1958-02-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1958.

LOOK OUT, WIMBLEDON! SHIRLEY IS BUILDING THOSE TENNIS MUSCLES WITH WEIGHT-LIFTING IN A BACK-STREET LONDON GYM

Mr. MURRAY MAKES 'EM FITTER IN A HURRY

SIXTEEN TEAMS VIE FOR HONOURS IN WORLD CUP COMPETITION IN JUNE

By WILLIAM NEWMAN

London.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Boxing

Police Sports Asmxiation Boxing Tournainen, Southom Playground. SATURDAY Cricket

A

By DESMOND HACKETT

London.

DESMOND HACKETT'S COLUMN

It's K.O. Williams

Richardson

V.

London.

Harry Leyene the other day signed, sealed and settled for American coloured heavyweight Cleveland Williams to do battle with Dick Richardson at Empress Hall, London, on March 25.

Cleveland Williams comes under the heading of "nover heard of him." Mr Layone has heard much of this muscled citizen and isrepared to say what he knows at great length

After a few thousand well closch-words we are now awape that Cleveland Williams come from Houston, Texas the city whore everything is bigger than big.

quire to do this if he wishes to continue to be the pride and joy of his bank manager.

I think that the Richardson Cleveland Williams, for of the hit-em-und-hut-'em-again, will bo much more intance, la 6ft 2in, and weighs muod 15st, He is aged 22. In 38 dghis, successful than when he tried to we are informed, he has won 34 outsmart and outbox the op- by knock-outs.

This year Williams has had ene fight He knocked out Gene White in one round.

In One Round

position,

So, with Cleveland Williams the expert of the early elimina- tion and Richardson going back to the slugging system this Bght promises to be brief but mighty interesting.

Last year he knocked out Johnny Mason in Onc round The Блар in Richardson's 3. D. Marshall in two rounds, reversion

killer-diller to tho You sweet young things who imagine Wimbledon a glamorous mannequin parade of

is the shortage of frilly pants with a little tennis on the side should study closely this sports stripCue Grey in one round, Bobdivision

Albright in seven rounds, John sparring partners in these sport- which reveals where tenis stars go in the winter time.

Holman in seven rounds, and ing isles. The hired helps are who looks recruit hute his TT instructor, Eighteen-year-old Nick Mor-outpointed Frankie Daniels. The energy girl,

1 was grunting under

am prepared to be impressed ready, willing but scarcely able. like the viclim of horror-but, between office hours, Shir- gan

It astonishes me that chapa his by his conduct when opposed to through the weighted load as he drove flim dungeon scere, is the ey

like Richardson, Joe Erskine, hefty young frame towards his Albright, who has been in the some, lovely Shirley Bloomer.

and Holman, Brian London, and Henry Cooper of becoming world world rankings, ambition

who has also, in his prime, been do not get together to do their Tho No. 1 shot putter,

elevated to the top ten.

heavyweight home-work, old-timers did it and they WETE Additional intelligence. from mighty tough performers.

Levene Ls that in the

It made me shudder even to Watch what a girl will do

Div. 1-C v CCC; Navy v Artey South Optimiste y Scorpions: Army North v Police; RAF v KCC,

to 2-Dockyard V KGV: Dus: Amy North Army become a better senals player.

Rugby

(Army B.8.

South.

Shirley is the newest recruit Pelles v Royal Navy Army, B.-)to the "power school" in St only n Lew .5 p.m.; Kai Tak) 3,30

Club Club (V) Bride's Institute,

Hockey

" Y

such outbursts of exertion.

persevered rugged routine.

Well, just look at those pletures, and decide if tenuils is worth all that punishment.

I asked her if the exercises

her

nurec

Sylvia Mr

clation Cleveland Williams is rated No. 10 among the world heavweights.

Night Duty Association Football, the most widely-played sport

were producing the power she Blonde, lovely wanted. This sun-kissed lovely Needham had come straight January rankings tssued by the in the world-and the most controversial, reaches the climax of four years of planning

the inhabitants are not given to say: "I think I will be a better take the Murray treatment for

player next season." and wrangling when 16 teams fight out the RAF "Royal Tanks to American National Boxing Asso-

There were sporting chictament. who

reckoned power-building Murray was something of cranky fanatle with his learned weights-and-sce- talk and his the-benefits gospelling.

