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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1955.

Some Bouts Last Night Failed To Live Up To Expectations

Say's OUR BOXING REPORTER

I wish I could tell you that the new boxing season started with a big bang when the HKABA staged its opening show at the Southorn Play- ground last night in aid of the Missions to Seamen Gymnasium Fund,

The truth is however that except in flashes this was nothing more than a very ordinary affair and some of the fights failed to live up to the importance of the occasion. Nevertheless the worthy cause for which the show was held will reap an acceptable dividend for a big crowd turned out, and It was indeed a distinguished audience that filled the ringside scals.

fallen acro

The programme did throw up for Rawlings to reduce him to because he started a count and one interesting new personality the Impotence of an evening continued to 'B' although the and the crowd got plenty to breeze. Rawlings fought a boxer had not gone done, shout about when LAC "Tar brainy fight from the start and neither had be Baby Robinson stepped into the the referee intervened in the i the ropes, ring to do battle with AB Nash recond round to save an out- RN In a Light Heavyweight classed

Howes from further bout, Robincon 10 quite punishment.

D character and once he has had

Henry Wong was back in he is going to provide some fire- | nellon and to the enthusiastic, but often misleading roars of works around these parts.

his faithful followers he scored Ile is still as crude a

a clear cut points victory over but he is so tough and come determined that opponents willAB Jennings of HMS Modeste.

a contest or two under his belt

they

find him a bard it to crack. He hammered away at Nash for three merelless rounds and in the end the gallant sailor must - have welcomed the bell like

heavenly music.

In the early stages of the pro- gramme the spectators got some thing to shout about when Chon Shu-sum met AB Cordwell of the Royal Australian Navy. They went at it bummer and tongs for three rounds und a narrow ver- diet went to the Chinese boy.

It was certainly the first time I had seen a count started when a boxer was still on his feet and apparently ready to defend himself. 110 a noat point for the experts to argue over when they got together.

The bouts were well handled by Referees Shepherd

and Walker. Jening was never really a

Mrs Hugh Harlon, match for Wong but Henry's wife of the Chairman of the luck of a finishing punch com-Committee of the Missions to peiled him to go the whole way. Seamen, presented the trophies to the boxers after each bout. Jennings NVI down several times and it looked as though he was saved by the bell at the end of the second rouni

MIGHTY MORSELS

The organisation of the show was carried out by CPO Jim Herrett, RN as a farewell ges- ture prior to his departure from the Colony and the occasion was suitably marked when

Tony Martinez presented him with a The Mighty Morsels. Young beautiful cup from the members Iron Bucks and Rocky Chan...of the China Gymnasium. met again and delighted the audience with another grand The other results on the bill display. It will be a great pits were as follows:- when these two midgets grow Heavyweight Postle paid the big enough to teach the top inevitable penalty for fending

Tope,

for as things are, they with his chin and failing either must be just about the youngest to cover up or fight back when and smallest boxers in the ring in trouble. His opponent. LAC | today. O'Connell, is a most ungainly

PAID THE PENALTY

Bantam. Speedy Morales beat

HAMMERING AWAY

Midgets Rocky Chan (right) and his old adver- sary "Young Iron" Backs in another lively exhibition of fisticuffs in last night's Combined Services and China Gym boxing exhibition at the Southorn Play- ground in aid of the Missions To Seamen Gymnasium fund.—China Mail Photo.

England To Meet

Denmark At

At Soccer On October 2

By ARCHIE QUICK

ARSENAL WILL SPEND, SO WILL CHELSEA, SPURS AND NEWCASTLE

Says BOB PENNINGTON

Arsenal, Chelsea, 'Spurs, and Newcastle are now engaged on the greatest soccer man-hunt of all time.

Arsenal manager Tom Whittaker opens this titanic transfer drive this week with a bid to sign "Stanley Matthews the Second," 29-year-old Derek Hogg, Leicester City outside-left.

Tom Whittaker and Highbury's second-in-command, Jack Crayston, made a secret dash by car to Leicester Saturday last to see Hogg score against Liverpool.

cannot England simply

afford to be being the penny wise and relegation-

The hunt goes on,

on

22

They were spotted sitting that Hogg has apart in the stands Mr Whit-future as well täker attempted to disguise his immédiate answer to Arpennl's foolish. presence by removing his left-wing problem. spectacles-but they rushed off

back

to London immediately (after the game.

