WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1925.
"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS
BOXING DATES,
THREE LOCAL TOURNEYS FIXED.
COMMITTEE ELECTED..
December 7, December 24, and January 14. have been fixed pro- visionally as the dates for the 2nd. Brd and 4th tournaments of this season by the Hongkong Boxing Association.
FIGHT OFF.
HOME HEAVYWEIGHTS"
CANCEL
GUDDARD V. PHIL SCOTT.
(Times of Ceylon.)
"London, Nov. 2. The Gothard-Scott boxing fix- ture has been canceller
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AGA KHAN..
OUT FOR FRESH LAND TO CONQUER.
AMERICAN CLASSICS.
(Times of Ceylon.)
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THE CHINA MAIL.
New York, Oct. 28., It is stated that H.H. the Aga Khar proposes an invasion of the Anterian turf. He has applied for entry forms for the future
HOME RUGGER.
“HOW. THE BIG TEAMS ARE
FARING.
HERIOTS UNDEFEATED,
(Times of Ceylon.)
London, Oct.. 31
In the county rugby football championship Cumberland beat Durham by 25 points to 4 at Whitehaven, and Northumberland bout Cheshire by 6 points to 6 at Gosforth..
HOME HOCKEY.
BIG BOOM FOR THE GAME.
MUCH WIDER PUBLIC
By The Skipper.]
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
Names.
OFFICIAL QUE
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 18, 1925, 10,80 A.M.
London, October 12. While controversy rages, or is alleged to rage, a to whether Rugby or Association should be T.T. on London played at the Public Schools, one TT. on Shanghai is apt to overlook the increasing
Banks. hold which hockey is securing on Hongkong Bank these institutions as well as with do, London. a wider public. **
Chartered Bank A great number of the more Mercantile Bank, A. & B important schools now devote ati do. The following are the results of least some portion of the Easter P&G Bank It will be seen that none of thes have signed articles to fight for classic races at Belmont Park and, the principal rugby matches play-term to the game, and such early, |
Bank of East Asia .......... jed: to-day ¦—
training is reflected in the greater Marine Insurances, popularity of hockey both at the Canton Insurance ..... Varsities and in the London area China Underwriters :... particularly. Altogether there North China Insurance.
Union Insurance, Yangtze Insurance
dates is on a Saturday. This, it is gathered, is due to the fuct that the Theatre Royal has been heavily booked up during the cold months..
Some excellent contests are: being tentatively discussed for the respective evenings.
The HK.B.A. has elected w boxing committee which a pro- oceeding with the business of pro-
moting excellent sport.
Saturday's Bouts. Yesterity Mr. manager. "assured
Brook, J. the "China
Mair that the programme (as announced would be carried *through.
In the course of other injuries it was learned that all the contest- ants are putting the finishing touches to their training and all report exceedingly fit.
A controversy has arisen as to the merits of certain boxers but the consensus of opinion among ...the keunest" "fans" is this the programme could not have been better arranged. One gentleman puts it thus: If a boxer maintaing he is "class" the best thing he ran do is to get into the ring us often as possible and substantiate his claim Then he will become automatically matched to any one he wishes.
BALL CAPTAIN,
MKE
[An earlier message stated: Frank Goddard and Phil Seol
the British Heavyweight, cham-Saratoga. pionship under National Sporting
London, Oct. 29.
hub rules. The fight is to be 1 is reported that the Aga staged at Holland Park on Nov-Khan intends to race his horses ember 16.3
LOCAL BOXER,
Photo by Lane Foag.
Able Seaman Gardner, of H.M.S. Hermes." who will be opposed to Brummer Bowles (Sumreys) in a 6-round featherweight contess of Saturday night.
FISHING PRIZE.
NATIONAL ANGLERS' CUP RESULT
www.
BAD WATER SMALL BASKETS.
in America.
WORLD BOXING.
BRITISHER DEFEATS
FILIPINO.
(Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 7.
Ernie Jarvis, the English fly weight, maintained his winning streak in the American ring last
Ahead of the Mail."
London, Oct. 31.
Cardif 6. Aberavon 8.
Abertillery 7, Cross Keys 6. Bath 3, Pontypool 6. Bristol 15 Portsmouth United
Services 8. Coventry 24, St. Thomas's Hos-
pital 5.
Headingley 18. Harlequins 14. Leicester 11, Northampton 5. Swansen. 3. Linnelly 6
Manchester, 84, Liverpool 3. Old Merchant Taylors 3. Moseley
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Newport 22. Neath 6..
Guy's Hospital 6, Old Blues 4. Ok Alleynians 6, Rosslyn Park 21. night by gaining the judge'sOxford University 16, Richmond decision over Young Dencio of the
5.
