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CHINA MAH

FARR'S DEMANDS TO FIGHT HARVEY

"BUNNY" AUSTIN'S TRIUMPH

BEATS SCHRODER IN COVERED COURTS FINAL

TWO TITLES FOR MISS SAUNDERS

(By A WALLIS MYERS)

London, October 18.

It was H. W. Austin's Queen's Only prevailed upon to enter at the last moment and not starting to-play until the third day, he won the covered court title with an inspired display, defeating one opponent after another by a convincing margin.

Against Borora on Friday, he had lost only three games in as many sets On Saturday, when his task was more difficult for the combative, spinful methods

INDIA'S LIKELY

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Bombay, October 2o.

Yuvray of Patiala, 25-

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The Yuvraj is one of the keen- est of the front-rank cricketers

in India and has decided advan- tages over the only taco other

candidates for captaincy, C. Noguda and Wazir Al Nayudu is one of the finest cricketers In dia has ever produced, and War zir Alî has been a splendid buts- man, but both are now veterans The Yuvraj played against Eng- land in the third Test at Madras against D-B. Jardine's team in 1984, and was top-scorer for In- dian

Since his first service

arely

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NEUSEL PLANS BOUT

WITH SCHMELING

(By HAROLD LEWIS)

London, October 22. THE declaration by the British Boxing Board of Control, to the effect that the world heavy- weight championship title is vacant, is not more fantastic than the demand of Tommy Far for £10,000 to defend his British and Emoire champion- ships against Len Harvey at Wembley.

Farr has obviously returned to this country with certain finite ideas of his box-office value, but he would be a bold. would be prepared to hand the Welshman a cheque for the sum mentioned for any fight over here. Harvey, as the We dium match-maker, opened negotiations with Farr, but prepared to talk business on the terms mentioned by champion.

"Curiously enough"

yesterday,

of the Swedish holder were cal-setting his own traps with equal in-

It was a second threat to Austin's culated to disturb his rhythm, he genuity and expending less stamina

measured progress and he faced it beat Schroder in four sets, sar in the effort, he might easily have with the same calm confidence. He ently, willing mounting a crisis in the third set been overborne.

went ahead by winning his own ser-British boxer for with exemplary coolness.

vice to love in the ninth game, lost £10.000 he says he This was the best Austin the pack-finding its intended mark, Schroder long dence game in which Schro match with me

galleries at Queen's had ever seen was forced to remain back after deder had 40-love, took the 11th game complete player armed at livering his relatively inocuous from 30, and broke through the point and indicating, as all second. This, of course, invited swede's service after he led 40-15 in asters have done in turn, the Austin to command the tactics, and the 12th game.

he was quick to come up himself

the

of text book style. was not

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KET TO THE TITLE

Walter Neusel lesy

not

dam to-day to dis Walther Rothenb promoter, details of a fight with Max Schmeling the best Schro- and volley for a winner when he The galleries warmly acclaimed 14 in Berlin. Nex in the wear and tear of had Schroder in a losing position this fine arresting feat, which, asterday that he

three strenu created by his own courtcraft.

Schroder began to tire in the fourth Maurice Strickland again. In the second set, which Schroder set, was virtually the key to the any future contest must be over 15 ome of his service and over-won to three after each man had championship. Austin agam went to rounds and not 12 rounds

wer. He c came to his most held his service for six games, Aus-4-1, and again Schroder made a the case at Wembley on Tues

brave effort, but he just failed to ortant match with his spearhead tin was probably not quite prepar

a day, some of them light the Swede had

SWEDISH REPRISAL

e blunted, so that his first ser-ed for the Swede's marked improve carry the long seventh game in which LEYTON FC on which his offensive depends, ment in his backhand drive down there were five dences, and in the

the line. He made three gorgeous eighth game a double fault signalled LEASE less menacing than last year.

LEA BRIDGE shots which fell just inside the line the end of the struggle. AUSTLY BREAKS THROUGH

Austin received the championship he broke The score in Austin's favour was and, thus heartened, 2, 36, 7 5, 62. Schroder won through Austin's service in the cup, the first name on which is that the toss and the service, and must eighth game and won his own from

been immediately conscious, of 30.

the contrast between his match with

A few years.

ago, when he was

London, October Leyton, last season's teur Cup finalists, have secure tenancy of Clapton Orient's ground at Lea Bridge, their first match th

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of HL F. Lawford, winner in 1885, from the hands of Sir Herbert Wil- berforce, who had himself played against Lawford at Wimbledon Austin last year and, this when he less sure of his lasting powers, Aus- Voicing general opinion in congr lost his first two service games. In- tin might have been disturbed by tulating the British victor, Sir Her- deed, the holder only won his ser- this reprisal Now his perfectly cool beri had one of his inimitable salat League game vice once in the first set, and after answer was ready, and he went to lies forfeiting it to love in the seventh 41 in the third set with game he probably realised that the games

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