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CLOSE FIGHTS IN SERVICES FINALS

7 The finals of the Inter-Services Open Cham pionships were fought last night at the China Fleet Club Theatre, turning up a high standard of boxing and no major upset.

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Navy took three of the five titles, and Army two, Twa of the runner-up berths went to Navy, two to Army, and one to the RAF's sole entry.

Four of the fights were won on points, three of these on very close decisions, and the fifth on a TKO in the second round. The wild slogging that had featured the preliminary rounds wore down by the time the finals were reached yesterday.

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In the tealher-weight class,

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Fusilier Bond of the Inniskillings Services Champions

winning a very close decision over Aircraftsman W. Norton.

Both weighed in at nlue slane and conceded very little to one another in height or reach. Bond was the stockler, Norton the more tangy.

It was a game and sporting Agbl fom the opening bell to the last few seconds and it must have been hard job for the judges to reach any decision. Yet Bond seemed slight- | ly better. Just by an infinitesimal fraction of a paint somewhere.

He was the surer of the two and his punches nearly always hit home. Norton was the craftler though with poorer judgment of length" "16 11#" blows.

Both logged away when the op- portunity arose and Norton stopped some hot ones in the last few seconds of the third and final round. He had more punch, was en his feet, but had Iers staying power.

The Inter-Services Individual Champions for 1948 are:

Feather: Fusilier T. Bond, Inniskillings.

Light: SPO J. T. Scollins, HMS London.

Weller: Steward C. P-Ryan, HMAS Quiberon.

Middle: L/Wir, Pulling, HMS Tamar.

Light Heavy; -L/Cpl. Double, Bulla.

Semi-final results were.

Lightweight

SPO J. T. Scollins (HMS Lon- don) beat Ple, C. Clarke (Inniskil

qulekerlings), on points.

PULLING v. McMEALIN Leading Writer Bob Pulling. of HMS Tomar, the Fleet Welter Champlo took the

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1948.

GRAZIANO DRIVES HORNE A ROPES.

Rocky Graziano (right), middleweight boxing champion, drives Sonny Horne against the ropes with a hard right in the sixth round of a non-title boul in Washington.

Graziano won the decision in 10 rounds-AP Wirephoto.

BASEBALL

N.Y. GIANTS ROUT

PHILADELPHIA

New-York, Apr, 27-In the National League, the New York Giants, combining the excellent pitching of Larry Jansen with their usulil savage batting attack rolled-10- their sixth straight triumph today, defeating Philadelphin

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Walker Cooper's three victory over the Detroit Tigers, in run homer off rootle Curt Simmons an II innings contest.

The Cleveland at Chicago gumie the third inning started the

was postponed because of rain.

The Boston at Washington game is a night.game.

AB M. J. McLaughlin (HMS Lon-in don) beat O/Sca, G. Gutte (IIMAS) Giant Breworks. Quiberon) on points on a very close decision.

Welterweight

L/Cpl. J. McKay (Inniskillings) Middleweight beat AB Mulley (HMS Amethyst) title but not without meeting stiffon points. opposition from AB MeMealin

Std. C. P. Ryan (HMAS HMS Consort.

received a walk-over Quiberon)

AB from

D. Sevbert (HMAS Quiberon).

Pulling, of course, was the cluster boxer, with a knowledge of the art.

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Middleweight.

(HMS AB MeMealin.

Consort) beal Sgt. R. Barr (Inniskillings) on points in a very close decision.

L/Wir. R. Pulling (HMS Tamar)

points.

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He took the offensive whenever beat Cpl. R. Bruce (Buffs)

opening came his way Pulling saved himself a lot of punishment by timely locking. was far from being a one-sided show and McMealin

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SYDNEY FIGHT, Sydney, Apr. 27-Little Paris, a Filipino boxer, scored a decision over Marlin Edwards. of Oakland, Calif., in a fight at Sydney Stadium He was four pounds heavier, bad--tonight-Both weighed 121-pounds. about two Inches on Pulling in height and a slight advantage reach. His Jobs from the shoulder carried weight but the rest of his battery reportoire wasn't'quite up to Pulling's variety.

He had a very close night earlier in the evening In his semi-final pairing with Sgt. Bare of the Innis- killings, where Palling and a com- paratively casler passage into the final against Cpl. Bruce of the Buffs, a gome lighter but not in the same class.

