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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

24, 1935.

ITALIAN HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER NOT FOR THE FRONT

PRIMO CARNERA

N. Y. Shares

PRIMO CARNERA HAS NO

TIME FOR WARS

CONTRACTS TO FIGHT WALTER NEUSEL IN NOVEMBER

DENIES RUMOUR THAT HE HAS BEEN CALLED FOR SERVICE

(By TREVOR WIGNALL)

London, Aug. 27, Sequals, the small Italian town that put itself on the map by being the birthplace of Primo Carnera, has only two telephones. One is in the post office and the other in the home of the giant heavy-weight.

CLOSING OLYMPIAD

Two Matches CEREMONY

With Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE

STRUGGLES

BASEBALL IN AMERICA

tional Baseball league.

RELAY RACE TO

BE STAGED

AMERICA AND ASIA DOMINATE

He must sprzet a considerable part of his time sitting next to his instru- mont, for when I rang him yesterday it was Primo himself who answered."

"Tell me," I shouted, "what you are doing at this moment. Getting the old uniform rendy 7"

Uniform 7" barked Carnera in the American accent, he gained picking up our langungo by frequenting talkie

A thrilling incident during a recent league match between Dun. fermline Athletic and Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle. Steele, the Dunfermline goalkeeper is seen gathering an awkward balls on his goal-line,

INTERPORT GREEK SUN

BOWLS TO LIGHT FIXTURES OLYMPIC

TORCH

theatres in Californis. "What CURTAILMENT OF

this about 2 Why should I be getting! La uniform ready?"

"There is a rumour here in London that you have been called up for service in Abyssinia. lan' it true?" "Absolutely not. A dozen classes will have to be called up beføre mine, is needed. I am on the reserve: most other men of my age in this country are, too. But I have been clearly told that I will not be wanted."

"Don't you want to go anul fight; the Abyssinians?”

PROGRAMME

OMISSION OF 3 CLUB MATCHES

(By "Sagax")

FOR OPENING OF XITH GAMES

.

"ALL BLACKS" RUGBY FIFTEEN IN ENGLAND

PEN PICTURES OF THE SIDE

A LONE MAORI After eleven years the Now Zealand All Blacks Rugby side pay England another visit, writes a Daily, Express, special corres. pondent.

In New Zealand recently I watch the trin games which deckled the twenty-nine players to visit

theso shores. I et most of them, aut found them interesting,

T. H. C. (Pat) Caughey is one of the stars of the side, Twenty- three, he is over six feet, and is one of the best centre-three-quarters New Zealand has had for many n long day.

Pat is good-looking and very dup per on the field, New Zealand giria fluck to see him play. He lives for football; neither smokes nor drinka,

Serum-half "Joey" Sadler is only 5ft. in. tall. But he is Dat. B of! pluck, and the iof of the New Zen- fand crowds, Tins just turned twenty, and Is the baby af the team.

As in 1905 and 1924, the All Blacks' captain is n forward. This time Bohu Manchester-big, cheerful, popular. He was a certainty hú only player who did not have to lake part in the trials.

ONE MOUSTACHE'

side, C. J.

tenni!

J. E. MANCHESTER

WIN FOR

CRYSTAL

PALACE

IN HOME SOCCER LEAGUE

SHEFFJELD BEATS- GLASGOW

TO BE CARRIED

London, Sept. 23. Crystal Palace, playing at TO BERLIN

Selhurst Park to-day, secured a brilliant. victory against As at Los Angeles, in 1932, so

Greece has hit upon the happy in Berlin the Closing Ceremony

Vice-captain of the

Northampton in the Southern "How can I when I have to light| Keen disappointment is felt idea of setting alight with Oliver, toured England last in 1927, Section of the Third Division New York, Sept. 23.

of the Olympic Games will be

Walter Neusel in New York in at the inability of the Shanghai | burning-glass the torch for the with the New Zealand cricketers, English Football League, winning Even by their absence from Swimming Relay Race (Free followed by an Inter-Continental

November?"

