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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1936.
OLYMPIC VILLAGE ACTIVITY
GEN. VON BLOMBERG
ROYAL HENLEY
REGATTA
ATHLETES PREPARING
FOR CONTEST
Special Kitchens Cater For
International Array
Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Berlin, July 1.
Although many overseas teams have been in ocen. pation of the Olympic Village for some time, life offi. cially begins on Wednesday when the National Defence Minister Gen. von Blomberg declares the village open and hands the institution over to the Olympic organising committee.
So far the inmates of the Village dave been taking their meals at public restaurants, but from mid- day on Wednesday each team will
International Crews have its own private dining room
To Compete
JAPANESE FAVOURED
London June 30. The weather is not very promis-
ing for the Royal Regatta which, will begin to-morrow at Henley.
Nevertheless there is a record number of entries which total 121. The titbit of the meeting is the Grand Challenge Cup event in! which the Japanese Olymple crew and the Zurich eight threaten Bri- tain's leading elabs
The Japanese, who have been stroking higher than anything seen will start Dreviously in England. warn favourites,
There is also a strong foreign Diamond Sculls entry for the including three Americans, three Canadians, and one Brazilian.
The three American
crews.
Browne and Nichols Kent School and Tabor Academy are the big
threat to British crews for 'Thames Challenge Cuo.
where cooks. specially trained, will prepare the national cuisine for gach team separately.
The menus were drawn up by
each team by request, before leav-
ing home and were forwarded, to the Olymple managing committee.
The new cycling track was ready on Tuesday and will be tried out by sportsmen to-day. The first im- pressions produced were expressions of keen satisfaction.
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ALL AT SEA
BRISK BATTING
GIVES ENGLAND WIN
Gimblett Was In A
Merry Mood
FIRST TEST RESULT
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London, June 30. Rattling up the required 108 in under 100 minutes, Gimblett and Turnbull gave England a nine- wickets victory over India in the first test at Lords to-day.
AUSTIN BEATEN BY G. VON CRAMM
In Wimbledon Semi
Finals
PERRY BEATS BUDGE
..London, July 1.
One of England's chances for the Wimbledon title disappeared to-day with the defeat of H. W. Austin by G. Von Cramm.
Austin fell a victim to Von
Cramm in the first of the semi- SCHMELING HAS
Anals of the men's singles, after giving the German a four-set match, che set running to 8-6.
The scores were 8-6. 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
PERRY THROUGHI
Fred Perry, English holder of the title, earned the right to meet von Cramm in the final by a win over Donald Budge, the American Davis Cup player, in the other semi-final. Perry beat the American 5-7, 6-4,
.: 6-3, 6-4.
The clash for the final will be played on Friday, and promises, to be as interesting a duel as last year when the same players contested the game-Ãuiter.
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ENGLAND'S CHANCES
VANISH
Candidates Fail In Women's Singles
London, July 1. Great Britain lost all chance of
winning the women's singles at Wimbledon yesterday when Miss Stammers and Miss Round were
ESCAPE
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When House Strück By Lightning
"Hong Kong Bally Presx" Special
Berlin. June 30. " Max Schmelins. Champion. Ger- an boxer and his dlm star wife, were very nearly Anny Ondra. burnt to death yesterday, when their country house was struck by lightning as they were having tea.
was burn The whole top Moor before the conflagration could be
stopped. Fortunately nobody was hurt, but Mrs. Schmeling had a temporary nervous breakdown.- Fransocean News ServnLe
SWIMMERS GIVEN
WARNING
Many of the overseas athletes, who at home were used to per- {forming on grass. were at Arst uneasy at finding the cinder grounds, especially the Australians. There was a sensational start to but after having grown accustomed England's second innings. Mitchell to cinders they declared that they and Gimblett opened to Nissar's bowling. and Mitchell lifted the could get better performances. on cinders than grass.
third ball to the gully where Mer-beaten. The Japanese swimmers are chant took a good catch, and one practising
exceedingly wicket was down without the score counted for Miss Starmers and Schistosomiasis Near methodically.
They
all
day
being opened.
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Miss Jedzrejowska (Poland), ac-
Mme. Sperling (Denmark) conquer- ea Miss Round.
In the "seml-finals Miss Jedzre-
That was the end of the sensa declare that they hope to lower their own magnificent tions however for Gimblett and Los Angeles record for the 800 Turnbull mastered the varied bowl-jowska will be opposed to Miss metres relay race to 8 minutes 48 ing and atter a slow start in which Helen Jacobs of America and Mme. the seconds against what was hitherto they fell behind the clock they hit Sperling will meet Mme Mathieu
considered unbeatable. 8 minutes out and brought the 50 up in 75 of France.
