THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928.
Sport Columns
LOCAL TENNIS.
ILK.C.C. DEFEAT THE CRAIGENGOWER.
--
DIVISION "A" MATCH,
new.
SIR L. MONEY.
THE CHINA MAIL,
CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND MISS SAVIDGE DISMISSED.
POLICE TO PAY,
· Marlborough-street Police Court! was crowded on May 20 when Siri Leo Chiozza Money, aged 57, of Bishops-avenue,
Finchley,
East
I
TEASERS.
Answers to To-day's Questions,
an
Tex Rickard has been telling Gene for two years that Demp- sey drew the big money at their gates, which has been very an
So this July
1. The Greek city of Corinth. noying to Gene. Gene will probably pull some-
whose occupation was not stated, famous from ancient times, has something
and Irene Savidge, aged 22, giving recently been destroyed by Everybody
an address.at. Falkland-avenue, earthquake." 'knows the boy has brains.
The Illinois Boxing Board, in- New Southgate, again appeared be In Division “A” of the Tennis vestigating Dave Shade's fight fore Mr. Cancellor. Lenguo competition the H.K.C.C. with a "paluka" named Fontaine, yesterday defeated the Craigen-held up Shade's end of the purse gower C.C. by 62 gamos to 37.
on the charge that he had made an "unsatisfactory ghowing" and Scores:
ing to accounts of the contest Shade took every one of the ten rounds outboxing Fontaine so far that Fontaine "didn't land half a dozen punches."
2. The cost of sending an ordin It was alleged that they were con-ary registered latter is 41⁄2d—11⁄2d corned together on April 23 in be-postage and 3d. registration fee. having in. a manner contrary to Hyde Park regulations,
9. Bolshevik is a from two Russian words meaning "greater majority."
H. D. Rumjahn and S. A. Hamidinust explain his actions. Accord-pleaded not gulity.
(C.C.C.):-
beat E. D. Lawrence and
7- 4
Rev. Alexander
lost to
McEachran
Lieut. Hale and
5- G
lost to A. D. Humphreys and
G. W. Sewell
1-10
13-20
The Illinois boxing moguls were of the opinion that Shade "could have finished his opponent" and put Shade on the carpet to ex- plain just why he didn't do it.
Both
Man With Umbrella. Mr. Bustace Fulton prosecuted, and Sir Henry Curtla-Bennett and Mr. Walter Frampton defended.
torm colhed
4: Kyles of Bute is the name given to a narrow curved channel
Police Sergeant Thompson, who separating the island of Bute from about 10.5 p.m. on April 23, he was was immediately called, said that the mainland of Argyllshire, Scot-
land,
on duty at Hyde Park station, when P. C. Badger, and P. C. McLean
to the station.
5. Seventeen counties put a first-
Dr. 8: A. M. Sepher and J. Fortunately for Shade, he was brought Sir Leo and Miss Savideo class cricket teau in the field.
Leonard (C.C.C.):-
lost to E. D. Lawrence and
Rev. Alexander lost to Lieut. Hale and
McEachran
4-7
4-7
beat A. D. Humphreys and
G. W. Sewell
6- 5
14-19
J
J. Cassumbboy and O. Ismail habitually show an amazing ignor-
(C.C.C.).—
beat E. D. Lawrence and
Rev. Alexander
7- 4
2. 9
able to show that in his last eighty-eight fights he has slipped over only two knockout punches, so the commission let him have his money.
Illinois Ignorance. To a mere ringaider it seems commissioners Illinois boxing ance of their own laws. At least they have shown such ignorance in two prominent instances. In this case. Shade outboxed his man through every round, making sure of the decision even in Chicago. What would be more 1-10. "satisfactory" than, that?
There is no boxing law in Illinois or any other state de- (Total: Craigengower 37, II.K.C.C. manding a knockout as the re- quired ending of any boxing match. The lows provide two judges and a referee to give a de- cision, and the landing of a knockout blow is merely one of P. W. L. Pts. the ways in which a contest can
lost to Lieut. Hale and
McEachran
Inst to A. D. Humphreys and
G. W. Sewell
62).
LEAGUE TABLE.
"A" Division.
10-23
Chinese R.C....... 2
2 0 2
long Kong Các
2
D 2
M.B.K.
2
1.
1 1
University
2
1
1
1
Cralgengower C.C. 3 1
2 1
Indian "R.C.
1 0 1. 0
Kowloon €.C.
2
0
2.
0
Y.M.C.A. TEAM.
J. C. Faers (Capl.).
he won.
