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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1928.
WATER POLO SEASON OPENS.
KOWLOON S.C. AND CHINESE TEAM SCORE
FIRST WINS. ·
ARMY TEAMS GO UNDER.
BY
WATERMAN."1
The Water Polo League, started yesterday, two games being played at the V.R.C. In the first game the Kowloon Swimming Club accounted for the Somerset Light Infantry, while the Chinese "B" team proved too good for the King's Own Scottish Borderers' "B."
Moj rain over then wirkend --- For those interested in aquatics, more delays over the fawn-bow is I must issue a reminder and ask and penais lenne, but am not our them to roll, up, one and illi on reservoirs overflowing! The delay Friday night at the V.R.C. That ncensioned in local Sports Satures good sport is ahead of us, 1 an is a very minor affair compared sure, by reason of the heavy entries. with the harships, of “water-res- Whether" any, uparts or surprises are tinted sections of the population. 1 store for the public remains to So, although the whole lawn bowls j bo sen, but in thy case, with the and tennis lengte fixtures might: | presence of aur Chinese friends, de To put lack for a month or so, no racing is going to be keen and SOMERSETS. KOWLOON "A" | CHINESE "B". K.O.S.B.B." Brue sportsinan would prefer his there will be no walk-overs. Rhine to seeing the rain fall gen-understand wright cens have enter. eously over the Clony.
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There was a fairly large attendance, including a good number of Chinese, who, turned up to support their team.
SWIMMING FETE.
ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT/
COLONY'S BEST TO RACE. གར་ཆ་ད་་་་་་
ATHLETIC RECORDS
BROKEN.
AMERICAN GIRLS'
SUCCESSES..
BILLIARDS.
THE STEEL COULSON CUP COMPETITION.
The following matches in the Steel Coulson Cup Competition have been arranged for to-day : —- H.K. Police Res. e. K.O.S.B. Bufalo Club 2. R.A. H.K. Polive . Somerseta. Craigengower », C. & P.O.'s C. St. Patrick's Club R.E.'s.
(REITER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] The V.R.C. should have a packed house on Friday if the weather
CHICAGO, July keeps fine for their first night | Miss Betty Robinson, the Ameri Jean O'ympic runner, smashed the fete. Entries for the open raser, women's world records for the fifty as predicted, have been very good fand Handred yards' sprints to-day, and from the list below it can be taking 349 seconds for the 301.one seen, that the hext swimmers in sards, and 11.1-8 for the hundred.
Miss, Helen Warren claims the Hong Kong are to take part..
record for hurdling, having cover ed eighty metres in 12.3-5 second",
Two other records are claimed. Miss Garis Russell bases her daim (Continued on" hext Columin)
For the 130 gards Free Style there will be two heats, the best time in the heats to be considered the winner. The entrants are:--d. The first game of the Season The first appearance of the. Johnstone. S. V. Gittens, Pre. Ed for the team race This will resulted in a win for Kowloon "A" | Chinese in the water polo series re Fantkiner. S. Dabner, L Rozn mein beats and spil, What a treat
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In one diretion, however, the for the spectators! In the Tifver the Sunierset Light Infantry sulted in their annexing the poinsPereim, W. Lawrence, L.-Cpl. Find rain will interfere with a popular Paras readers will and the latest by 4 goals to 2 The soldiers put at the expense of the second team | layson. form of sports which many, people simming news from time to time. enjoy. Liefer to local racing. As and I mnderstand special areant up quite a good game and although of the King's Own Scottish Borders everybody interested knows, extra of Friday's night ft will appear Kowloon scored two goals in theers. meetings have been fixed for Octo in Saturday's issue. Look out for Arst balí, my one could say that the were anxious to see how the Chinese
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the two teams.
The Teams.
Kowloon "A":-Hedley, Rodgers, Watson, Raitou. Simpson, Witchell, and Lugan. Somersets Early, Traylor, Stacey, Fox, Mackenzie, Howard, Hooker.
The large crowd at the V. R.C.
The Team.
Chinese B-Chan Sik Pui, Kwok, Fung Sun, Ip Kön Im Lai Sze Chic, Chun Kam Cheang, Wong Cheung Hin, and Leung Sui„Man. KO.S.B. "B":-Bettam, Gar diner. Walker, Gear, Turner Branch und Jordan.
For the variety strokes tieg Sards) there are eight eat etters,
viz. W. F. Kerr, Pre Branch, Leung Shin Man, Wong Kam Fun. II. Remedics, Pee. Gear, Pte.
Ferguson, H. Wonz.
Eight teams have entered for the team race, these being as follows; Chinese AA Federation, Kow. loon Swimming Club, Club de Bertin, H.M.S. Castor, K.O.S.B.. R.GA., V.H.C., and Royal Navy,
THE
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an throwing the baseball 254 feet, neh, while Miss -Rena Me
in putting the Donald surecoded shot 42 feet, 4 inches.
