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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 19, 1940.

HEAVYWEIGHTS WHO HAVE EARNED

MOST OF THE MONEY

John L. Sullivan Madel £180,000 But Died Almost Penniless

Tunney and Dempsey Best Off

IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED that during the ten years that John L. Sullivan strode at the head of the heavyweights of the world he earned a for- tuno around £180,000, but through overwhol- ming gonorosity, when he died in a little village in America all'ho possessed was the hut in which He passed away, and even that was mortgaged.

Those were the days when million-dollar gates and big purses were not known, and for this fact alone, the fortune he amassed and spent was an extraordinary achievement.

For the Dempsey-Tunney fight in 1926, Demprey collected £125,000 for losing the title.

It was a common sight in Willard, is one of the less fortunate Sullivan's heyday to see him cases. He is now without any of standing in an open coach, gils-he purse money he collected during bla reign, and only. recently is re- tening silk topper cocked at ported to have asked Dempsey for | careless angle,. tossing coins to a job, crowds of children,

THE WEALTHY ONES

RN-

HIS JUDGMENT

WAS WRONG

..Gene Sarazen, U.S. calfer, was proved wrong when the U.S. Ryder Cup team beal his selections Wednesday. Sarazen elaimed that

have Improved 60

on

U.S. RYDER CUP GOLFERS BEAT SARAZEN'S TEAM

⠀⠀ DETROIT, July 17 (Reuter)The United States Ryder Cup golf team to-day defeated their challengers, a team captained by Gene Sarazen, former Ryder Cup captain, by seven to five.

Notable victories by Ryder Cup team players were Henry Pinned's - victory over Gene Sarazen by eight and seven, while Horton Smith beat the United States Open champion, W. Lawson Little, four and three.

Members of the challenging team were Lawson Little, the new National Open champion, Jimmy Demaret, Ben Hasan. Ed Oliver, Clayton facfner, Craig Wood,, Lloyd. Mangum, Jimmy Thomson and Tommy Armour?/

Members of the Ryder Cup team were Walter Hagent, поп- playing captain. Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, Dick Metz, "Jugs" McSpadden, Horton Smith, Ralph Guldahl, Vic Ghezzi. Hines, Sam Snead and Paul Runyan.

Jimmy

WITHDRAWALS FROM

TENNIS LEAGUE

TWO OUT of the seven

teams in the Mixed Doubles tennis League have with drawn from competition. These are the Hongkong Cricket Club and the United Services Recreation Club.

The Hongkong C.C. have also

South China Trounce Filipinos 9-0 In "D" Division

THE SOUTH CHINA Athletic As- sociation had little difficulty in beat- Ing the Filipino Club yesterday to remain at the head of the "D"

4-16, and thus lying in points The Chinese Recreation Club "" overcame the Indian Recreation Club with South China they take second placa on seis average. The scores were:

..Tha.. prester. part. of his fortune was derived from tours of the coun-ENE Tunney and Jack Dempsey try. He was the first man to offer are perhaps the wealthiest box- anyone £200 to stand up to him for ters of them all. Dempsey has taken there were several youngsters who i withdrawn their teams from the Division table of the tennis leaguD.; four rounds, and it was great baltgrent care that he shall not be months that they were capable of the Central British Association much in late "A" and "B" Divisions, while for the yokels. There was always wanting in the future. Huge someone who was willing to try, and nuities have been established for beating the Ryder Cup team that was

have removed their name from the "D" Division League table.

The Hongkong C.C., together with the Chinese Recreation Club, were leading in the Mixed Doubles, and

at the head of the table of five teams with 4 points.

inoney,

at the und.

nd of his first three months, himself and his wife, while he selected some while ago. he and his manager grossed £30,000

and that was considered "big" tiled 200,000 on Estelle Taylor,

His second tour brought divorced. He also

the Alm actress, when they ware him £30,500! Nothing like it had Barbara Hotel. boen heard of before in the way of exploitation of fame. That was in 1003.

Then came four tours of England and five of Ireland.

WAGERED ALL

gave her the Baschall

Dempsey now has an active in- terest in a well-to-do restaurant opposite Madison Square Garden, and never looks back.

