1959-04-30 — Page 7

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

Combined Services triumphed by 212 points to 165 in their annual meeting against the Civilians at Boundary Street last Sunday, Fortunately the weather was kind, and although the rain had made the track rather heavy, it did not affect the standard of the athletics. Two Colony record were The last event of the day, the established during the meet. 4 x 110 yds relay, was won by in the High Jump, Clarke of the Civilians with a time of 45.3 the Services bettered his pre-seen, In this event the baten» vice height

5 feet 11 changing left much to be desired. lacher. Jumping extremely well DOPT Headquarters Land he clented & feet on his second Perees was the guiding force be- Hamp. He was most unfortunate bind this very fine meet.

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in nut getting any lighter. Having Annual meet between the Com- cleared tee; he decided to have,hined Services and Chris agr al 6 feet 1 heh. Orze again | teams have in the past been on his second jump he cleared allowed to lap-e, und DOPT HQ the bar, but his fading foot Land Forces is to be congratu just touched the bar. Everyone lated an once again putting thin hnd their hearts in their mouths, meet on the map, and were willing the bar tu stay up. But 14 Hnally ezme town.

Hurdles Record

In the 440

Hurdles yurt Werrington really went to town, and showed the meal clampton Hurdling very the way here.

the fluently he sodat went inter

lead, ind broke the Colony ves cord with a time of 60 sunds dead. This time is quite

THE CHINA MÀIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959.

Our Last Instalment On The Great Men In Ring History

Tage 7

THEIR LIFETIME

LEGENDS IN Floyd Patterson, A Born Fighter, Always Looked A Future Champion

By Harold Mayes

Pursed lips and the quizzical expression, a "what's-going-to- happen-to-me" look, are the outstanding characteristics of a young man who, strangely enough, has already put behind him the need to worry about where he may be going.

For although he is only 24, Floyd Patterson is now firmly

established on the heavyweight throne.

Joc

Yorkshire Off To Sports Diary A Good Start For

Cricket Season

London, April 29.

Yorkshire made an impressive start to their cricket season today when they dismissed a strong looking MCC side here at Lord's for 77 runs and hit 134 for eight by the close,

England Text fast bowler Freddie Trueman claimed four for 20 and Melville Avon, a right-om fast-medium bowler, took four for 30.

The MCC tunings which lasted just under three hours, might but have been more miserable for a fighing innings of 20 by Test wicketkeeper Roy Swetman At one stage, MCC had lost four wickets for seven runa.

Three Sixes

Louis. the Immortal the moment of his preptest He was positive, even when Brown Bomber, was already triumph, he proved conclusive Patterson was a kid of 15, that beyond Patterson's prosent age by to those of us fortunate he would be the youngest-ever when he Won for himself the enough to watch the moment heavyweight champion of the distinction being the youngest i of history which may live as world. He sold ፍዕ. Others Ser to attain oxing's long as men challenge ench loghed, but now he has the nighest thrane.

other in the roped square that laugh on them,

Tommy Greenhough, Lanca- So it gnes without saying he was n born fighter.

More important, however, are shire's 27-year-old candidate for that even if Patterson never laced un another glove,

the natural assets of the chum-ja place ni leg-spinner In Eng- Because

could have plon - No one

phenomenally 56 Company Royal Army claiming of that record entities pequired

Justland's Test team, had a shal- that knowledge in

pair of hands, and an almoal {tering experience when he bowl- Service

(Motor him to a Corps.

place in any such short professional sp-qually fost pair of tect. He ed for MCC. Transport) were success. boxing men who became legends prenticeship as his.

retains, In fact, the speed he In his drat over, Yorkshire had a a middleweight. ful in their bid to capture their lifetime.

He had already been

Neked of reflex

left-hander Brian Close Flouled and movement, and the Land Forces knock-

ce, so here

three successive deliveries for was no chance, although he is not the hardest out basketball COM-

One landed in the road The chances are that he will ever long he might reign, puncher ever to hold the lic, sixes, petition.

of stealing, from Rocky till be referred to, 100 years clant, the most perfect heavy time.

Mar-e looks set to reign for a long outside the grounds. hence, s the youngest Workd

weight champlon's record of ill fileholder, For,

of going unbeaten Just as there's a

ultimate, that

through an entire career, beyond wideh even the sub- four-minute milers may not be ! Bul he stole Louis's and able to go so it woulit appear there's always the chance that that Patterson has jur about that one will remain the longes reached it in his chosen pro fession.

