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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936
U.S. BASEBALL
RESULTS
Carleton Too Good
För Dodgers
YANKEES LOSE TO INDIANS
New York, To-day.
LOUIS AND FOORD MAY CLASH
ATTRACTIVE OFFERS FOR S. AFRICAN
The following were the results PETERSEN'S DAMAGED EYEBROW
of the major. League Baseball matches played yesterday:-
London, August 21.
FILIPINO MAT: ARTIST HERE
Bout With Chinese
Arranged
Local followers of wrestling will be interested to hear that an- other wrestler has arrived in the Colony in search of bouts.
He is Pantaleon Manlapig, bet- |ter known in American, Hawaiian, European and Australian boxing and wrestling circles as Young
TTHIN a short time of being crowned king Aguinaldo, a Filipino weighing
SUNDERLAND WIN
Only 13 Teams With 100 Per Cent.
W of British and Empire heavy-weights at over 200 pounds. He arrived from FIVE CLUES FAIL SECOND TIME
Manila on the Nankin last Tues-
RH ELeicester on Monday night, Ben Foord, the South day.
0 African, received three attractive offers for his Sent for by Mr. K. Ditta, who
National League
Brooklyn
0
7
Carleton pitched. Chicago
4
3
0
New York
St. Louis
3
$
11
9
3
I
The following games were post- poned on account of rain:-
Boston Cincinnatti; phia T Pittsburgh header)..
IN FIVE DAYS
London, To-day. Sunderland, premier English
services, but unfortunately the South African promoted the Bout between Wong has smashed a bone at the base of the third finger last Sunday, Young Aguinalde Football League champions,
Bock-cheung and Farban Singh;
of his right hand and he will not be able to fight will be matched against the came into their own yesterday again for at least two months.
Chinese next week-end. No de- when they won at home finite date or place has been fixed, against Derby after failing but fail arrangements will be an-against Sheffield Wednesday
last Saturday. nounced later.
Indian Challengers
Despite the fact the season Arjan Singh and Fateh. Singh only 13 teams with a 100 per is not one week old, there are two prominent Indian wrestlers. cent. record- Arsenal, who
A notable fact is that the opponent suggested in each case way Walter Neusel, of Germany. Neusel twice beat Jack Peter-j sen last year, but it took him much longer than Foord to clinch Philadel-his victories, and obviously the ideas of promoters are running
(double along the same lines-that a match between the conquerors of:
the Welshman is a "natural"
However. Paul Damski, manager of Walter Neusel, the have issued challenges to Wong visit Brentford to day, Chelsea, German heavyweight, dropped a bombshell in boxing circles Bock-cheung, the Chinese wrestler Middlesborough, Burnley (one yesterday, when he announced that a match between his charge and Harban Singh, whom Wons match), Bournemouth, Luton, St. Louis
o and Ben Foord, the new British and Empire champion, was beat at the Lee Theatre last Sun- Bristol Rovers, Netts County, Clift. Solters and Bell homered.(discussed seven weeks ago, and an option taken on the services day.
Lincoln, Chester, York, Mans- jof both men.
Arjan Singh and Fateh Singh field and Hull. Philadelphia
II 12
are prepared to wrestle either or
Yesterday Grimsby, Leeds, Hayes hit a home run.
Petersen, before leaving for estimated at more than 550,000, both of last Sunday's contestants Newport, Accrington and Port Cardiff, said: "I shall fight and his friends say that of this in .catch-as-catch-can encounters. Vale failed for the second time 3 again. I lost my title once be- he has saved nearly £25.000.
in five days. fore, to Len Harvey, and won
Results, as cabled by Renter, were as follows:-
American League
13 16
3
6
Cleveland
4
Earl Averill hit a homer. New York
3 3
3
2
13
3
Detroit Washington
◊ it back, and I am only 24.” It is understood, however, that, 1owing to his injured eyebrow, 2lit will be at least three months?
before Petersen can think of
The game between Chicago and (boxing again. Boston was postponed on account| of rain-Reuter.
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—THE VIRGEMEINS
THREE CASTLES
Petersen's gross earnings Iboxing since September, 1931. are]
Three Casties
Cigarettes
WUCHOWI
Bristol & London.
Bout With Joe Louis?
A cable was sent from London.
yesterday to New York asking
for terms for Joe Louis to come) to London to fight Foord, and Mike Jacobs, who holds the Louis
GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE
Chelsea Everton
3 Grimsby 2 3 Wednesday 1
contract for future fights, has Four Competitors Come Manchester C. Leeds
in
replied asking for a guarantee: of £20,000 with the privilege of 42 per cent, of the recepits
4
if they exceeded that figure.
I understand that although Wem- bley was the venue in mind the;
Down
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Warsaw, To-day.
7
Portsmouth 5 Liverpool Sunderland 3 Derby
FIRST DIVISION
Huddersfield 3 Manchester U. 1
0
2
2
Up till now four participants in
W. Bromwich 3 Birmingham
SECOND- DIVISION Notts F. 1 - Aston Villa
THIRD DIVISION (South) Bournemouth 1 Gillingham
2
1.
- 2 Newport
2 Swindon
1
1 Notts C
2 Torquay
2 Bristol C
1 Watford
1
THIRD
DIVISION (North)
Chester Gateshead Bartlepools
5 Crewe
0
1. Stockport
0
request for terms was quite un-the Gordon Bennett race are official and sent privately without ported as having landed:--- instructions from the Wembley au-j (1) The Swiss “Zuerich III,” at
Corelia, 1100 km.;
thorities.
