1947-06-14 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1947.

SPORTS FEATURES

Brilliant Referee

Returns

'

BY ARCHIE QUICK

A great boxing referee re- turned to the ring at the Royal Albert Hall on the night__of the Phillips-Famechon fight, He was Sam Russell, the best third man I ever saw in the ring, although Benny Angle ran him close.

I did not see Eugene Corri But 1 rated Russelt in front of the Dou- glases, good an they were.

Sam has recently refereed at East. bourne, Kingston-on-Thames

and Canterbury to get his hand in, but the Albert Hall was his first London He was welcome, for appearance. we have got all too few good re- ferecs.

middle.

In an Australian court recently Ron Richards, one of the world's best weights in the 1930's, faced a charge of vagrancy. Here well-known boxing writer

Merv Williams tells,

The Sad Story Of The Fighter

Who Earned £15,000

OW the mighty fall! A few short years ago Ron Richards, an aboriginal

I glove man held three Australian titles and was the toast of Fistiana.

Now he has been sent to Brisbane without one penny of his £15,000 ring carnings left, to be cared for by the Queensland Native Affairs Department.

Govern- mise,

licked dad pulverise an opponent in a prize The Queensland ments, took a hand in Richards' Richards as he has so many other ring battle beneath a railway bridge affairs when the ex-champlon great stars.

"Most people think that Sam him appeared before a Sydney court to answer a charge of vagrancy.

his licence taken away from

by the Board of Control. That is not so. le handed it in when he became

triple matchmaker

to the National Sporting Club, the Stadium Club and the London Club nearly 20 yeurs ngo, at the time Perry Beltinson retired.

After that, Sam was manager to Eddie Phillips, and steered the Bow bus driver to the cruiserweight championship with three wins over Tommy Farr on the way.

I saw their third and last fight I shall never forget for the title. that night

Mountain at

Ash Pavilion, South Wales, with 0,000 Welstumen rooling madly for their hero in vain.

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Russell, it is interesting to note, was the first non-member of the National Sporting Club allowed to referee

Lonsdale Belt contest and allowed was the first referee ever to officlate inside the ring for a Belt, Aght that between Jack Hood and Len Harvey.

John Barlycorn

In Ipswich Queensland, and then holst his son on his shoulder in a triumphant march through on ad- miring crowd.

FEARED END Although Richards never said it, The charge was eventually waived! I know he feared an end such as

TIMBER GETTER him. Bark in about on the

that chards has befallen guarantee

eared for and given † 1938, I was writing his life story, and The boy worked with his day at would be

That built a phy- a settlement set aside by nearing its conclusion I asked him timber getting. home in

If he would be a fighter if he had ¦ sical foundation the Government for Aborigines,

complete for the his time over again. He said em-ring. He received his glove baptism For the time being Richards is phatically "No".

in a travelling boxing booth in with his mollier and father in Bris

home town when he took on the sald, they will

touring champion and came through with flying colours. He was only it bane, where, they

then, and although

he was bitten with the boxing bug from that day, he didn't break into the game unui

find him employment and care for him

This is a md end to the story of In his halcyon great champlon. A days, Richards would have had a chance with any middleweight in the world. He held. middle, light-heavy and heavy tities of Australla at one ilme.

The present unfortunate condition of the ex-champion isn't a legacy of the ring his ring career, He left with all his faculties, and still has He isn't punch-drunk, as them. most people are all too ready to sur-

I'll never forget his words. "Any gives up the chance of boy who leaming a trade to take on Aghting as a carcer is crazy" he told me "What is there for me when I quit

Kame" he asked cynically. ho was-21. "Boxing is the only thing I know. I've invested my money but even then I wouldn't have more than about £4 a week income- things stay as they are."

the

A

For his first big fight in Brisbane Richards received £2-100. ko'd an Englishman named Joey Simmons. But It wasn't long before

ho

to

Arthur Peall anys:

FAVOURED by the billiard leave

on right of diagram, any of tho leading professionals might cannua off red and lears ideal position for run of close-cannons, A sequence fow

Osum

have the touch to handle.

