THE CHÍNA MAH, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1958.
AT HOME, AWAY OR ON NEUTRAL GROUND
American Fight Manager Offers Pascual Perez
Attractive Purse
Manila, Mar. 31. American fight manager Stanley Freking today offered World Flyweight Champion Pascual Perez of Argen- tina US$40,000 to fight Dommy Ursus of the Phillp. pines in Manila in November.
Famous Sports Stars
I Have Met
ERIĆ BOON?
By Archie Quick Just over a quarter of a
Ursus, third ranked world dy-) weight, knocked val highly- guided Masskazu Otsuke of Japan In the second round of
Enemy Crowds Won't Hurt A Good Team Except If Players Are Unseasoned
Says TOM FINNEY
How much does a partisan crowd affect the result of a football match? I've boon asked that question a dozen times in the past few days-ever since Manchester United protested strongly about having to replay their Cup semi-final on Wednesday right in the heart of "enemy” country.
their scheduled ten-round bout After drawing at Birmingham, they had to travel about 200 miles to
In Anil last Saturday,
Freking said he thought Ursun mow wus ready 10 challenge Perez, who defends his title against Ramon Aring of Venezuela next month for the 112-pound 11th "Dammy call beat Blen (Perez) easily. Freking told the United Press, "I have seen Perez to films and I believe his style is right in Dommy's alley.***
Joe Baterra.
denied
Highbury Stadium, North London, for the match,
Fulham-and their thousands of fans-had to jump on the underground
and pay a ls, 4d, fare.
Regardless of the result, was I thought that, years before, I bigger battle of winning thr this fair? Frankly, looking at 11 had ceased even to hear the match. But not before. 1bfuugh the experience of quite loudest criticism of a huge This is something even, very including fow years in profesatonal crowd. But it didn't work out experienced players, football, my Inmediate reaction
myself, still have to conquer at was yes. The Football Associa- tion were quite rensonuble in Axing this venue.
After all, I believe that If a
that way.
1 don't think the barracking the start of any big came, So that day actually put me out -ever this question of an ap- of my stride. But it certainly | peal ofinst the Highbury venue upset my concentration.
please don't hold it against
They were doing what every
Perez and tīrsua are sluggers. Treking. However, century ago a small hallwledge of reports that a
team is really good enough. It This, in a match as vitally im- Manchester United... .. in North London which promoter in México City was
will win anywhere-t Home,portent as a Cup semi-final, is hat once been a chapel arranging a bout between Urs or on it neutral ground she very thing that Manchester ehh should do bidding to got In fact, the most inexplicable. United were trying to avoid the best possible" chance of produced two characters and Mexican Bantam champion bin
to me in soccer is that when they appealed-unsuccess- carrying the Cup back to their who were destined to
you know-agulost fans. "I'd like to get to the bottom home winners still continue to fully,
having to go to London where leave their mark, in the reports, Freking said, outnumber away winners
Absolutely such a huge proportion. It just Fulham supporters would out-- delibly, on British boxing."Because I know
Isn't logical-yet it's been hop-number their own by anything| The hall was the Devon-nothing about it,"
penly for years and I suppose | up to G-1..
I believe that a youngster like BUT-ord, after giving this Bobby Charlton, who.
apart
shire Club, Hackney, and He said he currently has not will continue to happen. the two characters Jack plans for Ursia but might "con.
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HARD TO BEAT
Manila, Apr. 1.
SPORTING BAM
by Reg. Wootton
TERRY
DOWNES WILL SOON BE A LEADING CONTENDER FOR MCATEER'S TITLE
Says ARCHIE QUICK
London.
When a man can drag himself up off the floor by instinct after two brain-numbing knocks-down that is the sign of a true fighting_champion. Terry Downes, the Paddington middle- i weight, is generally on the giving end of such punches, but against Tunisian Salah Ben Farhat at Leyton Baths, London, he was twice on the receiving end of such assaults, and he proved himself by coming back and knocking out the North African in the fifth round.
