THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1938.
TEAMS FOR
NEXT SATURDAY'S SOCCER CLASSIC
England To Meet Scotland At Wembley
London, To-day. The English and Scottish · Inter- national Football League teams for next Saturday's encounter at the Wembley Stadium, have been se lected as follows:
England: - Woodley (Chelsea); Sproston (Leeds) and Hapgood (Ar-
senal); Willingham (Huddersfield).
Cullis (Wolves) and Copping (Arsen- al); Matthews (Stoke), "Hall (Totten- (Middlesborough), Ste- ham). Fenton
Bastin phenson (Leeds United) and (Arsenal).
Scotland: Cumming (Middlesbor- ough); Anderson. (Hearts) and Beattie (Preston); Shankly (Preston), Smith (Preston) and Brown (Rangers); Mine (Hearts), (Middlesborough), Walker
Frank O'Donnell (Blackpool). Mutch (Preston) and Reid (Brentford).
In spite of the fact that great interest is still being maintained in next Saturday's classic, England
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The above picture shows the Cambridge University Boat-Race crew at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham, where they prepared for their unsuccessful race against Oxford
have already won the Internation- 15 SECONDS
al Tournament, while Ireland are
at present second, although if Scot-K. O. IN ARMY
land win, they will share the run- ners-up berth.
The following is the present standings of the four International
teams:-
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TABLE TO DATE
England
Ireland
Wales Scotland
P. W. L.D. F. A. Pts.
BOXING FINALS
Private Wigzell's Classic Punch
(By HAROLD LEWIS)
(Fox Copyright).
KANE OUTPOINTS BATAILLE IN PARIS
FRENCH OPPONENT
OUTCLASSED
Paris, February 25. PETER KANE (Liverpool), making his first ap- pearance as a bantamweight here, beat Georges Bataille, the former French bantam champion, on London, March 5. points at the Salle Wagram to-night over 10 rounds. It is believed that Kane may now be offered a fight with the Territorial army boxing championships winner of the Sangchili-Brown contest in order to decide the pos at the Albert Hall last night, one ac- session of the LB.U. world title. 10complished by Private W. Wigzell in defence of the Territorial other ranks feather-weight title was one
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RECREIO RUNNERS-UP TO H.K. UNIVERSITY
Beat Chinese "Y" In Badminton Match
Among many knock-outs which en- livened the finals of the Army and
Kane was much too good for the Frenchman, having his man
of the down five times during the bout. In the fourth round Kane knock- most remarkable seen in amateur box-ed Bataille down twice, and he put the Frenchman on the canvas
hree times in the eighth. ing for several years.
ed this brief contest...
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The Golborne man opened by
margin.
Wigzell knocked out his opponent,
Kane continued to batter” at Fusilier Higgs, in roughly 15 seconds. He had accomplished one-round knock- outs in two preliminary fights, but this attacking with strong right up-Bataille with short left jabs follow- was over in two punches. It was short right of classic style which and Percuts, but Bataille bothered ed by hard right uppercuts, and the him considerably by his low Frenchman began, to weaken. With In amateur boxing, of course, the crouch. The Frenchman appear- fast short right hooks to the body knock-out is not acknowledged. There ed none too confident, and the Kane put his opponent down for a is no count, and the fight is stopped if first round was Kane's by a wide count of nine.
SHORT-LIVED Club de Recreio beat the Chinese one man fails to resume within reason-
} In the second round Bataille took This stung the Frenchman inte YMCA by 5 sets to 4 in their "An able time. Butt Higgs was out com- pletely, and fell headlong on his face. Division Badminton League match, Wigzell is a mechanic at Hendon, and to infighting, and kept rushing action, and he landed two left hooks Bataille to the Lancashire man's head. But at the Taikoo Club last night and is the most promising boxer the Ser Kane at close quarters.
was endeavouring to land some the burst was only short-lived. as a result are runners-up to HK.vices have produced for years.
WIDELY VARIED
damaging right hooks, and he nar- University-
widely As usual, the boxing was Last night's scores were: L. A. Carvalho and M. Silva varied in standard. Some bouts con- rowly missed two to the head, but sisted of boxing which was orthodox Kane, keeping at a safe distance, (Recreio). lost to P. H. Wong and C. Au 17-21 to a military degree--and quite unhurt-won the second round by two heavy
24-20 full Others were exciting fights to a rights to the body. beat F. Koh and S. Y. Hon beat H. Koh and A. Chuang 21 6 standstill, as, for instance, the final of M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios the Temitorial Officers' light-heavy- -(Recreio).
lost to Wong and A¤, beat F. Koh and Hon beat E Koh and Chuang
H. A. Barros and H. A. creio).
lost to Wong and An lost to F. Koh and Hon beat H. Koh and Chnang
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Kane in the eighth round attack- ed, determined to finish. A left upperent sent Bataille down for a count of nine. A right hook sent the Frenchman down for another count of nine was called when weight division, in which Lt. Allison Bataille went back to his crouch-Bataille received another right 16-21 and Lt. Powell fought such a slogging 21-7 match that both were exhausted at the ing tactics in the third and puzzled hook. This was a thrilling round.
Kane
The Lancashire man then From then on there was only one 21--18 end of the second two-minute round.
Alves (Re-
HENRY PICARD WINS AUGUSTA MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT
PUZZLED KANE
The 6ft. fin. giant, Lt. Luke, retained varied his body attack and tried man in the ring, but în spite of bis heavyweight title after a clumsy landing vicious uppercuts, most of efforts from all angles Kane could 20-24 fight with an exciting finish, for the which landed on Bataille's gloves not manage to land a knock-out 20-23 bell ended the fight as his opponent, 21 6 Lt. Anderson, lay on his face, knocked The third round was even.
Augusta, To-day, The annual Augusta Masters Golf Tournament, which attracts. the major stars in America, was yesterday won by Henry Picard, a member of America's Ryder Cup team, whose net aggregate totalled 285, giving him a margin of two strokes over Henry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl, also American By- der Cup players, who tied for se- cond place with aggregates of 287. R. T. "Bobby" Jones, probably the finest golfer the world has ever known, finished well down the list with an aggregate of 2975
Detailed scores were:—
Henry Picard
Henry Cooper Ralph Galdahl Pank:BuxyzLƏ Bobby Jones
68
285
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