THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1948.
THE COLONY'S SWIMMERS LOOK Friendly Moment Between Rivals
TO THE NEXT EMPIRE GAMES
By "RECORDER"
The Colony Swimming Championships are on again and there is a buzz of excitement at the Victoria Recreation Club as has seldom echoed from the rafters of this revered haunt of the Colony's aquatic hopes.
Those in the know-and I tracked them all down, one by one-say. that there isn't much to be looked forward to in the men's events but that the ladies will probably write in a whole new chapter for the local aquarccord book by midnight on Saturday.
I was But the buzz of excitement has littlo to do with what is expected of the Indies. taken aside by one grizzled veteran of local swimming and then another and informed of the fact that Hongkong's swimmers were in fever heat over the fact that the Colony is almost certain to be represented in the swimming events at the next Empire Games in New Zen-
· land.
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situation. Considerable
The veteran of all local swimming, coach" It was pointed out to me, that though Britalu may have swimmers veterans, Wilfred Lawrence, told me problems are involved, like Jack Hale and Roy Romaine and yesterday that what longkong has Australla swimmers like Bruce Mar-nlways lacked is n swimming conch. shall, the general Empire standard is not so high that Hongkong cannot creep into some nalo.
It was specifically pointed out to
fact teen-aged me that, despite the Sedts loss Callita Gibson can swim faster than practically any local 410-yard free-stylor, she is quite an exception and would probably place in a men's final in England just as caslly as she would in Hongkong.
Frets and figuren were hurled at me from all angles and every now and then
nomeone diving into the pool would douse me with a splash of water. So much so, that in due course I had to agree to listen to racon.
Wilfred expressed the opinion that Irad he ever been given the benefit of proper conching he might have touched 52 seconds rather than 55 seconds for the 100 yards free style in his prime, Weissmuller became Tarzan with a B1-second effort.
If the Hongkong Football Associa- fano- len sumelently well-uff
conch, cially to engage a full-time this, of course, is not true of Hong- the kong swimining which lucks spectator appeal that draws in cash against its account
Even though we are now really Though that would be a wide not short of the stars to entice a the statement coming from anyone else, Saturday evening crowd and I cannot ignore the fact that Wilfred Victoria Recreation Club has often of the amest packed a full house with talent that Lawrence is one and most sporting of all our sports-was not as promising, the crux of men and would hardly commit him- the problem iles in the fact
con pack in more. self to saying something he did not neither the VRC nor any other club! belleve.
I am Inclined to think that he is right and that three seconds is about properly the margin between # frue coached and an uncoached awim- It is, I see the light, quite- that only exceptional femininoming star over 100 yards. aquastars, in the top class by world standard only, who can outswim our local Weissmullers.
of
true, that Ann it in true, quite Curtis would have fared quite well had she competed in the Men's, let us call it an "Open" 400 metres free stylant London, and, though courte she would not have made the finat, it is a doubtful point that she would have come last in any of the preliminary round heats,
Beside Lawrence, Hongkong has
other produced
swinmers who touched 65 and 54 seconds for the tree style. They all 100 yards
these
Umes without managed
of special benefit of a winter-long exrcises or under-water photography to detect flaws in style.
So. ws can, after all, point with borders pride to achievement itat
It is when we look at world class.
we some of nur 50-yard stars that reach closer realisation of the fact that we are not too bad.
biggest
that
This, of course, is as true of most the in, say, swimming club United States, but American swim- ming finance comes from a year- sectional long intake of cash from swimming meets preparatory to the National als (twice a year, In- door and outdoor) and the distribu- tion to clubs all over the country of the staging of single events in the National Junior Championships.
Hongkong, of course, cannot ever hope to donuce its swimming this way.
Yet, to make a good showing at the Empire Games, Hongkong must full-time coach. be able to pay a Swimming conches are, unlike foot- ball or baneball conches, few and far between.
