1934-08-28 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1934.

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BEST COLONY INTERPORT SWIMMING TEAM IN HISTORY OF SERIES

COLONY BOWLS INTERPORTERS LEAVING FOR SHANGHAI AT 2 A.M. TO-MORROW

738

A. E. COATES (C.C.C.)

JAVANESE

FOOTBALLERS

FOR MANILA

Chinese Invited For February

INCREASING KEENNESS THROUGHOUT PHILIPPINES

Manila, August 23.

Word bas just been received by Dr. Regino R. Ylanan, national physical director, from Java that

the Dutch East Indies famed

soccer football players may come to Manila for the national soccer championship in February.

The Philippine Amateur Ath letic Federation through Dr. Ylanan invited the Java footbal- lers to take part in the Philippine football championship during the Manila Carnival season in February.

The sports authorities in Java are now studying the proposals made by the P.A.A.F. to the team and indicated their willingness to co-operate with local amateur ath- letic federation to bring to Manila the Javi soccer contingent

Four Teams Invited

The Java team is one of three

E. G. POST (POLICE)

U. M. OMAR (C.CC.)

R. BASA (C.C.C.)

J. WATSON (K.B.G.C.)

H. BEER (CC.C.)

COLONY LAWN

BORDERERS MEET S. INTERPORT

CHINA AT SOCCER

POLO TRIAL

ABANDONED

In First Chukker

CHAMPIONS AND CHINESE Capt. J. L. Jordan, Hurt

CLASH TO OPEN SEASON

THE BORDERERS, who won the premier league

PROMISING PLAY SEEN BEFORE

GAME FINISHES

VENUE NOT DECIDED FOR NEXT EMPIRE GAMES

Meeting Of Officials At 1936 Olympiad

At

a meeting of the British

Empire Games Council at South

Įbe allotted when the Empire Gamės

COULD NOT BE BETTER

ALL RECORD

HOLDERS AND

CHAMPIONS IN

Taggart Cup Retention Hopes

FOUR CHINESE AND ARMY STARS IN TEAM

FULL PROGRAMME AND PEN SKETCHES

Including champion- ship and record holders over every swimming distance in the Colony, a

BOWLERS LEAVE team of 13 of Hong Kong's finest swimming FOR SHANGHAI stars has been selected to

:

Quest For Prentice Cup represent the Colony in the Triangular Swim- Starts At 2 A.M.

ming contest against · Africe Hound it was decided that

OMAR LEADING WELL BALANCED Shanghai and Tientsin in the venue of the next Empire Games SIDE AND HAS CONFIDENCE the French Club pool, The Interport Polo Trial in pre-oficials mest in Berlin during the The Hong Kong lawn bowls In. Shanghai, on September soccer title last season after a play-off

terport team of six players will 13, 14 and 15.

There is no doubt that a better It was decided that in future commence their quest of the Pren- game against Shanghai in Hong against St. Joseph's, will meet South China "A" paration for the Keswick Cup 1986 Olymple Games.

Empire Games contests be governed tice Cup, which Hong Kong has and more representative team considered by many as probable 1934-5 cham-Kong in October, came to an un- by the rules of the international held for the last two years, at 2 could not have been chosen to de- pions, in their opening fixture of the football fortunate conclusion within less Federation, subject to modifications season on Sunday, September 30. The Lincolns, than four minutes of the com-suggested by a special Committee a.m. to-morrow morning when the fend the Taggart Cup, which Hong who led the championship race until the latter mencement of the first chukker of the Empire Games Federation. President Taft sails for the North. Kong won at the last contest in two months of last season, are opposed to the yesterday evening. South China "B" team on the official opening day on Saturday, September 29,

·SOME SURPRISE WAS OCCASIONED AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING FOR THE DRAWING UP OF THE FIXTURES AT THE SPORTS CLUB WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT SOUTH CHINA HAD WITHDRAWN FROM THE THIRD DIVI- SION. THUS FIELDING ONLY THREE TEAMS INSTEAD OF THE CONTEMPLATED FOUR.

Captain E. Hague

presided The results of the draw for the over the meeting which was at opening week, September 29 and tended by representatives from 30, were as follows: Jevery team in the league,

Further fixtures will be drawn or four teams which the P.A.A.F. up by the League Management ls' endeavouring to bring to Manila Committee, this suggestion being

for the national football pionships next February.

cham.

Invitations have also been extended to a Spanish team, u Chinese team, and a team from Singapore.

The pur. these

of bringing роже

La to further teams here stimulate soccer football.. Java's soccer players participat. ed in the last Olympics held in Manila last May, and impressed the critics with their exceptional- ly fine showing,

FIRST DIVISION Saturday, September 29 at 4.45 p.m. Lincolns v S. China "B"

(Scokunpoo)

put the meeting as a result of an:

Artillery objection to the usual procedure, it being stated that It had caused conjestion between the soccer and rugby players of one club in pár- ticular.

