1938-08-12

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938.

TOMMY FARR GIVES UP BRITISH BOXING CROWN

SHELAEFF OUTFOUGHT DERBY

BY YOUNG ALDE BUT GIVEN DECISION

DEFEATS WORCESTER

Scores In Cricket

First Call Of Draw Booed; Matches At Home

Recount Of Points Favours

The Champion

Given the biggest boxing lesson of his life by a past master in the art of ringeraft, who tied him up at all quarters and gave him no chance to unleash that famous deadly right, Andre Shelacff, welterweight champion of the Orient and of China, retained bis titles before a large Canidrome crowd in Shanghai last week, when he was given a most doubtful decision over the veteran Filipino, Young Alde, in a fight which went the whole distance of ten rounds.

With the crowd clamouring for "Old Maestro" fighting a wary decision for Alde, Referee Fallace first announced that a draw was the judges' decisión and this was met by loud chorus of boog and very few cheers. 3። the crowd was leav- int. however, Leu Rose, the an nouncer jumped into the ring and announced that the decision should have been awarded to Shelaeff, the referee having miscalculated the final points. Here again shouts of disapproval Alled the hall.

the on

battle, easily kept out of danger's way. The name tactles were insed by the Filipino in the fourth round, Alde surprising the champion and the crowd by landing a heavy left to the body following which he made the Tixdan appear like a no- vice by his display of brilliant ring- craft.

London, Aug. 11.

In the County Cricket Champion- ship. Derbyshire defeated Worcester- shire by six wickeln to-day.

In reply to Worcester's scores of 140 and 153, Derbyshire made 172 and 130 for four wickets,

Scores at clore of play in other matches were:

Essex 210 for 6 declared; Northants

and 22 for 2.

Hampshire 280; Glamorgan 230 and

for 4.

Middlesex 158 for 4; Kent 107.

Somerset 233; Lancashire 160 and

11 for d Susse

597 for 7 declared; Leices- tershire 188 and 10 for 2.

Yorkshire 324; Warwickshire 203 and 10 for 0. There Wind

play between Gloucestershire and Notts to-day.—' Reuter,

|AUSTRALIANS

MAKE A START

filipíno dodges big BLOWS AGAINST SURREY

Scoring with straight lefts in the ffth round Alde did not give She- ac any chance to get close enough to register one of his dynamic blows, und when eventually the champion did get near enough. Alde was too

moly.

London, Aug. 11 Rain again interfered with the fixture between Surrey and the Aus- tralian cricket tourists at the Oval. There was no play this morning, but

Some amusement was caused soon after the principals had entered the rink, Young Alde discovering that l was wearing his pants inside-out. Hurriedly leaving the enclosure he shortly re-appeared with his nether elever to allow a blow to land clean- start was made after lunch,

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afternoon, the correct way. Weighing 143 lb. Andre Shelacir way

tourists hit up 201 for four wickets, in the next round Shelaeff came Stanley McCabe given a rousing reception us he aldout prepared for business and, unwith 67-Router.

Was top-scorer through the ropes, and Young Alde, leashing a barrage of

damaging weighing 8'lbs, more was also well-

rights which

shook the clearly veteran, he scored valuable points. Alde came back strangly, however, The preliminaries over hath and landed with a left to the face fighters came out warily with She-at the conclusion of the round. Too lacff attempting to crowd his man Intera

a position where he could bring much holding, chiefly by the Filipino,

supported by a large section of the

crowd.

bis donglever, however, his weave

WHE

too

marred the seventh

round. the

RAIN WASHES OUT DAVIS CUP TIE

Montreal. Aug. 11.

of Alde's spoiling tactles. right into play. Alde

crowd loudly voicing its disapproval | Davis Cup match between Australia

SHELAEFF CHASES ALDE

op-

No play was possible to-day in the and Japan in the final of the Ameri- Fran Zone owing to rain.United

Press.

ing and bobbing tactics leaving the champion nonplussed. Every time he unleashed a blow it went wide of

With Shelaeff chasing his the mark and Alde, boxing coolly was easily the master In science.

ponent around the ring more action wns seen in the next round, but he finally announced a draw, boos and CHAMPION TAKES SOMETHING | could not get close enough to the eatcalls came from all sides · A few veleran to do any damage. Two minutes later Len Rose stepped into In the second round the wily Fili-beautiful lefts by Alde marked the the ring and pointed to Sheineff as pino led the Harbin Boy up with opening stages of the ninth round, the winner, the referee having ap- kia clever tactics, surprising the following which Shelaeft attemptedparently misjudged the final points, champion in the later stages with, to rush his man but failed. The The rest of the card was

disap denn-cut lefts which found their final round was easily Alde's, one left pointing, the semifinal bout between mark on the face und body. A hook and two rights to the body be- Vladmir Gravitsky and Paul Lojni- damaging right, however, by She- Ing his best punches before the final koT,

well-known Shanghai both Ineff at the end of the round shook bell.

boxers, going the full distance. the Filipino.

