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HOME FOOTBALL FORECAST
(BY FORWARD)
The following are the full list of matches tu be played on. Saturday, September 12. The teams in bold type are tipped to win.
CHESTER
FIRST DIVISION
40
MANCHESTER C.
PORTSMOUTH.
Chesterfield.
BURY,
Tottenham H.
Blackpool.
DIVISION IL (NORTH)
Hartlepools U.
New Brighton..
Mileage.
ARSENAL."
il
Y.
Sunderland.
BIRMINGHAM
40
Y.
Stoke City.
BOLTON W.
20
V.
Everton.
Brentford
160
V.
Huddersfield T
LEEDS E.
170
V.
Charlton A.
LIVERPOOL
130
V.
Grimsby.
Manchester U.
V
MIDDLESBROUGH
215
V.
Chelsea,
PRESTON NE.
85
V.
Wolves..
SHEFFIELD W.
30
V.
Derby.
West Brom A.
120
บ.
DIVISION II,
Bradford
R
30 V.
Burnley
95
V.
SHEFFIELD U. ASTON VILLA.
COVENTRY C
135
V
Plymouth.
Doncaster R.
40
$
NOTTS F.
FULHAM
130
V
Leicester C.
85
V.
Newcastle U.
245
"
NORWICH C.
200
V
SOUTHAMPTON
205..
W
Bradford C.
SWANSEA T
175
V
Barnsley.
WEST HAM U..
185
V
Blackburn R.
ACCRINGTON
85 V
Hull C.
65
Barrow.
CREWE A..
80
V
York C.
HALIFAX C.
80
V
LINCOLN C.
110
F
MANSFIELD T.
140
+
OLDHAM A,
93
Gateshead,
PORT VALE
100
V.
Darlington.
ROTHERHAM U.
80
Y
Wrexham.
STOCKPURT C.
25
Rochdale.
TRANMERE. R.
30
V
Southport.
ALDERSHOT
7.
BRISTOL R.
99
y:
Clapton O.
35
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GILLINGHAM
140
V
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Southend.
LUTON
20
Crystal Palace.
Millwall
95
V.
Newport
10
Y
NOTTS C.
GO
V.
"SWINDON T.
90
Y.
Brighton."
TORQUAY U
$0
WALSALL
200
Bristol C Exeter.
:
ABERDEEN
ALBION ROVERS
CLYDE
HAMILTON A
V
Celtic.
HEARTS
Falkirk,
KILMARNOCK
Queen of South
V
QUEEN'S PARK
RANGERS
ST. JOHNSTONE
1
Carlisle U.
DIVISION II. (SOUTH)
+0
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Watford.
Northampton.
READING.
BOURNEMOUTH,
CARDIFF.
Queen's Park R.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Y.
1
HOME FOOTBALL ¦
Grimsby Defeat Chelsea*
FIRST DIVISION Grimsby 3 v. Chelsea
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Southport 2 v. Carlisle
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Fa kirk 5 v. Queen O'South
5 v. Queen's Paris 2 v. St. Johnstone
Partick St. Mirren Reuter.
HOME CRICKET
1)
7
Q
Third Lanark Arbroath.
Dunfermline.
Hibernian.
DUNDEE.
"St. Mirra.
Partick Thistle.
Motherwell
U.S. TENNIS
Men's Singles Title
Forest Hills, Sept. 8. Seven of the last eight places in the United States men's national singles tennis championship have 1 now been filled.
To-day Donald Budge, and John McDiarmid, juin- '2ed Fred Perry. 'Van Ryn. H. M. 1 Culley and Bryan Grant · In the I quarter-finals.
London, Sept. 8. The Players had somewhat the better of a drawn match with tl. Gentlemen at Folkestone Which ended to-day.
*
Budge had to concede two sets to Dene Smith, an unranked player, after the Davis. Cupper had won the first two sets.
John McDiarmid, who tell a vle- tim to Fred Perry in last year's louruument. had comfortable
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936.
FLOODLIGHT
LAWN BOWLS
ELECTRIC R.C. TEAM FOR TO-MORROW
A floodlight lawn bowls match will be played on the Ming Yuen green to-morrow night at 9 pm. between the Hong Kong Electric Recreation Club and the Indian R.C.. Cralgengower C.C, and Polke R.C.
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፡፡
Hong Kong KOWLOON
Area Aquatic
Sports
Heats Decided.