Police

East Lancs

St. Joseph's.

v Kowloon

(Happy Valley) v Athletic

(K.F.C. ground) v Recreio

(Recreio) V Club

(Caroline Hill)

Sunday, September 30 at 4.45 pm. Borderers v S. China "A". (Sookunpoo). SECOND DIVISION Saturday, September 29 at 3.15 p.m.

JOHNNY HENNESSEY'S Royal Navy not engaged.

COMEBACK

Likely To Pair With G.M.

Although they failed to win the Lott This Autumn championship the team; was praised for their good all-around play and fine sportsmanship.

CARNERA LOSES LAST TITLE

Relieved Of Italian Crown

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Young Indians v Navy

:

Heavy rain commenced to

started and, in a melee round' the Whites' goal 'Cat. J. L Jordan, of the Whites, came off and sustained a sprained ankle.

fall almost as soon as play

Rain then became heavier, partially flooding the ground, and play was abandoned.

1.

The teams selected for the trial were: Reds:--Lt. Metcalf (1),

Major Drennan (2), Capt. Blackden (8), and, Capt. P. V. Williams (4),

(Router).

Managed by Mr. B. E. Maug-1931. The present team is a much han, President of the H. K. L stronger selection than has ever B. A., and skipped by a confident left these shores and full hopes are

SUSSEX BOWLINGUM. Omar, one of the finest entertained of the trophy being re-

FLOGGED Australian Establish Big Lead

KIPPAX SCORES 250

London, To-day. Scoring 250, the third highest W.score of the tour, Alan Kippax (3) provided the outstanding feature of the match in which the Austra- lians, with five first-innings wic gets in hand, are leading Sussex

Whites: Lt. A. J. Stocker (1), Keswick (2), Capt. J. L. Jordan and Lt. D. Pecl Yates (4):

Both teams played well from the start. Capt. Jordan and Lt Peel-Yates-perhaps being the out- standing players on the field, al- rés- though Capt. Williams was ponsible for some extraordinarily

accurate hitting..

It was impossible to judge from the short period of play which team held the advantage, although the ball was in the vincinity of the Whites' goal, more often.

Weather permitting, the trial will be continued to-morrow even- ing at 5.30 p.m.

5

(Happy Valley Military ground) WILMER ALLISON

East. Athletic v Borderers

(Happy Valley, Athletic ground),

St. Paul-Johnny Hennessey, former Davis cup star from Indiana- polis, now living hers, has been get Engineers ting in a lot of doubles competition this summer at the St. Paul Tennis University Club with the idea of getting into

condition for a return to national East Lancs competition.

won

Hennessey has told friends here Athletic that he is likely to pair this autumn, with George Lott of Chicago, with Royal

the whom the ex-Hoosier national doubles title in 1928, in a

attempt.-Associated R.A.M.C. "comeback".

Recreio

Rome, Aug. 11. Primo Carnera may not have known it but when he lost his Preas.

world heavyweight title to Mex Baer at Madison Square he was

v S. China

(Sookunpoo)

v Club

'(Caroline Hill) ✓ Lincolns

(Chatham Road) v Kowloon

(Club ground): Artillery not engaged.

THIRD DIVISION Saturday, September 29

v R.A.F (Sookunpoo, 8.15 p.m.) v Lincolns. (Recreio, 3.15 p.m.)

v Borderers (BRC, 445. p.m.) East Lancs (K.F.C., 3.15 p.m.)

v R.AS.C (Chatham Rd., 4.16 p.m.) BE (Athletic grd., 4.45 p.m.)

also getting ready to relinquish JACK SHARKEY HAS Railway R.C..

his Italian heavyweight champion-

ship.

NEW PROTEGE

Polica

The Italian Boxing Federation Jack McCarthy Shown R.A.0.C..

to-day announced Carnera's re

signation from the title in order

to "open the fleld to youths."

A new competition was prompt

ly announced to All the vacancy— Associated Press

· 10,000 MILE WALK BET

Frederick Ronald (Digger) Long has another 700 miles to walk to win his bet of £850! ***

“Digger's", bet is to walk 10,000

How Baer Does It

Radio

FOOTBALL"" TRANSFERS

NOTED

Boston, Alg. 22. Jack Sharkey, former world heavyweight boxing champion, who probably never will wear the gloves again, is taking a keen interest, in another heavyweight of the Sharkey Buckley stables, Jack McCarthy

Sharkey took McCarthy to the The following football trans/Org Carnera-Baer fight motion pictures have been noted: H. Haggar. (DA to show his protège that fast, heavy United) onbelde-left to Eaton

miles and write three books. He punching is the important thing Harsden (Brighton), left-back has already covered 109 240 miles. to-day United Press.

