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THE
British Hope Attacked by American.
Miss Sophia Lavy has led an action against Kid Berg, the British lightweight champion, for breach of promise elaiming 50,000 dollars (£10,000) damages.
Berg states that he is engaged to Miss Eleanor Klauss, a reputed heiress, and that Miss Levy is merely an acquaintance.
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DON BRADMAN,
AUSTRALIAN INFLUENCE MAY HELP.
TROUBLE EXPECTED.
It is considered certain that Mr.
Kid Berg, the Whitechapel lad, W. L. Kelly, the Australian cricket whose victory over Rid Chocolate ers' mariager, will report Don Brad- puts him within measurable dis- man to the Australian Board of tance of world championship Control for his journalistic activi honours, announced his engage- ties. ment to Miss Klauss last January.
Miss Klauss is the 18-year-old daughter of a wealthy silk manu- facturer of New York.
Hudkins in Trouble. Charges have been brought in the Superior Court at Los Angeles against "Ace" Hudkins, the Ameri. can middleweight boxer, by Miss Rhea W. Hill, who is asking for £32,000 damages from the "Nebras ka Wildeat."
Miss Hill, who claims that she became engaged to Hudkins three years ago, seeks £20,000 as com- pensation for "depriving her of the chance of a happy home and future chances of marriage," and £12,000 for the broken nose, which she says was caused by two beatings by Hudkins.
WORLD CHAMPION TAKES K.O.
THE IRISH SPIRIT.
11
FOOTBALL.
JACKSON SIGNED ON BY CHELSEA.
£8,500!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930.
FISHING THRILLS.
A QUARTER-TON TUNNY LANDED,
SPLENDID SPORT.
London.Anglera' tales of mons-, ter fish which fast got away nre familiar, but true stories can now be told of giant 6sh which did not got away, says an Evening News writer.
M. Mitchell-Henry opened the -Chelsen Football Club have first, English tunny fishing season at secured Alex Jackson, the Scottish Scarborough the other day by catch from Hud-ing a 500 pounder, nearly eight feet long. A few days afterwards, international forward, dersfield, at a fee of £8,500,-
Jackson is the sixth player which Colonel Stapleton-Cotton landed a the two big Landon clubs-Arsenal bigger one still-over 500 pounds.
The secretary of the British Sen W. M. Woodfull, C. V. Grimmett,¶¶¶¶¶ Anglers Society told a reporter how these great fish are caught. W. A. Oldfield and A. F. Kippax, it
Our Sports Diary
"Tunny have been seen off Scar is understood, refused. offers to write, and other players. feel that
borough for the Inst three or four Bradman, who accepted, will be
years," he said. "Attempts were "disciplined."
made to catch them last year, but it was too late in the season.
"If no action is taken against Bradman the Board of Control will show itself to be the weakest body In is the comment of a the world," member of the Australian party.
Public sentiment in Australia, where Bradman's record-breaking feats and his important part in the winning back of the Ashes have made him a public idol, may put a different complexion on the situa tion out, there.
Bradman meanwhile smiles and says nothing, as, if he is to go "on the carpet." nothing can happen until his return to Australia,
FREEDOM OF SCARBOROUGH CONFERRED.
Scarborough's fiftieth cricket estival opened with the start of of the Yorkshire v. M.C.C. match.
To mark the occasion the free-
A world champlon went down before the stinging blows of "Baby Face" Jimmy M'Larnin, the 23-dom of the borough is being con- year-old Irish-American, who, after less than three rounds of furious fighting,, knocked out the Hebrew American light-weight champion, Al Singer.
The first round went to Singer. The pace
never slackened in the second round, which was much more even, M'Larnin frequently sending Singer against the ropes with a ter
ferred upon Lord Hawke, president of Yorkshire and the Scarborough Club, and upon Mr. H. D. C.Leve- many years son-Gower, who for
successfully got to- past has so gether teams to appear in the fes- tival games.
rific onslaught of lefts and rights. KOWLÓN GOLF CLUB.
The round ended with both fighters going hammer and tongs in the centre of the ring.
Terrific Onslaught.
At the bell both commenced a furious onslaught, in which the landed champion unquestionably
many
more effective blows than M'Larnin did. M'Larnin, "his Irish up," put everything he knew into his attack, forcing Singer to protect himself and back away repeatedly.
At length M'Larnin got Singer in a neutral corner, and fired a battery af, stinging blows at his head.. He staggered him with a terrific left. followed by a volley of purches which sent the champion to the floor, Singer rolled over and held his head as he struggled to regain his senses while the time-keeper tolled nine.
