THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1939
HE MISJUDGED THE COUNT
Kilrain Defeated In British Welterweight Clash By Roderick
NEW "VARSITY GOLF CAPTAINS
(By AIR MAIL)
T. C. Harvey (Radley and Balliol) and W. S. I. Whitclaw (Winchester und Trinity) will be
BRITAIN has a new Welter-Weight Champion, University golf captains at Oxford
25-year-old Ernie Roderick, of Liverpool. Long regarded as the "uncrowned king" of his division, Roderick became the rightful holder of the Lons- dale belt by knocking out Jake Kilrain, of Glasgow, the holder, in the seventh round, at Anfield football ground, Liverpool.
A perfect right to the chin] put Kilrain down heavily, but he was by no means “out”, and rested on one knee while the count went on. He misjudged it completely, and at the count of ten was still in the act of rising. It was too late, how- ever, and Mr. C. B. Thomas, the referee, immediately de- clared that Kilrain had been counted out, and had lost the championship.
It was bad luck for Kilrain, but
and Cambridge respectively next
season, it has been ankounced.
The secretaries will be A. S. - Gilbey (Harrow and Bracenose)
for ford, and W. H. Halstead:
(St. Bee's and Emmanuel) for Cambridge.
Lavish Entertainment
For Colony Ladies
SHANGHAI PREPARE FOR HOCKEY
INVADERS
Shanghai, March 28.
ITH the grounds at the Race Course being closed to winter
WITH
at ey will be played at Riachow to w this
there was no doubt that, barring ac-week-end when another set of trial games are to take place. cidents, Roderick was going to win the The Hong Kong team will probably arrive on April 6 or and fight easily. All the way through he will spend some ten days in Shanghai. During their stay the visi- was a shade too fast, and punched ators will play, at least three matches. good deal too hard.for. Kilrain, And this, despite two injured hands,
Roderick told
a reporter after the fight that he hurt his right hand on Kilrain's head in the first, round, and his left hand, too, was tender.
Roderick, by reason of his victory, has earned a fight with Henry Arm- strong, the American holder of tho World Championship, which is to take place in London in May.
Kilrain Crestfallen
superior
managed to step out of distance.
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SCOTS' HOCKEY TEAM FOR HOLLAND
Amsterdam, (By Air Mail).—' Scotland is to send a men's team to play Holland at the Amsterdam Hockey Stadium on April 8. 'The previous week Holland are to play England at Luton.
few moments later another caught him on the chin.
The first encounter will ob-
COLONY
SOCCER XI FOR MACAO
The following have been chosen to represent the Colony in the In- terport football game against Macao at Macao, on Sunday April 16.
Cheong Wing-choy (South China “A”); Chan Kwok-yee (Po- lice) and C. Blackburn (Police); (Vice- P. Honeywell (Navy) Capt.), Bright (Middlesex) and Parker (Police); Armstrong (Navy), .D. Leonard (Bt. Joseph's), Chan Tak-fai (South China "B"), Ferrier (Police), and Lau Tau-man (South China “A”).
Reserves: Hussain
(St. Joseph's), Thorburn (Navy) and Hossack (Royal Scots). › Team Manager and Association Representative:-Mr. W. E. Hol-
lands.
MACAO POSSIBLES' SOCCER WIN
Visiting Saints Team Lose 40
Macao, Sunday.
viously be against the Shanghai Interport XI with the date of the match being set for Saturday, April 8. The second tussle will be against the Greens, local Although handicapped by the absence of two of their players, the visiting champions for the past two sea-
St. Joseph's soccer eleven pot up sons, while the third and pro-gallant struggle against Macao's Pos- bably the last fixture will be sible Interport team, but lost by, 4 goals against the Rest of Shanghai. to nil.
