1932-06-28 — Page 5

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1932.

BOXING.

SCHMELING-SHARKEY ROUND BY ROUND

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHAMPIONS MEET AT LAWN BOWLS:

· Cullen · Beats:

Ferguson. by 21

7.

GERMAN'S CAUTIOUSNESS TWO MATCHES UNFINISHED.

COSTS HIM THE TITLE

"I WILL FIGHT HIM AGAIN”

SCHMELING'S MANAGER STATES DECISION "ABSOLUTE ROBBERY.

New York, June 10. Max Schmeling, the former champion, lost the heavyweight championship of the world to Jack Sharkey on a doubtful points decision, due to the fact that he was over-cautious and unwilling to force the fight in the earlier rounds.

The following matches were de cided in the Lawn Bowls Open Championship yesterday:-

(on Craigengewer green.). A. W. Grimmitt bent S.

Eccleshall 22—2.

(on Kowloon C.C. green.)

J. Cullen beat T. Ferguson

21-7,

ATHLETICS DEFEAT BOSTON.

Big Victories in Double Header.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WIN.

New York, To-day.

The following were the results of yesterday's Baseball games:

National League.

St. Louis 4 Chicago

American League." Philadelphia 15 Boston Philadelphia 9 Boston

Al Simmons hit a home run.

3 Chicago

Detroit

TABLES TO DATE.

National League.

V. Petherick beat G. C. Moss

21-5; The match between R. Basa and was interrupted by E, el Arculli afternoon, weather permitting. W. rain and will be continued this Wotherspoon and C. S. Beat were also unable to conclude their game and will now play it off on Mon-Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Grimmitt will now play the win

Chicago In this view hener of the match between H. G. Boston

Cooper and J. C. Brown for right St. Louis

New York of entry into the Third Round

The meeting of Cullen fnd Fer- Brooklyn son provided two former cham-Cincinnati pions in opposition, Cullen win- ning the title in 1925 and Fergu- son in 1928. On yesterday's form Cullon WAS undoubtedly the

Mr. Jacobs, Schmeling's manager, declared that he had expect-¦ day. ed the decision to go in favour of the champion. "We won the fight," he shouted. "It was absolute robbery!"

found few to concur, although there was a good deal of sentiment that a draw decision would not have been far from fair. Schmeling said:" sta not greatly worried. Sharkey have gained the decision when he was backing away most

of the time? I'll fight him again.”

How could

.

SOUTH CHINA AQUATIC GALA TO-NIGHT.

Fourteen Events on

YACHTING

CHELIDON HOME AGAIN IN SHANGHAI

Card to Start at 7 p.m. RETURN JOURNEY ON EPIC

S.W.B. v. S.C.A.A. AT POLO,

"

It is to be hoped that the weather will clear up before this evening when the South China Athletic Association are to hold their first Swimming Gala of the season at North Point at 7 p.m.

Fourteen events will appear on the card, two of which will be open to the Colony, The Euro- 9pean Y.M.C.A., the Victoria Re- creation Club and the Chinese Civil Service Club have all accept- ed invitations to take part in one of the Relay races. Considerable

Percent-

interest has been aroused by the announcement" that the South ago

Wales Borderers will enter a water 572 642 polo team against the South China, 538 the two teams to line up as fol 598 lows:-

F. W. .69 35 34 ..59 32 27 65 35 30

,65. 35 30

.63 21 32 69 28 31 .65 30 35 .71 B1 40

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CRUISE IN DETAIL

FORTNIGHT TO JAPAN & BACK

CREW EXPERIENCE SEA SICKNESS ON THURSDAY NIGHT,

Shanghai, June 23,

Bronzed by their adventurous trip across the China seas local yachtsmen returned yesterday on the ketch Chelidon after having successfully crossed over to Nagasaki and made the ret trip without untoward incident.

The return half of the journey was accomplished in six days. which is two days better than the time taken on the outward jour, ney. Having made the Yangtze Estuary in Ave days, the yachtsmen their arrival struck light winds and adverse tides which held up for 48 hours.

