TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1928.
Sport Columns
NEW CHAMPION.
PATTENDEN WINS BRITISH
BANTAM. CROWN.
London, Yesterday.
HOME SOCCER.
SOUTHERN SECTION
THE CHINA MAIL,
fronting the administrators of golf cluba, everywhere that the main armies of mombers want to play on the same days, and at al- most the same-hours. TORQUAY AND MERTHYRsult of the appointed order of the
This, no doubt, is a natural re
ELECTIONS.
MY WORD!
THE LANGUAGE WE USE.
[By Dermot Morrah.) In the middle of the eighteenth
which you would not expect of a
London, Yesterday. average person's life. Saturdays man who is in the game only for At the annual meeting of the and Sundays afford him his chief century It was considered that the leaves and fishes that are in Football League at Londen to-day he fact that congestion occurs among other things which the age
opportunities for recreation. Still, it. If an American manager hap- Torquay. Athletic and Merthyr pens across a youth with the Town were elected to the third idered none the less harassing by ultimate perfection was the English on golf courses in spasma is ren- of reason had brought to their ways of a champion in the mak-division of the southern section
the fact that it is unavoidable. At the National Sporting Club in Ing, he will raise the wind some and Nelson and Carlisle United to
language. Lest, succeeding genera-: a 20 rounds, contest for the Bri- how so as to nurse him until he the northern action. Carlisle is tish bantamweight championship is satisfied that he is ripe to be the only newcomer-Reuter. and a new Lonsdale Bolt, the old sent after big game. Belt having been won outright by Johnny Brown, "Kid" Pattenden knocked out Nicholson on the 12th round. Reuter.
TOM HEENEY'S CHANCES AGAINST TUNNEY.
FRENCH TENNIS.
FINALS OF HARD, COURT TESTS.
Paris, Yesterday, In the Anal Henri Cochet boat Reno Lacoste 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-9.
Helen Wills beat Eileen Bennett
6-1, 6-2,—Reuter.
· PEACEFUL GOLF. HOW LORD DERBY SOLVED
IT.
[By Harry Vardon.]
It is the reason that such clubs tions should allow their mother-i as Sunningdale, Walton Heath, tongue to decline from the high and Addington have had to pro- standard to which the Augustana vide themselves with two full had raised it, a number of great length courses, and that Moor literary personages determined to Park (Rickmansworth) and collect in a final and authoritative Wentworth have each felt it ne-work all the words that were then,; cessary to have three. During or, thereafter might become, the London season, these places necessary to express the ideas of n would be killed by their own popu- cultivated mind. The result WAJ larity if they each had only one Dr. Samuel Johnson's celebrated course; half the members would dictionary. have to wait hours for a start-
Today, after seventy years "of ¦ ing-time on a fine Saturday or conseless labour, another dictionary Sunday, and would resign rather stands, in ten massive volumes, than suffer such repression
complete. It contains about twelve
If only the play could be spread times as many words as Johnson's; fore over the year no club would avenly over the week--and there-
and it makes no claim to finality. need more than one course. That, to a change in the ideals
The explanation of this contrast presumably, is impossible so long lexicography. Johnson set out to as it is part of the scheme of
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I know Billy Gibson, the mana- ger of Tunney, well, I will not say that Tunney owes everything to Gibson, but without Gibson I am sure that Tunney would not have got where he is. Gibson banked heavily on his faith in Tunney at a moment when few scarcely dreamed that he would [By Eugene Corri.]
become a champion. It is a fact Whatever the fate of Tom that, until Tunney began to prove. Heeney when he fights Gene that he was of championship Tunney he cannot say that any mettle, he earned no more than boxer ever had a more hearty his keep. If there was any de- send-off than was accorded to him ficiency it was made up by Gibson. when he set sail at the beginning For the better part of a year of the week for New York on Tunney was not allowed by his board the "Leviathan" from manager to think of fighting. He Southampton. I was one of a was set to do hard, slogging considerable party who made the work in a lumber camp remote Of late, a good deal has been business life for everybody to take record the English language as it trip from London to wish him from any city or town in a lumber heard about "millionaires' clubs" his recreation at the same time. ought to be, though even he found luck. And there were, besides, town, so that he would be harden- at golf, and some caustic things
it necessary to modify his prin-? A great many clubs offer very distinguished sportsmen, from ed.. The case of Tunney is almost have been said on the subject of advantageous terms to people who ciples before his work was done.. many parts of the country, who on all-fours with that of Heeney, those organisations which limit are prepared to take up five-day When the Philological Society in
1858 projected the took the opportunity to bid him
New English When Tunney joined up with their membership to comparative memberships; but it does not adieu.
