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BY TEN GEORGE COOK TAKES THE HONOURS

INTERPORTERS TO BE TESTED PETERSEN HELD BY

Interport Soccer Trial Surprises

AT SOOKUMPOO

fer to the first Afteen.

The game should be a fairly in- teresting, one with the odds favour- ing the Interport side,

Lieut. Comdr. Dendy will referee and the teams are:-

VETERAN

CHAMPION SHOWY BUT

INEFFECTIVE

(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)

London, December 18.

To the wonder and admiration of an enthralled Albert Hall heavyweight who will be 37 years old next month, not only stay- crowd last night, George Cook. the fight-worn Australian

ed the 15 rounds with champion Jack Petersen, but gave him a battle to remember,

(Continued from Pajs 4) Lloyd of the Medway, who has played a useful game at scrum- half for the Medway and Navy “A” fifteens, will be at the base of the (Continued from Page 4) first appearance in an Interport scrum, while Mne. Foster will be left out of the first trial. I refer trial series, and like Pardoe has

seen among the forwards in the to F. J. Elmas, the brilliant St. Justified his inclusion by consistent vacancy caused by Cooper's trans- Joseph's player, whose formly good form. throughout the past and present Blues' forwards are very fast and seasons has marked him as the one are more impulsive than Whites' and only left half-back.

forwards. Elms is fast, a sticker and has B. Gosano and A. Ward, on the a very good knowledge of construc-right-wing, have played, together tional play and it would be a great before, and thoroughly understand pity if the Selectors did not wake one another's play, but they do not NAVY FAVOURED OVER ARMY up in time to realise that there are compare favourably with Tao Kwai- other players in the Colony other shing and Tam Kong-pak, the South)

(Continued From Page 4) than South China or military.

Coltart and Cooper. of the Med- An Ideal Pair

Howe has been disappointing this way are the only newcomers to the Tso Kai-shing and Tam Kong-eason, and on his present form can Navy pack, substituting for Whiten puk are an ideal right-wing formalar small claim to the Interport held, who has left the Colony for would be. tion, and, providing that Tam is liang is a dangerous inside-left. He

centre-forward position. Tay Quee good, and Evans, who is indisposed. allowed to play (Rule) 12, 1 can has led nearly all South China" "A's" see no other more suited pair.

dangerous attacks this season. A Fung King-cheong; another of fast man on the ball; he possesses at Sookunpoo, Spr. Boyling, a very bother about that. They stood and Petersen a lackadaisical one, Never by 8 points to 4. a fortnight ago the crowd scarcely seemed to Cook boxed a brainy fight and those players whose question of re-a powerful drive in either foot." sidence is bound to arise, is easily

promising centre-threequarter mak-cheered the Peter Pan of boxing as have I seen the Welshman so lack- Bickford's inclusion in the alde ing his first appearance in the he waved acknowledgment of their ing in sparkle. He came out to finest centre-forward in the

is another mystery, for he has but Tournament in place of Shipp, who approval. Colony, and, providing that he is

recently returned to the Colony and has been dropped. eligible, there could be no better has shown nothing to justify his leader.

inclusion.

the

Ridley and Ip Pak-wa are an Idea] left-wing combination. Ridley is an untiring player, unselfish, and always ready to drop back to assist the defence.

China players.

.

The game commences at 3.30 p.m.. and the teams are:-

Whites: G. Rodger; Swain, S.) Strange: Dudley, A. V. Gosang (capt.), Lee Kwok-wai; Tso Kwa-shing. Tam

and Ip Pak-wah.

The fight was a supreme triumph for Cook. Only once was hein serious danger of being knocked-out and that time --did not arrive until the struggle was almost over.

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When the last bell clanged its welcome message the voleran

was still standing-a bit dazed, perhaps, and with a nasty gash his broad, flattened nose, but upright, just as he vowed he

The Army have made one change The referee raised Petersen's! in the team which lost to the Club hand. He was an easy winner, but

MISS HELBLING MAY FORCE OWN SELECTION

(Continued from Page 4) Both teams are well balanced

Lackadaisical

fight as though his task were sim- {ple. Instead of walking in to Never has a loser been more punch in his customary fire-eating warmly applauded," and Cook's

style he posed and stuck out his happy smile of satisfaction did our left. hearts, good. As for Petersen, he

If it was his intention to demon- slipped from the ring with hardly strate his boxing ability he did not a chear-in fact, some people booed make an efficient job of it. He was him.

good only when he employed a Cook's display was a triumph for straight left. He failed sadly in ness. Few men would have sur chance for his right.

lp Pak-wa, the South China left-Kong-pak. Fung King-cheang, Ridley, ones, the defences on both sides wing star, is a very speedy ́winger, Blues: Wong Wing; Li Tim-sang, being excellent, particularly the,ring-wisdom and great-hearted his efforts to create the winning possessing clever ball control and is C. Pile: Pole-Hunt, Pardoe (Capt.) intermediate lines. not afraid to take a shot at goal Parker: B. Gosano, Ward, Howe, Tay Miss B. Helbling, who fully de-vived the gruelling he underwent himself and surprisingly enough Quee-lang and Bickford.

