PACE 2-HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS
TODAY'S BASEBALL:
Brewers, Mindanao To Meet In The Most Important Encounter Of Season
BY "R.O.Y."
THE MOST IMPORTANT TUSSLE OF THE CURRENT "BEASON IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON when, at 2.15 pm. the Hongkong Brewers take on the U. 8. S. Mindanao in a match that will most likely decide the eventual destination of the 1941 pennant. Added fare, for the host of baseball fans that is expected to wend its way to the Chatham Road ball-park, will be the clash of South China and the Hongkong Baseballers at 4.30 p.m. Only the Tulsa-Asheville versus Hongkong Baseball Club match has been scheduled for tomorrow at 10 am, but there is a hove afoot to arrange the Chung Hwa-Mindanao txture for 3 p.m., $- stead of on Wednesday evening as officially scheduled
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SECOND GAME
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SPORTS & GENERAL
ON THE COURSE LARGEST DIAMOND
9.32 9.36
8.40
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Fanling
OLD COURSE
IN WORLD
726.6-CARAT STONE BEING CUT UP
TO 23 SEPARATE PIECES
NEW YORK.--A few weeks ago, the first piece of the Pre- sidente Vargas diamond fell onto, the cutting lable in the fron barred offlee of Harry Winson on Fifth Avenue,
the The Fargas, weighing 726.60 enrats, is the largest in work, and the third largest ever found. When it has been cut up. the 23 resultant diamonds will weigh from. five to 50 carats each, and will have an aggregate value of $2,000,000.
At noon on April 9th a phos studied behind the iron gates of photbronze wheel, its edge charged the Winston offices. A plaster im with diamond dust, began cutting pression of the original stone was the huge stone. The first place, made, and hundreds of glass dum. the size of a small bon-bon, re-mies cast from 11. After much quired 21 dage in the cutting. experimentation into the "planas That initial operation marked of cleavage," it was decided that the climax of a series of events the Vargas could be cut into 23 the discovery, pursuit, and final good stones ranging in size from purchase of the Vargas-which five to 50 carats, the majority be.. provides one of the most fabulous ing from 10 to 30 carats. and dramatic episodes in the his-
Must of the world's great dia-
9.16 8. L. Janyd, T. Mcgarry. 9.20 B. H. Griffiths, J. R. Collis. 9.24 J. A. Parrish, I. H. Qeare. 9.28 A E. Lissaman, R. Forrest.
J. Lander, N. A, Annett. A. C. I. Bowker, A. H. Penn. K. S. Morrison, J. A. D. Mor-
tory of a fabulous and dramatic monda, ineluding the Jonker, A rison.
fraction of a carat smaller than the 9.44 H. M. Rowland, G. G. Alt-industry.
On the afternoon of August Vargas and also owned by Winston. kenhead. 9.48 B. O. Baldwin, M. D. Cooper 13th, 1939, two brothers. Joaquin first have to be cleaved. 9.52 P. M. Cotton, P. V. McLane. and Manoel Evancio, farmers, dis means that after a tiny groove. D. Hum-covered a dull locking plece of has been made along the grain, 10.00 A. B. Purves, A
rock in the bed of the R10 Ban a steel rule, placed in the grove, phreys. 10.04 L.. A. R. Duncan. J. B Har-Antonio in Brazil. At frat they is tapped once with a wooden mai
mentioned before, the big In the opening game of the sea- game of the
will be, of son, the Mindanao boys took a Mindanao-Brewers somewhat unexpected decision from course, clash with "Granpop Leuts, the Brewers after a most exciting Tommy Chan and C. S. Chung ao- battle and another win will just about clinch the pennant for them. ing the arbitrating.
Manager "Sk" Powlawski. of the The Brewers though, are one of current champlons, will start hun the strongest of local combiriations self on the mound hurling to Tony and, providing they are able to Mascavage, with Rapid Tubert feld their regular nine, should go Strahl at the initial suck, Crooner, very close to evening the count. Ruel at the keystone, Bowersox at third, Moore at the Windy Alley, The second game on the card R. M. Wilson, Willie Wilson and should also be interesting. featur- Kennard in the pastures.
ing as it does, the cellar champs,
the Hongkong 10.08 Manager Tonnochy of the Bre South China and wers will start his usul battery Baseballers with "Ski" Powlawski, of Madeen and Obear Artulit, who Hank Ruel and Welfie Welford 10.32 will be supported by Stan Leonard calling 'em. at first, Tony Alves at second, Dave Leonard at third and George Souza at short, Dave "The Bam- bino" Leonard is unfortunately a doubtful starter but may take the field for this crucial struggle. Gerry Gosano, Hank AB, Hussain,
und Joe Bowen
Having lost twe of their best Abbas are all likely patrollers of players. the South Chine rookies, the pickets
Hats Waggoner will be in there chasing that elusive initial victory, and if he doesn't catch up with it bere, the Clubbers are likely to go pointless for the whole cam-
Jindoo Paign.
