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TITLES AT STAKE

RINTY MONAGHAN IS IN NO GREAT HURRY

Will Not Be Smoked Out To Defend Flyweight Title

London, Oct. 21.—Rinty Monaghan_will take his own sweet time about defending his world flyweight championship despite efforts of Hawaiian Dado Marino to smoke him out into the ring,

Even the Irish crooner's hometown neighbours are defending his dawdling with the crown he won on March 23 by kayong Jackle Paterson.

or On your

calendar Anyway you count on the fingers that is more than six months ago and it is the customary thing to put the title on the line twice a year.

Sam Ichinose, Dndo's manager! should not imagine Morino in the onty contender for the title, saud the Belfast Telegraph's boxing ex- pert,

"English and French boys are also to the fleld and their claims are now being studied by their respective Control Beards."

Beat quesa in that Itinty will de- fend his title early next year against Maurice Sandeyron,

ilo French fighter.--Associated Press

Ortiz-Next Target

Landon, Oct. 21. - Little Manuel Ortiz. of El Centro. California, will be the next target for British boxing atten- tion.

Ortiz, approuching 32 years, is the wochl bantamweight champion ars | Internatiorni trophy that $1121 of Great Britain would like to have added to their world flyweight aurl! light-heavyweight diadems,

Hinly

Monaghan,

of North Ire- champlon

In to the 112-pound

which Freecia

die Mills of England, took

the 175-pound

Ille

Lestvich fast summer,

Gus

from

British fans not only

rove the Ortiz birtam crown but they be lieve they have a group of 118- pound warriors who can produce n winning challenger - particularly since Ortiz Fees to be having weight-making diMculties-United

Press

No Takers Now For

Walter Neusel

London, Oct. 21. - British Boxing promoters are not fall- ing over each other to sign up Walter Neusel, prewar German boxing star.

Walter, spending a two weeks' holiday with his sister ini Lute. Bedfordshire, Is too old for *the

British ring. He will be 41 next month.

Promoters and fans remember hist Aine record here, especially his three wins over Dritish champion Jack Petersen, but that's as far as t ROCK

of

The Gennan heavyweight strolled into promoter Jack Salomons' Gym- nasium this week to watch a few of the boys weigh in for the Albert

gbts but he stayed out Solomons' vilice. He did not at- tempt to talk business with Solo- mous or any of the boxing man- gers there,

Solomons,

#

Britain's biggest pro- moter, indicated that as far as he was concerned there were two ren- sons why Neusel would not get fight here. One was his age and the other was the fnet that Germans are not yet fully accepted in inter- national sport.Associated Press.

Coming Events In The Sports World

TODAY

V.

Basketball-Swałow Police Black Cats at Caroline Hill Stadium, 7.30 p.m.

Hockey-Association Match, RAF v. Dockyard RC, King's Park, 5.20 p.m.

Tennis--Ladies' Recitation Club Men's Doubles Championship: J. L. Wright & N. E. Arthy v. J. B. itaw thom & D. F. Classey; 1. Heenan & G. E. Strickland v. Dr Ramler & A. 11. Poliak; P. H. Bonnermae K. M. Getz P. J. i. Barnes & A. J. Clifford; C. W. I Way &F. Alex ander v.K. A. Standaloft & W. J Skinner (All Games start at 5.15 Jr.m.).

TOMORROW Basketball-Philippine Chinese

at Caroline Til YMCA

Chinese

Stadium. 7.30-11.

Cricket-First Division

Longue: KCC v. IRC at Cox's Path: Recreto

v. ccd

Optimists

HKCC

at King's Park; HKCC Army at Sooltunpoo. Nomads v. University

Chater Road.

Second

nt

Division League: IRC v.

KCC at Sookunpoo;

South Chlin "D

Football: First Division League:

South Chi "A" at Caroline Hill; CAA v. RAF at Boundary Street; Club v. Kitchee

Valley (Kick-off

at

p.m.).

at

Happy

Second Division League: South China v. University at Caroline HOI; CAA v. Tramways at Boundary Street; Dockyard v. Club at Happy Valley; Army

(HK) v. Palico of: Sookumpon (Kick-off at 3,30 pan.) Softball: Junior League: Rangers v. Wildfires at Recreio, 2.30 p.m.; Ilinckhawks v. Jaguarn af Hecrelo, 4 p.m.

