SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1927.
SPORTS
BETTING STORIES.
-"BOOKIES”. OPERATING AT STAMFORD BRIDGE.
SEVERE RULES.
CORRESPONDENCE.
INDIAN STORES AND
CRICKET.
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POLO TEST IN U.S.
Ca
BRITISH TEAM SUPERIOR THROUGHOUT.
DESPITE HANDICAPS,
THE CHINA MAIL.
ATHLETICS.
ENGLAND WINS AT STAMFORD] BRIDGE.
LOWE DEFEATS CHAMPION.
SUPER GOLFER.
MASON LOSES,
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION IN
AMERICA.
MANY SUSPENSIONS.
HOW JONES WON THE ARITISH TITLE.
RECORD BEATEN BY 6 STROKES
New York, July 80.
London, July 30.
New York, Yesterday, Mr. Robert Tyre Jones, of In the International Athletics Atlanta, Georgia, has won the Bri-Freeman at Hot Springs, Arkansas, After three postponements due to
In a ten round contest Tommy Inclement weather, the British polo contest, England beat France by tiah Open Golf Championship for outpointed Harry Mason, the British team have played the second Test events to 4 and 66 points to 45.the second year in succession, a lightweight champion. Reuter's. match, winning by 8 goals to 2. ("Times of Caylon.").
In spite of the far softer turf The Olympic runner, Lowe, feat accomplished by no other American Service. than they are accustomed to in cleverly won the 800 metron by amateur in the long history of the India and the effects of a long rest, foot from the French Champion, event, which was instituted in 1860. Moreover, he has secured the Britons were superior through- Martin, in 1 min. 54 1-5 secs.
The West Indian, Jack London, of it with a record aggregate of 285, Second Test.
the Polytechnic, won the 100 metres his rounds consisting of. 68, 72; in 107-10 secs.
79, and 72, three under an average Mourlon (France) was leading at of 4's for the 72 holes.
three-quarter distance. He
out.
(To the Editor of the “Chiza Mall."!
Sir. With the closing of the "Betting strictly prohibited." Indian silk stores on Sundays it is And very rightly so at athletic gratifying to see that they have The main body of the British meetinga. But every habitue of already taken up cricket on the polo team played their second test the old-time Stamford Bridge, only day when the staffs are free.match at Westchester Country Club to-day, and will play the third on even those who never had å bet in Although beaten by only four July 81.
Hitherto they have had little prac their lives, will know what is runs last Sunday in their first
match the Indian merchants' team tice on the firm, fast turf under meant by "the bookies' stand.”
American conditions. Until it was pulled down to played very well considering the extend the long straight course to number of "colts" that turned out. : a full 300 yards.it stood, back to It is to be hoped that such the railway, a few yards past the matches will be arranged every Sunday morning-weather per- ⚫winning post.
It was literally a stand-theremitting and that the
·was no vestige of a seat-and the thusiasm will be such that it will only embellishments were printed be counted an honour to be select- notices announcing that betting ed to play. As a game cricket has was.tahoo.
Consequently it was here that half a dozen gentlemen regularly took their stand, on the lower most tier, rendy and willing to lay -a'slight shade of odds, very slight ones as a rule, against anyone finding the winner. The gambling was very mild.
"BIG" BASEBALL.
en-
THE STANDINGS.
National League.
few if any equals and there is no Chicago reason why the staffs of the In- Pittsburg St. Louis dian silk stores should not in time New York be able to hold their own with any Cincinnati cricket team in the Colony.
The clients were mostly top- hatted city gentlemen of an athletic turn, and the usual stakė was half-a-crown. The attempt to invest any larger amount invariare ably froze the market. One of the odds-layers was an old-time cham- pion cyclist.
On
Yours, etc.,
LEKHRAJ Á. MAHTANI, Hong Kong, August 20.
LOCAL BASEBALL.
Three Baseball league games down for decision this week- end, as follows:-
To-day.
2.30 p.m. Dragons v. Recreio. 4.30 p.m. Japanese v. Hong Kong.
To-morrow.
4 p.m. Tigera v. Filipinos. The line up of the Filipino Club; against the Tigers to-morrow, will be as follows:
The Pantaloon-Stakes. Another, invariably addressed as George," was rather a Beau Brummell of a bookmaker, the sunny side of Bond Street he would have passed any afternoon for one of the “upper ten."
