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R 12, 1988,
N.B.A. Issue "Ladder" Plan
Cyril Laxton, famous swimming and diving coach, is now busy train- ing two kiddies whom he predicts will eventually become English cham- pions. They are little Maureen Dodds, aged nine, and Rex Hayden, aged eight, seen here with the coach. The boy has won every Junior event he has entered and has been giving exhibitions since he was four. (Copy- right, Fox).
ARSENAL SIGN SCOTS BOY BRICKLAYER
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Bonnyrigg, September 1.
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English First Division team.
Hughie went out to the pictures with a chum last night to celebrate the event which lines him up behind Tall, good-looking Hughie Glass,two of football's most glamorous 18-year-old 22/0-a-week apprentice names-"Wizard" Alex. James and bricklayer living in this little Mid"£14,000" Bryn Jones. Lothian town, smiled shyly at me to- night and said:
for "Yes, it's true I signed on Arsenal," writes a "Daily Express" correspondent.
Mr. Willie Gordon, an Edinburgh man, acting on behalf of Arsenal, had brought the papers up a few hours previously to secure Glass's services from Bonnyrigg Rose, East of Scot- land Junior eleven, for the famous
RANGERS” · CAPTURE
An important football transfer was carried out in Glasgow on September 1 when J. Scott Symon, of Ports- mouth, was transferred to Rangers.
RATINGS FOR FOUR WEIGHTS
Farr's Name Deleted Until His Return
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London, September 1. The National Boxing Associa- tion--the boxers' Union last night issued their first * national, ratings under the ladder plan. The scheme is for boxers to be placed on a "rung" of the ladder, and to be promoted or relegated according to their performances.
Ratings for four weights only. have as yet been decided, and they are in order of merit, follows:
"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
Famous Rowing Blue
Capt. Robert Croft Bourne, M.P.,
Deputy-Chairman of Ways and Means since 1931, has died suddenly at the age of 50 on August 4. He, gained distinction by stroking the Oxford crew to victory on four occasions be fore the Great War.
Gilbert Charles Bourne, F.R.S., a for- He was the only son of the late Dr.
Asmer Professor of Zoology and Com- parative Anatomy at Oxford, and was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford.
Heavy-Weight-Len Harvey, Eddie Phillips, Jack Doyle, Larry Gains, George James, Ben Foord (Tommy Farr is rated No. 1 of this division, but in view of his prolonged aboard his name has been deleted until his return.)
absence
At 25 Capt. Bourne was called to the Bar at Lincolns Inn, and less than a year later was on war service with the Herefordshire Regt. In August, 1915, he was seriously wounded at Light Heavy-Weight-Len Harvey, Suvla Bay, and after the war it be Jock M'Avoy, Jack Hyams, Eddie came necessary for him to lend .an. Peirce, Tommy Martin, Darkie Elus.
open-air life. Because of that he Middle-Weight,—Jock M'Avoy, Jack took up hop farming for some time în Hyams, Eaaie Peirce, Ginger Sadd, the neighbourhood of Oxford. Eadie Maguire, George Davis.
Welter-Weight-Jake Kilrain, Ernie Roderick, Harry Mizler, George Daly, Norman Snow, Lefty Flynn.
A committee representative of promoters, managers, and boxers,
CHANGES IN SHANGHAI, BOWLS TEAM
W. Napier Unable To Make Trip, Transferred To Tientsin
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Symon has been much sought after
from I hear on the most reliable author- of late. He was transferred Dundee to Portsmouth in August 1935 ity that W. Napier, who was select at a substantial fee. A fortnighted to play for Shanghai in the forth- ago it was known that both Ayr and coming bowls Interport matches, will
Continued at foot of next Col,
not be able to make the journey, to the Colony, as he is being transferred
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to Tientsin.
It is interesting to note that he was beaten in the Final of the Shanghai Open Singles Bowls Championship by Hugh Wallace, who will be coming down with the team.
was
In 1923 he stood as Conservative candidate for Oxford City, but unsuccessful. In the following year, however, he won the seat and retained it at each subsequent election.
Ten years ago, when Sir Dennis Herbert visited India, Capt. Bourne took his place by acting as Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, and the pronounced skill he showed in this capacity 'led to his succeeding to the office in 1981 when Sir Dennis Her bert became chairman,
Capt. Bourne, by his diligence, quickly became an acknowledged authority on standing orders and pro- cedure, and in the discharge of his duties he showed businesslike qualiti es which gained general approval. There was probably no faster speaker He was in the House of Commons.
As an oarsman his performances sworn of the Privy Council in 1985. were remarkable. He rowed twice for Eton in 1908, and in the following year made his first appearance Oxford stroke, This was the famous race when he broke D. C. R. Stuart's run of victories and completely con- founded the critics who had been in- clined to laugh at his staccato style.
ns
He also stroked Oxford to victory in 1910. 1911 and 1912, the year. in which both boats sunk at the first at
being the only stroke to win
races.
HOLED IN ONE
to
aided by the views of boxing critics, tempt. He thus created a record as four have rated the men.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
By his achievements he proved a Mr. F. H. Jackson, assistant worthy successor to his father,
who secretary of the Association said rowed for Oxford in 1882 and 1888, last night "It is thought by many devoted a great part of his life
Oxford that several of the boxers rated will rowing and coached more
crews than any other old Blue... be unable to make the weight for the division in which they are list- ed. The committee, however, feel that until the various contests un- der the ladder plan take place, these boxers should be placed in the divi- sion to which they claim to belong. "A boxer coming over-weight for a ladder contest-In other than championship contests a 2 lbs at lowance is made will either lose his rung on the ladder, or be rated in the next division. A boxer will no longer be able to mislead the public as to his weight.”
Rangers were anxious
services of thi
"could not pay the
Symon should greatly
the middle division of the Ibr He joined Dena Park club Dundee Violet:
Perthshire
ken a leading part
FOR OPPONENT
holes of a course near Washington, Reaching the tee at one of the short U.S., a player, feeling very tired, lay down on a bench.
After his opponent had hit a ball one asked his companion to hit a ball in the direction of the green, the tired
for him. Courteously, the player did as requested, and then the pair pro- ceeded to the" reen."
Only one ball could be seen, and It belonged to the player who had played both balls. It was resting about five feet from the pin. "Think- Ing he had won the hole enally, he said to his thred companion, "Don't squawk. It looks as if I have socked. your ball into the woods.
"I'm not complaining, sald the unty cricket team; other, no longer tired after his reat wo on the bench. He stepped forward at and suddenly discovered that his ball'
was safely in the cup.
His opponent had shot an “ace" for o