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AT THE WEIGH-IN

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1955,

Nino Valdes, of Cuba, and Don Cockell, the British Champion, shake hands after weighing in for their fight at the White City—an eliminator for the Heavy- weight Championship of the World. Valdes. won on a TKO in Round 3-Central

Press Photo.

Joe Kirkwood

First

Was

The "Trick-Shot King"

Of Golf

Says HENRY LONGHURST

WEEK-END BOWLS"

FOUR NAMES APPEAR FOR

THE FIRST TIME IN THE ROLL OF CHAMPIONS

By "TOUCHER”

Four names-Eric Liddell, George Hong Choy, Fred Madar and Stanley Leonard-will appear for the first time in the Colony's roll of Lawn Bowls Champions as a result of the two finals played yesterday at the Taikoo Dock Club.

Pride of pince goes to the youthfull Liddell win by beating M. B. Hassmer by 21-17 after 25 ends becomes probably the youngest Champion to have won the Colony Open Singles title since its inception in 1909 Liddell's win also proves once again the uncertainty of the game as once again a new Champion, is crowned.

No player has won the title with a well-played shot.. Liddell | two. Hassan just managed to two years running except W. lald, a clinging toucher and rest the excond shot to cut Russell who was Champlon in Hassan drew just about 10 down the score to a single, 1912, 1913 and the joint holder inches short of it

Leading by 19-17, Liddell was in 1014.

A heavy draw by Hassan on head, which proved to be the For Liddell it was a desery-

two yards through on the 2513 the forehand, however, with His art. ing ending to SOBOT of

but Hassan Wax wide his own front drew the shot about a yard fork brilliant play.

Lack played a last wood hit

wood, which in turn Hit the high. Liddell improved on the very small part In his

In his last stretch toucher to force the jack back shot-wood by a couple of inches

give him

success, да

*

towards the crown, he got past count of two and put him back or so behind the jack. Hassan was narrow and through with into the game with o 15-16 his second and so was Liddoil.

110

fewer than three forintr Champions and currently top- favoured bowlers in W. Hong Sting, Raoul Luz and M. B. Hassan.

NOT HIGH LEVEL

score.

0

Hassun was wide with his

· On the 21st head, Liddell third and Liddell drew the first drew about 10 inches behind shot a foot in front of the Jack. the jack for the shot and he A heavy draw by Hassan just Just missed resting the second turned the second shot behind The play yesterday lasted wood with his last delivery to on to its side, but this stayed in

chalk up a single, exactly 103

the meseno us the second shot, minutes. Both bowlers, however,

which gave Liddell the required On the 22nd head, Liddell was two ahots for his 21-17 victory. were до! immune from the usual two yards short with his first tenseness and excitement of a wood. Hossun drew two feat OPEN TRIPLES FINAL final, and actually play Was behind the jack. Liddel Was

his The bigh two yards through with

Colony Open an exceptionally

Triples not of

SIW 20-10 second and Hasson followed by Final level.

victory registered by George Hong There were a few heads in being five feet short. which woods almost

and S. Choy, F. O: Madar yard Liddoli was four feet short Leonard over their Craigen- away became the shots. It was

andi Hassan gower clubmales, C. K. Sung only in the last few heads that with his third

knocked up Liddell's second: shot Judging by some of the tales told at Hoylake of Mr John Ball, who is allegedaddell came anywhere near the to within two feet of the jack.A. H. Seemin and C. C. Ma.

brilliant form which took him Hassan drew second with s In the main the match was to have been able to make the ball bounce back on a rock-hard green when playing

to the final, and it was this last wood to tie the score at downwind from a downhill divot mark with a cleek, one might almost have rated him

stretch of brilliance that enabled 17-11, the first in this category if the very thought were not such frightful sacrilege. him to snatch victory from what

appeared a likely defeat, The Arst "trick-shot king of all across the last green and my own acquaintance, and I dare clapped his hat over the hole say of most people's today, was as it fell in. Joe Kirkwood, who I cannot help thinking must have in- vented the special line of patter which is so essential & part of the show,

At what stage in the game the trick-shot artist became a familiar golfing phenomenon I do not know.

MODERN CLUBS Now we have in England Paul Hahn, whom many, will have

He carries with him a bag of paraphernalia which assorted dwarfs even the cabin-trunk golf bugs now deemd essential by the humblest of club golfers in America.

