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ATHLETIC MEETING
CLUB DE RECREIO WINS TEAM RACE
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Saturday was the second day of
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THE CHINA MAIL,
bon roseate on his jacket. They The visitors struggled hard for the asked us for our tickets, which we winning point, but whistle blew without further addi-lowed inside.
the final showed them, and then we were al-
tion to the score..
metres breast stroke (semi-the Somerset goal had a remarkably Somerset goal mouth, Li Hung-dezen "officials", and everyone was Anals) The following received a narrow cecape, Hali eventually get-ching netted to bring the scores an official if he had a coloured rib- walk-over into the final-Lung Wing-ting the ball away in fine style after level. sik (Canton C.W.A.A.), Cheung Sau-
Wong Pak-cheong had struck the shan (Singapore), La Chee-hing crossbar. The Someracts took up (C.A.A.) Chiu Tak-wing (CA.A.),the running and Butcher quickly Lung Wing-huen (Caxton C.W.A.A.) showed that he has lost, none of his Cheng Hin-taze (C.A.A.).
skill during the close season. delightful centre from this player almost led to a score, Chan Sek-pui bringing off a remarkably good
100 metres free style (final):-Wong Mau-yuen (Singapore) 66 seca., Leung Shiu-man (C.B.C.) 6.1/5 secs, Li Tsun-yce (Singapore) 78.1/5 secs.
ave
A
Bewley-Bull. The
Result: Chinese Athletic 1: Somerset Light Infantry, 1.
:
"Forget your English for once, Klakinsky, and let us jabber away in 100 per cent. Yankee twang Zodavisky suggested.
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the athletic meeting held in the Colony for the first time under the
The football was of surprisingly good quality considering that it was auspices of the Chinese Athletic
"Why be silly unless there from 100 metres back stroke (heats): Association, and it was quite plain
the first appearance of both teams good cause for so doing," I said.
The Somersets were
"You are here in your official sible for an elaborate event of this Yeung Yuen-wah (Canton C.W.A.A.), the attack, and Chan was kept busy decidedly the better side on the even capacity to all that the committee respon- The following received a walk-over Semersets continued to monopelise this season.
as a Press representa- Wong Cheung-hing (Singapore); dealing with smart efforts from nature had not yet found their foot-
(C.B.C.), Chung Rayaon, Baker, and Butcher. Leung Shiu-man ing. The organisation and manage Sau-kat (Singapore).
ing's play, and, provided their form tive, and the more American you The Chinese forwards showed is maintained, it seems safe to pro-shoot out, the more they will like ment left much to be desired, and
300 metres free style (final):-Weng obvious signs of being in want of phesy a successful season for them you, and also forget your Canton- many who had paid for their en-Mau-yuen (Singapore) 2 mins. 38 practice, their combination being.
in the League.
ese dialect. It will be great fun." trance left long before the finish sees., Chan Fang-sing (Singapore)
We went around to find out far below their usual standard. Athletic seemed a trifle stale, quite discontented.
| 2:41.3/6, Cheung Sau-shan (Singapore) Suen and Chan occasionally got but will doubtless greatly improve for the Press, and where we would what arrangements had been made Through this lack of manage- | 2:47. ment, only a few events-were de- 200 metres free style team raceway but their finishing was rarely on Saturday's performance when
have to sit. I asked one of the cided, and the exhibition football (Cour in each swing, each 50 two dangerous, while the right wing they settle down in earnest. game between the C.A.A. and the lengths of 25 metres):-Singapore 2 was rendered practically harmless game was watched by a very large army of officials and what he told me was enough to freeze the mar- by A Bathing by the excellent defensive play of crowd who were rewarded Somerset Light Infantry, which was mins. 2.1/5
row in my bone. "Nothing in scheduled to start at 4.30 p.m., did Club 2:12.3/5, Chinese Athletic Asso-Knapp and Lawrence. The visitors most enjoyable game.
English for you. Everything is were rewarded shortly before half not get under way until 6 p.m. Anciation 2:20-Six entries.
printed in Chinese, and there is account of the game appears below.
goal from a corner kick. For the time when Rayson headed a neat
no board or anything to inform remainder of the half the Somer.
The Team Race
There was, only one event open, to the Colony, and that was the 1.600 metres team race. It did not attract more than one outside entry the Club de Recreto. In view of this, the C.A.A. entered two teams in order LD make things interesting. But it proved to be # failure; une teum dropping out after the first lap With only two teams competing, the Portuguese lads won the race with great ease, doing the distance in 4 mins. 25.2 5 pecs.
