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Hing Wah Middle School Win 2nd Division Honours
Inter-School Basketball
FOLLOWING A VERY HARD AND EVENLY CONTESTED STRUGGLE, HING WÄH MIDDLE SCHOOL QUINTETTE WON THE SECOND DIVI- SION CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE INTER-SCHOOL BASKETBALL LEAGUE YESTERDAY WHEN THEY NARROWLY DEFEATED HON WAH MID- DLE SCHOOL BY 23 POINTS TO 22, AFTER BE-- ING LED AT THE INTERVAL BY 12 POINTS TO 9.
The game was packed with thrills and exciting mcments and was played before a capacity crowd on the open
air court at Y.M.C.A.
•UNION WIN CUP
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1941.
SWIMMING COMEBACK AFTER 12 YEARS AWAY FROM COMPETITIONS
FOLLOWERS OF SWIMMING IN THE COLONY WILL BE INTERESTED TO LEARN THAT THEY WILL HAVE AN OP- PORTUNITY OF SEEING MRS. V. MURRELL, OF EDUCATION mában: DEPARTMENT, WHO AS MISS VERA TANNER TWICE REPRE- SENTED GREAT BRITAIN IN THE WORLD OLYMPIC GAMES, IN ACTION AT THE "Y" POOL ON JULY 12, WHEN THE A.N.S. AND V.A.D SWIMMING GALA TAKES PLACE, 20
Hong Kong and Kowloon Real- dents' Union won the "Kim: Shinell basketball competition (on roller skates) as the result of their win last night over Kowloon Skating Rink by 35 points to 23.
watched
The game, which was by a large crowd, was one of tho best in the competition. The Rink team was handicapped by an in jury to E. B. Nanak carly in the gamo.
SOFTBALL
Kowloon Chinese SECTION
AT Y.M.C.A.
Before this match both teams were unchecked and on level terms and a win for either would give them the championship.
blood 13th sides made numerous The losers drew Arst short y alter the start and appear-efforts to take the lead, and the ed likely champions at the end, champions finally succeeded when of the first half, when they were their winger Tang Yuk-wu scored leading by three points.
with a powerful long shot.
last the
At # meeting of European Y.M.C.A. softball
section night it was revealed that Board of Directors had agreed to include softbal among the Asso- ciation's sporting activities.
Following were then elected t serve un the Softball Committee:--
Secretary), T. Huber.. Cpl. Foley and D. Blackman,
The new champions, however, | The result of the game was still changed their tactics after the in doubt as both sides scored al-S/Sgt. Welford (Coach and Hon. resumption and threw everything ternate.y, but just before the final into the attack instead of the man whistle the champions managed to for man tactics adopted in the score the necessary points to give first period.
them a 23--22 win and the cham- pionship.
Following
The winners took the fead at 15-14 through two acçur- ate chats by Li Wah-chun and Tang Yuk-wu five minutes after the resumption.
scores:
are
the
detailed
HING WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Foul
Li Wah.chun Tang Yuk.wu
Hon Wah drew level when one of the opponents' guards was per- alised for obstruction and they Ng Yim-kwan scored a foul goal (1 point).
Just what I
needed
Goats Goalo Fouls
3
0
1
4
2
0
1
1
0
Laung Pak-hing
0
1
Lam Man-kuan
0
0
1
Tola!
23 points
MON WAH MIDDLE
SCHOOL
Lai Yu-mui
1
1
1
Sa Plk-yuen
2
0
3
Chan Sik-kwai
3
3
1
Ko Siu-fung
0
1
2
Tong Mon sang
Total
3
Q
Π
22 points
Two Senior Games
this
Practices will be held on Tues- days and Fridays at 5.30 p.m. a'
King' the "Y" hockey ground Park, the first practice being on Tuesday next, July 1.
WEBB AND MUSSON
Mrs. Murrell took part in the meet in Paris in 1924 and again in Amsterdam in 1928, when sho' figured in the 100 Mètres 'free- style, 400 Metres free-style and 400 Metres Relay races.
