THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,
1926
HOME SOCCER.
SPORTS SECTION
LATEST RESULTS IN MID-WEEK
THE NOBLE ART.
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IRON BUX & OTHERS PLEASE NOTE.
"GENERAL" BOOTIL
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CRICKET FIGURES.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP ANALYSIS.
"THE BIG SIX."
On Lancashire winning the To the Editor of the "China Mail"}
county championship their "re- Sir-Re the challenge of Iron cord for the season was publish- Bux in to-night's "China Mail" ed in the "China Mail. Append-
the Led are
the doings of Yorkshire to any middleweight in Colony, may Fremind him and other counties. through your "columns
After being, first for several Stoker G Booth, H.M.S. "Holly-years in succession. Yorkshire hock, middleweight champion lost top berth by 2 points. They and cup-holder Royal Navy 1924-had to supply more players for re- Test 5-6 the only undefeated Naval presentative games and cupholder for the past three Matches. but they had some years-ssued a similar challenge worthy reserves early this year
Against the two defeats suffer.
SMALL SCORES PREVAIL,
Division 1.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Bury 0, Blackburn 2: Everton 0, West Bromwich 0. Leeds 3, Aston Villa 1. Manchester United 2, Arsenal
2.
Division II. Reading 0. Hull 1.
R.A. SWIMMERS..
AQUATIC SPORTS HELD YESTERDAY.
RESULTS & OFFICIALS,
for
AQUATIC“ SPORTS.“
COLONY'S BIG MEETING FIXED,
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
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V.R.C. NIGHT FETE.
London, Sept. 15. "The Royal Artillery (in Hong The annual aquatic sports Matches in the English Foot-Kong) held their aquatic sports meeting of the V.R.C. (including ball League to-day (home team meeting yesterday in the RAS.C. the Colony's recognised champion- TT. on London,
jcamber.
ships) will be held on October 7, T.T. on Shanghai given first) resulted:
Banka. Service men, with their wives 8 and 9. "
1100 and families, were present in Entries for the third Night Hongkong Bank
London large numbers
a pro-Fete on Saturday closed yester to see
€12. of gramme
£at. very Interesting day and the following are the Chartered Bank ...
Mercantile Bank, A. & H. £30 fà. events.
names of the entrants :-
✓ do. An "extra" was included
Members 100 yards aggre-
C£13/6 n
£0 b. children (girls and boys), also gate:A. May, E. O. Murphy, E., & O. Bank..
$84 competitions for the Indian con-Zimmern, F. W. T. Ross and B. Bank of East Asia
Marine Insurancia. tingent in the Hong Kong and Assumpcaq, Singapore Brigade, Royal Artil. 60 yards race, members whose Canton Insurance
time le 30 seconds or over:-J. A. Ching Underwriters..... lery.
At the conclusion, Mrs. Robin-Victor, S. H. Garrod, A. W. North China Insurance, son, wife of Col. F. A: T. Robin- Summers, E. Zimmern, A. P. Eca Union Insurance son, commanding H.K. S. Bde., da Silva, B. M. Talati. J. Noronha, Yangtze Insurance
Fire Insurances. R.A.. presented the prizes. Mrs. I. M. Alarakia, J. A. de V. Soares, Robinson was introduced and M. F. Remedios, Jr., J. M. Alves, China Fire Insurance thanked by Lt.-Col WA. EdP N. da Silva, M. Kazem, JHK: Fire Insurance
Shipping. mendes, D.S.O., R.A.
Barros, B., Alves, F. W. T. Rous
Douglases The officials for the meeting and W. G. Lawson. were
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Div. III (South). Exeter 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Gillingham 2. Coventry 0. Southend 3, Brentford 1. Watford 1, Crystal Palace 2.
Div. III (North), Wrexham 1, Walsall 2. Nelson 2, New Brighton 0.
-Reyter.
Why did Iron Bux not pick himed by the champions, the White LEAGUE BASEBALL. up then?
Rose county were not defeated but! they drew more games and won! less.
was.
