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Up she goes for the first sail of the year a week-end cruise for Easter. These jolly yacht girls at Leigh, Essex, look as if they were going to enjoy themselves, too. (Copyright, Fox).
ETON
CRICKET
COACH
Woolley May Succeed Hirst
Windsor, Friday.
It was announced at Eton College
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1938.
FARR TO MEET HARVEY
AT WHITE CITY? ST PROMOTER'S REQUEST ***
THE
TO BOARD
(By HAROLD LEWIS)***
•London.
THE first fight in this country for Tommy Farr, the British heavy- weight champion, on his return from the United States next months is still unsettled.
Recently Mr. Sydney Hulls, the promoter of the Harringay Arena Company, interviewed the British Boxing Board of Control, to ascertain whether the Board would support him in his claim to the right to stage Farr's next match in England.
Mr. Hulls declined to disclose
what happened at the interview, BRILLIANT
but I can state that plans are in preparation for a fight between Farr and Len Harvey to take place under the promotion of Mr. Hulls during the summer
BOWLING
probably in the open at the White BY NICHOLS
City in July.
Harvey recently won the British light-heavyweight title, and is a former holder of the heavyweight championship.
However, the National Sporting Club, who have also been endeavour- ing to secure Farr's services for
Reply To Omission From England XI LEICESTER'S WIN
some time, have reached an agree- OVER NORTHANTS
ment with Farr's. American - mana- ger, Mr. Joe Gould, and there also appears to have been some
REGAINS SURREY respondence between Gould
CRITCHLEY
GOLF TITLE
the Wembley Stadium.
MR. HULL'S CLAIM
cor-
and
London, To-day.
Taking six Australian wickets for 25 runs in the visitors' second knock, Nichols the Essex fast bowler, gave a fiery display of ac-
Brig.-Gen. A. C. Critchley (Ad- Mr. Hulls' claim arises as a re-curate and brilliant bowling, in dington), winner of the title insult of a match planned between reply to the Selectors' omission in 1932, regained the Surrey amateur Farr and Max Schmeling last year excluding him from among the 13 golf championship at Woking, before Farr went to New York to players for the England Test team. when he defeated J.M. Blandy fight Joe Louis. The case went to The Australians, however, won (Woodcote Park) by one hole. in the law courts.
the match by 97 runs, but were ex- the final. The winner was the Another discussion concerned tended every inch of the way. to day that George Hirst, the for- steadier in the long
and Phil Zwick, the American boxer, McCable, the tourists' vice-captain, game mer England and Yorkshire cricke-putted soundly throughout.
who was refused a permit to fight was featured in a fighting innings, ter who has been coach at the
in this country. Zwick, who was ac-scoring his 50, which included college for 15 years, . is ill with
companied by his legal representa- six boundaries, in 75 minutes. wards, and after the meeting said: Ward were responsible by skittling tive, gave evidence before the ste-L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith and Frank
"I do not know what the board's Essex out in their second venture decision is. I hope to hear in the at the wicket for. a meagre 87. next few days."
field.
pneumonia at his home in Hudders- who played for Surrey, will have
charge the collage coaching.
Hirst is expected to retire at the end of this season. Frank Woolley, who is playing in his last for Kent, is being mentioned
Hirst, who is 66, will be unable to resume his duties for at least a month or six weeks.
During his absence Andy Ducat, Eton as a likely successor.
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LAWN BOWLS
Kowloon Dock Beat
Bowling Green
In a friendly Lawn Bowls game yes- terday the Kowloon Docks Recreation Club beat Kowloon Bowling Green Club by 8 shots,・ - K.B.G.C.
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A. Hyde Lay
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G. C. Norman
N. Hardie.
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Ward captured 11 wickets for 77 runs in the course of the match.
In spite of Nichols' phenomenal figures in this match, he has not been very much in the limelight this season,-und-his-best figures, as cabled by Reuter, were:
7 for 62 v.. Yorkshire.
5 for 40 and
5 for 57 v. Cambridge U. LEICESTERSHIRE WIN
At Leicester, Leicestershire beat
and 143 runs, Walsh laying the Northamptonshire by an innings
foundation for the victory.when he took 7 for 46 to skittle out North- ants for 125 runs in their second · knock,
Leicestershire replied with 871 for 8 declared, Prentice retiring 22 hurt after being undefeated for
154 runs.
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W. Houston
W. R. Forsyth
S. M. White
R. P. Phillips
J. V. Ramsey
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EA. Atkins.
L. G. Coombes A. Macfarlane E. W. Lincs
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W. C. Tillery
J. McMaster.
T. Coleman
J. Fraser 17 (Skip)
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At Southend, the Australians "beat... ·· Essex by 97 runs.
Australians: 145 (W. A. Brown 55; Farnes 4 for 48) and 163 (W. J. McCabe 50, Nichols 6 for 25). Essex: Essex 114 (F. Ward 7 for 511 and 87 (L. O'B, Fleetwood-Smith 5 for 28, F. Ward 4 for 26)..
COUNTY CHÄMPIONSHIP
At Leicester, Leicestershire beat 24 Northamptonshire by an Innings and
148 runs.
Northants: 109 and 125 (Walsh*7 for
·40)
20 Leicester: 871 for 8 déc. (Prentice 154"
not out retired hurt).
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