1954-10-07 — Page 6

THE CHINA

GRAND

PRIX

A SIX-FOOT SHADOW FROM CUBA IS GETTING IN DON COCKELL'S WAY

By GEORGE WHITING

A six-foot shadow from Cuba is falling-temporarily, I hope-on that cosy rosy prospect of our Don Cockell moving immediately into the million dollar class by fighting Rocky Marciano, for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Shadow's name: Nino Valdes.

"Likable chap. Thirty years old in December, speaks neither English nor American, but makes up for it by hooking moderately well with the left and being managed by a resolutely talkative New York character called Bobby Gleason,

Between them, this pair woun) modesty, - Mg Bolomons made thor New York commentators to be manoeuvring to consider-| the following"pronouncement; who persist In describing atlo purpose in the fight marte

An very well satisfied. Cockel's cause as "ludicrous.” of the world.

Everything is fine. It only Mr Abars all, let me get Butler will reduce the Enter tongue firmly Into

my cheek tainment

Tax

bi the next while I subscribe to the beltet Marciano and Cockell in the Championship of the World la Budget, I guarantee to put that boxing for the Heavyweight ring together in London next the supreme exposition of the June. If there is no tax re- noble art of zelf defence. duction, I am only hopeful.

RED HERRINGS

All sorts of red herrings lold across all sorts of trails when there are a million bucks In the kitty-but, briefly, here what I belleve to be the current situation in the World "Jim Norris proinfeed me + Championship:

BRITAIN V. RUSSIA

I

year ago that Marciano would. Touching every available piece Marelano got his nose and his come to London, and he told me of wood in his chartered left eye considerably chipped in last week that that promise accountant office, Jimmy Me The process of knocking out still

stands.

He is mort sym Intosh, honorary secretary of Ezzard Charles. Since then in-pathetic. Whichever way it the Amateur Boxing Association. sistent clamours, have

artsen goes, Cockell will certainly get hopes soon to have tied up the from the New York columns his chance at the world title."

Asilcuffs fiesta we have all been that the Rock should take 0 Let us rejoice in these tidings, hoping for for monthe- the really long rest from all such

first-over visit to this country Intours as might expose hits chin

of a team of real live Russians. and his Championship to the

Wednesday, November 17, Is fists of importunate foreigners

the dabe being pencilled in for Alto that, whilo Marciano

Wembley Pool if the Soviet enjoyna siesta, Cockoll and

Embassy tay the word, Valdes should dispute the

rolu

Let Nino Valdes be ground into the Miami dust. Let everybody make a fortune, Let there be much eating of words among

of world championship challen- HARD COURT

These bright ideas. I am glad!

tlite roost.

TOURNEY.

If the Russian ring-men

arrive to

foolt out I have seen.

them in action, and can vouch that what they lack in Marquess of Queensberry style they more than malco up in enthusiasm, and, abové condition.

boxere since the

Tast

The 500 cc. erent in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Seen in the 'pleture are Masetti (Gilera .... Nå, 30), Dale (MV — No. 50), Liberati (Gilera «*- No, 42), Armstrong (Gilera sin No. 46) and Monneret (Gllern, ***) No, 28),

Cockell Shouldn't Sneeze At An £18,750 Offer To Fight Charles

Says ARCHIE QUICK

So the New York boxing bosess have decided that Rocky Marelato's next de- fence of his world heavyweight boxing Utle will be against the Cuban giant, Ning Valdes, in February at Miami. New which is just bad for our Don Cockell,

to report, seem to be Anding no

with great favour

Marciano, Valdes, Cockell, nor the Inter-

In first rouhi matches for the vigour, national Boxing Club of

New Colony Hardcourt Tennis Cham-all, superb York real rulers of the world plonships played.

British and at Chinese Recreation Club yesterday, the have clashed twice Jim Norris, headman of the feature frame Faw seeded pair, war: At the Helsinki Olymples outfit, is concocting an entirely Tony Liong and Lie Boen-sing in 1952, and in the

European different plan of campaign-oue win their way through into the Championships in Warsaw

The negro must-have been | believed it or not, he could well which, on the face of it, seeins | KCDNA round with an easy two year. We did rather less than rather more likely to put our set win against Sam Sook and well.

softened up by the hiding he lose that contest. I would rather Mr Cockel in the Championship, Cheng Tin-sho.

Anatolly Bulskov, then Rus-took from Marciano, and, any have the £18,780 and elablth how, an £18,750 offer is not to my undeniable claim to a til at chipa

slun Flyweight Champion, was be sneezed at.

Mardano. It appears that Norris and

the last boxer ansteur Marciano management-Al

professional to beat Dal Dower. win lu Po-hay and Francis Ma He also scored a points

over Scotland's Dick Currie, our present ABA and Empire Games Champion.

