FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927.
SPORTS
LAWN BOWLS.
SHANGHAI TEAM'S OUTING AT FANLING.
DEPARTURE-TO-DAY.
The Shanghal Interport lawn bowlers paid a visit to Fanling yes- terday and indulged in a game of They were golf on the old course. accompanied by Mr. D. Templeton, the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association, Mr. A. Q. Brawn, Inspector W. Kent and Mr. R. Smith. They felt Kow. loon shortly after ten o'clock and took tiffin at the Club house, re. turning to Hong Kong in the even- ing.
Last night the Interport bowls team were the guests of Mr. A. U. Brawn. They return to Shanghai to-day on the Blue Funnel s.e. "Sar pedon."
SPEY ROYAL CUP. Craigengower Defeat Yacht Club.
The Royal Hong Kong Yache) Club bowling team fared badly when they met the Craigengower C.C, on the Police ground yesterday afternoon in the Spey Royal Cup series. In justice to the visitors to the Valley, it must be emphasised that bowling is not their strung point, hence the cault, 29--0), 'occa-
sioned no surprise.
INTERPORT GOLF.
HONG KONG DEFEATED BY MANILA.
TEN POINTS TO TWO MARGIN.
THEIR HOBBIES.
SPARE TIME OF FAMOTIO FIGHTERS.
LITERARY GENTS.
A friend of mine was camping at Greenwood Lake last Sunday. In the middle of the day he heard a veice Inquiring, "Hay, have you got an old sack or a flour bag around here?" writes Robert Edgren.
A telegram was received from Looking up he recognised young Manila yesterday giving the results Robert Fitzsimmons, son of the of the foursomes played on Wed-great ring champion, accompanied mosday between Manila and Hong by Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons and Kong in the Colf Interport.
Hong Kong were beaten in all the his golden-haired little daughter. foursomes, Manila obtaining two Bob had other company. His points for each win, i.e., six points right arm. was extended at full on the day's play.
length, and in his right hand was a Manila also wan the singles huge six foot rattlesnake. The earlier in the week, beating Hong snake wriggled, but young Bob Kong by four points to two."
Manila thus win the Interport by held a tight grip on ita neck. There were no empty sacks in camp. An ten points to two.
old grip was found. Bob locked his rattlesnake in it, picked up his lit- The complete results of the singles and foursomes matches are the daughter on his free arm, and
under:
The Results.
Singles.
Capt. L Erksine bent B. F.
Few, 6 and 4
Capt. A. F. Bloxham bent
H'Kong.
E. J. Nell, 5 and 4.... 1 J. R. H. Mason beat C. C.
Stark (capt.), 7 and 6.. 0
Capt. Fielder and Lt.Cdr.
W.. D. Brown, R.N., 6 and 5
G. M. Ivory beat F. J. de
Romy, 3 and 2
Cranston heat T. G. Ben-
nett, 5 and 1
Total Foursomes.
G. M. Ivory and Cranston (Manila) beat C. C. Stark
The Yacht Club'a nine point were made up of singles, and a two in the thirteenth head. Craigengower started to pile up points from the beginning, their major scores being i four in the fourth head, a three.
In the seventh, a five each in the tenth and last head.
and F. J. de Rome (Hong Kong), 5 and 4 ........ J. Neil and Capt. Fielder (Manila) beat Capt. Erskine and Lt.-Cûr. Brown (Hong Kong), 4 and 3
Manila.
started for home. Probably he put the snake in a bird cage so that he could take it out and play with it.
Young Bob seems to have in- herited old Bob'a facility in handl- Ing wild things. Old Bob thought that nothing would bite him inten-: tionally. He handled all sorts of wild animals, and believed that he could hypnotise any of them by the 1 "power of the 'uman heye!" A
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The teams were:-
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J. . H. Mason and B. F.
Few
(Manila)
beat
Muskett
Davies Bennett
Reid Shellshear Basa Omar (skip) .29 Edward (skip) .9 The Police and Craigengower will now meet in the semi-final bottom bracket. The former eliminated the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Enst Point R.E.
In the top bracket, Kowloon C.C. play Talkoo. Civil Service C.C. stand by and meet the winners in the Kowloon Dock v. Club de Re .creio match.
LOCAL CHESS.