Swimming-Annual Crosa Har bour Race. Dive-off from Bailway Pier, Kowloon, 3 p.m.

Taces Eighth Extra Hace · Meet- ing at Happy Valley, Firat saddling bell at 1.30 p.m.

Bruce Woodcock's

Next Opponent

London, Oct. 21-Lec Savold. of the United States. ranked 114 the world's fourth best heavy- weight, was named today as the next opponent for Bruce Woodcock, British and European champion.

Promoter Jack Solomons, nfler a conference with Tom Hurst, Woodcock's manager, said he was com- - municating with Bill Daly, manager of the American heavyweight, for accept- unce of terms offered.

If they are accepted, the bout will be staged at Har- ringay Arena on December G-United Press,

Brace Woodcock -- He will fight Lee Savold at Harringay Aréna.

Brussels Stages

Elimination Bouts

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948..

THE DIMAGGIO CLAN AT BALL GAME

The DiMaggio family including (second from left) Emily Fredericks, fiancee of Dom. DiMaggio, Red Sox centre-fielder, as they watched the Red Sox-Cleveland Indians playoff game at Fenway Park, Boston.

Left to right: Mrs Frances Petromill, a sister of the ball playing brothers; Miss Fredericks; Mrs Marie Convey, another sister, and Mr and Mrs Joseph DiMaggio, the parents. The DiMaggio's were in Boston for Dom's wedding.—AP Wirephoto.

"PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL

COMMITTEE FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS"—NO

OTHER THAN mr tchIKINE.

Soviets Let

Let Down

Down Drawbridge On International Sport

London. Oct. 21.-Soviet Russia has abandoned her policy of sports isolation that kept it out of the London Olympics Inst summer, and has applied for affilliation with 10 International sporting bodies, United Press learned today from nuthoritative sources,

The move was regarded as another step in the Russian "Five-Year Sports Plan“ which opened last year with the greatest talent hunt in history and hus, as its goal, the toppling of the United States from world athletics tendership in the Helsinki Olympies in

1952.

dabbled Russia

spot had with the West before, but only to aecepting executive the point of posts in International Federations devoted to soccer (FIFA), track and feld (IAAF), wrestling and basket- ball

It has never, however, helpest an

of the quality of refereeing and Judging at the Olymple games and the Executive Commitee decided to compile a list of the officials qualified to handle International contests.

It will also issue a report, recons

of mending methods raising thi standards of judges and referees in

Olymple Committee which could all countries.--Uniled Press.

receive invitations for participation In those events, and British officials believe this

remedied in will be plenty of time for the 15th Olympiad.

But as a preliminary to

this Anul step, the Russians asked, both In PETRON and by cable and mail for affiliation with the International Amateur Boxing, Federation (AIBA) and budies supervising practically! all other sports,

FIRST REAL CONTACT

The first real Russian contact with the West was made at the Wembley Pool during the Olympic Games when

Russell, Colonel Rudyard Secretary of the Boxing Group, was approached by Alexel Tchikine. Fre sident of the Department of inter- national Sports Affairs of the Committee for Physical Federal Culture and Sports of the Counci Ministers, and Anatol Frenkin, President of Boxing.

of Russlan obser- the Olymples was exelu- sively reported by the United Press at that time.

The presence

vers at

to

Tehiline readily agreed the AIBA regulations and usken whether Russia, after aflation, could ask the Executive Committee

to bar Spanish and adopt Russian

Russians that as

Apply

FATHER

A

TRWT

Storm Brewing Over Ping Pong Tables

By J. Chambers

London, Oct. 21.-Table Tennis is not a game that lends itself to the ballyhoo and the squabbles of boxing but right now the calm waters of the game in England are stormy.

Richard Bergmann, world singles champion, was not picked to represent England against the touring Czecho- Slovakian team at Liverpool next Saturday, and he ob. jected.

