6
INTERPORTERS BACK FROM SHANGHAI
The Colony's victorious Lawn Bowls Interport team returned home this morning by the 88 Wingsang after a Shanghai visit in which it had won two of three inter- port matches and five of six friendlies.
Commenting on this impressive record, the team's manager, Mr R. P. Phillips, said this morning that the Hongkong bowlers' victorious strenk, starting with the second game of the visit and finishing with the one but last, was due to a team spirit that never lagged.
The
bowlers
Tun by found city,
the Hongkong
International Shanghai's greens on the fast alde, Sporting Club at the Race Courno. Mr Phillips sald, and it was rather The situation in Shanghai is surprising that they managed to similar to that which existed here. knuckle down to their Intricacles just after the war when the Kowloon Bowling Green Club's greens were open to all Colony players,
in the second game.
The standard pul up by our players wao considerably higher
300 players "Some
uce these bowls com- than anticipated and the choice of greens and the lawn
there, of course, is much Len Sykco as skip turned out af munity particularly
one," Mr smaller than Hongkong's.
Phillips sald.
fortunate
"I decided to put him in of skin As a last-minute nurprise for Shang- hol It worked and Len rose to the peranion. He has never played better than he did in Shanghal.
"We had a good time in Shanghai forward to giving and we Inok their players as good a time here next year."
"To large extent that is also true of the others. We had an in-¦. spired team and the suggestion that it was a one-man Syken isn't at all true.
עון 'show
Len
"Everyone was near his best or at his best in every game. This in- cludes A. J. Kew and Vic Labrum who helped us put up two rinks in nl the friendly games. Their piny games was up to In some of the Interport standard.
ROYALLY ENTERTAINED
Today At The VRC
The third set of finals in thei Colony Swimming Champion- ships at the Victoria Recreation Club this evening includes two "classic" events-the Men's and i enter-Women's 100 Yards Free Style. were right royally "We tained in Shanghal," Mr Phillips
Favourites are the winners of the "and we come backc Gajd.
Lau Tal- about nine spoons aplece. Shanghat 220 Yards Free Style races already parties have to finish by 11 p.m. completed, Lai Tsun's according to the new police remain-ping in the men's event and VRC tions there and that gave both Shauna Anderson in the teams more time for rest, making for better bowls.
team is
with
coming.
"The Shanghai down here next year and I won't be surprised if a dozen players will make the trip, so many are keen to play here whether they be officially selected for the Interport or not.
"The Shanghai press had a lot to say about Shanghal's interport rinks and the selectors came in for some I don't know that I can criticism.
fuld to this but it did strike me that we came across several players were in the friendlies whom we surprised not to meet in the Inter- ports.
The
"*11
thic to me seemed
that standard of some of the friendlies was also higher than that of the interports.
15 Kame
very in Shanghai despite the popular fact that there is now only one set of greens available for the whole
Coming Events In The Sports World
TODAY
women's.
on the pro- Another big event
Yards gramme will be Men's 200
which B record Breast Stroke, In effort is expected from Lai Tsun's new discovery, Leung Hin-kin.
THE LINE UP
The finalists as they will line up (Lane 1 to 6) with their hent times are:
100 Yards Free Style
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1948.
Spoils From The Shanghai Trip
STANGHAL
Hongkong's victorious Lawn Bowls Interporters returned this morning by the ss Wingsang. Here are four members of the local Lawn Bowls community, board ship this back from Shanghai, snapped on morning.
Left to right they "urt R. F, da Luz, Vic Labrum, Len Sykes, Interport skip, and R. P. Phillips, manager Tele- of the team, displaying trophies of the trip. - graph Staff Photographer.
BASEBALL
CLEVELAND A STEP NEARER
AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT
New York, Sept. 29-Bobby Feller, fireball farm boy, pitched the Indians a step nearer to the American League pennant on Wednesday.
He hurled a 5-2 triumph over Chicago White Sox to maintain the Indians' two-game lead over New York and Boston with only three more games to go.
