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Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
GOLF-To-morrow-Exhibition' Fourball Game, Cruickshank and Mehlhorn, Fanling; Semi-final, K.G.C. Junior Championship.
Tuesday--Competition of Sem!. finals of Adamson Cap.
Round
February -1- Second Junior Championship, Fanling..
Section, 10-Junior February Championship, R.H.R.G.C. (First round).
FANLING HUNT--To-morrow --17 Pine Tree Hill, 245/30 mile- atone.
January 28-Race Course.
January 31-Sun Wai Camp, RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-day- Final Interport Trial-Club v. The Rest, Happy Valley, 2.15 p.m.
February 8-Club y. Navy (Tri- angular Tournament).
FOOTBALL-To-day First Division--Chinese Athletic v. St. Joseph's Club v. South China; Poller F.C. v Enwloon F.C.; Bor derers v. Argylls; Royal Arlit lary v. Club de Recrein; Secon.1 Division-Navy v. Eastern St. Joseph's v University: Chinese Athletic v. Club: South China Borderers; Kowloon F.C. r. Club de Recreio: Royal Artillery v. Argylls; Third Division-B.A.S.G. South China; Borderers R.A.0.C.; Royal Engineers V. Royal Air Force; Chinese Athletic Y. Ewo.
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Wednesday--R,A.0.C!. Warrant Officers and Sergeants. South Wales Borderers Warrant Offices and Sergeants, Sookungoo, pm.
CRICKET Toy - Dívi vion 1-K.C.C. v. Civil Ser- vice 6.C. (L): Indian R.C. v. Navy. (F.); Division 11-Univer- sity v. Police (L): Royal Eu- gineers v. Indian R.C. (14); Civil Service C.C. v. Hong Kong C.C. (L.).
15-Fan-
RACING February ling unt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.
CHESS- Tuesday Kowluen Chess Club Championship-D. E. Carvalho v. R. D. Jackson; B. W. Randal v. F. A. Barradas; J. N. da Silva v. C. M. Sequeira: Lieut. Comdr. A. Pigott A. J. Biruka: T. G. Stokes v. H. Bash. FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5,15 p.m.
HOCKEY-To-day--St. Ad- drew's Clab v. HMS. Berwick, Navy ground, 4.30 p.m.; Y.M.C.A. v. Army, King's Park, 3.30 p.m.
ATHLETICS March 15 and 18 -Hong Kong v. Canton Univer- xities.
HOME.
FOOTBALL -To-dny - Eng- lish Cup-Fourth Round.
RUGHY FOOTBALL-To-lay Scotland v. Trance, Paris.
The super-charged "hush-hush" Napier engine which is being used, and for which the Air Ministry had to give special permission before it could be fitted into the car, is only 5ft. long and 3ft, vide. It could be packed into an ordinary holiday trunk, yet it yields 1,400 horse power-about twice the power of a Failway engine,
SHOE
BRITISH TENNIS
CHAMPIONS.
Eileen Bennett and "Betty" Partners.
London, Dec. 22: Two young British women lawa tennis players are determined to women's regain for Britain the doubles championship next year,
Mrs. Elleen Bennett Whitting stull and Miss Betty Nuthall, have agreed to partner each other at all the big tournaments next year in for the big test at preparation Wimbledon, and have already com- menced training in this capacity.
Last year they were partners at women's when the Wimbledon
doubles championship
was lost to Helen
the United States-Mrs. Wills Moody and Miss Ryan. For Mrs. years previous the two
Mrs. L. R. Holcroft Watson and Michell, an English pair, held the title, but they were unable te defend it this year.
THE CHINA MAIL.
GOSSIP IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
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FORWARD.
FINLAND WILL
CHALLENGE UNITED STATES FOR OLYMPIC HONOURS.
ENGLAND
CAP
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SINGAPORE
ROGER FROGLEY SHOWS
NEW ZEALAND TRACKS.
FINE FORM ON
SUCCESS OF JAPANESE RUGBY
Finland will give Athletics. the United States the hardest fight for Olympic honours in 1932 at Los according to Steve
(China),, Ltd., when it announced the disposition of a credit balance for the year ending October 31, 150, of $322,155,65.
The Board of Directors of the company, which is one of several
It will take a very strong pair to Angeles, bent these two formidable English-Anderson, former premier hurdler sumen, who have what is most at the University of Washington.similar concerns under the fire of
who Anderson,
this summer Chinese and required these days-an attacking
made a three months' track tour service.
of Europe, says the Finns are the
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL
"SLIMMING."
Preparations for World's
Speed Record.
Captain Malcolm Campbell, the racing motorist, who hopes to at- tain a speed of four miles a minute when he attacks the world speed
TOUR.
Gordon Richards will able to ride at a light throughout his career. 7.6 without any effort.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1931.
