1925-10-03 — Page 9

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1925

"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE

MILITARY SPORT.

GARRISON TENNIS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

PLAY 'NEXT WEEK.

Weather permitting, the Garvi.

follow:-

SOCCER ENDS IN DRAW.

1

In the local Olympiad between the Hongkong Volunteer Defence

association football match was played at Kowloon yesterday and ended in a draw of 2 goals all.

The Volunteer team comprised: G. B. Slipper (Infantry); F. V. Read (Infantry) and C. W. E. Bishop (Engineers); Remedica (Infantry), J. McKelvie (Scot. fish) and A. Duncan (Scottish); H. G. Howard (Scottish), A Forsyth (Scottish), A. C. I. Bowker (Infantry), W. E. Austen (Infantry) and K. A. Mason if Infantry).

V.R.C. SPORTS.

CLUB NICKNAMES.

"TROTTERS." AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIP OF WHY BOLTON ARE CALLED

COLONY.

CONCLUSION. TO-DAY.

Today will see the conclusion

ships.

1.

HOME SOCCER TIT BITS.

the

the Jags, an obvious term emblem-

KUHINA

Notts County, known Lambs would scorn any consideration being shown them

taking.

Canaries.

..

SOCCER ROWS.

UNRULY SPECTATORS AT GLASGOW.

NOT ALONE.

HONGKONG AND DIRECT ACTION

The

signed

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not. that

The serious nature of the crisis VALUABLE in Canton and Hongkong is re veste in messages reaching, the Londoh headquarters of firms. which trade in the Far East. They indicate that the agitation han now reaulted. In what is virtually a national rising, and show that British trade has

SOFENTISTS' MONGOLIA

FINDS..

?PATIENCE, REWARDED:

nowadays come to a complete leader of the Third Asintie Bxpedi

The Rev. Chapman "Andrews,

standstill.

COTTON TRADE'S LOSS.,

edreptiles and warm blooded.

menntains

very

110 jew

on that account Of course with Crystal Palace, who are known as the Glaziers, the reason is pretty

"IF NEED ARIBE!”” apparent owing to the vast amount of glass used. In the con-

That the members of Hong kong's mass meeting ware struction of that huge under Barnsley, a famous cup-fighting

In almost every cablegram in on to Mongolia, reports that team, are known as the Colllers, alone in their opinion.

British the last few days, commercial cor-made of skulls, the discoveries, of Canton's challenge to and it is fitting a team belonging treaty rights called for Immediate respondents are appealing for the dune dwellers and their culture, priceless discoveries have been to the great East Coast fishing and prompt action is shown by representations to be made to the law of what might be termed the

Town, should With the start of a new football port, Grimsby

Home newspapers and journals at definite action further. son Tennis Doubles Tournament|| of the V.R.C. annual aquatrejserson, says a Home paper in mail answer to the nickname of the editorial comment in the leading British Government not to delay link between the age of cohl bloud- Mariners, while the Wolves is the time news reached there of Their unanimous recommendanimals through the multitaberen- will be played next week on the sports, in which are included the week, club supporters have been handy and easily uttered substitu- the embargo on British shipping-tion is that the position will be late skull.

champion turning out in their tens of thou-tion for the cumbersome Wolver Garrison Courts at Soakumpoo,.88; Colony's swimming

Instancing the need for direct best dealt with by the Foreign sands ready to cheer-and per

But why action, the "Telegraph" refers to Office immediately sending an

The following articles is an op- Monday-First Round com

A splendid race was seen yeater-chance to jeer their favourite hampton Wanderers

American Museum of Natural Hie mencing it 3 p.m.Sgt. Bannis- day in the 200 yards champion-team. While an interesting story Be Coventry City know in the "useful precedent" which eminent person to Forking armed preciation of the persistence of the ter and Pte. Hollidays, E. Surreysahip. Lyon was slightly in the van could be told of the origin, history, | Bantams? Surely the Midland America set a few months ago with a measure of authority to tory in sending these repeated ex- peditions to Mongolia with such v. S. Sgt. Davies and Morriss, from the start but May dead- and name of famous clubs, an even team are not composed of players when the American naval com- negotiate an agreement.

more attractive narrative could be all approximating to the height mander threatened to use force if

The trade representatives de eventual rich reward. R.A.O.C.; Sgt. Andrews and heated with him.

there was any attempt to restrict clare that the want of evidence of Woven around the manner in and weight of Alan Morton!

