1927-08-12 — Page 9

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1927.

SPORTS

MY NOTE-BOOK.

Clerical Cricketer Re- turning to Colony.

THE HONG KONG F. C.

World Sculling: When I Knew. Barry.

""'OUR BETTY'S" OPINIONS.

Fight.

[By "The Tramp.")

WIN FOR DELANEY

PAOLINO BEATEN OVER 15 BOUNDS.

New York, To-day. In a 15 rounds contest Jack Delaney beat Paolino Uzcudun), Reuter's American Servke.

Disqualified.

· AMERICANS FARE

BADLY.

LAWN BOWLS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Postponed Games on Card To-morrow.

RELEGATION FEARS.

Stirring Matches in Second Division.

2.

In the first match on the First

TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES.

the K.C.C. last week, whilat mirers in order that they may send the Taikoo won away against the along the screws for the coffin! K.B.G.C. This should add a spice of uncertainty to the encounter to-morrow, especially as it, too, will exercise a considerable bearing on the championship.

Yacht Club v. Civil Service.

Division I.. Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengower C.C. Civil Service C.C. v. Police R.C. Kowloon D.R.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C.

Division IL..

HK ATHLETES.

THE PAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.

LOCAL SELECTIONS.

The Hong Kong contingent of Olympiad, including the Honolulu

Having already played at the Craigengower C.C. v. Club de athletes to the Far Eastern Valley this season, when they won

shots.

Recrelo.

v

TO-MORROW'S TEAMS.

The following are the probable teams for to-morrow:-

First Division

C.S.C.C. T. Laing, R. A. Smith,

Chinese baseball team which

qualified, as Hong Kong residents according to the rules of the Hong Kong baseball Association by having been here two weeks, will sail for Shanghai on or about August 22, reaching there about the 24th

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MONEY

SHARES

-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

On London Bank Wire ....... 1/11% ! Bank on demand... 1/11 8/16 Bank 30 day's sight.. Bank 4 months' sight 1/11% Documentary 4 months' Credit 4 months' sight 2/- 3/16

sight

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On Berlin

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On Shanghai

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paper)

On Yokohama

by eight shots, the 'Civil Service | East Point R.C. v. Talkoo R.C. go to the Yacht Club green. The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club [By Short Head"]

Civil Service C.C match should be quite an interest Kowloon B.G.C. v. Kowloon C.C. To-morrow those matches in the Ing one, for the Yacht Club, won. Lawn Bowls League postponed on on their own soll a year ago by two July-2 owing to the inclemency of shots. If they play as well as they Paolino was warned three timeed, of course, that Jupiter Pluvius first couple of points this season, the weather will be played, provid-did then they may bag their for punching low before being disqualified after 117 seconds fight is in a kind mood.

In the six although only a Herculean effort

The contingent will comprise ing in the seventh round.

weeks that have elapsed the First can keep them from averting the

more than 50 athletes and off-On dmand K.B.C.C. A. Macfarlane, Delaney drove the Basque round Division championship has been wooden spoon The Civil Service (skip); W. Hedley Magill, D. footballers, swimmers, and base-

Dcials, including tennis players, Credits 60 days' sight 48% the ring the latter bleeding pro- settled,

Harvey, D. Hazel, and W. Rustall) fusely. After that Delaney appear-

whilst in the Second have anly two more matches to Muir, and W. Macfarlane (skip);

On Bombay- ad to have all bis own way, hammer- Division the Talkoo R.C. and the play, and if they win both they R. Duncan, B. Carruthers, T.

ball players.

Wire The baseball team will be On demand Probable Venue of the Next Bigg his opponent with every variety East Point R.C. have appeared a will be credited with 16 points Forrester, and A. M.Holland (skip). picked by Mr. Richard Shim, of blow known to pugilism. Though serious claimants to premier hon the exact total at present of the Hyde, and H. Overy (skip); A. E. committee of the Hong Kong K.C.C.-W. Gittens, W. Hyde, J. Chairman of the baseball sub- Delaney complahhed of low hitting

ours against the K.C.C." and, the K.C.C. and the East Point RC. As Davidson; F.E. Lawrence, WChinese Amateur Athletic Feder- be apparently was not hurt.

