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ALL THE
Central British School Hold School Hold Annual Meet
Chocolate House, by a margin of Junior Boys' 50 Yards free-
51 points, ance' again became style:
champion house at the annual swimming sports of Central Bri- tish School, held in the Pool of the European Y.M.C.A. on Satur- day morning.
In spite of the superiority of the chainplons, however, some excel-
lent events were seen.
Results follow:- Junior Boys' 25
style:-
1
Reld (Chocolate).
2. Sabey (Red).
1. Reid (Chocolate).
2.
Subey (Red).
3. Andrews. (Chocolate), Middle Boys' 30. Yards
style:
1. Andrews (Chocolate).
2. Desterhaff (Blue),;
3. Meffan (Blue),,
Senior Boys' 100 Yards
Yards free-style:-
3. Andrews (Chocolate).
Middle Boys' 25 Yards free-
style:--
1. Andrews (Chocolate).
2. Sanders (Red),
3. Desterhaff. (Blue),
Junior Girls' 25 Yards
free-
style}-
1. J. Stokes (Blue).
2. S. Wilke (Blue).
3. M. Rodger (Chocolate).
Middle Girls' 25 Yards free-
style:--
1. F. McKelvte (Chocolate),
2.
W1 Ingram (Blue).
3. M. Haiward (Chocolate),
Senior Girls' 25 Yards Breast-
stroke:
1. E. McKelvie (Chocolate),
2. M. Shand (Red).
3. M. Booker (Red).
Senior Boys' 50
style:--
1. G. Low (Blue).
2. Wilson (Blue),
1. Pryde (Caocolate).
2. Wilson (Blue),
3. Fitzsimmons (Blue).
Time: 10 secs.
Junior Girls' Obstacle Race:
1. M. Rodger (Chocolate),
2. P. Dedear (Red).
3. S. Boas (Blue).
SPORT
MONDAY, JULY 11, 1938.
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES
COLONY LAWN BOWLS
Draw For Open Singles
Schmeling Home
BUT REFUSES TO DISCUSS BOUT
Bremen, July 10.
BOWLS LEAGUE Stumper
WASHED OUT
Sees All
It is an old saying in cricket that the man on the field who 'sees most of the game' is, the |wichek-keeper. On which seequnt on for the captain is behind the It is also said that the best posi-{ stamps, writes a Home correspon-
RAIN CAUSES ABANDONMENT
The Lawn Bowls Association met
ON SATURDAY free-on Friday to make the draw for the
Max Schmeling, arrived here on
Rain caused an abandonment of semi-finals of the Palis Cham-Saturday, his wife the film actress, the lawn bowls programme plonship and the first round of Anny Ondra, having met the Saturday while most of the dent. the Open Singles.
„Twenty competitors received byes ( 3,emerhaven. free-in the open singles.
Middle Girls' Obstacle Race:-
1. F. McKelvie (Chocolate),'
2. W. Ingram (Blue).
J. Meffan (Blue)..
Senior Girls' Obstacle Race;-
1. M.Booker (Res),
2. E. McKelvie (Chocolate),
3. E. Sanger (Blue).
Junior Boys' Obstacle Race:—
1. Reid (Chocolate).
2. Old (Chicolate..
3. Andrews (Chocolate)."
Middie Boys' Obstacle Race:---
1.
Mean (Blue),
2. Clark (Red).
3. Bander (Red).
Senior Boys' 50 Yards brefst
Yards
free-stroke:-
3. Keown (Chocolate),
Time: 29 4-5 secs.
Junior Boys' 25 Yards back-
stroke:-
1. Reid (Chocolate).
Andrews (Chodolatek,
3. Pengelly (Red),
Middle Boys 25 Yards back-
stroke:-
1. Sanders (Redi..
2. Metan (Blue).
3. Desterham (Blue)
1. G. Low (Bloe),
2 Srith (Blue),
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3. Keown (Chocolate))-
Girls' Inter-House Relay:-
1. Chocolate House.
Time: 1.55 secs.
