Lightweight Title Only To Be At Stake Armstrong Expected To Win World Crown
New York, Aug. 16. Mike Jacobs, the promoter, has
ciatedly nnnerd
that
tickets
amounting to $55,000 have been sold
in
the advance for
Ambers out for
Armstrong-
the lightweight
championship of the world. He pre- diets
attendance of some 17,000 and a total gate of $120.000.
a 3-1 Meanwhile, Armstrong is favourite, that th many are support- ing Ambers breatise of his speed, jumpiness, stamina and ruggedness. Ambers weighs 134 lbs. and Arm- strong 134-United Press.
Lightweight Only
New York, Aug. 17.
THE HONGKONG
On the eye of the postponed Arm-1
Walter Pidgeon and Myrna Loy, two of the central figures in that
"Man hit.
Prost." which is coming shortly to the King's strong-Ambers tale fight at Matison
and Rosalind the cast include Franeliot Tono Square Garden, the State Athletic four-star
Others Theatre, Russell.
Commission announce that only Lou Ambers lightweight title is involv ed and not Armstrong's feather and welterweight titles.
Amber manager said.
"Le 1:1
7-2
now in the best thie of his career."
However. Aim-trona
favourite.
The promoter,
1:
Mike Jucob, ex-
Feels a capacity 20,000 crowd
$100,000 gate.-Reuter.
TECHNICAL DECISION
New York. Aug. 16.
Pedro Alontanez 180 18, beat Bay Napolitano, 1831 s., of New
ut
Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY Successful Year Reported At Annual Meeting
A successful rerun was :eported) the annual meeting of the
York, on a technical knock-out in YMCA. hockey wetion yesterday, the third sound of a ten-round bait Mr. A. W. Ingram presided. to-day-United Press.
BOUT DRAWN
Angeles, Aug. 14 Glen Lee, 150 lbs. of Lincoln. Nebraska. fought a draw with AJ of Los Angeles, Homero, 154 lbs..
today United
over Press.
ten
rounds
It was decided to continue to field two teams on Saturdays, and a mix- ed team on Tuesdays. Social fune- tons during the season will be held were elect- The following officer. ed-Secretary, A. F. Austen: Cup-
n un Xi). J. R. R. Jenkins.
sv. M. Benwell. D. Vize-Captains V.
I. MeLellon; Captain (2nd XIX,
Vice-Captaiti. K. Brosh Macey: Selection Committer, R. Henderson tain, W. Ashton.
NORWAY DECLINES (chairman), Captains and Vice-Cap-
Oslo, Aug. 17
RUGBY INTERPORT
The Norwegian Olympic Commit- tee informed the International Olym- pic Committee yesterday that it had
At a meeting of Rugby members decided not to conduel the Olymple
of the Penang Sports Club on August winter games in 1940.
Norway will, however, send in an 12. Mr. W. D. C. Erskine Crum an- the Malayan Rugby international nounced that application Olympic Committee to direct these Union was making arrangements to Item a Malayan Rugby team to Hung- sports in 1914 Trans-Gecan.
10
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Duration Of Tests Discussed
London, Aug. 6. The following statement has been issued by Lieutenant- Colonel R. S. Rait Kerr, secre- tary of the M.C.C.—
"The question of the dura- tion, of England v. Australia Test matches in England was discussed at Lord's at a con- ference between representa- tives of the Australian Board of Control, Mr. Justice Evatt and Mr. W. H. Jeanes.
"Various aspects were con- sidered, and the whole matter will be submitted to the Eng- land and Australia Boards of Control in due course
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HOW SOUTH AFRICANS LOST GAME
Inspiration Savos English Golfors From Defeat
London, Aug. 3.
At
Britain won a great international match Walton golt challenge
when Reginald Heath yesterday Whitcombe, the "open" champion, and leary Cotton. ex-champion, won the 72-holes four-ball match for £1,000 from Bobby Locke, the 20-years-old galting prodigy and Sid South Africa's Live must Brews famous playera by two up and one to play.
Fully 7,000 people, many on horse-
the watched
match and back,
bracken down
almost trampled shoulder high to get vantage points. of the one this will go down But there was no need to hurry- slowest, as well as one of the great- est, mutches of recent years.
as
Locke is meticulously careful about slow- every shot he plays. It is motion golf so far as he is concerned, After consultations with the caddie and practice swings several minutes each shot he were occupied with played, and each round took nearly four hours.
Colton frequently sat dangling his legs in bunkers while waiting for the opposition to pat. and Whitcombe firgeted and was obviously a little! disturbed by the slow play.
down 11 WAS
great up and struggle but the British pair found themselves in the critical position of one down with seven to play.
COTTON'S INSPIRATION
Then Colton had an inspiration which changed the whole trend of the match. For the second time he determined to try the almost im- I possible feat of driving across the corner of the dog-legged twelfth and reaching the green.
in the normal The hole, played manner, is 370 yards, but the straight line is probably 320 yards, with a vast expanse of bushes and ferns frust to carry to a small patch of Ixfore the green.
For the first and only time in the match Colton changed the order L striking, and asked Whitcombe to drive first. He explained afterwards to see his partner that he w
he wished straight down the fairway before he attempted his big drive.
Catton's ball went straight across the "sea" of trouble, pitched just over the waste of bracken and rolled forward to within ten yards of the green.
carry
Colton had accomplished a of 280 yards, and had only a simple run-up to play for his second.
Then he laid to within a fout of the hole and gained a birdie three to square the match. Whitcombe, as If inspired, played at his best, und from that moment the tide turned away from the South Africans.
EUROPEAN "Y" TO PLAY ARMY AT WATER POLO
The European YMCA, and the Army will meet in their third water- polo encounter in the European "Y" pool at 6.30 p.m. this evening when Some exciting sport should be wit-
nessed.
The Army have made one or two changes while the "Y" will probably field the same team as last week, with possibly one change.
The teams are:-
The
Army: Pte. Berry (Mid- dlesex); Gnr. Howell (R.A.) and Gnr. Wilson (RA): Lieut. J. M. Calvert (RE.): Sergt. Collins (B.A.), and Pie. Pte. Stemp (Middlesex) Haigh (Middlesex),
European "Y". W. Webu; G. Payne, and F. Ashford: W. Banham: W. F. Kerr, J. Didgan and R. Gold- man,
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