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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1954.

IN DUPLICATE

THE BOXER WHO WON'T LIE DOWN HAS HIS BIG TEST TOMORROW

By BRIAN URIDGE

A young British heavyweight boxer named Jack Hobbs climbs into the ring on September 14 at London's Harringay arena for the most: important fight of his career.

He meets Johnny Williams, the Welsh-born heavyweight from. Rugby. The contest is an eliminator for a tilt at Don Cockell's British and Empire tille,

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According to the record book, Įmendous courage...the sort that

cycling.

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Then the tragedy. Hobbe went to hospital and had eight operations to mend his shab-

24-year-old Hobbs, curly-haired enabled him to battle his way and handsome, can be given Jose | back to the ring last your after than an even chance of winning.amashiing up his right leg in aftered leg.

Its 27-year-old opponent roud aceldent while motor- holder of the British heavy- weight crown for a year until defeated by Cockell eighteen months ago by far the more experienced boxer. The speady Welshman has been showing world class, too, in recent con- tests in Germany.

LETHAL PUNCII Yet I am not alone in be- lieving that Hobbs will bring of nurprise vietory. He's strong Ile has a lethal knockout punch. And, above all, he's got tre-

He just would not bellove those who said: "He will never box again."

At the time of the accident, |lle was preparing for his eighth professional contest. Having |won up ill then his first seven

bouts, all woll Inside

the distance, the London boy (then 21) had every reason to feel on top of the world.

FINAL CRICKET AVERAGES

London, Sept. 11.

Final averages for the English cricket season which elosed yesterday with the festival games at Scarborough and Torquay show the first 20 in batting and bowling to be as follows:

BATTING

Innings Not Outs Runs Highest Inns, Aver

1,024

Апа

1,950

2/200

207 11.0.

2,030

243 1.0,

08.02 87.30 07.20 bi.00

512

180 n.o.

131.20

3,70%

Til 1.0.

00.00

1,010 100

48.00

1,300

120

42.30

11770

100

41.10

1,001

172 n.o.

40.01

$45

100 0.0.

40,20

1.763

105

38.03

11.9.

38,40

30.00

30.00

38.10

32.00

£8898==057688F8265872

Denia Compton (Middlesexi Graveney Gloucester)

Livingstone (Northants) Kenyon (Worcester)

CG Tordai (Someries)

May Surrey)

PE. Rehardson (Worcester)

1.8. Sheppard (Sussex) AV Walton Warwick?

DJ, Insole (Faser)

K. Barrington (Surrey)

WJ. Edrish Middlesex)

MJK. Smith (Lelcenter)

2. Frettove (Cambridge)

F.A. Lowson (Yorks)

3. Weon York)

Clown (York)

J. Parks (Sussex)

Milion Gloucester)

T Clock (Surrey)

Deighton (Lanes)

BOWLING

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40

1,40

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172 no.

30.04

30.40

Aver.

JH

0.10

J

Stathom (1)

14.13

Appleyard (Yorka)

154

14,42

1der (Surrey

100

14.61

K. Jackson (Derby)

1330.4

194

$4.80

A. Dedser (Surrey)

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13.10

J

Laker Surrey)

9002

133

10.17

Af

Heath Hampshire)

108.3

10.41

J McConnon Glamorgan)

720.2

200

10.41

1. Dooland Notta)

1,261,1

100

13.48

F. Trueman (Yurkaj

6173

134

16.54

1,203

2,440 160

15.00

787.4

103

16.00

143

15.01

します。

16.00

1,062,4

10.70

1,040.3

10.01

133,5

17.56

10.3

17.70

620.4

17A

1,210

17.70

Wardle (York)

Watkins Glamorgan)

it. Thompson (Warwicka)

G. Lock 19urrey)

C. Gladwin (Derby

R. Totier (Loving)

A. Este (Derby)

f. Weeks (Warwicks)

V. Broderick Northante

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PAKISTAN FICURES

The best final averages of the Pakistan team touring England this

beason, wore!

