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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 5, 1940.
The Lai Taun Union swimming team, whose medley relay team is as yet undefeated this season. Standing at the back in the white coat is Chan Chun-nam, cross-harbour champion,' with Yau Sai-kwan and Lau Tai-ping second and third respectively on either side.
S. H. Wong, the coach, is seated second from the right.-Ming Yuen,
LEAGUE BASKETBALL
Chinese "Y" Defeat Kwong Tai U. In Thrilling Last Minute Rally
(By "GUARD")
HERO OF THE HOUR on Wednesday was Luk Tut- cheung of Chinese “Y” when, in the last split second before full time he repeated his performance when playing against Pui Ying by sinking a basket from well out to give Chinese "Y" victory over Kwong Tai University in the tightest cage league game this season 36-35.
In the other senior game Combined Banks gained their first victory of the season when they humbled a Wah Kiu quintette 43-34, in a match in which they were not visited with the usual "bad joss" that seems to have been following them around.
HIGH JUMPER JOINS R.A.F.
London, June 28. Stanley West, the Olympic high jumper and Great Bri- tain's best exponent for years, is in the Royal Air Force as a physical training instructor,
For some time West, who is a travelling salesman, has had little opportunity for training, but he hopes to get plenty of time to get fit and enable him to better his best jump of 6 ft. 3 in.--Reuter.
the best player on the court, while Wang Wai-hung did excellent work sinking baskets from Luk's efforts.
Kwong Tai's Chan Stu-juk and Lee Chun-aing were the only players who were really dangerous.
From the bell Kwong Tai Tal played the "zone" defence, but gained possession of the ball and,eir pussings were faster and more
thought-out thon "Y's". within the first minute, drew Chan King-chor of "y" gave his first blood in a series of cleverly team the lead when he was successful When half time hati reached executed passes. Chinese "y" with a foul shot, but this lead was Kwong Tel was in the lead 22-20 due
only short-lived as Chan Slu-luklo a nice basket by Lo Tung.
STEAM-ROLLER OFFENSIVE
replied soon after, and with sank a basket to give Kwong Tal the scores level both grow cautious, lead again.
FROM the resumption Kwong Tai
Chinese "y" was employing the Luk Tut-cheung of "Y" was doing man-to-man defence, while Kwong great things as guard, and was easily went further ahead in a steamroller
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offence that "y" falled to stop, Ng Suen-chlu scoring from difficult position a lovely one-handed shot, 24-20. made a great effort and mainly due to Luk were they able to somewhat check Kwong Tei, but Chan Slu-Juk managed another basket, 20-20.
Au Chi-keung, who was included carller on, suddenly struck a good pitch and proceeded to give as good an account of himself as Luk, and the two of them managed to hold the Tains while first Au, from field goal, then Wong Wai-hung brought them up to
to two "points' arrears. The game continued at its fast pace, but the "y" players found the man-to-man defence a trying effort and were showing signs of Begging, while the Tains appeared the fresher teain. Kwong Tal, mainly due to Lo Tung, who was playing a grand game with Chan Siu-luk, again gain- led a six-points lead, 32-28, over the y". Au and Wong of "y" made grent efforts and their team 'once more were two points behind at 33-
A DEAD-LOCK
31.
A DEAD-LOCK seemed to have settled as neither side seemed capable of taking the ball past the other's guard. Luk Tut-cheung dwarfed his earlier half play
by performing like two men himself.
" forwards made the most of WODE
Wal-hung, their centre. Leung Kong-keung, Tain guard, vied with Luk for honours In their respective positions, and was not far behind. Throughout the game he had not been displaced, and performed junt well as at the beginning.
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"Y" made a gallant attempt, drew level and then passed the Tains' score at 34-33 in a mad scramble, With four minutes to go, Lo Tung, sank a lovely deld goal to give his side the lead at 35-34. Like true sportsmen, they gave the "y" an even chance of getting the game and refused to "freeze them despite the encouragement of their supporters,
THE FINAL GOAL
"profitted by their sportsman- ship when Luk intercepted a pass intended for Lo Tung to try blindly, and just as the bell was tinkling the ball was sailing along and sank through as clean as a whistle to give "y victory 30-30 after a splendid game,
The Scores
FIRST DIVISION
34
Combined Banks 43 Wah Klu Chinese "y" 39. Kwong Tal 35
SECOND DIVISION,......
