1932-06-15 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932.

SWIMMING RECORDS

SHATTERED

PHILIPPINES OLYMPIC TEAM AT THE V.R.C.

BATH HANDICAPS ALI

JAPAN NO LONGER A POWER IN THE SWIMMING WORLD.

Last night swimming enthusiasts were treat- ed to a brilliant aquatic display when T.. Ilde- fonso, A. Jikirum and A. Ali, members of the Philippines Olympic swimming team, took the water in the V.R.C. bath against leading local swimmers. As was to be expected records were broken by the celebrated visitors, Ildefonso smash- ing Wan Kwong-tin's record for the 100 Yards Breast Stroke by the large margin of 10 seconds, Ali, though breaking the local record for the 100 Yards Free Style, failed by a second to equal the record for the bath, established in 1928 by Takai- shi, the Japanese Olympic swimmer,

The Philippine Islands Olympic athletes sail for Shanghai to-day on the Tatsuta Mary after a brief stay in the Colony. They are on their way to Los Angeles to compete in the Olympic Games.

Remarkable times were returned cord for 200 metres.

in the V.R.C. bath last evening,

All's Easy Win,

when the three representatives of Ali showed a splendid style and the Philippine Islands Olympic powerful stroke against L. Roza- swimming team were seen in action Pereira and W. Lawrence in the against the Colony's aquatie stars. ¡ free style event, and he never ap- Only two events were contested peared to be fully extended. His 100 Yards Breast Stroke race and pace throughout the distance did 100 Yards Free Style race, both of not vary and he came home ahead which were won by the Filipinos of the local pair by 6-1/5 seconds. with considerable ease.

Three members of the V.R.C. too part against the Island cracks, H.M. Remedios in the breast stroke!

Records Shattered.

deal

Exhibition Swimming,

China Mail Sports Diary.

TO-DAY,

RACING Hughes and Hough, Ltd., auction of Race pobles at Valloy at 5.80 p.m. Happy

LAWN BOWLS Open Cham

pionship

J. Fraser v. H. Gictins.

R. F. Lus v. J. G. Meyer.

J. J. Grogory v. W. Venables.

On the Kowloon C.C. Green at 6.30 p.m.

LAWN TENNIS

Mixed Doubles. Indian R.C. v. Ladies' R.C. Kowloon C... Chinese R.C. U.S.R.C. v. Club de Reerelo.

Division.

Kowloon Indiaas v. South China, Indian R.C. Y.

Club de Recreio. Craigengower v

Kong

Army T.C. v. Filipino Con C.C.

Club, V.M.C.A. v. Radio Sports, Kowloon C.C. v. Police R.C. Graduates' Assen. v. Chinese R.C. FRIDAY. CRICKET Interport Dinner at H.K.C.C. Pavillon at 8 p.m.

SATURDAY.

LAWN BOWLS

Y.

First Division. Taikoo R.C. v. Craigengower C.C. Civil Service C.C. Kowloon C.C. Police R.C..v. Kowloon Docks R.C. Club de Recreio v. Kowloon B.G.C. Second Division. Craigengower C.O. v. Taikoo R.C. Kowloon G.C. v. Civil Service C.C Kowloon B.G.C. v. Club de Recreio. H.K. Electric R.C. v. Yacht Club.

LAWN TENNIS

"A" Division. South China, v. Chinese R.C. Kowloon C.C. v. Hong Kong C.C.

Division. Craigengower v. University. Indian R.C. v. Army T.C. South China v. Civil Service. Hong Kong C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. R.C. v. Club de Recreio. Chinese

"C" Division.

South China v. Club de Recreio. Kowloon Indians v. Indian R.C. Hong Kong C.C. v. Filipino Club. Craigengower v. Army T.C. Police R.C. v. Radio Sports.` Kowloon C.C. v. Y.M.C.A. University v. Graduates' Assen.

BURGHLEY FAMOUS CRICKETER PERRY AND HUGHES WIN

CAPTAIN

AT OLYMPIAD IN

LOS ANGELES.

His Successes on White City Track.

RANJI.

Compares Empire to Cricket Team.

“EACH MEMBER MUST PLAY FOR THEIR SIDE.”

SMASHING VICTORY

OVER RUMANIAN

Mishu's Lob Perry's

PLANNED CĂ

Match All Over in Half An Hour.

Londen, Yesterday. "The British Empire was cricket team whose success. de- pended on the way in which its members played for their side," GERMAN CHAMPION'S TRIBUTE, was the happy comparison made by the famous cricketer, "Ranji”

- Torquay, May '14. A one-sided doubles match in the in a message to the Advertising second round of the Davis Cup

Reid Left At Start But Wins 100 Yards.

pool.

their commercial aspirations had not hitherto received sympa-

cial Service.

The return match between the

The British pair did all that was expected of them, but the match was, of course, never any test of their real merits, for the Rumanians were completely out-

dinary club pairs who would have given Perry and Hughes a sterner fight.

