THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1958.
BOXING'S MOST FANTASTIC STORY
Screamed, Bellowed And Spat At, Johansson Is Now Leading Contender
By ALAN HORY.
THE young Englishman, looking like a pugilistic Apollo in modern dress, sat at the ringside of the great Olympic hall in Helsinki and watched the beginning of the most fantastic story in modern boxing. His a bedlam of booing name was Henry Cooper, and all around him was fans.
They screamed. They bellowed. They even spat.
Humiliating Defeat
For
Brazilians
Birmingham, Sept. 29. The Brazilian Bela Vista team slithered to a humi- liating five goals to nil Birmingham
defeat
by
City in a floodlit match here tonight.
But the players from sunny Brazil had litte experience of n greasy zain Rodden pitch and pre-occupied with keeping on their feet they had little ahance of showing thair ball control magle to the 32,000 fons. Injury, too, hit the Brazilians,
whose inside right. Dello forced to limp on the left wing. But no one could understand why the Brazilians did not bonafft Immediately substitute law.
Wal
by
the
SO OUTCLASSED Eventually they did replace Delio, Birmingham Elammed home the first goal by Helin. well after four minutes, and four minutes afterwards came the second by left-winger Brown.
The target for their fury was] The six-foot twins still live in powerfully built, poker-faced the same council house with hoxer who was just leaving the their parents. One of Henry's Fing.
mbitions-he is unmarried-ls
Head bowed, shoulders lump- el, he had been disqualified in the weed round of the 1952 Olymple heavyweight final-for not giving of his best.
THIS name wis Ingemar Johansson.
But today, six years later, the Bame Ingemar Johansson rings through boxing like a golden bell.
Like Henry Cooper, who
wa unfuckily beaten In the same Helsinki Gomes by a Russian, he
as hit back-bard and often.
Today Johansson is the cold. canny executioner with an in stantaneous anaesthetle in
right hand.
hix
to buy them u house,
His big Astr have already earned this one-time 25%.-- week plasterer £10,000.
Three Times Three times he has fough! Three for a heavyweight tle. times he has been beaten-by doe
Brakine for the British championship, by Joe Bygraves for the Empire title, and by Ingemar Johansson for the European heavyweight prize.
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Manager Wicks, of course, has
explanation,
"Agains Erskine he should have knocked him out. I sill thought he won
points. "Against Bygraves it fault. I brought him in too
was my
No. 1 Contender heavy. That made him look
He is the sensational Swede slow and clumsy: Got his feet who, in Gothenbury recently | tangled up."
became second heavyweight in "And our old friend, Mr the world when he fattened Johansson?" 7 naked. Eddie Machen, America's No. 2. In Emin, 48sec, of the first Jound.
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Now Johansson, Inbourer, is leading cuntender Ior Floyd Patiorson's work heavyweight crown,
Braves Name
Spahn To
Oppose Ford
Milwaukee, Sept. 20. Manager Fred Haney of the Milwaukee Braves today named left-hander Warren Spahn, R
winner, to
oppuse "Ah," said Wicks, "there's a 22-game bay
may Whitey Ford of the New York with a brain. You Jatigh, but a brillant
opening game Fun with Yankees in the Getting when Henry Tought of the World Serien on Wednes- Johansson in the open air at day. Stockholm.
Haney ancunced his choice "Quick as a flash Johansson about two hours after manager backed Cooper up in his own
Casey Stengel. In New York. numed his litile southpaw star to shut the series opener tiere in this baseball-mad city.
As for Couper, he produced Britain's boxing upset of the corner with the sun in Henry's year four weeks ago when he eyes, Over came that short, narbed hulking Blek Richard | deadly right and that was that. sun' to defcut in five rounds But we were in front till them."
al Porthenwi.
"Do you think Cooper could beat Joliansson If they me! train?" I asked.
"They will meet again -- one day. Of that I am sure," and Wicks, "But when that happens it will have to be in England."
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Lames
Heading For Goal
Every player is tensed as the bull" leaves the head of West Ham's inside- right Smith on its way to the second goal for the home team in the Lordon Derby against Chelsea at Upton Park ground recently, West Ham won the first division game by 4-2.
Photo shows (from left to right) Chelsea goalkeeper Robertson, an un- Identified West Ham player, Chelsea right-half Mortimore, Smith, West Ham centre-forward Keeble and Chelsea left-half, Saunders.-Heuterphoto.
