1957-02-19 — Page 7

HERE'S A WARNING, NINO:

Erskine Looks Really Sharp

Cardiff.

As I understand it, Nino Valdes should pack his bags and go home if he doesn't want to get hurt." Benny (the Bold) Jacobs says 80.

Mr Jucobs, manager of heavyweight Joe Erskine, evon has a timetable drawn up for the awful things Pal Joey has in store for Nino come February 19 at Earls Court. This is it:

Seventh round; Tongue hang- I ing out.

Eighth round: Eyes popping ou!,

Ninth round: Spark out. Are

listening you

Nino? Dismiss it, if you like, as pure madulterated managerial malarkey.

But you'd better remember that Benny the Bold has been

often right more

than Iron people concerning the capublij- les of our 23-year-old British Champion.

the It was Benny who told doubling folks round these parts-Curier is only just be ginning to appreciate Erskine's skill-how their boy from Tiger Bay would Ikk big Dick Richardson, and outbox clever Johnny Wiliams,

FINE SHAPE

Jacobs was so right What price 6. 10ln. Erskine taking his unbeaten run to 31 fights against the Bft, 3, Cuban, Just the way Benny suya?

All I know is that Erskine is looking in remarkably fine shape for a man who has 10971 out of action for six monilis.

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fight this was, London's left eye was cut above and badly swollen beneath.

The German had a jagged wound

the whole practically way across his left eye.

Thirty-year-old Neuhaus, who weighed 1981. 8lb., seemed to dwart London with his tremen- dous soft-bodied bulk,

In the first round the Ger- man's weight almost forced him to fall from the ring. London bored in and hurtled Neuhaus backwards on to the top rope, which sagged alarmingly nearly 30 stone, the combined weight of the two men, was thrown across it,

Neuheus just managed

upright struggle

and throw London off.

HECTIC ACTION

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1967.

ROY ULLYETT... GOLF ON A BOB BUDGET

D. RAISE ΜΟΝΕΥ ΤΟ SUPPORT AMATEUR GOLF

Major Rulle

CHAIRMAN

OF THE ENGLISH GOLF UNION FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND

A V-LEVY ON

EVERY CLUB MEMBER

OUR SPARROW SUGGESTS

A LEVY OF 1

FOR

EVERY STROKE OF A PLAYER'S HANDICAP,

as

THEN WE'D

HAVE MEMBERS

The Aght started with 11|- hot netion, which was kept up all the way. It is hard to single out any round as a highlight, because the two men swung and slammed each other for ten thrilling rounds.

Neuhaus' eye was split in the second round, but this handicap was enncelled in the next when London received a similar i11- jury.

The other day at a gym over a greengrocer's shop in Cardiff's Covent Garden (chul![towers on In the early rounds the Ger- all doors). I saw Erskine whip man started most of the aetion. through the hardest work-out charging in and swinging a wild any British fighter has had see right. For a full minute in the Randolph Turpin prepared to third Neuhaus trapped London meet-and beat-Sugar Ray in corner by sheer bulk and Robinson nearly six years a

ngo. tinted away with both hands unu London in desperation

Not four or five rounds of

slap and tekle but ten three-hat to heave him away bodily. minute rounds was Juc's whack

gainst relays

spurring partners, Avo in all, who came in tighing fresh every Two rounds.

In the sixth London ripped homu two good heud punches, but near the end of the round a haymaking right swept the British boy halfway across the Fing ring.

And how Erskine, sharp og a tack, punished them. He doesn't. By the seventh they were of course, elaun to have a big smeared from head to toe In punch, but be successively wore blout and rubbing it out of their down some very big men-All eyes, London's mouth was so Adums from Trinidad; bik

torn he couldn't keep his gum- Frank Bell of Yorkshire (who shield It flew out of his wore a puddled leather strap mouth every time

Neuhaus round the chin once cracked by whipped home an uppercut. Jack Gardner): Fred (Nosher) Powell, from London's Old Kent. They were locked together, road; Jory Armstrong, of the hammering toe to toe, right to the final bell, when the crowd just rose and yelled apprecia-

Gold Const.

