1928-12-01 — Page 13

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1928.

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GENE THE BOXER

VIEWS OF GENE THE REFEREE

THE VICTORY SECRET

I have just had an hour's talk with Tunnoy in is shirt-alcoves- the first talks I have ever had with hin-and I have como away full | of admiration for one 'of tho slightest, kindliest, and most in tellectual inen I have ever met, says Eugene Corria, the famous referee. Picture him sitting on the edge of his bed at the Savoy, his jacket off, his collar tying beside him a blue-eyed giant, clean-cut, fair buired. Imagine him talking in that quiet voice of his, as modestly and unassumingly as if he wore a mere nobody, instead of one of the most famous men in the world.

TEST MATCH

HENDREN IS DOING WELL

EARLY SCORES

'Tex. There's the coming cham pion of the world." And Tex, shift- ing that famous unlighted clgar. Soon after the resumption follow- from one corner of his mouth to the other, said, "You think so, Corri? I thought he was good, but I didn't think ho was as good as that.”

Good Old Ireland

But then Tunney turned this con- versation again and talked about Ireland.

"They're a great people, the Irish," be said. Perhaps I'm projudiced because my folks were Irish, but honestly I'just fall in love with them. They gave me such a good time that if I'd stopped there much longer, they'd have knooked the life out of me.

"When my mother comes over here I'm going with her to woe the place she comes from.

4.

That'll be a great trip for us. a fine time here, and I'm "She'll like England, too. I've

Pieture his slow, charming smile.bnd You couldn't finngine anyons less like the boxer of pupalar imagina- tion-thu man with a broken nose aml the ouuliflower-ents.

"I've Quit"

He talked quite frankly about himself. I really have quit box- ing," he said. They can say what they like, I really mean it.

"I've done very well out of box- ing, but I won't fight any more. Why should I go on? I've made à lot of money und I've got every, thing I want."

That was the real Tunney talking. That was the quiet, retiring spirit that has always been behind the fighting man.

I want to get away from ull this publicity," he said a little Inter.

Honestly, I hate it-all thes cinema comerns and the rest of it. I know very well they may think I'm putting on side when I say that, but I really do mean it.

I'd like to get right away 'in the country and be quiet. You know I'm interested in things, that most fighters don't cago about- books and art—and I want to have time to enjoy them properly.

I trial to turn my boxing into i an art.

I studied all the fellowa 1 fought knew their minds and their daracters, and their tricks and their styles, before ever I stepped into the ring to meet them.

Ile's A Take Dempsey now.

What a hilter he great punchor. is! He could knock anyone out: a wonderful lighter.

How It Was Done "But boxers used to stand still and lot him walk up to them and hit them. I was always pretty good on my foot-I can say that

TO-DAY'S SOCCER

The following are the Hong Kong Amateur Football League. fixtures for to-day:

Division I. (kick-off 4 p.m.) S. China v. R. A., Caroline HR, Referee, C. P. 0. Cowan.

Recreio V.

Bon.

Athletic, King's.

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v,

Park. Referee, L. S. B. A. Atkin-

H.K.F.C.

Royal Navy, H.K.F.C. ground. Referee, Capt. Austin.

Small Units v. Kowloon F. C., Sookumpoo ground. Referee, Mr. T. G. Stokes.

Police v. 1st Queen's, Regt., St. Joseph's ground. Referee, Mri F. Smith,

Division II. (kick-of 2.30 p.m.)

3. China "B" v. Kowloon, Caro- line Hill. Referee, Sgt. Clark.

Recreio v. Small Units, King's Park Referee, L.-Cpl. Grieve.

St. Joseph's v. 2nd K.0.S.B., St. Joseph's ground. Referee, Mr. Ip Kau-ko.

R. A. v. S. China " A," Sonkum- poo. Referee, Mr. Lawrence.

1st Queen's Regt, v. University, Chatham-road. Referee, Sgt. Toms.

Enstern V. R.A.F., Athletic ground. Referce, L.-Cpl. Shend. Chinese Athletic v. Royal Navy postponed.

without boasting, an't I?-nnd grateful for the hospitality and when I fought Dempsey I kept kindness I've had that I can't find moving, and went with the punch. words to say it."

*** That was how I bent Dempsey. "It was just brainwork-just thinking ahead. ·

"But I'm not saying anything against Dempsey. He's a great fighter, a great fighter.".

So Tunney went on talking, quite quietly unl simply, und every time he laughed his fine teeth dashed

white.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SNOOKER

CLOSE OF SECOND ROUND CONTESTS

FURTHER RESULT

In their snooker fixture at the ing lunch in the first day's play of Palace Hotel last night, R. da Luz the Test match Hobla was dis-boat. R. Hawke, by 209 (89, 54, missed, apparently through the 66) to 103 (81, 50, 22).- hesitancy of Mead to run. The This saw the close of the second score was then 92.

round. The third round opens on inj and Mead Monday, when F. Jones will play

a K, K. Leung, at 9 p.m. and

Hammond camo soon wont, being leg-before to straight one from Grimmitt, the third wicket thua fell for a total of 108,