Yesterday
www
Heats in
connection with the 13th annual aquatic sports under the auspices of the Hong Kang The following have been selected Area Sports Board were decided to represent the Electric team.:— yesterday at the Victoria Recrea- V. Sorby, J. L King, G. T. tion Club Bath, when good sport was witnessed by a large and Padgett, A. F. Paul (skip);
R. W. Smith, G. G. S. Thomson, representative gathering of specta C. E. Gahagan. J. F. Lunny (skip); G. Halley, T. P. Saunderson, S.
Deacon, W. H. B. Muskett (st:p). CHANG TAK
CHANG TAK ADD Floodlight Bowls Page 10
SATURDAY'S, MATCH` In their League Lawn Bowls match against the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club to be played at North Point on Saturday. the Hong Kong Electric R.C. will be repre- sented by the following:-
R. W. Smith, T. P. Saunderson. W. Stoker, W. H. B. Muskett (skip). V. Sorby, J. L King, F. F. Duck- wörth, A. F. Paul (skip).
J. F. Barron, G. G. S. Thomson, J. K. Sloan, S. Deacon (skip).
PHILIPPINES
SEEKING
PERMISSION
FOR EXHIBITION BY TILDEN
The Philippine Islands LAWI Tennis Association at a. meeting recently decided to asx the Philip- pine Amateur Athletics Federation to request the International LaWI) Tennis Association for permission to bring William Tilden, Ellsworth Vines and Miss Jane Sharpe, ten- nts professionals, to Manila for a series of exhibition matches with local amateur stars. Tilden, Vines and Miss Sharpe are expected in. the Orlent next month on a barn- storming exhibition tour.
The permission of the Internu-
tional Tennis Association much be obtained because the P. A. A. F. is a member of that body whose rules provide that in cases of
tors.
TENNIS FIXTURES FOR SEASON END
Playing their last match in the "A" Division of the Hong Kong Tennis League, the Kowloon Cric- Ket Club defeated the Indian Recreation Club by severi sets to two on the home courts yesterday. Scores:
E C. Fincher and E F. Fincher (Kowloon C. C.) beat A. R. Minu and I M Razack 7-5; beat 6. A. The Royal Engineers and East beat A. H. Madar and M. L. Hoosen Rumjahn and S. A. R. Bux, 6-3; Lancashire Regiment figured pro-8.3. minently, it being fairly certain from the "display of these two regiments that honours tor the Aggregate Cup, He between the two.
Opportunity
taken at the
F. Grose and S. A. Gray (Kow- conclusion of yesterday's events, to present the prizes of events al-Razack; beat Rumjahn and Bux loon C.C. lost to Minu and
was
ready decided. "the presentation
A. E. P. Quest and G. Clark (Kowloon C.C.) beat Minu and Razack 6-4; Deat Rumjahn and Bux 6-3; beat Madar and Hoosen 6-2.
being made by Mrs Reid, wife 6-0: lost to Madar-and Hoosen 4-6. qt" Col Reid of the Royal En- gineers.
It was also announced that H.E. Major General A. W. Bartholomew, General Officer. Commanding and Mrs. Bartholomew expressed their keen regret at being unable to attend yesterday.
The prize winners were as fol- lows:
Water Polo League: - 1, Fäst Lancs.
Half Mile Team Race; 1. "D" Coy. East Lanes.
Individual winners: 1. L/Cpl. Pearse (R. E. 2. Pte. Taylor (EL); 3, Gar. Hailey (RA),
P.unging Competition: Lancs.; 2. R.E.
TRAINING GALLOPS
„Saucy Face
Rose Queen Royal Scot Ribble "Double Finesse Centre Court
Oak Bay
17th of September The Durlin
Cyclamen Bay Vixen Tor..... Valorous
Blandford
Blue Ribbon and, Mono-
plane
1 48.3
ון
1.56.3 2.33.1 ·3.07 33.4
11 11 1.19 1.55.2 3.29.39,02.2 32.4
DEFEAT
INDIANS
The following. were the training times recorded at Happy Valley yesterday morning;-
Dis 1st 2nd tance Qr Qe.
Strathroy
1 46
1.26
3rd 4th 5th Last QT.
