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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1935

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LACK OF INITIATIVE AND POOR PASSING FEATURE RUGBY GAME

"MOST ABSURD ORDER CHANGES IN BISLEY

IN RING HISTORY” NON TITULAR FIGHTS LEGALISED

N.Y. BOXING COMMISSION ORDER

NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 5. THE NEW YORK BOXING COMMISSION TO-DAY MADE

PATED IN BY THE HEAVYweight CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD. WHEREIN THE CHAMPION RETAINS HIS CROWN EVEN IF HE IS KNOCKED OUT.

N.R.A. RULES

Annual Meeting From July 8 to 20

TYRO CLASS ABOLISHED: ONLY EXPERTS NOW

Of the changes in rales, regula- tions, prizes, and conditions which the National Ride Association has made for 1935, that which allowi the use of the Pattern '14 rifle in satisfaction.

the most general states a home paper,

Since 1919 Bisley competitors have become more and more con- S.M.LE. as service weapon, it is

a heartbreaking rifle with. which i

"The fight will be characterised as a non-title contest even if the champion is knocked-out," Commissioner Eddie Phelan toldvinced that, excellent' as is the the United Press. The announcement aroused a severe storm of criticism, mainly from the ranks of the "Old Guard”,

"THE MOST ABSURD ORDER IN HISTORY NAT FLEISCHER, ONE OF THE NATION'S FOREMOST BOXING DISGUSTEDLY. FLEISCHER IS EXPERTS EXCLAIMED EDITOR OF "THE RING", INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN HOXING MAGAZINE, IN PRIVATE LIFE.

Other fistic experts were equal- ly as surprised at the commission ruling.

Veterans of by-gone ring days termed the order as just another step further from the days when fighters fought for the love of it-- and only incidentally for the little money attached to the fight.

Boxing Setback Some ring observers were of the opinion that the order promulgat-| ed by the commission may set back| the cause of boxing in America.

RANGER'S

EXCLUSIVE

FORECAST

ARSENAL FAVOURED

AT READING

Spurs At Home In Cup-Tie

F.A. CUP (FIFTH ROUND)

WEDNESDAY

Norwich

v. BIRMINGHAM

It was pointed out that heavy.[ weight champions hereafter will! prefer to engage in non-title bouts in view of the fact that they will} not only receive suitable compen-Blackburn sation for their efforts but retain BRADFORD C. the crown regardless of whether EVERTON

BRISTOL C.." they are knocked out or not.

"What's the use

Reading of being

✓ BURNLEY "Notts Forest

TOTTENHAM v Bolton

FIRST DIVISION

heavyweight champion any more," one old-timer remarked

v West Brom.

v Derby

Y Preston

V ARSENAL

"All you gotta do to hang ontu ASTON V'LA (-) v Grimsby (-) the title is to fight your most out-Middlesboro (0) v SUNDER D (4) standing challenger non-title bouts. (WOLVES (5)

v CHARLTON (0)

v Huddersfield (2) SECOND DIVISION "If he knocks you out what's the BLACKPOOL (1) v Plymouth (1) difference? You'll still be cham BURY (2)

Bradford (1) HULL C. (0) v Fulham (0) plon."

The order will likely be adopted NEWCASTLE (-).v Swansea (-) by the various. commissions PORT VALE (2) v Oldham (0) throughout the country,, affiliated SHEFLD U. (-) v Southampton (-)

THIRD DIVISION (South)

BRIGHTON (1) with the New York organization. Aldershot (0)

However, it was pointed out that Bournm'th (1) CARDIFF (8) virtually every Important heavy-Crystal P. (1) woight contest in recent years has been held in New York,

Other commissions not affiliated with the New York group are the National Boxing Commission and the International Boxing Federa- tion, both of which may take ox

body's ception to the New York raling.

CARNERA ANXIOUS TO MEET BAER

Could Get Ready In Three Weeks

New York, Feb. 4. Primo Carnera la eager for a re- turn scrap with Maxle Baer and is meet any opponents willing to selected by the committee in order to prove his right to a crack at the

title which he lost last June when the California wildcat made a

✔

v Gillingham (0)'

y

EXETER (2) MILLWALL (-) v Coventry (-)

Y BRISTOL R. (0) Queen's Pr. (1)

Luton (1) SWINDON (3)

* Southend (0) TORQUAY (3) WATFORD (2) v Northampton (0)

THIRD DIVISION (North) BARROW (12)

y Gateshead (1)

MANSFIELD (2) Carlisle

(3) Crews (2)

Darlington (3) Doncaster (1) H'LESPOOLS (2) v York (0) v Walsall (

LINCOLN (-) Rochdale (0) Southport (3)

V

✔ N. BRIGHTON (0)

♥ CHESTER'LD (1) CHESTER (1) STOCKPORT (3) v Accrington (0) TRANMERE (1) Rotherham (2) WREXHAM (0) v. Halifax (2)

(-)

to engage in keen competitive tar- get shooting.

