THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1934
Sporting Page
CARDIFF TO ENTERTAIN READING IN F.A. CUP COMPETITION
SURPRISE
AT GOLF
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MISS WETHERED
TASTES DEFEAT IN
MIXED FOURSOMES
Day Of Surprises At Worplesdon
CURTIS CUP PLAYERS SUCCEED
(BY GEORGE GREENWOOD)
THE
Loudon, October 19,
defeat in the first round of Miss Joyce Wethered and her partner, Raymond Oppenheimer, overshadowed all else in the Wor- plesdon mixed foursomes, which began yesterday.
Their downfall was brought about by Miss Phyllis Wade, of Ferndown, near Bournemouth, who recently won the English championship, and G. C. Brooks, of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
Brooks, who is a dental surgeon and plays off plus 1, has been champion of Gloucestershire
five
times. He has n. good swing, hits: the ball-as far as most people want to hit it, and putts with confidence...
Taui Wai-pul (right) the Colony Singles Champion and George Bodiker who beat him in the recent Interport contest.
SUFFOLK'S MAMAK
VICTORY
Defeat Whitshed In Hard Encounter
goals to 1.
After
"ATTACK FIRST AND DEFENCE LAST”
SHADOW OF ALL BLACKS OVER ENGLAND
ΤΗ
(By HOWARD MARSHALL)
HE Rugby football season leaps upon us a little too suddenly for my liking. Here it is again, cutting the summer short, reminding us of east winds and muddy fields and cold rain.
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I must admit that this year Rugby comes as welcome contrast to cricket and its controversies Rugby football is a straightforward game, a relatively simple game. We may argue about small points in the laws, but hard tackling will never cause international complications.
CAMBRIDGE NEED SCRUM-HALF Twelve Old Blues
Available
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR DECEMBER CLASSIC
not to take
At this stage in the season, moreover, we can always resolve our football too seriously, with A reasonable expectation of carrying through our good resolution.
I see, by the way, that Sir John Squire has been complain- ing that the beauty of football- I.quote his own words-deserves more elaborate celebration than it has received from descriptive writers.
should be adequately celebrated.
Shadow Of All Blacks
A
1ST ROUND DRAW
CORINTHIANS
TO JOURNEY
TO WATFORD
12 THIRD DIVISION CLASHES
Charlton At Home To Exeter
London, To-day. Cardiff City, who beat the Arseil- al by the only goal at Wembley in The 1926-27 English Cup final, have been drawn against Reading, who are serious contenders for Promotion this season, in the First Round proper, of the English Cup, to be played on November 24.
Twelve Third Division duels. feature the programme, the most Jimportant of which is that be- tween Charlton and Exeter, two The
The Interport Tennis Doubles' pairings: (L to R.) H. D. Rumiahn and our Cup-fighting teams. Ho Ka-lau (Colony) and Y. Leung and K. S. Lai (Canton). The local pair Corinthians, famous
amateur won the first two sets and were led 3-2 in the third set when the match was Club, will visit Watford.
First Division Clubs do not play until the Third Round proper,
abandoned.
WORLD CHAMPION LOSES which takes place on January 12,
· AMONG AMERICANS
New Zealand Visit Sought
Wellington.
Mr. Paul Ford, representing the San Francisco Olympic Rugby Club, arrived here recently to ar- range for an interchange of visits between Ameritap. New Zealand and Australian teams in
He says that the game of Rugby has improved rapidly in the Unit ed States during the past three or four years, although there was nn chance of its supplanting the "grid" game.
SURTEES' OUTSTANDING
Sir John would have us drama- London, October 18. The outlook at Cambridge Uni-tie Rugby football; and turn
match between the Harlequins an Scoring five goals out of six, Lieut. Comdr. Surtees led H.M.S. versity appears particularly bright Blackheath into an heroic saga. In Brooks gives the impression of be- Suffolk to victory over H.M.S. this season, for with twelve of last a sense he is right. The game ha ing an extremely dimeult mun to Whitshed in their Mamak hockey year's fifteen available, the task of great qualities; though we speak RUGBY FOOTBALL POPULARISED bent; at any rate, he and Miss game on the Navy ground yes- Wade, romped through two rounds. terday, the former winning by the captain, W. J. Leather, should of them a little difficulty, and they]
Another Triumph
present fewer difficultier than They beat Miss Wethered anci Play throughout was confined usual.
