THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927.
SPORTS
FAVOURITE WINS.
Booklaw, at 7-4, Takes St. Leger.
SIXTEEN RUNNERS,
Lord Astor's Horse Has An Easy
Task.
London, Yesterday.
The St. Leger resulted as fol-
Jows:-
Booklaw 7-4.
Hot Night 4-1.
Son and Heir 25-1. ''Sixteen
ran. Won by three lengths; five lengths between 2nd and 3rd.-Reuter.
Race Described.
Tattoo lost a couple of lengths atį the start. Settling down Grande Vittense made the running from Trelawny, Booklaw, Blueboy, Shian- mor and Restigouche. After cover- ing a mile Grande Vittesse háda slight lead from Trelawny, Book- faw, and on entering the straight| the order was the same.
HOME SOCCER.
RESULTS OF MID-WEEK MATCHES.
London, Yesterday. Following are the results of matches played at Home on Wed- nesday:
1.
2.
Division I.
3.
Manchester U. 1, Wednesday 1. Sunderland 4, Birmingham 2.
Division II.
4.
Chelaca 5, Notts C. 0.
6.
Division III (9.). Bristol R: 3, Plymouth 1. Exeter 2, Crystal P. 2. Gillingham 1. Q. P. R. Z. Southend 3, Bournemouth 0. Torquay 0, Millwall 1. Walford 4, Walsall 0.
Division III (N.). Durham 2, Chesterfield 0. Wyan 1, Lincoln 9.
-Reuter,
BAND CONCERT.
PROGRAMME FOR KOWLOON DOCK.
Ed: German. 6. Selection,.."The Vagabond
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Frimi. 7. Cornet Dust,
"The Friendly Rivals"
..arr. Godfrey. (Soloists: L/C. A. Green and Bds. F. Chapman). 8. Selection, ..:"Tip Toes,"
Gershwin. Conductor: Mr. W. Creaswell, L.R.A.M., Bandmaster.
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The following is the programme Mrs. Figgins, residing at the of music to be rendered at the Kow Hong Kong Hotel, reported to the loon Dock bathing beach on Sunday police yesterday that at about 6 Colour is the predominating note night by the band of the 1st Batin. Northamptonshire Regiment (by P.m., on August 25, she was walk in the new programme at the kind permission of Lt-Colonel ing in Bowen Road going from the Queen's Theatre to-day, the feature S. H. J. Thunder, C.M.G., D.S.Q., Lauristen Hotel to the tram sta- film, Zane Grey's "Wanderer of the M.C., and officers):-
tion when she met three Chinese, Wasteland," being in full colour. March, "The Vanished Army," one of whom was
and the Broadway Follier now carrying a Alford, emall hatchet. 'One of the trio items being as pretty aa any this Selection, "Lady Be Good," rushed at the lady who stood fac- clever company has yet staged.
Besides being filmed entirely in Gershwin, ing him. Luckily for her, two natural colours, "Wanderer of the "Sing Thee British sailors came round a bend, Wasteland" is notable also for Credits, 4 months' sight 1290 Cornet Solo, Songs of Araby," ......Clay.
and all three Chinese decamped. having been produced in the (Soloist L/C, A. Green). Selection, "Rose Marie," Friml,
original settings of Zane Grey's Interval.
Mr. Ribeiro of the Bank of East book, the gorgeous Painted Desert On demand Suite,..."Nell Gwyn,"
Asia has reported to the police of Arizona and Death Valley, the theft from his office at 2,80 California, where men faced the p.m., yesterday of a black Pekin-terrors of thirst in their scarch ese dog valued at $150. He sus-for gold.
The story of "Wanderer of the pects the office boy,
Wasteland, one of the best Zane A Chinese was yesterday taken dramatic, with at least one sen- Grey has written, is intensely to the Nethersole Hospital from sational incident in an avalanche of On demand No. 23 Shelley Street suffering stones down a hillside. The cast from the effects of a cat bite re- of "Wanderer of the Wasteland" ceived some five weeks ago. The is a strong one, Jack Hoit heading man's condition is not at present a list of featured players who in serious, but it is feared rabia clude Kothlyn Williams, Nonh might develop. The cat has not Beery and Billie Dove, been captured, and is believed to The farewell programme' which the Broadway Follies begin to-day have since died.
