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WEDNESDAY,

"ATHLETICS.

JULY

1932.

Scottish Inter-Varsity Athletics

Glasgow Win Decisively

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE US. SELECTIONS AL BROWN FORCED CARDINALS OUTHIT

FOR WALKER CUP.

Team of Ten Includes

:

Five New Men.

QUIMET AS CAPTAIN.

New York, June 29.

The American Walker Cup team

to meet Britain at Brookline Massa-

ALISTAIR LAPSLEY REGISTERS TRIBLE” &chusetts, on September 1 and 2

NEIL MORRISON A DOUBLE RECORD.

NEW

POLE JUMP

FIGURES

were selected to-day. They are:- Francis Oulmet (captain), G. Dun- lap, Billy Howell, Jimmy Johnston, Don Moe, Maurice McCarthy, G. Seaver, Jesse Sweetner, George Voigt, J. Westland.、

TO A DRAW

World Champion← Against Nel Tarleton.

PERFECT BOXING.

BUT WIN.

Close Defensive Game Against Reds.

PIRATES REMAIN ON TOP,

New York, Yesterday.

The St. Louis Cardinals, though outhit by the Reds, played a close

BOXING.

Truth About Carrera

When I Thought That He Was A "Misfit"

defensive game after Lombardi STRONGEST AND WEAKEST POINTS

had made a circuit cloud to place thèm in a satisfactory position, and won by 4 runs to nil to re- victory. cord their thirty-sixth

By LEON GEE.

(Carnera's Manager),

London, June 14. After fifteen rounds of the most perfect boxing that could be imagined on the Liverpool ground last night, Nel Tarleton, the British featherweight champion, and Al Brown, the coloured bantam-weight cham- pion of the world, fought a draw before 35,000 spectators.

When I first saw Primo Carnera I was staggered. I have had It is difficult to pick out any Glasgow, June 11.

above ten will play, but the final particular round or any particular In the only other major League considerable experience in boxers of all types from the debonair, Glasgow, University to-day decisively won the Inter-Varsity selection will made just before the incident for special mention, be-game the Pirates maintained their

matches. Five of those named cause the boxing throughout was supremacy at the head of the table gentlemanly Carpentier, to the uncouth pugilists of the old school, by a very narrow victory over the but, never, outside, freak shows, had I met anyone quite like the Athletic Meeting at Westerlands against Edinburgh, Aberdeen and have never played for the Walker consistently good.

Al Brown has not made that pro-Glants

National League. St. Andrew's. For their success they were in no small way indebted Cup before.

gress in the last twelve months that

It is expected that eight of the

to Alistair Lapsley, who gained a "treble," and to Robin Murdock OSWICK AND DE ROME

and Ian Borland,

Nell Morrison of Glasgow also distinguished, himself when he created a double record in winning his fifth Inter-'Varsity Mile in record time.

There

tendance

was at

sparce

af-

the Inter-Varsity Athletic Meeting

Time-2 mins. 1 3-5 secs.

Putting the Weight

at Wester- 1, R. G. Rateliffe, Glasgow, 39 ft.

the 3ins.

Janda

with which began

2, J. R. M'Gibbon, Glasgow, 38 ft. heats in the 440 yards hurdles events, a new race in the champion- 4 ins. ship. Silcock, Edinburgh, won his 3, A. M. Geissa, Edinburgh, 37 ft. heat easily from his only rival,0% ins. Soutar, Glasgow, but his time, 08

High Jump

1. A. N. Lapsley, Glasgow, and{

3-5 secs., showed he would have to find a bit of running to beat Tay-J. Kennedy, Edinburgh, tied at 5 ft. lor, Glasgow, who won the second 11 ins. heat in 623-5 seca.

Glasgow gained six points out of seven from the 100 yards race. A great race was seen between the Western pair, Murdoch and Bor-j land, and the former just got home to win by a fost. Howteson, of Edinburgh, was third, but he never)

3. D. R. S. Milne, Edinburgh. Height a new Inter-University re- cord.

One Mile

1, N. Morrison, Glasgow,

2, W. H. Whalley, Edinburgh.

B. R. Mackenzie. Aberdeen.

Time, 4 mins. 30 secs-a new In-

SUCCESSFUL.

Enter Second Round of Bowls Open.

his supporters had hoped. Last.

slower and less aggressive

The game went to the twelfth the Cardinals innings befor clinched the issue.

I

R. H. E.

than New York, Glants ....3 9 ·0

giant Italian.

