1955-09-21 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1955.

SOCCER (DERBY'

COCKELL WAS AGGRESSIVE AGAINST VALDES, BUT

FULLY FIGHTING FIT

NOT

By

The Times Boxing Correspondent

The 10-round contest between Don Cockell and, Nino Valdes, the Cuban, at the White City last Tuesday we k, came to an abrupt conclusion at the end of a hectic third round during which the British Champion had taken a count of eight seconds and sustained a bad cut between the eyes which prevented him from carrying on.

themselves round the ring

Needless to say, Cockell's defeat came as a rude shock to the large crowd which had braved the arrival of bad weather and ranged placed in the middle of the field.

For once those in the more distant seats, who at least were under cover, had cause to con- gratulate themselves. Those in the more expensive seats ranged round the ring in the open, were not so happy, for the rain was persistent and often heavy,

The Cuban, however, quickly hardly landed a punch in the

Things were very turned the tables in the ensuing first round,

Valdes melee, and suddenly Cockell different in the second. now used his speed and reach to sank to his knees for a count of eight seconds with blood pouring effect and scored heavily.

Once in

counter-effort from an injury to the face. Ho in invited disqualification rose and joined once more Cockell

For the fight, but was having slight- punch. by landing a low

wasly the worst of things when the tunately no great damage The meeting of Cockell

and done. Cockell also was cautioned round ended. Valdes had a most deceptive for holding. Even so he was start. Valdes looked the atter, full of fight and the contest was as well as the taller man, for rapidly coming to life by Cockell, 15st. 0lb., seemed time the third round came up.

and slow. dangerously plump

TABLE TURNED The fact remains that through-

Both men wera more than out the first three minutes

bul it aggressive,

was Cookell easily fought his way ever into close quarters and there Cockell who first of all did best scored nearly all the points of when he tore in and with

series of feroelous hooks druve the round.

Valdes into the ropes near Valdes's corner,

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Cockell stummed away at his man with both hunds. Valdes

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New York Yankees

Down Senators

Opening Game

New York, Sept. 20.

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The New York Yankees reduced their "magic, number" for clinching the American League Pen- nant to "four" today when they defeated the Washington Senators in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Seated in his corner, Cockeli was closely examined by his seconds, who did their best close a deep cut between the however, eyes. The seconds, soon called in the referee, who thereupon stopped the bout and declared Valdes the winner.

It would be difelt to Buy exactly what the form meant. Valdes obviously can be a most effective fighter. Cockell equally clearly was not fully fighting ni. The chief of the preliminary

which bouts was that in

Joo Erskine of Cardiff was invited to take another step forward to Contest for the British heavyweight title by being matched with Antonio Crusin, of Italy.

up

Crosia had been relieved of the embarrassment of looking South at Potgieter, the African giant, but otherwise he had no cause to be glad of the change in the programme,

Erskine is not a boxer of the brilliant type, but he is strong and steady and, though for from being a "killer" he Icis his punches go with a convincing confidence. It was in this way that he prodded along to victory against Crosin, who is apparent ly without any punch at all with the closed flris.

A cut showed over Crosin's

The Yankees will be trying for their seventh straight victory when they play the Senators in the second game tonight while the panting second-place Cleveland Indians left eye during the eighth round meet the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox face and the elimination if they lose or the Yankees win.

Hopping

on

a

Mickey Mc- In six games to the Major Dermott for three runs in the League mark-United Prez, Arst inning the Yanks downed the 'Senators 6-3, in the after-

noon game.

Tom Morgan, who replaced starter Don

3 10 1

RESULTS American League Larsen in the Kansas City

Detroit

(4),

contest declured Erakino

and

referee stopped the at the end of it

Erskine the winner. has now had 20 fights not yet as a professional and met with defeat.

