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lasucd and Fully Paid-up ..$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re-
serve
BY ENCOURAGING JUNIOR TALENT, ENGLISH AMATEUR Reserve ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ARE BUILDING FOR THE YEARS THAT LIE AHEAD →→→→ WHEN THE WAR IS OVER-AND THE TAKING AD-
JUNIORS, BY London,-and-in parti-VANTAGE OF EVERY OPPOR-
cular the famous Albert Hall, scene of many me- morable fights in the past, has come back into its The closing of this market is a own as a venue for big boxing.
sericus blow to owners and breed-
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race.
breds. No fewer than 181 horses were sent from England from the outbreak of war to the end f 1940. Reuter
This
ers, and it means that there is now It was quite like old times with, virtumly no outlet for the sale of "fans" clustered round the ring- geldines abroad. Indian patrons side. betting like fury, when her always raced a large number very attractive programme featur- of these which are, of course, ofing many topnotchers, including no we from the breeding point of British welterweight champion,
Ernie Roderick, was staged. India. ton, bas always been a tournament followed a very suc- big buyer of English therough-cessful amateur show, also staged
at the Albert Hall.
The show, promoted by John Muldoon, in between his R.A F. duties, was notable for the failures of two boxers who had been car- rying all before them. Kid Berg. former British lightweight cham- pron and who has been fighting for many years, was a ga lant loser on points to Sergeant Ernie Roderick, of RA.F.. and Dave Crowley, dapper seasoned campaigner, turn- ed the tables, by beating the young East End idol, Harry Lazar, who had won a previous encounter.
"Y" BEAT M'SEX. "A"
Results of matches in the Euro, *** Y.M.CA Invitation Water Pole Tournament at the "Y" Pool last night were YMC.A.
A
R Goldman and
Middiesca "A" Hunden (2)
2
May (26
N 1) Booker
Signals
1
Middlesex
"B"
0
Allen (2) and
Dignan (21
Navy "B"
4
965th Batt., R.A
0
Rutter (21,
Thompson and Barnett
TO-NIGHT'S GAMES Following is to-night's water- polo programme in the European YMCA. Invitation Tournament:
At Navy Pool
Royal Navy "B" v Combined S. Units (5 p.)
Buy a Navy "C"** บ 38th R A.
(5,30 pm }
At Army Pool
V European YMCA, (6.30 pm)
บ Royal Scots "B"
BRA.
Royal Scots "A"
(7 p.m )
5th A A.
(7:30 p.m.}
บ 965th RA
MCNEILL WINS
Verdict Booed
the
Berg, who is a corporal in R.A.F gave the champion quite a bury time with has whirlwind, non-stop tactics which stood him in good stead in the past, but he
SHANGHAI CRICKET
the on
former's ground last week, and
ELECTRIC EYE FOR SCHOLASTIC TRACK MEETING
According to en- gineers of the General Electric Company, England, the electric eye, which is chiefly used in industry, is to be brought to the athletic arena.
It will record heights reached by pole vaul- ters and high jumpers, and will be first used in athletics at an in- ter-scholastic track meeting.--Reuter.
Liability of Pro-
6,500,000
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prietors
HEAD, OFFICE: HONG KONG,
DOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. 7; 4. Paterson, Chfirman.
W. H. Lock, Eso.. Deputy Chairman.
TUNITY OFFERED, ARE SHOW- ING THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE RULING BODY'S ORGAN- ISATION ON THEIR BEHALF. J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
|L, J. Davies, Eog..
0. Miskin, Esq.,, E. 8. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pero,
Middlesex junior championshlos A. Compton, Eat.. attracted over 100 entries. 17 Go Mr. 6. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. La. Bhields, schools were represented at the Hon. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Surrey secondary schools meeting
Chief Manager, while Hertfordshire, covering
perhaps a less populated aren than does Surrey, nevertheless had 13 Amor
Bangkok schools represented at their cham- pionships.
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Those three examples point to Calcuti increase in the amount of Chefoo roaching which nowadays takes Colombo place at the school.
Versatile Youngster
Rusis Lump
Loodos
Lone
Malacos
Bingapore
Sourabaya Sungel Patant
Tientsin
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New York
Thingle
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Harbin Iloilo
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opened to FIXED DEPO.
on
One Junior who has already shone is D. F. A. Vanhegan who, at
CURRENT ACCOUNTS the Middlesex junior champion-
Local Currency and chips, kept his shot put title with SITS received for One Year or shorter 40 ft. 31⁄2 ins., won the long jump periods in Local and Other Currencies with 20 ft. 8 ins, and the furlong on terms which will be quoted in 25.4 secs, apart from being application. second in the 100 yards, being just SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of varioná beaten at the tape. Such versa sizes To Let. tility. and good performances, suggest that he is one of those who will be heard of in senior events after the War.
