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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928.

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YACHTING

SECOND CRAMPIONSHIP

EVENT

[By Chau Kung]

IN THE RING

JOHNNY HILL AND THE

WORLD'S TITLE

fear. They cannot keep him out of a fight for the title. Should Piadner beat Schwartz, Hill, of course, will concentrate on Paris. If the American is the conqueror, and decides to go back home at the earliest opportunity, it will be the business of Hill to make for the States.

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It is said that Hillaumentary 4 mouths", at present. may have a fight with Pladner,

Bight [By Eugene Corri.]

that I think he would only Maybe those of you who have be wise to accept the offer on the Qu Purin After the disappointment of Saturday, October 27, the true seen Andre Routis fight will, like distinet understanding that, if he On demand breeze for the second championship myself, be surprised that he has were the winner, Schwartz would Credits,

me to be feather-weight cham meet him. event for racing yachts was great-

Jack Hood's Man pion of the world by virtue of beat-, ly appreciated.

For the Albert Hall show on the On demand With several new owners in eving the Italian-American. Tony

Canzoneri. We would, neverthe 20th, Jack Hood is not to fight the

On New York-- dence, with new sails on several of less, congratulate him upon high former French policeman, known as on demand the boats, it was anticipated that achievement, of course, but I still Kid Nitram (his real name is Credits, 60 days' sight C0% there might be some upset of form cannot see in him a wonder boxer. Martin, and he was first seen

On Bombay- as shown in the last season and Iy rating of him is that he is London in competitions between Wire think it may be said that there was 】 just an uncompromising fighter, French and London policemen. be- On demand

"Colleen "taking her "jfb by and that we have at last. two fore he toed the mark against the tack"No can hardly say feather-weights who, given the Tommy Milligan.) Nitram, so it is wire.... "bit between her teeth" of a boat chance of meeting him, would beat given out, has fallen ill, and Hood's On demand -fairly ran away from the scratch him. Harry Corbett no doubt opponent is to be Bruno Frattini, On Singapore----- bouts of the Handienp Class and pricked up his ears when news of whom we in this country first en-On demand .. crassed the finishing line in the lend, the crowning of Routis

came countered at Holland Park la an ~~On Manila- thereby having no need to rely on through from New York, for there affair with Milligan for the on demand...... her handicap, which for the course was an occasion, if I remember European Championship.

O Shanghai- aright, when Corbett exposed the' Since then the Italian has donc On demand was aver 6 minutes.

Frenchman as a very indifferent much travelling and maybe he has 30 day's sight (private boxer. And what does Dom improved by his experiences abroad. Volante think about it all?.

But all the same I expect that Hood On Yokohama— Much Money

will be the winner. I do notOn demand

"Wings" Win "Daphne," who last year won the Championship of the "1" and "G"] class, could not get going properly and was never in the running against "Ailsa" and "Halcyon the two other "I" craft who had a great. tussic. "Ailsa" got the

This is the second time that France has had the feather-weight title won for her.

You will per-

haps remember that, some little time after Eugene Criqui beat Joe Fox, our then champion, at Holland better of Haleyon" by a narrow

Park, he made tracks for America, margin but had to lower her colours and did that which many other lo "Thecin" by very nearly two tighters had failed to do, which minutes. "Thecla" has a fairly was to get Johnny Kilbane into the generous handicap but was well sail-ging to defend the championship. ed throughout the afternoon.

"Wings." Y.2 of the Heyward- "Hayes class, did none too well last year but she won in convincing style after having all the luck between Channel Rocks and Lyemum Beacon during the beat to the weather mark.

"Boojum" was very badly served here--although to windward and apparently in a commanding position over "Wings" the latter had

no

Criqui knocked out Kilbane, whose great days were then, doubt, over. That was, however, a considerable feather in the cap of the Frenchman, 'and one would have thought he would have taken: precious good care to hang on to the title for all he was worth.

There was much money to be had out of it. But, like a modern Quixote, Criqui, when asked "what

a "lane" of breeze which let her about it?" expressed his readiness

up from the leeward of "Boojum "to get into the ring at once..

passing under her. stern not more

So

Quick Work

up came Johnny Dundee,

than 25 yards clear and placed her to windward by about 60 yards and whom Kilbane had aide-stepped for

years, and there and then

TO-DAY'S SOCCER

The following is the pro- gramme of the, local football matches for to-day: Division. I. Kick off 4.15 p.m. Athletic v. Queen's H.K.F.C. ground. Referee, Mr. J. W. Barber.

