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DECEMBER 18, 1955,

MY BOXING SECRETS

CONTINUING THE STORY NEVER TOLD BEFORE

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FIRST 100 HOME IN SATURDAY'S CROSS COUNTRY

The following were the first 100 home in Saturday's Colony and Land Forces Cross Country Championultips It was quite an achievement to be in the at San. Wal. first 100 as more than 200 completed the course.

There are four names missing between the 80th and 104th placon and we regret that the order of finish is incorrect here, but that was the fault of individual recorders and it appears that

one runner ut least recorded as having finished twice, but this error did not affect the finishing order of any of the teams.

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Deserve To Win

This

Match

Says "PAK LO”

Fight Purse Stuffed In My Shoes

By JOHNNY BEST

Whenever I hear the tune "The Yanks are Coming" I think of the stadium-that is, if I haven't been thinking of it already.

LETTER TO

EDITOR

THE

R. U. MacTAVISH?,

AN OPEN LETTER TO 1. M. MACTAVISH-Before going on with this letter i will like to mako clear that thero nothing personal between I. M. MacTavish and myself.

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Many things have been said' about the Mozambique

soccer team which played three, games. in Hongkong and if there was bla reaction from Macno readers it can easily bo SX- plained. On the average a porter covers the soccer gama write what he sees (materially), but I. M. MacTavish in his pre- vious article was taking tho matter to an ironical way and that was the origin of the Macno fight we were sitting together In ¦ roaction (am spooking for my-

for self). front of my fre ni home, Pete Reilly

专 was still back the States and Freddle still

Truly, we have had all the Americans who matter here, from Joe Louis down, and when I say "down," I don't mean Hterally, for the latest of them, Artic Towne, is no small-timer when it comes to the demolition busiter Ask Willle Armstrong and Johnny Sullivan,

fot

The great Joe boxed a couple

me and

of exhibitions in the stadium high-ranking American officers, but he was so bored with the work-out routine after

a comprehensive tour US campa

Europe.

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that he looked as if he couldn't have demolished a paper bag.

It was all right for the jinitiated, but tremble to think what my regular stadium fel- lowers would have had to say They wouldn't have stopped to consider that that great Chun- pon and great gentleman Joe Louls was just Bred-out boy,

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Kreat

was

Freddie

| American who didn't senpress in | Arst public work-out in the jstadium -probably The greatest

sindhipaw 1 ever saw, Miller That was a memorable period 11 our history when the Freddle and his manager, late Pete Holily, were with

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he'd when

drawn Freddie's namney--and that

for a bit of money, Freddie fought as many as four times in a week--was to send part of it back

to the States, where he was bulldrag : 110 fannuity for the fighter.

Silver

JOHNNY BEST

brought them bure in 1934 put their world Featherweight

Nel with

Tarleton, Freddie gave a public work-out too and looked terrible.

Title

up

WE'D BEEN KIDDED

I told Pele i thought so, and he looked me straight in the

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over

BON.

and the night before the

living in my house.

After the games all Hongkong- papers did cover the events as ustal and only 1. M. MucTAVISH Now the Tommy Watson of had to "bent around the bush" Piese days was a considerable taking it to the mockurage side performer, elever, and hard as with thune "verdicts' and un- teak, I asked Freddie how hemished phrases. Why not play thought the fight would go.

fait and stick to the point"

He smiled the way he does, I am still sure that 1, M. Muc- {with screwed-up eyes, and told | TAVISH forgot Dat Hongkung was playing trust in that well known and admirable way

HONEST JOR

me in that gentle drawi of 01 voler: "Mr Best. I'm making no prophesies about the round," but one time tomorrow night J'iz going 10 hil Tomy with [} punch he'll never see the lact and finish of, and that'll be the jfnish of Tommy."

It was just as he said, but it WD# only afterwards that

earned the inside of that story

received Freddle had

as he from Pete telling him, he wou srst fight with

4

Watson on pants, le make it a points win again and take no chances Irying for a knock-out.

GREAT MANAGER

Not

The writer of this fetter in a enpering Rate quite rightly says "For sporia sake an

nte" will

refuse let regarding the appearance of this |

letter i prina, All our readers are entitled to take umbrage at

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be ter sports absolutely fair, however, I must that MacTAVISH to point out

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he L a diplomat, but

bu ista mierally appreciated Caders for the fact that he in scruptiously fair. -Sporta Ed.).

lown with a couple of sight- Kuala Lumpur

and said nothing, made no

But another great fight man- the excuses It was only after brilliant Miller had got the de- ages, Al Lappe, had turned up

Tarleton that I 1 tu That Hely and Miller 1, and when he got around to realised

kiided everybody.

But liking about the Miller- Watso had

of that's the boxing game.

return had asked a couple Tarleton has another til at racing men in his hotel what the June odds were about Miller winning that Ble of Miller's

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racing by a und

knock-out. 1936,

men, so confident of Watson's tale

gulle and strength, said "Five to une." AI took them.

thereby

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Another promoter offered Reilly the return malch and Pole immediately consulted mo, right ahead. for told him to Ko

was concerned, and. so far as

to

Hearing of this, Miller decided. for the only time in his career. to disobey his manager, and was thus that he prophesied for me. in that pre-Bght night talk, what he would do to Watson.

