THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1936.
KEEN FIGHTS IN ARMY
BOXING FINALS
AMAZING EXCELLENT
RECORD
FORM
REVEALED
Goal-Kicking PRIZE-WINNERS
Failures
VITAL NEED
(By Clem Lewis)
Astral's comment in News Chronicle,
Clever boxing and sturdy slog- ging were the ingredients of the finals of the Hongkong Area Boxing Championship. held at Murray Barracks last night, when a large crowd witnessed a good "Novices and Open" programme brought to a close by the presenta- tion of prizes by lils Excellener the G.O.C., Major-General A. W. Bartholomew.
A highlight of the evening WOR of Pte. Smart,
where he slates that England failed the gamencas to convert the last seven tries they R.A.M.C., whose shoulder was dis acored in International games, re-located by one of the first blows of minds me of the extraordinary record the most promising fight of the evening. Although his left arm was at prenent held by Ireland, when entirely useless, Smart boxed on for goal-kicking is the matter under dia- two minutes until the referee became cussion.
aware of his predicament and stop- ped the fight.
The Irish people told me, recently, and records prove it, that not a soll tary one of the last 23 tries scored by the wearers of the green jersey has been turned into a goal.
You need to go back as far as 1932 to and an Irish goal-kleker who could gain those two extra points which so often turn defent into victory.
In the open section L/C. Hall was beaten by Itfn. Grahame, U.R., after a fast and furious two-handed fight in which no quarter was given. Grahame has a relentless and aggres- sive style against which Hall stood UP gamely before he reallaed that his only chanco was in out-fighting. He could not keep his face away!
stinging left-handers oven from then, however, and the few straight jabs he himself got in did not alow Clover footwork in. Actually, Ireland had a profitable Grahame down, Henson at that time, nx far as goal- the final round by the loser caused kicks were concernel, for the one try Grabame to miss badly several times. scored against England was fouled, "A good fight, 1 congratulate the and so were the four against Scottoner,'
referee's land.
Even that year, however, minred conversions almost cost Ireland a game, for in reply to the dropped goal and two tries scored by Wales at Cardiff, Ireland replied with four tries, and so only won by a couple of points-which might have been eight.
a club side.
RIA-
comment,
the
CLOSE MARGINS
Shanghai Defeated In Soccer Interport
Ip Pak-wa leaping high for the ball during a raid on the Ulster Rifles goal in yesterday's league football match, in which South
China "A", virtual champions, drew with the soldiers. (Photo: Mer
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TIENTSIN
MAKE A
LATE
RECOVERY
EAST LANCS WIN
UNITS CRICKET FINAL
The East Lancashire Reginient won Tientain, Apr. 11. the final of the Large Units Cricket After trailing behind two goals to champlonship when they defented four, the Tientsin soccerites sudden the Royal Engineers by three wickets
flerce attuck and ly launched
In a two-day match which conclud- scored four goals in rapid successioned yesterday on the Kowloon Cricket in the later part of the second hall Club ground.
to win the interport match
Shanghal yesterday afternoon.
Over
More than 3,000 fans packed the
Royal Engineers
Recreation Ground stands to witness 1st. Innings-00, (Colonel Kirke the home team turn a seemingly cer- 20, Staff Sergeant Collins 14 and tain defeat into ultimate victory. It Corporal Wateridge 14. C. S. M. seemed unbelievable, but it happened Elvin five wickets for 51 runs and
Whitehead two for 11),
Second Innings
a low
ents.
all in
The Kamo
nt 4 o'clock and within two
minutes Shanghal drow S/Sgt. Collins, c Hubert, b Elvin, 40 first blood
when C. Tal sent the Sgt. Dunhill, b Whitehead,....
L. sphere into the Tientsin, not after aQ. M. S. Morgan, c Elvin, b Cox.
the Lt. Barron, run out, few annppy exchanges between forward lines.
Colonel Kirke, not out, Then after 15 minutes of Play L/Cpl. Shipp. b Cax,
Capt.
Foley, e Devon, & Elvin, Bolsserce increased the lend of the visiting team to 2 all by heading the leather past the home custodian after receiving the pass from a corner kick.
SHANGHAI LEADS
70
0
12
17
Cpl. Wateridge, st. Hubert, b Cox, 23 Sgt. Eaton, e Botton, b Elvin.... Spr. Bradford, v Bolton, b Cox, Spr. Beal, b Elvin. Extras,
Tolai
East Lancs.-
BLADES
THA
11
10
186 BRITI
IMADE
By no means down-hearted the After Tientsin players fought o77. missing several opportunities at stor-
1st. Innings--100 (Li. Murphy 49 ing, the home team registered their runs, Lt. E. M. Dawson 15. Shipp first goal through Chiang Lu, left three wickets for 34 runs, Bradford inside forward, from a pass from four for 34 and Lt. Barron two for Johannson. The first half ended 2-1
14)..
in favour of Shanghai.
