VISIT OF ICE HOCKEY TEAM CANCELLED
London-The visit of two pro- True it is there are sections of au- fessional ice hockey teams fromdiences who welcome these interludes, the United States has been can-but the majority come to see a good celled. An occasional touch of
game of ice hockey. Lately they have excitement is welcome in
any expressed their disapproval by' remain. branch of sport, but not too much ing away. of it.
was
The future of ice hockey in Britain is very uncertain. If it is abandoned few will be surprised. If it continues it will be when the players have ac quired a little more self-discipline than they have been wont to display in the past.
Last week, as in previous weeks, there
considerable fighting among the players. Referees found themselves powerless to keep the games under control. Some of the To add to the worries of the ice hoc players have an idea that an occa-key promoters are a bunch of youngs. sional sparring match adds zest to whose speed at roller skating tends to ters from Europe and the United States
the game.
rival ice hockey.
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 8, 1989.
2 HOLES-IN-ONE
BUT LOSES
· Portland, Oregon.-Marty_Lep tich, who once played baseball för the Oakland club in the Pacific Coast League, made two holes in one in a match and still lost the contest.
He holed out, his tee shot on the 117-yard fourth hole, rammed a wood home for a deuce on the 446- yard par four twelfth, and on the 112-yard nineteenth he again sank his tee shot.
He had a score of 71, but his op- ponent, Dave Pearson, who had a 75, still defeated him in match The play by a score of 3 and 2. match was played over the Penin- sular Course here.
KANE'S EASY: WIN IN PARIS
Paris, May 23.-A crowd of 8000 saw Peter Kane, ex-world fly-weight cham- pion, earn an easy points victory over El Houssine, the Moroccan bantam- weight, in a ten-round contest at the Palais des Sports, Paris, to-night. The margin of Kane's victory may be judged from the fact that he seven rounds and drew three.
won
El, Houssine was sent to the boards for a count of nine in the opening round, and for the remainder of the bout contented himself with boxing almost continuously on the defensive. Showing brilliant footwork, Kane scor- ed effectively with powerful left hooks throughout the contest. Except for a few spasmodic outbursts of aggression, the Moroccan failed to approach the same class as Kane. Prolonged cher- ieng greeted the British boxer's vic- tory. Press Association.
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