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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 25, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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YOU'D READ TO YOURSELF PLEASE!

Jel. 28151.

MAR-25

Henry Armstrong Looks Forward To His Scheduled Fight With Ernie Roderick

Certain He Will Get A Square Deal From English Boxing Crowd

(By Henry Super United Press Staff Correspondent)

New York, Apr. 14.

Henry Armstrong snapped the lock on the last trunk, rushed to a doctor's office to have the plaster cast removed from his left hand, and announced that he was all set for his first fistic expedition to England.

The little perpetual motion man Henry sakl.

"That suits me Ane, be-

from Los Angeles, champion of the cause I like to work against lightweight and welterweight

sions, salls to defend

divi-kind of an opponent. the welter crown on May 22 in London against Ernie Roderick, the

that

How about the English officials- British chun- was Henry worried over the fact that

the referee renders decisions

plon, and "to have some fun."

and

It will be one of the largest stie tint there are no judges? migrations in years with a party that "No. Other Americans have gone includes Armstrong, his wife and over there and got a square deal. I baby

brother Harry know my style is daughter:

a little different! manager Eddie Mead and his wife from what they are used to in that Eddle Walker, another manager and

I like to fight in close and keep friend of Mead's and Chalky Wright, crowding. But I think one of Walker's fighters,

Armstrong,

injured the knuckle on his left forefinger when he defended the welter-title for the

Armstrong, whose left hand was put sixth time with a 12-round technieni knockout victory over Davey Day, in splints to-day, hopes to pick up spare change appearing in wasn't worried.. He was too excited some over the prospect of his first ocean exhibitions if he hand gets la shape

soon enough. trip.

who

HUGE GUARANTEE

Anita Louise, Belle Davis and Jane Bryan (left to right) as the small-town sisters whose lives and loves are vividly portrayed in "The Sisters," adapted from the best-selling novel by Myron Brinig. The pleture is now being shown at the King's Theatre,

LOCAL YACHTING

might make a hut with the English Ladies' Corinthian Race

crowds because they've never seen that style of fighting before."

NOT WORRIED He was guaranteed £9,400 for the Roderick fight and, if by chance he "I'm going to take electric treat- should lose the welterweight title he meets on the boat," he said, and I the lightweight don't figure on going into training still would have crown left. And he will pick up

until about two weeks before the neat pocketful of change defending fight. the mitt is OK. I might oc- that one in August against the man gept an offer to appear in a week he won it from, Lou Ambers.

muste hall and fight "They tell me Roderick is a stand-some exhibitions in Scotland up_fighterund n hard puncher." Italy."

"Supposing you lose`to` Roderick?” Armstrong was asked.

In a Loudon

and

"I'd just lose the title," he re-

Won By True Blue

1

2

3

The following were the results of Ladies' Corinthian race held by the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club yester day over a distance of 8.3 miles.

Finished Pos. True Blue....... 16.18.25

(Miss H. Crawhall Wilson) Kittiwake........ 10.18.20

P. M. King) (Miss Artemis......... 16.18.48

(Miss H. Whitham)

10.18.55 Linda

(Mrs. M. I. Johnstone) Redshank.

.......... 10.30.01 (Mrs. M. N. Luce) Koala

D.NF. D.N.F.

SPORT ADVTS sponded. And you can't laugh off Gurl

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB.

the kind of dough I'll gel, win or lose. I won't stay around and try to regain it either.

"I'm not worrying. I've got an annuity paid off. I own some pro- perty in Los Angeles. And I'll pick Ambers this summer."-United Press. |

CYCLING CLUB

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GERMANY BACKS OUT OF BOXING TOURNAMENT

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Berlin, Apr. 24. Germany's decision' to withdraw from the forthcoming amateur boxing tourney between Europe and America prominence in the given much Berlin sporting newspapers this morning. It is pointed out, however, that the decision was taken prior to Saturday's meeting in Dublin of the International Amateur Boxing Federation.

Inside The Maginot Line With M.O.T.