Jardine Joined Hammond, and at "THE KING OF KINGS” the tea interval the score had been] taken to 180, the Goucester all- rounder securing most of the runs.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Haramond went soon after the Interval, falling to a fine catch by The superb dramatic production Woodfull off Gregory, 161 for four."The King of Kings" will be shown Woodfull was responsible for the at the Queen's Theatre for the last dismissal of the next victim, time to-day. It is a wholly sincero Jardine, off Ironmonger, Chapman and reverent picture of the life of per getting a great ovation upon Teaching. joining Hendren, the English skip- Jesus of Nazareth and of His Truly a great brain coming out

inspired its production from begin- What was the best piece of bat- ning to end, concentrating only on ting of the day then ensued, Chap- how to bring the essential story of man being particularly powerful Christ before people in the most with strokes to the offside while human, most devout way possible, Hendren played brightly all around Owing to its great length only three: the wicket.

performances can be given and With the score at 272 for five these commence promptly at 2.30, stumps were drawn eight minutes 6 and 9.18. before time owing to bad light. Details:

Hendren, not out

茗品

London, Yesterday,

124.10

4.85 5/32

LONDON EXCHANGES,

England-1st Innings. Hobbs, run out Sutcliffe, e Ponsford, b Gregory 38 Mead, 1.b.w. Grimmitt

49

Paris

8

New York

Hammond, e Woodfull, b Gre-

gory

Brussels

14.89

44

Gerteva

25.38

D: R. Jardine, e Woodfull,

Ironmonger

Amsterdam

12.075

35

Milan

02.65

52

Berlin

20.35

39

Stockholm

18.14

7

Copenhagen

.18.19

Oslo

18.19

Vienna

-84.505

Prague

103%

Helsingfors

192

Madrid

30.055

Lisbon

108

875

807

5 29/32

47.7/16

A. P. F. Chapman, not out

Extras

Total (for 5 wkts.) 272

HOCKEY CLUB TEAMS

The following Hong Kong Hockey Club teams have been selected:-

"A" team v. 2nd K.O.S.B. Ser- geants at King's Park at 4.50 p.m. on Friday R. W. Sapsed; E. R. Robinson, G. Rankin; A. A. R. Botelho, A C. Howell, A, J. W. Ashby; F. E. G. Munn (capt.), R. D. Beaumont, H. V. Parker, V. Stanlon, T. J. Price.

Athens Bucharest Rio

Buenos Aires

Bombay Shanghal Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward

1/6 1/32 2/7/2 2/0 % 1/10 23/32

26 .0/16 26%

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lat XI v. Royal Navy at 4.45 p.m. on Wednesday on the U.S.R.C. ground:W. K. Talt; 0. E. C. Professor Petrovsky of the In Marton, D. Lyon; A A. Dand stitute of Applied Geophysics, Lou- (capt.), E. J. R. Mitchell, J. E. ingrad, has constructed a special Noronha; J. H. Plummer, H. Owen radio apparatus enabling ore veins C. c. to be detected by electro-magnetis Hughes, E. D. Lawrence, Francis, G. E. R. Divett.

waves. Experimenting in Trans- 2nd XI. v. Club de Recreio at Caucasia, the professor located new King's Park at 4.46 p.m. on Mon- hulphuric iron veins, his claim day:-W, K. Tait; W. Woodward, being confirmed by boring. L. E. Nicholson (capt), L. A. R.

Duncan, Major J. P. S. Greig, Rev. N. Evans: I. W. Shewan, W. A. Nowers, R. K. Valentine, E. L. Sim, E. C. Fincher.

Ladies' Hockey.

T was almost tempted to feel Borry that this marvellous type of Tunney doesn't want to talk inuch manhood was lost to

the boxing shout boxing, He looks on that wortel. But then I couldn't help part of his life as finished. He pre-agreeing with his decision. When a ferred to talk, as he sat on the bed man has risen from nothing and There will be a Ladies Hockey with his oyes looking straight into made thousands of pounds out of Match at King's Park to-day at nue, of other things of the great the game, he is quite right to say. time ho's had over hore, and how I've got all I want, and now I'm he hopes to meet Bernard Shaw and going to enjoy the things I'm really

the rest of it.

And every word he spoke reveal-

'ed his oléan-cut, sulturód brain.

But I reminded him of the time

interested in.”

Wish Fulfilled

In the end he rose to shake

I saw him fight Soldier Jones in hands.

Jersey City--the time when the Do you know. Mr. Corri," he Soldier was so oulboxed that some said, "I rond about you when I wag at the ringside shouted out to was a boy, and I've always wanted hira, "Soldier Jones you're want to meet you.” ed on the phone!"

Tunney laughed nt that,

That was the clurming, likeable lieart of him. I went away liking I told him how I ant next to Tex him more than, any man I've met Rickard at that fight and anid to for yenre.Evening News."

VISITORS AT HUNGHO Bowling Green Club; rink games at the annual

3 p.m. when

M. Groundwater, M. Mason, M. George, E. Wooley, B. Hirst, M. Whyte, M. Magon, M. Pinguet, L. Dand, and Miss Groundwater (reserve), repre- senting the Kowloor Ladies' Hockey Club, will play the fol lowing team representing the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club, M. Bird, B. Laing, M. Wallace, A. Owen-Hughes, M. Pope, E. Coppin, I. C. Bell, N. Mc. Neillie, D. Stanion, E. R. Bell, Mrs. M. J. Jarvis, and F. Cousins (reserve).

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