Some of the implements with

Both bowlers, however, played a fine aggressive game and there was no lack of in- terest until the final wood was rolled

who played For Hassan, more consistent game than.

his

LED AGAIN

TO BOX RUSSIAN

Triple Boxing Champion- ABA Empire and European Light-middle Champion, Nicky Gargano, is a member of the ABA team that meets Russia at Wembley next month. Gargano, who is out of the Army, is now working as a salesman in Covent Garderi market, where this picture was taken.-Central Press. Photo.

HE QUIT RACING AND MADE A VOW; NOW

SPENDS £57,000

Mr John Dunlop, 75-year-old steel king, became a

sta performing in the television which he hits perfectly good golf victorious opponent for the first Liddell drew the second shot account of himself as lead of the racing man on September 7 for the first time in 44 years.

United

programme "Sportsview." He is, I should say, at the top of his particular tree in the States and is at the beginning of a tour which will take him home vla Cairo, Baghdad, Karachi,

He performed his act all over the world when playing exhibl tions with Waiter Hagen, Later we had the comedian, Joe Ezar, who on a memorable occasion af St Andrews chased a long patt Bangkok, Hongkong and Tokyo,

To

Africa's

FIFA Attempts Solve South

Football

shots

make no wonder more

than ever whether we are not wasting our time and money on

d

modern clubs casting three

pounds apiece.

have always had a sneaking regard for the theory that a short man could somehow make for his lack of inches by up

I using an extra-long driver. seem to remember Lionol. Munn having one once, and indeed had one for a while myself and bit same notable shots with it, it was discarded because in times of crisis I could not "wait

16 ends, it was bad luck that

une of his shots brought an un- expected result on the 18th head:

a battle between the two lends and the two skipe. Both No. 23, Fred Modar and A. H. Seemins, were completely off their usual On the 23rd head, Hassan was gamo although Fred Madar did a yard short with his first wood, make amends in the latter half und Liddell drew the shot one of the game with some suc and half foot behind the jack.cessful pod tlomal woods. Hossan, was again, short this time by almost two

C. K. Sung gave a creditable yards.

thelosing three and had his op- He spent £57,277 at the Doncaster sales buying nine about a yard Jack-high on narrow side, but Hasson came in posite number, George Hong

18 Choy, outbowled for the greater yearlings and then told the moral of a Derby back in with the first shot about

part of the drst half of the 1911. inches behind.

That was the year Sunstar place. Now, it's the biggest of The tendency, however, to have only one wood on the jackwon at 13-8, carrying past the pits kind in the world."

in-post most of young Dunlop's As he left his hotel, to spend gradually transferred the

another night af work,

had one It was

inst word. greater experience whose

And young man. positional play made him the to give up racing until he had "Concentrate,

remember work is more effective with all his three built up a big steel business

n. tonle- "I have woods.

built that business despite what the British work- Of the two Number Twos both and now I'm back in racing-in ng man thinks."

HOOFNOTE: In the four days were off, Seemin being the big way," he said. worst so, being either too short

The man who became a multi- of the Doncaster Sales 533,790.

· Ldddell was short and narrow and Hassan put in a

blocker about two yards in front. With

jack to his own wood for a single.

game.

the opposing second shot, took his last wood, Liddell sliced the ftlative to his opposite number, suving then that he vowed (Dunlop

With the score at 13-11 in his favour, and himself lying отре shot, his drive to take out

out instead his own first and to give Liddell three third shots.

Hastan dropped off badly aher this. On the 19th head, jack-high shol by Liddell the almost a yurd away from

D

Both drawing from the back-, hand, Liddell was one behind' the Jack on the 24th head. Has- san improved slightly on this.

in

Atrichor it" at the top of the swing. jack became the first shot and Liddell was a yard short with or too heavy with his deliveries |

Situation

Brussels, Sept. 18.

Hahn has one six-foot long-the average is 42 inches-and says he can hit the ball 300 yarde with .

He also has a driver with a shaft like a fly rod and this too

which puts

A special three-man delegation of the Interna-represents in extreme a theory we have all dabbled with in our will re- tional Football Federation's Executive Committee day. Older golfers

and almost certainly (FIFA) is to visit South Africa in an attempt to member,

once fell for, the "limber shaft" solve the controversial football situation there, it in this connection.

Perhaps his most fascinating. Implement, however, was the was officially announced here today.

The announcement was made in a communique issued driver on the end of a length of today after yesterday's meeting of the Executive Com-ordinary hosepipe, mittee here to discuss a demand by the newly formed non-cne in mind of playing golf with

one's putter sometimes feels liko i European Football Federation of South Africa for ad- snake or better still of what

when

with the final four- mission to FIFA.

