Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 13, 1939.
ERIC BOON "BOOED" BY CROWD YOU CAN'T KEEP THESE
BUT HIS BLOW WAS FAIR
Eric Doon
he could not understand the
"boo-ing."
YOUNGEST TEST CRICKETER
Honour Goes To Stollmeyer
London, June 20.
The youngest cricketer to
re-
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Disappointing Finish To His Fight With Johnny McGrory
By Ben Bennison
London, June 29.
Eric Boon, British light-weight champion, knocked out Johnny McGrory, of Glasgow, in the ninth round at Peterborough last night on the ground of the town's football club, The blow that finished the fight was to the body, porilously near to the border lino. A large majority of the 16,000 spectators decided that it was unpardon- ably low, and merited disqualification.
They hoofed and booed, when the eight seconds. Though he rose, and referee, Moss Deyong, declared that was still apparently full of fight, he the Chatteris youth was the winner. did not have it in him to hold Boon It happened that I was within a few at bay. Then it was that the cham- yards of the position Boon took up plan knocked him out. when he landed the punch that gave
him victory. In my opinion the I talked to McGrory when it was blow was not trespass on forbld-all over. He did no more than den ground,
complain of his bad luck. As for
Johnny McGrory
he was knocked out.
The punch doubled up the Scots- Buon he frankly confessed that not League Tennis
He fell all of a heRD, face having fought since February, when downwards, near the ropes, and he defeated Arthur Danalar, he had there he lay with his little old-not done himself justice. I would fashioned face distorted, but with all all the better it I fought once a his faculties alive. His seconds ap-fornight," he said. pealed for a foul.
Boon stood off, wondering so present his country in Test matches eemed, at the chorus of disapproval,
is J. B. Stollmeyer, who was 1- cluded in the West Indies side
Stollmeyer is 18, and he holds the record by only a few days, for II. G. Vivian, the New Zealander, en- tered Test cricket in 1931 at the Oval when he was 18 years, 240 days old.
TOO MUCH HURRY
doubt himself. His job, however, is
There is no reason for him in the ring, not on the vaudeville
stage.
Indians Overcome University
"DREAM”
YORKSHIREMEN
TENNIS BY DOWN AT ALL VON CRAMM Weakened County Team
Little Difficulty
In Winning At
Queen's Club
Defeats Derbyshire
London, June 26.
The most surprising cricket nows at the past week-end was
C. von Cramm of Germany, had not provided by the Test Match, but by Derbyshire and Yorkshire. little dimeulty in accounting for You can't keep these Yorkshiremen down! Even without four of Ghats Mohammed at Queen's Club their star players-Bowes, Verity, Hutton and Wood--they brought in the Men's Singles Championship off an amazing feat in their match with Derbyshire at Sheffield. straight sets, Von Cramm winning
of London. It was a matter of two
0-1, 6-3. It was hardly be ex- After Derbyshire's Pope brothers, pected that Ghaus would put up an Alfred and George, had put them out effective challenge to a' man who in for 83-their lowest total of the sea his day has not only beaten both son-Yorkshire replied by dismissing Austin und Perry, but also once led Derby for 20! Jim Smurthwaite and Donald Budge 4-1 In the fifth not of Frank Smalles were the Yorkshire a Davis Cup contest.
heroes. Smurthwaite who, had only: once played for the first team before, The Indian seemed rather over-and then without success, came out awed by the occasion and made with the wonderful analysis of:- several errors which could have been 4-2-7-
due only over-anxiety. It was
Lawn Bowls Rinks For Saturday
Bowls
Interesting to watch a group of his Frank Smalles was only very little
worse with:-- compatriots sealed near the side-line. 4.30-11-s When he made a bad stroke they
The following will represent the suffered with him; on the rare occa- and, of course they bowled un Indian R.C. In their Lawn sions when he produced, shots which changed. Smurthwalte who was born League match against the Palice R.C. drew forth admiration even from his at North Orinesby, Middlesbrough. opponents, they radiated happiness and plays for Shaitield United in the on Saturday at Happy Valley: like a bunch of contented school-Yorkshire League,
right-arm,
D.M. Klan, A. M. Wahab, M. Y. boys.
medium-fast bowler and a useful Adal and A. R. Dallah (skip); J. bat. Curiously, he went to Sheffield Heosen, A. Bakar, A. R. Minu and
A. K. Minu (skip); 5. M.' Xùmjahn,
Ghaus's service was his strongest as a spin bowler. point although on the small ride, he is exceptionally well-muscled- The Innings took only sixty-seven A. H: Runjab, A. O. Mádar and and it was this which gave him his balls, and their Job of work took M. R. Abbas (skip)..
