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There is a full programme of matches in all Divisions on Saturday,The struggle for leadership in the First Division is still as keen with the odds slightly in the Arsenal's favour. They should have no difficulty in sending Leicester about their business. Portsmouth might prove a stumbling block to Sunder- tand, and Stoka may find it hard to keep the Wolver at bay. *
In the Second Division, Bolton is visiting West Ham and is «expected to come acropper, while Brentford, receiving Barnsley, is expected to win.
Charlton have a tough task at Gillingham and may come mway › pointless whills Reading should dispose of the Palace. Tran- mere and Halifax should get rid of the opposition fairly easily and The Bangers, St. Johnstone and Hearts should obtain full marks in the Scottish LeagUO,-
"The probable winners are given below in bold type.
The programme is as follows:----
FIRST DIVISION
ARSENAL v. Leicester. BIRMINGHAM v. Huddersfield. Blackburn y. DERBY. LEEDS V. Preston N. End, LIVERPOOL v. Tottenham. MANCHESTER CITY V. Chelsea. Vaiddlesbro v. Aston Vila.
Portsmouth 7. SUNDERLAND, Sheffield W. v. Everton. STOKE V, Wolves,
W. BROMWICH v. Grimsby.
SECOND DIVISION BLACKPOOL v. Southampton. Bradford, v.MANCHESTER U. BRENTFORD v. Barnsley. HURY V. Notts County. FULHAM v. Port Vale. HULL CITY v. Bradford City. NEWCASTLE v. Oldham. « NORWICH C. v. Burnley, NOTES F. v. Shefteld U. PLYMOUTH A. v. Swansea. WEST HAM U. 7. Bolton W.
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bournemouth v. Torquay. BRISTOL C. v... Brighton. CLAPTON ORIENT. V. Bristol R. COVENTRY. Southend U.
EXETER V. Cardiff C." GILLINGHAM v. Charlton. MILLWALL v. Luton Town. Newport C. v. Aldershot. Northampton v. Queen's P.R. READING . Crystal Palace. WATFORD v. Swindon T.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) BARROW v. Darlington. Carlisle U, v. York C. CHESTERFIELD V. Gateshead. HALIFAX Y. Hartlepools. Lincoln City v. CHESTER MANSFIELD v. Accrington, ROTHERHAM U. v. Crewe A. Rochdale v. N. Brighton. TRANMERE v. Southport. Walsall v. Stockport. WREXHAM v. Doncaster. -
SCOTTISH LEAGUE ABERDEEN v.. Hamilton. Albion v. HEARTS, AYR v. Dunfermline. CLYDE V. Queen's Park. DUNDEE V. Airdrie: FALKIRK v. St. Mirren. HIBS v. Celtic.
MOTHERWELL v. Partick. RANGERS v. Kilmarnock
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ST. JOHNSTONE v. Queen of 8.
PREPARATIONS FOR 1936.
OLYMPIAD
Construction Proceeding At Stadium Outside Berlin
Berlin, Dec. 6. stands ovals, stables, towers, and
Tall cranes and dredges, a maze of iron girders, huge concrete slabs, and other building paraphernalia
mark the vast area on the western outskirts of this city where the
turrets, new roads to the stadium site will be built and existing ones
will be put in shape. Two railroad
stations and one subway station adjoining the stadium area, too,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
SUNDAY'S BIG HOCKEY MATCH
Civilians To Meet
Services
Teams drawn from all the civilian hockey’clubs will meet the Combined Services in a bockey match on Sunday, commencing at 5,30 P.01.
The following players have been chosen to represent the Combined Services:
YACHTING
Mid-Week Races
Two races were held yesterday by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club for "A" Class, and "1" "Y" and "G* Classes over a 8.3 miles. course.
