1927-07-19 — Page 9

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1927.

SPORTS

HOME FOOTBALL.

CHELSEA'S GOOD YEAR.

London, July 0. The balance sheet of the Chelsea Football Club has just been pub lished and reveals the satisfactory fact that the Club had a profit of £7,000 on the, 1926-27 season,

LEAGUE MEETING BOMBSHELL.

Aberdare Out,

At the annual meeting of the Football League the proceedings were of a harmonious character

Save

LOCAL TENNIS.

-

CLUB DEFEATS. N.T.C.

Playing at home yesterday in a "C" division match, the Hong Kong Cricket Club beat the Netherlands Tennis Club by 58 games to 41. Scores:

Watson and Turner:- lost to de Bruyn and

Ramond.. beat Marks and Heintzen beat La Fleur and Knott-

nerus.

Remington and Hunter:--- lost to de Bruyn and

Ramondt

beat Marks and Heintzen beat La Fleur and Knott-

nerus

when a representative of Aberdare Athletic appealed for a Fresh ballot following their logs of associate membership. Torquay United being chosen in their place. The two clubs retiring under the rules from the Southern Section were Aberdare Athletic and Wat- beat Jord, and from the Northern See-

JOWV

nerus

and

Rennett and Penn:---

de Bruyn Rumondt tion Accrington Stanley and Bar-lost to Alarks and Heintzen The chairman said it had been beat La Fleur and Knott- charged against them that they were a close corporation, and that there was no chance for new clubs to gain admission. It was entire- Iy a matter for the First and Serami, Division clubs to decke which clubs should be elected,

The clubs making application for the two vacancies in each section

Were-

Southern Section: -- Abordare Athletic, Torquay United, Ebbw Vale, Watford. Rettering Town. Yeovil, and Petlers C

Northern Stanley, Carlisle

Section: Acevington Mansfield Te... Blyth Spartans, Utd., Burrow,

20-13

JACK SHARKEY,

TALKS ABOUT COMING FIGHTS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

But I admost forgot. Hore is something that I want to say most of all, and that is that I owe a sincere vote of thanks to Mr. Muldoon of the New York Boxing Commission. A year and

Before the crowd knew the fight was started Goldstein was on the floor for the count of nine. He wobbled to his feet and got in the way of another haymaker and the fight was over.

SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

Hong Kong, July 18, 1927, 10.30 and,

Stock

It made me laugh to myself the bold front Maloney tried to put up when he came up for the Afth. He knew I was going to wade into him and let him have it. I sure did. I put plenty into HIS BOUT WITH MALONEY.

a right to the chin and down hea half ago when they tried to It happens that. Terris and went. To tell the truth, I didn't hold up my money after my Goldstein are boyhood chums and expect to see him come up again. match in the Garden with Eddie Terris was much concerned over: "I would rather have Gene But he did; I guess it was be Huffman, Mr. Muldoon told me Goldstein's condition. He rush- Tunney next, but Johnny Buck-cause he didn't know what he that he regarded me as the fast-ed to his aide and wept several TT. on London ley, my manager, says we owe it was doing. So I let him have est heavyweight in the game to- tears, while he held Goldstein's TT on Shanghai it again, and this time I put day. He said if I look care of head in his lap. to Tex Rickard to take on Jack plenty on my next right to the myself I would surely lick Harry Dempsey. Such being the case, button. He was a well knocked Wills, and some day I would be why I'm ready to tuke on the out boy when he got that one.

champion of the world. Coming from a man like Mr. Muldoon ex-champlon, and I'll promise to, make a better job of Dempsey,

that surely was an inspiration. than Tunney did.

Flows Did Not Matter. Maloney's blows-they tell me he landed a few good ones on As a matter of fact, I don't me-never bothered me in the see why I have to wait until last. He did land low twice, HUDKINS BEATEN. but I ditn't make any complaint Dempsey is out of the way so over that-I expected as much.

www

LINDBERGH SEES FIGHT.