Philippine Islands in an exciting London Scottish 6, Cambridge ten round bout.
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Jarvis, was credited by news- paper men with winning seven out of the ten rounds.
There were no knockdowns. Jarvis weighed 13 pounds and Denelo 106%
'FILIPINO.. V. JAPANESE.
University 23.
SCOTTISH RESULTS..
Edinburgh Academicals 0, Glas-
gow Academicals 35.
West of Scotland 1, Edinburgh
Institute 7
Aberdeen University 10, Edin-
burgh University 32,
Manuel Flores. Filipino light-Glasgow High School 8, Herioton- weight, defeated Jimmy Saka-
ians 6.
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mcio, a Japanese, in the sixth Watsonians 6, Royal High School round to-night, when Sakamoto landed a low punch and Flores was given a technical knockout.
LAWN TENNIS.
"LITTLE" BILL DEFEATS
*. H. KINSEY.
(United Press.)
Mexico City, Nov. 3. Bill Johnston of the United States won the Mexican national tennis singles championship to-day by defeating Howard Kinsey of California 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.
The title was won last year by After a long day's fishing, on-Vincent Richards. the banks of the River Severn to-
Worcester, Sept. 28.
| day, the Long Eaton and District
Angling Federation
Won the
National Federation of Anglers! challenge, cap and gold medals presented by the. "Daily Mirror" with the low aggregate weight of 5lbs, 10oz. Bdr.
Baskets were very small owing to the bad state of the river.
The Lincoln Angling Associa- tion www second with a .catch of Dlbs. 30oz. 13dr.. und. the Pro- vincial Angling Association, of Birmingham, was third with 5lbs. Ooz. dr.
The individual championship was won by G. H. Allen, of the Provincial toum, with 31lbs. 8o. 12th.
The next biggest individual calch was that of F. B. Smith, of Newark, who weighed in 2lbs. Poz. 12dr, and the third largest was the basket of G. H, Butler with 2lbs. 3oż.
Bill McKechnie, who led the
Anglers Ened the whole way Buccaneers roughshod over the other
from Dighis Lock to Severn Stoke, National League teams to defent tha, Senators in the world's series cinsic. la distance of 71⁄2 miles, ****
President Cullen.
President Calles of Mexico oficiated at the ceremony of pre- senting the cup to Johnston.
HOME RUN FOR WASHINGTON (LOSERS),
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London, Nov. 2. Under Rugby Union rules to- day St. Bartholomew's Hospital lost to Pontypool by 12 points. to 3.. Who's Who,
"BROOKLYN'S BALL CHIEF.
Wilbert Robinson, Manager of the Brooklyn Nationals, who has been elected to the Presidency of the club, Bucvoeding the late President Ebbets.
are now 783 clube affiliated to the Hockey Association, exclusive of the Navy, Army, and Air Force units, and, of course, Ireland, Scot- land, and Wales,
and when one. that few clubs membership of
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London, Oct. 30. The Welsh International centre three-quarter. Evan Williams, has signed on for the Leeds Rugby Lengue Club (Northern Union). No less than 282 of these are to H.K. & S. Hotels (old).
[A message dated October 31 be found in or about the Metro-Hongkong Landa stated:-The Welsh international polis rugby football wing three-quarter,siders William James has signed on for a Leeds, the Northern Union Club.] than 30, and that a large number Princes Building
London, Nov. 2. run four or even five elevens, it Rural Lands Playing for Old Stortfordians will be seen how healthy is the against Sideup, H. Price, the game's condition. England Rugger International för- In the past, of course, partici-Ewo Cottons wurd, broke his leg..
pation was largely restricted to Orientals: Fle had been showing splendid one or two defined areas in Lon-Shanghai Cottons (old), form for the Harlequins this sea-don, the Midlands, and the North, son and was considered a cer- but nowadays it is possible to play
do. tainty for his cap against Wales in good-class company in almost on January 16.
any part of the country.
(Note: The post-war boom in London, Nov. 2 hockey is attributed by the best, In the Lancashire Cup (North-players to the number of men who ern Union
rugby) serai-final, went out to India and Meapot Oldham drew with Wigan, 5 points during the war when it was found Lef.
that hockey was practically the national game among the natives. Chine Prov. (comb. A good many young officers pieked up the game while with their Indian battalions.]'
Northern Union.
CLUB CRICKET.
HKCC. MARRIED v. SINGLE.
The following have been selected play in the Hongkong Cricket Club match-Married v. Single on the Club ground on Saturday tommencing at 1.16 p.m
Married: R. Hancock (Capt.);
(Continued at foot of next Column.)
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