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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 20, 1939.

FOR Swimming Interport

LOU NOVA PASSED OVER FOR Swimming Interport

TITLE FIGHT WITH LOUIS

Bob Pastor Given Crack At Heavyweight Title

Detroit, July 18.

Promoter Milte Jacobs has announced that he has completed arrangements for Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion. to defend his title against Bob Pastor, in a 20 rounds contest at Briggs Stadium on September 20.-United Press.

By Henry McLemore.

(Unlied Press Staff Correspondent)

New York, July 4.'

Lou Nova is raising his fine California voice (and no one can shout quite so loud as a Californian when in full cry) against the injustice of the next crack at the heavy- weight championship going to Bob Pastor.

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Nova is firmly convinced that he,, chance of fleking the light hitting and he alone, is entitled to the next New York boy than he doer Louis, bout with Joe Louis. He points out. and quite logically, that not only did he Right a draw wit Pastor but that he went on from there to defeat Tommy Farr and Max Baer. There is no denying that Nova is the logical contender.

Not only has Pastor nl- ready had his chatice against Lanlis bout that saw him run like a thief for the 10 munds with the sole nim of making Joe look bad-but he has done little since. True, he did beat bit article named Totes in De- troit, but inter WILN trimmed 111 Pennsylvania by a fighter obscure that even members of his family nee not quite sure of his real name and

call him "hi there," and "Butch" and "say, you."

suld be grateful

If he is interested in money, Louis-

that Gulento! knocked han down. That knock- down, that indication that Louls is and thousands of dolinrs to the gate not invincible, will adil thousands

the next time he fights. Persons! who passed up his fights in the past contest now will go in the hope of because they thought they offered ho

seeing some one flatten him with a wild and woolly punch, it will mean another fat deposit in the bank, and breathen there a man with soul so dend who wouldn' gladly fall on the seat of his pants for one hundred thousand dollars?

Speaking for myself. I'd put on Nova won't get the next fight, a two pants sult and fall once for however; he is on the way to take each pult for half that much.

that prizefight exercise known us the run around. Every fighter is a victim of it at one time or another. Schmeling was a classic example of the run around. After his knockout of Louis in the first fight he was the only sensible choice to meet Braddock for the heavyweight title. He would have beaten Braddock, o, and become the first man in history to regain the heavyweight

run

OXFORD

SWIMMERS

SUPERIOR

London, June 25.

NOVA IS SORE--Lou Nova, above, Callfornian heavyweight, who recently beat Max Baer and Tommy Farr, is annoyed that he lias not been matched with Joe Louls la a litle fight. Bob Pastar· has now been given a chance at the fille.

Boycotting

Sport

Of German

Hopes Fading

Difficulties have now arison in' the arrangements to send an Interport swimming team to Shanghai this summer, and it is now likely that the proposed Interport will be abandoned.

Chinese clubs, for various reasons, are not supporting the Victoria Recreation Club In the venture. The war in China' Is one of the reasons, and finance is another.

The Army authorities, it is understood, have intimated that they will not be prepared to finance the travelling ex penses of any soldier selected to represent the Colony in Shanghai,

Of

Passing

A Great Cricketer

Tom Hayward Dead

London, July 19.

The death is announced to-day

of Thomas Hayward, the former

Australia Pleased With Rugger Players Who Will Tour England

London, June 29.

News from Australia is that they are very pleased with the 29 Rugby Union players who have been chosen to tour England during next winter. They are due to arī rive on Sept. 1.

A friend in Sydney tells me there are fewer passengers than usual

because in so many positions there Table Tennis has been lttls to choose between the rivals, says an English writer.

It should develop into a first-class team, he says, and the members will certainly reach Rugby Union stand. ard from the personal side.

They will play the game and wil behave themselves, for those matters weighed with the selectors when the Anal choice was made.

POTTED COMMENT

Here are some potted comments about a few of the players. R. Ran kin, the back from New Wales, is a splendid kleker und handler. coeli and resourceful.

Hungarian Loses At Singapore

Singapore, July 7. Szabados, ex-world's table tennis champion, suffered a second defeat

Nineteen-year-old D. Carrick is n product of Sydney's nest Rugbyn Malaya, last night this time at the school, St. Joseph's College. He was hands of Fook Hin-chlew, the 1938 chosen for New South Wales after Hongkong champlon, who registered nconvincing victory by three sets to only two club games,

one.

Works in a bank with C. Towers, one of the shrewdest tacticians in Australian Rugby, and is expected to develop into a first-class centre

three-quarter.

B. Porter, the wing three-quarter, Is a newcomer to first-class football ife is a very fast and determined runner. Experis think he will make good, Light, only 10st. 4lb.. but courageous.

