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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1959.

D'AMATO DEPRIVED

Patterson's Manager Found Guilty On Four Of Five Boxing Commission Charges

ROSENSOHN ENTERPRISES SUSPENDED

New York, Nov. 23.

The New York State Boxing Commission today announced it had withdrawn the manager's and second's licence of Cus D'Amato, managor of former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson.

The Commission has also suspended the promoter's licence of Bill Rosensohn, the man who organised the world Heavy-

and Patterson weight

title fight between

Ingemar Johansson at New York on June 26.

Johansson:

I'll Give Floyd A Chance

Geneva, Nov. 23. World heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar Johansson said today he would give Floyd Pailer- son a chance to win back the crown

despite the fact he has never had a contract with the Ameri- can fighter.

blow

The Swede took the world ith from Patterson by a third round knockout,

Dealing on its third the Commission suspended the Herner of "Rosenrohn Enter- prises Incorporated," the com pany which holds the contract for the Johansson Patterson return title fight.

Sweden's

son an regards the choice of an boul. * Lithe opponent for

nonetheless Jubansson

hax repeated that he is ready to give prtorily to Patterson for A return Oght.

Johansson's $152,000 purse for i the June 28 #ght had been Requestered by the Condest

The lawyer for "Rosenmotin order to guarantee a return Enterprises Ino"

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now known

a return Aght."-AFP.

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Julius Patterson. Aght for Helfand, a member of the Com- Inoor- "Feature Sports

to mission, sad! "Johansson porated" said he planned fake the Commission's de collect it anytime he wants. cision before the New York have no contract on Ale here for Supreme Court and ask them Judicia! determine the

the New Yock valldily Sale Itosing Commision. Harlem politician and lawyer Vincent 3. Velella became presi- dent of the defunct "Rosensohn Enterprises Inc" after buying out Rengphu. He called

the

ADR not

I

the

Ingo said the fact the New York State Boxing Commission new company "Feature Sports

voked the licence of Patter | Inc."

D'Amato, D'Amato pon's manager, Cus indle the rematch technically Commission's headquarters when

blematical.

he was round guilty of tour of the five counts brought against him.

Ami Patterson

I have never had a contract with Patterson, thus at seems that when D'Amato is disqualified hus a contract with um. Patterson canno! fight

utiles he me

changes Jnanagers.

I does not seen there can flight or so it now to." the Swede sale! LIT halting Friglish.

THE RIGHT THING

"I don't have to fight Patterson if I don't want to but i will give him a chance."

The four counts were!

The Charges

That he participated in

the organisation of the

Patterson - JolianRBON

tille fight

winch was forbidden to a per- on holding a manager's licence. That he did not present Bum- himself, despite n

mores, before the Commission's

the

September session inquiring in- to the organisation of the fight. That he tried to impose Inge, reached at his Geneva

Harry Davidow aportraent, said he "had full American manager of Johansson

control of to gain condoner the Boxing Commisso as siun wall do the right thing." He world heavyweight title.

to give did not say what he thought the "right thing" was

Commission a financia! "You know what is, don't you?"

report within five days after "When pressed for details Ingo the fight. saielu sure the right thing will prowl."

OF LICENCE

Aces Arrive

U.S. Tennis

Tennis Aces

"These are very good and beautiful courls" commented the American tennis stors, Barry Mackay (right) and M. J. Franks (left) when they visited tho Ladies' Recreation courts this morning soon after their arrival from Japan. China Mail Photo,

Joe Mercer Has A To Play In Two

Three-Year-Plan

For Aston Villa

By ARCHIE QUICK

London.

You can have your Blanchflowers and Mackays, The greatest post-war wing-half for my money was Joe Mercer, the bow-legged captain who uplifted Arsenal and England by example and precept.

He

Exhibition

Matches At LRC

Barry Mackay, the United States Davis Cup player and M. J. Franks another ranking American top player arrived this morn- ing by air from Japan for a two-day series of ten- nis exhibition matches here.

the

The first clay's exhibition

Club Ladies' Recreation

starting at 8 pan, In

will play Franks in singles and will part-

ner local players in the doubles.

is now well on the way to becoming a great sms will be held tomorrow at manager. He served his apprenticeship with courts

these game and also those on the Sheffield United and made a success of the job, following night at the same time and then courageously as one would expect ond place Mackay of him →→→ accepted the challenge of restoring

The Ladies' Recreation Club can the past glories of Aston Villa. the

be reached by the Peak tram to Siting back in his managerial Villa with their biggest victory May Road and by the No. 12 bus

and Charlton's to Peak Road. chair after his team had whio- for 34 years, ped Charlton Athletic 11-1, he greatest defeat ever.

