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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936
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LUZ'S FOUR ENTER FINAL OF OPEN RINKS BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Milton Green. captain of the Harvard track team and one of America's coming hurdling stars. just failed to make the U.S. Olym pie team in the face of strong Glen Hardin, apposition from Forrest Towns and Fred Pollard.
DON BUDGE DEFEATS Alexander's SKIP PLAYS AT TOP
“BUNNY” AUSTIN
ANGLO-AMERICAN TENNIS ENCOUNTER
MATCHES ALL SQUARE ON FIRST DAY
ENG
(By A. Wallis Myers)
Eastbourne, July 17.
INGLAND and America divided the honours here to-day, when Budge and Grant, re- presenting America, met the British Davis Cup defending team in the first two singles of an international contest.
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Record
OF HIS FORM RECREIO QUARTETTE OUT OF LUCK
LANDOLT AND RIBEIRO IN LIMELIGHT
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(By Referee")
PLAYING exceptionally good bowls, but
dogged by very bad luck right through the 21 heads, H. A. Alves's Recreio quartette, L. F.
F. ALEXANDER, the Police Xavier, L. J. Silva, F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. cricketer, has played for the Alves (skip), were beaten in the semi-final of A capacity crowd watched two capital matches in welcome Police Recreation Club ever since sunshine. Perry 'beat Grant. 7-5, 06. 4, 63 and then 1913, except during the years of the Open Rinks Lawn Bowls Championship on Budge squared the account by defeating Austin. 2-6, 6-0, 7-5, the war. when he was at the front. the Civil Service Cricket Club green last evening end is still one of their keenest when they met J. S. Landolt, A. S. Gomes, W. V. Born at Gravesend, Kent, Aler-Field and R. F. Luz (skip) of the Craigengower past fortnight its tarpaulin cover could be removed only at rare onder while in school was a bril- Cricket Club, the score being 31-7 in favour of intervals. The result was that it got little sun to stiffen it and liant footballer and cricketer, and little footwork to level it out.
3-7.
The court was exceptionally lifeless for Devonshire Park.playing members. famed for its fine tennis tur. Owing to the heavy rains of the
But one man's poison is!
another man's meat, and Brian
Grant, the expert chopper, who SUCCESSFUL revels in digging up the ball oni the run, found just the floor to
extract his best game and. stimulate his wits.
Better Match
The little Georgian was beaten in the end, and, as he admitted afterwards, by a player who was his master, but he was never far behind in the hunt. and gave the champion a much better match
LADIES TENNIS than when the two met at Wimble
K.C.C. Team Win Over Recreio
The Kowloon Cricket Club's ladies tennis team beat Club de Recreio ladies by 8 sets to 3 in a friendly encounter on the latters' courts yesterday.
The teams were as follows:
K.CC-Miss M Griffiths,
Miss
don.
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"DIAMOND GOSSIP”
Owing to heary pressure on our sports columns, "Diamond Gossip" will appear in to- morrow's editions. q
Dalziel, Miss S. Dalziel, Miss E ATTRACTIVE
Pemy. Miss A. Mackenzie, Ms.
Kew and Miss G. White.
Recreio Miss B. Botelho, Miss 0.
PROGRAMME
EUROPEAN “Y”
AQUATIC GALA
Lange Wins 100 Yards Event
MANY LADY COMPETITORS
these were the only games in which Luz's four. The took a real interest. Leaving The hero of the game was Luz who played like a champion. a feature of a gruelling school he still continued with these Towards the end his blocking was sports, playing soccer in the win struggle between he and Alves, who, never giving up, fought on ter and cricket in the summer.. with a grim tenacity until the very last wood was delivered.
J. S. Landolt, at No. 1 for Luz, was in irresistible form, and Arriving in Hong Kong in 1913 to join the Police Force he found watching his play last evening, one wondered how he ever came that his favourite games were both to be passed over by the Interport Selection Committee.
The played during the same season and same remarks apply to F. V. V. Ribeiro, the No. 3 for Alves, who for a long time could not decide sent down some brilliant woods but who, like the rest of his which game to sacrifice. He man-team, was absolutely" out of luck
aged to play both games where possible and can recall an instance when he played a League cricket. game on the Police, ground till 4 pm and then rushed off to the A very successful swimming Club ground for a Shield Final! gala and dance was held by the Alexander was a member of the European YMCA. last night. Police soccer team which beat St. when everything went with a Joseph's by goals to 1 in the re- wwing. although there were slight piry of the Senior Shield Final in delays in between races owing to 1920, scoring tico of his side's scratchings, because of the im-goals. pending typhoon.
