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HUGHES THINKS WIMBLEDON "WILL SUFFER"
Australians And Budge Will Be Missed
Melbourne, (By Air Mail). G.-P. Hughes, the British Davis Cup player, has suggested that the two leading Australian play- ers who miss election for the Davis Cup team this year, should be sent to compete at Wimble don
The idea was put forward in a letter to Harry Hopman, the Australian Davis cup team man ager, and published in the "Mel- bourne Herald.”. :
AITHE CHINA-MAIL, MARCH 1, 1989-
16 Three Weeks Ago,
Plays In League
(By AIR MAIL)··
Week-End's Soccer
AMES MULLEN, who celebrated his sixteenth birthday a fort: Programme
night-ago, played at outside right for Wolverhampton Wanderers
in the League match against Leeds United at Molineux on February 18.
Mullen, considered another discovery by Major Frank Buckley, Wolves' manager, gets his chance through an injury to Burton. This was, of course, his first appearance in the league.
Mullen has given some dashing displays at outside left in Wolves Central League matches, while at outside right another 16-year-old lad, Stein, has made the position his own. Mullen has two good feet, and has proved in trial games that he can play on either wing.
SATURDAY, 4TH MARCH, 1939
First Division
v Kwong
S. China "A DEND
(Caroline Hill, 4,80 p.m.): Reforce:-Omar.
Wah
Linesmen:-Bonham and Wyper.
Kowloon
ev Eastern
Roforce-Ip (Kowloon, 4.80 p.m.) Linesmen:Somerville and Smith. S. China "B" St. Joseph's
(Caroline Hill, 8.00 p.m.) Referee:-Goss,
Linosmen:Purnell and Dove,
Second Division.
R.A.0.C.
v Kwong
A schoolboy International Mullen stand 5ft. 91⁄2ins., and weighs 11st. He joined Wolves two years ago straight from a Newcastle- on-Tyne school. By the rules of the F.A. he cannot become a ̈ (Military, 4.80 p.m.). ... professional until he is 17.
Few footballers figure in league matches at so early an age, though Bastin (now Arsenal) and Lawton (now Everton) played for Exeter City and Burnley respectively when 16. Ronald Dix (now Derby) appeared for Bristol Rovers in league games when 15.
Hughes added that Wimbledon N.B.A. Boxing Ranking
with r
no Budge, and no Australians, would probably suffer badly, this
year.
Incidentally, John Bromwich,- who has been chosen to play in the Davis Cup-is naturally disappoint- ed at the decision not to allow the Steam to play at Wimbledon. Victory in the Davis Cup might mean thạt 'he would be unable to play there for
some time.
ARMY BOXING TITLES
Process Is At
Present Unworkable
UNEQUAL MATCHES FOR TITLE BOUTS
(By AIR MAIL).
London.
Referce:Hinchliffe.
Kowloon v South China
(Kowloon, 8 p.m.)...,, Referee: Clarke.
v5th R.A.
(Sookunpoo, 8. p.m.). Referee-Kossick. Middlesex
Eastern
v St. Joseph's:
(St. Joseph's, 4.80 p.m.) Referee: Adlam.
Royal Scotomy Engineers
Military, 8 pm, kao sto nar Referee: Glover
Police
Chib
(Boundary Road, 3 p.m.) Referee: Ford. F
SUNDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1939 Governor's Cup (Second Match)
| H.K.C.A.A.F: VHKDA (Caroline Hill, 3.45 pm) Referee Molyneux.
ANOTHER Mean CHALLENGE
Although the "ladder" plan, proposed by the National Boxing Association is, in its present form, unworkable, some scheme of TO COTTON the kind is necessary. It is needed to prevent unfair and uneven matches being made and also to bring to the notice of the general Ralph Guldahl's public, and incidentally others, boxers straining at the leash for "Anywhere-
publicity. A
Probably ranking lists in groups such as are compiled and Anytime" Offer published by various authorities in the United States would pro- vide the best solution.
The Semi-finals of the Hong Kong twenty boxers, for there would be Tommy Martin, T. Reddington, C. Bun-threw out the challenge after'
Army Area Boxing Championships were held at Nanking Barracks, Sham- shuípo, last night and resulted as fol- ́FEATHERWEIGHT: L/Cpl. Brown (R. S.) bent Pte. Gold burn (R.A.M.C.) on points.
lows:
Bds. Edge (RS.) beat Pte. Dormer (Middlesex) on a foul
WHEN LIGHTWEIGHT:
fewer in the first-class than in the lower divisions. When these three national groups had been selected similar groups might be compiled for the various areas.
