THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933.
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SWIMMING
In Full Swing Early
Next. Month.
'V. R. C. NIGHT FETE
<Chinese Challenge In The
Water Polo League.
(By CRAWL). .
GOSSIP IN SPORTS WORLD
Joan Ridley's Triumph: Bradman on Leg Theory: Carnera's Breach.
By ROVER
Joan Ridley's Success. First Visitors. IT WAS
was a great triumph for MissHE Indians are the first over seas team to visit England Joan Ridley, who has never since the brothers Ashton of Aus- found favour in the eyes of the tralia three years ago..
Experts consider that the pros see swimming in the Colony come though such a fine field at the pects of the Indian team will_de-
Paddington tournament. in full swing.
She was pend considerably on whether they in the top half of the draw, which obtain suitable playing conditions. By that time the Hong Kong contained Miss Heeley, ranked If the summer continues to be as. International Amateur Swimming Nuthall ranked fifth, and Mrs. prospect of the Indians playing on Miss Stammers, ranked 4, Miss dry as the spring, there is every. Association's Water Polo Leagues King, the sixth ranked giri. Miss hard ground most familiar to will have started.
Ridley beat Mrs. King in the final them. after overcoming Miss Heeley in The Victoria Recreation Club the fourth round and Miss Stam the visitors return to London to After the Beaufort tournament open their swimming season off-mers in the semi-final, cially on the night of the King's Birthday, June 3. with A night
THE second week in June will LT. A Salection Comet at the
fete, which promises
ceed that of any before.
Gittins, Roza Pericra,
to
ex
compete in the tournaments, -in-
This was a wonderful reply to cluding that for the Prince of the neglect of the selectors, who Wales Empire Cup at Hurlingham. passed Miss Ridley over when sel
reached the semi-final at Wimble "Heart-Balm Verdict,” don in 1929 and when she won thei Ozorio, special LT.A. Trials in 1981. She not even ranked on Inst
was
Da Roza and others will be seen season's play. in action and those attending can
+
+
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be assured of a good night's enter-Tactics That Told. tainment.
The Chinese
Athletic Associa-
tion, although they have opened their swimming
M
HERE are times when I feel
That the English language is
it is spoken in this unimaginative country of ours is not nearly rich enough, writes an English corres-
· ASTON - VILLA MAKE" BIG-
· SOCCER CAPTURES-
Dix And Cuncliffe Joi Villa Pilk Staff
Aston Villa har signed two famous forwards from "Blackburn Rovery Arthur Cunliffe, the in- 22 ternational outside left, and
Ronald Dix, inside right
who, before Blackburn secared Dix is the young inside-right him. He is one of the outstand (several big ing young men of football
Cunliffe is an outside-left-of Exceptional ability.
In the Midlands the captures are -regarded - ma - the biggest übe
Vils have made for years.
LINCOLNS TRIUMPH
Win Army Title From Warwicks.
PRINCE PLAYS FOR THE WELSH GUARDS
Above Average Golf
THE Army team golf champion-
HK AREAT ship was decided last week
TENNIS
Hong Kong Section.
"B" COY. 5. W. A RETAIN
100 PER CENT:
40th Company Beaten 5-4.
on the Royal Cinque Parts links with the following resulta:
Third-Round.
Middlesex Regt. B Black Watch Royal Warwicks 18 R.A.9.C.. Seaforths
Septs Guards Lincs. Regt.
RANG 2
20 RAP.C 4-R.B.C. 9
10 Sherwood
Foresters
9 Welsh Guards
The Buffe (1) 34 West York (1) Grenadier Guards ✨2 H.IAL-
Fourth Round
Royal Warwicks "7 Middleser Scots Guards (1). 14 Seaforths (1) Lines.
34 RAM.C. 2 The Buffs (1)' 10 Grenadier
Guards 1
SEMI-FINAL ROUND
MISS RIDLEY'S new triumph read a description in an American
pondent. One such was when "B" Company, South Wales Borderers, retained their Was £ tactical one. She Tabloid" newspaper of Carnera's
100 per cent, record when already showed up Miss Stammers weak breach of promise case.
they beat the 40th Company, ness on the back hand and her In- веавоп
Nowhere, "on this "side," did I
Royal Engineers, by the nar- ability to deal with soft, short see the aggrieved lady described
row margin of 5 sets to 4 with the opening of their new length balls. But I rate her. win as having "won a $14,280. heart-
Capt. Gottwaltz, the well-known Bathing Pavilion at North Point över Mrs. King as a two weeks ago, are contemplating a achievement for Mrs. King is did it
greater balm, verdict." Nor, apparently, Rugby referee, and Cpl. Halford Lines. Regt.
