Tuesday;
ATHLETICS IN
Hongkong Suffers In Comparison With P.I., Shanghai And Japan
(By "Tinker")`
STATISTICS, usually, are not the best means of making sports comparisons, in fact, soveral people go as far as to say that they do not agree with the compiling of sports statistics at all, but in athletics, at least, times and distances are often the only facts upon which one can assess relative
values.
The more important track meets of Shanghai have just been held, and, co-incidentally, the East Asia Athletic Meet at Tokyo has just concluded. To this latter meet went the stars from the Philippines, and the times and distances were most illuminating.
As odious as over, this con- parison is especially 80-to the Colony. But in fairness it must be pointed out that the East Asia Meet attracted the best athletes there are (China ex- cepted) in the Far East.
Both
the Filipinos and the Japanese are of world Olympic standard and it is hardly expected that Hittle Hongkong could produce Tunners and jumpers to reach up to them.
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With Shanghal, however, # somewhat different; the community there seems more virile and larger.
The figures appended below are (to the best of my knowledge) the
Latest Call-Over
For Derby LONDON, June 10 (Reu-1 ter).-The following is the latest call-over for the Derby:
Lighthouse 3/4 o. 5/2 L. Star Dust 5/1 i and o. Tant lieux 7/1 o, 8/1 t. Font Leveque 100/8 t and o. Hipplus 100/8 0.
Paques, Blacktoni, Pharalis 100/6 o. Golden Tiger, Turkhan 20/1 e.
King of Trumps, Moradabad 33/1 o. Ridley 50/1 0.
best there have been this year. The¦*****........................ comparison is interesting. All long-
kong's times for the running events are expressed for metres, and those of Shanghal for yards, and it must be explained that the metric dis- tances are shorter than the corres- ponding distances in yards (except.: of course, in the case of the 100 metres and 100 yards).
TRACK SUPERIORITY
As regards the track, therefore, it
will be seen that the Colony is
worse off than Shanghai in all dis-
Starters And Jockeys For Derby
LONDON. Junc 10 (Reuter). tances. The only event in which Starters and riders in the Derby, to there is any close similarity is in the be run at Newmarket on Wednesday, Bluck Tuni (Lowrey), Golden Tiger (Beasley), Hippis (E. Smith).
400 metres and the 880 yards. The arc. first named distance is approximate- ly 874 yards, and, therefore, the Colony's time of 2 mins. 10.6 6ccs.
can be said to be better than Shang- bal's.
On the field, we take priority in the gh Jump and the Javelin Throw, and nowhere else.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 11, 1940.
FAR EAST
SWIMMING PROSPECTS
Lawn Bowls
Only Two Matches In
Pairs Tourey
Challenge For Colony's Titles From Lai
Chung Union
By "RIPPLE"
WHEN IT FIRST came into existence five years ago, ONLY TWO MATCHES the Lai Chung Swimming Union, started by that able were played in the Open Pairs coach Mr. S. H. Wong, and held under the auspices of the Lawn Bowls Championship yesterday, owing to the sodden Chinese Y.M.C.A., was little known. It was only last condition of most greens. At year that the Union blossomed into a powerful swimming the Civil Service C.C., J. A. organisation that gave the Colony some of its finest swim- Remedios and L. A. Gutierrez |mers. beat E. G. Post-and A. E. Carey
Ladd 23-11.
duel, which was made the more in-
22-16, and at the Hongkong Perhaps the most well-known year? Well, all I can say is he F.C. W. L. Walker and among them is Chan Chun-nam, has a few cards up his sleeve Deakin beat J. Pau and G. S. the egless wonder" who, last which will stump many of the year, brake a few Chinese would-be champs in the Colony. It was not until the last few heads National records in the middle; Another of their star swimmers is that Remedies and Gutierrez could and long distances and won the in the harbour race last year, and Ynu Sal-kwan, 15-year-old runner-up call themselves safe. It was a keen Colony harbour race and 880 runner-up to Chan in all the Chinese teresting by the fine efforts of the yards, besides providing law- Amateur Federation middle and long
competitions. Despite rence, Colony champion, with distance The second game was a walk-over the stiffest opposition he had stature, slimness and youth, be has
Jeg for Walker and Deakin,
perfect form. His On the 7th had for years, in the other synchronises with his am streke in head they led 0-3, and then with a series of 3.1.3.2.1 went into a 16-3 Colony events for which he perfect rhythm of motion, nrid
entered. What is his form this he keeps up his present for, he is lead and then 21-8 on the 17th.
training with Chan, I do not doubt but that he will repeat his last year's performances.
losers.
Football Meeting
Future
Conditions
For Touring Teams Adoption Of Suggestion From Malaya Assn.
0
hls
beat
11
AU Tal-ping Is another com- splashing
his way through the routines under the coaching of.S, II. Wong, side by side with Chan and: Yau,
This youngster, he is only 14 years of age, also gained renown in his baptism last year, being third in the harbour race, and in all the events for which Chan and Yau entered.
