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Wednesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 4, 1939,
DULL BATTING SEEN INTER-COMPANY BOXING CHAMPIONS
AT CAPE TOWN Ginger Foran IN 2ND TEST Wins In Three
Rounds
For Youngster
South Africans Taking Frenchman No Match No Chances Whatever
Unless the remaining. South African wickets are dismissed cheaply and quickly this morning, the Second Test match now boing played at Cape Town will probably end in another draw.
London, Dec. 5. "Ginger" Foran, the Liverpool feather-weight, scored a slow motion knock-out over the veteran French- man, Francols Augler, in the third
round of an eight rounds contest at fast night.
the Empress Stadium, Earl's Court.
This was Foran's first fight in his
own country since his recent success-
ful American trip. He was not even breathing heavily at the finish, and
there was not a bend of perspiration
on him.
Foran looked good enough to win the British feather-weight elinm- pionship from Spider Kelly, but,
The M.C.C. innings was declared closed at 559 for nine wickets yesterday morning. `Batting for the remainder of the day, the South Africans were Ivory slow and at close of play had made only 213 then, it is not really fair to judre on
for the loss of six wickets.
Capetown, Jan. 3.
A crowd of 5,000 saw the game resumed to-day in sunny we cher and on a good wicket. Wright and Fornes continued batting but only Mix runs been added when Nource caught Wright off Tanglon with ple und Hammond declared down for 559. Mitchell and Van or firaci for South Afrien Byl opened played cautiously against the good length bowling. They were sum to- gether with 45 on the board when Junch was taken.
When the core reached 68, Van Der Byl skied a ball to Valentine at mid-on of Verity and was held. Ile had scored 37 in the partnership, which had lasted 111 minutes.
The tourists met with further sue- cess shortly afterwards when E. A. Rowan, the incoming batman, was bowled by Wright with a big olf- break after he had made only six. The total now stood al 70.
Joined by A. D. Nourse, Mitchell continued to hat very dully. At tea,
Interport Swimmer's Bravery Recognised
the Lionel Roza Pereira, well-known
and Interport cross-harbour swimmer, has been awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Humane Society of London for bravery displayed in rescuing a Chinese hawker who was swept into the har- bour by flood waters while washing in a nullah on July 20, 1938,
at 213 for six wickets.
Scores:
M.C.C. 1st Ints.
wickets, Nourse had almost
P. A. Gibb, c Wade, b
Gordon taken him, the scores being Mitchell | E. Paynter, Lb.w., b Langton 30 and Nourse 33.
W. R. Hammond, b Davies
which was taken at 121 for two L. Hutton, Gordon
over-
Nourse was more lively than Mit chell, but he also was not taking any risks. Ile mate his 33 in 50 minutes. FUNERAL BATTING
A crowd of 8,000 was present at the resumplion to see Mitcheli and Nourse conlinuse the South Afrleun innings,
After searing at a funereal rate- his last ten runs were made in 60 minuter-Mitchell was bowled by n googly by Wright. His contribution of 42, out of 151, represented a grand time-wasting effort and had taken
him 255 minutes. He hit only one four.
Nourse reached his 50 in 102 minutes, displaying grand stroking
all round the wickat.
L. Ame:, b Gordon
W. J. Edrich, b Gordon
17
50
1
last night's opposition.
He spent the first two rounds weighing the Frenchman up, and, lving discovered his many limila- tlons, began the third round deter- nined to put an end to this offale.
DOWN FOUR TIMES、
The unhappy Frenchunnn was first of all dropped from a right hook- Chuner's best punch--for nine seconds. Then a left hank floored the thirty-year-old Frenchman for another nine seconds.
The "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots, winners of the Inter-Company Open Boxing Champlow:chips of 1937-38 and 1038-39, photographed with their trophies recently.-King's Studio.
Ginger crossed his right again and half pushed Augler to the floor. He took a count of six, but the referee, like me, seemed to think it a push ay he said, "Come on now, get up." The Frenchman rose only to re- ceive another Foran special right Scottish Football hook. This time the referee stopped; the fight without counting.
Most delighted at Foran's victory wan his Liverpool chum, world y weight champion Peter Kane, who came down especially from Liver- pool to watch Ginger do his stuff.
HE WANTS A TITLE
Forum received a cable after the fight from Australia offering him three contests In that country, with guaranteed purses, but he prefers to
(stay in London in the hope of getting
in fight with Joey Archibald for the
181 world fenther-weight championship.
115
0
H. 1, Valentine, 1b.w., b Gordon 112
II. Verity, b Langton
D. V. P. Wright, c. Nourse, b
Langton
K. Farnes, not out
Extras
Nine (declared) for
20
A WEALTH
33
12
Fall of wickets:-1 (Hutton) for 20; 2 (Paynter) for 30; 3 (Glbb) for | 139; 4' (Ames) for 330; 5 (Edrich)
for 338; 6 (Hammond) for 410; (Verity) for 504; 8 (Valentine) for 637.
