1933-07-22 — Page 9

SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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COLONY

POLO TEAM

AT PRACTICE

Satisfactory Afternoon At Causeway Bay.

THE GOVERNOR WATCHES CHALLENGERS FOR THE KESWICK CUP.

COLONY AQUATIC

CHAMPIONSHIPS

H.K.L.A.S.A. FIX

FIX DATES IN SEPTEMBER

FULL PROGRAMME ARRANGED

(By CRAWL).

HARBOUR RACE

Chinese B.C. To Stage Event.

KEEN COMPETITION EXPECTED IN THE FIRST OF SEASON TO-MORROW.

(By CRAWL..

USR.C. AND

K.C.C. COMPLETE GRAY ENTERS FINAL ROUND

AT K. C. C. THEIR FIXTURES!

Big Wins Over L.R.C.

And Recreio.

TWO "B" DIVISION GAMES

The United - Services Recreation Clab and the Kowloon Cricket Club completed their fixtures in the A harbour race will be held by Mixed Doubles Tennis League yes. the Chinese Bathing Club to-mor-terday when they secured comforta

At the Polo ground, Causeway Bay, yesterday, the Colony Inter port polo team, which is to play in the forthcoming triangular inter- AT last night's monthly meeting of the Hong now afternoon at 230 p.m. start-ble wins over the Ladies Recreation port for the Keswick Cap in Shang-

Kong International Amateur Swimming Asso-ing from a point opposite the Club Club and the Club de Recreio. bai, held their first practice game. ciation, it was decided to hold the Association's

and near the Lighthouse.. Two "B" Division games were Invitations have been issued to also decided yesterday, the Chinese There was a fair number of Swimming Championships on September 7, 8 and affiliated Clubs of the Hong Kong Recreation Club "C" team easily cluding His Excellency Sir William 9, and it was proposed, providing permission was laternational Amateur Swimming overcoming the Club and South Peel and Lady Peel, Mr. R. Peel granted, to hold them in the European YM.C.A. Association, but, owing to the China accounting for the Indian Re- (His Excellency's son) and the Pool, Kowloon,

eatry list closing on Sunday, it has creation Club. Governor's A.D.C.. Captain R. F.

not yet been possible to ascertain the number of entries. Walters, R.A., Mrs., Robert Gordon,

Shek Kam-pui

spectators watching the game, in-

Miss Dodwell. Dr. J. C. Mac BATHING HINTS and Mr. H. Yung.

Six chukkers were played during the afternoon, the interport team consisting of Messrs J. W. Hope (No. 1). J. H. Keswick (No. 2). Captain Williamă, (No. 3.), and Captain Villar (Back) playing against a scratch side, comprising Colonel G. T. Raikes, Captain H. Mould, R. Gordon and W. Stanton.

The play was very satisfac.

interport team seem to be set- tling down to their work nicely.

Sound Advice For Beginners.

In the absence of Mr. Y. K. Mök,

Chairman, who was unable to at tend owing to business reasons in Canton, Mr. E. W. Railton elected to the Chair.

Was

He was supported by Mr. A. Donn, Hon. Treasurer and Mr. Goldman, Asst. Hon, Secretary."

G.

R.

Among those present were. Mr. Kong Kam-ying (C.B.C.), Mr. H. Wing-Lee (Y. Companions'), Mr. F. W. Stephens, Mr. E (European Y.M.C.A.). Mr. H. L. Lee (Chung Sing Ben. Soc.), Mr:

(Young Com

panlons), Leung Siu-man (C.B.C.)

Mixed Doubles.

U.S.R.C. ROUT. L.R.C.

Tsang Ho-fook (CB.C.) W. Camp At the US.R.C. the United Sed-i bell (European "Y"), HL Lange vices RC last year's champions,

E. (European "Y"), are certain to be 2. (European "Y"), W. Railton beat the Ladies' R. C. by 61% sets to L. Goldman and Mrs. Lockner

among the entries

Campbell, Tsang Ho-fook and Lange are favourites for the event, with the odds favouring Lange.

