PLAY AND PLAYERS.
CARTLIDGE AND MORRIS TO MEET.
By "Wanderer."
SIX ROUNDS--FEATHERWEIGHT. Harry Major v A. B. Gurdner,
BIX
ROUNDS---WELTERWEIGHT,
A. B. Jackson v A. B. Morrell.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
STOLE CHILD'S
BANGLE.
THIEF SENT TO GOAL.
A thief working in Eastern |Street yesterday found himself call- ed upon to performi a very difficult; task... The operation he had in hand was to steal a bangle from a little girl and how this could be done without being detected the watchful mother called
by
As I hinted last week, negotia-] tions for the proposed contest. at calchweights between C. P. 0. Jim Cartlidgo, the lightweight| champion of the Colony, and Stoker. Morria, the Hermes Wilter, have) The committee of the Hengkung now been concluded with satisfac-Boxing Association have decided to for the display of some sagacity, To Jull any pos- tion to both parties, and the bout, make a charge of $7 for ringsideen his part. which has aroused more interest seats to non-members and $5 for sible suspicions, he made friend- the child, and and discussion than any other in members. This may be regardedly overtures recent times, is definitely fixed to as a Hitie
as the pleased and gratified mother! incentive for non- take place on December 23rd, members to throw their hand with turned away to make a purchase at It could be noted that the date the Association. It might further stall, he enticed the child to a of Ce tournament has been chang-be added that the usual practiside street. The coveted bangle ed, the Hongkong Boxing Associa- of the Association when a $1,000 being eventually transferred tion feeling, and rightly I should purse is offered, is to make a charges. pesaession, the thief com- imagine that December 23rd is of $10 for ringside seats,
inore
convenient generally than Christmas Eve, for which dute are rangements were originally made.
to
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mencet to put the greatest possibly listunce, within the shortesta pos- ible time, between himself and the LAST NIGHT'S TOURNAMENT. scene of the robbery, but he had A most interesting series of not gone far before he came face The contest, which all Hongkon fights was staged at Murray Bar o face with a plain clothes, deter fight fans have been awaiting an aele lust evening when the stative. They took stock of each myportunity of witnessing, will be wants of the East Surrey Regiment her for an instant, but as the over fifteen "twos" and the purs were opposed to those from HMS detective had not seen the deed, I understand is one of $1,000, split Hawkins.
Hard-hitting with and as he had only an inkling that 8550 winner and $460 loser.
little pegard to defence was the something must be amiss from tha The meeting of two such men feature of the majority of the bout furtive expression on the man's especially in view of the
con-and in four of the ten kaydes were countenance, he took no action | troversy which arose in connection registered whilst a fifth ended ir then, but passer the man and went with it, is certain to be "the conds," - a technical R.o. At the conclusion up the street. A few seconds later, but neither man in looking upon il both units had won five lights. having beet informed of the rob- with the idea that it is easy. Cartlidge is both boxer and fighter the fight to Pte. Man and he doubled back on his tracks and Stokey Morrell always, carried bery and recalling the encounter, as he has proved in his contests with Matty" Smith
won comiprtably. Morrell fights ran after the thief. The man was and Andre Dupre, but what ittle we have seen though rather addicted to the u
trongly punching with power of Morris, whilst he has been in the the open glev. Marn was badly Colony, would indicate that he willj
punished in all rounds. be very difficult to throw out of his stride. The weight factor may have something influential in the decision for the difference will pro bably be ten pounds at least.
A len pounds penalty in the lightweight class is a stiff handi- cap, though, when one considers Cartlidge's characteristic style, and
Pte. Grant who has not been seen in the ring for some time turned out against a much shorter conten- der in Stoker Wright. Wrigh! fought hard but near the end of the first round stopped heavy blows to the solar plexus and the Point and took the full count.
I have seen him battling hard with Staker Lee who is not known welters ere this, it is a question to forat fans gave Drunimer Bowler whether he will notice the difa hard fight and, there are ference to the same extent as most who ennsider he won ever the firs men in his class. It can at least three rounds. Personally I should he said with certainty that even Should Morris, with his advantage at the weights, wjn, he ran train for the hardest fight of his career
WAREHAM'S RETURN...
is
express
caught before he could go very far
A sequal to the affair was the charging of the prisoner, before
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central: Magistracy this morning. The woman appears to be uncertain as to the number of her children, as, In reply to the Magistrate, she stated that she was accompanied at the lime of the incident by "three four children."
"But you must know the number of your children?" came the query from a surprised Magistente.
the woman replied, but at the time only three were with her, one being a baby in arms.
