1957-07-12 — Page 7

CORNELL WIN AT HENLEY

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1957,

Cornell University, USA, heat the other American crew, Yale University, to win the Grand Challenge Cup Final at the Henley Royal Regatta on July 6. Cornell are seen winning-Reuterphoto.

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BOXING EMPIRE CRUMBLES, BUT...

James D. Norris, grain-and-real estate six-footer with millions in the bank and boxing on the brain, was in New York City from Long Island the other day to talk big-fight finance with "Sugar Ray" Robinson, Middleweight Champion of the. World,

Norris persuaded Sugar to step inside a set of ropes and toss punches in New York in September at a gent from Syracuse enlled Carmen Basilio, Welterweight Champion of the World.

Mr Robinson and/or Dasillo will possibly get

Mr hurt

little, but are to be assuaged

by 50-60 sllers

assured will

of what I um

"the" biggest be non-heavywright title pu:sc since Robinson and Randy Turpin

record grosted ΣΗ £260,000 gate-money u 1951.".

These chores completed, r Norris is now considering what he can do about that little busi- news of Archie Moore, who has made up his ancient mind tha! he should be guaranteed at least

for £35,000

defending ปร cruiserweight championship against America's Tony Anthony Yvon in New York, Canada's Durelle in Menlical, er Ger- many's Hans Stretz in Milwau- kor.

Normally, are would take little notice of the dark and

GEORGE

WHITING'S

COLUMN

burty James D. Norris splashing this of a Saturday mornings is

is Fericas, but we are carrying on as usual at Medison Square Garden, and we shall continue to do so until we are told to Quit. We have lot of fights lined up end pre continuing our TV contracts,

Federal decision you heard about dots not become

Valil ofleint unül Monday. then, we must do tel say nothing that could put us contempt of court. Put we may appeal. or we may ask for a slay of Judgment,

"Mccawhile, we're still in business, And if you have any #ghters over there who'd like to lock up, tell them to come on over,

"That Hogan Bassey, for Instance. He looked tremendous when he come cut here to best sce Miguel Berries, and now

world title in the short of extreerdinary, he's wen

That must have been Why, Evercing do the clher Paris.

the guy was quite a fight with Chert. Hamia. weck's cables, anished, kaput, and out as from

"Tell Bassey to get here CA the moment that Federal Judge rapped he gavel and announced quick as he can. He'll be more

than welcome," *Thirty days."

a millor or so around in his little International Boxing Club office above Madison Square Garden on West 49th Street. He's been doing these eight years or

merc.

THIRTY DAYS

But that Nerris should taling like a top tycoon

be

on

Maybe you heard about how had Judge Sylvester J. Ryan pulled the mat from under

Lorraine Crapp

MONOPOLISED

James D. Norris... by finding And so on and so on. Come the IBC guilty of monopolising to think of it, Mr Marksen did title nights by ordering act talks at all like I general Norris and his joint president, maneger who has just hed his Arthur M. Wirtz, to resign ca job rendered non-existent by

-Standout Athlete dircelors of the Garden, within law. Nor did he appear to mind

Of The Year

Rome, July 11. The 1957 International Sports Grand Prix ."Cristoforo Colombo" for the athlete who btains the year's best results

30 days after July 12... and by giving them five years to get rid of all their stock in the company.

DOWN-NOT OUT The law, it seemed, hed cracked an Empire bullt

has been awarded to Australian bloody noses and ballyhoo ... swimmer Lorraine Crapp, it was

a corporation eccused of corner- announced today.

ing and capitalising sis...

billons.

#

being ribbed over the fact that his bosses, after havby mono- poltsed the Heavyweight Chem- plorship of the world since Joe Louis went on their pay-roli, have now been outmanoeuvred In the matter of Floyd Patterson v. Hurricane Jackson, right there in their own little old New York next month,

and

הגיגים

Don

Mr Markson, indeed, sounded Just the same happy and cffelent The special sports committee plant that had allegedly squash-

ed and squeezed the independ-fixer-upper we used to know appointed by the City of Genoa, ence out of 11 small-me com-

when his outfit were parcelling birthplace of Columbus, to

up percentages with our designate every year the stand-pelitors who dared to buck their

Randolph Turpin out athlete of the year named Miss Crapp by unanimous vote. Nevertheless, Norris was still Cockell,

The committee invited Msy at work today, and ex-journalist Crapp to come to Italy as guest Harry Markson, his general of the City of Genoa to attend manager, has just telephoned and see if it sticlts. Columbus Day celebrations on from New Yorke to tell me why. October 12 and receive award United Press.

the

"We are down, but not out,' declared Markson, "This thing

Judge Ryan has stated his Judgment. Let us now sit back

-(London Exprces Service).

