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EWIN THE WINNER
ON POINTS.
Middleweight Title
Fight.
A STRENUOUS BATTLE.
Soatian Harry Ewin retained his title of middleweight cham- pion of the Colony last night when he again beat Juck Crichton. This time the victory War on points, but frankly one thought there was very little between the
men.
Sport Columns
NORTHERN LEAGUE H.K.C.C. LAWN TENNIS,
MATCH.
Barrow Draws With Southport.
GOOD PERFORMANCE.
Yesterday, playing at Home in Ewin, as expected, went out to the Northern Section of the Eng- concentrate on a knock-out from lish Lengue (Division III), Barrow the start. He was punching drew with Southport the result as harder than Crichton, but never-cabled by Reuter being:- theless the Shanghai fighter took the first three rounds by dint of flashy work. Ewin landed solidly in the fourth, and seemed
Barrow
1 Southport
Revised Table.
Goals.
1
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 72 36 45
to be more at case afterwards, evening up the score. Neither Lincoln .....50 20 5 6
TOURNAMENT
T. Honda Eliminates H. D. Rumjahn,
FURTHER PROGRESS.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931.
SPIN IMPARTED BY MISS GLEITZE SWIMS
HICKORY SHAFT.
Wrist Action in Golf is Essential.
WORKING WONDERS.
The ball went away crisply off tho hickory driver.. It traveled through the air for about 180 yards, and did not fall to earth so quickly as the ball off the steel-shafted club.
FOR TWO DAYS.
Pathetic Story of Runner-up.
A MAORI'S PLUCK!
A Maori, Mrs. Katerina Relua. came, second in 47 hours 52 min- utes, which also broke the previous world record,
1 was very interested recently in
Sydney, Fob. 2. the light of a gulf ball off the Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the Bri- driver of a player who has ren nin-tish swimmer, to-day set up a now ed faithful to hickory shafts, endurance record for women by was also interesting; to compare winning the endurance swim here with the flight off the steel-shafte in 48 hours 15 minutes. The pre- driver of another player, writes vious record of 44 hours Was Further progress was made in C. B. MacFarlane in the Evening made by Miss Gleitze in January. the annual lawn tennis champion-News. ships at the H.K.C.C. yesterday when the following matches were concluded.
Open Singles. W. T. Lee beat C. E. Holmes 1-6,
I have long held the epinion that W. C. Hung beat H; S. Leo 6-1, 6-3. Ho Ka-lau beat K. Yoshikawa, 6-0, the steel-shafted club does not im G-0.
part the same amount of spin to the T. Honda bent H. D. Rumjahn 6-1,ball as the hickory, and golfers all C-1.
know that spin keeps the ball in the afr.
Slightly Lofted on Face. We have all noticed, I am sure, They spent their last shilling in that when we get a perfect drivo tram fares to go to the Manly the peg too has gone down into the Open-Air Harbour Baths, where the ground, showing that the club's swim took place. Mrs. Rehua re- angle has been somewhat down onceived £100 ns--her share of the the ball. But our bad tee shots. prize money, and this was increased | especially if hit at all high, shift the to £200 by Miss Gleitzu.
6-1, 6-4.
n was boxing particularly bril-Tranmere .31 10 5 7 91 57 43
Open Doubles. liantly, Crichton's weaving style Chesterfield 31 18 5 8 71 45 41
Stockport...31 17 59 60 43
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M. K. and M. W. Lo beat A. J. making him a very difficult man wrexham..:31 16 8 8 69 50 38 da Silva and A. A. dos Remedios 6-1, to catch with a solid punch,
Southport Carlisle
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Jock Takes Count of Five, However, Ewin managed to Wigan land one to the face in the fifth Hull
Gateshead round which dropped Jock for a count of five. He did not appear Barrow to be badly hurt, and kept out of | Accrington barni's way when he rose again. Darlington
Doncaster The next few rounds were even N. Brighton 32 10 enough, Ewin showing up well in Rochdale 31 10 5 10 53 the tenth, when he landed Halifax 30 10 5 15 42.
.30 8 7 16 01 68 several telling blows, without Rotherham affecting Crichton very much. In Crewe ....30 10 3 17 55, 73
4 17 54 02 22 Hartlepools .30 9 fact, Crichton was showing up Netson, 31 5 7 10 34 69 17 very well at this stage, and stand- ing up to his work in convincing. manner.
In the last three rounds the pace was very fast, the champion obviously concentrating on મ knock-out, without contriving to land a deciding punch.
Finish Strong,
Both men were strong at the finish. When Captain Ramsay presented the belt to Ewin, there
was
A certain amount of dis- agreement with the verdict, which, however, appeared to be quite a fair one. Mr. Murdoch was in the ring from the start, and fortunately there was no need for him to admonish either man, the fight being a clean one throughout.