*

Mishu, when he was a prominent

Weak though the opposition was, Perry and Hughes were workmanlike pair. Perry's taking of vice in the left court was magnificent, and he frequently scors ed outright winners from it.

Hughes played a quieter but none the less quite as useful a game. He was never hustledi but worked along on the lines of the campaign which had obviously been care- fully thought out beforehand..

in and finish the raily with a bril-

Curiously, the only games won by Rumania were both off an op ponent's service. Hughes dropp ing his in the third game of the second eet, and Perry his in the fourth of the third, Possibly, they did not wish to inflict the ignominy of a 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 de- feat on their gallant enemiesl

The ball would go backward and forward a few times, and just" it the right moment, when they had got it just where they wanted, either Perry or Hughes would dash Association Convention in Liver- between Great Britain and

He added that the Indian Rumania, here to-day resulted in an llant stop volley, or would safely Lord Burghley has princes would never let their side easy victory for the home country stow it away, hopelessly out of this F. J. Perry and H. F. David had reach of either of their opponents. been selected to captain down. He said that important sec-won both the singles yesterday, and tions of Indian opinion ware in-

The attack rested almost entire the British Athletic terested in politics almost by ac-to-day Perry, partnered by G. Piy with the Englishmen. They lost. team for the Olympic cident, because they felt Hughes, settled the fasue by defeat-

that

no time in taking up the net posi Ing the Rumanian pair, N. Mishu tion, whether on their own service Games at Los Angeles.

and G. Foulle by 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 or that of the Rumanians, who were He gained this disthetic treatment, and. appealed in thirty-five minutes.

seldom allowed to move from the back of the court. tinction by his fine per- for a conference between busi

ness men of Britain and India, formances at the British undisturbed by politicians, in or- Games on the new der to frame a policy for their White City

Stadium mutual benefit. — Reuter's Spe- classed, and there are many or track. There he won the 120 Yards Hurdles de- feating his old rival H. Trossbach, and parti- cipated in the One Mile relay race, winning the the last quarter. His

"comics" cut absolutely no ice (Continued from provious Column.) selection as captain of

There was a happy exchange. of against class players like Perry and the side was fully ex- amenities at the subsequent din- Hughes.

Mishu Lobe ner. Lord Burghley sat with his

The following teams have been pected and everyone was old friend, Trossbach..

The greatest asset of Mishu is selected to represent the Kowloon glad to see how success-responded on behalf of the team his power of lobbing, and he used Bowling Green Club in their Lawn this to the utmost to-day. In Bowls League matches against the The German hurdler confessed ful he was at the White

that this would be his last season, Perry, however, he had an oppon-Club de Recreio on Saturday. City, a track quite He had hurdled in international ent who revels in this phase of the First team (away): R. Duncan, meetings for 10 years. As a token game, and his deep smashing was D. W. Phillips, R. S. Nichol, and strange to him.

and A. M. Holland (Skip). of friendship for Burghley he took marvellous in its accuracy the golden eagle badge presented speed.

Poalleff has quite a good fore- to him eight years ago by the hand drive, but is weak on the other Berliner Club and pinned it on the wing, and Mishu, who was in a less Englishman's coat. Incidentally Trossbach said that the White City exuberant mood than usual, fre- Stadium track was the finest in quently shook his head sorrowfully

over his partner's failures.

Mishu is always a good sports- man, and he was often lopd in his appreciation of his opponents" good work.

F. P. Reid, the famous sprinter,

the 100 Yards, had who won curious experience. There were tree false starts and then at the He platol Reid got badly left. made a magnificent recovery and won with a yard inside evens!

His explanation was that he did not hear the pistol and that not until the others had got well off the mark did he realize that the fourth start was the actual race. (Continued in next Column.)

Kowloon Chess Club and the Ger mán, Club will be played off this evening, commencing at 8.30, at the Central British School, the headquarters of the Kowloon Chess club.

The pair dead-heated, clocking (Continued from previous Column) 62-2/5 secs.

tenders for Olympic swimming honours. "Maybe about six years It was a sporting contest, and a'hence," he smilingly said. and L. Roza-Pereira and W. good gathering were present. The

Leaving To-day. ∙Lawrence in the free style,

Filipino trio came in for a great No swimming will be done in of admiration, particularly Shanghai, and it is probable that In the 100 Yards breast stroke, T.' idefonso, who pulls himself through the Filipino contingent will be con Ildefonso

the splendid the water returned

Europe... a powerful un-fired to the boat whilst there, owing time of 68.-2/5 sees., which is 10 hurried stroke. After the two to the epidemic of cholera. secs. faster than Wan Kwong-tin's events, the vistors gave an exhibi- The team leave to-day on the tion swim around the tank, and it Tatsuta Maru, and it is anticipated gave the local enthusiasts a good that another display will be given idea of what can be expected from in Hong Kong when they return on these Olympic contestants,

the s.s. Shinyo Maru.

with

record for the bath, whilst A. Ali won the 100 Yards free style in 56-1/5 secs, which is only 1/5 of A second slower than the bath re- cord set up by Takaishi, the Japan- ese Olympic contestant who swam here in 1928. All'a time, however, representative after the swimming, beat the local record of 50 seconds set up by D. Lyon in 1924,

Plucky Remedios,

Tank Too Long.

