WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1932.
FOOTBALL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
6,400 H.P. Craft To Defend ST. MIRREN AGAIN
Harmsworth Trophy
Gar Wood's Inspiration After Former Defeat
110 M.P.H. TO BEAT HER
FOUR MOTORS IN MISS AMERICA X ARE IN TANDEM,
$100,000, has more power than the locomotive that pulls the Twen- tieth Century Limited, and weighs seven and one-half tons.
Wood expects it to turn up 125 miles an hour without danger. Already he has travelled 100 miles an hour in tests "under wraps.”
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TRIUMPHANT..
Rangers Surprised By Clyde.
Fin
MAMAK SHIELD. ·
Allotted Royal Signals Ground.
A GREAT THIRD MAN
THE GENIUS OF GENE CORRI THE BOXING REFEREE BY JACK ELLIOTT
1
Smith
THE CHEUNG CHAU ANNUAL SPORTS
Well-Supported Events On Children's Day.
KEEN COMPETITION
Keen competition was wit- nessed at the annual sport's day held by the Recreation Committee at Cheung Chau, on- Saturday last.,
A long list of events was contested, and in addition to-
the prizes, ribbons to be worn were presented to the winners. The most enjoyable section of the day's programme was the swimming events, which ate tracted many entrants.
The fall Bat of winners is as fol- lows:
Beach Sports
Flat Races.
Seventeen years ago, Eugene which I have never met his On that memorable night, wher QP.R. DRAW WITH MORTON. Corri published a book, "Thirty equaland, probably never shall. war was in the air, the boy Carpen-
Years a Referee," with a fore-or Magic Words.
tier, who had recently knocked out word by his great friend, The At one time he was a rich man the British champion "Bombardier" Edinburgh, To-day. Earl of Lonsdale, donor of among men who had always Wells, met the conqueror of Sam St Mirren yesterday registered the famous Lord Lonsdale Cham-known money. He had a seat Langford and attracted the society their third successive win of the pionship Belts.
on the London Stock Exchange of both sexes in a manner then un- season in the Scottish Football
Until a year ago; Gene was you understand the signific-known in boxing history. The “Gun- League when they best Third still at service for any importance of that?
boat" with his hammer punch and Lanark by 3 goals, to 1. As the ant bout. A few months ago, "Detroit, Augusi 16.,'
result of their win, they displace the Sydney N.S.CA. invited him Gene as a business man. It was whelming favourite.
Yet one could never imagine ranite jaw, was made an over- Four "twelve-cylinder motors, generating 6,400 horsepower Celtic at the head of the table. to visit Australia to act as a in his nature to give. Gene buy The late Dick Burge, the promo-
Glasgow Rangers were well held special referee and eating up gasoline at the rate of 300 gallons for every 60 miles,
at Sydneying and selling?-ridiculous
ter, had backed Smith for £500, Mr.. at home by Clyde and were forced Stadiums; but, unfortunately, four supercharges, 24 carburettors, twin bronze propeller screws to divide the points, both sides that grand old man is forbidden feree put the hall mark on a Anybody who was anybody was a The fact that he was the re- B Joel wagered $400 on Smith revolving 7,500 turns a minute all encased in a fragile wooden scoring twice. The Rangers are to risk his sick nerves, medical boxing match.
friend of Gene. They had all back- now tying Celtic for second place, advice warning him that the shell 38 feet in length and 10 feet four inches wide, comprises Mise but the latter have a game in hand. strain may cost him his life. Magic words!
"Gene Corri will referee" ed Smith. Yet, when Mr. Joel sald fafter the contest, "Corri, that is the America.
Queen's Park Rangers jumped I first met Gene at that
finest decision, you ever gave, and He was the Beau Ideal of all I liked the way you stood firmly by This, the largest power boat ever built in America, Is the craft four places to fifth in the table as famous old boxing venue where third men.""" His large, active your own opinion, against all the the result of a home draw with Frank "Paddy" Slavin fought figure clad in impeccable "tails, hubburb around you," he echoed with which Gar Wood will defend the Harmsworth Trophy from the Greenock Morton, both sides scor- his Spartan battle against Peter his famous white carnation; his the opinion of all, with the excep British challenging boat. Miss England III, driven by Kaye Don; Ining once-Reuter.
