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Sports News
LOCAL BASEBALL V.R.C NIGHT FETE.
YESTERDAY'S SLOW GAME. INTERESTING INTER-HONG
SOUTH CHINA WIN THEIR
LAST GAME,
TEAM RACE.
LAWRENCE AND GITTINS,
PROVIDE THRILLS.
A slow and uninteresting baseball game was witnessed yesterday when South China, beat the Hong Kong
The continual rain that foll hur Baseball Club by a score of 10-3 ining the greater part of Saturday their last game of the season Neither team played a very... "hot", game, and although Hong Kong got more hits than their opponents they were not able to make them good..
afternoon and again just before the swimming gala at the Victoria Recreation Club was timed ta stait, 'aid not in any way interfere with the large crowd of swimming an Hong Kong were short severnthusiasts who decided at all costs
waa
players and did not have a reserva to fall back on, while their pitcher there wild from the start and was nobody to take his place. The felding was poor and they had a new man in the contre field who was" They not worth bringing out, shifted their team around several times in a vain attempt to find the lucky combination but were un successful,
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The Chinese, who played grouchy game, were out to win all costs and gave rather a poor display of sportsmanship.
Hong Kong had one chance to come up and brought in one man in the fourth and another in the Fifth, making the score 5-3, but the Chinese got four more runs in the Inst of the fifth to shove the, ODTE, up to a safety point.
South China only missed scoring in three innings nad did not come up for last bats.
South China.
Line-up.
31. Goo
p.
M. Chang,
K. Ler
1b.
2.
E. Chang
Hong Tou
Campbell Thompson
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 1931
WEEK-END SPORT.
RAIN CAUSES WHOLESALE POSTPONEMENTS,
HOME CRICKET:
RAIN WASHES OUT FRIENDLY PROGRAMME.
ALL MATCHES RESULT IN
DRAW.
ETHROUGH BLUTER'S AGEROY JS
Losnon, Bept,
M.CLE SWIMMING GALA.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR: TO. MORROW'S FEILS
HOME FOOTBALL.
TWO SENIOR TEAMS STILL UNBEATEN.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE Wer that on and after the 25
·E--beg to notify our Castamers
Further formation concerning WEDNESDAY AND EVERTON. AUGUST, 1981, the TAXI FARE in
109a
tennis and All the lawn-bo
the Swimming Gala of the Minas
soondanos with Government's approval tering Children's League, tombe
will be au follow NO baseball matches scheduled for
held at Repulse Bay to morrow is gruelling time on Saturday when English League teams had a
Fint Mlle...50 Coats Saturday were ostponed on. ao!
now available, through the courtesy the majority played their third
“Every Subsequens Mila in u of Mrs. R. M. Henderson; Hoa round in the First Division Two
40.Dante For Mile, count of the raid, "but hockey en
Becretary, thusiasts braved the olements and.
Members and friends who have of the old heroes stood outpramin- THE NEW TAXI Co, LAD, played their third trial game which
en unable to obtain tickets in ently at the end of the day's play, A
taking full points for the third BLUE TAXICAHE LATE advance will be able to purchase
Hooks (Telephone No. 16780) resulted in a win for the Colours,
What with the County champion them on the day of the gala at time Shefield Wednesday hold those (Telephone No. 87417) by four goals to one, ships completed cricket matches at No. 11 But, on the bench average of 17 for and 3 aginst,
Be a load with six points with goal HONG KONG SHANGHALANG The "Y" have some very good home during the past wook were all
Bus Arrangements,
Eyerton stand with six points and a
ARATAXICAB Co., LAD. material at their disposal this year purely of a friendly nature, pas The first race will be started goal average of 8 for and against.
