THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1937.
F.A. TEAM LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA
TESTS ALSO IN NEW ZEALAND
TOUR TO LAST 8 MONTHS
London, April 20. Ships may pass, but never the sporting seasons, apparently, these days. Should the Queen
ex-
"BAER WORSE THAN WE FIGURED"
AMERICAN VIEWS ON FARR'S VICTORY
THE
to use.
BROADCAST CRITICISM
New York, April 17. THE result of the Farr-Baer fight did not surprise the American public, who have long been convinced that Baer's chief asset as a fighter was Mary sight the Tamoroa on the his magnificent physique, which he never learned high seas this week felicitous
doubtless be signals will
His clowning antics and bombastic talk changed, because the Queen have seriously damaged his erstwhile popularity Mary brings home a team of cricket-jaded men from Austra- here, and boxing experts were amazed to learn lia just in time for the start of that he entered the ring a 3 to 1 favourite. the new English season; the Tamoroa carries a band of ama- teur footballers, sailing from an eight months' season here to a programme of nine matches in New Zealand and eight in Aus- tralia. So back to England for the next campaign.
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BOXING COLUMNISTS THIS MORNING ARE BRUTALLY
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Cheng Shui-hong, above, was one of Eastern's outstanding forwards on their Manila Tour, which was recently completed.
M.C.C. ON THEIR
SARCASTIC IN THEIR COMMENTS. "FARR," WRITES SID AUSTRALIAN MERCER, "COULD NOT KNOCK OFF YOUR HAT WITH HIS TOUR BEST PUNCH, BUT HE WAS MADE TO LOOK LIKE THE BRI- TISH LION BY THE INEPTITUDE OF BAER.'
"Maybe it is just as well," says Frank Graham, "in view of what happened in London last night, that Maxie [Baer] fled the Pastor match in New York. It appears that he is even worse than anyone round here had figured, even in the light of his miserable showing against the negro Louis.”
Ameri-
Three representative matches are to be played in each country, and the 18 players who embark- ed yesterday are fully represen- tative of the strength of English amateur football if they are The manner in which the fight not tired of the sight of a foot-was described from the ringside ball before the last game is arouses sharp critism.
cans are accustomed to a crisp, staccato flow of words, painting A luncheon was held in their a dramatic picture of the strug- honour before the ship sailed, and gle, and to such enthusiasts the the players were presented with British broadcaster's version medals on which were emblematic- seemed a very tame affair. ally engraved, a lion, a kiwi and a kangaroo. Mr. W. J. Jordan and
played.
MEDALS PRESENTED
MAGNIFICENT BODY
drawls. un- the Right Hon. S. N. Bruce, High "British announcer Commissioners for New Zealand essentials," reads one headline, and and Australía, were present.
the writer complains that the an The team is in charge of Messrs.nouncer "droned on in a monotone, the blows C. Wreford Brown and T. Thorne hardly ever mentioning and consists of:
struck, frequently complaining that L. T. Huddle (Casuals), A. H. Wool- he could not see because the figh- cock (Cambridge Univ.), goalkeepers; ters were in the way, and oozing G. A. Strasser (Corinthians), W.
. on Baer's magnificent
H.wordage
Pickering (Sheffield Wed.), H. S. Rob- body."
bins (Dulwich Hamlet), backs; B. Joy (Casuals), J. W. Levis (Walthamstow
Within an hour of his s victory
Ave.). T. H. Leek (Moor Green), J.Tommy Farr received two big
CROW WITH SPORTING INSTINCT
7
"He Who Laughs Last
Laughs Best"
"Sydney, April 15. "Stone the crows" is frequently heard at Bon- nie Doon, as those birds have been particularly troublesome of late. When Agrostologist, Andy Moodie, hit the shot of his life up the cen- tre of the first fairway recently, his colleague, Bob Anderson, also of the Agricultural Dept., with whom he was partnered, was great- ly amused to see a crow fly away with Moodie's ball.
However, "he who laughs last" is still a true saying. The same crow, after dropping Moodie's ball in the rough, returned and flew away with Anderson's.
Sutcliffe (Corinthians), E. Tunnington offers to fight in the United States........................................ (Lloyd's Bank), half-backs; R. J. Mr. Ellwood Rigby, a promoter Mathews (Walthamstow Ave.), E. C.
