SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929.
Sport Columns
POLO MATCHES
SOMERSETS AND GUNNERS WIN YESTERDAY
LADY STURES" CUP,
Two more matches in the polo tourna ment for the Lady Stubbs' Cup were played at the Polo Ground, Causeway Bay, yesterday afternoon. Both were keenly contested and resulted in narrow
victories.
The Somerset Light Infantry defeat, ed the Typheops by two goals to one; and the same scare gave the Gunners victory in the other match in which their opponents were the K.O.S.B. "B,"
MR. S. ISAACS
THE OLD SPORT
CRITICAL OUTLOOK FOR BOXING
"LEMON PICKING"
ran
The old sport of boxing seems likely unde again to enter upon a critical period. The prize-ring expired in a blaze of ather ill-informed glory after the Sayers-Heenan fight and a gen- eration pussel before Sullivan and the glove-fighters brought boxing once more into prominence. Peter Jacksen, an exceedingly well-behaved man, dif much to restore the prestige of the Ring, hut, to speak frankly, boxers dd not stand high in public estimation until shortly before the war, when the advent of Bombardier Wells nud Carpentier introduced a new type to Britain. I remember the time when the police in many towns ab INTERPORT CRICKETER jeeted even to the showing of fight
PASSES THROUGH
pictures, and a match between Driscoll and Moran was stopped by their inter Cricketers will be interested to learnvention. At that time the attendance that Mr. Sam francs, the Shanghat boxing matches, except at te Interport bowler, passed through the National Sporting and one or two other Colony yesterday on the "Coblenz." He clubs, was almost entirely confined to is proceding Home on long leave, and racing men and general riff-caff The does not expect to be back in Shanghai Wat completed the process begun by before May, 1930. He will be missed Wells and Carpentier, and boxing ever in the approaching interport contest, since has occupied a position which for as a loft hand bowler he had sometimes seems strange to those of been a soUITED
of worry
for Hangus who are old enough to remember a Kong's batsmen in the more recent very different state of things. matchies.
Yet, notwithalanding the great shows He will be perhaps most remember.at the Albert Hall and elsewhere, at vit by his innings on the Club round terded by the Prince of Wales him a couple of seasons ago, when he help self, professional boxing as at present ed Shanghai to win after Hong Kong conducted is, in say the least, of very had apparently got the game well in
doubtful legality. This is perfectly hand.
well known to the gentlemen who have for some tine past been endeavouring to establish a Board of Control, and this is one of the reasons why the old rule of 20 rends for champion-
RACING
Winsome Stag. Glorious Stag and Richmond Stag were among the China ponies returned from Shanghal by the *s. "Chinhua." They belong to the Jocal "Star" racing stabie, of which Mr. Ca. Fin-sion and Mr. Rafeek are principals. Thunderbolt, owned by Mr. Wong Ping-wan and trained in The "Stag stable, was also sent back
the "Chinhua."
LAWN BOWLS
The sand interpart practice game will take place on the Civil Service Green at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow.
The teams will be:- J. Lang. K. Busa, A. W. Grimmitt, and J, Ferguson.
F. Collen, R. Taylor. A. O. Hrawn, and S. Cray.
ship contest has been altered to 15 rounds. At the present time thei Board are trying hard to bring about law and order in British boxing and every well-wisher of the sport
musi hope for their sucess. They have not had a very good press, partly through their own faul, and some of their rul ings have been misrepresented. example, their objection to the uncon talled importation of foreign boxers has been misunderstood. Actually, it will have an excellent effect in prevent ing the "lemon picking" which I regret to may has been a favourite pastime of some prominent British boxers.
Putile Matches
For
THE CHINA MAIL,
U.S. BOXING
ATHLETIC COMMISSIONER TO
BE APPOINTED...
