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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1927.
HOME FOOTBALL.
OPENING MATCHES IN THE ENGLISH LEAGUES.
LAWN BOWLS:
FAR EAST GAMES.
CHINA WINS FOOTBALL AND TENNIS.
·TAIKOO. SURPRISED BY KOWLOON B. G. C The two leading positions in the The opening matches of the Eng-first Division of the Lawn Bowla
Shanghai, Aug. 27, The eighth For Eastern Champion- lish Loaguce on Saturday were char League having been decided prior to ship games word opened by Dr. Po acterised by light, scoring in most of Saturday's matches, the surprising de- Ling-chang at 2 p.m. in the spacieus the games.
font of the Taikoo representatives at Pioneer Field In French-town, eap- Thore were several drawn games the hands of the Kowloon Bowling able of accommodating 60,000 spocta-
the Second Division, Green will have no effect on especially in
the taxa. where the points were shared in no
chances of the vanquished team, There are fower than six matches
600 participants, of of a out total of eleven.
which holds the runners-up position, whom approximately 188 are Chin The full results as cabled by Reuter to be played and neither will have 80 are of other nationalities. This is There are only two more matches ese, 160 Japanese, 160 Filipinos and are as follows:
3
Division I.
Aston Villa
◊ Lolcester
9
Blackburn Bury
2 Burnley
5 Arsenal
2 Bolton
2 Westham
4 Wednesday
1 Newcastle
3
3 Middlesbrough 0
1 Livernocl
3 Portsmouth
3
1 'Birmingham
0
Cardiff Derby Everton Huddersfeld Manchester U. Sheffield U. Sunderland Tottenham
Barnsley Blackpool
Fulham Grimsby
Notts County
Oldham Port Vale Rending
Southampton
Division II.
South Shields Wolves
1 Hull
2 Swansea
2 Proston
2. Clapton Orient 2
1 Bristol City
2
3 West Bromwich 1
2 Notts Forest 2
1 Chelsea
Division III (Southern),
Bournemouth
2 Swindon
any matorial boating. The Kowloon the largest aggregation ever met to- Dock combination havo already gether at these games. secured the Championship with Taikoo The weather is warm and sultry, second, while the Kowloon Cricket threatening a thunderstorm-Router. Club is due for relegation.
games opened
China Successes. The Far Eastern mist tremendous excitement and enthusiasm before 15,000 people in very fine weather.
A peculiar feature of the Lengue is that while the Kowloon C.C. premier team aro last, the second team on their present form will moat probably gain promotion. They have only one more match to play and must ing the Philippines in the twe opon
China mado a good start by beat- win to secure the championship. They meet the Yacht Club for the ing tennis singles.. S. G. Lum beat second time on Saturday and, judging Hool-hye defented. Engayo 6-2, 6-0, Foenthella 6-0, 6-3, 6-1 and Khoo
by the large margin of their victory last week, they should have little difficulty in winning.
Division I.
Civil Service v Craigengower. Visiting their neighbours Civil Service C.C., the Craigcngower C.C. last by 8 shots. Scores:
Civil Service 2
S. Eccleshall
R. A. Smith
Craigengower
6-2.
China then
beat Japan by two matches out of three at volleyball, 912421-3.
the
Jiffley turned the tables by defeat- ing the Chinese at baseball 6-0, but were overhelmed nt soccer,
China winning 5-1,...
Later.
W. R. Muskelt:
C. M. S. Alves
D. Fritz
19 R. Basa
F. J. Nevis
F. K. Modi
3 Stoke
1. Leeds
2 Manchester C. 2
F. Holledge
T. Pendered
A. H. Oswick
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H. H. Boso
F. Denkin
A. 'Grimmitt
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J. Beattie
D. Clow
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B. E. Maughan
H. Beer
D
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Brighton...... -5 Brentford
Bristol Rovers 5 Walsall
Churlton
Norwich
Northampton
Plymouth
Queen's Park
Southend
Torguny Watford
1 Gillingham
4 Crystal Palace
5 Millwall
5 Merthyr
4 Newport
1.Luton
1 Exeter
3 Coventry
Division III (Northern).
