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THE CHINA `MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1936
Sporting Page
BRADDOCK TO MEET "BROWN BOMBER" IN NON-TITULAR BOUT
SURREY TENNIS
TREBLE FOR
F.H.D. WILDE
Ellmer Defeated In Singles Final
MISS JAMES OUTPLAYS FRANLEIN ROST
(By A. WALLIS MYERS)
London, October 2 The 1st Loudon tournament of the year had a happy ending for home players. Both the oversea bids for the Surrey covered court championships were frustrated at Dulwich on Saturday, when F. H. D. Wilde and Miss F. James each won the singles final in two sets.
If, in defeating Max Ellmer, of} Switzerland in two ten-game sets. Wilde did not produce the do- minating game of the past for- night. his service remained loyal
Lt. Temme, who won the Erst prize at a recent equestrian tour- nament in Berlin, is here shown taking a jump.
HARVARD
ATHLETE
FOR OXFORD
R. C. Hall Is High
Jump Holder
www
CHALLENGE TO ALI IRFAN
(By "THE TWELFTH MAN")
1. London, October 20.
A Harvard athlete looks like be ing of great value to Oxford this year. He is R. C. Hall, who hasi gone into residence at Magdalen. and he is a high jumper and a weight patter.
Hall won the high jump for the American Universities, Harvard and Yale, in the match with Ox-
FIVE-DAY TEST PLAN ford and Cambridge at White City
SUPPORTED
last year.
As a weight putter he has been credited with 42 feet and, as E. B. Teesdalle, the new Oxford Presid-
under stern pressure, and by its CRICKET CONTROL BOARD ALMOST ent, will be looking for a succes-
aid he was able to win two games,
that might have been vital, from
15---4-0-
Wilde won the opening set
Miss James' Wins
won
In
Two
had Miss James matches during the women's championship by the minimum margin. On Saturday, making very few mistakes, she beat her German adversary Frl. Rost with something in hand.
CERTAIN TO AGREE
London, October 27.
sor to F. A. S. Gentry, who was first atzing in the event, he may
be just the man Oxford want.
Challenge To Ali‘irfan
Versatile Athlete
R.
ATLANTIC CITY
AS VENUE
NO DECISION FIGHT OVER 12 ROUNDS
LOUIS TO HAVE BUSY PROGRAMME
New York, November 12. T
THE proposed bout between James Braddock and Joe Louis in Atlantic City next February 22 will not be a championship fight, it was reveal- ed to-day. Plans for the bout progressed when Herman Taylor, Philadelphia promoter, an- nounced he had received a backing of $100,000 which will be placed in escrow on Friday against the balance of $300,000 plus 50 per cent of the net gate receipts above half a million dollars as G. HONNIBALL, the Row-Braddock's guarantee.
loon · Football Club left- The fight is for 12 rounds and no decision will be called at winger, was born in Shanghai and the end Joe Gould, manager of the champion, agreed to Taylor's received his education the terms and said he would sign the contract as soon as the money
mt
Jacobs. John Roxborough and] Julian Black, the triumvirate
He was the holder of the ping which guides the destinies of
and
ENCOUNTER TO-DAY
It certainly would not be out of Thomas Hanbury School. He was was put up. Mike Jacobs, promoter of Twentieth Century Sport- little luckily. The Swiss, quick-THE proposal that Test matches should be played over five
THE ly finding a deep range, broke days instead of four when the Australians visit England in the ordinary if Hall did get alone of their outstanding sportsmen, ing Club, said Louis would sign immediately after Braddock affixes Louis' guarantee was not announced. through Wilde's service for a1938 is practically certain to be accepted by the British Board of place in the weight put, for the being prominent at football and his name on the contract.
first string at Oxford ic this basketball.
The promotor got around the clause binding Braddock to three-one lead, a beautiful lob Control at their November meeting.
While still at school Honniball fight Schmeling by announcing that the forthcoming bout with giving him the fourth game.