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.492 S.W.B.: Pte. Gilmore; L/Sgh 474 Ford, Cpl. Coleman; Pte. Flaherty; 461 L/Cpl. Sutherland, Pte. Campbell,

They had to anchor on three were in sight at dusk. The run 422 and Dr. Smith'

South China A.A.:-Kwok Mok-occasions due to lack of wind and from noon on Thursday to noon on up the Friday was 67 miles. In the even American League. hol; Chau Sui-kam, Wong Ki-ebb tides, finally coming

Percent-leung Loo Ming-tsune Chan Ki-river they made little headway offing the weather improved and a P. W. L. age

chung Wong Sheung-hing, and Tungkou. They hailed a launch perfect night brought about good which towed them to their mooring sailing. A westerly wind set in and the yacht bowled along at a steady 68·44· 19-

.698 Cheung Wing-kong.

Reseryes: Chan Sik-fong, Wong at 9.15 a.m. yesterday,

Interviewed after their arrival, three knots running aft with the 560 Ki-chau, and Yeung Hang-wah.

one member of the crew said that wind. .558 Other events on the programme it had been a wonderful experience 630 include: .507

It was only the second time the German had defended his title. superior player and found little A year ago he knocked out Young Stribling at Cleveland in the difficulty in going out at 21-7. New York

match between L. de Rome and J. Washington fifteenth round of his first titular defence since he won frome will meet the winner of the Detroit

Philadelphia Hunter in the Second Round.

Petherick will meet the winner Cleveland of the tie between G. H. Sherriff St. Louis and F. E. Skinner in the Second Chicago Round.

Sharkey by a fourth-round foul. To-night's battle was the first to be staged in Madison Square Garden's new Woodside arena, built at an alleged cost of half-a-million gold dollars..

Round Seven Round One

Sharkey landed rights and lefts Sharkey took the offensive and

If to the head as soon as the men met landed on Schmeling's chin. followed this with a right and left. in mid-ring. Schmeling was streng. Schmeling rullied and came back however, and he suddenly jolted the at the challenger, landing hard on sailor with a powerful left to the Sharkey came back with a the sailor's nose. They sparred jaw.

and about the ring and Sharkey landed right to Schmeling's jaw two hard rights hooks, but receiv-Schmeling spat blood.

over-

ed a right to the chin in reply. Sharkey appeared to be anxious and he was missing many of his shots through the course of the opening round.

Round Two.

The champion took matters into and his own hands at the outset

backing

him rushed Sharkey,

Sharkey kept against the ropes. calm and landed a right to Schmel ing's head, following this with two lefts to Schmeling's ear and then two more punches on the German's nose. Schmeling cut loose with a right and a left to the chin.

Round Three

A

As the round concluded, Sehmel- ing cut loose with some rapid-fire action and landed three blows without a reply.

Round Four The German lofted one over to Sharkey's cheek, while Sharkey landed a flurry, of lefts to the body and face. There was an exchange

Following up. Sharkey landed twice to the German's mouth.

Round Eight.

Sharkey sent in vicious upper- cut, which the champion was able! partially to black. Schmeling re- torted by jolting Sharkey' with a hard left which landed clean.

In the midst of a flurry of blows, Sharkey succeeded in landing enough to give him an advantage for the round.

Round Nine Sharkey landed to the mouth andj

with two to the head. followed

Schmeling landed a stinging right

Boaten

.61 95 26

66 37 29

68 38 30

.GG 35 31

63 32 31

62 23-39

64 12 52

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Saturday proved as good a day as and he would not have missed it the previous night had given hopës Extremities Race (at men over for anything. They had to contend for and, a steady run was made, 82 370 180 lbs. against kids under 10 with poor sailing winds on the miles being logged. Sunbathers ,187 yards).

return off the Yangtze Estuary found themselves afflicted with sare 200-metres Variety Team Hace with a short ses making things backs and Bad to report to ward for men.

unpleasant. Despite all this, the "dector." Uneventful sailing con- tinued until the next morning which 200-metres Variety Team Race trip Itself was full compensation.

dawned overcast and the wifid for girls.