The latest issue of "March of Time," entitled "Inside the Maginot Line" takes the M.O.T. camera crew 200 feet underground to the amazing for- tresses which France has erected on its German border.

We see how the men werk, drili, eat, play and, generally speaking, in some degree of live their lives completeness.

The importance of the Line, buit The fact that Poland will also not take part in the Chicago tourney as by France at a cost of billions of francs to ensure that the country ...protest against two referee verdicts

which eliminated the Polish boxers will never be invaded again," is ex- Czortek and Szymura from the Analplained and the issue also considers round of the European Amateur the manner in which France recrults an army of 5,000,000 men through Championships is seen here as de-

riving Europe of any chance of carly conscription. winning the Chicago fourney.

Draft Programmes and Entry up more cash in London and against Week-end Run To Taipo and Nordechi

Kowloon Golf Club Scores

Proves Enjoyable

Over 30 cyclists turned out for the week-end spin to Taipo and Toyuen- tung, and the outing proved the most enjoyable yet experienced"

Forms for the Fourth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 6th May, 1939 (weather permit-! ting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Build-1 ing: The Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the mome Sports Club, and the Stables,) The following was the result of a.m., and a puncture on the ascent Shan Kwong Road.

the Kowloon Golf Club Summer to the reservoir found everyone ready Cup qualifying round, held April 23:

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON

on Thursday, 27th April, 1939,

By Order,

C. II. BROWN,

on

The party left Kowloon at 9.15

Whether it encourages peace hopes

The team selected by the Federa- depends upon one's point of view. As on is as follows: Lehtinen (Fin- newsreel reporting, however, it is ex-

cellent. (Italy), Sergo (Ireland), Agren (Italy), Dowsall (Sweden), Randik (Estonia), Musina (Italy), Lazzari (Italy). Trans-Ocean.

LOCAL BOXING Hongkong Area Championships At Nanking Barracks

The open Individual and boys

This issue of "March of Time" will be shown to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre in conjunction with the film, "The Great Man Votes," starring John Barrymore.

to assist with repairs. All succcced-boxing championships of the mong St.

to

FRIENDLY MATCH

Andrew's Have Easy Win Over Y.M.C.A.

In a friendly badminton match at St. St. Andrew's Hall last night Andrew's beat the YMCA, 9-0.

ed in riding the hill, but the next kong Area commenced at Nanking from 73,

Shatin A. J. Dennis 13, F. C. Barry

Chiknalping was Barracks, Shamshulpo, last night and R. K. Collings 74, A. A. Lopes 74, covered afoot to conserve energy for will be continued this evening at 8.30. Good and keen boxing was seen M. L. da Roza 17, W. Kershaw 70, inter activities. In spite of a strong T. Lamb 79, E. D. da Roza 79, W. headwind and a moderate pace, the in some of the bouts, the results of Secretary. Bastin 20, S. Jex 80, W. Ahern 81. Talpo. Market was gained at noon, which were:

F. A. Hill 81, C. Mine 82, J. East- and a further half-hour's trek across man 84, A. E. Davies 64, T. Hen-the countryside brought the cyclists derson 05.

to their venue, the bathing pool at Open Foursome (Final).-E. D.Toyuentung. da Roza and M. L. da Rozu beat i W. C. Simpson and E. O. Murphy only lady rider present) provided an A slow puncture (suffered by the The following is the draw for the excuse for frequent halta Summer Cup-First round to be homeward run, which the wind made Hams ist. Mid.) secured a walk-over and Curtis 21-4, beat Mills and Ben-

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Ahern v. J. Eastman, A, J. Dennis

E. Dusun

on the

F

Afiddleweight,

round)-Gnr. beat Bds. McDonald Franklyn 13.AJ (1st. Mid.).

