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CHINA'S LONE OLYMPIC
REPRESENTATIVE
FAILS TO QUALIFY
VINES THE
TORNADO
LIU BEATEN IN H. W. AUSTIN WILTS
100
METRES HEAT
Los Angeles, July 31. Lui Chang_chun, holder of the China National sprint record, and China's tone representative at the Olympic Games, failed to qualify
in the second heat for the 100 me- tres to-day, being placed fifth.-i Renter.
TWO MORE BRITISH SPEED RECORDS
BEFORE FIERCE ATTACK
TENNIS TITLE IN 45 MINUTES
London, July 8. The 1932 Wimbledon will always hự memorable for the fact that Ellsworth Vinca proved himself to be one of the greatest players in the
history of inwn tennis, the greatest
many people sald on Saturday after he had beaten I. W. Austin, in the
final at 6, 6-2, 6-0. Vines was
Just lovastating, hitting at a speed which left Austin with no answer at all. Vines just dazed us all on
Motor Cyclist Registers Saturday; he was too good to be
115.29 M.P.H.
Brooklands, July 21, Two new records for motor- cycles were made in one event here to-day. In a race for 500 c.c. mo- tor-cycles, the lap record of 11. 12 miles per hotti, made in 1929, was beaten by C. B. Bickell, rid ing a Bickell-Inn, who reached a speed of 112.17 miles per hour,
true, but he was true.
OVER IN 45 MINUTES.
An important point about the match was that Austin had never-before seen Vines hit a ball. He never met Vines in Amerien, and at Wimbledon the matches of the two players always always clashed, so that Austin could not "size up" his rival of yesterday.
It took Vines exactly 45 minutės to win the Championship and during those 45 minutes be just electrided the crowd with perhaps the most wonderful lawn tennis ever seen in a Wimbledan
final. For the first at the struggle was fairly even one and we felt that Austin had a chance.
Thea Vines suddenly found his game and Austin had to
to stand up to a terrific bombard- ment of shots. And yet there was much more in the game of Vines than mere hard hitting; he was the wide complete player with a very NEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR range of strokes, all of them beauti-
Later, in the same race. W. J. C. Hewitt, riding an Excelsior-Jap. bettered this figure by doing 115.29 miles an hour.
SOUTH CHINA A.A.
fully produced; from this point of view his display was n revelation to those of us who have only seen kim in England.
THE ENSUING YEAR
Mr. M. K. La, the well-known locul Chinese sportsminn, has been elected President of the South China Athletic Association for the ensuing year, with Messra. Chan Lim-pak, and Luk Hoi. he wan as Vice-Presidents.
BEATEN BUT COURAGEOUS. Austin must have known that Was benten long before the end. Vines could always get n
when he
it with wanted
Mr. Li Chi-chung: Vice-int
that cannon-ball service of his, which
cheer: they sat and watched, Just fascinated by the dis- play of
of a master.
Uther oficials elected were.-- Chairman, chairmen, Messrs. Mok Hing-chung and Yuen Chaam-fei; English Secret The huge crowd was almost too im- he aced more frequently than usual. ary. Mr. Chun Po-shiu, Assistant Secretaries, Messrs, Ma Man-fai and Preased 10 Ko Yau-chong, Educational Section, Section, Mr. Lai Tit-po; Swimming
In the last set Vines was better Mr. Chang Wan-kai; Football Section, than ever. He crowded on tho pacc Mr. Mok Hing; Tennis Section, Mr. still more, crashing services and Lee Woon-tsoi; Baseball Section, Mr. wonderful low drives reducing Austin Sim Wai-cheong: Basketball Section; to complete subjection. And one
Section. could not blame Austin, for
no
Mr. Siu Kit-man; Vollards Section, player in the world could live against
Mr. Lam Chiu-wah; Mr. Ho Wai-hung; Chinese Boxing, the stuff Vines eent across. Mr. Yam Pak-hok; Track Meet Sec- Match point at last. Vines, serving Amateur from the Committee Box end, paused
Mr. L GREW-7227 Ping for a moment. flung up his racket
tion, Dramatic Section,
chiu; Music Section, Mr. Wai Trinh wonki
Section, Lawn Bowls Section,
Mr. Chol and sent over a service which Austin Raid afterwards he actually did not Mr. see, and I can well believe him, for it Advisors:-Messrs. was definitely the fastest service Kwok Ngan-ball, Chau Chiu-ning, Liu have ever seen produced. What
Chang Min, Au Tad-hing, nish to most. dazzling display!---
Mok
Changng-chaar. Fuk Pak-yiu, Lam Frank Poxon.
