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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 20, 1939.

PASSED OVER

LOU NOVA PASSED OVER FOR

TITLE

FIGHT

WITH LOUIS

Bob Pastor Given Crack

At Heavyweight

Title

Detroit, July 18.

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

By Henry McLemore

(United 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.

Nova is firmly convinced that he,, chance of licking the fight hitting und he alone, is entitled to the next] New York boy than he does Louls. bay with Joe Louis. He points out, and quite logically, that not only did he fight a draw with 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 al- ready had his chance against Louis about that saw him run like a thief for the 10 rounds with the sole Bim of making Jou look bad--but he has done little since. True, he did beat an article named Toles in De- troit, but later was trinuned in Pennsylvania by a fighter so obscure that even merabers of his family are not quite sure of his real name and enll im "hi there," and "Butch" and "say, you."

If he is interested in money, Louin) should be grateful, that Galento knocked him down. That knock- down, that indication that Louls is not invincible, will add thousands and thousands of dollars to the gate the next time he fights, Persons who passed up his fights in the past! becute they thought they offered no contest now will go in the hope of seeing some one flatten him with a wild and woolly punch. It will and breathes there a man with soul incan another fut deposit in the bank,

so dend who wouldn't gladly fall on the seat of his pants for one hundred thousand dollars7

Speaking for myself. I'd put on a two parts suit and tall once for

Nova won't get the next Dght, however; he ly on the way to take each pair for half that much: ilni prizefight exercise known as:

The run around. Every fighter is a OXFORD

- victim of it at one time or another.

Schmeling was a classic example of

the run around. After his knockout of Louis In the Arst

fight he was

the only sensible choice to meet Braddock for the heavyweight title. Etc. would have beaten Braddock, too, and become the first man in history to regain the heavyweight title after losing it. It was the very

SWIMMERS

SUPERIOR

London, June 25. Oxford beat Cambridge by 28 fact that he would have won that points to 25 in

their 44th, annual

Saturday.

got him the old run around. The swimming contest, held at the Em- men who operate boxing did not pire Pool, Wembley on

This was Oxford's first win since want the lie to go to Germany, which is a long way off, even us the 1930.. crow flies. So they let Maxie rust

and disintegrate in Baden Baden and substituted Louls.

have

D. L. Powell, the Welsh champion, contributed largely towards Oxford's winning the 220 yards success by and 440 yards free-style, events.

In the 440 yards, race Powell, swimming in effortless style, won by the length of the bath from the South African,

NOVA IS SORE-Lon Nova, above, Callfornian heavyweight, who recently beat Max Baer and Tommy Farr, is annoyed that he has not been matched with Joe Louis in a title fight. Bob Pastor bar now been given a chance at the title,

Boycotting Of German

Sport Proposed:

Hopes Fading

Swimming Interport Australia Pleased With

Rugger Players

Players Who Will Tour England

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 Intarport will be abandoned.

Chinese clubs, for various reasons, are not supporting the Victoria Recreation Club in the venturo. 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.

Passing Of A Great Cricketer

Tom Hayward Dead

London, July 19.

The death is announced to-day of Thomas Hayward, the former

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 ar- rivo 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 little to choose between the rivals, says an English writer.

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

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

POTTED COMMENT

Hero are some potted comments about a low of the players. R. Itan- kin, the back from New Wales, is a splendid kicker and handler, cool and resourceful.

Nineteen-year-old D. Carricic is product of Sydney's finest Rugby school, St. Joseph's College. He was chosen for New South Wales after only two club games,

Works in bank with C. Towers, one of the shrewdest tacticians in Australian Rugby, and is expected to develop into 11 Arat-class centre three-quarter.

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

BEST WINGER IN AUSTRALIA

Hungarian Loses At Singapore

Singapore, July 7. Szabados, ex-world's table tennis champion, suffered a second defeat in Malaya, last night this time at the hands of Fook lin-chlew, the 1936 Hongkong champion, who registered a convincing viclory by three sets to

onc.

