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THE HONGKONG
BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
GETS STARTED
Fought With Bare Knuckles
A giant bushman and a bexer had a "gruike." They've settled it with a bare-knuckle igal for £25 a side in a secluded bush clearing Rear Bathurst, New South Wales.
The bushman, two stone the "ali-In" Insisted heavier,
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agreed rules. Eventually three-minute rounds, with clean breaka
Eight
hundred men saw the busliman battered-too weak to continue after the second round. He lost some teeth; a law was
adly injured.
Shades of Tom Heenan. Jem Mace and Tom Sayers!
TWO REFEREES AND-
No Linesmen
TWO KEEN GAMES
POLICE PAIR BEATEN
LEONARD & WARD.
CONSISTENT
Four pairs of players yester. day braved the none-too pica- sant weather conditions to play off matches in the Colony Open pairs lawn bowls championship, but the rest of the scheduled programme was postponed.
of the season's First succeRSEN tournament went to Club de Recreto and Kowloon Bowling Green Club representatives.
J. E.
to
(n the K.B.G.C. green, Noronha and F. X. M. da Silva de- Teated C. S. Pile a 1. Dowman of well contested the Police after
14. There was match by 25 nothing to choose between the pales up to 17th shot when the Recreio couple were leading -8, but there- nfter they secured a couple of fours, two throes and two twos which put them out to an easier win than at
likely. appeared
J. W. Leonard and W. Ward of Craigengower put up a great display against R. O. tend and G. 11. Sherlif (K.B.G.C.) on the K.C.C. green, even-
NEW SOCCER tually losing by 23-18.
PROPOSAL
As a result of the meeting of Football League clubs pre- Alderman sided.
by over
Masser, of Leeds, in London
Kix
The Insers were extremely consis
than tent and recorded no less twos, but the Bowling Green pair had опе they some brilliant heads. On returned a five, on two others fours. and helped things along with a three
and two twas,
recently, there are likely to be Six Matches
some surprising changes in the constitution of League foot. ball.
Several matters of vital interest were discussed, but, writes W. Capet Kirby, Mr. Masser informed me no veling was taken.
Most important was the discussion on the two referees proposal, but the meeting decided I would not be in keeping with the spirit of the Hame if they asked for something to be done before the International Board had discussed the matter at Troon in June.
The clubs, however, agreed to request the Football Association to admit the experiment of two re ferees operating without linesmen
matches In all practice
Arranged For To-day
WEATHER LOOKS BETTER
Colony open Six matches in the
and there lawn bowls pairs championship are down for decision
be that brighter appears to prospects of the rain holding of to permit them to be played,
Several Recreio pairs are engaged nexthis afternoon and all appear to have faiely favourite chances of surviving. Another matter for considerationThe complete programme is,
the four up-four down propo-.
August.
J. McKelvis and J. V. Ramsay v. B.
se the lindy-annual-proposed by Baste and G. M. P. Remedios (Kow- of Derby toon C. C. Green), C. Roza Pereira and C. G. Silva. A. Steven and J.
Mr.
21, 1936. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY
SUCCESSFUL
MILITARY HOCKEY TEAM
MISS PAMELA BARTON
REACHES
The Royal Welch Fusillers battalion hockey team which recently wound up a highly successful season.
American
Cup
(Photo: Mee Cheung).
Sees The Final For
First
Time
OH BOY, THOSE PANTS OF
ALEX JAMES!
(By DOUGLAS DIES
Are American Sports Columnist and "Senday Chronicle" Guent Writer for the Cup Find
So that's what you call the Cup Final!
Wembley, April 25.
WOMAN GOLF FINALIST IS A MAGISTRATE
Southport, May 20.
Barton, Adela (Pam")
London the 18 year-old girl will contest the open golf final when she meets Bridget Newell, 24 year-old Derbyshiregistrate over
36 holes to-morrow. Reuter.
Petersen In Demand
I heard lots about it five minutes after I reached Southamp MCAVOY TO CANCEL
ton.