MCKAY v. RYAN

A rather

unfortunate altuqtion developed, out of the welterweight final bout between L/Cpl. J. McKay of the Inniskillings and Steward C. P. Ryan of HMS Quiberon. The

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Australian reached the final on walk-over from a shipmate, while McKay stopped a fair amount of punishment in eliminating AB Mul- ley of HMS: Amethyst.

Mulley had the better of the first round and it took McKay two more rounds of hard fighting to take the judges' decision. Ryan entered the ring fresh and his TKO of McKay In the second round was as much Mulley's work as his own.

SCOLLINS v. McLAUCHLIN

Parls was exhausted at the end of the fight but bulit up enough points in the early rounds to carry him to victory.

The Chicago Cubs Jumped on for Blackwell Cincinnati's Ewell

and three runs in the first inning went on to defeat the Red 7-2 behind the pitching of Bob McCall. Blackwell had won two games this

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LEAGUE STANDINGS

National League

Third baseman Bub Elliott, Jast New York year's valuable player in the Na- Chengo tlonal League, batted in all Boston Philadelphia

and two Pittsburgh run with a home singles to lead the Braves to a 3-2 St Louis victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cincinnati

Orst Brooklyn Red Barrett registered his victory of the season.

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COLONY TENNIS

IP KOON-HUNG TO CONTEST HIS SECOND FINAL

The Colony Open Singles title holder, Ip Koon-hung.. advanced into the final of this year's championship when ho wen easily at the HKCC yesterday from the year's strongest challenger, Choy Tin-fook, in straight sets. The score was 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. -

Neither player could accustom himself to the heavy ball, already greenish-black in colour from contact with the sodden grass by the time three games had been played, and Choy, particularly, kept misjudging the bounce all through and seldom connected for his drives from low off the ground.

Both Ip and Choy lost on four of their six services in the first set, where gallery appeal was almost down to nil.Ip sprang into

the lend when he took the game on his second service to lead 3-1 and the fotowing on Choy's for 4-1. -

Choy rallied at this stage to take three games in a row but fell out badly nigain on his own nervice in the uluth gume whích ha' lost after one deuce. He won again on Ip's to hold him B-5.-

The next game was the deciding one of the first set. Choy twice heki advantage server and twee double- faulted. The game went to nix deuces but was Ip's finally, He took the next game at love for set.

SECOND SET

TODAY'S MATCH

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Tsui Wai-pui, o former Colony Open Singles Champlon, meets Segalen, holder of the HKCC Open Singles title, in the Stand Court remi-final match

at Chater Road this evening.

Segalen is a steady player with stylo not far off Tsul's and should put up a good game.

South China

Lose Again

Manila, Apr. 28.-Turnu Sal- footballers, defending vaje Manila soccer league cham- plons, gave the visiting South China footballers their second straight defeat by the only goal

The second sel, saw Ip recovered sufficiently to take stock of the situation and make the best of it. Exploiting Choy's weak pick-up from the grass, h kept volleying to the baseline at every opportunity nrid dropping when he could, of the match last night at Rizal Jumping into a lend of 4-1 and permitting his opponent but one

more game as he won at 6-3.

Moscow, Apr, 27.--Both games in the 18th round of the world chess championship tournament, tho Choy was so thoroughly routed second half of which is being played that but one game went to deuce here, were adjourned today."

while Ip won on all four of his ser- vices with a loss of just three

An all-Soviel game was being points.

Stadium.

In their first appearance on Man- day night, the Chinese team were nosed out 3-2 by a Manila Terminal Selection.

Chan Tan Tlok, inside right, made a dimeult angle that that nearly played between Mikhail Botvinnik

evened the score, but the defending and Vassili Smyslov, while, in the In the third set, Choy Anally Manila goalkeeper reached high for other match, the American master, found his stroke and there were the bull and tossed it over the cross- Samuel Reshevsky, was meeting the patches of sparkling tennis. He bar. He made 11 other saves young Russian expert, Paul Keres.aced Ip on the first ball of his first bottled the Chinese attack.—Asso-

Dr. Max Euwe, the Dutch cham-service and led 40-15. Luck was elated Press. pion, had a bye-Reuter.

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against him as much as Ip and he conceded the gaine after two deuces, having led 40-15 at one stage.

Ip's service had improved consi- Army Football Final:

The third game was Choy's in after one deuce.

