PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1939.
In the World of Sports
THIS WEEK'S WINNERS
IN HOME FOOTBALL
"Telescore" Selects Them For "Daily Press" Readers
The following are the Home football Axtures for the week- end with the probable winners given in capital type.
Each Friday "Telescore" pleks the winners for Hongkong followers of this great water game, the forecast for to-morrow" being as follows:-
DIVISION I
Astoä Villa BOLTON W.
CHARLTON
V
CHELSEA
EVERTON
V
ARSENAL" Leicester .C. Middlesbro
Manchester U.
.. Huddersfield T.
Blackpool
Liverpool
Birm'gham
DERBY CO.
Brentford Portsmouth
DIVISION IF
FULHAM
Norwich C.
Notts F.
Grimsby T
LEEDS U
PRESTON N. E
Stoke C.
SUNDERLAND
WOLVES
Bradford
BURNLEY
CHESTERFIELD
V
Bury
COVENTRY C.
M'chester C.
PLYMOUTH A.
SHEFFIELD U.
Southampton
V
Swansea T.
TOTHAM
TR'NMERE R.
Acer'gton S.
BARNSLEY
Carlisle U.
Blackb'n R.
Millwall
Luton T.
Newe'tle U.
SHEFFIELD W.
W. Brom A West Ham U.
DIVISION DI (NORTHERN SECTION)
DARLINGTON
GATESHEAD
HALIFAX T.
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BRADFORD C. Chester SOUTHPORT Doncaster R. Rochdale
New Brighton Rotherhim
Crewe A.
Barrow
Hul C. York C.
Newport Co.
Clapton O.
DIVISION III (SDUTHERN SECTION).
Hartlep's U.
Lincoin C.
OLDHAM A.
STOCKPORT CO.
WREXHAM
ALDERSHOT
BRISTOL C..
Cardiff C.
GRYSTAL PAL
EXETER C.
Ipswich T
Mansfeld T.
V
V
Bristel R. Torquay U BRIGHTON READING PORT VALE
North'pton T.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION I.
Stren
Third Lanark
NOTTS CO.
Q.PR
..
V
Walsall
SOUTHEND U. WATFORD
Bournem'th Swindon
ABERDEEN
Albion R.
V
Civde
HAMILTON A
HEARTS
Y
St. Johnstone
KILMARNOCK
Queen of the South
V
Queen's Park
RAITH R.
RANGERS
MOTHERWELL Partick Th.
Ayr U.
Celtic
Hibernian
Arbroath
Falkirk
(League Tables on Back Page)
TOKYO BASEBALL| CRICKET IN THE
TEAM ON TOUR
Giants Arrive In Manila To-morrow
Mr. Tadao Ichioka, chief of the executive committee of the Nip- pon Professional Baseball League, and his Tokyo Glants, professional baseball team of Japan, are due to arrive in Manila to-morrow for
to play on the afternoon of their
PHILIPPINES
Rules Are The Same:
Language Different.
Cricket, which, despite the many obvious difficulties, has for some time past more or less extablished a hold in cez- tain parts of the Philippine Islands, continues to flourish there
TELESCORE""
SPECIAL
13 HOMES
EVERTON SUNDERLAND WOLVES BURNLEY COVENTRY
BARNSLEY OLDHAM
CRYSTAL PALACE
QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS ABERDEEN
HEARTS "KILMARNOCK
RANGERS
3 "AWAYS.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY BRADFORD ONY READING
3 DRAWS.
MANCHESTER C CARDIFF ALBION.
AUSTRALIAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Women's Singles
Surprise!
MELBOURNE, Jan 28 (Reuter)
|LEAGUE LEADERS WORLD_BOXING
TO CLASH Important Game In Senior League AN IMPORTANT LEAGUE
JOE LOUIS RETAINS HIS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
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John Henry" Takes Terrific Beating In One Round
NEW YORK, JANUARY 26 (REUTER) — JOE LOUIS, THE "BROWN BOMBER" of Detroit, last night retained his world heavyweight boxing title when he beat John Henry Lewis, nagro helder of the world light-heavyweight title, by a technieni knock- ont la the first round of their scheduled 15-rounïd bout.
S'HAI TENNIS TEAM DUE
Five Students To
Play Here
A tennis team consisting of five students from Shanghai univers ties will arrive to-morrow to the Empress of Canada to take part In a series of friendly matches against Hongkong cus
CRICKET MATCH, one which may serve as a pointer to the final destination of the senior shield, is amongst those down for to-morrow, when the In- and Clab dian Recreation
The players are led by P. C. Craigencower Cricket Club,
Tong. Chinese singles champion of Shanghai, and K. F. Li, who with joint champions for 1937-38,
the Chinese doubles. Tong are Before the fight, the odds were 10 to 1 against Lawis win- meet on the latter's ground.
champions of the northern port. Both sides are delding their
ning and 4 to 1 against him lasting the full distance. strongest possible elevers.