I adviso

you not to Ery it, Aimple sa li

looks wheTI

player is Attling down for a thousand

Your best

gathe in to play an easy shat which offers a sure leave. With this in mind you cannot do better than the in-off white in the top pocket, which will toare in-oil red from hand, oven if white runs mata.

Striker, needing a mookar when faced by the leave shown on lots of diagram, played a gcrow shot on green indicated, and left a looker bentna blus. A good stroke, but likely to be hungled if you hit hard when you pus screw on the cus-bail.

New Cricket Star

BY ARCHIE QUICK The new star of county cric ket, Maurice Tremlett. is still on demobilisation leave from the a lance- BAOR where he was corporal in the Royal Dragoons. This Somerset lad who, before the war was office boy at the county club's office at Taunton, looks to me as though he has what it takes.

Tall, strong, young (he is only 24 now) he puts any amount of devil into his bowling, using his body and shoulders in Maurice Tate fashion, and boller than Bedser does.

He is a "natural," having needed little coaching, Somerset players tell was pulling down £80

In his county debut at Lords he But Ron Richards was destined to £100. He had what it takes terme. Also he is a first-class bat. be a fighter. He was bom into it. rific wallop. That's when he gave up gut eight Middlesex wickets and in a

work for bare knuckle

a ring career. His father was

With all the instincts born in him neat little innings of 20 scored the champlon. One of Ron's most vivid

winning hit. childhood memories was seeing his this coloured lad caught on quickly. Every fight taught him something. In no time he was an lee cool, stalk ing killer, as lough as old boots, and as game as a lion. Is it any wonder he soon hit the headlines at £300 or £400 a fight?

Check To Yorkshire Supremacy Will

Be Good For County Cricket

Notts and Derbyshire butted in once cach, but one has to go back to 11 to find a southern county as champions. In that year Middlesex took the honour, with Surrey second.

The further he went in the game the better he became.

At his top In about 1938 Richards was the greatest counter-puncher in this or any other country.

It

LESNEVICH FIGHT

Then, over at ford I saw him fine spell of five for 14. He does take six Essex wickets, having one not move the ball much in the air, but he turns it both ways of the quick off the pitch and is really turk.

Strangely enough he was signed up by Somerset without their having actually scen him play, and only on the rec

recommendation that ho had been offered terms by Middlesex,

The 1946-7 English soccer season ends this afternoon. The game which attracts hundreds of thousands of onlookers every week, provides a livelihood for scores of players and a healthy recreation for thousands of others, is controlled by: the F.A. Here then, read below, and discover what is accomplished every year by the

English Football Association

Little 17-year-old Jimmy Thompson, grocer's assistant for most of the week, but centre-forward in his village association football team on Saturday afternoons, and Stanley Matthews, Stoke City and England's poerless out- alde-right, have much in common-they are both "con- trolled" by the English Football Association.

That august body-address 22,1 Tours in England by Continental Lancaster Gate, London, W.2-fh|and Colonial club teams also como fact, takes charge of practically under the control of the F.A. na do every phase of England's national tours by English club teams abroad... winter game, and a very workman-

food rationing"

like job they make of a huge task. In these days of

criticised and other restrletions, the F.A. find Their decisions may be and often disputed, but the F. A.the task of housing" visitors a real always have the last word--and that problem, and it sometimes requires ja great deal of tact to explain that word in "law",

part of a party must go to one hotel Without a doubt, It is the most and another part to another hotel. efficient, sporting organisation of its The smooth F.A. diplomacy, how- kind and, in the recent fuel crisis over, always finds a solution, in Britain, the F.A. quickly decided that all new mid-week competitions were to be prohibited so that rall and other forms of transport could be used for more vital national purposes.

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

THE COUNCIL

The Association is controlled by a Council consisting of a President, six Vice-Presidents and a Treasurer, Life Members, ten representatives of the clubs In membership, representa- tives from the affliated Associations The Association was formed In

and representatives of the Football the October, 1863, at a meeting at

the Univer- League. In addition, Freemasons Tavern, Great Queensities, the Services, the Amateur the object Football Alliance, Public Schools Street, London. Then was "to establish an official code of and the English Schools' F.A, have rules for regulating the game". In representation. Council members do December of that year the Rules of not receive remuneration for their the Football Association were finally services and are re-elected annually.. adopted, and, in 1871. the

The Football Association does not. Challenge Cup competition

promote

League inaugurated with 15 entrants.

manage any

League! [competition. The Football

F.A.