Baby
V.R.C.-LAI TSUN! SWIMMING GALA
Several Changes In
Homesters Team
even with Hal Wing Lee at the helm. do not stand much chance of
Lheir
bat opening
Account should make an excellent try.
SUNDAY'S CLASH
The Tulsa-Hongkong Baseballers
clash tomorrow morning should
give the blue-jackets another two easy points as the Mohawks have
shown anything but championship
form this season in going down to three straight defeats
In anticipation of this game be- Rumcurs that the V.R.C.-Lai
1ng one of the "crucials," the Tsun swimming gala scheduled to take place tonight has been put offer of the schedules appointed "Granpup" Leung. Nip Lum and dented by Mr. were
L Roza-
P. F. Choy to umpire this clash so Pereira, Hor Secretary of V.R.C. who stated that the reason that this phase of the game sound be gave rise to the rumours might be well worth watching even if the that Wilfred Lawrence, who had play should turn out to be dis- been advised to take a rest as the appointing.
I! the result of too strenuous training. L.
rison.
mond.
This
tossed it back, but Manoel insist- let. The stone either splits exact- Pay Cdr. Burton, F. A. Red-ed upon a second look. For
aly in two or shatters into ruinous moment he saw the rays of the chips.
After studying the Vargas, Wins- N. D. Lloyd, D. I. Bosanquet.sti pierce the dull exterior, and 10.38 H. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzie. he knew he was holding a diaton decided to reverse the proce
mond in his hand
dure. The first place 16 being NEW COURSE
He took it to a broker in Rio del sawed off and only then will the a.m.
clay.
10.16 Col. Shackleton, Capt. Bar- Janeiro, who quickly satisfied it stone by cleaved. Adrian Grasse- was really a diamond, paid the ly, the gentleman who did the brothers a good-sized fortune for cleaving, exlated on black coffee It. He named it the Presidente and cigars for four weeks. One Vargas, after Brazil's chief execu minute miscalculation could cost tive.
SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY
WORLD WIDE RUSH Within a few hours the wheels of
hi employer hundreds of thou- sands of dollars,
The entire operations, including
the glamorous industry went into cutting, cleaving, girdling, block- furious action. Dealers from Ant-ing, faceting, and polishing will re- USS Mindanao v. BASEBALL.
2.15 I.B. Baseball Club, p.m.; werp. Amsterdam, London, Johan.quire at least 15 months. In the H.K.B.C. v. S.C.A.A., 4.30 p.m. nesburg, and New York began con course of the time nearly half of One of them the stone will vanish into dust, a LAWN BOWLS. First Division: verging upen Rio.
Harry Winston
the His jumn sacrifice to brilliancy and Recreio "A" Y. Kowloon C.C.. was Kowloon Ducks R.C. v. Craigen- from New York to Rio was only beauty of the finished pieces. gover. Civil Service V Police R.C., Indian R.C. v. Recreio "E", Kowloon BG.C. "B" v. Kowloon more than 20,000 miles of travel. B.G.C. "A" Second
Division:
the first move of a race that took him four months and involved
For in the meantime, the broker had sold the diamond to olte:
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Black-out Exercises: July 21-24
HONG CÙNG
|OFFICIAL_APPROVAL
FOR BLACK-OUT
It was learned from a reliable source yesterday that official ap- proval had been obtained for the black-out three-night proposed
Offlota] approval, said Mr. B. B. exercise which is to commence on Puckle, D. $. O., Deputy Director July 21 and which may be extend- of A. R. F., at the Press conference ed to the maximum of seven days yesterday, has been obtained for in the event of results not being the proposed black-out exercises Satisfactory.
which will commence from SUNSET
NEW ST. LEGER
on Monday, July 21 and terminate REGISTRY WEDDING ACCEPTANCES at SUNRISE on Thursday, July
At the Registry, supreme Court, LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)-The 24. The period may, however, be Recreio: v. Kowloon Tong, Kow- Oswaldo Dautez dos Rels for new St. Leger will be run at Man-extended to suncise on July 21 11, yesterday Miss Lily Kwok, residing loon C.C. v. Prison O.C.. Cral- $400,000 and from him it had chester on September 3, over a dis- in the opinion of the Director of at No. 231 Hennessy Road, became gengower v. Hongkong PC., Kow-passed to the Hollandsche Unle tance of 1 mile 6 furlongs.
