SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1932.
KING'S COLLEGE
ATHLETICS.
Li Pui-sum Wins Senior Championship.
HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURE.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
First Division.
Perfect weather favoured the secund annual sports meeting of Aston Villa King's College, which were held on Bolton W. Thursday afternoon. At the con-Chelsea clusion of the meeting Mrs. G. P.Grimsby T. de Martin, wife of the Director of, Huddersfield Education, kindly distributed the Leicester C. trophies.
Liverpool
Full results were as follows:-Middlesbro' 100 Metres (Senior)-1, Li Pul-Newcastle U. Rum: 2, Leung Wal-sang: 3. Lan Wednesday Tak-yu. Time: 12 secs.
West Ham
100 Metres (Junior):-i, Ip Pul 2. Lau Koon-chiu; 3, Li Yang-yuk. Bradford Time: 124, sees.
Burnley
Y West Brom.
Sheffield U. Everton
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Manchester C.
v. Portsmouth
Birmingham Sunderland Blackburn R. Derby C
v.
v. Blackpool
V.
Arsenal
Second Division.
100 Metres Classes 7 and 8):-Charlton A.. 1. Sum Ka-nony: 2, Au Lai-sang;)
3. Wony Kam-tong.
Bristol C Bradford C.
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Y.
Notts County
Millwall
Chesterfield 1.
200 Metres (Senior)-1, Li Pul-; sem; 2. Lau Tak-yn: 3, Ip Wing-Preston N.E. chim. Tirie: 21 sous,
200 Metres Junior)-1, Hang Hok-sang; 2, Yau Kwok-wing: a Chan Tak-huen. Time: 27 secs.
100 Metros (Boys under 12 years): 1. Li Sum-chues; 2. Ng Tak-sing: 3. Chan Wingehuen.
Oldham A.
Manchester Ur v. Notts Forest
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Port Vale
V.
Leeds United
Y.
Swansea T.
የ.
Southampton Stoke City Tottenham H. v. Wolves
y.
Barnsley Bury Plymouth A. Third Division (South), Bournemouth
Long Jump (Senior): 1. Lau Brighton Takyu; 2. Ip Wing-jim; 3, Chan Bristol R. Birk-fui. Distance: 17 ft. 514 in. Clapton ().
Long Jump lunior)-1, Chan Crystal Pal Sin-wal: 2, Yow Man-chin and Ng Mansfield T. Shin-fook flied). Distance: 15 ft. Norwich C
Queen's P.R. Swindon T Torquay U Watford
2 ins.
200 Metres : Classes 7 and 81: 1, Sum Ka-mong; 2, Au Sze-niok;
2. Au Labsum,
v. Northampton
V.
Thames
Luton Town
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Coventry C.
<.
Reading
v.
Fulham
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Brentford
Cardiff C
+
Exeter C
Y.
Gillingham Southend U.
High Jump (Senior); 1, Woo Third Division (North).- Fak-luen; 2. Leong Wai-sang; Accrington S. v. Halifax T. Fung Ka-leuny Height: 4 ft. Carlisle U.
Gateshoal 101 ins.
Crewe A.
High Jump (Junior)-2, An Doncaster R. "', Mau-yung: 2. Taug Man-tak: 3. Li Rochdale Kam-kee. Heyrht: 4 ft. 7 ins. Rotherham 120 Metres Hurdles (Senior): Southport
1. Leung Wai-sany; 2. Ip Wing-Stockvort C.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
INTER - 'VARSITY ATHLETICS.
First Day of Meeting
in Canton.
The Hong Kong University are all prepared for the Inter-Varsity Athletic Meeting, which will open to-day in Canton.
The following is a rough pro- gramme of their stay:—
To-day: Inter-"Varsity Sports
(1st day). To-morrow:-Rest. Monday-Inter-'Varsity
(2nd day).
Tuesday:-Entertainment.
Wednesday:--Leave
Kong.
Sports
for Hong
Supporters for Canton.
A large number of University students have left for Canton to witness the inter-University Ath- letic Mect, which will be held to- day and on Monday.
