1955-12-20 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1955.

LOOKING AT SPORT

Pakistan Tour Can Solve England's Cricket Problems

Says DENNIS HART

Hope springs afresh for English cricket-in December.

Recently the MCC 'A' team set sail for Pakistan to open their tour on Boxing Day. Officially their mission is a goodwill one, unofficially it may help England retain the Ashes next year against Australia.

For England, No 1 in the world's cricket ranking list, still need two reliable openers, Len Hutton IN more than doubtful und the men who did duty against South Africa do not hold out much hope. Only two opening partnerships survived the fifty mark; the sum fotal of the other seven was 43.

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Henry Armstrong is on the tert in this flashback to his fight with Liverpool's Ernie Roderick.

KL Collegians Beaten By Police XV In Their Second Game Of Tour

By "Pak Lo"

CONTINUING MY BOXING SECRETS

FIGHT I GIVE LONDON ENDS IN A FLOP

By JOHNNY BEST

Freddie Miller wasn't the only fascinating American I had the handling of. They had a lot of colour, these American boys, and their

managers too.

Take Bill Daly, who brought Pat Lazar, Al Diamond, and Jackie Wilson across to Liverpool back in 1995. Daly, one of the nicest mon in the business, - brought his boys just like that-no contracts, no cables, no nothing.

und.

of

As soon as I saw Wright in action I knew that he was much too good for Tanner, and at the

wouldn't have it.

He just arrived in the Mersey

....as I well remember, to Arst time ane of his sparring with his team, and whep the my cost. We arrived in Paris, partners, a boy called Chalky

Wright, authorities dis- and there we got nostalgically Immigration

whom I had already eavered. just before landing, tied up with Jeff Dickson, who engaged to Dght Kid Tanner at that they had come to fight for had come quixotic idea that it Liverpool Stadium. a living and had no contracte, would be good stroko they refused them permission to business to steal Armstrong from under the noses of the GRA. It was only by accident that who, after all, had been among another passtuger had got to the other big-time fighting pro-first opportunity, I advised the know them on the ship, and, in-maters who drove Jeff from his Kid to get out of the engage- ckdentally, knew something lucrative stance in the Albert ment any way he could. He about mc.

This passenger Hal.' signalled me the situation, and, of

Jeff mado such a play of deter. I fixed them all up with COUTSE, contracts-without knowing any-mination to get Armstrong off the ship and into a quick over- thing about them.

They met, and you maght to Take a

Book

at the British weight match at the Painis des

a GRA representa-bave seen what Chalky Weight

-who records of these fighters of Daly! Sports that

went

to win the Later, when the same Bill Daly tive who was with me left the

Work Featherweight titl¤-did brought Lee Savold over to fight lunch that Jeff had thought we

to the Kid! on, and made an Bruce Woodcock he brought his were laying

Immediate tolephone call to fighter afterwards to box some exhibitions for me in the Liver- pool area, principalły rumong the US comps.

Yesterday evening the Police XV aided by some Club members in the hacks defeated the Kuala Lumpur their tour by Technical College in the second game of 14 points (1 goal, 2 tries, 1 penalty goal) to 8 points (with a lovely black cye. goal. 1 try) in a fairly interesting game.

LEE'S BLACK EYE Savold went through the lot The him unmercifully

about that!

London to have the legal chapя of the GRA standing by ns a protection for our fighter....

But Jeff was only kidding, and there was never any question but that

Armstrong would get to London and night Roderick, despite CI's ribbed

the threat to hi-jack him on the way.

We concluded the Cherbourg- I shall never forget Ameriams. that Pete Reilly, when it was Southampton journey safely and time for him to go home after happily, and there reanalned for Freddie Miller had cleaned up, me only the headacho of how to went around the stadium's staff get back that £10,000 it had of women cleaners and gave taken to lure the world cham- cách t

A £l note. The stadiumplen over Britain. clooners were business,

The Technical College XV were faster, and more dangerous looking when they

got the ball, but they were preponderance of weight in the serums lay on the side of The Police XV, and it was seldom that the Collegians naw much of the ball from either the met

the

lineouta.

In the Souse though they were always there to sba up then

a dužnces, but some Round lick hing by the bucks Container! them in the G4 half

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chew It over Why did Pottie give up” He just didnt it in to the set-

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the feldt, two Danes England would d W-31 20 N di fulan Test sides

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The other outslanding player In the Poller zide were in the forwards where Shelley, Dryan and Forsythe were the best

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OLD POSITION Walker moved up to his old position of wing forward for this jane and though he did quite welt

completely shadowed by his two opposite numbers. NK Man-wa und Sivirajali,

both played magd Reently.