CALL OF DRAW BOOED Rather more in the form of a cud- Allocking strongly all the time. Shouts of "Alde came from niidling match than a fight, Lojnikoff, Shelne failed to register a clean parts of the hall as the judge sum- who did attempt to mix matters was. hit in the following round and the ined up, and when Referee Fallacea popular winner on points.

Perfect Control

OLYMPIC GAMER'DENGAN TEJÁ

BAYER

‘ASPIRIN'

Bayer Means Best

A fine study of Tommy Farr, the British heavyweight boxer, who has given up his British - heavyweight championship, which he won from Ben Foord last year. The British Boxing Board of Control has accepted his resignation and has đechted that Len Harvey should meet Eddie Philips for the title.

As I See Sport

By "Abe"

ANOTHER FALSE REPORT ABOUT DONALD BUDGE

CONTROL BOARD

›

DECLARES TITLE TO BE VACANT

ED PHILLIPS MATCHED WITH LEN HARVEY

London, Aug. 11.

The British Boxing Board of Control has accepted Tommy Farr's resignation from the British heavyweight championship, which he won on March 15, 1937, by beating Ben Foord, of South Africa, on points at the Harringay Arena.

The Board of Control declares that

the British title as well as the Empire

title are now vacant, and decided that CHINA BASKET

Len Burvey will meet Eddie Phillipa

for the British championship.-Reuter. BALL TEAM WON

Following his success

over Ben

Foord, Farr beat Max Buer on points ALL ITS MATCHES

at the Harringay Arena exactly a month afterwards and later in the year he lasted 15 rounds against Joe Louis for the champlonship of the world.

Since then, however, his stock has slumped, having been beaten both by Jimmy Braddock and Max Baer.

Singapore, Aug. 3. The China Basket-ball team played their last match in Singapore at the Great Work last night, against a Singapore-Penang coinbined After a very keen fight the China team won, 38-30,

team.

The Chinn team leaves for Slam to- morrow. With last night's match included the China team played at them all. The matches were in aid Singapore twelve matches, and won of the China Relief Fundi.

NOW IN AMERICA Farr is at present in America where he had arranged to meet Maurice Strickland for his British Empire Title, but this was not recognized by

A packed gathering watched last the B.B.B.C. Farr sailed from Eng- land after refusing to pay the neight's game, which provided plenty of thrills. The China team held the imposed by B.B.B.C. in their findings upper hand in the first period to lead Sydney 22-11 at the Interval. The home team put up a determined fight in the second session and got two points more than their opponents.

on the charge brought lay Hulls, a London promoter, of having falled to comply with the terms of his contract,

Eddie Phillips, who bent Ben Foord in the elimination bouts, was the re-

cognised challenger for the Empire MISS LUMB IN

title and the B.B.B.C. had given pro- moters until September 5 to arrange about between there two.

U.S.

Boxing Squabble Does nga and two doubles." "The meet- Not Seem To Make Sense

DEN

holler

FINAL

AT HAMBURG

C. C. Sarson, W. A. H. Miss Valerie Scott (Great Britain)

light- Visit To Java

Ilumberto

or Fr. Sperling (Denmark).

Mme. R. Mathieu (France) won the women's singles championship of Wales for the second successive year, defeating-Mrs.. R. A. Scel (Cardi) 6-4, 6-4 in the final at Newport.

that Budre some day will condo by burns, which has now been postponed heartily welcomed In Java tennin 0-1. Miss K. E. Slammers led Mrs.

writers seem to be

soned

an op-

captain the Tientsin team, and among the players will probably be Tony Llani, Lum's brother-in-law: Ferber.

Hamburg, July 15. Read, Will and Wright. Tentative

Miss Margol Lumb' reached the fixtures for the contest include three

women's final in the German lawa tennis championships to-day, beating. three days Miss Ing will be held over

Nancyo Shanghal's representatives will be 6-3, 6-4. She will now meet either Wynne (Australia) Shan

Lewis chosen from Duff Collaco.

du Pay de Marzouilles and John Berents. No Chinese player ENIALS have followed so closely having a chance to annex the wei-in Shanghai at the moment seems to Armstrong; was be strong enough to challenge any of and so regularly in the wake of terweight. When

with Barney

Ross, he these players. Donald Budge. reports that

the matched

jumped one division-the famous Americau tennis player and weight, which is ruled by Ambers.

