1929-12-04 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929.

Sport Columns

BOXING SEASON IN

COLONY

TITBITS FOR THE FIRST TOURNAMENT

TWO CHAMPIONS

TENNIS

Championship Semi- Final At Shameen

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, Yesterday.

The result of the matches between the last eight in the Championship of the Shameen Lawn Tennis Club is as

Five contests will be decided at the first tournament of the season, arranged by Mr. J. Brook, manager of the Hong Kong Boxing Associn- | follows:- tion at the Theatre Royal on Satur- day night. There will be two cham- pionships (each of 15 two-minute rounds) and three six two-minute' round bouts, as follow:-

"Cornwall").

THE

CHINA MAIL,

RUGBY PROSPECTS IN FAR EAST

| Shanghai Want Return Visit From Hong Kong

JAPANESE MATCHES

Visit From English Rugby Union Likely

With the season now well under way, it is possible to form some idea of the potentialities of the playing strength of the Shanghai Club, and to obtain some idea of the future programme. As la re- membered. Shanghai last season sent a side to Hong Kong and it is hoped to obtain a return visit from them at China New Year, says the "North China Daily News." An offer has been made to send a representative side to Japan at Christmas, but, as it is doubtful if fixtures can be arranged there, owing to the Japanese sides being fully booked up, the probability of sending a side to Hankow---from whom an invitation has been received-is under con- sideration. Tientsin are also anxious that Shanghai should visit A visit from the English Rugby Union tourists --who are due to visit Japan early in 1930-is being sought, and if it can be brought to book should prove a great attraction. There

G. W. Greene heat J. W. Platt: them this season. 4-0, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

A. T. Lay boat A. A. L. Tuson: 0-2, 6-4, 6-4.

J. Mareschall beat W. Galloway: seems little likelihood of the Welch Regt, coming up from Singapore,

6-0, 6-0, 6-3.

C. E. Watson beat F. Gandossi: 6-1, 6-0, 6-3,

Yesterday afternoon Lay played

15 rounds, for the Colony's heavy- weight championship:-Able Sea- man Bowles (H.M.S. “Mṇrazion"), Imperial Services Boxing Assocía- tion light-heavyweight champion v. Leading Stoker Mann (H.M.S. Greene in the semi-final round, winning | In straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, and thus 15 rounds, for the Colony's welter-enters the final. Play was not very in weight championship: Leading teresting, Greene being little wild Stoker Morrish (HL.M.S. "Hormea"), and Lay contenting himself by playing welterweight champion, China steadily and placing well, which turn. Senman Creighton ed out to be an effective method against Squadron. v. (H.M.S. "Cornwall"), welterweight Greene's driving. Although playing champion of the West of England. ore attractive strakes Greene had to Grounds, wellerwalght:-Marine run all over the court to get Lay's by

No mens hard but extremely well Fraser (H.M.S. "Tamar") v. Able placed returns and by the end of the Seaman Clayton (H.M.S. "Ber-

game was quite done up, while Lay was wick").

comparatively fresh. 6 rounds, welterweight:-Kid There was one bright phase in the Campbell (Hong Kong) . Able third set when Lay led by 5 games to Seaman Lee (H.M.S. "Sepoy"), tove. Greene came on suddenly and Grounds, featherweight:-Pri-drove some beautiful shots for aces, vate lume (2nd Battalion, King's bringing the score up to 6-3. However, Own Scottish Borderers) v. Leading it was only a flash in the pan and he Signalman Wells (H.MS. "Mara xain became a little wild against | Lay's exceptional steadiness and sound zioa").

placing.

It is unusual for two champion- ship contests to be decided the same night. Boxing supporters will therefore begin the new season with A "treat." H.M.S. "Cornwall" is

interested in both titles but all units in the Services will be represented on Saturday night.

Final "work out", in training will be gone through by the principala ! at the V.R.C. to-day and to-morrow, when the public (by courtesy) will be able to see the through their paces.

RACING

men

going

Handicaps For Principal Events

The following are the handicaps for the tenth extra race meeting on Saturday:

DECEMBER HANDICAP

King's Counsel Majestle Hall

One Third

Piccy

Peck Campbell

Baster....

Lay will meo; the winner of C. E. Watson and J. Mareschall the outcome of which is rather uncertain. Watson, who is suffering from a strained leg. with and it a hard job to beat Mares- chall, and if it should go to more than three sets will probably not be able to keep up the pace. In any caso there should be some bright tennis in the

Onals.

A Novel System Of

Handicap

A novel system of handicapping has tournament of the United Services Re- creation Club, which starts on Friday, January 3.

been arranged for the annual tennis

Under the new system there will be no permanent handicap, which has sel- domi proved successful in tournament play, Instead, handicaps will be fixed as under:-Winner of first. ne owes 15 in second; if two games up the win ner owes 15 and loser receives 15 and if three games up the winner owes 30 and loser receives 18. The latter is the maximum handicap. This system hasS been tried in an American tournament at the Club and was so successful that the Committee had no hesitation in de- ciding to give it an extended try out in the annual tournament. In its fa- your It is said that it makes the games fer closer than under any other ar-

Mixed Doubles (Heney Cup, pre-

Mixed Doubles Handicap.

