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LONDON, Sept. 5th.
MOTORING NOTES
(CONTD.). SMALL SALOON DRAWBACKS.
MOTORISTS SEARCHING FOR A COMPROMISE.
[BY JORY. PRIOLKIT,]
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SLEEVE VALVE ENGINES.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
GOLF.
THEIR ADVANTAGES, ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME,
EXPLAINED.
MR. JOHN N. WILLYS' OPINION.
CLUB.
FIRST MATCHES OCTOBER 18.
CAPTAIN'S CUP,
The Hong Kong Football season
I the Captain's Cup Competi-will open on Saturday, October 1st In discussing the merits oftion at Fanling on September 3rd-There are eleven teams in Division Kaight-engined ears, the question 5th. F. J. de Rome qualided with I, including five Service teams.
wall.
R. M. Smith
D), G. Bruce...... H. A. Lammert There were 16 entries
This is three more than last year, the extra tozma being the R.A‚F., E5-5-80 the Queen's Regiment and the 2nd
00-10-20 90-19-81
LAWN TENNIS.
TILDEN AND HUNTER WIN FINAL AT BROOKLINE.
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BROOKLINE, Sept. 5th.
WORLD'S SCULLING"
CHAMPIONSHIP. ··
GOODSELL DEFEATS HARRY
THROUGH REUTER'B AGENCY.)
VANCOUVER, Sept.. '5th.
Scots Guards. The last mentioned team were given permission to enter after the closing date for entries had passed, as it was not at all certain then that they were | likely to remain in the Colony," New they are pretty sure to at least for this season.
There are ten teams in Division II. "A" including two Sivies
A meeting of the Management Committee of the Hong Kong League was held at H.E.V.D.C. Headquarters (by permission) lart evening to arrange the fixtures for the coming season. Mr. G. T. May presided.
The Entries.. The following entries to League were accepted:
Division 1.
the
is frequently asked? How is it en scare "di 84-7=77. that the sleeves of a Knight motor Other scores were: perform the same function as the The other day I went for a drive valves of the usual poppet valve with a motor salesman of long and engine 1" This is now answered as wide experience, and, among fallowa by Mr. John N. Willys, great
other interesting President of the concern which things, he told me that in his builds Willys-Knight cars and of opinion the salcon form of cosch the John N. Willys Export Cor
poration which distributes them. work bad immensely stimulated In any type of internal com the sale of cars during the past bustion engine, it is well-known or two, but that its popu control the entry and exit af gases that means must be provided to year Irity, so far as the small "type during intake and exhaust strokes went, was distinctly on the wane.of the piston. In Knight engines.
two cylindrical sleeves, one working In the finals of the mixed doubles, teams, and the S.C.A.A. have cuter- He expected to and several modi-inside the other and concentric with in the lawn tennis tournament here, ed two teams. In Division II "B** fications of it at the next motor the pistoa, operate within each Miss Eileen Bennett and Cochet there are tight teams, including. show, if not a good many rival de cylinder, while the pistol travels up beat Mrs. Wightman and Lacoste, two from the S.C.A.A. signs specially appealing to the and down in the bore of the inner 2-0, 60, 62
In the national doubles final, sleeve. Films of oil separate the motorist in England.
sleeves from each other and from Tilden oad Hunter beat Johnston I was particularly interested in both the piston and the cylinder and Richard Williams, 10-8, 6-3, 6-2 this prophecy because I have my- "The mixture gas and air is led self always held the possibly from the carburetor to one side of erroneous view that the saloon the cylinder (just as in a poppet body was only a stage in coach-yalve engine), and exhaust g
is expelled from the opposite work design, and very far from side Rectangular openings, call an achievement. Like most things ed "ports," are cut out on both designed with an eye to the British sides of the inner and outer sleeves. It is through these openings or climate, motor coachwork has to be
that the gases are atro porta a compromise. For years we en-duced or expelled from the cylinder. The "ports" on either side of the dured the harah rigours of summer sleeve coincide with one another and winter in open cars, equipped only at the exact time when it is with absurd hoods masquerading required to admit or expell the gas very unsuccessfully as weather pro- from the cylinder. The opening on the sleeves are closed immediately tection, our only alternatives being thereafter by the passage of one expensive and heavy limousines, sleeve over the opening of the other landaulets, or cabriolets. Then sleeve.
