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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16,

1935.

LEVELLING UP AMONG HONGKONG FOOTBALL TEAMS

LEAGUE CRICKET

FREAK BOWLER NOW GENTLEMAN MORE & MORE ATTRACTIVE FAMOUS PLAYERS IN

GAMES PROMISED

Unusual Cricket "Find"

Made In Australia

Landon,

While Lawn Tennis claims freak players in Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich, cricket has pro- duced a formidable rival in young man named Maynard who comes from Shepparton, Benalls, anya a Reutor message from Sydney.

пест

about

Jack Fingloton, the Australian player, who batted against Fost him states that he is a slow spin bowler whe runa obliguely to the wicket, twiste himself almost into a knot and unexpected- ty delivers the ball from behind ais neck somewhere on the left of his body, but delivered with the right hand.

Nolther Fingleton, Oldfold nor Kippax, who played in the match, bad soon anyone like blm before. BILL O'BRIEN WOULD PROMOTE BOXING

Ambition To Stage Big Heavyweight Card

Now York,

B O'Brien, who put pro fessional tennis on the map in America, intends to become a box- fng promoter as well,

He is laying plans for matching Art Lasky with the winner of the Schmeling-Hamas fight which is to be held in Germany in March, and would stage the Lasky bout at either the Yankoo Stadium or the Polo Grounds, New York, next Juno.

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

K. B. G. C. TENNIS

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 keen and conscientious worker, but Hongkong of a gentleman and a sportsman.

Of no man can it be more truly wald that he died in harness. Mr. May's last act was on behalf of local football, in the interests of

which he had put his heart and

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, tho Navy and Recreio to offer the best entertainment. The Fusiliers, East Lancashires, Police, Club and others are now contributing their quota for the benefit of the public, so that such matches as Club 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".

The above mentioned matches, it is probable the soldiers will win by a great many years. which together with the South China the odd goal, or be held to a division soul for His amazing attention to detall, his "A" Athletic tie, happen to consti- of spoils.

Chinese Athlotle are looking for. tute the schedulo for this week-end,

ward to the return of Ho Ka-keung never failing willingness to give promise lots of good things.

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, "A" on the Club ground.

somewhat moderate form of the Club Но and Chan Chang-wo can be

MY FORECAST.

FIRST DIVISION.

TO WIN,-

Artillery

S. China "A" Fusiliers

TO DRAWI~m

Polico

S. China "B" SECOND DIVISION. TO WIN

•

Engineers Lincolns

Navy East Lanes,

TO DRAWI

Artillery

THIRD DIVISION.

TO WIN:-

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

Week-End Football Programme

ball, and his kindly humour, did not indicates an interesting encounter at expected to make things hum for Lt. so much carn for him the respect Happy Valley to-day. The Police-Tin-aang and his defending col- and affection of the community, as Recreio match has the makings of a leagues.. In their first meeting this the result was far from thrilling struggle. Both teams have senson. to cement these feelings which one reputations; the one to retain and satisfactory. The Athletic had three Instinctively gained upon meeting the other to redeem. There you have parts of the game yet ware beaten. the stimulus for a first class game, Better Anlabing by the forwards is him.

of the The re-entry into league football the great thing needed

Athletic, At the same time thero Mr. May was of a quiet and of South China "B" is signalled by

correspondingly East Lancashires at will have to be retiring disposition. He did not match with

Caroline Hill. The soldiers have been improved display by the defence freely offer opinions, but when he making quiet, but pronounced head-on last week's performance if they the smart was moved to speak he always said way, and with a reorganised attack are not to be overrun something of value. If it was are quite capable of upsetting the South China attack,

Chinese. possible for him to render assist-youthful, virile, keen, but somewhat

inexperienced

of this match. South China are play- Erammo is as follows: ing below form right now, but tho ance, one never approached

ONE ARTILLERY CHANGE The Artillery are making one Athletic are so prone to an inferiority May in vain.

