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HOME CRICKET.
OXFORD CAMBRIDGE.
To-day the annual encounter be tween the Universities is due to begin at Lords.
As Craig the Poet of the Oval once remark- ed, Cambridge is bound to win he- cause everyone says Oxford will:| But it must be confessed that on; form. Cambridge will he lucky if they can make a draw of is of
mach depends
the wicket, and there is the glorious uncertainty of the game. But since examinations decimated the elevens, and when both sides have
case,
'slefeated.
Oxford.
two
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
SOUTH CHINA A.A. CORRESPONDENCE.
AT HOME.
DINNER TO CELEBRATE
SPORT SUCCESSES.
PROGRESS OF CHINESE IN
ing.
WESTERN SPORTS,
had their full strength available, Oxford have had two fine victories
Over a hundred guests sub-down while Cambridge have been twice to dinner, including representatives of every club interested in. foothach and Basel. The Hon. Dr. S. W. Teo, O.B.E., among those present and a number of European and Chinese ladies were among the guests.
Since no papers after June 15 are available it is rather difficult to forecast the Oxford side. Barber arted the year with ten of last year's Blues available, as I stated" in a former article, and I find two 127 blues, "J. A. Nunn and P. V. Cazalet, are also in residence. As far, however, as one. can tell neither of them have been tried.
As far as batting goes, Barber's
Wns
....
After the dianer Mr. Ng Sze Kwong, addressed the gathering Chinese. He extended a hearty welcome to the Association's guests and emphasized the necessity of a
It
SPEED SWIMMING.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
4
rertainly
518, --" Broadenster ' gets a bit mixed up in his discus- In commemoration of their having sion. I never hinted in the alight- won the Hong Kong F.. Shieldest that breast or back stroke can and also the basketball and Chi- nese biseba-1 leagues, the South equal the crawl in speed. All the China Athletic Asecciation were at time. I was saying that crawl is the home to their friends on Saturday night at their club in China Bay speediest and is being employed in the Any Stroke races. The breast and back strokes are races conflued in those styles. The fast breast or back stroke swimmer can be called a speed swimmer in breast or back stroke but we would not call him the speediest swimmer because he is not so speedy as the crawl champ. The breast stroke and the back stroke employed by people who are nomusing themselves in the spirit of goodwill and friendship water can decidedly not be called amongst all sportsnien, He was difficulty is simply whom to leave glad to see Bu many well-known speed swimming but the breast or out, Besides the team, he could foochabers in their midst all help the back stroke used by contestants "turn out two elevens up to seconding to celebrate their victory.
in races are far more advanced and class county form with the bat. It was a very encouraging sign. is the bowling that is troubling Mr. Shak, football manager of speedy. They certainly enn be him. R. 1. F. McIntosh does nat | the Association, expressed the hope termed põed, swimming, because seem to have recovered his form, that more charity matches will be the really give speed, though not but E. M. Wellings is likely to get played next season, so
that the in. He is a senior nt" The House **
popularity enjoyed by football may
the speediest speed in swim- bus as far as I can see has not been (be of benefit to the many charit ming, but far different from the tried in the Seniors for Freshers) alle institutions in the Colony.
"Broadcaster " speed
described. until this year. I expect to find Mr. W. E. Hollands also spoke. which is obtained by swimming with the following in the sde-A. M. stressing the importance of playing. Crawley, A. T. Barber, P. G. T. football for what it was worth."
one's hands and legs tied together. Kingsley, N. M. Ford. H. M. Car-He wongratulated the S.CATA, on "Brondenster" pointed out that Land-Well, E. T Benson, R. W. Wresting the shield from Kowloon Skene, and C. K. Hill-Woud of the F. and said that Chinese font-
besides the breast and back strokes, bid Blues. Of new men, E. M. ballers might justitially look for the side stroke and the trudgroc Wellings and PJ Brett, the Winward to achieving great things in
are also being ofbcially raced chester fresher. The other place is | footbali,- As regards baseball,” Mr. very open. 1. J. Hill Wood does Holands said that he knew little throughout the world. He forgets at seem to be playing this year about it excepting that he had on that there are no special races, for at all, or if he has, be has escaped several Occasions called 'my, notice.
