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THE CHINA MAH. THISDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936
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ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE TO ABANDON RUGBY NEXT SEASON
JOHN HENRY LEWIS
--HEAVYWEIGHT
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE VACANT
HARVEY TURNS DOWN US. OFFER
(By HAROLD LEWIS)
London, November 11.
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THE world's light-heavy-weight title, for which Len Harvey fought so gallantly at Wembley on Monday night, when beaten on points by John Henry Lewis, is already virtually vacant.
Mr. Greenlee, the manager of Lewis, told me yesterday that Lewis would not fight again as a light-heavy-weight. The negro is growing-it was not easy for him to keep within the and he is also ambitious to chase weight for Monday's fight that elusive but lucrative honour, the world's heavyweight title.
A message from New York last night stated that it was un- derstood there that Lewis intended to challenge James J. Brad- dock for the heavy-weight crown. Lewis and his manager tell me that the intention is to force a fight with Joe Louis as quick- Braddock ly as possible. A fight with Braddock is impossible. has to defend against Max Schmeling in June next year, and it is certain that the winner will have to meet Joe Louis.
ENGLAND BEAT HUNGARY
Soccer Encounter At Highbury
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Tani Ah-fai, left, has left the Colony for Shanghai, where he will play for the Tung Hwa team with Suen Kam-shun, right. Bath play- ed for the All-China Olympic football team which lost to Great Britain in the First Round of the Olympic tourney by two clear goals.
EFFECT OF FRED PERRY'S DECISION
F.
ENGLAND MAY LOSE THE DAVIS CUP
(By "A. Wallis Myers")
London, November 10.
MANY CLUBS DEALT Club Soccer
SEVERE BLOW
ONLY ONE HOCKEY WILL BE FIELDED SUB-LIEUTENANTS' COURSE CUT OUT
Stalwart
London, November 7. THE Royal Naval College, Greenwich, will not TH
be playing Rugby after the end of this sea- son. They have had to notify all clubs with whom they had arranged fixtures that the games will have to be scratched. The reason for this is a
S. speed up in providing officers for the Navy which has resulted in all sub-lieutenants' courses et at school, skippering the Lon- at the college being cancelled.
H. STRANGE, the former Club and Interport captain, 20as born in London and first play-
don Schools. He played in the
The normal practice is for sub-lieutenants to go to the London League and was also in college for courses in such subjects as mathematics and naval the London Conservative Football history before going on to Portsmouth, where they take gun- Association team captained by his younger brother, "ELL", in the nery, torpedo work and tactics.
The Royal Naval College courses are being cut out, and now (early part of 1929-1980, when they the sub-lieutenants go straight to Portsmouth. So, instead of won the All-London Cup:
He arrived in the Colony in the Y the 100 or so young officers annually at the college and helping them at Rugby, there will not be enough players for even one latter stages of the 1929-30 sec- Įzon and joined the Club seniors, fifteen.
B..
expect they would be able to But he is by no means the first Wimbledon champion to manage anything more than one capitalise his talent. Counting the holders of singles and doubles hockey side. titles, there have been 17 players who have "de-amateurisedTM themselves. Not all of these are exhibition match players, like
Produced Walsham And Eliot
Tilden. Vines and Cochet who compete to-day, and Mile, Lenglen, ege fixtures will be a big dis- CLUB'S NARROW who belongs to an earlier era.
now
The lapse of Royal Naval Col-
appointment to many clubs. The college has been a sort nursery for the Navy terms and has produced.
RUGBY WIN
INTER-VARSITY may well-known players Lies- HERMES GO DOWN
tenant J. W. S. Walsham, the cap] BY ONE TRY
tain last season, was well known
with whom he has been associated ever since.
He secured his first Interport 'cap" in his first season in the Colony and was again selected in j1932 and 1934, when he captained the side. He had captained the Club side for two seasons in suc- |cession-and-has-played in the Lai Wah Cup, the "Sunday Herald" Charity Cup.competition and the Governor's Cup competition, while
victorious Interport trainer! vid
at year he went up with the
team
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Fights between two coloured men have never been popular.
