WORKING WITH BOTH-HANDS Peter
Face set with determination, tennis star Jack Bromwich of Australia takes a cut at the ball as his partner, Frank Sedgman, looks on during matches at Chestnut Hill, Mass. Bromwich and Sedgman defeated Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy. The match was a preview of the Davis Cup doubles.
KCC TENNIS
MRS MARY CHOW WINS EASILY FROM MRS STACK
Mrs Mary Chow shortened the odds on her position as favourite for the Colony singles crown yesterday evening when she decisively beat Mrs R. Stack 6-2, 6-1, to become KCC Women's Singles Champion,
i Although both players were left-handed, there was a big contrast in styles. Mrs Chow, small, compact, machinæelike almost always had the initiative over her tall erratic opponent.
5
21
i
Stack tried to force the
in the first set, but Mrs
unperturbed
remalueri
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1950."
Wilson Gets
SICK OF THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOTHING BUT SLAM THE SPORT OF BOXING
I'm getting more than a little sick of the people who have nothing to do but to slam the sport of boxing.
I don't mind their criticism of some of the people in the fight game. Good ness knows I've knocked everything about them except their knees and Nature forestalled me there.
But I do take issue, most violent issue, with critics like the Rev. A. H. Kirkby, who in a recent article, began by describing boxing as; "Beastly! Degrading!! Disgusting!!!"
I
his own
helt
SPORTING. SAM
By Reg. Wootton
THE RUGBY UNION. SEASON
There Are Lean Times
•
Ahead For Cardiff
.
SAYS PETER LOVEGROVE
A few hours after the British Isles Rugby Union team trooped off the field at Newcastle (Australia) after the last match of their highly popular Australlan four on September 2, most of the Welsh clubs and a few in England kicked off for the start of our new season,
Although the tourists were not able to beat Now Zealand in any of the four Test matches, they did win the two International encounters against Austra- lía, and in both countries they established the highest reputation for bright, open Rugby and excellent sportsmanship.
The
He continue by proclaimingi į "young hopefuld who may accurately described 15 It- "It is more than time that make boxing their future moralising." hall was called to these brutal career-or, if they And other
STOP THE LOT pectacles. degrading in their interests, may decido not lo
If you really believe that, intention, disqualing in their enter a ring again,
step speedway-for, by the result, and altogether displays
the crowds of [of animalism that would shane
Are they cterally damned me "logle,"
and children go nien, women the beasts that perish."
because they showed
only to seo the riders smash And the reverend gentlemen skill, their pluck and their
up. ended by saying-
sportsmanship in the ring? And
Manacle
motor racers for "We
begin by calling this are the people who applauded
the same reason, Rugby must boxing business beastly." The hem "beasts"
be revolting, for you can break word : not merely set in the Gerogatury sense of nasty' but
suppose the kid to whom a man's ter when you tackle A rower strains his heart
team will be back in rerum-lalf, recovery from jaun-(who was such a sensation last In the precise sense of Dertain-Field-Marshal Montgomery gave him,
3, but it wrist-watch, because-away with oarsmanship. Out-Bellain on October
isdice.
There are also some new year. both Fcore<! trics in ing to the beasts."
athletics-one man was unlikely that any of the players comers from Wales, including Northampton's desi rame, when What clerical clapropt And the boy had fought welt, should law
inferml ilme-plec spiked and another collapped at will go straight back into their By-half F. Brookman from the 'Saints' showed tremendous what an abominable slur on Wind the
underfoot and curse the man the finish of the half mile.
Dath, how club sides. That would lead to Pontypool, A. L. Weatherstone speed and slash, the thousand of youngsters,
The only clean thing about lateness before the winter is from Scotland and L 0-foot ever. will only make infrequent amateur and professions for who gave it to him for making
waterpolo in a beast out of himselfi
the water, and over, and I understand that most Somerset county cap in J. C. appearances in the Rev. Mr Kirby apparently
their colours the only permissibia sport is
Leicester, incidentally, dhiring the season, will probably take a couple of kalt.