Interport lawn bowlers to ad- Fire which runners will carry

by six goals to one. That contest is definitely fixed here to their original programme, next July from Olympia to Ber

Taliest man in the active play, the Chicago Cubs

In a Northern Section fixture

narrowly from were able to consolidate their Style), over 4x200 metres, un- is it y

der the control of the Inter- "Sure. I had more cables about particularly as the delayed de-lin for the opening of the enty-year-old forward--Jim Wyn-Stackport won

yard.

Wrexham nt Edgeley Park. position at the head of the Na-national Swimming Federation. it to-day. The date is November 1, parture of the Notherners has Olympic Games.

He has the distinction of being the The discussions which the Organiz-tullest man ever to leave New Zen-Hamilton in the Scottish League Aberdeen took two points from and the place s Madison-square necessitated a curtailment of the

Pull The contest will be decided, in the Garden. I from Naples on fixtures as drafted by the Hong-ing Committee for the XIth Olymplat land in a touring The St. Louis Cardinals,

team. Between: the Swimming Studium at 4 pm on October 27"

kong Lawn Bowls Association. has had in recent months with the Saturday afternoons he is a farmer, while Glasgow, in an inter-city

National Committees of Greece, Bul nearest rivals to the Cubs, were August 16.

There is only one moustached contest against Shefeld, lost by to-day beaten by the Pittsburgh

STILL HAS PASSPORT

An announcement was made last carin. Yugoslavia, Ilungary, Austria player in the team. B. ("Rusty") three goals to one. Pirates who won convincingly by The U.S.A. team of Clapp, Laufer,

week that the Shanghai players could and Czechoslovakin have shown that Page, an inside back.

St. Johnstone entertained Man- "Walt a moment, Primo. Is twelve runs to none, Jim Weaves Kojac and Weismueller set up the

Te is in the New Zealand per- it not catch the boat originally intended the time originally fixed for the art blanking out the Cardinals,

record of 9 min. 30.2 sec, for a relay right that you found your popularity owing to some members of the team of the torch ruu, milnight of the manent forces, and was at Sandhurst chester City in a friendly fixture Face of this kind at the Olymple had waned in Italy as the resuit of not being able to get away in time night from the 20th to the 21st at Played for London Scottish and and lost by the odd goal in seven. Games in 1928. Four years later at your defeat by Joe Louis?"

Results of to-duy's matches fol- They have therefore, arranged to sail July, must be set back by twelve caught the eye of the Scottish selec Los Angeles the Japanese Miyazaki, "Well, there were some people who the Empress of Russia which hours to midday of July 20.

by

tors, Just missing a place in the low: Yusn, Toyoda and Yokoyama cut down thought I should have fleked the arrives in the Colony on the morning In view of the Greek climate it Scottish fifteen. this time by no less than 17.8 ce, to coloured boy. It was a bit unfortan of October 9 and which leaves again be hoped that the sun's rays t "Baby" Collins should be one of THIRD DIVISION. (SOUTH) 8 min. 58.4 sec.

set the flame the hits of the tour. ate that I lost, chiefy because there for the North on the morning of this hour will sufice

He is enormous, burning with a glass. Apollo, the Stands aft. 2in. and weighs 16st. Glb. Crystal Pal. was so much talk about war."

October 18.

god of light, whose rays nhone town On the field he is tough." Off the "Doesn't Mussolini love you any more?"

the team will be returning an ancient Hellas and to whom tribute fick one of the humorists of the side. North on the Russia they will have Games were held in his honour-will he "Bill" Halley, the All Black hook-

paid the Pythian "Sure

Another humorist of the party will Stockport stand all these silly stories that are nine days in Hongkong on which to surely prove kind to the modern ing wizard, going about."

piny bowls.

werd

The New York Giants engaged in a double header will the Boston Braves and were only able to share the honours, being heaton in the second match by nine runs to seven.

The Dodgers and the Phillies also took part in a double header which was shared,

Incredible as it may appear, this record was again reduced recently to 8 min. 52.9 sec. by Japan in the inter- national swimming contests against U.S.A. nt Tokio (won by Japan the with 36:27 points), The Japaneat There was only one match team on this scension consisted of scheduled to-day in the American Yusa, "Ishiharuda, Makino and League, the New York Yankees | Negaml boating the Washington Senators by five.runs to one.