Actually she had four children,
hesitate to
opinion
The Magistrate went on to take Though I thought Lee was about or points in the first two rounds and down the evidence, and at a point in the third round which was of to the actual operation of the 1st a certain amount of the leewat where the witness was uncertain as
three minutes duration. 1. Theft, the child chimed in with aj considered the fight to be drawn up gorrection from a seat on a side to that stage and he ordered ah heneli. extra round in, which Bowles was
It was his sense of humour etarly superior, The fight rather than a strict sense of Court one of the best of the evening. Lee procedure which moved the Magis cleverly avoided Bowles' snäppy trate to reprove:
"You are noti left and often retaliated by planting asked to speak. You keep quiet.” a strong left band, to his opponent's
The thief had very little to say, chin. Bowles was clever enough and was sentenced to six months' tion. In the same year he won a to be going away when nit and he hard labour and to receive fifteeni
The Christmas tournament also noteworthy since it marks the return to the ring of Bandsman Wareham. This promising fighter has been idle for the past year though he has been in constant training. He fought his first con test as recently as 1921 when he entered and won a Boys' Competi-]
Bantamweight competition open to all Eyypt. In the following year he entered for the Bantamweight] Championship of Egypt and fost int
suffered no material damage. Leestrokes with the birch. was fairly beaten in. The extra round.
C. Y. Allen knocked out L/C WIL the semi-fina! on points. Since lams in the first minute a jerrific then he has not been defeated. In right lifting the soldier from the 1922 he beat Pie. Rice of the Ulster fleor,
Rifles in four rounds at Cairo, heat} A. B. Pearce and L/ Brand in- Ptc. Moore, of the Leicesters at dulged in a hard britting dựng.
sea.
Pearce was the hardest hitter and
INDIAN FINANCES.
DAWN OF PROSPEROUS
PERIOD.
Calcutta, Dec. 14. A rosy picture of India's economic condition was painted A. B. Jackson was far too good by the retiring Viceroy, Lord for Corpora! Robbins, Robbins Reading, in an exhaustive address was plucky and continued in spite to the Indian Chamber of Coni- of gruelling punishment until he merce.
In Hongkong be bus beaten the first round fount Brand almost Stoker Lee, of the Hawkins on out. He survived but a short while points and Stoker Lee is a class after the restart. featherweight. His fight with 0.) S. Bland was, stopped in his favour in the fourth round, he knocked out L. S. Wrigley, and on points de- fented Lalg. Tel. Emmerson, of the Marazion.
No mean performances these and he opponent on December 23rd. A. B. Baker, of the Hermes, will find him a rare handful. Wareham will come back with the good wishes of all who desire to see good boxing as well as good filting.
then retired.
was badly cut over the eye. He He recalled the depressing con- ditions of 1921, with an adverse Both Stoker Brown and Pte. trade balance of eighty crores of Ditch were very much novices, and rupees, whilst the political almos- neither was fit enough to stand phere
way heavily charged:
the heavy going. Hard-hitters both Though there was still room for they were both badly battered and improvement, last year's overseas in the third round were just about trade had reached the record capable of standing and little more. figure of sixty-five, crores. The A teu rounds contest has been ar- Ditch was given the verdict.
Budget, which showed a deficit of ranged between Drummer Bowles With the lawkins leading by twenty crores in 1921, made a and Stokur Nacgalin, Jutes four fights to three Corporal surplus of two crores last year. Michelet, an return meetings Choules levelled the tally by de Military expenditure was fifty-six between A. B. Pearce, Rawkins, feating A. B. Bearb. Beach went erores Inst year compared with and A. B. Dusty Miller, Hermes, away well but Choules came back seventy-six in 1921. and H. Major and A. R. Gardner, Hermes.
There will also be a six-rounder between Stoker Morrell and A. B. Jackson. Juckson it will be re- membered the impressive youngster whe won the welter weight-novlees' competition and Morrell, is the aspirant to honours) who lost to Ewin.
Was
in the second round, and in thei With regard to labour legisla- third had rather the better of mat-tion, the Viceroy mentioned that ters to get a well-earned decision. a Bill had been submitted to the Both took severe punishment. Assembly to encourage and pro-
The bantamweight battler of the teet healthy trade union organisa- Surreys, Drummer Simpson tore tion. into Marine Doherty at the start! He attributed the improved out and landed with both hands. in se-look to the grit and energy of veral places.
Doherty made his the commercial community, also effort in the second but Simpson the improvement in the poiitical All contests are of course sub-fought back strongly and had his situation, which had engendered jent to the necessary permission or man all but beaten. In the third a feeling of stability in the com- the respective commanding officers Simpson went
abead munity-Router.
TA crore is equivalent to ton though Doherty continued gamely to. the end.
million; a crore of rupees being Wild Woolcott wasn't wise to approximately £670,000.] tackle O. S. Haugh with total dis- regard for defence. Haugh fought| coclly and put his man down and out in the second round.
of the men. The programme at present stands:
FIFTEEN ROUNDS-CATCHWEIGHT.
C. P. O. Jim Cartlidge v Stoker Morris,
TEN ROUNDS-FEATHERWEIGHT.
further
With characteristic enterprise, The the Cafe Wiseman has further
Stoker Nangalin v Drummer gong saved Woolcott and he tried added to the attractions of this
Bowler.
SIX ROUNDS-LIGHTWEIGHT.
A. B. Baker v Bandsman Wave-
Jam.
SIX HOUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT,
A. B. Pearce v A. B. Miller,
hard in the third but was again popular meeting place by setting down and well beaten.
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