(COPYRIGHT)

THE

TRIP TO ASCOT

JACK KETCH TO MAKE SCARED

SCARED STIFF

STIFF OF FAME! BUT PAT CAN'T STOP BECOMING A STAR

By PETER SCOTT

With or without Crepello the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 20 promises to arouse as much interest and be as international in charac- ter as any of its past six runnings.

As

The colt was valus for muciz was the case last year

In horses from five countries more than his length win England, Ireland, France, Italy that classic, Ho "stop" out of when he goes to the and Belgium-will be taking laziness part,

a

With, Ballymos, rot an cairy there were fears at one time that Ireland would Jack worthy challenger to put in the felt but they are dispelled by the news that Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, Jack Ketel, is to make the trip.

AWAITED

Apart from Ballymoss, Jack Kolch probably the only Irish three-year-old capable of mak-; Ing his presence felt in a race like the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes,

A clash between them in the Irish Derby had been eagerly

it

to awaited, but

falled materialico when Jack Ketch was withdrawn because of the hard going.

This colt dislikes firm ground and only curl conditions would stop him being in the big rate nold.

"If we find the Arcot going lo be as bad as it was at the Royal mecting the colt will be a late withdrawal," traine: Martin Quirke told me.

"In any case, however, he will make the trip, and his training is being directed schedule

Wie King George VI towards and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

"The training grounds bere are firm, but he is doing part of his work on tan and sand callops," added Quirke,

VALUE

two-year-old last A smart year, the brown Jack Ketch Was the under 9., fu second,

this Madrid Fres Handicap April, and won the seven fut- longs Tetrarea Stakes a few weeks before his Guineas suc- cess.

front, and the late challenge of Ballyprecious almost brought about his defeat,

Jack Kelch, however, found plenty of reserve when it was needed, and the win, I believe, Charlie imprcesed his rider, Smirke,

Ballyprecious was unable 10 pay a tribute to the form in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot because he suffers from sore feet and was totally umable to stride out on the firm going.

No doubt waiting tactics will be tried on Jack Kelch at Ascot to counteract his habit of slop- ping when in front, and also to conservo his stamina, which is so far unproved beyond a mile,

'LAZY AT HOME'

"He is so lazy in home gallops that it is impossible to test him for stamina here," Quirke told me. "We shall just have to let the race show whether or not Le stays a mile and a half."

Ketch's sire,

Abadan, Jack wes a sprinter, but the coll's dam, Law, is stoutly bred and has also produced that good long distance handicapper. Father Thames.

Barring a stroke of bad luck such as last month's. I do not think that the going at Ascot on July 20 will give Quirke undue cause for worry.

after the last

Immediately meeting ended, on June 22, the authorliles began work on the Corre.

all

Says RALPH COOPER

I am going to make a forecast today. I predict that in a few weeks from now the name of Patrick McGoohan will be on every film- goer's lips. That Patrick will be a star with a capital S.

I bet that when the film "Hell Drivers," a tough, fast-moving tale of lorry- drivers, gees the rounds, cinema goers will nominate Mr McGoohan as being worthy of Joining the ranks of the Alan Ladd-Humphrey Bogart brand of toughness,

the

He recently made 4 greatere bound to be beat in initial impact in "High Tide at process. Noob." Now, in "Hell Drivers," It's no easy decision ... on at which I have had an advance one hard there is the temptation peele, his personality rockets out of fabulous wealth--and perhaps of the screen and smeeks you the chance to do all the things right between the eyes.

you've always wanted to. And "Mr McGoohan, you're a very on the other hand?... about Ane actor!" I told him across the all you, een put in the balance is

table of a little peace of mind. well-eerubbed Hertfordshire pub the other night.

