1928-07-16 — Page 9

MONDAY, JULY 16, 1928.

Sport Columns

BASEBALL.

RESULTS OF NATIONAL AND

AMERICAN LEAGUES.

WEEK'S MATCHES.

New York, Saturday.

LOCAL SPORT.

TENNIS, BOWLS & BASEBALL MATCHES POSTPONED.

LATEST LEAGUE TABLES.

All the local sports fixtures ar ranged for Saturday were cancel

ETON ́ v. HARROW.

SPORTING MATCH AT LORDS.

HIGH SCORING.

London, Yesterday.

THE CHINA MAIL,

At Lords Eton beat Harrow by 28.

YACHT RACING.

BRILLIANT PROSPECTS FOR

SEASON..n

ATLANTIC CONTEST.

craft may be expected to finish STUDENT AND GIRL. MONEY & SHARES. more or less together. The course Is about 3,800 miles in length. It is to be covered under sail alone, of course, and vessels with auxiliary power will have their engines scaled or their propellers removed.

Among the big yachts are many famous craft, the schooner Atlantic,

SLANDER SUIT FOLLOWS BROKEN FRIENDSHIP.

INDIAN'S ACTION.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

2/- V 2/- 3/16

1247

On London- Bank, wire Bank, on demand.... Bank, 30 days' sight. London, June 12,

the barque Aloha, the schooner A slander action came before Bank, 4 months' sight 2/- The big yachts begin their racing Vagrant, and the brigantine Gloucester Assizes when £850 dam Credits, 4 monthe' season with a match at Harwich | Cressida, which is said to have been ages was claimed by Madan Mohan

sight to-day. From now onwards until built specially for the race. In Johri, Eastern-avenue, Reading, Documentary 4 months' Eton 126 (Robinson 4 for 18) the first day of September the rac- New York the schooner Atlantic is holder of an agricultural scholar sight and 415 for 8 declared (Akers- ing fleet will be engaged in an a hot favourite for the event, for ship at Reading University, from On Paris- Douglas 158).

almost continuous series of regattas it was she that won the Atlantic Rupert H. Kipping and Florence S. On demand about the conste, broken only by the race of 1905, when twelve. vessels Kipping, his daughter, of Whitley Credits,

4 months' competed for a cup offered by the Lodge, Reading. sea-passages from port to port.

sight.... Next week Britannia's class will ex-Kaiser. The Atlantic's time for Mr. Ralph Thomas, for Johri,

On Berlin race in the Thames estuary, and the the crossing on that occasion-12 said that as

an Indian student on demand occasion is notable as marking the days 4 hours--still stands as the Johrf was in need of companion-

On New York--- · ship and became acquainted with On demand return of the first-class vessels to yacht record.

The small yachts composing the Miss Kipping. She was in charge Credits, 60 days sight. London river after an absence of many years The fleet will after-second division will, with the ex-of a library in Reading. A friend-

On Bombay. wards make the passage to the ception of a cook, be manned en-jship was formed, and Miss Kipping Wire

tirely by amateurs, and it is signi- went out frequently witat, on demand Clyde for the famous fortnight, then cross to Ireland for the Bel- fcant of the Increasing popularity chiefly in his car. fast meeting, and so work their way of the sport, that entries are

of this exceedingly arduous branch The girl's parents preferred that.

so the friendship should cease on ac- south to the Channel ports and into numerous. The growth of the aport count of the different customs of On demand

Harrow 234 (Welch 70 not out) The full results of the matches led due to the very unfavourable and 279 (Lindsay 68. Hazelrigg 5 played in the National and Ameri-weather conditions. Although the for 73)-Reuter, ean Baseball Leagues during the typhoon did not actually strike past week are as follows:

Hong Kong there was a slight! "blow" in the early afternoon which grew in intensity as the day? wore on and coupled with an over- enst sky, albeit there was not much rain, the playing of outdoor games was rendered an impossibility.

National League.

Saturday (July 7):

Pittsburgh 8, New York 6. Pittsburgh 6, New York 2. Chicago 3, Brooklyn 5. Chicago 6, Brooklyn 2. Cincinnati G, Philadelphia 5. St. Louls 3, Boston 11.