The dates for the rounds are as fol- lows: lat round January 8 to January

6, 2nd round January 10 to January 12, ¡ård and subsequent rounds January 17 to Jamiary 19. Matches can be played during midweek in the second and third rounds should players so desire. Entries have be in by January 1.

"A" Class

Young Pretender

Ibr. 180

153

16B

173

Our Prince

140

Monterey Bay

158

Chesapeake Bay

rangement.

108

Winsome Stag

The events are as under;-

180

Boxing Eve

180

Grand Tatton Eve

149

sented by : F. Heney, Eaq.).

Misty Eve

140

Duke of Chantilly

184

Men's Doubles Handicap.

Town Hall

.140

Imperial fall

Men's Singles Handicap.

140

Ladies' Doubles Handicap.

"B" Class

lbs..

King's Falloch

167

147

140

185

166

Fifty Fifty

160

Duke of Melrose

150

The Jamaicn

Thunderbolt

Triumphant Stag

Movanagher

Inca

146 140

Loch Alsh

160

Hungtington

158

Duke of Minn

160

Glory

Cream Cracker

150

Loch Etive

153 159

San Francisco

180

Mount Elburz

144

"D" Class

City Hall

170

Jbs.

"C" Class

Papaya

182

The Ptarmigan

108

Kum On

189

Tartar

Kom Tong Hall

151

Duke of Nieblung

158

Mountain Air

Desert Wind

155

150

145

154.

Pumpkin

168

The Jungle Book

148

Cavaller

170

Duke of Normandy. IL

170

Tarmacadam

Sunshine

Armony

Wachang

Zircon IL Monk

Fanling Stag

Bright Prospect

Szatmar Chemal Erstwhile

Ching Hol

Fair Eyes

Sanloch

150

which will be a disappointment to most of us.

be witnessed.

A PROMISING PROGRAMME

During the season, representa- only obvious choices are Stephen- tive games will be played with the son, Kane, McGill, Hubbard, Brown, U.S. Marines and, from what has Wales and Dunkley-and the last already been seen of this combina- because he is such a good ability tion, some sterling struggles should man, with a defence second to none also be met, and, although the get an extended trial at full back. The Services will in the Club, Taylor will probably

strength from the Navy shows no His tackling, catching and kicking great promise at the moment, the are good, but he wants more daring Wiltshires and Worcesters combin, and accuracy in his fielding, and, ed ought to put out quite a useful as the last line of defence, must and representative side. Entries remember that he cannot afford to for the League competition include dally with his clearances. A the Club and U.S. Marines-who centre-three-quarter to finished level last season-together Hubbard is required, and of those with the Armoured Car Co., the tried so far not one has been out- Shanghai Scottish, the Wiltshires standing. Crawford, Guthrie and and the Worcesters. In all, a very Wright show promise, but neither promising programme of Rugger originality in attack nor stableness lies ahead.

in defence.

Testing the Teams

The playing season to date has been apent in trying out the new comers and possible combinations

for 3

BOXING

CITY, HALL

Saturday, DEC. 7th., — 9-15.

Heavy Weight Championship of the Colony

A. B. ROWLES

ILMS. "Marazion"

7

L. STOKER MANN

H.M.9. "Cornwall"

*

Welter Weight Championship! of the Colony

L. S. CREIGHTON

1

II.M.S. "Cornwall"

L. STOKER MORRISH

H.M.S. "Hermes"

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getting into it again. partner of the game and at a disadvantage

Torrible is probably the best of the scrum halves tried, and the moat promising of all the players. As he develops and fills younger out he will improve in efficiency, yet the build to withstand the heavy but one wonders whether he has knocks of the weighty sides to be met. The pluck is there all right, and his passes from the scrum are consistently good and well-directed. Wales, with his knowledge of the game, should teach him a little about the use of the blind side and the occasional cut through on his

League Practice

the

Next week-end will see League sides in action in practice games. This will give the local players the opportunity of having at least one chance of playing to-

commences. gether before the programme proper Drawn by, lot, the Scottish will play the Marines, the the Armoured Car Co. the Wilt- Club a side from H.M.S. "Suffolk,"

shires, and a side chosen from the remainder. will play the Public School. The immediate programme afterwards is representative games against the Services and the US. Marines.

