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BRENTFORD'S ENTERPRISE

£15,000 Paid For Two New Players

EFFORT TO STAVE OFF THE RELEGATION FEAR.

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In the space of an hour Brentford spent £15,000 on two Lon- don footballers' Tom Cheetham, the Queen's Park Rangers cen- tre forward, and Leslie Boulter, the Charlton Athletic inside-left. Since they transferred M'Culloch, the ex-Heart of Midlothian player, and Eastham early in the season, Brentford have been carrying out an intensive search for class players to take their places. Meanwhile, the team has been languishing near the foot of the First Division table, and these transfers will, it is hoped, ense the club's position.

How Emilio Bettina

The transfer of Cheetham is the bigger surprise in London football circles, as Queen's Park Rangers have previously refused several substantial of- fers for him. When Birming-

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Won A Title ham, among other clubs, sought

Bands, Banners, And Shrieking Cheer Squads

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his transfer, the Rangers an nounced that they were not. prepared to let him go.

From the remarks of Mr. W. Bir- rell, the Queen's Park Rangers' manager, it is obvious that Brent- ford paid a very high fee, probably Emilio Bettina, of Beacon, New in the region of £7000. York, won the world's cruiser- "We are very sorry to part with weight title, as recognised by the the player," he said, "but, in the New York State Athletic Com-circumstances, felt we could not mission, from Tiger Jack Fox, stand in his way of advancement the Spokane negro, by a technical to a higher sphere of football. knock-out. This occurred after 11 "Economics play a big part in

· minute 22 seconds in the ninth the existence of a Third Division. round of one of the strangest club. and we should have been fights ever seen in New York. foolish if we had turned a deaf ear

The contest began like nothing to Brentford's offer." ever seen in a 'boxing ring, when hundreds of Bettina supporters from Beacon.. suddenly ushered

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Brentford, the London First Division club, in a desperate effort to save off relegation, called a Board of Directors meeting and within 10 minutes £16,000 had changed hands for two new players, Cheetham (Queen's Park Rangers) and Leslie Boulter (Charlton), who will join their ranks and help them in their desperate light for

• points. It is interesting to note that Cheetham is at the moment top scorer in the League Photo shows Cheetham (left) and Boul- ter in Brentford colours at Griffin Park during training with their now team. (Copyright, Fox)..

Manila Soccer Tourists Conclude Card To-day

ENCOUNTER REST OF COLONY XI

The Manila football team conclude their official programme of football games in the Colony this afternoon, when they meet a "Rest of the Colony" side at Causeway Bay and, in view of the fact that the visitors have had a day's rest and are playing improved football, the game will probably be more evenly contested than hitherto

READY GOAL SCORER Cheetham played football with a fife and drum band into Madi the Army in India before joining son-square Garden. The band, led Queen's Park Rangers in 1935. So by a gorgeously attired drum-far this season, he has scored 27 His Excellency the Governor, major wearing green and white goals in League and Cup games, who was unable to attend the

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SAME AMOUNT

com- the start.

Yacht Race

plumes in his hat, paraded round and shares top place in the goal-previous games, will be present Norena Wins the ring playing "Hail, Hail, the scorers' list with Lawton, Everton, and the players of both teams Gang's All Here," to the accom- and Patrick, Southport.

will be presented to him prior to 100 Mile panishment of a terrific outburst Until recently, Boulter of cheering from the galleryites, manded a regular place in the The lineup of the Manila team who unfurled banners proclaiming Charlton first team. He was born has not yet been decided upon, but the virtues of Bettina.

at Ebbw Vale and played for the they should not take their opposi- Fox, seated in his corner, was local club before joining Charlton. tion lightly, as the Rest team will The 100 mile race staged by dumb-founded. The ring announcer

be comprised of fast, young and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Was angered. Repented appeals In less than three weeks at the speedy players.