Singer struggled to his feet, while M'Larnin, believing that he had won, turned two cartwheels and. pranced about until the referce ordered him to proceed with the bout. The Irishman sailed into the tottering champion and drove him across the ring. bombarding him with terrific blows. Singer dropped --not to rise.
HOCKEY.
RECREIO DEFEAT
K.B.S.F.P.A...
Playing on their own ground at; King's Park, the K.R.SF.P.A. were yesterday defeated by the Club de Recreio in a fast game, by two goals to nil. Both goals were scored in the first half.,
ANNUAL GYMKHANA NEXT. SUNDAY:
The Kowloon Golf Club are hold- ing their annual gymkhana next Sunday at 2.30 p.m.
Events.
1Clock Golf on odd 9th green,
2.- Convener: Mr. W. S. Hillier. Fitching and Putting Competition on eld ist green, Convener: Mr. T. Tait. 8. Long Driving on 3rd: fairway, Convener: Mr. W. Borrow
man.
The above events are open to all Ladies are Members and friends. invited to enter events 1 and 2. Tea will be served during the after-
noon,
Tombstone Competition.
A Tombstone Competition will be held in the morning and will be played for on full handicap. Cards may be taken out between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon.
Players are requested to arrange their own partners.
Mr. H. Overy at the conclusion of this annual event will present the prizes.
The entries for the Club Cham- pionship close on October 12.
SWIMMING.
POPULAR AQUATIC EVENT IN TURKEY.
From the bully-of, Recreio at- The crossing of the Dardanelles tacked incessantly and consider and of the Bosphorus is a popu ably worried the FF.A. defence, la display of strength and skill and about fifteen minutes later aimed at by the more ambitious retted from a scramble in front of local swimmers, says a report from the home goal. Shortly before Stamboul on Aug. That the dis- half-time the Recreio increased tance is not very great fe of "little their fend
Importance, what matters are the On the resumption of play, the flerce currents which are so ERA played ten jon, one of their difficult to overcome This was team having been forced to leave realised the other day by American. the fold owing to an old injury students who, taking advantage of being re-opened a fow minutes their stay. In Turkey, attempted to after the comirtencement of the renew Leander's famous exploits: game, and in spite of this severe only four out of twenty-four proved. handicap, not only were the visit able to swim across the Dar- ing team kept out, but the danelles. complexion of the game was com- While Awimming has, by the pletely altered.
vleinty of the ses been imposed here upon mon as a natural athle tie sport, bathing, especially mixed bathing, has become during these. past few years a social phenomenon of Increasing importance.
Not only are the different classes
LOCAL.
Fencing Monday - Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, 5.15* p.m.
Entries Racing-To-day for Fanling Races Close.
Friday and Saturday-8th Extra Race Meeting.
Whist To-day-St. Patrick's Club Drive, 8.30 p.n. Football-To-day-Garrison League "A" Co. S.L.I. v. Headquarters Co. Argylls.
To-morrow Garrison League-31st Battery R.A. V. RA,0.C.; 12 Battery R.A. V "A" Co, Argylls.
Thursday-Garrison League "B" Co. S.L.I. v. "D" Co. S.L.I.
Friday Garrison League- R.E. v. R.A.S.C.; "A" Co. Argyll v. Headquarters Co. J.L.I.
Tuesday-Meeting of F.A. Council, 5.30 p.m.
Aquatics-To-morrow V.R.C. Championships, 5.30 p.m.; Army Harbour Swim, 3.45 p.m..
Tennis-To-morrow-Inter-
. Faculty Tournament, En- gineers v. Arts, Pokfulam, 490 p.m.; Y.M.C.A. Services Tournament, 3 p.m.
Thursday-Draw for L.R.C. Tournament; Entries close for C.R.C. Mixed Doubles.
Boxing-To-morrow-Box-
ing Association, annual meet- ing, Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 5.80 p.m.
October 15-Somersets v. Argylls, Murray Barracks.
Chess To-morrow -- An- nual Meeting of Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.
www
Rugby Football-To-morrow -Trial Game, Happy Valley, 5.15 p.m.
Monday Club * H.M.S. Cornwall.
October 10-Second Trial, Match. Happy Valley.
Cricket Thursday-C.C.C. annual meeting, 6.30 p.m.
Friday C.C.C. v. Club de Recreio.
Saturday Division IL.- C.C.C. v. R.A.S.G.; Friendly- C.S.C.C. IL v. Somersets. - October 14 H.K.C.C. An-
nual Meeting, 5.30 p.m.