It was obvious to Mr

The question is will Leices- ter accept a £15,000 plus Whitfor the Stockton-born fler who Com- Chorley,, the Lancashire bination club, in October, 19527

fec

taker, even without spectacles, cont them a bare £1,000 from

SOFTBALL

LEAGUE

DRAW

ENTHUSIASM

—(London Express Sarvica).

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LRC Tennis Tournament

Unhappily for Arsenal, this is kely to be a repeat of the Vic Groven story with the Leicester fans showing 13 much en- thusiasm In keeping their idol | ZRC as did the supporters of Leyton (erday: Orient.

The following were the results of tennis matches played in the tennis tournament yen-

"Men's Handicap Stigles

G. MacWhinnie beat J. Williams.

Men's Singles M. Heenan beat D. G. L. Green, 0-4; 10-5,

The following is the draw for the first round of the Senior

A Leicester official tells mo:7-8; 0-3. "B" Division, Ladies' Division "Arsenal contacted us on Friday. and Junior Division of theThere is a great bond of friend- Softball Leagué,

ship between the clubs and we would like to help if it isnt all possible.

except

Senior "B" Longuo All matches at 3.30 Comets v Delawares ari 1930, which starts at 2 pm.

9, 10, 53: Ground A: Delaware va

arch 3

H.K. University. Ground B; Comets va Hurricane.

16. 10. 631 Ground A: HK. Univer alty v Comets. Ground B: Hurri- eulle vs Delawares.

30, 10, 65: Ground A: Comets va

H.K. University.

Ladies Handicap Doubles Mrs B. Fowler and Mrs J. Tite beat Mr D. G. L. Green and Mra H. Lubesoder, 8-9; 8-3.0

Men's Handicap Doubles "But how can we part with

AA, Maiden and A. Q. Crook, Hogg? He is the greatest wing beat G. M. Plotter and F. Stroynk, prospect since Stanley Matthea 3-6; 6-0;6-4

for Stoke. Our aim

Club Mixed Doubles played must be to build a side to Lake Mrs Armstrong, 1-6: 13-10 6-3, us back to the First Division."

27. 11. 85: Ground A: Delaware, Hogg and has never lost interest

Ground B: Comets or hope.

The Football Association have used a very doubtful|sity vs Delawares. method of team selection in the manner in which they ve iturricane. chose the England team to face Denmark in Copenhagen HK. University on October 2.

Ground B:

R. Getz and Mira Getz beat My and

This will not stop Whittaker Mrs Gets and Mrs Harrisonbeat Delawares. Ground B: Hurricane vs trying to make Hogg's respark- Mrs Armstrong and Mrs Vaes, 6-3; able body-awcrve an Arsenal Mr A. A. Maiden and Miss D. 20, 11, 85: Ground A: Cometa va asset. Ten months ago he sent Madgett, heat Mrs D. Prophet and Hurricane, Ground B: H.K, Univer- Arensal scout Joe Shaw to study Miss E. Besp. 9-1; 6-1.

TODAY'S PROGRAMME

CAS 8.30 p.m.) 4. 12. 5: Ground A: ILK. Univer- Leicester have England

Club Ladies' Doubles Bity vs Hurricant.

ATH Court 8; Mes Green and outside left Jack Froggait, play- Delawarez ve Cometa.

with Lubeseder. v Mrs Towler and Mrs That day is a Sunday, the day after a full League 18, 12. 65: Ground A: HK. Univering in the half-back line

Kite: Court 6: Mrs Scholes and programme in England, so the FA have pandered to the sity vs Delawares. Ground B: Hur-their

latest capture from Mrs Rawlings v Min Watson and ricane vs Cometa,

Hibernian, Pat Ward, waiting to Mis Gould. clubs and the Football League by selecting only one man 22. 1, 50: Ground A: Comets vs take

Club Mixed Doubles over at wing-half. But

Court 4: Mr and Mrs Crofton v from each club. Further than that they have picked HK. Univerity. Ground B: Del- Froggutt, I was told, has re-

ewares vs players who would normally be opposing each other in the Comets. Ground B: HK, Univer the left wing.

