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Turpin's Hand To Be X-Rayed

... Turpin's Hand To Be X-Rayed Randolph lurpin, coloured .Leamington middle-weight, who injured his right wrist during his fight with Mark Hart, Croydon, in London on Monday, is having it X-rayed to-day. . Hart will take Turpin's place against Jury VII. ...

Published: Wednesday 22 October 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BROTHERS ARE TITLE RIVALS

... BROTHERS ARE TITLE RIVALS If Dick Turpin, the coloured Leamington boxer, should become British middle-weight champion (ho has already defeated the champion, Vince Hawkins, in a non-title fight), his most serious rival could be his 19-year-old brother ...

Published: Saturday 20 September 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BOXING BOARD RAISE “COLOUR BAR”

... opens the door for the coloured middleweight Randolph Turpin, of Leamington, whose father fought in the British Army France in the 1914-18 war and in fact died from the effects of gassing. Turpin,-who is 19, cannot fight for title until he is 21, but ...

Published: Monday 08 September 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 106 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COLOUR BAR LIFTED

... COLOUR BAR LIFTED Randolph Turpin, 19-year-old coloured naval cook from Leamington, hitherto barred from fighting for British because his father was coloured nl^. n ' will now be able challenge for middleweight championship. , The B&ard of Control to-day ...

Published: Saturday 06 September 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 160 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Teddy O'Neill Outpoints Johnny King

... an elusive target. Cornelis outpointed Francis over eight rounds. Dick Turpin (Leamington) was knocked out in the seventh round bv George Howard (Finsbury Park), and Randolph Turpin (Tieamington) knocked out Jimmy Davis (Bethnal Green) in the fourth round ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Removed Board Relent On Issue

... Issue CCESSFUL AMATEUR e colour bar in British proessional championship boxins has _ 3 A en a bl& issue for years, and was » Turpin, 19-year-old | recently the subject of questions in oured naval cook from Leaming- | the House of Commons. . hitherto barred ...

Published: Saturday 06 September 1947
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 288 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FORMER OFFICE-BOY'S £186,014

... FORMER OFFICE-BOY'S £186,014 Mr William Turpin, of Swansea, founder of Richards, lurpin (Shipping), Ltd., steamship owners and brokers at Swansea who began as office-boy, left £186,014. - « ...

Published: Tuesday 06 May 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 28 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CAN YOU TELL

... TELL | I—What a Zenana? 2 What was the Rule of 3-Where did Lloyd's originate? I 4 Who was the Border Minstrel? I S Whcn did Turpin live? (Answers ~ ' ...

Published: Monday 22 December 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 33 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FREDDIE MILLS FIRST KNOCK-OUT

... Helen’s, was successful when he beat Jackie Turpin, Leamington, the referee stopping the fight at the end of the second round. Berry Wright, America, knocked out Arthur Danahar in the second round; Randolph Turpin, the coloured Leamington boxer, outpointed ...

Published: Wednesday 04 June 1947
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 282 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Coloured Boxer Beats Vince Hawkins

... Coloured Boxer Beats Vince Hawkins Dick Turpin. coloured Leamington ddleweight,. defeated Vince Hawkins, British middleweight champion, Coventry last n;ght. The referee stopped the fignt sixth round owing to severe cut over the champion's left eve. With ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1947
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

New Zealander's Title Claims

... already in the markot'' for an Empire title fight with Vince Hawkins. But there are fighters like Mark Hart and Randolph Turpin to consider. If Murphy can add theee two to his list of victims, he will be in the championship class without doubt. ...

Published: Wednesday 03 December 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHAMPION BEATEN

... CHAMPION BEATEN Dick Turpin, coloured Leamington middle-weight, beat Yince Hawkins, British middle-weight champion, at Coventry last night, referee stopping fight in sixth round owing to Hawkins' cut eye. Cliff Curvis. the Swansea light-weight, outpointed ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 2 | Tags: none