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BOWLS SWEEP

DRAW,

The following is the result of the draw for this week-end's

Bowls Sweep...

1.R.C.

CIC.C.

FIRST DIVISION

(372) V

(1) V K.B.G.C. (769) V P.R.C.

(34) v

Recrelo "A" (851)|

K.C.C.

C.S.C.C. Recrelo "I

K.D.R.C. (306) ▼ H.K.F.C.

K.T. Recreio H.K.C.C.

SECOND DIVISION

K.F.C.

(750) v C.C.C.

Talkoo

P.O.C.

(607), V K.B.G,C. (73) v. P.R.C. (111) YC.S.C.C. (818) V K.C.C. THIRD DIVISION (170) v K.F.C. 1.K.C.C. (124) ✓ C.C.C. H.K.F.C. (706) v 1,R.C. H.K.E.R.C. (508) v K.B.G.C.

BOWLS TEAMS

H.K.C.C. TEAMS

•

(424) (009)

* (543)

(04)

(90)

(8) (000) '(000) (533)

75)

(250) (773)

(168)

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1940-

ATTEMPTS MADE TO STAGE WARTIME AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

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BY

SPORT IN

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

By "SQUADDY"

regret to have to record the un-and Morgan, who beat Moffatt timely death of L/Cpl. Wil- and Watt in a very convincing liams of 1st Bn. Middlesex Regi- manner Ingram and Mew also ment. He will be remembered by won all three sets.

the Army sports-

THE TWO SERVICES Obituary men of this Co-

By Kenneth McMillan (Well-known British Sports Writer)

OUR years ago the athletic nations of the world met in the German capital, for the eleventh day at League Lawn Bowls:- time since the Olympic Games were revived for mo-

The following have been chosen to represent the various clubs on Satur-]

States

Second Division (v K.C.C. At Home);

The United -F. D. Angus, J. L.

B. Edern use at Athens in 1896. Mount, Maugham and G. E. Costello (Skip): J. Prentice, A. T. Lay, E, Hospes and triumphed again, and revenge was to be sought by R. R. Davies (Skip): T. A. Pearce, A. the 52 competing countries this summer at Helsinki,

the capital of Finland.

K. Mackenzlę. R. A. Edwards and A. W. Brown (Skip).

Third Division (v C.C.C. At Home): -W. A. Cornell. L. E. N. Ryan, G. G.

J. Owen Hughes, H. B. L. Dowbiggin.

(Ship); G. R. Razavet, H. A. Angus,

(Skip).

I.R.C.

www

-

lony chiefly as a

of the "Diehards" boxing team.

an

boxer. He represented his Bat-WATER Polo seems to have got |talion and was a great fighter whọ under way again and.

will be much missed by the rest Ř.A.S.C. team met a depleted R.A.M.C. team in the Queen's Road Swimming bath on Wed-

Medicals

*

SINCE commenting upon the pro-Water Polo The

nesday evening. team in this column I have heard

bability of a Combined R.A.

arrived at the

many enthusiastic views ex bath two men short; one of the pressed by footballers, and the vacancies was filled by Bennett, whole matter was capably summed well-known as the Signals' goal- up by 'Referee' in yesterday's issue keeper. Playing one man short the of The China Mail. The Gunners Medicals put up a great fight and to score through Quite early in the war the stadium that the are, in the main, partly in favour were the first

of a Combined team, McDonald, who was always a

Fare dangerous player. express

later" Aitkenhead and P. S. Cassidy (Ski): Finns had prepared was devasted, and like the Ja- Football but others

doubts about the equalised for the Service Corps. W. A. Cruickshank and R. H. Wild panese

who had foregone their chance of stag-future of Battery teams if the Idea After the interval the Medicals Began to tire and the Service Col. E. S. Doughty and A. McKellaring the Games owing to their war with China-Fin- matures, though personally I feel

that there are a great number of Corps had it their own way. Mar- land, country of champion distance runners, had no Artillery players, who do not get tin opened the scoring in the sec- First Division

ond half following a good swim de Recreio option but to abandon a project dear to the heart of a chance to play under the prer by Richards, Andrews, who seems (v Club "A", Home):-D. M. Khan, K. M.

sent system, who will have their Runjahn, A. M. Rumjahn and M. R. Such an athletic natiori.

chance if a Combined team is to have lost none of his zest for Abbas (Skip); J. Hoosen, A. K. Suf- It was a well-deserved honour ficent performance for a country formed.

the game despite his stay in hos- pital, added another and Fare in- (Skip); A. II. Rumjahn, S. Yusuf, M.that had been accorded the Finns, with a population of under four

creased the lead a few minutes Y. Adai and A. R. Dallah (Skip).. for although they had never been million.

