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Local Sports Reviewed
LAWN BOWLS
(By" NOMAD.")
Congratulations to Craigengow. er's second string on pulling off the second division Championship." The team played well during the sea-") son and although they were not so string in their away matches, they were very good at home and only went downs one. They lost four natches" during the season, which is an excollent record when it is borne in mind that the Bowling Green, "winner of the first division, inst five matches, and yet won the senior feague where the fixture list was much shorter. Craigengower's junior is going to supply the first! string with plenty of players in years to come, and it is in local lawn bowls circles recognise that the Happy Valley Clubs has definitely gatablished itself and will, in due Curse; be reckoned among the best exponents of the game. They are in the finals of the Spey Royal this MRR and there is no telling whe the ther the Kowloon Docks r Valley team will pravi superior, bu: it had to make a bet. I would pick on Omar's men carrying the
day.
THE INTERPORT.
The forthcoming interport is now of lawn gaging the attention Bowlers and the practice games have revenind a high standard of. play. With all respect to the visitors, I think Hongkong will swamp the visiting side, provided that oue met show un stage fright. all big In the interport, as in watches, the temperament of the players is a vital factor and it is quite possibe for a first class play er to put up an indifferent display, especially when the game go against his side. The Hongkong, team will win by a big inargin in all three matches, if they establish no early lead!
MACAO RACES
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The Macao races were a disap-
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for Rosy Mórn and Ngtuk. They sny Dancing Jack is a great for this race. I will make no com. ment about that, as the pony is an unknown quantity.
THE NATIONAL MEET
The sending of eighty Chinese athletes to Nanking is quite "an event in the history of local spart and there is no doubt that Hong- kong can send up a very useful con tingent of swimmers, footballers, and field sportsmen to the Nations! Meeting at Nanking The Hong- kong Amateur Athletic Federation are attempting to raise funds by football | playing "n baseball and a
match at Caroline Hill and these games should draw a big attend ance, especially the football match. As far as football is concerned, Hongkong standis a sterling chanes against other Chinese teams and Miss Yeung Sau King, our cham- pion lady swimmer is sure to prominest in the National Meeting.
SWIMMING
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The local swimming champion- ships take place next week and ist these there is a big interest i sports. To date, I have not heard if the H K.I.A.S.A. are joining. but in any case with the exception of Kwok Chun Hung, the Associa tion's men do not appear to stand
shorter
ich chance against the V.R.C.. swimmers. It will be interesting to. see who will win the Won Challenge Cap over half a mile for Chinese. The ladies races also promises to be full of interest the more Bɔ since Mrs. MacMahon is swimming. 90 well at present. In the races, she seems na good as Miss Yeung, but in the longer events, the Chinese girl is far better. With regard to the visit of the Shanghai team, I am told that there is a big Jemand for seats, so if you do not wish to be disappointed. brok early
pointment as far as the attendance THe football SEASON was concerned, and the cash sweeps figeres suffered. The same bowever,
The football season has arrived, could not be said of the pari- but early arrangements are thrown mutuel, where the dividends were
ut of gear, I understand, by the satisfactory. The dividend baid on departure from the Colony of the Blue Plane, ridden by the Cham-best footballers. South China, the pion jockey, of 80, followed by dividend of 830 on Carnation II one of the best of Macao's subs, ridden by Deitz, were both antis Factory. Now that some of the seen Mr. Incal racegoers have Deitz riding, they can form an pinion about Wartington's chances in the forthcoming Challenge Cup. But to come back to the Macro raees, the thing that atlikes one is TENNIS that most of the supporters of the "Macao Race Club are from Hong.
league champions will be without the service of some of their leading players, but since postponement is not possible, they will have to play their opening games with weaken- ed sides. It will be interesting to see where "they will finish this sea-
on.
Had it not been for the recent
kong and the people in Macao take wet weather the tennis league sea- very little interest, either by attend-"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1933.
U.S. BASEBALL
Senators and Giants Beaten
GEN. PERSHING Celebrates 72nd Birthday
AN APPRECIATION OF HIS
SERVICES
New York, Sept. 19. THE Glants and Senators recelv- ed setbacks in the baseball
Washington, Sept. 12. and the programme yesterday,
General John J. Pershing, com- Yankees were held to a division ; mander-in-chief of 2,000,000 men of spoils by the White Box..
whom America sent ́overseas dùr-. Results as cabled by Reutering the war, will observe his 72nd
were:
National League.
R. H.
8.-14
Boston Cincinnatti
Brooklyn
2 12
6 9
J. Frederick hit a homer... Chicago
Philadelphia
.. Pittsburgh
11
1
7
2 B
Paul Warner hit a homer.
