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PLAY AND PLAYERS.

SATURDAY'S BOXING.

By "Wanderer.”

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LIFE OF CRIME.

RETURNED BANISHEE

SENTENCED.

Mr.

Eefore the Chiof Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, at the Criminal Ses. The stage is act for a capital to advantage or to lend addi-peared to answer three charges of sions this morning, Mok Kan ap entertainment on Saturday for that tional interest to the contest. section of the public which inter-

Stoker Murrel who meets P. Oreturning to the Colony contrary to larceny. He was also charged with. cata itself in the scientifle cultiva- Meen is unknown

to me. He No hitch comes from H.M.S.- Hawkins and years dated June 18th, 1925. Mr. an order for deportation for ten tion of cauliflowers, has occurred in the arrangements is said to be a weltor of some H. K. Holmes appeared for the of the Hongkong Boxing Associa-merit.

P. O. Meon is a tall ag- Crown. tion--the programme as announc-gressive battler who knows how ed in these columns last week to use his reach to advantage. Holmes said a man had a room at

Outlining the first charge, atands good--and provid the should prove a good fight if Mur- contestants do not jump to hasty rel is as useful as he is said the Y.M.C.A. in Bridges Street, and; in arriving there, on the morning conclusions in the majority of the be..

of Sept. 15th he saw the accused in-| bouts, patrons may prepare them- selves-bring their

sand-

ide the building. Accused told wiches, etc.-for a late, though

alm that he wanted to see a certain none the less interesting evening,

man, so he was taken to a room. Too much attention need not be

there he was left, and he appeared o have collected various articles paid to the publicity given to the

Own

defeat of Marine Betts, who meets: Ewin for the welterweight cham-

*

FIELDING AT CRICKET.

and then goie to work. He suh- equently went round various pawn. shops in the town with the police, and most of the property was re- covered.

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If there is a branch of cricket which is, and has been receiving more criticism than any other, and which deserves consideration not always given to it. It is that of folding. Indifferent fielding can pionship of the Colony at the usually be traced to a lack of hands of Piper at Weihaiwel re-systematic coaching in early days. cently. On that occasion Betts Boys at school love to hit for was reputedly far from fit, and did home and glory, bowl with the not enter the ring because he so strength of a Pythian Apollo, and wished. There will be no doubt of hit the stumps as though they were enjoying a few moments at his fitness on Saturday. For a cocoanut-stall on a fair-ground. nearly a month, Betis has been But fielding-why, bless your life, In serious training, and he is fully prepared for the champion-groundsman to mend the nets or they would rather help the

With regard to the charge of ship contender. He has reached his best fighting weight and look-keep the score of some rival house stealing three trunks and a baske ed pretty good in training the the long-field.

game than spend ten minutes int appeared that the articles were, other evening. A. B. Ewin comes schools coaching is usually, or-put on a junk. As the junk was In the public taken down to the waterside to be to the Colony with the laurels atganised with the efficicney one engaged, however, they were left: taching to the middleweight cham-fails to discover in some of the there in charge of a woman. The pionship of the Royal Navy and colleges, grammar, and secondary eeused came along and forced her Royal Marines hanging decorously, schools. Supposing a boy from a to get some stamps for him, and round his neck, and on the only Council school and another who when she returned four of the five twe occasions I have had an op came from Harrow were in the packages were missing. There was portunity of witnessing him in running for a place in any eleven, no evidence to implicate anyone else Lion, he has demonstrated that the fellow from Harrow would but the accused. there is some cause for the constand a better chance than his found in a pawnshop, and two One package was fidence expressed in his camp. He rival, not because he was superior others in the possession of fights with rare judgment, and while not perhaps packing a punch as a batsman or as a bowler, but Chinese women. quite of the same calibre as that simply on account of proficiency of his opponent, it certainly is one which should not be allowed to

go hanging around loose.

in the field.

A keen enthusiast looks eagerly

some

The accused admitted that be. meant to steal the goods.

Dealing with the fourth charge.

for originality from the captain, accused admitted that he had re- Then ten-rounder arranged becording to a close study of the portation order had been made, and who ought to place his field ac- turned to the Colony after the de- tween Stoker Morris, of 11.M.methods of each dangerous butasaid he had to return to get a pass- Hermes and Piper should also man of the other side, and not so port. provide a great duel.

Piper is precise and machine-like, so 'cano- for his passport but he had to wait He had photographs taken] accorded the credit of being the nical and correct, as has too often for a few days before they were most improved boxer on the China happened. A skipper who knows ready, Station, but he has, in my estima- exactly what he is doing will not tion, days on and days off. He seems in good fettle just now, how batsman has hit rather hotly in

upset his field simply because ever, and Morris may not have one particular part of the ground first charge he sentenced him to the runaway victory he has been and eluded the fieldsen. The Tod to anticipate. Certainly on

five years hard labour; on the

ris's Aght. He is credited with being a better man than Ewin and both are welterweights.

