1925-12-10 — Page 7

PLAY AND PLAYERS. THE LAI WAH CUP TEAM.

By "Wanderer."

Making oneself clear varies con- siderably in point of dißculty in relation to the particular bias of the person who la reading. A cor respondent writes enquiring my principal objections to the Civilian team for Saturday next and asks inter alia whether or not the fact that five Club members are includ ed hus any influence on my point of view.

The real objection is assuredly not that any particular person is included or that any particular per- ron has been left out but merely that it is to be hoped that it is not the best side that the Civilians could put in the field. The matchi as I stated yesterday was at the out- set suggested as being in the nature, of an Interpori trial, and drawing' from my experience of the playing ability of most men in local First Division football, I would sugueri

much like him in his younger days. stand glaring at the peaceful figure. "Come out and fight, You you You, you...."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1925.

HANKOW AGREEMENT.

RATIFIED AFTER DELAY.

The Wuchang corrospandout of the North-China Daily News wri- tes under date Nov. 27:-

The agreement which was Trawn up last month between the British Consul and the Com- missioner for Foreign Affairs rolativo to the Hankow riot of last A frown of annoyance creased June was signed a fow days ago the champion's brown and heat the British Consulate. The glancos up from the paper he reading.

clearing up of the matter was nade necessary by Mr. Porter's departure from the port, where "Boy," he calls, "just go out and he has been acting Consul during chase those rude persons away, the furlough of Mr. Goffo. Thie don't care for their appearance.ratification, however, his toon by Their manners are execrable and no means pleasing to the Wuhani their language crude." Sighing, he Poople's Foreign Relations So- raises a soft hand to smooth back ciety, who

consider that the his hair, polished nalls reflectin Chinese ond has not been gained, in the sunlight. There are, mannsby the agreement. It will Je annoyances in the life of a cham-tentembered that the questions of compensation for the Chinese who, were killed, of the disarming of ho Hankow volunteers, and of the romoval of Messrs. Butterfield

pion,

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PROFESSIONAL LURE IN US.

The lure of professionalism in the modern era of high-pressure with confidence that but three, at athletic are becoming harder to re the very limit four, of the players than ever before among the chosen to represent the Civilians.amateur talent. The ethics or have the slightest prospect of in-advantages invcived' may clusion in the side which is to visit Shanghai in February.

subject for debate; but it is a fact, Fat-opportunities are widening for the amateur stars to capitalize their prowess and that many arc promptly seizing them.

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Chinese territory, were left in Swire's offices and wharf from abeyance. The only tangible result of the agreement, is the substitution of Chinese military for police la guard the boundaries, of the British Concession.

Immediately after the concln-. sion of the negotiations, rizi, on the 18th of last month, the People's Foreign Relations So- ciety communicated with Mr. Hu The attractions of professional-Chum, the Commissioner ism have cut heavily into Foreign Affairs in Honkow, de The ranks of women swimming manding that he should refuse to star. The leading mermaids of sign the agreeshent. It was pro- America's last two Olympic teams bably owing to their opposition now have forsaken amateur rank and threats that the signing has with the decision of Misa Aileen beer put off until the last possible moment. They are trying to get Mr. Hu dismissed.

The Hongkong Football Associa- tion often worka along a line of reasoning which suggests to them that if a certain player is good but not good enough for the Interport, he shall be given his place in an- other representative match, to the exclusion may be of a beller player. Quite a laudable argument and worthy of every consideration, but not so sound when a match is de-Riggin and Miss Gertrude Ederle clared to be a preliminary Inter-

to occupy posts as instructors in port trial.

Florida. They have followed the footsteps of Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey and Miss Helen Wainwright.

CHESS TOURNEY.

CAPABLANCA FINISHES

THIRD.

Moscow, Dec. 9. The chess tournament has con-

I will however admit that the selection committee were set a difficult problem, the reason being Golf and tennis show simile! that the civilian element in foot-signs of the times, although here ball in the Colony just now does

the movement is not so marked. not rise to great heights by any

Even so, there have been reports | manner of means. Present form

that Robert T. Jones Jr. two-lime would indicate that at least six

amateur champion, has been ap-| players will need to be drawn from proached with professional offers, the Army if the strongest side is

despite the Atlanta star's firm included. to be sent North, and were I set

Lention of remaining an amateur. Boguljuiboff, with fifteen and a the task of picking the side to-mor

William T. Tilden 2d, toc, was half points, is first, row judging purely on current form linked with rumours of a profes and forgetting that certain playersgional career at the time his con- have never let the Colony downtroversy with the United States when thoroughly extended, my side player-writer question was at its would be: Clark (Police) goal; height,

for

court suurs,

Lasker, fourteen, ia second. ". Capablanca, thirteen and a half, is third.-Reuter.

bath

Wheeler Kowloon) and Wynne Tilden led fight that establish- (Police), backs; Mitchell for Med his right to continue writing has been set aside at Pilright, A specially equipped station Grenvey, Surreya), Sims (Kow-without jeopardizing his amateur Surrey, to make a study of the loon) (capt.), Bristowe (Surreys) standing so that the six-time na-foot-and-mouthrdisouse. The work McKelvie, Kowloon). half- tional champion, though remaining is under the direction of the Foot- Виски: Charlesworth (Surreys) an amateur in competition, still is and-mouth Humberstone

