1928-08-14 — Page 9

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.

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THIRD TEST.

ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 438.

VISITORS FOUR DOWN,

London. Yesterday.

In showery weather bofore 12,000 spectators England resumed her innings in the third Test match against West Indies and scored 438 (Hobbs 169, Ernest Tyldesley 75, Tate 54, Griffith G for 103, Francis 4 for 112).

In their second venture West Indies had made 61 for 4 when stumps were drawn.-Reuter.

BASEBALL

SHANGHAI PLAYERS

ARRIVE.

SCHEDULE OF GAMES.

The Shanghai Chinese baseball team, which is to play a series of exhibition games here under the auspices of the South China Athle- tic Association, arrived by the s.8. "President Plorce" yesterday after-

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OLD CHAMPIONS.

'HOW SOME OF THEM MADE GOOD.

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A FEW FACTS.

THE CHINA MAIL,

evening so as he'd get up an appetite for breakfast next morn- ing, started a tour of the country {offering 400 dallars to anyone who could stay with him four rounds. It isn't on record that. John over had to pay the money. He knocked out over a hundred men! They weren't all near-champions, but they were the champions of their locali- tics, champions of lumber camps, mining towns, fighting blacksmiths, and tough men generally.

NO BALLYHOO FOR DEMPSEY. (By Robert Edgren.]

Next to John L., the greatest These days the promoters handle eliminator was Jack Dempsey. In the much-ballyhooed progress of the fact, I don't know but that Dempsey heavyweight "aap" right up to the was a greater eliminator than John point where he can be shoved into L. He didn't climinate so many, a championship match, and people but he did it more auddenly and million or two in effectively. Thero will fork out a real money to see the show.

The promoters have to do the eliminating now, as a business pro- position. There aren't any fighters good enough to attend to that de tail themselves,

knew it.

Sharkey

knocked

out

never, was a | knock-out record like Dempsey's when he was fighting his way up to the title.

either. Bob did his own, eliminat-

ART OF ROMANCE.

“MAD" AUTHOR.

WORK COMPLETED AFTER BOOK THAT ANGERED HIGH

SO YEARS.

WINDSOR MEMORIAL.

Windsor, July 3,

COMMAND.

THE WAR.

London, July 5.

Only recently completed by the It is a fantastic irony that the artist who started work on it 30 author of one of the most vivid years ago, the Duke of Clarence stories of the war was officially Memorial in the Albert Memorial declared insane. His book--"The Chapel at Windsor Castle was on Way of Sacrifice," by Fritz view to the public in its finished von Unruh (Alfred A. Knopf, 78. state for the first time to-day. 6d.), translated by C. A. Macart- Alfred Gilbert, the celebrated will probably become a classic.

It was in the late 90's that Mr. ney-is published to-day, and sculptor, and creator of "Eros," It is claimed for "The Way of started work on the memorial at Sacrifice" that it is "the most the command of. Queen devastating picture of the soul- Alexandra.

shattering futility of modern war

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Behind the long delay in its ever penned," and the cream of completion lies 'romantic]the irony is that the German story of a temperamental art-High Command ordered von ist, of 20 yours' self-imposed Unruh to write it, little imagining exile abroad, and of a. Royal that he would explode a mine request that he should return under their feet. to England.

Fritz von Unruh comes of á When the Duke of Clarence, Prussian military family, and he the elder brother of King George, entered a crack Prussian regi died, Queen Alexandra commis- ment. He wrote a play, called Bioned Mr, Gilbert to undertake "Officers," dealing with military the work of erecting a memorial. life, which Max Reinhardt pro- The sculptor began the master-duced in 1912. It was a success piece in 1898, and it was almost and a scandal. The production of completed by 1907 when came a second play, "Louis Ferdinand, the break that sent Gilbert an Prince of Prussia," was prevented embittered man to live as a re-by the Crown Prince “Little cluse in Bruges, vowing he would Willle." never return to England.

