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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1948.
GOOD SWIMMING EXPECTED AT VRC MEMBERS' MEETING
Softball Financial Standing
(BY GRANDSTAND)
A farge gathering of team representatives attended the annual general meeting of the. Hong Kong Softball Ansorena-
tion at the Peninsula Hotel on Monday to approve the counts of the past year and res elect dilerrs for the
The treasurer's Repat.
coming
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Portuguese
Preliminary heats swum off at the V.R.C. yostor
day, give promise of good showings at the grond members' gala to take place tonight at 6 p.m.
Interport Past, present and future champions, numbering
nearly 50 swimmers will be taking part. Proposal
Arrangements are satis- factorily concluded, a Lawn Bowls Interport between
Club de Постею and Portuguese team from Shang- hal will he
in Hong Ko played this year
When the Shanghai Lawn
Interport
Dovila
team WAR herr taxt year, four of the Portuguese players played a rink from Club de Recrelo and the idea of an annuai Interport game between the Portuguese of Shanghal and Recreio started.
The vialtors are expected to arrive
here in the first week of October. The In. terport will be played on the same basia * the Tadcomer.
Interport
by Mr. P. 13. Romarelo, revealed a prof. of HK$1997 on the par munt Bidl, The d
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ofter providing for nebi owans tenance, eqiriparat rek, pennants, was 1253,215.
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was recommended, by treasurer at the plasti resistration Jews fur the coming seanon be the aree as previously in order in mentave tje Fotor Annual strelni.
A vote of a... committee Pabl
Ere
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Winglee for the sale fur mean lantion of the atrial bali. propired by By Prosabil. recordest,
The omeris pevannpter to serve! during the maples
Are D FJ. Molthin, Pusitent. Mr. P. M. Remedio.
Mon. Treasures and Mr. A. E. Ribeiro, Hon Secretary,
Mr. Ernie Hearter and M. P. W. Hollands were voted as Vice. President aul Asistant flomovare Secretary.
Menu- TOSOVO "AVCİN, her of the genital contatter elected are Messrs. J. A. Ander- san, D. Robbins, 1ill Woa Mis
Alice Mor.
A draft coristitution was pre- sented to the meeting for up- proval to replace the former one destroyed during the war years, As several "numbers requested mote nolice for a closer surutiny of the contents, it was
ferred to the next general meet-
ing on Friday at 6.p.me
The tentative-uate fixed for the
conducted by the Lawn Bowle Apsociations of Shanghal and Hong Kong. Shanghai will tend down eix players and with play threa different rliks from Club de Recreio. A large number of camp followers expected and
Friendly датса witi
arranged
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Both veterans, Lionel Roca=] 3. Members' the yards back Pereira and Wilfred Lawrence, stroke handicap-1.E. Guterres. out-paced their younger club C.A. Outerres, A.V. Lopes, A. mates in the heats to qualify K.. Rumjahn N. Raynolds, for the 440 free style handicap 4. Benlor boys 100 yards free. event. The chunky, 15-year-old style handicap M. Guterres, G. schoolboy champion,
Noronha, A. McEwen, Alastair
Remedios, K. Sargiron. McEwan made a fine impress- lon in his heat, swimming this distance for the first me, to Join Johnnie Yvanovich and George Randall, in completing the Junes.
In the Indies" 220 free style, Celeste Guterres, pre-war lady champion and holder of the re. cord for the harbour
swim, is making an unexpected comeback, Lined up against
her will be the Anderson_ isters and the Fager girls. This race should be packed with interest for, part
from Celeste, none of the other; girls have yet been seen in thi distance.
The most unusual event of the programme is the last race of the evening: the 9 x 25 yards free styla mixed relay in three! rotation. he
for them against the various bowling clubs of 100 Colony. One game will be against the officials of the
Копо Hong
Lawn Enwic Asociation
Lavin Bowl, was introduced Into Macao by Hong Kong refugees during the war,
An Invitation will be sent to Macho to.
to. visit Hong Kong at Fame time. It will then be possible to
arrange triangular interport.
This is not the first type of Interport between the Portu- guese Communities of Shang- hal and Hong Kong. Many years ago Interports were held in Billiards and Football,
Typical Routina
B. Ladies & members 1 metre
board diving sealed handicap- I.G.