"W!
TOO OLD FOR ENGLAND AT 337
I FIGHT
RUGBY
ON. SAYS CAPTAIN
By JOHN REED –
ENGLAND'S TEAM AGAINST IRELAND
One Newcomer
WH!
London, Sept. 29.
McGuinness, the Man- chester United left-half, is the only newcomer to international soccer in the England team an- nounced today for the match
inst Ireland In Belfast next Saturday.
Misce changes have boon male from the team which last played for England. In sh inter- national—against Russia In the World Cup in June, These are McGuinneas for Bill Bilater (Wolverhampton Wanderers) at left-half; Bouby Charlton (Mall, chester Uniod) for Dark Revan (West Bromwich Albion) centre-forward, and Tom, Finney (Preston) Love Alan Court (Liverpool) at outside. left.
nl
Finney war Injured. · before The match against Russia.
THE TEAM
The team ls; Colin McDonald (Burnies), Don Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Tom Banks (Bolton Wanderem), Που Clayton (Blackburn), Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wan- derers), WIT McGulness United), Peter
(Manchester
Brabrook (Chelsea), Peter Broadbent
(Wolverhampton
Wanderers), Bobby Charlton (Manchester Unitet), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Tom Finney (Preston).
Reserve Bob Morton (Luton Town, Hall-back).
Callover Prices For Newmarket "Autumn Double"
London, Sept. 29, Prices at the callover held at the Victoria Club here tonight
WILL you be too old at 33 to captain England under the new 'Speed-for the Autumn Double races,
it-up Rugby laws?" I put the question that the whole Rugby world will be asking this season to Eric Evans, the red-headed dynamo who has led England to two successive international championships.
Richardson
the opening Latest On MCC
It was quite the most vicious
HIS THIRD SERIES exlilbition of power-punching scen from British heavy-
Spahn, who lost 11 weight for years.
this sensori, had a 1-1 record in yunta Braves serles Cooper is chief challenger for the British heavywelth title
Triumph. He lost held by Brian London of Black -
gome to Ford, 3-1, but came pool
back to win the fourth game match which has Henry's manager. Jim
There it is the curious, deal 7-5 in 10 innings. Wicks, intoning with the regularity of stary of Henry Cooper, the man they said lack the vicious streak
Vicious Right
Injury List
Erle gulped down his ten and Spend a few hours with Evans
frosted na be his blue eye#
and you can be convinced that retorted:
the revised laws are going to for revolutionise Rugby.
"I don't take anything grunted, but I feel as At and I'm as keen us ever, I am not packing up yet. I hope England will still went me.
the Cesarewitch and Cambridge-
shire handicap, ware:
Cesarewitch (at Newmarket on October 15 over two and a quarter miles); 100-8 More- cambe, 100-4 Chilon Ladynon and Predominate, 18-1 Sacarole. 20-1 Birthday Fresent, Felive Lucky, White Heather, and Red Between Wigan, where we Dragon, 25-1 Time and Again, met, and Manchester we had Vigla and Hellyhock, 33-1 Three agreed that the relaxed immock- Funthors, Flying Flay Eleven, on law,
Kubba, the pick-up after
Master of Arts, Rose tackle, the day-direction penal-Argent and Sandiocre, 40-1 We had been discussing the ty kick, the disappearance of the Rhythmle Light, Chamanan, The 37-year-old Spahn w!
nows hows. And talking Rugby placer when a conversion in be a popular gramophone record;
French Beige, Morning Cont pitching in this
with Eric Evans is an exhaus- third
Aboard the S5 Iberia. "We beat London in May 1950-un he met Dick Richardson be
Ing attempted... were all good Tenterbooks, and The Tuscar ing experience ---and of Ingemar Johanson, the series. He had a 1-1 record in
Suez Canal, Sept. 29.
that can bring } moves in 2min. 35sec.
the International |50-1 Portreeve. What we did
1948 series
Poter for the old
Richarde fighter they said was a quitter the
England you to your knees.