200-metres Relay Race open to U.S.R.C. v I.R.C.TO-MORROW

INTERESTING ENCOUNTER

IN STORE.

Experience of Holders May Twin the Scales.

CHINESE ENTERTAIN LR.C.

Ten Tennis Matches.

a welcome return to

quering

U.S.R.C.

combination:

The absence of Miss Enid Lo from the Chinese team has robbed them of their finest lady player and has broken up the Lo partnership. which is famous throughout the East. Notwithstanding their loss, however, the Chinese should provej successful against the weak I.R.C. side.

Kowloon are out to win the Dun- lop Shield after an interval of two years, and their tle with the Re-l creio should furnish them with

succession.

the Colony (4 in a team, each to swim 50 metres)..

50-metres Girl Novices.

50 Blindfold Race for girls. 100-metres Apple Race. Obstacle Race:

Egg and Spoon Race. Duck catching.

Water PoloS.W.B. v. S.C.A.A.

China Mail

Sports Diary.

TO-DAY.

LAWN BOWLS-Open Cham- pionship-

(on Recreio green) F. Rapley v. A. O. Brawn. A. E. Carey v. H. Nish.

SWIMMINGS.C.A.A. Gali Night at North Point.

C. J. Tacchi v. F. Jones.

LAWN TENNIS- Mixed Doubles League-

A

Chinese R.C. v. Ladies' R.C. Club de Recreio v. Kowloon C.C. Indian R.C. v. United Services R.C, “C” Division,

Nagasaki Reception,

The crew kept in good health and freshened. The sen roughened con- siderably and it was difficult to keep though several were victims seasickness, they seen recovered. the yacht from yaying. The fun

Å wonderful time was accorded them to noon was given as 113 miles... in Nagasaki and special mention best of the return trip. was made of the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs Hansen of the Great Northern Telegraph Company.

Two

A. Dirty Night. 7"

By dusk it was beginning, to look nasty and a reef was taken in main

H. Aast navigated the yacht and and mizzen, with five knots being was assisted by V. V. W. Fretwell maintained. Further Increase In These two amateurs plotted their wind made it imperative to reef course so well that even. when they down the next reef point and a were unable to take a clear sight, small jib was set By 9 p.m. Saddles on dead everything was battened down and they made the

watches were the yachtsmen prepared themselves reckoning. formed. H. Aust as skipper took for a dirty night and were not the Starboard watch, being assisted disappointed. By 9.15 the wind was. by J. Heinzie and C. Trenchard stronger and the forcsall blew out, Davis while W. D. M., Neil as Mate being replaced by a storm jib. A took the Part watch having. J.good ning knots were made under Milligan and V. V. W. Fretwell with reduced canvas. him. Four hour watches were kept and the "trick" at the tiller was divided so that each man had an hour and twenty minutes on."

was

Riding out the rough seas, the verse! made good headway and by 2 am. next morning the wind died. away slightly. By 4 a.m, a for set in but fortunately there was 146 Miles Best Run. The Chelidon left Shanghai on sufficient wind to carry them along Saturday, June 4, and encountering with headway and at 6 am, a lift on the in the mist revealed the Empress weather fairly heavy

of Russia outward bound, a half Yangtze Estuary where it necessary to double reef both main mile off. This had a reassuring and mizzen, they had a short run effect on the crew who were sure on Sunday making 65 miles, Mon-they were on the right course, day saw them favoured with an though not as dear home as they excellent sailing wind and the best would have liked to have been t whole trip was also confirmed the dead reckoning day's run of the recorded, 146 miles being logged. of their position plotted out by The following days saw the yachts- the navigators, who had not been with calms and light able to take a sight since 9 am. men beset breezes and very slow progress was on the 19th when sight then was made. They made little distance on very woolly,

111 Miles in a Day: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,

The familiar North Saddles was alghting the Mesima light off Nagasaki on Thursday midnight. sighted at 6.30 am. and with "the Slow progress was made to the lifting of the fog they stood p headland which was not reached against tide and wind

The United Services Recreation their second successive victory of to the jaw, forcing Sharkey back. Club will meet with their first real the season. The Recreio are one Toward the end of the round, Schmeling then missed a haymaker. opposition in the Mixed Doubles of the keenest combinations in this League when they travel to Soo-, League, but they lack the neces- Schmeling landed a hard left. to The round was even.

kunpoo to-morrow to visit the sary talent to win matches, and at Round Ten Sharkey's cat.

