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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1932.

RETURN OF THE COLONY'S LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION

IN RETROSPECT

POINTERS FROM FIRST HALF

OF RUGBY SEASON

DECLINE OF NAVY: ADVANCE of Club: BRILLIANT ARMY

(By "Throcquartors")

WITH l the local rugby a good account of itself, and should season behind us it is, be materially strengthened, when

take his place } porhaps, of interest to review that Bradford is fit to

again. portion In retrospect. Firstly, I

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FOOTBALL COUNCIL

STR. LAKE

MEETING.

Draw for Forthcoming Shield Competitions.

A BRILLIANT BOXER

CERTAIN TO FIGHT IN HONGKONG

O.B.E.

VACANCY FILLED.

KOWLOON CHESS CLUB MAMAK HOCKEY

Penultimate Round Games 24TH BATTERY DRAW

Last Evening.

WITH RA.M.C.

TOURNAMENTS, ENDING. THE LEAGUE TABLE In the only Mamak turnament

outstanding, particularly In

the

SUB-GRIFFINS FOR 1933 SEASON.

List of Names and Stable Owners.

NOW IN TRAINING.. Thirty subscription griffins which

Matches in the penultimate round A meeting of the Hongkong Foot of the Kowloon Chena Club cham- ball Association Council was held yen and on Friday the final games will game played yesterday honGuru arrived among the first batch of subs

pionships were played off last night terday afternoon, under the chair- New Year Attraction of Major C. M. Manners, bu played. There are several ties were onsy, the 24th. Battery and for the Hongkong Jockey Club for the owners. The second batch of sobi. The draw for the Shield Compett-Junior Event. The Seniors, however, the R.A.M.C. playing to a goalless 1933 seasori have been named by their draw at Seokumpoo. The match delayed by the flood in aliar wi tion resulted as follows.-Club v. S. should be finished before Christmas. W. Borderers: Navy v. Police. Byes:

was keenly contested throughout arrivo in the course of the next fow weeks. The brand numbers of tho St. Joseph's, South China, R.A., Kaw.

and both defeneos played sound ponies, their names, colour, height, loon, Lincolns, and Chinese Athletis.

and stable names respectively appear in the list below:

Promised

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(By "Veritas")

Resulta:

P. T. Rozario Junior: Recrein v. Navy: Lincoln B. Soltau

Y. South China A; South China BC. M. Sequeira v. St. Joseph's; S. W. Borderers v. R.A.; Chinese Athletic B v. Kowloon;

R.A.S.C. byes.

Senlor.

C. E. Wong A. D. Sequeira 1 1. A. C. RŴling-

games..

ton

Junior.

1 A, J. Biriukoff

T. E. Parry

1st Bty. –

H.K.S. Radio

Dr. H. D. Mat-

thewa

A. L. Rocha M. Cunletil

A. Prata

P. Yvanovich

A. Kurrik

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt.

11 20 0 1 51 0 21 11 10 0 1 45 8 21 R.C. Signal. 13 10 2 1 419 19 24 25 12 16 Medway...

12 St. Andrew 10 7 2 1 30 11 16 R.A.S.C. 16 0 0 3 21 22 16

propose to deal with this year's ELBY has had to be content with TOKER Percy Lake, one Navy XV who, at the beginning the role of spectator and hi

of the cleverest boxers of the season bid fair to repeat absence has certainly had a marked on the attack of the back their invincible record of the team effect which represented the senior sur division, although Macintosh, his to appear in local tourna-Chinese Aibletic A v, Ewo; R.A.F. and II, H. Bush

Mesurs. G. T. May and Caawell, With ch coming deputy has been playing really well ments will definitely be seen

and Captain G. F. Fleetwood were vice last year.

before the

current appointed members of the Selection of II.M.S. Devonshire to the China of late. Turner, Rigg and Grimthu Fleet, the gaps in the Ny back have all been improving steadily and here

of the Hongkong Committee in connexion with the J, Easton'

I H. II. Bush teams for the match between Eng M. Cunietti division caused by those who had with Lammert approaching his best season

form- Anl Ferguson's improved

T. E. Parry

1 A. Pratn loft the station were more than

Boxing Association expires, land and Wales.

which took the Matches postponed. adequately filet, while there were

according to Mr. J. Brook,tationer mit Nov. 28 and

Dee. 10 sent by Captain Cooper harmonious settlement. several good substitutes for the

the Hon. Secretary.

member of the Council, regarding in- positions in the pack vacated by:

Permission cidents occurring on the field on twe Crick and Pizey. The only plnen

different dates, next received the at- Council which was at all difficult to all

curring before the reply in these was hetween February 3 and 21 in con- Wishart sent was explained to be due to the nexion, with an invitation from the Veteran absence from the Colony of members P. I. A.A. of the Emergency Coininittee.

