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In the World of Sports
WORLD SPORT: FLASHES FROM HERE AND THERE
Seventeen-Years-Old Youth Is New Johnny Weissmuller
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(By "Vadko")
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
TSUI - RUMJAHN TIE POSTPONED The keenly-anticipated fourth
Twenty seven Teams round Open Singles game be-
To Participate
Twenty-seven teams, represent- ing 15 clubs, will participate in the Lawn Bowls League this season, according to the entries received un Saturday, the closing date, by M. R F. Phillipe, Bon, Secretary or the Association.
The League
Stockholm, Sweden, where every Last year Lehman won the sec- year an athletic festival is staged' tional Collegiate Conference two- to which are invited some of the mile run in 10 minutes 4 seconds. will start at the end of the month. Four clubs have put in three finest amateur athletes of Europe which is magnificent time when and America, has even more am- one has to consider a mile is bitious projects in view for seldom run in Hongkong less teams, four two each and the rest Olymple Year. The presence in than five minutes. Lehner willcne each. The following are the that he Club de Recreto (3), Kowloon Helsinki, Finland, in the summer be better remembered for
entries:-
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for the Olympic Games, of was given a fine race in ech on: Bowling Green Club (3), Craigen- of 1940, los test amateur athletes, of the three events he won by a power C.C. (35), Hongkong Football swimmers, footballers, boxers, Hongkong boy, Poon Ching-tone Club (3), Kowloon Football Club wrestlers, and exponents of other formerly of Queen's College, whoa, civil Service C.C. (2), Police sport, may only took up athletics in his RC. (2) Kowloon C.C. (2), Kow- arrangements In neigh- cellegiate freshman year, and has loon Docks (1), Yacht Club (1), bourly Stockholm for a huge in-since completely retired from the Talkoo (1), Hongkong Electrië (1), Indian R.C. (1), Stanley (1). Kow- vitational sport meet immediately game.
loon Tong (1). following the Olympic Games.
branches of amateur lead to
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Chess players in the Far Eas A second Tarzan looms on the are men uhonoured and unsung. swimming horizon in the person of but, when one has to
remember
MATCH
Otto Jaretz, 17 years old, 190 lbs. that the Australian champion, GFRIENDLY TENNIS in weight, 6 feet 2 inches in height. Koshnitzky, spent his early ches Jaretz is regarded by competent days in Shanghal and that this Judges of
as the Johnny same Koshaltzky is widely cons!
form
Weissmuller of to-morrow. Eleven dered one of the four best player D.B.S. Beat English
"Tarzan"
Weissmuller in the British Empire. it is ap years age
standard astounded the critics with a 100 parent enough that the yard swim in 51 seconds flat of chess play in Shanghai, Tien- Jaretz is not yet so fast. His best, tsin, and even Hongkong, is not time to date for the 100 yards to be sneered free style event is 51.7 seconds!
.
Forum 7.2
tween Tul Wai-pui (holder} and H. D. Ramjaha (runners- up), which was to have taken' place on the Stand Court, was postponed as Rumjahn was indisposed. It is understood that he is not seriously III, Bus had a touch of fever, and was advised to take things easy.
INTER-SCHOOL NETBALL
St. Mary's Secures "Double"
St. Mary's urls School were hosts to the Heep Yurin' school for girls when they met the latter in two friendly netball games at the A school gymnasium yesterday. high standard of play was main- tained in both games which were won by the home teams,
St. Mary's gated a meritorious
REMEDIOS AND victory in the senior encounter.
GOSANO WIN ·
which they won by nine points to eight Trailing 4-8 in the first half they staged a remarkable re- covery in the second period to
five points against the
Gray. Burnett Givestors Two. Their success is all
Good. Opposition
COLONY
TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
A. Y. GOSANO, AND J. J. REMEDIOS, who beat E C. Fincher and W. C. Hang two weeks ago, entered the third round of the Colony Open tenals doubles championship at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday when they beat S. A. Gray and G. C: Burnett, in a rame that
provided entertaining tennis, by scores
of 9-7, 6-4
some
the more creditable in that the losers occupy the second position in the Inter-Schoo! Netball League: Another close-contested game was seen when the juniors met, St. Mary's eventually winning by 12 points to eight.
GERMANS WIN FRENCH AUTO RACE
PARIS,
April 3 (T/Ocean)- The automobile гасе
the for Grand Prix of Pau, the capital D.B.S. beat Hongkong English
of the departiment of Basses at. In D. E. de Form at tennis by 7-2 on Satur-
The first set was as close as the Pyrenees, which took place yester- Carvalho, the Colony to-day har-day at the DBS. Scores:
Ting Eng-siong and C, Kotewall scores indicate and, "but for Gosano day before 50,000 spectators, end- bours its one only outstanding
(D.B.S.) beat N. R. Ma-W. G. holding his service for the first ed in a double Germán victory.
Herman Lang, driving a" Mer- Steve H. Lehman, who swept the exponent of the game.
