BOXING
(Under the Auspices of Hongkong Boxing Association). . -
THEATRE ROYAL
SATURDAY, 2nd March, at 9.15 p.m.
Programme.
15 ROUNDS WELTERWEIGHT JONTEST.
A.B. Creighton
(11.M.S. Cornwall}
V.
L.B. Bowden
(IL.M.9. Herald)
10 ROUNDS LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST,
A. B. While
(I.M.8. Corawali)
V.
L.S. Shone
(11.M.B. Seraphin)
A., Trimming
(H.M.8. Hermer)
SIX ROUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTEST.
A.B. Ewin
(H.M.S. Kent)
V,
SIX ROUNDS FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST,
Stoker Harley
{H.31.8. Kent}
Pte. Hume
(K.0.8.D.)
SIX ROUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTEST. Pie, Woolley
(K.0.8.1})})}).
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1929.
WORLD SPORT
LOCAL FOOTBALL
CURIOSITY.
SENIOR FORWARDS TAKE TIME TO SETTLE DOWN.
Johnson the Police centro-forward, who should have scored on sovoral: occasions.
TENNIS IN CANTON.
EXHIBITION MATCHES BY DAVIS CUP PLAYER.
Some of the best tennis over, scon In Canton was witnessed on Fri- day afternoon when 1 largo crowd, of foreigndra and Chinese, including many of tho, local Governmont oliciais gathered around the courts of the Chinese Citizens Athletic Association in the First. Public Park, on the occasion of the second day's play of the exhibition matches, now being given here by Mr. Gordon Lum, the Chinese Davis Cup play- era
When the Recreio were aggres alve; Remedios showed to much better advantage, his distribution of the ball being neat and accur
The first match was a single be- ate: The Recreio, lowever, word not the attacking, force, that they tween Mr. Gordon Lum, and Mr. should have been, Wynne kept K. Iwasaki, the champion of the CLUB'S BRIGHT EFFORT. Brown, completely in subjection, Japanese Canton Tennis Club. Mr. robbing him with monotonous re-K Iwasaki, was at the top of his gularity, while Muir, his partner form and played an excellent game. also proved too strong for the throughout, though he only suc cooded in obtaining four games in right wing
Gasafio made many great offorts two sets, the score Being 6/1, 6/3.
One
spocially impressed
By "Wanderer."
It is a rather curious fact that
other words, was 0-0..
shooting.
of ton Senior teams playing in the to keep in ho going, and there in favour of Mr. Gordon Lum aeveral dashing move- with the tremendous speed League on Saturday, only one South wore
Mr. Lum's play, his prior to the interval. The half-but which ended in good chances shots being returned at such China, managed to secure a goalmente which seemed dangerous, of time score in four matches, in being thrown away by reckless a space that his opponent rarely has the opportunity of reaching The pulled half-backs played them at all. The forwards showed up more well, with Hudsou outstanding The doubles match; however, was prominent in the second halves, while MeGreavy, Johnson and the game in which the very best the total of goals being 19. Fraser kept the Recreio defence tennis was seen, Mr. Gordon Lum There were no outright sur-in- perpetual anxiety. The win-was partnered by Mr. Ho Chun- prises, though the Club did well gers, Oram and Gowan were not man of Canton and played against to draw with the K.O.S.B., and it good raiders, though, both did Mr. Ng Sza-Kwong, ex-champion the of Hongkong, and Mr. Ma Chi- was thought that the Queen's useful work. Xaviar was would prove too good for Chinese stumbling-block, and he worked huen, champion of Canton. All Athletic.
wonders to prevent the Police four players were absolutely brll- from scoring for 65 minutes. Hant throughout, Ng. Sze-kwong McGreavy scored a nice goal and Ma Chi-huen especially being five minutes from the end. Mer even better than their usual form. Greavy and Fraser always worked Each side took two Kotá (the hard for openings, some of which second set was, secured by Ma Johnson might have accepted. Chi-huen and Ng Sze-Kwong at Hudeon too made some nice6/1). when they were obliged to through passen, all of which were abandon owing to the light fall wasted by poor finishing. Clarke ing; also Mr. Gordon Lum, who was not overworked in the Police had already played alx sets, was goal, though he saved several beginning to show the strain. dificult situatione.
