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SAILOR'S LUCK
JAMES
DUNN
SALLY
EILERS
SAMMY COHEN
VICTOR JORY
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Fox Picture
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIŁ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24,
NINETY-SIX TAKING PART IN
UP OF BOWLS SEASON
KID CHOCOLATE
AND WATSON
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT DOUBTFUL
THE POSITION
"In spite of all that has been said, I am not expecting Kid Chocolate to defend his world championship against Seaman Watson."
Holed-in-One AITKENHEAD Green Tennis
Twice and
Then Lost
CHAMPIONSHIP.
GOLF RECORD
To hole two tee shots and yet suffer defeat in a championship final was the bitter experience of
Erie Fiddlan, the 23-years-old Stourbridge golfer last month.
Thus Mr. John Mortimer, guide, philosopher and friend to the Eng- jinh title-holder, in a letter to Mr. Geoffrey Simpson, the Daily Mail boxing correspondent says.
But I can understand Mr. Mor timer's doubts in the matter. He Is convinced that the brown-skinned man from Cuba does not wants own Watson at any price.
He went to Paris to clinch the match, guaranteed Chocolate £4,000, and got "No" for an
.answer.
Watson, we must remember, lost a hairline verdict to Chocolate when he made his first bid for the world title in New York.
CROTESQUE.
Be that as it may, I know that Chocolate has signed to fight for Mr. Jeff Dickson at the Albert Hall on October 30. Perhaps he will settle the point, about his title after he has seen his prospective opponent in aetion in the some препа.
For Chocolate will be in a ring- alde scat when Watson stokes his
British championship against Tommy Rogers, his challenger from Willenhall,
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET IN DANGER
SHIELD
KOWLOON MEET HONGKONG
ON SATURDAY
RINKS & GREENS
SELECTED
Arrangements are now completed for the competition for the Aitken head Shield which will be played off at Happy Valley on Saturday after-
hoon.
Shorts Now
SKIRTS "BY REQUEST"
AT TOURNAMENT
WIND
SEASON'S BEST GAME
ARSENAL AND RANGERS
AT- HIGHBURY. Since Mta, Fearnley Whitting- In the beat match I have soon stall not the fashion, wemon lawn this season Glasgow Rangers de- tennis players have worn shorts at rented the Arsenal at Highbury almost every Home tournament
WAB
Shorts of a vivid green wors by three goals to one, writes F. M. apen at the Welsh covered cham-Carruthors of the Daily Mail. pionships at Llandudno, and no In these tests between the cham-' shocked. But shorts pions of the two countries Scottish were not soon at the recent football has not only been trium- tournament at Sidmouth.
phant but superior. Although this, At the time it was wondered was not so marked as in Glasgow why. Later it was learnt that week previous owing to the im- shorts were forbidden by the com-provement of the home aide, It was mittee.
He was playing in the Irish Open Amateur Championship on the Royal County Down links, near Belfast, and the man who vanquished him-by 3 and 2-twas
They said that while they did again definite. Jack McLean, the 22-years-old
not object to shorts they were If the Rangers truly represent Glasgow player, who has now. won the Scottish and Irish Amateur. The draw tock place yesterday afraid that the new dress might Scottish football, we must change Championships twice in succes afternoon at the Civil Service CC. shook their old patrons, to whom our view of it.
and results are printed below. Pro- they had sold a lot of seats. They slon
y.dod the weather is favourablo, some therefore "roquested" that skirts Not only did they work tremend- Fiddlan was as surprised as any interesting play should be scon ng should be worn.
ously hard, refusing to regard the spectator when, after McLean had some of the rinks are very evenly
The request was backed by a match as an exhibition, but they played a fine shot close to the balanced. seventh hole (128yds.), he saw Players will assemble at the Police velled threat, because a player nt played in more open and first-time Sidmouth asserted that the style then the Arsenal. Indeed, mashie nibilck shot R.C. at 2.15 p.m. and play will com- referee, Mr. Hamilton Price, let it the way in which they made use of pitch about a fost short of the hole mence at 2.30 p.m. sharp. Players
woman the whole fleld by exploiting the and finish up resting against tho will arrange for their wrous to bo on be known that if a pin. Ho lifted the flag and the their respectivo rinks before play appeared in shorts, she would not crosspass was the outstanding fon-
be allowed to play on the contre tures-of the game. ball dropped for a hole, in one.
