SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940-
BOTH MEDLEY RELAYS WON BY FRACTIONS BY THE V.R.C. Miss Churn's Butterfy" Effort Secures Ladies Event
CHAN SMASHES 440 RECORD; NG NIN EQUALS 50 MARK
By "Adrem"
THE EQUALLING of a record in the first cham- pionship event of the evening, the smashing of an- other in the next event and two relays which must rank with the most thrilling races ever seen in Hong Kong, marked the second day of the current swim- ming championship gala at Victoria Recreation Club, yesterday.
MISS JACQUELINE' 'AN- DERSON, one of the most im- proved swimmers of the year.
the spectators with no idea of the result. After deliberation the
gent.
BOWLING ALLEY JOTTINGS
KEBY STRIKE",
THERE were two very excellent with 402 to his credit. or an average of 08 pins per game, whille Vasko, also for Ten Pins scores in the AlleysTulsa, as usual was just behind Drewes last Friday; one was registered by with a good 491 or 98 pins per game. Signalman McLaren, of Royal Bellor, for Tulsa, was third highest Signals, who compiled a very use scoter, with a little more luck all ful 234, while the other was re-three mentioned above might easily corded by S. Koch, of U.S.Shave topped the 100 pins per game. Tulsa, who almost equalled this: Barney for Tulsa, put up quite a
useful 438; or an average "or' 02" pins" by bagging a good 233 pins,
per game, to materially assist the Both players are now the members Tulsa boys in their victory. of the 200's Clab
Ismail, for the Alleys, cpn' always be McLaren's score-sheet shows that he relled upon to put up a fair Duck Pin commenced with a strike on his first score at any time and on this occasion and second frames, a spare on his he did not disappoint and his 471 or an third, a strike on his fouth, a spare on average of 94 pins per game went a
A certain amount of disappointment was caus-judges gave their decision amid ed by the fact that Ng Nin did not start in the 440 the cheers of the Chinese contin- his fifth, then three strikes in a row Jong Way to keep the scores a little free style and Miss V. Churn did not face the starter in the women's 100 yards breast-stroke, in which she was expected to place, but in neither of these two cases would Ng or Miss Churn have secured the title.
With the crowd,on its feet and shouting frenziedly V.R.C.
won
both the relays by, a. touch after,
io
one case, trailing for practically EXTENSION OF
the whole distance:
1
In the women's relay..the vit- tory was due' almost entirely toj the fine swimming of Miss Churn: The Colony champion,' taking over from Miss I Lopes (back) was given some three yards to makeļ up. She used the "butterfly" stroke- and made amazing progress down the bath to give Miss Anderson (free-style) a margin of about a yard and a half. The latter swam
MISS LEE PO-LUEN, WINNER OF THE 100 YARDS BREAST-STROKE
ACCOMMODATION AT V.R.G
BY "ADREM"
I was informed yes- terday that steps are being taken by Vic- toria Recreation Club to extend the exisiting accommodation for the final night of the championship... gala. This should have the effect of allowing ad- ditional accommoda- tion for a fair number of spectators.
It is noteworthy that this was the first occasion that Taylor V.R.C.
has been beaten in the pool.
on his sixth, seventh and eighth frames, more even: I was impressed with the a spare on his ninth; a strike on his steadiness of his bowling which was lenth frame and a strike and a 6 with consistent' to a very marked degree, his the two extra balls.
lowest being “G and his highest 112.
Wright, of Royal Signals, who is Koch, started off with a strike on his
match first and second frames, a strike on practically a new player in The men's 440 free style. was his third, a spare on his fourth, a gaines, did remarkably well and his rather uninteresting although it strike on his fifth, a spare on his sixth, 457 or 91′ pins per game also helped was apparent at the outset, that then a strike on his seventh, eight,to balance the scores somewhat,
Wholgar, who le not an established was out for ninth and tenth frames, finishing up Duck Pin player although I think he Chan Chun-ham blood. Those who had not seem with a strike and a 6 with the two.
has played. in one or two matches be extra balls. him swim previously were amaz-
fore, did not disappoint, his 424 or an very average of 85 pins per game, being a good effort alid augurs well for future matches.
lu
ed at the pace he set over the first Both efforts were undoubtedly four lengths. It came as no sur-good and richly deserved. prise, when Mr. Barretto announ-
ced a new record.
was
Huang swam easily and beaten by 30 yards with Yau Sai- kwan some distance behind."