Second Innings The second half opened with the L/Cpl. Goldsworthy, c Eaton, b visiting players continuing their at Barron,
Lack but meeting more stubborn opc, S. M. Elvin, b Shipp, position. Again within a few minutes, Lt. J. F. Williams, b Enton,
a goal was scored, this time by
Tientsin, thus levelling the score at Lt. E. M. Dawson, L. B. W., D 2-all,
long. however, did not
once more
the
their
Bon,
Total for 7 wkts.
ALLEN'S
EFFIELO
REPRESENTED
· BY
07
45
THE JARDINE
33
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10
ENGINEERING
CORPORATION
LIMITED.
170
The
remain Lt. Murphy, not out, 'K. Hяu
put Bds. Cox, e Kirke, b Beal,
Whitehead, e Kirke, b Plan For Ringside
Shanghai in the lead when he scored L/Cpl.
Eaton, the third goal for the visitors. λ 1 Areia Prain Handicap. (3rd
skirmish followed in front of the ds. Coster, e Collins, b Eaton, L/C. Whelan, R.U.R., anul
Doctors Fus.Section), Six Furlongs.--Gold Picker Owens, R.W.F.. provided the high (148), 1. T. 7. (149), Rugby Star
Tientsin goal which resulted in an-Bolton, not out,
Extras GIFTED KICKER AN ASSET
for Shanghai, 6ther goal Radical changes in the con- spot of the evening, the former win 11-18), Soldier of Italy (151). The
QUICK REVERSE This lack of goal-kickers at
duct of boxing contests may be after a bustling hard hitting
With Shanghai lending 4 goals to 2, acht existing apparently in both three rounds in which a knock-out Hero (158), The Rain Gauge (161).
expected to result from investi-the fate of the Tientsin team seemed England and Ireland draws attention seemed always imminent. Owen had to the vital usefulness of a gifted a very attractive style and a straight Furlongs.Fidelity (101). "Merrygations into "punch drunken- sealed in the mind of the spectators, kicker In national side. It would which would have sapped the Jester (140), Paymaster (140), Rugbyness," which have just been in- but it was then that the miracle hap
THE ST. GEORGE'S perhaps Pay to choose a player stamina of anybody not so hard as Star (150), Suton (140), Strathalanitiated at Guy's Hospital,
pence
a rejuvenated force, especially for this job, or at least lie Whelan.
RIDING SCHOOL certain you have one player who can upright stance swinging in left and (1501. The Cool (140).
There changes will possibly include Tientsin forwards pushed on 3. Areia Prata kick goals within your ranks. Probn rights which nearly always connect.
Handicap, (and the appointment of medical special offence so consistently that at one time One Mile.Burgomaster
Ma Tau Wei Rd., Kowloon. bly the same injunction applies to el but leaving himself wide open to Section).
a well aimed uppercut which Owens (140). Classic Hall (100), Delightful
ista with the power to alop a fight it completely baffled the Shanghai de and to supervise
the treatment of fence. A goal by Chiang Lu and a never managel to loose.
Chance (157), Emergency Call (151), boxers who are knocked out..
penalty kick against Shanghai brought | BUSES 3. & 11 PASS THE SCHOOL L/C. Quinlan, R.U.R., and Cpl Gold Currency (158), Popular Star
the score to fall. Weaver, R.W.F.. were a fast and
The object of the research in the
Following up their sudden out- lively pair. Quinten found his op (155), Volley View (165).
prevention of the condition of physi- burst, Jones, Johannson, Fingereth ponent's crouching stance entirely to
4. Jockey Club Cup, One Milcent and mental disability known as and Chiang Lu each stored one goal his liking and banged him good and Donovan (159), Flybynight (161),
"punah drunkenness," caused by ex-in rapid succession to win the match hard with his left. Wenver took Glorious View (151), Great Hail great deal of punishment without (161), High Speed (188), Maydower which little at present it known be
assive punishment in the ring, about 8' goals to 4. weakening and gave a good exhibi- (158), Mersey (161), Miracle (153):yond the fact that it is probably the The encounter between Rin. Gal. Pride of Tsingtao (148), Tiny Star most terrible and widespread disor
(103).
der to which boxers are subject.. Ingher, R.U.R., and Cpl. Henderson, R.U.R., was a straight forward hit I have met many who declare that ting match in which the latter won conversion of trick should be done by a small margin. away with. They argue that a try Pte. Whitehouse, East Lanca. and a try and nothing L/Cpl. Powell had a grim struggle of stamina ngainst boxing ability, giving Powell a the latter quality with often
wis popular und well deserved considerable backing, that too often whitehouse probably lost because his one of those rough-and-tumble, scrap-
kind of tries, scored near, the blows did not land cleanly and carry posts, is turned into five points wliere- their proper weight. He showed re- as a great wingman's try stored near markable tenacity and finished
strongly
One interesting feature to be noted is that though those 23 missed con- vorsions rank as a somewhat unlike able blotch on Ireland's record, her kickers in the interim have several penalty goals-splendid kicks, in cidentally to their credit. . Is there
a reason for this?
+
I find it diffenit to give a logical|
answer.
should rank as more.
