BOXING
(Under the Auspices of Hongkong Dozing Association).
THEATRE ROYAL
SATURDAY, 2nd March, at 9.15 p.m.
Programme.
15 ROUNDS WELTERWEIGHT CONTEST,
A.B. Ureighton
(IL.M.B. Cornwall).
V.
L.B. Bowden
(II.M.S. Herald),
10 ROUNDS LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST,
A. B. White
(H.M.8. Cornwall)
Y
SIX ROUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTEST,
A.B. Ewin
(H.M.5. Kent..
V.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1929,"
THE WORLD of SPORT
LOCAL FOOTBALL CURIOSITY.
SENIOR FORWARDS TAKE TIME TO SETTLE DOWN.
Johnson the Police contre-forward, who should have scored on several occasions.
TENNIS IN CANTON.
EXHIBITION MATCHES BY DAVIS CUP PLAYER.
Some of the beat tennis over acon in Canton was witnessed on Fri- day afternoon when a largo erowd of foreigners and Chinese, including many of the local Government officials gathered around the courts of the Chinese
Citizens Athletic Association, in the First Public Park, on the occasion of the second day's play When the Recreio 'were aggres-of the exhibition matches now sive, Remedios showed to much being given hore by Mr. Gordon better advantage, his distribution Lum, the Chinese Davis Cup play- of the ball being neat and accur-ers. ate. The Recrofo, however, were not the attacking force that they should have boon. Wynne kept CLUB'S BRIGHT EFFORT. Brown completely in subjection, robbing him with monotonous re- gularity, while Mutr, his partner also proved too strong for the right wing.
By "Wanderer."
The first match was a single be- tween Mr. Gordon Lum and. Mr. K. Lwasaki, the champion, of the Japanesa Canton Tennis Club. Mr. K. Iwasaki was at the top of his form and played an excellent game throughout, though he only suc ceeded in obtaining four games in Gosane made many great efforts two sets, the score being 6/1, 6/3 It is a rather curious fact that
One a specially Impressed of ten Senior teams playing in the to keep in line going, and there in favour of Mr. Goedon Lum several dashing move. with the tremendous speed League on Saturday, only one South wore China, managed to secure a goal ments which seemed dangerous, prior to the interval. The half- but which ended in good chances time score in four matches, in being thrown away by reckless
shooting.
other words, was 0-0 ...
The forwards showed up moro prominent in the second halves, the total of goals being 19.
There were no outright sur prises, though the Club did well to draw with the K:0.S.B., and it Queen's was thought that the would prove too good for Chinese Athletic.
The results were:
Senior Division.
L.8. Shons
(H.M.8. Seraphin}
A.B. Trimming
(H.M.B. Hermes)
H.K.F.C. Queen's
Recreio
Pte. Hume
(8.0.5.B.)
Navy
Small Units
SIX ROUNDS FEATHERWEIGHT CONTÉST,
Stoker Harley
(H.M.B. Kent)
SIX ROUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTEST,
Pts, Woolley
(8.0.9.B)
V.
2. K.0.S.B.
1 Chinese Ath.
0 Polko
Kowloon
South China
Junior, Division.
2
K.0.9.B.
6' Kowloon
L/Opl. Finlayson
(K.0.9.B.)
Enstern
3 Small Units
Navy
5 Recreio
1
R.A.F.
0 S. China "A"
0
Queen's
3
Chineso Atli,
A.B. Seaman
(Royal Navy)
SIX ROUNDS FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST. A.B. Friend
(II.M.S. Titania)
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THURSDAY TO SATURDAY,
CLUB RATHER UNLUCKY.
Late K.O.S.J. Rally Saves'
A Point.
of Mr. Lum's play, his shots being returned at such a space that his opponent rarely has the opportunity of reaching them at all.