R. Warwicks accur to anyone to samwon all their sets in very con- night fete on the coming Sunday. tenacious, accurate player who is marise the result of the case in vincing style, while Lt. Crasswall, They intend holding an invitation not given to irresponsible hitting the words, "The 'Ambling Alp the Army, hockey player, and Sgt. relay and I understand that in And throughout the week Miss Primo Carners, went down for the Cromley provided the two other vitations have already been issued Ridley was worried by her back count in the ring of romance. to necessary sets. to several Clubs.
day. He took a $14,280 sock on
Detailed scores:⠀⠀ With the exception
the jaw from Emilia Tersini, who Major Mousley and sued him for breach of promise," | (40th R. E.) -----
too, the delicate lost to Capt, Gottwalts and wuzzics" gathered at the imagery of "The jury awarded her
Cpl. Halford upon wharf-side to greet the M.CC that amount because the man beat Lt. Cresswell and Sgt.
cricketers when they arrived at mountain had only become a float- Suva, Fiji Islands.
ing iceberg since 1929-floating best GSM-- Brown A ceaseless monsoonal rain pre farther, and farther" away the vented cricket being played,
from・ L/Cpl. Purcell be a the native belles staged a
but Emilia." ple- beturesque South Seas welcoming was dance.
of
the
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Chinese Civil Servants' Club, the M.C.C. At Fiji.
Chung Sing Benevolent Society ARGE crowds of real "fuzzy Consider,
and others, the majority of the Clubs have already started
their programmes.
Water Polo League
:
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The Water Polo League of New Association promises to very interesting event. At the ginning of the season it thought that the Y.M.C.A.. who
Following this the Fijian chief, had won all their friendlies, would Ratupopi, presented Mr. D. L assuredly run out winners in the Jardine, the English captain, with League. But those pessimists had a whale's tooth, the traditional failed to take into consideration symbol of tribal welcome handed the fact that the "Y", although down from carnibal days. perfectly at home in their Own After attending a function given swimming pool, are badly hand-in their honour by the Government capped in the
of Fiji, the team returned on board speed and stamina play a great the .. Aorangi. part in the winning of a game. The South Ching Athletic
Association,
BCB open
who are
where
the
strongest Chinese affiliated
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Bradman Talks.
Bromley
Lt. Walker
6 Scots Guarda 2 Buffs
FINAL
LTHOUGH keenly anxious
A to defend ber tile at
Lines. Regt. 7 Royal
Wimbledon this year. Helen Warwickshire 5 The Prince of Wales played for Wills Moody (above) will not the Welsh Guards, but was besten
play in the French champlon- by Major Hemphill by 5 holes. The Royal Warwickshires were the
ships this year of which she holders last year, and the Lincoln-holds the singles title. shire Regt. deserve the heartiest
6 congratulations for winning on their merits. The golf was well
and
Cpl. Ford and - Apr£- Whitefeld (40th B. E.)R
PITTSBURGH AGAIN lost to Gottwaltz and Halford 1- 8
TRIUMPH
Giants And Senators Defeated.
7 HOMERS IN 2 GAMES
New York, To-day. Pittsburgh Pirates, National| League leaders, continued in win-
| above the average, all the matches were close and keenly fought and the weather was fine.
NEWS
IN BRIEF
Mrs, Moody, says Reuter, ex- pressed the belief that one of the strongest competitors, this year would be Miss Heeler the English ́girl......
THE DERBY
Weston Riding Hyperion Next Wednesday.
GORDON
RICHARD'S – CHANCE FOR FIRST TRIUMPH
Steve Up On Lochiel.
Landon,
The final acce sam Derby, to be run and four furlongn mext number 26, of which are without jockeys
Tommy Weston, who has won one Derby in the past nine years, is up on the favourite, Hyperion, while Gordon Richards, the champion joc- key, is taking out-Manitoba in an attempt to record his first Derby triumph.
Stove Donoghue will be taking out Mr. J. A Dewar's Lochfel; a fancied horse in many quarters. F. Lane, winner of last year's classic on. Mr. Tom Wall's April the Fifth," has not yet received a mount
The following are the final accep tances and their probable jockers:
Hariners (Ray).