On its face value, the victory of Henry Cooper over the Italian R H E heavyweight Über Baclileri, considerably enhanced the 11 0 former's

growing reputation. and Shantz: opponent with a methodical but though, he, too, needed help Maas, Bunning (5) and Porter. deadly precision which early on from Jan Konstanty in the ninth WP Bunning (23-5). LP - made its mark on the Italian's

second inning, received credit Cox, Shantz (2), Harrington Cooper certainly demolished his

for his seventh victory al-

success this year.

Three hits, D walk and a cholce gave the Yankees throe

Boyer (28)

Cox (0-1).

(First Game)

R

3

runs in the arst inning and they | Baltimoro added single tallies in the third, Boston fifth and seventh innings.

-

face.

Then one reflected that only a HE fortnight ago, Bacilleri had taken

11 1a terrible lacing from Erskine at 11 2 Cardiff, and the effects of that Wight (5-8) and Trlandos, nust have had its influence

(10); Sul-

Gil McDougald, Hank Bauer, Smith (8), Gastal

and Hilly Mar-1lvan, Hurd (0) and While. LP "pon the bout of last Tuesday Elsto Howard

tin had two blows each in the -(4-5). HR-Williams (28th). Yankees' 12-hli assault on four

Washington pitchers.

(Second Game)

Manager Charley

Dressen

prevent the Senators from Booton

dropping

used 20 players in un effort to Baltimore

Delock,

week.

On the other hand, it deserves to be added that Bacilleri stood

up to his hopeless task with

R H E gallantry, until a heavy body

7 11 4 blow sent him down for the

With upstretched hands, Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ditchburn leaps to take the ball from the head of Arsenal outside-right Clapton during the First Division local soccer "derby" at Tottenham's ground, White Hart Lane on September 10. ----

DIANA DORS WAS ONE THE MOST TALKED

STARS AT VENICE

Says MOORE RAYMOND

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The two most talked about stars at the Venice Film Festival have been Diana Dors and H.M.S. Sheffield;

The one was a day-time sensation as she lay on the Lido beach in a mink bikini, The other was a night-time.centre of excited admiration us she lay floodlit at anchor in the lagoon not far from the Dogo's Palace.

The local Press called hcr The

English Marilyn" and published pictures of her every day. One of the papers spread the gondola picture across the whole of its two centre pages.

humo- And when Diana was photo- | Kórdia straightway signed her Robertson Justice, the raphed reclining in a gondola up.

rous, Join Gregson, and the

handsome All this film star stuff was immensoly not far from the cruiser even

Donald the pigeons in St Mark's Squaro new to her, and she enjoyed it Sinden.

Every day about noon began went over to see what all the as eagerly and breathlessly as

any schoolgirl.

one of the most fascinating fuss was about.

aights of the Lido-the parade "But nobody wears a hat in through the lounge of the fan- Venice," she was told when she tastically expensive Excelsior turned up to go with the British Hotel contingent to the French party at the Doge's Palace...

You could hear more than a dozen langungen and are more But Mary wore her cart- than 100 styles of dress, vory- Diana was the spearhead of a wheel hat, made from layering from the formal to the out- glamour attack that won great

those rageous. publicity and prestige for Britain upon layer of net, like

Thero pastries called "mille feubles."

was onc small slim, and British ilmu,

of

who the sun-tanned girl

walkerl about in a very short skirt and was certainly an ele-sandals. She turned out to be

Eunice Gayson captivated the It was the sensation Vertians with her galety.

party.

That

Champagne, painter

Many of them, at first thought gant party la the most beauti- Novella Parigini, the she was an Italian star because ful surroundings. of her dark hair and animated of course. manner. Others thought she was. Ava Gardner,

"One woman called me Miss Gardner and asked me for my autograph," Eunice told me, "f didn't like to disappoint her, so

GATECRASHERS

Gatecrashers were numerous. Thara were even more gate- crushers at the American party; About 000 were invited, and

I signed the name she expeeled, about 2,000 turned up. Reuterphoto.

NO RESULT YET

Great Battle For Ladies' Singles Championship

The Colony Ladies' Singles Tennis Championship for 1955 was still undecided after 105 minutes of high quality play at the Ladies' Recreation Club yesterday between Mrs Mary Chow, the holder, and Mrs Pusinelli.

