THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 31, 1940.
Louis Takes Six Rounds To With Al McCoy
Deal
Loser's Speed Keeps Him Out Of Danger
Recent Fight För World Title
JOE LOUIS retained his world heavyweight championship by scoring a technical knockout over Al McCoy in the sixth round of a fifteen-round bout in Boston on December 16.
None of the sports scribes gave McCoy the slightest chance of victory. But they were clearly surprised by the pet that the husky heavyweight lasted as long
knockout, for Al failed to answer
the bell for the sixth.
A smashing right to the kidneys floured Al in the fifth but he rose upon the count of one. His left
HARVEY WINS POOL
over
The Bogey Par Pool held the Old Course at Fanling during the Christmas Holidays at-
42 entries and] tracted was won by Major W. G.
as he did against the deadly-hit-eye, however, was closed so badly Harvey (10), one up. The that he was unable to see clear- Medal Round over the Old 13. Although he weathered the Course was won by T.
ting negro.
rest of the round he did not come
McCoy was somewhat of frightened human punching bag. but he started the spectators by back for the next canto-United Low, 82 (12) 70. lasting five full rounds,
Press,"
McCoy An Elusive One LOUIS
The spectators paid their money to see Louis in the rules of the perfect executioner. who would waste no time in chopping down his for But they stayed to serer hum miss an elusive target.
McCoy's speed, hus nimble feet and his bobbing and weaving tac- the enabled him to evade the staging of suffering a speedy, out- right knock out
The only tune that Louis land- ed one of its deadly blows with full force. McCoy crumbled to the canvas. That was in the Afth round and it led to the technical
TO MEET
CONN
were 30 entries.
There
The Bogey Par Pool over the New Course attracted only 14 en- tries and was won by A. J. Dennis!
(10). one up.
The sum of $35 from entrance i Jees has been donated to the "South Chuna Morning Pust" Bomber Fund.
The Captain's Cup will be held un January 4 and 5 over the Old and New Courses, Pools will be held on January 11 Bogey Par and 12 over the New Course and on January 18 and 19 over the Old.
Heavyweight Champion Too Louis has signed to defend his title against Billy Conn of Pittsburgh, it was announced recently in New York. The bout will be held in June. Conn, who is king of the light-heavyweights,
The first round of the Juniori has been campaigning in the heavyweight
be held Championship will
onl division in recent months.--Unitemary 19.
Press.
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Following is Sunday's pro- gramme of Hong Kong Hockey Association tournament matches:
10.30 A.M.
A. N. Other XI v
Police "g"
Destroyers.
V
Police "A"
Gunboats
V
C.B.A.
5th A.A. "8"
V
Recreio
4.00 P.M.
University
V
Nomads
Punjabe
V
2nd M.T.B.'s
Signals
V 6th A.A. "A"
K.C.C. TEAMS
Kowloon have picked a strong team to meet Indians in the first
GRAPHIC COLF
IN SHORT SHOTS
:
OFF GREEN
LONG
·PUTTS
WHICH GO
PAST HOLE.
OBSERVE BALLS PATH
WILL AID RETURN PUTT
11-5
Notice Missed Putt
BY BEST BALL.
The golfer who gets too exasperated with his putts, when they go pust the hole. to notice the course the ball takes, is overlooking a bet. For the path the ball takes al
of this stage
the journey. when much of its momentum has left it. will reveal the slope of the green at this Point and the amount of bor- row the golfer must allow to ink the ball on the next stroke. This observation is useful on rolling greens and
even on
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
·By "SQUADDY",
Softball
IN Second Division of the Men's -Softball League Royal Air Force beat Royal Scots on Sunday to the time of 25 points to 2, and the Engineers were benten by the Cosmopolitans 17 points to 4. Billiards
"HE. Garrison Billiards Tourna- ments have now reached the semi-final stages, and the semi- final of the Garrison Challenge Cup will be played on Thursday at the Soldiers' Club, the game between the RA.S.C. the R.A.M.C. commencing at 5.30 p.m.
first and
The second game will be play- ed between either the R.A.P.C. or The G. M. Police and 'the 22nd (F) Coy Engineers or the HQ Coy of the Royal Scots.
The semi-final of the Garrison Soldiers' Club Tournament will be played at the Soldiers' Club оп the 4th and 7th instant. both games commencing at 6 pm.
On the 4th the R.A.M.C. will
play the Volunteers, who are strong favourites for this compe- lition.
On the 7th either the "A" Coy Royal Scots or the R.A.P.C. will play the Royal Corps Signals Oi the 40F. Coy Engineers.
The Individual Billiards chum- planship semi-finals will be play- ed on Thursday, both games com- inencing at 3 p.m.
The first game between Cpl. Harvey, RA.M.C. and B.S.M. Rawlings R.A. should result in a win for the former. The second game between S.Q.M.S. Woods, and Pto Whybro, R.A.M.C. is a difficult gaine to forecast but I think that Whybro will just make It.