2. Blue House.
Time: 2 mins. 3 4-5 secs. ·
3. Red Horse.
Boys' Inter-House Relay:-
1. Chocolate House.
2. Red House.
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Time: 1 min. 32 3-5 secs.
Tinie: 1 oln. 41 to 2-5 secs.
FINAL STANDINGS:
Junior Girls 25 Yards back- Chocolate House
strolte:-
I. P. Dedear (Red).
2. M. Jack (Red)....
3. Y. Sewania (Chocolate).
Middle Girls' 25 Yards back-
stroke:-
1
W Intram (Blue).
2. F. McKelvie "(Chocolate).
3. M. Meffani (Blue).
Senior Girls' 25 Yards back-
1. E. McKelvie (Chocolate).
stroke:
2: M Shand (Red).
3. D.. Watson (Chocolate)
142 points .91 points 72 points Medlay Relay Race:-Old Boys
Blae House
Red House......
v. Schoolboys.
Ola Boys
F. Rodgers...
Yards Parsons..... 50 Kempton
25 Low
The draw resulted:
PAIRS SEMI-FINALS
AT C.9.C-C.
Wednesday~~(4.38 p.m.)
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steamer before It "arrived at matches were in the early stages.
One of the greatest of all wicket- Two games were not started.
keepers, W. A. Oldfield, denies the During the Anal days of the
The folowing were the scores latter but affords, in the excellent voyage Schmeling had been reas they stood:-
book he has just published, a good proof of the former proposition.
His book is excellent in that it
ived of the cast în which he had lain since his fight with Joe Louis and was sitting up when he re- J. Howell and R. G. Craig v. B.ceived visitors and reporters in his Lires and R. Duncan or G. Mit-cabin.
Although he still showed effects chell and J. C. Brown. Umpire, J. 17. McGowan..
of the fight and the days spent in C. M. Silva and F. I. Soares or hospital, Schmeling was in A M. J. Medina and J. Cavanagh v. A. cheerful mood but refused to dis- Baker and A. K. Minu. Umpire, cuss the bout or his plans for the future. He intends for the time being to place himself in the hands of the Berlin speciälist, Professor Edwin Gohrbandt until he has completely recovered from the injury to his spine-(Trans- | oceán), **
Russell.
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SINGLES JULY 11 At Police Club.
J. 8. Cook v. J. Sherriff.
J. A. R. Bolby v, W. J. Bagley. M. Y. Adal v. B. Bostock,
J. F. McGowan v. A. R. Dallah.
At Civil Service
E. Tuck v. S. Micrap.
M. R. Abbas v. R. Channing.
A. J. Coelho v. W. Bradbury
S. M. Rumjahn v. A. Steven
At Taikod.
F. A. Broadbridge v. W. Gill. A. Warr v. H. Gittins.
W. J. Burling v. J. F. V. Ribeiro
E. de Souza v. R. Ells,
At Recreto..
G. C. Norman v. C. J. Tacchi.
1
Test Player Could Not Help Killing Man
COUNTY CRICKET CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
Wellard Takes Six Hants' Wickets
ETON AND HARROW MATCH DRAWN
London, July 9,
matches close of play scorse wore County cricket championship
as follows:---
At Stourbridge. Gloucestershire
FIRST DIVISION At Austin Road, Recreio were gives an impartial and searching 122 for 4 (Arlen 71 hot out) v. War- leading Kowloon Bowling Green account of Angio-Australian Club by 19 shots to 8, the sixth matches since 1920; and also of
cestershire. head having been reached on two the conditions and qualities of 9 for 57) and 15 for 6 v. Hamp- At Yeovil Somerset 116 (Boyes of the rinks, when play was aban-Australian cricket.
doned.
seen in
..
It has the immediate interest of shire 125 (Wellard 6 for 83. Meyer
4 for 44), At Tai Wan, the match between exhibiting what the eyes of their Kowloon Dock and Civil Service closest inspector have
At Nottingham, Middlesex 304 Cricket Club had just reached the modern Australian bowlers, and for 9 (Robertson 91. Allen 56, Hart end of the first bead when play was especially in O'Reilly Fleetwood-105) V... Nottinghamshire.