News comes from Shanghal that Chung (HKEF) 6-3; beat A. R. time in the sixteenth game, might,
gone on ad infinitum! A cedes Benz car, won the Arst Kitchell V. Tep (HKEF) board in all distance races-800.
the northern city's champion 1,500 and 10,000 metres-at the
considered in.beat. T. Young-C, C. Fung. (HK strange feature of the match was place, closely followed by Mantred Kossovsky. once
the consistency with which Gosano von Brauchitsch also" in a Mer- athletic championships of Lingnan
The third place F. J. Lay and Ip La! (D.B.S.) lost to (only in the first set) and Gray cedes Benz car. University in 1936, in Canton, convincible, had this year to be satis. EF) 6-2,
ned with sharing first place tinued his runnirig with even greater success. on his return home honours in the annual tournament N, K. Ma-W. G. Chung (HKEF) throughout dropped their services. went to the Frenchman, Sommer. (HKEF) 6-2; beat T., Young-C. tu Wooster College. Ohio, USA with Lapiken, each player scoring 3-6; beat A. R. Kitchell V. Ten The latter, indeed, did not hold driving an Alfa Romeo car, and
C. Fung (H.K.EF) 6-3.
81 points out of a possible 10.4
third place Fecdotaff, who won with 7 points, can also be consi-
ADVERTISEMENT dered an outstanding player.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The probabilities of a chess in- terport or a championship of the Far East are to-day as far removed as ever, but were consideration to idea, the be afforded the latter two other logical selections in a six-men feld would be B 8 THE SECOND EXTRA RACE'Roomiantzeff and T. P. Romanoff, MEETING will be held (wca<} ther permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 8th and MONDAY, 10th April, 1939, commencing at 12.30 p.m. on both days.
The first Bell will be rung at 12.00 NOON, and the Timlin In terval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on both days,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
of Tientsin.
WORLD'S BANTAM
TITLE
SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO April 3 (Beuter)--Sixto Escobar retained the World's Bantamweight title yesterday, outpointing Kayo Morgan, of Detroit. rounds.
over
fifteen
8-2 have
D. Crary and D. Lyen (D.B.S.) lost to N. K.. MW. G. Chung (HK. EF) 478;. beat A. R. Kitchell Ten (H.K.EF) 8-1; beat T. Young
C. Fung (HKEF.) 7-5.
MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT
New Course Record
Established.
his delivery once.
the Frenchman Etencelim Talbot For all that the latter was on gained the fourth place." occasions the outstanding player
The German crack racing driver
go the court is volleying was Rudolf, Caracciola was leading the good, and he displayed much field when, at the end of the 30th ability at the net, and whenever lap, he was forced to drop out of
because of a burst of anything was tossed up from the the race other side he would smash it with line. great vim, no matter the depth or angle at which it came over the Ret, Taken on the whole. "how- ever, he was too impetuous, and lost a fair number of points through overhitting or taking balls that
would gone inches outside.
Burnett was steadier off the ATLANTA (GEORGIA). April 3 ground but his volleying lacked Reuter)-Balph Guldahl arre- decisiveness. He put over a num gated 213, which is a course record, ber of good lobs and his com- to win the Masters Golf Tourna- bination would have done better!:
had they made more use of this ment, here yesterday.
Von Brauchitách was leading until almost the end of the race. but lost place when forced tank............
to
Fifteen drivers participated, in- Germans, eleven cluding three French and one Swiss. Numerous cars were forced to drop out of the race because of technical inculties, no less than five giving up, during the first and third laps,
ARSENAL SHOULD Gray practically ignored It
SHOW PROFIT Sam Snead was second with 280) shot. and Lawson Little and Billy Burke! entirely. In service Burnett was
LONDON, March 28-In spite of steady without brilliant and had Morgan scored
that £14,000 spent on the Bryn in the early tied for third place with 282.
Guldahl's rounds were 70, 68, 70 the satisfaction of going through Jones transfer, fee, and in spite of rounds with lefts to the face and at in-ighting until Escobar re-and 69, a total of nine under par, the match without losing a single the fact that Arsenal are not going to win anything this season tallated in the sixth round with a The previous course, record was 282, service game.
Gene Sarazen's 66, six under par, Remedios, whose terrific service Arsenal will show a proft on the was the best round in the tourna~ and angled drives was a feature season. The £14,000 too, will go of the match with Hung and down on the expenditure side of ment,
Fincher, was unusually subdued. He the accounts.
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No One without a badge will slashing attack, cutting both his be admitted to the Members' opponent's eyes. Enclosure. Súch must be worn
*Escobar continued to attack in the next four rounds and Morgan throughout the duration of each appeared to be on the verge of a Meeting in such a manner as to knock-ontą - j
he readily identified."
