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THE CHINA MAH, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936

Sporting Page

SUZANNE LENGLEN WAS BIGGEST DRAW AT CENTRE COURT

C.B.C. TRIUMPH OVER

“Y” AT WATER-POLO

GOOD SWIMMING SEEN AT QUARRY BAY

A

TSANG HO-FOOK WINS 400 METRES CHAMPIONSHIP

(By "Crawl")

VERY successful swimming gala, the second of the season, was held by the Chinese Bathing Club last night at their Quarry Bay Bathing Pavilion, when one of the largest crowds ever to attend their aquatic sports saw the Chinese Club beat the European Y.M.C.A. at water-polo by 3 goals to 1 in the main attrac BATTING RECORDS

The imcomparable Suzanne Lenglen,” now a professional lawn tennis player, is ranked as the greatest sporting personality ever

Max. Helen Wills Moody by Commander Millyard, who "grew up" with the present All England Club.

to have graced the Centre Court at Wimbledon. She is ranked above

tion of the evening.

The standard of swimming on the whole was excellent and.

in spite of the fact that the Club are without their star performer.

in Chan Chan-hing, who is en route to Berlin to represent China

FOR

LOCAL BASEBALL

MADE BIGGER APPEAL

THAN MRS. MOODY

COMMANDER HILLYARD'S BEST WOMAN PLAYER

"BUNNY" AUSTIN MOST POPULAR

I

(By H. R. McDonald)

London, June 17. SOMETIMES wonder, looking back over 26 Wimbledons, who is the most popular player, man or woman, to have played in the great centre court of either the old or the new ground of the All England Club, who founded the cham- pionships in 1877. I mean the player who at one period or another has proved the most attractive figure to capture the imagination of the public and hold it for a space.

The choice of this Wimbledon hero or heroine is not easy, for lawn tennis has been blessed above all games with an un- ending procession of alluring personalities right from its earliest

passed across the stage before my day, but I have seen every champion since those days crowned in the centre court.

An action picture of H. W "Bunny" Austin, above, who is ranked as the most popular figure at Wimbledon. He was beaten in the semi-final round of the All-England Championship fortnight go by Baron Gott- fried von Cramm, the runner-up-

K.C.C. SCRAPE HOME BY ODD SET

at the Olympic Games, the remaining swimmers were in excel ONE PLAYER WITH 1.000 PER CENT. days. The Renshaws, Lawford. "Ghost" Hamilton and Dr. Pim Gray And Crawford

lent fettle.

One of the outstanding features of the programme was the Men's 400 Metres Free Style Club Championship, which was won by Tsang Ho-fook (the present champion in the absence of Chan Chan-hing), who swam a brilliantly judged race to win by almost half a length from Chan Fook-sing.

SOUTH CHINA

AND RECREIO

MEET TO-DAY

IMPORTANT MATCH IN "C" DIVISION

INTERESTING FIXTURES

Some very interesting ties in the

Division of the Lawn Tennis League will take place this afternoon, the most important of which is the clash between South China and Recreio, both of whom are at present leading in the table! with the K.LT.C.

(Continued on Page 5)

The course being a 25-metre one, the four entrants for the main event of the evening had: 16 lengths to cover and for. 12 of these it was a case of inches Tsang Ho-fook. separating

and Chan

Chan Fook-sing

Wing-kai (third).

Winner Breaks Away The start of the 13th length saw Tsang Ho-fook break away from the tun and be gradually widened the gap between himself (Continued on Page 10) Results were:- Men's 400 Metres Club Championship;

1. Tsang Ho-fook

- K

2:

Chan Fook-sing.

ཙྭ་

Chan Wing-kai.

Time 5 mins. 56 secs. Ladies' 100 Metres Back-Stroke

Championship:

1 Miss Chan Fung-hing.

2 Miss Leung Yuk-chan

3: Miss Sa Wai-hing.

Time 1 min. 49 secs.

The following is to-day's and Men's. (Non-Club representatives) 200 to-morrow's programmes:--

C.R.C.