As Connell makes no distinction between
croquet,
month rest and come back to now have four RAF "caps" in will soon be up at Oxford again, then--who have found Lamic,
And let us all become a race
the game at the beginning of their ranks.
end Hyde la going to an OCTU fortune or just fun in the fight
af namby-pamby, pacifist Per-
December when the first Inter- I. B. Cannell, the England in Cheshire. Ile is in the RTR came.
rieg who wouldn't hurt national trial matches are held. rentre, and young John Hyde, on National Service. let alone a fly-weight.
Boxing is a Tough. tough sport, Clean it, by all means, of some of the Landly-lice who The club kely to suffer most baften on
fighters Buis Cardiff, who will be without don't blackguard the scrappers ove key players: Billy Cleaver, or the fan in the street, who Bleddyn Williams, Rex Wilis, admires
those
British Jackie very
Mathews and R. T qualities of grit and controlled
Evans. Cleaver, by the way, has resigned the Captaincy, which -London Zomer Servios)
will once again be undertaken By that the forward, W. E. Samplin, Cleaver is manager of the North Celenydd Colliery, Newbridge, and expects to find dificulty in travelling to nwny matches.
What half-bakel balderdash Hall is. For instance, the Rev, Mr Kirisby writer-
V.C. WINNER
"Psychologists have a name mental #1- Just let me mentich a few of for this pervertel The people who were boxers, or titude that finds pleasure in supported it for the Rev. Mr causing or observing the suffer
ather. It is sadis Kirkby is as vindletive towards ing of
tams, if noi already spectators as he is uncharitable Boxing
afflicted with this perversion, towards boxers.
(or is it Remember Le ce Corporal) are doing their best arry Nicholls, of the Grena-their worst?) to get it by dior Guard% "one of the first serving stich spectacles. Boxing fighting spirit.
are, therefore, most two men to win a V.C. in the contests last war? Harry Nicholls was
Services the Imperial
heavy- weight champion. Thousands cheered him in the ring before he shone in the tougher thing at Thanicirk.
Whea they thought Harry Nicholls wm, dend, alid · present- ed his medal to lo "widow," This regimental sergeant-mujor sid: "Nicholls was a tough, fearless man-and klud with 11"
the
Luck & LaMotta Beat
Laurent
Dauthuille
Detroit. Sept. 13.
Pirn
FIVE KEY PLAYERS
Cardiff have suffered further blows by the loss of Russell und Terry Cook, thele wing three-quarter, to the Rugby League game in the north, and is rumoured that some of the forwards mny also leave Arms Park. Burn is now with
the
the Swinton club, and Cook re-
Halifax at a cently signed for
Souza To
Alves & Souza Meet Lee & Ogley
In Open Pairs Final
The Craigengower pair of F. Lee and W. C. Ogley and the Recreio combination of A. M. Alves and A. M. Souza fought through two thrilling semi-fruts yester- day to enter this year's final of the Colony Lawn Bowls Championship.
Le
Opposed to A. L. G. Eastman and W. C. Simpron In a sensationally dramatic finish Jake La Motta,
of Kowloon Rowling Green Club, Lee and Ogley after a badly benten "Bronx Bull" kept his world middle-
holding their opponents to 6-6 at the end of the 7th Laurent weight
knocking out championship by
head dropped back to 9-15 during the next eight heads. Dauthuille, of France, tonight with only 13 seconds
Luck seemed to remaining in the 15th and last round of their fight four-figure tee.
On the other hand, severnt them on a number of occasions of the
against ried them through. To the skip winning side. A M. before 11,424 people at the Olympic Stadium,
useful players have applied to during this period when Simp-Souza, just as In the other La Motta, mading his second, from bleeding during the realn, such as 11. Greenslade and son's heavy drives always got game, went the honour of scor- G. Llewellyn (Bridgend), J. the jack in his favour. Aling the winning point with a Thomas (Newport) and four magnificent rally, however, Ve magnificent shot. The last three members of last year's Welsh the winners six shots in the heads in this match were play- Secondary Schools XV, will take some time them into a team worthy of Cardif tradition, and mean- while there are tough fixtures with Newport, Swansea, Leices ter, Coventry, Northampton and the Dark Blues and Neath to be negotiated in the near future,
When, after the war, things were rugged for Harry Nicholls the Lord Mayor of Nottingham receive! more than £100 in fts from all over the country. Hut Nicholls wasn't a scrounger. He wanted a job--not charity- and he asked for the money to The following were the results: Cab Ladies Single: Mrs Saing-be returned. buy brat Mrs Dras 6-1, 6-0; Mire Not
my Idea
defence of the 100-pound crown, mainder of a Tamworth beat Mes Driemen 6-4 "beast
Kirkby.
knocked out the curly haired Press. won her points by steady |6-9.