Philadelphis
Pittsburgh
0
E. Holly pitched.
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New York
St. Louis
37 4.- 12
Chicago
American League.
2
6 10
Walker hit a homer. "New York
Lou Gehrig hit a homer.
Chicago
New York
Lou Gehrig hit a homer,
Cleveland
E
birthday to-MOSTÓW.
Pershing's birthday is notable for the complete detachment which he nas maintained from političa. Un- ike the great military leaders of 1 the nation in, previous wars, “he has never permitted himself to be put forward, for political once. 2 His personal political preferences, If he has any, are not generally known. "Whereas Generals George Washington, Zachary Taylor, An- 0drew Jackson," Ulysses · 8.. Grant ⚫ and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, heroes of previous wars, ali capi- talized their fame and became * United States presidents, Pershing 0 has lived a quiet life, perpetuating the memory of those, who sacri- Riced, their lives in war, instead of his own renown.
His memoirs, published In one volume about two years ago, are the only channel by which he ap- peared before the public generally 1in recent years.
Despite the political records 1 established by some previous war héroes, General Pershing's mili- tary record stands unique among 9 Lving leaders of American armed torces. He began his active mili- tary career in engagements against the Apache Indians in 1888. Later be fought the Sioux. He was in Cuba in the. Spanish-American war, in the Philippines during the Moro Insurrections; Military atache
and Tokyo in 1905.
with
47
4.
9
3 7
9 15
Trosky hit a homer Boston
0
5
to
Oral Hildebrand pitched.
Detroit
2 Kuroki's army in Manchuria In 1918 he commanded the pursuit into Mexico after the brigand, Pancho Villa He was called from the Mexican Border in 1917 'to take ac- tive command of the American ex- Opeditionary force in France.
Foxx hit a homer. "Piladelphia.
9
12.
1
Cramer, Johnson, and gins bit, homers.
Hle.
4
7
2 10.
2
St. Louis Washington
Pershing has received honorary awards from the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Po- land, Japan, Belgium, Czechoslova- kla, Greece, China, Panama, Rum'. ania, Moatinegro and Serbia and
PICK YOUR OWN others.
"DOUBLES"
Special Feature On
Saturday
Racegoers will be glad to hear that Saturday's issue of the Daily Press will contain, in addition to the special write-up and forecasts for the Ninth Extra Race Meeting; by Morning Dew, a special feature which will enable
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA IN JAPAN Suspicion Of Profiteering
Tokyo. Apparently self-supply", the matter of sulphate of ammonia hus not come nearly so quickly as Was anticipated, as it is reckoned that next spring the shortage in the. Japanese product will amount to 100,000 tons, and that quantity' will have to be imported. With the yen so low as it is, it is simply impos sible for the farmers to buy the foreign sulphate, though before the depreciation the Japanese makers. could not supply it so cheaply as Agriculture reckons that the foreign product will cost about Y100 a ton, and it proposes to spend two mil lion yen in paying twenty yen ton to the buyers of imported sul- phate.
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ung the races or by owning ponies on would have been completed by them to obtain all possible || the foreign. The Department of
now. However there is no reason'
or riding them. So long as the why the outstanding matches can racing is conford, to visitors and not he playesh off before the end supporters from Hongkong, so long of the month. Practically ali will its future be precarions.
matches in "A" and "B" Divisions
have been finished and those to be played are mostly in "C" Divi-
sion.
In the Inst "A" Division matches played before the wet weather the Chinese R.C. "B. entertained
information on the fifth and eighth races, on which the first local Doubles is to be conducted.
Don't miss your copy!
Considering the small amount by which costa have risen in Japan, either the Japanese product is very expensive to make or the makers are getting a very big profit, if they
THE "NINTH EXTRA "Racegrers are getting patient, for the oth Extra Meeting which inkes place on Saturday and there is an added interest in the meeting. K.C.C. "A at Causeway Bay and WHEELBARROW CRICKET sell at Y80. It is much more than owing to the fact that "doubles in needle match resulted, in the end will be conducted for the first the K.C.C. thanks almost entirely time. Many people are wondering to the Fincher Brothers won by the Aged Veterans' Active Display he explains when his rice does not
what to back for the first leg of odd set.
