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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936
BEST SCOTTISH BOXERS TO INVADE ENGLAND
GERMANY'S ATHLETES
GOING STALEL
Authorities Warn Competitors To Ease Up In Training
London, June 19. German athletic authorities are worried about some of their Olympic hopes becoming stale, and several athletes have boen warned to ease off for a bit.
In an Olympic year there have been scares of athletes go- ing stale, and there certainly seems some reason for the Ger man anxiety, for many as three week trying to port of Olympic probabies.
there are 25 big meetings a catch the sty-
LEAGUE LAWN BOWLS
seer
OMAR'S RINK 1.R.C. FAST BENNY LYNCH FOR
THROUGH
GOOD GAME AT TAIKOO
LUT'S NARROW WIN
An excellent game of bowls was on the Taikoo Recreation Club green last evening when U. M. Omar's Craigengower Cricket Club quartette (4. M. Omar, K. M. Omar and D. Kumjahn) "beat J. G. Meyer's Kowloon Bowling Green Club rink by 21-16
Although the score might sug- gest that Omar's four won quite comfortably, that was not by any means the case and a good tight| game" would be the most appro- priate description of match which produced bowls of a very
Craigengower Teams high standard.
For Saturday
n
Results of yesterday's games were as follows:
Open Riski
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BOWLER
WHITE CITY
KILRAIN AND MCGRORY ALSO TO PAY VISIT
JACKIE WEIR'S IMPOSING RECORD
*
(By Twelfth Man")
London, June 19.
SCOTTISH boxers are getting very ambitious. Not content with raiding the championships and getting away with titles that have for long been in the hands of Englishmen, they are about to start a mass invasion on London to pick up some of the plums of the ring.
Within the next two months I expect you will find that most of the well-known Scottish boxers have come to London, includ- RRIVING in the Colony about ing Benny Lynch, the world's fly-weight champion, and Jake
sir years ago. Frank Dong-Kilrain, the new British welter-weight, title holder. The following are the Craigen- A. M. Omar, E. M. Omar, D. Rom-las Pereira, from Ceylon," proceed- I present plans materialise we shall see some of these gower Cricket Club bowls teams jahn, U. M. Omar (skip), (GGC) 21ed to make a name for himself as Scottish stars at the White City. Paul Damski, the manager of
B. S. Rogers, E. C. Hamilton, J. S. for Saturday:—
Logan, J. G. Meyer, skip, (K.B.G.C.) fast bowler and throwing in his the German heavy-weight, Walter Nensel, has been in Glasgow 16, at Taikoo R.C.
lot with the Indian Recreation making offers to Benny Lynch, Jake Kilrain and Johnny
FIRST DIVISION *A" ▾ CS.C.C. (Away):
A. E Coates, LCE. Souza, Rosselet, R. F. Laz (skip).
A. S. Gomes, CS. Sammons, Ramjaha, U. M. Omar (skip).
J. S. Landoit, V. N. Atienza, Cavanagh, R. Basa (skip). “B” - Indian R.C. (Home):
G. M. P. Remedies, E. Basto, J. M. Club, he helped them to win the McGrory, the Scottish feather-weight champion, and 1- under- CSM Alves, L. A. Guttierez, skip, Re- senior division cricket shield for stand that they will all fight at the White City.
3. W. Leonard, E. W. Randall, |M. Omar, H. V. Pearse (skip),
J. B. Soares,W. Phelps, A. Omar, W. Gill (skip).
A. I. Coelho, F. J. Smith, Whiteman, W. V. Field (skip).
SECOND DIVISION
|“C” ▼ H.K.F.C. "B" (Hame):
D. K. Kharas, F. X. Delgado,
creio) 23, J. R. Soares, LCR the first time in the history of the
D-Souza, M. A. R. Souza, C. S. Rosielet, Lecrae, in the season 1930-31 Another Scottish boxer whoj
skip (C.C.C.) 15, at C.S.CC.
J.
M.
SUCCESS was repeated in is coming to London is Joe J. S. Landolt. A. S. Gomes, W. V. This Field R. F. Luz, skip (CCC) 20, 1931-82, and it would be no eng-Connelly, the British light- who has EW. Lines, G. EF. Thompson, Egeration to say that Pereira played weight contender,
E. Rose, J. Mckelvie, (skip) 19, atia very large part in their success already beaten the champion,
HKFC.
W. Pan, A. E. S. Alves (skip).
N. P. Karanjia. . . Tollervey, F. J. Bagley, W. Ward (skip).
B. L. Fox, W. H. Atkins, E. McNay, J. Y. Abbas (skip).
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Pereire won his first Interport Jimmy Walsh.
Connelly joins Victor Berliner's cap in 1981 and was again chosen)
to represent Hong Kong against gym, at The Ring, and will train Shanghai、 in the 1995. 1931 for a string of fights during the and 1935 contests. He does not, coming months. The first is with
however, confine his activities to George Daly, at Wandsworth
cricket, and but for the fact that Stadium on July 1, and if Connelly pressure of work does not allow is successful, negotiations will be him mach time for tennis, he opened for a match with Walsh. would probably be playing in the New Light-Weight Star premier League for the Indian Re
Connelly is bringing his stable creation Club. As it is he plays mate. Alex Bell, south with him. an odd game or two for their "E" Bell has contracted for six fights under Mr. Berliner, who will also In Ceylon Pereira went in for have the new Scottish light-weight soccer and swimming, being a fine star, Jackie Weir, joining him half-back and a very useful back-shortly...
