THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1934
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JUDICIOUS BOWLING CHANGES COMPLETELY UPSET HONG KONG
COTONEASTER'S CHANCE
PETERSEN'S PLANS' WITH ALWAYS VIEW
4-YEAR-OLD RECORD
TO WORLD CROWN SUGGESTS STAMINA
Wembley Title FightWELL LOOKED AFTER. BY
With George Cook?
HARVEY WANTS
REVENGE
Jack Petersen may defend his
British and Empire heavy-weight|
titles against. George Cook, the
GEORGE NICOLL
:
London, Sept. 24.
(By Hotspur)
Australian hexer, at Wembley THOSE layers who have opened business on Yearly in November.
Negotiations for this match
the Cesarewitch have, as favourite, Mr.
are likely to begin to-day, for, al- Ernest Thornton-Smith's good mare, Cotoneaster. though Petersen fought brilliant- ly to beat Larry Guins, there is She is the winner this year of the “Jubilee” Handi-
for the brilliant young Welsh-
to he no long period of idleness cap at Kempton Park, the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot, and the Great Yorkshire Handicap at Doncaster.
man.
J.
It is understood that Mr. J. T. Petersen, the champion's father
and manager, came to an arrange- The distances vary between a mile and a quarter and a mile
ment some weeks ago with Mr. A. and three-quarters. It is generally a pretty good racehorse that J. Elvin, managing director of can win the Hardwicke Stakes with the Weight she carried The Wembley Stadium Ltd., for a fight list of past winners of this race induce the name of many notable
with Cook on one of the nights history-makers on the Turf. when the new £1,000 heavy-weight| competition is staged.
It is odd that just about a year ago Cotoneaster was seri- ously fancied for the Cambridgeshire. Now we have her actually The British Boxing Board re- favourite for the Cesarewitch: At the moment onė may be Justi- cognise Cook us the logical con- fed in supposing that the mare's owner has made up his mind to tender for the British title. The go for the Cesarewitch. His resolve is certainly strengthened Australian is qualified for the by her way of winning over a mile and three-quarters under a big championship by his long re-weight at Doncaster. *idence in England..
Foreign Opponents
COTONEASTER DID NOT RUN WELL FOR THE' CAM- BRIDGESHIRE, AT ANY RATE, HER JOCKEY COULD NOT! HAVE GOT THE BEST OUT OF HER. I SHOULD HAVE SAIDĮ Yel Petersen is looking even| SHE HAD_NO SPECIAL APPRECIATION OF THE STRAIGHT- farther ahead. To follow the AHEAD. FAST NINE FURLONG GALLOP EXCEPT THAT,
pos-
SPRING.
Action aboard the competing yachts in the international races for the America's Cup off Newport, R. I., is
GENIUS OF LEACH
PEARCE BATS
STUBBORNLY IN
SECOND KNOCK-
DUNKLEY'S PAIR OF SPECTACLES
MITCHELL RUNS HIMSELF OUT WHEN SET
SET
NET the task of scoring 373 in the fourth innings to win their match against ́Shanghai the... Colony cricket eleven were dis missed for 102, thus losing by 270
rans.*.
IN
The following is the "North depicted in the above photographs-left. Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, captain of the Endeavour, British ship, being alt. China Daily News" report of the ed in handling the wheel by Mrs. Sopwith, an experienced yachtswoman; right, Harold S. Vanderbilt, commander last innings: of the successful American yacht, the Rainbow, behind the wheel.
ADVANCES IN
MODERN CYCLE
MANUFACTURE
Pioneers Who Paved Way To Popularity
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China Mail
Sports Diary
To-day
Chess. Chinese
Tournament:
LIGHT-WEIGHT FRAME DESIGN (Chung Nam Athletic. Association)
FIRST. BIG ADVANCE
(By J.E.S.E.)
'It is difficult for the newcomer to the ranks of cycling to realise
p.m:
Hockey.-Hong Kong. Hockey Club v. Incognitos" (King's Park),; $6 p.m.
Polo. K.O.Y.L.I. Tournament,
URING the Hong Kong inn-
home attack was the successes
OXFORD CREWS
LACK OF REAL gained by each change of bowl-
GROUNDING|-
ing.
