1938-09-19 — Page 21

Heavyweight Bout Postponed

DOYLE'S INJURY TO RIBS EXAMINED BY TWO SPECIALISTS

Fight Now Arranged For September 27

(By AIR MAIL)

London, September 7.

HE heavy-weight fight between Eddie Phillips THE

and Jack Doyle has been rearranged to take place at Harringay Arena on September 27.

The decision to postpone the contest for a fortnight was announced yesterday by Mr. Sydney Hulls, the promoter, after an examination by two Harley Street doctors of a rib injury received by Doyle in training last week. Doyle, having undergone X-ray examinations some days ago, drove from his riverside home at Maidenhead yesterday to consult his own doctor and the promoter's physician in Harley Street.

FOORD ACCEPTS U.S.

"

BOXING OFFER

Ben Foord, South African heavy- weight, has accepted an invitation to take part in a series of contests in New York with a view of parti- cipation in championship fights. Mr. Louis Walsh, Foord's manag- er; told a reporter that immediate- ly after the Foord-James bout in South Wales on September 20 Foord would sail for New York.

"Foord has received several of» fers to box in America,” Mr. Walsh said. "Ben has been invited by Mike Jacobs to have a 'try out,' and we think that this will be our next move."

GITTINS FINE RECOVERY

Kowloon Tong Lawn

Bowls Final

The Irishman told the doctors He will be able to go on with his Beats Howard To Enter that although he was feeling sore roadwork and physical exercises, he was anxious to fulfil his en-and will resume boxing in about a gagement with Phillips on the week's time. The tickets already date originally named, September purchased for the fight will be 13. He was informed, however, available on September 27." that although he could go into

SHANGHAI

BOWLS TEAM'S ARRANGEMENTS

Sail For Colony On S.S. Wingsang SWARTZELL FIRST AMERICAN TO BE SELECTED

:

Shanghai, September 15. Final arrangements for the In- terport lawn bowls series between Shanghai and Hong Kong have now been completed and the local team will sail for the Colony on October: 5 by the Jardine, Matheson steamer Wingsang

The six players who have been selected to make the trip are:

W. J. MacDermott (Police Lawn Bowls (Club).

J. E. Harvey, Captain (Yang-` tszepoo Bowling Club).

H. Wallace (Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club).

K. L. Swartzell (Junior Golf

Club).

J. W. Brierly (Junior Golf Club). A. M. Gutierrez (Clube Lusi- tano).

HIS DEBUT MacDermott will be making his

Besides being fully representa- tive of the many Clubs in the H. Gitting, veteran lawn bowler, Shanghai Lawn Bowls League the Mr. Sam Russell, manager of scored a spectacular victory over local interport team contains suffi... the ring, a blow on the ribs might Eddie Phillips, said, "I have heard W. J. Howard in the semi-final of cient, talent to ensure success dur- lead to serious consequences, and the doctors' report, and, in the cir- the Kowloon Tong Senior Cham-ing its trip South. the doctors advised a week's rest cumstances, we have agreed to the pionship at Kowloon Tong yester- from boxing. He has a contusion postponement. It would be of little day by scores of 21—16. on one of his ribs caused by an use to us to fight a man who was Howard started off very well on Interport debut against Hong Kong opponent's head during sparring. not fit, and I have been assured long heads and quickly established on this occasion, but has given

POSTPONED FORTNIGHT

that with a little time Doyle will a lead of 16-4 as the result of some ample indication of his prowess as "Rather than allow Doyle to go come into the ring absolutely fine drawing on the backhand. a skip his season by not losing a into the ring unfit, I felt compelled sound."

Then came a Gitting revival and to postpone the fight," said Mr.j Meanwhile, Phillips is to break the former K. C. C. player played Gutierrez, though with Interport Hulls, to a reporter. "I have de-training, and is to go to Brighton brilliantly to score a further 17 experience against Hankow, has not cided on a fortnight's postpone- for a week's holiday before resum shots without conceding even a yet played against Hong Kong. The ment to give him

oppor-ing his preparation at High Beech,

single..

same applies to Wallace, winner of Epping Forest,

Howard was unfortunate on the this year's S.L.B.C. Singles Cham- 28rd. head when, lying two, he at-pionship.