When the war came the High Commander ordered him to write which propaganda novel

The two biggest men he licked were Carl Morris, the Oklahoma

Fred Giant, and

Fulton. He Jack Sharkey, the garrulous gob. knocked out Morris with a single is an instance. Sharkey did some punch, the first crashing left hook very fair fighting a couple of years in the pit of the stomach. He ago, and Mr. Rickard grew very knocked out Fulton with four fond of him as an naset. Sharkey punches, the last two while he was beat up and stopped Harry Wills. falling, in just fourteen and three The fact that Wills was an ancient fifth seconds of the first round. I piece of cheese, pugilistically, at the held the old stop-watch on that time, doesn't affect the merit of knock-out.

performance. Few people that

Nobody got up eliminations to Jim get old Bob Fitzsimmons a crown

Five Missing Figures. On arrival, the team was Maloney, who was, really an awfulling and the cleanest job on record. The magnificent onyx sarco-["s

a fighter, but had been He won the middleweight champion-phagus, the recumbent figure of should spur on the army before bailyhooed by Rickard until every- body belleved the ballyhoo. Right here Mr. Rickard grow much fonder of Sharkey. In fact, he thought almost as much of him as if he'd

a two- The members of the team from already helped to draw Shanghai are A. S. Lou, manager; million dollar gate. He figured that W. Y. Char, captain, and P. N.

If Sharkey, the rough and ready Tsoy, pitcher; C. K. Chen, third sailor walloper knocked out Jack baseman; L. S. Ang, fielder; Alex. Dempsey, then Sharkey would be Seth, fielder; K. S. Chang, first even a bigger drawing card than baseman; K. C. Lo, fielder; J. B. Dempsey, because of his youth. So Lee, fielder: D. L. Wu, fielder; and he sent Sharkey in to fight Demp- Y. C. King, short-stop. Mr. Liu Rey, Rickard couldn't lose ofther plays as catcher, and Mr. Char, way, for a win would make Demp- second baseman.

sey good for a return match with Tunney, as it did.

met by a committee of the Asso- Hap as ciation: including Mr. Richard Shim, Mr. K. F. June, Mr. Thomas Chin, and Mr. Hin Wong, hon. secretary of the Hong Kong Base- ball Association.

The first game will be played to- morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock.

The full fixtures list is as follows:

Shanghai Chinese, v.:-

This year Rickard resurrected Sharkey and seemed as fond of him as ever, even when Sharkey had been a complete flop in two well- advertised elimination bouts. After that Tex matched Sharkey right back into the picture, by signing Club, tim to fight the twice-eliminated

All Hong Kong, August 15. U.S. Nary, August 17, Hong Kong Baseball

August 19.

South China "Dragons,

August 21.

Filipino Club, August 23. South China "Dragons,

August 25.

HONG DOUBLES.

ONLY FOUR PAIRS LEFT.

The positions of the surviving pairs in the Hong Doubles Tour- rament of the Hong Kong Cricket Club are as follows:-

(1) Lt.-Col.

Wyatt and

Jack Delaney. When a guy has broad shoulders and weighs over two hundred, and looks and talks like a tough egg, and has colour and all that sort of thing, it's hard to keep him out of the money.

The weakness of our heavyweight gang is shown by the fact that there isn't one outstanding fighting man in the bunch, with Dempsey definitely retired. who has the nerve, ambition and ability to do his own eliminating and force him- self into the position of challenger for the title.

GREATEST ELIMINATOR Used to be different? I'll say it Rev. did. Remember n fat, white-haired F. P. W. Alexander. owej old fellow known as John Lu 16/3.

Sullivan, who was around a few

(2) W. D. Fiddes Wilson and years ago. When John L. was a

R. Gordon (Jardine, Mathe-young man of twenty or aq' nobody son) scr.

(3) T. D. E. Pendered and E. D. Lawrence (A.P.C.) owe 3/6

v. G. W. Sowell and H. Owen Hughes owe 15/2,

(4) A. D. Humphreys and R. K. Valentine (Dodwell & Co.)

owe 15.

WATER POLO.

YESTERDAY'S OPENING GAME POSTPONED.

The commencement of the Water Polo League, which was fixed for yesterday, was delayed owing to insufficient water in the Victoria Recreation Club camber. Both the V.R.C. "A" and the K.0.5.B. teams who were fixed to play turned up, but were disappointed.

Quito a number of swimming en thualasts had also come along to

The charming juvenile eccentric dancera Miss Cherie Valentine and Miss Tomasita Birdwell, who have recently completed a successful season in Manila are to reappear at the Queen's. Theatre for one whole week commencing Sun- day,

was boosting him toward a world's ship from Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, the Duke, the angel of death hold- championship, giving him a shove and heavyweight champion Corbett ing a broken wreath at the fect, from behind every time he lost his saw him knock Dempsey out. So the angel of life at the head, and You probably remember this John Fitzsimmons couldn't drag Corbett the decorative grille surrounding a fight for years. Corbett it were all fluished and in pori- L. from his photographs, which

named Peter tion. All that was missing were even retired and

five of the 12 figures of the

step.

into

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Verdun. He wrote "The Way of Sacrifice,"

The High Command decided that von Unruh'a family was too influential for him to be shot or even disgraced. He was there- fore officially declared insane.

