BRITAIN'S CHAMPION mile runner, Sydney Wooderson, has begun the task of putting himself into racing condition for his great American adventure. This will come in a race over a mile against the best Americans on the world-famous Princeton Bowl in June, a ́ race which is described by the Americans as the "mile of the cen- tury."
Photo shows-Stanley Wooderson (left) acts as pacemaker to his brother Sydney Wooderson during training at the White City. (Copyright)
To-Day's Tennis Doubtful
It appears to be highly doubtful that the weather will permit to- 'day's Mixed Doubles League tennis
matches to be played.
The following is the programme and
teams: C.R.C. K.C.C. (A)
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L.R.C. U.S.R.C.
U.S.R.C.-W. A. H. Duff and Miss M. Griffiths; L. Goldman and Miss A. Tylor; Comdr. and Mrs. L. Clifford.
The match between Recreio and K.C.C. "B" has been cancelled owing to the wet state of the ground, while it was stated at 11.30 a.m. that tennis would be possible at K.C.C. provided there is no further heavy fall of rain.
C.R.C. is doubtful. The ground was stated to be very wet but, de- cision to play will be made later.
K.C.C. "A":—E. C. Fincher and Mrs. 0. Burnett; A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. Clark; G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Sweeny LR.C.-Miss J. Greig and E. E. Story; Mrs. Beavan and Capt. H. Hyde;
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ferguson.
C.R.C.-Have not as yet picked their team, which will be chosen from:-W.
C. Hung, Tsui Wai Pui, Tsui Yun Pui, Paul Kong, Mrs. Chiu Chun-chui, Mrs. E. Litton and Miss Y. P. Leung.
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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 26, 1989.
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
(By "SQUADDY")
The Large Units' Cricket Final was notable this year for a rather peculiar position which arose at the first at- tempt to decide the match. The En- gineers obtained a lead of two runs over the Artillery in the first innings, but when they went in to bat again, rain had fallen which had its effect on the wicket with the result that the En- gineers lost five of their best wickets for 19 runs. Fortunately for them the next day set for play was wet and they were able to claim that the match had to be re-started. According to the rules, if a two day match is not finished on the dates arranged; the game is drawn and must be replayed.
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The replay took place at Sookunpoo on Tuesday and Wednesday and this time the Engineers did better and defeated their opponents by seven wie- kets.
The game was quite a good one to watch and at the start it looked as though the Gunners were in for a bad time as they lost five wickets However, for 16 runs.
Lieut. Skip- worth, Burrows and Barsby managed to stay in and the latter found. the short boundary to the I.R.C. much to his liking and totalled 44 which in cluded six fours. The R.A. total was 107.
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SWEDISH DRILL
EXERCISES BY
KWONG WAH
The Kwong Wah Athletic Asso- ciation will bring their 1938/1939 Season to a close on Monday, with field sports which will be held on the Kowloon Football Club ground commencing at 9,00 a.m.
A short display of Swedish Drill exercises will be given prior to the sports and will be conducted by Mr.
Brown W. J.
who is the prime mover in Kwong Wal's activities and, at the conclusion of the meet- ing, prizes will be presented by Mrs. W. J. Brown.
In every respect the Kwong Wah Athletic Association can consider their 1938/1939 season a successful The Engineers had a big shock when
one. In the Football League they commenced their first innings as
their first team finished by Land, probably their most consistent scorer this season, was caught for atieing with Police for seventh posi- "duck". However, Q.M.S. Goodyear tion and they finished fifth in the and Sapper Shaw "did their stuff" in the Second Division. and at the close of the first day's play the Sappers were in the enviable position of only being five runs be- hind, with three wickets in hand, Shaw being not out for 42. On re- suming play the next day Shaw was out 1.b.w. to Barsby without adding to his score and the remaining three wic- kets fell for 18 runs making the total 120.
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The Physical Training Section has attained a membership of over 80, the great majority of whom have shown considerable keenness at the drills.
The following are the winners of the three cups, which have been donated to the Physical Training Section of the Kwong Wah Athletic Association :----
Section attendance at Physical Train- anding Classes:-Section 3. (Leader--Mr.
A. R. de Pinna.)
In the first innings Denyer, the R.E. star bowler, had been taken off as he showed signs of being off form was not troubling the batsmen. In the second innings, however, he made a fine recovery and thanks to his ac- curate bowling the Artillery were all out for 84, Denyer's figures seven for 29, a fine average.
Physical Training Competitions:-- Section 1. kai.)
(Leader-Mr. Chan Man-
being Individual attendance at Physical Training Classes: Chan Man Kai, Baktour Singh. Cheung Hon Fai, Wong Man Kwong, These four members tied with 100 per cent, attendance.
Sappers set about the task in a bus- Left to get 72 runs to win, the iness-like manner and with the aid of loss of only three wickets. a fine 35 from Heath, scored 74 for the
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DIFFICULT FORECAST
It is difficult to envisage what the result would have been had the rul- ing been that the original match should have been carried on from the score at the time rain interfered.
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The Engineers were, without doubt, very bad position, but with plenty of batting strength throughout the side and it is quite possible that the R.A. might have had
a lot of difficulty in disposing of the
DAVIS CUP
HONOURS EVEN
London, To-day.
The Anglo-French tennis matches.
remaining five wickets, whilst the in the third round of the Davis
R.E. bowlers are a formidable crowd
score down.
and can be relied upon to keep the Cup, European Zone, resulted in a score of one-all at the end of the first day..
Anyway the match was a very sport- ing affair and I do not think the re sult was a wrong one.
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NORMAN FOR HOME
The first match which was play- ed yesterday afternoon at Wimble- The Royal Artillery are losing three don, before packed stands, resulted of their best sportsmen shortly. Nor- in a hardfought victory, for man, the swimmer, will be leaving on English player, Charles Hare, over the "Dunera" in a couple of weeks the young Frenchman, Destremau, time and his place will be very hard
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the
to fill. He is going Home on a course, the score being 6-2, 6-3, 3—6, and may possibly return to the colony at some future date.
The second match between the Frenchman Boussus and the En- glish player, R. Shayes, ended in Calvert, the Army footballer, is an-expected victory for the veteran other who is leaving for home on a French star, the score being 6-2, course. Although he is inclined to be 6-4, 6-0.—Trans-Ocean,
CALVERT & CHESTERS LEAVING
a little solilsh on the soccer field there
is no doubt that he is a great foot- Destremau, addes Reuter, led 8—1 baller and has one of the hardest in the second set and 3-0 in the shots in the Colony, with his left
foot. His team mate, Chesters, who third against Hare. In the final set plays at centre-forward in the 5th Destremau led 8-0 and 4-3 but A.A. Regt.'s team, will also be going Hare taking the lead at 6-5 had
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clinch the set,.......
Destremau also led-at-7-6-and
Ogden, the R.A. water polo player, | 8—7.
is another who is leaving and will fur-
Shayes was described as giving a
ther weaken an already disorganised very poor display against Boussus.
R.A. polo side this season.
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