Proposed: Far- England and Surrey cricketer-Australia is the description of 21-

Reaching Repercussions

London, June 27.

A move to boycott German sports meetings will be started here at a meeting of the southern committee of the Amateur Athletic Association of Great Britain.

Renter Bulletin.

BEST WINGER IN AUSTRALIA

"Probably the best winger In V. Nicholson, who is ex- pected to delight English crowds.

W, S. Ide-his name is pronounced Born on March 29, 1871, Hayward "die"--plays centre for Queens was one of the greatest batsmen who land, but Waя A five-cighth in ever played for his county and En-Sydeny, where he learnt his football. land. is prowess may not be so well-known to the present generation of erteketers, but amongst those who owed the course of Test cricket daring the turn of the century, there is no doubling his ability.

His star was beginning to dim 11. F. Pash. vice-president of the However, London is scheduled to when Jack Hobbs Arst gained a pince committee, announced that he would be the seene the 1844 Olymples amongst the leading batsmen of the offer a resolution to cancel the and it is not believed that the British country. His last Test was against athletic match between

would Germany committee

jeopardise the Australia in England in 1909-long and Great Britain in Cologne on chances of success of those gumes before some of the younger stars of

by breaking off athletle Aug. 20,

relations the present day were born. with Germany.

"Sport ceases to be sport when sections of the nation, such us the Jews, are excluded from participat ing in it." Pash said. "The event in question will not be a match be- tween teams selected on the same

club

Szabados, and Kelen, the Hungari- an stars, played the final exhibition match in Malaya at the Happy World Stadium last night against the Aug- inter- ust Badminton Party, local

WAB however later beaten by Kelen after champions. Hin-chlew

a keenly contested five set struggle.

The games

uninteresting conipared to the previous exhibition matches: both visitors and local players made a poor showing. Only In the two gomes in which Fook Hins chiew figured against Szabados and Kelen were there glimpses of good table tennis.

were

The Hungarinns leave to-day by the s.. Plancius for Australin, vin Java where they are to give exhibi- tion matches.

M. Szabados beat Yeo Chieng-kal, 11–10, 2121), 21–18.

I. Kelen beat Lee Chun-kal. 22-20, 2-20, 21-18.

Kan Hock-hoy and Miss K. Chong

Lim Guan and Mia L. 6. Que 11, 21-10.

M. Carpenter was looked upon as a brilliant winger when pinying in West Australla. He is now living in Victoria and playing centre three-beat quarter, a position which apparently sults him better.

Has real touch brilliance and makes up for lack of weight-he is only 10st. lb-with trickiness.

The vice-captain, E. C. Gibbons, is 25, and a half-back with tremendous courage.

Fook Hin-chiew beat M. Szabados, 2-10, 10-21, 21-10, 16-31, 21-10.

M. Szabados and I. Helen beat Yes 10--31, Kelen bent Pook flin-chlow, 15-21, 21-10, 31-14, 21-10.

Cheng-hai and Lee Chun-kat, 21-9, 21-10

"loves to be where the battle waxes THIRD OF A FAMILY

hottest," and has played for Aus- Captain of the team is V. W. Wiltralla at home and in South Africa. In all, Hayward batted in 35 Test

son, who leads Queensland. A great Twenty-three-year-old B. Oxlade Such a course would be bound to innings, with an aggregate of 1,900 forward and an outstanding leader. is a nephew of R. A. Oxlade, chair- cause retaliation by Germany and probably Italy and Japan-Uniteduns and averaging 34.44. He scored He is a Master of Arts, and has been man of the N.S.W. Cricket Associa

Research Lion executive, centuries, two against Australia awarded

who was formerly R Camegle. (130 at Manchester in 1890, 137 Scholarship, which he is to take up chairman of the Australian Board of the the Oval in the same year) and

at London University after the tour. one against South Africa (122 at

A. J. Hodgson is the most ex- Johannesburgh in 1896).

He perienced player of the pack,

Press.

title after losing it. It was the very Oxford bent Cambridge by 28 fact that he would have won that points to 25 in their 44th annual got him the old

around. The swimming contest, held at the Em-principic." men who

Wembley on operate boxing did not pire Pool,

Saturday. want the tille to go

first win since southern committee, Pash will carry Golf to Germany, This was Oxford's which is a long way off, even as the 1990. crow flies. So they let Maxic rust and disintegrate in Baden Baden and substituted Louis,

If the move is successful with the

It to the national body. He has also

L. Powell, the Welsh champions, approached the northem and mid- contributed largely towards Oxford's lund committees and asked that all

their view" to. success by winning the 220 yards three communicate and 410 yards free-style evenia,

the British Amiteur Athletic Board SHOULD BE CRATEFUL

In the 440 yards race Powell, which meets on July B. Nova a angry now at the treat- swimming in effortless style, won by ment he is getting, but actually he

the length of the buth from should be grateful, he will be better Cambridge, and his time of 5 min.

