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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1988.

Could Not Make The Weight

Lynch May Have All His Titles Taken From Him

AMERICAN'S CLAIMS TO

VACANT

TITLE

(By AIR MAIL)

London, June 29.

· WELSH INTERNATIONAL

RUGBY DATES

Scotland At Cardiff on February 4

London, June 28-(By Air Mail). The three internationals in which Wales will participate next season were announced last night at Car- diff, where the Welsh Rugby Union held their annual meeting, as fol- low:-

January 21, 1939-England. v. Wales, at Twickenham.

February 4. 1939 Wales v. Scotland, at Cardiff.

March 11, 1939-Ireland Wales, at Belfast.

Not only did Lynch forfeit his world fly-weight championship when he was 61⁄2 lb overweight at the weigh-in yesterday, but it is believed that he will be deprived of his European and British titles |||||||| also by the Boxing Board of Control.

It was indeed a disappointing finish to a term of championship of nearly three years, in which three challengers have been beaten, and in which Lynch proved himself to be one of the greatest ex- ponents of his art that Britain has produced..

DON BUDGE

In an interview, Lynch said:-- “I just could not make the weight. I tried hard to do it."

It was stated that a doctor in BRILLIANT

|attendance advised Lynch not to

attempt to get down to 8 st.

AMERICAN CLAIM

Johnny Rogers, manager to the challenger, Jurich, said he was go- ing to claim the vacant title on

ADDS CZECH behalf of Jurich. He thought the

TITLES TO HIS LIST

Prague, To-day.'

BOWLING BY BOYES

V.

claim would be recognised in SATURDAY'S CLOSE America, even if not recognised in this country. Jurich, he added, would remain in Britain for one or two fights.

Lynch forfeits £200, which the B.B.B.C., will award to Jurich.

OF PLAY CRICKET SCORES

"REVIEWER'S"

SPORTS COMMENTARY

Wimbledon Incident's

【EMBERS

Sequel

of the British Lawn

ME Tennis Umpires' Association are

talking of calling a meeting to consider the incident in which a foot-fault judge was changed during the match at Wim- bledon on June 27 between Mme. Ma- thieu and Miss Nancye Wynne.

The appeal for a change of foot-fault judge, it is stated, should have been made through the umpire in charge of the match, whereas Mme. Mathieu made à rèquest to an unauthorised in- dividual who was watching and not en- gaged in the conduct of the game.

He hurried to the referee's office and Mr. Hamilton Price almost immediately came along with Mr. Passfield and re- quested Mr. Hamilton to give place to him.

Mr. Hamilton made not the slightest objection. But another point arises. The new foot-fault judge did not foot- fault Mme. Mathieu at all though she continued serving in practically the same manner. Which foot-fault judge was right?

The fact is that the wording of this constantly discussed foot-fault rule makes it that each official could argue himself right. Boiled down, it rests on à question of individual opinion.

Madame's Mathieu's fault, according to the first judge, was walking when serving.

London, Saturday.

server shall throughout delivery of the The following were the close of

This is what the rule says: "The Championship and first c class service not change his position by walk-

The world tennis champion, Don-Moreover, the whole position will play scores in the County Cricket ald Budge (U.S.A.) added another be reported to the B.B.B.C. crown to his impressive list yes- terday when he won the Czechoslo.......................................................................................friendly fixtures, which commenced ing or running.

vakian Singles Championship, de- feating L Hecht 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. He is now holder of the Wimbledon, American, Australian, French and Czechoslovakian championships.

Together with his partner Gene Mako, he also won the Doublés Championship, defeating L. Hecht and J. Drobny 6-3, 7-5, 9——7— Trans-Ocean.......

