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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1957.

Dr. EDITH GETS her answer from the DoctorS

Is Boxing A Dangerous Sport? No, They Say

SHE TAKES

A DIN VIEW

OF BOXING --DW, EDITH BY CUMMINGS

Fred

By CHAPMAN PINCHER

Boxing is not a dangerous sport provided boxers are kept under medical supervision.

Doctors claim that today in answer to Dr Edith Summersklil, who wants to ban it,

Dr

made

Brain-wave leals were of 29 boxers who suffered severe when they were concussion knocked out, the doctors say in the British Medical Journal. They were all normal.

Brain Injuries are

common

A study of fighte involving among professional boxers, 5,000 British amateur boxers however, especially those who last winter revealed no serious end up as sparring partners, injuries, reports Joseph claims Dr Macdonald Critchley, Bloustein, medical officer 10 of the National Hospital. the Amateur Boxing Association, Clarke, on 11

Edwin Independent neurologist,

Dr

Winter

Asserts His Superiority

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

National Hunt jockeys appear to have aroused far less criticism than is usual from the highly critical racing

This Reason.

is present fraternity during the undoubtedly a good sign. Freddy Winter is now the outstanding jockley of the day. He has taken quite a time to nasert his superiority, but accidents have helped to keep him back.

than

Michael Scudamore 20 | elcient, He is now mor

second winners ahead of his nearest would already be in rival. His chief patron, Ryan place.

He is most talented rider saddled Priev

uirendy 1115 More than 50 winners and brought up in the best traditions this

been of the sporting countles, a fear- has

naturally

Winter Rys rider and a great horseman, help, but Fred

on his own apart

11 Rees comes from the most fomous family of National Huat ricers produced this century, confidence He has gained the of the racing public, a position Sir Gordon Richards hele for su This confidence is many years.

great

stands

from this,

not easy to nequire and not only reflects great credit on the indi- vidual concerned, but is of tre- mendous value to the sport.

PRESSED

Is

being hari

Tim Molony, pressed to this season and it will come us To surprise if he antunees his

konst

and

31 WINNERS

He percentage of winners lo rices is better than any other rider.

from Freddy uport Winter; with only 137 mounts he has ridden 31 winners,

In fifth place in the Jockeys championship table comes the Northern rider, George Milburn.

was

The

commonest

punch- drunkeness—the doctors call

Farr, Jack PotoTEEN, Walter Neusel, Max Baer, and Seaman Watson.

coloured

cannot

1

Pinch-drunkenness is rare in boxers, he alates. Doctors

agree why punch on the jaw can knock a irong man out, There are at least three thepries:---

No. 1 say that the blow on the chin disturbs nerves behind the angle of the jaw, leading to a sudden fall in blood pressure and causing unconsciousness.

No. 2 says the Impact causes the base of the brain to strike hard against the skull.

In the

It "traumatic encephalopathy" No. 3 says that --which reduces intelligence, impact of the jaw on the carotid causes slurring of the speech artery in

which the neck temporarily robs the brain of its blood supply.

and slows down movement.

Dr Critchley has punch-drunk boxers

sporting partners to

examined who were

Tommy

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GEORGE WHITING IS TOLD: WRITE-UPS ARE NOT ENOUGH'

Fight-Hungry Downes Says:

'Em Up' 'Line

Welterweight Terry Downes, the Cockney kid from Paddington who knocked over 78 American amateurs in their own backyard, has just called in and asked, almost plaintively, for a fight. And then some more fights. Any kind of fights!

"In the Stales, I hoxed every week, sometimes two or three times a week, from coast to coast, and against all shapes, colours and sizes," said Mr Downes in a grow! that hinted at both Bow Bell and Baltimore,

"But since I've been home it's been publicity by the yard and write-ups by the dozen-but hardly any action. I need thal action. I just gotta start some- thing."

TAKE IT EASY

We

Fred Winter has a Ihr bigher percentage of winners than any

He compitted a double ut other rider. His nearest rival, Newcastle recently and

Now take it easy, Terry. hold second placeny just beaten in two other are doing our best to get you a

Tacts.

