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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,"
SEPTEMBER 16, 1936.
MASTERLY SWIMMING GIVES LAU PO-HEI TITLE And New Colony Record For 100 Yards Backstroke
Clubhouse Chatter
By "Veritas"
COLONY LAWN BOWLERS LOSE FRIENDLY MATCH
Honour To Whom
Honour Is Due
"I
CHINESE ANSWER
THEIR
pay you boys no empty com- pliment that you, as studenta
of the same that we all fellow so closely, at least called or attention
• nor thin ever before to the possj- hiliale of hong, it can be played. We appreciate what you have done,
Doyle of reminding me
of rome
CRITICS
tema, and after a gruelling experi- ence of playing continuous football ten months. They have not Cor tuken away any medals, but they are
them in Europe leaving, behind wam if somewhat surprised) ad- minution for their prowess as fool- ballers, and we in Hongkong, where the majority of these players have Irant hele anu, should be proud to be able to bask in this reflected
we have potably forigitten | glory,
created."
the
In the Kame which we The spake Mr. Goerg · Allison, the "King Slomon" of English foot- ball when addressing the Chinese- dinner Olyande footindlers at a
match with following their
slington Corinthians. And thene In respect ef us who have come aboost anything which Mr. George Auison яnya about football and footballers will appreciate that there words are a bigger tribute to Lee Wai-tong and his colleagues than any of the superintives which has been written in the 'papers both in England and else.. where. And here is another vital sentence by Mr. Allison: Football Association desire thank their Chinese friends behalf of English football Lenching us a lesson which years ago did not think any nation outside our own was capable of in- benching us." Great words feed, and we in Hongkong will be pardoned if we bask in the reflect-
lory of them.
Mr. Rous As Well
the
news-
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£1,250 GOLF TOURNEY
PADGHAM'S GREAT DISPLAY
PERRY BEATEN
Oshey, Sept. 15. Sixty-fot Fontested the first round of the News Of The World £1,250 golf tournament here to-day. Alfred Perry, former open chuni-
defeated by pion, was surprisingly the unknown Reginald Cox of Black- Jr. Cox won by 4 and 3.
Henry Catton beut James Adams the Romford Professional at the 20th, Colton was two up, but he lost the lead owing to putting lapses.
Alfred Padgham the open cham- pion beat an unknown Welsh pro-
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a bad putter who was constantly up and nobody will ever be a good one who is constantly short.
NUT perlups the cynical might be
these as? inclined to regard
after-dinner, now-we- "necessary" are-in-a-mutual-flattery-suciety surt of words. Just to allay any sucti It might be well to recall bservations of Mr. Stanley Rous. Football Secretary of the English Association, the conclusion of the China Olympic football Britain match, which observations were re- ported
Mr. Rous in Home papers. maid it was his considered opinleti that the Chinese footballers had that day given a lesson to the British players in the art of ground through- passing and headwork.
Despite the fact that the Hongkong interport Inwn bowlers lost badly to Club Lusitano in a friendly match recently, by the uns sided score of 24 shola to, 11, they revealed very good farm. In the upper left photo we have the victors and the vanquished while in the upper right pic. ture, M. P. Campar, winning skip, is shown, J. F. McGowan, in lower left, played a steady game but his team had to how to superior odds. A. E. Canton, who starred for the Colony players na fead, shown in bottom left. The group picture includes: Standing: I. A. Ozorio, A. R. Portaria, M. P. Campor (skip), F. Machado (Club Lusitano). Sestad: F. V. V. Riberio, A. E. Costes, J. F McGowan (skip) and P., E, Knight (Hongkong).
Madison Square Garden's U. S. GOLF
Heavyweight
Champions TITLE
Monopoly Ends
New York.
The most Important, deal in modern boxing history has been can- summated with the signing of contracts between Madison Square Garden and the 20th Century Club, binding them to Join bands in `staging # heavyweight title fight between champion James J. Braddock and former champion Max Schmeling at the Garden Bowl.
and, with the bout
expenditures-lo of a profit.
Before I battery of news movie cameras pens scratched signa- tures on paper, marking the end of the Garden's so-entled domina- tion of the fight game after 17 years. -of-virtual ownership.
