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CHANCE FOR YOUNG ENGLAND IN THE TESTS

EXHIBITION SWIMMING

Programme Against Filipinos

PROBABLE COLONY, REPRESENTATIVES

(By "CRAWL")

Although no replies have been received from the various swim- ming clubs in the Colony nominat. ing swimmers to take part in the trials next Friday in preparation | for the visit of the Philippines- Olympic Swimming team, there is every reason to believe that the Colony will be amply repre- sented by members of the Victoria Recreation Club, who possess the cream of Hong Kong's leading swimmers

The programme of five events will take place next Monday at

Six membeta of the Philippine track and feld delegation who will represent the Islands at the Eleventh World Olympiad in Berlin next August. Left to right: Miguel S. White, Antonio M. Salcedo. Nino T. Ramirez. Teodore P. Malasig, Nemesio de Guzman and Simeon G. Toribio. All will be featured in an exhibition against local talent next Monday afternoon at Caroline Hill

the V.R.C. commencing at 6 pm. exponent of this stroke able

TEMPERAMENT HAS

IMPORTANT ROLE

NORTH V. SOUTH GAMES SHOULD BE HELPFUL

A

TWO COMING BOWLERS

(By Jack Hobbs)

London, May 2. FEW months ago we regarded this cricket season as uninteresting because no Austra- lian or South African team was to tour here. Now, on the opening day, everyone is talking about our team to go to Australia in September, and much curiosity centres round the India team. It means that, after all, we are in for a quite eventful time. "Australia" has been on every tongue at the various grounds few words of advice.

They are:-100 als Free Syle, give Videfonze, of the Philippines "OVER 40" C.R.C. where practice games have been in progress, so I want to sinds

TEAM LOSE

100 Yards Back-stroke. 200 Yards who has been credited with having Breast-Stroke, 440 Yards Free broken the world mark, a race, is

We shall all be busy at the game of choosing the team WỪ Style and 300 Yards Medley Relay Kwok Chun-bang, the Colony and

should like to see sent out to fight to regain the Ashes. Don't consisting of 100 Yards each of Interport champion, who is at pre-

(Continued from Page 4) let us do too much until the season has advanced a bit. If we Back Stroke, Breast Stroke and sent in Shanghai. Wong In-man.

did, we should only have to add more names to the list, and by Free Style.

The man of the match was July find ourselves with a couple of dozen candidates. the Interport reserve, will pro- Wilfred Lawrence, the Colony bably qualify with K. Nazarin, of undoubtedly F. E. Lau, "grand

fold Man" champion, and Chan

of CRC. tennis.

What we have to study is Chan-hing, the V.3.C.

Despite the fact that he has how the wickets are taken and

will probably swim in the first

The

event, while Lionel Roza-Pereira - 440 will probably see Wil-passed the half-century mark, how the runs are made; and G. O. M. of

and Lau Po-bel, if the latter is Pereira wearing the Colony's as he was six years ago. in the Colony, will swim in Back-Stroke event.

Breaststroke Problem

His not merely good figures, which the colours, while the Medley Relay positioning is superb and his are sometimes deceptive, or, at

team will probably be Chan Chan-lobbing is up to anything seen least, fattering. hing (free style), Wong Iu-man in "A" Division. Had he had Question Of Temperament The 200 Yards Breast-Stroke (Breaststroke) and Lau Po-bei la more experienced partner yes- The chief thing when you are will present a problem, as the only (Backstroke).

terday, he would probably have considering a team for Australia won three sets and thus given is the temperament of the player. the old-timers * sporting In this connection, I am pleased chance. What I like about Lau to see a North v South match has is the fact that he is a perfect been arranged at Lord's This laser, no matter what the cir- should help us to sort out a few cumstances.

of the players from the view-point of temperament. It introduces the

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Gray and Crawford did not do as well as was expected, though they won their three

It might have been still better sets in the game against Hon to play it in a Yorkshire, towa;) and Tsang they were 5-3 down where the crowd would be more before they steadied up to win (biased than it is at Lord's.

four games off the reel. They must remember that the loss of ja set by them will greatly jeopardise their team's chances. A little more steadiness is what is, required from this pairing.

Steadiest Pair

Lord's atmosphere which tests the Still, there is a something in the

young player's nerves.

As I emphasised in “My Life Story," published last year, I should really like to see two North: South matches played every are season;

one at Lord's and the

other at Sheffield.

A

The C.R.C.

T the age of 53 years, Lau Fook-lei is still one of the most active members of the

Ramsey and Burnett without a doubt the K.C.C.'s steadiest combination, and I am inclined to believe that the side's hopes for success in the race for divisional honours will revolve round the fortunes of this partnership. They, how- ever, need to add a little more tionally keen on the result, and do pace to their strokes and should a bit of barracking, players have sun Boys' School, Inot be over-cautious overhead. to overcome the spirit of anta-favourite game was cricket.