MEETING OF KOWLOON CLUB.
GOOD SEASON EXPECTED.
3 and 2
Capt. Bloxham and T. G. Bennett (Hong Kong),
Total
Grand total... '2
WALLEY BEATEN.
pet mula kicked Bob and broke two
or three ribs. Bob said he was teasing the mule, and trying to make it kick, so he didn't blame the mule.
THE CHINA MAIL,
Bob walked downstairs in his home one night in bare foot and night robe. He stepped on his pet bull terrier, which was asleep on aj rug. The terrier curled around and bit Bob on the leg. Bob said the terrier couldn't be blamed because 2 awakened that way he didn't have time to identify Bob, and probably thought he was a burglar. When Bob was with Jeffries at the Harbin 2Springs camp before, the second Jeffries-Corbett fight a small bear was trapped, chained, and housed in aamall cave beside the road. Bob went down to interview the bear, carrying sugar and cookies in his 6 pockets.
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LAST ROUND.
When Jeff Wanted Help,
In two or three days he had the bear nosing in his coat for lumps of sugar, and after that Bob would sit on a log, hold a cookie in his mouth, and let the bear take it nway with his teeth. The bear was
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Old Bob had a pet lion when he/ried over killing bear or deer or their duties as training camp box this revue of Mr. C. B. Cochrane B. Shanghai Exploration. 12.00 b TS
of the number of Chess players now New York: Tommy Loughran Peter
the
careful not to hurt Rob, and seem- don't even want to go duck hunt- ed as tame as a dog. Then Bob, ing." For many years Jeff has had London, October 8.
called Jeffries to see his new pet one hobby. He grows the finest series of desperate fights, Hollywood: Tommy Hughes, of Jeffries tried the cookie trick, and roses in the San Fernando Valley, was one of the cleverest as well as Cleveland, entered the finals of the the bear growled at him. He feint-and. can be found at his ranch any one of the gamest light-weights in California flyweight .climination
ed at the bear, and the bear. bit day working in his flower garden. the ring, specialised on Shake- tournament by acoring a technical Jeff's left hand. Jim hooked his
do. (Del.) speare. Jimmy read Shakespeare
Shell Transporta Dempsy Loves to Hunt. knock-out over Boy Walley, of right and knocked the bear over,
in bis High School days, and al-
Star Ferries Singapore, in the last round of a and the bear bit a couple of holes
Jack Dempsey always has been as
Water-bonts ten round bout.
"Better than they were before,”' through Jim's calf. Jim kicked crazy over hunting as Jeffries. He ways had an apt Shakespearean
Rednerics was the consensus of opinion last China Sugara ....... Hughes will meet Johnny McCoy the bear, loose, and went back to delights in banging away at any quotation on the tip of his tongue.
Willle Ritchie's hobby was golf. night at the conclusion of "One Malabon Sugars When he fought Benny Leonard Dam Thing After Another." by Mr. In the final bout on October 21. The camp to look for a club, and Fitz kind of game, big or small, and he
Mining The annual meeting of the Kow: winner will receive the endorsement unchained the bear and chased it shoots as fast as he can until the four rounds in San Francisco after R. B. Salisbury's Quaints at the Benguets loon Chess Club was held last night of the California Boxing Commis into the hills.
hunted animal drops. He isn't wor- the war, both having retired from Theatre Royal.
Kailan Mining ad .. 62/6 in the Central British School. The
There were twenty-four items in Langkats (Combined). T16% attendance was fair but might have alon for the title relinquished by
game. The "killer in-
do. (Single)... T8.40 been considerably better in view Fidel La Barba.
went down to Texas to train for any other
stinct" that carried him through ing instructors, Ritchie did all his Maher. He stopped at a
training for the fight on
Although a few deviations were a score of wild ring battles hasn't Olympic Club's golf course at Lake-swing. For sheer fun and genuine Trench Mines ........ in the Colony. In the absence of won the decision over Mike Mc hotel, and was told he must died out yet. Perhaps it will, and side. He came within an ace of entertainment, this revue is an Ural Caspians
Shanghai Lonas made, everything went with a Reuba the President, The Hon. Secretary, Tigue, who was defending his his lion somewhere else. Finally he Mr. J. S. Smith, presided. The ac-light-heavyweight title for the first was allowed to keep it on the fint
then we'll see the odd sight of knocking. Benny out, and played the good as anything of its class shown counts of last year were duly sub-time, in a match over 15 rounds tin roof. Taking the lion up aloft, Dempsey shrinking from killing a final game in a club tournament the in Hong Kong. The girls were very
Docks, Wharvo, mitted and passed and showed that
Godowns, &c. the Club was in a gound financial staged at Madison Square Gardens. Fits looked around for something rabbit. A queer thing about Demp-
pretty and clever; the men up to HK, & K. Wharves .. $119
$86 their best form, occasionally having HK & W. Docke Walley's Career.
