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Big Entry For Colony Aquatics

Lawrence Entered For 100,220 And 100 Back-Stroke

Chinese Clubs Challenge For Titles

MANY NEW CHAMPIONS PROBABLE

(By "CRAWL")

COLONY HARDCOURT TENNIS

Next Week's Fixtures Announced.

entry might have been in the post. In any case I think Marques will have a tremendous task in retain- ing his title.

The following fixtures have been Tennis Chan Wing-wai and Robert arranged for the Hardcourt

Championships, organised by the Chan are joint favourites for the

United Services' R.C:: 50 Yards free-style champion- ship, H. L. Ozorio, the holder, being an absentee. The 100 Yards free-style Ladies' drawn five

FEATURED by wholesale entries from the Hong Championship

Kong University Swimming Club and from the entries of which Miss Doris Hunt

most improved swimmers of the

Monday, August 29

Court No. 11-Wong Fook-nam v. Major F-T-Baines

Court. No. 12.-S. A. Gray v. Majór L. A. Newnham..

Court No. 17.—E. C. Fincher and

Tennie Kwok.

Chinese Clubs, this year's Colony Swimming Cham- and Miss Irene Lopes, one of the Remedios v. Paul Kong and pionships are likely to surpass all others of recent season, will carry the V.R.C. years in the number of entries per event.

colours.

The big entry in each event will To date, and there may be others yet to come although the lists officially closed yesterday, there are 77 entries for the Championship naturally call for heats and these events excluding five for the Ladies' 100 Yards free-style Cham-will probably be swum off the week pionship of the Colony, and eight clubs for the 200 Yards Free prior to the Championships. style Relay.

Outstanding feature of the entries, however, is the absence of Lau many of the holders, only two defending their titles. Po-hei, of the Hong Kong University will defend his back-stroke title against a very strong challenge including Wilfred Lawrence, the 1985 holder, while Kwok Hon-ming, of South China A.A., is also a potential danger.

The only other holder to defend in Chan Wing-kai, who has beaten his title is Lionel Roza-Pereira the Norman Lee at North Point, while Diving Champion, who will meet Ng Chun-man, of Chung Shing, is with very strong opposition from also a very strong contender for Ed. Roza, the 1936 Champion. the title. Wong Kwok-kit, of the Chinese In the absence of Lawrence, in Bathing Club, is an excellent per- the 880 event, there is certain to former and has a very wide re-be a new champion and I think his name will be Mak Wai-ming. The IN ONLY THREE EVENTS latter is probably the finest all Lawrence, who was an absentee round swimmer in the Colony at from the championships last year, the moment, and will be making a owing to illness, is only entering strong bid for a triple crown, hay three events this year, the 100 anding entered for the 220, 440 and 220 Yards free-style and the .100 880 Yards free-style events and the yards back-stroke. In the unavoid-100 Yards breast-stroke champion- able and regrettable absence of ship.

pertoire of fancy dives..

Norman Lee, the present holder of

NOT ENTERED

the former two titles, Lawrence E. M. Marques, the holder of the will find his strongest opposition | latter title, was not among the in the 100 yards free-style event entries yesterday, although his

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ARMY ENTRIES

Ая the Hong Kong Area (Army) Swimming Champion- ships do not come off until next week, they have been given per- mission to enter two swimmers for each event, and these will be' nominated following the Army championships.

Court No. 18-I Agafuroff and J. Pengelly v. R. C. S. Allin and J. R. R. Jenkins.

Court No. 19.-Pang Oi-lam and Mok Fuk-in v. H. W. Lee and S. W. Liang.

Tuesday, August 30

Court No. 11.-K. K. Fung v. Lee Kam-ming.

Court No. 12.-J. F. L. Smalley v. Peter U.

Court No. 17.-A. Crawford v. Lee Wai-tong.

Court No. 18.-C. K. Chan y. Tsui Yun-pui,

Court No.-19.-S. S. Leong v. Bick Szeto.

Wednesday, August 31

Lieut. J. M. Calvert and Gnr. Norman, who came first and second Ferguson A. Chan and J. Hsu. in the Army half-mile champion-jahn. ship, are almost certain to be en- tered for the quarter and half-mile events, while Lieut. T. D. Lawrie is a likely entry for the 50 100 and 220 free-style events.

ENTRIES TO DATE

The following were the entries to date:— 100 Yards Free-style Championship:—

Ng Chun-man (Chung Sning) Chan Wing-kai (Chinese "Y") Wong Tat-hung (H.K.U.) W. Lawrence (V.R.C.) - 100 Yards Back-stroke

ship:-

Champion-

W. Lawrence (V.R.C.) Lau Po-hei (H.K.U.) (Holder) A. K. Rumjahn (V.R.C.)^ Kwok Hon-ming (S.C.A.A.) Yeung lu-kwan (Chinese “Y”) Wong Tat-hung (H.K.U.). A Ho (H.K.U.)