Dayles
A. W. Briscoe, next man in, did not Langton stay long and whs given out leg- Gordon before-wicket to Goddard after mak-Balaskas ing two. The score-board now read Mitchell 100-4-2.
Bowling Analysis
S. AFRICA
Further disaner befell the South D. Mitchell, b Wright Africans. At 176, Wade was caughtP. G. Van Der Dyl, e Valentine, b magnificently by Edrich, who dived Verity
OF CRICKET MATTERS
London, Nov. 30. Once again the "Cricketer Annual", contains a wealth of matter critical, historical, statistical, anegdotal, ple- torial, and even poctical and imo- ginative. All for half a crown.
In "Notes by the Editor" Sir Pel- 1ham Warner resumes his advocacy of
nis..co
olare gely, i wish will come true.
Celtic Beaten On Own Ground
Hearts, Aberdeen Held To Draws
London, Jan. 3. The defeat of Celtic, at home, by Queen's Pork was the biggest upset in to-day's programme of matches in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. The amateurs won by a goal to nil.
Hearts and Aberdeen were held to draws by Arbroath and Ayr United respectively, but Rangers we that away engagement with Partick Thistle comfortably.
Results:
FIRST DIVISION
3 five-day Tests. In this country, It. Arbroath
recent recommendations Ayr U.
Celtic Falkirk
libernian Motherwell
tus is
His views on the condition of Eng- lish cricket make heartening rend- not completely ing, though he fa satished about the bowling.
4 Kilmarnock
O. M.
10
R. W.
71
30.7
117
1 Hearts
40
137
5
3
Aberdeen
24
115
0
Queen's Park
20 0 31 IST INNS.
Ralth B.
42
Albion R.
Partick
2
Rangers
37
*St. Johnstono
Queen O'St.
0
74
joys of
trations,
St Mirren
2
Hamilton
Third Lanark
3
Clyde
3
*Postponed.
derful accomplishments are set out
10
in full. It is perhaps a pity that
in the review of Yorkshire's senson
0
28
no mention is made of Wood's wic- East Fife kot-keeping.
213
low at mid-off to make the catch, off. A. Rowan, b Wright Verity. Wade had scored ten.
A. D. Nourse, not out
One run later, Langton stepped in A, W. Briscoe, 1.b.w. b Goddard front of the wicket while playing W. W. Wade, e Edrich, b Verity Goddard and was given marching A. B. C. Langlon, 1b.w, b orders. He had not yet opened his Goddard
I the only Greek playing |
in International cricket, then came
in
to Join Nourse.
He startesi
aggressively and at one stage hit
Verity for succession.
four boundaries !
The pair remained together until the end of the day. Nourse having 74 and Balaskas 20, with the total
at
X. Baloskas, net out
Extrus
Total (for 6 wicis.)
Fall of wickets:-1 (Von Der Byi) for 66; 2 (Rowan) for 70; 3 (Mitchell) for 151; 4 (Briscoe) for 150; 5 (Wade) for 176; 6 (Langton) for
177.
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SECOND DIVISION
Here And There
With "Abe".
Golf P. Alliss Appointed
Navy Fifteen Full Value For To Ferndown
Their Rugby Success
Percy Alliss has been appointed professional to the Ferndown (Dor- By virtue of their victory over the about him. and it was discovered set) Club.
Club on Saturday, the Royal that he was once tried for Wales. Alliss, who resigned, his position the Triangular Rugby Unfortunately he is not always with the Leeds Municipal Council, Tournament; and strangely enough, available for Club as he is so seldom by which he was attached to it was by beating the Hongkong C.C. in the Colony. He is a pilot with Temple Newcam Club, has been that the Navy cricketers carried off imperial Airways.
Navy won
the Triangular Cricket Tournament
on Monday. That the sailors were To Visit Hongkong
full
value for their success, nono
the
identified with Yorkshire golf in re-
cent years, but previously he was ant that in Beaconsfield, and before Berlin.