Lieutenant-Commander But unless Lewis can get his
J. PERRY, world's No. 1 tennis player yesterday decided to way and force Louis into the
turn professional. He is the first Englishman winning F. Johnson, the honorary sec- ring and beat him, he is likely to have to wait two years for a the title at Wimbledon to do so. Thereby he creates a precedent retary, told me that he did not title fight, no matter what re- for this country. cord he may have. Anyway, it will take him two years to build up into a real heavy-weight
́Offer To Harvey The proposition was put to Har
Greenlee vey yesterday by Mr. that he might care to go at once)
Six women ex-champions are to New York, and there meet for
professional coaches the world's
weight Suzanne,” light-heavy
Mrs. Lambert title the nominee of the New York Chambers, Mrs. Larcombe, Mrs. authorities.
Bundy (the former May Sut- The Lewis following were high-ton), Mrs. Geen, and Miss ly impressed with Harvey's per Ryan, who, although she never
Strange took up bowls last sum formance. As Mr. Jimmy John-won the singles, holds a record
sert captain of United Services on the Club ground yesterday to Before a crowd of 36,000 specta-ston. the match-maker at Maddi- for doubles victories.
and a fancied candidate for the witness the Rugby match between mer and played for the Club in the the Club "A" and HLM.S. Hermes, Second Division of the Lawn Bowls Then two Australian doables tors in dull and overcast weather. son Square Garden, New York, is
England standos half position, England yesterday beat Hungary in England at the moment, the ex-champions, J. O. Anderson and
In the annual cricket match bewas at the College, and so was which resulted in a win for the League by 6 goals to 2 on the Highbury arrangement might be made with P. O'Hara Wood, are coaching at tween local representatives of ground, after leading at the in-out; difficulty.
I have Harvey's assurance, how Richards and F. T. Hunter, both ties, on the Club ground yester
the present time, while Vincent Oxford and Cambridge Universe of the best known of all B. former by three points (one try)} terval by 3 goals to 1.
of whom captured doubles titles, day, Dark Blues WOE by Hungary won the toss and the ever, that he does not intend t opening stages of play were fea-box outside this country again. are other Americans to turn."
wicket. once to America, and tured by well-conceived moves by He went both teams. Cseh, the Hungarian does not care to repeat the visit, centre-forward, sent in two bear-especially as he now has his posi tiful shots, while Drake, Bowdention as match-maker at Wembley! and Crooks, in the English for-to consider.
36,000 SPECTATORS SEE FAST GAME
London, To-day.
ward line, were very prominent.
The Hungarian passing was an object lesson, the ball being near-
Holiday In Paris
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Material Factors
CRICKET Oxford Win Local Annual
D. McLELLAN PROMINENT
Cambridge Univerity
D. McLellan, 1b.wb Himsworth D'Arcy Evans, e Griffith, b
Paines
Perry will make money both for himself and his "producers," C. Wauchope, b Hawkin but the approximate amount can-C. G. Agnew, e Hawkins, b Sayer not be contemplated, and is de-. Barrow, Lee, b Griffiths
<
Mr. Greenlee told me that Lewis pendant on several material fae-R S., Barry, b Grifiths
H. J. Crittwell, b Lee
ly always kept along the ground.] will not fight again for a month tors. and the opponent drawn from his at least. He will spend at least a position before the pass was made. week in Paris on holiday.
After his debut as a profession- A. Barron, e Richarda, b Him-
sworth Teal, when he met Tilden in Madic. D. Arbuthnot, b Baines After 25 minutes and against tative offers have, however, been son-square Garden. Vines is re-C, B. E. Sargent, b Baines
the made for fights for him, and his ported to have received a cheque/E. W. Hamilton, not out the run of the play, Brook. English left-winger, opened the manager desires to accept one of for $7,000, which was his share scoring from an opening off Drake's thera pass, but Hungary equalised half
a minute later through Caeh, while box
one
In Landon Rugby, and so too were MUNRO SCORES EARLY IN GAME players like Lieutenant G Ayler and Lieutenant E. G. Nížôn: Lieutenant W. Elliot, the pre-
He still plays for the Club in his jisvat position and is a great. fammaitą swith the Chinese specta-
There was a fairly large crowd|tora
..
land half backs, W. J. A. Daviesto nil
The teams were very evenly Portsmouth's Gain The College's loss will be the balanced and as a result there was nothing to chose between Portsmouth Services' gain Athem The Club were, if any
thing, a shade ready the Services are showing signs of a great revival They handling, and though the Hermes 6six or seven fifteens each week, forwards combined very well to
better in their
the promising young players going game, they fell of towards the
15
and the first fifteen has met with
12
a great deal of success. With all
gether for the greater part of the
0
end and as a result the Club had
last ten minutes or so.
