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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. · THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 7, 1935.

I DON'T WISH TO HEAR MY SON'S NAME MENTIONED

R. J. WILLIAMS

SPLIT IN PETERSEN HOUSEHOLD

FATHER WILL NOT

MANAGE SON?

BRITISH BOXER MARRIED

London, Oct. 16. Almost at the moment when Jack Petersen, the heavy-weight boxer, and his bride stepped on board the Arandora Star at Southampton yesterday for a honeymoon cruise,, "Pa" Peter- sen, the boxer's equally famous father, stepped ashore from the cruising liner Montclare at Al- giora.

And Immediately there was

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South African piquant indication of the serious-

To Play For London Welsh

R. J. WILLIAMS IN

ENGLAND

R. Williams, the South African wicket-keeper, who stayed in London when the rest of the team returned home, has joined London Welsh Rugby Football Club.

He holds an appointment with an electrical engineering firm and expects to be in Englund for three yehra. His first appearance for London Welsh was against Brid- gend at Bridgend.

Sentiment has influenced Wil- His fiams in his choice of a club. father was born in Swansea and played Rugby there before going to South Africa. The son was wel comed by many relations when he visited Wales with the cricket team, He was born at Viljoen's Drift, ou the border of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and has played full-back for Natal for five years, heing tried for a South African cap, Ho la 24 years of age.

Great Cricket Record By A Club Player

BEATS FIGURES SET IN 1913

London, Oct. 5. Leonard Newman, one of the most prolific scoring batsmen in London club cricket, set - up a world's batting record yesterday by making 4,032 runs in a season. The provious highest was 4,016 obtained by the late C. Titchmarsh, of Hertfordshire, la (D13.

H.

Newman is a member of the Alexandra Park Club, and, play- ing yesterday against North Middlesex in the last match of the season, he needed 42 to beat the record of Titchmarsh.

Nowman scored 57, and best the old record by 16.

During his cricket Newman, who is forty-four years old, has made 41,000 runs, scored 106 centuries (Including twelvo double centuries). He bas

thus

career,

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ness of the split between the two. "Pa" Petersen, who had sailed before his son's marriage took place. was mot by A Sunday Express reporter, who asked what the situation was regarding the split in the famous father-and-son partnership:

"Pu" declared that there was no question at present of the renewal of relations with his son. If some day they are renewed it "wouldn't be soon."

Ho, added: "I don't wish to hear my son's name mentioned. He Is free to arrange his life as, it pleases him."

The scene changes in Southamp

ton..

BEST OF FALS

Jack Petersen, dodging publicity in a way almost unique for a famous boxer, is preparing to go on board with his bride, when "Sunday Express reporter tackles him.

"What about the report of the quarrel between yourself and your father?" the reporter asked.

"I never heard such a ridiculous atory in my life," repiled Jack em- phatically.

"There is not one word of truth

BADMINTON TABLE TENNIS FOR INDOOR PROFICIENCY

The new Badminton Table tennis has now been introduced which will enable badminton enthusiasts to keep up their game in the home. The picture whore shows Mr. Herbert Brown, a well-known tenni coach watching two of his pupils playing the new table badminton game.

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FOR RACE

CLASSIC

MANCHESTER MEETING

NOVEMBER HANDICAP

London, Oct. 6. Crawley Wood is favoured for the Manchester November in it. Father was not at my wed-Handicap in the first of the ding, I must admit, but he was an- Victoria Club Call-overs. avoidably provented from being The Manchester November Handi. there. I had a delightful telegram cap, over a mile and a half, is to from him congratulating me and be run. on Saturday, November my bride."

"Is he going to continue as your manager7"

"Of course he is. Dad and I are the best of pals; and we shall continue together. The man who invented the story of the Ab- quarrel ought to be shot. solutely_ridiculous." "Is there any truth in the rumour that Danny Davies is to become your manager, in place of 'Pa.'?"

