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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1929.

THE WORLD SPORT

to the body. The cautions for

DAVIES A WORTHYportunity and endeavouring to damage. Fraser with hefty blows CHAMPION.

holding, and ene against Fraser for striking low, were a natural conséquence. In open fighting Fraser was clearly superior, and at in-lighting, Hall may have been a shade the better. Hall went off with an enterprising attack and quickly illustrated that Fraser would have his hands full.

CONVINCING VICTORY OVER HALL..

THREE KNOCK-OUTS AT H.K.B.A. TOURNAMENT.

[By "Wanderer."]

HONGKONG'S FINE VICTORY.

* (Continued, from Page 1.)

SHAMEEN FOOTBALL.

FIRST MATCH IN THE WATSON SHIELD.

responsible for reducing the The first match of the Watson dangerous Wright to impotency. Shield was played off on Friday

The teams were:-

afternoon, whon H.M.S. Seamew Hongkong: Clark: Wynn, knocked-out the Lusitano' Recrea- Bishop; Everest. McKelvie, Lamtion Association in the first round. Yuk-ying; Barkham, Fung King- The holders of the shield at pre- cheong, Gosano, Suen Kum-shua sent are H.MS. Tarantula. and Caldicutt.

The draw this Benson ia Shanghai: David; Wilson, as followa:-Shameen Sparta

Favacho, Sinclair, Wright, Turner Tarantula: Luistano Recreation and Stokes..

Association v. H.M.S. Scamew; H.M.S. Moorhen v. H.M.S. Cicala.

Palmer: Poto-Hunt, Gash, Costa; Club, bye; H.M.S. Moth v. H.MS. Flowers for Your

tion.

Play had been in progress for exactly five minutes when Hong- In Friday's match it was quite kong opened the scoring. Sanng expected that H.M.S. Seamow hai's opening 'run was neatly would defeat their opponents and checked by Wynne, who sent they proceeded to do so by five Barkham away with a long kick goals to one. The game was ex- Lively play with Palmer and tremely fast throughout, though Costa prominent forced Barkham somewhat rough. The Lusitano to part with the ball to McKelvie, were' undoubtedly outclassed, but exwho made an opening by a superb nevertheless they put up a good pass to the extreme loft, forcing defence, especially in the second the Shanghai defence out of post-half.

The first score went to the Seamow about five minutes after Caldicutt put in a low, centre the start, but a few minutes later which David reached but failed to the Lusitano scored their only. with a terrific alot into the top against the scamew left back for a penalty awarded hold, and SUEN KAM-SHUN netted goal from of the net. This early auccess handling the bail in the area, gave Hongkong imputus, and

thereby equaliaing, This goal. Shanghai's defence was sorely seemed to put further vim into tried for some minutes, Barkham the play of the Seamew who no holding the attention by some proceeded to force the game as great work and splendid passes. muah as they could, scoring three Both Gosano and Fung King goals in a quarter of an hour. With cheong shot wide from eighteen the score at 4-1 at half-time in yard, and then David brought of favour of. H.M.S. Senmew, there a magnificent save from Suen, who placed the ball well to the goal hurd himself horizontally at the

Curious; Verdici. ・・・ There were some nent changes in the second round, both A CURIOUS DECISION. taking considerable punisanicnt without exhibiting signs of hurt. Hall devoted himself to fighting- In from that time onward, and from a spectator's viewpoint, the attractions, Hall took a consider contest therefore possessed fewer able amount of punishment about the head in getting inside, while he ducked Hall's left leads easily. Both men had taken a good deal when ten gruelling rounds came to an end, but I was puzzled by the decision. The judges disagreed, and there was extremely little in it, and the referees awarded the verdict to Hall for reasons which am at loss to fathom. To my

Elusive as an cel and yet never allowing his superb defence to operate to the detriment of his at tack, A. B. Davies, of H.M.S. Hermes, gave a vastly impressive display to win the lightweight championship of the Colony and the Murdoch Belt at the City Hall on Saturday night. His opponent, Londing Seaman Hall fought a capital fight, sticking to Davies manfully, but though he took him

the full distance, he was outelass-mind, Hall was not the more ag-keeper's right only to see David

ed in all the finer arts of the game,gressive, while it would be absurd seldom getting within measuring

to suggest that he had the aetter | ball, taking it in mid-air. style. distance.,

This was the fifth of the Hong- kong Boxing Association's tourna ments, and though not strikingly good, I think It excelled anything previously offered thia season.and

In six contents, there were three knock-outs, and two of the con- tests, the championship,, and the Fraser-In!! bout, were worth go- ing a fair way to see.

Davies revealed himself in the first round, giving a supremely skilful exhibition of boxing pure and simple. His attack was lightning twolf, and when Hall Tried to retaliate by a dashing at- tack, Davies had dunced away to safety. He ducked Hall's vicious |right-handers with delightful ease, and then when the latter was

scarcely expecting it, sailed in with a rattling left lead watch sent Hall's head back with a jerk.

itnil Puzzled.

