1939-10-28 — Page 12

LEE-GARCIA

Bewildering Situation of World Middleweight Boxing Championship

(By "Tinker")

MANILA sportsmon are all agog over the preparations by Josse Cortes to promote a middle- weight bout in Manila between Coforino Garcia and Glenn Loe, outstanding contondor for the world_middleweight title, which, as some con- tond, Garcia holds. The match has boon fixed for December 16 at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.

I have purposely refrained from referring to the fight as a "championship bout" because there appear to be three voices in the matter. First and, perhaps foremost, is that of the National Boxing Association of America, which controls the boxing in nearly all the States. They refuse recognition of the Garcia-Lee fight as for the title, as they do not hold Garcia to be champion. Their choice is Al Hostak, and they are willing to consider a bout between Garcia and Hostak as for the title.

SECOND in the matter is the world-famed promoter, Mike Jacobs, who holds a contract with Garcin, and who, therefore, has sole right to arrange his championship fights. Third is Cortes, who, in advertising the fight as for the championship of the world, indicates that he has arrived at some arrange- ment with Jacobs.

What it all balls down to, then, is that the NB.A. of America and the Jacobs-Cortes combination do not see eye-to-eye.

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Hockey Secretaries

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 28, 1939.

BOUT

LAWN BOWLS

IN

MANILA

END OF BOUT — For the oighth time since Joe Louis won his heavyweight boxing tille two years ago, ha suc. cessfully defonded it against gallant Bob Pastor, în Doirolt. Hero is the fight's ond, aftor Louls kayoed Pastor in 11th round. Hennessy la refereo.

Meeting On Monday AITKENHEAD SHIELD MATCH

The meeting of Hockey Club secretaries on Monday to com- plete fixtures for the Hong- kong Hockey Association Tour- nament will be held at St. Andrew's Church Hall at 6 p.m.

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Ninety-Six Bowlers In Twelfth Annual Fixture

NINETY-SIX lawn bowlers to represent Hongkong and Kowloon will meet this afternoon for the twelfth time in the Aitkenhead Shield Competition at the Kowloon Cric ket Club at 3 p.m. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, Patron of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association will be present.

Hongkong will be captained by A. W. Grimmitt, and Kowloon by T. Robson.

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TRACING THE TITLE ET us try and trace the present whereabouts of the world middle- weight crown since. i!

SIXTO ESCOBAR MAY linquished by the world recognised champlon, Freddie Steele. The titic

RELINQUISH TITLE 10 followed a lortuous path, it has Jumped the tracks at times, nud, at

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UP). others, has popped up in unexpected

The National Boxing Association of quarters.

Freddie Steele, in 1837, was the America have announced that they champion acknowledged on both will recognise Georgie Pace, of Cleve sides of the Atlantic. Fred Apostol! land, as world bantamweight cham-

annual Axture was was recognised as outstanding chal-pton on November 2, in the event of lenger, but suddenly Steele was Sixto Escobar, the present champion,

started in 1928. In 1927. matched with Hostak, and in losing relinquishing his title. lost his title. And though the N.B.A. It is also announced that Pace has R. Aitkenhead skipped Shang- in the only acclaimed Hostak, the New York agreed to defend the title against any hai to victory State Athletic Commission pisced the NBA, selection.

match, which, in those days, crown on Apostoli's brow.

constituted the Interport pro-

money to commemorate the gramme. He left a sum of and the Hongkong victory, L.B.A. decided to buy a Shield to be competed for annually by tuck his revenge. Now, like in that GARCIA is a national hero in the teams representing Hongkong famous game with a pea and three Philippines. He areils, where was the world title?-member of his race to gain recogni and Kowloon. Why with Hostal, of course. You tlon as world champion since Pancho may not have been able to follow it, Villa, even though it is only partial of the team from the winning, ter- but the NBA. hud their eyes on if recogniilon,

Thas there were two champions, and bold in one country!

But

Apostol to champion without his having to fight for the honour.

for

Solly Krieger came along and sent Houtak to the hospital after taking was it justified?

away the title. Glenn Lee stepped .....And now we are all set is and gavo Krieger a severe benting, the fight.

and was followed by Hostak, who

all the time, and that is where it is!

BOW.