The fifth Test, being already played to a finish, will not be event has ever since the war, been
In the event of Louis winning the next game there were two affected. The new plan will be to begin the Tests on Thursday an overseas student mostly from played for the School Old Boys in Louis would not be for the title.
the Second Division of the Shang- by a kayo, the heavyweight sitnation would be coniderably mud- doubtful decisions, and Ellmer's instead of Friday, and start play at 11.30 or noon instead of the USA.
If Hall develops during the win-hai Football League at centre-half, died up as the Detroit Bomber would then have a moral claim to concentration was shaken.
11 a.m.
The Australian argument inter he might well test the supre-and later played for the Arcadians' the crown. support of the change is that macy of Ali Irfan, Cambridge's Football Club in the intermediate the hours in Tests here are too giant Turk, who set up a new Var-line- long. The proposal is not [sity record with the shot last directly an outcome of the high year.
pong championship of Shanghai for Louis, believe that a rolling ENGLAND-IRELAND-SOCCER three years and played for several stone does gather moss percentage of drawn games in
When Farnes Was Beaten
clubs at basketball. He also play-that an idle fighting machine an English Test series, 21-
Oxford's last victory in the ed football for the Tsingtao Foot-becomes clogged with ring! though it is felt that the com- pletion of every match will, in weight was in 1933, when Julian ball Club for a short while in runs.
Idleness. Deprecated the changed circumstances, be Byles beat the leading Cambridge 29
in man, Kenneth Farnes, NOW
He arrived in Hong Kong early Accordingly, the Mocha assured.
Australia with the M.C.C. team, last season and joined the Kow-ler's mentors are mapping an Before 1930
campaign by ten inches.
loon Football Club, for whom he ambitious
that will
Before the Australian visit in
Anyway, it looks as though Hall played in the Second Division, but keep Marse Joe mighty busy fight- 1930 the duration of a Test will have the rare distinction of
|was promoted to the first after one ing around the United States and match was three days.
The representing both the American game and he has been playing for Europe during the the and the English varsities, for anthem since. unsatisfactory result of Tests in 1925 when only the Oxford-Cambridge team is to go fifth match was finished, led to out to the U.S.A. next summer. 2 rearrangement by which four
It was a victory for co-ordina:-
ed stroke play, often leading up
to a volleying coup Miss James TO-DAY'S LEAGUE
found Fri. Rost's backhand vul- nerable under constant pressure, and, attacking this wing, often came up to stow away a lofted' ball. Miss James had a bad game near the end, but she made! two exquisite volleys to give her the match.
Miss Hardwick Rabies
The doubles provided one not-|
? warded. In the semi-final of the
SOCCER GAME
South China "Derby
Encounter
days were allotted in the next WALKER TO STAY
series.
"B" TEAM SHOULD WIN
(Ey "REFEREE") Providing both teams play to much
The extra day did not make difference, for two 1930 and 1934 were drawn
able illustration of tenacity re-scratch and providing that no op-matches in each of the series of women's event the cause of Miss portunities of scoring are polite Harvey and Hiss Hardwick look-y waived by the junior team, to ed lost when Miss James and Friday's First Division League en- Rost led them 5-2 in the final
Net
(Continued on Page 5),
H.M. THE KING'S JOCKEY
Responsible Post For J. Crouch
FILLED BY APPRENTICE FOR FIRST TIME
de beween South Chine 4
and South Chica “B” at Caroline Hill should produce a good game. South China "A" are at present not in as strong a position as the "B" team, who have yet to bel
beaten, having drawn one and won
five encounters to date.
JOCK MCAVOY'S CHALLENGE
Will Meet Winner Of Harvey-Lewis Bout
WITH HEARTS
Club Will Not Sell To Arsenal
MR. ALLISON'S TRIP FOR NOTHING
P
London, October 28.
next six
England and Ireland will meet in their 51st International Asso- ciation Football encounter this itemoon on the 'Stoke City Mauground. England have already
lost to Wales by the old goal in three at Cardiff, on October 17, while Scotland beat' Ireland by 3. goals. to 1 on October 31, Belfast. ΟΣ
seven months.