GELLING AND
WALLINGTON
WIN BY EIGHT
In 1929 Mrs. Murrell, together with the Misses Joyce Cooper, Ellen King and Edith 'Mayne, who were her team-mates at the two Olympic Games referred to above, toured South Africa and Rhodesia, and during the four months that
IN THE ONLY GAME YES- they were there figured in many exhibition events. They were ac- TERDAY, IN THE COLONY companied by Miss Greenall, now LAWN BOWLS PAIRS CHAM- head of the Dartford Physical PIONSHIP, J. H. GELLING AND Training College, as manager, on H. G. WALLINGTON BEAT C. that occasion.
LANGLEY AND L. JORDAN After that tour Mrs. Murrell BY 22 SHOTS TO 14 AT POLICE gave up competitive swimming, RECREATION CLUB.
Langley and Jordan stored although she has always main- tained her interest in that form single at the first head and at the of sport.
Coach At King's
Masters and boya at King's College, who have been deprived of their swim ning for some time, owing to improve- nents being made to the school bath, learned will be able to resume their activities
n the near future, it being
direction is now
hat
work in this almost completed.
Mrs. Murrell, who is on the teaching staff of the College, will again coach
he boys at swimming this Summer.
Last year, ander her expert guidance, he boys mado great strides and a dis- inct Improvement was noticed in the standard of swimming at King's.
BROWNS' HITTING ANXIETY
If it isn't one thing, it's another with Manager Fred Haney and his unpredictable Browns, who were expected to be the dark horses of
ARE BEATEN the American League.
was sour.
On the same court after game, Pui Ying College (White): overwhelmed Ming Sang College
Last year the team's pitching by 82 points 31 and Y.M.C.A. Com- mercial School beat Hing Chung In "A"'Division of the Army
This year Haney's hitters have Middle School by 48 points to 38 Tennis League yesterday at 800-gone back on him. both in First Division of the same kungoo, F. A. Staff defeated Royal And the result is the same-the League.
Army Medical C'orps by 2 gets Browns are far behind in the race
for the pennant,
Haney said he wasn't concerned be cause he still thought the Browns were a good club.
happy Who Wouldn't be?
All the games were played in to 1. two periods only.
To-day's Games Following is to-day's programme of matches in the Inter-School Basketball League sponsored by Chinese Y.M.C.A...
Sgt. Webb and Sgt. Musson met with their Arst defeat in the League.
Musson,
Q
12th were on level terms at 9-all. The Football Club pair. then scor- ed 2 1 4 2 1 which took the scor- ed to 19-9 at the 17th in their favour. A three at the next head brought the losers closer, but the Valey pair scored a single and a sure of the game. brace at the next Heads to make Langley and Jordan finished up
with a two.
PARS NAY CH POSTPONED
The Colony Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship match between H. A. Alves and FV. V. Ribeiro, holders of the title for the past two years, and A. Hyde-Lay and G. H. Sherriff, which was to have been played at Kowloon Football Club last evening, was post- poned until to-morrow.
The Recreio pair, together with Hyde-Lay, were on the ground but for some reason Sherriff did not put in an appearance. Ribeiro and his partner agreed to a post- ponement.
No other games were played on, the Kowloon side of the harbour though in most cases the greens were opened and club members had practice roll-ups.
SIX BOWLS
MATCHES IN ONE DAY
But, he added, "Of course, I'm un A marathon bowls per-
I can't kick about our pitching. Itformance was given by J.
S. A. Hussain and H. W. Browne (F. A. Staff):
Beat Sgt. Webb and Sgt. 6-2, 6-1.
all: right. Good enough to win most of
Low, of Belmont, on the W. A. Reed and ċ. §. Clarke (F. A. our games.
"But what can a pitcher do with a Staff): First Division-Ying Wah v Hop Wah,
Lost to Sgt. Smith and Pte. Gunson, row of knot holes stacked against him? final day of the Hunter Second Divlalón-Tal' Chung Hang 6-2, 6-3.