Moreover, he has a high punch on the nose, as per your Your Fisher Boxing request.

officer's Club

down pentage of winning rides to mounts. Although having some

nice critics. Milburn will go on rid-Bermondsey found you a lug winners and he will have calypso singer (doubling on Tifficulty in retaining the guitar) named Bill Robinson to The IWD jockeys pressing

in the table he smack at the local baths Tim Molony are Michael Seuda-ugh position

As already attained.

other night. more and W. "bar" Rees, They the coming undoubtedly Jockeys under National Huni rules. Indeed, but for an

retirement after successful career.

une

MOTOR CYCLING

Z+1-

Britons Lower Two World Records

MOLLIFIED

the

Then, when you have used up (7) these young gentlemen, thete

the Divisional the London

TERRY DOWNES

GREAT ASSET Mibar wog must successful last year as well. He is certain-

ar ly a great asset to the stable of

who sup- Championships. Major C. Bewicke. plies him with most of his Championships, the ABA Cham- He boxed two or three times a

ploarhips, the European Cham- mounts

He is now the leading rider pionships, and a possible match

the North,

with Rome, alt within the next | and as soon as other stables put him up more four months. frequently, as indeed they will in fime, he wall further advance in the jockeys' table,

know rulers

week in Americs.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MEMORY

BOOING

THE REFEREE WAS HEARD AT LAST GATURDAYS

Alas! Tis true. My ears do not deceive Pa

RUGGAH INTERNATIONAL.

WE HASTEN "TO GNE A GLOSSARY

Sir, To which fifteen do you Owe

N°3

allegiance "Ow

Oos side are Yer on ref?"

OF POPULAR REFEREE BAITING SUITABLE FOR "THE REMAINING

INTERNATIONALS AT TWICKERS CARDIFF AND MURRAYFIELD

MUCH DO THEY PAY YER?

Sir, From whom

do you receive your remuneration?

At Forty-Two Matthews Can Only Manage One Match A Week

Says

ARCHIE QUICK.

After Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews. The two brightest England stars of the post-war period were given their Cup exit on successive afternoons, and there was more sadness about the way the Blackpool man had his Wembley ambition whipped away than the disappoint. ment of the Preston plumber.

2

For it must be regretfully recorded that while Tom seems to have found a new lease of life at centre- forward, Stanley looked tired man in his second Cuptle against West Bromwich Albion in the course of four days.

Truth is that at 42 Stanley his evenings are occupied can only manage one match commercial business activities, week, with an occasional Satur- | for Matthews is looking abrewd- day's rest at tha He trains as ly to the future. "I may be an assiduously as ever, indeed be old man at football." he once puts in extra time in the after- told me, "but I may have on- noons after his team colleagues other thirty years to take care have gone home. But a lot of of."

n

Japan And Austria Share Honours In World Ice Hockey Championships

Moscow, Feb, 26, Japan drew with Austria 3-3 in their encounter here for the World Ice Hockey Champion- ship.

12

in

At West Bromwich, Matthews, lald

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Sir Your vision is maladjusted Permit Ime to commend a

visit to an ophthalmic

Consultant.

"WHY DON'T YER WEAR GLASSES REF?"

Sir. Has your judiciary instrument Ceased to

function?

No 4 //LORST

THE PEA

AHT OF YER WHISTLE

REF?"

Sports Diary

TODAY

Rugby

Combined Services Combined Civilians at Club ground, 8.30 p.m)

Draw for the Blarney Sinne Shield at KFC, 0.30 p.m.

Athielles

Police Schools Joint Alidelle Meel, Boundary Street, 3 p.m.

Tennis

Calony Tennis

Champlonahtos, Hongkong Cricket Club, 5.13 p.m.

TOMORROW

ROMULLYETT

World Figure Skating Championship

Colorado Springs, Colorado,

Feb. 20.

Carol Helss, 17, of the United States, glided into a substantial lend today in opening defence of her World Figure Skating Championship.

Miss Heiss of New York was credited by her cooch with n wide lead in the women's com- petition after completion of the first two compulsory figures, a

No official tabulation of point standings was made but some Entries close for the Culuny Jualor Judges said unofficially the early Championships.

going appeared in this order:

Badminton

School Badminton at CCC, 0 p.m.

Japanese TT

Miss Heiss in front followed by Ingrid Wend, and Hanna Eigel, both of Austria, Carole Jane Puchl, of Canada, Jeon - Schenke, of Washington, and

sister.-Reuter.

Players To Play Navy Heiss, Carol's 16-year-old

AL

Karachi

at

by

For Swim Meet

Karachi, Feb. 20.