The Swiss pair and four are like-58.4 seconds. ly to complete the double in win- ring the Goblets and Stewards' Cup respectively.-
Renter's Bulletin Service
DULL WEATHER
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London, July 1. The regatta was begun to-day under leaden sky and with a south-westerly wind blowing. There was a fair amount of water.
In the first heat of the Grand Challenge, Pembroke defeated Cam- bridge, the holders. by three- quarters of a length. Thames was
third. Time, 7.23.-quizz
Alter the first event the weather improved but the stiff Win: militated against good times. *
The three American crews were victorious in the heats of the Thames Cup. Kent School beat Bedford by a length and a quarter
HEAT TELLS
minutes.
Gimblett "was in characteristic
While the Berlin men are pros-run-getting mood and with power-tracted by a broken shoulder strap trated with the heat, the Austra-ful drives hit four fours off one lans, Argentines, Brazilians and over from Nissar. He also hooked Japanese feel quite at home and Amar Singh to the boundary for the winning hit. His score of 87 Bre hence performing well.
The general health is good, al-Included 11 fours,
Scores:- though several men are in hospital In the special Olympiad ward, with throat trouble, boils and other general aliments.
..INDIA
First innings Second innings
Although several teams are re- leent regarding the special per- First innings formances at practice, fraternisa-
ENGLAND
Second Innings
tion is going on cordially. Indivi- Mitchell, c Merchant. b Nissar... dual fine performances such as Gimblett. not out diving, swimming, cycling, running. M. J. Turnbull, not out and the hop-step-and-jump, which are preformed publicly, are given unstinted recognition by all—.. leanercent News Service
Extras
One wicket for
Bowling
0. M. R.
Nissar Amar Singh
in 7.58, Tabor Academy beat Lon CLARK GABLE AS Khan
don "B" easily in 7,40 and Browne
and Nichols beat Twickenham by
length and a half in 8.10.
Oxford colleges fared better
Magdalen 'than usual,
beating Jesus "B" (Cambridge) in the Thames.
Christi Corpus
beat Christ's Cambridge Ladies in the weren's events.
Eton beat Westminster by a length and a quarter-
Bruter.
CHESTERTON'S" HOBBY
London, June 13.
BOXER
£10,000 FOR FIGHT
C. K. Naldu
6 3 28
18.36 36
Miss Round was squarely beaten by Mme, Sperling but she was dis- on her dress in the second set. She never quite seemed to overcome it. Senorita Lizana (Chile) gave Miss Jacobs & fright for she ac- tually led 43 in the final set. Final scores were 8-2, 1-6, 6-4.
In the fourth round of the mixed 147 doubles. F. H. D. Wilde and Miss 93 Mary Whitmarsh (England) beat the seeded players. J. Borotra and 134 Me: Susan Noel (France), 2-6, 6-1
0
6-2
Hughes and Tuckey (England) 87 beat Grant and Stratford (Amerlea) 37 in the third round of the men's
doubles, 7-5, 6-8, 6-2, 7-5-Route
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7 2 22 0 COUNTY MATCHES
London, "June 30. Results of county matches con- zluded to-day are:--
Yorkshire beat Gloucester on the first innings. Gloucester 66 (Bowes New York, June 20:8-20) and 2-248 declared (Barnett It is reported that Mr. Clark 150 not out). Yorkshire 190 (God- Gable. the film star, has bee dard 6-87) and 1-31. offered £10000 for à Soxing
Sussex beat Notts on the first match with Max Baer, the former innings. Notts 74 and 21, Bussex heavyweight champion of
9-327 declared (Melville 125. Holmes world. According to the New York "Evening Journal." which publishes the report, he la serious- ly considering the offer.
Mr. Qable, it, is stated. Is less Interested in the purse" than in the opportunity to display his
Some years ago when the late G. ability as a boxer, of which he K. Chesterton was approached by is proud." He demonstrated
it
an inquisitive reporter on the sub-once when, lu making a Alm, he ject of hobbies, he said,
went beyond the demands of the Really, you know. I have no script and knocked out Mr. Allen time for hobbies. My ambition Pomeroy, a former inter-collegiate
is to play with a toy theatre, and boxing champion. Y
I always look forward to a white- haired old age when I shall be able to do that,
PROGRAMME CURTAILED
BASEBALL HELD UP BY RAIN
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New York, June 30. To-day's major League baseball
It is understood that he has PIPErammes in the National and already appplied to the California American Leagues were ruined by The white-haired old age has been State Athletic Commission for a torrential rains which made the cor grounds unplayable, the game be
tween Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
boxing
in the former division being post-
permit. Before he denied him, but such leisure as he secured in an industrious life was accept the offer, however, he wil have to obtain the consent of his spent in reading detective stories.
