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John Bromwich, brilliant young Australian Innis player, who took Jack Crawford to five sets in the accompanying report of the match.

Girl Cueist Won Fame By Defying a Ban

Billiards girl Vera Seals, of Work-Jun Sunday afternoons she would sap, lost her title of woman amateur creep into the billiard room with one champlon at Burroughes Hall recent-of her brothers and they would play ly to Miss G. Phillips, of Worthing. to their hearts' content.

But this was nothing to what her One day, Mr. Seals surprised the father nearly lost when Vera first began to play the game seriously.

She ilved at Chesterfield then. Her father was proprietor of un hotel there.

banned

Sunday billlards Was

pair. He said: "Do you realise, Vera, that you are endangering my licence?"

After that, he gave her every en- couragement--except on Sundays.

At the interval in the Sinni. Miss Senis led 759-741. In the last session, Miss Phillips staged a fine When her father went motoring recovery to win 1,000-908.

Vera defied the ban.

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BROMWICH WAS BRILLIANT

BUT CRAWFORD WAS CRACKERJACK

Five Grim Sets For Tennis Title

Sydney, Dec. 6.

By beating in turn Harry Hopman, Adrian Quist, and putting the fear of defeat in the heart of Jack Crawford yesterday at the White City, John Bromwich, aged 18, has proved himself one of

CANADA CRICKET

TEAM

To Be Continued

Ottawa.

The Canadian cricket team which the Hon: Rt. C. Matthews, of Toronto,

the world's best. Probably he is to-day the world's greatest player took on a successful tour of England of his age.

But Jack Crawford is N.S.W. champion again, though it will not be long before Bromwich nnnexes this. title, and many others.

Jack bears away the palm of vic-

Bromwich tory, but

also carned success. Actually he missed it by one stroke.

With

match point in play his stroke just safted out, while the gal- Jery, breathless, watched it fall over the line. Hard luck for the boy. "Better luck next time," say all.

Finer control and belter pluck by boy han never been shown, As the ball flew from baseline to basciine, just clearing the net, onc wondered when the mailles would rad. The summit of skill seemed to be reached only to be surpassed by the next stroke, and so on t one's brat reeled.

The boy toolt an early lead of 2-0, but Jock rullled and by attacking the hoy's double handers won several points at the right times.

Jack did better when he took the net, but bad to be careful in gaing there, for the boy passed him clean, If given a chance.

in the second set Bromwich im- proved. He simply refused to miss anything, and Jack faltered under the pressure to lose the second set.

In the third Bromwich was simply too good, taking lí to one game. Jack was now missing shots that should have been easy for him, and the boy missed nothing.

MULLED CHANCE

with:, 6-4, 3-0, 1-6, 11-0, 6-2, WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION.

SHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES Final: Miss N. Wynne beat Mrs, H. Hopman. 4-6, 6-4. G-I. MEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES J. Crawford and V. B. McGrath beat A. D. Quist and 11. Hopman, 8-b, G-2, 7-5.

last summer will be continued, Mr. Matthews snid here. The team was composed of the best young players carefully selected from the cricket

contres of Canadi

Mr. Matthews was optimistle that England would send a team to Canada next year to return the visit of the Canadians. He will know definitely this month.

KING LEVINSKY TRYING TO STAGE COMEBACK

SO THAT HE CAN RETURN TO

HOLLYWOOD: PUGILIST

NOW PENNILESS

Chicago, Dec. 9.

King Levinsky, Chicago's eccen- | tric heavyweight, is in training for a comeback that will take him back to Hollywood. The clownish Chi- cago Hebrew, who fought most of the top-notch heavyweights of the nast few years, is broke after col- lecting nearly 5300,000 in, purses, but he isn't worried about his financial standing.

now," King said, "When I'm through ighting I'll take any kind of n Job can get just so I can make a few bucks.

Before he retires Levinsky wants to get revenge on Max Baer, who knocked him out in two rounds al the Chicago Stadium in 1934.

naut

That's one guy-I con Fick," said Levinsky, "He knocked me out be- cause I looked at a blonde in the "All I want to do is get back to second row, and he caught me one Hollywood, where they appreciate on the button. We fought in two me," said Levinsky. "Out there nights in 1032 and he never even hurt I'm famous as a gentleman, a lover me. It was a lucky punch, Boer is and a figliter.

They

call me Lochin-

and never could var

Levinsky, the

great lover. When Just playboy" get in the ring Georgie Raft calls About his finances, Levinsky re- me 'Culle. Victor McLaglen calls me vealed he never had more than $1,000 my boy! And there's another rea-in his pocket at one time. His end son why I want to get back to Holly-out of the purses he has collected wood I want them to see my new approached $150,000. His share of

automobile When cream-coloured drive down Hollywood Boulevard and he had $10,000 set away for a the Louis fight proceeds was $35,000 they'll all turn to look at me." trust fund. 100 bouts in eight years in the ring, sadly. "My sister Lena, who once

Levinsky, who has had more than

even lost this $10,000," said King recking with sweat, while Brom-hopes to keep on fighting for a couple was my manager, was sick and took wich was plainly distressed. Yet the boy led to 2-1. Here he of more years and then retire. $4,000, and my brother took the other broke up and could not move quickly

In the fourth set games went even- ty to 4 all. Crawford mulled an easy chance in the next game to take the se, and this nearly spell his defeat, for later Bromwich had a-alatch point, outing after a fine rally with Crawford looking to see if it landes Games then went to servers till Crawford won in the 20th came

in.