Ewin again showed himself the stronger man of the two, although one hardly considers him to bej
the stylish boxer he was a few years back when he was out here on H.M.S. Hermes. Crichton need. not be unusually perturbed about: his defeat. He put up a very good fight and as already stated, there could have been very little in it at the finish.
Still Shows Up Well.
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FOOTBALL SHIELD GAMES FOR SATURDAY,
Senior Shield.
K.F.C. v. CLUB-Club Ground at 4.15 p.m.
K.F.C.:
Penny; Martin, Dowman; Hedley, McKelvie, Bliss; Pile. Simpson, Gillott, Grimwood, and Innson.
Junior Shield.
K.F.C. II. v. EWO-Sookunpoo at 2.30 m,
K.F.C IL: Angus; Guest, Eastman; Everest, Gilchrist, Cameron; Williams, Whiting, Spary, Cotton, and Bickford.
Reserves Hast and Smith.
CLUB RESERVES v. 8.W.B~~€!«b Ground at 2.30 p.m. cheon, McFarlane, Hocper; Alexander, Club: Fogwill; Sloan. Hynes; Pan-
Bell, Strange, Jackson and Baldwin.
Késcrves: Tavlin and Smith.
CHINA'S STADIUM FOR OLYMPIAD.
Being Constructed in
Nanking.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED.
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A. W. Still, amateur middle- weight champion of Natal, 1929, accounted for Seaman Lewellyn of H.M.S. Kent, in the second round.
Nanking, Feb. 26. In future years China hopes to Still went about his job very con-i fidently and coolly, proving him- play host to the athletes and self to have a hefty punch in both visitors who will attend the world fists, There was obviously only Olympic Games. To that end there one man in the affair from the ls under construction in Nanking start. Lewellyn Was
a new National Stadium which will game enough, but was down several cover nearly 200 acres and seat times, before receiving the knock-60,000 spectators.
The new stadium is being built He had eight pounds the worst of the weights, being 146 to near the Chung Shan Mausoleum. Still's 164.
It will have grounds for track and
out.
Special
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are repro-
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day-- H.K.G.C. Tournament.
GOLF-To-day-Ladies' Cham- pionel, Fanling (First Round). RACING To-morrow-Annual Race Meeting. Happy Valley,
March 22-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.
HOCKEY-To-ntorrow
Caer
Clark Cup-Kowtoon Ladies v. Recreio: St. Andrew's v. Diocesaz Girls' School.
Sunday-Hong Kong
Club
Hockey
v. Shameen, 11 am. CRICKET To-morrow-Dlvi- ain 1-Indian R.C. v. Navy (F.); Kowloon G.C. v. Civil Ser vice C.C. (F.); Division IL-Civil Service CC. v. R.A.S.C. (L.); Club de Keercio Royal En- gineers (L.); Hong Kong C.C. v. Police R.C. (F.); University V. Indian R.C. (F.).
FOOTBALL-To-morrow
Shield Club v. Kowloon St. Joseph's v. Borderers; Royal Artillery v. Club de Re- crelo; South China A.A, v. Navy; Junior Shield-Club v. Borderers; South China A.A. v. Navy; St Joseph's y. Eastern; Ewo v. Kow- loon F.C.
Tuesday-Council Meeting, 6.30
p.m.
FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.
March 21-Tournament, Yacht Club, 3.30 p.m.
CHESS Tuesday Kowloon Chess Club Championship.
ATHLETICS-March -Mara- thon Race, Kowloon, 430 pm.
March 16 and 16-Hong Kong v. Canton Universities.
HOME. FOOTBALL-March 14-Eng- lish Cup Semi-Finalr; Scottish Cup Semi-Finals.
RUGBY FOOTBALL - March 14-Ireland v. Wales, Belfast.
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There is a pathetic story behind Mrs. Rehua's entry, as it is revealed that she entered the contest In sheer desperation to secure the prize money in order to provide food for her four children. Includ- ing a baby nine weeks old, and her busband who has been out of work for nine months.
It is a fact that your driver ought SALUTE TO CAPTAIN
to be alightly lofted on its face, otherwise the ball would not get any spin and would not start off wit that low initial flight to rise up
CAMPBELL.”
later and soar over the far bunker Gold Cup Crusted with
well up the fairway.
Diamonds?
“HE DESERVES IT.”
I noticed that the steel-shafted driver was inclined to raise the ball up somewhat more quickly than the hickory one, and I came to the con- clusion that the fault was largely
New York, Feb. 7. caused by the player, who was too
"Evidently Britain has not stop- late in getting in the turn of the ped producing tough, intelligent wrists immediately before impret. and fearless adventurers of the Steel-shafted drivers.and brassies type that built the Empire," says have worked wonders with some the New York Dally New in players, due, I believe, to the fact leading article on Captain Malcolm. that these clubs are definitely Campbell's new world's land speed lighter than hickory-shafted clubs. record to-day.
