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CHINA MAIL.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMEER 13, 1932.
446 SPORT PAGEEDED
REFEREE SELECTS HONG KONG HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAY ALL INDIA
COBB SKIDS WHEN GOING 148 M.P.H.
Effort To Save Life
Loses Race,
SIR HENRY BIRKIN WINS.
In half-n-gale Britain's two finest track drivers, Sir. Henry! Birkin and Mr. John Cobb, fought out the most thrilling speed duel that has ever been witnessed at Brooklands.
It was a battle of nations, Bri- tain represented by Birkin, and the big super-charged Bentley against Colb and the 12 cylinder French Deluge.
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A flash of lightning and
of thunder heralded the start. The big silver Delage drew away from the long, sleek red car. Within ten second. Cobb was on the banking at 120 m.p.h., the Bentley 100 yards behind.
For the first 24 miles Cobb averaged 112 m.p.h. At the end of the second lap lirkin had re- duced the gap to 1.2 5 sec.
Fight With Wheel.
Cricket "At The Double"
'When Gloucestershire had beaten
400 RUNS SCORED IN Kent by nine wickets at 4.15 one
105 MINUTES
Woolley Makes 10,000 People, Gasp With 31⁄2 A Minute.
~ CHAPMAN'S WAGER WITH
LYON
the
afternoon, Percy Chapman, Keat captainy said to B. H. Lyon, the Gloucestershire, captain, "What about this time limit iden of yours? Let's give, these people a show."
A WAGER STRUCK..
B. II. Lyon, who recently wrote a series of striking articles, "Wake up, Circket," replied, "Only tool glad," and there and then a wager was struck that Kent would make more runs in an hour than Glouce
Ten thousand people cheeringstershire, themselves hoarse at the sight of
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Gloucestershire went in first and Country cricketers scoring were all out in an hour. In that more than 400 runs in two hours; time they acored 198, runs.
Batsmen running from the pavillon ta the wickets;
Fieldsmen going double between overs.. That was the incredible scene on the country ground at Canterbury. This is how this. Very Much Brigi ter Cricket came about:
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M.C.C. INVITATION?
Hammond set the pace. He made 60 in 25 minutes. As each wicket the felt the man ran out and another
started his sprint from the payilion! rails. The crowd gasped, then laughed, then cheered.
Then in the final lap Colth took DID ERNEST TYLDESLEY REFUSE the bend at the fork with thel wind behind him at 148 m.p.h.. shut up op the banking, and skid- del.
Cobb struggled with the wheel right on the age of the banking. and fought it into control.
But that titanic struggle for his life, cost Cobb the race. Birkin' lust lup had been at ani average speed of 137.3 miles an hour, half a mile an hour less than his record,
Cobb shot off the banking at a. good 150 m.p.h.. looked over his shoulder, saw the red car on his tail and sportingly pulled down to give Birkin room to pass if he could.
dashed!
So the two racers down towards the finishing line. "flat out," side by side. The red car had crossed the line.one-fifth of a second Lefore the silver at an average speed of racer, 125.14 m.ph.
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Lancashire Batsman's Place Taken by Team-Mate
-Much speculation was caused in home cricket circles by the fact that Earnest Tyldesley was called to the pavilion during the recent Lancashire and Gloucestershire match and was asked whether he would be pre- pared to go to Australia if in-" vited, thus adding to the ru- mours that a 17th man might be taken in view of Duleepsinhji's
illness.
The inference is that Tyides- ley declined the invitation, as it has since been announced, that' Paynter. the Lancashire left hander, has accepted an invita tion to take K. S. Duleepsinh- ji's place.
When Kent started batting with Woolley and Watt together every known record was broken.
In four overs (taken in quick time) they scored 50 runs.
In ten minutes the score-board showed 70 runs.
Watt went; Ames came in; the pace grew faster and faster.
Woolley, run out with his total. 36 in 25 minutes, hit live 6's.
There were six men on the boundary-and he was hitting the ball over their heads..
THE TWENTIETH SIX Ames and Todd and R. H. Valen. tine carried on the gorgeous spec- tacle, and when Valentine hit the twentieth 6 of this frantic game. Kent had won the match by five wickets with a quarter of an hour
to spare.
