1941-01-10 — Page 14

Collins Replies TO Aromin's Challenge Willing And Eager For Bout

Only A Question Of EFFECT OF Satisfactory Terms BOMBS ON

By "Adrem"

ARISING OUT OF A CHALLENGE FROM HOME SPORT

“YOUNG” AROMIN WHICH APPEARED IN THESE COLUMNS LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED A TELE- PHONE CALL FROM LEN COLLINS YESTERDAY.

ENGLAND CAPTAIN KILLED

A famous England amateur captain, W. Whewell, was killed with his wife when their home received a direct hit in a recent air raid, writes a London correspondent.

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1941.

BOWLING ALLEY

JOTTINGS

By "STRIKE"

strike on his 10th frame

3 There was rather

and 1

peculiar the

Owing to the fact that shows that he started off with six the Tulsa Inter-Divisional strikes in a row. three spares, a Duck Pin matches OC- spare with the two extra balls. If cupied about 12 days to he had made another strike on any of the spare frames, his score complete, there was not would have topped the 260 mark. |much opportunity of run- League Of Nations

ning off many Ten Pin Matches. However there phenomenon in the Alleys were two good five-game other evening. There were play- Ten Pin matches played in British, American and Portu- guese naval men, and on Two between the Tulsa Ten other Alleys there were some of who Pin Team and the Alley the Free French Volunteers,

are staying, in the Colony waiting team. The first was play for a ship to take them to Europe ed on December 27,ˆ and and the Near East to join Gen, de Gaul ́e's forces. There were also the second, a return two Dutch and two Norwegian

Merchant Service officers.

Frankenstein's night vandals have just missed Collins told me that he had been a grandstand from which match, on December 30.

in The first match resulted

in the New Territories and had only heard of the challenge on lusthousands cheered the win for the Alley Team by 186 return to town. On being told that Aromm was anxious to theet him most famous racehorses pins, the scores being as follows:- Collins said that he was only too in the world. willing to accommodate and would night at any time and any place, Providing suitable terms could be arranged

he ap

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It was truly a unique sight, and I must give full credit to the Bri- Uish and American sailors, and also to members of the local military Alley Team

Garrisons, who were present, for Tulsa Team

the patient manner in which they, It was the fourth visitation and The scoring all round could not all foined in to teach the French the stum tolat of damage, apartby the greatest stretch of imagin-, Volunteers and Portuguese sailors from 2. Tole building, is id, writes ation, be called brilliant, the high- | (who had never played the game 1. V. Manning in the "Dany jest score of the match being bag- before) the mysteries of the game Sketch"

ged by Watts for Alley Team with | The language difficulty was sur- Actually the sport which care a mediocre 780 Watts was the mounted by sundry gesticulations. ries most Hun trademarks up to only player to registered 11 200 which seemed to be perfectly un- How Is goll. Raeing coETTATIS neck, score, exactly 200 in his first game derstood by all. At the close of

Second top score was made by their games the visitors expressed greyhound racing third, and tool-

A Odell, for the Alley Team, their deep appreciation of the good 785.

In racing eireles they are no' so much concerned with boubs and The immediate future of the sport

Por a while it looks as if fix

**While I should be glad 1r E met Aromin, Collins tuk me. T."1 do not feel justified in risking my reputation for the paltry figure offered me by his manager, iĥall fourth M M Stanley, when

roached me a few weeks ago. I was in Manda recently, when had a further three fights, all of whach I won, and in Manila they paid me extremely well. If a rea sonable arrangement can be ar Coma-rived at I should be willing to ameet Aremin as soon as he likes very dis'inguished link-up. with as 1 44331

In full train- the grand old club which caning at the moment and have never and never be replaced and whose pass- ! been fitter in my life.” ing though inevitable, was such an irreparable blow to the game. I would place Whewall among

If not the last of the thians. Tommy Whewell was

the best amateur centre-halves --- close up to Max Wuosnam and Bernard Joy.

His football was as forceful, as It was also intelligent and Joy's so constructive.

Pro. Clubs Wanted Him Had the great professional clubs interested Tommy Whewell, he could have held his place in the best of them. There were mouy attempts to lure him permanently into the League game,

There has been so much talk

ever

of a fight between Aromin and Collins

since

they "sparred" at the Victoria Re creation Club gymnasium, that I am sure, if suitable supporting bouls could be arranged, a big gate would be attracted.

