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BRADMAN MAY GO
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AIL
TO LANCASHIRE LUXTON FORCED TO LEAVE
ACCRINGTON OR ROCHDALE.,
"If Body-Line Bowling Does Not Kill Cricket."
ON BRADMAN, who a short
Dime so refused an offer to
play for Rochdale in Lancashire | League cricket, may reconsider his decision as the result of a cable sent to him by Mr. Harvey Sut- cliffe, the secretary of the Roch- dale club.
A letter was received from Brad-1 man by Mr. Harvey Sutcliffe in which he points out that, while his present contract will keep him in Australia for the 1933 cricket| season, he may be free to come to England in 1934.
Bradman says in his letter that he does not want to leave Austra lia, but if the prospects there are: bad, and not to be compared with: what he might expect in England, he would have no hesitation In coming to England.
CANNOT ACCEPT-YET. "At present I cannot accept your offer," he writes, "but by January. 1, 1934, may be able to do so. or else will not be interested at all. If you care to withhold your plans and communicate with me Then, I will give you a deânite 'Yes' or 'No'."
TD. pires, though, I cannot
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"When my present contract ex- Bay with Hany certainty that I shall receive any further offers to remain in Australia. in view of recent hap- penings, there is nothing deßmite as to the future of cricket.
"The Australian team in 1934 may not eventuale if con- Aicts continue or body line bowling may kill all cricket under M.C.C. control unless they ban it.
CAMBRIDGE BOAT
Internal Trouble: Sambell Substitute
London, Mar. 24.
The first real sensation connect- ed with this year's Varsity Boat Race occurred to-day. L. Luxton (Melbourne and Pembroke), who stroked the winning Cambridge crew last year, and who has been rowing at No. 6, has been forced to quit the boat through internal. trouble. grou W A. T. Sambell (Mel-
bourne and Pembroke), aunther old Blue, has been more
moved to Lux- ton's place in the rent nature
boat. A sensation of occurred in connection with the Oxford bnat to-day. W. D. C. Erskin Crum (Elon and Christ Church) the president of the Ox ford University Boat Club, caught cral this morning and another this afternoon. He nearly went in. to the water on the first occasion and on the second he broke an outriger.
Both crew did light work to. day-Reuter.
CAMBRIDGE
FANCIED TO WIN
BOAT RACE
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Oxford Handicapped
By Illness.
UNCERTAINTY OF COX.
METCALFE
BREAKS WORLD
RECORD
NOSES OUT TOPPINO IN GREAT FINISH.
Beard Lowers Hurdles Timing.
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933.
PETERSEN'S BIG OPPORTUNITY
British Boxer
Boxer To Fight For World Title
London, Mar. 20,
VENZKE'S FINE EFFORT. Ralph Metcalfe established new world's record for 60 Meters on an indoor track when he nosed out Emmett Toppino in a sensa tional finish to clock 6.7 secs, at the American National Indoor It is hoped the fight will follow Petersen's contest with Senior A.A.U. track and field Heine Muller, of Germany, in the same arena on Mary 15, championships in New York.
Rosenbloom fought in England as a middle-weight, but did Metcalfe was second to Tolan in Milligan in 8 rounds at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June not meet with much success. He was knocked out by Tommy the 100 Meters at the Olympic 4, 1928, although in the following month he beat Roland Todd on.. Games, and third in the 200 points at Premierland, London. Meters. He is a negro student at Marquette University.
Jack Petersen, the British heavy-weight champion, is likely to make his first attempt to win a world's title in June or July.
Negotiations are proceeding for a match on the Cardiff City Football ground between Petersen and Marie Rosenbloom, the American holder of the world's light heavy-weight champion ship.
Toppino, New Orleans indoor| sprint king, came second in his at-
tempt to retain his title, and Farnk
Wykoff, Southern California's "fast- est human came third.
Metcalfe, in. capturing his first national indoor title and adding it
NEWBURY CUP
Solenoid Topweight In Big Field.
The weights for the Newbury:
to the American outdoor cham-Spring Cup which will be run on nionships he won last summer, Saturday, April 1, are as follows: equalled the previous best time for
the distance, made by Toppino in
the quarter-final heats. The old
mark of 7.2 seconds was surpassed! in every preliminary, as well as the final.
Another world record fell in the 65 Meters High Hurdles final, when Percy Beard of the New York A/C., who claimed second place in the Olympic 110 Meters Hurdles bent. John Collier of the Boston A.A. in
8.6 seconds.
London, March 7. The Boat Race which is to be rowed on April 1 is still “open”
In a spectacular finish which saw "Also, I informed the Accrington the favourites. Oxford, who have the tape, Gene Venzke of Pennsyl though on the whale Cambridge are both collapse in the last lunge for Club I would give them first re- fusal of my services in the future been rowing at Healey, bave suf-vania turned the tables. on his; should I be available for Lanca-fered so much from illness that last Kansas rival, Glenn Cunningham, Thursday the coach sent them all for the first time to win the 1,500 home for a long week-end.