"Of course," they kept on saying, "you must see the Cup Final now you're here,"
Well, I heard about your kind of football.
Now I've seen a Cup Final I think soccer is like a top-hat,
It looks best in Britain, but elsewhere it always seems a little queer.
All morning-F'd-been hearing about
W. Bendle Moore, County,
"I cannot tell you more than that A. R. Selby (Kowloon B. G. C. Green), the Cup-ties,"
A. M. there was some support for it," said F. A. Machado and 11, F. Rozario v Mr. Masser, "but whether that ad-J. Macdonald and ditional support will be sufficient to (Kowloon Dock Green), T. Coleman
vote the three-quarter carry difficult to tell."
and F. V.
Hollandl
PUZZLING TERMS
Alves
That got me dzzy. Because to va and i. N. Mitchell y. D. SC. AC "i" is what you call a "draw"
V. V. Ribeiro (Pelice R The question of players returning Green), L. J. Silva and if. A. Alves and I couldn't figure out how there to the field of play following absencev. P. M, et Arculli and A. Bakar could be any final if all the matches trough injury or any other reason (Civil Service Green), C. H. Basto had been drawn.
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was also under consideration, and and J. J. Bastov. A. E. Contes and the F.A. proposition to compet the Cavanagh (Football Club Green), returning player to enter the field ..
at the half-way
to LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
line was strongly objected to. Indeed, the League
the F.A. lo ask clubs intend facilitate the return of a player by giving linesmen the power to send him back on the field.
As regards the vacancies on the HONGKONG ELECTRIC TEAM
FOR SATURDAY
League Management Committee, the
The following have been choren to meeting was mindful of the fact that they have the privilege of electing
vice-presidents represent the Hongkong Electric Re- second division the president and and new members to replace those creation Club in a
ers. There are five lawn bowls league match against
Club de Recreio on Saturday, members. retiring vacancies to be filled.
No action was taken on a propo- sal of Tottenham Hotspur thist the Sloan and S. Deacon (skip).
opening of the season should be put forward week, and it is understood the 'Spurs do not intend to proceed with the matter at present,
It was decided to oppose a "sug- gested new rule of the F.A.. that a player may be registered as a pro- bationary professional between the ages of 15 and 17, the view of the meeting being that
Just the same,, I got a kick out of the Cup Final.
"But to most Americans the big Hurprise of your Cup Final is something everything here seem- ed to lake for granted-the 100,000 crowd, and the milliona of radio listeners.
Famous Test Cricketer Retires
MACARTNEY THE. ARTIST
C. G.. Macartney, the
Tamm
U.S. TRIP?
Jack Peterson will probably have This third fight of the year in the open air at Wembley Stadium in June.
FINAL
WITH MISS NEWELL
BRITISH GOLF TRIUMPH
AMERICA'S LAST "HOPE" OUT
Southport, May 20. English girls are contesting the British
the
final
αξ
Women's Open Golf Champion- ship here, the last of the challengers being
overscas
eliminated to-day in the quar- ter-finals when Miss Bridget Newell beat Mrs. Marion Miley of America.
Miss Newell went on to defent Miss Moily Courlay in the semi-final and will oppase Miss Pamela Barton in the final stage of the championship. The faalists are Surrey and Derby- shire county, players, and both have scored notable successes in the cham-i pionship to date.
The elimination of the American Curtle Cup players has been sys. tematic and complete, and as usual the earlier rounds supplied plenty of upsetting results.
Router sends the following scores for the fourth round and semi-final matches.
QUARTER-FINALS
Miss Kathleen Garnham (Surrey) bent Miss A. 1. Rhodes (Yorkshire) 1 and 3.
Mina Pamela Barton (Surrey) beat Mink Doris Wilkins (Essex) 4 and 2.
Miss Bridget Newell (Derbyshire); beat Mrs. Marion Miley (America) 4 and 3.
Miss Molly Gourlay (Surrey) beat Afiss Jean Hamilton (Surrey) 1 up.
