FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1931,
THE CHINA-MAIL,
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'FAIR AND “UNFAIR' 'GOODWILL' TOURNEY CHALLENGE ROUND
ON THE SPEEDWAY.
Dubious Tactics in the Team Racing.
THE CASE OF WATSON.
ENDS IN A RIOT.
Americans and Italians in Conflict.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT,
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OF DAVIS CUP.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Rene Lacosta he won the Double ab-Auteuil. In 1927 he beat Henr Cochet at Marseilles. Last year he won the German Championship I am sorry to have to introduce Riotous scenes marked a so-called Singles at Hamburg and was a Colin Watson to the forefront of "goodwill" boxing tournament be Finalist in the French Singles and my article for whenever I do so twenn Italian and American teams Mixed Doubles Championship in He was ranked No. 9.in Wembley's supporters tell me I am at the Madison Square Garden re- Paris. unfair, to him and to
the World's "Firat Ten" last year Wembley,cently.
The tournament, which was de- Last month he played at Bourne while the supporters of other tracks, particularly those of Stamsigned to promote goodwill between mouth in the British Hard Courts ford Bridge, write to accuse me of the United States and Italy, went Championship and beat GP. taking Watson's part, writes H. G. quite well until the fight between Hughes In the final. At Wimble- Lewis in the Evening News. *** | Louis Salica, the American bantam- don last year he was beaten by Watson is obviously worth writ-weight representative, and Edelweis John Doeg in a five-set match. ing about. People either admire Rodriguez, the Italian hope. After,
G. P. Hughes. him or hate him. At Stamford Bridge he was saved from violent assault only because a certain stal wart official standing by gaw what was about to happen and brought the issue to a speedy climax by a neat hook to the jaw of the would-be-assnutter.
an exciting bout the verdict was G. P. Hughes, who reached the awarded to the American, who ap- final of the British Hard Courta Peared to have a margin of points. Championship at Bournemouth When the decision was announced has had about six years of open the Italian dropped to the floor, tournaments since he first attract-, writhing, kicking and biting hie' ed attention when competing. In gloves. It took three of his seconds the "Evening News" Tournament, all their time to get him out of the There is no Briton who has play 1 ring.
ed more tennis on the Continent
The most recent disturbance of The Italian team thereupon He- where Hughes has won several which
Watson Was the stormcided to withdraw from the rest of national doubles championship. centre occurred at the West Ham the tournament in protest against It is interesting to recall that Wembley match, and I mention the decision. Then an uproar oc- he learnt his tennis on the public it because it raises a very im-curred. The 7,000 spectators went courts, in Lincoln's Inn Fielde portant" point.
wild.
Prolonged jeering and when a student at the London
In the fourteenth heat Watson counter-cheering-started-and-the-School-of-Economica.. and his partner, Kilmister, took ring was pelted with lemons, coins, Hughes was beaten in that final the lead, with Red Bounds third. and cigar stube. Order, was even match at Bournemouth by Boussus Kilmister went to the
front, tually restored when, after half an France's greatest left hander, and Bounds attempted first to cut in hour of wrangling, the Italians a possible adversary in the Chal side Watson on a bend, but Wat- agreed to resume, and the tourns- lenge Round. son rode the white line and shut ment went on,
Austin, Perry and Hughes form him out.
This was only accomplished after a very youthful trio, none of them Then Bounds attempted to pass officials of the loch Amateur is over 26. They will tackle an on the outside at. a bend, and Athletic Union intervened and paci. older and more experienced team Watson, riding wide, made that fed the manager of the Italian team in the French sido but their hopes impossible. Eventually amid ter- by arranging a change of referees, indeed run high. Britain has at rific cheering, 'Bounds did pass: The next decision after order was last got the chance to capture the Watson and Kilmister, too, and restored appeared to be à diploma- Cup which has eluded her since. won the race, despite Watson's at- tic one. In the fight between 1912. Thair: spirit of "do or die!: tempt to catch him.
Flavio Debonis, of Boston, and will stand them in good stood and The point is how far, in team Vincenzo, of Italy. the decision should they be defeated this year rang, should one man be allowed went to the Italian, though to com- they will be back all the more de- to protect his partner in front by petent judges at the ringside he termined for the 1938 season. shutting out those of the other appeared to have been behind on French Ascendancy.. team behind?
points at the finish. The American The year 1926 marks the rise of
by five matches to two. team won this amateur tournament French tennis and the year 1927 the ascendancy of France among
Now such tactics'aa Watson em- ployed, pr appeared to employ, are common, Are they illegal? rulea say that the steward "may The exclude immediately any driver
who in his opinion crowds or bores, whether, intentionally or not, or otherwisa indulges in any foul or unfair practice.”
The two teams had met before tennis nations. France has re-
contest resulted in a draw. in May, but on that occasion the mained supreme since but this
year's threat la no idle one.
