CLAY SHOWS HIS HAND

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31042, 23 April 1966, Page 19

CLAY SHOWS HIS HAND

(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright? MIAMI BEACH. Cassius Clay, learning a lesson from his last two successful heavy-weight title defences, worked out bare-fisted on the heavy punching bag yesterday until his hands were raw and bleeding, United Press International reported. “It felt good,” said Clay, who is training for a title fight in London on May 21 against Henry Cooper, of Britain. “I haven’t hit the heavy bag since the second Liston fight, and that’s what’s been wrong with me. “I fought them last two guys with tender hands.” Clay said he did not work out on the heavy bag prior to his recent bouts with Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas and George Chuvalo in Toronto.

“And in each fight I got sore hands."

“That’s why I couldn’t knock them out,” he said. “The big bag develops power. Now I’ll put in a lot of time on that thing.” After his work-out, his manager put some medicine on Clay’s battered hands and was told by the champion: “That stuff stings.” “Yeah,” replied his manager, Mr A. Dundee, “but Cooper’s left hook stings worse.”

Charles In 3rd Place (N.Z.P.A.-Tteuter —Copyright) DALLAS (Texas). D. Sanders, leading money and tournament winner on the current United States golf circuit, shot a four-under-par 67 yesterday to take the first round lead in the 50,000-dollar Dallas Open. Tied for second, with 695, were M. Barber, K. Still and R. Goalby. R. J. Charles (New Zealand) had the best score of the non-American players, a one-under-par 70. He did some fine putting on the inward half, finishing with a one-under-par 34 for the nine holes. Two Laps Short The mystery surrounding the swim by the Canterbury competitor, A. B. Kindred, at the Moana pool, Dunedin, on Thursday evening, has been cleared up by the referee of the meeting, Mr K. R. Leckie. Kindred was reported to have swum the 1650 yd freestyle in 17min 49sec, several seconds inside the Empire Games qualifying mark and the New Zealand record. Yesterday, Mr Leckie revealed that the time was correct, but that it had been discovered Kindred’s swim had been stopped two laps short of the 1650 yd distance. It was the second time this had happened to Kindred while swimming in the Moana pool in an attempt to win Empire Games nomination. He was also two laps short in an 880 yd swim last week. Want To Make Soccer Tour (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. A leading Hong Kong soccer club. Sing Tao, wants to play five matches in New Zealand in August as part of a tour including the Philippines and Australia. It is negotiating with the New Zealand Football Association, but the tour is conditional on Australia also accepting the arrangements. The Sing Tao team would probably include players from other Hong Kong clubs. A similar side visited New Zealand in 1957.

Melbourne Fight.—The AuckiatKl Mght-weKght boxer, M. Santos, will meet the Europeanranked opponent, C. Coscia, in Melbourne next Friday.

Yachts Withdraw— Five yachts have withdrawn from the list of 37 starters in the Auckland-to-Suva race which will! begin next Saturday. They include the Christchurch-owned yacht, Wayleggo.