"Idleness does not agree with
FAMOUS "PROS." TO Louis," Promoter Jacobs explain-
PLAY IN MALAYA Tilden, Vines, Lott
And Stoefen
ADVICE CABLED TO LOCAL LTA.
jed "The Schmeling fight proved that. If you don't keep him busy he gets logey. He loses his edge. Even when he's training his han-
diers have to keep after him to prevent Joe from sleeping too mach. So it's up to us to keep} him busy-if for no other reason than his physical condition.”
Jacobs of the Twentieth Cen- tury Club and Hippodrome who a 4-year contract, on the (Continued on Page
Singapore, November 10. The noted tennis professionals, has W. T. Tilden and H. E. Vines,
It is unlikely that Walker, the will include Malaya in a world
Heart of Midlothian and Scottish tour early next year, according to MONTANO BEATS
South Chins "A" are not likely London, October 27.—Jock Me- the attitude of the Scottish club to seld their very best team as it is Avoy (Rochdale), the British mid-changes radically. not their policy to bring down die-weight champion, to-day issu
Tam
"B" Should Win
secom-
HEAVIER MAN
Advantage Lost By
Mauricio Seria ---
at
+
FAREWELL HOCKEY MATCH
Punjabis Beaten By HKSRA.
including
crowd, Lieut-Col. D. G. Wilson and
Lient-Col. J. C. Brewer, Officers
Commanding the HKSRA. and
the 1/3, Punjab Regiment respec-
tively, were present at the hockey
match between the two regiments which was played at the Marina ground, Kowloon, yesterday after- jnoon, et
TITLE BOUT ARRANGEMENTS The game was the last to be (played between the two regiments Los Angeles, November 10. as the Punjabis are sailing for Small Montano, Filipino world India next month, and ended in a champion, completely win for the HKS.RA. by one goal
international inside-right, will be cable advice received by the Singa- transferred to Arsenal — inless pore Lawn Tennis Association.
This will probably be panied by Howard Kinsey, Lester The visit to Edinburgh of the Stoefen and George Lott. Exhibi- Konz-pak. Fung King-ed a £1,000 challenge to the win-Arsenal manager, Mr. George Allition matches will be played in cheong, Lee Tin-sang and Ip Pak-ner of the Len Harvey-John Henry son has proved fruitless. Hearts Singapore and other Malayan cen- wa, from Canton, for mid-week Lewis fight, which takes place at will not sell
tres. "I have not offered a penny forį very Wembley on November 9 for the encounters unless they are
The tennis players are expected world cruiser-weight champion-Walker," said Mr. Allison yester (to reach Singapore in March next important.
ship held by the American.
offer to buy a day. I cannot "For the first time in three player when his clue is not will-year, or possibly a little later.
It had been hoped that Fred flyweight As a result, and or current form, the "P" stand an excellent Fears my hands are fit and sound," ing to sell. It is for Hearts to Perry would travel via Singapore outclassed Mauricio Seris, of to nil
on his way to undertake an Aus- Manila in a 10-round, bout here to There was no score in the first chance of securing both points said McAvoy today. "knocked make a move"
decision to night. Montano's title was not at half, but after 20 minutes of ding- tralian tour. His and of being the first team to low-out Wainwright last night, and I
professional involves, of stake as Seria climbed through dong play in the second half, the Mr. David Pratt, the Hearts turn The encounter, which was orig inally scheduled for October 24,
"After all, I have beater Har-manager, stated that the transfer course, a complete revision of his the ropes at 116 pounds, four H.KARA. netted the only goal pounds heavier than the chan- of the match through T. Singh, ¡pion.
who received the ball from was postponed as both teams were vey, and I went the full distance of Walker was not contemplated, plans.
Montano, who snatched
the corner. King's jockey for next Jockey taking part in the exhibition foot.with Lewis when my hand was fand that the club had no official
world's flyweight title from Mid- bad."
get Wolgast, has had to fight out of his division most of the time because of the lack of opponents
(By "ECHO"3
London, November 10.