French auto m neither was Con sandy-facedi But then glony's Padles Doullen: Mrs accurate placing rather than by Mackte and Mira Armstrong beat Mr O'Kelly-as tough a heavy-chanic at 2:47 of the 15th round,
If Lo and Mis Chấy 3-1, 6-3 and weight ne
cam at you could want to The knockout
a time brillant shots.
Although Mrs Chow was
not to meet, in the when It seemed virtually cer- Chib Men's Singles Handimp: Mr see, but lylet, Mrs Stack played thea. Wirgleworth beat Mr D.D.S.|ting.
tain that a new champion was a. crow shots which brought Evar da, 8.4.
Con. O'Kelly is a priest now, about to be crowned. Cab Mixed Doubles; Mr M. Tee- appinte. More often than not, bent. Sir and and he helps the youngsters of Siwever, she netted the ball or in B. Johnson 6.0. 4-0; Mr his parish by teaching them sn heyond the baseline. W.J.D. Cooper and Mrs Andrews boxing among other things.
beat Dr Smart and Mrs, arty 2-0. you think is "heastly" of him, Itt e Arst set the Hames 16-3, and 4-16: et mad at det when Mrs Black ↑ "All Men's Doubles; Major Young Mr Kirkby? bg serving doubles faults 6. Horty beal A.D. Schuler and S/1, Hort -, 6-4; 1. Zulous
the fl
which but her sotera! points. Garrard heat .5. Me- A. mugh her volleying Was Crate and J. Lanesshire 6-1, 6-3. sopener, she could not prevent!
Mr Chow from taking the ret)
-
1 Stock staged a good res
and
TODAY'S GAMES
31: G. Loom and Mrs CC. Chlu * Lt. Col. and Mrs Stack (Colony
Doubtless;
in the avondst and Mixed Doubles?, K... and its went head to lead 4-1 with ten v. Tay and A1155 M.
Whetro (Colony Mixed * forceful
accurate as Stokes and Mis Getz v Mrs M olez. In the sixth gome, how-how and Mrs sony Ladies ever. the Cho machine Kiti ile smooth rhythm and M. Lotfried and Mrs Ayres (Club shet tok Bve games in a row to w the match.
re-Doublen): Mr and Mrs A D. Scholes
Mixed Doubles); D.T. Nolan v K. Gel Club Men's Singles): La Story and W.1
Trap Men's
BEASTS?
renumber
De
QUEEN'S PARK BEAT TURKS
London. Sept. 14. Queens Park Rangers, Ascapes and GT. Rowe EE.the Second Division Foot- Doubles; ...ball League team, defeated Men singles): 19 Afeng Galata Saray, the Turkish On, Colony and even Clubes McCraig
Morrison (Handicap Men's team, tonight by four goals to one after leading by 2-0 nt huif-time.
LRC TOURNEY
evenly in the Ladica' Recreation. Club tennis tournament Wer phiyet off yesterday.
The Colony Ladies Doubles match was a keen fight between Mr. Mackie and Mrs Armstrong and Mrs H. Lo and Mies Choy. The Chinese pair after winning in the the Krst set, fallered second and third sets against the agressive play of the LRC combination.
MCC Team Sails For Australia
Tilbory, Sept. 14.
for The MCC team sailed Australia this afternoon in the
faver Strathaden. BL Berry Wu Lancashire bowler, who is cuveling from tonalitic, look- et pale as he joined the team
to be photographed,
Singles
Sanders (Club
THE RACING
CALENDAR
FOR
LEADING ON POINTS LEADIN
left hook
of the bout-United
Windermere
Is Harder
To Swim
London, Sept. 14. Jason Zirganos, 1
but it
to blend next four heads, to bring the ed in total daitness, and head-
CLOSEST RIVALS
of the
score to 15-15.
