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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1936 -

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VETERAN JOCK CREIGHTON TAKES WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

JESSE OWENS.

OWENS DROPS

BOMBSHELL

ACCUSATION AGAINST

U.S.N.A.A.U.

LEAVES FOR US. TO SEEK

FILM OFFERS

London, August 17.

AMATEUR days for Jesse Owens, the fleet

Ohio State University negro athlete, are ended if good legitimate professional offers await him in the United States, Owens indicated here to-day.

"

Owens, individual star of the recent Olympic games--he set. several new records and was placed first in the 100 and 200 metres dashes and the broad jump and aided the Americans to win the relay-charged the Amateur Athletic Union with trying! to run the Olympics strictly on business lines and take over college athletics. He declared "somebody is making money somewhere. They are trying to grab all they can."

The A.AU. suspended Owens several days ago, charging that he took an unauthorised "run out" on a scheduled trip Owens through Sweden with a team of American track stars. had announced after he took part in his last Olympic event, that he would turn pro.

US. BASEBALL RESULTS

Another Home Run For Lou Gehrig ·

"DOUBLE" FOR SENATORS

New York, To-dast. The following were the results of yesterday's major. League: baseball encounters:

National League

R. H. E.

Philadelphia

5 7 2

Norris hit a homer.

Brooklyn

G 7 1

Philadelphia

5

9 2

2 9 1

G 10

6 14

Brooklyn

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

Mize homered

Eddie Cantor, screen and stage comedian, stated to-day that the Negro sprint star Jesse Owens, had cabled "sounds most attractive" to the offer of $40,000 made by a Hollywood producer. Owens wired for further details of the offer be-i fore accepting the contract.

Jesse Owens stated that he

was sailing for New York next Wednesday to consider the vari- ous professional offers made to him.

CHINA BEATEN IN ROPER CUP

Shanghai Tennis

Classic

Fraulein Gisella Manermerer, member of the German Olympic team, threw the discus 158 feet 6 inches in the Berlin tryouts before setting a new world record at "the"Olympic Games. In America. Gordon (Slinger) Damh won first place in the tryouts by tossing the platter 157 feet 7 inches! At the Olympic Games, however, Ken Carpenter (U.S.) restored man's prestige with a new record of 165.9 feet

PUI-CHING BASEBALL CHAMPIONS FOR 1936 SURPRISE ENDING TO SEASON

(By "INFIELD")

MASAO KOBAYASHI'S POINTS' DEFEAT

BRITON BEATS JAPANESE IN IN-FIGHTING

BUT LACKS KNOCK-OUT PUNCH

Shanghai, August 19.

RELENTLESSLY slashing his long arms into

CHINESE RIDER

the ribs of the shorter Japanese, Jock Creighton, of Shanghai, won a decision from Masao Kobayashi, of Tokyo, in the welterweight main event of the professional boxing pro- gramme held last night at the Recreation Ground of the Special Police. A crowd of more Ring the first half of the DIDING for the Lan Stable than 1,500 was on hand to see six bouts fought season, S. Y. Liang, recorded eight amid a swarm of assorted insects attracted by wins and he will again be donning the 3,000 watt lamp.

the Lan colours when racing is resumed next month.' The Lan

A wily old ring warrior made full use of the advantages he Stable, incidentally, headed the held over his younger and stockier adversary and not a voice list of winners for the first half of was raised in protest as the decision was awarded him at the end the season.

of the ten rounds. Kobayashi fought a plucky battle and ab- Liding was born in Peking, but sorbed a terrific amount of punishment in the body without was educated in Hong Kong. He showing the slightest inclination to crumple.

(only went in for football and ten-

The wide margin of superiority at infighting shown by is in his school days, while he Creighton was the main factor in his success. From the first also did a little bit of swimming. round until the final bell, he took every opportunity to get in-

Joining the Hong Kong Jockey

side and once there would beat a merciless tatoo against the [Club in 1928, Liang gave abdomen of the Japanese.

