Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 4, 1940.
BASKETBALL IN HONGKONG
Growth Over
Over Twenty-Five Years C.B.S. SENIOR NETBALL TEAM
European "Y" Squad May Enter League Next Year
(By "Tinker")
IN ONE OF THE LATEST pictorial magazinos
REGIONAL
LEAGUE SOCCER
LONDON, June 3 (Reuter).-The
League soccer matches played to-
day:
SOUTH *C* -
from America, baskotball has been rated as following were the results of Region- America's foremost indoor game, and judging by the thousands that are attracted to the games, it must be. I was recently asked why it was that in Westham Hongkong it had not extended its influence be-Fulham yond the Schools and certain of the Chinese Clubs.
-1 Millwall
3 Brentford NORTH-WESTERN
4 Rochdale NORTH-EASTERN
Blackburn
I was unable to formulate any comprehensive answer. It is an American game and I can only think of two pos-Huddersfield ' sible reasons (apart from the climate) for its failure out-Į**** side the previously mentioned circles.
These aro:
vented in 1801 by-James-Naismith, a (1) The British bulldog is a physical instructor ut the gymnaslum slow moving creature, and if the YM.C.A. training school at Springfield, Massachusetts, and I equally slow in adapting itself cannot say if netball was played bo- to outside influences.
fore thint or not. (2) The game calls for i
That there is some connection be- youthful team spirit that is not tween the games is obvious in their very noticeable in the staid
of rules and play. The suyn "basketball, with modified rules, is extreme-
I did hear quite recently that they popular with young wonen."
European Clubs in the Colonya
Bul
European Y.M.C.A. was thinking of the question is whether nothall is a
a team at niodification
Racing
1 York
Handicaps And Entries For Macao Meet
then place where there it hide of basketball or whether and handicaps for the races at the
the possibility of there being a real ball.
THE FOLLOWING are the entries June Meeting of the Macao Jockey
get-together atmosphere, and where Whatever it is, it is a very strenu-Club on Sunday: youth and enthusiasm make it poa- ous game, and that is why I men- 1st Race "LAPPA HANDICAP"
climate sible for such a team gome to be loned the
carly In this (1st Section)-One round.-Fel Ying played..
article. However, China-or ruther (140), Jack O'Lantern (155), Little Success England has a similar game-it is young China-in its adolescent stage Princess. (155). National ceiled netball-BUT It is confined to is rapidly assimilating western in-(155
Auences, and in Hongkong's sporting (105), Night View (168), Phoenix
came first. Basketball
AT THE
KING'S
THE Game
Miss Marr, the The Central British School senior girls' netball team. School Sports Mistress, is seated in the centre,-Ming Yuen.
EASTERN TRIUMPH TOUR IN MANILA
Crushing Defeat For All-Chinese XI
Red
Sox
The Eastern Chinese Athletic Association will sail for Singa- pore early to-morrow morning on board the President Polk for another series of games there. Some members of the team aro
Beaten already in Singapore. The visi-
girls schools. Strangely enough, cles the Chinese have risen to the 2nd Race-"NAMTAO HANDICAP" have looked through every en- cyclopedia I could lay my hands on top in tennis, football, baseball and (1st Section-Six furlongs Copper and I haven't been able to find one softball, and table tennis. At one Idol (155), Dekko (108), Dow-Jones Lancashire single reference to netball. Whita-time, too, the Chinese Recreation (151), Heddon (156),
MANILA, May 29.-The powerful Eastern Chinese kers Alamanals contains a solitary Club had a formidable team in the Chap (182), Radium Star (168), Sun- reference, and that esteemed volume cricket league. Perhaps, one day shine Susie (151), Tim (181), Wild Athletic Association football eleven from Hongkong last only suya that Middlesex bent some will see them back again.
Bear (152). tennis or other last year In the
3rd Race"LAPPA HANDICAP" night concluded their four-game return series here with a County final.
originated In the (2nd Section)-One round-Bages crushing 7 to 1 victory over the Manila All-Chinese selec- Y.M.C.A., and it is the Chinese (140), Desert Star (155), Double CANNOT, therefore, say which YMCA, Bridges Street, that is the Chance (101). Golden Cow (155), tion at the Rizal Memorial Track-Football Stadium. The (101), Shanghai 4 visitors wrought havoc on the local defence registering was in-centre of Hongkong's Basketball March Brown League. It was there that the first (146). games of basketball in Hongkong, 4th Race"NAMTAO HANDICAP" four goals in the first period. were played, and that was over 25 (2nd Section-Six furlongs-King's It was in 1013. I think, Envoy (163), Lucky Eleven (168), years ago.
Mac's Adventure (149), National OPENS TO-MORROW that the Colony Chiness Erst saw
(100), National Honour and the game,
that was at the Far Anthem Eastern Olympic Games in Manila. (158), Old Fashioned (140), Persian Attracted, they set about formulating Cat (145), The Spirit of St. Louis
(165). their own rules (based on the cor
5th Race "CHAIRMAN'S CIP_ rect rules) and soma years later
One mile-Country Flower (135), saw the opening of the local League, in which there were one or two for- Coureur Bleu (135), Fairy Auk (149)
Fairy Ousel (152), Gold Clause eign teams.
(135), Hogmanay (156), Meadow Eve. Poring, the number of us (149), Merry Fally (135), Merry the Schools and Open Leagues is Maker (145), Rothesay Bay (140)
Following their series of games in almost twice the number of years)
(100), Wood Nymph
Singapore, the Eastern Chinese play- the game has been played here. And Shanghal 4 what is more, only space limits the (155).
