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HONG KONG SPORTSMEN.”
NO. 4THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY.
ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS.
[BY SALADIN.."]
I am selecting for my article this week the" Portuguese Com- munky because their foremost sportsmen are very much in the limelight at the present time in this cosmopolitan Colony. With- nui difficulty. 1, cad point out several who have in recent years become leaders in the respective games in which they specialise, but the space at my "disposal, I shall be able to del only with soccer, swimming, billiards, "lawn Bowls and chess. Except in the first named, it is possible to determine by competition which in- dividual is best, and some idea is to their prowess can be gained. when I state that Portuguese old the championships for billi-. ards swimming and chess white a couple of seasons ago,"une of them hold the title for lawn bowls. At soccer, another has been. acknowledged to be one of the Colony's outstanding players for many years, while as a community they have won major competi tions, ep. Lengue Championship Division 1, und the Sunday Herald International Cup. Such, in brief, constitute their main achievements of which; the principals deserve specia! mention for the part they have contributed towards the prestige of theie enumunity.
A. V. canno. Little doubt exists that their most sprotucular athlete is A. V. Losano. It is hardly necessary to mention that he is a distinguished Roccor player, who has a large fellowing and who has delighted Hong Kong and Shanghai galleries by his bril.... liant performances on the field, ford"
Gosna has represented Hong Kong) in interports against Shanghai for six years at a stretch (1996-1931). As a youth in St. Joseph's College
as far back as 1920, he gave pro-j mise of developing into the fine The player he has turned out to Portuguess leader frst established! himself as a first-class player in thej League between 1924 and 1997, when his Team, Club de Reeraio, wonthe Junior and Senior Division Cham- pionships in successive years. Since then he has been an indispensable member of local interport sides, and '
• was made captain in 1980 in the Portuguese Shanghai Interpori he
Mr. L. Roza Pereira
Hong Kong Interportar 1931. Cross-Harbour Champion
1930 and 1931.
Hong Kong's interport her be
'local' star featured in all the ingen swimming at the age of 8.
ches in 1925, 1826, 192 and 1999, while he has for severni SPABONS played in a the principal exhi bition and charity matches in Hang Kong
Mr. A. V. Gosano
1
vinning the Bays' Championship in 1025, a 15. He frst came into pro- minence in 1897 by finishing second" in the Annual Harbour Rare, pe cupying the same position in the following year, but dropped to fourth in 1929. 1 1030. he scored a series of success by capturing Brat places in the 220, 440 and 980 Yards Championship of the Co- ony, and also of the Harbour Race. Last year he maintained hiat position in the 440, 850 M
Harbour Race,
Chess Champion. Mr. C. M. Sequeira is the Chess Chumpion of the Colony. He is one.
HONG KONG ĐAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1932.
出
Mr.
Qamund
Hong Kong Billiards Champion 1921, 1923/5, and,
unbeaten since.
JACK HOBBS ON DANGERS OF THE
CRICKET FIELD.
INADEQUATE SIGHTSCREENS ON COUNTY
Le
CRICKET GROUNDS..
"Coincidener stories are legion and poals are now allowed, and am this one deserves a niche in cricket | pitos are chary "of coming in, for annals, writes Jack Hobbs, in
4 crowds have a way of voising their Home Paper.
disapproval. I know that umpires Three or four years ago George are not keen on haring so much Gunn and I discussed the ban, on responsibility thrown on them sight-screens at the Trent Bridge
Perhaps it would be better to go ground, Nottingham 1 had been back to the old method of letting complaining of the bad light there, the bataman have a say, for, after and George, agreeing, remarked, nithe ultimate decision iя
One fine day somebody will be umpire's. killed."
It is surprising how few accid-
TEST CRICKET
INDIA'S TAIL FAILS TO WAG
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LONDON, June 27. Play in the Test 31ntch batwsen India and England was resumed at Lord's this morning before a crowd
of 8,000.
ON
LAWN TENNIS.
CLUB COMPETITIONS.
"NEW CHAMPIONS.
(BY: ** BALADIN.").
