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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1938..

MIDDLESEX ONLY LEADING COUNTY TO WIN MATCH

As I See Sport

By "Abe"

SINGLES

BOWLS SINGLES TOURNEY SEEMS AN OPEN FIGHT

A. Hyde-Lay Mentioned As Most Likely Winner

the course of my ramblings | at Sookumpoo, and the chances are while reporting bowls matches, that they will accomplish it.

The programine of matches day is as follows:

FIRST DIVISION

I heard it mentioned that A. Hyde- Lay, a former holder of the the would be the most likely winner of the 1938 singles championship, Cer- tainly he has as good a chance of Craigengower C.C. v. Indian R.C: tolag so as anyone of the 16 players Kowloon Docks left,

He is the only former cham- plon left in the competition. Bul the point is this: is he playing well enough at the present moment to

10-

Civil Service C.C.

SECOND DIVISION

such confidence in him? 1| Civil Service C.C. v. Police R.C. per ally do not think so. In the Hongkong F.C. "A" v. first round he was drawn against a player named Cornelly who conceded n walk-over; in the second he beat M. R. Abbas by 21-18, thanks mainly

drive To

with Abbas ying two and the score 10-18; in

third

Kiminated A. Carey by 21-17

us a result of four when the score stood at 1-17.

Craigengewer C.C. Hongkong FC. "B" v. Talkoo I.C.

the

If the results of the two matches are not proof of his delinite superiority,

show that he

certainly

even the

best

witch temperament,

a quality often lacking in players. However, among the other her 15

THIRD DIVISION Hongkong Electric v. Kowloon F.C. Kowloon Tong

Cralgengower C.C. V. Hongkong F.C.

Yneht Club

Farr Vacatos

TO matter how mueli one regrets that Tommy Farr hos vacated the British heavyweight boxing title without being beaten in the ring, his decision to relinquish the crown one cannot be blind to the fact that teen, four are from the Club de Re-us relieved a situation which had

two from the Civil

are players who will contest every inel of the way. Of the last six-

Service

The situation

You have seen many pictures of the bride on the tennis court-Herc is a less familiar one, Senorita Anita Lizana, the ChBean tennis cham-

pion, leaving Brompton Oratory with Mr. Ronald Eills after their wed-

ding last months,

HOCKEY LAWS REVISED

Important

and revolutionary laws-of-hockey-were...|

creio, we re Howinon B.G.C. tile from Den Foord at Harringay changes-in-he annual general meet-

ome farcical. become

Since

the " three from Kowloog Docks, two from Cruigengewer

engewer C.C.

on March

15, 1037, and his subse- and one each quent victory on points over Maxing of the Hockey Association. from the Kowloon C.C., Indian R.C. Boer, a form

Any Interference with the slick is former heavyweight and Hongkong C.C.-a fairly repre- plon of the world, Yawn our now illegal, as is the use of the foot sentative gathering.

has fought often in the United States for stopping the ball. more titat each one of the 10 is as capable, achievement, of course, was in last-us bringing the men's game into This means that "hooking of at lust been abolished, at least, of winning the ing 16 rounds on paper title as any of the others.

and though he was beaten on points, abolished hooking some years ago.

against Joe Louis, line with that of the women, who he put up a very plucky show, which raised

his stock tremendously on

These changes in the laws are the both sides of the Atlantic. later outcome of experiments carried out| nights, both in the United States, during the hockey festivals last Eas-

is very interesting as it seems to me than in Great Britain. His et sticks" has

Interest Maintained

IM spite of the fact that the Bowls were not nearly so

Lengue season is almost ul an was beaten first by Juccessful; beter.

Braddock end, interest is still being maintained and then by Baer. While Farr ro- owing to two factors, (1) the clam- mained in America, there pionship of the Second Division Isother

afternoon. Оле

the

were any-one of them. Je had proved British heavyweights who himself clearly the No. 1 contender

have

Australia And Japan On Lovel Torms.