NEW YORK, Juno 3 (UP).The era will tour Kuala Lumpur, Penang, 6th Race LIMCHOW HANDI number of spectators.
- Five CAP
furlongs, Black Boston Red Sox, leaders of the Ame- Rangoon and Medan. If their pre- Bent plans are carried out, the Diamond (152), Cloudy Star (148), rican League were again beaten by Eastern Chinese team may proceed IN Shanghal, the foreign is one Double Up (146), Engle (155), Iron the Chicago White Sox to-day. The to Calcutta, India.
of the lending squads in the
Eve (140), compleie scores were: Knight (101), Meadow basketball League. The northern Shanghal 4 (100), Slih Yin Grand. port, however, is far more cosmopoll- (140), The Mermaid (158), Victory tan, and, with a far more cosiño- Life (140). politan outlook, new games have In connection with the "Chairman's much better chance of succeeding Cup a special $1 Sweep limited to Chicago
T 10 One has but to look at the press 70,000 tickets is being run. The cost Battery: Deitrich, Brown, Tresb. porta on basketball, volleyball, ten- one Through Chanca la $10, Boston ...
4 14 and - duck - pins, and mini-ball excluding the "Chairman's Cup" Battery: Östermueller, Wagner, (miniature football) to see the op- Sweep. Tickets are obtainable at the Bagby, Peacock, portunities
these now games
Cash
Sweep Department, No. 17, Manita, there is at the moment, team of girls from America en- team of
series of basketball gaged in a
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very Americanised, and in Shanghai the Influence of the United States is
considerable, but I leave it to those Betting At
who have been to both places to form their own comparisons with Hong- kong," regarding sporting lite.
Bowls Tourney
Minu Brothers Win Pairs
Match
ONLY TWO
Japan Races
TOKYO, May 20. (UP)-Japan's booming war-time Industries aro being reflected in tremendously in- creased botting at the government- supervised race tracks.
tors are slated to play four rames in Singapore.
FAST AND FURIOUS'
THE Eastern Chinese eleven played
"Good morning, aunshine!" "Go to blaxes ! ”
"Now, now - témper 1: That's not like mummy's little blue- eyed boy."
“Oh, go and dimb a tres. I hope you get a thick head like mine. Teach you to jeer.”
"Thank you, I can jeer perfectly well — I don't need any lessons. As for the thick head — so long as I stick to Gimlets or have a stiff glass of Rose's lime juice before I glide beneath my mose quito net - I'll never get one.”
"You'll get one now if you don't clear out. [Pause.] What did you say about lime juice ? "an "My dear fellow — the path- ology of the common hangover is interesting. The blood alcohol content falls rapidly after ad- ministration of Rose's Lime Juice the stomach..."
**Fred - does this stuff work retrospectively?"
"No harm in trying. Send your boy out for a bottle of Rosc's-now."-
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The
night before a handful of funs, visitors played with machine-ilke precision and opened the scoring spree after seven minutes of start. Chow Man-cht scored the first tally of the game. Leo Tacky followed suit, accounting for the second goal of the game after 20 minutes of play. After several minutes, the Hong- kong booters scored again when Chow Man-chl denied the net with a long kick from the wing. Choung Kam-hol accounted for the fourth tally in the closing minutes of the first period.
LOCAL REVIVAL
local Chinese displayed a little pep in the second session and carried the attack at the start. In a melee near the goal. Uy Yak-
hoc broke the ico for the Manila
Battery: Gorsica, Nelson, Sullivan, Washington
0 12 Battery: Leonard, Ferrel
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4 10 Battery: Melton, Danning.
That was as far as the Manila A total of Y.37,297,080 (US$0,- Pittsburghs..... 423,000)
Battery: Butcher, wagered during the
Sowell, Mac- Chinese could go as the Hongkong eight days. of a race meeting at the fayden, Davis. Hanshin course between Osaka and!
was
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2 B MATCHES in the Kobe. The total exceeded a record (Boston ........... first round of the lawn bowvis pairs mark reached earlier in the spring Battery: Sullivan, Felte, Lopez.
Cincinnati
3 5 championship were played at Happy at the Kyoto track. Valley yesterday.
Battery: Derringer, Lombardi.
Brooklyn
Battery: Casey, Phelps. Chicago...
Battery: Passeau. Root, Todd.
The Ilanshim meeting was attended
300.000 spectators.
IL and A. K. Minu best J. Wat son and J. II. Gelling 22-11 at Civil Service but the game between J, F. Under the law. governing racing McGowan and II. E. Strange against in Japan the government takes 13 W. J. Ponny and A. E. Costes, at the per cent, of all wagers. Football Club was stopped on the Until the present period of plenti- 19th. head with McGowan and ful money a record of approximately Strange leading 22-21.
¥10,000,000 in wagers for an eight- day meeting was considered excep-
PLAYING IN DARK
The last Ave heads were played in tlonal. Impossible to see the woods when the game was stopped with two heads Golf to go about 7.35 p.m. The remain- ing heads will be played this after-
semi-darkness, and it was practically
11000,
The Minu brothers took the lead from the start and were leading 8-1 at the Ath. They led 21-7 on the 18th, but' allowed Watson and Gelling to acord on four out of the last Ave heads...
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Second Round Matches In Summer Singles
Chinese scoring on a nice kick that caught Goalle Hau Heng unaware.
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