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St. Mirren and Clyde Meet for Third Time.
PAISLEY'S VICTORY.
In the second round of the Scot- St. Mirren and Clyde tish Cup met for the third time yesterday and even then extra time. had to be played before St. Mirren secured the victory by a couple of goals margin.
Result as cabled by Router:- St. Mirren 3 Clyde
1
The revised draw is as under:
King's Park or
St. Bernards
Cowdenbeath cr
St. Johnstone v. No'ness
V.
Ayr United
Third Lanark v.
St. Mirren V. Montrose
Dundee
Hibernians
Morton
Arbroath
Falkirk
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INTERPORT RUGBY FIFTEEN.
No Surprises in the -Selection.
GAMMELL VICE-CAPTAIN.
The following will represent Hong Kong in the Rugby Football Interport game against Shanghai on Saturday, February 14:
Full back
J. P. Whitham.
Three-quarters
G. P. Lammert,
R. H. Griffiths,
V.
Kilmarnock
G. A. L. Plummer,
Y.
Aberdeen
V.
Motherwell
F.. Celtic
Ties to be played on Saturday, February 14.
Scottish Lensgue.
In the Scottish League Partick Thistle played the Hibernians at Firhill Park, Glasgow, and won by the only goal scored. They are row: level with Rangers at third place on the table, but have an in-i ferior goal average.
Result:--
Partick T. { Hibernians
Revised Table.
Motherwell Celtic
Hangers Partick 'Hamilton
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after the final trial game.
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25 16 15 59 21 .47 17 8 57 36 27 15
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Clyde
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Queen's Park
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85 11 44 45
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6 13 38 40
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7. 5 1 37 61 19
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East Fife
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4 21 31 05' 10
TO-DAY'S SOCCER TRIAL GAME
Fifteen Players from Shanghai.
SHIELD COMPETITION.
The final Interport Association Football trial will be played on the Club ground to-day at 4.30 p.m. when the Probable team will be in opposition to a strong Naval eleven.
The Probables are as follow:-
E. B. Gammell has been elected ice-captain of the Rugby Club in place of J. L. Bonnar, who recent ly was transferred to Singapore.
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
HOCKEY To-day Hockey Club v. HMS. Medway, U.S.R.C., 5 p.m.
TO-DAY'S TENNIS MATCHES.
¿T. Honda v. E. F. Fincher
Attraction.
JAPANESE STARS,
[By "Base Line.")
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1931.
BOXING COMMISSION
IMPORTANCE OF
CRITICISED.
BISLEY,
Foolishness of Futile Threats.
Development of Empire
IMPERIAL ADVANCE.
TOOL OF POLITICIANS.
Interest.
ar-
When one reads of the New York Commission's suspension of have practically completed
The Bisley Shooting Committee Paolino, and the threats to take rangements for the Imperial Meet- their titles from Max Schmelinging of the National Rifle Assocla- their titles from Max Schmeling.tion next July.
Mickey Walker, and Al Brown un- One gratifying feature about the less they take steps to defend them, Bisley meeting since the War is within the next fortnight, it makes its development on the Imperial The organisers of the Hong one laugh, writes A. J. Daniels in side. The explanation is that Kong Cricket Club annual tennis The Sporting Life.
more has been done to encourage The Commission is merely ex- the smaller Colonics to send re- yesterday when adverse conditions posing its foolishness in uttering presentative teams,
Tho Cana- fuille threats:. everybody dians have been directly associat-
Lournament received a set-back
lessed.
revented the playing of matches, such
This afternoon weather permit knows they mean nothing. Every ed with the meeting almost from ting, two splendid matches in the body knows also that the Commis- its birth 70 years ago. It was in Singles Championship will be wit-sion is using every effort to induce 1872 that the Dominion represen- T. Honds. the holder, Schmeling to sign up for a return tatives had their first big success meets "Ernie" Fincher for right, contest with Jack Sharkey under for that was the year when they the Madison carried away the Imperial Cup. presented the year before by the then Rajah of Kolapore.
Travelling Expenses.
entry into the second round, the auspices of
and a battle royal is expected. Square Garden Corporation. Fincher has been adopting the hard
hitting game with varied results.
Schmeling.and Camera.
