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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1929.

Sport Columns

SCOTTISH CUP-2ND

ROUND

ON SATURDAY WEEK

DUNDEE GET THROUGH BY BEATING KING'S PARK

CELTIC AT HOME

London, Yesterday. Following is the draw for the second round of the Scottish Cup, to be played on February 2-

Third Lanark v. St. Mirren. Rangers v. Partick,

Murrayfield v. Arbroath. Aberdeen v. Queen's Park.

Clyde v. Hamilton.

Bathgate v. Beith or Raith. Albion Rovers v. Dunkeld or Clackmannan.

Kilmarnock v. Boness.

Dundee.

Celtic v. Enat Stirling. Cowdenbeath v. Airdrieonians. Fraserburgh v. Dumbarton.

THE DAVIS CUP

JAPANESE PLAYERS ARE PICKED

THE CHINA MAIL,

West was whipping Peter, when Peter, dazed, put his head down and charged into Tommy like a billygoat. The negro's head hit Tommy Ike. a batteringram, cracking Waat's breast bone. After that injury West concluded that he was through with fighting and it was time to go back to his trade.

twenty rounde his third world title.

Rocky Kansas was once stopped by Benny Leonard in sight rounds. Kansas had hilu arm broken in an early round, but, went. Ton as long as he could. No cripple could go far with Leonard, even if he had ribs like a horse and a concrete jaw,

Hke Kansas.

ON A SOVIET SHIP

DANCES AND VODKA FOR

... BRITISH WORKMEN

COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA

their ships, are in British ports Russian sailors during the period

But he had a good offer to fight

These injuries aren't common ining to influence British dockside |lone no opportunities of endeavour-

Joe Walcott, the "Glant Killer,” in

boxing. They amount to a very workers in favour of the Com- the Nations! Sporting Club of small percentage in thousands of munist movement, and, inquiries. I Loadon. West always had been gulated in these days by Boxing is made to encourage "fraternisa- And under boxing as re- have made show that every effort bouts. able to whip Walcott. It was his

few in- tion" when the ships are waiting. that fight. In Commissions there are The All Japan Tennis Associa. speciality. I saw

TWO INTERNATIONALS

Tokyo, Yesterday,

Internationals, and also Sadaichi Onda, who is a resident, in New York, to play in the American zone of the Davis Cap.-Reuter.

WOULD NOT QUIT

'FAMOUS FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS

heart.

fifteen rounds Through the Walcott attacked furiously, and at times West mixed with him, but I noticed that Tommy guarded his body carefully and although Walcott tried repeatedly he never

す

freak.

respondeat.

tion has selected Yoshiro Ohta the first round Walcott slipped stances in which, a referee over in the Liverpool docks, writes the and Tamio Abe, two well-known aside with a peculiar trick he had looks a serious Injury and allows Morning Post's" Liverpool cor

Among The "High-Brows" that was some thing like the famous about to go on.

The ships, which bring oil cake, Recalling Tommy West, mention-sunflower seed cake, and timber, Fitzsimmons shift, and sunk a left hook into West's ribs over the

ed above, Shakespeare was just Before Tommy could move Walcott whipped in another hard 4 little light reading for him. His and take back to Russia cotton and favourite authors were Plato and or three weeks in dock, and during electrical machinery, are often two left to the same spot. West seem-

Aristotle in philosophy, Darwin in that time between six and seven. ed to wines for an instant. Thon he smiled at Walcott and went on science, Victor Hugo and Edgar hundred British dockers and ship- Allen Poe in. Action. Weat never repairers may be engaged in hand- fighting.

mentioned this except to his close ling the cargo or working about the friends. In his day, a fighter whose reading went beyond the ways welcome to go on board after ship. These Englishmen are al- columns of the Police Gazette and they have finished their work, and Sporting Life was regarded as a are entertained with food and vadka. There is also music from Gene Tunney would have found pianos played by the Russian

bent bad ad-sailors or his Shakespearinn

from gramophones to vertising then. At that Gene help the British workers to relax wasn't the original Shakespearean and become friendly, and occasion- scholar among fighters, Jimmy ally the men and women--nearly Britt's hobby was Shakespeare, every Russian ship carries women New York to fight Terry McGovern, remember when he came to

sallors indulge in dancing. and one evening after the fight

Joys of the Life In between times the Russians he quoted Shakespeare to me with point out the joys of the life in a a break for about six hours. Russian ship compared with that in He was "on the level with it," too, a British ship, and urge the Eng in public. In public Jim's state-lishmen to join the Communist ments were limited to an offer to Party. As knock Bat. Nelson for a loop six four is in charge of the times a week and twice on Sun- cipline of a Russian ship and day. "Topical Times,"

a seven-hour day is worked, the conditions sound alluring, but despite this it is stated that few Englishmen are induced to become Communists. They prefer to hold on to the improvements in their conditions gained in the recognized" British manner rather than chase the Russian Communist millen- nlum.