The referee's dramatic interven-K.B.G.C. Now chief interest in to whether they will win or not. Goldenberg, and C. J. Tacchi (skip), ation. Won in stopping fight came sudden the First Division les in who will to-morrow I prefer to remain Jack, P. Robinson, F. C ly and took the 35,000 spectators be relegated and in the Second neutral.

Goodwin, and J. Gibson (skip),

Swimming Candidatės. I have an interesting announce-completely by surprise-Reuter.

Dividion in who will be promoted. C.C.C. v. Club de Recrein.

Swimmers will possibly include! F. Holledge, and T. D. E. Pen Ah Kong-pang and Charles Fung, -ment to make in connection with

Champions at Home.

dered (skip): S. Oswick, H. H. local ericket, which is that the

The Craigengower C.C. will be Rose, F. Deakin, and W. Grimmitt two members of the Honolulu PROFESSIONAL GOLF. Division card to-morrow the Kow- at home to the Club de Recreto, (skip); P. Keogan, H. Westlake, baseball team, who arrived and Rev. E. K. Quick

loon Dock R.C. meet their "men-whe won on this grean a year ago 8. Maughan, and A. O. Brawn joined South China Athletic coming back to the Colony.

Association on August 1, but the tors," the K.B.G.C. This will be play-by two shots whilat at King's Park (skip), Whether he will be here

C.C.C.-W. B. Muskett, M. Souza, Committee of the Federation will ed on the Dock green by mutual the season they also won by 28 C. Bennett, and R Bass (skip); have final say in all selections. in time for the interport with

arrangement owing to the Bowling

The position of the Club F. J. Neves, D. Fritz, C. S. M. Alves, So far the following have been Shanghai is a moot point. No

Green's only available Blackpool, Yesterday,

de Recreio at present is very and U. M. Omar (skip); W, T. ground local preparations regarding in- It appears that the American being occupied by the second slightly superior to that of the Brightman, C. S. Rosseint, H. Beer, accepted as swimming candid

and D. Rumjahn (skip).

ates: Leung Shiu-man, Tan professionals have to return from being their second green that played 12 matches, from which the Condon, and West (skip); Wiltshire, Chin-hing, Wong Ping-fan, Wen Craigengower C.C. as each has P.R.C. Glendenning, Collins, Chin-hin, Wong Ping-hin, Lo Britain scalpless. Both have ready for play. Now was bracketed 12th, with Duncan in the Dock's favour they may not nine points and the C.C.C. eight West (skip). performed indifferently. Melhorn the championship has been decided Club de Recreio have extracted Marks, Swords, and Nair (skip); Kwong-ting, Wong Kam-fan, and

Randle, Robinson, Hollands, and Ho Pak-ping. this respect Shanghai have put and E. Whitcombe with 146 and take the encounter too seriously, points. Both had big wins last;

Probably all who have been Nabholtz just qualified with 153.

K.D.R.C.-H. G. Cooper, D. one across us, as they have been

Whitcombe leads the field with beyond aiming at preserving this Saturday, which makes the issue Docherty, S. Cullen, and R. Lapsley will be able to go, they are: Pan Rate of "Native. In-

mentioned for the football team practising for

white;141; Gadd was a notable failure. season's record intact and "putting to-morrow doubtful in the extreme. Lindsay, and J. C. Brown (skip); Ka-ping, Lau Mow, Lo Wai-man,

(skip); C. Atkinson, V. Ramsay, J. possessing worthy opponents in having strained his wrist.

Hisit over" their comrades from the

A "Presentation."

Puncheon, G. Henderson, sore was 159.-Reuter,

J. o. Ho Cho-yin. Lum Yuk-ying, Ng Bowling Green. The latter, on the

McLaggan, and S. Gray (skip).. Marely signed "Medium Head,"

Po-lau, Bee Bing-tong, Suen Kam- other hand, have practically the writer of these notes has receiv-|

Second Division.

