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LINDRUMS CHALLENGE.

UNACCEPTABLE

The challenge issued by Walter Lindrum to any professional in the world, to meet him for the title during the Sydney celebrations is unacceptable to Joe Davis, holder of the English championship,

"I went to Australia a year or two ago," said Davis, "and when I returned home I was on the wrong side financlally. If the governing body in Australia give indications that they will guarantee financial success for the English player go- ing,

out, the idea may be consider- ed.".

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 27, 1938.

SEQUEL TO WINDSOR

RACE INCIDENT

(By HOTSPUR)

London, December 21. Immittee and reprimanded. The sentence, There was a sequel yesterday to the is fair enough, although I cannot help. reporting of the apprentice, C. Moore, thinking it was hard luck on Moore.. by the Windsor Stewards to the Ste- Owing to weather conditions and wards of the National Hunt Committee subsequently interrupted telephonic for his riding of Vanvitelli in the Bo-communication in the Wroughton dis veney Hurdle last Thursday,

trict, where Vanvitelli is trained, the It will be recalled that Vanvitelli was gelding and Moore arrived at Windsor to walk beaten a neck by Terror, both apparent too late for the apprentice ly being hard held from the last hur-round the course, over which he had dles. The Windsor Stewards called up-never ridden before.

- FRENCH FEDERATION'S

TENNIS MOVE

As a means of keeping a closer watch on the movements of leading amateur players, the French Lawn Tennis Federation has proposed the adoption of record cards.

All players must possess one of these cards, and the secretaries of whatever tournaments they play in must fill in details. By this means it is hoped to avoid any possible violation of the rule permitting travelling and living expenses to be paid for a period of 42 days in one year.

on Moore to explain his riding of Lord It was not unnatural, therefore, that Harewood's gelding and, not being when Moore saw Terror, who was in satisfied with his explanation, reported front of him, apparently being hard him to the higher authorities,

held in the run-in, he thought it could Yesterday Moore was fined £5 by the not possibly be the end of the race, and ........................... Stewards of the National Hunt Com- this accounted for his riding.

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