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WEEK-END SWIMMING MEETS: V.R.C. SUPERIOR TO LAI TSUN
CHUNG SHING AND EASTERN TIE IN TRIANGULAR GALA AT “Y”
BRILLIANT SWIMMING and thrilling finishes featured the Triangular gala between the Chung Shing Benevolent Society. Eastern A.A, and the European “Y” held at the "Y" pool on Saturday night before a large crowd. "resulting in a tie of 18 points each between the Chung Shing and Eastern after a ding- dong struggle for supremacy.
The outstanding swimmer of the Meet was undoubtedly Ng Nin, fastest free style Chinese sprinter today, who gave magnificent performance both in the long distance events and in the relays
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LEAGUE TENNIS
FIXTURES
Following are next week's League tennis" fixtures:-
TODAY
"A" Division C.RC. v. Ç.DR. S.C.A.A. v, I.R.C...
TOMORROW -"B" -Division
A.T.C. v. S.C.A.A. OR.C. v. K.T.G.C.A. 0.9.C.C. v, LR.C.
WEDNESDAY
AT.Q. V. IR.C, C.D.R. "A" v. C.D.R.. "B" C.R.C. v. HK.P.S.A. C.B.A. v. H.K.U.T.C. K.T.G.O.A. V. KC,C. S.C.A.A. V. K.LT.C.-
THURSDAY
By his victories in the 220 and stoke.In this event RA. Dodd, 440 yards, he revealed also that the "y" representative, employing: he is not only a "ørnck" sprinter the Butterfly stroke took a con- but also a long distance swimmersiderable lead in the Arst two capable of extending the best, as laps. followed by Kung Sau Siak can be easily judged from his (Chung Shing). triumph over G. T. May of the On the third-lap Dodd was seen
"D" Division "Y," a swimmer of
mean to rapidly tire and when Kung C.R.C. "A" Y. Filipino Club. calibre in the 220 yards free style, overtook him to be followed by S.C.A.A. v, C.R.C." "B",
THRILLING "RELAY
Chu. Kam-moon (Eastern), fans! MIXED DOUBLES ABANDONED In the 150 yards Medley Relay began to "sit up."
It
learned Was
oficially 00 one of the most thrilling races
final lap, deafening Saturday that all teams in Mixed,
Division seen this season-Ng Nin (Chung cheers greeted Chu, who with Doubles
of the Lawn Shing) brought the house down magnificent rally drew away to Tennis League had withdrawn when swimming brilliantly against
win in one of the best races of with the exception of Chinese Re-. none other than the one-time the Meet, Kung was however dis- creation Club and Hongkong Colony Champion, Kwok Chung-qualified by the judges hang. (Eastern) he rapidly over-breach of the rules. hauled Kwok to give his man a valuable lead although Ng was the last to leave the bath with a handicap of three lengths against him.
next
for
a University. The LTA.. "therefore, has felt constrained to abandon. division and no further
TENNIS LEAGUE WITHDRAWAL
SPORTS
DENIS COMPTON
Ten Thousand Spectators At Lords
DENIS COMPTON
IN FORM
MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1940.
PENNANT DECIDER CALLED OVERSEAS 303
WITH ISSUE UNDECIDED
MINDANAO PLAYS ERRORLESS BALL. NAVY WIN FIRST CHARITY TILT
Staging the tightest game of the season, in which the defence of both squads came through in the pinches, the Mindanao and the Hongkong Brewers struggled for six full scoreless innings before the game was called, on account of rain, in the last of the seventh with- out a decision having been reached. in Saturday's play-off for the |'league title.
Rain again marred yesterday's programme but not before the US. Navy. had handed the local League All-Stars a 6-2 beating, to gain the first leg in the Charity Cup Series in aid of the South China Morning Post War Fund,
.
The Portugal International squad Maxwell 3b started in on" a tussle with the highly touted U.S.S. Gold Star aggregation but the game was washed out in the first half of the second stanza before either 3rd inn. team had scored.
2 0
D
21 4-18 6-0
a) ran for Wilson from 2nd in
Hongkong Brewers
Excellent hurling was,, witnessed in the Mindanao-H.B, fracas, both Sousa ss "skl" Powlawski and Jesse Arcul Alt f conceding only four hits aplece s. Leonard ib behind the fine support of their D.. Leonard of team-mates who saved numerous Bowen'rt critical positions, during a game O. Arcall 3b in which the only extra base clout Gosano 2b went to "Horseface " Douglas who Winglee, c' belted the apple for two bases. M. Arcullip
Fers on
SAILORS BETTER
All-in-all the sailors appear to LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuter)-Ap-have had slightly the better of the proximately 10,000-spectators were
game as, beside "getting, more run-] present at a one-day cricket match between a British Empire errorless ball in the field while the bags, they played
eleven and London Counties in ald
the Brewers committed two errors of the Red Cross Fund.
which, fortunately for them, did not lead to any opposition "attack- ers scoring.
Both teams were almost at Test strength.
The British Empire team scored 308 fer four wickets declared. L. F. Farslow contributing 101 in to minutes, including seven daries, Denis Compton 60. J. G. W. Dayles (Kent) 53 not out."