Hongkong journalists In parti-change from the team which beat the complex when opposed to them, that may easily get cular have cause to recall with Athletic last week, and it is not on the league leaders

Here are some of the teams esteem and affection their associa- unexpected move. Butterfield, who away with another lucky win. tions with the lato secretary of the was not impressive at Inside right pected to do service during the week- Sunday, gives way to Matthews, a F.A.

player with a lot of initiative and a end. reliable shot.

L

tion.

Mr.

If the forwards can reproduce their

It is dificult to forecast the outcome

***

FIRST DIVISION Artillery:-Durham; Hopkins and He whtns to stage a world cham Mr. May was a gentleman fully plonship fight the following month cognisant of the difliculties often lively methods of attack, I shall Clancy; Scott, Pardoc, and Harris; Edmunds, Matthews, Morton, Knight, (July) with Max Baor defending confronting newspapermen in their expect the Artillery to win.

It is not likely the Recreio will and Smith.

and ble heavyweight championship efforts to secure football news, and

Gamble Club: Rodger; personnel any changes in

and A. against the winner of the Lasky- because he could appreciate this, he make Hamas or Lasky-Schmeling battle.went out of his way to assist them, to-day, but there is a distinct chance Strange; Hynes, Skinner,

news-that A. V. Gosane will move out at the Duncan; Fowler, Forrow, Howe, Hill Lasky has already agreed to thereby helping both tho

Recreio:Marques; Silva-Netts, and Aght undor O'Brien's promotion. papers and the Football Associa- forward line to defence. It may be and Blekford,

found advisable to put him at centre- half, and the Recrele can do much | Bowon; Delgado, A. V. Gosano and It will bo no easy task to and worse than bring Beltrao In as leader Marques; Castilho, B. Gosano, Beltrao,

Gomes and Alves, but A successor of Buch storling of the attack.

The Recrato were well beaten last qualities, for Mr. May indelibly week, but that does not make them stamped his personality, on Any the leas dangerous to other teams, more recent achievements of the and the Police will have to put their F.A. and has loft behind him a best foot forward to avoid defeat. record worthy of any man to think a draw is the most likely re-

TO-MORROW'S GAMES There are two first division games and both are of prime Importance and interest.

The Fusiliers and Navy meet at Sookumpoo, and on last week's per- formances there is nothing. to choose my

Match Against The Yorkshire Soc.

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Trade Shows Of Fred

Perry Shorts

Fred Perry's prominence in the

A. L. Fisher and Mrs. W. Stokor, nationai Press has made the news

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In view of this, it has been de-f

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Randlo and Mrs. Bows, J. 8. Logan Minute Alibl" and "In Town To- and Mrs, Meyer, W. A. Bland and night," British Lion's two impor tant new feature filma. With each

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HAND

BREWERY

LIGHT LAGER

between thema. Nevertheless

Inclinations are towards the Fusiliers

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

Athletic-Wong Shik-ping;. Mak Sul-hon and Lo Hang-chan; Ho Chor- yin, Teul Ab-fai, and Ng Pan-wing; Tang Kwong-shum, Young Pak-po, lio Ka-keung, Chan Chang-wo, and Lee Hung-ching.

East Lancashires:-Oxford; Swain and Rateliffe; Smith, Thompson and North; Swain, Homer Gorman, Lawton and Tuloly,

SECOND DIVISION Artillery:Mackrill;

Price and Hunt and

If only because they are certain to Yoxall; Worthington, 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.

The week-end league football

Club

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TO-DAY.

First Division

Artillery---Club

Police Recreo-Kowloon

Busy Preparations For 1935 Season

AMAR SINGH A RECENT RECRUIT

and

The football season has just both ho 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 playing their first season in the. League have their plans com-league. Constantine, Morrit, pleted for the coming sunson. 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, despite lish, Australian, South African, Weal absence from five matches through Indinn it has converted to league infury, took mero thun ninety wicketę cricket by the promise of short at

cost of eight runs aplace, and exhilarating games; bigger proits for neared 657 runs for an average of lesa work (compared to the usual 30. It was largely due to his efforts county programme), and a hero, that Nelson finished top of the tablo, worship seldom to anyone under the Although Constantino is the ac standard of a national hero.

knowledged "star" of the league, add.