Reserves Durham, Lau Mau, Mor-served her last-minute trial, will be in the fourteenth round. scores more often than not,

rison, Brooks, Keneghan, Elms, Feverely tested this afternoon by Lee Tin-sang, fourth member of Fowler, Elliott, Higgins and Baldry, the probable Interport forward line, the Canlon residential quartette, if

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To pass him over in favour of Swain would be folly he would combine excellently with Strange.

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TO-MORROW'S INTERPORT HOCKEY TRIAL

Down For Seven

In many of the rounds Petersen did no more than move around and

jab away with his left I must say that he, rarely failed to land; but

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in either one of the full-back posi-Ducking, swaying, and cheating there was not much behind the tions will be a foregone conclu-Petersen's attempta. to connect with blows-in fact, many of them were sion.

I a vital blow at every turn, the dur- taps, delivered while he was on his

able Australian at long last blun-toes. dored. He left his. strong chin un- They certainly did not trouble |guarded—and a "right"|upper-cut the iron-framed, tough-jawed Aus- crashed on it with terrific force,tralian. He simply took them and He places the ball well and has a Law 15 reads more like a com-

It was, Petersen's best-in fact, {watched for, the champion'a right. reputation for long kicking. C.plicated schedule for drilling

(Continued from Pega 4)... his only championship punch in the When it came be, would turn his Pile, the other Blues' back, has not beauty chorus than a simple state- been consistently good, and his in- ment of facts about forward play. (Army); Dr. A. M. Rodrigues Re-Shaken and weary, he struggled to punches was also excellent, and fight. Down went Cook as though head neatly aside or skin back out Whites: Pte. Hollingsworth he were flopping into a chair of distance. His "riding" of clusion in the team is something of MORE CHEATING NOWADAYS

surprise.

The truth is that the more we Reed (Club), Lieut. Conidr. Newsome his feet as the timekeeper was call after the fifth gound he was always

creio) and E. V. Reed (Club); W. A Pote-Hunt, the Shanghai Inter- confuse and repress. players, (H.M.S. Duchess) and L/Naik: Alit Dining "Seven !"

shaping to stay the course..... porter, ha unfortunately again put hedging them in with petty rules (Army); N. A. E.. Mackay (Club), GI thought he had risen too soon, We waited in vain for Petersen hia knee out and will therefore not and regulations the more likely they E R. Divett (Club), Awtar Singh but though Petersen hammered him to open out and fight as we expect be seen tomorrow. I was told yes will be to try to beat the re-games) and M. Pinto Uncognitos). furiously, splitting his nose and him to fight. He was being bluft- [(Radio), Lieut. Lascelles. (H.MS. terday that it is quite likely that feree. Beyond any doubt there is Reserves:Parduman Singh (Radio) rocking him from alde to skle with ed and cheated by a wily old cam- Pote-Hunt will not play anymore far more cheating in and around the (Back); B. Gosano (Recreio) (Half): fierce hooks, Cook saw it out. paigner and could not bring him- soccer this season,

with perhaps scrummage now than there used to T. S. Whitley (C.B.A.)-(Forward),

At the bell he actually ran back self to realise it. one exception in the Senior Shield. be.

Colques: U. B. Souza (Radlo); F. Pardoe, of the Gunners and a I am not exactly a greybeard, Y. Wong (St. Andrew's) and Sepoy to his corner, so pleased was he that It was Cook, in fact, who provide former Interport pivot and captain, but I can well remember the time (Recreio), Naik Dulle Singh (Army) the last round he merely set him in the sixth and eighth rounds. Khan Bahadur (Army); J. Gonsalves he had dodged the count of ten: Ined the Breworks at times notably has produced excellent form this when there was no such thing as a and Parker (Police): H. Owen-Hughes self to avoid damage and who He won round eight by storming season. His play is somewhat on hooking problem. We relied upon (Club), Lieut. Garthwaite (Army) could blame him? He was there body attacks, and again in the

(Army), L/Naik the same lines as A. V. Gosano, straightforward scrummaging and C/Sergt. Recks and together they would make a shoying to give us the ball, and if Kartar Singh (Army) and L/Nalk Lal to stay the journey if he could not twelfth stage he had the crown hope to get the decision which roaring its appreciation when he wonderful combination, with Elms only our forwards would realise It!

Reserves: Lieut. Rolssier (Army) would make him the first overseas belted Petersen in the stomach and on the left-flank completing an ex-to-day that is still the answer to (Back): A. S. Bliss (St. Andrew's boxer to hold the British champion-caused him to gasp, an

the whole stupid business.

(Half); Surgin Singh (Radio). (For-

skip.

cellent trio.