CHINESE: “Y” GALA
Lau Mei Shun Wins Open Event
LARGE CROWD DESPITE WET WEATHER He continued playing off and on! for them till 1999 and in that year The Chinese YMCA. held their The feature of the evening was captained the team, but after that swimming gala at Bridges Street the 100 Yards Free Style Handicap he gave up the game in favour of last evening, at which, despite the
the which was won by scratch cricket, which he has continued to very unfavourable weather condi tions, the attendance was very swimmer, H. G. Lange, who swam play up to the present time.
He has been their mainstay in encouraging. asplendid race to snatch victory from G. Arnold, while
lington, who came third.
a yard bowling and batting for MANY A programme of eight events
Botelho, Miss O. Ribeiro. Miss M.
Obero, Miss MAT V.R.C. GALAeparated the latter. from H. Mil-years and has headed the bouling was carried out, the main attrac
Ribeiro, Miss
Remedios, Miss. B, Remedios and
Miss A. Roza.
Mrs. McCaw failed to turn upj and the visitors were thus forced
to reshuffle their pairings.
Miss O. Ribeiro and Miss A. Res. medios were the best home pair. and Miss 0. while Miss Alves Botelho also did well. Miss Grif- fiths and Miss O. Dalziel were out- standing for the winners. TENNIS MATCHES ABANDONED
BECAUSE OF RAIN
SIX EVENTS THIS EVENING
LADIES' HANDICAP EVENT
The Victoria Recreation Club jare holding the second of a series of evening swimming galas to-day, when a very attractive programme of eight events including water- polo and a Ladies' 100 Yards Handicap event will be featured.
The "B" Class 220 Yards Aggre-
Alexander plays tennis
and batting averages of the Club tíon being the 200 Metres breast- stroke event open to the Colony, Following the gala a very suc- several times.
occa-which was won by Laa Mei-shun cessful dance was held in the West! Lounge, there being between and 40 people present
Results were:~~ Ladies' 50 Yards Agz Cap:-- Heat 1:
1.
3.
Miss P. Stringer 2 Miss B. Lord
Miss B. Gidley
Time: 40 secs. Heat 2:
2
Miss P. George
3. Mrs. Turpin
Time: 42 secs.
1. Miss V. Featherstonhaagh
The "B" Division Lawn Tennis gate Handicap and the "A" Class Men's 50 Yards Azz. H'Cay:-
League match between the Hong 150 Yards Medley Handicap will Kong Cricket Club and Craige be the main races on the card gower Cricket Club was abandon-
The following are the events:
ed yesterday evening as a result and finalists:--
of the thunder-storm, which cur-
75 Yards Free Style Handicap
Heat 1:
1. J. Milla
2. F. J. Anslow 3. T. Ingram Time: 31 secs.
Heat 2:
1. G. Magnus.
2. J. Lephard
3. A. Keown
Time: 43 2-5 secs,
Men's 100 Yards H'Cap:--
1. H. G. Lange
2. G. Arnold
The following were the results: 50 Metres Free Style: Ip Hon- chuen, Chan Wing-kai, Kwok Hon-
On the run of play, Luz thoroughly deserved his win, but the Recreio four deserved. a better fate than the securing of a paltry seven shots.
The rainstorm brake after
one of Charley Hornbostel, America's leading track stars,
was another notable omission from the Olympic track and Seld delegation.
24TH BTY. R.A.
HOLD AQUATIC
HEATS AT Y.M.C.A.
FINE FORM
the 9th head, but, after an GNR. HALLILEY IN interval of a few minutes, the! players returned to a rain- soaked rink which was most deceptive.
Detailed scores were as fol-
lows
Reads
30 sionally and is a good billiards in 3 mins. 4 2-10 secs.
player, competing in the Police bil- liards competitions and reaching the Final more than once.
His only sport in summer is ming Time: 30 8/10 secs.
50 Metres Free Style (Junior): 1 swimming, though recently he has Tang la-chung, Au Tung-hing, Wong) 14 become interested in baseball end Hing-kui. Time: 33 2/10 secs.
is often to be seen watching the League games-
100 Metres Back Stroke: Yeung In- Ip Bon- kwan, Kwok Hon-ming, chuen Time: 1 min. 23 4/10 secs.
80 Yards Breast Stroke (Junior):
LARWOOD'S BENEFIT Tang lu-chang, Au Tang-hing, Leung
MATCH
Jardine Subscribes
Chi-kit. Time: 1 min. 8 5/10 secs.
