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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16,

1935.

LEVELLING UP AMONG HONGKONG FOOTBALL TEAMS

FREAK BOWLER NOW GENTLEMAN MORE & MORE ATTRACTIVE FAMOUS PLAYERS IN

GAMES PROMISED

Unusual Cricket “Find".

Made In Australia

London.

While Lawn Tennis claima freak players in Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich, cricket has pro- duced a formidable rival In 2 young man named Maynard who comes from Shopparton, near Benalla, says a Reuter message from Sydney.

Jack Fingloton, the Australian Test player, who batted against | him states that he is a slow spin bowler who runs obligacly to the wicket,

twists himself about almost into a knot and unexpected- ly delivers the ball from behind his neck aomowhere on the loft of his body, but delivered with the right hand..

Nalther Fingleton, Oldfield nor Kippax, who played in the match, had seen anyone like him before. BILL O'BRIEN WOULD PROMOTE BOXING

Ambition To Stage Big Ileavyweight Card

Now York,

AND SPORTSMAN

TRIBUTE TO LATE

MR. G. T. MAY .

(By "Veritas").

Bewildering in its suddenness, and poignantly tragic in cir- cumstance, the untimely death of Mr. G. T. May has come not only to rob the Colony football circles of a magnificently ́kçen and conscientious worker, but! Hongkong of a gentleman and a sportsman,

Of no man can it be more truly said that he died in harness.". Mr. May's last net was on behalf of local football, in the Interests of

which he had put his heart and

soul for a great many

PLENTY TO INTEREST IN THE

WEEK-END PROGRAMME

(By "Veritas")

Post-Christmas football has seen such a ̈general levelling up in the standard of play among local teams that spectators are now assured of three to four attractive first division matches every week. No longer do we rely on the Chinese combinations, the Navy and Recreio to offer the best entertainment. The Fusillers, East Lancashires, Police, Club and others are now contributing their quota for the benefit of the public, so that such matches as Club v. Artillery, Police v. Recreio, South China "B" v. East Lancashires, and Fusiliers v. Navy guarantee, so far as it is possible to guarantee anything with football, adequate return for the financial outlay demanded of "fans".

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above mentioned matches, it is probable the soldiers will win by years. which together with the South China the old goal, or be hold to a division

Athletic tle, happen to consti- of spoils.

indicates an interesting encounter at expected to make things hum for Li

is amazing attention to detail, histute the schedule for this week-end, Chinese Athletle are looking for. never failing willingness to give promise lots of good things.

ward to the return of 11o Ka-keung The splendid. improvement by the for their match against South China attention or advice on all matters, however small, connected with foot-Artillery, and the consistent, if "A" on the Club ground.

Isomewhat moderate form of the Club Ho and Chan Chang-wo can bo ball, and his kindly humour, did not no much earn for him the respect and affection of the community, as to cement these feelings which one instinctively gained upon meeting him.

Police-Tin-sang

and his defending col- Happy Valley to-day. The

longues. In their first rooting this Recreio match has the makings of thrilling struggle. Both teams have season, the result was far from reputations: the one to retain and satisfactory. The Athletic had thres the other to redeem. There you have parts of the game yet were beaten. Better nishing by the forwards is the stimulus for a first class game. BI O'Brien, who put pro

tho The re-entry into league football the great thing norded of tennie on the map in fessi

At the name time there America, intends to become a box- Mr. May was of a quiet and of South China "B" is signalled by a Athletle.

at will have to bẹ a correspondingly ing promoter as well.

the defence Caroline H. The soldiers have been improved display by He is laying plans for matching retting disposition. He did not match with East Lancashires Art Lasky with the winner of the freely offer opinions, but when he making quiet, but pronounced head-on last week's performance if they Schmeling-Hamas fight which is was moved to speak ho always said way, and with a reorganised attack are not to be overrun by the smart to be held in Germany in March, something of value. If it was are quite capable of upsetting the South Chinn attack.

possible for him to render asslet-youthful, virile, keen, but somewhat ance, one never approached Mr. inexperienced Chinese. May in vain.

and would stage the Lasky bout at either the Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds, New York, next Juna.

Ambitious as this is, in view of the fact that there are so many experienced fight promoters al- roady in New York, O'Brien has still greater ideas.

Hongkong journalists in parti- cular hove cause to recall with esteem and affection their associa- tions with the late secretary of the

ONE ARTILLERY CHANGE The Artillery are making one change from the team which beat the Athletic last week, and it is not an unexpected move. Butterfield, who was not impressive at inside right on Sunday gives way to Matthews, a player with a lot of initiative and a He wains to atage a world cham- Mr. May was a gentlerman fully reliable shot.

