CABINET APPROVES DECISION
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cancellation of the event.
It is anticipated that an emergency meeting of the International Olympic Congress will soon be sunumoned to discuss the matter.
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LEAGUE TENNIS RESULTS
Radio Defeat Indians;
South China Win.
Following are the read of the "D" divisten league tennis matches yesterday,
Radio bent Indians 016-312.
M. Sheriff and W. J. Clanson lost to M. U. Razack and Y. A. Razack 4-6; beat K, Nazarin and M. 1. Barock d.1; beat A. R. Markar and I. Citchett 0-4.
It is considered ilkely that Finland will get the Games, due to an offeinl announcement that Helsingfors "Kally capable" of staging the Games at a "high sportsmanlike level."
The bids made by New York, Santo Markar and Kitchell 3-6,
Francisco and Los Angeles to hold the Games are almost certain to be unsuccessful. United Press.
PRESIDENT'S ASSURANCE
July 15.
Helsingfors,
The President of the International Olympic Congress has telegraphed to Helsingfors virtually assuring Fin- Jand of the Olympic Games in 1940. - United Prees.
LONDON OUT
London, July 15. London's attempt to have the Olympic Games in 1940 is considered to be werk and is not kely to succeed. United Press.
CURTAILED PROGRAMME
Berlin, July 16. A German member of the Inter- national Committee has been quoted as saying that wherever the Games are held, only a so-called obligatory programme will be attempted.
It is assumed that he means the elimination of such sports as soccer, harkibull, basketball and polo. United Press.
BRUNDAGE'S VIEWS
Chicago, July 15.
Mr. Avery Brundage, Chuirman of the American Olymple Committee, admits that the time to prepare for the 1040 Games is short. However, he emphasised that the programme on a smaller scale enn be staged if necessary.-United Press.
M. Hassan and D. Scott beat Razack 0-4; Jonk to Nazarin and Razack 3-0; lont
L. Soura and Au Kam-moon drow with Tazacka -6; beat Nazarin and Razack
-1: boat Markar and Kitehall -1.
8. CHINA v. CİVİL SERVICE South China beat Civil Service D-0. K. C. Wong and K. T. Wong beat R. Bostock and D. Sheorwood 6-2; bent B. C. Peck and C. Brown 0-1; Dent A, J. Peaker and D. W. Becken 75.
P. Y. Kwok and J, Kwok beat Boslock and Shearwood 6-2; boat Pesic and Brown 6-3; bent Peaker and Beeken 4-1.
C. M. Tanng end K. P. Sung beat Bostock and Bhearwood 0-3: beat Peck and Brown 0-3; bent Peaker and Becken 6-2. CENTILAL BRITISH v. RECREIO
Central British beat Recreio 0-0,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 16, .1998.
Ban On Cricketers' Wives Lifted
Sydney, July 15. The Australian cricketers at present touring England can arrange for their wives to join thom provided that the Austra- Han Board of Control will not be called upon to incur ex- penses.
The wives will be allowed to sec their husbands after the last test match. Router Bulletin,
TABLE TENNIS
Petroleum Company Beat Royal Corps
Of Signals
A friendly table tennis match be
Com-
F. D. Artua and G. II. Fowler beat A. M. Remedios and E, A. Noronha 6-4;tween the Asiatic Petroleum Beat M. Guterres and A. E. Xavier 6-0; pany and the Royal Corps at Signals
Played on Thursday, resulted in Win for the former by four matchca to three,
best E. Marques and T. Alves 7-0.
N. B. M. Whills and 9. A. Fowler seat Remedios and Noronha 6.0 bent Guterres and Xavier 7-4; best Marquen and Alves 6.4.
D. T. Smith and B. Blekford beat Re- medios and Noronha 6-2; beat Guterres and Xavier 0-4; beat Marques and Alves 04.
POLICE "", KOWLOON
Police lost to Kowloon 8-1.
1. Calthrop and Aj6, Major Deal D. Or and 1. T. Broadbridge d-3; beat 1, Burson and L. W. Hume. 0-2; lost 10 M. Gillard and A. Tazel 4-0.
J. Carruthers and P. 1. Loughlin jost to Orr and Brandridge 0-6; lost to Burson and flume 4-0: beat Giliard and Hazel
6-4
J Howlett and J. Jackson lost to Or and Broadbridge 0-6; jont to Burson and Hume 4-0; beat Gilard and Hazel 0-0,
ARMY
GRAIGENGOWER
Army best Craigengower D-0.
The results were as follow:
短
Love (Signals) lost to Pun Sal- tong 8-21, 16-21.
Robson (Signals) beat P. C. Luk 21-14, 31-14.
Scully (Signale) bent, Kon King chuon 21-17, 21-10
McGuire (Signals) lost to C. M. Xavier 13-21, 14-21.
beat J. 3.