Collegians

Arrive

Fifty-two undergraduates of the Kuala Lumpur Tech- nical College arrived by the 8.8. Tluwah yesterday, to be greeted by their hosts, the University of Hongkong undergraduates.

They called him the Fox.

but so for as I am cob- He cerned he was pure gold. never took on a fighter for his first having n camp without blood test made to make sure the buy was absolutely t the game, and all his boxers had to wear headgear In sparring.that was the end of the matter for personal rep- Yesterday evening the Club "B", playing through- and gargle after every training except that

sons, I decided that i would not attend the fight, which was out with only fourteen men, went under to the Police by spell. Nothing was left to chance with Pete. I wish every man-

It happened In the second be staged at a local dog-racing round. 12 points (3 tries 1 dropped goal) to 5 points (1 goal)ager was like him.

I don't know where truck. under the floodlights in a match which the Police did not

Anyhow, some time before the the punch started from, but it He was a dollar millionaire a

beneath must have come from deserve to win.

couple of times, but he loved to fight Reilly was recalled to the the floor. Tommy never saw it,

and there WRS very

It crashed on his chin. ifted him gamble.

salled only on my undertaking clean off the floor, and landed The little

man's eyes mial to luke Freddie into my home him at on his buck-out. little in the kitty at the end.

Tommy's over at the recollection of his

Miller jumped over of the Police pack gave the latter a decided advantage.

break, friend, and, to make a

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la Shelfeld, away Wednesday Is the x1 round. are quoted at 22-1

Arsenal draped lightly

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Tottenham Hotspur, who meet Boston United, "giant Killers" of the second

round, dropped from the 50's to 33-1

Boston, another non-Lengur side, beat Third Division Derby County G-1 in the seed round. They were xiffered at 2.500 to

one.

Outside the First Division the shortest odds were 100-1.

Odds quoted were:

9- against Sunderland.

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Manchester

United,

Wolverhampton Wanderers,

Portsmouth.

100-7 Belton Wanderers,

108-0 Charlton Athletic, Pro- ston North End

18-1 Burnley.

20-1 Arsenal and Chelson.

22-1 Manchester City, Ever- ton, Newcastle United:

25-1 Blackpool, West Brom- wich Albion, Luton Town.

30-1. Birmingham,

33-2 Tottenham Hotspur. 40-1 Shemeld United,

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60-1 Huddersfield,

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125-1 Bristol Rovers, Leeda | United

160-1 Leleoster City.

200-1 West Ham United.

200-1 Bury.

1000-1: Iforwich Ciy, Hallinx Town, Burton, Hull City.

1890-1 Hartlepools, Acering- ion Stantry.

2000-1 Shrewsbury, Torquay. United, Southport, Cirimaty

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to me,

1 said: "But I'm not going to sec the Bght." He looked at me 1with treinendous seriousness, and suid: " you aren't coming to the light. P'm not fighting, and tim's flat"

Here the Pollen took the ball but knocked on, but the referee was unsighted mud they went on to score through the Club de fence who forgot to play the Never have the Police made whistle, and waited until it was

O'Regan who Amateur Tennis? too late. It was tuscher down, 9-0.

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An aircraft jet engine will be used to help keep the Olympic track in top shape, officials sald today.

The engine will be mounted on A special carrier, geared down to blow hot air at about 40 miles per hour, and will be used as a glant dryer to remove moisture from the track after min.

Another innovation will be a spectra machine to mork all eight truck lanes simultaneous- ly, using plaster of paris dental powder instead of the conventional whitewash. United Pre39,

Sports

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ASTRONOMICAL SCORE

Had even half of the passes which the Police threw why gone oul to the wing the Police- men would have left the nei with an astronomical score,

When the ball did move out towards the Police wings the Club backs were always waiting to tackle with Valentine well to the fore.

Of the Police the best was the lineouts where he Ross in was a tower of strength, and in the loose where he was always up on the bail, while Bryan had a good game is open side wing! forward.

Had the Club had the extra non in the forwards the result vastly would

been have different, for the Club forwards on the whole had more punch la their attacks.

It

Almost immediatley after the same thing happened again, A long kick by Johnstone ought balance and from a the lipeout Ave yards

from Club line O'Regan again went without a through

соге nock on this time. Again the conversion was missed. 12-0,

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At last the Club threes swept up the field and Valentine kick- ed ahead. The ball was caught by Johnstone who tried to kick for touch, but Penman charged down the kick, and

gathering the ball

sent Campbell over. Valentine converted 12-4.

game

Not by any means an inspiring and the Police must lighten up their passing if they they are going future games.

to win DILY

TRANS

Club "B" Stone, MacCallum, Penman, Weymouth, Rose, Valentine, Steward, Slack, Clarké Carpenter, Ansdell, Elliott, Kerr, Campbell.

was not

until the 20th Polico: Johnstone, O'Regan, minute that the Police, attacking, Brown, Lloyd, Nash, Walker,

KEY OF THE SAFE

He was a strangely compelling fellow, Miller, and he was Insistent that 1 sank all

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The party of 52 visiting stu- dents included 10 rugger play- ers, 14 hockey players, two off- cials (Mr Wong Leong-thean. Gln- manager, and Mr Cheah sun, Hon. Sec.), the 17 sup- porters.

such game.