In conversation with a China Mail

| All said that the length of the tank made a great difference to his time. "His best efforts were made in small tanks, as be invariably made ground on the turn with his push off from the wall.

Ildefonso assumed the lead from the start in the 100 Yards breast stroke and maintained it through cut, closely followed by his com- Mr. Bartolome, head coach of the patriot, A. Jikirum, who covered team, said that their strongest the distance in 69-4/5 seconds. H.M. opponents would probably be the Remedios swam exceptionally well,Spanish and German swimmers. but could scarcely be expected to He further, added that he did not shine against swimmers who have think Japan would be strong con- both broken the World's Olymple re- (Continued in next Column).

United States and the Olympic Games

Bare Representation Probable Outcome of Economy Cuts

European teams are not the only ones coming to the Olympic games under a financial strain. The United States representatives are likely to be considerably reduced if the financial crisis which the Olympic committes is facing now is not rectified in the near future.

Avery Brundage of Chicago, Pre-pointed out, the Committee is now sident both of the Olympic com virtually starting from scratch in mittee and the National Amateur its nation-wide search for funds Athletic Union, said that a meeting with which to transport and board was recently called to discuss ways approximately 400 athletes, coaches and means of cutting down the US. and officials for the Olympic Games team, depending upon the outcome at Los Angeles, of a forthcoming campaign for money. In any case, he said, we are faced with the sharp necessity for economy,

"If it means that we canot raise

enough money to send more than

Economy Cuts. "Naturally, as the host nation, we feel we should be represented fully in all branches tion," said Brundage, unquestionably be

half-a-dozen athletes to Los our entrier

Angeles we wil not send more than exert coonomy all,

half-a-dosen," he said.

A

**Elghth of Bum Collected

been

To date approximately $40,000

has been obtained toward the

gate 1982 American Olympics

WILLS

ALSO IN

10

GOLD FLAKE

who

Lieut. Rampling, the quarter- mile champion, is convalescent after his recent operation. He is now in training, but he did not take part in the A. A. A. match against Oxford University.

As Good as Gold!

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

únor-

gure in English lawn tennis, al- ways achieved his offects by his un. expectedness. His weirdly opponent into knots, but those LAWN BOWLS RINKS

FOR SATURDAY.

thodox methods tied many a nervous

H. F. Stoneham, C. S. Beat; N Nish, and W. Russell (Skip).

Hall, and E. W. L. Hogbia (Skip)...

G. N. Mitchell, A. K. Taylor, R

Second team (home) G. H. Share riff, J. S, Logan, W. E. Hale, and W. S. Drake (Skip).

W. Venables, C. Hatt, J. G. Meyer, and F. L. Rapley (Skip)...

S. Ashworth, F. V. Whitta, T. Gooding, and H. H. Rose (Skip)..

New Football Sensation in Calcutta

British Soldiers Requested to Losé Match

Calcutta, May 27

Calcutta's latest football sensation, in a season which has witnessed repeated' upheavals, is an attempt made by two Moham- medan gamblers to bribe the captain and the goal-keeper of the King's Royal Rifles team to lose their match against the Calcutta Customs and the discovery by the Police that there is no section in. the Penal Code under which the two men, who were arrested, can be placed before the Magistrate.

It appears that on Saturday last the two soldiers that they would Corporal Dixon, captain and centre give them Rs. 80 between them t half of the King's Royal Rifles, and advance and that the balance Lance Corp. Warwick, were ap Rs. 170 would surely be paid proached on the Maldin" by tu soon as the match was over-doub Indians, who told them that they less from the big sum they hoped t would be given Rs. 100 each if their make by betting on the result.) Bide fost their league match As they were handing over against the Customs on Mon- three notes of Rs. 10 each, day. The two Mohamedans fur Mohamedans were arrested" ther told them that they were European Police Sergeant, who had willing, as proof of their bona been in hiding behind a tree close fides, to give them each a small ad- by, with RS M. Barker. vance before the game, together with some hotties of whisky and promised them faithfully to pay the rest, as soon as the match was lost, Police Given Control,

Could Not be Charged.

The men were marched off to Police Headquarters and then the problem arose as to what char under which they could be sent up to the Magistrate. Bribery and Dixon made an apointment with ruption would not aply, as the t the two men that they should meet soldiers were not public servan him and Warwick near the Ronald” whe

shay Hut on the following d

with the promised advance, and bottles of whisky?? formed: R./MA/S, B trainer of the footh

FortWi carried to Hattalion,

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being bribed to i

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stood that he replied

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which the

of 8350,000 fized for the

a full deleration in all 19or