were attempting Gibson he was rated. to be no,ly small numbers; week neither often happen that they obtain all Dictionary, they Heeney, I felt, would rather more than a possibility. When visitors nor publicity, and succeed the five-day members they want, the much more modest, but far have stolen away quietly, A the brothers Mortimer took generally in keeping themselves and, in most cases, the numbers harder, task of describing the more embarrassed man I have Heeney into their charge, they very much to themselves.
of such recruits are amali. Yet language as it was, and as it had seldom beheld than he appeared alone saw his possibilities. They Really I do not blame anybody those same clubs have waiting been at every stage of its growth.
They saw it clearly, as a living MONEY & SHARES. to be, when he found himself sur were not in the least discouraged for belonging to such a club if he lists for full membership. rounded by hundreds of well- when the New Zealander failed to has the opportunity. Golf on the The person who could devise a thing, growing before their eyes. wishers, few of whom he had please a single critic in his first average popular course during a means whereby players might be The dictionary is not a mere AUTO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS, ever seen before. I warmed to fight with Phil Scott in fine week-end is becoming some attracted to the courses in mid-account of the correct speech of him because of his modesty. It this country. Until Heeney thing of a burden to the flesh, week-and not on Saturdays and 1928, still less is it only a key to Bank, wire
or more for Sundays-would deserve well of the works of standard authors. Its Bank, on demand....2/- 5/16
2/-/ does not often happen, either in went to America, I doubt whether Waits of an hour
The pro- principle is that all the words that Bank 30 day's sight.. the game of boxing or, indeed, he did more than earn his keep. starting-times are common, and golf club committees. any other sport, that a man If it had not been for the bro- the slow progress of the less effi-¡blem of making two courses con- the King's subjects or their ances Bank, 4 months' sight 2/~ 1⁄2 chosen, to fight for a.champion thers Mortimer, he would cient players spoils the game for tribute towards their upkeep in tore have used go to make up the Credits,
not ship is disposed to hide his head. have been able to make the jour- those who are tolerably proficient the periods between week-ends King's English. The authorities sight Generally, it is quite the reverse. ney to the States. Well, he has at it. Often they are reduced to when both are full to overflowing it quotes range from Shakespeare Documentary 4 months'
I am afraid that he will not well recompensed the Mortimers hitting half-shots rather than de--is a difficulty which nobody has to the daily papers, from the sight ...... yield good "copy" to the news for their unswerving support of lay the field by waiting for the yet, solved.
Anglo-Saxon Chroniele to the ad- Un Paris paper men on the other side, but him. They have attained what people in freat to move forward!
Man's Mistake.
vertisement hoardings of to-day. On demand..... that he will render a good ne- they set out to attain a fight for out of range.
Women members might pro-Of every word it tells us when it Credits, count of himself in the ring I am the world's title.
Lord Derby went a long way to-vide the solution. At many of came into the language, what it sight sure. During his holiday in this You Never Can Tell.
wards solving the difficulty when the more famous elubs women are means and has meant, who has used
Un Berlin country. Heeney has taken on Heeney is not considered to he started the Swinley Forest not eligible for membership, al-it, and when and how. But if we On demand much weight. I should say that have more than an outside Club, near Ascot, with its mem-though they are allowed to play wish to know how that word ought On New York-- he was round about 16 st. when chance of winning, but you never bership limit of 200, and its rigid on the course under certain con- to be used we must draw our own On demand
conclusions from the evidence set Credits, 50 days' sight 51% I saw him at Southampton. But know. Personally, I shall be sur-restrictions as to the introduction, ditions and on certain days.
