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BOXING AT VICTORIA heavi
RECREATION CLUB. EXCELLENT NIGHTS SPORT.
A SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL.
boxing entertainment arranged by Mr. Logan and a number of well-known ongkbag sportsmen at the Victoria Recrea
last night, drew a large endster of the sport-loving community the Colony to the club-rooms. As the ture was really a revival of sport bere, then usual interest attacheil to it, mong the spectators were a number of The arrangements were excellently ad out and the sport was first dans During the evening the Hon. Mr. P. 1. Helyoak thanked the promoters on ehalf of the spectators for providing such excelent: entertainment and also the. who took part in it.
Altogether five bouts were put on, and, enjoyable. The in every instance, they were e
of the ring was not all that it have been and the ropes were a little bee. The former defect can be remedied spreading a canvas over the flooring, hile the correction of the latter is a ble matter. The referees gave the Enot satisfaction and controlled the
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› EXHIBITION." BOUT""""
Seaman Hewlett and Seaman Evans (ex-champion of Malta) sparred three exhibition rounds. It was a humorous
Williams
H.1:6. Ambrose 8.C.A Navy B ground, p.m. Referee Mr Wells, event as most maairs of the land are.
H.M.8. Tamar, St. Joseph's Kowloor The thing both men were most careful
R.G.A Wiltshire, Bookumpou ground, about was not to hit to hurt. The spectand 4 p.m. Referee Mr. Hollands
4pm Referee Mr. Jones tors enjoyed the fun.
DIVISION IF United . 8.C.A. Bemrves, St. Jo ground, 1.30 p.m. Referee Club de Recreio v. 8£ 8.C.A ground 9.30 pm. Drayton
WALTER KARISON The main bout at the eve
was be tween Sky Kerrison (Welterweight. 140 lbs.) and Champion of the Colon Eddie Walter (148 lbs.) of the Harkins,
in also, Walter opened very strongly, and his Opponent, nothing loath, went and a series of very heavy blows were exchanged-1 it was soon apparent that it a matter of science perrur brate was force, Walter supplying the latter.
The second round found Walter forcing the pace with straight smashes. Kerri son slipped to the boards early, but re- covered immediately and scored steadily with straights and felt hooks.
For the boxing itself there are only a few remarks to be made, apart from the In the third round Walter's pace alow deniled descriptions given. From the pointed, and Kerrison, coming in, chopped his and right hooks, Walter seemed to be of view of science, the only display that man about, savagely with straight leftis was above mediocre was that of Kerrison tiring. in the principal contest. He was really the only boxer who knew how and when
Kerrison followed his man from the opening of the next round deliver
erea) Mr.
CHARGE OF MURDER
CENT OUSE
the
indiested the body had been dragged, along the ground for Come dis tance was considered not bable that death might have occUFTE and that the corpse might have been put
me one too poor, to affant.inryal mortem examination, discredited this theory as the state the lungs indicated death by strangula-
man was, identified as an amab by a resident on the Peak, and days, rumo ir ́ has been busy Chinese servants emplored in Staffy Indian Recreation Club, Go
teferee, Miri ihan locality). Some said the womna had umpho ground, 2.30 Jones
H.M.8. Carlisle Reserves e
ground 2.30 pm. Navy Mr. Pear
RGA. Reserves e Oilers Navy “B” ground, 2.30 p.m. Mr. Hollands.
a lonely spot by jealona there strangled. Others version that the woman had lent money-said by some la soŲ NE ollars and that she had been" United, to Referee dun the man to whom she had lent it, in the hope of obtaining a settlement before Chinese New Year. To get rid of
creditor (the story had it) the
Kowloon Reserves H.K. Club Be
murder was committed wrves S.C.A. ground, p.b. Referre port Mr. Sayer
be the airmatances of inse there be an arrest bas
nutit the coming week. The accused is commence the second half of their list, of been made and a formal remand, granted fixtures,
After a fortnight's rest; ten matches are down for to-day. The Senior Division the
of the Carlisle on
to hit just as he was the only one who ing heavy, well-timed straight lefts and The Club are away from home and are foue Tong Tim, aged 49," a house coolie
Navy "A" rights to the face and body. Walter tried the gucate made any attempt to use his feet to any to save himself by clinching, but in the ground. A very good game is expected advantage. He demonstrated what his clinches Kerrison and the best of the become an axiom in boxing that non-fighting, acoring frequently with short and chow of the ship comprises some
good footballers. straight left by itself is a dangerous and jabs and books,
d
dificul mode of attack, but when the right follows through straight away against an opponent anxions to clipch it becomes a damaging and disastrons forma of offeanve cannot get inside it againing a man who and hook at the same instant, or, alterna fively, bring clever foot-work to his aid The straight fufe was literally ridden to death by the other boxers, mostly without effect. The second broad point calling for comment is the fact that almost all the boxers confined their attentior to the head
hardest and least effective (gen hit The telling and win hooks to heart and stomach were
can say that the boxers
came, willing (ezey with the same exception, and enthusiastic. These made the contests Interesting much more interesting than many highly scientific contests that are eta god
Cann Bfirgeon, Dr. Forsyth,
reforces were Messrs. Logan, Me- Burley, and Murdock Time Allen, M.C.; Mr. Brooks;
In the fifth round Kerrison made all the fighting, using his man ha a chopping block for straights, crosses and book from all angles. Walter went down for
under a straight right.