SEMI-FINALS
Miss Newell bent Miss Gourlay 3 and 2.
Miss Barton beat Miss Garnham 3 and 4.
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Our Daily Golf Hint
In putting and approaching more shots are missed by moving the head than by any other agency.
-J. D. Travers.
DERBY BETTING PRICES
Latest
Quotations
London, May 20. Tajakbor and Pay Up continue to knd the rest of the field in the Derby betting prices, with Pay Up. second favourite, firming up a bit at a taken and offered price of 6 to 1. Accord- ing to Reuter, the following prices were quoted to-day.
are
(t)
(1)
11 to 2 Tajakbar (0) 6 to 1 (3)
6 to 1 Pay Up (t and o)
to 1 Noble King (9) 15 to 2
(1)
15 to 1 Boswell (o) 10 to' 15 to 1 Mahmoud (0) 16 to 1 (0 15 to 1 Balahissar (0) 16 to 1 (t) 18 to 1 Abler (o) 20 to 1 (0) 25 to 1 Carloes (o) 28 to 1 (1) 28 to Belaethel (t and o)
33 to 1 Thankerton (0) 40 to 1
35 ter 1 Barry Star (o) 50 1 (1) 10 to 1 Rhodes Scholar (t and u) 40 10.1 Mid-stream (t and o)
40 to 1 Hin Grace (o) 45 to 1 (t) 40 to I Magnet (o) 60 to 1 (1) Go to 1 Monument (t and o) FINAL LIST OF THE ACCEPTORS
London, Blay 20. The final acceptors for the Derby as follow: Squadron Castle, Rhodes Scholar, Plaster Cast, Fay Up, Mendicant Friar, Barry Star, Covert, Abjer, Noble King, His Grace, Raeburn, Walvis Bay Magnet
ROAD RACE fakbar, Balahlar Mohmoud, Star,
TRAGEDY
..
He rose early, at his hotel in London RUNNER KILLED
to read the reports of his points vic- tory over Jock McAvoy and left by road for Cardiff shortly after break- fat in a friend's car.
DURING EVENT
G. Young, a Cricklewood insur-
Aftruter-message.from New York ance agent, took part recentis in the
was
says that Jiminy Johnston, the Madlondon-to-Brighton relay race.
His relay began at Duxhurst and- son Square matchmaker, is to invite Petersen to meet John Henry Lewis extended to Crawley.
With only a mile and a half to go and running strongly for the world cruiserweight title. Andy Neiderreiter, the Brooklyn he promoter, offers Petersen 25 per cent, smiling. of the gate receipts and two bout tickets to the United States if he will box Leroy Haynes, the negro who recently beat Carnera, at Ebbetsfield on July 7.
Was
commotion Then there among some enr's on the road.
Young shouted and fell. He and been struck by a car and killed.
Young, who was twenty-eight, was riers Club.
to be married, McAvoy's manager said that Jock member of the Queen's Park Har-
He was engaged was to have salled for the United few weeks' time, "but States in a
His father hospital. cate with his hancec.
Ormstead, Carioca, Spin-a-lot, Mid- tream, Thankerton, Fearless Fox. and Flares.-- Balaethel, Boswoll
Router.
LOVELOCK BEATEN
IN PARIS
British Team Carry Off Premier Honours
Paris, Apr. 26. Universities Athletle Union, Bri- tain's solo representatives, won the Round-Paris relay race for the third year in succession here to-day, thereby winning the trophy outright.
Seven ams, each consisting of 50 race. Jack runners, contested the British team, but was only second is dangerously ill in when giving over to M. Hamilton, of
Shefeld.
Australian test cricketer has just de- that is unlikely now, as I have hand efforts were made to commun!- I Lovelock ran the first stage for the cided to give up cricket altogether. two attractive offers for fights in this He recently returned to Sydney with country." the Australian team which toured
game that We have no football meas so much to so many at the same time. Sounds screwy, but it'sIndia. true.