These golfers who have improved Under the heading of "A Salute their game have found out that they to Captain Campbell," the paper must get that turn over of the admits that the British at present wrists into the shot more snappily hold the record on land, in the than they had to do with their water, and in the air.
"However, we are able to beat the hickory clubs.
British at golf, tennis, and our
Wrist Work Necessary.
It is this absence of wrist snap pugilists, can usually beat theirs In which deinys the long handicap the ring. Every few years we de golfer from getting into single monstrate our superiority in the Agures. If we strike the ball with-art of getting ten miles or so out of out that wrist turn we cannot get a sailing boat. This lust time we it very far. A short mashle pitch presented the British losor (Sir £1,000 may on occasion be played without Thomas Lipton) with a it, but wrist action is a vital ncces- silver cup to show our sportsman: alty in the long shots.
ship. How about presenting Camp-
Few handicap golfers can finish bell with a gold cup crusted with thair ahots with the Iron pointing diamonds? He deserves it." to the left of the actual line, and
I am certain if these long-suffering golfers, who see their shots too often end up in a bunker, could get their whole game would im- prove.
CRICKET NEWS FROM it.
THE DOMINIONS.
West Indian Success in Australia.
VICTORIA CHAMPIONS.
Sydney, Feb. 25. The West Indies won by 36 runs In their match against New South Wales. The scores were:-
West Indies-lat innings. 889;
The best way to practise it is to gel a well-lofted brassie or spoor
GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY.
The Royal Hong Kong Golf and try to prevent the ball from Club notify the following starting rising by shutting down the club-times for Fanling on Sunday: face at impact. In spite of your
9.04 a.m. C. B. Riggs, J. Coulthart.
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efforts, however, the ball will get 9.20 O. Eager, E. D. Matthews. up, but care must be taken that the 9.24 R. H. Wild, J. D. follow-through goes after the ball.
Humphreys. On no account must the clubhead be pulled in round the left leg. Il must go straight out on the line of play.
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second innings 403. (Constantine NEW SPORT CENTRE 944
93, Senly 92, Srott 67 not out).
New South Wales-Ist innings,
141, McCabe 100).
Touring Side Selected.
.Durban, Natal, Feb. 26. It is announced that the South
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1. C. Higlet, S. J. H. Fox.
P. P. Fletcher, W. D. Harris.
K. S. Robertson, W. Paterson.
B. des Voeux, L R. "Andrewcs.
D. J. Keogh, Dr. Dovey.
W.
A. G. Coppin, L Yates.
M. Thomson, J. S. MacLaren.
R. Taplin, J. R. Collla.
K. S. Morrison, A. H. Ferguson.
W. A. Cornell, P. S. Grant
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A. H. Penn, V. R. Gordon,
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I C. Grover, G. B. Lane.
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H. Lowe, R. H. Ball.
London is to have a new athle-10.24
C. H. Burten, 3.
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Alabaster.
W. Wright, J. R. Hinton.
Kelly Loses to Harley. feld meets, baseball diamonds A.B. Kelly, popular lightweight swimming pools, basketball courts. from H.M.S. Medway, weighed tennis courts, football fields and 129 lb. for his return bout with Chinese boxing arenas. Stoker Harley of H.M.S. Kent.
Accommodations Harley came in at one pound less. being arranged for Press He showed up very well in the sentatives. The latest sound mag: 190; second innings 466 (Kippax earlier rounds, but Kelly later nifying apparatus la being Install. came to the fore with some really [ed.
A wide avenue, in which there classy boxing, Kelly boxed in a more convincing manner than in will be generous parking spaces, his last fight, and was perhaps is to encircle the stadium. An im- little unlucky not to be given a posing Chiness arch will grace the draw. The bout was very fast, main entrance to the stadium clever, and interesting, and both grounds, boys are assured of a warm wel- The construction costs of the Cameron (captain), Siedle, Mit- come if and when they appear National Stadium will amount chell, Taylor, Christy, Dalton, Bell, the ground costing from £75,000 to
to $1,080,000. again in the local ring.