The Scoring started in the twelfth Te when the Tecnical College were penalised for offside and Johnstone con- vertest from the Tech 25

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but nevertheless...

"I'll go through with it Mr Best," he said, and wouldn't take no for an answer.

on

NEARLY OFF

The Armstrong-Roderick fight was almost called off at the last moment when Mike Jacobs,

whose promoting organisation had Armstrong under contract, demanded a 90-day return fight clause. In the end Exidie Meade all the Chicago lawyers from the room,

saying: "Just love Johnny Best and me here alone and we'll settle the whole thing in a couple of minutes,”

drove

We did.

Queer chap, Eddie Meade, He kept on asking me about Ireland and found it very hard to be- leve when I told him that I never had been to Ireland! i still haven't!

Naturally, I wanted the fight And then there was Panama Aijin the open air, and in this I Brown, who come up here and was supported by every writer that ever was. All knew that fought # great connoisseur's

this was

would sorup that fight with Tarleton.

was, walking in the draw the town and more than Brown

But I was overruled the town. streets one day when a couple in the matter of the venue, and of kids approached him for auto-in

one of the greatest ring battles Britain has ever stren was return staged in Harringay. where it was a resounding financial flop.

On Top

Third Title

Cricket Club

50

the man

took one look at their

and clothes

bolcked then away into a shop and straight bought them sults of clothes which he insisted on being put Craigengower

on then and there. alteady winners of the Senior But the fight to end all Aghts

'C' and Men's Mixed Doubles

tar as 1 was contemned W08 Division League 1tles, assured the ont I made when young themselves of u third this sea- John and I went to Landen to

Chinese ref they beat

its matchmakera for the Fon when YMCA a return

Racing in a

match of Greyhound

Associa- the

tion.... the Men's 'A' Division by live

As I saw it, Ernie Roderick matches to four last night,

to match with Once again the fighting spirit was

Armstrong. coloured of the winners was very much Henry in evidence. After losing three American holder of the World's games ir. succession, CCC Light, Feather, and Welter titles. rallied back by taking both the although our Liverpool Aghter

wasn't the British Champion. Doubles games,

Jake Kilrain, of Glasgow, was In the sixth gume of the the

the Champion at the time on evening, which proved to be the account of his

win over

Dave the spend ball L was decider, CCC's Jimmy Khoo was McCleave, the Londoner. But the Ponce who scored trailing behind_by_6-16 in his when the Oght actually look when Benn got the bull match opalus S. K. Wong. A place Roderick hand wan the spectacular rally by Khoo saw British Welter title from Kurnin, was him taking 12 points in a

голя From Liverpool Stadium to overtake Wont at 18-10.

£8,000 to Robert Tay gavo up his game light Roderick and got a firm No against Ramon Young to confrom his manager, Eddie Mendic, centrate on the vital Doubles. Then I went to Lamdon,

Soon after MacCallum broke through to touch down under The posts Johnstone easily con-

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well but Bised.

und went The inversIOME 11-0.

"Phot Seempy with

First a

over

We lege opened their

benuttful try zater foot rush took the

offered Armstrong

ball upfield then Tau Cher-lock CCC then took both the Doubles fred with the idea of matching

a fight

won

And great fight as it was- Armstrong

on pointuit could have been a better, for both fighters had bad hands when they went into the ring.

There were odd sidelights to that fight. When I went to Clacton to see Armstrong pre- pare, I saw in action for the

"Why!" he said: "It I worked I'd spend ali my Britain week-ends in Ireland."

After that classic fight ho still said to me: "I'll give you a fight for any of Arm- strong's World titles on condi tion that you and I bave couple of weeks' holiday Ireland."

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In

Don't ask me why....but I never took him up on that.

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Jimmy Wash and other greate from the Stadium nursery. (COPYRIGHT)

Good News For Racing Enthusiasts-More Money

From Totalisator.

London, Dec. 19.

Good news for racing enthusiasts came busi week just after the Duke of Norfolk had spoken about the financial troubles of the British turf industry. There is to be more money available from the totalisator.