the double. On Monday, readers
will remember, the probable start In the "C"Division, despite some Shades of Lord's Never was ers and jockeys were published in disappointing form in the middle there a stranger cricket match play the "Daily Prese" and no fewer of the season, the Indian R.C.ed than that at a North London than twelve ponies are going to third string, by completing their ground. The "to old at forty" the post in the Subscription Grif season with two somewhat unex catchword evoked nothing but fins Challenge Cup on which the pected victories, have assured them smiles from the players, because not doubles" in being conducted. Thar selves of respectable position in the one of them was under 60 years of is a possibility of Flying Boy start- "C" Division table. Their 5-1 win age. The average age was, in fact, ing with Chanson up, but with due over the Hongkong Cricket Club, well above, that comparative youth- respect of Chanson, he has little after losing to the Filipino Club fulness, and the fielder of 90 showed chance against the best sube of the and K.I.T.C., was a surprise for by his sprightliness that the passage of time does not necessarily mean year. Early in the season it was everybody.
the passing of athletic activity.
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the farmer was paying two years ago, and it is hardly surprising that
increase in price as his fertiliser does. There seem to be unlimited possibilities of agrarias discontent ahead Japan Chronicle."
RIDING DOWN TO BANGOR
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Lloyd George Memories"
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Vivid memories will come to Mr. Lloyd George when, at the forth- coming jubilee celebrations of the city of Bangor, he is joint guest of honour with Lord. Penrhyn, the newly-appointed Lord Lieutenant When Lloyd george was a youth- tumdwy, where his uncle's shoe shop stood, there were two men against whom he launched his mast ardent nationalistic attack
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freely predicted that the second The Army Tennis Club have had panning between the wickets, bow batch of subs was much better than quite a succesfin senson and shouldver, is a strenuous job, and one of Carnarvonshire. A the first. It remains to be seen finish well up the table. In Jar-applauds the wisdom of whether Warrington and Golden man and Saville they have a rell-youth of 84 who, smart though ful rebel in the village of Llanys Dragon are better than Gay Butable pair of players, who generally he was with the bat, took advantage terfly and National Day!
get their two sets out of three. of a wheelbarrow whenever he Another chub who have done Zell wanted to make a run," It is in the "C" Division, is the Rects not his fault be was run out, but and the first five positions at the that of the barrow pusher, who end of the season will probably be was sadly out of training, though occupied by the CLC., Otaigen only 70 years of age!
over, the ATC., Recreio, and Kowloon Cricket Club.'.
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SERGEANT DELAHUNTY
One was Sir Ellis Nanter, Squire of Linnystumdwy, whom in later years he drove from a Conservative Beat by a majority of 18 votes. The other was the first Lord Penrhyn, great-grandfather of the present peer, who was the then Lord Lien- tenant of the county and the greatest landlord in north-west Wales;
SOME GOOD TIPS
"Here are & few tips for punters Sadko and Hetman are in the pink of condition and wil walk away from the others in the "A" sad "B" class race. Whether Sadko C bent Hetman or not is another matter, but personally I think Mr. Soares pony will not beat the
Prizes For Färiners. Dynasty candidate. In the Darrangements have been made
Broken Leg Responding
The present Lord Penrhyn, like Class race, Amoy has gone lame by the Hong Kong Hotel Garage
To Treatment
His appostor, staunchly Conserva and the issue wit probably lie bewhich enable Kowloon residents to tween Partnership and Hey Tor, take demonstration runs in the
Serious, correct, with thinning with Helter Skelter as the big new Vauthall Light Biz on the
According to Information receiv brown hair and a thick, close-clip danger. The last named is quite Peninsula. A demonstrating modei fit, but he is not the pony he was is at the Peninsula Garage, Camed from the Government Civil ped moustache, he is chiefly in- last season. All the same he is eron Road, and those interested Hospital yesterday morning. Polles terested in agriculture, and offers & quite capable of winning this race should either call or phone. Since Sergeant Delahunty, the victim of regular annual prize for the best. Many people seem to think that the rat shipment arrived, these the unfortunate accident on Bun kent farm on his estates. Mayflower is a cinch" for the first cars have created wide interest day. Is progressing favourably. It is elder brother Alsn, who was lace. I agree that Mayflower has amagat local and Outport mno will be recalled that Sergeant in the Grenadiers was killed dar- the best chance, but he is not auch torists, and apart from the local Delahunty was driving a motor-ing the retreat from Mona Lord certainty, as both Tenorio and demand, buyers have taken cars cycle near Repulse Bay and collid Penrhyn himself served through Brechin are running very well now back to Canton where it in ex-ed with a car is right leg was the war in the Beota Greys, and and may upset his chances. The pected they will prove extremely broken but he is now going on as foon after it married a daughter of
well as can be expected. #44 Lord Hardinge, pr Australian race books a good thing popular.
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