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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1961.

WORLD TITLE FOR BRITISH BOXER

TERRY DOWNES

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Terry Downes beats Paul

Pender on a ninth

round technical knockout

London, July 11.

Terry Downes, the ex-Morine from London, tonight took the world middleweight crown according to the British, Euro- pean and New York Associations, "when the title-holder, Paul Pender of Boston, Massachusetts, retired at the end of the ninth round at Wembley Empire Pool.

It was one of the finest and most dramatic lights seen in Britain for a long time and the surprise result came at a time when, after being buffeted round the ring for most of the contest, the American ap peared to be getting the upper hand.

Frum, Fender's eyes had both. hir with frawat unazed even round, nothing can deträet Fe badly cut, fureing him to the supporters

the but the Corkney was also, in ven, pur shape us he went to } COURT with a closed felt

PVP.

Amazed

The American champion did not win more than one of the first eight rounds Gough he prabably shared a couple. However. In spite of his cul the right being opened In the third round and the left in the eight-Pender looked in the later part of the fight to be in a position to retain his tile arki

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frem o magnificent display given by the chanky 25-year- ok Cockney kid,

Downes set about the diam.

It was 10 years almost to the very night that Randolph Turpia į crented a similar surprise by plou after a tome opening round taking the world middleweight (in which both busers sized up

inle. all versions, from the The ather. Then in the second

reigning American world cham-round the plon Sugar Ray Robinson. Ammeriena on that occarion bret resgarded as a big tainly to retain its crown was Pender tonight.

cer

Londener faunched The Missoul on the e-fireman had from Busta end from that 19- ment until the middle of the rinth round he dominated the fight. atincking ticessantly with vicleus hooks and hard lights to the holy.

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Whether the outcome of the fickt would have been if feroni it Pender had per- severed even for

one more

Bob Charles heads 108

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Southport, July 11.

Bob Charles, the 25-year-old New Zealander, possibly the best left-hand-

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Chote neded a 70 over the #603-gurd !!iiside Contrae to his myonis, naging 80 yepadag, fa finish up in fruột with 138, arter The two qualifying: rounda.

Favourite

This gave him a two-stroke Jed over South African Gary Player, second favourite for the title, who had a tine 67 un the 6.814-yard Royal Birkdale

Course

American Arnold Palmer, thượ

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starts to his been the feature 1.f thus +11+ 139 in, year's American Circuit, re- Qard place Together with protace today's form, the rest Span's Angel Migue) and Bri- The field do not stand

Rolfers Duve Thoms elunce. Soumingdale). Bernard Ilunt Guy (51 George's

rofessional amateurs qualified for the event proper.

(diartamente)

Wolstenhetne

A total of 101*

Seven

The qualifying scores art wow wiped out but if Player

lay munte to win the Champion- und Palmer, whose big rivalry

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Player, the 1959 champion, used a new puiting style today

tame the sandy Birkdal Course in only

stroke

more than the record 60 set yesterday.

Using shorter backswings and #longer follow-though, Player did not have a single five on his Conf. Altogether he had 32 putts, 18 of them on the second nine holes.

Palmer the runner-up Jast lytar, took 35 for the first nine hicles and was never really pressed. His iran shots were beautifully played on the way Returning in 33, his effort was highlighted by glorious drive iron and pult for an eagle three ut the 510- yard 10th

Notable failures

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Charles, the

bank clerk, who turned professional Just October. dil nut items

and i will be well today interesting to see it he

maintain his best form when the pressure is on

Warning

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The American, used weathering storm, had to back- pedal against

opponent's continued atfuck and Downes ! quently had him on the ropes. 1 Cleverly

the Americum fought he could not ward the ever persistent Downes and he had 10 1esort on many Dccasions to elinches which resulted in his receiving a warning for holding.

The

Pender, who has won 46 of his 49 Bghts, has not been beaten stace 1052 tund when

boxers

wont J their corners at the end of the ninth round it really did look as it he would refiin his record, so erojigy was Downes, though the Briton was well ahead un points. Maybe Pender and hla handlers were a little too hasty in colling it a day.

The Bostonian. who In January caused Downes refire in the seventh round in their bout in his hometown. will have a chanes to rouge tonight's defeat, for part of the contracl was that Downes must give him a return light in the event of his winning. The contract stipulates this must be within 90 days. The decider will be in Boston.

Pender collected £30,000 for tonight's flight which was watch- ed by a crowd of 10,000 fans paying more than £60.003,

Argument

Before this Downes-Pender decider, the world middle-weight champion according to the No- Donal

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The two players will be flown to and from England in a BOAC Comet and will stay for one month as the guests of the famous English First Division team, Blackpool FC.

NATIONAL

LEAGUE ONE UP

San Francisco, July 11. Roberto Clemente slugled to right held to score Wilke Mays in the 19th inning and give the National League All- Stars a come-from-behind 5-4 over the American

Nationals were trailing The 4-3 when pinch hitter Henry Aaron led off with a single to centre-feld___against losing nit- cher Boyt Wilhelm.

victory Boxing Association of America, Gene

League today. Fullmer, will

have defended his title and if

successful the way would then be open for a fight to decide the champion, all versions.

The start of tonight's OR was delayed half an hour and abnost reached cun

the point of cancellation owing to a heated argument in the dressing rooms over the adhesive tape fir Pender's hands. The American

insisted on wring his own. The British man insisted on using that provided by the British Boxing Board of Control.