Sunday (July 8):

Chicago 2, Brooklyn 6. Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 5. St. Louis 7, Boston 4.

St. Louis 12, Boston 8.

Monday (July 9):

Pittsburgh 5, New York 3.

Chicago 2, Brooklyn, 5. Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 4. St. Louis 8, Boston 5.

Tuesday (July 10):

St. Louis 5, New York 1. Cincinnati 12, Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 5. Chicago 7, Boston 6.

Wednesday (July 11);

St. Louis 4, New York C. Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia. I. Chicago 4, Boston 2.

Thursday (July 12):

St. Louis 11, New York 1. Cincinnati 0, Brooklyn (. *Pittsburgh Phliadelphia Chicago 4, Boston 1.

American League.

Saturday (July 7):

New York 6, St. Louis 5. New York 1, St. Louis 0. Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 2, Philadelphia G, Cleveland 2. Washington 9, Chicago 1. Boston 8, Detroit 20. Boston 3, Detroit 4.

Sunday (July 8);

New York 4, St. Loula 10. New York 8, St. Louis. 5. Washington 7, Chicago 13.

Monday (July 9):

Now York 4, St. Louis 1. New York 6, St. Louis 12. Philadelphin 14, Cleveland 4. Boston 4, Detroit 0. Boston 8, Detroit 2. Washington 1, Chicago 3.

Tuesday (July, 10):

Boston 2, St. Louis 4. Washington 9, Cleveland 5. Washington 9, Cleveland 0. *New York, Detroit *Philadelphia - Chicago -

Wednesday (July 11):

New York 2, Detroit 4. New York 6, Detroit 5. Philadelphin 10, Chiengo 3.

· Philadelphia 1, Chicago 5. Boston 4, St. Louis.3.

Thursday (July 12):

New York 2, Detroit 4. Boston 1, St. Louis 3. Philadelphin 3, Chicago 4. Philadelphia 5, Chicago 2. Washington 1, Cleveland 2.

Friday (July 13):

Boston 6, St. Louis 11. *Postponed on account rain.

BASEBALL

with China “Dragons" ' WAS

A

KING'S PRIZE.

FORMER WINNER IS SECOND.

Wes

the Solent.

185

On Calcutta-

Wire

195

185

.195

87

98

paper)

On demand

London, Yesterday.

On Singapore-: The middle nineties of last cen- of deep-sea racing has been, indeed, the races and the colour bar. Johri

On demand Baseball fans were particularly

At Bisley yesterday the King's tury are commonly spoken of as the the most remarkable development in went to see Mr. Kipping.

post-war yachting. The annual The statement was repeated to On Manila- disappointed as the Filipinos match prize of 4250 with a medal and Golden Age of Brith yachting, and Bermuda-New York race yearly at the police at Reading, with the re-On demand vity Souly looked forrard badge was won by Lance Corporal it is true that the history of the tracts more entries. In Great Bri-ault that the university authorities On Shangha

formerly of the King sport must be searched so far back tain the Fastnet race has become were communicated with and Johri On demand.......... 76% the previous meeting between these Hale,

to find a season sa big with promise. almost equally popular. And it is was dismissed from the university 80 day's sight (private two aldes, the invincible "Dragons" Edward's School Officers Training The strong revival of the present immensely graifying to be able to until he could clear his same. Ho received a rude shock. They have Corpe, Birmingham, with a score of year is attributable to more than record that British-American had lost the allowance connected On Yokoham--- since been in strict training and 283. He made 14 bulls out of 15 one factor. But it is probably cor- rivalry has extended to this field, or with his scholarship. expected to put up a much better

shota in the final,

rect to say that the most influential rather, into this deep-water arena. Mr. Thomas stated that the de- game.

At, the conclusion of the Trans- fence was that certain of the state- Canadian

cause was, curiously, the same competitor

which gave so great an impetus to Atlantic race two, alt least, ments complained of were not made second with 280 and a Royal Air the magnificent sport of the 'aine-of the small American echooners and that others were made under Force officer third.

tles, namely, the threat of an are to sail on to England to par-privileged conditions.

ticipate in the Fastnet Race. Twelve matches were on the Hale's father was also a competi-American "invasion." card, included which was the Chin-tor and reached ose Recreation Club versus Nippon finalists. Club fixture in the "B" league.

