1934-09-01 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1934.

Sporting Page

COLONY INTERPORT SWIMMERS TO ATTACK RECORDS TO-NIGHT

JAPANESE

TRACK MEN

IN TRAINING|

Strong U.S. Team Due

Very Shortly

29 MEN PICKED TO MEET WESTERN INVASION NEXT SATURDAY

Tokyo, Aug. 28. Japan's all-star track and field 29 men selected on the basis team, of the best 1934 - performances, has been since Saturday in inten- sive training at the Meiji Marine Stadium, Tokyo's big athletic arena, for the America-Japan duel meet- ing scheduled for September 8 and 9, but not even the most sanguine Japanese sports fanatics expects anything but decisive defeat at the hands of the 14 first-ranking American athletes who sailed for the Orient on August 15.

CHINESE WINS AEROBATIC TROPHY IN SINGAPORE

Recent Recruit To Flying

Singapore, Aug. 15.

The Carl Mauer Cup present- ed for the beat acrobatic dia- play in the Straits Settlements has been won by Mr. Choun Tat, a Chinese who is not yet 21 years old.

Chong Tat gave a thrilling display of aerobatics, including the "falling leaf" descent and a spin.

It is only recently that he has taken up flying-Reuter.

EUROPEAN STARS FOR MELBOURNE

Most of the team which car- ried Japan's colours to a credit- able showing in the truck and field section of the 1932 Olym-Tennis Players Allowed pic Games at Los Angeles, have passed from the first flight, and the new generation has not vet measured up to the 1932 stand- urd.

Expenses

NEW LAWRENCE DUEL

CHARLIE GRIMM

WILL CONTINUE

WITH CUBS

Indefinite Post For Former Star

E

RUMOURS DISCOUNTED

Chicago, Aug. 27. Owner William Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs, National League baseball team, to-day told Manager-| First Baseman Charlie Grimm that

er.

he wanted him to manage the Cubs for the remainder of this season as well as next, and perhaps long The statement effectively dis to be fired in the near future. Grimm was appointed manager of the Cubs August 2, 1932. succeeding Roger "Raja" Hornsby, reported to have had too many financial diffi calties with various members of

counted rumours that Grimms was

the team.

Charlie, in his first year as mana ger in 1932, brought the Cubs to as

World Series. He will be 35 years

AND RORA

1929 MARK FOR 440 CHINESE CIVIL

YARDS MAY GO

LAU'S BACK-STROKE MARK

AL

IN DANGER

(By G. L)

SERVANTS GALA

PROGRAMME

AQUATIC MEETING

TO-NIGHT

|TWO NOVELTY EVENTS AND ONE OPEN TO COLONY

The Chinese Civil Servants'

evening, commencing at

LL prepared for their departure to Shanghai Club swimming gola, which was to defend the Taggart Cup, won in 1931, in postponed last Saturday owing to the Triangular Swimming contest against Shang-inclement weather, will take place hai and Tientsin, the Colony's aquatic team, com-this prising of all the fastest swimming stars in the o'clock at the Club's swimming Colony, will make a final effort to establish new records at the special V.R.C. farewell night, commencing at 9 p.m.

beach, North Point.

has

An attractive programme gala to-been arranged, wo interesting events being those in which com- petitors will swim holding a light-

In the course of the Interpart swimming trials held during the past two weeks Colony records were shattered which haded candle, and when contestants stood intact. for over five years. To-night, a particular effect to will try to thread needles on the break the existing mark of 5 mins. 32 2-5 secs. for the 440 move.

The following is the programme: 150 metres, three styles (Open to the

Colony),

Yards, set up by J. R. Johnstone in 1929, will be made by W. Lawrence and L. Roza-Pereira.

100 metres (women's)

100 metres faur styles (men's)

200 metres breast stroke (men's)

Earlier in the season, Roza- Yarda free style race, but the race

for the 100 metres (men's) old to-morrow, hence, the announce Pereira set up his fastest time is far from lacking talent. It will ment of Wrigley came as a pleasant for this distance when he beat provide the nomination pre-birthday gift to the 6-foot, 215-A. A. Roza in an handicap event second string to Lawrence in 50 metres (girl beginners)

400 metres (men's) continental pound left-hander. United Press. to register 5 mins. 41 seconds. Shanghai, and a keen struggle is 50 metres (holding a candle)

outswam expected between T Paget and 50 metres, threading the needle. however. Lawrence. Several well known stars as well as prominent British

Roza-Pereira in the trials to win E. B. da Roza. players are to play tennis during

Roza, who holds the Colony's of the

the centenary celebrations at Mel- NEW YORK GIANTS in 5 mins. 46 1-5 secs.