If the forwards can reproduce their of attack. I shall plonship fight the following month cognisant of the diffleuitics often

lively methods (July) with Max Baer defending confronting newspapermen in their expect the Artillery to win. his heavyweight championship efforts to secure football news, and It is not likely the Recreio will against the winner of the Lasky-because he could appreciate this, he make Any changes in personnel Iamas or Lasky-Schraeling battle. went out of his way to assist them, to-day, but there is a distinct chance news that A. V. Gosano will move out of the Lasky has already agreed to thereby helping both the fight under O'Brien's promotion, papers, and the Football Associa-forward line to defence. It may be found advisable to put him at centre- half, and the Recreio can do much worse than bring Boltran in as leader,

K. B. G. C. TENNIS

Match Against The Yorkshire Soc..

The following players will take part in a 'tennia match at the

tion.

Д

The Recreio were woll benten lant

It will be no easy task to find

auccessor of auch. sterling of the attack. qualities, for Mr. May indelibly stumped his personality on

week, but that does not make them the any the lens dangerous to other teams, more recent achievements of the and the Police will have to put their F.A. and has left behind him best foot forward to avoid defeat. record worthy of any man to think a draw is the most likely re-

follow.

sult.

Kowloon Bowling Green Club"HOW TO PLAY TENNIS" to-morrow, and both aro to-day starting 2.30 p.m.

YORKSHIRE SOCIETY

J. L. Tetley and Miss Brearley, Trade Shows Of Fred

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Perry Shorts

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Moyer and Miss Beaver, Capt. J.

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Fred Perry's prominence in the

A.R.F. Roven and Miss Holmes,

A. L. Fisher and Mrs. W.,Stoker, national Press has made the news

A. Brearley and Miss Wentworth, of the ten single-reciera featuring

N. Evans and Mina W. Ravon.

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB

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MY FORECAST.

FIRST DIVISION.

TO WIN:-

Artillery

S. China ""A" Fusliters

TO DRAW:-

Police

S. Chino "B"

SECOND DIVISION. TO WINI-

Engineers Lincolns

Navy East Lancs.

TO DRAW1

Artillery

THIRD DIVISION.

TO WIN-

Lincolns

East Lancs. Fusiliers R.A.O.C... R.A.S.C.

Week-End Football Programme

LEAGUE CRICKET

Busy Preparations For 1935 Season

AMAR SINGH A RECENT RECRUIT

The football season has just both he and Larwood had signed for entered upon its most exciting another three years with their county stage, but in Lancashire the ended that story.

Amar Singh and Brown will be clubs of the Lancashire Cricket

first season playing their

In the League have their plans com-league. Constantino, Merritt, and

pleted for the coming season. Headley are established favourites For years this league has been with the crowds. Last season the famous for the professionals-Eng: West Indies fast bowler, despilo lish, Australian, South African, West absence from five matches through Indian-It has converted to league injury, took more than ninety wickets cricket by the promise of short, at a cont of eight runs apiece, and [oxhilaraling games, bigger profits for scored 657 runs an average of less work (compared to the usual 36. It was largely due to his efforts county programme), and a hero that Nelson finished top of the table. worship seldom to anyone under the Although Constantino is the ac standard of a national hero..

knowledged "star" of the league, add-

An cloven chosen from this list of ing hundreds to the "gate" wherever he players engaged for 1935 would offor plays, Headley is far blind.

not

a keen challenge to any representa- Last season he scored his 1,000 runs tive English aldo:-

Constantine (West Indlog)

Neidler (West Indies)

Amer Bingh (India)

Baler Derbyshire)

R. Tylersley (Lancashire)

Rock (Waresstershire)

Illed (Australia).

E. B. Brown (Rowth Africa)

Merritt (New Zealand)

Kynn (Glamorgki)

Heap lackwell Colllery) STline

Newton

for an average of over to. It is ....................Nelson | calculated that he doubled the club's

Haulingden

...Caine membership and was responsible for Hawtenstall the takings rising to 785. Merritt Averinaion) scored 700 runs and captured 114

Tomarden wicketa. Hamabotiem

Church

In reviewing these figures it should .East Lanes. not be thought that these interna- Endal tional cricketors have more. "rabbits" ....Bunity to deal with on the field. There are Lowerhouse Iacop

fine amateur batsmen and bowlers in

AMAR SINGH AND BROWN these olevona. Ilard practice in the evenings after a day in the mill or Rishton in the only club not yet office has won them a place in the fixed up with a professional. Hunt, team, a coveted honour, and made their Australian, has returned to his them the heroes of their families. own country, and so has the veteran The fielding, too, is often as good as A. J. Richardson, who has left Burn-sometimes better than many coun- ley. It had been rumoured that ty teams. There is no sympathy for Rishton were waiting to see the out-the missed catch on the popular aldo. come of the Notts protest meeting on Always it in a finished gamo a aldo The week-end league football pro- "bodyline," in the hope, apparently, plays for. All over in an afternoon that Voce would not renew his con--therein Hes the secret of the succcAS tract. But the announcement that of the Lancashire League,

TO-DAY.