Zafra, c'; Angeles, p; T. Leonard In all weathers he could be.b; Cruz, 2.b; Cureem, 8.8; Tecson, 13.6; Rell, li; Bautista, e.f; D. found at his usual place on the Leonard, rf; Substitutes, Fernan- bobkies' stand, always faultlessly dez and Delgado, attired in silk hat, well-cut frock coat, the latest in striped trou- sers, and a gardenia in his button- hole. Business was conducted in an undertone. Failure to observe that unwritten rule meant prompt .-ejectment. But "George" was
his courtliest tones; "Gentlemen,
CRICKETERS OF 70 YEARS AND OVER.
Á party of gallant old men in Bishop Wilton, near Pocklington, Yorkshire, recently issued a chal- lenge to a cricket match to any team whose members' combined ages should total 850 years. Counting in a reserve and an umpire, the Bishop Wilton total is 995 years.
The challenge, reached the hill-
con-
An aftermath of the Lillle A subscription has been opened Bridge riot caused me a lot of to raise the cost of a -trouble and a certain amount of veyance to Bishop Wilton-about 50
anxiety. For a long time after miles away,
that event the police authorities
absolutely refused to supply a
police force for even the smallest
W. L. Pet.
66 41 617
62 45 .579,
61 46 .670
61 50 .550
49 58 459
48 62 436
42.62
404
41 66 .983
American League.
W. L. Pct.
Brooklyn Bostan Philadelphia
New York Washington Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland St. Louis Boston
77 33,700,
65 44 .596
5 48 551!
60 50 .045
61 58 .468
47 69 427
40 67
36 78 .330
BRITISH POLO TEAM.
SHORT OF PRACTICE IN AMERICA.
New York, Williams, Rutlam, Gdinness and Beresford formed a team which visited Connecticut and beat the Greenwich Club by 10 goals- to 1,
сол-
If the favourable weather tinues, the main body of the British polo team, will play their second test match at Westchester Country Club.
Hitherto they have had little prac tice on the firm, fast turf under American conditions.
"WARNED OFF.”
ACTION BY GREYHOUND RACING ASSOCIATION.
AMATEUR GOLF.
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP
;
the
Suspensions.
Harford (Conn.) Yesterday. Mike McTigue, who was recognis ed as the world's cruiser weight champion by the New York stato Commission when Jack Delaney re-
ROWING.
PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCY
INVESTIGATED.
MONEY & SHARES,
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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*Documentary 4 months'
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On Berlin-
On demand
On demand
On New York---
Credita' 60 days' sight 49%
On Bombay-
On demand.
131
On Calcutta-
131
On Singapore On demand
8414
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On Manila-
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On Shanghai-
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Op Yokohama
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Kong
The previous best winning total linquished the title, has been sus was 291 by James Braid at sociation for refusing to fight Larry pended by the National Boxing As- Prestwick nineteen years ago, Gaines at Toronto on May 18, and by Jones himself at St. Anne's last season.
New York, Yesterday. Jones has established himself Following their refusal to sus-Wire definitely, if indeed the evidenco pend Uzcudun, who was disquall- On demand were needed, as the greatest ned for punching Delaney below amateur player that the game has the belt the New York Boxing Com jever known, and worthy in every mission has suspended indefinitely Wire way to rank with those accepted the entire "stable" of fighters: The Petee Reilly, Delaney's manger with masters of the two preceding gen- suspension affecta Delaney, Andre erations--Young Tom Morris and Routis the French featherweight, Harry Vardon. It was only at the Sammy Vogel the Harlem light. eleventh hour that he decided to weight, Johnny Breslin the fly- come over and defend his British weight and several lesser lights. title this year.
The official reason given is that Reilly failed to appear before them) A Wondrous Visit...
| to explain why Delaney had not ful- At the age of 26, married, and filled his contract to fight Jack the father of two children, he is Sharkey na originally scheduled last beginning life afresh as a stud- September, but postponed on ac- ent for two years at a college in count of an injury to Delaney, Georgia, so as to follow in his Reuter's American Service. father's footsteps as an attorney. He resolved to make this He visit his annual holiday.. is going to Carnoustie in order to play on the course | which produced the veteran Scottish professional, Stewart, Malden, whose style Jones says he copied from the time that he) started at the age of five to swing
At the recent meeting of the a club.