"Danny Davies! Why, it's ridl- culous. Certainly not I have heard it said he is, but that, like the story of the quarrel with the governor, is an absurd yarn."

Then he jumped into his car and drove with his bride to the ship,

23.

Odds of 9/2 are offered for have been taken on the horse. Crawley Wood while bets of 5/1 Odds of 10/1 bar one have been offered for the field-Reuter,

THE ENTRIES "The following are the entries for the Manchester November Handicap:

OXFORD-

Shanghai's

ROWING Interport SURPRISE Cricket

R. HOPE RESIGNS PRESIDENCY

MAY NOT BE IN CREW

Eleven

ARRIVAL THIS MORNING

OUR SOCCER FORECASTS

DERBY COUNTY FOR HIGHBURY ON SATURDAY

(By."Sagax")

The following is a. forecast of Saturday's matches in the Home Cootball Leagues:

FIRST DIVISION

ARSENAL

BIRMINGHAM

Blackburn

Chelsen GRIMSBY Leeds LIVERPOOL

v Derby

v Brentford

› RUDDERSFIELD

v Middlesbro

Wolven

✓ Wednesday

v Aston Vilia

• Bolton

MANCHESTER C. v Everton STORE SUNDERLAND WEST BROM.

SECOND

BLACKPOOL

·BRADFORD) BURY DONCASTER

Preston N. E. v Portsmouth

DIVISION

v Plymouth v Fulham

Newcastle Bradford C. v Port Vale

LEICESTER NORWICH Noils Forest SHEFFIELD U. v Burnley'

V

v Hull

Barnsley

SOUTHAMPTON Charlton

Swansea West Ham

V MANCHESTER Tottenham

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

ALDERSHOT

Brighton BRISTOL C. COVENTRY

Queen's P. R. SWINDON TORQUAY Watford

Southend

Gillingham

v Natta County

* Crystal Pal,

+ Cardiff

v Bristol R. Reading Bournemouth

v Northampton

y Clapton O. v Luton

✓ Chester

v Stockport

Wished good luck by many THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

the friends, ten members of

XI Carlisle cricket. Shanghal interport

DARLINGTON London, Oct. 16.

boarded the Emprese of Asia on Gateshead Surprise was caused in rowing Monday and arrived in Hongkong Halifax circles yesterday when follow-this morning. ing a meeting of Oxford Univer-

WREXHAM

The ten included E. C, Baker, MANSFIELD sity Boat Club, it was announ- who comes down as manager and OLDHAM ced that R. Hope, of New twelfth man of the side. The ROTHERHAM College, had resigned his office others were D. W. Leach (enptain), TRANMERE of president.

E. M. P. Williams, P. Madar, S. R. WALSALL Kermani, H. P. Madar, G. B. Elliott R Booth, J. B. Leckie, and J. G. Jenkins.

Two members of the side, E. P. Humphreys and L. F. Stokes, are alrendy in Hongkong.

It was also announced that Hope to be succeeded by B. J. was Sciortino, of University College.

Hope and Sciortino each rowed

for the

first against Cambridge time this year.

"There is no untoward circum- stance about Hope's resignation of the presidency." said Sciortino last night.

Y CREWE

v Chesterfield

P

LINCOLN Rochdale

New Brighton

v York

v Accrington

v Southport

v Barrow

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)

AIRDRIE CLYDE DUNDEE Hibernian Kilmarnock MOTHERWELL

The interport match will com- mence on Saturday, November 9,

Matches "have also been arrang-PARTICK and will be played to a finish.

the

The team will return in same ship arriving back in Shang- hai on November 17.

