SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.
Sport Columns
STRAIGHT LEFT IN
BOXING
IS IT DOOMED TO DIE?
THE AGE OF "SWINGING"
Writing to recently,
an
the Daily Mail correspondent #2
TC- vives what is now becom. ing
old controversy in boxing circles, as to the respec- tive merits of swinging and hook- ing, and the traditional British straight left. The writer of the Jetter waxes quite scornful what he terms the "fetish" of the straight left as taught in Britain. "Carpentier," he says, "by twice knocking out Bombardier Wells, the finest expunent of the straight left that ever lived, proved that a right swing is much more effective than this much overrated blow."
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He continues to say that "as long as British boxers refuse to adopt the method of hooking and swing. ing as used in America, Britain will never produce a champion."
Swing Or A Cross
• These are very sweeping state- ments, and require a good deal of examination. For instance, was Carpentier's admittedly devastating right punch a swing or a straight right cross? And was Billy Wells, in his palmy days, the finest expon- ent of the straight left the world has scen.
Good as he was, there are many others who might claim this distinction, amongst whom the first to come to mind is "Peerless" Jim Driscoll, who fought all the best men in Europe and America, and whose beautiful style and ring- craft are talked of to-day whenever the topic turns on worthy boxing champions.
Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
Football-To-day — League -St. Joseph's v. Recreio; Kow- loon v. Somersets; South China v. Chinese Athletic; Police v. Navy, Division II-Univer- sity v. Chinese Athletic "B"; Ewo v. St. Joseph's; South China "B" v. Chinese Athletic "A"; Eastern v. Navy; South China "A" v. H.K.F.C.; Kow- loon v. Somersets,
April 5-Junior and Senior Shield Finals.
Tennis-Monday — H.K.C.C. Tournament (weather permit- ting).
Hockey-Monday-Club V, Somersets, S.S.R. ground, 5. p.m.
Racing-April 5 and April 19-21-Extra Race Meetings.
Fanling Hunt -- Sunday --- Paperchase at face course, 3 p.m.
March 31-Entries close for April Meeting.
April 13-April Meeting, Kwanti, pm,
Cricket Today - Divl sion I: Navy V. Hong Kong C.C.. (F), Civil Ser- vice v. Indlan R.C. (F). Divi- sion II.: Indian R.C. v. R.A.S.C. (L), Craigengower C.C. v. Kow- loon C.C.; Friendly-Taikoo v. Wayfoong.
rifle
Rifle Shooting-April 20 and 21-Volunteers' annual meeting, Stonecutter's.
HOME Rugby Football-April 21- France v. Wales.
Racing March 29 -Liver- pool Hurdle Race; Champion Steeplechase, Liverpool,
Hockey To-day-Ireland v. England.
It is true that the average American fighter is taught to adopt the weaving, tearing-in style, and It may be that the straight left is unduly valued in Britain-but such Lewis himself, in his earlier days, all-embracing statements as made was a atylist rather than a fighter, by the Daily Mail's correspondent | but he altered his style after going pre not warranted by actual fact. to the States, where he fought for
so many years.
Cases In Point
Own
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Benny Leonard, the lightweight Straight Left's Value- champion who deposed our
Examples in point could be Freddy Welsh, had a wonderful left multiplied. But it can fairly well hand, and won many of his fights laid down that against the crouch- by the consistent and accurate use Ing, weaving type of fighter, the of it. It was this that enabled straight left is a most effective him to bent Charlie White and Irish | weapon. Not every boxer Patsy Cline, besides Ritchie Mit-anxious to rush to close quarters chell, who were all hard-slugging, and pummel away for dear life; rushing fighters. True, Benny not all are able to. What other developed a knock-out punch with method is there of keeping a man his right as he went up in the off than the straight left in these pugilistic ranks, but he never lost cases? his very accurate straight left.
Bombardier Wells, a man of tem- perament, which was increased after an unfortunate experience in his first fight in America, could hit aa hard with his right hand as any man living. Colin Bell and Iron Hague, amongst others will bear testimony to that. Wells didn't lose his fight because he couldn't hit. He lost them because he lack red sufficient "devil" to finish
man when he had him in a bad way, as instance his first fight at Ghent with Carpentier. The Frenchman was cut to bits in the first round or two, but Wells let his opportunity slip and was knocked out himself in the fourth round.
Present-Day Boxers
Sammy Mandell, present light- weight champion, owes much to the -excellence of his left hand, and has beaten several tough fellows with It Tom Gibbons, the heavyweight
of a few years ago, beat Jack Bloom. field of London (then British champion) in a match in London it which the left-hand leading was a trent to watch as long as the fight 'lasted. Gibbons did not claim to 'be a great stylist, but he had a very -powerful straight left, which he used with telling effect. His brother, Mike, who was considered the better man of the two, was *famous for his accurate left...
And one other example. Jack Britton, of America, who fought so many times with Kid Lewis, and at last knocked him out, was a boxer on distinctly British Vines.
By all means let our rising boxers be thoroughly trained in in-fighting, in which branch of the art it must be admitted they ap
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BOWLS LEAGUE
Entries for 1930 Contest
P
SPEY ROYAL CUP
The following Clubs have enter- ed teams for the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls League:-
Division I-Talkoo, Kewloon Bowling Green Club, Civil Service, K.C.C., Kowloon Dock.. Craigen- gower, Club de Recreio and the Police Recreation Club.
Division II:Taikos, Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Civil Ser- vice, K.C.C., Hong Kong Electric, Craigengower, Club de Recreio and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
The League matches will com- mence on May 3, and the date of closure for open championship will be May 10,
The draw for the Spey Royal Cup competition resulted As under:-
First Round:-Craigengower v. Yacht Club, Police Recreation Club v. K.C.C.
