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ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

The final of the Hongkong stage of the FARELF Inter-Unit Team Boxing Championships went deservedly I think to the 7 Hussars when they boxed at Sek Kong last Wednesday and whilst awarding them the Sports Parade spotlight it should not be forgotten that their opponents, 1 Green Howards, lost four of their team recently and yet put up much more than just token resistance, the result being in doubt until the last hout but one, the light-heavyweight contest, and the final score saw the Cavalrymen ahead by the narrowest margin possible, one point, or six bouts to five.

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1957.

THE JOE LOUIS STORY

MILLION DOLLAR FISTS

BUT ONE PUNCH' LOST A FORTUNE

By HAROLD MAYES

Look at many fighters' hands, and the evidence of ring battles. will be there. Minor displacements of metacarpal bones, causing gharled lumps on the back, enlarged knuckles, and other odd bits and pieces which don't seem to belong.

After seventeen years, 0 of professional campaigning, embracing many thousands of training rounda as well as actual ring combat, you would expect the hands of Joe Louis to show the marks of battle.

You would be

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Tony Galento, or on the elbows regreta, of Jersey Jos Walcott, Louis might have had the misfortune to damage his hands? Joe was

to disprove any such

"Fighters damage their hands because they aren't bandaged property," ho said, "What's more, a lot of them don't learn to punch correctly

Those large mitte of Joe's are just as well-formed, without a single injury, as they were when he was a boy in the

They're so smooth and soft. ; theory.

your

pal

Sugar Ray Robinson's. They don't show a trace of the fact that you ever engaged in a boxing contest. I told Joe as I studied his hands in hisather pained expression me wrong. It's not only a matter

apartment.

It was wrong. 1

suppose, for dist properly clenched or de- anyone to

that in suggest

alivering it with the proper use those epic battles even one tiny of arm, wrist, shoulder and injury should have happened to body leverage. the fists which earned four and a half million dollars and blazed a trait of hope across the world for the coloured races.

IT'S TOUGH.. Louis might well have turned sour. Because for all the glamour that goes with being of the Heavyweight Champion world, there isn't a tougher in the whole of way sport of earning a living.

The fact that the inancial are colossal doesn't de- rawards crease

rigours of the business deind

The training grind. ls lough

ing with enough, but in the ring. to one but the fighter himself do the thinking and take the punches, it's, barder still. After all, every fight with Louis, "as like a cuptie-everyone wanted to see the man who could lick him.

the When I say that, don't get

ver the second week I must give the Hussars full marks for the organisation of this meeting, Held in a lank hunger the whole set-up was first class and the thought and hard work put in to the preparation was reflected in the smoothness of the working of all arrangements and Cross Joe's countenance. of delivering the blow with the

the comfort and enjoyment of all present. On behalf of all spectators, thank you 7 Hussars,

he

What a phy Radio Hongkong |HKABA last Friday evening at were not present because they the Southom Playground.

A fanfare

The introduction of

of three even produced trumpets to open up each halt minute rounds seemed, to worry

some boxers

a noticeably and of the matchi

the results

round camed Tor. Jerry cautious opening

for one or two the inevitable Smyth lost a close contest to Pte. Keith Dail

the Bantam slow. hand clop

Bill Henderson-Tony Division. Tpr. Arthur Finney however quickly retrieved the Mann encounter produced the position by refusing to be in expected fireworks, and a lot of Umidated by

Pte. spectators rose from their scats newcomer

when

floored the policeman Incini John Chappell's

contor Mann with a beauty.

Few tions and clearly outboxed him. realised that the Northamptons

EXCITING CONTEST

boy hit his head hard when he Pe, Arthur Adams kept up went down, and he spent the the good work for the Green

round more than rest of the Howards by taking points itle dazed. Ils condition wasn't

A

decision over Tpr. Danny helped by the furious onslaughts

The

secans before,

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NO DAMAGE Surely, though. I' could be forgiver for Thinking that some- perhaps where along the line,

March all matches will be at

3, the Victoria Barracks court.