TWO BRILLIANT SHOTS
bia to
lights of two cars supplied the source of light, Down 11-18 on the 18th head, Kitchell and All
making necessary
Then two brilliant shots by caught up to 18-18 on the 21st an extra Ogley brought victory
hend. They were lying four side. On the 20th head. Lechen the skips went down to Bent down four shots, thrce of which were just a few
SCORES
gol
the
HKCC SINGLES FINAL
the
Referee Lou Handler counted out the excellent French strap- per just before Laurent manag
Woods d to struggle to his fret.
Inches bowl. All wasted three A left hook to the chin bad
from the jack. Ogley added trying to block after drawing a mashed the challenger back-
another one and tried to block. fifth shot, and did not have T kerm to
the wards into the ropes. Baitthutile
Their closest rivals for the Simpson succeeded in his second single back wood at all. With Deke of Edinburgh presenting lith red down the ropes to the
44-unofficial Welsh championship, heavy drive and squeezed the his last wood, Souza fall to tinnr. prizes at the Albert
lio four jack squarely to score two shots He rose to one knee a year-old former Greek Army Newport and Swansea, have no jack to one skle, 10 the count of three und remained
position. He tried to major, who finished seventh such problems. It is true that shots. With his last wood, Ogley for victory. is that
back to one knee in the recent cross-Channel Newport will be without Ken trailed the Jack for the slot, rire but fell
Isles out-which Simpson failed to better. Jones, the Brillsh
On the last head, Eastman F. Leo and W. C. Oxley beat and almost to the canvas as the marathon race, today gave standing wing three-quarter, for counts of nine and 10 were
up his attempt to swim the some weeks, but they have al- gave his skip two shots. Ogley A. L. G. Enstman and W. C. waved over.
but Simpson, 17-15, of chilly stretch
Lake ready got off the mark with a trailed the jack for two
front over Simpson knocked up a win
A, M. Alves and A. M. Bouza Penarth, whom they only just wood for the second shot. With beat A. R. Kitchell and I. All, Dauthuille, who had oulpoin-Windermere. Westmoreland,crushing 24-point ed a Motti in a non-title fight after covering seven miles overenme by a single point last his third wood, Simpson's luck 20-18.
November.
agola held out, when he wicked at Montreal in February, 1949, in eight hours.
off n front wood, and got the The Greek swimmer regarded was leading the champion on
The "All Whites," who will jack backwards and slightly to points on the score sheets of alf today'a swim As training for
F. E. Skinner won His three ring offeints going into the another attempt on Sunday to gain be led by back-row for the side for the first shot
are still in wood was then about four in- "Shields" Cup when he de- 15th round.
the trials stage, After about ព
minute-and-swim the Channel-this time ward Bryn Evans,
but there is thes from the jack, jack-high. feated R. A. Edwards 21-17 ca 23rd head in the HKCC a-half of Aghting in the 15th from England to France,
The icy-cold fresh-water lake every Indication that they will Ogley again succeeded with his the
Singles Championship The match was watched by with Dauthuille still having an
drive yesterday. Last year's winner, All last year's leading players shot. A desperato final advantage. La Motta suddenly becoming almost a fusionals last a sis second to none last wood to hug the jack for Bowls
able as the Channel, and, seme the Turkish Ambats dor, Mr (1
him with a staggered
believe, harder lo swim. It was are available, with the possible by Simpson got through the R. H. Wilde, did not compete Seikalin. The Turks played well, the chin. Then La Meta
very rough today ari Zirganos exception of Alun Thomas, the narrow port in front and miss-in the current lournament as ho particularly in the second half
a bar two accompanying
boats had outside-half, and they have been the jack by a har-breadth. is away an home leave, and did not deserve to be betien bombarded himn with
ruste of hocles to the head
last for membership. Injurles
MORE EXPERIENCE and body as the gaine French done their best to dissuade him showed under with applications by so large a margin. 1951
Their mul-field play was ou ma
wister often made it dificult to Went staggering about trainer with him.-Reuter,
Playing a brilliant game, par- | All the full-back position salis. und the halves inmated some
the ring,
bent uver
atages, London, Sept. 14.