The keen rivalry between the championship for the 50 Yards Olympic team. Chuhei Yambu,|| bourne, Australia, this winter.

twis kuore than likely to result mark, has recorded a better time MIDGET WOLGAST in the old record being shatter-over this distance than Paget,

The outstanding star

meni-

Meir, the Spaniard, are

among

SUCCEED

SUPREME

ed, or equalled. This event pro- but the latter is in fine mettle at

both the 50 yards and 75 Yards Former Champion Beats mises to be the main attraction of the moment, defeating Roza in

Hooks On Points

the evening.

Back-Stroke Event

W

touch

TILDEN BEATS COCHET IN BAYONNE MATCH

Americans Win Over French

Bayonne, Aug. 27. - Bill Tilden, the formidable American professional tennis star yesterday defeated the French net veteran, Cochet, in the Franco-American profes sional tennis matches now con- cluded at Bayonne. The Frenchman, Ramillon, won his match from the American player, Gledhill, rohile Cochet

and Ramillon defeated Tilden and Gledhill in the doubles, this bringing the fates that matches to 3:2 in America's

favour, the Amertens having

won 2 matches the previous day. A xeturn match will be played at Beziers on September 1 and 2-Havai.

SUSSEX SECOND IN TABLE.

(Continued from Pape 1)

Middlesex upset Notts at Lord

to take first innings points, althoug in the first knock Walker scored 11

for the northern county. An u timely declaration at 252 for 5 the Notts skipper was responsil

for the Middlesex advantage.

winner of the hop-stop-and-jump Giorgio de Stefani, the ambidex- and third in the broad jump, will not compete in the Tokyo meeting. trous Italian, Roderique Menzel, the That holder of two world records all Czechoslovakian, and Enrique WORLD CHAMPIONS has been in Europe all the sum

those who have been invited by the NOSE OUT DODGERS

trial events in convincing manner. to the Japanese mer as.coach

These two swimmers will pro- girls' team in the women's "Olym-Australian Lawn Tennis Associa

tion and are likely to accept.

YANKEES BEAT SENATORS

Perry Fender displayed his b On the first day of the trials L pics" at London.

All the visitors will naturally |

Roza-Pereira shattered the 5-year-bably be closely, followed by A. A

best form at Cardiff, taking 8 New Orleans, August 27. New York, To-day. compete in the Australian cham-

old 100 Yards back-stroke record da Roza and H. A. Ozorio, the

University champion.

Midget Wolgnat, the former 79 to enable Surrey to obtain a fi Four Olympic Stars

New York Giants, world cham-]

by a more than full second.

Chinese Challenge

world fly-weight champion, won innings advantage over Glamorg Only four who won points for pionships, while exhibition games

are to be played at Perth and pions, nosed out Brooklyn Dodgers Lawrence, who finished a

Paget and Roza will again clash a decision here tonight from In Surrey's second venture J Japan at Los Angeles are

by a 2 to 1 tally in the major behind, also bettered the old mark

Lau Po-hay is Henry Hooks, of Indianapolis, in Clay proved deadly, taking 7. for bery of the 1934-team: Shuhei Nia-Adelaide, as well as Melbourne.

There will also be international league American baseball yester-of 71 2/6 seconds. Two weeks in the 50 Yards,

this short 10 rounds. He scaled 119 pounds S. J. McCabe's 108 and a bi hida the pole vaulter, who is al

The day.

later in a second trial over this also a fast man over

knock of 82 not out by W most as good as when he captured matches against Australia.

It was the first bout in weeks Ponsford featured the drawn second in that spectacular contest Australian L.T.A. has guaranteed New York Yankees beat Washing-distance, Lau Po-hay, of the Chin-distance and will also be compet to 120 for Hooks.

1933 Senators, the expenses of the tourists,

Following the diving exhibition for the Midget. He beat Sammy between Kent and the Austra League champions, by a margin of e, Athletic Association, created ing.

a sensation by breaking Roza-

Kent declared at their ove Pereira's new record by a full gee-by Edward Roza, the Colony's Seaman, of California ond to record 69 2/5 secs. Law champion, S. H. Wong, who is also at Alexandria, Va., near Washing-

the Australians soon became new mark, in the team, Kwok Chee-stu, Chanton, on June 13, while Lou Salica score of 21 for 2, but four rence also broke the

and W. R. Tait of Brooklyn held him to a draw

tomed to the tricky wiek finishing only a fifth of a second Ping-yung R. H. Ebehind Lau.

(R.A.F.); the Interport side for the at New York May 1.