The victory, while the Yonkees were beating Philadelphia 4-2 and the the Red Sox were whipping meant
the Senators five to one, Indians can lose two of their three remaining games and still tie for the If they win two of the pennant. Detroit Tigers at Cleveland, begin- three games they have left-against ning Friday--they are in regardless of the Yankees and Red Sox can do.
Southpaw Hal Newhouser of the Tigers won bis 20th game of the year by beating St. Louis 4-0.-United Press.
in the final, two games of the sea-Washtrigton Senators.. son, the Yankees will face the Red Sox at Boston.
Football Britain Turning Out Another Fred Perry?
SCOTS WIN THE INTER-LEAGUE
London, Sept. 30-British tennis experts, who have been complaining about their nation's post-war tennis per- formance, can now see a ray of hope.
The Junior Lawn Tonnis championships in general, and a bright schoolboy named Johm Horn in particular, inspired the change of heart. More than one pundit went overboard and hailed Horn as "another Fred Perry in the making,"
Five Winners In
Six Races
•
Glasgow, Sept. 29.-The Scot- tish League beat the Football i
(Eire) by Langue of Ireland. five goals to one at Ibrox Park! tonight after leading by threa goals to nil at half-time.
Horn, a 10-year-old whose second Novertheless, the home side choice in sport is cricket, won the
and doubles with Colin DOROTHY PAGET'S DAY did not always have matters singles
Baxter-to bring his total of tennis. their own way and 55,000 spec- trophies to 30. 1le has been playing tators saw a really good display six years.
him as the most "I should rate of football.
promising junior we have had sinco and Perry," The Scottish defence at times had the days of Austin
their forwards Bald Brigadier J. C. Smyth, writing plenty to do but made the most of their opportuni- in the "Sunday Times.' ico. Mason, inside-riglit. Lave
Horn' did not lose a set in the passes for Reilly, outside-left, Bouliston, centre-forward, to scoro six rounds of singles. He gave up In the semi-final and Combe netted a third goal just only 15 gaINES. before the half time
he demonstrated his greatest power whistle. Houston had one goal disallowed by ousting at opponent 0-0, 6-0.
Jockey Brian Marshall. rode them for offside.
1 Horn, who comes from Snares-all. in the second half, play generally brook, Essex, can live up to the But the millionaire spinster was not
although the reputations
of Bunny Austin and happy. favoured the Scots Itish forwarts at times showed Fred Perry, he will help put Bri-
Див "It is disappointing," she excellence until they met the re- tain back on the tennis map. solute Scottish defence. Reilly
tin helped Britain win the Davis mented, "Loyal Monarch scored the fourth goal after goal-
is not very generous." took the Wimbledon championship.
-Miss Paget, Britain's Lending Junior Championships- Brigadier woman owner, has some 300 thoroughbreds with runners some-
Ind
Folkestone, Sept. 30-Dorothy Paget's horses won five steeplechase yesterday and her. Loyal races Monorch was secund in the sixth and Anal event.
com- was the
keeper Anderson had saved a hot! Cup in 1033, while Perry thrice only one we were not sure about. He
shot from rightwinger Wadeli and; Combe notched the Afth 10 minutes from Ume.
wero
Of the general talent seen at the
Smyth said:
"The all-round Improvement this where in Britain nearly every day. Ecfore the end, Cleary, Ireland's netted 51 well- centre-forward,
year over the last two years is most-Associated Press. deserved goal and Ireland
final marked, particularly among the girls,
STARTERS AT NEWMARKET when the striving for more
as shown by the fact that last year's whistle sounded.--Reuter.
winner and runner-up could this year get further than the last eight." Associated Press.
OTHER RESULTS
THIRD DIVISION (South)
1 Aldershot Bournemouth
Millwall Watford
I
HOW THEY STAND
FIRST DIVISION
Conis
W
D AP
다
Portsmouth Derby Browns Newcastle
Sunderlanti Birmingham
Charlton
Wolverhampton
Balion
Cliclera
E Manchester C.