A team from the House of Com-75-ft yacht, built to the interna-FIVE WATERSPOUTS. This would have completed the sea. son's fixtures for the C.R.G. and a mons beat the House of Lorda bytional rule; and it was given out win for them would have meant the 112 points to 564-British Wireless that Mr. Tod intended to race retaining of the championship title. Service. Should they unexpectedly lose, then they might eventually have to play-off with either South China

TENNIS.

Athletic Association or Hong Kong) Cricket Club.

the hundred

+

Bisley, Saturday.

The Hong Kong C.C.-South China Desmond Burke, Canada,

Towards the end of last summer Mr. R. E. Tod, a well-known Ameri- can yachtsman, built Katoura, a

WHIRLING COLUMN OF CLOUD.

BEE DISEASE.

NEW TREATMENT FOR 24- YEARS-OLD TROUBLE,

Gold Leaf, 100 Ano

(per tael) Sovereigne (Bank's

buying rate) 2/1 $9.00 Silver (per oz.) ***** 271⁄4 Bar Silver in Hong

Kong ...

42% prom Chinese Copper Cash nom.

Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem. Rate of Native In-

terest

7% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coin .. Hong Kong Sub. Coin %% dis.

824% dis.

THE SHARE MARKET.

Block

Hoar Cost Stock Exchang

A new treatment for "Isle of Katoura In British waters this sum-

Wight" disease in bees has been mer against our own big yachts.

discovered by Mr. R. W. Frow, of Now, we possessed then, no modern

Wickenby, Lincoln. Many aplaries The remarkable spectacle of five were wiped out by this disease, In the King's Prize tournament cutter that could theet the American

Was King's great waterspouta

seen by which broke out in 1904, Mr. Her- 鼗 former winner,

Lieutenant on equal terms. The

veteran, Britannia, is 36 years old, people living in Hayling Island and bort Mace, editor of the "Beekeep

ing Annual," teld a "Daily Mail" re-T.T. on London ... 21-4 was White Heather 21, Shamrock 20, the Isle of Wight on June 11.

They burst with a terrific roar porter. 18, and Lulworth,

T.T. on Shanghai third although a post-war-built vessel, is between the Isle of Wight and

not a consistently reliable

Hayling. The enormous weight of water held in suspension fell into former.

Thereupon two British yachts- the sea with such force that it men resolved each to build a yacht threw up a column of water 200ft. to match the American. Nicholson, high.

match was the most important second, 280. Lieutenant Booth, Westward game of the day. These teams are late of the Air Force, was occupying joint second place in the with 276.-Reuter. table with one defeat each and the runners-up position was at stake.

LEAGUE TABLES.

The positions in the League to date are:-

"A" Division..

Chinese ..

LAWN BOWLS.

per-

of Gosport, designed Astra for Sir One of the spouts was of huge great, whirling Mortimer Singer, and Fife, of dimensions — a Fairlie, designed Cambria for Sir column of cloud, shaped like anj The usual seven matches were William Berry, But while these inverted cone, which reached to the down for decision in the Lawn ships were building it became surface of the water. Bowls League. The leaders in the known that Mr. Tod had sold When first seen the spouts were Arat division, Craigeagower Cricket Katoura as not good enough to near the Nab Tower and they

travelled in towards Spithead. Club, were to cross over to play bring across. Kowloon Cricket Club and fully ex NO FOREIGN COMPETITION.

For some time the surface of the sea at the point where the spouts 4pected to be able to retain their

The absence of a foreign com- fell was like a maelstrom. There petitor, however, can scarcely

P. W. L Pts

0 12

B 6

Hong Kong C.C.. 5 4 1.8 M.B.K.

42ing Green Club, on their owu diminish the quality, of the sport was no shipping in the area at the

2ground, had hopes of upsetting the 4

promised by the big class as it is calculations of their visitors, Police R.C. Against the strong now constituted. The King's Bri-

Str tannia,

Thomas Lipton's of the Talkoo P.C., Shamrock, Lord Waring's White

P. W. L Pts, combination

G

4

2

Indian R.C.

