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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1935

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MCAVOY BEATEN BY THIL IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

INNOVATION MADE BY

HOTSPURS

ASSISTANTAN

WHO WILL

LOOK AFTER RESERVES

CLUB PROUD OF YOUNG PLAYERS

TOTTEN

(By FRANK M. CARRUTHERS)

LONDON, JAN. 14.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HAVE REACHED. AN IMPOR TANT DECISION WHICH IN EFFECT IS AN ACKNOW LEDGMENT THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF A

· TEAM IS TO-DAY A WHOLE-TIME JOB.

"

LEAGUE

to

It has been decided to give Mr. Percy Smith an assistant saporvise the reserves. I take it that this new official will be in. charge of the young players in their matches as well as in their training, and that while working under Mr. Smith will be largely responsible for their development.

THE HOTSPUR ARE PROUD OF THEIR YOUNG, PLAYERS, AND OF THE WAY IN WHICH, AS. IT 18 SAID, THEY ARE ABLE TO PULL ONE "OUT OF THE BAG" IN AN EMERGENCY,

The team who defeated Man-

chester City had an average age of TAIKOO DEFEAT.

only 23, and their total cost In transfer fees was only £1,500. The

whole of this sum, too, was paid for one man, McCormick, the out- Bide right.."

Schoolboy International Specially interesting in the case| of Howe, He is 22, and he frat played on the ground 11 years ago,

AB A schoolboy Internationni Howe was a centre half, and although he has since boen placed

WAYFONG IN

SECOND HALF

Ricketts' Great Game For Winners

POOR UNDERSTANDING RUINS BANK OPPORTUNITIES

Lending at the interval by 2

In several other positions I think it goals to. 1, the Hong Kong and

G

Big "DM" Talden, veteran "American lawn tennis professional, who is responsible for the .naux of the world's-bent, amateurs into the paid ranks, and, who was recently responsible for George M. Lait and Leser M. Stoefen, the word's No. 1 ranking doubles pair, join- ing his professional circum.

IS OPTIMISTIC FOR

GAME'S OUTLOOK

is now recognised that his first is Shanghai Bank were yesterday de- his. best. I hope he has the feated by 5 goals to 2 by Taikos in U. S. TENNIS HEAD stamina to settle down there. their annual soccer, encounter on

But highly promising as the the Club ground. reserves are, the club are not satia- Browning, Turner, and Robertson fled with the way in which they gave outstanding displays for the play as a tónm, Mr. C. D. Roberts, Bank,, but lacked understanding "the chairman, 'told me: "They with their other forwards, who

scored six goals in a recent match, failed to support them when but we were far from pleased with occasion arose, their display. I think it was this Soon after the commencement.

the..

Bright Prospects

For 1935

match which convinced the direc-Turner scored for Waytong. but ELIMINATING AMATEUR ABUSES tors that they must embark on a the goal could have been easily now policy,

Good Assistant Essential

New York, Jan. 2. saved had Keown not run out from [his charge. A little later Hutchin-|

"As I see it," writes Walter Mer Bon, at centre-forward, for Talkoo, rill Hall, President of the United Tennis Association, in these days of such stern con-received a neat pass from William States Lawn potition the duties of

a club son, but instead of returning it he we have no reason to be other than

CLUB TENNIS

EVENTS DRAW

LARGE ENTRIES

Twenty Pairs For

BADLY BATTERED BY CRUSHING BLOWS

Handicap Doubles BRITON PLUCKY TO STAY

HANDICAP SINGLES DRAWS

35 ENTRIES

The Entries for the Colony Open Championships' and the Cricket Club events which closed on Mon- day, have drawn over 200 entries, the Club Handicap Doubles attract-

FULL DISTANCE

BELL PREVENTS FINAL COUNT

(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)

-M PARIS, JAN. 11. N/ARCEL THIL, MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE

ing 20 pairs while there were 35 MWORLD, AND LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION

entrics for the Club Handicap OF EUROPE, RETAINED HIS LIGHT-HEAVY TITLE IN A Singles,

FIGHT. AT THE PALAIS DES SPORTS HERE TO-NIGHT, WHEN HE CONVINCINGLY BEAT JOCK MCAVOY, OF RUCH- DALE, MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPION OF GREAT BRITAIN, ON POINTS.