I think myself that our need is Oppenheimer by the almost unbe-to the Whitshed's half, where Nevertheless, not only are for more good humour and a live- lievable margin of 5 and 4, and the defence managed to check these three vacancies important, Her sense of proportion. We have then disposed of Miss Audrey Hol-the continual onslaughts of the but it is one of those years when seen how representative cricket has mes and A. S., G. Thompson, of Suffolk forwards.
the certainty of the old choices been harmed by undue solemnity, Aldeburgh, one of the best-known!
twenty-five minutes retaining their places must not and from this solemnity, this har golfers in East Anglia, in the same play, Mid. Smith, at inside left be lost sight of. The three dening of the rteries, Rugby foot- decisive manner-5 and 3. Misa for the Suffolk, scored with a players who have gone down are: ball must be preserved. No forc Wade played her part nobly, losing well placed shot! The Suffolk R. B. Jones. last year's captain, ed heroles, then, and as much cheer little or nothing in length of drive jumped further into the lead who led the forwards; R. G. Sfulness and as little carping criti- a's compared with Miss Wethered, when Surtees scored two minutes Dick, centre three-quarter; and cism. as possible, this seems to me while her putting was more depen-later.
J. E. Bowcott, the scrum half the mood. for the coming season. '(Continued on Page 5) To find a successor to Bowcott is I realise that the shadow of the Suffolk: Woolley; Spurway and perhaps the most difficult pro-All Blacks is upon us. They will Phillips: Darley, Campbell and blem, for although there are two be with us in 1935, and we shal Poldon: Hutchinson, Muspratt, or three seniors of about average welcome them. We shall, indeed. Surtees, Smith and Vincent-ability, on last season's form be urged to prepare the most com- they do not strike one as out-plimentary form of welcome, a Whitshed: Sims; Bennett' and standing.
team worthy to give them cattle Popular Tennis Player Lythe; Davies, Sanderson and Furthermore, to link up with Cand capable of beating them. Who Will Be Missed Wallis; Stevens, Poppy, Cart-W, Jones, the brilliant stand-off The Selectors will be. working to wright, Smith, and Hadley. half, and enable him to show his that end this winter, and here let best, the, scrum-half must be parti- cularly fast and accurate with his acquisition of Wing Comdr. C. N. us congratulate ourselves upon the
passes. Jones suffered a
severe Lowe, great player and astute cri- ankle injury during the Easter tie, as a member of the English vacation. tour in America, and Selection Committee,
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dable.
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H.K.S.R.A. DEFEAT Smith.
BORDERERS
Fast Hockey Game On Marina
A very fast friendly hockey game'
Was witnessed on the Marina
ENGINEERS ALSO WIN
ground yesterday, when the Hong Whitehall Collapse After Kong Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery beat the Borderers by 3 'goals to 1:
Leading
Garthwaite opened the score for After leading by a goal in the the Gunners in the first half, the first half, the Royal Engineers Borderers equalising through John-defeated H.MS. Whitehall by son, their centre-forward, just be-four clear goals, in a Mamak fore the interval,
Y.M.C.A. AGAIN DEPLETED
geme at King's Park yesterday. (Continued on Page 5)
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
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· ALTERATIONS.
Draw For Shields On Monday
Several alterations in the local
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MIKI RECALLED TO JAPAN
WIMBLEDON PERSONALITY
MILLER DROPS -
BOUT WITH GANNON
ON LOW BLOW
Winner Wants To Have Return Bout·
AMERICAN'S SURPRISE
London, October 19. There was a sensational result to the fight at: Bellevue, Manchester, last night, when Freddie Miller, of America, the world's feather- weight champion, lost on a foul in
1935.