Finally came the lightest and fastest of them all-cruiser- | tton. weight Don Sainsbury, from Penarth

Erskine. not even breathing hard, was still going well enough to low him down!

These ter-round sessions col)- tinue until trauer Rule will tell Joe; "Enctigh-don't leave your strength in the

to the will have

It was a tale verdict by Dutch referce Barend Bergström, but

mighty close one.

London's father, Jack London, former British Heavyweight Champion, was understandably disappointed, but, like the rest of us, he clapped young Brian on the back as he came out of the ring for his tremendous

The

By then ecanpleted 130 rounds of spar- show ring the equivalent of 13

never

boy himself, struggling fights. Marciano never bogel valiantly lo force the words this much even at the height of through his swollen lips as he his training....

was led back to his dressing- himself has Erskine

room, summed it up best. done such concentrated work He said: "1jusi lacked his before. It is aimed at clearing experience, that's all," that six-month lay oft out of his Aystern,

His weight shot up until it almost touched 178k,

Now he is down to 148. 6, and experts to weigh in., Tues- day week, at about 13st, 12lb.

THOSE EYES

He is running eight miles a day-while his weary sparing partners gludly hop lifts aboard

following ear.

1

Oirly

one thing

con

Erskine giving Valdes

slop

Was

FINCHI'S RAW DEAL Albert Finch, former Britsh Middleweight Champion, the victim of such

pulpably "home town" decision against Gennan

cruiserweight Erich Schoppner that even the home lowners objected.

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NO DOUBT! MEMBERS

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AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE .. CHARGE BUT IF IT ONLY

STOPË THEM TALKING ABOUT

No lunche

Fill 1 hit one

Back to the library to mug up on Beritlagan

DASHING OUT "TO PRACTISE AT

AND NOT RETURNING

TILL THE SET OF SUN

CRACK OF DAWN'

I'm nicely on the short 13th

in six

THEIR OWN GOLF IT WILL- BE WORTH WHILE.

THIS MIGHT DEFEAT THE OBNECT

OF RAISING

FUNDS BUT THINK OF OUR PRIDE IN

Don't tell me you then went to pieces and 4 pulled

I'd better dive You a shot a hole Henry

BEING A NATION OF

MASTER GOLFERS.

RAYÜLLYETT.

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TODD-A-ONE

By DILYS POWELL"

was

Michael Todd, producer of old, has bought a small pro- "Around the World in Eighty Jection theatre for research arki Days," has mode a promise about a busy improving: New York, the film's London premiere, anshe says, will turn out to be the nounced for next May. People try-out for London.-From where will remember it, he says, as I sat in New York there long as they remember show certainly a good deal of distor- business, but no longer.

fign. Even so the enchantingly prefly, with taste, full of gay, bright and fresh air. colour and the feeling of sun

It

him was

composed

MEXICAN COMEDIAN

It seem

no time since the ballyhoo about the making of the piece "with 65,804 perform ers in thirteen countries," since the engagement of an English- mon, Michael Anderson, 10 direct il, and the invelglement

The film, I say; I have to call of nifty stars, American, British,

film. But really it is a. show French and what-have-you, to

rather than, a Alm, a rattle play small parts in it. In thore across Europe, Asia and America, days, I confess, I looked on the with bloodless

bullfighte whole affair with sour distrust, Spain and belligerent

elections which in San Francisco, with scenes in on, London and Paris, Pakision and

with Japan,

with

One has seen Alms in famous names walked

Brid felt how much more ratisfactory it would be

they walked off. But even balloon, elephant

then "Around the World Eighty Days" had its interesting 'Bide. It was being made in new wide screen process.

by Transport and'

ostrich, David Niven as Phileas Fogg the intrepid Victorian who wagers that he will travel round the world in eighty days, and Cantinfls, the superb Mexican as his valet Pass-

