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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 7, 1941.

Boxing Champions ARMY SPORTLIGHT

In The Making Effects Of U.S. Conscription

ENCOURAGING THE YOUNGER ELEMENT

CONSCRIPTION IN AMERICA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A NEW CROP OF GOOD BOXERS, STATES A CABLE FROM NEW YORK.

Jimmy Bronson, noted figure in American box- ing, who was boxing director of the American Ex- peditionary Force in the last war, believes that the champions of the future will come from the camps now in existence all over the country. He has ex- pressed his readiness to handle the boxing in the army again, if the United States Government is willing.

"The A.E.F, really remade box- ing in this country." Bronson said; in an interview. "In the first place, boys who didn't know a boxing glove from a bag of beitas, took eugerly to the sport in camp tour- nam nis and some of them dis- covered they were pretty good and later heemme professionals

Products of Last War

"Bob Martin inter-allied heavy- weight champion, and Gene T- ney were probably the two best- known boxers to come out of the Jast war, but there was a long list of other lads who weren't so bad - At Norion, Young Bob Fitzsim- mons, Ted Jon.eson, Ray Smith, Art Doboven, America's leading reterve,

others."

Sergeant

now and

BAN ON PRIZE FIGHTS

WEEK-END

FOOTBALL FIXTURES

Following is this Football programme.

Club

Saturday

werk-end's

FIRST DIVISION

V Navy

R. Scots

(Sookunpoo, 4.00 p.m.) V Eastern (Club, 4.00 pm.) St. Joseph's V Middlesex (Carolme Hill, 4.00 pan.j

SECOND DIVISION

R Scots

Club

V

1 Engineers (Sookumpoo, 2.30 p.m.)

۹۰ Ordnane: (Club, 2:30 p.m.) Kwong Wah V Middlesex (Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m ) Kowloon

Kit Chec (Kowloon, 4.00 p.m.)

V Navy (Stanley, 4.00. p.m.)

THIRD DIVISION

Engineers (Military, 2.30 p.m.)

Professional boxing has been banned throughout the Osaka prefecture as 30th R.A. "unhealthy" under the enter-

new

amusement

prise regulations, the Do-Medicals mei news agency reported Air Force Steps are already being taken recently. The regulations International famous boxing promotor, and went into effect on Dec. president of the 20th Contury 22. Sporting Club, Inc., In Now York.

by Mike Jacobs, America's most

provide America's Under the new rule, profes- young manpower In training sional tennis and baseball play- camps with boxing equipment ers were classified in the same category as actors and other Henceforth, these players will have to obtain policz

cards before registration

they may appear in "games for pro-

fit."

wherever they are stationed. But it is not with the thought,| performers. necessarily, of producing chain pions that Jacobs has undertaken to supply, of his own accord, the camps with boxing rings, gloves and other paraphenalia necessary for the sport. It is to help the new army to attain

greater physical fl'ness, to add interest to their soldiers' recreation hours, and at the same time to further the cause of boxing. Already

has in- stalled the necessary equipment In Tokyo, police announced at some military camps, and others they have no intention to adopt will be supplied with it as soon a the Osaka measures banning possible.--Reuter.

professional boxing.

he

tained 122 articles, placed string- The regulations, which con-

cnt restrictions on the sale and distribution of tickets for per- formances regardless of whether they are benefit affairs for charit- able institutions

or for private profit.

"

V

ν 7th R.A. (St. Joseph's, 4.00 p.m.)

Service Curps (St. Joseph's, 2.30 p.m.) Shell

Signals (Kowloon, 2.30 pm.) 12th R.A.

V 24th R.A (Stanley, 4.00 p.m.)

V

Sunday

FIRST DIVISION

V

South China

Sing Tao

(Club, 4.00 p.m.) Police

V Kwong Wah (Boundary Street, 4.00 p.m.)

SECOND DIVISION Sing Tao

V South China (Club, 2.30 p.m.) Police

V Service Corps (Boundary Street, 2.30 p.m.)

THIRD DIVISION

V A.S.A.

36th R.A.

(Chatham Road, 2.30 pm.)

35th R.A. (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.)

20th R.A.