Mackay and Jack took two sonism.

did not go in for any other form

No Urge To Win This would give the players the Chinese Recreation Club and is earest approach to the Test also the captain of their No. 8. Match atmosphere.

team in the "B" Division of the When the spectators are excep- Lesin Tennis League,

Lau was educated at the Dioce

where his Ho

sets to settle down and then Those who rise to the occasion of sport apart from an occasional gave a promising display. They have the temperament for which swim in the summer, and it was are, however, inclined to be the Selectors are looking. England not till he was $5 years old that erratic, and I cannot see them Rest matches are a waste of he took to tennis. In spite of this

winning a much needed set time.

against stronger Clubs, though (Continued on Page 7) I feel sure they will do con- siderably better against faster opponents.

"C" DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER TOO GOOD FOR LR.C.

· (Continued from Page 4)

late start, however, he soon deve- loped into good League player and has been a member of eleven

CRC. "B" Division champion

teams. He is essentially a Division player, though he has also had some experience in the "re- mier division of the League.

Popularly known to his club-

Playing with a shortened grip, mates as “Lausky,” our personality (Continued from Page 4) he was very sound in his vol-28 one of those older members of LR.CA Bakar and Dleying and angle-volleys, while the Chinese community who believe Razack, A. Bahmin and A. S. Soffiad, he imparted terrific spin to very firmly in all forms of sport

A. R. Abbas and F. K. Ram.

E.C.C. (1) C. E. Watson and E. Some of his back-hand shots. en aid to moulding character. S. Capell, G. A. White and W. Gittins, Howard was steady and sound and to that end he gives his best 3. S. Smith and F. A. Broadbridge. on his service. He positioned excouragement to the younger L.C.C. (2)—–A. G. Philippens and himself well, but was obviously generation, not only in the sphere L. E. Kirby, D. Orr and V. Freeman, ill at ease in the opening two of sport, but also in all other N. J. Bebbington and AL Fischer.

ELT.C-Dr. Mahan Singh and T. sets, when Lai failed to send walks of life.

M. V. Devan, S. A. and H. A. Hussain, over one good service or drive.

M. A. Khan and Firdos Khan.

CS.CC-B. Agafuroff" and G. Poiglase, . Colledge and R. Simp son, R. M. Wood and J. Skinner.

Craigenpawers--Dr. C. W. Lam and Dr. N. P. Karanjia, L. Chom and G. Cho, S. Cassambhoy and 0. Sadick.

To-day's Programme The following is to-day's pro- gramme of matches, which com

:

mence at 5.15 p.m. sharp:

"C" DIVISION To-day ELT.C. v LR.C.

(King's Park). KC.C. (1) S.C.A.A.

(Kowloon C.C.). KT.G.C.A. Y C. do R...

EK.U.T.C. v C.C.C.

(Pokfulam) GR.C. VAT.C.

(Causeway Bay). CS.C.C. v KC.C. (2)

(Happy Valley). "D" DIVISIONTM To-morrow P.R.C. LRC.

·ELT.C. ATC C.C.C. - KC.C.

CBA. ♥ SCAA

(Kowloon Tong).

RECREIO TAKE EIGHT SETS FROM C.B.A.

the

The Indians had only one re- liable pair — M. R. Abbas and M. el Arculli, who fully extend- [ed the opposition, including the

(Continued from Page 4) Leonard - Hachiuma combine, despite an adverse score of 5-1

Smith and Ferguson were A feature of the IR.C. pair's pick of the C.BA. team and sei play was their timely advances cured their only set. With prac to the net, where Arcalli "kill- tice, however, the other two pates ed" with deadly precision, but should show some improvement, Abbas failed badly in his angle-jespecially after they have played volleys, although he was fea

a few more matches together. tured in numerous splendid vol- leying ducis at the net.

Unsuited Pair

his fore and backhand shots. He was deadly at the net and Kitchell Pereira and Y. el Arculli were rarely missed a kill. totally unsuited to each other, made his debut in the "B" and whereas the former. was Division and performed fairly. "alive" on his feet, the latter well, although his attempts to appeared just the opposite and kill high balls lost him many failed to retrieve what appear-valuable points. His service ed to be fairly easy returns. appears to be his biggest fault One of the bright features of at the moment, while his back- the IR.C. team was the display hand chop strokes lack the of their third string.

necessary sting to

be really Bax is definitely an acquisi- effective. - tion to the team, and had he With F. D. Pereira partnering been given better support he Bux, the LBC. will be assured might have secured at least two of a strong second string, with sets. He sent over some very M. R. Abbas and M. el Arcalli Hast services and was sound in filling the first position.