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SPORTING
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NEWS AND NOTES
NO FOOTBALÌ HE BATTED FIRST H. K. Soccer
INTERPORT?
LACK OF FUNDS.
THE CAUSE"
Mr. W. L. Alexander, Hon. Trea surer of the Hong Kong Football Association, stated at Ciae meeting of the Football Connell yesterday that the Association had only aP- proximately $4500 cash in hand.
Under the circumstances be sounded a word of warning about sending a team to Shanghai for the Interport next season as such a trip would mean using up all the money!
The Council decided to refer the matter to the in-coming Council:
PUBLIC ROUP
OF PONIES
The following ponic's were sold at the Public Roup held at the Jockey Club Stables in Happy Valley yes- terday:--
The Bulter. (bought in Roolfly (Mr. L. A. Lewis, $210); Flybynight (Mr. K. Hong-ping, $2001; Labour Day (Mr. Graye, $50); Racing Boy (Mr. H. P. Chanson, $150); Mac's Second Venture (Mr. S. W. Lec. $50; National Force (Mr. J... Gut- tlerez, $200); Jack High (Mr. C. H. Chang. $101; Split Hand (Mr. H. P. Chanson, $150); Bydney Bridge (Mr. J. Gutierez, $20; China Pohy (Mr. S. W. Lee, $170); King's Jublice (Mr T E Pearce, $25): Boris (Mr. Ghan Hon, $25; Copper Ido (Mr. Joffe, $10); Pontiac Bay (Mr. Colson, $255); Propitious Time} (Mr S, W. Lee, $20); Cleeve, (Mr.)
(Mr. Tinson, $55): Pinfarthings Havelaar, $465); National Spirit (M:. Chattey, $20): Stymie (Mr. Middleton-Smith, $65); China Pony
($15).
WORLD SOCCER TOURNAMENT
Switzerland. Lose". To Hungary
WIN FOR ITALY
Paris, June 13. Three nations, Hungary, Sweden and Italy, have entered the semi- Anal of the world football com- petition as a result of Sunday's thatches.
The match between Czecho- slovakia and Brazil ended in a draw and will have to be replayed at Bordeaux on Tuesday.
One of the outstanding surprises of the day was the defeat of Switzerland by Hungary, at Lille.
The Swiss revealed themselves as a tired team following their two hard games with Germany, and ware defeated by two goals to all.
France did well against Italy, and at half-time the score was one goat all. In the second half, how- ever, the Italians gained the apher- hand and won by three goals to
W. A. Brown-opened the in- nings for Australis failed to get his half-century by two runs!
ARMY TENNIS LEAGUE
R.A.O.C. Beat Royal Scots
In the Small Unit's Army Ten- nis League, two games were de- cided at Sookuripco yesterday.
The R.A.O.C. teat "B" "Coy... Royal Scots by nine games to nil, and the "B" Coy. Royal Scots beat the 40th Coy. R.E. by, five games to four.
Following are the results--- Duffield and Wilson (R.A.0.C.)
beat Anderson and Brown: 6--0 beat" Lt Paterson and.
Neave
beat Bowes and Boe
60 6-3
Asfett and Cumberson (R.A.O.C.)
beat Anderson and Brown 6-1 beat Paterson and Neave 6--0 beat Bowes and Boe
1
Captain Tracey and Wadler
(R.A.O.C.)
beat Anderson and Brown 6-2 beat Paterson and Neave 6-0 beat Bowes and Boë 61
ROYAL SCOTS v. R.E. Masterton, Smith and Archibald
("B" Coy. R. Scots) lost to Warr and Ddhle's 2-6 lost to Tudor and Vicary 3-6 wo. Land and Waring.... BŰ Douglas and Duncan ("B" Cof..
Royal Scots). beat Wart. and Danleis
7-5
8-2
beat Tudor and Vicary w.o. Land and Waring.... 80. Niven and Butcher ("B" Coy.
Royal Scots)
lost to Warr and Daniels 0-6 lost to Tudor and Vicary 0-6 w.o. Land and Waring 6-0
2ITH BATTERY WINS At the Arty Grounds Chatham Road. yesterday the 24th Battery beat "C" Company, Middlesex Re- günent by seven sets to two. For the 24th Baltéry:
Major Way. RA., and Lt.
Anderson, R.A. won ... 2-1 Sgt. Earl and 8gt. Finter
won
3-D
2-1
Bds. Walls and Bds. Hossack
won
que. This match, which was pay- TENNIS LEAGUE
ed at Princess Park. in Paris, was
witnessed by 65,000: spectatora
Sweden easily beat Cuba winning
by eight goals to
In the semi-fiflar bu "Jixie 18 Hungary will oppose Sweden whilst Italy will meet the liner of the Bzazil-Czechoslovakia replay.
---(Transdeen)..
DOUBLE FOR ELLIOTT
WINS FRENCH DERBY
Faris, June 13.
RESULTS
ཡ ཡི U.S.R.C. BEATS
RECREIO
At King's Park Club de Recreio last to the United Services Re- creation Club by 8 sets to 1.