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Many men have given up full- bore shooting because of the con- stant anxiety and cost of trying to keep the weapon up to the Bisley standard of accuracy, and for the same. reason it is not easy to get recruits for the sport.

Army Sniping Weapon The Pattern '14 rifle, which, when fitted with a telescopic sight. is the Army sniping weapon, is of modern design, and is both ac- curate and stable.

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AUSSIE CRICKETERS FOR S. AFRICA

Team To Be Chosen

In April

The professional debut of George, Lott and Lester Stoefen, ex-amateur world doubles champions, thrilled 16,000 spectators in New York as they were beaten by William T. Tilden and Elis- worth Viner in five sets. Left to right are Lott, Stoefen, Tilden and Vines at the start of the match.

RECREIO “B” ̈

SUCCEED AT

BADMINTON

St. Andrew's Swamped In Mixed Doubles

FINCHER AND MISS CHURN PLAY PLUCKILY

Park.

LOTT. STOEFEN

MAKE DEBUT AS

PROFESSIONALS

Tilden And Vines Win

Open Matches

U.S. MARINES DEFEAT

COLONY FIFTEEN

FINE HONG KONG PACK BADLY SUPPORTED

HARD GAME AT CANIDROME

SHANGHAI FEBRUARY 6.

HONG KONG LOST TO THE U. S. MARINES BY A GUAL

AND A TRY (8 POINTS), TO A PENALTY GOAL (3) POINTS), IN THE SECOND AND LAST MATCH OF THEIR TOUR PLAYED AT THE CANIDROME ON MONDAY AFTER- NOON. IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR RUGGER AND A LARGER CROWD TURNED OUT TO WATCH THE MATCH.

Though lacking in spectacular movements, it WES

a. hard.. game from start to finish, and the Marines owed their victory to their keenness and always being on the ball, thereby taking quick advantage of any of their opponents mistakes in handling, which was not as good as it might have been.

PRACTICALLY TWO DAYS OF FINE WEATHER AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN, WHICH FELL ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE DRIZZLE DURING PART OF SATURDAY, PUT THE GROUND IN IDEAL CONDITION FOR FAST OPEN RUGGER AND THE SPECTATORS LOOKED FORWARD TO PLENTY OF OPEN MOVEMENTS DURING THE GAME. THEY WERE, HOWEVER, TO BE DISAPPOINTED. “

LENGTH OF DOUBLES MATCH -..

CANCELS STOEFEN'S DEBUT

INTERPORT RUGBY DINNER

OF

Lack of initiative and at times

poor handling and passing by the Hong Kong threequarters were the prime reasons for their de- feat

The Hong Kong pack played a splendid game. They got the ball in both tight and loose scrums with ja regularity that tended to become monotonous in that the threequar ters were unable to make any head- way when they did get the ball.

Marines Robust Game The Marines played a

:

robust

A. W. Burkill Retires After 40 Years SHANGHAI DEPLORE LACK BRITISH RUGBY REGT. In the Mixed Doubles Badminton

New York, Jan. 10.

Shanghai, Feb. 6. League last night the Club de

George M. Lott Jr. and Lester R. Recreio "B" defeated St. Andrew's Stoefen made their professional About 80 people, including

and though the threequarters Chib by 8 xames to I, at. King's tennis debut yesterday at the members and guests, were pre-game. They ran and tackled hard, Madison Square Garden as a part sent at the Interport Rugby din- E. F. Finchar and Miss M. Churn of the tour planned by Big Biller held at the Shanghai Club on rarely received the ball from their played pluckily for the loser. Tilden and his associates, but Monday night by the Shanghai forwards, they grasped all oppor socuring their only game.

though they put up a fine battle in Rugby Union Football Club in tunities afforded them by the mia The scores were:-

made much ground: the doubles, the feature match of honour of Hong Kong Rugby takes of their opponents, and often L. Carvalho and Miss A. Remedios the evening, failed to achieve any Football Club.

There was one change in The dinner will be a memorable. (Recreio)

Tilden swept over Lott in one for many reasons but prin- Marine side from that previously will comprise fourteen players and beat H. Kew and Miss M. Woolley straight sets in the only singles cipally, because this season will announced. At the last moment C. match, 6-4, 7-6, and with H. probably be the last in which Zatkoff was unable to play and his a manager-treasurer. It will be bout F. Broadbridge and Mias G. A.

