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NATIONAL S.C. SEEK WORLD TITLE-HOLDER

Apostoli May Fight McAvoy In London

London, December 17. F.A. AMATEUR XI

BEAT NAVY

Len Harvey having refused the offer of the National Sporting Club] to fight Jock McAvoy for a joint| purse of £2,000, an effort is now Weeks

being made to induce Fred Apos- toli, American holder of the world's middleweight championship,~ to come to London to defend his title again McAvoy at Earl's Court on January 20.

Harvey has been offered a fight] with Larry Gains on the same pro- gramme, and has refused that, too, on the ground that he has already beaten Gains.

And Hutchings Form Fine Wing

(By NORMAN ACKLAND) R.N. & R. M. 0 F.A. Amateur XI. 5

London, December 16.

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 15, 1938.

WESTCHESTER CUP POLO PREPARATIONS

HURLINGHAM TO BUY 24

BEST PONIES

TRIP TO COST £35,000 (By R. SHEEPSHANKS)

An F.A. eleven, composed mainly A GOOD and early start has been made by Hur- lingham in taking in hand arrangements for

of players from Devon, Dorset and

Gloucester, put up a convincing dis- the Westchester Cup matches which will be played

at Home in America in 1939. play against the Navy Park, Plymouth.

Their defence

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held out against several prolonged

IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO ACQUIRE FOR HURLINGHAM Mr. A. J. Elvin, Wembley manag

forwards, THE 24 BEST PONIES, AVAILABLE. OF THESE 17 HAVE AL- ing director, last night discussed Navy raids, and their

meeting especially the left-wing pair, Weeks READY BEEN BOUGHT OR CONTRACTED FOR IN THIS with Harvey a possible with McAvoy. It is believed that and Hutchings, played remarkably COUNTRY, THE ARGENTINE AND AUSTRALIA.

The remainder will be selected during next year's polo season. Wembley are prepared to guarantee well together, and were very quick McAvoy £1,000 and a percentage of in snapping up their chances.

They were, it is true, flattered by A total of 35 to 40 ponies will be required, the balance being made the gate receipts; while Harvey is

The Navy did quite as up by ponies lent by private owners. willing to box solely on a percent- the score.

much attacking, and it was only ex- age basis.

re-

quest official sanction for McAvoy-| Hough fight for the British light-sion in this team. heavyweight title.

POOR POSITIONING

The cost of the trip is estim- to be playing them. The question of If Frank Hough beats Heinz-La-cellent goalkeeping by Hill, the ama-ated at £35,000. Of this the share probable candidates for the team zek, the Austrian, at Earl's Court teur international, that prevented of the gate receipts will be in the has also received preliminary con- Tyrell Martin, them scoring. Hill is a schoolmas- next Monday, the N.S.C. will ter at Weymouth, hence his inclu-neighbourhood of £15,000, and a sideration. Mr.

considerable sum will be realised England's captain in the last inter- by the sale of ponies.

national series, will be here next Hitherto there has always been year, and Hurlingham is in close The Navy forwards, although they showed plenty of dash, failed a profit on these tours, and Hurling- touch with India with a view to to position themselves as well as ham have at present in hand a cash any likely candidates from that

country. the F.A. men when in the shooting guarantee fund of £12,000. It is

Smith, the regular Navy posed to raise a further guarantee A strong Argentine side will be right-half, is injured, and his ab- fund of £20,000 from private in- to make dividuals, and it is anticipated that sence caused the Navy three positional changes, and the there will be no difficulty in doing remodelled side lacked combination. this, seeing that in previous years

The game started in glorious sun-the guarantors have never shine, but after five minutes rain called upon.

TATE SUFFERS

FROM BLOOD POISONING

THROAT TROUBLE

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area.

pro-

been

fell heavily, and it poured for the PONIES CAREFULLY CHOSEN Buenos Aires, December 21:

rest of the match.

The ponies so far chosen have Maurice Tate, the former Eng- Play was fairly even in the first land and Sussex county cricketer, half. The F.A. had a little the bet-been carefully selected by experts. who arrived at Buenos Aires last ter of the play territorially, but the They are held to be of the highest night with Capt. T. E. W. Brinck- two best shots came from the quality, averaging 15.2 in height, man's team which is to tour the Navy, Fielding and Goodwin skim- and have been chosen with a view Argentine, is suffering from blood ming the bar with powerful drives. to the players who. will be likely poisoning caused by an abscess in

WEEKS' FINE GOAL · the throat.

here next year,

and Mr. C. B. Wrightsman will bring a team from America, so that our players will be assured of a good try-out.

NEW NAME

The governing body of English polo will in future be known as The Hurlingham Polo Association instead of The Hurlingham Club Polo Committee.

The change is intended to make it clear that it is a body representa- tive of the Empire, and not of a members club.

A few minutes before half-time rally followed, and Hill covered Various changes in the manage- He had the abscess when he left weeks put the F.A. ahead. Taking himself with glory. He

London polo season stopped ment of the England. The blood poisoning af- a pass from Hutchings, he swung shots from every Navy forward. have been suggested. These have fects his leg and other parts of his, over to the right, beat two oppon-

Liddle, the F.A. right-back, also not all been finally decided, but a body. He is also bronchially septic. ents, and shot well out of Renouf's

got through some excellent work welcome change will be made in the This is the opinion of Dr. Mul- 1 reach.

during these sallies, but by degrees rules prohibiting the changing of Rthe pressure weakened, and G. R. players for cup-winning purposes.

Brown got another goal for the F.A. in the Open Cup tournaments. before the end.

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cahy, who met Tate at the dock A minute after the interval G. with an ambulance when the liner Brown increased the lead with Arlanza, in which Capt. Brinck-hard ground shot. For a long man's team travelled, berthed.

time afterwards the Navy, pressed It was previously thought that hotly, but could not beat Hill. Tate had pneumonia, and it

TWO QUICK GOALS considered that his prospects of Midway through the half the F.A. playing during the tour were re-set up a spirited attack, mote. He is expected, however to Brown and Hutchings scored in ra- remain in the Argentine with the pid succession. A strong Navy team-Reuter.

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