"C" Division

(TO-DAY)

+

T

The following are the complete batting records of every player in the local baseball League, with the exception of one game between the Pui Ching Academy and the U.S.S. Mindanao, which was played in Canton and the records for which are not

Per Cent.

available:

Name Cureem

Costello

Club Eastern

1.000

.750

.750

.616

Best Pair

DIVETT SHINES FOR CLUB

Forced to share nine sets by the

The aesthetic appeal of the immaculately groomed Dohertys, those gentlemen of the centre court; dapper little Arthur Gore: unsmiling Norman Brookes, volleying like a juggler; that self- ing Gerald Patterson; Bill Tilden, striding the centre court like Civil Service last week, the Kow- made apostle of fitness, the late "Tony" Wilding; grim, unyield-

some Colossus; bounding Borotra, with his beret: Cochet, the loon Cricket Club, playing at wizard; the tornado called Ellsworth Vines; graceful picturesque home, were fully extended yester- "Crawford;" all-of-a-sudden Perry; and Austin, the artist... All day to beat the H.E.CC by 5 sets have made a great appeal.

to 4 in the "B" "Division of the But my choice does not fall Lawn Tennis League. on any of this great company

DIAMOND GOSSIP

42 TULSA'S FINE

.400

.400

430

At Bat

1 ..

Hits 1

Tulsa

4

Stophan

Mindanao

4

D. Leonard

Volunteers

13

Divett

Canadiana

7

Sa

Volunteers

14

Kim

Pai Ching

*9

Costa

Volunteers

14

·Oliver

Canadians

500

Porter

Tulsa

Keu

Overseas

Beltrzo

Volunteers

Pereira

Volunteers

Mayhew

Americans

Barros

Americans

Fox Jolly

Tulsa

Al Chan

W. Woo

Allen

Thelma

Tulsa

Hussian

King

Pui Ching

Tiu

Collier

*Curtis

Gloyd Jones Lightfoot

Tulsa

Mindanao

Yasoda

Bawen

C.S.C.C.

KCC-B

ARMY

C.C.C.

RECREIO

V KLIC. (Causeway Bay). UNIVERSITY (Happy Valley).

KT.G.C.A. (King's Park).

E.C.C. "A"

(Sookunpoo)..

LR.C. (Happy Valley).

S.C.A.A.

(King's Park).

"D" Division

(TO-MORROW)

Y. POLICE

RADIO S.C.

C.C.C. C.B.A.

S.C.A.A

LR.C.

T ARMY

+ KCC

TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS

Miss Choi Mei-po.

3. Miss Cheung Kwok-leung- Men's

Metres 100 Handicap:

1. Wong Kam-lok

2 Tsang Yo-hing.

3. Chan La-ki.

Obstacle Race ⠀⠀ (Carrying

C.B.C. beat European YMCA. by

2 goals to 1.

C.B.C.: Po King-fook; Cine Fook-

to and Lau_Yam-cheung: Tsang Nu- ki; Tsang Ho-fook, Chan Fooking and Mok Lai-sing.

European

S Fowler; F. 1. Chock Fowler and R. Goldman; H. G. Lange; | Nakamoto F. Read, E. Fowler and W. Stoker.

Grimmitt Favoured

To Win

Tulsa

Overseas

Pai Ching Americans

Volunteers

Eastern

Mindanao

Tulsa

Mindanao

Japanese

Volunteers Overseas

Overseas

Talga

400

400

400

300

DISPLAY IN

THEIR DEBUT

Americans Employ Wrong Tactics

THIS SEASON'S HOME

RUN RECORDS

(By "INFIELD"")

The

The first round produced three of the tennis immortals, but on drawn games and the end of the one of the women players, Mile second round saw the teams still Suzanne Lenglen, of Com-

on level terms with three sets

peigne. She drew the crowd to each Wimbledon as no other player, man dr woman, did before or doubtedly the best pair on view,

Gray and Crawford were

since.

Personality

She had personality, flair, and a way of playing the game which was irresistibly fascinating.