The veteran Wolgast disposed of Ponsford and McCabe (Continued on Paan (6)

themselves in with confiden virtually all opposition last year.l including Jackie Brown, of Eng- claring at 197 for 1, the Au

and

at Los Angeles; Ryutoku Yoshioka, still a great sprinter but hardly in Ralph Metcalf's class; and two

Kenkichi Oshima jumpers, Naondo Tajima.

Yoshioka seems to be the only member of the Japanese team able

to give reasonably stiff competi- tion in the flat races to such great' Metcalf, American runners 83

Cunningham and Hornbostel. The

INDIANS TROUNCE

RECREIO

"C" Division League Tennis

American

·

10 rounds

night's event this race promises to NOEL HAMMOND land, generally rated as current were only able to dismis

provide the thrills.

Iton

3 to 1.

Results, as cabled by were

National League

Reuter,

New York Brooklyn

2

8

1

Roza-Pereira is now anxious to

1

5

1

swim against Lau in an endeavour

to recover his record. and in 'to-

St. Louis Chicago

S 10

1

1

6 2

Hartnett hit a homer.

American League

Washington New York

Lazzeri hit a homer.

1

6

3

6

Chicago

2 10

3

14

Game went to 11'innings.

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best of the new batch are Kumao The Indian Recreation Club sur- Aojt, capable of 1:58 for 800 prised the Club de Recreio, beating meters, add Midco Tanaka, a fair them by 7 sets to 2 in the "C" Divi- 1500-meter man, but neither cansion Lawn Tennis League at King's; push Hornbostel nor Cunningham Park yesterday evening.

Jumping Hopes

Scores:

The Japanese expect to make A. Rodrigues and F. Xavier (Re- their best showing in the jumping creio). events, despite the passing of lost to S. A. R. Bux and Y, el Arculli; St. Louis Nambu. They have always been beat M. A. Khan and Firdos Khan 6-2

beat M. A. Abbas and M. el

Arcull

strong in that section. Oshima may be good enough to win the

A. Ribeiro and F. Britlo (Recreio). hop-atap-and-jump, Japanese

a apecialty, and he. Tajima and lost to Bux and Arculli Masao Harada, a newcomer, should lost to Khan and Khan

lost to Abbas and Arculli give's good account of themselves

in the long jump, being consistent A. Prata and C. Pereira ly over 23 feet.

lost to Bux and Aroulli

If Nishida and Wirt Thompson lost to Khan and Khan

are both in form it will take some-

lost to Abbas and Arculli

AUSTRALIAN PLAYER BEREAVED

W. H. Ponsford, the Australian

Breast-Stroke Rivalry

Kwok Chun-hang (South China

2A. A.) simply ran away with the 0100 Yards breast-stroke event in

the trials when he clipped no less

than 4 seconds off his 1931 record 0 of 77 secs. E. M. Marques, the 1 best contender the V.R.C. could offer, equalled the old record and thus forced the Sélection Com- mittce to give him a place in the Interport team..

ACCLAIMED

Shanghai Hope In Swimming

BACKSTROKE TALENT

· DISCOVERED

Among the Shanghai, men swim- mers, the chief laurels go to Noel Hammond, writes the China Press. This young swimmer won the 220 include will To-night's such stars as B. Gosano (V.R.C.), Yards with case and tled the local is not the slightest doubt that had

race

flyweight titlist in an overweight Kent batsmen before stu affair. Bantamweights to beat him drawn, the score then bef in the past include Young Tommy Fleetwood Smith secu

30. of the Philippines. Associated

(Continued From P Press.

FRIENDLY.

KINGSFORD-SMITH SETS NEW RECORD

Melbourne, Aug. 22. Testing his machine for the forthcoming London-Melbourne Jair race, to be seen in connection with Melbourne Centenary, Bir

opening batsman, did not play in Sun Fob Shun (C.C.3.C.), Ng Shitmark of 2 minutes 37 4-5. There Charles Kingsford-Smith created |

2-6 0-8

1-6

(Recreio).

the Australians' match against fay. and O. Lopes (V.R.C.).

he been offered more opposition by record flight to-day from Mel- bourne to Sydney in 148 minutes. a cable

Lawrence Not In 100 Yardı

Archie Logar he would have suc- --Eeuter. 3-6 Glamorgan. He received

W. Lawrence, the Colony's chamceeded in breaking the record by 1-6

annnouncing the death of his father) 1-6

plon, will not compete in the 100

a few seconds. in Melbourne.

thing like 14 feet to win the pole Division League Table To Date

vault, while Suyeo Oye also has

been pushing the bar up toward

that mark. None of the Japanese'

Bets PWLDF A Pts .12 12 0 0 82% 25% 24 C.R.C. ...11 11 0 0 85, 12 22

can follow Walter Marty far in c.C.C. the high jump.