Light (Sussex (Pat Donoghue). Young Lover (Perryman).
·King Salmon · (Harry Wragg). *-* Hyperion (Weston),✨"
Lochiel (Steve Danogina). Scarlet Tiger. (A. Wragg), Solar Boy (Collins). Interlace (Nevalt); Gaymanas (Fox). " Rodosto (Erettes), Felicitation (Elliot), Gino (Beary). Franzhala (T. Burns). Happy Call (Gethin). Raymond (Nicoll). Myosotis (Jones). Statesman (Jos · Childi),' Manitoba (Gordon Richards). Madagascar Blue Gras, Lover's Walk, Thrapston, Melfort, Coroado, and Tuppence have not yet been giyen riders, le
VALLEY FOURSOMES RESULT
W. A. Weight (18) and J. S Dyket Owing to rain the two Lawn Bowls 3 and 4, or, if the weather then does (13) entered the semi-final round of Championship matches at the Club da not permit, on June 10 and 11. It has the Happy Valley Golf Club's Summer Recreio yesterday 0-6 Foursomes when they beat J. P. A. postponed.
were unavoidably been decided that the contents for girls will be official this year, and they 1-6 Davis (17) and E. Thompson (18) by
will compete for international cham- 6.45 and in the Third Round.
lost to Cresswell and Bromley-5--7 beat Brown and Purcell MET 68) Spr. Mullins and Spr. Sloane (40th R. E.) lost to Gottwaltz and Halford lost to Cresswell and Bromley beat Brown and Purcell ...
"D" COY, S. WEL ́AGAIN
TRIUMPHANTSA
Cricketers Arg; Prominent -
Company, South Wale
winning vein. when they rout-- ed the Headquarter Wing, Bər derers, by 7 meta to 2. Capt. Cooper and Lt. Stocker, who represented the Army in the Triangular Cricket Tournament
Nan article in the "Sydney ning vein yesterday when they rderers, continued in
an articleich he refer nosed out the Dodgers by a 6 to
Club, look like being the first
the part played by Larwood in the 5 tally. winners of the Water Polo League as they are excellent M.C.C. tour of Australia, Don The Giants, the Senators, and at home, and Just as good in
Bradman says that bodyline Bow the Phillies were among the Ing led to the discovery of left beaten teams in a programme of an away bath. The Chinese forward line com-handed batsmen, without whom only five matches. bined perfectly against the Artil-Australia has been handicapped is Results as cabled by Beuter were lery at the former's night fete an recent seasons. Saturday last
National League
as follow: **This type of bowling," he saYI They were also much superior in "was probably responsible for swimming ability, the whole team changes in the baiting of the Aus
Brooklyn displaying that understanding tralian eleven which would other which is so essential in water-polo, wise have not occurred. Darling, Pittsburgh and which has so far been lacking Bromley and O'Brien received op
.BERSON.
R.
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The following are the re-arranged Championship Bowls fixtures:-- The following are the First Round
Wednesday. Chadwick v. W. results to date in the Happy Valley Drake; and R. Hall v. J. Houghton Golf Club'a summer singles competion the Recreio green.
tion.
N. K. Littlejohn beat J. M. Purvia (Ger.)
London, May 2-At Alexandria on the 28th, H. M. Martineau's team of English cricketers beat All-Errot by Wednesday, June 7-V Petherick 205 runs. They carried their over- . H. Hampton.
night score in the second innings from 333 for three to 448, All-Egypt, re-
1. J. King (15) beat E. Owen (18). A. B. Parves (8) beat H.: H. Munday The following will represent the quiring 486 to win, were diambaod for |(20).-.-.
Y.M.C.A. first team against the South 200 in their second innings Becond Round.
China Athletic Association, at water- na paling WJB Key (10) beat N. MCues pola in the former's pool this evening: Rumours that David Jack may be zie. (16).
at 6 pam:- Angus, E. Fenner, and the next manager of Bolton Wandereza A. Donn; E. W. Railton; W. Kerr, Were Aying round Lancashire, Such a Scheuder (Captain) and W. Campbell, job would "no doubt suit Divid very well, but he has a benent dus with H. Kew (+20) beat E. G. Fincher the Arsenal next October +80) by 504 to 405_ to win thei. V N Kowloon Cricket Club's Handicap Bil- BIBLEY, England Authorities liards Tournament last night. Born Binley where the Imperial rife meet-
placed a han, on excessively padded
∙at
The Lincolns team have now last season, won all their three played four games and secured sets, as did Pte. Bonan, another only 3, sets out of 26 cricketer, and Col. Gowler.NE Detailed scores ---
Col. Raikes, aldo well-known in Big Cord and Big, Convey Kew's best break was 25, while ing will be held from July 10-22 have local cricket circles, and C/Sgt. (R. E & 6)~~
140 Jarman, who will probably part-heat L/Cpl. Wass and L/Cpl.
Der S/Sgt Savell in the Army team Cohen
in the Colony Tennis League, prov-beat L/Cpl. Borton and Cpl. ed the most successful Headquar Wardle tera pair
Lopez hit a homer.