Nobody tried to gatecrash

Roman

WATTING FOR REPLY She was reported to have bo- [comą, engaged to Johnnie Ray in Copri soon after tho megra that he had asked British

gner Sylvia Drew to marry bim. I requested an clucila-

ilm.

"I am very fond of Johnnie,”

Next day the same woman came up for another autograph. She knew my right name this time, the two British parties one she said "He told me he had We both laughed over it." given by the Rank Organiságot engaged to an English girl. tion and one by the British out now he was not sure, I told It did not take long for every-Film Producers' Association. him to go to London and find body to get to know who sho was, They called her "The Ear-have firm minds," explained en "Everybody knows the British ring Girl." "But you must have Italian journalist, some Italian blood," they kept on insisting,

TOOK A GOOD LOOK

While blonde Belinda Lee felt shy, Eunice laughed at the frank stares of the men.

"In England, if they want to look at a pretty girl they do it

a furtive sort of way," she sold. "Here they just take a good look at you-I like "

They certainly took a good

out. He wrote to me, to say he Is Coming to see me in Home on October 18. I do not yet know. what he has found out?"

.(COPYRIGHT.)

The funny thing was that tho Rank people had allowed for

"Where is Hody Lamarr?" the gatecrashers. Consequently everyone was making. We knew their supper party looked a bit she was somewhere on the Lido, thin.

out she kept herself hidden for One of the best parties was Come mysterious reason. given by the Commander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean Oh, I almost forgot to men- ·

on that they showed all filina Fleet, Sir Guy Grantham, aboard

in the boulful Palazzo de. his flagship, the cruiser Sheffield.

Besides the British stars and Cinema. Press, he invited officers from Defender, Delight, and Surpris -three accompanying smaller look at all the British girls

craft also in Venice for the every

morning on the do

Festival. beach. Photographers, professional and amateur, The Sheffield is a famous star snapped them Incessantly. Auto- in her own right. She appeared the in "Malta Story" and "His graph hunters produced

beautiful books bound Excellency." Soon she will go most

a forthcoming British scenes in a sign.

fooled leather of emate de-out into the Mediterranean for of the The most exclled girl in the picture, The Battle British

party was Mary Ure. River Plate," She was remember?the The male British stars alto 20-year-old Scola giri who delighted Venice. They liked found fame overnight in the the easy-going Jack Hawkins, than play

"Time Remembered," the

James big and bearded

The match will be resumed at 5 p.m. today. Mrs Pusinelli took the first set at 10-8 yesterday, Mrs Chow the second at 6-3 and the final set had to be discontinued at 7.30 p.m., due to bad light, with the score standing at 3-3.

The first set, which lasted 55 minutes, saW Bome long base line ducis with both players well in control of the ball with shots finding the deep cornera on accurate placements,

LADIES GOLF

Mrs Wiseley Wins The

Chinese Cup

Mrs Purinelli scored many points with her strong forehand drive and her chop stroke gave Mrs Chow more worries the latter's attempts to score with drops over the net gave her opponent.

Mra Pusinelli led at 4-2 and Mrs Chow at 6-5 and 8-7, but an inspired spell here by the challenger saw her take a love Mrs Chow's service, gamo off and continue to make it three games in a row for act

The inspired spell lasted into the next set where Mrs Pusinelli quickly took a lead of 3-0, but here her game fell to pieces and Mrs Chow steadied up with a game of hard streaking drives Mrs E. M. Wieley scored an to take advantage of this to the poluts 'In the morning and 25 tune of six games in a row to 4 110 count. This occurred in the

points in the afternoon making win eet at 6-3 and bring the Into the American Moore, Suverink

set-all. The second set (8) and seventh of a 10-round contest.

a total of 74 points to clinch match League collar but to no avall. Smith:

Kiely (7)

The appearance of Ewart Pot- the. "Chinese Cup" golf tourna- took only 30 minutes, The loss made McDermott's re- Brodowski (9) and Sullivan,

two Inchis ment crganised by the Jadics

section of the Royal Hongkong the evening's proceedings at 7.30 The umpire called a halt to cord 9-10 and was the fourth Daley (7) WP-Moore (9-10), Rieter, seven foot

tall, brought the spectators to time he faced the Yankees LP Delock (8-7),

life, but among those who com

Golf Club played yesterday.

p.m. with the score standing at without Success this year.