Solomons and Eric Boon.sider" a bout with Bocerra if the problems quite a lot of thought, from the late Duncan Edwards, notice yesterday they would be Downes, who learned his exacting trade in the amateur ranks with the
terms are right,
At the "Devonshire" they His Title Bout Led to stage, their shows an
Sunday afternoons for the very considerable Hebrew element in
the
it is a very large BUT-1 con is the calmest and most mature well understand Manchester young player have ever seen. United's renelions. Because, as would not be affected by this a result of the tragedy which overwhelming vocal opposition. Freking said he was ready to overtook them carlier this He is, after all, a member of Ro "as far as US$40,000" to conson, they had no chalce other the football family Milburn- intimate district. Small,
In then to rely largely on unseason- und that means he's a thorough- affairs, good
second-have Perez Oght Doming ratising
bred. class fighting, cigar smoke, fruit, Manila if he wins his title bouted players.
But And, as I tried to imagine how
there were other ruts and ment rolls. It was the gainst Arias"
in United's ranks. beginning of the road for the The American fight promotor they felt as they trotted out on youngsters
the Highbury pitch on And ns I remember that Stamford Hill fishmonger-cum-shrugged off Arias: vietory over 40 bookmaker who was to become Ursus recently, as a hometown Wednesday, I recalled just how Wembley afternoon in 1941, I
felt in iny Brat really big | know how they felt Mr British Boxing."
He said that he felt it any match. body en bring
It wasn't. event A well- world title to the Philippines in
I was the the near remembered future. It would be either Ursua 1941 wartime Cup Final between Arsenal, 4t Dr Orient Lightweight Cham-Preston
Wembley. plon Gubriel (Flash) Elorde.
Jack's first slice of good for fure was to hear of a black smith up in the Cambridgeshire Tens at Chatterls who was pretty handy with his fists.. It was Boon, stormy petrel of the Estic world, whose epic lightweight contest with Arthur Danahar is still the yardstick upon which bll good bouts are judged. "Boy" Boon carned himself fame and fortune, unid. caflod manager Salomons along with him on the tide of success.
Only Difference
The only difference between the pair is that Solomons rodo the breakers and stayed on the crest of the wave; Huon sank.
There was the same almo-
dvvision."
Arch
one.
"Ursun is a natural By- welchi," Freking said, "He had made tremendous inprove of the possibilty ment after His campaign in the United States carly this year, his harder now and is more accurate with his pun-my .Inces
He
ches.
Knocking Knees The crowd that day, because of bombing raids, was limited to 75,000. But Ds I walked out of the tunnel, a inexperienced youth of 18,
literally were kupcking.
Looking back on later matches, The four-feet-cleven Filipino before wildly partisan Con- crowds and pent-up proved his accuracy on Baturtinental day when he knocked down South Americans, I still recall Otsuka four Umes
ut Wem- in the that Orst appearance second stanzn and slowed bley as the most terrifying ex- him away with a final chort pertence of my life. left hook to the jaw,
Ten minutes after the kick- Iva stil Anking with "Ursus." Proking said proud-«N.
the
sphere at the "Devanshire" only, also con defend himself nerves. And, although.
Sunday afternoons that you got better now." at the Blackfriars Ring, Mite
- Freking also mid Ursun's next End Arena and the other East "End centren where the Jew and fight In Manila might be against Gentile were always, scrapping Philippine Bantamweight Cham- to survive. Great names; great pion Al Asuncion
"Everybody'a days which will never come
talking about, back, For those smoke-lled" Freking said.--United Press. halls were the very essence of
fistiana,
Solomons
moved B. The manager, who often asked me ta give "this boy Boon of mine" some publicity, elevated himself to the plush-dinner-jacket-al- |
circle. He followed ringsido
Cochran, Wilson, Dickson
and
Hulls as the big-time impresario!
of the sixteen foot ring, and it
- is doubtful if anyone else could
scale
of
Crack Swimmers
To Compete In American Meet
New Haven, Mar. 31.
nerves hud largely worn off by -half time, I was aware of the
crowd throughout the match.
