1937-11-23 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 23, 1937-

BRITISH BOXING BOARD SAY

NOT TITLE LOUIS IS

HOLDER

TITLE IS VACANT IN RANKING LIST

SCHMELING'S CURIOUS POSITION

By HAROLD LEWIS)

London, October 21.

KAY STAMMERS ANB

Tndermitel

Hollywood Miss Kay Stam- mers, the British

Cup lawn tennis player, had a cinema test yesterday. If the test was successful, she said to-day, a film career would not interfere with her tennis.

She is not certain what role she would play. It was stated at the studio that she would be given a Supporting role with Constance Bennett and Brian Aheren in "Merily We live Miss Stame mers is planning to remain in-

definitely in California.

TRBONKURENTITETETZETAN

THE British Boxing Board of Control last night issued a number of ranking lists or rather lists of holders of championships affecting Bri- tish boxers. The only point of interest is the re- BRITISH assertion of the peculiar ostrich-like view, taken PLAYERS some months ago, that the heavyweight champion- SUCCESS ship of the world is vacant that Joe Louis is not a champion.

When consenting, in the face of severe criticism. some months ago, to recognise the proposed match between Max Schmeling and Tommy Farr as for the world's championship, they stated that Joe, Louis had never won the title. because James Braddock was under suspension locally in America when Louis beat him.

INTERNATIONAL

BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

S. J. MCCABE FRACTURES FINGER

Injures Top-Joint When Attempting A Catch

Sydney, October 13 An X-ray examination of S I McCabe's hand, which was injured during the first grade match at Parramatta Oval on Saturday, re- vealed a fracture of the top joint of a finger of his bowling hand.

McCabe is confident that the in- jury will not keep him from play- ing in the first Sheffield Shield match in Brisbane early next month McCabe thinks it will be only a week or two before he is playing competitive cricket again.

McCabe received the injury when trying to catch the Cumberland left-hander, R. Rowe, off his own bowling Rowe made a powerful drive which, although blocked by McCabe continued to the bound ary. McCabe completed the over, but then left the field for the rest of the afternoon.

Paris, October 19. McCabe was present at the prac Farr did not go on with the Schmeling fight, but went to New British players carried off alltice nets at the Sydney Cricke York, where he met Louis in a fight recognised by every person in the titles in the French Interna- Ground yesterday, but did not bat the world, except those constituting the British Boxing Board of tional Badminton championships for bowl The injured finger was no Control, as for the world's heavyweight title.

at the Coubertin Stadium, Paris bandaged. The nail and the whole J. D. Maconachie, of Ireland, re of the top joint were greatly dis It seems that, having taken a tained the men's singles events, coloured certain line, no matter how fool-beating Delubac (France) in the lish it may appear afterwards, or final by 15—2, 15–8.

OPERATION ON INDIA -

CRICKET CAPTAIN

Flight To London

- London. October 26. The Marharaj Sir Vijaya of

Vizianagram captain of the All

India cricket team which toured Britain last yeat, arrived in London by air from Paris vesterday. He has travelled from India to under- go an operation.

He was not in the best of beaith when he led the All-India side. în the 1936 Test matches, and this was reflected in his plav. He said - vesterday that he was honeful that the treatment he was to receive would restore him to good health

TATE ASKED TO PLAY FOR ANOTHER COUNTY

HIS MIND NOT MADE UP

London, October 21.

how slender the logic on which it Maconachie, with K. Smedley jis based, the board consider (G.B.) repeated their success of themselves bound to stick to it last year in the men's doubles, This piece of unconscious humour which they won against Burdin

will make the rest of the world and Bandoin (France) by 15 9/10

rock with laughter, but in weak-15-5.

ening their own position the

"HAT-TRICK”

board are doing an ill-service to Maconachie completed the hat- British boxing, whose cause they trick by winning the mixed doubles represent.

with Miss FM Green (G.B.)..