Kowloon F.C. v. Royal Navy, Kowloon F.C. ground, Re- ferec, Mr. F. Smith.

S. China v. Small Units, Caroline Hill. Referce, Pipe Major Mackie.

K.O.S.B. v. H.K.F.C., Soo- kumpoo ground. Referee, Bimstr. Keralako. Division II. Kick off 2.45 p.m.

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Queen's v. 5. China "B". Chatham-read. Referee Sgt. Toms,

S. China "A" v. Recreio, Caroline Hill. Referee, Mr.

Samy. the

abreast would offer whatever Frenchman took one of the biggest consolation it may afford by re-hidings of his life. In a little more minding the helmsman of "Boojum” that "The wind bloweth where it listeth."

Going Home

than a month he was champion. and ex-champion, I should think that he is the shortest-ilved world- boater on record. After the ex- perience of Criqui it is, to say the least, astonishing that Routis has given it out that, within a couple of months, he will be back in America to defend his kingdom.

.

Athletic V. St. Joseph's Referee, H.K.F.C. ground. Pte. Lamb.

R.A.F. v. Kowloon, King's Park. Referee, L/Cpl. Grieve. K.O.S.B. v. Navy, Sookumpoo. Referee, Pte. Farnsworth,

Small Units v. University, Navy ground. Referee, Sgt. Clarke.

If America has not got a more think I overstep the mark when I formidable, feather-weight than declare that, whether as welter or Routis, then she is not so well off middle-weight. Hood 'would be for fighters of this particular class much fancied against any man in

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Several boats were racing on Saturday which have not yet been sold but it is one of the rules of the club I believe that a boat carries the points which she has won in Championship racing, if she changes ownership during the serica. The Yachts on the ante list are Handicap class "Dorothea "Colleen" and "Argulla II" and

It seems that Schwartz has de-l If Ireland were so disposed. in the "T" and "G" class finitely pledged himself to fight Hood would jump at the chance of "Ailsa," "Thecla" and "Viking." Emile Pladner for the fly-weight getting in the ring with him. But There are however no boats offer- championship in Paris, All I can whether Hood is wise in his rendi- ing in the Heyward-Hayes class. Ray it that Pladner is more than'aress to Aght either at the "welter Before the next notes appear the trifle lucky to have such a matcher middle-weight mit may be Club will have lost two very keen arranged for him. Incontestably doubted. There is something to be members in Col. H. B. Gunn, D.S.O.Johnny Hill has proved himself to aid in favour of his coquetting and Capt. E. H. Jacobs-Larkcom The records tell that Hill has twice things are he must chance his arm he the best little man in Europe. | with men of both weights, for as who go home on the Trooper on beaten Pladner, and those who saw if he is to get the work he desires Tuesday next. All their "friends those contests have not the least at home.

After his affair with and foes" of the tiller will join in doubt that the Scotsman won each Frattini, perhaps Hood will make wishing them "fair winds". upon fairly and squarely.

Either another visit to America.

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Hill and Pladner

that or an effort may be made on champion swimmer, It is true that Pladner ran Hill his behalf to get a match with the seconds from the 1,000 yards world very close on the first occasion they winner of the bout between Len record at the Shanghal Foreign met, but the second time Hill won! Harvey and Johnny Sullivan, which Y.M.C.A. pool by negotiating the by quite a handsome margin. And in due to be staged at the N.S.C. distance in the time of 12 minutes, the fact that he beat on the last Monday of the month. 22/5 seconds. The former record Newsboy Brown establish him as The impending fight between of 12 minutes, 382/5 seconds, was Britain has challenged for the near to Д world-beater? But Sullivan and Harvey-who, by the held by Norman Ross of the United Davis Cup-Reuter.

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THE DAVIS CUP

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A Coming Hope

The Scots are hoping that Lon- 'don folk will share their opinion that M'Call is a sure champion of the near future, I have heard only the highest accounts of M'Call. I shall take the opportunity of running the rule over him, and give my opinion of his passibilities. Dave Forbes, also a Scot, is to take the ring against Marine Smith, the hard-hitting fellow of Chatham, and precoding the bout between Sullivan and Harvey, Billy Evans will encounter the French feather- weight, Dicea. way

The season at Covent Garden |had a quiet beginning. We were to have seen Kid Nicholson in a contest with a young" Londoner, named Billy Boulger, but he had to cry off owing to indisposition. Boulger a opponent wanBilly Housego. It was far from being an inspiring fight→Boulger, after all the good things" I had. Heard about him, was disappointing. He won, but that was about alle "Sports Despatch."

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