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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1938.

AWARDED GENEVA TROPHY

CHEUNG CHAU HOLD SPORTS FOR CHILDREN:

The annual Children's sports, at Cheung Chau Island, were held last Saturday partly on the sports

ground and partly on the beach, AUSSIE BOWLING

several close finishes being feat- ured.

The results were as follows:- Results were:-

440 Yards: 1. Wallace Desterhaff, 2. Dan Ray, 3. George Lindbeck.

50 Yards Elimination Race: winner[ Arthur Hanson.

Crab Race:-1,'Lau Heung-sheung, 2. Billie Newburn, 3. Raymond Han-

son.

High Jump: resulted in the tie be- tween Daniel Ray and Wallace Dester- haff.

Boys' Three Legged Race: 1. Daniel Ray and Wallace Desterhaff, 2. David Ray and Bill Lloyd, 3. Paul Graven and Raymond Hansen.,

Girls' Three-Legged Race: 1. Dorothy Newburn and Paulina Newbranna, 2, Cynthia Silva and Lois E. Ray.

Girls' (9 to 12 years) Race: 1. Lois E. Ray, 2. Dorothy Newburn and Cyn- thia Silver, 3. Shui Lai-ching.

Girls' (5 to 12 years) Race: 1. Pau- lina Newbranna, 2. Rosalind Silver, 3. Pearl Lau.

DOMINATED BY SUPERIOR BATSMANSHIP

Teams Determined On War Of Attrition

London, Yesterday. Though generally agreeing that it is long since an inter- national side had less impres- sive opening bowlers than M. G. Waite and Stanley McCabe, commentators in the Sunday papers concede that there was little bad bowling all day long at the Oval.

SIR M. CAMPBELL ATTACKS WATER SPEED RECORD

Italians Drop Out

CAMPBEL

Geneva, August 8. The Coupe des Nations (League of Nations Trophy) for the highest water speed over a mile, has been awarded to Sir Malcolm Campbell, though his speed in his run to-day has not yet been an- nounced.

His two Italian competitors, who were regarded as having-a- sporting chance of winning the cup, dropped out, leaving, the field to Sir Malcolm.-Reuter.

BURST INTAKE PIPE

A burst intake pipe on the re-

The Coupes des Nations Trophy "for the highest water-speed over a mile, has been awarded to the famous British speed king, Sir Malcolm Campbell," above.

turn journey caused Sir Malcolm AUSTRALIA'S Campbell to give up for yesterday

his attempt on Lake Geneva to beat CLEAN SWEEP

IN DAVIS CUP

his water-speed record of 129.5 miles an hour.

Sir Malcolm seemed well satis- fied with the way Bluebird had per- Smallest Boys and Girls Race:-1. The bowlers, the commentators formed. No official time was an- Pete Lau, 2. Bob Hanson, 3. Evonne concede, were the victims of super-nounced for the outward mile, but Newbranna.

ior batsmanship and a heart- it was possibly 120 m.p.h. Cookie Eating Race:-1. Donald Johnson, 2. Bill Lloyd, 3. David Ray. breaking wicket which D. R.“. Jar- Sir Malcolm complains that the

SWIMMING EVENTS

Win Remaining Two Singles Matches

Brookline, Mass., To-day. dine, former England Test skipper, currents on the Lake have proved Australia made a clean sweep in the Boys' 220 Yards free-style: 1. Wal-and C. G., Macartney, former Aus-a hindrance to full speed, as they Inter-Zone Final of

the Davis Cup lace Desterhaff, 2. Howard Zigler, 3.tralian Test player, both decry as have caused skidding when the boat their remaining two singles encounter Competition on Saturday, and Won Boys' (14 years old) 50 Yards free-too good and hardly conducive to was full out. Yesterday morning, to record at 5-0 victory over Ger- style: 1. Arthur Hanson, 2. Howard the best interests of the game.

however, there was no skidding as many. Hanson, 3. Orville Olson.

far as could be seen.

Daniel Ray.

Boys' Diving Competition:-1, Ho- ward Zigler, 2. Orville Olson, 3. -Ar-

thur Hanson.

Under Water Race:-1. Daniel Ray,

ENVIABLE POSITION

England is held to be

in an

2. Arthur Hanson, 3. Charles Graven.

Boys' Ball Throwing:-). Arthur enviable position, especially should Hanson, 2. Howard Graven, 3. David the match last over four days.

