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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
DAVIS CUP.
4
PUNJABIS SPORTS.
RIVALRY AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
INDIA'S VICTORY OVER SPAIN.
A RECORD BROKEN.
INDIVIDUAL GAMES
Barcelona, May 11.
In the Davis cup competition India beat Spain by three matches
to two.
Prasada beat Juanico, 11-9, 6-4,
6-3.
Flaquer beat Fyzee, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.-Reuter.
FOOTBALL.
ENGLAND'S BIG WIN OVER BELGIUM.
Brussels, May 11.
. In an match England beat Belgium by International football nine goals to one.-Reuter
PING-PONG.
WAH YAN 0.8.U. BEAT
ST. PETER'S.
A friendly ping-pong match was played between St. Peter Young Men's Club and the Wah Yan Old Boys' Union on Wednesday night.
The Wah Yan Old Boys' Union Woo 114 games against 61.
LAWN TENNIS.
H.K.C.C TOURNAMENT
RESULT.
GOLF PROBLEM,
POSITION OF AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS,
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE BOAT RACE.
PRIVATE DISPUTE BECAME NATIONAL EVENT.
students.
BOXING BOUTS.
20 ROUNDS TO REMAIN, FOR CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS.
An amateur golfer of renown,
The University Boat Race, now Further proposed steps with re- who has ploughed his way galone of the chief sporting events lation to the voluntary scheme lantly through two generations of of the year and of national in- inaugurated last year for the leading tournaments, made a bold
terest even among schoolchildren registration of professional boxers suggestion the other day, writes
-originated more than a century in this country were laid before Harry Vardon.
He expressed the view that, so ago as the result of a private dis- the annual general meeting of the far as concerns championshipspute between two hot-tempered British Boxing Board of Control held last month, with J. W. H. T. (and, indeed, all open competitiona For some years the Oxford Douglas in the chair. Keen rivalry marked the events the present distinctions which undergraduates had devoted their It was reported that many at the annual sports yesterday of classify amateurs and profes-energies to river sports; and were well-known boxers had availed the 5th Battalion, 2nd Junjab Regi-sionals ought to be abolished. fast gaining a high reputation themselves of this scheme, among ment, held at the U.S.R.C. ground "For the purpose of these under the patronage of Lieut. Col. events," he said, "let everybody throughout the country for their them being Phil Scott, Tommy Naturally, Milligan, Jack Hood, All Mancini, fine sculling feats. v. Coates and other officers when be simply a golfer, just na in first- students at the rival University, Johnny Sullivan, Boy M'Cormick, among the many visitors was Majer class cricket everybody is simply Cambridge, were rather jealous and Dave Magill. General C. C. Luard, Commodore
There may he
It was decided also to endorse of this, as they also prided them- Pearson, Col. Hayley Bell, Colonel cricketer.
Gentlemen and selves not a little over their the Council's proposed scheme for Ferrers, of the Cameronians, Capt. categories of Calvert, of H.M.S. "Frobislar," Players, but they serve the needs
further co-operation with foreign prowess, on the River Cam, Hon. Mr. E. R. Kallifax and Dr. Jof cricket exceedingly well.
One day, when an "Oxford control bodies. It was reported J. T. Smalley,
"In golf, we have the amateur No. 14 Platoon came out on top championship decided by match man" was bragging rather loudly that on October 11 the secretary with 21 points and competitions de-play, and the open championship, over the unrivalled success of his of the German boxing authority cided elsewhere resulted in No. which is mostly an affair of the college, a fiery Cambridge student had written complaining of the
Platoon
winning the
Shooting
for the third year in succession. play championship and,a score- the "Daily Chronicle") waxed long decided only to permit in Ger Prophy wid in the Headquarters professionals, decided by score-intervened and violently resented behaviour of certain English The dispute (says "M. L. S in as a result of which it had been Platoon winning the Hockey Cup play. Why not have a match such an assumption of superiority. boxers who had visited Germany,
The 7th Platoon also proved to he the best Lewis Gun unit, whilst to "A" Company fell for the second successive year the distinction of being the best all-round Company.
The Regimental record for the 100 Yards Flat Race was broken by a fifth of a second by Sepoy Alimed Khan, whose time was 10-3/5 seconds.
The prizes were presented by Mrs. Gore, wife of Major- tiore, of the Battalion, who was presented with a bouquet by the President of the Meeting, Lisat-Col. Contes.
Resalty.
Inter-Platoun Relay Race, 1,} 119th Platoon; 2, 15th Platoon.
Long Jump 1. Sepoy Sardar Khan: 2, Alimed Khan; 8. Sepay Nanak Bam. Time, 18 mins. 2 secs.