Parker Justifies Claims Parker of the Police, makes his

SOUTH CHINA WITHOUT IP FOR POLICE CLASH

(Continued From Page 41

Singh (Army),

As you will doubtlest have gath{ward)," ered from the Rugby Union circu- lar, with its talk of raising feet and so on, the modern front-row man seems to spend most of his time. standing stroke-like upon one leg and scraping for the ball with the other. If he tried to do that agains:

The Athletic and Club, whoļa real scrummaging pack he would

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Tricks

Petersen's most effective blows were with his left when he convert- ed it into a book, but Cook showed in puttingin, a

Reed & Potter Shine In Hockeye burst of fighting

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(Continued From Page 4)

Unfortunate Infringement

each time he was hurt. S

Even when he had the Australian

Currey and his wing-forwards, Then the Navy supporters were down Petersen showed a poor/ap- meet on the latter's ground, clash have his neck broken, and that Howie and Whitworth, were seen given a genuine thrill as Lascelles, preciation of the way to press home for the second time and the result would be as fitting a punishment as in some very good movements, but, making a supreme effort, broke an advantage. If he was being should be very interesting. In any other.

in spite of a very weak display in through on his own, displaying chivalrous it was a mistake, I am their first-round encounter they The truth is that scrummaging is defence by Rodger and E. V. Reed, brilliant etickwork. With only afraid the real explanation of his shared four goals after the at a very low ebb., I have said this they were unable to score, several Gregory to beat, however, he injunconvincing work was that he had Athletic had established an early before, and I shall continue to say centres from both wings going fringed the "sticks" rule.

no tricks with which to, pierce the [lead.

it until there are some signs of im- abegging.

In the second half the exchanges guard of a man who was waging a Another interesting game to-day provement. The federn forward Eventually, a fine centre by were very fast, both defences be studied defensive battle. is that between the East Lancs and is not worth a row of beans. He Whitworth on the left-wing wasing tested to the utmost, parti Petersen has been charged with St. Joseph's,

can run about in the open, but so snapped up by Currey, but Neame cularly the Navy's which came being too impetuous. This time he "Saints Handicapped can anything on two legs.

was pulled up for off-side. Soon through with flying colours, main went to the other extrema. He was The Saints will, unfortunately,

after Gregory, the Club goal-ly due to the fine display of Phil ultra-cautious and boxed for points be without the services of W. Ward The serummaging at Falmouth in

keeper, ran out to effect a clearance lips, the Navy skipper and left. when he should have fought the second Rugby Union trial match and was barged off the ball by back, and Newsome, the pivot, who their brilliant inside-right who is

Of course, he was never in any indisposed, and this has resulted in was ludiciously bad. The forwards

Currey, Lascelles placing the ball held Lay in check throughout. danger of losing his title. But were like a lot of old washer-women, several positional changes.

The Fusiliers and South China with just about as much idea of how wide of the net with an open goal. It was in this stanza that W. A. Will they say about him now in the Again Currey broke through, but Reed produced his best form, and, United States? Max Baer End a to make use a heaven-sent oppor- "B" have each two Senior Division tunity for taking advantage of a

he over-hit and the ball was kicked excepting the game against Macao world title fight have receded very fixtures this week-bada To-day the

last year, he has never played bet far into the background, for Cook, ham Road, while south Chint they entirely neglect the wheel and Mackay Nearly Through ter. He was always on the ball with all his gallantry la far com Fusilion meet Kowloon at Chat really muddy ground. Not only did clear by Gregory,

The Club retallated and were very and never failed to prevent a Navy being a man of world class at his the straight shove, but their per- encounter the Artillery at Carolinesistent attempts at healing, in which nearly through on the left-wing score, robbing their forwards time time of life. Carter

TRIAL PACK'S POOR FORM.

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Hill To-morrow the Fusiliers and South China, "B" clash in their they are supposed to be specialists, where Mackay took the ball down and again with last-minute efforts.

were grotesquely clumsy,

the touchline at an amazing speed it can truly be said that he saved MASON LOSES TITLE second round encounter, which has We do not need explanations of only to mis-time his centre, which he day for the Club, and together been brought forward from Janu- the serummage laws, but an imme- was cleared by Rundle, the Navy with Potter was the outstanding Youth triumphed over experience sty 20

player in the encountere diate return to the fundamental right back

at Leicester on the same night Navy Favoured

principles of serummaging. We Then Mackay was seen in a pass-

Tetley worked hard d durlug the when, Pat Butler, the local boxer, In the Second Division to day the must catch our forward younging bout with Tetley, the winger second half, and was very unlucky won the British

weight on several occasions when a little championship on pot Athletic and the. Navy, both former schoolmasters please note and culminating the movement with holders, of the title, meet each train them in the way they should waist-high wahote which was well speed would have seen him Harry Mason (London), the holder.

through other at Causeway Bay at 4 o'clock, go:

We cleared by Baines, the Navy, goal-

Although it was a Leicester man Major Campbell, and Captain Kimm who had won the title, and the result should be a fast and If the Rugby Union would issue keeper,

mfereed and the teams were

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