First Division

It is difficult to forecast the outcome of this match. South China are play. Kramme is as follows: ing below form right now, but the Athletic are so prone to an inferiority complex when opposed to them, that the league leaders may easily get Here are some of the teams ex- away with another lucky win. pected to do service during the week-

end.

FIRST DIVISION Artillery:-Durham; Hopkins and Cloney: Scott, Pardoe, and Harris; Edmunds, Matthews, Morton, Knight, and Smili

Gamble and Club: Rodgór; Strange; Hynes, Skinner, and A. Duncan; Fowler, Furrow, lowe, Hin and Bickford.

Recreio: Marques; Silva-Netto, and Bowen; Delgado, A. V. Gosano and Marques; Castilho, B. Gosano, Beltrão, Gomes and Alvea.

Fusiliers-Rowlands; Wheeler and

Keatings; Grindley, Keneghan and Ellis: Hughs, Harrison, Dennis, Talbot and Roberts.

Athletle:Wong Shik-ping: Mak Sui-bon and Lo Hang-chan; Ho Chor- yin, Tsui Ah-fni, and Ng Pan-wing: TO-MORROW'S GAMES Tang Kwong-shum, Yeung Pák-po, Ho There are two first division games Ka-keung, Chan Chang-wo, and Lec

of prime Hung-ching..

East Lancashires:-Oxford; Swain Importance and Interest.

The Fusiliers and Navy meet at and Ratcliffe; Smith, Thompson and Swain, Horner, Gorman, Sookumpoo, and on last week's per- North; formances there is nothing to choose Lawton and Tulely

SECOND DIVISION my them. Nevertheless between

Price and Artillery:Mackrill; inclinations are towards the Fusiliers

Worthington, Hunt and field the best side possible, while the Fisher; Rivers, Brown, Sparkes, Leach Navy may be confronted with their and Taylor. usual bugbear of last minute changes

if only because they are certain to Yoxall;

Club v Artillery-Club

East Lanen-

. Police v Reerelo-Kowloon

S. China "B" Caroline !

Second Division

I. Engineers University Club v Lincolns

Ary Athlefie

S. China y Navy

East Lanes, v Kowloon

Third Divisina

R.A.M.C. Lincolns East Lance. v Recreio Fusillers v Rallway R. Engineers v R.A.O.C.

SUNDAY.

First Division Athletic 'S. China "A"-Clab Fusiliera v Navy-Sookunpoo.......

Third Divialon

R.A.S.C. v Police

and Eckersley; Gaunt, Evans, Walk- den, Ridings and Griffen.

THIRD DIVISION

East Lancashires:-Williams; Hary wood and Cox; Rothwell, Carroll and East Lancashires: Harmsworth; Crook; Pritchard, Crossley, Sandford,

If the teams turn out unchanged Bowater and Steele; Howley, Power, Elliott and Mather.

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Max Baer Scores With A Verbal K.O.

WIDENED

BREACH

WITH MADISON

SQUARE GARDEN AUTHORITIES

Detroit.

The breach between Max Baer and the Madison Square Garden authorities is as wide "as the Grand Canyon," because of a battle of words between Baer and Mr. James Joy Johnston, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The paper says that when Mr. (your lip." Johnston, accompanied by Mr. Joe Leaning closer to the dapper Mr, Jacobs, Schmeling's manager, en- Johnston, to whom nobody had tered Baer's dressing room here to spoken in such style for many a congratulate him on having drawn long day, Baer continued:- a_big crowd for one of his exhibi- Liston-Jimmy, You may have- tion matches, the champlon turned the fighters, the officials and the to Johnston and said;—

politicians on your side. But you you don't have these."

He held up his two flats.

"Yeh, and you say I'm not doing anything to help the fight game. I gave the fight game the "I have theso and I'll use them greatest boost it has received to beat the living daylight out of since Dempsey's time when every fighter you have tied up." knocked out Levinsky in

JOHNSTON SILENT

Chiengo.

The Free Press said that - Mr. You are the one who is ruin- Johnston got in only a word or ing the fight game. You go ao between Baer's torrent of re- around knocking overybody and marks, everything. You're the smart guy.

Baer still continued: "When I boxed Carnera I entered the ring with everything against me. I hadn't knocked him out the decl- sion would have gone against me.”. Johnston, the paper reports, no-

FIVE YEARS AGO "Five years ago when I wanted to come back against Jimmy Braddock, who turned thumba down on the bout. You did. You sald Brad-plied "Whaddya "mean?" dock was all washed out.

"Now you have Braddock match- ad with Art Lasky. Is it because you own a pleco of Lasky?

"You don't want me to fight a dual bout with Laaky and Hamaz” Baer shouted. "Why? Because you're afraid I'll knock Lasky into

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