8. 2. 5: Ground A: Delawares va fused point blank to return to E. Sauballo and Mrs Maiden. Inter-Hong Handleap Court 7: Dr Smart and Dr Choa League on the Saturday instead of flying with the slly va Hurricane

(Medical Dept.) v I. I. Kendall and Bantam, Pic. Hudson beat national side on the Friday.

X.M. Macpherson (I.C.I.): Court Tinson Hung on points,

AB Mason TKO in Round 1.

Weller, AB Tunnock bont OS Henson on points.

Lt. Welter. SM Evans beat LAC Harbour TKO in Round 2. and often. As for as Postle was 14 crucial battle for Referce Bantam. Manual Wong brat

|SAC Sold on points.

Lt. Middle. LAC Glasgow beat E.M. Thomson Round 2.

looking fighter but he hits hard It was obvious that this was

concerned it was no hard and Jack Shophert took refuge out- too often and the referee stopped side the ring away from the the bout in the second round to gladiators und only came in at save the soldier from unneces- | the end to intimate that the

bout had ended in a draw. sary punishment.

There was plenty of inter-ship rivalry when AB Rawlings of HMS Modeste and AB Howes of HMS Comus met In Weller. weight bout.

Mention of Mr Shepherd re-

calls an unusual incident during one of the early contests when a boxer, who had Just received a series of hard blows, backed

TKO In

Light. SAC Cunningham beat LAC Nevin on points,"

20. 2, 50; Ground A: Hurricane va 'Cometa. Ground B: Delaware Va

UK, Univerzity.

pelaware, Ground B: HLK. Univer-

.4, 3. 84: Ground A: Hurricane v

asty vs Compta.

Thus Bolton Wanderers and get a "cap" the famous "Fatty" Wolverhampton Wanderers meet Wedlock, of City. on

Billy The Saturday, and

The full might of Spain has Delawares, Ground A: Hurricane va * 18, 3, 50: Ground A:-Cometa vs Wright is taken from one side

a: Wembley on HK. University. be met the and Nat Lofthouse from on

November 30, and here was the Huddersneld Town are other.

on to the ropes and covered Lt. Middle, LAC Duval beat off like up. Mr Shepherd had the SO hurricane but it didn't take long 'students

Howes started

Cunningham, (MN)

of

the game arguing | points,

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Cable eleven to

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Ladies' League

at home to Preston North End, opportunity to try out the prob- face the

7. 10. 65: Ground A: At 9.30 p.m.: Instead we get the south China va Capanda: Ground B and Preston supply Tom inny possibility of a shock defeat and At 9.30 5.m. Wahoos vs Colom Manchester without Roger Byrne, and their a wasted chance of a side get-8. 10. 58: Ground A: At p.m.: opponents, Luton Town, haveing to know each other's play. A p.m. Cupenda vs Wahoo

For this will not be the leam against Spain!

goalkeeper Tom Baynham away. The FA have taken Jimmy Dickinson, so the opposition, Sunderland, have been

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ODD MEN OUT

On paper Denmark are easy meat. So too, we thought, were the United States in the World Cup, and Portugal at Oporto last May. But it did not work out that way. And remember, the last time England sent a full

Redrawn

Overseas vs Tal Tung Ground B..

16. 10. 85. Ground A: At 9.30 a.m.: Colleens vs Overseas; Ground B: At 9.30 a.m.: Tal Tung vs South China

23. 10, 55: Ground_At At 2.39 p.m.: Wahoos ve Tai Tung; Ground B: At 3.30 p.m. Colleens vi Capanda.

30. 10. B5: Ground A: At 9.30 n.m. Overscan Vf South China: Ground B: At 9.30 a.m.: Tai Tung Vs Capanda.

Overseas va Wahoos; Ground

At

STILL OPTIMISTIC -

All Tom Whittaker ways

"We must spend, and spend There is no other option."

is: big.

