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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1928.

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TWO BELTS NOW

SIG. MORRIS'S PROWESS IN THE RING

H.K.B.A, 2ND TOURNAMENT

lada mixing it more and indulging

In wild swings. Castle had the

Tired Out

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The start was

BOWLS

CIVIL SERVICE SURPRISE CRAIGENGOWER

FERGUSON CHAMPION

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winner by 21-11. With the excep- tion of the fourth hond when he looked good with a well played two, Clark's scores throughout the match were singles. Details follows:

Färguson

Clark.

Hodd 1

Shots Total

Shots Total.

16

10

20 21

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After the matches, Mra. B. Wylie presented the trophies as follow:-- Singles Championship: Open Winner, J. Ferguson: Runner-up,

Dunean.

Spey Royal Cup: Civil Service C.C. (A. W. Grimmitt, skip). handed to the members of the win-

Small souvenir trophies were

Saturday was a red latter day better of it but failed to follow up for local lawn bowlers, who, attend- when he had his man temporarily ed in full force at the Kowloon non-plussed. The "Cumberland"

Bowling Green Club to see the man took the next round, and the

was level. In the next finals of the Open Singles Cham- seventh Shons was floored and took more Spey Royal Cup.

plonship of the Colony and of the punishment on rising. The ninth

A 'surprise was provided in the Forty-two rounds of fighting, went to Castle, though Shona man- with one knock-out, characterised aged to dodge the real hefty and Spey Royal Cup final, which was the opening tournament of the well signalled slams. Both fought started first. Hong Kong Boxing · Association themselves to standstill and the naturally expected from the Crai held at the Theatre Royal on verdict was given to Castle agengewer Cricket Club,

son's winners of the Senior divi Saturday night, As a result of popular decision. Both got of the championship bout the good "hand"

sion of the League, but there was no holding back the Civil Service welterweight bell passed from Marine Fraser to Signalman

four on Saturday. They were all A.B. Moore (H.M.S. "Cumber-in Ane form, and played very wall Morris, who is already middle-

142 lb. engaged land")

A.B. weight champion of the Colony.

together, winning with five shots, Saunders (H.M.S. "Seraph") 143 I spare: In this contest the former was

well and Craigengower started knocked-out in the tenth round lbs., at welters over ten rounde in after providing most of the at- the third event: tack. Morris, as usual, played a fast with the "Seraph" man doing scoring two in each of the first A. R. Clark; B, J. Gibson; 4, R.

two heada without reply, looked waiting game and had his man the attacking. Moore had the ad-like making short ahift of their well weakened before administer-vantage in height and reach but

opponents. Civil Service had their ing the decisive blow..

could not keep his opponent off. first look in in the third when they the other four bouts the ten A hot round finished with Saunders reduced Craigengower's lead by round welterweight contest be-well ahead. The second was even, two, and then they simply refused

ning Spey Clab team and bottles of tween A.B. Moore and A.B, though uneventful, both men be- to look back Saunders was the best. It wenting content to box

At the fifth head the scores were Spey Royal whisky to the lonera. the whole distance and Saunders slum. In the third Saunders relevel at 4 all. Then Civil Service Taikoo (R. Wallace, J. Laing, J. C. took the decision. In another ten sumed his attack, only more flash took the lead 6-4 in the eixth, and handed cups, which, owing to an Chalmers and Morrison) were, also round fight A.B. Castle defentedly and was having things much remained in front right up to the Signalman Shons, contrary to ex- his own way until Moore steadied

head when Craigengower oversight, was not done last year. Mrs. Wylie was the recipient of pectation. A.B. Vahey lost his him with three jabs to the face drew level at 10 all. After this

beautiful bouquet and holder, fight with Harry Major, the one anybody's round. The next, too, hopeful spurt, Craigengower again bad decision of the evening. The was easy though it displayed pretty failed to come off and wthin the handed her by little Miss Rosie final encounter, a six round mid-boxing on the part of bath lads next two heads Civil Service estab- Nish, and also three hearts cheers, dleweight contest between Piper There was nothing in the next as lished a bigger lead than before a compliment that was also paid Smith of the 2nd K.O.S.B.'s (the points go, Saunders scoring at the 17-11. This lead the Civil Service only military contestant) and opening and Moore picking up at maintained right up to the finish, A.B. Tremming, was declared a the end. In the seventh Saunders Craigengower being able to reduce draw. Neither man knew much scored with some nice lefts, short it by only two shots, losing 16-21. of the game but aroused the spec- jabs and went out in the next

