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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS. To-day
(September
Autumnal Equinox (Chin fon)... Lady Peel, at Home to MⱭE.
Workers, Governmont House.
Qucis's Theatre, 15g A Wise
GRUNT AND AGONY."
BRUTAL WRESTLING CONTESTS IN
AMERICA.
Child.G MN PUBLIC WILLING TO WATCH FOR
- World Theatres (When A. Daugh-
ter Seeks Rovenge" (Chinese film).
理
Star Theatre: The Bishop: Mur der Case."
King's Theatre: "Bed and Break fast."
Cook O The
Central Theatre: Walk.!!
Prince's Theatre, "The Thirteenth Chair."
ידי .
HOURS.
The general American public, its He may try a body slum lust for combat unantiated by the, catch his opponent by the bead and gang wars and labour conflicts with slam his bodi to the mat, repeating which the papers are filled; has been the process each time, he rises in intronising to a greater extentiben an increasingly dazed condition till ever the sport asually referred to he rises no more..
Dinner Dancos at Hong Kong and. Peninsula Hotels by the infinted na naslinging Tackle Perils
European Mail-Inward: Europe. While boxing has suffered a clump Big Buez. (Kashmir). Outward as grave as that which has afficted.
Europe Superscribed via Sibéria??
any American industry, the wreef- (Empress of Asia) 10 ming season has been the most Tides High at 7.33 and 9.23; successful in the history of the
sport.n
Lew at 1.05 and $14.30%
Friday.
(September 25.) Promeunde Concert, nt Volunteer Headquarters! A
Queen's Theatre: "It's A Wise Child.?
World Theatre: "When A Daugh ter Seeks Rovenge" (Chinese Alm). Star Theatre: The Bishop Mur der Cha Theatre: "Bed and Break
King's fast."
Central Theatro: "Cock 0 The Walk."
Prince's Theatre:"The Thirteenth Chair,"
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels
European Mail:- Outward: Europe. Siberia (Empress of Asia) 10 2,2.
Tides-High at 8.50 and 21.43; Low at 1.50 and 2.557, P
Saturday. (September 28.)
Mid-Autumn Holiday (Chung điều chếch).
Bank and Customs Holiday. King of Denmark heru, 1670. Feast of Tabernacles,
Victoria Recreation Club, night
The cumulative effect of repeated fascos, fixed contests, and a general pervaled boxing might in itself be atomsphere of crookedhces which
favour in which wrestling now and
sufficight" to "account for the great
itself. There are, however, other reasons, sta
Wrestling matcher in the first ship, contests, but as exhibitions place, are not treated as champion pure and simple. Consequently they can be held with far greater fre quency, and the same men can be matched against each other time after time. All the public requires is a spectacular struggle.
Champion Londos,
He may again, try fying tackle, a method imported from the. football field and not to be recom mended except, in ansea whors the opponent is obviously at his last gasp, for he might otherwise side step, and the tackler would dive out of the ring.
favourite trick in the pre- to pitch the opponent over the ropes liminary ““ wenkening " process is
on to the hard floor six feet below.
There is something primitive and which appeals to the public. Talo brutal about wrestling in America wrestlers realise this, and make no efforts at stoicism
A boxer, even if rhcriving punish- ment, will keep a fixed grin on his face to annoy his opponent. wrestler, trying to twist his way out of a hold, will grunt and grimace knowing probably that his opponent's head is thres feet or so The present champion, Jimmy away turned in the opposite dirée Londos, who has just left on n bolition The result is that the publie day to his native Greece, and so thinks the boxer is merely playing, may be said to have brought the and that the wrestling is in earnest, present season to a close, was pitted How much of a wrestling match three times in miccession in less than is make believe! In Washington re- a month against one Rudy Dusek,cently two wrestlers were entwined without the Washington, crowd in a firm embrace. One of them becoming at all wearied of the suddenly in a protruding foot, spectacle.
which he seized, and began to twist with great energy.
The public grow accustomed to tho wrestling stars" as they do to film stars and want to see them again and again..
His opponent writhed, snorted, made suitable grimaces, and finally wriggled free. It was then observou that "the first" wrestler was mauling his own foot,
Preliminarios.
fete
Football First Division: Police. The patrons of wrestling matches Navy, Recreio Argyll and can be assured of good entertain- Sutherland Highlanders, Chinese ment. Matches have been known Athletic St. Jospeh's, Club vs. to last for two hours. Anything China, Kowloon Eastern; Second short of a blow with the fist or un A certain histrionic exaggeration Division Ewo . University, Navy attempt at strangulation is permis during the fight does not, however,
. Kowloot, Clab Argyll and sible.
mean that the results of a matab Sutherland Highlanders, South China . B.W. Borderers, Twelfth the hand, heavy jabs to the rib or an unguarded froment that for the A hearty slap on the free with are arranged beforehand. Jimmy Londos, the champion, confessed in Heavy Battery v. Chinese Athletic, jaw with the elbow, as well se the first ten minutes or so the wrest R.A.O.C. Taung Tain Third more orthodox holds are to be seen.lers did not go all out, they would Division: S.W.. Borderers South Fights are usually to a-finish.give the crowd an exhibition for China, Radio Sports ». Chinese There are no rounds or periods of their money, then, however, they Athletic, Recreio Royal En rext. The technique is wear down gineers.
the opponent with punishing holds Lawn Bowls-Aitkenhead Shield, rather than to fling him to the Kowloon Hong Kong (Craigen ground, to get him groggy so that gower C.C. ground), 3 p.m."
the final pinning of his shoulders Racing-Eighth Extra Meeting to the mat can be accomplished (Happy Valley), 1,30 pm,
Queen's Theatre: It's A Wise. Child."
with ease.
would set to work in carnest, and it was a case of let the best man win
rity with little or no help from the
Wrestling has attained its popula-;
whole matter in a facetious spirit *Press. Sports writers treat the
and refer to the wrestlers as "the" When a wrestler sees his oppon- grunt and agony boys or the. World Theatre: When A Dauchent staggering, to his fect he will performing pachyderms" and never ter Seeks Revenge" (Chinose filma), usually finish him off in one of three by any chance print their views of Star Theatre: The Bishop Murways. He will perhaps pick him Shakespeare or say what they think dor Case."
up, spin lím round his head like of the modern girl. Tens of thou King's Theatre: Bed and Break-anadagio dancer, and, having sands of people in bath Washington
made him thoroughly giddy, throw Innd New York watch these matches,' Central Theatre: “Cock O' The him to the mat and sit on him-the land the principals sometimes receive
airplane-spin.
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