FARR FIGHT OFFER DENIED
was
A statement issued in New York: by Tommy Farr's American man- ager, Joo Gould, and quoted in London, that a proposition had been made for Farr to meet Walter Neusel, the German heavy-weight, during the third week in May in the open air at Wembley, denied at the Wembley offices,
The suggestion was that. Gould, by making this announcement, offers, was hoping to precipitate Mr. Elvin himself refused to make any statement. except that it was not true, he had made an offer.: He did not, however, deny that he was interested in a match. or matches for Farr,
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 29, 1988.
HARD-COURT TENNIS SEEDING A SECRET
London, April 21. since neither. the Davis Cup team No official seeded list was issued nor the Wightman Cup team has when the draw for the British Hard-yet been chosen, any published or- Court Championship at Bourne-der of merit would lead to pre- mouth was announced yesterday, mature heart-burnings.
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M.C.C. MEMBERSHIP INCREASE
London, April 22.-The report of the M.C.C., to be presented at the annual meeting at Lord's on May 4, states that the membership in 1937 was 6,785, an increase of 129 over the previous year.
Improvements are being carried out. at Lord's. New arbours have been built on the east side of the practice ground at a cost of £4,000, and this will enable a car park to be opened during the Oxford v. Cambridge and Eton.v, Harrow matches.
writes' A. Wallis Myors, in the However, seeding only very rare- "Morning Post and Daily Tele-ly affects the destiny of any title. graph." At Wimbledon, and at most It was first invented to separate in- championship meetings abroad, it vaders of the same nationality; to. is now customary to enumerate the prevent that is, two travel-stained seeded eight or four players.. The champions from playing a match in L. T. A. have not followed this plan the first round which they might -why I have not been able to as-have decided on heir home court thousands of miles away before certain.
doned, a laudable one, Amateur Perhaps it was thought that, as they left.
equal competitors had
It was really a gesture of hospi- lawn tennis may have its courtesies evenly dis- claims to seed rank, invidious dis-tality, and, once the principle of provided favours are tinctions might result. Or that, the old blind draw had been aban-tributed.
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