Opening the offensive, Schmeling holders of the Dunlop Shield. To the present moment it looks as if Sharkey sailed out and landed an scored with lefts to the body, but date they have come up against no the Recreio will have to beat the chin. Sharkey came back with a left and opposition whatsoever, having won L.R.C. to avoid being wooden- uppercut to Schmeling's

face. Schmeling 25% sets and conceded only 14 spoonists for the second year in wallop a right to the

TO-MORROW, Schmeling retorted with

The Chinese Recreation Club, the to the head of the challenger, fol- banged Sharkey fall in the face, sets in three matches.

The holders are quietly confident

LAWN BOWLS-Open Cham- lowing it up with another pound-but again Sharkey replied with a

pionship- ing blow to the head. Sharkey rall right to the face. As Sharkey of success though fully realising holders of the "C" Division Shield, ied and once more hit Selimeling on continued with a left and a right, that a mistake on their part to- should encounter little difficulty in will rob them of the registering their third victory of

(on Police green) the nose, but Schmeling instantly he received two lefts to the face,morrow

but again he cut loose and walloped Shield which they have held for the season at the expense of the

Mrs. McCaw Hong Kong Cricket Club, and J. G.. Ozorio v. B. E. Maughan. gave him the same.

South China, the present leaders, the champion with a hard crack on the last two years. the mouth. Schmeling's mouth was is making bleeding and his lips were swoollen, their side after a year's absence should easily defeat the Radio showing signs of hard punishment. and Miss Gecks and Miss Rumjahn Sports Club, The Indians are at

As the round ended, Schmeling will complete

the ladies in the, home to Kowloon and should re- H. D. and S. A. Rumjahn gister their second win against the landed several hard blows to the side.

and J. A. E. Cassumbhoy will in pointless K.O.C. combination. The challenger's body.

Round Eleven

all probability be the 1.R.C. men Recreio, who have commenced the

season well, should and in the". Sharkey crossed rights and lefts. representatives.

It should prove more than an ex- Police an easy task, especially of left-handers and Schmeling suc-Schmeling landed a right to the .ceeded in planting three lefts to body, Schmeling attacked vicious-citing game, and it will be inter- after their crushing defeat last cating to see how Capt, Barry and Saturday, whilst the YM.C.A. the body. Sharkey bored in and ly, centring on the body.

was closing Mrs. Lockrier fare against strong should garner points at the expense.C.A. Kowloon Indians idrove his right fist into Schmel-

fer opposition. Up to date they of the Kowloon Indians. The Army have won all their matches with are at home to the University and Round Twelve ・・

division of points seems to Just before the bell, Sharkey.

Whilst fully ! Sharkey landed an uppercut to comfortable ease. drove in a low left which the crowd

Pokfulam the Graduates' Associa- noticed, but Schmeling did not the jaw and Schmeling retorted realising the strong challenge of be the most probable-result, At wince. The matter attracted spe- with a bang on Sharkey's injured the United Services it seems, more! cial attention, both because Schmel-eye, following this by landing two than probable that the Indian Retion should be able to force a win will again triumph against the Craigengower side and thus record their fourth victory of Ing took the title on a foul from the rights to the head. Schmeling once creation Club always wild Sharkey two years ago, more landed on the bad eye, which in this year's competition,

The Chinese Recreation Club the season.

The following is to-morrow's and because the New York Boxing was now badly puffed.

Sharkey sppeared worried and and the Ladies' Recreation Club,

programme of matches with last Commission has since passed a rule

their guests, are both smarting year's results gives in brackets: stating that a boxer who falls after took several on the face.":

Round Thirteen

under heavy defeats inflicted by being hit low must rise and con-

Sharkey's injured eye was the the U.S.B.C., and both sides will

MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE. tinue Boxing" or be declared the

focus of an attack with which be all out to improve their posi loser by a knock-out.