Another afternoon, almost as bad, came only three or four sensons ago. Again it was Wembley....and the occasion was an international match in which had been selected. In the face of quite.o deal of criticien, to replace Stanley Matthews on England's right wing.
A Narrow Win For Italian Boxer
The Tension
In principle, though, I still maintain that the venue shouldn't make any difference. There is automatically tremendous amount of tension before any Cup-tle-for the o vlous reason that you know full well that if you have an off day today, there will be no second chance,
When you have overcome that tension, you don tackle the
Japan-Philippine Davis Cup Match In May
The
Manila, Apr, 1. Philippine Davis Cup team departs for Tokyo the last week of April to play Japan in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup, Asian Zone-elimhallans.
Japan has proposed: May 2 3 art 4 for the tle and reports are that the Philippine Amateur Athlete Federation will approve the dates.
Members of the Philippines team have not yet been decided but three are almost sure to make the trip-Fallesimo Am- pon, Reymur Deyro Johnny Jose.-Franco-Presse.
Two Filipina shooters served hard to beat during the forth- coming Anien Comes when they tucked the Philippine marks for the smallbore rifle three-position
event
Both are veterans of inter- national shooting, France- Prcasć.
American Marines and did so well that he became their champion, has always shown himself to be a non-stop singer of punches, a fighter who downs his opponents at the first possible moment with his tremendously heavy punching. This time he had to take some of his own modicine, and came out of the ordeal with colours flying.
Terry is learning fast. He is | letters I have received recently | boxing while still retaining his almost all of them complain City's punching power, and it should What is wrong with not be long now before the dafence?' Only one writer was becomes leading contender for coulant that he was sering Pal McAtoor's British title. plenty of rools for his money Downes went down in the ond Was bot expecially con- second round for eight and [corzad how many skubre conced- again in the fourth for the same ed so long as they were at least count to reveal that his defence breaking ever con.balance”. la wide open to swinging rights. Finally, Leslie poldts out fimt But he also chowed the has four forwards are always up- arcat courage. Ally that to his field, with two wing halves in heavy punching and his support. That generally over- potential skill and here in. awhelms the other defence, but boxer capable of sealing the it weakone City's >DWN_TCUT- houghts.
guard. You cannot
have it Things are not going so well both ways", he says, "any more for Ron Tedrup, the West Ham than you can say that the per- infect team exisis,' So think that
PHARSTELLA NOT CERTAIN FOR EPSOM
Says PETER SCOTT
Three-year-old Ollies Apollonia and Arbencin were the stars of M. Marcel Boosaac's state in 1956 and 1957.
Was
I am confident that they will have a worldy successor England's Olymple Games team over, you crities.
cruiserweight who
of the same age and sex this season in Pharstella. at Melbourne. He was knocked There is surely no lovelier filly in Chantilly than this down twice by Australian elegant brown daughter of the great Pharis 11. She Neville Rowe, and, like Downes, combines excellent conformation with an equable he got up each time, but he was exceedingly Jortunate to get a temperament and has wintered to the complete draw. satisfaction of her experienced trainer, Charlie New Soccer Ideas
Elliott.
Yet I would not advise any- bedy to take a price about Phar- stella for this year's Oaks at present she la third favourite at in the ante-post lsts. 100-0 M. Bouasac has shown
over tho pas! Jewi forence svozons for koeping his best three-year-old colt and fly for the French Derby and Daks at: Chantilly.
Most Likely
work.