A. K. P., the results of the three the bride of Mr. Wee Tu-keng, loon FC. v. Taikoo RC. Third bank of Rio. By the time Wina- First acceptances for the event nights have been unsatisfactory, teacher, and residing at No. 100 Division: Cralgengower v. Kow-ton reached Rio it already had are:--Ranger. Single Court, St. The exercises, said Mr. Puckle, Hennessy Road. Mr. J. Reynolds, loon FC. Hongkong F.C. v. In- been shipped to Ameterdant. After Blazey, Royal Academy, Bura, will automatically commence at Deputy Registrar, officiated at the
Devonian, sunset. The syren might, and feeremony.
tric.
Hwa
Mindanao-Chung A. Benn, who is not it, and D. H. tussle should be successfully ar- Taylor and L M. Remedios, will ranged it should provide good en- not be able to take part in the gala.tertainment, as the Chung Hwa lads are playing very steady de- NEW LINE-UP
ball which. fensive
Bould KITO chance if the Mindanao The new line-up for V.R.C. will them a therefore be as follows:--
gang let-up just the slightest bit.
220 Yards breast-stroke: J. Mar- ques, A. Alves.
100 Yards Tree-style: C. Huang.
L. Roza-Pereira.
100 Yards back-stroke: A. K
Rumjahn, T. Lopes.
440 Yards free-style: C. Huang,
C. Silva-Netlo.
150 Yards Medley Relay: A. K. Rumjahn (back), J. Marques (breast), C. Huang 'free).
800 Yards free-style relay: C. Huang L. Roza-Pereira, C. Siva- Netto. A. K. Rumjabn.
great deal of negotiations, which Cuerdley,
Mazarin,
dian R.C., Police R.C. v. Recreło, Hongkong C.C. v. Hongkong Elee-included a quick trip back to Lon-Dancing Time, Selim Hassan, Lion-¡might not, be sounded, and the
don and involved the buying up of tor. Sollum, Veldavian. Sempronia, public is advised to bear in mijna hela during the black-out, said Mr. SWIMMING. -- AN.S. and V.A.D. many options, he won possession Starwort, Fifoze Din Bassanto, that all lights must be shaded Im-Puckle, Observations will be made
Gala in aid of Bomber Fund of the stone.
Owen Tudor, Fettes, Thoroughfare, mediately at sunset.
from the air and other posts. (Army pool, Queen's Road) 9 He Insured the stone for one Chateau la Rose, Clean Sweep, The public la further warned The community is asked to co- p.m.; Victoria Recreation Club million dollars, and shipped it to Pinocchio, Bakhtawar, Martin NOT to simply let the blinds down operate in every way to make the v. La! Tsun Swimming Union the United States, taking no ela. Griffin. Sun Castle, Orthorodox, without shading the lights pro-black-out a mitcers, It is parti
It borate precautions
Turkana. (V.R.C, pool) 8 p.m
was sent Notoriety,
Ptolemy, perly as black-out will not ter-cularly requested that pedestrians postage Felous, Portulan, Royalist, Camminate until sunrise the next morn- should retrait
Btalking by ordinary registered
trom costing exactly 70 dents
perdown. Nordriza, Lambert Bim-
matches or showing lighted ends of ing. Por months the diamond • was nel, Thistle Brig.
Various local exercises wm he cigarettes.
TOMORROW
Tulsa V BASEBALL. - U. S. 8.
Hongkong Baseball Club, 10 am
Right out
in Front!
OPEN RINKS
In the Open Rink lawn bowis championship yesterday at Crai- gengower "C.C., P. D. Crowley, E. Kirman, 6. Eccleshall and W. J. Barling (skip) defeated M. A. Wahab, A. R: Kitchell, A. M. Wahab and C. C. Pereira (skip) by 27 shots to 13.
The losers scored on only six heads. They held the winners to 10-all on the 12th head.
BEST MATCH
One of the best Open Rink matches played to date was seen at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club Yesterday, when J. Shepherd's rink, comprising W. McLeod: W, B. Har.. ris and W. 6. Dail, narrowly bent the Kowloon Football Club quar- tette of B, Woodcock, V. N. Atienza, C. Dowman and V. Chittenden by 21 shots to 20,-
At the 13th head, the store stond at 10-18 in favour of Shepherd's rink. During the next four heads. a cudden thanke came over Onit- tenden' quartette and very good bowling was seen at this stage, Dowman and ""Doc" Atanza" being, very much in the limelight.
The last head proved to be most exciting Shepherd, however, unved the day by brilliant effort in securing the nodessary shota for
PLAYER'S
CLIPPER
PLAIM OR CORK TIPPED CIGARTTRES