My first impressions were that he was a "misfit," an "outsize"

night's fight revealed that he is Pittsburgh Pirates 4 181in fact all those things which a boxer should not be. But there when he last fought in England. St. Louis Cardinals... 4 10 2 was something about his huge frame, something in the curve of

Cincinnati Reds 0 15 Tarleton's Impregnable Defence

1 his garantuan muscles which hinted of the fighter-to-be. Even in American League. It is trus that he was faced withi possibly the cleverest boxer in the! There was no play in the game those days his strength was prodigious, but he did not know how to His mighty limbs were more an encumbrance than country, but Brown has physical between Detroit and St. Louis on use it. attributes which should enable him account of rain.-Reuters Ameri-

an asset to him. Two further matches were de- to master any opponent within a can Service.

TABLES TO DATE. cided yesterday in the Lawnstone of his weight. Bowls Open Championship with

National League the following resulta:

(on Talkoo, Green.)

L. de Rome beat J. Hunter

21-16.

(on Police Green.)

A. H. Oswick beat L. E. Lam-

mert 21-8

De Rome has qualified to meet F. Cullen, champion in 1925, in the Second Round, whilst Oswiek will meet A. K. Taylor, who received a walk over from P. Madar who has left the Colony.

looked like getting on terms with ter-University record and ground RADIO SPORTS TEAM

Previous record 4 mins, 32 2-5

his Glasgow rivals. It was a splen-record. did send off for Glasgow. The time was 10 secs.

secs.

¿

(C. H. Johnstone. Edinburgh, 1924.) Wells Fails in Half-Mile.

120 Yards Hurdles Wells did not win the half-mile.;

First Heat-1, A. S. Kitchen, He could only finish third, and he was hard pressed to do even that. Glasgow; 2, C. D. Campbell, Edin- Watson, the sole St. Andrews re-burgh. Time. 17 1-5 secs. presentative, was the victor, and he

FOR FRIDAY.

Hockey Encounter Against Borderers.

on

Referee:Mr. Hassian.

Brown is a physical freak, more

of a freak than even the great Jimmy Wilde, at his best, and that

he could only draw with Nei Tarle-Pittsburgh

ton is ample proof that the colour Boston edman has gone back, even as it Chicago

It has taken three and a half years to mould Carnera into real fighting trim. Years of painstaking 567 toil for me and exacting training .534 for Primo. His shoulders were un .521 developed; his trunk was straight 507 instead of curving gradually to the 506 waist; his biceps were only a .477 shadow of what they are to-day. 479 Yet of all the boxers I have met no. 419 one has entered into rigorous train

Percent P. W. L ago .67 38 291 .73 39 34 .71 37 84 .71 36 35 ...77 39 38 .67 32 35 .73 35 88 ..81 94 47 American League.

P. W. L. .72 49 28 .60 41 -28

is that Tarleton continues to im- St. Louis prove every time he appears in the Philadelphia

New York ring.

Brown made the body his objec-Brooklyn tive, but not even his long arms Cincinnati could get inside the defence of Tar- leton, who all through fought a very cool, calculating and gallant contest.

the Marine there

ing more willingly. Carnera real- Percent ised his shortcomings and set about ago righting them. "Long before J wna .681 up he used to be skipping in the .594 gymnasium and he would be hard hours 1.681 at the punch-ball for .54% at tline. Of course 20-

contesta .528 tually

are the acid 486 test of the boxer, and I saw to it .377 that Carnera bad plenty... Despite

.74 43 31 .74 .40 34 .72 38 84 .70 34 36

National League.

21

"

JACOPO WINS PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES.

Rose En Soleil and Violatter Placed.

London, July 1. The Prince of Wales Stakes were run yesterday at Newmar: ket before a recoid, crowd and in perfect weather.

Special traing and motor cars and motor buses conveyed racegoers to the course.

Eight horseH

the post. run In

went to The race way

and time good resulted in a win for Jacopo

(4-1) by three lengths from Rose en Soleil (8-1), which was second while two lengths separated from Violatter (4-1), whịch ran into third place.

Views on Women.

are very

concen-

New York Good Verdict.

Detroit Nothing the bantam champion Philadelphia could do was enough to rattle the Washington Englishman, boxer in this country Cleveland produces such a sterling display St. Louis

.69 26 48 against one who is acknowledged Chicago

200 all the criticism of him I have .70 14 56 as one of the three fastest boxers Boston in the game.