Results

of to-day's matches follow:

Boston

NATIONAL-LEAGUE-

R. H. E.

G

2

5

New York

งะ

ONG.

(Jordan scored a home run for

the Braves.)

Boston

9 12 4

7 11 1

If surprises were not so frequent in sport there would be little doubt. Icft us to whether the Asiatic or Anteri can continent provided the speedler swimmers.

It is unlikely that either Europe, Afrien or Australia will be in a pool ilon to play a deciding role in the contest.

LIECHTENSTEIN INVITED

|

As

was therefore he does. I don't under

"Did he take your passport away 7′′ "No. I've got it right here in my! home. I am at liberty to leave Sequals just when I like."

What will be the effect it Neusel beats you ?”

"He won't do anything of the kind.

The programme drafted by the Association some time ago will have to be amended and not only will the dates for the Interports have to bo altered but it will be necessary to go over the same old vexed ques I am going back to Amories to qualify tion of accommodating the clubs in the for another shot at the world's chum- | frlindly matches, pionship. I will fight Louis, or Daer,

or Braddock or any one else they

now."

"Glad to hear it; hut it won't be so nice for you if you are put away hy a German, will it 74.

UNFORTUNATE delay

Olympiads.

ROUTE APPROVED

who

Arthur Lambourn in the shyest of

6. Northampton

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

3 Wrexham

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

1

Aberdeen

3 Hamilton INTER-CITY MATCH

1 Glasgow FRIENDLY MATCH

3 Manchester C. 4

Reuter..

WELLARD'S DOUBLE

HAKA LEADER

There is only one Maori in the side. The National Olymple Committees A perfect physical specimen have approved the route suggested by glories in the name of Sanatorium Sheffield the Organizing Committee for the teid. He will lead the haka-Naw torch run from Olympia vin Athens, Zealand war cry before each match. Delphi, Salonica, Sofia, Belgrade,

Happy on the field playing Rugger Budapest, Vienna and Prague to Ber-even happler at the piano singing St. Johnstonę It would have been possible to give crossing of the frontiers between the

in The places and times for the Maori melodies- eare to name. I have been quietly all the first division clubs a match seven participating countries have the All Blacks. When I interviewed training here in Sequals for several against the vialters had they been been fixed. Each Olymple Committee him before I left I wondered why weeks. Roadwork in the morning and able to come as originally arranged concerned has received already from I could get so little out of him. He other stuff in the afternoon in any but now some of the senior teams Berlin thirty trial torches of the same said to me afterwards: "I am far own private gymnasium. I have will have to be omitted,

kind as it is proposed shall be used never felt fitter in my life than I do

for the fun. These torches have been more frightened of Journalists than

en I am of the selectors!" specially constructed for the Organ It is unfortunate that the visitors ting Committee, and will give mun; The 1936 All Blacks have for

About their capabilities as Rugby Cricketer's Second Feat minutes do not arrive until October 9 as it gesiuin light of ten

duration proof against wind and wards well up to the standard of precludes the arrangement of an Interrain.

*** the 1924 side; their backs have yet port match on the Double Tenth.

to prove their worth. Two members of the Berlin Olympic Their departure on October 18 also

The chief Incident at Taunton in "No German can do that. I will means that there will only be one aft will travel by motor-car over have that title back before this time Saturday Interport, it being necessary of September, and will get into touch it is planned that this shall be cap and Derby last month related to the entire route during the first half

the cricket match between Somerset next year. I had plenty of offers to to arrange the other two, on working with the various Olympic Committeus veyed by air, a journey that can be fight in Europe, but I turned them days, unless the Association intend The Principality of Liechtenstein all down so that I can go back to to ask the visitors to play their first to see if Germany can help further{ decomplished in a day. The Berlin Arthur Wellard, who in securing his hundredth wicket of the year in any way in the organization of Organizing Committee will ask the (There were ten Inninga. Moores been invited by the Organizing New York and start climbing again, Interport match on October 10, the this gigantle run. When their jour. Greek Olympic Committee to Invite achieved the Cricketer's Double for

Committees for the XIth Olympiad How long I will stay in the United day after they arrive.