Coming out of his corner fast as the bell started the first

round Creighton had just taken GERMAN

his queer bent-knee stance when the left handed Japanese

SENSATION was caused in local baseball circles yesterday unleashed a left and a right

They

TRIUMPH AT

THE GAMES

morning when it was announced that Pui-Ching Academy that threw him off-balance then had won the Bagram Trophy owing to the fact that the Overseas momentarily. Chinese, their closest challengers, have been forced to forfeit circled each other warily and their remaining games and that the present season has been had a few harmless exchanges brought to a close as the ground at Causeway Bay could not be before the round ended. It was used after yesterday.

Mr. Thompson.

Hon. Secretary of the League. in- formed me that the Overseas Chinese were having difficulty in fulfilling their remaining fixtures and that the Ameri-Mockler Turns Tables On Muspraftįbroke away occasionally to win ar-herself as winner of the 1936 :

the

cans and Eastern have forfeit- ed their remaining games.

Shanghai, August 19.

Matty Chang, manager of the The semi-final round of the In-Overseas Chinese, when approach- ternational Doubles (Roper) com-ed on the question refused to say petition, which was won by Great

anything and referred me to the Britain last year, will be played

Hon. Secretary.

declared Tie called in on Saturday when Great Britain

With Pui-Ching now

10th innings owing to dark-will meet Portugal, and America champions the runners-up position

ness.

will play France.

lies between the Volunteers and America entered the semi-final the Japanese, and as there will not

1 fround yesterday when her team be a play-off they will have to

eliminated China on the CAC. share the honours. 1 courts.

1proved too strong a combination

Unsatisfactory Finish

This abrupt ending of the sea-

2went down to the American pair son is most unsatisfactory and it

16-3, 6-3,

Carson and

Pittsburgh

3 10

Paul Waner homered

St. Louis

711

L. D. Carson and C. C. Squires)

New York

3

9

Jackson hit a

for Ho Ka-lan and C. A. Chow, who

Boston

2

G

New York

6 .12

1

Boston

1

8

1

Moore homered.

Cincinnatti

0 4 3

French pitched. Chicago

7 10

0

American League

3

0

Boston

four

ar-

NAVY TENNIS CHAMPION DEFEATED

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London. August 1-Lt. W. D. Muspratt, the holder of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine lawn tennis singles championship, was beaten in the final at the All- England Club, Wimbledon, yes- terday, by Sgn-Lt-Cmdr. E. J. Mockler, last year's runner-up.

It was a very even match victory and Mockler owed his chiefly to a strong and well- controlled forehand drive with most of his which he scored points. Sub-Lt. G. W. Vavasour, the Navy squash rackets cham- pion, beat Sub-Lt. H. B. Selwyn- Stringer by 6-1, 7-5 in the final of the Junior Singles, and so won the event for the second time

Kobayashi's by a slim margin.

Throughout the second and third rounds, Creighton would repeated- by rush his opponent against the| ropes and beat him with a failing two-fisted attack, The Japanese

Americans Given A Shock

OFFICIAL STATEMENT SEQUEL TO "CONFLICTING CLAIMS”

Berlin, August 16.

Germany to-night RÜNDUNCED

guments at long range through Olympic Games, which closed with. better timing, but both rounds were a final burst of colourful pagean- dominated by the destructive in-

try. fighting of Creighton. He won both rounds to take a lead.

Attack And Counter-Attack

up all other forms of sport in favour of racing and recorded his first win in Macau on Mr. K. C. Le's Fuen Hain. The following year saw him winning his first race in Hong Kong, when he piloted his own pony, Little Thunder, first past the winning post in a fairly large field. It is a curious coincidence that Little Thunder gave Liang his tenth win and the

consequent graduation

GERMAN CARS TRIUMPH

Fine Performances In Switzerland

Coming as a surprise to Ameri- FIRST THREE PLACES IN THE cans, who thought the United

GRAND PRIX States had swept through the "XI

“CHINA MAIL" · SPECIAL

* Berne, To-day.