This prize was intended to at-
If he should adopt this method of There is more than a mere be- attack this afternoon, and should, ijef, too, that if there was any reveal some of those stinging ahots hope of getting Schmeling and tract overseas markamen and to a that I have seen him exploit already Carnern together, the long-atand- limited extent it has been success- The condition that the team this season he will certainly give ing ban against Primo would be ful. Handa aomething to think about., forgotten just as enally as was should consist of eight has, how- A great deal will, however, depend that against Schmeling a year ago, ever, seriously restricted the en- on the accuracy of his service. The fatted calf would be killed, try. To bring a detachment of ten When on form, Fincher's service is the Commission's biggest white- or twelve marksmen from the perhaps one of the most difficult to wash bucket and brush would be Dominion of Canada is an expen- return, and many
are the
games brought into 'immediate use, and, sive business. The travelling and which he has retrieval by his there would he begun a "ballyhoo" maintenance expenses of a team powerful first service. Honda, on such as has not been heard since representing the Commonwealth the other hand, is a player of ad- the Dempsey and Tunney match. of Australia mirable control and will not be The fact is, to control boxing and South Africa aro greater and shaken by any onslaught, and I boxers is easier said than done, as financial considerations limit the rather fancy his chances in our own Boxing Board has die-visit of teams from both Australia
to-day's first round match.
Cassumibhoy May Win.
The other match of more than usun interest is that between
covered.
or the Union of
and South Africa to once in Alvo or six years.
In recent years the Dominions are and Colonial Office has done much
our
Political Aspect. Commissions in the States H. D. Rumjahn and J. A. E. backed up by the law, but that to stimulate the interest of
fact does not make them any the smaller Colonies and Dependencies Cassumbhoy. Saturday Caer Cup - St.
Although, strictly
On the contrary, in the Imperial meeting, but there more efficient. Andrew's Club v. D.G.S.;
speaking, Rumjahn íe essentially a 3.K.
doubles player, he is
they are the tools of the political still remained the difficulty a singles player of merit if only he could wire-pullers. Had it not been so, raising a team of eight to compete introduce a certain amount of en- Carnera would have been shut out for the principal Imperial prizes. terprise into his play. He is too of half the States of the Union
Outposts of Empire. In the end apt to adopt safety first methods months ago and compelled to leave
this formidable
Ladies' Hockey Club v, Club do Recreio.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day- ILK.C.C. Tournament Open Singles and Open Doubles,
To-morrow H.K.C.C. Tourna- ment Open Singles and Open Doubles.
Friday H. K. C. C. Tourna- ment Open Singles and Open Doubles.
GOLF-Friday-Taggart Cup- Final; Captain's Cup (Ladies)- Second Round.
Saturday Chinese New Year Meeting.
Sunday Chinese New Year Meeting, Fanling; Kowloon Golf Club Captain's Cup Round.
Monday-R.H.K.G.C.
Second.
Chinese
FOOTBALL To-day Inter-
New Year Meeting.
port Trial Match.
Clarke; Li Tin-sang, Henderson; BIG GAME HUNTING IN
Hedley, Eynon, Lam Yuk-ying; B. Gosano, Segalen, A. Gozaño, Fung King-cheung and Ip Pak-wa.
If is considered necessary, changes will be made at half-time. At the conclusion of to-day's game the selection of the Hong Kong team will be made.
The Fifteen Shanghai Players.
The visiting Shanghai side for the Interport game on Wednesday, February 18, will be selected from
CANADA.
Three Bears Found Fishing.
A GOOD LOG.
-
of
and, consequently, is held on the the country. Instead of which, honbstacle was removed by the pro-
defensive by a player of equal status. Cassumbhoy, I am Aure, will take advantage ΟΣ this trait and, with his im- petuous style, should triumph after a match which will probably go the full distance. It will be
played" to tens of thousands of people as well as dollars in all prietors of the Morning Post offer- parts of America, and was given ing for competition, by overseas leave to stay for another six teams of four, a trophy to be call- ed the "Junior Kolapora." This by the months
immigration
was in 1926 and three teams then officials!
competed; in subsequent years the the number increased to ten. The Governors of the smaller Colonies
case of a cautious and expert PHIL SCOTT'S TITLE enced player falling before the daring strokes of a versatile play- er of high promise.