Institution of Naval Architects, in Jones has a sentimental regard Cambridge, a paper, which was on for a course which he has never a subject peculiarly appropriate been to but which he feels helped to the locality, was read by Mr. in the evolution of his own golf. F. H. Alexander, entitled "The He has promised to play in a Propulsive Efficiency of Rowing." charity match on behalf of the It recorded the results of investi Prince of Wales' Hospital, Lon-gations as to the magnitude of the don, on the Royal Automobile forces employed by oarsmen and Club's course at Epsom.
the utilisation of those forces, the Thus it will be a short visit, but types of boat chosen being a rac-1.7. on Sausignal... 79 a visit of wondrous triumph. ing eight and a ten-oared whale-
Jones has been open champion boat. A table was given in which Hongkong Jank of the United States twice and the various dimensions, ratios, do.. Lon. Reg. open champion of Britain twice, and properties of the hull forms Chartered Bank which equals the performance of were compared with correspond. Mercantile A. & B spurted, collapsed, and was carried) Walter Hagen.
a cross-Channel P. & 0. Bank ....... on a stretcher from the course.
ing figures of For sheer artistry and accuracy steamer of the same speed-length East Asia Lord Burghley, was beaten into he is unquestionably the superior ratio.
Marine Insurances, second place in the 110 metres of Hagen.
A second table exhibited the Canton Insurance .... $590 hurdles, the winner being Gaby, He sets himself so high a stand weights of the two boats and North China Insurance T148 China Underwriters .. 814- whose time was 14 9-10 secs. ard that people are astonished their crews, and the amplitude of Union Insurance..... The Olympic athletic, Butler, when he hits a shot off the line the movements made by the Yangtze Insurance .... won the 200 metres in 21 9-10 secs., and the Cantab, Rinkel, won the 400 and begin to say that he is "not crews, the oars and the boats, to metres by four feet from the Parl-playing up to form." If he has gether with the speeds at different Chins Fire Insurance $210 champion, Feger, in 50 1-5 two slightly crooked shots in a points of the stroke. Such points. Fire Insurance $600
Shipping round, moreover, that is how he as the acceleration of the blades Douglases France won the high-jump at 6 personally looks at it.
to the speed of the passing water, H. Steamboats feet 1 inch, the lang-jump at 23 feet. In putting Jones sets himself a and the analysis of the forces H.K. Tugs & Lighters 60 cts. 234 inches, and the weight putting standard of taking 32 putts in a transmitted to the blade for direct Indo-Chinas (Fred)... 330 and 5,000 metres.
NZMET SIGLIA.
Wille Ritola, the Finnish dis tance star running, under the colors of the Finnlab-American A, C., who aet a new record, in the 6 mile run, at the National A. A.-U.--track and field meet in the University of Nebraska stadium, covering the distance in 20:48 2-5. He clipped 47 3-5 seconds nft the old record.
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Miaing
particularly suave.
At one
very big meeting, (writes Fred W. Parker), I was strolling past the stand to see that all was well just as the competi- tors filed out for the veterans' side village of Sheepbridge, near The Greyhound Racing Associa- race. At least half of the runners Huddersfield, where it was distion have issued a notice warn were programmed as septuagenar-covered that there were 15 men ing off H. A. Wilson, a trainer on the Manchester track, which is
himself the usual two putta on angular acceleration of the ear, Star Ferries whose ages ranged from 83 to 70. ians, and they certainly looked it. The Rev. Canon Whorlow wrote owned by the G.R.A., Ltd.
each of fourteen greens and only and those required for accelera-Water-boats Wilson was reported by the Man-
BIG CHESS CONGRESS one putt on each of the other tion of the oarsman himself, Rednerics, Critically surveying the aged to the Bishop Wilton secretary, who
four, relying on a combination of were considered. The horse-power Malabon Sugars
China Bugars athletes, "George" remarked in in reply stipulated that the first chester stewards in connection with match should be at Bishop Wilton. the running of greyhounds there,
approaching and holing out to developed was studied. This He added, as a concession, the per- and the stewards of the G.R.A., Ltd., i
secure the economy at the four, amounted to 1.09 h.p. for each Benguets I am now prepared to do a little mission for Sheepbridge to sub-meeting in London, have issued u
He lives up to his ideal with man in the "eight," and to nearly Kallan Mining Ad. business on the Pantaloonstitute younger men, but the warning-off notice, which applies to London-A formidable battle of remarkable success, but he did not 0.90 h.p. for each man in the Langkats (Combined). **Stakes!"
brains has been proceeding for two do it in his third round whaleboat. younger men must be at least 70.all tracks controlled by them.
