1938-09-06 — Page 21

W. LAWRENCE REGAINS TWO TITLES

RUMJAHN AND CHOA THROUGH

The outstanding feature of yes-

terday's Hardcourt Tennis Cham

pionship ties was the doubles match between Omar Rumjahn and George Choa and Lee Wai-tong and W. C. Hung, which the former pair won in three sets.

1

Rumjahn was the pick of the players on view although

Wins 100 Free Style

GERMANY'S And 100 Back-Ströke ATHLETIC But Lowers No Records TRIUMPH

C. SILVA NETTO AND MISS MCKELVIE ARE IMPRESSIVE

(By "CRAWL")

-LARGE gathering of spectators saw Wilfred Lawrence, the

Paris, To-day. Germany won seven titles at the second European Athletic Cham- pionship meeting, which was brought to a very successful con- clusion yesterday at the Colombes Stadium.

Finland won five titles, Gt. Bri- Holland

four, Playley;g was very impues-A former holder, regain his 100 yards free-style and 100 yards tain four, Sweden three, no and

sive. In the second set the win-back-stroke swimming titles in the V.R.C. Pool yesterday evening ners made a series of errors which although the records for both events remained intact, 'the opposition took full advantage of, but they recovered sufficiently in the third set to enter the next

round.

each.

The tit-bit of yesterday's pro-

Much disappointment was caused through the non-appearance gramme was Sidney Wooderson's of Ng Chun-mañ, of Chung Shing, who is a top ranking swimmer among the Chinese Clubs, although Chan Wing-kai extended the Colony champion over the first 50 yards.

Another outstanding feature

A. E. P. Guest disposed of Ten- nis Kwok in straight sets, while Sirdar Rumjahn; last year's yesterday's swimming was Miss E. runner-up easily beat Peter U. McKelvie's feat in winning her heat of the Ladies' 100 yards free- #####}\\XX219141}#1}|.................................style handicap in 77 1-5 secs. She

YSSTERDAY'S RESULTS AT A GLANCE

SINGLES

COLONY'S AQUATICS:

1. 100 Yards Breast Stroke.

2.

Junior Championship of V.R.C. 800 Yards, Free Style. Championship of the Colony.

3. 100 Yards. Free Style,

Handicap-Boys-Heats.

4.-100 Yards Free Style.

Results were:---

attempt to break Jack Lovelock's 1,500 Metres Olympic Games and World record of 3 mins. 47 8-10 secs., but a high wind and some bumping prevented him from even breaking the European record held by Szabo, of Hungary and stand- 2ND. DAY'S EVENTS

ing at 3 mins. 48 6-10 secs.

Wooderson won the race com- [could have easily bettered that time

The following is the programme for fortably, however, in 3 mins. 69 but for two bad turns when she the second day's (to-day's) events in 6-10 secs. by five yards, while four must have lost seconds and on yes-the Colony swimming championships,

which will be held in the V.R.C. Pool yards separated second from third. terday's performance is the only

commencing at 6 p.m. sharp:

Salminen In the 10,000 Metres S. A. Gray, beat J. R. Turner 6-3, lady swimmer in the Colony at the

won by five yards, while 20 yards 6-3.

moment with a possible chance of Wong Fook-nam beat B. Agafuroff lowering Mrs. Mead's record for

separated Bevaicqua (Italy) from

6-2, 6-3.

Syring (Germany). A. E. P. Guest beat Tennie Kwok the ladies' 100 yards distance. 6-3, 6-2.

C. Silva-Netto swam a very fine S. A. Rumjahn beat Peter U 6-2, race in the V.R.C. 440 Yards Jun- .6-2.

ior Championship and but for a mistake in lowering the rope too soon, might easily. have clocked 6 mins. 20 secs. As it was with an- other 25 yards to go, he was. brought to a halt and turned round thinking the race over. He had a big lead over E. M. Marques, how- ever, and was able to complete the

made a very bad (Sweden). Time: 9 mins. 16 2-10 secs. distance with ease. although he meantime, had

turn at the 75 yard mark and al-many). Distance 163 ft. 1 in.

Throwing-the-Discus: Schroder (Ger- clocked 6 mins. 35 1-5 secs.

The 100 Yards free-style cham-lowed both Chan Kai-him and Lau

High Jump: Lundquist (Sweden). pionship of the Colony was the first Yiu-ting to pass him, finishing last. Height 6 ft. 5 ins.

Lawrence's time of 70 1-5 seca. Time: 8 mins. 13 7-10 secs.

4 x 400 Metres Relay: Germany. event on the programme and only

(Cham- Wilfred Lawrence, the former was the slowest time in four sea-pionship record), Gt. Britain, Sweden. champion, and Chan Wing-kal

Decathlon: Bexell (Sweden) 7,214

champion,

points (Championship record). Wing-kai and Chan (Chinese "Y") started.

DOUBLES

0. Rumjahn and G. Choa beat Lee Wai-tong and W. C. Hung 6-3, 0-űj 6-1.

Kwong Wah Impressive Against Eastern

SECOND HALF COLLAPSE

Lawrence

reached

!

Ladies' Championship of Colony.

5. 220 Yards Free Style..

> Junior Championship

V.R.C.

6. Team Race (4 Men x 50

each). Open to the Colony.

of

1,500 Metres: S. C. Wooderson (Gt. Britain), Mostert (Belgium), L. Bec- the cali (Italy) (holder), Time: 3 mins. 53 6-10 secs. Alford (Gt. Britain) was seventh,

the 10,000 Metres: Salminen (Finland). Time: 30 mins. 52 2-10 secs. (Cham- Yards pionship record). Beviacqua (Italy),

Syring (Germany).

sons.

