WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
CHAMPION" BEATEN, | GAME'S THE THING.
FIDEL LA BARRA LOSES ON
POINTS. I
DOWN SEVERAL TRIES.
Boston. Feb, 15. In a ten round contest, Johnny Vacen beat Pier for Barba (fy weight, boxing champion of the World on paints.
No titte was faŸnived.
Ln, Barba reveived a left hook
to the faw in the first round. to be knocked of his feet for the first time in his career;
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He arose and had hardly stag- gered to his feet at the count of nine when a right mush pored
him for a count of five.
"He had gest reenväred his balance when left hoolt returned him to the cativas Por another count
ment.
MR NG SZEKWONG ON SPORT,
INTERPORT SOCCER..
THE CHINA MAIL.
"REFEREE'S PART
ABLE TO MAKE OR MAR SOCCER.
TWO KINDS OF FOULS.
الصعيد
HANKOW DELAY
we have now reached the aston Fishing position in which, while the representatives of the Soviet (Continued from page 13 Fregime enjoy recognition and full | diplomatic 'privilèges in London, desire to improve the lot of the its accredited agents in Hankow employees, appear on the whole to Have been publicly engaged in have tried to meet them.
hounding on the excitable Chinese However, there are numerous mob to attack the British Concos The subject of rough play in the series of interport soccer matches evidences of an increasing tension. Even in the record of the having erupt up in Club gossip in dency on the part of Union leaders Bolshevik Government's relations relation to the part a referee plays, to over-ride all authority and take with this country there has never the following remarks by Mr. Jack the law into their own hands been anything quite so barefaced. Boyer, the youngbet director in This is causing the greatest ap. Zinovieff, Trotsky and their like Home football are very, appro-prehension in view of the extent might fulminate against us in priate. Says Mr. Boyer:
Of all the people connected with to which capital is being penalised Moscow, might issue instructions football, there is none of more im- and industrial enterprise rendered by letter to the Communist party portance than the referee. This impotent,
in Great Britain, might secretiy Symptomatic of the prevailing foment insurrections in India, and officiul is what might be termed the "controlling agent" of the game. economic unrest is the decision of might train Orientals-including that either the match he is Union to hold a lantern procession ceridiary oratory and Communist The direct result of his work the recently formed Tenants many Chinese-in the arts of in-
ex-to-morrow
night protesting propaganda; but the conduct of against "outrageous rents and Bonodin and his associates in Especial taxes." The Union is ask- openly organising an attack upon ing the public to refuse to pay British nationals and their pro- February rent until landlords perty in Hankow, in the hope of agree to reduce rents and abolish forcing the defenders to shoot, is key-money.
An address which amounted to "the game's the thing" was given by Mr. Ny Sze-kwong when presid ing over the Chinese Interport fact balt dinner in the South China re-charge of is a really bright staurant last Hight.
hilarating game or that it is no thing but a miserable fasco.
Mr. Ng Sze-kwong has been several times lawn tennis singles champlon of the Colony and is also a keon cricketer.
to
"Every sportsman who goog see a match does so not so much to see one team defeat the other as said Mr. Ng. to see a clean and sporting gume,"
Lee Hyun Cup.
Mr. Lee Hysan has presented a niae amidst the wildest excite beautiful cup for ten years' com
petition between North, South, East Only El Barbad's ringraft saved
and West China, the division win- hiny time again as Vacca rocked: him with terride panches.-Reutersning most times in that period to
become eventual holders,
American Service.
LADIES' GOLF.
"INTERNATIONAL” MATCH AT
PANLING.
SCORES IN DETAIL,
An interesting ladies autch Was played on the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club of coarse at Frating yesterdity between teams of ten-x- side representing Scotland and
Ireland v. England: and the Rest,
The conditions were no handicap with point for g win. Scotland and beinnd way by Xoints 10. 2. Details are, as follow:
Scotland: A
England & the Ireland
Mrs Ray
Mrs. Gilmore!
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Max. Rowley : 0 Mr.
Sommerfelt
Dr. C. Yoong of the National Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa, tion replied.
An Age Limit?
It is the opinion of the managers of to-day should not exceed a cer- an ag The fast football now played demands absolute fitness. in the referee,. They also sider that preference in making the appointments should always by given to an official who has played:
of the big clubs that the referee
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MOSCOW'S POLICY.
