THE CHINA MAIL.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1934.
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JAPANESE OLYMPIC AQUATIC
LESLIE AMES
GIVES PROOF
OF BEING FIT
Scores 94 Against Somerset.
YORKSHIRE WIN BATTLE OF THE ROSES
London. To-day. Leslie Ames, England's wicket- keeper-batsman. gave evidence yesterday that he has fully re covered. from his operation for appendicitis when he scored 94 towards Kent's record total of 577 against Somerset.
Fagy, who has deputized for bim iwhind the sticks, scored 11, while Frank Woolley hit up 121, and Akers Houglas. the former skipper, contributed 100.
Eton
Yorkshire, the County champions, won the Battle of the Roses at Shef-1
field, Lancashire failing by runs]
in save the innings defcat.
Mit-
vhell recorded his second century of
2.
Preparing to Hurdle All Opposition
STARS
An excellent action photo of three star hurdlers of the left to right, Charles Pfefer, J. B. Condit and Thomas University of Pennsylvania taking an obstacle during Falweller, are looking forward to collecting some practice at Franklin Field, Philadelphia. The boys,fresh laurels in the forthcoming contrata.
the sunson in this game, and Head- JIMMY FOXX'S HOMER
ley Verity was again in devastating ferm with the ball.
Results as called by Reuter
were:
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHI
At Southampton, Hampshire took first innings points from Gloucen- 1er.
"Gloucester:"" "223" (Birbett 1037
342 for 3 dve.
Hampshire: 263 and 191 for 2.
At Derby, Derbyshire heat War
wickshire by 2 wickets, Warwick: 267 and 174. Derby: 203 and 179 for 8.
UNAVAILING
Browns Beat Athletics By 12 To 11.
RAIN SPOILS BASEBALL
STILL
COLOMBO
FAVOURITE Windsor Lad Second In Derby Call-Over. UMIDWAR DISPLACED
At 7 to 4 Lord Gianely's "Calamba, winner-of-ten_con- secutive races, is still fä- vourite for the Derby, in be run over 11⁄2 miles at Epsom on June 6,
LAWN BOWLS RINKS
FOR SATURDAY K.C.C. And K.B.G.C. Select Teams.
AT V.R.C. THIS EVENING WORLD AQUATIC WARMING UP PRIOR
RECORDS AT “Y”
TO RECORD ATTEMPTS
Programme Fixed For To-morrow Night.
NINE JAPANESE STARS COMPETING
Five World swimming records
will be attacked by the Japanese Olympic stars at the Y.M.C.A. bath to-morrow night, commenc- Among those ing at 7.30 p.m. who have accepted invitations to
be present are Sir William Shen- ton and Miss Y. Shenton, and the Japanese Acting Consul, Mr. Acino.
swim-
The following are the mers in each event:
100 yards free-style.
Heat -Yusa, Sakgamt
Heat 2-Takahashi, Toyada.
220 yards free-style.
Heat 1-Shimma, Katioki.
Hent 2-Yohoyama, Singimoto. 440 yards free-style.
S. Makino, Kitamura and Honda.
150 yards bank stroke.
Heat 1.Kawatsu, Kiyokawa, Beat 2-Irie, Ake.
208 yards Breast stroke.
Heat 1-Koike, Haururo. Heat 2Asaki, Yamada.
V.R.C. RELAY TEAM TO
BE SEEN IN ACTION
PEN PICTURES OF STARS
(By G. L.)
AND
WORLD
JAPANESE OLYMPIC SWIMMERS TCHAMPIONS WHO CARRIED ALL BEFORE THEM AT
GAMES AT MANILA RE- THE FAR EASTERN OLYMPIC CENTLY, WILL STAGE AN EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG, RECREATION FOR THE FIRST TIME. AT THE VICTORIA CLUB TO-NIGHT, COMMENCING AT 8 P.M.
To-morrow night they will attack world records at the Euro- pean T.M.C.A., utilising the opportunity of swimming in a pool of a measured 25 yards— swimming pools in Japan are all mea- Bured in meters.
With the exception of the breast stroke event, the Japanese carried away all the free-style races in Manila, setting up Far Eastern records.
