Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 27
1941:
Many Inter-Club Galas Arranged For July
Selecting Swimmers For
Combined Meet
Representative Water-polo Games To Be Inaugurated
(By "Tinkor!')
THREE OF THE FOUR wook-onds in July will feature galas that should be all that local swimming-fans could wish. On July 6 (Sunday), the Chinese Clubs will hold a Combined gala at the Chinese Bathing Club, North Point, in order. to select representatives for the big moeting on July 26, and on July 12 (Saturday), the V.R.C. will ontortain the Lai Tsun Swimming Union.
Arrangements for the Chinese gala are not yet complete, but for the V.R.C.-La! Tsun match, the teams have been selected i and the programme drawn up.
Contrary to earlier statements that David Hutchinson would be turning out for the V.R.C. In representative meets, it now appears that he will not be swimming for V.R.C, ngainst Lai Tsun because he has entered himself for some of the Open events at the V.A.D. Nurses' Gala which will be held the same night at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon,
The programme of events at the V.R.C. and the team representatives will be:
1. Women's 150 yards medley relay.-C. Guterres or 1. Lopes~/♦♦ back, V. Churn-breast, J. Anderson -free-style (V.I.C.); Lal Tsun from
L. Sadick, Ko Mul-ling, Tsung kwan, Chang Ol-lin and Lo Po-ka
R.A.F. XI All Out.
For Ona!
LONDON, June 26 (Reu-| ter).--A Royal Air Force cricket team playing another Royal Air Force side was dise missed for one run to-day, the last man hitting a single, One bowler took wickets for no run, including the "hat trick,"
Bandmaster Jordan (R. Scots "A") swimming to overtake |Sigmn Allen (Signals) in their friendly game of water-polo in the Army pool on Sunday last. L/Cpl Dignan on the far side. Signals won 8.0.-Ming Yuen.
Historical Moments Of World Series
1912-Snodgrass's Immortal Spill
WHEN THE GIANTS and Red Sox got together in which October, 1912, they waged an eight-game' war ********* | exceeded for thrills and sensationalism all the autumn classica of earlier date and by its egregious finale has re-echoed down the years, so that the mention of "Snodgrass" calls back first of all the costliest error in the career of this brilliant center fielder of John McGraw's greatest Giants, rather than his pre- eminenco among outfielders of his period.
reappearance of Lawrence in the' 2. Men's 220 yards breast-stroke. V.H.C. ranks. It was given out catly Lulz M. Remedios and J. Marques in the season that he would be con- Lal Tsun from Fong entrating on the back-stroke events (V.R.C.) Chong Poon Wing-Ling.
Yau Sal-kwon, Tam Sik- only, but he has now decided to turn out for the Club in any event they cheung and W. Lawrence
Agreat series it was, although
3. Men's 100 yards free-style-need lilm. His presence compensates historians are pretty well agreed Major Baseball
(V.R.C.): Lai
and A. N. Other for the absence of Hutchinson. Tsun from Tsong Cheong-ming, Chan Chun-nam and
Lau Tal-ping.
Club event.
that the better team was the
mechanical
one that lost. It was a great 4. Boys 75 yards medley-V.I.C. COMMENCING from Wednes-series not for its
day next at 7 p.m., repre- artistry, but for its fickle battle- in water Lide, for the great comeback 5. Men's 440 yards free-style-sentative matches Charles Huang and C. Silva-Nette polo will get under way. The made by the Giants, and, over- (V.R.C.); Lal Tsun from Chan Chun- first of these will be on that day shadowing all other features, nom, Yau Sal-kwon and Lau Tal in the Army pool where the for their misfortune in spilling ping.
6. Women's .50 yards
breast Army will meet the Royal Navy. the beans after having snatched stroke-Y. Churn and A. N. Other The third team to make the them from right under the (VRC): Lai Tson from Ko Mul tournament triangular will be Bostonian noses. ling, Chang Ol-lin and Lo Po-kam the Civilians.
7. Men's 100 yards back-stroke A. K. Rumajahn und W. Lawrence (V.R.C.):
Lau Ylu-ting and Foon Wing-kwal (Lal Teun).
8. Women's 100 yards backstroke. -C. Guterres and I. Lopes (V.B.C.); L Sadick and Teang Fungkwan
(Lol Tsun)."
9.
Exhibition.
