THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1937.
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Red Ruffing, pitcher, last of the season's big-league holdouts, is helped into his New York Yankee uniform upon rejoining the team at Detroit. Teammates Lefty Gomez, Joe Di Maggio, and Frank Crosetti (1. to r.) help Big Red get his feet into a pair of brogans borrowed from Lefty.
FRED PERRY'S PRO. VISIT
TO ENGLAND
VERY NERVOUS ABOUT HIS RECEPTION
LONDON, MAY 10.
T THE RISK OF BEING CALLED A DEFEATIST
AND
I AM CALLED AFTER EVERY BIG FIGHT BY THE CHARMING CORRESPONDENTS WHO OMIT TO SIGN THEIR NAMES AT THE FOOT OF THEIR TONE POEMS WRITES PETER WILSON, I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS CAN BE CALLED A VERY BRIGHT YEAR FOR BRITISH LAWN TENNIS.
HARVEY CHALLENGES THREE HEAVYWEIGHTS
His Last Fight Was Against
John Henry Lewis
London, May 8. Len Harvey, former British heavyweight cham- pion, is keen to dispel any idea that he is retiring from the ring.
Yesterday he stated that he is prepared to meet Walter Neusel, Tommy Farr or Jack Doyle. Har- vey's last fight was with John Henry Lewis at Wembley, on No- vember 9.
DAVE CROWLEY The one thing that may brighten it up is the appearance of Fred Perry, opposed by Ellsworth Vines, who meet at Bournemouth WANTS WORLD (June 5), Liverpool (June 12), and also at Glasgow and Scar- borough. Now all those towns are big lawn tennis centres with TITLE BOUT the exception of Glasgow but don't imagine for a moment that the amateurs (pardon the phrase) 'will be contaminated by having to play on the same courts as the professionals will have trod.
Dear me, no! That would never courts which they control to him. do. At Bournemouth and Liverpool There have been rumours in this that common game Soccer will pro-country that Perry and Vines vide the grounds.
not hit it off too well-except
of the L.T.A.
do
оп
Of course it may be and I hope the court where no one can deny it is that none of the present courts their hitting powers. Actually that have enough accommodation. But is nonsense. that does not alter the attitude The only matter over which they do not agree, I imagine, is the As soon as a man or woman, starts length of their matches. Vines, I taking large sums of money openly believe, rather inclines to three set instead of smaller ones on the quiet matches. Perry has never been able he is of ro further use to the gov-to give of his best save in the erning body.
full championship course sets.
THINKS WE'LL BLAME HIM
of
five
£5,000 OR MORE
But the idea that they are not
Anxious To Meet Lou Ambers
BUDDY BAER ALSO AMBITIOUS
London, May 8. Disqualification of Petey Sarron, American holder of the world's fen-... ther-weight championship, in his fight with Dave Crowley at Harrin- gay, has placed the Boxing Control Board in a curious position.
an
[OPEN PAIRS
TOURNEY TIES
FOR TO-DAY
H.K.F.C. And K.D.R.C. "Classic".
FOUR DOWN FOR DECISION
Further progress will be made in the Second Round of the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship this afternoon, when four games will be played on the Civil Service green, while J. Revie and J. C. Brown and A. J. Groves and J. Green play their postponed tie on the Recreio green.
The encounter between A. Mac- farlane and J. Russell and J. V. Ramsey and J. McKelvie should be the most interesting this afternoon, and while the Kowloon Dock pair are expected to reach the Third Round, there will not be much in the final score.
J. E Henson and S. A. Bright should have little difficulty against W. J. Howard and E. Zimmern, în view of the former pair's present form.
The following is the programme for the week:-
TO-DAY
W. Gill and G. Duncan v Spary and Simpson.
EW. Lines and W. Russell v J. Delgado and V. N. Atienza.