Millwall answer to the name of the free navigation of Americas the intention of the British Gov-Museum of Natural History in The persistence of the Ameriert. L/Cpl. Bendall, R.A.0.C. v. Sgts.. Results in detail were:- Corkell and Blondin, R.E.; Four Lengths Handicap (mem-which noted football combinations

America in the light of. S.S.MR. Gager

and Harrison, bers), 1st heat, 1, J. V. Ramsay obtained their nicknames. For a the Dockers, and Northampton, ships..

perating and is depressing Mongolia appears to have been R.A.S.C, V. R.Q.M.S. Chandler (71 xec.), 2. J. Stewart; 2nd heat, club to receive a nickname which the centre of a great bootmaking this and more weighty facts could ernment to act has become exas-sending repeated expeditions to

industry, to that of the Cobblers, not but approve of the adoption morale in Hongkong. "Every richly rewarded. Two' and CQ.M.S. Stripp, E. Surreys. 1. D. Lain (62 sec.), 2, A. Botelho is joyously ejaculated by thou and it is not surprising that Norby the British and Japanese of day's delay," states one telegram Mr. Poy Andrews and his

sands of perfervid supporters is 4.36 p.m.-Q.M.S. Brown and (66 sec.).

wich City should be familiarly similar measures should the need from Hongkong, results in in- cientific colleagues fond fol Turner, R.E. v. Cpls. Humber.

100 Yards Boys Championship, the hall mark of fame.

ereasing financial exhaustion." Many of the nicknames are, of known all over the country as the for it arise."

dinosaurs with their egga, but this Surreys: 1. L.. Roza Pereira. 2, J. S. Lyon, atone and Petter, E.

Down South: when Discussing the. regulations Reports from Hongkong and summer they have also found wany course, obvious. For instance, the W. O. Instr. Licence and, Sgt. Time 74 2:5 sec.

Canton, the Canton state that the daily finan- traces, though no remains as yet, Poyser, Small Units v. Ptes. Long Plunge, Colony Champion Heart of Midlothian are known all anyone refers to the Railwaymen emanating from

cial loss being incurred in both of paleolithic man, The reson Kimber and Picket, E. Surreys. ship. I. C. J. Cooke (62 feet), 2, over the country as the Maroons, in a football connection, everybody Telegraph states:-

de- places is about £250,000,

why Professor H. F. Osborn has clearly frst is a name derived from the distinc-knows that Swindon Town are the Second Round.-Q.M.Sa. Faro J. H. Witchell (61 ft. 3 ins.).

Trade correspondents' mes for many years past advocated an to prevent steamers and Hewitt. R.E v. Sgt. Landau

200 Yards Championship of the tive jerseys worn by the Tyne- team in question on account of

other sages all allude to the unfortunate exploration of the fossil deposits of of all nationalities, and L/Cpl. McCurrach, R.A.M.C. Colony. D. Lyon and A. F. May castle players. The same applies the extensive railway works in the

absence in Britain, where he is. Mongolia may be stated very -im- to Rangers, who supporters yell district, while Gillingham players

than Tuesday. Second Round con-dead heat in 2 min. 40 sec.