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The Engineering Society of the University has also organised party of its own, and it is learned that their programme is as fol- lows:-
To-day:-Visit the Canton Ar- senal, and witness the inter-
Varsity Sports. To-morrow-Visit the Whampoa
Cadet Academy. Monday:-Visit the Government Mint, and the Canton Water- works. Witness Inter-'Varsity Sports (2nd day). Tuesday: Visit the Tomb of the 72 heroes and the Chungshan Memorial Hall; 0.30 p.m. leave for Hong Kong.
Tennis Team.
The Hong Kong University Tennis team has also sailed for Canton where they will meet some of the
• Centon teams.
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New Brighton
Hull City
v.. Barrow
Y.
Wigan Boro'
!
5.
Y.
Lincoln City Darlington.
jam: 3, Chung Chan sun. Time: Tranmere R. V. Hurtlepools U.
19 secs.
Wrexham
120 Metres Hurdles Junior):- York City
1. Li Yung-fook: 2, Ip Pul: 3. Lam
Ching-fond. Time: 20.45 secs.
800 Metres Relay (opeu lo schools in the Colony):-1, St.
"".
Walsall
V. Chester
SCOTTISH CUP.
Semi-Final Round.
Joseph's College: 2, Queen's Col- HAMILTON A. v. RANGERS irge.
Time: 1 min. 433 5 secs. 400 Metres (Senior): I, Li Yiu tak; 2, Li Pin-sum; R, Leung Wai-- sang. Time: 1 min. 03 5 sers.
400 Metro (Junior)-1, Lau Bron-chiu; % Yau Kwok-wing: 2,! Hong Hok-nang. Time: min. #secs.
(at Celtip Park). AIRDRIEONIANS v. KILMARNOCK
(at Firbill Park).
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
First Division.
Cowdenbeath
400 Metres (Classes 7 and 8) Falkir 1. Shum Ka-mong; 2, Au Shiu-hok: Hearts
3. Ho Chak-min.
Morton
1.
Airdrieonians
17 Leith Ath.
1.
Y.
800 Metres (Senior):1. Ng Motherwell Pui-kit; 2. Chan Hon-kong: 3, Woo Partick T. Pak-luen. Time: 2 mins. 9.25.Third Lanark v.
1,600 Metres:--). Chan Birk-fui;}
V
Ayr United Queen's Park
Dundee Celtic
St. Mirren
J. S. MacLaren, L Antrewes.
H. R. Start, Comdr. T. Dockney
Gendt. B. H. Mr Bean, Brown.
Their programme is as follows:- To-morrow; Against Canton
combined.
Monday:—Against Shameen Ten-
nis Club,
The team is as follows:-Y. K. Ng (Captain). T. K. Lien, F. Y. Khoo, H. N. Lee, and Y. F. Chew, Reserves: P. P. Kho, K. M. Lo and A. L. Tsai,
PASSION
Our Sports Diary.
TO-DAY.
CRICKET ---- Kowloon
Hong Kong C.C. at
(First Day).
11
C.C. +, X.M.
RACING Second Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley,
TO-MORROW. HUNTING-Fanling Hounds Meet at Pine Tree Hill.
EXCHANGES.
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FOR RECORDS
PAST AND PRESENT.
Without the least desire to be rived in England and declared his eynical or to withhold praise from intention of compiling a break of those who distinguish themselves 5,000 points! Nobody expressed by an unprecedented feat in the surprise at this announcement, for world of sport and pastime, is it the amazing mastery of this Austra not time that we should ask our lian player had bewitched the world. selves this question: Is there not He has scored 4,137 in one a tendeney to make games, whether effort. No one else has ever ap- indoor or out of door, too easy?proached such figures in the all- B. That is the primary point which round game. The experts have be Ebears so largely upon the "records" stowed upon him the praise which which are frequently printed in the is his due. Still the veteran thinks of the day when a break of 1,000 under spotbarred rules WIS considered to be akin to 24 miracle until John Roberts scored 1,392 in Beventy-two minutes in Д
match with
J. P. Sherry, S. S. Perry, J. ft. Thomson, J. Mac- Knight.
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2 Ng Pui-kit: 3. Li Pik-ynu. |
Time: 5 mins, 44.4. 5 secs.
11.15
rt
400 Metres Relay Race (Senior: "
11.30
--Class 30.
