1937-08-24 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1937.

AUSTRALIAN SOCCER "ON THE MAP"

Donald Budge, left, Wimbledon champion, and Baron Gottfried Von Cramm, right, Wimbledon runner-up, are compared by A. Wal- lis Myers in the interesting article below.

ENGLISH MANAGER'S

PRAISE

SOCCER CODE MUST BE

MADE FIRST

TOUR DEVOID OF INCIDENT

USTRALIA is now well on the map of Associa-

"AU

tion football," said Mr. C. Wreford Brown, manager of the English amateur soccer team, at a farewell dinner given by the Australian Football Association before the team's departure for Mel- bourne

"AFTER SEEING THE PLAY IN THE FIRST GAME AT THE SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND," SAID MR. WREFORD

A. E. COATES TOMMY FARR BROWN, I WROTE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ENGLISH

DEFEATED BY DALLAH

A. E Coates, holder of the Co- lony bowls singles title, was de- feated at the Hong Kong Football Club yesterday by A. R. Dallah in the third round. Dallah was in great form and won by 21 shots to 17 on the 20th head.

RATED 6TH IN WORLD

BUT SCHMELING IS NO. 2!

London, July 24. Tommy Farr, the British cham- pion, who fights Joe Louis for the

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION THAT WE WOULD HAVE STRONG OPPOSITION HERE, AND MIGHT EXPECT A HARD GAME.

Our losses will do you in Australià more good than harm to us. We have had a wonderful time, and wonderful tributes have been paid to the game during our tour of New South Wales and Queensland. We have lost the rubber, but our consolation is that we have scored 11 goals to Australia's nine.

"You must grasp the opportun- ity to make the Association code the leading winter game here. There has not been a single in- cident throughout the tour which

WORLD CHESS TITLE

The Semmer R

is preparing for

In the fourth round, A. Hyde-world heavy-weight title in New created the slightest unpleasant- Lay, who won the title in 1933, was York next Thursday, is ranked sixth ness. We shall go back to our eliminated by J. S. Landolt at the among leading boxers by the Na-own country and speak of the the greatest event in the realm of Civil Service. Landolt, who beat tional Boxing Association Cham-wonderful treatment we have chess that ever took place. The R. F. Luz, another former championship Ratings Committee. had, and I have no doubt that our great fight will start . to-morrow pion, in the previous round, won by The order of precedence is: 1, Joe association will do all it can to and last till September 12, from 21 shots to 16 on the 24th head.

Louis (champion); 2, Max Schmel- help you develop the game here.

which the world champion On the same green, A. S. Gomes ing (Germany); 3, James J. Brad- We shall do our best to see that beat J. A. R. Selby by 21 shots to dock (ex-champion); 4, Bob Pas- there is another early visit to this 16 on the 24th head..

RAMSAY

VERSUS

XAVIER

To-day's Lawn Bowls Tie

tor (America); 5, Alberto Lovell (Argentina); 6, Tommy Farr.

The Committee thus recognise Max Schmeling as the leading chal- lenger.

country, the alternative being that you send a team to visit us.”

SPADEWORK

The farewell was held in the Railway Refreshment Room dining It was also decided by the Com-hall at the Central Railway Station. mittee that the National Boxing As-Mr. S. A. Storey, president of the sociation should declare the title Australian Football Association, vacant if a match between Louis who presided, commended the won- and Schmeling is not arranged-derful spade work the English team

B.U.P.

An excellent game should be H.K. AREA

witnessed in the Fourth Round, of

Open Singles Lawn Bowls Cham- PLUNGING

pionship to-day, when J. V. Ram-

say encounters L. F. Xavier at the EVENT HELD

Kowloon Bowling Green Club.

Though the former is the more experienced danger, the Recreio player should fully extend him, if not win.

Annual Aquatics For September 7-8

had done to establish the game in public favour. He said that he knew of no tour of a visiting team since 1922 which had been more pleasant in every way, irrespective of the re- sults of the matches.

The team had upheld the best British traditions in sport. The at- tendances at the matches had ex- ceeded expectations. The play was

easy to watch; there was an absence

will

The following eight champions will participate:

Capablanca (Cuba) (U.S.A.); Flohr (Czechoslovakia); Keres (Esthonia); Petrov (Latvia); (Russia); Beschevsky Ragosin (U.S.A.); Eliskases (Austria).

The importance of this event is still further enhanced by the fact that the world's champion Dr. Max Euwe has declared his readiness not only to undertake the chief management of the tournament, but to play two games against the win- ner as soon as the tournament is closed.

so clean that every movement was BREAK-DOWN of rancour. Australia had not ex-IN ARSENAL The Plunging event in the Hong pected to beat England; and En-

The following is to-day's pro-Kong Area Swimming Sports was land would beat Australia many NEGOTIATIONS

held in the European Y.M.C.A. bath times during the next century, but vA. E. Coates or * on Friday. Owing to the absence many more visits were wanted.

gramme:-----

S. Randle

A. R. Dallah

A. W. Grimmitt v G. H Sherriff in Shanghai of the Royal

(Police Recreation Club).

J. V. Ramsay V L. L. F. Xavier H. A. Alves V H: Overy

(Kowloon Bowling Green Club),

v U. M. Omar

T. Armstrong

J. S. Russell ▼ J. Cook

(Kowloon Cricket Club).

SOUTH CHINA'S RECORD FALLS AT LAST

Lose To Bandoeng

By 2-0

Ulster

Rifles and the Royal Welch Fusiliers,

only five teams entered.

First place was taken by the 8th

ST. LEGER'S

Evy. Bde. RA, the 5th A/A. Bd., LATEST R.A, being second, and the 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders third.

Plunging was of a very low stan- dard, the best recorded being 52 ft. 1 in., made by Major C. E. Eccles, R.AM.C.

The Area Swimming Sports will take place at the V.R.C on Septem ber 7 and 8.

After a series 28 undefeated goals to nil matches in their present tour, which In their previous games, the embraces Indo-China, Siam, Malaya tourists had won 25 and drawn three Java the South China A A a wonderful record for so arduous football were beaten for the a tour at this time of the year.

The record of the tour to date is follows Played 30, won 26,

md lost one.

first

when they

the soc

eng by twoldrawn

CALL-OVER

Midday Sun The Favourite

London, To-day.

Jones Stays With Wolves

London, July 23. Negotiations which have been proceeding this week between Ar- senal and Wolverhampton Wander. ers for the transfer of Bryn Jones, the Midland Club's Welsh Inter- national inside-forward, broke down yesterday.

Major Buckley, the secretary, manager of the Wolves, said to me: The following is the latest call "For the present any thought of a over for the St. Leger which will transfer is at an end. Bryn Jones take place at Doncaster on Septem-will report here for training as ber 8:

Midday Sun 11 to 8.

Sultan Mahomed 95 to 20 t and a Perifox 17 to 2 o, 100 to 11 t. Gold Scent 9 to 1 t and o. Fair Copy 10 to 1. Solfo: 100 to 9: 0.0 Goya II 100 to 8 o, 100 to 6 t. ter

usual in a few days' time and what- ever may happen afterwards he will start the season with us.”

The fee concerned in the negotia- tions was £12,000, over £1,100 more than Arsenal paid in October, 1923 for David Jack of Bolton Wander, lers. This was the record sum of

£10,890.