The police half-backs played well, with Hudson outstanding
The doublos match, however, was while McGreavy, Johnson and the game in which the very best Fraser kept the Recreio defence tennis was seen. Mr. Gordon Lum in perpetual anxiety. The win-was partnered by Mr. Ho Chun- gora, Oram and Gowan were not man of Canton and played against good raiders, though both did Mr. Ng Sze-Kwong, ex-champion useful work. Xavier was the of Hongkong, and Mr. Ma Chi- stumbling-block, and he worked huen, champion of Canton. All wonders to prevent the Police four players were absolutely bril from scoring for 65 minutes.. liant throughout, Ng Sze-kwong McGreavy scored a nice goal and Ma Chi-huen especially being five minutes from the end. Mc-even better than their usual form. (tha Greavy and Fraser always worked Each side took two sota hard for openings, some of which necond not was secured by Ma Johnson might have accepted. Chi-huen and Ng Sze-Kwong ot Hudson too made some nice 6/1) when they were obliged to through passes, all of which were abandon owing to the light fail wasted by poor finishing. Clarko ing; also Mr. Gordon Lum, who was not overworked in the Police had already played six sets, was goal, though he saved several beginning to show the strain-
Our Own Correspondent.
difficult situations.
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EXTREMELY POOR GAME, South China Overwhelm Small Units.
Small Units, the Cinderella of the League were not at full strength for their game against the lenders and it was not Bur-
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QUAINT NATIONAL
DANCES.
(Continued from Page 7.) white collages of the village, and above all the clear, opal light of the full harvest moon.
Hulling the Maize.
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THE HOCKEY CLUB.
SIM SHIELD MATCH ON
WEDNESDAY.--
The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club in their Sim
Shield match with the Army on the, U.S.R.C. ground at 4.45 pm, on WednesdayW. K. Tait, W. Wood- ward, J. Rodger, A. A. Dand It is at night when they are go- (captain). E: J. R. Mitchell, J. E BOXING TOURNEY.ing to "desfolhar-hull the maize Noronha, H. Owen Hughes, G. E. R. Divelt, E. D. Lawrence or II. V. -the maize that has for many Parker, G. R. Vallack and C. C. days been drying in the sunshine. Francis.
SPLENDID PROGRAMME
FOR NEXT SATURDAY.
Lads and lasses ambling and sing- The second eleven, to moot the
our
the Borderers a point in their game prising to find them so heavily Association to be held at the Theatre is a feast-night, and so there A. A. Botelho, W. A. Nowers, G. R.
A rally late in the game saved
against the Club, but they can have had few more narrow escapes, With but fifteen minutes remain- ing for play they were two goals in arrears, but strenuous efforts brought reward. The Club were rather unlucky to lose a point after establishing themselves in such a strong positon, though it must be admitted that the Borderers had no business to be two goals down at any time.
defeated. It was an extremely poor game, South China playing leisurely and badly, and Small Units playing strenuously and
worac.
soon
men, who are experienced fighters,
One of the best programmes of the ing as they come along the coun- H.K.S.R.. on the Marina Ground at season has been arranged for the try roads, to the ground made four o'clock this afternoon, will be. tournament of the Hongkong Boxing ready for the work in hand.. W, Sapsed, 3. E. Henry, La F. Hulling-night in country Nicholson (captain), R. R. Todd, L. A. R. Duncan, A. J. W. Ashby, As bus Royal on Saturday night. already been announced,
the chief also come into our little group the fight will be between Jock Creighton musicians with their violas and Vallack, A. J. Wolf and T. Whitley. of the Cornwall and A. B. Bowden of | concertinas, and other national in- II.M.S. Herald. The records of both struments. They sing as they There was a distinct lack of "go# For miutes after the start, were putilshed inst week. A splen-work: by singing the hours in the game played at Happy Valley South China were six goals up. did contest is anticipated. No belt and the corn-rols are hulled and on Saturday between a face select Ah! Buted from the Hongkong Football Club Small Units scored a good goal in is at stake, the idea being to find a we know not how.
man to meet Signalman Morris, the among the golden corn there ap- and a team from H.M.S. Kent, the the course of one of their isolated welterweight champion, when he re-pears a pinkish cob. It is the one sailors winning by six points (two assaults on the Chinese goal, welte
turns to the Colony.