200 Metres Free Style: Chan Wing- kai, Ip Hon-chuen, Yeung In-kwan. Time: 2 mins. 58 secs.
50 Metres Free Style (Junior): Pak Wing-chiu, Lam Chi-ming, Cheng Kwong-inen. Time: 40 4/10 secs.
Sir James Barrie subscribed 200 Metres Breast Stroke (Open to three guineas for
Harold Lar- the Colony): Lau Mei-shun, wood's benefit at Trent Bridge, Chung-yu, Wong Hok-kong. where Nottinghamshire met York-13 mins. 4 2/10 secs. shire last month.
Fong Time:
D. R. Jardine has also sub- K.B.G.C. RINKS FOR scribed, and two amounts
been received from Australia.
have!
tailed play before the completion (Boys):-C. Guterres, A. Guterres, D. of the first round. The match will Choa, T. Bayot, P. Jorge.
220 Yards Free Style Handicap. be replayed in a fortnight's time. The game between C.R.C. "A" and "B" Class Aggregate:-Ed. da Roza, CS.C.C. was also cancelled, while M. Remedios, F. Nolasco da Silva,
J. M. Calvert.
150 Yards Medley Race "A" Class. the LBC. gave Club de Recreio a
Aggregate Handicap-E. L Ozorio, walk-over.
W. A. Read and A. E. Xavier A. A. da Bora, W. Lawrence.
220 Yards. Free Style Handicap (50 Yards Mixed Novelty Race:- (Recreio) had beaten M. U. Razack Class Aggregate: G. A. Agabeg. 1. F. J. Anslow and Miss V. Fea-be near the record of £4,016, made and A. Kitchell 6-0. J. J. Remedios C. F. Rozari, C. Mackintosh, A. G.
in the late Roy Kilner's benefit therstonhaugh and L. F. V. Ribeiro were leading Quark, E A. Barron
2. T. Ingram and Miss P. George match at Leeds in 1925.
30 Yards Back-Stroke 'Cap- A. M. Rumjahn and T. Ali 5-2
3. H. Millington Time: 65 4-5 secs.
1. H. Millington
Fancy Diving (Sealed Handicap):Men's and L. A. Carvalho and B. Gosano A. A. da Rosa, A. A. Noronha, E. M. were leading S. A. R. Bux and L. Marques, C. A. Figueiredo, W. Law-
rence, J. D. Remedios. Haroon 4-3.
TENNIS MATCH POSTPONED
Members Team Race (Breast- Stroke) First man 100 Yards, the rest 50 Yards
each
"A" Team:- K. Nazarin (100) The Central British Association Yards), C. L. Lopes, L. A. Barros, A. did not play their "B" Division A. Roza, E. A. Souza, F. Simonsen.
"B". Team:---E. M. Marques (100) match against the Hong Kong Yards). G. A. Agaber, L. M. Reme Univerzity yesterday at Fokfulam, dios, C. Bozario, Ed. da Rozs, A. E.
owing to the fact that J. J. Fer-Ping TERM C. Mackintosh {100}
guson, their leading player, is on his honeymoon.
BARNETT FOR FINAL TEST MATCH
Yards). Leo, Sava, E. L. Gozano, C. Noinsco Silva, A. A. Noronha, A. 0. Barretto.
2. P. J. Anslow 3. B. Goldman Time: 37 secs. Ladies' 25 Yards Scratch Race:
1. Mrs. Coombs 2. Mrs. McLean
If the weather is fine it is ex-
SATURDAY
16
17
18
19
20
I. S. Landolt
A. S. Gomes
W. Y. Fieldi K. F. da Luz
(skip)
LF. Xavier L. J. Silva F. V. V. Ribeiro H. A. Alves
(skip)
K.C.C. BOWLS TEAMS FOR SATURDAY
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TWO EVENTS DECIDED YESTERDAY
(By "CRAWL")
The 24th Heavy Battery, Royal held two Artillery, yesterday finals, the Diving and the Long Plunge, and several heats in pre- 1paration for the Finals of their aquatic championships, which will be held in the European YMCA. 2. swimming pool to-morrow after-
noor, comr meing at 2 p.m.
Gar. Haliley, a fine all-round sportsman, won the Battery's Div
Gar. ing Championship from Munro. while Gar. Baylor was third.
Gnr. Rogers won the plunge with 48 ft 1 in, while Lieut. Withers, R.A., was second with 43 ft. 7 ins.. Bdr. Smith came third with 40 ft 15 ing
The following swimmers will qualify in to-morrow's finals. - 220 Tards Free Style:-
Gar. Halliley, L/Bdr. Miller, Gar.
Adams, and Gar. Barlow.
器
50 Yards Free Style:---
Gar. Halliley, Gar. Howells, L/Bår. The following have been select-Miller, and Grr. Sydney.