to tie it to, and finally fantoned the sey, while he has been eager to kill
Terry M'Govern's hobby was a dig at Hong Kong.
$145 Hongkows A boxer born and bred in Sin-chain around a heavy cable. When game, he loves dogs. A few days
Was world's
New
Engineerings Making Money Herc.
Shanghai Docks gapore has thus achieved the dis- he went up next morning he found before the fight at Toledo Dempsey baseball. When he to the Club or charged the ordinary tinction of having a Reuter cable a dead llon. The cable was a cover-asked me to go on the road with feather-weight champion, M'Govern
When Mr. Salisbury insisted that HK. & S. Hotels
Lands, Hotels & Bidge. put to the vote and it was decided sent about his doings. His friends ed high-tension wire. The lion, him. "I want you to meet a friend thought his fighting ability might
Interest John M'Graw enough to a man who had lost all his brains that Servicmen should have free in any case it is a big thing for chain until it wore through the left me for a moment and
was better, but running up and down, dragged his of mine," he said.
After going several miles Jack induce Johu to give him a job play- still had a good job, he was pressed Sanggial Lands use of the Club,
Realty Was. Mr. Hongkong went ng baseball on the Glants. Terry to say what the job The possibility of the Lenguo be- Boy Walley to have reached, the insulation. He was then connected across the road toward a barred spent most
Salisbury replied: Trying to make HK. Territoriale of his spare time at money in Hong Kong. semi-final of a tournament to decide with the power wire by the question of ing restarted,
Humphreys the Polo Grounds in # baseball
Prince's One of the pieces. "An Episode friendly matches, and possible in the new flyweight champion of the chain, and standing on a tin roof. cage. As Dempsey approached a
uniform. terport matches were duly discuss world.
in a Woman's Life," was particular Rural Lands a shower of huge, wolflike dog leaped frantically Tommy Hughes won by a techni- Exit Mr. Lion, In
Joe Dundee, welter-weight cham-ly subtle. Each of the five charac Ewo Cottons ed. It was thought that it would
position.
The question arose as to whether Service men should be admitted free
subscription fee. The matter was
wish the 'newa
a stcel
Jeff's Method of Training.
next day.
LOCAL HOCKEY.
CLUB "A" v. UNIVERSITY.
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"One Dam Thing After Another" Taxis
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be unlikely that the League could cal knock-out in the last round, sparks. When Fitz found his de.against the bars. I thought thenlon, a rough fighter, has a rose ters.said "What a night!" be restarted this season, but it was which may mean that the referee funct pet he sat down and cried dog was trying to get out and go garden in Baltimore, and is more brought down the house, but it kaB) g'hai Cottons (Old).
after Dempsey, but Jack went felt that several friendly matches stopped the fight owing to the A large part of old. Bob's power would be able to be arranged. It punishment Walley had received: over animals came from the fact straight up to the cage, put his interested in rare roses than in his to be seen to be appreciated. was finally decided that these mat it was always Walley's style of that he had a real affection for arms between the bars, and talked championship.
to the dog, which stood up is close tere be left to the new committea.ghting to be careless of defence them, and they knew it.