V

By "SQUADDY"

AT T Shamshuipo on Sunday in TO-DAY, at Sookunpoo Royal Large Units Hockey league Scots will meet Middlesex in Middlesex and Rajputs drew each the Small Units Rugby League to

side scoring three

decide the winners of

Hockey goals, after the Mid-Rugby the "A" section of the

d esex had a one goal lead at the interval.

League Engineers have already won their respective section.

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Some good hockey was witness-

Royal Scots are in a better posi- ed in this game which was one oftion than Middlesex who are the best and fastest games seenpoint behind, which means that this year in Army Hockey.

the Middlesex have to win make certain of the section.

Middlesex had most of the play in the second half, and if they could only find a combination for short corners, they would easily finish top of the League. So far neither teams have lost a game yet and both should finish some- where near the top.

to

This game should be worth wa'ching, as both teams have some very good talent,

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N the Garrison Billiards League Signals beat the R.A.O.C. by four points to three.

Rajput Regt., on the other hand, Billiards have an exceptional short corner

R.A.O.C. combination and scored their thre5/C. Gardner.. 150* goals from these corners, through Capt. Wood.

SIGNALS

(21)

Blg. Hey.... 115

(25)

105 L/Cpl. Mobson 83

L/Cpl. Paul 135

$/5, Emberson 150*

(20)

L/Cpl. Saun.

dera

Sgt. Bracken

bury

144

150

Sig. Allen

148

L/Cpl. Murphy 150

150*

Bright scored the "hat trick" for "pt. Pitt Middlesex.

The first half did not

pro- duce any exciting moments, except when Bright scored the first goal after Moggeridge had made a solo run down the wing Land passed to Bright who made no mistake, giving the goalkeeper

1

no chance.

The second half soon brought

Wood scored the equaliser from a I short corner.

Rajputs on level terms when Capt.

There were numerous exciting¦ moments in this half with both sides narrowly missing, especially on one occasioni when Rajputs" goalkeeper made a brilliant save from Sheehan,

Bright then scored Middlesex's second wohl to give them the lead rain, but not for long, for Capt. Wood again scored from a short corner with a fine low drive.

773

Cpl. Bount

(21 & 20) L/Cpl. Pitcher 150

857

Breaks of twenty and over The winners of the Garrison Billiards League will undoubtedly be R.A.M.C who have won this competition for the past two years. They have only another three matches to play and Royal Scots are their nearest opponents who are 26 points behind.

The Final of the Army Amateur Billiards Championship will be played between Cpl. Harvey, R.A.M C. and S.Q.M.S. Wood, R.A.S.C.

Cpl. Harvey beat B.S.M, Raw- lings, R.A. in the semi-final last. week by 62 points, Harvey scored 400 with three breaks of (20), ('(20) and 123); and Rawlings-scor¬ d 338 with two breaks of (20) and: (20).

Pte. SQ.M.S. Wood "defeated Immédiately after the restart

Whybro of R}AM.C\-by@one point Midd'esex-again scored· · through Bright who ran in to net one of after a very even game. This was the finest goals yet reen in this the best game of the competition competition after Jackson put over with SQ.M.S. Wood scoring 400 with two breaks of (58), and (22),

a fine centre.

It then looked as if Middlesex and Whybro 399 breaks -of: (22) were easily going to taked both the and (30).

It is interesting to note that the points. With not much time to go Final of the Individual Snooker the Rajput Regt. never gave up Championship will be played be- hons of getting the equaliser.

V. Dixon, Cpl. Harvey, R.A.M.C. who are Hon. Secretary, and Clerk respectively of the Hong Kong Area Billiards.

They were soon rewarded when they were awarded another short corner for Capt Wood to once more net the equaliser,

In the Hong Kong Hockey tour- cement Engineers were beaten by Khalsa pt Scokunpoo on Sunday by 3 goals to 1.

Signal Coy, beat 5th A.A. Regt. "A" team by two clear goals after a hard fought game.

Signals were a better combining team and did not give the Gun- →ers much chance of getting through to score.

