1937-08-30 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 1937.

Sports

Chatter

(By REFEREE')

Saints Nursery Team

OWING to Club de Recreio with-

drawing from competitive foot- ball, there will be a number of Por- tuguese lads who will be without a team this season and who cannot find a place in other elevens. It is in- derstood that St. Joseph's, through the efforts of D. Leonard and A Hussain, are forming a nursery team. for which friendly matches. will be arranged. Among the young- sters who will be in the team, are Wilkinson, Thirwell, Pereira, Souza, J. Fernandes, P. Castro and S. Bux.

Move To Opposite Wing

TA

TANG KWONG-SUM, the Athletic and Chinese representative, right-winger. will be seen on

the left-wing this season in order to ac- commodate Chan Tse-on in the form- er position.

Kwok Convalescing Slowly

KWOK CHUNG-HANG, the breast-

stroke swimmer, has improved slightly and has been able to get up during the past few days. He is, however, still very weak

T. C. Lee Returning.

T. badminton and ten

C. LEE, prominent

player, is versity

expected to return to the Colony dur- ing the week-end from Singapore, where he has been spending his sum- mer vacati

Badenton Practice

E. TAN, Captain of the Uni- versity badminton “A” team, has already commenced practice for the coming season.

New Local Cricketer

E. fast bowler, amived in the Co- lony recently and hopes to play cricket during the coming season He has played with success for the Singapore Recreation Club and the -Penang Recreation Club.

R. ELLIS, a right hand medium-

Chip Off The Old Block

With the reported retirement of Miss Wilhelmina Mastenbroek, above, who won two Olympic titles and who is the present holder of the women's 400 Metres back- stroke: world record, the swimming world has lost one of its finest per- formers. An unknown before the 1936 Olympiad, she startled the world by beating America's best în sprint events

C.R.C. Looking For Coach

ALTHOUGH the C. R. C. have not

entered a team in the Cricket League they hope to continue with the friendly matches which were an enjoyable feature of the last cric- ket season. I understand that they would appreciate the services of a coach.

Good Cueist

WOODERSON'S NEW WORLD RECORD FOR THE MILE

Cunnmgham's Time Falls By 2-10 Secs

London, August 28. At Motspur Park S. C. Wooder- son of Blackheath Harriers, broke the world's mile record, covering the distance in 4 mins. 6.6 secs. breaking the record of the Ameri can runner, Glen Cunningham, by two tenths of a second.

The bespectacled Wooderson had the assistance, in a special handi- cap race, of Britain's leading mile

runners.

MAK WAI MING AGAIN WINS. HARBOUR RACE

South China Hold Annual Event

The annual cross-harbour race held by the South China Athletic Association was won yesterday by Mak Wai-ming, winner of last year's open harbour swim, in the good time of 19 min. 20 sec. He was second followed by Norman Lee, who lost

third by about seven yards.

Wooderson's record was watched by several thousand people. His intermediate times were

First quarter, 58.6 secs, quarter, 2 mins. 2.6 secs. and quarter, 3 mins. 7.2 secs.

The handicap was so well framed that Woodenson just failed to cat the limit man Reuter

NEW WORLD'S MARK FOR 100

Twenty-eight swimmers started and all finished. The race began 100 yards from Channel Rocks, the scheduled starting place.

Scheduled to start at 2.30 p.m. the race did not begin until 4.20

YDS. BACKSTROKE At 230 a strong current was

Honolulu, To-day.

Adolph Kiefer yesterday set a world record in the long-course 100 yards back stroke of 60-6/10 se- conds.

The previous mark, held by War- 65-6/10, was

FX SILVA, a keen soccer enthuren Keol has with

siast in Macao, who is at pre-established in 1924-Reuter-

sent in the Colony, is also a fine cueist. He fully extended · A. J. Osmund some years ago.