Szabados, and Kelen, the Hungari- an store, played the final exhibition match in Mainyn at the Happy World Stadium last night against the Aug- inter- was st Badminton Party, local champlona. Hin-chlew club however later beaten by Kelen after a keenly contested five set struggle. were The games

uninteresting compared to the previous exhibition matches: both visitors and local players made a poor showing. Only two games in which Fook Hin-

in

Far- England and Surrey cricketer-Aurobably the description of 21-chew Dyured against Szabades and

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.

athletic

Reuter Bulletin.

be BO

Kelen were there glimpses of good table tennis.

year-old V. Nicholson, who is ex- pected to delight English crowds.

The Hungarians leave to-day by W. S. Ide-his name is pronounced

the s.s. Plancius for Australia, via Born on March 29, 1871, Hayward | "Edie"-plays

centre for Queens- was one of the greatest batsmen who land, but was a Ave-eighth In Java where they are to give.exhibi-

tion matches. ever played for his county and Eng-Sydény, where he learnt his football.

M. Szabados beat Yeo Cheng-hai, 21--10, land. His prowess may not

M. Carpenter was looked upon as 21-11, 21-10.

1. Kelen beat Lee Chun-kat, 2-20, well-known to the present generation a brilliant winger when playing in

Kan of cricketers, but amongst those who West Australia. He is now living in nok hoy and Max F. I. Cheng followed the course of Test cricket Victoria and playing, centre three-beat Lintasan and Miss L. F. Yuen, during the turn of the century, there quarter, a position which apparently 21-13, 21-10. is no doubting his ability.

His stur

was beglaning to dim H. F. Pash, vice-president of, the However, London is scheduled to when Jack Hobbs first gained a place commitice, announced that he would be the scene of the 1944 Olympics amongst the leading batsmen of the ofer I resolution cancel the and it in not believed that the British country. His last Test was against

jeopardise the Australia in England, a 1909-long! match between Germany committee would and Great Britain In Cologne on chances of success of those games before some of the younger stars of

relations the present day were born. by breaking off athletic Aug. 20.

with Germany. "Sport ceases to be sport when

In all, Hayward batted in 36 Test sections of the nation, such as the Such a course would be bound to innings, with an aggregate of 1,900 Jews, are excluded from participat cause retaliation by Germany, and runs and averaging 34.44. He scored ing in it," Pash said. "The event in probably Italy and Japan.-Untied three centuries, two against Australla (130 at Manchester in 1899, 137 at the the Oval in the same year) and question will not be a match be- Press.

(122 at one against South Africa Johannesburgh in 1890).

tween teams selected on the same principle." southern committec, Pash will carry Golf it to the national body. He has also and mid- approached the northern

and committees and asked that all three communicate their views to the British Amateur Athletic Board which meets on July 8.

It the move is successful with the

THE REAL GERMANS

1. E. Allanson, of "One admits the general principle Cambridge, and his time of 6 min. with each other," Pasi said, "but

toler-

J. Bruen

Still In The Lead

His Test matches in Australia were 1003-4, in 1897-98, 1901-02, and while he played against the Austra Hans in England in 1896, 1899, 1002, 1005 and 1909.

Against Australla he inade 1,747 runs in all, with on average of 35.65. The highest innings of his career was a magnificent triple century, of 315 not out, for Surrey against Lan- -1898. His cashire at the Qval in' innings lasted six and three quarter hours, and his scoring strokes included two Aves and 37 fours.

Track Meeting In Milan

sults him better.

Has real touch brilliance

and

makes up for lack of weight he is The vice-captain, E. C. Gibbons, is only 10st. lb. with trickiness. 25, and a half-back with tremendous courage.

Fook Hin-chiew beat M. Szabados, 21-10, 10-21, 21-10, 14-21, 21-10.

