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THE CHINA MAIE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960.
GEORGE WHITING takes a look at Britain's fighting hopes of 1960 and says: OH! THOSE ROSY BOXING DREAMS
I wish I could share them
If you listen to our professional promoters, those optimistic impresarios of left hooks and lost causes, you will learn that at least three British boxers-heavyweight Henry Cooper, lightweight Dave Charnley and bantamweight Freddie Gilroy-are likely to win world championships in 1960.
reporting
if you listen to our amateur qualification, then conlted out in
high-minded the rofur. organisers, those collectors of fat felevision Edwards,
four fets for thin entertainment, } straight wine in 1959, could offer
will be
Downes liveller enger-le-fight you
reasonableness the
of our competition than when they last Gold - Medal chances In themet for the title. 1960 Olympics in Rome,
unpressed
with
Well, Jolly good luck and a Happy New Year to one and all --especially those who pay for Their seals, I only wish I could sbarr the silvery wave optimism about things fistle these island parts,
Unfortunately, the
Texas. But Dave, no fool, will have learned, and profited, by the defeat—which is much more sensible procedure then rollering about whether he was (n) biffed, or (b) butted.
One to watch. Peter Heath Cmningham, 23-year-old Hud-won his lost three nights without dresfield prospect and southpaw bothering anyone about points.
from the Redrup, reduced"
have cruiserweighta,
possi- be--in their own bracket.
WELTERWEIGHT
FEATHERWEIGHT
1. BOBBY NEILL
ot in
Inter-
our
1. TOMMY MOLLOY
2. John O'Brien
¡Champion)
national journeyings of fighting men In 1059 were not exactly conducive, of cosy-Toky daydreams for 1900.
2. Wally Swift
3. Albert Carroll
4. Al Sharpe
5. Tony Smith
In America, I saw Hogan Bassey bopped, Brian London lurraped, and Dave Charnley elvvied. Aning the amateurs Swift, seven wins, one draw.
watcherl Londoners being licked in Budapest, and on England team tanned out of all, 10 titles in the European cham- pionships in Laicerne.
Resourceful
our
about. Not much to wassall surely. However, 3ሩንም were simiorly Sorrowfal about 1956 Olympic hopes in Melbourne --subsequently made radiant by the highly resourceful efforts of Dick McTaggart mul TCITY Spinks.
Maybe we shall do as well! in Rome though you must admit it was discouraging to see our top two big boys, heavy- weight Dave Thomas
and
cruiserweight_Johnny Ould, lying at the feet of visiting Americans in recent matches.
LC:
one defeat in 1939, finished the year by beating South Africa's Willie Toweel.
him
(Champion)
3. Terry Spinks 4. Johnny Kidd 5. Johnny Howard
Eamest, amblilous, likeable Nelll made cash, won and Just kudos. Took a tule from Charlle Hill, flattened Spinkiş after trailing miles behind, and was mauled in two minutes by Good show world champton Davey Moore. good enough for promoter Rex
Spinks (beaten by O'Brien) King to mich
with in- at lets off sparks,
but is 100 consistent Molloy for the title fond of ghting when he should at Nottingham on February 1
boxing. L meeting at On the way up: Tony Smith
Olympia with Scotland's "Kidd (nine wing,
one defeat, and
(five straight wins since southpaw Brian Curvis (eight
he left the lightweights) wins).
could brighten things up a litle while We wall for Neill v O'Brien at Nottingham February 1.
LIGHTWEIGHT
1. DAVE CHARNLEY
2. Billy Kelly
3. Barney Boole
4. Dave Stone
5. Dorkie Hughes
(Champion)
6. Spika McCormack
be
BANTAMWEIGHT
1. FREDDIE GILROY
on
(Champion!
2. Billy Rofforty
3. George Bowos
4. Len Roece
5, Johnny Morrissoy 6. Roy Beaman
Why the Americans yawned at Sebring
Bo Jack Brabham of Anafrulla has, as a Christense present, the 1 of World Champloki Grand Prix Driver. In every way, he is a worthy stiCETAS DE to Mike Hawthorn Rød how Mike would hayo delighted in his victory,
By RAYMOND BAXTER
when
with pec-
thirteen LADA Only Jack ran out of fuck, 31-mile to go, ald the tators really ret excited. Even then, not many reallard the full significanes of whini they
MacLaren beat BAW. Trintignant by less than one second, At the end of 200 miles, this, I submit in a close frit.