One has only to mention such REGISTERING a great win over from the end. McDonald and Third Division (v H. K. Football largely represented at the Games, Club, Away):-A. S. Sumad, J. M. A. their runners had won 62 gold, 60 runners as Hannes Kolehmainen, 17-8, Royal Engineers gained their heavy odds, made a great show

Hong Kong Baseball Club by Conner, though labouring under", Rumjahn, A. H. Madar and A. M. Wa-silver. and 63 bronze Olympic Paavo Nurmi, Armas Valste, first victory in the Baseball Lea- for R.A.M.C. 'Ginger Reid, the hab (Skip): M. Hassan, M. P. Madar, medals against all comers in the Saliminen and Lehtinen to realise gue and so have avoided being Service Corps' goalkeeper, seems A. G. Sumad and A. Bakar (Skip); M-series of Games-a really magni-what Finland has given to inter- B. Hassan, S. A. R. Bux, U. A. Rum-

completely white to improve with every game he national athletics. Their records Baseball washed! This win plays and with Jahn, and S. M. Rumjahn (Skip).

careful practice will stand for a long time.

Finland's turn will come again considering that the Sappers had players in the Colony. Beatson- great feat may well become one of the best when the world settles down once been beaten eight times on the Sneddon improves too but next more to the normal routine 01 civilised folk; when, in the words run and it was looking as if they to Andrews, Martin is undoubtedly

were not going to be smiled on the best forward in the team.

flad, A. R. Minu, and A. K. Minu

Sind

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"We swear that we will take by Dame. Fortune. Great play by George Denyer on Saturday was part in the Olymple Games in responsible in the main for the loyal competition, respecting the Sappers' success. To-morrow Ro- regulations which, govern them and destrous of participating in in Round One of the Charity Cup yal Engineers meet South China them in the true spirit of sports and all Squaddies who have not manship for the honour of our had the opportunity of seeing the the best win when he overcame country and the glory of Sport.' only Army baseball team in Cullen by five shots, but he had to Great Britain is next on the action should make a point of at- fight every inch of the way to roster for the Games, and it is tending and giving them the sup-achieve that result. likely that when the victory is

port that they really deserve; be-

won an endeavour will be made cause the Sappers never put on a Some Anxious Moments to gel the Olympic Games reborn'dud' show. in London.

Meanwhile, world title.

*

*

were Craigengower, who

ex-

at, all sports are at a standstill.ON Wednesday the Army Tennis pected to overwhelm Recreio "B", Club 'C' Division team were had some anxious moments.before seen in action against South they established supremacy, but Chiria. For the first time this sea-Omar, starting with a steady trot son they were without Martin, against John Basto,. finished up who usually partners Boocock. In with a gallop and was 23 to the his place was good and carried the team. U. M.

Chlefly because Great Britain, foremost competitor next to the United States, is otherwise -en- gaged.

Mindful of the fact that one

day new champions will have Army Tennis

to be flung into the агопа against foreign competition, Bri

tish sports are keeping alive Club

of

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the

Stoner (R.A.- Omar was in deadly form, whilst P.C.). Ember-Ismail, his substitute second man,

an encouraging son and Duf-gave

display. and English champlonships are

field put up a Machado alone shone in the home being staged where possible good showing to win two of their rink and he had the better but for how long it is impossible three sets but Adlam and Murray Razack.

B. Basto led Rosselet for to say.

gave a very poor exhibition and There are gaps in Britain's were outplayed in every set, Boo-heads but could not stand athletic record books, covering the cock and his new partner were strain and went down by half a years 1914 to 1919, when names only able to register a draw in dozen shots. He was in poor form that appeared in the first-named one set.

and had a couple of really bad drives at the 20th, head when his year, and would reasonably have been erected to be repeated, sim- ROYAL Engineers continued their three wanted a totally different ply disappeared-killed or wound-a triumphant march in Second shot to save a count of four. ed in the Great War. Once again Division with a 9 to nil victory home win and was good value for Jackie Noronha had the only will this break Happen, and Bri-over 36th Bty.R.A. Rivett and

✡

tain will have to start all over Quinell were in excellent form and against placid Dick Basa, who again in the search for world-were only troubled once, and then trailed from the third head to go but a little by Mills and Thom- down by eight shots in a low- son, who took scoring game.

beaters.

A. A. Championships Army Tennis them to 8-0.

Bird and Freeman played really

Some attempt may be made to Leagues · stage some of the Amateur Ath- letic championships this year. The delightful tennis and had little White City, in London, is to be difficulty in over-running all their available for meetings. Service opponents. The other pair Spencer athletes will supply most of the and Shaw played steady tennis, competition, and it is hoped to taking no chances. For the Gun- run off the famous Polytechnic pers' Goodenough and Woolridge | Marathon over the usual 20 miles played some good tennis but they,

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ling: public roads from Windsor to In a First Division match 5th

SUNDAY London is, of course, entirely out A.A. Regiment had little difficulty 10.00 a.m. F. Groves, E. T. McMullen. of the question; but this new-or-in beating the Seaforth High-10.04 rangement will make the race a landers to the tune of eight sets "unique" spectacle.

to orle. Mackle and Garrow gained 10.0s Spécial provision is to be made the solitary set for the Seaforths 10,12 for runners from the three fight- from Davis and Coughlih: Best 10.10 ing Services, and the first man to pair of the match were Trevener finish will receive a special médar,

S. S. Yarrow the Polytechnic runner, who was second in the

time event which is certain to at

1038-39 races and second in the physical instructor in the Royal European championship in Paris, Air Force, he hopes to find more is already in training for the war-than he did in civilian life to train, That is one of the advantages of tract many new and youthful life in the Services to-day iti runners

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