SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1927.
SPORTS
"GRUDGE" FIGHTS.
SOME FAMOUS SCRAPS RECALLED.
WHEN MONEY DID NOT MATTER.
The "grudge fight" is usually ballyhoo and nothing more, says Robert Edgren. Billing a match as a "grudge fight is the cle- mentary trick by which a pro- moter tries to get up interest and draw a crowd when he hasn't a real attraction. If the attraction is good enough there's no need fur advertising the "grudge fight" vica,
belt.
INTERPORTS.
• SHANGHAI MEMORIES OF HONG KONG.
SEEKING REVENGE.
noon
LOCAL SOCCER:
CHINESE TRIAL GAME TO-DAY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
for this privilege the Chinese Ath-
·HENRI COCHET ONLY 26 YEARS OLD.
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LOCAL BASEBALL. HONOLULU CHINESE.
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CHINESE LINE-UP FOR TO-DAY.
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CHAPMAN AND THE.
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The first trial game, between the! In the game of All-Around Chi- football teams of the Chinese Ath-nese Amateur Athletes of Honolulu local sportsmen in China Bullding There was a large gathering of lelle and the South China, for the v. the Japanese Club this afternoon, privilege to represent China In the the line-up for the All-Around Chi- yesterday when the South Chinn coming Far Eastern Olympiad, will neee of Honolulu will be as fol- Athletic Association were "at be played at Scokumpoo this after-lows:-Young K. Yuen, Ib; Afs home" to the All-Honolulu Chin- at 5.30. Captain Austin, Pung, se; Lee Lai, If; Peter. Yee, ese who are going to Shanghai to R.A., had kindly consented to re- cf Archie Ho: Edward Low, pi participate in the Far Eastern feree this game which will be play-Clarence Chang, e; Kenneth Hee, Olympic games, ed under the rules of the F.E.O. 2b; Bunny Chung, rf; Brownie The following Honolulu visitors It was definitely announced by Chung, p; Yun Fong Ching, p: Abe were present:-Clarence Chang, In the spring of next year the National Chinese Amateur Ath- Sang Liu, c; and Matty Chang, c.
President of All-Chinese Amateur there will be a team coming from letle Federation that a team from.
Athletes; Mattie Chang, Yun- Hong Kong to play against the South will represent China, and
fong Ching, Herbert Chung, Shanghai, says "Safety First," a letic team had recently administer-
Enyin Chung, Chun Cheu, Ken- Shanghai Servicemen's magazine. ed a defeat to Canton and eliminat-
neth Hee, Archie Ho, Abe Liu, These matches take place every ed that City's hopes to the tune of
Edward F. Low, Nelson Kau, year, in Hong Kong and Shang-7-0. The local Federation-is con-
K. C. Lum, Lai Yee, Charles Lum, hai alternately. This year Hong ducting these trial games, as it is
Ah-kong Pung, Afo Pung, Peterpaat. Kong gave it us rather badly in conducting trials of other branches
Yee, Arthur Yee, A. C. Yee, The old statutes prescribed that the neck, beating us by four goals of sporta for the same purpose, and
Young-kam Yuen, S. U. Wong, the recipients of Bachelors degrees. On demand it la expected that this trial will be to none and playing the very in the nature of a best-out-of-three
Chow Young.
must appear in black clothes, and Credits 60 days' sight 10% One of the genuine grudge havoc with our men. When they affair. The winning team together
All the members of the Hono-since the war impecunious under-
On Bombay- fights of history was that between left at the end of January, they with such reserves who will be able
A small sensation has been lulu team are all-round sportsmen! graduates found that the only black
sults they possessed were their Wire Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Cor- were fifteen rosy, healthy, vigor-to co-ordinate and play well with caused in first class cricket and have represented various dress clothes.
The grudge lasted five ous specimens of manhood; but that team will be selected after the circles in consequence of the clubs at other games than
The new.statute states that dark On demand' years, with Corbett's dramatic when, fourteen days later, they trials by the local Federation.. The Chinese, line-up will be
action of A. P. F. Chapman, the baseball. Among the team are a clothes must be worn, and the On Calcuti defeat as the climax. A few days pulled up at Wayside Wharf on a
usual.
Kent and England captain in number of swimmers who gave verbal change from black to dark Wire before he died Bob Fitzsimmons Japanese liner, after losing two
connection with the England an exhibition at North Point on widens the field of selection and visited me. in the "Evening matches and drawing one at
verses the Rest trial match at Thursday while several of the brings in the lounge suit. World" office, New York, and Hong Kong, they were little less.
Bristol to-day. Chapman, who players are good baseball, volley-evening dress tradition is not very old and it rested on nothing but talked for hours about his experi- than a half-platoon of crocks,
undergraduates' custome. ences. He was bitter in only one looking as though they had just NEW NET CHAMPION. captained the Gentlemen against ball and handball exponents.
the Players at Lord's last week, the guests of the Chinese Recrea
On Monday the visitors will be thing his reference, to Jim Cor-emerged from the interior of a
invited to captain the bett.