American League, the Not everyoun who confesses to that company-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-poned..... habit seriously indulges it, but both to his appearance in theIn the with Chesterton it was do affecta-ring, and to his absence from the games between Detrolt and Chi- tion. He genuinely enjoyed it. stadios during the period of train-cago, Cleveland and St. Louis, and Washington and Philadelphia were Officials of the company here also postponed,
Results, as
cabled by Reuter, stated that they had heard no-
were as follow: thing of the proposal. A few days ago Mr. Gable's contract was re- newed for seven years at a gure reported at £1,400 a week.
GOLD QUESTIONS TO AIR PASSENGERS:
London. June 15. Air passengers arriving at Croy- lou to-day from Paris stated that, before leaving Le Bourgot, they were asked to state how much gold they were taking with them, if any
ing....
.
They were also asked questions concerning currency in their posses sion.
NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H
St. Louis 47 Pittsburgh.AL, 011 AMERICAN LEAGUE.
3 10 Boston ........... New York 6 B1 Lou Gehrig hit a homer.
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LEAGUE TENNIS
A VITAL MATCH
Danger Of
Settlement
PONDS AND STREAMS INVESTIGATED
Shanghai,
June 27.
As the result of investigations which have been made by the of Medical Re- Lester Institute search, a warning is issued to the general public against swimining in fresh water ponds in rural areas and also against allowing dogs to swim in the Hungjao Creek at Rubicon Road near the Hungja Golf Course.
Dr. R. Cecil Robertson, Head of the Pathological Sciences Division
of the Institute, has recently made an intensive search for infected molluscs) (Oncomelania analis which are responsible for Schis- tonomiasis-consequent upon re ceipt of a report from the Health Department of the Shanghai City Government that. a number of cases had been traced to an area Soochow on the far side of the Creek near Brenan Road."
While no infected snails were found, Dr. Robertson regards the area mentioned as very suspicious or a full programme to be play and is of opinion that ponds in the neighbourhood may be infect- eu in the "O" Division this after-
ed. He also reports that the Hung- noon; the most important match will be that between, the Recreio Jae Creek near the Rubicon Road is definitely infected in the neigh- and the K.CC. (1). Both are acti- ous challengers for the title. As bourhood of the Sanitarium and the match is to be played on the the Hungfao Golf Course and re- Recrelo ground we fancy their commends that dogs should not be chances of a win by a fairly hand- allowed to stray down to some margin. Recreio have three Creek. Chenju area is also- former "A" Division players in endemic centre, some collections their side while K.C.C. have been in this district showing fifteen in- weakened by Gitting who has left fected molluscs per 1,000. Though Another the infection in this area does not the Colony on holiday. even match should be that directly affect Shanghai residents between
and
information shows that the the. C.C.C.
the the K.T.G.C.A. and we would not be dicase, is potentially quite near at
hand. surprised to see the latter win. The grogramme is as follows:- K.LT.C. V. 0,8.0.0. K.C.C. (2) v. CRC. AT.C. v. HK.U.T.C. C.C.C. v. K.T.G.C.A. C. de. Rec. K.Q.C. (1). S.C.AA. V. I.R.C."
THE TRAVELS OF PERRY
London, June 18. Japan and China are likely to be the complicated winter added to itinerary of F. J. Perry, Wimble don champion.
Until recently his programme included merely the United States, Canada, Honolulu, New Zealand, Australia, and the Dutch Esat. In- dies. But he has now decided to come home by way of China and Japane
Japan especially will be interest- ed. in, bis viat. She has been send- ing fine, players to Europe for years in queeb of a Davis Cup which ber tennis players at home have never
sten, Been,
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The Soochow Creek itself is be- lleved to be free from infection as are also most of the waterways fushed by the tide but areas close to the creek and up to quite near St John's University, campus are mfected. (N.G.D.N.).
COTTON'S RECORD
In French Open Golf, Championship
St. Germain, June 30. Henry Cotton to-day established conrse record when he returned
a card of 85 In the French open zolf championship...
The record was officially held by George Duncan, who had done the 5.800 yards course in 62.12.
·Cotton led the field for the first 36 noles, the best returns being: H: Cotton... 05 60 134 Dallemagne... 73 €8. 141.
Van Donck -Reuter.
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