Disease Gosano able to profit indirectly from his Committee of England. The Bri- (Surreys)

Research (Recreio) Butler (Surreys) and playing fame, along with Vincent tish ministry of agriculture furn- Mackleworth (Surreys) forwards. [ Richards and a number of other ished the station which includes Rezerves: Bishop (Club) Watson

borns and laboratories. (Club) and Mason (Kowloon). No amateur athlete in history Research work and experiments Purposely Andy Duncan has probably has withstood any, mor will be carried on with cattle, been omitted from the list as I pressure, to turn professional than shoep and pigs, in the hopes of understand that he is shortly to yo

Paavo Nurmi, the star from Fin-finting means of curing and con- to sea.. Watson is included in the land, who performed on the boards trolling the disense. reserves because he is one of the and cinders of this country early, keenest players in local football in the year. From various and can take up most any position sources, it was estimated that with some credit while Mason can Nurmi was offered approximately graph that has behind it a play in any position in the for- ward line. Bishop seems rather

Significant paragraph A para-

quarter of a million gold dollars story about the champion. Once Iong

tu forsake the amateur trail. As Dempsey greeted the press crowd

off form this season otherwise he matter of fact, Nurmi might and the fight crowd. Then he had. could not, having due regard to his have accepted some of these, such his nose plastered.

past performances, be omitted, Wheeler has struck form which places him No. 2 in the list of backs at the Colony's disposal,

as writing offers, without affect-

ing his amateur standing, but he he was here and took down

Recently he renovated the hotel declined them all with characteris-sign of welcome to ring fans. His

tie stoicism,

It will certainly he very necess sary to singe a game the Prabubles versus the Rest, and until then it will be impossible to solve the very real difficulty presented by thesey.

NEWS FROM HOLLYWORJA

a

secretary told visitors and tele- phone callers that Jack was "not; al home."

Jack Dempsey slowly and surely

This town has "got" Jack Demp-divorced himself from the forces

half-back line where we have five He has gone "the way of

A 'BOXING CHAMPION.

of the prize-ring-his prize-ring.

Boxing writers turned the, nther

couple of times were enough.

wing-halves of about the same flesh" that is burned by movie cheek a couple of times, but a etunding. Sims, in the centro, se-kleigs, lects himself.

From his more popular days of Dempsey Tound himself left alone, Mr. rough-and-ready good fellowship, forgotten. He found himself pass- The champion has grown inte "gentleman"-in the strict Holly-passed up Jack Kenras and every- led up just as neatly as he had Out springs a figure as lean as

woudian usage. a wolf and savage as a tiger. His

His hair is

body who admits knowing Jack patent-leathered. stomach is as flat as a board bis trousers have that generous both ways.

Kearns. It was 'a wholesale job,; cause food is an uncertain thing to fullness of Oxford bags, Hir be snatched as ccasion offore, rentags are asually full-dressed. Under the ban of his skin smooth muscles ripple and the fists are hard from a continual battle for. Synthetic Dempsey--and pathetic movie, plastic noses, Harry Willses, Dempsey, for the champion is se-formal banqueta and parties-and He looks round at the worlding the light after a year of cathe difficulties of any wide-open- seemingly peopled by menacingway vision.

existence.

consciously up-stage.

Perhaps Dempsey has not been

No doubt

is nose is almost classic. He is the man has his troubles--what the husband of a movie star.

with brokerage business, hotels,)

spaces man would have in a set

forms whose hands are all against The man has perfectly portrayed where one's grammar is remarked. him. He thrusts his lean jaw for the fable of the ambitious. ward and shouts "Come on, I can elimbed the

He where one's fork has a code of Jackter of lick you all."

success Queensbury all its own. quickly, and in ha haste he failed

It would all be nobody's busi

to look back, Now, on the top, beaeae if Jack meant to keep his back turns to bow to the plaudits, but turned on the ring. But he docan't. more,

A few years later a champion there is silence. He sees a void Ile wants to fight some takes his ease on the bourd veran-where once milled countless friends lastic Rose or not; and he is be- dah of a well appointed house." His and admirers, eager to pay tribute.ginning to count the errors of his face is placed though there is a certain heaviness about his eyes. page in Los Angeles on the day!

Read this, quoted from a sport ways.

"I need the publicity," he told

The cord of his silk lounging robe after Dempsey returned from the a sporting editor, explaining, why is drawn rather tightly round the cast:

waist. The spacious grounds

strelch away to the tall fence came champion, not a alngle box-

"For the first time since he be-boxing exhibitions.

he was donating his services In

Tie that! A champion in Ameri

which bounds them, but the quieting writer of Los Angeles news-ca needing publicity..

is broken by voices from beyond papers was at the train to inter- the barrier. A number of mon,view Dempsey."

But Jack is right. He is one who noods it,

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