That grudge of many concrete mixer, and with the
English side in to-day's trial, but, tion Club at an informal "At years before was still smoulder-manager of the team (there's no
he declined the invitation, and Home" at Causeway Bay. If pos- ing...
Henri Cochet, who won the appeared at the Oval in Kent's sible some of the baseball players It started," said Bob, "the day
lawn terinis championship at match against Surrey.
will meet local Chinese tennis Corbett bent John L. Sullivan. I
Wimbledon on Saturday, will be
players. 'ad tried 'ard to get Sullivan, but
remembered and respected as the e wouldn't fight me. I saw
greatest fifth set player in the Corbett beat 'im, When the fight was over I rushed out to Corbett's
world, says Stanley N. Doust.
Cochet, who was born 26 years And in February our turn will dressing-room, full of enthus-
ago, is the third Frenchman to We can't provide any-win this historic event. When 'iasm, to congratulate im. The come.
room was locked, but there was thing like such a hard ground as Jean Boretra won in 1924, and The incident recalls the fact over the door, so they have in Hong Kong, but we 1926, and R. Lacoste in 1925, the that, in connection with the Test climbed up and stuck my end can do a lot towards providing a field, although as large in num- Trial Match at Sheffield on June through the transom and looked team that will keep the handsome bers, was not as strong as this 25, Hobbs offered to play for
Corbett Interport Cup at Shanghai. "Sad-
W. T. Surrey instead of playing in the year. In those years stretched on the rubbing cot. I dest of all, we cannot possibly Tilden did not play, so that representative match. Fender yelled: congratulations down to compete with the way our people Cochet's victory definitely places points out that, in view of the Union will have a return Ping-pong im. E looked up at me and were treated by the Hong Kong France at the head of the lawn agreement that Counties should, match with the Club on the same turned to is seconds and said: Association, who proved beyond tennis playing nations prac- release selected players for trial day, at 7 p.m. in the same place. Open the door and kick that doubt that there is a super- tically the whole world.
The players representing the Union are: Ng Tai Ping, Wong superlative degree to the term red-'eaded blank out of 'ere.'
Cochet is short and somewhat
Tung Hoi, Ng Tin Fong, Chow Man hospitality. In any case, the stockily built. His demeanour
Ching. Wong Mung Fay, and Chan "I'd gone down there-full of actual Interport match here is on the court is a mixture of admiration for Corbett, because
Wal Ming. 'e'd done the job I wanted to do, sure to create
a tremendous calmness and excitement. He is and a very next job, I went amount of interest. I have not calmness personified when he has Because I felt friendly to Corbett, the remotest idea as to who will to retrieve from a losing position, Ant that was what I got. E and who will not play for Shang- as, for example, when Tilden had hui on that occasion, but as him 2 sets down and 5-1 in the called me 'n red-'eaded Slank.' 'I made up my mind I'd lick 'im for Hong Kong have been in the third set last Thursday, and on that, and I began challenging in. of Army players in their repre- he was six times within a point habit of including quite a number Saturday against Borotra when Fitz Gets Revenge. "I followed Corbett around and sentative side, it seems not with- of losing the match. But he is challenged im from the stage out the bounds of hospitality that temperamental about such things and in the papers," Fitz went on. Shanghai also, next time, will be as playing in the rain and
Then one day when I walked assisted by players from the umpires' bad decisions, into the Green 'Otel, in Philade Army. It is probable, of course, phin, somebody told me Corbett that some rule will have to be was in the har with his friends.! drawn up before the occasion to
a transom
down. There
Was
use in concealing his name-it was a certain Mr. A. H. Leslie) looking the worst of all. That is what
Hong Kong grounds (harder than diamonds), Hong Kong footballers and Hong Kong hospitality had done for our men
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domitable courage and tenacity.
Cochet's game varies more I walked right through to the bar prevent the possibility of one than that of most champions. overwhelmingly But even when playing badly he and asked 'im, in a perfectly team being friendly way, to give me a fight stronger than the other for is hard to beat because of his in- for the championship. Espat on nothing is more uninteresting, or my face, and then 'is friends 'eld unfair to the weaker side, than me so I couldn't 'it 'im. I met to have a soccer match in which Corbett on the road when we were the teams are at great variance training at Carson, and when I as regards playing ability. was willing to shuke 'ands 'e said 'e'd shake 'ands after 'o'd licked me. I told 'im then 'e'd never shake 'ands.
a
His style is unorthodox. There is no flourishing full swing-back of the racquet nor is there an exaggerated follow through.) That is one reason why Cochet conceals the direction of his strokes from his opponent till the ball is speeding there. Cochet takes a very early ball. Event Tilden's fastest service he stood within the base line to receive it. This denotes a very quick eye and brain.