Arsenal have also stepped up their bid for Groves and are still optimistic that he will leave Leyton after October 15;

|

E. H. Rawlings and S. W. Wang (HK Tramways) v M. Hardingham Court 9: J. H. L. Riviere and C. and F. L. C. Ho (China Engineers):

Quand (Indo-China T. Co.) v1. Neukom and G. Bachman (Swiss Reinsurance).

"Club" Men's Handicap · Court 9;. G. M... ¡Pisister, W. Rainger: Court 3: Si Nanninga V H. Eggenberger.

TOMORROW

At 5.30 pm.) Ladies' Handicap -Bingies (Final) Court 4: Mr Green or Mrs Mies Gould, or Mra

Hodgson.

That is the deadline by which Orient's fans must raise £10,000 or lose Groves, Although the response has been heartening Thompson the target still seems out of range unless a wealthy.

of porter takes a large block five-shilling shares.

Men's Doubles (Semi-Anais) Court 5: M. Heenan and J. Gould or D. G. L. Green and 7. Dotter y A. C. B. Hopkins and M. Pridh or E. Zulauf and G. Smart; Court d: B. Saul and F. C. Stuckey or H. Chelsea manager Ted Drake Williams and H. Lubeseder v_E, A. has told Orient to keep him Rowlings and M. Mackie or E. Sau- posted immediately a decision balle and F. Widmer.

Ladies Doubles · Handicap is made about Groves.

Court 3: Mrs Prophet and Miss The order has gone out at Beggy Mis Zewald and Mrs Van 3. 11. 58: Ground 4: A Stamford Bridge: We must put de Hek.

-Inter-Hong· Handicap - punch

into the forward line at

Court 1: G. M. Pleister and Lam Yuk-ying (T.I.L.) VC Nanninga and A. de Jong (RIL): Court B: have over £200.000 in will not

D. C. Berty and R. 3. G. Howen | (Secretariat) v M. Pridham and E. hesitate to buy big if the stars Gosano (ji.k. & Shanghal Bank) or become available to strengthen 10. Puncheon and T. W. Yau (Jar

dines); Court Di O. 8, Gamble and their defence and forward line. W.

Rivailing London's big three Prophet and A. D. Hemed tor (South British In#.) v in the transfer race are cup. Tems, 215.),

And their

Club Bingles' Handicap winning Newcastle.

Court 2: H. Vin de liek v 3. number one target in London Millwall centre-half Charles Croften or D. G. Green, Hurley

Hurley, Eighteen-year-old At 7.30 p.m.: Wah Ying va Semi-

Jenfor LaBzUO

4 p.m.: Colleena vs South China, In view of tho very poor

13. 11. 56: Ground A: A4 9.30 | all a.m.; Överseas vs Capanda: Ground support given to the demonstra-B: At 9,30 a.m.: Wahoos vs Souththe bank and they tion on hockey fouls at Happy China. Valley on September 23, it has been decided to cancel the do- monstration scheduled for Geto-

1. 10. 53: Ground A: At 2.30 ber 7 at King's Park in Kow-p.m. p. I. Dodgers v CA im loon.

Ground B: At 3.30 p.m. Bagien va cleven to Copenhagen, the Because DGS now find it Wah Ying: Ground A: At 4 pm.: hospitable Danes held us to

Impossible to field a team for At & p.m.: Tal Tume ya Lion Cubs. Seminoles vs Overseas: Ground B: draw. The England side the coming season, the Ladies' goalless

8. 10. 65: Ground A: At 3.50 day

formidable makes

p.m.: C.A.A. vs Eagles; Ground B; League has had to be redrawn, reading: Swift"

and Wright,

the following are the notes. Franklin,

Cockburn; matches, scheduled for Satur Matthews, Hagan, Lawton, day, October 1. Shackleton

Langton.

The previous draw, published eariler, is te

Scott Anton:

be considered null and void.

a.m.:

D. 10. 55: Ground A:. At 9.30

Overseas vs Tal Ground B At 9.30a.m.: Cubs vs P. 1. Dodgerm.

from Ireland, has drawn New Gutierrez Shield

castle's scouts all this season.

con-

Tung: But the bid has not been high enough to make Millwall sider parting with their greatest post-war discovery.

are

Quarter-final Round Draw

Who are the odd men out ž. this pairing in the lobbies? Jeft Hall of Birmingham City (who

Recreio y Services at Boun-

10. 10. 58: Ground A: At 2.30 play Spurs), Stan Matthews, of dary St. at 2.15.