Was

or

Under the expert guidance of the (England's strongest combination of F.A, the game reached Its present-clubs) is sanctioned and its 'rules day, world-wide popularity.

This is just part of its workc

approved by the Football Associa-

tlon. The three Cup competitions: promoted by the F.A. are the Chal- or lenge Cup (for which any club in membership can compale), Amateur game: Cup and Youth County champion-

the

(1) To prevent infringements the Rules and Laws of the (2) To make, adopt, vary and publish ship. Rules, Regulations, Bye-laws and Conditions for the regulation of the

The Challenge Cup starts its The position is open Just now,

seasonal career in September with however, because Yorkshire must

gome; (3) To Register all players, the extra preliminary round. There rebuild-and the SussexX victory

or professional; (4) Tremlett feels that with Andrews'amateur

To are six qualifying rounds and six hould put heart into the other

competition proper and Wellard not getting any younger jorganise three Cup competitions; (5) rounds in the bounties when they oppose York-

he has was in this purple patch that xhire.

a better chance to make a To stage International matches; (6) before the semi-final stage is reach- ed. The final each senson Is at Live Contest Needed

am quite

suro that in recent Gus Deshevich, present lightheavy name with his native county than To control referees; (7) To sanction wembley Stadium, London, on The South was playing its proper

competitions; (8)

dls-inst Saturday in April, a great day times

been champion of the world visited Aus-o struggle for a place at Lords. many counties

Yorkshire before they tralia to cross gloves with the Aus-

ciplinary action when and where in England's sporting calendar. part then, and must play it again.

In 1920 Middlesex niso won the beaten by

tralian champion. I'll never forget

necessary; (9) To administer Its own Championship, with Surrey getting went on the field.

This

und (10)

The Secretary of the Football To Benevolent Fund; up asibility of Yorkshire being that fight. Richards gave Lesnevicu into bolling Lancashire water be- !

aystematic it will be regarded by the most

Incing I've

Association is Mr Stanley F. Rous, enuse we lost against Middlesex in Lancashire as an opportunity for ever seen handed out in 30 years of

provide qualified coaches for affiliata tall, distinguished-looking

man, the last match by going for anthem to barge in, were tipping Richards reclved over £1,000 that

squiming through again.

the ropes.

a wonderful fair for instead of playing for a draw, which crease.

admirable and is on Lancashire the would have given

Item 5 "The staging of Inter-person for a position that requires title.

tact. Mr Rous knows the national matches" is often

very much

game from all its angles, and was a FA well-known referee the officiated at

As I see it, the stage is set for a real County Champion- ship, for a struggle with a kick in it indeed, with so many kicks in it that people will be compelled to go to the matches. Things have happened already, which should make everybody realise that possibility.

Somerset bent their inst batamen at the Essex tied with Northants, and, more

Yorkshire still, significant beaten,

their on ground. by Sussex.

Middlesex with

Own

were Bradford

It will be a much more real cham- pionship if the other counties bulid on the Sussex performance and pull- Yorkshiro, down.

It is in no spirit of antagonism to Yorkshire that I write those words.

It is not good for any that honours should be gane

BY

JACK HOBBS

But we shall only get a real live championship by every county doing Its damedest to win every match.

Don't misunderstand

about me monopolised by one or two sides, this business of pegging Yorkshire but they have been at cricket. hack. That county have not lost the Run your eye down the list honour because they have been champion counties between the two beaten once. They would not have names of Yorkshire and Lancashire their players had been made of that: almost all the way.

sort of stuff.

Quite frankly,

have

I should support Lancashire first

have found In Cranston they live captain, who will be support ed by a lot of good players

tip-LAT including

felders who can win championships. Surrey will have a chance if Errol Holmes can full the threat of find ing his best hitting form.

fight.

tom of his

Within a few months of returning to America, Lesnevich won his world title. What ¤ fighter lichards must have been.

