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last effort to even up the score, the Club's for- wards broke away.
Lowe made one of his grand sprints, and, picking up the ball just on goal line, he sent a flying shot across the wing. It fell to Rutherford's lot to shoot, but instead of letting drive at once (he was only a matter of a couple of yards from goal) he tried to steady the ball, and threw his chance completely away. Rhodes, seeing the jeopardy in which his post stood, made a dash and blocked the ball just as Rutherford's foot decended, and between them it was sent over the line on the outside of the net. There were some cries of Corner," but the referee decided otherwise. Bevan had another visit a couple of minutes before time, and allowed the ball to run over. The Club were in Fusilier terrritory when the call of time was heard, but the score was still unaltered.
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Result-"A" Company, 1; Club, 0.
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'OCEAN.' RANGERS v. H.M.8.
On the old V R.C. pitch at Happy Valley on the 2nd inst. the Rangers played their first match of the season, and also of their existence. They looked very smart in their black-and-white striped shirts and blue-serge knickers as they lined up shortly after four o'clock; and having lost the toss had to face the strong sun.
The Rangers team was as follows :---
R. Lapsley, goal; W. Maxfield and H. S. Spurge, backs; A. Loureiro, R. Henderson and W. T. Andrews, halves; H. A. Seth, D. Smillie, G. H. Ruby, H. Gidley and E. R. Herton, forwards.
From the kick-off the Rangers did not make much progress, and after five minutes play the Ocean scored their first goal. The Rangers made a very poor shape at combination, and their opponents were full value for their three goals lead at half-time.
In the second half, the Rangers played up better, but could not manage to score. The Ocean netted the ball twice, and finally won by five goals to nil,
The Rangers did not make a very creditable first.
with training and appearance; but practice they ought to prove a fairly good team. When the forwards got the ball they were in too great a hurry to part with it, and made no attempt at combination. The halves indulged in a good deal of unnecessary rushing about to little purpose, and made no effort to feed the forwards. The backs were very fluky and lacked resource when pressed. Both Lapsley and Maxfield had a turn at goal without much success. The Ocean played as if they had an object in view, and were superior in every de- partment to their opponents.
INTERPORT SHOOTING MATCH.
The Hongkong team for the Interport Shooting Match fired off at Kowloon on the 6th inst., and made the splendid total of 901. – This beats the an average of 901 per man totals by Singapore and Shanghai, the former port having made 874 and the latter 841. As. suming that Penang, whose score has not yet been received, does not come up to Hongkong, this year will mark the fourth successive win for this Colony in the Interport Match. In 1898, shooting against Singapore and Shanghai, Hongkong made 934; in 1899 this was increased to 952; and in 1900 a total of 930 was recorded. Penang was not then included in the Interport Rifle Match, and is only making its debut this In year-how successfully remains to be seen. those years the targets were different, this year marking the introduction of the new Bisley targets. In this connection a comparion of old and new targets may not be uninteresting. At 200 yards the ball's eye is now seven inches as against eight inches under the old conditions, and at 500 and 600 yards twenty inches as against twenty-four, other marking, of course, being in proportion. That Hongkong's score yesterday is in every sense a remarkably fine one is shown by comparing it with the scores last year of Singapore and Shanghai. Shoot ing at the large targets which up till then had been in use, Singapore made 909 and Shanghai 900, whilst this year the Colony has made a total of 901 at the new and smaller Bisley targets.
The weather conditions yesterday. were on the whole good, though hardly what could be
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described as favourable. During the day the wind changed from right to left and blew in uncertain little puffs across the ranges. A left wind on the range at Kowloon is never found so satisfactory as one from the opposite direc tion, and when it changed the calculations of one or two members of the team were upset, though fortunately not so greatly as seriously to affect the result of the shooting. The sky was unclouded, and the slight glare from the sun could not be regarded as an adverse
factop in the match.
Appended are the scores :--
200 YARDS.
Total
34 33 32 32.
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Mr. G. P. Lammert, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, Mr. A. Watson, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, Col. Ser. Wake, R.M.L.I., 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, Mr. J. Marshall, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, Q.-M.Ser. Wallace, R.E., 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, Mr. T McDermott, R.N., 5. 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, Mr. D. Baldwin, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, Mr. D. McLennan, 5, 4, 4, 5. 5. 4, 4, Ser.-Ins. Cross, R.M.L.I., 4. 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 30 Mr. J. H. Pidgeon, 4 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5,
Total
Ma
32
31
29
317
34 34
32
387
BOXING AT THE CITY HALL.
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BENTLEY V. PHILLIPS.
The much looked-forward-to boxing event took place at the City Hall on the 2nd inst. and a crowded house was assembled in expecta- tion of a good show. The arrangements had been made carefully, and most unusual punct- uality was observed in commencing operations. Indeed it was barely 9 p.m. when Private Deegan, R.W.F., and Gunner Lennard, R.N., started their six-round heavy-weight contest. Thore was not much requiring comment in this affair, and after an even struggle, the Gunner was awarded the victory. Gunner Mustoe of H.M.S. Barfleur challenged the winner: The next item was a light-weight contest, Privates Sandford and Monk, both of the Fusiliers, putting on the gloves. Six rounds were to have been fought, but in the third round Monk got in a blow that sufficed, for Sandford allowed himself to be counted out.
