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INTERNATIONAL SPEED BOAT RACERS MEET
AT ATLANTIC CITY FOR BIG EVENT
Third Annual Race To Be Held To-day: Entries From England And Italy
Atlantic City, N. J. Leading motorboat drivers of the United States have entered the third annual Around-Absecon-Island race to be held May 30 at Atlantic City. Entries are promised also from England, Italy and Canada, making it an inter- national affair. Between 40 and 50 contestants are ex- pected altogether.
interest is
Much of the British credited to 5. Mortimer Auerbach, Allantle City sportsman who spon- sors this event, and Melvin Crook of Montclair, N. J. Both campaigned
in England successfully
last year, Auerbach winning the Duke of York's International Gold Challenge, Trophy at Torquay. Auerbach also holds several American records and has been proclaimed "the outstand: ing figure in motorboat sport" by the Regatta Circuit Riders' Club.
1
UNIQUE COURSE
HITCHCOCK GOES INTO TRAINING
New York.
Lawn Bowls
Little Likelihood Of Tournament Matches Being Played To-Day
(By "Abo")
Unless the rain stops now, there is Ittle ikelihood of the lawn bowls
Pairs matches in the Open
Com- petition being played this afternoon. Five matches have been arranged for the opening programme, two on the Kowloon C.C. green, and three on the Kowloon FC. green. The following are the matches: and Land J. G. Meyer v. A Baker
J. S.
Minu
C. R. Souza ard C. S. Rosselet v.
(Kowloon C.C. green)
Typical action shot of Sidney Wooderson, the British holder of the world's mile record, who was only one second off his mark when win-C. S. M. Thom and F. Cullen
log the mile race at the White City yesterday. He is seen here beating Jack Lovelock in a race years ago.
$150
WOODERSON
ONE SECOND
OFF RECORD
London, May 29.
M. Ferguson and R. Morrison v. McLeod and W, Dal,
W.
F. V. V. Albeira and 2. A. Alves v. J.. 3. Howell and N. J. Bebbington
J. L. Stephens and A. Spary v C. F. Remedios and B. Dasto'
(Kowloon F.C. green)
I
If Ground Is Not Fit For Play
If it is found impossible to play the lawn bowls cham- pionship matches scheduled for to-day and to-morrow, the programmes for both days will be postponed until Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, it was officially stated this morning.
Every one of these matches seems they have been drawn against preity even to me. Baker und Minų. [F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves,
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27 LANE CRAWFORD'S 22
The House of Quality & Service
Soviet, Short of Teachers, Gives Them Honours
of the Indian R.C., reached the semi-one of the outstanding combinations SOVIET RUSSIA now has over finals last year, and if they can pro- from the Club de Recreio. Ribeiro 969,000 men duce the same form they should beat and Alves are formidable pair,
♫
and
women
The "Komsomolskaya Pravda", the official paper of the Soviet Youth organisation, expresses the hope that
Mr. Tommy Hitchcock, perhaps the greatest polo player of all time, has locked up his office in New York and The -course at Atlantie-City Is has gone down to Alken, South unique. Starting off the Steel Pler Carolina, there to start training for it takes the speeders through open the Westchester Cup matches with
Logan and Meyer although: there judging them on paper form, but teachers, but even this number the decorations "will place the pro occan, tide-racing inlels with heavy England this summer,
should not be very much in it at somehow they have seldom succeed-is insufficient for the needs of fession in a position more eminent breakers, calm but dangerously
than it has ever occupied before, and With his departure it can be said
the end. On the other match fixed ed in going far in the competition. the country, winding back channels and shallow that America's plans for defence o Competing in the British A.A.A. for the Kowloon C.C. green, Cullen This year they may do better, and if
It is estimated by Moscow one that has never been, and cannot back bays a total of 22.0 miles to the cup are now fully under way. Games at White City to-day, Sidney will have to show good form if he they do nobody will the Steel Pler finish line. Low zull-
papers that between 550,000 and he, enjoyed by teachers in bourgeois
countries." Several other top-notch poloists Wooderson, holder of the worlds and his partner are to beat Souza for their merits are acknowledged.
more schoolteachers road drawbridges over the back
are already at Aiken, and before mile record, ran the mile in 4 mins, and Rosselet, quite a good pair from channels are among the hazards.