The finish of the decisive
200
mile race in Florida fully justified our hopes for THE motor race of the person, it | Mlad, you, this was no not the century.
GO
hap. haxard
Jack Brab- affair. ham had planned to "104 his young Cooper team-mate from the slärt, and to keep
DIT rr
ON MUST RECORD THAT TITE CROWD AT SEDRING WAS ABOUT ONE FIFTH OF THE TOTAL WHO WOULD HAVE WATCHED HAD THE RACE DEEN HELD IN EUROPE,
In pursuit
encounter moohanjext istimew? This is a popular question. bly own view is that Asifting
in paychologically
lowering is
starberda
of
credible
knows he can lap ».
in two minutes #xt, he
-
etreats
Exada
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it virtually imptmibie round to, 287, tow fotte svomedy -- even if ters mirates six sedemde stat de fast enough.
At his peak
both of them, if possible, in | There was really no need
to
front of Tony Brooks - the Ferrari threat to his title.
Brabham's resolve Il Win
prevent Brooks from finishing Jack higher than third, and realised that two Coopers would be better than one. Both he and Bruce McLaren ad- nilited to me that the Aus- tralian champion had, in met, watted for the brillant, but irty
experienced. New Zealander, to keep them run- ning as a pride.
would
the mercurial start wbfsh he made at Sebring. Had he gone off the line has fro» tionally more gently, the gestu night have inated the die- lance, and he would have But bern world otarpium. who are we to criticise? M058 IS AT THE PEAK OF
my
WHEN BRILLIANCE HE UNDERtakes an AP- IMPOSSIBLE PARENTLY PURBUNT. BỜ WAE TANGHD,
1sext year Wo Perhaps
Stirling allowing
When Stirllar Mom went out on the sixth lap of 42, many people tofs the cireali, It was noticeable, 100, that the Americana, unfamiƐlar with the protracted battle of 10then of a second, which is tho
of Grand Cienco
see Prix It was intelligent planning like racing, got bored.
that, as well as exceptional They falied to respatul to skill and courage, which won
Maurice
tre- Trintigsint',
this championship. mendous pursuit, from third place, of Brabham and Mac- Laren,
through the
if Stirling Moss Why,
Is the Krealest driver on the circuits frequently Inday, does he so
BosL outsider:
Braman
people
ocker
to make the manim. his father bas
At any rate,
orked him to give it a try.
and Poppa Moss, as Billy realises, knows or two himself.
Arbor #thing
Continental opponents thuring
No matter. Fast and furious Gilroy remains unbeaten after Turned professional in May, the year, collecting British, Empire and I nursed with imagination, and European titles, with ex-cham- hrs won eight out of eight-all pion Peter Keenan and Italians inside the distance. Piero Rollo and Marlo d'Agata still not quite certain which way The went.
FLYWEIGHT
1. FRANKIE JONES
2. John Coldwell 3. Jackie Brown 4. Derek Lloyd
(Champion)
Landoner Lori beat Jones, then lost to Scotsman BroWNI----- who registered five out of five. Welsh newcomer Don Braith- wale might make the grade.... but I cannot
see any many Wildes around.
of
Supporters REQUEST: featherweights Hogan Bassey (Nigeria) and Percy Lewis (Trinidad) and welterweight Fred Tiedt (Ireland) are asked to lay of. None is éligible for a title-London Express
J'd hate to see him hurled, but Gilroy could yet be seen in
world championship fight-it Chanley first, the rest
Jack Solomons Up-and-comers? Four amateurs į
can talk enough nowhere, though the buny stay
money to Maxkan Joe Bezerra who might conceivably
and/or Frenchman Alphonse perpendicular under international Stone looked useful until French-
Ulsterman Gray has been Haliml, who meet in Los Angeles fire-power
middleweightman Goy Garcia began to tench
voted best youngster of the year on February 4, niways provide ! him about boxing,
Injury and -health unkind Bob Nicolson (easily our best in
Charnley slepped out of his by the Boxing "Writers' Chibe ! mg. of course, that Gilrcy Lo Scotsman Jones, now due to Budapest); light-middle Kevin O'Reilly (10 yrs old, with eines in that mallant world titjean ecolade Ukened by peist-retains his three titles against defend ludrels
agalust Ulster-British in mists to the kiss of death.
man Caldwell-who beat seven Service. rare touches of class); banizm- attempt against Joe Browns weight Peter Bennyworth (no new boy, but boxing brightly this season}; and flyweight Jimmy Pattuilo (a Uny mile, but could be the sprightliest since Spinka).
