1951-01-15 — Page 7

THE HONGKON TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1951.

Possibility Of Major American Sports Dying Out

By CONNIE RYAN

New York. Boxing, football and baseball, all of them major sports in America, are having increasingly hard times, and responsible officials in boxing and baseball fear those sports may die out in years to come.

Boxing and baseball are having their troubles in the same place the neigh bourhood areas. In boxing, the small clubs are dying rapidly, and it is from the small clubs that the Madison Square Garden headliners come.

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may come

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and

FISTICUFFS IN RUGGER SCRUMS

ALLEGED

London, Jan. 14.

Rugby football is a "he-man's” game and one has to be tough to play it, but whether or not players should go out of their way to make it rough is another matter.

Controversy has been aroused out of the Varsity rugger match between Oxford and Cam- bridge, which was much rougher than usual. It seems to be generally admitted that at least one Cambridge forward used his fists; possibly the Oxford men did too.

seem to

In baseball, the minor Max Joss, promoter at the Broadway Arena, and the leagues are in trouble, and to-Broadway Arena in Brooklyn, Sunnyside Arena, the Bronx morrow's major league stars makes definite

Some people prediction: Winter Garden

ap-sportsmen unwilling to take un- must come

the plaud minors. "Small-club boxing from the

will be Jamaica Arena, all in New columnist spoke of the "enter-¡ act.”

these fisticuffs and one fair advantage or do a dirty Football is losing its place in dead in five years unless there York, failed in the small colleges, but prob- is some protection from tele-boxing promotions.

professional prise" of the Cambridge men.

With

Incidentally the

this booklet ably will remain successful vision."

small clubs gone, where

But is this really necessary? (illustrated) is an will Is

extremely in the big schools with winning Joss's forecast

it right that the youngsters

an already good one chillings' worth, get the teams.

true, for already this year his perience they need?

ex-tough game should be made So the best teams and players

unnecessarily Baseball is in just as bad a there be tacit approval of

rough, Should will not try to do a little box- fix.

the ing on their own account and man who "kill" the other fel-attack their adversaries "The stream of baseball lows

when in the scrum talent is running dry,"

as there the referee is not looking. He says would appear to be? president Frank

is there to see fair play. Shaughnessy Several big men in the Rugby of the International League. world say not. Wilfred Wooller, rules when the referee is not Anything done against the "Baseball leaders must kill the the noted Welsh International bonus rule, and then they must three-quarter, wrote: "We shall

looking is cheating and as the put strict curbs on radio and always

Sir William great

Wakefield, have the television,

occasional who got 31 caps or minor. league rough player but. I believe the whom he captained on many for England baseball will die. And without amateur Rugby player is funda- occasions, the minors, there can be no mentally a

"In Rugby sound major leagues.”

and fair- there is no place for the cheat." minded man. He has no desire-Reuter.. to,stave in the ribs or black the The worried men in baseball, eye of a man boxing and football

that he counts all have the same complaint-radio, and he will be drinking a mug of as his friend and with whom especially television of major

good cheer later in the evening." events, hurts attendance at the events. If the Ray

A World Plan

Worked Out

For Al

Phillips

By GEORGE WHITING

Be prepared for the clamour of a thousand devils if A! Phillips, erstwhile Aldgate Tiger, takes the feather-minor weight championships of Britain and the Empire from Lancashire's Ronnie Clayton at Nottingham on January

29.

Phillips himself, a veteran of 13 tough seasons in the professional ring, is a quiet little man-saving his sales talk for potential customers of his modestly successful printing business in North London.

than at any time in my life. I've boxed 25 rounds with Clayton, and if I have not learned all I want to know about him after that, then y name is not

But, out front. Al has the best set of backers in boxing. Led by manager Jack King, and backer Benny Smith, they have already talked the Tiger into bis third title shot at the ripe old Phillips.

age of 30-but that performance "From now until January 29, will be as nothing to the world-everything goes. No more smok- wide hullabaloo they will let ing, no late nights,, no business loose if Phillips gets the nod worries. And if I feel like slip- over Clayton,

ping, Snowy Buckingham, my Ben Smith, glowing in an- trainer, will be there to see that ticipation, gave himself a little I stay put.

rehearsal at my expense when "I feel sure, I can win. If I we met at the signing-of- don't I shall pack up and become contracts ceremony this week. a manager and trainer. Thai Ceremony is the right

business word printing

will keep empires have fallen, and kings me going. I've made enough crowned, with less ritual.

out of the fight game to keep me Omitting the quaint Smith-in bread and butter for the rest sonian embroidery of idioms of my days. If I become cham-

gone-wrong, I was informed that pion-well, there will be a little. once Clayton is beaten a jam on it as well." formality, of course the Such a polite Tiger. Not a bit feather-weights of the world like the blue-chinned little fury must prepare for hell and high they used to boo in the bad old

days.

water..

First, the Smith-propelled P.S.--Cheer-leader Smith says Phillips would seek to put his Phillips will win by means of newly won Empire title at stake "good left hand boxing." No against the bantam - weight comment. champion of the world, South Africa's Vic Toweel.

emoluments to match.

With

Ray Famechon, French holder

London Express Service).

of the European title, would be MADRAS XI

prevailed upon to continue a serial that now stands at 1-1 with all-action Al.

WELL BEHIND

Robinson-Bobby Dykes fight from Chicago can be seen on tele- vision all over the country on to see a small-club match? If Wednesday night, who will pay the New

FOR GENTLEMEN

Colonel Wakelam, the former Harlequin player, writing in his to Succeed, new book "Rugby Football: How

York Yankees and famous

Boston Red Sox are available on television, the people watch that and stay away from their local team's games.

