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CORBETT IS WILLING

TO MEET BROWN AT THE BANTAM AND

· WATSON AT FEATHER WEIGHT

OUR British boxing titles are changing hands with a

vengeance just now, writes Fred Dartnell in the News-Chronicle. Three champions have been deposed within the last two months, and Dick Corbett, although one of the new champions by virtue of his win over Johnny King in Manchester, was merely regaining the honours which had been wrested from him by the North Country man.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH ̈ ̈ 15, 1934.

Curiously enough, all thejis something in that, but damage has been done by. London Harvey got the verdict of the Loxers-I лет regarding Lon referee, the only one who matter wa Harvey as such owing to his longed, I do not see why he should Rociation with the Capital. He bother. I hope he is not losing a was born in Cornwall, and his sense of proportion or finding the carller boxing exploits occurred at wine of championship a little too Plymouth, but since he came to heady. London several years ago he bas Krown through the various divi #long

from feather-weight to heavy-weight, and ia surely qualí- fled for recognition as a London representative so far as boxing is concerned.

PRESTIGE REGAINED.

This new shuffling of the championship cards' shows that London has regained some of its old prestige,

Dick Corbett flushed by his! success over King, is offering to! take on Jackie Brown at the hantom weight and, Seaman Watson at the feather weight providing the title is at stake.

WALKER CUP TEAM.

BRITAIN EXTENDS EIGHT INVITATIONS.

the

The following players have

*ilri- been invited to represent tain against America in Walker Cup golf series, which will be held at St. Andrews, com- mencing on May 11 and 12:

Bently. Fiddlan, S. McKintay. McLean, Michael Brott, Tolley, Torrance and Whethered.

GRAND NATIONAL

ACCEPTORS AND JOCKEYS

BRITISH WALKER CUP GOLFERS SURPRISED

AMERICAN TEAM NOT SO STRONG AS EXPECTED

HOME PLAYERS' OPTIMISM

SOCCER VETERAN SPORT ADVTS.

RETIRING

SIR CHARLES CLEGG

OF F.A. FAME

London.

It w understood that Sir Charles Clogg contemplates retir Ing from the active leadership of the Football Association. This in not surprising, In view of the fact that Sir Charles is 88 and travel- ling to various football meetings now takes toll of his health.

land and Scotland, in 1872. Ton

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following tentative datos have been arranged for Open Championship Events:-

Singles: Semi-Final, Monday, 19th March, Teul Wal. Put v. G. R. M. Ricketts. Doubles Semi-Final, Tuesday, 20th March.

L. Goldman and E. C. Fincher

V

Tool Ping Fan and Tauf: Yun Pol. Slagles. Semi-Final, Wednesday, 21st March.

...

Doubles. Semi-Final,

Friday, 23rd March,

S. A. and H.D. Rumjakĥ

บ,

Ho Ka Lau and Taui Wai Pui. Singles. Final. Monday, 28th March Doubles. Final. Wednesday, 28th March Reserved Seats may now

London. the now champion, the Hon. MI- British golfers are pleasantly chael Scott. It is generally believ- surprised by the United States toamed that Dunlop would have achley- for the Walker Cup match at St.ed the "double" of both British "There Arc xt two more places to be filled in the team Andrews, on May 11 and 12, as and American amateur titles but Reuter

announced in dispatches from New for Scott's 'uncanny precision or Sir Charles has been the re- York.

the 'greens.

cognised hand of Association Their surprise is occasioned by As for rest of the American team Football for 44 years and has had some of the unfamiliar names in-here is what the British experts an unequalled career as a player. cluded in the team, and their think of them:

|roferee, legislator, and leader of pleasure is dus to a belief that it Johnny

Goodman--“The beat the game. It is understood that, je not so strong as it might have amateur golfer in the world at the although he will rellaquish the been.

moment. His success is founded position of Chairman of the Coun- Experts here bellove that Britain on his short game."

cil, he will retain the less arduous has à definitely good chance of

Lawson LittleNothing much office of President. Sir Charles winning the Cup for the first time known of him, except he was in started his playing career at since it was instituted.

the semi-final of the American Shefeld in 1866 and holds the dis They miss such names as Don Amateur in 1933, and has the distinction of having played in the Moe, who bent John Stout four tinction of being a senior student first International between Eng- years ago at Sandwich after being at Stanford University." seven down, Billy Howell, Charles

John Seaver and George Volgt. And brillant player who has headed the ball Association Cup final and Co. Price $1.10 each, including tax.

