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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 "Throcquartors")
WITH l the local rugby a good account of itself, and should season behind us it is, be materially strengthened, when
take his place } porhaps, of interest to review that Bradford is fit to
again. portion In retrospect. Firstly, I
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FOOTBALL COUNCIL
STR. LAKE
MEETING.
Draw for Forthcoming Shield Competitions.
A BRILLIANT BOXER
CERTAIN TO FIGHT IN HONGKONG
O.B.E.
VACANCY FILLED.
KOWLOON CHESS CLUB MAMAK HOCKEY
Penultimate Round Games 24TH BATTERY DRAW
Last Evening.
WITH RA.M.C.
TOURNAMENTS, ENDING. THE LEAGUE TABLE In the only Mamak turnament
outstanding, particularly In
the
SUB-GRIFFINS FOR 1933 SEASON.
List of Names and Stable Owners.
NOW IN TRAINING.. Thirty subscription griffins which
Matches in the penultimate round A meeting of the Hongkong Foot of the Kowloon Chena Club cham- ball Association Council was held yen and on Friday the final games will game played yesterday honGuru arrived among the first batch of subs
pionships were played off last night terday afternoon, under the chair- New Year Attraction of Major C. M. Manners, bu played. There are several ties were onsy, the 24th. Battery and for the Hongkong Jockey Club for the owners. The second batch of sobi. The draw for the Shield Compett-Junior Event. The Seniors, however, the R.A.M.C. playing to a goalless 1933 seasori have been named by their draw at Seokumpoo. The match delayed by the flood in aliar wi tion resulted as follows.-Club v. S. should be finished before Christmas. W. Borderers: Navy v. Police. Byes:
was keenly contested throughout arrivo in the course of the next fow weeks. The brand numbers of tho St. Joseph's, South China, R.A., Kaw.
and both defeneos played sound ponies, their names, colour, height, loon, Lincolns, and Chinese Athletis.
and stable names respectively appear in the list below:
Promised
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(By "Veritas")
Resulta:
P. T. Rozario Junior: Recrein v. Navy: Lincoln B. Soltau
Y. South China A; South China BC. M. Sequeira v. St. Joseph's; S. W. Borderers v. R.A.; Chinese Athletic B v. Kowloon;
R.A.S.C. byes.
Senlor.
C. E. Wong A. D. Sequeira 1 1. A. C. RŴling-
games..
ton
Junior.
1 A, J. Biriukoff
T. E. Parry
1st Bty. –
H.K.S. Radio
Dr. H. D. Mat-
thewa
A. L. Rocha M. Cunletil
A. Prata
P. Yvanovich
A. Kurrik
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt.
11 20 0 1 51 0 21 11 10 0 1 45 8 21 R.C. Signal. 13 10 2 1 419 19 24 25 12 16 Medway...
12 St. Andrew 10 7 2 1 30 11 16 R.A.S.C. 16 0 0 3 21 22 16
propose to deal with this year's ELBY has had to be content with TOKER Percy Lake, one Navy XV who, at the beginning the role of spectator and hi
of the cleverest boxers of the season bid fair to repeat absence has certainly had a marked on the attack of the back their invincible record of the team effect which represented the senior sur division, although Macintosh, his to appear in local tourna-Chinese Aibletic A v, Ewo; R.A.F. and II, H. Bush
Mesurs. G. T. May and Caawell, With ch coming deputy has been playing really well ments will definitely be seen
and Captain G. F. Fleetwood were vice last year.
before the
current appointed members of the Selection of II.M.S. Devonshire to the China of late. Turner, Rigg and Grimthu Fleet, the gaps in the Ny back have all been improving steadily and here
of the Hongkong Committee in connexion with the J, Easton'
I H. II. Bush teams for the match between Eng M. Cunietti division caused by those who had with Lammert approaching his best season
form- Anl Ferguson's improved
T. E. Parry
1 A. Pratn loft the station were more than
Boxing Association expires, land and Wales.
which took the Matches postponed. adequately filet, while there were
according to Mr. J. Brook,tationer mit Nov. 28 and
Dee. 10 sent by Captain Cooper harmonious settlement. several good substitutes for the
the Hon. Secretary.
member of the Council, regarding in- positions in the pack vacated by:
Permission cidents occurring on the field on twe Crick and Pizey. The only plnen
different dates, next received the at- Council which was at all difficult to all
curring before the reply in these was hetween February 3 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 Coininittee.