Ardial Massy.
CHAR*moter
Under terms of the contracts, pro- Mike Jacobs and his 20th Club will split 50-50 with Century fessional assistant, K. Williams by 7 the Garden on any profits that may
under and U. Padgham was three
Recrue from the bout, and the Gar- den will take the entire financial
Cours for thirteen holes.
It is to be
be lost on so many people in kong, who seem to take
Hong-
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light in ancering at the of!
of
Chinese football. In the course
ny travels around local football circles I have run across dozens of
asset.
UPSETS
Walker Cup Players
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WINS FREE-STYLE
(By "Veritas");
Some 200 spectators at the V.R.C. yesterday thrilled to the sight of the fastest 100 yards backstroke awim ever accom- plished by a Colony swimmer, when Lau Po-hei won the Colony championship in 68.4/5 seconds.
In so doing he heat Wilfrid Law- rence by nearly two yards, the Chin- 36.56 est capturing a lead on the. Arst 25 30.20 yards and increasing. It gradually
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BOWLING
NO CHARITY TO BENEFIT
Garden City, Long Is. Sept. 15. Five British Walker Cup players After signing the contracts--- the -----
advanced to the third round of the YM. Merchant 16
C. Ramna waend bespectacled Mr. Grifits announced
United States Amateur Golf Cham-' | Amar Singh would charity
particip- at no
Dliowar HusskİN ate in the Oght. He ulsa
pionship to-day, while four others | Major C. K. Nayudu 39 nounced that neither champlon
Mushing Al were beaten in the second round. Schmeling
A. Wair AIL Braddock nor challenger would be tied up by either the Gar-
The most sensational result was The American trick-shot artist, Joe Kamble on the $50,000 budgeted for i den or 20th Century to defend the the defeat of Hecior Thomson, who M. Jahre Khan 1
title again.
This was one of the hoped that these judgments of such Ezar won. by 3 and 2 against Sam promotional expenses.
Although these arch-rivals of tax-most important aspects of the agree-lost to Henry Kownl, former captain lustrious leaders of football will not King of Knole Park-Reuter,
Garment, because the Garden has kept of Colgate University by 4 and 2. ing nally joined hands, the den undertaken to handle the en- the heavyweight titleholder tied up Thomson was completely off his tire, promotion and publicity, and ever nince Jack Dempsey defeated "Uncle Mike" Jacobs and his men Jess Willard. The title had becomeame and became four down at the
ninth. will merely sit back and take their the Garden's most important ring profits.
Dr. Tweddell, the British: Walker {Cup caplata 19 another second round victim. Ife last by one hole
Morton Dykes was a third British Amar Singh after being two up at the 16th.
player to be eliminated, while Gor-Malamed Niemne 647.5 V. M. Merchant 107.5 8. Hanture. The two rival organisations joined don l'eters suffered a similar fate. hands for this
M. Jahangir Khan 204,4 The victorinus British competitors. R. Sayulit454 flight beenuse the Garden controls Champion Brad- were Alec Hli, John Langley, who10. §. Naruda SIM dock, while the 20th Century has won handsomely by 7 and 6, 3. Me-Pall... 10 Setuneling, recent conqueror of Joe Lean, who also had a comfortable. on Jan. 13.6
.... 125 Louis The Garden's contract with win by 5 and 4, C. Ewing and Lucas. Amfe Flahi
M. J. ipatan.. Braddock provided that an "accepta-
Mushtaq All 10 Lucas will now meet A. Campbell The Mobaral Sir.
