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August 12, 1940.
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League Play-off Ends In A Dead-lock U.S. Navy Win First Game Of Charity Series
THRILLING BASEBALL was to be seen at Caroline Hill over the week-end. First match was on Saturday, between the H.B. and the U.S.S. Mindanao--a play-off for first place in the local League. The game ended in a dead. lock 0-0 at the end of the sixth inning when rain washed out any further play.
The second match was yesterday when the U.S. Navy beat the Hongkong League in the first match of a Charity Series 6-2.
For six inuings, the 1.D. Mindanno trains sought to gain that deciding run. For six innings of thrilling play, each skle was thwarted, It appeared at one time-only ance that the 11. 13. team would score.
All reached third H. J That was when with Dave Leonard and Bowen bai. Both batters, however, died at the plate.
1u
The Navy side opened with two in
Scores In Brief
LEAGUE PLAY-OFF
0 Mindanao
0
CHARITY SERIES
U.S. Navy
G II.K. Lengue 2
the first mig, which was followed ******...........................
by one from the Jocul team. Two
further runs in the third, however, i
iced the game for them, for the 11. K. team were only able to tally one more run, and that was in the fourth.
ed
CHUNG SING AND EASTERN TIE 18-18
(Continued from Page 6)
Eastern FF controversy when claimed the win. D. S. Wilson gave
a fair enough lead to .P.
Wilson,
with Shek Kam-pui (EAA) half a
CLEVELAND
LEAD OVER
DODGERS
(UP),--
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 Cleveland Indians took a temporary lead in the American Baseball League: to-day, beating the St. Louis BrowJIS 12-4 while the Detrult Tigers fost to the Chicago White Sox 3-4.
The scores were:
body's length behind. Wilson and in Detroit
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Arm's length ahead of So Tin-mo Battery: Newsom, Butchinson, Sullivan.
(C.S.). N: Nin swam a marvelous Chicago
Battery: Lyonda, Tresh.
60 yards, using the "butterfly" stroke,
to overtake P. Wilson, and left both Cleveland
Wilson and Kwok Chun-hans hout St. Lou
Battery: Mlinar, females.
4 10
12
0
11 9
seyen yards behind to hand this lead Battery. Tudi, Mill, Commen, Bild, to Fung Kwal-sang. Wong Chi-Nigarang, Swift, Sunce,
Battery: Grove, Foxx,
Washilafton
hung (EAA) swam a grand r Doston to overtake Fung, and appeared to have touched the wall, wklerwater, Just a touch ahead of Fung H. Eardley was not far behind, but with the substantial lead by the Chinese, clubs, his effort was unavalling.
Battery: Hudson, Ferrel. Philadelpliła
Battery: Vaughan, Jayen. New York
Battery:
1
11
0
13
2
Caster.
Ficusser,
7
Chandler, Breuer 12 0
(Eleven innings were played).
The Ladies relay race was B Te Rosar, petition of the other Indies event. Chung Sing got home several lengths uheud of Eastern's leam.
'GRUDGE' RELAY SETTLED
NATIONAL LEAGUE-
New York
Battery: Melton, Brown, Philadelphia
Battery: lugbe, Warren.
Donald,
Danning
A
0
Battery: Caristan' Battery: Ponedel, Coffman, Berres,
Casey, Phelps, r
2
Franks.
1
B
а
ASTERN proved their victory
over Chung Sing in a recent re- Brooklyn loy was no chance when their swim- mers, as a team, outswain Chung Boston Sing. The "Y" was never in the pic- ture, in the 200 yards
free style chicago
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By Ernie Bushmiller
SURE HAVE AN EYE FOR
BUSINESS--
EH?
LATER!
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FIRST IAID I STATION
NAZI RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND | Australian
A CRATER caused by a German bomb which fell on Sussex during a recent raid.
Anti-British
Flares
Up In
Feeling
Japan
League Football Results
APECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
* MELBOURNE, Aug. 11 (UP),- Position of highest scored this week in the Australian ftules Football League La occupied by South Fremantle, who, In defeating the Swan Districts in the West Australla League, scored 154 points to their opponents 88.
Carleton, in the Victorin League, take second
second place with 132 points against
nst Melbourne's 80.
Lowest scorera were Sublaco with
44 points, losing to West Perth in the West Australia League, 44-115.
Complete scores were: VICTORIA
Carlton 20-12 (132), Melbourne
14-12 (90)
Footscray 15-22 (112), St. ifida
19-9 (87).