"How can we win with all our men River district carnival at Kong M.S; Canton University Ying
A. G. Galpin and G. B. Gurevitch (F.stranded on base?" Wah.
A, Staff):
Hancy has tried everything, even East Maitland, writes Lost to Cpl. Mine and Pe. Don, benching slumping Rip Radcliff,
led the league in hitting most of last Leader” in an Australian 6-3, 6-2, 6-4,
paper.
CANADIAN PITCHER GETS
EWO
WO ONLY $25 WEEKLY
THE QUALITY BEER
SCM$10
Pay Corps Win
season. Slugger
who
Walter Judnich batting about 230, Harlond Clift 270 and George McQuinn 290:
He played three singles and three lours matches, and was on En-Dropped Four Straight the green from 10 am. until 8.15
In the same Division Royal Army Pay Corps beat Royal gineers "B" by 2 sets to 1. Gbt. Ford and /Sgt. (R.A.P.C.):
Beat Lt. Col. Lamb and Q.M.S. Quin
Less Marchildon will have noil, 6-2, 0-3 0-2.
2-0, 2-8, 2-0.
ip.me
In one stretch the Browns dropped Adlam four straight by the margin of one runing H. Guy (Lorn Park) in the Low won the open singles, beat- In each game the club had men on base at strategic times, but hits in the final 26 to 13 He scored-threes clutch-the oncs that wm-were not on the first two ends and was never afterwards pressed. In the forthcoming..
Haney feels that bad weather had quarter-final. he beat C. McNeill much to do in frustrating his men at (Hamilton) by 16 to 7 and P. the plate.
Rocitliff (Lorn Park) in the semi- The spring training tour wound up final by 15 to 11. The first week of the season the Browns with one postponed game after another
played only twice because of inclement weather....
money than any other S/Sgt. James and S/Sgt. Pinkney ball player in the majors, |(RA.P.C.); Marchildon, young pitcher with Lost to Cpl. Shaw and Cpl. Hawkins, the Philadelph'a Athletic, spt. Carden and is a Canadian and Wartime regula-(RAP.C.):
Cpl. Ingleby tions require him to deposit all but Boat Cpl, Spence and L/Cpl. Re $25 a weelt of his salary in the ham, 7-5, 7-5. Dominion. He gets the rest when
he returns home.
* Canadian hockey players: · were required, to, do the same thing.
Matchildon reports for military training at the season's close,
The China Dail
DEALS
CONCISELY AND ACCURATELY
WITH THE NEWS
“EARLIEST WITH THE LATES
Standings To Dato
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Owing to the sodden state of the 'ground," nd H‚K, Lawn. Tennis League
matches were played; yesterday.
10
Third Singles Success -
At this stage they have played fewer This was the third time Low" hatt games than any, other team in pither |won > the Hunter River open singles, league.
and he almost scored the double. His we're a good club," Haney argued. Belmont team, which included. T. Steel, When we get the hitting ironed out S. Flowers and J. Falling, was beaten we'll be back in, the race, napadu In the fours final by T. Johnson, Á. "I don't know what to do except Taylor (West Maitland); C. McLaughlin wait it out: The fellows whom Td (New Lambton) and F.: Jones" (West pended upon to come through day after Maitland), by 24 to 20, nhang day at the plate have fallen off the most.
!
"All I can say now is don't sell; a: good club sbort. Those boys are going to start hitting-1 hope:
SYKES IN FINAL
Sykes reached tho Tinal of It is understood that all postponed matches In First Division of the Lawn European YM.C.A's billiards Tennis Longue wil be re-arranged after tournament last night when he the completion of the fixtures origina beut 5. Kemm by 30 noints to 210. ly arranged and that these tamen willd will How meet C. Champe ho played on Mondays,
Tovior.
After being down 22-13) - Low's team did all the scoring in the latter stagez of the game, Low had his second win over Charlie McNeill, up 10-10, in the quarter-final of the fours.
MET
Low has won the Country Week singles three times, but has never won' h. Stafo title:" Hd Foprosented Australia in the Empire"; singles," played at Waverley in 1930,
The First Round Colony Lawn Bowls,
Pairs Championship: gaino between J w. Leonard and W. Ward and R. P Phillips and J. McKelvie will be played this afternoon on the Kowloon Football.
Club green.
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