THE RESULTS
Saturday
secs, Chinese
Water Polo:-After leading by seven goals to nil the first half, Singapore relaxed and the Hong Kong Fukienese (T.S.A.) improved, the final score be- ng-1 in favour of the visitors, who nest in the final Chinese Athletic As- ociation, the latter having defented Canton Chin tion D-nil
Won Athletic Associa
The Aquatic Events Last night's swimming was per- haps the best seen so far in the Chinese Athletic Meeting, as all the. finals
were decided. Singapore swimmen annexed. most of the prizes, their
"star" performers meeting with little opposition from the Hong Kong competitors in some of the events.
The following are the results of last night's swimming:-
50 Metres Free Style:-1, Ng Mong-
Pote Jump (Final), Sungguan; 2, Leang Siu-nan; 3, Li Chun- Sui-kwan (Fukien); 2, Cheung Tak-
¡yec. Time: 281/5 secs.
wing (C.A.A. 3, Cheung Leung-
200 Metres Breast Stroke: 1, Lo yau (Canton). Height: 2.90 metres. Chi-hing; 2, Teo Swee-kint; 3, Ng Tak-
Flat Race: 200 Metres (Final)wing. Time: 3 mins. 9.4/5 secs.
1, Cheung Kwan-sum (C.A.A.); 2,; 800 Metres, Free: Style; 1, Chan Lam Yuk-ying (C.A.A.); 3. Fung Fung-eing: 2, Ng Mong-guan; 3, Luk Kwok-wath (CAA). Time: 25.1/10 Man-sang. Time: 6 mins, 11.4/5 secs. 100 Metres Back Stroke:-1, Wong Throwing The Discus (Final): Siong-heng: 2. Leung Siu-man; 3. [Cheung Sau-kut. Time: 1 min. 19.1/5 1. Ng Tin-ling (Canton); 2. Kwong Ying-ming (Canton); 3,
seca,
Lum
sece
100 Metres Ladies' Free Style:-1, Cheung-chau Fukien). Distance: Miss Chan Yuk-fai; 2, Miss Choi Po- Jehu: 3, Miss Lau Kwai-chan. Time:
29.1 metres.
High Hurdle Race (Final): -11 min. 47.4/5 secs. Cheung Tak-wing (C.A.A.); 2. Mok Team Race (200 Metres): -1, Hing-kwong (CAA); 3, Lan V.R.C.; 2, Club de Recreio, Cheung-chau (Fukien). Time: 2 rains. 2.1/5 aces.
15.2/5 seca.
Flat Have: 800 Metres (Final): -, Fung Kwok-wah (C.A.A.); 2. Ng Tin-wing (C.A.A.); 3, Cheung Sui-kwal (CA.A.). Time: 23.2/5
sees.
Open Team Race, 1,600 Metres:- 1. Club de Recreio. Time: 4 mins. 25.2/5 secs.
Basket Ball-Chin Woo A.A. de feated Chinese A.A. by 26 to 23 goals. The Fukien Team defeated the Yok Kuan team by 46 to 13 goals.
FOOTBALL
Somersets Draw With The Chinese
Time:
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Jack Quina, Philadelphia Ath- etic pitcher, who will be 44 his next birthday, is making jans wonder what keeps bis joints from squeaking in every pitch he makes. Jack has de- cided to retire from the game after the end of the present scason. li he does, he will have completed 29 years as a twirler, 16 of them in the ma- jors. He has played in 462 games and pitched 2,641 in- aings. Enough's enough, says jack.
The
ROYAL NAVY DEFEATS C.A.A.
In an exhibition football game you as to the events and/or the yesterday between the C.A.A. and names of the contestants," he curt- the Royal Navy, the Chinese ly said, players were easily outplayed. and
Favours Remembered
the game resulted in a win for the When Zodavisky heard this, he Navy by the comfortable margin of took me aside and whispered in three goals to nil.
my ears. What he said was rea- sonable and logical, and I was surprised to find that beneath a thick skull there could be such a substance which we called brains.
The teama were:
Royal Navy Wright; Spratling and Jenkins; Keating, Chamier and Deakin; Goodman, Kernick, Ball, Sorbie and Blyth.
China Athletic-Siu Din-lim; Wong In short Zodavisky reminded me Sui-wo and Lai Yuk-tat; Ng Po-lau, that when the C.A.A, wanted pub- Ho Choi-ying and Leung Yuk-tong: licity, they did not forget to send Tsu Kwai-shing. Shak Pui-cim, Ho Ka- an English-speaking gentleman to keung, Li Hung-ching and Chan my office late at night. That gen- Kwong iu.
Referte: Mr. H. K. Lec.