Dedicated Athletes

Ladies League.----Recreio Cup MatchGremlins v "A" (Reerelo) 2.30 pan.

victoriana (1) 2.350.t. flecreio

Soccer

More Power

finals of the World Cup in Sweden in June. This vastly organised competition, which embraces teams with their millions of followers from the furthest corners of the earth, rarely has a smooth run, and the current series is no exception. After early squabbles-some groups, more trouble dared up when the draw for the final matches was made in Stockholm. The draw provoked an out- { burst of International arguments and brought the Internationd (FIFA) conmilice into conflicl with the organising Swedish Loly over rules. The altuation has settled down to some ex- tent but dissatisfaction remuns to provide the secx for more problems affecting future com- petitions.

championship and political-over the preliminary

Main dissention

Over

the

Sensor Shield-Sing Tao v KMB Junior Shield-Gymnastic south (1).m

Div. 3CMF Mercantile China Y AFS/Army (US) 2 p.m. 3.30 p.m.; . v Wayfoong di

p.m.

Athletics

Annual Athletes of KGV School Mission Road Kia 2 p.m.

Annual University of loc Sports Pohfulton 2 p.m.

_Ninth_

Inclus Meeting,

Paraguay have an ambitious programme with international matches against Argentina, two Rides and possibly Brazilian

Race Annust games in Madrid and Barcelona, Yugoslavia's preparations But will be less elaborate because Happy Valley (Firut Day), noon, anal training plans clash with the national championship.

n team France, re-building which a couple of years ago looked capable of upsetting the favourites. have Internationel matches against Spain und some idea Switzerland to gain of team composition.

draw stemmed from "seeding" the teamy Into geographical groups Instead of by strength

The four teams from Britain This ensured that teams from the same areas--notably South

have been playing home trials Britain--would throughout the season, England Amerien and not clash

carly matches. will have severe tests before the But of the same time I brought

Cup matches when they meel together three of the tea Russia in Moscow on May 18 in major dress rehearsal of their generally regarded as favourites to win the cup-Russia, Eng-clash in Gothenburg three weeks

Jater, lond and Brazil.

in

An Argument

Germany, surprise winners of the Cup in the last competition Germany also produced an in 1954, have had a poor inter- orgument thi The United national record since, but can- Kingdon and Northern Ireland ant be written off. They might well surprise agal with o

should not in future be re-

presented by four teams be-young team which has been in cause it gives the British an proving all the time.

unfair Edvantage. Their con Drawing Power

tention is one team only should be allowed from a group of countries under government.

Willie Pastrano

To Meet Bygraves In England

London, Feb, 20. Third ranking World Heavy- weight, Wille Pastano of New have his next Orleans, will bout in Britain against former British Empire Champion, Joc was anounced Bygroves, it here today.

The bout will take place in March 31st or Leicester on

April 21. Agreement on the trane's trainer, Angelo Dundee,

bout was reached between Pas-

and Joe Jacobs, co-prumoter with Alex Gruths.

The definite date of the bout will be decided in two o: three days when

Dundee, who has commitments"

to assist Wor Middleweight Champion, Car- aca Basilio, in his forthcoming matches in Sweden already top out with Sugar Ray Robinson,

Swedish crowns million

has discussed arrangements. approaching £350,000). Some- the ke 30.000 German fans United Press. are expected

The competition may have its one political technical difficulties, but there is no doubt about its drawing Whatever the rival factions power. Sale of tickets for the may feel about the ecmpetition, title can be change the set-up for the finals in Sweden and teams are going ahead with preparations.

dane now

to

Training Schedulos

live

Norwegian Beats World Speed Skating Champion

to iravel to Sweden and thousands more from other European countries The Russians, as thorough as are taking the opportunity to over, have been preparing for arrange holidays to fit in with some time, including skiing and

the Cup programme. gymnastics

their winter The qualifying matches drew something like five milton training schedules.

with the biggest Hungary, whose all-conquer spectators

Oslo, Feb. 20. ing side VIE torn asunder crowd of 200,000 at the Brazil-

A crowd of 27,000 saw Knut when many players sought exile Peru match in Rio de Janeiro.