elever passing movements, but
gloves,
factorily, but I understand that ticularly in the closing boxing
Dauthuille
with A. R. Kitchell and I. All were Next year's Eprom Derby shooting and miskichung
swayed this way and that way
Gerwyn Williams, then
their match of the openings and finally was foored,
London Welsh and who was cap. unlucky to lose will be run on May 30, with polled many
against A. M. Alves and A. M. thunctered
ped for Wales, may turn out The fans
Souza. A little moro experi- the Oaks on June 1, it was
B. Varon, the speedy Turkish frenzied excitement as the re-
Aberavon, now without their ence might have probably car- announced by today's Rac-
his count. They left-winger,
particularly feree finished was
free ncoring wing three quarter i ing Calendar.
unlucky not to store more than had witnessed one of the most
[7. Mainwaring, who is working The dates of the other clasides once. Both goalkeepers came in spectacular rallies in ring his
in London, and Denzil Jones, the applause, specially the Tur-tory. Nevertheles, after they
South Africa, India, Aus-the outside-half, made a dis- Two Thousand Guineas-Maykish custodian who brought oft had come to the realisation of 2.
a few of them booed trulin and New Zealand, appolating start by going down me remarkable saves for his the kayo
to second-class opposition in La Motta because he had done apart from the Home Coun-their local rivals Kenng Hill by One Thousand Guineas--May side.—Reuter. 4 (at Newmarke!).
>cme actingt in the
tries, are expected to besix points to nil, but Maesteg, 13th rounds when he feigned
the first unbeaten during 1949-50, kicked that he was on the verge of a represented in
World Amateur
eff with 17 points against Moun- Billiards
tain Ash. They do not meet the was leading Championship, to be held "By: Three
At a meeting of the Dauthville, 20,
but have streng Management Committee of
The 23rd Field Regiment the 29-year-old champion on in London next September.thened" their Axture Hat with
(Royal Artillery) had a good The avent has arisen from the games against Waterloo, London the Hongkong Lawn Bowls deal the beitor of the 120th points at the end of the 14th round. On a mound
Association held yesterday, Mortar Battery (Royal Artil- by round Empire Championship, which Irish and Birkenhead Park. basis the United Press favour was last held in 1938, when Ro-
MIDLANDS' CHALLENGE
was announced that 11lery) winning with 4 goals (and ed Dauthullie eicht rounds 10 Lert Marshall, of Australis, was
entries had been received comers), against the latter's with two even. four
successful,
nil. The World Champion-Welsh club
Kreatest The new
challenge to for the forthcoming Inter- supremacy should national competition for the ship will be played under the system,
ngein come from the Midlands. American tournament
Jare
Lenson
St. Leger-September 12 Doncaster).
Plans for 1he 1051 national han; racing F. R. Brown, the captain, sald provide for 35 weeks' ricing
a brief speech that he had a
381 daily pro- include trong team and hoped to bring
minmum Krammes with
back the Ashes.
The Pain
will take
and
2,296 races
made.
ki
of
fat and No Confirmation knockout. Of Indian
Team's Visit
The
Hongkong Football
things Flat racing begins at Kempton
ery on their fest week of the Park and Stockton on March 21 voyage, sul will then get down und ends nt Manchester and
ber.
:
Carlisle, Sept. 14.
The West Indies, in a one-day HOME SOCCER
their
ותון
their
12 and
At the end La Motta's left and he
from the attempt.
He hus no
World Amateur
Billiards Championship
London, Sept. 14.
rwollen.
turn all other competitors.
Dauthullie was gashed under
work of his seconds
for a series of matches. Their in the corner prevented them!
ber-Reuter,
win over Leleoster,
now
11 Entries For International Tournament
Stanley Shield Tournament Starts
The first games of the maven- in-side chority soccer competi- Shield tion for the Stanley made an unofficial start yester- day aftemoon at Sookunpoo when army teams played each other before M considerablo crowd of spectators.
exercise and training-Reu-Lastield on November 17. The Association could not con-eye was nearly closed
The 15th Observation Battery (Royal Artillery) won a hard- drel big handicap race,
the firm yesterday that arrange-was bleeding from a gash under
Coventry, Northampton and Bed Gutierrez Shield.
one goal from had been finalised the eye. His right cheek was whereby each player ippours Iford have all opened their ac-The following werd Lincolnshire, will be run onments
elected fought gome March 31, and the Grand Na- for the India team's visit.
