Spr. L. Jordan, of the Royal Engineers, above, leader of their Third Division soccer team, left by the Transport Dorsetshire yester-- day and will be missed by both the football and swimming, sections.
B. LYNCH GETS HIS REVENGE
HAMPSTON LOSES.
IN 10 ROUNDS REFEREE STOPS FIGHT
BRITISH RIFLE
TEAM TOUR
THREE DOMINIONS TO BE VISITED
SPECIAL MEET IN SYDNEY
London, March-23. The Council of the National Rifle Association has accepted an invitation by the Commonwealth Council of Rifle Associations of Australia to send a team to a special meeting to be held in Sydney in February, 1938.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1987.
L/Cpl. Pearse, of the Royal Engineers, above, left the Colony for home yesterday by the Trans- -port Dorsetshire and will be badly missed by the Sappers' swimming section.
It will be part of the commem- orations of the 150th anniver-minions on only two occasions— sary of the foundation of Aus-Australia and South Africa in 1920, tralia and the landing of Gover- and Canada in 1931. In view of the present of an Australian team nor Phillip in New South Wales.
This announcement was made at the Coronation meeting at Bisley yesterday at the annual meeting of in July, it was fitting and desirable the N.R.A. at the Royal United that the long overdue: return visit coincide with Australia's Service Institute, Whitehall Lord should Cottesloe, the chairman, presiding. anniversary celebrations.
NO "GATE” · Lord Cottesloe said that there
Unlike cricket, football, and would be a team of 14, under the other sports, rifle shooting attract R.N., and it would leave in Octo-/ed no "gate." The expense of send-
leadership of Cindr. D. S. Swanston,
ber, visiting South Africa en route. MATCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA
ing a team. on this tour for six months would amount to about
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AMERICA'S CUP SERIES DEFENDER
FIRST TRYOUT ON MAY 29
DATES OF TRIALS.
New York, March 26.
Dates for the trial races to select a defender for America's Cup were announced to-day by the New York Yacht Club. The American competitors for the honour of meeting Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's challenger, Endeavour II.,-will-have their first try-out on May 29 off Newport.
This meeting will be more or less a preliminary canter design- ed to afford their skippers op- portunity to test rigs and train crews under racing conditions.
The second, or so-called "obser- vation series," will start on June 12, with seven races. The third series will start on July 3, and will be decisive, continuing until a de- fender has been selected by the Cup Committee.
TRIAL COURSES,
The first two series will be sail-
London, March 23. Benny
It was proposed, he said, that the £4,000, and the council appealed for ed off Brenton's Reef Lightship, Lynch, the world,
its Imperial enter-and the third on the regular Ameri-
"a's Cup courses. European and British fly-weight team should participate in matches assistance in
Lord Cottesloe also stated tha' The final series may be a pro- champion, took ample revenge at in various parts of the South Afri-prise.
members would Leeds last night for the beating can Union. The recently handed out to him by arrive in Australia at the end of for the Imperial Coronation meetracted affair, although if any one Len Hampston, of Batley. Their November, and would attend seving at Bisley on July 5-17 special of three boats, Ranger, Yankee or silver commemoration medals Rainbow, shows decided superiority eral State meetings. return match at 8st. 6lb. ------
The return would be via New would be awarded to winners of in the early series and maintains it was stopped by the referee in the 10th round, when Hampston was
Eng-all the principal competitions and to the members of winning teams hanging helplessly on the ropes,
in the principal team events. There having risen pluckily from two counts of eight each.
would also be a Special Coronation Competition.
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Since the war a team from the home country has visited the Do-
There was a packed crowd in- side the hall and several thou- ribs and missed by inches with a sands were turned away. Lynch vicious right to the jaw. Hampston opened aggressively, and got in landed a right to the face and a a good straight left to the face. smart left to the body and a right Hampstón retaliated with a upper-cut. Lynch again missed right swing to the body, and narrowly, this time with a left Lynch complained, but the re-swing to the face, but then landed feree ordered the men to fight with both hands to the body.
on.
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Hamnston's best round was the Lynch was again the aggressor ninth. He got his man on the ropes at the start of the second round, and punished him without reply. but Hampston scored with a light SENSATIONAL OPENING left to the face and followed with There was a sensational opening two quick lefts to the side of the to the 10th round. in which the head, to which Lynch countered first punch signalled, the end. A with a series of blows to the body.vicious right to the jaw sent The Scot then scored with a per-Hampston to the canvas for a count fectly timed left uppercut and r of eight, and when he rose. provgy, right to the side of the head, and Lunch chased Hampston was glad to cover to escape further punishment.
He went im round the ring,
again without be ing hit. The count was started, but at eight he got up only to be knock- led through the ropes by a fierce
** CONEIDENT CHAMPIONS In the third round Lynch, who was boxing with great confidence, left to the body. The referee then opened with a right swing to the stopped the contest.
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