Johannesen, of Norway, beat stadiums The Swedish after the 1998 uprising are In

World Speed Skating Champlon the process of re-buliding.small, with the Solna Stadium in Selected candidates for the Cup Stockholm, where the final will Oleg Goncharenko, of the Soviet team will be kept at home for be played on June 20, holding Union, in the 10,000 Metres. training in special camps in-sbout $3,000, but the lure of this event on the second day of a two-day International contest etend of making foreign tours Lotty-disputed competition en-

here tonight. The Hungarian sures a finanelal success. Epeclat- with clubs.

16 Hime Johannesen's team will be accompanied toy with the prospect of ulg fees

televising the matches minutes 57 secondo, against the Sweden by 20 officials, includ-for

17 minutes 4.5 ing urce trainers, n. doctor, throughout Europe.-China Mail Russian's

seconds.-Reuter. Special. masseur and a cool

are

WAS

Shirley Bloomer last season won the British hard courts the Italian and French titles, but she felt that she must have more power lu add to her admirable

nobilliy,

arth

She was advised: "Go to Al Murray."

Murray, a quiet-spoken Scot and our national weight-lifting coach, put her on a routing of weight-lifting and gymnasium excrcises.

It was the kind of schedule calculated to make any Army

But once

dedleated athletes like Gordon Pirie and Brian

Shenton enthusiastically muscled into the Murray method, soccer and other teams, swimmers, athletes also lined up to study.

In class with Shirley Bloomer was Britain's top hurdler, Peter Murray Hildreth. He is now a man down to the last music.

MANDRAKE the MAGICIAN

WHY DID YOU CHANGE FROM A *FLYING-CARPETTO A FLYING HORSET

FERDINAND

NANCY

I WANT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO OUR NEIGHBORS THEY'RE

GOING ON THEIR WINTER VACATION

JUST TO CONFUSE EVERYONE,

THANK GOODNESS THAT NOISY FAMILY WILL BE AWAY FOR A MONTH

Old Style Again

Richardson's manager dapper, fast-talking Wally Lesley, volun-

A Surprise

Among those present

on the occasion Richardson-Williams will be World Heavyweight Champlon Floyd Patterson.

discus-throwing develop

Teenage swim star Tina Barry was in class with 21-year-

It is the intention of Patterson There were intense sprinters,

to battle three rounds with an old Javelin thrower Anil Toki Industrious deld athletes, all

apponent who has not yet been WIE that Richardson throwing energetically

their tuered

reverting to his old style as the informed what he is in for,

Patterson's

Cus manager. weight about.

Looks like there is no rest for hurdslugging fighter.

me that they The management have in fact, D'Amato, told the athletes of England.

pursuing the planned to stay in England for against decided

In exhibitions engage rugged character Richardson in- spare moment goes into the grand idea of polishing up this 10 days, and would be happy to tough task of getting to the top:to a classic left-load stylist, be- provinces.

Seven days a week and every

I heartily wish that more of loved of those who still regard our soccer players and Aghting the fight trade as the noble art. men would call at Murray's

He will now be instructed. academy for ambitious athletes.

"It the lugs off him, Dickie London Express Service),

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boy." And Richardson will re-

WHY

DIDN'T YOUR VICTIMS HEAR THE COPTER WHEN YOU LANDED?

MÁNY

PLANES ABOVE THE CITY THEY

NEVER NOTICED

"FLYING HORSE AND RIDERS RISE

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

--AND DISAPPEAR INSIDE THE BAY

OF THE COPTER:

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

THEY ASKED ME TO MIND

THEIR PETS WHILE

THEY'RE GONE

MEOW

MEOW

AWK WOOF

ARE ARF

ARF

in the

Any volunteers? FIGHTNOTE: German Albert Westphal will be Richardson's opponent in his fight at Carmar- then on March 3.

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