THE CHIRA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1936
Sporting Page
V.R.C. SWEEP THE BOARD AGAINST ARMY REPRESENTATIVES
Olympic
Adolf Kiefer (US), world re- cord holder for the 100 Metres event, back-stroke. swimming
Games the smashed mark at Berlin recently when he won in 63 9-10 sees. He is seen abore with a bouquet after his brilliant win.
CRICKET TRIAL IN SHANGHAI Selectors Faced With Problem
"PROBABLES” FAIL TO IMPRESS
The selectors
ARSENAL ARE
FAVOURED AT
HUDDERSFIELD
Interesting Home Soccer Card
BARROW'S POOR HOME RECORD
"Arsenal can never lose at Hud-! dersfield" is what they say in Yorkshire and past records cer tainly seem to bear this out, for the Londoners have now
come
away from Leeds Road, where they meet Huddersfield Town in the First Division this afternoon undefeated seven seasons in suc- cession.
They have won there on three
A.A. da ROZA
A. A. da Rozz (V.R.C.). left, swam a very good race in the 300 Yards Medley relay, while Lient. J. M. Calvert (Army), centre, took second place to L. Roza-Pereira (V.R.C), in the 440 Yards free-style event at the VRC-Army swimming context in the former's pool yesterday. H. L. Ozoria, right, made his first appearance for several weeks and swam a good but not brilliant race in the 200 Yards free-style relay.
occasions, not counting one Cup AMERICA IS
victory, and have drawn four times.
.
The spoils were shared last season, no goals being scor- ed
The Wolves-Wednesday
clash
on the Molineux ground must pre-} sent the best of prophets with the best of problems, for everything seems to have happened in this fixture during the last four sea- isons.
Third Division Ties Another interesting tie takes place in the Third Division
Barrow meet! (North), where
INVADED BY
NEW BOXERS!
Good Heavyweights Included
POLISH GIANT WILL BE WATCHED
New York.
Fine Army Swimmer
SHANGHAIS
INTERPORT AQUATIC TEAM
KWOK CHUN-HANG INCLUDED
UNOFFICIAL WOMEN'S INTERPORT
SERVICES FAIL TO RETAIN LEADS
RELAYS PROVIDE SOME THRILLING SPORT
VERY POOR TIMES RETURNED
(By "Crawl")
SOME very interesting swimming was witness-
ed in the Victoria Recreation Club swim- ming pool yesterday evening when the Club entertained a representative Army team in a contest of five events, winning all of them, although the finish of the 200 Yards free-style relay provided a thrilling, climax, when Rfm. Hamilton almost caught Lawrence.
class swimmers to call upon, although Lawrence, Lione! Roza-
The V.R.C. held an advantage in that they had more first Pereira and H. L. Ozorio each swam in two events. Where the Army were badly handicapped was that their swimming order was wrongly arranged and, as a result, any slight advantage secured at an early stage was soon lost and never recovered:
As a result of injuries, Lawrence and Ozorio were not seen at their best and consequently the times returned were nowhere Roza-Pereira, who makes very rare near the Colony's best. appearances nowadays, has deteriorated badly and his times were considerably worse than he has hitherto returned. Shanghai, September 1.
In the 220 Yards free-style, the pro- The Shanghai Interport swim-the first event on ming team, comprising eleven men gramme Lawrence led all the Roza-Pereira and and five women, left from the
way North Station last night for Tien-Pearse (Army) in close attend- tsin, where they will engage in a
Lawrence covered the contest to take place on Thurs-first 50 yards in 30 secs, the day, Friday, and Saturday. It will 100 in 66 1-5 secs. the 150 in PEARSE, the Royal En-be a competition solely between 1 min. 41 1-5 secs, and the 200 the gineers individual swimming the men of the two ports, but in 2 mins. 15 2-5 secs.
champion and all-rounder, has a separate interport contest will be
The United States is momentari- "boxers. Heavyweights Crewe at home. It is three years ly expecting another invasion by since the former have won such a foreign fixture, but they have twice man-Artura Goddoy, of the Argentina. aged, in the meantime, to retain and Eduardo Primo, of Spain, and one of the points.