The other prominent instance mentioned above was in the Tunney-Dempsey bout, when Tunney was down and the referee sent Jack to a distant cornet and then returned to the official time- keeper, who had counted "five" Tunney, and deliberately started a new count instead of "picking up the count"
of the timekeeper as provided in the
over
6. Robert Louis Stevenson, the Mr. Fulton-Did either of the famous English author, lived for defendants say anything while the some years and died in Samoa, an police officers were speaking to you? Island in the Southern Pacific
The male defendant said, "How Occan." can I get that man who came with my umbrella?"
He then read the charge over to
the two defendants and they made no reply. After the police officers had stated what had happened, the witness sent P.C. McLean out to try to find the man with the umbrella. The witness stated that Sir Leo said: "I want to telephone to my friend the Home Secretary."
Mr. Fulton And did you give him the opportunity to go to the telephone? Yes.
The witness added that both de-
fendants were admitted to hail at 10.10 p.m., and left the police sta- tion at 10.55 p.m.
Later on, when McLean began to
wards?"No, sir.
-the-lady-is-obviously-respectable?
-No.
|
give his account, did the defendant not say, "What do you know about The following will represent the
It? You were only called up after Y.M.C.A. in their league match rules. against the K.C.C. to-day: Capt. This robbed Dempsey of a When the charge had been made, Fogg, C. Pile, A. Trambitzky, E. N. knockout and the championship, ald Sir Leo say to you, "Do you Ponsford, T. P. Saunderson and but the referee's blunder if it proceed with the charge after hear-
was a blunder-was officially plained away by the statementing my dental and on such evidence, that he was really following the and after seeing for yourself that rule in starting the count over. Showing that the commissioners didn't know their own rules, which provided for stopping the count only if the opponent left his farthest corner after being It has been suggested that sent there. Nobody even claimed Gene Tunney will soon defend his, that Dempsey did that. crown, in a defensive attitude. But it doesn't look as if Gene will need his defensive attitude or his . sprinting ability this summer. The eliminations haven't brought out any fighter who can put Gene on the defensive.
GENE TUNNEY.
MAY
ASTONISH THE
WORLD.
HOME CRICKET.
IRELAND DEFEATS WEST INDIES.
The Magistrate: Are you quite sure that nothing of that sort was said?-I am quite certain.
Very Agitated. Mr. Cancellor asked whether Sir Leo's attitude while he was in the sergeant's presence at the station was that he was an innocent man wrongly charged and whether he gave the sergeant that impression. The Sergeant replied: "No, sir, he was very agitated."
Mr. Cancellor: You understand
?
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Sir Henry added that it was not surprising that Sir Leo should have started to struggle when permission was refused for him to get the name and address of the man who BRONZE AGE CITY: “FLYING SCOTSMAN.”. had got the umbrella.
It was, he
said, consistent with Innocence that it was Sir Leg who wanted that man's name and address from the beginning.
,'
Sir Leo's Evidence. After Dr. Thomas
East Finchley.
North had
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PROF. CALZONI'S WORK.
The first International Etruscan given evidence as to examining Miss Congress was inaugurated on April Savidge, Sir Leo Money entered the 27 in Florence, at Palazzo Vecchio, witness-box. He gave his full name nearly 600 delegates, representing
Sir Leo Chiazza Money, residing thirty nations, being present.
The chief interest of the Con- Oriol House, Blahops-avenue,
gress centres
ол Professor in all the glory of Inaugurating T.T. on London Trobitti's ⚫nddress 1 OR. the what is to be a dally run, speed T.T. on Shanghai 76
her way from King's Cross to the
Banks, Hongkong Bank
$1997 Waverley
le. Lon. Reg... £138 500-ton load, without so much as Chartered Bank
£214 a pause?
Mercantile A. & B. £35
do.
£1435 The thousands of spectators who saw the train leave London includ- Bank of East Asia.
P. & O. Bank
$75 ed, as was fitting on so historic an Insurancea, occasion, Sir Charles Batho, the Canton Insurance $620 Lord Mayor. The thousands who North China Insurance T140 Union Insuranca'............. $326 lined the station platform en route, Yangtze Insurance... 350 and the still greater numbers who Chins Underwriters. $21 b & waited at Edinburgh, all gained a HAR Fire Insurance : $740 China Fire Insurance $230 marvellous momentary thrill.
