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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.
RETURN OF THE COLONY'S LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION
IN RETROSPECT
POINTERS FROM FIRST HALF
OF RUGBY SEASON
DECLINE OF NAVY: ADVANCE OF CLUB: BRILLIANT ARMY
(By "Threequarters").
WITH half the local rugby Beason behind us it is, perhaps, of interest to review that portion in retrospect. Firstly, I
a good account of itself, and should
when
be materially strengthened
Lake his place Bradford is ft to nguin.
propose to don! with this year's ELBY has had to be content with
Navy XV who, at the beginning
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the role of spectator andl of the Besen bid fair to reperabsonco has certainly had a markve their invincible record of the team eff ret on the attack which represented the senior ser- division, although vice Instar. With ch coming of H.M.S. Devonshire to the China Fleet, the gaps in the Navy pack division caused by those who had were more than loft the station adequately filled, while there were several good subsitutes for the positions in the pack vacated by Crick and Plzey. The only place which was at all dimeult to fill
with förm
STR. LAKE
A BRILLIANT BOXER
CERTAIN TO FIGHT IN
HONGKONG
New Year Attraction Promised
(By "Veritas")
FOOTBALL COUNCIL
MEETING.
Draw for Forthcoming Shield Competitions.
VACANCY FILLED.
A meeting of the Hongkong Foot ball Association Council was held yes. terday, afternoon, under the chair map of Major C. M. Manners,
Q.B.E.
KOWLOON CHESS CLUB MAMAK HOCKEY
Penultimate Round Games
Last Evening.
cham-
24TH BATTERY DRAW WITH R.A.M.C.
THE LEAGUE TABLE
In the only Mamak tournament
TOURNAMENTS ENDING.
Matches in the penultimate round of the Kowloon Chess Club pionships were played off last night and on Friday the final games will game played yesterday honours several tics were easy, the 24th. Battery and be played. There are outstanding, particularly In the
SUB-GRIFFINS FOR 1933 SEASON.
List of Names and Stable Owners.
NOW IN TRAINING,-**
Thirty subscription griffins which
ved among the frat batch of th for the Hongkong Jockey Club for the 1030 season have been named by their
owners. The second batch of subs.
Junior Event, The Seniors, however, the R.A.M.C. playing to a goalless should be anished before Christmas. draw at Sookumpoe. The match delayed by the flood in Hailor will
Results:
The draw for the Shield Compet! tion resulted as follows.--Club Y, 8. W. Borderers: Navy v. Police. Byca: St. Joseph's, South Chinn, R.A., Kow-) loon and Chinese Athletic,
P. T. Rozario Junior: Recreio v. Navy; Lincolns B. Soltau
TOKER Percy Lake, one. South China A: South China BC. M. Sequeira
the
of the cleverest boxers Macintosh, his to appear in local tourna deputy has been playing really well ments will definitely be seen of late. Turner, Rigg and Grifiths
current have all been Improving steadily and here before
Laminert approaching his best
scason of the Hongkong Ferguson's And
improved running the Club back division would Boxing Association expires, scum to be becoming a scoring force. according to Mr. J. Brook, PERHAPS the most improved player the Hon. Secretary.
of the whole side is Rigg. He
Stoker Lake, holder of the was disappointing at full luck and
A. D. Sequeira 1
Senlor.
- C. E. Wong
1
A. C. Ridling-
ton
Junior.
1 A. J. Birlukoff -
T. E. Parry
A. Prata
P. Yvanovich
A. Kurrik
1 H. II. Bush 1 A. Prata
was keenly contested throughout and both defences played sound
Ramca,
Ist Bty.
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis.
