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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1934,
Sporting Page.
ROSS GIVES MCLARNIN RETURN BOUT FOR WORLD BOXING TITLE
CHANGES IN GEHRIG'S DRIVE HITS
RUGBY
Drop Out From Centre
After Unconverted ··
Try Scored.
MR. J. MILNES R. U. PRESIDENT
BABE RUTH
Bambino Carried Off Suffering Agony.
U. S. BASEBALL MISHAP
New York, To-day.
AQUATIC WELTERWEIGHT CROWN DEFENCE
CATCH
SHANGHAI ACE
TO STUDY AT
UNIVERSITY
3RD RING NATURAL
OF THE YEAR
Babe Ruth former home-run O. G. LOPES JOINING SOUTH CHINA WIN JEWISH FIGHTER WINS ON
day.
king and America's foremost base. Several alterations in the Rugby ball personality, was struck by the Union laws were recommended ball from a drive by Lou Gehrly, yesterday at the annual meeting of his team-mate of the New York the Union in London.*
Yankees, in the game against the major In future it is hoped to distin-Cleveland Indians in the guish an unconverted try from a league American baseball yester placed goal by a drop kick from the centre instead of a placed kick Babe Ruth, who was in the act for the former when play is re-uf stealing a base, was sent sprawl- sumed. When player. after ing after being struck by the bail leaving the field through injury, and was carried off the field suffer desires to return he will have to fing excruciating pain. He has been seek permission first from the re-jaent to the doctor for #123 ex-ray feree.
Jexamination.
2
There are several minor altera- It was later revealed that Babe
V.R.C.
BREAST-STROKE CHALLENGE TO KWOK CHANG HANG
(By G. L.)
AGAIN,
"C" Division Match.
The South China Athletic Asso- ciation again proved their super.
O. G. Lopes, one of Shang-fority in the "C" Division Lawn hai's foremost breast-stroke swimmers, passed through the Colony recently on his way to Canton. He will shortly re- turn to Hong Kong to join the Hong Kong University. Lopes has already applied for mem-
Tennis League yesterday, defeat- ing the Central British Associa- tion by 7% sets to 1 on their own courts.
tions concerning the scrummage. Ruth was struck on the left leg, and bership at the Victoria Recrea
the chief of which is that front may not play for a fortnight or row forwards will be able to raise more, according to the doctor, who or advance the foot when the ball diagnosed the injury as a has passed.
bruise. shipbone contusion, and
Professional Question
severe
ruptured blood vessels. Na frac in connection with profession-ture was revealed. The Babe pusi valism it is proposed to stop the tively refused to be sent to huspi-
practice of terming a player a pro-
tal
fessional if he plays against a In spite of their great handicap professional club. In the past the Yankees lost by only 15 to 14, players homers by Averill, Ruffing and Saltz-
Tiniveraity
Association
have been very badly hit by the gaver giving the Indians the edge. existing law.
No fewer than eleven pitchers were F. Oakes, the Mr. R.
retiring used in the game that produced 29 president, put forward the name runs.
tion Club.
While in Shanghai, Lopes Awam against the Shanghai champion, Hagenstein, losing by only a very small margin. It is considered in many circles that with more training Lopes could improve sufficiently to beat the Shanghai champion.
Lopes, who hails from Guatemala, has also lived in Japan, where he studied at the Kobe High School for over It was here that
of Mr. J. Milnes (Lancashire), The Boston Braves scored a dou who elected unanimously. ble victory against the Philadelphia five years.
was Mesara. J. E. Greenwood and Col. Phillies, while Detroit Tigers aur-
B. A. Hill were elected vice-pre-prised Washington Senators, 1933 sidents, and Mr. M. F. Waters American League champions, by a (Old Merchant Taylora) was re-4 to 2 margin. elected honorary treasurer.
C. N. Lowe, the England and Blackheath three-quarter, is to All the vacancy on the selection com- mittee caused by the death of Eng-Rear Adml. E. W. Roberta. The four other members of the
Results, as cubled by Reuter, were:
National League
committee remain. namely, John New York ......
R. H. E.
Chicago
6 13 0 English and Herman hit homers. 8 14 0 Melvin Ott and Vergez hit homers.
5 11
0
Medwick hit a homer. Brooklyn.
3 7
0
Cincinnati
Dahiell. R. F. Oaken, F. D. Pren- tice and H. Coverdale, The trial] matches will be played on Dec. 1 in Yorkshire, and Dec. 15 at Fal-St. Louis mouth, and not
as originally an- nounced.'