Cruz, Mrs. Benjamin, C.L. Rozario, Celeste Guterres, Carlos Guterres.
L.
a. Members 440 yards free- style handleapt G. Randall,
tora-Percita, W. Lawrence, J. A vanovich, A. McEwen,
7. Ladies' "D" class 75 yard free-style nendionp:—X. Osmund. Shirley Lo. C. Fager, Joan Enger, N. Peneluna.
Middle boys E0 yards.fro- 0. style handicap:-1.E. Xavier, L. Cullerrez
Jar.. F. Holcroft, E.j Remedios, A. Baste
9. Senior bova 50 yards stroke handicap:-G. Noronha, A. Remedios, M. Guterres, F. Xavier, A. Guterres,
10. Members
4 x 100
back
free-style colny. We
rence, A.V. Lopes R.E. Sousa, 1.E. Guterres; 2. G. Rozo- Pereira, C. Guerres, G. Blenkin
op. 1. Erickson: 3 J. Yvanovich, G. Randall, A. McEwen, D. Col- laco:
This In 1 typient routine of conch L.F. Soares training pro- gramme, Euch swimmer will be ranpleting 75 yards- intervals of eight swimmers each. The nine train are well balancedahn: 5. E. Guest, J. Gomes, E.
L Tavares, N. Reynolds.
and a close and exciting race in assured.
The full follows:
programme is
1. Members' 200 yards breast stroke handicap:-B. E. Sousa,
4. G. Saunders, L. Rozn Pereira: A. Marques, A.K. Ham-
11. Ladies 50 yards breast stroke handicap: 1 J. Eager, 2. Shirley Lo, 3. H. Anderson, 4. C. Eager.
Gomes, 3. Jojo Basto.
12. Junior boys 25,yards free. G.F. Blenkinsop, J. Yvanovich., Leonard, 3. J. fonteiro, 4. F. style handicap-1, C. Noronha, G. Roza Percin. S.E. Carvalho. 2. Ladles 220 yards free style handicap-C. Eager C. Guterres, 5. Anderson, Enger.
18. Ladles 25 yards free-style
Kandall,
H. Anderson, for beginners handicap-1. H 2. W. Rodrigues, 3. 1. finza-Pereira 4, Nana Carvalho, 14. Junior & Middle boys 3
yards mediay
Derby Strengthens County Position
· London, August 16.
omeial opening of the Leagues Derbyshire, who are concerned in one of the clos-
has been set for Sunday, Septem-
ber 18. Entries for partielpation!
in the Senter, Junior and Ladies
Leagues are now open.
After the general meeting, the general committee inet to discuss the need for a suitable playing! field.
Concrete steps were adopted. A report will be submitted to the general meeting on Friday.
est Championship struggles for some years, strengthened their position, by beating Loices- tershire at Chesterfield in two days.
Batting after tea, needing bowling faster than usual and 241 to win, disaster overtook the Leicester batsmen were Leicestershire against the beaten by the pace off the bowling of Gladwin and Jack-wicket. son, five wickets going down
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relay race:
1. Roberto Xavier. Eduaro Leltno Philip Leonard; J. Casto, I Gutierrez J, Busto; 3. F. Holcroft,
A Basto, C. Noronha; 4. D. Gastro
stro, D. Conses, F. Gomes; 5. Guterres, E.
R.
Remanha, A.
75. Mixed free-style relay race-1. T. Yvanovich,
Shirley
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o, K. Sargison, E. Noronha, Ren Thompson, E. Guest, J. Gomes, A. Marques, N. Reynolds; 2. CE. Guterres, N. Penaluna, J. Sargle son, G. Noronin, C. Rozario, RozaPereira, Carl
Guterres, R. $, Joan Souza, D. Coliaco; Guterres, Cynthia Eager, Eager, - Leslie Tippic, Manuel John Yvanovich, L. Rtz-Pereira, Igmu Erickson
Luig! Guterres, M.
Heather
Anderson, unchanged Cairns, Miss Frunkle Xavier, R. THE FIFTH TEST jspell, took six for 34 and at one Sullivan, £ 0.
