THE CHINA MALL, SEPTEMBER 4, 1939.
VERY INTERESTING HEAVYWEIGHT SITUATION IN BRITISH BOXING
Many Challengers For Len Harvey
LONDON MAY
SHOCK FARR
LONDON, AUGUST 20. The most interesting heavy- weight situation British boxing has known for many years is developing. Len Harvey, the champion, is 32, which is getting on, even for a champion of the Harvey conserving brand. He awaits challengers.
The natural challenger, of many arguments, is Tommy Farr, who surrendered the championship by default when he went to America. Farr and Harvey are still talking in terms beyond the draw- ing power of the fight.
ENJOYABLE TENNIS YESTERDAY
The return tennis afternoon between Club de Recreio and Kowloon Cricket Club took place at King's Park yester- day and was thoroughly enjoyed by all concerned..
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Meanwhile Farr has accepted a fight
LEN HARVEY
P.T.U. MEETING
FOOTBALL STRIKE
ACTION NOT
RAISED
London,・ August 23. Strike action as a means of securing consideration of their requests was not con- sidered by footballers. and trainers at the annual meet- ing of the Association Foot- ball Players and Trainers' Union in Manchester yes- terday.
with Jack London in Swansea, on though the club's official Monday Members agreed to adopt the pro- September 5. London has sought re- evenings do not start until October.] cedure suggested by the English cognition of his ability for two or We are likely to be reminded further Football League of putting their three years now, but has been unable of N.S.C. activities by the fact that the major claims before the individual
clubs. to climb into the big fight circle. clever young Salford heavyweight, Tom Reddington, will fight on the same programme,
Against Farr he has everything to gain and nothing much to lose, and Farr will find that he has taken on a tougher proposition than he probably imagines.
K.C.C. won the men's doubles by 5 to
-FARR MUST BOX
I doubt if Farr can produce a punch rock this strong and steadfast sets to 4 and the women's doubles by Yorkshireman, and he will be wise to
box his man.
7--2,
Following were the scores:--
WOMEN'S DOUBLES Mrs. L. Silva and Miss M. Xavier (Recreio).
·lost to Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs.
Knight
lost to Mrs. Clarke and Miss
"Bradbury
Miss
1---
London is never more dangerous, however, than when he appears to be cornered. His bald head, deep, star- ing eyes, and rolling gait lend an air of distress which he is, in fact, far from feeling, and Farr will have to guard against the storming, swinging 4-6 counter-attacks by which, because of the surprise element they contain, 3-6 London has won many of his fights by
a knock-out.
·lost to Miss Harker and
Stokes Miss-O. Ribeiro and. Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio).
-REDDINGTON'S REVENGE
Should his opponent be Tommy Martin, as, I gather, is Mr. Hulls's wish, the process of this interesting elimina- tion will be carried a stage further.
The delegates considered the Lea- gue's inability to agree to sugges- tions put forward by the Union for improved wages and benefits for players. - .
UNION'S REQUESTS
The requests were:-
An increase of £1 per week, mak-
Martin and Reddington are two of the fastest heavyweights of to-day. They were concerned in one of the ing a maximum of £9 per week.
best fights of last season, but Redding- ton has improved sufficient to suggest his revenge is the likely outcome.
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The establishment of a minimum wage of £4 per week with the al- ternative of a free transfer.
Winter
on
to commence August 1, or when the players re- training if prior to that port for date...
representative of the Union to
with the Jubilee Benevolent Fund.
If the unofficial eliminating com- petition were carried to its logical con- clusion, the winner of Reddington and Martin should be matched with the winner of Farr and London, with Eddie Philips drawing a bye, but that be assigned to the committee dealing would keep Harvey waiting too long.
It is more probable that Farr, if he beats London, will step up to a title fight forthwith, but the day cannot be Mr. Sydney Hulls has announced far distant when Reddington or Mar- definitely the date of the Boon-Craw-tin will force their claims to |ley lightweight championship fight. It sideration.
will take place on September 25 at the Empress Hall, Earl's Court.