New York. While his friend, Colonel Lind-

4- 7

I can have my chance at the tried to show him up as much 6- 5

title. I've already taken care of as I could with my left hand and I guess it looked pretty sweet 10- 1 Harry Wills, George Godfrey and the way I made him miss. I Jack Renault, which is a whole guess some of the crowd thought lot more than Tunney, Dempsey was getting a little careless in or any of the other heavyweights the third when I stood up to him flat-footed and made him 4. 7 have done in the way of proving miss swing after swing without 8- 3who really is the best heavy-moving away. But I wanted to

weight. 8. 3

make him look foolish as well Now that it is all over, I'll tell as give him a good licking. 20-13 the world a few things which I out of the fight was the way they One of the biggest kicks I got never would have spilled if I sent Maloney after my injured 7- 4 hadn't made god. For if I hadn't eye. Just for that I paid a little 4-7 done what I knew I could, then special attention to Jimmy's eye you wouldn't have heard any-lefts.. It didn't take me long to and I sure popped it plenty with thing in the way of an alibi from have it cut open and bleeding. a chance to come back. In the this boy. But I had plenty on my I guest I must be a blood-thirsty seventh round, however, Hudkina, mind to upset me before I climbed guy. But maybe now the world was so far gone that he could into the ring to hand Jimy maybe I didn't like Jimmy Malo-referee dragged him to his cor- will start to really believe that hardly hold to the ropes and the Maloney his lieking.

7- 1

18-15

JACK DĚLANEY.

MANY FIGHT AS HEAVY WEIGHT.

New York, July 10. In an endeavour to fret matches with Dempsey and Paolino for says he was about ready to go be Jack Delaney, Pete Reilly again fore the Boxing Commission and

ney so very much after all,

see them quick

Always Ready to Fight.

bergh, looked on from the ring side, Ace Hudkins was technical- ly knocked out by Sammy Baker in the 7th round of a fast bout.

Lindbergh did not arrive until most of the punishment was over. and his short, accurate blows Baker was never in better form, were cutting Hudkins' face to pieces. The crowd clamoured for the referee to stop the fight. attempts but Hudkins begged for . The referee made two or three

ner..

crowd but declined.

Goldstein Knocked Out. The spectators were given an-

dramatic match. The fight ended other thrill when Sid Terris and Goldstein put on a brief and

after 1 minute and 47 seconds of when Goldstein was knocked out the first round.

Wife Goes To Hospital.

I'm going to beat it out of New

After the fight, Lindbergh step- York just as quickly as

Iped into the ring and received Within four or five days I must can, for my two babies are wait-a tremendous ovation. He was take my wife to the hospital for ing for me back home in Boston asked to say few words to the an operation. It is nothing very and I can't serious, but it isn't A very enough. pleasant thing to have on your mind when you are getting ready your future. On lop of this for a contest that means a lot to A ballot was taken with the resurrender Delaney's light heavy-I wrenched my back. My foot worry, two days before the fight sult that Watford obtained. 44 votes, Aberdare Athletic and Tor-

slipped during one of my gym "Jack is outgrowing the divi-f workouts and threw my weight in quay United each 24. Yeav9 and Kettering each one, and Ebbw Vahsion, and I don't believe he can such a way that I ally strained be at his best any longer at 175 some of the muscles near the Accrington Stanley and Borraw pounds," declared Reilly. "You spine. obtained 36 and respectively. I will recall I refused to try to take Mansfield Town 8. York City two pounds off Delaney when he the Carlisle United 5, and Blyth Spar

York City.

rune.

tr 3.

weight title.

Just after 1 weighed in was fighting around 162 pounds, and started to pain me. So back muscles stiffened so he could try for the middle- Watford. Accrington Stanley, weight titia. It is getting hard me up to Dr. Fralick's office. nt 6 o'clock they rushed and Bartow were derinred re-elect for him to make 175 pounds now, where I underwent a treatment| ed. and the result of a second and if I decide he is going to have for this strain. It was necessary bailot between Aberdare and Tor-trouble making the weight I will! quay United was the election of the surrender the title.

to put a plaster on the injured latter by 26 votes to 19.

Torquay Elected.

When the chairman announeed that Torquay United had been elected, Mr. Beaument. of Aber dare, appealed for another ballot to be taken on the greand that one of the gerutineers had undoubted- ly been working for one of the new Applicants.

The Chairman: How does that If it is a fact, affect the actual votes given by the clubs Surely you do not suggest that the person to whom you refer went round these tables ranvassing for votes, I venture to suggest you do not contest the Beruracy of the count ing.

"still believe he can whip any spot, and I climbed into the ring: heavyweight in the game. Jack with my tights pulled high so was a sick man and overcome that they wouldn't discover my with worries over his wife when mishap in Maloney's corner. he met Maloney. He will still In the third round the re- prove the greatest heavyweight feree stepped in before we could in the world."

start mixing and forced me to When Reilly was asked if there turn down my tights and thus was any truth in the rumour expose the plaster. I suppose meet in Detroit, he replied:about, but I said to myself, I' Delaney and Dempsey were to this was something to worry They are more likely to meet in just carry the fight to Maloney New York or Philadelphia. By a little faster than ever so he the end of the week I hope to don't get over-courageous. know where we stand."

