With Seaman Bob Harvey of H.M.S. Cumberland, and Harry Owens of the Royal Welch Fusiliers leading the parade of British Service boxers, the Auditorium, although it has lizd to rearrange is programme due to an injury to Private Edwin Llewellyn of the Loyals, is proceeding with its announced plans for a series of unusually interesting bouts at the Canidrome Gardens to-morrow evening, commencing at eight o'clock.
The Australian Rugby, League Tourists have come many #housands of mil the hope of winning the R. L., "Ashes" Cup, but if they earn the right to the trophy, there'is, it is learned, no trophy for them.
The original cup has disappeared, no one knows where.
Rugby League officials have been conducting an exhaustive search for the missing trophy but without result. So far as can be ascertained it was last seen about three years ago, so that it was apparently not taken to Australia by the English touring side in 1936.
Harvey v. Rose Bob Harvey, China Station middleweight champion, is to headline the programme with Georce Rose. former 4th U.S. Marines' middleweight star w barr it Shanchar as a member of the 6th U.S. Marines, as his opponent. Harvey, who was seen to advantage here last spring, reports tip-top shape to-day as result of incessant training and several successful bouts in North China ports. A willing scrapper, his meeting with Rose, who will be remembered as a dangerous and skilled puncher, should provide a fitting climax.
In the semi-final, Harry Owens, who made so auspicious a debut here a fortnight ago by hammering out an eight-round victory over Jackie Parks, taking every round, is to meet Kid Frisco, star featherweight of the 15h U.S. Infantry stable and holder of the North China championship. Owens is a formidable opponent for anyone, possessed as he is of a two-fisted attack which is as baffling as it is unorthodox. Frisco, who has just arrived in Shanghai, has to his credit an eight-round victory over Mumio Yoshimura, the Japanese featherweight', and is expected to give a good account of himself even against opponent.
his more experienced If the cup does not turn up during the next few months it is possible t the Courtney Goodwill Trophy Will be substituted.
This trophy was designed and given by Mr, R. O. Courtney of Christ-church, New Zealand.
It was brought home by Mr. Ander-ton last year and the R. L. authorities ave been rather at a loss to know hat to do with it. The real intention of the donor was that it should be competed for by all countries. Fngland, France, Australia and New Zealand, but this has not been found possible.
The Courtney Goodwill Trophy is valuable than the missing but there is a sentimental attached to the latter which the rower trophy has not got.—Reuter.
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