M. Szabadon and 1. Helen best Yeo Kelen beat Fook Hin-chiew, 102, Cheng hat and Leo Chun-kaf, 110, 21-10. 16-21, 21-10, 21-14, 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. Wil-tralla at home and in South Africa. Twenty-three-year-old B. Oxlade son, who leads Queensland. A great

who was formerly forward and an outstanding leader. is a nephew of R. A. Oxlade, chair-

Research tion executive, a Carnegie awarded He is a Master of Arts, and has been man of the N.S.W. Cricket Associa Scholarship, which he is to take up chairman of the Australian Board of

London University after the tour. Cricket Control,

W. McLean is the third member of A. J. Hodgson is the most ex-

He his family to represent Australia. perienced player of the pack.

VON CRAMM

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.

SHOULD BE GRATEFUL Nova is angry now at the treat- ment he is getting, but actually he should be grateful, he will be better a year from now and Louis will be worse. Nova is coming up, Louis-is-30 2-5 sec, was a new University there must be a foundation of decen human-feeling,-not-a-record-of-bru.. record by 4°3-5 sec. going down. We have seen the best

The only individual winner for tality which would never

Newenstle, County Down, July 10. Louis we'll ever see, but not the best Cambridge was A, J. Brink, one of ated in the average civilised country.

"Nazi doctrines are contrary to the James Bruen, the young Irish Nova. In September Nova wouldn't the several South Africans in their

chance against the champion. team. Brink, who won the 150 traditions of sport as we understand golfer, had a second round of 74 for

"Unfortunately, the Germans; able to play at Queen's was because the Swedish Lawn Tennis Federa- He wouldn't last as long na Galento yards back stroke event, held the then in this country. No one has an aggregate of 140 and leads the

didn't nominate him, and of course did, because he is not yet a hitter South Afrlean Universities cham-anything but a feeling of sympathy field after two rounds in the Irish

we at Wimbledon had to respecttion had nominated him. They were and when Louis has no fear of a pionship in 1930, was champlon of with the harmless, homely pedce Open Golf Championship.

artiste Germans, But

their attitude," said Sir Louls. He able to do this because he belonged death and destruction Transvaal in 1837, and was captain loving and

the undoubtedly world's best to some Swedish lawn tennta club. University

The Earl of Athlone, brother of at Witwatersrand

in these are not the maen with whom the

amateur to-day and would have been 1938.

team will be associated during it

Queen Mary, watched Von Cramm Rome, July 19. a great draw at Wimbledon.

of London, Leos, with 72 to-day to aggregate Observers foresee

"But if we had Invited him our-win the championship the possibility matches of far-reaching repercussions should 141, is second, followed by Daly, of

Arrangements have been made be- selves it would have looked as After the game Von Cramm sald: the board decide to cancel the meet-Derry, with 71, aggregating 143; P. J.

Malion, 76, aggregating 144; White tween the visiting Japanese athletic though we were thinking of the box "I had hoped to play at Wimbledon. Naturally I am very disappointed ing.

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

tion for participation by Japanese Sir Louls then explained that the because I think I would have had a combe, 80, aggregating 145.

athletes in the International track and reason why Von Cramm had been good chance." A. D. Locke, of South Africa, the field meet at Milan on September 10. meet ure German, holder of the title, had a 74 to-day to Invited to the

and British, Swedish, Hungarian, aggregate 147.

Finish athletes. Japanese athletes The qualifying score is 180. There is no notable non-qualifiers. will also compete with Italians at -Reiter:

Rome and Naples.-Domel,

man he is rolled into one.

Even if a miracle should pass, and Fastor should win the title, Nova Cambridge now have 24 wins invisi" sull would be all right. He would the water polo series; Oxford have get a crack at Pastor in the spring, won 14 mes, and seven and heaven knows he stands a better have been drawn.

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OLYMPICS THREATENED

Such a move might foreshadow the end of the Olympic games since the

in its Olympic commitee

recent meeting in London awarded to Gar- Italy imany the 1940 winter games,

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The leading 60 competitors qualify for the. final two rounds.

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