[By Robert Edgren] Pete Latze, former welter-waight Breadalbane or Brechin City v. champion and now fighting among

was able to get another blow to the light-heavy-weights, accidental the ribs through West's guard. ly had his jaw broken in the second And all through the fight West round of a ten round bout with

laughed at Walcott and kidded James J. Braddock. It was sup-

him. Once, when Walcott

was Queen of South or Invernessposed to be a mere exercise gallop"

for Latzo, who has been boxing back. grinned and dropped his pressing dangerously, West stepped Caledonians v. Falkirk,

Stenhousemuir v. Dundee United. like a champion. But you never

can tell about these "James Jdering what trick that might be.

Walcott hesitated, won- Ayer v. Armadale.

fellows.

They all seem to be "Joe" asked Tommy, "did you fighters-James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, James J. Tunney-and ever read Darwin ?"

"What's that--Darwin" queried now James J. Braddock.

Walcott.

"If you ever read Darwin you'd know where you ought to be this evening," West went on.

St. Johnstone v. Motherwell.

The Replays

in first round replays yesterday East Stirling heat Alloa 2-1 and King's Park lost to Dundee 1-5.- Reuter.

SOCCER

"INTERFORT TRIAL" TEAM

WINS

hands.

"Where's that, Mr. West 7" nsk-

.

"Up in a tree with a tail on you," laughed West.

:

Latzo Anished the ten rounds. The referee didn't know that his jaw, was fractured. Latzo's own seconds didn't know it until the bout Was over. Braddock didn't know it, The spectators didn't even jed Joe.

Which argues that suspect It. Latzo commands a certain degree of gameness that is more or less admirable, although foolish, No man with a fractured jay should An "Interport trial" team, with be allowed to go on with a boxing bout, or be foolish enough' to go

Criqui's Pluck

MORE SUSPENSIONS

a Ser-

two substitutes, defeated vices eleven yesterday by five goals to four, Fung King-cheung, South China, got four for the win-

ners.

on.

Walcott dropped his hands and laughed so hard that for a moment he forgot to fight, and West was out of a tough corner.

HANKOW PROTESTS

AGAINST ACTION OF JAPANESE

CHINESE HELD

Tommy kidded and boxed his way through fifteen rounds.. Joe took n close decision because he had

Hankow, Yesterday, It has been done before, even forced the fighting and kept Following on the arrest by Japan- when referee and seconds knew of Tommy on the defence. West ese marines of several Chinese Next Triat

the injury.

Eugene Criqui, after smilingly shook hands, turned, pickets in what was alleged to be for the slipped out of the ring and walked a Police launch, the Foreign Minis- The following have been select-knocking out Kilbane

featherweight championship, to his dressing room on an upper try has made a statement this ed to play on Wednesday next in a further trial game-

As he reached the door he morning denying that the launch fought Johnny Dundee, who never floor.

was the property of the river police Clarke; Wynne and Bishop: had been known as a dangerously pushed it open and fell headlong

hard hitter. The bout had just on the floor inside. They sent and pointing out that it was a begun when Dundee, throwing for the club doctor. I met the public launch, though sometimes everything into a punch designed doctor when he came down a few hired by the police, who have no to give him an early lead, happen- minutes afterwards. He showed connection with the launch at pre- ed to catch Criqui on the chin and some annoyance as much annoy-sent. Emergency Committee

snap bis jaw bone.

ance as a National Sporting Club At a meeting of the Emergency

Criqui's jaw had been shattered official ever permits himself to Committee on Friday last the fol-in the war, and rebuilt by the show.

Everest, McKelvie and Lam Yuk-

ying: Barkham, Fung King-cheung,

A. Gosano, Suen Kam-shun and Chan Kwong-lu.

1

lowing decisions were arrived clever French surgeons. It had "Outrageous," he said to me.

at:-

lusted through several ring battles after the war. It was supposed to be better than the normal jaw, but evidently it wasn't.

"That countryman of yours fought R.A. v. South China "B" Junior

fifteen rounds with two badly Shield game on Jan. 12, -1929:-

broken riba. Another blow on the Davey of R.A. suspended until

наше spot might have driven a Nov. 1, 1929, for deliberately kick- Criqui was allowed to fight on, splinter into his heart. I call it ing an opponent. Walker of R.A. simply because he was a champion, outrageous. He might have put suspended for the "rest of the sea-

had just won the title. and the Club into the courts with a son" for ungentlemanly conduct seemed a shame to stop the bout manslaughter case. He should toward the Referee at the close and take his title away if he want-have spoken to the referee at once. of the game.

ed to continue. He went the He should have resigned." Eastern

Kowloon Junior fifteen rounds with Dundee and lost League game on Jan. 5, 1929: T. the title anyway, on the decision. All of Eastern F.C. suspended for His game wasn't profitable.