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ROCHDALE BEATS SOUTHPORT such crities; they are prepared to bet anything you
you like to name that
London, Sept. 15. the Chinese would never hold their
Rochdale beat Southport by two of the leading against any English amateur teams: that they goals to one to-day in a third divi- football play n brand of football only equal sion, (northern section)
Rochdale were on to the average junior league stuff league match.
been their own ground.-Reuter, have always at Home, 1 constrained to answer somewhat rudely I'll admit, Bosh! What we have to realise is that the
Chinese standard of play in Hongkong chiefly governed
ned by the standard
of the opposition, and until the op- position is just as powerful or more so, then we shall never see precisely how well the Chinese can play. Or course any serious analysis of their play will speedily convince one coh- cerning the potentialities of these Chinese football artists, but then you would be surprised at the large
so-called "fun" hamber of don't even know the way to start analysing; the technique of a football team: and many others who can, but won't take the trouble, being content to bace their "considered opinions"
on the results.
who
Stanton. Grills, Chairman of the Garden's Board of Directors and Chairman of Paramount's Executive Committee, wanted Jacobs to parts cipate in the promotion or at least handle the publicity, but Jacobs de clined flatly, insisting that the only connection 20th Century would have
"TICH" FREEMAN ABUSES FARNES'S BOWLING
And Calls Down Public Wrath On His Head
Wrote
J.
James Although promoter Johnston of the Garden was present at the ceremonis, he had little to do will the consummation of negotia-
tions.
hte" challenger must be named
ол
pr before July 20. And Schmeling the American Walker Cupper in the was the only cantenger, "accept third round. ble" for Braddock and his manager, Joe Gould, because he had been named No. 1 challenger by the New York Boxing Commission,
But there was no
Had Jacobs so desired, he could have attempted to promote a Brad- dlack-Schmeling under 20th Century auspices. But this would have Freeman brought the wrath of suoner we said "Good-bye" to meant risking legal entanglements the English Cricket publie down on Southend under these conditions the with the Garden-because of Brad- his head as a result of a press arti- better... After this one views the duck's contract. ele regarding unfair bowling by an coming trip to Australla with not a way for the Garden to get Schmeling
into the ring without coming to a Essex amateur. There is apparently lille appréhension." no doubt that the bowler referred Essex County Cricket Club have agreement with Jacobs. According- Deserve Our Praises
member of taken, very grave view of the mat- by Jacobs, turned over his option on to is Farnes who is
ter und after a special meeting had Schmeling's services for 60 per cent. the touring side to visit Australia.
About
the recent County match | beat 'called, to discuss it, a letter was of the profits and "other considera- PERSONALLY I think the Chinese
Olympic footballers have a right between Kent and Essex, Freeman sent to the Secretary of Kent draw- tions,"
the following in a Londoning their attention to the criticism. to our unreserved compliments on
English and Australlon papers are | Grims made no mention of these their performances in England and newspaper, says the Daily Herald
lying the affair a good deal of pro- "other considerations," but it in well of Aug. 26. other parts of Europe. We were
"It is not often that professional minence in view of the forthcoming shown that one important considera- rather related at first this Islington
by Che team Nobody knew who cricketers complain; the boot is tour. The English journals are of tion dealt with the financial protec dry me. Not we discover it was nearly always on the other foot. So the opinion that it may cause strife tion of Schmeling and his manager should Farnes inadvertently Joe Jacobs. It is understood the a balsman cemile rubers of the that the comments passed by several again
while bowling in Gorden agreed with Mike Jacobs to Catanian club, the Casuals, of Kent's
amateur come with Australia during the tour,
Farnes denies that his method of give Max 20 per cent of the net gate .. Te is well to remem- peelal emphasis.
This bowling, in our opinion, was bowling was any different to
whiel ho has used all along, und der that the Chalyan vince vuly
Both Walt and Bowleys by town though lack of definitely unfalr
Kraft, And Feng, were bit, and others would points out that there was no objce that day lot to 921 Cosals team have been had they not taken then to his bowling during the match, vler Kiring a grain of the inter-mily alternative and quickly terminie en player or umpires.
warezorom ned råber such leading a certal for on the bowling of bit
RESULTS IN FULL
The complete results as cabled by} Reuter are as follows,
H. Kowal beat II. Thomson 4 and
2
Roger Peacock beat Dr. Twrddel
one up
Rudolph Knepper beat Morton Dykes at the 19th
9. M.
Lau Po-hol..
Lawrence, however; kept his head and showed nice judgment in timing.
which he started about-ten yards from the Bnish.