Basketball Visitors

The English Table Tennis As- sociation did not give any explana- tion of its reason for not picking Borgmann for the match so he raised another protest through his Manager, Eddie Bubley.

he

Bubley, in a press statement, said wanted to make it quite clear that when Bergmann was asked if

he would play for England and he onld he would," he had approval and acquiescence."

Two very strong basketball teams, the Swatow Police and the Philippine Chinese of Amoy, will be playing

of n series games in the Colony during the next few days.

The Philippine Chinese of Amoy will be under the captaincy of Le Sl-chlu, who represented China at the Olympic Games held in London recently,

A dinner in honour of the Swalow Police team was held of the Ying

Restorant King

last sthat, the host being Mr Shum Shul-hing

of the South China Athletic Association.

All games will be played at the South China Athletic Association, Caroline Hill, commencing at 7.30 pan each evening.

THE PROGRAMME October

22-Swatow Police V

Binck Cats (1K).

October 23-Philippine Chinese v. Chinese YMCA.

October 24-Swntow Police V Kung Man.

October 25-Philippine Chinese v. South

(Hongkong Chum-

China

pions).

October 20-Swntow Polire Chinese YMCA.

Police V.

October 27--Swatow

Callover On The South China.

Cambridgeshire

London, Oct. 21.-The price of Speciality, favourite for the Cambridgeshire, was eut by half a point to 11 to 2, when the: card was called over at the Victoria Club, London, tonight.

Prices of adintasion to the games in which the Philippine Chinese will be participating will be $2.40; for the Swatow Police games, a charge of $1.20 will be made.

LEAGUE CRICKET

TEAMS

The following have been selected There was n

strong market and to represent the Army in a League business WAS heavy.

Explorer Cricket match against HKCC 'B' maintained his position as second team at Sookunpoo tomorrow:- favourite. being offered at 8 to 1 half a point more than at the previous callover.

Major C. R. Murray-Brown, Capt. V. O. Raberis, Major A. E. G. Halg. L. A. Stepto, Li, J. Forrow. Major A. R. Dawe, Capt. J. M. C. Thornton,

and Gor. Wilcox.

Trinity's price was cut from 22 Pie, Hurton, Ple, Jones, Pte. Philps

to 1 to 20 to 1. and Parbleu WD3 quoted at 25 to 1.

Today's price for Kilbelin was 26 to 1. Royal Tara and Impecenble 28 to 1, Sterope and Asplum 33 to 1.-Heuter.

Inquest Verdict

On Jockey

carller in the day.

OLDHAM WANTS London, Oct. 21.-A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded WILF MANNION at Newark on Kenneth Cooper, the 21-year-old jockey of Doncaster who London, Oct. 21.--Oldham died in hospital on October 11 after as an official language and give the Athletic, third from the bottom being thrown at the Southwell races Brussels, Oct. 21. The Soviets a place on the Executive of the Third Division, Northern

Committee. Cirque Royal in Brussels was Colonel Russell

The evidence showed that when decided the Section, have advised

to ap- packed tonight when 4,000 spectators flocked to see the would have equal rights to make transfer of Wilf Mannion, the Cooper, was in the first lot over the members, they proach Middlesborough for the the horses came round for the second time, "The Kernel," ridden by first elimination bouts of the motions, but that the AIBA was not English International forward hurdle. international heavyweight box-concerned with religious or political who last week refused to sign ing tournament which

is to questions.

The Russians said that they would for five leading clubs. take place here during the forward all necessary documents to

So far, no sum has been mentioned coming weeks.

The horse righted itself and passed the AIBA, but these did not arrive by Oldham, but they may well be The first of tonight's fights was

over the jockey, and Its hind feet meeting asked to go beyond the £25,000 fee in time for the Executive #11

two minutes

which when in Paris last October 7 and 8. over in

Middlesbrough have turned appeared to catch him when he was Bigotte, of France. knocked

out

On October 13, Colonel Russell down already for Mannion's signa- on the ground.-Reuter. Behounek, of Czechoslovakia, in the preceived a telegram from Moscow, ture in a straight deal. irst round.

asking for a date of the meeting- Bigotle landed heavily to

It is unlikely that Oldham would

nny Russians had be able to offer

acceptabl indicating that haunck's chin early in the fat and misunderstood the actual date of the players in exchange. Mannion is t the Czech, leaving his guard wide τε επίσης.

business at Oldham and intends to open, allowed the Frenchman to

Be-

the

score with lefts and rights to the ifowever, the background of the serile in the district.