RUGBY FIXTURES

Worcesters, Wiltshires and U.S. Shanghai first XV. The Marines have also got under way, and, whilst the two former are not particularly strong at this stage, they are quite capablo, from what they have shown, of coming. along considerably. There is no doubting the playing strength of the Marines. In comparison with the opposition | they have met so far, they have disown.

played, in speed and stamina, a more than, adequate recompense for

The forward problem is a thorny what they have lacked in skill and knowledge of the game. Their one. It obviously must be so when worst fault is still illegal bumping, one considers that, in the trial charging and obstruction, which games played so far, the Probables (apparently la confused with hard pack has been not a jot better than play. They are too fine a set of that of the Possibles. Stephenson fellows to allow such items to mar and Kane will have to find out who their play, and one would recom-is doing the work in the scrums and day. 7th, against H.M.S. "Berwick," mend a more careful study and ap- who is not, for the scrummaging and on Saturday, 21st, against H.M.S. plication of Law 19, which reads:has been far from satisfactory. "Cornwall," while a further match will

(a) No, player running for the ball shall charge an op- ponent also running for the ball, except shoulder to

Problem of the Forwards

There are at least sixteen forwards

Club 1st XV To Play Two Naval Teams

1

There will be no Rugger matches to- day and next Wednesday. Instead, the Club 1st XV will be playing on Satur-

14th

at the moment who can all be good probably be arranged for Saturday, in the loose, but how many of them. one wonders, put their weight into the scrummaging: Too often moat

It is hoped that all who have so en→ thusiastically supported the mid-week

down on the Saturday mentioned..

Clab v K.M.S. "Berwick" on 'Satar-

shoulder. A player who is of the forwards are pushing loosely games this season will find time to get

not running for the ball must

on the outskirts of the scrum, with not charge or obstruct an op-out weight and seeking the opport ponent not holding the ball. (b) A player overtaking an op- ponent also running for the

ball must not shove him from

to pick up the ball.

day, December 7, 2.30 p.m.-Back, O. Skinner; Threequarters, L. Goldman,

unity of the ball becoming loose, instead of putting their shove into M. D. Scott, G. A. L. Plummer, G. P. the scrum and "fetching" the ball Lammert; Halfbacks, I. A. Ros, W, J. for the backs to deal with. This Clerk; Forwards, D. L. Milne Day,

behind, unless he is stooping state of affairs" has been reflected A. D. Sattill, R. P. Moodle, F. R. Burch, T. Riddell, E. R. West, W. E. Peora, B. P. Massey.

the ball.

ly charge or obstruct an op- ponent who has just kicked the ball.

A Shanghai Team

I

Club 2nd XV v. H.M.S. "Cornwall"

in the loose, whereby forward (c) No player shall hold an op-rushes have not usually been com

ponent who is not carrying bined efforts, with the back sweep and XV on Thursday, December 5, at ing down the field in a body, but p.m.-Back, 8. J. H. Fox; Three- (d) No player shall charge,

shove, or hold an opponent rather the isolated breaking away quarters, O. Skinnor, C. E. Holmes, at the lineout on the ball of one or two of the forwards.

O'Neill, A. D. Coppla; Halfbacks, The policy of knocking the ball R. H. D. Wade, F. C. B. Black: For- being thrown in from touch-back at the throw-in is good if done wards, J. E. Henry, A, D, Suttiil, (e) A player not himself running smartly, accurately and not over Laidlaw, R. D. Beaumont, W. E. Peers, for the ball must not wilful done, but so much of it has been Burnell, B. L. Stock, E. F. Buttress.

seen that it was really refreshing to see Stephenson take the ball ASSN. FOOTBALL cleanly and go through for, a try: his opponents probably felt it was The choice of a Shanghai XV will unkind of him not to have knocked To-day's Interport Trial cause some controversy, in spite of it back as per custom. A fast for- the fact that the selectors are a ward can always be deputised to very compatent body. One has only spoil this knocking back game play. to ask the ideas of the players ed by the opponents and it offers themsolvea to realise how widely boundless chances for a quick set divergent are the opinions as to the best men for the few places available. It seems certain that, of the original choice, few will hold their places except by a display of a consistently higher standard than the average, so many players of more or less equal ability being available. The writer, for instance, risks instant contradiction by.aug gesting that, at the moment, the

Match

Kick off 4.30 p.m., Hong Kong F.C. ground. Selected XI r. Chinese.

Butcher.

of forwards. A sounder and safer The following have been selected method of getting the ball back to to play against the Chinese:— ; the, threes, is to catch it, put it G. Rodger; Wynns and Reeves; down, strummage and feel it quick Hedley, West and Bilas; B. Gosano, A. ly. This policy of,"playing back-sano, Goldman, Bewley-Bull and warda" in a loose manner also takes the vint out of forward play: Just Miles and Brown.

Reserves.-G. Pile, Dowman, Gill, watch the immediate out-of-position

Hong Kong Léaguo, Division II. Inssitude of the forwards when they Kick off. 2.80 p.m. haya knocked back the ball from a Somerseta v, K.O.S.B., Kowloon F.C. throw-in. They are temporarily out ground. Referee, Mr..p Kau-ko.

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