Meters, feature of the champion- ships. Venzke won by inches At present the eight is as fol-3 minutes 55.4 seconds, which is lows:
just short of the world indoor re- st. lbs. cord 0.2 seca.
shire."
CLUB'S CABLE.
Mr. Sutcliffe sent this cable to Bradman in reply:
"Letter appreciated. Can you accept offer definitely not later than June 30, 19337 Hearty welcome awalts you."
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SCULLING
CHAMPIONSHIP
OF THE WORLD
Ted Phelps Refuses Offer For Match.
LOSES MONEY EVERY TIME.
Ted Phelps, the world's sculling: champion, has received a cable from Australia asking for his lowest
terms to row_against “Snowy”** Barns on the Parramatta River. The cable suggests a limit of £250: to include Phelps' expenses. 11
"The offer is of no use to us," said the champion's father.. "Bossy" Phelps. "We have lost money over every championship- contest so far. More than $300- was lost by us in the match against Godsell at Los Angeles during the Olympic Games: in fact Ted gets. his only consolation for that victory in the shape of a cup presented to. him at the Fishmongers Hall. He is "broke" through winning and 8 holding the sculling championship
of the world.
8 5 84
Overall
Dick Turpin
in
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Leo Sexton, who broke the Olym- pic shot put record with a throw of 12% 52ft 6.3/16 ins. last summer,' won his event with 50 ft. 8.5/8 ins.
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W. H. Migotti (Radley
and Worcester) bow 11 R. W. G. Holdswort (Shrewsbury a'n d Braserose
Freeman (Winches- ter and Trinity)
R S. Bankes (Oundle and Christ Church)
A few months ago. Bradman re-i ceived an offer from Acerington, also á Lancashire League club, to F. come to England and play for them. He refused because he was P. able to get a better offer to stay in Australia.
P. Hogg (Sherborne
and New College) ..
"WE MUST KNOW SOON!" Mr. G. A. Close, the president of} the Rochdale Club, said that it is J. M. Couchman (Sher- Imperative for a reply to be receiv
ed from Bradman before June 30.
"We cannot afford to wait until w
| next January," he said, "because it
borne and Christ Church)
D. Erskine-Crum (Eton and Christ Church)
would be too late then to fix upi with any other player should Brad-M. H. Mosley (Shrews- man refuse the offer. Besides, It would be very unfair to our pre-
bury and Trinity) stroke sent professional, Blankenberg, the c. South African player. Bradman says he cannot commit himself so far ahead, but we must know by June if he is coming or not.
"It would be better for him
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Nomarakul-na-Na- gara (St. Pauls 'and Magdalen) cox ..." -8- 8 Cambridge up to last week, were on the Cam. This week using their| to new boat they appeared at Goring;
crington. We are members of the been given to T. Frame Thomson
Cunningham came fourth in the Olympic event.
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CHINESE BOWLER GETS SUTCLIFFE.
Googly Bowler Pasted By Ames.
M.C.C. AT TOOWOOMBA.
Humour was the spice
Heaven Sent
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"The suggested sum of £250 would not cover half his expenses. to go to Australia, with his brother 5 6 9
as pace-maker and someone to at-- SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL tend to his business. N
Entries for the Scottish Grand
"Then we should haye to find! National to be run at Bogside on £500 for the side-stake. I am not Saturday, April 8, are as follows: at all sure that we could find a Liverton Lodge uged, Swandale sportsman to-day. who is willing to jaged. Joe II. aged, Thomond II. risk £500.
aged, Lone Eagle II, aged, Sweet "I intend replying that unless." Nothings 6yra. Bachelor Prince 6, the organisers can fix a series of Society aged, Master Mick aged, matches to enable them to guaran-- Master Mick aged, Ruddymafd tee us £2,000 it is not worth while. aged. The Ace II aged, Anna We would accept a challenge here dale aged, Monte Flume 6, Glen- on the Thames, where it would cost hazel aged, Sorley Boy aged. Chadds us far less. But I am afraid the Ford, aged, Kellsboro Jack aged, world's sculling championship is a. Ballasport aged, Troutford aged, white elephant." Forbra aged, Delaneige aged,
Brienz aged, Montclair aged, Re-AKERS DOUGLAS! decision aged, King Oscar 5, Egre-
mont aged, Lady Clarion 6, Inverse WINS AT RACKETS
of the aged, Apostasy aged, Candlemas
His Title.
come to Rochdale rather than Ac-when it was seen that Blues had cricket to-day, in which the M.C.C.nged, Old Fruit aged, Mistleto!! Lord Aberdare Loses. Central Lancashire, League, and (Eton and Third Trinity) and scored 37 and had taken two wie-aged, Annie Yuto 6. Hippolytus Bradman would be a bigger star E. Gilmour (Eton and Trinity kets for 18 runs at the close, states aged, Silver Grail aged, Woolly with us than in the more powerful Hall). The order of rowing Lancashire League.
weights were
"We are now waiting for the w. A. T. Sambell (Mel- reply from Bradman."
