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The variety halls have had their fight against broadcasting. Now, the Boxing Board and those connected with boxing have to study how to deal with tele- vision. I say that used wisely, it can help rather than hurt boxing-Norman Hurst,

In demonstrating the utter futility of these limitless Tests, the South African players have already done cric. ket a service, if the game's rulers take their lesson to heart. They will | do another service by 'winning the match and so giving further proof that the toss is the all-important factor in matches played to a finish.-London Evening News writer.

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I don't pretend to know what all the bother has been about Doherty, Manchester City's £10,000 for- ward, or why ho has been urged. to run with his elbows out; which would bring him into unfair con- tact with an opponent. But it acems that referees are not going

let Doherty's opponents get ovornear him. Nearly every time Doherty fell over, a foul was given against Fulham, and in my opinion half of them should not have been kiven-A writer in the London Evening Now8.

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Aussie's

Davis Cup Team Of 4

One Month's Training Before Departure

Melbourne, (By Air Mail).' No fifth player will be sent with the Australian Davis Cup

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 28, 1939.

PEOPLE'S VIEWS

WORLD'S FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Peter

Kanc, of Lancashire (Eng.), was voted the world's fly- weight titleholder at a meeting of the New York Boxing Writers' Association, held at Jack Demp- sey's restaurant. Little Dado; who " is recognised as the titleholder in California, was voted number "one" challenger,

In an English football club's offico are hanging six stockings gashed bý These the studs of opposing boots... stockings are just the evidence the au- thorities require to aid them in their campaign to clear out the foul players. They are, as I have previously stated, waiting to "get thêm”—and when they aro arraigned on a definito charge they will go out. The players who offend are known, and I suggest that the au- thorities should specially choose. re fereck, strong discliplinarians, to con- trol matches in which they appear. They have done this in isolated cases, and the trouble that was feared never occurred.-Frank M. Carruthers.

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team this year. This decision has confident of winning the cup for link between English and Scottish been made by the Australian the first time for 20 years. Lawn Tennis Association.

mer.

In order to conserve their The members of the team

energy for this task they will not Harry Hopman (captain and compete at Wimbledon this sum- manager), John Bromwich, Adrian Quist, and Jack Crawford -will have a month's serious training before leaving Australia for America, and will train regu- larly on board ship.

Now that Donald Budge has turned professional Australia are

The greatest asset to a Rugby team nowadays is an expert goal kicker, which seems a sad commentary on more than 100 years of Rugby Union football

"progress." A Sporting Chronicle writer.

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There should be some competitive

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Heaps of players go through their Rugby careers, and even into interna tionals, and have never read a rule in their lives. Their blissful ignorance in no way affects their Rugby.-A' Daily Record writer.

BOXING CONTROL BOARD AND NEW YORK COMMISSION Working Agreement

Now Regarded -

As Void

(By AIR MAIL)

It was learned that on Febru- ary 10 the British Boxing Board of Control wrote to the New York State Athletic Commission regretting the Commission's de- cision regarding the Board's sus. pension of Tommy Farr, and giv- ing thirty days notice of the Board's intention to` abrogate the working agreement between the two bodies.

"That notice has expired, and the agreement must be regarded as void," said Mr. Charles F. Donmall, secretary of the Board, "but I am surprised that the New York State Athletic Commission be- have disclosed the matter, cause we have not yet received any reply to our letter."

The New York Commission refus- ed to suspend Farr after he had been suspended by the Board in ac- cordance with the agreement.

UNTIL HE PAYS

Farr has been matched by Mr. Sydney Hulls with Red Burman at Harringay on April 13, but, accor ding to the British Boxnig Board ||Control, he is under suspen

until he pays $750, the fine imposed on him by the Board for alleged breach of contract for a fight with Max Schmeling in 1987. The Board ordered that the fine be paid to Mr. Hulls, who had arranged the con- test, and the

nd the Board are insisting that the fine be paid through them.

Mr. C. F. Donmall, secretary to the Board, said: "The suspension cannot be lifted until Farr himself has paid, the full sum which amounts to £760 10s into Board's offices- I told Mr. Hulls this before he left for America. ¿

Farr, Interviewed at Tolypandy; training for the fight.

said Bison.

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he fight with Burman, ve paid Sydney Hulla, feaving him to settle with