1928-10-25 — Page 9

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928.

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WINS AGAIN

C. T. COOKE AS HARBOUR SWIMMER

3 SUCCESSIVE WINS

TENNIS AT U.S.R.C.

INTERESTING MATCHES ON.

SATURDAY

STRONG OPPOSITION

THE CHINA MAIL,

The US.R.C. are very keen on fostering tennis in the Colony and Major Lucas, the tennis Secretary, has asked Mr. Sewell to take over In team to their Club on Saturday

at 2.30. The team is as follows:

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C. J. Cooke, the veteran swimmer. K. and M. W. Lo. (Chinese Re-Union Insurance $362b yesterday afternoon won the open creation Club)! S. À, Rumjahn harbour raco of the Victoria Re- (Craigengower Cricket Club) & creation Club for the third year. D. Rumjahn (Indian Recreation in succession. The win, over a Club):J. A. Redmond. (Hong Kong "field" of 27 competitors was no University), and G. W. Sewell (Hong mean performance considering the Kong Cricket Club). The brothers 18-1....Abbot's Spd. .... 9-0 youth, ability and fine performances Lo were unbeaten in League tennis 15-1 ....Fohannun

8-10 in the past of some of the entrante. during the past season and the two 25-1

Buland

7-12 Twenty-eight out of 82 entries Rumjahns are the Doubles cham- 25-1.Knight of Grail. 8 2 started, the competitors taking to piens of the Colony. Redmond has tennis. The Lone Night

7- 1the water at 5.25 p.m., from the played interport 10-1...Pondicherry

6-13 railway pler at Kowloon, Cooke U.S.R.C. team will be Dr. Tottenham 10-1...Gang. Warlly 7- 4 being amongst those who were on and Major Lucas: J. S. McEachran 12-t...Sunny Trace 7-9 the extreme left. It was a good and Rev. Alexander: Wing Com-

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7-10 start and for the first fifty yards mander Hunter and Lt. Hale. Both ..Insight II. 8-9 or so the swimmers were so bunch- teams are fairly strong and some

7-9ed together that it was difficult to good tennis should be seen. '6-11"spot" the favourites.

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SOCCER

YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE

RESULTS

THREE SENT OFF

8- 5

Dr. Tottenham and Major Lucas have played in first class tennis at Home whilst McEachran are both Up to county standard. Wing Cr. Hunter was runner up in the Air Force Championship and Lt. Hale made a brave showing in the Naval Championship. Stands will be pro- vided. and the U.S.R.C. extend à hearty invitation to all interested

After about 200 yards had been 80 covered, L. Reza Pereira. went out 7-12 In front closely followed by Cooke 1-9 and E. da Boza. They struck out 7-3 in an easterly direction with the 7-9 rest following a little distance be 7-13 i bind.

Soon afterwards it was 6-10 observed that a little batch of 8- 3 swimmers in the centre were adopt-In tennis. 7-ing an almost straight course. This 7-12 batch was led by L.-Cpl. Finlayson, who was followed by Pte. Faulkner and Tan Chan-hing.

SCOUT AQUATICS

ÁT V.R.C. BATH ON SATURDAY

The Boy Scouts' annual swimming competition will be held in the V.R.C. Bath on Saturday next at

A Straight Course Behind these three, about 50 yards to the rear, were Gittins and Leung Sul-man, swimming side by elde, Yeung Yuen-wah, who was now In the Mid-Week League com-adopting the breast stroke, being petition yesterday H.K. Police de- immediately behind. On the ex-3.30 p.m. feated Lam Long Wan 1-0, South treme right, W. Kerr and Foraita

swam strongly together. At prac tically the centre of the harbour Cooke's and Finlayson's batches were almost level with the former appearing to be at a disadvantage through swimming too far out of the course. The two soldiers con- tinued to swim a straight course und looked like getting in well ahead of the others.

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Excitement ran high when after covering another 200 yards on this side of the course, Cooke who had shaken Roza Pereira of was seen to be forging ahead with a power.

The honour of winning the event ful crawl. Roza Pereira although unable to keep up with Cooke, was three times in succession is shared and by Cooke with J. C. Finch and J. R. also swimming threatened the soldiers' position. Johnstone, but Cooke has more wins The current told strongly in favour to his credit than anyone else. Hie of Cooke and Roza Pereira, whilst arst success was in 1909, and he Faulkner and Finlayson were drift then made a "come back" In 1824, ing and unable to make much head-after a long lay off. He was again way. Finally they had to strike out successful in 1926, 1927 and this towards the Naval Yard to avoid year, making an enviable record of The record for the the current, and this resulted in dve wine. their losing a lot of time. Chan event (22 mins. 26 secs.) was made Chan-hing continued. to swim, aby J. C. Finch in 1918-his first, K. Gort Loans

straight course in spite of the cur- rent and was passed by Cooke and Ruza Pereira, but he managed to keep in front of the soldiers and finish in third position.

win. Cooke's least time (28 mins. 173/5 secs.) was registered last year,

Following is the list of previous winners of the harbour race since 1907:--

· Miu. Secs. 1906 Gr. Brotherton .. 27 424/5 19074 E. Thomas

H.M.S. "Tamar".. 28 50 4/6 1908 H.M.S. "Tamar"., 26 594/5 1909. Cooke

29 262/5 1918 T. Logan

20. 582/5

A Strong Spurt Cooke Tinished the race with a strong spurt, touching the seawall One of the Ewo players was also fully thirty yards in front of Roza sent off for dangerous play.

Pereira.

Behind Chan came John Fant who up to the half way mark It is proposed that a football had not been prominent in the race team representing the Hong Kong and must have put up a strong 1911 T. Logan 35 162/5 Police shall journey to Shanghai spurt to secure fourth place. in February next to play an Inter- Finlayson had to be content with 1919 J. C. Finch 1918 J. C. Finch port match with the Shanghai fifth place only, whilst Faulkner was

.... 25 36.. Police.

displaced by three other swimmers. 1917 J. C. Finch

1918 A. Logan .... -29 19

27 1919 J. R. Johnstone 1920 J. R. Johnstone.. 28 581/5 1921 J. R. Johnstone 26 53

A practice match in connection The first fifteen competitors to with the above will be played on complete the course yesterday were the ground of the Hong Kong as follows:- Football Club on Sunday next, a Police team (with the addition of Stewart, of the H.K.F.C.

and

Hooper, of the Queen's Regt.) con- testing a friendly with the Chinese Athletic.

The kick-off is timed for 4.30

p.m.

KOWLOON II v. UNIVERSITY The following will represent the Kowloon 2nd XI v. University on the Kowloon Football Club Ground, on Saturday, klek off at 3 p.m.:--- Angus, Nicholle, Hast, Robson, Easterbrook, Blacklock, Hannan, Davis, Moss, Waddington, Eastman.

Reserves-White, Seddon.

1. C. J. Cooke ... 2. L. Roza Pereira 3. Chan Chan-hing A. John Fant

1912 Br. Nutty, R.G.A 34 82/5

Min. Seca. 1922 D. Lyon

23 35 3/5 1923 D. Lyon i 24 22 2/5 1924 C. J. Cooke. ..26 122/5 1925 A. May

26 42. 1926 C. J. Cooke

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