shun, Wong Pak-chong, Choy nothing at stake, as they can only ed the following communication: Yvanovich, C. A. Lopes, and J. Man-kit, Chan Woon-yin, Cheung Club de Recreio C. F. Vas, P. A. Ping-fan, Ng Kam-chuen, Fang hope to finish third on the League table. At the same time they de The Hon. Secretary of the newly clare that they were unlucky to formed Hong Kong Ping Pong lose at the beginning of this sea-

that League, announces

up to son at the Dock by only five shots. August 10, 12 organisations have joined the league whose tournament and they point to the fact that in begins on the 17. The following the past they have a great pro- clubs have entered teams:-Chinese ponderance of wins on their own Recreation Club, Chinese Y.M.C.A., Chinese Athletic Association, South green at the expense of the Dock, Boys' Club of Wah Yan College, venue, another win for the Dock Ching Athletic Association, Old Still, looking to the change of Chinese Catholica Young Men's may be anticipated, particularly in Peter's Young Men's Club, The

terport team selection have yet

taken place, and nothing will be

done until the season opens. In

some

teams drawn from officers ind men of the Defence Force. No- thing further has happened in the matter of a visit from a team from Malaya, though it is to be hoped that our Southern friends will see their way to honour us with a stay.

The Hong Kong Football Club had a good season last winter, according to the annual report

LOCAL PING-PONG.

"A few admirers in Kowloon Ribeiro (skip); H. Alves, A. N. Kam-chuen, Chang Siu-hong, and Docks have much pleasure in for- Other, C. E. Marques, and A. Lau Hing-chong. warding this token of their re- Ribeiro (skip); F. X. Silva, L. A.

The Officers and Committee of

(skip)..

On demand Gold Leaf, 100 ane

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on London

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gard, as they will have no für Rocha, C. Silva, and L. C. R. Souza the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur T.T-on Shanghai, ther use for it this season. Your

K.B.G.CA. E. Hale, C. Hait, Athletic Federation will give a remarks in last Friday's Issue of G. B. Slipper, and D. F. Warren farewell reception to the athletes Hongkong Bank ..... the 'China Mail' were typically (skip); T. Fergusson, W. Cuff, A. on Monday evening next at the do. short-headed, and we would ad- Chapman, and R. Dixon (skip); J. club room of the South Chine Chartered Bank

Lon. Rez. Matthewa, F. Stonham, J. Budding, Athletic Association.

Mercantile A, & E. und J. Maclachlan (skip).

do.

more

vise you in future.to be long-headed in your prophecies in the bowls column."

The "token of regard" comprises

K.C.C.-W. W. Hirst, E. Nash, J. Smith, and L. E. Lammert (skip); A. Kern, T. Harrison, W. J. F. Gorvin, and A. W. Smith (skip) F.

BASEBALL:

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2187

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$500 50 cts,

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Marine Insurances.

Canton Insurance

China Underwriters North China Insurance T

which I have just received and Club, The Shen Ying Sha St. view of the Bowling Green. Club's specially built wooden coffin, Hamblin, J. C. Lyal, B. Petherum,HONOLULU CHINESE SERIES. | Union Insurance $280b $282

which will be presented at the -40th annual general meeting of members on Friday, August 20. Mr. H. M. McTavish says: "The year under review (1926-27) has been a very successful one, due in a large measure to the loyal co- operation of members. The :financial account of the Club

Hong Kong University, The Tutor- defeat on their own ground last2 Inches by 3 inches, inside of and G. Wragge (skip

ial Institute, The St. Louis Club, the Club de Recreio.`

ful boxing tournaments. "Ernie" was often a judge at these shows.

·

week by the Police.

www

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which are a wooden cup and wooden spoon, the spoon bearing Allen, and Alderman (skip); Patrons: HONG KONG BASEBALL Chins Fire Insurance

籍 C.S.C.C-Ferg Luck, A.. B.

Ecclcshall S. Jones, F. Haynes, and

of

Civil Service v. Police,

à carved effigy (presumably The Civil Service C.C. are

at "Short Head"). home to the Police, who will en- fashion ta to purchase a coffin years (skip). ****

As the Chinese Murphy, Archibald, and R. Taylor J. Massey (skip T. Beattle, P. deavour to "take charge" of them and years before demise is anti- Tafkoo R.C.-Sloan, T. Boyle, from the jump. The Police went cipated, I thank my Kowloon Dock D. Walmsley, and C. Matthews down on this green a year ago by 10 admirers for the kindly hint to con-T: Young, and H. McKechnie 1.

