THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1935
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ORDNANCE AND SERVICE CORPS JUNIOR SOCCER CHALLENGE
SAPPERS
LATEST
CHINESE MAY
PLAY FOR THEIR
LEAGUE TEAMS
NEW PIVOT FROM LAST TROOPER”
DEPARTURES SERIOUSLY HANDICAP TEAM
(By "ROVER")
Selleck will make his second appearance for the Royal Engi- qeers this Soccer BERKOS
The Royal Engineers, who are AMERICAN
again entering the Second and
Third Divisions of the local Foot-
ball League are setting a prece
dent in the history of military soccer in the Colony.
several The Sappers have
their useful players among companies of Chinese and pro- pose to allow them to play for the Second. and Third Division teams if they are good enough| to qualify.
New Pivot
BOAT WINS
FASTNET RACE
STRONG WEATHER IN KEEN DUEL
SUCCESSFUL YACHTSMAN ADDS ANOTHER SCALP
London, August 12
HONG KONG SWIMMERS SHOULD WIN INTERPORT AQUATIC MEET FROM SHANGHAI'S BEST TEAM WILFRED LAWRENCE AND HAMMOND LIKELY TO HAVE VERY STRENUOUS PERFORMANCES AHEAD OF THEM ALL-CHINESE COLONY MEDLEY RELAY TEAM SHOULD BE CHOSEN
(By "Crawl")
Clarke is the leader of the com- and R.A.0.C bined RASC Second Division soccer team which is expected to finish some- where near the top of the table.
GERMANY'S GREAT TRACK STRENGTH
COMES TO LIGHT
TEAMS JOIN FORCES
FORMIDABLE
COMBINATION
SURE TO SUCCEED
WEALTH OF TALENT AVAILABLE
RESERVES IN PLENTY
(By “ROVER") The Royal Army Ordnance Corps and the Royal Army Ser vice Corps, who were both in the the Third Division of the Hong Kong Football League last year, have this season amat gamated and entered the Se- cond Division. This fusion has resulted in a formidable team. and, as all last season's players
,
"SHANGHAI are reputed to be sending down their finest swimming team for the forthcoming Interport against the Colony on Septem- ber 19, 20 and 21, and, although everything points to an excellent contest over the three days, indications are that the Colony should win the ma- jority of events. The whole meeting will very much depend upon two swimmers, Wilfred Lawrence for Hong Kong, and Noel Hammond for D. O. FINLAY STILL EUROPES from both teams are available, Shanghai, and both are certainties for at least two firsts.
LEICHUM A FINE SPRINTER
GREATEST HURDLER there is every prospect of their carrying off the Second Division We now know the track event Championship this season, or at strength that Germany is de-
Colony is Where Shanghai will hold a slight advantage over the that their representatives in the various events are well distributed, and where they may fail to obtain a first, there are possibilities of re-veloping, writes Bevil Rudd. Max least, being very high up in the cording seconds and thirds, all of which count.
Syring, Schaumbers. Dessecker, League table at the conclusion of and, above all, Leichum are poten- the season.
After a thrilling context, the The Second Division team will-1585-mile challenge race of the be exactly the same as that which Royal Ocean R. C. from Yarmouth,
The times for the various events between Hong Kong and Shanghai vary, the latter won the Junior Shield last sea-Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock son, although Hurst, a newcomer and back to Plymouth, was want being much better, in the sprints, but where the Colony will probably make up for any prob- tial Olympic winners' in Berlin } who arrived in the Colony with a yesterday on handicap by the third able arrears will be in the middle distance and breast and back stroke events where our
times are in some cases 10 or 15 seconds better than those of the northern port. batch of 150 towards the end of boat home, the American Bermu-
Taking the events and times. the last soccer season, may be seen dian-rigged yawl, Stormy Wea- ther, owner by Mr. Philip le Bou-
individually, Shanghai stand an in the pivotal position.
Dudley, the original left-back. illier. of New York, and sailed by LAWN TENNIS FEAT excellent chance of winning GT. BRITAIN'S
and Budden, one of their star Mr. Roderick Stephens, jun" forwards, are due for Home dur- Stormy Weather received 16hrs.
in
the next trooping seasonmin 18sec from the scratch boat. and unless some hidden talent Mr. Colin J. Newman's 50-ton Ber- comes to light, the Sappers first mudian-rigged cutter Kismet II eleven is likely to be seriously which was first to finish.
In June Stormy Weather won the handicapped.
Available Players
Transatlantic race from Newport, Among the 150 newcomers are Rhode Island, to Bergen, Norway On several men who have played soc-a distance of 3,050 miles. cer at other Stations, but their that occasion Mr. Roderick Ste standard of play is not yet fully phens was at her wheel
known.
