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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

JULY

SO NOW YOU KNOW! SHANGHAI

U.S. Sports Writer Tells What Is Going To Happen To The Davis Cup This Year

By Henry McLemore

United Prosa Staf Carcapondent

New York.

A gentleman of Minneapolis

(I do not dare divulge his name for fear the aquirrels in that

BROWN CLIPS

city would have him stored for 440 TIME,

the winter within an hour) has written in for my opinion on the 1937 Davis cup play.

He wants to know-honest,

AT COST

I'm telling you the truth OF STRAIN

how I feel about the chances of the American squad which, as these lines are written, is preparing for the Inter-Zone final in England.

The letter flattered me nearly to death, because. It came at a Time when I was almost convinced Bal the citizens of this country not only do not want my opinion, but were actually being inoculated so they

wouldn't "catch it" so to speak, in crowds. I have even heard of instances where entire families were

Britain's famous Olympic Games trio, A. G. K. Brown, O. O. Finlay, F. R. Webster, set up few records at the Royal Ulster Constabulary Sports in Belfast last month.

Brown

af clipped one-fith second off the 440 record with 51.2sces. His action was fine, and he never seemed to be extended, but the effort cost him which prevented him running again gotten as scheduled,

quarantined' because 12 newspaper

containing my opinions had into the house.

SELL

many,

In but

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CYCLISTS. AFFILIATE

MAY COMPETE AT OLYMPICS

Chinese Wheelers. Interested

1937.

HOW TOMMY FARR BEAT NEUSEL

(Continued from Page 8.)

when he could get a fight. His trans- formation is like a falry story.

NEUSEL ON THE ATTACK Here is the story of last night's briet night. Neusel, as is usual with him, attacked from the outset, inking the night to Farr's corner. Ile re- ceived a few light lefts to the face, closed, and attempted to deliver his heavy stomach punches.

Shanghal, June 27. Race meetings sponsored by the ShangHal Wheelers in future will be Farr, however, Was forewarned recognized by international cycle and protected himself easily with his right arm and at the same time clubs as the result of recent afilla-kept his left free for stinging up- tion of the local cycling group to percuts.

the Union Cycle Internallona), In the open fighting. Neusel ap- China proached incessantly, but was met through merging with the

of short inly of National Amateur Athletic Federa-with.. succession

increasing power, He was an easy tion. Members of the Shanghai target, was made to look terribly Wheelers may now compete in slow and clumsy, and before the end which only members of the Union of the Yound had already showed Cycle International are permitted signs of desperation. to participate.

The affilation of

the Shanghal Wheerlers with the International is considered an important group advance and a great step towards China, How the Wheelers came to Become a member of the Unlun Cycle International is extremely in- Leresting.

The one-sided nature of the affair was intensified in the second round. Farr was now the master and was supremely confident. He began to use some stift body jolts under the short ribs with remarkable accuracy. His

footwork was brilliant.

seemed able atrain

Neusel stopped half way through his attacks, puzzled and out- manoeuvred. The only blow he to land was a back- handed upper-cut in a clinch-nat a

blaw. pretty

CLIMAX OF THE FIGHT There was some holding and

In 1038 when China first took an active part in the Olympics, there was on the Chinese team one Wing. a noted Chinese cyclist residing in Thus the English A.A.A. were un- Holland. Wing offered to compete able to field a team in the one mlie for his country and in order to ac-scrambling early in the third round. Smith, the referee, relay, which was won by the Scot-complish this, he, and the China Neuse! had already been spoken to

National Amateur Athletic Federa-by Mr. Jack tion, hud to become members of the apparently for claiming Farr's glove

under his arm, Union Cycle International.

caused a rapidly A sharp left swelling cut under his right eye, and in bad shape for a well- sensational man when the

incidents which I have

tish A.A.A.

4

Miocarlans had winner in A. W. Sweeney, who equalled the Northern Ireland record of 10secs in both heat and final of the 100 yards,

SAFETY-FIRST PLANS

trained series of

already described brought the fight

As extraordinary close. to

The Shanghai Wheelers, in addle was tion to being the only group active ly interested In promotion of cycling In China, has also an eye to educat ing the public in good and safe use of the roads. Their president, Mr. Kynt Tonk, is even now in the course of compling an exhaustive work cycling In which special treatment

Farr looked a better heavyweight than any other this country has pro- duced since the war at least, and on this

includes Billy Wells. Joc

MY OPINION IS THIS My Davis Cup opinion is that the Unlied States team of Donald Budre, Bitsy Grant, and Gene Mako will return to these shores the cup France Finlay's le effort was performed lifted in the late 1020's. (Crisis of