TRUSTEE and EXECUTUR business undertaken.
Hong Kong. 28th February. 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Tyrians, of London Univer- sity, are one of the must active bodies in war-time athletics and they have already contested, with
The Business of the above Bank im success, several matches this sea-
conducted by the HONG KONG AND son, Former Cambridge Univer- SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 0000000004|sity men, now attached to hospi-Rules may be obtained an application
and eligible to assist tals
the FOR THE
KONG AND HONG sadly lacked a telling punch. Rod- erick, cool and confident, attempt Brearley, H. C. Sti 1 and P. Brang-
Tyrians, are R. A. Palmer. B. F. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN, ed to keep the mauling Berg at
Chief Manager. armis' length and he often boxed
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. with
superiority.
win.
Cambridge Hurdler
Palmer was
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
Scratch teams, representing his way out of difficulties Shanghai Cricket Club and Shang-ne rights to the head. hai Recreation Club, engaged in a Courage and stamina were not friendly cricket match
a hurdler at Cam-THE CHARTERED BANK enough to beat such a good cham- bridge but is now performing well OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA just as the home team appeared Pion as Roderick and although the at the 220 yards and 440
yards
AND CHINA. verdict was booed in some quar-distances on the flat. well set for an easy win, rain inters there was no doubt about his terfered.
In the reverse direction R. B.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 115% Martin, formerly of London Uni- As was generally expected, the versity Tyrians, is now at Oxford Paid-up Capital affair between Crowley Lazar produced "fireworks." It was ity will be given him to add war- Reserve Liability of Pro-
and where, no doubt, every opportun-Reserve Fund
a fast and briliant contest which Lazar, boxing with his usual time "purple," the latter being the in time "blue" honours to peace-
confidence, did very well in the athletic award for London Univer- early rounds. But Crowley, who
|sity. seems suddenly to have develop- ed a punch, forced the pace later dies and went to London Univer- Martin hails from the West In- and a right to the jaw put Lazar sity in 1938. He won champion- down for a count of eight in the ships there a year later apart from seventh round. Just before the heloing London to win the team end of the round he floored Lazar title at an International Universi- again, and it was fortunate for the ties championship meeting in Alor Star latter that he had the interval in France-Reuter. which to recover.
Batting first Recs. were dismiss- ed for 139 of which E. J. Kidby claimed 35 and M. U. Mohideen 27. L. M. Wilson was in deadly form with the ball, taking 6 for 36 in 11. overs. Cricket Club had McNeill, the defending scored 83 for 3 when a heavy champion, defeated Ted Schroeder downpour prevented further play. 25th E. A. Wiedman, 24 not out, being in straight sets to win the Newport Casino Invitational Ten- top-scorer with A. J. Harvey help nis Tournament at Newport, R.I., ing with 23. on August 16. The scores were: of the 3 Club wickets that fell for
Don
6-4 6-4; 6—4.
26 runs.
E. B. Brodd took 2
GRID COACHES INVENTED BLITZ
AMERICA'S FOOTBALL COACHES, SAYS ONE OF THEM, WOULD KNOW HOW TO STOP A BLITZKRIEG-BECAUSE THEY INVENTED IT!
"Those fellows in Europe are] "The Russians have destroyed just doing what we've been do- a lot of tanks by letting them get
declared Tulane's | through ing for years,
and then hitting roach Red Dawson, sitting before from the side or rear," he con- an electric fan in his office.
tinued. "That's just a football mousetrap.
He diagrammed tactics used in the Russo-German war, and com- pared them with plays he was outlining for his own autumn cam- paign.
War Of Position "Football used to be a 'war of position," he said, "but changed
Football Schedule
them
Boon's Challengers
HIGH WIND
Lazar was still a little dazed at U.S. AMATEUR the beginning of the next round, but he cleverly boxed his way out of trouble. Crowley, however, had further success in the ninth round, when he put Lazar on the canvas for nine. The last round was a thrilling affair, with Lazar doing all he knew to make up leeway and the fight ended in grandstand finish, with the crowdi on their toes, yelling wildly.
"Lazar and Crowley are among the six boxers named by the
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other
Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Board of Control as challengers Play became much more difficult
Amateur Golf Local Currency and Sterling with in for Boon's title The others are In the American "Even their plans of campaign Benny Caplan, Dave Finn, John-Championship yesterday owing to:terest allowed at rates obtainable on look like some teams' football|ny Ward and Fred Simpson. Aila high wind and, though Stewart application.
