BERLIN OLYMPIC GAMES

UNITED STATES RECAPTURES SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP FROM JAPANESE

A second place gained by Jack Medica in the 1,500 Metres Free Style at the Olymple Ganies at Berlin was sufficient to give the United States' the Men's Swimming Championship, which was taken from them by the Japanese in the 1932 Gamer held at Los Angeles,

The Americans also retalned the Women's Swimming Championship in spite of a spirited challenge by Holland's mermaids. They had only three and a half points to spare at the end,

Many German successes were registered in the rowing evenis. Germany finished a long way ahead of the other countries, although Great Britain won the double aculls and United States the eight-our race.

.

Men's Final Standing

The following was the final stand-

Ing of the Men's Section;

Denmark

Women's Standing

United States

Holland

55 524

Germany

254

Japan

16

United States

11

77

Japan

Argentina

no

Great Britain

8

Germany

Hungary

14

Hungary

4

France

Brazil

Great Britain

Canada

22

-United Press,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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The Royal Army Orthunce Corps Association will hold a swimmingt gal on Wednesday, 10th instant, al the V.M.C.A. baths, Kowloon, at 3.45 um. sharp.

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Admission is by invitation-only, but a small number of tickets are avail- able for friends of the Corps' who wish to attend, Application for Uckets should be made to the Ilon. Secretary. A charge of 50 cents is minde to cover expenses. Canlı will not be collected at the door.

Ex-R.A.O.C. personnel who have not yet enrolled are requested to write to the Hou. Secretary, or to Lt. Col. R. F. Johnson, R.A.O.C., at the Depot, on early as possible.

1936.

MONDAY, AUGUST 17,

THIRD CRICKET TEST ENGLAND MAKES GOOD START

AGAINST ALL INDIA

Magnificent batting by Walter Hammond, who scored 217 runs, and T. S. Worthington, who made 128, enabled England to put up 471 runs for eight wickets in the third and final Cricket Test against India which commenced at the Oval on Saturday.

These two batsmen established a new English Test fourth- wicket partnership in this match, when they added 266 runs during the 175 minutes that they were associated together at the wicket.

'Wazir All made 'n costly mistake when he dropped' Hammond when the latter's score was only 96. After his let-off, the Gloucester all-rounder batted in magnificent form.

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The following officers and cadets of who scored 217, and T. S. Worthing for five wickets: the Surrey batsman,

London, Aug. 15.

The Indian fast bowler claimed an- England made a fine start in the other victim. in Worthington who third and final Cricket Test against also played on to Nissar after scoring All-Inttia at the Oval, scoring 471128 in a faultless innings featured by ruus for eight wickets after batting hard driving. He had been batting the whole of

for 185 minutes and had made W.

Gloucester, boundary hits. The score was 437

L. B. ton of Derbyshire, who contributed B. Fishlock, 123, were climast entirely responsible and G. D. Allen, the English captain, for Englund's total, sone of the other were now associated, but the latter butanen, with the exerption of R.J. did not stay very long. After scoring Burnell (43) scoring anything of 13 runs, he was caught by Hussain

off Nissar. 455 for six.

the Hongkong Nayal Volunteer Force. are confirmed in their

Tanks 216 Sub-Lieutenant. Guildford Charles 21% Dudley; Cadets, Harry Maughn

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The weather was glorious when the teams took the fall in the presence of 9,000 spectators, of whom hundreds word in shirt-sleeves, on unusual sight this season. The wicket whe in perfect condition,

The teams were:

The Hussain-Nissar combination claimed their third victim of the day in Hedley Verity who scored only four runs

403

J. Sins was

for seven. ns in long enough to see only five runs added to the score before being given out leg-before 10 Amar Singh for one. 468 for 8,

Fishlock and W. Voce then played

England.--G. O, Allen (Captain). Hammond, Leyland, Verity, Fishlock, Barnet, Vore, Duckworth, Worth-out time the sears being 171 for ington,

and Sins.

eight wickets at clare of play. Fish- India. Maharaj Kumar of luck was not out with 10 and Vore Vizipangram. C. K. Naidu, Wazir Ali,not out with one. V. M. Merchant,; C. Ramaswami, Scores: Dilawar Hussain, Jehangir Khan. Stustaq Ali, Baon Jilani, M. Nissar, Amar Singh,

