THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1936,
"He's Yellow" Accusation Levelled
By Al Ettore At Joe Louis
MINISTER OF SPORT TO AID
BRITAIN'S ATHLETES!
A MINISTRY of Sport, organising and promoting the welfare
and, interests of all form of athletics in Britain, is being strongly advocated by a group of prominent public men.
It is considered imperative by this, training.
group that a national lead should. At Berlin Britain carie 11th me be given in the direction of athle- the competing nations with
Arts. ten.
The Earl of Westmorland, Lord; Haydn, Lonsdale'n bric-apparent, is ely to be Britain's first Sports Minister if Whitehall's support, is abtined for.
the scheme.
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It to roove this ranking at the next Olymipfad that the Ministry: of Sport is hettus urged.
Among the names menilored for the projected Ministry, in addition to Lord Westmorlanil,
famous Burghley. the porisman, is Lord famous turiller,
GUTIERREZ SHELD
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A FEW EVE-OF-FIGHT PLEASANTRIES
"BLOND TIGER" AND "BLACK PANTHER” MEET TO-NIGHT
By Jack Cuddly) United Press Stap Correspondent
Philadelphia, Sept. 21. Ai Ettore, Philadelphia's "Blond Tiger," claims that Joe Louis is "yellow,"
Arrangements for the Gutierrez Internatinal Bowls Shield and the Alkenhead Shield will be made at a meeting of the General Commilice of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Associa four dion on September 28, at 5.30 p.m. the board-room of the S.C.M. Post, Ltd.
Although entries for the Inter- national Shield were to have been | et in to the Hon. Secretary of the Association by September 19, Mr. C. 15. Hosking stated yesterday that matry
clubs bad not yet returned their cards to him. Club secretaries are requested to send them in rew as they can,
Joe Louis, accused of being “Yellow”, livered. SONY
The Association has accepted an "The question of Ministry of invitation from the Hongkong Electrie
R.C.
to arrange a gume of food- ntional part
careful requires very sideration," said Lord Burghly to light bowels between Hongkong and Kowloon on Friday. October 2, com- the Sunday Chronicle.
mencing at 9 p.m. Kowloon clubs will send in a rink each, but Hongkong will be represented by two players Pink-games
TO REGAIN OUR SUPREMACY
Although the days of patrons have passed there are still a number of: wealthy sportsmen who are willing; and able to finance and trains promis-j ing young athletes,
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But they feel that scheme providing regional training, centres under the direction of select cd experts of every form of athletics paid and gratied as civil servants, is more likely to enable Britain to
regain its sports supremacy.
Hiller, proud of Gremony's record
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Ettore, despite bis 83 professional fights and his 55 knockouts in the last five and a half years, still bas the naivele of a country hoy when he's talking of the futures.
"Albie." This Is a fighting necusation, In-
his friends call him, 1.5. leed, even in the city of brotherly will weight about 1884 against 108 Jove. And it might be passed over for Louls when the tangle in Mani- as one of those "whistling past the cipal stadium comes but this 10- grave-yard" statements were it not pound disadvantage will not trouble' for the manner in which it was dethe Italian. He claims:
J'll ride Laufs just like Haynes Maxic Baer, Paulino Uzcudun, in those three fights. I ride him Max Schmeling. Primo Carnera and so that he'll be broken and quit be- the fore the seventh round. Loufs has no Jack Sharkey have belittled fighting prowess of Marse Joe Louis fighting heart. I'll pound is body But none of them has ever come and chin until he is ready to fold
he il acain-Just
with out pointblank and said that the tip Brown Bomber is
Schmeling. a "eawardly,
Only this ime i will be within seven rounds." overrated pugilist.”
Ettore
fellow. is a rozing When you meet him, you never ex- peel him to break out in a King Levinsky song and dance about his own prowess, but that is exactly what he does,
Thnt la exnetly what Al Ettore has done. This blond, 22-year-old Philadelphin itallan-he samo age as Louis-Is galloping up and down the highways and byways of the city of brotherly love boasting that he will make Lautis "quit before the
ANNUAL REPORT seventh round of their scheduled 15-
The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Badminton Associates will be held in the bourd-room of the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, on Tuesday September 20, nt 5.30 p.m.
On the agenda of the meeting is a resolution to smend Rule 8 of the Hongkong Badminton Association's ; Rules, standing in the name of Rev. 4. R. Higgs (proposer) and Mr. R. 11. Wong (seconder). It 18 1ས follows:
"That the last three lines of Rute (begining from the word "Each") shall be deleted, and substituted by the words 'All members of affiliated clubs shall be entitled to attend the Anunt Meeting, and empowered ta Vote," "
Found bout at Municipal Stadium,
to-morrow.
ONCE BEAT BRADDOCK He is broad-shouldered, burrel- chested chap who does not claim to possess
knockout any e-purch Eltore insists that Louls "quit" in ability. But because of his rugged- his bout with Max Schmeling-that ness and stamina, he claims that n he lay there on the canvas with a one can knock him out. He big glove protecting his face from stopped once in his professional the resin. Ettore invists also that fights when Charlie Retzin Innded Louis is vastly overrated because on his whiskers two years ago. the, Brown Bomber was unable to wasn't seasoned enough to
at "Old Man" Jack Sharkey until count. So he kept jumping up and after he had risen from the door Jumping up
until the three times.
the affair as a technical knockout. That was his only kayo low.