Mrs. R.-D. McKelvie and Mrs. J. B. of the world's "Big Four"Armstrong won and became the first

Pittman qualified for the final of the titles, contemplates turning profes- man in boxing history to hold both

VISIT to Java by Malaya Frinton women's singles. Mrs. Mc- sional that the latest report-and- the welterweight and featherweight A dental net could have occasioned no simultaneously. His bout with Am-

tennis team next year will be Kelvie beat Mis S. Noel by 6-4, great surprise. Most

Americani

August 10

17. gives

ocircles, commented Mr. E. H. J. Pittman by 0-2, 4-0, when she had hir Sports

portunity. if he wins

of holding Gobce, acting captain of the Java to retire having strained a tendon on his ability to play tennis better three tities at one time. If the onounced that such a visit was pro- 3-6, 6-1 in the semi-final round of team, in Singapore when it was on feated K. C. Gandar Dower by 6-2,

her foot. W. C. Choy, of China, de then most people; but they are far

are far portunity is there for Armstrong, from being unanimous regarding why does it not hold good for Amposed next year. Tennis in both the men's shitler, but the maten be

Am countries would benefit, he said, tween 3. S. Olli and G. Nicolaidis when he will take the plunge. When bers? Naturally, Ambers cannot and the return visit

as have any claims on a young man plays tennis as well as

the feather-

be could not be finished owing to rain. the Budge does, it is only to be expected weight belt as he is a lightweight,

beginning of

K. Luan (Estonia) defeated H. E. that substantial

offers

would be but it seems that he should have mad

matches

between thear tennis

coun-Weatherall 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the The suggestion has made to him to induce him to turn every right to the welterweight if try

al-

semi-final round of the men's singles that the Java at the Reigate tournament. In the "pro"; and unless he is particularly he succeeds in beating Armstrong, ready been made well off, he would not be human it

championship should be held im- final Lasn will play G. E. Bean, who mediately after the

tch, and that beat G, W. O'Connor. in two sets, probably will be done. There is Mrs. H. S. Uber joined Miss J. Mar- little to choose between the standard quis in the women's singles #nat.

of tennis in Maloya and in Java, sald

Goben. Malayan

arc players

MISS HARDWICK WINS SCOTTISH WOMEN'S TITLE on playing tennis willy-nilly. But test. Definite word to this effect has the recent match, was beaten by the Scottish women's lawn tennis singles

Miss Mary Hardwick won be denied that professional tennis Secretary of the Shanghat LT.Asidered their performance quite n

Max Spiegler, Hon. oid match, but the visitors

championship at Peebles, beating for a man of Budge's. class

means According to a Shanghai report, Mr. satisfactory big money. Ellsworth Vines and Spiegler has also tried to arrange a beenuse the

one though they lost. Misa D. Bundy (U.S.A.) 6-2, 7-

match Fred Perry have been making

was played on the final, aserles with Hongkong, but apparently grass whereas the Javanese players Mins inrdwick has a chance of great deal since they went over the negotiations have broken line, and they do not seem to regret Gordon Lum. one of China's fore- The visiting players also took part other finals to-day-the women's down, were accustomed to concrete courts. triple honours, for she is in two having taken the plunge. No-one most players, will most probably in the Malayan championships

were

he wo

net tempted. Obviously, Tennis Interport turning "pro" means more than just signing on the detted line; it means

might

two

commitments which have to be dis-IENTSIN will send a team of tennis charged, and whether one is in the players to Shanghal at the end especially good in doubles. mood for it or not one has to keep of this month for an Interport con- Java team, which met Malaya in

whichever view

holds, it cannot come to Mr.

blame Budge. After all, as Perry

once said, a men cannot support himself by merely collecting an as- sortment of trophies and looking at them in his old age. If he has a chance of roking in a portion of worldly wealth, who will criticise m he accepts? Budge now dis- counts the reports that he in about to join the ranks of professionals, but it will surprise a lot of people if he continues to do so after the Davis Cup.Challenge` Round has been! played.

Budge in the team;

The United States is certain to re- tain the trophy. It may be that his loyalty to the Davis Cup Committee is keeping him back.

For What Title?

þOXING squabbles in America, it

Box

appears, are generally the rule rather than the exception. Some- times these squabbles make sense; sometimes they don't. The latest one. between the New York State Athletic Commission and the

Na- tional Boxing Association, would certainly appear to be in the latter According to the N.D.A..

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