"class" A fifth count necusing D'Amato, fold me, without any show tsf Villa are the one of frequenting underworld figurej bombast, "I am the first Villa

side in the Second Division, Charlie Black was waived by manager who has bad full con- forgotten the Commission.

trol since the club's

For falling * and asked

dameson quickly added he wi' ask his longtim adviser for advice when be return to Gely bur tomorrow.

Johateson also contried that

Nis relationship. with Brikit

Lundgren Wiks friends" basis.

i D'Amato is currently TIFI days, 11 hod in be that way

been would not have come." Re- $2.500 ball after having placed under arrest on Noven-ember to that this man's love ber 29 for failing to comply with of football was suficiently strong il "good a subpena ordering him to up- for him to sell a thriving whole

pear before The New York sale grocer's business in Cheshire State Attorney General. Louiso that he could remain in the Lefkowitz. The Attorney General me.

He denied she was his funcce ono also begged that people be told "I have no intention of be- coming a Swiss citizen."-UPI.

Russia's Torpedo Club Loses 2-1

To Wednesday

investi-

is also conducting pation of the promotion of the Patterson Johansson flight. D'Amato is to appear in court on December 14.

Purse Released The Commission

furthermore made a decision which could be io Johans- o great uprtance son's future as champlon

and

for the world heavyweight title seil. The commision decided that the Swedia boxer could of now lake possession of The Soviet football team the $152.000 coming to him for

Torpedo will return wine June 20 9ght.

London, Nov. 23.

出

The contract

for the retur: fight is not in its Текн from England to fice the Commission declared.

decision The

could give Moscow after losing to

complete freedom to Johans- division first English Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 before 35,000 specialora at Shefeld tonight. All goals were scored in the first half.

Chamber Of Commerce

A Chamber of

who have

Came Back

the

PATTY HERE Meanwhile it is also learnt former the "form horse" and the efub that Budge Patty, the with

reserva Wimbledon champion, is also in strongekt talent.

Hongkong, but despite request Only Cardiff and the shock by the Hongkong Lawn Tennis team Rotherham are keeping Association has declined to take parts them. They look cer-part in exhibition games against lah to go back to the realm in the American players, which they rightly belong, and

if they do Mr Mercer will have completed the first stage of his Three Years Plan. Then the First Division Championship, nothing ¦ legs, will be his goal.

hu

When he was carried out of the Arsenal St.lium with a

"In my present team," broken ing which ended his said "there are one or two play- everybodys who can only be considered

active career,

CHINA BEATS

ENGLAND AT

thought that was his final short term investments. They are TABLE TENNIS

curtain.

a

Oxford, Nov. 23.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

5721)

Here is a position from actual play: Black to move and win. London Exprani Seretce.

SECOND TEST MATCH

Pakistan Need 108 Runs To Avert Innings Defeat

Lahore, Nov. 23. Pakistan, with eight second innings wickets in hand, required 108 runs to avert an innings defeat at the close of the third day in their second Test match against Australia here to- day. Pakistan, finishing with 138 for two, missed vital catches earlier, and Australia reached 391 for nine wickets before declaring during the lunch interval.

Pakistan, who have been; an atinkers. Ho bowled Achting a rearguard action substitute opener Allm-ud-Din sther their first innings collapse with A pericel ball, before for 140 on the opening day, Noraan O'Neill held Imtiaz lacked Half Mohaminad when Ahmed at silly point troin they went in again. He is another delivery, and Anished nursing a leg Injury received | with two for 21 from 14 overs. In the first inning when_he-Reuter.

was struck by a ball from Ian Mecaf. is not yet known

If he will be able to bat,

Aggressive 54

Imtlag Ahmed, leading Pakistan for the Brat me, hit an aggressive 84, includ- ing seven boundaries, when

in team began their second innings, and Saeed Atmed is undefeated with 58, including eight fours.

Death Of Horse That Money Could Not Buy

London, Nov. 23.

the gelding which took Britain to the top of international show jumping and helped win a gold medal in the 1952 Olympics at Helsinki, died on Saturday at Abergavenny, Monmouth. shire.

But with two days remaining, Foxhunter, Pakistan, who lost the first Test in the three-match series at Ducen last week, seem likely to lose a home series for the first time. Tomorrow in a rest day. Australia, resuming at 311 for six, sought quick runs but did not and it easy. Off-spinner

Haseeb Ahsan turned the ball considerably

dislod and Ríohlo Beraud in the first over and might have polished of for the Innings quickly but missed chanoes,

Alan Davidson,

had who

This was confirmed tonight by Colonel Harry Lieutenant

his owner. Colonel Llewellyn,

Llewellyn and Foxhunter were one of the most noted combina- several "lives" hit a bright 47tions in show junging history.