British Ryder Cup captain Dul Rees (South Herts), who hau never won the Open, hind a re- tord 66 at Hillside today, after an unsafe frst round of 76, to quality easily at 142.

Kel Nagle, Australian hakter of the tille, Came through safely with a 68 Hillside to total 111 and will be able ia defend tite.

Two former

at

his

winners falled to qualify, Max Faulkner (Selsey) who won in 1051, failed by one stroke, and the 1947

winner, Free! Daly (Balmoral) took 101.-Reuter.

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Mays followed with a bound- ing double over third basemun Dick Howser's groping glove and Atron

across with the

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Wilhelm then hit Frank Robinson with a pitched ball and Clemente followed with his

Alter an argument lasting | clutch single. an hour, Downes agreed to I'ender using his own tape after H had been closely Suspected and Insistance made that I did not exceed 12 feet in length,

When Pender rearned to his dressing room after the Aght he was told his wife had given birth to a daughter in Boston, It is Pender's third child.

'Not as speedy' Pender said of the Acht: "Downes fought extremely well. Make no mistake about that. He was certainly much sharper than when I fought him in Bosto last Jpauary. I don't want to make excuses, but I don't think that I had the same speed as I Usually do and my left had not lis customary crispness,"

Downes, a slight cut down the right side of his nose and an- other cut under his bruised left eye, told the crowd over a microphone: "Your support to- night gave me that little extra.“ -Reuter.

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TIED

The Nationals had a one- hit 3-1 victory within their

grasp as they moved into the ninth inning, but the desperate American League All-Stars came up with three hits and these, combined with three NL errors, tied the keure.

Middlesex snatch thrilling County Cricket win

143

London, July 11. Appropriately leading the way on a day of ex- citing finishes in English County Cricket Championship matches today were the cur- rent top-of-the-table team, Middlesex.

Derbyshire And appropriately leading the and 18 runs. Way for Middlesex In their and 10%. Yorkshire 268 for eight

Yorkshire 14 points. thrilling one-wititet victory over declared, Gloucestershire was their cap-

At Glauerster: Middlesex beat tam, Tan Bedford.

Gloucestershire by one wicket. Bedford hit 25 not out, in- Gloucestershire 144 and 432 for cluding seven sixes and five six declared (R. Nicholls 122, C. fours, in 40 minutes. He ub- Milton 65, J. Mortimore 86, L. tained 58 of those runs in a Meyer 13 but out), Middlesex last-wicket stand with 336 for five declared and 241 for amateur wicketkeeper

nite (E. Clark 50, P, Bedford Stuart.

75 Tot out). Middlesex 14 points

Innings win

At Rushden; Match drawn. When the nut umir came Northamptonshire 303 for two together Millcrex. who had declared. Nottinghamshire 300 been set to get 241 runs in 170 for six (N. Hill 141, G. Milman minutes for victory, still need- 76, M. 101 57 not out), Notting- ed 6C to win. Gloucestershire hamshire four points, would have won by 42 runs if Arthur Mijn had accepted a chance offered by, Bedford with the total at 100.

At Birmingham: Match drawn. Worcestershire 253 and 175 for two declared (R. Headley 9, D. Kenyon 53 mol out). War- Chumpions Yorkshire, chal-

wicksture 250 for ve declared lenging bard to regain top and 11 for two. Warwickshire place, beat Derbyshire by an four polnis. innions and 113 rune-nud, inunediately after

At Loughborough: Leicester- the Derbyshire heat Somerset by 41 runs. hire innings had ended, heuv Leicestershire 270 and 21 for rain fell

Results

one declared. Somerset 101 for neven declared (P. Wight 45 not out, B. Beshler live for 54) and 138 (B. Roc 30, J. Savage Leleestershire 12 six for 72),

At the Ovat:

Match

drawn.

Ensex

Then the Americans weut thead in the 10th inning to 4-3, on a walk and a three-base Results 1rt today's

erlektet throwing ertur, but could not jautehes weret hold the lead against the final At Swansea:

Kent beat Gla- points.

Glomar barrage by the Nationals, who mergan by 10 wickets. won the San before the gan 315 and 73 (S. Leary ve Surrey 257 and 195 for Ave de- Americang could get anybody for 223, Ken: 326 for sine declared (M. Stewart 711. out in the 10th,

clared and 69 for no wicket. 222 and 135 for Ave (J. Milner Kent 12 points.

42 not out). Surrey two points. Stu Miller, who saw his At Hastings: Sussex bent At Portsmouth: Hampshire team-mates commit four errors Lancashire by five wickets, Lan- beat Oxford University by three behind him, was the winningenshire 200 and 159. Sussex 177 wickets. Oxford University 313 pitcher. ctrons,

The total of seven and 273 for five (A. Dakman 54, and 250 (A. Baig 53, A. Green Ave by the National L. Lenham 42, K. Setle 47, D. 19, Neate 10, A. Wussell six Lengue, was a new record. Smith 40 not, but). Sussex 12 for 00). Hampshire 330 for paints. Lancashire four paints. alne declared and 237 for neven A+ Chesterfield: Yorkshire (D. Livingstone 70, L. Harrison beat Derbyshire by an innings 75 not out)-Reuter.

The Americans got only four hits, the Nationals 11.-UPI,

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