He and MacIntosh Strike." and "Ball" for some seem likely to fail to keep their teams. He thought the spectators plares. P. F. Garthwaite, a Wel had too much to say in baseball lington Fresher, is fairly likely to and gave their opinions too freely. get in as a bowler, but, if Barber These people who knew more than lerts to play a bat, I should say the players, often as not, spoil the it lies between the Nawah of gaune. Patandi and A. I, Åkers-Douglas. The latter as not, however, been
doing to well lately. If anything is wrong with Benson's hands, and he was not playing against Lanea shire on June 13, 14 and 15,- W. O'B. Lindsay of Harrow may Hrt in. He is useful bar also.
Dr. Tao's Pioneer Work,
These
outside stroke and trudgeon.
strokes are permissable in the Any Stroke Races alone. As to diving and life saving, they certainly cannot be called speed swimming. as diving is diving, and life saving
life saving, but breast and back strokes are swimming.
ᎨᎢ
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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS,
A MARATHON RECORD.
(THROTON REUTER'S AGENCT.]
LONDON, July 5. The British Marathon was run to-day, the long race ending at Stamford Bridge.
JULY 8, 1929.
Money
and Markets
HONG KONG MARKET REPORTS.
Yesterday's quotations for rice and other foodstuffs were as follow:
Rice.
H. Payne, the famous long-dis tance and cross-country runner, was
Per picul an easy first, winning in hours, Common White
minutes. 57.33 seconds. Long ngultincus, Green Seal 7.06 ............80.18-10.46 stated that Payne's time constitutes Cargo Rice, Red Seal
a world's record.
A.A.A. Championships.
LONDON, July 8. Winners of the A.A.A. Champion ships rant Stamford Bridge to-
day, were
White Bran Glutinous, Red Seal Glutinous Broken Glutinaus granulated
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(England). Course granulated sugar, No.
ር.
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410
yds-.Hanlon Time: 49.2-5secs.
(England).
Time: imit. 54.3-5secs.
Half mile.-C. Ellis (England).
One mile-C. Ellis. (England) Time: mins, 22secs..
120 yds. Hurdles.-Lord Burgh- ley (England) won by inches from C Foley (England) in 15.2-3secs.
440 yds Hurdlex-Facelli (Italy), won from Lord Burghley by 1 yds. in 53.2-5secz.
440 yds. Relay. Polytechnic H., 42.3-3aecs.
Two miles Steeplechase.-Oliver (England). 10mins. 33:1-5secs.
Four miles.-Beevers (England). 19mins. 49.2-5secs.
High Jump-Kesmarki (Hung ary). 6ft 3in. »
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3.99
3.47
7.59
8.38
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Putting the Weight.-Darnnyi hai also went up by one to two (Hungary). seft. Tin,
Pole Jump-Ford (England). 1(t.
Din.
Throwing the Discus.-Stenerud (Norway), 142ft.
Throwing the JaveliaSzepes, artit. 10in.
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The latest exchange rate for the depreciated
$7 Kwangsi Provincial Bank notes is $10,000 to $940 Kwangtung or 3592 Hong Kong. The depreciation of these notes is largely responsible for the decline chants have suffered considerable loss.
the impression that breast and back LEANDER WIN THE "GRAND of business in Kwangsi and mer-
speed swimming in the Universities. If their idea of teaching breast and back strokes is not to gain peed what else could it be? Are they being taught merely for the sake of enjoyment! I again main tain that breast and back strokes
Broadcaster accused raw of being misinformed about back and The foo. Dr. S. W. Teo said breast strokee being taught in that forty years ago, games were American Universities as speed almost unknown to the Chinese swimming. He seemed to be under Hong Kong. They played shuttle- cock and other gentle games, but
arr being taught because they are none of the European games were
faster than the crawl. I wonder tried out. On his return to the how such an idea entered his brain. The Strength of Oxford.
