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THE CHINA

ATHLETIC'S POSSIBLE WITHDRAWAL

RECREIO'S BIG CHANCE TO-DAY

MUST BEAT DOCKS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP-

RELEGATION FOR JUNIOR

To-day all eyes in the local Lawn Bowls world will turn to- wards King's Park, where Club -de Recreio have their big chance of wresting the First Division Championship from Craigen-

SKIP'S FORECAST

FIRST DIVISION

c.c.c

(67) CS.CC/

(53)

C. de R.

(70) KD.RC

(43)

PRC

(62) R

K.CC.

(58)

KBG.C (84) KC.C.

(52)

(40)

SECOND DIVISION

C. de B (91) HEF.C.

PRC. (-) Taikoo

THIRD DIVISION

CS.CC

T£

(-) HIERC (----) =) GCC.

gower, and becoming champions kunnanu HIHETETLENEXIULÆÐI£TREK for the first time in their career.

Their guests for the afternoon DUTCH BOAT will be Kowloon Dock, whom they

beat with surprising ease Last WINS FASTEST inspire them to score another YACHT RACE

Saturday and this victory should

Elizabeth McCaw Not Disqualified

London, August 13. Zeearend, the Dutch boat, has won the Royal Ocean Racing Club's 600-mile race from Cowes to the

STEP DEPLORED BY FOOTBALLERS

IN THE COLONY

THEY PLACED THE ASSN. ON SOUND FINANCIAL

BASIS

TREMENDOUS DRAWING CARD

THE announcement at the monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association, that the Chinese Athletic Association have intimated to the Hon. Secretary that they contemplate with- drawing from the Football League and that a let- Iter t

ingat effect was being despatched that even-

received with great regret by the mem bers of the Council and there is no doubt that this step by one of the leading Chinese Football Clubs in the Colony would also be regretted by a large number of Chinese and foreign followers of foot- ball in the Colony

win and thereby achieve their ambition. Should they lose, Crai- gengower can force a replay on neutral ground by beating the Civil Servants. The latter lost on their own green by five shots earlier in the season, and although they can do no more than gain one place in the League, if they win, I do not think they will give Fastnet Rock and back to Plymouth, WHAT ACTUATED THIS MOVE IS NOT KNOWN, BUT much away.

which was started last Sunday. Her THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE CHINESE ATHLETIC HAVE But on the other hand Craigen- time on handicap was 85hr. 29min. EXPERIENCED A RATHER SEENDER TIME DURING THE gower will be at their best so as

Stiarna (Lt-Cmdr. Gage) to be ready for any unexpected slip second in-87hr. 46min.; Maid of PLAYERS TO THE NEWLY FORMED KOWLOON CHINESE was PAST SEASON OWING TO THE EXODUS OF MOST OF THEIR on the part of Recreio, and I think Malham (Lt. Cmdr. J. Hling- CLUB. they should be able to secure the worth and Mr. Norman Jones) third]

points.

in 89hr. 46min., and Bloodhound

have decided to

The other match in this division (Mr. Isaac Bell) fourth in 89hr their own in the First Division, though most of their players were In spite of this, however, the Athletic were still able to hold

is between the Police and the K.C.C., 54min.

inexperienced and this reflected greatest credit on the players.

Formed in 1924, the Chinese sion-2 team any club finds

that the Athletic will soon rega

at the Valley. The result has no

The committ

bearing on the League, and I favour recognise Elizabeth LicCaw, the

margin.

RELEGATION FEAR

2

•

the Cricketers to win by, a small American yacht, which was first Athletic were for many years one pleasure in playing against

home, after making a false start, as

starter. Her time was 90hr of the outstanding teams in the prominence in local In the Second Division, the lead- 9min, and she lost fourth prize by senior football, and one which which had been theirs for ing positions have all been settled and the vital question is which team

always upheld the highest tradi-years. -K.C.C. or the Police is to be Zeearend (De Heer C. Bruynzeel)tions of the game. Their relegated

85hr. 29min., 1; Stiarna (Lt. J. F. Bswering loyalty to the Associa Gage) 87r, 46min., 2, Maid of Mal-

15sec

Corrected times:

un-

Both are engaged in their last ham (Lt-Comdr. J. Hlingworth and tion, their spirit of give and matches to-day and the Kowloon Mr. M. Jones), 89hr. 46mm, 3 Blood take when the interests of other team, in having to meet their hound (Mr. L Bell), 89hr. 54min, 4,

K.B.G.C. neighbours, at Austin Elizabeth McCaw (Mr. B. J. Reynolds) clubs were concerned, made them Road, have the more dmcult task. 01hr 13min., 6; Latifa (Mr. M. H. Ma-ing clubs in the Colony.

90hr. 9min, 5; Ortac (Mr. C. F. King) one of the most popular sport- Drake is back from his local leave, son), 92hr. 40min., 7, Hamburg (Ham- but the home club will be without burger Verein Seefahrt), 100hr. 56mm White, who has been playing Num- 56min., 8:

and Firebird (Mr. P. Hawkes), 100h ber Three to Petherick these last few weeks. The homesters should

win by a dozen shots at least. Tai-FRANK

koo are visitors to the Police Green;

The huge credit balance accumu lated by the Association some years

ago and which enabled the Associa- NEXT YEAR'S GODDARD on to subsist for the past five

years, was due to the great draw- AMATEUR GOLF ing power of the team and the generosity of the Hong-Kong Foot- CHAMPIONSHIPS

and although I tip the home team SERIOUSLY ILL

to win, there should not be much in it at the finish:

Club de Recreio will be able to account for the Hong Kong Foof- ball Club without much difficulty,

Ex-British Champion

Boxer

London, August 12

in the Third Division, both Civil Servants and the KFC Frank Goddard, a former British appear to be due for useful victories, heavy-weight champio

Colchester Hospital with pneumonia and pleurisy

NEW ZEALAND LOSE LAST MATCH Leveson Gower's XI Win Easily

Scar

ball Club in placing the open stand at the disposal of the Association when the Athletic played there.

NE RECORD

One has

list Goddard was working in a trench names near his home when he fell and Athletic suffered a double fracture of the spect arm Pleurisy and pneumonia set Ka

baller

The Daily Telegraph was inform- was ed last night that Goddard was pro- play gressin favourably, his con-prese

longer gave rise to any

rtion

ative

to find

re-

Qualifying Rounds For

Sandwich

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