Qr. QT. Qг. 2.03.1 2.40 3.07 27
Night Star Tyne
! 45
1.19 J 1.50.3 2.21.4
311
30
1.13. 1.56 2.30.2
34.2
14 32
1.04.3 1.38.4 2.09.22.40
30.3
1 39
·1.15. .1.38
**2.20.3
32.3
1.20.1
2.08.2 -2.48
3.18.2 32.2
11 37.2 1.16
11 13 1.20-
1.59.3 2.38
3.03.4 25.4
11 48 1.27 2,05 2.39
3,08.2 29.2
Racing Boy
1
47.2
1.29.3 2.09 2.41
32
Rugby Star and Tiny
Star
1
42.4
1.20.2 1.55.2 2.30
34.3
King's Fancy
46.1
1,30 2.08.2 2.42
33.3
Mistake Bay
I
Victoria Hall
38.2 1.15.2 1.50 2,21 35.4 1.10.1 1.42.4
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32.3
Locksmith and Potlatch 42 Donovan
1.19
1.53
3+
11 42.4 1.24.2
2.03.2 2.38
3.11.1 33.1
1351.11.1
1.41.3
30.2
1 44.4
41.4 1.25.3
1.25
2.08
2.44.2.
36.2
2.01.2 2.31.3
30.1
1+ SI
1.35 2.18
2.55.2 3.26.2 31
14 41
1.21.4 2.044 244 3.19.3 35.3
11 38
1.14.2 1.52 2.28.1 3.58.3 30.1
W.
1
41.3 1.18
32.3
31.4 33
29.1
$1
Ranger
11 30 1.18 1 41.2 1.23
Gold Coin
.1
1.58 2.32.1 3.05.1 33 1.57.1 2.24.4 48.3 1.31. 2.09 2.41
32.1
Celebration Time and
Shamrock
2 50
1.25.3 1.58
32.2
Gold Eagle
I 43
1.23.2 2.02.2 2.37
34.3
Ballos
38.3
1.14.2 1.51 2.27
36
Laughing Buddha and
Rousseau
21, 46
1.29.1 2.10 2.44
3.15.4 31.4
Amberley and Royal
Highness
11 50
Bag Tor
Violet Queen
14 35.4 1.09
R. H.
E.
Sadko
1
38
1.13
1.49 2.21.3
33.3
5 16 1
Wadebridge and King's
畔 11 1
38
1.12
1,45
2.18.3
33.3
238.4
1.15.2 1.48
32.3
138.3
1.16.1 1.54.1 2.31.3 3.04
32.2
King's Parede
Mortmain
and
131.3
1.10.2 1.43.2
33
Judea and Soldier of
Peace
# 33.3
1.06.4 1.40.2
33.3
Double Chance
1 .37
1.18.2 1.53.1 2.28
32.4
Rose Evelyn ...
1
37.1
1.15.1 1.51.3 2.34.1
32,3
The Gorilla
42
1,22.4 1.56,2
33,3
Electron
1
39.1
1.13.2 1.45.1 2.12
28.4
33.2
1.07.3 1.42.3
35.
"1
46.4
1.29
2.08 2.38
30
1 45.4 1.20.4 2.13 2.48
11 44.4
3.17.4 29.4
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U 1.30.1 2.17.2 2.58.4 3.33.4 35
U.S. BASEBALL
Detroit Defeat Chicago
New York, Sept. 8. Only one match in the Major Baseball League was played "to-
The result was as follows:-
-AMERICAN LEAGUE
day.
1. East...
Detroit
Chicago
Individual winners: 1. L/C. Lon- don (East Lancs); 2. Sergt. Stack- ford (East Lancs.); 3. Q. M. 8. Grinham R.W.F.).
1 East
Cross Harbour Swim: Lancs.; 2, R.E.
Individual winners: 1, L/Corp. Pearse (RE); 2, Lieut. Calvert (R.E.): 3, Onr. Halliley (R.A.).
The finals of the Area Cham-
plonships takes place to-day at the V.R.C. bath. cummencing at 2.00 p.m. The Indians Relay Rice, between teams from the F.K.S.RA and
the 1/8 Punjab Regiment postponed from yesterday, wil be staged to-day.
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matches between professional and Scheme To Promote
amateur players, permission must first be secured from the Associa- tion. Such a permission was not necessary in the case of Henri Cochel. French professional star who played here last year, because the P. A. A. F. was not a member of the I. L. T. A. at that time.
When and if permission of the I. ET. A. is obtained, the local tennis body will contact Tilden and attempt to make arrangements for the visit of the professional players to Manila next month. A proposal was made by Tilder through the Dollar Steamship offices to the
London Boxing
GIGANTIC IDEA PLANNED
A big scheme is on foot to put London boxing promoting back to its former high level.