II.K.. ... 11 10
01 51 9 21 Radio......11 10 0 1 45 8 21 2 1 41 9 10 R.C. Signal, 13 10
12 0 2 4 26 12 18 Medway
.1072 1.38 11 15 15 6 6 3 21 22 15 7.7 0
1 St. Andrew R.A.S.C. Incognitos R.A.M.C. Palico R.E. Phoenix
14 3 0
7 4
v. St. Joseph's: 9. W. Borderers v. RA.; Chinese Athletic B v. Kowloon; Chinese Athletic A v. Ewo; K.A.F. v.] H. H. Bush R.AS.C.
*A. L. Rocha Messrs. G. T. May and Caswell, M. Cunfetti and Captain G. F. Fleetwond were Dr. H. D. Mat-
thewa appointed members of the Selection Committee in connexion with the J. Enston teams for the match between Eng-M. Cunietti T. E. Parry land and Wales.
Representations which took the Matches postponed. form of two letters on Nov. 28 and Dec. 10 ment by Captain Cooper, a member of the Council, regarding in harinonious settlement,
Permission cidents occurring on the field on two
by the University was granted for different dates, next received the at- Council
members of the St. Tamar .. curring before the reply to these was between February and 21 in con- Wishart sent was explained to be due to the nexion with an invitation from the Veteran absence from the Colony of members P. I. A.A; of the Emergency Committee.
Mr. McTavish having resigned from German Club 10 2 0 The Chairman reiterated the neces-the Council, Mr. T. A. Mitchell was 24th R.A. sity of his being promptly informed appointed to take his place, The 20th R.A..
was that of hooker, left vacant by only very mediocre when first tried Lightweight Championship of tention of the Council. A delay oc- Joseph's term to proceed to Manila 12th R.A.
the departure of Broanan, and this has been a great stumbling block in the way of the Navy success this
непроп.
in the centre, but he has played really well in the latter position in bis last two mat-
ches, and it will be
think
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a thousand pities. would appear that Robertson, if he is unable to IT
for the who, 1 understand, had been get away
Interport. Whit capped for Hampshire, has been
ham's return tu the most successful of those tried
nicie has but even so the Navy have never the Club
been 2 yet managed to get their fair share certainly of the ball in the tight serums, and big help, and have been handicapped recording- don't
seen him play better ly. In the earlier part of the sea! I have ever son their back division was pro- than in the last two Club's muscles, ally the best we have seen out here, and the Navy appeared to Saturday next we are to have have the Triangular Tournament ini their pockets. No speak. Their early promise has not been fulfilled. and since the departure of the Devonshire there has been a marked the in the play of falling
uff
Their record to date whole side. in the representative matches is three wins and three losure, but the last three matches have all been lost, no it would wrơm that the decline I have mentioned Is an undis- putable fact
to
the Colony, is returning in the New Year on H.M.S. Berwick and efforts will be made to stage him as soon as possible.
At his weight, Lake is one of the 'most successful fighters in the British navy. In addition to held ing the local Lightweight helt in, 1927, and again in 1930 and 1931, he has won nearly all the Light- weight titles of the British navy.
MANY ACHIEVEMENTS. In 1930 he won the Lightweight Championships of the China. At- Jantic and Mediterranean Fleets and between 1927 and 1931 did not
uffer a single defeat.
one of the tit-hits of the local
In 1928 he won the All China Club meel a XV: season when the selected from the two Services. The championship at his weight, and latter are bound to produce a strong the lowing year carried off the side and the Club will have to ge ni West Indies title.
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A victorica
out to hold them, especially as In England he enjoyed outstand- hear that Griffiths, Jenkins and Me-ing successes such Elnoy are doubtful starters for the over Young Johnny Brown, Ernie- game. The match is being played on the Army gorund at Soukanpoo, and perhaps I may be forgiven if I offer United Turecast of the probable Serviers XV. It in full back, Lt. Buckley R.N.); three-quarters, Lt. Martin (S.W.B.), Lt. Galletly (S.W. THE Army XV have not carried off 1.). Lt. Partridge (R.N.), Ste. Packer the honours in the Triangular.N.: half hucks, Pte. Stevens Hoskins (S.W.B.): Tournament since 1912, but they W.B.), Pte.
