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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1929.
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YACHTING RACE
GERMANY NOW LEADING AMERICA
WINS & EVENTS IN SERIES
Marblehead, Mass., Yesterday. The German yacht "Kikerie," sailed by Wilhelm Raatach, won the second and third of the series of yachting faces between Americans and Ger- The Germans thus lead by 33 points to 30.
mans.
The American "Tipter III" won the first race and El German yacht
"Gluchau?" was second, the Americans them leading by 1 points to 10. An Anusieun giti of 16, Miss Elizabeth Hoover of Boston, was third in the
first race.
This is the first time in 16 years that Germans are taking part in a yachting rage in the U.S.A.-Beu- ter's American Service.
CENTENARY OF THE BOAT RACE
FESTIVAL DINNER
Two hundred and twelve rowing "Blues" of Oxford and Cambridge 106 representing, each university, -attended a dinner held in the great hall of Lincoln's Inn, London, on July to commemorate the con- tenary of the Boat Race, which was first rowed in 1829. This number is more than half the Old Blues known to be still living.
All present had either rowed ori steered in the race, and the doyen. a who necupied a place of honour, was born in 1848, and rowed for Cambridge in 1870, 1871, and 1872.
Nearly a score of others seated at the same table dated their par-i ticipation in the ruce prior to 1881. They included the chairman, Sir John Bldon Bankes, formerly Lord Justice Bankes, who was in the Ox- Ford boat in 1875. Lord Desborough, Sir Arthur W. Nicholson, and his Honour Judge Gurdon.
has really demanded more than a vigilant eye and a steady stream of good-length services and drives, These have been sufficient in them- selves to provoke enough errors and to earn the requisite points and
games.
Nine Successive Games one of which he also regarded as !
Miss Wills found this method of appropriate to the present time,;
w28 namely, that it was desirable to quiet suppression all that have an organised system by which needed against Miss Jacobs yester- the crew might be kept in constant) day. Coached in California by Ho- practice. (Hear, hear:) But the
ward Kinsey, Miss Jacobs has de second part he confessed he did veloped a chopping style which not, understand. It was that it was found its complete reply in desirable to have funds ready plain, uncut drive of the champing. defray the expenses of a contest The slice on the forehand drive of with a foreign naval Power" Miss Jacoba merely reduced the (Laughter.)
speed of the shot; it gave her op-
the
THE CHINA
MAIL,
CHINA AND RUSSIA
(Continued from page 1.)
headquarters decided upon the or
MR. F. W. BLACK
RECIPIENT OF YET ANOTHER GIFT
CHINESE TRIBUTE
ganisation of the Committee for the Discussion of Sino-Russian Affairs.
The Committee is divided into Mr. F. W. Black was made the sub-committees, taking up different recipient of handsome pair of phases of the subject, one of which binoculars at the headquarters of is the Sub-Committee on Diplomatic the South China Athletic Associa Affairs. This sub-committee is pre- tion in recognition of his services sided by Mr. Yeesheng L. C. Tao, to Chinese footballers in the Colony.
Commissioner of the
Foreign Tributes were paid by a number Affairs for Kwangtung. It held its of Chinese sportsmen to Mr. Black's first meeting yesterday at the office excellent coaching, and they all of the Commissioner of Foreign wished him every happiness and Affairs, where the members discuss-prosperity in the "Old Country."
Mr. and Mrs. Black and family to the diplomatic aspects of the "Malwa".
Regarding rowing of the present ponent more time to achieve posi-ed for two hours questions relating left for Home to-day by the 8.8.
time, Sir John remarked upon its influence in promoting permanent friendships. He also recalled that no fewer than forty-two Old Bluss lost their lives in the Great War twenty-one from each University They all felt a legitimate pride in having guined their "Blue" (Cheers.) It was an example, if not the best example, of what the amateur spirit in the world of athletics ought to be. (Cheers.)
28000010OSODOONDÉCOS
BUNNY" AUSTIN -
Rye, NY.. Yesterday. In the eastern turf court lawn tennis championships of the U.S.A.. F. # Hunter (America) defeated H. W. ("Bunny) Austin (Britain) in the semi-final round by 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 1-6 6-1-Router's American Service.
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BASEBALL
OPENING GAME OF SEASON POSTPONED
tien and more time to swing. Used
variant and, with shorter length, so that it obtained the potency of a drop, it might have been profitable; as the foundation of Miss Jacobs's ground work it was fundamentally unsound.