A short time ago. Earl's Court, Wembley and the Albert Hall were actively staging big Aght bills. At
the moment all three are dormant. Earl's Court put on one pro-
P. I. L T. A but the terms speci-gramme headed by the "Petersen- filed are not agreeable to the McAvoy title contest. Since then P. I. L. T. A. oficials. The pro- posal is that Tilden and his two any attempt to stage another.
no word has come from them of companions are to get 70 per cent of the gate receipts and the re- maining 30 percent is to go to the local sponsors.
It is learned that the Empress Stadium will shortly be right back In the picture again.
The idea is a gigantic one and will create a sensation when an- nounced. "Biggest thing in box- ing for years was how it was des-
B
General Ballo Valdes, president win over Yvon Petra the young of the PILTA. who presided at Frenchman, winning in three sets. the meeting, stated that the local McDiarmid, a Chicago player, is Association would be unable to cribed, ranked No. 18 in the national sta. make expenses on the 70-30 per In their first innings the Players Donald Budge (U.S.) beat Gene
A. J. Elvin, managing director of cent basis. If permission of the Wembley Stadium, is on holiday hit up. 300 for 7 declared and in Smith (U.8,) 6-2, 6-3, 3-6. International Lawn Tennis Assoon the Continent. When he re- their return visit scored 172 for 8 | 3-6, 8-3
ciation is secured for the matches, turns his first duty will be to ap- declared The Gentlemen replied
P. I. L. T. A. will make a counter pott a matchmaker, and Wem- with 257, Kupton scoring 115, and
proposal to Tlidez, which will in bley will begin regular promotions played out time by compiling 102
Y.all probability be 80 per cent for early in October at the Empire for 4 in their second knock.
the Visiting professionals and 40 Pool. per cent for the PIL. T. A
At Scarborough, the M.C.C. Aus- tralian Test team drew with H, D. G. Leveson-Gower's eleven, M.G.C. scored 397 for 9 declared (Hard- staff 97 and E. R. T. Holmes 146) and, 174 for 6 declared. Leveson-
F. Parker (US.heat R. Harmon (0.8) 8-6, 6-2, 6-2
McDiarmid (U.S.) beat Petra (France) 6-1, 6-3, 8-0
J.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Despite suffering from an injured thumb, Miss Helen Jacobs, holder, entered the quarter-finals of the United States women's national Gower's side réplied with 208 in singles tennis championship to- their first knock and 244 for 8. day when the beat Mrs. Virginia Herbert Sutcliffe contributing 102. Rice-Johnson in the third round walle Verity bowled splendidly to by scores of 6-0, 6-4. Miss Jacobs v meets Miss Gugade Raegenere. take 8 for 69,-
Reuter. Reuter.
GIRL'S AMAZING SWIM
A seventeen-year-old domestic ser- vant, Jenny Kammersgaard, recent ty swam the Great Belt-the stretch of water between the Danish is lands of Sealand and Furen-by the 13 miles route from Lange land to Haisskov, in nine hours
She was the first to cross by this route
Two women earlier in the year crossed by the 10-mile route from
Kotser to Nyborg,
Previously, the Great Belt, which is intersected by strong current had baffled all swimmers.
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JAPANESE OLYMPIC
TEAM
The Japanese Olympic Team
No other matches were schedul ed, and no National League games were played.--- Reuter
"
taste bethphathLE
INTERPORT BOWLS
Shanghai, Sept. 9.
The first match in the Inter- port Lawn Bowls series between Hong Kong and Shanghal due to be played to day' was postponed owing to rain.— Reuter
AIR PASSENGER SERVICE SEEN
TRANS-PACIFIC EARLY START
Early start or trans Pacific "air passenger service was predicted in Washington recently by E. L.' Yure- vich, altline inspector for the Fe deral bureau of air commerce as he returned to Washington after 'a speedy Clipper Alght to Mania, P.
L
Offcials of the bureau said that the inspector was ready to Ale his detailed reporc on the application of Pan American Airways to carry passengers between Alameda, Ca- ., and Manila by way of Hono- lulu, Midway; Wake and Guam, using the P.AA. feet of three Clippers for the service.
Without hinting" whether the re- port would recommend the issuing of a letter of authority for the trans-Pacific service, officials pre- dicted that action would be taken the application possibly next
weeks.
Pan. American Airways ometals. said "the present indications" are that regular passenger service will be started in about two months."
