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INTERPORT SOCCER WITH SAIGON
GAME
Joe Louis To Fight In June
New York, January 27.
Sel Strauss, Secretary of the 20th Century Sporting Club, today announced that Joe Fouls has ennsented to defend his title in a dune hout in New York for the
20th Century Club,
Newly-returned from a Four-day conference with Louis at Miami Beach, Strauss said he is con- vinced that Louis will fight for the heavyweight title next June for the 2011 Century Club and will pick the winner of the Lee Savold-Ezzard Charles bout Ds his challenger."-United Press.
(By "ROVER"}
Soccer over the wook-end will be confined to the In- terport game between Hong Kong and Saigon "This afternoon and the match between--Com- bined Chinese and Saigon tomorrow. Both games will be played at Caroline Hill, starting at 3.30 p.m, but as the actual line-up of the Hong Kong and Combined Chinese teams is still uncertain, no forecast can be made res "garding the standard of soccer which will be
to
seen.
If the team riginally solerted represent Hong Kong, fuils the
to take the field, then chantes ate that victory will go 10 the Saigon X1, as the sub- stitute Bong Kong team
not be rewarded as really for midable. The sone remarks
wly in the eren of the Com-i hine Chinese XI.
which has
Thiruky adopte | be certain Chinese players. ***TTISTAS) in regard to the Sate in in
greatly to be deplored.
Hong Kong Interport
In
sikeer
their Interport match against Suigon afternoon. Hong Kong will be folding the teme originally selected.
It was a ne the teared that reserve teams would huge to taden
tudley and the Beld both
The real rean why they will be be ! to play have been made clear in
the Chines ཏཱཎཾ ནསཾཎཱནཾ ཏི, ཝ
Mr. Paul J. C, 11 yen Manner of the
Korean sweet team which recently visited Both Hong Kong and Saigon, the player
of the utter port nra kary
ball and robust fad on the their melinde, -
Very Clean Game
31. Hyen
In
muhnsised, however, that although the Saigon players are rebust, they play a very clean morrow, tex Ue majority Chinese players selected had in-ne, He supported this statement
FOR
of
be [1]~ Limated that they would able to
to take part in the series, This
resulted in the calling of Meeting of the Emergency Interpers Sub-Committee of the HKFA on
Thursday evening. The
[1]
reserve torms were selected at this meeting an a precautionary measure in the event of negotia tians which were being conducted breaking down.
by pointing out that none of the Karen players was Injured in matches which any of the three mat were played in Saigon.
It was admitted, however, that while the Saigon players are faal on the ball,
ball, they did not play the same constructive type of football that of the long Kong players, The following are the results of played between the two ports to date
The negotiations were, however, satisfactorily terminated enter day afternoon and all the players concerned have
Indicated tiot their willingness to take the eld both today and tomorrow,
END OF A CUSTOM
It is understood that the Hong Kong Football Club will be break
1938-Ho Kong bout Saigon at Hong Kong 2-1.
1940-Hong Kong best Saigon
Hang hong 1140-Saigon beat Hong Kong at Saigon 1.
at
2-1.
-pan--Series interrupted
by the Pacifle War.
-Hong Kong beat Saigon
Kong beat Saigon
at Hong Kong 3-2.
144.48-Hung at Sulyon 2-1.
ing their traditional custom of an e "China Mail" six weeks who holding the Annual Dinner follow. ago. an unnamed referce, ed han dance and this year, are Ister identified himself an Mr. C.
Dinner Dance at having a
criticised the Tenstall, was sharply Peninsula Hotel on February 19, for his manner of handling the and a Dinner at the Roof Garden, needle match between South China Hong Kong Hotel on March 12. "A" and St. Joseph's.
It also learned that the visit of the Shanghai Rugby team will coincide with the Dinner Dauce.
It is not the polley of this paper to be unduly critical of persare who undertake the
Announcing --
Honp
thankin tak of endeavourinm
matches In to control
the in
prevente Kong thousands of highly partisan spectators. Any embarrassment which may have been caused by the report is regrettad.
The following is the programme for the Saigon series.
ID
Today
Hong Kong y Salgon at Carolina
3.30 p.m.
Tavierow Corbtned Chinone v Saigun ni Caroline Hill 3,30 p.m.
Tuesd Non-Chinese v Nalgon at Caro- line 11 4.30 pan.
Police Guard
For T.V. Soong
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Fear of being kidnapped har throwit a vell of secrecy and A strong police guard around Dr. T. V. Soong. former Governor of Kwang- tung, who is now staying at hl Repulse Bay
viliz. the "China Mail" learned yester. day.
Bourets close to Dr. Soong's associates Kald that Dr. Boong before his arrival here Monday, from. Canton dast
had received information that An attempt might be made to Kidnap him.