Gda Cruz, line. his figures read. 10 overs, Lawrence, A.V. Lopes
G. seven maldens, four runs, four Handaall, A. N. Other; 5.; Shauna wickets.
Anderson, Earbara Osmund, A. ilemedion, Gus Pereira, M. Ver- leysen, G. Saunders, G. Blenkin- sop, A. McEwen, A.K. Rumjahn.
for 11 runs. Both men were Gladwin, In оп
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Styla Contrast
Centuries by R. V. W. Robins and Jack Robertson, of Middle- sex, against Kent at Dover pro- vided striking contrast in
# styles, for whercas Robertson occupied nearly five, hours over 120, Robins „ruced to 101 in 10 minutes,
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LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
The following were the result
Lawn Bowls Championship games played yesterday
Two players dominated the cricket when Glamorgan, the leaders, in a stiff struggle ob- A Hall and J. Fraser beat tained frst innings' points against AF. Noronha and TE, Noronha Northamptonshire at Cardul,
20-10
ABDULLA
"7"
*NUMBER SEVEN
In PACKETS or TINS
Grand Old Man Of Baseball Dies Of
Cancer
New York, August 16.
Babe Ruth, baseball's home run king, died tonight of cancer at the age of 53. He had been ill for the past two years. Last rites of the Catholic A left hander, Ruth started his Church were administered 3022-year major league career with minutes before his death. Le Boston Red Sox In 1014 as a pitcher and was one of the best At the bedside when he died of his day. But til: booming bat were his personal physicion, his made him more valuable as an wife, two adopted daughters, le outfolder, a position that carried sister and two long-time friends, his slugging prowess into every He had been crttenlly ill staco
game. last Wednesdny,
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Sold to the New York Yankeca In 1920, Ruth transferred to the 144444444 | Dutfield and became the greatest LOOKING
slugger the game has ever known. like sprinter than a man who has
1 recont of th home runs for the Yankees in the 1927 Seuron Just run a gruelling 20-mille marathon,
never has been equalled. Argentina's D. Cabrork
entera - Wembley Stadium ahead of T. Richarda
of Britain. In the bottom
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Photo
Ching-chang (No. 3), a
Korean player, loape to take the bati from two Chinesa during the
China-Kores braketball game.
China won 49-4i-AP Photos.
ENGLAND ENDS 2ND
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DAY 283 BEHIND
The Oval, August 16.
Ha was relenced by the Yan- keas in 1934 and wound up his playing
carcar the following. vear in a brint, two month stint with the Boston Braves. Although he war
mentioned often in succeeding years on licly candidate for various managerial berths, the offer of a loh that would have made Ruth's life complete never came.
Babe Ruth was born in 1804 in a squalid, dock-front section of Baltimorn
more.
Sa poor as a youngster that he stole bananas off peddlers' push, carts to sausfy his hunger. he Tose to a penk of glory ns : home run slugger for the New Yankees ala salary of US$10,000 a year.
Buth, neglerted by his phrents, was sent as a ten-aped boy to a Baltimore industrie home.
He was placed under the care of Brother Gülbert head of the institution, who died Oct. 1 1947. For the first time in his lite, Ruth got enough to eut and then became apparent that he had natural athletle talent.
National Figure
'It was 'not until he joined the New York Yantices in 1920 and Colonel Jacob Ruppert, the mil- lonaire Brewery owner, and sportzman, savh's possibilities ad a gate attraction, that he be- came a nat
national figure.
DABE HUTH
When Ruth stopped to the piste he pointed to the extreme centre teki slands at Wrigley Field "There is where I'm gonna hit it," he said.
Charley Root, tho. Cub pilcher, worked the count to three and two and on the next pitah, Ruth-hit the batt over the centre field fence, exantly ho had
at the spot where
pointed. And AL
Jogged around the bakes with the characteristio, amble that the fone loved, he was given ona of the most prolonged ovations of his career.
After his retirement, although he frequently and the urge to go, Ruth stayed away from big league games, and his last ap bearance took place on June. 13 when he took part in the 28th anniversary of the opening of the 7ankee Stadium,
The
Married. Life
Love came to the Babe about the time that he joined the Red Sox, when he met a pretty 10- > car-old waitress named Kelca Woodford In Lander's coffer house in Boston. She used to give hungry youngster extra portions and a little wider wedge bein ព southpaw pitcher of ple than the other customers. though for six years will the They were married in 1914. Boston Red Sox he had been a They were separated in 1926 and great one-and was told to take in 1929 she was burned to death up his bat and aim for the fences, in a fire,
Babe wos told to forget about
The Yankee Stadium, which
was opened no Ainerlea's mns! She bequeathed Ruth $3 of her magnificent
sporting palace In $60,000 estate and most of the 1923.
became known us the balance went to their nine-year- house that Rull built." Babe, old daughter, Dorothy Helen who brought a few crf of long Ruth. It was not known until her range hitting into baseball paid death that the child was not their for it.
own, but had been adopted usi foundling.