At Hove, Easer 186 (Harry Parks abandoned, no score being avail. Smith and Grimmett.
57 not out) v. Sussex. able.
"
"
.
At the Valley, Kowloon Cricket He classes O'Reilly in pace as Club were leading Police Recrea-alow-mediunt. I have always ar tion Club by 21 shots to 14. on the gued that he is distinctly medium, seventh head, when the game was but I rettre before Oldfield's opin- abandoned.
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lon.
At Blackheath. Kent 135 (Watts for 45, Berry 4 for 38) v. Surrey 114 for 2 (Fishlock 55).
At Chesterfield, Yorksbrie 198 (George Pope 6 for 37) v. Derby- shire 97 for 3.
At the Valley, the match between
He picks out as a salient feature At Pontypridd Glamorgan 199 Craigengower Cricket Club and the peculiarity in O'Reilly's bow- for 7. (Emrys Davies 85, Dai Davies Indian Recreation Club was aban- ing which consists of a spin that 78 not out) v. Northamptonshire. doned before a start could
be makes the ball rise high and At Leicester, Leicestershire 191 made.
quickly from the pitch, besides v. Lancashire (L. G. Berry's Bene- making it break. He notes also | ft) D`for 1 wicket. that O'Reilly is difficult to judge
The match between Eton "and because he brings his arm over Harrow at Lord's was abandoned very quickly at the moment of as a draw. Eton scored 230 and delivery, so that the keeper is 118 (Hayward 5 for 40) while Har-
SECOND DIVISION Leslie Ames England and Kent
At the Valley. Hong Kong Foot cricketer. was exonerated at ball Club "B" were leading Talkoo Lewisham inquest last month on Docks Recreation Cine by 22 shots
F. R. N. Cornelly v. A. Hyde-Lav Arthur John Hatterley, Dfty-seven to 12 at the seventh head, when afven little time to anticipate the row totalled 200
L Jack v. 1 W. Waterton.
H. Overy v. J.. 8. Logan.
At Kowloon B.G.C.
C. F. Remedios v. J. J. Basto J. A. Luz v. L. D. Skinner. J. L. Steven v. W. K. Way B. Basto v. H. G. Cooper.
Ai Kowloon Dock
}
C. H. Basto v. G. Perkins. D. Zimmern v. L. A. Gutierrez. A. E. Coates v. C. Tas. H. F. Harper v. G. G. Stiva.
JULY 12
At Hong Kong F.C.
3. M. White V. F. Nolan.. W. J. Howard v. D. M. Khan.
Schoolboys
Yards
50
At. K.C.C.
25
F. V. V. Ribeiro v. F. McKelvie.
25
J. E. Henson v. A. R. Minu.
25
JULY 14
E. Rodgers...... 25 Pryde
Fitzsimmons Resulted in a dead-heat.
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KOWLOON JUNIOR SCHOOL
Girls' (8 to 9) 25 Yards free-
Senior Boys' 50 Yards back-style: 1. V. Roe: 2. J. Thompson:
stroke:-
1. Wilson (Blue).
-2, G. Low (Blue).
3. W. Pryde (Chocolate).
Time: 37 secs.
Junior Boys' Diving:-
1. "Andrews (Chocolate).
79 points.
2 Reid (Chocolate),
72 points
3. Sanders (D.) (Blue).
68 points
Middle Bors' Diving:—......
1. Saunders (Red).
801paints. Clark (Red),.
71 points.
3. Meffan (Blue).
70 points..
Senior Boys' Diving:—
1. Pryde (Chocolate).
118 points.
2. G. Low (Blue),
117) points.
3. Labrum (Red).
105 points.
Junior Girls' Diving:-
1. P. Dedear (Red). 89 points.
2. 4. Millard. (Hey),
684 points.
3. M Rodger (Chocplate).
63 points..
Middle Girls' Diving:—
1. E. Watson. (Chocolate).
74-pothta
2 W: Ingram (Blue), "h-
691 points, datorke a
3. F. McKelle {Chocolate).
Kart084-potnitajad, petka
Seater Altis Diving Stars
· 1. <E: · MaRbivie' (Chocolate),
*-81-points.