"And after I knocked 'im out," sand bills, in the woods, on
barge, and always "to a finish. said Fitz, "and 'e'd been counted In the barge fight Corbett wore out and the crowd was in the two-ounce gloves, and Choynski ring, e got up and pushed wore ordinary skin tight driving through the crowd and 'it me gloves. Corbett was a corking: In style Cochet is easy and back of the ear, and 'e yelled at fighter in these primitive days. makes the game look simple, by me that if I didn't give 'im a He always beat Joe, and Joe was the nonchalant manner in which return match 'e'd lick me on the
good,
he plays the most difficult
street every time 'e met me. All Sullivan's second fight with strokes.
I said was: If you try that I'll Mitchell, at Chantilly, France, kill you with my bare 'anda,' I was Д grudge fight. The! never gave 'im a return match. Ifighters would not speak to each got even with 'im."
ather before the bout. They
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BASE BALL:
Yes, that was a grudge that fought desperately in rain and Jasted. It was buried only with mud until both were exhausted, HONOLULU CHINESE SERIES. Fitzsimmons. Perhaps Corbett and consented to calling the fight helped bury it. He was one of the pall-bearers:
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ASSOCIATION.
a draw. They were grabbed by Patrons: HONG KONG BASEBALL the authorities and chucked into they shook hands and agreed to jail for a few days, and there call the grudge off.
Nelson Disliked, Britt,
SATURDAY, August 6th,
Hong Kong Baseball Club v.
2.30 and 4.00 p.m.
1.
South China "Tigers."
2.
All-Around Chinese of Honolulu
Young Corbett's Spite Work. There was a grudge fight be tween Jimmy-Britt and Young. Corbett in San Francisco some years ago. This was a real one- just Mike the stories in the maga- zinds. Jimmy was interested. în' There was a series of real a girl, and Young Corbelt, to grudge fights between Battling worry Jimmy and get his goat, Nelson and Jimmy Britt, who tried to cut him out. Young were so opposed in type that
2.30 and 4.00 p.m. Corbett was
a master of goat- they naturally hated each other. 1. South Chinn "Dragons" v. Fili getting.
pinos. Any fighter who lost Britt was fairly well educated, of his head fighting Young Corbett a prominent family, something of 2. All-Around Chinese v. U.S. Navy was licked. In the early rounds a dude in dress and manner, liked
V. Japanese Baseball Club.
SUNDAY, August 7th,
Baseball Team..
Admission: Holders of Member-
of the Britt-Corbett fight Young to quote Shakespeare on all occa- Corbett taunted Britt-repeatedly, sions, but was a whale of a fight-ahip Cards of Hong Kong Baseball "I saw Mamie last night," said er. Nelson was uneducated, rough, Association, 50 Cents: Ladies, on Young Corbett to Britt. "She and cared for nothing in the South China A.A Complimentary says you're a terrible bum and world but fighting. He had a one Tickets Only; Others, $1.00 and 80 she's through with you. I've tracks mind and only one thought Cents. got her dated for to-night after to alug until the other fellow fetic meseciation.
Management: South China Ath- I've licked you."
dropped.
(A few apécial seats may be
SWEDNESDAY, August 10th,"
Britt was top smart to lose his He resented Britt's polished reserved at the subscribers' section head and rush Corbett wildly manner, conversational ability, for two dollars at each game). He grinned and went right on boxing skill, and clothes. He outboxing Corbett and holding hated the way Britt parted his him even in the mixups, and he hair in the middle. Everything won the decision.
about Britt made Nelson sore. Three Grudge Fighta. '.
Britt beat Bat in twenty rounds, Away back in the days when first fight, and after that Bat 'fighters had to run around the wanted to fight Jimmy every time
country to find some corner of they met.
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the woods to fight in there were Bat knocked Jimmy out in real grudge fights. Corbett and eighteen rounds, which only Joe Choynski had three of them; made the feud hotter. Britt later being rivals from rival districts gave Nelson a fierce thrashing in San Francisco, Hayes Valley, and hung him helpless on the and the Mission stand ropes at the end of the 20th.
They were desperate fights, and They fought ten to no decision: 1.
$4.60 p.m...vt. All-Around Chinese of Honolulu
South China "Dragons."--
SATURDAY, August 13th,
2.30 p.m. and 4.00, p.m. 8- South China "Tigers" v. Club de Recrelo All-Around Chinese of Honolulu
́v. Für East (Chinese-Filipinos-
Japanese)
SUNDAY, August 14th, 230 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. Hong Kong Baseball Chib
South China Dragons
money cut on figure worth men Bach was a grudge fight 2 All-Around Chinese of Honolulu
•tioning. They fought in the genuine article,
SATWAIL: Hong Kong,
The Surrey captain, P. G. H. Fender, lodged a protest to the Kent captain, that in view of Chapman's refusal to play for England he should not have been allowed to play in the County, Championship match.
matches, Surrey refused Hobbs' offer on that occasion.
Public opinion is adverse Chapman's action.
to
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