AL Macpherson Studium on

Youngest

rect, because it has been reported | Friday last they defeated 1 Lau į heavyweight

Tal was the time

In the papers that the time waste ePWV) by 58 points to 47. 19.2

By the end of the first half clocked by Brautigan, who was 56 Coy were well on top, and second in this event.

terl by 30 points to

$1

18. But The 100 l was a efear-cut ghing very strongly 1 Lan R. vlet.ry fat the Civil ans. The 1 (Dwv) rently came back nearest thaf the Serviers mult | the seecad hilf, and were still get was in third ples.

loiting for points at the end.

I tigginbottom had had 14 why there is no

who doubt would have won. Playing really ungnificently for the loosers he scored 34 points himself. For 54 Coy RASC Mak Keung.was the top scorer with 21 points.

They will meet 2:19 GH tri the final of the FAIELF com- petitien.

specialist

All thire Servleis compelkars ja The Shot Put weze kurvorstel Bertholomew wells frst with throw of 30 feet 11 huebes.

3-mile

Mil- bourne at a very brainy race, and came here a com freet: hide whner in the good time of 13; minutes 48 sons. Our three 5.0 ners tik the first tire places md from this event we gulned full points.

One For The Book

The hammer event also gained us fub poials, Davis enige gzain proving Ids supriory. His tud threw was a distance et 120. 61⁄2 ins. It was very noticeable how superior the Services were in the field events, galning full! points from nearly al of them.

The 410 yds was an event for the book, because it was antici- pated that the Civilian: would really give us a rigi for cur money in this event. This was not so however. Our three rutt- ners, with Toge in the load tikt

At the conclusion of the game Brig. J. M. A. Chestrutt, C.B. E, Conding. Lond Forces. Hongkong. presented the Chal- lenge Shield to the explain of The winning team.

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were

Bath Football teams.

successful last Saturday, and it seemed ny though the rain had not only im proved the playing sur- face, but also done a lot of good to our players.

in the first division Woodcock

the first three plees. Fighting wally get bold of things, and

all the way Inge won with time of 33 secs.

+191

*

Natural Assets

saw this young man who,

imtterson For years before IVETS In

the

appropriately- named town!

North had been Olymple imiddleweight of Wuce,

iz the Helsinki Carolina. hast apart old man champion Areble Moore to win the box Games. And although four cord ing crown of crowns in Chicago, medallists before him had won world titles, he was the first November, 1950.

king-pin No win He looked the Bart in train-Olympic

ninner boxing's most lucrative prize. ing. for exereding, in

execution, what one Wasi

What are the secrets of this to expret

retiring young youngster with but 39 profesy, almost

4 blind success? First, Atonal culings under his belt, belief in him by Cus D'Amato

Like A Craftsman

of

entitled

ודול!

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He looked, without any doubt, i world chumptun of the future, tut, with a ring general of the to con- experience of Moore terid with, I was dimcult to visualise him as world cham- pion right then.

When the moment came for him to do his job, however, he, did like a craftsman, and in

quite sure that Eastern Schoolboy Causes

www. very pleased when the

Brautigan, a nedural athlete, nut whistle went with the

took the king jung with a dis-

store in favour of the Army by

tatice of 20ft & las, and Philips 4-1.

of the Services cene in third.

The team played extremely.

Upset At

Warington was once again in well together, and the forwards English Amateur

action in 120 yds hurdles, bat was beaten into second place by Ip Kwok-ping. The time of 171 Burs was very fast dedor conditions.

were always looking for goals. ceste-half took Woodcock at complete cunirol, and was al- the ways rompting his forwards. With plenty of passes from the defence it is a long time

since the forwards really were su well on top.

As in all the field events the diveus was an all-Services affair for the Best three places. Bull was Frst, throwing 1181 7 gi Clarke was 2nd, and Barthelo mew was third.

Gurkhas Excelled

ster

Whilst the first tejus. were showing their paces, the reserve division team were really get- ng down to things. Bevelling in the conditions, and slinging the ball about they run up A very nice total of 14 goals to nil against Eastern. Hill play ingat centre-forward score six goals, and 'Ruftisford 'ut th- side-right helped has self but Es neither was competing Bennic four. This victory keeps

oved llawerte Settling down very sells the running for very nicely, he won in the very the league championship. good time of 4 mins 42 sees.

In the Mile, Banks our men was unable là tum out be cause of illness, but Beinte earne Into-his own, a Sa uflen in the past both Milbourne and Banks Bave been, the stars.