Foxhunter, who was retired before becoming one of Imtiaz from how jumping in Septem Ahmed's five victims behind the ber 1956, was 19. He has been stumps. Australia's Wally Grout described as "the greatest show also claimed five victims

in Jumper ever" and the "wonder Pakistan's first innings.

horse of the show jumping archa." He won a record 78 |international events,

ка

Bost Attacker Experts have predicted thai the turf pitch will start break up on Wednesday and there were signs of dust ris: izur

Pakistan's second

Foxhunter was a horse that money could not buy. Colonel Llewellyn once refused an | American offer of £12,000. At the time Colonel Llewellyn Isaid: "Money could not buy Left-arm armer

Lindsay him. You might as well ask Kline, showing great accuracy, how much I would want for looted the best of the Austra- a son."--China Mail Special.

tanlag began,

HENRY LONGHURST on GOLF

KILLED

BY

KINDNESS

Honolulu.

Golf certainly has become a world wide game. I have been up to the Oahu Country Club, the oldest golf club west of Chicago, to see the opening stage of the Hawaiian Open Championship and at least 75 per cent of the 90 entrants were Orientals. The Japanese, fired perhaps their national success in the Canada Cup

two years ago, seem to have gone mad on the game.

The driving range in the park į so dimeult to judge the line to of whom came out with added here is crowded all day and the hole. The longest possible stature,

And now a mildly discgros- able tonic. On one day there

people queue for a starting time period of Practies, therefore,

on the publie course well before was essential, daylight.

k

there to get us back. After that But Joe came back, and now

my Reserves in the Centrai he is leading the famous Claret ngue, the third tewn in the and Blues back to the First Divi- Birmingham League

and my China beat England 5-3 in inter- table sion at the first attempt. In his fourth leam

tennis in the Warwick- approach to his players there is shire League are teeming with national hero tonight. much of the psychiatrist about potential Arsi eleven players."; him. Irish international left According to my reckoning the China has won two matches winger, Petur McParlant, dor in- Qree learns have aggregated 120 with one drawn in three meet- stance, was not playing well. goals in 28 matches, with 49 ings with England in five days.ion Mr Mercer told him he was go- | against. ing to put him on the transfer list at £11,000. "I'm worth more

said than that,"

the shocked player. "Net to me in your pre- sent form," replied Joe. McPar- fand has not looked back since, and is the ride's principal match

winner.

Sports Diary

TO-DAY. Athletics Yan College Annual has Now Mr Mercer

Web just

Athletics, Ariny ground, Boundary tackled his inside forward prob- Street. I p.m. Icm. Gerry Hitchens, Bobby

Badminton Commerce-Thomson and Ron Wylie had not Men's "C" Division; Bt Stephen's Recrelp: v India Torpedo lost 3-2 to Tottenham

Club, LRC V That is what they are calling scored in five. ten and eleve CYMCA Y St Stephen's "Stone" and led 4-4 with Newcastle, two

the, Preston North End players successive matches, amazing for Nav Bharat v HICU other English first divizion

drelded to stay on a team at the head of affairs 1hc teams, in

two previous

in the Lancashire town in. busi- and with a 100% home record. matches of its three-game Eng-

ness, Tom Finney, we all know, Manager Mercer waved his Re- Army Novices Boxing Tourns- Jish tour.

serves at them, and what hap-ment. Gun Club Hill, 9.50 .. is a plumber and electrical out- the As against Newcastle,

Cunningham is 1 pened? Within an hour they Exhibition matches by Soviets began well against Shef-lier, but

ita eight goals Mackay and M. 3. Fronks at LC. field Wednesday tonight, but peris outfitter, Walton a new had smashed

and con-against hapless agent, tobacconist

Charlton-five

-Banews Service,

and one for Wylie-to provide

could not keep up the pace be- fore the powerful tackling of the English club. Star outside-right Metrevell, after some furloun attacks, opened the score for Torpedo in the seventh maimute. Shortly afterwards he kicked a 20-yard shot against the goalpost. WINNING GOAL

Finney Sheffield outside-left equalised in the 24th minute a 30-yard kick and ave minutes later centre-forward Ellis headed in the eventual winning goal part Soviet in- ternational goalle Yushin.

The English team dominated the second half and Tashin had to work hard to block the iwny good shots on his apt.

Yashin, who with left-back Kuznetsov had been "borrow- od to reinforce Torpedo, thus yielded nine goals in the three matches.---AFP.