OF SAME GROUP
(By AIR MAIL)ASA. - San Antonio» (Texas). Ralph Guldahl, winner of the Farr, Phillips, London, G.American Open Championship for It would not be difficult to pion. make, say, three groups at each James, Wilde, Doyle and Con O'Kelly the past two years, has issued an might be placed in the first group and weight, of first, second, and third the second might include Bill Wain- "anywhere-anytime challenge to Iclass boxers.. Each might con-wright, Dom Lydon, Len Rowlands, Henry Cotton, former British tain the names of from six to Harry Lister, Eddie Steele, Abrew, Open Champion. Guldahl, who dy, Alec Bell, A. Robinson, J. Robin- son J. Smith, B. Cook, and J. Rico. completing the second round of McCorkindale is trying to make a re- the £1000 Texas Open Tourna- turn to the ring, and O'Kelly may have ment, said:-
"Right now I feel as if I could retired again, but roughly these groups include all our better known heavy- weights, although one or two may be beat Cotton, and also win the omitted.
American Open for the third ***Delaney and Gains, of Empire heavy-time in succession. I would jump Only boxers from the first group should be allowed to meet the cham-weights in this country, would rank in pions of their weight, and contests the first group. The use of groups on at a chance to play this Cotton. should be allowed between the best these lines at the differont weights I have only seen him hit two or three or four men in a lower group and would prevent such contests as that a three shots, but I know he must the last three or four in the group short time ago batween Delaney and be a grand shot-maker
Arpino. They would also give the
"I would like to play him over 72 Apart from this, contests should be metropolitan public some knowledge of limited to those between boxers of the the class of provincial boxers such as holes-just anywhere he cares to same or a similar group. The groups London, James, the heavyweight, Ron- play. It might be that we could fix nie James, the Welsh lightweight, and up a 'home-and-home' match if I go should be reconsidered every three or four months, This scheme. would pre-many others.
over to compete in the British Open Press Ass0- vent matches which are obviously un-LOUIS AND DEMPSEY
Joe Louis beat John H. Lewis so this year as I plan. fair and in which a boxer is merely put up to be locked about by a man far quickly that no opportunity was given ciation. out of his class and with no chance of of estimating present form. It looks | COTTON “ONLY TOO WILLING” winning. In the past too many such as though Louis were like his great Henry Cotton is "only too will- so-called contests have been presented. predecessor, Jack Dempsey, in either
A ROUGH EXAMPLE
the first ing to accent the challenge of knocking out opponents in the Gnr.
To give a rough example. Let us round or two or having to go the Ralph Guldahl, the American Open Mc-take the British and Irish heavyweights whole distance. It is reported that golf champion, “if a match can at the present Harvey in the chum-Roper is to be matched with Louls, but be arranged." Cotton told a report-
Pte. Bickerly (R;A,M.C.), bent, Pte. Stewart (R.S.) on points.
L/C. Morley (RS.) beat Pte. Dry (Middlesex) on a TKO
WELTERWEIGHT:
Pte Manson (RS.) beat Pte. Allan (R.S.) on points.
reprod Pte, Callaghan (R.S.) beat Pte. Cu ivanagh (RS.) on points.
$.
MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Pte. Jacobs (R.A.M.C.) beat Pte, Emory (Middlesex) on points.
Pte. Moore. (R.S.) beat: Gnr. Camp bell (5th A.A.) on a k.o.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: :{"52" Pie. Tawcett. (Middlesex) beat
Pearson on points, pistes *48pr. Birrel (R.E.) beat Pte, Dougall (RS.) on points.
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AND YOU'VE NAMED
THE BEST.
above them. :
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this is probably untrue.
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or that he had not heards from Guldahl personally, but he was in- terested in the American's reported suggestion.
Roper is about thirty-five and is rat ed.twenty-second below Farr, Harvey, Phillips, and Gains, according to "The Ring" an American boxing fournal, The attempt which is apparently being made to build up the enormously fleshy "I presume that Guldahl when he Galento into a contender for the world talks of a "home-and-home" match title will probably, fall, but Farr has over 72 holes, means that tro should little chance of another championship
| contest, and is returning to England / Play half of it here and hall in It is useless to speculate on what he America," said Cotton, "IL I do go. to the United States, I should be Kwill donat
NACORINTHIAN CONTEST delighted to meet him, but I could The forthcoming contest between not go specifically for one match, Boon and Danaher for the tweight:
"My proposed trip to the States championship de, however, arousing the keenest interest Danahar in the fa- in the spring is definitely off, but It the is possible that Fmight go later in vourite of what may be calle Corinthian élsme and there will be the ummer, • after the British heavier wagering on this contest than ɑhen.“ on any since the War The majority of professi xers will probably choose Bot
his amazing, quick Hons which are taking place between and hard hitting may bring him the the British Boxing Board of Control victory unless: Danakar, han (Improved and, the I.B.U., the controlling body on the Continent, will result in an agred- ment. No practical working arrange- but he is not a natural hitter lik
ment, with the United States seemn governing sedible en long, api bodies exist there,
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