Delegates to

South The committee decided that foot putt,

It also brought irresistibly to and Cyprus, Africn

Salam Turkey, Israel (Egypt), Mr K. H. Lotuq which were all three officially mind Ernest Jones, who has the McGuire considered as part of Asia, could remarkable distinction of having (Holland) and Mr I.

professional the Kent (United States).

take part in competitions or-

Federa- championship before the first Long-it the latter

war with two legs and after it with one, and is now a highly successful teacher in New York.

are

vlsti Mr E.

will have talks with theganised by Europeaned.

Alrican

South

BJ authorities well an officials of the new

Federation and the old request by the Jordan Sports

The Commiller agreed to Federation's Football Associa- tion for affillation to FIFA. But this must be approved by next year's full congress.

The Committee wil again during the Lisbon gress-China Mail Special,

won

GREAT PRINCIPLE

Jones's great principle--I may

another, almost a similar dis 'tance away in front, became the second to give Liddell a 16-13

lead.

of

his second and so was Hassan. Liddell was five short with his third, and Hassan was one yard short slightly wide backhand draw. CAME BACK

With his inst wood Liddell Steadying himself. Hassan trailed the jack about two feet came back on the 20th head to his own wood for a count of

ins

"Conten-

(COPYRIGHT)

Mr.

Marciano Is Still Favourite To Beat Archie Moore

and was anywhere but nearsillionaire from stable boy was euinces was paid A 310 lots.

La Leeds holei taking a brandy where he was wanted.

-"a stimulant only; I've not been to bed for three nights" STERLING PERFORMANCE the

and giving away the secret of Their victory the winners bis fortune. owed once again to the sterling

"Concentration. That's how their skip, performance.. of Stanley Leonard. Whether in to do it," he said." drawing or in playing heavy trate on getting dressed in the whatever you're Leonard was always there to do morning on

doing and you'll get on. The the nex

necessary damage,

Good Book says By sweat of Ma put up a plucky fight and

shalt thou your brow

earn dict the best that could be ex-broad. I sweat every day."" pected of a

skip under such clrcumstances, but found the As a boy, young John Dunlop, | Heavyweight Boxing odds of bad position and bril-ihe son of a Presbyterian and- challenger Archia Moore, liant play by his opposing minister, worked at a racing both brimmed with confidence Number Two too much for him,

stable at Dunbar and had a free today when they wound up thele education in. Edinburgh

Yankees Almost Certain To Meet Dodgers In World Series

"But

thing.

CONCENTRATE.

New York, Sept. 18. Rocky Marciano, World Champion,

training for Tuesday's World Heavyweight title fight at the Yankee Stadium here.

The winners took the lead on the first end. Ma made a fine shat when he sliced the jack a

But everyone was keeping a I pold them back," he watchful eye on Hurricane Lone yard back to lle one after his.

lain two. Leonard, said. "As soon as I was in a which could move up the coast New York, Sept; 18.

opponents had

opened his day's bril-position to pay for my education, and spoil the outdoor arrange however The New York Yankees have virtually assured them-llant display by drawing the did so, I owe no man ayments for the bout

A crowd of over 50,000 and a selves of opposing the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World first and second shots.

Why did he plve up racing in Series when they completed today a three-game sweep of

gate of at least $750,000 (£287,- 850) is anticipated by the #Because I thought it was moters. With

prow the Boston Red Sox and went two full games ahead of lead by 4-2 at the end of the

no home tale. the collapsing Cleveland Indians.

dangerous business," he said. --

vision-only **dinerna... clowed Three successive twas W "You cannot do two things at czuit television in 128 theatres I wanted to concentrate in 92 cities-thero. f every am fcoring, angle, Ma's on building my business. When on to expect a huge anal them ahead to 17-8. nce.

With Bob Grim, the American | +--

not be quoting it verbatimi League's rookie of the year in Another Record

established South African Foot ball Association, which is re- served for white players and is a member of FIFA.

Under

International

meet "You cannot move the clubhead the Federation/s rules

than you can swing it," country

con-faster a

and he demonstrates to his may be represented on FIFA

pupils with a jack-knife on the by only one National Associa-

end of a handkerchie

tion.

The new Federation claims It has more members than the

Association, and should repre-

sent South Africa. But it la at present barred from playing International matches Because it is not a member of FIFA.

The communique did not state when the detegallon would visit Commitice South Africa but source said it would be before the FIFA Congress in Lisbon rext June.

MHORNY PROBLEM "It is it very thomy problem which could not be solved on paper here," the source added, The Committee hopes to find a solution by sending a delegation Costudy that malkos

on the

pot."