The Chairman reiterated the neces

running the Club back division would seems to be becoming a scoring force. DERHAPS the must improved player

of the whole she is Rigg. He was disappointing at full back and.

A

Incognitos R.A.M.C. Palica

R.E.

Phoenix

was granted by the University for members of the St. Tamar

-was that of hooker, left vacant by only very mediocre when first tried Lightweight Championship oftion of the Caunell. A delay oc- Joseph's team to proceed to Manila 12th R.A.

the departure of Brosnan, and this has been a great stumbling block in the way of the Navy success this

senson.

in

the centre, but he has ally well in the

latter position in his last two mot-

ches, and it will be

thousanu pities

IT would appear that Robertson, if he is unable to

get nway for the Whit- Interport.

return tur ham's the Club nide kasn

been ♫ certainly

big help, and don't

think

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Stoker Lake, holder of the

pinyed the Colony, is returning in the New Year on H.MS. Berwick and efforts will be made to stage him as soon as possible.

At his weight, Lake is one of theity of his being promptly informed most successful fighters in the

on these matters, particularly when British navy. In addition to hold. they concerned one of their Council ing the local Lightweight belt in members, as being best conducive to 1927, and again in 1930 and 1931, he has won nearly all the Light- weight titles of the British navy.

MANY ACHIEVEMENTS.

who, I understand, has been capped for Hampshire, has been the most successful of those tried but even so the Navy have never yet managed to get their fair share of the ball in the tight acrums, and

In 1930 he won the Lightweight have been handicapped according

"seen him play better Championships of the China, Al- ly. In the earlier part of the sea-11 have ever

Mediterranean Meets son their back division was prob than in the last two Club'a" maaches-antic und

jand between 1927 and 1931 did not ably the best we have seen out?

to inve uffer a single defeat. here, and the Navy appeared to Saturday next we are

one of the tit-hits of the kcal, In 1928 he won the All China have the Triangular Tournament in:

season when the Club meet a XV championship at his weight, and elected from the two Services. The the lowing year carried off the their pockets, so to spealt, Their early premise has not been fulfill de latter are bound to produce is straf West Indies title. and ince the departure of the side and the Club will have to go all

In gland he enjoyed outstand Devonshire there has been a marked to hold them, especially as

victories Tulling

the play of

hear that rhths, Jenkins and Me-lug successes such whole side. Their record to date Elmy are doubtful starters for the over Young Johnny Brown, Erric in the representative matches same. The match is being played vùi ||

the

three wins and three Inace, but the last three matches have all been lost, so it would seems that the decline. I have mentioned is an undis- putable fact

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the Army gorund at Soakumpug, rul perhaps I may be forgiven if I offer

forecast of the probable United Services XV. It is--full back, L. Buckley (R.N.); three-quarters, Lt. Martin (S.W.B.), LA, Galletly (S.W. 19.), La. Partridge (B.N.), Sto. Packer (RN): half backs, Pte. Stevens (5.W.B.): (S.W.B.), Pte. Hoskins

E Army XV have not carried off the honours in the Trinngular Tournament since 1912, but they Eave this Arason the best XV. for forwards, L. Linton (K.N.). Lt. Hebert (R.A.), Pte. Lloyd (S.W.B.), many years, and are, at the moment, the only unbeaten side in the comERA. Doggett (R.N.), L/Cp1, Hardy polition. In the South Wales (SW.B.), Lt. Hubbuck (IN.), L. Brewe-Bend (S,W.B.), Pie. Walters Borderers we have a regiment with as

The Isre-

proud a record as any un the rugger (SW.D.). I am picking field and since the advent of Lieut. out on the presumption that L. Martin, the old Army wing three- Watson is on the injured list and L. quarter, the lattalion at present in Pizry will not be viitable.

Hongkong have taken to the game

with an added zext.

THE Borderers can boat

A

of the Club and, victory over although in itself It somewhat fortunate one, this win does give a true indication of the playing |

the strength of the regiment. For Army matches the

nucleus of Borderera in suided to by four algl warta from the Royal Artillery in Lieut. Prior, Lieut. Hebert, Lieut. Macfarlan and Lieut. Biri, forming a very formidable combination which seems likely to enrry off the Triangu Jar Tournament honours.

PERHAPS I might go so far as to

that much of the Army success this season has been due to the play of Pte.