FENCING MATCH A fencing

has been match tranged for Sunday next at the European YMCA between the Army and a Colony team com- mencing at 1100hrs, so con tinuing throughout the day, the

weapons will be toll, sabre, and wel- epce, and spectators are come to attend,

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SOFT DRINKS

Well, Louls made a pretty effective job of hitting in the right pinces

at the right time, a look at those hands and sufficient to prove that at least he's one fighter with whom theory and practice are one and the same.

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Somehow, though, few people believed, trom

the

time of Tommy Farr, in 1937, to Jersey Joe in 1947, that there was any

around who could best outs. Yet Walcott came pretty close to doing it that December the champion by eight rounds night, and for most, people, beat to seven, knocking him down in the process, and then not getting the decision.

excuse

NEXT, INSTALMENT. The

HERE

COMES THE SECOND

Birmingham City outside-lett Govan (dark shirt) heads the ball past a Millwall player and goalkeeper Lloyd to score his team's second goal in the FA February 16. Cup fifth round match at The Den, New Cross, London, on

Birmingham won 4-1. Reuterphoto.

SOCCER NEWS

Trautmann Is Determined

To Fight His Way

Back To Peak Form

By JAMES CONNOLLY

A month ago Bert Trautmann, the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in last year's Cúp Finál, made up his mind to quit

soccer.

After a somewhat shaky come back Trautmann was dispirited by the ,that he was letting knockers who hinted that he would never be the same again. the side down.

"Let me be honest," he says. "I think I am playing only half as well as I did before the accident.

1.

- asked

the enthusiastic

to the Second Division, Ben has about Arsenal signing my Boy, decided to make this his final Johnny? He's fine player, Mr

Wall playing season.

"It isn't casy. I'm fl, I enjoy Immediately interested, Bob "I have to admit that when my football immensely and I'd was surprised to hear that the Ind was a 13-year-old school- go down at a forward's, feet. I like to go on," he told me.

But realise that being a boy. inch that fraction and close my eyes, for a second, some wing-half makes the combina- thing I would never have donetion of player and manager apapa, to remind him again when 10he team is playing well and and Arsenal got a brilliant young

proposition.

the boy loft school. He de in the old days."

with spirit which player fighting

Ben's performances won't go softens the blow for me." unrewarded. He has the option of signing a new contract as three, four. or manager for five years

CHARLTON CRISIS

Now, after Manchester City turned down his drop met ro- quest, Trautmann is determined to fight his way back to peak formi.

away when Tpr. John Doherty hard hit is fair to say that 907 MA.... In an excling Minor to Central and South America, Louis didn't enjoy-with Arturo | manager Ben Fentan. With his

seni.

| Godoy,··

Success hastens a sad decision in Europe. It was,, in the early Walent fights, and another one for Colchester United-player- stages of the enterprise, exported an unhappy But & proved financial venture for Joc...

Somewhere in the region of 400,000 dollars iu cost him-just one more of those blows in the of circumstances unhappy chain which left him owing Uncle Som 1,300,000 dollars, an income tax

of liability he will course, never be able to wipe out

Why did "doe Louis Punch" Joe told me, fall? "Because," "we were too ambitious, at the start. We tried to cover too much territory,

team favourites for promotion

FERRANDI'S 52 NOT OUT

HELPS WESTERN PROVINCE TO FORCE A DRAW

IN HIDING What a pity, he wasn't able

After that fight Joe, went into the same, kirid.of cold, apply.

the seclusion for a week, not want- calculating technique to business deals he undertookes ing to see anyone, because be Cooper by the narrowest of of Henderson and the bell saved

a means to augment the cash felt disgraced. He wouldn't have margins and L/Cpl. Ronnie Hail timbattered and sl. ky.

those fighting fists earned him. complained, I know, if the de- Henderson, had his followers wildly exelied

lasting victory.