Afer discussion of the best alghts and to take all that was coming so
to Jack as the bars would let him to play it was decided that the Club long as he could keep close to his
and whined eagerly in response.. would meet on Tuesday and man. He has found this pay up to
Jeff liked animals, but he never Jack talked to the dog several Thursdays from 6.80 onwards. now, but it would not succeed was as patient with them as old minutes, and when we left the dog The following officials were elect against a really hard-hitting op Fitz. The lump sugar persuasion stood up against the bars to watch ed for the ensuing season.
ponent. President, Mr. Nightingale, Walloy has suffered from a cut never appealed to Jeff Jim had a Jack as long as he was in sight. Secretary. Mr. J. S. Smith: Trea-eye for the last year. If this was mean mule. He said that male was "That dog is my best friend," surer, Mr. C. E. Wong; Captain, opened it is probable that it got so smarter than a man, and could said Dempsey. "It's a shame he's Mr. D. E. Carvalho General Com-bad that the referce was compelled think up more devilry than an In-penned up like that. I saw him mittee, Messrs. C. M. Sequeira, J. C. to call a halt.
dian witch doctor. One day Jeff one day and stopped to get acquainte Faers, and H. Randall,
Four Years Ago
wont to hitch the mule to a posted, and he's watched for me every A brief history of Boy Wallay is before harnessing it. The mule day since. Did you see how crazy worth repeating. He is the son of watched Jeff, and just as Jim was he was to see me? After the fight Mr. T. Walley, of the Registrar of pulling the rope around the post, I'm going to look up the owner and Vehicles Department, Singapore, reared back suddenly, catching buy that dog no matter what he and is 20 years of age. The present Jeff's arm between the rope and asks. I can't go away and leave writer first saw him box in June, the post, and nearly crushing it. hlm.”***. 1923, at a show in Beach Road." He was beaten by an experienced Fill-Jeff picked up a neck yoke and hit
LOCAL CRICKET.
'VARSITY TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW.
I heard afterwards that, Jack did
The following will represent the University 1st XI. in a friendly pino, and the promoter said it was the mule over the head, knocking it looks up the dog's owner the non- match against the C.R.C. at Cause a shame to see such a gallant boy down and out for several minutes. Ing after the ght, and did buy the Recovering, the mule got up, looked dog, and paid five hundred for him, way Bay to-morrow, at 2 p.m. lose through inexperience.
W. Lama (Cart Sv. Gltins, But Walley quickly gained ex- et Jer, walked to the hitching post, which, by the way, was a very B. P. Ng, J. Barrow, W. Hong Sling, perlence and beat that Filipino and and waited for Jeff to take a turn D. Laing, F. Zimmern. A. P most of the others who came along with the halter and the the knot large part of what Jack got for Guterres, E. A. Lee, I. Tajima, K T. He was a leading attraction in Sin Jim never had any more trouble gets had deducted, his bit, ala whipping the champion after, Loke. Scorer: C. L. Tan.
The following will represent the went to: Manila and made a name with that male. It reformed. expenses. Not all fighters make University 2nd XI in a League for himself there Mr. Churchill, Jeffries was a great hunter. He animal pets their chief hobby. match against the K.C.C. 2nd XI on who took Pancho Villa to the States was always in the mountains hunt the Home ground, to-morrow, at 2 and secured the match with Jimmy ing bear, deer, mountain lions or p.m.-F. Hiptoola (Capt.), W. M. Wilde by which Villa won the small game. He hanted Gitting, M. B. Coman, A. Baker, world's championship, saw Walley's down the Pacif
gapore up to last year," whan The
B. N. Sudan, R. Chan Wah, N. P possibilities and sent him to Call doren bla
Karanjin, A. B. Sulleman 8.fornia. There, after one defeat on trip, with deer, moose,; and Kerman, A. Chan Fook, H. T. M. points which he subsequently rain sheep. To-day d Barma. Umpire Mr. F H deemed, he scored a succession of a fear & unchanged, Hoshimiz. Scorer: Mr. G. C. Lool: victories and, was pregarde:
There will be a cricket match at contander for them championshi the University Pavilion on Funday, Though besten by Hughes,
Club "A" in the match to be played The following will represent the on the University Grounds at 6.15 to-day-W. R. Groenhalgh, J. Gardner, R. R. Todd, Rawlings; FC. Munn, J. C. Faers, W. B. Drake, L. A. Duncan, F. Sands, IP. Thomas and A. N. Other.
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team in Manila-lost the rugby match It appears that the Hong Kong by 18 points to three, and the cricket match by 76 runs to 51.
Literary Fighters.
nney, the present heavy hampion, has an odd hobby,
Bruises sia/strains, ids-books,
foints of hands, fost vor. those
classical the Bodyshond be rubbed criticises wila
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