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have this season the best XV for forwards, t. Linton (R.N.), L. Hebert (B.A.). Pte. Lloyd (S.W.B.), many years, and are, at the moment, the only unbeaten aide in the com-E.R.A. Doggett (R.N.), L/CpL Ilardy petition. In the South Wales (S.W.), Lt. Hubbuck (R.N.), Li. Borderers we have a regiment with as Grewe-Read (S.W.B.), Pte. Walters proud a record as any on the rugger (...). I am picking the fore- field and since the advent of Lieut.going on the presumption that Lt. Martin, the old Army wing three- Watson is on the injured at and Lt. quarter, the battalion at present in Pizey will not be available, Hongkong have taken to the game f with an added zest,
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THE Borderers can honat of
victory over the Club and. although ita itself A somewhat Fortunate ono, this win docs give a true indication of the playing For the strength of the regiment.
matcher Army
tho nucleus of Borderers is added to by four stal warts from the Royal Artillery in Lieut. Prior, Lieut. Robert, Linut. Macfarlan and Lieut. Birt, forming n very formidable combination which scoms likely to carry off the Triangu lar Tournament honours.
PERHAPS I might go so far as to
say that much of the Army success this acason has been due to the play of Pte.
off.
Stevens at stand- This verantlle player (here he la) has been the main- stay of the Army at- ttack this year and? Rs never failed to prove a thorn in the
alde of the opposl
tion. The othor Army
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POINT TO POINT
KEEN RACING AT CANTON
FOUR EVENTS ON
PROGRAMME
STOKER LAKE.
Jarvis and Kid Socks, and over- seas he included among his in- numerable successes, the defeat of Tommy Fielding the Hghtweight champion of British Columbia and J. Woods, the champion of Seattle.
CLEVER PUGLIST.
The Canton Ride held its first Point to Point meeting of the
His last appearances in the Ronson on Sunday Inst over. the
Hongkong ring were in Decem paddy
front fields in
of the
ber 1930 and January 1931, when Tangshan. Garten Klub.
he twice defeated A. B. Dobson There were four events, in the
for the Lightweight belt. meeting, for different classes of He then delighted the onlookers ponies. This included a special with a beautiful display of boxing, race for ladies only. The full straight lofts which constantly success of the various events and found his opponents face and body the excitement provided at the being a feature of his whirlwind finish certainly justified the fighting.
interest shown by the very large' These two fights are still regard- crowd of spectators who had jed as among the finest ever seen in backs are steadily improving their gathered in the enclosure erected the Colony, and the return of such play and we can expect are long to see for the purpose.
u clover boxer should provide a Martin and the Army right wing get- ting that share of the ball which his Almost the whole course, which big filip to the Hongkong Associa attacking prowess_morita, in which was approximately a mile and atlon who have suffered too many case the defence of the opposition will quarter in length could be seen disappointments already this sea- be severely tested.
from the enclosure. The track son. was marked with fings and includ- number of natural which
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TURNING to the Club's represented quite
tives, wo can at last say that they jumps and. sharp turns are showing a definite all-round Im provement and may yet carry off the resulted in a few spills! honours when they visit Shanghal. The Mayor of Canton and Mra.
One must reallas when criticising their Liu Gay Man were two interested earlier displays that the absence of spectators. At the conclusion of Selby, Robertson and several others the meeting the prizes were through injurice deprived them of much of the talent they possessed, presented to the winners by Mrs. and a result a new team had to be Liu Gay Man. built up.
The results were as follows:-
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THEIR diaplay on Saturday would
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THE RESULTS.
certainly seem to confirm the im-
1nt Event for C Cinas Ponles. pression that they have entered a phase of improvement. There for Mr. J W. Ptolmey's "Pink wards are Jafnitely better than last Paar" (Mr. Paxton)
season, the hooking has boon satis- Lt. Col. Koxiki's "Black factory all along, and the play in the Hungar" Mir. G. Hardt) Joone which was very mediocre in their Mrs. Crowe's "Gold Medal" earlier games has now improved bé-
(Mr. J. H. Ferguson) yond measure.