To-day's programme is append- ed below:-
Singles Championship (First Round). T. Honda (holder) v. E. P. Fincher. J. A. E. Cassumbhay v. H. D.
Rumjahn.
Capt. Etherington v. I. P. Todd. Wong Fuk-nam v. C. E. Holmes. C. S. Pile v. W. T. Lee.
Iu Tak-lum v. H. S. Lee,
v.
Doubica Championship (First Round).
Sounderam and Lee Hau-mo
Sayer and Raworth..
Club Champlonship.
S. E. Green . W. M. Barton. H. O. Johnson v. Y. Segalen, Visit of Prominent Japanese
Players.
CHALLENGED.
British Heavyweights Inexperienced.
TITLE VACANT ?
appreciated the Brrangements made to secure the presence of re- presentatives of the "outposts, of Empire" at Bisley.
One highly gratifying feature was the visit to Bisley for the first time of a team from the Falkland islands. Some of the members of this team had never before been away from their island home. It was the Governor of the 'Falklands Trevor C. Wignall writes to the who made this possible. Mr. Editor of the Daily Express as Arnold Hodson, who had been follows: May I suggest that the IL.M. Consul at Ethiopia, captained most welcome and easily the most the Uganda team which was suc- appropriate Christmas gift the Bri-ressful in the first competition. tish Boxing Board of Control could Shortly afterwards he WE8 ap- offer to the public would be in the pointed Governor of the Falkland form of a declaration that there are Islands and his enthusiasm for It will be learned with pleasure no proved first-class heavy-weight rifle shooting was not lessened in the following fifteen players who ing from the Far North, where the ramme for the visit of Hyotare forfeited the right to be regarded opened in order
that the Lawn Tennis Association boxers in this country, that the this position of greater respon- has drawn up a tentative pro- present champion, Phil Scott, has sibility. He caused a fund to be are making the trip to Hong Kong-freeze-up has commenced. Of the Sato and Jiro Sato, two members as the leader of his division, and despatch of a team to compete for
Chom (Loh Hwa). Monroe (SFC) stories of bags that are filtering in of the Japanese Davis Cup team that the Martin (Police), Stokes (5.F.C.), Pate-lant (S.F.C.) Cash (Police), perhaps the best is that related by They are due here on Friday, en until such time as a man is found (1927) he was an active member. Cesta (C.L.), Elliot (SFC). H. four city merchants who make an route to Europe, and have express- who will at least give evidence that Calíaco (C.L.), Sinclair (S.P.C.), Wid- annual sortie more (G..), Graham (G11), Murphy
to the forests fored their willingness to play in ex he can wear (G.H.), Vance (R.A.S.C.) and Guttierez moose, caribou, elk, mountain goat hibition matches on that day.
the mantle of such Mr. Hodeon said on that (C.1.).
or sheep, writes a correspondent in is proposed to match T. Honda, the Fitzsimmons or Jem Mace?.
It genuine British fighters as Robert casion that he would not be satis the Morning Post.
The men camped near a clearing Hye, a player well known in local champion, and Khoo Hool by a river,
which WES packed by salmon, going upstream: the
densely Malaya, in the singles events, and The very term "British heavy-fore the recent announcement of knowing that the bears, which are doubles. As yet no venue for these centive to laughter, particularly in Sierra Leone. Mr. Hodson said
Rumjakn cousing in the weight" is more than ever au in his appointment as ardent fishers, would come that
Draw for Shield Competition.. The following is the draw. for the Shield Competition As made out at the Council meeting of the Football Association. The matches will be played on March 7:-
Senior Shield. Club. Kowloon FCClub ground. St. Joseph's v. Borderere Kowloon.
ground.
R.A. v. Club de Recreio-Sookunpoo
ground.
South China A.A, v. Navy-Caroline
Hili ground.
Vancouver,
The big game hunters are return
Caught In Two Logs
to Anance the
title is declared vacant the Morning Post prize, of which
Poor Heavyweights!
Falklands' Team.
OC-
fled until the "Junior. Kolapore" was taken to the Falkland Islands. Last year the team won it, and be-
Governor of
to awalt maturity,
be vice versa.--Tommy Muirhead.
the United States, but we can stop that the Falklands would be repre- way. Meeting no luck on the first matches has been fixed.