·VERBAL TACKLES
PREVAIL.
Services' Relations Near Straining Point.
Some retorts resemble the per- fect tackle in Rugby football which "fair buries" a runner and gets the ball as well as the man. A famous example occurred at lemon-time in a inatch between, the Royal Navy and the Army in pre-war days. Relations had become alightly strained, and the Navy captain robustly observed: "We thought wo were going to play gentfernen this afternoon." "We didn't!" replied the Army captain, writes Morning Post.
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GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club netify the following starting times for to-morrow:-
0.10 am. Not to be booked. 0,20 0.24
A. D. Stewart, E. Grimble.
G. T. May, W. D. Harris.
fi. W. Reeres, S. S. Perry, D. M. Goodall, H. T. Buxton,
D. Ilolmes,
Richardson.
J.
E.
K.
A. Ritchle, II. Pooley.
A.
Littlejohn.
Furves, N.
0. Eager, D. J. Gilmore. W. A. Stewart, J. G. Campbell.
II. Spicer, A. Piercy.
W. Kerr, D. Harvey.
R. K, Hepbarn, J, D, H.
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Another instance recently secur red down in Wales, when the man with the whistle was much worried by the loud and offensive comments also be of a spectator in what the Irish weight policeman described as "a state of He does having drink taken." At half- time he approached the offend- er and indignantly inquired: "Are The engagement has you refereeing this game or am I?"
announced Rowing. been
of "Neither of us!" was the retort, 10.36 Carl Juel which closed the discussion.
· Baron of Valdemar Slot, Brockorff, Tansinge, and Misa Kitsa Hegel of Baron Juel-Brock- dorf, who has an international re- putation as a yachtsman, was the obtain a rowing first Dane to
best athletically on the continent on ordinary shares in the enter Copenhagen,
end in addition have the inspira tion of Paavo Nurmi,
Nurmi, who is getting bald- headed, still will be a great run- ner in 1932, Anderson says.
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He was
foreiga agitation against dog racing
at Shanghai, voted to pay a dividend of $3.10 prise and $16.40 on "Founders" shares, totalling $130,400 and 398,400 respectively and to pay to of $70,000 at the same time carrying forward $17,355.65.
General Reserve
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Crawford.
J. J. French, Comdr.
Priestley.
R. Sanger, K. K. Rounds.
C. H. M. Andrewes, A. J. R.
TVolt.
1. W. Shewan, 0. E. G. Murton.
R. M. Chaloner, J. B. Lanyon.
Macfadyen.
A. Leach, H. G. Mills,
R. L. Stewart, W. N. Buyers.
W. R. Vallance, C. C. Stark.
" J. R. Wood, W. A. Cornell. W. C. Clark, W. A. Weight. W. S. Hillier, H. Humpton. H. R. H. Wade, C. B. Terdre:
G. C. Humphreys, J. 11. Davy.
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10,50
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R. Young, E. P. Fletcher.
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W. N. Fleming, D. Black.
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D. C. P. Ross, J. P. Sherry.
"Blue" at Oxford. His greatest Carr Asked to Resign friend at Balliol, and yachting "enemy," was Prince Olaf. They used to row together in the "Long."
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Mr. A. W. Carr, the famous 11.20
W. W. Mackenzie, illegible.
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Cleland. Rugby England cricketer, has been asked 11.24
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C. W. Jeffries, L, J. Black- burn.
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The Manitoba ice. Boxing. "burned out?" asks a
Japanese Ice Hockey. hockey team Sydney Referee writer.
which WAS
Rugby. Union team has just to resign his captaincy of Notts 11.28 County XI. According to Mr. 11.82 of 200 fights in authorised by the Canadian Ice
concluded a most suc Has the strain about four years taken from him lockey Federation to represent cessful tour in British Columbia. P. G. H. Fender, the Surrey cap. 11.38 Daytona his strength and speed.
Canada, defeated Germany in the It was composed of the best players tain, Carr has declined to resign.
In the course of an interview unbeaten till Kid Berg gained a Berlin Sportpalast, by seven goals from the 'Varsities. They made a with a Press representative, Mr. 11.44
journey of 6,000 miles to play close and questionable verdict to
seven games, six of which they won. Carr confirmed Mr. Fender's state- over him
F. Fox, who headed and the seventh was drawn. Alto- since then La Barba whipped him,
Racing. the list of winning gether they scored 134 points and in New York, Batt. Battaling retained his world's featherweight
jockeys in England
record in February at beach is "slimming."
When the Napier-Campbell car using was being design- ed, the measurements of the cockpit were taken so that the driver could just fit himself in.
which he
two months ago,
And
Because of that Captain Campbell! title by a verdict against Choco-last season, is one of those for-
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does not late over 15 rounds. that he has to physically expand. To avoid this, he has gone on a kind of "slimming: diet."