SUPREME AUTHORITY
A boxing commissioner, to have supreme authority over the fistic industry similar to that exercised aver baseball by Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, will be appointed be fore the first of the year,
The New York state athletic com- mission, which controls boxing in this 'state, is sending out feelers to the commissions in other states where boxing is conducted on large scale, and there is little doubt that agreement will be reached upon the appointment of a "czar" of the boxing profession.
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No attempt will he made to establish the commissioner in a national capacity. He will be re- cognized by those states in which boxing. flourishes, such as New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois and Michi- gan.
MODERN SCIENCE
IS IT DEFECTIVE AND CHIMERICALT
PHYSICS AND MECHANICS In the remarkable series of Gifford lectures, delivered in 1896, the late James Ward saggested that some of his audience night live to see "a second intellectual reforma- tion in which the mechanical ideal of modern science will be proved in its turn to be defective and chimerical." This courageous fore- cast made, be it remembered, in the that the ether of Faraday and Max days when most physicists claimed well was the one entity of whose existence we could be certain and that all physical phenomena were due to perturbations thereof, has received a really astounding fulfil ment in the Gifford lestures deliver- ed by Professor A. S. Eddington, at Edinburgh University in 1927, and recently published in book form.
In these fascinating and suggestive, but inevitably unsatis made to stabilize the business of observes that "nowadays we do not No better, move could have been fying, lectures Professor Eddington fisticuffs. It represents a conces encourage the engineer to build the commission which has advanced the but we turn to the mathematician sion on the part of the New York world for us out of his material. proposition. It well may prove to build it out of his material." be the most important step yet Objection nay, perhaps, not unfair- taken in the advancement of box- ly, be taken to the implied dis- ing.
couragement of the engineer, since W. F. Carey, president of the it at least seems desirable that Madison Square Garden, is the man mechanism should be pushed as far who
advanced the suggestion, as it will go. Lord Kelvin was, we was adopted by the New believe, perfectly correct in his con. commission. That Carey tention that physics was intelligible should have proposed such a move only when phenomena could be re- speaks eloquently of his sincere presented by a model; when this
which York
be
(Or left)-Plea for play- grounds A Hong Kong "kiddie" enjoying himself
on the sands of a beal bath- ing beach. Duting the Budget debate this week, Sir Henry Pollock end Mr.
J. P. Bragn both advocated more funds for children's playgrounds in the Colony, The Government will reply on Monday.
K.F.C. CONCERT
CAPITAL PROGRAMME FOR TO-NIGHT
WHAT ABOUT THE WEATHER?
Those who attended the last concert given by the Kowloon Football Club will no doubt welcome the news that a similar treat will be given to-night.
The programme arranged for this evening is a capital one; several local favourites are down to give a tura, but the only fly in the ointment is the wea-
ing, and unless the main is called off in ther. Jupiter Pluvius is none too kindly disposed up to the time of writ-
not be held. But we all hope for the time, it is feared that, the concert will best.
The Programme PART I.
The Misses Hind-Duet The Symphonie Jazz Gang.
"A Desert Song." Humour. Selected.
Mr. Oscar Eager Mr. G. McLeod-Song The Misies Flo and Nellie Field,
"A Glimpse of Jazz." Dick Barty and a Pimo.
PART II.
Mr. V. C. Labrum ..... "Nuff Said." Mr. Symphonic Jazz Gang.
Mr. H. Masson and bis Banjo. Mrs. G. MeLeed-Song Mr. and Mrs. G. McLeod in selected
The Gang will finish.
ducts.
Selected.
Accompanista: Messrs. R. Baldwin,' God Save The King. A.T.C.T., and A. Spary. Stage Manager: Mt. L. A. Jeeves.
SIND FLOODS
LOCAL DONATIONS FOR RELIEF FUND
The Secretary of the Sind Flood Relief Committee offers through the "China Mail" his sincere thanks to all the generous donators who have sub- scribed the following donations, for the Sind Flood Sufferers and makes a fur- ther appeal for donations in ald of this most deserving cause.