The sixth round found Kerrison repeat ing his boxing tactics. Walter began to wenken baddly and commenced to strike low apparently wanting the fight to end before he took further punishment
Early in the seventh round Walter fell to the boards for three seconds. Owing to the referee having to adjust: Walter's dress twice during the round" there was little scoring
The sailors beating the B.GA, has made the League more open The Club team with the assistance of Kuhr in the iront
we should win
*
Government Hause, who is charged for that heon or about January 2nd, 1921, at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, did murder ane Chan Chenk.”
The car will be heard on Tuesday next.
FATAL OCCURRENCES. ONE DAY'S DEATH TOLL."
A Chinese male, aged 47, committed
Tao Amberge and S.C.A. should be a od game, and will surast a large crowd, The Chinese are expected to win, as tho
ions have had some difficulty in turning suicide by jumping, from a verandah at cita4, Portland Street, Yaumati, on Thurs representative alde lately, but, rent arrivals from home, they are sure 10 mage, an-improvement.
out
howo recurve the Joseph's ground where a Fast
The Civilians won, the
Kernson opened the scoring in the eighth with a straight right to the stomach Walter replied with a couple expected of left smashes, but Kerrison came back match by 3 to 1, and the sailors again with straight rights and lefts, and su-out to avenge this dryeas,
men will turn out at fail streng match, which should end their
bent his man down twice, once for 9 seconds. The referee cautioned Walter for hitting low
The AGA will meet the Wotaning the Scokumpon ground, and S
Endly In the ninth round Walter went down and out before a gentle push that would not have knocked a ty over It was obvious that he had all he wanted of game is Kerrison's company,
Mr. Logan was the referee:
On the conclusion of the bout Kerrison announced his impending marriage and stated that he did not intend to enter the ring again.
BULLIVAN JONES
These teams britt
The master of the Chingpo steam 6. launch also reports that on Thursday night an unknown: passenger feller his launch ostalde the Yaumati. No trace of body could be found or has a body
recovered
at the present time and a fast game should end in a draw.
In the Junior division the United and S.CA. Reserves will mest. The Chines
working in the felds at reddy collapsed and The cause of death is irt failure
HONGKONG 2D XI. v. KOWLOON.
The following will represent the Club
are not playing the game they opened the end. TI. against Kowloon F.Conthe season with, The United shou'd way if South China ground to-day, kick-off at 4 This was an interesting bout, scheduled their forward, could show more combina-p.m; sinirp-A Groot A Nother and Nother A. McDonald, W Ireland and for 10 rounds, between two steady heavy|- weights, Spike Sullivan (151 lbs.) and
should be seen between
5. F. Borrelsen, L Goldenberg, E. Rail
UNITED SOUTH CHINA.
NORTH TEDDY NEALA This was a 10 rounds, 2 minutes, contest en Ship's Cook North (Carlisle), ight champion of the Chinn Fleet
and Teddy Neal (127 lbs.), 6 J. Jones (109 las:) both Naval men. The College boys meet their rivals on ton, J. B. Sherry, J. Hegg and J. Gold-
Jones, who was the taller of the two, the S.C.A. ground, and should casily dismall. opening round found both men very forced matters during the first three pose of the Club de Recreio...
They met in the centre of the ring rounds. His punching was not of a very the gong and exchanged a few spirit-scientific variety, however, and served A
straight lefts and continued to danes mainly to promote clinches and to irritate the B.G.A. and Oilers. The gobliers will out without doing any serious damage Sullivan's shoulders
fight hard to remin bracketed with the nother during the reminder of In the third round Sullivan sent in a the round Neal showed a distinct tend right swing to his opponent's eye. In the College at the head of the League table,
nay to leave himself open on the breaks
following round, just before, the gong, The Club and Kowloon second teams ones avenged it by sending his man meet at 4 pm on the 8C ground, down for 8 seconds per medium of a where the match should end in favour of mysterious combination of swing and sling the Club in a clinch
The second term saw the pace slow up good deal, and the men exchanged fairly venly The offensive weapon was always straight left; it was followed by clinches and a set-to ng swinging Neal's blows Sullivan, went down at about, the The Carlisle Reserves meet the Punjabis
were Badly rimed and failed to make any supression. North was doing little better He was slow and did not follow up the scores of opening Neal left for him
The following will represent the United in the above watch to-day on the St. Joseph ground,kick-off at 2.30p.m. sharp-Wm. McLeod; A. E. Simmons D. Liang and C. H. Blake L Kent, P. and D. 1. Urquhart (Capt.); J. Leonard, T. Mas, R. K. Valentine and Brown, GT A. N. Other.
