1958-01-03 — Page 7

NBA'S 1958 RATINGS AND TOP CONTENDERS

Bilwaukee, Jan. 3,

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1958.

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AUSTRALIA IN A WINNING POSITION

Sports Diary

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TOMORROW

The National Boxing Association today named Middle- weight Champion Carmen Basilio of New York as "Boxer of the Year" for his "lion hearted" perform- ance in wresting the crown from Ray Robinson. Fred Saddy, Chairman of the NBA Rating Committee, said in announcing the former welterweight champ as winner of the honour: "Basilio, a lion-hearted fighter, gave away weight and cleverness to Robinsonians (Herond Division). KCC. and still whipped him."

Roccar Wacker V H.K. Selectin Ox Stadium) 2.13 p.m.

Cricke Combined Bervices v Combined

poo, 1.30 p.m. (1st day).

Combined Services y Combined

Circe (Firaivision), Bookun

|1.00 p.m. (Ist day),

Ruby

Club v Royal Navy (Skp) 3 p.m.; Army v Police (Skp) 4.15, punua Willie Club "*"V RAF (BV) 4.30 p.m. Puolo Rost; Jihnny Royal Navy "b" v i Buyal Tanki Baby Vasquez; Al (Army, 139) 3.30 pm.

"Basilio bears himself with ; Dupust Dullio Lol: the dignity of a champion," Towcel; Saddy said.

Burso; "Ho has been a

careful trainer and

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a courage Noverez:

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Joe Lopes; Carlos

Racing

Sixth Race Meeting [Second Day), Happy Valley. 2. p.m.

SUNDAY

Boccer

Wacker v Combined Chinese

Horkey

In the frat NBA ratings of Featherweight - Champion 1968, Saddy called specifle at- Homan (Kid) Busey: Cherit tention to the Heavyweight Bunia; Ricardo Moreno, Davey (stadium), 3.18 B.mk Division and said a "natural" Moore; Ike Chestnut; Isidro bout to establish the rightful top man to challenge champlon Floyd Patterson would be be- tween Eddie Machen and Zora Folley, rated One and Two in

that order.

"Interest in the Heavyweight Division 1s important to box- with Ing," Saddy said, "and

involving the Complications champlan there is no reason why those who are listed as contenders should be searching in the backwoods for competi- tion while avoiding each other."

NBA's Ratings

Here are the champion and top 10 contenders in each Divi- slon in that order in the NBA's Arst ratings of 1958:

Heavyweight

-

Champion,

Floyd Patterson, Eddie Machen: Zon Falley Roy Harris; Willle Papirano; Nino Valdez, Pat Mc- Muriry; Ingemar Johansson; Mike De John: Alex Miter Cleveland Williams.

Light Heavyweight Cham- Harold plon, Archie Moore, Johnson; Yvone Durlelle; Tony!

South Africa Still 223

Runs In Arrears

Capetown, Jan. 2.

Dismal batting by South Africa on a pitch which was taking spin put Australia in a winning position at the end of the third day's play in the Second Tost` here. All out for 209, South Africa followed on 240 runs behind Australia's first innings 449. They lost one wicket for 17 runs in their second innings and finished the day still 228 runs in arrears.

neonta,

South Africa never recover- et from the loss of their open- Jackie McGlew ing batsmen, UK and Trevor Goddard, who were both dismissed with the there Martinez; Richardo Gonzales; Div. -teeredo "" v Army "A" COTO 61. From then on Shigeil Kaneko: Paul Jorgen-Recreto), 2.50 p.m.; IN v Indic were only isolated spells of “A” INV) 130 gm Bookumpoti v

Jargely resistance, sen; Flash Elorde; Jose Colero, Nav Bharat "A" (9kp) 200 p.m.

Roy McLean, Russel Bantamwelekt. — Champion, Div, 2-Nuv hore By Demans from Alphonse Halim!: Raul Marls: 1a.m.; Velley v Amy "B" Endean, Citve Van Ryneveld

(KM) 200 p.m.; HAY • HKUC "P" and Hugh Tayfield, Leo Espinosa; Merlo D'Agato;), 4. p.m.; Miesmalk v Duleh Al Asuncion; Jose Toluca Lopez (Skp), 1 a.m

Australia were without pace Cricket

most Dommy Ursun: Piero Rollo; Koll

Combined Services Combined bowler Inn, Meckit for Ishibash: Mamael Armenteros: civilia (Fire Division), Spokun of the day-he injured his loft Peter Keenan.

poo, 11a.m. (2nd day).