Lunacy of War.

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The story is far from being Chinese Sub. Coin. 294 % dis. muscular as Dempsey at his best, with big arms and shoulders and a atill, kuocked out so many heavies ial to her son when the sculptor merely an account of battle hor- Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.

Royal small waist, and the biggest and that Corbett had to fight him, and resigned

of battle seen through the eyes of most powerful pair of sledge-ham-was knocked out. After that Fitz Academy, refused to go on with rora. It is a thrilling impression mer hands ever hooked to a human kept on eliminating everyone for a the work and went to Bruges.

He told friends that he desmen half-crazy with their in- being. John was the toughest man long time all but Jim Jeffrica. No

man I've ever step could have troyed the moulds of the five credible experiences. that ever fought.

He WAK the real "abyssmal eliminated Jeffries when Jeff was missing figures, brute," although Jack London In-jin the early twenties, or even put vented that expression years after him on the floor for a three second Sullivan's time, to describe Batt- count.

out in a round, and Corbett took the crown back.

ling Nelson John L. thought of Jeffries eliminated a few heavies nothing but "slugging 'em," and and got a Fitzsimmons fight and the Club.

when he slugged them they stayed, the title after only a couple of years The next match is fixed for to- slugged.

in the ring. No Tex Rickard bally- morrow between the Queen's Royal] John L., running out of rivals to hooed and fixed up elimination Regiment and the Victoria Recrea- eliminate, and being hungry for a series to make it easy for Jeff,

Nor for Jim Corbett, who was first to discover that Sullivan was no longer dangerous, first to knock old John L. out, and who fought Choynski, Peter Jackson, and many others to work his way up.

tion Club "B".

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Dick Loynes among his souvenirs-cups and trophies which hạ

has won as a champion motorboat racer. He is shown" holding the base of the "Flying Mercury," the International Rudder Trophy, which he won last year in the East" and which he will defend during the; Pacife-Southwest Exposition speedbout events this year.

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playing a return match with the K.0.5.B. Sergts Two years ago, at the express wish of King George, Mr. Gilbert Mens at Murray Parade ground at returned to England to undertake 6.45 p.m. on Monday next. Machine a memorial to Queen Alexandra, Gusers will play in Whites and be and during the intervals from represented by the following:- labour on this project he set to W. J. Lockhart Smith, O. E. C work on the completion of the Marton, H. V. Parker, D. A. Rush- ton, E. J. R. Mitchell, T. S. D. Duke of Clarence Memorial..

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Nobody fixed up any easy tourna- ments for Jack Johnson. For several years Johnson, who was good, had to frame fights to get any fights, at all. Then he forced His undying regret, as he told. Tommy Burns to fight him by fol officials of Windsor Castle when celerator, the happy motorist sent owing Burns to Australia, and got he went there to see the figures his little car skimming under the of the constable, his championship chance that way.. placed in position, was that his upraised arm

Big Jess Willard fought and beat great friend and benefactress, who, majestic in a white rubber a lot of men before he was matched Queen Alexandra, had not lived to macintosh, stood on point duty at with Johnson. He fought several gee the completion of the memor the busy crossing,

The policeman, very indignant at years and knocked out a bunch of tal that was so close to her heart. them without earning much more terest in the completion of the ed the moterist back.

The King took the greatest in having his authority, flaunted, call- than board money. What a cinch it would be for a Tex Rickard to push work, warmly congratulated the What are you up to?" he de a Jess Willard through an elimina insisted, it is stated, on his ac- Couldn't you see my arm, or sculptor in his masterpiece, and tion series and make him champion. cepting a supplementary feb.

Perhaps, some time there'll be a To-day, the Albert Memorial

The late Mr. Robert Larkworthy boon appointed arst parliamentary heavyweight who'll fight his way up Chapel, closed some years ago on very sorry, officer," answered the (95), formerly with Messrs. Firth, counsel to the Treasury in succes- like, the old boys. We have a few account of damage done by offender, glancing at the constable's Wallace and Co., East India mersion to Sir F. Liddell, who will doing it in other casses, men like visitors, was thrown open again white coat. "But to tell you the chants, afterwards with the Orlen succeed Sir Ernest Hoop, KC., an M'Earnin, Hudkins, Lomski,

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