Remember, for example, that clsien had gone against him. when he beat the pluckiest of

of came out full of fire

in in the

after his initial retirement "I just made, if tough for one opponents In Tpr. James second round, and was brought

An Army athletic team had 1948, when he had knocked out myself," he says of that McManus, Both nve of their up very short by a rejuvenated

an outing Inst Saturday evening Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 rounds today. best and deserved the praise of Mann who very quickly reduced when they contested both the at their second meeling, and

Why did he go into hiding? a undefeated World "Because." says Joe, "I knew the referee when the final gong his opponent to the condition he

4 x 100 and 4 x 400 metres had quit as

he invested in a

for a lousy I had no soft ended a hard hitting, clean, ex- hin

himself had been in only a few relay races, held prior to the Champion, he

fight." iting contest,

30,000 metres international race drinks business.

That's henest Joe, as forth But "Jos Loule Punch" didn't ended with

Well done Tony, I feel sure at Caroline Hill, Some excellent The first half L/Cpl. Norman Ricy taking the BH Henderson has learned the running saw the Army team prove to have the kind of zip right today as he ever was

end just a Jittle more prepared verdict

in

a poor bout with Pte, hard

of boxing's finish second in both events, in bottles that Joe had in box- Dennis Gibbons, and Cpl. Paddy golden rules - never under- | *****

and with

The explosive Inbet to tale about those things than little

smoothering gloves. Hanlon made very short work estim

your opponent.

baton changing

this result might on the bottle, and the "It when he was an activo por in disposing

lenockout" tag-line of Pte. "Sadio" Cin. Bourke made sure of the well have been improved upok thing Joe hoped would clickt.

was some former. ม Thompson by the KO route, to verdict when ho met Henry even the scores at 9-9.

Captaina Gunn, Gerrard, and Wong in a

twelve minute Hunter, and Lieuls. Brown and There were plans to market il fanfare opening the encounter, which produced de Elley represented the Army. second

half had barely died in the way of good boxing or

Well done 173 Locating Bat unui the anal three Peter This hung a beauty on

minutes. It

anal session was, worth Unit team athletto meeting they McAnulty and he stood against

beat the hot favourites 6 COD the ropes quite helpless, Un-walling for and thank heaven

this time the verdict was re- by the

margin. narrowest fortunately the referee was not

It could not, have been more his usual ulert self and the Green ceived with a minimum of dis-

exciting as the result depended Howards lad took several hard

the after- on the last race of UNUSUAL BIGHT before crashing uncon- blows

the пооп, the relay, which selaus to the floor,

As was to be expected the Artillerymen won by inches to The Hussars went further

from the trophy away Bad, Larry Parkes Cpl. Rogers Luke ahead when Tor. Brian Cassidy affair was a corker Rogers Kowloon Teal for the first time

Pte. Clifford Crouch - was slightly on top the whole Inst

for a couple of years. after a

slam Brian cought time taking the fight to, Parkes, Brant

The track at Boundary Street his opponent a Tourpenny, one and wo had the unusual, aight is reserved for sports meetings whle! knocked him straight of this grand fighter boxing on 19 follows. Wednesday 27, St through the ropes and, although the retreat. Latry WOS for Georges School, Saturday March

recovered and triod

from at peak condition, and a 2. HK Signal Rgt. Wednesday If we had started slowly, then clamber back he was in fact very determined and supremely March 0, RAMC.

took getting through they ropes at 10 at Rogers quite rightly.

been all right. But as it turned and therefore adjudged "out", first prize.

Staggering surprises continue out there wasn't, the capital to Interest revived

when, again

do what we were trying to do The battle of the evening was to be the order of the day, and after

a poor couple of rounds

Caldbeck between Ple Len Harvey, meant to be the Gnr. John Mc-played last week were well up (sorry no relation to THE Len) Menumle-L/Bdr. Dick Dickenson, to standard in this respect, and Tpr. Allan. Collis the pairing. This was arranged as a What odds would have been Joe doesn't complain