RAPID EARNINGS

WHEN. in 1892, he entered the TUNNEY got £30,000 for taking

ring against Jatuen 3. Corbeit

carn

Five Teams

S. CHINA

⚫ FILIPINOS South China bent Filipinos 9-0, H. Ribeiro and Gonzales K.

Teams herture now leaves five tonic, C. and K. C. Weng 0-6., lost to

Enter Local

Int'n'l Series

At a meeting held yesterday of the Hongkong Baseball League, provision was made for five nations to enter the International scries. These

the tile from Dempsey, and is at New. Oricans for the title, the the boxer to have made money purse was £4,000, winner-take-all, faster than any other. It is esti with side het of £1,500. Every inated that he took two years penny he had was bet upon himself 300,000, while Dempsey took seven at 6-1, and by "midnight be was flat years to earn just slightly more. broke and without his title.

Tunney is the richest of them all. three beneßt bouts He is successful in business and at appeared in over a period up to 1008, when he present heads the American Dis America. Great Britain, China, India look to vaudeville and got from tillers, a big whisky concern. £450 to £750 a week. But bod in- Max Schmeling was broke wolten vestimenta nte into that, until when he returned to the United States in of the Hon. Secretary by Thursday, he died he had memories but few 1934, but now has, or had before the

war broke out, around £120,000,

Jack Sharkey left the ring with £75,000, and now owns a beautiful home and a restaurant in Boston.

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Fitzsimmons also died without fortune, while Jim Joffries owns a little ranch in California and lives quielly

comfortably. Jeftrios and retired in 1909 and in 1910 came out

Prime Carnera earned about £150,000 but split it with nine of retirement to face the redoubt, managersi lle left America with able Jack Johnson, and was knocked about £15,000. out in 15 rounds, He gained £15- 000, however.

HIGH LIVING

Max Baer is still earning money to add to the £46,000 annulty he has, while James Braddock-the

ring's "Cinderella man who came from-the-docks-and- off-the-relief- TACK Johnson is not in dire straits, rolls got £45,000 for his fight with though he does not now enjoy Joe Louis, and what is more is re- the £40,000 bo had when he lost ported to be still earning ten per the tile to Jess Willard In 1015. cent. of Joe's takings for having Following the defence of his title given Joe a chance at the title; against Frank Moran in Paris, John son proceeded to spend around £15, 000 in high living. His flee Acot of three cars were well-known.

AND JOE LOUIS?

WHAT must Joe Louls have to

· Johnson, Incidentally, was the W day? Last year it was reported Best person with any knowledge of to be somewhere around £350,000. boxing to point out the fhalls of Thus have the great heavyweights Jos Louls, We predicted that Louls of the world spent, squandered, would lose that first fight to Max saved or invested their carnings Schmeling, and on a knock-out, from the ring.

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The games will be played on August 4. All entries must be in the hands July 25.

An annual series of five games will be held, commencing this year, be tween the United States Navy and Hongkong the trophy for which they will play being known as the Hong-

Red Sox Drop

Valuable

Points

NEW YORK, July 18

Louis Defends Title Only Twice Next Year

NEW YORK, July 7 (UP). -Joe Louis, world's heavy weight champion, will defend his title only twice next year, both times in. outdoor en- gagements, his managers an- nounced last night. They said os long as Louis holds the title, he will defend it only twice annually..

GOVERNMENT HOUSE BEAT VOLUNTEERS

· UNIT AT BOWLS

GOVERNMENT HOUSE: EVE (UP) boyls team, led by HE, the Officer Boston Red Sox, only one match Administering the Government, Mr. behind the Cleveland Indians in the American Baseball League table, dropped valuable points to-day when they were beaten 10-8 by the Detroit Tigers, who thus move into second place,

The scores were:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

10

17

N. L. Smith, successfully entertained tho Army Service Cadre, #lie H.K.V.D.C., in a friendly match on Wednesday and won 57 shots to 48.

Y Lee and C. S. Wong 2-0, lost to K. 1. Chan and W. H. Mok 1-0,

P. China and Z. Galen lost to Ip and Wong 1-8, lost to Lee and Wong 0-6, lost to Chan and Mok 4-6.

A. Banker and L. Souza lost to Ip and Wong 16, lost to Lee and Wong 1-0, lost to Chan and Mok 2-6.

CHINESE D BEAT INDIANS Chinese B. beat Indians 74-1. Y. Y. Lam and C. Y. Tso beat J. Kitchell and M. I. Razack 0-2; beat M. Wahab and K. M. Rumjahn 0-1; heat M. Hassan and M. Moendherle 6-4.