Jan with Mes. O. Bruugaard at the helm won the race for "A" Class yachts to bring her total number of points, to date to 28. Wasp II. (Major J. H."Griffin) was second (total.15) and Pat (Com- Pte. Hollingsworth (Army): Lt.modore F. Ellatt) was third (total N. W. Metcalfe. (Army) and Surg. 21). Commander A. E. Phillips (Navy); Lt. D. E Holland-Martin (Navy), Nk.. Dulla Singh (Army) and L/NE. Alat Din (Army): W. O. Senior (Army), Lieut. C. C. Garthwaite (Army), Lieut. E N. V. Currey (Navy), L/NK. Kartar Singh (Army) and L/NK. Lal Singh'
The following are the results:- (Army),
Course:-1, Kowloon Rock (8); 3. The reserves will be the follow-Channel Rocks (S), North Mark ing
The "L" "y" and "Q" Classes race was won by Capt. T. Morris who steered Robena to win (total points to date, 17) with Lola (Mr. P. G. Parker), second (boints 18), and Widgeon (Mrs. Bilderbeck), third (paints 12).
Col Sergeant Reeds on Line (S): 4, Rumsey Shoal (8); 5. Channel Rocks (8). Club Line. Distance: 8.3 miles.
"A" Class-Started at 2.50
Finished Pan. "TIL
16.39.57 4 10
Forward, (Army); Half-Back, Lieut. Comdr. J. A. Corrie-All (Navy); Back.. Lieut. D. P. St. C. Roissier (Army). The Civilian team, which bad previously been selected, will be as follows:-
DJJ. B. Souza, (Radio Sports Club); A M. Rodrigues (Recreto), A. A. Dos Remedios (Recreto): C. S. Parker (Police), W. A. Reed (Hong Kong Hockey Clab) (capt.) and E L Gosano (University); N. A. E. Mackay (St Andrew's „Club), G. E. R. Divett (Hong Kong Hockey Club), Gurbachan Singh (Kowloon Indians' Tennis Club)," J. M. Pinto ("Incognitos") and A. F. Sousa ("Incognitos").
TRAINING GALLOPS
King's Justice And Sadko's Challenge To Soldier
Of Britain
(BY MORNING DEW")
The coming Autumn Champions is going to be a great tumle, if training performances are any indication of form.
Boldier of Britain went over a low mile, but tore up the straight .28.4 seconds, moving convincinglyy King's Justice went over a fast mile and finished in 28.3 seconds, doing his work in a manner which will surely earn bim many supporters on Saturday. Sadko did a mile in 206-3, in a good even pace all round. His claims are strong.
Other times that provide interesting study are those of Het- man and Cossack's Beauty.
The times taken yesterday were as follows:- Pride of Tsingtao
4 36. 1.09.2. 1.41.3-
Hetman
Portla
Cossack's Beauty
King's Worthy
Racing Triumph.
Wayward Stag Empire Day
32.1
1 46.8 1.24
138.3
1 40.2 1.14.4 1.47. 2.15.4 284
1.88.4 2.24
27.1 1.15.2" 1.49.2 2.16.4 29.2 1.16.1 1.48.9 2.18.3 30 1.09.3 1.41.2 ·· 31.4
1 40 +36
1 44.1 1.21.2 1.54 2.25.2 31.2
1 38.3 1.13 1.45.4 2.15.1 30.2 +37 1.09.1 1.40
Sadko
Osla
(Lt.Cdr. Skyrme)
16.35.57 Wasp II.
(Maj. J. A. Griffin)
16.34.56 1 Jan
(Mrs. O. Bruusgaard)"
16.44.47 C Isobel
(Dr. L. J. Davis)
16.36.45 3 Fat
(Commodore F. Ellott). Painted. Lady 16.41.47 3 18
Soldier of Britain Valdrous
15
In Good Time
1 34.1 1.05.2 1.36.4 2.04.4 28. 134.1 1.05.4 1.36.2 2.063 30.1 1 44.1 1.22.2 1.57.1 2.28 28.4
39.2 1.18.4 1.52.2
33.3 32
Bag Tor
.28
Wonderful Etag
1 44 1.21.1 1.57 2.29 1 38 1.13
2.15 1.33.1 1.07 1.42.1 3.15.3 33.2 3.3
w
Classic Hell
8
Great Hall
..30.4
Kindo
$ 37 1.11.1 1.44.3
33.2
21
Heart's Cory
₤. 36.3 1.09 1.39
30
1.34 1.08.4 1.40.4 2.09.2 28.3
The Bodega
"1","Y" and "G" Classes
Started at 305
Finished Co. Pm. Ttl.
rigues (Club de Recreio); Half- | Allsa
Back, A. S. Bliss (St. Andrew's (Capt.