Wazir Molaminad Banti Mohammad Maqsood Ahmed Waqar HamĪNI Alimuddin Intlar Ahmed

Fazal Majnood

Zulqar Ahmed Mopainnad Aslam Mahmood Hussain

Ikram Elalıl Alimuddin

Batting

Innings Not Quis Runu

Wickets

128

41

3

1,314

1.089

flowling

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KEITH ANDREWS

Keith Andrew, Northanta

of the MCC team: going wedding with his Bride'; "Chrial : Church, Chadi

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Aver

38.29 30.05

5437

32,33

30.94

20.07

Aver

20.10

25.77

Seventeen months later, still on ́erutches, he was awarded £8,000 damages for his in- juries but heard his counsel say: "It is reasonably certain he will be a cripple for the rest of hla Ufe."

Boxer Hobbs was not the type to take things lying down. He bought a rowing machine and practised on it to strengthen his leg. His healty, Improved.

Said

"I believe that, Jack: with exercise like this, I shall not only recover my health but | get "my" weight down from 17 stone to 14 stone. I also feel I shall be fit enough to fight again."

HE WAS RIGHT

Jack Hobbs, the lion heart. was right. Last year, on April 20, he returned 10 the ring. He'd achieved what most people beltoved

was impossible, built-up right boxing boot, correct the half inch difference

cut

to

to

in the length of his right leg. did not appear to worry him.

Though he lost his first com back fight on a stoppage due a cut

over

is left eyebrow, Hobbs was back to the familiar, pre-injury style in his next four contests, He knocked out all his opponents-three of them in round one and the other in the

second.

Even

then has

though his form since no been consistently convincing, his manager, Arthur

Boggis, is confident that his man will be on top against Willams this month.

(London Express Service)

Home Rugger Results

London, Sept. 12. The following are the results of the Rugby Union and Rugby League matches played yester day:

RUGBY UNION

Saracens 2, Waids 14; Bedford 21. Metropolitan Police B: Cheltenham 3 Stroud 0; Exeter 11. Blackheath 0: Gloucester 11. Lydney 0; Gosforth 9. Harlequins 35; Headingley 9, Hali. fax 11; Leicester 6, Bath 3 Llanelly 14. Northampton B Moseley . Coventry 22 Neath 0. Bridgend 1: Newtridge 11. Cross Keys 3: Maesteg 12. British Police 5: Newport a Bristol ; Newton Abbot 3, Taunton 3: Paignton B. Camborne 8 Penarth 9. Aberavon-20; Plymouth Albion 14, Bridgwater and Albion 0; Pontypool 17; Pontypridd 0; Ebbw.

Vale te swanere by Group Can S. Walter's Team 11: Teignmouth 6. Devenport Services 15: Torquay Aililetic 9, 20: Giardow lich Belete or Redrum fit, North Western Super Mare 0. Glamorgan Wanderers U

RUGBY LEAGUE

Lancashira Cup First found Blackpool Borough 5, Belle Vue Rangerd B; Leigh 21 Wigan 10 Liverpool City 6, Balford 3: Oldham $7, County Amateurs 17; Rochdale Hornets 10, Barrow 13 St Helens 27, Whitehaven 6; Widnes 18, War- rington 13: Workington Town 37. BwInton 0.

Yorkshire Cup 1st Bound Castleford 10, Bradford Northern 13; Huddersfield 40, Keighley 17; Buil 18. Featherstono Rovera, 4; Leeds 87, Wakefield Trinity 50, Dewsbury Halfax 7.-Rezler.

Hull Kingston Rovers 118: "York B.

Boxers have been known to appear “in duplicate" to their battered opponents. But here's a double that anyone can see. Twenty-year-old heavyweight twins Henry (left) and George Cooper are pictured at the Thomas a'Becket Gymnasium, Old Kent Road, London, as they train for their professional debut at Harringay tomorrow.

George will be in the ring as "Jim", since there is already a George Cooper in the fight game. Henry, Amateur Boxing Association Cruiserweight Champion at 17 and 18, is regarded as the cleverer boxer. George ("Jim"), at 6 ft. 2 ins, and 13, stone 8 lbs., is half an inch taller and a couple of pounds heavier than his brother and is regarded as a better puncher. -Reuterphoto.

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Death Blow To Yankees' Bid For The

American League Pennant

New York, Sept. 12.