Readers of the "China Mail may remember the only defent
Lancashire's percentage suffered by "General". Booth in this Colony.
was 75.71 and Yorkshire's 74.28. The Victor
Meeting all the other sixteen Leading Seaman Francis, heavy- weight champion of the Royal counties in the competition, York- Navy and Royal Marines 1922 (shire:- and the heavyweight champion (September 1923) of the Special Service Squadron and American battleships U.S.S "Maryland" and "Nevada" at Rio de Janeiro. ...Booth gave Francis 5 inches in height and 20 lbs. in weight, Still he put up a wonderful and clean fight against big odds. Also he has never been "put on the boards" in this Colony.
Only One Blemish. Beat twice: Essex, Glamorgan and Sussex. “
Beat once: Lancashire, Leices ter. Somerset, Surrey, Warwick, Gloucester, Middlesex and Wor- zester.
CLUB COMPLETE THEIR FIXTURES..
WITH A VICTORY.
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President: Lt. Col. W. A. Edmeades, D.S.O., R.A.
High dive (post entries)-C Hongkong Steamboats.. Evans, W. G. Urquhart, A. May, H.K. Tugs & Lighters.. F. M. Roza Pereira, E. W, Rai-Indo-Chinas (Pref)
do. (Def.) Ltd. P.ton, and A. Kitchell.
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Vice-Presidents: Major Rashleigh, D.S.Q, RA. Major Ladies 100 yards. (post" en- and Bt. Lt. Col.H. H. L. G. tries):-M. Gourlay, 1. Brawn, Oriental Navigation Gunn, D.S.0. M.C., R,A.
W. J. Blundson, Doris Hunt, and Shell Transports
Star Ferries: Judges and Starters: Capt. Phyllis Hunt. In their final meeting in the E. S. G. Howard, M.C., RA, 100 yards back stroke, mem-Water-boats
Refineries. Baseball League yesterday, the Capt. G. Barrett, R.A. LA C Ebers: A. May, B. Assumpcao
China Sugara. ". Hong Kong Baseball Club, made Fenely, R.A., Lieut. J. T. Bigg, and M. Kazem.. up for their two previous defeats R.A.. Lieut. A. J. F. Sugden, R.A. 100 yards boys race, under 16 Malabon Sugars
Mining. Time keepers and Recorders (post entries)-B. Smith, B. by winning from the Club de Recreio by 11 runs to 2 in the Capt. W. A. Fausset, BA, R.S.M. Plunnet, W. Coysh, R. Silva Netto, Bengueta
Godwin, B.S.M., TG Hollings- E. Lawrence, L. Barros, W. Kailan Mining Ad. game of five innings.
Botelho H. Langkats (Combined) The pitching of the "Baseball dale, Q.M.S. A. G. Parsons, Sergt. Lawrence, P
Soejima E. Roza, R. Campos, J. do. (Single) Club was excellent and their men Goodlace, Mr. Gr. Fodden. Led on 1st innings: Hants,were in good batting form. In Secretary Lt. J. A. Chester, McCubbin, A. McCubbin, K. G. Shanghai Exploration.
Evans, J. S. Lyon, C. Gaan, and Shanghai Loan unre Kent and Northants (twice each) the fourth inning Hines assisted RA.
Ed. Rozs...
Raube Derby Gloucester, Middlesex and two men home with a three- Warwick. (10 in all
Inter-hong team race, teams of Tronoh Mines. bagger, and Ransom followed Unit relay race-1, 12th Heavy Lost 1st innings points to with a home run hit to left field. Buttery, R. A. Time: 4 mine. six:-Hong Kong Electric Co.Ural Caspians
Shewan Tomes and Co.. Charter-Docks, Wharves, Derby (who made the Tykes fol- With three other hits in this 47.2/5 secs. low-on), Lancashire. Notts and inning the score mounted to eight Life saving competition.-1,ed Bank, Hong Kong and Shang Godowns, &c.
H.K. & K. Wharves Gnrs. Beamiss and Robinson; 2, hai Bank, Kowloon Docks.. Surrey (4 times in all).
