AQUATICS
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 13, 1940
Nin And L. Roza Pereira Outstanding At Week-End Galas
Close Finishes Prevail At "y". E. M. Marques' Fine Comeback
By ""Natator”
DESPITE THE threatening weather, large crowds turned out to witness the double attraction provided at the V.R.C. and Y.M.C.A. pools, every nook and cranny being filled by the enthusiastic crowd long before the commencement.
the
re-
Istroke for stroke on the last lap, finishing in what seemed a dead- heat,
The judges ruled that Fung, of| Chung Shing, finished first by al touch.
Ng
With his butterfly stroke Nin actually negotiated the dis- tance in less than 91 seconds.
Eastern again proved their su-1 premacy in the 200 yards 'free- style relay, by winning the event casily, to obtain five points to tie with Chung Shing in the tourna- ment.
Jumping to a lead, Kew held it all the way, and Tsu Hang still further increased it at Chung
Shui-che's expense, Lee Fook-ke put the outcome beyond doubt when he gave Lau Yat-shing. last man, a lead of half a bath's length. Although Ng Nin made
a very
fine effort to catch up, the lead was too great.
so yards free-style 220 yards free-style 100 yards back-stroke
440 yards free-style
100 yards breast-stroke
C. S. E. "y"
3
2 1
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
200 yards free-style relay 3 150 yards medley relay 5
18 18 11
Third Places Cost Lai Tsun Costly
Points
a
SING TAO
***** SOUTH CHINA GALA
WIN AGAIN
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of whom are considered fairly fast.
Poon
Relay Easily
PROGRAMME
South China Athletic Associa- tion will hold their third swim- ming gala in aid of Charity at their pavilion, at 7.30 p.m. to-day,
The following is the programme:- Open Events:-
Ladies' 100 metres Breast-stroke. Men's 200 metree Breast-stroke, Club Events
100
metres
metres
Men's 50 metres Free-style. Middle Training Class
Breast-stroke, Ladies' 30 metres Free-style. Senior Training Clusa 100
Free-style. Men's 100 metres Tree-style. Ladies' 100 metres Back-stroke. Men's 100 metres Make-up. Race. Water Polo,
WARTIME SOCCER SAID BEST OF ALL
The gala at the European "Y" pool was the more thrilling, Eastern and Chung Shing tieing with 18 points each, whilst the European "Y" only ob- tained eleven. Ng Nin, was the most brilliant per
C. B. Fry remarks: "The un- Fong Chung U accounted for former of the evening, and was responsible for
the breast-stroke quite easily, but familiar football senson just over giving Chung Shing a substantial number of points.
Wing-kai disappointingly has taught us a lesson which some of us learned years ago. No ‘metin Anished last. In taking second
little lesson. It is this. You can Chung Shing would have won The original agreement barred
place credit must go to E. M. the tournament by a one-point the "butterfly" stroke with the re-
Marques, who has been off train-have football of the finest without margin were it not that Kung Sau-sult that this last minute altera-
ing for the last two years, and in subjecting athletic young men to sek was disqualified for fouling tion has caused some dissatisfac-
The V.R.C.-Lai Tsun contest his come-back, surpassed' all ex-supposedly systematic training all the first and third turns of the tion amongst Eastern swimmers.
ended in a comfortable win for pectutions, Joe Marques must the week, week in and week out, for weeks and weeks. I doubt breast-stroke event, and lost that The inclusion of the stroke, great V.R.C. by 25 points to 11. Miss-also be congratulated for his fine whether taken as a series, there all-important point, which 'helly handicapped them, which was
has ever been seen 'liner football With Hutchinson, A. J. Hussain: than in these wartime cup ties. would have been assured of hav-borne out in the medley relaying the third places and the team swim. ing, even if he was placed last. when Ng Nin of Chung Shing race points, 'proved the downfall
as they depended L. M. Remedios, and D. Taylor in They were distinguished by a Of the seven competition events, swam "a la butterfly" to win the of Lai Tsun
mostly on these points, the first the team, the 200 yards free-style great spirit and dash. A spirit and Chung Shing accounted for four, event.
places being undisputed. The relay was an easy win for V.R.C. dash more often than not visibly whilst the Eastern took two.
