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HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH ̈
June 15, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
LERNIB-
MAY-17
ENGLAND UNLIKELY TO SEE JOE LOUIS YET
Heavyweight Champion Too Busy At Moment To Cross Atlantic
There has been a swift and seemingly affec- tive reply to the story issued from Now York by Joe Gould, American Manager of Tommy Farr, to the effect that a £30,000 offer had been made to Joo Louis to defend his world heavy-weight crown against the Welshman in London during the
summer.
Mike Jacobs, America's ace promoter, de- clares that he has planned to match the winner of the Tony Galento-Louis championship battle on June 28 with the winner of the Lou Nova-Max Baer clash, scheduled for June 1, some time in September.
This would strictly limit the time!
in which the negro would have for
a trip to England to meet Farr un- Tennis League
less, of course, he was able to
it in before the Galento
pull
engagement,
Jacobs would certainly not agree to Kowloon Tong
this course if he could not
not see any
benefit for himself from it, but it is in this respect that promoter Sydney Hills, who is reported to have made the offer to the negre, is optimistic. There is some sort of backing for Gould's story for it represented in words a dream which has recently been seen by several promoters in England,
Overcomes Recreio Team
FUN
Playing at home, Kowloon Tong defeated the Club de Recrelo 51⁄2-
Hulls was quite frank in his ex-314. planation when tackled about the alory before he left with Farr for a short stay in South Wales.
£30,000 LURE
He made no secret of the fact that
he would consider it a sound invest-
H. Lin and T. E. Ling beat A. M. Remedies and L A. Carvalho 6-1; beat M. Gutterres and J. C. Fonseca G-1; beat H. A. Noronha and G. A. Noronha 6-1.
Lam Kwen and D. Chan lost to ment if he could tempt the world Remedios and Carvalho 4-6; lost to champion here for £30,000, and he Gutterres and Fonseca 3-6; drew refused to believe that hope of doing with II. and G. Noronha,
so was non-existent.
P. Fletcher and P. Chan-lost to
Hulls thinks that there may be a chance of interesting Jacobs in Farr-Remedios and Carvalho 3-6; beat Louis contest in England, and Gould, Gutterres and Fonseca 6-4; beat H. It is stated, is now negotiating along and G. Noronha 0-3. these lines.
beat
South China entertained Central It would seem that the power of British on their ground, and Mike Jacobs is being felt again in them by 5-34. British boxing, for without his O.K.
Louis would not step
any aboard
Indians Overwhelmed
liner bound for England, even if the Playing at home, the Chinese R.C.
ofler was trebled.
purse
beat the Indian R.C. 8-1.
In any case, the negro might not S. L. Mu and C. N. Tsang (C.R.C.) in £30,000, for he is beat D. M. Razack and M. R. Abbas be interested one of the most heavily taxed boxers 6-2; beat A. R. Kitchell and K. Ismail in the world.
6-3; beat K, M. Rumjahn and I. M.
0-3. By the time varlous authorities and A. Raza bank and W. K. Ma bent
O. L managers had had "bites" at his purse money, there would be little Razack and Abbas 6-2; beat Kitchell for him to rattle in his and Ismail 6-2; beat Rumjahn and enough pockets.
Razack 6-3.
C. Leung and F. K. Lau beat NEUSEL WANTS FARR Walter Neusel, the German heavy-Razack and Abbas 0-0; lost to KH- weight, has been in touch with Sydneychell and Ismall 4-6; beat Rumjahn Hulls testing the prospects of meet-and Razack 0-1. ing Farr in a return. When the pair met at Harringay Arena
in
June,
1937, the Welshman created n big, sensation by winning on a knock-out
in the third round,
Neusel appears to be under the im-
S.C.A.A. v. C.BA.