S. G. Hayes, who won the Stanley Camp Championship in 1942, de-derably and he won the second to feating L. Karpovich In the final, is love. among the players taking

He was unlucky the championship tourney of the to lose the next after twice holding Shanghai International Chess Club. advantage receiver. which started a fortnight ago.

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seventh. Ip was beginning to touch the odd goal in nine at Sookun- and A. Slenkovich.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

St Louis New York Philadelphia

In the American League, a three Defrolt run Arst inning, highlighted by Boston catcher Yoxl Berry's two-run

Chicago double,-enabled the New York. Yankees to defeat the Philadelphia annat Athletics, 4-2.

Joe Page us relief pitches pulled the game out of the fire when he took over with two on base in the

Edwards was brought- here eighth. originally to fight Australian light. weight champlon Vic Patrick, but Rightfelder Al Zarilla's single off Stadium offeluls refused to match Hal Newhouser, appearing in a him with the titleholler because relief role, scored leftfielder Whitey they considered him too light-As- | Plutt with the deciding run and nociated Press.

gave the Sunt Louis Browns a V-B

Hard Turf Should Favour "My Babu"

London, Apr. 27.—Thirty-four crack thoroughbreds are expected to face the starting gate at Newmarket on Thurs- day to contest the first of the senson's classic races, the 2,000 Guineas, over one mile, the winner of which will receive £14,142, the richest prize over offered in British racing,

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Boston

Philadelphia

1 3 2 New York

7 0 (Winning pitcher Larry Jansen)

12:0 Chicago Cluctuati

@ 2 (Winning pitcher' Bob McCall.)

2 0 1 4 0 (Winning pitcher Red Barreit.)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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The last game of the game. through preliminary him to two deuces. rounds. They are G. A. Shmeleff, A. was collapse for Choy as he lost sot

match to love on his Palmin V. Karmloff, H. P. Kling- and

THE ARMY'S PROSPECTS

FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

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As the time draws nearer, interest mounts in the 'Olympic Games and there is every prospect that Army '. will provide a reasonable proportion of the athletes.

Apart from the Pentathlon, however, Army competi tors, if any, will be almost certainly confined to boxing and athletics with perhaps one swimmer.

The man on whom most reliance is being placed naturally is CSMI Paddy Ryan, RPTC, as a welterweight boxer:

4 11 1 250- (Winning pitcher Karl Drews} Detroit

8 10 2 Saint Louis

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-Associated Press. beating of anyone

him from Europe and if he la to lose the one honour which he needs to complete his unique collection it will probably be an American who will do the trick, same as it hap- pened in Chicago lost winter,

MINOR LEAGUE -`

STANDINGS

The first half was as keen as the second, the Gunners holding a slight edge but unable to do better than one-all at the half-time whistic.

The Irish took over, in the frst 20 minutes of the second half, but each hard-won point was equalised breaks away. The Gunners -were-awarded--two-penalties--and

converted both times.

The game wasn't two minutes old when Bates scored with a close crossshot on taking a swift pass from Brown at outside-right. Three minutes later a penalty was award- ed and the Irish equalised through › Andrews.

The Inniske pushed shead in the fifth minute of the second half when Andrews sent in a swerving high shot from 20 yards.

The Gunners equalised in the 17th minute as Bates put Marsden through, the inside-left making no mistake.

Two minutes later, the Irish were up again, as Kleman netled after a melee in front of goal that followed

to have the champion Alan Paterson's name to

a corner. pitted against the British Amateur Athletic Board, but Alan is now private in the Corps al Maryhill Barracks, Pay Glasgow,

gold

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Within three minutes more play, with excitement at fever pitch, Brown brought the Gunners level He can win an Olympic

from a penalty kick' and Konnoa medal if conditions do not American cracks. Then there is pushed the Innisks ahead once more. who Brown, the Gunners' outside- In Nankeville, our brilliant miler, Other Army boxers who are

and is now. PT Sergi Instructor,

right brought the score level In present Olymple training at the

the 27th minute from a penalty Won Lost Pore time are S. I. J. Williams. RPTC, sprinter Madden, also PT Sergt.

welter. L/Cpl. R. Bebbington.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

The Maharajah of Baroda is ex-1 to 1 Royal Drake, offered. 33 to 1 Indianapolis pected to register his second classic inken. 28 to 1 Solar Slipper, offered. Saint Paul win with his three-year-old bay coli, 33 to 1 Fretence, laken and offered. Minneapolla My Babu, who is established a firm 33 to 1 Straight Play and Minister Columbus two-year-old favourite and will Lovell, both offerea. 40 to 1 Usher Milwaukee AB M. J. McLaughlin, of HMS probably start at a shorter price than and Kenley in Arden, both offered. Louisville Londen, put in three rounds of good last season's so-called "Horse of the 50 to 1 Captain Fox offered. 10 to 1 Kansas City boxing against his shipmate, SPO Century", Tudor Minstrel

the others offered.