FLE. & W. Docks Mr. Gur. Broadhurst and Gnr. Carri
(14 wins in all).
He will be leaving för England early in November. Fight fans will like to see him in a belt match before he leaves. As a matter of fact his last fight was with Ser- geant Ulfmaster (178 lbs.). Worcester, Somerset. American Legation Guard, Tien-
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Jacobs.
Remedios and'Alves were tried
Hongkews: As change pitchers for the Club Nottinghamshire took 3 points de Recreio, but they failed to do
High dive-1, Cnr. Armstrong;
New Engineerings Boys' race-1, K. Jacobs: 2, R. Shanghai Docks tain whom he knocked out in the to by Yorkshire in the return much against the batting form of 2, Gar. Spacey. 15th round.
engagement, the first match being the Club.
Individual championship open to Land
Lands. Hotels & Hldgs Girls' race.-1, V. Vant; 2, 1..IC. & S. Hotels (old) The Club de Recreio scored W. O's and N. C. 0.'s1, Lce.- I am certain George will be st. abandoned. No other county "got
do. (new) He is always in training and will the better" of the ex-champions singles in the last two innings Bdr. Norris; 2. Lee-Bdr. Taylor.
Half mile team ruce.-1, 38th Hongkong Lande Rhodes, Sutcliffe Roy Kilner through stealing by Gosano and Time: 2 mins. 1 sec. be ready to take the ring immeand Macaulay played in the Tests. Alves!
Individual championship open Heavy Battery. Time: 15 mins. Hongkong Realty diately he returns herein
H.K. Territorial Mr. J. Brook, manager of the Holmes did not find his form of
Teams and score 'details were as to gunners-1, Grr. Bowdon; 2,50 secs.
Gnr. Rachell. Time: 2 mins. Sub-section relay race.-1, 12th Humphreys Estates Hong Kong Boxing Association, last year. Other mainstays were under
Heavy Battery,
Prince's Building Okroyd, Leyland,
18.1/5 secs: has Booth's records and;. I think,.
Club.
Water Polo. The "Rest" beat Rural Lands Tug-o-War-1, 25th Heavy| tried to fix up betweer Booth and son, Waddington and Dolphin. Of lines
the winners of the League (88th 'Cotton Mills.. Seaman Pearce, H.M.S. "Haw the "enits, Crawford and Mit-Ransom kins," before she paid off this chell show promise.
Heavy Battery) by two goals to Ewo Cottons nit
Orientals. Shanghai Cottons (öld), do. (new) Miscellaneous, Canton Ices... Cements.(comb.):
year..
11 is a hope of taking time by. the forelock that makes me take up so much of your vauable space.
Youre, etc.,
A. MILLS.
H.M.S. "Ambrose,"
14 Mess, „Hong Kong, Sep. 14.
U.S. TENNIS,
LATEST CHAMPIONSHIP -
In the
RESULTS.
Forest Hills, Sept. 15.
U.S. national lawn
tennis championships, Tilden beat the young player, Arnold Jones, the former Yale University star, in' five sets.
J. Brugnon (France) beat Dr. King, also in five sets.
H. Cochet (France) beat Hunter; and Lacoste (France) beat Alonso (Spain), while Johnston and J. Borotra (France) also won their matches.-Reuter's American Service.
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REGIMENTAL BOXING.
The 1/East Surrey Regt. will hold a boxing tournament at Mur- ray Barracks, starting on Mon- day and extending over two three nights.
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The inter-company competition for the Hong Kong Challenge Shield, and Battalion Open (in the featherweight, middleweight and light-heavyweight classes) will be competed for simultane- .ously.
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How Kent Fared. Kent were third in the chan-Muccio pionship 65.71 per cent.) Their Harrell record consists of
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Beat: Gloucester, Hants, Lellamuil icester, Northants, Notts and Rankin
Warwick (twice each), Middlesex. Somerset and". Essex (15 vit-Club tories).
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CHANNEL SWIMMING.
"WHY PEOPLE DELIGHT IN RECORDS.
