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Pui Ying & St. Paul's To Clash For Title

SPLENDID MATCHES Club

ON SATURDAY

By "Sportshawk”

THE EXCEPTIONALLY large crowd gathered at Hong Kong Chinese Y.M.C.A. on Saturday saw

Bowls

two splendid matches in "B" Division of the Colony Results

Chinese Basketball League.

Following are latest Club lawn bowls

The play reached the highest standard thus far results: seen in "B" Division.

In the first contest, Pui Ying College beat the Y.M.C.A. "B" team by 34 points to 27, after leading by 21-9 at the end of the first half, while in the second game St. Paul's College trounced Lai Hang Club by 75 points to 57 after leading at the interval by 31-29.

BASEBALL

ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHARITY GAMES NOT TOO BRIGHT

It was fortunate that the Base-

as

Big Win

TAIKOO CLUB

Pour Bowin 'Pairs

Handicap Singtes

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 5, 1940

FEDERATION AND 'HO HO'

CUP COMPETITION

IT IS EVIDENT that the committee of the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation are striving their utmost to revive the Chinese In- terport soccer series between Hong Kong and Singa- pore for the "Ho Ho" trophy and are again calling a committee meeting on August 15 to discuss the

matter.

It will be recalled that it was first intended to send a combined Chinese team to Singapore at the end of last season but this fell through.

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wald (-2): Clemow (plus 3) beat Main If the Ho Ho cup.is competed for (-5); Chalmers (6) beat Nimmolas suggested it is hoped that the (plus 1); McKie (plus 4) beat McColgan Federation will inform the Foot- (plus 3); Melrose (4) beat Taylor

Another suggestion was that a team chosen from Eastern and INDIAN RECREATION CLUB

Sing Tao were to represent the Singles Competition First Round:-A. R. Dallah beat A. Federation and play the game! K. Ismall, 21-13.

Singapore. It was then Second Round:-D. M. Khan beat A. thought that arrangements could K. Sumad, 21-20; U. M. Humjahn beat be made for both Eastern and: D. M. A. Razack, 21-8; 5. Yusuf beat Singapore, who were on tour, to I. Kahn, 27 A 0. Sumad be at Singapore at the same time. J. M. A. Rumjahn, 21-17; A. G. The cancellation of the Eastern beat A. S. Sufflad, 21-15.

Java tour and the early return of the team together with the late First Round:-Nimmo and Chalmers departure of the Sing Tao team The winners of these matches

beat Paterson and Stalker.

has made this impossible. I will now

meet next week in a

Second Round:-McColgun and Gil-

The latest suggestion which play-off for the championship. lles beat Beattle and Hillon: Gibson

The Y.M.C.A. team, though hav-and Summers bent Taylor and McAr will be discussed at the meeting

is whether first thur.

Sing Tao, who will ing much the worst of the

be in Singapore late this month, отв

Rinks Competition half, improved considerably

and the resumption

overhauled Second Round:-Bovaird. Kew, Stalk-should be asked to represent the their opponents at 23-all. How-ter

and Keown (Skip) beat Jeacock.| Federation against the Singapore Chinese and play one game for ever, they collapsed again after Clemow, Gillies and Melrose (Skip).

this cup. this lead and were eventually de- First Round: Grimes (-2) beat

EXPENSE SPARED feated by 34 points to 27.

Smith (plus 3); Jeacock (plus 2) beat

In this event the Federation Wong Shang-ying, in attack, Coull (-2): Watson (-4) beat McAr would be spared the expenses of and Chan Kwan-wan in defence, thur (scr.).

Second Round:-Watson (-4) beat sending a team and a start would, were very prominent for Pui Ying Jeacock (plus 2); Wilson (plus 3) beat be made for the revival of these ball Charity

between College, while Lo Wing-kim and game

Summers (-2): Paterson (plus 3) beat games. Tung Ki-pui, both attackers, shone American Navy and Rest of for Y.M.C.A. team. Colony was not played yester- day

charities would have!

(plus 2): Musker (plus 4) beat Beattie ball. Association if they have any benefitted

the very little, for

After leading by only two points (plus 5): Hillon (3) Bent Whyte (-3); intention of inviting the Singa- pore Chinese to Hong Kong dur- stands were practically empty (31-29) at the interval, St. Paul's, Gibson (-1) beat Staliter (-2).

Third Round: Paterson (plus 3) beating the present local season. while .H. B. and South College students demonstrated

Clemow (plus 3).

The Football Association has.com- China were playing.

their supremacy in all depart

Singles Championship

mitted itself to a long soccer sea- ments in the second period to First Round:-Keown beat Paterson; It would be interesting to know overwhelm their opponents,

Lai Hovaird bent Summers; Chalmers beat son by the inclusion of Sing Tao Gilles in the First Division and if all whether the poor attendance, was Hang Club, by the large margin Beattle: Coull beat Connolly: due to lack of interest in such of 75 points to 57.

beat Stalker; Fillon beat Gibson; -Mel-League games were not played off Despite their youth, the college rose beat McColgan; and Wald, beat as contemplated there would be free week-ends for or whether the charity games

students displayed more effective McArthur,

Second Round:-Gillies, beat Coull. unavoidably postponed games. public had by some means known tactics than their experienced and

Unless the Football Association that the game would not be play-heavy opponents, combining bet- ed, The weather was fine ter in attack.