Dr. 'Sound's Brat request on his arrival at Kal Tak WRE for police protection.
The same sources told the "China Mall" that Dr. Soong plans to leave for the United States within a fortnight to support hie Bister, Madame Chiang Kai-shek,' in her ap peal for American ald in op. posing Communism in China. Minister. Former Finance Mi
was appointed Soong Chinese--Ambassador-to-the- United States in 1941.
Dr.
Later he became Promter of China. Fifteen months ago he was appointed Governer of Kwang- tung which post he relinqui. shed last Sunday.
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..
University's Fine Badminton Debut
(By "Argonaut")
| The approach of the Chinose New Year holidays re- duced the number of League Fixtures played during the wook. Two Senior games went down for decision.
In the Men's Division, University "A" managed at lost to get out of their shell and made an aus- picious first appearance with a convincing win of eight games to one over the KCC.
ABDULLA
NUMBER SEVEN
*7**...
-In PACKETS of TINS
CANUCKS AND VRC IN VITAL SOFTBALL GAME
- ("By Grandstand")
During recent weeks, runaway softball scores seem to have been the rulo rather than the excop- tion.
Fans who have felt that they have been denied the thrill of Watching highly skilled exhibitions will have a treat this week as VRC and Cano- dians tangle in a crucial contest.
Hundreds Feared
Lost In Shipke
Collision
(Continted from Page 11
Both teams will go all out to The defending champions of the consolidate their position, as International Series, playing uns 'hev race down the home-der Parkistan colours this year, stretch of the torrid schior will be seen in
Great Britain in the semi-inals, action against loop fing chase..
as they make their bid for a “re- Roll fans are also offered an
. peat." axciting twin-bill during the ball- tays when four tennis vie for In-ly on fielding abliity to muzzle the disembarkation
The Farkistanis depend main ternational honours in the semi-chanonading British outfit which
The Warramunga was, enrouta from Japan to Nanking when she received the first distress signal from the Taiping 45 minutes after midnight, Captain W. H. Harring ton, of the Royal Australian Navy told reportera aboard is destroyer at Womang this afternoon as the proceeded.
of the aurvivors
of the heaviest some swatsmiths in the senior loop.
Full Spood Ahead The
Portugal-Chinn scuffle will { he a repetition of the Franco- Nazarin feud providing these two three hours' sailing distance from,
Tho Warramunga зуда then mound artists will be called upon the reported location of the Acc to defent national honour after ident and, putting on steam, whe Canadian game the day before, facing each other in the VIC made full speed for the scene,
At one time there was talk of
She arrived on the gived spot
Anal of the current series on Mon- includes stay.
In the junior loop three-game | programme, the Vikings are fes
ured in two games of they take the, Wildfires and the Jaguars 'n succeeding days.
The only girl's tussle slated for the week-end
is an exhibition tilt between the Baby Wahoos and the Sautows this afternoon at suspending the majority of play in the dark and was unable to dir the CBA Park.
With the field narrowed down on Portugal's line-up on ac- cover any trace of the ships in- to three Madcaps having joined it is understood that this has been ed around until dawn when whe
count of the Recreio affair, but voived in the collision. She cruis the other grief stricken outfits: who have cracked up under theived as far as the International picked an oil silck and followed gruelling strain neither B Series are concerned.
| it for several hours before running The Portuguese outfit wil - into debris. Soon after, the des Woo's Canucks nor Charlie clude the cream of the VRC and troyar sighted
VRC nine can afford Recrolo
survivors in the Figurireido's
nines, strengthened in water and rescue work began. to take things easy,
the infield by Art Ozorio from the Menter. Figuereido, who has Saints, and Ben Sequilera of the come out of retirement to ma- Madcaps, while Dick Chung's tor-mind
the Victorians, has] Chinese squad wil be selected been very active this year, and from the lending players of the
Altogether, 31'men and four use every trick he can pull Canucks, Overseas
women, three of them young girls und Chung in their teens, were pleked up. to take this Hwa out of his bag
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME AND these were found
Captain Harrington edd. Six of UMPIRE ROSTER
ол makeshift BRNISH LEAGUE
rafts, others in lifeboats.' - They were all suffering badly from ox- 18.30 Catles VRO (Doc Mol-posure and shock. The crew of tho the opposition,
i have them figured out by now, 12.0.Filipino Bininin (Chan, gave them warm clothing and food then, Buster Hollands, Ren Gestern). Warramunga took them aboard,
will
e212,
The Old War-horse has akeon sense of feeling every play, did
If there are any Webkinsses
• Charlie • WOLH/ Yandari, Biersia Yeatball Ground1
The Maple Leaf outfit did not muleredo,
Avito Curato
Khales
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Toon-Agors
}
Cicero and drink and made thom com.
fortable.