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J. T. Scollins, despite a thumb in-S Jury sustained before the Anal, Scol- The Cobbler,, owned by Liculen- The quotations showed Httle lins did not have an easy time ant Giles Loder, is the only horse change from the previous callover breaking through his guard and did in the field expected to extend the with bookmakers still offering 10 to San Francisco not put in any telling punches till the favourite. The Cobbler is at pre-1 bar two horses. My Babu re- Oakland third round.

sent quoted at 7-2, with the remain-mained at to i favourite with The Los Angeles der of the fold 10-1 upwards.

Cobbler steady at 7 to 2.2

San Diego Portland challenger, Royal Seattle The French The light-heavyweight final was ecl Boussac, is making a strong Drake, was backed at 33 to 1. but Sacramento sin All-Bufis affair with L/Cpl. | challenge with his entry, DJeddah, offered at: 23 to 1. Jullän opened | Hollywood Double, of the wicked, punch, given while the best outside is considered at 22 to 1, but all offers at that price little opportunity to use it by a to be the chestnut, colt, Birthday were quickly snapped up, leaving 20 trickier and faster opponent. R Greetings, owned by millionairess to 1 available--Reuter.

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Citation Trounces Rivals Dallas The bond-hard turf is expected to

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Louliville,

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These have been nominated out-award for "hands." REME, middle, Cpl. Scott, CRMP, side the Army. In addition there Play continued fast and furious }Nightheavy. Gdemn. A. Lord. first must be others in such sports "as and the deciding goal came two

Grenadiers, Lightheavy, Gdamn. Ayachting and rowing and others

Harding, Arst Grenadiers, heavy. who are now in the Army but they

Major Legard will, of course, lead the Pentathlon team against strong Continental opposition and the probable Army swimmer is COL Bonnie Steadman, Intell. Corps, 100 and 220 yards free style Army champlan but it is possible be will ba demobilized before the. Olymples

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Whittle, dual AAA champion, being now demobbed. Six names that have been forwarded by the Army the AAA are Athletic Board - 10

220 Sec, Lt. P. H. Valle, RASC, yards Sec. Lt. D. C. Pugh, RPTC, quarter mile, Capt. A. A. Johnston, Glider Pilot

Regt, putting the weight, Lt. B. D. N.

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION der Guards, higister Grena

Where Double-waded in gne of London, Apr, 27-The Anal Vic-A crowd of about 15,000 people his hooks. It told and Clarke took a toria Club callover quotations on the watched Citation gallop home, first | Mobile Lew, but quite enough, late in the Two Thousand “Gulneng, running by more than a, length, in the one- Memphis second and early in the third at Newmarket tomorrow, were: 3 to mile run, with William Dran's Nashville round:

Cobbler, Escadru, ́second... Winning with Birmingham With the firit round Clarke, kde balb-

QUINTEN 10 to plenty "In reserve, the Calumet coli. New Orleans second about sm and the third Birthday Greetings, offered: 100% to thed in 1:37-1/30

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血球

Goldrick, tho Gunners' leftwing, broke through on his own and shot [home. from 15 yards,

The teams:

Inniskillings. Kelly; Kilcourse, Ryall; Hennedy, Robinson, Foley; Burns, Hannon, Andrews, Kiernan, Meade.

25th RAWyllis; Craighead, Nassau: Balles, Vernon, Rice; Brown, Russell, Bates, Marsden, Goldrick.

Czech Walker For English Championships

Prague, Apr.. 27.-Vacky Balsan, claimant to the world 10 kilometre walking record with a time of 42:31 will compete in the English walking championships in London on June

The Czech champion will be÷ro- commended by Jaroslav Zofka, who placed fourth in the 1986 Olympics in the event and how training for

the Londen Olympic Go Elton

Balman recently won

matre › walking race at : Ktadnov--- Asociated Press.