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LORD HAWKE SPEAKS WAH YAN COLLEGE BERG STILL TERRIFIC

ON "BODY-LINË”

DIRECT ATTACKS ARE NOW DEAD

STRONG SUPPORT FOR UMPIRES

HOLD ANNUAL

ATHLETIC MEET Inter-House Relay Won By "Blacks"

LA SALLE'S VICTORY IN OPEN RELAY

The tenth annual athletic meet.

ing, and the Second Inter-House

FIGHTER

MAGNIFICENT FIGHT AT ALBERT HALL

COLOUR BAR BOMBSHELL DROPPED

(By B. BENNISON)

"I BELIEVE THAT DAT CHARTS WILL

lege, vere ho of one Wish Yar Col UPON TO ACT. THIS DECLARATION WAS MADE BY LORD Athletic Association grouted at W FIGHT STAGED FOR MANY YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY,

WORLD, AND THAT UMPIRES WILL NEVER BE CALLED lege, were hold on the South Chirin

-

WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER THE MOST TERRIFIC

HAWKE WHEN SPEAKING AT THE ÄNNUAL MEETING OF Caroline Hill, yesterday afternoon YORKSHIRE COUNTY CLUB AT LEEDS, ON THE QUESTION in the presence of a large gather- KID BERG AGREED TO FIGHT LOCATELLI, THE ITALIAN OF "BODY-LINE" BOWLING AND THE M.C.C.'S INSTRUCTION ing of students from the schools in LIGHT-WEIGHT (MUCH AFTER THE SAME TYPE AS GUS- TO UMPIRES REGARDING "DIRECT ATTACK DELIVERIES, the Colony,

"The new rule, which takes the form of an instruction to.. umpires, that has been passed with the object of ending this Mr. Kwok Chun-sing for the High for many months to come, so tremendous was his affair with The Challenge Cup, presented by One would have thought that Berg had had enough fighting

TAVE HUMERY), AT THE ALBERT HALL NEXT MONTH. vexed question, I firmly believe it will attain that much-to-be- Jump, was awarded to San Chung-Humery. desired end," added Lord Hawke "There has already been hasty kin, who cleared. 5 ft 31⁄2 las. Tan criticism that it is putting umpires in an impossible position,.. "I BELIEVE THE APPEAL TO COMMITTEES AND CAPTAINS HE CONTINUED, WILL BE ACCEDED TO, AND THE GAME WILL CONTINUE TO BE PLAYED IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CRICKET AND FRIENDSHIP.

"I repeat again," Lord Hawke said later, "that I believe direct attack is.extinct, but should it be otherwise the umpires know full well that any action they may have to take will be very strongly supported at headquarters."

THOSE OVERS BY VOCE Referring to the two overs bowl. ed by Voce against the Australians, Lord Hawke said the Australians bad. a perfect right to complain,

"These two overs," he stated,

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heard, constituted a direct attack) by the bowler on the batsman. Further complaints were made of this type of bowling in another. Nottingham match, and these com- plaints", the Notts committee, very properly, in my judgment, consider- fed to be justified. In this they were fully supported by the umpires, who are sole judges of fair and unfairplay.

"In my opinion the vote of No con idence can only mean that Notts members are trying to uphold. what cricketers in England to-day know to be bowling contrary to the spirit of the game,

Lord Hawke,

attack

CARR CONTRADICTS HIMSELF

A. W. CARR COMMENTS ON

LORD HAWKE'S SPEECH

"I Have Always Been Opposed To Direct Attack"

Commenting on Lord Hawke's speech A. W. Carr said;

"I have always been opposed to 'direct-attack' bowling. What cric keter worthy of the name would tolerate it 7"

Mr. Carr characterised, as "what drot!" the statement by Lord. Hawke that he thought the Aus- tralians had. n, perfect right to complain of two avers bowled in the Notts, v. Avstralians match, at Nottingham.

"No Notts bowler under my cap- tnincy hai made an attack on the batsman," Mr. Carr concluded..

H.K.S.R.A. BEAT EAST LANCS

BUT BERG, IS NOT AS OTHER MEN; HE IS APPARENTLY, MANY sented by Mr. Shum Pak-ming for MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED THE HARDER THE GOING, THE Yiu-ming carried off the Cup pre- MEN ROLLED INTO ONE, HIS CAPACITY FOR TAKING PUNISHMENT the 400

metres, while

BETTER. Cheung Chung-hing won The Excelsior Company's. Cup for the

Humery is a mightier puncher↑ metres.