Two sets all, and who would crack

first! Both were weary. Jack was

"I'm only 26 and I can whip most ($6,000 to open a business and went enough to get to the well-placed balls, of these fighters they have around broke.

In the last gome Crawford served four ces, but they would not have

i scored outright as they did had Brom- wich been able to move. as he had while fresh.

The score was 6-4, 3-0, 1-6, 11-9, 0-2. The honours were even. should have been a draw on merit.

On this display and the others men- tioned, Bromwich can pack his bag for the Davis Cup team. Brookes, Clemenger, and Robinson, the Vic- torians appointed to select Australia's team, were there and were duly im- pressed. They could not help being. What was expected to be the match of the week proved a comparative frost. That was the final of the doubles between two pairy that have only one superior possible, that is Crawford-McGrath and Quist-Hop-

man.

Hopman was right below the form that qualified hin two years back as the world's sccond best player. Quist vas cerlainly not up to the standard that has caused the world erlifes to dub him the world's best doubles player.

The player of this match was Vivian McGrath. I have never seen such slow drops across the faces al- most of his opponents as he made continually. He was amazing in his delicacy

In these strokes. Crawford was superb in returning service, and despite his long singles match of almost three hours was agile and determined.

PERFECT TEAM. WORK

INTERNATIONAL BOARD

FOR RUGBY?

Would Help Clarify Some Anomalous Positions

(By E. G. Blackwell)

There has recently been much -A great deal of its activities Informal discussion regarding the might of necessity be done by cor- establishment of an International respondence, but I think the Board Rugby League Board, comprising could meet at least every two years' representatives of England, Austra- lia, New Zealand, and France. The when the Australians are in Europe and when an England team tours advantages of such a body are Australia and New Zealand.

obvious, but the formation of It does not appear as easy as ima glued.

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be a great encouragement

to the French League to be given direct

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In the case of other games, such Board, whose duties should be main-

as Association and Rugby Union ly concerned with the laws of the football, England, Wales, Scotland. game and International relations

Jack and Ireland have representation and general opinion, the laws of the

voting powers, so that the actual . In my

control of the game is unlikely to game should only be changed by the pass out of the hands of what might decision of an International Board. be called the "home countries." But Euch constituent body should have the case of the Rugby. League is the right to bring forward and re- very different.

commend changes, but they should

If each of the four countries play- not be carried into effect unless, and ing the gaine hove equal representa-until, approved by the Board. tion, control passen completely out of As things are at present, each coun- England's hands and goes to the try appears to have a different con- Colonles and France.

ception and different interpretation

The team work of the NSW. pair was perfect. They adopted the fan- dem system against Hopman's returns of service, and with destruction to his accuracy. Hoppie failed overhead, while there Crawford was superb.

Quist improved in the third set, but

I cannot see that the Rugby League of such things as play the ball, shop- he had not enough support from his of England will surrender that coa-herding, and off-side play.. LTD.partner. Also he did not get in far trol, but it hardly seeins the correct Hence a great deal of misunder- enough behind his services. Bath he thing that England should have, any, standing and often unpleasantness and Hopple were caught on the ser-six representatives on the Board and arises between touring teams, both vice court line to volley, or try to the other three countries only two here and in Australia. Some of our halt volley, the clever réturnă.

cach. Yet such would be a sound French friends, too, have been ex- Quist erred also in standing, in solution of the problem. close, while Hopman was receiving, Tor Hoppie's returns were simply not good enough to justify Quist's post- tion. He made himself a target for a smash to his feet of the weak returns.

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tremely mystified by what they have seen and experienced here in connec- tion with certain rules and methods. An International Board would be The present position is definitely a big asset in clarifying the position, unsatisfactory. Organisations such and we' should" be sure that any ሰ። the Manchester and District alteration of rules decided upon There was never any doubt of League and a club like Millom have would have received mature con- the result, though the losers Imus much volce in framing and alter-sideration. proved and Quist In particular ing the laws of the game as the New fought splendidly in the last set. South Wales, Queensland, and New and showed that his ranking in the Zealand Leagues. world's doubles is correct.

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AMERICA NEXT? There are many other matters be- In the anal of the women's singles, have the right to attend annual meet receive the attention

These Colonial Leagues appear to sides rules which could and should Inter- Mrs. Hopman Justified her defeat of ings and to vote upon matters which national Board. The spread of the Mrs. Wesincott in the previous round are of purely domestic interest. game to other continental countries by taking the first set from Miss Nancye Wynne, of Victoria, but when can be stated with certainty that can only be a matter of tl countries the future Australian champion open and would be readily surrendered

such powers are unwantedy them, French League continues to prosper. ed out her exhaust, she raced home

in Australia, too, is imbued with the exchange for

may be an opening for the game in Mrs. Hopman.

Nearly every Rugby League tour the United States, and it will not Misses Wynne and Stevenson of manager who has had charge of surprise me at all if at the com Victoria, proved too good for Misses teams in Australia and New Zealand via America and give, exhibitions. their next tour.here they return home Menzies and Stebbing, winning easily In the third set, but Mias Menzies reports favourably regarding the set-there. volleyed well and Miss Stebbing but, like a good many moro sugges to be ready to give the Australians ting-up of an International Board, Should that Idea develop, we ought drove on her forehand very finely: tions which they bring back, they every assistance, and, if necessary, and tossed nicely.

Miss Wynne has the finest style are pigeon-holed for future coa send along a team to play them in scon from any Australian girl for alderation-and rarely heard of America. years. Unluckily, blue battle stings again.G

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