Cambridge Handicap (at but isn't
Butun Braves.
and Worcestershire left-handed
You feel Hloo a groggy forward, "The whole periton will change | Newmarket on October 29 over Already their paths
opening batsman today joined who has just faced 90 gruchling once we get used to the altar one mile and one furlong): 100-8. The 20-year-old Ford had the list of MCC "enmunities."' tangled and collided. At the
minutes against an iron Welsh | ations," said Bixle. "There's now! Aggressor, 100-6 Bubus, 20-1 Не inment Ingemar is ahead on the 14-7 record this SELFIE
sore left elbow
The 27-year-old
Stone, 22-1 Worcester Park. But at beast you come out wrong with the game. It's only Brilliant glory road to wealth and fame. developed a But Henry Cooper, of Belling which sidelined him for about hire captades Injured his right Union is the greatest game of that sometimes spoils it.
olive thinking thxat Rugby the atmosphere of competition ham, is climbing.
a month but then came back ankle at exercise aboard ship.
must ping to win, but not to wit three impres→ In his lust fight he produced | and turned in
After examination by the a vicious right under the heart sive performances, winning him
[at nil couls" Evans needs only one more
But England's captain is not, so Waruf Sir Wavell Wakefield. I think hooking law. Neither an I..
ho will zel it at Cardiff Im January.
then we can do now-any time of the week."
So clearly outclassed wore the Brazilians that Birmingham's goni kooper was unemployed until the 87th minute when at last he had a goal ahol to save. Birmingham, two goala up at half-time, slammed home a further three by MoLaughlinn and Astall (2) In the second half to give the City a clear. out five goals victory-France-Miteff.
Presse.
MAY ALTER
SUBSTITUTION
RULING
London, Sept. 29.
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ut
The English Football Assocla- tion may change its mind on the much tortured substitution.
question
Up til now the FA hus allowed the substitution of two players up to the 44th minute and of the goal-keeper for the entire fame In international matches with foreign nations. No substitutes are allowed in the British championships,
But Arst, on
October 14 at! Wembley, Cooper takes his classic profile into the ring *gainst the Argentine's Alex sixth-ranked heavy- weight in the U.S.A,
Any
have
by
Board.
* Cooper enn stop Mlieff,"
Wicks, the
can Corn £100,000, especially after he is well as his famous left hook.
----Gene Tunney's old punch--as the opening-game nod from sup's surgoon it was officially cap to equal the 31-cap record happy about the now near-foot Brit champion."
Ring Rarity
At 25, Henry Cooper is the Mr Heart-throb or boxing title he detests. He is also that Bri- fish ring rarity a heavy- weight with boxing skill and A PUNCH.
"Ever since he was 12, when we fought on the creen outside our council house in Bellingham. South-East London, Henry.could hit," twin brother George told
me.
If he can keep His nerve and repeat this combination against Mites, and later Brian London, Henry may yet go farther than any other Britain heavy of the post-war era.
TEN WICKET 'HAT-TRICK'
There
It Kreat cricketing rivalry down Land's End way "Once we fought the school between the Cornish villages
Madron gang-just the two of us. The of
and Merven, and school nurse had hysterics, there was great jubilation in Mum was always scolding us." Morvah when bowler Charlle "Mum"-Mrs Lily Cooper- May took all ten wickets for may have childed and chivvied; slx runs in the "local Deby." Now the FA Council, meeting her battling twins but, during
What is more, Charlie la Afty- in London, has decided the war, when their father, an
one years old, ond he has "Further consideration should electrical fitter, was serving in taken ten wielicts in an Innings be given to the possibility ex India, the "churred" and scrub- on three previous occasionst eluding substitutes from "Irlend- bed for them and their elder "Tich" Freeman, of Kent, ly Internationals played by brother Bernard, until her arms and Hedley Verity, of Yock- the FA in view of the recent | ached.
skire, are the only bowlers World Cup experiences where "Mum had pretty hord f necomplish the fent more than 310 problems arose from sub-time," says George. "All she once in a first-class matek. sikuler being prohibited."- got from the authorities was £3 May's four achievements must France-Presse.
to teed and clothe the lot of un" be a world record,
B
Champions For Sixth Time
to
Stengel-UP.I.
RUGBY RESULT
ankic
stated that the Fulbed and the damage wüs not regarded no serious,
Mr Freddie Brown, the MCC team manager, said later that Richardson would rest for few days and should Un able to play in Colombo.
Wertson's knee has improved Balightly. bui there is le chence of his playing at the weekend. China Ma Special.
Lantion, Sept. 20. Result of today's Rugby League malch wast
15 Lecds Huntel
(At Levils F. C. Ground)
-Reuler.