The following donations are acknow ledged with deepest gratitude:- Wassiamull Assamull & Co... $ 101
. K. Gidama and Watsonal. Pohoomul Brothere
K. A. J. Chotirmal & Co. Hassaram Gianchand
interest in the welfare of boxing. is impossible, phenomens may still Gehimal D. D, Brothers He knowe, as every one else does, be calculable but that if the
they cease Mr. Karamchand, Rochiram Garden corporation to chose to do so, it could ignore the gineer,
intelligible. The en- Mr. Gidumul Liluram edicts of boxing commissions and to
moreover,
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alwaysMr. Watomal Jhamardai convert his calculations Jhurai Company remain the sapreme authority in into structures or
T. Jeramdas & Co. boxing.
machines, but the mathematician is under no
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Mr. P..T. Melwani for long content to regard light as
Mr. S. Nebbraj the vibration of an elastic solid, Mr. B.
Mr. B. R. Sukhrani oblivious of the fact that a spheri-Mr. P. Bagomal Heera cal wave front in which the vibra- Mr. H. Pritam tions were everywhere in phase and Mr. T. A. Mahtani everywhere transverse to the direc- Carrimbhay & Co., Ltd tion of propagation is inherently N. R. Mehta... unthinkable.
GENE TUNNEY
MAY BECOME AN AUTHOR SHORTLY
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Their managers have habitually made matches for them with Continen- tal boxers who had no possible chance with them; men of a class which would! not have draw a single spectator if they had been British and known to: the public. The Board are also tackling another important matter: the reluc tance of "Champions" to meet chal-
James J (Gene) Tunney, who lengers, except under conditions which turned from the prize ring after do not involve the title. At present winning the world's heavyweight the difficulty of the Board's position is championship, may try his hand at that many prominent boxers, promoters, creative work in the literary field, and managers are waiting events before it was intimated by Mrs. Edwin S. taking out licentes under the Buard. Dewing, sister of the former cham-
over the surface caf Liberty Silk Store Charity Box It is fervantly to be hoped, however, plon's wife, the former Mary Jose-gineer had to deal with this mat- a sphere, and had the en- that the Board or some similar body phine Lauder, of Greenwich. Mrs. er he might quite possibly have W. Assomull & Co. Charity Box will soun attain a position equel, say, Dewing returned to West Hartford foreshadowed a quantum theory of D. Chellaran Charity Fox .... to that of the Football Association, for recently after a two-month visit light. Indeed, this objection pro-r. A. C. Hynes (Hong Kong there are several dangers ahead. with Mr. and Mrs. Tunney at bably holds equally even if we re-
The most serious, in my opinion, is Brioni, Italy.
and Shanghai Bank) the growing rowdiness at
boxing matches. This has, in some instances, in literature and spends
"He is, of course, very interested solid by electric and magnetic dis
place the distortions of an elastic Mr. C. L. Bandes (Macantile
Bank) reached the stage of actual fighting, deal of his time reading," said Mrs. conceivable that any wave front
a great placements. It seems physically in- Mr. Keller
Mr. D. M. Biggar amounting to ario, while Dewing. "It may be that some day thus constituted can be continuous threats in referees, boxers and theit he will put something down that he over a sphere, though the mathema- It often happens that a section of the thinks is good, and show it to a tician has no difficulty in treating spectators come only to see their own publisher. man win, and the betting element has
it as such, but it is only when dis- its inevitable efect.
placements are normal to the wave front, instead of transverse thereto, that this front can be pletured as.
almost
seconds have occurred far too often.
"But he wouldn't care to do any Rowdyism willwriting unless it is good," she in- have to be pet down with a strong sisted, adding that "he is the type hand, and licences refused to proof man who doesn't care to do any The only trophy presented by His moters who do et take the necessary thing unless he does it well.”
