THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1987:
N. LEE SETS UP NEW CHINA RECORD
Covers 100 Yards In 56.6 Secs.
AMERICAN
BASEBALL
RESULTS
Double-Header Win
For
Giants
BIG PROGRAMME
New York, To-day.
Results of yesterday's major League baseball encounters are as follows:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis
Padgett hit a homer.
R. H. E.
5 9 0
6 11 3
New York
Melvin Ott and Chiozza hit homers.
St. Louis
Schumacher pitched
New York
Schumacher, Leslie and Danning hit)
Chuck Galan hit a homer.
0 9 2
11 16
1
1
homers.
Chicago
7 12 1
Chuck Galan and O'dea hit homers.
Brooklyn
6 12 0
Chicago
.9 14
1
Brooklyn
4
12.
Cincinnatti
47
Boston
1
5
Cincinnatti
1
6
Boston
0
2.
1
Grissom pitched.
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Lombardi hit a homer.
HO
*
6 14
5 12
2
Handley and Brubaker, hit homers.
Eleven innings were played.
VIN
Kwok Chun-hang, above, China National and Interport breast- stroke champion, was seen in ac- tion for the Kwangtung Provincial team against the H. K. Europeans.
R. F. LUZ'S FOUR BEATEN IN
RINKS TOURNEY
Rosselet's Quartette Triumph On Last Head
FINE SWIMMING AT
V.R.C. POOL
KWANGTUNG TEAM MISS
KWOK CHUN HÀNG MAK WAI MING'S VERY FINE PERFORMANCE
(By “Crawl ”)
TH
HE Charity swimming series in aid of flood and famine victims in North China, concluded last night at the Victoria Recreation Club swimming pool, where the Hong kong Chinese defeated the Kwangtung team by 26 points to 20, the absence of Kwok Chun hang, who was hurriedly recalled to Canton on private business, robbing the visitors of valuable points in the breast-stroke event.
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF LAST NIGHT'S SWIM- MING WAS THE NEW COLONY AND CHINA RECORD OF 56 3-5 SECS. FOR THE 100 YARDS FREE-STYLE, WHICH WAS SET UP BY NORMAN LEE, ONE OF HONG KONG'S REPRE- SENTATIVE, WHO GAVE US A FORETASTE OF WHAT TO EX- PECT FROM HIM IN THE FORTHCOMING COLONY CHAM- PIONSHIPS AND INTERPORT TRIALS.
Lee was unchallenged through the race and finished fully 10 yards ahead of the next man. Had he received any opposition over After a tense struggle in which the last length I am sure he would have taken at least a second off It very much looks as if we shall have a Chinese 2R. F. Luz scored a four to tie the last night's time. 2 score on the last head, C. S. Ross-champion over the 100 Yards free style for the first time in the
lett's rink beat R. F. Luz's four in history of the Colony. the Quarter Final of the Open Another very fine performance former, gave an exhibition swim Rinks Lawn Bowls Competition by last night was witnessed in the 220 over 100 yards free-style, while 23 shots to 22, at the Civil Service Yards breast-stroke in which Lau Miss Leung. Wing-han, of the Mak per-Ngah Association of Canton, per- Cricket Club.
Mei-sau, Kwangtung's star Leading on the seventh head by former and second string to Kwok formed similarly over 100 yards 16—1, U. M. Omar's rinks had no Chun-hang, was beaten into second back-stroke, both shows displaying o difficulty in reaching the semi-final place by Fung Chung-yu, of Hong very good form, although neither-
of the competition by beating J. M. Kong, who swam a finely judged went out for any records.
5 Jack's four by 30 shots to 10 at
Kowloon Docks.
Pittsburgh
2 6
Philadelphia
5 13
AMERICA LEAGUE
Boston.
5 9
1
Chapmr and Foxx hit homers.
Chicago
6 12
Boston
0 3
1
Stratton pitched.
Chicago
1
5
Philadephia
6 12
Johnson hit a homer.
St. Louis
.10 11
Philadelphia
7 11
Peters hit a homer.
St. Louis
6 11
3A. R. Razack
Davis hit a homer.
A. M. Omar
U. M. Omar
New York
5 7
1
Joe Dimaggio hit a homer.
Cleveland
1 8
Washington
1
.6
Simmons hit a homer.
Detroit
3 2
1
0 The following were the rsults of o yesterday's games..
K. M. Omar
(Skip)
J. R. Soares
1 J. W. Leonard
L. C. R. Souza
3 C. S. Rosslett
(Skip)
W. Mulcahy J. W. Brown E. Kern
J. M. Jack
30 (Skip)
F. G. Ozorio J. F. Luz
C. F. Remedios R. F. Luz 23 (Skip)
Reuter. TO-DAY'S OPEN
TREVAILLANT ANNET TO-DAY'S TENNIS
POSTPONED
Both of to-day's Mixed Doubles League tennis encounters between C.R.C. and the U.S.R.C., and K.C.C. (1) and K.C.C. (2) have been post- poned owing to unplayable courts. The U.S.R.C. will meet the C.R.C. next Monday at King's Park, but the K.C.C. teams will be given a rest.