He has banned alcoholic stimul- Pants and smokes seldom.
Asserting that the Cricket, Australian tariff on cricket balls will halve England's exports the Amal When the racing motorist is at mated Society of Cricket Ball the wheel he will be only five inches Makers, of Tongridge, which sup. off the track over which he will be lies almost the whole Empire, travelling. His head will be only proposes to reduce wages by one- from the tenth when the 1919 agreement some forty-five inches ground, and he will be almost tota!-expires. Workers resent this in- tention and nearly all are on strike. ly enclosed.
In his bid for the record Capt. Campbell will use the most power- ful car in the world. Although only a pigmy in size, in reality it will be a speed monster.
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An international
of Chess tournament
seven players at Stockholm
tunate individuals who can go to scale at a
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"Captains," he said, "are electeri yearly. I have captained Notts for
some seasons.
The composition of the English very light weight. XV that met Wales in the inter When he won the Newbury Autumn national Rugby tournament at Handicap on Le Voleur, in October, Twickenham recently is interesting for the Aga Khan, he rode at 7.6, in view of the fact that M. S. tion of the captaincy. inclusive of 3lb. over. As Fox is Bonaventura, the former Singapore Bonaventura was a member of 42 years of age the probabilities forward, was awarded his cap. are he will be able to comfortably do 7.9 up to the time he retires the A.P.C. team and made his last from the game..
appearance in Malayan Rugby in the 1928-29 season. He also play ed for Bangkok when he was in
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DRAW FOR TENNIS DOUBLES.
"(Continued at foot of precceding has been won by I. Kashdan of Star Pairs Favoured in
Column.)
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MANA.
The final scores were: Kashdan (U.S.), 4% Bogoljubow (Ger- many) and Stoltz (Sweden), 4 cach; Stahlberg (Sweden), 8; Spielmann (Austria), 22; Eelistab (Germany), 2; Lundin (Sweden), 1.
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Thirteen players Football. were killed, during the American foot ball season which has just closed. Even this high figure is below the average for recent years.
The American brand of foot. ball, which has evolved from Rugby, is so rough that, a few years ago, it was discontinued at leading Western university, in favour of Rugby.
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Roger Frogley, tho Dirt Track British dirt-track
Racing.
rider, is riding at the top of his form in New Zealand. He inished, first in the race between England and Australia, first against the Auck- Iand team, and second in, an open handicap race. He also made the fastest time-84 sét.-for..the meeting.
Early Rounds.
·CHAMPIONS SAFE.
Siam.
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A young man re- Shooting. cently put his gun on his shoulder and went out to shoot pigeons at Chobham, England.
It was getting dark when he saw a bird before him. He raised the
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R. K. Valentine, A. D. Humphreya.
D. J. Keogh, J. 3. Dykes. "HA. Lammert, A. 0.
Brawn.
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11.5G J. Forbes, D. S. Robb. 12 Noon A. G. Coppin, A. D. Coppin. 12.04 p.m. D. M. Richarda, A.E.
Stone.
"Every year my term of office has expired, and I have been re-elected. "But this, year a sub-committee
English folk always had a doubt was appointed to consider the ques as to whether the slower Scottish player sulted the faster and more "Its Endings and recommendo dashing English football, and when tions, of course, will have to be the off-side law was changed the confirmed by the full committed pace and cash
were well nigh doubled. Yet the number of trans- "Meanwhile, I have been unoffi-fers from Scotland was doubled.- when it meets. cially approached from this sub- Ivan Sharpe. committee with the suggestion that, owing to the state of my health, 1 should not put myself up for elec tion as captain.
"I replied flatly that I would take no such course.
me. they are quite entitled to do so,
"I have not a word to say in the matter. But I refuse to help them by telling a le about the matter. If they don't want me to captain their side, let them say so franidy.
"I have, as a matter of fact, asked them for a quick decision in "If the sub-committee and tho the matter, because I want to fix
"I am not ill. I shall play cricket next summer. I am not going to lie about it.
butt to his shoulder, fired-and the full committee-want to get rid of up my plans for next season."
bird fluttered down to earth a few yards away.
in search of
He was just walking off with the bird when a gamekeeper appeared The draw for the Colony's Open Doubles Lawn
and pointed out that the "pigeon" Tennis
thrilling matches in the earlier 19, 6d. at Chertsey Police Court Championship provides no really was a pheasant.
The unfortunate youth was fined rounds, but there will be some ex- citement before the semi-finalists for trespassing emerge into the limelight. S. A. pheasants. and H. D. Rumjahn, the present holders, have only serious opposi- tion in E. C. and E. F. Fincher in the second quarter. The third quarter promises the keenest struggles.