400 Metres Relay Rare (Junior): 134 1. Class 4B.
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Senior Championship:-Won by 11.38 Li Pui-sum.
11.42
Junior Championship:-Won by
11.46
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Ip Pui and, Lau Koon-chiu (tied). [1.50
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11.58
C. E.
12.02
p.m.
A.
12,00
12.10
12.14
12.18
FANLING GOLF. Starting Times for To-morrow.
The Secretary of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the following list of starting times for Fanling to-morrow:-
New Course. 9.32 a.m. T. P. Warren, J. W.
Alabaster. 9.36
Mrs. E. P. Fletelier, Mr... L. A. R. Duncan, Old Course. 9.10-9.20 a.m.-Not to be booked by
travellers on 8.28 train. 0.04 n.m. A. D. Humphreys*, A.
Sommerfelt.
12.22
12.36
M
I. Yutes, H. Lowe.
R. dally newspapers with titles that arrest attention. Those who decide the laws which govern games should surely guard themselves against the danger of minimising skill. To en- R.courage technical proficiency is a very propor aim. On the other B. band, a game can be made too sim-
G. H. Wilson, J. Coulthart.
M,
E. P. Fletcher. L.A.
Duncan,
E. Sandstrom, C. Terdre.
Kidd, D. S. Rohb.
B. J. Lacon, E. Kern.
E. Stone, T. C. Monaghan.
Grant, H. M. Muir. A. H. Penu, J. R. Callis. D. Ward-Smith, T Chassels.
C. H. Rolfe, B. F). Evans,
E. Diggle, at Manchester, in May, 1804. Of course, the push-stroke
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ple. The object should be to achieve was then practised, but even so we the happy medium for a rational cannot suppress the idea of wonder- man to play. There is a tremending what Roberts would have done jous margin of difference between, had he been able to play under lat- say, blind man's buff and chess. The ter-day conditions with the composi Fone is never played by men, and tion ball. He played with ivory the other is such a severe exercise balls, which were sensitive to cons- of mental construction that many tant jarring, as well as to changes hesitate to regard it as refreshing of temperature. It was because of recreation, writes a correspondent, their character that the composition ball was introduced. The result is that a thousand break is a common- place of the game, even though 7588668*****8-794-705685268866-*****-------6868666728866ELLIETT 9.32 .m. Mrs. R. M. Wood, Mra.jerudite Jesuit whose bodily exercise Lindrum's monuments to his deit surely he is almost an automaton, | thing more, for the dally prints are called.
лcяs stand alone.
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12.30 C. B. Bwn, J. B. Lanyon. 12.62-1.05 p.m.-served.
Get caddies from Superintendent.
EASTER MONDAY.
New Course.
K. S. Robertson.
9.36
A. C. Rraine +
E. T. E. Nash.
Old Course.
in the Observer. }
Games of some kind are essential to life. Have we not read of the
(and intellectual diversion was to Hartnell, case, work and jump over chairs for ten minutes as an interval from
games of many kinds, field games, Ntable games, team games of com- munal effort, and individual games, P. S. Grant, J. B. Lanyon". but in all of them there should be G. T. May, H. F. Bailey such a high standard of skill that 1. G. S. Dodwell, D. E. C. they call for either manual akill or Marton.
with CHESTER MORRIS & BILLIE DOVE,
J. II. Anderson*, W. D. 9.16-3,20 a.m.-Not to be booked by/very studious pursuits?. There are records as a sprint track-runner bowl. So many are not bowlers ac- How can they speak with such dog-| comment that permits of discussion,
travellers on 8.28 train.
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R. Rowite,
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A. C. I. Bowker, Dr. C. II.
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0.32
9,44
W.
Morrison.
N. Bayers, K.
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0.30
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9,40
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T. Megarry, E. H. Williams.
D.10
0,51
R. Yoang, R. O, Law,
D.44
9.59
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Lloyd.
9.48
9.52
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10.14 1. S. W. Parecon, K., S.
Robertson,
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Franke, F. 3. de 10.01. Rone.
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R. A. Campell, 11 Hampton. 10.12
J. D. Rosa, J. M. Walker.
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10.24
10.29
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20.49
Norridge, W. D.10.20
10.04
10.64
10.69
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11.09.