Jackson the National Sporting cultured voice snapping instruction of Smith's manager, the international event on Lake St. Clair here" early In September.
Club (London), tucked among tions to the boxers, his long himself afterwards wrote from
Boys' under 6-Hing Shang, The new boat, the Miss America X, built at a cost of more than ST, ANDREW'S ENTER the fruit and vegetable markets; tapering fingers twirling the America to tell Gene that he had Deiter Franz, Conrad Bernauer.
the immediate vicinity of ends of his white moustache, his acted correctly.
Girls under 6.-Ah Ying, Mary that historic spot where King twinkling eyes, and his impera Charles met, and loved, Nell tive command at the moment of names of the fistic great for whom
It is superfluous to mention the Lee Rankin, Harriet Bechtel,
Boys 6 to 7 Donald Becking Gwynn.
a crisis.
he acted as ring master. Langford, Paul Morrison, David Mackenzie, He made me the proudest boy Above suspicion, he called the Tommy Burns, Jimmy Wilde-they
Girls 6 to 7-Sybil Rousseau, In London that night. He did points as he saw them."
run into hundreds, and champions Hope Lindquist, Muriel Becking. the sort of thing one would ex- Afterwards when the uproar at that. I doubt if he ever took any
Boya" 8 to 9-Dan Ray, John The St. Andrew's Club are compect of Gene. He left his com- or the cheers had died down, he other thing in life seriously. mencing their hockey season
Becking. onfortable seat at the ringside to would explain, in that members'
His life away was that of
Girls 8 to 9-Page Rankin, September 1, when the allotment to follow an amateur novice to his room, why he rendered a verdict Santa Claus. Money he couldn't Evelyn Rousseau, Dell Ballantines them, of the Royal Signals ground, dressing room, and there extend in a certain way, and why the understand. After his 30 years on Boys 10 to 11-Helmud Sauer, Kowloon, comes into force. The a hand in congratulation for win-loser lost.
the Stock Exchange, He retired Brian Baldwin, David Rays. ground has just been re-turfed. ning some silly "pot" or other, His decisions were not alto- from his seat a novelty poor Girla 10 to 11.-Ruth Mitchell, The Club has been granted the and give golden advice on the gether popular. But, that was, man, instead of a near-millionaire. Evelyn Morrison, Alice Ballantine. use of the ground on Tuesdays and game in general, writes Jack and is, Gene Fair to a stern- Thursdays from 4.30 p.m. to sun- Elliott in the Sydney "Referee." ness, to a fault. That was the the unfortunate chiefly, to the un-Charles Morrison, James Rousseau. Where did his money go? To Boys 12 to 13-Alvin Mitchell, down, and on Saturdays from 2 He did more. "Come and see code by which he acted and fortunates of the game. He knew
Girls' 12 and over.-Elizabeth Ip.m. to 4.30 p.m.
me when you are dressed." Ilearned his points,
money only as means of giving plea-Rousseau, Betty Ballantine It has also been proposed that the dressed quickly.
You argued regarding his sure to others.
Boys' Three-legged Race Club should hold a dinner followed Somehow you did not just re- rulings but you never ques This generous giver met financial Charles Morrison by a dance in the St. Andrew's spect Gene-you loved him, asitioned them.
and family troubles. with a stik Mitchell, John Becking and Donald Church Hall shortly, in order that one man loves a spirit given to members may have an opportunity sport without material gain. Welsh the world's lightweight amateur boxers were killed in the Sauer.
His verdict that gave Freddy upper lip. His two sons-talented Becking, David Ray and Helmad of discussing hockey prospects for We left the auditorium of the championship against American great war. His fortune passed Girls' Three-legged Race-Sybil the coming season. It is estimated NS.C. around 10 p.m., to ad-Willie Richie, stood unashamed away.