(skip); J. Chalmers, W. Warnock, shots, but won this season on their tinue these notes for a decade br (skip); H. Maxwell, D. Splers, D. own ground by nine shots only two longer!

Munro, and H. Dinnen (skip).

ASSOCIATION.

SATURDAY, August 18th,

South China "Tigers”

2.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.

V.

Club de Recreto.

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I see that Miss Betty Nuthall, shows a very satisfactory credit summing up Wimbledom, says They will thus have to go theNow, as to my prophecy of a .H.K.Y.C.-Abrabam, Croucher, balance, 65 new members have she has lost her matches but has whole way, to avoid the loss of two week ago, this is exactly what I Reed, and Edwards (skip); Vaux, 2. All-Around Chinese of Honolulu Malabon Sugars

gained a lot of experience. A points. joined during the past season, mighty host, she says, has doubt-

On the other hand the Civil while several members have re- less wondered how the players Servants have more at stake, being signed, 26 members have been

themselves felt. She herself second from the bottom of the erased from the list of member-

table, and the danger of relegation would, she confesses, most cer- ship. The total membership, in-tainly have suffered stage fright stimulate them to make a super- to the Second Division should .cluding absent members of the

erwy me except that the game human effort on their own ground Club, at present is 298. The is greater than the crowd. She to-morrow. Soccer Section had a very plea-adds: I think that I became very

K.C.C. v. Craigengower C.C. sant season, C. W. Bishop, the confident indeed when I beat Mrs. The Craigengower Cricket Club Vice-Captain of the Club, had the Mallory, and I think, too, that I go over the water to tackle the : honour of captaining Hong realise how generous-were my Kowloon Cricket Club, and, looking *Kong's winning side in the Inter-critics when Miss Joan Fry beat to the precarious position of their port game with Shanghai. The me. That match taught me a Second Division meeting of these

hosts, they ought to win. Club Second XI completed the very great deal; it showed me Clubs a year ago resulted in a win season for the first time in the that court-craft was a product of history of the Club, which augurs experience and that experience At the Valley this season well for the coming season. The me very essential to a girl who Craigengower Club won by 22 ahots rugby section played a few games is a very keen player and who has and as they will find the fine state 'towards the end of the season, to carry the responsibility of of the K.CC, green to their liking

winning the majority of them, being what is called "a British they should gain the points.

Is "up" to the K.C.C., however, hope."

to spring one of those surprises for which the present bowling sea-

for the K.C.C.

The

by 11 shots.

the

It

did say

Black, Wood, and Davice (skip); Bullock, Hammond, Wynne-Jories, and Shields (skip).

Far East (Chinese-Filipinos Japanese).

SUNDAY, August 14th, 2.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. Hong Kong Baseball Club

South China "Dragons."

Much interest is being taken in

C.C.C.-F. K. Modi, S. Deacon, the meeting of the First Division leaders and the Civil Service (akip); J. F. Lunny, W. E. Nichol A. A. Razack, and C. A. Rodriguez Cricket Club at Happy Valley to- son, R. F. Luz, and G. H. Sellwood morrow. A year ago the Civil (skip); D. K. Kharas, A. A. Lewis, Servants won this fixture by six H. Beer, and F. T. Knott (skip). shots, but earifez this season, at R. H. Whiteford, and R. W. Lee E.P.R.C.-F. Samways, Webster, Kowloon, they went down by 20 (skip); G. Vickers, H. Hampton, shots. There is a quiet feeling A. R. Henderson, and H. McTavish] out the Valley way that the Civil (skip); A. T. Hamilton, R. W. Servants will be the first to lower Williamson, G. M. Show, and R. 2. All-Around Chinese of Honolulu the Dock colours and possibly McKellar (skip)." have a special wooden cup. built for them at the Dock to keep

company with the one presented

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to them some years ago by Tul- date are:

The positions in the League to kool The long spell of wet

Division L 1- weather has militated against

P. W. D. L. Pts. practice, and the Deck had no fix-K'loon Dock R.C. 10-10 0 0 20 ture last Saturday, but this Tatkop R.C... 10 7 1 2 15 should not stand in the way of a Police R.C... 10 6 05.10 Cents. sterling display of bowls. There Kowloon B.G.C... 9 4 14.9. should be little between the Clubs Civil Service C.C.9 20.74letic Association.