GRIMSDELL HIT IN FACE
9 15 2 Piet and Schulmerich hit homers. Philadelphia
8 18
Unfortunate Incident Pittsburgh
When Keeping Wicket.
In the Minor Counties cricket Boston match recently, between Hert-1
fordshire and Suffolk, at Wat-
ford,
Arthur Grimsdell, the
former England footballer who is Washington Hertfordshire's wicket-keeper, was Detroit injured.
0
Scores:-
H. Wong and F. N. Wong] (S.C.A.A.):
beat. N. Whiteley and R. Blythe 6- 0 beat F. Angus and J. J. Ferguson 6- 2 beat G. Gurevitch and J. King 0.
and K.
1. К. He
(S.C.A.A.) :—
heat Whitley and Blythe
beat Angus and Ferguson beat Gurevitch and King
F.
Lui
5- 1
7-53
6. 2
C. K. Kwok and C. N. Tang, (S.C.A.A.)
bent Whitley and Blythe
lost to Angus and Ferguson. drew with Gurevitch and King,
REFEREE'S VOTE
IRISHMAN OUT FOR REVENGE
New York, July 11. THE New York Athletic Commission to- day approved a return match be- tween Barney Ross of Chicago and Jimmy McLarnin of Vancouver, for the welterweight championship of the world.
The bout will be over 15 rounds, and is to be held at Madison Square Gar- den on September 6.
The commission also stipulated that Ross must defend his lightweight cham- pionship against Tony Canzoneri, squat Italian-American, within sixty days after his fight with McLarnin.
61
4- 0
The announcement of a return! (match between McLarnin, Irish-
G. G
Craigengower Win In
"C" Division."
tion's boxing fans who have been expecting just such an announce-
:
man, and the Jewish battler BROUILLARD'S came as no surprise to the na- STOCK NOW ON
THE DECLINE
LOSES TO GAINER ON POINTS.
CLEAN-CUT DECISION
At Happy Valley yesterday, the ment ever since Ross won a dis- Craigengower Cricket Club defeat-puted decision, over McLarnin in jed the Kowloon Docks Recreation New York, on June 27, less than
Club by 8 sets to 1 in the "C" DI-ja month ago. vision Lawn Tennis League.
Scores:-
J. P. While, and G. II. (Kowloon Decks);—
lost to H. Howard and A, B,
Hamson
he received his first tuition in speed swimming and has de- veloped a very advanced style of breast-stroke swimming, not unlike the Japanese cham- pion, Koike, who was seen in action here last May:
With the approach of the swimming trial for the Hong lost to W, Howard and D. Kong Swimming Interport con- tingent to visit Shanghai in September, it is not unlikely that Lopes will be able to of fer a serious challenge to our local experts in this style. Kwok Chang Hang, is the pre- sent Colony's fastest breast stroke man, followed by Lam Yiu, of the Chinese Bathing Club.
ANOTHER WIN FOR RECREIO?
New Haven, Conn., July 12. Lou Brouillard, one-time middle-
Both lads put up such a sterling exhibition that a return bout be-. tween the two was conceded. One) White judge at their first meeting,gave the fight to McLarnin, another to 0.8 Ross. The referee. with the win-
ning judgment, awarded the deci-weight champion of the world, to- to Ross, popular Chicago night gave further evidence of Ghetto favourite. The bout was
2- sion
Leonard lost to F. Zimmern and T. Locke 1-
A.
C. E. Millard and Duncan such a clean, fast affair that the slipping when he lost a 10 round
fane raised no protest against the decision to Al Gainer.
(Howloon Docks):--
lost to Howard and Hamson... 16 decision. best Howard and Leonard ..... 6- 4 last to Zimmern and Locke
2- 6
A. E. Pearson and W. Tillery (Kowloon Docks):-
lost to Zimmera and Locke
"C" Division League Table To Date
JEWISH YOKE BROKEN.
Ross, by his victory over McLar-
OPEN LAWN BOWLS
Chapman And Fraser Reach Semi-Final.
E. C. FINCHER ELIMINATED
A. Chapman (Yacht Club) and J. Fraser (K.C.C.) defeated N, M. Surrie and J. F. Lunny (Electric), to enter the semi-final of the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship, by 35 shots to 15 yesterday. Chap- man and Fraser recorded an "g" shot.
D. Rumjahn, Craigengower, de- foated L. Luck, Civil Service, by 21 ahots to 12, in the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championships, on the Police green yesterday.
F. V. V. Ribeiro, Recreio, defeat- ed E. C. Fincher, K.C.C., by 21 shots to 16 in the Open Singles Championships on the Civil Service
green.
At Kowloon Docks, E. G. Post, Police, eliminated R. A. C. Bristo, Recreio, by 21 shots to 16, in the Open Singles Championship.
TEST SETBACK FOR ENGLAND.
.
Sutcliffe Doubtful And Allen Withdraws.
London, To-day. Sutcliffe, the England and Yorkshire opening batsman. pulled a leg-muscle in al- tempting a second run against the Australians on Tuesday.
It is now uncertain whether he will be fit for the fourth
Test match, which commences at Leeds to-morrow.
An official statement from Lord's Weighing 171 pounds, Gainer yesterday announced that G. 0. Allen, the Middlesex and England beat the former champion to the fast bowler and all-rounder, not
nin, ended the latter's long reign punch time and again to score a having recovered his full strength lost to Howard and Hamson ... 8- 6 of domination over Jewish fighters, clean-cut decision. Brouillard after his operation for appendicitis, lost to Howard and Leonard... 1-6 McLarnin, up to the time he met weighed one pound less, tipping feels that he will be unable to play
57 Ross, had beaten every
Jewish the scales at 170.
if selected, in the fourth Test, which battler that he had ever met.
Brouillard defeated Bob Olin in commences at Leeds to-morrow.- A terrific hitter, McLarnin, des- his last bout in New York, earning Reuter. pite a year's relaxation, had been a 10-round decision, but previous a favourite to defeat Ross prior to to that he had lost to Tony Shuc- Bete
the fight. Ross' constant activity, co PWLD FAP however, enabled him to outbox the C.R.C.
9 9 0 0 71% 7% 18 C.C.C. 8 8 0 0 50 17 15 Irishman during the course of the C.B.A...11 740 55 43 14 bout. 18. China.. 6 6 0 0 19 4 12 K.C.C.
7 6 1 0 37 26 12
6 5 1 0 40%1⁄2 131⁄2 10
A fierce, last-round finish won Ross the referee's eye, in the opi nion of many observers, inasmuch
as the Chicagoan took the last
Todd hit a homer.
1 8 0
Boston
3
7
1
Pittsburgh
5
9
1
7
11
3
American League
Meet South China In
"B" Division. &
2
7
0.
The Club de Recreio should Im-r.R.C.
Recreio
6 3 3 0 25 28
4 11
1 prove their "B" Division Lawn University
6 3 3 0 24 29
ន
+
16 15
Roy Johnson, Bill Cisselt,
Tennis league position as the re- C.B.CC. ... 8 2 6 0 31 Osult of their match against the Army
Deutscher 6 1 5 0 17 Cooke South China Athletic Association, K.D.R.C...60 60 914 431⁄2
on the Recreto courts this after K.D.R.C... 50 50 81⁄2 35
41
4
6 2 4 0 25
29
4 round by a wide margin
36
2
3 13
2 noon.
Police
0
ing together as it did two of the
Q
ring's most doughty warriors. The
Philadelphia
2
5
Jimmy Foxx hit a homer.
tract as much attention, not only
St. Louis
3
8
14
20
15 18
J. Wright, of Suffolk, in making Boston
astroke to leg hit Grimadell be-
tween the eyes. He was taken to and R. Ferrel hit homers. hospital and X-rayed, but the nose Chicago
Was
too
swollen to ascertain
whether the bone was broken.
GERMANY SOCCER XI
FOR LONDON.
New York Cleveland
6 0 6 0 31⁄2 49 The Recreio are still recognised Radio 90 90 11 69 ijas a serious challenge to the
champions, the Chinese Recrea-CRAIGENGOWER WIN
0tion Club, being the only other undefeated team in the League, 1while South China have given a
2 poor display this season, braving Averill, Ruffing, and Saltzgaver lost four and drawn one of their
five encounters.
Unconfirmed Report of hit homers.
December Match
Cologne.
It is reported here that the Football Association has invited Germany to send over a National
in
Swimming Hinte
BREAST STROKE GLIDE
OVER C.R.C. “C.”
A. Kitchell Taken Ill.
. He lost his title to Vince Dundee at Boston, in ten
GLIDER RECORD IN GERMANY
rounds, after holding it less 125 Loopings Made From
than 60 days.
He became middleweight cham- pion by stopping Ben Jeby in six rounds at New York, on August 9.
2,000 Metres
Stuttgart, July 9.