Ashington
Barrow
2 Bradford City
OANCHNONO and put
H. Westinke
This evening at basketball China beat Japan by 30-19.
In swimming, the Far Eastern
18 Olympic record for 53 metres free
style of 27.16 seconds was broken to night in both heats by Filipinos Tugbo doing the first heat in 27.3 and Uika going one better in the se- cond heat, registering 20.8.
W. T. Brightman
24 U. M. Omar
7. Abbas
26 C. Bennett
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At Happy Valley, the Police R.C. defeated the Kowloon C.C.. by 8 shots. Ecores:
Police
Glendenning Randle Condon
1 Rochdale
Brudford
4. Durlinm
Chesterfield
0 Wrexham
Crowe
1 Halifax
3 New Brighton
3 Lincoln
0
1 Accrington
2 Rotherham
0
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0 Hartlepools
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1 Kilmarnock
Queen's Park
2 Hamilton
3 Falkirk
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St. Mirren
5 Clyde
2 Hibernian
2 Dunfermline
2 Raith.
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Other qualifiers were three Japan ese and one Chinese (Ng Mong- yuan)—Reuter.
Many Far Eastern Records Broken.
Shanghai, August 28. In the Olympic games played hero to-day the Japanese baseballers beat the Philippine team three to ans.
In tennis Lum and Khoo for China beat Fuentabelia and Engayo for the Philippines 9/7, 6/4, 6/3.
In volleyball the Philippines boat Japan 21/17 and 21/4.-
The track and field events witness- 13ed the breaking of a number of Far Eastern records. Today's points in these events stood as follows: Ja- pan 33, Philippines 11, and China 0.
The Japanese girls' volleyball team 15 beat the Chinese team 21/13 and
21/0.-Runter.
R. Abraham
H. Gittins
C.-J. Tacchi
10 W. Hill
24
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Bowling Green y Taikoo.
At Kowloon, the Kowloon Bowling Green defeated the Talkoo R.C. by 12 shots. Sehires:
Bowling Green Taikon
R. Hall
D. Harvey
D. Hazel
1. Russell
W. Hedley
T. Magill
D. Muir
J. Muirhead
J. Whyte
J. Russell
23 WI Wotherspoon 15
T. Grimes
T. Grimshaw G. MeLead
| W. Macfarlane 23 R. Wallace 28
R. Duncan
J. McCubbin
R. Hunter
W. Weir
A.. Macfarlane
T. Laing
P. T. Farrell
21 G. Morrison
70
Division II.
Craigengewer v East Point.
LAWN TENNIS.
THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S
TOURNEY.
The Doubles.
Forest Hills, August 27,
In the national doubles Miss Fry and Miss Nathall beat Mrs. Mallory and Miss Bouman 6-4, 7-5.
Mrs. Godfree and 31ry. Harvey beat Miss Margaret Blake and Miss Anna Jubbard 6-0, 6-8-Reiter American Service.
AMERICAN BASEBALL.
LAST WEEK'S LEAGUE MATCHES.
Now York, August 27. National League. Saturday (August 20):
Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 10. New York 6, Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 8. Boaton 6, Chicago 5, Boston 2, Chicago 1. Sunday (August 21):
Now York 9, Cincinnati 8. Now York 6, Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 2. Monday (August 22):
Boston 5, Chicago 9, Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 1. Tuesday (August 23):
Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 19. Wednesday (August 24):
Philadelphia 7, Chicago 6. Philadelphia 1, Chicago 13. Thursday (August 25):
Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 1 Boston 5, Pittsburgh 1. Boston 1, Pittsburgh 8. Friday (August 26):
Philadelphia D, Chicago 8.
Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 3. Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4.
Now York-Chicago. +Philadelphia-Chicago.