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although Rodger and Evans were considerably better than their re-

CIVIL SERVANTS play

WIN 9-0

Indians Overwhelmed

In the "B" Division of the Lawn

salts would indicate. Individual- 15. Divett played a fine all-round game, while Ramsey, skipper of the home team and just up from |a sick bed, gave å very plucky dis-

A. W. Ramsey and G. C. Burnett (LCC): beat J. Rodger and D: B. Evans 6-2-- drew with G. E. E. Divett and

T. C. Monaghan

6-6 drew with V. R. Gordon and A.

€6 C L Bowker

U.S.S. Tulsa's baseball team heralded its' appearance into the local Baseball League last Tennis League, Civil Service Cri- (ECC):

S. A. Gray and A. Crawford

300 Saturday by giving one of the best ket Club beat Indian Recreation drew with Rodger and Evans 6-6 exhibitions seen in the Colony for Club, at Sockunpoo, by nine sets beat Divett and Monaghan... .......... $4

270

lost to L Agafuroff and E. L

E. Shute

beat Gordon and Bowker

6:0

G. Polglase and N. A. E. Mackay (KLCC): (?

4-6

3-0

lost to Rodger and Evans 25 lost to Divett and Monaghan packed with lost to F. Bradley and J. Pengelly 5-7 drew with Gordon and Bowker. 6-6

The game was thrills, both sides going very near lost to R. R. Todd

occasions.

and I feel that if Matty Chang

had pinch-hit when he had two on 250 bases in the ninth innings the

and J... A..

20 EASY FOR RECREIO

Bendall

·S. A. R. Bax "and M. U. Razack (LR.C.):

lost to Agafarof, and Shute lost to Bradley and Pengelly Chinese might have won-he is lost to Todd and Bendall

master in this phase of the game,

M. Hassan and A. Rahmin (LI

3-6 0-5

Metres Free Style:

1. Mok Lai-sing.

2 Chan Shek-fong.

3. Chan Ping-chiu.

Moe

Time 2 mins 45 seca.

Pillow Fight:

Yamasaki Smedley

Japanese

786

Canadiana

286

Won by Chan Fook-sing. Eunner

Hassan

Volunteers

286

up Yip Sing-fung.

Rogers

Americans

.286

(many a long day, when they beat to nil.

the Overseas Chinese by 5 runs to

A. M. Rumjahn and A. R. Kitchell

Ladies 50 Metres Handicap:

Takeda

Japanese

1. Miss Sai Wai-hing.

Yatima

Japanese

3 after three extra innings had (LRC): been played.

2

M. Arealli

Eastern

267

Amaski

Japanese

Breast-Stroke

B. Wong

Pai Ching

L. Ching

Overseas

250

Ito winning on several

Hearther

Americans

250

H. Chang

250

Water-

Jau George

melon for 25 Metres):

Horton

Pui Ching Canadians Mindanao

1. Chan Lo-ki.

Sróli

2. Tsang Ya-bing.

Ismail

Eastern

3 Leung Kan-yu:

Q. Areulli

Eastern

Water-Polo:

N. Leonard

Kwong E. Wong Hamet Nazarin Goom

Pui Ching

214

Pri Ching

1214

200

.200

200

Pui Ching

.182

Japanese

182

Williams

Americans

Wing Lee Kawamura Lum Mizani

Japanese

Pui Ching

Japanese

OTCEECES

Pui Ching

Japanese

TO-NIGHT'S GALA

Overseas Volunteers

Eastern Eastern Overseas

Volunteers

Eastern Pui Ching Eastern Volunteers Canadians

143

.143

143

$125

and a bunt to first would have lost to Agrioroc and "Shute brought Ching in.

The sailors were fortunate in having their heavy batters up în

the last innings, for, though they failed during the earlier part of

| lost to Bradley and Fenzelly

lost la Todd and Bendall

MATCHES POSTPONED

Craigengower Lose By 7 To 2

At the Valley, Club de Recreio 35 beat the Craigengower Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2 in the “B” Division of the Lawn Tennis Lea-

The "B" Division League Ten-gue.

the game, Dingler, Costello and nis match between C.R.C. “A” and (ርርርን፡

(Continued on Page 5)

J. W. Leonard, and T. Hachiuma Helm then struck their form and C.R.C. which was to have best In A Carvalho and M A. registered hits which resulted in been played at Canseway Bay last Oliveira

7-5 jevening, was postponed on account beat J. J. Remedios and L. F. V.