Scorea tators to a high state of en-round as if he meant to finish

Craigengower thusiasm in the last round when Moore off. The former tired, how-R. Basa both went all out.

ever, half way through, and agnin C. Bennett had to take

a few punishing U. M. Omar

B. W. Bradbury thumps. The ninth showed some nice mixing, both fighting them-Head selves tired. The last stanza was a repetition of many that had gone before, Saunders being on the at tack at the opening but falling to maintain it. Saunders was given

On the whole the tournament was a success though it seemed that most of the contestants were not absolutely fighting fit.

One Bad Decision

rather than

The Big Fight Defending his welterweight championship belt Marine Fraser (H.M.S. "Tamar") 145 lbs. clashed with Signalman Morris (H.M.S. "Magnolia") 145 lbs., who is the

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A.B. Vahey (H.M.S. "Seraph") 1141⁄2 lbs. and H. Major (Hong Kong) 118 lbs. met in the open- ing event. The local lad was the the verdict. first to score with right and left body blows, but Vahey put up most of the attack in the first round which ended fairly evenly. Major went after his man in the next, attempting to get home with his right. A warning for holding middleweight champion, was well-merited. At the end of The opening round was a “feeler" thie stanza the "Seraph" man was and not a blow of weight was leading slightly, scoring with struck. Morris had the advantage 201 heavy lefts to the head. Major in height.

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19

Civil Service

T. D. E. Pendered J. Deukin J. Hollidge A. W. Grimmitt

Shots Total.

1

16

Singles

Shots Total.

The Open Singles Championship.

J. Ferguson match was between (Taikoo R.C.) and A. R. Clark R.C.), and commenced (Police nearly an hour after the Spey Cup match.

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the ladies.

A Record On the Civil Service C.C. rinks yesterday afternoon, local lawn bowls records which will perhaps never be bettered was created in a match between the Dockyard R.C., and the Hong Kong Electric R.C. It was a return encounter, the Dockyard having won the first, match on the Electric new rinks at North Point. Dockyard won again yesterday by the astonishingly big margin of 83 shots, an undoubted record. Another record was made by the Dockyard when they won on the first rink by, 52-0. The re- sults on the other two rinks were: Dockyard 17, 37; Electric 15, 8: The highest score recorded in the League was made this season by the Club de Recreio "A" team when they topped the. "century" maric in one match, but their winning mar- gin was under, 70 shots.

POPPY DAY

EXHIBITION MATCH FOR CHARITIES

Round 2-Both sparred cautious- had his right connecting with the body in the third, but the blowsly at the outset and in the clinches lacked

felt for body openings. Fraser their old power. The

the fourth was slow and even. Vahey scored first, with Morris on

ropes, with an overarm right awing. did most of the leading in the

Round 3-Opened acrappily, with

In aid of Earl Haig's Poppy Day fifth, but after a close-in set to Fraser pressing. Morris, however,

fund for charities, a grand exhibi- was caught off his guard and drop-scored whilst on the defensive. A very keenly contested game tion soccer match is to be played ped for a couple of seconds, The Both put in a lot of work but blows was promised at the outset, but at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, at last round was a ding-dong affair, lacked sting and at this stage the Clark fell away after the fourth the Hong Kong F.C.'s ground, another caution being adminis full journey of 15 rounds looked head when he WAS one down. Happy Valley, tered, and the contest was given most likely.

