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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1936

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COMPARISON OF RUGBY IN SOUTH AFRICA AND IN GT. BRITAIN

LOS ANGELES GAMES

SURPASSED

BERLIN OLYMPIAD LAST WORD IN ORGANISATION G.$24,000,000 ALREADY SPENT

(By Edward J. Beattie)

Berlin, August 5. THEN the 1932 Olympic Games ended in Los

Angeles they said there never would be an-! other show like it. But to-day, four years later, Germany has convinced the world by cold figures that the XIth Olympiad will far surpass America's show which was rated the best for all- time.

In 1932, Los Angeles spent G.$15,000,000 on the Xth Olym→ piad; German officials admit they spent 60,000,000 marks or G.$24.000,000 on the games but that figure is far below the actual cost. A total of 1750,000 witnessed the 1932 Olympics: 3,100,000 tickets to the Berlin games were sold four months ago. The Los Angeles Games attracted 4.000 athletes from 45 nations. Germany is playing host to 6.800 athletes from 53 countries.

The money spent by Germany in erecting its remarkable athletic buildings doesn't begin to tell the entire Olympic story. The city of Berlin. for example, appropriated an unknown sum to "dress up." Thousands of flag-poles, miles of garlands The plac- and hundreds of placques were erected in the streets. ques bear paintings of typical German scenes while there are! enough banners strung in the streets to supply the armies of the world.

The show has become so big that the city's night life now; consists of strolling through ị the streets and gaping at the mammoth decoration instead of

SUSPENSION ON

JEFF DICKSON spending evenings in the "bier-

NOW LIFTED zartens" or music halls.

Sequel To Strickland's

Forfeit Claim

WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SPORT

(By "LEIGHTON")

The radio "Look-up" is one of the greatest day-to-day broadcasts! in-history. Three hundred and

by

40-

fifty separate broadcasts are be ing made during, the games 60 German and 80 foreign

Two hundred miero- nouncers.

in the phones have been set up

and 250 main Olympic stadiura

in the other stadia, sports fields and rowing courses.

1,500 Journalists

London, August 1. Mr. Jeff Dickson, the boxing promoter, whose suspension by the

The games have attracted 1,500 British Board of Boxing Control journalists-51 of whom are from has already been lifted, states that the United States. In addition to he intends to stage a big boxing the regular press facilities in the show in London next September. various stadia. a special press of- In an interview Mr. Dicksonifice with 70 typewriters has been said whatever diferences there set up in Schillersal theatre may have been between the com-¡Bismark street, four miles pany that bears bis name and the Reichsportfield where the games B.B.B.C. are now all smoothedicentre.

From the over.

GENS

ENZKE

GUEN HARDE

Geze Venzke, left, one of the finest milers produced in Ameri- ca. failed to make the American Olympic team owing to his poor showing in the trials last month, while Glen Harden, right, wìn- ner of the US. National AAU 400 Metres Hurdles title, fully lived up to his reputation by capturing the Olympic title over that distance.

BALLCON RACE HELD TO

SETTLE DISPUTE

Great Lakes' Entry Hits Wall In Landing

Cleveland, August 3

In a "gridge" race to decide actual superiority following a dis- pute at the recent National Bal- loon Races which started at Den- ver, the Goodyear Tire Co.. bal- loon. piloted by Frank Trotter and John Rieker, landed Rayville, Pa., 297 miles from here, zo-day

at

The Great Lakes Exposition entry, with Milford Vanik and Anthony Fairbanks Rs pilots.

Pa. 225 landed at Wellsboro, miles from Cleveland. The occu- pants of the losing entry were Said to have been slightly injur

the balloon ed in landing. 35 scraped a wall. At the Denver. race the Great Lakes Exposition balloon failed to take off, bezom- ing snagged in a tree.--United Press

C.R.C. OVERWHELM RECREIO

MIXED DOUBLES ENCOUNTER

CHINESE FIELD NEW PARTNERSHIP

THE INFLUENCE OF Australian

"ATMOSPHERE”

SPORTING SPIRIT MUST

BE APPARENT

THE TWO TYPES OF GAME

(By Stanley Osler-capped for S. Africa against All-Blacks in 1928 and Oxford Rugby Blue).