MODERN RUGBY
Broken Rule's Far- Reaching Results
"WONDER" MEN
Those who are interested in the great game which had its origin at Rugby School will welcome the recently issued "Football Records of Rugby School," which have been enllected for the old Rugbelan Society by a sub-committee including Adrian Stoop and H. J. Kittedmaster, the old British inter- nationals, who were for many seasons. members of the School Aftëch.
As Vincent Cartwright, another old Rugby boy international, wrote to the committee at the time he was prealdent of the Rugby Union, "It brings home to those who play or take an interest in the game the part that Rugby School has taken in founding, fostering; and spreading the game, until its popularity has become world wide."
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A Famous Indiscretion The authors, in the most attractive manner, have divided the history of the game in the School from 1823 to 1929 Into arbitrary periods of about 25 years. These are: 1823 to 1850 domestic period when William Wobb Elles in- discretion was gradually adopted and incorporated in the rules; 1850 to 1875, when the game began to be appreciated
On Shanghai- outside the School and the Rugby Union was formed; 1875 to 1900, when the On demand V.Echool abandoned its old exclusiveness (80 day's aight (prívate
Second Round:-Civil Service v. Hong Kong Electric, and Tal koo V. winners of Craigen- power and Yacht Club match, The K.C.C. or Police the Club de Recrelo, and the Kowloon' Bowling Green Club v. Kowloon Dock Recreation Club.
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and adopted the Rugby Union laws; and paper)
1800 to 1927, recording its progress under these rules.
In the early days the game as played by the School was football and not handball, far no one was allowed to run with the ball in his grasp towards the
Rain Spoils Play at the opposite goal. It was a casual, care- free game, with plenty of backing, but in the latter half of 1823 there was an interesting development, which origin- ated, though without premeditation, that change in one of the rules which, more than any other, has since di tinguished the Rugby School game from
MONDAY'S PROGRAMME
The heavy rain that fell on
Thursday night and yesterday morning, rendered the courts at the H.K.C.C. unfit for further play
In the tournament.
the semi-final round and there en- counter C. A. L. Rumjahn and Cassumbhoy for the final round. The following is the full list of matches for Monday:-
Championship Doubles: H. D. and S. A. Rumjahn v. Ng Sze-kwong and, Ng Sze-cheung.
Handicap Singles "B":-N. L. H. Railton (3/6) v. G. E. R. Divett (-1/6),
This was the the Association rules. now historic incident of one, William Webb Elles, picking the ball up and running with it, thus violating one of the traditional laws of the game. And we are now told for the first time exact-
The doubles match between S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn and Ng Sze-kwong and Ng Sze-cheungly what happened. Elles, a town bay, has been arranged for Monday,, who at the age of nine entered the weather permitting of course. school in 1816, seven years Inter, whilst This should prove a great struggle playing Bigside football, caught the and will certainly be full of in- ball in his arms. According to the rules which then exlated Elles should have terest. The winners will enter retired back-he could do so as far as be pleased without parting with the ball. The opposing team could only ad- vance to the spot where he had caught the ball, and were not allowed to ad- vance until he had placed it for some- one else to kick, and it is teresting to note that it was by means of these placed kicks that most of the goals were scored. Instead of doing this, however, Elles for the first time disregarded the Handicap Doubles-A. D., Han-rule and rushed forward with the ball phreys and G. R. Sayer (-15) v. In his hands, thus priginating the dis- E. R. and T. J. Price (scr.); H. tinctive feature of the Rugby game. Graves and C. G. Johnston (rec. 4/8) In 1867 the school commenced play- v. Dean Swann and Prof. L. Forstering matches with outside feams. The (-3/6); F. A. Redmond and H. Owen Arst war against a team of old boys Hughes (-15/3) v. J. D. Humphreys and masters, but in the two succeed- and R. H. Wild (rec, 2/6).
ing years encounters took place with pear to have quite a lot to learn, the newly-formed Richmond club, while matches against the Varsitles and But do not let them discard the London clubs favoured by old Rug "fetish" of the straight left in its beians-usually Richmond or Ravena entirety. It comes in very handy éroft Park-took place in the follow. at times, as any experienced boxering years. has cause to know.
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(Continued at foot of next Column)
Philip Scott (back to camera) working out with one of his sparring partners as he gets into fighting trim for his boat with Jack Sharkey on February 27, when he was defeated on a technical knock-out.
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The Game Sprende
In the years preceding the formation of the Rugby Union on January 26, 1871-the game was spread, largely by Rugbelans, to the Varsities, to Scotland and Ireland-Wales came later-Lan cashire and Yorkshire, the Midlands and the West, and via Blackheath and Richmond to London, so that Eugby School can definitely claim the right to be known as the founders of the wonderful national game that bears its name and is honoured by doing so.
Needless to say, Old Rugboians have played big part in the administra- tive and playing phasca of the game. The original rules were drafted by three of them-A. Rutter, E. C. Holmes, and L. J. Maton, and the original executive of the Union included six of them, Rutter being the first president. Then, as regards internationals and Blues from the School, their name is "legion." But, taking a few of them- from J. R. 8. Reeve and E. W. de V. Hant, the two latest to play for their countries, back to Frank Tobin and A. Davenport, who played for England in 1871 of those I have seen, there have been V. H. Cartwright, Adrian Stoop, H. J. Kittarmaster, "Ronny" Poulton Palmer, Frank Stoop, G. D. ("Khaki") Roberts, E. W. Dillon, A. O. Dowson- in fact, we should require treble the space at our disposal to mention the great number of honours that have been gained by the boys of this historic school.
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