Arconal
Burnley
Liverponi
Manchester U
Stoke C. Middlesboro
Blackpool
14 12
THE SCORES
American League
R
H
New York Yankees.. Philadelphia Athletles 2
A
13
I
10
0
1.
Choy Len-hang (Ch, "Y") 57.0 Lau Tal-ping (Lai Tsun) 57.2
fer
Making the picture all the brighter Cleveland WRS the fact thot
Yankees: p. Porte-fleld, Page, Reynolds; e Silvera.
Athletics: p. Fowler; c. Rosar.
3.
F. Monteiro (VRC)
59.0
Preston N.E.
1
11
2
shemeld U.
4.
W. Lawrence (VRC)
50.0
Boston Red Sox ......
6
12
0
Huddersfield
3.
G. Roza-Pereira (VIC)
56.6
150 Yards Medley
Senatorst p. Masterson, Hudson, Aston Villa Welteroth, Thompson, Candini; Early.
Everton
SECOND DIVISION
}.
Lou Tal-ping
(La Taun)
1:51.0
Gools
2.
Cheong Wai-lam
Buy
(Eastern)
Southampton
3.
G. Roza-Pereira
Tottenham
(VRC)
Leeds
4.
W. Lawrence (VRC)
5.
A. V. Lopes (VRC)
200 Yards Breast Stroke
(Lái sun
Se it seemed that it is only question of time before the Indians win their first pennant since 1920,
They will rest on Thursday as the
the entertain
Senators 1:62.0 Red Sox
again and the Yankees and Athletics 1:58.0 clash at Philadelphia. 1:49.0 1:52.0
con-
both Should
the New York Yankees and Boston lose, the Indians would clinch the tie for the pennant. Playing in a game which meant nothing as far as pennant is cerned the Braves wrapped that unday-outfelder, Jeff on Heath, one of the big siege gung right- of the Braves when the 2:52.6handers-are- pitching against them, broke his ankle in the sixth inning in attempting to score.
1.
J.
Yvanovich
(VRC)
Cheung Chung-yul
(Ch."Y")
2:50.0
2:50.0
3. Leung in-kin
up
2:45.4
4. Fung Wai-cheung
(Lái Tsu!)
5. Wong Cheuk-wing
(La) Tsun)
2:52.0
R80 Yards Free Style
nt
1. F. Monteiro (VBC)
2.
E. C. Tavares (VRC)
3.
Wong Kam-wah
{Lai Tsun)
4.
Cheang Kin-man
(Eastern)
G.
Chan Chun-nam
Football-Second Division Lengue: CAA v. Police at Boundary Street; Kilchre v. Army (Kowicon)
Solici- Caroline H: University tom at St Joseph's; Taikoo v. War Department Chinese
Army Ground. (Kick-off at 5.30 p.m.): «
Swimnung-Colony Championship Finals at Victoria Recreation Club: Men's 220 Yards & 880 Yards Free Style & 200 Yards Breast Stroke; Women's 100 Yards Free Style, 50 Yards Breast Stroke & 200 Yards Free Style Relay, (First race at 8.15 p.m.),
Meetings-Annuai Meeting of Association, Hongkong Badminton South China Morning Post Board Annuel General Room, 5.30 p.m.; Meeting of Kowloon Cheas Club, Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
Lawn
SATURDAY
Dowla - First
Division
League: IRC v. HKFC at Svokunpos (4 p.m.): Friendly: KBGC v, HKCC ni Austin Rood.
at
Football First Division League: KMB v. Army at Boundary Street; Kitched v. South China "A" Caroline Hil; Club St Joseph's at Happy Valloy; Navy v. Police at Causeway Bay (Kick-off at 5 p.m.).
W.
ground;
Second Division: Police v. Kilchee nt Boundary Street: PCA v, South China at Caroline Hill; Club v. CAA at Happy Valley; War Dept. Chinese
Army Tramways of Army (Kowloon) v. University af Chatham Road; Army (HK) v. St Joseph's at. Sookunpoo; Dockyard v KMB at Causeway Bay (Kick-off at 3.30 p.m.).