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During the course of Badgeras giving his account to you, did notj he make a mistake na to the posi- tion in which he said they were sit-
He had formerly been a member ting? The defendant did correct of Parliament for twelve years, Etruscan language, to which he him.
and had held different positions, is said to have discovered the key, Sir Henry (cross-examining) Do Including a post. In the War Gov-and on the address of Professor try to remember all the defendant)
Umberto Calzoni, Director of the sald. And Badger accepted the
He was 57 years of age and mar- Archaeological Museum of Perugia, correction?—Yes.
who will describe his recent inter- ried, and had one daughter,
"I have known Mias Savidge about eating discovery of a prehistoric six months," Sir Leo said. "I was rock city on the lower slopes of introduced to her by a
Monte Cetona, about six miles friend of ours, Miss Egan. Since south of Chiusi, a correspondent then I have met Miss Savidge alone writes from Florence to the "Ob- and with our friend about eight server." times."
In a conversation I had with Pro Sir Leo said he understood from fessor Calzoni, he was good enough. It was left to the Flying Scotsman's Douglasez... Miss Savidge that ehe had a fiancé, to, tell me something of the nature 204 passengers to plumb the deep-H. Stemboats $284
H.K. Tugs & Lighters $2 and he had discussed with her how and archaeological value of his dis- est moments of the occasion.
Indo-China (Fra)... – 337.. soon she was to be married and the covery, which was made-only-threeThe eight and a quarter hours do
(Del.) question of finance. Her parents, months ago, and was made public journey, strangely enough, left, no Shell Transporta he said, knew of their friendship.
Water-boats the room for boredom, narrates the
Mining. He then told how on April 23 Congress. The rock dwelling ex- "Morning Post."
. Rengete
$1% they dined together and then went cavated are of vast extent, and There were a number of boys on Kailan Mining Ad. 58/- for a walk in Hyde Park..
traces of a fortress on A height the train returning to schools in Langkata (Combined); T12,20 He and Misa Savidge had been above are clearly visible. They be- Scotland, but we were all as school- Shanghai Explorations T2.80 (Single)... T5.90 sitting there for about ten or fifteen long to the Bronze Age, that is, boys, excited by the fact that we Shanghai Loans ..... 131⁄2 minutes before the police arrived, they date from 2,000 to 2,500 B.C., were starting the world's longest Raubs
The first he knew of the arrival and are of special interest, as being non-stop scheduled train journey. Tronoh Mines... 17/8
Docks, Wharves, of the police was when a burly man the first traces that have yet been Hour after hour of the 8921⁄2 miles Godowns, &c. came from the rear at a distance discovered in central Italy of a there sounded the dreadful itera-.K. & K. Wharves.. $130% of about two and a half yards and civilization directly preceding that tion of the train's measured song.
H.E. &W.' Docks... $40 China Providents $5,60 moved towards him..
of the first Iron Age, which coin- We wandered along to the com. Hongkows Sir Henry--Was there a second cides with the Villanovan or first partment set aside for the spare New Engineeringe what I mean. Was he not protest-man there at the beginning? No. Etruscan period.
engine driver who was enjoying Shanghai Docka Ling against having been charged 7 The man whom he recognized as
Cotton Mills. the strange position for him of tra I thought so by his demeanour.
Ewo Cuttons Police Constable McLean, he added,
The rock chambers are båre ofvelling half the journey as 3
Oriental Cattona .Sir Henry Curtiss-Bennett said appeared later
all decoration. They have ledges passenger, and learnt such details 'hal Cottans (Old) that, before he called witnesses, he Sir Leo then described how a man for couches, and smaller ledges, as that the engine was doing the do. (new)
Lands Hotels & Bldgs would address Mr. Cancelier short-brought him his umbrella, which he evidently for shelves. A very large run on five and a half tons of coal E. & S. Hotela $8% ly upon the facts of the caso. had left on a seat.
quantity of fragmentary pottery and-some 30,000 gallons of water. Hongkong Lands "I say at once that this young
decorated with We watched with interest the two Sir Henry-How soon after the has been found, lady of 22 years is a lady of the man with the umbrella had dis- spirals, dots, and meanders In an engine drivera change posts, while Shanghai Lands ... TBY
Humphreys Estates highest possible character. She appeared did you say anything oriental style, resembling that of the train was passing through Tol Hongkong Realties lives at home with her father and about him to the police?-Imme the Mycenoan civilization. A cu- lerton, the half-way station, about 1.5 Territorials mother, and for over four and a diately he had gone. I asked one rious thing is that these de- the same time as the up express Prince's Buildings half years she has been in one em- of the constables if he would go corations are scratched on the clay from Edinburgh, similarly timed ployment. She is engaged to be back with me to find this man, he not only with implements, but with and non-stopping, dashed by with
cause he might be a material the fingers and finger-nails.
scarcely time for a wave. As it was thought right that no witness.
In order to get to the engine The only reply.