A. W, Ramsey beat W. Gittins; R. s. can make provision for a visiting enough for a game.

Playing on the left-wing for the Meadows beat C. E. Langley: A. Trib team under the auspices of the before the fixtures The official reason for the students, Lao Kim-shuen gave a ble received a walk-over from J. W. M. Federation

Brown; R. S. Capell-beat G. C. Moss: are drawn up there will be a lot cancellation of the game was brilliant all-round performance.E. C. Fincher beat A. Bone; L. Jack of confusion and disorder when a that U.S.S. Asheville was not in His powerful and accurate shoot-beat J. Hyde; T. A. Madar beat W. Singapore Chinese team arrives. port and that Tulsa, which was ing was a feature of his play. He Parsons; E. Kern beat L. A. Jordan; due in the morning, had not netted 15 good goals, all from N. A. E, Mackay beat A, J. Kew; A. E. arrived.

mid-field shots, and three foul Carey beat J. Hempsey and F. Good- Mindanao team were, not in-goals, to total 33 points.

win beat C, T. Champelovier. formed in time that they were His two partners, Chan Haw-

Handicap Singles to represent the American Navy kuen and Shuen Chao-hui, also beat G. W. Bowden and C. J. Tacchi

L. A. Jordan and E. Curtis (plus 6)| and therefore did not turn up. did their share of the scoring be-(plus 3); W. Mulcahy and T. A. Madar That was as far as the American sides making openings for Lao. (scr.) beat G. Elphick and J. Fraser} Navý team was concerned buti Apart from defending well for (plus 2) and A. W. Ramsey and A. J. how many of the players of the the winners, Lee Ming, the guard, Kew (plus 3) beat V. C. Labrum and The death of "Monty" Rest team, who were invited, also scored three neat goals. F. A. Fabel (plus 3). turned up?

Noble, one of the greatest Very few could be For Lai Hang Club, Chan Yue-

Club Championship Second Round: R. 5. Capell beat A of all Test captains, great seen in the stands..

ting, playing at left-wing, was C. Tribble: H. Jessop beat W. Naef; the outstanding player. He TG. Lee beat W. Gittins: C. T. Champe bowler and solid bat, was vealed a powerful and accurate Joyier beat J. Hyde: J. Fraser (beat C. shot and registered 10 goals and E. Turoin; A. W. Ramsey beat J. M. announced recently. It later transpired that seven one foul goal (a total of 21 points) Jack; E. C. Fincher beat W. Mulcahy: His six for 49 in his first Test players of the H. B. team ha while Luk Chan Kui, in attack, W. Parsons beat N. A. E. Muckay: Gat Melbourne in January, 1898, been chosen to represent the Rest was also impressive, recording 10 W. Bowden beat T. A. Madar; W. Hyde

beat A. E. Carey; F. Goodwin beat A. told the cricket world what to than 19 players points through five goals.

J. Kew: J: Hempsey beat C. E. Lang- expect, writes a London corres- from, other clubs had been asked. Following are the detailed ey: W, Nash beat J. Smith; L. A. pondent. That bag was Ranji, Jordan beat C. J. Tacchi and L. Jack Hayward, Storer, Wainwright, beat J. W. M. Brown.

Norman Druce,

Jack and old Tyro

Hearne. Australia won. In fact, Second Round:-A, H. Martin beat 'H.

19 INVITED

though no less

to turn up.

en-

scores of both matches:-

It is obvious that there had been a lack of organisation on the part of the Baseball As- sociation and while their deavours on behalf of charity are Wong Shang-ying most appreciated they should not Chịu Chao hào go about the arrangements in such a slip-shod mammer,

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KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB `President's Cup

PUI YING COLLEGE

Foul No. of ***Goals Goals Fouls Jessop:

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3

2

0

0

D

1

2

2

0

1

34

Mak Halichu

Yau Hing-shui · Chan Kwan-wan-

It is suggested that nine players Total Points and four reserves should have been chosen to représent the Rest instead of asking some 19 players Lo Wing-kim to turn up, some with little pros-Chan Shee-shoung Tung Kl.pui ................ pect of a game.

Lau_Hec-ming

These players and reserves Lau Sik-chong should inform the Association if Poon Kwal-yeung they will or will not be available • Total Points so that the manager will know exactly how he stands with his

team.

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APPRECIATION OF M.A. NOBLE

H. T. Broadbridge beat w. they must indeed have found it difficult to lose with Trumble, Naef; C. T. Champelovier beat

McKibbin, and Bone: W. Parsons beat A. C. Houghton Ernest Jones, 2 and R. S. Capell beat R. Wellwood. the colt Noble to bowl. Those were the first six of Monty's 11ɔ [wickets in Tests.

TO-DAY'S BOWLS

I should class Noble as almost the equal of Archie MacLaren as la captain. I maintain that owing

Following is to-day's programme to the close familiarity between cricketing

of matches in, the Third Round of the three Australian

the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Com-|States of Noble's day the job of petition.

leading an Australian side was always easier than that of any

At C.C.C.