Swimming-Colony Championship Finals at Vicioria Recreation Club: Men's 50 Yards Free Style, 100 Yards Breast Stroke & 300 Yards Medley Rolny; Women's 50 & 440 Yards Free Style & 100 Yards Back Stroke. (Firat race a1.8.30 p.m.);
SUNDAY
(Lai Tsun)
WOMEN'S EVENTS
50 Yards Breast Stroke
1.
Wong Yuen-sung
(Ch. "Y")
2. Lykke Rose (VRC)
3. Heather Anderson
(VRC)
4. Wong Yuen-jing
(CH. "Y")
100 Yards Free Style
1. Henther Anderson
(VRC)
2. Joan Eager (VRC)
Mamie Loung
3.
(IKU)
4. Shauna Anderson
(VIC)
Reiff Betters A Haegg Effort
30.A
Brissole, Sept.
Delgian, Gaston Relf, yesterday omeially beat the world record for the 2,000 metre race in fivé ininutes. soven seconds at an athletic meeting held in Brussels.
выда
Former holder of the titlo Swedish Gundar Hacgg, whose re- cord was five minutes 11.8 seconds set in 1042.
the series, will be out of He robbing the National Leaguers of the their biggest punch against
Bob Lemen and likes of Feller, company.
MASTERFUL FELLER
Feller, winning his 19th game of the season and the seventh in a row, pitched masterful ball, but needed the help of Joe Gordon, one of the game's greatest money players, come out on top.
ני
2 10 0
Red Sox: p. Kinder; c. Tebbetts. Chicago White Sox
£5 10. 0 Cleveland Indians ....
White Sox: p. Papish, Gumpert; c. Robinson.
Indians: Feller: c. Hegan.
p. St. Louis Browns ... Detroit Tigers
Bradford,
West Brom.
Q
1
Tennis Tourney
At Paris
not
Faris, Sept. 20.-Budge Patty, of beat Christlan the United States, Grandet of France 0-1, 0-3 when the International tennis tournament was resumed here today.
Other results were:
Henry Cochet. France, beat Jacques Thomas, France, 8-10, 8-3,
7-5.
Marcel Bernard, France, beat Robert Colin, France, 3-0, 6-4, 6-3, Andreas Stolpa, Hungary, beat Robert Dubuc, France, 7-5, 6-3.
Solomon Freher, Hungary, beat Jean Duclos de la. Hallle, France. 2-6, 6-3, 6-2,
Bernard Destremeau, France, beat
0-3.- Paul Foret, France, 7-5, Reuter.
Bantam Champion
Loses Fight
Los Angeles, Sept. 29.-Manut!
Ortiz, the 32-year-old
bantam-
weight champion of the world, lost
10-round overweight
0
€ 1 Blackburn
12 A Browns: p. Garver, Gerhe user; c. Parice.
Harnsley
Fulham
Brentford
Queen's P. R.
д
points here last
weight.
Tigers; p. Newhouser; e. Ginsberg.
4 10 3
National League ·
Boston Braves Brooklyn Dodgers....
Braves: p. Sain; e Salkeld.
Barney, Taylor; Dodgers: p. Campanella.
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Leicester C
Cardiff
Shefield W. Coventry Grimsby
2 West Ham
Plymouth Notts F. Chesterficki
1 Luton
1
5 11 3 13 Reds: p. Wchmeler; c. Muciler. Cubs:
Chipman, 1. Hacker, Dobernic, Borowy; C. Walker United Press.
HOW THEY STAND
Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia
Lincoln
THIRD DIVISION (Northern)
Hull City
Kuther im Rochdale Crewe Darlington
Wrexham
Doncaster Carlisle
National League
Yark
Southwort
Won Lost Pts.
to
Boston
01
591
St Louis
82
67 530
Tranmere
Gateshead
00
G47
Hartlepool
18
$44.
New Brighton
Minnfield T.
14
510
Rolitax
05
. 87
423 Stockport
Chester
87
420 Barrow
BD
413 Bradford
Accrligton
American League
Oldham
GO 820
58
810
58
010
67
$50
Bournemouth
75
600 Bristol R.
58
01
389
hwansea
Ipswich
90
300
Swindon
100
320
Notts C.
