THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 19,
1938.
LYNCH DASHES TO GLASGOW TO SEE HIS SICK SON
Interrupts His Nursing
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Home Treatment
London, Nov. 4.
Benny Lynch, ex-fly-weight champion of the world, tortured "by bulletins about his three-year-old son's illness in Glasgow, yes. terday interrupted his treatment in London to dash to his child's bedside.
As he stepped off the train Glasgow last night he told the Dally Sketch of his gratitude to the Na tional Sporting Club for generosity to him and added:
their
"I couldn't go on with it. The worry of domestic affairs pulled me back to Glasgow.
of my
"I was getting bulletins son's progress, but I wanted to be near him. I didn't think it fair to my wife that she should have all the responsibility.
"I hope Mr. Harding (manager of the NS.C.) doesn't think I'vo let'
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him down too badly. But... but point. The badminton right through
I just had to come home. I've was keen, and decidedly good for always had my friends around me. Junior division teams.
I miss them when they're not there."
WAR
recently
'RING COME-BACK' Following his sensational defect by the Rumanian, Aurel Toma-his first
• knock-out-Lynch offered a chance by Mr. Harding to rehabilitate himself as a boxer.
It was agreed that he should take a course of
treatment in a nursing home near London.
In his hurry to get home he went to Easton Station without Any money, but by giving his name and address to the rallway company he was able to reach Bootland.
Now
ow that he is at home Lynch considers that he will soon get him scif
up to me to stage a come. back" ho said. "I believe I can make bantam-weight or feather- weight.
BADMINTON players who saw the Dsports "short" at the Queen's Theatre last week, in which two American professionals demonstrated the game, must have been singularly disappointed, unless, of course, 1 happen to have been the only one such reactions. Admitting the
Buch
a game aimeulties of filming where the players are constantly moving out of the camera's focus, that spart there
was little doubt from arom a few neat trick shots, the were not only very
railies", but the stroke prod
was only
30-50." No really good "shot" of the overhead kill was teen. and the only thing that really im pressed was the remarkable back- players hand shots by one
of the taken on the run back to the base of the court, and the astonishing agility of both performers. To the
the purist, what rankled most was the The gentleman's know-
"But I'm not worrying about that more try technical
Just now. I want to see my son John
James."
N.S.C. STATEMENT Mr. Harding. when informed of Lynch's action, said:
The N.SC. deeply regret that family worries have interfered with Benny's rest, and we thoroughly ap- preciate his anxiety.
"It Lynch wants to resume the treatment something might be dis- →cussed when he communicates with
the club."
about a "lob to the baseled as a
a
Lionel Stander, Robert Taylor and Frank Morgan In "The Crowd Maureen O'Sullivan Boars,"
now showing at the King's Theatre, appears opposito Bob Taylor.
November Handicap Call-Over
Pappageno Remains The Favourite
London, Nov. 18. The following is the latest call over for the November Handicap:
19/2 Pappageno (0), 10/1 (taken
and wanted)
100/8 Trafalgar (9), 100/7 (1) 100/8 Aphrodista (0), 100/7 (1) 100/8 Bughtrig (0)
100/8 Dragonnade (0)
100/8 Solitaire (0), 100/7 (1) 100/7 Velvet Cushion (t and ol 100/7 May Wong (o), 10078 (taken
and wanted)
100/7 Maranta (0) 100/6 Nadushka (0)
20/1 Golden Martiet (a) 20/1 Listor (0)
20/1 Carlino (o) 20/1 Phosphor (o)
25/1 Stainless Stephen (0) 25/1 Battle Song (0) 28/1 Queen's Shilling (0) 40/1 Intolerance (0)
-Reuter.
terms was ledge of the
One does not talk clearly limited.
it is a was described us "clear": " "drive", and a backhand "flip" as a the Amerien in Apparently "kit". game is known as "bad-meen-ton",
of which sounded decidedly funny. course the score was all wrong. Al-
renched 13-all, for two professionals attempting to though the players
the uninitiated something there was no suggestion of "setting" teach
the game. Otherwise, I en- the game to three. They just played about the odd point, which was very odd Joyed the film.
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SOLE AGENTS.
Guest Wins Kowloon C. C. Tennis Title
Beats W. C. Hung In The Final
A.E.P. Guest, who recently enjoyed of beating Teddy the distinction
of the Fincher in the semi-final K.C.C. singles championship, won this event for the first time in his career during this week, when he defeated W. C. Hung in the final in three straight sets of 9-7, 6-3, 7-5.