Hyotaro Sato and Jiro Sato, who the hilarity by facing the position sented at Bisley next year. day, they worked their way down have been chosen stream, till they came across three members of the team to represent agree with the contention so fre as two of the with honesty. We are bound to bears eating fish.
Japan this year in the Davis Cup quently advanced-and with justi
To remain at the top, the Rangers competition, are going to Europe in fication that we have not even in must always have two experienced Each man chose his mark, and time to get in as much practice sight a heavy-weight who could be and atar Inside forwards. They Junior Shield.
they fired simultaneously. Club v. Borderers Club ground.
Two under European playing conditions guaranteed to put up a good per Archibald and Morton are trying to
cannot, afford South China A.A. v. Navy Caroline third was not mortally wounded.
dropped in their tracks; but the as possible.
formance against Stribling, Shar- Hill ground. St Joseph's v. Eastern-Kowloon His man fired again; as he did so Abe were not placed in the Japanese fringe of the first-class.
Hyotaro Sato, with Harada and key, or others who are only on the make the others play when it should ground.
fourth bears appeared from the lawn tennis ranking last year Ewa ▼ Kowloon F.C-Bookunpoo bush near by. He was dropped by owing to the absence of official re-heavyweight in Britain" to-day is My own view is that the best a well-placed shot. The wounded cords as to their play, and in their Charlie Smith, of Deptford, but his bear tried to escape and got his absence Jiro Sato, who was at the prominence is confined strictly to POLICE INTERPORT hind paws caught between two logs. Waseda University.
Bellowing with rage, he tore to first in the singles list and second, Reggie
placed England, while the little we saw of
Meen matchwood the legs in front of him in the doubles list.
against Primo before another shot gave him his
Carnera proved conclusively that Mrs. McCaw Not Likely to almost all he possesses at the quietus. The bag consisted of thres
vera and a baldface...
Compete This Year,
moment is height, weight, and We learn with sincero regrat of youth: One of the men consulted his the serious illness of Mrs. McCaw, watch before and after the shoot (the popular Hong Kong player. Ing. Exactly seven minuteal
ground.
GAMES.
Shanghai Members Will Visit Colony,
OUR REVENGE 7-
Seventeen members
of
Eleven Hours Trek.
WAS
Scott's Big Request.
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She has had a very severe break- He might have given a more Company (Limited) of Den. down and acting under doctor's heartening exhibition if he had not mark; Others were not so fortunate. A orders, she will have of necessity to been so loudly Informed that ho Shanghai Police Force are due to mineral lead when he looked up and tive tennis this year. In addition form or the absence of it was the mine manager, was examining a refrain from playing in competi- could not possibly win, but Meen's arrive in the Colony on March 10, saw a grizzly nine feet away. He to the good wishes of her friends, actually but another depressing re- to participate in interport games had just time to unsling his rifle, it is hoped that the special treat minder that in the matter of heavy with members of the Hong Kong but the cartridge jammed and he ment that she is undergoing and weight boxers Great Britain to-day Folice Force, The programme of went down to blow from the a complete rest will bring about is in a more lowly state than, per- games will include association bear's paw that knocked him several a speedy recovery football golf, shooting and feet Burging his face in the mud,
haps ever before. billiarde. If time permits (the he feighed death. The bear tore his
Offers have recently been made vlaltors stay being limited to arm and shoulder, and gashed als
fo Scott to defend his champion- We may not be able to produce at ships His reply is to ask for eight days) there will also be ten-neck, then bit a finger off and left will a Bradman at cricket, a Bobby thousands of pounds as a reward.ram is lying at the EE. Tele ris and lawn bowls matches. him: His victim lay there helt an Jones at galf,
This is a return visit, Hong tour, not daring to move. He took billiards, or a Cochet at lawn tennis, ted? Why cannot the board of a Lindrumat But why should this be permit Kong having journeyed to the eleven hours to reach his camp, ten but it is always our pride, that we control take the only lins that would Northern port two years agu, when miles away He was brought out can take a defeat like sportsmen. deserve commendation? It is the Shanghat Sproved victorious in to hospital in a plane stationed at Some of us are not doing that at the laughter and the malfe I want to cvery game of the interport series. the ming for such emergencies moment. C. W Packford,
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