The Cleveland Indians dealt the New York Yankees' bid for a sixth straight American League pennant the "death blow" today, but the Brooklyn Dodgers de- monstrated they're still very much alive in the National League,

With 86,568-the largest crowd' ever to see a Major League game loolding on at Cleveland's lakefront stadium, the Indians got spectacular pitching from Bob Lemon and Early Wynn to down the Yankees 4-1 and 8-2)=-

17-3

Tho victories dropped the mered a two-run double to the Boston Red Sox, 8-9 and facing "old chomps" 18% gamts drive in the decisive thllibe." out of first place and reduced the Indians "magle number" 10 three.

scored

NEAR RECORD

The Tigers downed the Washington Benators, 6-0, and 8-8, and the Philadelphia A defeated the Baltimore Orioles After today's climalle double-s-, after bowing 4-8 in the de header, the Indians required

40 losses.

The Dedgers, meanwhile, de- feated the Chicago Cubs, 4-2 only six wins in their remain opener, to round out the Ameri and 4-3, climbing to

within ing 10 games to equal the all-can League card, threo games of first place as theme American League record St. Louis Cardinals

In the other National

Lengua 1-3 triumph over the New York established by the 1927

of 110 wine in season, routed the Pittsburgh.

games, the Cincinnati Redlegs Giants, The Dodgers, have 11 keos.

Yan- games Jest to play while the their total to 104 compared with crease his total to 48, while the

Today's wins increased./ 12-6 and 13-2, Ted

hanging out two homers Glants have 13.

to in Lomen Umited the Yankees to

Mitwaukee

Bravos spilt a six hits in the opener of the big Carl Furillo drove in

doubleheader with the Philadel thephia Phillies. double-header. Cleveland, Winning run in each game as gaining his 22nd win of

Dodgers increased the the

their

Murry Dickson snapped War. Alllo Reynolds,

who modest winning streak to five ren Spahn's 11-game winning relieved Whitey Ford, at the games. He doubled home two streak in the opener while Low atart of the seventh inning,

runners in the sixth inning of Burdette bested 20-game win- suffered his fourth detent

the opener and then singledne Robin Roberts in the second

THE SCOBES The scores were:

American League

Benson.

decision,

In the second game, Wynn with the bases filed and tivo game. yielded a double to Andy Carey out to give the Dodgers the 16- and a homer to Yogi Berra in Joning nightcap. the first inning and then hurled. Carl Erskine scored his 17th one-hit ball through the last victory in the first game while eight innings to win his 21st Billy Loss pliched eight innings Boston

The Indians scored all their nightcap to win his 13th game of shutout relief ball in the

Chicago runs off Tommy Byrne with two of the campaign. out in the fifth inning. Wynn

Boston (2nd) himself started the rally with a Stan Musial cracked a firal--

Chicago single, scoring when At Smith | bining two-run homer and New York and Bebby Avila followed with Brooks Lawrence hustled out of Cleveland singles. Then part-time out-the bullpen to preserve Harvey felder Wally Westlake ham-Haddix 17th victory as the New York (2nd)

Cardinals handed the Glants Cleveland their third loss in four games.

rallied in

the Detroit eighth innings but

HOME SOCCER REVIEW

Wolves Back

On Top

Of The First Division

London, Sept. 11.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Champions last season, are back on top of the First Division of the Football League. This followed an emphatic away win against Charlton today, when they took the lead on goal average from Manchester United, who dropped a point at Bolton. -

Fulham, one of alx teams still with an unbeaten record, have amassed 24 goals in their seven matches to date and Jezzard maintained his record of scoring in every game by getting one of the three today.

Coventry, Queen's Park Ron- Division gates beat the Bristol Scolish League Cup competition and Scunthorpe were gers, Bristol City, Bradford City figure.

There was some heavy scoring, other

West Bromwich Albion con-with 71 goals In the 10 games. teams to remain unbeaten, all frmed the last Cup final result winning today, but Stoke, who] when they outclassed Preston LEAGUE STANDINGS had a similar record before to-North End. George Lee, making day's match, falled at home to his 200th appearance for the Rotherham.

Middlesbro, Shrewsbury, New- port, Walsall and Hallfax are still waiting for their first win, but Brentford and Rochdale did get full points today for the Arst time this season.

winners, scored one of the goals.

London, Sept. 12, Football League standings after yesterday's matches were:

Division I

PW D L F A Pt

All things considered, there is every prospect of another great fight between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Manchester, U. for the title of team of the Manchester C.

season.

Wolves

West Brom.