Vaughan hit a homer, In 'games played by other clubs this portunities, and by their batting New York and fielding considerably enhanc Cincinnatii ed their reputations. Greater In terest and importance is attached Philadelphia The only draw-back with Chinese to their performances on account teams in general, is their physical of their being left-handers."" atature:
"I do not wish to suggest that Warneke and Harinet bit bomers lost to Capt. Cooper and Lt. Stoo- beat Borion, and Wardle They are bulit very light
Chinese Handicapped.
ly and as a result are inclined to England's batsmen cannot attack,"
Detailed scores
--Chuck Klein hit a homer. Chicago
Col Raikes and 0/Sgt. Jarman -- 8 / 10 - 0 (EQ, §.W.B.) —
fail against a heavier team with the Bradman adds, "but I would say mag American League. same standard of swimming ablity, that Australia has a better chance Defrolt
This was shown in the gams of defeating England in a time. Washington between the Y.M.C.A. and thefilmit Test then she has in Chinese Bathing Club,
limitless, Axture."
The Chinese team were definite poda
ly good, there is no denying the Indian Polo Team.
but they were too light and
Kuhel hit a homer
St. Louis Philadelphia
Johnson hit a homer. Game
could not combat against heavier HE arrival of the All-India to 6 innings on account of players, like W. Schreuder and Ai
TH
polo team, led by the derstorm. Pods
TABLES TO DATELI National League 2
for
G. Donn, both of whom are near Maharaja of Jaipur, has crested the 200 tb mark, and both of whom widespread. Interest In Briff are very fast "In the water, ki sporting circles, where'n it is felt
The majority of the affiliated that the tourists will supply tha Clubs" are training their best extra attraction essential short, middle, and long dis. successful polo season.! tance awlamera In preparation i financial difficulties ~ reduc for an interport with Shang|number of teams playing hal, which at press foes not ito aix, but this year at least look like materi
teams are expected to be seei
egularly, excludin
Chinese Bat
eams, and there are) that the season, will p clal success,
At the
Chinese talent
of Jaipur
ker
lost to Pte. Ronan and Cpl.
Gowler
best Sgt Underwood and Cpl.
best. Ple, Hackford and. Ple.:
Holton
Sig. Lomax - and Sig. beat Wass and: Cohen
6- 8 beat Mickford and Holton
Fincher registered ▲ 17. --. |
clothing Shooting jacket with aison)-
On Saturday night a acratch: "y" ders staffed to cashion the ricoll ve team will play the Chinese Bathing appered too often, official hays decld- Club at the latter's pitch North ed. Associated Frees Point, commencing : 9,15 pm - 8. Angur; H. Lange and Kz Jenner: E. Schreudar
(Captain), and w
Reserves --C. Chaddertan" 'and -
Bryde | Sanderland
-1
Cpl. Rafferty and Sig. White 68 hand (B&B)
Lt. Hope and Cp. Davis (HQ., (SW.B.)
lost to Cooper and Blocker.. 26|| lost to Ronan and Gow --8--61 Jost to Underwood and Arnold 43 5.Sgt. Harnden/ Ptá::-) Jones:
HQ
lost to Cooper and 68s lost to Bonan
beat Underwood
BY HIG
Arnold 6
lost to Wass and Cohen - beat Berton and Wardle
wer: will: be by the following in thair, Fixtures on Saturday, the 1983
best Beckford and Holton 1|(skip) |___
THE TARLES TO DATE,
KOWLOON SECTION-
H.
Lammert, AB Cores,
Landon, Mayes 182 Toe Northern Plate was, won
and Winsome Frin
Thirteen ran Won third Toor Sangtha away? Becaka
The United Hospitali Rugby: Foot- ball: Club have elected the viollowing for next sousop: W/L. Hemley 74) Ecaptain; BH, Allen (81
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