

with She has kept up

normal work. title or

and

where

June studied for some time at the King George V School, and later finished her education at the

GITH

School. Hor in- fectious enthus- lasm, a trait that came naturally to her in what- did, she

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her

and

her tom-

no title, boyish love of

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with refreshing ease and and has made a couple of flights active recreation, to Indo-Chine this week. This soon singled her polish, and her performance despite the busy time she has

out as a leader being crowned "Miss in

many felds was noted with pleasure by had since

Hongkong"-giving the critics.

interviews, of school activi posing for photographers, ties especially

DIISS HONGKONG 1954 Alling forms in sport. selecting dresses, Would she like to enter the

(Photo Salon) ail the completing

She excelled at softball and other things. She wants simple, cigarette in his dressing-room, films, if given the chance? rangements for her trip to Long

mostly plain- the "Miss quickly became one of the most straightforward, Scott showed the assembly an She is thrilled by the idea, Beach, Inch-long blood clot t the but cannot make up her mind Universe" pageant will be held. valuable players on the KGV coloured things, she said. Per- were team, the "Pirates." Versatile haps just a felli here and there side of his right hip, bang on at this stage. And who can on top of it all there

she mastered for the evening dresses, but not and cool-headed, those inoculations! the belt line. A doctor said that

would blame her? One thing at a

practically all the key positions over-claborate. blows on such a spot

Her favourite basic colour? shatter the

"It So flushed

has certainly been # sclatic nerve and time, they say.

of the game, playing at catcher,

rob the

she admitted. pitcher, first base, second base Blue, recipient of all means with joy and excitement is hectic week!"

And here's

Д secret. -Miss of locomotion,

und Hongkong has designed Scott dressed, was

she still over her winning But, wisely, she has tried to and left field. given a

Ret as much rest as possible.

Next to softball came swim- made most of her own dresses dose of morphine, and spent the the Hongkong title that she Therefore, she has been obliged ming. Although she never took up to now. They have all been

Miami hasn't had much time to to turn down many invitations

of early part in competitive swimming on simple lines but think about future plans. A to parties in favour started week after her success, she nights and plenty of sleep. She she went in for regular training they were simple

next three days in n hospital.

Then the Inquests

the

helped along by a "censored" Alm of

ight. In Sharkey was seen poised the punch that felled Scott in the third round; at that point the film was cut, a

caption in-

con

because

they were

Club, and was definitely one of being nt

Order and neatness are almost this, is still trying to get used to be even given up, for the time at the old Victoria Recreation effective,

favourite least, her

the most promising youngsters. for being "Miss Hongkong."

an obsession recreation-swimming.

with Hongkong's She also became a proficient beauty queen. Evidence of this

unfortunately Virginia June Frances Lee, diver, but was

be БЕСП in her small. forced to give this up because in as she was christened, 18

pleasant room

in Kowloon, every way

which bho

with hor Bhares. sister Carolyn. Not a single Born

or clothing article of furniture

out of place. There is not a is out

vd

serted, and the next shot show-

Scott on the (loor. camera cannot le, but it certainly tell half-truths.

The can

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a Hongkong girl. of an injury. here in November 1933, "I feel wonderful," she she is a member of a family enid, "but everything's that has settled here for many Mr Frank Another interesting side-light happened so suddenly I feel years. Her father,

Lee, is a ship's engineer of the came from Scolt's old opponent, Fm still dreaming it"

or Womang. of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.

George Cook, who had been sparring engaged as Sharkey's partner at a fee of £400. After

Well,

at least onc of her

She started school here at the one week of Sharkey's expertise dreams has come true. It was on the sciatic

lender oge of six at St Mary's herself, George ever such a tiny dream,

nerve,

and

RUSSIANS LEND PICASSOS

FROM

From Joan Harrison

"Picasso wrote to the Russian tegned Picasso'n

"Head

HK -

in

speck of dust. Her own posso slona - photograph

albums

the stationeryall have

ce in drawers and cup- place, in ar

boards.

A devout churchgoer, Juno ot

Sunday services when-

Graduating from school 1951, with honours, she stayed an additional year to take the DGS Commercial Course, and.

anished almost at the top. she finished

When she began to fend for

she knew what ale tends wanted to

to do,

went after and It with determination. With the ever her work permits her. Sho

the might return to Hongkong love of travel urging her on, an all-day flight on a Saturday, she decided she would like to and go out in the evening on a become on air hostess. But

But dato," but the next morning it was difficult to find finds her as the Christing, and vacancy at that time, 50 she Missionary Alliance Church's took on work as a stenographer, early service.

until the opportunity came her of way last year.

of

Completely unaffected

on:1

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15.

Paris. the muscums

of ambassador in Rome where he Stalin" on insult, came one

world's most valuable Moscow and

Leningrad, knew there were nino paintings the

unsophisticated, June Lee hos of her chances at Long from the Russian embassies in and asked if they could bo lent Pleasso collections.

beon receiving interviewers In Beach, Mins Lee said modestly: Rome and Milon, have come to to us. The ambasador replied:

Certainly I will send you those It covers la early work, the clothes which they are Jeast "I haven't seen any of the other Paris some of Picasso's most but do not be murprised if you rose and blue periods, the negro likely to associate with a beauty girls yut, so it's too soon to tell. valuable paintings.

Reb more

canvases then you and cubism period and the start contest winner. As she chatter. But you may be sure I'll try

of his completo breakaway into ed away merrily, between sips best. The collection Includes 37 think.

nibbling at cluba Of her ambition In canvases painted between 1000 "We waited and walled and abstract painting, using plecen of of milk and

wood and paper-culs. 3 sandwich (chicken, hem, lettuce, don't really know." Then, with and 1914 when Picasso was a then, hearing nothing further,

tomato), she charmed by her the kind of candour that hor young man, and internationally decided 10 approach somo To people who only think of naturalness in a comfortable friends say oflen bowildere and, certainly, politically in privato Paris collectors to get Pleasso as the great eccentric his

pair of well-worn "Jeans" and people who meat her for the known.

Bome more. After all one could early paintings come de: quite a

brightly coloured checked shirt, first time, she, added, seriously: Together with 12 paintings not have an exhibition... with shock.

"be" a good housewife,. lent by private Paris.collectors, only nine paintingsl

(How about those calories, gues they form a group of 49

Miss Hongkong? There must

be fo *Picasso" to make a unique

be thousands in that face!" VITAL STATISTICS: exhibition, just opened.

-"Aha, tacky for me I don't

Age: 20, and 7 months... have to worry at" millage,

Brunette black hair, block least-nos veți"),"%)

"Months ago we decided

For instance, ono picture "Then suddenly large packing-painted in 1900, when, fo“, was .cases Bogan to arrive. They only 10, 'showing 'a' man und' a contained 37 canvases from the woman embracing (L'otreint to Moscow

Abd Lepingud The Embrace) in the woman try to get together an exhibition usume,

*Zooking very much of a woman. Another painted in 1906 "The which - women with a Tàn", one of his Picasso' most famous works) zwveals the

and stars of the revolutionary Psonno,

of Picasso's early works” said vabad

an official. We wrote to him, So from Bovlet baking, if he would hein us try not long laura"? Kabi to trace some of the caIVERSE.

What sort of‹drám going to take to "America? Bha wonTM m/ $5,000, ward

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