All these achievements were re-' riviered on the ocassion of the truck and field championships of the National Women's Amateur Athletic Union.
DON'T FORGET.
KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB CONCERT
NEXT
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AUGUST 3rd.
"WONDERFUL ARRAY OF ARTISTES.
HOUSES TO LET -
der, and the race-stands which are it
soldiers were beaten at any stage would fare and must have come Bow in course of construction will lavë to be tuished by that month. Cricketers will be interested to
of the game. Before the interval | away with the, impression that they 7 note that work is being carried learn that the annual general meet the soldiers replied with one goal are a danger to the best that any in slay and night and progress is ing of the Long Kong Cricket and and on resuming they drew Club can put up. They have speed vog rapil. but if we are geing League will take place shortly. to have very, many more rainy whit new offers will be elected for level, but Kowloon got two goals and tactics, but, no team work as dys, the Tae-stands may be the forthcoming season. It will be In quick succession towards the end yet. Later in the season we may a problem for the Jockey Club a good idea if the old system" of and in the whole was the better of expect to ser some good games from
h the next racing date comes home and away matches can be res round. The accommodation for the tored, as it makes the League so
the Chines team." On yesterday's panies is now all complete, and the much more interesting. Friendly
performance, the Chinese were by Structure is certainly an improve cricket is all right, but, unfurta-
tr the better players. ment on the old arrangement. At nately, the majority of cricketers do the moment, from what can be seen not take friendlies as seriously by the casual observer, the provision as they de league games, andther for the publie in future will be very point requiring attention is the much better, and every racing fan registration of first division play. will hope that arrangements will beers. It has been the habit of most completed by October, so that the tabs of late to call on the services racing season will not be interfered of one or two of their first league players when they have a difficult with.
Kam in the second division. i am At last Hong Kong is to have a not directing this at any particular kiant athletic Preting Congratu-jlub, as I notice it is a common Lebens to the (him "Athletic Assefault, and, as such, should be dia- ciation apn their enterprise. The outraged. This sort of thing by no fact that the meeting has been an means help to promote good feeling ned fully two months before it between the Clubs and while quite ears off will give local nibletes-legal, is not strictly cricket." plenty of time to prepare for their Although the meeting will
I have often wondered bow an good opportunity, but missed at rom the beginning the Chinese BROADTOOD ROAD. Two Semi- primarily inter Chinese, as ex- Railton was at this clusively announced in the Daily tion would appeal to her cricket.
i playing a good game, being Jess, races for all comers have bezai
was a succession of trials by the Tennis Court and Garaga to ach Teams representing, China, included and some of our best non-i England. India, Portugal. Scot all over Howard and feeding Simp Chinese at the Army citadel. The House-Reply: SECRETARY FO. Occasional. Use of Tennis Court,
Box 2. Chinese talent will no doubt be at-iland, etc., could be brought together,sun, the left forward with many trartel. I recall that there was
and the games could be played on good passes. One of these resulted.O.S.B. goalie played a wonderful a controversy recently as to whether Sundays, and I find people do play in a goal by Simpson. There had me and saved many excellest 10 LET, FURNISHED, a certain sprinter ball actually Sundays in Hong Kong. This
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The Game.
Kowloon were the first to get away but the Somerseta backs check- d Witchell. At the other end Watson was kept busy by Howard, The Play, went up and down the bath
The Game.
Chinese centre forward, for a few seconds, the pace Leigung Sui Man, proved too fast for the soldiers and he was wel! sup- extremely fast. Witchell had a
parted by the rest of the team.
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Somerset's right forward al
The soldiers never looked danger- their compatriots from other ports, joltained to play baseball at Care
Watson niss
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Water Polo League commenced, Naval authorities would not allow second goal-which looked very Chinese players were pulled up for H BATTERY, Premier" Make Chinese Gentleman (Begiener), undertake Any TYPING Work
yesterday, and by the time this ap-
laseballers to make use of the much as if it was scored from inside pars in print, the first Chinese ground. I hear that the result of two yards.
The Somerset showed that they on will have appeared in the this intervention is that permission
good terr competition. How they have fared, has been now given for baseball had the making of readers will no doubt find reported, games air be played ng Caroline is stage and play was confined in another column, as I anderstand Hill Eva days a week until October.ntirely in the Kowloon section for that the Water Polo games are This gives us about three months the next minute or so. Time after being handled in this journal by towarza up" and play-a short time their forwards came up, and who is at only season, but let us hope a bright and the Kowloon goalie, Hedley, put in "En old hand
The Committee of the some excellent work. Eventually conversant with the merry one. thoroughly game, but is also able to give usefal Baseball Association will have however, Hooker did the trick and now re-arranging its when the whistle for half time game, advice on it. I recommend readers busy time
was 2-1 in Kowloon's to watch his notes. At the momen; plans to meet the new conditions. the score
Second Half, «
I do not propose to predict any Anyway, it is very satisfactory in-favour. result in connection with the league, ded to know that baseball is not
shut out but feel sure, from the number of going to be completely entries and the general interest shown, that a good season is ahead
of us.