To entice
one
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AS TRUE, IT FOLLOWS
And if that is true of Ann Curtis.
A 24.4 second performance for 50 beat our loen Chan,
to come out who could Chun-nam only at her best, it lol-yards would place in the
American Collegiate meets. invol-1 Hongkong would require a consider- ving such all-star teams as Ohlouble outlay in cash and this is some- State, Michigan, Harvard and Yale, thing we cannot afford. and it has been done here.
lows that Chan would probably also trave succeeded in evading the booby prize at Wembley Fool.
the
The only Chinese entry in Games' swimming, a led from Singa- of a Bermu- pore, came in ahead don.
was told yesterday at the VBC that Hongkong swimmers even In
events Their poorer
would have piuced in very nearly every Anal inaccounted the British Olymple tryouts on study of competition times.
As the strange fact is that Britain tlid best of all Emipre countries In
the Ginnies swimming, it must follow
The 50 yards, being a shorter dis- tance, asks less of technique and mure of sheer speed, and, it is not unreasonable to argue, the margin between local and world marks as corresponding distances increase is of for more by Jack technique thun speed potential.
IN A HUDDLE
Our loen aquatic polley-makers that Hongkong swimmers would are in a huddle at the moment with not be disgraced in an Empire mee!. [gard to remedying this "lack of a
Yesterday At The VRC
ТУЛК
The big disappointment at the VRC yesterday the paring down of the Ladies' 220 Yards free style field to the point where heats were not necessary and the five remaining entries qualified automatically for the final which will be an all-star affair.
Leung Oi-mui of the Hongkong University is re- garded as the probable winner in this event. She will face stiff competition from the Anderson sisters and Mrs Lykke Rose.
The Anderson sisters did not com-1
Heat 3.-1. S. B. Mitford 28 2/5; pote in the 220 yards last year and it 2. A. McEwen 29 2/6; 3. D. Collaco will be interesting to see how they 30 2/5 fare. Mrs Rose is also highly re-
220 Yards Free Style
garded and told me yesterday that Ient 1.-1. S. B. Mitford 2: 45 2/5; she will use the crowi as stroke. "If 2. E. L. da Costa 2:58 1/5; 3. E. Ho
440 0 yards," she said, "I would 3:00.
It was
use back stroke.""
The only Championship heats decided yesterday were on the 150 A. V. Lopes yards back stroke. of VRC last year's 220 Backstroke champion, returned the best time, a respectable 1 min. 54.2 seconds, ahead of such local back-stroke story as Willred Lawrence and A. K. Rumjahn.
With a view to Empire Games Colony Cham- partielpation, the plonship distances in the back and
breast-stroke have been changed
Heat 2.-A. MacEwen 2: 45 1/5: 2. E. C. Tavares 2: 58 3/5;. 3. G. P. Blenkinsop 3:00 1/5.
TODAY'S EVENTS This evening's main event in the Colony Championship heats will be the 100 yards free style which will see 14 of the Colony's top sprinters in action.
in
There will be three heats in the from the former 220-yards to the Men's 100 and two more standard 100 and 150 for the back-Ladies' 100, two heats in the Men's stroke and 100 and 200 yards for 200 yards back-stroke and two
the breast-stroke.
A solution to this problem is being would
involve the studied. This engagement of a Japanese swim- coach whose travelling ming expenses would not amount to very much and who would not be so very far from home that It would be necessary for him to be here more than, say, half the year.
Alistair McEwen, one of the two hot favourites for the Junior 220 Yards Free Style at the VRC takes a turn In the event while his rival, S. B. Mitford, joint hot favourite for the title, calls out the lengths to him. Both won their heats with a one-fifth second time difference. between the two.-"Telegraph" Staff Photographer. NON-TITLE FIGHT
Woodcock Knocks Out Lee Oma In 4th Round
London, Sept. 21.-Bruce Woodcock, the British heavy- weight champion, making his first ring appearance for more than 17 months, knocked out Lee Oma, the Ameri- can heavyweight, in the fourth round of their eight-round non-title contest at the Harringay Arenn here tonight.