Mr. Stephen's Successes Four years ago he won
the
OF ENDURANCE
SCHOOLBOY PLAYS 103 GAMES
ONLY THREE MATCHES
the
both the 50 Yards Free Style land the 100 Yards, also the Re-i lays and the Diving; while the water-polo contest is almost a
certainty for the Colony.
SWIMMERS DO
next July.
AW. Sweeney did his job to “ROVER WILL COMMENT ON
defeat the famous Borchmey ANOTHER LOCAL FOOTBALL but in Leichum the Germans have CLUB IN TOMORROW'S EDI- produced really champion | TIONS.
sprinter.
Schamberg showed himself to
be in the Lovelock-Wooderson The composition of the team class of milers, and Syring was has not yet been completed and
WELL IN HUNGARY far too good for W. Beavers, and new "finds are likely to come
In the 50 Yards Free Style the PLACED IN VARSITY. Colony will probably be repre- the sented by Chan, Chan-hing. China National sprint and Colony
event
RELAYS
J. A. Binns in the 5,000 metres. to light as soon as the team Stothard Frightened thas had an opportunity to prac- Dressecker apparently frighten itice Cooper, of the Service ed Stothard. He was only three Corps, will be in goal. He play- yards away in a Imin 25 2-5sec ed last season, is very safe, and is considered by many to be a
50 Yards champion. and Louis TWO PERFORMERS BEATEN IN 800 metres
In the field events, of course. rival to Rowlands and Durham. London August 10.
Oliveira, who was placed third to
400 METRES EVENT
Germany were paramount. So we Gooch will probably fill the A remarkable feat of endurance
Harmond and Britton in the
can congratulate ourselves that right-back position, partnered by was accomplished by 18 years old
Budapest, August 19. Gerald Abrahams of Westminster Shanghai trials. In this
The British swimming teams our defeat was not greater. We McQueen. Both played for the rea-Ordnance Corps last season. Among those who will be avail-
School, who played 103 games to Chan, who holds the Colony re-
cord of 25 2-5 seconds, will be competing in the relay races in have, however: substantial
Gooch is a very useful half-back able for the coming season are Transatlantic race to Plymouth complete three matches in
International Universities" sons for satisfaction
as well, and played pivot for his Our Greatest Hurdler Selleck, Slack. Dudley. Boyling, with the little yawl Derade, which Schoolboy's Lawn Tennis Champitted against Noel Hammond and the
D. O. Finlay, our greatest hurd team in many games last season. Burst Denham, Callard, Budden,
was also successful in the Fastnet pionship at Queen's Club, West Britton, both of whom have re-games here did well against their
the Colon Continental opponents to-day- corded times inside
that his powers McQueen has also played in other Darby. Howell and Creagh races in 1931 and 1933 Kensington, Wen
The men's team, composed of ler, has shown
that Kisinet 1L was followed home
Abrahams first match was in record.
Hammond A Certainty M. Chassels (Glasgow), P. Mit are still superistive. Nobody got positions in the defence, and it yesterday by Mr. W. D. M. Bell's
the singles competition when he yawi
Hammond is a certainty for chell (Cambridge) R. J. C. Sutton near him, and he won in 14 2-5sec was only late last season 50-ton Bermudian-rigged Trenchemer, with the American played J. A. T. Hancock of Win-
chester. The couple took the this event, and, having performed (London), and MY Ffrench-easily a British record, if Bri- the two settled down as backs.
standing between them This record of 25 seconds in fresh Williams (Oxford) were placed tish performances abroad count-They have a very good under- boat about 12 minutes behind.
And W. Roberts' 47 7-10sée for very safe. Stormy Weather was never out court at 10 o'clock.
Hancock won the first set 6-4 water, he is likely to better it if third to Hungary and Germany in ed.
the 4 x 200 metres free-style re-
(Continued on Page 7) the 400 metres means that G. L of sight of Kismet III. during the
lay whole of the race except in the and then began one of the longest fully extended.
and most ardous sets in the his-
Hungary, the winners, returned; Rampling's 48sec. time for the 440) hours of darkness. On the way to
la time of 9min. 28 8-10sec, thus yards is eclipsed. Incidentally, tory of schoolboy tennis. It was Fastnet Kismet IL and Stormy only won by Hancock after a duel
beating the previous best of 9min. he proved himself a better man (Continued on Page 7).
lasting two hours when the score
43.9-10sec.. set up Turin in 1933. than A. G. K. Brown, who was five yards behind him at the stood at 19-17-
finish.
Callard, another second year player for the Sappers, hand very good-season last year
BATSMAN KILLED BY CRICKET BALL Coroner's Sympathy For Bowler
SHANGHAI CRICKET
HAT TRICK FOR JENKINS
FORMER COLONY PLAYER
· ALSO BOWLS WELL
Shanghai, September 2 Despite the fine bowling of 3
Wonderful Stamina Tennis experts marvelled at the young men's stamina and endur- ance, but these 46 games were only a preliminary canter for Abrahams who is one of the West- minster school first pair.