Riberio of the fact that the "B" -team

6-1 W. A Beed and A. E. could not raise a side. The match lost to

Javier

Q=B between the University and C.BA,

F. Zimmern and E. Choa (CCC): at Pokfulam, was also postponed lost to Carvalho and Oliveira 1-6

lost to Bemedios and Riberio "D" Division League Table To Date

POLICE HELD BY. C.B.A. Postponed Junior Encounter

CCC66, 0:0 2640 SCAA, 6 4 1 1.3634

At the Valley yesterday, the Radio S.C 5 4 1 0 3 134 Police Recreation Club, drew with P.RC-. 6 3 2 1′28′′

the Central British Association in LR.C

Meruyama Lenz

Gong

Abbes Abbas

Critchley McAlber

Triss

Ong

Pai Ching

Lau

Diagler Alltree Thomsto

Richardson Beaten In Final

Wood Walker' FORE Moeller

Eastern Tulea Canadians Americaux

Tulsa Canadians Overseas Canadians

¡gue.

10-

.100

091

lost

Pearce

Canadiens

091

Hair

883

beat

677

Sent D

To-night the South China Ath- B. S. Ching letic Association are holding-2 E. Woo Arthur Grimmitt, who won his Swimming Gala at North Point, Open Singles lawn bowls match the outstanding features of which against J. V. Ramsay at the Hong are two events, open to the Co- Kong Football Club earlier in the lony, and a water-polo match be the tween the VR.C. and South China. week, meets C. H. Basto in Fourth Round of the Open Singles The gala commences at 7.30 pm Championship on the Kowloon

Cricket Club green this evening❘ | GOLF WIN FOR

and is on his present form, fav- oured to win by a comfortable mar-

gin

POWELL

There is only one other game this evening, this being the AM Omar v A. E. Carey Axture, which should have been played Inst Monday but which was unavoidably A. L. Powell won the Happy postponed owing to the fact that Valley Summer Singles golf com- Carey could not play. The pro-petition when he beat J. E gramme for to-day is therefore, Richardson in the Final by 8 and as follows:-

- Open Singles

A. W. Grimmitt

C. E. Basto,

A. E. Carey,

In the semi-finals Powell beat A. I. Dennis 5 and 4, and Richard

at EC.C.

son beat T. D. Paton by the same atartalkoo, margin.

W. Ching Kitchell Cavanaugh P... Chang M. Chick Humphries Manoz

Yoshomoto

am

"Canadians

Overseas

Pastern Mindanao Översenú

Pui Chiar Americans Tules Volunteers Japanese

a postponed fixture in the "ATC

KIT.C. Division of the Lawn Tennis Lea KCG

6. Smith and AR S. Major

and SA

Fund Fowler

Smith and Claydon

267

5 3 2 0 232206 31 312

15121 40

6 15 8 19 25

Toials = 52 23: 27 ° 6 224 - 2354

sritch 8-2

lost to Reed and Xavier 0-5

J.

Lawrence and W. Howard

(CCC);

lost to Carvalho, and Oliveira 3-6 lost to Remedios, and. Riberio 4-3-6 lost to Reed and Xavier A

"B" Division League

Recreio

Table To Date

PWLD F 5500 358% 10- 2 CRC A5 00-54% 10% 10 64 1. 134% 19% 9

K.C.C. 32% CS.C.C.

163 30 31 226 HLUTC 623°0/21%22%

INTER COMPANY CRICKET

East Lancashire Regt. League

CBA.

Totals 56 21 21 2249 219 66

beat “A” Company, by 4 runs.

In the East Lancashire Regi-"B" Cay-100 (Le AT. Bain 19, not

League bye

Crick

out; Sergt. McCollough 6 10 25). "A" Cori -96 (L/Sergt. Davis 31:

Pte. Asurat lor