1959-08-13 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1959.

Big Fight Investigation Continues MANAGER CUS D'AMATO,

BECKLEY CALLED

UP FOR QUESTIONING

New York, Aug. 12.

Cus D'Amato, Floyd Patterson's manager, was questioned in the District Attorney's office today and Gilbert Lee Beckley, a gambler, spent 25 minutes before the Grand Jury which is investigating underworld influence in boxing. District Attorney Frank S. Hogan said D'Amato, a central figure in the investigation of the promotion of Patterson's June heavyweight title fight, with Ingemar Johansson, would be subpoenaed to appear again on Thursday.

Hogan suld yesterday Beckley |

When Beckley and his at-

and Frank Erickson, the gam-torney. Joseph Delaney, left the "King of the jury room, they were asked if bler known as

pro- they had co-operated with the Bookmakers",

met with moter Blit tesensohn before panel. Reinsohn staged the June 28 Patterson-Johansson bout

"We answered any questions we were naked," Delalley said,

The Tragedy Of Soccer's

Former Wonder Boy ALICK JEFFREY NOW BREAKS HIS OTHER LEG

By ALAN

MANLEY

Alick Jeffrey, football's former Wonder Boy, who

Hockley до ld he had answered the jury's questions. He also was asked his present orespation.

"Al the present time 1 am not deing anything." Beckiry, 47, re- piled, "It's my belief my testl meny In the Grand Jury Is sceret and I want to keep it that war.

Beckley said he had ne meet- ings with Erickson in Florida, Delaney said he knew Erickson but that he didn't know whether Berkley had Interest in Itosensohn Enterprises, from which Rosenbo' resigned last week.

Beckley received a subpoena to appear again on Monday. fie is anily 2 witness and cannot be prosecuted for what he told the Grand Jury. He was not asked to sign a waiver of immunity from prosecutles,

'Underworld Figure'

refused to discluse the

broke his RIGHT leg playing for Englandty of the underworld Under 23's against France at Bristol in October 1956, last week broke his LEFT leg in a come. back practice match.

He had decided to prove the medical experts wrong and make a come-back with Skegness, the Midland League side, backed by the encourage ment of manager George Raynor.

It looked as if he was winning his battle. Last week he scored three puls In a Skegness tral and was playing with confidence

Mid zest.

Then he collided with The Bookkeeper. Bunulan. As eftrials rushed to him he asked Haynor sadly: "Is it a break?"

I was. He was rushed to Bustan's sinergency hospital, where an X-ray examination re- vealed the this und Bbula boner were broken. "This is the end. I never play egoin now," he said,

The

nows wns laken lo Alick's wife, Shelin, at her hutne in Church-rond, Skegness, Alick had moved lo Skegness after accepting Raynor's offer of hulp this summer, and took a job at Two д local holiday eng months ago his son, Aler, was born.

the

Gary Winram Retires From Swimming

Sydney, Aug. 12. Olympic Swimmer Gary Winram, announced his retirement from competi five swimming today to concentrate on a business cureer.

Winrain, 23, is The second Australian Olympic and Empiru Games swimmer within a week to announce his retirement. Last Thursday, Gary Chapman i gave up swimunting for the same

reasons.

Kaynor said: "It's a terrible

Today. Winrar said "Finan- tragedy." Or Jeffrey's elianers of succeeding in his come-back cully, I just find it impossible my life 141 fight he said: "It's not much to keep devoting use talking about that now." swimming. To represen! Austra

la I have had to give up work After the tragedy

for long periods and have Under-23 international the reached the stage now where Injury occurred in B colliston my sales assistant job with Tylinskl. the French first." centre-hclc-there followed 27 long, long wait for Jeffrey then only 17.

Contes

A wall punctuated by argu- ments

recriminations finally ended

Feb when he was toarv.

awarded £4,000 compensation by the

Winram Wilh the first Aus- trullan to brenk 19 minutes in the 1,050 yards in 1953. He was a analist in the 400 metres at the style

Melbourne Olymples, a silver medallist at 1000 yards and a bronze medal- list at 440 yards free style at His former club, Don- the Empire Games in Cardiff.

Rovers, were given UP'I

F.A. cusler

£15,000.

Never Again

The F.A. doelsion to write-

come olf" Jeffrey

ailer 0 specialist had given the thumbs down verdict on П two-year 4ght to regain fitness. "He will never play in the Lengue again," they said.

Slazenger Pro

Tennis

Tournament

This looked the end, for the

Eastbourne, Aug. 12. 19341 who had won England In the Slazenger International caps as a soltoolboy, as a professional tennis tournament youth, as a senior amateur—here today the followig were attd who was tipped to play the results:

for the full International side before he was 20.

Jeffrey never Anally accepted! This verdict. That is why he went

to Raynor, the man who had

J. A. Horn Britain) beat S.

G. Parlevliet (Netherlands) 0-3, 8-3.

W. J. Moss (Britain) beat J.

coached: Sweden to their World De Mos (Netherlands) 6-7, 6-3,

Cup final, and who had said: C-2.

"I think there is still a chance

for him."

This

So fate steps in again. time, even Jeffrey's courage will not be enough to win a second such battle.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Towin

1 Division: KCC v KBGC, 1.30

Tennis LBC Tournaments, 5.39 p.m.

J. A. Cawtham (Australia)

beat G. Bradley (Belialn) 0-4, 6-0.

G. A. Worthington (AUS- trallu) beat S. Khoury (Lebo= 11011) 0-0, 6-4.

Tomorrow's matches are: L. Hoad (Australia) v. J. W. Cawthorn (Australia).