The Americans have no intention of lightly relaxing their grip on that Cham pionship and every obstacle will be put in the British Champion's path. They have offered him a fight with Ezzard Charles and I think Manager John Simpson is wrong in his "Marciano or nobody" attitude.

The

Well Inc-have taken

this

The following are yesterday's them-results:

and

or

selves off for a trip to Miami, beat Cheung Wing-chot there to investigate reports that

hish Florida play-spot is S. Y. Leo 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Michaci but one hour's acroplane flight Lo and Y. W. Lee beat V. C. from Cubh and fts hordes of Kung and K. K. Chang 6-3, 6-4;} Henry Cooper, now a fledgling Valdes supporters,

Tony Lisng and Lie Boen-ting | professional heavyweight,

PRONOUNCEMENT

If this geographien! MIMORIT proves correct, then the financial possibilite

of

Vaidon merger

а Marciano

next

could curly dilay my gerial misgivings about clone's good tooks and

has

If Mr Simpson refuses to let Cockell fight any other American the fighter is reduced to a British Championship fight with Johnny Willams or Jack Gardner, und,

best Sam Sook and Cheng Yin-lost to cruiserweights Anatoliy ATI" SHIELD

داد

she 6-3, 6-4.

TODAY'S MATCHES

Singles:W. T. Leo

HO V

Perov and Yurly Yegorov, the latter of whom · right-hookert him out in just one minute in Warsaw.

Our only winner In the winter Cheong-po; K, C. Das v D. Gerica" was lightweight Fred mana- Coffey: iu Po-hay v Bham Yum- Reardon, who cutpointed Alek Mar-poh: Ng Man-cheung v Capt Tin sandro Zasukhin in Helsinki, suscep-St; V. C. Kung v P. Chan.

London Express Service).

tibility to blood-pushers from eye and hose.

So

Marciano could fight |

Valdes in Miami next February BOBBY LOCKE LEADS THE

and, if he wins (the " being

a joke), could then put his world title on the line against | Cockell In New York or London next dunt.

In the very unlikely event of Valdes wrecking the Miaml schedule by beating Marciano, then he and manager Gleason would "oblike" with a Now Yorit retum in June-a situs- tion that would postpone any

interference from Cockell until September.

But nobody seems to be worrying too much about such a proposterous and unthinkable denouncement. Least of all Jack

Solomons, who, with manager John Simpson is pleading the

of Cockeil cause

in those matters. With characteristic

FIELD IN DUNLOP ..

MASTERS' TOURNAMENT

Sandwich, Oct. 6.

In a select field of 20 players, qualified as tournament winners, champions and leaders in the season's order of merit for the Dunlop Masters £1,655 professional; golf tournament, a great international battle is building up on the Prince's course here.

BOWLS ON SUNDAY

..

เ

RUNNING OUT FAST

The sende ore running out feet upon Cockell's time limit to deformi that Championship, but the British, Board of Control have made no move in nominate Ingga... Williama-Gardner fimi

.....

to be ring!

Randolph rusty, but, he must surely stil 12st. 7bs be better than phy man in the country, champion Alex Buxton' included..

Cockell, not at all concerned about the Marciano moves, wAJE: "I shall not starve;, I have my farm":

Lively Market At Cesarewitch Callover

Oct. 6. Layara called: 19 of the 36 Conuruwitch | acceptoru which were announced today and a lively murkot”; de- veloped at the Vittoria Club eslater.

T Most money was for the former favourite, King's Love, who clored a firm 100 to 8 chance. French Design, in the same stable as King's Love, was also well backed although he eased one point to 100 to 7.

Phenomenal Peplu

· 3 lbs., facon, Bunder 1 ord two of Yoska lte trainer Captain: curry mali zata 1., Rocks Elsoy's, three seceptors, were in Abend and Siren Light, both 7 demand but the revourile Condyé luti, Lemlan 8 st. 12 lbs; De- dalis slipped

10 to 1 to Tender Bonhomie and Sam's Lord Resobery's Cunningham, Morphineat. 10 lbs,China to be riddles, in the Cesarewitch Mail Spectal. by Billy Ricbaby,wanstvan... i

quotation

had

for the first time. - He

-capport at -25° to 1

(Omastarembira bettinė chiefty-th conced • Sumary: Brno, Lameter Flangedaenbunt, who was ini

Escobar Beats

and

beavy demand. He closed as Higa On TKO

topfacto, PA

The nach ballover is on Friday, Cfzobel B.