Against such giants as John An-S. China..11 11 0 0 82% 91⁄2 22 K.C.C...11 8 30 57% 41% 16

derson and Donald Favour the CRA...1 7 5 0 57 50 14 Japanese concede themselves little Recreio....11 & 4 1 58% 40% 13 University 1864 0.44-4012 chance in the weights.

C.B.C.C...10 3 7 0 39% 50% 8 IRC ....12 57 047 57 10 Deutscher 13.3 8 2 45

LACQUENAY WINS WORLD MOTOR-PACING TITLE

Paris, Aug. 27.

Power In Swimming Comes

His performance in the Rowing Club 100 Yards championship in which he set up 58 3-5 to beat Raven's official championship time)

Only After Hours Of Practice of 69, but which was a second

By RAY DAUGHTERS

Famous Steimming Coach, Washington Athletic Club,

little use in trying to aflain cham-more than Hadley's best time in an pionship form.

Interport trial last year, marks him Champions spend from 16 to 18 out as an outstanding competitor Lancashire (5) hours weekly in practice. It's not for this season's championship over Sussex (2)

easy, During hours spent in practice, time fa divided so that the swimmer this distance. negotiates almost a mile and a half a

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Army 7 $ 4.0 30 Police" ..11 2 9 0 20 K.B.G.C... 8 1 7 0 17% 47% K.D.R.C.10 6 9 119% 49% Radin .110 110 16.

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Too much.emphasis cannot be placed on the importance of training for day. awimming;

out a

2

A

At Canterbury, Austri with Kent.

Kent: 21 for 2 dec, and 74

O'B. Fleetwood-Smith 4 Australia: 197 for 1 dec.

Cabe 108, W. H. Ponsfo out).

TO-DAY'S MATCHE

Play commences in the first-class fixtures today:-

Scarborough Yorkshire v. Folkestone-An England XI

tralia

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts.

No Pis, W L Result Poss, Obt.

0 450 257

-450

450 220 436- 215

1st Inns.

P W

L

30 13

10 4

%

30

12 2.

7

8

30 12

7 5

29

12

6

6

80 12 10 2

299

5

8

24- 10

4

28

7

28

8

26:

243

450 202

..I 435 191

Yorkshire (1) With Logan and Raven as his Kent (3) rivals, it seems that no matter who Gloucester (19) Practice on the kick, with or with-wins there is every likelihood of a Essex (4).

Licking board, requires the new record being entered in the Warwick (7)

Notta (8) Power, plus condition, plus a per-swimmer to cover almost 500 yards a books.

Middlesex (12) 1fected crawl stroke are the three day. Half an hour is spent on

(Continued on Page 5) sentials of a champion merman.

Surrey (9) sezaion is finished off with a discussion perfected crawl can be taught mech sprints, turns and push-off. Then the anics of swimmings are easy once the criticism on stroke or physical con EASTERN TAKES OSTENDE Leicester (17) The French cyclist Lacquenay,

GRAND PRIXeros Derby (6) yesterday won the 100 kilometre CRAWFORD WINS HOULGATE Rovice becomes used to his watery ditionemphasis, of course, being aurroundings but power, applied to a placed on the faults of the swimmer.

Hampshire (14) Swimmern ander, my direction (gen- motor-paced race from his German

perfected stroke and physical condi-

Ostende, Aug. 27. Glamorgan (10) ten are the results of much time and crally work alone. This gives them opponent, Krewer, in the course of

more time to concentrate on them--

Easton won the Ostende Grand Worcester (15) contest which was a return match The Australian tennis star, Jack patience in practice. for the world championship, pre Crawford, yesterday won the local In the developments of champions, selves their own pacing, and their own viously won by Krewer. The championship defeating in the final time is the premier element. Unless the straks, PARADE Prix yesterday. Admiral Drake Somerset (11) Frenchman covered 100 kms. of the his fellow countryman, Vivian Meawizmer lilling to put in a reguler Under actual racing conditions, the was second and Rentenmark third. Northants (18)

amount of time each week, developing swimmer must have learned to set his Eight horses competed for the Figures in brackets denota positions held at conclusion of

prize-HaVAS, race in 1 hour; 28 min. 21 séc.-Grath, by a score of 7-5, 6-4, 6-1. his body and applying power to the own see, fording kis" competitor—to

----Havau.

basic motions of the stroke, “thère du fall in line with him. Havas.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

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