Woodcock, aged 27, battered Oma, aged 32, to a stand- still in a fight which was accompanied by catenlis, boos, hand-clapping and satirical songs from the capacity crowd of 10,000.
Woodcock, who had not fought since he had his jaw broken by the American, Joe Baks!, In the same ring 17 months ago had no difficulty In punching Oma with his left at any time during the three and hall rounds the contest lasted.
autsel. Oma made a From the sorry showing and at no time did
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fourth round and Oma Anally took the count from a heavy right hook A doctor jumped into to the jaw. the ring to assist in reviving the American, who appeared to be sadly hurt as he regained conscious- ness.
For some time afterwards, he sat in his corner, crying bitterly. Wood- cock was cheered as he walked to he look as if he was set to deliver a
but the cheers his dressing room the telling blow, Not once did
were quickly drowned by the in- American attempt any effective creased volume of booing from the guard and so monotonous did Wood-majority of the crowd.Reater. support
become cock's left hand punching that the crowd kept time with it by clapping its hands. Hongkong.
evening
I understood yesterday that there is considerable for a scheme of this nature and that, though the Japanese are not very popular people in
In
we feel less antipathy against their swimmers who have performed our local pools in the past with sufficient modicum of good feeling even in the worst of times.
BASEBALL
SLAMMED AWAY
Woodcock, realising that he had little to fear, warmed to his task away at will. The and slammed
in the "Lay Down" crowd sang
BOSTON BRAVES TIGHTEN
GRIP ON THE PENNANT
New York, Sept. 21.Billy Southworth's Boston Braves all but clinched the National League pennant today by defeating Cardinals twice, 11-3 and 4-0, to lengthen their lead to seven and a half games,
Rolling relentlessly toward their first flag since 1914, Braves won the opener behind Johnny Sain who scored his 22nd victory of the year, and the nightcap behind rookie Vern Bickford who scattered four hits.
THE SCORES American League
R H
10 12
2
2 11
2
Since second place Brooklyn Dod- Kers lost two games tr Pittsburgh Pirates, Braves can mathematically
on Wednesday Boston Red Sox elinch the pennant by winning if Brooklyn loses. Other- Detroit Tigers wise any combination of two Bos- wise ton victories of two Brooklyn de- feats gives Braves the pennant. Both Boston and Brooklyn have nino games left to piny.
the
hits
in
the
style
Men'a 150 yards medley relay. Competitors are: ·
The Junior 220 yards free heats produced a very comparative
Men's 160 Yards Free Style finish between 5. B. Mitford and A.
Heat 1-Sonny Monteiro (VRC), McEwen who led their heats in 2:45 Erie Guest (VRC), Johnnie Yvano- 22/5 and 2:45 1/8. Mitford won by a vich (VRC), Henry Ballerand (Euro- full second
from McEwen
in 28 4/5 van YMCA) and Wong Chi-hung in a 30 yards free style heat.
(Eastern), With G. Randall and C. Guterres returning 26 3/8 and G. P. Blenkin→
close affair in the 50 yards,
Heat 2. Gerry Roza-Pereira
Chou
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A FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION HEADACHE
The Problem Of Ground Dimensions
By' ARCHIE 'QUICK
One of the problems which the Football Association will shortly have to tackle is that of dimensions. of the field of play.
The importance of the problem was amply demonstrated when Queen's Park Rangers made their homo debut In the Second Division against Leicester City.