Montreal, Aug. 12. Australia and Japan were on level terms at the conclusion of the two opening singles to- day in the American Zone final of the Davis Cup competition. In the opening match, jiro Yamagishi defeated John Bromwich by 16-0, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Adrian Quist levelled mat- ters by beating Fumio Nakano by 6-3, 4-6, 9-7, 6-1.-Reuter.

Docks managers of Farr and Phillips to x lightheater, who is in reality a weight Bob Pastor, who once went

his

hla

not yet been decided and (2) the wanted to have a crack at Farr for for the British heavyweight title; he Going To England race to avoid relegation still very

the British and Empire tittes. Ed- wanted the championship situation open at the moment. There is the die Phillips was ond

one and Ben

Foord, clarified by the Board of Control possibility of the relegation race be- who lost the

title to

to Fart

IMMY JOHNSTON, former muna- ing decided in the First

was before bothering his head with Division another. "But

they this

ger of Phl Scott, promoter be- from Jack Doyle, Len fore Mike Jacobs at Madison Square two vain. Meanwhile has fought Harvey and others. No-one blamed Garden, and one of the most colour-

challenges walted in matches in this section that tie- und beaten Foord, and without the bim Iween Kowinon Docks and Civil shadow of a doubt was the logical that Farr has relinquished his titles,

for taking up a stand. Now ful igures New York boxing has Service C.C. at Kowloon Each team has won

Doris, chonger. That the British Board Phillips has his big chance. He has ever known, told Reuter in an inter- seven points,

oints, of Control recognises this

view that he shawn but whereas this is the Civil Ser- the fact that they called upon the veteran

would be going to Eng- by been matched with Len

en Harvey, the Innd in the autumn with his heavy- yants lust match, Kowloon

has Phillips yet one more game to play, up the Bellish Empire title fight by everything in

almost ten rounds with Joe Louis, only to inst the Police, who have cight|

5. August

favour-youth, Unfortunately Farr is in weight und seen that it Amerien and seems to have no in- points. It will thus be

reach. But Harvey, lose the decision.

Johnston, who is no longer pro- Kowloon Docks beat the Clyil

despite tention of *Ser-

age, is one of the most moting fights, is seeking returning to

to steer to England to expertenecd boxers in the world. Pastor to a world's heavyweight title vants to-day, the latter will go down meet Phillips. The Welshman, it as to the Second Division; but if the sald, did not think that after paying

fight one of these days. Civil Servants

as undoubtedly the best heavy- win,

Docks the £750 award made against him weight Kowloon

Asked whether he had any ideas

Civil Ser- The

- Sydney Hulls, the balance

and he now

only to overcome England, Jimmy replied: "No, none. of the

to lay hands on the cham-

He's the best of the

heavyweight Docks last week, but they were then at stake, less training and travelling long and to get a chance at which

has coveted so bunch we've got around here right playing on their own green. Play expenses, would give his bank ba-he

he has

He'll fight anyone over there." at lunghom is a totally different lance a sufflelent boost to be worth time an arrangement has been made knockout victory over the 9 ft. 7

fought

so well. In the me now.

In Pastor's record, a seven round proposition altogether, I should walle,

whereby Farr will meet Maurice inch. Now York heavyweight Ray Strickland of New Zealand in the Tmuel Torento baseball stadium on August Pastor had 14 Bghts in 1930, of Impellittere, in 1930 is registered. 22. The night was originally to be which he lost one, drew one, won FTER he had knocked out Ben for Farr's British Empire title, but seven by decision, two by technical

hillips' recent fights have stamped)

and the Foller will have to fight it by the Board in favour of promoter and in at the moment, about whom Pastor would fight in

out next Saturday,

vants won their game against the

the purse for putting his championships pionship which he

Harvey

ing

hate to make a forecast regarding the

outcome of such a match. The Phillips' Opportunity

other senior pome is between the Craigengewer C.C. and Indian R.C.

mean-

at Ippy Valley, The Craigengower Foord last June, Phillips was as thus has also been vacated by knockouts and three by straight then will be out to avenge the de- inundated with challenges, but wise-Farr, the forthcoming bout will be knockouts. His 1037 record is not feat which they sustained last weekly he steadfastly refused to take up of Ittle value.

yet complied.

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