The "Y's colours were for the this first time hoisted when B. S. Wil-matches will be played. son came home an easy winner in the 100 Yards Back-stroke. Wilson was never at any stage of the race The beauty of the race was that seriously challenged and won com- interest did not "die" once Ng Nin fortably by more than a length. had established a lead for Tommy
THE RESULTS Kew (Eastern), swimming one o Following are the results:-
We are informed by the Hon. his best races to date, not only 50 Yards
free-style:-1, Nr Secretary of the Hongkong Lawu reduced the lead but raced neck- Chan-man (Chung Shing) (25 2/5 Tennis Association that the Uni- and-neck with Fung- Kwal-sang secs.): 2, Tsui Hang (Eastern) (26 versity has withdrawn from the (Chung Shing) in the last, 25, 1/5 secs.) and 3, R. A. Dodd ("Y" Tennis League
Fans were yelling themselves (27 2/5 secs.): hourse with the excitement änd! 220 Yards free-style:-1, Ng Nin closeness of the race and when (Chung Shing) (2.39 secs.): 2, G. it was seen that both competitors T. May ("Y") (2.43 3/5 secs.) and (Chung Shing) (5.52 4/5 secs.); 2. 440 Yards free-style:-1, Ng Nin "touched" more or less at the 3, Shek Kam-pul (Eastern) (2.53 Chung Wal-lum same time a great. roar
(Eastern) (6.15 of ap- secs.), proval went up from the crowd-
breast-stroke:-1 (6.16 secs.).
4/5 secs) and 3, L. A. Benn ("Y") and what cheering resulted when Chul Kam-moon (Eastern) it was announced that Chung secs.); 2, R, A. Dodd ("").
150 Yards Medley Relay:-1, Shing had won by just a hare 100 Yards back-stroke:-1, B. 8 Chung Shing (500 Tim-mo. Ng SPORTING touch.
Wilson (177 4/5 secs.); Nin and Fung Kwal-sang), (1.33.1 Yau Man-kit (Eastern) (83 1/5 secs.): 2 Eastern. (Shek Kam-pui, race took sees) and 3. Ng
Chan-man Kwok Chung-hang and T. Kew) place in the 100 yards Breast (Chung Shing). (84 3/5 aecs.).
BUTTERFLY STROKE Another exciting
100 Yards
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FULL RANGE POSTAL MATCH
DETAILED SCORES
OF H.K. TEAMS
We have received from Major- General A. Hunter, Secretary of the National Ride Association, de- talled scores of the Overseas 303 Full Range Postal Match, 1939. ·
In the LRE: "The Duke Gloucester's" Challenge Cup, im which Jamaica came first, Hong- kong took eighth place.
of
Scores of the Colony team were: Captain of team-Lieut. A. J. Le Stelleur.
300 600 600 Total yds. yds. yds,
Bgt. Russell
Bgt Heap....
B. M. Kifford ec/sgt Hale
2 0 1 3 1 Capt Sequeira
3 2 2 0 0P. S. M. Cooper
46
43. 133
40 45 45
131
43
43 42
130
39 29 40 41
41 43 40
ЗА
117
2 4 0 0 Lleus Le Beelleur 39 Mr. Trenouth .... 40
2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
326 354 331 1,011
2 0 2.2 1 In the "Empire Day" Challenge Cup, which was won by Trinidad, the Hongkong team took fifth
2 0 2 00 20 8 10'
2 0 0 1 0 place.
Scores of the Colony team were as follows:...
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Captain-Lieut. Le Seelleur.
300 500 600 Total pds. yds, yds,
19 4 18 7" 2
Hits
Min
:10 1 1 0 14 HB
1 1 0 1 0 1-4 Stolen bases Wilson, 2 Douglas 2., All.
Cpl. Langford
44
$7
12 175
Mr. Gillman
39 42. 43
124
L/Sgt. Pan
10 39
#117
Major White
1
Double play-Ruel to-Douglas,
Sgt Puran Singh
37
40 39
36 38 37
112
10
41 30
111
39 36 30 105
Two-base hit-Douglas.
Struck out by Arcull 5 (Peter-L/Sgt. Baker
Pte. Bullen
Fans will awalt, with interest son, Ruel, Mascavage, Maxwell 2): L/Sgt. Nunn the further play-off which will be Fowlawski 7. (Souza 2. Ali, S.
and boun- necessary
which will be Leonard, Gosano, Winglee and M.
Arcul). arranged at a committee meeting to be held next Friday evening.
BOX SCORES
London Counties, hitherto un- beaten, replied with 255 Compton taking six wickets for 81.
The British Empire won by 53 runs.
Wilson ci Chase 2b Douglas lb
FIXTURES Peterson if
TODAY
Powlawski p Ruel rf Ja)
BADMINTON Cathedral Hall Mascavage c
Badminton, 8. p.m.
Badrick ss
Mindanao
ab h po a 'e
3
2 1 0 0
2 0 2 1 0
3 2.5 0 0
30 2 0 0
2001
2 0 1 1
Arcalli:
Bases DO balls-off (Chase); Powlawski: (Souza). Left on bases-Min 4, HB 2. First base on errors-Min 1.. Umpires Molthen, Leung Mendonca.
Scorer W. A. Smith.
CHARITY MATCH
and
The Charity match was not as one-sided
as the scores indicate.. as the losers actually outhit the
2.0 6 3 0 winners as the score-book. sumY}~
2 0 0 0 0 mary indicates. Hongkong will
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39 36
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318 323 294 935-
have a much stronger line-up out at the next meeting and a much better, battle can be anticipated with confidence.
U.S. Navy
Runs... Hita
Runs Hits
1 2 3 4.5.6
2 0 2 2.0 0
2. 1 2 200-7
H.K.B.L.
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