2 straight to them, they should do the better of the exchanges in the
really well.
Lient-commander Johnson tells
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THE FIRST TEST MATCH
4
All Roads Lead To Brisbane
Brisbane, To-day,
Gripped by "test match fever people are converging from all The Club scored their try early parts by train, boat and aero- me that he hopes the Royal Naval College Rugby will be able to reon in the game, when Munro went plane, and local accommodation is start în five years, when the need, over, but the kick at goal, taken). The Australian player W. A. by Henderson, failed. Following Brown has injured his thumb and for rushing young officers through
taxed to the utmost.
155 without a course at the college has this, however, there was no mit is doubtful if he will play.
Extras
Total
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Bowling Analysis
0.
M. R
W.
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of the takings. He told me he would prefer to This was probably the high- at Wembley again, but Iwater mark in the long series of
to Vines-Tilden
the Baines engagements,
much Hawkins Grifiths
in the 35th minute Drake increas- think his manager may have
ed England's score. Just before listen to plans being made by Mr.spectacular appeal of which neces-Lee
EDs Sydney Hulls, who has ideas for sarily waned as Vines, a Drake placed half-time
land two goals in the lead, the forthcoming fights into which the younger man, advertised his sup- Sayer score then being 3 goals goals to American negro would fit ideally.eriority.
1 in England's favour.
GOAL FROM FREE KICK The opening minutes of the se- cond half were featured by a be- autiful combined movement by the visiting team, which
enlminated
It is insisted, however, by Lewis' manager that the damaged eyelid should be given time to heal.
A Ma-Up
Oxford University
Eimsworth Series Of Matches
E. W. Baines, e Cruttwell, The substantisi “gam down.” Barron which Perry is to receive, WL T. Ride, b Barron
to come back the guarantors] R. HL Grifiths, b McLellan ...
a series. of matches G. R. Sayer, c and & Barro Lewis wants to fight Ben Foord, through
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in Vince netting after four min- and Foord is under contract to throughout America, the price of N. Lee, Barry, b Barron
McLellan utes play, but two minutes later Mr. Halls and has agreed, if he the seats ranging from $1 to $10. C. K Hawkins, e Barron, Britton, the England right-half, beats Walter Nensel next week, to according to the locale and its D. I Laard, b McLellan
N. L. Smith, e Cruttwell, & Me- goal direct box Max Baer in the New Year. character.
Lellan scored their fourth
said before, ОД Harvey's left eye, injured
But, as I have from a free kick from 20 yards, leaving the Hungarian defence Monday, was covered with plaster these giants must both maintain Himsworth, not out
yesterday, and his voice was some-their health and fighting rest, and standing.
England were the more force what husky, as a result, it was that condition has not always been said, of Lewis' head colliding with fulfilled with other famous players ful and skilful team.
His doctor decided under the strain of continuous Drake gave England their fifth his throat.
goal, scoring at close-quarters in that no stitches were necessary, competition with the same oppon- the 20th minute, and Carter, the and Harvey himself was at Wem-lent England insidedeft, netted their bley early, busy with his duties. sixth and last goal four minutes from the end.
Both sides played very fast foot- ball on a soft ground, the game ending in a win for England by
and
“A” COY, RUR. HOCKEY WIN OVER RASC.
D. M. Richards, b McLellan.
B. Holmes, not out
Extras
Total (for 9 wkts.)
Barron
Nor must the results zone Sargent way" if the public are to maintain MeLellan their interest and express it at the Hamilton box-office.