Collingwood 12-21 (W), N. Mel.
bourne 6-17 (53).
Hawthorn 10-10 (70), S. Melbourne
10-13 (73).
Fitzroy 10-18 (75), Essendon 10-12)
(72).
Richmond 10-11 (107), Geelong
12-15 (87).
W. AUSTRALIA
E. Fremantle 18-11 (119), Clare-
mont 0-8 (62).
W. Perit 10-19 (115), Subiaco 6-8)
(44).
S. Fremantle 24-30 (154), Swan
Districts 13-10 (88),
The Perth-E. Perth match was not played;
FINAL OF
HAPPY VALLEY SUMMER FOURSOMES
H. F. Phillips (8) and L. M. S. Lloyd (12) won the final of the Happy Valley Bummer Foursomes final recently, beating A. 3, Dennis (8) and W. S. Hller (8) 1 up.
2nd Summer Singles
Second round matches in the 2nd Summer Singles competition, result- ed as follow:
W. S. Imler beat N: D-Boolter-by. 2-1.
A. J. Dennis beat . K. Collingal by 2 up.
C. F. J. Simpson beat C. P. Stone by 3-1.
D. Humphreys beat L. Jackson by
7-6.
T. B. Low beat N. J. Booker 4-2. J. W. Macdonald beat J. Bowman by 1 up.
TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Reuter).-Anti-British feeling, 300 Evacuated
which has been comparatively dormant in Japan in the
past few days, came to life with renewed vigour to-day. Children At
Mass meetings were held in various parts of Japan, protest-
"grudge relay, Eastern's victory Battery: Lee, Raffensberger, Root, Todd. ing against Britain's actions and urging Government to strong
goes to Won: Chi-hung who gaveartneis.
Pittsburgh
ning, Lopez,
7 12 0
Just that much to inspire the team to Battery: Helntezelman, Brown, LÀNG victory.
Hsu Hong swam a great race to add slightly to the lead which was maintained by Lee Fook-ki. Law Yuk-wing putting the, isste beyond doubt when he swam a fant 50 le give a tired Ng Nin not an earthly.
Hesults wero:
30 Jards Tree-stylol, Na Chun-man (Chung Sing) 125.3/5 zees.); 2. Hau lang (Easter) (26.1/3 necs.): 3, R A. Dodd ("Y") (21.3/5_seci.).
220 yards free-stylo-Ng Nin (Chung Sing) 12 min. 30 secm.); 2, G. T. May ("Y") (2 mins. 432/5 Arcs.); 3. Shek Kam- pui (Eastern) (2 mins, K3 secs).
100 yards breast-stroke, Chu Kem- man (Eastern) (10.4/5 sec.); 2. R. A Dodi ("Y") (63.2/5 secs.); Kung Shu-shek (Chung Bing) came second but was dia qualified for intringement of the turns.
(Chung Sing) (04.3/5 secs).
3 3 0
counter-action.
Hand-bills and posters appear-j el in Tokyo calling Japanese to St. Louis
Battery, Cooper, Owen.
attend a "monster anti-British Cinetanuli
Battery: Derringer. Beggs. Lombard meating" to-morrow."
BRITISH STRATEGY
A
Luring Italians Into Untenable Position CAIRO, Aug. 11 (Reuter).
100 yards back-stroke-1, 1. 8. Wilson An official statement on recent ("**)* {776/6_ #008.); Young Man-kit (Eastern) (03.1/6 secs); 3 Ng Chun-man developments in British Somali- Chinese Women 50 yards free-style. land, issued by G.H.Q. states:
"It is not our object to defend 1, Mim Tp Chol-man (Chung Bing), (B) soc.); 2, Miss Ng Yuct-hing (Chtung in every inch of soll In Somaliland, but (37 GCCE J. Miss Leung Ah-mel
ather to make the enemy use up his (Eastern) (3 set
440 yards free-style-Ng Nin, (Chung precious supplies of food, petrol and Sing) 10 mins, 62.4/8 secs.): 2. Chu Wal- Jam (Eastern) (4 mins. 15,470 socs.): 3 ammunition which he LA Dong ("Y") (0 mins, 10 secs.).
cannot re- plenish in what is A strategically
150 yards medley relay (back, breast wasteful enterprise..
and free)-1, Chung Sing (80 Tin-mo. and Fung Kwal-sang) (1 min.