There were only two additions to the Men's Open Singles, J. Soares and A. E. P. Guest being the last to enter, while P. K. Llang and H. N. Lee and Wong Fuk-nam and Ho Hin-kan, were two additions to the Man's Open Doubles.

J. Barrow was the only additional entry for the Club Singles' cham pionship,

The following are the additional

entries:

Men's Open Singles

J. Soares, A, E. P. Guest

Men's Open Doubles

E. L. H. Shute and J. A. Cas- sumbhoy, P. K. Liang and H. N. Lee, Wong Fuk Nam and Ho" Hin

Kan..

Singles Championship

J. Barrow.

· Club Mixed Handicap Doubles Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lissaman, C

NEXT SEASON'S RUGBY Eckford and Miss Elderton.

VISITORS

Club Singles Handicap

"

NEPIA MAY AGAIN A. CI. Bowker, P. H. Scoones,

BE IN PARTY

VISITORS PROBABLY PACK 2-3-2

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(By DR A. J. HARROP, Editor "New Zealand Newa") England play Wales at Twicken-

ham on Saturday in' the first Rugby

international of the season, and for

manager are both exacting and dif-]shot for goal and failed to score. completely optimistic over the ten-me the match will have a special

Acult and most of his time must

be devoted to the League team.

Keown's Second Mistake

interest as it will enable me to

A. K. Mackenzie, Lt. M. Beach Thomas, R.N.; L G. Robertson, E. R. Price, M. Pagli, T. C. Monaghan,

Capt. R: C. Hugill, R.N., T. A Pearce, Dr. J. Valentine, J. Thomson, A. D. Humphreys, J. R. Collis, V. R. Gordon, D. M. Mac- Dougall, E. Bathurst, R. H. Wild;

(Continued on Page 5)

With 20,000 Frenchmen jubilantly chanting in chorus, "Mar- cel! Marcell McAvoy was battered to defeat. The contest went the full journey of 15 rounds with McAvoy still upright—a gul- lant but sorely distressed loser. Never in his meteoric career has the Bghter from Rochdale had to take such a gruelling as he endured to-night.

HE WAS OUTFOUGHT BY THE WIDEST POSSIBLE MAR- GIN OF POINTS, AND IT SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR HIS EN- DURING PLUCK AND WILLING SPIRIT THAT HE ESCAPED. THE TRAGEDY OF A KNOCK-OUT.

Even so, his escape was a ml- aculous one, as when the gong clanged the close of the 14th round McAvoy was stretched out on the canvas from a wicked right-hand drive to the stomach. The interval saved him and he able to struggle wearily through the final round, but I am afraid his experience is not going to do him any good physically,

Lifted Off His Feet

Wus.

The towel might well have been tossed in during the twelfth round.. for all the chance he had of win»-

of iron

Max Baer, the world's profesning. But he was allowed to con-

'nue against a man alonal boxing heavyweight cham- plan, whose bold declaration that strength whose hitting power was he does not bar coloured 'boxers overwhelmingly greater, and the from contending for his crown, has

result was that he spent the caused a minor sensation.

fourteenth round 'taking a series of tumbles.

FRED PERRY AND HIS NO COLOUR-LINE FOR

FUTURE PLANS -

My Teeth Set For

Wimbledon"

Altogether there were three MAX BAER elean knockdowns, and the first. like that of the last, was produced by a right to the stomach which Negro Makes Fast

lifted the British champion clean Progress

off his feet. The other count was from a topping right to the jaw, DETROIT CONTENDER VERY and I have not the least doubt now.

that Thil is the hardest puncher. GOOD BOXER

at the middleweight poundage box-. I have just returned from a long

San Francisco, Feb. 7, ing has known for ten years.