It is generally thought that owing to the terrific heat of the Philippine city, conditions, were far from satisfactory to the Jap anese, who are accustomed to swimming in more temperate water. This fact was revealed by the Japanese coach when he was last in Hong Kong.
ARE VERY SUIT- HOWEVER, CONDITIONS, IN HONG KONG.
WORLD RE- ABLE, AND THERE IS EVERY PROSPECT OF NEW CORDS BEING ESTABLISHED TO-MORROW.
220
The exhibition at the V.R.C. Breast stroke, 200 yards and "The following wil represent thej
will provide a "warm-up" for the yards.
The following are the existing Clab in their To-night's Programme. next evening's competition. The Kowloon Cricket
World records for these distances. will race Lown Bowls League matches on
Japanese, however, ¡Saturday:
The following is the programme against a selected team from the MEN-FREE STYLE First Division-Kowloon Docks for the Japanese swimmers at the VB.C., and will meet the V.R.C. J. Weissmuller, U.S.A 0.5101927
E. V.R.C. this evening, commencing in a water-polo match. A. E. Silkstone at 8 p.m.
Docks. H. Hampton. J. A. Howe, C. Elliot-Heywood and (skip).
New-York, To-day.. Home runs by Dan Taylor and Wilson enabled Brooklyn Dod- gers to nose out the Chicago Cubs after being extended to 12 inn-
J. W. M. Brown, W. Hyde, E. C. I. 100 yards Free Style,
Yuso, Toyoda, Takahashi lings by a & to 4 margin in the
H.H. the Aga Kahn's Umidwar
H. Gittins, L. E. Lammert, C. J. Sukayama. major league baseball yesterday.
run king" has given place to Windsor Lad Fincher and R, P. Phillips (skip).
Umidwar's Tacchi and J. Fraser (skip). Jimmy Foxx, "home
M. N. Rakusen, W. W. Hirst, II. and Bob Johnson hit circuit clouts as second favourite.
Athletics to price has dropped from 100 to Second Division v. 1.R.C. at K.C.C.
yesterday, while Overy and T. Tergusson (skip). and offered At Taunton, Kent took first in-leompile 11 runs, but the St. Louis 12, last Friday, to 100 to 9 taken!
Windsor Lad is still quoted at 10 and J. M. Jack (skip).
At Sheffield, Yorkshire bent Lan cashire by an innings and 3 runs. Yorks: 346 for 5 der. (Mitchell 121).
Lanes: 111 (Verity 5 for 25) and 232 for the Philadelphia
nings points from Somerset.
Somerset: 352 (J. Lee 135 not out)
G (E. P. Longrigg 109,
381 for
F. Lee 110).
Browne won the match. nowing out the Athletica by a 12 to 11 tally.
Pittsburgh Pirates, aided by Yesterday's call-over às cabled
Kent: 577 (1. Akers Douglas 100, Fagg four-bagger by Lindstrom,
11, Woolley 121, Ames 94).
innings points from Sussex.
to 1.
a
scored
13 runs against the Philadelphia!
aban- At Lord's, Middlesex took first Phillies, but the game was
doned in the seventh innings owing to rain.
Middlesex: 389 (Hendren 112).
284 for b dee.
Sussex: 264 and 293 for 9.
FRIENDLY
At Cambridge University
Glamorgan by 10 wickets.
The results as cabled by Reuter
were.
National League
R. II.
E.
beat
St. Louis
7 13 1
4
9 2
Jackson and O'Doul hit homers.
Cambridge: 513 for 5 dec. (B. 0. Allen New York
142, Bartlett 128, R. C. H. Human 102) and 17 for no wicket.
Glamorgan: 290 and
240 Dackfield
107).
EARLIER RESULTS
4 10 2 Chicago
0 5 10 Brooklyn
Taylor and Wilson hit homers.
At Chelmsford, Worcester 100k Game went to 12 innings. first innings points from Essex.
Essex: 449 (Peurce 111, Nichols 102) Cincinnati
ami 100 for 4.
Worcester: 535 (C. F. Waltere 175, 1Boston
by Reuter was as follows:-
Colombo- to 4,
Windsor Lad-10 to 1. Umidwer-100 to 9 and o. Engton-100 to 9. Lozingaro -18 to 1 o. Admiral Drake-20 to 1 o. 22 to 1 £. Tiberius 22 to 1 o. 25 to 1
Alishal 33 to 1 o. 40 Lo 1 1. Valerius 33 10 1 o, Achtenan-40 to 1 o. 50 to 1. Brento 40 14 1 o. 50 to L Badruddia-40 to 1 o. Medieval Knight-50 to 1.0. 55 Lo
1 t.