Craigengower C.C 10 4 0 8 8 at the close, but ground advan Kowloon C.C... 10 10 9 2 tage might just be sufficient to Shots for and Against, enable the Civil Servants to bag

For Agat Up Dn the points,

K'loon Dock R.C. 628 498 180 Taikos R.C. .......... 682,529 108

Civil Service C.C. 505 548 Kowloon B.G.C... 545 493 55 Police R.C... 580 593 Craigengower C.C. 637 599

62 Club-the latter the three rinks, but won on the last, Kowloon C.C.....

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tion and the Hong Kong Football director, Major Segrave recent nominal leaders in the Division which gave them credit balance League.

Ty retired from motor racing ro win, the Bowling Green Club of 14 shots only. Did I not predict

My experience as a racing motorist in many countries," he will have to improve vastly on last that there would be little between Kowloon C.C... 11 8.0 818 A match for the world's scull the relative values of road sur visitors to-morrow are members of the Civil Servants finished six shots Kowloon B.G.C... 11 7 0 4.14 says, "has taught me much about Saturday's form. Some of their the Clubs at the finish?" In fact, East Point R.C... 12 8 0 4 16 Taikoo R.C. 107 1 2 15 ing title was brought a stage facea that does not come the way the Bowling Green Club, go that better than they did on the Dock's Civil Service C.C. 12 6 0 7 10 nearer, when Major Goodsell, the of the ordinary driver."! little need be looked for in the way own "midden, held" earlier in the Club de Recreio... 12: 4-17 9 holder, cabled that he is prepared

of ground advantage. On the reason. And only the superb team Crafgengower C.C. 12 4 088 to meet. H. A. Barry, of Barnes

work of the Dock winning rink Royal H.K.Y.C. 800 80 A movement to bring the the championship, This season |sult may depend the destiny of

“saved their bacon Commenting For Agst. Up. Dr.

Shots for and Against, Bridge R.C., the English cham- proposed Jack Dempsey and Gene the Clubs mat on the ground of the gave too much credit to the No. 1 Tafkoo R.C. 687 542 95 on Wednesday on this I am afraid I East Point R.C... 728 681 97 pion, at Vancouver in September. Los Angeles: has started in Loa K.C.C., who scrambled home by lust and the No. 2-certainly they gave Kowloon B.G.C... 669 697 68

Tunney championship fight to Barry's father, W. A. Barry, is an Angeles upon the return of the four points in the Bowling Green's display not perhaps seen in any Club de Recreio 660 705 ex-champion of England, and his former champion from New initial game.

League match uncle, Ernest Barry, now coach York. Dick Ferris, well known East Point v. Talkoo R.C..

since then I Pacific Coast promoter, is at the The East Point: Recreation Club that both ing in Germany, held the world's Head of the movement and offered are at home to the championship for many years. Dempsey $100,000 more than any tion Club and will have

ecres the skip "Ernie" is one of the most popu- figure that Rickard is likely to fight to reverse the result of last such a rink on Saturday's form even

hard exposition lar London sportsmen I know Angeles was ready for a cham season when they lost by nine an Inter

name. Ferris stated that Los used to see a lot of him 14 or 15 pienship fight and expressed con-

team would have had Every The alkoo R.C. have a poor chance of y years ago when he lived at Herne fidence that a Dempsey and slightly bette position on the As to the mementoes to hand from times. Hill. We met every week at crowd on the west coast as in the to-morrow, and they are not likely ed, and when the time of my un

Tunney mix will draw as large a League table than their hosts of the Dock these shall be duly treasure Lame Acton Baths, where Jack Kings middlewest or the cast. Dempsey to lose the opportunity of improv fortu und used to stage some wondes said he would see about it latering it. The East Point Beat nig

ahot

Kowloon C.C. 600 504 season-but Craigengower CC 659 712 Jave Jearned Civil Service C.C. 655710 No. 3 and Royal H.K.Y.C. LAP858564

pengame. Against]

Bucharest

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