Baines and Mitchell were parted. when only twelve runs had been
Rather Than Shortage scored. the latter running himself
Of Material
NO LEG WORK OR GENERAL
CO-OPERATION
Jout in an attempted single with no response from Baines. Pearce was more the defensive batsman than in the first innings, and so relentless was the attack that hò found difficulty in getting the ball London, Sept. 19.
away. Stokes joined the attack at to.. bowl a maiden over to Mr. Haig-Thomas undertook 29 last term to conch the Oxford Baines, who appeared unable to acore, but the new bowler got crew for next year's Boat Race Pearce dismissed lbw. Ricketts,
Cook fight it is proposed to bring UNDER A LIGHT WEIGHT. SHE WON THE FREE HANDI-the vast Improvements which Semi-finale (Causeway Bay), 4.15 le commenced the, second round promoted in. the batting order, had
have taken place in the construc- pan. to England a first-class foreigner./ CAP OF SEVEN FURLONGS ON THE COURSE IN THEtion of the, bicycle in the, com-]
of his campaign at Henley yes his middle peg knocked back by Ragby-Hong Kong Football terday. Lack of real grounding, the following delivery, but the That-trick did not materialise. Club Final Trial (Happy Valley), rather than lack of material, has
been the bane of Oxford row Garthewalte commencing a patient ing, and has led to the long series stand.
of Cambridge victories.
Petersen has conquered all sible opposition in his own coun- try he has already beaten Cook| on points-and must now widen his horizon.·
Steve Hamas, an American How ranked somewhere in the lower
WHEELERS MEET WITH REVERSES
half of the world's first ten heavy-Late Start And Puncture weights, has been named: Walter Neusel, the German who recently
Tost to Max Schmeling, would make
a magnificent-match.
On Sunday
Nicoll, has been associated with the
paratively short space of some 10 The South African jockey, G. or 12 years. Not only have ac- tual materials and finish been marked improvement she has shown of the machine has been re- improved, but the whole design as a four-year-old. There is modelled. reason why it should now be ar
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rested, The progress is well in- This improvement has not dicated in the weight given to her come as a matter of course, but Combined Hospitals, 5.15 p.m. last week for the Duke of York as the result of the untiring la-
Sailing. ""Trevessa" Trophy Handicap, to be decided at Kemp-bour of a few enthusiasts, and
·SHORT SPIN THIS WEEK-END ton Park on Saturday week. When particularly by the following by (Kowloon Bay), 3.30 p.m.
she won the "Jubilee" she was re- British manufacturers of French ceiving a stone from The Blue Boy. designs. moderate attendance Now she gives the grey horse. 1lb.. Tommy Loughrun, who boxed turned out last Sunday for the long a turnover of 151b. Carnera for the world's champion-run to Shamchun, and after some ship less than a year ago, Lough-delay at the starting point the run
an is nearly 32, but is still one of the most skilful heavy-weights commenced at 10.15 am nearly an
A third foreigh under considera- tion is that. fine American veteran,
in the world.
No U.S. Trip Yet
Only A
hour after the scheduled time.
1.
Handicapping The Blue Boy'
Small 'Manufacturers
Chess. -- Chinese Tournament! (Chung Nam Athletic Association)
MONKEY JOCKEYS BITE MOUNTS --
Grey Round Racing Revision
A Sticky Period
No one realises this better than Mr.. Haig-Thomas. Last July he Changes in the attack. become included four Oxford Blues in the frequent, almost every other over Leander crew which did so, well in was a maiden, Leach bowling ten' winning the Grand Challenge Cup. overs for eleven runs and retiring Moreover, he raised, an Isis crew in favour of Isaacs, who, although of the most promising college he had gained, no success at the oarsmen he could obtain, and this pavilion end throughout the crew, in spite of the shot time match, nevertheless terminated available, proved themselves well Baines' patient display during the up in the Thames class, for they first.over.. `(59-4-18). were beaten by the Westminster Owen-Hughes again disappoint- Bank crew by, only three feet, ed, for he also fell to a ball from after a magnificent, race.