A third table gave Shanghai Exploration. T
(Single) weeks at Westminster, in the In- for he needed .35 putts. particulars of the work done, and Shanghai Loans ternational Chess Congress to In the circumstances, therefore, showed that the efficiency ratio Raube which 16 European and South American countries sent powerful his score of 78 was excellent. (total work) was 0.318 for the Tronoh Mines teams,
Hopes that the 20-years-old "eight" and 0.221 for the whale- Ural Caspians
Docks, Wharves, The tourney resulted as follow:- British youths, B. Hodson, of boat.
Godowns, &c. Newport, Mon., and T. H. Cotton, The effect of the varying velo-ILE & K. Wharvas $112 of Langley Park, Kent, who had city of the oar during the stroke HK & W. Docks .... athletic meeting unless at least had paid out the last of his win-
risen so gallantly to the occasion was discussed, and the apparent Hongkews.**. Holland was fourth with 35.
New -one inspector, two sergeants, and ning clients, and theri sald: "Yes,
Engineerings In the final of the Scottish Ama- you can take him to the gates forty constables were engaged.
A feature was the sideline in the This was
teur Golf Championship A. Jamie- form of a women's tournament for the situation for Great Britain in the stroke was illustrated by a Hotels & Blára. an instance of the
If I did not know the nationality son, of Follock, who beat "Bobbie" the new Woman Championship of were quickly dispelled.
case in which an eight appeared HK & 8. Hotels locking of the stable door.
Jones in last year's British Amateur the World. It was won by 21-year-
Hodson, starting two strokes to be set back a distance of nearly Hongkong Lands various clubs holding sports at of the waiting special I could have Championship, beat the
I heard him ad-
University kian resident of England, who scot meant that he was now 10 behind tance was 9 in. An appendix gave
Rev. Mr. old Vera Menchik, a Czecho-Slova- behind Jones, took 81, which 15 in. In another case this dis Hongkong Realty H.K. Territorials Humphreys ed to incur the great expense. Up dress his captive with, "Now, player, at the 22nd hole,
ed 101⁄2 points, out of a possible 11. the American.
the methods of calculating em- Prince's Building to that time four or five constables come along av me, my bhoy, and
Hodson slipped strokes here and ployed in arriving at the results, Rural Lands had been considered quite suffi-I'll show ye the intrince out!"
there under the strain, his out which were also illustrated by Cotton MIT cient in most cases.
Many will remember Percy
Ewo Cottons ward half being 89, but it was not diagrams. The results were put The suggestion that I should Calder, the old Polytechnic sprin
Orientals until he came to the thirteenth forward as representing existing shat Cottons (Old) advise the local officer from my championship form. A big, raw- ter, who was very little below
hole that he definitely passed out conditions. In correct proportion knowledge of the class of meeting boned lad, rather ungainly in
Bebida, y (new).. $25% of the reckoning as a possible win- and not necessarily as precise
Baies. Trams, &c. and the likely attendance was
ner. There he hooked a brassie figures.
China Buses K.K. Tramways :negatived. All or none, was the action on the path, but a bit useful
with the boxing gloves. reply.
shot completely across the course, They would help to explain Peak Trams (old) took two to recover from the some of the phenomena observed A do *** (new) ••*. gorse, and had a 61 Another 6 at by oarsmen The possible im- Singapore Tractions the fourteenth was piling on the provements of speed by altera | Taxisjon
Miscellaneons. agony.?.
tions to the design of the boats, Cotton, broke down in his put-rigging or oars would seem to be canton Ices
Amusementa ting, a department of the game very small, and efficiency appears Cements (comb.) which he had practised for an to rest rather with the man then · do,:~(old) hour every day since last July, with the material Engineer- and thought he had made secure. Ing."
now."
The
After a long "confab" the club A "Welsher" Who Wasn't. committee found a solution of the
He had a little adventure at the problem by leaving it to me to old Kensel Rise running ground. do the best I could without the Bredin was taking part in a three- police." Delightfully simple, was quarter mile race, a distance be it not?
yond his tether, but Calder rashly The knowledge that police pro-backed him to the extent of,a tection' was withdrawn offered a whole sovereign with a stranger, ilure to undesirables that was Bredin held a good lead in the jirresistible.
last lap when the stranger essay- *However, difficulties are to be ed a bolt. A vain hope! In a overcome, and I solved them by dozen strides Percy overtook -engaging a few pensioned police- him, promptly brought him to the men and securing a racecourse ground, and coolly took his seat on "special" or two on big occasion to the prostrate body of the man see that known crooks were turn- with his money. ged back at the gates.