Miss Ko's Fine Style
Fulsa In Action
Roach who is really n'good-Duck, Pin player, did not appear to be quite as Spenlio and his Tulsa line up were in confident as he usually is, and never action in 5-game Ten Pin- match really got down to his proper stride. against the Argonauts last
right throughout, the match. His 406 or Thursday
an average of 81 pins per game, while and they won by 181 pins, The individual scores
as fol-being fair bowling, was not as good as usual: The average score per player Elows:-
per game for He Tulsa' was extraor- dinarily good, being no less than: 06 blus, per game, and for the Alley Team Total 07.7 which was very good indeed for a
representative team: 853
It was expected that Miss Lec Po-luen would win the women's breast-stroke and win it she did, by a good four yards... Miss Ko Mui-ling, who came second, was F. Spenko actually the better stylist of the AA Borg two but appeared to lack the will Pete Peterson. 773 E. J. Moore 765 to win. Miss Ho was a good third,
were
ARGONAUTS-
TULSA
Total
810
D. Hail
777
G) Birkett
781
5. A. Ismail G: Gracie'
€53
647
2944
3125
was
I could not grumble at the lack of 100's in this game, there were no fewer than seven registered; Tulsa bagging five of them and the Alley team the remaining twa.
Singles Final
G. Yvanovich swam one of the
Vaske netted two, 115 on his second most spectacular races of the evening in beating J. Gomes for
game and 100 on his fourth game, Hall, for the Argonnuts, was on the Drewes took are the highest individual the boys' 100 yards title.. Goines top of his form; his 853 or an average score of the match, 119 on his last led until half-way down the fourth of 171 pins per game being, easily the game-Bellor got one on his first game, length, when Yvanovich, who ap brilliant effort. Had he not had twa 103 on his third game, All the Tulsa
top score of the match and
"Ja useful 112, and Barney another one, peared to be out of the picture, poor scores on his third and fourth players therefore were successful in spurted to, win, by a fraction. games-he made 130 on his third and registering a 100. Ismail secured one Two interesting V.R.C. events) 147 on his fourth-he would probably for the Alley team, netting a good 112 were the 220 yards junior cham-have notched 900 pins or an average on his fourth game and Wright, also [pionships of the V.R.C. and 100 of 100 pins per game.
for the Alley team, régistered 100 on yards junior breast-stroke which Spenko, for the Tulso, was second his second game. were won by C. Silva-Netto and top scorer with 810 in his bag or an into the last length, Kew
J. Marques respectively. Marques average of 162 pins per game. This is was swam very well and has a great much lower than his usual. He was not good enough for Spenko" and is just ahead but Taylor swam the future before him.
The final of the Singles Handicap [race of his life to give his club. a very good first-length, but on a spectacular victory.
Men's 50 yards free-styla (Colony not as consistent as he usually is. He missing her turn completely, only
championship)-1, Ng Nin: 2, D. Hut made a lowly 137 on his first game and competition was played off as arrang- As expected, the men's 50 yards chinson; 3. D. H. Taylor.
133 on his fifth game, yet on his seconded and as announced in my last jot.. Time: 24
G. Birkett of just scrambled home by a touch. dash was not so much a dash as a 2/5 secs. (Equals Colony record). game he bagged the highest individual tings, on Sunday last.
In the men's event, V.R.C, were scramble! With four men parti-championship)-1. Chan Chun-nam: 2
Men's 440 yards fred-style (Colony!
score for any one game for the match Royal Signals and our old friend Doc.