"Scores:-
A. V. Remedioi and Mis A. Remedios (Recrelo)
Attacked
NO REAL TEAMS, SAYS
MR. W. PRYDE
The final meeting of the year of the Fodball Association Council was held last evening when the sc- submitted. These counts were showed a loss of $81.on the year's working.
In the course of the meeting the chairmas, Mr. Waker Pryde, an- nounced that the Association would soon be without a home, the land- lords having given them notice to quit. Efforts are now being made to secure suitable premises for the Association
Dealing with the accounts Mr. W. N. Alexander the Hon. Treasurer. said that they had very good gates for the Lai Wah Cup games but as
BATTED GALLANTLY
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1938.
KNOWN THE WORLD OVER FOR ITS PURITY.
U.S. BASEBALL MARTELL'S 3 STAR
RESULTS
New York, June 12
The following were the results
of major League matches played toddy
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn
Chicago
7
.0
9 12
$
(All Chicago's runs were scored
In the eighth inning).
Boston
Cincinnati
& 9 1
5
10
3
(Ten innings were played).
Boston
Cincinnati
pati). 1
14
3
7 10 1
(Goodman homered for Clergia-
F. A. Ward-held his end up New York gallantly-probably saved a "rot." St. Louis
New York
far as the League was concerned a BIG SURPRISE IN St. Loute...
loss of some $500 was sustained. This figure, however, was quite satisfactory when compared with the loss of over $1500 for the pre- vious season.
At this point Mr. Pryde said that. the League cannot be run except at a low unless the clubs were made to bear the fees for the re- ferees and he personally could not see how they could do that.
"FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
B 10 0
5
1
1
8 0
+ 8 0
3 14
13 0
<!
(Rizzo homered for. Pittsburgh).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BUDGE AND MAKO Cleveland
DEFEATED
10 I ............. 8 7 New York
8 1 (Ruding and Gordon homered for the Yankees).
for many Mme. Mathieu Wins Chicago
Three Titles
Paris, June 13.
The League this year, was the poorest we have seen years," said Mr. Pryde. "At the beginning of the year we did not "were--with the know where we Army and Navy so uncertain about
A big surprise was caused on the Chicago. their movements. Let us hope we
concluding day of the French Ten-Boston will have some real football thisnis Championships when, in the coming season. This year, apart from the Chinese, we did not have any real football teams."
ANNUAL MEETING
The meeting then discussed the date for the annual general meet- ing and it was finally decided that this will be held on July 1.
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STAN " STEMS COLLAPSE
ill 415
Stan McCabe came in at an awkward moment-played
time.
VALLEY GOLF
Summer. Singles Results
oat
The following are the results of the second round of the Happy Valley Summer Singles:-
1 Goldman (7) beat E. D. Mathews (14) and 6.,
WJ. Dyer (177 beat W. S. Hillier (9) and 1.
R. Young (6) beat T. B. Low (11) 4 and 3.
RN. Williamson (i beat
Harrop (14) 3 and 1.
2
Boston
5 0 0
(Walker homered for the White Box).
7 0
3
5
1
0
8 11 2
final of the men's doubles, the St. Louis French pair, Destremeau and Petra Philadelphia
succeeded in defeating the strong (Clift homered once for the American combination. Donald Browns and Johnson twice for the Badge and Gene Mako by scores of Athletics) 3-6, 6-3. 9-7, 6-1.
The title in the women's doubles.
8t. Louis Philadelphia
Wis
won by Mme. Mathieu and
"
0..
I 0
5
0
זי
Miss Yorke who beat the French (Thomas pitched for the "Athle couple. Mme Halff and Mme. tics. The game was called at the end of the afth inning owing to Landry, 6-3, 6-3..
The Yugoslav player. Mitic. rain). partnered by Madame Mathieu Detroit won the, mixed doubles by defeat-Washington
18
12 15
ing Miss Wynne and Christian (Gehringer and York homered Boussus, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4-
for the Tigers, and R. Ferfell for Thus in two days Madame Ma- the Senators)-(Reuter). |thfeu won three championship
tities, having annexed the women's singles on Saturday,-(Trans- ocean).
DON LETS RIVAL GET HIS 1000
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BOOM IN AUSTRALIAN SOCCER
Never very popular with the public in the past, soccer is enjoy ing a mild boom in Australia this
W. "J. Edrich, the 22-year-old season.
Middlesex batsman, at Lord's re- The visit of an English team cently completed his 1000 runs belast year and the regular appear- fore the end of May with only five ances of several well-known Scot- minutes to spare.
tish and English 'players this sea- Don Bradman, the Australian scn, is largely responsible for in- captain. who performed the fear creased attendances in Sydney. for the second time, gave Edrich
The Leichhardt-Annandale Club his chance by declaring and giving now has three Scottish players, W Kiddlesex 15 minutes' batting at
J. Rumbles, formerly of Dundee, J. the end of the day..
Edrich went in wanting 10, and, Fyfe and James Anderson, who is described as Scotland's leading as soon as he had hit them off unfor cehitre-forward in 1938. He Bradman, raced over to him and
came to Australia last year and was the first to extend congratula played with the Australian Xi
tlons
"
SPECIAL DISTINCTION ... Never before in the history or cricket have two players scored 1000 runs before the end of May in the same year, and Edrich has
against the English amateur team. at Melbourne, Another Scottiin formerly of Queen's Park. player in Sydney is H. W. Smith,
Now two English forwards have
a special distinction as he has been signed on for Gladesville- made all his runs at one ground-Ryde for three years. They are Stanley B. Moll, who played for Lord's.