It's Bedlam leading by a nose with the Ritz Brothers up on account of Damon having the Ritzes on the Runyon In "Straight, Place and Show," 20th Century-Fox comedy now showing at the King's
Theatre,
Minimum Requirements For 1940 Games Violate Olympic Ideal
Democratic Nature' Of Meet
St. Paul's Unbeaten In Volleyball Competition
In the Senior Division of the Inter- School Volleybalt competition, St. Paul's was again victorious after a very close contest with Pul Ying. The first three, St. Paul's, Pui Ying and King's were placed in the same order as last year.
una-
In the Junior Division, still Anished, Pui Ying is an cusy winner, having lost only one game In the scrica,
Fong Lam won the competition for Small Boys just as cally.
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Pul Ying King's
Kwok Man
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July Brunswick, Maine, May 11. Sept. Jack Magee, who helped Lawson Dec. three American | Mar. Rboertson coach
track Olympic
teams, heartily seconded last night his former chief's contention that 1940 minimum quali-
Amateur Athletic July International tying requirements set up by the Federation violated the Olympic ideal. Sept.
Dec. The International Amateur Ath- "He's 100 per cent, right," declared
has set up
Magee, track coach at T. K. Leung and C. L. Lau (Southletic Federation pression that given the opportunity: China) drew with G. H. Fowler and minima for qualifying rounds in the College 26 years and President of the
National field events at the Olympic Games: he could reverse the decision, and N. Whitley G-8, beat J. Sloan and D.
High jump, 187 centimeters or 6ft. Hulls is toying with the idea of let-T. Smith 8-1, beat M. Yatskin and V.
broad jump, 120cm, or 2311. ting Welsh enthusiasts have the bene Knight G-4,
F. Y. Kwok and C. Y. Kwan (South In pole vault, 300cm or 12ft. again. There seems to be little rea-China) beat Fowler and Whitley 6-2, Din. hop, step and jump. 14.50
or 47ft 0in; discus, 45 Contending that there should be son why such a match should not
Yatskin and Knight 3-0.
metera or 1471 in.; Javelin, G5 "no minimum standards," prove a big attraction in the Prin-ost to Sloan and Smith 2-0, lost to meters cipality.
H. T. Bee and H. C. Kwok (South meters or 213tt, 3in.; hammer throw, small nations would be "squeezed July
out," Magee, sald: China) beat Fowler and Whitley 6-1, London enthusiasts are asking when the Welshman is to make his next ap-Jast to Sloan and Smith 3-8, beat Yat 49 meters or 160ft. 9in. pearance in the Metropolis. This is skin and Knight 6-2, another question which. Hulls hopes to decide in the near future, but again
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Robertson said "of course, the new "Now, more than ever before,.due minima will have little effect on the to the unrest in the world, the Games United States delegation" and
should be open to every nation, no minima requirements set for our matter how small or how remote.
trials aro another
La to create inter- own semifinal
The whole idea matter entirely."
national friendship and good will."
Mages, member fo the American the Olymple Committee, voiced hope
Interna Uonal "Win gracefully and lose without nations would-protest the minima
vehemently the rancour has been the motto," the so Fenn mentor continued. "Now many Amateur Athletic Federation would
have to relent... small nations cannot even lose.
is gol
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attacks of pleurisy pneumonia has been invented by Prof. Edoardo Signolini, It will be an im portant exhibit at. the Leonardo da Vinci Fair in Milan.
City Vetoes Death Flag
Canton, O. The idea of displaying a black dog
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by telephone that "there's a car sitting ho overoptimistic,
on the sidewalk." A cruiser car was on Canton's Public Square on days recent demonstrations at the Mr. and Mrs Douglas Grundy, who were born in Bolton, England, on the concluded, "but I still think any dispatched to investigate. The re-alter traffic fatalities was rejected by same day 30 years ago, both died here athletic event which can attract the port. "The owner just bought the car city counell. Several councilmen pro- on the same day and were buried world's athletes in friendly, compell- and he was afraid it would got hit tested the proposal on the around that So hat such a display might disturb relatives
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