1928-08-25 — Page 13

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1928.

Sport Columns

SOCCER REFEREES.

LOCAL ASSOCIATION. NOW FORMED.

"NOT REVOLUTIONARY."

D. G. LOWE.

TO RETIRE FROM ATHLETICS.

A GREAT CAREER..

THE CHINA MAIL,

TILDEN'S "TRIAL”

INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGES.

PLAYER KEEPS AWAY.

New York, Yesterday. The "trial" of Tilden for his alleged violation of the amalcur rule of the United States Lawn Tennis Association opens to-night before a combined Judicial bench and jury of thirty persons, includ ing five ex-Prealdents of the Asso- elation.

Tildon has sent a letter to the President of the Association saying that business prevents his appear ing personally, and he will not be represented. The sporting public are disappointed at his absence as there was every prospect of a son, At the recent Olympic Games at sational exchange of charges and Amsterdam he not only retained his counter-charges. — Reuter's Amari- Olympic title, but revealed

even can Service. better form than at the previous

Presided by Captain A, W.

London, Yesterday. Austin; M.C., M.M., RA, a meet- Mr. D. G. Lowe, the famous Eng- ing of about forty man was held ish runner has announced his re- at Volunteer Headquarters yester-tirement from the track. Although day and the Hong Kong Associa- jonly 26 years old; Lowe has been tion Football Referees Association running in

active

competition was formed.

against the cream of athletes for seven or eight years.

Captain Austin explained that it was not a revolutionary nor a Bol- shevik body. It would not be affiliated to the Hong Kong Foot- bull Association. He had drawn up a set of rules. These were pro-Parla meeting. He won the 800

JIMMY.

RETIRING AFTER 34 YEARS.

AN ÓVAL CHARACTER.

"Jimmy" Rold, who is known to cricketers throughout the world, will retire at the end of this season after 34 years' service as attendant at the amateurs" dressing room at Kennington Oval.

WHY HEENEY LOST.

BEATEN BEFORE HE BEGAN.

TOO NERVOUS.

London, July 27, Intense narvousness, which made him feel the fight was lost before it had begun, was suggested yesterday as a reason for the defeat of Tom Heeney by Gene Tunney in the "Jimmy" as he is known to every world's heavyweight boxing cham- one, has met thousands of cricket-pionship in New York on Thursday ere, from celebrities such as W. G. │night. Grace, "Ranji," and G. L. Jessop, An eminent London psychologiat, down to the newcomer playing in commenting on the medical report his first county match, and has of Heeney's rapid pulse and made friends of them all.

Among his proudest possessions are a gold cigarette-case presented him by "Ranj!” and a watch given him by the fast bowler Lockwood many years ago, after Jimmy had arranged his benefit.

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heightened blood pressure before the fight, said: "I have known cases where this over-responsiveness to excitement has destroyed a boxer's' chances of success from the start, though they are rare,

visionally adopted, the committee metres in one minute 51.4-5 secs of bream in the Great Ouse, at though 72 years old looks ten years Hove this to be the case. One

being given powers to revise. The subscription was fixed at 50 cents. Monthly meetings are to be held on the first Fridays of each month, a1 6 p.m. when lectures will be given.

The following elorted:-

officers were

Chairman: Captain A. W. Austin. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: Mr. Smith.

Committee: Warrant Engineer Barber (Royal Navy), Lt. George (the Army), Mr. Stokes (Civilians).

AQUATICS.

VOLUNTEERS AT THE V.R.C. RATH,

· SUCCESSFUL EVENING.

H.E. the Officer Administering the Government,

together with

Mrs. Southorn and Lt.-Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., Commandant of the Corps, Mrs. Bird, Miss Peggy Bird, Col. Skinner, C.R.E., Lt.-Cal. Robertson and Officers of the Corps welcomed the aquatic sports of the I.K. Volunteer Defence Corps at the V.R.C. bath last night. There was a very good attendance of spectators and the sport was of

a high order of merit. Results:- 100 Yards Four Styles:-(1st Length Breast, 2nd Side, 3rd Back, 4th Free)-1st, D. Lyon 1 min. 17 secs.); 2nd, W. Kerr (1 min. 21 seca.).

30 Yards Free Styles:-1st, S. V. Gittins (26,4-5 secs.); 2nd, E. A. Noronha (27.4-5secs.).

Namination Race: 1st, A. Bliss nominated by Miss Bliss; 2nd V. M. Hast nominated by Miss Petherick.

S. D.

High Dive: 1st, Igglesden; 2nd, G. A. V. Hall; 3rd, F. Zimmern.

Inter-Company Team Race:-1st, Scottish Co.; 2nd, Portuguese Co. Water Polo: H.K.V.D.C. 4 goals; K:O.S.B. 1 goal.

At the conclusion of the Sports before requesting Miss Peggy Bird to distribute the prizes, Major H. B. La Dowbiggin thanked

the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, and Mrs.

Southorn for their presence, which had helped to make the fete the great success it was.--(Applause,) He also thank-

which is an Olympic, record.

This he followed up by winning the 800 metres at Berlin last Sun-

Three anglers have taken 115b.

Denver Sluice (Norfolk).

Mr. D. G. Lowe..

FOOTBALL.

