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Sports News
Hong Kong at Play.
SPORTS NOTES AND COMMENTS.
[BY" BROADCASTER".]
Last week-end was absolutely without outdoor sport of any sort, as the Clerk of the Weather ap- pears to be anxious to compensate us this year for the dry season we had in 1920. All lawnbowls and tennis games were postponed but I am glad that the league bowls will not be very much delayed. The most interesting coming sports item is the announcement of the events fixed for the next V.R.C. fete, which will be held on August
Of particular interest will be Jobnstone's attempt to lower the Hong Kong record for the 100 yards Johnstone is in great form. just now, and there is every reason to believe the record will be broken. especially in view of the fact that he will be swimming by himself. At the moment I cannot say if there will be pacemakers when the at tempt is made, but if there should
TENNIS.
MIXED DOUBLES.
Taking advantage of the favour- able change in the weather, the Indian Recreation Club played of their Mixed Doubles game with the University. The match was played at Sookunpoo and resulted in a win for the Home team by nine sets to it. The scores were:-
Mrs. MacCaw and C, A. L. Rum- jahn (I.R.C.)
beat F. Y. Khoe and Miss R
Perry
6 1 beat P. P. Khoo and Miss
R. Kwok
6- 2 Beat F. V. Ng and Misa G.
6. 1
Mrs. Gull and H. D. Ramjaha (I.R.C.):-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1930,
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.).
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NEW YORK, July 20... The following are the results of the baseball gaines played in the National and American Leagues to-day-
National League,
Boston Boston New York Brooklyn
Chicago Chicago Cleveland Detroit St. Louis
5 Cincinnati 13 Cincinnati 13. Chicago
6 St. Louis American League,
10 Boston
ǎ Boston
9 New York
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WATER POLO.
BISLEY KING'S
SOMERSETS DEFEAT NAVY.
„UNIVERSITY WINS IN JUNIOR
GAME...
were
Two" water-polo matches played at the V.R.C. Bath yester day, and in both of these the losers were defeated by a big margin.
In the first division the Somersets 1 completely mastered the Navy
"players, Lieut. Howard being the 15 outstanding player, as he was re- sponsible for four out of the six goals the Somersets scored. At the interval the Somersets were leading by two goals to mil,
3 Philadelphin
9 Washington
6
Soon after the resumption of the game, the Somersets registered au-. ether goal, which was followed up by three mere. The Navy scored their only goal through Foreman, Scores: Somersets 6, Navy 1. Somerset Skinner, Naylor, Morris, Mackenzie, Fox, Lieutenant
-WINS FOR DODGERS AND
ATHLETICS. YANKEES AND WHITE SOX IN Howard and Early
WILD GAME.
[UNITED PRESS]
Navy Parker, Beer, North, Davis, Bell, Foreman and Single
ton.
UNIVERSITY BEAT KOWLOON.
PRIZE-WOMAN.
EXTREMELY "POPULAR'
VICTORY.
[BRITISH WIRELESS 'SERVICE]
Rrosy, July 20. For the first time in the history of the Bisley Rifle Meeting the King's Prize was won yesterday by a woman, Miss Marjorie Foster, of the Women's Legion,
Miss Foster made a score of 250 points.
WOMAN'S OLYMPIC
GAMES.
THE JAPAN TEAM.
[UNITED PRESS.]
Tokyo, July 20-Six girls, the pick of Japan's feminine athletes, will leave Japan to-morrow for Frague. Czechoslovakia, where they wil represent their country in the Third Women's Olympic Meet."
The six representatives were selected by the Japan Women's
Miss Foster's nearest rivals were Sport Federation, from the per- Lieutenant Eccles, of the Seaforthformances they turned in at the Highlanders, with 270, and Lieuten annual Japanese women's Olympics aat Andrew, London Regiment, held in April. The Japanese re-
aad their
events and Quarter Master Sergt. Parker, presentatives
follow:- | Army Service Corps, with 278 each. The prize is £10 and a gold ¦medal and badge.
His Majesty's Congratulations. HM the King telegraphed to Lord Jellicos, Chairman of the Rifle Competition, as follows:-"I most heartily congratulate Miss Foster on winning this prize." beat F. V. Khoo and Miss R.
His Majesty referred to her suc- Percy
New York, July 14-The League 6- 0
leaders won again to-day and the
cess as wonderful achierement beat P. P. Khoo and Miss
A lot of scrambles was produced in the history of rifle shooting." Athletics and Dodgera edged their by the University and Kowloop R. Kwok
Miss Foster's victory was ex- beat F. V. Ng and Miss G.
percentages up another notch, the teams when they met soon after-tremely popular with the other former to .663 and the latter to 810.ards. Ho Tung
Rain caused a washout of mast of dently the better team, and they great ovation.