R.A.S.C. those putting sur- faces which apparently have little slope. Putting demands great accuracy and no item
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10 be overlooked which will help the golfer in his performance,
While this process is largely advocated for those long rolling putts which are desi- gned to reach the hole and not fall short of it, it is also useful on short shots just off the green, Such shots are designed to place the golfer in a position to hole out in one stroke. The golfer can enhance his chances for suc- cess by partially determining its returning course in ad-
vance.
Next Article: Correct Body Time.
JAPANESE SWIMMERS FOR MANILA
The Individual Snooker Cham- pionship semi-finals will be play- ed on Friday the 3rd at 3 p.m. First game between Lieut. Dixon (Hon. Secretary Area Billiards) and SQ.M.S. Woods, R.A.S.C. will, I think. result in a win for Lieut. Dixon.
The second game between Cpl. Harvey R.A.M.C. and Piper Milne, Royal Scots should result in a win for Harvey, who is expected to win both Individual competitions. The Shield, which was recently presented to the Billiards section of the Area Sports Board by Messrs. J. A. Windsor and Co will be competed for as a Snook- fer League which will be run dur- the latter part of January ing 1941 after the completion of other competitions during the present
season.
Cricket
AT Sookunpoo
the
on Sunday Royal Scots suffered heavy defeat by the Volunteers who won by 200 runs.
The Volunteers batted first and
junior Legue cricket match at Among the passengers en-route Dookunpo0 on Saturday. The
to Manila yesterday were Messis, scored 278 runs for 6 wickets de- team is.-S. A. Gray (captain), S. Arai, T. Honma, T. Hircga, Sclared, and the Royal Scots re- R. Baldwin, G. A. Goodban, F. Oura and T. Honda, members of plied with 78. Volunteers put the Goodwin, W. W. Parson, T. A. a swimming team which 'is to Scots in again and they scured 83 Madar, K. M.Baxter, L. R. Burch, compete in Manila. Mr. K. Salo, runs for B wickets, with Cpl. Alsey W. L. Rapley, E. Curtis, H. famous Japanese swimming coach and Lieut. Fargus each scoring 19 Brokenshire, Umpire, R. Leigh, and sports writer, who recently runs. Scorer, J. W. Bertram.
took a team to South Amc on Sappers were defeated by H.M.S. At King's Park on Sunday the At Kowloon, Recreio will meet an exhibition tour is also
with the senior team at home in
Tamar by 20 runs, a the team. friendly game. Kowloon's team is.-E. C. Fincher (captain),
N.
The Engineers made 126 with Shaw scoring 28. The Engineers'
D. Lloyd, D. J. N. Anderson, R. SATURDAY'S BOWLS bowlers could not find their length,
E. Lee,
D. Hung, A. Zimmern,
F. R. Zimmern, E. F.
and they were duly punished. The Volunteer Sergeants' Mess Tomar batted first and scored Fincher, will entertain Kowloon Bowling 146 runs for 8 wickets declared, F. J. Lay, N. A. E. Mackay, R.Green Club in a friendly Lawn Honeywell making 83 runs not T. Broadbridge, Umpire, J. P. Bowls match at Cox's Road on cut, and Leading Telegraphist Robinson, Scorer, T. W. Carr. |Saturday, at 2.45 p.m.
C.C.C. SELECTIONS
MAJORITY TO INDIANS
Thirty-four
of the Indians
West 32.
Athletics
E must congratulate · Sig. A. Lewis on the fine perform-
The following have been së- lected to represent Craigongower games last Summer were decidedance he gave in the 10,000 me- Cricket Club on Saturday at 200 by a single run, with the Tribe
p.m.
winning 19.
1st XI (V .. H.K.C.C. Friendly,
"Away):-E. Zimmern (Capt:), -P. |
J. Billimoria T. "H. "Edgar, E..H.
Esmail, A, B. Hamson, A. J. Hulse, (Continued from Next-Cot.)
.
on
fres open to the Colony run Sunday at Caroline Filli;, hè fin- Ished second about 300 metres behind the winner,
Cpl. Manson of - Royal Scots,
com-
A, K. Ismail E. J. Mitchell, W. to equal the record, which is 96 wel known local runner, drop- Hong Sling, G. Souza, J. L. Young goals scored in one season imped out of the race after Saye and H. Gr Foreman (Re League football. So far they pleting 17 of the 25 laps of the serve).
have scored 71,
course. 2nd, XE (v. Police League, Home) The Engineers still have an -A. M._Omar (Capt.), N. Broad-other 12 matches to play this sea- Association Football bridge, U. H. Esmall, A. Hung, C. son and should have no difficulty
W. Lam, E. A. Lée, J, W. Leonard, in reaching this goal.
S. Leonard, T. Bock, U. M. Omar,
W. K. Way O. M. Omar (Reserve) Hockey
|and: L, Chồn (Reserve).
THE Engineers have now passed
The Service Corps in the race' |for the moal-scoring-records by virtue of the fact that they beat
Marshall Leong, St. Mary's ON Sunday Middlesex Regiment Club nine goals to all on Satur- Chinese sophomore, full-back, kells will play the 6/7 Rajput Regt, day medicine herbs to Help Anance is at Shamanulpa in the Large Units They only need another 25 gonls | schooling"
iHockey League, bully of a lispam. ~(Continuées)