DANISH GIRL'S NEW AQUATIC RECORDS
LAWRENCE'S 880 MARK
SHATTERED
A
THREE MARKS IN ONE SWIM
Stockholm, To-day. WONDERFUL swimming performance was recorded here on Tuesday in the Stockholm Sports Palace swimming pool, when Miss Ragnhild swimmers of the day, set up two new world marks Hoccer, who is among the three leading women
during the course of one swim.
MISS HOCCER COVERED THE FIRST 900 YARDS OF A ₪1,000′ METRES SWIM IN 11 MINS. 15 1/10 SECS. TO SHATTER
THE PREVIOUS MARK OF MRS. LENORE KIGHT-WINGARD, OF AMERICA, BY 18 SECS., AND LATER COMPLETED THE 1,000 METRES IN THE SENSATIONAL TIME OF 14 MINS. |12 3/10 SECS; TO BETTER MISS HELENE MADISON'S. 1931
UNITED STATES AND WORLD MARK BY 32 5/40 SECS.
A. C. L. Bowker and Mrs. J. R. CollisTRANS-OCEAN. (1/6) v. G. Folglase and Mrs. R. M. Wood (4/6).
A. S. Read and Miss J. Armstrong
(-2/6) v. F. V. Harrison and Miss D. Dodwell (—3/6)....
J. F. L. Smalley and Miss Smalley (—1/6) -7. R. L. D. Wodehouse and The following were the result of Mrs. Wodehouse (—1/8).` yesterday's matches.
Fusiliers "A" were conceded walk-over by Rifles “B”.
DING-DONG STRUGGLE
Navy "beat Fusiliers "C" by a try (3 points) to nil, leading by the same margin in the first half.
W. Wooding and Miss Ward-(+1/6){
H.KS.R.A. LEAD
IN HK. AREA
v. J. C. Pool and Miss V. K. Allen ATHLETICS
a(+176).
A. L. Sullivan and Mrs. Sullivan (-15) v. R. K. Valentine and Mrs. Valentine (1/6). ·
A. K. Mackenzie and Mrs. Mackenzie (2/6) v. T..C. Monaghan & Miss M. Corrighan (-2/6).
Major R. L. and Mrs. Withington
| Mackie (4/6)* \\
Several Finals Held Yesterday
Some exciting athletic events
The following is an interesting comparison between the world's mark for men and women and the best or nearest Colony marks over the same distances:
The world's record for the 880- yards free style over the long course (50 yard pool) was set up by Ralph Flanagan, of the United States, in 1935, when he clocked 10 mins. 07 16/10 secs.
MARK SHATTERED The best time for women was offi
(-15.3) 7. V. R. Gordon and Mrs were seen on the Polo Ground. {cially recorded by Mrs. This was a ding-dong struggle
Kowloon Tong, yesterday, when the Kight Wingard in 1935 when until Mesney went over for the sai-(-1/6) receive bye into 2nd Round.
J. P. Whitham and Mrs. Whitham Hong Kong Area Athletic Meeting clocked 11 mins. 34 secs., although lors for an unconverted try. Slip- pery conditions rendered good pass- ing impossible.
commenced. The meeting will be this mark must have been shatter- concluded this afternoon, when led during the above performance by ful side, made the error of trying Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew, wife of Miss Ragnhild Hoccer, of Denmark, Navy "B"-Lt. Winn; S. B. A. Bey- to find touch instead of hanging His Excellency, Major-General A whose time for 900 yards was 18 9/10 and Sto. Warren: LS. A onto the ball and attempting to W. Batholomew, CB, CMG, secs. better than the world 880 mark! Mesney: E. A. Lynch, Mid Begg and make ground. Nelson was chiefly at CBE, DSO, will distribute the The best time recorded in Far East ports during the Interport contests fault here while Carruthers should prizes.
non.
Lt Howarth.
Fusiliers "Cpl. Cornelius: Fus Jeffries and Fus. Stride; Fus. Phillips; Fus Bagby, Fus. Williams and Fu
Hoolahan.
Fusiliers defeated Navy "A" by a dropped goal (4 points) to a try (3 points) after leading at the interval.
This was one of the best games of the afternoon and the Navy should have been
have been brot ght up in support of As the result of yesterday's was by Wilfred Lawrence, of Hong Butcher while Fielden moved back events, the HKSRA. were leading Kong, who clocked 11 47 3/5 secs. to the full-back position
with 46 points, closely followed by during the 1935 Interport contest, in the Rifles (42 points), for the Inter-the Colony. Miss Hoccer's time for Unit Athletic Cup, which will be the 900 yards is 32 5/10 secs. bet- presented to the Unit which aggre ter than Lawrence's best time for the half mile Truly an amazing gates the most points.
performance!
The Medicals forwards were very good and invariably tackled the Bank players before they could get going, Attoe breaking away for their only score which he failed to
YESTERDAY'S FINALS WERE
Throwing The Discus:- 1 Rifles, 2. The best time set up by men for improve upon..