Portal pr
Recently new ohampions have sprung up in local club chupeti- tions. In the South Chim Athletio Association Singles Championship, Lee Wai Tong, the wall-known foot- baller, won in a hard fought final as Luk Ding Cheung, the score i his favour boing 88, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4
Navle, who had scored 11 and 1, the latter retiring. The Saturday, was bowled by Bowes ouer was well on the way to vie after having added only one run,
gory in the fourth sea when leading while Noomal was ... to one 40 games, but suffered a impac from Robins at 33. Nooral acorad inmediately from which he failed his 33 in 20 minutes and hit three winner developed cramp at an early to recover. In the Goat sot the foura
stage, bur managed to continue. ha pres also told on Luk whe suffered from an attack of cramp also at a later stage, and relived at 3-t games in favour of Lee.
His Majesty the King arrived at In a lightning flash this conseragents happen at cricket, One of the moon and shook by the hand each player. His Majesty departed at 1 tion was recalled to my mind when muss serious was when D. J. Knight.p.m.
After the luncht interval play was
won the Hong Kong Championshinthe news cameorge Gunn fielding at short leg, received the resumed. before 12,000 spectators.
He was knocked out, and the in jury affected his cricket for some time.
ENGLAND, lat INNINGS,
H. Sutcliffe, b Nissar
A
P. Holmes, b Nissar
G
F. E. Woolley, run out
9
W. R. Hammond, b“ Amar
Singh
35
D. R. Jardine, e Narle, b
Naidu
79
E. Paynter, Eb.w.,
Naidu 14
1. Ames. b Ninnar
R. W. V. Robins, c Lall
side
Singh, b Nisar
F. R. Brown, e-Amar Singh,
b Nissar, P
I
in 1991, and succeeded in winning had been struck down and rendered full force of the ball on the kend. it again in 1929, 1995 and 1925. Hunconscious by a full-pitch in the has taken part in the Portuguese Surrey match. Interport between Hong Kong and Happily, George is recovering,
One generally revers quickly Shanghai, and played in the Portu. but the danger is still there, and
»s the authorities will now from body blows, but one
on the | perhaps" The guese triangular tournament.
the head is a different matter. It is Hong Kong champion has "beaten take action. It they do not
like having a car neident. Alter. Mr. R. & K. Johnson and Capt. next accident any give fatal. Barrett, both of whom have won The Trent Bridge grund has awards you are ultra-cautious and the Shanghai Championship, and particularly difficult tight, for unafraid of cross-roads and engaged in exhibition matches with one side is the red-brick pavilion, streets, prominent professionals passing! which is of similar colour to the through the Colony, among them bail, and on the other side is the being Faulkner and Stevenson. His stand, often black with people.
The accidens to Georgs Günn was highest break is 287, and other good?
bound to come.. I feel very strong fforts inlude 224, 209, 183 and 182,
by on this subject, because it is only and numerous centuries.
fair that the batsman should have a proper sight of the ball.
Inadequate.
"
.1 have had to criticise the Trent Bridge authorities about screens, but there is one thing on which to commend them. The boundaries are | short there, and the game thus on livened Fielding is more brilliant anil sixes cetimon.
Lawn Bowls Champion.
Notts have had a umber of m Mr. R. F. Luz was Lawn Bowls!
tura hitters, like &. W. Carr Champion of the Colony in 1929.
I am told that this year Notts Barratt, and Earwood, but many He made very rapid progress to the
did have a small serem at the end 's have been hit at Trent Bridge! top of the ladder, starting the game seriously only a couple of seasons opposite the pavilion but the play-which would have been 4's on other previously.
He has represented ers state that it is not of much use. Arounds...
It has been said, in jocula? Alf Glover was bowling from that i Hong Kong in interport with Shang
Gover's way, that I did not play agains hai. Mr. Laz is also good at billi- end when he hit Gun.
vas afraid of ards and for hany years was arm came right over the top of the Notts because one of the best players here. He
Bereen. Still, anything is better Larwood's fast bowling. As there took part in the Portuguese inter than nothing.
are always people ready to believe port with Shanghai and also in the
There is the old argument about such stories, I may be permitted t Portuguese triangular tournament.
the bowler receiving no help and explain that I am onlitled to In conclusion, I may add that at one period between 1900-1917, the everything being made for the bats holiday occasionally.
That may be true up to a Portuguese could boast of
many point, but if the batsman does not fine printers, among them being see the ball in time to make his Castro and Silva who won cham stroke the game a inevitably slov- pionships of the Colony, while aed up. the Races Mr. F. M. L. Soares won
It does not seem to be generally the Derby on Sir Paul Chater's known that there is nothing in the
laws of the game about screens,
Valiant Dahlia.