Everion

Lichman, Arsenal's Inside- The two Manchester teams, Preston NE. lett, is another who has scored well and are among the top three Bolton

United and City, are playing Sunderland in each League match he has teams but another Lancashire Newcome so far played, and Arsenal were side, Blackpool, suffered their Chelsea something like the best Arsenal Afth successive defeat and are at Portsmouth when they convincingly beat the foot of the table. Sheffield Unlied,

SUCCESS BRINGS FANS

Burney Aston Vil The clash between the two Sheffeld W. promoted clubs, Everton and Tottenham Leicester, ended in one of the Cardin

Juddersfield drawa

until eight Chariten minutes before the end when Leicester

Sheffield Hickson scored his first garl of

Blackpool

but not

An Indication of how success brings In the spectators was. provided by Bristol City, whose good run attracted nearly 25,- 000 to their Third Division the schoon. gamo this afternoon.

This was about 3,000 more thank watched the Huddersfield First Division game and

only four Second

Fulham

Fulham, whose all-out attack ing

policy has made them the Rotherham Cardiff-top scorers in the country, lead Stoke

Blackburn (23) by

one goal, Hull Blackbur today gained full Luton

Blackburn points from a seven-goal thriller Birmingham against Liverpool,

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Bob Keengan won his 20th Philadelphia game and Virgil Trucks his 19th Baltimore as the Chicago White Sox beat

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when

French D.B. Panhard, driven by Pittsburgh

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Cincinnati (2nd) Paul Armagnee and GETAR Laureau, of

it Milwaukeo Paris, completed distance in seven hours Philadelphia minutes 38

seconds. This cor, for the 94 laps schedules Milwaukee (2nd) for the

race, had an allowance Philadelphia of 27 laps but

mere cars

powerful (none actually covered more than BO lups) corked up to 23 more than the Panhard and t was there comparative plants who

produces the main thrie, Lancias, Ferraris end

winner's averago

speci was 68.75 miles an hour (110.84 kilometres), but nearly 20 milos an hour taster was returned by Larger cars.

The Ferrari, driven by Mike. 176 Hawthom and Maurice Trin- tignant, who received an allow- ance of only six laps, finished eccond In seven

hours 14 minute 13 seconds to average 86.08 miles an hour while a Musserall with 10 laps ellow. ance, was third in seven hours 14 minutes 13 seconds to aver sige

miles 80.88

an hour. Hawthorn

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the world ampionship.

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unbeaten record Ipswich

gwanaes

but put them In second place to Bury Fulham in the Second Division. Nolls C Stoke had scored first but had Plymouth no other reply to the two second! Doncaster half goals.

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the

The only hat-trick of afternoon came from Nightingalo

Division 1.outhern of Leeds who ended a run of Bristol C.

Coventry five successive defeats with Queen's P.R. clearcat win. Their five-goal Norwich Ecore was equalled by West Bournemouth

Southend Ham, who have lost 2-5 these Ewindons The Championship bout for the world bantamweight | times this season but they re-orquay

Bouthampton title vaented by Australials Jimmy Carruthers scheduled versed that today.

DJwali for September 19, promises to be more interesting than Netis Forcat have

Higham a score Brentford Inst May's Carruthers-Chamroen Songkitrat title fight, inboard from which it has been Reading the opinion of two fight experts,

arranged for a little model of a Northampton Exeter City The two are Nat Fleisher, editor of the American flag when the team score. But Colohester

man to pop out and wave Brigston & Ring Magazine, and George Peters, editor of the French he has walled a long time to de daily sports papór, l'Equipe, who are here to cover the their first home goal today and Newport

appear. Nets Forest scored shrewsburg | Crystal: Pal fight between Songkitrat and French fighter Robert Cohen, that was from a penalty. But Wal

After watching both fighters interrupted, saying, "He will be they were beaten in the end." at their respective trainings in top condition on Sept. 19,, not Only three points cover the B camps on Saturday, the l'Equipes day before." éditor fold the United Press: 21

arat Ave teams-three unbea'en Petors said: "The fight is not in the Southern Section was fold Chamroon is new in going to be easy us people have Division III with Coventry two lo the European style of boxing said. I think Cohen "may win. ahead of Bris of but I was surprised to see that It is not going to be easy.

City, and he knows many things "In the

200 Cubs) are covered European style. Maybe this is Fleisher said both ghiera points, also in because of hij 'American trainer, were in excellent condition, and LCD, where unbeaten Scunthorpe "All: Blivani, Swip taught him fans can expect a good fight, unbeaten, Bradford City by.

tricks"

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