England.-1st. Innings

RJ. Barnett 1.b.w. b Nayudu

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A. Page, e Hussain, b Amar Singh 8. W.R. Hammond, b Nisar M. Leyland, b Nisar... T.S. Worthington, b Nissar L.B. Fishlock, not out

England won the tess and Ailen electol to bat, sending out Harnett and Farg to open the innings. The latter dit kiny long, falling vietimo Amar Singh for eight, GO. Allen, e Hussain, b Nisar being caught by Husain. The total. Verily, e Husain, ↳ Nissar J. Sime, 1.b.w., 6 Amar Singh W. Voce, not out

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was 19,

HAMMOND SHINES By superb off-driving, perfect timing and fout-work, Hammond, who joined Barnett, scored 50 in th

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wicket yield 74 runs in de minutes. Fall of Wickets-1 (Fagit) for 19: At 03, however, Barr

Barnett was sent 2 (Barnett) for $3; 3 (Leyland) for back for obstruction, being given uut 156: 4 (Hammond) for 422; leg-before to Nayudu after he had (Worthington) for 437; @ (Allen) for cred 43. He had played an enter-155; 7 (Verity) for 483; 4 (Sims) for prising innings, sending the ball to 480-Reuter, the boundary six times

Hammond continued to hit out to good effect. At lunch-time, he and Leyland had taken the score to 147 for tw

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RECORDS BROKEN

(Continued from Page 8.) When the game resumed. 12.000 Draper. Johnny Woodruff, and Mack spectators had assembled to watch Robinson won the Medley Mile Reiny Eugland's innings. Mushtaq All, 1880 yards, 220 yards, 220 yards and mwing to a leg injury, did not field. 40 yards) in 3 mins, 2 seconds. runs had been The British team consisted of Shore. Only nine more

and Phil Edwards added to England's total when Ley-Orr. Pennington

and were timed in 3 mins. 24.6 land was dismissed. In attempting seconds.

150 for

to drive an overpitched ball from A new British record was created Mohamed Nissar, he was bowled for by Earle Meadows, the Olymple win- 20. The score-board read

ner, in the Fole Vault, which he won three wickets.

for the United States with a leap Hammond, who was batting very of 14 feet 2 inches. Bill Graber,and soundly and using a judicious blend Bill Sefton, also of the United States. of aggression and defence, was tied for second place with 13 feet 6 missed when he had scored 96, Wazir inches. The Empire jumpers were All dropping a very easy eatch The Apps, who reached 12 feet inches, Gloucester all-rounder celebrated his Duplessis 13 feet 6 inches (also ty let-off by reaching his century in 105 ing for second place), and Webster

12 feet inches. Worthington was playing a force- Brooke won the Long Jump for ful game. He played back very the United States with a leap of 24 often but he was scoring rapidly, feet 10 inches. Clark Jumped 29 He and Hammond added 100 runs in only 75 minutes.

ninutes.

The Indian captain then put on Merchant to bowl. Merchant, who

feet 11 inches, For the Empire. Dickinson Hoped 20 feet 11 inches, Richardson 24 feet 14 inches, and Traynor 21 feet 10 inches-Reuter.

is not a bowler, was welcomed by According to the United Press, A. the balsmen as he tossed up long G. K. Brown outran Jimmy Luvalle hops

in the Inst lap of the four-men Mile and full tosses which were punished by both Hammond and Relay. Worthington. Hammond reached his 150 after baiting for 225 minutes and at tea time he had 160 and Worthing- ton 89, the total being 338 for three

wickets.

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A crowd of 15,000 had gathered after tea to see Homond in magni- fcent form at the wickel. Apart from several, strokes which were played with the edge of the bat, he was very forceful. He

minutes. Up to double century in 286 Completed his this stage he had scored 20 fours.

With Worthington reaching his Arst Test century, a record for the English fourth wicket Test partner- ship was established, 266 being put up in 175 minutes.

When the score-hoard was showing 4, Hammond's glorious innings came to an end. At 217, he played on to Mohamed Nissar. He had been at the wicket for five hours and had hit 30 boundaries.

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