His style is very much the same as You's-a powerful leg best with synchronizing orm action. He has at times beaten Yaut in the prosilce swims, but, i think, at a pinch, You would beat him.
think his pet will Improve much
will not argue
AN IMPORTANT DECISION was reached at a meeting of the Hongkong Football Association yesterday However, S. II. Wong seems to regarding future tours by local teams. Co-operating more before the seasons really rolls. fully with Malaya, with regard to the circular letter which in, and I, for one, was received in Hongkong recently, it was decided that, see the excellent results future touring teams should first obtain permission from
produced.
King of Trumps If (Novett), Light-the Governing body of the country they intend visiting you will remember Fong Chung- house II (Perryman), Morababad before applying for permission to the Hongkong F.A.
Paques
Tamil
(E
were
ylu, who swnt second, to Enrique Smith), Olidon (Lane), Pharnlis
Chan last year in the Colony's Eliot), Pont Leveque (Sammy WragE?, (Weston); Ridley (Taylor).
former record-breaking 100 yards breast Wragg), Stardust (Harry
Mr.. W. Pryde was in the Mr. Chen sald many Turkhan Smirke),
Mieux (Gordon Chair, and was supported by Mr. South China players. The Chairman stroke event? You do? Well, Fong unfortunate that had been training all the year round agreed, it was very Richards), Solway Firth (Beary), War C. A. Goldenberg (Hon. Secre- one club should suffer.
for the C.A.A.F. 200 metres event, (Arthur Wroxg), Romulus However, for the 400, 800 and Lord
Mr. Hollands said it was apparent and did not pay particular attention to tary), Mr. Lee Wai-tong (Marshall).
that Sing Tao were in a position to 1800 metres the Colony's mes
The riders of Cavalry King and (Chinese Amateur Athletic field a team worthy of the Colony and 1:0 100 yards. This year, however, could be better, Inasmuch that there) Dinshaw have not been announced.
was first S.H. has persuaded him to concen- is one here at the moment, whose
Federation), Capt. Peal (Army that providing permission past (and not long past) perform-
Arca Sports Board), Mr. Walter obtained from Malaya, they should trate on the 100 yards, and he gildes through his routine like a piece of board towed by an M.T.H.~ aces for both Cambridge and Achilles are a guaranice that our time of 9.8 secs, and that has never Hanming Chen (South China), times could be brought below those been bettered.
of Shanghai.
BRILLIANT RECORD
➡HÀNGHAT'S
SHA
time for The 100
P.I. SPRINTERS
Mr. W. E. Hollands (Eastern), Mr. J. Skinner (Hongkong Foot- ball Club) and Mr. C. Gulmgam (Grounds Committee).
It was decided to co-operate fully
A GLANCE at the figures below
shows that the Philippines were yards was made by Ceci Ed-successful in all the sprint events. wards in the recent two-day annual and in very fine times, too. track and field meet, and with his cases where necessary, I have con-touring teams. In future, teams wish- 10 seconds flat, it was thought that yerted metric distances into feet and in to nake tours must
In all with Mnlays in their decision regarding
a record had been established. But inches, and they are, therefore, ap-
it was later discovered that at the proximate..
Police sports in 1929 Gus Johannson I have been unable to find any covered that distance in, the flying agures for the women of Shanghai.
EAST ASIA
MEET
HONGKONG
Men
S'HAI
100 ineires 100 yards
11.3
10.7 (P.I.)
*9.8 (10.00)
200 metres
24
-
22.3 (P.I.)
220 yards
23:1
400 metres
55.3
49.5 (P.1.)
440 yards
51,5
800 metres
2,10,5
1.50.5 (P.I.)
880 yarda
2.10
•1500 metres
4.41.4
4.27.5
4 mins (Manchukuo)
1 mile
4.39
Marathon
2 hrs. 39 mins, 59
sees. (Japan)
110 metres High
Hurdles
17
10.2
14.9 (Japan)
400 metres
Hurdles
54.4 (P.I.)
400 metres Re-
Ioy
Long Jump High Jump Hop-step-Jump Pold Vault. Javella Shot Put
Discuss
1
20
ft. 5 ins.
5 I 11% ins.
41 ft. 4 ins 10 ft. Dins 177 it.
41.1 IL.
It ft. 0 in. Shanghai Record.
81't. 4 ins.
4 ft. 4 ins.
Javelin
High Jump
Long Jump
490 metres Re-
Tay
16. t. 2.Ins.
22 tt. 10 ins.
5 ft. 735 ins.
45 ft. 1 in.
11 ft. 1.4 ing.
103 ft. Bina.
41 ft. 8 ins.
121 ft. 3.0 ins,
Womon
42.1 (P.L.)