Colony Train Engand (which was The great asset Oxford have is thirty-two years ago) he tried to said the breast. back and crawl that they are batting right down introduce, Western gaines to there simultaneously being taught as to No. 10. In A. M. Crawley they students of Hong Kong and reanem have one of the best amateur bets bered introducing tennis to the boys of the younger generation even if of St. Stephen's College. Gradual he wt only 12th man for England. 1, Europeau games were learned Barber, Ford, and Kingsley are all and became popular and he was getting rans, and H. M. Garinnd glad to see the Chinese attain such Wells is a fine No. 7, and also gets high standards in football, bare-are forms of speed swimming while
wicket or tien, Skene is their bail, and basket bar. left hander, and can bowl. Their Dr. Teo said that no one would the crawl is the speediest. star bowler is C. K. Hill-Wood and believe, looking bis "ugly he will have E. M. Wellings and goggles," (No, no) that he played the above mentioned men to help Rugby forty years ago. It was him, and possibly Garthwaite as fact, however, and he had learned well. Oxford are. I hear, a sound in his early years how sport, taught if not brilliant fielding side. one to be broadminded. It gave one that team-feeling which in other spherce is cuted the spirit of co-operation. It also taught ond to be just and generous, and be expressed the hope that his country- men would learn these leesona Iron the playing felds as much as frem their colleges
And universities. (Applause.)
Cambridge.
تان
Aa to my future appearance in pea swimming races. I am not so sure that "Broadcaster has the
CHALLENGE,”
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 5.
At Henley to-day, dull and threatening weather, a slight head wind was against the crews.
China Sugars Kalabon Sugars
autor Ices... Comenta (combined)
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42secs.
In the Ladies Plate Final, First share of seeing that, and I don't Trinity (Cambridge) beat Univer remember that ever promised sity College (Oxford) by half a that I would. I have informed length in 7mins 168ces. In the "Broadcaster" that I have quitted Thames Cup" Final, Brown" and racing for the past two years, but Nichols School (America), if circumstances permit, I may, in Thames Club by a length and a
quarter in mains. 28sers.
beat
In the Silver Goblets Final, (Oxford) by a length and three Thames bent Brasenowe College
quarters in Bins. 32yers.
In
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TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 350 METRES.
The Light Blue eleven seems L
future. appear in the open races. consist of E. T. Killick, M. J. Turn
Then Broadcaster will have the bull, E. D. Blundell and eight others. E T Killick has played
and I. the chance of thanking him satisfaction of criticising my style, twice for England and has made
for his trouble.
The groundnut oi! market has any number of runs, but the danger
Yes, I am still helping our young is always that if your star batsman
the Visitor's Cup Third- been slack owing to large arrivals swiminere, and I fails the rest of the side seem to
The camellia- asure Trinity (Cambridge) beat Trinity and short demand.
148 p.m.-Weather report. Tribute to Mr. F. W. Black, Breadcaster that I would not Hall (Cambridge) by a length and nut oil market is also inactive due 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.-Programme of regard it as their duty to fail also.
to over-supply and limited consump- Chinese music. (Records supplied Killick went in first for Eugland Mr. F. W. Blakk, who will be be so muddled as to tell them that a half in 7mins. 46secs. but he is first wicket for Cam-leaving the Colony shortly was crawl is exclusively called speed The Wyfolds Cup was won by tion. Both bean oil and wood tar hy, Messrs. Tien Sau Tong). bridge. The probables, so far as boasted by the gathering. In re
swimming.
7.49 p.m.-Evening weather re On the contrary. Thames who beat Jesus College oil are in less demand and prices one can judge (and Reuter is ter- turning thanks, Mr. Black stated would see that they understand (Cambridge) by a length in 7ming. have dropped. Prices of groundnut port." rily mean an details!) are M. Jthat he had done what he could for clearly that breast and back strokes 44sers, The Stewards Cup was oil, camellia-nut oil, wood-tar oil
p.m. - Evening programme.
records Turnbull. E. T. Killick, E. D. Bathe Chinese footballers and added aré aleb under that heading; but I won by First Trinity (Cambridge) and bean oil during the week-end (Columbin
supplied by dell, J. T. Morgan, G. C. Grunt. S. humorously that result the would not, as Broadcaster" fear; who beat London by a length in were Tia. 21.40, Tis. 20, Tis. 30. and Messrs. Anderson Music Co.).
Tls. 17.40, respectively.