consists of six entirely new num- Wong Kwok-choi, Chinese con-bers, including the Follies Special, stable C623 who is at present on a notable ballet number by the four weeks' leave, was yesterday Follies bring their season to a entire company. The Broadway arrested at No. 41, Catchick close on Saturday night, to the Street, Kennedy Town on a
regret of the many who have en- charge of selling non-Govern-joyed their excellent performances. ment opium. Both he and his wife were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning and remained until Saturday, Mr. Yesterday, at the Kowloon D. McCallum for the de- Magistracy, the Coroner's jury | fence. which sat with Mr. W. Schofield to inquire into the death of Jemadar Gurmukh Singh who found shot through the head in bed in his quarters at Whitfield Barracks on the night of June The Japanese Baseball Club de 24-25, returned a verdict of feated the Filipino B.C. at Happy murder by some person or persons Valley yesterday afternoon by six unknown. Evidence of the find- runs to two, holding their opponing of a table cloth with four ents pointless except in the second PAYS. inning. Seven innings were played
Three furlongs from home Book- law was in front closely followed by Hot Night and easily resisted the ter's challenge. Shianmor) was fourth and Jugo last. The time was 3 mins. 14.2/5 secs. Reuter.
Lord Astor's First Win.
London, Yesterday, The race for the St. Leger stakes over a mile and three quarters at Doncaster was won by Lord Astor's) Booklaw. Sir Victor Sassoon's
Hot Night was second and Sir Abe) Bailey's Son and Holr third.
It is Lord Astor's frat success in this classic race. He has yet to win the Derby, in which his horses have been, second five times. His Allies, however, have won for him the Ouks four times.-British Wire- Jess Service.
* HEADWORK
ITS VALUE IN LAWN TENNIS.
TAKING THOUGHT.
When the strokes have been mas-
tered and a certain consistency of
GOLF IN GERMANY.
BRITON WINS AMATEUR -TITLE.
Berlin, Yesterday.
In the final of the German ama- teur golf championship T. A. Tor- rance (England) beat W. A. Mur ray (England).-Reuter.
LOCAL BASEBALL.
JAPANESE CLUB BEATS
FILIPINOS,
and the game finished in half-dark- ness: The Japanese runs comú in the first three and the fifth inning.
The line out was as follows!~~~- Japancze.
Filipinos. Bautista
Y. Huchiuma Murata
B.K.
1.b. Leonard
S. Hachiuma
Zafra
Tsakaguchi Saldo
L.f.
Rull
c.f.
D. Leonard
2.b,
Cruz
r.f. Min
3.b.
Curres m
Soejima
c. Fernandez
Score by Innings:-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total.
6 2
return has been assured, there still Tajíma remains the most fascinating side Yoakikawa of lawn tennis to be explored-Koga namely, tactics,
Someone has said that 60 per 'cent. of the game is played with the. head, 40 per cent. with the feet,
1 2 2.0 1 0 0 Japanese and only 10 per cent, with the rac- Filipinos
... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ket: and there is undoubtedly a lot of truth in this ascertain.
In the mind of a real student of the game, a lawn tennis court in the course of time becomes. more or less a chess board in which move for move is made and checkmate eventually achieved. It really is wonderful, when you come to think; about it, what can be done in a game of lawn tennis by taking a little thought.
actually tried to play every shot with his backhand, and the way in which he covered the court in this manner was rather wonderful.
Variety of return, both as re- gards place and pace, often leads better and to the undoing of a more consistent player than · one- Belf, and much can be done in this Roper Barrett's Theory.
direction by varying those alternate The case of Reper Barrett, the corner drives of which we are all old doubles champion of England, so fond. After playing alternately readily occurs as an instance of into each corner of your opponent'a what a careful study of tactics can court, give him two consecutive do for a man whose general strokes shots in, say, the backhand corner; are not, perhaps, otherwise specially the very change from the monotony impressive..
of your attack causes him to drop
By using his head, Roper Barrett the point.
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SHOT JEMADAR.
VERDICT OF MURDER RETURNED.
was
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On Yokohama~-~ "The King on Main St." On demand "The King on Main Street, a Golu Leaf, 100 ne clever movie play adapted from a New York stage hit, comes to the Star Theatre to-day as the feature attraction until Saturday. Adolphe As result of being stabbed in Menjou, Greta Nissen and Bessie the left side of the chest with a Love are the leading players. pair of scissors during a quarrel The story opens with a scene with his brother, a Chinese liv-filmed in natural colours showing ing on the second floor of No. 276 the king of a small European Queen's Road East was yesterday realm reviewing a long line of removed to the Government Civil cavalry from a dais. Hospital. His brother has ab- king has to decide whether he will sconued.
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KING'S CHARGER.