A NATIONAL HERO

18 the Arst

He has fought

The Shield is left in the custody

ritory which has the highest position Glenn Lee twice in the senior division of the League. before, winning once and losing once, i Though the system may be a little and this, their third meeting, as a de- complicated, there does not seem any cider of the "serles", adds enormous- doubt that, fogically, the Sillo is ly to its attraction. somewhere between Lee and Hostak,

Lee has benten Krieger, and has

for both of them beat Krieger, who fought thrice with Apostoll. With the latter be broke even, having lost, originally took it from Steele.

drawn und won in the respective arrangements,

GARCIA'S CLAIM

GARCIA'S clan to world fame in bouts. According to

more direct, having beaten Fred he left for Manila on Thursday Apostol on a technical knock-out a Garcia is due to sail on Monday with Title while ago, but the problem, his wite..

however, is how did Apostoll first The second great attraction in the become possessed of the crown? I ring will be Jack Dempsey, former was a magnanimous gesture on the heavyweight champion of the world, part of the NYS.A.C. to promote who has agreed to act as referce.

Repulse Bay Hotel

Announces

WINTER SEASON

DINNER DANCES

EVERY

WEDNESDAY

FROM 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

COMMENCING

NOVEMBER

1st, 1939

(A la Carte and Table d'Hote)

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

Previous results were: 1020-30 Kowloon

Hongkong Kowloon

1931 1032

1033-34 Hongkong 1035-37 Kowloon 1030 Hongkong

SELECTED RINKS teams chosen for this after-

noon's game are; Koeiaan

A Nussell

A. Bower

W. 8. Drake

W. Macfarlane

T. Madar

Hongkong W. Melrose R. Main

D. Munroe

J. C. Chalmers

3. M. Rumjohn.

D. M. Khan

A. W. Ramsay

A. M. Wahab

J. Fraser

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A R. Dailal:

J. S. Howell

C. Fincher

W. Walker

Robson C. Gill G. Meyer P. Remedios

Souza

R. Pereira X. Beares Evans

Bimbran Ferguson

Chlitenden M. Calman

Mackay Cullen Kempton

R. P. Phillipe

8. M. White

A. J. Hal

1. Duncan

A. F. Noronha

J. A. Remedios

V. V. Ribeiro

J. Barlo SMailey White Morgan

W. Y. FI-14 G. E. Taylor

Meadows Kern

F. Goodwin

J. Kow N. Wong L. Stephens

Gittim

Xavier

M. Hilva

X. Silva

C. G. Bliva

W. Ward

8. Eccleshall

A. W. Grummit

T. Pile

B. Burling

T. Gooding

A. Jilloti

1. P. Shaw Husseli

B. Robertsan

A. Brookabank

C. Dowman

R. R. Wood

J. Holidge

A. M. Umar

C. It. SouIA

G. G. 6. Thompson

A. E. Contes

B. Bara

W. S. Dail

J. McWalter

3. Deakin

W. Mair

G. S. McKay A. 8. Mitchel

L, Lammert N. Bebbington

J. Riddell

1. E. MaugTMEN

d. Perkins

3. C. S. Fender

Q. T. Padgett

H. H. Wild

A. Brown

L. de home

K. W. Handali

K. M. Omar

N. Rak

B. W. Bradbury

Captive Nazis Want To Enter Soccer Pools

German prisoners of war in Britain want to compete in the football pools.

news

The prison camps have wire- less sets and the men are allowed to listen-in to B.B.C.

the programmes and bulletins.

No attempt is made to keep any riews from them.

A number of captured offi cers who were listening to a amazed news bulletin were

announcer when the

spent several minutes reading the football results.

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The restart of football had made them wonder if they ever would "understand the English."

Afterwards they made a re- quest that they should be per- mitted to take part in the foot. ball pools competitions.

Whether the authorities will give permission, and whether the pools promoters will send them coupons, are matters not yet sattled.

Hockey

"Y" Juniors Score Four Against St. Andrew's Club

St. Andrew's Hockey Club made their second appearance this season yesterday when they were beaten by Y.M.C.A. Juniors by four clear goals in a

at King's Bcrappy chocunfer Park

Saints had many opportunities for scoring but poor finishing in and

In defence

WEEK-END SOCCER FIXTURES

To-day

FIRST DIVISION South China "A" v. South China "B" (Caroline Hill), 4.30 p.m. Re- terer, Goss. Linesmen, Edwards and Wilson.

Rugby Football

Changes Made In Club And Army Fifteens For This Afternoon's Match

(By "Fly-half")

ON THE Club ground at Happy Valley this afternoon two games of rugby will be played. The first one at 3.15 p.m. will be contested by Nayy "A" and Club "A" and the second at 4.39 p.m. between the Army and Club...