6

2 4

Craigengower 0.0. 6

1

4

2 undefeated record. Kowloon Bowl-

University

5

1

Kowloon 0.0.

5

1

"B" Division.

Chinese R.C...... 9 South Chinn A.A.. 8 |Hong Kong C.G.. 7

Recreio

9. 0 7 1 6 1

8 5

Indian R.C.

6 3

3

6

6 # 8

6 vice C.C. would have had to fight

University M.B.K.

5 1

4

2 hard to keep their top position in

6 1 Б

G

Nippon

Craigengower C.C. B 2

time.

Clouds Spectacle. Marvellous cloud scenery cover-

18 Civil Service C.C. did not look for Heather, Mr. Davis's Westward,/ed Great Britain.

The clouds

14 ward to be able to break their run Mr. Paton's Lulworth, and Astra stood out, a tremendous towering

12 of bad luck (the latter have not and Cambria all will race together rock which rose rigidly and then 3 10 yet scored a point).

Royal Engineers. 7 1 6. Kowloon C.C.'

B 0

"C" Division.

6

In the junior division, Civil Ser-under the Y.RA's rules and time tapered out into the slenderest

scale. The racing will be keen, the Alament. spectació magnificent.

They were illuminated by the Sir Thomas Lipton, it has been sun, and all their rocky, sulphur

The blues

2 the table as they were up against reported, may issue another chal-yellows and colours to the electric 4 the Club de Recreio "A". The late lenge for the America Cup.

0 18

were revealed.

70% Mr. Frow's remedy was tested

Banks by acientists of Aberdeen Uni-Hongkong Bank_ ***** $1288

do, veraity and other well-known Chartered Bank £22

Lon. Reg. 139% acicntific apiarista. All agree Marcantila A. & B. *. £38. in stating that the treatment kills

C. ... $1436 nearly every mite in the bee, and R&O. Bank 0% ...$75 causes no apparent harm to the Bank of East Asia

Insurances. bee itself.

Canton Insurance .... $820 The mixture consists of one Union Insurance $389 b 840x2 part safrol oll, two parts nitre Yangtze Insurance ... 350

North China Insurance T144% benzine, and two parts petrol. It China Underwriters $25

is placed on a porous quilt above Chias Fire Insurance $235 the combs or on some absorbent H.K. Fire Insurance. $722%

Shipping, material laid on the floor of the Douglaser

H.E. Steamboats... $274

hive.

In winter the amount should be HE. Tugs & Lighters 32

ΣΠΟΣΕ than three pipettes Indo-Chinas (Fr). 356%

do. (Del.)... $70 (fountain pen filers), but in Shell Transports.... 100/- summer, or when the hive ac- Water-boats (

$20% b 20% s commodation is greater, the

Mining. Bengueta

$1 amount is increased to a maxi- Kalan Kining Ad. 60/- mum of six pippettes. The dose Langkats (Combined). T12.20 la repented after a short interval do. (Bingis) ... T5.90 varying from a few days to sev. Shangha! Explorations 12.45

Shanghal Loans T eral weeks.

LONGER HAIR.

'All their

were

- CURLS FOR BETWEEN

STAGES.

Women in Increasing numbers

Raubs

Tronoh Mines

Docks, Wharves

Godowns, &c.

$4.05

17/6

T158

$214

b

n

HK. & K. Wharves.. $188% HE. & W. Docks .......... $40 China Providents.... $5.05 Hongkowa *** 2 ter are in very good form just now deed of gift by which the New York portents of thunderstorms

New Enginearings ... and encouraged by their convinc-Yacht Club hold the Cup stipulates distinctly shown, and thunder oc-

Shanghai Docks

***** T10714 ing display against East Point Re-that the challenger shall name his curred at many places from Devon are allowing their hair to grow, and Cotton Mills, creation Club last week when they put up the record score of 100 yacht ten months before a contest, to Scotland. Sometimes there were West End coiffeurs, to cope with the Ewo Cottens T8,85

Oriental Cotton ..... 14 Bhots, the Portuguese side intend 80 that no further attempt to "life" showers as well, and in Kent there between" stages, are designing d'hal Cottons (Old)....... T51%

that tantalising trophy can be made was some hall.

do. ed to make a bald bid to lower the before 1929 at the earliest.