Rifle Shooting Friday- Annual Meeting Of Rifle League, Football Association Office, French Bank Building, 5.30 p.m.
Golt-Friday to Sunday-
Bogey Pool, Fanling..
Sunday Gymkhana and presentation of prizes, K.G.C.; Closing Entrance Date for Championship, K.G.C.-
Baseball-Saturday- Fill- pinas. Japanese,
Sunday Kinoras v. South Ching.
Billards Saturday-Steel Coulson League-Winners v. Rest, St. Patrick's Club, 6 p.m. Athletics Sunday Club de Recreio Sports, King's Park.
Lawn Bowls-October 18- Talkoo R.C. Closing Day and Presentation of Prizes.
Yachting-October 18- Menagerie Race..
./
October 20-Annual Meet- of Members.
"Mr. W. J. Clarke, a well-known Yorkshire gagler, has been on the qui vive at Scarboro all the summer. and this year our members were on the spot as soon ca tunny sighted.
were
BRITISH RUGBY TOURISTS.
Decisive Victory in Last Match.
FULL RESULTS.
Melbourne, Sept. 15. The British Rugby touring team won the last match of their Aus- ̈ ̈
tralasian tour here to-day, benting Victoria by four goals, a penalty goal, and six tries (41 points) to six goals and two tries (36 points). Victoria led at half-time, by 21. points to 17.
a high Play throughout reached standard, the British backs, parti- ularly C. D. Aarvold, giving a The British
brilliant exhibition. park won most of the scrums and showed much better form than when they lost to New South Wales earlier The tacking on both in the week. aldes was very determined.
A last-minuta change was made in the British sile, H. Poole, of Cardiff, replacing R. S. Spong at stand- off half. Lord Stonehaven, Gov- and ernor-General of Australia,. Lofd Somers, Governor of Victoria, The were among the large crowd. A Special Rod. "These fish always follow the British team was:
G. M. Bonner; C. D. Aarvold. herrings, and the caught sixty miles out. Thirty to A. L. Novis, R. Jennings, T. E.. ferty miles is the average, but they Jones-Davies; T. P. Murray, H. have been seen ten miles from shore. Foole; W. B. Walsh, B. H. Black, "A big tunny may weigh 1,000 M. J. Dunne, G. R. Beamish, J. L. pounds, and is between twelve and Farrell, J. MeD. fifteen feet long. The average is Wilkinson, S. A. Martindale. 500-700 pounds, and is about ten feet in length.
first one was
"Three or four men go out in a
Hodgson, H.
Record of Both Tours. Victoria, Sunday. The British
Though they have
good-sized motor cobble, and tow a team have now completed a long and small row-boat, Reaching the scene, arduous tour. the angler and two men take the not proved themselves Invincible, The record smaller boat, and then the fun they showed themselves to be an
effective combination. begins.
"A pecial rod is used. Harness for the whole tour ist. is worn over the shoulders, and a leather strap takes the weight of the heavy rod. The butt is fixed on à swivel seat, so that it can be moved ensly in any direction. Without this equipment the fishermen would probably be dragged overboard.
Played 27, won 19, lost 8, drawn 0, points for, 553, againnst 315. The list of results is as follows: New Zealand Tour,
May
+
21 v. Wanganui, at Wan-
ganui
Plymouth
Pta. Pts.
For Agst.
19 '3
23
New Report for England. "Under our rules five hundred 21 v. Taranaki, at New yards of line are allowed, and when
28 v. Mann whenua, at the fish is well hooked he will pull
Palmerston N.
... 34 the boat about for three or four 31 v. Wairarapi and Bush Districts, at. Master- miles. This needs skilful seaman-
ton ship by the boatman, for the fish dives in all directions and the tiny craft might easily be capsized. Colonel Stapleton-Cotton hoaked six tunny recently, two of which broke his lines.
June
19
3. Wellington, at Wel-
8 12 lington
at
7. Canterbury,
Christchurch
11 v. Buller-West Coast, at
Greymouth 14 v. Otago, at Dunedin 21 First Test Match,
Dunedin, 25 v. Southend, at Inver-
cargill
8
14
8
ធ
at
3
9
3
Canterbury, and North Otago, Timaru
at
16
9
"In some parts of the world, when the flah is tired out, he is shat with a pistol before being landed, but in England he must be killed with the gaf. Playing a fish of this size 28 v. Ashburton, South sixty miles from land, is a sport never possible in this country be- fore. Our big game fishermen have July been going to all parts of the worlds Second Test Match, at especially to California for tunny. The Catalina Club on Aveling Island, California, is the centre of the sport, which is very popular in America.