Headline (Telephone No. 20408) and should be able to load two very late decreed that these were not tore for the first two races should winning the first two games, West Bed (Telephone No. 28743),
punctually at 3 pm, and competi- Blackpool dame a cropper, as, after STAR TAXI. Co. A docent teams.
to go uninterrupted as rain fell all be at Repulse Bay not later the Bromwich Albion lowered their, Hong Kong, 24th Aug., 1991 over the country and the targe 245 pm. Buses will leave the Hong colours to the tune of four goals. matches that began on Saturday Kong Hotel bewoon 3 pm and 2 In the Second Division matches, bad, to be loft drawn. Er Tm sunning cub to the botol as Bury alone shoceeded in quxrising soon, sa,they are tall. Retur fare with full points in all, three encoun interest was the Gentlemen of Bag to 18 years of age, 35 conta
The game which commanded most | ja 75 cents, adults, and children up tors. Bradford had somewhat the CRÉDIT FONCIE D'EXTREME.
fame luck as Blackpool, in the First land 6 New Zealand at Eastbourne A. buffet tea wil he served on Division, for, they were forced to
Morigaon Bánk and Eszátk and the large crowd that made the the beach near matabeds Not A draw with the Spurs after winning trip to the holiday resort went away sud 5 from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. Ticket the first two games, vise versats. dippeinted after promise, of some holders are asked to show their invery interesting play. The tourists tickets, but not to give them up at batted first and compiled 277, of tea-time Bideshows, Autries to the which total Blunt claimed 5, urot varicus events, and ten, are all in out, gathered in the course of a cluded in the one admission price sparkling innings. The Gentlemen Gifts of old tennis balls will be The Varsity players put up a of England had only just com mast acceptable and should be ad- good show in the first half, and the menced their innings when rain dressed to Commander Morris, forced a stop. Their score was then R.N., Murray Gate, Royal Naval soldiers found it hard to penetrate only 22 runs fur ne loss
Tard. their defence. However, in the second half the undergraduates were tired out, and their opponents pressed throughout,
LOCAL FOOTBALL,"
SOLDIERS TROUNCE VARSITY
to be prescat as it was the last time in which Hong Kong's repre- The Hong Kong University under set, sentatives in the forthcoming inter-graduates met a team from Miray ports were to be seen in action Barracks on the 1
Jattor's ground before they left for the northern Garden Road on Saturday after port yesterday.
noon, and were defeated to the tune
·
The programme inokided a very of 1. interesting inter-Hong team race in which six sides took the water. The race was very closely contested and rosulted in a win for the team which styled themselves the "Hong Kong Government." They were, however, disqualified when it was discovered that one of their num-At half-time the score was 2-1 in ber was not a Government servant the soldiers' favour. The Varsity's First place, therefore, went to the Royal Artillery. The other teams solitary goal was registered by K competing were Hong Kong Bank, M. Ho (centre forward) who beat Hong Kong Electric, Kowloon the custodian with a hard shot Docks and Asiatic Petroleum Com at close range. In the second half the students were simply on the defensive and the soldiers scored three more goals..
W. Lawrence and Victor Gitting two of our interporters, provided the spectators with a very exciting 100-yard race, the former just win- ning by a touch. The blindfold race provided plenty amusement while the one length under water race proved very popular, ne did the Ladies 60 yards handicap which was won by Mias Doris Hunt,
The programmo was brought to n
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30 points; 2, R. Silva Netto, 201 points.
One Length Under WaterTwo heats. Final-1, W. Stoker; 2, F. Silva
100 Yards Free Style.-1, W. Law.
At Scarborough Yorkshire, the champion county, and M.C.C. engaged in the second drawn match The former made 900, and after Marylebone had put together 10 for 9, stumps were drawn, a
The same fate that attended these two matches which started en Wednesday, was met in the Cantle men v. Playera match at Scar borough on Saturday. The latter batted first and scored 357 for 6 (declared), Sandham making 118, To this total the Gentlemen replied with 106, Treeman getting 7 wickets for 44 runs. After this rain render ed play impossible.
