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AUGUST

BUSY BOXING

MONTH

London, July 18.

August is developing Into the

most important month, of the pre-

sent open-air season' so far as mer's

engagements. He

Scotland is concerned. In addition to box in the Dublin to the British title, at least two Scottish championships are ear marked for that month.

ia

due

tourna- night

most

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1988.

| NO CHANGES IN CRICKET LEAGUE RACE

Club Teams To Fulfil Engagement Despite Absence Of Stars

TRIP NORTH HITS SIDES

ment on August 4A which should see Johnny M'Manus, of Twechar, undergo his “ most In Edinburgh, on the 19th, Tom- severe test since he joined the pro- Len my Smith, of Clackmannan, as al- fessional ranks. He meets ready reported, defends his Scot- Hampston, of Batley, who, despite tish middle-weight championship a defeat this week, must still be against Bert Gilroy, Coatbridge, reckoned one of Britain's and Johnny Finnerty and Jim powerful 8st 61b men. Cameron, both of Glasgow, are due · M'Manus: should add to his, long to meet for the former's light string of victories on Thursday in

IN SPITE OF A SUGGESTION TO POSTPONE ALL CRICKET weight title in Glasgow on the 23rd. Belfast, where he opposes Jock LEAGUE FIXTURES IN WHICH CLUB TEAMS WERE Furthermore, a Glasgow promoter Musson, the Irish champion. On SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE OWING TO THE DEPARTURE hopes, to have Frang M'Cudden, the same programme, Joe Connolly, TO-MORROW OF AN S.C.C. ELEVEN TO WEIHAIWEI FOR A Glasgow, in the ring against Frank of Glasgow, the ex-amateur, meets TWO WEEKS' SERIES WITH H. M. NAVY, IT WAS DECIDED Kenny, Glasgow, for the feather Charlie Brown, of Belfast, over AT THE WEEKLY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE LAST weight title, and the date will eight rounds at 8st 91b. M'Manus's NIGHT THAT. THE FULL PROGRAMME THIS WEEK-END largely depend on

for bout is over ten rounds.

WOULD BE ADHERED TO.

the

HIR

SHANGHAI, JULY 27.

The schedule calls for four league matches, three on Satur- day and one on Sunday. On Saturday the Wanderers will clash with the Police on the S.C.C. ground, the Parsees will meet the Colts on the Recs ground and the Durhams will oppose the Tyros on, the Police ground.

'On Sunday afternoon two. Club teams are scheduled to meet at the S.C.C., these being the Stragglers and Nomads. One friendly mid-week fixture has also been arr inged to sup- plement this imposing schedule, two junior elevens from the Club and the Recs being slated to meet on Thursday and Friday evenings on the B.C.C. ground. The match will' commencé on Thursday evening at 5 o'clock, and will be continued at the same time on the following day..

WANDERERS ARE HARDEST

HIT

When the Club team leaves for Weihaiwei on H.M.S. Birmingham to-morrow. all three S.C.C. league teams the Wanderers, Nomads, and Straggiers will be sadly depleted. Hardest hit, however, will be the Wan- derers, who will lose the services of T. L. Rawsthorne, J.C. Jenkins and L. F.. Stokes three men who have shown themselves to be practically the entire team this season, Without

"HAVE AN H.B.

AND THEN TRY

these three there is little likelihood of the Wanderers maintaining their un- defeated record at the expense of the Police on Saturday.

The Nomads will lose Donald Leach, FMarshall and E. Anstice, while the Stragglers will be without Archie Sinclair, Bob Booth t and W. V Chadwick. Torry Wilson, the only Recs member of the team will be gucceeded by C. J. Smith as captain of the Tyros during his absence,

The team that will represent the S.C.C. against the Navy comprises the following:

Brig-General SEEE Macnaghten (Captain), D; W Leach, T WARWI Bon, J. C. Jenkins F.Ma

wick, A. 8 Read, T. L. Rawsthor

Chid.

Booth, L F Stakes, E$HA

C Sinclair, L. Heap, W

Scorer:-H, B. Bartley.

They will leave Shangh

row on board H.M.S, Birmingha leaves Weihaiwel on August 8 in the Band 8 Bhuntlen.

and

The

being made at the express invitation of Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble Com- mander-in-Chief = of Squadron, N

China

"ACCOMMODATION:

in Wolhaiwel"