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NEW H.M.V. RECORDS FOR, JANUARY, 1931.
C-1482(a) Jock The Fiddler (b) The Ballad-Monger
("Songs of the Fair")
(a) Fairings (b) Come to the Fair ("Songs
C-1659- The Bandolero (Stuari)
of the Fair").
. Sung by Percy Heming. Peter Dawson, Peter Dawson.
Bedouin Love Song (Pinsuti) C-1846 Medley of Chappell Ballads (1st Record)
Medley of Chappell Ballads (2nd Record)
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. C-1880-"Les Cloches De Corneville-Selection (1st Record)
"Les Cloches De Corneville" Selection (2nd Record)
The Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. C-1881-"The Maid of the Mountains"-Selection (1st Record) "The Maid of the Mountains"--Selection (2nd Record)
The London Palladium Orchestra. C-1917-Potpourri of Waltzes (1st Record)
Potpourri of Waltzes (2nd Record)
Kirilo's Balalaika Orch C-1918 "Geisha"-Selection (1st Record) (Sidney Jones) "Geisha"-Selection (2nd Record) (Sidney Jones)
Marek Weber and His Orchestra. C-1920-"C. B. Cochran's 1930 Revue Vocal Gema-15t
Record
"C. B. Cochran's 1930 Revue"-Vocal Gema-2nd
Record
Light Opera Company. C-1982 “Soña O' Gune"- Selection (1st Record)
New Mayfair Orchestra. "Baus O' Guns" Selection (2nd Record)
New Mayfair Orchestra. C-1986 Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo-1930 (1st
Record) Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo-1930 (2nd
Record)
C-1987 Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo-1930 (3rd
Record)
Aldershot. Command Searchlight Tattoo-1930 (4th
Record)
'C-2039—“Les Cloches De Comoville-Vocal: Gems (1st
Record) "Les Cloches De Corneville"-Vocal Gema (2nd
Record)
C-2063
Light Opera Company. "The Maid of the Mountains"-Vocal Gems, (1st
Record)
"The Maid of the Mountains"Vocal Gems (2nd
Record)
Light Opera 'Company. C-2077-A Musical Trip Round the British Isles (lut
Record)***
A Musical Trip Round the British Isles (2nd *** Record) - (GN Laght Opera Company, C-2078 - An English Christmas-Part 1 (Christmas Evel
An English Christmas Part 2 (Christmas Morn)
C-2079 The Smoking Concert (1st Record)
The Smoking Concert (2nd Record) "" C-2080 (a) Hall, Holy Child (b) Sweet Was The Songs
(Arr. Wood)
(a) Rocking Martin Show) (b) Ding Dong,
Merrily On High
THE CHINA
MAIL.
Sport Columns
CARPENTIER AS A MAN.
Debonair Personality & Magnetic Charm.
"SOLDIER OF FRANCE."
ENGLISH CUP DRAW..
Fine Matches in
Fourth Round.
CHELSEA v. ARSENAL OR VILLA.
LOS ANGELES YEAR.
Games of the Tenth
;
Olympiad in 1932.
COMPLETE CO-OPERATION.
Los Angeles, California.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931. A "GOOD EYE" IN
GAMES
MODERN INSTRUCTORS
Each country participating in MACHINE WHICH RECORDS ACCURATELY
the Games of the Tenth Olympiad, which are to be celebrated here! from July 30 to August 14, 1932, will have separate training facili ties, according to the Organising Committee.
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THE "Personal Error."
ALLOWING FOR
DEFECT
[By Lieut. Col. F. W. Moffit, D.S.G.!
Georges Carpentier, the "smiling The draw for the fourth round
Already 15 complete athletic cavalier of the ring," was one off the English Cup, to be played the greatest fighters in Europe. on January 24, is announced, giv-training fields, including running But not in the world. He was an ing prospects of some exciting tracks, fields, gymnasiums, lockers, showers and other facilities, have ace that trumped the British box- tussies.
Beckett, ing kings--Joe
Billy
At no period of our history haya exercises designed to concentrate The tit-bit of the draw is Chel-been arranged for within a short
games played so great a role as at Wella, Dick Smith, Jim Sullivan, sea v. Arsenal or Aston Villa-a distance of Olympic Park.