B. S, Wilson, surprised him-last-minute inclusion of Taylor in Chinese Ladies Win
absent from 'the formol and crn- The evening began with
self in the 100 yards back-stroke the line-up enabled V.R.C. to ob-
|ventional performances of yester- exciting 50 yards dash. As
when he won the event quite tain these valuable third place)
year. Why? Will it happen that sult of a false start, Tsu Hang of easily from Yeung Man-kit points, without which the margini
the so-called 'classic' quality Eastern injured his finger when
(Eastern) and Ng Chun-man of victory would have been nar- As predicted the Chinese (whatever meaning, if any at- he fell against the side of the bath
(Chung Shing), to give the rower. Taylor' was casily
the Ladies' Medley Relay exhibition taches to that term) is not the in attempting to check himself,
European "y" the only first most outstanding swimmer, his race was a runaway. Miss Grani, essence of football. The essence and this proved very costly, as he
place of the evening.
amazing turning being the prom-who started the back-stroke, and of football is dash-spirited and subsequently missed the turn when
In the 440 yards free-style, Chujinent features of his form. The Miss Doreen Weir who swam the skilful dash. Without dash you do he was leading, and allowed Ne Wai-lam of Eastern started at a only race in which Lai Tsun breast-stroke were no match for not have drama; and without Chun-man to beat him in a thrill-break neck, speed, but it was ob-managed to hold their own was the Misses Sa Wai-ying (Chinese drama football is flat-footed. In ing finish to give Chung Shing the vious from the start that he could the 100 yards breast-stroke, when Bathing Club) and Lee Po-luen order to be primed with dash a points for first place. Dodd for not maintain it. Ng Nin, of Fong Chung U finished the course (South China). Miss Ko of Lui man must be fit: he must also be the "Y" gave a good account of Chung Shing, and L. A. Benn for easily five yards ahead of his Tsun finished the race in her own fresh. A man trained to stale- himself, but was no match against "y" showed good judgment and nearest rival.
ness is jaded in spirit. Even in his Chinese opponents.
were content to trail behind at With Taylor and Hutchinson in Between events, Mr. Ed. da track athletics for events which Starting the 220 yards free style event the swimmers swam neck an even pace, and after six lengths the line-up for the 50 yard dash, Roza gave an artistic exhibition in require dash nothing is worse than
Ng took the lead and held it right the result was a foregone conclu- diving, ending up with a comic staleness." to neck for four lengths, after to the finish. With only two more sion, although Tsong Cheung-dive of his own arrangement. which Ng Nin, forged ahead and
Benn started lengths to go,
toiming of Lai Tsun might have increased the lead steadily pick up on Chu Wai-lam who given both of them a good fight, win in 2 Min 39 secs.-| good
the lane- time for this distance in a fresh swam the 14 and 15 lengths with if he had not fouled a breast-stroke, apparently for a guides after his turn. water pool.
breather. It was mainly through, Roza-Pereira's The pace set up by G. T. May this respite that he managed to was too fast for Shek Kara- finish one-fifth of a second ahead
Sportsmanship pui of Eastern who dropped be-
of Benn.
time.
Wai-ying has been concentrating mainly on her back-stroke.
Results of the tournament:
V.R.C. Lal Tsun 50 yards free-style-Men _5_ 220 yards free-style-Men 2 50 yards free-style-La-
dida 150 yards medley relay
-Men
4
2
3
0
Men
-Men
5
1
3
3
0
To-day's Charity Gala
25
11
This evening at 7:30 pm.
the
hind after six lengths and was The 150 yards medley relay A murmur of disappointment 100 yards back-stroke never again within striking disproved that the Chinese were in a arose from the spectators when it
tance.
Butterfly Stroke
Allowed
one
In this race Chan Chun-nam,
In the 50 metres dash for the ladies, Miss Ho Wai-king should win easily from Miss Lee Cheuk- wa (South China) and Miss Chan Mei-chong ("Y"), the last two finishing in that order. South China will meet "Y" at water- polo at the conclusion of the galạ.
class by themselves in this event, was announced that Lawrence 100 yards breast-stroke as "Y" was at no stage a serious would not be able to swim the 220 200 yards free-style relay contender. Shek Kam-pui for as he had not made an appear- -Men R. A. Dodd created a mild sur-
Eastern hit the turn first in thelance. prise when he used the "butterfly" back-stroke and took the lead from stroke for the breast-stroke event. So Tim-mo, to give Kwok Chun- last year's runner up, in the I have been given to understand South China will hold their third Although he started well he could hang, time Colony record Colony Championships, had been that a return meet at the Chinese gala of the season, the entire pro- not keep it up and abandoned the holder, the advantage.
