THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 12, 1989.
West Brom's. Big Away Win
HENRY ARMSTRONG WINS
NARROW VERDICT
Defends Welterweight Title Against Former Holder
Las Angeles, To-day, The world welterweight boxing champion, Henry Armstrong, last night narrowly outpointed Baby Arizmendi in a 10 round contest.
The bout was recognised by the California State Boxing Commis- sion as a titular bout, but not by the New York Athletic Commis- sion, who will not recognise any title bout unless it is over 16 rounds. Reuter.
BABE RUTH'S HEART ATTACK : YANKEE OWNER SERIOUSLY ILL
New York, To-day.
The world famous baseball star Babe Ruth was admitted to hos- pital last night suffering from a slight heart attack.
MANCHESTER U. ELIMINATED
FROM F.A. CUP
Many Matches Held Yesterday. HUDDERSFIELD HELD BY NOTTS FOREST
London, To-day.
Outstanding feature of yester- day's F. A. Cup programme, which included Third Round postponed matches and replays was West Bromwich's big away victory over Manchester United, who lost by 5 goals to 1, on their own ground.
́Huddersfield, last year's finalists, were held at home to a goalless draw by Notts Forest, while Bolton and Middlesbrough were also fea- tured in a goalless draw, aften ex- tra time in their replay.
Leicester caused some surprise when they eliminated Stoke by the
N. Whitley (C.B.A.) is seen above about to tackle the Police "A" left-winger in last Sunday's Hockey Association Tournament encounter at Boundary Street, which resulted in a win for C.B.A, by the odd goals in three. ("China Mail” photo).
odd goal in three away from home, BRADMAN ASKED
RECREIO'S
Ipswich TO MAKE REPORT BADMINTON
while Aston Villa had a similar Babe Ruth lost 30 pounds in margin's victory over weight in six weeks as the results Town, who have only just made ON PLAYING of an excessive reducing campaign their debut in the Third Division.
in which he played innumerable Several Scottish League matches CONDITIONS
round of golf and constantly exer-were held yesterday, Falkirk gain-
SENSATION
Recreio caused a sensation last
cised in a gymnasium. This is being the only away win with a vic-Australian Cricket Tour night in the "B" Division of the lieved to have affected his heart. tory over Hamilton by 3 goals to 1.
Yesterday's results were:
F. A. CUP THIRD ROUND (POSTPONED TIES)
By a curious coincidence, Col. Jacob Ruppert, the multi- millionaire brewer and owner of Huddersfield the New York Yankees is critical-Leeds ly ill.
York
It is understood that he has re-Chesterfield ceived the last Catholic rites.
0 Notts Forest 0 3 Bournemouth 1
5
1
0 · Millwall
Southend
1
F. A. CUP THIRD ROUND
Col. Ruppert is suffering from a complication of diseases and is 71*Bolton years of age.-Reuter.
CLUB "A" XV BEAT
SMALL SHIPS IN RUGBY GAME
A very scrappy Rugby game
was
(REPLAYS)
0 Middlesbro'
Ipswich
1 Aston Villa Manchester U. 1 W. Bromwich Stoke
1 Leicester LEAGUE-THIRD DIVISION
Cardiff Mansfield Reading
(SOUTH)
2 Bristol City
0 Newport
3 Watford
(NORTH)
LEAGUE-THIRD DIVISION
2 Rochdale
SCOTTISH LEAGUE-FIRST
witnessed on the Club ground yester- Lincoln day when Club "A" fifteen beat the Small Ships by a goal (5 points), to a try (3 points).
D. I. Bosanquet was in very good Albion form on Club's right wing and scored Hamilton
a spectacular try after a 60 yards run, Hearts
R. G. L. Oliphant majorising the ef- fort. Small Ships broke away in a
loose dribble
In England
AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE
Melbourne, December 30.
Badmington League when they de- feated the holders, St. John's, by 6 games to 3, their two leading pairs winning all three of their engage- ments.
In another "B" Division encoun- ter, Kowloon Tong proved much
The Australian Cricket Board too strong for St. Andrew's, win- of Control has decided to ask ning by nine clear games.
o Don Bradman, the Australian Scores were:
2 Test team captain, to submit a
5 report to the Board of Austral-
RECREIO WIN
Recreio beat St. John's by 6 games tol 3.