The following is the First Round draw:
Carlisley Wigan Athletic
Mansfield v Accrington
Workington Birmingham Corpora
..tions TramWAYS
Southport v New Brighton Wrexham v Rochdale
Doncaster v Barrow
Burton Town v-York-
Tranmere v St. Alybridge Celtic Gateshead v Darlington Shildon Colliery v Lincoln North Shields or Blyth Spartans
Stockport...
Crewe v Wataal Coventry * Scunthorp· United or
Kettering
Darwen Boston United Rotherham v Spenny Moor United Halifax Hartlepools
Chester v Southbank or Dinnington
Athletic Ashford v Orient
Parkeaton
the sixth round to Billy Gannon Bristol Rovers v Harwich and (Liverpool).
The American, who had been cautioned by the referee earlier
in the contest, left the ring to a storm of booing.
Miller launched a heavy attack in the first round and sent Garhön to the ropes with rights to the London, Oct. 17.
face. Gannon fought back, but It is learned that R. Miki, the aller landed several left hooks to Japanese lawn tennis player, and the body, and the Liverpool boxer one of the most popular little men went down for a count of eight. on English courts, is leaving this, While the referee was counting This is all very right and pro-country on November 23-for the crowd booed loudly. Shortly per, but I hope we shall not go tooj
good. pompously about it. Let us experi- He has been recalled by his down on one knee.
afterwards Gannon again went ment and give the young players father, who wishes him to settle their chance and throw caution to down in family business. the winds. Let use restore vitality
Experiments Needed
to the game by thinking of attack). first and defence last.
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Even Sir John Squire would have BARNEY ROSS MAY
Miller Cautioned Miller was cautioned by the. re- feree in the second round. A hard
champion on the retreat before the left floored Gannon in the fourth,
but he recovered well and had the
gong,
Southend v Iford or Golders Green
Dulwich Hamlet v Torquay Bedford Town v Dartford
Chariton te
Watford v Corinthians
Guildford City v Bath City Yeovil and Petters.v Crystal Palace Brighton and Hover Folkestone or
Margate
Swindon Newport
Aldershot v Bournemouth Uxbridge cr Wimbledon v Leyton of
Kingstonisu
Queen's Park Rangers Waltham- Bristol City, Gillingham
stow Avenue Barry v Northampton Cardiff v Reading
TO-DAY
On the resumption, the Gunners Engineers: Whittaker; Quan- had the better of play and scored dril and Clarke; Fowlie, Brown Football programme for the week-heen hard put to it to find inspira- FIGHT IN LONDON twice through Khuda Bux and and Hunt; Revel, McGahan. Pegg, end are notified, the most important tion' in the football we have seen Aya Singh, the centre-forward.
Woods and Brown.
being the postponement of the First during the last year or two. Whitehall: Weathernburn; le Division encounter between South stuff, most of it, lacking the swift
Poor Offered Bout Against In the sixth round Gannon took ENGLAND v. ITALY Jette and Chahill; Mason, Brad-China "A" and the Recreio for Sun brilliance which brings beauty to
Kid Berg
two powerful lefts to the chin Jey, and Wallace; Davis, Blods, day,
the game.
without flinching, but a moment Brewer. Elliott and Tapson.
South China's Junior fixture There are some who blame this!
New York, Oct. 19. later dropped to the boards follow- MAMAK LEAGUE TABLE
against the University for Satur- sterility upon the cult of the back Barney, Ross, the world's light-ing a terrific left hook. The re day is also postponed. The Third row forward and the consequent weight champion, has been offered feree then disqualifed Miller for Division fixture on Saturday be neglect of the true science of serum- $6,000 for three mon-title bouts in low blow,
to Europe--one of which would be
(Continued, on Page 3) P. W. L. D. F. A. Putween the Air Force and the Bor-maging. Here I am inclined R. C. of Sigants 9 4 2. 3′29 18 11 derers will now commence at 4:15 agree, and it ties intend to set us against Kid. Berg in England-se- St. Andrew's 5-3 1 1 12-8' 7 p.m., at Chatham Road instead of an example by reviving the arts of cording to "The New York Even-
5.3.1 19 2: 7 at 2.45 p.m., as previously fixed.
ing Post."