China Mail Sports Diary.
TO-MORROW, ·
Hockey--Friendly Match. Hong Kong Hockey Club "A"
Radio Sports Club
(Caroline Hill, 8.15 p.m.) Weight-Lifting Entries close for Annual Competitions.
SATURDAY.
Cricket-Second Division. Indian R.C. v, Queen's College (F) Civil Service v. Diocesan Boys School
(F)
Football First Division. St. Joseph's y Chnicze Athletic. Navy V. Club, South Wales Borderers v. Kowloon, Pollce v. Royal Artillery, Third Division.
and Bruce Harris in a cable to the aged, Southern Hero aged, Recol- Evening Standard at the close of lection aged, Really True aged, the Arst day's play in the match Mighty Like aged, Libourg aged between the. M.C.C. and the Clydesdale aged, The Druce Machine Queensland country XI at Toc-aged, and Punchestown aged. woomba, on February 1,
bourne and Pem- broke) bow.
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J. E. Gilmour (Eton and
Trinity Hally
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For example, England's captain
T. G. Ashwith (Hailey-
laughed, as did Hammond, his
bury and Peterhouse) "12 R. B. F. Wylie (Shrewsbury
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And Third Trinity) 12 Frame-Thomson
(Eton and ¡.. 3rd): Trinity) stroke
R, N. Wheeler (Clifton
and Sidney Sussex)
COX
$12
London, March 7, The open rackets championship. of the British Isles was won at Queen's Club by L Akers-Douglas, when in the first half of a match. for the title he beat the holder.
partner, at his dismissal by one Hammond, had a task as hard as Lord Aberdare, by four games to- Gerrard, a bowler of "loliiepops" that of the Board of Control's new none (15-7, 15-5, 15-7. and a third change in club cricket. committee of three batsmen and an 15-9). At the close of play, Jardine, unusually audacious, all-rounder who are to decide how Lord Aberdare unounced his in- let fly at an innocuous full-toss, Austral in bowlers shall not bowl. tention of retiring from the contest. half hit the ball, and was caught. At luncheon D. R. Jardine com- so that the second half of the There was a thrill when Voce and jplimented Toowoomba on their one match will not be played.
When these two players last met,
1 Ames hit 15 off one over from ground and told them that he and
Poon, Toowoomba's Chinese his team were very happy to two years ago in the amateur playing before the best-behaved But the play needs little descrip- crowd they had met in the course tion. Weak bowlers, trounced by of the tour..
91"googly" bowler.
The Cox seems still a little un- certain. Last week R. N. Wheeler. (Sidney. Sussex) was given a trial in place of H. A. Ricardo, who has steered the crew, sloce, the com.
What Babe Ruth Does
mainly owing to a display of ser- championship. Lord Aberdare,
vice which, in severity has rarely been equalled, won quickly in three, games. Since then Akers-Douglas has added a lot to his game both in service and match-play know ledge, while his opponent double
For $52,000 In A Season ise, has lost, something of his
Petersburgh, Fla., Mar. 22, money to get inside the ball parki.
pace and certainty of killing the easy ball: Lord Aberdare has had
Radio Sports v. Recreio. Royal Engineers v.. University, Royal Air Force South China: RAS.C... South Wales Borderers. has the advantage of about 8lb ined when his contract is offered him times, write his name on some from foot trouble which kept him Mr. George Herman Ruth who is He will also suffer from faw 40 singles practice for a long time, mencement of practice. Wheeler always shocked, insulted and pais-leg injuries, go to a hospital a few land has only recently recovered: Racing. Third Extra Race Meeting
weight and is a first year man. (Happy Valloy).
of the baseball hundreds of baseballs for the youth out of the court for some weeks. Ricardo is now in his third year, year, has again Yachting
and in the ordinary course of "Bambino", like bank presidents and have to jump the rope to
ble plece of paper. This year the of motion picture Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Con events a new coxswain would be Senators had to take herry reduce weight
cameras. He will solation, and Special Race
restrict reduce his make, excuses for, dofest and the winners,
required next year if he were tien in income. He will receive of beststeak and potatoes.
COM his opponent upon a very fine per
ration first to recognize and congratulate selected for the post this year,
the forthcoming baseball
more formance Rackets is notoriously
at the beginning ishe objectifne of Americs and pose before dozens He is, however, the last player to
BUNDAY. Football--First Division.
South China: v.”Club di Recreio,"
For
$52,000
for
Baseball All those things are
money: than
ARIAT dangeroBS" game, about which
Por this "pittance" as
** as "the" "Babs" Babor wald, especially in view of the Motherwell are the only team who called fly he will bat out some home fact that he will receive $23,000 Tout prophesy, but thors have, beaten Bt.Johnstons at Perth runs, strikeout with painful pre than he received last year, we
son 21 to / beliavo ti
this sonsonic,nd the League cham-quency, take a lot of bases pay balls. Hey, le fa training, here for the Douglas should retain thi pions get through by a solitary goal, and make faces at patrons PAY" opening" of the sesson. - United Pres