Otherwise the question of the illegality of boxing
Royal Highness on the
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of Wales offered
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WELL
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CLUB BLAZE
GUESTS KILLED IN DETROIT FIRE
LEAPED FROM WINDOWS
of America, the Prince Cup,
the prize golfers who competed at the Banff trouble is the question of Sunday bos-
Another matter which may Springs Course, from September ing. This has become a regular insti- 3 to 6. Competitons were mainly tutior, notably in London and the Bir- drawn
from among those taking mingtam district, though it exists else part in the unique golfers' tour of whers. There are, of course, various Canada, sponsored by the "Canadian opinions as to Sunday games and Golfer," which started, out from sperts, and I only mention it because Toronto on August 12 and went to any disturbances at Sunday shows will Victoria and return.
On the out- cessarily focus a strong, though pos- ward trip the tour stopped over at bly mistaken body of opinion against
boxing. Winnipeg, Jasper and Vancouver
The inevitable result of the war has and the return journey was by been a reaction against militarism, and the Canadian Pacific scenic route with this reaction has come an agita. through the Rockies via Revelstoke tion against so-called "blood-sports" and Field, motoring to Lake Louise which is quite likely to involve boxing and Banff and resuming the train History shows that boxing has been trip through Regina, Winnipeg and more liable than other sports to an Fort William, arriving back at its friends to see that the inevitable chbously hurt. The building was des ebb and flow, in popularity. E is for Toronto on September 11.
does not leave it stranded.
Detroit, Yesterday, Guests in the dining room on the second floor of the Study Club eabaret were unaware that a fire had broken out in the basement, anti clouds of smoke invaded the
room:
The diners stampeded, jamming the narrow staircase and leaping from windows.
Sixteen were killed, and 40 seri-
troyed. Reuter,
a closed surface. The mathemati-
Total
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MRS. R. T. MATHESON SUES MRS. THOMPSON
PUISNE JUDGE'S FINDING
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Claim Reduced
The Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) observed that such matters were difficult to decide, but he found it im possible to believe that Mrs. Matheson intended to release Mrs. Thompson as the latter hac. stated. If she did Bo The shovel--the world's largest
she was getting no additional boneft. William of Occam directed his excavator took 18 months to piece the boatling house known as "Flower- ber view of the contract to allow her Mrs. R. T. Matheson, proprietor of Mrs. Thompson, had tried to operate famous "razor." Thus Professor together and 50 freight cars for burn," Stubbs-road, successfully sued self the liberty of changing her board- Eddington notes that whilst the shipment to Illinois. The huge wave mechanics of Schroedinger machine is almost twice as large in the Supreme Court (Summary Juris imagine that Mrs. Matheson made that Mrs. B. Thompson, Alexandra-buliding, ing house at any time and he could not give an astonishingly true repre-as any how in use. sentation of the properties of the
diction) yesterday. hydrogen atom, each electron, how-which constructed the machine said being 880 board and lodging (less 255 citor) said that Mrs. Matheson was Engineers of the concern Mrs. Matheson's claim was for $285, Mr. T..G. Bennett (plaintiff's soli- ever, requires for its representa a person could step from the top received on account) for Mrs. Thomp prepared to subtract $79-from the tion on this basis, the whole of of the boom-the highest part ofson, two children and a nurse, for che claim, the usual allowance for people three dimensional space, so that to the shovel to the roof of an 11 month.
who did not take their meals in the represent along the same lines the story building. It will be capable The dispute was as to whether Mr. house, which would reduce the claim to properties of an atom with tivo elec- of moving 500,000 cubfe yards of Mathesot agreed to Mrs. Thompson $196. trons, it is necessary to go into earth in a month:
leaving on a certain date, MIES His Lordship assessed damages for space of six dimensions, and every
Matheson, plaintif's daughter, gave breach of contract at $196 and gave additional election requires three
The day of seeing visions and ducted her own case, called her busi
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