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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1950.

WHATEVER HAPPENED AT THE FARR-WILDE INQUIRY?

By Archie Quick

What happened at the British Boxing Board of Control's inquiry into the Tommy Farr-Piet Wilde fight at Leicester? Exactly Which might have been expected.

nothing!

It was called by Secretary Mr Teddy Waltham because he was at Granby Hall and heard rumours that the time-keeper and the referee accidentally failed to synchronise the count and that in fact Wilde was "counted out” in nine seconds. It would appear that the Board decided that the referee was right.

The most remarkable outcome of the inquiry is the refusal of any of the witnesses to talk. Boxing folk are usually the most voluble of people, but Wilde, his manager, the referee, the timekeeper and the promoter have kept as silent as the tomb.

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Farr, however. has spoken to me-evasively, it is true. "They were all very nice to me," he said, "and why not? After all, I was not to blame for any fault of the officials. It was a good punch and I think I should have

knocked him out immediately | same ring as the new champion,

if Wilde had got up."

Now Farr proceeds with future plans. "The heavyweight championship is again within my grasp," he asserts. "I have been training at Brighton in the

John Macadam's Column

CHELSEA DEFEATS WIN FANS £500

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Once upon a time there were two men--well, when we say Once Upon a Time it was the beginning of the last football season--and, although they were keen enough on Soccer to be both seatholders in the Chelsea FC stand, they were also both interested in racing.

Well, they were naughty enough to fly in the face of the two Houses of Parliament and take an interest in such things as wagers,

Although they were Chelsea will bet you £1 on each match scatholders (which means that that Arsenal will win while they had to watch Chelsca every | Chelsea are beaten. In other second Saturday) only one of words, you are on a quid every them was a truc supporter of time Arsenal are beaten and Chelsea. The other, at heart, | Chelsea win; I am on a quid

was an Arsenal supporter.

During the close season of 1949 they talked of this and that, and maintained their friendly rivalry.

After an argument as to the prospects of their respective teams, one said to the other: "I

Easy Wins For Djurgardens

every time Arsenal win and Chelsea are beaten."

Well, this friendly bet was struck in the friendliest possible spirit, and when last season came to its close the Arsenal supporter

Jack Gardner, and I think my experience would be too much for him." Personally I think that Jack's "youth, his strength and punch would be too much for Farr.

Meanwhile, it is significant that the Board of Control is to pass a rule that the age of re- ferees and timekeepers be Limited bo 05. The two at Leicester were both over 70, so it may well be that that bout marks the end of the long and honourable career of Mr Moss Deyong. He has been controlling Arst class fights in every corner of the world for over 40 years- an amazing record.

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THROUGH THE ROPES

Ronnie Clayton of Blackpool puts Jim Kenny of Glasgow through the ropes in the Featherweight Championship fight at the Royal Albert Hall.

Clayton won on points, retaining the British and Empire titles.

Test Wickets Covered?

By Vernon Morgan, Reuter's Sports Editor

London, Dec. 10. The first cricket Test match between England and Australia at Brisbane has brought in its train a suggestion that Test wickets should be covered.

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Already there is fierce controversy on this subject in Britain and in Australia. Doubtless this battle of words is being carefully watched by the cricket authorities of the other great cricket playing nations like the West Indies, New Zealand, India and South Africa.

like I should have told It seems to be quite certain, situation

that which even though it might you that, in view of the that when the Imperial Cricket occurred at Brisbane,

against themselves. Churches and the Houses of Conference next meets this point

It Parliament abhorrence of gamis bound to come under dis- bling, they left the money in cussion, the kitty to be collected at the

end of the season-was £7 up,

as well befits an Arsenal sup- portar.

CAN AFFORD IT

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And Hongkong Anybody who can afford a

Manila, Dec. 10. Manila's soccer season has barely started and after a nine months' layoff, local sides are not yet able to offer serious opposition to better-trained visitors.

The Hongkong and Swedish teams, the first visitors this. season, barely warmed up here this evening local sides.

permanent seat in the stand at Stamford Bridge, and can face the way Chelsea play Saturday after Saturday, can well afford to stand outside seven quid, and it was not a bit out of the or-

their country at least a wet and The Australians argue that in

sticky wicket results not in a better chance for the bowlers but in a completely farcical

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becomes, they say, no longer a question of skill. They argue that every

attempt is made in other sports indoor and outdoor to give the performers proper chance of giving of their best.

Why not, therefore, in cricket?.