# p.m.

TO-MORROW Boxing

Tobia

Athletics

fcctioner and Dunn runs a cafe. for Hitchens, two for Thomson Olenesly Jnr School

TAE GAMBOLS

HOW LOVELY

YOU'RE LOOKING

TD-NIGHT

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR THAT COLOUR- IT BRINGS OUT THE LIGHTS IN,

YOUR EYES

sports at HXCC. 9 9.0.

Annual

-b

Results were. (China first): Men's Singles

B. Chuang Tse-tung beat Merroti 12-21, 21-10, 21-19; beat 1. Harrison 21-10, 21-9.

L Fu-tung beat 1. Harrison 21-12, 21-14; beat B. Merrett 22-20, 23-21.

Men's Doubler Chuang and Li lest to Harri- son and Merrett 21-8, 16-21, 20-22.

Women's Singles

to

Miss Chih Hu-fang lost Miss P. Mortimer 21-12, 10-21,

20-22.

Miss Hu Ke-ming beat Miss C. Best 31-14, 21-19.

Women's Doubles

Miss Hu Ke-ming and Miss Chin Hul-fang los! to Miss Best and Miss Mortimer 17-21, 17-21, ---Reuter.

by Barry App-leber

IF ONLY YOU WEREN'T)

MARRIED

REALLY DICK!

DICK! I THOUGHT

IT WAS THE RADIO!

The clubhouse, incidentally daved, the team spent five is no doubt that some of the

with

at sea, took a bus to club members got in the way of the British team's practice and, bost, Atlantic City and played named after, my

a familiar local amateur in a rainstorm, for all I know, the Amerlcant Francis Brown, figure each year at Gleneagles, They then flew to Washington, too say they ought to have let

Them withi

through. This Was where he is zenerally known played two more courses

apparently made much of by amateurs and then did the same as "Pineappic.

come of the correspondents He was once amateur cham-in Atlanta before flying across

accompanying the leam, wht simultaneously of Call the continent to Los Angeles. may not have been aware that fornia, Hawaii and Japan and, They received all along the line

their comments would be hospitality instantly at the age of 61, holed the first the heartwarming

cabled back to nine at Pebblebeach in 29, This one expects in America and if America. shook him su suverely

killed by kindness that be they were took

they get started on the tenth before four pults green

een and came home in

home In 41. have only their own manage- ment to blame,

T

ww

feel-Longer

I cast my mind back to the Ryder Cup with mixed tags. Withou; cocking to blowe I am satis- particular, anyone in fied that the team's preparation for the match included elemen- be tary mistakes which will easily avoidable la future,

The Eldorado course, on which

indpod I do not remember a course on which I have found it

GAS FOR JOY

they

Preparation?

In the end they had only six days in which to settle COLLEDE, down and learn the

and three of these were taken up with pro-azqateur cum- petitions.

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These included references to the "dollar snob members of the Eldorado Club," "the tedious friendly games of the raudfly clad members,” “iko British Ryder Cup players Kro paspers in A millionaires playground-foxped off the fabulous Eldorado course. by imperious wealthy amateurs.” Reès is quoted as saying “you can't move out there for arts- tocracy," Weetmian as saying here Just don't "the people want to know you."

Deeply Wounded

In the match itself I saw I played a number of rounda,

pult after putt hit perfectly slopes

almost imperceptibly well yet miss the bale through from the mountain end to the being on the wrong line. desert end and the greens are

do not say that with a alficult to read longer preparation

the British credibly

team

would have won: of It is no business of mine what course they wouldn't but I do other observers write, but I cas think they would have made only report that when the stronger impression. At any Chicago newspaper in which all was quoted reached rate I hope that when the this

the Walker Cup team go to Seattle Eldorado after the match in 1681 they will fly straight kind people who had done over the Pole and have done everything conceivable to make us welcome were deeply and with it,

wounded and I could Dal Bees, who made an ad bitterly mirable captain, would I think not bring myself lo

them agree with these views, since his own fine recovery from ide If the Ryder Cup is to down only ended in failure reduced to the site level of through his pitt, for 3 on Journaltic bickering he Tast the 36th green being hit on the cricicat let us for heaven's sake.

give if HP. wrong line,

Of the rest of the team, apart Now 30 lions have Just from that redoubtable fighter finished playing for the Canada Eric Brown, who added a fourth Cup op i of the best holes successive hip to his bag theelected from the Royal M the singles thus setting a record Boumb Chiti's two poikien --Dİ unsurpassed on either de, I here let us hope goodwili bas should single out for special prevailed, for that is the only credit Norman' Drew, Per Frupo for which so many Alse and David Thomas, have cove o

blama

be