Home Run Leaders.

never yet been disappointed with Although there were Bome The leaders in the 1932 home him.

Ha of dissent when the run parade are as follows:-

A Painful Subject. ̈ The following will represent the cries Second Heat-1, D. R. S. Mine, Radio Sports Club against the South referee declared his verdict,

His 'defeat at the hands of Larry did the distance in 2 mins. 1.3-5 sec. Edinburgh; 2, E. D. 0. Campbell, Wales Borderers

doubt in Chuck Klein (Philadelphia Phillies) 23 Gains is a somewhat painful sub- no can be He demonstrated emphatically that St. Andrews Time, 16 4-5 secs.

ground on Friday at 5.30 p.m.: the minds of impartial judges Hack Wilson (Brooklyn Dodgers) .15

the Bill Terry (New York Giants)...15 ject. The referee's decision is final, His views on women Later News. he was a half-miler of some distine-

S. Singh: B. Singh, J. Singh; that the decision represented

Melvin Ott (New York Giants)...so I will only touch on the baut definite. He believes them to be an Glasgow, Later.

a-boxer's tion. Murray, of Stewart's College,

Jimmy Collins (St. Louis Cardinals) 12 lightly. First of all Primo was absolute hindrance to It was nearing seven o'clock at Hamid, E. Tack, J. T. K. Gilchrist general opinion of the spectators.

American League.

stale. During the three months career?" is one great aim is to although beaten by about three yards, ran a fine race, and did pro- Westerlands on Saturday evening (captain); A. E. P. Guest, G. Singh,

The golfer who has muscular.con-Jimmy Foxx (Philadelphia Aths.) .28 bably as good time as ever he did. when P. B. B. Ogilvie brought to Atta Singh, Kalwant Singh, and M.

Singh.

trol of his left leg and can screw it Babe Ruth (New York Yankees)23revious to the fight he had been become champion of the world," and scarcely out of the ring. There he does not intend women to stand Lou Gehrig (New York Yankees) .19 Watson is a former Edinburgh Aca-a close a record-breaking Inter-

Reserves:-H., Singh and Around as if to screw his left foot A Simmons (Philadelphia Athe.) 15 would be an exhibition fight in in his way. Not that he is a demy champion.

Varsities' contest by clearing over

Singh.

into the ground is a good golfer Averill (Cleveland Indians): .15 Leeds, then one in the Midlands, to woman-hater. He merely Glasgow went further ahead in 12 feet in the Pole Vault, thus es-

indeed-Aubrey Boomer.

Mickey Cochrane (Philadelphia A.) 12 be followed by others in the South. trates on his career... the weight-putting with six points tablishing a new Scottish record.

Though, quite frankly, I believe him Hia tastes are quite simple. He to. Edinburgh's one. That was By this time fifty per cent. of the

to be twice as strong as any other is very fond of the cinema. In fact, boxer, he could not stand the eternal I have never seen a man so much pretty much according to expecta- spectators had departed, but the

round of exhibitions and receptions. In love with talking pictures. tions, however. Geissa, of Edin-effort was worth waiting for.

The meeting was carried through

He is due for a long rest-before he Jeanette Macdonald is his favourite burgh, was fully two feet behind the winner, Radcliffe, of Glasgow. with a casualness which should be

makes his onslaught on the heavy-lamongst women ́stars, and of the Borland gained his first award in the element of sport, a fact apt to

weight championship of the world. men he has an intense admiration the 220 yards, which he won very be overlooked nowadays, when spec-

I have frequently been asked what for Emil Jannings and Eric Von comfortably from Russell, the Edin- tators demand a thrill a minute,

I consider are Carnera's strongest Stroheim. Unlike many famous burgh Academical cricket and but the quality was there.

and weakest points. I think de-boxers, the does not indulge in The Jatter's Rugby player.

Glasgow won decisively, the pre-

finitely his right-hand punch is as outburst of temperament. Even second, however, meant two sence of Alistair Lapsley, who won

good as any man's and this, added when he had been followed by useful points for Edinburgh, three events, coupled with the

to a strong defence and a nimble-crowds which would try the temper especially Howteson

ness of foot, are going to put him of any man he just smiles, some- right on top of the boxing world. times perhaps a trifle wearily. His weak points are his lack of I recall one instance in Cleveland, maturity and experience. He has Ohio, when a crowd became so large only been boxing for three and a that Carnera and I were nearly half years, and it takes at least five landed in prison for endangering years for a man to reach the peak the public safety. Primo's wristlet of his form. To-day he is twenty, watch had been damaged, and he six years old. In twelve months' decided to call at a jeweller's shop time I believe he will have reached about two hundred yards from our his zenith,

hotel. Whilst we were walking to I believe, and Carnera agrees with the shop a crowd of about a hun me, that Sharkey will be the hardest dred quickly gathered and followed. nut to crack. A year ago he was a We dodged inside quickly, and better fighter than the Italian, but Prime explained to the jeweller that daring those twelve months' Primo he wanted his watch repaired. has made enormous strides and to-Whilst we were inside about a dožen day I would rank the two men as people squeezed into the shop, and equal.

