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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1956.

BRITISH OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN TEAM

"PEERLESS" JIM THEY CALLED DRISCOLL AND PEERLESS HE WAS IN HIS CRAFT

By C. B. THOMAS

“Peerless" Jim they called the Cardiff-born Jim Driscoll, and peerless he was in his craft. His scientific skill in the ring has never been surpassed by anybody in the world.

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With his black curly hair, grey-blue eyes and beautiful body, he was a Grock god in miniature.

Jim Driscoll was born in a Cardiff house on December 15, 1880.

After leaving school, he was employed at the printing works of a local newspaper, and from then until the age of eighteen he "played" at boxing amongst the amateurs, making a sizable collection of cups and trophies.

But with u widowed mother to support Jim soon BIL W

the fuaocial advantages of putting Isi tersis on Ji profession? bliss. He went under the jou Kukhnee of Bob Downey, who owner stymnasium in Cardif where Jim dest traited, and Albert Shirley.

certain highlights, such as his trip to Americu-and his return.

When he landed in New York he was met by famous Amerkan manager Charley Harvey, who had seen Driscoll box at home. Harvey had PO publicised the arrival that the quayside was puoked with Pressmen and box- A glutton for Hym work ing experie Driscoll Invaribly

Jim's Onished hir exhatasting training sessiUCH by caused walking fight round the room

from the gathering and louef on his hands.

doubts as to his nelual fighting But

it was in the boxing booth ability. But his first night had that Jim perfected his supreme

them all sitting up. shug technique, to a couple of

ROUND with travelling around yours booth owne Profesor Harry Collis

I remember in sessions with

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when nuvvy

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FULL

RECOGNITION

Detrull levend the booth le when he was not engaged pereparastion To big cemilest Then, he trained at The Didirislar - ten Club, Cardif But not unlic 1900, when he was 3, did Jum

ful, recopulam to champion- shup ela me after his second con test with top-notcher Johnny Summers. afterwards Feather, Light and Welterweight Chami- pton.

two "ruliflower ears comment Kome ribald

WON EVERÝ

before Christmas, 1910, the grentest tragedy in modern Welsh ring history was enacted.

By the seventh round, with Welsh using robust factles, Driscoll wa appealing to Penny Bettinson, refereeing from oul- side the ring. He was told "Box on!"

In the end it was intolerable, and by the tenth both men were viciously butting.

Driscoll cane off worst, for the Bollinson, jumping into ring, caught Jim giving the final

and

It butt disquallied him. was his first time in his long, In quick succession Jim dis- posed of Matty Baldwin (twice), and honourable career, and Jin

hard. Grover Hayes (twice)

and Charlie Griffen,

The scenes around the ring- Featherweight

unforgettable--and Champion of Austraila and New

wore Zealand. Soon, nil

unforgivable. Faithful hench- America's Press demanding a pairing men Boyo Driscoll and Badger

WAS

WOTO scrapping with Abe Attell, Featherweight O'Brien Champion of the world.

Abe fought shy for a long Lime. Eventually, under Creat PrONSUPE, he agreed to a ten- found no-dreision bout, but re- marking: "There can only be one Champion. I stand by what the newspaper guys say when it's over,"

Even the terrife amount of betting was who settled in the

same way, by the newspaper-

men's verdict,

To trala for that important fight Driscoll had three other

Matched with Bantan: Chamu- pron Joe Bowker, winner over De famous Pet l'aimer, Junghĩa,

points

fifteen-round

ceetsits at the National Sporting Club, London, and nationa]

one

a week, over slx rounds, ten and ten the great

And on the Champion in every round.

night he outpointed

The Press was unanimous, The next morning only one man In New York recognised Abc Attell as World Champion. That was Abe himself.

took it

side

perishly.

.

the boys" were busy cleaning out the pockets of the fans. The whole affair was sickening.

And in the resultant confusion

After three niore lghts Driscoll, then having bouts of liness, said one day: "I've une more.good fight left in me, Get me a match with Johnny Kil- bine (World Champion after Atici) and I be satisfied," (Jim was then 32).