C. F. Remedios, one-time singles 600,000 the middle of April probably all of 7.4 secs, which is only one recond the Craigengower C.C.
champion of Shanghai, has teamed must be trained during the next Because of this variety the race them except the Westerners, Cecll outside his record of 4 mins, 6.4 secs.
up with B. Busto, one of the Recreio two or three years. Eric Smith,
Pedley
"B" skips, and if he finds his touch This performance augurs well for! Wooderson-in-his forthcoming meet-
he and Basto will not be easy to beat. ing with Glenn Cunningham, the
is wide open to any kind of huil or board. Beside the $5,000 "Judge"
The "bik. “
and sported
Bimer
of cours
course, when
HOWELL'S NEW PARTNER
them;
"The teaching profession," Boys one article, "is one of the most im-
engine, big or little, Inboard-or-out--Boeseke will still plunge into its famous American miler, at Princeton finals last year in partnership with Anyhow, I don't think they will go portant sections of the Soviet intel-
Emil Auerbach Memorial Trophy, America will
J. S. Howell, who reached the R. G. Craig, has entered with N. J.out in their first match against J. Ligentsia, being in constant contact offered by the sponsor in his father's most earnest training, is scheduled in the third Mile of the Century-Bebbington. In their firet match Stephens and A. Spury,
additional for Long Island in May.
memory, there are sterling silver prizes for first, second IN TIP-TOP-CONDITION ....... and third places in all classes.
Hitchcock is in tip-top condition
Howard Nolle, British speed pilot, physically. He has been running and playing carly-morning Indoor _through_the_winter.__and_ap-
and Harold Wilson, one of leading tehes the international cup cam-
1030, which was
Canadian motorboat racers,” have promised to compete. Count Theo! Rossi, Italian winner of the Ameri-paign in condition considerably bet- can Gold Cup and President's Cup, ter than that of has agreed to take part if able to the last time he faced England. return in time from à South Amer)- can business trip.
ahore in 1937, will try again with his
outstanding woman driver in
"225" Baby Juno.
Reuter.
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
.
action. like
and several
SOUTH CHINA SOCCER PLAYERS START ON THEIR TOUR TO-DAY
(By "Abo")
with the people, and thus having considerable influence over them."
TEACHERS DECORATED-
All this is symptomatie of a pro- found change of attitude in Soviet official circles towards intellectuals. Hitherto, they have been at best tolerated, at worst persecuted as "bourgcola and without sympathy for the working class."
The experience gained during the First and Second Five Year Plans U.S.S.A. showed how much the It is thought that the altitude of needed the support and co-operation of engineers, the Soviet administrative authorities of large numbers towarda-schoolteachers still leaves technicians, scientists, teachers, and much to be desired, although wide- other intellectuals. It was realised members of the professions spread distribution of decorations that
amust be accorded a certain status. among them recently heralds change in this connection.
Baseball
NEW YORK OUTFITS SUCCEED
New York, May 20.
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Sixth Extra Rece Meeting to be held on Saturday, 10th June, 1939, (weather permit- ting) may be obtained at the
The following were the results of Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- matches played in the Major Baseballing: The Club House, Happy League fo-day:
It was in 1921 that Hitchcock, young veteran of World War combat and an Oxford student, joined the APEL WILL DEFEND
American polo squad on Its arrival
"Valley of the Glanis" (King's, to- this Capt. Arne Apel, aviator and in London, earned a place at No. 2 racer who won last year's contest in the team which was headed by day)-Made in technicolour, the four-liter craft owned by Dayld Deveraux Milburn, and was a flaming contains all the exciting stunts of the Gerli of New York, will defend the factor in the straightmatch victory old serial variety. Beneath the giant: plucky homesteaders Auerbach Trophy this year.
Seventeen players from the South China Athletic regained the Westchester Cup redwoods, Licut, which
battle the barons of greed and their Commander John M. L. Rutherfurd, for America which was lost in 1914,
NEVER LOS Long Island racer who won at the
crooked agents. A wrecked trestle, Association, a manager (Mr. Mok Hing) and a secretary LOST
dynamited dam. u hereine
"Tocked! He was
With then 21
21 years old.
(Mr. Chau Yun-nin) will embark this afternoon on the train His wife, generally accepted as the played in every match against Eng- beton. It is a film for those who three months and take them to Haiphong, Hanoi, Malaya, Miss Palm Beach, a Gold Cup boat. the exception of 1936, Hitchcock has brawls constitute the tightly packed s.s. Canton to commence their football tour which will last
the land since, and has yet to ride of their melodrama outdoors and world to-day; will enter with her the field on the losing side.earned unbeguiled by the sophistications of Burma, Sumatra and Java.
His play in the 1921 him the 10-goal rating which he has city slickers. Wayne Morris, Claire
Goal-keepers-Pau Ka-ping and Other early American entries lubad ever since, with the exception Trevor, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale,
It was hoped that Lee Wal-tong, whose Inclusion would have Cheung Wing-chol. clude George Schratt, Harvard stu- of one season, the most notable re- Donald Crisp and El Brendel are
Backs. Li Tin-sang, Hou Yung- some of the people in the cast. dent; Hugh Gingras, of New Rochel-cord known in the history of pole.
strengthened the drawing power of le, and the
"Sweethearts" (Queen's and Al- the team, would be able to join the song.
of Half-backs-Yeung Kan-po, Lee Cooper, of Kansas City.
hambra, to-day)-Starring Jeanette team, but owing to pressure. Frank P. Gravatt, President of
MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, this business, the Chinese soccer idol has Kwok-wal (reserve back), Leung Wing-chiu, Lau Hing-choi, Kwow tour. the Steel Pier Company, has had
film has been produced on a lavish to decline the invitation to go
Ying-kec. In addition to the regular players frequent conferences with officials to:
seole in technicolour. The singing.