The following is to-day's
gramme.
SECOND
v Grimsby (0)
lightweights Savario Turiello, of pro-Italy, and Primo Rubin, of Spain,
are expected here soon.
Birmingham (0)
v Man'ter U. (-)
Goddoy recently broke the come-
back dream of Louis Angel Firpo,:
IS.
Ketchell,
Leon Ketchell
women,
and
with
ance.
Taylor's Poor Form
second
A. F.
VALEDEN
The engagement is announced between A. F. Walkden, above, newly elected captain of Rugby. at the Hong Kong Football Club, Rugby Section, and Miss Isobel Joan Mason.
Shanghai, August 31.
FIRST DIVISION were given I-BOLTON (4)
a decision over and holds ther cause to worry as a result of CHARLTON (-) v Liverpool (-)
Pearse were clever boxer, Tommy Loughran.
Roza-Pereira and yesterday's performances in the CHELSEA (0)
Turiello is an aggressive fighter, remarkable record for a swimmer.beld between the match DERBY (-)
the featured in a close duel all the Interport trial cricket
v Brentford (2)
He drew with Pedro Montanez and He took up aquatics on his arrival Shanghai's five representatives
The following compose
until about the seventh which took place on the SC.C.Everton (1)
Huddersfield (0) v Arsenal (0) ground, for although several con- MANTER C. (1) V.W. Bromwich (0) fought four draws with Cleto Loin the Colony in the latter part of are expected to emerge victorious.
to the top of the ladder in the Shanghai team:L. Bright (non-way
playing captain), T. Britton, length, when the VRC firmed expectations and practical PORTSM TH (1) Middlesbore (0) catelli when the latter was at his 1934, and in two years has risen
v Leeds (1) height.
Area Command swimming! ly played themselves into the Stoke (3)
Soon after his arrival in the Oliveira, A. Logan, Don Smith, Estring drew away as the result of team, there were others who did SENDERL'D (4) v'Preston (2)
Wednesday (1)
Colony he was taken in hand by Smith, B. Lambken, Kwok Chan-better turning on the walls. Tay- DIVISION not come up to form. Notable was! WOLVES (2)
Southampton (-))
The huge Polish fighter, Leon Lieut. J. R. C. Hamilton, then RE, hang. C. Sharp, J. C. Lane, G. Ilor, the Army second string, was the absence yesterday of a good A. VILLA (-)
Bradford (1)
is bigger than Primo Swimming Officer, and devoted Grilk, Women:Messrs Stephanie right off form and was never in The outstanding feature of the opening pair of batsmen, H. A BARNSLET (5)
rey King. May Thompson, and v. Leicester (-)
Carnera but has yet to fight in this most of his time to improving his Brabner, Audrey Hammond, Aud-the picture.
300 Yards Medley Relay was the waist, but the V.R.C. man made Sevenoaks and P. V. Simpson failBlackburn (-)
v West Ham (1)
country. Much of the publicity stroke in the T.M.CA. bath.
start of the 100 Yards back-stroke sure of victory. ing to impresss, and L F. Stokes BLACKPL (4)
Last year he came into the lime-Patricia Smith.
Same Story that Ketcheli has received has
The Teams
and Roza-Pereira, who had a few
The 200 Yards free-style relay and E. H. Anstice on the other BRADF'D' C. (2) v Swansea (2).
been more because of his size light like a bolt from the blue to team, only giving a slightly better CHEST RFD (-) v Burnley (7
CONVENTRY (-) v Bary (-)
rather than his fighting ability. It win the Hong Kong Area half-mile
Both teams will have non-play-minutes earlier swum in the 220. performance.