First racegoers heard that the Racecourse Betting

Kume to clinch the match by Roderick with Armstre Hyde Control Board, which controls the tote, had won its

whe cot the ball kicked ohtad— gathered, ran, kicked sheud and | 5-4. gathered again to whip though Results: (CCC players men-

bafflest defence to Pore near troned first). the posts,

14 Kam-pak converted. 13-5. Id th

1135-ra

peler.

the badl

WRS

Singles: Robert Tuy lost to

as the lus of the S. K. Wong 20-23, lost to Ramon Young 3-21; Jimmy Khau beat A nive

foot rush, and S. K. Wong 21-18, lost to Ramon cane to Parves wher Young

4-21; Wong Wal-hung

w.nt over in th ener The Jost to Chan Wal-cheuk 10-21.

cdversion was missed. 14-5,

Theo cen minutes

end

Lai Khoan song ball from the flacoul about ach

Doubles: Robert Toy and K.

that, as

LBL, saw it, would fil Park, never mind the White

City, for the coloured American

triple-title holder was a boxing phenomenon and Ruderick was going very good at the tim world. good enough for the best in the

ALL OVER AGAIN

appeal against the income tax authorities that its surplus should not be treated as profit and thus become linble to lux,

f be much more.

frum the C. Wong beat S.

S. K. Wong and So I started negotiating all fot the Sul Chuen 21-7, beat Ramon ever again from the Londen yard: from the Police ling, and 21-15; M. A. Ibrabim and Wong Associat

Young

and Chan Wal-cheukces of the Greyhound Racing where I was noty barged his way through the Wai-hung beat S. R. Wong and working with young John with Oppositiou to score well out. Sul Chuen 21-12,

The

14-8.

conversion Wis missed.

Sports Diary

TODAY Badminton

Malayan Indians V FK Indians at mc. 8 p.m.

Athletics

Queen Elizabeth School Annual" Sporta at SCAA Stadium connet<= Ing at noon.

TOMORROW Hockey

Malayan Indiana Combined Services at Bookunpoo, 4.p.m.

Badminton

Malaysy Indians V CYMCA Indian Tecresilon Club, p.m.

RAJ

Lengue: lat

Cricket

Division

Navy, 1.30 p.m.

THE

at

(GEORGE, WILL YOU MAKE OUT)

THE ORDER FOR THE WINES THAT WE SHALL WANT FOR E CHRISTMAS?

(LEAVIC AT TO

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interests,

That means there slipuld be this good news than they were

like something

Quother half-} advised of the fact that a new million pounds sterling for dis- company had been formed to tribution among various racing] let them bet away from the coume on the tolt for as little and bloodstock cluding prize money. It might| aa alxpetice a time and that two per cent of the turnover would go to benefit raecepurses. · This should please owners

who have been The new company, Postal beat Ramon the sole idea-In which I armly and trainers,

Wai-cheuk believed--of bringing the World Frumbling about their hard lot, Tote Services, will be run on a and have an indirect effect on credit basis. The maximum Welterweight title to Britain,

the

ordinary turf enthusinat, credit will be £3 sterling and Brigadier-General Critchley He should now see bigger and the highest individual bet 21. was preparing to leave for the beiter felda and it should give Sixpence will be the minimum. United States on other business,

He the racoccursą authorities In other words it is a service and I furnished him with every chance to provide cheaper rat-fer the man and woman in the mkirças I could think of, from

ing and better amenities for strect-the little punter, Opera- the incifable Nat Fielacher down, him. He certainly needs them, tions should start in March. so that he could show some cash, though of course the effect will{ and maybe, get us this fight,

Whether it not be felt yet' awhile. The general went. He offered

SUCċtes or not remains to be FETED Eddie Meade £10,000-and the This victory for the Control seen but estimates are that off Board comes after a battle of the course betting next mongon

Chan Young and 21-8.

The Men's 'B' Division final between CCC "Green" and Chinese YMCA, has been fixed to be played off on Thursday at the JewishZ Recreation Club starting at 8 pm.

SPORTSMEN

fight was on.

will prove

U

The Commissioner for India, Getting back a sum like that over three years with the in-should contributo Something Mr E. P. Adarkar, and Mrs was only the start of my come tax man. If they succeed over £2,000,000. If the target Adarkar gavo a cocktail party troubles. Meade and Armstrong still further and manage to re-le reached then the ordinary in honour of the Malayan In-and Henry's family of wife and cover the tax already paid over racegoer can look forward to dlan hockey, cricket and bad-baby salled in the Queen Mary,

period of 25 years there would cheaper admission charges, bej- minton teams at their resid-and I left in the company of be a bonus surplus running into te: toflet facilities, many of ence, 25 Cooper Road, Jardine's some British newspapermen for millions of seiling. It is auther which are at present disgraceful, Lookout, yesterday.

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