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YANKEES BEAT MCGRORY'S
BOSTON
Yesterday's-Baseball Results
New York, To-day. Yesterday's major League baseball results as cabled by Reuter, were:—
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
ieves
R. H. E.
3
6
1
6
10 13
1
6 10
1
Manush and Hasset hit homers Philadelphia
(Eleven innings were played)
VERY FINE DISPLAY.
CELTIC DEFEAT
ABERDEEN
SCOTTISH CUP THRILLS
Glasgow, Saturday.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1987.
KHO SIN-KIE'S DEFEAT
Beaten At Brighton
By Boussus
London, To-day.
Kho Sin-kie, the Chinese Davis
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB -
MEETING will be held (wea- THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE Cup player, who has been meeting ther permitting) at HAPPY VAL- with success after success in Con- tinental tennis tournaments,. fell a 1937, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
LEY on SATURDAY, 1st May, victim to the French Davis star, Christian Boussus, yesterday.
Playing in the Brighton tourna- [ment, Kho lost to Boussus în straight
Cap The First Bell will be rung at
1.30 p.m.
Sunny weather greeted the sets, the score in the Frenchman's final of the Scottish Association | favour being 6-3, 6-3.
5 | Cup which was' held at Hampden Boussus met Stedman (New Zea- Park to-day before a tremendous land) in the next round and won gathering of about 120,000 spec- 7-5, 7-5.-Trans-Ocean. tators, Celtic recording their
Chicago
0
5
J. Dean pitched
St. Louis
4
11
1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R.
H.
New York
9
13
0
Boston
3
8
4
Doerr homered
St. Louis
4
14
Cleveland
5 15
5
Kon
Eleven innings were played
Detroit
Chicago
Wally Berger homered
15th win to beat Aberdeen by 2
E. goals to 1 after sharing two H.K. AREA
OW
+ 10
11 14
0 2
The game between Washington and Philadelphia was held up by rain.— Reuter.
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
Germany Loses To
Netherlands
Amsterdam, To-day.
goals at the interval.
Aberdeen were completely held BOXING AT
in their attack, while their de-
fence was tested to the utmost MURRAY BRKS.
during the opening minutes. Mc-
Grory, Celtic's star forward,
missed an open goal when a re- bound came off the Aberdeen goalkeeper after a shot by De- laney.
GOOD SPORT IS ANTICIPATED
an
at
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 26th April, 1937.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public
Auction
on
Friday, the 30th. April, 1937 commencing at 10.00 a.m. at No. 5 "Aigbürth Hall," May Road,
A Selection of Household Furniture comprising:
Fine Upholstered Walnut Draw- at Bookcases, Carpets, Etchings, Fine ing Room Suite, Tables, Desks,
The Hong Kong Area Inter-Unit Boxing Championships
os reach Celtic maintained their pressure interesting stage this evening and in the 11th minute Johnstone, Murray Barracks. commencing the Aberdeen custodian, prevented 8 p.m. when some thrilling bouts Japanese Prints, Bronzes, etc., etc.. a score from McGrory's boot, but should be witnessed.
Dining Table and Chairs, Ward-
etc., etc.
the latter pounced on the ball and In spite of the fact that the East robes, Dressing Tables, Curtains, passed to Crum, who cleverly drib- Lancs. took away with them
the bled the ball into the net amidst cream of boxers from the H. K. a terrific burst of shouting.
Garrison, the Royal Welch Fusi- liers, the Seaforth Highlanders and the Royal Ulster Rifles have a wealth of talent among their ranks for- and lovers of the noble art of self
al-defence will not be disappointed.
QUICK EQUALİSER
Armstrong, an Aberdeen
The German international hockey ward, was allowed to equalise XI went down to defeat to the most immediately, however, Netherlands here yesterday by the ing in the next minute when Hogg,
Scor-
only goal of a closely-contested a back, and Kenneway, the K.C.C. HOLD
match.
cus-
todian, should have cleared off the The game then assumed an
A crowd of 4,000 watched the con-line.
AMERICAN
test, which was marked by brilliant even aspect and the interval arriv- TOURNAMENT play on the part of the Dutch for-led with the scores level. wards. Trans-Ocean.
ATHLETIC RECORD
New Four-Mile Relay Time Set Up
Philadelphia, To-day.
were
An American tennis tournament On the resumption Aberdeen
given
was played at the Kowloon Cricket five very
anxious minutes, then Kennaway, the. Celtic "A" team by nine points.
Club yesterday when "B" team beat 'keeper, saved grandly from Bey-
This roused the Celtic team Guest, Mr. and Mrs. T. White, Mr. and “A” team. Mr. and Mrs, A. E. P. minute, when a clever alip up the Mrs. H. Cairns, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gard- and they scored again in the 25th Mrs. H. Crabb, W. L. Mackenzie and Mrs. E. C. Fincher, W. W. Hirst and
non.
middle by McGrory was anticipat-ner, T. Hunter and Mrs. Old.. ed by Buchan, who, from the in- "B" team.-A. W. Ramsey and Miss side-left berth, sent in A terrific Perry, Mr. and Mrs. W. Gittins, Mr. The Indiana cinder track relay shot which glanced off the upright. Miss Nash, N. A. E. Mackay and Miss and Mrs. Coombes, R. Harding and team consisting of Don Lash, Mel-into the net to give Celtic the Cup. Old, A. L. Fisher and Miss A. Mac vern Trutt, Jim Deckard and Jim There was a thrilling last minute kenzie, C. J. Tacchi and Mrs. Blandford. Smith, yesterday established a new incident, however, when Johnstone world's record for the four miles saved in the nick of relay in 17 mins. 16 1-10
L
secs., McGrory.
thus clipping 5 3-10 secs. off the
time from 60,000 SEE HANOVER
previous mark standing to the cre- Aberdeen were featured dit of the Illinois Athletic Club.-[fighting finish, but Kennaway Reuter
brilliant in Celtic's goal. Reuter
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SOCCER
Germany Defeats Belgium
\also One G. E. Refrigerator. One Delco Dehumidifier.
and
Some Fine Old Clocks (English). On View from Thursday, the 29th. April, 1937.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 26th April, 1937.
PUBLIC AUCTION
HE Undersigned have received Auction on
Tuesday, the 27th. April, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Black Wood Ware, Teak Bed Room Dining Room Drawing Room and Office Furniture, Car- pets, Rugs, Cutlery, Brass & N. P. Ware, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Pictures, Ornaments, Clocks, Elec- tric Table Fans and Lamps, Grama- phones and Records, Filter, etc.,
Hanover, To-day. Germany beat Belgium in an in-etc. ternational football match here yes- terday by 1 goal to nil.
The game, which was played at the Hindenburg Stadium, was watched by nearly 60,000 · specta- tors.-Trans-Ocean.
CRICKETERS HONOURED BY SOOKUNPOO CLUB
Members of the Indian R.G. gathered together in the club-house
On View from Monday, the 26th.. April, 1937.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
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Hong Kong, 24th April, 1937.
at Sookunpoo on Saturday evening QUALITY PRINTING
at dinner to celebrate the success of the First Division cricket team in the League and to honour three members, A. R. Minu, A. H. Madar and K. Nazarin, who were selected to represent Hong Kong in the last Interport match against Shang- hai.
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