OLYMPIC GAMES DISCONTENT
Misinterpretation Of
Constitution."
10 17 Hafey and Lombardi hit homers.
2
แ
4 11 0
Gibbons, 104, Nawab
of Pataudi
97).
Leicester beat
13 10 Pittsburgh
Lindstrom hit a homer.
4 9 2 Philadelphia
Todd and J. Moore hit homere.
0
JAPANESE DELEGATE ON CHINA'S STAND
At Leicester,
Northants by an innings and 120
runs,
Leicester: 367 (Shipman 101).
Northants: 100 (Geary 5 for 24) and Only 7 innings were played on ac-
197.
At Trent Bridge Surrey beat
count of rain.
American League
5
10
Solters hit a homer. Chicago
B
8
Notts by an innings and 43 runs. Surrey: 609 for 7 dec. (Gregory 180, Boston
J.C: Squires 939).
Natts: 220 (P. G. H. Fender & for 70).
240 (P. G I. Fender & for 185),
FRIENDLY
At Oxford, the Australians beat Oxford University by an innings and 33 runs.
Philadelphia
11 18 Johnson and Jimmy Foxx homera. St. Louis
Australia: 319 (L Darling 100, W.
H. Ponsford 75, Tindall 6 for Washington 94).
Oxford: 70 (Fleetwood Smith 6 for 30,
Ebeling 4 for. 34).
210 (Da Saram 128, C, V. Grim- melt 7 for 109).
THE RUGBY UNION
Officials For 1934-35.
100 Yards-
160 Yards-
W. Laufer, U.S.A..... 1.25.0 1989 The V. R. C., recognised as the Colony's superior team in this 220 Yards
J. Weissmuller, U.S.A. 2.09.0 1327 and game, should extend the Japanese, 300 Yards-
2. 180 yards Back Stroke,
Klyshawa, Kawatru, Irip and Akt.
as the visitors are not considered 3. Weissmuller, U.S.A. 3.07.4 1927
140 Yards- brilliant in this phase of aquatics. 440
J. Weissmuller, U.S.A. 4.52,0 1927 They were beaten easily by the
1500
Yarda United States, Germany and Hun-
Ame Borg, Sweden.. Kolke, Hamiero, Osaki and Kawade.gary at the World Olymic Games MEN-BACK STROKE
in 1982. w.4. 500 yards Free Style.
A. Wright, V. C. Labrum, J. Dinnen
W. J. Edwards, C. Fletcher, Mulcahy and T. W. Carr (skip).
K. B. G. C. Teams The following will represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club: 1st Team at Kowloon.
J. S. Logan, P. T. Farrell, R. Hall ard W. S. Drake (skip).
R. Duncan, S. Randle, V. Petherick and W. Macfarlane (skip).
J. Watson, A. S. Russell, Budding and L. Guy (skip). 2nd Team at C.S.C.C.
J. 1.
J.
3. 150 yards Breast Stroke.
Heat Honda.
1.--Kitamura, Makino ano
Heat 2.-Yokuyama, Shimada, Kataoke and Sugimoto,
100 Yards-
6.31. 1026
J. Weissmuller, U.S.A. 1.44.4 1922 150 Yards-
OFFICIAL GUESTS Among the official guests who 220 Yarde
G. Kojac, U.S.A. ........... 1.38.1 1930
to attend the have been invited
C. A. Wyatt, U.S.A.. 2.45.4 1920 H. E. the MEN-BREAST STROKE 15. Medley Team Race-50 yards each V. R. C. to-night are
Governor, Sir William Peel, K. C. 200 Yards- Three Japanese teams v. V.R.C.