It is Life intention of the Hongkong court even though she were a That made him all-square with
a star. McLean, but the latter recovered Lawn Bowls Association to have. quickly from the shock and finished group photograph taken at 4.20 p.m. for the purpose of sending it to Mr. R. C. Aitkenhead, the donor of the the first round two up.
Shield, as a memonte of the occasion, together with a description of the afternoon's zame.
SEEMED BEWILDERED. The situation became desperate for Fiddian when, at the 14th hole In the second round, he was 3 down with 5 to play.
It was here that he ac complished his second feat of Jugglery by holing an iron shot: over a distance of 205 yards.
Fiddlan seemed bewildered, but McLean took it as a good Joke and smilingly remarked, "Good shot!"
"What can you say when such a thing happens?" said Fiddian after the match. "I knew it was a good shot, but, of course, it was good luck as well."
It is, a record to hole two tee shots in a championship match, but several golféra have holed two tee shots during one round. J. H. Busson, the Formby professional, complished this fent when he was only 16, while a Canadian pro- ivatonal, Alex Duthrie, holed two one stroke each on the Vancouver Club course in 1911, and
Poaching By Lancashire successive holes in
League Warning
A prediction of trouble ahead for Australian cricket, unless con- ditions for Test and promising players are made more attractive,
Two women playing at St. Augustino's, Ramegate, in 1925, actually halved a role in one.
comniences,
Following the game, a presentation of all the Association's prizes won during the season will be made by Mra: Russell, wife of Mr. J. Russell, President of the Association, at the Police R.C. at 6,80 p.m.
Entertainment during the afternoon will be in the hands of Mr. R. P. 'hillips, who will ba master of cere monies for the occasion, with the aid of willing helpers from other clubs.
Playera are particularly requested to be prompt.
RAISING GOLF STANDARD
INNOVATION BY HOME CLUB
London. Allan Dailey, who played for Scotland in this year's pro-
Kochampton
Bomba
ALWAYS TRYING.
The Arsenal fought just as dog- gedly. Even when they were two
goals down they refused to give up trying to pull the match out of the fire,
There was cleverness in their at tacka, but they were inclined to be cramped in the middle, and against auch fine covering it was, hard to break through.
The Arsenal started well, gatting fessional international match the first goal, Lambert picking up and who rose to fame by his a down-the-middle pass by James. amazing victory in the The centre forward obtained an jeven better goal, but he was given April, has been appointed play-offside by the referee, who was ing-profess.onal to the Adding many yards in the rear. ton Golf Club, Croydon.
Rangers started scoring as the Dalley is at present attached to result of a brilliant shot by Mar- "The Aitkenhead Shield will be pro- the Bradley Hall Club; Halifax. shall. Fleming who had gone to duties on centre fonward in place of Smith sented to the club in the highest poal: He will begin his new tien if the League and spoons will November 1, in partnership with who had hurt a leg, headed a be presented on the afternoon's play W. L. Ritchie, the Addington pro-second from a corner, and the
Teo will be served at all clubs to dies attending the game. No stop. pages will be held during the game, fut tea will be served to the players: 06 usual.
to the winning tearn with the highest aggregate number of shots.
Captains of the two teams are F. L. Rapley (Kowloon) and A. W. Grimmitt (Hongkong),
The following is the draw:
CS.C.C. GREEN.
Kowloon
J. Kempton
IL Morrison
H. G. Cooper
Hongkong
1st Rink..
J. Riddell
A. F. Paul
J. F. McGowan
is made by AA. Mailey, the -TO-DAY'S HOCKEY J.C. Brawn (skip) W. Mair (skip) former Test player, writing in the Sydney Sun
CLUB DE RECREIO
"The poaching of Australian RADIO TEAM TO MEET cricketers by Lancashire League clubs will continue until conditiona more favourable to cricketers pro vail here," says Mailey, who adds: "Australian cricket would get a bad jolt if, say, Bradman and O'Reilly accepted League offers,'
2nd Rink.---
E. L. Barros A. M. Omar
F. Normington
5. G. Ozorio
F. X. M. da Silva H. Beer
fessional.
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same player put on the third with The appointment of this bril-a ahot which Moss should have liant Yorkshireman, 25 years of saved.. L age, is regarded as foreshadow. ing a new movement in golf.
CLUB COMPLAINT.
The understanding and position- al play of the Scottiah forwards It has long been the complaint, and the way in which they put of members of golf clubs that their the ball back to bring the halves professional, if a distinguished into the attack ware splendid. For tournament player, is frequently long time in the second half the away playing in tournaments. On Arsenal defenders were sorely the other hand professionals. have pressed.