Brighton Bristol R
(2) The French "Maurice Mal Crystal P.
Exeter lett" at Kalinen, formerly Twer;
Reading (3) The German Augsburg, be-
BOARD OF CONTROL teen Moscow and Leningrad, 900 Southend
DESIRABLE
(Continued from Page 4)
Club affair, but of recent years it] has developed into matches be tween sides representing the Co-l ony against Shanghai or Malaya as the case
may be.
with their donations, no matter under what management the matches are staged.
km.; and
(4) The Belgian "Bruxelles," near Smolensk, 800 km-Trans- Ocean Service.
GOOD SWIMMING EXPECTED AT
V.R.C. ARMY GALA
(Continued from Page 4)
The V.R.C. will be represented
1 Accrington
N. Brighton 2 Port Vale York
4 Tranmere
SCOTTISH LEAGUE SOCCER WIN
Irish Eleven Well Beaten
London, To-day. The first Inter-League soccer
It is true that during these matches, those members of the other cricket clubs in the Colony) who are invited to play are given an honorary membership of the E.K.C.C.. but although this by one of their strongest teams 25,000 SEE GLASGOW MATCH courtesy is always appreciated, and special note should be taken would perhaps be a very popular of the fact that Wilfred Lawrence decision if the change-over, as bas apparently fully recovered proposed, could be effected. It is from his hand injury, and will be match of the 1936-37 series was of course realised that the Hong seen in the 220 Yards free-style played yesterday at Glasgow, Kong Cricket Club and its mem-and the 300 Yards medley relay.
where the Scottish League beat bers always contribute very gener from his foot injury and will be 2 before
F. L. Ozorio has also recovered the Irish League by 5 goals to ously towards the expenses fo-
a crowd of 25,000 curred by such contests, but it is seen in the 200 Yards free-style spectators. felt that the real lovers of the relay, while A. A. da Roza, follow-
The Scottish forwards gave game would always come forward a fortnight's illness, will be delightful display of combination, featured in the 440 Yards free-land over-ran the Irish defence in style and the 400 Yards free-style the opening half, but they
were relay.
inclined to be too artistic at times. The Scottish League opened the The Army have selected what scoring through Harrison, and The Cricket Club ground being looks like their best possible team, Delaney and Armstrong added fur- the most central, it would be the although it is quite possible that ther goals before. Shearer regis- ideal spot for all Interport games. several changes may be made be- tered the Irish League's first goal It is tradition, that these games fore the start of the programme. Just before the interval should be played on this historic The actual arrangement of events Scots added another goal through spot and no suggestion, whatever, in their correct order has not yet Murphy to lead by 4 goals to 1. is made regarding a change of been decided upon, and this will The Scots were 'content to rest make a big différence as several on their laurels in the second half, School League
swimmers are participating in during which the Irish forwards more than one event
attacked desperately, but the Scots Another matter that may be dis- Cpl. McCarthy and Lieut. A. J. added another goal through Walker cussed at the forthcoming meet-Lewis, two of the Hong Kong before the Irish forwards penetrat ing of the Cricket League is whe- Area's fastest sprinters, will be led their opponents' defence to ther or not it will be a good thing making their debut in the 100 score their second goal through. to start a competition for the Yards free-style.
venue.
Historic Ground
schools in the Colony, such games |
to be played on Wednesdays. It is
Changes Possible
felt that every cricket club in thei A FITTING TRIBUTE
Colony may be persuaded to lend
the
Baird, the final whistle giving the
Scottish League victory by 5 gozla to 2-Reuter, t
Weaver, the Newcastle United
}its ground once a week for this in a lifetime of cricket, with WEAVER SIGNS FOR CHELSEA purpose, and as much talent might memories of W.G., Victor Trum- |be developed with just a little en-per. Archie MacLaren, Ranji, couragement, it would be for the Johnny Tyldesley, Kenneth Hutch and England left half-back, was good of the game if more local ings, Jessop, Jack Hobbs, Macart recently, transferred to Chelsea. Weaver played for Hall City be |material were made available. ney, and Bradman, I can think of
nothing much better than Walter He captained Newcastle last sea- ||fore joining - Newcastle in. 1929.
All-
ESCOBAR DEFEATED BY QUINTANA
New York, August 27. ---- Sixto Escobar, of Porto Rico, the world's bantamweight champion, was de-
Hammond gave us against India--William Pollock.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
son, when he made 31 League ap pearances. He was capped against Scotland in 1932 and against Scot- land and Ireland in 1933.
The Olympic Games are sup WEST BROMWICH LOSE £5,666
West Bromwich Albion lost
cisively defeated at the Queensboro posed to knit the nations together Stadium in a ten-round over in a bond of love on the common weight fight with Italian Quintana, ground of sport. Actually, they £5,665 last season. The total ex- the bantamweight champion of breed international-all-feeling penditure - was £36,456,- and -net-- Central America. Quintana. car- more than any cosmopolitan event gate receipts £28.142. There is a ried the fight to his opponent from ever conceived in the last century.Įsurplus of assets over liabilities of, the second round to the finish, -Norman Hillson
£21.786.
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