WILL
2.31.4 1927
1930
W. Spence, Canada ... 2.44.3
FAR EASTERN RECORDS
the The following were swimming results at the Far Eastern Olympic games in Manila:
men's
Conditions for the team races M. G., K. B. E., Sir Thomas Sou- W. Spence, Canada are that each Japanese team of thorn K. B. E., Commodore Frank 220 Yards--
will swim four men
as follows: Elloltt, O. B. E., the Acting G. O. C. first man Back stroke, second man Brigadier Rowan Hamilton, D. 3, free style, third man breast stroke 9, M. C., and Mr. T. Kohrl, the Over 150 and fourth man free style. All Japanese Vice-Consul.
have already to Japanese residents the V.R.C. team Macdonald, C. B. Hosking, . F members of
booked seats for the exhibition.
50 metres, free style-Takamura Stoneham, and H. H. Rose (skip).
V.R.C. SWIMMERS IN ACTION (Japan) 26.7 sec. (Far Eastern re- The V. R. C. swimmers, pro-cord). bably the fastest men in the Co- 100
style-Yusa metres, free ony, will also be seen in
(Japan) 60% sex. (Far Eastern re- against the Japanese stars in a re-cord). lay race over 200 yards.
G. J. Chambers, E. V. Searle, M. J. Henderson and J. G. Meyer (skip).
C. L. Farmer. P. D. O'Connell, J. G. Charlton and G. E. F. Thompson (skin).
BOWLS OPEN PAIRS TOURNEY.
Nine Matches To Open 1934 Series To-day.
swim free style all the way.
GOLDMAN WINS FINAL.
Sullivan Loses In H.K.C.C. Tourney.
action
The
曹
400 metres, free style-Shimura probable V. R. C. team will be (Japan) 4 mins. 52 7/10 secs.
Lionel Roza-Pereira, W. Lawrence,
E. B. da Roza and A. W. Smith.
AT THE YM.C.A. To-morrow night the exhibition
In addi- ex-
style-S...
45 2/5
.1.000
free metres, Makino (Japan) 19 mins. leccs. (Far Eastern record).
200 metres, breast stroke-Yide- fonso (Philippines) 2 mina. 45 9/10 secs. (Far Eastern record). Kolke (Japan) second.
L. Goldman, three times runner-up at the European Y. M. C. A. will The Open Pairs Lawn Bowls tour-in the Colony's Lawn Tennis Dou- commence at 7.30 p.m. ney, revived after a lapse of many bles Championship, and 1932 form-tion to the exhibition, it is
wither Hong Kong Cricket Club singles pected that the "Y' will put up a "Japan has made every effort years, will commenco to-day
champion, won the H. K. C. C. relay team to compete against the (Japan) i min. 10% secs. to co-operate with China and we nine matches as follows:
title once again when he defeated Japanese. can see no reason why they re-lA. Brooksbank fused to attend the Congress," J. Russell remarked Mr. R. Hiranuma, the
2. Kempton
R. G. Craig
A. M. Omar
(At Kowloon B. G. C.) chief delegate of the Japanese w. Forrest Olympic team who arrived in w. McHardy v K. M. Jack Hong Kong by the Helyn Maru (At H.K. Football Club)
4 at 11 a.m. to-day on their return A. E. Carey T. R. Hunter
hit from the Far Eastern Olympic W. Glendenning v L. Mist
Games at Manila.
1terpretation of the constitution by
(At Club de Recreio)
12 16
1
The whole affair is merely a. Fraser difference in opinion, and a misin-A. Chapman
At Craigengower C.C.)
L. Jack v J. M. Jack
11
Detroit
2 11
New York
1
3
0
Lou Gehrig hit a homer,, Cleveland
B
9
TABLES TO DATE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN
The Committee of the Rugby Union Bt. Louis have decided to nominate the follow Chicago ing for election as officers for 1084-Pittsburgh 15: **** President; J. Milnes (Lan-New York cashire); Vice-Presidents, J. E. Green-Doston wood (Cambridge University) and Brooklyn Colonel B. A. Hill (The Army) Traa Palladelphia surer, H. F. Waters,
The following Cincinnati were appointed as a sub-committes to arrange details of the conference be Cleveland tween the Bugby Union and the Washington Dominions in 1988: Messrs. W. New York Pearce, J. E. Greenwood, J. Baxter, Boston Milnes, G. C. Robinson, Colonel B, Detroit A. Hill, Dr. L. Brown (Now Bouth St. Louis Walm), Mossra, C. JWTAY, and G. Philadelphia Klenck (South Afrion) Bus
1Chicago
I
2 China. On the third day when C. G. Stiva P. O. Dunne
China refused to attend the Con- F.X.M. da Silva y W. C. Simpson gress meeting the Philippines de
P. W. La Perc. 30 19 11 623 22 20 12 .625 26 16 10 15 32 18 14 562 28 18 15 484
29-13 16
448
* 18 333
(At Police R.C.)
