1928-09-04 — Page 10

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1928.

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HOME SOCCER.

RESULTS OF MONDAY'S

GAMES..

FIRST LEAGUE DRAWS.

London, Yesterday. « Division I Bolton W. 1, Huddersfield T. I. Burnley 3, West Ham U. 3. Sefeld W. 1, Everton 0,

Division II.

Blackpool 2, Swansea 2. Millwall 0, Wolves b. Oldham A. 0, Hull C. 1.

W. Bromwich A. 1, Notts. C. 3.

Division it (s).

Brentford 1, Chariton A. 0. Luton T. 4, Northampton T. 0.

Division II (N). Bradford C. 4, Carlisle U. 2. Crewe A. 2. Stockport.C. 0. Lincoln C. 1, Rotherham 1.

-Reuter.

AMERICA WINS.

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS

CONTEST.

5 MATCHES TO 3.

Forest Hills, Yesterday. The Anglo-American lawn tennis content was won by the United States by five matches to three.

Wilmer Allison beat Higgs 6-2, 6-1, John Vanryn beat H. W. Austin 6-0, 2-6, 6-3, J. C. Gregory beat F. T. Hunter 7-5, 6-4, Austin beat Allison 6-2, 6-3, Vanryn beat Higgs 6-1, 6-1, I. G. Collins bext Wilbur Coen 6-4, 10-8, Allison and Vanryn beat Gregory and Austin 6-1, 6-2--Renter's American Sere vice.

HOCKEY.

CLUB OFFICERS ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Hong Kong Hockey Club was held at the Volunteer Headquarters last even- ing. The Hon. Treasurer reported a balance of $231. It was decided to play three teams, during the coming season, the first team to play on Wednesdays, the second team on Mondays and the ""A" team on Fridays.

JACK SAYS “NO”

BUT TEX RICKARD. HOPES.....

By Robert Edgren.]

Tox Rickard figured on the pos- sibility of Jack Dempsey's losing his Kearns suits to drive Dempsey back into the ring. Dempsey, said the Kearns suitą would have no effect whatever on his intention to stay in retirement,

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effect whatever. Others go to pieces suddenly. And in every in- stance I remember those who lasted were the fellows who took good cara of themselves and had no bad habits, and those who reached the paper-doll stage were wracked by the result of dissipation and nothing elso. It is disease, Invariably and not hard fighting, that makes a man "walk his heels. So that shouldn't worry Dempsey.

Proof That Clean Living Wins.

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Dempsey did put a sudden period to several fighting careers, but not because of the physical damage done by his blows. That wears off in a few days. Any bronco-buster heard Dempsey say that. He has a goes through a worse gruelling, notion that a fellow who stays in week after week, than a ring fighter | The following officers, were elect- the game too long gets a back-kick ever does, and those birds never

on the chin.reach the padded-cell stage. ed. President. Mr. E. L. Sim; from those punches

They Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. Woodward: There may have been cases in which live hard and clean. Hon. Treasurer, Mr. L. A. R. boxers were mentally and physically Of the men, Dempsey knocked out, Duncan: lat team Captain, Mr. wrecked by taking too much pound-Gunboat Smith (knocked out twice) A. A Dand; Vice-Captain, Mr. ing, but in many years of ringside is doing very well moving E. D. Lawrence; 2nd team Cap-activity I've noted one very inter-picture actor in Hollywood. tain, Mr. L. F. Nicholson. Messrs.esting fact.

"Gunner" went through as many

ware elected to the committee.

88 2

Carl

E. J. R. Mitchell and A. C. Howell Some men can go through years tough fights as anyone.

of rough fighting and show no ill Morris, last time I saw him, was a healthy-looking rancher, and cer- tainly wasn't damaged by Dempsey's jaw-battering or the terrific one- punch knock-out Dempsey handed him at New Orleans.

Gene Circling for an Opening.

This picture shows Gene Tunney at his deadliest, on his toes, perfectly balanced and poised for the least opening of his adverSLTY. Billy Vidabeck is the shock absorber in the ring with the heavy- weight king.

Billy Miske fought Dempsey twice, and was knocked out in the second fight with a body blow. Billy did a lot of fighting after.that, and died from a kidney trouble that is not at all uncommon and that had bothered him for several years. Jena Willard, who was the worst beaten man. Dempsey ever fought, 19 a husky, healthy, real estate operator in Los Angeles. They any Jess is pretty smart, and, even the expert land shards of that part of the country haven't been able to nick his bank roll.

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Miscellaneous.

In fact, none of Dempsey's hard the averages. Mr. Martyn twice walloped victims was any worseplayed for Oxford against Cam-" off after fighting him, except that bridge, and did well on both occa- many of them lost their nerve and sions. In the 1899 match he scored. confidence. They didn't fight as 27 and 9 not out, and in the follow- well afterward because they had ing year 94 and 35. When making lost the thing that carries fight his score of 94, he made 50 in 25 ing man along way--the feeling minutes and 78 not out (out of 105) that they can give and take and in 35 minutes. With Crawford on come out on top. They are so this occasion, he added 60 in 20 discouraged that they never got minutes.]." over it

I can name offhand a dozen for- merly great fighters who are mentally and physically broken down, some in asylums. In every cane, it was hard living, and not hard fighting, that did the damage.

It is reported, says the "Japan Chronicle" that an agreement has finally been reached between. Mr. Miller. of the Soviet Oil Trust and Admiral Nakasato, president of the Saghalien Oil Company and it is expected that this will be signed

DEATH OF FAMOUS. WICKET and made public within a few days.

KEEPER.

London, August 15,

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Mr. Miller has been here "several. months conferring, with the Japa». nese oil interest with a view to of getting aid in the form of ma

wells. Japanese companies have

No Physical Effect. Georges Carpentier was past his fighting prime when Dempsey knocked him out in four rounds, and he took many hard punches from the Manassa Mauler, but Georges fought several fairly good fights and piled up a fortune after The death has occurred being hesten. by Dempsey. He is the famous wicket-keeper, Henry chinery, for developing the Russian healthy, and popular In France and Martyn, doing very well, although retired [The late Mr. Martyn, who was been working concessions in Sagha from boxing. Fulton was knocked born on July 16, 1877, rendered tien, for some time. According to out in fourteen and three-fifths great service for Somerset about 25 agreements entered into previously seconds by Dempsey.

years ago. He hended the batting the Russian and Japanese wells, He never got up nerve enough to averages for that county, in 1903, were arranged in checker-board do any more good fighting after displacing Lionel Palairet, the most fashion but because of á lack of that, but mentally and physically accomplished batsman who ever | financial backing it has not been he was unchanged. Big Bill played for Somerset, from the place possible for the former to carry Brennan showed no after effect of of honour, and in later years. Mr.

active production as the the Dempsey knock-out..

Martyn always figured high up in latter.

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