Others who have had 1000 are W. Lowestoft Town in the Kent Lea- G. Grace (1895), T. Hayward (1900), gue, and Leofiard Sidfer, who play-
A. McKellar (8) beat L. c. FW. R. Hammond (1927), C. Hallows ed for Gillingham in the Third
Bellamy (19),
lost to L. A. Goldman and Mrs. Balnesk
4-8
lost to Major Baines and
Miss Grifiths
26
H. H. Mundy (10) beat W. A. Stewart (10) 4 and 3.,
lost to D. C. Misra and
Mrs. Holides
4-0
4.
Monsieur Boussac's colt CM; J. Gonsalves and Miss C. ridden by Elliott, won the French! Derby at Chantilly yesterday, set- ing Canet by one and a falt lengths. Anonymn was third. The favourite, Castel Fusafio, came!
th(Thaoteur),
(Ellott Won the Defby at Epsom on June 1, when he piloted Bois Roussel to victorg),
Botelho (Recreto) lost to Coldman and Mrs.
Baines d'a................ lost to Major Baines and
Miss Griffiths beat Miśra and Mrs.
Holmes .... A. V. Gosano and Miss A
Roza (Bedelo)
H. Smith (11) beat G. Davies (2) 3 and 1.
EO. van Reede (21) beat A. B. Purves 6 and 5.
2-8
JB
Bune 1
lost to Goldman and fra
Mrs. T. Findlay benh Thi Ji Ariston thờ Miss J. P. Whitham... drew with T. A. Pearce and
Mlas J. Dodwell
• Ban G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Clarke
(K.C.C.)!
Baines
4-6
SWIMMING
lost to Major Balnea and
Griffiths
drew with Owen Hughes.
and Mrs. Findlay
B
----B
Amsterdam June 13.
lost to Mira and Mra.
beat Armstrong and Miss
Whitham-
Holland was defeated by France
Holmes ......
5.-7
in
lot to Pearce and Miss
Dodwell
INTERNATIONAL
the fillernational Swimming KC.C. “A” vs. H.K.C.C. contest held at Bergen op Zoom yesterday. Both events were won by the French swimmers.
In waterpolo France won by four goals to three..
The 800 metres relay race was won by France in 5 minutes 27.7
econds-(Transocean).
Playing at home' Kowlwoon
Cricket Club "A" beat the Hong Kong Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2.
Ecores:
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams
(K.C.C.), nje her beat H. Owen Hughes and
EF. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett
|| (K.0.0.) SA MA”
beat Owen Hughes and Mrs.
Findlay t
beat Armstrong and Miss
Whitham beat Pearce and Miss Dod-
well
0-21
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(1928), D. G. Bradman. (1930)...
Division of the League.
Grace. Hammond, and Hillows The British players find soccer actually seoféd all theif runs dur-s much faster game on the hard Ing the month of May.
Australian grounds.
Sporting Fixtures
TODAT
| BADMINTON. — YMCA. Badmin-
ton in the West Lounge.
SWIMMING. Mixed Swimming, in YMCA. Swimming European Pool.
TENNIS,—Cheero Club
BOWLS-Open Pairs Champix-TABLE
ship (8ecorid Round)--Hong Table Tennis g Kong FC.: F. Kelly, and F. Nolan TENNIS."A" Div.: Recreto
UB.R.C.-H.K.C.C. v. & China I.R.C. Y. K.C.C..
T. J. 6. Logan and G. E. F.
Fraser,
E.
Thompson; E. G. Post and A. E Carey v. R. P. Phillips and, 3, Kowloon B.G.C.; Ba- medios and Pereira v. Coates and R. Basa, aldus DARTS MCEwan-Younger, Darts League: RA (8) v. EA (I). RAMOV, RE,, R. Scots "A" v. Garrison, Middlesex v. R. Scots
GOLF LOU Monthly Medal Competition (Fanling), uymak MEETING-Kowloon Chess Club,
at Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.in.
7
TOMORROW BOWLS-Open Pairs Champion- shly Second Round)--Indian RC Hyde and H. Overy G. Duntan and W. dill Craigen- gower C.C., J. Hoosen and A. R. Minu. J. M. Jack and V. C. Labrum. Kowloon Docks: T Carr and W. Mulcahy v. E. Lines and R. Duncan, - SWIMMING - BWin Soëfal, In YMO: Bwininifig Pool, 645TM” p.m.
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