British and Japanese,

J. W. R. ply. That vast country is ù lofty

arid

with tinued. Commencing 3 p.m. Four Lengths Handicap, Ladies at the pitch of their voices: readily answer to the name of the

from touching at Hongkong, on sick leave, of Sir

plateau. Hoppers. Round 1, Miss C. Smith. 2. Miss M. Bluns. Come on, the Light Blues," a Wednesday. Third

Peking. But perhaps the most interest. under penalty of being denied an Macleay, the British Minister to and don. Time, 1 min. 33 1/5 sec. reference to the attractive hue of .commencing 3 p.m.

ing nickname of the lot is that entry to Chinese ports. Does this A representative of "The Daily rivers, Consequently there is a Thursday.Semi-Finals, com- Final Girls Two Lengths. the Ibrox players' shirts,

applied to Bolton Wanderers, who prohibition also apply to the mencing 4 p.m.

Miss D. Hunt,, 2, Miss C. Dixon. Friday. Final, commencing Time 42 3/5 sec.

There is also a smack of their are known far and wide as the Chinese vessels,, mostly junks, to Mail" was informed that Sir good chance of finding the fonilised origin in Third Lanark being Trotters.

How came a famous which goods are generally tran- James Macleay hopes to have re-femains of nuimals in a compera shipped from British ships at covered sufficiently to enable him tively undisturbed condition. This 3.45 p.m.

100 Yards Breast Stroke, Colony dubbed the Warriors, as the club club like the Wanderers to get Hongkong for conveyance to to return to Peking in about three prediction was confirmed two years Championship. 1, Cpl. Lidster, 2. were originally known as

ngo, when Mr. Andrews, working. a.name? The explanation, even

ava place five hundred miles within Wan Kwong-tin. Time 1 min. Third L.R.V., and even yet in some although I do not vouch for its Cantonese river and other south-weeks." LOCAL OLYMPIAD. 22 sec.

parts of Glasgow the Cathkin club!

ern.ports?. It is difficult to resist accuracy, is interesting:

The Chinese situation has cost the Gobi Desert, came upon the complete skeleton of a ilino-sax Two Lengths Handicap (Army are referred to as the Volunteers.

the impression, that we are here Bolton is not exactly a town of witnessing a deliberate conspiracy the Lancashire cotton industry with the nine eggs that she had and Navy), 1, Bandsman Scott, 2. Then Partick Thistle are known as millionaires, and thousands of to destroy the economic import of which China is the second chief just laid before a sandstorm exe VOLUNTEERS V. "HERMES" Ple. Edwards. Time 23 3/5 sec.

great market, the whole of next win-and buried her. This sand, fal Eng MATCH.

Two Lengths Team Race won by atic of the prickly qualities of busy workers used to considerance of Hongkong, as a following team, E. A. Brodie the Scottish thistle, while the pigs' feet a bit of delicacy, and commercial distributing and transter's China trade, and the greater gently, killed but did not rush, nd part of next summer's trade. Its the great reptile, with her eggs: re- (Capt.), G. R. Raavet. E. W. Spiders, the name by which they were in the Fabit of walking shipment, centre.

losses during the last four months mained slowly fossilising through Railton, A. A. R. Botelho, J. Queen's Park are known far and through the streets gnawing away The various inquiries and sur

cooked pig's vers now lo progress, will enable are estimated to have been nearly perhaps ten million years. Stewart, J. Kent, J. Soares and A. wide, is derived from the black contentedly at a

trotter. Burt the nickname"

In Profesor Osborn's view, time.. a decision to be postponed by £1,000,000 a month.

Order for the winter's trade, re-Mongolian dinosaurs were ancesto Kitchell. "Corps and H.M.S. "Hermes." the Four Lengths Handicap Girl and white striped jeracys worn by Trotters must have been given to 1.London. for yet a few days,, until i

the amateurs of Hampden.. the Wanderers by some jealous the whole situation has been clear-ceivable during the spring and of the still larger land reptiles found under 15), 1; D. Hunt, 2, E. Allen.