Rousseau and Evelyn Morrison. and the whole-hearted support of members" rooms, a cellar on the died away.
of the "private when the heat of the battle had I saw Gene last in 1927 in that Betty Ballantine and Elizabeth dim-lit corridor lined with prints Rousseau, Page Rankin and Rath members is earnestly solicited. ground floor, with the 'white- The uproar that moved the of flights before Tom Sayers' time. Mitchell.
N. A. E. Mackay has been elected coated barman, and all the things whole pugilistic world when that runs beside that historical au- Boys' Pebble Race. Alvin Hockey Convenor and also Hon. that go with the NS.C.
Gene disqualified "Gunboat" Smith ditorium of the N.S.C., and leads to Mitchell, Charles Morrison, John Treasurer of the Mamak Hockey We left at 4 a.m.. Gene yarn in the sixth round of his contest the dressing room and that
Becking. Very Shield, in which tournament St. ed all through the night.
No-with George Carpentier at the exclusive cellar.",
Girls Pebble Race-Elizabeth Andrew's Club have entered a team, body left before he did.
Such Olympic (London) in 1914. left his
The carnation was still there. Rousseau, Page Hankin, Evelyn for the second year,
is his command of stories
The same waxed moustache, the Rousseau. easy flow of words, and the crowd of eager listeners. His sons and money were gone. But, Gene was too big for even those calamities.
As a Corinthian he started; and, as a Corinthian he'll end.
And, probably, the most loved
The four motors in the hull are It will take, Wood says, a ip: tandem, two plants stretching average of 110 miles an hour, to if line 16 feet on the starboard beat him over the 35-miles course side, with a similar arrangement in Lake St. Clair. Three heats will un the port side. Two super-be run on successive days, chargers are at the front of each
Last year the event, run on the tandem and two aft. The gear Detroit River, was won by George Wood, Gar's brother, when Kaye Don and Gar were disqualified for beating the starter's gun.
boxes, one connecting each tandem, are between the motors. Four huge gasoline tanks, with "a total capacity of 300 gallons, are for- ward of the engines. Two oll tanks are at the sides of the
motors, having a capacity of 30 gallons.
The hull, which must be hight] and still firm to withstand the ter- rific pounding of the motore, is off quintuple construction".
NEEDS TWO MEN.
As in the case of Wood's Miss América IX, former holder of the world's speed record before Kaye Don wrested it away with his new Miss England 'HI,, two men arė required to operate the" bont. Wood handles the steering gear and signals the speed desired to Orlin Johnson, his mechanic, who handles the two throttles.
Flames two feet high shoot from
ANNUAL MEETING"
OF K.F.C.
New Officials.
At the annual meeting of the Kowloon Football Club"last night, the following officers were elected for the erisning year:
President: Mr. T.. A. Mitchell. Chairman: Mr. R. Hall..
Hon. Treasurer: Mr. S. Dallow. Hon. Secretary: Mr. J. Mackie: Captain, Mr. J. McKelvie." Vice-Captain: Mr. G. Hedley. Tennis Convenor: Mr. Chaplin. Bar Convenor: Mr. S. Dallow, General Committee: MessrB. T.
the multiple exhausts as the boat] F., Bradford, J, Beach, 'W.M. John- warms up, and Wood and Johnsonson, T. Coleman, R. Lapsley and wear helmets and asbestos suits. F. C. Clemo,
1
R.A.M.C. SWIMMING - GALA
PLANNED FOR THREE YEARS. Eallotting Committee: "Messrs.
"I began to get the idea for
A. Spary, Docherty, and J. W. this boat three years ago when Brown. Major Segrave beat me "in- Flórida," Wood, said, “and have been studying the pos- sibilities "ever since. Con- struction began last Febru- ary, and experiments will go on from now until, the day the Harmsworth starts."
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The Royal Army Medical Corpa are holding a swimming gala In the Y.M.C.A. bath at 2.30 p.m. this afternoon.
Home Cricket Averages
July 27.
BATTING.
Inns
·R.'
32
20:
H.5. No Arge.. 2,003 1
813 1,550 225* 27 1,392 161
5 74.18 667.39
194
60:52 59.80
Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) Tyldesley (Lancashire) Hobbs (Surrey) *** Hendren Middlesex)
·Hammond" (Gloucester)
D. R. Jardine (Surrey)
L. G. Crawley (Essex)
Shepherd (Surrey)',
R. H. J. Brooke (Oxford) U.)
Holmes (Yorkshire)
25 1.256
81 1,666 147 8 59.50
27
1,054 184
-:55.47
K. 8. Duleepsinhji (Sussex)
24 1,254 182.