An elevan chosen from this list of ing hundreds to the "gate" wherever he |players engaged for 1935 would offer plays, Headley is not far behind, keon challenge to any representa-|Last season ho segred hla 1,000 runs tive English side:-

Constantine (West India)

Headley (Wil Indien)

Amar Bingh (India)

Binder Werbyakira)

R. Tridraler (banenshire)

Hook (Warcasterukirs)

Hird Australia)

L. 8. Brown (Bouth Africa)

Merrlik (New Zealand)

Ryan lamorgan)_ ...

Heep (Blackwall Ceillery) Mile

Newton

for an average of over 50. It is ga.. Nelson (enlculated that he doubled, the club's, Martinaden ****Calas membership and was responsible for Rawtenstall

the takings rising to £785. Merritt Accrington scored 700 runs and captured 114

Temerden wickets. Ramabatiom

Church In reviewing these figures It should East Lanta riot be thought that these, Interna

Entel tional cricketers have more "rabbits” ..Bernier to deal with on the field. There are Bane amateur batamen and bowlers in AMAR SINGH AND BROWN these elevons. Hard practice in the evenings, after a day in the mill or Rishton is the only club not yet offco has won them a placo in the fixed up with a professional. Hunt, team, a coveted honour, and made their Australian, has returned to his there 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 loft Dura-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 side. con.o of the Notts protest meeting on Always it is a finished game a sida pro- that Vacs would not renew his contherein lies the secret of the success "bodyline," in the hope, apparóntly, plays for. All over in an afternoon tract. But the announcement that of the Lancashire League.

8. China "3" v East Lanca Caroline Hill

Second Division

R. Engineers v University

Club v Lincolns

Aly & Athletic

S. China Navy.

East Lancs. ▾ Kowloon

Third Division. R.A.M.C. F.Lincolns East Lancs. y Recreio. Fusiliers Railway R. Engineers ▾ R.A.0.0.

SUNDAY.

First Division

Athletic v S. China “A”-Clob Fusiliers v Navy-Sookunpoo

Third Division

R.A.B.C. v Police

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

THIRD DIVISION

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

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

F;

超

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 lap."

Johnston, accompanied by Mr. Joe Loaning closer to the dappor Mr. Jacobs, Schmeling's mannger, 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:-

out Levinsky .in

a big crowd for one of his exhibi- "Listen Jimmy. You may havo tian matches, the champion turned the fighters, the officials and the to Johnston and said:

politicians on your side. But you "Yeh, and you say I'm not you don't have these." doing anything to help the fight He held up his two flats. game. I gave the fight game the "I have these and I'll use them greatest boost It has received to beat the living daylight out of eince Dempsey's time when Ijevery Aghter you have tied up." knocked

JOHNSTON SILENT Chicago.

The Free Pross said that Mr. "You are the one who is ruin-Johnston got in only a word or Ing the fight game. You go so between Baer's torrent of r- around knocking everybody and marks. everything. You're the smart) Baor_still continued: "When I guy.

boxed Carners I entered the ring with everything against me. If I "Five years ago when I wanted to hadn't knocked him out the docl- come back against Jimmy Braddock, slon would have gone against me," who turned thumbs down on the Johnaton, the paper reports, re-

FIVE YEARS AGO.

bout. You did. You said Brad-plied "Whaddya mean?". dock was all washed out.

"Now you have Braddock match- ed with Art Lasky. Is It because you own a piece of Lasky?

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

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Baer replied: "Why, Ancil Hoffman, my manager, has the judges score cards showing that ono of your judges gave Carnera six rounds to my Ave." Without further comment Messrs. Johnston and Jacobs left the room.

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