2 ian team's recent tour in Eng- land, particularly with regard to playing conditions, and has invit- 1ed him to the next meeting of the A. Xavier and C. C. Pereira (Re- 2 Board before the conditions of beat F. H. Kwok and R. Bevan 21-18
2
creio).
2 the next tour have been decided beat N. Smith and P. Wilson.. 21-19 upon. This decision by the Board beat D. Kwok and F. Newman 21-17 is unprecedented.
C. N. da Silva and E, A. R. Alves On their return to Australia (Recreio). from England several players beat F. H. Kwok and R. Bevan 21-17 complained that the tour had beat N. Smith and P. Wilson .. 21-17 been too strenuous, and suggest- beat D. Kwok and F. Newman 24-23 ged that some of the less import- H. F. Gonsalves and M. M. Soares olant fixtures might be combined (Recreio).
1
DIVISION
2 St. Mirren
1
Falkirk
2
Ayr
Queen O'S.
0
Partick
4
Motherwell Arbroath
0
*After extra time.
following which P. O. Queen's Park 0
King scored an unconverted try near Rangers the corner flag.
J. Hutchinson, as right-centre three-
quarter, was very elusive and kicked a
good length ball to touch, while E. M.
-Reuter.
Watts, the left centre, was too selfish FIRST ROUND
and was more often than not taken in possession.
oto cut out unnecessary travelling. lost to F. H. Kwok and R. Be-
van
21-18
The Board reported that the lost to N. Smith and P. Wilson 18-21
K. TONG ON TOP
0 M.C.C. had agreed to their sugges-lost to D. Kwok and F. Newman 12-21
tion that the playing and financial, conditions of the last two tours in Australia and England should be
Kowloon Tong beat St. Andrews by standard conditions in the future, a clear game. subject to any alteration at the re-
Brown, shone at full-back, where DRAW FOR RUGBY quest of either party.
he gave a very cool performance, his positional play being outstanding.
LEN HARVEY AND LARRY GAINS
TO CLASH
London, To-day.
LEAGUE CUP
The First
London, To-day. Round of the Rugby League Cup, which will take place on February 4, is as follows:
Liverpool
የ
Wigan
บ
St. Helens Rec Leigh
Salford
v. St. Helens
Rochdale
V
Warrington
Hull Kingston
Rovers
ν
Hull
Y
Wakefield
v. Swinton
V
United Glass Blowers
Larry Gains, the coloured Cana- dian heavyweight boxer, who has Broughton been fighting in England for Higginshaw
geveral years, yesterday signed Hunslet articles to fight Len Harvey, the Bradford present British champion, in a 15 round bout at the Harringay Sta-Keighley dium in the middle of March.
Featherstone Leeds
Seaton
ν Huddersfield
Northern
V
V
York
v Batley
V
Bramley v Castleford
น
Dewsbury
V
Barrow
The British Boxing Board of Charlston Red Control will be asked to recognise Rose the fight as for the British Empire Oldham Heavyweight championship. - Reu-
Widnes Halifax
ter.
-Reuter,
NO 30-HOUR TESTS
F. Cheng and Lee Kam-ming (K. Tong).
beat I, Gibson and S. Darby.. 21— 3 beat A. S. Bliss and W. Knox.. 21-16 beat Tomlinson and S. A. A decision regarding an applica- Broadbridge
21-12 tion from S. Barnes (New South Wales), who seeks his release from beat Gibson and Darby-
Peter Lo and P. Fletcher (K. Tong), 21-3 the contract clause relating to go-beat Bliss and Knox ing to England to play cricket with-beat Tomlinson and Broad- in two years of the 1938 tour, is be bridge
beat
21-8
21-11
21- 2
21 4
21- 0.
ing conveyed to Barnes privately. R E. Lee and F. S. Ko (K. Tong).
The Board to-day considered a beat Gibson and Darby letter from the M.C.C. suggest-beat Bliss and Knox ing 30-hour Tests, and decided
Broad- Tomlinson and bridge that it would be inimical to the interests of the game in Australia to abandon the "limitless" Tests there.
U.S.R.C. BEAT GOVT, HOUSE
AT LAWN BOWLS
The Board, however, welcomed the suggestion to increase to five days in Tests in England, providing
At King's Park yesterday, United that this would not upset the exist Services Recreation Club beat a Gov- ing rule regarding the final match, ernment, House team, led by His Ex- which is played to a finish.-Excellency the Governor, by a margin of change.
11 shots. U.S.R.C. scored 70 shots as against 59 by the visitors.