NEW MARATHON CHAMPION
NURMI BREAKS 19.YEAR RECORD
(Rester's Special Service.)
HELSINGFORS, June 20.
PAAVO NURMI, the Flying Finn, to-day established a new work's marathon record of hours, 2 minutes, 4 seconds, hent ing the time set in 1910 by the famous English long-distance rin. ner, H. Green,
U.S. BASEBALL
SUNDAY'S GAMES
[T10:0) AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
of the most experianced players, at present, as it was about twenty years go, when he is with Mr. II, W. Ray for the first place in the irst Championship of the Colony but in the replay for the title the indie won. Although rumpeti- ! Bion was organised, byŝtil time Kow- Boots Chess Club held it under their jauspices several years ago, Mr. Se-
queira continued playing. He first. wim the fitle in 1020, and repeated Mr. Gowing is also an all-round his success in 1927 and 1932,,
and athlete. He has been very pro- was runner-up in 1928, 1930 and Brooklyn minent in running, doing well 1931.
Club de Rocrele Star, Hong Kong Interporier 1926-1931 and Captain 1930.
school and ever anice, covering the) The champion possesses overal quarter mile once in 82 seconds. He fine qualities. He adopts very has represented Recreio in the Base, steady tactics, his movements being ball and Tennis league and at afe and sound, while he has the billiards in the triangular Portu kuack of discovering, weaknesses in his opponent's frmation, and fis- guete Tournament. As he is now ally mis point-end game play is a only 25 years of age, more will un- doubtedly be heard and seen of him, very strong boint in his favour.
L, Roza Pereira.
Lionel Roza Pereira bids fair in swimming, to vic, in time, with
'Gouno's successen. at soccer.
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New Youx. June 26. THE baseball matches played on
Sunday resulted as follows:-
F
Boston Boston
National League. --
KLANI.
The question is left to the "local authorities, and in the case of Not tinghamshire they are no doubt looking after the interests of their members, who would be unable to follow the fight of the ball between the wickets if a big sight-screen in tervened.
Bad Light,
But better for to incommode a fow members than to play with fire. Ao the Oval and Lord's the light reflected from the glas doors of the pavilions often causes trouble to batsman, but Trent Bridge is no- torious
Before the senson opened I came to an agreement with the Surrey Club which permits me to
down from several matches.
Not Afraid..
stand
EL
As Surrey had three consecutive)
I decided to miss. away games, either Nottingham or Manchester. The Manchester match was for Wat son's benefit, so I naturally wanted
play there. For the benefit nf} my critics, I may stand down. in one or two more matches before the f Beason ends,
In any case, no one is afraid of fast bowling in the present stande al wickets.
There is room for a left-hander in Australia, and Paynter, of Man ehester. must be considered an a candidate after his two successive leit. hundreds. We have had,'no banded opening batsman, for yeu and if Paynter could approach th standard of Bardsley he would be
distinct nequisition.
W, Voce, not but .....
W. E. Bowes, e Nissar, b
Amar Singh.
Extras
Total.
228 A
258
Full details of bowling an alysis are not available. Niesar. 3 for 93; Naidu. 2 for 40; Amar Singh, for 1.
ALL-INDIA. 19 INNINGS,
Navle, b Bowes Noomal, 1.b.w., b: Robins .... Wazir Ali. w., 5 Brown 31 Naidu, e Robins, b Voce Colab, e Robins, b Bowes", 99. Nazir All, b Bowes Palia, not out ....
Lal Singh, e Jardine,
Bowes
e
Jehanger Khan, b-Robins
Amar Singh, Robins
Voce
Nissar, b Voon
Extras
Total
9859827 2
13
1.
1.80-
Fall of Wickets. Fall of wickets:-30/1, 63/2, 110/3, 153/4, 160/5, 145/31, 181/7, 189/8, 188/0. 199/10.
Bowlling.
Bowen 4/10. Vore 3/32, Browar 1/48, Robin 2/39, Hammond 0/13.
ENGLAND, 2nd INNINGS. H. Sutli, e Naidu, b
Amar Singh P. Holmes, b. Khan
F. E. Woolley not out...
Extras
Total for 2 wita.