The draw is as follows:-
OPEN DOUBLES.
Ist Quarter,
T. Honda and T. Akiyama (bye) v. Wong Fuk-nam and Trok Kam-sang
(bye)....!
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E. Railtes and G. C. Burneit (bye) .. F. A. Redmond, and L. T. Ride (bye), (bye) v. Dr. J. II. Montgomery and A. L. Sullivan and L. Goldman
Forster (bye).
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As a testimonial to P. Tennis. O'Hara Wood, the
Australian Davis Cup player who recently turned profes sional, a programme of matches was played. The sum of £241 was paid by the general public in ad- mission fees and £21 was received from collection boxes, at the mem bera entrance. Other subperip- tion lists have yet to be returned.
Crawford and Hopman, who were defeated in the recent Victorian championships by Schlesinger and Clemenger, took this opportunity to challenge their conquerora and won 8-10, 6-4, 6-2. Crawford and Hopman played, a singles match C. S. Pile and C. E. Hanwell (bye). which was stopped by rain. Craw Y. Begaten and M. Zimmernford was too steady in the frat sot, Ferox All and Firdos Khan.
2nd Quarter.
E. C. and E. F. Fincher v. B. C. K. Hawkins and R. R. Todd.
V. V. Boonderam and Li Hay-mo v.
which he won 6-4. The score was 8-all in the second set.
The former Davis Cup players —Brookes, Heath, Patterson and G. R. Sayer and A. B. Raworth, OHara Wood-were warmly greet-
Text. Wal-plu and Ip. Kar-ko v.
H. J. Armstrong and O. E. C. Marton ed. Brookes and Patterson won Ng Kam-chuen and Tsol Ping-nama 4-6, 6-2, 6-8. Patterson played
Norman Evans, the young: rider who was instrumental in assisting. W. M. Barton and A. C. L. Bowker. well, his service and smashing A. and H. D. Ramjahn v. Ebeing excellent. Brookes after the Wombley, to win the Southern and F. Zimmern. Speedway League Championship.
his placing, being, most accurate. first set supported him very well,
G. W. A Tutton and J. C. P. Toth ivas second in the team, : race. y. W. C.. Hung and Chin Chun-chin.
against Auckland, and, third in the England v. Australla race.
G. A Noronha and L. A da Rocha
. E TE Nash and C. B Nicholson. Ho Wal-hing and Tak lam v han 8q qad Wong, Shłu-wing.
3rd Quarter,
Mr. Peter: Robertson, Golf, who held the Scottish
M. K. and M, W. Le v. A. J. da golf title in 1921 and 1924, 13
layout the Sila and AA dos Remedios,
Tak Ding-cheang and Luk. Kang. New course for the Singapore cheung D. Li Prophet and Island Golf Club which will be in Forsythe the vicinity of the second reser Holmes, and D. B. Evans.
A Humjaha and A. H. Madar v. voir, Thomson Road. An eighteen | * ́ DW. Deanayand W. N. Potch v hole course and a uine hole course. D., Humphreys and H. Owen will be made, and it is estimated | Hughesi dan bahagd the work will take about eighteen Ho Ka-lou and Tow Man-kit v. months to complete. Mr. Robert FAI You" and E N. Chan
Anderson and E. Grimble. son, has examined the site and 180. Johnson and D. Alager. of the opinion that it is ideal for |-- F. Gross, and 12: Choa, 7. R. H the purpose, the nature of the Henderson, Gy W. Bowell.
Yoshikawa and 3. Kinoshita v country there putting it on a parcoph-leal:Rod Lee WAI-tal. with many courses at Home.
**-. 4th Qourter.. C. A2 L, Ramjahn and J. Cassyinbhoy (bye). G. Lecky and AM. Mergans(bye); aina pag saw. Lane and 11. Wỹ Chau
JW. Lequendiand. G bajn(bye). P. Kong And Wifi «Les t
T. Ema and 1. Hayaso (by)
ErandI BAG (byox,~7.
More fuel to add Greyhound to the are of agitad
Racing tlon against dogy
*** racing In Shang ht was thoughtfully provided by
the Greyhound Racing Association | Horace Lo and In. Tak-cheuk (by¢).
Sir Thomas Lipton Yachting, arrived at South
ampton from New, York in the United States liner Leviathan with the gold cup which Was presented to him by his American admirers as a tribute to the World's Best Loser after his failure to win the America's Cup with his Shamrock Y in the nutumn,
Sir Thomas, said:
I have had a guard mounted over, my collection of
Of Cups. every night for some years now, and, with this additional trophy of such great worth it will be even *more necessary.
definitely ready to build, yet another. mrock, but I can
the new races for the Amer there will be another race, in 1932,
alt. 18 more, than probables that
Sir Thomas declared.
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