J. Crouch, who was apprenticed
to S. Wootton at Epsom, and who during the present season lost his right to the apprentice allowance has been appointed to be the
Club season.
jer the champion's colours.
ball match in Canton in aid of
Crouch has shown himself to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's be a very able rider, as are all of Birthday Aeroplane Fund.
the successful apprentices trained To-day's encounter will be 'play- by Wootton, and has, furthered at Caroline Hill and will start shown himself to be a nice and at 435 pazi v
well-conducted young man.
has now a position which has
been held in the past by many of
SOLERINA GOES TO STUD
London October 27.-Solerina.
feel confident of beating the Lew- is-Harvey winner.
No Intimation
intimation of Mr. Allison's visit.
Mr. Allison got in touch- by
M.C.C. CRICKETERS CRITICISED telephone yesterday with certain parties in Glasgow regarding a playez of secondary importance Arthur Mailey Says This completed his business -In Scotland, and he left for Sunder-Fielding Was Poor
land
RUGBY FOOTBALL MATCH” TO-DAY
London, October 27.
TO-DAY'S HOCKEY MATCH
"The following will represent the
in the flyweight class. Seria was
California several Hong Kong Hockey Club in their brought to months ago by des Cortes and has match against the 8th Destroyer Flotila on the Navy ground, King's won all his fights up to the time park, at 5 pm today: HF.
Shields; B. L. Wallace, E. V. Rood; G. Sommer, WA. Reed, N. Whit- made ley; H: Owen Hughes, S. Fowler, to G. E. B. Divett, B. L. Bickford and toy. Bond
MARCONI BADLY BEATEN King's Steeplechaser Starts Favourite
"It might be thought that Ans-he met Kastano, the greatest of riders and has big
London, To-day.
tralia will have no difficulty in To Meet Pancho? *****re being responsibilities.
the fastest Tacehorse in training) Marcont, the first horse to ram
refining the Ashes," says A. Mai- Eforts ley, the former Australian Test by Filipino promoters During the present season the this season, has gone to stud. She in His Majesty the King's colours,
Cottrill's" stables · at disappointed its many supporters The "Club "A" *V will meet a cricketer, King's horses, which have done left
commenting in Sydney bring Small Montano exceptionally well and have been Lambourn to day for Newmarket when he ran in the two mile team from HMS. Berwick "ation the MCCA match with Wes Manila for a title bout either perfectly turned out by W. Jarvis, Solerina won eight races during Thorneycroft Hurdle Race at Rugby to-day on the Club ground tern Australia Combined XL with Little Pancho or Little Dado, have been carrying the colours of her
only once as Wolverhampton and upset the hot at Happy Valley commencing at 5 Hailey is confident, however, Oriental titlist Montano started Lord Derby
successes odds of 5 to 4 laid on it when it pm. The Club team will be as that G. O. Allen can held a much for the Philippines the early partțe Stewards Jänished tenth out of seventeen follows: MHL Curtis; L. Lam-more powerful side of this year but got only as far
The half monthly meeting of competitors.
mert, A. F. Bead. AF Kistner, “England's fielding at Perth as Hondlala. While in Hawaii bel Marconi had previously on R. J. Gaischer, D. Hynes, J. E be added, "wis generally below broke with his manager, Lee Levitt, the Hong Kong Referees', Associa- RWALLER two steeplechase
BAW Holden, W. Hthat-class standard Voer was the and be returned to California where tion will be held in the offices of GR Binale, best bowler, but fealty work in he is engaged in legal battle the Hong Kong Football Associa ton, Sports Club, on Monday OʻK" Deane, the slips robbed him of many with his former/manager.
November 28, at 5 pm:: sociated Press.
Next season the Royal colours
will once more be worA.
first time that they will be
ried will however, be when con! runs under National Bales "at ffe next Hawthorn Hill
demed R. Al
mner of the race w's Glenfeshil, whi 20 to 1-Berter
M-White-
HONG KONG REFEREES"
HASSAS MEETING