1500 than was. Charles Ledoux, and it The Cup donated by Mr. Peter was a demon. Humery set out to will be allowed that that little man Toui, for the Inter-House Relay slaughter our champion, and, if a Race. was awarded to Black House, limit may be imposed upon human Blue House withdrew from the endurance, he should have done so. Inter-House Tug-of-War event, and DEVASTATING BODY PUNCH the Sinnere Cup was presented to White House.

At his weight, I doubt whether Mr. Moas de Yong, who was in La Salle College won the Invita-la devastating body puncher in all ring, and by no means squeamish. there is a more merciless or such charge. Is.old in the service of the all the schools in the Colony, tion Relay Race which was open to the world, yet, so far as it was Maybe it was a humane thing for

At the conclusion of the meet Berg nor left him the least appre-to any that there did not appear possible to tell, he" neither hurt him to have done, but I am bound ing, the Rev. Father D. MacDonald, hensive of defeat.

BERG AS GOOD AS EVER

Warden of Ricci Hall, presented Indeed, Berg appeared positively have suffered a permanent injury. cause to fear that Humery would the prizes and congratulated the to thrive upon punishment, and winners. In his brief speech, huwhen the referee intervened at the also paid a compliment to the losers.end of the eighth round and re-by enlarging upon a truly unfor

The results were:---

100 metres (A);~1 George Chan, £ Funk

Chan Cheung

It will profit nothing, however,

fused to allow Humery to continue, tunate end of a great and thrilling owing to a cut eye, 1, for one, battle. Rather would I make this 100 Metras (B)-1 Chung Chan thought Berg was the stronger and free and frank confession. Berg, on Lam, 2 Ip Man Hon.

on the way to victory.

HUMERY'S.CONDITION

100 Melron (C)- Wong Kin Jone,,⠀⠀ IN2 Chin Kam Cheong

CLOSE ENCOUNTER

(Continued from Page 4) Southan, the East Lanes cunto- A... Carr, the former Notts throughout and was not responsible dian, played a brilliant game captain, opposed direct bowling at the joint meeting of the

for the goals scored against him. Board of Control and the Advisory to rely on his two backs, but in During the first half he was abla County Cricket Committee, said the later stages of the game, they were very unsteady and, he had He explained that, at this meet-always to be on the alert. ing, when Notts were represented Both Cocks and Davis, the backa, by Dr. Gauld and Mr. Carr, the combined wall in the first half and tatter supported the decision to Southan had very little to de leave the matter to the captains.

Half-Backs Sound “What he (Mr. Carr) said then, The half-backs played a and what he is reported to suy game, and throughout were now, seems to me entirely contra-continually at work. dictory," commented Lord Hawke. Nachon, the left-half, played Referring to the new leg-before-eplendidly against "Garthwaite and wicket rule, which will be in opera-Khuda Bux, the opposing right-wing tion next season, Lord Hawke be-combination, and in the second half Heved that it would improve thejhe had to bear the brunt of their game. "Should the law be proved efforts alone as Davis wae very clearly to be in any way damaging slack, and he failed to keep up with the game," he observed, "it would the swift pace set by Garthwaite. again be altered, and some other Murphy, the right-half, was lost means found to help the bowler and against Dost Mohammed, the condemn the players for continued H.K.S.R.A. Inside,left. bad play"..

Newcomer Impresses

sound kot

50 metres:-1 Kwok Fong Sing, 2 Lam Ho Tung.

His showing against Humery, is as Tony Canzoneri was his only mas-

It was unfortunate that the pre-ter. alding official called a halt. My

I had concluded, despite his de-

Long Jump (A)-1 Chung Chen view was that the Frenchman was thronement of Harry Mizler, that Lain, & Chan Yuk.

800 metres (B)-1 Tong Shiu Wang, by the damage that had been done back, and had been worsened by no more than slightly incommoded the famous "Yiddle" had gone

2 Wu Lee. Man.

Wang Wing Kit.

800 metres (A)-1 Chaun Chan Fan, to his eye. Humery himself was long years of toll in the ring.. I 2 Wa

flabbergasted when 200 metres (A);-1 San Chung Kin, that it would go down in the re-doubt as to his qualities, whether he realised was mistaken. Berg has left no 2 Tang Yiu Ming.

200 metres (B)-1 George Chan,

cords that he had lost.

2 Ng Pui Ho.

200 metres (C):-Wong Kin Jone, VOLUNTEERS AND

Chow Shiu Kwan.

100 metres handicap:-1 K. B. Deb,

2

Lam Ho Tung.

ARMY IN ANNUAL

Putting the weight (A): Chán Yak, 2 Chung Chea Ting.