· ODDA KULING

Odds ruling at the end of the vhllover wĚTĚ:

Omarowhich (October 18): 100 to 9 Corydalis,

100 to 8 Kmg's Love, Morti fication and Phenomenal; 100 to 7 French Design, 20 to 1 Blue Rod, 25 to 1

Dings and Defender, to 1 Sirch Light, and Cunningham

33 to 1 Dangelo,

10 to 1 Hayusader Pepergum, Jekyll, Wyresdale, Mixed Ver- mouth, Rocks Ahead, Engberts Emperor and Bam's Bong""""

Cambridgünbire (Ock, 27)

8 to 1Turk's Blood, 100 to 6 Alpenhorn,

In 6th Round

Manila, Oct. 7. Free swinging Benny Becobar, Featherweight Champion of the Philip pines, inst night added the |Hawallan-born Roy Higa to his list of Japanese vietima [by stopping the challenger in the sixth of their 12- round Championship fight nt Rizal Stadium.

Tipping the scale at exactly 123 - pounds, the:' 23-your-old Estobir took advantage of this longer reach and woight to blast the Japanese slugger into sub- mission in one mimate 48 Boconds of the sixth round ** || Hige weighed : 121% pounda. Military Court, He sustained. a deep out over hile | Info || eyebrow while he hná 1 Queen's Beeches, Escobar exchanged hard Jupiter, Desert Way, Waymouth Bay, Sunny Brao and Stormy Hour,

28 to 1 Tiger Kloff,

18 to 1 Marshal Ney, 20 to 1 Durate and Roccer

25 to

punches in the fifth round.

|__High_was '- permitted to con there to fight "after examinas 43 to 1.Chamier and Jaspetion of the cut by a doctor.

FINAL ACCEPTORS

Beuter.

London, Oct. Thirty-six final: "eceptory for (the Consrawich Stakes, 40 bentu

ver two miles and two furlong

Facob Mogle Higa's second pati trainor threw ith the towel when he saw his flater, helpless in Blinded by

the

Rie Fhighro's Corziets his cut.

the Philippine

spectators

decision

over

bgainst

LEAGUE BOWLS

That gives Cockell breathing

Taikoo Ladies space without noticeably helping

at Newmarket on Wedy may Campo in a non-title his exchequer. Nor have the

October 13, were published topporting boat. The Only

per she be judges gave Donny Kid British Board exerted themselvasi

today... to asking for that World. Controi

They are (with weight) unpopular Bound which could do we much Unbeaten Team Butter Sweet vnd Eastern Camps which the majority of

peror, both 9 stone, 3 pounds, France-Presse. in sorting out oúch abérăngly On Sunday, lawn bowlers complicated a matters to from both the Filipino Club and whether the World Heavyweight and Taikoo moved up to the 10

Kowloon Dock "Reds" Northern-Glearn,

Perfect et Peperizia, both b Craigengower will gather nt Championship is an American

Cunningham, King's Park at 3.30 p.m. for monopoly.

top of the table in the first Corydalis. the Second Leg of the "ATI”

and Angelo, official Colony Ladies Lawn Fresh Deal Shlete match, which

Is The Board's --- Secretary has Bowls League as four fork,3-thakurkinats, Love, 8 t nual afraif, and a most popular boen to Bangkok to referee the ther matches were played off io, Golovine, &at., Phenomenal

25.

Path, 8' one, with both clubs.

World Bantamweight Cham pionship at a considerable fee yesterday....- The bowls match will be and the Board's Chairman hai

8 st 8

"Dap, Japanese Team

Postana's

1

For Thomas

7 st. 12 188 kaytedder and

Cup Match

| Mortißestion, both 7 st. 11 ibe.... Blue Rod and Earlswood, bbik 7

followed by a Dinner Dance and been to the United States on The Koutson Docke rede shows

www.holiday. But there has been no who won the Ladies at 10 lbs. Bronzamazon 7 st. Since the Inception Craigon-visiblo action towards the sponsored by ths - Rowizon.

iva., Jeryl 7:81: 1 Tsociation today armoutond The Japan Badminton gower has won the trophy twice formation of a world

con Cricket Club last year, displayed barland and Galloway names of players who will and the Filipino Club once, and the hosts are determined to tie

the score, this week-end.

The following liave been selected

to represent the Flipino Club:

„Preident's · Rink: C. M. Franco, C. Pereira, W. C. Ogly, Dr

N. Atienza.

trolling body.

1

darling -- forth in their, matel gramat Craigengewer whom they beat by 28-13,

Producing á commendably

Mensibile, the

Randolph Turpin camp atim after its lang Rip Van Winkle high standard of howls, they were Turpin, an expectant father, has gone to his North Wares tibly served not only in their training camp to prepare for

tronb rank but ccampicuously by

Vice President's Bibk; M. Right Herringhy on Novem a brilliant adip in Mrs Bankr Pereira, Y. Tan, D. L. Edwards, ber. 1, against an as yet un- to time and azam came of Other Riske; L.A. P 8. named oppocket. He will be a Whether in drawing to the Jack Castro, 3. M. Rumjalin, J. T. Col-cruiserweight probably Brian or in her heavy drives,

Anders or Polly Smith.