2. M. Booker (Red).
-- 76 points, sate kete
3...,
Sunges: (Blue);
.... 671. polątan
Junior.... Girls' 50 Yards free-
stylate gosto vp
1 (Blue)
34 Stokes KBine)
Middle Gipla 50..Yards free-
style: spet spy".
McKelle, (Chocolate)..
-2!, ¿Wi», Ingrang««(Blue).
3. M. Halword \(Chocolate),
3. P. James,
·Boys' (8° to 9) 25 Yards free- style: 1 D. Inglis; 2. G. Coleman: 3. M. Hanlon.
Girls' (over 9) 25 Yards free- style: 1, E Trenchard Davies; 2. B. Parks. 3. D. Beraha.
Boys' (over 9) 25 Yards free- style: 1. A. Inglis: 2. V. Russell; 3. P. Jeffries.
LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE PROGRAMME
The following is the Lawn Ten- nis League programme for this week:-
Wednesday!
"B" DIVISION CB.C.
▼EK.U.T.C. RECRETO V H.K.C.C. C.C.C.
VC.S.C.C. VIR.C.
KIT.C. S.C.A.A.
A.T.C.
.C.R.C:
8.0.A.A. KTGOA
Thursday
DIVISION
F 'C.C.C.
RECREIO
HK.U.TC.
* 12.0
Friday
DIVISION
AT.C.
• Y+OG.C...
C.B.A.
8.C.A.A R.S.C.. PR.C. K.T.G.C.A.
Y RECREIO
Y 0.8.0.0.
LR.C. K.C.C.
V. KIT.C.
TENNIS FIXTURE
POSTPONED
The re-arranged Axture between the Indian Recreation Club 'and the Chinese Recreation Club in the
Senior..:Girls 501.Kands free-“A” Division of the tennis league,
style::es
de
1 E McKelua. (Bhocolate).
2 M Shand (Red), :
3. M. Booker «ARød).
At K.C.C.
C. Turney v. J. Pau.
J. H. E. Edwards v. 1. woreman.
At Hong Kong F.C.
F. Kelly v. H. Nish.
R. P. Phillips v. A. 8. Gomes.
JULY 13
At Regreto
A. M. Omar v. G. N. Mitchell,
J. T. Smalley v. R. Duncan.
At Police R.C.
J. Sloan v. R. Meadows. J. Cavanagh v. L. de Rom®.
JULY 18.
At Hong Kong B.G.C.
B. F. da Luz v. 3. A. Howell. U. M. Omar v. C. M. Silva,
At Hong Kong EC.
J. G. Meyer v. W. Hillyer. John Watson v. C. S. Rosselet.
JULY, 20
At Craigengower
J. Smith v. F. X. M. ca Bilv
L. F. Xavier v. T. Armstrong. A. Spary v. A. K. Minų,
C. Dowman v. 8. Randle.
INDIAN CHAMPION SWIMMER
TO CROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
P... Ghosh, the champion swim- mes, is, golog to England in a car and hopes to swim across the Eng- ish Channel
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the game was abandoned.
retired fruiterer, of Rochester-way, Sidcup, who was killed in a collision At the Valley. Hong Kong. Foot- with Ames's car."
ball Club "A" were leading Cral- Mr. Ames said he was driving gengower Cricket Club by 14 shots home from Nottingham, and, as it to 11, on the sixth head, when the was half daylight, he had only game was abandoned. sidelights on."
At the Valley, Police Recreation
break.
One assumes that the batsman
similarly affected.
"BEST IN THE WORLD.” He says that O'Reilly's stock ball ||
wicket-Renter).
and 18 for 1
BRITISH OPEN
As he approached Buckinham-Club were leading Cizil Services the leg-break; the false' off- GOLF TITLE
avenue, Fochester-way, a cyclist Cricket Club by 18 shots to 15 on break is reserved as a surprise. suddenly came out in front of his the fifth head, when the game He considers that deadly 33 car. He swerved to try to avoid was abandoned. hiin. but could not do so.
