U. S. TENNIS
STARS DISCUSS
CRICKET
Mako Says Too Much Inactivity
BUT GERMANS LIKE IT
Melbourne.
Gottfried Cramm and Henner. Henkel, the German Davis Cup players, and their captain-manager, Dr. Heinrich Kleinschroth, enjoyed the play in the interstate cricket match between Victoria and South Australia to-day, but the game has less appeal to the Americans, Budge and Mako.
Shortly after their arrival in Mel- bourne these famous players were talen to the M.C.C. in the hope of seeing Bradman bat. Although Bradman did not stay long, the Germans remained at the cricket most of the afternoon, but Budge and Mako found cricket too slow, and soon found their way out of Kooyong for some lawn tennis prac- tice.
All the internationals expressed pleasure at having met Bradman. "This is the first serious cricket I have seen," said Henkel. "I can see that it is a fine game. I am sorry Bradman did not make more runs.” TOO MUCH INACTIVITY! Mako considers that there is too
London, January 5.-H. Wal-much inactivity in cricket, and, ton, an 18-year-old Halifax play-strangely enough, placed it in this er with a handicap of 9, and W. regard with baseball, which is con- B. Thomson (scratch), the Brad-sidered to be the most popular of
all American games. ley Hall professional, finished 9 up to win the West Yorkshire G. All of the Germans praised the A. 27 holes fourball bogey com- play of Bromwich highly. They all petition at Huddersfield yester- thought that Australia should use day. They returned 7 up for the Bromwich and Quist as a two-man first round and were 2 up over the team in the Davis Cup compétition last nine holes.
this year.
Allis (plus 2), of Temple New-
Dr. McCarthy (6) and Percy VENUE FOR most promising sam, and G. Rothery (14) (Hud- PENFOLD Bing Crosby, film actor and sin-he should be prominent this year in, dersfield) and J. Smith (scratch), ger, retained his title of "Champion open competition.
a former assistant at Hudders- TOURNAMENT
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field, tied for second place at 8 up.
The new Penfold £1,000 Profes- sional Tournament, to be decided Sandy Lodge in the week beginning on league lines, will be held at
of the Theatre," beating his oppon- ent 4 up and 2 in the final at the Lakeside Country Club. Crosby's
Alliss played brilliant golf and It is hoped that there will be at lost only one of the 27 holes- final round of 73, played under try-least one major competition dur-the short eighth-in the after-June 13. ing conditions, revealed his playing
Anniversary ing the 150th ability.
cele- | noon, where his tee shot was brations. It would be regrettable trapped in a deep bunker. if such an opportunity was allowed to pass without the "Royal and An- cient" game being well represented.
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I saw Crosby play a round when 1 was in Hollywood last year, and I was greatly impressed by his fine style. His club handicap is two.
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Mr. "Tam" Pearce has Won Challenge Cup outright as the result of King's Warden repeating his suc- cess of last year. It was a sporting
P. Heard, son of the Kogarah pro-gesture on the part of Mr. L. Dunbar fessional, appears to be improving when he did not send Liberty Bay to rapidly, his 67 at Cronulla on Saturday the post yesterday.
CRAMM AND HENKEL
Involved In Accident
Canberra, January 3.
The German tennis players, G. Cramm and H. Henkel, were in- volved in a motor car accident when
HARVEY TO MEET MCAVOY they were on their way to Canberra
yesterday
play exhibition matches at Government House,
(By HAROLD LEWIS)- McAvoy, as champion, rightly took London, January 6. “ the view that he should not be kept The stewards of the British waiting indefinitely for a chance to s
defend his title, and then came Le Boxing Board of Control, after discussing for several hours last Harvey with his claim, as a former night the problem of the British holder of the title.
CROSS-PURPOSES
Harvey endeavoured to
make
a
light-heavyweight championship, nominated Len Harvey as Jock McAvoy's challenger, and the boxers are given until February match with McAvoy, but they came 4 to arrange the match with a cross-purposes. The National promoter.
Sporting Club's offer for a McAvoy Hough fight was then accepted,
to
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Those who have accepted invita- tions to take part in the tourna- ment
J. are C. Whitcombe, P. Mahon, H. Cotton, A. Lacey, 3. King, R. Burton, R. Whitcombe, W. J. Branch, A. Mitchell, B. Gadd, A. Pädgham and P. Alliss, with J. Adams as reserve.
Neither was injured, but a motor
FOR THE SPORTSMAN. Cyclist-J. Cooper, of Wollongong
Slip a tin of She-ko into your bag, it with whose machine their car will come in handy for the treatment of collided, suffered injuries to an cuts, scratches, bruises and the many ankle, and T. Hayes, also of Wol- other minor injuries which are invari- longong, who was riding pillion, ably the sportsman's lot. had his collarbone fractured.
Equally good for skin.. complaints such as ringworm, eczema, itch, pim- ples, boils, ulcers, sores of all kinds and fexternal piles. Medicine dealers every-
where can supply.
There is no more useful adjunct to a first aid outfit. Composed of a blend of the finest curative, antiseptic Cramm assisted Dr. R. H. Kleins-ingredients, She-ko cools, soothes and chroth, who is accompanying the rapidly heals. sub-tennis players as manager, to ren- der first aid to the injured men, who were then brought to Canberra Hospital by a passing motorist.
Cramm and Henkel played tennis
-and at Government House to-day, later were guests of the Governor- Antiseptic General at dinner.
to
the
SHE KO
It will be recalled that when ject to official approval, the National Sporting Club ap-
If McAvoy and Harvey fail plied for sanction for a cham- pionship fight between McAvoy arrange terms by February 4 and Frank Hough, protests were Board will throw the match open,
Soothing who ask for tenders, and select the best lodged by several boxers® had beaten Hough.
offer.
Healing.
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