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HONGKONG
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› THURSDAY,
AUGUST
26,
1937.
FARR BETS £500 ON
GERMAN SWIMMERS SUCCEED
BEAT. ENGLAND
AT WEMBLEY
( W. 3. Howeroft)
by 15% Germany beal England ents to 4% in the winning con- ted the Empire Pool, Wembley, 1 month. The Germans took 13 of the 18 swimming events--there won both was one dend-heat-and water-polo matches.
A record crowd roared their ap-
val of a great night's sport. Enthusiasm was nt is rentest ven Heinz Arendt Quished half a front of Bob Leivers in the 1,500 metres; when Norman Wain- Vight won the 200 metres; and while Douglas Tomalia and Erbard! Weiss fought out a thrilling duel in
e high platform diving.
Mary
Although Germany won so caslly, falled to reproduce their Olym- k form in every swimming event except the men's 100 metres back- stroke, won by Heinz Schlauch in 68.85-Übe outstanding perform-
ice of the meeting.
In the relays, which give an ac urate reflex of all-round strength, Germany were 7.8sec. slower in the en's and women's events; the Eng- lish teams failed to approach their Berha form. by 1.0sec. in the men's event, and 1.8sec. in the women's,
PERFECT JUDGMENT
in
Somun Wainwright': victory Le 200 metres against Werner Plath
ll be talked about for yours ns a
holay of perfect judgment.
Plath took he lead from the start, wat was not a yard about when he
for the
last length. Then
Anwright quickened his stroke to
w up inch by inch; a
a fout behind
ave yards from the finish he made a terrific effort and brought his armi over on to the bath roll less than six incies in front of Plath in the very fat time of 2anin, 15.6xee.
Ingeborg Schmitz left nothing to
In the Chance
100 metres match against the English champion, Mrs. Olive Wadhan. She won by 10 yards In 38.Gsee, a fine swim for a
or of 15 over n 50 metres lap.
Lorna Frampton won the 100 atres backstroke in 79.8sec., bent- ing Anni Stolte by eight yurds.
Fred Dove made a brave effort to repeat his victory over Helmuth Fis- ener in the 100 metres. Down the tost length Dove appeared to have e chance, but ten yards from the finish Fischer looked across at him and speeded to win by half-a-yard in GD.0sec.
Doris Storcy swam much better than was expected when she finished econd to Trude Wollschlaeger in the 200
metres breast-stroke, She re- sumed training only a fortnight ago after a long illness. Her time was 3min. 11.4sec. against the winner's 3min. 8,6ser.
Germany won the men's medley relay in 3min. 26.2sen, with England 3min. 20.4sec. Schlauch Anished six yards in front of Taylor in the back- stroke leg, then Davies, using the butterfly stroke, pulled in four yards of leeway against Sietas, who used the orthodox stroke. Fischer started the last leg two yards in front of Gabrielsen who lost' another tivo yards,
The English divers, Helen Orr and Douglas Tomelin, earned high com- mendation. Miss Orr only lost the spring-board contest by 39 points,
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Wellard's Wonder-Hit
Few cricketers can, like Arthur Wellard, the Somerset all-rounder, say, that they hay their first Test chance at the aze of 35. Wellard, for some seasons now, has Vern ON
International the verge of selection by his consistent bowl- Ing and brilliant big-hilting.
A year or so ago, when playing against Essex, Wellard hit a toll from the Colchester ground to London!
The ball, when I went out of the ground, landed In a passing Roods train which carried it to Liverpool Street Station.
When playing in a country match in Cornwall a couple of seasons ago, Wellard, who is Ken- tish born. hit
107 up
in 56 minutes.
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LEAGUE TENNIS
"B" Division Title Will Soon Be Decided
K.I.T.C. LOSE
HIMSELF TO BEAT JOE LOUIS
If the weather is propitious, the the "B". Division championship of
NEGRO, HOWEVER IS A 4 TO 1 FAVOURITE
1
Big Fight To-night
THE
world of boxing, particularly British enthusiasts, will be on their toes to-night when Tommy Farr, the gallant Welshman, who has risen from obscurity to fame within three years, steps into the ring at Yankee Stadium to meet Joe Louis, the unofficial heavyweight champion of the world..
The situation has more than interesting point. In United In States the light is more or less regarded as a title bout. England it will only be officially recognised as a fight, with no title at stake, as the British Boxing Board of Control has laid down that only a fight between Max Schmeling, who was side-stepped by Louis recently, and Farr, the British and Empire heavyweight, can carry with it the world title.
Reuter says that the bout to-night will start at 10 o'clock (New York local time). The bout has aroused considerable interest as it brings together Farr, who was formerly an hotel "Boots," and America's asknowledged champion, the Detroit Bomber.