stared blankly at Carnera, Outside Much has been said about the we could see that a huge crowd had easy and unruffed temperament of gathered. Suddenly there was a Carnera. Frankly I am somewhat sound of breaking glass, and the at a loss to fathom it. In the old watchmaker lifted up his hands in day's when he was punched it annoy-despair and said, "My poor ed him. At present he can be hit window!"

.

as

not do better than

could sprinting of Robin Murdoch and finish lan Borland, turning the scale in fourth. The time, 23 secs., was her favour. well behind Liddell's record of 21 3-5 secs.

Good High Jumping.

.

Jumping Thrills.

It may seem ridiculous to as80- Įciate a high jump with thr'ls, yet The high jumping which took a nothing else could be said of the tremendously long time to decide, feelings of the spectators as four was extraordinarily good. Six or men alternately went over the re- seven competitors cleared 5 ft. 7 cord height of 5 ft. 9 ins. When ins., and three, Lapaley, Kennedy, Lapsley cleared 5ft. 11ins, it seem- and Milne, cleared 5 ft. 10 ins, ed all over, but the bespectacled Milne falled at 5 ft. 11 ins., and Edinburgh student, J. Kennedy, both the others were successful, but followed suit.

it was their limit. Neither could Ogilvie's record was made after get over 6 feet, and so tied for one failure, when the bar had been first place. Milne was third, so raised from 11 ft. Bins, to a care- that Edinburgh took four points fully-measured 12 ft. 0% ins. from the event,

On the first occasion Ogilvie ap- The record for the high jump peared to hurt himself in falling on for the meeting, 5 ft. 9 ins., made his shoulder, and it was plucky of by W. L. Hunter in 1914, was him to go on again, after a very broken by four men, Lapsley, Ken-short breathing space, as he was the nedy, Milne, and Richardson, and only competitor in action. He the last-named had the ill-luck to actually started only when the break the old record and yet not others had been beaten by the be placed.

height.

The competing Varsities were Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and St. Andrew's,

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS **

440 Yards Hurdles. First Heat-1, B. A. Silcock, Edinburgh; 2, F. H. Souter, Glas- gow. Time-68,3-5 secs.

Second Heat-1, J. Taylor, Glasgow: 2, L. Graham, St. An- drews Time 62 3-5 secă.

* 100 Yards.

1. R. Murdoch, Glasgow,

2. 1. H. Borland," Glasgow,

3. R. A. Howlason, Edinburgh,

|| Time—101⁄2 SOCH, K

Gépen 220 Yards

1LH Borland, Glasgow.

2, C. S. Russell, Edinburgh."

3.A. W. M'Cosh, "Gindyow,

2. LA Murray, Edinburgh,

Avells, Edinburgh,

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'Varsity Enthusiasm.

Nell Morrison, in creating a double record in winning his fifth successive Inter-Varsity mile, is definitely a much improved runner this season, and Hewitt's three miles win was also a distinguish ed performance, as he completely tailed oft his field from the start.

There can be no doubt that the enthusiasm of our Univeralties in raising the athletics standardin Scotland tremendo

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told at the

A week

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with a sledge-hammer blow and be entually the police were called, will just smile that easy Italfan and it was exactly an hour before smile of his and take it as all partyre arrived back at our hotel. An of the game. I have only seen him indignant sergeant did not treat us lose his temper on two occasions at all nicely, but whether it was his The memorable fight at Paris when high sense of justice or Primo's size Stribling was whirled out of the which saved us from Imprisonment ring showed us what Primo could I do not know.

do if he was of fiery temperament. Indeed if he had to lose his temper In one of his fights, I honestly doubt whether I could find contestants for him. There has not been a fight vet in, which he has had to use more than half of his strength and be can

most of them on that,

Since then Primo travels almost

everywhere by car If he walks a

yards, an enormo iers, so he has coa

should be

crowd