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THE CHINA MAI, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1936

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ALL-CHINA SOCCER TEAM UNDERESTIMATED ALL-INDIA SIDE

Mak Wai-ming, above, the sen- sational middle distance swimmer from the Chinese Civil Servants" Swimming Club, swam bri

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liantly judged race yesterday to win the Cross-Harbour Swim

MAK WAI MING WINS K.C.C. Lawn BUT HEAT PROVED

HARBOUR SWIM

RECORD ENTRY OF 72 PARTICIPATE

DISMAL CONDITIONS AT C.B.C.

(By “Crawl")

DESPITE the bleak and dismal weather con- ditions yesterday afternoon, a record entry of 72 took part in the four sections of the Cross-

held under the auspices of the Harbour swim held under the auspices of the

Chinese Bathing Club.

WILL QUASHED

AND OMAHA

MEET AGAIN?

100-Year-Old Race. Could Be Revived

KNAVESMIRE'S GREAT MATCH TRADITIONS

(By HOTSPUR)

for Men and Ladies, and the C.B.C. divisions for Men and Ladies.

| FTASONS.

Bowler

GITTINS, father of S.)

WORST ENEMY

BAREFOOTED PLAYERS'

VERY FAST GAME ·

DOUBTFUL PENALTY AWARDED

Calcutta, July 5.

INDIA and China shared two goals and the

honours in the first soccer international to be played in India. This memorable game, play-

Tam Kong-pak, above, the

Association soccer star and' All- China World Olympic selection. scored China's only goal against" the All-India international team in a memorable clash at Calcutta.

M.C.C. DONATION TO LARWOOD'S

BENEFIT FUND

Olive Branch Idea "

Misconstrued

NOTTS FAST BOWLER FOR AUSTRALIA!

(By "LEIGHTON")

London, July 15. Much has been made of the £25

ed on the Calcutta F.C. ground yesterday, was versatile South Chine Athletic Chinese Bathing. Club at Tat-Sze-Mui (Quarry

the occasion for scenes that will be remembered Bay), Mak Wai-ming, of the Chinese Civil

for a generation. The crowd inside could not Servants' Club, swimming a brilliantly judged

have been less than 20,000. Thousands and thou- race to secure first place in the fairly good time HARRY GITT the nest sands who tried to gain admission were dis- of 33 mins. 12 secs., while Lionel Roza-Pereira, short distance swimmers in the appointed. of the V.R.C., and a former Colony cross-harbour Colony is well-known in local The crowd began to collect from an early hour of the mom- bowls circles, having played for the ing about 200 had to be turned out of the enclosure at 6.30 champion, was second 3 mins. 18 secs. behind.

Kowloon Cricket Club First Divi-am-and before noon there were not less than 10,000 persons The four sections of the race were divided into Open racession team for the past eight clamouring for admission The opening of the gates shortly be

fore 1 p.m. was the signal for unprecedented scenes, but the po- The Ladies took off first from the main launch just off the Kow- Born in Fonchoe in 1871, Belice, to whom tribute must be paid for their patience and their loon Docks, and were followed five minutes later by the men, the LEMMAR educated at the Diocesan tact in most trying circumstances, managed to keep order. latter finishing the course of just over a mile before the fairer Boys' School, where he was promin-

And the game came up to expectations. That the Chinese sex!

ent at cricket, there being no failed to maintain their usual rate of goal-scoring they attribute Eighteen men and 10 Ladies entered for the Open Sections soccer in those early days.

to the heat. It was botter, they said, than at any other place they while 36 men and' 8 ladies entered for the Club sections, but of

He also played a fair amount of had played, and they were not able to give of their best. And they London, July 3.

this total 42 competitors did not finish the course, probably due tennis and was among the first to paid tribute to their opponents, who gave a much better display Several racecourse executives to the strong current and the wrong course they followed, which use the FM.C.A. courts at Cause-than they had expected. The Chinese were, however, dis- would like to have the distinction landed some of them in the vicinity of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery way Bay, where he used to play appointed at their failure to win, and they are hopeful that they subscription contributed by the of putting on a race in which the or at least half a mile past the finishing mark!

with Ng Sze-kwong, who was later will give a much better account of themselves to-morrow. They Ascot Gold Cup first and second,

There were several major to win the Colony Championship found the ground too hard and the ball a little too lively for them, CC. to Larwood's benefit fund. Quashed and Omaha, could renew

upsets, Miss Au Yun-chiu, who Later he took to bouts on com particularly as in Rangoon they had played on heavy grounds. their great struggle of last week

commenced a hot favourite in ing to reside in Kowloon, and India deserved to draw. That before Mr. Woodward's colt

both the Ladies Open section joined the K.C.C. Although he they did so by a penalty goal- turns to the United States.

and the C.B.C. Ladies' section, has been crailable for and that for a perfectly harm- being unplaced and not Shanghai

several|less-looking foul which few finishing the course. The V.R.Coccasions, he has never been select-people on the ground even gained their only win in this ed for Interport, although noticed, and which would have. jevent. Miss V Thirwell, the last year he reached the Final of not been penalised by most

best of the three well-known the

K.C.C. President's Cup referees does not matter. sisters, finishing first, 19 mins. Singles Championship), when he and 14 secs. behind Mak Wai-was unfortunately taken ill with ming, winner of the Men's appendicitis and cas forced to few expected them to, and, on the Open Section.