Champion Louis will take the ring a 4 to 1 favourite, with few wishing to back Farr, except himself. The Welshman has wagered £500 on the result.
The fight between the "Tonypandy Terror" and the "Brown Bomber" has caught the imagination more than any fight of recent. ycars. It seems amazing that the Briton will be fighting for the heavyweight crown of the world, yet if he wins, he will not be re- garded as world champion in Great Britain as he must fight and beat Schmeling to lay claim to the title.
Despite the tremendous ballyhoo publicity which has been given to-night's scrap, it may be a thǹancial flop, as it is generally regarded that the fight is a "good thing" for Louis. This is emphasised by the belief that the negro will very quickly open the cut over Furr's right eye which he sustained during his train- ing.
The promoters have already cut the price of the cheap' seat by more than half, and Fier, who is guaranteed at least, £5,000 may ironically receive more than the title holder, who is to be given 421% per cent, of the gate receipts.
TOM GODDARD, WRITTEN
DOWN AS FAILURE BECAME FAMOUS
Cricketer's Romantic Career
(By Ivan Sharpe)
Wilfred Rhodes, they say, learned to bowl by pitching a ball for hours on end at the wall of a shed. And cricket in the garden has been the making of many an Australian.
Surely up 74 in an hour and gave them
fighting chance.
He was
Other men, other ways. the strangest route to international cricket in that of Tom Goddard, the Gloucestershire bowler, who is at Mrnchester this week-end for the Test match with New Zealand.
In 1927, ofter six years with the tennis lengue wil be decided by county, he was written down a failure next Wednesday. Craigengower, pre-and was not re-engaged. sent leaders, hope to complete their then u fast bowler, and in all that programme by then, and the outcome time hadn't taken 150 wickets for the of their encounters with C.R.C. and County, while his average for the last three seasons had been 47, 30, and
batting
figures, not Recreio will assuredly scile the 56-bowling.
these! championship problem.
TRANSFORMATION So the county cried enough. At a cricketer has crisis many this
was
to
Craigengower have arranged play Recreio on Wednesday next and hope to ineet Chinese Recreation Club echoed the verdict and packed up. either on Monday or Tuesday next. Not re-engaged sounds like the
not both sack.
Master Goddard. to necd
But Craigengower
to win
Although he was in his 28th year matches to become champlons,
he decided to change his style, took Only one match in this division an engagement on the ground staff played yesterday. Kowloon at Lord's (1928) and brought it off Cricket Club, in spite of the splendid so well that in the following summer effort by the Flussain brothers who he not only got back in his job with again won all three beating Gloucestershire but proceeded to Kowloon Indian Tennis Club five to take more wickets (154 for 15 runs four.
apiece) than in all his previous sea- The fallure of the K.I.T.C. third sons with the club. And finished at pair to win a set, and the defeat of the top of their averages!
Nor was it a flash in the pan. His Firdos Khan and I. Mahan Singh,
K.C.C.'s first new, medium-pace off-spin bowling second string by the two couples was responsible for the was so impressive that in 1930 he was cailed to Old Trafford to play result.
for England against Australia,
TRIUMPH
sets,
Since changing from pace to length
Football
SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCHES
HOME TEAMS BEATEN
Lonodn, Aug. 25.
ANSWERING THE CALL
Soccer is on the way and you will soon be seeing plenty of this sort of thing. The general call-up has been Rounded and hero cameraman bas caught early arrivals at the Brentford F.C. ground. Muttitt and Wilson (right) are putting their heads to- gether.
BOWLS TOURNAMENT
on-
England and Portugal, the only two countries which have not nounced their selections for the A number or Scottish Football Gutierrez International Bowls Com- League matches were played on petition, have now nominated their
players,
by England will be represented Tuesday and again to-day. To-day Celtic, playing on their own ground, S, A. Bright, S. Randle, A. W. Grim-
with mitt and J. Hollidge (skip). spoils could only share the
The visited
reserves will be E. G. Post, T. Queen of South, Rangers
Bradbury. Falkirk and won by the only goal Coleman, T. Armstrong and B. W. Mr. C. II. Busto, the Portuguese scored, and Motherwelt narrowly beat Clyde. St. Johnstone suffered representative, has not yet decided. a home defeat, and Hibernian also on his team for the match against went down at home before Queen's Switzerland on Sunday. He has, however, nominated eight players, of whom only . A. Alves and R. F. The result as cubled by Reuter Luz are certain of Inclusion as skip
Park.
Somerset slumped again and he Jumped in with ten 6's In an innings of 70, and then took four wickets in follow. Kent's second innings to win, the match!