The next few weeks will de- Ump: WOIL B. Eagles vs Seminoles: Ground ackpool (who

Newcastle meet Cardiff

At 2.30 p.m.: C.A.A. vs Over elde

whether Forrest, U.S. Dillon; Dorians seas; Ground A: At 4 p.m.; Wah Don Revle, of Manchester

The following is the draw for City

(against

forced to part Chelsea)

y Victorians at King's Park Ying va Lion Cubs, Ground B: We forced to increase their offer or

Millwall aro and

the quarter-final ct 4

round of the Geoff Bradford of Bristol Rovers p.m. Ump: K. Lan, WOIP.M. Tal Tung P. 1. Dodgera.

10, 88: Ground A: At 4 p.m.; through filing attentrices. Richardson Craigengower V Wah Ting vs Overseas; Ground D (who piny Lincoln City). One Gremlin Kings at Happy Valley Atp.m.: Tai Tung va Eagles.

Take one more look at the Gutierrez Shield international bowls tournament, club which will not grimble is

First Division table. Clubs like lawn

take place at 2.30 Ump: Sgt Tribe, RQMS

Chelsen (19), scheduled to 23, 10, 68 Ground & At 9.30 Arsenal (20), Bristol Rovers, who will wel-Taylor: Gremlins 'v KGV 'B' at a.m.: Lion Cuba va C.A.A.; Ground 'Spurs (22), and Newcastle (11), /Saturday, October 1, at the come Bradford's representative

KBGC, commencing af 3.80 p.m.: honour. He is the first Bristol King's Park at 2.30. Ump: Sgt At 9.30 a.m.: P. I. Dodgers vs Rover ever to play for England, Talford, H. Rosa; KGV 'A' ̈V

Vs, "England" (A) and is a local. So too was the

'A' at Happy Valley at 20. 10. B: Ground A: At 2.30

V. C. Bond only other Bristol man ever to p.m. Ump: F/Lt Ireson, Bata.m.: Seminoles v Tai Tung: Ground E; A¥.3.30 p.m.: Lion Cubs Darvill

vs Engles; Ground A: At 4 p.m.; Due to the redrawing of the overwas va P. I. Dodgery; Ground Ladies League, alterations have B1A4 pam.: C.A.A. W Wah Ying

5. 21. 58: Ground A had to be made in the printing

At 2.30 Seminoles

14cm Cuba: and consequently distribution of Ground B: At 2:30 p.m.: Overseas the handbook will be held up

HKAAC ANNUAL

MEETING

The Third Annual General The indulgence of all Clube is Meeting of

Seminoles.

Vi

0.188: Ground A: A 9.30

the Hongkong requested this respect. How- R.M.: CA.A. vo Tal Tung: Ground

Amateur Athletic Club will be ever, in order that Clubs will | B At 0.30 a.m.; Wan Ying vs P. I. | held at the_Wah Yan College, | know nm lime who their Amlia- | Dodgers,

HOME SOCCER RESULTS

London, Sept. 26. Association football resulto today were:

DIVISION III -SOUTH

Coventry City, 2 Brentford. Queen's Firk B 1 Bwindơm T Shrewsbury T 2 Southampton

DIVISION ITI NORTH Gateshead Dodgers vs Exgian: Ground 5 At 1.30 p.m.: C.A.A. va Men's First Division

Halifax T Army A.-G. T. Palmer. (Regular) Beminoles:. Ground Al. At 4 p.m.;. Mabeeld T Umpire); Sq/Lde Baker (mergency Wah Ting ve Tai Tung: Ground B

Stockport Vempire).

Information is released:name

P.SI.

Kowloon, Cafeteria, Waterloo ted Umpires are, the following 12. 11. 88 Ground A: At 2.30 Road, tomorrow at 5.45 p.m.

Anyone who is interested in athletics and would like to join

the club ik welcome to attend.

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