#inued to

was not his Jough

Both RH Enu

This cup was presented by 3-3 In the deciding set. Simon Templar, the

were tiring but there New York

two Chinese ladies, Mrs J: Walplayer! 6 12 1 Opponent

Jamaican, who, for all his 17st.

C. Hayes, and was were still some good exchanges. 39 looked almost a plump school- and Mrs The Baltimore Orioles swept Washington .......

Larsen, Morgan (2), Konstanty

played for the first time.

'THE RESULTS the Boston Red Sox, 3-2 and

comparison. Not sur- boy by Berra; McDermott, prisingly,

Funner-up of this 30-hole (9) and

Templar faced his American 7-4, In the other

stableford competition was Mr (2), Schmutz (8) task with considerable serious- League day games while the Pascual

R. D. Neale who scored 31 New York Giants clubbed the Abernathy (9) and Fitz Gerald,

points in the morning and 41 Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-1 and Korcheck (9) WP-(7-3), LP

points in the afternoon, making 14-8, the National League's McDermott (9-10). HR-Vernon

a total of 72 points, daylight activity.

WINNING RUN.

The Orioles, who Look over seventh place, scored the winning run ini tre first game on Rookie Angelo Degre's 19th Inning sacrifice ily and look charge of the Nightcap when they scored four runs off Ivan

Delock in the sixth.

(First Game)

(14th).

National League (First Game)

R K 1 5 Il 19

Pittsburgh New York

TIESS.

Не stuck to his task well enough and evidently saw some hope in the giant's midrift, which usually presented itself an E the target, but although Templar 1 pounded away and Potgieter 0 himself had no knowledge of

The results of yesterday's cames

were:

Colony Ladles Singles Final-Mrs Pusinelli first set (10-81: Mrs Mary Chow second set -a; final set 3-3 (abandoned).

Akon'n Singles Open.-E. Zulauf beat G. Pilester 6-0, 0-3.

Colony Ladies' Piste. Miss P. hos best Mrs Ramchand 6-2, 0-3 tiss Y. Tai beat Miss M. Fincher be4-3. 1-6.

The best morning round prize was won by Mrs A. H. Penn The afternoon with 35 points.

to be a tie round proved

Club's Men's Singles Handicap.-A. Law, Donoso (1), Waters (5) in-tighting he had a fair guard tween Mrs D. L. Anderson and Malden 1-0, 0-0, 6-3.

scoring Mrs A. C.. Villar both

Inter-Hong Handicap.Dr Smart and Shepard; Antonell (14-16), and, at anything like long range, II-Mayems (49th), Thomas a terrific advantage, in reach.

But the win- and Dr Chon (Medical Dept) beat 30 points each,

Watson and Dr Webberburn (24th), Mueller (8th), Katt

This

ner was eventually decided to Dr

Anderson and Partners] 0-0, 0-1: and

gymnasium; br Mrs Anderson in view of o. S. Gamble and W. Rainger teaching kept him on top. the fact that she had the best South British Ins.) beat D. R. Y (Second Game)

Occasionally, ,too, Potgieter

Bluck and A. G. S. McCullum (B. and 9.) 6-3, 0-2. 4cornered his man and hammered last six holes,

(7th).

Willie Mays hammered out his 49th and 50th homers of the season in sparking the Giants to their victorien. Wille, seventh Pittsburgh man in baseball history to hit New York 30 homers, in a single season, tras now elammed seven homers

SPORTRAIT!

