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DEFEAT JOE LOUIS Former Welterweight Champion's Views
TO-DAY'S TENNIS
SHAS
Following is to-day's Tennis Championship programme:-
Open Singles
Tsui Wal-pui . K. H. Ip (8): S. A.
Rumjahn v. Lt. Shields-Goodman (5).
Club Handicap Singles
F. W. Carter (-1/6) v. V. R. Gordon
(-3/0) (2): T. J. Gould (-15.2) v. A. K. Mackenzie (plus 178) (3): G, W. Sewell (4/0)
H. C. D. Knight (2/0) (6).
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Club Handicap Doubles
MASTERED WORLD
CHIEF LESSON
HMMY McLARNIN likes Billy Conn' to beat Joe Louis when they meet for the world's heavyweight championship in June, writes Henry McLemore from Hollywood, California.
The gimlet-eyed little Irishman who once held the welterweight title, and who fought 13 world's champions in his day, is going to bet a pretty fair F. W. Carter and E. N. Thursby (2/0) chunk on Pittsburgh Billy when he goes against the
(4),
R. E. Guest and B. C. Fay (-30) v.
ANOTHER LONG STRUGGLE
supposedly invincible brown bomber.
You can't kiss off McLarnin's, rounds in his dressing room before leaning toward Com by saying going into the ring.' that it's just another example of In picking Conn to lick Louis, an Irisher
going for an Irisher. McLarnin doesn't under-rate the Jimmy has his reasons, and com- champion's class. ing from a man as good as he was
"He is the fastest man with his inside those ropes, they carry a fists I ever saw," Jimmy said, "and little weight. This country has produced few men who were bet-he hits just as hard as any man 1 ter boxers than the kid from Van- and there isn't any excuse for a ever saw fight. But he is slow; The twice uncompleted game couver, and-pound for pound no
fast man ever being hit by a slow between M. Pagh and O. Umetaniman ever outhit him.
one. Particularly when the fast In
man has brains to go along with his speed."
It!
Singles the Open
Tennis Championship reached a decision yesterday when Pagh won by 4--6, 14-12 and 6-3.
Umetani won the first set com- paratively easily and started off in the second set well, but Pagh, by steady play, drew level at 5 all and thenceforth it was a struggle for the set in which no less than 26 games were played.
Learned Lesson
"The main reason I like on to lick Louls," McLarnin told
me
over a game of gin-rummy at the Lakeside Club recently, is that Billy has mastered lesson "A" in fighting, and that is to hit and not get hit.
You can't beat a guy without big- ting him, and I don't think Louis Conn is fast. Louis can hit Conn.
hifter.
Pagh had a good chance of win. ning the set early for at the 12th game he was leading 40-15 but is slow. Lottis is worse than that allowed Umetani to win the gaine-he is awfully slow. All you and draw level at 6-all. Each have to do to know that is to look They ata player won a game in turn and at his legs and thighs. Umetani was leading at 12--11, butį big. That's good for Pagh won the next three games That's where Joe gels a lot of his in succession and the set.
power-those big legs driving in." Jimmy, carried away by his sub- ject, pushed back the cards, gut up from the
Bob table, with Hope, Randy
Arm- Scott, Bob
In the last sel Pagh ran into a 3-0 lead but Umetani drew level at three all, Pagh won the next three games and the set.
RESULTS
strong, Alan Hale and a lot of others watching him, gave a de- monstration of how Conn can lick
Following were the results of Louis. yesterday's tennis matches:-
OPEN SINGLES
C. H. R. Oxlade beat T. A. Pearce 7-5, 6-3.
M. Pagh beat O. Umetani 4-6, 14-12, 6-3.
CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES T. J. Gould beat A. K. Macken-to zie 6-0, 8-6.
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES G. W. Sewell and D. M. Mac- Dougall beat V, R. Gordon and M. H. Turner 6-4, 6-3.
"Hit and move away-jab and move-keep moving-in and out" McLarnin said as he shift- ed and punched and dodged an imaginary for.
That's McLarnin's opinion. isn't mine, which probably makes it right.
RECORDS TOPPLE
World records toppled right and left at the 22nd annual Knights of Colum- bus: Track Meet held at the Madison Square Gar- den, New York, recently.
Earl Meadows smashed thr the world's indoor pole vault re- cord by crossing the bat at 14 ft 7 7/8 in.
Another world mark was shat- tered when Al Blozis heaved the 16-pound shot 56 ft. 2 7/8 in.
John Borian, runsing under the colours of the Asbury Park A.A.. won the Casey 600yd. invitation run in the fast time of 1 min. 10.2 sec. to hang up another world record.--Domei,
The Monthly Meeting of the Hong Kong Football Referees' As- sociation will be held at the Hotel Cecil to-night at 8 p.m.
The Speaker will be Mr. Wong Ka Tsun, Chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association.
"BOUGHT" FRENCH HORSES NOT SUCH BARGAINS
MOST OF THE French bloodstock, including the whole of the Aga Khan's valuable stud, has passed into German hands, according to a report from the German frontier relayed to Hong Kong last week.