Our Own Correspondent.
The results were:
I.K.F.C.
Queen's
Recreio
Senior Division.
| Navy
Small Units
2 K.0.9.B.
1 Chinese Ath.
0 Palico
4 Kowloon
South China
Junior Division,
Small Units
2
K,O.S.B.
6 Kowloon
L/Opl. Finlayson
(K.0.8.B.)
Eastern
Navy IRAF.
5 Recreio
,
0 S. China "A"
0
Queen'a
3 Chineso Ath.
0
A.B. Sooman
(Royal Navy)
SIX-ROUNDS FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST.
A.B. Friend
(H.MS Titania)
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CLUB RATHER UNLUCKY.
Late K.O.S.B. Rally Saves A Point,
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EXTREMELY POOR GAME. South China Overwhelm Small Units.
BOXING TOURNEY.
SPLENDID PROGRAMME FOR NEXT SATURDAY.
Theatre
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Quality hills
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QUAINT NATIONAL
DANCES.
(Continued from Pape 7.)
white cottages of the village, and above all the clear, opal light of the full harvest moon.
Hulling the Malze.
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THE HOCKEY CLUB. ·
SIM SHIELD MATCH ON WEDNESDAY.
The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club in their Sim Shield match with the Army on the 1.S.R.C. ground at 446 p.m. on Wednesday W. K. Talt, W., Wood- ward, J. Rodger, A A Dand It is at night when they are go- (captain). E. J. R. Mitchell, J. E ing to "desfolhar" hull the maize Divel, D. D. Lawrence or HV Noronha, H. Owen Hughes, G. E. B --the maize that has for many Parker, G. R. Vallack and C. days been drying in the sunshine. Francis..
the Borderers a point in their game prising to find them 50 heavily Association to be held at the As has is a fanat-night, and so
Lada and lasses ambling and sing- The second eleven, to meet the ing as they come along the coun- HK.S.R.A. on the Marina Ground at One of the best programmes of the try roads, to the ground made four o'cluck this afternoon, will be. season, has been arranged for the ready for the work in hand.. W. Sapsed, J. E. Henry, L. F tournament of the Hongkong Boxing Halling-night in our
Nicholson (captain), R R. Todd, country
there. A. R. Duncan, A, JW, Ashby, Royal on Saturday night. already been announced, the chief also come into our little group the A. A. Botelho, W. A. Nowers, G.. of the Cornwall and A. B. Bowden of concertinas, and other national in- fight will be between Juck Creighton musicians with their violas and Vallace, A. J. Wolf and T. Whitley. B.M.S. Herald. The records of both truments. They sing as they
A rally late in the game saved against the Club, but they can have had few more narrow escapes. With but fifteen minutes remains ing for play they were two goals in arrears, but strenuous efforts brought reward. The Club railer unlucky to lose a point after establishing themselves in such a strong positon, though it must be admitted that the Borderers had no business to be two goals down at any divo,
. were
They should, Indeed, have built up a winning lead in the first half, and had their finishing been other than poor would have had little difficulty in so doing. Their for. warda worked cleverly and mads excellent openings for themselves, but they were alow to take advan tage, hostilation proving fatal against strong defenders like Holt and Bishop. Edwards had a great i deal of work to do, however, and he did well to keep kis, charge in- Laet, in the opening haif..
Small Units, the Cinderella of the League were not at full atrength for their game against the leaders and it was not sur defeated. It was an extremely poor game, South China playing leisurely and badly, and Sma Units playing strenuously and worse.
For mintes after
men, wha are
There was a distinct lack of "go"
the start, were published perienced her work: by singing the hours yin the game played at Happy Valley
iu
Ist week. A
South China were six anticipated. No and the are hulled
behne to find a we know not how. Ah! Buted from the Hongkong Football Club Small Units scored a good goal in is at stake, the
manneet Siginman Morris, the among the golden curs there ap-nm the Footbant, Clu the course of one of their isolated welterweight champion, when he repears a pinkish cob. It is the one sailors winning by six points (two assaults on the Chinese goal,
urnu to the Colony.