Collins
cabled
"Offer FAGG UNLIKELY
TO PLAY
(Walthamstow Ave.), FA. in Pittsburg, who Davis (Walthamstow "Ave.), L C. Farr £5,000 to fight John Henry Finch (Barnet), L. C. Thornton (Derby-Lewis here in July." shire Amateurs), F. Riley (Casuals), Mr. Jimmy Johnston, matchmak
W. W. Parr (Blackpool), and Cpl. East- ham (Army), forwards.
U.S. BASEBALL
New York Giants.
Nosed Out
Yesterday's
New York, To-day. baseball results
tabled by Reuter were:----
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnatti
Brooklyn
Chicago
Collins hit a homer
Boston
28
D.
10
3
10
Moore and Cucinello hit homers St. Louis
15 20
Medwick (2) and Ogrodowski - hit
homers.
Philadelphia
Grace hit a homer.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington
Kuhel hit a homer
Chicago
13 12
Zeke Bonura and Kreevich hit
homers.
er to the famous madison Square THIS SEASON
Garden in New York, cabled: “Will consider Farr with Schmeling early June? Cable immediately.”
you
Rheumatic Fever Contracted
FROM SHIP TO AN AMBULANCE
FIGHT IN ENGLAND Mr. Ted Broadribb, Farr's man- ager, stated, however, that Farr's next objective is a fight in England with Schmeling. He does not favour a bout with Walter Neusel, the German, which has been sug gested as Farr's next engagement and England batsman, will play, for Harringay.
London, April 14.
Friendly Relations
Increased
DINNER TO MARK LANDMARK
-London, April 20. The annual report of the M.C.C., to be submitted to the general meeting of the Club at Lord's on May 5, makes the following refer- ence to the recent tour in Austra- lia:
"The tour was a great success in every way, and the friendly rela- tions between England and Austra~ lia have been increased thereby.”
Last year, the membership of the M.C.C. was 6,656, an increase of 90 compared with the previous year but the subscriptions, which totall- ed £19,526, were £2,924 lower than in 1935.
TRUSTEES
The report states that, as much of the Club's property is now vest- ed in the executors of the last sur- vivor of the trustees to whom it was conveyed, the committee have decided, on the advice of the Club's solicitors, to ask members to sans- tion alterations in the rules to en- able Messrs. Glyn, Mills and Co. to be appointed custodian trustee.
The statement of accounts shows a balance of £5,640.
To celebrate the 150th anniver- sary of the Club, a dinner will be held on July 15. The Duke of Gloucester has consented to attend.
To enable the New Zealand team to see the Coronation, the hours of play for the M.C.C. v. New Zealand match will be: May 12, 2.30 to 7 p.m.; May 13, 11 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.;
It is unlikely that Fagg, the Kent May 14, 11 a.m. to 6`p.m.
DAVIS CUP Sweden And Greece All Square
cricket this summer. He arrived at Tilbury yesterday from Australia, “I think we are ready for
where, when the M.C.C. team, he Schmeling.” said. Mr. Broadribb,
He contracted rheumatic fever. "but we would rather meet him in England. I do not think we shall looked fit enough, but it is under- 0 consider going all the way to Pitts-stood that he is far from well.
burg to fight John Henry Lewis Fagg was married a few days before he left for Australia and "If Farr disposes of Schmeling, his young wife greeted him in the he will, I hope, go for the world
ship's hospital. He has not spent title. I am confident that he has it
the entire voyage home in the hos-tries were all square, each having in him."
pital, having been allowed on the deck occasionally.
Lat Joins KFC.
LAI, former Craigengower
bowler and tennis player, has the Kowloon Football lub and was seen against his club last week. Lai was a good soccer player in his younger dayı
G Second Division lawn
His ruddy
complexion
Stockholm, To-day. At the end of the first day's play in the Davis Cup encounter between Sweden and Greece the two coun--
won one of the Singles.
Schroeder (Sweden) put his coun- try one up when he defeated Stalios and by 6–3, 6–3 and 6———4, but Nico- healthy appearance seem to belie laidis (Greece) evened matters by the fact that he is ill. As he was carried on a stretcher from the 6-2 and 6-3. Trans-Ocean ship to a waiting ambulance, remarked: I feel
he
Mrs. Fagg travelled in the am bulance to their home at Tonbridge, She stated that fears about her
ating Keneseorg by
husband's heart being affected the illness had been considerably allayed and his general health had improved.