Chan Kai-him (C.B.C.) Lau Yiu-ting (Lai Tsun Swimming

Union).

Ladies' 100 Yards Free-style Cham-

pionship:-

Miss Doris Hunt (V.R.C.)

Miss Tsau Fung-kwan (S.C.A.A.) Miss Irene Lopes (V.R.C.) Miss Yeung Chiu-kin (Chinese "Y"). Miss Sa Wai-ying (C.B.C.) 880 Yards Free-style Championship:-

Emanuel da Roza (V.R.C.) Wong Chiu-shing (Chinese "Y") Mak Wai-míng (Chinese Civil Ser

vico S.0.)

Robert Chan (G.B.C:)

Court 11.-E. E. Story and J. J.

Court 12-P. Kong v. H. D. Rum-

Court 17.-G. E. R. Divett and G. W. Sewell v. D. S. Sze and F. Grose. Court 18-Tsui Wai-pui v. Pang Oi-lam.

Court 19.-I. Agafuroff v. S. A. Rumjahn.

Thursday, September 1 Court 11.-F. T. Baines and L. A. Newnham v. A. Crawford and R. T. Broadbridge.

Court 12.-G. Choa v. R. C. 3. Allin.

Court 17.-Mai Wai-kwong v. Ten- nie Kwok.

Court 18.-W. C. Hung v. O. Rum- jahn.

Court 19.-H. Y. Ho v. S. L. Ma.

Friday, September 2

Court 11.-J. J. Ferguson v. A. R. Kitchell.

Court 12.Bick Szeto and C. K Chan v. S. A. Gray and G. C. Bur- nett.

Court 17-Li Kwan-hung and Ma Nai-kwong v. Taul Wai-pui and Tsui Yun-pui.

Court 18-A, Chan v. A. E. P. Guest.

Court 19.-S. A. Rumjahn and H.. D. Rumjahn v. Wong Fook-nam and K. K. Fung.

Umpires, must be found by the first-named player or pair in each | match, who will be responsible · for handing in the result to the member of the U.S.R.C. Tennis Committee on duty.

If matches scheduled for any day. have to be postponed, owing to the the

200 Yards Free-style Relay (teams of weather, they will be played on

four)

South China A.A.

Victoria Recreation Club

Chinesa "Y" E

Chung Shing B.S.

H.K. University (holders)

Chinese Bathing. Club

Lai Tsun Swimming Union.

The Army

first following day which is fit for play and schedules for succeeding days' play will be altered acc

Play must commence each day. 5.15 p.m. sharp.

Boys' 100 Yards Free-style Champion-50 Yards Free-style Championship:

ship. (15 and under):--

Ng Shiu-man (Chung Shing)

Ng Kam-fun (Lai Tsun)

220 Yards Free-style Championship:—

W. Lawrence (V.R.C.)

Wong Tat-hung (H.K.U.)

A. Hồ (EL.K.U

Tung Hung tak (H.KU)

Mak Wai-ming (C.C.8.9.C.)-

100 Yards Breast-stroke Champion-

ship:

K. Nazarin (V.EO.) Tsang·lu-hung. (§.C.A. Ar) Tang Hon-chiu (HKU.), Wong Kam-nak (H.K.U.): Yeung Yuk-wah (H.K.U.) Samuel Ling (HKU.). Lau Kai-ming (H.K.U.) Mak Wai-ming (0:0:8.8.C.) Teang Ho-fool" (C.B.C.) Enrique Chan (G.B.C.). Fong Chang-U (Lai Taun), Wông Chl-sing“ (Chinese

D. H. Taylor (V.R.C.)

L. M. Remedios (V.R.C.)"..

Ng Chun-man: (Chung Shing) Chan Cheung-wing (Chinese “Y”) Chan Wing-kai (Chinese "Y") Wong Tat-hung (H.K.U.)

AH. (H.K.U.)

Robert Chan (C.B.C.)

Fong Wah (Lai Thun)

Diving Championship (Plain

Fancy) S

I Roza-Pereira (V.R.C.) Ed. da Rosa (V.R.C).

Lee Yau (C.B.G.)

Cheng Bun-chih (Independent)

Wong Kwok-kit (C:B.C.)

Lee Siu-luen (H.K.U.)..........

Tang Hungtak (FKU)

Lam Yu-shing (H.K.U.)

440 Yards Free-style Championship

Tear Hung tsk (HKI) Mak Wal-ming (C.C.8.8.0.) Robert Chan (G.B.C.) \\

and