Saturday's score of 14-3 in their ties who has seen them play will deny. MALAYAN Rugby Union author!-
were recently considering] Since Nov. 1 he has been a free favour reflected their abilliy to doing away with the North v. South, Jonce professional, and he learned of accept and take chances, and also match and playing a game between his appointment while playing in a the hesitant mood of the Club backs, the Malayan touring side for Hong- West Yorkshire Aillance competition Ask with war in brilliant form and kong and a team chosen from thej al Huddersfield. showed a fine turn of speed. The rest of Malaya. This axture, It was
Alllas succeeds Jack Randell, and manner in which he took the ball in thought, would give the touring team will start at Ferndown carly in the one instance with Bidwell and Mac some practice before they
leave
New Year. Randell, who has been Grath in attendanty wash resulted. Conny pistons and at Ferndown for 12 years, le retir
trip to Hongkong, and ing. 3 and deserved 1 The packs were
fairly evenly though the team has not been
matched and bolk elgbts put up a finalised, Dougal Harper has been One of the foremost British pro- very good show. In the first half, appointed captain. The team will fessionals of recent years, Alliss the Club forwards were very arrive in Hongkong on February 2 most notable success this season was energetic, but as the game worg on, and will play the Navy, the Hong- in the Penfold £1,000 League, much of the fire was taken from kong F.C. and all-Hongkong. The tournament, when, as match-play them.
side will be back in Malaya on champion of 1937, he enhanced his February 10,
Elliot Subdued
Budge Makes Debut
2 Forfar
1
-Reuter.
PELIOT was much subdued in the
'first' half and it was not until TF
Iame in that type of golf.
His new appointment considerably. strengthens professional golf in the arrangements were West Country, where Reginald Whit- near the end of the game that he original
adhered to, Donald Budge, who combe, the open champion, is the. asserted full dominance over his recently turned professional tennis outstanding figure, vis-a-vis. Cessford, although hold-player, should have made his debut ing Elliot in check during the open-at Madison Square Gardens, New ing minutes, was weak in attack York, against Ellsworth Vines yester- himself. His handling was bad and day. A great song is being made his efforts to open up the game were about it, for everyone in the game generally
squashed. Talbot on both sides of the Atlantic has was seldom seen in Individual play, wondered whether Budge is, in fact,
Boon
Phil Scott
and the reason was mainly due to the greatest ever, or whether Vines Wrestles
the efforts of Henderson, the youth's his son has ful Club scrum-half, who was at his Geoffrey
best.
This
Is what say about it:-"But when that question has been settled, Budge will be an little heard of as Perry, Vines and Tilden are now. Not that it will worry him.
three-quarter to do anything of status is impressive. He is getting
Stewart Wasted
STEWART was the only Club The compensation for loss of amateur
nole,
90 Seconds
London, Dec. 4.
Nearly 3,000 people, including a His tackling was hard and £1,000 on account, and a guarantee effective. More than once a hard of a further £14,000 in his first year. fashionably dressed ring-side audi- tackle by him held up the Navy at- Holcame Ward, President of the ence, saw Phil Scott, former British tack,
Walters,
the Navy wing-mun United States L.T.A., also pays him heavyweight boxing champion and facing Stewart, could make very a nice compliment. Although Budge once world championship contender, little headway because of the close will be of no further use for the appear for the Brst time in a wrest
last week.
attention bald him. In attack, Davis Cup, the president says he will Stewart seldom saw the ball, which be placed No. 1 on the ranking list ring at the Ring. Blackfriars.
Scott, who fought his opponent, was a pity as he was obviously in about to be issued. That is more) form. Bldwell and Grieve
could than they would do in England in Jack Sherry, of America, with gloves, moke little headway against the similar circumstances and more than was in the ring for exactly a minute dour defence of Askwith and Skel- the Americans did some years back. I and a half.
At the end of that time he sub- ton. The two Navy inaldes had remember they had Vincent Richarda
was led much to do with the Navy win, selected for top place among dumping away supporting himself on
mitted to a leg lock and the players but no sooner especially AskWith, while Darling, ranked
did Navy
pack leader, played a
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they learn that Richards was to be the shoulders of his second. He was
It had been understood that Scott nobly assisted by come a ploncer of professional tennis Anderson and Romans. Peers, Wat-
than they struck him off with the would wrestle Sherry. It was not son and Heath did good work for thickest blue pencil they could find. clear, since he wore gloves, under the Club eight. It was learned after which shows that governing bodies what heading the contest came.
Incidentally, Joe Beckett says he the game that Dunnett, the Club are more tolerant these days towards
The
game.
second row man, had suffered from men who have been shoved into the has no intention of coming back to #light concussion throughout the backwaters of professionalism to cke the ring for a veteran's fight against. major part of the second half. Yet, qut an existence on a few thousands Scott or any other boxer. Joe says no-one knew of it because he never a year."
murmured a complaint.
Did It Pay?
URING most of the game, Club
DURING
were packing 3-4-1 and it is doubtful whether it paid. Certainly the ball was quickly heeled but at times it was only an alert Henderson was got to it before any damage was done.
Tried For Wales
PLAYING in the Club "A" pack Lia: the match against an Army team on Saturday was 3. C. Davies. who distinguished himself. His form was so good that it led to Inquiries
he has more sense.
Nere's Luck!
EWO
BEER