rated as a serious contender for "y" pool has been promised by ceeds of which will go to Charity. stroke at the end of the first two Kwok Chun Hang the title, and with
Lawrence's V.R.C, some time next week. The Included in the programme of in- lengths to forfeit the lead to Kung
absence the race was robbed ofjevents will almost be identical, teresting events will be a 200 Sau-sek of Chung Shing, who in
interest. Lionel Roza-Pereira,jand the Chinese supporters are metres breast-stroke for men, and his anxiety made two foul turn- In the face of Ng Nin's butter-who sportingly agreed to swim confident that in a fresh water a 100 metres breast-stroke for ings and was disqualified.
fly stroke, Kwok found that he in Lawrence's stead, did better pool Lai Tsun will put up a much ladies. Both events are open to In the last five yards, Tsui could not retain the lead and was than expected of him and came better show. Kam-mun of Eastern, who had forced to drop behind by a full second. Yau Sai-kwan, who dog-
trailed Roza-Pereira up till then been left unnoticed, yard at the end of the lap. Not-gedly broke into a brilliant spurt, and withstanding this deficiency Kew almost all the distance, could not and finished picking up lost ground, snatched almost caught up on Fung Kwai-keep up the pace first place from Kung and Dodd: Isheung at the turn, and fought him third.
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Triangular Contest To-morrow
the Colony. The programme will be concluded with a water-pólo game between the South China and the Eastern teams.
a
South China team have rounded series The second of the
to of up a number of old-timers The Ladies' 50 yards was won Triangular Tournaments between complete the team, among whom
Bathing by Miss V. Churn, but she was Chinese
Club-South is Poon Yan-leung, who was extended by Miss Ko Miu-lin of China-Chinese "Y" will be swam member of the team when they Lai Tsun who very nearly created off at the "Y" pool at North Point were at their best some years ago, an up-set. From the start the to-morrow evening at 7 p.m. being the only Chinese team to
The 100 mètres free-style have ever beaten race was between Miss Churn and]
the strong Miss Ko, but unfortunately Miss should be accounted for easily by V.R.C. combination.
South China:-Ng Wal-chol, Lee Ke- Ko fouled the lane guides and lost Lo Yuk-wing of "Y" as little op- valuable yards. In spite of this position is .expected from the yeung, Poon Yan Leong, Lionel Lowe, Harold Winglee, Henry Sa and Kwok she finished in 32-2/5 seconds as other clubs in this event.
Kai-chiu. compared with Miss Churn's time The 200 metres free-style relay Eastern:-Woo Cho-kin, Tommy Kew, of 32 seconds.
will be fought out between "Y" Shek Kam-pui. Lec Fook-ke Shul
China Lai Tsun, who were hitherto und C.B.C. as South
is Hung-yul, Tsu Hang 'and Yeung Man- undefeated in the Medley Relay, finding some difficulty in putting|kit. had victory snatched from their up a team since they are short of grasp mainly through Taylor's sprinters. The team for "y" will fine-swim.
be Lo Yuk-wing, Yeung Yuk-wa, Swimming first, Lau Yiu-ting Chan King-pong and Chan Wing- completed the back-stroke slight-kai, and they are capable of an On Thursday, Chung Shing will ly hhead of Rumjahn, this lead average of 30 seconds. The C.B.C. also hold a gala for the purpose of being further increased by Fong line-up has not yet been decided, charity, and their programme will Chung U over D. Hutchinson: but it almost certain that they be featured by the 150 Starting after Tsang Cheung-will include Robert Chan, one of open medley relay. In 'View of ming, Taylor was content to keep the leading Chinese sprinters. their win at European "Y" and to one stroke behind Tsang, up to South China hope to recover any the downfall of Lai Tsun at the the turn, after which he went all lost points in the men's events in hands of the V.R.C. last week this. Jout to win by fully one second the events for lodies.
event will more or less determine
ahead of Tsang.
Chung Shing Gala on Thursday
metres
The 400 metres free-style, will the new title holder for this event, A. K. Rumjahn demonstrated be a duel between the Misses Sajand I'should very much like to his superiority in the 100 yards Wai-ying (C.B.C) and Lee Po- see V.R.C. pit themselves against back-stroke when he spurted on to luen (South China), Although the the Chung Shing trio. If V.R.C. a win after trailing behind forintter will be swimming breast- do not enter a team, it will at any three lengths.
stroke all the way, I give her a rate determine the supremacy The
Lionel Roza-Pereira surprised slight edge In view of her recent amongst the Chinese clubs. when he beat" Both Poon Wing-improvement in form and stamina, butterfly stroke is allowed in this kaland Lau Yu-ting busily,'both' whilst on the other hand Miss Sa event..
.