**PRAK MANSIONS
Kilmarnock by defeating St. Mirren in the Scottish League, groomed & Fire-roomed Apartments
cured the Fremier place, while lis Rangers and Coltio, engaged in s gonilcas draw.
The following are the results of Saturday's gamo8:
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ENGLISH LEAGUE:
Hora Mataheds Reeded. The Gals Committeo wish to ex- press their thanks to all owners of matsheds and huts at-Repulse Bay for kindly placing them at the committon's disposal for the day. Birmingham Would the owners of mätsbeds Nos Chelsen 18, 71, 72, 74, 79 and 108 com Derby municate with the Hon. Secretary, Grimaby Mr. R. M. Henderson, 180, The Loicester Peak (Tel. No. 38 ex 280) if they Liverpool are willing to lend them, as addi Portsmouth tional methods to those siready Wednesday promised will be required f The Bunderland Committee would be most grateful West Brom for the loan.
West Ham.
ORTHODOX PLAY AT full of delightfų! batting that last-
ed an hour and took Rent in HASTINGS.
safety.
A Thrilling" "Catch, Valentine, weilding the one and
División I,
2 Arsenal a 0 Huddersfield 1-Sháfeld U Newcastle. Manchester G D
Aston Villa
2 Blackburn 7. Bolton,
2 Everton
4 Blackpool
0 Middlesbro
Division II,
Bradford C. Burnley Bury Chesterfield Loeds UA Manchester U.
T. Leondrose with a water-polo match-ronce, Time: 00.4-5 secs. 2 S. KENT SHARE POINTS WITH | only swift, bat of the day, drove Millwall
H. Young 3K D. Leonard H. Jan
Mayhon
5.2.
Lawrence
Fong
1.f
Gilmou
Bawer.
Simig!
A Fong c.f. KL. Churf
Score by Innings.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ttl Hong Kong" 0 0 0.1.2002 South China....... 5 0 0 0 4 1 0.10
Umpire S. Hachiima. Base Umpire Suzuki.
Interport Team . Royal Artillery, Hong Kong's representatives were too good for the Gunners, winning by the comfortable margin of goala to 1.
Results.
The full results waro
30 Yards Members' Handicap Four heats, Final-1, C. L. Aris, Time: 31:4-5 secs. ; 2, R. Silva Netto, Time: 28,1-5 sbcs) |
Members' Diving (two dives, from the spring-board and two from the lowca platform), E. Lawrence, (Continued on next Column.)
A GOOD NAME
Gittins, Time: 61 secs, Lawrence's time for the first 50 yards was 28 seca
Ladies 50 Yards Handicap}, Miss D. Hunt, Time: 37 sek.;. 9,. Mrs. J. McMahon (scr.), Time: 30.
50 Yards Blindfold Race.-1, F. Silva; 2. R. Silva Netto
Inter-Heng Team Bace (four a side, each to swim two lengths) Six teams compoted. Won by, the Roval Art/kery Time: 2 mins.
Water Polo-Interport Bide, de fented the Royal Artillery by four goals to one.
SUSSEX.
ASHDOWN'S STUBBORN
BATTING,
Division
with grace and judgment. He hit Notte Forest Langridge for a 8 and two 4's off Port Vale the last three balls before ten, when Preston N.E. the figures were 175 for six The Tottenham partnership was, broken soon after j the follow-on way saved, Fairservice boing clean bowled at 293.Valen- Hastings, August 11.-The Ange tine passed his 60 m fifty-five Bristol R. were flying quite gaily again in town minutes, but Chapman was caught Cardiff- and harbour this morning, and once at mid-on at 224 by Duleepsinnji, Clapton O..... again the old castle ruins rose, up who had provided the only really Coventry. against a sky of bright sunlight thrilling moment of the day when Exeter Thus the reputation of Hestiaga be caught Woolley before lunch Gillingham cricket week was saved in its lustoff-nover, can he have-hit harder-Norwich
Woolley hit hard and low to mid-Luton stages, and nearly a full third day's play was possible in the indly and Dulcepsinhji held the ball by Queen'e P.R. hindered match between Bussox and clutching it against his body All Swindon Kent
the Sussex aut aricket indeed was Torquay The pity of it was that only an splendid, but their reward wis orthodox attempt was made to com- less than they had counted on, for plete the fixture, with the con- Freeman batted stolidly with Vaion sequence that Sussex did not even time until top to six, when the game win five points on the first knock was abandoned vannet