About given on the CPO 10 Fiold those strokes of misfortune. referee stopped the contest in last minute affair and John was favour of the former. Many by no means fit. Dick Dickenson Het match? and who but an Unless he's pressed, he wouldn'i thought

display firal

ardent "Pay" fan would have ever discuss them, I'll go stoppage very. premature, but at Icast air the Ing, slippinging and rid- | taken them to beat the Gunner further, and say, that he faces jard 188 for eight declared. : audience

them they this, unfor- Rgt, Beat

did by 3-2 the punches, with decision.

tunately prevented to some ex- and I have a feeling that CPO He so philosophically, in spite for eight.

of some of the rough hands tent his nounal style of hard dislike all Artillerymen as they has dealt him, that unless some

Western Province, made The next bout really had hitting attack, and the match as bundled 15 Medium Rat, out of everyone excited as both sides

the last round of this cup.

and asks questions, these matters attempt to get the runs, and needed it to win, the Hussars in a spectacle was a little below

don't even cross his mind..

seemed faced with defcat, when actuality, the Howards because expectation. Mac got the vortict

EXTRÁ. TÍME

He just gives the impression they lost five wickets for 62 runs they were confident that their and a visit to hospital with a

he has before, tes.. Three of these haa that, come what may, The 27 HAA Rg, RA saw off damaged, last boxer would win. To this

loved every moment of his fallen for one run to left-ann the HK Signal Rgt, after a good digiting career, something no spinners Lock and Wardio, scene came Cpl. Stanley Birch and Cpl. Bul Thompson, and

Now that snow, has

game by the only goal scored

Two more wickets went fairly cleo what they lacked in skill they sighted on Lan Tao the swim and it must be recorded that it or can ever take away made up. for. in determination ming fiends have started to pre- this and that Signals. loat the

took them extra time to achieve him, and that

quickly after tea but Ferrandi thowed the form, which; helped and pliick. Stanley Birch had pare for this year's, activities. services of n player jutt, before

prop up the first innings and

minutes for the vital eighth wicket.

the

agreed

to

the better of matters over most

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box-

I regret to record that,

Having a

been

the

Cup matches

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spread our wings, it might have

at that stage."

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NO REGRETS

from

whatever

Capetown, Feb. 26.

A fighting second innings knock of 60 by J. Ferrandi, who made 52 not out in the first innings, helped Western Province force a draw with MCC in a close finish to their four-day match Here today.

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PLAYING SPAN

Roy Bentley, the former Chel. sen skipper, feels that his movg to Fulham has lengthened his playing span

Football at Craven Cottage The Charlton

has is p, pleasure," he told me, brought spontaneous offers of "From the moment I arrived the help from many old players in boys did everything possible to

help m all parts of the country.

Some have told

manager

when "EVO

I was having that they are lean spell Jimmy Trotter

there was no Big- willing to look for or watch gling. I am happy playing with as unpaid these boys-and that makes a

tremendous difference."

and act

players scouts.

"I have had letters from Jim and John Oakes, Sid Cana, Joo Don' Harris, Jobling. Franke Welsh, and others," Jimmy Trotter told me,

"This shows the fine spirit still to be found in football players. Now they want to The club treated them well as express practical appreciation."

London Express Service),

(COPYRIGHT)

Quare Times Doubtful Runner At Aintree

London, Feb, 20, Wolves fier Harry Hooper

winner of the Quaro Times Western Province, who were set to score 266 runs

tands out as the only logical for victory in four hours and 36 minutes, had scored 176 succor to the incomparable Grand National steeplechase, in for eight at the close.

Stanley Matthews on England's 1955, is a doubtful rupner, for

the Aintree Race At the start of play this wine of the most and will not run in the Chelten Finial

Hooper is morning, MCC, 155 for thres Improved players in the big time, ham. Gold Cup Her, he was

"At last nighi's five quick He has completely remodelled overnight. lost wickets in adding 31 mins be his play. Notice those fantastic fore declaring. Fuller claimed 10 and 20 yard bursts. Just four of

of them for four runs with fike Stanley himsch.