Qin the 120 hurdles. Here he eclipsed "Hear! Hear!") my reason for such the record with 15.2secs. an opinion is this: not for

Webster's pole vault powers en- many years hos international tennis abled him to beat the record by nine had so few, first class pinyers. inches with 12ft 4ins. all the work to-day, there Gre

standing three players capable of alongside the

side the giants of the days gone by. They are Budge, Baron Gott- fried Von Cramm, and Adrian Quist of Australle. And Quist does nol of Austra enter in the Davis cup picture this year because his side has already been ciminated. Eliminated, I might add, while he sat on

the sidelines nurain rynx full of flu

germs Outside of these three, the field 19. strictly ordinary. The other boys six feet. are sterling youths, yes, but nol genuine internationalists. Those of the United States, Germany, Czecho- slovakin, Yugoslavia, Belgium

and England. Three of these team you con dismiss without a thought of the challenge round. The Czechs have only Roderick Menzel, and he is better novelist and playwright than broke his own record by two seconds, The first lecture will be broadenst he is

Petersen.

The weights were: Forr, 14st. 14st. 044lbs. The about 13,500 and estimated about

were

So far, it looks like an English will be made of the Safety First" Beckett, Jack Bloomfield and Jack affair, but Ireland provided a record-subject. beater in R. Rafferty. He improved

of The occasion the Shanghai 7lbs., Neusel, two un the high Jump figures by

the Union crowd numbered inches, the Dublin athlete clearing Wheelers allation to

Cycle International will be celebrated the receipts by the club, whose members have £16,000. decided that an appropriate.gesture would be to give a series of lectures instructing the Shanghai public on the proper use of the roads, more particularly in relation to bicyling, broadcast These addresses will be over local radio stations and are to begin from Tuesday.

COOPER'S TITLE

Now over to England for the county championships. A. A. Cooper walked two miles in the record time of 13mins. 55.2sces, at Walthamstow, and so won the Essex title for the eighth year in succession. Cooper A grand day, too, for E. A. Russell, Ure world, but all of a sudden hete carried of both the sprint and forgot how to transport bis 220 furlong for the fourth consecutive pounds with decent celerity for five year. sets, and hit the skids.

» No. 1 singles player

ONLY COUNTRIES THAT

MATTER

In

challenge

A. C. Emphy is a young Egyptian now in England learning the insur- ance business, but he has little to

and 440

in English over Station XMHA on Tuesday from 8 to 8.15 p.m., the speaker on the occasion being Mrs. Dan Yapp. Mrs. Yapp will deal with "Safety First" more in relation to its cycling aspects.

EXPERT TO TALK

This lecture will be followed by another on Wednesday, to be given over the same radio station by Miss Two Viola Smith, American Trade Commissioner, from 8.15 to 8.30 p.m. Ross Smith will speak on "Safety First" and its relationship to motor- ing. The topic is one with which she is well familiar. Miss. Smith is

China,

So, the only three countries that learn about athletic business. He matter are Amerien, Germany, and carried off the 100, 220, England, All of the Grade Ayards titles at the Hertfordshire Tennis minds agree that whoever championships held at St. Albans gels to England In the

Seven records were broken at the round will

The Bedfordshire take the cup.

championships. Britons plan to use Bunty Austin new ones were achieved by A. Smith and Charlie Hare in singles, and PaL (Luton A.C.), who won the hammer Hughes

and the In throw with 140 ft. Zins. and C. D. R. Tuckey doubles. Hare is a youngster, and discus throw with 12211, 434ing, not a very capable one at that, and Sir Anthony Palmer, Bt. (Milo-member of the Automobile Club of Hughes and Tuckey are strictly acarian A.C.), won the Hampshire so-so team. Any team that will lub long jump title with a 21ft. 2in. effort Hughes and Tuckey will beat them, at Portsmouth.

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The last of the three lectures, to scored o be given in Chinese, by Miss Ruth on the second can hit a lob, even Cullen (London) Beret ve S. Chen, Physical Director of the ABSORBINE JR.

change, who bent Brussels Bourse by S.M.C. Secondary School for Chinese, 04 points to 51 nt Imber Court. He over XMHC. on Thursday from 5.45 tools the 100 yards in 10.1secs., and to 6 p.m. The speaker, will discuss followed up with the 220 yards in the "Safety First" question in regard

to cycling and rleshas.

That leaves it up to Germany and our dear fellows. And my guess is that we'll lose but one match to the Nazis the one in which von Cramm opposes Grant.

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