South African, 1 E. Allanson, a year from now and Louls will be 30 2-5 sec. was s new University worne.. Nova is coming up. Louis Is -going-down-We-have-seen-the-best-card by 4 3-5 sec. Louls we'll ever see, but not the best Cambridge was A. J. Brink, one of fated in the average elvilised country.

The only individual winner for Nova. In September Novn wouldn' "

the

of

have a chance against the champion, the several South Africans in their

who team. Brink,

THE REAL GERMANS

with each other." Pash said, "but "One admits the general; principle there must be a foundation of decen human Iceling_not_a_record_of_bru- tality which would never be toler

But

J. Bruen Still In The Lead

His Test matches In Australia were In 1897-98, 1901-02, and 1903-4, while he played against the Austra tians in England in 1890, 1999, 1002, 1005 and 1900.

Against Australia he made 1,747 runs in all, with an average of 35.65. The highest innings of his career was a magnificent triple century, of 315 not out, for Surrey against Lain- cashire at the Oval in 1800. Its innings-lasted-six-and-three-quarter [hours, and his scoring strokes Included two fives and 37 fours.

Track Meeting In Milan

VON CRAMM

Cricket Control.

W. McLean is the third member of is family to represent Austraila.

NOW BEST

AMATEUR IN WORLD?

London, June 29.

Sir_Louis_Greig has been acting as host to Von Cramm, the German tennis player, who routed his opponents at Queen's Club, but isn't playing at Wimbledon.

the

"Unfortunately,

Germans, able to play at Queen's was because Lawn Tennis Federn- didn't nominate him, and of course the Swedish

Newcastle, County Down, July 19. "Nazi doctrine are contrary to the James Bruen, the young Irish Won the He wouldn't last as long as Galento yards unck stroke

150 traditions of sport as we understand golfer, had a second round of 74 for event held the them in this country. No one has an aggregate of 140 and leads the did, because he is not yet a hitter South African Universities cham- anything but a feeling of sympathy fleid after two rounds in

the Irish and when Louis has no fear of pionship in 1936, was champion of with the harmless, homely peace.Open Golf Championship.

and destruction Cransvaal in 1937, and was captain loving and artistic Germans. man he is death rolled into one.

at Witwatersrand Univeralty In these are not the-indi with whom the The leading 60 competitors quality Even a miracle should pass, and 1998. 'Pastor should win the title, Nova Combridge now have 24 wins Intern will be associated during it for the final two rounds.

visit." atili would be all right. He would, the water polo series; Oxford have

Observers furesee the possibility get a crack at Pastor in the spring, won 14 times. and seven matches of far-reaching repercussions should 141, is second, followed by Duly, of and heaven knows he stands a better have been drawn.

Arrangements have been made be-selves it would have looked the board decide to cancel the meet-Derry, with 71, aggregating 143; P. J.

Mahon, 78, aggregating 144; White tween the visiting Japanese athletic though we were thinking of the box Ing.

70, aggregating 145; Reginald Whit-team and the Italian Athletic Federa- office at the expense of etiquette."

Sir Louls then explained that the combe, 69, aggregating 145.

tion for participation by Japanese athletes in the international track and reason why Von Cramm had been

FAMOUS STATE EXPRESSES

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OLYMPICS THREATENED

Such a move might foreshadow the end of the Olympic games since the Olymple committee In its recent meeting in London awarded to Ger- many the 1040 winter games. Italy was given the 1944 winter games.

Lees, with 72 to-day to aggregate

we at Wimbledon had to respecttion had nominated him. They were their attitude," sald Sir Louis. He able to do this because he belonged

world's is undoubtedly the

best to some Swedish lawn tennis club. amateur to-day and would have been The Earl of Athlone, brother of a great draw at Wimbledon.

Queen Mary, watched Von Cramm of London. win the championship After the game Von Cramun sald: "I had hoped to play at Wimblesion. Naturally I am very disappointed because I think I would have had a good chance."

Rome, July 19,

"But if we had invited him our

as

A. D. Locke, of South Africa, the field meet at Miian on September 10. holder of the title, had a 74 10-day to Invited to the meet are German, aggregate 147.

and British, Swedish, Hungarian, Finish athletes. Japanese athletes will also compete with Italians at Rome and Naples.--Dome,

The qualifying score is 160. There is no notable non-qualifiers. -Reuter,

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