MUCH EXPERIENCE Harvey, Swartzell and Brierly,

tunity.

every

Rumjahns' Easy Victory

"C" Division Pair Beaten in Semi-Final

•

NAVY MAKE tempted to take out Gittins back IMPRESSIVE SHOWING

Webster And Thorburn In Limelight

single game.

wood for a possible three or four but carried the jack to give the therefore, are the only members of the team to have played in and shot to Gittins.

against Hong Kong before. The in local captain is well known to

The match went to 25 heads. Gittins now meets A. Spary

the final.

no

Hong Kong lawn bowls enthusiasts, having first played for Shanghai in 1927, and subsequently on two oc-

in 1984 and 1936. ing game against Kowloon on Satur-casions

His Interport experience and. day.

Webster played well at centre qualities of leadership were The Rumjahn cousins experienc- The Royal Scots had many new half, and spoiled and distributed doubt responsible for his choice as ed little difficulty in their semi-comers an view, but apart from well, while Thorburn and Betts were skipper of the team. He has also final match in the Open Hardcourt Duncan, the goalkeeper, and Barron,

a dangerous left-wing combination. represented Shanghai, three times Tennis Championships at U.S.R.C.[the right-back, none showed up

Thorburn opened the scoring for in Interport matches with Hankow.

FIRST AMERICAN yesterday when they beat the Kow-well. The intermediate line with the Navy and Newlands added an

Swartzell can be relied upon for loon Tong "C" Division pairing of Proctor, at centre half, was too slow other before the interval.

In the

a steady game and has the honour Pang Oi-lam and Mok Fuk-in by against the Navy forwards and were second period Newlands (2) and

of being the first American to be scores of 6-0, 6-3, 7-5.

fully occupied and unable to assist Betts added further goals.

selected to represent Shanghai Evidently overawed by their their attack at any time.

Navy Dickinson; Bellis, Townsend; against the Colony. august opponents, the Chinese The Navy, composed mostly of Hunt, Webster, Ridley; Phippens, Mug- pair could do nothing right in the players from the Tamar, were im-gliston, Newlands, Thorburn and Betts: Brierly, who was selected to re- Scots-Duncan; Barron, McDonald; place Napier owing to the latter's opening stages and they dropped pressive and should give a good ac-Symons, Proctor, Clark; Munro, Cal-transfer to Tientsin, has played the first set in the space of about count of themselves in their open- laghan, Garrie, Keane and McKay. 10 minutes, without winning a game.

Settling down somewhat in the second set, the Kowloon Tong couple found their true form and

some

Just Unpacked!

they showed up well in the New Shipment

teresting rallies

get to the ninth game.

The final set proved the most

entertaining of all and Pang and

Checial!

Artistic and Attrac-COTT

Mok actually held a lead of four tive Cottag

games to two, which, however, they Weaves.

were, unable to hold when the

Rumjahns increased their concen- tration, and, although they man-

aged to win the 10th, game, to

All 48 ins. wide.

make the scores 6-all, they could From 1.75 to 2.25

do no better and the Indians went out at 7--5.

The Tsui brothers will meet the winners of Remedios the Fincher and

6 Choa

and O. Rum

QUALITY GUARANTLED

Yard.CURTAINS

LOOSK COVERS. »

against Hong Kong on two pre- vious occasions in 1927 and again in 1934;

NAP

The loss of runner-up for the

LOSS

who was .C. Singles

ipionship this year, will no be keenly Tel but the re-

mainder of the

en

eam is strong

igh to give the Southern play- good run for their money if not actually emerging victorious.

JNIVERSITY, who have been par- ticipating in the Hong Kong Football League since the founda

are conTM

tion of Chiverase from.

templating

the League owing to the fact that their players find it inconvenient to play their games in Kowloon. They have been assured by the Association, that JONS, etc. air home games will be played on

island where

with

Jahn tie for the right, Co-op WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD. tamen against teamth headquar

Rumjahng in the final.

Oppose

ters in Hong Kong will also be play- ed at the Valley,