PLAY AND PLAYERS.
HONGKONG BOXING.
By "Wanderer.'
THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LOCAL HOCKEY.
SURREYS SUFFER DEFEAT.
The East Surrey. Regiment re- ceived a crushing defeat at the hands of the first team of the Hongkong Hockey Club at the A very interesting point about the side with the brains. Realise U.S.R.C. ground, Kowloon, lasti the balance sheet which is to be at the commencement that Rugby is evening, when the Club secured presented at the annual generala game in which running with and seven goals against the Army's one. meeting of the Hongkong Boxing passing the ball are the chic The game had not long been in pro- Association this evening is the fact things to be aimed at. It is not agress before it became evident that that the sum paid out in prize-kicking game. Kicking the ball the Army team were likely to be money is over $18,000 and there-is the last resort, and only to be badly beaten if they did not fore nearly fifty per cent, more than dane when running and passing Improve. The lub appeared any previous year.
are impossible. Further, get the irresistible for the major part of The balance of the tournament ac-Idon out of your heads that if you the game, and found the not with ebunt is $132.80 and the General are in your own "twonty-five" and consummate case. The Surreys Account shows a profit of $426.19. on the defence, you must kiek might have achieved a bigger scare The Association's opening tour-touch. Be audacious and, if at all had they been able to shoot nament of the present season has possible, start a passing bout when- straight and hard when a chance been definitely fixed for Saturday, ever you can. Welsh and Hong- offered itself, but the forwards were: November 21st, and already an ex-kong-W.) Rugby of post-war days weak in front of goal. cellent programme has been tenta-has been so poor because the play- tively arranged. As I mentioned ers have been worrying about some weeks ago the principal bout touch-lines instead of goal-lines. will be a fifteen-rounds belt con-
As usual, the Club's defence was sound, and Siltoe, at centre-half, made an excellent pivot. Lammert, Having decided that Rugby is a keeping up his consistent good test for the welter-weight title, A. game of running and passing, the form, was again one of the best B. Ewin of the Hermes having next thing is to gel the whole side forwards, and he managed to secure challenged the holder, Marine, to do it. This is developing the one of the goals: Owen-Hughes at Betts, Both have excellent re-team spirit. If, for instance, you outside right was a valuable asset cords, and as Ewin is the middle-are an outside-half, you will never to the forward line and by reason, weight R. N. and R. M. champion, be a great one unless you can bring of his speed and sense of direction able to make weller comfortably, your three-quarters along with you was a big thorn in the Army's Marine Betts is due for a hard in an attack. I have known many defence. Woodward played well at) fight. Ewin has a style that will outaide-halves who are brilliant in-centre-forward, and used his passes worry Betts and his defence is dividuals; they can cut through the with discretion. Bannister put up excellent."
defence like a knife going through gooti show for the Surreys int Naval men will predominate in butter, but when they have gone goal. When he wasn't takingi the whole programme, though per-so far they need others with then, mighty sweeps at the ball or run- mission has, of course, to be obtain and then they find they are playing ning out, he was crawling about on ed before it can be with certainty a one hand. Or, again, if you are hands and knees, trying to push it be declared that any particular mana centre three-quarter you have away with his hands. Neither will appear.
a wing outside you, and your job Reeves nor Segt. Phillips were) is to play so that you can utilise particularly sound at back, but your wing man's speed.
Capt. Alfree at centre-half was the best of the halves, Lieut. Dickins: at outside-left showed considerable, enterprise, but he was not well supported.
The same idea is applicable you are a forward, You are one
It is further hoped that a con- test can be arranged between Mr. Róbert Maher, the amateur light- weight champion of the Colony and Mr. E. Ralphs, for the champion-of eight, and your aim should ship. Ralphs showed fine form for to have all working together the Volunteers in their tournament Pushing in the serum is generally! with the Hermes, and being a very aggressive fighter is certain to give a good show.
JU-JITSU V, HOXING,
a place where much energy wasted, because there is no unity.
The game bad not been in pro- gress many minutes before Evans got through for the Club. Dickins Forwards should be able t got well away down the line, but carry on passing bouts as well as was cleverly stopped by Martin. the backs-to spread out farwise Woodward sent in a stunning shot when the ball is in their posses which Bannister went on hands and An extremely entertaining ex- sion, and carry like thre-knees to save, but the ball rolled hibition of boxing versus ju jitsu quarters. Remember always that into the net. For the remainder. was given at the Carlton, Shanghai, your hands are of vital importance. of the first. half, the Club were con-
Junior player should be eager 1 tinually on last week when three boxers met
the offensive, and the pick of the Japanese com-learn, and, above all, looking for before the interval Owen-Hughes munity's exponents of the Nip-things in the game. For example, added a third. Half-time arrived|
study your opponents. Think of with the score at three goals to
none in favour of the Club.
ponese pastime.
on
In one case a draw was awarded the game you are taking part in due to a misunderstanding of theļa sort of war. If you do this you On resuming, the Surreys took upj rules while both Gonzales and will find out the other side's weak- the offensive, and Roberts sent in Sacramento were defeated by the nesses and attack them; you will shot which Mills stopped at the Japanese, Hashizeme and Yunoki.discover where their strength lies post. Play 'went to midfield, and At least the judges ruled that way. and avoid it. Muny games
breakaway by Owen-Hughes near-1 The show was very entertaining Rugby are lost because side ly ended in a score. After this, the and raised "the spectators to a state plays into the other's hands. Club took the game in hand and of excitement seldom seen at the regular boats.
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In the Rugby of to-day speed is Evans put on a fourth. Retaliating! the great actor that counts. Now, strongly, Hicks secured a goal for
Before the end,
Much difficulty was apparently speed is not a question of being the Surreys. experienced in getting the Japanese table to do the 100 yards in some Wood, Lammert, and Evans had and European audience to agree on thing approaching even time." added further goals for the Club. the merits of the bouts though Speed in Rugby means being whle
generally speaking the opinion held to do the first 30 yards in evens. FOR ARCHITECTS AND was that both Gonzales and Sal-Quickness off the mark is the thing vador would have scored a knock-that really matters. In my play-
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out had the bouts been longer than ing experience I found that train- SECOND EDITION OF CHINA The
three rounds. It was further sug-ing with "spikes" helped most in gested that the odds were far from this direction. They give you il even, because once A Japanese feeling of always wanting to be secured a hold the heavy gloves of on your toes" and a knack the boxer made him helpless. being able to dart off at top speed
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