Guest played grand, steady tennis, coming up from behind in both the opening and the third sets. His splendid all-court game, which kept Hung pegged to the baseline for the most part, was the chief contribution to an outstanding achievement.
Hlung led three-love in the first set,' but Guest piled on pressure and broke through to take it at 9-7. He was second set, always ahead in the forcing Hung into countless errors, but the loser made a strong bid to recover in the third set, taking a 5-1 lead. Then Guest pulled out his best game, levelled at five-all, and finally broke through to win set and match at 7-5,
In the final of the K.C.C. handicap singles "A", Alee Crawford (owe 30) beat Teddy Fincher (owe 40) 6-3, fuli taking 6-2, the young player advantage of Fincher's minus handicap in cach game,
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CRICKET TEAMS Recreio And Kowloon Pick Sides For Week-End
First Round Draw Of Golf Tourney
The following are the First. Round matches as a result of the draw for the Royal Hongkong Golf Club championship:
V.
A. E, Lissaman v. F. Groves; I. Newton v. P. H. Sccones; I. W, She- wan v. K. S. Robertson; D. J. GIL more v. S. J. H. Fox; B. Maciclo Col. Collin; L. Goldman v. F. A. Red- mond: T. A. Pearce v, O. E. C. Mar- lon Could enter the fe L. R. Andrewes v. W. J. S. Key.
sult in the Clubhouse at Fanling. The Committed hope that no pulls will be
be conceded.
on
The First Round is to be played on November 27; Second Round December4; Semi-final on December 11, and the Finol (30 holes) on December 10,
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The following have been chosen to represent the Club de Recrelo in friendly cricket matches during the week-end:
Against Civil Service C.C. at Happy Valley to-day-A. M. Rodrigues, E. 1. Gosano, P. M. N. da Silva, Jnr., W. A. Reed, A. M. Prata, H. L. L. Ozorio, A. P. Pereira, E. M. Soares, L. G. Gosano, N. Beltrao and J. Gorisalves.
Against Cralgengower C.C. at noon to-morrow.-A. M. Rodrigues, W. A. Reed, A. M. Prata, H. L. Ozorio, A, P. Pereira, E. M. L. Soares, L. G. Gosuno, N. Beltrao, A. V. Gosano, J. Gonsalves, A. N. Other.
KOWLOON TEAMS
The following will represent Kowloon Cricket Club against Craigongower to- day:
First (home).-D. J. N. Anderson (Caps tain). K. M. Baxter, F. A. and R T Broadbridge, F. Fincher, S. V. Giltins, A. Goodhan, R. E. Lee, N. D. Lloyd, T. A. Medar, G. A. White.
Becond (away)-W. Mulcahy (captain), . A. Adama, A. N. Other, R. Baldwin, A. N. Öner, 6. A. Gray, L. W. Hume, D. D. Lay, 1. A. J. Simpson, C. Walker, A N. Other.
Game Cancelled
The Intra-club game arranged by Kowloon Cricket Club for to-mor row afternoon has been cancelled.
HOCKEY TEAMS C.B.A. Players Selected For Matches To-Day
The following will represent the Central British Association Ladies 1st. XI against St. Andrew's in # Chor Clark Cup hockey match King's Park to-day at 2,45 p.m.:
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D. Moss; F. Whitley and P. Everest; M. Parsons, I. Wooley and J. Booker; D. Hunt, B. Stoker, M. White, M. Booker and J. Ewing.
Junior Eleven
p.m.
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The following will represent the C.B.A. junior eleven against the Y.M.C.A. in a Brown Cup hockey
4 mutch at King's Park at
T. MacFayden; L. Dunn and B., Beaumont; J. Black, C. Bone and N. Butler; G. Hung, M. McAlpine, E. Woolley, M. Daniels and J. Craw- ford,
COMBINED SCHOOLS' XI
The following, will represent the Combined Schools against the Cen- tral British School at hockey on the C.B.A. ground at 10 a.m.:
K. Bachoo (Ellis Kodourle); Z. Gosano, Capt. (La Salle) and Pcier Rue (La Salle); K. S. Gill (St. Joseph's), J. Gosano (La Salle) and
Rels F
Mahd (La Sallo); K. (Queen's), E. Silva (La Salle), G. B. Singh (Queen's), E. Mendonca (La Salle) and M. Afzal (Ellis Kadoorie).
SPORTS CLUB LUNCH
His Excellency the Governor will be entertained to lunch by the Com- mittee and members of the Sports Club on Wednesday, November 23, at i p.m.
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