Recreio ...0 0.0 1 1 2.
I have heard various people re- Lost tor Lancashire and Runs.-Davis, Muccio, Hines] Sussex. (2 defeats).
(2), Ismai, Rankin, Ranson, mark, writes "John Blunt in the Daily Mail that swimming the led on Ist inninga: Derby, Cockey, Harrell (1) Gosano, Channel is a perfectly useless un- Essex and Middlesex (three in Alves (1).
dertaking, and that they cannot all).
understand why so many people attempt. It and why their attempts gan so much" publicity and arouse so much interest.
Hita.-Club 9. Recreio .6. Strike-out.Cockey 6, Xavier
Lost 1st innings points to: Surrey and Yorkshire (twice 2 Alves 1. euch) Lancashire, Somerset, Sussex and Derby (8 in alt)....
None abandoned and did not meet Glamorgan and Worcester.
Of the team, Woolley (F.E.) played in all five Tests. and A. P. F. Chapman (the new cap- tain of England) in all but the Fourth.
hits. Muccio,
Three-base Hines, Guterres.
Two-base hit.-Muccio. Home run.-Ransom.
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But I think that people who talk in such a fashion hold too material a view of what is useft and know To-day's Game.
very little about human psychology. South China are playing their Miss Ederle's feat was certainly of last game at 5 p.m. to-day, their no commercial value to the world the Defence at large, and does not add to our opponents being Corps. A win will give them the knowledge of navigation, but it championship. South China have aroused the enthusiasm of the world Notts (56.65 per cent.) just lost only two games but they have because it was a great feat of en- beat Surrey for fourth position. defeated the Japanese in
all durance and skill which created a They met all the counties except three games;
record. Somerset and the result is :-
Notts Were Fourth.
Beat: Leicester and Northants (twice each), "Glamorgan, Hants,. Worcester, Derby, Essex, Glou- cester, Middlesex, Sussex and at:- Warwick (13 victories)."
LEAGUE TABLE.
All our lives we wage war with the forces of Nature and everybody likes to hear of people who, now
The League table now stands and again, seem to carry the war as it were, into the enemy's, camp. That is one of the reasons why feats of extraordinary endurance and 749 pluck. Bach as swimming the Channel, walking a hundred miles in a day, climbing a prodigious
universal Interest.
Lost to: Kent and Lancashire South China..... (twice each), Middlesex, Glamor-Japanese gan and Surrey (7 defeats).
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Lost 1st innings points, to: 4 Gloucester, Surrey, Warwick, Hants, and Worcester (5 in all).
Abandoned with: Yorkshire.
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BALDWIN ON CABINET WORRIES.
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do. (old) sense than he would like to do, and do. (new) just a month's respite in the year Hongkong Tramways enabled him to collect his thoughts Lane, Crawfords and minimies the chance of talking Macao Electrics
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he had in his life, added Mr. Watsons (old) Baldwin, was that he now had to do. (new) koep in London. It was a curious Powell and not very pleasant feeling to H.K. Telephone walk about in a Worcestershire lane near one's own home, and find the children did not know one by night. "I find in London now I am getting
Value of Games.. Again, the sporting. spirit is very strong in humanity and who could The mandal general meeting of deny that in every sense. save the the Kowloon Football Club will be very narrowest, a sporting spirit is known by sight," he said. "I saw held in the Club's pavilion at 5.45 extremely useful? Would the strict two very rough-looking men on the p.m. on Friday September 24.