The European YMCA. were rePhillips. presented by two swimmers in W.) Stoker, who finished 28th, and G.) Magnus, who failed

re-

Lord Stanley is averse from the idea of a "match" between them, because Quashed, great as she is, is not a match runner and needs a pacemaker to bring out the best that is in her. But a race under conditions similar to those of the Ascot Gold Cup is not difficult to arrange.

When the idea of a retura race) between the English filly and the American colt was first mooted, it was suggested that the two-mile course at York was an ideal meet- ing-ground.

Great Match Traditions The Knavesmíre has great match traditions, for it was there! that Voltigeur and The Flying Dutchman ran the most celebrated match in the history of the En- glish Turf.

Lionel Roza-Pereira, above, of the V.R.C. was placed second in the Cross-Harbour Swim beld under the auspices of the Chin- ese Bathing Club at North Point" yesterday.

INTERESTING

MIXED DOUBLES

TIE TO-DAY

I believe that the York Race. Committee has under considera- tion a race to take place on Au- gust 25, the first day of their meeting the second and third days have the historic Ebor Han- dicap and Gimcrack Stakes -- on conditions the same as those at Ascot, with the consequent varia-** tions in the weight for age, the RECREIO AND U.S.R.C. MEET race being two months later the season.

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ESCOBAR

in

C.R.C. ENTERTAIN K.C.C. “A”

concede

IN

tisit

walkover to h

to reach JAPANESE

the finish after being ca ried well below the South China Athletic Association Bath- ing Pavilion. The Service entrant Sergt. Strauss. of the Royal Air Force, was 29th.

Biggest Upset

One of the biggest upsets was the complete eclipse of Shek Kam- pui, a former crass-harbour cham- 15th, while pion, who came in Norman Lee, the South China re-

presentative, arrived late for the [start. Miss Yeung Sau-chun who was supposed to have started, did not make an appearance.

SWIMMERS

India rose

to the occasion as

P Pamount of attacking they did, they

IN FINE TRIM

Utoh Lowers World 400 Metres Mark

AMAZING SPEED TRIALS. WITNESSED

(By "LEIGHTON")

Berlin, July 17.

fully deserved a division of. thei honours Any other result would have left a wrong impression of the game.

The ground being bone-dry, the whole of the Indian team except.

Carr, and Mazumdar were bare-

footed and their speed gave the Chinese a good deal of worry. Added to their speed was the ski' ful dribbling of the Indians and their combination; the excellent understanding that prevailed be tween the forwards and the halves.

Value Of "W" Formation

Lee Tin-sang, above gave a wonderful display at right-back." for the All-China team in their first clash against the All-India

selected soccer eleven.

[COATES AND

GRIMMITT TO.

It has been construed as an in- dication that the MC.C. are pre- the olive branch pared to ware before the eyes of the Notts man-

Actually this M.C.C. subscrip- tion is nothing of the kind.

just the usual procedure.

It is When

a man who has done his bit for the his England takes benefit HM.C.C. always appear on his list

for $25.

It has also been, assumed that, Larwood has only to express his willingness to play again for Eng- Hand, thus retracting his previous statements, for him to get an in- Ivitation to Australia by return of

post.

May Go To Write The Australians have let it be known that they are ready and willing to let bygones be bygones -to forget what has happened. Larwood, often voluble in the past, is

maintaining a solid silence on the question, and so is Voce

There are, however, complica- tions arising. Because of the past, Larwood is considered have a commercial value, and the

to

MEET TO-DAY story goes that he has been ap-

OPEN SINGLES IN LAST STAGES

One point about the game which was not generally appreciated was An indication of the perforthat whereas India adopted the {mances that may be expected at "w" formation, China started and

proached to go to Australia, not The Ladies left the start first the Olympic Games has been pro-continued with the five-forward

to play for England, but to write and Miss V. Thirwell, the winner, vided by the Japanese swimmers attack With two such fast and

This impressions of the Test and jumped into an immediate lead, al- in their tests against the watch at elever forwards as Rahim

matches for a four-figure fee. Berlin. Other swimmers AT KING'S PARK

though she followed the wrong

were Bhattacharjee doing dnal duty in defence, the local

Without going into the details course by making for the Light- astounded by the times recorded. attack and

of this offer it can be said that, Utoh covered 400 metres in 4 ten

advantage. were at Weather permitting, some very Buoy instead of the Commercial

Chinese forwards;

if Larwood accepted, he would interesting tennis in the Mixed Press, but in this she was follow-minutes: 42 seconds, which is four Besides the

profit to a much greater extent. Doubles Lawn Tennis Leaguejed by her strongest challengers seconds inside the world record generally played too far up the

