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THE CHINA MAIL; THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1935
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NO WELSH RUGBY "TEAM OF THE YEAR"
NUNEZ SCORES KNOCK OUT IN NEW-YORK BOUT
Filipino's Victory Over
Brooklyn Italian
New York, May 14 In a short-lived bout here to-night. Ricardo Nunez, Filipino bantamweight, knocked out Angelo Mugnola, Brooklyn Italian, in the second round of a battle due to last six relands.
Nunez weighed in at 117 ib, while his opponent tipped the beam at 114 lb-United Press.
JOE LOUIS LOOKS AT SCHMELING
Tremendous Interest In Classic
STUDYING GERMAN'S RIGHT ON THE MOVIES
London, May 4. Joe Louis, preparing for his Aght with Max Schmeling on June 18, is spending most of his time studying Schmeling's right -on the movies, states a message from New York today.
A news-reel of the
Baer-
CRICKET PEACE Schmeling contest has been
Australia's Sporting
fall
Gesture
Lonon, April 23.
placed at his disposal. Louis! comments were: -
"That right looks mahty pow- full.
amount to "His left don't
the right that's authin'. But
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A welcome step towards the different. Ah guess if that right restoration of Anglo-Aus-jgot man's chin he'd soon be hear- tralian friendship will be made ing birdies singin.' by the Australian cricket autho- Irities to-day.
Final Training
It is announced by Reuter that Louis is staying at Lafayette- Ja meeting of the Board of Con-ville for three weeks before going trol will consider a proposal to to Lakewood, New Jersey. for his invite Lord Hawke and Mr. W.final training. Findlay to accompany the Eng- Schmeling will begin serious land Test team on their visit to training in a fortnight.
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Louis is a little anxious-but. Mr. Findlay to case the dificult
PERRY SHOWS HOW TO SERVE
Bil Tilden Explains Action
Colombo, May 4
At the Empire Theatre last week-end, I was obe of many
persons interested in Lawa Tennis who derived much plea-
BUTE
and instruction from the 61m
of Fred Perry, world's amateur Lawn Tennis cham- pion in action writes “Onlooker” in the "Ceylon Observer." Perry is shown on a series of services, varied from the cannon ball variety to the American twist and high-kicker. Perry possESSES one of the best services in the world and tennis students can- not do better than watch. the champion in action especially in slow motion, while W. T. Tilden explains every movement in detail.
PAST SEASON UNDER
REVIEW
TOO MANY LAPSES FROM
*FORM NOTICED
SWANSEA'S GREAT TRIUMPH
London, May 14. IN Wales enthusiasm for Rugby football is so keen that matches are kept going till the last. day the law allows-and then give a welcome to an extension into May to clear off weather- delayed fixtures. So, while the season is not yet over, all the materials for a review of the season are at hand, and whatever happens now can Dan Maskell, the British pro-hardly affect the issue, writes the "Observer”, fessional champion,
Perry is shown
playing with
and he ex-
ploits a variety of services that serve as an excellent lesson to all students of the game: Earlier last week-end I saw another film of Perry's, indulging in lobbing. These tennis films should be seen by all lovers of the game as they are so instructive.
COLONY LAWN
correspondent.
It has not been a great season for Welsh Rugby clubs com- pared with the great period when one or other of the chief Welsh clubs produced the team of the year." The past eight months There have been too many have been rather disappointing. unexpected reverses-too many lapses from form; and if we sur Ivey the records of matches played, lost, and won, it is really rather a striking point that only one first-class team in Wales has come out of the season's contests with fewer than ten defeats. Of course, we ought to be satisfied if the Welsh clubs simply won more matches than they lost; but we were so accustomed
that Welsh clubs would be "cocks, of the walk,” that we are At the same time it has to be borne in mind that very few English clubs have to face such heavy programmes as those undertaken
BOWLS SERIES to victory until recent years we so much took it for granted COMMENCES still a bit surprised if English clubs do as well or better.
situation created by the body it would be too much to say that Recreio And K.B.G.C.by the Welsh clubs. line controversy two years ago. he is worried.
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Pairs. Win
DOWMAN AND SILVA IN LIMELIGHT
Most of them arrange abouti forty fixtures. Since every game means a possibility of casualties (all the Welsh teams! have suffered more or less The Colony Open Pairs Lawn severely from injuries), if they Bowls Championship commenced reach the end of the season yesterday with two matches, de having won and drawn twice as they have spite the fact that the majority many matches as
of games scheduled were can- lost, they have done well. The
BOWLS
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celled owing to the sodden nature average of the eleven first-class TO-DAYS LAWN of the greens on which they were Welsh teams who play each to have been played. The KCC other is not quite so high as and KBG.C. greens, however, that, but the clubs who hold the three positions Cross were in good condition and keen first bowling was witnessed, especially Keys, Llanelly, and Newport- at Austin Road, where J. Nor-have done better. onha and FXM da Silva (Re- creio) triumphed over G. Pile and C. Dowman (Police).