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BILLIARDS
LINCOLNS BEAT Y.M.C.A.
LAST NIGHT'S MATCH
Although
the winning
major number of gamca, the YM.C.A., were beaten in aggregate by the Lincolns in a billiards match at the "Y" loat night, the Regiment scoring 294 points to 759.
It was a most enjoyable evening, κονατοί
2 full of good billiards, and
excellent breaks were recorded.
YMCA C. A. Wright of the Other starters were Mr. T scored the biggest break of the even
ing with a 49, and, other leading breaks were Sergt. James 89, Pons- ford 37, Thompson 85, Pim 31, Sergt. Ash 30, L/Cpl. Herrlott 27 and Fle. Atkinson 25.
TN Miller the Club have Conolly's Fatty" (owner) Mr. wing forward with a thorough Ding Ki Twu'A "Callicula" knowledge of
acquired (owner) Mr. H. Baist's "Scheck"
the
whilst playing to School (Mr. H. Gorhold).
and afterwards for London Scottials,
2nd Event. Ladies Race.
and he, together with Hall-Thompson, Lt. Cal Kozoki's "Shocklian" late of Blackheath, and Munro, another London Scot, form a back (Mrs. Annott)
Alfter the match, the teams enjoyed refreshments and arrangements for a return match were made.
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row which bis fair to equal, the Mrs. Baist's "Patay" (owner) 2 Ponsford Nayy trio in their play in the loose, Other starters Included Lt. Col. | Wright Some of the other members of the Kozki's "Faithful" - (Mis. - Loh- Thompson pack, unfortunately, Iack that
mann) Lt. Col. Koziki's "Hope" Pi thorough knowledge of the game
Gray (Miss Gillett); Mrs. Jansson's
Tate
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on these matters, particularly when vacancy, created by Mr. McTavish's R.A.0.C. they concerned one of their Counell retirement, in the Emergency Com K.I.T.C. members, na being heat conducive to mitten is filled by Mr. G. T. May, 8th Destroyers 1
GLOVES
14
20 0 18 0
arrive in the course of the next few wecke. The brand numbers of the ponies, their names, colour, height, and stable names respectively appear in the list below:
caz, Honolulu Moon, Bay, 14.1, Yam Man; C38, Penntle, Bay, 13.3, Fhairahon; C34 Spring Field, Bay, 13.2. Field; C37 Jack O'Lantern, Bay, 13.3, Suroton; C42 Charming Face, Bay, 18.2, Samson; C43 Clearo, Bay, 13.1, Grist and Bock; C49 Lucky Star, Bay, 18.2, S. M. Kong; C 52 Heather Leaf, Bay, 18.3, A. B. Carroll; C68 Double Eagle, Bay, 13.8, Mrs. Mok 21 11ing-wing C6 Partnership, Buy, 19.2, 8. B. K.; C68 Warrington, Bay, 18.2, Lancashire; C60 Little Rock, Bay, 14.0, Own; C72 Gold Box, Bay, 13.3, L. T. F.; C74 Klickitat, Bay, 11.2, Mrs. Dunbar; C70 Krata Viz, Bay, 14.0, H. P. Rees; C78 Flying Boy, Bay, 14.0, II. S. Chan; CTP Tiptop, Bay. 13.3. D. E. Sassoon and Mrs. Priestley; C80 Nover Mind, Bay, 13.3. Mok Hing-wing: C36 Black Rack, Black, 13.3, Mrs. Loweock; C04 Black Velvet, Black, 14.0, H. L.; C75 Malvo, 1 Black, 13.2. L1 Fuk-wing and Li Fuk- 1fni; C01 Wonderful Chivalry, Brown,
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