NY. Yankees Beat Browns
NEW YORK, June 26 (UP).—
Charity Billiards Exhibition
At Recreio To-night
'DILLIARDS! and Snooker mal- chen will be held this evening at Club de Recreio in aid of tho British War Organisation Fund.. Opening the programme at: 8.43, “A. J. Osmund. Colony Billlards champlon, for meat E, D," Bush, ́, runner-up the Shanghai tilla on several occasions, In a match extending over an hour. This will be followed at 0.45 pm. by an exhibition of fanes and trick shots by C, Terran...
w
Snooker
te
After an interval of 15 minutes, P. Pereira, Jr. will meet M. N. Baku sen over three trames of Snooker, and this will be followed by a Rame and "Jazz Ball" competition open to Cumers.
all
Mr R. F. Luz will be scorer for both Billards and Snooker matches, and Air C. Terran will be the Umpire. The raffle will be in charge of Mr J. E. Noronha.
League Tennis
Easy Victories For S. China And Craigengower
SOUTH CHINA and Craigen=" gower registered easy victories in "D" Division tennis matelies play- ed yesterday. The former beat the Jewish Recreation Club without the foss of a single act, while the Valley team defeated Post' Omec "A" by 814-4.
The South China pairs were far too K. T Chan and Y. K. Ng conceded only three games in win- ning their three sets, C. C. You and strong
C. M. Tsang lost only five, and S. L. Chung and T. H. Wong lost seven- five when they beat A. Pollak and B. Godkin 7-5,
W. G. Morrison and J. Howlett were the only pair in the Post Office team to win anything. They drew with Y. C. Mok and Y. H. Leung for their half-point,
Scores were:
Only one game was scheduled lac.o.c.
the National League to-day, that being Brooklyn Dodgers v. Bosten Braves which will be played to night. In the American League, New York Yankees beat St Louis Browns 4-1. Scores were:
St Louis
H 1
E.
0
bell, Rowe,
1
10
The Arst three games were even, a victory apiece, with an 11-inning Red Sox These matches are to be solely tie between. Then the for exhibition purposes-matches spurted. Jeff Tesreau's momentary
Battery: Auker, Ferrell. to show the less adept the correct unsteadiness lost him a battle with
... $ 0 methods of playing water-polo Smoky Joe Wood, Boston's best.
Battery: Russo, Dickey. and they will be followed, it is Young Hugh Bedient, beat Matty, 2 New York
one to 1, and Boston needed only hoped, by discussions on tactics.
more victory.
Detroit
Battery: Bridges, But the Giants were not licked. Diving
The Army elde will probably be: 10. Women's 50 yards free-style. Bennett (Signals); Lt Millar (R. They won the sixth game by knock-Tebbetts,
the first Philadelphia Chur und J. Anderson Scots), Cpl Bedford (Signals); S/M ing out Buck O'Brien in
runs, They Battery: Marchildon, Hayes. (VRC.); Lai Tsun from L. Sadick, Ure (M'sex); L/C Dignan (Signals), inning, scoring five
won No. Tsang Fung-kwan, Ko Mul-ling and Bar McNulty (8th R.A.) and Smn moved to Boston and
Hunt (Signals).
hanumering Wood for six runs in the Chang Ol-lin.
first inning. A double by Snodgrass, 11. Mica's 150 yards medley relay. AK RuinJahn-back, Luiz M-Others-who-may-be-included...are incidentally, was the mightiest hit of Remedios breast, D. H. Taylor Hymas (M'sex), Jennings (M'sex), this barrage. free-style (V.R.C.); Lai Tsun from Slater (R. Scots). Lau Yiu-ting or Poan Wing-kwal back, Fong Chong-ylu or Trang
The Final
Varsity Cricket XI
represent the The following will University al Cricket against the Queen Mary Hospital Staff on Sunday, The probable Navy side is Lt
Bean, Lt THEY faced the Sox in Fenway at 8 nm
N. C. Sen Gupta, L. T. Ride, C. N. Cheong-ming-breast, Kum Hop-1. C. Eardley, Li L. A. ming or Tsang Cheong-ming-free Henttie, Lt II. C. Compson, A. B. Park, Boston, for the eighth and final Matthews, G. Hong Choy, K. Y. Tam, K. against Bedient 5. Ch. 3. C. Fenton, 2. C. Lo, W. B. Gegs. Hall, Tel. Paul and L/S Rutter, game. Mathewson
ngain. Devore walked in the third S. Mahmood, A. N. Other.
БООГСИ Robinson may find his place.
him. and Murray's double The only run of the first six lunings.
style.