The system had been employ-comedian, ed once before: in the film of partout, "Oklahoma!" But nobody had There are famous toces thought it worth while to re- equip a London cinema for the only for a few seconds, "Buster evory scene, though sometimes

in

purpose, and the Rodgers and Keaton!" one whispers, delight- Hammerslein musical was

to

reach us in a CinemaScope ver-ed, or: "There's Gielgud!" And

since the sion. There seemed little chance Perelman there is wit in every script is by S. J. of our ever seeing Mr Todd's

scene, Ido. The laconic humour monster screen. And so when I of Jules Verne's portrait of the found myself in New York with | 2 *

in Eighty

correct Englishman is delicately preserved; and the cinema has Days" playing on Broadway,

produced as its latest answer to hurried to take a look.

television a plece which is funny But Orst let me say what the and exciting as well as huge, a process is.

long evening's elegant, innocent entertainment.

YES, I STILL SUPPORT SOCCER'S No.1 REBEL... Around the World

Ford Was Denied Justice

WHY DIDN'T CARDIFF SUE HIM?...

WERE THE TREMBLING DICTATORS

AFRAID TO FACE A TEST CASE?

By Jimmy Guthrie

the former Portsmouth player who was "sacked" from his job as Chairman of the Players' Union recently.

I still back Soccer's rebel No 1-Trevor Ford of Cardiff City and Wales-although my support of this non-Union player helped those who knifed me in the back, Why do I support him?

Well, fist I fault Ford for not being a member of the Players' Union. But he is still fighting for the first principle of the Union that is laid out on page one of the Union handbook.

This is the abolition of all social and financial restrictions on the players.

Ford, whatever other troubles he has involved himself in, has been fighting for freedom contract; freedom of wage.

TREVOR'S

CREED

of

·TOMORROW

Guthrie tells of the director's wife who wanted to pick the

team.

war

who would welcome a complete overhaul of the transfer, wages, and tohtact system.

Sunderland, who since the have spent more than £300,000 in buying slars, would have no objection, I'm sure, to the stars getting a fair share.

Chairman Mr E. Ditchburn proposed ab the last annual a Arst Imoeting of the League

stop.

When Trevor went on strike told him I was praying Card would sue him for breaking his

contract.

CONTRACT TEST

court his

T

"Make wages on a par with pre-war values," he said. This would almost double the present maximum wage of £15,

a

Many other clubs want to pay player more. My old friend comedian Tommy Trinder, Fulham director, cortends that players should be paid on a star- system which would be fixed after a stipulated term of seT- vice with à club.

Expenses? I'm

Out Of Pocket

Cynics are already whispering: "The Players' Union sacked Guthrie, because he was 'fiddling his expenses."

1 treat that with con- tempt. Negotiating for the Union often cost me money in expenses.

I had to travel and mix with League and FA offi- cials who were allowed first-class travel and

45-a-day expenses,

went

to

Did anyone expect me to get the best

resulta without my sharing every possible moment-with-the opposition?

Last

i year Glasgow to meet League officials who were up for the England-Scotland rame and to meet the Scottish Players' Union.

two

I indented the Union for daya' expenses and never got a penny.

And that wasn't the fir instance, So lay off, you oynics, you're wrong.

Sports Diary

TODAY

The doctrine of big, black-

I'm convinced that in his haired Trevor Ford is: Why detence in

counsel shouldn't a player be paid what would have argued successfully he's worth... be free to join that his contract was voldable another club when his contract | for uncertainty"-the uncer expires, and be free to negoliate tainty being that players' con- his own contract?

tracts might place ́n, hold on players' freedom ot

Queen's action indefinitely.

(leats).

Grasscourt KCC, 5.15 p.m.

These are human

rights. in no other trade do workers allow talent to be suffocated by such archaic rules,

It's the glamour boys of foot ball who pull in the crowds. Why shouldn't the stars get some kudos?

IL Cardiff had

Ford sued. could have burst wide open the

iniquitous, currant

one-sided bargain whenever a player signs

Tommy thinks footballers Dre

"mugs" to allow a system that pays stars like Stanley Matthews the wage of a chorus girl.

Back to Ford and last ning by me at the pundits of the Football League who banned him.

a contract.