The full results were as follows:

FIRST SINGLES

J. Bromwich (Australia) 'beat Hen- kel (Germany), 6–2, 6–—–3, 6–3.

beat B. von A. Quist (Australia) Metaxa (Germany), 6–3, 6–2, 6–1. DOUBLES MATCH Adrian Quist and John Bromwich. (Australia) beat Henner Henkel and mishap, Sir Malcolm was going for B. von Metaxa (Germany) 6–2, 6–1,

FILLED WITH WATER Bluebird behaved splendidly for a time during the return journey, and then the intake pipe burst, half- filling the boat with water, and the W. A. Oldfield, the veteran Aus-trial was over. Had there been no Ladies' Ball Throwing: 1. Mrs. New-tralian Test wicketkeeper, says that Ladies Swimming Race: 1. Mrs. by taking the field with only three Ray, 2. Mrs. Lundquist, 3. Miss Birical. bowlers, both England and Austra Smaller Children's Sand Piling Con-lia are seemed determined...on test: Winner Jerry Greiben.

war of attrition-Reuter.

Ray.

burn, 2. Mrs. Desterhaff.

Sand Modeling Contest:--Tic be- tween Eunice Zigler and Hope Lund- quist.

UNITED STATES DEFEAT EUROPE AT SWIMMING

German Triumphs In Breast And Back

Stroke Events

Berlin, To-day.

COOPER'S 66 ESTABLISHES COURSE RECORD

Canadian Open Golf

Play Off To-day

In

the

Toronto, August 20. The swimming contest between

Canadian Open Golf Europe and the United States end-Championship, Harry Cooper with ed yesterday with victory for the a score of 66, 71, 68, 72 and Sam American team by 38 points to 36. Snead with a score of 67, 69, 69, 72, The second day, yesterday, was both aggregating 277, tied for the somewhat spoiled by bad weather first place. They will play off to- conditions, but upwards of 10,000 day over 18 holes.. spectators were attracted to the Olympic Stadium Pool.

The 800 metres Free Style Relay was won by United States in 9 mins. 3.6-10 secs.

Paul Hunyan with scores of 67, 69, 69, 75 for an aggregate of 280, was third. Cooper broke the course record with his first round.

The 100 metres Breast-Stroke .Philip Farley with an aggregate was won by Europe, by the Ger of 295, was the best amateur. Ross man swimmer, Balcke, in 1 min. Somerville; last year's amateur champion, with 304, was third best. 12.3-10 secs.

Another German competitor,Reuter. Schlauch, secured the second European victory of the day by defeating Neunzig (U.S.A.), in the 200 metres Back-Stroke event in 69-7-10 secs.

The Diving event was won by Weiss (Europe).··

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DUKE OF GLOUCESTER PLAYS POLO

Europe by winning the last event The Duke of Gloucester, playing for of the day's programme, the 3"A" team in the Cowdray polo tourna- times 100 metres Relay, in 3 mins, ment at Midhurst on August 2, figured on the losing side, when "A" wera de- 212-10 secs., got to within two feated by "D" taam by six goals to points of the American total, after three in the final of the handicap

the record.

Bad as the lake appears to be; it: looks as if Sir Malcolm will be able

04.

SECOND SINGLES A. Quist (Australia) beat - Henkel (Germany), 6-1, 6-0, 8—6. to break the record on Geneva in-J. Bromwich (Australia) beat B. von stead of going to a smaller lake. Metaxa (Germany), 6–3, 6–2 6–1- The weight of the boat has been re-Reuter. duced considerably,--

It is thought that the removal of the water cooler intake may have caused the pipe to burst yesterday, flooding the magnetos, though this is not certain.

GOSCOMBE- O'SULLIVAN SHIELD BOWLS

Australia will now meet the United States, holders of the Trophy, in the Challenge Round, on September 1.

MOTOR CYCLE TRAVELS OVER 100 M.P.H. IN MAJOR CLASSIC

London, August 20. The first round of the Inter-Depart- In the Clady Circuit race near mental Bowls contest for the Goscom-Belfast, J. M. West, riding a Ger- be-O'Sullivan-Shield, took place yester day at the Police green and resulted as man B.M.W. motor cycle, won the 500 cc. event over 246 miles at a record speed of 98 miles per hour, at one point averaging 115.76 miles per hour for half a mile.-Reuter.

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