The
Notable Absence
"i am more patient than the pubile," said Arsenal's manager Jack Crayston when we talked about the Highbury club's not- able absenen from the 'transfer
What No club has been mure enter= | murket,
he meant was -The second of her two races! Lig bay'colt by Pharis II named plaing than Manchester City in that, with no possibility of win=
do introduce Foradas could be
Downing the First Division Cham» . last season, when she was
richly ratterupting- strong-finishing fourth after awarded. Paradus, like Dimanova, ideps Into soccer. We all know plonship or being relegated.. ho alow sturt in the Grand bas yet to race, but ħla name about the "Itevie Plan" followed was content to experiment with Criterium, showed her up to might De fumiller by the the "Johnstone Plan". They the youngsters at his disposal.
were and are deep-lying centre- "There is a long-term policy classic standard and she is well autumn.
forward tactics aimed at draw- | here," said Jack, and he pin forward in condition.
In the opposing centre halves | poluted Johnny Petts, currently out of position and providing | a private doing his National Ser- great space, down the middle in vlee in the RADC, to prove his A handsome bay, Arsar, is the which the inside forwards could point. "Before Christmas when Boussac volt most likely at the
the red light shone," he said. "I moment to come over for the
master strategist was made enquiries ebaut Cilit Jones Derby. In his few races last monsper Leslie McDowell. Out and Ronnie Chyton, in the end, autumn Arear showed stamina from him went the order "I at an auction, Spurs got Jones and bigh promise. One waning | want more goals, even if it for £36,000. A good player, -like most of Arbor's progeny, means sacrificing something in Jones, but I am prepared to heavy going, defence. Football must be made wager that one of the two out- he does not e and this helped his defeat in the brighter for the spectators want: alde lefts I am nursing will be important Prix Saint-Roman at more goals? And Machester brotiør volus w £10 oh." owner has plenty of time in October. Arvar City caught a series of tartars. Crayston, gentlemanly and
were upstairs into the plush-onic-lined once, City Eptam.
Edwy, a brown full-brother to humiliated, But they persisted, manager's office previously oc-
we find today, gupind fy the fabulous Irish Oaka and Cheveley Park and' what do
Horby Stokes Winner Corejada, is well They are fourth in the table. Chipmen and George Allison, forward, and should carry the above Manchester Unitat as T contents himself with gifting in orange and grey Allks pro- forecast. they would be before a small room next to where They stud the boots, studiously. and minnally in obe or two of the the Munich disaster. early French classic trips.
Mr McDowall has every right consolentiously working out his to make this criticism, not of his pints for the betterment of the players but of the people on the club he has always served so- Kerraces: "Or The dozena of loyally. Jack knows tooiball ine alide out as heitts a vifted Inter- national, but it is just not in his nature to be bstentatious,
Over Filipino Sugar Ray Willing to The final plans for What Looks the surt to do well at Seven goals and the like came retiring that he does not move
Sydney, Mar. 31. Italian Hghtwaight Gertnanc 12-round scorxa
To Defend Title
have been found to stage world Two of the world's greatest championship fights on the swimmera will be rematched grand
The Mills- this week-end during the Nn-
Championships -at) Lesnevich and Turpin-Robinson | Jonni AAU balties.
Yale.
Australia's Murray Rose, and Cavalleri Time will show whether the America's Gerry Brien will points win over Filipino Tommy
for the first time Romulo at the Sydney Stadium For $1,000,000
Rage event,
Solomans' monopoly has been compete good for boxing, particularly in since Two years
the here tonight before a crowd of ago in the provinces, but there is « no
Olymples at Melbourne when 5,000. eainsaying the fact that his
Won the 1,500-metre Harringay and White City pro- motions have raised the ston- dard of British tournaments to a new degree of efficiency and showmanship and that the champlon in the 1,500 and also some vicious hooks, which boxers themselves have benefit- ed as a result.
SKATING TOUR
Minneapolis, Mor. 31. Work Agure stafing cham- pion Carol Helas Jar toddy for an extended tour of Japan capturing her atcond straight National Figure Skating Champforatsip.-United Press.
atler
tlon, Breets is the defending Filipino was driven back by champion Gene Fullmor in Utah
the 440-yard freestyle but Rose is favoured in both ovents as he makes his American debut in esinpetitive swimming.
gained Cavalieri a narrow win. Romulo found it hard 1 handle the Italian's unorthodox, mauling style.--United Press.
stella but, at present, the odis
ruther than Epsom,
are on her running at Chanülly
Possible Deputy
A possible deputy for her in Ordes, Mar. 31.
some of the big English summer Cavaliert weighed 138 pounds,
Newly recrowned World stakes.could be:e fine bly chest- Romulo -134.