The World Professional Bi-count on the credit alde, the ronvenors for the different na- the 83rd Company (R.A.S.C.) scoring 3 goals (and a corner) anal Steeplechase on the fol-
last held latter with their now-customaryana: England, J. Go to the latter's 2 goals (and a W. INDIES WIN
Jowing Saturday, April 7,
It may be recalled. that both eyes and at the left cor-Hards Championship,
Scotland, A. Marshall; Ireland
corner). the AD-India Federation originer of his nore, La Motta 16 years ago, will be decided in
Bedford, incidentally, took the W. McColl; China, W. Hong учаг with the ONE-DAY MATCH Liverpool-Reuter,
nally wrote a letter to the Asso-opened those cuts on Laurent London next
The 58th Medlum Regiment clation, asking the possibility of in the third round and only the final to be played In Septemn-eld with Alan Towell, who last Sing; Pakistan, A. M. Omar
year caplained Leicester but is Canada, G. Costelho; Phülp (Royal Artillery) had a fairly team visiting Hongkong excellent
at Dunstable pines, A. E. Coates Switzer- easy victory over the HQ. (Ro teaching Grammar School. He played land. C. S. Rosselet; Maloya, yal Arullery) "A" team getting centre three quarter to Leo Oak-S: Yusuf India, A. K. Minu 3 goals (and two corners) to ley on the right wing, and they Portugal, J. E. Noronha,
The their opponents 2 corner. struck an excellent understand-first round of this competition London, Sept. 14. Ing nt once.
will cut will bo They
played
The HQ. (Royal Arilllery) "" team foll a victim to -the- The following were the re-through a great many defences September 26. sults of rugger matches play-before the season is out.
It was also decided that the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment whose ed today:
The
Tigers have not been Open Singles seml-anal be combination was too good for RUGBY UNION
prominent of recent years, but tween C. S. Rosselet and W. the gunners giving them victory Bath
when R. G. H. Weighill, the Wednesday, September 27, at goal. Harlequins, Royal Air Force and the Kowloon Bowling Green England forward, ;; lends – their starting at 5 p.m. The final pack soon, and W.K.T. Moore, will be held at the same place count in the event of andrewzone.
• goals at full time.. their --skipper --- and -- England on-Wednesday, October: 4.
match against a combined Cum- berland and Westmorland side; today won by 150 runs, the match being deelded on the first
innings although the West Indies
RESULTS
London, Sept. 14.
term of 50 per cent. of the noti procevels plus transportation and other expenses, while In
the
Colony, were considered unac- Eddie Thomas Boats!
Cliff Curvis
fund a second knock and hit 110 The following, were the regnve run for the loss of four wickets, sults of football matches
In the Brat they bit 244 runted today:
and dismissed the combined side
for runs. D
Marshall and Christiant scored
THIRD DIVISION (BOUTSENT) Nawport C. 1. Watford
ceptable to the Association, who them instead the usual play-offer of 40 per cent of the gross
Swansea, Sept. 14. takings and expenses in Hong- Eddie Thomas, of Merinys,, kong.
tonight retained his British
101 nume for the first wicket in Norditamptona - Leyinmang 47 minuter, Marshall's ..83 rum .................... FRIENDLY-MATOH---- Recluding #kacaksta: and-four Queen's P. R.Galalaray Cours-Router.
Rugger Results
010
Sunday,
A cablo was despatched to Welterweight tille by outpolat- | 1879, An International side they will prove 'dificult, to beat J. Howard will be played off on by 4 goals (and a comer) to 1......
them some time ago, butac-Ing his fellow. Welshman, Cilat cording to the Secretary of the Curvis, of Swanage, tovor, I5 Association no reply rounds at the St, Helan's foot-
Thall ground here Reube
1 Football
--Reuter.
I has been received.
Neath 11, Newbridge 3. Gloucester 23, Stroud 1, Torquay Athletic 5, Brixham 6-Reuter.
In this serios corners only
+
1