“Bredin & winning 7"
shouted
Open betting had to be stopped. Percy to a friend perched on a I told "George to pass the coign of vantage: "Still leading, word along that the first man to but tiring fast; Wilkins will beat shout the sout, quick openly would go him," "came the reply,Thank
Weaven mumbled the wriggling
Day after day my "beat" was victim. "Keep still!" said Calder, up and down the front of that taking a mer seat; then to his rstand. Only once did I have any friend Tell me when the num trouble. It was near the finish of bers go up.
La big open mile handicap, à and Amoment or two later and: the favourite was evidently win Yes, Wiking first, Bredin ning when a big "hookie" stopped second, came the signal. And me with a raucous offer of "evens only then did Calder lift bis 13st
the fled to you!
It was too palpable, so after nodding to one of the un quietly waited until the
the recumbent penciller
led painfully
intention of
Kelly good Tealth
FINAL
London, July 30.
In the first two rounds, would save (distance lost by slowing in velo 8hal Docks
LOCAL PING PONG.
League. Fixtures
Announced.
The Hong Kong Ping Pong League announce the following fixtures for the remainder of August and September:---
Dato.
Fixtures.. Aug. 20 St. Louis Club V. C. AƒÂ‚
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22. Club de Recreio V. C. R. C.
28 W. Y. College V. S. G.. A. A
25 T. Institute V. Y. M. C. A.
24 Hop Ying. Club V: W. Y. 0. B. U.
23 St. Peter's. Olab V. C. A. A.
27 Hop Ying Club V. C.
30 Club de Recreio V. W. X. College
29 St Louis Club V. B. C.. A. A.-
81. Y. M. C. A. V. C. C. Y. M, B.
Sept.
T. Institute Y. 8. C. A. A
2 St. Peter's Club V, G.-R..
3 W. Y. O. B, U. V. St. Louis Club
5 Hon, Xing Club F. St. Louis Club
8 Club de Recreio V. C. A, A. TWY O. B. U. V. St. Peter's Club
8 W. Y. College V. B. X. U.
C.R. C. V. Y. M C. A... 10-Institute-V.
2)
St Peter's Club,
12 Club de Recreio V, S. C. A. A. 18 Hop: Yhur Club V. C. A. Azul
* I WY, O. B. U.
15W. Y College
de Recreio
Cing Club V, G-C., Y., M. B.
22 WY. 0. B. U. V. CRC paw Y. Collega V 81. Peter's Club
Hop
Where Played. 8. C. A. A.
C. C. Y. F. M..C.A.
C. V. M. S. M. C. A
-St. Peter's 'Club.
C. C. Y. M. 8.
YMCA
C. C. Y. X. S.
C. C. Y. M. E.
YMCA
C. C. Y. M. SO Club
St. Peter'
Bt. Peter's Clab Y. M. G. A 3. C. A. AT CC.Y. M. B YMCA St. Peter's Clab
His round was 71, which left him
nine strokes behind Jones,
Indeed, it was Fred Robson who
at this stage offered the only
serious challenge to Jones. Rob
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son, now almost a veteran but full sixth hole, and from that point he "ACRO SZEGELSCH
of fight, said before he went out was brilliant, As evidence there HK. Ropes (old) that the courae looked easy, and is only need to quote his figures xandon
Mackinto
he proceeded to make it so from the sixth hole to the Lane, Gray
- With a round of 69 he lifted fifteenth inclusive, 8, 4, 4, 8, 3, 3, himself to within four strokes of 8, 4, 1, 4. These placed the fasule gale Jones and was virtually the only beyond doubt,
one within striking distance of He had to play a difficult putt the leader
117 of 20 yards at the last hole from
An enormous crowd followed a hollow. He laid it almost on Jones. In his last round, which, brink of tin and then with frequent stoppages for the out, amid scenes
purpose of pre
multitude, ocen
hours. He beg
estrain
third.
pulled
ick the thusiasm, the crow
Ethree shoulder high to
feel the Robson
here
and tied at
the strokes
inkers, and at which tied
Toles Joseph:1 himself ing profes
played 298
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