(new).. T27% The Between 5 and 7 o'clock in the new styles.

One style, the "semi-shingle," is H.E. & B. Hotels... $8.00 b 0.15 s

Lands, Hotels & Bidgs. colours of the Civil Servants.

coming season, however, will con-evening. a severe thunderstorm

for the period when: the hair has Hongkong Lands..... $664 tain its spicing of British-Ameri-raged over the Thames estuary.

been allowed to grow for three | Shanghal-Landa ................ T186 The sun broke through every- can rivalry.

monthe. It consists of a dainty Humphreys Estates. $14 The British-American Cup, an where, and only a very few places

Hongkong Realtien event for teams of six-metres had less than seven hours of sun-row of curls in the nape of the neck, erritorial...

tending to stretch towards the cars. Prince's Buildings... The positions in the League to yachts representing Great Britain shine. 6 2 3 4. date are:-

Other styles can be arranged by and the United States, will be con-| 7 2 5 4

tested on July 13 at the conclusion

P. W. L. Pta, Chinese R.C. II... D 9 Chinese R.C. I... 7 7 ◊ Recreio II. ....... 7 6 1 12 Kowloon C.C..... 7 5 2 10 South China A.A.. 4 4 0 8 Hong Kong 60 4 3 8 Kennedy-rd. M.Q., 8 4.4 8

Civil Service C.C... G 3 8 6 R.A.O.C.

8 8 5 6 Nippon

With the exception of the Bos- Recreio I,

R.A.M.C.

Indian R.C.

7

1

2

Y.M.C.A...

7 1 6

2

7

1

ton-St. Louis match in the Ameri- Kowloon LT.C.

8 0 8

can Loogue, all matches on Friday

-Router's American Service.

were postponed on account of rain.

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

LEAGUE TABLES.

Division I.

•

June Snow.

E.K. Tramways

Pablle Uuties.

Peak Trams (old) *** $18

do.

(new)

$9

Star Ferries

$644

do

do.

b

(old) $11.65 b 11.80%

A heavy fall of snow occurred on means of a chignon of false hair. of the Clyde fortnight. More de- Sunday at Lochaber, Inverness- Many women are wearing a chignon P. W. D. L. Pts, serves to be heard of a fixture shire, and snow lay to a consider at night, but no extra hair during 2 Cralgengower C.C. 6 6 0 0 12 which in the past few years has able depth on the mountains. Excep- the day when they are wearing a China Lights (och) 0 Police R.C. 7 4.0 8 8 been productive of such excellent tionally cold weather prevailed in hat.

When the hair has 5 3 0.26 and such enjoyable International the Loch Lomond district, and the Kowloon B.G.C... 6 3 0 8 8 sport. .. Kowloon Dock R.C. 6 8 0 36 Kowloon C.C..... 5 2 0 3 4 Civil Service C.C.. 7.0 0.70 Shots For and Against.

Taikoo R.C.

•

...

(30W). $11.85 grown too

do. 1928 save $11.55

$4914 hills at Ardlul, at the head of the long for the semi-shingle, it is HK Electrics

$48 The 6-metres are most likely the loch, had a fresh coating of snow.

neck in thicker, rolls, wih an attrac- Electric (now)

Macro Electrics ..... $264 tive curl under the cars: best small racing craft in the world,

HK. Telephones ............. $8 For hair 18 inches in length thero China. Bogen $10.60 and they are still by far the most numerous among the international

178

is the "Jeanne. d'Are" style, and Singapo Tractions..

classes. But it were a pity, from WORLD CHAMPIONS. another copied from the 15th-cen-

For Agat. Up Da many points of view, if our finest

do Pref. ***** 17/6

Industriala. tury Florentine style. Both arealna Sugars ..... $24

0 helmsmen remained content to sall DR. ALEKHINE AND MISS wavy and curly.

0 small craft; and it is encouraging MENCHIK AT SCARBOROUGH.

0 to see that there are additions this

0 1 season to both the "eights" and the

Craigongower C.C. 385 813 72 Kowloon B.G.C. 882 388 44 Taikoo R.C...... 293 289 4 Kowloon D.R.C.. 864 865 Folloe R:C.