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efforts made by all in the Alleys Moore was top seurer for Tulsa, make them feel thoroughly at with 759, but was not by any home. means at his best The rest of

tres may be kept to the North the players averaged from 129 to and Midlands. That is why I sug. 144, in fact the average per player gest that in arranging their big per game for the Alley Team was events in the South and at New Fonly 150.8 pins per game. while I market the Jockey Club should at the Tulsa was only 141 pins per

the same time fix alternative tracks 'game

avoid such disappoint ments as have set back trainers recently

Stubles May Move North

Return Match

Second Match

The second match in the Singles handicap Competition was played off on January 0, between L/Čp!. J. Gracie of Royal Scots and Signalman S. H. Neate of Royal Corps of Signals. Gracie's handi- cap was plus 36 and Neate's plus The return match was played 40. The result was a very close on December 30 and resulted in a win for Gracie by 29 pins, includ- remarkab y close thish, actually jing his handicap, the scores being one of the closest finishes ever as follows:-- seen in the Alleys, & pins only.

Tulsa Team Alley Team

3030 3024

J. Gracie (plus 36)

438

409

S. H. Neate (plus 40) The third match of the first

of last round the Singles Handicap

43.

between

McCul.um won by 33 pins.

If racing is to be confined to the Midlands and North I can see

On this occasion the Tulsa were sure stables migrating up there It might, therefore, be worth from the South,"

in says William much better than their Mr Staley's while to offer Col- | Payne, who has some of the coun-match, while the Alley Team Competition was played on Tues- he does not feel inclined to risk

a percentage of the gate, Iftry's best jumpers at Burgh Heath. were about the same. Hall for day,

Doc Molthen, The reason is one of expense. It the Alley Team, was top scorer whose handicap was plus 17, and guaranteeing a large fixed sum, as cost less than £1 to take a horse with a useful 805 and also netted Private McCullum of the Royal Collins told me that he would be lo a London district racecourse the only score of 200, a good 205 Scots, whose handicap was plus

from willing to fight on that basis.

one of the locut training in his fifth game. centres, but Teddy

Peterson, for Tulsa, with 799 the scores being as follows:- Martin, the former trainer, once told me if and J. H. Watts for Alley Team P.e. McCullum (plus 43) 568 he wanted to run a horse at New- with 798 almost tied for second Doc Molthen (plus 17)

.. 533 Eng-market RS

from. his West-country highest score. Moore for Tulsa Although Molthen is one of the was third top scorer with 774. Anest and most experienced bow- stable he had to find about £25 in travel and hotel expenses,

while the rest of the players aver-lers in the Alleys, it was the gen- A century and more ago

the aged from 133 to 152. North was the senior partner, but Both Burns and Whewell werel I knew a player had arrived it lost its training lead to New- They made their when I first saw him in the Var-market and the Salisbury Plain schoolmasters. debuts together against Wales insity match of 1925-and his spec-arza, not to mention Epsom. 1930. And after u TUE of nine tacular 40 yards range goal, so looks possible war circumstances games it was Burns who succeed- often quoted, was not the reason, may riadjust the balance.

ed his brother-in-law land's skipper

His wife

the was

sister Jackie Burns, the famous Brent- ford hall-back

of

I should say Whewell was easi ly the best product of Public School football since the last war.

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eral opinion of all bowling fan- that he would have his work cut Singles Handicap

out to defeat McCulum, who is practically a new bowler in the First match in the first round of Alleys, never having played in a the Singles Handicap Competition match game before, but who has took place on Saturday. It was lately been playing good Ten Pins between Signalinan Devlin of in ordinary games, scoring several Royal Corps of Signals, and De-200s.

vonshire of Middlesex Regiment. Molthen scored 533 and McCul- Devlin's handicap was plus 43 andlum made 568 (including his han- Devonshire was plus 33. Devlin dicap). Actual y Mo.then was 43 won very comfortably by 86 plus pins better than his opponent the scores being as follows:-- playing level.

Devlin

Devonshire

480 324

I was rather surprised at De- vonshire's poor effort as he was one of the best Ten Pin bowlers in the Alleys formerly, but owing to War duties etc., he has not been able to put in the necessary prac- tica

Vaughan Wins

The fourth match in the commi petition was between Gaddi and C. E. Vaughan of U.S.S. Mindanao and was played on Wednesday Vaughan's handicap was plus 40 and Gaddi's plus 23.

Vaughan won very comfortably by 93 pins, the scores being as follows:-

Good Start To 1941'

The month of January 1941 has

C. E. Vaughan (plus 40) 537 L. Gaddi (plus 23)

444 started off well, with Neate of Signals putting up a brilliant 150

Gaddi, was favoured to win but at Duck Pins: on January 1. To actually Vaughan won, without do this he had to make seven his handicap, by 42 pins, which sparts and a strike; this is good was rather surprising because Duck Pin Bowling.

Vaughan plays more Duck Pins than Ten Pins, as a rule.

Corp, Blount did not wait until the 1941 year, was far advanced to bag a brilliant 246, which he did On January. 2.:

Gaddi was clearly off form, an average of 138 not being anything His score-sheet "like what he can do:

The winners of the U.6.6. Tulsa Inter-Divisional Duck

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