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SUPERMEN IN SPORTING COLONY FOOTBALLER GOSSIP IN THE WORLD
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BOBBY JONES EXAGGERATED
WHICH COUNTRY HOLDS ADVANTAGE.
AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE
The topic had been selected for this column, and I was ready to start the day's work, when my eye happened to alight on the opening phrase of a letter that was lying on my desk, "I think a great deal too much is being made of Bobby Jones and his golf," it said. That stopped me dead, writes Trevor C. Wignall in the Daily Express," Jones is not everybody's favourite even in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia, but the inference that he was overrated struck me as dia- tinctly odd. The writer of the letter is Mr: W. A. J. Gavin, of St. James, London, and when I read that he had a reasonable argument to produce.
Nothing Marvellous,
a
EXCELS.
G. G. Edwards' Great Goal-Keeping.
CAMBRIDGE BLUE?
OF SPORT-
REMARKABLE WALKING - FEAT
DAVE SHADE AND JACK HOOD
CHELSEA'S
The proposed Basket Ball athletic invasion of Manila by the
FAILURE
Mrs. Charters has been in the team for many years. She is a first class back, with a gonlus for the right moment, tackling at And although hor merits as a play-
er are many, her merits as a cap- tain are c'en greater.
In reporting the match between the Corinthians and Cambridge University, the Times of Monday, October 27, has as a heading "Fine) Goalkeeping by Edwards." It will be remembered that Edwards was a in Hong Kong great favourite football 'eireles both among the [By Trevor C: Wignall.]
Europeans and Chinese. He played possess the majority of supermen in goal for the Hong Kong Univer- Chinan University from Shanghal in sport, I would select Germany or sity and for half a season he was will consist of 20 players includ-
Germans Tho
have the Club 'custodian. The Times ing 19 soccer stars and 10 buaket- Australia.
ball players. taken up games of all kinds in the goes on to say:
In the first half the Corinthians The teams are ready to sall for Her management of her team and most thorough manner, and it is obvious that the training to which played badly. Their forward line Manila any time they are so advia- her individual play aroused much the younger generation willingly seemed to consist solely of R. W. V. ed. They will compete in the cha- | admiration last February, when sho subject themselves more resembles Robins, who was more often to barity games to be held in the city made her last appearance against mere found at inside-left than outside-in January. It is possible that England at Beckenham. Ireland organised industry, than
the very nearly draw that match, Mrs. resort to preparation for pastimes. right and, apart from his enter-after their participation In
Australian Triumphs. taining rovings, there was little to charity games the Chinan teams Charters' plan of deep covering by It is widely thought that the admire except the pertinacious will be prevailed upon to prolong the backs baffling England's for
The Irish captain's parti- United States has given to spork tackling of A. T. Barber at right their Manila stay to compete in the warda.
national championship | cular opponent, could not acote, al- the majority of superman. I do half-back and the kicking of M. B. P.A.A.F.
though she is a noted goal-getter. not agree. The palm, if I had It 8. Bower. In the second half they games late in January.. to award, would go to a country played more as a Corinthian team It is expected that the charity much less crowded-Australia. In should, but thanks to Edwards and, fair athletic committee will deposit
Bradman cricket this year
and to a lesser degree. Cook, they could the required guarantee money for Grimmett stood practically alone, only score one goal, although they the travel expenses of the Chnan In the meantime players shortly. while Lindrura, the billiards had three-quarters of the play. "I do not think there is anything player, ought to be handicapped. The story of the second half is preparations are going on for the Jones' before he lifts his cue. Then there more or less a chronicle of the little Olympiad in Manila in con- marvellous about very golf," he asserts. "His average were Gray another billarda gallant deeds of Edwards, for the nection with the Charity Fair in the January. The present plan is to covering a dozen tournaments is marvel, Charlton, the swimmer, Cambridge forwards, with
even arrange a schedule of 5 games in only a little over one stroke better Trumper, the batsman, and very wind against them, were than that of Vardon, Braid, und many more for whose names I can more inconspicuous than those of football and basketball between the Taylor, who played on worse not find space.
