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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1939.
Page 25°
Len Harvey May Go To America
But Only For World Title Fight
Will Not Participate In An Eliminator Bout
(By HAROLD LEWIS)
Len Harvey, having recaptured the British heavy-weight title when he easily beat Eddie Phillips, discussed future matches. He aims high, and will not be easily matched.
Mr. Hulls, the Harringay promoter, is anxious to put Harvey into the ring in London against Max Baer, and intends to leave for New York to secure Baer's signature.
THIS VERY PERPLEXING RUGBY SEASON
Plea For Eight Solid Scrummagers
(By HOWARD MARSHALL)
I suppose there never has been a more perplexing Rugby football season than the one through which we are now so rapidly passing. The selectors of three countries at least would confess, if shocked out of their habitual reserve, that they have no firm notions whatever about their na- tional teams.
the
Failing Baer, he hopes to in- duce John Henry Lewis, former world's light heavy-weight cham- pion, to come over for a return fight with Harvey, whom he beat at Wembley two years ago. Wal- ter Neusel is also considered as an opponent.
For the past two months, Harvey has been in touch with Mr. Jimmy Johnstone, the New York promoter, regarding possible fights . in America, and when the result of the Phillips fight was known in New York, Johnstone and Mike Jacobs) both talked of inviting Harvey to go. Harvey's reply was:
NO ELIMINATORS
"I am not particularly interested in Max Baer as a fight with him takes me nowhere, Neusel. I regard in exactly the same way. I want no more eliminating fights, and I will not in any circumstances go to America to take part in one.
"I would
Unemployed men from Durham played football on the playing fields of Eton on December 15. They were from St. Helen's Social Centre, which Eton College "adopted" last year. When Eton visited St. Helens, the unemployed beat them by 6 goals to 2. This was the return match. Photo shows-Eton boys showing their visitors round the college. (Copyright, Fox).
WATSONIANS' RUGBY TOUR.
Narrow Defeat In
Last Match
RING COLLAPSES IN GLASGOW BOUT
(By AIR MAIL)
There was a remarkable incident în the principal contest in Glasgow be- tween Johny M'Manus, of Twechar, and Jim Hayes, of Leeds. Just on the close of the ninth round, M'Manus backed heavily to the ropes. To the general surprise the two back posts of the ring collapsed, and when M'Manus made to (By AIR MAIL)
rise the two remaining posts also caved in. Better conditions prevailed for the
The contest had to go there to fight Joe
be suspended, Louis for the world's heavyweight tour at Cardiff Arm Park, and a crowdter of ten minutes being lost. When concluding match of the Watsonians' while repairs were carried out, a mat- title, and I would go for a match of 8000 spectators saw a keen game, the boxers were again called upon to with John Henry Lewis for the light | Cardiff deserved their victory, but there resume the contest they had been box- heavyweight championship. I am
is no doubt that had the Watsonian ing only a matter of seconds when the just as qualified to fight Louis as the determined rushes of their
backs possessed the speed to follow up bell closed the round.
for- Tommy Farr was.
M'Manus was taking the place of wards, there would have been a differ-Teddy O'Neill, of Dumbarton, the ent tale to tell.
Scottish bantam-weight champion, who Cardiff's superiority was most mark-and towards the end he came well into had to call off on account of influenza, ed behind, but the three-quarters, the fight and ultimately a draw was though having plenty of opportunities declared at the end of the scheduled their pack, were never impressive in consequent upon the cleaner heeling of ten rounds. their handling.
TOM DICK OR HARRY!
The legislators are scratching their heads-I profoundly hope they are, at any rate-about the glut of penalty goals. The coun-. ties are wondering whether the
Of course, the power of
the semi-finalists in the championship purse generally operates in boxing. will ever emerge.
It has to. But I do not think there is
Yorky Bentley. Canada, defeated Jim Mount, Greenock, in the fourth round This county situation is perhaps the slightest prospect of my going It was fortunate, therefore, that Bas- of a ten rounds bout, the referee stop- not quite as complex as it appears to America unless it is for a title sett, Cardiff's Welsh international left ping the contest after the Scot had to be on the surface. Anough only fight,
wing, was in top form, and it was the been sent down for two counts of nine. Cheshire have so far feached
who gained their lead with a spectacu-A. B. Dobbin, of Glasgow, the chal- "As to a fight here, who is there? lar try. Immediately afterwards, how-lenger for the Scottish welter-weight semi-final, it seems fairly clear how I see no point in fighting Baer, even fever, Reid showed rare opportunism in championship, drew with Ken Andrews, the other three afvisions will end in London. Still, we must await de-charging down a kick by Brown, and Dundee, over ten rounds.
velopments and see what is offered. off his chest, scored an equalising try. following up the kick, which rebounded, Except in the case of a world title Before the interval, however, Brown It is vitally important that a penalty fight I am not desperately eager regained Cardiff's lead with a penalty goal should equal a try. Unfortunate- to grab a match with Tom, Dick or goal.
ly there are unscrupulous players in have Harry. In fact, it is possible I shall Cardiff had more of the play in the the game, players who would not he-
the make an exhibition tour."
second half, but though Watsonians sitate, for instance, to risk a penalty al-
were handicapped when K. Roberts had for offside when they led by three to retire with an injury, they offered points and a penalty would still leave a stern defence, G. Roberts, R. M. them a point ahead. The penalty goal Donaldson, and R. Welsh all being at its present value is a deterrent, and prominent.
must remain so.-Howard Marshall.
up.
HANTS CANNOT FAIL
Pampshire, for example, sly to beat Sussex to head South-Eastern Division, and though I intend no slight to the stout-hearted efforts of Sussex, it would be exceedingly surprising if tion. Hampshire failed.
J. R. Spear, of Blackheath,
it
In the meanwhile, most of us are seems to me, is one of them, and I
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We may see in the Probables' forward leader. team the shape of things to come, Back-row players of real quality but it would be rash to conclude seem to be scarce. We have any that the shape has at all definite out- Jamount of the scampering, showy, lines.
destructive kind, but they are out
I feel that there will be a consi-of place in a potential England side. derable number of changes. J. L. GENUINE SCRUMMAGERS Giles, for example, must come in if If we cannot find successors to he is fit by then, and presumably B. E. Nicholson will be given another our selectors would do the game a chance in the centre.
MORE EXPERIMENTS
our Tom Voyces I am convinced that
great service if they picked eight genuine scrummagers. Let us have someone capable of watching the blind side intelligently, by all means,
In all probability the selectors but unless we find a rover of authen-
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