Gillingham.c

WINS TITLE

Berkeley Bell Beaten

In Four Sets

Brookline, Aug. 11. Wilmer Allison, lanky Texan, who ended the reign of Henri Cochet at Wimbledon two years: ago, gained his second leg on the Longwood Bowl tennis trophy here Ito-day." In the finals of the cur Trent tournament he defeated Ber

keley Bell, also of Texas, 4-6 6-1, 6-2, 6-3-Associated Press.

COLOMBO SCRATCHED FROM "ST. LEGER

London, Yesterday. LordGlanely's Derby diap- pointment Colombo, has been scratched from the St Leger. This anouncement was made at 9 a.m. Lo-day Reuter.

BROMLEY OPERATED ON

by 256 runs at Hove...

bowlers in the East, the remain-

ing five players- R. Basa; Htained

Beer, J. Watson, E. G. Post, and

Included in the selection are.

A. E. Coates are considered a four Chinese swimmers, including well enough balanced side to best two record holders, and an Army a younger and more experienced swimmer. Shanghal team and a slightly stronger Hankow team.

Beer has recovered from his bout of influenza and all.. the members of the team are reported. fit,

Declaring at their overnight | score of 804 for 8, Sussex found their bowling was not equal to the Australian attack, 560 runs being

The last Hong Kong team sent scored for the loss of only five

won their three matches wickets before stumps were drawn. North

L.-Darling (117) and W. A. under Omar, though they were

་

Brown (66) were associated in big held to a one point margin in the partnerships with Kippax.

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first two official games- they won Scores, as cabled by Reuter, the third by 14 shots ageingt

Tommy Main's four

Eight Wins Each

were:

Sussex: 304 for 8 dec. (John Parkes

The team will leave on the Pre- sfdent Coolidge on September 8, returning to the Colony by the President Jefferson on September 19,

THE SELECTED TEAM

The Colony team, which was

selected at a special mesting hold

last evening is as follows:

L. ROZA PEREIRA (V.R.C)

W. LAWRENCE (V.R.C.)

A. A. DA ROZA (V.R.C.)

E. B. DA BOZA (V.R.G.)..

T. PAGET (V.E.C.)___

C. E. ROZA-PEREIRA (V.R.C.) EDWARD_ROZA (V.R.C.) EM. MARQUES (V.R.C.) W. T. CAMPBELL. (V.B,C) KWOK CHUN-HANG (9.C.A.AÏ ́ LAU PO-HAY' (CAA)

9. H. WONG (UNATTACHED) CHAN SIK-PUI (CAA);

69. Cook 60, James Langridge 67 In the series to date both ports Yokohama and Kobe were to have, LO'B. Fleetwood-Smith (5 for have won eight times, so that un-taken part in the contest, but were

1143.

Australia: 560 CA. Kippax 250, W.isual. interests ie attached to the obliged to withdraw at the last

A: Brown 68 L. 8. Darling 117, forthcoming three matches in moment." D. G. Bradman 19).

which four of our team are mak- Opportunity of seeing the ing their, debuta-only Omar and Colony's team and other Interport

RAINBOW'S HOPE Basa have played in an Interport candidates in action will be afford

IMPROVES

before

Sed at a special Swimming Gala at (Continued on Page 10.)

the V.R.C. next Saturday, to which H.E the Governor, Sir William

3 Mins. 11 Secs. Victory | GORILLA JONES Peel, K.C.M.G. K.B.E., President

Over Yankee

BUT SELECTION NOT YET ASSURED

• Newport, Rhode Island.

To-day.

BEATEN

But World Title Not At Stake

Los Angeles, Aug. 21. Gorilla Jones, the Akron, O., negro who is recognized na world middleweight boxing champion by the National Boxing soclailon, dropped a decision here to-night In 10 rounds to Dacar Rankin, of Los Angeles, but Jones' title was not involved Both scaled at 161 pounds

of the V.R.G., Lady Peel, and Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn have [been invited.¦-

(Continued on Page 5)

SHANGHAI AQUATIC MARKS SET

Two Ladies Break 50 Yards Record

Shanghai, Aug. 23.

The Rainbow's chance of defending the America's Cup againat Mr. Tom Sopwith's Endeavour in the 1934 yacht-

· Ing clasale="next month ⠀⠀ has been greatly increased in con- sequence of her victory over

The beats for the 50 Yards ladies”. the Yankee by 3 minutes 11

free-style swimming championship seconds over a 30-mile trian- course yesterday,

It marked the negro's reappear took place at the Rowing Club bath Had the Yankee won 'yesterday ance in, the

long ab yesterday evening, when some fins choice would have been prac-sence during

Vince adee, contests were seen and the local tically cer habut same does of Newark NJ reco as record was broken by the winners not apply!

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as the champion by the New York state of both heats hitherto boxing: mmission, he risen to Miss cqueline Ball that of her ri prominen

the fac that A third claimant of the

rafts built briof

dicate at a cost

record to 2938/89 Vivienne Ra

when

time bein than the