Ellsworth Vines Jr., as his partner, Mr. A. W. Burkill, after 40 years' place on the wing during the first selected in the last week in April White 21--9, [next, and will be required to sub- Rodrigues and Miss C. Silva came from behind after more than service, fills the post of president half was taken by J. Lewandowski, three hours of play to defeat the of the club. The announcement. H. Alexander coming into the State medical referees in the last lost to Fincher and Miss Churn 12-21. amateur champions, 3-6, 14-16, was made later, after the official pack as hooker.

beat Kow and Miss Woolley 21-7.

13-11, 8-6, 6-4. week in August.

FOURTEEN PLAYERS AND A MANAGER

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to beat E. F. Fincher and Miss M. Churn success.

21-9.

The Australian team to go South Africa in the 1935-36 Reason

mit themselves for examination by

Mailer;

21———0

A.

(Recreio)

beat Broadbridge and Miss White

21-17.

H. A. Alver and Miss O. Ribeiro (Recreio)

The following medical referees | had been appointed:-New South Wales, Dr. Holmes a'Court; Vic beat Fincher and Miss Charn 21-14| torla, Dr.

Queensland, beat Kew and Miss Woolley 21-8.” Dr. L. M. McKillop; South Aus beat Broadbridge, and Miss White tralia, Dr. L. O. Betts; West Aug- tralia,

Dr. Adrian Marmer;

21-1.

Taamania, Dr. A. W. Shutt. A com. CHINESE R.C. WIN mittee comprising the Chairman,

BY ODD GAME

Messrs. R. A. Oxlade (N.S.W.), R. Middleton (S.A.), J. Hutchean

(Q), D. L. Kelly (V.), had bean sp- Taikoo's Home Defeat pointed to prepare an agreement

between the board and the players]

Playing in the Mixed Doubles and the financing of the playing Badminton League at the Talkoo conditions.

Club last night, the Chinese Re- creation Club defeated the Taikoo Club by 8 games to 4. The scores, were:———

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T

v Motherwell (1)

Partick (7)

Falkirk (-)

SCOTTISH LEAGUE ABERDEEN (8)

(0) ALBION {CLYDE (0)

HAMILTON (8) HEARTS (6) St. Mirren (0) KILMARK (-) Dunfermline (~) Queen's Pk. (2) v HIBERNIAN (1) Queen O'S (3) * Celtic (2) RANGERS (6)

V Airdrie (1) St. J'atone (0)

▾ DUNDEE (1)

result [Figures in brackets denote

(Taikoo>

GLENN CUNNINGHAM WINS WANAMAKER MILE

Fails To Reach His World Mark By Many Seconds

New York, Feb. 3.

Glenn Cunningham, holder of the world's record for the indoor mile, captured the Wanamaker Mile, top event of the Millrose Games, last night.

His time was 4.11, considerably slower than his record.

i

the

The Marines won the toss and

speeches were finished.

Mr. A. W. Burkill was in the decided to play with the sun. Me chair, supported by D. McLellan, Lellan'a kick-off for Hong Kong and from the the Hong Kong captain and J. P. went into touch

the centre the C. Master,

of the serum back in captain

of the Marines took the ball to the Hong S.R.U.F.C., and members

Kong twenty-five,|-| Committee.

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Pressure was maintained for some little time until Mecke" and Archer broke away to bring play back to mid-field. It now seemed. Hong Kong's turn to press for Lammert found touch well up; in There will be a friendly soccer the Marines territory, but Hong game to-morrow on the Recreio Kong did not maintain their ad ground, King's Park, between the vantage long..

TO-MORROW'S SOCCER

Hong Kong Sharebrokers and a Gajarian Nearly Over

Jewish team, at 8.80 p.m.

C.

The Marines in one of their few

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Share Brokers:---A, Kitchell, S. A Ismail, R. M. Omar, N. Leonard, passing movements put Gajarian Mackintosh, W. Zimmern, N.. Deitz, away on the left wing but in, try. Tilden encountered Lott in the Ko, R. A. Carroll, Mok Hing Wing, and ing to evade Munro he went inte

touch OXFORD MAKE BOAT Mrs. Simpson and G. A. Smith first match, and though Lott gave D. Arculii.

Jewish II: S. Goldenberg,

Shortly afterwarde Oakie ran RACE INNOVATION lost to Mrs. F. F. Lo and F. H. Kwok him some trouble at the start, he

Fuxman, Ellis Joseph, Leo Landau, B. held his service to 3-all, and then Greenberg, Gubbay, M. Talan, through to the back but Neilson, lost to Miss W. Cheong and W. C. took the set on a break in the Oppenheim, A. Caplan, B. Pascoe and who was backing up well, failed to hang on to the pass and spoilt a Choy 8-21.

seventh game. Tilden then won L Blumenthal,"

chance of a try for the Marines. beat Miss I. Wong and 8. W. Liang the second set and match breaking

21-16.