"The motion of the sleeves which came, in singla night as it were, causes the "ports
to coincide for the kind of car labelled "Interior intake and then for exhaust, each Drive," the mother of the saloon at the proper time, is imparted which followed immediately after the base of each sleeve and fasten- through a connecting rod fitted at
wards. Within a very short time ed as the other end to the eccentric the saloon became amall and chesp, shaft. Rotation of this shaft, which and though distinctly nasty. her thus operates both sleeves for each and there,, thoroughly popular. chain driven from the front end of † port is to be played on Sunday on
For a long time large numbers the crank shaft. The mechanism of the Craigepgower C.C. green. The It was decided to commence the of people thought that the problem the eccentric shaft (which corres original arrangement was for Satur: League on Saturday, October 1st, ponds to the cam shaft in s pappet day afternoon, hut owing to when subject to allocation of of comfortable, all-the-gear-round valve motor) is so "designed" that fact that the Kowloon Dock # road-travelling had been solved, the sleeves move in alternate direc- Taikoo R.C. match was postponed grounds the following matches will
tions, one alecré moving down as last Saturday, and is now being be played: and the sale of saloons went aky-the other goes up, and vice versa. played on the coming Saturday, wards, and with it, as my friend The total travel of each sleeve is play on Sunday is unavoidable, although Saturday would have been general
The cycle of operation is: As much the more popular day among Now we are noticing the begin- follow: When the piaton is at the local bowla enthusiasts. nings of a change. The shortcom- top of its stroke and ready to re- ings of the saloon are being realis ceive its charge of gasoline air. ed, more especially those of the ture, the sleeve openings on the small coachbuilt type. The man carburetor side of the engine come who can afford only one car, and into line and allow the vapour to When the cylinder. that of moderate price and size, is enter the discovering that the little coach: piston has reached the bottom of The North China Daily News, built saloon, even when it is good its stroke, the opening is already says:
There is the Interport match value for money," in the way of covered by the passage of the being well built at the price, is far sleeves so that the ports no longer against Hong Kong looming in the from being an unmixed blessing. coincide. During the compression distance and hard practice must when
A. H. Barry, of England, and
Hong Kong F.C., Kowloon F.C., Major Goodsell, of Australia, the K.O.S.B., R.A., R.A.F., Club de Scots holder, meat to-day for the world's Recreio, Queen's Regt professional sculling championship, over a course of three cuiles and Goards, Hong Kong Police, China for a purse of G.85.000.
AA., and 5.0.A.A, Both men are in splendid condi-
Division 11." £ ̧»
LATER.
RA, K.0.3.3.'s, Hong Kong' Goodsell beat Barry, by ton | F.C., Kowloon F.C., Club do Recreio, China A.A., S.C.A.A. (Swo. lengths:
teams), University, St. Joseph's.
tioni
INTERPORT BOWLS,
THIAL GAMES STARTING.
Division 77. 8.”
St. Joseph's, S. CATA,
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(two teams). China A.A., Boy Scouts,
The first of the trial games for Eng Wo, Kowloon, and Moslem cylinder is effected by a silent the approaching Lawn Bowls Inter Club. First Matches.
remarked, the sale of cars in approximately one inch.
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POLO INTERPORT.
Division 1. B.C.A.A.. RA. B.K.F.C. v. ¤‚ K.0.8.B.'s. u. Palice, Queen's Club de Recreio. Kowloon v. Scots Guards. RAF. bre.
Division II.A.” RA. St. Joseph's, K.O.S.B.'s. Kowloon. Club de Recreio . S.C.A.A. A $.0.A.A. “B” v. University B.K.F.C. v. CA.A.
Division II. "B"
St. Joseph's v, Boy's Scouts 5.C.A.A. "A" t. C.A.A.. Kung Woo v. S.CAA "B". Kowloon v. Moslem Club,
He is discovering that his small and ring strokes of the piston, the be put fa by the team coachbuilt. saloon usually gives openings remain covered and the ultimately chosen, though at pre- him a depressing combination of inner sleeve is sealed tight, forment it is not known who will be stuffiness and draughts, peculiarlying a perfectly closed combustion able to go to the Colony The As the American team is leaving for Tien-
A suggestion that Service teams noticeable in summer, & restricted chamber for the piston. outlook on summer scenery, and piston ascends on the exhaust tein about the 15th of next month. uncounted and elusive rattles and stroke, the ports on the other to repeat last year's battle and play some of their League fixtures aqueaks. He knows that most of side of the engine are brought into should enjoy a glorious week of in mid-week met with the approval these things are due to its low cost, the open position, and by the time hard polo, for it is believed that of the meeting. The Military re- but the knowledge is of no practi- the piston has reached the top of a quadrangular tournament is be presentative stated that-the-Boo its stroke the exhaust ports are ng arranged for them, the other kunpoo ground would be available cal comfort.
He is likely to be luckier' in his about to close and the cycle is com three contestants being Tientsin, on Wednesdays for League matches. The time of kick-off in junior Peking and the Army,
matches was put before the meeting. and a suggestion that 3.30 p.. be fixed was not approved.
search for the better, compromise pleted
The cycle of operations is iden
Beyond these there are children.
It is expected that for the opane ing matches the kick-off will be 3.0 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. respectively. Discussion on junior teams carry- Who, out of all this collection, ing out their fixtures and registra are the most to blame for our tion of players took place during
the meeting. alarming casualty statistics?
than any of his predecessors (tical for both poppet valve and There are examples of ingenious sleeve valve engines, but it will be coachwork on the English market readily seen that the sliding effect who dash cut of houses, dogs who to-day which really do represent of the sleeves in a Knight motor try to charge you, chickens who try an intelligent attempt to provide tends for smoother operation and your cold-hating, stuffiness-despi-longer life that is possible in
to escape you, and errand boys on roller-skates.. ing, draught-fearing, and, above engines having valves which are all," open-air." Briton, with a Carriage in which he will be opened by cams and closed quickly
by heavy tensioned springs.". comfortable most of the year round. They are still more or less noveltics, and, in consequence, not noticeably cheap, but from my ex- perience of them I. should think that the eventual demand for them
FOOLS ON THE ROAD.