American Lenguo.
Saturday (August 201
Cleveland 14, New York 8. Chicago 2, Philadelphia 5. Detroit 5, Washington '0, Detroit 6, Washington 6. St. Louis 8, Boston 4. Sunday (August 21):
Cleveland 7, New York 4, Detroit 11, Washington 4. St. Louis 5, Boston 0. St. Louis 4, Boston 3.
Monday (August 22)
Cleveland 9, New York 4. Detroit 4, Washington 2. Detroit 7, Washington 3 Chicago 6, Philadelphia 3. Wednesday (August 24);
Detroit 5, New York 9. Cleveland 7, Washington 1 Chicago 4, Boston 3. St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 4.
Thursday (August 25):
Detroit 2, New York 8. Cleveland 7, Washington 6. Chicago 4; Boston 6. St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 0.
Friday (August 20):
Detroit 6, New York 8. Chicago 9, Boston 1. Cleveland 8, Washington f St. Louis 0, Philadelphia 7. -Reuter's American Service. "Match postponed on account of
rain.
+ Match abandoned on account of bad light.
3
GOLF.
R. M. SMITH WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Happy Valley Championship of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club was played at. Happy Valley yesterday, R. M. Smith with a
of 162 winning easily... total score The next best score was 172 return- ed by R. S. Robertson.
Rain Interferes.
New York, Aug. 28. There has been no further play owing to rain.--Reuter's Americasions.
16 can Service.
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At Happy Valley, the Craigengower C.C. lost to the East Point R.C. by
16 shots. Scores:
Craigengower
Robertson
L. G. Gutierrez
R. F. Luz
East Point
#!
A. T. Hamilton
ed the Civil Service C.C. by 27 shots Scores:
Rowling Green
Civil Service
E. W. Simmonds
W. E. Hale
C. Hatt
T. W."Carr
G. H. Slipper
D. F. Warren
15 R. Taylor
T. Forster
R. W. Williamson J. Reed
G. M. Shaw
G. IT. Sellwood 11 R. McKellar
A.. B. Hamson
J. Hatch
S. Deacon
F. Samways
Campbell
R. Dixon
18 A. Chapman
R. H. Whiteford J. Budding
A A. Razack 18 R. W. Lea
D. K. Kharas:
J. O. Lely
J. F. Lunny
II. Hampton
Glover
J. R. Archibald
F. H. Holdman Luck
P. Murphy
15
29 S. Alderman 13
H. E. Strange
C. E. Jones
F.. H. W. Haynes
F. Stonham
R. Carruthers
22 J. Massoy
00
24 J. Maclachlan
A. K. Henderson
18 H. McTavish
F. T. Knott
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Taikoo v Recreio...
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League Tables. Division I.
63 Kowloon D.R.C.
On their own green, the Taikoo
R.C. defeated the Club de Reerelo by
7 shots. Scores:
Trikoo
C. A. Lopes
H. McKechnie 14 J. Ribeiro
D. Walmsley
11
Smith went round in 80 in the morning and while Robertson took 86 on both ec- 32 in the afternoon
The six best scores returned were: R. M. Smith
R. S. Robertson
W. Douglas
A. E. Leishmen
C. C. Stark
R. K. Valentine
T. D. E. Pendered
AMERICAN AMATEUR
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.182
.172
.174
.174
.174
.174
175
Minneapolis, August 27. Bobby Jones beat Francis Ouimet
in the semi-uals of the Ameri- can Amateur Golf Championship, 11 and 10.
Jones virtually won in the first 19 nine. He was five up at the turn, in 35 strokes. A large gallery was de- lighted by his superb golf. He finished the round eight up in 69 strokes, Quimet winning only one hole,
P. W. D. L. Pts, 11 11. -22
Taikoo R.C...... 11. Kowloon B.G.C. Police R.C....... 12
11
Craigengower C.C. 12
7 1 3 15 In the other semi-final Chick Evans G0 12 beat Mackenzie after a tie.
