champ who can punch like Louis! Thousands of Vancouver boxing fans who saw the mov- ies of the recent Rocky’ Marci- ano-Jersey Joe Walcott heavy- Weight title fight came away convinced that at long last a champion has emerged who can punch like Jolting Jioe Louis. True, the fight pictures show that Marciano doesn’t rate with Louis as a deadly marksman capable of pulverizing an op- ponent with precision and dis- patch, The Brockton Belter missed many an opening and appeared crude and awkward. Until the knockout, that it. The right that caught Walcott com- ing off the ropes in the thir- teenth was as good a punch as Louisi ever threw in his prime. Marciano is giving Walcott heavyweight championship of 3 another crack at the title next the world changed hans. / * epring,, but, ive dollars.: to Among title-holders of the 2 doughnuts that Jersey Joe past, several stand out as great 4 won’t regain the heavyweight punchers: Bob Fitzsimmons, : crown, As’ Joe Louis, who Jim Jeffries, Jack Demipsey 2 watched the fight from ring- and Joe Louis. ) a Side said: “Walcott will never Move over. boys and make | be as good again as he was room for another socker: | against Rocky.” Rocky Marciano, new heavy- . The punch which knocked Marciano down was a left hook, similar to the one Walcott used to flatten Ez Charles. It caught the Rock off balance and he hit the deck for the first time in his career. But. the films showed that he wasn’t even dazed. After glancing swiftly towards his corner for instruc- tions, he took a count and came up fighting, boring in for the kill. That shook Walcott, no doubt about it. Although he kept ahead on points and toss- ed plenty of leather in succeed- ing rounds, it was evident that Marciano was going o crack through his wily opponent's defense sooner or later, and when he did—bingo! And so it happened. One opening, one punch, and the weight champ, who looks like a good bet to hold the title for several years to come. ee sc FE Hockey experts pick Wings Canadiens in NHL | SPORTLIGHT to edge ‘Canadiens. in NHL Latest issue of The Hockey Chicago ....- 51 and 1951-52, and came £ News records the result of a poll New York through. By BERT WHYTE “ONducted among 17. hockey ex- Just to show how little they’re The surprising Black Hawks, - FIN AAINT. ae Seen thts t, x i cellar-dwellers from away back, THE MAILMAN walked in one morning this week with a were given two third place votes, | /etter from People’s China telling of the development of mass six, fourth, five fifths and four]|Sports in that country since liberation. Reading it, I have come trea) vee ; naa eebietivayrl VS ATA GN lasts. (Sid Abel. the Hawks’ able|to the conclusion that Chinese athletes will have to ‘be reckoned hee papa tiene. i089. On) bnely | Wee eae . mentor, says his club will finish | with when the next Olympic Games take place. You will recail Is Nine of the s ri = seen] : ports writers call-| rourth, He’s not as optimistic | hat. siniki ici , i sae f The system of voting was aS|eqd Detroit to finish first, while Scone paling inane eee that at Helsinki the decision to allow People’s China to participate Slows: six points for a first | seven liked the Canadiens. One eaidimant tho, pidted. the Hales was ‘only reached on the eve of the Games, which meant that the Dlace; five for a.second; four for} scribe picked [Boston Bruins, but to 060 third tied Hekihd DeEralt token team from Peking arrived too late 'to enter any of the events. : . Under the oppressive rule of ‘Chiang Kai-shek, sports activi- t ‘ : ‘ Td; and three, two and one|he was a baked bean himself— and Montreal.) Pectively for the other posi-| Herb Ralby of the Boston Globe. ties were confined to the large cities. The government spent no money ‘in developing sports in the rural areas, and local ‘sports Derts on the 1952-538 NHL race.| worried by the Montreal threat, © experts. (hockey writers to| Red Wings humbled the Habs 6-1 You) picked Detroit Red Wings | Sunday to take over top place in to finish in first place, with Mon-| the league. They’re likely to re- LS t ; “ Hons : Record of the crystal gazers Toronto Maple Leafs failed to Here’s how the experts wound | over the past three seasons is two | get a first choice vote for the first ayer Te Od BYR D: for three. In 1949-50 they pick-| time since the annual poll started en ea tg tno ir eal ele Ts ee Jae a a IDEUROLEE he ks 94 ed Toronto, Detroit and Montreal | in 1949. But nobody picked them ane peulonal afeunse Sg es Montreal oe 90 in that order; but the actual fin-| for the bottom, either.- Most ex- Now all is changed, and sports are experiencing a rebirth in Grontii oe ake 62 ish read Detroit, Montreal, Toron-| perts figured the Leafs for third| the People’s Republic of China. Radio Peking starts its daily | Boston . 49 to. Detroit got the call in 1950-! or fourth position. physical culture period in the morning and more than two million ht enthusiasts do their morning gymnastics. Under the leadership eH been a of the government, a system of physical education is being spread ‘3 é throughtout the length and breadth of the country, among the ee Students, workers and peasants. g “The People’s government budgets regularly set aside amounts for sports facilities,” write Jung Kao-tang, vice-presi- ti ' dent of the All-China Athletic Federation. “The construction and repair of sports fields, swimming pools, skating rinks, rowing installations all come within government provisions for the people’s cultura] and recreational pursuits. The rivers, lakes ; : and the seaside have at last become the property of all the : eS people, and are no longer restricted to those who could pay for these amenities.“ The people themselves volunteer in their thousands to help provide new facilities for community sports. “In Peking, the government opened a swimming pool last year Ce! that can accomodate 4,000 people. “Canton in the south, ‘Chunking in the west and Wusih in East ‘China each has a brand new sports stadium. Other cities like Shanghai and Nanking have Jarge sports grounds. : 7 “In the rural areas where the land reform was the signal | for the rapid development of sports activities, it is noteworthy | that the ancient sports, archery, fencing, wrestling and acro- a) batics, Wu Shu—the so-called Chinese. boxing that is really a fine series of intricate and graceful gymnastic moyements— have increased in popularity. | “The peasants, in addition, are taking an increasingly active part in local county and provincial athletic meetings and also in na- tional tournaments of modern sports such as volleyball and basket- ball. The volleyball team: of the ‘Central-South administrative area sii Good goalkeepiug wasn’t enough Peterborough Timbermen walked away with the Mann Cup, symbol of Canadian lacrosse that won the 1951 national championship consisted ‘of four workers Vanc ouver Pilseners at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. and five peasants.” Here’s a long range prediction: at the 1956 Olympics athlete$ from People’s China will win several gold medals. : PACIFIC TRIBUNE — OCTOBER 24, 1952 — PAGE 15 Supremacy. in tour straight games against "hoto a Vancouver's Jack Green stopping a Timbermen attack in the second game, the closest: f the series, which the wetsern team dropped, 8-7. -