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́FRIDAY, JANUÁRY 13, 1933.-

THE CHINA MAIL.

GAC SPORT PAGE DR

Fencing In Hong Kong

Miss Bonnar and Miss Schroeter Contenders For Foils Cup

HERR ANDREAS A PRODUCT OF

OLD GERMAN SCHOOL

(By FOILIST.)

Special to "China Mail."

CINCE Fencing was introduced nett the President, Mr. Locke the in Hong Kong two years ago, Honorary Instructor and Secretary many of the younger members of of the Club, Lt. Anstruther, Mr. our sporting fraternity have found M. Veliki, Lt. Stokes, Mr. Braudie an outlet for a desire for an indoor and Herr Andreas. Any of these, sport that will combine action and would have commanded respect had an agile mentulity with the natural they lived in the days when the desire every active person has for sword was part of a gentleman's pitting oneself against an oppen-'] daily attire. ent in a friendly fight.

It seems a little paradoxical that -There is an appeal in Fencing many of the youthful and more quite different to other vigorous agile of the European community sports. It is surrounded by an at- in Hong Kong have not taken ad-

"apurly" mosphere which breeds

instinct. It doesn't need a team or very much space, and is attractive to watch, and certainly exclting to indulge in

Hong Kong has two or three Swordsmen and Lacy Follists whose skill-at-arms is by no means ordinary. Amongst the leading

Failists, aro Miss Bonnar, Miss Halifax, Miss Stubbings, Mias Looker, Miss Schrocter, Miss Bird, and Miss De Bier to mention only a few. Two seasons of tuition and practice have reduced their move- ment in folling, from something i

Several of Mr. Locke's pupils listen to his instructions to a beginner..

SLUMP IN

ENGLISH

FOOTBALL

Club Form Deceiving In The 'Nationals.

WALES IMPROVES,

London. Dec. 29. England is facing one of the most critical periods in her International Soccer history.

Ever since the English League] team's unimpressive display against the Irish League at Blackpool, it has been evident that England is far behind the high standard set last year when she won-the International cham. pionship. A team of good ap pearance and possibilities failed in the annual match with the Scottish League at Manchester, the comparatively

3.0 easy victory being the Scottish League's first success on English sail since 1914.

32 CUP BATTLES TO-MORROW.

Vital Games For

Junior Clubs.

SCOTTISH LEADERS SHOULD TRIUMPH.

Three Big Clashes.

(By RANGER.)

QIXTY-FOUR teams will battle to-morrow after- noon for right of entry into the Fourth Round of the English Cup, the blue riband of English Football An ng- gregate attendance, providing the day la fine, would be in the region of a million and a

· quarter! Newcastle United, the holders, The English team Wales at Wrexham

encounter stiff opposition in Leeds was chosen United, but the extensive training following the Manchester failure, put in by the Tynesiders during and the team selected gave the the last fortnight, is expected to appearance of panic among the bear fruit. All the Cup holders' selectors. Seven of the team players are reported fit and Lecda | were dropped, only Hibbs, will be definitely fortunate if they

Goodall, Blenkinsop, and Brown.

manage to force their opponents to being retained. A surprising a draw on the Elland Road ground. move was the bringing in of David Jack, the Arsenal inside:Queen's Park

Last year Leeds were routed by Rangers on the right, and the dropping of his latter's ground, while Newcastle club partner, Hulme.

to

meet

The reorganised team, however, failed to realise. the expectations of the selec- tors, Wales, who had to get an overdraft at the bank in' order to play, holding Eng- land to a goalless draw at Wrexham.

Despite financial worries. football

comparatively slow to movement (vantage of the exceptional oppor- well worth watching for grace and tunities afforded by the Fencing in Wales in looking sip, and the quickness of application.

Club, and the instruction in Fenc-Principality has now only to beat THE HALLIFAX CUP. ing available, by joining this select Ireland to The Hallifax Cup for Ladies little body that concerns itself only Championship.

win the International Foils will be fought for at the end with the art of Fencing. Though

That, of course, is based on the of this present month. The win-as far as one understands these assumption that England loses to ner will be the foilist who com-facilities are only afforded to those Scotland at bines fighting ability with style who are keenly interested in active which at the moment seems quite Hampden Park, and grace. Miss Boanar and Miss participation, and the Club is suf-ikely. Schroeter are two ladies who will,

given continual practice, attain a really first-class standard in Foll- play.

Miss Hallifax is perhaps the better fighter among the ladies. She probably sacrifices more points to the need of constant attack to beat her opponent, and this, it must be said, she usually does,

Miss Eileen Bonnar (left) stops

an attack by an opponent.

Some fencers occasionally sacri- fice forceful fighting to the mere academic points of style, this is exemplified in Mias Stubbinga, ciently well established to afford whose quick appreciation of an an opportunity for those interest- opponent is undoubtedly up to theed on Monday evenings at the Yacht standard required of the good Club, entertainmen of

an foilist, but Ahe lacks that ing well worth watching. soupcon d' clan that makes the really dangerous opponent.

Miss Bird and Miss De-Biore appear to be of

about equal atan-

dard, both grace.

fenc-

One of the newcomers to the

EN

Home And Away Soccer

Tables to Date

FIRST DIVISION.

HOME

AWAY

Goals

P. W. L. D. F. A. I'ts.

P. W. L. D.

Wednesday (3)

12 9 2 1 45 18 19 .14 11 0 3 33 14 25

19 .12 10 2 0 40

13

8 3 2

5 2

20

26

Newcastle V. (11) 12 8 2 2 27

Arscaal (2)

Aston Villa (5)

"Leeds U. (-)

West Bromwich (6).13

Derby C. (16)

Sunderland (13)

Huddersfield (4) Everlon (1)

.11 6

.10 6 3

12 6 3

.12 8 3 .13 8

Blackburn R. (16) 13 6 Sheffield U, (7) Liverpool (10) Portsmouth (8) Bolton W. (17) Blackpool (20) Birmingham (9) Manchester C. (14) 12 6 Chelsea (12)

Gosta

Total

F. A. Pts. Pis.

31 21 18 37 23 23 10 35 19 17 14 34 19 16 13 31 12 16 11 30

10 1 18

23 14

10 1 19

36

1 23 12 15

12 0 8 4

25

4

2 32 21

12 2 10.0

14

28

..12

5

2 20

12

12 3 9.0

13 29

*Wolres (1) Leicester C. (19) Mdidlesbro' (18)

11 46 .12 2 3 7 16.18 11

1 27 30 9

13 19 3

17 37

12 0 EO

2

177 41

.12 3 7 2 16 22 A

20 31

Bradford C. (7) Tottenham (8) Stoke C. (3) Bury (5): Swansea (15) Millwall (9) Noits F. (11) *Fulham (-) atter U. (12)

triumphed

over the Arsenal Wembley, by the odd goal in three.

ARSENAL SHOULD WIN. Arsenal, hot favourites in many parts of the country, are visiting Walsall, who are piucky but not dour Cup fighting footballers. Lant Year they were eliminated in the First Round Proper.

on alx occasions, should

Aston Villa, winner the Cup Bradford City, though

defent

are a formidable side this year, the latter

and are in a very satisfactory posi- tion to gain promotion into the premier longue. Blackburn Rovers, are visiting Lincoln and should win who share the Villa's distinction,

comfortably against a team that England's failures may be put has experienced more than one dis- down to an old fault-failure by appointment this season. players to reproduce their club West Bromwich Albion, winners form when playing in representa-two years ago, have been unfor tive matches.

tunate to draw Liverpool. Last year they drow the Vills and lost

SHANGHAI'S

INTERPORT XI

SELECTED

Colony Players For Second Trial.

BLISS DROPPED.

C. (16) Southampton (14) Plymouth A. (0) Port Vale (20) *Lincoln C. (-) Bradford Oldham (6) Chesterfield (17)

West Ham U. (-) Grimsby T. (-) Preston N. E. (13) Burnley (19) Charlton A. (16)

Brentford (5) Reading (2) Norwich C. (10)

11 2 8 1

SECOND DIVISION.

HOME -

Goals

DENN ET DE 2 A DI CU DT DO

8 30

4 10

4 18

6 19

17 14 12 33

AWAY

Goals

Total

9 1 3 32 9 0

0 3 42 12 7 3 2 19

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. 13

9. 21

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis, Pig, 11 4 3 4

9 21.

12 4 5 3 25

7.16

15

20

33 12

12 D 6 1 16 21

11 31

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BOXING

CHINA FLEET TEAM

CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIRST PUBLIC BOXING

EVENT OF THE SEASON

will take place at the

LEE THEATRE

(Wanchai)

TO-NIGHT

at 9 p.m. sharp.

16- FIGHTS - 16.

Programme will con- sist of semi-finals and

finals of the China Fleet Team Boxing

Championships.

COME AND SEE,

amongst others :-

14 20

40 6 19

18 .34

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

HOME

AWAY

.Gosla

·Goals Total

A. B. EWIN

1 20 € 19

P. W. L. D., F. A. Pta.“ P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis, Pts.

8 1 3 43 17

12 7 3 2 24 16 18 35

EO

2.4 18

12 31

Middleweight Champion of

.12 8 1 3 29 11 19 10 3 2-5 20 18 11 30

9 2 1 28 17

1.3 186

11 8 2 1 25 10 17 11

.12 9

3 3

16-19 13 30

16 2 24 13

12

4 18 23

10

19

6 2 4 26

3'2 2 22

4. 23

Exeter C. (7) Bristol B. (18) Crystal P. (4) Brighton (8) Southand U. (3) *Aldershot (-) Bournemouth (15)..11

by the odd goal, while Liverpoolmoton (14)

reached the last eight only to be

(11) beaten by Chelsea. This year's Coventry C. (12) form, however, indicates an Albion Luton T. (6) 'triumph.

Gillingham (21)

CORINTHIANS AT HOME, Bolton Wanderers, winners on three occasions, are visiting Charl- ton Athletic and should experience little difficulty in defeating the London side.

Only eleven of the juniors teams have drawn clubs of their own

Torquay U. (19) Queen's P.R. (13) †Bristol (-) Cardit C. (9) Clapton O. (16) Swindon T. (17)

Newport C. (-)

OPERECHEGGE-NORANDON

ARR¤AAR--------------

3 13 19.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Perhaps the most agile lady Herr Andreas, who brings a style of tion have cabled that the following most famous amateur team in the ranks of Hong Kong's fencers is The Shanghai Football Associa-standing, and the Corinthians, the member is Miss Looker, and gne

lof Foil, Epec, and Sabre-play pre have been selected to play against British Isles, have been pitted never knows what will happen: 2 valent among Long Lange, Battez degagez and ao fencers in Germany and totally dif-the Chinese New Year:

the old school of Hong Kong in the Colony during against West Ham at the Crystal Cheater (3) often as. not, a hit.

Palace. Last year the amateurs Mull C. (8) ferent to the Bertrand Style of France and England on whose play Remedios, Gash (Capt.) and Vance; in the Third Round, and it appeare†Barnsley (-)

Bradley; Turner and Yoong; lost to Port Vale by 8 goals to 1 *Gateshead (2)

Wrexham (10) most members found their tactics Collett, K. C. Chen, Park, McTavish as if they will suffer the same fate Accrington S. (14) The latter, however, is tha more and Hughes. effective; it eliminates anything in

this year.

Barrow (5) the nature of superflous flourishes. President Hoover

The team is due to arrive by the

There are four First Division Stockport C, (12) It redueca Foiling and Duelling to

on January 23, clashes-Leicester City v Everton; Rochdale (21) Crewe A. (6) formula, the component points of February 1.

and will leave by the same ship on West Bromwich v Liverpool; Wol- Doncaster (15) which are rapidity of movement and

verhampton Wonderers v Derby thought, and a keen appreciation of trial game is scheduled for Tuesday Leeds.

Hong Kong's second interport County; and Newcastle United the fact that contre sixte and quarte next, the following have been select- attacks,.. parries, and repostes, are ed to play:--- and the essentials of modern Fencing.

ful with a pro- bounced Buapi-

eion of Bans gene about their play.

There is no

question that

each of these

Fencers, in ac Miss Jean Bird

"En Garde."

copting the prin-

ciples in which

they have been taught, are capable of putting up an exciting contest;

as guests at the Yacht Club's

Cruise exhibitions wore quick to notice.

+

(Continued from Column 3.)

G. Rodger (Club); Allen (R.A.) and S. Strange (Club); Leung

Wing-chul (South Chian), Pardoe

(Continued at foot of Column 2.)

the

Below I have given my forecast of the results, together with odd League games:'

RANGER'S FORECAST

In speaking of Swordplay one (Captain) (R.A.) and A. Duncan Hall deals with a very different type of (Club); B. Gosane (St. Joseph'a), olcham fighting. The Foil is,

Bryant (R.A), Johnston (Police), Brighton which, at its best, is a weapon of A.V. Gosano (St. Joseph's) and F. Bradford G. the Academy; finesse. The Sword Santas (St. Joseph's).

a weapon

Darlington WATFORD

-v. Sunderland

v. Tottenham

v. CHELSEA

VASTON VILLA

v, QUEEN'S PR

V,

vf Southend

V. Notts F.

(Epas) is the weapon of the Salle Reserves: Mullane (Borderers), BRADFORD v. Plymouth d'armes; the weapon of the duel- Blian (Kowloon), Hill (Kowloon) BURY list. One hit, no matter if at the and Baldry (Lincolns).

toe or at the heart finishes the con-

test as it necessarily

must in a duel and

the mistake prevalent amongst many swordsmen, in play, is to forget this all im portant point. Among the exponents of the aword in Hong Kong

we have Commander. Baxter, Captain Bur

Mr. Locke (right) demonstrates a;; contra

aizte parry. In dielling.

Blackpool

BIRMINGHAM V. Preston Corinthians Y. WEST HAM, SWINDON v. Burntoy Leicester

V. EVERTON TRANMEREV. Notts C.

v Port Vale V. ARSENAL W. BROMWICH ̈v. Liverpool-

··Millwall. Sv. READING- Grimsby S Y. PORTSMOUTH Gatesbend V. MANCHESTER C. HUDDERSFIELD MANCH

Walsall

STOKR DONCASTER Swansen va Lincoln

WOLVES

BARNELEYE.

v. FULHAM

v Southampton -

· v, Halifax

W

ALDERSHOT WEDNESDAY NEWCASTLE Charlton

v. Bristol R

V. Chesterfield

V. Leeds

V. BOLTON

Third Division' (South) Clapton (1) v. CRYSTAL P: COVENTRY (2) v. Cardiff

NORTHAMPTON - (1) AN

Torquay

(2)

v. Gillingham

W! NORWICH Third Division (North) Hartlepools (7) ▼ YORK -

STOCKPORT (8) v. Accrington WREXHAM (8) v. Southport

CO -SCOTTISH LEAGUE pAirdrie (2) v. ABERDEEN Ayr (1) v. HEARTS ** CELTICAM COWDEN- Falkirk .........

2

DEATH (2) v. Queen's Pk DUNDEE (1). Clyde de E. Surling (v. RANGERS MOTHER-

v. St. Johnstone V. SHEFFIELD-U......... PÂRTICK (4) ▼. Kilmarnock

ST. MIRRAN (1) v). Hamilton

v. BLACKBURN

v Derby

VALuten)

(LANARK (8) w, Morton

Bouthport (7) Mansfeld. T. () Walsall (16) Rotherham U. (19) Tranmere (4) Halifar T. (17) Carlisle U. (18) York C. (9) Hartlepools (13) Darlington (11) New Brighton (20)

Motherwell (1) Rangers (2) :(8) Hearts (8)

(1) Celtic (8), ... Aberdeen (7)

(0) St. Johnstone: (-)

(2)

· HamiltonTM

(10)

St Mirren (6)

Partick T

(0) Third Lanark

(0) Kilmarnock (9)

Bad Falkirk (18)

(4) Clyde (18)

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Hong Kong and China Coast.

A. B. WARNES,

Welterweight

Champion,

Royal Navy 1980, runner-

up All England Amateur Championship.

A. B. JUDGE,

Heavyweight Champion, Royal Navy 1929.

HOME

AWAY

Gonla

Goals Total

A. B. FARRAR,

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt.

9 30

P. W. & D. F. A. Pts Pts.

33 15 26

7 3 0 22

14 34

3 4 20

17 14

41

03 23

2-2 10 11 12 16 11 10

12 3 4 5 13 13 11 1148431 29 12

11 6.3 28 19. 14 10.4. 3. 19 11.25 4.10.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE,

HOME

Goats

P. W. L. D. P... A. Pis. 12 9.2 ́ ́1 44 16 19 14·10 01:47

13 10 12.32 9.22 9. 2.2.86 · 11. · 20 2220 1624 11.38. 11

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18 8 32

15 8 4.8 38

(2)Queen's Park (18) 11713/30 (1) Cowdenbeath (12) 12 7 32 30 Dundee (11) * 13, 44.5 19 (2) Ayr U. (17) 125 125 (1) Stirling (~)--12:46 2 17

(-) Morton (15) 15 2 10 1

Airdrieonians (14) 2135 7/1 20

AWAY

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Goals

Total

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pta. Pts. 9: 2 383-23 21 40

12 5 3 4 24 12 14 38 66 2 27 23 14 00 44 19 16 16 36 7 0 18 23 10 34 2619–29. 10′′ 89

6181 28

2 20

China Fleet Featherweight

champion 1981, and Feather- weight champion Shanghai,

1932,

Ldg. Sea, DAVIES,

Represented Royal Navy in the I.S.B.A. championships, 1925, Welter-champion Com bined Fleets, 1923. '.

DON'T FORGET

TO-NIGHT

Ringside Seats

Reserved

Stalls (Reserved)

21:55 D

Other Seats

e Bgures in brackets denote the position occupied by the Club at

Kh the conclusion of last,Kesson"]

* promoted Club.

relegated Club,

$1

Booking now open at Moutrles.