A his. medium-paced cutters and anished with five for 28.

scores were: MCC. 335 Western Province 257 and 176

Says Wolves boss Stan Cullia: You haven't seen the best of He will bo'an even

nxt-muth,

quoted at 25-1 for the Grand National but his trainer, M, V. OBrien, sich today that p decision about the Liverpool, racu might be made later this week;

Quare Tipes

ged: a' hind

Peter May hater nios Hink to Hopper JoAN BERDleg in training but it, is höpck).

fast. | ho will make a quick recovery.

his overnight score of 10. He'| greater batted 93 minutes and hit, two Hooper was always exes and eight lours, He made Wolves doided that, his tactics. He missed last year's ruce bor 110 in the first innings.

style, and positional play should cause he beulsed a foot during m bo changed, Hooper worked training gallop China Mail

Scoreboard: MCC first Innings 335 (P. Mas 110, Van

TAX DEDUCTIONS he and Fuller put on 44 in 50 Ryneveld five for 95),

Abandoned

double trardng aliniato/60- Special. operate and the emerges after ariston player, worth every Western Province first innings Penty of the £25,000 ho cost.

from West Ham 257 (G. Innes 75, J. Ferrandi ETHANE YEA „BEST BOWLING

62 not out, C..Vora Hyneveld 50, Johnny ~ Banchez, : 16-year-old In a recent match i minutes before, the cloed after

Ferrandi was eighth out en Loch live for 69).

England Youth wing half, sa tina nite of the home ply batting two hours 14 minutes eight declared (May (18)

MCC second innings. 180 for player many clubs wanted, and even or the visitor

Arsenal got him without for his 60, which included agyon

course, abarida Esperange chasing, legenda des ordered off. The mě leh wal Western Province Becond „Two: years ago, sekretary. Bob so much rioting. bowling figures of five for 76 to Inninus: 176-for eight (Forindi Wall was dining out with his for that inish with a match analysis of 60,, Look -Ave for 6) Match wife at his favourite restaurant down... It fa

drawn-China, Mall Special when the wailee paloed: "What | plus, electric" ten wickets for 144

As expected Opi, Jim Lawson, Praises of the co-operation that one stage was car RAR was sparison to standing room, After fournir Locky Hndi à thờ best].

at

of the period, but all their strength Major Jim Pulzer RTR with ten men

shall be losing that tower

of played the whole of extra time sars held their breath until their

Entertainment Tax hit the man got the verdict, and then who has for the past two years Well done, "Medles" to hold Rugby League Test Match be they let, their pent-up feelings done on excellent job às Hon. the 24 Field Engineer Agt,, to a tween. England area, Australia az go in the loudest cheer Sek Kong Secretary Army has heard in many a day.

swimming. four all draw after extra time Swinton to the tume of £1,122 word with

was, in itself an achievement out of a gross "gato" of £4,244 GOOD CONTEST DEA

other day

day he was to the

hle but to be 3-1 up on them at Reason for that was the number

Jones of HKASA had afforded him

higher priced seats in com- Green Howards gave L/CL during his time here, and this

centre-baling Robert Bruce litle opportunity is quite typical of the assistance

usual

and Bradley

le deductions Australia also had to to watch spiders and after all local bodies give the Ser-

the now Army centre-forward very good contest thoroughly vices in all branches of sport and

had a good game, as did Higgins left.

gins take fifty percent of what was carmed the points to bring the Thank

Pearson for the Sappers. total to 17-18 in the Hussars

you

oui Jim and welcomas The replay will take place this to

your sucesor Lleut John afternoon at

Club, kicking grand result to a first class Sharpe APC, who has already

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game for himself as that should evening's entertainment, which made a name for hims demonstrated the Anest of foam an Army player, spirit from both sides

Workshops match, proved to be Book the dato, now,

The inter-unt

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the Hussars there, you will best re

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on, and we BA, by 49, 1

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team from Malaya/Singapore, 303 names 10*by #ack- ComARIO BIWAP Cong loved at full.

on AOC in the FARELE Team, KY FOR Véd hampionship finals ORENSEN Zer

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units got block bookings now, as semi-final the draw for which

I am pretty sure that there will rogated collows, Northamp

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before the advertised time for LAA

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