| Valentino's not out dimmings" and
0 Notis O
3. Stoke
2. Oldham 3 Charlton
0Barnsley
2 Swansea 1 Plymouth
4. Bristol.C.
2 Wolves.
2 Southampton
3 Bradford
III (Bouth), Crystal E Thib Heading
4: Mansfield 2 Thames
4 Brentford
2 Fulham
A
1 Southend
0 Northampton
0 Bournemouth
1 Brighton.
a Watford
Division III. (North),
Accrington Carlisle
Darlington
3 Doncaster
2 Crewe
Chester
for Kent dragged out their inglasted, ninety-five minutes, and he Gateshead 4 Barrow
Bowley, Ames, Ashdown 102. Parka (J.), 1.b.w. b Free Uman
fill the close and divided eight points hit 4 0 and ning The conclud A more satisfying reward timing stages were enlivened by a duel this division of meagre fruits might between Brown the tall bowler, have been the result had the team and Freemap, the, small batsman. decided to leap across to the:fourth inmpgs by deolaring one siter ino other in, the first inningsort
Ashdown's ininngawididly charse terised the run, of the game. Fata and Browne had their deserved suc conses against the majority of, the. bátamen, but it took two hours a forty minutes to dislodge the chunk of solid rock whose name in Ash down. He opened the Kent inningsb with Hardinge ut ten minutes past
K.S.Duleepsinhji, b Free- m
Cook of Marriott, E Free-
Langtişle (Ins,), c Ashdown, Freeman lat Parks (H.),
twelve and withstood everything man. b Free.
and "everybody!" only to pen, Här- dinge beaten by a magnificently swinging ball from Tate at tea, Woolley caught by Duleepsinhji at 48, and Ames bowlod by Browne when the core iwas. only 60.
Wickels Thrown Away
Q. A. K, Collins, b Marriott 1 Wensley, at Ames, May-
མ་་་་ 50 Tate, c Woolley@b·Marriott IT Cornford (W.), notyout que Rev FB R. Brawne, not
but
Total (5 wkte, ded).
Вор
He was still nt, the prease when lunch, tine cam with 65 for three- on Lie board, of which his share was la in eighty "migutes. Afterwards. ho, watched Bryan play a straight pge from Tate with his pads at 71 and completed his own so out of 105, only to throw his wicket away when he had made 64, and when the
Ashdown
Marriott
Freeman
Kont total was 129. | Most wasteful | Hardingo, and unfortunate, was Ashdown'a pod He lifted Bowley towars
10. 25.
rom:
Ashdown, grun
Hardinge, b Tateicot
Hing
Halifax Rotherham Stockport Tranmere
Walinil Wigan
Wrexham
3 Lincoln 0 York
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New Brighton Hall
1 Hartlepoola
4 Rochdale **
SCOTTISH LEAGUE."
Aberdeen Olyde Dundee U.
Falkirk
Jamilton. Kilmarnock Leith
Morton
Dundee Partick
0 Cowdenbeath
3 Airdrie
Motherwell
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LEAGUE TABLE.
P.W.D.LF.
Kilmarnock 8701
Rangers 188 Celtic Motherwells
Abordeon Partick
3rd Lanark 1 Clyde
Heart
(740)
84
Hamilton 8 2013
Cowdenbeath 89 33 Falkirk
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9 Hearta
Dundee D8 21 Morton
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8 Third Lanark
Queen's Park 3 Ayr 2
Rangers 0 Celtic
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