An additional- McMillan, Vincent, Vandermere, £80,000, and, according to Sir 10.28 Stoker Hudson Beaten. $180,000 will be spent on ecafp-Viljoen, Morkel, Brown, Curnow, Harry J. Barclay, K.B.E.. the decl- 10.86 A. B. Campbell, of H.M.S. ment and
It is Balaskas, Quinn,
Tandy Kent, a protege of Ewin, won con- hoped that the new stadium, will be vincingly from Stoker Hudson of completed before October,10 whan All except Vandermere, Markel days. Three sites are being con- 10.48 H.M.S. Hermes, over six rounds. China's national athletic meet win and Brown 'participated in the refinitely settled without much ado. 10.52 The Kent man weighed 146 lb. be held. The plans for the cent Test matches against Eng-The money will be readily forth-
decoration.
to the stoker's 153, but was not stadium have been designed to unduly extended to win the bout, harmonize with. the general recon- In the final event Gunner Coe, struction schemo for the new and R.A.HQ., who weighed 164. lb., impressive cupitalat Nanking.- accounted for L/Bdr. Walton of United Press. •* the 12th Heavy Battery, R.A. The towel was thrown in during
the fourth round, after Walton SATURDAY'S HOCKEY
had taken a lot of punish- ment to the head and body. Both men fought strongly, but Coe quickly asserted himself, and looked to be the winner throughout. Walton, who weigh-|
ELEVENS.
CAER CLARK CUP.
K.HS.F.P‚A._V. RECHEIO-On K.IS.F.P.A. Ground at 4.15 p.m.
E.B.S.-P. Hunt, M. George,
African selection committee have chosen the following team to tour Australia next summer:-
(manager).
land.
and
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J. E. Richardson, I. D. Lennox.
C. W. Jeffries, J. 8. Dykes.
A. Lezch, D. S. Robb.
Comdr. Rule. Comdr, Morris.
C. B. Terdre, D. F. C. Cleland.
sion of the A.A.A. will tako.de-10.40 finite form in the course of a few 10.44
sidered, but the choice will be de
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C. E. Gohegan, T. S
Marshall.
E. H. Wams, S. C. Feltham,
C. E. Holmen, H. U. Ireland.
G. T. May, H. P. Bailey,
C. B. Maturin. J. B. Lanyon.
can be made 10.50 coming, and a start directly the A.A.A. decide to pro 11.04 cecd.
Sir Harry J., Barclay
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C. C. Stark, E. P. White.
4. Riichin, A. R. Selby.
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R. M. Henderson, J. G Campbell.
A. N, Macfadyen, Q. A. A. Macfadyen.
Victoria Retain Sheffield Shield,
Sydney, Feb. 25. By averting an Innings defeat at Adelaide, yesterday, in the match against South Australia, Victoria shortly to retire from the were able to score one point in the secretaryship of the A.A.A., and 11.20 Shefield Shield competition for he said that as a competitor ani frst innings loss and thus retala legislator his activities extended 11.24 the Shelleld Shield for another over more than fifty years.
year.
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As the result of long experience 11.28 1 he says: "Handicap racing must 11.36 discouraged and the fetish for 11.40
Fender Re-elected"/ Mr. P. G. H. Fender has been unanimously re-elected captain of pot-hunting carbed.
The team
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W. C. Clark, J. P. Sherry.
T. Low, E. M. Bryden.
H. T. Buxton, G. Castle,
A. C. L. Bowker, W. M. Barton.
D.
Gilmore, J. Stuart.
F. M. Hartley, A. J. R... Wolfe.
F. Groves, E. Stone.
ed 169 lb but up a very game.
the Surrey eleven for the coming spirit is what is needed. Why do 11.44 struggle against a better min.
be the new vice-captain. No alter events? Over 60 per cent. of Em 11.50 F. B. B. Slack, W. H. B. season, and Mr. M. J. C. Allom will our University athletes play such
a great part in international 11.52 Stoker Cole, 142 lb., HM.S. Martin; D. Pinguet, D. Smith, 8. Sandwich, went down on points to Dalziel E. Bocth, ..Groundwater, native name was suggested for the shipmate in Seaman Charman, B. Hirst, A. Fowler and D. Avenali. captainey when the appointment
Reserve: D. Hunt.
came up at the meeting of the club Recreto Botelho: C. Silva, L. committee. Silva-Notto A Alves, M. Remedois,
Who weighed 149 lb. The bout, Was over six rounds, and provided a good send-off to the evening'a sports Alat Be
L. Xavior; M. Alver, E. Rosario, M. Basto, C. Osmund and. B. Remedios.
SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKETER
H.K.C.C. Ground at 2.p.m, University ILK T. Lake (Cap)
come
Rigg. Fire Games team successe
12 Noon A. B. Purves, R. Young. from the Universities. The an-
12.04 p.m. R. Shea, D. Black.. swer is that their running is all done in scratch races, and that he thought D. G. A. Lowe, when they come to championships who would probably be his suc or national and International
events, they can answer the call coor, was an ideal man for the
The decret of goal-scoring is the
Luton Town have secured a very UNIVERSITY `II. v. H.K.C.C. n from experience. The runner who 1.998)tion, Bletrack experience, secret of all games with a moving capable amateur goalkeeper In
has done little more that handicap combined with his great inter- ball, you must go to meet the ball. G. G. Edwards, the Hong Kong
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