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Basilio Out To Regain Relinquished Title

By DEREK JOHN

Carmen Ballo is to start

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

The

HKABA And HKASA Claim A Share Of The Midsummer Headlines

By I. M. MACTAVISH

In the sweltering heat of midsummer the thud of gloves on flesh and the familiar smell of resin seems a long way off. In such circumstances it would be easy to believe that the Hongkong Amateur Boxing Association has retired into seasonal recess

but such is far from the truth.

While other winter sportsmen are relaxing the officials of the ABA are working away quietly behind the scenes preparing for next season. The Association's administrators seem determined to prevent the harsh criticism which was levelled against their organisation a year ago when boxing was virtually at a standstill.

fighting men his own size again, Let us make no bones about After iwo world middle-it-the criticism was justinod weight title fights with Sugar for the very good reason that Ray Hobinson, Basillo is going there was in pubife boxing and back to the welterweight ranks. the fans were more than a He aim is to recapture the world little fed up with the whole tute he relinquished when he situation. Boxing was thought took Robinson's middleweight to have gone right back to where

It had stood in 1954 and marry

houlder was shrugged in re Reason for the move is that signation whenever Basilio, who lost his second fight) was mentioned. with Robinson, is tired of wait-!

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the sport | colQUTS.

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reme of the best qualined Ser-visit Hongkong that it is vice referees the HKABA can ille difficult to know where to now boast four fully qualified start. civilian judges. These four gentlemen,

The team will be captained Mestra McDonald, farris, Polsen, and Hardy, have by John Dovit who is the air- now completed their course of rent 10 yards free-style cham- training and have come out of plon of Australia. He holds the the resultant examination and Olymple title for the same was a stiff ono with #ying distance, and is the fastest man

the world over tho metres and 110 yards. With Colony boxing is indeed very such a collection of nohleve- ityg for the middleweight; The amincus luli was really much alive and I shall be sur-ments it la not surprising to champion to decide whether or the culmination of R Bet of prined indeed if we again hear find that he was also a member not he will fight again this year, unfortunate circumstances but the sort of criticism which was of Australion relay teams holi- the ind no fewer than five world suddenly a pugilistic pleture thrown at the HKABA at Tax-troubled Sugar Ray de- changed., The IKABA bristled beginning of the 1957-58 season. records. clared earlier that he definitely back to life. Reports of public would not box again this your programmes Altered through to because he could not afford to the press and then... and to Now he says that after all he my mind most important of all considering .

threw the Hongkong Police

Nows from the Hongkong record times for the 100 metres the

of their Amateur Swimming Asso- and 1-10 yards are 34.0 and 552 weight not, all

5009, respectively. fremendous resmirces into theciation is much more sea-

Honal than the above report team certainly the best linowy

The 'greatest fome,

name in the on boxing activities and I

international sense — is am sure the swimming com- John Konrads, the brillant 19- munity must be thrilled by year-old wonder awammer from the announcement that

Bankstown, New South Wales. team of the record breaking Australian swimmers will be visiting the Colony after their participation in the Empire Games at Cardiff.

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A New Force The arrival of the Police on the boxing scene gave the ABA the shot in the arm it so badly

needed.

Enthusinsun

Was

rekindled. A new force with almost unlimited potential had erisen and the sport not only had a new source of talent...

also had a vast new public.

From that moment boxing

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Devitt has covered the 55 yards distanco in the fantastic Ime of 24.2 secs, and his world

Astonishing Youngster

READY FOR THE

Major-General David Tennant Cowan, Honorary Camp Commandant of the Empiro Games Village is all set for his tough job ahead, as he stands at the Empire Games Vulnge which has been established in park of the RAF Station at St Athan near Cardiff.

He claims "Our set-up here will stand up to com- parison with any other village in the history of the Games," Routerphoto.

THE FANTASTIC ALMOST HAPPENS

Gordon Pirie All Set

To Offer Services To Bermuda In The Games

When

London. So was the biggest row in Eng- Ilsh' athletics-London Express, repre-

Gordon_Piria as a

sentative of Barmuda' in the Empire Games." It sounds fantastic. But it

оп was well

the cardi until England's athletici bossas had a chongo of heart last weekend.