The fight did not materialise. The 1914-18 war did. Driscoll served in the Welsh Horno.

After the war, Jim was per- to return to the ring. sunded That fight with the French tiger Charles Ledoux at the National Sporting

Club on made ring

But back home in Wales, the YaListick

rather different.

October 20, 1919, WJER particularly in this

"Brilish Volunteer

in Cardiff. a Lavera ard by all sportsmen. With

pretty

Wilshire.

branette Edle behind the bar, Jim

Driscoll for some time had been pressing a very romantle suit, But mine host, Bob Wilshire,

Now the huge purse offers pour in from everywhere, but the Jubilant Harvey, bursting in on Driscoll with: "We'll make a fortune, kid!" was astonished to find him

for home, packing All Churley Hörvey's entreaties

Larots of

big money "I've never liked you hanging waiting to be picked up could Ibout Edie,"

Blob, "and not detain the Welshman. what's

mure-if the best you're

"I promised capable of is beating Joe Bowker, charity

show on points, you can forget her alogeUteri

didn't approve

and

Kasted

to box on the

history.

The British Equestrian team which will participate in this year's Olympic Games are pletured at Windsor Forest Stud, where they have been training. Team are, from left: Colonel Harry Llewellyn on "Aherlow"; Mr Wilfred White on "Nizcfella"; Misa Pat Smythe on "Flanagan"; Mr Peter Robeson on "Craven A: Miss Dawn Palethorpe on "Earlsrath Rambler"; Mrs Bryan Marshall on "Nobbler"; Major R, Dallas on “Marmion"; Miss Susan Whitehead on "Scorchin”,

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THE DAYS OF BIG CROWDS ARE OVER

Speedway Racing Is Running Out Of Gas

Says GEORGE WHITING

Speedway doesn't live here any more.

The days of big and enthusiastic crowds are over, the shrilling of the autograph hanters is stilled, the personalities have departed, and the corner-dust that used to rise in cash-spinning clouds has settled down into a flat and unprofitable desert. All is woc.

The tax man has cut deep, the promoters urgue among themselves, a weak Speedway Control Board has wobbled at the knees, the riders have shunned healthy competition and hidden their heads in the sand of restrictive practice.

Five years ago there wer: 35 tracks catering? for 12 milion fever-heat spectators every year. Now there are 14 tracks, and if They attract 5,000,000 patrona in the season beginning this Easter they will account themselves fortunate.

WITHOUT LUSTRE ·

Driscoll, 38 years old, was ring-woru. 1 in body. Peerless still, but without lustre.

Yet still so brilliant that he was

consummate master for Afteen rounds

Wembley In which the figer could not get within claw

In the reach

sixteenth-

disaster!

for Nazareth N House he informed the flabber- A right caught Jim, buckled his inanager. "I've got to be legs, and his face was suddenly there"

that of an old man-Ledoux "Whores the contract?" yelled followed, hitting ou like a man Harvey

possessed. "Don't worry - enn

Just only just break that!**

Jim stayed upright until the "You

don't understand," gong. answered Peerless Jim. "I pro- de-mised I'd be there."

Old man Wilshire thought he had sel an impossible standard for Driscoll-to bent a reigning Champion was not enough. Bui || Driscoll made up his mind at

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"I take Bowker," he clared, "BY A KNOCK-OUT- then I take Extern He did,

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VERDAL PROMISE

Ou the eve of Derby Day, 1907, Jiat knocked aựt Bowker for the first Ume in the Cham-crowned pion's career.

a

towel

In his corner he was violently atck.