23 ft. 10.9 ins. (Japan)
4 ft. 4.3 in. (Japan)
12 ft. 9 ins. (Japan) 204 Ct. 9.2 ins. (Japan)
43 ft. 0.8 ins. (Man-
chukuo)
142 ft. 0.9 in. (Japan)
140 ft. 0.4-Ins. (Japan)
6 ft. 2.0 ins. (Japan)
18 ft. 9.9 Ins. (Japan)
50.0 secs. (Japan)
first obtain permission from the governing body of
the country they intend visiting before applying for permission to the Hong- kong Football Association.
sanction the tour...
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*Kindly rest on your cars, Timothy. That, contraption is getting you nowhere. And it squeaks. And the Eton Boating Song is not, in the key of D."
"What's up. Peter? Got a head?"
**Like a gasometer. Very pain- ful, Ahd that noise you're making goes through it like a pneumatic drill."
"Wasn't on the warpath by your side? And look at mis - 20 more hangover than an innocent little child"
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"You wouldn't lead me up the garden, Timothy ?"
*** Peter, you wrong me. I've seen the light and I'm passing on the tip."
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yards. What has become of him?
Unfortunately for him, he has taken
on a job that keeps him from attend-
ing S.H.'s classes
sses every evening. the "sionard him express the
had
to meet him once at
at all
his swimming routine, but, he tells me, "if I beat him, all this will have
one wish to "bent unifalin at one and I
It is costing hirn lot SWIMMING ENTHUSIASTS At sacrificing his leisure hours, actually Mr. Skinner proposed, in view of the number of teams touring, that the Lalchikok beach on Sunday were sacr teams should, en their return to the treated to an excellent display of land sweating, in the pool, going through Colony, submit a statement of secounts and water life-saving drill by students regarding expenses,
of La Salle College, when the boys Avere undergoing an examination in Mr. Pryde sald that before teams life-saving, were given permission to affiliate, the Association ascertained whether the The manner in which the candi- ruling members of the club were well; dates carried out the exercise was known or responsible personalities, and gratifying, and reflected on the effl- if they were approved the Club was clent teaching of their instructor, admitted. He did not see what right
Its recompense,
FOR THE 1 MAN
they had to demand to see a statement Mr. Matthey Young. Sub-Inspector IN 7 WHO SHAVES
accounts, but this was actually. J. Hunt, life member of the Royal
covered by one of the rules.
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WAR DONATION
Life-Saving Society and Hongkong representative, examined the atu- dents, and at the conclusion pointed out the great importance of life-
Mr. Hollands' proposal that $1,000 be saving. donated to the British War Organisa-
tion Fund was carried unanimously. The following passed, the tests for The date of the annual meeting was the Bronze Medaillon and the Inter- Axed for July 12,
mediate cerlineate Robert Yong, A totter was read from the Sing Tao Sports Club applying for permission to Michael Yong, Ngan Din-yin, Leung tour Singapore, Rangoon and the Kwok-wah, Lam Hak-hol. Trol Sik- sul, Alberto Santos, Richards Malig.
Philippines.
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The Chairman referred the Council Robert Truong, Ronald Séqueira, to the circular from Malaya which, he Raymond Larson and Hung Mum-
said, they should support fully. The chuf.
| circular stated.--Authority will not be
Alven by this Association to any of its Mr. Matthew Young was awarded Amilotes to tour in your territory un- the First Class Instructor's certicate. less n written permission la fret re-
In
ceived from you. May. I requset that your Association will reciprocata Ilke manner with regard to suggested tours in Malays by teams from your territory
Financier Slips Net
Mr. Pryds sold the wording of this paragraph wai quite clear and he fell that the Sing Tao Sports Club should first obtain permission from either the Football Association of Malaya or the Singapore Football Association before applying to the Hongkong Football for John Woolcot Forbes, the Austro- Association,
WORTHY TEAM
A ROUND-THE-WORLD man-hunt
Ilan financial magnate who is wanted on a £130,000 conspiracy charge in Bydney, has proved the case "with The question was raised as to whe-which spies could slip into or out of ther Sing Tao could feld # team Britain through Ireland. worthy of the Colony. The Secretary sald he had received 23 forms of regis Although Forbes was seen at a race tration. The players registered wers meeting in Elte a few weeks ago, Tang Kwong-tam, Fung King-cheung Scotland Yard has now circulated his Leung In-chan Leung Wing-chlu. Lee description "and photographs with a Tin-paint Young Bhul-ying Tenng message, thất he is in London--for Trun-wan, Mak Shut-hon, Lau In the necond time since the war began. Kang, Soong Ling-xing, Tam Chan-Kuen Forbes, a big-money race track Hou Yung-sang Tail Ah-fal, Six Tim gambler and ex-managing-director of lin: Kwok Yin-ki, Ip Pak-wa Cheung one of the largest financial' concerns. Wing-tol, Au Shi-ngot, Leo Wing-on, Lal Kwok-chl Chinn Tak-fal, Lafi in Australin, disappeared from Syd- Shla-wing and Leo Ping-chtu,
nay 17 months ago.
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