Scene of Big Fight.

'Tex Rickard is urging Dela-

And that is the real reason, why I finished off Jimmy as quickly as I did.

Not As He Planned. For the way I had planned the

Mr. Beaumont: I would not sug Reilly to surrender gest such a thing. I to, however,ney's contract with Rickard, it is feel justified in asking for another said, call for heavyweight battles, fight I wasn't to go out and take ballot.

and he has another agreement my man until around the eighth

fer.

Mr. Beaumont: Sunderland.

Mr. Kyle, of

"VARSITY ATHLETICS. crown:

The Chairman: Give us the name with Humbert Fugazy regarding or ninth round. Not that I if the scrutineer to whom you re-light heavyweight encounters. wasn't confident all the time that Rickard apparently has lost the I could have knocked him out) services of Paulino, who will meet as quickly as I did, but I wanted | The meeting declined to take Wills or Maloney for Fugazy and to give Maloney an even worse action, and Aberdare Athletic thus is fighting desperately to keep his licking than he got, though I loses its membership with the hold on Delaney,

made a pretty good job of it, as League.

Gene Tunney's next defence of it was, his title almost certainly will be I know a lot of people think staged in the same Philadelphia that the bad feeling that exists stadium in which he won his between Maloney and me is just Two remarks by Tex press stuff. But there is no love Rickard were additional straws to lost between us, and maybe I'm show the way the wind blows. the best hater of the two. I Jess McMahon and I are going certainly wanted to cut up Jimmy out to town Friday on a short even far more trip," was one. Ostensibly they I promised Buckley faithfully than I did.

London, July 9.

are going to Philadelphia. that I wouldn't do anything be- "October will be too late for a side blind Jim and tear his head The annual athletic contest be- tween representatives of the Bri-Tunney fight and there are no off with lefts until we had gone tish Universities, Oxford and Cam September dates in Yankee Sta-seven rounds. I wasn't to throw bridge, and the American, Yale and dium," was the other.

the right hand before the eighth Harvard, attracted an attendance It is possible that the Turney of 1,800 to Stamford Bridge to-day. fight may be staged in August but

round. Rain fell during the meeting and even if it is held in August the going was heavy. Neverthe Philadelphia is likely to be the

en- battleground.

NEW BRITISH POLE JUMP RECORD,

less, there was considerable thusinam, particularly as a new British record of 13 feet in the pole jump was established.

The previous best was E. Ryd- herg's 12 feet 2 in. 1921. The world record is 13 feet 114/10th inches, which stands to the credit of C. Hoff, the Norwegian.

MOTOR CYCLING.

HIGH SPEEDS AT BROOKLANDS.

TO BOX IN SPAIN.

MANILA WELTERWEIGHT'S INTENTIONS.

Manila, July 8. Luis Legan, welterweight cham pion of the Orient who tossed away his title in a bout with Pete! Horton in Corregidor, is planning

back was exposed I told the boys But avhen the injury to my in my corner between the third and fourth rounds that I was going to let one go in the fourth. And they told me to go to it. So in that session I followed up a left to the chin with the right Maloney. He was so badly stung to the same spot, and down went

with the punch he didn't know enough to take 2 count but bounced up right away. If it hadn't been so close to the end of the round it would not have been necessary to go in the fifth. Ready to Get His Man,

to leave for Spain. The lanky I told them when I got back London, July 9,

performer has been idle for quite to the corner that it was all over At Brooklands to-day part of the a long while and believes he has and that I was going right out racing track was under water in fought himself out of opponents in the fifth to take Maloney in .consequence of recent heavy rain. in Manila. Logan will combine a hurry. Buckley agreed with In the 200 miles, class 600 .c. pleasure with boxing during his me and said I could go after my for motor-cycles Gibson finished brief stay in Spain. first on a Sunbeam, his average

man just as fast as I wanted to. speed being 79.08 m.p.h. In the 1,000 cc. claes Longman, on a Harley-Davidson, won with RM average speed of 86.89 miles hour,

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If Luis finally sails for Spain It didn't take me long to finish he will be the first local perform the job. For in that final round er to show his wares in the land I thought I might just as well now made famous by. Paolino go out and show the crowd how, Uzeudon.

good I really could hit.

more. When I became champion I only want to say one thing

wait once a year to see me fight of the world they won't have to in defence of my title.

THAMES SCULLING.

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