A Most

quotes a world-

says:

Shirley Beats Record Holder

Melbourne, Jan. 14. Rugby football is a game for in 25

judge who said that Australians won 12 first places atheletic events against "gentlemen of all classes" and international competition at the adds his own comment: "Mean- Centennial Games, Canterbury, ing by gentlemen men who are New Zealand.

Remarkable

Soccer Collection

By ARCHIE QUICK

The Western Australian sprin- ter, Shirley Strickland, who twice defeated the world record- holding "Lithgow Flyer," Marjorie Jackson, picked up three of her wins on the last day of the programme. She did best for Australia,

Jamaica's only representative, Arthur Wint, won three races ard Engand's Roger Bannister. one. Bannister ran the fastest mile of his career

when he

recorded 4 min. 9.9 secs.-Reu- ter.

Go into the Derby County boardroom and you will see one of the most remarkable collec- tions in soccer. The room is completely surrounded by photographs of players who have won International caps while playing for the LEAF OUT OF Baseball Ground club, and there is no organisa- tion in football formidable list covers a period from the days of

with a finer record. The LONDON BOOK

the great Steve Bloomer and his colleagues of thirty or more years ago to the latest club to receive a National award-centre-forward Jack Lee.

man

Melbourne, Jan, 14.

A new athletic track similar to that used in London for the but at 1948 Olympic Games will be Melbourne's Olympic

Park

The roster of International | O'Brien and Charlie Napier are

Like the London track, the 'Rams' is: Bloomer, Buckley, dead, Frank Buckley is manager colour. All materials for it will new track will be reddish in Bagshaw, Cox, Davis, Archie of Leeds United, and others in and John Goodall,

Halligan, similar control

come from Victoria. are Horatio Kinsey, Maskrey, Mercer, Charlie Carter with Hull City, Peter Madras, Jan. 14. and Johnny Morris, Robinson, Doherty with Doncaster Rovers, Works Department carrying out Engineers of the Public Finally, world champion Sandy The Madras Governor's XI, Richards, Scattergood, Spilsbury, Dally Saddler would be challenged to following

Duncan with Luton the on against the Warren, Astley, Carter,

work will doff his American publicity kilt Commonwealth

Dix, Town, Harry Storer

use. volcanic cricketers

with scoria on Doherty,

stone from Mount and come out

Gallacher, fighting-under the second day of their match McCulloch,

Lee, Coventry City, and Sammy Dunced, near Napier,

Geelong, championship conditions and for ficre, were still 79.runs behind Steel,

O'Brien, Crooks with Shrewsbury Town burnt-stone from

and Stephenson, championship wages. Promoter with two second innings wic- Bowers, Cooper, Crooks, Dun- Barker,

the mining Ivan Sharpe is now a well-

town of Wonthaggi. Reg King has already put out a kets down at the close of play. can, Howe, Keen, feeler or two for a world title

known journalist and Hughie Moore, battle at Nottingham next sum-clared their first innings closed Shampe, Thornewell and Ward. Others have moved on to new of coarse ashes and sawdust.

The track will have a depth The Commonwealth team de- Mozley, Quantrill, Reid, Storer, Gallacher is settled in Gateshead. of 12 inches. including a base at the overnight score of 319 A total of 44, and maybe I've clubs. Billy Steel, to Dundee, Reuter. Phillips, having inspired runs for eight wickets. The missed one or two.

and Howe, to Huddersfield. Eric similarly optimistic outbursts Governor's XI were all out for

Keen is a coach in Sweden. Dai prior to his unsuccessful title 101 runs, in their first innings Quite a good story lies be- Astely is now helping Tranmere tilts with Nel Tarleton and this and were 139 runs for two inhind the list. Some time ago, I Rovers in their bid for their same Clayton, listened to the their second innings at the pointed out to manager Stewart first ever promotion to the ebullient Smith with a diffident | closc.-Reuter.

mer.

grin. Al was machine-gunned, dive-bombed, mined and tor- pedoed during the war-so noise does not upset him unduly.

NO SLIPPING

But his own comments were

Austria

Beaten

Badly

Lausanne, Jan 14. pitched in a much more modest. Switzerland beat Austria by 12 key. Said he:

goals to one in an international "I know I am lucky to be get-ice hockey match here today. ting this third chance, and I pro- The period scores were mise I'll be fitter at Nottingham 7-0, 7-1 and 7-0. Reuter.

Easy Victory In Indian Oaks

McMillan that the inimitable Second Division, and Ben War- Hughie Gallacher was missing ron has a son, Harry, managing from this photographic hall of Southend United. Jack Barker fame. It appears that Scotland's and Jack Bowers are still on and Tyneside's hero had never the County staff

Bombay, Jan. 14. als scouts. had photo taken wearing his Ronnie Dix and Dave McM-Nava Raina scored an easy vic-.

The Maharajah of Morvi's International cap. So an extra loch have recently retired from tory today in the Indian Oaks picture was faked by the missing the game, finishing their careers at Mahalaxmi Racecourse here. headgear being etched in. with Reading and Bath

City Where are those great celebri- respectively, The only ones still ties

Ridden by the Indian cham- now? I cary tell you assisting the County are skip-pión jockey, Kheem Singh, the some of them. Many like Steve per Tim Ward, Jack Lee and horse won from a field of 11 Bloomer,

Tom Cooper, Mike Johnny Morris.

runners-Reuter,