Fischer"A definitely years later, ha refereed the foot booked at Messrs. B. Moutrlo &. they are astonished by the inclu- list of qualifiers for the Amer- the England-Scotland matches. slon of such veterans as Max Mars Ican championship twice in the He joined the F. A. in 1886. be-! ton and Chandler Egan. In fact, last three years."

came Chairman In 1890, and was Hand and Electrle Massage

MRS. MOTONO one golf writer facetiously be- Gua Moreland Has great qua-elected President in 1920, which Holder of Diploma and Certificato stown a "Mr." on Egan "as a murkities. It is no surprise that he office he has held ever since.. of respect to a man who was United has kept his place in the team."

Sir Charles, who has a wonder (Tokyo Electrical Cure Instituto)

of Tokyo Denki Ryoho, Kenkyusho. States champion exactly five years before

Jack Westland-"A sage cau-ful Influence and whose motto is: I was born,"

tious, plodding but uninspired "No one ever got lost on a straight and the Hongkong Governmout Quimot generally regarded as the natural selection for captain prise."

player. His fnclusion is a sur-road,”

knighted for hin License, splendid services to the game.

813, Wyndham, Stroot. in-a match in which he hna ap- peared since the beginning. The exports think that with Marston and Egan he provides the Amer ican authorities' Iden of the cup- ning and resource necessary play tricky St. Andrews course,

THIRTY-FOUR OUT

London, Mar. 14, Final acceptors and probable announced here to-day.

An Interesting match for him would be with Bobby Leitham, the Canadian bantam champion, who in coming ever here again. By beating King, Corbett, won the British Empire title as well, but The provinces have rather had it does not seem quite fair that jockeys for the Grand National were it their own way for a time, but this championship should be de- the new state of things is a little cided by a scrap between two

more

English boxers. The Dominions proportionate

Anyway: champions ought to have a say in Lancashire folk, having lost ong of their three champions, have no

the

matter, and a bout, therefore, Corbett reason to grumble. They still between Leitham and have McAvoy and Jackie Brown, would put the title on a more

both of whom will take some bant- ing, I guess, at their weights.

Harvep la sitting pretty, as the Americans say, at the top of the datle Indder with three titles in his pocket, but Jack Petersen's latest performancea suggest that

he must not bank too much on the

satisfactory basis,

German

Max Schmeling, the heavy-weight who won the world's championship from Jack Sharkey and then lost it to him, is to nicot Puolino at Barcelona on April 8. Each boxer will be paid about £6,000 for their trouble.

Don McCorkindale, after a four security of his dunl throne. Petersen's quick wins over Smith,onths' stay in the United States, and Meen are remarkable from the has injured his back and will come is expected soon in England. He fact that he has proved he can here for treatment, after which he concede a lot of weight--s couple hopes to meet Harvey, Peterson of stone or more to his opponor Gains. ents and yet knock them out,

The Welsh party are quite naturally contrasting Harvey'e lesa definite achievement under similar circumstances against Larry Gains, who, by the

way, was

an observer of Petersen's over whelming victory over Meen.

I am not sure that Harvey was wiac in protesting against the broadcast of his fight with Gain.)

LOCAL BILLIARDS.

Dockyard Team Again Beat

Naval Players.