Schmeling opened the round, lard-tions. after a poor opening to the Chinese RC (6%) Ladies RC. HK Electric v. Craigengower C.C. Nagasaki and what with receptions, Filot boat was made by

The L.R.C. have played

(84) at Causeway Bay, ing a right. Sharkey countered season.

ing's face.

This was Schmeling's round on points as well as according to the rules, on account of the low blow. Round Five.

Sharkey's left eye

slightly.

&

with a left to the head. Sharkey two matches and lost both, whilst Recreto (1) v. Kowloon C.C. (6) at landed a left to the face, but took the CRC have only played ones King's Park,bang m

left aquarely on the nose game and that against the all-con- Thdian RC (6) v. United Service Schmeling pumped several blows ——

BAR.C. (6) Kat Bookinpoo to the body, and it appeared to bo his round.

COAC÷DIVISION.

The pair traded rights and lofts Schmeling got his back to the ropes as there was an exchange of lefts to the faces of both, and he landed Round Fourteen three hard rights.to the face as he

scored with a right to the head, but Schmeling landed a hard blow on. Schmeling landed a hard right the bad eye. Sharkey planted his rushed out and pushed Sharkey and Sharkey crossed with a right fist in the champion's face twice against the ropes.

As the bell sounded, Schmeling landed & hard blow to

Round Six

The round opened with

A

the?

to the body. Schmeling also took but took a bard right and left to

right to the law. Sharkey's injured

sya was nearly closed,

the eye again, though-he

also with rights and lefts, Sch

Schmeling landed two to the heading landedra and a hard right to the jaw, but Sharkey landed several to the face

As the

bund Fifteen

8.C (2) ▼ South-China" (7)

Radio Sports v. South China. Indian R.C. v. Kowloon C.C. Army T.C. v. University, Chinese R.C. v. Hong Kong G.G.

Club de Recreio v. Police R.CANI Grad. A. v. Craigengower C.C.

SATURDAY.

LAWN, BOWLS~~-

First Division TAVER Taikoo RC. v. Police R.C. Craigengower O.C. v. Kowloon C.C. Kowloon, B.G.G. v. Kowloon Docks Club de Recreio v. Civil Service. Second Division.

Civil Service v. Taikoo R.C.. Yacht Club v. Club de Recreio, f Kowloon C.C. v. Kowloon, B.G.C

SELAWN TENNIE... -

= - Divizion."

Hong Kong C.C. v. South China. Indian R.C. K. Kowloon C.C

Division. Craigedgower: Indlam R.0 CtrlinBarvioi C.O. Club de Reccelo Array LT.C3 Kowloon O.C. University. Chiners, R., South China

South China

Indian B.C.

until 1.89 a.m. Sunday

47

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and could

and the not make much yacht crept into the harbour early tried to make the

the Saddles to anchor and after dawn.

for the tide, bat found thi Their Time Well Filled

full of native craft. The reception A hospitable

was was 111 miles. The accorded the visitors and they made fairly strong and there! the most of their four day stay. nasty short slop running. Sunday was spent on a trip to Mog, tide slackened at 6.30 p.m. while another trip was made on they stood down to make Monday to Unzen. On Tuesday, the lightship at the Yangtze- craw called.

1 on the Mayor where which was passed at 1 am. turned the call in the evening, morning. The ebb, madelsgin being entertained aboard the fore they could pass the lightahin Chelidon, Oda PORC and they had to anchor again. All too crowded was the stay in Anchor was raised again and tha

parties and excursion trips into the where the ebbmet them. neighbouring countryside, the anchor the Pilot ship ser take the crew visitors had their time well filled, dinghy to

On Thursday morning, June 16 and they were hospita

whi the crew were all up it dawh pretor paring to start the return leg op Anchor was weighed at 8,15 m. long and with a Hght head wind and

to beat out bel