BY SID. G. HEDGES. If you wish to get the best from your bathe and avoid the little troubles, and even serious mishaps, Twhich beset some bathers, there are many bits of practical water wisdom |which you will need to learn. Teeung Wai-kal (S.C.A.A.). Mr.("y" Ladies) Miss Yeung Sau-king

50 Yards Free Style

100 Yards Free Style 220 Yards' Free Style 440 Yards Free Style 880 Yards Free Style

F. Selk

- fory-from-all-points-and-the-First, never go for a dip imme-Yeung Chu-nam (S.CAA)

diately after a meal. This oft-Tsoi Taz-shek (C. B. C.), Mr. A. C.'| repeated advice is still necessary. N. da Silva (University).

After a short discussion It was You should always wait until the There still remains, however, meal has had time to digest-about decided to held the following events little room for improvement in two hours. The neglect of this for Men:- team-work and combination in or rule probably causes more acci- der to face the opposition exdents than anything else. pected in Shanghai, but with the Don't hesitate before going into better part of two weeks before the water, wondering whether it them it is expected that the team will be cold. The surest way will be in good shape before leav-making it seem chilly is to touch Ing Hong Kong.

it nervously with one toe and then creep in inch by inch. Go in with a rollicking aplash and duck The team will leave on August 2. straight under, and you will feel by the Norviken-players, ponies nothing unpleasant even on a real- and impediments-and a schedul-ly cold day. It is important that ed to play their first game on you should duck straight under, so August 12 The interport is to bees to equalise the body tempera- a triangular one between Hong ture. And don't imagine that you ed for Ladies - Kong, Shanghai and Tientsin, the have ducked when merely nose and, latter city having expressed their eyes have gone under- see that desire to compete for the Keswick the back of your head gets wet Cup.

also.

Team Leaving August 2

It will not be known until the team reaches Shanghai, who Hong Kong will meet in their first game. All fixtures will be arranged after the arrival of all three tearns.

The Colony Team.

For the Hong Kong team, J. W. Hope, who represented the Colony last year, is playing No. 1. Не has some of the best ponies in Hong Kong and is deadly in his precision.

Captain Villar is very sound at back, while J. Keswick, like Hope. is a very fast player with good. ponies. It is very befitting that this player should be included in

which his father donated, }

strokes.

Northern Probables.

Never stay in the water tod long. It is a common thing for a bather to come out only when he feels cold; but if you begin to shiver while in the water, you have already been in much too long.

Diving (Combined Plain and

Fancy)

200 Yards Team Race

(Teams of four)

200 Yards Breast Stroke 100 Yards Back Stroke

The following events were decid-|

50 Yards Free Style

100 Yards Free Style

The event which is also open to

Ladies of affiliated Clubs has so

far attracted Mrs. A. C. Schreuder (S.CA.A.) and Miss Chan Yuk-fa (C.B.C.).

(U.S.R.C.):

beat H. J. Armstrong and

Mrs. Stafford Smith beat A. D. Humphreys and

Miss Wentworth

beat R. H. Wild and Mrs.

Lissaman

Steady Play Beats Burwelt

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Playing a much steadier game than his opponent S. A. Gray el- minated G. C. Burnett by 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 In the Semi-Final Round of the Kowloon Cricket Club's Junior Tennis Championship at the KC.C. yesterday.

Gray will meet R. B. Hambly in the Final this afternoon.

RYDER CUP TACTICS Non-Playing British Captain's Part.

of the

M British victors of the

Ryder Cup must go to John Henry Taylor, the non-playing captain. He handled his team with the tact of an ambassador. He allowed them to dance, but he kept a strict eye on their bed-time hour, writes a Home correspondent.

QUAINT

U.S. BOXING

CHALLENGE Rosenbloom's Manager On Peterson.