Aberdeen playera respond people who do not claim. Bolton ased up. But it is now admitted early summer, were completely in Western Americe, such as the Time 1 min. 39 2/5 sec.

vigorously to the encouraging their birthplace. 100 Yards Championship H. Mshouts of their followers when

that, once the official. review lost, and most of the order for funus diplodocus that we may 48 which the Natural History Museum. thereof has been completed, next summer's trade, Forces. 1. Pte. Edwards, 2. Cpl. they yell:-"Play up, the Dons,"

prompt action will have to be should have been fulfilled by the Indeed, he inclines to regurl Mon Humberstone. Time 71 3/5 sec.

although why the Don should be To-day's Programme,

taken. The feeling, is also. guin- autumn, and early winter, have golin as a centre of dispersal of preferred to the Dee is a mystery

animal life as the region, that is, The events down for decision to many followers of the game in

ing ground. that, in, such an beer lost also.

Chinese ports are loaded with where the main kinds or order (with starting times)

emergency as this where the to-dny

other parts of the country. But

exercise of our specific Treaty cotton goods and merchants are developed first, and whence they are:

spread to other parts of the earth. Aberdeen, at least up till recently, 3.00.-Woo Challenge Cup used to be greeted as the Wasps

rights are directly challenged, unable to effect deliveries.

Private telegraphic advices: re- To establish such a during hy Half-Mile Championship of the on account of, the yellow and black:

and may be denied to us by

show that, thesis we need, of course, infinitely violence, there is no reason why.ceived, however, Colony (confined to Chinese).

3.25.--Final Two Lengths striped shirts worn by the players

we should consult the dozen despite the embargo against Bri-more evidence than is yet available, of the Pittodrle club. Hurdles Handicap,

Powers or more, whose rights aretish ships at Chinese ports, an- but the American dentists who 3.30.-100 Yards Girls Cham..

The Bairns of Falkirk.

Two wild demonstrations, in- unaffected, An exchange of nounced by the Canton authori- have repeatedly braved the tors pionship of the Colony.

Not so obvious, however, to the velving police and spectators, views between London, Tokyo, ties, many British ships with of the Gobi Desert in the search cargoes. of cotton have got into for fossilu have, of any rots, made 3.35.-High Dive Open to the

general football public is the occurred at the beginning of the and Washington should suffice..

Shanghai and are being unloaded, the theory seen phrusible. This

Bummer Mr. Andrews has discover Colony.

are season in connection with Scot AMERICAN PRECEDENT.

WAR NOT WANTED,

ed six maminalian skills, and the 3.45-50 Yards Breast Stroke, reason why Falkirk F.C.

known as the Bairns. But there tish League football games at.

As a matter of fact, Washington. (confined to Chinese Indies).

3.50-100 Yards Championship is usually some local explanation Clydebank and Barrhead respec-would be unlikely to raise any sub- We do not, of course, want to remains of a giant rhinoceros..ntv

tively.

stantial objections to such, naval go to war with China, further aimably in atrita above those con in such a case, and when it is

In the first case the disorder measures as we and the Japanese states the "Daily Mail," or if we taining the dinosaurs.

But special interest attaches to. Lengtha recalled that a familiar slogan in The Hongkong Football Club

the Stirlingshire town is "Better F.Cs ground, previous to the the protection of British and of the domestic or alien tyrannies his finding of arrow-helds, lice of happened outside the Clydebank may be constrained to take for can possibly help it with any one will play H.M.S. "Tamar" to-day,

Lengths meddle wi' the deil than the bairne the kick-off being at 3.30. The

o' Falkirk," the nickname applied match through a number of Japanese merchantmen and me which usurp authority in that disists, drills, and the like relice of following will represent the

spectators from Glasgow demand-chandise from physical interfer tracted country. With the toll- of the Old Stone Age, because Club:-Rodger: Summers

to the Brockville club becomes ing admission at the boys' gate ence by the Canton "Reds" to ing Chinese milions we have no very little is known of hun's, pr apparent. Black; Mair, Stewart

and being refused.