-France, however, has still some fair and what is unfair. We shall ground for hope because the grass know when to boo,
courts at Wimbledon were not to But there will always be partisan the liking of the French, and al- spirit and this should not be though the British players fared despised as it is by some, but well there they will not have the should within limits be welcomed. same advantage at Auteuil There is much to be said in favour. This was plainly demonstrated of good hearty "Boo" If you think when Borotra, who went out in over it.
the semi-finala at Wimbledon, won
That is, as wide as the North Sex. Was, Watson elther crowding or boring? He never touched Bounds, and he may justly claim that as he was well in front of Bounds he had a perfect right to ride inside
Another point arising is that the the Auteuil tournament title re- or outside, fast or slow.
steward, whoever he may be, can cently. Was it fout or unfair? Who is hardly be expected to see to say? West Ham supporters goes on at the bends at any rate Wem-with, sufficient accuracy to give a -would answer "Yes," but
bley's in this instance, would say decision upon what may happen in "No."
a twinkling.
what Great Britain's path to the Chal-
lenge Round was as follows:-
One steward told me recently that he would be far easier in his mind, if he had two men, one at each end, to watch just as a foot- ball referee has his linesmen.
The rules being decidedly hazy, we will consider it from the point of view of the sport. .... In team" racing is such "jockeying" to be permitted as all part of the game? Or_must_the_riders always give He suggested that these might be their opponente a clear passage so probationer stewards and he ̧em- that each man rides just as he phasised that in such important would in one of those tiresome events as Test matches and cup single-handed track record at-anals, where the racing is particu- tempts?...
larly keen, such assistance would
“I should hate to see speedway | nave, a great deal of argument and racing become an old man's game," might ensure fair racing. said John Hoskins. So would all
of us.
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No doubt in the course of time spectators and riders will gradual ly build up an unwritten code be- tween themselves as to what is
The only possible “snag", I see in this idea is that if these assistants were of the officious, and over- zealous type they might come runs ning in with complaints three times a race.:?
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Beat Monaco 5 matches to-nil.: Beat Belgium 5 matches to nil, Boat S. Africa '5' matches to mil. Beat Japan 5 matches to nil. Beat Czecho-Slovakla "4"matches
to 1.
Beat America 3 matches to 2
Our Sports Diary.
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To-morrow, Monday and Tuesday,
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Lancashire v. Notts. Sarrey v. Kent.
Hampshire v. New Zealand Glamorgan v. Northamptonshire. Gloucester v. Yorkshire. Derbyshire 'v. Middlesex." Worcestershire v. Sussex. Leicestershire v. Warwickshire.
it.
FAMOUS BOXING CHAMPION.
the Bunch.
UNCROWNED KING.
There was another Johnson) Black, glossy black!
I always see Jack's paychology through that fightin
When Billy Jordan, fight an-
.
ADOCTOR'S MURDERS.
Killed for Gain.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
Dr. Laget was found guilty at After a trial lasting a week Montpelier of murdering his two
A
Jack Johnson Best of nouncer, brought out the black, he
was bringing out a Colossus train ed fine as a greyhound and, make no mistake," carrying dyan- mite in either paw.
Johnson that day was the most Jack Johnson was a fair knock perfectly-trained man on the out.
Jim Jeffries, whom he defeated His Bhaven
planet for the World's Heavyweight
skull glisten. ed, His skin shone like that wives, who were sisters, and was Championship, will admit that! of
condemned to death. a thoroughbred. But men who never pulled
His-tre- on a mendous shoulders
Suspicion was first directed to- glove with Johnson will also admit, fined
and arms wards him when, in December, down to nothingness 1929, after treatment at his where the slender negrold leg was hands, his alster, Marie-Louise Jack was the greatest defensive to carry him so easily and quickly aget, became seriously ill. She heavyweight in the ring of our out of Jeffries' reach. day perhaps of any day. But this What the dense masses surround- thar, who owed her money, had alleged at the time that her bro- six feet and half an inch of black ing that ring, high placed like a been attempting her life, and hickory was more than that.
He was a born comedian, He who used his arms as a fencer. his two wives had died mysteri- sacrificial altar, saw was a boxer called attention to the fact that was a most excellent musician, Round after round for those fate-ously. The authorities there- He could recite Shakespeare by ful fifteen rounds Jeffries, the upon exhumed, the bodies of the the yard. And he had a mouth'
Human Battering Ram, vainly tried two women, and medical ex- Alled with gold."
to "get home" with the. pile-driver amination showed the presence It was Jack London's adjuration that had spelled what the Ameri- of large quantities of poison in to Jim Jeffries to come out from cans call "curtains" for all those each case. his six years' retirement "to wipe who had hitherto -faced him.. For off Jack's golden smile" that Jack was the ring magician.
By the death of his first wife fetched Jim. .
But those sleuthy arms, with the by the death of the second he re- Dr. Laget benefited by her will; For Jack, whose own molars sleuthy brain behind, were always ceived the proceeds of a life in- were as hard and white as ivory in the way. And, always, beating surance. had them "pulled" in order to have insistently upon the white man's
them
replaced by golden ones,
.