AMERICANS WORLD CHAMPION BEATEN AFTER CHALLENGE

IS FORWARDED

In view of Maxie Rosenbloom's defeat on points at the hands of John Lewis, a negro aspirant to his light heavyweight boxing title, on July 10, the following challenge, issued by Frank E. Bachraan, Rosen- bloom's manager, to Jack Petersen, the British champion, is of interest:

Hearing so much about Petersen and all the bums he has beston. I would be willing to box your cham- pion for a guarantee of 25,000 dol- lare (approximately £6,000), plus two first-class fares for the round trip and other expenses, money to be placed in my bank, the National City Bank of New York, the second largest in the world..

I understand Jack Petersen be lieves he can beat Rosenbloom. If When Abe Mitchell confessed to that is so, then he should be easily tiredness and talked of his possible able to dig up the money we ask for exemption from the singles, John and cable me at once as to proposed Henry was equal to the occasion date of fight, elé, "I'll talk to you later about it," he said. Then he added quietly: "If I 6-play you, I'll put you in low down"

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James (U.S.R.C.):

Capt. P. S. Cannon and Mrs.

los to Armstrong - and, Mra,

Stafford Smith..

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swimmers

A launch will accompany the will follow the race.

the starting point and beat Humphreys and Miss

Wentworth beat Wild and Mrs. Lissaman

G. W. Sewell and Mrs. Lewis Bryan (U.S.R.C.) :

BOROTRA.

TO WEAR NEW

TENNIS SHOES

To Avoid Repetition Of Challenge Round Incident.

Paris, July 9. Jean Borotra has chang ed his tennis shoes to avoid another international Inci- deni.

lost to Armstrong and Mrs.

Stafford Smith

beat Humphreys and

Wentworth

This had the desired effect. It roused Mitchell's pride. He went in in his right place and performed nobly.

We suggest the contest should be controlled by three officials-an Englishman, a Frenchman, and an American--and we can then be as sured of a square deal all round.- Yours truly,

FRANK E. BACHMAN. The Americans took their defeat PS1 understand his father magnificently. They are popular as manages him. I'm sûre all the much for their personality and good bums he has beaten his father must 6- 2 humour as for their golfing prowess. have dug up from the graveyard. 6-2

They wise-crack with themselves It only needs Mr. Jimmy Jones or and with the crowd. Leo Diegel, some other big promoter to realise who comes from the Mexican the immense possibilities of Ninian frontier, takes turf with his iron Park as a boxing stadium, and the 4shots. He took one so deep the Welsh publié will have staged for it other day, that "Whiffy" Burke, who the greatest fight that has ever was playing with him, said: "If you taken place in Great Britain.

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Miss

drew with Wild and Mrs.

Lissaman

K. C. C. TROUNCE RECREIO.

go any deeper, Leo, you'll strike Mr. Bachman's letter includes oil."

some of the blu dear to the hears · The crowd laughed. It laughed of the Americans. But Mazie

נ'

At the K.C.C. yesterday the Kow-again when a spectator aaked Walter Rosenbloom's record is not clear of loon Cricket Club beat Club de Rec-Olin. "Because he's always 'olin' in "bums, and there is scarcely a

Hagen why Dutra's first name was victims his manager, would call. relo by 84 sets to a set.

E. C. Fincher and Miss O. Dalzielone," replied Walter in his

Lancashire accent. (K.C.C.):- beat A. V. Remedios and Miss

*O. Botelho

7-5

beat F. J. Remedios and Misa,

C. Botelho

6- 2

best fighter known in England among his

opponents. If anything, Petersen's record is the better, and, with his AUSSIE TENNIS STARS great punching power and speed, Rosenbloom would meet more than M'Grath was fascinating to watch he bargained for if the fighters meet In the doables at Bournemouth at Ninian Park, Cardiff, in-the near such fine volleying, such coolness, and future,

6- 3 that backhand! Two hands for ground

shot or volley, and when it came to

making a drop shot in the same fashion

looked bewildering. Crawford some- times made a remark to his partner,

HARVEY'S TEMPERAMENT-

Len Harvey has not enjoyed the best

6- 3 but Tornbull never spoke. Quist of luck during recent months, but one

440 Yards Free Style (Providing į there are four entrics)

A split shoe almost kept him beat C. A. Barretto and Miss 200 Yards Breast Stroke 100 Yards Back Stroke

from being the hero of last) 'O, Ribeiro year's Davis 200 Yards Team Race

Cup challenge A. E. P. Guest and Misa M. Griffithe ¡round. It cracked, down the (KC.C.):— (Teams of four)

middle and let out his toes at a beat Remedies and Miss O. Diving (Providing there are four decisive point of his tense and Botelho

entries).