Australians A team of nine Japanese table tennis players, led by Shunleht Arrive At Manila with all his old aplomb, Minul, are to play in the Islamic on a goal before Albion knew Invitation championships the game had really started, but Karachi from April 18 to April he was lagging after the interval 20, it was learned tonight. when West Bromwich's young- sers turned on the heat in 4 The team, managed heelic top speed second half. It Chutaro Hodotsuka, will was the worst game have ever

made up of five men women players, scen him play. He passed to opporrents and once nearly gave away 1 goal, he fidgeted in defence or attack, he was often out of position and at the Anish was badly fatigued.

were

ENTHUSIASM

morater

will

Ja

Manila, Feb, 27. Four top-notch male swim- mors from Australin arrived here arx all indications and four yesterday

wore that they would sweep the National Open Swimming Cham-

Asian

from other Players countries are also scheduled 10 participate in the champlon- ahlps.France-Presse.

Another Boltonian

with

the

plonship which gets underway

tomorrow afternoon at the Rizal auditorium.

They are David Thiele, who holds the world record for the 100-yard backstroke, John Devitt, free style sprinter and Arsenal Manager Jack Cray-

world record holder for the 100- this game, and The Austrians dominated in ston watched

metre distance, Brian Wilkinson, sald afterwards, a kitüle dubious-

breast

and stroker,

Gary the first period, Jaunched

Swim- series of successful attacks and ly I thought, "I think we can

Bolton is famous for its home Winram, long-distance and Albion for speed

Albert and bred centre-forwards.

mer-France-Prose, two scored

goals-one netted match

other enthusiasm, and I would say we shepherd, Tommy Lawton, Nat swimmer, and quicker than

by Rudolf Monitzer, the most on the athletics tracks,

by Walter Znenahlik.

experienced anxi

Lofthouse and Bhi Holden were! skilful."

от the trajn Having worked out the punch-

all born there, and became When Baltimore did not neglect the

the second period Journey home he added, signis League stars and faternationals. potential of this little lot, Mr

Scoring Instead that ficantly "West Bromwich Downs appeared slightly molll-talents thus thrust upon them. opened, and it appeared

WI | Now Jack Pollitt, doing his

Of Saving Service Now I Recruited to the Marines from a the Austrians were going to take a bit of beating." My per National fled-but ony slightly.

why the US. Marines gas station and the local YMCA, have it all their own way, the sonal opinion is that neither Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury Until the end of last season Arsenal nor West Bromwich Barracks, threatens to follow Alan Walmsley Was Brandes- Bit well to ride 26 winners to date | badgered Congress to make him | Master Downes started punch- Japanese players caused a sur- win the Cup, despite

American citizen--but left ing holes in all and sundry, prise by

cartilage burlon goalkeeper in the Hull making determined dua "Golden Gloves" and successful counter-attacks. fact that they dismissed Preston suit. Back from

he scored six. goals in Junior League. This season he the badgering too late for Torry became

and Blackpool after being drawn of Lancashire League match and moved to centre-forward licked the whole to box for Uncle Sam in the champion,

In the second minute Sugawara, away from home,

that he has just squad of America's would-be

then got two in a Central League such success Olympics.

Olymple

the opened weller weights, and, Mikio

Japanese

goals scoring against Aston Villa passed the ty West Bromwich manager Vic game

mark. score and one minute later his SWIMMER: inevitably, attracted the atten-

would Reserves. teammate Emeri Toshihiko net- Buckingham, of course. tion of the professional scouts,

He claims ted another goal to level the not agree with me,

that in Howe, Whitehouse, score 2-2.

Kevan, Horobin and Settera he has drafted into the senior eleven young blood that will last the Dennis Howe chub for years. certainly looks an England right back at

of the future, Derek Kevan

The Epsom jockey, Harry Home, Feb. 26.