Enormous Strength During recent years sales of ten-visit to the Dominion, during which I saw many Rugby matches in dif-

(By STANLEY N. DOUST)

Baer, the present heavy-

His triumph was one of dogged cult shot from Browning, just is goods and equipment have ex tipping the ball over the bars.

'Dad, I have got my teeth net weight boxing champion, an ing the two principal matches of Towards the end of the first half, Panded rather than declined, as in ferent parts of the country, includ-

tight for this year's champlon-nounced to-day that he has no in-persistence, of enormous strength,

nis outlook for 1935. The figures show that there is more tennis be judge the comparative form of the Indeed he is seriously handicapped A costly blunder by Keown, who ing played than ever before. Public home countries and that of New unless he has a competent lieuten- once again ran out of his charge, park, club and private Rennis Zealand, who are to send a team to ant to assist him in the control or resulted in Turner scoring the courts have steadily increased in Great Britain next season.

Bank's second goal. Keown,, how-numbers and use. Actually a manager should never ever, improved later and saved a be away from his men if he is to get the best out of them. He cannot even afford to be absent

the reserves.

DAVIS CUP BEFORE FILM OFFERS

Max

from a match to watch another Millar scored' Talkoo's first goal many sports, testifying to the wide the season-North v. South Island.ship." This is what F: J. Perry, tention of drawing to "colour Line" and also of weight of punch. He .from/public appeal of tennis with itsand Australia. v. The Rest the British tennis champion, said in any fights which he may have took a long time to get into his

player.

Occasionally it la neces- sary that he should be, but it is unfortunate,

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A first-class manager who can read the play correctly and under- standa, tactics has won miny match by the advice which he hav given to the team during the in terval.

The dressing-room is where tha delicate machinery, of every club operates, and unless the manage

duced.

BRITISH FLYER WINS SEAGRAVE TROPHY Coveted Prize For Kenneth Waller

after receiving a Dans Hutchinson.

(Continued on Page 5)

WEEK-END SOCCER CHANGES

R.E. Meet 'Varsity In 2nd Division:

Owing to the congesion within

THIRD-DIVISION

B.A.M.C.

Lincolns

BE.

maximum of healthy stimulating exercise, comparatively moderate expense and shorter time required of busy people.

Wellington.

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stride, but once he did he was like- when he telephoned from Austra-In defence of his title.

Whether the genial: Mr. Baer a steam engine gradually gather- lla to his father, Mr. S. F. Perry, A Shortage

really means this remains to being power to reach a crescendo in London. There is a definite shortage of Closer Co-Operation -

Mr. Perry sen, told me that he seen. A lot of champions and which was Irresistible.

Relentless, vicious, he slowly brilliant inside backs in the

and his son did not discuss the near-champions have suddenly re Lawn Tennis Association with the and no Mark Nicholls on the hork- United States with Tilden's troupe, real tough coloured

"Relations of the United States Dominion. There is no A. E. Cooke O'Brien offer of £3,000 to tour the membered the "colour line" when a but surely wore McAvoy down, fighter has sapping his strength with cruel governing bodies of other countries con al prezent, though one may. That bubble has burst", said Mr. managed to poke his kinkly hand body blows, until he had reduced have improved and strengthened of course, be discovered before the Parry.

Above the murky "surroundings of him to a state bordering on col- through our policy of closer cooam leaves later in the year.

"He will finish his Australian the prize ring to be hailed as lapse.

And Thil did this with a cut un- operation with them on important Is there anybody to take the tour, play in New Zealand, and then a "logical contender." the race course on Saturday due to questions affecting the game.

der one eye a gaah on his fore- place of the other great star of the is present to make it run smoothly the Annual Race Meating, the Hong

come home. via Hollywood."...