Isaacs, which kept low, and with Garth-
Ten years ago it was practic-7 p.m. ally impossible to buy any other type of machine from a large] manufacturer than what was called a "roadster.". This had a The Blue Boy, until now, has large frame, large wheels, a sad- On reaching Shatin
4 strong been rather harshly dealt with, dle weighing three or four
Now Mr. Haig Thomas is makan additional two runs cross wind retarded progress, but though his only win this year was in pounds, more often than not a Taipo was eventually reached
ing history by undertaking a spell waite was neatly stumped off at the Ribblesdale Stakes at Ascot, gearcase, heavy steel brakes. and
of a fortnight's practice before Madar Madar and' McInnes were Mr. Petersen does not intend to refreshments. The party moved In
12.30 where a halt was called for where he had not-a great deal to do. Jother such accessories...
the beginning of next term. When together for a short period, dur- take his son to America, at any off again, but a puncture
the Cambridgeshire he was rate, for the present. British the riders to dismount again. It but she had not then won the race)-
caused weighted to give Contoneaster 91b,
he undertook to coach Cambridge ing which the latter stone-walled in 1924, after their last defeat in useful dosen runs.
the bowling, while Madar added a Jersey City, New Jersey. heavy-weights have invariably was then decided to discontinue the at Doncaster. As against one o
best available If a keen cyclist wanted a-ma- Monkeys may no longer be used 1923, he took the fared disastrously in the United remainder of the journey and an two others he has been rather more chine, of the modern design he in the capacity of Jockeys on the material to Ifenley in the Christ- operating in America has been the etc, in the vicinity of Tai-ne-taun Park race.
exploration of the temples, paths, leniently treated in the Kempton went to a "small man" who greyhound racing tracks of New as vacation for a course of in-again brought disaster to Heng
tensive tubbing. made the machine individually Jersey, according to a ruling of Cause of many fights being lost by and Tai-hang-hal was beguh..
out of fittings supplied by one or the New Jersey State Racing-Com- In view of the fact that the
two modern small manufactur mission. deprived Wheelers are visitors at the R. A. Harvey, who
ers, or from continental makers. -Peterson of his title only to be 0. B. Club next Sunday evening in
beaten in a return contest with
a friendly games tournament and the Welshman, stated yesterday social evening, a short spin has that he was eager for a "rubber" been arranged, Castle Peak being match.
the objective. The run will com-
States. And the "No foul” rúle
British boxers.
Len
To return to Contoneaster: It is not improbable that a longer course is better suited to her than a mile and a quar ter..
As cycling grew in popularity, Some time ago the commission and the roads became more ruled that no bets could be placed
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· FOR SATURDAY
Matches Against R.A.
And East Lancs
A change in the attack of Jen- kina for Madar st that period
Kong for, with the third delivery, the new bowler got Madar caught la the slips, and although Minu, who-followed-drew applause for a glorious six, that was his sole contribution.~
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and more thronged with whert on races in which the dogs carried K.F.C. TEAMS CHOSEN men, the big manufacturers dis-jaimian riderą. Many complaints "I am ready to meet Petersen, mence at 9.30 am. sharp, T. Axe ac-points that way, and, therefore, it the "small men" and at great their steeds.
Her record as a four-year-old covered a falling off in trade and were received claiming that the gradually came into line with monkeys frequently bit and clawed, Cook, or Gains at any time," said Harvey. "This is not an idle ting as the Run Captain. An invi- would not be at all surprising expense installed plants for turn-
́ÁRMY· CRICKET ELEVEN tation to other local cyclists is ex- her owner has decided on
The commulasion also ruled that challenge: I want to prove that I
tended on this run. Bathing kit Cesarewitch as her next objective. Other details, of course, fol- second or third at least once in
Jing out modern machines. the best man over 12st 71b in should he carried,
any dog which fails to finish first,
The following have been select- the country,
In that case the layers, who have lowed, and each year, more often eight starts may never again com- Kowloon Football Club on Satur-the Civil Service Cricket Club'oa The following will represent thee to represent the Army against
DIZZY DEAN'S NEW
than not led by the "small man,"plete within the State. (Continued on Paye, 5.).
Saturday at Sookunpoo. commenc the big manufacturers are turn. HONOUR
ing at 2 p.ni..
RUGBY CLUB'S DILEMMA
Most Valuable Player In National League
New York, To-day... The Chicago Committee of Eight, representing the Baseball Writers' Association in America, named Diz- zy Dean, the St. Louis Cardinals' Cardiff Grange Rugby Club have pitcher, as the most valuable player been suspended "during the plea in the National League during the sure of the Welsh Union" because 1934 season.
A.F.A. TO MEET LONDON' UNIVERSITY AT SOCCER
the
+
ing out more and more of the
best modern-type of machine,
(Continued on