"How do you rate yourself as an actor?" I asked this remerk- able man. I wasn't very sur- prized when he shook his head and said: "Nowhere! I'm not an nelor at all."

A GOOD ACTOR

in

"I was a good ector oncc. in a youth club at "I'd hurte to be a star," Pat though told me, "except for one thing Shemeld, and when I was "Furthermore," I went on for the power It would rep

We talked about the excite- find give me. "any moment now you'll

"Talk as I do, to the crews ment that comes to an actor, an yourself a star."

A wild look came into his and the technicians and the Inderable something that hap- Irish eyes, as he looked round writers around a film studio, and pens between actor and audience for some way of escape. There you'll and they're full of won- perhaps once in a lifetime, and was none, and he rank his derful ideas for films, and the which for many never happens gingery stubble of beard in his way to make them. Yet, few, if at all.

It's the magic moment they're pewter pot and muttered a fer- any, of these ideas ever come to vent prayer. Whatever it was, light. Everything has to go always hoping for, that keeps not let that day be through the usual channels, so them going, yet Patrick spid: "11 was

everything comes out the other happened to me. In some ways soon!"

Pardon me if I repeat the end roughly the same shape, I wish it hadn't, ceme. Patrick McGoohian, form- That's what I'd like to remedy "That was at that youth club

I at Shefeld. played er boxer, chicken farmer, milk- if I got half a chance. bar attendant, lorry driver... "We're too busy being nice, hundred-year-old man in Quin- new actor, writer, rebel.

and preper," Pat said savagely. teros damous play, and the man "I believe that the British are who directed it did so with love the most passionate race on in his heart. earth-but you would not think so from a look at most of our films.

With the right stories--and the right directors-he could become an International star ... if he wanta fo.

That's quite a big ""

Pat has not arrived at a cross- roads in his career-the crass. ronds keep following him around He could be classed as one of the angry young men of the age if it was not for one thing ... his obvious sincerity.

the

"I could hardly speak English ...I was a mixture of alum Irish and sjum, Sheffold.... Yet that man made that play THOSE STUNTS

come to life,

"I'll почет "People, on the whole, aren't

have enother nice, and aren't proper. This diretor like alra.

With a Hell minanum of make-up I WAS a lorry driver I play in Drivers he's certainly not very hundred years old!"

what

nice.

I've But

worked Bround the lorries and I know CERTAIN IDEALS

there are a lot far worse than Within 48 hours the grass had

He right in the middle of him. He's not a villain just for been cut and a top dressing of the fight that most young actors the sake of being a villain. He's

Hald

and actresses have with them that way because something has potassium sulphate round the ecurse,

They think things out: made him so, and that's selves. By eight c'clock on the morn- they arrive at certain ideals and I've tried to put over."

Pat hates all forms of sham the standards. They see the sham for ing of Tuesday, June 25, sprinklers were on and they are what it is and want no part of and hypocrisy: he hates having likely to be kept in full use until 1. Then they find that to hit the to make concessions: he loathes tinsel trappings of the high-spots they have to conform the fairly near the big day.

and those ideala and standarda | screen.

-(London Express Service).

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

YOU GUYS LAUGHED AT MADIC! PIC YOU SEE WHAT

{ CAN DO 7

YEAR? LET'S CECIFICAN

POIT

FERDINAND

NANCY

ARE YOU GOING TO CEMENT THAT HOLE,

MISTER ?

TREE

UP-SEC-TWISY-- UP-BEE-DAIBY -IT'S A FAKEI,

YEAH..HOW ABOUT THAT,

HANDRAKE?

I DIDN'T TEACH HIM. HE HASN'T GOT THE BRAINS FOR IT, TRY IT AGAIN, TUB,

YEP

WAIT

PP؟

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

UP-SEE-PWIGY ---SERTICAN DO ITÍ

YOU JUST HAVEN'T THE BRAING

FOR IT!

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

THIS IS MY SECRET HIDING PLACE

[11-30]

"How old were you then?" "Seventeen," said Pat.

"Aren't you satisfed with your mad lorry driving foreman

Hell Drivers'? I asked him. "I thought it was a fine perform-

ance."

Ho shook his head.

"Pa love to be able to do li all over again," he declared.

If that's how he feels I'd like IS to see something he really salised with,

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