SIDELIGHTS FROM NORTH POINT STADIUM
Boxing Exhibition
me early on
tleman asked me to do him a favour by boosting the Athletic Meeting. I spoke to my Editor, and the result was that he allow- ed me all the space I wanted to "boost" up this event. Then more "stuff" was sent in from day to day for publication. Zodavisky came to
Again we Saturday morning. It was not sur-abliged. And, as Zodavisky right- prising, seeing that he knew that I pointed out, even our presence had just laid in a fresh stock of old ther oblige them by reporting the there showed our desire to fur- John Barleycorn. He was all smiles
show for them. He then suggest- when he entered my bedroom. which is my pariour at the same ed that we should see the Chair- to arrange a time, and if you know Zodavisky man, and ask him you will also know that he can method whereby we could obtain [smile.
the results.
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"Well, Klakinaky, why are you not out of bed yet? Don't you know
The Wrong Moment! We made enquiries. and even-
it is a crime to waste even a minute tually we
were directed to the
of such a splendid day as this one," Chairman: We found him at the
ing two of his friends. in Chin-
he said in his most pedantic Eng-wrong moment. He was just tell- lish, or at least he thinks so.
"What's doing." I asked.
ege of course, and he thought that "Nothing much, only that there we did not understand, about a
It
is a brand new stadium at North little trouble he had on a previous Point, and a bunch of young folks day with a Chinese reporter. like ourselves are out fighting for: their blues."
appeared that the vernacular "It does not interest me much, haphazard arrangements and the papers had also "kicked" at the and I would sooner lie in bed and difficulty in getting the results. get on with this beautiful book-To make matters even. the report- 'Sarcastic China'than to be out!
er purposely omitted in his report trotting the dusty streets with the opening speech by the Presi-
. you."
known my
An intereating "try out" took place on Saturday evening at the Stadium, North Point, when the sets were continually on the attack Chinese Athletic entertained the but Chan Sek-pui successfully re- Samerset Light Infantry, and a keen sisted alt attempts to increase the struggle ended in a draw, each side lead. finding the net once. The new Ath- Half time: Chinese Athletic 0; letic Ground is ideally situated Somerset Light Infantry, 1. Volley Ball:-Played between the and has exceptionally good seating:
dent or somebody. C.A.A. team and the Canton team. accommodation for a large attend-
Failing Light
"A nice compliment to pay After I had made The home team lost the first set,
The second half was played in a your best and only friend, Klakin-presence he abruptly turned round The ance.
state of the playing fast falling light, with the conse-sky a nice compliment indeed. Say, and in a most sarcastic manner and won the two last sets.
pitch at present leaves a lot to be quence that the standard of play I heard from Fei Wong that you asked, "Where is your card, I Yesterday was the last day of the long for accurate ground passing away on the right, but on each oc
desired, the grass being far too
deteriorated. Athletic twice broke took in a case of Barleycom on want your eard." Chinese Athletic Meeting held at and ball control. Both teams were
Saturday. Talking about it makes North Point Stadium, and the full strongly represented and lined out tackle when things looked danger bottle yet?
casion Knapp brought off a fine me feel thirsty. Have you opened a had got over my surprise it dawn- I was taken aback, and after I
results of the various events are
as follows:---
ed on me that he had not got over the "shindy" made by the verna-. given below. The K.O.S.B. team
Chinese Athletic. Chan won the Relay Race, and the Club Ng Kan-chuen, Li Yuk-tat; Leung Sek-pat;
cular Preseman the day before. de Recreio came second. In the Yuk-tong, Lam Yak-ying, Ho Choi- Aquatic Relay, the V.R.C. team had yin; Tso Kwat-shing, Lai Hung-chin, an easy victory.
Wong Pak-cheung, Suen Kamehun, and Chan Kwong-iu.
Sunday
The results were as follow:-
Somerset Light Infantry-Hall; Hayward, Lawrence; Harris, West, Yuk-Knapp; Neil, Bewley-Bull, Rarson,
Baker, and Butcher.
100 Metres Final-1, Ng Taoi-hing: 2, Cheung Koon-sang; 3, Lam ying. Time: 12.1/5 secs.
200 Metres Final:-1, Fung Kwok- Referee: Mr. Ip Kau-ko. wah: 2, Chan Kan-cho; 9, Cheung The game atarted quietly, Suen Koon-sang. Time: 58.1/5 secs.
initiating an attack for Athletic Basket Ball Final:-1, Tsing Mo which was quickly repelled, while Association (Canton); 2 Fukien
a clever movement between Neil Athletic Association;
Chinese
and Bewley-Bull met a similar fate. Athletic Association.
Volley Ball Final: To Keung Asso. Athletic forced a corner from which
ciation beat Chinese A.A.