Capetown, S. Africa, July 4. ATMOSPHERE, like time, is a thing about

Sportsman

which we know little philosophically, but which we feel deeply and which affects us pro- foundly. It is perhaps the most intangible, and vet real, of all the influences which affect Rugby. "Laws," as Lord Balfour once said, "will not keep

Without loyalty, the T. your Empire together. spirit of the laws cannot strengthen the bonds the Hong Kong Football Associa- of Empire, nor can we co-operate in hand-cuffs."tion and of the Korio Football

is a

G. STOKES, who member of the Council of

And in Rugby, however strict the refereeing, the game Club, was a very fine all-round without the sporting spirit will never be more than a mockery.sportsman in his younger days. How real this truth is will be realised by all those who have Born in Adelaide, Australich he played Rugby in England and then gone across the border into first came into the sports limelight Wales. The difference in the "atmosphere" of the game in while at school where he took a England and Wales is as striking as that between the respect- prominent part in rowing and at which even the casual observer notes-shown to law and order (Bugoy. South and North of the Canadian border.

He was also a fairly good swim- Coming closer to our own home there is little doubt that in mer and was roller-skating cham- the Transvaal the atmosphere has not been as beneficial to Rugby pion of Sydney. Arriving in the The Chinese Recreation Club, as has that of the Western Province, the traditional home of Colony after being demobilised, ke holders of the Mixed Doubles South African rugger. And what a pleasure it is to play before played soccer for the Kowloor Lawn Tennis League title, proved a sporting and appreciative crowd, whether its enthusiasm be the Football Club in 1919 on the ola too good for Club de Recreio in reserved silence of Twickenham, or the more expressive admira-ground where the Diocesan Girls' His interest their match at Causeway Bay yes- tion of a Newlands' crowd! It absolutely makes the game for School now stends. terday, winning by 8 sets to i

the players, and has a very marked effect on the actual course in swimming soon found him a The Chinese were without two of the play itself. of their players-Tsui Wai-pui

No amount of criticising off and Mrs. Enid Litton, but Iu Tak- ichesk and Mrs. Gertie Chaun crowds can do much more than made admirable substitutes, wia-simply keep the more abusive of their matches and elements in check; if we are to ning two

have more appreciative crowds sharing the third.

A feature of the match was the there must be the subconscious feeling that they have come to splendid exhibition of net play by watch a game of skill in which Mrs. Chin, whose angle volleys at excitement and exercise play times bordered. on the uncanny equal parts.

TENNIS "DERBY" The Portuguese were best served

AT K.C.C.

CHALLENGE FROM RECREIO

"A" DIVISION FIXTURES

On

from

Thy C. A. Barretto

Botelho.

and Miss C.

This traditional attitude ma- tures slowly. but each clean open

W. C. Hung and Mrs. C. C. Chiu game of Rugby pushes this snow- ball a little farther, and makes it (C.R.C.):

a little bigger. The game is still 6-1young

us to be en- enough for thesiastically hopeful

beat J. Gonsalves

Ribeiro

and Miss 0.

Baretto and

6--6

Two Types Of Games Rugby can be played in two ways: either as a game of skill the gentlemen, as in

drew with C. · A.

Miss C. Botelho beat A. V. Remedios and Miss. A.

Roza

6-2 Tsui Yan-pui and Miss R. Perry There is an interesting pro- (CRC): gramme in the "A" Division of the beat Gonsalves and Miss Ribeiro 6 stadium telephone Lawn Tennis League this after beat Baretto and Miss Botelhe. Gr. between

beat

Remedios and Miss Roza Iu Tak-cheuk and

Chaun Mrs. tolines have been established to all noon, when the Kowloon Cricket "My aim is to run shows

(CRC): please the lovers of boxing. parts of Europe. Twenty-four Club and Club de Recreio, both have always tried to do this, and special lines have been opened to strong challengers for the drew with Gonsalves I shall continue to do so. I anti-London which will be the clearing clash at Cox's Path..

house for "copy" destined for cipate no further difficulties."

.

title,

Both Clubs have won their three Mr. Dickson was suspended Tokyo, New York and other world matches played to date, although after Maurice Strickland, the New capitals.

Zealand heavy-weight, had com- plained that: £25 was due to him!

the Portuguese

were matched

Ribeiro

6-1

OFFICIAL CHALLENGE BY MAX SCHMELING

No Other Contender Will Be Recognised

.

member of the Victoria Recreation Club and he played water-polo for to them regularly from 1919 1929.

Soon after he was trans- ferred to Shameen, Canton

There he played water-polo for the Shameen Swimming Club for four years and represented. Canton in the football and water-poio In- terport matches against Hong Kong in 1924.