After
give an impressive showing against }} Rozaria). Chung Hwa last week, but it COA Groundi must be said for them that Bijl | Noon-Madeepa ? Baseballar ilerhia
Quon, Woo, Juke Bunn).
searching around for Wou was not there to guide them.
With the return of Herble Quan 1.59 Over Chang Itwa (Saharonte time and picking up a cer-
Hamy, B.K.Khan, N. Bingh). the Canucks can depend on two
and Lain amount of packages top-line hurlers Quon and Na-3.30 0.01-American
(Dick bundles floating in the water, the zarin-both of whom are also able Chung. Johnnis Ho, Tony Kwok). Warramunga made for Woosung. to take over catching duties when-Bänday: Recrets Football Groundi
One of the survivors was a Chinese ever a switch is necesssBILITY,
1.00 --Vikings y Wildfres fihilo Re army man, another was the third The Canadian line-up has been
engineer of the Kienyen, The medios, Carl Vranovich, Tony Tiempo) A re-shuffled somewhat lately, and | Hom-Hohawka y Blackhawks (Dni Bu, latter said that they had no warn- apart from Big Boy Baker at first | | **Jumar Krikzoo, Tiger Hussain). ing at all. He was thrown out of base, the rest of the line-up is Mondary Berria Football Grotadi hii bunk by the impact and im- anybody's guess,
9.00 m.Vikings v Jaguars (Phlio Remediately dashed up on deck. The
medius, Babu Semy, Sahmet Hamy).
Kienyuen sank in five minute, and, to.no mexes Rangers (Frank Cor the Taiping 20 minutes later.
"TA KUNG PAO"
The Senior Mixed Doubles be- remainder of the season, Invita- tween the same two teams saw tious are again invited for the T the KCC ladies doing a great Ladies Singles and Doubles, and shure_in_stroking_their_Club_ to even the entrance fees for these
events have been-redued,
For some reason these events have
a five-four win over the Uni- versity. They have improved e great deal and should be great assets to their partners in this
year's Open Mixed Doubles Truniament.
Doubles
In The
YMCA had no difficulty in finish-
Men's only. Junior Exture, the Chinese
other
never ra-
colved the support that they
should and Hong Kong
has
ནཱ
TEAM IN DRAW
Manila, January 28, The Ta Kung Pho basketball never hed a Ludios' Singles
niet team broke even with the All- Champion,
This is the mors Filipino quintet at 84-all' in surprising, considering that the their sixth appearance at the standard of our feminina, talent | YMCA last night.
to almost at par with that of The visitors had a 10-point ing their first round unbeaten
the Malayan ladies.
lend in the closing minutes but when they cleared their last I am surprised that, although a spurt by the local team over- hurdle, Recreio, with an eight- the Association has added a Junior took them. our margin.
..
when the game
Hoth teams decided against an It is understood Mixed Doubles event in this year's Phat the Association is now contournament, it has omitted the extra period sidering som recommendations Junior Ladies Singles and Dou-ended.
for deciding the winner of the bles, The argument that the As
Ta Kung Pao will play the
l. Robin Hill, T. Tiampo).
MEN'S INTERNATIONAL BERIES
Monday: EBA Ground:
+
The Warramunga is expected 19:39, sim-Portugal China (Doe Mal. to continue her voyage to Nanking
then, Bilerullande, Fred Diesta) tonight-where-sho-is-scheduled to➖➖ 1.30 p.m.Oreat Virtala
Parktetan replace the British destroyer Black Ch. Fiquelreda, BI Woo, Ion Swan-Reuter and Associated Bequlera)
Press.
Britain's Dearth Of Boxing Talent
London, January 28.
Junior Men's League, It was sociation should run a Ladies' open last game tomorrow with the The dearth of heavyweight boxing prospects in Bri-
originally planned that
Various teoms be divided
Waevent first, before having a Junior Manila Police Department team.
the
the one holds no water. The reason-United Press............ inting should actually be reversed, two sertions and the first two That the Ladies' events have to teams of each section at the end bo cancelled year after year of the League season play a final ample evidence. If on the other round of round-robin. Whatever hand, the Junior events are in tile recommendations, any de- troduced and there is a ruling that cision by the Association other all semi-finalista win have to than the original one, will appear compete in a higher division the to Australia, Sir. Ronald Cross,
ONE-MILLIONTH FOOD PARCEL: V» London, January 27, The forinor High Commissioner
tain has become so acute that a number of spotting, stage and business personalities are considering a scheme to form a syndicate to further the search for a likely candidate for world honours.
The syndicate will finance a
to be beinted, coming after half next season, the Association can today handed over the one-mil-widespread talent-spotting or- of the seaSON 12 beon gone at least draw four more entrica lonth parcel to arrive in the through.