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Collegians have only

their Fugger hockey gear along with That solitory disobedience but are willing to play

match if one is Miller and Rellly were cricket apart

1 is understood one of the best fighter-manager rangedi. teams I ever had to deal with. Hongkong University is contem- I put us

ence plating one clarity show

at the last minute and almost

During their short stay of ups my top liner, Jackie Brown, fell

proximately 10 days, they will I had lo out through illness.

1wo ruby unid three get # new top liner

quickly, play and the biggest drowing card on

hockey inatches. Miller - Merseyside

was: In

The programme 14 as follows.

Rugby Barcelona with Reilly.

Kuala Lumpur V. Royal Air Fores tomorrow at the Pool ground, Happy Valley,

Kuala Lumpur v Police Uj HKFC Combined Police team on Monday, art tho HKFC.

NO FUSE

prejudices and went with him. When we got inside, he said: "Come into the office," and when Melbourne, Der, 12.

I demurred again, he insisted, that America

I cabled them, asking them to Reports from

and rather than upset him,

for this contest, the Australian Davis Cup stars went, in the office of the hack back just

and without fussing at all about Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall he produced a key. should be banned from amateur "The key of the safe," he said who the opponent would be, or document with a smile, and proceeded to how much wages would be in- they signed when Jack Kramer opers the safe. Out of it be took valved. Reilly cabled that they'd was trying to get them to turn a bundle of notes of very highbe in Liverpool before the fusi. professional, Rounded

a denomination indeed.

It "My purse." Tennis

tennis, because of

like

lot of nonsense," Don Nerguson, President of the Lawn Association Australia, tonight.

of

"We have heard nothing vßl-jin. chal about the matter from any

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he said. "I in- difference I had told said alsted they give it to me before that the opposition was

Stewart, the fight and the key of the provided by Jimmy safe. This is where you come one of the hardest hitters in the

country at the time.

on the dot They were there

Mliler gave away a of lot

weight and won on all right.

points. Не

remarkable was a truly He didn't pocket fighter.

care a Ho didn't need about training.

will be discussed officially," he notes into the toes and flatten-

ed them on the soles. added.

lot

"I'm not taking any chances It would have to be discussed

your at the international Lawn Tennis of your getting Association meeting next year pleked," he said. before

And so I sat throughout that to. By travelling around all the there could be any

of his title small promoters and taking оп prospect of an official move second defence China Mail Special

my toes all comers, sometimes for purses against Tarleton with literally tingling with I don't as small as £80, he considered know how many hundreds of he was being paid to keep In

I've never been so un- condition. mfortable in my lifea1 least,

Three Nil Win For Hungary

Lucknow, Dec. 12. Hungary beat Singapore in won a scrum on the Club 25 nnd | Lellloit, Brown. Cunningham, the second table tennis test by the ball came back to Walker Purves, Shelley, Forsyth, Bryan, three matches to nii here today. who dropped a beautiful gool Ross, Benn from about half way out, 3-0,

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After this the Club pulled up their socks and the threes began to see a little of the ball and with Penman in the van nearly scored

couple

of times. Valentine and Ponman made great use of the feltors move- ment; but they used it: too often and had they fed their wings migist have done bøtter,

In the second half within minutes of the kickoff the Police scored; again when they caught the Club threes in possession and Bryan following up well thiched down loose Bail; 0-0;

DOUBTRÚL SCORE

Once again the Club attacked but Johnstone Invariably gaved. "the day" with soursą "nien "tiquois"

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not that way.

Actually he refused his purse and for a charity show once

A nervaless chap, Miller. Be-finished up losing mortos“. ... fore a #ght he'd get into a card He was fined a Aver for a dis game in his dressing-room, and qualification for hitting low. you'd have to drag him away from it to get him. Into the ring. hand," he'd "Aw, just one more any to the whip.

We'd matched Miller a second time with Seaman Tommy Wat-

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Memories of the great Welshmen, (COPYRIGHT)

by Barry Appleby

Hockey

Kuala Lumpur v Combined Nav Bharat, Soakumpots and KITC team at the HKU ground on Thursday.

Kunla

Lumpur v University

of Hongkong team on Friday, at HKU ground

Kuala Lumpur

V

Malayan

Indian team or Nay Bharat at HKU

ground on Monday.

The captain of the rugby team Loot Kam-pak. C. Mchadedan leads the hockey team.

Is

The team was expected to go down for a shert training spell at the University ground yes- terday, but cancelled it at the 11th hour.

Rugger League, Charity Match

Castleford, Yorkshire, Dec. 12,

The Now aland Rugby League touring team beat Castleford by 28 points to 10- in a rugby League charity malch here today.--Router.

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