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BRITISH EMPIRE AQUATICS TITLES

JIM WILDE'S 3 COUNTS OF NINE"

KNOCK-OUT FIGHT SCENE

JACK LONDON UNSCARRED

London, July 20,

Garett

Sydney, July

Sole Survivor of The first Test match, England v Austra

T

W. Garrett ut enter his eigh- eth year on Monday next. The match was played in Melbourne in 1837.

Tom Garrett was the young- est of the twenty-two players aged 18 years seven months and seren days. No younger one. has since played in a Test. Clem Hill was 19 years and three months in his first. Sports- men. the world over will join with us (The Sydney Referee) in congratulating him on his good health and long life

Bleeding and battered, while his new manager, John Davies (Jack Petersen's old trainer) climbed into the ring claiming a foul Jim Wilde, of Swansea, was knocked out before 10,000 of his fellow townsmen at St. Helen's international Rugby ground last night in the third round by Jack++3888545/259FRAMETRAJEEXXTRICIESZKIGUAZZEFALEXIATTEET London, of West Hartlepool.

The fight was scheduled for SUSSEX F.A.

fifteen rounds, but London, who

that he had no intention of allow- ing it to go very far

Within thirty seconds he sent over a short right to the jaw and Wilde was on the boards for "une.”

was the heavier, soon showed WILL NOT TREAT

GERMANS TO TEA! Westphalia Club's Hove Visit

OFFICIAL'S PLEA

The Welshaman weathered a bar- rage of punches, but another right, which travelled only a matter of inches, put him out of the ring and it took him five seconds to get back. "ANOTHER “NINE”"

HONG KONG MAY BE. REPRESENTED IN AUSTRALIA IN 1938

MAY ALSO COMPETE FOR

VICTORIA EVENTS

SWIMMING AND DIVING

PROGRAMMES

(By "H. O. BALFE)

Sydney, July 27 AUSTRALIA will be the meeting place of a great- er number of international swimmers than has previously visited any portion of the British Em- pire. Competition at the British Empire Games, in Sydney and the Australian national champion- ships will contribute a most important chapter in the country's history of the sport.

ENGLAND WILL BE REPRESENTED BY SEVEN MEN |AND SIX WOMEN SWIMMERS. SCOTLAND BY FOUR MEN AND TWO WOMEN WALES ARE SENDING TWO MEN. CEY- LON THREE, SOUTH AFRICA THREE MEN AND TWO WOMEN, INDIA THREE MEN, AND NEW ZEALAND A TEAM OF EIGHT MEN AND WOMEN. -

dafor

dive half

London, July 16.

Canada, Rhodesia, Hong Kong, and Malta also will be repre- In the second round Wilde"did"

Sussex County Football Associa-sented in the swimming section of the games, according to the lat somewhat better and started to use tion have declined to give official est advices. All told, there will be upwards of 50 swimmers from his left hand, but as he came in for recognition to the visit of West overseas. a whirlwind attack, London uncon- phalia, a German team, who will cernedly measured him and once play a return match with Hove F. C. Planning to include as many ward spring again sent him down for nine” next month... --

as possible of the visitors in the screw backwards, Ona selection with a right hook.

A recognition proposal was turn-fields for the Victorian section of dives. Tiring and badly bleeding, Wilde fed down by eleven votes to six after the Australian National cham Men's High Tower Running plain was a sorry spectacle in the third Mr. George Aucock (Brighton), as- pionships, the Victorian Amateur header forward; backward round and once against London sistant hon secretary, had stated Swimming Association has ex- muning Molberg, backwa hooked him to the jaw, putting him that in taking the course suggest-tended invitations to all nations screw; four own selections

on the boards for yet another jed-entertaining the teams after that will betion of In the}

"nine.”

As he rose, the Englishman, who was absolutely unmarked, applied the closure with a right to the mid section.

The referee's decision could not be heard in the storm of protests which rose from Wilde's seconds, who clambered into the ring.

the match they would be creating swimming

WOMEN'S DIVING

the Em Women Springboard Flying

running, backward running Isander: back

selec-

a very dangerous precedent, and he pire Games. could not see they could afford it. The victorian Association will bear

Mr. A. E. Bailey, a prominent the whole of the expenses of the visi-ward half football official, read a letter from tors from the time the Empire tions. Councillor H. C. Andrews, president Games conclude to the end of that Women's High Tower (from of the Hove Football Club, stating portion of the national champion- 15 feet) One and a half somersault that when Hove visited Germany at ships, to be held in Melbourne on running, backward header. From Easter they were accorded a splen-February 15, 17, 19, and 21.

30 feet Plain header standing, did reception both by the local au

plam header running, four own se thorities and by the local football

The events to be decided in Mel-lections. association.

bourn will be For men 110 All own selection dives: must be

TO FOSTER FRIENDSHIP

MELBOURNE EVENTS

REMEMBERS ONLY Mr. Bailey proposed that they yards, 880 yards, and 1 mile, free-taken from different groups. Come

ONE PUNCH WANTS RETURN FIGHT

should give official recognition to style, 110 yards backstroke, 220 pulsory dives will not be permitted the visit, and suggested the enter yards breaststroke, and 330 yards as own selection dives. tainment of the parties of tea after medley. For women 440 yards and

the match.

880 yards freestyle, 110 yards free-

style (uniors), springboard diving. THIS IS

The

British

tive of the Amateur

the

London, July 22.

We are here to foster sport," he Following his defeat in three stated, "and one of our chief aims rounds on Monday might by Jack is to foster friendship. The fact Swimming Union of Australia has London, Jim Wide, of Swansea, that a foreign team is visiting Sts selected the following dives for the who could remember nothing yes- sex is a fine opportunity to show we Austral terday morning except one panch can not only govern but entertain in the first round, issued a chal-in right royal fashion our football- lenge for a return contest.

Mr. Johnny Best, Liverpool boxing promoter and managing director of Liverpool Stadium, has taken over control of Granby Hall, Leicester, and will stage his first show on October 4.

that he is plan-

Jake Kilram,

ick, Benny

Peter Kang

NOT CHOSEN

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