Ng Nin
53.1/6 secs.): 2, Eastern (Shex Kam-pul Kwok Chun-hang and Wong Chi-hung
S.
Success Offset
"Any Immediato successcs the
It is expected that delegates from the meeting will afterwards proceed to demonstrate outside the British Embassy.
Police Guard Refused According to newspapers, a request by the British Consulate at Osaka for
Police guard
I against demonstrators has been refused.
Patriotic bedles have "ordered" the Japanese Interpreters at this Consu- late to resign, while a number of servants working in private houses Inside the British Embassy compound in Tokyo have been threatened with death if they do not leave.
FOOTBALL AS USUAL
Britain Stays Normal Despite The War
(Reuter). LONDON, Aug. 11 Here are three odd items from the week-end news showing how close to normal things actually are in Britain, war or no war.
The football opened In Scotland on Saturday and although there were only eight matches as opposed to the peace time normal of 19, they gave a chance of relaxation to hundreds of Sir Robert Craigie, the British workers who have been hard at it for Ambassador, is returning to Tokyo several weeks now, from a short holiday.
now a
Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Aug. 11 (Reu-| ter).Three hundred children arrived to-day from London.
2,000 Expected CANBERRA, Aug. 11 (Reuter).- Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, the British
in Commissioner Australla, High
that over staled that he expected 2,000 children might be sent Britain to overseas dominions month.
from
a
He added that arrivals might be expected at an early date.
Italy May Also Withdraw Troops
TOKYO, Aug 11 (Reuter)The newspaper "Nicht Nichi Shimbun" predicts that Italy will probably follow Britain's example and with- In Liverpool, Sidney Wooderson,
a private in the Army, ran an draw her troops from China as a excellent race to win a handicap from lead to other Powers who maintain
there." troops scratch.
No Franch Decision SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" In London, Sir Henty Wood gave the first of the "48th season of the
11 (UP). The Aug. concerts," The
Grot VICHY promenade "prom" was as well attended to those French Government has taken no decision to withdraw French troops LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-Hit-before the war.
from the International concessions In ler is a prisoner of his own system
China, achievements, writes the
to-day
Setting Stage For Blitzkrieg
min, 34.2/5 secs.): 3, YMCA. (9. enemy may have in occupation of and cannot live indefinitely on his
Wition, R. A. Dodd and li. Eardley) min, 40 secs.),
Chinese Women's 200 yards free-style parts of the Protectorate will bo prezent
of
milltery correspondent the relay-1, Chung Bing (raisses Ng Yuet offset by the necessity of providing "Spectator" hing, Ip Chol-man, Yu Pul-yuk and food for a population which is entire- Leung Nga-mes) 12 minh ly dependent upon Aden for many of good campaigning weather left, Eastern hisses Tang Wal-chun, Ling Yau-king, Leung Cheuk-ha and Lmg essential supplies.
Oh-mel) '(a mina. 17.2/5 secs.).
Yux-wing) (1 min. 46.1/8 soca); % Chun enemy's forces. The Bing (rung Kwal-nang Cheung Shu-ehl, NZ Chun-man and Ng Nin) (1 min. 484/d italians dissipate their
Northern Europe has 10 to 11-weeks
Everything suggests that Hitler
Is
Gifts For Comfort
Of Our Troops:
LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-A
"The problem has never been ex-
mined, a spokesman declared. DEBATE BEFORE ADJOURNMENT
200 yards free-style Eastern Wang Chi- "Our goal is not the gaining of setting the stare for an offensive in broadenst from Cairo asking for cam-
forts for British troops in the ad- LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuter)~ bung, Hu Hang Les Fook-ki and Law territory but the destruction of the the most favourable condition.
more the Preparations for this attack may be vanco prets in the Libyan desert has Parliament is due to adjourn for a short recess on August 22, but before forces and seen in the concentration of barges already brought £8,000 so far.
and, ships in Countries occupied by In New Zealand, an Auckland Arm that there will be a debate on the the Germans and reports of long- has sent £5,000 to the British Bene-conduct of the war. range guns being
set up on the volent Fund in admiration of the In this debate, the Prime Minister French side of the Channel.
armed forces of the merchant service, will make a statement.
BOC); 3 YAMCA, IL A. Dodd, G. 1. their means, the more they will Fowler, E, W. Railton, and
lengthen their ommunication and
1. min. 38 secs.).
Final Standlare; Chung Sing 18 points complicate their administration dim- Kastarna in points; YMCA. Il points. culties, the better it is for us."
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against
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