16.58.29 16.42.39 6
C. Rick)
7
'Club); \ Forward, Avtar Singh | Heron .... 18.55.41 16.38,484 ★
(Young Men's Bikh Association).
20
(Capt. Ingle)
Robenia... 18.51.57 16.36.44 1
(Capt. T. Morris)
17
Able AmazZON
Widgeon: 18.54.09 16.38.58 3
(Mrs. Bilderbeck)
12
D.NF.
Reserves:-Back. A. M. Rod-
BRITISH SPRINT
CHAMPION
McFarlane to Run in Australia
(Special Air-Mali Service)
London, Nov. 21: Willie McFarlane, the British professión, winner of the last two Powerball New Year Sprints, re- cently left for Australia, where
is expected to compete against the leading runners, writes J. Armour Milne.
Among those whom he will meet is Austin Robertson, the
(Maj. Booty)
Adanac "...
Eunice.... 17.09.25 16.42 261 3
(Mr, F. Anthony)
Lola
16.58.52 16.37.251 2′′
13
(Mr. P. G. Parker)
HOME AQUATICS
British Swimming Championship
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 21.
that the
The announcement
King's Justice Ribble
Copper Idol King's Warden
Chesterfield Just That' Racing Boy Cavalcade Australian Boy Bobniak Star
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1 41.1 1.25.4 1.48.4 2.19· 30.1
37.3 1.12 1.44 137.3 1.13.2 1.48.3 2.18.2 31.4
1 38.1 1.11.2 1.43.1 2.12.1 29
LEG-THEORY'S
DEATH KNELL
Momentous Meeting At Lord's
(Special Air Mail Service),
37 1.08 1.41.2
33.2
4 28.4 55.4
27
4 36 1.13.1 1.44.1
31
33.4 1.05 1.34
31
31.2 1.00.2 1.28.1 -
27.4
1 32 1.03.2 1.32.4
29.2
28.3
37 1.09.2 1.38
SKIING IN JAPAN THIS WINTER
Shanghai, Dec. 8. Marking the first step in the plans of the Japan Tourist Bureau to make Japan an all-year play- ground for foreign residents in China, schedules of sixteen-to- London, Nov. 21.
twenty-day skiing and sightseeing The problem of fast leg-theory, Christmas tours were announced or what the Australians term to-day by the Shanghai"office of "body-line," bowling is at last to the travel agency, which is a semi- be tackled in all earnestness at public, non-profit making organi-
sation. Lord's to-day.
It is the occasion of the Advisory County Cricket Committee meet-
Australian holder of the world's South Shore Bath, Blackpool, has ing. and the legislators of our will have the services of a Japanese
professional title.
The Scot will arrive in Austra-
take
summer game have decided to the opportunity of going
has produced heated controversy
Only a limited number of persons. will be booked in the party, which
skiing coach, an interpreter and a
Olympic Stadium for the 1936 will be reconstructed to cope with fa at the start of the season and championship scheme at a three thoroughly into the question which / guide, according to the announce-
As
Games is under construction. many workers as can possibly be put to the task are busy trying to finish the gigantic work on time.
Chancellor Adolf Hitler is credit- ed with having drafted the plans, Boon after he came to power, "and shortly before work was to be be- gum, he vetoed the original plans that called for the remodelling and modernizing of the existing Berlin stadium in Grimewald bulit for the 1915 Olympic Games and which were not held because of the World According to the original plans the rexisting stadium was essential ly to be maintained intact. new plans now carried out leave of It nothing but the site. The old edifice has been torn down com- pletely, as has the Grunewald 'horse-race 'track surrounding it.
War.
The
in time to compete in some of the big money handicaps being arranged to mark the Victorian Centenary.