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Queen's Park Rangers v. Leicester: at Shepherd's Bush is quite a dif- ferent match from Leicoster Queen's Park Rangers of Filbert Streel, even accounting for the home crowd support,
that
So
Radio Chess
Oslo, Sept. 22,--The Norwegian Broadcasting Company and the British Broadcasting Corporation
The fact of the matter is while the Leicester Club, like many others, have a full-sized pitch have agreed on a radio chess-match which has recently been relaid to ring in October, between WA billiard table-like smoothness at First, of Scotland, and Erinar of Norway. There will be cost of £10,000, the Rangers' pitch move cach day. is not only a bumpy na a golf Fairhurst was born in Cheshire course but it is so cramped that a visiting team arriving for the first time in the Rangers' new sphere will least one And it a handicap of at Koal
re-
Maximum - vrienɛurements us quired by the law of the game are 130 yards by 100 and the minimum 100 yards by 50. I would say that the Shepherd's Bush enclosure about 110 yards by, 70.
is
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one
and began playing chess when he was 13. Ho has been champion of times and once Scotland seven British champion.
ho
Haave, began playing chess when was 14. Two years later ho became champion for the western part of Norway and has since held a leading position in the Norwegian choss world.. Hanvo brilliantly dufented n Danish opponent in
match .chess
fast year.-
So when Leicester started play radio
Ing their characteristic close-passing | Associated Press.
game they found the Rangers had ample time to get back and pack
their defence.
Again, passes to the wing went instead into the crowd and the
inside-forwards
were constantly
bumping into the wingers.
The Rangers, of course, know all
Football League Newcomers
Newcomers to the "B" División
who
about the ground's idiosyncrasies of the local Football League are the and adopt the long-passing game. Solleitors' Clerks' Union team No! many sides will take points are ready to put down pens for from the Rangers at home but there [Saturday afternoon soccer. is something lacking about their at- tack which will have to be remedied,
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The Club was formed a year ago and promises to put in a strong bid for Second Division honours. Mr Marcus da Silva_is President of the Ног Club, Mr C. Guimgam the Manager and Mr Fung King-Cheung the Hon. Coach.
Team Manager is Mr Lo Wai-hel, who will be assisted by Mr Wong Hing-chuten.
GREAT TEAM SPIRIT
One thing this club does possers, however, is a great team spirit en- perhaps, by the gendered partly, fact that all the Orst team players are on maximum wages.
Iegarding ground sizes, Mr Stanley
The following comprise the team: the Rous,
Football Association Chai Ping-fun, captain, Ng Ping-
difficult Secretary, told me it is a
nam and Ma Sat-him, vice-captains; because of the
Lo Man-bun, Ip Shing,chak, Yan LA matter to approach
expand which Foo-gun and Ma Shin-hung: handicaps so many clubs,
Kwan-pul, Ma Pak-kl, Cheung Yan- lack of facilities to
hol and Mok Chun-wah; Wong Man- Another matter that is causing concern is the cramped accommoda-ng, Ma King-tak, Li Man-kit, Ho Ltion on the Rangers terraces. The Shiu-ming and Koh Kim-sim.
Metropolitan. Police are well aware. of the danger and are watching it carefully.
to
TO MEET TANDBERG? After Woodcock's win over Oma, at the Harringay Arena tonight, Mr
They were there in force for the Jack Solomons, tlie promoter, said:
gates if there are close the "I think Olle Tandberg, the Swedish opening match and will not hesitate champlon should be given a chance signs of overcrowding. at Woodcock's European ütle.
One end of the ground is in pro "I propose to suggest Woodcock's manager and I hope hecess of extension. The truth is that obtain will agree. Afterwards, Leo Savold the Rangers are unnble to
Government permission
make Lo Improvements and have reached the Second Division before their ground is ready for it.
this to
Golfers Alive With New Ideas
St Andrewa, Scotland, Sept. 21.-The Rules Com- mittee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews received so many suggestions from all parts of the world on the pro- posed revision of the rules of golf that they have asked for further time to consider the proposals.
Darwin, Bernard Chairman of the Com mittee, reporting this to night to the meeting of the ' Club, said that he hoped a decision would be arrived
the
Mr
at within a year-Reuter.