T. H. CABLE SIGNS FOR 'SPURS.

NOT COWARDICE. ! Tall, with iron grey hair and a'

"This manifestation of nervous- clipped grey moustache, he has theness has no relation to cowardice, appearance of a Guardsman, and although the uninformed may be

English boxer owed many of his defeats to this unfortunate hand- cap, but I knew him to be a man of the highest courage.

younger.

In commemoration of his services a testimonial to him is being raised, and cricketers from all parts of the world are contributing.

On September 8, he will celebrate his golden wedding, and when the cricket season is over he will retire to A little cottage in Brompton Regis, Somerset, which he has named "Oval Cottage."

He said to a "Daily Mail"

porter:--

Aomo

"In a big fight the excitement of waiting for the contest would re- duce his nervous strength to 50 per cent. of his normal standard and his boxing ability to a similar level.

"A medical friend suggested that the only way he could be got into would be to hypnotise him until two the ring at the top of his form

minutes before, the fight started. He would then have proved himself the greatest boxer England has ever produced.

Carpentier, one of the brainiest boxers over seen in the ring, was

I think that I have met every famous cricketer there has been for 30 years, and have scen magnificent matches-notably the two ties, one between Surrey and Lancashire and the other between Surrey and Kent, when people nearly fell through the windows of the pavilion in their excitement.

I remember when the test gauge for bats was first introduced, London County werd Surrey during the Easter holidays Causes over-activity of the heart's One batsman had action, muscular tremors, and an been sent back to the pavilion three expenditure of nerve force. This times because

his bat would not means the loss of vital pass through the gauge carried by energy, and that is the stuff that

at the Oval.

The playing

born paychologist. I have watch ed him apparently indifferent to his opponent, an Indifference he deliber-' ately meant to exasperate the man he was fighting. "Exasperation

the umpire. W. G. Grace, who wins battles."

OT

annoyance

nervous

TOO MUCH MONEY. was next in, turned to me and said: "Jimmy, we

British boxing exports must see to this; get that the financial failure of the declare

me a piece of broken glass." Then

together we scraped his bat till it Tunney-Heepey fight, on which Tex was thin enough to pass the gauge lost £60,000, heralds the end of big- Rickard, the promoter, estimates he I knew all the Australians, and when Joe Darling brought his team money boxing, and that the stan over here I bought their theatre dard of the sport will be correspond- tickets for the Canterbury, where ingly improved,

they had a rare old-time.

i

Jack Hobbs when qualifying for Surrey lived with Jimmy, and the two are great friends..

BASEBALL.

SOUTH CHINA DEFEATS

SHANGHAI SIDE.

Among views expressed were: Mr. L. Bettinson, of the National Sporting Club: No boxer la ever worth £100,000. In England there is not a boxer worth a purse of £2,000, yet boxers of quite moderate) attainments ask for 4,000 or more as their share of the fight. It is time, in the name of sanity, that the system of paying boxers frre- spective of the gats taking should stop. Nobody can suggest that Tunney's appearance was worth 21 times our Prime Minister's salary.

Mr. Eugene Corri, the referee:

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QUEEN'S DANCERS.

FAREWELL PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING.

12 8 4 6 6 7 Total

ed Mr. Cooks for his kind help and day, beating Dr. Otto Peltzer, the the V.R.C. for permission to use famous German runner, in one the bath. He paid a tribute to minute 51.1-5 seconds. This was a those who had worked so hard in revenge for his defeat by Peltzer organising the fete and made par in the famous race at Stamford

South China A.A.: W. Sling, ticular reference to the services of Bridge when both beat the exist

June, D. Chinn, S. L. Lee, S. 8. D. Lyon and A. Mackenzie.

Lee, Fung, K. Chinn, Choy, Shim, In ing world's record for the distance. T. H. Cable, captain of the Leyton Scores by Innings:- calling upon Miss Bird, at the con- This triumph marks the end of

Football Club on both occasions clusion of his speech, to distribute Lowe's great career on the track. when they won the F. A. Amateur Shanghai...0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 the prizes, Major Dowbiggin, on be- He is now going to pursus active-Cup, has signed professional forms South China. 0 0 0 0 0 4-1- half of the Corps, presented her

$ with a memento. Miss Bird then tiah Wireless Service.

ly his career as a barrister. Bri. for Tottenham Hotspur.

Umpires: Messrs. Proulx and distributed the prizzes, after which

Cable, who played for England Frank,

A farawoll performance of the there was lancing.

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NURSEMAID'S FEAT.

LONDON GIRL SWIMS THE CHANNEL

London, Yesterday.

BOWLS.

Gibson (K.C.C.) yesterday de feated Hogbin (K.B.G.C.) In the Open Bowls Championship yester- day and now has to meet Ferguson (Taikoo) in the semi-final.

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presentative matches for the Foot- The local team is therefore one old Tomasita will repeat her special

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Towards the end of last season Tottenham persuaded Frank Hart-

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Inside left, to sign professional new ground is to be opened on mald, Miss Laddie Sharp, swam receipts amounted to £17,110. The

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September 16, when W. W. Wake the Channel from Cap Grisnez to deficit is attributed to the loss of County and Coventry City forward, of players of other nations domicil Galloway, the former Derby field's England XV. will play a side Dover in 14 hours 58 minutes. Christmas gates owing to bad has been engaged on Reuter.

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