NEW WORLD RECORD FOR 800 METRES
Dallas, Yesterday.
John Woodruff established a world
PAIRS LAWN BOWLS CARD
10 Games Down For Decision
race to overhaul his Canton oppon- ent at the turn of the sixth length, from which point he had the race well in hand.
General Chan Kee-yau, presented pennants to the team representatives, Mr. D. F. Lopes, of the V.R.C., Mr. Ip Kun-yim, of the C.B.C. and Mr. Fung Kwok-wa, the H. K. Chinese represen- tative.
RESULTS
200 Yards Relay:—
Wong
1. Kwangtung (Wan Mui, Sau-san, Yam Man-hung and Leung |Ho).****
Kwok Chun-hang told me that he is sadly out of training and was very doubtful if he would be able 10 to reach anywhere near his old figures for the 200 metres breast- stroke, which is very nearly last night's 220 Yards mark, so if, hung). 22 Kwok had
swum we would very probably have seen him deposed for the first time.
Mak Wai-ming, following his splendid win over Lionel Roza- Pereira, on Saturday night, în the 440 Yards free-style, again carried away the major honours in the 400 Yards free style, recording amazing times en route.
AMAZING TIMES:
some
Ten games in the First Round of Bowls the Open Singles Lawn
Mak covered the first 50 yards in Championship will be decided this 31 secs., the first 100 in 65 secs., afternoon, the most interesting and the 220 yards in 2 mins. 40 being those at the Kowloon Cricket secs, the latter being only 13 secs. Club, where F. X. M. Silva will off Lawrence's 220 Colony and In- meet G. N. Mitchell, and F. Cullen a past champion and Interporter, encounters A. Brooksbank.
The following are, to-day's games:—
F. X. M. da Silva v G. N. Mitchell F. Cullen
A. Brooksbank (Kowloon C.C. green).
v H. Overy v E. W. Simmonds
J. McKelvie
J. Watson
T. Fergusson D. W. Waterton v
record for 800 metres to day, when G. H. Sherriff v C. B. Hosking
(Club de Recreio green).
min. J. Pau he covered the distance in 1 47 4-5 sec., beating the figures made C. Strange
W. Havward
last week by Elroy Robinson, who N. B. Fraser clocked 1 min. 49 7-10 sec. Reuter.
V J. M. Forrest.
W. Ward
V
W. Russell
V H. E. Strange
(Hong Kong F.C. green),
terport mark. Mak finished the full distance fully 20 yards ahead of his nearest opponent.
The 300 Yards Medley Relay was easily won by the Hong Kong Chinese team, Lau Po-hei, the Co- lony and Interport breast-stroke champion, equalling his Interport record time of 68 secs. and giving the Colony Chinese a lead of about 10 yards which easily carried them to victory in the subsequent breast- stroke and free-style divisions.
During the evening Miss Yeung Sau-king, China's leading lady per
2. Hong Kong (R. Chan, Chung Tse- ting, Chan Wing-kai and Wong Tse-
Time: 1 min. 46 2/5 secs.. 220 Yards Breast Stroke:-. 1. Fung Chung-yu (H.K.), 2. Lau Mei-sau (K.). 3. Tsang Yu-hing (H.K.). Time: 3 min.' 5 secs. 100 Yards Free Style:- 1. Norman Lee (H.K.). 2. Ng Chun-man (H.K.). 3. Chau San-keung (K.). Time: 56 3/5 secs. 100 Yards Back-Stroke:— 1. Lau Po-hei (H.K.). 2. Chan Kai-hei (H.K.). 3. Lee Hon-kee (K.)... Time: 70 3/5 secs.
50 Yards Free Style:-
1. Wong Sau-san (K.).
2. Ng Chun-man (H.K.).. 3. Wan Mui (K.), Time: 26 1/5 secs. 400 Yards Free Style:- 1. Mak Wai-ming (K.). 2. Chan Wing-kai (H.K.). 3. Laŭ Kum-lum (K.): Time: 5 mins. 11 4/5 secs. Medley: Relay:
1. Hong Kong (Lau Po-hei,... Enri- que Chan and Norman Lee).
2. Kwangtung (Wan Mui, Wong Mei-chaf and Wong Sau-sai). Time: 3 mins. 25 175 secs: Water Polo: Hong Kong 1; Kwang- tung, 0.
Hong Kong:-Chan Sik-put, Lau Fung Yam-chung, - Enrique Chan; Kwok-wa; Robert Chan, Tsang Ho fook, Wong Tae-hung.
Kwangtung:-Kam Che-cham; Wong Ki-leung, Yam Ming-hung: Wong Sau- man, Chan- Ki-chung, Chan Sui-keung.