Payne (Signols) Remedios 21-16, 21-18.
Murphy (Signals) lost to Wong Iu- Bun 17-21, 17-21.
Bevan (Signals) lost to Li Mun- wai 11-21, 18-21.
E. Finter and II, C. Daniels bent F. A. Peterson and 8. Leonard 8-1; beat 8. A. Carienbhoy and II. Sling 6-3; beat E. H. and Sing 0-1: beat Esmall and Chan 6-3, Enstall and J. Chan 6-2,
A. Barton and J, Webb beat Peterson
A. Aslett and J, Emberson, beat Peler-and Leonard 6-2; beat Cassumbney and and Lennard 6-0; beat Cassumbbey | Sling 6-3; beat Esmail and Chan 6-0.
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decide not to do so implies that the London authorities, are also willing to take over the preparations. But it seems doubtful whether the 1940 event will be held in London, how- Kowloon Cricket Club "B" team ever. Finland has never had the yesterday nearly created the biggest honour of organising the Games since sensation of the tennis league season they were revived in 1808, and when they Journoyed to Causeway considering the eminence of her Bay and won the first three sets from It is meet the Chloras Recreation Club, this
athletes, past and present,
finally losing 5-4.
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that she should take over. The pre- year's league champions. sent situation is not unprecedented us In 1906 Italy desisted from her right and London was asked to take over. I see America has also filed two applications, one from New York and one from San Francisco, but ad- mirable though American arrange- ments are in nearly every way it is not likely that the United States will organise the 1940 Games secing that Los Angeles was the site of the 1032 event. It may be interesting to note that the following cities have or- ganised Games since 1912: Stockholm
(1912). Antwerp (1920).
It was a dramatic start to a match which was expected to yield an easy two points for the Chinese, and when the visitors another set in
preceeded to annex the second round everything pointed to them achieving what was previously regarded as the Impossible.
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However, true to form, the Chinese rallied finely in the concluding stages, and snatched the match by winning the Jast three sets.
the eventual result was the K.C.C., they enjoyed the distinction of winning more sels from the champions than Any other team this season, and it was veritably touch and go for the Chinese.
PAIN Interfered with the Lawn Bowls League programine lust
The visitors had a fine chance of week, but everything seems set for making the match safe in the second the full schedule to be carried out round when Guest and Mra. Sweeney beat Lee Wai-tong and to give their this afternoon. Judging by the form shown by teams in reenet macthes alde the fourth set, while Gray and one doubts very much whether the Mrs. Clark battled strenuously with [72
League standings in the First Divi-Paul Kong and Miss H. Y. Lon. sion will be altered to any great 8 Be
this set the visiting couple trailed extent as the result of to-day's en-
1-3, levelled at three-all, trailed again counters. With a clear lead of four 3-5 only to square at Ave-all, and in points over the Cralgengower
90 doing twice_breaking through
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the Club de Recreto, last year's Kong's service. But they could not champions, ure casily in the most sustain the effort, and the home pair favourable position for the cham-snatched the last two games to win pionship and to-day's match against the set. the Police RC. at King's Park should
consolidate
their position.
them The Crulgengower C.C.. to all ap- pearances, seem nimost certain of beating the Civil Service
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DISASTROUS START
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for fighting recovery,
they made a disastrous start. Hung and his
very partner, after
shaky aprning (they Why'e ied and 1031 the set 7-5)
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For the losers Guest and Mrs. Sweeney were the outstanding WHEN the Indians, nushed from couple. Guest was in fine form
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match, at the beginning of the season, met
mixing his game with pronounced the Kowloon C.C. at Sookunpoo, they all, and earning a crop of points were expected to win comfortably; from effective forecourt play. Mrs. but after leading all the way they Sweeney supported admirably, scor- slipped up in the last few heads and i ing heavily with cunningly disguised were beaten by, five shots. To-day backhand passing shots, and holding they visit Cox's Road and another her own the baseline ducla. close tussic should be seen, though Blum and Miss Violet Bradbury the Kowloon C.C. the odds this time are deftaltely with It was after their rather unexpected victory over the Indians that the Kowloon C.C. began the League Table. to look up, and now they are third in It was also after their defent by the Kowloon C. that the Indians began to slip up. and following this match they lost! four more in a row. With their i victory over the Civil Servants at Indians seem to be quite safe from Sookunpoo fortnight ago, relegation, and their ambition now Is to end up the season in the upp r half of the Tabic.
Their
eir prospects 10-day have not been improved by the absence of E. et Arcull, one of their most experienced players, who, will be missed by the team. Arcull! has had another attack of his old complaint, lumbago, but it is that this is only a mild ones hoped
he from both sides of the nets. The may return to the team shortly. fact that the Chinese were not at Incidentally this is the first time this full strength undoubtedly made some acason that an
1.R.C. player has
difference, but this cannot entirely dropped out, the
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