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The Itinerary provides for skiing The Committee, in wide hands on the slopes of Mt. Nantai, skiing the future of this type of bowling on Lake Kanaya in Nikko and for
members appointed by the Minor of the two trips, one will last for lies, consists of one representative sight-seeing trips in Tokyo, Kyoto, from each fist-class county, three Nikko and the Atami Hot Springs. Counties Cricket Association and seventeen days, enabling the
been chosen as the venue. to launch the British Amateur Swim- ming Association centralised day's meeting on July 13, 15, and 16, is an item of news which will be welcomed on all sides, states W.
may take part, along with Mc-outlook, which is not so bad as it J. Howcroft, There is ample time Another famous sprinter who
for clubs to consider the financial
world's championship series i jority of front rank swimmers and Robertson. in appears at first glance. The ma Eddie Tolan, the little American mare had their championship ex-
at least one member of the MC.C. travellers, who will all leave on penses defrayed by their club, and
L.B.W. Recommendation December 24, to return to Shanghai Olymple Winner
in many instances this has involv-
on January 8, while the second, journeys. Now, however, a man 1933 & trial be given in the first the tourists back to Shanghai on ed half a dozen or more expensive (1) A recommendation that in lasting four more days, will bring will be able to take part in the and second-class county competi- January 12 Both. Itineraries pro most important ABA champion- tions to an amended by law vide for the skiers to hang their ships at the expense of the long reading as follows:-
Christmas stockings in front of the week-end.
"The striker is out lbw if with 5.8. Nagasaki Maru's fireplace and any part of his person (except to meet Omisoka, the Great-Last- his hand) which is between Day- When-All-Bills-Must-Be-Bet. wicket and wicket he intercept tied, Nikko.
N
- Tolan was permanently
the expected increase of traffic during the Olymple Games.
Everything on the site is to be an a grand scale. The stadium proper will accommodate 100,000 specta- tors. The "festival meadow" is to the field and in the grandstands. afford room for 400,000 people on Farlane (After the Olympic Games this meadow is to be used for popular negro. railles). Over the principal grand- stand around the meadow, and lording it over the entire stadium pended by the A.A.U. of America site, will loom (89 metres in height) soon after winning the Olympic smaller towers (two each) will geles in 1932. the "Adolf Hitler Tower." Four 100 and 200 metres at Los An flank the entrance and the exit of
Negotiations to bring these the meadow. Another twin pair will three together have been going guard the entrance to the stadium on for some time, but always un-
The general opinion is that the proper. Twenty-thousand are to foreseen circumstances have pre-eting will be well supported. be seated in the amphitheatre. The vented anything definite being But there is a possiblity that the swimming stadium and the tennis | arranged.
fixture may be top well supported court grandstands are to accom- modate 10,000
McFarlane ran the professional to the extent that it may be neces spectators while 15,000 wil and seats in the 21-32 seconds: approximately 34 middle distance events. As the
each, sprint-distance, 130 yards, in 12
sary to swim heata, second rounds, and finals, in the sprints and grandstand of the bicycle track. yards faster The grandstand on the equestrian winning his second
than Evens, when track is to accommodate 7.000 Powerhall sprint.
successive spectators. In adjoining stables 100 horses may be quartered.
He showed 13 yards faster at Hackney Wick in May.
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"Festival Mendow” For the new plans all the space is needed for new constructions. They call not merely for the build- ing of a stadium proper: in addi- tion there are to be constructed on the Grunewald site and adjoining the stadium an immense "festival nieadow" with grandstands for the
The costs of carrying out this The Australian has rum opening ceremony, an open-air 000,000 marks. Part of this sumtions favouring fast running
gigantic plan are estimated at 10,- yards in 12 3-16 seconds in condi- amphitheatre, a separate swimming will be borne by the government, stadium, & track for bicycle races, while part is furnished by the vari- good as any of the championship "Their meeting should be as a huge tennis court, twelve fields for football and hockey two ovals the purpose of collecting the neces- Donaldson, Postle, and Walker ous sports associations which, for matches of the old days when with cinder tracks and all other sary funds, are levying a special fought so often for the title. maraphernalia for training purtax on every admission ticket for poses, a special track for the eques-all athletic contests and tourna itclan tournament with grand-
ments. stands and stables, and an addi-
Experts believe that the 10,000,- tional swimming tank and a small Lake to afford training accommo000 mark estimate is too low dations for the aquatic teams, all: Nevertheless, there is no reason rolled into one, and adorned with towers, and turrets.