DOUBLES WIN
never
CIVIL SERVICE RINKS
only game in the first set. Other-only forty minutes: Not since 1922 wise it was a Von Cramm plenic. have we had such a low score, and in It was a disappointing finish to a
SHOULD BOX MORE which lost to England in the first contest eagerly awaited by the folk
The second set looked like being the that senson Yorkshire rattled outi same when he led 4-1. Ghaus had Sussex for 20, and Warwick fizzed The following will represent the of the Test series of the present sea-of the country-side,
There is no other British fighter at They had his weight with a heavier
15. Warwick, inel- Civil Service C.C, in their matches punch,
Club enhanced mustered his anxiety by this time, out ants for Indian Recreation counted upon a victory for the none with two readler or more tell their prospects for the "A" Division and pinged more like his real self dentally, lost the match by 155 runs champion that would permit of nong fists, but if he will read his ight League tennis title yesterday, when to draw back to 3-5. It was only after dispute. It was not like "Our Erie" with McGrory us I read it he wit they visited
Hants had followed on and on Saturday: Pokfulam and beat delaying the end, however, and Von scored 5211
First Division v. Cralgengower C.C. to win by questionable blow. give freer rein to his boxing ability. Hongkong University by 0, matches Cramm's final service game gave him
has were partison,
Smurthwaite Though the crowd
been at home). E. W. Simmonds, J. to 3, Although S. Wong and C. C. the set 0-3 and the, match. they made it plain that they did not I do not advise him to put the Ma caused considerable surprise by
conched and gained his cricket know- Deakin, A. W. Grimmitt and F. ledge before, you could hardly coil Jones (skip); M. E, Purvis, W. Bur- prove of the punch that ended curb upon his relish for a down-winning all three of their matches, the fight.
it that, seeing that he only fielded ung, M. N. Rakusen and H. Strange right fight, but he is the more likely beating die formidable Rumjahn cou- It was not possible for other than to reach the top of the world if he sins, "S. A." and "H.D." In 12) Von Cramm followed this up by a and did not have a turn with either (skip); I. R. Davies, R. R. Wood, L. those who had a close-up to appre- first makes the way for his punches games, University's remaining two success in the men's doubles in part-bat or ball: did not commit a foul. The most to His right hand is not as sound as it formidable visiting pairs and lost the C. Collins and R. Tinkler, ciate exactly what happened. Loon instead of speculating with them. pairs were unable to withstand the nership with. J. S. Oltin; they beat
Derby went out like this 1-2, 2-2,
Second Division v. Talkoo (away). be charged ngainst him is that he might be. He would be wise to have remaining six matches.
3-0, 6-2, but had to pull out their 3-7, 48, 5-10, 8-10, 7-13, 8-14, 0-19,
10-20.
-E. Kirman, J. Carr, W. Bagley and Of this figure, four played for But that is like Boon. It
was in too great a hurry to win, the hurt mended before he fights
best in order to do so, Von Cramm
D. F. Haynes (skip); V. Ebbuge, S. Wong and C. C. Ma (Univer-left most of the work to Oll, who England, four were South Africans, matter to him whether he misses by
doesn't again.
The second Inings was equally re- sity) beat Omar Rumjalin and I. Mrose nobly to the occasion. Collins markable. Smalles followed up his Crawley, C. Strange and W. Hillyer three Australians, two were New a mile so long as, sooner or later, he
A. Razack 7.5; beat A. R. Minu ond and Tinkler made a great effort in fine bowling in Derbyshire's first (skip); F. Austin, A, Allan, A. Zealanders, and, one was West In-alls his man. He is Indiferent to
A. H. Madar (6-1;-beat H. D. Hum the second set, but Tinkler's return innings by taking oil ten wickets in Stevens, and S. Eccleshall (skip). dian.
the making of any howler, and that
juhn and S. A. Rumjahn 7-6. is to his infinite credit.
of service was a weakness. All the the second, thus enabling Yorkshireį
Hs Inclusion in the West Indies
side brings the number of players who have represented their country before their 21st, birthday to 14.