I thought the game was over soon after I arrived. They played "Good
J. 11. Barron, T. P. Saunderson, J. Save the King," and I always thought you Brilishers played that after, not before something,
V. Sorby, J. L. King, G. T. Padgett and A. F. Paul (skip):
1. Orchard, G. G. Thompson, W. Stoker, and W. 1. D. Muskeit (skip), Reserves: C. E. Gahagan and F. F. Duckworth.
The question of the nominalion such u rule of a successor to the late Mr. John would interfere unnecessarily with McKenna as president of the League was mentioned, but no action taken. the present "nursery" system. -
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WANTED TOUCH-DOWN Before the game had been on five minutes, I was yelling for a touch- down. It seemed, so crazy that B man, reaching the kind of position American players dream about on the tong, summer nights, didn't pick up the ball and run for the goal-line.
"Okay," said an Arsenal supporter near me, "but this isn't Rugby. You've got the wrong game, Ho mast kave learned that at the movica,
"I have had a wonderful i¬nings," he told Alletral News, "but 1 um He will not even play club ilure." Putting my cricket tops away for all! cricket.
Macartney had the reputation of an artist in ericket. He is probably the most stylish, bataman ever seen in Anglo-Australian test cricket,
Australia's Gesture
Buddy To British
the right Actually I'd got game wrong...It seemed tame he Ride American football...I'm -sorry-but there it is.
Athletes
Empire
The Australian British The crowd's cheering was cortainly Games Association has voted £10,000 infectious. Though that goes for any to bring well-known athletes from game, from bull-fighting to pool, pro-Britain and the Dominions to com- vided it watched by a big enough nets in the Empire Games at the
Sydney: sesqui-centenary in 1938. crowd.
Minimum provision is made for each from England competitors I liked Alex James. His technique ten fascinated me, and his nifty footwork and Canada, ten from South Africa, and lwo from would get him plenty far in our kind six from Scotland, three each from
and India. of football, too. And boy! Oh boy! Wales Those pants of his seemed cut to base Nerthern Ireland. There will also ball patterni
be representative competitors frem Bermuda, British Guiana, Trinidad, There's not a heap more to say. Hongkong, F1, Jamaica, Rhodesia When it was nil over I asked someone and Newfoundland. the final score. I didn't hear what
ho answeral, everyone was raising vuch a din.
An Empire Village, on the lines of the Olymple Village, will be built Your community singing gave me a on the Sydney Showground, for the queer kind of thrill, though the old first time in the history of Emplads, songs didn't scom to fit with such a says Austral News.
tough ball gamo, They sing at our The programme
football graines, too, but only student
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British
They tell me Arsenal
soccer. 141 have home about it."
athletics, swimming, cycling, boxing, wrestling. cent to the e tepe in and rowing has been.
to write British Empire Gamen Federation in
England for ratification.
ANOTHER FIGHT FOR SHARKEY
MEETS PHIL BRUBAKER ON JUNE 15
Boston, May 20.
ANOTHER MAN HURT
before the Young had decided race that this should be his last sea- son us a runner.
second runner, G. W. Hunt, a member of the Surrey Athletle Club
was injure:1
At the half-way stage, where the teams crossed the River Seine, the Universities had a lead of a quarter- mile from the Belgian team.
On the run home, however, Stade Francuis steadily drew up to the leaders to finally claim second place..
Detalle: at the same spot. He
fell after coming into contact with a car, but rose almost immediately. He was imping and in pala, but on to the end of his four carried It is announced that Jack
Hunt lost only a minute en bis Sharkey, former heavyweight miles relay. Then he collapsed. champion of the world will fight Phil Brubaker over ten lenders and kept third place for his He received a special cup for his rounds at Boston on June 15.--
pluck. United Press,
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MUMM
-THE CHAMPAGNE
OF DISTINCTION
1.--Universities A.U.: 52 2-58cc.
2-Stade Francais: 59 2-Ree.
thr. Omin.
1hr: 0min..
7
3.-A. C. St. Gilloise (Belgium); 1hr, 1min. 39 2-sec.
4-A, C. Berne. (Switzerland),"
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