The Chairman reiterated the neces
running the Club back division would seems to be becoming a scoring force. DERHAPS the must improved player
of the whole she is Rigg. He was disappointing at full back and.
A
Incognitos R.A.M.C. Palica
R.E.
Phoenix
was granted by the University for members of the St. Tamar
-was that of hooker, left vacant by only very mediocre when first tried Lightweight Championship oftion of the Caunell. A delay oc- Joseph's team to proceed to Manila 12th R.A.
the departure of Brosnan, and this has been a great stumbling block in the way of the Navy success this
senson.
in
the centre, but he has ally well in the
latter position in his last two mot-
ches, and it will be
thousanu pities
IT would appear that Robertson, if he is unable to
get nway for the Whit- Interport.
return tur ham's the Club nide kasn
been ♫ certainly
big help, and don't
think
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Stoker Lake, holder of the
pinyed the Colony, is returning in the New Year on H.MS. Berwick and efforts will be made to stage him as soon as possible.
At his weight, Lake is one of theity of his being promptly informed most successful fighters in the
on these matters, particularly when British navy. In addition to hold. they concerned one of their Council ing the local Lightweight belt in members, as being best conducive to 1927, and again in 1930 and 1931, he has won nearly all the Light- weight titles of the British navy.
MANY ACHIEVEMENTS.
who, I understand, has been capped for Hampshire, has been the most successful of those tried but even so the Navy have never yet managed to get their fair share of the ball in the tight acrums, and
In 1930 he won the Lightweight have been handicapped according
"seen him play better Championships of the China, Al- ly. In the earlier part of the sea-11 have ever
Mediterranean Meets son their back division was prob than in the last two Club'a" maaches-antic und
jand between 1927 and 1931 did not ably the best we have seen out?
to inve uffer a single defeat. here, and the Navy appeared to Saturday next we are
one of the tit-hits of the kcal, In 1928 he won the All China have the Triangular Tournament in:
season when the Club meet a XV championship at his weight, and elected from the two Services. The the lowing year carried off the their pockets, so to spealt, Their early premise has not been fulfill de latter are bound to produce is straf West Indies title. and ince the departure of the side and the Club will have to go all
In gland he enjoyed outstand Devonshire there has been a marked to hold them, especially as
victories Tulling
the play of
hear that rhths, Jenkins and Me-lug successes such whole side. Their record to date Elmy are doubtful starters for the over Young Johnny Brown, Erric in the representative matches same. The match is being played vùi ||
the
three wins and three Inace, but the last three matches have all been lost, so it would seems that the decline. I have mentioned is an undis- putable fact
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the Army gorund at Soakumpug, rul perhaps I may be forgiven if I offer
forecast of the probable United Services XV. It is--full back, L. Buckley (R.N.); three-quarters, Lt. Martin (S.W.B.), LA, Galletly (S.W. 19.), La. Partridge (B.N.), Sto. Packer (RN): half backs, Pte. Stevens (5.W.B.): (S.W.B.), Pte. Hoskins
E Army XV have not carried off the honours in the Trinngular Tournament since 1912, but they Eave this Arason the best XV. for forwards, L. Linton (K.N.). Lt. Hebert (R.A.), Pte. Lloyd (S.W.B.), many years, and are, at the moment, the only unbeaten side in the comERA. Doggett (R.N.), L/Cp1, Hardy polition. In the South Wales (SW.B.), Lt. Hubbuck (IN.), L. Brewe-Bend (S,W.B.), Pie. Walters Borderers we have a regiment with as
The Isre-
proud a record as any un the rugger (SW.D.). I am picking field and since the advent of Lieut. out on the presumption that L. Martin, the old Army wing three- Watson is on the injured list and L. quarter, the lattalion at present in Pizry will not be viitable.
Hongkong have taken to the game
with an added zext.
THE Borderers can boat
A
of the Club and, victory over although in itself It somewhat fortunate one, this win does give a true indication of the playing |
the strength of the regiment. For Army matches the
nucleus of Borderera in suided to by four algl warta from the Royal Artillery in Lieut. Prior, Lieut. Hebert, Lieut. Macfarlan and Lieut. Biri, forming a very formidable combination which seems likely to enrry off the Triangu Jar Tournament honours.
PERHAPS I might go so far as to
that much of the Army success this season has been due to the play of Pte.
Stevens at stand- versatile ok. Thin player (hero ho fa)
has been the main- stay of the Army at! ttack this year and han never failed to) prove a thorn in thef
• side of the opport
tlon. The other Army
backs are steadily improving their
POINT TO POINT
KEEN RACING AT CANTON
FOUR EVENTS ON
PROGRAMME
The Canton Ride held. its first of the Point to Point meeting season on Sunday last over the of the fields In Eront paddy Tungshan Garten Klub.