The fans, who packed the big 70,000 seat structure for im- When Ruth xvas getting int vortant games and the 10 World] jams for breaking training and Serics classics that Babe's big was losing face with teammater bat were to bring to New York, and fans alice. ho mot Mrs. Clai usually regarded the right field Hodgson, a former actress, it bleacher seats as premium ones. 1925.
there many lucky fan She settled him down-as
much went home with a choice posses- ston, a home run hall that "the pressible Babe and it was signi as anyone could calm the irre Babe smacked right into my cant that his best hands,"
years were to follow.
Ruth's
motherless
From
Unforgettable Incident
the most unforgettable Incident
all-aroun
daughte
war re-adopted when he married Mrs. Hodgson tn April 1920, onl a few months after the death o
in Ruth's long playing career was his first wife, Mrs. Hodgson als
Dowes, the young Cambridge left-hander, dis-
appointed again in England's second innings, his "call shot homer which he failing to rise to the occasion.
..
Sent in again to open the inth with Huston, Dewes looked shaky, and nervous with Bedser his early strokes, and was cleun Watkins - bowled by Lindwall for 10. Young Arthur Morris was England's Compton In Australia's second innings, Hollies J. biggest stumbling block and gave Edrich-
a remarkable diplay of
cun Yardley centration for just over six and three quarter hours.
V. Broderick Howled so well KM. Rumjahn and S.M. Rum-
taking seven wickets for 39 Jahn beat A8. Fleming and that Glamorgan never looked KII 22-10 secure, but at a critical stage
EL Muncer played a magnificent A.A, Razack and 3.9, Landolt Innings and reached his highest beat L. Sykes and F. Greenwood score for the Welsh county,
Surrey, wito are second in table, after goining a first in- nings lead of 115 against Glou- cestershire at Cheltenham,
Tu
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The
BOWLING
0 MR W 31.2 9 01 1 119 0 10 118
4
14 131
.... 2 0
D. 1 38 5 England: 2nd innings Hutton not cut Dewes b Lindwall Tet Edrich no out
the
Lover!
His innings or 106 was highest in the present series and his own best against England. In ten stiere:ĶĪVO Tests against England, Morris has obtained six centuries and now become as "big, a' headache to England bowlers as Bradman. Apart from the opening pair nolle of-the Aus'raiians looked
Extras
tuis
Totul (for one)
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Today's Games
follows
are today's fight for runa in their second games, in the Open Pairs Lawn nings
Lowis championship!— An enterprising innings by quick-footed A. McIntyre, their L.C.R. Souza and M.J. Medina wicket-keeper, who hit 73 in 100 (26055) V. C. Dowman and comfortable against the spinut minutes, enabled Surrey to total A, Lammert (34156), Recreio. 176, which set Gloucestershiry] J-W. Lee and J.W. Leonard ES. Franks and A.F. Ferreira (20121). S.A
Gray and W.J. Keater (26015), vs, A.K. “Minu and A. R. Close of play scores:
Minu (28001) K.B.G.C At Cheltenham: Surrey 200C.R. Logan und J.V. Ramsay Rnd 173 (Mcintyre 73, Cranfield (58051) Ve. 1. Silva and J.F.V.
(88209), C.C.C
the task of getting 201 to win.
Scores
A
(8 for 60); ¡Gloucestershire 145 Ribolton and CIS. Rosselet (Barnett 64, McMahon for 35) (5667) V. H.Y. Hau and B. and seven for no wicket.
de Chenk
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Liacle of Hollies and Young, and the remaining batsmen Narod only 123 between them.
TEA-TIME SCOREBOARD
England had scored
had a daughter, Julle, and the
bit in the 193 World Series four lived a happy life thereafter against the Cubs at Chicago.
-United Press.
Dillard Sets New 200-Metre Record
August 16,
Harrison Dillard, Américon holder of the 100 metres Olympic title, set up a new European and French record when winning the 200 metros event in 20.8 seconds at Colombes Stadium today."