For Russian request for affiliation, was ong of the main items discussed by the AIBA. Disposing of other items on the agenda, It decided Lo

jaw, which sent him to the canvas for the count.

The second bout was over even guteker when Robert Eugene, of Belgium, knocked Jacque Main, postpone for the present the Argen-

of Belgium, in n matter of seconds. Eugene landed with a left and right In the jaw and his opponent folded up and had to be enrrked from thi ring.

EASY VICTORY

Door

tine's request for a boxing match between Europe and South America | fit Buenos Aires in 1950 and desigualed Copenhagen at the site of the next congress in June, 1950. EUROPE v. AMERICA

several weeks, he has kept up is football training on the Old-

am Athlette ground.--Reutes.

RANGERS TRYING NEW CENTRE FORWARD London, Oct. 21.-Queen's Park Ranners, who have a "Derby" Rame

West Hom United Shepherd's Bush on Saturday, are John play at centre forward Gibbons, a young player whom they signed last season when Dartford overlooked registering him,

against

10

12

Schisto, the Austrian champion, The Fetleration also decided to stained an easy victory over Jan ask the European nations to submit

Gibbons has done so well in the Kielu, of Holland, with a knockout enndidates for the European team

which will box with Amerien in Rangers' reserve side that he is now les the third round. After a

Mr. A. promoted to take the place of start. Schisto kont

the Dutchman Chicago on May 10, 1940.

was named | Adinall Proet Host of Norway

the first team. He runs staggering to the

eaves for a

ap against Dick Walker, one of the count of seven in the second round manager of this team.

The Commitee's most serious prob- best centre-halves in the Second with a straight left to the jaw., iem concerned the bitter criticism Division.

"Klein fought back. but a short right to the faw sent him

being

down for the count by the third round.

County, of Morocco, went the Lawn Bowls full distance of six rounds before Lenten on points by Ollet Wilde champion

the Belgian heavyweight

10 Pacho Bueno,

heavyweight champion of Spain, gained an easy points victory over Jean Declery.

of Belglum, who seemed to lack any form of defence.

Bueno's thetics consisted of steady drives to the heat and body. Itis was masterly and drew loud form applause.

Stephan Oler, the French heavy- weight champion. defeated Ecohy. of Belgium, by a knock-out in the second round, Coming out for the second round, the Belgian still seem-

ab to

OPEN SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

West Ham will field their new forward, George Dick, from Black- pool, at inside left.-Reuter.

LRC RESULTS

Results of Men's Club singles eliam=" plenstilp malchen played at the Ladles

In the Quarter-finals of the Open Cyesteriny were. 11. Itawthorny heal N. C. Begley 6-0, 6-0; M. Tienen beat Singles Lawn Bowls Championshipwright 0-1, 6-2; R. Segaten beat played at the KBGC yesterday, K. Dr Timart 6-1, 6-7.

M. Omar scored a convincing win Doubles mátelies to-day are:-J. L over A. J. Coelho, whom he bent by 21-7.

Ai CCC, J. A. da Luiz beat M. B. Hassan 22-13 in the other Quarter- finals rame.

TO TURN PRO

San Francisco, Oct. 30.-Ann

and D. P. Cinay: M. Heenan and G. E. Wright and N. E. Artly v J., Hawthorne Strlokinn Dr itamler and A. R. Follak; . I. Bonnerman and K. M. Getz v J. L Barnes and A. J. Cliford; C. W. L. Way and F. Alexander v 11. A. Standaleft and W. J. Skinner,

COUNTY RUGGER

ed to be wenk and lacked an effec- Curtis, queen of the world's London, Oct. 21.-Warwickshiro tive defence. A short

the feminine swimmers and holder of beat Leicestershire by 15 points to hend, which Oler' Innded in a mat- one world and 10 American records, six ter of second, put the Belgian down will turn professional within the Rugby Union game played this for the count-Reuter.

next few days-United Press.