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JUNE I was a beautiful day for the THE WEST HAM-FULILAM sem!- Cup Semi-finals. The 14,238 final at Chelsea WELLE a real people at Blackburn saw a very thriller, and after being four goals quiet gamb. No bells or rattles down soon after the interval, Fulham none of the usual cup-tie setting, staged a great recovery and only losi
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cheer as the whistle wont, and Black- burn Rovers trooped off the field Blackburn was a tame offair, with a one-goal margin of victory When a minuto after the restart at. over Newcastle United.
........Chelsea, West: Ham were put four goals up with a Foxall special, It There was just a second-half spell looked as if it would be a question of ten minutes or so that took one of how many goals they would score. back to old times-to that 'semi-final, druma at Old Trafford, Manchester, last season, when Grimsby's full-back had to don the injured goalkeeper's jersey: against the Wolves...
At Blackburn the Newcastle goal- keeper Swinburne twisted an ankle in making a save from Clarke after 10 minutes, and Woodburn was his deputy for five minutes,
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UT before that-10 minutes after half time-Swinburne had figured In the big dramatic moment of thei match as he slood helplessly watch-
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Then came the most drammatic
.In 20 minutes Fulham had made it four-three, and the West Ham goal died a dozen deaths before the Bra! whistle.
It was a surprise goal by Wood- wards, when West Ham had slacken- ed which Bet Fulham alight.
FURIOUS ATTACKS
FULHAM Anding that extra yard which had been lacking all through the first half, swept down on the West Ham goal. Finch passed to Rooke and the centre scored.
More furious attacks with West Ham
surviving miraculously, and then as Evans was boring in he was brought down in the penalty area. The goalkeeper was unsighted kick the 32,000 crowd
When Rooke scored from the spot raised the Butt's centre came across, and
roof. Clarke met it with his head Swin-Fulum threw in ten men for the The din was continuous as
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it covered. A defensive blunder equaliser, but West Ham managed IG
survive how often has that summed up a
Had Fulham produced some of this Cup defeat!
phenomenal speed in the first half Woodburn later made a few heart-they must have won, but they were in-your-mouth saves as deputy goal-content to let West Ham dictate inat- keeper until Swinburne returned ters with Macaulay and Goulden from his brief rest.
given ample time to demonstrate Then Cairns shot ocross the Rovers' their artistry. It was largely these goul-mouth in the last minute to two whom West Hom must thank. bring visions---but visions only-of extra time.
It was the Anish.
So Blackburn Rovers deserved to rench the final because of a scoring chance that was mapped up and a general level of team play that was better than Newcastic's.
DODGERS HUMBLE
GIANTS
NEW YORK, July 4 (UT) Brooklyn Dodgers humbled the New York Giants to-day 6-1, maintaining their lead in the National Baseball League. The complete scores were:
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Thrilling Fight Won By Jackie Rankin
London, June 1, Jackie Rankin, of Southall, won one of the most exciting fights seen in Londen for a long time when he knocked out Billie Walker, of Strat- ford, in the eighth round at the Stadium Club.
The Bght was for the featherweight championship of the Southern Area, end at the end of the seventh round anyone unacquainted with the re- markable punching power of Rankin would have said that Walker
already tite winner.
WAS
Except for the first round, when be was twice knocked down, Walker had won almost every round by a good margin, outboxing his aggres- sive
Opponent with a fine steady left. During the fourth round an old wound near Rankin's right eye was reopened and his case began to look hopeless, But Rankin, although a poor stylist, The
fastest hitter in England
the land to-day-and, for his weight,
He missed with his flerce hooks dozens of times, but at last in the New York
12 11
eighth round, he caught his man. Battery: Chandler, Dickey,
Walker was dazed, and within a Boston
4 10 0 few seconds, under o shower of Battery: Wilson, Ostermueller, punches, he went down to be counted Peacock.
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