The University was evi-competitors, and she was given a Miss R. Rumjahr, and S. A. Rum. the National schedule and the Pitts deserved to win by five goals to Her performance has added to jahn, (I.R.C.)
burgh-Brooklyn, game was the only one.
the list of other notable achieve. contest which took place in this cireult. The Dodgers took this Tan, F. F. Li, K. I. Tan, S. H.includes Miss Amy Johnson's fight University: C. Loh, P. L.
ments this year by women, which affair on their home field, by 129, Wong, S. T. Cheung and $. F. having a slight advantage in the Chan.
to Australia, and Miss Winifred Brown's recent victory in the air hitting, and keeping a clean slate. while the Pirates committed one Murphy, Stoker, Spiers, Pagett Cup.
Brokenshire, Hyde, race round Britain for the King's
and Clarke.
beat F. Y. Khoo and Miss R.
Perry........ best P. P. Khoo and Miss
R. Kwok
6- 2
61
6- 1
6- 3
beat F. V. Ng and Miss G.
Hn Tung
6- 1
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error.
The Athletics committed the only two errors of their game with the Browns at St. Louis, but they got
be the tune Johnstone makes ought DAVIS CUP TENNIS. 13 hits to 10 for the Browns and
to be very good indeed. One of the fastest 100 yards" swimmers that Hong Kong has ever seen was Takaishi, the Japanese swiminer, who together with a few compatriots gave an exhibition here when they were returning from the Olympic Games a few years ago. It will be interesting to see how John- stone's effort will compare with the Japanese exponent's exhibition.
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U.S.A. DEFEAT ITALY BY FOUR GAMES TO ONE.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 20.
won by 9 to 7.
Washington's Senators lost to the Tigers at Detroit, by S-4, but con- Linued to make a strong bid for league leadership with a percentage of 646. The Detroiters get 13 hits as compared with eight for the Senators, who also scored the single
error of the game.
Only one double-header was play The United States beat Italy ined, at Chicago, between the Yan- the inter-zone final of the Davia kees and the White Sox. The Erst Cup competition by four games to game was extraordinarily wild, one, the remaining results being as both teams hitting liberally, but follows:-
ench making four errors, and the Sox won by 10 to 9. In the second game, they stendied and the Yan-
Lott (U.S.A.) beat Do Stefani (Italy) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
The Challenge team race is an- other item that should be worth going a long way to BCC. The teams are the V.R.C., Kowloon, Chinese Swimming Club, and Ser- vices. Of these the last named, I think, will be hopelessly outclassed, but the remaining three teams | ought to make a good race of it. V.n.C, should be able to put a very strong combination, especial TILDEN TO PLAY FOR U.S. by 3-2, by virtue of the Sox two
De Morpurgo (Italy) beut Allison (America) 7-3, 6-2, 3-7, 6-4,
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. Į
ly since they have Johnstone. Git- téns, and Lawrence in their ranks. "Kowloon are very confident of cuc- cess, I hear, but I am afraid I do
NEW YORK, July 20. not share their confidence. The
It is officially announced that Chinese have some of the best short Tilden, who had previously been distance swimmers in the Colony, excluded under the regulation for and if they can draw on all poa-bidding players engaged by news sible talent there should be a thrill-papers to describe matches, will ing finish to this race.
"play, against France in the chal.
lenge round of the Davis Cup.
*
*
•
wea
won by to 2
Kowloon:
SOUTH CHINA WIN.
OUTPLAY SELANGOR
CHINESE.
Before 5,000 spectators at the Stadium at Kuala Lumpur on July 13, the South China Touring Team defeated the Selangor Chinese by three goals to one.
"Selangor, were the first to attack and a fine centre by Lai Kong was just cleared. The tourists replied by bursting through, and a great shot from Kwek Lun just missed the goal
Both goals were bombarded in Rees, with 12 hits to Chicago's nine, Selangor scored through a beauti. turn and after twelve minutes' play ful shot by Choon Li from close
foreth visitor then vorher which
swept all be
(Continued on next Colúma,)
Boston's Red Sox dropped an other game, this time to Cleveland,
errors, although they got 10 hits to eight for the Indians."
The following are the detailed results of to-day's games:-
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Clubs. New York Chicago
(first game) New York. Chicago
(second game) Washington Detroit
G
31
R... H. E.