Club was won by Norena, (Mr. were made for quiet before the end of October, Brentford obtained Chan Tak-fai, who did well in P. C. M. Sedgwick) which finish- fight could begin.

over $15,000 for M'Culloch and the Chinese attack on Monday, will ed yesterday, while Typhoon (Mr. The comic aspect was stressed Eastham, and there is little doubt lead the attack and will be support D. Campbell) finished second, further when the fight began, both that they spent approximately the ed by P. Jorge and J. Gomes, two reaching the finishing line at 9.11 men distinguishing themselves by same amount yesterday.

of the most promising players in a.m. to-day. terrific misses. Fox, walking round In the 1935-86 season, Aston Vil-the Colony. limp at his side in the curious box-la, in an effort to keep their First In the defence, Beltrao will oċ- the ring with his arms hanging Division status, paid out nearly cupy the pivotal position and will ing style he affects, was slammed £40,000 on new players. The ef-be supported by two good halves in and rushed into the ropes by rights fort, however, was in vain, for at Lau Hing-choy and D. Strange. and lefts from Bettina, but the ef- the end of the season Villa were The following is the Hong Kong fect on the negro appeared to be relegated. negligible.

TERRIFIC UPROAR

were the solemn and penetrating flailings of the big dum, and the

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team.

The blows which either landed in screaming of the fifes from the CHANCE FOR

the opening rounds were few and far between, and the fight as a spectacle lacked interest, but there was nothing uninteresting about the ending.

one of the spectators at the

BOON OR DANAHAR

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Results, were as follows: Cheung Chau Island, Patung Island, Pengchau Island, Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Club Line.i

Cruisers Storted at 7.10, 19.2.39.

Finshed Corrected Postn

D.N.F..

U. & I. Yacht

(Mr. C. B. Coles)

Typhoon

(21/2/39) (20/2/39) -0.2.12.18- 21.11.02 - (Mr. D. Campbell);" Golden Dragon D.N.F. (Mr. H. S. Rouse)

Wanderer

Eunai

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01.44.13 00.19.06 (Mr. D. W. Wagstaff)

D.N.FA (Mr. G. H. Gandy) tes Marandér

D.N.F. (Mr. S. Berg)

(20/2/30). (20/2/00)

14.11.49 16.05.50" (Mr. P. C. M: Sedgwick)

D.N.F. (Mr. N. V. A. Croucher).

AD.N.E. (Mr. E. Cock);

Under cover of the uproar, ringside said that if England had anyone i

in the cruiser- Bettina woke up in the eighth weight line, he・・ ought to

(By AIR MAIL) and launched a terrific attack to tho "come over here and take the There is a possibility that Hon- head, a vicious left hook sending

title"

"Armstrong, the coloured Norena Fox down for a count of nine. In One result of the fight is that the American boxer, holder of the the ninth Fox staggered out and muddle which existed in the mid-world's light-weight and welter La Cigala. I managed a few weak rights to Bet- dle-weight division is now dupli- weight titles, may go to London Dorinda tina'a stomach, only to be smother-cated in the cruiser-weight. Both this summer to meet the winner ed under a battery of blown which the NY.S.AC. and the N.B.A. now of the British light-weight cham- Induced the referee to stop the con- have their own champion in cach plonship contest between Erica (Mr. R. W. C. Smal test.

of these divisions.

Boon, holder, and Arthur Dana- WILD UPROAR

Bottina, whose National Boxing har. With the proclaiming of Betting Association counterpart is John Mr. Sydney Hulls, promoter, na champion, the greatest uproar Henry Lowis, made his professional negotiating with Armstron broke out that Madison-square has debut in 1985 as a middle-weight ager, Eddie Zfeed.- Lever seen, Added to the wild shriek- after having won the Golden Gloves may be made shortly

inge of joy from the Beaconites championship as an amateur.

ma

Yanthey

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the fight in an open-air stadium in London

Mr. Hall naturally, he fort the world caroight championship, fo

"conditions would be that

defends his titk