They are as follows: Gregatach (Parvin) The Mond (Speck) Gohl Miller (Wilson)) Ready Cash Mr. Walwyn) Remus (T. Morgan) Coolinologh (No Jockey) Parson's Well (Hollick) Forbra (Hardy) Doleneige (Moloney) Alpine Hut (Mr. Harding) Southern Hero (Pawcus) Really True (Mr. Furling). Flambent (Duggen)

Destiny Bay (Mr. Lloyd-Thomas) Perlorous Jack (Stoli) Borley Boy (D. Morgan) Trocadero (Thory) Lone Eagle (Hamey) Uncle Batt Robson) Egremont (Mr. Peget) Slater (No Jockey)

Prince Cherry (No Jockey) Fancolino (Fitzgerald) Libourg (Isaac)

Annandale (Mr. Gallway)

Kilbuk (Fish)

Fortnum (Mr. Cundell)

Apostany (No Jockey)

Somnun (Beechener)

Southern Rue (Carey) Blue Pater (No Jockey) The Aco (Me. Head) Canitillius (Masan)

Master Orange (Mr. Cazalet).—.

A return billiards match was play-Reuter.

and the Dockyard Recreation Club on Tuesday at the former's premises, and

Excepting where the bout is wond between the Chief Petty Officers by the incontrovertible knock-out, and Petty Officers' Recreation Rooms the result of a fight is a mere matter of opinion, whether It be that of the referee, the journalist, the broadcaster, or the spectator,

if it comes to that,

THE DOMINIONS BOXERS.

C.P.O. v. P.O.

Dockyard.

afternoon.

Playing will only ten men, the very enjoyable evening was spent Hongkong Hockey Club drew with by a large cathering. The Duckyard HM.S. Cumberland on the Navy were again wingers, beating their ground at King's Park yesterday opponents by 100 points. Score:

Jack Rodger falled to make an appearance and J. E. Potter filled the The value of the verdict depends P. 9. Patterson 71 S. Alderman 125 vacancy at back, the Club playing four un a good many things, and CS. Branton 125 R. B. Hambly 110 forwards. On the run of play the Harvey's argument is tint the. A. Taylor 125 F. Jones

117 Club should have won. S. P. O. Wends 51 A. A. Lewis man who made the broadcast was Swt. Yeonian 114 E. R. Newnham in a bad position to see the fight Sgt. John and therefore could not judge

125 F. Dominy properly how it was going. There

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half way through the first half and 125 G. E. R. Divett opened the scoring 109 during the second half Capt. W. L. Nonweiler equalised for the Cumber- 711 land.

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Apart from George Dunlap, Jr... however, their opinion of the re- mainder of the team-Incking any definite knowledge of their recent play-in, to say the least, low. In fact, with airy optimism, they con- eede the change of a win to Dun- isp alone.

This is probably because they have not forgotten his display here last summer, when he reached the semi-final of the British Amateur- Open, in which he was beaten by

KOWLOON GOLF

MARRIED MEMBERS TO MEET BACHELOR

The Kowloon Golf Club's annual Married versus Single

match bas been arranged to take place over the Kowloon course on Saturday,

Competitors are requested to ar- range their own starting times.

The following is the draw?.

Married

Single. W, M. Groves L. D. PerviB R. Collings

A. T. Braley W. Geall J. McKelvie A.J.-Dennis

F. E. E. Booker

A. J. W. Dorling

A. E. Eastman

T. Seddon

L. J. Cave

G. P. Murphy

C. Rozch

W. C. Simpson

C. E. Terry

J. G. Chariton

T. Buxton ... S, McNider

G. Milne W. J. Woolley W. G. Hirst J. J. King

C. N. Parsons E. O. Murphy

A. C. Johnstone

SCHOOL CRICKET.

La Salle College Defeats

Central British School.

Playing at the Club de Recreio ground yesterday, La Salle College met the Central British School in a friendly Cricket match, winning by five wickets.

Taking fest lease of the wicket, the Central British School was dismissed for 36 runs against the steady bowling of R. Silva, who took four wickets for 11 runs. Jones being top scorer with Bruna.

Passing their total with five wickets to spare the La Salle Boys went on to make 12 rung, L. Gosano being top: scorer with 18 runa. Holden took three wickets for 22 runs.

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