amongst them all. "Milho Rei." tries) 'to nil. The Club never found South China got another
The supporting contestuart What excitement! The lucky Ind each other during the whole game afterwards, and then to the gen- ticularly The eral surprise the game went an weight scrap between Signalman who has the good fortune to find and the Kent deserved their victory,
an King Cob has the right to embrace
The monthly meeting of the They should, indeed, have built other 20 minutes without further Shons and White will provide
fino set-to. Abons is and kiss the lass he loves best; Football Referees' Association up a winning lead in the first half, scoring. This period seemed n
oxceptionally
known, having appeared on than poor would have had little China for the mildest of offences. local ring. He has always put up ho?" Radiant with joy the boy February, at 6 pm. promnt. All and had their finishing been other series of free-kicks against South member of occasions recently in the and the hearts of the girls in is to be held at the Chaplains quire: "Who among us will it Hut, Scandal Point, on Friday, 1st South for- dimculty in so doing, The Units defence with the area tost od fugit. He has mit Hun yule seeks the favoured one, and then referens, plays, proment. All excellent openings for themselves, of ease and seemed to wall the rived from Home and comes here with work is set aalde the alluring terested are cordially invited. but they were alow to take advan- ball into the net more often than a good professional record, particu- players strike up the first few bars
Inra of which are not available at the of some lively air. tage, hostilation proving fatal not. I believe the goals were against strong defenders like Holt scored by Iau Man (3) Chu moment. His Navy record is equally Kwong-lun (2), Fang Xing-cheong- and Bishop. Edwards had a great deal of work to do, however, and and Teang Shui-heung, he did well to keep his charge, in- tact in the opening half.
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NAVY ON TOP. Much Too Strong for Kowloon.
The half-backs on both sides were good, Everest and Davey and Below normal strength it was McBride and Stewart being par- not expected that Kowloon would ticularly prominent. The Border-show to any advantage against the ers were better served forward, powerful Navy team. Until the while their weakness was at back interval they held their goal whers Barham and Gardner were intact, but Peacock got through inclined to waver under pressure. soon after the Interval and then The differences forward were three others were added by Firth. largely the effect of the artistry It was Navy's game from stari of McGlinchey and the scheming to finish. Their half-backs held of Stock. The Club had no guid- the Kowloon attack with the ing and in the forward line, greatest of case, the only dan- though all five were triers. gerous moves coming from the Trambitsky snapped up an op- Kowloon's defence did well be- ever-trying Miles and from Spray. portunity fifteen minutes after the fore the interval, but the Navy interval, while shortly afterwards, wore them down gradually., and Wallington added with a nicely made many brilliant saves, taken goal. Humpreya headed had no chance with any of the through for the Borderers who scoring shots, then set up a long sustained at- Barkham and Firth made most. tained attack in their quest for of the running for the Navy, the an equaliser. The Club defence | Interport winger being in one held out until the end was in of his bright moods.. sight, when Alexander scored with
a terrific drive from a good pass.
It was a bright game with plen- ty of good football displayed, though most of the thrills were at the Club end,
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POLICE JUST WIN,
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SAVED BY A PENALTY.
Keen Game Between Queen's --
And Athletic.
A penalty goal in the closing
croditable.
Hall, Castle
The first-the night's lucky pair A. B. Trimming, who mado such an step forth, and after them and other excellent, impression at the last in the rising enthusiasm Lournament, is down to fight Ewin in lads and lasses rise to dance as B. Bix round welterweight contest. well, and almost without stop This will be Ewin's first appearance ballad follows song, now lively,
of the Colony,
LETTER GOLF.
A SNOW PILE causse a lot of trouble sometimes, and that is par
SNOW
this season. He is a former welter- happy, bounding along, now gent ticularly true In letter golf. It weight champion
swaying the makes a tricky par eight. having been beaten by the lately sentimentally Stoker Norman Morris. Trimming crowd. It is characteristic of our secured A technical knock-out race a race that knows how to against lebell at the last tournament,laugh, to sing and to dance, but and should fully extend his experienc- does not know how to hide the ed opponent.
emotional melancholy of a full between Ilume of the Borderers and cart, the sentiment of which has
A six round featherweight contest Stoker Harley of the Kent is another blossomed forth in the measured attraction, Hume is one of those cadences of our love songa, fellows who likes to get down to Hark! I hear afar the first business straight away and preferalistant notes of the guitars. They the K. O. route to winning on abegin the "desfolhada."---Loud points, decision. He has won most applause.)
The K.0.S.B. will be particularly of his fights here. Harley is a new man with a good Home record.
