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FEATURE AT THE QUEEN'S

I don't class Godfrey for a mo ment with the old-time Dempsey, Can He Come Back to side seeing Jack trying to sock Gad-champions who are due to arrive here But I'd hate to sit there at the ring the Ring

frey out of the picture, before his legs grew weary and arms lost the old punch that could last only a very few rounds at the best. He of the visiting players will be known Hing tailor's shop af, 61, Queen's ing at the Queen's Theatre with

(By Robert Edgren, Famous Ameri. can Sports Writer)

"

Can Dempsey "come back?"

Candidly, I don't think he can.

At least to anything like the fight ing Dempsey of ten years ago!

Those days are gone forever." Dempsey was pretty good in the Chicago fight with Tunney-but not the real Dempsey by about ten per

rent.

That's a lot to a fighter. It would

might do it but chances are he wouldn't.

rounds at Philadelphia or Chicago

Through the French Consul here, at the Central Magistracy, yes- the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Asso-terday, Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham charges under the Larceny and ciation has offered the French tennis heard a case in which serious on November 4 or 5, fifty per cent. of the gate receipts to play a sories of Forgery Ordinances were brought exhibition matches on

the Chinese against Yau Ka-wai, described as Recreation Club's courts. The decision managing partner of the Wing.

within the next few days.

Road Central.

The charges allege the embezzle- ment by accused of $1,590; the forging and uttering of a Chinese

An Intimate, sophisticated revela. tion of newly-married life is con- tained in Universal's clover comedy, "Honeymon Flats," which is show-

George Lewis and Dorothy Gulliver co-starring.

progresses evenly under increasing The story is well-directed, and

It

The French players are due here on: the R.M.S. "Empress of France" from Shanghai on November 4, and will For while sail for Singapore on the following borrowing note; and falsification of suspense to the very last scene.

afternoon.

And then it would be just the last

over again...or worse. Tunney didn't have punch enough to knock out Dempsey even when Dempsey couldn't see where, they were coming from. Godfrey 'would Have the punch.

I've seen this Godfrey in a lot of

be a lot to a sprinter-ten per cent. Sights. Some of them disappointing For instance, ten per cent. in speed fights-fights in which he started would be approximately the differ-ke a champion, drove in few ence between running 100 yards in punches, and then "coasted." a world's record time of 9.4 seconda, and running in the slow time of 10.4 seconds, which wouldn't create any sensation at all.

With a fghter, ten per cent. loss of speed, punching power, endur ance, might mark the difference be- tween a great champion and just a fairly good fighter. It did at Chicago. Dempsey was a champion for just one round, the seventh, in which he walloped Tunney into sub. mission and knocked him out, even it tricky manipulation of the "official" count afterwards did give Tunney about eighteen seconds to recover in when he should have been counted out in ten.

When Tunney Lost Patience

Oh yes, Dempsey did some pretty good fighting in other rounda. He started deliberately to make Tunney mias his right hand punches, and be nude Tun hey miss. He outboxed Tunney, who became exasperated and took to wrestling and holding Dempsey around the neck with his left and punching at Dempsey's jaw with his right.

Then in the seventh Dempsey made his bid for a knock-out and the championship. But cutting out that round, in the rest of It the lack of the ten per cent, counted heavi. ly.

Dempsey's legs grew alow, his punches uncertain, and Tunney was able to take the lead away from him, and made a showing is the last round that gave some excuse -ignoring the actual knockout in the seventh-for handing Gene the decision.

That was two years ago. Demp rey is in his 35th year. He has been softening up

a little

more these past two years. No, there isn't a chance that he can fight like the old Dempsey.

They say Godfrey "has no heart," and that's why he half wins a fight and lets up. But he shows plenty of relentless action when fighting other coloured heavyweights.

In the ring with a hard-socking negro he's a killer. But perhaps he had no good reason to coast in these fights. Nobody asked him to.

Loughran's Theory "Speed and skill always .over- come bulk," says Tommy Loughran, the light-heavyweight champion, who is ambitious to get a class higher and win the big money titic now held by Gene Tunney.

This is a very comfortable theory for Tommy Loughran, who han speed and skill and lacks bulk.

tion, looking back over many years But to the best of my recollec- of boxing. Tommy's theory docan't always work out.

For instance, there was the case of Joe Cheynski, who, if fighting to-day would easily be light-heavy- weight champion of the world, and without a peer in Choynaki was didn't have to hold and wrestle like A real boxer; he

our up-to-date champions.

that class.

pounds-from 165 to 176 at

Joe Choynski weighed about 170 the most. Joe had a world of speed and all the skilt anyone could want to

sce.

Only lack of bulk kept him champion. At his weight he was from being world's heavyweight

rific punch, which is a thing both a fighting wonder. He had a ter- Loughran and Tunney seem to lack.