In

County championship

| evening-Reuter..

On landing, its forefect seemed to give way and it stumbled and pitched Cooper over its head. He fell head arst.

CRAIGENGOWER

The following have been selected Cricket to represent Craigengewer Club against Club de Recreio to- morrow at 1.45 p.m. at King's Park. C. W. Lam, G. A. Souza, P. J. Billimoria, G. Hong Choy, S. Ram- R. chand, B. Manly, R. R. Irance, Tay, A. H. Ismail, T. Crabtree, R. O. Baker, L. Wong.

-KCC 2ND XI

Members of the KCC cricket secona

the

eleven. playing against Indian Recreation Club at Scokun- Poo tomorrow, are requested to meet at the Star Ferry, Hongkong side, at 1.30 ..

Pittsburgh

Down

Cuts

On Farms

Pittsburgh, Oct. 21.-Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that they were dropping six clubs from their farm system thereby reducing their minor league subsidiaries from 19 to 13.

Pittsburgh officials addecl that

farm club would another

be dropped shortly.-United Press.

fullest

An official of the ETA said it was

Something new in Table Tennis for a player who might be invited to play in the National team having to ask permission from a manager. IRONICAL, SAYS MR BUBLEY Bubley certainly had a good point when he said it is ironical that in one of the few sports in which England holds a world champion- ship, the holder is not in the Na- tions team.

He

agreed that in unimportant matches there is a chance to give experience to younger

players but he added the match against Czecho- Slovakia is hardly in that category."

The English Table Tennis Asso- cirlion Itself would not comment on the Bergmann affair today,-Asso- clnied Press.

The First Ten

Of Tennis

Paris, Oct. 21. M. Pierre Willou, President of the French Lawn Tennis Federation, places Bve Americans, two Austra- lians, one South African,

onc Czech und one Ilun- garian in the first 10 of his unofficial rankings of the 'world's foremost lawn ten- nis players.

The first ten are:

1. Frankie Parker (US); 2. Ted Schroeder (US); 3. Richard Gonzales

(US);

4. Bob Falkenburg (US); 5. John Bromwich (Aus- tralia);

G. Jaroslav Drobny (Czechoslovakin);

7. Eric Sturgess (South Africa);

8. Josef Asboth (Hun- gary);

9. Billy Talbert (US); 10. Adrian Quist (Aus- tralia).-Reuter.

RUGBY FIXTURE

The following will play rugby football for the Army against RAF at the Club ground on Saturday, October 30, at 350 p.in.: Cpl. Banks 1 Buits, Cpl. Brown Gar, G), 2/LC. PAitchett :25 Fá Hent. Wright 25 Fd Regt, Gnr. Swayne 25 Fd Reg, Capt Robert Kowloon Inf Ede, Capt Wilson 1 Bus, 2/d. Pappin 1 Buffs, Major Burnett 2/1D_Gr. Major Keyes Claims Hirings, 3/11. Gray 1 Buffs, Pte. Winterton Bill Horp Hong- kong, Capt Mline HAMC Buffe. Lt. Goss 1 Buffs, Gar. Tuckor 23 Fd Regt. Rragtves-LL Brigstock 1 Buffs, Plo. Buck 1 Buffs, L/Cpt. John 1 Buffs, Sgt. Buffs. All are to be at the club Players will be at the Army ground. round ready to play by 3.15 p.m. Happy Valley, on Wednesday, October following forwards are required at the 3.30 for a run about. The samne tune; Li, Farrow 25 Fa Regi, Sgt. Newton 25 Fd Regi, Lt. Sith Ord Depot, Pte. Houghton 1 buts, Gar. Allison 20 Fd Regt. Lt. Milts Buffs and L/CDL John

HAPPY AS A LARK

31

Allie Clark, Cleveland right fielder, goes into a dance at the home plate as he skips over a low pitch by Warren Spahn in the fifth inning of the second game of the World Beries at Boston. The catcher is Bill Salkeld of Boston-AP Wirephoto.