Lan
Chung-ho, Weng Kai-cheung
Sam
Hip-tong, Leung Yiu-wing, Choi Kin- yung, Chan Wing, Leong Cho-yiu, Leung Kin-ting, La Pui-kee, Tin Lap- fat, Li Kam-fuk, Wong Kwan, Wong Chien-hin... M Fung-kiu and Lau Kai-shuon.
Prizes Presented.
Prizes won during the year by members of the South Chine” Athletic | Association were presented to the successful competitors by Mr. Mok Hing-sung at China Building on Saturday night.
GT. BRITAIN'S SWIMMERS
REPRESENTATIVES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
The programme included musical numbers by members of the Associa The following swimmers will tion, a Chinese
boxing display, a represent England in the Olympic sword dance by the Kwong sisters, Games: two plays by the members of the You Shing Dramatic Society, also a boxing exhibition and a classical dance by
Association members.
BASEBALL IN U.S.A.
NEW YORK YANKEES SECURE A VICTORY
New York, July 30.
(Mermaid S. C.),
Women: Misses M. G. Cooper Roath Park, Cardiff), E. Hughes E. V. Davies
(Walsall), IL. J. Varcoe (Croydon Women), M. Kenyon (Nelson), M. Hinton (South Manchester Wo- men's), P. M. Harding (Croydon), C. Wolstenholme (Moss side, Man- chester).
Men: R. J. Sutton (Plaistow United), R. H. Leivers (Longton), J. Whiteside (Manchester City The New York Yankees avenged Police), N. Wainwright (Hanley), their defeat by Cleveland on Friday M. Ffrench-Williams (Penguin), when they gained Д victory W. Francis (Renfrew Baths S. C.) (over Detroit Lo-day by the odd run ini
ning.
The following players scored home runs: Hurst (Philadelphia Phillies), twice, Lee (Phillies), Berger (Boston Braven), Hendrick (Cincinnati), Du- gas (Pittsburgh), Harris (Washing- ton) Cochrane (Athletics), Alexander and Pickering (Boston Red Sox).
The results of to-day's matches were) as follows:
National League.
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn Chicago
Now York Cincinnati
Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Washington
3
1
7
7
10
1
HO.ON - NA
11
2
11
13 19
3
7 1
American League.
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit New York St. Louis
Boston
2
10
2
10
Ü
11
1
13
4 10
0
10
0
10
0
8
2
Router.
OLYMPIC SPORTS
TEAMS WELCOMED WITH CHEERING
Los Angeles, July 31. The Tenth Olympic Games oponed today under scorching sun. Appro- ximately 105,000 persons watched the 2,000 athletes file past the Vice- President of the United Stafos, Mr. Charles Curtis.
Thunderous cheering grocted each nation's representatives impartially- Reuter's American Servico.
GOLF.
FOURSOMES COMPETITION AT HAPPY VALLEY
Throa__further matchos in the Second Round of the Happy Valley Foursomes were decided during the wock with the following results.K. S. Robertnon and Capt. H. W. Dawkos bont II. G. Wallington and J. D. Kin- naird hy and 2; C.-B. Robertson and D. S. Edward beat R. S. W. Patterson and D. J. Valentino by 1 up; G. W. Sewell and W. J.Waddington beat A. Macfarlane and C. Thwaites/by 3 and