After Clark had scored one in the A fine team representative of to Major, a distinctly unfair deci

Round 4-Morris scored with a first head). Ferguson took the lead the Fighting Services is to meet sion which met with the amount right jab and followed up from the second, from which mo- the Civilians of Hong Kong. The of booing it deserved.

with Home close-in bodyment he forged ahead steadily, Services XI. was chosen as follows: work two handed. Fraser leading by ones and two until the L.T. Brockman (H.M.S. "TI- In a scheduled ten round bout started wading in but found the sixth when he had four shots in tania"); Sgt. Hooper (1st Queen's at featherweights Sig. Shons "Magnolia" man hard to hit at short hand. This advantage he had in Regt.) L.S...Baker (H.M.S. (H.M.S. "Seraph") 126 lbs. met range. Nothing in this round, nor creased by six when the last head "Titania"); A.B. Castle (H.M.S. "Cumberland") in the previous three. 133 lbs. The opening was quiet Round 5- Both but in a short while Castle wad-hard

A Good Bout

HOME SOCCER

RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S GAMES.

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'Aston Villa 2, Derby 3.

Burnley 2. Everton 0. Bury 1, Sunderland 3. Cardiff 1. Arsenal ́1.

Leeds U. 3, Portsmouth 2. Leicester 1, Wednesday 1. Liverpool 1, Birmingham 2. Manchester U. 1, Bolton 1. Newcastle 4, Huddersfield 1. Sheffield U. 2, Blackburn 1. West Ham 3, Manchester C. 0.

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Hull 4, Weat Ham 1.

Middlesbro' 5, Bradford 3.

Millwall S, Bristol C. 1. Notta. C. 4, Barnsley 1. Oldham 2, Swansea 1. Port Vale 4, Notts F. 2. Preston N.E. 5, Grimsby 2. Reading 1. Stoke 1. Southampton 8, Blackpool 2. Tottenham 2, Clapton 1. Wolves 1, Chelsea 1.

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Scottish League Division L Airdrie 1, Dundee' 1. Ayre 3, Abrdeen 3. Celtic 8, Raith 1. Cowdenbeath 3, Falkirk 1. Hibernians 1. Rangers. 2. Motherwell 2, Kilmarnock 3. Partick 2, Queen's Park 2. St. Johnstone 0, Hearts 3. St Mirren 1, Hamilton 8. Third Lanark 2, Clyde 4,

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The round went to the "Magnolia" Round 10-Fraser took the offen- man, who was slamming heartily at sive but was again weakened by the close.

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Reserves: Sgt. McGlinchey (2nd K.0,8,B.'s), ́A.B. Barkham (H.M.S. "Titania)

The Civilians team was an. nounced as follows:-

Pau Ka-ping (South China. heavy body blows and put down | A‚A); Wynne (Police), Lai Yuk- some and out with a right to the point tat (Chinese, Athletic); - McGreavy punishment from right upper cuts followed by a right chop on the (Police); Stewart (H.K.F.C.) cap. at the opening, leaving his face back of the neck. Mr. R. M. Dyor wide. He came back, however, to presented the belt to Morris.·.· clout Morris on the ear, and after

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tain, McKelvie (Kowloon F.C.); Tao Kwai-shing (Chinese Athletic) Fung King-cheung (South China some heavy exchanges, the round The final bout, was between Piper A.A.), Gosano (Recreio), Suen ended casy.

Smith (2nd K.O.S.B.) 154 lbs. Kam-shun (Chinese Athletic), Round 8-Morris had to take two and A.B. Tremming. (H.M.S. Chan Kwong-fu (Chinese Athletic). clips to the jaw whilst on the re- "Hermes") 148 lbs., over six Reserves: Li Tin-song (South treat before he got into any sort of rounds. It was a draw. Neither stride and then, with sound and well knew much, if anything, about the placed thumps, he hurt Fraser up game, though they provided enter- and down, putting him down, the tainment in the last round by their "Tamar" man being saved by the efforts to "paste" one another.

China A.A.), McBride (H.K.F.C.), Rocha (Recreio), Brown (Recrale). The officials appointed are, Re- feree: Mr. Ip Kau-ko. Linesmen: C.P.O. Craig; Sgt. Bunting.

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