Members of the team were at the nets on the Hongkong CC- ground shortly after their arrival. The team had a good trip south and all are looking fit. They anti- cipate a good game in the Inter port,

v Ayr

v Albion

* Dunfermline

✓ CELTIC

✓ HEARTS

v Arbroath

Third-Lanark

y Hamilton

v RANGERS

Y ABERDEEN

SURREY BEATS MIDDLESEX

"Ile had the opinion that probed between the Shanghai XI and Queen's Park ably he would not be in the boat the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Queen O'St

St. Johnstone Valerius, Sans Pride, Samotrica, in the next race against Cambridge, United Services., Monico, Chrysler II, Jesmond and he felt that the president.pught Dene, Heavy Weight, Mistral III. to be a member of the crew in the Coup de Roi, Tuxedo, Thimble, big race." Canandaigua, Samarkand.

The

The plain fact is that I was Font, Dunkery, Astyanax, Overall, doubtful if I would be good enough Kyles of Bute, Knuckleduster, to be in the bont for the next Piccadilly, Scarlet River, Latoi, race," said Hope. Tewkesbury, Hands Off, Gainslaw, "It is very important that the Two Irish League players, were John James, Tommack, Soleil du President should row in the boat. transferred to English clubs Midi, Romney II., Gamesmaster, if he does not, then he does not recently. Conwell, the Portadown Winnstep, Enborough, Crawley know thoroughly what is going on Booth will not be returning

as he sailk inside left, signed by West Ham Wood,

with the team Sea Bequest, Pegomas, in the boat he cannot. United, is a Scottish junior inter- Czarowitz, Free Fare, Peggy Lud, "What more natural, then, than England by the P. & O. Rawalpindi national and played for the Irish Disarmament, Twenty Grand, that I should wish to resign and on Saturday, November 16. League team that defented the Alcazar, Spinner, Cari, Sunny let a better man take on the job. Football Lengte at Blackpool lastSaller, Miss Richardson, Newton month. The fee WAS £1,000, Chasidy, the Newry Town Inside right, signed for Manchester City. He was one of the reserves for the Irish League team.

average of season.

for

"One thing I would wish to em-that there has been no ill-feeling Ford, Pharillon, Sudbury, Damas- plasise most strongly, and that is about this business. cus, Apple Peal, St. Boswells, Gay Dancer, Labour Member, British Quota, Codicil, R. B. Bennett, William of Vallence, Solerin, Bacchus, London Fog, Galadale, Robber Chief, Thrapston, Powerful 71 for matches this Prince, Pampeiro, Alishah,

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SCOTLAND'S FOOTBALL ELEVEN

FOR MATCH WITH

IRELAND

Lindrum's Brilliant Nephew

REASON WHY HE ALWAYS SMILES

By MONTAGUE SMITH.

London, Oct. 14. Horace Lindrum, who has done wonders at brilliards and snooker pool in Australia, showed his skill at Thurs- ton's Hall, Loicester-square, yesterday afternoon, having landed in England for the first time only on Saturday.

It was a good start, and be is going to be a great attraction wherever he goes,

Bosions each day for the rest of the week, and also played two snooker) pool matches.

Since he is the holder of both the

In billiards the remarkable and billards and snooker championships novel fenture of his play is the of Australia, we expected him to play faellity with which he keeps potting: well, and he certainly did-snooker the red from the spot. muperlatively well.

He gets the object white ball near INTERNATIONAL

What we had not learned before is this, pots the red twice, then cannons ON. WEDNESDAY that he smiles well too. The more white to red, without disturbing difficult the shot, the more he smiled. either all much, pots the red again I asked him about this, and he said and again, and so on, in succession.. London, Nov. G.

that when bo had a very difficult shot There was ond sequence of 76 he Scotland in the International ho always expected to miss it, so he scored in this fashion (out of a total football match against Ireland at had a

Amile

all ready on his face break of 205) which was delightful Edinburgh on November 13 will beforehand to meet bad luck morrily in its appearance of inevitable_cer- be reprosented by the following:

And then, usually he was success-

of course, when he did tainty. Jackson (Chelsea), Anderson not miss,

VISIT TO PROVINCES (Hearts), Cummings (Partick). ful, the smile broadened naturally Into Tom Newnan showed a

greater Massle (Hearts), Simpson (Glas- a grin of delight.