Но and the IVth Olympic Winter Games States will depend on circumstances.

ney is completed the final regulations Spiridion Louis, winner of the Mara- the second time in his career.

thon race at the first of the modern and Jack Wilte book chief honours to participate in the Games and all washed up, and that I will never will be unlucky and not be given a

[I know many "are saying that. I am As far as clubs are concerned many for the torch run will be issued.

Olympic Games at Athens in 186, in attack and the finest catch of festivities at Berlin and Garmisch-

properly recover from the hldings Igante against the visitors, but this is

to bring the alive-branch. It would the

day Was alao made by ben fine coincidence if the man who Partenkirchen next year,

This follows the establishment the bunk. I have not gone soft, and as to which clubs are to meet Shang national, Olympic Committee at its tory of modern Greeks in the Olympic Ellett from a powerful drive.

took from Baer and Louis. That's inevitable. The question then arises. As is already known, the Inter-achieved the first and grentext wie Wellard, who at allly point caught by Liechtenstein of 3 National am still young enough to beat the hat and which are to be omitted. Olympic Committee, recognised by best on earth."

to enter the Berlin

Now York

PLENTY OF OFFERS scored To Be Represented At

(Tyler and R. Moore home runs, for the Braves while Leiber homered for the Giants). Brooklyn Philadelphia

2. 9 2

4

$

0

scored Phillies).

. home

for the

Brooklyn

8 11

2

Philadelphia

A

11

3

Pittsburgh

12 16 1

ON.

St. Louis XXX**)

0 4 1

(Jim Weaver blanked out the Cardinals).

AMERICAN LEAGUE ..

New York

Washington

R. H. E.

5 10.0 1 7 2

-Reuter,

Berlin Olympics

the International Olympic Com- mittec.

<<

Liechtenstein has never previous- ly been represented at the Olympic Games. It is the fourth country to. establish a National Olympic Com- mittee for the XIth Olymplad, the others boing Egypt, Palestine and Iceland.

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"What about paying us anotuer visit here in London 7"

THE CLUB MATCHES'

"I intend to do that very little: There was considerable discussion Chatime when the thing when I get back from the on this point Stater. Retirement from boxing programme was arranged and various has never entered my head. When suggestions were put forward, some I have finished with Neusel it will members of the Council favouring be plain to every one, that little drawing lots. This might exclude Prime is still very much a con- same clubs with which Shangha!| tender for the championship he bowlers have had long associations once held."

and is not altogether Д antisfactory way of arranging matters.

"A BIT WORRIED"

"Is the war talk worrying you ?′′

As there are four offcial matches. there will only be time for five club'

"It is a bit. I don't like war. But, games, which means that three of there, I shan't be in this one if it the matches previously arranged will

have to be cancelled."

comes off. Anything else you want to know?"

The programme will be put before "That's all, thanks. But don't for the Council of the Hongkong Lawn get to call in Leone's restaurant in Bowls Association on Thursday for New York and give the boys my re-revision. As there was quite a lot of disagreement as to the manner

gards.

"I do that little thing, What's in which the matches should be ar more, I will order n big bottle of ranged. I would suggest that the Chianti and drink your health. fairest way would be to allow Shang- Good-bye."

hai to play the clubs in the order in which they finished in the League

"So long, Primo, and good luck.”

TRAVEL

thi

HeaBO).

If this idea is adopted then the Craigengawer C.C., the Club do Pe creio, the Kowloon Bowling Green

ARRANGEMENTS Club, the Police R. C. and the Kow

loon Docks will be given inatches against the visitors,

"It has been the custom in the past

AMERICANS TO BE and will, no doubt, be the same this

TOGETHER

time, for all clubs to select only players who are not included in the Interport rinks, to oppose Shangkal.

SIGN OF PEACE

During Career

session last year in Athens decided Games were that an olive-branch should also be Stadium with the final runner of the conveyed from Olympia to Berlin us Torch relay, to hand over the olive- Sweden will send a party of 200 of the peaceful and nation-branch at the grand stand for the to the Berlin Olympic Games next uniting forces of the Olympic Games. guests of honour.

year, including fifty athletes.

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