Maher on the chin so hard that I remember seeing Joe hit Peter Peter's feet flew up and he stood on his head, knocked as cold as a carrot. I saw Joe knock out other men. He was a one-punch artist. He fought Bob Fitzsimmons in Boston, and flattened Bob, who waS then at the top of his fighting form, with a single right-hand punchi on the chin. Bob used to tell me about that.

The visiting French tennis team com-

pise Cochet (winner at Wimbledon this year), Brugnon. Landry and

Rodel.

Ladies' Tournament of the ladies' Open Singles Champion- Mrs. James qualified for the final ship of the Colony yesterday when she defeated Mrs. Chiu 6-3, 11-0 at the Ladies' Recreation Club.

is all about the young Claytons, the girl a daughter of wealthy parents, lege graduate who insists that he and the boy a struggling young col-

two sets of "inner counter" record of receipts and payments for the years 1928 and 1929, and of other stated items at different periods.

the firm, who sise holds a power of

The complainant in the case isupport his wife on his own sal Wong Sook-to, a retired partner of

in spite of his mother-in-law's patronising attitude. attorney from Chu Kwok-wa, an-married, both he and his wife hav It also concerns a friend who is other partner. He was representing their private love affairs. ed by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks. semi-

The These are worked into the story accused was defended by Mr. F. C.neatly. The picture is revealing Jenkin. (instructed by Mr., H. K. and interesting, especially to all Woo).

people who still consider marriage Evidence was given by Yau Yi-a romance and even to those who kee who said he had been employed do not but who did at least during in the Wing Hing firm since the the first year. first day of the present Chinese

This afternoon, the second final will be played between Mira, Tottenham and Miss Lo.

The finals of the open championship singles, the semi-finals of the mixed doubles and the handicap mixed doubles will be played on Tuesday, November 6, when the committee will be "At Home to members and friends. Play will commence at 3 p.m.

Miss Jungkunz of Ulm, Ger. many, is modest young per- son but when she dons her track suit, she shows her real ability. Her latest exploit is setting a new shotput record for women in a Berlin meet. She heaved the weight 21.47

meile

If Dempsey Fought Godfrey Dempsey might fight again and whip Sharkey, Schmeling, Paolino, "I dreamed I was lying on my or any of that bunch. But they're back on the sea shore," said Bob, talking of matching him at Agua "and the big breakers were rolling Caliente against Godfrey, Shucks, up and falling almost on me. Then that's a young man's job, licking I saw a little clearer, and it wasn't Sharkey knew nothing, but Tom Godfrey. Dempsey would have had breakers, but the gallery I was look.

had the bulk and the wallop. no trouble doing it as he was six ing up at. It seemed the people lot of bulky men.

Oh, yes, Choynaki knocked out a or eight years ago. At Shelby he and the chairs were rolling_up like who was nearly as big as Willard, Joe M'Auliffe, hired Godfrey as a sparring part breakers and just about to tumble and Jack Johnson in three rounds, ner, and the first day I arrived in over me. They seemed to be com-when Johnson was just a big steve- camp found Godfrey with halling-over-the-edge like Niagara dore in Galvaston, and Godfrey in an inch of surgeon's plaster cover ing his ribs, on the left side.

But George mournfully explained to me that Dempsey had socked 'George too hard the day before, and put him out of commission not only for that day, but for the rest of the season. "Ah thought all ma ribs was busted," suid George, "but the doctor says they ain't busted just all the ligaments is torn loose. I tell you, that bay Dempsey hits somethin' awful."

Falls. I wanted to jump up and get out of the way; and I couldn't move. Just then I heard a volce I knew. It was Parson Davies, Joe Choynski's manager, calling from Joe's corner.

one round in Philadelphia.

big Jim was a novice, and he hit Choynski fought Jeffries when what Jeffries always claimed was the hardest blow he ever felt, a ter- rific right hand smash that drove

I told you he'd knack Bob out,' Jeff's lip into the spaces between yelled the Parson. That woke me his teeth, ag that Billy Delaney per up. I looked around and saw formed

crude surgery between

Choynski, and I remembered I was rounds and cut it loose with a fighting him, and. I staggered up."

Then Fitzsimmons dropped Joe, Choynaki could box rings around pocket knife: But although and at the end of five rounds they the bulky, Jeffries he couldn't beat called it a draw, because it was only him. He got a draw. an exhibition bout anyway. *

Joa

But that was way back in 1923. If Dempsey met Godfrey in Novem her six and a half years afterwards How Corbett Beat Choynski It would be different. Godfrey is But speed and unerring skill in bigger and far more experienced, landing his terrific punches didn't and just about as tough. He weighs always overcome bulk when 240 pounds stripped, all bone and tried. He fought nearly all the muscle. He doesn't feel an ordin- best heavyweights in the world in ary heavy-weight's panches. And his day. He was beaten by Jim what would Dempsey be ten years Corbett, his equal in speed and skill, after his best days in the ring but because Corhatt was bigger and an ordinary heavy-weight?

could always beat Joe. He was Glumour of the Past

beaten twice in four round bouts by There's no use in being blinded big Joe Goddard in Australia, sim by the glamour of a past glory. | ply because Goddard had the bulk. Dempsey was the greatest walloper He was knocked out in four rounds

No, Tommy's theory that speed and skill always overcome bulk is just a nice theory. The oldest saying of the ring la still true-

year.

