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Is F. Ward Another Grimmett?

BROWN'S CENTURY IN TEST-TRIAL

Sydney, October 10. Has Australia found, another Grimmett? Playing for Bradman's |side against V. Y. Richardson's Įtouring, team in the Testimonial match to Gregory and Warren Bardsley, begun here to-day, F. Ward, who is in the South Aus- tralian team with Grimmett, and has been coached by him, took six wickets for 115. He was the out- {standing bowler.

W. A. Brown made 111 for Rich-i ardson's team, who scored 345 for aine wickets before stumps were! drawn.

Chanceless Knock

as-

Brown's great display bas sured him of retaining his place as Australia's opening batsman. | He w in one of his brightest moods, his-timing being perfect

LOCAL EXHIBITIONS and his drives neatly played. He

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did not give a chance during his stay of just under three and a half hours, and hit 14 4'x

relay a brilliant victory over the Singapore Swimming Cab in their

H.K. COMD. AQUATIC SUCCESSES

MALAYA COMMAND FAIL TO HOLD THEIR OWN VISITORS LOSE AT- WATER-POLO

Singapore, October 26. ASWIMMING team from the Hong Kong Com-

mand beat representatives of the Malaya Command in free style races yesterday, at the Singapore Swimming Club pool, but were defeat-

Cpl. McCarthy, left, was responsible for giving the 5. Command recent swimming meeting, while Cpl. Gregson, right, the H.E. Commanded by four goals to one at water polo. The teams drew at springboard diving, each side securing two places.

Diving champion, failed to take first place against the Malaya Com- mand and the Singapore Swimming Club representatives.

'VARSITY BOXER TURNS PROFESSIONAL

GREAT POSSIBILITIES IN STORE FOR RHS. CLOUSTON

London, October 27.

•

The visitors seemed to have a speed which the Malaya Com- mand swimmers could not produce and only needed a more com bined water polo team for them to be placed far ahead of the Malaya Command representatives at aquatics.

The first event held was a 100 metres free style race in which two competitors swam for each side. To an even start, the four covered the first 50-metre lap close together. After the turn, Leitch and Hamilton steadily drew away with Taylor close behind.

With 30 metres to go, Hamil- ton spurted slightly ahead, and

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The match is serving as a Test RG4ford University, 3. best chanson, sent to regnaty Taylor and Leitch to fuht for

EGARDED as one of the best heavyweights ever to represent went on to finish first, leaving WIN RACES BUT LOSE trial and Bradman's team of in amateur boxing circles, has decided to become a professional Taylor beat Leitch by a few second and third positions.

AT WATER-POLO young players fielded brilliantly. He has placed himself under the management of Victor Berliner, seconds and Hong Kong took Ebeling, who bowled well in the general manager of The Ring, while W. A Pullom, an ex-cham the first two places in the race. morning, soon dismissed J. Hpion weight-lifter, will be his physical adviser. Fingleton, who will probably open

Leitch was third

The visitors were not to be out- Hong Kong won again in the done however, and returned to the. Clouston's first fight as a pro-200 metres free style relay.attack, giving the Club defence an fessional will probably be at the Each of four competitors cover-anxious time. Mackillop was pen- Blackfriars arena, were several ed a 50-metre lap, and from the alised for a breach of the rules other leading amateurs" have first Rfn. Hamilton (HK) was and from the resultant free throw Then McCabe, who played a Frequent Tellings Off From All made their debut in the paid well in front of F/O Hobler Halliley scored.

ranks during, the past few) years.

with Erown in the Tests. Fingle- ton was well caught by D. Tallon, who will probably succeed Old- field.

chanceless innings for 76, includ- ing ten 4'a, stayed with Brown for! nearly two hours and a half.

Ward's Quick Wickets

Following McCabe's dismissal Ward, cleverly varying his pace and length, and making the ball tara, caused a collapse by captur. ing the wickets of Darling. Chip- perfeld, Brown and O'Reilly in quick successiON.

Oldfield; at his best in a crisis, came to the rescue with a fine in- nings of 56 not out. He received splendid support from E. McCor mick, the fast bowler.

SPORTS WORMES TURN

Over The World

London, October 27----Trevor Wignall, famous sports writer, confesses that he gets frequent

tellings-off from all parts of the world, and he ranks his critica in this order: 1. Australians; 2, Welsh; 3. Irish; 4. English: 5. Scots; 6, Canadians; 7. South Africans.

"But," be

"FOT why-in- sizzling, flesh-creeping, beck-don't-you-burn-him demands commend me to an Australian, a Welshman, or an Irishman Abd always in that order,”

remarks,

Richardson hit with his usual GT. BRITAIN'S

vigour, and had a 6 and three fa

in his 26. He punished Ward freely, but the young bowler main- tained his consistency. There were five maidens in his 31 oVEIS.