The White Sox touched him for two runs in the second and they stood up until Gordon.came to bat In the bottom sixth with one out
The star second Cincinnati and a man on base.
Chicago baseman picked on fat Frank Papish to pitch for his 32nd home run of the
Cleveland season to ile the score.
Boston New York Philadelphit Detroit
Ken Keltner, another old-timer, followed with his 30th homer and the Indians were in front to stay.
Gordon wasu't done for the day, St Louis however, and with two out in the Washington seventh and a mate on base, he Chiengo pounded out a double to score the
fourth Cleveland run.
A minute later, he scored the fifth and fhal run of the game when Keltner also scored a double.
FLICKERING HOPES
*28a 28 88 § 88 67 28 883
Rugger Results
London, Sept. 29. The following were the results of rugger matches played today:
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Leigh
Coals
A P
bout night to
on Lauro
Salas, a 21-year old Mexican light-
Ortiz, scaling 15 pounds heavier than his usual fighting weight, took two counts of nine and was deci sively beaten.
Ortiz has held tho since 1942.-Hetuer.
London, Sept. 29.-The
probable runners and jockeys for the Jockey Club Stakes, to be run over a mile and three-quarters, at 3.30 p.m. st Newmarket tomorrow. number
Boven.
They are: Kings Mead (K Gethin), Fine Prospect (no Jockey yet), Boy Blue (E. Britt), Cadir (E. C. Elliott), Yoyo (E. Smith). Alyeldon (D. Smith) and Nathoo (Gordon Richards).-Reuter.
DIADEM STAKES
London, Sept. 28-The, former Indian champion sprinter, Combined Operations, is among the final accep- tors announced today for the Diadeni Stakes, to be run over six furlongs at Ascot on October 9.
The others are Djelal, Delirium, Happy
Knight. The Cobler, Squanderbug and Falls of Clyde.~ Reuler.
APPRENTICE
RACE-
WE'S
JUST
world title
BIT NERVOUS
OF
APPEARING IN PUBLICE
Model Car Racing Now Has 30,000 Supporters
By E. S. R.
On the floor of the Old Horticultural Hall, Victoria, table-tops, placed on their sides, mada a circular safety fence, whlie a miniature racing car, fixed to a wire, held by a pivot, tore around,
Its
The cars run on a fuel based on speed, I was told, was such
(unrationed). The usual that a full-scale car, with the same methanol
output would be doing 500 distance of a race is o quarter of a power
THIRD DIVISION (Southern) m.ph.
Exeter
Torquay Southend Port Valo Millwall
Brighton & Crystal PaŤ. Northampton Leyton O Aldershot
Norwich neading
Waball
Bristol C. Watford
12 Australians LANCASHIRE CUP (Second Round)
Newport
24
#
Wigan
The Yankees and Red Sox kept flickering pennant hopes alive, but the task was a tough one. To win the pennant outright, they would have to sweep their three remaining games while the Indians lose theirs. The Red Sox won behind the pltching of ElUs Kinder who allowed 11 hits, but bore doven in pinches. Salford
Bramley A three-run homer by rookie winner of Hank Bouri in the sixth gave the Gaston Relf was the
Yankees victory as relief pitcher the 5,000 metre race at the London Joe Page and Allie Reynolds came Bristal
Clifton Olymple games this.. your,-AsSQ)-
In the ninth to turn back a des- | Cornwall 6: Police Union ciated Press.
Inat-minute perale
Philadelphia Plymouth A. 12 Royal N.E.C.D.
Saracons 19' King's C. H.
INTER-COUNTY
6. Northampton
1
Reift won so easily that he finished Fabiball-First Division League: more than 10 seconds in front of bld for victory, Eastern v. RAF at Caroline ; Marcel. Hansenne, of France, whose and 23.4 CAA at Caroline | time was
fivo Kwong Wah 'v.
minutes seconds. Hill: (Kick-off at 5 p.m.).