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In 105 minutes county cric keters used to the stately rhythm of a run a minute, or less, had scored over 400 runs..
GEORGES CARPENTIER TO *ATTEMPT BOXING COMEBACK
To Seek Own Former Middleweight Title in New York
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Georges Carpentier, once the Idol of boxing enthusiasts the world over, is returning to the ring, according to the Paris Soir quoted by the Central News
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The writer states that his in- formani-a friend of · Carpen- tier-gaw the ex-champion in the, United States. where he is acting, and he gave him `a formal assurance that he was returning to the fighting arena.
Although he is 38, Carpen--. tier is said to have retained all the accuracy and science that brought him à fortune of £200,- 000, the world's cruiser-weight ̧ title, and the European heavy- weight championship.
According to the informant, he plans to box as a middle- weight, and recover the cham- plonship he won by beating. Levinski
It is believed that he will box" in New York this winter.
A. H. Oswick, who was defeated by R. F. Luz for third prize in this year's Open Bowls Championship.-Ying Ming).
Channel Swimmers Beaten
FOOTBALL.
ST. JOHNSTONE BEAT CLYDE 3 TO 2. Scottish League Football.
London, To-day. St. Johnstone scored a creditable away victory when they visited Clyde and won by 8 goals to 2.
Reuter.
If it had not been that the band of the 2nd Bn. East Kents (The: Buffs) came to their assistance the Rangers · crowd would not have been capable Celtic of making enough appreciative Motherwell noise at the finish.
FAMOUS BLACK BOXERS OF
RECENT TIMES
INTIMATE RING STORIES
Coloured Men Who Have Achieved Fistic Fame
Hamilton Hearts
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TEMME WITHIN THREE MILES OF CALAIS
Intense Cold Causes Sunny Lowry To Give Up.
6 MILES IN 135 MINUTES
London, Aug. 13. -
A courageous attempt to swim
DAVIS AGAIN GOOD BUT NOT INCLUDED
SIRDAR KHAN GIVEN THE KEY POSITION
NO CHANGE IN FORWARDS
DISAPPOINTING LACK OF INTEREST IN YESTERDAY'S TRIAL AT SOOKUNPO0.
(By Referee.)
THE POSSIBILITY OF THERE BEING NO HOCKEY MATCH BETWEEN A REPRESENTATIVE HONG KONG ELEVEN AND ALL-INDIA, WORLD CHAMPIONS, ́MIGHT WELL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ́LACKOF INTEREST SHOWN IN THE THIRD TRIAL WHICH WAS STAGED AT SOOKUNPOO YESTER- DAY AFTERNOON. WITH THE PROBABLE HONG KONG SIDE ON VIEW IT WAS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE SO FEW HOCKEY ENTHUSIASTS ON THE TOUCH LINE.
THE SELECTORS DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH AID YESTER- DAY EXCEPT THAT THE TRIAL - PROVED JACK RODGER WORTHY OF HIS PLACE AT FULL BACK, AND THAT SIRDAR KHAN COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE OMITTED. ABBAS ALI, THE JAT - FULL-BACK ALSO ACHIEVED ENOUGH TO DESERVE A PLACE IN THE PROBABLES SIDE FOR TO-MORROW'S GAME.
The game was by no means up to the standard of its predeces- sor, there being far too much hard hitting without any great effort at combination. The Probables' attack was not seen at its best,
though the inside trio were again outstanding. Their understand- ing, however, was not so clear and several promising "movements were spoiled by mishits or bad passes.
G. E. R. Divett has had the misfortune to poison his foot and was consequently unable to take his place on the Probables' right wing, and Habib Khan again received an opportunity to make good. The speedy little Indian was too fast for McLellan and was seen to advantage on several occasions. He sent across one or two beauti fully judged centres, and it was from one of these that "Gurbachan Singh opened the scoring. Divett, however, has recovered rapidly and is, I understand, taking his place in the Probables XI-to-
morrow.
W. A. Reed commenced the game wards. Hasara Singh enjoyed a in the key position, but later in most successful match and if he
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the Channel from Doyer to France P. W. L. D. Pts.ended this morning at 6,55 when 8 5 1 2 12 Miss Sunny Lowry, aged 21, a Man- chester girl, was about 4 miles from Cap Gris Nez. She started from 9 Shakespeare Beach, Dover, at 445
on Friday afternoon and so was 14 the first half he changed with possessed better ball control he Sirdar Khan. Though possessing would seriously challenge Gur- hours 10 mins. in the water.