The accrued share of benefits to be increased to 100 per cent, for the first year instead of 75 cent., and then based on a sliding scale, ac- con-cording to service.
While they are waiting, doubtless Doyle would oblige either or both. As this is a Monday, the tournament Doyle is the most successful loser the will have an N.S.C. atmosphere, Iring has ever known,
lost to Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs.
Knight
7-9
lost to Mrs. Clarke and Miss
Bradbury
7--9
beat Miss Harker and Miss
Stolces
6-4
Miss A. Remedios and Miss Roza (Recreio).
lost to Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs.
Knight
3-6
lost to Mrs. Clarke and Miss
Bradbury
1--6
beat Miss Harker and Miss
Stokes
IRON PLAY
6-0
MEN'S DOUBLES
By BEST BALL
GRAPHIC GOLF
An increase in talent money for top teams in the English League and successful sides in the Cup-ties.
Improved compensation for in- jured players.
The League stated that the ma- jority of the requests were matters for consideration by individual clubs and not the concern of the League Management Committee.
Subsequently details of a contri- butory insurance scheme to be put before the, League on the lines sug- gested by them were considered. Our Own Correspondent.
A. V. Remedios and H. Gonsalves (Recreio).
lost to E. C. Fincher and G. C.
Burnett
4-6
beat. S. A. Gray and A. V. White 6-1 beat D. J. N. Anderson and N. A.
E. Mackay
6-2
A. V. Gozano and J. J. Remedios (Hacrala).
lost to Fincher-and Burnett beat Gray and White
3-0
·0-7
beat Anderson and Mackay................: 6-1
M. Oliveira and C. C. Pereira - (Re-- crelo).
3-B 3-6
lost to Fincher and Burnett
lost to White and Gray lost to Anderson and Mackay
4.6
PASCH TO BE X-RAYED
Mr. H. E-Morriz's staifion Pasch. winner of the 2000 Guineas last year, is to findergo an X-ray examination. The horse, although - Teeding well, Has: had trouble in swallowing his food, and it is thought that some; foreign body has lodged in his throat.. It is not considered that the come plaint is serious.-Our Own Corrès- pondent:
Many golfers who have fair to middlin' success with their wooden shots find their Irons a bit more difficult to handle. In many in-.. stances the trouble is due largely to an improper stance. Naturally for the medium fron shots one should not place the feet as wide apart as for a tee shot. In-the drive, power is important while in the shorter Irons, power must be regulated and accuracy stressed. This precision is better managed when the feet are close enough together to allow a smooth turn of the body and an unbalting, cisive swing at the ball.
1 there is no bogy turn "confined to the arms lad at times by
the ball. Such prote
destroys
ka any of the en
Indecis Standing near the baj can swing in an
and thus keep the clubhead on the correct path as it contacts. dt. Standing too far away the stroke
PLAY IRON SHOTS IN UPRIGHT STANCE
STAND WITH FEET
CLOSE TOGETHER. BALL NEAR FEET
13-30
is flattered and the clubhead will not bite into the ball efficiently. or travel along the right path so long." Another error is to opough, a stance that tenses the muscles ✨and tempts the golfer into scoop-
ing the ball.
WEDNESDAY---
PRACTICE SWINGING
LYNCH OUT OF LUCK
London, August 24.-
Benny Lynch, of Glasgow, former world's fly-weight champion, is not to return to the ring meantime. At
a meeting of the Scottish Council of the British Board of Control in Glasgow last night, a certificate was read from two eminent doctors who the had examined Lynch earlier in day in the following terms:-
This is to certify that we have examined this afternoon Mr. Benny Lynch, and that in our opinion he is not at present, fit to carry on his career as a professional boxer
The Council decided that the ap blication le on the table, and that Lynch, be invited to rozew his ap- plication in three months Ume.
It was brought out that the doc- tors had indicated to Lynch that with careful training he might be fit in about three months time.---Our | Own Correspondent.