Several club gymnasiuma,
Of late, the present time. Pat O'Keefe, Young Joseph. watch that should break the gate well as inside and open-air swim there has been a remarkable change
"Georgeous Georges, the French record for Chelsea. Orchid," as an American writer Bolton Wanderers will be at ming pools, will be available for in our methods concerning them. picturesquely discribed him was home to Sunderland, and, as both. nover happy when fighting U.S.A. are traditional Cup fighters, boxers. Billy Papke, Frank Claus, most exciting game may be anti- Dixie Kid, Tom Gibbons, Gene cipated. Tunney, Batiling Levinsky and Two other First Division Clubs Jack Dempsey were his masters. In Leeds United and Newcastle Gunboat Smith was somewhat un- Uaited meet on the ground of the lucky to have been adjudged the former. The Newcastle team may' loser when he met Carpentier, force a draw here.
Matinee Idol.
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West Bromwich v. Spurs? If as is likely-West Bromwich
Carpentier captured the imagina- tion with his debonair personality. He reminded them of a matinee Albion beat Charlton in the third idoi more thon successful round replay, they will be at home pugilist. The Frenchman is an to Tottenham Hotspurs-another aristocrat. lle possesses a charm lively affair!
A
of manner which is alien to most boxera.
Outside the ring. Georges is a courtler--inside the ropes he was a relentless fighting machine with primeval instincts.
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The same may be sald of the encounter between Middlesbro' and the Wolves-provided, of course, that the former give Bradford City their quietus.
Bury should make no mistake in their replay at Torquay, in which case they ought to beat Exeter City on their own ground.
I first met the Frenchman when he was a young stripling, writes James Butler in The Daily Herald.
Grimsby, if they get over the He acted as sparring partner Bombardier Wells at Earl's Court. Stake hurdle, will meet Manches- The French boy was eager and en-ter United, and may lose by the thusiastic. Few of us who
odd goal even on their own ground, him box "Billee Wells" as-Georges and that in spite of the United's called him, realised that one day poor showing in the League. he would not, only whip Wells, but
Blackpool Away. would become one of the most popular figures of the ring.
Saw
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In Coal Offices. Carpentier was never a miner in the Lens coalfields, but his father was. He told me that he was amall boy in the coal offices when Francois Descamps, who was clown in a travelling circus, dis- covered him.
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Blackpool visit Southport and will have to go all the way to win.
Blackburn Rovers, once they dispose of Walsall in the third rcund, should have an easy thing in Bristol Rovers.
Sheffield United, after their re- play with York, will be at home to Notts Coulity-a"rare" tussle Georges must have been filled should resulting cagaya with romance and glamour. He be- If Cardiff "win their replay came the boxer with a mission for against Brantford they will meet the Republic, and Descamps, the Fortsmouth on their own ground- laughter-maker, eventually gained and anything may happen in such the reputation of being a hard-a Cup tie encounter! :: boiled boxer's manager.
They became a remarkable com- bination. From obscurity, the pair became world-famous-and de served every penny which their way.
came
go
to
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Wednesday Go to Barnsley. Sheffield Wednesday Barnsley and should receive rousing reception from the Second Division Club's supporters in the North. How about a draw here?
Birmingham, who beat Liverpool on the latter's ground on Saturday last, will be hosts to Port Vale bull-terrier and phlegmatic and, with a trifle luck, should en-
Always Magnetic. The Carpentier of the ring was always magnetic. In victory or defeat he had the courage of B
philosophy.'
Whatever
&
ter the Afth round.
Everton
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The fall draw ag cabled by Reu- bis shortcomings, Georges was a favourite with theter is as follows......
| Crystal Pal crowd. He had no chance against Jack
or Reading Dempsey's murderous punches. But the spectators loved Middlesbro' or
Bradford C. v Wolves him for his gameness.
Bury or When the M.C. introduced Demp.