But unfortunately Richards had in his blood. He didn't like training too great a strain of his ancestors for long stretches and as is the cus- What a blessing to cricket it would abouts." On those jaunts he'd step.

people, would take "walk- be more counties had a player, out high, wide, and handsome. Yes,

If going in about

number six, who could lock the cover off the ball. was mighty hard to handle.

Poor Richards never beat that de Those are the fellows who rescue sire. When he quit the game and lost causes and thrill the people.

It is not only fast bowlers English had nothing to restrain him, it beat

Some needs, much negative bowling hoa kili- ed them off.

The captains can play their part in encouraging the hitters, and help. ing to make this a real season, by winat

are called sporting declara- Lions.

scientific

wars, and there you will find the won the, championship so often if cricket are needed, too, Perhaps

Not The Way To Train Our

Future Olympic Hopes.

BY ARCHIE QUICK

In just over 12 months' time we shall be in the throes of the Olympic Games, and at the moment the only possible British winners are Macdonald Bailey and Arthur Wint, always providing they do not run for their native West Indles.

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I think Wint will beat the world explaining faults and discussing

tactics at this meet of the season.

first international

too

There Is a point about these do clarations which is often overlooked. A side which has a good lead stands a much better chance of winning a match if the skipper gives the other side time in which to get the runs -If they show

tells me that

All my it is much easier to get rid of a side which is going for the runs than it is to dismiss a side with only a draw to play for. Batsmen-good batamen-who are if he sticks to the quarter-mile and

purely on the defensive are very does not go for the half. But Bailey.

dimeult to move. Batsmen who have will have to work hard if America Another who could have helped, the incentive to go for something, have any more sprinters like Eddie the Olymple eliamplon Harold to

to force the rung rather than wall Conwell, the coloured man who did | Abrahams, was equally busy broad-

for them, ore much more likely to 9.6 seconds for a new British record casting.

get out at the misnamed British Games at

One other point arises concerning. White City on Whit-Monday.

the idea that we can make this a real live season in the County Championship sense.

There are five Test matches Africa and at the against South moment

the South

Africans look

We have to make experiments with

our alda The selectora might well consider, when

Amateur

But what are the 'Athletic Association do'ng about this parious position? Well, if the British Games is any criterion the answer is nothing.

Next, just to show their ability to completely discourage British youth for track events, as time was run- ning late and to please the Grey hound Racing Association I suppose, the heats of the special Junior half milo scratch reto were lumped to

ether and we had the unedifying particularly good. sight of over 30 enthusiastic boys, between the axca of 17 and 19, going off like a herd of cattle,

First of all the British team! manager, Jack Crump, who a vir tually the sole selector and can be a great factor in our athletic future,

If I had come from so far afield, was much too busy televising in a an sny Liverpool, to be treated like remote box instead of being down that. I would have fald to the AAA, on the track with his team, giving you've had it so far as I'm concern hints to our British runners who ed. Is this the way to produce were up against the stars of the future Olymple champions?. Not United States, Sweden, Belgium, one of that crowded field had any

· Norway · and· „Czechoslovakia. He chance to exploit toclics or learn could have done, a power of, good

SPORTING SAM

them.

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• making their Test match choice, whether they will spoil the Cham planship by taking too many players from the same county, Perhaps we can agree that win- ning the Test matches comer first, but a live County Championship wquid help the game-and tho

countles-considerably..

• By Reg. Wootton

him.

Barry

Apparby

DON'T WORRY - IT'S ONLY AN ASPIRIN FOR HIS HEADACHE-

Το take

ed Associations.

who has organisation

A

complicated business but the have "diplomats", as well

of the Cup Final in 1934) before he was

ministrators, on their staff, and is appointed to succeed the late Sir justifiably proud of its imponing long Frederick Wall as FA. Secretary in. list of matches. Glance through the June 1934. records-France, Belglum, Holland,

F. A. councillors are shrewd men,. Czechoslovaklu, Sweden, Luxem-

fine judges of the gaing (several bourg, Spain, Switzerland; Hungary have had brilliant playing careers) -hardly a Continental country

Is and are Impartial in their selection. missing. In practically all cases of representative teams. But players there has been praise for the game in FA. colours-on and off the field

and the arrangements that made must conferm with the high F.A..

standards. possible.

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