54.52
Ames (Kent).
80
1,849
149
59.98
17
880
155
151.87
24 1,001
107*
50.05
197.
-..." 800,
28 1,178
140. 224*
350.00
49.08
127
1:063' 201
48.31.
88
1,486 176
30 1,232 200*
Iddon (Lancashire)
774 108
W:
47.98
44.00
40.48
140.16
33.85
that the cost per head will be $1.50, fourn to one
Pie
leasing
to the taste and also to the throat!
of reputation without a blemish.
Hearne (Middlesex)
Keeton (Notts).
Woolley (Kent)................... Paynter (Lancashire). EES. Wyatt (Warwick).
Denotos Not Out.
Larwood (Notts) Verity (Yorkshire)
Freeman (Kent):
-Toce (Notta)
Durston (Middlesex); Tate (8
B2 1,218 146 2.
BS 1,285 159
28
Avge.
11.06
BOWLING
10. M... B. 473.2 124 1,082 96 $7102
268
1,469 101 £14.44 1,021.2 288 2,404 166 14.48 698.5: 18821,466 101 14.57 $605,4180 $1,194 977, 18.50 914.3 298 1,610 108 15.83 791
1588-97 2015.85
249
8411 189 1,184 77116.67 37611941,077 84-1882 489.5 166 1,64296
87132111,020
708:207 2111,597
17711829)
11/143/1581 Balerted to tour
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Embassy
CORK LIPPEDDE
"third man.”
44
Long-Jumping
and
Alvin
Boys' and under-Wallace Desterhaft, Paul Morrison, David Mackenzie.
Girls' 7 and under Sybil Rous- seau, Caroline Ady, Hope Lind-
quist.
Boys' 8 and 9-Dan Ray, John Becking
Girls 8 and Evelyn Rous- seau, Dell Ballantine, Helga
LEAGUE TENNIS," CHINESE R.C. SECURE Franz,
EIGHTH WIN.
Defeat Civil Servants 8 To 1.
~ The Chinese Recreation Club yesterday registered theirTM: eighth successive win in the "“B" Division" of the Tennis League » when they beat the Civil Service Cricket Club by 8 sets to .1.
The holders have now only one more match to play against the Craigengower Cricket Club, their most Beriaus rivales
Scores
Bradley and J. Pengelly (C.S.C.C.):
lost to W. C. Hung and C. C.
Chiu
Boys 10 and 11, Helmud Sauer, Brian Baldwin, David Ray.
Girls 10 and 11 Ruth Mitchell, Evelyn Morrison, Alice Ballantine.
Boys 12 and 13-Charles Mor rison, Alvin Mitchell, James Rous
恩慈救道。
Girls 12 and over Elizabeth Rousseau, Betty Ballantine.
Swimming Sports,
Boya 7 and under. Donald Backing Paul Morrison, David Mackenzie, S
Girls 7 and under. Sybil Rous seau, Muriel: Becking.
Boys 8 and 9John Dan Ray
Becking:
Girls 8 and 9. Dell Ballantine, Page Rankin, Helga Franz
Boys 10 and 11 Helmud, Sauer, Brian Baldwin, David Ray,"
Girls 10 and 11 Ruth Mitchell, Alice Ballantine, Evelyn Morrison. Boys 12 and 13.- Alvin 11 Charles Morrison, James
Roust
lost to Ng Kam Chuen - and
Tsof Ping Fun
beat K. T. Lal and T. C. Iu« 6- 3
7. Barrow and I. HL G. Bradley
(CS.C.C.)
seau,
lost to Hung and Chin
lost to Ng and Trol
lost to Lai and In
3 B. Todd and B. Bic
Chiff
12 and over-Elizabeth
Betty Ballantine,
Rire M. Rous Johnson, MT Rankin,”
Diving
and 9 John Becking,
Baner