High Jump (A)-1 San Chung Kin,

2 Fung Chun Cheong.

400 metres (A)-1 Tang Yiu Ming,

2 Chung Chan Fan.

400 metres (Open to the members of

Cheung

RUGBY CLASSIC

of heart, mind, body, or speed.

He Is the same non-stop fighter who, when but a boy, shouldered This bundle and stole away from London's Ghetto, to do or die lá America

TREMENDOUS ATTACKER

Д

I am positive that no other Bri. (Continued From Page'$}'

tish light-weight would have sur 400 metres (B): 1 Ip Man Man, the same, with the exception of

The Army threequarter line is against Humery. He packs

vived more than a couple of rounds 2:Hul, Pul Yong.

Teachers' Race (100 metres)-1 Mr. Spr. Boyling of the Engineers, knock any normal man stone cold punch in either hand, calculated to Ward, 2 Mr. Kennedy.

who played throughout the Trian-the moment of impact. Of de Wah Yon branch school):1 Wong Hamilton, the

400 metres (Open to the students of gular Tournament, while Lewis and fence, in borders: Inster Katna, per halves, will again be seen together. solely upon attack and a ragni-

excellent Army Humery has none.

an every-day sense, to boarders):- 2 Fek

He depends Wai Cheung and Hung Wai Chiu,

The forwards, with one or two ficent frame for success. 1500 metres (Open to the Army and exceptions, have played together But Berg answered avery blow Navy)-1 Lance Corporal Lammert, before..

Mr. Reed, a Mr. Lynch. the South China Athletic Association):

On paper, both teams look fairly he landed the more frequently, and with a blow. As a matter of fact, Hui Chul Chun, 2 Leung Kam To,have a slight advantage in the

even, but the Volunteers, actually from every conceivable angle. 8 Leung Yung Hung.

threequarter line and should just bomb-shell was dropped in the Jeff Something very much like a 1000 metres:-1 Cheung Chung win. ¡Hior, 2 Leung Chung Kee. The East Lanes' forwards, who Chs, 2 Ambrose Tai.

Pole Vault (A):

Wan referee and the teams are:-

Major H. J. M. McIntyre, R.A. will the week, when it was learned that Dickson camp at the beginning of were being lead by a new centre 110 metres High Hurdles Kung Peers, W. H. B. Rigg, G. P. Lammerted to him putting on a fight be H.K. Volunteers: J. Hunter: W. E. the Albert Hall authorities object- forward, Dorson, who captained Chi Chul, 2 Chan Yuk. Sandhurst. In England a few years George Chan, 2 Wan Shu Ying. age, combined well in the first half

and J. C. Millar: D. Cumming, A, F.

George Walkden, 1), G. Barlow; but were very ragged in the second. Fun, 2 Yeung Sze Yee.

Low Hurdles (70 metres): 1 So Kim,

K. Munro, Cook, as was intended on the last T. Edkins; F. J. McGugan, G. C. day of the month. Dorson was rather stiff as it was about his first appearance on the Lam Mo Foo.

Sack Race:-1 Yung Fook Pui, 2]

Moutrie and I. H. Bradford. field since his arrival in the Colony Tam Sik Poon, 2. Fung Kwok Wah. Harrison, Bdr. Hall, Gar. Barraclough: trof raised no

Army: A, N. Other: Fus. Lloyd,

IS COLOUR BAN LIFTEDT- Dickson is at a loss to under- L/CPL. Davies, Lt. Metcalfe and Fas but, nevertheless, he showed great

Old Boye Race (400 metres): Jones: L/Cal: Lewis, Lt, Hamilton; Lt. stand the vets; The Board of Con- form and with a little more prac-Scouts)-1 Young; Sea Yet, 2 Ma Hin Barry, Fus. Morgan and Fus. Eagles. white and black had come to be ac- 200 metres handicap (Open Gar. Wright, L/Cpl. Harrison, Fus. the match, and contests between objection to It is thought that. Mr. Fairey, tice he will be a dangerous man. Sun. whom Americans consider very His atickwork was very good, akiful and clever at the starting while his passing was accurate; House. (C Class):-Black House,

Inter-House Relay Race (A Class):~| Black House. (B Class) Green HAYASHI DELIGHTS IN SINGLES colour was surely lifted when cording to precedent. The ban on line, will undoubtedly sail the new his only fault was that he nearly challenger personally, Instead of always passed to the right even Mr. Ko Leung Hoe): The Green Yoshioka was easily the best of title, and we have at different times. Senior House Championship (Cup, by

Gains was privileged (Continued from Page 4)

to fight at having a professional at the helm. when the left-wing had a clear run. House, 50 points,

the Albert Hall for the Empire The other forwards supported by "The Rock"):The Green House, and half-valleys being a treat to Brown, and other negroes at Weat Junior House Championship (Cup the four on display, his volleying leeen Len Johnson, Taranto, Al him well and were pressing for the 50% points. greater part of the first half. Bot-

Dickson does

NEW ATTEMPT ON® AMERICA'S CUP

(Continued from Page 4) .

will have a new yacht. built by Mr. Nicholson, who is bound to im prove on Endeavour, which he also designed.