amongst them all! "Milho Ref." tries) toil. The Club never found 6000
The supporting, contests are par South China got, another afterwards, and then to the gen- ticularly
The ton round light What excitement! The lucky lad each other during the whole game". eral surprise the game went an- weight scrap between Signalman who has the good fortune to find and the Kent deserved their victory.
an King Cob has the right to embrace
The monthly meeting of the other 20 minutes without further Shons and White will provide
fino set-lo. Shons is and kles the loss he loves best; Football Referoos Association exceptionally scoring. This period seemed a
well known, having appeared on a series of free-kicks against South number of atensions recently in the and the hearts of the girls in is to be held at the Chaplaine China for the mildest of offences. local ring. He has always put up-aure: "Who among us will it Hut, Scandal Point, on Friday, 1st South Chine ran through the good fight. He has met llall, Castle? Radiant with joy the boy February, at 6 p.m. promot. All Units defence with the greatest and Davies. White only recently arks the favoured one, and then referers, players and others in-
seemed to walk the rived from Home and comes here with work is set aside the alluring ferested are cordially invited. of case and
a good professional record, particu players strike up the first few bars ball into the net more often than
lars of which are not available at the of some lively air. were not. I believe the goals
moment. His Novy record is equally scored by Lau nu- (9) Cht creditalile. Kwong-lun (2), Fung King-cheong. and Tsang Shui-heung.
NAVY ON TOP.
The first the night's lucky pairi
step forth, and after them and in the rising enthusiasm ier
LETTER GOLF.
A. U. Trimming, who made such an rxcellent impression at the last tournament, is down to fight Ewin in lads and lasses rise to dance as
Hix round welterweight contest. well, and almost without. stop: A SNOW PILE causes a lot of This will be Ewin's first appearance ballad follows song, now lively, trouble sometimes, and that is par
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Much Too Strong for Kowloon,
this season. Ho in former welter, happy, bounding along, now gent-ticularly true in letter golf. It weight champion of the Colony
swaying the makes a tricky par eight. Below normal strength it was having been beaten by the lately sentimentally not expected that Kowloon would Stoker. Norman Morris. Trimming crowd. It is characteristic of our knock-out TRce-a race that knows how to show to any advantage against the secured powerfal Navy team. Until the against Debell at the last tournament, laugh, to sing and to dance, but interval they held their goal and should fully extend his experienc. does not know how to hide the intact, but Peacock got through found featherweight contest, the sentiment of which has emotional melancholy of a full A six between Hume of the Borderers and Stoker Harley of the Kent is another blossomed forth in the measured attraction. Hume is one of those cadences of our love songs.
Hark! I hear afar the first fellows who likes to get down to business straight away and prefers distant notes of the guitars. They the KO. route to winning-- ou begin the "desfolhada."-Loud points decision. He has won most applause.) of his fights here. Harley is a new man with a good Home record..
The half-bacles on both sides were good, Evérest and Davey and McBride and Stewart being par- ticularly prominent. The Border- ers were better served forward, while their weakness was at back where Barham and Gardner were inclined to waver under pressure. soon after the interval and thèn The differences forward were three others were added by Firth. largely the effect of the artistry It was Navy's game from start of McGlinchey and the scheming to finish. Their half-backs held of Stock. The Club had no guid- the Kowloon attack
the ing brand in the forward line, greatest of ease, the only dan- though all five were triers. gerous moves coming from the ever-trying Miles and from Spray. Kowloon's defence did well be- fore the interval, but the Navy wore them down gradually, Angus made many brilliant saves, and had no chance with any of the acoring shota.
Trambitsky énapped up an op- portunity fifteen minutes after the interval, while shortly afterwards, Wallington added with a nicely taken goal. Humpreys headed through for the Borderers who then set up a long sustained at- taihod attack in their quest for an equaliser. The Club defonce held out until the end was In jaight, when Alexander scored with ja terrific drive from a good pass,
It was a bright game with plen- ty of good football displayed, though most of the thrills were at the Club ond,
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POLICE. JUST WIN. Leave the Scoring To Last
Few Minutes,
with
Mrs. Southern's Speech. The K.O.S.B. will be particularly interested in the six round middlu Speaking from the stage, Mrs. weight contest between L. Gorpl Southern sald-After Madame Finlayson and Pte. Woolley. This is Tamagnini's graceful and eloquent expected to be a needle affair be remarks anything I can sny will tween the two potential champions of fall flat. But I must expresa on
Barkham und Firth made most the Reground featherweight contest behalf of the Committee our cor-
A Bix
of the running for the Navy, the dial thanks to all who have help- Interport winger being in one of his bright mooda.