Russian affair. To-day Mr. Tao submitted the report of the discus- aion to the General Committee. It is understood that hereafter the Diplomatic Sub-Committee will hold a meeting every Wednesday at the office of the Commissioner of For- eign Affairs.
BID FOR FREEDOM
POOR MAN'S PLEA TO THE COURT
TEMPTER OR TEMPTED?
Lo Tsoi (36), a prisoner in Victoria
Misa Jacobs won the first game, The Miss Wills the next nine. younger girl must have done better
'Planes for War if, when she came to the net, her
The Sino-Russian affair having grip on the forehand had not been
assumed very grave aspects in the the "chopping" grip one that al-last few days, the Bureau of Avia- Jail, who was charged with aiding and lowed a minimum
the scope for
tion is preparing a scheme for the abetting another prisoner named Leung half-court volley. In her anxiety
expansion of aerial activities. | Wai (34) who was serving a term of to make the "great kill," Miss The fighting planes at present in four months' hard labour for opium Jacobs often fired out of court; she
China are in, no, way sufficient in trafficking, in the latter's attempt to must cultivate more restraint at
case wor should break out and it escape from prison on August 1, was range.
is reported that the General Com-gain before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, this morning. mittee for the Discussion of Sino- Eussian Affairs has decided one hundred machines for
At the beginning of the second se: Miss Wills won two love games; it was not until the eleventh game of the match that, having drawn her opponent up and then lobbing deep, Miss Jacobs added to her score. Miss Willa took her service
from 30 to become 4-1. overdrove a little carelessly to be 4-2, served a love game for 5-2; showed a strange reluctance to deliver the coup de grace in the eighth game. Pluckily Miss Jacobs saved two match points; she even came to within a stroke of 5-3. But neither her strokes nor her tactics
The "China Mail" .is ad- were ripe enough to dethrone the vised by the Secretary of champion. the Hong Kong Basebal
In the ladies doubles, as fast As- sociation that 11:e opening,your, two British pairs survive. League game, which was to have Their identity confirms the wise taken place this afternoon at Soo- choice of the international match kumpoo Valley, has been postponed.committee, who had previously owing to the delay in the comple-picked out Mrs. Covell and Mrs. tion of the stand.
The present High Court Beach was represented by Mr. Justice Maugham, of the Chancery Divi- sion, who rowed for Cambridge in
The first game wil: be played on 1888 and 1889, and Mr. Justice August 24 between South China Branson, of the King's Bench Divi and the Japanese Baseball Club. sion, the Cambridge bow in 1893. and on the following day, the long Mr. It. P. P. Rowe, under-treasurer Kong Baseball Club (commonly of Lincoln's Inn, who was the prin-known as the Americans) will clash cipal organiser of the dinner. is an with the Filipino Club (the Oxford "Old Blue."
Sir John Eldon Bankes, propus- ing the toast "The Boat Race," said it was a happy coincidence that; the centenary occurred in the year
in which Cambridge brought up their number of wins equal to that! of Oxford. (Cheers.) The last few
holders).
TWO HELENS
DISAPPOINTING CONTEST AT TENNIS
days another centenary had been A. Wallis Myers writes in the taking place, that of the first Lon-London "Daily Telegraph" of July don omnibus, but whereas the 6:
Shepherd-Baron and Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Michell to go to America.
оп
When Lo and Leung appeared be. fore his Worship last Saturday, Leung theabnitted that he had atter spted to escape from jail. and was sentenced to four months' hard labour. Lo, who aiding and abet- donied the charge ting, was remanded for a week for evidence to be taken against him.
purpose, and has handed down this matter to the Sub-Committee on Military Affairs to draw up plans and particulars regarding the purchase of the machines.
Last week the Magistrate heard the case in camera, but when Lo appear. ed again this morning the Court was not cleared.
Where Money is to Come From
It is said that an order of. 20 fighting 'planes, 20 attacking 'planes, 10 scouting 'planes, two In answer to the charge, Lo-replied: bombing 'planes, and more than I never had $3 of my own in all my 10 training 'planes will be given life. He (Leung) is a rich man and to a certain American aeroplane has plenty of money. He can go out manufacturing company, the total and spent his money; it is of no use cost being estimated in the neigh whether I get out or not.” bourhood of $2,000,000 Hong Kong speaking the truth.
is probably currency. The money will be raised
Major Willson, Acting Superinten- in three ways:—
dent of Victoria Jail, agreed that Lo (1) by subscription from
the was
poor man, and confessed that he hsieng
was unable to decide whether Lo wAS (2) by subscription from public the tempter or the tempted. However,
bodies
he was an old offender who had return- cl from banishment and was sentenced to three months' hard labour for this
to the
(3) from Government funds. The names to be given Yesterday the latter pair, who hold planes will be those of the dis the title, won a hard-fought match tricts contributing to the fund., against Mrs. Mcllquham and Miss-Canton News Agency. Harvey-won it because Mrs. Wat- son was a sounder driver than Mrs. Mellgubam, and Mrs. Michell s better volleyer than Miss Harvey.