Joe Louis joked with the sports | Both men sparred at first and They formed the second line dou- Indians are playing the same team writers who chaffed him about the then Lewis jabbed at Louis, who bles combination against Tientsin that beat the Navy by seven wic-growth of his beard. whereupon was cautious. kets last week. Craigengower are the New York State Athletic Com- unchanged from the side that just mission ordered him to shave.
The
held Kowloon Cricket Club to a
BIG ATTENDANCE draw, with the exception that U.
There was a big crowd presenti M. Omar stands down and H. P.
despite the very cold weather and Lim takes his place. The names Harlem's negroes arrived in full follows:-
force.
Minu
INDIANS. A, E. (Capt.), L. Ali, M. el Arealll, Y. el Arculli, S. A. Ismail, A. R. Kitchell, A. II. Madar, M. P. Madar. K. Nazarin; A. M. Rumjahn and K. M. Ramjahn. Reserve: A. Bakar.
CRAIGENGOWERE. Zima- mern, A. Zimmern. F. R. Zim- mern. A. R. H. Esmall, D. Hang, G. Souza, W. L. Rapley, A. T. Lee. A. K. Ismail, P. J. BINI- moria, and H. P. Lim.
FRIENDLY MATCH
The following will represent the In the semi-finals of the Aus IRC second string in a friendly tralian women's singles lawn ten-match against La Salle College t nis championships, Mrs. Hopman Sockunpoc :--- beat Miss Thelma Coyne 8-3, 6-4 while Mrs. Westacott beat Miss bas, A. Bakar. T. Ali, F. Abdul- H T. Barma, T. Joan Hartigan 6-2, 6-3. The hold-Carreem.
M. I. Razack (Capt.), M. R. Ab
er. Mrs. Dorothy Bundy United Barma. A. H. Ismail. D. M. Khan. States: Is not defeating her title. A. R. Markar, and O. Rumlaba
Surprise was occasioned by the
defeat of Miss Nancy Wynne, title favourite, by a young player, Miss Connie Coate in an early round Miss Coate was defeated by Mrs Westacott in the quarter finals 6-2. 10-1.
FURTHER
SPORTS NEWS
PAGES, 9, 16.
INTERPORT ·
HOCKEY TRIAL
Players Picked For Sunday's Game
..
The following players are
re-
quested to attend the next Inter-
port. hockey trial, which will be. held on the Club ground, King's Park, on Sunday, January 29, at
1030 am.:--
J. King (C. B. A.),
Ribeiro
Reeralo), Benwell (Club), Osman
FORTY RUNS IN ONE OVER
WOLLONGGONG, Jan. 20-- Playing here for Woonona against Cor.imal in the South Coast competition Athol Me- Donald of Wedrona hit six sixes and a four of one over. Loshin at every ball. Mc- Donald scored 71 runs in 12 minutes.
McDonald is fly 23 and is one of the Woonena's" stock bowlers.
His 71 included 10 sixes and the innings is claimed to be a record for fast scoring on the. South Coast.
McDonald's feat, however, did not bring victory to his side abcccur.ed in Woonozak second innings and Corrimar won on the first..
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COLONY RUGBY XV CHOSEN
STRONG SIDE TO PLAY MALAYA (RAO.C.). V. Bond (Club), Som- mer (Y.M.C.A.). Lt. Hook' (R.A.). Following Wednesday's trial, the W. A Reed (Recreio), Malik (K.L following fifteen players have been TC.). Parker (Police), Hassan belected to represent the Colony (Radio), R. Marques (Recreio. J. against Malaya in the Interport Gonsalves (Recreio). D. Taylor (CRugby match on the Club ground B.4.), 8. Fonseca (Recreto). Bart-on Saturday February 11 (reading lett (RAF). Kuda Bux (H.K.S. from full-back, right to left):;
Lt. J. E. Stevens (Kent); E D. Grieve
a series of games with local sides.
The game is played under the R.A.), S. Fowler (C.B.A.: Pritam The Tokyo Glants are scheduled
same rules as exist elsewhere, the Nath (Rajputana Rifles). Lt. Cir. Bidwell (Club), W. 2 only difference, as the following Kennedy (RN), Gurbachan Singh (Chib), P. O. Askwith (Dainty), the customs arrival, taking on
Manila paper of (Radio). Pyara Singh (KIT.C.). D. E. Stewart (Club); Lt. W. Elllet squad in a 9-inning game at Rizal extract from a
January 23 shows, being the D. Smith (CBA), Miller (R.A.F., (Eagle), JR Henderson (Club);| Stadium.
"The delegation which is com-descriptive language of the game Bickford (Club), Kraus (Y.M.C.A. K. A. Watson (Club), K. W. Salter posed of two officials and 15 play-in which there is a distinct savour and N. Whitley (Club).
All the above players are re- A. F. Walkden (Club), W. E. Feers ers, left for Manila from Nagasaki of America's national pastime. last Saturday.
quested to be on the ground on (Club); Lt. Griffiths. (Medway), time with one coloured and one. J. G. Taylor (Club), Lt. E. E.
Crawford (R. O. Siga). white shirt.