"Firat dividend nothing t

your mother's coming

for a fortnight/"

R Y

в

14 18

(First Game)

2(hlm

his

there. It was following The September Eclectie Con- mich an altack that Templar petition was won by Miss B. retired at the end of the sixth

who Swallow

obtained 53 H E Philadelphia

points nett, Second was Mrs R. 3. 9

2 round. € 0 Brooklyn

Potgieter is nothing ilke the D. Neale who made 59% point Dickson, Meyer (0) and ordinary boxer, but ho is only nett.

A total of 32 ladies took part Lopata; Newcombe, Labine (8) 22 years of age and he has won Bessent (9) end Campenalla the seven or eight contesta he in the "Chinese Cup". WP-Labine (13-5). LP-Dick- has had to date. To the cham- от саку HR-Waitkus pions he would be (12-11). (2nd), Lopata (21st), Amoros victim, but he threatens to be a sore trial to the ordinary raters (10th),

with whom he is likely to ba

Bon

(2nd game)

R H Ematched.

1 0 0

B B 0

Philadelphia

PRINCIPAL RESULTS Brooklyn

Roberts (23-13) and Seminick; Nino Valdes (Cuba) beat Dan Cockell Craig (6-3) and Walker. HR- Cockell (Buttersen). Kellert (4th), Shuba (iet).reilted at the end of the third United Press.

HOME SOCCER

round.

Ewart Potgieter (South

Africa) boat. Simon. Templar (Burton-on-Trent). Templar res: tired at the end of the sixth round.

London, Sept. 20. Henry Cooper (Bellingham) Results of Association Foot-knocked out Uber Badlileri

this evening wero

Sports Diary

Summer

TODAY

Soccer

League match: South China v CAN (Caroline filli) 0 p.m.

•Colony Ladies Pite Final Club Men's Singles, Club Kilwed Doubles. At LRC, 5.39

Royal Yacht Club Annual Meeting. Kellet Island, 5 p.m.

TOMORROW NAR

mada Tennis

W. Merting

Club Ladies Doubles; Club Ladies' ball League matches played | (Italy) in the seventh round J'cap Bingles; Gifts; Matu), Doubles;

Joe Ersking (Cardiff) boat at LBC, 30 p.mart Antonio Crosis (Italy), Refence migby Union: Misstings et MCING. E stopped the light in the eighth | panze round.

Opening of FARO Radenision Court ((COPYRIGHT).

Losane III North

Southport 0 Darlington. i

Tranmere Rovers

Accring

ton 'l-Reu

TODAY'S GAMES

Colony Ladies' Bingles Final (Continuation of yesterday's play) hirs M. how Mrs Pusineill,

Club Men's Blagter Court 4: Thompson v Van De Hek This game in he played immediately after the Ladies' Final game); Court 2: A. Mackie v M. Ileenan; Court 3: D. G. Green v 3. Cotler,

Colonies Plate Final Court 6: Mi Y, Y. Tsui v Mire T Khoo.

Club Mixed Doubles

Court : R. Getz and Mrs Gate♥ Mr and Mrs Watson; Court 7: E. Zulauf and Mrs Lubesador v 1. 10. Kendall and Mrr Vaer: Court B: T. J. Gould and Mias Gould y W. FI. Williams and Min Drower: Court 9: A. Rawlings and Mrs Fowler Y M. Calvert and Mrs KR,

TOMORROW

Club Ladies' Doubler

Mrs "Court 01 Mr. Prean and Rischvá v Mre Fowler, and Hire Kite. Cina' Ladina* Handleas", Kingler Court 2: Mes M. Hodgson V Mus D. Gould: Court 35 Mrs Green V Sirs Thereon. We b

Club Mixed· Domblas

Court B: Mr and Mrs Prophet ♥

| zemes Madgett and Mr Rainger, Court

BEZ, C. Stucker, and Kre-Anger V. M. Heaban and Kirs. Hawisdom. GENER IS DIE Men's Doubleg.

Course Rawlings, and Mackle v

Widmer,

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