The Executiva Committee alm adopted the draft regula tions drawn up for the 1958 World Football Championships in Stockholm, and decided that invitations

should

ould be sent aut

next month,

Tent

West Germany Beats France In

די

Athletic Meet Hanover, Germany, Sept. 10,

I bave always that while

this conception is an undoubted

alch

to the handicap golfer, Hogan

pro

1954, turning in a seven-inning, no-hit relier job, the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 3-2, while club- the Detroit Tigers were

the Indiana 10-3 bing Cleveland

As a result, the Yankees can

By Hungarian Swimmer

Karlsruhe, Sept. 18.

Leonard's three went on to

fourth head, 8-2 on the 8th and 11-6 on the 9th,

19117

three made a vallant attempt toes out to do a job, I do itate

When the match was made soon after 38-year-old: Mosca That year- I founded my had knocked out Carl Olson

You to

rotain hie World Light- Marciano

Jump back into the game on the and no one interrupts me.

14th head.

With a count of three against steel. company, Capital?!

him, Ma trailed the jack about don't need it. It's wits that not as favourite, ab

INDIA WINS

a yard for a count of five and count. My factory was a fiby was manifestly, inoves the clubbend clinich a sixth pennant in geven Georgi Tumpek (Hungary) set added

odds of just over three to one......... 0 probable alxth.

The Champion BET Coater than he could do by years for Casey Stengel by a Men's European swimming Leonard with his laat wood,

favoured to retain his 'title'· merely swinging it, and with winning Ave of their remaining record for the 200 Metres but however, came into the bunch

le with ・the

betting

ting remaining steady at tuls. Hahn agreed.

zeven games. That would give terly stroke here today with a for the second shot.

thres to dne. On the other hand, a frose-

them 90 victories, and the time of two mins 24.7 soes.

Marciano West Germany bent France by pipo driver might be a great

The game was all but over

and, seven years younger Brussels, Sept. 18. Tumpek, who held the ufficial Indians can win only 95 games the traching

Indis, the reigning Olympic than Moore, is defending his 122 points to 60 in a two-day atset to

even if they take all their re world record for this stroke over then as the winners rattled off athletic meeting which ended fessional I hit capiul shot

100 Metres, broke the pre- two more successive singles, A Champions, beat Belgium by world crown for the xtir time: maining Ave games.

vlous 200. Metres Butterfly record two by the losers and a single three goals to one in an inter- His forecast of the fight ist "It with it myself and there is, no here today.

does make you Alain Mimoun, France's lead-doubt that It

match here should be one of my best fights. in Munich three days ago with by Leonard's three ended the national hockey ing distance runner.

the owing. If you "snatch," you

a time of two mins 25.7 soca. game in favour of the winners today after leading 2-0 at half I'm in the greatest shape of my 10,000 Motren in 29 mine 81.2 strangle yourself,

Reuter,

at 20-10.

time--Router. secs with Herbert Schade, Ger- many, second in 30 mins 10 so

Werner Lueg, Germany, won the 1,500 Metres in 3 mins 47.8 |seca.—Router.

syon

South Koreans. Beat Vienna

Judo

At

Vienna, Sept. 18:

A South Korown. Army and

Hohn's most spectacular shot is to hit a full drive off a toe held

female. To Miss Connie Tilton, In the mouth of a recumbent who played the part the other night, this was mere chickenfeed, as she spends her life jumping through glass windows, crashing motor-cars, falling off horses, diving from, dizzy heights and doubling for num actremos, In other acts which they not unreasonably decline to perform for themselves.

In his shows around tho world,

Bald,

He has now doce It 1,200 timer without taking ti

I was also decidori te Police Judo team detent to wet ho hils, never, falled: 1950-Junior International tourna Vienna toon today by eight to to u volunteer for this act,

should take place at two. Eidapest next. Enevie, 292

From next year the Interne Moral Federation will no longer Grennings tille tournament, but

The results were an follows."

A Fürthermore an (o) beat: Haxor by divot! The law overages, Los beat Korney by a fail, however seems to fadicate that Bhark bee: Wernard by a fall, the odds "Feliphortening PESWOMAN, CENNIE With MERLINES), Bader volianteurS

The Yarisons, hayo a 91-56 record, while the Indians have R 90-59 mark--United Press.

THE GAMBOLS

THIS IS THE WIN RED INDIANS: BIGLI THEIR FIR

(Hate an ROVIR

Barry Appleby

carcer."--Reuter.

GOLDEN CHURY