For the only time in his life.

fluttered the And so, to fulfi a verbal surrender signal from his corner, promise made to box

It was the end.... for charity, the Weishman turned his back

Just over Ave years later, oged 44, Jim, after à long batté un fortune and sailed home, un-

of the World with fast falling health, died. Soon afterwards Featherweights

That's the ori

On the morning of his funerai the new Chamblon led Edio to

of men Jim Driscoll was.

flowers and wreaths filled every the altar at St David's Church,

Which is why Cardir.

the agitation corner of the Duke of Edinburgh

Hotel, that gut him in the ring with

where he had lived. Wales: Freddy Welsh was so appalling.

inan, woman and child. For ours the two boxers had mourned the passing of their been Arm friends, but their hero,

Driscoll's enster 18 book ength. Here, I can only mention

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WORLD'S FASTEST MILER

WILL MAKE TWO AMERICAN APPEARANCES

San Francisco, Apr, 10. Australia's fabulous John Landy, world record holder for the Mile, will make two American appearances --- both in California early in May. It was announced today,

Landy, who has run the three fastest miles in history, will make a double nganult on a new world record for the distance at the University of Southern California-Ucia dual meet in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on May 5 und in the West Coast Rolaya Open Mile at Fresno on Satur- day, May 12,

He will arrivo in San Francisco | his studenla at from Australla on May 3.

Landy, in a telephone call to San Francisco early today, agreed to accept the two invit tions as his contribution towards building interest in the 1056 Olympic Games, which will be hold next November in his

hometown of Melbourne,

The Invitation was extended through the US AAU.

Acception was revealed

of tho United

States

this afternoon by Poto Rowolle, partner In the San Francisco

public relations drm of P. K.

Macker and Company.

The San Francisco firm was patalped by the Victoria Pro- motion Committee to handle, a

public relations programme in the United States for the Olymple year.

BARLIER DECISION His decision to comme to the United States was a reversal of on carlier decision not to run outaldo Australia prior to the Olymple Games. Previously he had received bids from acveral countries and for several meets in the United States.

grammar school in the mountains about 80 miles from Melbourne,

He made his Mlle comeback on January 28 at MelbouITIO when he set the sports world whistling with a winning time of 3:08.0, the second fastest four lops on record--United Press.

FANLING GOLF

Following are the latest results the

of competitions played in

Ladies' Section at Funling:

Captain's Cup March Qualify- Ing Round.—Mrs J.D. Clogue and Mrs E.M. Wiseley tied for the Monthly Qualifier with Nett 71. Mrs Clague

the play off. L.G.U. Mechl-Silver blvi- slon-March Oth-Mrs E.W. Brooks 98-12-70; March 20th Mrs J.H. McCann -69-16-73; April 3rd-Mrs J.C. Hurden -84-10-74. Bronze Division-- Duffy

bry, who three times has March 6th-Mrs A.D.

the four-minute Mile 104-30-68; Murch 20th-Mrs and whose best time of 3:88-J.D. Clague-84-23-71;

31, 1954-de the existing world

April

EASTER STABLEFORD

Mrs J

sot ab Turku, Finland, on June 3rd-Mrs H.H. Todd-98-34-62,

been has

reluctant to

J. Wai was the winner of competitive rating this this competition with

a score of acason because of his rigid 38 points, anxi Mrs G.W. Stabb training schedule for the the runner-up

35 with points, Olymple 1,600 Metres in which In this competition which was he will be the likely favourite, played on the

Now

Сонгос MTB However, ho changed his mind Wat's best card wae o Kross 76. after winning a Mile race In HANDICAP REDUCTIONS 3:68.0 last Saturday in Mel bourne.

lively, Sir Arthur Elvin and Mr profits the performer, and keeps Bannister, who ran 3:58.8 to

the boss out of the red.

How

TOO LATET different

nowadays

Ronnie Greene. Walthamstow and New Cross saw the rod light long ago. Harringay and West Ham struggled for a while, but now they, too, have run out when the turnstile patron has of gas-Harringay after seeing to put up with a work-to-rule their customers dwindle from bonus system that often unsures

the

home the second, man 40,000 i, 3000 per meeting.

same amount of prize-money as What on undignified mose the winner, Let ma know Wimbledon these and

one-time derring-do when you see a couple of team- alone survive la London, kept heroes have got themselves into mates having д dust-up after alive by the promotorial urging with

their gilly internal one of them his achieved a lead and abiding fath of, respec❘ squabbles. The funeral, I mean at the first bent

the season, darted on March 30, and yet, feur daya before the

nobody who standardised riding when, where or way, Can you imagine the fate of football, or cricket, or any other sport, that could not get round to telling the customers what was

TENNIS

Another Aussie Wants To Return To Amateur Fold

going on?