Long Jump1, Mok Hing-kwong:
2, Cheung Tak-wing; 3. Sze To-kwong. Distance: 15.9 metres.
Throwing the Javelin:-1, Chow Wing-shek; 2; Lam Shiu-chan; 3, Ma Yuen-kui. Distance: 38.60 metres.
Low Hurdles 200 Metres:-1, Lam Yuk-ying: 2, Fung Kwok-wa; 3. Chan Kang-cho. Time: 30.4/5 secs.
High Jump:-1, Cheung Tak-wing: 2, Ip Mow-fat. Height: 5 ft. 6 inches,
Hop, Step and Jump:-1, Sze To khong; 2 Mak Kwo-tung; 3, Cheung Tak-wing. Distance: 40.9 feet.
800 Metres Relay Race Open:--1. K.O.S.B.; 2, Club de Recreio; Chinese A.A.
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10,000 - Metres Flat Race-1, We Kwong-chun; 2. Cheung Shiu-kwai.
Time: 42 mins. 47 secs.
CHINESE AQUATICS
Singapore "Stars" Capture Major Honours
"Stars" from Singapore captured the major honours at North Point on Saturday night when the second night's events -in the aquatic petition were decided.
com-
Ng Mong-guan (Wong Mau-yuen in Cantonese), the free style, awimming champion of Singapore, occupied a pro minent place; as did Wong Stong- heng (Wong Cheung-hing in Canton- ese), the back stroke champion.
The contests were decided in an im provised "pool" off the Chinese Athlelle Association's bathing pavilion, result- ing:-
50 metres free style (semi-finals) - Wong Mau-yuen (Singapore) 29 deconda, Leung Shin-man (Chinese Bathing Club) Wong Lit-kwong (Chin- ese Athletic Association); Li Teun-yce (Singapore) 81.1/5 seconds, Kwok Fung-un (Chinese Athletic Associa tion, LI Tai (Canton Chin Woo Athle He Association)
to
the
Now I know my friend too well, OIS At the other end Chan brought! off a fine save at close quarters from anfortunately, and when he gets to Baker and the latter had a glorious talking in that manner, I know I
but his will have to trot out a bottle chance from the rebound, second effort went right across the satisfy him if I want peace. goal mouth and was eventually clear ed. Athletic had a greater share of the game from this stage, Wong Pak-chong getting his forwards moving with some clever passes, but the Somerset defence proved very sound and Hall was not often called upon,
The bottle was placed on table, and Zodavisky, true to his name, helped himself liberally. As I saw my bottle diminishing; I has tily dressed myself and asked him
to come out for a walk.
At North Point
"You are very doubting," I said. "Well, how do I know that you are I can't believe any- a reporter, thing until I see your eard," he reiterated heatedly,
Now I have made it my inost solemn principle not to give my card away to every Tom, Dick and Harry. I did it once, and regretted it. The man whom I gave my card to, took We went down to North Point to it to a store and there obtained The last fifteen minutes of the see this big stadium which is the goods to the value of $30 on credit game was fought out in semi-dark-talk of the town. At the main en- saying that I had wanted the goods. neas and, following a scramble in the trance, we were stopped by about a Once bitten, twice shy, is my motto.
Left, Tony Canzoneri, former world's feather weight champion, in a characteristic pose. He meets Sammy Mandell soon at the Chicago Stadium for the lightweight crown, which
Sammy wears at the present time. Sammy is shown, right, In a fight pose well known to Mandell enthusiasts.
"I have no cards to give you, un- less you want this complimentary ticket you sent me,' I said and produced the ticket.
The storm blew over, and we at last found an obliging Chinese gen- tleman who sat next to us and sup- plied us with the results.
"Talking about boxing, now look at these people," Zodavisky exclaim- ed.
I looked and saw two ferocious animals approaching us. To place them was impossible, but our Chin-. esd friend told us that they were Hons. Fanny lions, too, they have the colours of rainbow, and they perambulated by two young ladies, who lived inside the tummy of one, and two lada who lived in- side the other.
were
Away they went swaggering about, mouths wide opened, as if they were thinking which
of the audience would give the sweeter meat..
one
This was followed by two stal wart Chinese, who came on the stage, one with two short tin swords, and the other with his two bare arms. Bedlam broke loose, the way they went about trying to slaughter each other The funniest part of it was that the one who was armed. could not get at his opponent al- thoughout he was alashing away for all he was worth
Looks good, eh, but I bet you a dollar they would not able to defend a single hair on their head when it comes to actual fighting,” Zoda- visky sald
I did not take much notice of Zoda. He is a crue, and I really was thrilled by the sword display.
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