A. K. Sufflad and M. R. Abbas v English captain.

W. J. Burling and M. N. Ra-| Noble, who was a dentist, kusen.:

|studied swerving with a baseball, Eccleshall and A., Steven v Tas did two other Australians, Coleman and M. Ferguson. Frank Laver and Albert Trott, Gellatly and L. A. Collyer y G. but he was never a slave to the

W. Deacon and J. G. Meyer. curves.

Y.M.C.A. "B"

3

2

0

2

0

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27

ST. ' PAUL'S COLLEGE

Foul" No. of} Goals Goals Fouls S.

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6

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15

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3

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3

0

3

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LAI HANG CLUB

5

4

10

0

0

67

The League, with the excep-chan Haw-kuen. tion of the play-off for the-cham-Shuen Chao-hul pionship, is now completed and Loo Kim-thuen these charity games will help to Chan Haw-hee

Loo Ming maintain interest in the game. Wong. Hul-ming

India has. withdrawn. from the Total Points International Charity Compet!- tion as the Association will not consider" a postponement of their Luk Chau-kui game on Sunday. 'M.el Arculli, Sze To-ying their pitcher, feels that he can-Chan Yue-ting not pitch two days in succession. Leung Kwong-chong He is playing for H.B, on Satur-Yu Ming-kwal day in the play-off and for In- Total Points dia on Sunday.

H.B. Swamp South China'

Loung Kaliwing

CHUNG SHING GALA

At C.8.0.c.

Noble was the first Australian

so at Lord's in 1909 and won.

W. Melrose and J. C. Chalmers v captain' to put England in. He did

W. Gill and G. Duncan.

C. Dowman and F. C. Chânning vI can think of no other class

R. Main aid D. Munro.

At KiB.G.C.

cricketer, except Noble, on whose account the crowd has whistled

E. C. Fincher and J. Fraser v H. the "Daad March iri Saul" as Lan- A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro, castrian musicians did at Old W.-V. Field and V. Chittenden V Trafford in 1905, though not in a innings -L. J. Silva and J. F. V.;RI-|Test match. In that

beiro.

Noble batted for over seven hours.

“AtsK.F.C.

GRAPHIC GOLE

PUTTING STANCE SUBJECT

TO CHANGE

WITH YEARS

• LITTLE LINES UP BALL

IN 194-0 NATIONAL

OPEN

LITTLES

"PUTTING

STANCE

IN 1934 AMATEUR PLAY

*7:2

SUBJECT TO CHANGE By BEST BALL The putting stroke, more than any other swing in golf, undergoes the most metamor- phoses. No sooner does something go haywire on the green than the average player is busily engaged ex- perimenting with a new stroke. Nor is this quality restricted to any 'class of players, even the

pros are victims. It is the putting factor that is the first to feel the impact of nerves or a fall from top form. It is the barometer of golfing skill for lacking a sure putting touch a player is woefully handi- capped in the high pressure game to-day, Bobby Jones has probably tried and discarded more putting strokes than the average golfer ever dreamed of since retiring from active `competition in 1930, Yet nothing he has tried since could even approach the form. he enjoyed that grand slam year.

were

Lawson Little above illus. trates the change that has taken place in his own game in a brief six years. In 1934 his feet were close together and the ease of motion and free stroking this induced ·

ideally suited to his game.

This past June in the National Open his stance was much wider, afforded a firm- er balance, but a less fluid stroke than formerly though still in the 'pendulum strok- ing category. Granted that Mr. Little has picked up a few pounds in avoirdupois in late years contributing to the wider stance, it also added a certainty to his stroking ́that the intervening years had taken away.

Next Article--Impact Position.

WOMEN WHO WANT

TO STAY SLIM ..

,"can do so by learning to A. M. Omar and UM. Omar v C. In 1021, when on the same bowl. Bowling furnishes just E. Marques und B. Basto. ground Horseshoe" Collins was enough exercise for office workers' C. E. Langley and L. A. Jordan at the wicket over five hours for and home-makers. And it's easy J. A. Watson and R. M. 40 in a Test, that air had taken to learn!, We'll give you all, the Keown,

on another significance and was instruction you need, Try it [not resorted to...

to-day.

“At K,0.0.

Pals" when

C. Pereira and J. C. Remedios But I did hear a Leeds crowd •HONG KONG

Sutcliffe were BOWLING ALLEYS

South China completed their Chung Shing are holding a baseball League fixtures yesterday swimming gala on Wednesday when they were beaten by 25 runs next at Kennedy Town. Included C. to 3 by H.B. 'who fielded their in the programme is an Open v P. A. Peckham and W. Mc-whistle "Jolly Old

"Neil. 150 Metres Medley Relay race.

Jack Hobbs and strongest side,

HB. will how meet Mindanao.in| Eastern and Victoria Recrea- Some of these games may not once busy the play off for the Championship tion Club dre reported to be com-be played owing to Volunteer making a draw of a Test which Lockhart Rd.

duties. on Saturday,

Ipeting in this event,

looked lost to England.

on concentrating

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