The greates! name of them all is, of course, tint of Dradman, who made the first of bla many Test op- pearances when England were at Brisbane In November 1928. He was then 20 years and 95 days old.
The other Australians are Archle Jackson and Stan McCabe.
FIRST ENGLISHMAN
The Arst Englishman in the list wus J. N. Crawford, who was n mem- bar of the English team which be gan a Test Mötch against Australia at Sydney in
Ho left his corner in answer to the first bell at racing speed and before the first round had ended he put down McGrory for a count; of eight.
It seemed that within three minutes the Scotsman would be forced to surrender. McGrory, however, having pulled himself up. boxed and fought like a hero. Mis poker face held out no sign distress,
Having tugged himself into the perpendicular
he cave his feet generous employment, and so worked (his head as to give it the appearance
REVISION
OF RULES
lost to Rumjaha Cousins 1-6.
B-4
H. P. Ong and T. S. Wong (Uni-same, this event provided the most to win by 270 runs. versity) lost to Rumjahn and Razack exhilarating lawn tennis of the day. 0-0 lost to Minu and Madar 2-8;) Twenty-three minutes of dream Lim Thian-tel and S. H. Ling tennis by C. con Cramm put paid to (Univercity) lost to Rumjalin and the hopes of America's ace, Bobby
12-6; lost to Rumjahn cousina 4-6.
IN BOXING - lost to Minu and Madar Riggs, in the semi-final, of winning.
Important Proposals
For Meeting
Some important propassis affecting
London, June 18.
INDOOR BOWLING
A. Collyer and J. Hallidgo (skip).
H. E, C, TEAM
The following will represent the Hongkong Electric R.C. in their Third Division match against the Kowloon B.G.C. at Austin Road:
V. Sorby W.E.
NORWEGIAN:
ATHLETES' Deacon, and W.H.B. Muscat (skip)
RECORDS
"Champs" Re-establish must be confessed that many of our ing Athletic 1907. He hnd then
only just passed his twentieth birth- "day
J. W. Hearne was the next, for he was at a few weeks short of 21 when he first played for England. Like Crawford's his Ars! Test was also on the Sydney ground.
fof a swivel to ride punclies that
would otherwise have left him all of the rules and the general control of o-heap:He is not subtle, but he has professional-boxing-will-be discussed
a faculty for making his opponent at the annual general meeting of the wonder why punches miss.
McGRORY SET PROBLEMS
-Team's-Superiority-
every
Macfarlane, 9.
R.C. Butler, R.A. Owens, A.F.Paul and L. de Rome (alip); J, F. Barron, A. G. Gardner, G. T. Padgett and G.. G. S. Thomson (skip).
This match starts at 3.30 p.m.
"BOWLS MATCH POSTPONED
Riggs was analhilated by a stream of fast, perfectly controlled shots-to the extent of 6-0, 6-1, Riggs' only success being in the twelfth game. No amateur could have withstood such an onslaught, and appeared that Cramm was determined to win without the loss of a point. Yet it, The Norwegian Universities' tour-
teom broke rising players would have "had a ground record for the field events on go"-at-the-German--fried-to-rush The programme-when-they recently him out of the net position which met a team sponsored by St. Andrews Riggs allowed him to attain.