J. E. Henson and S. A. Bright v E. Zimmern and W. J. Howard
A. Macfarlane and J. Russell v J. V. Ramsay and J. McKelvie. (Civil Ser- vice Cricket Club).
TO-MORROW
A. M. Xavier and M. A. Carvalho v L.A. Gutierrez and B. Basto.
A. K. Minu and A. Bakar, v B. Pärks. and M. Ferguson.
M. A. R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet v L A. Collyer and J. F. McGowan.
G. E. Stephens and P. C. Morgan v. J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer. (Kow- loon Cricket Club).
WEDNESDAY
W. Mulcahy and J. W. Brown v E. Kirman and J. Pengelly.
M. Purvis and J. Hollidge Gittins and J. Houghton.
V H.
S. Eccleshall and A. W. Grimmitt v F. P. Anslow and W. Kershaw.
P. W. Knight and J. Hollidge v N. B. Fraser and J. S. Riddell (Craigen- gower Cricket Club).
THURSDAY
J. Forrest and A. E. Carey v A. E. Silkstone and F. Goodwin.
:
E. M. Hanlon and J. C. Gill v J. S. Rodger and J. A. R. Selby.
HF. Stoneham and C. B. Hosking J. S. Landolt and B. W. Bradbury. J. A. da Luz and R. F. da Luz v J. Hoogen and A. R. Minų.
POSTPONED GAMES
E. G. Post and W. Mair v R. O. Read and GH. Sherriff (Club de Recreio).
Revie and J. C. Brown v Groves and Green (Club de Recreio).
R. G. Craig and E. C. Fincher v L. J. Silva and H. A. Alves (Bowling Green). Alves and H. A. B. Botelho (Kowloon G Perkins and F. Cullen v C. M.
Cricket Club).
this
ot a challenge, he is will- to fight him for the world fea- thers title with a £500 side bet. He
Because he had arranged to leave early yesterday for South Africa, Sarron was paid his share of the purse before he entered the ring. But when a boxer is disqualified the Boxing Board of Control requires I happen to know that Perry is
the
to withhold the purse rather nervous about his reception
and forward it to the board. in this country. He feels wrongly, friends is easily exploded when it Thu
unprecedented position I am sure that in Coronation year is remembered that they are joint has arisen. Promoter Syd Hulls people will blame him for turning owners of a club in Beverly Hills has fulfilled his obligations to Sar professional if we lose the Davis where people, after seeing "stars" ron; the Control Board expect the will also fight Sarron again at the Cup.
all day, can and keep their eye money to be sent them for the coun-light-weight limit fro £500. No one in their sane senses but, on the ball.
cil to administer as they think fit. of course, that does not apply to I believe the guaranteed sum to the and Sarron is Johannesburg-bound governing bodies in any sport two players for their appearances to fight Harry Mizler a return con- can possibly blame Perry for capi-over here is £5,000. They may get test. talising his wonderful gifts. He slightly. more. They will not get less.
BOUT. WITH AMBERS! helped us to the Cup and he But the matches in Britain will have helped to retain it. No man could no effect on the player's American'
Meanwhile Dave Crowley, Sar-- Ambitious, too, is Buddy Baer, have done more.
trip, which seems to have had 2 ron's opponent, is looking for fresh conquerer of Jim Wilde. He is out longer run thân Chu Chin Chow. fields to conquer. His manager said with "a universal unlimited c
chal- Actually I believe the money yesterday: "Having beaten Sarron lenge"-to use his own words. which they make over here will be we now expect the fight that was “I think I have the beating But nervous he is, and surely it "pooled" and used for the improve- promised us a bout with Lou Ams any heavy-weight in England," he would have been a friendly gesture ment of the Beverly Hills club which, bers for the American's light-said. "I will meet
any of them, if the governing body--for whom when it is finished, should be about weight world title.
anywhere Farr, Doyle, Neusel, r he has made, so much money in the the most luxuricus lawn tennis cen- "Crowley is certain he can beat don't mind. I will stay here as- past had thrown open some of the Itre in the world.
Sarron at any time, and, although long as there are fights.”
HE IS NERVOUS
BRITISH TITLE FIGHT Now that he has beaten Sarron, Walsh, Reynolds, Mizler, and is un- defeated as a light-weight, Crowley also thinks he is entitled to a Bri- tish title fight.”
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