SPORT NEWS IN BRIEF
M. P. Donneli y Plays Rugby for Oxford.—ln a Rugby match, Oxford University beat Leicester by 15 points to 3. “The New Zealander, M. P. Donnelly, figured in clockwork passing which showed his speed and skill,” says the “Daily Mail.” B. H. Travers, of Sydney, was outstanding among the university forwards.—London. Oct. 31.
Australian Tour by Joe Louis Suggested.—A report from the director of Stadiums, Ltd., that Joe Louis wants to make an Australian tour is quoted jn this morning’s Sydney ‘Daily Telegraph.” The director, M: J. McLean,
claims that the information came to him in a cable signed by the American fight managers, Clarence Edwards and Bill Daly. He adds that nobody in Australia is worthy of a fight with Louis, and that if Louis is prepared to defend his title in Australia, Stadiums, Ltd., will import a top-ranking heavyweight from England or AmericaSydney, October 31.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25021, 1 November 1946, Page 9
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