HARE BEATEN IN U.S. FINAL

C. E. Hare and his partner, Elwood Cooke, of Portland, were "beaten in the final of the Ameri- cari national clay courts cham- pionships by the Californian pair. Joseph Hunt and Lewis Wetherell, River Forest, Illinois. The score was 6-8, 8-6, 6-2,

at

WHITE WINES from FRANCE

FINEST GRAVES

FINEST SAUTERNES

HAUT SAUTERNES

BARSAC

Obtainable from

to-day:

But there is a "note" to the rule by the International Federation, and this "note" gives the following interpreta- 71tion of the rule:--

At Stourbridge: Gloucestershire: 122 for 4 (Allen

not out) v. Worcestershire." At Yeovil: Somerset: 116 (Boyes 9 for 57) and 76 for 6. v. Hampshire 125 (Wel- lard 6 for 62 Meyer 4 for 44). At Nottingham: Middlesex: 394 for 9 (Robertson 91, G. O. Allen 56, Hart 105) v. Not- tinghamshire.

Essex: 186 (O'Connor 96: James Corn- ford 5 for 48) v. Sussex 149 for 5 (Harry Parks 57 not out).. At Blackheath:---

Kent: 185 (Watts 4 for 45, Berry 4 for 48) v. Surrey 114 for 2 (Fishlock 56).

At Chesterfield:

The server shall not by the fol- lowing movements of his feet be deemed to change his position by walking or running:

"1. Slight movements of the feet which do not materially affect the location originally taken up by him.

"

"2. An unrestricted movement of one foot so long as the other foot maintains continuously its original contact with the ground.' Thus the whole rule, as far as walk- ing" is concerned boils down to whe ther the foot-fault Judge deems the server to have "materially" affected his position.

A rule that allows varied judgments is absurd-and most tennia players,

glad to see this rule go into limbo.

Yorkshire: 198 (George Pope 6 for 37) umpires, and referees will be heartily

v. Derbyshire 87 for 3.

TO-DAY'S OPEN SINGLES BOWLS ENCOUNTERS

The following is to-day's programme in the First Round of the Open Sin- gles of the Lawn Bowls Championship. AT. POLICE CLUB

J. S: Cook v. G. H. Sherriff. J. A. R. Selby v. W. J. Bagley. M. T. Adal v. B, Bostock.

J. F. McGowan v. A. R. Dallah.

AT CIVIL SERVICE

E. Tuck v. S. Lillicrap. M. R. Abbas v. F. Channing. A. J. Coelho.v. B. W. Bradbury. S. M. Rumjahn v. A. Steven.

SMAT TAIKOO :

F. A. Broadbridge v. W. Gill. A. Warr v. H. Gitting.

W. J. Burling v. J. F. V. Ribeiro. E. de Souza v. R. Ellis.

ZARNA AT RECREIO

G. C. Norman v. C. J. Tacchi. FR. N. Cornelly v. A. Hyde-Lay

Jack v. D. W. Waterton. H. Overy v. J. 8. Logan.

NAT KOWLOON B.G.C.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. C. F. Remedios v. J.J. Basto.

CHATER ROAD

TELEPHONES: 20075 and 30644

J. A. Luz v. L. D. Skinner. J. L. Stephena v. W. K. Way. B. Basto v. H. G. Cooper. ALAT KOWLOON DOCK

CH. Basto v. G. Pe

Gutierrez.

H.K.V.D.C. AQUATICS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 22

The annual Hong Kong Volun teer Defence Corps Swimming sports, which should have been held last Saturday night in the V.R.C. pool, but which was post- poned owing to the heavy rains, will now take place on Friday, July 22, commencing at 9.30 p.m.

LAWN BOWLS RESULTS Carey's Rink Wins

In the quarter-finals of the Open Rink Lawn Bowls championship yesterday. W. McLeod, W. Cameron, E. G. Post and A. E. Carey beat J. A. Luz, A; P. Guterres, F. X. Soares and B. Basto 21-15.

F. Machado, C. M. Silva, J. V. Ri beiro and F. X. Silva-beat E, J. Searle, K. C. Hamilton, C. G. Norman and J G. Meyer 18-11

WMulcahy, W. Carr, W Grolg and J. Fraser lost to C.G. Silva'a rink, comprising A. F. Noronhu, C. Lopes and J. E. Noronha, 14--20.

The other game, between AR. Da lah's rink and, L Guttierrer's

was not play: