1935-01-09 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1935

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CAMBRIDGE RECORD SMASHING WIN IN ANNUAL RUGBY CLASH

CHINA FLEET BOXING KNOCK-OUT THRILL

BOY FOYSTON SENDS RIVAL THROUGH ROPES

VERY CLOSE BOUTS WITNESSED

(By "RINGSIDER ")

SEVERAL EXCELLENT AND VERY CLOSELY CONTEST- ED BOUTS WERE WITNESSED AT THE CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE LAST NIGHT WHEN THE QUARTER AND SEMI- FINALS OF THE CHINA FLEET OFFICERS', NOVICES' AND BOYS' BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD, THE BOYS PROVIDING THE FEATURE OF THE CARD OF 20 BOUTS WITH TWO KNOCK-OUTS, WHILE THE NOVICES' ACCOUNT- ED FOR ONE KNOCK-OUT. AND THREE TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT DECISIONS.

The standard of boxing last night was an improvement on the previous night's, and the con estants gave the audience every- thing they had. In several of the bouts the combatants gave blow for blow and it was very difficult to arrive at a decision until the last punch had been delivered..

AT

THE BOYS' FEATHERWEIHT CLASS PROVIDED THE BEST FIGHT OF THE EVENING, WHEN, AFTER TWO HEC- TIC ROUNDS OF TOE-TO-TOE BOXING, IN WHICH NEITHER BOXER WOULD GIVE WAY, BY FOYSTON KNOCKED-OUT BOY LLOYD, SENDING HIM THROUGH THE ROPES. FIRST IT WAS THOUGHT THAT LLOYD HAD BADLY INJUR- ED HIS HEAD WHICH CAME INTO VIOLENT CONTACT WITH THE CANVAS FLOOR, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MIN- UTES HE SHOWED SIGNS OF LIFE AND WAS NONE THE WORSE FOR THE TERRIFIC RIGHT-SWING WHICH LAID

HIM LOW.

Gurbachan Singh is leading the Hockey Tournament, goal-scoring list.

PERRY ROUTED BY QUIST

LOSES TITLE IN STRAIGHT SETS

Miss Round Reaches Women's Final

Melbourne, December 12.

Skull Cap Warning

N. H. Committee Action

The following announcement

is made in the Racing Calen- dar:

"The Stewards of the National! Hunt Committee have observed an increasing use of skull caps which are in such a damaged condition as to be entirely useless for the pur-1 pose for which they are worn.

"The stewards give notice that they hold trainers responsible for seeing that any rider they may put |up is supplied with an efficient skull- cap of the approved pattern. Any trainer allowing a rider to wear a useless skull cap will be fined or otherwise dealt with."

Some people are mystified by the N.H. Committee's "warning" that | trainers will be held responsible for seeing that skull caps are in first- class condition-not damaged or

Jack Petersen is being spoken of as Max Baer's natural challen ger for the world title.

IF BAER MEETS PETERSEN

£100,000 "GATE" LIKELY

Father's Optimistic Statement

· OXFORD DEFENCE

RIDDLED

FYFE'S BRILLIANCE BRINGS THREE TRIES

LOSERS WEAK BEHIND SCRUM

(By HOWARD MARSHALL) AMBRIDGE did it. They cut loose at Twic- kenham and picked Oxford up and threw them down and tore them to pieces and beat them by two goals, a dropped goal, a penalty goal, and four tries (29 points), to a dropped goal (4 points).

A smashing victory by a great team, The swing of the pendulum also, for this is the first Cambridge win since 1928.

Oxford started well enough with steady pressure and sound scrummaging. For twenty-five minutes they held the upper hand, and only the critically 'minded observed that the ball was being passed away from the By scrum so slowly that it might

have been a lump of lead.

SHANGHAI VICTORS IN HANKOW

Rugby Interport

15 to 12

MCGILL STARS FOR

VISITORS

Hankow, Jan. 2.

Those lobbed, sluggish passe" were fatal. The Oxford attack was smothered, and then Fyfe laid bare another weakness. He ran like a lamplighter to score a glorious try," and to the horror of Oxford specta- The interport Rugby match be-tors he left Warr standing tween Shanghal and Hankow re- Oxford were vulnerable, beyond a sulted to-day in a victory for the doubt. From that moment, whenever: the ball dashed out to the Cambridge. The game was played under ideal and tried thelt-faces; away. The zen- left wing Oxford- supportersgroaned

That a meeting between Max F. J. Perry, champion of Wim-worn out as is often the case, writes Baer and Jack Petersen in Great

Britain for the world's heavy-Win bledon, Amerien, and Australia, Peterborough. has lost his Victorian title, which

George Duller, jockey and racing weight championship is a real he won by beating J. H. Craw-motorist, was the first National possibility, was emphasised by ford in the final last year.

In Hunt jockey in this country to wear Mr. J. T. Petersen, senior, in the semi-final to-day he was over-a crash helmet-or protective skull

London recently. whelmed by A. K. Quist, the cap, to use the technical term. "The money is in England to- A. B. McCullock, of the Kent, floored him.

day," he said. "The situation is was very unfortunate in his bout] The last fight on the card also Australian Davis Cup player, who

That was eight years ago. Two with Sto. Irvine of the Medway produced a knock-out, Boy Craig won by 6-0, 6-2, 6-0,

years later the National Hunt Com-Antirely different to when Demp- in their Novices' Welterweight stopping A full-swing to the Quist's easy victory astounded mittee insisted on all riders doing sey and Tunney fought for their

huge purses. bout, for, after casily leading on body in the second round, after spectators, Perry was never com- the same. points for the first minute, he dis- enjoying the better of the previous fortable. He seemed worried by taken as a model.

"Prices Would Be High" located his right-thumb and was exchanges, which was rather hard the uncertain bound of the court, Many lives have been saved since! "I am more than convinced, I am visitors by 15 points to 12. compelled to retire.

luck on him, for Boy Brown's effort which had not yet fully recovered the rule was instituted. Yet our certain, that a fight between Beer In the semi-finals of the Novice was a lucky one and was landed dur- from the recent flooding, his drives jockeys remgin indifferent to the and my boy would draw's £100,000 conditions, and the Shanghai beam, tres Fight tackle like heroes the for- Lightweights, a very closely con-ing a period of wild-swinging........ lacked length and direction, and risks they run:

Kate. Remember the prices would who were particularly well served ward night permit Uke-flanta, Oslen and Tingle, but the Oxford attack was paralysed, be high.

la segala by McGill

and there were loophole in the Oxford "If Baar was guaranteed 40 per thoroughly deserved their narrow defence. cent. or £15,000 I know he would win.

With that the post mortem is draw £40,000 as his share. He

Price, Scott and Newcombe were complete. Lobbed passes from the would not get £15,000 in America the outstanding local players.

scrummage, weak tackling on the Shanghat drew firet blood through wings, and the corpse of Oxford to-day,

tested bout between Cook Williams The finals of all three classes will his service was much less effective

of the Decoy and Sto. Gowrie of the take place to-night, when His Ex-than usual.

Kent was decided in the last few cellency, the Commander-in-Chief. seconds of the final round, when Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Dre- Williams scored with beautiful straight-lefts followed by shot-arm jabs to the body.

FEATHERWEIGHT KNOCK-OUTS

The Boys' Featherweights pro- duced a real thriller when Boy Foyston and Boy Lloyd met in a tita-1 nic duel of science and strength.

They battered each other about for the first two rounds and gave no quarter, but in the third and final round, Foyston had the better of the exchanges and towards the close of the fight sent in a terrific right-hand swing to the jaw, which sent Lloyd through the ropes.j Lloyd. was fully knocked-out, and after was only brought around several minutes.

The Novices' Featherweights also

MRS. KAYLL ENTERS LAWN

TENNIS FINAL

Mrs. J. F. Kayll, potential Colony lady lawn tennis cham- pian, veaterday entered the

Final Round of the Colony Ladies' Open Lawn Tennis Sin-- · alea' Championship by defeating. Miss Rosamund Hancock, last year's finalist by 8–6, 6–1.

Mrs. Keyll now meets Miss M. Griffiths, the K.C.C. player, in the Final next Saturday after-

noon.

Quist, on the other hand, played

a brilliant all-round game and made the Englishman's play look mediocre in comparison,

Champion Left Standing

In the second set Perry looked like making a fight of it, but Quist kept forcing the pace, driving to (Continued on Page 5)

PERRY ON WINNING SIDE

Mixed Doubles Tourney

Fred

Melbourne, Jan. 1. Perry, the Wimbledon, American and Australian singles

tennis champion, who has suffered a series of defeats lately, appears to have recovered his form.

Competing to-day in the second round of the mixed doubles in the Australian lawn tennis champion-

produced a kacckout, A. B. Lid-lyer, K.C.B., G.B.E., will be present diard of the Adventure giving A. B.jand will distribute the prizes, Thomas of the Defender a terrible] The following were the resulta:: battering from the first gong, the Novices'

Finala):- fight ending after 40 seconds, when Sta. Lant (Kent) beat 0. Sen. Jenkins ships, Perry and Miss Dorothy

Welterweights

(Quarter

(Hermes) on points.

Thomas took a powerful jab in the

Round defeated Grinstead and Mrs. solar-plexus and another immediate-Mne. Jenkins (Adventure) beat A. B. Molenworth by 6-8, 6-3.-Reuter. ly afterwards on the point of the Brown (Medway) on points,

nical knock-out from A. B. McGullock

Duller's helmet was

JACK HOBBS

JACK HOBBS ILL

Church Prayers For Famous Cricketer

The name of Jack Hobbs,

the England and Surrey crie keter, was among those whose recovery was prayed for at Christ Church, Wimbledon, on December 12.

"So far as we are concerned, Martin, who scored a try, but Rugby is plain for all to see.

Jack will fight him for love. I am convinced Jack would beat him.".

TARLETON KEEPS BOXING TITLE

CROWLEY BEATEN

ON POINTS

LOSER'S MANAGER PROTESTS

SOUTH AFRICA ADOPT NEW LB.W. RULING

London, Jan. 1.

In a cablegram received to- day by the M.C.C., the South African Cricket Board of Con- trol stated that the new L.B.W. rule will apply to all matches played by South African teams in England.-Router.

Nel Tarleton, of Liverpool, won the Lonsdale Belt outright when ho retained his British feather- weight title at Wembley by beat- Ackerman soon placed Hankow on

Cambridge Superb

The task of praising Cambridge' is altogether more congenial. How superbly the whole team played! We watched with admiration the steadi ly growing ascendancy of their for wards, the tremendous dash of the burly Dinwiddy, the sinewy Rees, Of Lord and Bowman and Leather in the loose,52

of

We noted the swirt neatness Browning at scrum-half and the dancing menace of little Jones. be- hind him. Jones has a secure place among the great "Varsity match players.

"Oxford nursemaids will cow their

silver attack for many years to come. Then that slege-gun dropped goal

ing Dave Crowley, the smiling, even terms through a grand uncon- small charges with threats of his quick- plucky Clerkenwell boy, on peints verted effort. over 15 rounds.

No big fight nowadaya is com- {plete without its unrehearsed

McGill's Fine Play

It was stated at his home that "scene," and here was one on this After a spell of unexciting play the deftness of Candler, and Fyfe's

he was suffering from a chill on

occasion. It occurred at a mo-

of Wooller's from near the half-way line, there is a memory for us, and the visitors regained the lead when stabbing attack, which brought him McGill Intercepted a pass

three great tries. A grand foot-

Sto. Irvine (Medway) obtained a tech- NOV. HANDICAP

(Kent) who retired in the Brst round WINNER FOR"STUD-about-a fortnight, but has been caused Crowley to forfeit a most Tingle "adding the extra pointaining and his short, determined, pug- the liver. "He has been ill for ment so vital that in my opinion it brilliantly between the posts, baller Fyfe, with his balanced, run- of their bout with a dislocated thumb. CORRESPONDENCE A. B. Callum (Cornwall) beat Mne,

Burke. (Adventure) on points. - ·- [$111|||||||||||................ Boys Flyweights (Semi-final):--

Boy, O'Howill (Kont) beat Boy Hathe.

rell (Adventure) on points.

INTERPORT SOCCER Novices Middleweights (Semi-finals):

(To the Editor, “China Mail.”]

Sto. Cadman (Medway) obtained a walk-over from A. B. Greaves (Kent)

who failed to put in an appearance.

A few minutes later McGill sent nancious strides, for the line.

Shanghal further ahead with a spectacular dropped goal,

very much better during the last excellent chance of winning this Pip Emma Wins £2,465 two days, and is up again," 's mem-important contest, writes a Home

Correspondent. bor of the family said.","s Last Season

"He was unwell when he return- In the last 30 seconds of the 8th ed from a holiday in Cornwall, and und, after many vain attempts At half time the score was Shang BOUGHT FOR 700 GUINEAS became worse a few days later. His to land a damaging blow, Crowley hal, 12, Hankow 8.

(Continued on Page 5). condition is not in any way serious, booked Tarleton with a surprise Lord Rosebery's 8-year-old filly His name was only mentioned in punch to the jaw. Tarleton did

Sir I beg to draw your attenMne. Smith (Tamar) beat A.-B. McA pip Emnis, winner of the Manches-the-ordinary way with those of otfall. It would have bean safer

tion to the fact that the Interport

Boccer match between Hong Kong

and Shanghai takes place in Hong

lister (Adventure) on points.

"(Continued on Page 5)

Kong on February 2, and in order NEXT YEAR'S RYDER

that the local Football Association

should select the best team to re- present the Colony against Shang-

hal, I am suggesting the following U.S. line-up as the strongest probable

Colony side:—

Wong Wing (B. C. A. A.); A. V.

CUP MATCH

Proposal Regarding Mid-September

ter November Handicap, Sansculotte, other members of the congrega for him if he had. and Sir L. Philipp's Honey Buzzard tion who are sick, as is the prac- have been sout to the stud. tice at our church."

Pip Emma, who did not run as a

2-year-old, won five races Last RETURN BOUT BETWEEN. season to the total value of £2,466, Lord Rosebery bought her as a foal

SCHMELING AND HAMAS

and

(Continued on Page 5)

JAPANESE SWIMMERS FOR ENGLAND THIS YEAR

Huge Crowd Present

I never saw a larger crowd for this great game. Even the north atand was well filled, and thousand stood in the enclosures under the grey and threatening sky.

handkerchief, as he held it up in midfeld, and decided that Oxford should start with the wind, behind thom.

GOLF CHAMPION IN The breeze rippled Lorraine's

CAR SMASH

Lawson Little's Escape

Even the most placid of specta-

tors must have felt a stir of excite

for 700 guiness at the Newmarket Date of the return fights be H. O. Mashata and Shezo Makino.

Two world's record holders, Miss San Francisco, December 12.ment as Fyfe kicked off for Cam- W. Lawson Little, the British and bridge, and the first road came December sales. She is by the Bt. Max Schmeling and Steve will be membe

swelling from the crowd. the Japanese American

Away amateur göli Leger winner Solario, out of Post-Hamas has been fixed for March swimming team to visit England had a narrow

went Oxford hammer and tongs, and mark,

10 at Hamburg.

this year

Guy was breaking clear until Reen stopped him and Bowman and Les- ther came back with the ball cat their feet.

ATILDEN TO

Gosano (Club de Recreio) and Li The American Professional Golf Tin-sang (3. C. A. A.); - Leung ers Association have given way a Wing-chiu (8. C. A. A), Pardoe little on the question of the (RA), and Pote-Hunt (H. the Ryder Cup contest Club) Ip Pak-wa' (S, C. A. A.) They have cabled the Briti Ridley (Lincolns) Fung King suggesting that the match. chaung (8. C.AA.). Tam. Konged in mid-September, Instaed -pak (8: G: A. A.) and Teo Kwel- June, as previoudy shing (S. C. AA)

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Preliminary details of next

ista profesional lawn tennis

In England were

when the famous for the United Sta

RETURN TO ENGLAND

when he was the windscreen of his run into by a lorr palted to a tele

stitches-and.

Oxford Attack "A neat run by, Sandler, a balloonz kick

Oxford drove

now

and another by