Exeter Torqany sey and Carpentier for their
v. Newcastle memorable fight at Boyle's Thirty Leeds
Stoke or Acres, New Jersey, he Bald: Grimsby
Chelsea
T
Blackburn or
Walsall Bradford
B'chester U. Arsenal or
Aston V.
v. Blackpool
v. Bristol R. v.Burnley
"Georges Carpentier, soldler of France; Jack Dempsey!" The |20,000 spectators roared their ap
preciation in favour of the smiling Southport Frenchman.
They would bavo given anything to see him win.
Regained Fortune. Carpentier lost a huge fortune Bolton during the war.
He regained it Sheffield Un. and more-in subsequent battles. The end of the purse for the Dempsey battle amounted to or: Charlton. - v. Tottenham £40,000!.
When he arrived in London, to start training for Joe Beckett the Strand and Charing Cross Station yard were thronged with a crowd | estimated at 80,000.
When he sat at the ring side on a recent big ight night few people turned their heads to look at him. He passed through the crowd to his seat unnoticed.
I have studied the real Carpon- tler in home life. He is cheery, sociable, and entertaining. Before his second affair with Beckett I stayed with Georges at La Guerche. We went out shooting. He is deadly shot.
or York West Brom.
v. Sunderland
v.Notta, Cuty.
Watford
Brighton Brentford or rating pen
Cardiff
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Barnsley.Sheffield
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
CHESS - To-day Kowloon Chess Club Championship.
FOOTBALL-To-day-Caunell Blecting, French Bank Building. 5.30 p.m.
Saturday-First Division- Navy v. Borderers, Club v. Royal Artillery, Argylls v. Chinese Ath letic, St. Joseph's v. Club de Re- creio; Second Division-Navy v Royal Artillery, Club de Recreio v. Chinese Athletic, University v. South China, Club v. St. Joseph's, Borderers v. Argylis, Eastern v. Kowloon F.C.; Third Division- Fukien v. Royal Air Force, ,R.A.0.C. v. Royal Engineers, Ewo v. Borderers, R.A.S.C. v. Chinese Athletic
FANLING RUNT-To-morrow -Sheung Shui Police Station.
Saturday-Kennels,
January 21-Hunters' Arms. January 25-17 Pine Tree Hill, 26/30 milestone.
January 28-Race Course. January 31-Sun Wai Camp,
GOLF-To-morrow-Match be- tween "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn and Bobby Cruikshank, Fanling, 2.30 p.m.
Thursday-Railway Cup Final
-Ludies,
Friday-Taggart
Round.
Cup-Third
Saturday and Sunday--Bogey Pool, Fanling.
Sunday-First Round Junior Saturday and Sunday—K.G.C, CAT 26-Semi-final K.G.C.
Cup.
Junior Championship.
February
1- Second Round Junior Championship, Fanling.
February 10-Junior Section, Championship, R.H.K.G.C. (First round).
RIFLE SHOOTING-Friday- Public Meeting, Jardine, Mathe- son's Board Room, 5.30 p.m
. CRICKET — Saturday---Division L-Civil Service G.G..v. Kowloon C.C. (L.) Indian R.C. v. Hong Kong C.C. (F.); Division II Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service C.C.! (L); Craigengower C.C. v. Club da Recreio (L); Hong Kong C.C. v. Indian R.C. (F.).
RUGBY FOOTBALL-Saturday --Second Trial Game.
January 24-Club (Triangular Tournament).
February 8--Club v. Navy (Tri- angular Tournament).
Yo
Army
RACING — Sunday- Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting. February 15-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meoting.
February 28-March 7-Annual Race Meeting.
March 14First Extra Race --Meeting.
FENCING
Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.45
p.m.
ATHLETICS-March 15 and 10 Hong Kong v. Canton Univer sitles,
TENNIS January 19-U.S.R.C. Tournament Second Rounds Close.
HOME
FOOTBALL Saturday-First Round of Scottish Cup.
January 24-English Cup- Fourth, Round.
RUGBY FOOTBALL-Saturday --England v. Wales, Twickenham. January 24-Scotland v. France, Paris.
-the training of special groups. A Abalar Wednesday practice rowing course adjoins the Birmingham Y. Port Vale
Olympic rowing stadium.