May Meet Louis

head and after losing the early "Considerable progress has been 1924 team-George Nepia, the When I suggested that Fred Baer may be called upon for rounds by such wide margins that' the best results cannot be pro-Kong F.A. Committee have decided made in 1984 and will be consoli- smiling Maroi back, who played in might have fresh offers for films show-down before the end of the the thousand spectators from Lan-

to transfer the following matches(dated and advanced this year, in every matchf

while he is at Hollywood, Mr. Perry present year if Joe Louis, the cashire who made the attendance --to other grounds,

stiffening amateur standards, and There are at least four backs of

Detroit negro, continues to develop into the record one of 21,000 were replied. eliminating abuses of the amateur high standard, but it is not impos- That is in the lap of the gods, at the pace he has moved since shouting McAvoy's victory in ad- spirit which have crept into the sible that Napia may be here again.I

some very big offers made to him Louis, who has been knocking

(Continued on Page 5) (Sookumpoo, 4.15 p.m.) the eight weeks expense rule adopt to those who think a man is too

from film firms and he has always his opponents colder than a money. The postponed Second Divisioned by the international federation old for serious Rugby at 27. Nepia

rejected them. I feel sure that he changer's heart, is being hailed by game between the Royal Engineers and in process of being written into is much more than that, but he was and the University will take place our own rules, we will remove the playing with some of his old bril-Davis Cup match this year."

considers it his duty to play in the the coloured sporting fraternity as ASSURANCE GIVEN

(Continued on Page 5):

MAX BAER on the Kowloon, Football Club possibility of amateur players

a season. ago, and has not ground at 2.45.p.m. on Saturday."

definitely retired from the game.

For the three-quarter line (of

Cannot Lose In three players) New Zealand will

Non-Title Bout haye several good men available [G. F. Hart, T. H. C Caughey, and

with the deceptive name of Smith W. Austin, the British Davis, I

avis, player's point of view, in Very way possibly form the International NANO good news," said Austin. "One is line, England will be able to Cup player, expressed his satis The trophy, instituted in faction at the news, that a move now allowed to write about the match this line with players of

game, and it seems a quibble that somewhat similar type, and at Crawford might be the last between ing attacked Perry's back-hand him an invitation from the State memory of the late Sir Henry Sea has been made in the direction of film work should be barred. Jans equal brilliant. In Heaton, the two players, hinted to-day that with slow sliced shots, but Perry, Athletic Commission which ass grave, is awarded annually to the removing the ban on lawn tennis very much prefer amateur to-pro

mer, Leyland, and Booth. he may return to Australla next who played a consistent, game, con-him that he cannot lose a non-titi Britter immed to have omplish film appearances by amateurs for fessional, tennis for the

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year in an attempt to regain his tented himself with winning of his boat.

Unless his bouts are the ed, the most outstanding demon- prostega type of game has no strong

Australlany: Singles Championship opponent's errors, NAIA BUR from Crawford.

Perry broke through to lend B-8 plonship distance of 15. stration of possibilities by land, The Czechoslovakian Associa-peal for me.:

triängu- and then won his own" "service to Baer can be out-pointed lar content which was begun here take the first set. He played with fattened for the cour fo-day Perry h

more dash in the second set and, still be the champlo avis Cup smashing and volleying and making amendment to the rules

thus fanitless placementawon with the Athletic Association, pas

the greatest bf ease,

day

can tell you that Fred has had making his professional debut vance (Chatham Road,. 2.46 p.m.}'

B.A.0.C. geme in the last decade. Through though this may appear incredible

OUTSTANDING FLIGHTS

· OF LAST YEAR'

London, Jan. 30. It is announced here today that the coveted Seagrave" Trophy for 1934 is to be awarded to Mr. Kenneth Waller, the British air

"Continued on Page 5)

H. W Bunny Austin Welcomes

lillance

Move To Lift Film Bana Maori player from Hawke's Bay

tion have taken the lead at the "All one wants

**Recved Flights International Federation. It is at chances of making has been awarded the least possible that Britain will view of the support the attempt to remove the the time of

prohibition de pats taken

This from the lawn tennis travel and practice."

450 SPURS NEW CENTRE

HAL

Perry Says He

May Go Back To Australia For Title

New York, Feb. 6. Max Baer's oft repeated assertion Adelaide, Jan. 14. hands of Quist FJ. Perry, who stated on Satur- The match developed into a great that he never again would fight in base-line struggle. Quist, with de- New York because he could not get day that his match

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