The Bank's Head Office in London Increased to Alexander
undertakes Executor and Trustee busi schedules. The Germans took on are topnotchers and deserve a lot of small countries first be-fight for the title. Here is a splen- round score by 10 strokes for an ness, and claims recovery of Britain did chance for some enterprising aggregate of 144, he led the field of Income Tax overpaid, on terms which fore tackling the big ones.
match play qualifiers by a moy be ascertained at any of the promoter A series of bouts be- |64
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W. H. EVANS THOMAS, tween these boxers, the winner to stroke from John Burke. meet Boon, would provide some Johnny Goodman, title-holder,
Reuter,
tied for 10th place with 152, but grand contests.
the scoring does not really matter as the championship will now be continued by match play.
"The Kaiser's men were su!" to a 'war of movement before posed to have learned things
and encampme. about supply and from American circuses."
ever heard of a you
blitzkrieg. Teams used to lock horns push until one of them would get a small lead, then would dig in to protect itself until the game wore
out Now it's all attack-get the FOOTBALL HELMETS IN ARMY
ball, keep it, keep scoring.
"Instead of just pushing ahead you concentrate
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Manager.
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Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened.. Fixed Deposits received at rates which will bo quoted on application.....
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire,
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager,
Marvin Ward and Johnny Good- man, each 148, földwed Burke.. Ellsworth Vines, famous tennis Head Office: Hońà -Kong. player, continued to show he is a 20, Des Voeux Road, Central: Those Martian looking football of the headpiece and the device which golfer commanding respect by fin- Authorised Capital .......... $10,000,000 for a quick headgears
· LONDON BANKERS -- which Northwestern kept the helmet "off the head" of the break-through, ; and ·
follow that University's football team te wearer. By making a few alterations, ishing high with an aggregate of
Westminster Bank, Ltd.” up. You use tricks and cross- duced last autumn "have been Buch as shortening the ear guards and 150, Charles Yates, now an army
Foreign Exchange and every at the private. who won the British blocks to flow
attaching leather "curtains!! around points of adopted by the United States Army front and rear, the parachute helmet Championship a few years ago, description of banking business strong resistance. Your downfield
finished with 154 and easily quali-transacted. blockers operate just as the ad- for the use of parachute troops in was born.
training at Fort Benning, Ga, Riddell, who turned out a string of fed-Reuter. vancing units of panzer divisions. John T. Riddell, former football championship elevens at Evanston High coach at Evanston High School, ponable for numerous innovations in School in the early 20's, has been res- Passes To Surprise
who invented the helmets, HDS: football equipment. Early in his conch-
Ben Sheridan, the half-back who out- #Passes were used before the already supp.led the troops with ing career he began experimenting with Luftwaffe to surprise an enemy many of the new headgears.
removable," or interchangeable, football charged, outmanoeuvred and outflanked Notre Dame, opponents from 1037 The helmets are made of a tough cleats. At that time wood cleats were through 1939, is a private of the cavalry and soften up his ground resis-
plastic called tente, While stronger, nailed onto the shoes, The nails some- tance. Armies, which used to mass than the former leather headgears, times caused dimeulty, and the 'shoes 1st Fort Riley, Kansas,** forces for weeks at one point and they are much lighter. By employing were rarely good for more than one then push ahead through sheer a system of headbands which suspend acason.
The alterations to the clubhouse, at might, now strike suddenly any- the helmet around the wearer's head, One year Riddell bought football Craigengower Cricket Club having been where like a deceptive football they provide greater safety and greater shoes without cleats and equipped: thent completed, members are now finding team.'!:
ventilation. It was this latter factor with hard rubber cleats which could the "lay-out" of the building... much. Dawson compared the new "do- which proved popular with the Wildcat be screwed on, and off the solcs, He more convenient. The billiard room brought the shoes to tho; attention of has been brought down' from the first fence in depth" military theories players.
The helmets camo to the attention of the Northwestern coaching staff, which floor to where the bar used to be, while to the five-man football line, with the Army when they were placed on adopted them, and now they are uni tila very important part of any club most of the strength in the sec-display in a Georgia sporting goodsversally used. The iden proved so prota in the former ladies' reom position. ondary but ready to "come in and house. An Army parachute troop (fitable that in 1027 Riddell gave up Even the telephone has been moved, -hit anywhere.”/
officer was attracted by the durability coaching to manufacture football shoes, this now being on the verandah.
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