An eye-witness Mr. Herbert Reeve, of Rochester-way, said M Ames's car was going at a moderate speed,
After the collision Mr. Ames picked the cyclist up and attended to him. Witness thought the driver had little or no chance of | avoiding, an accident
Accidental death was the verdict.
THIRD TEST A WASH-OUT
at the
O'Reily may be of a rain-spalla Reginald Whitcombe
At King's Park. Kowloon Bowl-wicket he is deadliest on one that de Recreio by 1 shot, ing Green Club were leading Club dusty or crumbling, because then
the ball rises' more awkwardly.
He admires specially the way in seventh head.
which O'Reilly "lights" the ball in bowling at aggressive batsmen. And finally he declares the Irish- At Ming Yuen, Hong Kong Bier-mari to be the outstanding bowler tric R.C. were leading Kowloon in the world today.
THIRD DIVISION
Football Club 12 shata to 7, the of the rinks, when play was aban- fifth head being reached on one)
doned.
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Oldfield diisses Fleetwood-Smith
Turns Tables On Henry Cotton
London, July 9. Lions ipcigging a high wing, which Playing under shaormal condi-
Luften reached safe force, Reginald Whitcombe, with an aggregate as a complication, being unique score of 295, yesterday won the jand - unorthodox.
British Open Golf Championship, The ordinary At Causeway Bay, rain washed left-hand spin bowler uses as his over the Royal St. George's Course, out the match between Yacht Club stock ball to a right-hand batsman Sandwich, and so keeps the title and Foobtall Club C no scores the
in England.
being available.
"natural leg-break." Fleet- wood spins and fights the ball
Reginald Whitcombe, who is a At the Valley, Kowloon Tong's differently; his stock ball is an off-member of a well-known golfing home match against Craigengo break, his shock ball a googly so and so turned the tables on Henry family, was runner-up last year wer, which was scheduled for the span as to break from leg. “ TWO INACTIVE DAYS Valley because of the Al Fresco
He conceals his spin in a natural AT MANCHESTER Cabaret, was abandoned before a but clever way, making it deep With two days washed out by
start could be made.
tíva not only for the batsman bat rain is seems very improbabio that
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At Cox's Road, Club de Recreio for the wicket-keeper. Yet by the Third Text Match at Man- were leading Howloon Cricket Club close observation, his change of chester, which should have begun by one shot, at the fourth head, can be deteciza. on Friday, will be brought to any when the game was abandoned, definite conclusion, if in fact it 15 started at all
t
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GRIMMETT THE ARTIST Oldfield explains that Fleet-
with a great effort returned a 14. Cotton, the former holder, who, for the best score of the day, to take third place.
Cotton needed 3-4-4 for the last three holes to secure the cham- plonship but he was unlucky to be bunkered at the 18th and 17th holes,
Janjas Adams; another, well-
Thy the Old Trafford ground position. Two games remain and wood's best ball is one that does known flush toiler, took second has lived up to its reputation, for, it la a fair assumption to think not break at all. It is an accident place with an aggregate of 297. more often than not, rain arrives that the winner of the Youth Test that happens impartially from an In the 1934 Championship he was there simultaneously with
the (and for various reasons I think attempt at either off-break or leg-ranger-up to Alfred Padgham, Australians.
there will be a definite result) will break,
The outstanding feature of the He thinks that If Fleetwood final results was the complete Prospects at the moment in-win the Ashes outright. dicate that one side or the other. for it la most unlikely that, could control this ball he would absence of foreigner or Dominion or perhaps both, might havs Anding itself, one up and one to be more destructive. But he des challenge, the first seven golfers little batting practice, bat, as a play, either country can fail to ribes him as the trickiest bowler being Britons
be, has ever had to take—so genuine trial of strength between hold the other to a draw in the freakish.