Mirs. Southern's Speech. Interested in the six round middle Wilayson and Pte. Woolley, This is Tamagnini's graceful and eloquent Speaking from the stage, Mrs. contest between L. Compl. Southern said;-After Madame expected to be a needle affair be remarks anything I can say will tween the two potential champions of fall flat. But I must express on the Regiment. completes the programme. In this, dial thanks to all who have help A six round featherweight contest behalf of the Committee our cor- A. B. Friend of the Titania will meeted to construct this afternoon's A. B. Beaman. Friend knocked out Festival. If I were to apportion Stoker Odell in the last tournament individual thanks I should keep His opponent, who will be fighting
good record.
but Hooper
twice
PILA
here for the first time, has a fairly you hore till the nine o'clock gun.
1-The idea of letter golf la ta So I will give a warm collective thank you to all who have helped change one word to another and Intervened in so many ways and a special do it in par, a given number of brilliantly at. critical moments one to Their Excellencies for giv-strokes. Thus to change, COW to seconds of the match between and Dodda made two good, aaves. ing us the pleasure of their com- HEN, In three strokes, COW, the Queen's and Chinese Athletle Afterwards the Queen's had the pany. To Madame Tamagnini and HOW HEW HEN. provided a sensational ending and game well in hand for ahor talented troupe we owe the 2 You can change only......one saved the Chinese from defeat. long spell, The Athleife made greatest debt for the immense letter at a time.
8-You must have a complete The kick was entrusted to Buen spasmodic efforts to equalise in amount of trouble they have taken The Police thoroughly deserved chance with a terrifle shot.
Kam-ahun and he gave Dodds no the closing stages, but did not ap- over their charming production. word, of common usage, for each their win over the Club de Recreio,
pear likely to score until the it in no small matter to convey jump, Slang words and abbrevia The Queen's were rather un-misguided action of a defender thirty-six performers across the ions don't count. even if the margin was not a very fortunate to be robbed of victory in produced a penalty. convincing one, and they left the thin wise, They had overcome the scoring of the goal until five minu- Athletic attack when at its best Ites from the end.
Leave the Scoring To Last Few Minutes.
2
CAR REPAIRSI defence was considerably wesken- and had been given Chan
The Recrolo by sheer hard work in defence
BRING YOUR CAN TO USAND YOU WILL BE SATISFIED.
an
ed by the absence of A.A. Remedios, extremely busy time in goal. and the Police attack was thero Barclay netted some ten minutes fore. far more in the picture than after the interval, and play ruled was generally expected.
fairly even from that time
on warda.
ocean and to produce so artistic
4-The order of letters cannot be changed. a glimpse of sunny Portugal.
One solution is printed on an WITH THE JUNIORS, I think it was a fortunate day other page. Kowloon Reserves led 1-0 at when I suggested this festival, to half-time against the Borderers my clever and artistic friend Mme. Reserves and lost 6-1,
Tamagnint, who is ever welcome Lusitano who kindly gave us the their previous win over Chinese warm
The Queen's Reserves confirmed to Hongkong and gives Us so same privileges. Unfortunately
welcome in Macao.
owing to the Christmas and Chizi Athletic, with a 8-0 victory.
And there are two more special ese New Year holidays we found C. F. Romedios was really the
The Navy played poorly against "thank-yous" to be antd, one to the it impossible to cope with more Both aides played purposeful the Recreio, but did salcient to President and Committee of the than one show this time. We may weak point in the Reerolo defonce. soccor, but the Queen's always win. Fine half-back though he is ho could appeared a shade the more dan-
Club do Recreio for putting their not speak each other's languages do himself no credit at centra-half gerous. This was due largely to after being a goal. in arrears at whole-heartedly and so generously ciete each other's dances. May
Small Units drew with Eastern beautiful Club of our diaposat no but we can understand and appro...." for the simple reason that his thb fact that they were batter the interval... 67, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. C. 4821 lacking wisdom. The result was
Ideas of positioning.himself wore served in the half-back line,
and for assisting us in every pos- this Festival prove another link. The Athletic'a opportunities "A" could find the not.
Neither R.A.F, nor South China sible-way--the other to the Prest in the chain of international, that the fold was wide open for i came in the first twenty minutes,
dent and Committee of the Club friendships (Lord applause.)
FIAT GARAGE
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