'Mystery
Player' Of
US Davis Cup Team
Fanatic
Loxal
Tie and Midlander, 25-1 Well We Spoke, Empire Way and Faith Healer, 33-1 Allwood, Chevict Hills, Falls of Shin, Guerrilius, shat Pil, Old King Cole, Royal London Cry, Loppylugs, Mar-
Chief and Sunrine, 40-1 West- march, Coch and Courage, Palloill, No. Complaint, Pun chinello Okaye-Reuter.
But if he is axed by England, This new Age of Adventure, you can be sure of one thing however, does demand that for- he won't squeal and join the words 'must be faster, atter. parode of temperamental uponie and able to handio Eke three. stars who try to justify them-quarters, "We're ro longer selves by damming the selectors. the donkeys of the game," Erie
No Moans
old me.
Does that mean that the creaking, groaning, over-30 Rug- by player on his way out? Not if you are but
Eric Evana For he is a fanatle about training... the amateur with the slonal upproacia,
For Eric, the man who was good enough for England not for Lancashire last season, told me: "I've no time for moaners. They make me sick.
"It is an honour to represent your country—and with it comes responsiblity and loyalty. If
you cannot accept that when you are dropped by your club, county or country, then I say:
"Clear" out."
"If England drop me, well, I shali still go on fighting to get back."
It is characteristic of the 12st. 6lb 5ft 9in. Sale hooker-es
colled spring-that he will 있다 Con strapping for a place, as he
profes-
Eric, former games master who is now a petrol and oil saler superintendent, will be training with Matt Busby's boys soon at Old Trafford How been train- ing with Manchester United for right years—and they rate, him the fittest Rugby player in the
game.
Which is why be can defy the aching muscles of the veteran; and why he can stay at the top
Who is Don Kierbow, the "mystery player" of the United tough and as resilent as a new longer than most.
States 1958 Davis Cup squad?
und Radiopye, 50-1
English FA Announces Selection
Policy
London, Sept. 29. Following violent football world controversy, the English Football Association today an- nounced is polley for the eclec- tion of international teams-- with one eye on the next World Cup series,
Even Amerlesas jane sking Another newcomer u · the } did when he was in and out of this question, for Klerbow, un- known outside the States, never played on the'r Eastern STEEB Courts choult
Davis Cup team is the swarthy the England team for three Korean Soccer XI International matches to
Peruvian, has 22-year-old
Alex seasons after being fast capped Ohio, who now lives in Coll-in 1040. Olmedo is well-known overseas, especially in Britain He is sparked by two remain- He is little known because he where last year he delighted the ing ambitions. has spent five years in the Arm- fans at Wimbledon with his great to their third successive cham He wants to caplain England
The will make pionship victor a determined bid to go with the leitish Lions on their tour of New Zealand and Australia the end of the season.
Rone.
od Forces. But as a junior herst round battle against Mervyn showed rost promise, and now, at 22, he is ribed by American Davis Cup captain Porry Jones t one of the best amateur tennis players in the world.
THE
BIEN-END
... AND THEY SAID, THEY MIGLÍT CALL [THE AFTERNOON
Coached by his ether, Alex began playing tennis at the age of eight. His victims include Hood, Fiam, Drobny, and Show,
GAMBOLS
TIDY UP THOSE PAPERS, GEORGE AND CHANGE - YOUR SUIT jun
To Tour Malaya
The FA decided that the full international team must be the strongest possible and that means that the current form of a footballer will count more than a big soccer nacho.
The FA will use under 23 test youngsters for the schior inter- national team. It was further ruled that tried players on the national eloven, even if under Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 20.
23, would not be selected for in Hongkong,
The Korean Soccer team, now the junior matches.
will play six) This
follows swot only sa matches in Molaya next month,.
uproar from the Zona but the Secretary of the Football As- sustained newspaper compaign sociation of Malaya, Mr Kwek which waDES to Boo young Kin-keng, announced today- talent put to better Reutor.
France-Press.
Barly Appleby
PING
[BUT SUPPOGE THEY DON'T CALL
RADO
SW139 MADE
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Mr and Mrs Ip Koon-hung last Wednesday won the Colony Mixed doubles tennis tille for the sixth time, boating Touf Wal-pui nad his daughter Toul Yum- yuen in the final by 3-4, 5-6, 4-3.
Photo shows them in action during the play--China Mall Photo,
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