BOTH Army and Club show changes from the teams which mot last week-end. Army are atil experimenting and much; attention will be paid to the play of Smith, who performed with credit last Saturday on the Army wing in opposition to Bosanquet. This week he is given the scrum- half berth, a position which should suit him, provided he can pass quickly and accurately.

Lang, Inst week's scrum-halt, gors to full back, where he should feel comfortable, possessing as he does a safe pair of hands and a strong accurate kick, acquired from lis previous soccer training.

Lomax, who sustained a nasty gosh under his eye while playing at full- back, will be out of the game for several weeks,

March, presumably on his perform- ance against the Polico last Tuesday, when he held Taylor, Polles lofty wing three, has been given Smith's place on the wing and should not find himself outshone by Bosanquel this afternoon.

Army make only one change in the [pack; Burrell displaces. Foley. The

tho change should strengthen

for- wards,

USING THE POLICE

Affiliation Fee

For Umpires

Un "Pilgrim's" bockey notes on Thursday, it was omitted to sinte that "allation fee to the Hockey Umpires Association will be $1, and all qualified umpires. on allation, will receivo an Umpire's badge, gratis."

Cricket

SIGNALS BEAT R. ENGINEERS Excellent Innings By Shipp And Whatman

Royal Engineers sustained their first defeat at Cricket In eight matches on Thursday at Sookunpoo when, Belding a depleted team, they were beaten by Royal Corps of CLUB have made some changes and Signals by seven wickets, have taken advantage of the fact that Police are not playing to use some Police players who Aro members.

Sappers, who batted first lost their Club early wickets disastrously, but L/Cpl. Shipp reached the boundary 11 times Salter, just recovered from an in- in his undefeated knock of 63, and jury, comes in place of Dunnett, who L/Cpl. Walle and Capt. Freeman The following are the League injured his shoulder in last week's were their only eiher successful bats Football fixtures arranged by the encounter. B. C. Fay, Hongkong F.A. for to-day and to-stand-off haif, displaces Charler

the Police coring 26 and 23 respectively. at Murphy was Signals" beat bowler, morrow:

right centre, Peers, who was unable taking six for 57. to play last Saturday, comes into the Signals lost their opening batsmen pack in place of Wanklyn.

quickly, but Capt. A. B. Whatman None of the changes detract from and L/Cpl. Murphy provented a the Club's pawers, whilst Salter's in-collapse, the former losing his wicket clusion should greatly increase Club's three runs short of the Sappers' total, chances in the set scrums.

his contribution being a bright and Another close encounter may be enterprising 00 which included 11 reckoned on, with an Army win de boundaries. Murphy, who was un- pending not a little on Smith's com- defeated at the closure, made the Bination with Douging, and Lang's winning stroke shortly afterwards ability to deal with any Club kick with L/Cpl. Tomlinson holding the

fort at the other end.

Scores:

Boyal Engineers

Spr. Daley, lbw Murphy ........................ THE curtain-raiser will be a closer lol. Shaw, & Murphy, b Blount ....

güme 198 week in view of the L/Cpl. Rose, e Copsey, & Bleimt fact that Club have strengthened Sat. Corpenter, e oven, Whatman their "A" team by the inclusion of C/Cpl. Walia, e Litheur, b Murphy

Capt. F. I. Freeman, ₺ Murphy Police members in H.W.E. Heath, 175g, salep, not out D. A, Searle, E. C. Luscombe and Cpl. Houlding, & Murphy

L/Cpl. Nouteh, b Murphy G. S. Wilson.

Spr. Coss, b Murphy Spr, Husman, b Litheur

Middlesex v. Royal Scots (Bookun Doo), 4.30 p.m. Referee, Havelaar. Linesmen, fent and Corley.

Kowloon v. Police (Kowloon), 4.30

Clark. pan. Referee,

Linesmen, Demee and Dove.

V.

Kwong Wah Hongkong F.C. (Boundary Rd.), 4.30 p.m. Referee, Minahan. Linesmen, Wyper and Somerville.

shead.

CURTAIN RAISER

Navy's team is uncertain, but may be relled on to be above the average

SECOND DIVISION “A”. South China v. Kit Chee (Caroline Hill)-3-pm-Referee, Hinchcliffe of an "A"-XV;

8th R.A. v. R.A.O.C. (Stanley), 3

Referee, Benham.

p.m.

30th R.A. v. Hongkong F.C. (Stan- ley), 4.30 p.m. Referee, Ford.