judge from an American; prece-quarrel, and we do not believe sence in Mongolia in the route. Ayr United are known as the McBride) and Watson Pile,

Several of the crowd received dent a few months old. This was they have any hostile feeling to- past, long before the Mongols lived Forsyth, Johnston, Howard and open to any Hongkong Unit, Corps Honest Men, presumably on many knocks, and one man's face during the struggle for mastery wards ourselves; the majority there. Mr. Andrews's finds should

account of the tribute paid by was covered with blood..

at and around Shanghai between are scarcely aware of our exist throw welcome light on the migru Burns to the Auld Toon, rather The second unseemly incident Generals Li and Chi, and the de-ience. Our difficulty is with the ions of those remote ancestors of 4.50-Veterans' Race Two than any suggestion that the occurred just before the conclufending commander, sought to "students" and other Westernised us in the Giacint Period, whole Lengths Handicap open to gentle Somerset Park players are more sion of the Arthurlie. Third restrict the freedom of foreign agitators who are stirring up the apparently roamed over the whole men 50 years of age and over truthful and honest than other Lanark-match at Barrhead, and vessels, including American, in mobs and rowdies of the cities at earth, since their weapons and (Post Entries). ·

players throughout the country. took place immediately after the estuary. The retort of the the instigation of the Russiam louls are much the same wherever --5.00.-Consolation Race. ***ede

Innd or Egypt, or Turkestan. Tho It is, however, when' we come to Green, the Third Lanark centre-American naval commander was Soviet, These persons care little they are found; whether in Eng 5.10.-Water Polo Married v. consider the nicknames of several forward, had scored from a that he would not hesitate to for the sufferings they may bring the New World through: Mr. Single. Teams: Married.-J. famous English clubs that some penalty, giving his side the frustrate, by force if necessary, upon Chinese peasants, by cutting Andrewa and his generous e Stewart, J. Witchell, R. C. Wit- explanation other than the pecu- victory.

any such attempt to restrict the off their chief source; af foreign porters, is, helping to elicitute Fchell, T. L. Knight, S. A. Marcal liar colour of their shirts is neces- The referee was surrounded by free navigation of American supplies, provided they can inflict carliest history of the Old:

and T. King (captain): Single-sary to account for familiarly an

angry crowd of spectators, ships. America, in the light of loss upon Great Britain and add Lyon. J. Soares, S. H. Garrod, shouted exhortations Hull City who were, fortunately, held off by this and other more weighty facts, to the industrial depression in W. Railton, B. Rasmussen, J. V. are known locally as the Tigers, players of both sides and the could not but approve of the this country. Ramsay, and E. A. Brodie but the is nothing ferocious police.

Johnnie was gazing at his one- adoption by the British and That they can do so, if they are described his opponents-Jack (captain).

about the play of the team in the. Several of Third Lanark's Japanese naval commanders off allowed to maintain the boycott day-old brother, who lay squealing Stanley, Tom Berry and Gypsy

great Yo Kahire seaport. One can players suffered in their efforts to Cantonese ports of a similar line they have declared, is obvious and yelling, in his out. Daniels-thus:-

readily understand Aston Villa shield the referee. NEXT YEAR'S TESTS. responding to the shouts of the Villans, although the Birmingham club has such a proud record as to

Santiago de Chile, October 2. of discount any suggestion

Following the refusal of Colonel rascality,

Chelsen players think there is banez, Minister of War, to resign nothing darogatory in the appella-ving to bia, acceptance of the would be a totally different thing Toffee Makers, by which nickname President Alessandri has also re any physical molestation of our hit. A most substantial portion few markets where we have been tion of the Pensioners, while the nomination for the Presidential serious and unfriendly act mills will have to close down if industries are, in no condition to election, the Cabinet resigned contrary to the Trentles. As for the Far Eastern trade is arrested. endure this further aassult. We Yorkshire will be so less badly cannot afford to lose one of the Everton are known, is, of course, signed. Laits Borgono, Alessandri's merchants or seamen, the only of the worsteds, woollens, and holding our own and where we cam a reference to the brand of toffee successful competitor at the last suitable retort would be the inter-dyed cloths manufactured in still find an outlet for some of manufactured in the district. election, has taken over the Vivention of the British Navy The Bradford and the neighbourhood the staple products of our mill

ere is some reason for New Presidency. Reuter's American British communities in Hongkong has been prepared for China. The and factories. More millions of

le United being dubbed the Service.