Not Changing

THOUGH approached by Club de Recreio, I understand that George Souza will still be playing for the

OCH, WHAT DE YE THINK

O THIS, WHATEFFER?

If it were a question of nation Craigengower Cricket Club this sea-ality only, there might be a spot of

son.

CHUNG SHING CHARITY GALA CONCLUDING

The Chung Shing Benevolent So

running from Lyemun, but had abated to a great extent by 4.30.

RESULTS

1. Mak Wai¬ming, (19 min. 20 sec

2. Norman: Lee, (20).

2

Chan Hoi trong (2324)

4. Kon Kay-foon, (2437).

5. Chan Sai-kut, (25.24).

The remainder finished in the follow- ing order-Cheong Lum-cho, Stanley Lee, Chan Sai-sek Chu Tse-kuen, Ngai Hok-chai, Ng Leung-po, Ng Ying-chang Tong Wing-chum, Lo Cheung-yu, Mok Chung-ting, Lee Wing- san, Lai Chenk-lam, Man Yu-lum, Ching Koon-yum, Leung Yin-chang, Fong Chung-yu, Luk Chin-fɛi, Chan bother down at Torquay over trans-Lim-cheung, Chu Hing to, Mau Yu-kit, fer of the Welsh outside right, M. Chin Sin-lim, Lee Tsun-man and Ng Morgan, to Plymouth Argyle. Tor- quay got a big fee for him, but one of the conditions of the transfer was that Torquay should have Ply-

AEL ARCULLI junz, son of the ciety's three day swimming gala in month's Scottish outside right,

LR. G. cricket veteran, show-aid of Chinese refugees in the War ed.considerable promise last season

for La Salle College. Unlike his Zone will come to conclusion to- father, he bowls right-handed and night at their West Point Swim it is considered quite probable that he will be turning out for the I. P. Cming Pavilion, commencing at 7.30 juniors next season.

p.m.

GREAT AT EIGHTEEN

John Bromwich Very Colourful

an analysis of John Bromwich's game as seen by

I waiter in "American Lawn Tennis," high tribute is paid

to his skill and possibilities.

"Whenever John Bromwich is on the courts at Forest Hills there is a buzz of conversation and argument as to just what he is and how he hits the ball.

"Some say he is ambidextrous, others that he is right- handed, still others that he is left-handed: some say his two-fisted shot is a forehand, others a backhand.

"In deliv

two-fisted shot Bromwich keeps his left hand in its accustomed place on the racket and adds the right hand to it, practically interlocking the two-like a golfer.

"Although it looks like a two-fisted backhand, the tre nendous power he gets into the stroke undoubtedly comes from his right arm and wrist. The backswing is short, as the follow-through, but there is great punch in the shot. wich not only has steadiness, but also iety of depth. He is undoubtedly great player

as a very colourful one. shown on the tour that he has it in

asion

the big

Condie.

Wai-kee

EQUINE SPORTS

Here's the puzzle: Would Tor- CLUB HOLD GYMKHANA

quay rather have a Scotsman and a lot of money, or do Plymouth think a Welshman is worth having in ex- change for all that money and a Scotsman Of course, it's all a mat- ter of football, and as both men are happy and each club thinks it has In preparation for its annual

a bargain who's to worry?

WESLEY MAY GO TO BRADFORD

There might be something doing between Bradford and Notts Forest regarding Wesley, the Yorkshire men's inside forward. A smoulder- ing fancy of last season has been rekindled in the Foresters.

-QUEEN'S PARK AFTER

TELFORD

Good Sport At Shatin

gymkhana in the autumn, the Equine Sports Club yesterday held a practice event at Shatin where many competitors appeared interesting programme.

an

The event had been postponed from the previous week.

Following were the results:

Race MJDre

Jumpin Comp

of

on Telford. Arthurbe. So. ristle. He is rated best of Scotland's

one Junior

Jumping Drewery, Glover,

Messrs. W

COOPER WINS CLUB. TITLE

king

Castro