(Continued on Page 7)
BRITISH WOMEN GOLFERS WIN
Australian Ladies Overwhelmed
Women Prommment
Britain was placed second in p the women's medley relay, finish
ing only 1 6-10sec, behind Hun- gary, the winners. Germany was
The British team was: Miss A.
H.K. HOCKEY ASSOC. COUNCIL MEETING
Election Of Sub- Committees
third. Hungary's time was 4min Perth Western Australia.
132 8-10sec. and Britain's August 14 Although coming straight of 33 2-10sec During the afternoon he played their ship, the British women's
A meeting of the Council of the another 57 games in two doubles team beat a West Australian side Hetherington (London) (back- matches, both of which he and his by five ratches to none here to-stroke), Miss E Perkins (ex-Car-
diff) (breaststroke), and Miss Hong Kong Hockey Association Miss Pam Barton (R Mid-Yates Miss Yates was five will be held at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- Surrey) defeated Mrs. Negus, the yards behind when she took over day, September 16 in St. Andrews' West Australian champion, 2 and but was only two yards behind in Church Hall, the agenda being...
Correspondence. 1 Miss Jessie Anderson (Craigie a thrilling finish Hull) won by 7 and 6 against Mrs. Earlier Mitchell and Chassels
C. Jenkins, who included the partner won, thus qualifying to coveted hat trick in his 5 for enter the semi-final round. 29 bis side, the Wanderers fail-
ed to overcome their club rivals, the all-powerful league leading Stragglers, in their cricket fix-JOE ture on the SCC ground yes- terday. Although scoring only The 140, the winners skattled out coroner expressed sympathy yes their opponents for a meagre terday with a bowler whose ball g
London. August 13.
(Continued on Page 5)
killed a batsman during a cricket The defeat of the Wanderers at mach at Haslingden, Lancashire the hands of the Stragglers came The inquest was on Harold in the nature of a surprise for after batting first, the winners" Pilling, 32, a married man,” of Edward-street, Haslingden. Be total of 140 in an occupation was playing for Stonefold Church which lasted under two hours did against Bazenden Methodists, in the Haslingden Sunday School, League, when, according to John Cottam, 16, the bowler, a ̋ball] Pilling oke to the right slogged at it He missed it and round to his left and the struck him
reaso
HALF MILE SWIMMING " RECORD BROKEN:
forman
nwright (Hanle a record time
the when
mile champi
beating his
foot
LOUIS STARTS TRAINING
Preparing For Fight
With Max Baer
day.
and are
Jennings, a very good wing- half, is a certainty for the-com- bined BACS. and: RA.O.C *League soccer team....
McKissock; Miss Phyllis Wade were narrowly beaten in the 400 To appoint Hockey Empires DULWICH CRICKET
(Ferndown) beat Miss Royce 5 Malahide) beat Mrs. Saw 5 and 4; and 4; Mrs. J. B. Walker (Island, and Mrs. Walter Greenlees (Troon) beat Mrs. McQualter and 2 Joe Louis, the Tan Tornado: In all matches the players Pompton Lakes, NJ Aug. 31. from Detroit, opened his training pleted the fall round campaign to-day for his forthcom performance was ing battle with Max Baen the Wade, who had z former work's champion.
against the stiff boge Everyone has got one thing he Walker took 78 and Miss Barton. can't get away.
-old
best
metres freestyle event. Ffrench-Board. Williams, the inter-Varsity, sprint champion, retired from the race
HAGEN MAY VISIT SOUTH AFRICA
e's night
PHYSICAL CULTURE
INSTIFLIS AN
tigh
Joe Kirkwood For South Africa
Johannesburg. Hagen, the American four times won the Bri-
Chain
been receit
To fix date in December for Combined Services Civilian v match and to elect Civilian Selec tion Sub-Committees.
To consider a proposal to elect Selection Committees for repre
sentative matches at the mencement of the season,
a) Colony, (b) Civilian
(Continued on Page 7)
CLOS
"HAT-TRICKS
Excellent Bowling Feats Recorded
The
Dulwich Cricket Club specialsed in "hat
#where cent week-end, matches. were three of them
AM Mason, for Dulwich again SevenoaksTM Vine, on MENZEL WINS IN AMERICA Dulwich ground, did
Newport, Rhode Island R. Menzel (Czec
Maier (Spain)
ound of the
here to day, the first rond
seratched from the com
trick in his first over and had 3 for 17
AK Baer, for Dulwich against Lloyds Begister on the ground, had four wickets ing the "hat trick in one and took 6 for 45.
AP. Watt, for Old Alley
against Dakri College reg theland took.
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