Kowloon 150 Yards Medley: ed to represent the
Gar. Adams, Cricket Club in the First and
Gar. Withers, Gar. Second Divisions of the Lawn Haliiley and Gar. Baylor.) Bowls League against the Kow- on Bowling Green Club next Saturday:
1st team-away:
pected that the total receipts will Games Against K.C.C. and A. Hyde-lay (skip).
3. Mins B. Gidley Jr.
250 Yards Mixed Relay (Teams of 8):
· Won by "A" Team (Miss B. Gidley; Miss W. George, Miss P. Stringer, Miss P. George; E. Fowler, J. Lephard, H. G. Lange and J. Milliu).
British Rugby Team's
Triumph In Argentine
The following are the Kowloon Club teams for Bowling Green next Saturday's Lawn Bowls League fixtures:
1st team ▼ KC.C. (home):
G. Lee, F. Goodwin, R. G. Craig
F. A Broadbridge, H. Overy, A. Spary and A. E. Silkstone (skip).
H. Gittins, V. C. Labrum, J. M Jack and E. C. Fincher (skip). 2nd team-home:
C. W. Fletcher, J. Canning, R.
CRAIGENGOWER BOWLS RINKS
Three League Games On Saturday
The following are Craigengow-
P. Phillips and W. W. Hitat (skip). er's teams for Saturday's Lawn
A. Nissim, A. T. Lay, L. E. Lam-Bowls League games:-
A. S. Zossell, J. Watson, W. Mac-mert and L. Jack (skip), farlane and L. Guy (skip).
J. S. Dinnen, S. J. Hongton, C, J."A" Team ▾ Kowloon Docks (Home) B. Bask, L C. R. Souza, A. E Coates, and B. F. Luz (skip).
R. Hall, E. W. Lines, S. Randle and Tacchi and T. W. Carr (skip). E. Duncan (skip).
S. A. Bright, J. E. Henson, M. J. Henderson and A. M. Holland (skip). 2nd team 'v ECC.. (away):
ELECTRICIANS RINKS
W. L. Walker, K. C. Hamilton, C. The following will reppresent B. Hosking and H. Z. Rose (skiy). the Hong Kong Electric Recrea- B. S. Bogern. S. M. White, J. Gtion Club in the Lawn Boyla Meyer and C. H. Sherriff (skip).
A. S. Gomes, M. A R. Sonzz, D. Rumjahr, and U. M. Omar (skip).
J. S. Landolt
andolt, Dr. V. N. Atienza, J. Cavanagh, and C. 3. Eesselet (skip).
Team Y-Civil Service (Away) J. W. Leonard, H. W. Randall, L. M. Omar, and W. K. Way (skip).
J. R. Soares, F. J. Smith, A. Me Omar
and H. V. Pearse F. A Cheesman, R. O. Read, J. CLeague against the Hong Kong
A. J. Coelho, B. W. WE. el Areotli, and V next Saturday.
Field (skip). Buenos Aires, July 17. Theftish team settled down to a fine Gill and G. EF. Thompson (skip). Football Club "A" at Ming Yuen
“C” Team Y Recreio Comes "D" Team: W. Lawrence (100 British Rugby Union team, cap-display. Although leading by 21
W. Stoker, L. P. Saunderson, D. K. Kharas, F. X Delgado, W. Yards), N. Delgado, F. Nolasco Silva,tained by B. C. Gadney, made points to nil at half-time, they did
Webster and W. H. B. Muskett Phelps, and A. £. S. Alves (skip). J. D. Remedios, A. Nolasco Silva, A an excellent start to their tour of not ease up, and the score mounted
H. P. Karanjia E. MeNey, W. 3. G. Quark
The Draw for the 1937 Austra (akip).
V. Sorty, J. L. King, G. T. Padgett Bagley, and W. Ware (skip). the Argentine when they defeated steadily. Buenos Aires missed an
side easy penalty, but the British backslian ponies will take place at the and A. F. Paul (skip).
J. Pau, W. H. Atkins, Fitzger- la combined Buenos Aires
were rarely troubled.
1. H. Barron. G. G. S. Thomson, aid, and Y. Abbas (skip). Administration Block, the Hong
Beserves Kong Jockey Club Stables, on Mon-. X. Sloan and S. Deacon (skip).
Reserve B. S. Jones."
LA. B. Brisco liday next at 5:30 p.m.
London, Today. Barnett, the Gloucestershire batsman, is to play Reuter.
Barnett, was one of the five ad-55-0. in the third and final Test match against the Indians on August 15, ditional selections made last week After vigorous tackling by
for the Australian tour.
Buenos Aires at the start, the Bri In place of Hardetan (Notts):-
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PONY DRAW AT VALLEY
H
Tollervey, and