Combined shoulder after bowling four Combined Services V Flyweight Champlon, Pas-

Civilians (Second Division), KCC. Il balls and took no further part, cunl Perez:

Martin; Young

a.m. 2nd day)

But the spin attacks of Richie ftamon Arlos; Pone Kingpetch; IRC Centaurs at Sookumpon, 11

Benaud, Lindsay Kiine and Jim after Masall Iwamoto; Nitoshi Misako ice civit Servants at Chater Burke proved adequate

broken Davidson had Alan Memo Diez: Itamon Calatayud Road. 11 amator Sports

through with two wickels. MSC'A cand Hui Chinb, Wong-

Kline took three wickets-s neichong.

Daruvy Kid: Dennis Adams; Carlos Miranda.-United Press.

BOXING

His Seventeenth Straight Win

Washington, Jan. 2. Heavyweight contender Zora Folley registered his 17th straight victory last night by Anthony; Wit Hopenner;

twlee Yolande Pompey; Clarence Hi-Dooring Garvin Sawyer

nant;

Eric

Chuck Spleser; Schoppner; Artenio Calózovara; Jimmy Slade.

Middleweight Champion. Carmen Basilio. Ray Robinson Gene Fuller; Joe Glardello: Rory Calhoun: Charles Humez: Spider

Glambra; Webb; Joc Neal

Rivers; Andre Selpu; Charlle Josephs.

Welterweight Champlon, Title Vacant, Isaac Logart; Gil Turner; Virgil Ati; Vince Martinez; Gaspar Ortegn; Tony De Marco; Kid Gavilan; Larry Baker; Sugar Hart: Billy Lynch.

-

Lightweight Champion. Joc Brown. Kenny Lane; Ralph

and easily outpainting him in their New Year's TV fight at the New Capitol Arena.

Folley of Chandler, Arizona, ranked Бесони among con- the unanimous tendere-won decision by a perfect score, each of the three ring oMelals giving him 100 points"

Folley, weighing 190 pounds to Sawyer's 188,, outclassed his less-experienced opponent in all departments; and Sawyer was lucky to last the full 10 rounds. In addition to the trips to the canvas, in the eighth and ninth sersluns, Sawyer was staggered in the fourth, fifth and 10th sessions.-United Press,

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first in Test cricket-for 29 runs, and Benaud claimed four for 95 on the helpful pitch.

THE DAY STIRLING MOSS ATE TOO MANY CAKES.

By ROBERT WALLING

The time when cream cakes utterly defeated racing motorist Stirling Moss is told in Alf Francis Racing Mechanic-as told to Peter Lewis-published recently by G. T. Foulis and Co. (price 25s.).

Mr Francis was Moss's personal mechanic for three years, And the cream cake episode gecurred just before a race at Aix-les-Bains.

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Only spirited resistance can now save the match for South Afrion. The pitch is likely to deteriorate further, and the

Moss had been driving with "It is like this," he says. "The Australian attness may

be poilshed performance during mochanies have no idea how the sharpened by the return of practice. The late John Heath, drivers spend their time between Meckiff Reuter,

The Scoreboard

Van Ryneveled carne in with the score at 121 for six and by tenacious batting slayed at the wicket for nearly two and a half hours. He Anished top scorer with 43 and helped to lake the total to 209 before Australia-1at Innings 449 being beaten by top-spinner

5. Africa 1st Innings 209 Benaud which kept straight. With Hugh Tayfield, D. McGiew, c. Mackay, b."

Davidson South Africar captain added 45

T. L. Goddard, ibw b. for the ninth wicket.

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The Australien, bowlers were on top throughout the day and deserved all the wickets which fell A crowd of 17,000 watched the play cool, pleasant conditions.

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pression that he was an expert on how to live well."

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-France-Presse.

Pancho Gonzales Beats Hoad At Brisbane

Brisbane, Jan. 2. Pancho Gonzales of Loa Angeles scored a 6-7, 6-0, 1-2, 4-0, 0-7 triumph over Low Hoad on Wednesday night in the opening contest of their 100- match professional tennis tour.

Hoad, former

Australian Davis Cup player, turned pro- fessional last July after win- ning the Wimbledon title. .Ho toured Europe, Africa and Asia with Kramer, Ken Rosewall and Pancho Segura in recent months in an attempt to im prove his gamo for this aries with Gonzales, after Pancho had trounced him in their first series-Unlied Press.

Australians To

Enter Japanese Swim Meet

Sydney, Jan. 2.

The Australian men's swim- mning team which will compete in the British Empire Games in Britoin next July will enter Amateur the Japanese

for

Swimming Championships to be held from August 14 to 18.

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This controversial and fascinating story commences To-morrow, Jan, 4th

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