After building up a pointe Middleweight Champion Sugar nut, DIMANOVA, by the 1930 is willing to Derby winner. Galcoder. In this week-end's compett-lead in the early rounds the Bay Robinson
defend his title against ex Dimanova has not yet raced but her home porformances suggest Gosford, Hobinson's manager, the ability of her dam, Daranka, for "just" US$1,000,000, George that she has inherited some of
aul 'today..
who was defeated only once in Gainford was replying to her first two reasons and Utah matchmaker who proposed developed into a fine stayer. & Robinson-Fullmer fight in Salt Lake City in July with a If Dimanova does not reach UNITED BEATEN guarantee of US$100,000 and her best in time for loyal Ascot, part of radio and television writes for tree in autumno events London, Mar, 31. royalties for Robinson. Full-re the Park Hill Staker und United by thec goals to two en
Anton Villa beat Manchester mer is a local boy.
Newmarket Ooks. Gainford replied that the date, a League Division One football and site were acceptable, but he Charlie Elloit.nover hurries match at Villa Park, Birming-said, "Just add another zero to his two-year-olds, and bis the guarantee:"-France-Presse, patience hist season with ane,
Yale sald that the divery will be the "greatest collection ever assembled short of actual Olymple competition." Among those hand will be Olymplan Don Harper, the 1957 AAU low- board champion, and Glenn, Whitten, defending high-board champ, both from Oblo State United Press.
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FISS MADE
Masip, now six years old, again bids for Europe's chict Jong-distance races. His targets are the £10,000 French Gold Cup of Longchamp on May 11, which he won in 1080. This gai- followed by the Ascot Gold Cup,
lant little chestnut will give the younger horses a fight.
Four-year-old Argal II, who Fun in last year's St Leger, E not a good traveller, so he is to stay in France for races in which he could cinim most of the allowances.
Two younger half-brothers to Argal' Ii are in training. Arbas,. the two-year-old, might be seen
Biore
TENNIS
Barry Mackay Beaten In First RoundTM
Got Nowhere
Crayston admitted, that the absence of star names was most Un-Arsenal-like, but the em phasised that the Indiscriminate buying of stars had got cluba like Sunderland nowhere... "ke most successful clube then days are the ones. That cultivate their . Monte Carlo, Mar. 21. own talent," he said. “Look at American Davis Cup player Wolves, Manchester United and Barry Makoy was upset today Chelsen. I want to travel the la England this autumn but ine 2-6, 6-2, 76-4 by Mille-diawn Į same road unless we sto’fenced; pick at the young colta is Australian Paul Hearden in a completely up potret ADHES Pharstolld's full-brother, Farlam.first-round match of the In- One revealing facet of the EA ternational Tennis Tournament Cup semi-final replay between Fuitar ond Manchester United Highly Rated
The elimination of fourth-on Arsendi's ground was that Mr darker brown thundhis sister, seeded Mackay was in line with Cryston had to spand
for his Bariom will not be rading mutii tradition, The Monte Curio Buying stand tickets mildammer. He is a Middle Tournament, the first fetion on Playing staff of nearly fifty. This Rack Btake antay, ·,
the European tennis, cratit, Was an FA promotion, and shr Anong the filles, (Corejadú's has always featured monitional #onal's Tague player que at fill kitter Florian is highly impacts of serted players who some other tradate u dha ship. ented though 'she will not be at haven't found their hen treat miniiL NEKE "PRAE,"
Of the other two-year-olde Namundilla (u adaughter of Arbar bod that fort illy Farco), That (full-brother to the milliant Dadmiters and, the slower« maturing Sirian look the side. PALMYRAT EX Das aired go out-
Sirian could be another
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