1. G. Collins Again
no
The mixed doubles, like the men's lies between Britain and America, and will be as keenly de- bated in its final stage to-day. Scotland, though excluded from Wimbledon finals for I know not how many years, is this year the only country which has provided two in one and the same man. Ian original omnibus was a failure in Mias Willa is still champion. She Collins has gone from strength to that it was unable to retain public, beat Miss Jacobs in the final yester-strength, and since
praise favour, and had to be completely day with the loss of only three is
likely Over
to turn altered, the first boat race was an games in what, on the whole, was head, I may add that unqualified success, and had retain- `n disappointing contest. The personality as strong has been seen ad popular favour though it had holder did not appear to be playing on the centre court for a very long undergone no substantial change, as well as last year, but when there time. Incidentally, his appearance But there had been developments. is no spur to the mind from a chal- as a double finalist is baim to Ox-
In 1846 outriggers were attached lenge that is not calculable and in ford. to the clinker-built boats, in 1856 the clinker-built boats were super seded by the keelless boat, and in 1873 the sliding seat was introduc-!
his
Do
which surprise is not expected to Collins and Miss Fry, a very sym- lurk, the answer is apt to be per-pethetic combination, each confi- functory, and even dull.
dent in the other's power, first beat Cochet and Miss Bennett, holders
It was so in the Lenglen era.
ed. But the race was still an eight- People said that Sazanne had de of the French championship, and oared race, and the crews were clined because she was moving then, with much less trouble, Gre- still males. (Cheers.)
with less eclat and biting with gory and Miss Ryan. The delicacy
One wondered whether the cry less force. They forgot that Mlle. I Cochet's game was ruffled by the for equal rights for women would Lenglen had reached a stage of ac-wind; he was missing many more not result in some diminutive flap- curacy which was almost automa-shots than usual; but the shrewd per being established in ona or tic, and that defiance is unneces- volleying of Collins, often outwit other of the coxwain's seats. sarily fatiguing when defence is ting Cochet, and the splendid re- (Laughter.) If so, he did not think adequate. Suzanne had more in-coveries of Miss Fry, deserved to they would be able to find anyone stinctive artistry than Miss Wills, succeed. lighter than the Cambridge cox of even when she WAS unroused; Farquharson and Miss Heine 1863, who was reputed to weigh hence you could watch her in court ended their career of glory by los only 5st-3. (Laughter.)
and delight in her strokes, evening to Hunter and Miss Wills.
On looking through the records when their full power was not ex- They were just a little too exuber- of the boat races of the early part tracted by the opposition. But as ant at the wrong time.
An incident on the
Whangpoo
of the last century, he had been her reign lengthened, as the reputa- struck by their indication of the bion of the sovereign increased, so, conditions of that time. One of the through lack of competition, she ac- rules of the Exeter Bost Club in quired a sobriety of play which 1831 imposed a fine of 5s upon any reduced its fascination and variety. recently resulted in the killing of a member of the crew "who is found Miss Wills ever since she has Chinese Beaman and the wounding
of another.
According to reports, the Chinese-owned steamer "Hai- sen".
downriver was proceeding
to be or to have been in a state been in Europe, has only had one of intoxication." (Laughter.) Ob serious encounter in which the viously that rule was not necessary possibility of defeat was present. to-day. They would observe that This was her match at Wimbledon when three soldiers and two con- there was
no Statute of Limita- against Miss Heine, whose poten- stables of the Footung police at tiona. (Laughter.)
tiality as a champion of the future tempted to board the ship: "Contest With Naval Power” she had recognised. In practice members of the crew resisted and A resolution which preceded the matches against men she has re- the shooting followed. River foundation of the Oxford Univer vealed an expansion of her art; no police appeared on the scene and sity boating club was in two parts, woman opponent except Miss Heine arrested the constables.
Mr. Hamilton: He
offence on July 2.
The Magistrate passed sentence of two months' hard labour.
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