He was taking part. In the seconds (now European an second and final day of the French record), d "post-Olymple ye international Men's 3,000 metres steeplechar 176 run meeting, in which American, Browing Rose
In England's scond lenock for the loss of reven wickets when Edrich gut one through the the last Tost against the Aus- there was an element of luck when bad light stopped play in French, Italian and Austrian 9 minutes 24.5 seconded Stator
slips off Johnston's bowling-- England ended the second day till 287 runs behind with rins second innings, wickets to fall. Attendance, was 22.000).. Scoreboard
1
At Dover: Kant 401 "for,
21.C.C.C
The scoreboard at the end of J.S. clared; Middlesex 300 for
"and-LW. Bruce, er tha second day's play, read: (Robertson 120, Brown 64, Robins R4 Edwards and R. Phillys England; lat" funings Fest
(58101) v...H. Seemin and
Australia: 1st. Innings
1013
Morris run out
At Nottingham Nottingham-M. Wahdh (22381), K.C.C. Baines c Evans, by Holllca
231 und, if for no wicket; Lancashire 342 for
5.declared
shiro
Bradman b. Helles Harselt lbw b Young
(Place 01, Howard 77, E. G. 240 (Muneer 67,not out, Broderickier sip. Evans b. Hollied Edrich 04, Cranston: 61 not. Suty, 7. for 30)
At Chethaford: Essex. 177At Bradford Yorkshire
and
290
Harvey Young Hollies Foxton Evans b Edrich
Avery 14, Vigar 90 and 100 (Perks 7 for $115 Wor-Lindwall e Fdrich by Young Somersets (P. 5mith 51
280
10 for 80) contrahire: 10% (Wardle for, 75) Fallon e Crapp b'Hollies.
and four for no wicket
230
**Armingham: Warwickshire de fan bold: Derbyshito beat) Ling 10"Crapp : Vedomrzlic
and 29 for 2; Hampshire 21% forbyshire arun hrston not claire
(Dawson 83) Pritchard. 6 for 04).10 for 25), Lol
At Cardiff: Northamptonshire (Rhodes (5 for) |
180 and 100 for 4; 5 Chamorgan" (Chadwin (o for 34) —
tralians here...
Spores.
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Englund at Innings 52. Australia 1st innings 380,
ENGLAND 2nd Innings Hutton & Tullon b. Miller Dewes b. Lindwall Lindwall
Edrich
62 Compton c Lindwall b.
Johnston..
81 Grappler
Yardley hot out
186 Watkins -Hassett b, Ring;
37 Evans b Lindwalt
Extras
Toll (for seven),
athletes competed.
Men's 400 metres. hurdles Jean Arifor (France) 62.4 set Wonich's 100-metres Audre Audrey Patterson (U.9.)
12.1 seconds. Wonich's Javelin Baum
Four other French records were broken |_ today: Patterson', (United States) won
the women's 100 metres in 12.1 CAustria) 40.88 metro seconds," the Austrian Olymple Women's
metres. high Jump All
44 champion, H. Baumer, won the Coachman (U.S.) 1.50 metret
10 women's favella with a record Women's 100 ***
metres Rep
20 throw of 48.88 metres (163 foot (France) 2 minutes 29.6 second
/Inches); Dilly, Smith (United Men's
·metres-Frederik
10,000
Men's pole vault DIY Br
4.37-métres
39 Stater) took the men's pole vault Wilt (U.S.). 31 minutes 34.8 sec
with 4.87
4.87 metres
(24 foot
unches)
3 Jame
States)
- Fucks Unitedtek, Men's 400 metres TAK
established new figures United States (R. Chambers
'by, 100
10 putting the weight with 16.40 Qulds, A. Harden and D. Blown **** metrca 184" 36" incher).—a
178 Winners today's "avents:
Men's 1,500 metres
putting the Wals Marcet James Fuchs (U.S.), 10.40 mus ***** Hansenue (Frances 3 minutes Men's hop.
step
40.7, arconds
Charles Epalle" (France)
oph's Football Chub are 80.4%) acconds. Higher training at Happy
Bien 400 metras-David Bole racon, ag di pink. (United States)
playing football fequals French record). The Braised Lotteries requested, to turn defer's 200 metrom Harrison
Backers Dillard (United States) - $20,8 Ma
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