9 10
4
10 13
19
0
g
4
S
13
9
10
3
8.
13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
R.
Ε.
E.
14
1
12 75
0
Standings.
'Clubs. Pittsburg
1 Brooklyn
Others postponed because of rain,
·AMERICAN LEAGUE.
The water polo league is entering on the second round, and as I have said before the first division is all oyer bar the shouting. The second There were no matches in the division also looks as if it will go
lawn bowls league on Saturday," Boston to the V.R.C. The Fukien Club owing to the heavy rains. This is Cleveland at one time promised to give the the second time that a whole week's Philadelphia junior team of the V.R.C. a close fixtures has had to be postponed, St. Louis fight, but they drow with the bus after all it is fortunate the in- University last week, and thus terruptions mean nothing more than threw away a most valuable point, an extension of the season by two The position now is that, even if weeks. Assuming there will be they should account for the V.R.C., further interference by the they will be one point behind, ther, the season as far as the owing to their draw with the league is concerned will be over by University. I only hope this fact August 16. This date is practi- will not make any difference to celly a fortnight before the their keenness, and that they will players selected to represent Hong
Clubs. Philadelphia put up a good exhibition through-Kong in the Interport tests are out the league.
due to leave for Shanghai. The Washington A piece of news that may interest Shanghai Interport is likely to New York
Cleveland local tennis fans is that Mrs. Cape, hold up the completion of the Open of the U.S.R.C., is about to leave Singles Championship in case one Detroit the Colony. The U.S.R.C, will na or more players in the competition doubt be very much weakened by her, happen to be among the selected departure, for I reckon she is one of ones, but there is still plenty of the best lady players participating time to play off the finals of the in the Mixed Doubles league. Mrs, Spey Royal Cap and the Colony Cape, I understand, is ranked Championship before the commence- among the first ten lady players ment of the cricket season in of the United States, and before October. she came to the Colony, had done extremely well at the Forest Hills tournaments.
When she first came here, doubts wore expressed as to her ability,
Chicago St. Louis
Boston
Won Lost Pet.
37 29 .663 33. 29 .640
48 35
.578
42-441
.506
40.. 47
.460.
32
-49
.393
*2 32 .381 30 32 .266
NATIONAL LEAGUE.,
Won Lost PCL
"A7 30 .610 46 35 .568
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they forced Mei Shun scored the equaliser, shooting from ten yards range.
On resumption alter the interval Selangor attacked Sercely, and only the magnificent keeping of the South China custodian saved bis side from having a further score registered against it.
He brought "off a number of spectacular saves, once throwing himself full-length from one side of the goal to the other. Another time he brought off a brilliant one- handed save."
The visitors, then began to mono- polise the game. King Cheung scored for the tourists, and, two scored from, a cross pass from Shin minutes later. the same player
Hong.
From this point the South China stubog, defence of the Selangor team had all the play and only the
team kept down the scoring.
Pht spot!
the righ
Clubs. Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis
:"20 .544
40 37 .513
Agents:
40
.487
.468
.430
400
It was unfortunate that the whole Boston of Baturday's fixtures had to be Pittsburg left unplayed, as they had an in | Cincinnati portant bearing on the champion Philadelphia ship prospects of both divisions
but those who shook their heads before the leading tenme are due overlooked one very important to cross swords for the first time.
BOBBY JONES TRIUMPHAL HOME-COMING.
to
factor, and that is the light. One Civil Service and Craigengower AMERICAN HERO WORSHIP. striking example of how the light seniors, with the Bowling Green in Hong Kong offects one's play Club and Civil Service-juniora, was the case of Capt. O'Callaghan, are in the position to-day of being who won the local singles champion-equal in points and number of ship a few years back. During his matches played. They are due to
Atlanta, Georgia, July 14-Bobby first few months here Capt. O'Cal-meet each other this week. The Jones came home to-day with laghan could not get down to the senior. match will be played on the enough goli championships light, and was always misjudging Civil Service ground, while the satisfy even his native townsfolk. the flight, of the ball, especially the juniors do battle in Kowloon, The Atlanta turned out in a body to high ones, but after a time he got clash of the leaders will naturally great the young lawyer who took over this difficulty and gave sever arouse much enthusiasm among the British Amateur the British af sparkling exhibitions on local lawn bowla fans, and we may ex | Open, and the American Open with- courts.
pect to see a representative gather in a few weeks. The day was the ing at the Valloy to watch the do- greatest holiday this southern, city. ings of Craigongower, who are mak- bad enjoyed since the Armistice. ing strenuous efforts to accomplish Members of civic organizations. the hat trick" in lawn bowls. The
and golf clubs joined in a monster Bowling Green and Civil Service parade, which Jones reviewed from honours last season until they were in the march himself Old and
center the panelen end chaidre It is a great pity Mrs. Cape is by Taikoo in the triangular replay, crowded, up to shake his hand and gring, as what with all the talk On this occasion, the junior shield pound him on the back. about a possible interport match is within the grasp of either the with Shanghai in November, she would certainly have been a valu- able asset to the Hong Kong Ladies tonin.