These two affairs made way for the principal event, the meeting of Sam Bentley and Thomas Phillips. This bad been advertised as for the Middle-Weight Championship of the Far East, but on Saturday night it was given out as for Total the Championship of Portsmouth and Ply- month, Bentley representing the former and Phillips the latter town. Phillips was the sailors' favourite, but Bentley's backers were laying odds on their man. After Mr. W. S. Bailey had declined the honour of refereeing, Mr. Downs was agreed to by both principals. The time-keeper was Mr. W. Walters. Bentley occupied the top corner. The referee announced the conditions of the 20-round contest and the agreement which had been arrived at with
He regard to clinches and breaking away, added that there was to be no award on a techin- cal foul merely
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500 YARDS. Mr. D. Baldwin, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5. Mr. J. H. Pidgeon, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, Col.-Ser. Wake, R.M.L.I., 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, Mr. D. McLennan, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, Ser.-Ins. Cross, R.M.L.I., 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, Q.-M.-Ser. Wallace, R.E, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3, Mr. G. P. Lammert, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, Mr. J. Marshall 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 2, 5, Mr. T. McDermott, R.N., 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 28 Mr. A. Watson, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4,
Total
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31
29
26
308
Total
600 YARDS. Ser.-Ins. Cross, R.M.I.I., 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 32 32 Mr. A. Watson, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5,
31 Mr. D. Baldwin, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4,
29 Mr. G. P. Lammert, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, Mr. J. Marshall; 4, 2, 5. 3, 5, 4, 5, Mr. D. McLennan, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, Mr. T. McDermott, R.N., 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, Q.-M. Ser. Wallace, R.E,, 3, 5, 3, 5, 3, 2, 4, Col.-Ser. Wake, R.M.L.I., 4, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, Mr. J. H. Pidgeon, 2, 5, 2, 3, 5, 2, 2,
Total...
AGGREGATES,
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:
28 28
27
25
23
21
276
200 500 600 Tl. 32 34 31 97 Mr. Baldwin,. Ser.-Ius. Cross, R.M.L.I., ... 30 32 32 94 Mr. G. P. Lammert,
34 29 29 92 Mr. A. Watson,
33 26 32 91 Mr. McLennan,
31 32 28 91 Mr. J. Marshall,
32 29 28 89 32 31 25 88 Q.-M. Ser. Wallace, R.E, Col.-Ser. Wake, R.M.L.I., 32 33 23 88 Mr. T. McDermott, R.N., 32 28 27 87 Mr. J. H. Pidgeon,
29 34 21 84
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901
Grand Total Average per man, 901. Mr. T. 8. Reid, China Mail, was the umpire for Hongkong; Lieutenant Luxmoore, Hyderabad Contingent, for Singapore; Captain Hawkins, R. M.L.I., for _Shanghai; and Lent. Skinner, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, for Penang.
There was a special practise on the 2nd inst. before the match, when the following were the scores: -
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Mr. J. Marshall Sgt.-Instr. Cross, R.M.L.I. 32 32 29 Col.-Sgt. Wake, R.M.L.I... 31 30 31 29 32 31 Mr. J. H. Pidgeon
30 27 33 Q. M. S. Wallace, R.E, Mr. D. Baldwin Mr. E. J. Jeffery, R.N. Mr. McDermot, R.N...
Mr. A. Watson Mr. G. P. Lammert Mr. D. McLennan
Average 11
yds. 200 500 600 total
35 28 30. 93 93 92 92 90 90 90 88 87 86 84
30 29 31 31 30 29
80 30 28
32 29 26
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28 31 27 35 30 19
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The interval had been rather long, and it was 10 o'clock when the first round started. The men got to work quickly and wasted no time in fancy work. Bentley's superior bulk was fairly evident, and he forced his opponent to keep close to the ropes. Bentley had the better of the round, but it looked as if he allowed himself to be carried away by excite- ment. The men boxed under Queensberry rules and under the joint agreement announced by the referee before they began-that each on coming to a clinch was to throw up his hands and break away clean. The agreement was carried out to the letter by Phillips, but Bentley, probably, as we have said,TM carried away by excitement, certainly struck once or twice in the clinch and forced his opponent over the ropes, although not to such an extent as in the opinion of the referee constituted a foul. That official, however, cautioned him about the offence. The second round was not very different from the first. Early in the third both boxers came down on the boards together. Phillips looked like weakening, but nevertheless finished all right. The fourth round was most punishing. Phillips spent a lot of time on the ropes, but suddenly asserted himself, in response to his friends' appeals, and drove Bentley right across the ring. Neither man seemed very strong at the end, but the interval set them up again. Phillips in particular freshened, and Bentley received a cut over the eye as a memento. The round was not otherwise eventful The sixth bont brought an unexpectedly rapid termina- tion to the fight. Phillips for the first time did most of the leading, and thereby, it seems, played himself out, for Bentley came in strong and floored him three times, Philips made a gallant attempt to rise for the third time, but was counted out just on the call of time. Bentley was therefore acclaimed the winner. No doubt the better man won, but Philips made a placky and clean fight, and certainly was hardly treated in the matter of olinches. The referee, as we have stated, had declared his inten- tion of not giving a verdict for a merely tech- nical foul, and no one would wish for a repetition of certain past incidents in Hong- kong boxing. Still, sympathey with Phillips was widely expressed,
It was announced at the termination of the contest that Stoker Smith challenged the win. ner, and the challenge has been accepted.
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