Abnormal scores were returned for the final round, players find- England and Australia, the Third final match, which will not in
Notwithstanding his admiration ing the conditions difficult to over- Test, may already be counted as those circumstances, be played to of O'Reilly and his surprise at come. With the greens sodden
a finish. That fa, of course, un Fleetwood, one gathers that Old-with rain which fell intermittent Which brings us to an interestless something extraordinary hap-held would regard Grimmett as ly and with the wind reaching Ing. If somewhat unsatisfactory,pens.
the supreme artist among modern gale force at times, Cotton's 74 for Australian bowlers.
the dual round was a wonderful Naturally Oldfield's chapter on effort. wicket-keeping is the completest
a washout.
Sporting Fixtures
TODAY
TOMORROW
THURSDAY, JULY 14
Meeting,
Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose, the BADMINTON-Cathedral Badmin~ FOOTBALL. — Anmal Congress President, has given him ton, 8.30 p.m. the following letter:-
“Ait. P. K Ghosh, the celebrated | BADMINTON, — Y.,M.C.A. Badmin- Indian swimmer, is undertaking a ton in the West Lounge, 8 p.m. | journey to Europe by car with the BILLIARDS AND DARTB-MC- object of attempting to cross the Ewan-Younger League, RA Lye- English Channel. 1 wish him all) mun y. Royal Engineers; Garri- success in his "enterprise along son Mess v. Royal Scots "B"; RA. with the rest of my countrymen. )
Stonecutters V. RAMC.; Royal I hope that he will get the neces-
Scots "A" v. Middlesex. sary sympathy and help so that GOLF. G. U. "Monthly medal he may return home after talflling competition (Fanling). his mission.
SWIMMING.—Mixed Swimming, in European YM.C.A. Bwimming
BRITAIN WINS ATHLETICS
which should have been played at
London, July 10.- Causeway Bay yesterday, had again Britain best Norway, by 72 points to be postponed, as the turf was to 57 in an athletle meeting et found unit for play
White City yesterday (Reuter);
Pool
- »WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 | TENNIS,——"B" Division: Chinese
· R.C. v.. University; 'Club de Re- crela Hong Kong C.C.; Craigen- gower 0.0. v. Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon Indian T.C. v. Indian R.C. Bunth China-A.A. v.. Kow- loon C.C.
Richard Burton (Bale) 71, 69, 78. piece of criticism. In his book; in- 85-303...
dead as a written construction of J. J. Busson (Pannal) 71. 69, 83. the wicket-keeper's art is unique. 80–303.
FARR PHILLIPS BOUT
Alfred J. Padghäm. (Bundridge) Park) 74, 72 15, 82-303,
Reginald Whitcombe (Parkstone) 70, 77, 70, 78-235
Henry Cotton (Ashridge) 74, 71, 77, 74-298-(Router).
Surrey cricketers will be glad to James Adams (Royal' Liverpool) Hong Kong Football Association and that of all our own repre- 70, 71, 78, 78–297. (8.C.M. Post Board Room), 5.30 sentatives he places Strudwick Charles Whitcombe (Crews Hills) pim
first. Good marks to Ames and 71, 75, 79, 80-305. TENNIS Division: Army T.C. Duckworth and to. H. B. Cameron v. Craigengower C.C.; Chinese of South Africa, but top marks to R.C. v. Club de Recreio; South Strudwick. China A.A. v. University: Kow- loon Tong R.C. v. Indian R.C. --FRIDAY, JULY 15 BADMINTON YMCA Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8 pm, SWIMMING.—Mixed Swimming; in
London, July 9. European YMCA Swimming The British Board of Boxing Pool
Control has given managers and TENNIS--"D"! Division: Army T.C. promoters until- August 5 to ar- The annual aquatic sports of v. - Craigengower C.C.; Central range for Toramy Farr to defend the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence British Assn. Club de Recreto;his. British and Khipire Heavy-Corps. which should have been Bouth China AA v. Civil Service weight Boxing titles against Ed-held at the Victoria Recreation 0.0 Radio Sports Club v. Indian die Phillips, otherwise they will de Club on Saturday night, had to be R.O.: Police RC, v. Kowlóòn C.C.; clare the title vacant and open to postponed on account of the heary Kowloon Tong R.O; v. Kowloon Invitation for puise offers rain. It will now probably be held Indian T.C.
(Reuter);
on July 23.
ACQUATIC SPORTS POSTPONED
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