The Chief Justice said it wast adopted a life of crime. On the quite clear that prisoner had

his record alone it should be Mor.Supreme test is to place the right second 18 months' hard labour; on men precisely in the right place. Just as a man of letters carefully the third 18 months' hard labour: chooses the right word to create and on the fourth two years' hard the true effect, so should a cap-labour, the last three sentences to tain also select the right man to run concurrently with the first sen- produce the best results.

Lence. But as

The must Interesting of the ninor contests appears to be that between Drummer Bowles and

the right word le useless unless

the right fieldsman' is a mere pas- senger if his position is not wise- ly chosen,

EGYPTIAN POLITICS.

REBELLIOUS DEPUTIES

WARNED.

Cairo, Nov. 18.

2. B. Gardner of the Hermes. it appears in the right place, so Bowles needs no introduction to local fans, yet he is said to be an improved man since his victory over Major. There is no doubt Since the War. England had that he takes his boxing very slowly but surely been discovering seriously and his quickness of eye players who are concentrating on and ability to seize on the first specialised positions in the field, opening are great assets. He has and, provided they are encouraged. beer battling with the new ap-and-and treated properly, there is The Government has issued a down ball at the Detention Bar-little doubt that they will in time warning that it will forcibly pre- racks and is the only man training become indispensable in the posi-vent a meeting at Parliament House there who has mastered it. Hetions chosen. A good example of or elsewhere of the Deputies who can hit it with precision. Gard- this distinction is to be found in intended to hold a meeting of ner also claims a decent win over Richard Tyldesley, whose brilliant Parliament outside the Parliament Major, though the margin if any work at short-leg has been quite a Building on Nov. 21st. was so trifling that there was little latter-day attraction in first-class The communique warns Deputies real merit in the performance. cricket.

that they ceased to have any re- He is, however, the logical con- Players in the slips are not diff presentative character when Pariia-) tender for Bowles and will give cult to seck. And no three better ment was dissolved on March 25, a fine display even should his per-players could you pick than A. W. and adds that a new electoral law) formance be mainly dependent Carr, Tate, and R. Tyldesley. will be promulgated when the upon his defence, which is cer- Hobbs, of course, at cover-point, elections rendered necessary by the tainly very sound. His punching and F. T. Mann, A. E. R. Gilligan, decree of March 25 are held.- ability is not highly developed, and at mid-off, whilst Kilner or Tate Reuter. I think Bowica will win.

would not let us down at mid-on.)

A lightweight encounter be-Holmes und Sutcliffe are reliable tween Sign. Rogers and L/S scouts, remembering, of course, Baker should

go to Rogers the that they would never be called; more clever tactician. It is upon to bowl,

his own way.

LOAN TO ITALY.

די

MORGAN'S HEAD GROUP,

New York, Nov. 18.

the

long time since we saw Rogers There are, of course, possiblli-) in the ring but a glance at him in dies amongst amateur players. training was sufficient to indicate There are those who are young. that he has lost nothing in the and those who have had a fair interim. Baker is a plucky hard- share of experience, and R. Robert- Morgan's hend a group of Ameri- hitting fighter and will not allow son-Glasgow, G, 0. Allen, D. R. can bankers who have arranged a the Tamarite to have matters all Jardine, M. K. Foster, J. R. Barnes, hundred million dollar loan to the C. H. Taylor, C. T. Ashton, and;

Italian Government for the purpose Dusty Miller is just one more others deserve special considera-of financially supporting of the very prominent boxera tion. Most of those mentioned realoration of the gold standard. brought here by the Hermes. He have specialised in their par-Approximately half of the loan will la down to fight A. B. Pearce of ticular aspect of fielding and be used to withdraw the fifty the Hawkins, and should win it to have

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of industry has its trained mon for of the tira. The formal flotation! He possesses the ability to sum each important department, is the of the loan has been tentatively his man up and fight accordingly highest ideal that can be placed to fixed for the 20th instant.-Router's but in all cases this does not lead the credit of English cricket. American Service.

For a long time past German specially onlightoned spot of stand for Parliament, but Dame Jack Hobbs has declined to: social workers and teachers have books that youngsters have boon Melbe, when she has retired, pro- been carrying on a campaign persuaded to abandon. The chil-poses to take up politics, and will sgainst ponnydreadfuls and dron throw their treasures into identify herself with the anti- cheap adventure stories suspect-the fire with a zest that must be Communist Party," It will almost ed of being dangerous to boys and girls.

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