- FRANCE RETAINS
DAVIS CUP.
NARROW WIN IN PARIS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 28. France has retained the Daris Cup, defeating the United States of America (winners of the inter- zone final) in the challenge round, by three matches to two.
Tilden beat Bdrotra in the singles to-day, this being the only match ao Lar that went to more than three sets, The score was 4-6, 4-1. C-4, 7-5.
With the score two matches all, Cochet heat Lott, also in four sets, the score being 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; and France thus retained the Cup.
The full results of the Ave matches are appended:-
H. Coehet bent W. T. Tilden, 6-3,
6-1, 6-2.
J. Borctra bent G. Lott, 6-1, 5-6,
6-4, 7-3.
J. Borcira and H Cochet lost to
W. Allison and J. Van Ryn, who won 0-1, 9B, 3-4-
this year, and followers of the game will anxiously await, further news Lof the season's plans.
MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS. CRAIGENGOWER BEAT UNIVERSITY.
On their Own. courts yesterday, Craigengewe: met and beat the University comfortably by sets
Second Half,
Early in the second half Wods Cheung Hing found himself un- marked and swimming down the bath scored with a fast low abur
In the second half, the Somersets again pressed and Howard appear at close range, which beat Bellar ed to understand Railton's tactics, al the way.
little after
with the result that he often got The whole Chinese team appeared away with the leather. A good pass to slack after this, and gave the Fron Howard to Me Kenzie brought impression that the side lacked out the equaliser and excitement stamina to carry on. However, the Fan high. A good deal of even play sidiers were no better off, us the. followed, both sides pressing'
rarly pace of the Chinese tad turn, but never looking dangerous. tired
them, too.. But for the Kowloon's next goal was by an ex-
fast play on resuming sides the interval, both ceptionally good bit of luck: The
Have 2. tame performance bö ball went down the soldiers' end and one of their Lacks thinking it out fore the end and at times playere Miss Grace Ho Tung had bad of play, perhaps, carelessly tossed it concerned themself more with duck- luck in twisting her unkle towards front of his own goal mouth, ing than with the ball. However, where Simpson quickly seized it and just before the end, Wong Cheung the end of the first set, and was thus forced to retire. A substitute, scored. Actually the whistle had Hing tried again and again at close not been sounded. This reverse range with no luck, while Chan on however, filled the vacancy.
seemed to upset the Somersets and' one occasion had no one to beat but efore the end,,Watson, swimming failed to score... The final whistle up, added a fourth goal for Kow-found the Chinese again pressing loon. Final Score:-Kowloon 4, Final score:-Chinese "B" 2, Somersets 2.
K.O.S.B. "B" 0.
to 1.
The detailed scores follow:-
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In this game there appeared to The Chinese "B" is the better be a distinct slowing down towards of the two teams entered in the the end, especially among the league and judging from yester. soldiers, who appeared to lack day's exhibition they promise to go 6-practice. They are quite a good far in the league. They have made
team and with a little more prac tree, should do well. Referee: Mr. they will keep it up.
a good start and all will hope that
Mrs. Pankhurst and I. M. A.
Razack (C.C.C.) beat Miss R. Kwok, and T
W. Chang.............. beat G. de Sousa and part-
beat Miss R. Perry and T.
K. Lien
Bradbury and J, W. Leonard (C.C.C) lost to Miss R. Kwok and T.
W. Chong
1- € heat G. de Sousa and part-
e e
Mrs.
ner
heat Miss R. Perry and T.
K. Lien
Mrs. Gall and H. D. Rumjahn — (C,C.C.) ___
beat Miss R. Kwck and T.
W. Chong ......
BOTDITS TUBE DO Wildomareste Mine Culla fuss and
who won 4-0, 0-1, 3-4, 7-8.
H. Cochet beat G. Lott, 6-1; 2-6,
0-08-3:
G. de BouA beat Miss R. Perry and T.
K. Lien
7- &
G. T. May..
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MATCH CANCELLED.
The Match between the Chinese. "A" and the V.R.C. "A" fixed for
Referee: Mr. G. T. May.
CHINESE LEAGUE.
There are Béven teams in the to-day has been cancelled as the Chinese Water Polo League. The Chinese players will be playing in South China A and B teams 7- & the Chinese inter-club league at the Chinese Athletic "A" and "B"
North Point The oth
The other match will teams, the Hong Kong University. 6-be between the Royal Navy TAG THE REMA
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