A new record was set up to-day
He followed thie up with a techni-at the glider flor camp Hornberg,
cal knock-out decision over Adolph near here when the young filler The fight was considered one of Heuser of Germany, on September Wolf Hirth, after he had been
the two "naturals" for 1934, bring- 22, then lost to Dundee, on Octo- brought to a height of 200 meters
ber 30, 1933.
by an ordinary aeroplane, execut- His chief claim to fame was a ed 125 loopings.
retara match will, undoubtedly at-deciaton over Jimmy McLarnin, At the same time a new camp
[record was established.
owing to the closeness of the first gained in 1932-United Press. acrap between the two, but because!
for
American Declares Greens 700
Large and that is why Britons Fail
of their enviable ring records. NO FIGHTS ARRANGED. Neither Ross nor McLarnin have In spite of conceding a walk- engaged in a night since their last over in one set, owing to A. Kit-engagement when they fought un-f By S. G. HEDGESchell, being taken ill, the Craf- der New York's Free Milk
gengower Cricket Club defeated Babies Fand. the Chinese Recreation Club "C""
London, July 10, land, the green would have double.. It is extremely doubtful that team by 5 sets to 4 to record their
those dimensions and almost four, second win in the "A" Division either will fight before September,
Some trenchant remarks have times as big an area. No wonder Lawn Tennis League on Tuesdayed reverse suffered by either would courses by Mr. A. W. Tillinghaat, their approaches up as close as our owing to the fact that an unexpect-been made about British golf the British amateurs cannot put Kitchell was taken ill during the third set, the points going to automatically cancel the feasibility the founder of Ridgewood, Winged men do."
of a return match between the Foot, Fresh Meadow, and other two-United Press.
Mr. Tillinghast added that Bri- well-known. American courses. Actish golfers naturally grew slack cording to him, British golfers with their fron shots, because they compete on wide open links with were content merely to get home, greens as big as a circus, tent top, whereas the tightly trapped and thereby making the game much relatively tiny American greens en- easier. The difference between touraged a sharpshooter's precision. PWLD FA PLAmerican and British golf, he "Instead of making the cup larger, 6.0 0.0 45% 8% 12. thinks, can be measured by the as has been suggested, my motto is 68 1 0.314 2244 10 discrepancy in green sizes "Make the greens smaller," he de- 5.4 10 281⁄2 18 8
A. Au and L. Lit
Scores:
ONCENTRATE on correct breathing, inhaling fully and quickly, Soccer Team to meet England if you can gulp air entirely through the mouth, so much the London next December.
Official confirmation is belag better. Remember to breathe in during supporting sweep of armK, awaited here with the greatest in- Spread the knees widely when the logs are drawn up. terest as a match with England is Keep the fingers together, and don't cup the hands too much. what every German, football en-Thumbs and first fingers should meet under chin in arm recover.
F. H. Kwok and 8. W. Liang thusiast has been waiting for. ·les.
(C.R.C)- There is no need to hold the head very high, unless you are beat J. W. Leonard and G. Laf ....... 6- 1 just paddling around for pleasure in which case you can use 8 beat A. V. Gosano and Taal Yun- flattened arm-stroke, almost to shoulder-line, and omit the sinking lost to W. J. Howard and. A.
pui of the head between atrokes, '.
BAIL-LESS CRICKET-
*
Kitchell
A. An and L. LI (C.R.C.):--- lost to Leonard and Lai
"A" Division Table To Date
G.R.C. "A" K.C.C. 0-68.CA.A. 0-6 H.K.C.C.
1.R.C.
T. F. Lo and M. Y. Ha (C.R.C.)
C.C.C.
The wind was so strong et Old}'. Take full advantage of the gliding possibilities of the breast- Trafford that the match between stroke. You should travel smoothly for a fair distance after each Lancashire and Hampshire was re- kick, with arms, body, legs, at full stretch. Have the feet pointed lost to Gosso and Tsut sumed without bails! Duckworth during the glide, .* found this a handicap when - hə Do not twist the head at any part of the stroke; always look: Howard and Recrele stumped Mead..“
There were only about tan Make propelling movements sharp and vigorous and recoveries
spectators when play started.
straight to the front
easy
and
relaxed.
w.o. Kitchell
lost to Leonard and Lai
Host to Gosano and Taul 'beat Howard and Kitchell:
0-6 CRC. “E' 0.6 U.S.R.C. B1 CRC
Sets
6-3 2 0 2412 20% 6 Pointing to the sixth hole on the clared. "A properly contoured smáll 58:20 211⁄2 111⁄2 a course at Ridgewood; he/said:-green, which throws an approach 53 2.0.26 196That green measures some 70 by shot in towards the pin, is a better 52.3.0 17 284 85 ft. I build my, greens small to target than a fat huge green that 61:50:18. 3545 (1) 6.0.6.0 142 3912 promote accuracy. Yet, if this one slopes away from the shoten- -6.0.5 0 111⁄2 88, o shot hole were in England or Scotelter,