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The escape seemed to liven up Shanghai for they took the Adams Knocked Out,

initiative for a space, and should the havo equalised. The enll came to The opening contest of evening, a meeting of feather-Stokes unmarked, but he bungled weights, Stoker Walters, Hermes, the chance, and Wynne gave him

A. B. Adams, Bruce, no chance to retrieve his error.

becoming only excaped utterably dull by reason of its early termination. Both lacked selence, and an early pro- mise of a brisk contest was not fulfilled, Walters managed to get inside, inflicting a good deal of punishment. Adams was sent to the bourds In the second round. and on rising was again balanced for the full count.

Bar Twice it.

Thrills there had been in plenty, but the next incident of note, round the Shanghal goal, made the great crowd gasp. Costa found himself completely outnuanoeuvred by the right wing, and Fung suddenly cut in and sent in a un-terrifle shot which struck the cressbar with David hopelessly beaten, while Suen secured and drove against the bar from the rebound.

Friend too Strong, Although Stoker Odell was the more stylish of, the two, he found A. B. Friend much too strong for him, and was well beaten in a six rounds lightweight contest: Odell commenced in good style, though the exaggerated stoop of

A record of the contest round by opponent worried him consider round would involve too much re-ably. Friend gradually got the petition to be either interesting or youthful challenger in the closing upper hand, and outfought his instructive. Hall fought gallant rounds, gaining a good verdict. ly enough, but his boxing skill was in ufficient to make the match an equal one. Davies always ap peared to have something new up his sleeve, and Hall was puzzled from beginning to end. Davies took the honours in the first seven rounds, and it was not until the

'mun so determinedly that

to Davies in the last round, but Davies wisely held him off.

At the tail end of the tourni

was

not much hope for the Lusitano. However, they pulled themselves ingether very well in the second half and by means of a dogged defence they only allowed the Seamew, who were putting forth all their efforts, to score once more. Our Own Correspon dent..

SWIMMING.

NEW RECORDS SET UP IN AUSTRÁLIA.

Sydney, Feb. 10.

Free Style Swimming Championship In the New South Wales Ladies'

Inps, Jean Cocks net up a new over 150 yards of three fifty-yard

Australian record. Tho results were:-1, Jean Cocks; 2, Edna Davey; Dulcie Raine. Time:~--~1 min. 45 1/5. CER

This is an Australian record, be ing one fifth of a second outside the world's record.

Bonnie Mealing, swimming back-

A minute later, Barkham broke stroke in the same race, covered the through in delightful style and distance in 1 min. 58 secs., which is middled to Gosano, whose frat-a world's record for women. time pile-driver just cleared the-Router. bar AL the other end, Favacho, [Some of these Indies falled Shanghai's most enterprising for miserably at the Olympic Games, notably Eden Davey and Bonnie ward, burst through and hit the

Mealing.) past with a terrific drive. Before ture, the Shanghai goalkeeper ing, or endeavouring to control, four Dayld was again in the ple- But they were too busy cont, oll- saving manificently from Fung a line of forwards whose skilful King-cheong. The interval arrived hall manipulation kept them on with Hongkon leading 1-0, a lead the run from the first whistle to the more than deserved.

last, to be of really valuable ser- vice to their forwards. Because of this, the forwards were strag- gling units for the greater part of the match.

hand

Two Quick Goals.

corner

A 'Coming Champion? The first enlivening fight was provided by A. B. Trimming and A. B. Abell, who met at the middle- weight 1nit. Trianming gave a

Sex minutes from the restart, nice display, steering clear of his Hongkong went further ahead, heavier opponent's onslaughts righth when Hall went into his with neat footwork, and planting finest goal of the match.

FUNG KING-CHEONG scoring the The Hongkong forwards, on the even his blows with precision. He brilliant tackle by Everest sent the

A other hand, produced football of Davies' remarkable defence was shawest great enterprise in follow right wing off on

a high exhilarating order, and if temporarily at a loss, that one ing up his left-hand leads with a dangerous raids, and Barkham little remiss, the reason

one of Its sometimes their shooting was a may be realised his personal merít. stiff right, and was little damaged

It was only a temporary flash, by Abell's swinging blows. Trim-lipped the ball to Fung, who found in the difficulty of ball however. Davies was in the as-ming was quickly on top and he hard to the far side of the net, ham was in dazzling mood on the eludel Palmer's tackle, and shot control on the bard ground. Bark- cendancy again in the ninth and had his man benten at the end leaving David quite helpless. The right wing. He ran round Costa he never again released his grip of the second round, finishing on the fight, making Tali struggle him off in the third. Abell took ball struck the inside of the post and Palmer in grent style, work-

and shot into goal.

ing splendidly with Fung, and gamely along a course set by him- several counts, indeed be overdid self. He piled up a wide margin the art of playing to the gallery wards, a low drive into the left long, centring with wonderful ac- GOSANO added shortly after seldom held on to the ball too of points, hitting effectively with when he realised he was beaten.