variety of strokes at billiards, but when it came to the enocker pool gow Rangers), Hastings (Sunder- land), Delaney (Celtic), Walker But I am sure there is more in the games he was hopelessly outclassed (Hearts), Armstrong and Mills smile than this. It is a natural ex- Lindrum once in Australia made a (Aberdeen), 'Duncan (Derby) pression of a jolly young man. Hornos break of 139 at this game, which la Lindrum, nephew of the Walter Lind-only eight from the possible maximum, rum, is only 28 years old, and looks and yesterday he scored a break much younger. It has to go down on of 71 in which not a single shot the records that he does not smoko, | was really easy. His long-ranged is 'n teol

teototalier, 'and unmarried.

potting is

is marvellous

Reuter.

Two Queen's Park Rangers players, both forwards, are being sought after by prominent League clubs, and it is possible that both mon-Blackman and Abel-will change their clubs,

NON-SMOKER

It was a real pleasure to watch Horace Lindrum is to play a series him, win or lose.

of matches In London and the pro- Yesterday afternoon he began a vincus, and tours under the manage- billiards match against. Tom Newment of Melbourne Inman, It is an man, which will be continued for two | exceedingly formidable" combination,

ENGLAND V. GERMANY AT SOCCER

LONDON

BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN

BERLIN ON "JEWS AND CRIMINĀLS”

London, Oct. 17.

An "international situation" has arisen over the Anglo-Ger-. man football match which is to be played on the Tottenham Hotspur ground on December 4.

The possibility of riots at the game vecupled the attention of the official newspaper, the Voclkinche Beobachter, yesterday..

I referred to placards exhibited in Commercini Rond, E., which It described as "the dirty Jewish quarter of East London," with the warning, "Stop the Match."

"The close co-operation of Jews and criminals must be known to the London police." the newspaper continued, "and it would have been better if the police officials had taken action in good time against this incitement, instead of waiting U. till Hell has broken loose, and

IN COUNTY RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

CAMBRIDGE & ARMY WIN

En-

riding into the masses swinging their batons, thereby also dangering innocent persons.?!

Every effort (it is stated Berlin) is being made to bring over in large number of supporters with

the German team.

HANDBILL APPEALS

in

Thousands of handbills will be distributed to the crowds outside all the London football grounus un Saturday, protesting against the holding of the match.

These handbills draw attention to

a report that a young Jewish foot- Nazi baller was murdered by FL mob in Germany.

"British sportsmen-this is how football is played in Ger- muny." It is added. "Do you stand for this? A German foot- ball team is playing in London in December. Don't go."

Mr. A. W. Turner, secretary of the Tottenham Club, said: "It in an F.A. fixture. It is a matter for them and not for us. We have had a lot of letters, and we have called the attention of the F.A. to it. The club has received lettera from all parts of England, written by Jewa,"

Mr. Frank Rodgers, the organis- ing secretary of the body diatribut- ing the handbills-the British Non- Sectarian Anti-Nazi Council-in a letter to the F.A. hus suggested - that the German Government in- tends using the mutch for the pur- pose of political propagandu.

"We wrote telling them that Nazi Germany was extraordinarily eager to trap from a foreign country— particularly from this country-—-— some action which may be construed

approval of the Nazi Govern ment," Mr. Rodgers stated inst night.

"We suggested that, unless the invitation had gone too far to be withdrawn, it should be cancelled, but that, under no circumstances, should the match také place' in the Metropolis."

London, Nov. 6. Surrey won eonvincingly against Middlesex in the County Rugby South Eastern Group title, by Championship at Richmond to-day, | 8—3. scoring a total of seventeen points Cambridge University entertain- ed Guy's Hospital to-day in a club In their first match of the match and won by 19 points to season Surrey loat to Sussex by five while the Army Biteen boat 13-5 while they lost to the Eastern St. Bartholomew's Hospital by Counties, present holders of the 14-0.-Reuter.

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