MIDDLESEX AND POLICE SHARE THE SPOILS
FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE CLASH MANNING SHINES
IIN GOAL
(By URIQUE)
DBS. EASILY DEFEAT THE SHAREBROKERS
Friendly Cricket Encounter
sterling display by their de fence, especially Manning in goal, in the second half, enabled the Po lice to share the spoils in a goalles draw with the Middlesex Regiment in their postponed First Division League football encounter on the the Schools total of 116 for
wicket. Kowloon Football Club ground yes- terday.
The Middlesex were slightly the better team, and had the Police on the defence for the greater part of the second half, during which they peppered the Police goal, Manning bringing off some very good saves, though he was very nearly beaten on two occasions...
Bone was also prominent in the
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEL
1937
MCAVOY-LEWIS TITLE
NO FIGHT OFF
NEGROS DEMAND FOR
EXPENSES.
TOO "EXCESSIVE"
ENGLISHMAN BEST AS
CRUISERWEIGHT
(By HAROLD LEWIS)
The Diocesan Boys School eas- ily accounted for the Sharebrokers in their cricket encounter played
London, October 26. at the IRC. Sookunpoo, yesterday, when they won by nine wickets,
THE projected fight at Wembley at the end of skittling out their opponents for 51.
F. Lay was top scorer and con- November between John Henry Lewis, world's tributed an undefeated 55 towards light-heavy-weight champion, and Jock McAvoy, British middle-weight and light-heavy-weight champion, is officially "off" Lewis was to have JA Fisher I, G. Lee 7; C. B. B. defended his world's title against McAvoy, for the last time before entering the heavy-weight class, but negotiations between Wembley and Lewis manager broke down yesterday.
one
Sharebrokers: 51 (C. A. L. Ricketts 9,
Sargent 3 for 20, J. Fisher 3 for
8). 3.S...116 (F. J. Lay 55 not out, D.
Crazy 34 not out).
BADMINTON
"THE PURSE LEWIS WAS TO RECEIVE WAS AGREED," SAID MR. ELVIN LAST NIGHT, “BUT THE DEMAND FOR PENSES FOR HIS PARTY WAS, IN MY OPINION, EXCES AND I HAD TO DECLINE TO GIVE WAY. POSSIBL
Police defence and partnered by MISUNDERSTANDING AMERICANS WILL CHANGE THEIR MINDS IN THE
C Pile, at back, was the greatest stumbling block to the Middlesex attack. His kicking was good and his positioning left nothing to be desired Pile played an improved game and covered Britain, his left! half, well, so that the two had a good hold on-Freshwater and Gro- gan, though in the later stages of the game, Britain gave his winger in the a little more rope than first half.
BRILLIANT HALVES
LAST NIGHT
Recreio Juniors Fail To Turn Up
ST. JOHN'S WAIT FOR AN HOUR
(By “ACE)
FUTURE, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING I HAVE HAD TO THE FIGHT OFF MY PROGRAMME.”
PE
The purse to have been received by Lewis, I understand, was $8,000. Lewis desired to bring his manager, trainer and two spar- ring partners, and it was suggested that still others might come as well at the expense of the promoter.
OBOLENSKY
It is not improbable that the Lewis party will now decide to accept the terms offered. Lewis RECOVERS himself, badly beaten recently,
A very annoying incident occur red in the "B" Division Badminton League last evening, when a num ber of spectators, who turned up to watch the scheduled game be BEST AS CRUISER-WEIGHT tween St. John's and Club de Re-
cannot command big purses in HIS FORM his own country, and the £6,000 he received for fighting Len Har- The had ever had.
vey on his last visit was the best
players.
Shines In Oxford Rugby Trial
In Oxford University's final
Gough and North were brilliant with their interception. The former kept a constant watch on Pearson, who could not do any damage.
Howlett, as usual, was the life of the Police attack. He was forced creio, were not only kept waiting Despite the poor boxing of Me-Rugby trial the Probables, to accomplish much individual over an hour, but were also disap-voy at Manchester on Monday three Blues in the three-quarte middle-weight title tries (22 points) to two tries (6 work in the early stages owing to pointed, the game being postponed night, when he successfully de line, won by two goals and four
at the last moment owing to misfended his the poor support given him by Mor-understanding by the Portuguese against Jack Hyams, of London, a points).
Lewis-McAvoy fight would be the The Probables scored 19 of the rison and Taylor
Johnson was always a source of
St. John's players turned up at event of the London boxing season points in the first half, but changes danger, at centre-forward, but his breakways down the centre of the St. John's Cathedral Hall at six As a light-heavy-weight McAvoy at the interval levelled up the o'clock, the scheduled time for is at his best. He fought brilliant teams. The feature of the game was field usually found no support. He
their home matches, but after ly against Lewis în America 18 the speed of Obolensky and Percy, had extremely bad luck when he hit
"knocking about" on the court for months ago, though outpointed, and both playing on the right wings on the upright from close quarters, in
almost an hour there was still no was first class, in speed and punch-opposite sides.
Obolensky seems to have recover- ling: power, when beating Eddie the first half, and when his shot
sign of their visitors.
ed the form which brought t was saved, on the goal line by Eventually, at seven o'clo AJ. Phillips a few months ago.
ago, and he raced Hartley, after he had beaten both
Bernitt, St. John's ca
IMPRACTIBLE backs.
cated
London chall
VINGERS
with
or one try
el
second period
some good centres Wil
erton just failed with
centre
to be played at
#000
course,
were desirable,
Farr has tween the
However, St. John's players hav- stated that he wants something like Campbell and Thomas, but Bourne
from Taylor in the closing minutes ing other engagements elsewhere £10,000 to box of the game.
The Middlesex forwards were more methodical in their attack and swung the ball about to their wing- ers. Pearson did not have
the
at that hour, consented to the game being postponed.
WELL-INFORMED
Hyams is anxious to fight Mc- Avoy again. True, he was unfor- tunate in sustaining an eye injury on Monday which ruined any chance he might have had; but I best of luck. He was being con- All League badminton clubs have do not think promoters will be tinually watched by Gough, but in been informed through the press of anxious to stage another fight after spite of this went very near to the times at which the various clubs the disappointing affair at Belle scoring on several occasions. His were prepared to play off their Vue.
head work was good and several attempts just missed their objec
in
pivotal sition with
them in task
home
atches, and it was also ar- that should
be un
time.
at any period, hould get in each other and
Recreio, ho tempt to inform St. John's that they
would not be able to turn up at File; pm although they had, an oppor-
tunity to do 80.
It is not
yet whether St
the points, should they
WIN FOR LEICESTER AT RUGBY
Two County Matches Featured
Condor
gave a very clean and even display at stand-off, and often got his three-quarters moving smoothly. This Cheltenham freshman is un- doubtedly a player with a big fu- ture.
Among the forwards Pollok Morris, tried on both si celled as a hooker -
forwards were