CRICKET.
KC.O NAVY.
same place in the next round under at Sookumpoo, and the sailors should have left hook. Jones was making all the
On the R.0.0. ground to-day at 2 fighting, tuiging fiercely blindly. an easy game. They are a very formidable Sullivan closed under his rushes to avoid side just now, and should take both poitris.
EL Braga, € JStapleton, H. Overy, The third round was a repetition of punishment, but was badly manled in, the lhe Staffs are expected to beat the Indian P.m. Team-B. D. Evans, J. Stalirer, the opening two, but in the fourth Neal in-fighting. He scored occasionally with Recreation Club, bat the latter Club will. Macaskill, D. M. Goodall, W. B. opened up and scored with three succesivo straights and swings, but it was obvious
Haslett, A W. Ramsey, and V. F. T. straights to his opponent's nose. North the his bigger opponent had the mastery give them a good game.
Garvin fecorated half-way through the round and over him at every tum zephed with two beavy swings to Neal's ribe and the pace again slackened Round YOUNG SIMMONDS STOKER MAY, five opered with North on the
the igressive.
HONGKONG LEAGUE MEETING.
Heisent his man to the rapeveral times 1 The other bout was between Young been arranged to take place on Tuesday The following will represent the Civil under a series of straight left and rightSimmonds (147 lbs.), and Stoker May (131 upper-cuta, and at one tage might have lbs.). It can scarcely be called a bout gone in when since it finished at the referee's direc finished the contoo bad
tion,early in the second round. May bis man was at his merey Real reversed the position, in the sixth went in from the first round of the gong round, and sent North's head back time and punched his man all over the ring time agale, and in the clinching that without any serions, opposition. The llowed scored frequently with right and spectators were relieved when the referee
books
eories of stinging leftsintervened.
RUGBY
CIVIL SERVICE INDIAN B.C A meeting of the Hongkong League has
Reed, to allocate the shoun collected at the to-day GR Sayer (cap
ome, EW next at Victoris Barracks at 5:30 pm Service on their own ground at 2.15 p., recent charity matches to local charities.HC.Witchell,
Hamilton E. Fincher,
Hercy A. R. Sutherland, HONGKONG, HMS. CARLISLE,"
Ling and H. E. Strange. The following will represent the, Club gusegainst the Carlisle on the Navy AS
ground today kick-of atp.m. term drow blood The end came early in the next term Rodger, WV Gerrard And M. Tonkin: J
ho showed after Bullivan had been down for D.
WR McPhail Me L Railton and J. He slipped to seconds right cross to the point put Rodger B. Hapton, HeTavish up again at once, him down again and out.
M: Sandberg, E. Moore and E. Ri Neal continued to punch his man severely in the first exchanges othe
SHARENTSMAGIC SHOW.
CHEFALO? Lawidlige following rousidy app to his straighte North soon replied in
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Chefalo gave the same department and his blows were better timed. Just before the gong an interesting, exhibition of his abilities Bounded the city man sent in a heavy a sleight of hand artist to gathering kalfawing to the stomach
the close from plafaly thi
ARMY NAVY." The following are selected, ta represent the Army at Happy Valley to-day at
Lieut. Mackridge, R.GA Capt KOWLOON HMS. TAMAR."
Tomory RAM. Capt Murray, 18.M The following will represent Kowloon in (capt.), Lieut. Bevan (Wilta and Lieut. their 1st Division League match stoday Moore (Wilts)Lieu Davies, RG.A against HMS. Tamar of St. Joseph's and Lieut. Emerson 2/2 Punjabis, Capt W Crocker Legg (Wilts. Capt Bristow, R.G.A., ground, kick off itp.m.
of Pre men in the office of the Tele Wheeler and Le Knight J. Coup Lieut. Dodington (Wilts), Lieut. Ber North brightened up in the eighth round graph. He performance with the cards, Land, R. Pasco and P Beesley W Taylor, geaunt (Wilts.), Lient, Mortimer, H. G.A. 104 the exchanges were mostly in his the rings and the inevitable disappearing
lost many chances of scoring nuts showed him close up to be an artist Millard, R. E. Townsend Evelyn Lient. Boyes, B.GA Lien Hammond,
by closing
of ad mceedingly finished nature. Tis and F. Cleto
hole meleon and effective, and
out of the way of the generality
LOON HONGKONG.
oring thrnal so frequently seen!
orta | on; the basis of this performance
afternoon, this evening
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This evening his Excellency
od and party will be present at nd, of the sousom in the Theatre over booking rig aid to be very hat
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