Order Of Merit
It is possible to arrive at some- thing like a fair conclusion as to Fixture
SIX OPEN PAIRS' MATCHES
IF WEATHER PERMITS
Weather permitting,
six
At Cox's Path the Craigen-where the teams stand.
of W. Ward lists vary, but if a team are not matches in the open lawn bowls gower, combination and J. W. Leonard held their own submitted, to the test of playing championships (open pairs) will
until
the 12th end, when Read some of the best English teams be decided this evening, when some interesting games should be
teams cut below
seen.
and Sherriff, of the Kowloon the demand upon their resources
Welsh playing Bowling Green Club, registered an five to take a 13-12 lead and from who are reckoned a
The match between J. Mc- then on they never looked back. them is equally great,
Leonard played a very sound So in allocating positions to the Kelvie and J. V. Ramsey (K. D. Cross R. C.) and B. Basto and G. M. P. game and drew his shots extra-Welsh clubs, and placing
fact Keys frst, one has this special Remedios (Recreio) should prove jordinarily well despite the
not to be the best of the afternoon. that Ward gave him very little point in mind. They have
the Harlequins. Kor- The full programme is as fol- help, except with an occasional played
and Leicester: but lows:- drive on one or two crucial heads.thampton,
J. McKelvie and J. V. Ramsey v B.. Maesteg, Mountain Asa, Ponty- Sherriff
Basto and
Remedios G. M. P. (K.C.C.). steady and this to a large extent pridd, Pill Harriers, Risca, Peny
C. Roza-Pereira and C. Silva v A turned the scales in their favour. Sraig. Crumlin, and Blaina
tests just 23Steven and J. A. R. Selby (K.B.G.C.). (Continued at Foot of Next Col)mitted them to
F. A Machado and E. F. Rosario The following were the results severe, though of a different kind.
Cross Keys did not play Cardiff, J. Macdonald and A. M. Holland in detail:-
(K.D.R.C.). and Cardiff did not play Abera-
and Read
were
K.B.G.C. Pair Win
Scores -
Head
very
sub-
T. Coleman and G. N. Mitchell ¥
1. J. Silva and A. J. Alves 'v F. M.
von: Newport did not play the D. C. S. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro Harlequins, but met and defeated (P.R.C.).
also played R. Read J. W. Leonard Richmond; Lianelly
and
and teams who were not met by Cross G. S. Sherriff
Keys and Newport. But if Coates and J. V. Cavanagh
we
el Arculli and A. Bakar (C.S.C.C.).
C. H. Basto and J. J. Basto ~ A. E.
take the broad line we shall con- (H.K.F.C.).
W. Ward
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clude that, taken for all in all
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Cross Keys were the best Welsh
5
5
11
12
77
78
Police Pair Beaten Scores
Head
C. Pile
and C. Bowman
2
11
team of the season by reason of cesses, and that places them aheal of Swansea on the general record. their consistency. Newport and
some sad lapses.
Swansea at their best were the though never at their best were best teams in Wales, but they had Bridgend the equals of Swansea
on their inspired day.
Outstanding Success Inconsistency
Of course, the outstanding auc- The inconsistency-this varia-cess of the year was the victory tion between the very good (some of Swansea over the New Zea- times the superlative) and the landers; and next to that must be really bad-was the worst feature placed Cardiff's defeat of the Bar- of the season. On the whole Welsh barians and Newport's draw with football showed an improvement the tourists (though, as a matter there were this season more games of fact, the latter game, was en- which could be described as abtirely satisfying, while the Cardiff. sutely first-class than in any re Barbarian match was a very dis
cent season; but to set against appointing display). Newport, J. E. Noronha that there were painful failures. who have been under a cloud for
and
Because Cross Keys showed several years, have at last emerg-
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F. X. M. da Silva fever variations of form than any ed; and apart from the draw with jof their rivals they earned the the Barbarians, their greatest first place, with Linelly and New-achievement was to narrowly de port second and third, Bridgend, feat Cross Keys at home and who started the season badly and [zway. had a lot of bad luck, have late-
ly had a remarkable run of suc-
Good Bowls
Ups And Downs
From the personal point of view the outstanding. fact of the year is that a Welsh club, Swansea, the At the Bowling Green Club had the finest inside-half of very high standard of bowls was season-Eayda Tanner, who play- witnessed, Dowman and Silvaled for Wales in the four interna-
His matches. sharing the honours of the day,tional
partner the former bowling brilliantly at (when he was available), W. T. times to break through a narrow H Davies, was only less great as port for the "shot. The Recreio an outside-half, and has played for pair, however, proved too good and Wales at centre against Ireland. won comfortably.
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