When

This astonishing youngster holda the Australian titles for the 220 yards, 440 yards, and The list of members of the 1,050 yards free-style events and

they originally an-. never looked back. The Ser-Australian party reads like a the world records for all tree-inounced England's Empire

specially selected ave-star list | style distances pf 200 metres Games team sices-so long the vital kingpins of the world's Who's Who, of and gype. Of course he has also Phie was down to run only in

two weeks of the fistic art in the Colony swimming. Although we have been a member of three Au- suddenly found thefr fro was Au exponents. In the Colony traliun roity teams which have them. This did not suit the being stolen.. and

capable of providing real test established current world holder one bit. believe that in the years to for the visitors, socing them cords. “ come the sporting community will lock back on this revival of boxing interest in the police as the greatest thing that ever happened to the game. In Hong- kong.

But Bon't get the idea that this is a one-sided story

LOT. while it is true that boxing has nuch to nin from the ca- thusiastic efforts of the police men, it also true that the Pullie have much to gain from this participation in the noble

nrt.

in action will be a sporting

Willdason from New South

a brilliant

treat matching the super soccer Another personality who will attraction of Blackpool, or the be closely watched in Hongkong

Brion hockey harvest provided by the brilliant national teams of India Muswellbrook, and Pakistan a few short weeks Wales. Brian

Exponent OL the Butterfly ago.

Stroke and he holds the world record for this styla pt 110 yards. It is surely astonishing

Highest Praise

former world three-mile record

Having said his piece on the subject he went into action. Ho approached the Scottish authorl- Les to ask them if he could re

ant them in the Empire

Games.

HIS QUALIFICATION

His qualification was based

represented Scotland in a cross- country International,

The Hongkong Amateur to find that ho coverort the on the fact that his father has Swinuming Association deserves distance in 63.8 scca. the highest praiso for is enter-

But the Scots were not having Johnny.

turned

Was

prise in making this Aquatic The versatility and all round | —

team is shown Carnival possible and it is to be strength of the

presence haped that the publie will turn by the

in the party--John Boxing is a sport rich in in-un in full force at the

new Monckton

So Pirie's thoughts is the fastest buckstroke gwin- -clividual courage.. It teaches Victoria Fool when the Austramer in the world over 100 and

westwards—3,486 miles west- confidence and inspires personal lians are in action.

200 metres and 110 and 220 wards. Gordon's father pride in those who engage in it I understand that the visitors yards, and with times like 1.91.5 born in Bermuda. He was all set and.It has long been favoured will take part in two shows. Ifees for the two shorter events to write to Bermuda's Athletic by many august bodies

everything goog means of training their members plan, these will be staged on

according to it is not surprising that he is cation to offer his services

to them. also Australian champion. in self disciplinu.

August 26 and 27... and it

These men are merely the Then England's AAA KAVO Boxing In Hongkong hus you are wise I'd suggest you best town sters in a brilliant Pirie the remaining place in the make a date in your diary right bevy of champions and is three-mile squad, An interesting carlain that John Hayres, cole

Gary prospect was nipped in the bud Chapman, Terry

away.

in

leandi heavily on the three Services during the post war years. In return they have Australia has risen to a point given the game a generous help of world supremacy the ing hand in diffeult times and I water during the post-war year's am certain they will go on and the swimmers from down lending their support to de funder DTO now something of a

KABA, but the local adminis- legend whenever the sport trators have long belloved-and practised seriously. surely rightly that

Wan Ussential for the Association to

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This cralled position was not

Geoffrey Shipton, and Gary Winram will claim many dd- mirers during their perform- ances hero in Hongkong.

The team will be managed by Alan N. Blue who will also act es coach, and William (BIL)

secretary.

develop some sort of independ-ally attahod and it has only Phillips is travelling as ence if it was ever going to deal of hard work. One of the been maintained through a great make real progress.

Great Steps

country's bes; coaches has been quoted as saying that Australia only became a great swimming nation ....when it stopped

The new HKPSA Boxing Club playing and started working at was one great step along that water sports....". road.

but also from

England Test Opener Speaks

sholtid be

Peler Richardson of War.. Tint is probably Another big step has

vorcestershire, England's opening been accurate appreciation of the Test bat, says that the number In progress quietly for some ituation and we should be able of overseas players in each time. It may be perhaps lesao learn a great deal from the County cricket vide spectacular but it is not one Cobbers, not only from lota less important. I refer to achievements,

thelf limited by the MCC. officials from amning ing their attitude towards internae almost delitos Without Baghd

antirely English the tonal compellon nd how to

players now that two new! preparo for it.

Colonials have been registeral. Sorent do not poros ang home korn playar in their current eleven,

Colony's clvillen populatiori.

It is now possible to reveal There are so many record that through the co-operation of jholders listed in the team to

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4. Which paxer fought Joe

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