vital match with Wilmer Allison. drew with Remedios and Miss In addition to the above there He dropped several points as The right time to finish your will be a water-polo game between result and then Allison told him beat

A G. Botelho F.... two teams which will be decided at to run off and re-shoe himself.

Barretto and bathe is when you are still in fine glow, for then you will bring a later date by the Finance Com that glow out with you, and it will mittee, who have the arrangements controversy. last throughout the day. To get in hand. really chilled means that you will have headache and lassitude after

wards.

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Bathe in Company It is dangerous 'to bathe from any unknown, unfrequented spot--

Miss

himself an occasional rueful

if

things just went wrong, but must remember that he has achieved 6-6 M

distinction as one of the most xaccess only permitted himsel little more arch to his eyebrows. After ful champions of the last five years. 6- 1 this double one comes to the conclu- have a high regard for Harvey as a This break brought a storm of

E. F. Fincher and Mrs. R. #sion that M'Grath is the finest young (being a good loser, as well as a good man. Len has the sterling quality of Some critics said Hambly (K.C.C.);—

player of the day E. J. Sampson.

Ribeiro

[the incident permitted the beat Remedios and Miss O, It is expected that these events Basque to win the match and will draw a large number of en-France to keep the Davis Cup beat Remedios and Miss

tries.

TO-DAY'S BASEBALL

Botelho

C. Botelho beat Barretto

Ribeiro

Insinuation flew about, much to the jovial Borotra's discomfort.

He insisted that he had been sincere, but to avoid repetition this year he has adopted a dif- ferent brand of sandai.

He wears queer cord sandals designed to keep him from slip- To-morrow the U.S. Navy will meet ping. His new ones are more C.R.C. South China, League champions, strongly bufit..

cans at Caroline Hill at 4.80 p.m.

Vines Might Seriously Consider

$100,000 Offer Next Season

U.S.R.C.

K.C.C.

L.R.C.

LR.C Bscreio

and Miss

MIXED DOUBLES Table To Date..

Beta

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BRITISH LADIES PRAISED

6-4

I will venture to say that with our 6. 2 young promising women tennis players Britain is not far behind, if at all be- bind other nations. I will go fur 64ther and say that in a team match of ten women players Britain could beat any nation in the world Stanley-N. Doust

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the team playing for the Cup there may be tides, currents, weeds,

The U. B. Navy, who beat the Club Captain Williams is entirely new cold spring, or other perils. Al in their last Baseball League game, to the Colony. He has played polo ways inquire about a place firet, will again clash with the local Ameri for many years in the East and a and never bathe when you are quite to-day. great deal in England. He has s

alone, in case of accidents. thorough knowledge of the game

Do not be in too great a hurry and possesses a ine range of good to get into deep water. You should certainly slay in shallow until you can swim about twenty-five yards confidently. But get lato 'deep as Among the probable players for soon as you can with safety, for it Shanghai are two outstanding is there you will acquire con-} players in Judge Franklin and Adence. Allman. These two players, who If by ill-chance you should ever are well known, will form the back be caught in a current

London, June 24. Vines replied: "Sure, so far as I bone of the Shanghaf team. The which is drifting you out from the

Ellsworth Vines Jr., the United know." probable candidates for the other shore do not turn and waste your States and Wimbledon tennis cham-・・ Reports have been current for two places are Robinson, Mac-strength trying to struggle full in pion, told The Associated Press some time that Vines would be of Michael, Gibbings, Rodger and the the face of it. Adopt a diagonal to-day he "might seriously con- fered an attractive contract to go Frenchman, Du Rivin.

course, and slant across to safety sider" an offer of $100,000 to turn on our next Fall or Winter, as a

even if it means an uncomfort professional after this season. But professional, with Big Bill Tilden S. W. Leung and S, Kwak able walk back to your clothes, he denied any such offer had been | and his troupe.