SECOND DIVISION "D"

The teams for this afternoon are:

Club

First M. Thompson: D. 1. Basan- quet. B C. Fay, H. D. Bidwell, D. H. Stewart: F. Cessford. R. Henderson: B. A. Bampai, K. W. Salter. A. F. Walk den (Captain); W. E. Peers, C. F. Need- ham: W. B. Richardson, A. J. G. Taylor,

R. Scots v. Kwong Wah (Sookun-G. Godfrey, poo), 3 p.m. - Referee, Harlock.

Extra

**Total *******

Signals

Cpl. Blount, & Whipp b Gow Cpl. Will, 'b' Shipp Capt. Whatman, b Waite 1/Cpl. Murphy, not out L/Cpl. Tomlinson, not out

Extras

Three for...

AM, G. Carmthers; L Lam- mert, G. B. Wilson, G. D. Day. H. van L/Cpl. Lihour, Cpl. Copnay, Cpl. Love, Police y. Kowloon (Boundary Rd.), Leeuwen (Captain); Hutchison, E. G. Cpl. Ashford, Cpl. Bevan and Cpl. Carroll, 3 p.m. Referee, Ip.

Luscombe: P. I. Wanklyn, O. A. Bearis, dia not bat. E. W. Stout; L. de C. Blechynden. J. H. RAF. v. R. Engineers (Kowloon), Thornhill, i. S. Banner, R. G. Casticton,

3 pm. Referee, Stokes.

R.C.S. v. University (St. Joseph's), 3 pm. Referee, Milchell.

THIRD DIVISION

Kumnons v. International (Chat- |kam Rd.), 4 pm. Referee, Beard.

R.C.S. V. South Chlaa (St. Joseph's), 4.30 pm, Referee, Silva.

To-morrow

FIRST DIVISION

Eastern v. R. Navy (Club), 4.30

Foster. p.m. Referee,

Liresmen, Omar and Gibson.

SECOND DIVISION "A"

Eastern v. 5th RA, (Club), 3 p.m. Referee, Omar.

THIRD DIVISION

Electric V. R.A.O.C. (Caroline

), 3 p.m. Referee, Salter.

R. Engineers v. R. Scots (Sookun- poo), 3 p.m. Referee, Phillips.

12th R.A. v. 24th R.A. (Stanley), 3 p.m. Referee, Baker.

5th RA, v. RA.M.C. (Sookunpoo), 4.30 pm.. Refereo, Barretto,

near the circle nullified their ap-but Austen, at left-back, was always proach methods.

they at hand to relieve when danger worked hard, particularly in the in-threatened. termediate line, where Tom Tomlin- son and Stovenson performed splen-

International Tourney didy against a fast moving "yal-best department and Coombe, at

THE

tack.

"Y's" half-buck line was their

(centre-holf, rounded off a fine in- Įdividual performance with a splen- THE semi-finals of the Gutierrez********

International Shield competition Rev. Higgs was seen to advantage did goal, the best acon for a long will be played to-morrow: at, the at inside-right, where clever stick-time on the C.DA. ground. Kowloon B.G.C. Both games will work and nice openings featured his fond Broch, the wing-halves, commence at 3p.m., and are

as display, but Wong at centre-forward always hard working, with the for- follow:

was slow, due na doubt to the fact mer more in the eye. that he twisted an ankle early on.

England v. Switzerland

Scotland v. India

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the game.

Smits

were

Davies and Carroll were an effective "T"?" wingers were very poor and Macey nor Beavan, the left-wing pair, although the latter neither FINAL FUNCTION THE tinal function of the Lawn was starved for a greater parton of right and left-wingers, really cen- ¡tred effectively. The former was in- Bowls year will be the annual

variably too slow, while Beavan dinner, amoking concert and pre- "y" were served by a well-bal-was never at home on the left-wing. sentation of prizes which will be anced combination but were lucky In Dormer, Stone, and Rose, how- held at the Hongkong Hotel on on at least two occasions not to find ever, "T" had a formidable inside- November 4. His Excellency the themselves in arrears. Cleggett was trio Stone netting two good goals, Governor will allend.

not very safe between the sticks, while Hose flicked in the third

H. W. E. Heath,

Army

Pinkerton, Burrell, Duke, Ildedajo and Pago. Lang; March. Doe, Waite and Richarda; · Reserves---Bkipworth, Toloy, Blackman1 Douglas and Smith; Berry, Hewitt, Evans,) and Artingstall.

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