The German motor car industry when

CATA

As the bout progressed into the Olympiad to one of the greatest middle stage the Japanese looked athletic triumphs in modern his- worried over the fierce stacatto tory, it was announced that Ger- tactics of the Briton. He also many registered 5804 points ax started missing more frequently compared to 470 5/6 by the United gained another victory, as they sparred in the middle of States. the ring.

In the fourth round Creighton had been giving the Japanese bad time in some prolonged infight- ing when the latter suddenly broke clear and landed a series of hard blows to the face that put Creigh-

three German Auto Union However, many of the points were the first to cross the finish- won by the Germans were made ing line in the great international in minor events such as city race for the Grand Prix of Swit planning, art and kyak racing.zerland, which was run on the and Americans continue to point Bremgarten course here yesterday. proudly to their athletic record. The winner of the race The unofficial standings for the Benard Rosemeyer, who covered

STA

ton definitely on the Tun. But 119 events, both athletic and other- the total distance of 506 km. in 3

experienced in ring craft Creigh-wise were as follows:

hrs. 9 mins. 19 seca, with an Germany, 580 3/4; United States, average speed of 161.75 km. per

Detailed scores:

Americans

R H

E.

ton managed to weather the storm:

1

until the bell, allowed him to slump

470 5/6; Italy, 186 13/22: Sweden, hour.

A Fine Opponent

is sincerely hoped that a repeti- Squires led throughout the first tion of a similiar position will aut and that the Itwo sets but in the third the occur next season Chinese pair took a lead of managers of the teams will get to- gether during the close season

Williams games to three.

and discuss future League

Barros rangements in the proper manner. Hearther

The Volunteers finished their Allen first season in the Local Baseball Alltzee League yesterday when they beat Muis

Mueller the Americans comfortably by 15 Goldstein runs to 8 at Causeway Bay to tie Thompson Rye, NY August 16. Donald Badge, United States for the runners-up position with Walker

the Japanese. No. 2 tennis star, to-day won the Dimmaggio Eastern Grass-Court Tennis Cham-

Jimmy Foxx hit a homer.. New York

Lou Gehrig and

hit homers

Boston

New York

Washington

Stone hit a homer.

Philadelphia

Dean hit a homer..

Washington

5

6.11

3

9

9. 15

Kress, and-Kuhel homered, Philadelphia.

Chicago Detroit

NEW TITLE. FOR

BUDGE

3

Hard hitting by both sides was pionship tournament, defeating greatly is evidence in this game. Costa Bobby Riggs, Los Angeles school- Beltrao scored a home run, while Sa boy, in the final match by a score Muir hit a three-bagger and, aided Beltrao

by an error, completed the round:D. Leonard 1 of 6-8, 6–2, 6———4, 8————6.

Bowen Alltree, Hearther, Williams and Delgado Allen of the Americans were their N. Leonard outstanding batters, while D.Wing Lee Leonard, Sa and Costa composed Hassan the hitters for the Volunteers.

HANDICAP TOO GREAT

5 1: Playing against an owe 40 handicap in yesterday's extreme heat, Teddy Fincher lost to S. A Gray (scratch) by 6-3, 6-4, in the

Nothing Exciting

There was *nothing exciting First Bound of the K.C.C. Handi- about the game, in that the Volun-

14 |cap “A” tennis tournament Gray teers scored eight runs in the sec-son 2,

2

will now meet A EP. Guest ond innings to place them in a

9

0.

29

2

(owe 30, 40) in the Second Round. winning position and the batters

slogged out at almost every ball. ·

1 6

1

4 9 1

-Reuter.

GOSANO RANKED

Volunteers

2

0

0

| ANNANHNON ||

HONIH

11

exhausted in his comer.