Playing with only nine men, the Y.M.C.A. premier combination held the Lincolns to a draw of one goal each in their friendly hockey-en- counter at King's Park. S. Fowler| natted for the Y.M.C.A. In the first| half.-
COMBINED HOSPITALS. BEAT H.M.S. GRIMSBY
TO DATE
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Police K. I. T. C. R. E. R.A.8.C. Valted
3'3 0.0 1246
3 2.0-1.5.0 5
3 1 0 2 8 74
A fast and exciting hockeyen-University
Whitehall counter was seen on "the" U.S.R.C. |
Suffolk ground yesterday when the Com-Keppell bined Military Hospitals defeated Whitshed HMS. Grimsby by an only goal, 12th Battery scored by Jem Balwant Singh-in the second half.
RECREIO TEAM TO PLAY -AGAINST CLUB
A
MONTHLY MEETING
X
shoving and wheeling.
There are some brilliant attack- The monthly meeting of the Honging players at Oxford and. Cam- Football Connell men, bo had bridge C. W. Jones, for example,
4 1 1 2 6 4 at the Association's Office, Hong 60248 14 4 Kong Sports Club, on Monday next 210 1 83
at 5.80 p.m. The draw of the first 6041:9.19; 1
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0444 1940 found of the Challenge Shields will LAWSON LITTLE
MAY DEFEND
3 0 3 0 1 5 0 be made,
King Sends Message Of If He Can Ralse The
Regret To Tom Sopwith
London, October : 19—Mr. and) A massage was received from the The following in the Recreio hoc-Mrs. T. Q: M: Sopwith and the King, which stated that his Majesty ker team to meet the Club 2nd XI amateur. members of the crew of had followed the races in America on Friday on the King's Park the Endeavour were, entertained at with very great interest, and that ground, bully-off at 5 p.m. sharp. dinner in London last night by the he regretted that Endeavour failed
H. Britto: A. A dos Remedios, Dr. Royal Corinthian Yacht Club. Mr. to win the America's Cup.rando A. M. Rodrigues; M. Oliveira, Gon- Sopwith is a member of the club, The Duke of Kent, who is pre Kalves, P. Nolasco da. Silva; G Gu terres, H. A. Alves, C. R. Pereira, N. were most of the amateurs insident of the club, ask for his Beltrão, and B. Gosano,
his crew:
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Funds
San Francisco, Oct. 10, 92 Twill go to England next year to defend my title if I can raise sufficient funds,” said F. Lawson Little, the British sma champion, to-day. If he makes the
urney Lawson Lit fle will also compete in the British Open Championship.
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THIL HELD TO A DRAW
Treat For Londoners At Highbury
London, to-day. Great Interest fe being displayed In the Associa- tion football match to be played. to-day, at Highbury In London, by teams representing England and Marcel Thil, recognised by the Italy. British Wireless Service,
middle-weight champion of the chosen to referee to-day's game. world, fought a draw with Carmelo Italy won the 1984 World Cham Candel in a 15-round contest. phionship, in which England did
Thil was defending his French, not compete. European and World champion- ships, Reater.
MCAVOY'S OFFER International Boxing Union as Otto Dan, a today's has been
TO TUNERO
Desperate Anxiety For Fight
So keen is Jock McAvoy, the Bri tish middle-weight champion, to get a fight with Marcel Thil for the world's title that he has offered
BRENNAN BEATS ROWLES
to meet Kid Tunero, the Cuban, on | G. J... Brennan, former.” A.BA, take-all" basiskan [light-heavyweight champion, de Tunero, who is to meet Thil for fent Seaman Rowles, former
Huga Meisl, one of the finest football judges in the world and the Austrian football "dictator, considers the English afde superior. In speed, strength, and shooting, but possibly inferior in team-wor
NEXT YEAR'S TT. RACES
The Tourist Trophy motor-cycle?
the world's championship," beat Col heavyweight champion, at races next year will be held on
German, and It Leicester, the latter retiring at the Mondi Wednesda
onld end of the eighth round”, Brennan June 17, 19, and
Ernst Seelig
Was
meet MCAvoy
bout with
right
to awan well ahead on points when an. Practice
Rowles retired.
Thursday, June. 6.
inon