Red Sox: p. Parnell; c. Tebbetts. Tigers: p. Gray, Houtteman, Over- mire; c. Swift.
National League
Brooklyn Dodgers
12 18 0 as a stepping stone to Joe Louis. Pittsburgh Pirates.....
Dodgers: p. Palica, Casey, Erskine, This second fight should, of course, only come about if Woodcock beats Behrman; c, Campanella.
Swede, assuming, Woodcock Pirates: p. Lombardi, Singleton.
agrees to meet him."-Ruter. Main; c, Kluliz, Fitzgerald,
·0 7 Fittsburgh Pirates .....
·CERDAN WINS 3 Brooklyn Dodgers ****
New York, Sept 21. Marcel Pirates: p. Lombardi; 2. Klutta Cerdan, the "French ("tiger" man," Dodgers: p, Barney, Erskine; wrested the world middleweight Campanella.
title from Tony Zale tonight by a in the 12th Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies ...
5 141echnical knockout
round. The semi-conscious Zale, Reds: p. Fox, Gumbert; c. Lamanbaily battered, was unable to con- Shalho, ng
In the opener, Shin's two timely safelles and Early Torgeson's three helped Boston conquer George Munger.
Bickford hurled masterfully In the nightcap while Braves climbed en Howie Pollet for three runs in the first inning..
Pittsburgh won the playoff of the game, 12-11, August 25 protested and then beat Brooklyn in a ro- gulation
contest 6-3,
Replaying part of the ninth Iming as directed by League President Ford Frick,
and Buch loaded the bases
6 11
0
St Phillies: p. Simmons, Dublel, inue the fight-Uniled Press. to clear them. Konstanty, Leonard, Donnelly;
sop 28 4/5, the Anal should be a very (VRC), Wilfred Lawrence (VAC), Rork doubled
George Saunders (VRC), Chiu-chrong (Chinese YMCA) and Save Pittsburgh a total of six runs in the ninth and the deciding Cheong Wai-lam (Eastern'.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
COLONY CHAMPIONSHIP
Heat 3.-Lau Tal-ping (Lai Tsun), Gordon Randall (VRC), Jack Gomes (VRC), and Chol Lec-hang (Chinese YMCA).
Men's 150 Yards Bledley
inning.
Wagner, Seminick.
Chicago Cubs,
New York Giants
their
'RED SOX STRETCH LEAD Boston Red Sox. stretched American League lead to a full game over the idle second-place with Д con- Cleveland Indians vincing
10-2 victory over Detroit
Tigers
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English Cricket
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11. 14
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Wliks,
Season Ends
London, Sept. 21. The English first class cricket sea- son ended today when Glamor-. gan, the champion county, drew 1their match with an All-England
XI at Cardiff.tk
Cubs: p.: Lade; e.. Walker. Glanta; p. Jansen, e, Yvara.
Boston Braves in St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals: p, Munger, Johnson, Hearn; c. Baker.
Braves: p. Sain; c. Màsi. St. Louis Cardinals 150 Yaritas Back-Stroke
Heat 1-Wilfred Lawrence (VRC), Lofty Mel Parnell spaced 11
(nightcap) *?! Heat: 1-1, W. Lawrence (VRC) | A, V. Lopes (VRC), C. A. Guterres
14th triumph while his
Boston. Braves 1:56 1/5; 2. A. K Rumjahn (VRC)(VRC), Jack Gomes (VRC) and Lau for his 2:00 2/0; 3. N. Reynolds
Cardinals: p. Follet, Dickson, (VRC) |Tal-ping (Lai Tsun),
teammates hopped on three Bengal hurlers
for 12 hits including Lou Rica. 1 2:14 3/5.
Bravest p. Bickford; c. Maagave added interest to the last day's Two declarations "by agreement”. Heat 2-1. A, V. Lopes (VRC) Heat Cheong Wal-iam (EasStringer's ninth inning bomer.