Her tininer, Mr. Jabez Wolfe, that Reed should play in the right The H.K.S.R.A.. centre, however, amazing versatility, I feel certain bachan, Singh for his position. felt confident she could reduce the half position in preference to adopts hit and rush tactics too present record, but Miss Lowry,
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the history of pugilism. writer Black boxers have become out and said, "Goodnight, Paddy, there making money. He joined partner-man. The sea was very calm and ter ABBAS ALI AGAIN.
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He
like many predecessors, was beaten centre half. He appears far more much, and his lack of artistry with by the cold, and when she was lift at home in the position and is too the stick must cost him his place. ed into the accompanying motor-valuable a player to place in any Kalwant Singh was quite as good boat she said she felt freezing dur-position. Should the Selectors do as Habib Khan and gave a really ing the last three hours of the cide to play. him on the right fine exhibition on the wing. 2swim. She told Mr. Wolfe that she flank the key position is going to centred at the right moment with was, terribly sorry to give up, but raise several problems. Steady as out hesitation and on the whole he said that he was quite satisfied E. V. Reed is, he is hardly worth led E. V. Reed a merry dance..
Gurbachan Singh' (2), W. E. chased expensive high-powered with her performance and that no the position, while Davis is essen- cars, lavish jewellery, and began one could have done better under tially a right half back with few Williams and Jalil scored for the pretensions of being a centre half Probables while Hasara Singh and to hit the high spots...
símilar conditions.
London good enough for the occasion. C. C. Francis scored goals for the Johnson has experienced the Mr. E. H. Temme, the gamut of every thrill in life. He clerk, who in 1827 swam the Chan- Sirdar Khan and Lt. Crosswell are Possibles.
HONG KONG ELEVEN, is a good performer on the bass nel from France to Dover at his then left to decide the position,
and to the Indian must go the As the result of the three Trial him violin, can" dance and sing. Arst attempt, in 14 hours 29 The astonishing victory achieved, destructive forces to the morale of John Angle, insisted upon
Yet he was always yearning for minutes, left the South Foreland, honour, as he possesses more games which have now been play by Larry Gains over the Italian his opponents. lixo the majority carrying out the rules by continu-
ising to box that he finished Slavin pleasure. This had the inevitable Dover, at 8.40 a.m. to-day in an stamina and is one of the coolested I would select the following colossus, Primo Carnera, is another of coloured fighters, Gains tribute to the wonderful instinctive reserved in conversation and never as humanely as possible. Before result of reducing him to penury. endeavour to swith to France. He players on the field. As regards Hong Kong team:-
Lt-Comdr. Higham (Navy); L boxing abilities of coloured men attempts to make capital out of he left the club-house Jackson went When his fortune had evaporated was accompanied by the motorboat, timing and accurate hitting Cress- who have made great names, in his triumphs.
to the Cornstalk's dressing-room Johnson tried various methods of Ocean King, piloted by Mr. Brockwell is his equal, but not his ma8- Rodger (Club) and Abbas Alf (Jata); W. A. Reed (Club), Sirdar Khan (Jate) and EV. Reed "Castor." Gains by clever ring-standing figures in the ring. Most cannot be two winners! Good ship with an engineer to sell tools the weather perfect.
McLellan, though he played (Club); G. E. R. Divett (Club), craft and generalship, upset the of them possessed fascinating per- luck Slavin's pathetic reply in a building on Broadway. The Temme, however, had to abandon theory that the Italian's immense sonalities, which made them was, "Good night, Pater. The folk last time I heard of Johnson he the swim soon after 8 o'clock at vastly improved game yesterday, w E. Williams (Club), Gurbachan physical advantages would prove a striking characters in ordinary in Australia won't believe I'm was the leader of a jazz orchestra, night when he was 2 or 3 miles off can hardly be considered for the Singh (Radio) Jali (Jata), and
position as he lacks sufficient ball Nur Khan (HKSRA), beaten."
As a master of boxing Johnson Calais. handicap which could not be over-walks of life...