Why didn't Cardiff sue? Were

Was they afraid?

pressure at every player "did a Trevor brought to bear from trembling ordered to report to Ford" the whole rolten system dictators in the Football League would be forced Into the day- and FA to steer clear of this light.

dangerous test case?

two judges and

They, whistle in anger when

Actually, Trevor has told me German that more Cardiff players would referee presented 24-year-old have struck with him

if they Schoppner with A six-round could have

miza aforded to points verdiet over Finch. ire ♫

wages. The 30-year-old Croydon man, ;naudious extremely susceptible to injury, Continental ring

eyes are seldom seen anywhere but In The Ford versus Cardiff City particularly the left one, which

these days, case could have caused as much

interest has been split open by four of gave Schoppner a boxing lesson.

as a Cup Final-it Cardiff had decided to sue their rebellar.

Qight. His

That

his last five opponents. accounts for the long rest.

Only Valdes can put the heal- ing to the test,

On this point Benny the Bold says: "I'm not worried, Joe has won with cut eyes in. the past-if he has to, he can do it again. Joo has been' a champion at every phase of his career, right from the time ho weighed Ust. How can they stop him now?"

Valdes may show Mr Jacobs how. But, believe me Nino. ila going to take tome doing.

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Heavyweight Brian London staggered down the steps of the Dortmund ring on February 3 alter a cruelly hard ten-round points beating by Geman Cham- plon Heinz Neuhaus and said, through battered, bleeding lipst "I hope I didn't let the lads down

He meant the hundreds of British troops who turned up at the vast Westfallenhalle, hoping to cheer 22-year-old Brian from Blackpool to victory.

Instead, they say London give Neuhaus fantastically gruelling battle in which the British boy conceded 10lb, to a who held the European -heavyweight tillo for three years, London, neext not worry. He let nobody down.

man

The scars of battle told their own tale of what a blistering

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CINERAMA HOLIDAY

non.

When I saw the film lost

were It began, as a matter of fact, October people

already with Cinerama-which in the booking scals for the spring; in shape of "Cinerama Holiday" is popularity "Around the World in still after months and months Big Fair Lady has proved the Lady" of the screen. running In London. The show- man Michael Todd it was whe, It is now to be seen in eight after the orthodox film com-cities in America; Paris will panies had turned down the follow London; and Mr Todd is invention, grabbed Cinerama sakd to be talking of a hundred and, with his son as cameraman, theatres alt over the world produced the historic roller-equipped to show the piece. coaster sequence for, compara- tively speaking, peanuts.

In 1933 at the Chicago Cen- programme was a vast success tury of Progress Exposition Mr But Mr Todd was dissatisfied. Todd produced a Flame and Moth He liked the size and the effect Girl Show ( burned up four Onc's of depth, but not the stripes girls before I got it"). down the screen. He sold his spirits scar at the thought Interest in Cinerama and set whet, with nearly a quarter of himself to badgering Dr Brian a century's experience, he may

Ameri-

do in London next Muy. O'Brien, savent of the can Optical Company.

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CRICKET DANCE

The story says that Dr O'Brien could not at first be bothered with showmen or Bims, but was Anally prevailed on to meet his importuner in transil Al some Massachusetts airport. Mr Todd

A dance, to raise funds for explained that he wanted some- thing like Cinerams, but better; the forthcoming cricket tour without the three cameras and of Malays will be held. at the the three projectors; it all, he

the

on Saturday, March 2,

said, had to come out of the Į KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB same hole. The result was Д system using one camera and one projector, wide-angle lenses and 65 mm. flm and called, after its sponsors, Todd-AO.

would claim Nobody Todd-AÖ as I saw It a few months ago was perfeel. Cer- tainly not Mr Todd, who, I am

that

Two Way Traffic

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Tommy Wright, who went to. East Fife from Sunderland in exchange for Charlie Fleming. hankers for English football

League again, while Willle whom Blackburn Kelly,

ob- tained from Airdrie, wants to

return North of the Border. A straight exchange may result.

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