Next Wook's Games
The main attraction of the work is the much awaited University-Chini YMCA an counter on Moriday night at the latters", court,
There, no doubt that the meeting will produce a much higher
standard (han that wit- nessed in last year's
thrilling airuggle between the University and Sing Tao, Both are Im-
proved tennis this season with the the addition of new players, and they will have on their aids
a new player in the Colony. Bill Funk, who dominated the
every year for the Ladles open United Kingdom under the Food ganiation and when a boxer, events. Then one day we may for Britain express gift parcels meeting their specified require-
scheme Reuter
have these events.
A Cricketer May
Improve Rugger
London, January 28.
thents, has been found; he will then be taken in hand and sub- { sequently sent to the United ]; States.
Tennis In Australia
Adelaide, January 27: Mra. Nancy Wynne Bolton."
There he will receive, the best the Holder, will defend her. training that money can buy, and women's singles title against | a Coast-to-Const tour," will be | Miss Doris Hart, United States oald for, to provide him with the Wightman Cup player, in the necessary experience.
final of the Australian Jawn- For some time past, it has been tennis championships...
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generally acknowledgett that training, and grooming facilities
In the semi-finals" played here,
will be
for boxers in Britain are far be- lodny; Mrs. Bolton beat Mrs. M. low the standards achiered in Long by 6-4, 6-2, while Mish Strange as it may soom, a famous cricketer may im American comps,
Hart defeated Mr. R. Baker by and prove the playing standard of Rugby football. The idea is a welcome one to 8-3, 0-3
The men's boxing fans la that an interest badminton world in Shanghal for He is Toin Pearce, the Essex nose was over the fine from as being taken in the present between John Kore time,
cricket captain, who has had so offaldo, but Te kept him back
and Gealt 1 expect the following to be at much to do with the improved the starting no: University: K,
Pearce has unde known be formed to better the sport, It
Consider that if a syndlente is to Brown and Bill
Bromwich and Quist beat Jack that the tactics of some wing should be more on general lines
nes Crawford and Harry Hopman, forwards, are bad for the gume, and not concentrated on the And-who played for Australia. In the
believe in penallsing-them
of
1930 Davis Cup, by 3-6, 6-2, 6-2,
S. Low and T.T. Chin, S.A. Vanar form of Essex in the world of and C.K. Lee, H.T. Heah and T. cricket. B. Teok.
Pearce refereed the Scotland-
for the rest of the game, plight of British boxing, but many Adrián
Cuistand
weight.
A good example could be set Brown and Sidwell beat Colin
Chinese YMCA/Patrick Wong Franco Rugby match last week at the start, even if they are only ingrond, groom 09 BERVYD} FOR in the semi-finals, ", while and Robert Tay, P.K. Hui and end and he is rapidly, approach inches offside, as they can mar Raymon Young, Bill Funk and g that position where he will match if allowed to go on W.F: Foo...
Most interesting of the Junior be halled as England's outstand-beating the relerce," he says.—
Ing. games; will me the return match g
"Reuter referee. A former player, a
J
1
between Kowloon Tong "A" and
Ha Pearce Known all
University. The latter got a close win
decision in the fast round, but the pitfalls and one of the most
the Kowlgonites will be playing on frequent causes of his whistle
tifetr home court this time, and sounding has been
By equipping a gymnasium with Long and Frank Sedgman by modern appliances and making 3-10, 6-2, 0-7, 1-outer
ft available to all those inter Veted, in lifting Drition, boxing
from ane doldrums. i A gymuosium of this kind HOME RUGGER
gana and there is no doubt that
These can make" or mar a Cambrile
Uidyeraity13:
London, January, 27. Rugby Union games!
by curbing their impetuosity,
I shall not be surprised to see a with wing forwards. roversii, of tho' store.
Colony Open
Championships
CHINESE KILLED
4 IN RUGGER GAME domably populated ares colld pro“. Fide the means for a boxer in the
Singapore, January 201 plementary stages to receive the Wee Binch-yo died today of in- 13 Trinity Coll
bert attention possible. Mahdi Juries received in a Rugby game
Once the led has caught on, on Monday loading- leko, Dubila 6 târina Industrini and other organf-
Chinded
many, polling tactles are being Leicester 12 Royal Airpation maht follow and similar athlete Associated Press. The Association has decided oriented from the game by make an early start this year fos Pearce's whistle, Posto
for the Colony -- Championships, |- ---- Ons International player, con- |· wltis à ̈view. I hope, to holding representative" matalios during the
Feed by Pearns when only
· Force (4) gymnasia and training camps in More diferen Poparts of the country would cut a boxers expenses and
Grehounds 23 Oxfordshire 6 filmy: make the sport even MAWAizrem
-Router)
Dy more attractiva
Reuter. Not Ment