Notts. F. (1) v Fulham (1)
is expected that many people will swimming championship and was watch closely the huge Polish second in the Army 150 Yardsing captain, Len Bright function- gave E. M. Marques (breast was almost the same story as the fighter, just as they did Camera. free-style event. A keen followering for Shanghai and J. B. Brown stroke) a substantial lead of 12 400 Yards, except that Lewis gave unable to A. Roza, who, however, overhauled easily to give This invasion of foreign, fighters of water-polo, he has any amount for Tientsin. Although the two yards, Gar. Oliver, the Army Gar. Roscoe a slight lead over A.
as for catch up on the Colony second- his opponent maintains the contentions of of energy and is at present the reams have not beer picked, it is breast-stroker being sports writers that the defeat of Sappers water-polo centre-forward. expected they will swim Louis by Schmeling would not representing them in the Area lows: mean a decrease in the popularity Small Units' Knockout Competi- of boxing, but rather a revival of tion, which they won interest-United Press.
P. Madar's XI had first knock, PLYMOUTH (1) Doncaster (3) and put on 165 runs in just over SHEFD U. (5) ▼ Newcastle (1)
v. Norwich (1) three and a quarter, bours, a late Tottenham (2)
THIRD DIVISION (South) stand between F. P. Bailey and S.
BOURNMTH (1) v Swindon (0) from
Aldershot (1) F. Shroff saving the side
Brighton (2) being dismissed for just over the BRISTOL B. (1) v Bristol C. (1)
v Luton (3) century. In reply A. J. Barson's CARDIFF (2)
CRYSTAL P. (-) v Walsall (-)
(Continued on Page 3)
EXETER (2) NAMPTON (2)
v Clapton (3)
v Millwall (4).
WILMER ALLISON Queen's PR (2) Torquay (1)
DEFAULTS
Reading (3)
Notts C (1) SOUTHEND (1) v Newport (2)
v Gillingham (2) THIRD DIVISION (North)
y Crewe (1). .....
Scratches From Mixed CARLISLE (0) Halifax (0)
Doubles Final
MEN'S DOUBLES WILL AFFECT RANKING
Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts,
August 20.
Rotherham (1)
GATESHD (-) v Port Vale (-).
Tranmere (2):
Watford (1)
BARROW (1)
DARLTON (3)
Hartlepools (2) Fall (-)
v Oldham (-)
Southport (0)
Rochdale (1) Wrexham (4). YORK (7) Y Mansfield (5)
SCOTTISH LEAGUE Arbroath (0)
Y CHESTER (1)
- STOCKPT (0)
LINCOLN (4)
N. BRIGHTN (2) v Accrington (3)
To save his strength for the men's doubles finals, Wilmer Alli-CELTIC (4) son to-day defaulted his mixed DUNDEE (2) doubles match with Helen Jacobs Dunfermline (2) against Gene Mako and Alice Mar- FALKIRK (-) Elbernian (3) ble.
Doa Budge and Mrs. Sarah Pal. MOTHERW'L (0)
Partick (3)
✓ RANGERS (0)
Kimarnock (0) v ́Albion (0).
v ST. J'STONE (6)
v Queen's. Pk.-(-).
v Hamilton (2)
Aberdeen (3)
v Queen O'S (2)
✓ Hearts (5)
frey Fabyan reached the Final ST. MIRREN (-) ▼ Clyde (-) by defeating John McDiarmid and T. Lanark (1) Mrs. Marjorie Van Eyn, 6-3 and 6-2.
Allison and Van Ryn will meet Budge and Mako for the doubies! title. The former team is ranked: first in the national ranking, and the latter second. The outcome! of the finals will greatly determine the national doubles ranking for 1936.
(Budge and Mako beat Allison and Van Ryn in straight sets by 6-4, 6-2,
6-4).
Recently he was selected for the Army's representative water polo team against the Victoria Pecrea tion Club, while he captured the
50 yd. free style: Hammond, M. string swimmer, who in tum gave Nolasco Silva a substantial lead Prodan (Tientsin), T. Britton, A. A. Roza a dozen yards lead. The and from that moment the VRC.
latter lengthened the gap between had as good as won the event.