SEE LIHAT, LINE
GOLFER SHOULD
TRAIN EYE. TO
VISUALIZE PROPER PATH
TO CUP
O 2414
The Putting Path
BY BEST BALL
Before a player makes his putt, he should endeavour to see clearly the line of path to the hole. On some occasions this will be more readily ap- parent than at others but the player should make a diligent effort to visualise the path on all occasions. Only by con- stunt application to this de tail can the golfer increase his sensitivity to this factor. The routine trains the eye, not only in putting accuracy but in short shots to the green as well.
Bobby Jones once said he never missed a putt in which this line was clearly defined in his mind beforehand. This is testimonial enough as to its value.
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JEAN BOROTRA VISITS COLLEGE FOR COACHES
In a short address, M. Borotra defined the aim of sports educa- half-breds-velop character as well as bodies.
M. Jean Borotra, Commissioner- General for Sports, recently, in- It was generally expected that traced without flaw on both sire spected the College for Sports and when the Germans occupied parts and dam's side of its pedigree to Athletic Coaches at Artibes, states of France they would commandeer horses and mares already accept-a message from Nice. "To hell with Conn being too the thoroughbreds, and now they ed in the earlier volumes of the light," Jimmy said. "Get him upare reported to have "bought"| book.
180 or a little more, and that's hundreds of them, the transaction Horses and mares not eligible tion in France, which is to de-
regarded big enough.
being carried out by the German are Breeders Union in conjunction] Reuter. with the German Army Command. It is known that many famous brood mares, such as La Becas- sine, La Bourrasque and La Belle Dame were among those of the
Will To Fight Dempsey was a fair fighter and R. H. Blake and H. C. D. Knight what did he weigh? don't forget Conn is mean. I've walk-over from H. E. Waller and this, either. E. S. Hall.
seen him fight, and you can't tell
R. E. Guest and B. C. Fay v F.me he is just a pretty boy, a pic- Aga Khan's horses that were con-
W. Carter and E. N. Thursday (un- finished, one set-all).
that
ture boxer. No, sir, he has something a
to champion has have, and that is willingness to do anything to win. You can't be a
R.A.F.'S OWN BALL champion unless you have it. Deep
GAME
inside him he is ready to do any thing to get that decision."
McLarnin thinks Conn plenty hard enough to
Scenes recalling the famous Louis,
to
cerned in the "deal."
Others Missing
The Aga Khan had four breed- stallions ing studs in France, among the being Rustom Pasha, Firdaussi, Badruddin and Sind, hits but it is not known what has hap- hurt pened to them. He also had a Jarge number of brood mares at these studs, and each year their produce came up for sale at
football match in "Tom Brown's "I saw the pictures of his fight Schooldays" have lately been ob-with Pastor, and Pastor was nc served at certain Air Force sta-bum. Yet Billy knocked him Deaville. tions. One hundred or more through the ropes and stopped The "sale" recalls Lord Rose- players can take part in this him. Pastor is harder hur berry's recent speech to the AssociaTM game-pass-ball-which was in-than Louis. You don't have to hi: Thoroughbred Breeders' vented by a, Wing Commander, Joe very hard to make him stop tion, when he said that France, so Its parentage appears to be by thinking, and get him all mixed far as they knew, had lost the rugger out of netball. Its various up. You can't show me a man in whole of her thoroughbred stock. opposing team's depends on the the world who weighs 175 or more advantages are that the size of the and is in good physical condition number of players available, that who can't punch hard enough to the size of the pitch varies ac-hurt. Let à flyweight get set and cordingly, that the equipment he'll give you the staggers.””, cost is small, and that the game is fast and vigorous.
Psychological Edge McLarnin gives Conn a big phychological edge, too: -
had. But those people who stolen, the French horses would not find them such a bargain as they thought.
No one could enter an animal in the General Stud Book without the authority of the owner and approval of Messrs. Weatherby."
The game is played with a soc- cer ball; the goals are similar to
* General Stud Book those used in netball: But pass
"Conn is still moving up," Mc- ball differs from netball in that Larnin explained. "He wants that The first volume of the General a goal must be. scored in the heavyweight title. He is spurred Stud Book was issued in 1791, its course of play and not, from on by the fact that everyone object being to maintain the purity“ free shot, that a player may thinks he is tackling the impossi- of British thoroughbred stock. bounce the ball as he runs, and ble. He has everything to win -Since May, 1913, nơ horse or that the ball may be struck from and nothing to lose. Louis must mare has been considered eligible an opponent's hand.. The ball, be close to fed up with the title for admission unless it could be which may not be held for more He has had it for a long time, he's
than two seconds or curried for rich, and I know enough about Joc Peritz, director of aporte publicity more than three paces, is passed boxing to know he is tired of at Notre Dame, tells this one on Gros rapidly from player to player--training."
Rice, the great distance runner who but it may not be punched or
The one thing: McLarnin | captained the "Trish team in 1938, kicked, and tackling a player in dosen't like about Conn is his Morning after the Linola mest, Rico football style is also barred
way of taking two or three went around and awakened all his teammates, horded: then, to masaj Only'
When a really large numbe players lis vable to turnou the pitch is big in man who probably gate eroise!
rounds.to Warm Upi!!
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