He rallied towards the end, how-
ever, driving Escobar to the ropes,
THE FANLING HUNT
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started with a number of aces Things that have helped were but later could not get his first the fees received from Leicester one over. Gogano was the better city (for outside-gight Grimths of the two, but his service was and from Leeds United (for Wili Additional meets will be held by lamentably weak On the whole Copping. bers to the Members' Enclosuremand of the situation at the finish the Fanting Hunt Club to-morrow the pair were below the form which
they showed in their last mätch. and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day and gained a deserving verdict.
" Badges admitting Now Mem- but the champion was in full com-
for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day
*、,
for Ladies (Both including tax) LEAGUE SOCCER are obtainable through.
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and on Sunday, April 9,
To-marrow, the Club will meet
at the Kennels and lines will be laid by Mr W, E.Grieve.
On Sunday, the Club will meet
...The second match of the play off SECRETARY upon theper for the runners-up of the third st Potts Bungalow. (Mr. P. C sonal or written application of a division of the Hongkong FA Potts at home) lines laid by Mr. Member, such Member to be League. between the RAF. and A. H. Potts.
The responsible for all visitors intro- the 30th R.A. will be played at St.
Joseph's, ground on Thursday, April will be taken at the duced by him, and for Payment 5, at 4.30 p.m.
meeting.
of All Chits, &c.
The Secretary's Office," Ist floor, Exchange Building (Tel. 27794) will close at 11 am, each day,
Tifins are obtainable at the Club · House provided they are ordered in advance from the No Boy (Telephone 21920)... PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day including Tax, for all Persons, Including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform are admitted Half **Price.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1939.
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SINGLES
Ho Kalau Beats Lai Kwong tan
That is the position at the moment. That possible pront, of course, depends on what happens between now and the end of Ar- senal's financial year.
angusi hunt photograph On another court Ho Ka-lau and the second stage of the Ewo
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Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY-
FOOTBALL Fist Division, R. Scots v. South China "B" (800- kunpoo), 5 p.m. Second Divisiori, R. Bcots v. South China (800-, kumpoo), 3.30 p.m. SWIMMING, Mixed Swimming. in European Y. M. C. A. Swim- ming Pool, & più. TENNIS Colony Championships Open Singles: Tsut Yun-pul v A. Crawford, Club Champion- ship E. J. Armstrong v. J. S. Theobald. Handicap Singles.
B. O'M Deane v. E Laid- law; T. I. Gould L. Gold- man; T. J. Price W Wood- ing Handicap Doubles
TO-MORBOW
Sunday
BADMINTON-Y. M. C. A. Bad
minton, in the West Lounge, 10
FOOTBALL-Malaya Chinese
Combined Chinese (Caroline Hill), 5.15 p.m.... SHOOTING.-Weekly Spoon and Practice Shoot (Kowloon City). TENNIS Colony Championships
"ROLLERS" LOSE Playing in the second round of
League, the "Optimists" defeated Lal Kwang-tsun, both seasoned competitors in local tournaments the "Roller" by 227 points last night in the Hongkong Bowling had a keen game is the second Alleys. The winners put up the round of the open singles: before the former came through by scores!
of 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
store of 1687 points while the lpsers totalled 1460 while the highest individual score was made
Lai,played the better game 14 by R. H. Duddridge (487), of the the early and middle stages and “Optimists “
at one time looked like winntis
in straight sets, but to Improved
as the set advanced and in the
nal stanza always had something in hand.
Jean Home First
The feature of the winners Jean, salled by Mrs. V. Gowiland, game was a forehand drive onto won the Sweepstake Race of the which he imparted enough top Royal Hongkong Yacht Club yes- spin to made things uncomfortable terday,
for the recipient under the ground Detailed results follow
MA" CLASS=
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
conditions prevailing, but he ap
Finished Corr. Pos. BRIDGE-Y. M. C. A. Women's peared to have weakened on the
Bection Bridge and Mahjong back-hard.
Artemus 17.05.00 17.05.00 2
(Miss M. Whitham).. Competitive Games, 10 am Lat made some good recovery Redshank (Mrs. M. N. Luce) D.NF. MEETINGS Hongkong Badminton anots and managed to pass Hoon Kittiwake. 1711.31 17.1131, 4.
Club, at S. and 8: Home, 7 D.m¦ several occasions when the latter (Miss P. M. King),
advanced to the net, tht be lack Jean 17.04.15-17.04.36 1 TENNIS Colony Championships.
ed consistency. A
CMTA V. Gowland), W. 3. Howard gave 1. M. Tom- La Linda 17.08.20 17.08.20 Bwalk-over in another (Mrs. M. L. Johnstone)
Koala (Miss M. Corrigan) DNF. second round rate.
J. Scull and Car. H. T. Rüst · V. T. C. Monaghan and R. Gor-FRIDAY, APRIL 7 don; H. D. Bidwell and A. T GOLF Happy Valley 7, Kowloon Dow Y. EE Story and I. 1 GC. (Kovicon). Ferguson
TENNIS Colony Championships.
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