This was a very good time, be-

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them

Golf Tourney

Formby, April 29, Richard Braddon, an 18- year-old schoolboy and the youngest- player in the field, provided one of the main upsets in the English Amateur Golf Championship here today. Braddon, who is due to start his final term at Charterhouse School on Fridus, won his third Tound malch by two and one over the expericneed, 50-year- old Charlle Stowe and is now in the Jo

In tomorrow's fourth round Braddon meets the twice for- winner, Alati Thirlwell.

mer

cause the track was very heavy Both A and B hockey Another victory would mean

on top.

In the pole vault, Boggett was seen in telken for the first time, and with some very good vault- ing tock Brst place with a height of 10 inches. He did have a goat fit but was unsuÚZCURS- fut.

R. Poon was too good for our

teams were in action on Sunday at Sookumpoo, In the Arst game, Army 'B' went down to liongkong Hockey Club by three goals to two.

This game was played to de- cide who were to be relegated to

There is, the second division,

Tumis in the 220 yds, and all however, a move afoot to either do away with division (hockey,

three Civilians came in ahead of

the Services. The time at 23.5 or fasing thol, to have twelve Becs was quite good.

The Javelin went to the Clvi-teams in each division, Whether lions, and vur representatives o no! the 'B' team will be re- could only manege 2nd and 3rd.rated will depend upon the de- With a throw "of 1681: 9 Ins

cision of the Colony Hockey Chan Lap-fung beat Bede-Cox Association, when they meet at into second place by 19 ft 2 fulure dale,

Ward scored both goals for Army 'B', and was unlucky on numerous creasions, 2

Army A were successful in

encounter heir

against Ma-

Close Race

The mile walk turned out to

be a very cluse race, and at the

Cup

nish King we only a yard consis in the Holland behind Tung Chu. Glenn "and; semi-fina), and ran out winners Warr cere in 1st and 2nd in the by four goals to nit.

800 yds, but the time of 2 mins

5.5

Higginbottom as usual scored

ces was rather slow. The his quota

Gurkhrs from 40 Gurkha Bde

of three goals, and Bowell combined extremely well

really excelled themselves in the to make this very important 6 miles, taking 2nd, 3rd, and encounter a success. 4th places.

Although the League Axtures

In spe cf this race being a | have tallin behind, the final Ax- foregone conclusion for the ture was completed on Tuesday. Civilians, the Gurkhas thought when Reerelo 'A' defeated the differently, and proved so with 'A' team by 2-1. It looked to me their placings,

us though most of cur pinyers With two events to go the were suffering from stalendas, Services were way ahead of the and quite obviously most of them Clvlitzes.

have played too much hockey.

In the hop, step and jump With this defeat Army 'A' must Brautigan showed

agrin be satisfied with once

third position what a very and athlete he la by in the league, behind Nav Bharat taking this event.

FA and Recreio 'A',

the minn who piloted him to greatness.

One Fear

bolin

RUGBY RESULTS

Though the aver cost Green- hough 22 runs he soon found a length and showed better con- tral to dismiss Close (20) and The che fear 1 have regard-Vie Wilson-Kruter. ing this pleasant young man, whom I have had the pleasure of Hcking even if only on the pool tables that we may never know quite how good he might have been hai he not achieved the objective) of winning the title so early,

In these days when tax de- go to mands force fighters to

than they the port less often would otherwise de, champions do not get the chance of gain- Ing so much additional ex. perience from meeting variout types of opponent.

London, April 201 Results of tonight's Rugby Union and League matches

were:

Bristol More 6.

RUGBY UNION

37,

Weston Super

Carl 8, Swansen 0. Ebbw Vale 11, Glamorgan . 11. Maesteg 11, Neath 11. Aberavon 8, Bridgend 10. But whatever the future may

RUGBY LEAGUE hold, there is no denying that

youngest the

of the living Bradford N. 20, legends is a truly great Aghter. I stone 8. — Reuter.

FOUR D. JONES

CAE BYONE TRE MEN ÉRAPE THE PLOODS THROUGH THE HOGA OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION

"GULP! BULP!

FERDINAND

at

NANCY

that Braddon would not be his school desk on Friday.

Two more of the 12 seeded

beaten players were

today, Sceded leaving nine surviving. Gordon Buddy lost by three ind two to C. S. Wells and seeded lan Caldwell lost by tour and three to John Taylor.-Reuter,

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by LEONARD BARDEN

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Solution No. 5605: 1 ×K!!. Pro 2 NKIS chi, ax P-R7 mate.

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p.M

3rd Divizim: H., Gay on, Gown Vid pm: Telephone (V) a p.m.

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