the Corinthians had been in the Chinan team and local selections,
Both the Chinan basketball and How Australia contrives to breed first half. Edwards's first chance) greens and with a ball that way
a repu thirty to fifty yards shorter." such men is much too difficult-came-when-for-the-first and only football teams have quite
"While admitting that winning puzzle for me to attempt to solve, time in the match, Ashton got in tation in Shanghal. They expect the four big events of the year is but she is still doing it, and will one of those left-foot shots which to make a fine showing against the very fine, I suggest it must be re-probably continue to do it for many are peculiarly his own. The ball best local aggregations.
came from 25 yards chest high to membered that Vardon, Braid, and more years to come. Taylor did not compete in the American open when they won the British title, and were not qualified for the amateur event or any one of them might have equalled the performance of Jones."
on I saw at once
Other Giants.
It is impossible to contradict
this, but the most interesting part of Mr. Gavin's letter comes in the next paragraph. "If we take the giants who have towered over their contemporaries in other sports," he remarks, "Jones is by no means a Lindrum can superman in golf,
probably give half the game to his nearest rival. John Roberts could very nearly do the same. Doherty and Suzanne Langlen showed no less superiority in tennis. There was an equally unbridgeable gulf between Tod Sloan and his nearest rival.
as a bowler, stood have Grace and batsmen. Jones is
"Spofforth, out alone, a5 Bradman
his rivals. He much too near squeaks through too often by the aid of luck as was instanced in his
match with Tolley, to be spoken of in the same breath as the glants I have named.
Ideal Golfer.
Mr. Gavin's final reflection pro- vides more room for deep thought than any other portion of his note. "I think," he concludes, "that when the superman in golf comes along he will drive like Abe, Mitchell, approach like Taylor, patt like Walter Travis, have the Barene THE BAKILLY CO., LTD. temperament of Vardon, and I be reasons I cannot give lleve, for 153-155, Des Voeux Road Central here, that he will be 'Japanese."
But why Japanese, may I ask? So far, that race has done very little in sport, if one excludes wrestling. They are coming on in tennis and baseball, but I am con- vinced they cannot yet see tho middle of the road, much less the end. If I were invited to nominate the country that in the future will
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For the first time in Rugby, their long history the London Scottish have turned out ten teams. They regu larly field eight XV's, as do the Old Alleynians and Old Blues and also Park; while occasionally the Scots have had nine teams out.
But ten is a new record for them, and as their popular secretary, Colonel D. Lyall Grant, says. It will not stop at that. So level is the form of the members that there is really very little difference between the first five aldes.
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The chief need of the Scottish is a first-class fly half. Given that, and their speedy wings Ian Smith and C. E. W. Mackintosh will secre any number of tries,
Wembley speedway · Speedway. riders are undoubt- edly the team of League championship honours, they the year. Having already secured completed the "double-by captur
are the last. Boxing. words of Jack Hood and Dave Shade on the late I have devoted much of my three corners in quick succession eve of their recent fight at the leisure to the unearthing of a behind, but the relief to Cambridge Albert Hall. heavy-weight boxer. That Is A was only temporary and Edwards;
Hood. Naturally; I have my eye whole-time job, if ever there was made another good save when on Len Harvey, and the middle- next Robins sent in a hard ground shot. weght title, not only of England, one, for I realise that the world's title-holder will have to Ashton drove straight at him, but but of the world, and to-night's have the punching powers of Dem-Edwards's greatest triumph came contest is the first step to it.
of when he went down to a low shot think I shall manage that step. alfalse beaten Belle Vue, Manchester, usey, the
uncanny intuition
climb
ing the London Cup. They have
the northern champions, so that title of British champions.
There was quit a cup-tle atmos- phere at Stamford Bridge when Wembley, who had beaten the
Bridge in the first match of the London Cup final at Wembley by beaten by the narrow margin of 50 points to 37, were themselves 49 points to 46.