Molthen were the finalists: by netting a useful 222,
Birkett's given tremendous opposition by cipating who were all of about the Charles Huling: J, You Sal-kwan. Time: Birkett, for the Argonauts, did not do then's plus 20 therefore Molthen con- handicap was, plus 43 and Doc: Mol- Chung Shing, who were assisted same standard, anything might 5 mins. 25 3/5 secs. (Colony, record), so badly, and his 781-third highest crded 23 pins per game, and as the by Tommy Kew, of Eastern. Rum-have happened.*** jah gave. V.R.C. a useful lead
Men's 100 yards Medley Relay: (Co-score-would have been better had hej, Hutchinson, by way of a change, tony championship)-1. Vietoria Re not collapsed on his fifth game. on with his back-stroke and although got away to a good start and at creation Club "A" (A. K. Rumjahn, Dwhich he made only a miserable 120. Ng Nin gave a remarkable demon- the turn was a couple of feet in Hutchinson: and D. II. Taylor);
However, his score went a long way to stration of the "butterfly" stroke the lead. He turned badly, how Kum-pul, Ng. Nin and Tommy Kew): Pete Peterson with 773 or an average
Chung Shing Benevolent Society; (Shek keep down a heavier defeat. at speed and made up most ever, and Ng Nin" and Taylor 3. Victoria Recreation Club " (Per- of 155 per game and A. A. Borg's 777 of the leeway, Hutchinson did gained slightly. Down the home cira, Remedios and Silva-Netto). Time: an average of 156 per game, mater- nol concede the lead and Taylor stretch it was still anybody's race 1 min. 20 4/5 secs. was given, a small start. Turning and the end came with most of
lally assisted Tulsa to win. although
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Ladies' 100 yards breast stroke (Co. both players did not do as well as they Tony championship):-1, Miss Lee Pocah do; again in their cases it was one luen; 2; Miss Ko Mul-ling; 3, Miss Ho poor score that deprived them Waiman: Time: 5 secs.
possible 800: Count;
of a
Ladies' 150 yards Medley Rifay (Co Peterson made a lowly 132, on his {lony championship)-1. Victoria e fourth game, and Borg a poor 133' on
dreation Club (Misses Irene Lopes, his last game.
Vivienne Churn and Jacqueline Ander This, alsn applied to Moore, for Tulsa, son): 2. Chinese Bathing Club (MIESCS HIS 765 or an average of 153. Willist Sar Wai-ying, Lo Po-kan and Ho Wat being quite a fair score, was not Food! King); 3. Lal Tsun (Misses Tsang enough for his usual accomplishment Tung-kwan. Ng Woon-ying and Ko, but then again in his case he made one Miu-ling), (Time: 1 min. 63 3/5 secs of the lowest scores. I have ever seen Boys: 100 yards" free-style (Cham niin put up whether in match games pionship):—1; G. Yvanovich 2 Jor ordinary games-on his last game Gomes, Time: 00 4/6 secs; V.R.C." when he made 1152 v
CPL. BAKETT:
220 yards, free-style (Junjor cham Ismail and Gracie. for Alleys were pionship) :-1,C.Silva Netto: 2 Awell below their stal standard of Ozurior 3, L. M. Remédios. Tiine: 2 bowling, Ismail scoring, 603, or 133 pine rules of the competition stipulated that
mins: 43 1/4 secs,
Boys 100 yards breast stroke han er game and Gracle 647 or 130 pins five games had, to be played. In the
per game.
semi-final and finals, Doc. was conced- dicap (Aggregate);—1, J. Comes: 2 J,
A good Duck Pin S-zone match war ing 115 pins for the five games they Roza Pereira: 3. G. Yvanovich, Time: played in the Alley last Friday between played. The match resulted in orde 83 1/5 secs.?? Th
Vasko and his Tulsa team, and, a''re elded win for Birkett by: 154, pins, In- 100 yards breast stroke (Junlar cham- presentative team from the Alleva eluding his handicap; actually Birkett pionship)-1, J. Marques; 2, L.. M which resulted in a win for Tulad by beal Molthen level. by 30 ping.- - - - Remedios; 3, Alex Alves. Times: 78 162 pins. They were no doubt .superior Thanks are due to Ernie, Hearther. 2/5 secs.
to, the Alley, team as they all bowled who, ap very... kindly and efficiently Well to win the match by that comfort,melated as scorer for the match, The able' margin,
(Individuál scorts, were an follows;--.. The Individual scores were Town
Owing to pressure on TULBA Spaté, "Army Sportlight"||_ |--
Total
has been held over and 0. F. Drews 492 will appear in to-morro edition.
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10 Birkett, (plus 43)-2)
Doo. Molthen, (pfust 203)
ÁLLEY: TEAM
037 783
There is'no' doubt that Birkelt bowled Totă: consistently well;ähis. £37, trelliding; his *S. A. Ismall' 47: handiekp, malding, an average of slighte T. W. Wright: 457 ly over-187 pins per game; or hia“ 822 Q. D: Woolgar 424) without hila handleóp being a Willé över G. Roñah .... 406|104) pins“ për: game, » His JoWest: spore- ---- was 1447om:hlr, second game and his· -1782 | highest, 104 on his fourth gamê, UA Drewca for Tula, ; was top scorci |-|(Continued on Pag
[3] A. Vaską^^491, K.'E. Bellor, 479 W. F. Barney 458
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