HARSH CRITICISM

a

tell

one

The financial side cannot be overlooked. even though hates to feel that it must be Sum like £5,000 considered. are not to be disregarded, and wickets might have covered

at least this difference meant at Brisbane.

DIFFERENT LIGHT

The MCC will, perhaps, look at the suggestion in a different light. Wickets in England dre never as badly affected as in and the covering of Australia them would not make all the ac- difference.

"There are

even some harsh Australian critics who say that England deserved the financial,

dinary when the winner of the season's bet said: "Tell You First Big Season

Done Well By His loss incurred by refusing,

what...we'll not let the money change hands. We'll put it on a horse. Or, better still, two In India now for the horses."

lawn tennis championship of Asia are the British team-Tony Mottram and wife Joy, Miss Kay Tuckey, and 19-year-old John Horn.

and

The Chelsea supporter, a good games against sport, as all Chelsea supporters have to be, was keen on the Playing against a National idea of having another run for Collegiate side, Hongkong won his money,

agreed, with, by five goals to one. They led avidity. by 3-0 at halftime. Hongkong's goals

scored by Mok were Chun-wah, Yau Chek-yin, Chu Wing-keung and Lee Chun-fat,

who scored twice.

"The Derby and the Oaks," he said with considerable relish and, lot it be said, some cupidity, which is a. thing Chelsea for- haven't been feeling

How has Britain's top junior stood up to his first big season? In the main Horn has done all one could reasonably expect a British 19-year-old to do.

The Swedes, beat the Manila wards

In the big meetings he has Turba Terminal

"Let's have your lost only to the biggest people selection by about goals.

smackers on the The halfentire seven eight goals to nil.

to Ampon of the Philippines in double."

the French time score was 4-0.-Reuter.

championships, to South Africa, at So, children, they did. They | Sturgess, of had a £7 double on Galcador, winner in the American cham- Wimbledon, and to Larsen, the which

pionships.

DIVORCE DECREE AGAINST DENIS COMPTON

Judge Dale, sitting 03 Divorce Commissioner, on De cember 2 granted Mrs Doris Yvonne Compton, of Thetford Road, Ixworth, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, a decree nisi of divorce on the ground of the adultery of her husband, Mr Denis Chartus Scott Compton, The parties viere married in 1041. The sult was undefended;

won at 100-9. and Asmena, 5-1 winner.

Neither horse

had anything

Horn still has one foot in the to do with either Arsenal or junior game and as such can Chelsea, They were bath claim to be the best in the owned by Marcel Boussac, the world. Frenchman, and ridden by Rae Johnstone, the Australian.

The Arsenal and the Chelsea supporters collected some; £250 each from the bookmaker, which is always a good thing, and the moral of this story is that after all, it's worth while watching Chelsea.

-(London Express Service).

He won the international junction with Wimbledon. junior tourney held in con-

In the USA he defeated

Hamilton Richardson, the Ame rican junior champlon who has been hailed by experts there as the best youngstar since Vines,

(London Express Service.)

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cording to the laws, to have the wickets covered after the game Further, the parent body. had begun.

never likes a change of rules With an eye to their own re- and it is a safe guess to sug- be gest that even if the rules are ceipts they are believed to

introduce altered they will be made local already anxious to

their own wickets. legislation for the covering of and national and not necessari-

the Apparently

Australians asked have

that, when the South 'Africans visit them in the 1952-53 season they will being agree to wickets always covered throughout the games.

of the

Of course, it can be so wet that even the covering wickets would not help, but the are prepared to Australians accept this as being something that cannot be forestalled.

ly to affect all countries alike. One can hardly see the MCC agreeing to covered wickets in England.

Many cricketers here have already

said that they do not want them. They say that they would spoil the glorious uncer-

of the tainty

game, that it would rob the game of many of

its finest thrills and take away

from the bowlers the little Joy in life that is still left to them.

The side that wins the toss has One reason for not covering them is the question of getting very often such an advantage that it has been mooted many a result. For years now every sides possible attempt and suggestion times in the past that should take option to bat or field has been put forward to find alternatively after the initial toss a means, even by lengthening

the duration of for the first Test.

the games, to get somt kind of definite result. With uncovered wickets the

of toss becomes

even greater Covered wickets must inevit- import and the Australians, are ably tend to increase the mostly prepared to agree that probability of drawn games and, Hassett won the first Test at many think, to making: for:

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Brisbane as things turned out duller play. because he won the toss.

is certainly a tricky The Australians think cover- problem and one which is being i

·ed: wickets would help re- argued in cricket circles the move much of this lottery, world over. Reuter....

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