Only the edifices of the "Sports Forum," situated in one corner of the east Olympic site, have been spared from destruction the mix most modernly equipped halls of the Forum are to be used for the Olympic fencing and other indoor events,
MUSICIAN GRANTED
ANNUITY
(Special to the "Bong, Koar Dally Pres" (Copyright)-3
Berlin, Dec. 11 The well known German Lieder singer, Ludwig Wellner who gain ed international Tame 30 years ago by his interpretation of songs by Schubert and Schumann has been
to fear that the plans will not be carried out on account of shortage of funds. The German" govern- ment, and Chancellor, Hitler in particular look upon the forth coming Olymple Games as some- thing directly involving the pre- stige of the nation, and therewith of the government. Neither time, granted a Government annuity of energy nor money will be spared 2,000 marks New Roads and Hallways to make the Crames In 1938 a suc fi recont In addition to the construction Ceas and they will be held on an services
these trakki frånd. | umprecedentedly enormous soLIETOJU
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ASA championship rules stand to-day there is nothing to prevent a member of any amilated club entering for any, or every ‚A.S.A. championship, Irrespective of his qualifications, and this may lead to an over-loaded list of entrants
A word of advice to Bouthern Advice to Southern Swimmers.
swimmers will not be out of place
The agenda includes:-
a ball which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wic- ket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from the bowler's wicket to the striker's wicket or shall have been pitched on the off side of the striker's: wicket' and would have hit it.") (2) Leg-theory bowling as prac- tised by fast bowlers.
It is expected that most of the counties will vote in favour of the new low proposal because it should help to stop slow play.
at this juncture. Presumably, the the ball, would be induced to de-
Developing On-Strokes Batsmen. Instead of watching championships will be swum over velop, off-side strokes the 110 yards straightaway salt water course at Blackpool. This that fast leg-theory should be de
Most cricketers, however, feel
is an exceptionally fast stretch, as finitely stopped. It will be recall- the buoyancy of the water justed tha: in July the Emperial Crie- about compensates for the absence ket Conference, after their meet- of turna
ing issued the following state. But the point to stress is that ment Blackpool, even in the summer months, is about five degrees, cold- er than water conditions are in the Southern area
the other band, Southern swimmers per- formed tionally Olympic tri Baths in
In the
The Conference is of opinion that the controlling bodles should not permit of coun
tried at
detect
also
cause of mure.
nished the aw
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trainings
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THE RH.K. GOLF CLUB
Ladies' Section
LG.U. MEDAL COMPETITION
In the LG.U. Medal Competition 'played over the New Course, Fan- ling, on Tuesday, the best scores returned were as follows:-(Silver Division) Miss Mackie 88-17-69: · (Bronze Division) Mrs. Evans 08-26-72
The next L.G.U. Medal Com- petition is to be played over the { New Course. Fanling, on Tuesday
December 18, and a Prize will be. given by the Ladies' Section for the best "nett score returned in the Competition.
The possession of two baskets of coal on December 9, led to the arrest of Yu Fung-hi, a street coolle. He was brought. before Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, charged with possession of the coal which was suspected as having been stolen. Defendant stated that a man bad engaged Him to carry the con!. and he was promised twenty cents. He was discharged.
BOXING
LEE THEATRE SATURDAY,
15th Dec., 1984 at 9.15 p.m.
Lightweight Championship of the
Colony and. Belt STOKER PRYALL
HMS. Suffolk
7
STOKER DEE (Holder of the rince of Wales' Bolt for Grand Duchessy of Cornwall) EMR. Phoenix
6 Bounds Welterweight L'ontest A.B, WINGRAVE H.M.S. Phoenix
A.B. FANCY H.M.S. Medway,
6 Rounds Featherweight Contest A B. PRANDY (Champion RN, and R.M.) H.M.S. Kent
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SIGNALMAN REID HM.S. Keppel
6 Rounds Middleweight Contest CPL. FITZGERALD H.M.B. Kent
·
STOKER. ARMITAGE HMS. Sandwich
10 Rounds Bantain Weight Contest CP MARSDEN CH.L.S. Tamar
BATTI ING CHAN Champion North Malaya 1033 8 Roudda Welterweight Contest A.B. PARKER H.M.S. Medway
STOKER HATLER
(Atlantia Fleet Champion) Booking at MOUTRIES
for Member of the g Hongkong Boxing Association on Wednesday, 17th and Thursday, 18th Decemb.r. General Fublic:
Friday, 14th & Saturday, 18th Dec Ringside Seats $5.50) other $ 80nd 31.10. (Including Amusement Tax).
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