(Continued on next Column.)
The same may truly be said of Mrs. Cape. I understand that in spite of the fact that she still finds the light a little strange, she plays
fortably wad og ýmis strengiamanterarting point whe
easily give some of our leading men' playerwriters go
Bowring Green or Civil Service and this week's meeting of the old warriors holds, just as much. in terest as the clash of the senior leaders.
Unspoiled by his triumphs and smiling hard to keep hack tears, Jones returned the greetings as best be could and insisted that he had done nothing to deserve auch adulatipa.
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Miss Michi Nakanishi, Nijo Girls
School 30 metre hurdles, 100 metre dash and 400-metre relay.
Miss Yoshie Muraoka, Aichi Girls High School-00 metre dash, 100- metre dash, broad jump and 400- metre relay.
STRAIN OF LIVING IN LONDON.
A COMPARISON WITH 1919.
LESS DRINKING: AND MORE READING.
Is Londoa a better place to live in than it was ten years ago?
Ratepayers aro hands into their pockets for over.
putting their £10,000,000 a year more than they
were in. 1920 for social services: worth in improvements Are they getting their money'
...
The only way to find an answer is to comb the Yellow Books, en- titled "A Statistical Abstract," nublished by "the London" County Council: Containing. 100 pages of solid statistics without a Line of comment, it gives a complete com- parative figure picture of London for the past ten years.
It shows that, in spite of the fact there is less crime and disease. On that London is growing bigger," the other hand, it reveals dont the Metropolis is far more dangerous to live in and the big increase in suicides indicates that it is prov ing too nerve-racking for many
Improving.
Miss Kinue Nitomi, representing the Osaka Mainichi aewspaper- broad jump, 200-metre run, triath-London is, improving are lon, 60 metre dash, javelin throw, 80 metre hurdles and 800 metre run. Miss Chiyo Hamasaki, Nijo Girls School,-broad jump and high jump..
Facts that seem to suggest that
All six wonien hold Japan nation- al records, but the hopes of the Women's Sport Federation have been placed in the Japanese teams" performance in the 400-metre relay. It is hoped that the Japanese re- presentatives will be able to better the record now held by the Ameri- ! can girls' team.
The Japanese athletes range in age from. It to 3 years.
و هیییی
SINGAPORE GOLF.
The final round of the Singapore Golf Club Championship was play. ed on July 13, and resulted in a win for L. D. Hardje, who defeated R. Craik 4 and 3.
The Ben Line' 5.3. Benvenue, from Europe and Straits, left Singapore and is due to arrive here on the for this port on the 20th instant, 23th instant.
The Ben Line as. Benvrackie, London, Straits and Philippines, is from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp,
due to arrive here on August 2
Infant mortality rates are over 50 per cent, lower than ten years .ago.
Londoners are living longer, hundreds more people living to 55 and over."
Greater use of libraries list year 14,519,112 books being bor rowed, compared with 6,001,200 ten years ago.
Large increase of visitors to art galleries and museums.
Vaat improvement in housing. 33,000 new dwellings having been built by the L.C.C. alone" since
1910.
Less beer, wine, and spirits being drunk and more tea being consumed.
Bigamy is on the wade. Not Improving...
On the other hand:-
The yearly death-roll of the streets. has jumped in ten years from 688 to 1,237, and the en- nual number of injured from 10,027 to 34,461.
Suicides have increased front 400 to 800 last year.
Rates have gone up. Many more fires, occur, and last year there were 3,000 more false alarms than in 1920.
Number of deaths by violence has slightly increased.
Lastly, the report reveals that London has a debt of £143,756,463,
BECK'S
WORLD
FAMOUS
"KEY BRAND"
PILSENER BEER.
BECK'S PILSENER BEER
HAS A SORT OF COOLNESS.
A BE- FRESHING SPARKLE THAT TONES YOU UP AND MAKES YOU FEEL READY TO TACKLE A BIG JOB ON THE WARMEST DAY.
Everybody's Drinking It!
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