A. W. Carr and Larwood were capped for England.
utilitarians with us to give up pavement the other day, and one Hobbs and His Side.
games. because the playing of them said to the other. That's the old Surrey (56.36 per cent.) did not
does not add directly to the real bloke. Sometimes I don't even do so well as in previous seasons
hear that in Worcestershire, and owing to a weakness in bowling. (captain), D. R. Jardine, A. Jen-wealth of the world? Their record is:-
cocke, E. R. T. Holmes, Sand- I can scarcely fmagine even the one cannot help looking forward to
"most". unimaginative economist the time when one's job is done." Beat: Gloucester (twice), ham, Ducat and Shepherd:
arguing in such a way, and yat Essex, Somerset, Leicester, Mid-
Middlesex Sixth.
those who assert that.swimming the
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The following will represent the K.C.C. against the East Point Recreation Club in the Seconddlesex and Notts (7 victories), « Middlesex (58.68 per cent.) e Channel is useless and our Interest On Wednesday two fresh cases. Division of the Deague at Taikoo Lost to Lancashire, Sussex, the remaining one of the big in Channel swimmers a sign of of enteric fever (typhold) were re- on Saturday:
Yorkshire and Glamorgan (4 de six." After remaining second to hanity are really arguing that the ported, both Chinese from the city,” Goodwin, Lyal, A. W. Smith, feats)..
Yorkshire for some time, the sporting spirit. is a thing of ne and Gibson (skip).
Led on 1st innings: Hants and Lord's team finished badly and
significance.de pr Kern, Lammert, Fraser, and Kent (twice each), Notta, Somer-were sixth. Detalls are:— at
Of course one can overdo sport, Overy (skip);
set, Lancashire and Yorkshire (8 Beat: Gloucester, Someraet just aa one can overdo anything that a girl of 18 had swum the J. Jack, R. Abraham, Tacchi, in all). "
and Sussex (twice each), Essex, else, but that is no argument Channel, and though it is easy to ...and Hill (skip)..
Lost 1st innings points to: Notts, and Worcester (9 vic against sport. One might just as Fregard the excitement as rathur. The match commencer at 3.30 Leicester, Sussex and Warwick (3 tories).
Un domand well argue that eating is a bad absurd, it is wiser to try to dispe p.m.
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Lost to Kent, Notts, Surrey thing because eating too much cover why such an event should Abandoned with: Glamorgan, and Yorkshire (4 defeats) are makes one illi
fentse sith a commotion Middlesex, Warwick and Essex Lost 1st innings points to: To The Credit Of Mankind. (four).
Hants and Warwick (twice each), Moderatian, either in thought or Surrey did not meet Derby, Yorkshire and Kent (6 in all), deed, la bot too common a quality Northants and Worcester.
Abandoned with Lancashire But though individuals are often With Hobbs in the side, the (twice); Surrey, Essex and Wor- unwise, bublic opinion is, as a rule, pretty sound, and one ought to be Oval team was always popular. coster (6 in all Hobb's average was published yes-1 Middlesex did not play Derby, careful how one despluss what in terday. With him in the Touts Glamorgan, Leicester, Northanter terests vast numbers of one's fellow was Strudwick England's Hendren played in all Five citizens.
All stupendous feats, whether of the sand or of the muscles, redound, in x sense, to the credit of man kind in general, and give humanity
a better opinion of itself. That a
INTERPORT BOWLS,
Shanghai, Sept. 15. The Hong Kong Interport team of lawn bowlers beat a Shanghai Lawn Bowie Club team by 26 chots to 19
Another team of the Shanghai Lawn, Bowl Club beat the Han- kow Interport team by 29 to 8 stumper. Other leading players Tests Hearne in the First and. It le certain that mullons of Reuter
In the side were P. G. H. Fender G. T. S. Stevens in the last two, people felt a thrill when they read, flattering.
a factor we ought not to forget
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MOVEMENTS- OF STEAMERS,
The P&O "Delta" from Hong Kong arrived "Loudun on September 18 at 11 ambush a
The P&O s.s. Malwa lest Sangha! for this port. on Septent- ber 14 at 5 pm, and is due here on September 17 at about 7 a.m.
The B. L. 8.8. "Tilavu" will leave Amoy for this port on September 18 at pm and is due here m September 19"at-p.m.
TYPHOON WARNING,
*We are indebted to the Ameri- can Consul-General for the. fol lowing typhoon warning
8.65 a.m. Sept. 16, 1926: 15th, 6.15 p.m-Cyclone cor typhoon over or near Meleton has moving N.N.E.
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