J. Hollidge
cided to carry on without them. M. J. Medina
1 Every effort was made to get into A. E. Coates v P. Knight
touch with the Chinese delegates,
(At Police R.C.)
but telephone calls and letters to W. Mair their hotel were ignored," he sult
Mr. Hiranume added that China was invited to partici- pate in the next Far Eastern Olympiad to be held at Tokyo in 1988, but he thought that they would reftine this invita- How
S. Abbas W. McLeod y W. J. Howard
(At Civil Service) R. Ellis
F. Kelly J, S. Riddell, v D. Fitches
(At Hong Kong Electric). W. E. Hollanda I. Gitting
A. L. Sullivan, also a former hold- The potential programme of re- cords which the Japanese swim- er, by 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 last Friday.
He defeated Captain P. S. Can-mers will attack is:-- non, the holder, in the semi-final and Sullivan beat H. J. Armstrong in the other semi-final.
Free style, 150 yards, 220 yards and 440 yards,
Back stroke, 100 yards, 160 yards Fund 220 yards.
100 metres, back stroke-Kawatsu
Eastern record).
(Far
800 metres relay, Japan 8 mins.
com-
7 3/5 secs. (Far Eastern record).
TRIAL RECORDS The above records do not pare favourably with the trial re- cords established in Japan prior to the trip to Manila, which supports the theory that swimming condi- tions in the Philippines were not
Goodman, 5 to 1 Favourite, Winsuitable to the Japanese.
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First Round Match In British Golf TENNIS EXHIBITION
Londen, To-day. Storey, on the 20th. in a battle Jack Goodman, American between two former Walker Cup National golf champion who is a players.
Ito
Jesse Guildford, former Amer!- 1 favourite for the British amateur title at Prestwick, yester-can Amateur champion, beat Lia- day entered the Second Round by ter Hartley, one of Britain's fore- beating Robb, the Birmingham most golfers, 4 and 3, .-
George Dunlap (U.8.). Jack aurgeon by 6 and 4.
up.
Tolley
AT K.C.C.
Local Champions To Meet Japanese.
To-morrow afternoon the Ja- panese Far Eastern Olymple Ten- is players will meet local cham- plons at the K. C. 0.
The only surprising result in the Westland (U.S.), Cyril first round was the defeat of Stout, (Britain), Jack McLean (Britain). Provisional arrangements have former English champion, by and John de Forest (Britain) all been made for Teal Wal-pui to meet H. Sato in a singles match, J. J. Gregory v T. Ferguson (At Kowloon B.G,C.)
Fogg, Liverpool, who won by two won their matches--Eeuter.
SCOONES WINS BOGEY POOL while in the doubles matcher HL. D. Perfect organization existed at · ·
Rumjahn, L. Goldman E, C. Fin- 287 21 25 the Games, naid. Mr. Hiranum,
The course was very sodden, bul
P. H. Bocones (4), with all square, cher have been invited to play. LEAGUE
Prior to the tennis matches 25 18 to see who considered that they were the
won the Bogey (Par) Pool over the 29.16 13 551 most successful Far Eastern Olym- the wharf to meet the Japanese there was less wind than on Mon-
team on their arrival. All the day. 22 18 14 417 pic games yet beld.
Flacher, another American con Old Course at Fanting from 71-en-programme of track and field athletes looked extremely fit and 29 14 16482 AMA WARM RECEPTION
'Admission to the grounds will --- 25 12 13 48R The Japanese Vice-consul and were high in the praises of the tender beat the U. S. Walker Cup tries during the holidays. T. A events will be staged.
"ba $1.00. 12 16 heads of the various Japanese sportamanship and keeness which player, Gas Moreland, by 8 and 2 Pearce (2) was second with one
Powell, Swansea, beat Eustace, down.. 469 business houses were present on existed at the Games...
12 14.461