It is a rather curious fact, how-before us. For the editors know that he does not look to be impossibly prised if he beats the American, of visitors. He also had a big
On Bombay-- bulky. For his part, he is quite but I do not forget that the popu-hand in the inauguration of a club ever, that while the average com- language is made by men and for Wire certain that he will have no dif- lar prediction
mittee man thinks that Monday men, and that the only criterion of On demand that Dempsey on similar lines at Cannes.
Such institutions as these hard-till Friday gives the feminine what it ought to be is derived what ficulty in shedding all superfluous would slaughter | Tunney was flesh, for there is no man who falsified. And I am not forget. y merit the appellation of "mil- golfer plenty of time in which to it is in the works of men whore Wire takes his training with greater ting that twelve months will have lionaires' clubs." I believe that pursue the game, since as he judgment counts. .seriousness.
gone without Tunney having had the annual subscriptions are supposes she has nothing else
It le just 46 years to-day since On deniand n fight when he comes to defend something like fifteen guineas very urgent to do all day and James Murray sent the first batch Demon for Work. Heeney is a demon for work. I his title. No man ever profited 3m which is charged at a num- every day, the women themselves James Murr
the printers. Two On demand understand that he is to be quar- by a long lay off. Now, while ber of courses where the conges-take an entirely different view of
generations of scholars have devot tered at Atlantic City. He could Tunney has been resting on hition at certain periods of the the matter. Thus far, they have led their lives to the great diction-On demand ...
The idea is to not shown any violent enthusiasm not have chosen a.most desirable oars, Hecney has had at least six year is acute. place. I apent a few days there contests, and he must be the bet create a golfing sanctuary whi-for five-day memberships; they ary. There have been aix editors-30 day's sight (private
ter for them. It must not be for-ther the member may go with prefer to be able to play on Satur- Coleridge, who died
paper)..... when I went over, in 1921 to see gotten that in America it is not Bome assurance of being able todays end Sundays as well if they outset at the early age of 81;} On Yokohama— Carpentier fight Dempsey. It
in comfort; and wish to do so.
Furnivall, who presided over 20 On demand was at Atlantic City I first made always the better boxer who car-play his round
presumably the committees find No long ago I happened to be years of laborious collection of Gold Leuf, 100 fine the acquaintance of Dempsey. If ries the day.
a leading (per tael) Sheer strength counts for a'that this dispensation can be sup-journeying from the links to the material, and remained Horney can do his work under the
(Bank's more; Sovereigne railway station in a motor car contributor for 80 years same conditions as those under very great deal, and Heeney is plied at a reasonable cost.,
began the actual buying rate) which Dempsey trained, he will exceptionally strong. He has al-In America, it is no uncommon which contained four women who Murray, who indeed be a fortunate man. I do ready proved that he is dead thing for about twenty wealthy engaged in debate on this ques- publication, who personally edited Silver (per oz.) not suppose that his camp will be game. Heeney does not pretend inhabitants of a town to provide tion. They all declared stoutly half of the whole work, and with Bar Silver in Hong
themselves with the best course that they could play as efficiently whose name above all others it will Kong anything like so sumptuous as he doubts whether there is a man
to be clever, but in his quiet way and club-house that money can as a lot of the men who muddled befor
ever associated; Bradley, Chinese Copper Cash nom that pitched for Dempsey..
to beat him in
Hongkong Lands a test of endur-buy, and share the expense-round on Saturdays and Sundays; who served the dictionary for 40 Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem First, he is not the type to be comfortable amid the sort of fuss sailed away, Heeney was the least This is the surest guarantee of days; that they were willing to Dr. Craigle, who joined the staff Chinese Sub. Coin
ance. When the "Leviathan" whatever it may be--each year. that they wanted to play on those years, and died only five years ago; terest
7% p.a. and pretentiousness favoured by
pay the necessary subscriptions; in 1897 and left only in 1926; and Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. He freedom from overcrowding. Kearns, who for the life of him concerned man aboard her
Even does it rival the enter- and. that it was nothing Mr. Onions, who, after 33 years'; ' could not get along, except to was not thinking merely of Tun- the accompaniment of the specta-ney. He was radiant in the know- prise of the two munition work-short of oppression by men in labour, has now brought the galleon
With them].. cular, Of course, Heeney will ledge that the day was fast ap-ers who, during the war, pur-power that compelled them to ab- safely into harbour.