04 the pro- The last event Oliveira (Shanghai).
100 yd. free style-N. Hammond, himself and Lieut. R. A. Barron, x McKenzie (Tientsin), T. Britton, the Army's free-style swimmer, te gramme was the 440 Yards free win by almost threequarters of style, which was won by L. Ruza- Oliveira (Shanghai),
220 yd free style-N. Hammond,length.
TO-DAY'S LAWN Sappers 220, 440 and 880 Yards K
BOWLS CARD
Four Junior Games Down For Decision
D. Smith (Shanghai).
400 yd free style:- N. Hammond, Garofano (Tientsin), D. Smith, A. Logan (Shanghai).
Lt. Lewis Staines
Pereira (V.B.C.), from Lient. J. M. Calvert, who led over the first 100 yards but tailed behind for the free-style titles at their recent
The 400 Yards free-style relay rest of the distance. Taylor over- swimming championships.
Pearse is very interested in the
880 yd. free styles A. Tuleneff, provided a close start and Lieut, hauled Nolasco to take third place Royal Life Saving Society's move-
when he finished a foot behind secure the minor placing with ment and holds their Intermediate Garofano (Tientsin). D. Smith, A Lewis acquitted himself very well after a spurt in the 14th length to
100 yd. backstroke-N. Hammond, M. Remedios. Nolasco Silva, the several yards to spare.
Results in detail were:- Certificate and Bronze Medallion. Logan (Shanghai). He is by no means only a swim-Ramjahn (Tientsin), A. Logan, BVRC. second string swimmer,
1 W. Lawrence (V.R.C.) mer, and is just as much at home Smith (Shanghai).
100 yd. breast-stroke: Beachling, darted away into a slight lead 220 Yards free-style-
Time 2 mins. 9 2-5 secs. As the official Lawn Bowls Lea-on the hockey field. Before he
2 L. Roza-Pereira (V.R.C.)' swimmer, to give H. L Ozorio, who
Time 2 mins. 42 seca. gue programme has been com actually turned to swimming, he Dello (Tientsin), Kwok Chan-bang, J. over McCarthy, the Army's second
Diving: -J.
was absolutely fresh, a good ad- Avshalamoff (Tien- pleted, with the exception of often indulged in spring-board C. Lane (Shanghai).
tsin), G. J. Grik, C Sharp (Shangvantage, and Pearse, who had just several postponed matches owing diving.
hai).
to rain, there is a programme of only four Second Division matches!
down for decision to-day.
The following is "Skip's" forei cast for to-day:-
DOCK “DERBY” AT HUNGHOM
hai
c.s.c.c.
(67)
(58)
Bowls Win For Home Team
SECOND DIVISION
**(62) C. de R.
AN AMAZING YOUNG KFC A' (76) KCC..
GOLFER
British Boys' Title Won By 11 And 9
Southport, August 29,
"
(Shang-
Medley relay Beachling, Ham-completed a 220 Yards swin, was mond, Prodan (Tientsin), E. Smith, left several yards in arrears,
Lawrence left the wall with Kwok Chan-bang, Britzon
Free style relay-N. Hammond, K. about five yards to spare and Garofano appeared to take his time, while McKenzie, M., Prodan, (Tientsin), T. Britton, G. J. Grilk, A. Rfra. Hamilton, the probable Army champion, went all out in a heart- Logan, L. Oliveira (Shanghai).
The Shanghai water-polo team will breaking attempt to overhan!. the be:L Britton, L. Oliveira, Kwok
yards saw Hamilton at Lawrence's (-) EKF.C. B′ (~~)
in the first division of the Lawn Chan-hang, B. Lambker, J. C. Lane, Colony champion. The last 25 Bowls League, at Hunghom yes-A Logan, E. Smith. R.HKY.C.