His father asked him to purchase а share in the Wing Hing, on February 6 of this year, and witness. paid $1,000 as first instal ment to the accused. A further $590 was handed over at another date: He got a partnership book in return.

"Honeymoon Flats" permits them to peop behind the boudoir curtains into the life of a young couple, who are more or less baffled and be wildered by their new. status. Their quarrels are humorous and the "in-laws", butting in on every- thing, add much to the hilarity of this intensely human comedy of affairs.

Lewis and Gulliver are both very good in their rolea. This pair will be remembered for their work in "The Collegian" series of short

Resigned Position In May, witness asked accused for a borrowing note on the amount invested, explaining that his father did not want to be involved in a comedies. Bryant Washburn and dispute which was then going on between the other partnera. Upon receiving the note, witness resigned his position..

Then, a few days later, witness instructed Mears. Johnson, Stokes and Master to recover the money, this being done after a writ had been issued through the Supreme Court, He returned the borrowing note to the accused after the claim had been satisfied.

Questioned by Mr. F. C. Jenkin. witness maid he had not the part- nership book with him, but could say it was signed and chopped, He did not know Wong Sook-to, the complainant, very well, as he was very seldom on the premises. Os one occasion he met Wong in the street, when he informed the latter of his connection with the firm and of the circumstances connected with the borrowing note. That was after the $1,590 had been paid. Witness admitted that accused wrote to his father informing him of the fact that the borrowing note had been made out, although it was not actually handed over to him (witness) until a very much later date.

Witness trusted accused as the managing partner of the firm and looked to him for the repayment of the money. He would not have insisted upon the chop of the firm being given on the borrowing note.

The case was adjourned.

BILLIARDS...

Club Lusitano Defeat

Sport Club

The members of the Sports Club were entertained by the Club de Lusitano last evening when a billiard match was played resulting in a win to the Portuguese Club.

Résults:- c. Choa (capt.) 08 J. Barradas.

Sports Club. Club Lusitano.

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Jane Winton are the other married couple, adding much subtle comedy. Phillips Kathlyn Williams and Smalley are the "in-lawa". Eddio another "Collegians" Phillips, graduate, has a Lothario role.

Harry Bell who, in association with L Ayres Mantell, presents the Ruth Van Valey Revue open.. ing at the Star on Monday next for Ave days only. The company is made up of vaudeville artistes offering their acts as they have been doing on the Orpheum `and Pentages circuit in the U.S.A. Mr. Bell arrived per the "Empress of Asia" to mako the necessary arrangements.

CHINESE CHAMBER

Annual Grant to the University

the

At the monthly meeting of Chinese General Chamber of Com merce yesterday, the annual grant of $1,000 to the Hong Kong University was discussed.

The President (Mr. Li Yick-mui) said that he saw no reason why this G. U. Roza... 100 B. Sequeira. A. Kitchell... 100 J. F. Silva ..

63 should be discontinued. M. H. Lo.....

Mr. Ho lu reminded him that the 86.E. M. Rocha 100 Chamber should consider the question F. Sutton .... 98 J. O. Remedios 100 of giving assistance to free vernacu G. R. Edwarda 42 A. C. Rozario 100 tar schools managed by the Confucian "A good big man can whip a good Dr. S. To Wong, 73 F. Gardner 100 Society and the Tung Wah Hospital. sometimes the bulky men are good! little man almost every time." And J. Choa. 100 J. C. Barretto 85 These free schools, were of the utmost (capt.) benost to the children, of the poorer,

class of Chineze and, without them, they would not receive the benefit of an aducation.

Rugby might become easier with round ball but do we want that? It seems to me that one of the joys of Rugger is to be found in the, taking of chances and in the un- expected turn of fortune of bounce

Into attack-H.

of his time, but the clock doesn't by Tom Sharkey, when Tom was a of ball which in a moment changes turn back for past champions, no wild sallor fighter, Choynski knew defence: matter how great they were.

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A match between the European Y.M.C.A. and the Club Lusitano has been arranged for to-night.:\"

It was decided that the annual grant' to the University should continue."

Why, if a man, is a professional boxer and has two legs and two Berlin, Yesterday-The death has arms, does he want to dodge a man occurred, in Rome, of the ex-Ger- anywhere near his weight?-Kidman Chancellor, Prince von Buelow. Lewis:

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