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"In a return cricket match with Indian Cricket Club, the The team is reported to be a the
Nomads emerged victors by strong outfit. Yoshlo Asanuma, fermer captain of the Waseda runs in a low scoring cricket con- University nine who is coming test yesterday morning. with the team as general field manager,, will coach It.
Shigeru
The Nomads took first turn at bat and lost a wicket from the Mizuhara, pitcher and captain of first ball. The side were always the
Is assistant feld in dimculties against the accurate
Indian twirling and, with nobody | manager.
to stop the riot, were "all out for 51, a score
team. The complete schedule for the Tokyo Giants in Manila has not yet been drafted.
The line-ups of the Tokyo Giants follows:--
(Club), Lt. Cuthbertson (R. Scots); ;
Sporting Fixtures
:
BADMINTON,
TO-PAY
Mixed Doubles League, St. John's v. Club de Re- crelo; Talkoo v. Kowloon Tong.: YM.C.A. Badminton, 8.30 p.m.
Cup, 1st
2.30-
*The Indians found even more|GOLF-Ladles Capt's. trouble when they batted, how- round; Ladies Club champion-
extremely Victor Starfin (Pitcher), Tetsu-ever, and in spite of J Kawakami
p.m.;
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Becond
Division: RAČO. v. Hongkong FC. (Caroline Hill), V. st. Kowloon
p.m.: Joseph's (Kowloon), 2.30 which should have
Middlesex v. Kwong Wah (800- been easy for the Indian squad.
kunpoo), 2.30 p.m.; R. Engi- neers v. 5th R.A. (Military),
Third Division (A): 5th p.m. RA V. Electric (Military), 2.30 p.m: Third Division (B): Ku- maons v. Powhattan (Chatham Rd), 2,30 p.m.; 24th RA. V. R.A.F. (Bt. Joseph's), 2.30 p.m.; R. Engineers (E) V. RAM.C. (Chatham Rd.), 4. p.m.
ship.
(Pitcher). Yasuo cautious tactics and the help of HOCKEY-Hongkong Ladies. Hoc- Kusunok! (Pitcher), Shigeru Mizu- errors by the Nomads' fieldsmen,
entire side WEA dismissed
"Hofmann, new Nomad Southpaw Irundler, showed good form, taking five wickets for ten runs and would have
hara (Pitcher), Masaki Yoshiwara the (Catcher), Fullo Nagasawa (1 B), for 37. Yasuhiro Inouye (2 B), Shigeru Chiba (3 B), Toshio Shiraishi (ss), Akira Iwamots (Utility infielder), Masao Santa (11); Kikuji Hiraya- ma (ef), Haruyasu Nakajima (r), Ha Go Utility out fielder), Bichi- ru Yamamoto (Utility out fielder).
had even better figures had it
not been for an epidemic of missed catches."
key Club Annual Dance, Hong- kong Hotel, 9.15 pm.
TO-MORROW
FOOTBALL-First Division: Kow- loon v. St. Joseph's (Kowloon), 1 p.m.;
Bouth China "B" Hongkong F.O. (Caroline Hill), Middlesex v. Kwong (Sookunpoo), 4 p.m.:
4 p.m.;
Wah
V. LAWN BOWLS Civil Service Cric- ket Club v. Kowloon Cricket Club" (Kowloon Cricket Club). 2.45 p.m.
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Louis landed on the challen- rer's jaw, and then unleashed left and a right hook to the faw.
The book was a terrifically hard blow and Lewis went ' down for a count of four.
last year.
The visitors will be here for n fortnight, and it is understood that the University, South China A. A. and Recreio have agreed to arrange for matches.
he struggled to be allowed to con- tinue.
WEIGHING-IN
LEFT AND RIGHT There were many former cham- plons
Gene present, including
Louls tore in with a left and Tunney, who retired as undefeated right to the jaw, which 'sent his
Joe Louts, holder of the world heavyweight champion.
opponent wobbling Another right; John Henry Lewis entered the hook to the jaw and the referee! heavyweight boxing championship. ring Arst and Joe Louls 'was loud- thought of intervening.
and John Henry Lewis, holder of the world light-heavyweight title, weighed in at Madison Square Garden,
ly cheered when he entered and Louis landed two right hooks on skipped wearing a red, white and the chin and Lewis was out for a blue robe.
count of three.
✓
GAME TO THE LAST The fight lasted 2 minutes 29 seconds.
LEWIS STAGGERED
Joe Louls topped the scales at 14 Louis landed four right hooks st. 4. lb., while Lewis scaled at
the jaw in succession and 12 st. 124 lb. Lewis staggered down, to rise
to
Lewis was unquestionably game but no man could stand up against reeling with terror and helpless Louis who unleashed one of his ness in his eyes. fiercest attacks since he became
a headline sensation.
The doctor who examined both men declared that both fighters were in fine condition, although The referee sprang between them John Henry Lewis's reflex showed and literally held Lewis back as nervousmess.
PENANGUISH
A sudden spason which often comes to those going home on leave about » week out of Hong Kong, when they suddenly realise that H.B. BEER will not be obtainable for a while.