LEWIS ARRIVES

IN ENGLAND FOR

HIS TITLE BOUT

(Continued from Page 3)

lis the British

refused.-

Meanwhile, the Board announce

(RAF).

Well In Front

A

The exchanges were pretty even

at this stage and play moved

the swiftly from one end to the other. The Club attacked strongly in

He will have a number of

Lt. Levin increased shining examples to follow, notably those of Harry Mizler lead, swimming against Lieut. I. who became

R. Sarel (BN) to give Pie Tay- the closing stages of the game, British light-

weight champion, Dave Mc-ara 15-metre advantage over Lhowever, and scored twice through

JA Cleave, who won

C. Consens (RAF) Cpl Stewart, the game ending with the the welter- weight title, and Pat Palmer, McCarthy completed the final lap Club the winners by five goals to

well in front of L Ä C.. Wood-jone. who fought for a world title)

well within two years of giving mason (RAF).

up his amateur status.

Convinced

The teams were:

The diving was judged from the

Swimming Club: Lake Bain, Win- low springboard and the high plat dle. Mackillop: Goldman, Stewart, form. Competitors executed the Jackson. swallow or header, being given Hong Kong Command: Pte. Elling- Clouston declares that he has two chances. High platform divesham; L/C Thorpe, Gir. Halley, been a close observer of the pre-were taken standing.

It Clavert: L/C Pearse, Cpl. Me-

sent top-class heavy-weights, and he is convinced that he could put mand) was placed first Cpl. Greg-

Sapper Crebin (Malaya Com-Carthy, Gar. Roscoe. jup a good show against some of son (Hong Kong Command) - and

SOCCER TEAM the

Goldman Wins Diving.

Fus. Owens (Hong Kong Com- The diving event was once again He has a great liking for the mand) secured second and third confined to swallow, and plain CRITICISED port, and this, with his

confi-places while Cpl. Townsend dives from the low and high dence and undoubted ability.(Malaya Command) was fourth. boards The Club was represent-

OLYMPIC GAMES SEQUEL

"OUR STYLE COMPARED UNFAVOURABLY”

should take him a long way as a ¡paid fighter.

Clouston is 24 years of age.

Won Championships

The Water Polo

ed in this event.by S. T. Ericson and C. Goldman. While Hong

The Malaya Command. team Kong's representatives were Fus. He is 6ft tall and weighs 122 scored one goal in the first half of Owens and Opl Gregson. stone. A natural two-handed bat-the water polo game. They im- The event ended in a win for the tler, he wastes little time in proved considerably on there Club, the final order-bring as fol finesse, and punches hard with sumption, resulting in three more lows: Goldman (pts), 2 Chp. both gloves.

abots finding the visitors net Gregson (13pts.); 3. Fus. Owens Loudon, October 6. He was educated at Stowe Hong Kong replied with one goal (64pts); 4. Ericson (60pts). In this case the Stewards re- cognise Pete Sarron (America) as

That our style of football did School, and went to Brasenose, in the second half.

The 200 metres relay race pro- world's featherweight champion, not compare favourably with that Oxford, in 1982, in which year he They were playing a defensive

of other nations and that the "first represented his while, of course, Johnny McGrory formation meets with scant favour against Cambridge.

"Varsity game throughout and combined vided the spectators with a thrill- too poorly to enable them to beating Hem, Hong Kong just winning champion: Con-! sequently this application, too, is features of the official report an

the local team. The ball was very žižér one of the most exciting jamong Continental teams are the

mach on their side from the start races seen locally for a long time. the British team's visit to Berlin

In 1933 he won the Universi-and as play progressed the Malaya The Hong Kong Command was that Jim Melnally, bantam-weight in August for the Olympic Games ties and Hospitals championship, Command forwards gained open-represented by Lt. Lewis, Phe champion of Scotland, and Jackie

and again figured in the Unford ing after opening. A pass from Taylor, Rin. Hamilton and Cpl. Brown shall meet, the winner to

tean against Cambridge. Two Mackalley sent Moxon up with the McCarthy, while the Club's repre- challenge King for the British charge) and Mr. S. F. Rous (See go he became captain of ball but his throw was checked by sentatives were Goldman, Hall,

cretary of the Football, Associa- Oxford University B. C. before be-Ellingham

Mackillop and Yan Ketwich.. tion) makes it clear that, in theng beaten by R. Hearne, of the McCarthy and Pearce made two