As to the shape of things to come commercially, 1 offer, with no humility whatever, the follow- of boxerS ing ranking Its Eligible ir native British tiles.
HEAVYWEIGHT
1. HENRY COOPER
2. Joe Erskino
3. Brian London
(Champion)
4. Dick Richardson
5. Dave Rent
Same old beef trust, and not new fist in sight. Clap hands for Cooper, even if he did hit Erskine after the bell. With manager Jun Wicks caressing the muscles and counting the money our 'Enery may yet fight the world title after Ingemar Johansson has beaten Floyd Patterson again. Erskine collected
crudite pointy oft America's Willle Pastrano, Richardson, and Italy's Bruno Scarabellin-but thei icnock-out by Cooper made us wonder about Joe's defences. London lost tree out of three (Cooper, Patterson, Nino Vakies) and may find it difficult to get back on the big-money boat.
CRUISERWEIGHT
1. Chic Calderwood
2. Arthur Howard
3. Jack Whittaker
4. Eddie Wright
Lon-
Scot Calderwood and doner Howard meet for the le next month-the Arst cruiser- weight championship fight since Randolph Turpin cutpointed Howard In June 1957. The La what they all progress.
Good year for Calderwood: Eight fights, eight wine, six inside
the distance,
Former champlon Ron Barton tried a come-back, won four bouts, lost to Billy Smith, and retired agaiı. Otherwise all quiet and very nearly dead.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
7. TERRY DOWNES
2. Phil Edwards
(Champion)
3. Johnny McCormack
4. Ron Redrup
5. Jahnny Cunningham
6. George Aldridge
This time last year we were being told that Downes · was a rod in pakie for Sugar Roy Robinson. A less laughable sense of proportion now prevalle. Bugar. Ray could annihilate all six of the above for money.
"Cowboy" McCormacit · kožom, dew, conquered Domies on a die-
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STANLEY MATTHEWS PRÈVI
I TIP THESE SIX FOR 1960
I turn the spotlight this morning on some of the youngsters who, in my view, will be the Soccer slars of 1900.
Step forward JORN CONNELLY. 21 - Jear-old Burnley and England set- pite right, He has wrĪD kad Küülering i har beva sobh that he is a selfish type » plejer, lower than mið at avory ball-jnerver
We sredinere players
vided they always, make programs med gues with the Baff at the right
Commelty Slays the paine the way he thinks it should be played.
Juggler
is DAVID BURNSIDE, fa 19-yest«st@ Inside forward Juggler of West Bromwich Albion
He Your Deurns the art of confesting
Banks
and kaking is da the work-hs sotid kæra Wende it a sture CHIEST--and he can put his ikill to fall use ka a texas. This could be HIS gene for
·ke kuku mỹLookbul? bruin and
pendur be Bio Fook,
Irewed, too, kaya a cer- fada futuro kitornational I
22 - JEST - DËS BILLY MO- CULLOUGH, Who Se in hig first fontos with Arsenal.
Billy has the potenital to become a great left back in the Arsenal tradition of Eddie Hapgood and George
Consider next these three young men with = twinkling EAST- here... GEORGE RAM, JOR BAKEN. BRIAN LARONE,
Eastham, 23 - year - sid
iwutde
forward, NEWARRIO
one of the
I have
in aw brilliant as ħle famo father, ballplayers Young GeorIEU Father's tricks.
Fame has already conte in Liverpool-born Joo Baker. dynstade 18ba and England ovatre forward. Ho. in our lein of x brilliant future. No
clubs wonder English would give a foriuna for his signature.
Centre-half Labone Is the Pride of Everton granager Johnny Caroy. Ho
developed slowly and had to be
with team Boccer for a long spell. At 19 bo
ΠΟΝΤΙ stature sxid, according to Managər Carer, will be an International.
Yes, for my "Young Blx" wonderful It could be a year.
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