167 1/11; Hungary, 158 2/11; Japan,

153 13/22; France, 152 9/10; Finland,

Of the 18 cars to start, only five

145 1/4: Holland, 136 1/3; Great Brit finished the course, all of them be- ain. 115 1/11; Australia, 99 2/11; ing German entries, namely four Recovering quickly. Creighton Canada, 65 13/22; Argentina, 53: Auto Union cars and one Merce- took the fifth easily with a fierce Switzerland, 50; Czechoslovakda, 48; des Benz attack to the body in which he hit Poland, 47; Eathonia, 46; Denmark, 41 1/2; Norway, 41; Egypt, 36; Tar-

Varzi, in an Auto Union, took

the Japanese about five times as key, 19 1/5; Belgium, 18; Latvia, 11; second place, 50 seconds behind often as he was hit himself. Be Rumanis, 11; India, 10 1/2; New Zea- the winner, while Hans Stuck, not continued these tactics successful-land 10: Philippines, 9: South Atica, yet completely recovered from his ly into the sixth, seventh, and Brazil; 6; Austria, 5.1/3, Portugal, last accident, was third, two eighth rounds, while the Japanese 1/5; Jugoslavia, 4; Luxembourg. 3; rounds behind Vazzi. At the accepted the punishment without Chile, 3: Greece, 2 and Uruguay, 1. wincing and scared now and again

Germany's Olympic with a book to the face

The final stage saw Creighton Win Authentic piling up points but obviously lack-

ing the power to get a knock-out.

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00:14 31 1-10 hits 084 0:03 -≈15 Tun 155490-11 hits FINAL POSITIONS

Home Rom:-Belizao. Three base hits-Muir. Two base hits:Alitree and Sa Struck out:--Bowen 5, Thompson 2 Base on bails:-Bowen 6, Thomp Scores by Innings

Americans.

· KENT · CUP BOWLS FINAL: The Americans did not start Volunteers"

scoring till the third innings, but The final of the Police Recres, were never able to come within tion Club competition for the Kent reach of the Volunteers Core Pai-Ching Cop resulted in a win, för N. B. Lueller, in place of Smedley, Voinnteers Fraser's rink (S. Farlow, J. S. who was injured on Saturday, was Japanese Riddell and FE E. Booker) over prominent with two good "catches | Overseas Chinese A. V. Gosano (Recreio) is No. S. Smith's quartette (S. Nolan, A. in the centre-field and Goldstein Etern 12 ranking lawn tennis player in J. Johnson and W. E. Hollands), was good on the plate, registering the Colony.i

St. Louis Cleveland

lby 25 shots to 17.

two hits

P W L PC

end of the race Stick had to be |lifted from his seat in a semi-

conscious condition.

Fagiola in a Mercedes Benz was fourth, and Haasse in an Auto Trans-Ocean

Berlin August 17.-It is pointed Union was fifth.

Service,

The Japanese had too much out here that the statement of stamina and ability to absorb "certain news agency" claiming punishment to make a knock-that in the compliation of the list

there likely K

of medals won by Germany in the the Olympic art and athletic con- had been a knock-out it would

just concluded Olympic Games, tests, is convincingly clear and have

been more likely

were included those medals which beyond a shadow of doubt. have been scored by the Japanese.she won for "town planning and Trans-Ocean Kno Min -NCDNA

MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE CLASH TO-DAY.

to

art" is entirely wrong.

While it is true that Germany

| also won the greatest number-||

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of awards in the so-called Olympic

Art Contest, it is stressed, official-

The United Services: Recreation ly, that these medals were not "in-

Return Of China's Olympic Team

The Chinese Olympic team

10 8 2200 Club, former holders of the Dunlop clzded in the list of awards-pub-members will mail from Italy in the 10-64600 Mixed Doubles League shield, en-lished daily. This list contained as Conte Eosso on September 4 10.6 4 600 tertain. Kowloon Cricket Club, "A" medals won in athletic events only for Shanghed, E

10 4.8400 in their retum game this after- For this reason, it is stated, it Mr. William Sung, one of the 103-7300 noon at Kings Park, after having is a misrepresentation to say that leaders of the Chinese delegation. won the first (away) encounter by "conflicting claims were made." as has left Berlin for China by way

the victory of Germany, in both for Siberia. 6 sets to 3.

Americans

Totals

60 30:30