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ENGLISH BOXING

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International belligerence generally has result- in the private variety being stimulated consider- ably. Between 1914-1918 there were twenty-five title fights in England and the Inter-Allied Tourna- ments during 1918 and 1919 provided an immense stimulus to the boxing game in London.

The Beckett-Carpentier tights brought the game to its apex in] London and if their heavyweights| were not of the best at the time they had Ted "Kid" Let is, one of the best welters ever Jimmy Wilde, a strong contender for the

STUBBS.SHIELD RESULTS

heen Lieut. RAM.C

and

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It will be remembered that Cpl. Harvey won this competition last year and we wish him success, and would like to see him win it for

the second year in succession.

H.K.V.D.C. have reached the Final of the Soldiers' Club' Tour- nament.

Medical Corps are in the Final of the Garrison Challenge Cup, and will play, either Corps of Mili- tary Police or 22th. Coy. (F) En- gineers.

Royal Army Medical Corps have a fina record for Billiards in the last two years having won the following competitions,

Unit)

Garrisori Billiards League, '{Inter-

1938

·Garrison: Billiards: League: (Intor-

Unit)

.1939

: 1938

-1939

1939

1938

1939

Garrison Challenge Cup

·Garrison · Challenge. Cup

·So{dler=®.... Qlub' Tournament Amateur Snooker. “Championship.. (Oply Wyre;' RAM-C.) Amateur Snooker Championship.. (Cpl. Harvey, R.A.M.C.)

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IN the Second Division of the Men's Softball League Royal Air Force defeated Cosmopolitans after а very hard Softball struggle by two runs, the scores being R.A.F. 18, Cosmopolitan 16. title of the finest fly-weight the the Stubbs Shield competition of South China who defeated them Royal Scots suffered heavily to world has ever seen, and Tancy the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Royal Artillery gained a further Lee, who beat Wilde as a

two points at the expense of Royal Engineers who were unable to feld a team; :

The Second Round

from

results of

by 14 runs to nil.

fly- weight, and then won the feather-were: weight title three times, annexing H.K.S.R.A. received walk-over the Lonsdale Belt outright for this

Gilman and Co., Army great performance.

Audit Staff bent 12th Heavy YESTERDAY at meeting of Early Chaos Regt, RA; PW.D... beat Hong Army Association Football Kong and Shanghai Bank 4; and: selection committee the following boxing in England. For the first walk-bver from R.A.O.C. 6th Soccer sent the Army in the

How, then, is this war affecting 3; Education Department received

were chosen to repre- month or two chaos reigned. In A.A. Regt., RA, beat Dairy Farm.

forthcoming "Kotewall the Provinces the game struggled 4 and:2; Air Raid Wardens beat Cup" game:- on in Liverpool and the north- J. D. Hutchison and Co. 8 and 4; Bankier (R. Scots), Naysmith east, but in London only one hall, Butterfield and Swire beat Post (R Scots), Fraser (R. Scots), Bir- the Devonshire Sporting Club, Office. 5 and 4; Dodwell and Co. rell (Engineers), Bright (Midd'x), kept the game alive. Then-Syd- beat Government Merical' De- Freshwater (Midd'x), Owens ney Hulls, probably the principal partment 3 and 2.

(R.A.), Hossack (R. Scots) Fox promoter in England, began Mon- All competitions for the New (Engineers), Weir (R.A.S.C.) and day afternoon shows at the Sta Year meeting at Fanling were Duffield: (R.A.Q.C.). dlum Club.

cancelled owing to lack of Reserves. Reynolds (R.A.O.C.). The boxing fraternity, bewild- entries.

Lawton (R.A.), Guy (R.A:), Rear- ered by the absence of their In addition to G. M. Park and son (Middx), Pelham (Engineers) greatest stimulant, crept out of G. Thomerson, who tied for the Land Munro (R. Scots). All donations will be acknowledged in the their holes and Monday after "S. C. M. Post" Bomber Fund

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noons became get-together day in compeition 3 up, T. Megarry also The Monthly Mosting, of the which the handshaking and had a card of the same value. The Hong Kong Football Referees' As- greetings almost made the actual three players will now have to velatiori, will ke heldre she Hotel boxing a poor obligato,

play off

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