have been associated, at one time) proaching when the opportunity chased a public-house, and told stain from week-end golf.
the indignant customers, who ou Women now have generous or another, nearly 50 assistant greatest prize the ring may offer. Heeney may be beaten, but he at the customary hour of open- Moor Park courses, and I believe quotations from every conceivable will not let the Empire down. Ing, that they had brought it for that they have equal privileges variety of literature, which "Sports Despatch."
themselves,
with men on any day of the week, the raw material of the whole, has It would be difficult nowadays on the old course at Addington. been the voluntary work of an army to discover twenty people in any Here, unquestionably, is a means of renders, whose numbers had district of Britain whom the tax-of developing the mid-week passed 500 before the first page was collector had left with a surplus clientele, but it does not help to sent to press. Few of them were sufficient to enable them to own a solve the problem of the crowded professional scholars; they were golf club; but Lord Derby and course at week-ends. Only a drawn from every walk of life and his friends have shown that some strictly limited membership can every part of the world; and some New York, Yesterday, thing can be done to avert, long do that.Sports Despatch” marathon race acroza waits for starting times, and fur
·
have to do his work with the pub- would be his to fight for the the following day found it closed starting rights at any time on the editors; and the
lic looking on. In U.S.A. a fight- er can never enjoy privacy.
He
is expected to show his hand be- fore he gets into the ring, else he will be roasted by the critics.
American Ways.
ACROSS AMERICA.
RESULT OF MARATHON RACE.
That was Carpentier's trouble. He set out at Manhasset to work behind closed doors. He was not given any peace until he put him- self on view to the public. It is possible for a boxer to make a vast deal more than his expenses. by charging the public a dellar America was won by a team con- ther delays on the teeing-grounds ahead to see him at work. You sisting of D Canadian, Philip nearly all the way round. would scarcely credit it, but it is Granville, and a Californian, Von Two Course Clubs,
The
none the less a fact that Flue. Reuter's American Service, It is one of the difficulties con-
Jack Kearns made a pro
fit out of Dempsey's stay
at Atlantic City after build- ing a stadium which would ac commodate at least a couple of thousand people. I wish that all our boxers had an opportunity" of seeing how an American, who has. won some sort of reputation, does his training. They would profit enormously,
Money is about the last con- sideration of all. There are spar ring partners galore, and a good sparring partner is paid hand- somely. There is a big staff of rub- bers-down; there is no limit to the hospitality offered to visitors; and a special point is made of keeping the fighter in a good humour. I do believe that, if training were made more of a business than it is in this country, the standard of skill would be ap preciably higher. I am not espe- cially enamoured of the ways of the American manager. But, at least, he is thorough.
In this way if he has under his charge a fighter likely to be come champion, he makes it his Arst business to see that his man not unduly rushed Ho will nurse him with a tenderness
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of the letter W, shows words The dictionary is to be com- HONG KONG HEIGHTS
already antiquated which did not
exist when Volume I. was published. pleted. by a supplement, containing "New-womandom,” for instance, the new words. But it is in the
firet enriched the language in 1894, old words that its real fascination For the information, of visitors where is it now?
Is to be found. There are Hew the following list of some of tha The dictionary is saldom dull, forms of reading more absorbing highest points on the Island, and but it is always serious.
Never than to trace from its pages the Mainlan
theless, ·'a ́ lighter side does oc- history of some of the great, casionally creep in. For instance, ancient, simple words like "earth," under "Chalcedony" we read that "father," "day" and hundreds of the Greek original la “in Rev. xxi. others which, like them, are common 19, the name of the precious stone to nearly all the languages –of forming the third four
Europe and many of those of Asia,
the New Jerusalem, but
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