Goldman gave the Club a slight view of the majority of British of Dublin Civic Guards, in the A.B.A. attempts for Hong Kong but It is stated that an offer for ficials, methods adopted by Aus

Championships. His outstanding neither came off

lead - swimming against Lewis; $1,250 has been made for a British tria, Norway and Poland are more Douglas Hamilton in a special coming into possession of a well Hong Kong representative. Full success was his defext of Lord Stemp was first to score after finishing his lap just ahead of the |feather - "weight championship effective than our own.

match between McGrory and Dick

contest at Belfast in 1934

placed pass by Mackilop

lost this lead in the next lap, how- "Generally speaking, the old

Bossoe and Tharpe were very aver, and swam level with Taylor Clouston is not the first Dark

bury, while the first half lasted, but Mackillop once again gave the

swimming strongly and finishing about length ahead of. Hamil-

title.

McGrory And Corbett?

The report, sigsed by Mr.

Wreford-Brown C.

(member-in-

Corbett of Bethnal Green, to take methods which have for their obgine boxer to become a profes-checking ambitious attempts by Club the lead in the third lap

place at the Albert, Ball,

The National Sporting Club,

jject attack more than, defence

{who are shortly to start regula, proved more effective and censional, R.J. Bamberger (Sher-Stemp and Woodmason.

borne and Worcester College, Ox- boxing at Earl's Court Stadium, tainly more interesting to watch ford), twice winner of the Inter-

are also bidding for this insteh and there are other promoters, in- cluding one in Glasgow, anxious! to put McGrory in the ring.

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Annual Event At Sookunpoo

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ton

An Exciting Fush

Second Half Superiocity Varsity feather-weight titles, and Shortly after the second session Public School champion in 1903, began, Mayhew increased the is a popular instructor in Surrey Malaya Command score to two The last lap was the most ex-

schools

from citing McCarthy quickly covering

New Style "There is some reason to be lieve that our own professional teams will be reverting this sex New blood in British heavy-centre he beat Elingham with a lost ground and he and Van Ket-

goala Receiving son to the type of Lootball which weight ranks is badly needed, and sure shot.

wich swam level for the second obtained for so long a period and Clouston, if carefully handled, Next Cousens exme up from the half of the lap, the Hong Kong was only changed because it was may create a stir, and make his back and netted the third goal for representative finishing a split thought to meet the situation ring career a profitable one.” the local team

second ahead of the Club' repre- created by the alteration in the (off-side rule.

Over confidence on the part of sentative. the home defence led to McCarthy being mamarked and when the ball good win for Hong Kong who led The 100 metres event, ended in a

and were METER

"If this is so, an improvement

Nearly the entire Japanese com- games may follow, says the re-

in the results of our international COTTON TO RETURN y were present at the annual

TO ENGLAND athletic meeting held on Sunday

[port:

by the Japanese Residents Asso- The Football Association,

ciation on the Army field at Soothe senior of the four British As- kunpoo, kindly lent to them by the sociations, undertook the financial military authorities. Meng responsibility of the trip to Ber-

The programme commenced at lin. 11 Km2 and was not concluded until 6 paz It included daylight Areworks

It is estimated that there were fully 1,300 people at the meeting including the Japanese #Consul General, Mr. K Milinsaws, and

Mre, Midruzawa, the Vice-Consul,mittee of the Association.

A Free-Lance Golfer

was sent up to him, he had ample from the st time to throw into the net for seriously challenged by the Club, Hong Kong's “only goal. -

The last minutes of play sewing off fully two lengths.

abend, repeated attempts at the Hong

The result was: 1 Bfn. Hamil- Kongnet, from one of which Stemp was able to net the Ipurthon, 2. Pte. Taylor,; 3. Stewart. and last goal for the Malays London, October 8.Command.

TOMMY PARDOE BEATEN Henry Cotton, former Open golf

Hong Kong Command: Pie. Eling- champion, who has for some years ham. (Eat Lancashire Regt) Gar. London, October 6 At Birm- been attached to the Waterloo Boscoe (B.A.). L/C Thorpe (BLR): ingham last night Tommy Rose Club at Brussels, is to return to Le Calvert (RE) LG Pearce (Liverpool) beat Tommy Paren England in the New Year (RE), CAL McCarthy (ELR), G(Bhmingham) in the 11th round.

wil play, as a free-lance Hallier (RA). professional until he accepts a clubs): I. A. C. Conses (R.A.F.). Pte. Stemp. (Midda), Pte. Maybew Maltys Commander appointment. He is also, making h. Latch (ELF) Cot I(2dda) Iplans for a trip to America.

The Straits Timės.

Mackilloy (BE); Gar. Moxon (KA),