K. M. Wong and Y. W. Cheung bent Kitchell and Itazack 0-4: lost to Wahab jand Rumjahr 2-3; beat Hassan and

Moendierle 6-3.

C. Y. To and Y. Chan beat -Kitchell and Razack 6-1; beat Wahab and Rum. John 6-3; drew with Hassan and Mocndherie 0-8.

Sth, China C.R.C. "B"

C.R.C. "A"

LEAGUE TABLE

Flipino Club Indian R.C C.C.C. K.C.C. KIT.C.

P W D L FA Plo.

Lawn Bowls · Teams For

The Week-end

INDIAN R.C.

The following teams have been Credit for the victory must go to selected by: various Clubs for fawn H. H. Pegg's rink (W. A, Corneli, Sir|bowls League matches this week-end: Atholl MacGregor and E. V. Searle) for beating L/Cpl. Cullen's four (Sgt. Cuthill, Pie. Gow and Ple. Pearce) 25-11, when both other rinks of the

Battery Corsica. McKain, Trout and home side were beaten 18-17 and

20-15.

Detroit

Denton, Tebbetts.

Boston

* Battery: Hash, Ifeving. Dickman, Wilson and Peacock, Glenn,

Chicago

Battery: Knott, Smith, Tresh.

1.

Washington

11

1

Dattery: Chase, Carrasqual, Farrell.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn

D

Battery: Davis, Tamulis, Phelps, Chicago Battery: Lee, Hoot, Page, Rallensberger, Todd.

"Y" Water-Polo Team For To-day

European Y.M.C.A will meet Signals in a water-polo game in the Y.M.CA pool at 7.30 to-night. The Y.M.C.A. will be represented by R. Maynard; W. Stoker, LA Benn: G. T. May. E. W. Rallton, G. H. Fowler, La H. Chater, R. Goldman.

Armstrong Wins Again.

New York, July 18..

Jolin Henry Armstrong scored

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technical knock-out over Low Jenkina In the sixth round to-night. Jenkins was sent to the canvas "seven times during the short fight-United Press.

Marathon Arranged

For Kowloon

A long distance or marathon road race will shortly be held in Hongkong under the auspices of the Department of Propaganda of the Hongkong-Kow- loon Tenants' Association. Details of the race aro lacking at the moment, but the ovent is boing arranged: by Mr. B. W. Clinting Leung, Principal of Telephone Nos. 20075 & 30544, the Seewoo Engilah Academy, who will make turther announcements in the very near future. – It is hoped that ns many Europeans as possible will enter for the event.

The scores were:

W, Walker, Hon. Mr. N. ́L. Smith, Dr. 1. Newton and J.. Deakin lost to CAM. Backett, Capt, Tippance, Pte. Tuck and 8gt, flyde 17-19.

Hon. Mr. J. A. Fraser, J. Sraith, Hon. Mr. S. 1. Dodwell and Hon. Air, A. La Slilelds lost to Pte. Leonard, 8gt Lawrence, Ple Kem and Pio. Rossolet 18-20,

W. A. Comell, Sir Atholl MacGregor E. V. Searle and 11. . Perg beat Bat Cuthill Pie, Gaw, Pie, Pearce and L/CDL Cullen 25.11.

lat team v. Kowloon Docks (home),— D. M. Khan. K. M. Humjafiri, A. M.

Numjahn and M. R. Abbas.

J. Hoosen, A. K. Suffind, A. R. situ.

A. K. Minu,

A. II. Rumjahri, 8. Yuru?, M. Y. Adal,

A. R. Detall

3rd team v. Hongkong C.C. (away)--- A. S. Bufflad, A. R. Kichel}, " A. EL.

Madar and A. M. Waliab,

M. 13 Hassan, J. M. A Rumjakin, U. À:

Rumjahn and S. M. Rumjahn,

H. Hassan. M. P. Madar, A. G. Sumlad

and A, Dakar.

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Mckay and J. K. Sloan.

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