Shahj Din': 2. Sepoy Babu Khan; 8, Ghulam Mohamed. Time, 50-1/5)
440 Yards Flat Rare--),
In the third round of the handi- cap doubles of the Hong Kong C.C. tennis tournament. Dr. W. L. Thomas and G. W. Sewell (owe 2/6) defeated R. M. Henderson. Putting the Weight.-1. R. II. M and A. Brearley (owe (3/6) yes- Paide Khan; 2. Nur Blahi; 8,
Sabar Din. Distance, 30 terday by 6-2. 1-6, 6-3.
inches,
To-day's Ties,
Matches down for to-day are:-
Handicap Singles "A" Semi-final: C. C. Stark tree. 3/6) v. L. M. S. Lloyd (rec. 4-6).
Handicap Doubles. Semi-finals:-. E. and D. S. Green (owe 3. 6) v. Dr. WL. Thomas and G. W. Sewell fowe 2/6); E. J. R. Mitchell and W.
and L. Forster (owe 15/3).
UNIVERSITY TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.
guest.
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440 Yards Flat Race Open to la-į dian Rank of the Garrison.—1, Gur. Hazara Singh: (2nd Battery H. K. S. R. G. A.i; 2. Cor. Ghulam Mahomed (5 Battery);-8, One Abdul Gaffar 14th Ballory).
One Mile Flat Brion-1. Sepoy Sant Ram; 2, Guria Ram; . Bhagat Singh. Time. 5 mins. 7-1/5 secs.
Camp Followers, Race-1, Mira
YALE'S BEST ATHLETE,
UND WOOD & VORZANYA, 16. Y.
Lawrence M. Noble,, of Syra- cuse, New York, who was voted to be the best all around athlete as well as the handsomest man of Yale College. "Larry" has starred in baseball, football and hockey. He is working his way through Yale College,
and loud, and threatened at one many bouts with British boxera time to come to blows-tempers who were in possession of a were short in those days-but at licence of the British Boxing last it was decided that a crew Board of Contral.
in Oxford The advisability of altering the of the best oarsmen should compete against a picked length of championship contests Cambridge crew and so settle the was debated, but it was eventually question.
decided that it should remain at
On the appointed day the Ox-20 rounds. ford crew turned up for their At the annual meeting of thể first race, resplendent in dark certificated referces of the Board, blue and white striped jerseys held on the same day, a resolution und very broad-rimmed black was passed advising the Council straw hats trimmed with blue to pass a rule to the effect that ribbon. The Cambridge crew certificated referees, when they wore white shirts with pink had occasion to disqualify a waistcoats and ties, and to give a boxer, should report the disquali- finishing touch to their outfit:|fications and the eircumstances to several of the oarsmen of both the Council of the Board. crews sported long flowing beards.
The Oxford crew won this first boat race, and so adopted dark
blue as their fucky colour. They SECRET OF SUCCESS. wore the same jerseys and rib- bons for the second race, and tied dark blue bows on their oars and on the side of their boat,
DOING ONE'S OWN JOB WELLL
WHAT THE COUNTRY-WANTS,
The Cambridge crew forgot until the last minute the import- jance of a boating colour of their "What the country wants is not own, and then, just before the so much men of extraordinary capa- race started, an oarsman nished city as men who can be trusted to into the nearest shop and de- position, that is to say men who can do reliable work in a subordinate manded some ribbon. He came perform a task efficiently and con- back with a bunch of light blue scientiously without any supervi
ever
Hyde (owe L6) v. F. 6. Redmond Baksh and Sabab Din: 2 Sunda play championship, and let any-satin ribbon and pinned it on the sion from higher up-men with ini- Ram and Tota Rara dead-heated body with proper qualifications in front of the boat. This time tiative, able to act without running with Rakha Singh and Bawha the way of ability compete for they won the boat race, and go to someone else for instructions, Singh.
either, without worrying about ever since pale blue has been ready to assume responsibility as a High Jump.--1, Havildar Mitha his status as amateur or profes-their boating colour.
mere matter of course.
"No force of character, no attrac- Ram: 2, Fateh Mahomet; 3. L/NK]sional?
tiveness of personality, can Jahan Khan. Height, 5 ft. 1 in.
"And so in regard to the pre- Wheel-barrow Race-1, Jagat sent amateur and professional the University in the League Singh and Sant Singh: 2, Ali championships of Scotland. Wales, won the Scottish Cup and the
Three times have the Celtic compensate for ignorance of one's
job. Bahadur and Raj Wali.