Division team.
stroke swimmer, but he has now Weir, who was "a Scottish given up these forms of sport.
amateur finalist this year, has won all his seven fights" as a profes-
K.B.G.C. TEAMS FOR sional with knock outs. .
SATURDAY
League Encounters Against Police
The following are the Kowloon Bowling Green Club teams for next Saturday's Lawn Bowls League zaatches:
First Division v Police (at home):
DIAMOND GOSSIP
(Continued from Page 4) Another good game was witness- ed between the Americans and the Japanese last Sunday. The form-
A. S. Russell, J. Watson, W. Mac-er were leading for the greater part of the game and lost the farlane and L. Gay (skip).
S. A Bright, R. Hall, S. Randle match through their faint-hearted- and R. Duncan (skip).
mess, when they relieved Thomp
J. E. Henson, W. S. Drake, M. J. Henderson and A. M. Holland (skip). 5on in the last innings after he had walked two batters. Heerther did Second División v Police (away):
W. L. Walker, K. C. Hamilton, C. no better than Thompson as he B. Hosking and H. H. Rose (skip). walked two
"B. S. Rogers, S. M. White, J. Gcritical stage of the clash- Meyer and G. Sherriff (stip).
F. A. Cheesman, R. O. Bead Gill and G. E. F. Thompson (skip)
S. CHINA AND RECREIO
MEET TO-DAY.
(Continued from Page 4)
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Eric-Pedley, the United States' polo team's brilliant No. 1, was to a great extent responsible for them retaining the world- famous Westchester Cup, which was recently competed for st Hurlingham.
chell were the outstanding players,”
With a 12-run lead in the first innings, the Volunteers eased up, The Japanese may not be hard but their batters still: connected Chitters, but they do not hit af against the pitching of the Cana- anything. They select their balls dians. The absence of Divett and carefully and only attempt to hit Oliver had forced a change-round when they are sure that the de-in the latter team and this handi- Coulson. livery is a strike. This resulted capped their fielding. in the Americans giving away who sportingly came in to make up the team, had a busy day in more walks than usual,
The K.LT.C. meet the Chinese) The Americans were within an he field, but could not be blamed Recreation Club, who secured ace of winning the game on three for the runs scored through hits their first win in sir encounters occasions. but were prevented in his area.
last Thursday against the K.C.C. from doing so by errors Hear The U.S.S. Mindanao, which is "A" team. The K.LT.C. should win, ther, on one occasion, fielded a hit expected to be in port this week- ате scheduled for three [however, despite the fact that the but the second base was not cover-end, holders have at last shown a re-ed, while Mayhew, after bringing games against the leading teams turn to championship form off a good catch, fumbled with a in the League. Next Saturday the Volunteers. The Army entertain the Kow-grounder with two out. The other they encounter
was made by whom they should best comfort- loon Cricket Club “A” team and disastrous error
ably, while on Sunday they will some good tennis should be wit-Church.
meet the Japanese and the Over nessed in this match. Despite the
Placky Display
In the other game the Canadians
meet Eastern on Saturday Home Run Records
fact that the. Army have lost to Up against a more experienced seas Chinese. both the Kowloon Tong Club, Re- team in the Talsa, Eastern gave a creio and Kowloon Indians, they plucky display and showed improv-will should offer a stiff resistance to ed form, in spite of losing by 7 their opponents:*
to 2 M. el Arculli, Lenz and Kit-
No less than 15 home runs have been scored this season, and of these Chester King, of the Pui-Ching
BATTING RECORDS FOR Academy, claims four.
LOCAL BASEBALL
(Continued from Page 1)
Volunteers
Eastern
Name Delgado Lee Vacca
Ciab
Mindanao
Coulson
Canadiana
Howard
Americans
Lodik
Mindanao
Moore
Mindano
Parter
Volunteers
Carpenter
Americans.
E Ching
„Overseas)
Church
Americans Japanese
Mindense
Overseas
Reid
Mr Chang Goldstein
Krommerboek
“Logarytm
White
Canadians Tulsa
The greatest number of home runs scored in any one game this Besson was when the Volunteers. met Eastern in their first encou ter, when five were registered. Mel Arculi, pitcher of Eastern and A Hussain, third baseman of the Volunteers, scored two each. while Ismail, Eastern's centre- Seld, hit the others!
The following have scored home rung this season -----
Chester, King
(Pui-Ching)
Mel Arenili (Eastern) 2, A. HES- sain (Volunteer) 2, Ismail (Eas tern Smedley (Canadians), Bel trao (vai tons). E. Ong th Ching) T. Kim (Pu! Ching), Yards. Japanese XMLA.3. szi D.. Leonard Volunteers) ésch scored
Overners