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THE CHINA' MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1988.

'No More U.S. Fights For Farr'

MIKE JACOB'S BOXING THREAT

Title Bout Disagreement

(By AIR MAIL)

New York, September 2."

Mike Jacobs, it is reported here, is displeased with Tommy Farr. Farr's successive refusals to meet Maurice Strickland and Gunnar Baerlund have roused the Madison Square Garden promo- ter's temper.

"Farr is out unless he gets busy and wins a fight,” Jacobs is

· reported here as saying. “I am going to tell Jimmy Johnston to import Eddie Phillips from England. Phillips has beaten Tommy twice, and if Farr thinks that I need him he will soon learn that he has been misadvised.”

Walter St. Denis, Jacob's pub-1. licity chief, declares that Farr's boxing days in America are near- ly over unless he becomes more amenable and less particular as to his opponent.

"We are not offering

more

fights to Farr," said St. Denis. "We HARDCOURT

offered Baerlund and Strickland to him, and he turned them down."

"HE IS OUT!”

SINGLES

FOR TO-DAY

Tsui Yun Pui Meets Sirdar Rumjahn

Asked what Farr's status is to be in the heavy-weight elimination contest, Mr. St Denis said bluntly, "He is out as far as we are, con- cerned, unless he comes to us him-

Two interesting matches in the self and says that he wants to en-Colony Hardcourt Singles Cham- ter with the rest:"

The real disagreement between the Welsh heavy-weight and the Madison Square promoter is said to be the determination of Farr to se cure a title fight with Joe Louis before signing for any other bout. Mike Jacobs says that he is willing to match Farr with Louis, but that the Welshman must first prove him self the best available challenger.

"OWE HIM NOTHING"

"I will not give Farr any kind of a written guarantee," said Jacobs "I do not owe Farr anything. He has been paid, and well paid, every time he has worked for me."

pionship will be featured at the U.S.R.C. this afternoon, weather permitting.

At 4 p.m. Tsui Yun-pui and Sirdar Rumjahn, last year's run- ner-up will clash in a semi-final round encounter which will be umpired by G. E. R. Divett, while an adequate number of linesmen have been secured.

At 6 p.m. George Choa, the Colony's most promising youngster, will, providing he is fit, meet Wong Fuk-nam in a quarter-final round match, the winner to meet Taui Wai- pui, the holder, in the semi-final round. The same Umpire and linesmen as in the first match will officiate.

OPEN SINGLES BOWLS SEMI-FINAL

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“Walter's'' Fifteen 100

Of The Season

(By AIR MAIL)

A masterly century by W. R. Hammond was the principal feature of Gloucestershire's innings against Sussex, at Gloucester, ́in: the last country match of the season-allocated to Sinfield for his benefit. He was at the wicket three and a quarter hours, hit twelve: 4s in his 116, and never made a mistake.

It was the fiteenth century of the season. and thirteenth for the country, the 144th of his career and his 100th for Gloucestershire. Going in with the total 100, he was fifth out at 321.

'Neale, whose partnership with Hammond produced 113 scored 50 in fifty-five minutes, and then took three quarters of an hour to score four more.

Hammond produced all his strokes to obtain his runs and the fourth wicket stand was particularly bright. During this partnership, no fewer than eight Sussex bowlers, including A J. Holmes, were tried.

C.B.C. SWIMMING

**

CHAMPIONSHIPS START TO-DAY

Cross Harbour Race This Afternoon

TO-DAY

CROSS HARBOUR RACE:

The Chinese Bathing Club annual swimming Championships will com- mence this afternoon with their Cross-Harbour race, which will

Second Day, Monday, at 8 pm start off the Kowloon Docks and 50 Metres Free-style (Men's)

50 Metres Free-style (Ladies'). terminate at the Club.

!

200 Metres Breast-stroke (Men's) 100 Metres Back-stroke (Ladies') The Championships will continue 50 Metres Free-style (Juniors

400 Metres Free-style (Ladies') on Monday and Tuesday evenings, in Third Day, Tuesday, at 8 p.m.

p.m. on each 200 Metres Free-style (Ladies) commencing at 7.30 evening:

100 Metres Free-style (Men's) 100 Metres Free-style (Staff'é). The following is the full pro 200 Metres Breast-stroke (Ladies')

100 Metres Back-stroke (Men's)

gramme:

A later message states that Mike Jacobs has signed Gunnar Baerlund, the Finnish heavy-weight, and Bob

The postponed semi-final game Pastor, of New York, in a 15 rounds the open Single Lawn Bowls champion- heavy-weight eliminating contest, to ship between B. W. Bradbury and A. find an opponent to meet Joe Louis R. Dallah will be decided on Wednes-

day at the Club de Recreio, commen-} = for the world's title Press Associa-cing at 4.30 p.m. Mr. H. A. Alves will tion.

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