M. Anderson (Australia) v, G. Worthington (Australia).

Ashley Cooper (Australia) v. John Horn (Britain),

T. Trabert (USA) v. W. A. Moss (Great Britain).-AFP.

character." who, he said, racl with Erickson, Berkley and Rosensohn.

OPEN SINGLES BOWLS FINALISTS

C. A. SOUZA

M. B. HASSAN

G. A. Souza of Craigengower Cricket Club and, M. B. Hassan of Indian Recreation Club yesterday' qualified for the final of the Hongkong Open Singles lawn bowls championship by winning their semi-final matches.

At Hongkong Football Club, Souza, seeking his first title in the event, scored a surprisingly easy 22-10 victory over his Craigengower club-mate Francis Lee.

At Kowloon Bowling Green Club. Hassan, win- ner of the title in 1953 and runner-up in 1949 and 1955 after trailing behind by 5-10 staged a strong rally in the second half of the game to beat veteran R. F. da Luz by 21-17.

British Ex-Boxer Aids Stranded Filipino Fighter

Singapore, Aug. 12.

A former British boxer has helped Filipino feather- weight Hay Ming Chan; out of his income tax troubles.

Ray has been stranded in Singapore because he has been thalle in pay $256 which the ince tax department is ciaim-

Yesterday he offered to sell one of his silver trophies In order (to raise the money.

He said he could not diselose ing from him.

the man's identity because "the

was not yet completed.

Hogan sald he also wanted in

talk again with Rosensohn, who is slated to appear before the Grand Jury on Aug, 28. Rosen- run currently is on vacation In France.-UPI.

Today the former galer il

40-year-ol prisons allieer, handled Ray a cheque for ever the income tax lakn.

FOUR D. JONES

He refused to reveal bit namné. Rouler.

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Chisox Maintain AL Baseball Lead With 11-6 Win Over Detroit

Detroit, Aug. 12.

The American League leaders Chica go White Sox came up with a pair of four-run rallies in the fifth and sixth innings today to offset homers by Harvey Kuenn, Al Kaline and Frank Bolling and score an 11-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Chicago collected all its runs on only eight hits while Detroit rapped three White Sox pitchers for 14 safeties. The Sox opened the scoring in the third on a walk, a single by Earl Torgeson and successive doubles by Nelson Fox and Billy Goodman, good for three runs.

Slaley, who

They added four more in the on a homer by Frank Boiling A when relief pitcher Pete with Edilir Yost on base, Burnside walked the two lead- off batters, allowed Earl,Torge- son to reach bare on a Belder's choice and gave up a homer to Sherman Lollar, the only hit of the inning.

mon.

stands, when he blasted u three-run homer

inning,

in the Ari

pitched three

It was his 34th humer and innings, got credit for his th win against three losses, Burn-gave the hord hitting shortstop side was tagged with his second 108 runs batled in for the sen➡ loss without a win.

National League

son.

Sammy Taylor followed with

of

Four More Runs

a one-run homer to send Don They added four more runs in

Drysdale from the mound with the sixth on four walls, single

In a National League match a seventh loss of the season. by Fox and a double by Good-at Chicago today the Chicago The side-urming right hander

Cubs exploded for 36 hils, in-faced only live batiers, ell The Tigers scored four runs cluding four home runs, them scoring. In the third on a walk, buck- defout the Los Angeles Dodger, to-back homers by Harvey Kuenn and A Kanne, 2 single by Gail Harris and a double by Low Berberet.

their The Tigers picked up other two runs in the seventh

11-3.

1

Winning Pitcher

Ernie Banks set the pallern

The victory went to Bob for the came, which was

with played

2-mile-per-Anderson, who himself needed Bour wind blowing toward the help when the Dodgers erupted for five runs in the eighth, In- cluding a three-run homer by Charlle Neal,

BRIAN LONDON'S SUSPENSION CUT DOWN TO 3 MONTHS

London, Aug. 12. The British Boxing Board of Control today remitted three months of the six-month suspension imposed on Brian London, former British heavy- weight champion, for fighting Floyd Patterson.

In June, the board had suspended London for six months and fined him £1.000 for having challenged Patterson for the world title contrary to their instructions.

London was knocked out by Patterson who later lost the title to Sweden's Ingemar Johansson.

Mr Teddy Waltham the Board secretary said London had apologised to the board and had under- taken to comply In future with the Boards regula- tions. The suspension will now end on September 10. providing the £1,000 fine is paid by that date. --- Reuter.

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Iry Noren and Al Dark also bit one-run home runs in the Kume. Every Cubs starter except Anderson scored or batted in

ut least one run,

Tony Taylor started Drysdale's downfall with a leadoft single, Then George Allmon was hit in the ankle and

Jim Marshall singled

to drive in Taylor, Banks' homer followed.

Results

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Los Angeles Chicago

019-100-051-0-12-1 501-120-203-11-104

thysdale, Craig (1). McDevitt (4). Fowler (0) Sherry (0) and toreboro; Andersen, Henry (0) and 9. Taytur WP-Anderson (8-4). Diale (15-7). HIS-Baner (3421). S. Tavior (th) Boneberg (5th, Bioren ist), Dark (3rd) Neod (15th).

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago

Detrult

003-044-000-11-0-1 000-400-300-6-15—0 Latnian. Staley, (4), Lawn (7) and Lollar:

Bartle For (81. Marlow 12 Setult ().

กรเป Wilmot, Berberet (4). WP- Staley (4-3). LP-Burnaide (0-2). (2181). IRS-Kuena (0), Kaline Lollar (14th), Bolling (8th) —UPI.

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