Forwards.-Law Tou-man, Cheuk Arrange details for the start and
na usual when MacDonald and Eddy from the South China A.A., two out- finish. Charles F. Chapman of New
Vnde Tale-fal, Lal Shiu-wing, Lau Chung- Tork, motorboat_racing zar, will be
are co-starred, is magnificent, the side men have been included in the Shek-kom, Fung King-cheung, Chian nang and Cheuk Shek-kam, both of chief referee. John
Kwong-aum. Victor Herbert. The story is slight sang A. Remon of deserted, eleven broke out of ship and musical numbers being written by touring side. They are Hou Yunggang, Yeung Shul-ylck and Tang Boston, Washington, D. C., president of the 128 overstayed leave in 18 monibs.
but with the help of Mischa Auer, Kwang Wah, who have carned re- American Power Boat Association, This information is
the race, will be written reply by Mr. Shakespeare, who easily steals the acting scenes, cognition on the strength of their fine the and Frank Morgan, the film will de-displays during the 1938-30 soccer acason in Hongkong. Hou is a right Mr.light even the most fastidious.
"The Sisters" (Majestic, to-day) back and Cheuk an inside forward. Two goal-keepers, Pau Ka-ping
veteran
which sanctions
honorary referee,
racer Jack
Albanian Army Absorbed
TIRANA, May 20.
Warship Crew Trouble
FIFTEEN men of HL.M.S. Endeavour
Riven in
Secretury Parliamentary Admiralty to u question by Parker (Lab, Romford).
of
on
Among the places which the team
Rangoory
Mr. Parker asked what was the This really should be called "The and Cheung Wing-chol, are in the number of stokers and seamen below Wife," for although it touches briefly side. teading rate on. boord the Endeavour on the marital progress of two who had deserted, broken out of ship.
Burma, or broken their leave since arriving sisters, this sentimental melodrama will visit are Haiphong, Hanol, Sal-
on the third. She margon, concentrates on
Malaya, on the New Zealand station between ries
then suffera with fine restraint
The following players are going June 1, 1937, and December 31, 1933, a drunken newspaper reporter Sumatra, Medan, Java and Batavia.
through the whole catalogue of do- with the team!, The reply also states that there were mestic tragedies. Belle Davis has a ian armed forces the gendarmerie 22 punishments for the offences listed: role. fitted for her and Errol Flynn and frontler guards-in correspond- ing sections. of the Italian armed 90 days' imprisonment. Six men who the erratic' husband,
It is officially announced that the Albanian "Cabinet" hina passed al resolution. incorporate the Alban-j
forced,
22 PUNISHMENTS
Five recovered deserters received
broke out of ship received 5 to 14
days
cells and five others were de-
Hitherto the two armiles have been prived of good conduct badges.
separate.Reuter.
Students Like Opera
One rating received 30 days' im- prisonment for absence, one
WIE
reduced to second class and deprived
of a good conduel badge,wp
In
Some conds" the punishment awarded was for more than
offeee.
are
and
INDIAN R.C. RINKS CHOSEN
Britain Is Now Well Prepared
London, May 20.
The Lord Privy Seal speaking in Scotland yesterday referred to the magnificent response to the national service campaign in respect of civil The following will represent the defence requirements.
Bowls Over one million volunteers had Indian R.C. in their Lawn In a previous question Mr. Parker League match against the Civil Ser-been enrolled, and vast quantities of had asked about considerable dis-vice C.C. at Sookunpoo on Saturday, equipment--hundreds of millions of content at the treatment of the lower June 3, starting 4 p.m. sandbags and fifty million gasmasks
D. M. Klan, A. M. Wahab, M. Y. had been secured.... !ty. Not all college students, are tier ratings" in the ship. bugs. Large numbers have, in fact, HMS Endeavour, a survoyltig Adni arid A. I. Dallah (akip), 5.The country was now in a for gone cultural, as shown by the fact vessel of 1,280 tons, earties a com- loosen, S. M. Rumlahn, A. R. Minu better position to meet an air attack that 640 Oberlin college students plement of 130 and is commended, and A. K. Minu (skip), A. H. Rum- than a few months ago, and the came here for the Metropolitan nccording to the current Navy List, John, A. Bakar, A. O. Madar, and position was steadily improving all
plan pandantives by jaby Caplain A. G. N. Wyslt.
the time--British Wireless, S 1M It. Abbas (skip).
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Entries lone at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 1st June, 1939.
By Order,
· C. B. BROWN,⠀⠀
Secretary.
THE HONG KONG.
JOCKEY CLUB.
FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING, 1939.
-The Second-Day-of-the above POSTPONED from Monday, 29th May, will be hold (weather per- | mitting) Con SATURDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1939. The First Boll will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race will be run at 200 p.m. By Order; AN
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