David euracy: On the left wing, Caldi- taking Both hands, seldom wasting a

Another K. O.

unawares. He had A distinct cutt was less prominent simply punch while making Half miss wildly at all corners. Hall tried

chance with the shot which was because he had so much less to his damnedest to carry the fightment. A. B. Milbourn, Kent, knock-not travelling at a great pace, but do. What he was called upon to ed out E. R. Sills, Hermes, in the the ball passed under his body first round. The pair went at it at the corner. hummer and tongs, and it was

The subsequent play was not quite evident that the pace could so entertaining. Gosano missed Davies in a worthy belt-holder, not last, Milbourn retired before two open goals more by bad luck Not for many moons has such a the furious attack of Sills, but than anything clac. Shanghai akilful display been given in was a better mixer than the latter attacked with more regularity, but were also seen to advantage. Per- Hongkong. He made Hall fight hud bargained for. Milbourn there was an absence of cohesion feet understanding and unselfish- according to his own terins, and if took a rain of blows without in the forwards and the shooting ness marked their play through- he had a fault, it was that of not flinching, and then assumed the individual efforts attempted were themselves a trifle fortunate that was woefully erratic. The several qut, and Shanghai must consider always following up when he had initiative, wasting little time in doomed to failure from their the tally was not greater. Buen Jolted his opponent. In breaking applying the final touch, away from clinches, he seemed On the whole a well-packed inception against & persistent set Kam-shun put in at least six for a fraction of a second to leave As regards the Fraser-Hall bout, shun was again the victim of a

of defenders like those of Hong-magnificent shots deserving of a audience departed well pleased. kong.

Near the end, Suen Kambetter fate: himself open, but it may have been the least the Association can do miraculous full-length save by

David Fine Goalkeeper. a false impression for only once

David, the Shanghai goalkeper, is to give Fraser an opportunity David. did Hall take him unawares. He was the wrong sort of opponent the decision was right or wrong.

of convincing himself whether

did so well in spite of a bad fault that he deserves a paragraph to for Hail, who could never settle.

himself. It will be a long time the problem of 'what his opponent

before Hongkong forgets the man- proposed to do next, with the re-

ner in which he saved the beat Hult that his strong aggressive

shots. of the match, and yet he qualities were rarely exhibited,

might have saved two of the though ho tackled the situation

goals, the first and third. He with all his usual gameness.

made it clear very soon that Close Fight.

must be a wonderful high shot that could beat him, but on the

Worthy Champlon.

NURMI BEATEN.

FAILS TO REPEAT HIS OLD PERFORMANCE,

Hitherto

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Shanghai Purposeless. That the better team won there can be no possible question, and the main difference was to be found in the attacks. Shanghai made plenty of ground in the second half, but the ralds were 'carried out with so little purpose, and with such an entire absence

do he did exceedingly well. With such splendid wingers, and with the ball coming through so neatly from McKelvie and his colleagues in the half-back line, it was not inside men. surprising that the

A less exhilarating, though more even content,

Now York, Feb. 10. was that between

of well-defined positional play that ground he was not nearly so ini- Marine Fraser and A. II. Hall over Invincible, the Finnish runner, F. ting Wynne and Bishop, who is necessary to add that he saved pressive, and two mistakes low regarded

almost rarely did they look like circumven down cost his side two goals. It Len rounds. The only thing really Nurmi was decisively beaten in the were in capital form all through.. disappointing about the fight mile run at Madison Square Gardens No one excelled in the Shang-Shunghat from a much more pro- was the doelulon, which was last evening by Ray Conger of the hat attack, not even Wright, of nounced defeat. Only Dayld given to Hall after a plucky to Athletic Club, who Anished whom much was expected. All knows exactly how he got to some fighting display against a more

head of Nurmi, Tho experienced and skilful opponent, compared with Nummi'a record of their passing, and only Favache Palmer defonded stoutly, the lat-

time 4 mins, 17

were guilty of had judgment in of the shots put in.

In front of him, Wilson and Gratifying was the fact that

displayed the typical Shanghalter being the better of the twa. Fraser was, for the first time since

style of making direct for goài,

He tackled coolly, and displayed marked judgment in that he seldom, if ever indulged in strong It was in the half-back line kicking, but placed the ball nest alone where Shanghai showed ly ton half-back for the latter to Their mettle. Here were three open up the game, Wilson was Costa who rarely wasted a ball enough put the ball on fellows, Pote-Hunt, Gash and stronger in his kicking and often. and tackled with great keenness. feet of Wynne and Bishop.

mins, 12 secs. of four years ago.

The Canadian Olymple runner, he met Signalman Morris, opposed Percy Williams, beat the American to a fighter capable of extending cracks over the sixty and fifty yard him, though I was quite uncon-sprinta. His time for the first race. vinced that all did sufficient to was 2/5 secs. and the

second; win.

8/6 secs. Canada also beat the It was a close-range contest nl- United States in the Reley Race. most from beginning to end, Hall two miles race in 9 mins. 18 4/5 secs. The Swede, Edwin Wide, won the getting to grips at every op-Renter's American Service.

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