CRICKET.
VOLUNTEER TEAM FOR SUNDAY.
The following will represent the Hong Kong Volunteers against the Police on the Police RC ground at 2 pm on Sunday, Janu- ary 185 ch
the mind on this to the exclusion too, of all other thoughts, in the same
way as a "pro" teaches the novico. to swing a golf club without at first Whereas formerly most of us learnt confusing the mind by employing a our games as best we could, aided, ball? perhaps, by a little amateur advice. now every class of pastime has its professional instructor who points out our faults and does his best to remedy them in the short time at his disposal.
a question, however, whether he goes deeply enough Into the matter,
It
ia
A "Good Eye." Anyone with an aptitude for games is said to have a "good eye." If further explanation is sought one is put off with the generalisation "that the hand and eye work in unison."'
Now in some games the ball is fatationary when dealt with by the player, as in golf and billiards, but in most it is in motion, as in cricket,
tennis, racquets and the like.
The games in the second category leave no option to the play. er as to when to make the stroke. The direction of the path of the ball has to be anticipated and the stroke begun in time to meet the The ball at the right place.
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marvel is that it can be done at all. For apart from the actual move. ment of the bat or racquet every person has a "personal error* it is termed by astronomers, i.e., the time taken between seeing thing and calling on a muscle to act.
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Error Finding Machine.. Many years ago, when visiting a Daval school with a party of officers,
BBW an instrument which re- corded this error, writes Lieut.- Col. F. W. Moffitt, D.S.O., in the Field. A needle on a dial suddenly began to rotate, and a pull on a cord held in the hand stopped it The error was the distance the needle bad moved. Curiously enough, the instrument picked out the good cricketers. It would be interesting to know whether the low personal error was a natural advantage which had produced the cricketer, or whether the game had
affected the personal error.
Another Test,
A rough test of a similar nature can be made by tying a string to a reel and laying the string on a table with the rcel suspended over the edge. Someone holds the free end of the string which be. must suddenly release, when the person who is being tested and is holding his hand practically touching the string jams it down as quickly as ever he can after movement has started. The distance the reel falls is the measure of the orror.
Concentration Above All.
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Notable Instances. Good eyesight is naturally re- garded as essential in games, but 1 doubt whether it plays such an im- portant part as is génerally sup- posed. I knew a man with indiffer- ent sight who was both a good shot with a gun and á good tennis player. I have read that Capt. Towse, V.C., who lost his sight in the Boer War, can drive a good ball at golf if he is placed in position with his club against the ball.
Allowing For Defect. Discussing the whole matter re- cently with an optician he told me of a good billiard player who was found on examination to have had astigmatism. On being fitted with spectacles he at first lost all his akill. After remodelling his game he played better than ever, proving that he had hitherto, unconsciously, been allowing for the defect.
Interesting Question.
It would be interesting to know whether the "master" eye in any Most affects one's play. way
people are aware that if the thumb
he aligned on some object with both eyes open and then each eye closed
In turn the "master" eye is the one, which retains the alignment of the thumb on the object. Is a man with a left "master" eye in any way handicapped by playing right- handed, or vice versa?
Undiscovered Fault.
When hitting a stationary ball the average man knows he has cer tain fixed tendencies to go off the Line, of direction against which he must guard. The same applies to a moving ball. It is quite possible, however, in the latter case the cause is not discovered. For in- atance an Indifferent tennis player may have a constant error which causes him to strike the ball, at a point, say, a little above the centro of his racquet without ever being aware of the fact. Perhaps some kind of colouring matter on the
ball which would come off on the strings of the racquet would reveal the fault, and practice might then rectify it.
Firing Too quick.
These observations naturally ap ply to shooting with a gun, but I believe in a lesser degree. Provided a man can handle his gun quickly and get his feet in the right, post- tion he generally has ample time." Indeed, a frequent fault with the novice Is that he fires too soon.