A few bronze implements have possible evidence should be left out, "Come on, don't give us trouble." come to light, including bulas, Drivers Blades and Pibworth had to she had been medically examined.
Case Stopped.
axes, and a razor, also a great creep through a tunnel framed in .do. Sir Henry told the magistrate the Sir Leo then left the witness box, many bones of animals, the re- the tender. "But, it's a relief to do result of this examination.
and Miss Savidge was crossing the maine of meals. So far few tombs get out there," Driver Bindes, who H.K. Electrics "What is the ovidence against the Court, to take his place when Mr. or human skeletons have been has driven express trains for near-Macro Electrics defendants?" asked Sir Henry. "It Cancellor interposed: He said. found, but Monte Cetona has un-ly 30 years, told me. Driver H.K. Telephoses is of two officers in plain clothes on" "After hearing the case so far, doubtedly not yet yielded up all its Pibworth, however, lounging back China Bozes duty In Hyde Park.
and the positive denial Sir Leo has secreta,
on his carriage sent, expressed the " Industriale. "The suggestion is that the two given I have heard enough, and Professor Calzoni is of opinion opinion that travelling in this wayana Bugare *** police officers came up to them, have come to the conclusion that that this remarrkable discovery may had its good points. in a place where they would be in both defendants are not guilty. I tend to confirm the theory of those full view, and saw what these therefore dismiss the charge who hold that the Etruscan civili- officers told you they saw. That in against them, and they will be dissation was of Indigenous growth, itself makes the story an impossible charged. In the circumstances I rather than a foreign importation, one, because if people are behay- don't think anything, will be gained and it is noteworthy that this city ing in the way suggested they do by exposing this lady, to the ordeal of the Bronze Age has been dis not blindfold their eyes,
of the witness box.
covered close to Chiusi, one of the A Police
In cases of this sort, although oldest and most important: Etrus Of commett said the police cannot usually get corro- can altes.
London, Yesterday. Ireland defeated the West Indies by 60 runs.
Gere resents the public ten- dency to rate his defensive clever- ness far below the more reckless Ireland 173 and 320 (McVeagh fighting of some of the earlier 102 not out). champions. He doesn't like the West Indies 142 and 291-Reu- idea that he can't be a drawing ter card like Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, or Dempsey, because the public admires the punch and is bored by the slap and the sidestep.
Gene is a good business man and he wants to be the real drawing card at some record gate affair. or perhaps two or three of them in the coming two or three years.
CAPTAIN'S. CUP,
GOLF TEST AT FANLING.
In the Captain's Cup competition at Fanling on June 2 and 3. A. E. Lisseman, 80-7-73 wins.
Other scores were:-F. M. Eliis
So it wouldn't surprise me to see Tunney, in July, step right out 93-1876 and S. T. Butlin 88-11 and slug somebody. It may be 77. There were 19 entries.
STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.
uncouth and not according to Shakespeare or Tennyson, hut.it will please the crowd. Even knocked over a "paluka" will be something. And, with nothing on his mind but putting his own punch over, Tunney may show that he packs a K.O. I have a notion it will please Tunney to do Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong this. He's big enough, fast.en. during June, 1928, standard time ough, and strong enough to have for the 120th meridian, East of a punch.
. Greenwich, is as follows:-
Sunrise, Sunset, p.m. p.m. 5.38 7.00 6.88 7.06 5.38
Tunney Not Afraid. Tunney isn't afraid to fight anybody. He doesn't, insist on picking "something easy." gave Dempsey a return match when he could have made Rickard save Sharkey for him without letting Sharkey fight Dempsey...
Of course, as a business man, Gene knew he'd get a small purse with Sharkey and a big one with Dempsey. But Tunney has plen ty of self-confidence and doesn't figure much risk of defeat by any one. He believed he could play safe with Dempsey and win on pointa Probably he'll believe he can knock out Heeney in July And so the chances are this time we'll see a different Tunney, It will be strange to sea Gene play the roaring lion in the ring, charging headlong out of corner and letting go mighty wal lops for a quad
it's quiteḥposajl
what he lledae
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that everybody who had anything borative evidence, they ought to ||
Bare of All Decoration.
to do with the administration of the take every possible opportunity, to A public ricsha. coolle was law of this country knew perfectly do so. In this case, in my opinion, sentenced to three months Impri well that it was of the highest there was an opportunity, and that sonment appeared at the Kowloon importance in charges of this sort opportunity ought to have bern Magistracy, this morning for steal to get, if it were possible, corro grasped, William Millar of the H.M.S. gensoni ing to money from Leading A. B. both if it were
Secondly, I would say that there
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