China Mail Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Middle Hurdles (90 metres) and H. R. McGilchrist; M. W. Turner tween Oble: Walker DA

watch, but he was weak overhead Kensington not propose to take,

Yoshioka's baseline driving made

ting, at inside-right, was the out- by Rev. Fr. Rector): The Black the openings from which Hayashi steps to have the ban lifted, but it

Juvenile House Championship (Cup atanding forward, being sean In House, 38 points, many attempts with Dorson.

came to the set to kill, and he did so is more than likely that in the no- For the winners, Metcalfe was ball and netted from close range

in deadly earnest.. outstanding in the defence with his with a hard drive;

It was in the second set of the troduced in fight in London.

distant future Walker will be in- After this, powerful clearances, and clever mid-field play was predominant doubles that Hayashi's top-spin anticipation. He checked attack until after attack

Post Mohammed, broke Cross-court drives were seen at b&MA through for the H.K.SRA. to not their best, and he often had the UNITED STATES Craigongower 0.0. v, RAM.C. (L)

In the second half the H.KS.R.A. the equallser. Shortly after this cousins beaten before they had Hong Kong C.C. v. Royal Navy (F)bining brilliantly. Ravenhill, how lead with a neat flick shot from

intermediate line were scon com- Botting placed the East Lanes in the moved to Club do Recreto v. Indian R.C. (F) Football-Bealer Shield

evor, had all his time taken up in short range

CricketFirst Division

Royal Navy v. Hông Kong C,C. (Fy Indian R.C. v. Club de Recreio (1) Second Division.

South China "A" v. Glub

(Caroline Hill ground, 4.16 p.m.). Racing

First Extra Race Meeting Hugby

Army v. Volunteers

(Happy Valley, 280 p.m.)

(Bookanpoo, 4.15 p.m.)

..

B. A. RUMJAHN-OFF COLOUR

S. A. Rumjahn was very poor and placed innumerable kills in the net,

ARMY OVERRULES

TOUR OF BOXERS

Royal Hong Kang Yacht Club In nearly every attack Garth- added the last goal shortly after just over the heads of their oppon- Frank Parker, command othe

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BUNDAY

Yachting

Royal Hong Kong Yae Scandinavian Cup Race.

looking after Dorson, but played a. After the interval the H.KS.R.Awhile H. D. Rumjahn was not as Very steady game, Improved greatly and overran the steady as he usually is.

(Continued from Page 4) The forwards were disappoint East Lancs. It was, however, about There were several delightful ing in the first half, but shone in fifteen minutes before Dost volleying duels seen throughout the is embraced by the Philippine De Inasmuch as the 15th Infantry the second.The right wing com- Mohammed netted the equaliser. bination, Khuda Bax and Garth-Kardulp Singh soon sent the Brigade equally divided, although the request to Washington

encounter, the honours being partment United States Army, the walte, was outstanding.LA further in the lead and Garthwaite.

Japanese pair excelled in short lobe made through Major General for Walte would first draw his oppos-wards.

ing half-back before neatly pass-HKSRA-Surban Singh: Meterif

ents,

Philippine Department, by the Ing to Khuda Bux. and Kishen Singh Buchan Bligh The scores were

military commander, at Tisutsing Ravenhill and Sarsa Khant Khudar S. Hayashi bent Taul Waipu It had been anticipated that if Was East Lancı Take Lead

Bux, Garthwalle Kardalp Singh, Dost 02; 7-5. The first goal came in the first Mohammed and Ramus,

Yoshioka beat 8, A Rumjahn were given permission to

the Hawaiian diylalon chters five minutes of the game when the

Lanca Southany Cocks and 7-6 (Short set), Cast Lanes got away to a fine Robertson, Betting, Dorson, Owen and S. Hayashi and T. Yoshioka heat in Manila alsó, meeting opponents

Davis, Murphy, Gamble and Naction;

trip that they night pos attack and Botting gathered the Norde

H.D. and S, A Ramjahn 8-2, from the 81st Infante

there.

the