At first I was inclined to blame the novices. When I became a fully-fledged novice myself, waver ing-down Wellington-read fowards
HOME FOOTBALL.
the sanctuary of Regent's Park, LATEST ENGLISH LEAGUE
will create the inexpensive supply. EXPERT DRIVERS WHO TAKE was bound to admit that I formed
There is, for example, the saloon
mountains
RISKS.
a serious danger to everything and everybody.
RESULTS
(THROUGH REUTZE 6 AGENCY. Į
LONDON, September 5th Following are the latest results the English football League. matches played to-day:
car which is fitted with a sliding roof. You can press a catch and, A day or two ago, writes a
As time went on, however, and with two fingers, pull back the motoring correspondent in a Home1 wavered a little less, I came to front half of the roof over the back paper, while watching the third the conclusion that the novices ball. If you take the precaution accident in three weeks from the were not solely to blame. I doubt, of raising all six windows, you are window of my house in St John's in sober feet, whether they are virtually in a draughtless touring Wood, I suddenly recalled my own even mainly to blame. It is the in The Bristol Channel was SWIND for the first time to-day when Mies car, with an unimpeded view of fret driving instruction: "Regard fine swimmer who dares all and Kathleen Thomas crossed from themselves. There is the carriage
when these present sterybody but yourself as a fool." gets drowned, and it is the qualifi Penarth to Weston Super-Mare,
But why should one exclude oue-ed driver who takes off your back distance of twelve miles, in seven it real closed car when in posi liable to be
with a leather hood, which makes self? Are we not all fools, or wheel. and a half hours..
Let me instance the main road The feat is considered, owing to tion, and can be folded right back, The expert driver who takes risks or which I live. It is a favoured without disturbing the windows, is a fool. The woman driver who, one for accidents. Hatless young the strong cross-currents, equiva-
after a single toot, imagines she bloods go dashing along in bright lent to swimming the English Chan- like a touring-car's boods
And, finally, there is a type 1 has cleared the road and spins un-red motor-caza at forty and fifty," It has been attempted unsuccess-drove in not long ago which is the hesitatingly out of a byway is a Grey haired owner-drivers, who
The novice. fully by any well-known swim- direct descendant of the four- fool.
who ows née old enough to know better, take wheeled dogcart Your passengers nothing, and essays
Piccadilly-cir
risks round a certain horrible Miss Thomas is only twenty it with their backs to the engue, cus, is a fool, The motor-evelist corner, because they do not want. years of nge,
in remarkable and hansom-like who racee you, and the ordinary the trouble of stopping on a Fill comfort, with aprons and screens cyclist who tries to race you, are and the drivers of large vans ad so arranged that, while they are fools. And so are countless pedes lorries, with only their employers' attacked by either rain nor wind trian or own limited driving ble by at
property at stake, frequently rum at any speed, they can see áll Within my
speed, blatant- round them
nel.
pers.
on
FRIENDLY CRICKET.-
IRC RAO,C.--
experience I have encounteredyguurders of every |
Do the IRC. ground-at-2-p.m. None of these are cheap to-day, Pedestrians who
but i dare to predict that there (1) Have walked into the road Saturday, LIC.Sirdar Khan (Captain), will be bodywork designed on these from the pavement without look 3. B. Ackber, M. P. Madar, S. Alines within the reach of most, poc ing the commonest fault. R. Ismail, I. Hassan, S. Ismail.kets before very long. A real all) Have looked, seen the coming AK Mizu, AR. Minu, D. weather all-climate, day and waited, and then suddenly dashed Mohamad, A. S. Suffed, and Anight, en-foul-cas car is what just in front of me
most badly wanted at the momer tr
(Continued on nezt (olume).
fabriz
thing smaller than themselves...
Yes, if only we could have on authentic census-of-accident cul prite, as well as casualties, We would know whers to look for the greatest danger, I recommend the Baggestion to the Bafety First -Committee
* First Division. Aston Villa 7, Portsmouth . Binckburn R. O, Cardiff C. 0. Bolton W. 1, Everton 1. Burnley 1, Araemal 2. Derby C. 1. Newcastle U Sheffield U. 1, Leice.ter City:7 Second Division.
Hull &. 0, Preston N.E. 0. Oldham 6, Blackpool 0. ......., Southampton 1, Olapton 0. 4. Stoke City 1, West Brom., A. 1. Swansea, B, Manchester O. a, ma Wolverhampton 2, 6. Shields 1
Third' Division (South);-))) Coventry-4,-Swindon 0- qu Northampton 8, Brentford 2. Norwich 3, Luton 0.
Third Division (North). Bradford 5, Southport a "Oreve 1, Wrexhaca 1.
Doncaster 6,-New Brighton - Halifax 6. Ashington –