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VETERAN BOXER'S CHALLENGE TO PETERSON

Chicago Cubs

Scout For Dean

Dean Bros.

$250,000 In Cash Reputed Offer To Cardinals

for $250,000 'In cash.

Chicago, Nov. 17.

Sporting

Chatter

(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)

37-YEAR OLD COOK & BRITISH TITLE FIGHT TAKES PLACE IN LONDON

HE consternation of those who PRELIMINARY STAGE TO TITLE BOUT

Tay the odds was almost comic

at the Albert Hall when Harry

FTER MANY WEEKS OF NEGOTIATION THE FINAL TERMS

It was reported to-day that the Chicago Cubs are negotiat- Mizler, came tumbling from his ing for the purchase of the famous Dean brothers of the St. championship pedestal,

A OF THE JACK PETERSEN GEORGE COOK MATCH FOR Louis Cardinals' pitching staff, Jerome "Dizzy and Paul Goofy", It is not often the "wise boys" THE BRITISH HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP HAVE BEEN

Jare so badly bitten. It is not SETTLED This came in the face of reports that the Cardinals, National often they are 50 aggressively

The match has been secured by Jeff Dickson, and will be League pennant winners and world champions in 1934, may be businesslike at a fight. sold to Lew Weniz, Oklahoma, oll magnate,

The large "Betting strictly pro Albert Hall or Olympia.

staged during the second or third week of December either at the

The champion will not box before his fixture with Cook, but

Although Sam Breadon, president of the Cardinals, said that hibited" notices made not the negotiations for the sale of the club had not been consummated, alightent impression. The moment Wentz virtually confirmed the transfer of the team in an interview the principals were on their stools he will afterwards enjoy, a busy season. at Oklahoma City.

ALL-AMERICAN GOLF FINAL FOR PROFESSIONAL TITLE

The Dean brothers, the greatest baseballers for 1984, helped much in the sensational Cardinal drive toward the senior loop flag and the] world's championship. Through Dizzy's and 'Goofy's brilliant pitch-Leo ing the Cardinals sprinted to double fame this year:

Dizzy and Goofy won between them the four games which enabled the Cardinala to down the Detroit! Tigers in the 1934 world series by a margin of one game. Dizzy beg ged two of the three games

he! hurled, while Goofy won the two! tilts he performed in for the Red Birds in this year's classic.

With Cards Throughout Dizzy, strike-out king of the big leagues, joined the Cardinals in 1930 and, except for 1931, when he played, for the Houston, club, he remained with St. Louis through. out.

In 1932 Dizzy led the National League in strikeouts and pitched the most innings. In 1933 he pitch-| ed in most games and struck out the most batters.

In was recalled that Dizzy in 1983 fanned 17 Chiengo Cub bat tera in one game, thus establishing a record for the century.

Major League Record Goofy, the younger of the Dean brothers, whom the Cardinals ob tained in a deal with the Columbus club early this year, pitched the only no-hit, no-run game in 1934, and the first in three years in the

major leagues.

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there began a scurrying and rush-| fing and calling of odds.

In their anxiety to lay 2 to 1 on Mizler the bookmaking gentry trod on people, obstructed their view, and generally made themselves un- welcome to those who were there to

Diegel Beats Densmore Shute watch boxing and not to bet.

And after all the fuss they were Cricket. In Melbourne Tourney badly stung.

Melbourne, Saturday: Leo Diegel, American Ryder Cup player, beat. Densmors

Shute, also an American inter- national player and last year's British Open winner, by 2 and 1 over 80 holes, in the Melbourne Centenary Professional Golf Championship. Fluat to-day- Reater.

Last Saturday Diegel was runner-up to Jimmy Thompson, another American, in the Cen- tenary Open Championship. In the other competition, Jack McLean, the Scattiek champion, won the amateur tille.

100 PER CENT. RETAINED

Kowloon Indians Win

Mamak Game

EARLY SAINTS SUCCESSES NULLIFIED

OUT OF PRACTICE

DOUBT if this ringside betting can ever be entirely suppressed, but at least the pencillers can study the comfort of others.

And they should not make so! much noise when the fight is going the wrong way for them,

The odds were upset in senga tional style, but I felt really sorry for Mizler. We looked in vain for the sparkling boxing which won him amateur championships and took him to the Olympic Games.