How It Suits the Chinese Nationalists:
[a new development. The Soviet agenta: in China are taking à lend- ing part in an attempt to drive our people out of the country, That is what mainly concerns" them, and they can now point te a. success which leaves British Commenting on events at Han-prest.ge throughout the East a kow, the "Daily Telegraph" says rain until such time as measures that it is not surprising to learn have been taken to restore it. that what is described in Peking.
.1 Lure of the Concessions. as the complacency of the officials |
The Cantonese have, of course, in London and of the public at additional interests of their own." Mr. Wong Kam-ying proposed the boast of the other guests. Mr. A. T.
home in regard to these events is Their purpose of expelling the severely crised by British re-British from the Concessions has Hamilton, in replying, spoke about the time of 25 years ago when no.
sidents in the Chinese capital, Chinese played soccer in Hong
a very practical side to it, for the who point to the serious blow sus-towns that have grown up within Kong and how in 1910 a local team the game, as the knowledge, that tained by British prestige in the those areas got up, by him won the champion-haa been gained by an ex-player East.
are the finest in In any case, what has China. They have been built, in whip at Nanking.
especially of the finer points of the actually happened cannot be un-most cases, upon bare and un- Trophies Presented xame, must be greater than that of done by any change in the atti-wanted tracts of land leased to the the man who has never kicked tude of the Cantonese Govern British, and to gain possession of ball in his life.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Those who have entered for the. Hong Kong Cricket annual nwn tennis tournament (oßer singles. and, doubles), to begin next month, are asked to note the advertisement on page 12.
The Hon. Sir Shou-aon Chow, Mr. EV. M. R. de Sousa (President, Club de Recreio, Mr. Lee Hon-kam manager of the Hong Kong Chin ese team) and the Rev. Alexander, C. F. (representing the United Ser-players, men Vices) also spoke.
China flag were banded to the local
ceived a douvenir for his team.
Mrs. Oliver
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It has often occurred to me what ment, under whose eyes not mere them for nothing would be an excellent officials could be soundly these outbreaks, but the long excellent stroke of business. for among some of the pher "star" preparation of them took place the heirs of the Socialist tradition of irreproachable. If there is in any responsible Bri-of Sun Yat-sen. the foreign set- character, who necessarily knowtish quarter a notion of reposing tlement at Shanghai, upon which The Lee Hysan Cup and the East more of the game than any theorist faith in the pledges of Mr. Chen they are already turning a covet-
Right Man With Whistle. Traplain, Lam Yuk-ying and Li Wai- It is an acknowledged fact in called that the working up of the jous eye, land values stand as highl tone (the Shanghai skipper) re boxing circles that the most com- Hankow mob to the point attained as those in the cities of Great Bri Įtain, and among the buildings Dr. Young also made a presenta actively participated in the sport. For Monday begar last month, and there are some of the finest in the tion to Mr. Wong Kam-ying.
either as an amateur or profes-that before Christmas "the Bus- At the conetasion, the gatheringsional Then why not so in foot-stan Bolsheviks Borodin
world; These are the external Went to Lee Gardens as Puests of iball? Mr. Lee lysan..
Gallent were taking the lead with aspects of a position which it is The FA have peculiar views on the Cantonese Communists in de sought to sweep out of existerice; the question of the ex-professional livering inflammatory speeches and we say again that the surren- player. The fermer I can call to mind who is and preparing for the attack. If der of it would never be tolerated on the Association's list of referees the Cantonese Government had by public opinion in this country, Prince's Building
which expects, is Bob Steel, of Tottenham Hotspur the will and the power to prevent
on the contrary, fame, and a right good man he that attack, they obviously should that measures shall be taken to has proved with the whistle.
have done so; and the question restore what has been temporari- The recent experience of two. wellknown, referens-Mr. Herbert whether they deliberately allowly lost, and undo the shattering
of this week's) Bamlett and Mr. Harry Curtissed it or were unable to prevent it moral effect who have relinquished their duties is quite immaterial so far as triumph of mob-violence at Han- The British Government more trusting to their subsequent on the field of play for the worrying task of club management assurances is concerned. To trust has made public. the extreme A portion of his duty is to write are interesting, by the way. Both cricket articles, and to visit schools Middlesbrough and Brentford, the to them is utterly impossible, and length to which it considers that the Treaty Powers should go in we may at least take it for grant- and country districts with a view clubs who are under their reped that the British naval author the conciliating of Chinese Ne Nine players, took out cards in
to discovering and encouraging tive control are mving a really the Adamson Cup February qualiyoung talent.