WELL NAMED
beat many of the world's greatest Changes in length of drive can players who seemed too well armed, upset most players, providing you in service and speed of stroke, know what to do with the ball when Even the great "Tony" Wilding was once your man has been drawn made to look quite helpless by this unwillingly to the net.
holes in it was given by Sub- great master of courtcraft. in a cer- The great aim behind all these Inspector P. Lane, who said that tain prewar final which came to an tactics is to prevent your opponent when the cloth was folded all unfortunate end one baking hot day from settling down to his normal the holes overlapped each other. on the old Worple Rond ground. and presumably successful game. Three Indian members of the In- Now the basis of Mr. Barrett's Try to discover what type of gamedian Mule Corps were detained on strategical success, and doubtless makes him thoroughly uncomfort- of that of many another tactician, able and then peg away at it! suspicion of having been con- is embodied in the very simple Always change your tacties if you nected with the murder, but "Worth his weight in gold," is theory that every player has a are losing you can hardly do were subsequently released on how the Royal stablemen describe i weak spot somewhere in his game, worse but never change those of account of lack of evidence. Dr. Anzac, King George's new charger, and that it is the business of his a winning game.
J. E. Dovey who held a post according to Homerville Hague, the opponent to discover it.
mortem examination spoke about well-known artist, who is painting
How then, asks the novice, does
Victory That Slips Away.
"ANZAC."
a bullet wound in the front of, a portrait of His Majesty mounted
on discover this supposed weakness! Time and again players who the forehead. The skin around on the horse.
in a player one is meeting for the have demonstrated their superiority the wound was charred, showing marvellous subject. He posea first time and about whose game and are apparently winning easily that the shot had been fired from one knows nothing? The answer have been tempted to show the is: By searching for it during the other man how versatile they can very close range. The bullet first few games, when you test your be with most disastrous results. emerged at the base of the skull. opponent's capabilities with" | as Over-confidence and consequent Death which must have been in varied an attack as you can com- slackening when. in an apparently stantaneous was due to shock mand.
winning position is another pitfall and laceration of the brain.
"Anzac," says the artist, "190 exactly as he is told." He is the most intelligent horse the artist has known, though all of his life he has been interested in horses. Anzac is wonderfully docile. He must remember that when the King rides on ceremonial occasions he carries a baton, in his bridle hand, and that his right hand must be free to return salutas. Poor An- zac, deafened by cheers and guns 'and banda, must understand the Two matches were played at the King's every wish. He is, perhaps, the most sorely, tried horse in the The Kowloon British School | world, but he has never been at
LOCAL WATER POLO.
I often devote a whole set to this for the inexperienced. Set up and quest, and even if points are lost 5-1 in a three-aet match sounds like which might otherwise have been victory, but countless matches have won, the end usually justifies the been lost from this score. The means. No player minds dropping funny thing about easing up, if a set if some valuable information only for a game or two, is that one regarding the powers of his op- can rarely get going again if the ponent is obtained. The history of opponent, takes advantage of the V.R.C. last evening. Wimbledon is full of matches won opportunity to pull himself to
by players who have sacrificed sets: gether. You must play every Former Pupils' Association "A" fault. The King also rider Anzac to study their opponents' strong and serious match with a fixed detor- team beat the "B" team of the same for pleasure, and carries a carrot weak points.
mination to win from start to Association by 5 clear goals and in in his pocket as a reward at the It is usually advisable, right at finish.
the other, match, the 2nd Scota and of the ridei si the start of a match, to launch an
It should not be forgotten that Guards beat the VR.C. B team attack on the backhand court, for there is, usually a counter to every by the only goal of the match
Mr. Hague is now completing the background of the picture, the Horse Guards' Parade, including Anzac. The King will shortly givę į him sittings.
nine times out of ten this is the type of game you may find against weak spot in a player's game. It you. The man who hits harder certainly is the great weakness of than you do can usually be slowed
The Nanking Military is sore those folk who are. I believe, known down; the owner of a favourite shot ly in need of financial assistance as the ordinary players of the game, can be induced to depend too much by the Chief of the Shanghai according to a telegram recaiyed Every Shot on the Backhand! upon' ded A Branch of the Military, a Chi- Occasionally ода comes up Finally, and above all, do not nese newspaper states. The mes- against a player who is stronger over-look the fact that a ball some sage states that the need le urgent Colonel S. Davies, Leicester- on the left wing than on the right, how or the other returned into and makes an appeal for an Imshire Regiment, is to command and I have seen men who prefer court is more useful than the most mediate response. The Mili to return the ball with their back brilliant stroke that puts the ball tary is reported to have written the
the 1st Battalion in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel hand. One man who did quite well out of play-Col. HG. Mayes in Chinese General Chamber of Com in open tournamentá last season "Evening News."
Edwards. Omerce requesting aid. “
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-
Later the
The king electa to go to America vla Parla, and it la his adventures in the French capital and in the United States that make the plc-j ture so entertaining. The final scene is done in full natural. colours with another review of the troops.
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