With no great aptitude for games myself I have always been interest- ed in the aspect regarding them If this personal error is fixed by which I have been discussing. I nature and Is unchangeable the per- therefore venture to sat down these son having a large error is heavily suggestions in the hope that a little
and the careful Investigation may handicapped in a game, quicker player can let the ball come times reveal the causes of a poor
that means closer before beginning to strike.eye," and
may be dovised for converting youthful Assuming, however, that we can reduce the error by training 'duds" into average players of this should it not be possible to devise game or that
YACHTING.
RESULTS OF LADIES”. RACES.
The sixth Ladies' Championship The Organizing Committee has races ander the auspices of the mado a complete survey of all such R.H.K. Yacht Club were Balled todities in and near Los Angeles yesterday, with the following re- Those most conveniently located, sults:-
have been selected for use during the coming Olympic Games.
Diana
“H” Class, (Started at 3.05 p.m.]
TIMES. Finished Crected Pillon
6 4.28.41 4.22.68 4.23.46 4.18.52 2 4.28.57 .4.19.42 3. 4.24.44 4.19.52 (47)
·4-29.484.2046 4.20.89 4.18.45
As soon as entry blanks are re- ceived, training facilities will be assigned by, the Organizing Com Colleen mittes to the various teams, The Rolls ..... Committee has had the complete La Linds co-operation of universities, public Norena
[Started at 3.10 p.m.). TIMES. EN
5
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Fini-had Crected Ption
3
6
Lucky Escape."
schools, Municipal Governments Dorothea
21 "Y" and "G" Classes. Whilst taking a "pot at a hare
and athletic clubs in His work of the barrel of the gun burst. It Capt. R. B. Davies (captain), A. C. providing thess, facilities was a miracle Georges was 20 Becks A. Reld, Gi G. Burnett, K. Buch facilities, will be accessible Batger PW.J. Planner, FRE seriously injured. He laughed and Caveney, J. D. A Hutchison, II. from the proposed Olympic Village Daphne 438.17 4.38.17 Bald: That was a lucky escape, Clippingdale, Ride.. Men and and the Olympic Stadium, and Why Wonder7 4.48.32 4.44.48 Jimmee, my arm had been W. E.
thletes will be transported en Wings 4.41.63 4.40.045 smashed then I should not be able
mase to and from their training. Deojunt
Bluejacket.2 4.39.30 4.37.47.
4.38.51 4.37.2 places, their living quarters and Speedwell £41.04 £20.15) | |the place where their competitions
are held.
to knock out Jog. So
HOCKEY.
Y.M.CA. TEAM FOR TO-DAY.
Georges frequently found it coDEC PART venient not to understand English, an indelible impression upon those I have seen all sorts of people try who met him. He bad the gift of ing to extract information, pleasing them
He would look bewildered and Carpentier commenced boxing at As one of our periodic heavy exclaim, "Je ne comprends, is the age of 12. He beat Charles weight boxing booms is imminent Carpentier speak English Ledoux as a bantam. They are the we shall have to have a heavy
warmest of friends, to-day? went walg
champion whether we like
following have been select" the one day with Georges Lile it or not. My hope is that when
leading heavy-weight doen farise ed to represent the YMCA ues to see Mons: Char
to believe that boxeecond eleven against the Univer Art of Self Aity second elever at King's Park Lewis
to-day at 6 pm:
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MEHLHORN AND CRUICKSHANK TO MEET TO-MORROW.
FEE FOR SPECTATORS..
The Secretary of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club has received a wire- less message to the affect that the American golfers, "Wild · Bill" -Mehlhorn and "Bob" Cruickshank, were due to arrive on the Asama Maru to-day.
The
Brrangements. for. ́morrow's match are as follow
Extra accommodation in the 1.18 p.m. train. Tiffin on the train can the Railway Department. The "Old" be arranged, by telephoning to Course will be closed for ordinary matches to-morrow between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m. Extra accommodation will be provided on the return train, which leaves Sheung Shui at 7:p.m, zakup
- Those who do not belong to the Club may, if accompanied by ladies, use the Ladlos' Club-house, or, i not so accompanied, the men's Club-house.
A charge will be made for all spectators, who should wear their badges on the Course and in the Club-houser.
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