Wkia. Aver his final burst
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FINE THROWING
The third Colony championship to be derided was throwing the water 87.20 polo ball, and' in this the onlookers #43.22 saw a great duel between Chan Lui-
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D'
H.K. LOSE AGAIN Severe Beating By S'hai Golf Club
.
Read made the best trial throw, but Chan who did nut trouble about trial, went into the water and with his first throw was a couple of feet bath. Read short of clearing the followed and hit the end of the bath.
The only other competitor to ceme
anywhere near this war E. L. Gosano who was about a foot short of the bath's edge.
In the second throw Read not only cleared the bath, but struck n Shanghal, Sept. 15.
wooden structure. Chan, throwing a second. time just cleared the bath. Hongkong Interport bowlers went The rest of the throwers were to
where.
Alec Hill beat C. B. Hlli 3 and 21 down Indly to the Junior Golf Club 3. Langley beat Vincent Schus by the decisive score of 11 points to 20. ter 7 and 8
Gordon Taylor (Toronto) beat Waller Emery two up
one up
It was obvious that much depend- Hongkong made a good stort but ed on the last throws of Read and collapsed later. They seemed
to Chon.
The former, straining 'bling, Walter Holt heat Reynold Smith play with a lack of enthusiasm, per self to beat Char's previous throw, haps due to the Interport dinner appeared to lose his balance and the A. Campbell beat Jack Routh 8 which took place last night.
ball landed Just short of the end anti 7
Hongkong started with a two at of the bath. G. Dunlap beat Dave Ewell 3 the opening end and led 4-1 at the
Chan, bouncing the ball non- third.
elialantly in and 2
his hand, quietly heaved J. McLean beat: Longhurst Shanghailed at the 6th. 5-4, but himself out of the water and with a and 4
Hongkong rallied and led at the 8th magnifient netlen, ngain cleared the,
bath,, C. Ewing beat Winfield Day 4 head by 6-5.
this time hitting the same and 3
Then Shanghal went right ahead, structure adidRead with his. A. Lucas beat Leonard Martia the score being 11-0 in their favour second throw, instead of the challenger's usual and 1
at the 12th, and 17-0 at the 10th. Naturally the judges took rome 12-1/2 per cent. It is understood Hoblitzell · beal „Gordon,' Pèlers: Hongkong scored a two on the time in working out which was the
one up
: 17th, head, but Shanghal made, a better, throw, but finally they award- B. Levins beat Jess Sweclaer 2] strong finish, per cent, instead of the champion's
ed it to Chon who was Judged, to also that Braddock is receiving 40
and 1
A. E. Coutes, who was skip, got hove,cleared five inches more thun Milke Jacobs
Johnny gave in on only one
Goodman usual 374 per cent.
beat Jesso poor support from. Hyde-Lay who Read.. The fast bowlers seem unable to
Guldford 4 and 3
was very wealt as lead and quite of David Davis, beat Ross' Somer-¡ his game. T. E. Knight, as second keep out of cricket news these days point. He allowed the Aght to bo It will be remembered that Arthur staged at the Garden Bowl, which
ville 3 and 2
was erratic. B. V. libeiro was third. Malley caused a storm of protest h will get 10 per cent, of the net gate
The Junior Golf Club team was: J. Oulmet beat John Blegs 5 and and his men beat a Viennese team
"Five falls out of the normal pix few weeks ago by referring to Vocc, as rent. Mike wanted to have the and drew with the French Olymple side in Paris. Yes! There is little howled by the player in question immediately after his selection, in a bout staged at Yankee Stadium be- doubt that the Chinese played extra-pitched less than halfway down the press article on Pubile Enemy No, cause of its easier accessibility, and so did Braddock's manager, Gould. ordinarily well under strange condi- pitch. The opinion was that,
val and later leading 2-1. And it is pleasant to recall that Lee Val-tong
cated, their, Innings: (
AUSTRALIAN TRIFE
...the
3.
Judd Rumley beat Knox V. Yates at the 20th,
JUDGING DIFFICULTIES
It was first-rate effort by both A. J. Hodges (skip) R. F. Düff (lead), men, But one wished that the contest. C. R. Clements (second); D. Denton could have been singed where thero (third)-United Press.
(Continued on Page, 13.).
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