HKSRA, 3 Seaforths, 4 Royal Artil the 1,000 metres was 12 mins. 43 RAMC-Pte. Ayrton: Pte. Attoelery, 5 Fusiliers. (Best individual in the and Pte. Arnhold: Pie. Ellwood; Cpl. throw: L/Cpl. Dempster, (R.U.R.) 138/10 secs., by Jack Medica, of the lead at the interval, but slowness Wainscote, Pte. Harris and It. Craw ft. 5% ins.).
United States, in 1933. This is 2 in touching down by one of the ford.
Putting the Weight:-1 HESRA, mins. 29 5/10 secs. better than the Navy forwards, lost them a golden H.K. Bank Carruthers; LJA2 Royal Artillery, 3 Rifles, 4 Seaforths women's mark Sports Editor. opportunity in the first half, after Fielden and A. H. R. Butcher: Nelson; and 5 Fusiliers. (Best individual put: the player in question had dribbled L. Bradford, J. A. Dunnett and K. A. Naik Sarsa Khan (HKSEA) 40 ft the ball along the touchline from almost the half-way mark.
Watson.
Fusiliers "D" beat HMS Ber- wick by a goal (5 points) to nil, scored in the second half.
HMS. BERWICK DEFEATED
7. ins.).
Throwing The Hammer1 Rifles, 2 Fusiliers, 3 HKSRA, 4 Royal Artil lery and 5 Seaforths. (Best individual throw: L/Cpl Dempster, (EUR) 119 ft. 43% ins.).
TO-NIGHT'S SENIOR BILLIARDS TIE
A. J. Osmund, holder of the Open Billiards Championship, will meet Pong Shui-pui in the Semi-Final Round of the Senior section at the Kowloon Cricket Club at 8.30 pm. this evening. The game will be 750
up.
Fusiliers took the lead much against the run of the play when Lewis dropped a fine goal from 30
>- Long Jump:—1 HKSRA, 2 Rifles, yards The Navy failed to score
3 Fusiliers, 4 Service Corps, 5 Royal on two occasions following this re-
The Berwick gave a plucky dis- Artillery and 6 Seaforths. (Best in verse. In the second half they play, but were unfortunate to lose dividual Jump: Gar. Khuda Bux, (HK. eventually broke through and Sto. Rollinson, one of their for S.PA) 19 ft.). scored wide of the posts through wards, after two minutes play. With High Jump 1 Rifles, 2 Service Brachen. but, no-side gave the sol six men, they held the soldiers - S.B.A., and 6 Royal Artillery (Best The HE.SE.A. Fusiliers, Royal Ar-
Corps, 3 Fusiliers, 4-Sexforths, 5 HK (KSEA) 10 ft 2 ms.).
diers victory.
til the middle of the second half individu 1.jump: Bugler Stevens tillery and the Service Corps qualified Fusiliers "P">__Fns, Wilkins: L/Col, when Thomas broke through for a (EUR) 6ft 4ing.),
for the 480 Yards Hurdles Relay, the Lewis and Fur Reishaw Fus, (27) good try, which Carlisle com Fed Throwing The Javelin-1 Royal Ar-¡ final of which will take place this after- Watts: Col, (48) Davies, Fus. Chaney with a fine kick
tillery, 2 H.K.S.RA, 3 Fusiliers, 4 Sen- noo and I/Cal Bebh.
Navo “AL. S. B. A Jenkins: A Thomas and Fus. Barnes: Fus. Lewis (RA) 139 ft 6 ins.).
Fusiliers "D* Fus Griffiths: Fus (Pest individual throw: Gaz. Halliley, place this afternoon.
forths, 5 Rifes and 6 Service Corp The following events will take R. Northeast and L. Sia, Brachen: Lt. Col. Carlisle, Fas. Marchent and Fus
cing Hervare Lt. Maydon, Lt Casement and Eagle.
at 230 pm Three Miles Team Race 1 HKS Lt. Streatfield.
One Mile Team Race, 2 880 HMS Berwick Mid. "Haly. It. R.A., 2 Rifles, 3 Seaforths 4 Fusiliers,
Enlisted Raynsford and A. B. Nicholls: Sto.
15 Royal Artillery and 6. Service Corps Yards Relay,
Ham Race Smith; Sto. Rollinson, Boy. Tyndall and (Individual placings: Rifer The Royal Army Medical Corpe LC Webb
ton (Rifles) 15 miez surprisingly beat the Hong Kong The Third Round. Semi-Finals Akrad Khan (HX
Cook (Seaforths). Bank by a try (3 points) ... to mil, and. Final will be held next Satur-
Pole Vault in the first half
day or the Club grenad imene- Herz, 35Sexto
BANK ELIMINATED-
Gazz
arter Mile Open Mile Relay, 6. 430 One Mile Relay, Open Individual, 9. 400 lay, Inter-unit Ti
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