er, as their jerseys, vivid white stripes, at once the plumage of that inter- rd but why Derby County kuwi na the Rams, or esday as the Owls fa mot. understood. Owlerton b of o latter club's

Auf answer to the and West that of the Spurs, by Cam Hotspur bata to every-

TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL.

Key.

CLUB TO PLAY H.M.S. "TAMAR."

THREE LOSERS.

PHIL SCOTT'S

and (or

"WEEK"

OPPONENTS.

HOME BOXING TIT-BIT. Prior to three 15-rounds which Phil Scott won in one week at

Home, "The Game Chicken.

!

Stanley is the former Metro-. -politan police champion, who was the last man to beat Bombardier Wells. Of course, that was not the performance it would have been a few years ago. He

wanted more chances to show his

of the Colony,

3.55.--Final Four Handicap (members). 4.15. Final Two Handicap (members).

4.20-Ladies 100 Yards Cham-

pionship of the Colony.

4.25. Team Race (six men)

or Club,

4.35.-Ladies' High Dive.

:

DISCUSSION AT HOME ON THE TEAM.

WHAT TUR PUBLIC THINKS.

など

improvement. He has one now, letters a flame papers on the subject ce last mail have come further and if only he is able to upset af err's Text Matches with Aas- Scott his stock will go up with a tralia. Such will be reproduced in the bound.

"China dail" from day to day, an time Berry is the cruiser-weight) and spate perrit. champion, heat of an exceeding To the Editor of the "Athletic poor lot that division, as is

News," illustrated the fact that the Custom House boxer is a real Tel them Z.Z says, "I have SH-I selecting his cricket veteran in game. But he has simply chosen men who de big,

youthful enthusiasm thing on big occasions. Per asset in the ring.hapa 2.2 will say when and boxer, who lacks where Hendren did anything matter of general in the category. Although the once been beaten Midae ex man for years has bee prol scorer, I do not think h least formidable has one very well in Te trio, a boxer who matened certainly not wel a hailed in the exought to untitle him to walk in ite hope, but who the est selected Test team what disappoint fendre has had every oppor hay shown efferstunity to show his capabilities

big games and evidently does, IN pondens, the flair, for thum taam - to average), notwithstanding:

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CROWD, FOLICE, REFEREE.

CHURCH NOTES.

TAGBARONOF, OTH-DOLLAR; CIN' MADE POE ALL KOT)

UNDER THIE

·Wesleyan“ Methodist Church

- BUNDAY, October 4th.

"Has he comp from Heaven? of conduct, should the need for it Chine is one of the great marketa arise. For Chinese labour to re for British manufactured com inquirad Johnnie. fuse to unload British vessels is modities. For some of these pro-CR CERT one thing; for the Chinese central ducts it is the greatest foreignNo wonder they put him out." or local authorities to enjom upor market of all. It ip Lancashire's largest customer for certain Chinese labour such a

classes of cotton goods, and many

course

and South China have once more appealed to London that our naval forces in China should be strengthened and allowed greater freedom of action.

The Chinese Government's in- Ivitation to the projected Cuatema Conference claims the right for China to demand con autonomy The made will probably prolong the exchanges the subject Biread between

woollens alone came to £3,387,000. British capital will be lost and 1924, and the total export of more thousands of British opera these classes of goods for the year fives drifted into the unemploye Was little short of ten millions ranks if the Soviet conspiracy

China is allowed to run facturing and export course.

sterling

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