Ch

London, July 23.—A message from New York yesterday states

He was

active first-class that Max Schmeling has officially challenged James J. Braddock soccer referee from 1926 till 1928, the Interport (holder) for

and officiated at the world heavy- weight championship.

match between Hong Kong and Shanghai in the latter year.

The New York Athletic Com-

mission has sanctioned the fight.

and at the same time announces its determination not to recognise any other challenger for the heavyweight title until Schmeling has fought Braddock. Joe Gould, Braddock's manager, has nounced that the champion will accept the challenge.

traditional English and Western GOOD SWIMMING

Province manner, or it can be played as an heroic encounter in 6-6the Irish and Welsh way.

and Miss

B

6-1

beat Baretto and Miss Botelho beat. Remedios and Miss Roza

against not quite so formidable INTRA-CLUB GAME

AT K.C.C.

teams, beating the Cricket Club,

South China and the U.S.R.C.

In South Africa we tend to see what the average Englishman“sees in the game--the vigorous exercise, the sheer exulting, joy of perfect, physical health, the excitement of miniature war and the joyous com“)

from Jeff Dickson Sports Promo BRITISH NAVY AT while the K.C.C. accounted for the Weakened "A" Team parionship which studs, the coun-

tion, Ltd., as forfeit arising out of

a cancelled contract: A few days] later it was announced that Strick- land's claim had been settled.

PAIRS SEMI-FINAL TO-DAY

K.B.G.C. And Recreio Pairs To Clash

TENNIS

Win Quadrangular Tournament

CHEFOO SPORTING EVENTS

Cricket Club, South China and the C.R.C. “B”.

(TO-DAY)

The following is to-day's Chefoo, August 3.

igramme: A quadrangular tennis competi- tion held here to-day between the K.C.C. British Navy, Chefoo, Tientsin and

U.S.R.C.

Win Easily

encounter.

try with real friends.

I have just read Robert Collis' autobiography. He was the clever

23

WITNESSED AT

SAPPER TRIALS

Calvert And Barron In Limelight

220 FINAL THIS EVENING'

(By "CRAWL")

A keen follower of Police sports (he is the Chief Accountort-of the Police Department) he represented the PRC. on the Football Asso- ciation Council

His

include other activities cricket, having occasionally played for the Police team, while he has alse represented the Engineers' Institute and the K.C.C. in inter- club billiards.

FUSILIERS

HOLD AQUATIC

FINALS AT “Y” Davies And Jones Shine

KEEN COMPETITION SEEN

The Royal Welch Fusiliers held their annual aquatic (individual)

when some very

The champions, CRC. should take both points from the At King's Park, Kowloon Cricket medical student who got his cap Some fairly good swimming was] Cricket Club at home, while the Club "A" beat Kowloon Cricket for Ireland in 21. In his book, seen in the Victoria Recreation interesting Odyssey Club pool yesterday afternoon "B" team meet the Indians at home Club "B" by 7 sets to 2 in a very which is an

seriously-minded, thinking when the Royal Engineers held very one-sided Mixed Doubles League of a in what promises to be

student, he speaks of the former their heats and one final in their close encounter.

The senior side were without (the English game) being annual Aquatic Championships. pro-:

the services of Miss O. Dalziel, "fast, open, skilful and played with Lieut. Calvert and Lieut. Bar-sports in the Y.3LC.A. pool yester-

two of the Army's latest day afternoon, who was indisposed and who was the best sporting spirit-the final ron, replaced by Mrs. F. Goodwin, who result being of little consequence." acquisitions, were in the limelight keep competition was seen,

The heats were swum off earlier performed very creditably.

(Continued on Page 3) and won their respective heats in

the 220 Yards by a comfortable in the afternoon and the finals followed. whe arrangements, margin.

L/Cpl. Pearse, the H. E. half-however, were so well organised

also in fine

that competitors who qualified for mile champion, was fettle to qualify for the final of the finals were given plenty of the event, which will probably pro-

itime to rest in between races. duce a thrilling race.

A very interesting lawn bowls the American Navy, resulted in a encounter should be witnessed at victory for the British Navy who C.R.C. “A” the Kowloon Cricket Club this scored 63 points. afternoon, when the second Semi- Chefoo finished second with 63, CRC "B" Final Round encounter in the Co-Tientsin was next with 56, while lony Open Pairs Championship, the U.S. Navy entries scored 47 between S. A. Bright and J. E. points.