12. Members Novelty Event,
13, Women's 200 yards free-style relay. Churg, J. Anderson, C.
Guterres na Lopes (VRC.) LAS from next week, it has been Sadick, Taang Fung-kwan, Ko Mui- decided that teams in the water -ling
and Chang Ol-In (Lai Tsun). polo tournament will be called on 14. Men's 800 yards free-style to play four cames per week. This relay Charles Huang, W. Lawrence, is because there seems little kell! C. Silva-Netto and L. Roza-Pereira hood, under the present rate of pro- (VRC.); Lal Tsun from Chun Chungress of concluding the schedule by num, You Sal-kwan, Lau Tal-ping, September. Poon Wing-kwal or Tsang Cheon,"
ming.
814 Post Office "A"
In the D division of the tennis league at Happy Valley yesterday, Craigengower bent, Fost Onice & 814-32.
K. M. Au and C. M. Lon, beat 8. K. Chln and 9. S. Chia 6-1; beat K. W. Wong and D. Fitches 6-1; beat W. G. Morrison and J. Howlett 6-3.
Y. C. Mok and Y. L. Leung bent Chin and Chin 0-2: beat Wong and Fitclics 6-2; drew with Morrison and Howlett 6-0,
P. C. Chan and P. C. Yu beat Chin and Chin 0-1: beat Wong and Fitches 6-1: beat Morrison and. Howlett 0-1,
S. CHINA
9 J.R.C.
At Kowloon, South China best Jewish Recreation Club 9-3 in the C division.
K. T. Chan and Y. K. Ng beal M. Talan and Dr Ramier 0-0; beat A Pellek and B. Godkin 6-1; beat A. Odell and Wong 6-2. C. C. Yeu and C. M. Txang beat Talan and Dr Ramler 0-2; beat Pollak and B. Godkin 6-3; boat Odoll and Wong 6-8. ——B, L-Chung and T-H.-Wong beat-Talan and Dr. Ramler 6-1; beat Poliak and Godkin 7-8; bent Odell and Wong 6-1.
Sports Problem For Services
The first major thrill came in the tenth, Red Murray smote his second seventh. With two out in the home double. Merkle fired a low liner to
Landon, June 26, Once football has closed down the half, Stahl stood on second and centre. Speaker tried for a shoc
unknown,
n'thorities astringer. The ball got away. Mur- Cady on first. An
responsible for sporting activities among the allied armies in young outfelder named Olat Hen-ray scored.
to settle the Britain will be confronted with a pro-! driksen, batted for Bedient. With That run seemed
Old Matty the count one and one, Ole slapped world's championship.
summer game, a double to left and the score was could surely blot out the Sox for the England's national
necessary three outs in the home half, cricket It was still tied at the end of the Clyde Engle, batting for Wood, led Wood was pitted against off Boston's tenth. He hoistered high Matty now. With one out in the fly to centre. One outl
tled.
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But, no! The ball fairly bounced out of Snodgrass' hands. A muff that was to become as historic as Merkle's failure to touch second.
A Great Catch
MATTY went on pitching. Hooper dashed a wicked liner to centre. Snodgrass had to run for this one. He had to travel. He had to gallop But he got it, sensationally. And held on to it. A great catch!
out, it registered
only
But instead of making the second the first. Yerkes worked Matty for a pass, Speaker swung at bad one. A high, foul towards first base. Two out?
Again, no! Merkie lost track of the ball. He stood, still, Blatty tried for it. Chief Bloyers, tearing from home plaic, couldn't quite reach it. Just a sirike instead of an out. Bill only one out, With flawless delding, Speaker's foul would have been the third out, mating the Glants world's cham- plons. If Speaker's fout fly had been caught, the woe begun by Snodgrass" muff would' have been: checked.
tronie that Snodgrass' muff became overlastingly famous, whereas this break-Merkle losing track of an easy pop foul-la less clearly re- membered.
They
slood
in the first base. coacher's box where Speakers foul
Merkle fell, Matty, Meyers and Then they went to their positions and Speaker antote the decisive blow, n single-to right, Engle scoring from. Yerkes cir- zecond to the the
he score,, cling to third.
A long fly would score the winning wobbly grounder or a sharp shot between infielders. Matly pass- ed Dulfy Lewis, electing to put Larry Gardner on the spot aj
...... Larry, produced........ A long fly to raht Devore caught it, but that made only, two out, talki "THE THIRD OUT HAS NOT HAP- PENED XE
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