10
11
38
Commander. The Equipment Officer without leave from the Company
The best ground for light is Old Trafford, Manchester. There are good scrvena at either end and the
A correspondend wants to know will make it a point of being pre- wicket is broadside on to the stand
country grounds, as a rule, whether A. C. Maclaren, afer played sent. Recruits will attend.
(Sgd.) D. LKING, The have also better light than most of in a Test match under the captaincy the city anes, which is not surpris-of F. S. Jackson, now Sir Stanley Jackson. Yes, in 1909 Mr. Ma- ing.
In recent years we have had to claren played three times under Mr. play much in bad light. No ap. Jackson.
YOU
WHEN
REACH HOME
You will be wondering
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how things are going
out here, what all your friends are doing, who
won the tennis league.
5 Philadelphia.
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5 New York
2
Cincinnati Cincinnati St. Louis St. Louis
O Pittsburg
1
6 Fittaburg 4. Chicago Chiesso
American League.
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Philadelphia
5 Boston
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Detroit
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3 St. Louis
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will give you all the news and keep you in touch.
Che has not been his only recren tian. Mr. Sequeira was once the best cyclist, Among the Portuguese, and played soccer in his younger days, When he also awan in the Annual | little over 20 years of age, he can Harbour Racer, although he was be said to be beginning his career ever placed. In addition he play now, but already he has an envioured billiards for the Club Lantan record, the principal event of which in the trianguler contest between was his brilliant contribution to the Portuguese clubs.
Hong Kong's triumph in the trian
puin (Hong Kong, Shanghai and
Tientsin) interport last year
At
Brilliant Culst.
Considering sports aclivities, Shanghai. He smashed, in specta billiards appear to be sucily neglect- cular manner, the Shanghai Recorded at the present, the last cham- ich the 140, and 880 Yards, enmo pionship being held in 1995, and so
t
WIMBLEDON TENNIS
LADIES' QUARTER" FINALS
(THROUGH RETIE'S AGENCY. 1
LONDON, Jum 27,
in second in the 220 and 3rd in our champion receive plativolyIN the Ladies' quarter finala M
Mathelu beat Miss Nuthall 60,
the Back Stroke, all of which little attention. Mr. A. 3. Qanund, earned 14 points for Hong Kong the individual concerned, is how: 6-3, whose final total was 40 points. Be ever a brilliant cunt, Faulkner, the aides, these, he played for Hong, professional, declaring him to behind 3-6, 6-4, 0.0.. Kong in the Water Polo and took the nest amateur China and park in the Team Race.
Miss Heeley beat Mrs. Whitting- Mis Jacobs bent Fraulein Krah-
in many other places." Hi first winkel 6-0, 6-4.
"with things out Eas
Don't forget before you sail to
wder it to be cent.co
you.
Six Months
Botelho Family,
Miss C. Botelho won the Ladieni Singles championship of the Club de Keeruio. She is a worthy win- ner, having had ineet most of the best players of the club during her progress to the final..
The new champion has been a prominent player in the Portuguese Club for
seasons. and only many stamina has prevented her from winning the title previously. She is the most stylish pinyer there. possessing a free overhead service and a strong forehand top spin drive.
!1
poor
Her younger sister. Misa O. Botel- ho alan mes with success in wining the Ladies Singles Handicap. She hids fair i time to become one of the bust lady player in her come minity.
HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.
1J
[ORDERS BY THE HON. MR. ' T. H. KING, I.G.P.]
Chinese Company.. TRAINING COURSE PART II Con- stables R51 Cheng Ching Lam and Roz Wong Man Yung have been passed out as efficient in Part II. of Training Course (knowledge of Polico. Duties and Regulations).
TRAINING COURSE (PART II)-AI} recruita will attend at the Chinese Company's Headquarters to day, at 3.30 p.m. for instruction.
REVOLVER PRACTICE Revolver praction will be carried out by members of the Chinese Company on the Kennedy Road Range to morrow, at 5.37 p.m. under Sub- Inspector A. L. Hopkins. All mem- hers who have been detailed will assemble at the Range at that time. TRAINING COURSE (PART I).—A}} recruits of the Chinese Company will attend Central Police Station for Squad Drill on Thursday, 4 2.30 p.m
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