University on University Park, St. Andrews. The programme consisted of seven track contests and five fleid events, and the records which were broken were the high Jump, broad The first round match in the Lawn Jump, putting the shot, throwing the Bowls singles championship between discus, and throwing the javelin. |J. F. V. Ribeiro and A. M. Omar, Included in the Scottish team was which was scheduled to take place Sergeant E. Anderson, of Dundee on Monday at the Kowloon B. G. C City Police, a former holder of the has been postponed. The game will world's record for putting the slot. now take place on the same green on
Tuesday. The only events in which the Scot- 102 101 142 170 189 step Dick Venezia
New York, July 12, tish team secured first place were The stewards will ask delegates Dee Molthen. 144 194 143 143
The broad Jumn record of 22ft.in Americans, who do not recognise the half-mile and the mile. In the ninth round Metirory, for to sonellen another change, which Gene Faggiario 134 197107364304 Hurvey as light-heavyweight cham-Arst record to
go was that for was beaten by the Norwegian, K. the second time, was put down for would enable a boxer who has fallen Ernie Hearther
Chan Müller
189 207 172 800 plon, are holding their own world the high jump, in which Knut Holm. Strom, by inclics. H. Sivertsen tile Bght to-morrow, when Mello of Norway, cleared 5ft. 10 in. In the broke the record for the discus throw Bettina opposes Billy Conn at Madi-javelin event, Erdahl Aase, of Nor- by 9 feet. Schneiderman, of Atalan- way, with the magnificent throw of ta, holder, broke his own record 1 son Square Garden.
180fi. Gln, oasily broke the ground foot 2 Inches,
British Boxing Board of Control at Cardlit.
The Champs, who were beaten for! the first time last week, had a return { Perhaps the most revolutionary match with the US.S. Tulsa at the As a boxer pure and simple Mc- and controversial proposal will be Hongkong Bowling Alleys yesterday Grory is splendidly near to cham-that in future boxing shall be con- to decide the better team. plonship class, and having weathered ducted under rules to be known as the storm which Boon beat up in British Boxing Board of Control game ever played in these Alleys, for It was the most exciting and closest the opening round he set the cham- rules. Those would displace the after the end of the fourth game the plon problems that puzzled him not long-established and widely accepted Champs
actually 0 points
team breaking down in the!
fn little.
were
No other Englund player appears in the list until 1027, when . A. R. Feebles visited South Africa and played in a Test a month before he was 20.
Any other fighter but Boon would National Sporting Club rules. The down, but they took advantage of the Compton, the only other English have despaired of reaching anality, stewards of the Board will place this Tulsa Test minor, is also the only one who but the Cambridgeshire lad is not proposed alteration before the meet-fifth game to win by 24 points. flest played for his country at home, given that way. He set out to crashing. being just over 10 when he played agalust the New Zealanders at the Oval in 1937-United Press,
and bang, and so he continued.
Social Successes
STICK TO SHERRY! Amontillado Fino Cacabeckhiappart
Total
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through the ropes ten seconds to re- gain his feet unaided outside the ring and be permitted to climb back w, Michals again immediately afterwards. As E. Spenko **** the suggestion now stands there Al Shreier ...
Pete Paterson
would seem to be a certain amount of ambiguity as to when the count begina and the exact length of time which will be allowed to expire be- tween the time when the boxer dis- appears through the ropes and is back again in the ring set for Aght- Ing.
Certainly the new rule will require{ careful drafting. As the rules now stand a boxer who has fallen out of the ring and falled to get back again inalde ten seconds is adjudged to have been knocked out; This hap- pened twice Inst senson, when Ben Foord and Jack Doyle were the un- fortunaten. Admittedly it is not al- ways unfortunate to be knocked out of the ring-much depends upon who remains inside.
Third Round Results In P.G.A.Tourney
New York, July 12.
Pro-
In the third round of the fessional Golfers' Association Cham- planships now being played at Long Island, Paul Runyan (holder) de- fented Ben Hogan by two and one; Byron Nelson, recent winner of the American "Open" Championships, beat Johnny Révolta by six and four; und Horton Smith beat Doser four and two.
The quarter-finals will be played to-morrow, Reuter.
Total
The Champs
B17
Americans To Hold Own Title Fight
1,287
It is generally thought that a fight record of 147ft. In the putt, the re- will be arranged later between the cord for the ground-41it sin-was 3,283 Winner and Ifarvey-Reuter Speciul. lowered by all the competitors. The points to 40.
Norway
won the
contest by 78
A group photograph of the basketball team of St. Paul's College, winners of the Inter-School Championship during the 1938-39 season. Bentsä
In the centre of the front, tow la Mr. E. G. Blewark, Headmaster of the College--Ming Yuen, -