Wembley, however, had no need to greatly exert themselves, and the initial advantage obtained on their own ground carried them through to victory by an aggregate of 105-
Wilde, the boxing skill of Tunney, of Parker's. He saved but could right. the endurance of Jeffries, and the not gather the ball and, on.it go- Shade The decisions given to they can with justice claim the scornful confidence. of Sullivan. ing loose. It bounced to Moxon, Len Harvey, on fights with both But what if I asseverate that in whe was almost on the goal-line. Houd and myself, have been widely Well, if we're both young Henry Cotton we may have Moxon had only to touch it, but criticised. д British golfer who will be Edwards managed to get up, rush sufferers, here's the big chance for than Jones, and who, to the other end and take the ball, one of us. I reckon Harvey has greater
at so to speak, off Moxon's head. In a just got to meet whoever wins to when his full development is
Aitken night. breakaway talned, may
to superman Cambridge
headed just. over the bar after a "And naturally," Shade added, heights?
When depression seizes us we corner-kick, but the Corinthian confidently if ungrammatically, "I
down again and Ed-think that'll be me." are apt to suppose that we have were soon no outstanding men in this old wards made another splendid save
Here are the words of the boxers of ours. But aren't wo in giving a corner to Farker. Time and critics after the fight, which country rather inclined to overdo this culti was getting on and it seemed im- ended in a draw. vated self-depreciation?
possible that such pressure. should Britain's Hope,
not result in a goal, and so, in the We may be sorely deficient in end, it proved, Moxon scoring heavy weight fighters, but what after a long centre by Parker had about Jack Berg, the light-weight? sent the ball into and what of Gordon Richarda, the players in the goal-mouth.. jockey, Peebles, the googly bowler, Alec James and Gallacher, the footballers, Burghley, the hurdler, Green, the long-distance walker, Just a few and many more. names, these, but surely they prove we are not so far down the hill as sometimes we fancy we are.
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Result:-
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Corinthians Cambridge University
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Hood said: "I thought I had won, but Shade can fight. unfortunate, however, in that my right ankle gave me a lot of trouble. Shade said: "In a fight like this
there can be little in it, but thought I had won. I am not however, complaining of the result. Hood was not hurting me, but his defence was splendid I'll take off my hat to him there. He is a really fine boxer and he sure is sporting."
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Sam Russell (the referee): could not understand why the crowd showed disapproval of the decision: It was a very hard flight and I could not separate them at the end. Len Harvey: Shade won that
at Fanling for to-fight by a mile.
I repeat my belief that Germany, mainly because of the methods employed, is indicated as the chief sporting country 01 the near future, but Britain, even though Club notifies the following start remaining haphazard, will manage ing times to keep close on her heels. Furthermor.O?;— more, I pin my faith to that other 8.50a.m. O. B. Riggs, J. Thayer.
9.20 1. H. Geare, H. U. Ireland, bellef already mentioned. This id:
T. C. Monaghan, O. H. C.have won, but a draw was a fair re- Marton. That when the new race of sport-
sult. ing supermen arises, some of
Mr. Jeff Dickson (the promoter): A. B. Purves, A. B. Stewart.
J. Gilmore, J. SA very fair decison. them, not the majority, will be
Hood fought Australians.
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The popularity of the sport was
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successful riders being Arthur
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After the match -Wal Phillips beat the 440 yards track record (flying start) by 8/5 sec.
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A remarkable walk- Walking, ing feat achieved by the Earl of Lonsdale recalled on October 20-the Afty-second anniversary of the event. He won with ease a challenge to walk 100 miles in, twenty-four hours, his actual walking time, ex- clusive of reats, being less than eighteen hours.
This walk was undertaken in 1878, following the visit to Bri tain of
famous American pedestrian, Edward Payson Weston, whose track exhibitions and per Chelsen came a bad formances on the highway attract Football, cropper, at Birminged much attention. Á private ham. Lacking dash wager was made between the Duke perseverance, they were of Beaufort and Sir John Astley, totally eclipsed, and gave the the effect of which was that the of being anything Duke undertook to find a Briton Impressien but a sound side. Adec Jackson, able to walk 100 miles within the former Huddersfield star, was twenty-four hours. Lord Lonsdale never in the picture, and is des (then the Hen. Hugh Lowther) ac- cribed as a complete failure.
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It was no fault of Andy Wilson, who gave Jackson good service. Gallacher was not a supremely clever-player, Just a good average centre forward.
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