Fallowing his record break ing performance, he placed second behind England's hoper

win the British Empire Games "Mile

Of The Century" at Vancouver, British Columbia, u year ago last

August

After this race Landy into retirement for 17 months but stayed in "condition by galloping

over the hills with

Five Countries File Entries For

May J.F. Shoemaker 24 to 23. Mrs LG. King 38 to 39, Mrg T. Tada 34 to 33 Mrs W. Stoker 25 to 24. Mrs G.L. Marshall 80 to 30. MTS

G.W. Vaughn 17 to 10, Mrs E.M. Wiseley 21 to 18, Mrs A.D. Duffy 30 to 81, Mrs K.H. Black 23 to 19, Mrs C.W. Grange 36 10 32, Mro W. Segrue 36 to 3. Mr J.D. Clague 24 to 19, MIS Stabb 19 to 17, Mrs L. H. Robinson 10 to 9. Mrs D.K.F. Hannigen 20 to 23, Mrs R. Slenp 24 to, 20, Mrs E.L. Land 34.

£.to..... 33, Mrs L.F. Stoldes 31 to 30, Mie R. Main 31 to 30, Mrs R. McAdam 30 to 32. Mrs H.H. Todd 34 to 29. Mrs A,W.P. Cox 36 10 35.

HANDICAPS ACQUIRED Mrs R.Y. Frost 30, Mrs G.E.

The Uber Cup Marden 30 Mrs W.H. Stratton

They standardised the engines, standardised the starting areas, top- dressing, and standardised the style of

of riding

into foot-

Five forward uniformity

that put entries paid once and for all to the r cinder-sliding thrills we used

8

Philadelphia, Apr. 9. countries have filed for the newly-formed Cup, world badminton

for women,

matches

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to see from the old-time leg-competition trailers.

Oliver Hart, I sup- series of elimination pose, was the last of that breezy Thomas Cup won inst year by

comparablo

I hope a pocked assembly had a rip-roaring time at Wimbledon breed, recently-but Melbourne, Apr. 10.

I doubt if they will have lasted the excitements, that used to whip up at least 300,000 start-of-the - reason enthusiasts every Good Friday.

Australian Frank Sedgman, professional tennis stor and Lormer Wimbledon, Australian and United States Champion, said tonight he would "walt and see" before following former Davis

colleague Kon Cup McGregor, in applying for re- instatemerit as an amateur..

group.

it became known Yesterday that McGregor had applied for reinstatement because he would like to play in district matches and compete in an occasional tournament.--Reuter,

JOGGERS

who

day.

to

19. Mns J.W. Browett 36, Mrs J.M. Lilley 30, Mrs J.E, Noronha 36, Misa D. Handyside 30.

DEEP WATER BAY

The Deep Water Bay Season arta on Tuesday, 24th April,

men's with a Fing competition

of the

Badminton Associa

Is nothing being done to Malaya, it was announced to rescue the perishing? Yes though it could well be a case

Jack Van Praag, Pasadena, California, Secretary of too lie. Loo late..

American tion, sald the US, Canada, England, Denmark and Sweden have signed up for competition to start early in 1957 with final round to be played

In England in March, 1987.

NEW TYPE OF TYRE

HAT I doubles

There will also be a

"at

or

U.S. To Launch A Baseball In-Europe'.

Campaign

real knock-out cup competition, drawn in a tournament, gave

European parents. This him good hopes that the ball game would catch on In the old continent as had done

in South America and în Japan.