The referee, E, S. Barraclough, kept

To Resume Training At Henley

10-21. :-

The new professionals made good start in the doubles which followed, taking the first set at

Miss R. Summers and T. P. Stainton on the 11th game. For the first time in the history (Taikoo) of corresponding game last season, and of the Best Race, the Oxford Uni-lost to Mrs. Lo and Kwok 5-21.

boat Hiss Cheong and Choy 21-16. teams in capital letters are favoured to versity crew will not practise at beat Miss Wong and Liang, 21–9. chopping block. out of his manly win. All teams. mentioned first ar Oxford for the race against Cam

Miss T. Summers and A. M. M. Tuscan features.

|playing at home.]

bridge on April 6.

Stephens (Talkoo); Mr. Peter Halg-Thomas, the lost to Mrs. Lo and Kwok 7--21: chief coach, has decided that they lost to Miss Cheong and Choy 16-21.

beat Miss Wong and Liang 21-8. shall resume training at Henley! when the Hilary term begina.

The erstwhile champion inform ed the officials of Madison Square Garden that he could get in top shape in three weeks,

LEVINSKY'S FIRST WIN SINCE K.O.

Floors Tonn In Sixth Round

NEW H.K. CLUB SECRETARY

"Walter" Pryde Leaving For Home

It has been the custom for the KWOK CHUN HANG IN Oxford caramen to return before HANDICAP RACE term, train at Oxford until the

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a strict eye on all serum infringe- ments and several free kicks were awarded to each side,

Hong Kong were forced to touch down after an attempt for a free

NEW HOCKEY SECRETARY Owing to the departure of Captain 6-3 on a break through each of. C. S. Bates on 8 months leave the others. But the next set need-from China, Lieut. C. Ravenhill H.K. Jed 80 games to settle it in their Brigade H.K.S. RA, has been a kick was made at their goal. From favour, 16-14, and the third went pointed Honorary Secretary of the the drop put Oakle got the ball and to Vines and Tilden at 18-11.Army Hockey with effect from year cut through, but when just short terday. He can be communicated of the line was tackled by Coppin. Then Tilden und Vines won

with through telephone: Kowloon Military 88, Civil 67808.

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College Torpids, then go to Henley Finishes Second After Cochet Leaving France On

on their way to Putney.

Conceding 14 Seconds

Melbourne, Feb. 8.

Word

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LOCAL JOCKEYS

Tour On Friday NOT TO RIDE

Messrs. Harriman And Caplan

ཌ་ ', 2', The Crew.... The Hong Kong Football Club will be losing a valuable member of M. H: Mosley, the president, will|-

Tokyo, Feb. 5 Cochet, who turned professional the Committee at the end of the take the crew to Henley, where Mr.

Henri Cochet, former. French two years ago, joining "Big Bill" present month when Mr. W. Pryde, Haig-Thomas will be assisted hy Kwok Chung-hang, the Chinese

Tilden, Vincent Richards and other who has held the post of Hon. Dr. J. M. Payne and probably one swimming star, dead-heated for

second place in the 50 yards handi-national tennis champion and great figures of the tennis world. Sarasota Fla., Feb. 5. Secretary for several seasons, re- other coach...

Mr. G. A. Harriman, the wall- *King Levinsky, af Chicago, linquishes his post to Mr. Manning The crew at Hanley will include cap breast-stroke held at Horsham mainstay of a long series of French will devote his tour to giving lec Davis Cup teams, will leave France tures en tennis, showing motion knocked out Ged Tonn, of Green Ballton, skipper of the Club's four members of last year's eight on Saturday,

Chidlow, who was given handi- on Friday on the Brat leg of a pictures of outstanding matches of known local jockey, is not taking. Bay, Wisconsin, in the sixth round second eleven, and another member--A. V, Butcliffe (Shrewsbury and of their scheduled ten round bout of long standing with the Club. Trinity), JM, Couchman (Bhet cap of. 14 seconds, Enished Brst round-the-world tour that will the past and playing exhibition part in the annual race meeting. here last night

Happily, Mr. Pryde is not sever- borne and Christ Church), P. R. S. while Kwok and Weir, who started include Egypt, India, Japan, the matches against local champions, Mr. A. L. Caplan, another local It was Levinsky's first fighting his relations with Hong Kong Raikes (Oundle and Christ from scratch, dead-beated for United States and other countries: for the "purpose of propagandizing jockey, is also not taking part in

Saturday: sinde Mar Baer forced him to "kiss altogether, and is leaving the Colony Church), and P, Hogg (Sherborne second honours, in the time of according to Information received French tennis, an Embassy official the meeting, which commenced next

by the French Embassy here to-day said, and New College);

1418/8 seconds. on a well-earned furlough