Results were:

1.

100 yards free-style championship:

W. Lawrence (V.R.C.).

Time: 57 4-5 secs..

2.

Chan Wing-kai (Chinese "Y").

Time: 58-1-5 secs.

440 Yards V.R.C. Junior Champion-

ship:

1. C. Silva-Netto.

2.

Time: 6 mina. 35 1-5 secs. E. M. Marques.

3.

Time: 6 mina. 54 2-5 secs. R. G. L. Oliphant.

4.

A. B. Roza.

100 Yards backstroke Championship:

but

1. W. Lawrence (V.R.C.).

Time: 70 1-5 secs.

2.

Chan Kai-him_(C.B.C.).

Time: 72 1-5 secs.

3.

Lau Yiu-ting (Lai Tsun).

got off to a batter start than his opponent although both the first turn in 12 2-5 secs. Law- rence reached the 50 yard mark in In a friendly football game at the 27 1-5 with Chan only a fraction Valley yesterday, Eastern beat Kwong Wah by four goals to two and but for behind, but the latter made the mis- the fact that three fresh players were take of giving Lawrence the lead brought into the Eastern team after in the third length reserving his the interval and that the Kwong Wah energy for a late spurt in the final team were obviously without practice,

length which proved unavailing. would have lost..

won comfortably Kwong Wah gave a surprisingly Lawrence good display and outshone Eastern in failed by 3-5ths of a second to bet- every department in the initial stages ter his own record for the Cham- of the game, and it was only in the closing minutes of the match that the pionships.

Lawrence's feat in securing the pace told, and Kwong Wah's defence

100 yards back-stroke title on the collapsed.

Bill Luie, a newcomer from Canada same, evening against three fresh led the Eastern attack in the first

for the swimmers was a fine one, and he half, but he was too slow other forwards and could not make swam his own race, being content headway against the quick tackling to see Rumjahn take an early lead. of Cheung Fai-lum and Hau Yong Rumjahn and Chan Kai-him led Hsu King-Sing the pivot, was the Lawrence and Lau Yiu-ting in the was outstanding player in the Eastern third length, but Lawrence side and played a consistently good the first to reach the wall and made game throughout.

a fine turn to shoot into a yard lead Hau Ching-to, the Eastern left- winger, was bottled up in the first- which he increased as he approach- half by Hau Yong-sang and it was ed the finish. only in the latter part of the that he came into the picture. Č Bing-to, on the right wing, in the second-half, was their most dangerous forward.

Sang.

Kwong Wah played good football and their combination had the Eas- tern. defence entangled early on the game.....

4. A. K. Rumjahn (V.R.C.),

4. x 100 Metres Relay: Germany. Time: 40 9-10 secs. (Championship re- cord), Sweden, Gt.. Britain.

3,000 *Metres Steeplechase:"Larsson

-Reuter.

TO-DAY'S HARDCOURT PROGRAMME

to-

The following is to-day's and morrow's programmes in the Hardcourt Tennis Championships:

TO-DAY

Court No. 17-Tsui Wai Pui v K. K.

Women's 100 yards handicap (Quali-Court fiers for Final).M. Thirwell, D. Hunt; Miss McKelvie, Mrs. McMahon.

Boy's 50 yards handicap (Qualifters for Final).-N. Thirwell, L. Guterres; Viera, J. Gomes; T. Lo, D. Rodri- gues; E. Costa, R. Vas.

Just Unpacked!

Rumjahn, in the New Shipment of

Fung.

No. 18 Tsui Yan Puï- Bick

Szeto.

No. 19-L Agafuroff and J.

R. Pengelly v Pang Oi Lam and Mok Fuk In.

TO-MORROW

No. 17-S. L. Ma v G. Choa. No. 18-S. A. Gray or J. R. Turner v W. C. Hung. No. 19-Lee Wai Tong-v H. D.

Rumjahn.

Special

QUALITY GUARANTEED

Artistic and Attrac-COTTAGE WEAVE

of the moves towards goal.

Chi Chin-fan (2) and Cheuk Shek- kam scored for Kwong Wah in the first-half, while Au Shi-ngok and Hautive Cottage

Eastern. Lo Ching-to replied for Wing-ko increased Kwong Wah's lead Weaves. in the second-half, but Lee (2) Suen Kam-suen and Hsu King Sing scored

The heading of Henry Young, Wong for Eastern. Wah-kai and Cheong Shui-fai clear- Kwong Wah-Lee Kwok-keė; Hau ed many a dangerous situation while Yung-sang, Chung Fai-lam; Chung

All 48 ins. wide.

the tackling of this half-back Hne Wing, Henry Young Wong Wah-kal: From 1.75 to 2.25

Lee Bing-kam, Lo Wing-koo, Chin Chi-

was very sound.

Wong King-cheung and Leyng Ping fun, Cheuk Shek-kam, Wing Kung- wu Skwal were two fast wingers and made chung.

ground when in possessión. Chin Eastern-Ng Ching-cheung; Yeun Chi-fan, at centre forward, was very Shue, Kwok Peng-tlong: Soong Ling- fast and should prove a great danger sing, Hau Cheng-ching, Lo Wal-kuen; to most defences, while Chežk Shek Chan Bing-to, Suen Kam-shun, ("Lee| kam at Inside-left, Initiated most Tack-kee, Au She-ngak, Hau Ching-to.

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