V.

Hig

Not Quitters "Resigning" never was a popular

the "rest of the season" for strik-synthetic jaw was a long time sport among American fighters. ing an opponent.

CRICKET

H.K.C.C. IST XI. v. C.S.C.C. 19T XI.

The following will play for the Hong Kong, C.C. 1st XI. against the Civil Service C.C. on Saturday next at 2.p.m. on the H.K.C.C. ground:-

in healing, and when he tried to box again he had slipped back too far to do much because he had been boxing long before the war and was too old.

West's Remarkable Gameness

If there was

a committee of die-

"I have been in one of the saloons when the Russians have been hav ing a musical evening," said a high port official to me. There is con- stantly music from either the piano or the gramophone, and the men dance. Firemen

coma up from the tokehold, and join in for a short time and disappear again. On the table are supplies of vodka and most for hosts, and guests. The crews of Russian ships are always larger than those of British ships of similar tonuage." They only work a seven-hour day-8 hours before and after lunch-and have much leisure time.

Regarding the detention of the Chinese pickets and the launch, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs at Hankow has made a strong pro- "But, despite all their clever- test to the Japanese Consul-Generalness, it is uphill work for the but he still refuses to surrender Russians, and the number of their them, to the Chinese authorities.converta small. The British The Commissioner hos telegraphed docker knows when he is well off." to the Nanking. Foreign Ministry asking for instructions as to the next step.

No Change The situation is unchanged and picketing continues in desultory fashion. An added feature to-day was the appearance of all ric- shas in the streets with bannerets anti-Japanese Inscriptions. — Reu-

ter.

SHARING A SHOP SISTERS SELL THEIR GOODS

ON DIFFERENT DAYS

Marion Josephine Moore, milliner At a meeting of creditors of and costumier, of Barker-street, ham, it was disclosed that she be and Constitution-hill, Birming

came joint tenant with her sister of the Barker-street premises.

Each sister carried on a' separ- ate similar business and 'each had exclusive possession of the shop on stated days in alternate weeks. On these days the stock of the other sister was put on one side.

No more a popular aport among football players. In any rough man's game injuries are possible. There is no record list of the foot- ball players who have played through games with broken, ribs, I remember a remarkable case of fractured collar bones, dislocated gameness among the old-timers, shoulders or knees that were yank- Tommy West was a great fightered back, who have been knocked until fighting luck suddenlyde-out momentarily, only to go back serted hím, He fought the most into the play headlong when the desperate seventeen rounds on re-time limit way up. cord against Tommy Ryan, for the such a list it would fill a fow world's middle-weight champion- columns like this. I could fill one ship, at Louisville. Both men or two from recollection.

Bob Fitzsimmons' was were down and nearly out several

to all thought of injury. times during the fight.

Ryan tells me the worst beating | smashed both hands on Jeffries, he ever took was in the West fight. and then turned his right hand But Ryan won, because in the up to hit with the two knuckles seventeenth West's

eyes were still unbroken. He shatered his closed and the referee stoppad the right and hitting George Gardner on the side of the head, in the

Clerk at Clerkenwell Police Court West was a middle-weight, but fourth round and sitting in his The following will play for the fought heavy-weights. He had a corner after the bell, twiddled his to man charged with drunkennegs: Hong Kong CC. 2nd XI. against bout with Marvin Hart,, who after thumbs to make Gardner think the Did a doctor sen you7-Man: I don't the Civil Service C.C. 2nd XI. on warda boat Jack Johnson and claim-hand was all right And as he know. Mr. Dummett, the magis Saturday next on the Civil Service ed the heavy-weight title, and that rushed out for the next round be trate: Perhaps you saw. two + West-Hart fight was just 25 daya lunged at Gardner and missed him doctors.

R. Hancock (Capt.), H. J. Armstrong, A. C. I. Bowker, Capt. A N. Evers, A. W. Hayward, E. J. R. Mitchell, O. Moor, H. Owen Hughes, T. E, Pearce, H. V. Parker and Rev. E. K. Quick,

H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. v. C.S.C.C.

2ND XI

C.C. ground:-

h

bout.

Immune

He,

A. H. Gillingham (Capt.), K. H. after the Tommy Ryan battle. a few inches with a wild "right Batger, G. E. R. Divett, L. A. R. West was knocked out by the swing. I dare say Bob wouldn't Willesden magistrate, to a man Duncan, H. L. F. Ewin. H heavy-weight in sixteen rounds. have landed that punch for a thou-making a doclaration: Can you any Hampton, J. E. Hancock, N. L. H. Then he went to Philadelphia and sand dollara. He bluffed and out why you were not registered at Railton, J. A. Summers, W K. fought Young Peter Jackson, then boxed George, and won the light birth? No. I was not: old enough Tait and E R. West.

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