(57) KERC. (60))
terday, Kowloon Dock Recreation (Figures in brackets are results of Club beat Taikoo Recreation Club the corresponding games last season, by 16 shots to record their seventh while underlined clubs are favoured win in 16 matches. to win).
P.R.C.
LAST "C" DIVISION TENNIS TIE NEXT THURSDAY
Taikos R.C.
ts. Pollock
T. Grimes
An amazing performance was
R. Keown B. Wallace turned in to-day by James Bruen, 15-year-old Irish boy of Cork, in
(skip): defeating William Innes, of Scot-
A. Norrie W. Melrose land, by 11 and 9 in the 72 hole MISS MARPLE AND GENE MAKO anal of the British boys' amateur
The last lawn tennis League! D. Bone zoif championship. WIN MIXED DOUBLES TITLE
(skip) Bruen was seven up at the end match in the "C Division, be N. Drummond
the Civil Service. Cricket, waid Gene of the first round in which he re tween Miss Alice Marble and Mako defeated Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-turned a card of 73 despite a six Club, and the Chinese Recreation P. Pattinson Fabyan and Donald Budge, 6-8, at the 10th hole, where he picked Club, last year's winners, will pro-W. Cunningham
(alty) the United States Mixed up from an unplayable Kie. He bably be played next Thursday. C. Chamiers 6-2 in Doubles Championship. -United went out in 35, three better than evening on the former's courts at
the Valley. Press,
scratch."
Totals
12
મ
K.D.B.C "J. Revie
T. Coleman, 3. Marrison J. Fraser
(skip)" A. Pearson C. Stewart
R. Lapsley
(skip)
25
F. Cullen
15
26
A. Celman
M. Ferguson
G. Cooper
J. V. Ramsay: 4
(skip)
18
Frank Spreckels Wins
Air Derby Lap Prize
Dallas, Texas, August 31
Su Fun-cheung, Chinese aviately
Frank Spreckels of San Fran-from Los Angeles, and Bert "Gal- cisco, won the Cleveland to Dallas braith, exhausted their fuel and Jap of the Bath Chatterton air were forced to make an emergency derby with 592.64 points, it was landing en route. They arrived
safely, however, two hours late. announced to-day.
The derby, which drew 34 en- Spreckels will receive $250 23 prize for winning the lap. He was tries-10 of whom were women--- leading yesterday at Hot Springs, began at Cleveland, Ohio, and wil Arkansas. Bruce Gimbel was next end in San Diego, California. --- with 590,64 poista.
United Press.
3. L/Cpl Pearse (R.E.)
Time 2 mins. 44 4-5 secs.
4. Pte. Taylor (East Lancs.) Time 2 mins. 46 seca.
300 Yards Medley Relay (back, breast
and free-styles)
1 VEC (L Roza-Pereira, E. M Marques, A. A. da Roza).
Time 2 mins. 37 1-5 secs.
2
Army (Lieut. J. Calvert, Gar. Oliver and Lieut. R. A Barrot.
400 Yards freestyle, Relay (Teams
of four)
1. VRC (L M. Remedios, C. Nolasco Silva, H. L. Ozorio and W. Lawrence)..
Time 4 mins 45 3-5 secs.
2 Army (Lieut. A. J. Lewis, Cpl. MeCarthy, L/Cpl Pearse and Rim. Hamilton).
200-Yards free-style Relay (Teams
of four) --
Z VRG. (H. L. Ozarío, A. A. da Roza, C. Nolasco Silva and L M. Remedios).
Time 1 min. 51 3-5 secs.
2.
Army (Lieut. A. J. Lewis, Gr. Roscoe, Rim. Hamilton and CpL McCarthy)
440 Yards free-style: ---
1 L Roza-Pereira
Time 5 mins. 50 2-5 secs.
2
Liest J. M. Calvert
Time
-6′ míns. 0 2-5 secs.
me 8 mins. '15 1-5 secs.
3. P. Taylor