He never has been counted out.
Ettore stopped the current heavy- weight champlon, Jiany Braddock, in four rounds in 1933.
He to take the referee stopped
MEANS WHAT HE SAYS And Ettore means exactly what he says. That is the strangest angle to an interview with him. When you He is fighting for 19% per cent. ask the husky blond what he thinks of the net gate, but says the money of Louls, it is like turning on un In not important this me. He electric fan and being blown clear claims that when he beats Louis- The report of the Association out into the other room, His ve
more impressively than Schneeling, rends as follow:
actions and naive statements, are tonaybe he will be given L crick ut The season
under review was unexpected.
Braddock. "And I took him once highly successful, and further em-
When you ask any fighter about a before like ridin' m bicycle." phasised the growth in popularity of ¦ future, mielce, you expect him to say,
Promoter Mike Jacobs of New badminton in Hongkong.
"Well, it'll be a tough fight, I'll do York, who Is
co-operating with This was the second complete sea-
the best I can. I' be irt there Messrs. Gunniss and Taylor of son of badminton under the aegis of punching." That is the stereotyped Philadelphia, le staging the fight. the Badminton Association, and al-reply. But Ettore does not follow figure that it will draw approximate- though no effort was made to widen the formula. He rushes ahead with ly $250,000 with capacity crowd the activities of the Association be- charges against Louis, and promises of 50,000. yond the, lengue. the competitions to prove what he says, which were carried through Wern Why does Ettore say Louis "quit": distinctly
successful. Experience against Schmeling? weat to show, that the first division. composed of teams from all the clubs
We think it is fair to claim that not only has the formation of a Bad- "minton" faghe" justified itself, in that it has stimulated considerable. Interest in the game, but that as a result of the competitions. the standard of play is steadily improv- ing. This was demonstrated in one or two important league matches, and even more so at the annual Pre- sentation Night, when dist-mate EX- hibitions were given.
"Well, when a man really is hurt, he hits the canvas and jumps right,
HOME RACING
Cesarewitch And Cambridgeshire
London, Sept. 21.
latest
affiliated with the Association, was up again without waiting for any f ton cumbersome. Nevertheless the count, he explained. "But Louis programme was completed, including stayed there on the canvas while mixed doubles and ladies' doubles. Arthur Donovan
counted tea, and he put his glove under his face to pro- LEAGUE JUSTIFIED
fect from the resin, as the count went on. He dodged it He has no The following ore the fighter's heart. He hasn't the moxic callovers for the Cesarewitch: New- to get anywhere-in-thin business."-town Ford, 100 to 8 6, 100 to 7 ; Ettore, who assimilated plenty of Avondale, 18 to 1 o, 20 to it; Buck- confidence by beating Leroy Haynes leigh 25 to 1; t and o; Chrysler II three times, "went on 10 explain that 33 to 1 o, 40 to 1 t; the Brown Bomber is overrated also The following are the latest prices as a puncher. Ettore, who has 1 ad for the Canthridgeshire: Aldine, 100 opportunity to study Louls in more too: Finalist 100 to 8 o; Dan Bichts thun any other opponent, saya Bulger 25 to 1 o, 28 to 1 t: Harina that Louis reputation as a puncher 33 to 1, 1 and o; Stone ginger 33 to should have been
luve been deflated by the fact to, 40 to 11-Reuter, A similar number of clubs com- that Sharkey was able to get up peted in the League this season as three times after being nailed by in 1934-35, namely 10 but 20 teams Louis, and it required eight rounds took part us against 23 the previous for Shuffling Joc to kayo Art Sykes, year. There was one withdrawal in whereas Ettore knocked him out in 1834-5, but Kowloon Tong Garden seven sessions. City Association joined the league to fill the vacancy. During the season under review Taikoo Recreation The Presentation' Night, which Club found
impossible to complete took the form of a prize distribution, fixtures and withdraw from the badminton exhibition and dance, was men's doubles division.
The feature of the league
Club
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held in the Club de Recreio (by sunson kind permission of that club) and
divisions. They
tron,
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
The Seventh Extra Race Meet-
the splendid achievement of was a big success. The event was ing will be held (weather per de Recreio in becoming chum-
by the attendance of our mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on pions of
of all
His Excellency the Governor, Saturday, 26th September, 1936, the men's doubles title from Sir Andrew Caldecolt, who dis- commencing at 2.00 p.m. wrested the merce Eliot Hall, the holders after a very tributed the prizes. fine match between these teams. Our thanks are due to Mr. F. H. The First Bell will be rung at Recreio also won the Ladies' double Kwok and Mr. E. da Souza, and mixed doubles divisions, cham-presented additional cups for tom- pionships which they won in 1934-35 petition during the season. scason. Ellot Hall "A" finished run- At the list annual general meet- ners-up in the men's division, withing, Mr. L. D., Skinner took over the Chinese Recreation Club taking secretarial duties and curried them third place and St. Andrew's Church out very efficiently during the Club fourth.
months which followed.
who 1.30 p.m.
By Order,
8. A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary. Hongkong, 21st September, 1036.
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