Nothing is known locally of the Tientsin team, but it is understood that they have some very good players who will seriously chal- lenge for the Cup."

ENGLAND'S CRICKET NEEDS

or tide

"B" Division..

CHAMPIONS BEAT CLUB

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At Causeway Bay the Chinese Recreation Club beat the Hour Kong Cricket Club by 7% sets to 11⁄2 in the "B" Division. The scores were:---

(CR.C.)!

Bathers sometimes get cramp. In made to him, as reported in New According to one of Tilden's beat J. G. Haigh and G. itself this is not really dangerous; York, and insisted he had no plans associates, Vines would be offered

Gamble

Cornaby

the trouble comes when you get whatever to desert amateur tennis, as much as $100,000, if he came beat LS Traill and T panicky. Keep calm, therefore, if There has been a lot of talk through the national singles at to D. C. Dunham and

you should be seized with about my turning professional ever championship for the third straight cramp, and get to skors as quickly since I won the American cham-year but less money, if he were

you can. The affected part can plonship for the first time in 1984" beaten.*

This ocason, so far as the England standing batamen. We want a dominat. Never swim out from land with amateur tennis. I might seriously, Europe, he told The Associated XI., is concerned, and want to And out then he rubbed until it is normal. Vines sald, "but I am still paying Before Tilden, left this manth for ing No. 1 batsman of the Hobbs-out keeping in mind that you have consider $100,000, but so far as Press Maclaren type, No. 3since the to return, and that on the return am concerned, today is the first compet rumours of Dulcepainhil's ill-health

T

"natural" in tennis

CStark

CAEN Leung and (CRC)

egg with. best. Haigh and

Cornaby.

A match between beat's Dunham audy

oving that he will play any more than when you started!

all too true, and it is highly you will possibly be more red time I ever heard tlist much money Vines and myself. The chance for PF Choy and

mentioned for professional tennis, it, in in open Championship first-class cricket and a second To sum up-bathing wisdom con- I haven't had any such offer gone for this year, but Vines may beat Halgh and Gamble

AF (O.R.C.)) dine at No. 6 in case the great English ista almost entirely of common-l captain cannot and time to play in nieu

Asked whether he intended to decide.

Loclated best Traill and Cornaby sense and knowledge of the water continue playing amateur tennis,Press.

best Dunham and Stark

the future, BL Crawley,

· WIN · FOR ··SOUTH "CHINA- At Sookumpoo yesterday, the Indian Recreation Club, lost to

the "B" Division.

J

5. A. Ismail and H. H. Madar (I.R.C.):

winner. He has the philosophic mind of regarding reverses as being "all in the game."Jed Barr,

PROMISE OF GREGORY

Gregory, the Burrey all-rounder, still young enough to have a future, and if only he can learn to spin the ball more than he does he might pro- vide the one link for an English side on English wickets. He is a better batsman than F. B. Brown and keeps a better length in his bowling-A. K Crawley, Bent County C.C.

South China by 5% sets to 3% in No matter how high the intellectual standards of a nation or a community, provision for games or other forma physical activity are essential. The increased leisure for all ages of the population will increase the need for healthy recreation facilities, and a con-). 64 siderable part of such leisure must ine

vitably

be diverted to vigorous acti in the sun and air. This

Will stimulate amateur sports to an extent- hitherto undreamed of--John Seld, the Poet Laureate.

beat E.'M. Chan and C. P.

Ip

beat F. N. Wong and:T, K.

Leung

vity i

2.6

lost to C. F. Lul and H.K. Ho

J. S. A. Curreem and M. O. Hoosen (LR.C.);

lost to Chan and Ip

lost to Wong and Leung

lost to Liu and Ho...

06

06

A. H. Rumjahn, and A. H. Suffind (LR.O.):

o drew with Chan and Ip best Wong and Leung Host to Liu and Ho

6-2 Univers

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