S. A. and F. A. Brondbridge boat A. L. Fisher and J. Lamb 21-2, beat Featherweight last, round) boys-Boy Mid). Martin (2nd. B.S.) beat Day Smith (ft. R. Johnston and E. Curtis 21-6, beat

F. G. Mills and L. Bennett 21-9,-

H. Kew and A. E. Brown beat Bantamweight (semi-final)~Pte, Wil: Fisher and Lamb 21-6, bent Johnston from Spr. Murphy (RE),

Lightweight, (Ist. round) boys-Bay

nett 21-3.

man's clothes! V. T. Lamb, S. Jex v. A. A. Lopes,gramme for this week includes the Ward (1st, Atid.), best Tpr. Etlemble (ath-Fisher and Lamb 21-17, beat John-

W. Kershaw v. W.. Bastin, the smarter his da Roza v. R. K. Collings,

appearance.

F. C. Barry

v. M. L. do Roza, A. E. Davies v. F. A. Hill, T. Henderson v. G. Milne

FANLING BOGEY POOL You can be as-

The bogey pool at Fanling over sured of correct the week-end resulted in a tie be

tween E, T. McMullen (8) and At and styling Wing-Comdr. A. H. Steele-Perkins There besides reason. (18) who were all square.

were 35 entries.

able prices at-

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much more comfortable than usual. The Hongkong Cycling Club's pro-

mid-week spins from the II. R.).

Rood, Methodist Church, Hennessy Road, Wanchai, starting at 0 p.m. on Wednesday, and 2.30 pan. on Satur- On day, the latter for Shek-O. Sunday next, the Club will leave Alhambra Theatre, Kowloon, at 0.30 am. for Clearwater Bay.

Netherlands Win Soccer Game

Amsterdam, Apr. 23.

Welterweight. (1st round) boys-Tpr. Brennan (8th, H.1.3 beat Boy Maxwali

2nd. R.S.).

Featherweight. (nemi-final), — Pte. Edeham (286. Mid.) bezt Pte. Childrem the|{RAMG).

(servil-finial) boys-Boy amweight

walk- BcDonald (2nd. RS.1 secured over from Boy Winsborough (iri. Mid.) who was medieally unit.

A crowd of 55,000 witnessed a The following have been selected well-balanced encounter to-day, when

to represent the Civilians in o trial the Netherlands beat a Delglan team hockey match bgainst Y.M.C.A. on the latter's ground at

European by the odd goal in five.

accond

Middleweight, {#emi-final) —Bre. ·Zmera Bond. 1.) beat Pte. Huggonson (1st. Wellerweight (bemi-final) boys-Day Alexander ist. Mid.) beat Tpr. Richard son (8th, fr.it).

University Becomes Big City

F. E. Wong and M. Well boat ston and Curtis 31-0, beat Mills and Bennett 21-17.

Indoor Bowling Contest

Bir- Teams representing H.MS.

Augusta took mingham and U.S.S. part in an interesting friendly match at Ten Pins at the Hongkong Bowling Alleya yesterday, The American team won by 322-points. Scores

Aarusta

T. L. Cleaver M. S. Johnron J. M. Flaherty, P. L. Eaton

The teams shared two goals at the

Berkeley, Cal 5.15 p.m. on Thursday-U. B. Souzu interval, but the Dutchmen proved With the registration at the Uni (Radio); V. C. Bond (Club), R.

init, and versity of Californin already 10,808 Kavier (Nomads); R. J. Roed superior in the

snatched victory. in a last minute and virtually certain, that it will be (Nomads) W. A. Reed (Club), Egoni-Trans-Ocean.

17.000 next fall, the universtly Fowler (CBA); S. A. Fowler

bureau of administration has e (Club), Gurbachan Singh (Radio), TO DECIDE RUNNERS-UP, tablished that the population of the W. J, Bevan

, H. Fowler (C.D.A.), Pyara Singh.

university now ranka numerically L. S. Garner Navy. will meet Eastern to decide above 90.7 per cent of all the cities I. P. Welch (KLTC.), J., Fonseca (Reelo). Reserves: J. Plato (K.I.T.C.), R. the runners-up in the first division in the United States as listed in the R. W. May Marques (Recreio) and D. Smith of the soccer league at 4.30 pm, on 1930 census. Only 530 cities have (C.B.A.);"

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