SPORT IN BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 20361, 18 December 1929, Page 18

SPORT IN BRITAIN

[From Odr London Correspondent.] LONDON, October 30, BOXING. Tbo British Boxing Board of Control has not caught the tmblic imagination, and until it is more representative of tiio fistic art, is hardly likely to become a power, it made a bad break in refusing a license to Jeff Dickinson to promote contests in England. That was not only a big advertisement to the American, but also assured him of much support, for the average British sportsman is quick to resent anything which savours of unfair treatment. Dickinson is willing to stage another Len Harvey v. Jack Hood match, and the men are almost certain to again meet. Another pending encounter will •have H. Crossley, of Mexborough, and Frank Moody, of Wales, as contenders for the cruiser-weight championship of Britain. Britain has several' very talented boy boxers, but it is the pronounced opinion of many good judges that a big mistake is being made in trying them out to much. Teddy Baldock has taken part in a hundred contests before he reached twenty-one years of age, and it was no wonder iio had an illness which was largely due to overtaxing his strength. Young Daly, the seventeen-year-old Marylebono boxer, is another good boy wlio has certainly been tried too highly. No lad can engage in a hard contest practically every week without using up vitality and sapping las constitution. Another youngster in Jim Crawford, of Wrexham, who is 17, and has the making of a champion if he is properly handled. He outpointed G. Gourde, of France, at the Stadium Club on Monday, in a style which showed him to be both a boxer and tighter. Ho is a promising performer, and may soon bo after feather-weight championship honours. Another ' Welshman in T. Morgan gamed the award over Francis Biron, cf France, the home man being more finished in his methods. Thus gallant little Wales showed up well against the two noted boxers from France. Another Wales v. France bout was staged at Tbo Bing on Monday, N. Bensa and Ginger Jones being the rivals. H was a fierce encounter, both men being aggressive, so that the pace was fast. They were equally matched, but in the thirteenth round Jones held his rival so much that the referee had no option but to disqualify him, the French boxer thus taking the honours. GREAT BILLIARDS. The opening match between Walter Lindrum. of Australia, and Clark M'Conacnv, of New Zealand, which was decided at Glasgow, has given Homo followers of the game plenty to talk about. There are no “ Ifs ” about the form of the visitors, and. they have shown that changes of climate and strange conditions cannot stop them making big breaks. M‘Ccnachy struggled under the handicap of a chill at the start, and was well behind after a few days, yet he played so well towards the end that he was only 1,49-1 points to the bad at the end. Lindrum twice made four-figure breaks, 1,330 and 1.083, tiio former being a record for Scotland. He bad break of 910, one of 736, and five over 600, truly wonderful play. M'Conacnv made seven breaks of over 500, his best being 782, and during the game he reached three-figures more often than his rival. With the winner averaging 95.10, and M'Conachy 91.37, for the match, the standard of their plav is well illustrated. Next to the play of the visitors the big thing of the last billiard week was the form of C. Falkincr, who is meeting Newman, and receiving a start of 3,000 ia a two-weeks match. He scored 356 more points than his rival during the opening week, and made a break of 803, and if be enters for the championship be will add to the interest of this event.