In the only 1:54 1/5; 2. L. E. Guterres (URC) tern), Gordon Randall (VRC), G.
scheduled | United Press. Galat other 2:09 2/6 3. C. A. Guterres (VRC) Blenkinsop (VRC). C. Roza-Pereira American League action, Washing
HOW THEY STAND 2:09 3/0.
(VIC) and George Saunders (VRC). ton Senators and Chicago while Ladies 220 Yards Free Stylo
Sox had Women's 100 Yards Free Style
cancelled by had their game Misa Leung Ol-mul (University),
Brooklyn. Heat 1-Shauna Anderson (VIC); rain and cold weather, Mrs Lykko Roso (VRC), Miss Heather Anderson (VIC) and Joan
Larry Jahsen of New York Giants Heather Anderson (VRC), Miss Eager (VNO).
nolched his 18th victory by beating St. Louls ** Shauna Anderson (VRC) and Miss Htat 2-Leung Ol-mu! (Univer- Chicago Cubs 3-2, but New York was Pittsburgh Joan Eager (VRC) qualled for the sity) Coleste Guterres (VRC) and eliminated from pennant contention, New York
The game was first of a day lucianau
Philadelphia Anal after the two remaining Cynthia Eager (VRC).
Men's 200 Yards Breast Stroke night doubleheader.
Chicago Heat 1-Wong Cheuk-wing (Lat) Johnny Mizo's homer with two on Taun), Johnnile Yvanovich (VRC), the sixth inning of Doyle. Lade,
Boston S. E. Carvallo (VRC), William Chan provided the margin of victory,
run Cleveland (University) and Fung Wal-cheong Cincinnati, pushing over a
In the eighth, beat Phillies 0-5 in New York Heat Young Wing-chak the first game of a day and night Philadephia (Chinese IMCA), G. Roza-Pereira doubleheader. Frank Baumholtz Detroit (VRC), G. Blenkinsop (VIC), Leung tripla and Stave Fillpowier single St. Louis iin-kin. (Lui Taun) and Cheong broke a ffe, and gave relief pitcher Washington
Harry dumbert, the verdict, ut de Chicago Chting-yuf (Chindwo YMCA).
tries had scratched, :;
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
50 Yards Free Biyle
on-
Heat 11. G. Randall 28 3/6; 2.7Lai Tsun),
G. P. Blenkinsop 28 4/5; 3. R. E
de Sousa 20 2/5.
Heat 2. C. Guterres 20 3/6; 2. E. Lo. 29 3/6; 3. K. Bargison 31
3. National League: Boston.
06
70
70
06
play but did not provide a decisive result. When stumrips were drawn, the All-England side were nine
runs 68.587 short of victory but had they at
to force than t
in the tempted 348 842 closing o
overs, they
easily 1638 have won' They had been set to
524det 181 runs in 105 minutes.
431
D. R. Jarding, former England captain, war In' the ∙AIM
tho
418 arid aide and was 23 not 'out']
KARENANG when
54
match ended. The 628 England former opening pair,
55 621 Hobbs and Sutcliffe, umpired the
320
.818 match.
565 The scores were Glamorgan
497 and 118 for eight déclared "(Pollard ,304, 9 for 33) England XI 240 for seven
849 declared and 182 for six
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„324 Hutton (67).—Reuter,
Japanese Want The Davis Cup
..
tennis
Ichlya
New York, Sept. 21.-The former Japanese Davis Cup lawn players-Zenso Shimizu, Kumogae and Takeich!: Harada- hope that Japan will be permitted soon to return to international cam- petition, according to Major James Gerard of General: Douglas Mac- Arthur's staff.
state- Major Gerard made this ment at the International Lawn Tennis Club dinner here and spoke
Jawn of the continued interest In
the tennis evidenced by
former: Japanese Davis Cup players... Reuter.
RUGGER RESULTS
London, Sept. 21. The following' were the results of rugger matches played today:
Oldham
Swansea
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C Widnes RUGBY UNION
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