He was like a man very much out

of practice, and to say that he has never relished bustling tactics such

China Mail:

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

RAMC, v. R.A.0.c

(Army League) Yachting,

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Second Championship Race for Ladies.

TO-MORROW

Golf

Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies' Section L. G. U. Monthly Medal Competition (Now Courhe, Fan-| ling).

Hockey-Mamak Tournament

He provides the key to the heavyweight situation, a hás been the case for the past. twelve months, and his appear- ance on any bill this season will assure success for promotion.

Peterson ia 28 years of age, Cook will be 37 next January. .

COOK EARNS CHANÇE

The wonder. Australian veteran has been manoeuvred into one of the most important fights of his lengthy career by the astute man- ugement of Harry Levene.

It may seem a poor reflection on the class of English heavy-weights that the title fight chance has come to Cook.

Royal Engineers y Royal Signals

(Sookunpoo), 4.15 p.m. Friendly Matches

Although it is not possible ta Y.M.C.A. v. Radio Sports Club forecast any other result than a Meeting

(Y.MO.A ground), 5.15 p.m.win for the champion, there is no (denying that Cook has earned his Kowloon Chess Club (Central British

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chance.

He gave Petersen a great fight

at Cardiff last year and has proved his superiority over the rest of

as Berg can produce is not the CLOSING DAY AT the challengers.

whole story

MIZLER MUST WAIT

MILLER

IZLER is only 21 and there is no reason why he should not return, to the game with all his old brilliance and challenge for the title

Bnew... +

TAIKOO R.C.

Prize Presentation By

Mrs. Shervell

Condition and an inherent love of a fight has kept Cook in the forefront of British boxing all these years. He means to keep

there as long as he can.

Petersen will defeat him. Noth

The Taikoo Recreation Club helding bar a miracle can bring about But he will have to wait their Closing Day on Saturday has the remotest of chances to ef any other result. But while Cook Jimmy Walsh, Chester's stylist, he afternoon, when, following the fect the surprise of surprises, be lodged a £200 challenge to Berg customary bowls game, the pre will be full of fight.

¡and then there are Seaman Watson sentation of prizes for the season

and Jimmy Stewart to be con-was made. Mrs. F. V. Shervell The Kowloon Indians Tennis sidered. Club sprang a surprise yesterday

Maryna ba

The Cubs, who are anxious to when they beat the St. Andrew's SIX MONTHS' GRACE tain the services of the Dean Club by S goals to 2 in their Ma-ERG, 'however, will be in no]

SCHMELING CONTEST?

presented the prizes.

The prize winners were as fol It is the plan of the Peteraan lows:

camp to give the champion three Singles Handicap (Cup donated by fights in London this season. That

brothers, finished in third place in mak Hockey Tournament match B hurry to defend his crown-Mr. B. W. Robertson)-1, C. will complete his schedule of in-

the National League race this year on the Police Training School and I do not blame him. He in Summers; 2, J. Waid In 1982 they won the National ground, thus retaining their 100 entitled to capitalise his position donated by Mr. R. E. Greig)-1, J. C

Raid Shield Krink) (Four replicas door contests.

Overtures have already been League pennant.-United Presa.

per cent. record. The core at for a bit.

Chalmers, W. Cunningham, Mrs. J.-C. made to Max Schmeling for a fight": half-time was 2-all.

Actually he cannot be called Chalmers and Wald; 2, R. M. Keown next June with Petersen, but

PIP EMMA WINS Manchester November

Handicap

FAVOURITE UNPLACED

E. F. Fincher and Colledge gave on to defend the championship J. J. Whyte, Mrs. G. E. Stewart and

A. McArthur, e solebaker (Neptune) odds are that the match will not.

the Saints an early two-goals lead, until six months have elapsed, and

but Gurbachan Singh and M. he is anxious first to win the

replicas donated by Mr.T: 6. Morri

Renfrewshire Trophy (rink). (Four take place."

Schmeling is a rich man. His Pinto equalised before the inter- European title.

son, and Renfrewshire Members).-1, purse' demands are high. ̈ val. Gurbachan Singh netted the The holder of this is Gustave G. H. Stewart, D. B. Bone, Mr. J. What is more, he has ideas. decider-following a corner hit in Hamery, of France, and Jeff-Dick Chalmer and R. Wright, T. F the second half.'

Stanton,

A, W. Norrie, Mrs. Jabout recapturing the world' son has promised to arrange the whyte and A. Fark heavy-weight crown, which reats match shortly.”

