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JEFF. DICKSON APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR Further particulars in rogard over 17,000 spectators, will be a to the proposed Westminster Sports Centre without rival in the Studium, the "Madison Square world. It will be conducted on similar Garden of London," are to hand Painis des Sports, Paris (recently re- lines to covered stadiums such as the since the first announcement of organised by Jeff Dickson); the Sport the project made recently, in Palast, Berlin; Madison Square the Telegraph.
Garden, New York; The Stadium, According to the prospectus of the Chicago; and the Boston Gardens; but- Westminster Stadium, Ltd.. the embodying the latest improvements stadium is to be under the personal so that it should surpass even such management of Jeff Dickson, the famous arenas.
The Stadium will be erected on a famous sports promoter, and its aims are to provide facilities for boxing in Westminster
magnificent
site of about 2% neres (within n few bicycle racing, ice hockey, skating, hundred yards of Parliament Square),
Jawn tennis,
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Street, Marsham Street St. Jahn's
and Gorden) new wide street that the Westminster City Council will construct. It is close new Lambeth Bridge and of adjacent to
to Imperial Chemical House
wrestasies, fencing, badminton and
athletics sile gymnastics, other sporting events: It will bo n vete Stadium will also be available
covered arena.
for Circuses. Exhibitions and Shows
year and £10,500 por, annum there- after, with the option to the Company of purchasing. the freehold within throu years on favourable terms
Boxing has a greater following in Great Britain than anywhere clad in Europe, yet the most important con- tests cannot be promoted in London at the present time owing to the OXCORBIve
In adapting involved In expence the available covered arenas. It is obvious that a large covered stadium
is an essential need, particularly in this country where uncertain weather conditions are so prejudicial to opon ale promotions,
It is hoped to stago in a small, hali in the Stadium boxing contests twice weekly In order that young boxers may have the or
opportunity of becoming known to the press and general public. Ten years' promotion experience bas convinced Jeff Dickson that this would be a valuable addition to the scheme.
BICYCLE RACING.
Although Britain was a Pioneer in this Sport, for lack of facilities (such the Westminster Stadium will provide), this country has now lagged far behind other countries.
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Proposed seating plan of the ground floor of the Stadium arranged for
Boxing contesta..
DESCRIPTIONS.
HUGHES'S NET WORK
An indoor track permiling training and racing all the year round is WIMBLEDON essential to ensure the cutsanding success which this sport has achieved pa the
and in Continent America, With the minster Provision of the West- England should again take its place in the forefront of the sport of bicycle racing. The popularity which this form of contest
of all kinds, Bails, Conferences, inass and Thames House, both designed by has achieved on the Continent is little Political and other meolings. The Sir Frank Baines, the Company's short of phenomenal. At the Palais.
design of the Stadium will permit of its being adapted for any of the above' purposes without the loss of a single
day.
17,000 SPECTATORS.
The Westminster Stadium, arrang ed to accommodate a maximum of
des
Architect.
the The Company will acquire from the freeholders
n building agreement entitling it, upon the erections of the Stadiam being duly completed, to a lease of the property for 99 years at a ground rent of a peppercorn for the first year, £10,000 for the second
Proposed seating plan of one of the tiers of the Westminister Stadium showing the Ico Floor and Cycle Racing Track
100 YEARS OF CRICKET
ETON AND HARROW CELEBRATE
TED PHELPS IS "FED UP" Gives Sculling Once-Over
London.
“Ted ̈PhelpsTM is finished with being a world's champion.
EXCHANGE OF He has rowed all his chal- lengers off the river and now MEMENTOS there is no one who cares to
London, July 1.
quibble about his world's sculling The hundredth cricket match
title, between Eton and Winchester make a living. When a venture Consequently he is unable to began on Agar's Plough at some promoter suggests a match Eton to-day, and was marked the terms are so unfair to Phelps by an interesting ceremony in that he has decided it is better to front of the pavilion.
stay at home.
The Provost of Eton (Dr. M. R. James) handed to the Warden, of Winchester (Mr. Oswald Simpkin) a silver cup as a token of friend-
ship.
Now he has found a more pro- Rtable role.
When a new pleasure steamer Tamar Belle left Westminster Pier for Kew the other day it had Phelps as captain.