"Come on, Jim-what's the mat- ter with you? ̧
with, as I remember a diamond care came the_lash of Johnson's tongue the most poisonous tongue set in one of them..
In the ring. Lean see Jack the day that, as an uncrowned king of Africa, he visited the offices of the old "P.IP off the Strand. Jack was arrayed In a marvellous suit and a marvel- lous smile, and such a whits bowler! He took his ovation like a.king. He looked a king, so said ', Liverpool
GOLF-To-day--Scottish Ama- tour Championship at Prestwick (Concluding Day).
RACING To-day- Summer Cup.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day- Davis Cup Challenge Round in Paris.
BASEBALL LEAGUE AVERAGES.
JAN IN THE LEAD.
The following table shows the positions held by the respective players in the batting averages of the Hong Kong Baseball League:
Name
H. Jan (9.6)
·Shilling (Helena) | .Murata (Jap)
Zafra (H.K.B.C.) Gilson · (H.K.B.C.) Bauer (Helená), 1775- Thompson (Helena),
T. Leonard.. (H.K.) · S. Hachiuma (Jap.)
H. Fong (S.C.) via
Y. Hachiuma (Jap)
·D. Leonard (HK); S.K.: Pung. (C.A.G.) Saldo (Jap)
Getjens (Helena) Shellingberger (Hel.)
Shaw Desmond,
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....Where've yah left yah're punch? Why don't you wipe off dat smile? ...
And Johnson was cruel. A He played for Jim's injured eye, the eye which he knew carried
His skin could vary from ashy about it a skin like paper. He played for it and on it until he had
grey to glossy black.
Johnson was cruel
Not Child's Play He had to be. Fighting with the
LORD IRWIN.
Receives the Honorary Freedom of Doncaster.
SPEECH ON INDIA.
Lord Irwin was presented with
Rugbyy Yesterday. the Honorary Freedom of the County Borough of Doncaster to- day? He said that the next few months, with the re-assembly of the Round Table Conference, would show whether, there was enough common sense and ims-
I saw him once fight a man when broken. It into a gaping wound. out of condition, and with 40 Th overweight-packed-round-his-waist.. For Jack had a habit of "going it" between his nights. His skin was 4-oz is not a game for children,
but he won his but for grown men. If Bombardier zination in India and in Great Wells, whom, had it not been for Britain to allow them to find a the Rev. F. B. Meyer, juat dead, solution of the Indian problem.
slate colour...
fight! It was a sort of habit.
The Eclipse of Jeffreys.
gotten Fourth of July at the City had
And then that never to be for he would have fought in London, British Wireless Service.
ever learned that lesson,..
of Fair Frailty, San Reno, Nevada, England might have given one Come Again" and divorce costs the world. where it is a case of "Cut and more heavy-weight champion to the
price of a drink, when he beat the Unlike Wells, Johnson never uppercuts, cutting him to ribbons. And the last unforgettable pic- unconquerable Jeffries to a pulp. spared his man.
After he had "felt him out" up ture as the thousands about that to the fifth round, Johnson showed ring.groaned: "Stop It! Don't let Average himself merciless.
him khuck Jim out." The picture 0.50
Run. Played.
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It seems to me that he deliber of the White Colossus hitherto un- ately played with Jim that day,beatable, sinking down 'hia right Cat and mouse, with Johnson al hand and arm over the lower rope, ways the cat. And auch clawal above him the victorious black,
Other things equal, no white with the golden can fight a black on equal terms, wouldn't come off... The black is feline; the white is canine.
At-bat.
fit.
8.
4
.4
3
3
0.48
2
3
0.33
2
0.33
2
0.33:
2
0.39
0.33
0.29
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0.25
0.28
how to hit MUNDARTHU
0.25
0.25
in a ring upon which the atten-
0.28
Johnson
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smile... that
An Enigma. For Johnson was an enigms.
Gentle as a child with other
once said: "I hit Instinctively, as a tiger strikes." children. Singing · like ☎ human But it was from a white, Joe nightingale.A black philosopher, Choynski, that Johnson learned interested in, and interesting to
his fellow-black or white,
So here was Johnson that day.
tion of millions of blacks as well
And the Johnson of the ring.
Cruel, Cunning, Pitiless. In him
a devil to taunt his opponent into
as whites was focused throughout Impotence and to madden him into the world
recklessness..
Two hundred pounds of brawn Oh, yes, I know all about the and sinew, with the cunningest twenty four-round fight against brain in the boxing "world swing- the six-and-half-feet of y cowboy Ing. the whole.
known as Jess Willarda Two hundred pounds behind Jack Johnson, the Galveston. oach nerve-shattering blow and negro, could perhaps le But I above, the Black Magician's golden think he told the truth when, years smile..
afterwards, he said that Jess had Two hundred pounds, of black not whipped him! machine with the long arms mov-It is men like Jack Johnson who, ing like rapiers, stabbing into the in the twenty-foot ring, make white's face, coming up in farring truth stranger than fiction.
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