Turevich declared he was "in- pressed' by the Pan American Air- ways hotels and other equipment at Midway, Wake and Guam
Tiden and his traupe of profes year but they asked $10,000 for a alonals planned to visit Manila inst series of matches, and local officials would not even consider the pro- posal, The Dollar Steamship Com- pany through which the present will pass through the Colony. They proposal was made has requested are travelling by the Kashima islands, but otherwise he was non- iccal tennis officials to furnish de- | Maru and the Tasukune Maru. commital: tails relative to estimated gate re-
The hotels ос the As far as can be ascertained at various islands have been complet- ceipts, price of tickets, etc. for a present local sports enthusiastsed. The present terminus in"the series of exhibition matches by the will not have the opportunity of Orient is Manila, but negotiations, HOCKEY MEETING
American tennis professionals. seeing the players in action, as looking to the establishment of an- Miss Jane Sharpe, who is accom. both teams will stay in Hong Kong other base to the establishment of The Annual Hockey Fixture panying Tilden and Vines, was No. for only a few hours.
another base at Macao, China, Meeting will be held in St. Andrew's, on America's amateur ranking
have been delayed. Church Hall at approximately 6 at last year. p.m. to-day. Secretaries and re- presentatives from all teams are requested to attend the meeting for the purpose. of drawing up fixtures for the coming season. When The fixture meeting follows
it
IT WAS ALEX JAMES!
Although equipped to carry more than 40 persons, the Clipper ships→→→ MOTOR CYCLE RACE the Philippine, the China and the Hawaiian--are expected to carry London, Sept. 8. only a dozen, or perhaps less, on The Junior and Light weight the longest leg of the fight from Plymouth Argyle Sup Grand Prix motorcycles races over Alameda to Honolulu. Several hun- A porters' Club had an Council meeting which commences.cently to Bigbury-on-Sea they or outing re
the famous Tourist Trophy course died applications already are on at 5.30 p.m..
ganised sports on the sands. In in the Isle of Man were won to-file from persons who want to make eluded was a veterans' race: One day respectively by A. Munts on a the first commercial fight to the the Mamak Hockey Tournament
The annual general meeting of bewhiskered gentleman, because of Velocette at average speed of 73.32 Orient.
his apparent age, was given several miles per hour and by D. Parkin- The clipper which hopped off in St. Andrew's varda start. He won by a "dis son on an Excelaär st 85,57 miles from Alameda recently "is making
tance. No wonder. It was Alex per hour James, of Arsenal, fame, in disguise. British Wireless.
will be held
ber 18, at 5.30 p.m.
Church Hall on Tuesday, Septem-
the forty-fifth air trip across the Pacific.
1.52.2 2.25 High Honour and Gold
Sovereign
1 38 1:15.3 1.50.1 2.22 Flybynight and Zero ...
1.25 IN 47
1.58.3 2.29.3 King's Warden and
King's Sceptre Pontiac Bay and Boolat
Bay
Lead
Diogenes
Bear Claw
Great Hall
Australian Boy Sylvandale Stopwatch Jubilee
and King's
1 40.3 1.17.2 1.50.2 2.19.3
1.35 2.16 .. 2.54.2 3.25.2 31 11 48 1.27.2 2.07 2.46 3.21.3 35.3**
1.41.3 2.13.1 2.42.1 29
PRISON SENTENCE
THAT CHANGED
THE LAW
An autery & few years ago over the right of the Church of England to have offences against Ecclesias tical la punished by imprison ment is recalled by the death at Cambridge at the age of 65, of Mr.
Cam John Herbert Stevens, & bridgeshire landowner, and former ly a Cambridgeshire County Coun- cillor,
Mr. Stevens went to prison for eight days rather than pay money alleged to be owing by him to the Church of England for repairs to the Chancel of Hauxton Parish Church,
Mr. Stevens's case resulted in a Committee of Inquiry, some of whose recommendations were given effect to in an Act of Parliament (the Chancel Repairs Bill), passed
CAT CAUSES FIRE
A cat is believed to have caused a fire from which an eighty-five-year- old man, Edward Whitlock, was re scued at Hura, near Christchurch, Hants, recently.
An oil lamp in the old man's. bungalow" in Ringwood rd., it is thought, was "knocked over be the cat
Mr. Whitlock was rescued by his son-in-law, Edward Wall, who lives in the house. He dashed to the old man's bedroom and carried him to safeży.
în 1932. This Measure abolished the ancient jurisdiction of the Eo- clesiastical Courts in regard to liability for the repair of church chanceis, and conferred the juris diction on county courts.
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