Sprague, has done remarkably British motor eyele Richard Harry Dale and

hardly ever Lomas today each lowered one considering he

As Terracina takes a mount over fences. world record at the

#hurdle rider he is one of the truck near Rome.

world best in the country.

new

an

Mother

hurried

Dale set up R record for the 350 cc. category Arthur Freeman should ride | FOOTBALLER for the 10 kilometres flying start, more winners now that Dick when he averaged 212,204 kilo- Francis, who also rode for Peter Professional managers on both :

on a "Moto | Cazajet's metres an hour,

stable, has retired. sides of the Allantle are in & As of now, Al Weill, dis- Guzzi, beating the previous However, that stable also has tizzy about him and all because coverer of Rocky Marciano, is record of 100 kilometres an hour, the very promising apprentice, his trapeze artist sister, Sylvia, "interested." So la Bill Daly, set up by a NSU bike,

G. Nicholls, whose ability will lost her arm in a bus accident the man who brought Lee force the

trainer to employ him in Baltimore five years ago. Savold here. So are certain Lomax set up a new world frequently.

westwards gangster salemmen showed up interests, one of whose record for the 500 e.c. calegory,

In spite of the dearth of top-

neross the ocean to _her also on a "Moto Guzzi" when class

amateur riders who used daughter's hospital bed. Dad, a with a five thousand dollars bid he averaged 243.572 kilometres to be the main source of supply Paddington bus driver, dropped as a down payment on the an hour for the 10 kilometre of National Hunt jockeys when his union card เชล

and followed knuckles of the Larrupping flying start.

they turned professional there with 10-year-old Terry bit of Limey.

enough are quite

able riders Riding the new eight eyelin-under

the Winter code to go lad with the gloves down at

The Pembroke Boxing Club, der model, Lomas beat the round.

champion, footballer previous record held by

schoolboy for London Bchools, swirl İSMW-France-Presse,

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London Express Service).

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7. Struggles

Hero In

British London, managers have lost no time making ever-so-friendly passes. No hint of professionalism, of course-perish the thought! Just call it a coincidence that Terry

Downs suddenly finds himself in a position 10 pick jobs-from the marketing of meat to the grooming of a greyhound track.

"Let 'em line up," said young Mr Downes. "Right now, nil I want to do la fight and win an amateur championship. Ir Wall ready to box for America, now I want to box for England. As for turning professional-we'll soe,"

You bet we'll seei

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OPEN EVENTS AT UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

The Japanese players from then on dominated the rink and attacked the Austrian goal time and again.

Their efforts were rewarded when Watanabe Kanza scored a third goal to give the Japanese a 3-2 load, which they retained ill the end of the period.

the

is a goal "poacher", and I have

soca enough of Maurice Solters" sterling play in Army matches to rate him a first-class prospect.

to

Spare a thought for long- The Japanese appeared all set

service Albion lefl-winger to keep their lead in the last George Lee. Star of the side for period and to win the match, years, he dropped

to the third when an unfortunate muddling eleven this season, fought his way occurred in front of the back through the Reserves Japanese goal and Yamada the first team only to get im- Toshiniko put the puck into his mediately injured in the original own net. Austria thus levelled tie at Blackpool, He listened to the score at 3-3 and the final the replay from a hospital bod. whistle went without any further scoring.

After this third day of the World Championships, all eight competitors have ployed twa gamico. The order WIE อง follows:-

1, Soviet Union,

2 wins, 4

Manchester's

"Boy Wonder"

Duncan Edwards, the "Boy points, 27 goals for one against Wonder of Manchester United 2. Czechoslovakia, 2 wins, 4 and England, was playing for points, 24 goals for, one against. his battalion team in the semi-

8. Sweden, 2 wins, 4 points, final of the Army Cup compell- 19 goals for, four against.

tion, and at half time they were losing 4-2. He asked his cap- 4. Finland, one win, one de-tain's permisica to move from feat, 2 points, 0 goals for, 14 left-holt to inside-leti after the ogainst.

interval, and proceeded to score

fourteen minutes

“an one draw, one;de- | five goals in used to do that:

point, 3 goals for, 12 John Charles, against.

sort of thing when he was on Japan, one draw, one de-National Service. Not such a feat, one point, 3 goals for, 12 lucky soldier was Bignalman against

Bob Hewitt, who made

There will be an open mile roco add an open ladies high Jump at the University of Hong- koog Athletic Championships at 7. Foland, two defeats, the University athiella ground, point, §. goals for, 13 against. Pokfulam, on Baturday after- Boom March 2 Entries for 8. East Germany, two, de these open ovenia, will be forte, 0 point, 2 goals for, 20 accepted on the fed

The bagsist/France-Presse.

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0 dash from Catterick Camp to Shemold to make his League debut for the United.: „After two minutes play he diverted, a shot Into his own not to give Blackbum Rovers the lead,

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