Stevens at stand- versatile ok. Thin player (hero ho fa)

has been the main- stay of the Army at! ttack this year and han never failed to) prove a thorn in thef

• side of the opport

tlon. The other Army

backs are steadily improving their

POINT TO POINT

KEEN RACING AT CANTON

FOUR EVENTS ON

PROGRAMME

The Canton Ride held. its first of the Point to Point meeting season on Sunday last over the of the fields In Eront paddy Tungshan Garten Klub.

There were four events in the meeting, for different classes of

STOKER LAKE.

Jarvis and Kid Socks, and over- iscas ho included among his in-

umerable suceessen, the defeat of Tommy Fielding the lightweight champion of British Columbia and J. Woods, the champion of Seattle, CLEVER PÚGLIST. Is Inst appearances in

the Hongkong ring were in Decem- ber 1930 and January 1931, when he twice defeated A. B. Dobson for the Lightweight belt.

He then delighted the onlookers

ponies. This included a special with a beautiful display of boxing,

race for ladies only. The

ful straight lefts which constantly

Ruccess of the various events and found his opponents face and body the excitement provided at the being a feature of his whirlwind finish certainly Justined the fighting. intercat shown by the very large

These two fights are still regard-

crowd of spectators who had ed among the finest ever seen in gathered in the enclosure erected the Colony, and the return of such la clover boxer should provide a big filip to the Hongkong Associa- Almost the whole course, which tion who have suffered too many was approximately a mile and disappointments already this sea- quarter in length could be seen on. from the enclosure. The track was marked with flags and includ

piny and we can expect are long to see for the purpose. Martin and the Army right wing gel- ting that share of the ball which his allacking prowess merits, in which case the defence of the opposition will bo severely tested.

which

TURNING to the Club's representa ad quite a number of natural

tives, we can at last say that they jumps and sharp turns aro showing a definite all-round Im-1 provement and may got carry off the resulted in a few apilla!

honours when they visit Shanghat.

The Mayor of Canton and Mrs.

Ong must realise when criticising their Liu Gay Man were two interested carlier displays that the absence of spectators. At the conclusion of Selby, Robertson and several others the meeting the prizes were through injuries deprived them of much of the talent they possessed, presented to the winners by Mrs. and a result a now team had to be Liu Gay Man. bulit up.

The results were as follows:-

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THEIR display on Saturday would

to the

THE RESULTS.

for Mr. J W. Ptolmey's "Pink

pression that they have entered a phase of improvement. Thoro warda aro fafinitely better than inst season, the hooking has boon satis. factory all along, and the piny in the Joono which was very mediocre in their earlier games has now improved bo- yond measure.

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the Club have

:

1st Event for C Class Ponles.

Pearl" (Mr. Paxton)

Col. Koxik!' "Black Hussar" (Mr. G. Hardt)** Mrs. Crowe's "Gold Medal".

Lt.

BILLIARDS

LINCOLNS BEAT Y.M.C.A.

·

LAST NIGHT'S MATCH

the Although winning

major number of games, the Y.M.C.A., were beaten in aggregate by the Lincolns in a billiards match at the """ inst night, the Regiment scoring 794

1 points to 769,

It was a most enjoyable evening. 2 full of good billaris, and

excellent freaks wore recorded.

ngvoral

C. A. Wright of the Y.M.C.A.

(Mr. J. II. Ferguson) ...... scored the biggest break of the even Other starters were Mr. Ting with a JP, and, other leading Conolly's "Fatty" (owner) Mr. breaks were Sergt. James 39, Pons-

Iving forward with thorough Ding KI Twu's "Callieula" ford 37, Thompson 33, Pim 31, Borgt. knowledge of the game acquired (owner). Mr. H. Baist's "Scheck" Ah 30, L/Cpl. Herrlett 27 and Pto. whilst playing for Loretto School (Mr. H. Gerhold), and afterwards for London Scottish,

with

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Atkinson 25,

After the match, the teams enjoyed refreshments and arrangements for a roturn match were mado.

2nd Event. Ladies Race. and he, together Hall-Thompson, Lt. Col Kozoki's "Sheekhan” Iate of Blackheath, and

Munro,

(Mrs. Annott) another London Beot, form * book row which bids fair to equal, the Mrs. Balat's "Patay" (owner) Ponsford Navy tria in their play in the loose. Other startors-included Lt. Col. Wright Some of the other mambore of the Koziki's "Faithful"

GLOVES

Partition

Mr. McTavish having resigned from German Club the Council, Mr. T. A. Mitchell was 24th RA. appointed to take his place, The 20th R.A., vacancy, created by Mr. McTavish'n R.A.0.C. retirement. in the Emergency Com- KIT.C. mitter is filled by Mr. G. T. May.

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