Henson (K.B.G.C.), and J. E. A combined Chefoo and British Noronha and F. X M. da Silva Navy side met Tientsin in a crie- (Recreio), will take place, weatherket match which opened at 11 permitting. H. Overy, the KC.C. o'clock this morning. player, will umpire.

Cricket Match

Bright and Henson have by no means experienced an easy passage Bad light resulted in play being to the Semi-Final Round, but, at-stopped when the combined side though they are playing well at were leading by a small margin, present, they will have to produce The combined, XI, batting first, their best to beat a versatile pair scored only 73 runs, Tientsin re- like Noronha and da Silva, who are plying with 87%

v Recreio

Cox's Pat

(King's Park)·

+ S.CA.A

Y HKC.C.

(Causeway Bay)

IR.C (Causeway Bay)

DERBY BEAT LEICESTER

London, To-day. At Derby, the home county beat Leicester by 9 wickets. Leicester: 117 (Copson 5 for 40,

Mitchell $ for 571 and 94, (Cap son 4 for 39, Mitchell: $ for 42).

for 1

Derby: 159 (Geary 5 for 29) and 53

Beiter.

BRITISH NAVY LOSE TO TIENTSIN AT CRICKET

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Goodwin (K.C.C. "A")

lost to S. A Gray and Mrs.

McCaw

beat G.. C. Burnett and Mrs. T.

G. Stokes

beat E. Abraham and Mrs. Bland--

Lord

E. F. Fincher and Miss M. Griffiths (K.C.C. “A”) beat Gray and Mrs. McCaw ... 6-3 beat Burnett and Mrs. Stokes 6-2 beat Abraham and Mrs. Blandford 5-1

G. Bodiker and Miss A. Mackenzie (EC.C. “A”),

lost to Gray and Mrs. McCaw .. keat Burnett and Mrs. Stokes

COTTON AGAIN FOILED

Beaten By One Stroke For Belgian Title

To-day's Good Card

in the course of the afternoon, (Fus. Owens, winner of the fancy Jand high diving events, treated The three best events this after-the spectators to an exhibition of noon, in addition to the one mer-clever diving...... [tioned above, will probably be the

The results were as follow 50 Yards, the 300 Yards Invitation 100 Yards Final 1 Fus (88) Dav

the Inter-Section Diving. Belay open to the Services, andjies; 2. Fas. (04) Jones. Time: 71%

50 The following will swim in the

secs.

Yards Final: L Fus. (88) Day- 2 Fas. (04) Jones.. Time:

Spa, Belgium, To-day.

(France). Auguste Boyer holder of the German Open beat Abraham and Mrs. Blandford 6-3 title, won the Belgian Open Mixed Doubles League Golf championship here yester-

day with rounds of 70, 72, 75, 5nals to be held this evening at 5 secs. Table To Date.

68,285, while Henry Cotton, the V.B.C., commencing at 7.30 P. W. L. D. F. A. F. who recently won the Italian P.

Open title, was second with 22h Yards Free Style: USRC. . 5 4 1 0 28 favoured to reach the, Final, where The Navy Cheloo players -de-

Chefoo, August 4-Tientsin de CRC

arounds of 68, 71, 71, 76, 286. they will meet S. Bandle and R.clared with 139 for 7 in their sec- Duncan, one of last year's finalists ond innings, but owing to bad feated the British Navy by 54 ECC. 443.19.25

The Final will be played to-light, play was stopped when Tien-rumis in a cricket match played ECC E8 07

Service tain's score stood at 58 for the loss here today, scoring 1133 runs

of three wickets.

against 79 for their opponents.

morrow at the Civil Cricket Club

Becreio

Sets

220 Yarda Final: 1. Fus. (90) Jones: 2. Fus. Makin. Time:

3 mins. 15 secs.

Fancy and High Diving: Fus. Spr. Maddox L/Cpl Pearse, Spr-Owens Fos. Nichol.

Barton

Fred Robertson, assistant to Crossan, Lieut. Calvert and Lieut. 3 Henry Cotton, was third with Chinese Personnel 25 Tards Free

rounds of 73, 72; 72, 73, 290.1 -Style:

K

5 4400-21

11

6.

S 1.1 13

29

17

Totals

26 12 12 2 114 114 26

Reuter.

(Continued on- Poje 3)

Long Plange: C.S.M. Grenham; Fus. Kirk

The Inter-Compare Aquatic Sports will be beid in the "Y" bath to-mar- row afternoo4,