In reply, the Warden of Win- "I am fed up waiting for a chester presented the Provost sculling race for my title" he said with a model of one. of Winches-"I'd sooner be in singlet and ter's 17th Century tankards. shorts on the river at Putney or The trophies were passed on to anywhere else but there seems the captains of the teams. little chance of a championship
The following telegram was re-race. ceived from Lord Hallaham, Pre- "I have an offer to race H. R. sident of the M.C.C.:
Pearce at Toronto Into in the "The Marylebone Cricket Club|summer but the terms are quite congratulate the two great schools unsuitable. I am ready to defend on playing their hundredth match my championship on the Thames in friendly rivalry and send best against anyone, at any time." wishes."
even
The Provost stated that more far-reaching than the ex- change of these tangible memorials) of a hundred contests was to give heartfelt expression to the friend- ly feeling which united their be- lovod schools. He spoke of the love and reyeronce which Eton
had for Winchester, and added, "might those kindly foolings con tinue as unbroken as the series of matches."
ROBOT BATSMEN.
:
"B" DIVISION TENNIS
Recreio Beat The Indian R.C.
thoir longue tennis match with the The Club de Recrato, played off Indian Recreation Club at the end of last week, when they won by 5% sote to 8%.
Scores:
GIVES HIM THRILLING VICTORY AGAINST SUTTER
Sports in Paris, at Brussels, and Sport Falast in Berlin, crowds are frequently turned away from bleycle racing during the season from the beginning of October to the end of Apr
days' Bicycle Races
London, July 1.′′ promoted in New York, Boston, and
The Queen onméto Wimbledon Chicago twice each year; in Berlin, to-day and wached the play on the Brussels, and Paris once each year, Centre Court for como considerable and these performances are always time. Beside her was seated King
THE QUEEN WATCHES FIVE HOURS OF TENNIS
Chinese Win
outstanding sporting events, particu: Alfonso, and there were also present S'hai Tennis
larly in the case of the annual race the Earl of Athlone and Princess at the Palais des Sports, Paris. It Alice and Boar-Admim the Hon.
is confidently expected that Six Day Sir Alexander and Lady Patriviz League
Bicycle Races will prove among the Ramsay. most attractive features at the West- minster Stadium.
ICE HOCKEY.
Her Majesty left at 7.30, having spent nearly five hours watching the tennis.
The Queen's visib brought luck to Ice Hockey has often been described England, although she did not as the fastest and most thrilling teami
e actually witucas the most important
gume in the world. It has made
KEEN STRUGGLE
IN DIV. 2
Shanghai, July 22. With the first division Shang- hai Lawn Tennis League cham- pionship now definitely decided in favour of the Chinese Tennis Club, interest is being centred on the race for the junior divi- sion title. By virtue of their overwhelming victory by 15. straight sets over the Associa- tion Sportif Francais squad, the Shanghai Recreation Club seconders placed themselves into a fine position in the standings.
enormous strides in Europe in the last and most admirable victory gained few years. The game has long had a by an Englishman so far in the vast following in Canada and the course of this week. For it was on United States which are still the homu Court No. 1 that C. Sutter, who of the best teams. Latterly, however, was placed fifth in order of merit there has been a rapid development in among the seeded players, and is the standard of In Eur
play Europe, und ranked as America's third best man, competition with representative Caca- was beaten by G.P. Hughes, who dian and American teams for the las proved a mainstay of Grent Championship of the World is now Britain in Davis Cup doubles in keener than ever before.
partnership with F. J. Perry, but is Ice Hockey already commands an ranked
Austin, enthusiastic following in axlating ice Porry, and Lee as a singles pinyer
officially bolow rinks in Enigand, but none of those ateand was not in consequence seeded.
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I am told writes H. S. Scrivener in the London Morning Past, that we do not know, or perhaps I ought to say have not seen. how good Butter 21 sets and are only 10 sets
"BROWNS" NEW MANAGER
BILL KELLIFER DEPOSED
"RHYTHM.