There were four events in the meeting, for different classes of
STOKER LAKE.
Jarvis and Kid Socks, and over- iscas ho included among his in-
umerable suceessen, the defeat of Tommy Fielding the lightweight champion of British Columbia and J. Woods, the champion of Seattle, CLEVER PÚGLIST. Is Inst appearances in
the Hongkong ring were in Decem- ber 1930 and January 1931, when he twice defeated A. B. Dobson for the Lightweight belt.
He then delighted the onlookers
ponies. This included a special with a beautiful display of boxing,
race for ladies only. The
ful straight lefts which constantly
Ruccess of the various events and found his opponents face and body the excitement provided at the being a feature of his whirlwind finish certainly Justined the fighting. intercat shown by the very large
These two fights are still regard-
crowd of spectators who had ed among the finest ever seen in gathered in the enclosure erected the Colony, and the return of such la clover boxer should provide a big filip to the Hongkong Associa- Almost the whole course, which tion who have suffered too many was approximately a mile and disappointments already this sea- quarter in length could be seen on. from the enclosure. The track was marked with flags and includ
piny and we can expect are long to see for the purpose. Martin and the Army right wing gel- ting that share of the ball which his allacking prowess merits, in which case the defence of the opposition will bo severely tested.
which
TURNING to the Club's representa ad quite a number of natural
tives, we can at last say that they jumps and sharp turns aro showing a definite all-round Im-1 provement and may got carry off the resulted in a few apilla!
honours when they visit Shanghat.
The Mayor of Canton and Mrs.
Ong must realise when criticising their Liu Gay Man were two interested carlier displays that the absence of spectators. At the conclusion of Selby, Robertson and several others the meeting the prizes were through injuries deprived them of much of the talent they possessed, presented to the winners by Mrs. and a result a now team had to be Liu Gay Man. bulit up.
The results were as follows:-
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THEIR display on Saturday would
to the
THE RESULTS.
for Mr. J W. Ptolmey's "Pink
pression that they have entered a phase of improvement. Thoro warda aro fafinitely better than inst season, the hooking has boon satis. factory all along, and the piny in the Joono which was very mediocre in their earlier games has now improved bo- yond measure.
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the Club have
:
1st Event for C Class Ponles.
Pearl" (Mr. Paxton)
Col. Koxik!' "Black Hussar" (Mr. G. Hardt)** Mrs. Crowe's "Gold Medal".
Lt.
BILLIARDS
LINCOLNS BEAT Y.M.C.A.
·
LAST NIGHT'S MATCH
the Although winning
major number of games, the Y.M.C.A., were beaten in aggregate by the Lincolns in a billiards match at the """ inst night, the Regiment scoring 794
1 points to 769,
It was a most enjoyable evening. 2 full of good billaris, and
excellent freaks wore recorded.
ngvoral
C. A. Wright of the Y.M.C.A.
(Mr. J. II. Ferguson) ...... scored the biggest break of the even Other starters were Mr. Ting with a JP, and, other leading Conolly's "Fatty" (owner) Mr. breaks were Sergt. James 39, Pons-
Iving forward with thorough Ding KI Twu's "Callieula" ford 37, Thompson 33, Pim 31, Borgt. knowledge of the game acquired (owner). Mr. H. Baist's "Scheck" Ah 30, L/Cpl. Herrlett 27 and Pto. whilst playing for Loretto School (Mr. H. Gerhold), and afterwards for London Scottish,
with
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Atkinson 25,
After the match, the teams enjoyed refreshments and arrangements for a roturn match were mado.
2nd Event. Ladies Race. and he, together Hall-Thompson, Lt. Col Kozoki's "Sheekhan” Iate of Blackheath, and
Munro,
(Mrs. Annott) another London Beot, form * book row which bids fair to equal, the Mrs. Balat's "Patay" (owner) Ponsford Navy tria in their play in the loose. Other startors-included Lt. Col. Wright Some of the other mambore of the Koziki's "Faithful"
GLOVES
Partition
Mr. McTavish having resigned from German Club the Council, Mr. T. A. Mitchell was 24th RA. appointed to take his place, The 20th R.A., vacancy, created by Mr. McTavish'n R.A.0.C. retirement. in the Emergency Com- KIT.C. mitter is filled by Mr. G. T. May.
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