WEDNESDAY
LET 'EM ALL COME All of which goes to show that the Aye residential rule is a godsend to eric- Celtic
Hibernian kel. Home-made is the ideal, but it Dundee
Motherwell won't work in a day when cricket Falkirk needs all the talent it can muster to up its head against counter-. bold
St. Johnstone attractions
What is good for big Yorkshire is Third Lanark
the for most of not good enough others. Besides, there would have been no Tom Hayward and no Hobbs Partrick for Surrey if the birth rule had held St. Mirren
Footballers- Attention!
Signs that the local football season is fast approaching can be found in the notice circular- ised yesterday by the Kowloon Football Club that the club will start training on Friday, August 27, at 5.30 p.m. on the K.F.C. ground. All playing members of the club earnestly requested to attend.
arc
After beating Grose and Anderson and Burnett and Clarke easily, the Hussain brothers all but lost against and spin, Goddard has taken nearly Ramsey and Wright, eventually scruping home in the twelfth game. 1,500 wickets in 8 years, including all round. Sign of the times that it's
in 1935, and for an a haul of 200 average cost of about twenty,
This year he has been setting the pace, at the age of 30, and was first
Details of the match and the revised league table follow.
S. A. and 9. 9. Hussain (K.LT.C.) best
3. N. Anderson and F. Grose 0-3; Feat
a. C. Burnett and C. G. Clarks U-2; beat
A. W. Ramony on W. Wright T-5.
and
Clarke Wright 0-4.
3-0;
beat
Rambay
to the hundred wickets mark.
weakening.
Middlesex make no bones about it. They let 'em all come-Australians, South Africans and what have you? Thus big Jim Smith, of Middlesex,
The Man Who Came Back. What else up for the Test, is a Wiltshire
the County thinks about his feat is man and appeared for that county
ever at the
to
With his six feet five inches, Smith
F. Khan and I. Maban Singh lost to reflected in the fact that when he before he was recommended Anderson and Grose 2-6) fort to Burnett took his benefit at Gloucester last Lord's.
and year the attendance was the biggest- ground.
is n veritable glant and when he is WELLARD RUBS IT IN
bowling at Lord's, the earth tremors The curiosities of cricket are re-are often felt in South London-or flected in the careers of other players so they say! in Manchester for the Test.
His weight and speed cause much Hammond, as is well known, was havoc to his specially-made footwear
What docs Kent
strip of steel and now he weare born at Dover. think about that, these lean daya?along the solo of his right boot. In A. Pig. But that isn't all. Arthur Wellard the same way, Morris Nichols, the steel toe-cap was also born in Kent-at Southfleet. Essex express, wears a
- M. Singh and B. R. Sallah lost to Ander- sen and Groso 1-0; lost to Jumeit end Clarke 0-0: lost to Hamsay and Wright 0-0,
LEAGUE TABLE
an outstanding all- to prevent a little of the wear and became rounder with the Bexley Heath club tear of speed-bowling.
and was given trials by Kent. But
Sets.
P. W. D. L. F.
Craigen-
Но
Rower
6
*
D 0 42 12
12
0 0 0 40%1⁄2 131⁄2 11
S.C.A.A
7 403-32% 30% 8
that was all. They let him go,
7 4 0 3 34 28
Somerset took him on. Another
Recrelo
4 3.0 1,28% 17
penny for Kent's thoughts,
C.S.C.C. 8 2 10 23
49
·38 2 410-5 18
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NEXT, PLEASE Fast-bowlers-they come and go. Since 1933, eight men have repro- sented England to sing 'em down
But Wellard has rubbed it in, be- hard and fast-Nichols, Larwood, tore now. In 1935, at Maidstone, Voce, Farner, Allen, Gover, Bowes, H.K.C.C
71 10:281⁄2 241⁄2 he twice won the match for Somer- and Clark. Now come Smith and K.LT.C.
set. His side collapsod; he slashed Wellard. What do the barbers say? University 5 0 0 59 981; 0
3
4
Kilmarnock
z Queen O'South 2
I
Arbroath
0
0
Rangers
1
Queen's Park 21
I
Clyde
1. Hearts
2
3
TUESDAY
Morton
0
& Hamilton
Aberdeen
and No. 3 respectively. The other six players are L. J. Silva, L. F. Xavier, J. A. Luz, A, A, Remedios. B. Basto and F. V. V. Ribeiro.
SINGLES RESULT
The match between A. S. Russell and J. Cook in the fourth round of the Open Singles, wrongly stated to have issue yesterday's been unplayed, was decided on the Tuesday, 3 Kowloon C.C. green
Russell winning by 21-7.
in
on
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