Four Bowls Pairs (Prizes donated rests on the head of Max Baer so by Lanarkshire and Dombartenthire his interests at the moment are BOY-BILLIARDS STAR

Membera)-1, G. H. Stewart and W.,

American, THE other day I drew attention Brown; 2, T. F. Stainton and E. E

Wilson.

The sum mentioned as Schmel- to the prowess of the school: Mixed Pairs (Prizes donated by ing's end of the purse is £10,000. Pip Emma (E. Smith) won the RC. of Signell boy billiards players: Joey Williams Messrs. F. J. Shervell, A. B. Moir. Such a figure is out of the ques- Manchester November Handicap.LT.C

79-break J. Finnie and A. M. M. Stephen), tion, even though the fight would

Lendon, Saturday.

MAMAK LEAGUE, TABLE TO DATE

oyer 1% miles to-day when he St. Andrew's beat Jesmonddene (Cliff Richards) RE. by 14 lengths in a field of 29 Police starters, Free Fare (Harry A.S.C.'

Suffolk Wragg) secured third place, half a United length behind Jesmonddene, University

The belting was: 100-7 Plp Whitehall Emtia: 8-1 "Jesmonddene; 100-9 Heppl

Whitshed Free Fare?

12th Battery

Sans Espoir (Lowrey) and ¡Serenita (Robertson) were scratch- ed at the last minute: Hiken was

55 0.0 20 7 10 and Willie -Milburn,

7 4.2 1 14 119 makers at the age of 13,1 G. H. Stewart and Mrs, W. Cunning draw more money than has ever

43 0 1 90:7 Another one gets into the column -53.119 27

Jack Merrick, also 18 years old 522-11:10 ́ ́ 6' 3.2 0 1 11 4 of Hinckley, Leicestershire. 5 1 2 2 3 8 47

The lad handled a cue for the 4112 6 5 4 first time 18 months ago and has 8 04:49 21

already made two breaks of 60 odd 5 0 4 1 9 19 1

040-4 19 4 and one of 94, playing against men. 4 0.15 0 "Bear him in mind," says my in. formant. "Local opinion is that, at his present rate of progress, he will pionship next year." walk away with the boys' cham-

86 NOT OUT

ridden by M. Hunter, while F. Hun BRANWELL SCORES terabook out La Souriciere and Crouch rode Epelen. Heuter."

Jean's Dream (Nevett) was the favourite at 5 to 1 offered and 11 to 2. taken

JOHNSON LEADS POLICE TO EASY WIN OVER GUNNERS

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Weekly Wappin (8) Chaw-1, D this country. B. Bone and Mrs. J. J. Whyte; 2, J. C.

. M. Keown and Mrs. 8. Pollock. Chalmers and Mrs. G. H. Stewart; -8,

BADMINTON

Men's & Mixed Doubles League Start Next Week

FANLING HUNT SPILL

Cross-Country Run

Captain G. Blandford, of the Royal Marines, was thrown when

Fixtures have now been drawn his pony stumbled during the sented with an urn in Perth Up for the men's and mixed doubles Fanling Hunt cross-country run to mark his skill and gentlemanly badminton leagues which are dus yesterday. He was taken to the leadership of the Australian to commence next week. The Kowloon Hospital suffering from men's doubles will be played on severe abrasions to the face and An innings of 86 not out by Lt.cricketers In England. Branwell was largely responsible

That is interesting enough, but Wednesdays with an occasional nose, for the Navy's triumph over Cral more important from our point of match on Thursdays and the mixed Mr. H. C. MacNamara laid a very fine 4-mile course and the gengower byt 7 wickets at King's New were Woodfull's remarks in doubles on Mondays. Park yesterday.

reply to the presentation.

The first matches in the men's placings were 1. Mrs. J. W. An ́ "Widespread hospitalit tended to the teams in all parts of Wednesday, December & next, the Mr. RH, Charlest

was ex-doubles will be played off on derson, 2, L., J. L. Ropes R. A., T,

1" he said. England," never forgot it, and we are atin decision

We ahan following matches being down for thrilled by the gracious hospitality club de Recreio Kowloon C.C.

A Division

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"B" Division -

C.CC.: 184 for 9 dec. (A. Prata 40, A R. H. Esmall 25 net out)

Navy: 186 for 8 (Lt, Branwell 86 not out, Comdr. Grace 82).

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