„ - D. S. Edward, W. Mulcahy, | 10.28.
T. G. S. Dodwell, D. G. Bruce.
10.82
Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, 10.36
W. R. Vallance.
A. E., Lissaman, A. Lenely 20.40
W. C. Shields, CW,
Booker.
It may be urged that the because wickets are so "easy" in constantly declaring 'that Jouest, football of that era was not up to When we read of J. A. Carlton, this era that bowlers are torn to Brown, and Robinson, are "the best the standard of this day when there another Australian, equalling world's tatters; at least, these who can ever" at their respective games! are more strong teams. This is a then it is possible to compare him with the fliers of other days and of the art. Cricket has become an parison, for this world has a pas fallacy of the "record" worship" of cording to the ancient conception matism? There is no ground com- but the suggestion emphasises the ponder the problem of whether we
easier game. have reached the limit of human
If not, why have the sion for making al things easy, the present. Preston were for speed. There is a vast difference
stumps,
broadened and even the study that should disci ahead of most of their contem between man's unaided effort and
lengthened?
pline the mind.
Įporaries; more than any club nowa- Again, on the first Saturday of days. And when the off-side law Other Days.
this year there was a shout to pro was revised one of the argumenta
been
Bradman, the more like a lawn than links. They
E. Grimble, A. B. Stewart. the exercise of brain, and often those successes which have been 1. L. McPherson, G. F. Rees both in combination. Surely we made possible by changes in the im- All those who remember the day's claim that 209 goals had been scored advanced was that the game was too C. Mulcahy, W.-D. Denham have arrived at a stage when fun-plements used or by triumphs of when the old golf ball was in use in the 43 matches of the programme difficult for forwards and that more G. W. Sewell, Hon. Comadr damental alterations in manly pas construction and engineering. These smile when they see that a "record" of the Football League for the day goals would be got, Exactly, and G. Falls, F. Symetimes should be most cautiously Australians are very thorough even has been made over some core The "record" aggregate was pro- the goals are being shot, but there
F. Hole.
Chinson.
made, for unless there is some in- in their games. A. M. Parkerį T. C.tricacy, craft, and ability demanded, batsman, is still reeling off cen- wonder what the player would claimed in capitals. No doubt this is no reason to conclude that feat Managyte-Smith, B. Doften by constant, if not. arduous, turies with a regularity and rapidity have done with
was the largest total, but let as not ball; per se is superior to that of the old Evane
practice, the game loses its charm that astonishes old cricketers. Just ball. Such an attitude of forget that from 1884-85 to 1887-88 all time. So it is in all games, IR. Sturt, M. M. Watson. and attraction. And when wo ara
Preston North End avaraged five as we ask if Lindrum is the greatest mind may be characteristic of age,- K. M. Wood,
K.-S. asked by the daily prints to hall of all billiards players, and it Carl- but can it be done that no ser geals a match and that when they Robertson.
a "record" with glee, should we not ton at least equals the fastest run- ball of this day has a flight and fell under that, average they won consider the past, and, if possible, nerd of the past, so we endeavour to carry unknown to our grandfathers League's championship and the As A. R. Cox, H. B. McKay
ay make a comparison with the pre-assign-Bradman's place in the bfer on Blackheath How would the sociation Cup, the latter without G. C.
C. Wartall, R. C. Webb. sent?
archy of the cricket world. He has men of this day like to use a ball loss of one goal. The Preston team Adamson, J. M
A Big Query.
made the highest score 884 in of feathers stuffed into a bit of bull played 43 matches between Aug 18," In ball games, there have been any Test match. Must he be placed hide? All this pother about balla 1897, and March 17, 1888, without 5.1. C. Cleland, F. Blackxtraordinary developments. For above Grace, Trumper, Höbbs, Ran-et every game is an effort to make defeat, and scored 252. godle under the moment billiards affords amitsinhji? No one can give a de- play easier. We can take are the old rigid offsidbalay! When {liustration., Walter Lindrum, the
football records are considered) anite answer. Bradman has al cord" In these days as the best per billiards professional, recently ar kinds of records on his bat, but formance of this era. Not for ans surely buchexyloits should be ze
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