Christchurch 10
9 v. Maoris, at Wellington 19 12 v. Hawkes Bay, at
Napior
-14
10 v. East Coast, Poverty Bay and Bay of Plenty, at Gisborne. 25 10 v. Auckland, ot Auck-
land
6
"The advantages in time and money of being able to catch tunny here are enormous. Tunny are found in large numbers in the 26 Third Test Match, at Mediterranean Sea, where they are
Auckland caught in special nets. The flesh is 80 v. North Auckland, at
Whangarei quite good to eat, and In America
August canned tunny is considered rather a delicacy."
BASEBALL.
CARDINALS DEFEATED BY ATHLETICS.
New York, Yesterday, In the world's baseball champion the ship to-day,
Philadelphia Athletics, who in an earlier game last to the St. Louis Cardinals by
2 v. Waikato, Thames
11
19
10 15
38 5
...10
Valley, and King's Country, at Hamilton 40 Fourth Test Match at
Wellington
18 v. Nelson, Marlborough
and Golden Bay, at
Nelson
B 22
.... 42 1.8 Played 21, wan 15, lost 6, drawe
0. Fointa 420, against 205.
Australian Tour.
August
23 v. New South Wales, at
Sydney
30 v. Australia
September
29
10
(Test
Match), at Sydney.
3 v. Queensland, at Bris-
bane
6 v. An Australian XV.,
at Brisbane
20
***** 29. 14
16
8-1, defeated them in a second 10 v. New South Wales, at
Sydney 3 38 · match by 2-0---Reuter's American13 v. Victoria, at
Mek Service.
boarne
41 36 Played 6. won 4, lost 2, drawn 0. Points for 133, against 110..
The leading scorers were Navis,
October 25-Menagerie FOOTBALL COUNCIL, Wilkinson, Morley, and Reeve, while
Race.
November 1 Opening Cruise.
November 8First. Cham- pionship Face
HOME.
Racing October 15-The Cesarewitch,, Newmarket
October 29-Cambridgeshire Stakes, Newmarket
Football October 20-Eng- and v. Ireland.
October 25-Scotland v. Wales, Ibrox Park, Glasgow. November 22- Wales v England,
November 29-English Cap First Round.” ||||||
It was now the F.F.A.'s turn to worry the Recreio defence, and a though the ball was kept in the visitors halt, the F.P.A. failed to And the mark. The Recreio cus todian was safe and their defence worked hard. The final whistle blew with the FF.A. attacking the sea and to its health giving and Chelsea have obtained from Radio Club v..RAOC qualities, but the closer intercourse other clubs within two years at a of mixed bathing brings Maalem total cost of nearly £60,000. Five men and women into a different of these players are: Boatsmen, the relation to each other from any exception being David Jack for
whom the Arsenal paid Bolton Wan atisting before the Wars
In a hockey match played at Sco kumpoo yesterday the Radio Sports Club defeated, the RAMIO. hockey teamster Bigdels tő
of society becoming accustomed to
Black, Prentice, Parker and Ivor Jones were most auccessful with the kicka. Indeed Jones's re-
DRAW FOR THE LAI WAHcord in Autralia was remark
CUP.
able for ho scored, no fewer than ten goals or penalty goals, The team arp due to all for boma
A meeting of the Council of the on September 16 in the s.8. Otrant, Hong Kong Football Association due to arrive at Plymouth on Osto- will be held in the Association)ber 22, et vess but Offices, 4th floor French Bank Buildings at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, when the draw will take place for the Lai Wah Cup
Golf, pursued in a Batting of Nature's own creation Instead of. in fields of prescribed sizes and character, inevitably gives rise to more rulce problems than: are pre- derera £10.750, which is still a re-sented in any other game-R. cord fee. AR
Endersby Howard.
The other players and the amount Tho discipline In Scottish clubs
paid for them aros
Proston, $9,500.
Halliday-Arsenal from, Sun, deflatid, 20,000
Alec James, to the Arsenal from is not alack Try antofancy tricks at Ibrox, Parkhead, Tynecastles-to
ind you, would" and that there' mention a few of the Scottish clubs
far as I am concerned I do not would be trouble 'very, quickly. So
Handle Hugh "Galischer.
castle, £10,000, H. Gallacher, Chelsen from New
as
A. Cheyne, Chelsea from Abers think I have been diff
dean, £6,000,
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