These statements were made to 100 Yards Flat Race.-1 Sepay [relands, and other countries League championship in the the Ethological Society in London
2, Babu Khau; 3. let them be tests at different same season. They are the only Ahmed Khan Glan Singh. Time, 10-3/5 secs. forms of the game, instead of club to have performed the
One-Half Mile Flat Race. (Open tests among two separate sections double event....
The following will represent
matches on Saturday:-
In the "A" Division against the C.R.C. on the University ground.
-P. C. Lim (Captain), F. A. Red-
mond, R. E. Tottenham, L. Forster, R A. Rumjahn, and H. C. Hùng
In the "B" Division against the Craigengewer C.C. on the latter's ground-T. W. Chong (Captain), B. P. Ng. G. de Souza, W, M, Gittins, T. K. Tan, and D. K. Samy.
IN THE RING.
H.K.B.A. PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY
The Hong Kong Boxing Associa- tion's fast tournament of the season will be held in the City Hall on Saturday night.
Some of the entrants are re- gular performers for the H.K.B.A.. whilst most of the others came be fore the public eye last week in the V.R.C. tournament,
The only two newcomers are
A. B. Halligan and A. B. Coombes,
tions.
The programme is as follows
Championship Fight. A. B.
Hindle v. A. B. Halligan.
Welterweight
Contest (10 rounds).--A. B. Ewin v. A. B.
Bantamweight
Coonibes.
Kirkhend.
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Three-Legged Race.-1. Chandri amateurism ends and professional formerly chairman of the Rules superiority of intelligence. It was of Golf Committee and the most character that made personality, a Khan and Jumar Khan; 2, Babu ism begins."
The conversation had turned readily accepted of all authorities man's character being mainly his Khan and Din Mahomed.
Half-Mile Flat Race.-. Sant upon the results of leading on the game, has set down the unconscious self. The internal Ram: 2, Guria Ram; 3. Rannia Ram. amateur tournaments, and the remark that a
who forces which constituted a man's Time, 2 mina, 20-4/5 secs.
fact that at least a few of them achieves distinction at sport can-character and impelled him to ac- Sack Race-1, Sepoy Sant Ram: had been won by players who, not very well help deriving finan- tion, were to a large extent in- herited. The man of personality 2, Sepoy Puran Singh.
920 Yards Flat Race-1. Sepoy ditions imposed by the amateur
while observing rightly the con- cial benefit from it.
trusted most in his own energy. Ahmed Khan; 2 Gunga Rum; 3,
What if amateurs sometimes prudence, and liabilities. Conae- L/Nk Fateh Khan. Time, 24 secs. definition in golf, presented with mention their business during the quently he was always ready when Tug-of-war.-L. 9th Plutoon; 2, perfect frankness the interesting round-as often, per adventure, wanted, always prompt and calm 3rd Platoon..
circumstances of amateur hon-they do--and subsequently com- and fertile of resources, while the Indian Officers' Handleap,- 1,fouts falling to men who earn plete a transaction?
man who trusted to others feared Jumdar Jugut Singh; 2, Mehdi their livelihood solely in connec-
No exception can be taken to to move unsupported. tion with the game.
The man of personality had a this kind of chance conversation Obstacle Race-1, Sepoy Punna
purpose that was worth while, and Our friend the veteran pointed during a game of golf. It is a that explained why men went as Singh; 2. Sepoy Unar Din,
Tam Relay Race, 1.14th Pla-out that Mr. Thomas Dobson had circumstance which people accept pioneers into a vast wilderness and
3, 12th gained the Scottish
amateur as a perfectly reasonable state of why they faced hardships. Just toon; 2, 17th Platoon;
championship on the Muirfield affairs that many of the leading as the swallow was instinctively Platoon.
inks when he worked there is a amateurs of both hemispheres are driven on its voyage through the Sports Committee.
that Mr.in business which enable them to air, so the great personality was in- President Lieut.-Col. V. Coates, green-keeper; and Judges, Major C. T. M. Smith, Thomas Duncan had secured an-devote a great deal of time to stinctively drawn to his task.
wa well to have some guiding both of whom have good regista Captain M. Middleton. Captain tent which led up to the Scottish End to business without pre principle in life, something that
A. Slater, Subudar Major lead
spur one to Dhanna Singh, Subadar Itbar Khan championship, at St. Andrews liminary intent that it should do we cannot," said Dr. Hollander, and Subadar Badhawa Ram. when working there as a club-so. There is nothing to be said "all be, geniuses; indeed, most men
Recorders, Captain
maker.
against that. But it is hardly achieve success only by steady O'Leary, M.B.E., und
Sabadar These were triumphs of merit matter for surprise if the green-methodical plodding, Sudden lucky Hassan Ali.