CUBAN

One other point among these lists They beat Smedley and Miss K. PUNISHES

is that Schmeling is nominated as Ruston, another British pair, by

European heavy-weight champion, 15-9, 18-14, in the final

a title for which he has fought.

RANKING LISTS

The ranking lists a

WORLD. - Fly-weight Benny Lynch

(Scotland) Bantam-weight Harry Jeffra

(America)

Featherweight Petey Sarron

(America)

Light-weight-Lou Ambers

(America)

Welter-weight-Barney Ross

(America)

Middle-weight Fred Apostoli

(America)

Lt. Hvy-weight John Hy.

(America) Heavy-weight-Vacant

GREAT BETTAIN Fly-Benny Lynch

(Glasgow)

Since Maurice Tate was inform-Bantam Johnny King

Feather Johnny McGrory

(Glasgow) Light Jimmy Walsh

(Chester)

(Manchester)

ed by the committee of the Sus sex County Cricket Club that it did not intend to renew his en- gagement, which expires in April, weiter Jake Kilrain he has been inundated with offers of various sorts, mainly Middle Jock MCAVOY

for coaching.

These

which

(Glasgow)

(Manchester):

ers include one from Light Heavy McAvoy

Heavy-Tommy Farr (Wales) t-class county club anxious to engage him

BRITISH EMPIRE

Feather-McGrory Light-Laurie Stevens

al player, he stat-Fly Vacant

Bantam--Vacant last night. He said that this thought he still had several fore him as a bowler and

batsman

more as

~~(South Africa). Welter Vacant : Middleweight Vacant: Light Heavy Vacant Heavy-FarT

They could also make use of my be added. "not only as a player but in an advisory capacity by which I presume they mean as pos

Tate

NOFNAMES:

deck

name of the county from

nevez

-Miss Green also won three titles. She beat. Miss Ruston by 11-8, 11-8 in the final of the

women' singles, and, with Miss Ruston, won the women's doubles by beat ing Miles. Y and M. Girard (France) by 15-4, 15-9-Renter

STRIKING SHOTS

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ised Saints? team.

LEWIS

MCAVOY'S NEXT OPPONENT DEFEATED

John Henry Lewis, who is to de fend his world's lightheavy-weight championship against Jock McAvoy in London, probably next month was decisively outpointed by the Cuban heavy-weight, Isadore Gas- tanaga, at Detroit, last night. The fight was at catch-weights.

It was a gruelling bout in which Lewis took terrific punishment. In

In last Wednesday's Triangular the dressing room after the fight Tournament fixture between the Lewis admitted that he had never Club and the Navy both left-wing-been hit so hard before. I was ers were in fine form although Vic lucky to escape a knock-out he tor Bond was starved throughout said. He blamed his defeat on his the second half in spite of being extra weight, as he was 11 lb over the most dangerous of the four the hot beavy weight limit

resent Gast wingers on display.

dropped

form he should secure an Internern the first round. The trial. Whitworth, the Navy left out ms ma down for a winger, is also very good,

tremely fast on the ball

ume in the thin and Lew

vanaged to

Dositioning leaves nothing to be de-Lewis saved himse

sired.

to

d round by a defensiv

one lefts. but in the third

How to celebrate the Jubilee of the he stooped a dynamic left which Scottish Amateur Swimming Associa

tion will he decided by the delegates sent him to the floor. at the AGM/

EUROPEAN

Fly Lynch

obable, he added,

ld not be

the Arge

tie tour with

uz Nov

received the offer and said he had team

South not had time to consider this pro

reel Thi

Max Schmeling (Germany).

Lewis made a come back in the

managed to land

ht opening an old cut over

He then seeme

etting the upper hand where

the Cuban unleashed a furious drive, stavvering his lighter oppon- ent twice in the closing round.

-The indres awarded five rounds to Gastanaga and four to Lewis.

One was eTER.