THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1938.
Lynch To Make Comeback
EARLY SHOW OF EAGERNESS
SCOTTISH RUGBY
PROSPECTS
BUT MUST REST COLONY FIRST FOR SEVERAL GOLF
MONTHS
May Meet Sixto Escobar For Bantam Title
(By AIR MAIL)
London, October 4.
TITLE
WILL BE HELD 'ON SUNDAY
The Amateur Golf Championship of the Colony will be played at Fanling on Sunday, over the Old and New Courses at Fanling. The following starting times have been arranged:
OLD COURSE
9.20 a.m. P. H, Scoores, ...
9.25 8. H. Dodwell.
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E. J. R. Mitchell.
9.85
F. Groves.
9.40
S. J.. H. Fox.
9.45
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D. J. Gilmore.
NEW COURSE
There appears to be something
Benny Lynch has decided to accept the offer of the National in Scottish Rugby this
Sporting Club, announced on Tuesday, to help him regain world 9.30 season which was lacking last year at championship rank. this time. That something is a A statement was made by the National Sporting Club last night, general eagerness for the season which said "Lynch will arrive in London to-morrow morning to
place himself unreservedly in the hands of the Club."
which lies ahead, a feeling gen- eral among players and followers that Rugby is decidedly worth while. My belief is that this re- newed zest for the game can be directly attributed to Scotland's almost dramatic success in the series of international matches last season.
How will Scotland fare this season? Will the successes of last year be repeated? Already, with the season scarce begun, this question is being discussed with relish, with relish because it is felt that Scottish prospects are bright, and the day when Wilson Shaw will lead out the
LYNCH
ENTERS
Scottish fifteen against England NURSING
at Murrayfield is worth looking forward to.
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HOME
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Arrangement are being made for Lynch to go into the country, and afterwards to take a two months sea voyage on a cargo steamer.
1.00 p.m. J. J. Basto.
1.05.
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1.10
1.15
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1.20
1.25
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F. E. A. Remedios.
A. J. Dennis.
W. Ahern.
W. A. Stewart,
A. E Lissaman.
NEW COURSE
9.20 a.m. Col. J. F. King. 9.25 T. A. Pearce. ·
Mr. Jack Boyer, a director of the National Sporting Club, is to de- fray the costs of Lynch's rest, and Major Bruce Logan, another direc tor, is making himself responsible 9.40 for arranging the sea voyage.
Mr. Harding, the N.S.C: manager, said that Lynch readily expressed his willingness to accept the offer when he spoke to him on the telep- hone in Glasgow:
BANTAM TITLE
13
9.30 9.85
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R! Young.
J. B. Mackie.
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E. T. McMullen.
OLD COURSE 1.00 p.m. A. W. Ramsey. 1.05 E. Sadick.
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110.
1.15 1.20
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T.-D. Paton. A. Lopes.
· O. E. C. Marton.
"I was very impressed by his CLUB-ARMY
sincerity," said Mr. Harding. "He
told me quite simply, when I had RUGBY GAME coming down to London with my TO-MORROW
explained everything to him-'I am!
bag to-night, and you can do what you like with me.""
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The following have been chosen London, October 5.
It will be several months before to represent the Hong Kong Foot- Taking leave of his wife, and Lynch comes back to the ring, but ball Club in a friendly Rugby game setting aside all the pleasures to which he has been accustomed,
the N.S.C. have promised him that against an Army side on the Club Benny Lynch, former word fly-
they will endeavour to get Sixto ground to-morrow. weight champion boxer, went into Escobar, the American holder of the a Middlesex nursing home yester- day to "begin a new career and
world bantam-weight championship, again become a world champion."
to come to London and defend the Lynch, who suffered the first knock-title against the Scot.
It is natural in any considera- tion of prospects to mention the| hero of Twickenham first for Wil- son Shaw is established as one of the world's great players. Hav- ing being young and with more than five years of interna- tional Rugby behind him, there is no reason to fear that Shaw will show any decline in brilliance this season or, indeed, for some time to come. He has already made a bright start in club Rug-out of his career on Monday, is to un- by this season, and Scotland can dergo treatment in the nursing home, be thankful that he found it im- and will then round off his rest cure will afterwards go into the country, possible to make the journey to with a two months sea voyage on a South Africa with the British cargo boat as a deck band. team.
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All the costs are being defrayed by REMAINS INTACT
the National Sporting Club and its Of the Scottish XV which gained all last members, with the object of enabling year's "glittering prizes" at Twicken- great fighter to "come back.” ham in March it seems very likely that
"An eminent doctor, who is a mem- apart from the front row of the scrum
ber of the club, has arranged every- the team will remain intact at least thing personally, and is to supervise for the first of the major trial games. Lynch's rest for the next few weeks, The old problem of a hooker must re- and another member is arranging for vive, however, because J. D. Hastie has his sea trip," said Mr. John Harding now retired from the game. P. W.manager of the N.S.C. "We are doing Tait, of the Royal High School F.P., this for the sake of a great fighter, and may be brought back again but my
for the good of British boxing.” Impression is that an entirely new mar will be brought in to try his skill listened in London to the scheme. which It was a dramatic scene as Lynch against Toft and Co. Something must he was told frankly "wou'd be terribly be done to give Scotland at least a fair difficult to fulfil.” His wife looked on share of the ball from the set scrum- anxiously, but when he had thought it mages. It is too much too expect over carefully the little Scot assented, backs to go on winning matches with although the beads of perspiration or no more than about one third of the his forehead told of the battle he was chances afforded to the opposing backs. having within himself.
Any loss of form on the part, of any of the backs wi'l find another of a most equal quality ready to step in. J. Dun, the young Gala full-back, has al ready this season given evidence of steadily improving form, and G. Ro- berts, the present holder of the posi tion, will have to be at his best to re Bist Dun's cha'lonne, Fur
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thing," said Lynch. "I am certain tha
"I realise now that it is the only my heart is still in fighting, and I am world championship again.". determined' to come back and win a
Renwick and J. G. S. Forrest. This season, too, they should, both be even D. J. Macrae has had a gruelling better than last year. With K C timo in South Africa, and it is just as Fyfe home from abroad again: the se well that examinations will keep him lectors will find themselves well sup from playing "too much in the first plied with wing-threequarters. half of the season. R. C. S. Dick also It is difficult to think of anyone chal will have to consider, the demands of lenging R. W. Shaw for the stand-of examination preparations, but both half position, but T. F. Dorward is by these match winning contres should be no means scoure in his place at scrum as potent as ever in the spring of the half, W. R. Logan has retired from year. E. G. Hunter, of Watsonians, "Borfous" rugby after a career repleto will be ready to show that Scotland Ie rich in reserves if either Dick or Mac rae should drop out.
Not for a long", time, has "" had as a pair mich a clever and. couple of wing
with varied, honours. Dorward's c'os- est rival may be E. 0. Kolein of He- riot's, who is a brilliant little plaver and full of pluck. All things consider. ade-Boot prospects are, decidedly N.bright.
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