.6 1 5.11
5 7 10
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Civil Service C.C. 11 Kowloon C.C. .... 12 1 - 11
Shots For and Against.
2
Recreio
W. Warnock
C. Vis
J. Coils.
J. M. S. Rosario
T. Young
J. Sloan
F. X. Silva
F. Boyle
H. R. Sequeira
C. Silva
18
Joe
L. Marques
24 A. Ribeira
16
42
55
For Aget. Up Dr. Kowloon D.R.C... 702 644 168 21 Taikoo R.C. 690 60% ΒΙ Kowloon B.G.C. 669 630 30 Civil Service C.C. 658 062 Police R.Q..... 688 Cralgengower C.C. 661 716 Kowloon C.C... 502 761
Division II
P. W. D. Kowloon C.C.....
13 · 10 East Point B.C... 14 10 Taikoo B.G......
... 12 Kowloon B.G.C... 18
6
720
C. B. Matthews 24 L. C. R. Souza
H. Maxwell
D. C. Speirs D. Munro
H. Dinnen
H. Alves
Kowloon C.C. v Yacht Club.
Club de Recrele.. 14 Civil Service CC. 14
In the
The Final. Minneapolis, August 28.
final Jones beat Evans 8 and 7. Jones was six ap at the end of the first round. Router's American
Service.
Strange Finish. -
The Jones-Evans" match ended strangely on the 117 yard 29th hole. Both were well on with their tee shots, Jones inside Evans. .The latter 199 putted to within four feet of the cup. Jones laid his approach putt almost on the rim.
L. Pts. .3.20 After Evans had taken his stance 4 20 for a putt that would have halved 8 18 17 the hole, he suddenly dropped his 5 16 putter, walked to Jones, shook his 1.8 11 hand and congratulated him, for he 9 10 had touched Jones' ball as he started 410 B to putt, thus counting a stroke and 1 92 giving Jones the hole,
That made Jones seven up." Shots For and Against,
For Agst. Up. Dn.twenty-eight was halved. Jones won East Point R.C... 845 722 123the twenty-ninth and the Kowloon C.C... 708 601 102
Reuter's American Service. 02 Taikoo R.G...... 743 ·651 - Kowloon B.G.C... 773-GOD 17 Club de Recrelo..
C/C. by 27 shots.
Crossing over to Kowloon, the Craigengowor CC. 14 Royal Hongkong Yacht Club lost to Royal HK.Y.C... 19 the Kowloon Scores: Kowloon 'C.C. E. Kern
B. Petherami W. J. F. Gorvin A. W. Smith
F. Hamblin
F. E. Lawrence G. Wraggo
Yacht Club. Vaux
Ballock Reed
20 Shields
Abraham
Croucher Hammond F. G. Horridge 18 Edwards. W.-W. Hirat
J. C. Lyal
J. Smith
780 806 Civil Service C.C., 752 838 Gralgengower C.C. 745846
74-
20
The
match..
After protracted correspondence 80 Leigh, (Lancashire) Guardians 101 have proved that Herbert Callis- Royal H.K.Y/C... 408: 682 184 tcr, formerly of Tyldesley (Lanca-
Inter-Departmental Tournament.shire), Is alive. Callister dis On the Civil Services greens yester- appeared, and a body of a drowned, day afternoon the small Units easily man was identified by his wife as beat the Revenue Department in the her husband. Callieter's wife 14 inter-Departmental Competition.
The scores were:
Revenue
12
Wood -Black
Sutherland
L E. Lammert 32 Ddvies
70
48 Small Units
Maughan Bowling Green ỳ Civil Service.
Westlake Playing on their own green, the Moss Kowloon Bowling Green Club defeat Deakin
Treygrave Tallon. Watt
81 Grimmitt
married again, but Callister came back and is now in the work- house. The guardiana werp. natified recently that the registrar. had been instructed to correct the 18 death entry.