Lawn bowls enthusiasts will financially, than by bowling the gave no assistance to should be witnessed this after-and-almost the rest of the field. held by Nagami, whom he defeat-field and

hard worked defenders probably go down to the Hong Australians out. the finishing stretch shejed. Making did the distance in their noon át. Causeway Bay, where the On

is little doubt that the Kong Football Club ground, this

STRIPPED OF

HIS PRESTIGE holders of the Dunlop Shield, the had to fight her way against a 4 minutes 52 seconds, and Chinese underrated their Bantamweight Holder the Kowloon

Loses On Points

TRIUMPH FOR SOUTH

AMERICAN BOXER

ti

New York, July 15. Sixto Escobar, world bantam-i weight champion in the eyes of the National Boxing Association, was virtually stripped of his pre- stige to-night when he dropped a 10-round decision to Carlos Quin- tana, of Panama.

Quintana is bantamweight title- holder of. Central America.

His appearance to-night is his most important since be lost to

the There Chinese Recreation Club entertain strong current running from the slowest time was 5 min. 2 sec.

In the 100 metres trial, Yusa (ents. Cricket Club Aharbour towards Lyemun.

registered 57 sec, while Aria team, while at King's Park Club

did it in 57/4-5 sec.

de Recreio are at home to the Un-} ited Services Recreation Club.

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GAME POSTPONED

Owing to the unplayable con- dition of the courts, the Mixed Doubles Lown Tennis League encounter between the Chinese Recreation Club and the Kowloon Cricket Club "A" team has been unavoidably "postponed

The following is to-day's pro gramme:

MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE (To-day)

U.S.R.C. KCC. "A". “A” DIVISION (To-morrow)

Recreio

Lou Salica; ex-bantamweight C.R.C. champion, in December, 1334: Most of his fights last year were with second raters in the division. ECC.

Escobar was crowned champion by the NBA when he won a de cision over Lou Salica in a return bout for the title in November, last year...

CRC. “B” LRC

XC.C.

GR.C, "B" C.R.C. "A" Quintana tipped, the scales 2 CRA

Escobar weighed TR.C.

ECC

119 pounds.

121 pounds.

▼ CRC "AW. YU.S.R.C.-

* Recreio

TS.CA.A

"P" DIVISION (Wednesday)

University

HKCC

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Shek Kam-pul, aber Chinese, cross-harbour) gefna champion,

held by the ... C.B.C.

eclipsed yesterday in the

Recreio C.C.C.

Point, coming in 15th in

the largest Selds in recent yERI

Where Saccess Lies

A critic attributes their amazing speed not only to their immacu- ¡late style, but also to their physique, clean living, physical jculture, and training methods.

He says their styles are ap parently not different from the rest of the world, but all have: konná constitutions andTM very, strang bodies. They have been very carefully selected and scientifically developed.

WIMBLEDON PLAYER INJURED

Miss Anne Page, the American squash rackets champion, who Las been playing in the lawi tennis championships. at Wimble don, has, it is feared, broken her the result of a fall

right a

in her match against Miss: M. Baumgarten in the All England Plate. She was taken by car to King's College Hospital, Denma HIL

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RECREIO STARS CLASH ON THURSDAY

་་་

oppon-afternoon in their numbers to CHUNG SHING GALA

Chan Chen-wo: (Darkie Chan) above, was the pick of the All- China intermediate line in their Arst match against the All-Indi team is the first international "Boccer match to be played in

watch the first of the Semi-Finals

in the Open Singles Championship between A. E. Contes, of Craigen-

POSTPONED

gower Cricket Club, and A. W Water-Polo Match And

[Grimmitt, the Civil Service: Cric ket Club'stalwart and 1934 chura-

pion.

Although both players, are in very good form at the moment,

مند

WAY.

Exhibition Diving

Although the third monthly swimming gala of the Chung

&

the odds are slightly in favour of Shing Benevolent Society schedul- ed for last Saturday night was Grimmitt winning

postponed owing to inclement through to the Final.

Grimmitt is, however, not the Timo and Kwok Chu-shon, the (weather, a diving exhibition by So same bowler as last year, due no club champions, was given before doubt, to the fact that he has not large gathering of spectators. had as much practice as may be desired, and in glancing at the tion of fancy fosting.

This was followed by an exhibi-· A water- manner in which the two players polo game against the 24th Bat have progressed, one cannot help tery, R A., brought the evening's noticing that Coates had the far-entertainment to a close, the home der passage of the two. An excel-team winning by six clear goals. lent game, however, should result. The postponed gala will take place with very little difference in the next Saturday night.

score at the end.

All-Recreio Affair

· LOCAL BASEBALL. TIES POSTPONED

The second semi-final, which will be played at the Kowloon Docks on Thursday, will be an all- Owing to the sodden state of Recreio affair in that H. A. (Dic-the grounds at Causeway Bay and kie) Alves meets his clubmate, Lat Caroline Hill, the local Base- A. GutierrĚZDA, DAY

|ball League matches scheduled for

yesterday were postponed."

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