But it has good season, and both are likely to ities on the spot do not dream of tionalist sentiment. fying competition of the R.H.K.G.C. | Earlier PLATIN LA stated have a big"voice in the promotion doing, so. The question of the never repudiated its" obligation to at Happy Valley.
Ponsford has accepted Bir Basil question in their Leagues..
bona fides of the Cantonese Gov. protect the legitimate interests of P. Mortison qualified with a Parkinson's offer of an important
Personality Counts.
ernment is relevant only to the its nationals in China, and the score of 95 (pinus handicap 22). | position in Lancashire, enabling One of the greatest assets the equals 73,
official in charge of a game can policy of dealing with them off-country awaits new some clear him to play for Blackpool as possess is personality. There are cially as a de facto authority, in sign that the policy of allowing!
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BOXING.
STOKER MORRIS WILLING TO FIGHT
IRON RUX'S CHALLENGE.
Although Stoker Norman Morris is willing to box Jean Bux for the middleweight championship of the Colony and a side-stake of $500, he Ys prevented from accepting. Bux'ä challenge.
Morris, however, is willing to meet any welterweight or middle- weight in Hong Kong, with a side- stake if necessary, under the nuspiers of the Hong Kong Boxing Association.
Bux is a "focal boy," who achiev- ed fame as a bantam and feather-
weight before going to Manila where increasing woight has put him in the heavier classes.
Morris won the "middleweight championship of the Colony, and Mr. R. M. Dyer's belt at the last tournament by knocking out his shipmate, Able Seuman Ewin.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
The following will represent the Civil Service C.C. in a lengue cric- ket match on the Hong Kong .C.G. ground at 2 p.m., on Saturday... B D. Evans (captain), G. R.. Sayer, F. J.de Rome, E. C. Pincher, F. J. Ling. R. C. Witchell, A. E. Wood. E. W. H. Hamilton, F. E. Lawrence, I
F. Baker, F. H. Heldman.
DECLINES OFFER FROM LANCASHIRE.
Melbourne, Jan. 26.
W. M. Ponsford (the Victoria and Australian Tert match cricketer) has declined the Lancashire offer and enters the service of the "Met bourne Berald"
amateur.
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many referees on the League list the manner contemplated by the matters in that connection to drift The Australian Board of Control who are so favoured. Often in a British Memorandum that has to ruin has been replaced by one has entered strong protests to the dressing-room pribe to the match had so humiliating a sequel. As more worthy of our place in the English authorities in an endeavour player is heard to say, "Mind to that, it must be repeated that
world!
This shows the
to secure joint action to prevent your behaviour to-day, so-and-so the Hankow mob have done no
is in charge." similar occurrences following futare cricket tours:
moral control such un oficia exer- thing that goes beyond the pro- For claimed policy "of Canton. Fellowing upon a meeting of eneises over his charges.
One referee Bave in mind, whol-some years that Government have thusiasts at the Melbourne ground
is noted for his Arm handling of been basing their Nationalist ap- an unofficial committee was ap
matches, is practically a dwarf in peal mainly upon furious denun stature, and the way he lectured ciation of everything British. for what he termed "angentleman Their policy of repudiating the a big giant half-back the other day ly behaviour on the field was not Treaties, taking back the Conces- without ite humorous side, though sions, and making life impossible. it had the desired effect.
pointed to formulate a scheme to induce Pensford, who has virtual ly decided to join Blackpool, to re main in Australia.
It was suggested that a fund of £6,000; equal to 1 sovereign for every run that Ponsford has scored in first-class cricket, should be raised]
TENNIS TEST.
BRITISH LADIES DRAW AT CAPE TOWN.
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Cape Town, Jan. 26.
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"The Whispering Gallery" cage- ed a day's sensation in London It is at this point that the pur- some time ago by its alleged re- than the use of the whistle. for poses of Canton and Moscow have velatious of intimate details and conversations of European states: the always been in closest contact. men., Such a hue and cry went up triding reasons for which Kame should never be stopped. Their ultimate aims are different, about the book on the day of its Since the League's admonition to no doubt, for Moscow cares no publication that it was withdrawn The first Test match between the the referees British lady lawn tennis tourists ever, this nuisance has been to a China than for that of Georgia. The book was published anony- the subject, how-more for the independence of by the publishers the next day. and South Africa "was commenced great extent stopped. under a hot and glaring sun. A
It may not be generally known and the professed Communists mously, but was said to be the me large attendance of spectators in that the clubs, when sending in are but one section of the Chinese mories of a prominent diplomat., cluded the Earl and Countess of particulars of their match to the Nationalist movement. But they the newspapers, which had been
The day the book was published On Loddoa- Athlone.