10.30 p.m.-Close down. 4. Blok W. K. Harbinson, and S.C.A.A. had won the shield. Mred, ask them to use the breast and mins, secs. 2. D. Kemp-Welsh. The other Black stated that the best andas the back in place of the crawl. To
three lares may go to B.-H. Valen-sador of peace was the playing field me, they are useful in their own! tine. T. E. Drakes and E. Rand he predicted that the day was respective spheres. Our idea is to Butterworth, the latter two both not far distant, when all intern get a team of all round swimmers, bowlers. If J. T. Morgan fails to tional disputes will be settled over get in. C. A. B. MacVitie may the tennis courts or football fickis keep. H. H. Dales at one time of the world. (Hear, hear!) seemed likely to keep, but failed
ham.
gate, all three bowlers, have been
tried.
ия
pot a team who could only be speedy in crawl.
I can see that "Broadcaster's ' point of view and mine cannot come funny agreement. Opinions differ.
later. G. M. Chandler of Upping-as the Oxford bats. As happened Let him keep his and I, mine. That
R. Tebbs (Leeds Grammar School) and A. H. Fabian of High-ast year, there is great difficulty in will save a lot of argument and
fixing on an opening pair, though let Block and Harbinson seem the best paper.
of valuable space in YOUT combination. At one time H. Hj In order to settle our original Newcomers.
Dales, a fresher from South Africa, argument. I beg to
add that One ar fwn of the above names seemed likely to keep. but J. T Broadcaster's "remark that no rather surprised me. O. C. Grant Morgan was playing, apparently as Chinese has ever secured a cham made 47 in the Freshers' match of wicketkeeper, in the middle of pionship in both long or short dis 1927. He is from Trindad. He was June. Morgan, of course, can bowl tance of speed swimming, is really not out 32 in the 1929 Seniors and a bit.
incorrect, even if we leave breast played once for the Varsity making The real difficulty is that there is and back out of the question. Does 5 not out. A steady if rather slow any amount of small change but he remember who won the Open bat, he is making a lot of ruas only one bowler, Blundell." And Ladies Harbour Race last year! this year, and seems a certainty. there is a danger of his being over- Was she a Chinese I wonder. Is G. D. Kemp-Welsh defeats me. bowled and going stale. Besides the Barbour Race considered to be "I cannot find him in Freshers' or the bowlers I have mentioned,
"Broadcaster" may "ning" rape."
must
Seniors since 1926, and I think he Andrae, P. K. Webster, R. open long distance speed swim- be a fresher. H. R. N.Palmer, and A. C. L, Wills have any no. I shouldn't wonder. But Butterworth Jemus) made 92 not all been tried, so it is clear that I've decided not to argue any out in the Seniors this year and none of the lot are of outstanding more.-Yours, etc., got no wickets! But he seems to merit. have done better later.
T, E. Possibly I am wrong in setting
LEUNG TIT SANG.
Drakes (Stamford and Catherines) Butterworth down as a probable. Hong Kong, July 6. is the fastest bowler up nt, Cam- Well, I suppose we shall be able
P.S.Waterman's remark that
bridge at present. B-H Valentine to guess by this evening aa to some I failed to show that the breast is in his second year and had an aof them! But Reuter has an irritat- and hack strokes are employed by freshman a great reputation, bating way of telegraphing only een- any first class swimmers swimming he did not come off in 1928. Heturies, and five wickets and over, for world titles, étc.; is,
I think, has made a tremendous lot of runs and I suppose we shall have to wait
a bit loc hasty. Does he know that
Turnbull's Difficulties,
B. ABBIT.
in 'minor cricket this year but does for the home papers before all my there are world swimming titles for not get going in big games. friends can coine and tell me what the back and breast strokes, besides
zetten prophet I am!
titles for the Any stroke? I don't think that I need prove that the P.S. Still-I have refrained from contestants in the back and breast
UURE***Z***#7" us the meke and breast strokes
Like Barber, Turnbull has any amount of batsmen to select from
variable, and of them rather calling it "The Battle of the stroken races in the World Olvinpic.
but they are most
of Buch 2680 C
(Continued on next Column). merit.-R.A.
in order to get their titles.
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