Time Keepers, Lieutenant G. D. and equity. Mr Dobson and Mr. keeper or the clubmaker regards inspirations come only to those who the path persevered
and have towards their goul professionals, although the for- light Bahadur..
sub- become masters of their The Starters, Lieutenant G. M. S. mer has since become one."
There ject.
plenty law allowed them to compete- as] Webb and Jemadar Nand Singh.
Marshallers. Lieutenant CV amateurs, and they succeeded as
In point of fact the drastic people who desire a palace to Subadar Jemudur Mehdi Khan and Jemadar to point out
Arjan
Singh, such. What the veteran wished proposal of our veteran friend to live in, but they have not the pa was that many a merge amateurs and professionals tience and perseverance to see its young amateur might develop into one body of golfers, for the building up brick by bricek." first-class form if he had the same purpose of competitions without Generale, and to gain personality it On Paris
On demande W. M'Stay, the Scottish cap-facilities for practice as a green-stinction de to status is already was necessary to have ambition of
Credits, 4 months' dight 1840 tain, has been fifteen years with keeper working on the course or an accomplished state of affairs a worthy kind, a desire to succeed
a club-maker employed within a in many of the artisan clubs of and a willingness to pay the price, On Berlin the Celtic.
which might be hard work, poverty,
On demand few yards of it, and that, if harsh Scotland...
Such clubs at St. Andrews, for and struggle for a time. Faith in
one's self was also essential. It On New York In 1925, there were fourteen distinctions could not be drawn,
On demand... men who assisted Scotland in it would be best to have none at instance, are open to anybody
who is a player and a good citizen, was sad to think how much talent The competitions at the Whitsun
and men who are professionals had been lost to the world through Credits, 60 days' sig "tide meeting at Fanling, which will her three internationals; in 1926 all.
self-confidence being too weak to in the terms of, the present de- enablo extend from June 3 (H.M. King's the number rose to 20; and this
the talented one to On Bombay - It sounds either very advanced finition frequently win competi- rise to the
Wire birthday) to June 6 (Whit Monday), year to 21.
occasion and
On demand jor very Arcadian; I do not know tions in which no money is offered to fill a responsible office. Honesty include a running bogey pool, a
On Calcutta- medal pool and best bail (in four-
outside which, England's
as prizes. Laurence Auchterlonie, to oneself was essential, and while Wire Bomes), less half combined handi- right from the Arsenal, is an all-
Ou dewand I suppose that. in Arcadia, who became a professional many most men readily admitted their cap, medal round. The first two round sport. When he was a there would be only one chama-years ago, but who has played sins, few were willing to admit their On Blegapore can be played on the same round, boy of 16 he was making 100 plonship at every game, and it for a long while as an amateut, it implied sympathy. Most hate On Manila -
faults. Love was asential, because On demand but separate cards must be taken breaks at billiards."
would fall to the best player of secured the St. Andrews Club's was based on ignorance. Self-dis- On demand On Sunday morning, May 22,, a
that game, irrespective of whe-handicap medal not long ago with cipline was essential. It might not On Bhabal team of eight from the main Club The South African cricketer, ther he engaged in it wholly or 68, plus 4-72, his 68 equalling matter to your chief whether you · On demand, will play eight representatives of J. M. Blanckenberg, now profes-partly for his living or solely for George Duncan's record for the did your businces at once; it might 30 days' laht(privato paperi
Da Tokohstan - the Junior at the Valley. An sional with the Nelson Lanca-pleasure.
Old Lirika of St. Andrewa.not matter to your friends whether
On demand anonymous donor has offered to ahire League club may become A prosaic world has created There seems to be no fault to you replied tolera sooner or sovereigns(Bank's baying rats)89,00 provide spoons for the winners secretary of the Worcester many championships, come for and with such a situation. So later; but it should matter to you, ulvert per or The main idea is to afford the Come County Cricket Club, in which amateurs and some for profes: perhaps the proposal of our friend for by prompt attention you were Bar waiver in Hongkong mittes an opportunity to judge of
disciplining yourself and building "hinese Copper Cach the handicaps of Junior Section case he would qualify for the sionals and some for both. There that we should cease to try and up a strong will Command of self Chinese Copper Cente*** members as compared with those county and play as an amateur. are opportunities of combining draw a dividing line in champion. w also essential and steady, per Rate of Native Interest who play at Fanling and Deep He took 88 wickets and scored pleasure with business. Some ships has more to recommend it latent and earnest work was the Chino Hub ole
884 rans for Nelson last year. where or other, Mr. John La Low, than appears at first sight:
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B. Context.--- A. Baker v. Stoker Whittington.
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