Major Sammy Lee unique treble, and Harry. Brad-ably by a hole in one in his fiant, I. M. caviar, M., J. Kull,

Due Here Soon

At the end of the first half of the 72 holes stroke tournament, last major professional event of the British season, Bobby Locke (South Africa) leads with 144.

Astroke behind are Peter golfing corner of Kent a severen: 1. M. Never

3. Norenbe. W. J. Howard: Thomson 4Aŭstralia), Winner of test, called for very Bethurate. T. Noses, A. H. Bomza, H. À. the Opv · and Match-Play control of the long shots.

V-Ribeiro 8. Silva; A. Bachno, tities, and bidding. here for a

Thomson was helped consider.MA-Rammen, VA. V. Never R. M. Hibato. Nenorves; W. phew (Ireland), holder of the first round. Three over four P. Chung, Mastor tile,

(after 16 holow because Jeval fours Major Sammy Lee, the world

At 147 is Dal Rees (Wales) when he changed from a number famous American and Olympic with a trio of Englishmen at three to a number two iron on diving champion, is scheduled to. 148 and Flory Von Donck the 16th bee, tilt a perfect shot and on arrived at the green lifted artive in Hongkong by air, on (Belgium). at, 149, *** Monday Oct. 18, on his United It was late in the day that the tag for this ball to drop

States Government | Locke wrested the end from | home.

Thomson and

FLOODLIGHT SOCCER

The Craifengower

Quartet

Three Zones: For

their superior:appe showhed, the makings bowlers - who "conld do, viderably better with a'. Ha more experience.

and *

Asian Soccer Tournament.

Trikoo, who daredUBRIC. Singapore may be the venue on Sunday by 19-18, yesterdity for the unit rumbs in the Asian motete 21-13 Eninmoola ovir Soccer Championships now Hongkong Football Club, to be being planned for 1956, statem:a) the only cílitz mobilatat toned London, Oct. 4. Leading scores after today's Bradshaw, whe

United Preis oable from Bingas for th. The Belgia, 2 Cordivental His first exhibition in Hong- had dentical scores of 12 and 73. two cou

› counds were:

pore.

KOBRC Yama much the beerkr kong, will be staged at the New Locke had taken

Locke (South Africa) Ongaged with English, Lengue 78 in the!

in two soccer matches - It is proposed Fuliz

the 79,

to divide of KBGC at King's Swimming Pool, North morning, but his 71, in Point, on Tuesday Oct. 19. A afternoon was the best single Custralia) 72, 78, and Ery played

floodlighting the competing, coultries yinde 23-14 While at ww

three Zones for the Champlob good 26-11 win over

the Dock: “Bitang swimming carnival will be in score on a day when a strong Bradshaw (Portmarnock,

goodwill tour of East

Bobby TC Peter Thornson afdel

cluded in the programme.wind, which always stalom "this land) 7279148: THÌ Neem KA? Patch Preston, North Entha-

DINE

WINE

AT

GOLDEN EAGLE RESTAURANT

DAY & NIGHT SERVICE 12-14, Causeway Road, Hong Kong

73147; Pater Alle 7637 W Norrmen Sutton (5, 73, and 8k1 Division Osie bemen, talchar side Boot 76, 12, 148, Donck (Belgium love scoring, but How

22-10. Dialon South team, Froud

lon

Cricket Club,

Pakistan, Cey. Nepal, Iran,

211 Branth 78, 72-220ter Club de Paris by tarpe konts to

nik, all the scoring taking place of Malya, mer In the socandi hæc,

HOME RUGGER RESULTS

Bradford, Ock 0,1 Yorkshire boat Langaxhire-by 20, polates 10' in n floodlight League county match

"It was Readings first: koma, win of the "mension. They have "kuwin Avo“RINË "ŽOSE ONLY or their. six home League games--RELIST"

CAMBOLE

the

both st. 5 lbs., Bird Boot representapay her Wyresdale and Torch Singer, all animation at Hongkong for the at. lbey Mixed Vermouth, world Thomas Cup tournament. The tone will heeded by Manzo Tsunoda, Chairman of the JBA and JBA director

One New Cap In Kawaguchianti

Scottish Team Against Wales-

Edinburgh, "Oct.16) Sootlarick's twećn to meet Wale in the socéar » International at: Cardiff selected tada

follows:

The players are Tosifre Sato of Rikkyo University; Mithink! Oka of Kelo University Furio Mochizuki, of Rikkyo Univer alty, Hiroshi, Sugital of Yolled- hama University, Masuhiro Wedé of Doshisha University and Kazatoku Takeda or Kwanial Gakuin University,

They will leave for Hong- kong on November 8 üboard 1)PROUTE | Civil Air). Transport" Ponzi - United Fress,//

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