There never was a finer figure in This memorable struggle took was the greatest of all heavy- Three sisters, Betty, Margaret, control and speed. He is indeed
RADIO BEAT VETERAN The coloured Canadian did not the realms of boxing than Feter place 40 years ago, on May 31, 1892, weight champions. Many Ameri- and Jillian Reeves, daughters of unfortunate to find himself pitted
8 TO 3. the Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Reeves, of against such a formidable opposite suffer from these delusions He Jackson. A magnificent picture of on the Monday before the Derby, can experts rate him as sensed the truth that Carnera has perfect manhood, Jackson was one Jackson was one of a party of greatest of all champions, and I de Whitstable, swam from the Street, number as E. V. Reed, and Davis little idea of hitting correctly; of nature's noblemen. He rightly Corinthian sportsmen who journey not think there they are far Whitstable, to Herne Bay pier, a is in the same position the other In a friendly game of hockey at
distance of about 6 miles, in 2 flank,
Caroline Hill yesterday, the Radio consequently, instead of retreating earned the sobriquet of "Gentle ed to Epsom in a four-in-hand wrong.
I was most surprised to sea that Sports Club beat H.M.S. Veteran coach when he had the luck to back Pat O'Keeffe, who accompanied hours and a quarter. "The father from Carnera as might have been man" Jackson. anticipated, Gains-showed his con- Jackson on one occasion was Sir Hugo, which was returned at Tommy Burns to Australia, told me of the girls swam the same distance the Selectors did not change by 6 goals to 3.
For the winners Awtar Singh tempt for Carners's alleged sledge- invited to make a speach at one of the nice price of 40 to 1
that when the dapper little white 20 years ago. There was, however, Abbas All over to the Probables' hammer blows by forcing the fight- the N.S.C.'s functions. He had a So highly was Jackson esteemed man entered the ring he was a head wind blowing to day. Miss defence at half-time. Of the full scored four goals and H. Singh ing throughout the ten rounds. It remarkable reception. He said: that when he passed out with that cheered to the echo Johnson's Betty. Reeves is the possessor of backs on view during the last two two; Karnal Singh and J. Singh a remarkable performance. "Gentlemen, I have boxed in the dread disease, consumption, a entrance was received in absolute the Royal Humane Society's Cer-trials he has been the obvious played a good game, rendering Yet the result merely served to National Sporting Club before, and handsome memorial was erected silence. When Johnson's chief tificate for Saving Life at Sea. Jll-partner for Rodger. He la a fear- much assistance to the goal scor
less tackler possesses well above org. prove the trampe of mind over I did my best, and shall try my over his grave by public subscrip-second, Duke Mullins, said to him: lian is only 14 years of age.
the average spead for a full back Mo utmost to win again if I am called tion.
How do you feel, Jack?" the
coupled with good ball control and Gains is an extraordinary type. upon to take the ring I know I His fighting qualities can be negro, with his flashing smile, re He is a keen student of human shall receive fair play at the gauged when I mention that the torted, "Why, I am feeling as sweat
On Saturday, a friendly tennis accurate hitting
Lt.-Comdr. Higham was the more nature and can discuss, in interest National With the bow of a then mighty John Sullivan as a lemon."
resume match was played at the Filipino ing manner the philosophy of courtier he concluded thank drew the "colour bar when over
Johnson's lynx eyes noticed that Club between Lane, Crawford, impressive goalkeeper in yester things that matter. A keen golfer you; and, gentlemen, I bar no one 12 tures were made to match Jackson the seconds of Buras were smear Ltd and the Mercantile Bank day's trial. He brought off and an ardent motorists Gains Wes the "ever a fiber (speec with the "Boston Strong Boy" for ing his face with a greasy sub- Sports Club. The latter won by manages to get the best out of life. delh
come.
Was
muscle.
He is proud of his home in Leices-
ter, his wife and four youngsters,
coloured sportsm
"
the championship" of the world.
Jack Johnson. ware Another genius with the glove
stance, so Jack walked ove to 88 games to
Tommy's corner
marked as if it wei
Brilliant save when Singh had the from
BY
Y.M.CA TEAMS FOR WEEK
The following teams, will repre sent the Y. M. C. A. in hockey
itches this
Kings Park
Tate, Murphy
to-day
and his sister and parents, who happily together, under
with
TARZAN