The Archive · 1940

Late This Month

Responding to the appeal for a boxing card to be held on June 28 in aid of the French Red Cross, the morning round A. N. Waterson (Moore Park) played magnificently to beat D. J. Davies (Ryde Parramatta) 3 and 2 in the final of the New South Wales amateur golf championship at the Lakes Club's Course, Sydney. It Commanding Officer of the East Surrey Regiment, Lieut.-Col. M. E. Swinton gave his consent for his was a remarkable performance without parallel in a State final. Waterson thus retained the title he won from boxers to participate, the inclusion of Jim Ferrier, Australian open and which wily undoubtedly lend further amateur champion last year. This attraction to the coming programme. Yar Ferrier was absent The Surrey boxing squad has already shown their metal, and Matchmaker T. D. Sofoulis is now in contact with their boxing officer, Captain Magee, for further details. The local promoter stated after the last smoker that there is much promising material among them specially Pte. Britchford. Britchford, Wilson, Evans and Dimmock will probably be included on, the card.

Army fighters have already made names for themselves in Shanghai, and boys of the calibre of Edwin Llewellyn of the Loyals who won all his fights in Shanghai, "Crooner" Davis and Harry Owens of the Royal Welch Fusiliers have set high mar here for the "Irons."

With the inclusion of the Marines, French Army, East Surreys, Russian Regiment and local civilian it will be the first when all these services will participate on one card. starboard tack but pinching to windward lost way and was sailing and helmsman after crossed.

Thus ended a very enjoyable day's a change into dry clothes and the usual tiffin time cerenwnies, relaxed is 40 winks till time for the bus home.

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