Curiosity Reduced
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Jended.
scoring, though Munro almost
The " MCC's good showing
He is, I think, rather perturbed scored again for the Club just be against Queensland is responsible for a dramatic last minute short- at the idea of regaining fixtures(fore the final whistle.
Club: Whitham, Hopkins, Austin,ering in the odds against Eng- that have now to be dropped. He
Read, Manco; Hutchinson, Henderson;
2 need have no fear. The loss of Coppin, Hynes, Stoker, Binnie, Schneland---Reuter
anch a popular match will be gen-bel, Chambers, Bussel, Curric
Brown is an opening batsman of
2 erally regretted by all clubs, and Hermes: Spalding; „Ashburner, the very highest quality, and seor- when the time comes they will be Richards, Worth, Gladden Plugged a century in his first Test Burch; Summers, Ford, Sutton, Wal match at Lords The first Test
11 only too anxious to renew It.
HOME RUGBY
Hampshire And Kent Record Wins
London, To-day,
Two Rugby Union County cham-
o pionship encounters were played
ridge, Eall, Evans, Davy, Smith...
MR. GEORGE SHE RESIGNS
Football Council Change
Local football circles will re-
opens at Brisbane to-morrow and will be played to a finish.
HKC.C. IN FRIENDLY
CRICKET MATCH.
The following will represent the HKCC. second eleven in a
27 yesterday, Hampshire beating the gret to learn that Mr. George She, friendly cricket match against the Eastern Counties, at Bourne representing the South China Ath Royal Navy second eleven, at King's Park, Kowloon, next Satur 160 mouth, by 14 points to 7, while at letic Association, has resigned Bowling Analysis-
2 Bethout\(Captain), ⠀ C. BOMB W. Blackheath Kent beat Middlesex from the Council of the Hong day, commencing at 2 pm
Kong Football Association. V
Agnew, J. Barron, J. H Day by 6 points to 3.
In the only big friendly game As he was also member of the F. A. Domatt, N. P. Fox, C. westerday, Aldershot Services best Management Committee and the Gabayan, RM M. King, W. Keith Portsmouth Services by 27 points Emergency Committee, Mr. She's Robinson, W. Stoker, W. Wooding, to 12. Eenter.
resignation creates a vacancy on
SCHOOL CRICKET each of these bodies pa fatari
Mr. AW. Bliss, Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong F. A suzdan-
115 1 275 115 1
SMALL UNITS HOCKEY
12:2 30
4
22:0
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THE BOAT RACE
ford and Cambridge boat cil on behalf of the South China defeated in a friendly cricket match against Queen's College, by sen definitely fred for AA-
Playing on the Indian Recrea Tilden proved himself so much In the final of the Small Units 6 goals to 2
superior to Kozelna and Be. Hockey Competition at the Army London, To-day-Owing to seced yesterday that Dr. S, To Wong tian Club ground yesterday, the The teams were:-
In a friendly hockey game at Lenglen to Miss Mary Browne ground, Prince Edward Road, yes veral danculties, chiefly tides, the will replace Mr. She on the Coin Elis Kadoorie Indian School were England: -Tweedy; Male Catlin; Britton, Young and Koen; Sookanpoo yesterday, "A" Com-over a scheduled tour in America terday, Headquarter Wing, East 1937 Crooks, Bowden, Drake, Carter and pany of the Royal Ulster Rifles, that curiosity about the result Lancashire Regiment, defeated the Brook
defeated the Royal Army. Service was reduced to a minimum. Their 1st. Mountain Battery, HESBA, Hungary Szabo, Vago and Eiro: Corps of four goals to one, Hart matches were known to be one-in a losen encounter by three goals Lazar, Saroni and Dudas; Saa, Vinceley (2), Kerr and Patton scoring sided in advance.
to one. Edon Cox scored all the Coch, Stengeller and Titkos.
Continued on Page 3). goals for the winners.
for the winners.
ut about 11.30 am. The The next meeting of the Com63
e it was owed in the mid-cil will be held at the Sports Club 7100 (Impell AH, 29, A. Talip
****28; Sohan Singh 7 for 48). iber 7, at 5.30|11n: School: (31: (Marunfun Bingh 5 week was in 1921-Bea-on Monday, De
for 26, Sarasail Ali4 for 4).