But the match was useful from explained their eclipse by Amerithe Arsenal's standpoint in show- cans by pointing out that their ing that they may safely play duties, which include club-making Birkett at outside right in the and teaching, permit of very little absence of Hulme.
time for attention to practise play.
I has became a custom to say Both sections have justification that Bastin was the best of the for complaints which may be dis- Arsenal forwards. This cannot C. G. Silva (skip) U. M. Omar (akip) posed of if the example of Adding be over-emphasised on this occn-
The following will represent the Radio Sports Club in a friendly W. W. Hirat hockey match against the Recreio L. Jack at Caroline Hill this afternoon at H. Hampton Lancashire 6 pm.
A. Hyde-Lay
Malley suggests that it a Test player's allowance for the tour in England were increased from £600 to $1,000, it would not seriously affect his amateur status, "since. £600 for the trip is far above the amount allowed under the amateur constitution."
EMPIRE TOURNAMENT.
While on the subject of ovar-seas· cricketers joining the Lancashire League, Mailey Bays there might soon be sufficient Empire cricketers in England in 1930 to play an Empire tournanient without calling in outside assistance.
"The Lancashire League," he says, "is becoming so popular that it could, if It wished to altor its rules, employ many more first-class. Dominion players."
The suggested Empire cricket. tournament might be acceptable to most of the other countries, but Australia, he says, who expect an English team in 1888-97, would not see much humour in losing £20,000 clear profit which we expect from the gates of an English team's visit,"
LEAGUE CRICKET
LR.C. TEAM FOR THE OPENING GAME
The following have been select- ed to play for the Indian R. C. 2nd XI in a Longue Cricket match against Club de Recreio on Satur day, October 28, at King's Park.
K. Nazárin (Capt.), A. R. Abbas, M. R. Abbas, M. el. Arculli, A. H. Bakar, H. T. M. Barma; A. K. Minu, M. P. Madar, A, R. Sufflad, A. S. Suflad and A. N. Other.
Man Singh: P. Singh and J. S. Growal; Jaggeet Singh, M. H. Hassan and Khadim Hussain; Prem Singh, G. Singh, Awtar W. Hedley Singh,, Kalwant Singh and F. A.V. Hast Kemp.
ard Rink,
R. Marke
ton is followed.
sion He was always dangerous. Dailey will not supersede Asrenal-Moss, Male, Hapgood; Birkett, Ritchie, for many years, but will Hills, Roberta, John:
be associate "playing professional." Bowden, Lambert, James, Bastin...
It is the intention of the club Rangers Dawson; Gray, Mc. authorities to give Dailey every Donald;
H. Lockhart
W. D. Muskott A. B. Clarka
(skip)
Meiklejohn,
Simpson,
opportunity of playing with the Brown; Archibald, low handicap members. These Smith, M'Phall, Fleming. would gain valuable experience
Marshall,
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during loy with a powerful
professional go..
Alfer,
(akip)
4th Rink,
W.. 8. Glendinning K. M. Omar (Continued on Page 9.)
Jubilantly bounding over the not, Fred J. Forry. English tonais ace, rushes to slinke the hand of ula Vanquished fellow Artitaher. Jack Crawford of Australia, at the end of their anal-round match-in-tho V. 8. tomato singles championship at Forest Hills, N. Y. The score was:6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, Vig 205 6-2. 1. Porry is the first Engilah player to capturo the American- titlo la the last 20 yenis
FAR EASTERN OLYMPICS
Programme For 10th Meeting
The executive committee of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation have list- ed the invitation event to be" included in the Tenth Far Eastern Championships to be held in Manila next year.
Fancy diving, women's swim- ming, water polo and women's volleyball are included in the pro- gramme of invitation events. In women's volleyball a provision was. mindo which would disqualify coun- tries other than regular members. of the Far Eastern Athletic As- sociation from participating.
INVITATION EVENTS.
The events agreed upon for the Invitation women's swimming are: 200 metre relay, 60 metro freo style, 100 metre free style, 100 motre back atroke and 200 metre. breast stroke.
The P.A.A.F. executive com-. mitten also favoured including women's tonals in the official programme of sports for the Tenth Far Eastern Championship Games. The preriosal will be submitted to both Japan and China,
The committes further decided that women's tennis be conducted. on the Davis Cup System with the. only exception that all matches will bo dealded. In vo beat out of
three..