governing body, are always invit-have from the outset been cordial furnished advance copica for re- Misa Joan Fry (Great Britain) ed to, send in their report as to ly at one in making the destruc-view, devoted many columns to the beat Miss Heine, 1/6. 6/2, how, in their opinion, the referee tion of the British position in startling revelations mader 6/3.
has controlled the game. This in China their first objective; and publishers, alarmed by the clamor, Mrs. Peacock (South Africa) vitation is always accepted to-day, beat Mrs. Watson 6/3, 1/6, the clubs being just as
pressed Hesketh Pearsons, who had generous 6/8.
sold them the manuscript saying in their praise of satisfactory offi- Miss E. H. Harvey and Mrs. Meelal. as they are in notifying any
he represented a former British Heine and Mrs. Hall, 0/3, 1/0.
qubam (Great Britain) beat Miss case of incompetence.
were only two free kicks given for Ambassador who wished his name Un demand One of the greatest figures in fouls. Had the same spirit been
to be kept secret, to reveal the Credits, 4 months sight 1310 the referees' ranks of recent years, infused into a league.game I do
principal's name. Mrs. Peacock and Mrs. Macarthur was Mr. J. T. Howeroft, who is now not hesitate to say there would have written by Sir Rennel Rodd, foy
Pearsons said the be had been On Berlin (South Africa) beat Miss Saunders not on the active Hat. He was so been ten times that number of free mer Ambassador to Italy, who was On New York and Miss Dix, 6/4, 7,6.
popular with the crowds, owing to kicks. I must heartily congra- quickly able to prove that he had his efficiency in cerrying out his tulate Capt. Edwardes for the duties, that a special cheer was al- admirable way in which he control ever seen or heard of the diary ways given for him directly he led the "Battle of the Blues."
and that he had never met. Pearsons. · Credits, 60 days"eight made his appearance on the Aeld)
Suit was then brought against Da domadd Intention in Foul. of play.
The great point for a referee to Pearsons on a charge of obtaining
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C.S.C.C. 2nd v. H.K.C.C. 2nd.
INDOOR POLE JUMP The following will represent the
FEAT. Civil Service C.C. 2nd XI ngainst the Hong Kong C.C. 2nd XI on the
New York. Feb. 16. C.S.C.C. ground at 2.05 pm, on Sabin Carr of Yale University Saturday.-J. H. B. Nihill (capt.), broke the indoor pole jump record A. R. Sutherland, H. 5. Strange, with a jump of 13 feet 9 inchor, H. F. Westlake A. W. Grimmitt, 1-Reutor's American Service.
G. H. Hallam, H. F. Harper. R. S. W. Paterson, R. R. Davies, W. F.
Garvin, C. Sarn. Reserve:-P. F. O'Neill.
W. B. Cornaby, G.P. Lammert, FT
team "mob" the referee in an effort whether the foul was committed de
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to get him to alter his decision on liberately, or if it was an accidental any point in the game. A referee one-the difference between the Semi-military honours were met with this treatment only- re-two classes of offence is great. paid at the funeral at Farne cently, the captain of the defending While the game has no room for borough, Hants, of ex-Sergt. A syndicate is being formed in side being the worst offender, re- the player who is given to deli- Major W. T. Fitch, once cham. Johannesburg to get Suzanne peatedly exclaiming that was no berate foul play, a player should pion swordsman of the British
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The loss of a beautiful bracelet have been in progress, and it is At the recent inter-University given, the necessary experience and worth about £1,000 during a understood that the French play match at Stamford Bridge the officiency, there is no reason why er will be free to accept the convigorous nature of the play was he should not enjoy the same as brief taxi ride in the West End of tract in about two months' time. vary noticeable, but during the much as anybody else concerned London has been reported to
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Montreal, Jan. 18. "We understand that New Zea Iland is the happiest country in the
world. We know the women help.. ed to make it so," said Miss Idola St. Jean, head of a committee of women who are leading the cam paign, In Québec, for women's sur frage, which was received on Thursday by Mr. J. G. Contes (Prime Minister of New Zealand) Mt. Contes expressed great interest I in their activities hero.