צין
They further state,
that just batters its way over.
Lion.
5. Areln Prata, (1st Section), One (181), Lemberg (158), Mike (140), Mile. Doxing Eve (159), Estover Night View (155), Plain View (159), Gind Eyes (161).
R.W.F. beat Fus. Harrison, R.U.R., on points.
Middle-weight. Fus. Edwards, R.W.F. beat Rfn. Reid, R.U.R.,
as points.
on
as he began. Both men Light Heavy-weight-Pte. Carroll, the curaer-flag remains unconverted, drew blood but it was Powell's per- East Lanes, boat Gnr. Martin, R.A., Thus the side which makes n real Rugby score is defented by a sidealstent straight left and his eficient on points.
guard that enabled him to win Heavy-weight-Pte. Harmsworth, against a clever and speely man. East Lancs. beat Pte. Smart
Fus, Morgan, R.W.F., was techni-R.A.M.C., referee stopped fight. eally knocked-out by Pie. Nielson In the last bout of the evening. He had touched the boards several times and saved him In the only the gong second round. Morgan took a lot, of body blows and then was overcome by leg weariness before he fell through the ropen.
The results of the bouts are given below:
MOST COLOURFUL ASPECT The majority of Rugby followers will be dend against such an argu. ment. Rightly they say you would rob the game of one of its most colourful aspects if you did away with try-converting.
What can be more pulse-quicken. ing than to see n klekor with per- haps the game's last kick gain vic. tory for his side, with a magnificent converting kick from the neighbour- hood of the touch-line?
NOVICES
effects of the condition, which in its Ignorance of the symptoms and outward appearance closely resem bles alcoholism, has frequently re-
public for cowardice when in fact early stages of a complaint resulting the man has been suffering from the in total paralysis and mental collapse,
sulted in a boxer being jeered by the
At the hospital prizefighters of all ages and classes are to be examined with regard to their physical and neurological condition.
SHANGHAI AVENGES DEFEAT
Rapid Forward Passes Baffle The Army
Tientsin, Apr. 11. Shanghai, humbled by Tientsin 84 in the Interport soccer match yester day, made good to-day when they de- feated the local Garrison by seven goals to four..
Tai opened the scoring for the visitors by kicking a penalty shot be tween the posts, while H. Yul was responsible for the two other goals scored by the Shanghai XI in the first half.
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"TYPES OF KNOCK-OUT
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Special attention is to be paid to the effects of a single fight, especially Fly-weight-Rin. Grahame, R.U.R. where that fight ends in a knock-out, An attempt is to be made to classi- beat L/C. Hall, R.W.F. on points.
Bantam-weight -- Fus, Fisher, fy the working mechanisms of Shanghai outpaced and outplayed
Pie. Bennett, East different types of knock-out and to the R.W.F. beat Lanca., on points.
study the differentiation between military, who were unable to co- and who were continually Whelan, knock-out and concussion. Feather-weight. -- L/C.
baffled by the manoeuvres of the Breakfast R.U.R. beat Fus. Owens, R.W.F., on
A prominent feature of the re-
Shanghal forwards. pointa,
search is that for the first time a Later the Army improved. David, Middle-weight - L/C. Quinlan, scientific investigation will be made at first, and then Archer equalised the R.U.R. bent Cpl. Weaver, R.W.F., of the various stages and symptoma score, but Frogett missed an op- Fly-weight-Pte. Townsend, East | points. Lancs., walk-over.
Light Heavy-weight.-Cpl. Hender- which include thickness of speech, 'portunity when he drove a penalty unsteadiness of galt, alowness of shot straight to the Shanghat goal- Do you recollect how Oliver won Bantam-weight. Fus.
who managed to clear without the game for New Zealand against R.W.F. beat Pie, Walsh, East Lanca. R.U.R., on points. Oxford just a few months ago, in on points.
Light-weight-L/C. Powell, R.W.F. These signs, though they have such a manner? The universal vats Feather-weight. -- Pte. Williams, beat Pie. Whitehouse, East Lanes, frequently been observed, have never On the resumption of play, Kendrick would be that conversion must stay: East Lanes. beat Fus. Raven, R.W.F., on points.
put the Army ahead, but, after that, but nevertheless a great deal more on points.
Welter-weight-Pie. Nielson, East hitherto been the subject of a com
the Shanghal dominated the play. Tai attention should be paid to this foot- Light-weight-Pte. Burna, East Lancs. bent Fus. Morgan, R.W.F., prehensive Investigation from
present angle of representing them scoring once, Bolsaerie twice and Foyn baller's art, particularly co- Lanes. beat Fus. Ryan, R.W.F., on technical knock out. operative work between kicker and points.
Heavy-weight.-Pte. Green, Enst as varied symptoms of a single dis- | once, to give the visitors the match by
7-4, placor,
Welter-wolght. L/C.
order. Roberts, Lancs., walk over.
the
Taylor; son, R.U.R. beat Rfn. Gallagher. movement and impairment and lossador. The score at half-time was
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