The Rees have won 69 and lost
can be that even when he beat von behind the Cercle Sportif Francais Cramm in that rousing natel which seconders, who have already play- they played on Thursday he was wited 120 sets to the Recs only 90. nt his best; but I believe that he The Russian Tennis Club, who and his country's other representa-have only joined the local tennis tives were fairly confident of his family this year are also in a Jability to beat Hughes to-day. good position with 72 Bets Won
and-48-lost-A hard-fight-will- be staged by these three clubs weeks play ter- DOUBLE HEADER, lo has nothing in the way of n in the next five
forocious service; neither does he minating on August 23. FOR GIANTS: crack the ball, na Vinos often does, 'SENIOR LEAGUE TO END.
so hard that you can almost hear it The senior division of the New York, July 26.
equal; but ho has learnt to porfee-league in scheduled to be conclud- double
The Giants recorded a useful tion the art of hitting the ball quite ed next Wednesday and oven if against Brooklyn, but the Yankees, his strokes aro as sure as they are tives, they will still be crowned header victory, to-day reasonably hard and yet in. auch a the Chinese drop all the 15 sets rhythmical and easy fashion that to the French Club representa- after Gomez had blanked out Boston in the first game,
champions for the first time. The I think I may any at once that ho Shanghai Cricket Club have con- outpointed in the second.
St. Louis Browns have signed production at his command yester with an average of 74 wins and had not this perfection of stroke cluded their schedule of 120 sets Roger Hornsby as manager of the day, and could not tackle his task 46 loses and unless the Nagal. He is succeeding Bill with the confidence with which he Wata Kaisha win more than 18 Keller who was deposed Inst is ordinarily endowed; but all the sets or tho Club Lusitano the
samo infinito credit is duo to Hughes whole 15, they will ceded the. for the persistont way in which he second position, while a hard made hina lustio, and for the many fight will be staged for the third
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AUSTRALIAN RUGBY XV
TO RECEIVE BONUSES
IN ENGLAND
London, July 10, Members of the Australian Rugby League team, who left for England on July 4, will re ceive payment on a different basis from that of previous trips.
WHILST
losing side, or for drawn games.
(5) Allowance to players who are ready to participate in fixtures, but are not dis playing form sufficiant to onable them to take actual; -part in the matches, OVERCOME ANOMALIES.
St. Louis
8 D 2 Cincinnati
2 4 1 Pittsburgh v Chicago match was postponed on account of rain,
AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago... 1 6 3 Cleveland ..... 7 11, 1 Boston....
0. 5-0 Now York..... 2 & (Gomez pitched and blanked out per week, payment will be on In addition to thofr allowance of Boston).
the basis of playing merit, atton The adoption of this new system Boston
tion to training, and conduct. of payment, it is claimed should Nw York
Points will be allotted by the team tend to overcome many anomalies Detroit
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managers at the end of every that have been obvious to man- St. Louis
2 match, and, when the tour is conjagers during previous tours. Washington cluded, there will be a statistical was abandoned through chart, which will reveal what velops its "Tourists, yet, at the
Almost every touring team do bonus each players' is to receive end of an arduous tour, thoso Points will be given on the fol players who have borne the heat lowing basis:
and burden of the have 1) The way players train onceived no more compensation for ship en route to England. their efforts than those players (2) The way players train dur- who have failed to attend to their
Ing the intervals between training. A LEND sach match. It is not always the playeras (3) Any assistance rendered by fault that he finds himself unable not participating in ranted his selection in the touring players acting as masseurs, to reproduce the form that war
The Warden of Winchester said
J. B. Gonsalves and A. E. Xavier Philadelphia M that a century was a small span in (Recreio), lost to S, A. Ismail and game the life of the two great schools, A, H. Madar 4-6; boat. J. 8. A. rain. but it made thom wonder what Curreem and A. H. Sumad 0-3; would happen in another hundred boat M, O. Hoosen and A. K.
Sullad 6-2.
years
7
18
Maybe, he said, the game would L.A. L. Silva and J. J. Remedios bers of the Tungshan Swimming Club In a spirit of adventure, alx mom- be played with mechanised bats (Rocrolo) draw with Ismail and in Canton will set off for Hongkong mon, with a ball directed by in Madar G-6 beat Curreem and in a small sampan on August 1, visible rays, and with a eine Sumad 6-4, bqat loosen and according to report. The party camara instead of umpires. Ho Sufflad 6-21-20
dxpects to reach the British colony hoped, lowover, that there would Dr. A. P. Guterres and E. A. Chinese water polo team of this city within three days and to give the be the sums interchange of hos Noronha (Recreio) lost to Ismail in battle upon their arrival pitality between host and guest and Madar 4-6; 'beat Curroom and They will remain ja Hongkong-for which was the most important suflad Gd lost to Hooson and two weeks, and then make return
For Sumadi1-0.
trip to Carton des
(4) Allowanco to players for made for this fallure in the nexe,
side, butà duo, allowance will ho - alde; touring team.