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SAVED BY A PENALTY.
Keen Game Between Queen's And Athletic.
A. E. Friend of the Titania will moet ed to construct, this afternoon's A. B. Scaman. Friend knocked out Fastival. If I were to apportion Stoker Odell in the last tournament. individual thanks I should keep Ilie opponent, who will be fighting you here till the nine o'clock gun. here, for the first time, has a fairly so I will give a warm collectivo good record..
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1-The idea of letter golf is to
thank you to all who have helped change one word to another. and but Hooper twice intervened in so many ways and a special do it in pari a given number of brilliantly at critical moments ono to Their Excellencles for giv-strokes. Thus to change COW to and Dodds made two good saves. ing us the pleasure of their com- HEN in three strokes; COW, Afterwards the Queen's had the pany. To Madame Tamagnini and HOW HEW HEN.
2-Your can change only one- game well in hand for aher talented troupe we owe the long spell. The Athletic made greatest debt. for the
immense letter at a time.
8-You must have a complete epasmodic efforts to equalise in amount of trouble they have taken the closing stages but did not ap- over their charming production: word, of common usage, for each pear likely to score until the It is no. small matter to convey jump Blang words and abbrevia misguided action of a defender thirty-six performers across the produced a penalty.
ocean and to produce só artistle
A penalty goal in the closing seconds of the match between the Queen's and Chinese Athletic provided a sensational ending and anved the Chinese from defont, The kick was entrusted to Suen Kam-shun, and he gave Dodds no The Police thoroughly deserved chance with, a terrifle shot. their 'win over the Club de Recreio, The Queen's were rather un- even if the margin was not a very fortunate to be robbed of victory in convincing one, and they left the this wise. They had overcome the scoring of the goal unt!) five minu- Athletic attack when at fts best tes from the end. The Recreio by sheer hard work in defence #
CAR REPAIRS defence was considerably weaken-
BRING YOUR CAR TO ́ US AND YOU WILL BE SATISFIED.
FIAT GARAGE
ed by the absence of A.A. Remedios, and the Police attack was thore fore far more in the picture than was generally expected.
WITH THE JUNIORS.
and had been given Chan Kowloon Reserves. led 1-0
extremely busy time in goal. Barclay-netted some ten minutes after the Interval, and play ruled fairly even from that time on- wards.
Liona don't count.
4-The order of letters cannot be changed.
One solution in printed on an- other page.
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a glimpse of sundy Portugal.
I think it was a fortunate day at when I suggoated, this festival, to Reserves and lost 6-1, half-time against the Borderers my clever and artistic friend Mme.
Tamagnini, who is ever welcome Lusitano who kindly gave us the The Queen's Roserves confirmed to Hongkong and gives us so same privileges. Unfortunately their previous win over Chinese warm a welcome in Macao,
oing to the Ohristmas and Chin Athletic with a 3-0 victory.
And there are two more specialeus New Year holidays we found The Navy played poorly against "thank-yous" to be said, one to the it impossible to cope with more the Recreio, but did sufficient President and Committee of the than one ehow this time. We may Club de Recrelo for putting their not speak each other's languages after being a goal in arrears at wholeheartedly and so generously ciste each other's dances. May Small Units drew with Eastern heautiful Club at our disposal so but we can understand and appre- botter the Interval.
and for assisting us in every posthia, Festival prove" another link "A" could find the net.
Neither R.A.F. nor South China Isible way the other to the Prest in the chain. of International
dent and Committee of the Club friendships.(Lord: applause.)
C. F. Romedion was really the Both sides played purposeful wenk point in the Recreio defence. soccer, but the Queen's always Fine half-back though he is he could appeared a shade the more dan- do himself no credit at centre-half gerous. This was due largely to for the simple reason that his the fact that they were 67, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. C.4821acking wisdom. The result was
ideas of positioning himself were served in the half-back line,
The Athletic's opportunities that the field was wide open for came in the first twenty minutes,
win.
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