Second Division: Solicitors v. Tol- koo at St Joseph's. (Kick-off at 3.30 p.m.);
The race was in connection with which a reunion athletic contest attracted entries from several con- linental countries.
the 08
4-3
Health lost to his club Braves defeated the Dodgern bohind - Johnny Sain, hurling his 23rd victory of the season
Nolls
11 Wakefeld T.
RUGBY UNION
18
Goals
AF
10 17
ITALIAN CLUB
WANTS A DANE
Thirty thousand people in Eng- land, mostly adults--including three women owners are now interested in model car racing and building.
clubs. Eight They support 20 years ago
none. In U.S.A., where the sport is older, every elly has its club, and a speed of 123 m.ph. has been recorded.
there
were
Jun
-RELIEF FROM WORK The meeting I attended was Bby the Floneer Model Racing Car Club, of London, and it was at the Invitation of Mr K. Nicholson, Great Portland-street motor denler.
from
The secretary of the club, a Har- ley-street dentist, finds the model 2118 relief cara a welcome work.
Most of the cars had two-stroke engines, but Mr C. Field, an experl- mental aircraft, engineer, of Read- ing, arrived, with Mrs Field and a model racing cur with an overhead valve, engine.
"I am my husband's mechanic," said Mrs Field,
DIESEL MODEL
.b
Her husband said: "My little c.c. engine drives, the car at a maxi-
Rome, Sept. 29. The Turin foot- *ball team Juventus are, searching abrond for new inside-right and 3 centre-forward, according to
football correspondent of Corrieremum speed of 68 m.p.h. But that is Dello Sport...
the
nothing compared with the 97.55 m.p.h. put up by a roodel car at It is believed that the Turin Eaton Bray, Bedford, on Whit team's manager has approached the Monday, 10 Danish Football League for the pos
sible transfer of Haneen, a well- Router.
known Danish player.
The Hungarian footballer, Jan Sarosi, who hai played, at centre-
A diesel-engined model, weighing 74 1b., was owned by Mr G. King, of South Harrow.
A
Mr E. P. Zere, who has sot
up
In the model racing car constru
in
bir
The big outfielder had doubled Hockey - Association Fixtures:
with one out in the sixth and tried to score an, a single by catcher Club de Recrele v. HK Police, King's Park, 0.30.a.m.; RAF v. Civil Service. Zwaan, of Holland, won the 110 Bill Salkeld.
Police: Club Opening half for the Bologna team, is to be lion business with a factory Gene Hermanski threw to
Roy
sent to a refugee concentration Harrow-rund, wes ono of the King's Park, 10a.m.; Cable & metres hurdios in 18.9 seconds, Just
da Campaneita
ploto and the Wireless v. Dutch HC, King's Park, getting the verdict from Van
The rehabilitated Police Recrea-camp outside Rome because his two pioneers. He considers there 19mm Khairs SC v. University, Sypa, of Belgium, whose time was Dodgers' negro catcher tagged sildon Club at Happy Valley will be years contract with the Bologna future in the sport.
Me: ...0, Bblat, of the
Leather Sookunpoo, 0.30 am: Army
the same, with Lammers, of Holland,ing Heath.
formally, reopened on Saturday club, has not been- Taliewed. “ third in 10,0 seconds. Sookunpoo, 5.30
Barosi, now. Dockyard, RC,'
There will be cocktails
without Anancial head club, spent. nine months make- Indie. 1,000-metres, Barthel of The Braves scored the winning evening.
model" car working every p.m:)
Luxembourg won in two minutes run in the ninth when Balkeld from 7.30 p.m, to 8.80 p.m. followed support, will join his father-in-lawing a
every Saturday and Bunday, Lawn Bowie-Open Rinks Semi- and 27.3 seconds with two Franch walked. Harry Taylor was, the log by a cabaret and dance willch will and mater-in-law, at the refugee evening from 7 till 11 p.m., and on
| commence at 9 o'clock. finals, Kowloon Cricket Club, p.m. irunnors clow bobind-Reuter, ing pitcher,
1990s Fenmd.siteuler.
mile.