ENTERTAINMENT
繇
The ground was extremely sodden owing to the heavy showers earlier on The visitors will be assured of a in the afternoon, but both teams set a Looking crestfallen and down-
the commence- right royal welcome. The Special Enter-crackling pace from hearted, Kilrain déclared in his dres-
tainment
ment. Committee, headed by singroom that he thought he had got up
Nito and Mello were borrowed by the Miss E. Bloomfield, has arranged Saints to make up a full quota, but it in time to beat the count. "I wasn't
Despite Roderick's ever ready really hurt, and I was only taking the
left and extremely attractive programme was soon perceived that Macao obtain- hand, Kilrain dashed in and tried to get for the southerners. The first item ing the best of the benefit of a rest," he said.
exchanges, with to close quarters. Each time he was
Rego and Assis making constant As boxer, Roderick was
beaten off, and he went to his corner on the programme will be a welcome thrusts at the Saints defence. Ho to Kilrain, His left hand was con- at the end of the third round with a tiffin on the day of the arrival. Fol-Cho-seng and Lobato were very sound tinually in the Scotsman's face, dra-slight cut at the side of his left eye.lowing this function will be a tea in Macao's defence. wing blood from the nose and mouth, Again Roderick brought his right into and a Chinese dinner, the dates and Badarraco very nearly opened the and jolting back his head, For the use in the fourth round, to counter the
score early in the game, when be head- first few rounds Roderick hardly used rushes of the Scot, but Kilrain, to his place to be arranged presently. ed against the cross-bar. At contre- his right, and when he eventually crédit, took everything in an endeavour The Interport Dance will be held half, Collaco inspired the local attack, brought it out Kilrain was ready, and to get close, and punch to the body. at the Shanghai Race Club. A large|distributing excellently. Macao drew After taking three fine rights to the attendance is expected as practical-first blood after 20 minutes when Lopes Despite the punishment. he took, Kil-body in the fifth round, Kilrain suddenly all the hockey players will be centred from the left-wing and Badar- rain courageously tried to carry thely sprang in with a two-fisted attack present. fight all through, his main purpose, it to Roderick's head, with the Liverpool seemed, being to tire Roderick with man looked 'disturbed and none body punches, in an endeavour to snat-comfortable. Although Roderick by ch a points verdict. The best punch the end of the sixth round had taken Kilrain scored was actually about half almost complete command of the fight, a minute before he was knocked out Kilrain was still going forward as gal a right to Roderick's body.
lantly as ever, hoping to weaken the challenger with his body punching. Roderick made a confident start, He temporarily stopped Roderick's jabbing his left into Kilrain's face, but activities in the seventh round with the Scotsman stood steadfast in the right underneath the heart. Then face of these attacks and replied with Roderick started sending back Kilrain's several straight lefts. Continual head with his left, and midway through, straight lefts by Roderick brought the round, he caught Kilrain with blood from Kilrain's nose and mouth perfect right to the jaw which put the in the second round, but the Scot was champion down. always dangerous with his right hooks | to the body.
Two Heavy Rights
too
a
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Shanghai Ladies' Trial
Shanghai, March 29. The Probables beat the Possibles in
raço dribbled past Bowen to register from close range.
The three remaining goals were scor- ed in the second period, Badarraco be- ing responsible for one and Assis for the other two.
St. Joseph's:-Leonard; Bowen, Mar- cal; Nito, Rocha, Castilho; Mello, Wil- kinson, Ward, Elms, Sprinkle.
Macao: Carvalho, Ho Cho-seng, Lo- Įbato; Cordova, Collaco, Airosa; Rego, Badarraco, Assis, Joao Lopis, Jose Lopes.
two wingers..
a second ladies' Interport hockey trial
MRS. COLLACO WEAK yesterday afternoon at Kinockow Park The Possibles missed d'ĥümber of · Kilrain shook his head, and then by a lone goal scored by Miss D Eard opportunities in the opening stages. rested on one knee while the countley in the 10th minute of the first half: Mrs. T. Collaco threw away at least went on. He misjudged it, and the. More players werd tried out yester-two easy chances of scoring when she timekeeper had counted ten just as he day than on Saturday. As a result, hit weakly in the goal-month. The was in the act of rising. The referee play was of a scrappy type.
Probables, too, wasted opportunities as Roderick's fine boxing eventually immediately stepped between the men, The redoubtable “Greens" inside trio, the inside forwards did too much short gave him an opening for a right to declaring that Kilmain had been count- Misses D. Eardley, M. Sheridan and N. passing instead of sending the ball for- Kilrain's jaw, and the champion wobed out, and Roderick became the new Kelly, were again outstanding, but in-ward; and using the two wingers to bled under the force of the blow. A welterweight champion.
clined to pass too much and neglect the draw the opposing defence apart.
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