1

The riders decided last week Stretching every sort of point to adopt a new type of rear tyre

Paris, Apr. 10, in every sort of direction, the after Apri 28-partly to reduce

América is to launch a "base- only crowd-pulling speedway costs, partly in the hope of

ball in Europe" campaign with "If Ken gets through I might riders likely to be seen here putting back spectacle into the

are the Milwaukee Braves" playing India and Malaya also as well be in it too," said regularly this season are Rounde sport.

expected to fille entries, Van the Brooklyn "Dodgers" Ok & Sedgman. But he added, with a Moore, Wimbledon's ex-World

After ten years of acrimo-

sald. Praag

curtain raiser in Farts this Champion from New Zealand; grin, that he would not apply

Gerald Hussey,

blous

argument, we are to see The series will consist autumn Luis Perini, manager of this year since he had a "pretty home from Australia to find his struggles among the seven clubs American, the European and newsmen here today.

returns promotion and relegation three zones of competition, the the "Milwaukee

Braves told Big Lour coming up in June" with Jack Kramer's professional old employers, West Ham, Fono in each of the two divisions of the Astatic with each country Perini declared at his prosa

out of business; and Lelcester's the Speedway League-which

ference that 80 Sedgman and McGregor both young polisher-off-of-experts, used to boost 35 clubs in three playing three singles and four conference

per cent of divisions.

egainst an

Arper leon durned professional in 1953 anden ("Harriken") McKinlay.

un baseball stars were opponent the Van For the rest, you may write uncluttered by all that home Prang mid-United Press most of them off as a bunch of d joggers-along,

Ant they tootling around will seek to Hyon things up by

and-away: nonsenso, (spare time) with little risk to abolishing the seeding of ridera their necks and even less chance

to their home traclos In the of making a worth-while wage world championship. packet.

Personalities are out, and the days are gone when Anything dee? | Yes, a gent Pakistan Hockey XI business to buy Jack Young rowski, having shown. his metile

West Ham thought it good named Wlodzimierz

Szwed-

The following schools are each from Edinburgh for £3000.against Belle The following players will Now they come in uniform job-last year, will

Vuo in Warsaw requested to send their four best represent Pakistan in their re lots.

perform for a players to participato in · an torm of Poles at Wimbledon on | Inter-school socoèr telal game at Lurn hockey match against

King's Park this afternoon Fun and Bre went out of May 7.

forthcoming at 6.45 p.m. sharp:

Well, here's Jolly good luck preparation for the speedway racing when they to Wlodzimierz. May his cinders match between Kowloon Schools M. Bamy (Team manager), started playing safe. Nobody turn. I ony wish he could have and a team of schoolboys from M. A. Wahab In, (Captain) (I hope) wants to capture arrived a few years

earlier Maalia: K.G.V, Fool Sun, Web Hussain

(Vice Captain) crowds of sadists smacking their before they cladfied the spork Yan (Kowloon), Queen Eliza M. Bashir, O. K. Dallab, Hand, lips in anticipation of death out of British

speedway, and beth School La Salle College A. Diku, A. Rokha, A. M. on wheels, Nevertheless, the tumed the whole business into and SFX College. Kick on Walmb Jr., Y. Khan, G. Ebra- old-time dirt-track experts were a bit of a bere,

will be at 4 p.m. him, H. K. Ebrahim, A. Kadir, not above taking the kind of -fLondon Xxpress Service).

The Marrila team is expected B. Gafoor, M. Omar'.

chance that excites the customer,

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It is a popularity poll organised by the China England, at Sookunpo tomorrow Mail, and nomination" coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination areI (1) Footballing prowess

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Kowloon-Manila

Schools Soccer

by Barry Appleby

AGREE AND

WELL Dressed

in

France, who already has man number of clubs playing base- ball, belongs to the European Federation,

Spain, grouping Italy and Portugal Spain won Belgium, Germany, Holland, the 1955 European Champion- ships

at Barcelona-France Prosée.

COALLESS DRAW

London, Apr. 10. Laston, the English First.

soccer team, Division League and Rampla Club from Monte- -video, contoutocl a goalless draw. at Laiton, tonight-China Mall Special.

GOLDEN CHURN