894 418 Kowloon C.G. ... 271 808 Civil Service C.G. 375 440-

Division H.

.124.20 4.86 8/32 84.90

Metabon Sagars 20

$24 Canton Ice vienam. $3.60.

Cements (comb.)

dó. (old)

do. (new)

***-89,95

18.40 $1.55

화

H.K. Ropes (old). 30.20 b 0% sa

do.

(now).. $0.10

United Asbestos

Stares, Mt.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Among the competitors in the

London, Yesterday.

Paris

New York Brussels Geneva

Dairy Farma

Amsterdam

26.24 12,085

Watsons 3rd

92.80

Der A. Wings Tane, Crawfords ffackintoshs

$21.00 $14 60.cts. $2

$20

20.42

Stockholm

18.16

Wr, Powells

Copenhagen

18.20

Oslo

18.20

ILE, Amtisementa H.K. Constructions

The foreign players include E Colle, the Belgian champion, and

Vienna

34.475

a newcomer of unknown quantity in J. Schubert, of Prague. Most

Prague Helsingfors Madrid

1641

198

29.525

0. 19 "twelves." The 12-metro class, as Premier Tournament of the Scar- 0 85 consistently brilliant In perform 065 ance as they are fascinatingborough Chess Congress, which watch, la joined by Mr. T. O. Mopened recently is Miss Vera Sopwith's Mouette. The 8-metre Menchik, of Hastings, the woman P. W. D. L Pts. ciass is strengthened by Lord champion of the world.

This is the first time in the Civil Service C.C... 8 4119 Forster's and Sir Fisher Dilke's history of chess that a woman Kowloon B.G.C... 7 4 1 2 9 Unity, which happily began her has been invited to take part in East Point R.C. 7403 8 career last week by successfully de-uch a strong tournament, and Recreio "A"... 7.4.038 Tanding the Cumberland Cup her performance will be watched Craigongower C.C. 7 3 0 4 6 against the French yacht Alle with much interest. Recreio "B" 6-2 1:2.5. All three of the international classes Taikoo R.C.

42 0 24 have bofore them a full season 6.1.1.43 crammed with racing:

Kowloon C.G..

Yacht Club

6. 1 0 4 2 and Araline, Shots For and Against,

|,,, DEEP-SEA RACING..

Milan Berlin

Athens

Bucharest Rio. Buonos Afres

Although it will neither start of the best British players are Lisbon from nor Buish at a British port, competing, and the tournament For Agst Up Dn the Trans-Atlantic race will arowe should form a valuable prelimin Recreio "A" 1426.8155) 111. O the greatest interest in this coun ary to the British Championship Kowloon B.G.C. - 463 863 1100 try. About twelve of the largest competition this month. Miss Alice Buck Buckmank, contro, front row, said to be the Civil Service C.C. 878 324 540 privately owned vessels will start Although Dr. Alekhine, the only female baseball player now playing in the United States, who la Talkoe R.C...... 251 237 06 on July to race from New York world's champion, is not compet- ataring with the high school team of Griswold, Iowa, where she is Recreio B... 282-298 0 11 to Santander, Spain, for prizes ing, his presence at Scarborough attending School. The young lady ball player plays rightfield and so Yacht Club 191 248 for this season has played in eight of the nine games, the team had East Point B.G.. 894 448

052 presented by the King and Queen of will be a great attraction, and as 054 Spain: A week carilera floot of the woman champion of the world played. She stands fourth in field, ing and fifth in batting and bats Craigengewer C.C. 369 423 054 analler yachts will set out on the is also there the occasion is quite and throws like a man,

Kowloon C.C... 810 408. 008 same course, so that all the racing unique,

2 7/82

875

79436

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B. Ind. G. Bonda: T.K. GovL Loans.

16: Mr. Kurf Mettler, Swiss, who insists upon wearing Chinese dress when in China, recently arrived in Paking. According to the "North- China Standard" he was surprised to see so much bobbed-hair femini- nity in Peking, In contrast, to Tokyo, and Japan in general, and remark- ed that the Chinese women appear- ed to be very Intelligent and, ovon British Wireless Service. "dangerous."-

Bombay Shanghai: Hong Kong Yokohamn Silver Spot.

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