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HEKKING SURPRISED

IN SHANGHAI AQUATIC

CHAMPIONSHIP HEATS

ALTHOUGH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE

B. A. Alves and P. V. V Tubero LADIES' 50 YARDS BACK-STROKE AND BREAST- STROKE EVENTS IN WHICH THE WINNERS RECORDED TIMES ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE" THE RECORDS SET LAST YEAR THE STAND- ARD OF SWIMMING WAS FAIRLY MEDIOCRE HEATS OF THE FOUR SHANGHAI AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE A‚S:F. POOL PRODUCED SOME KEEN COM- PETITION WHICH AUGURS WELL FOR THE FINALS, WRITES THE "NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS."

Post and W. Cameron.

abeyance until the war's end, a prime incentive for BASEBALL the younger players is lost and some of the most interesting competitions cancelled.

U.S. BLANK INDIA IN

INTERNATIONAL

By "Referee"

GAME

IN AN INTERESTING BASE- BALL

AT CHATHAM ROAD YESTERDAY UNITED STATES QUALIFIED TO MEET PORTUGAL, HOLDERS. ON SATURDAY WHEN THEY DE- FEATED INDIA BY 7 RUNS TO NIL.

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The outstanding newcomer in the early tournaments has been u lad from Ecuador, South America, Francisco Segura. He is a player of great promise and with more experience may gain a place at the top of the world's amateurs.

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He attained recognition early with victories over Ladislav Hecht, formerly of the Czecho-Slovak Davis Cup team. and Frank Bowden, only recently of the outstanding college stars. won the Brooklyn (New York) tourno- inent, and reached the final of the com- petition at the Orange (New Jersey) club, only to be defeated by Sidney B. Wood, a former Wimbledon champion and well-known as a member of Ameri can Davis Cup teams.

Wood In Form

SCHOOL

PROGRESS

By "Grandstand”

"Grandpa" Leung's baseball school is proving а tremendous BUCCCBS and the "grand ol' man" has hopes of displaying his pupils' progress with an exhibition game at Railway Corner this season, bo. tween two picked teams from the cream of his disciples. Take stroll down to sun-baked will see the diamond maestro in Caroline Hill any afternoon, and you one of his coaching sessions. Talk about keenness, you couldn't drag any one of the players away from their prac tices, with a team of inules, for the

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The men's 220 Yards free-style produced a new star in the per- son of T. C. Chie, who surprised the gathering by defeating the highly-fancied sprinter. R. Hek- king, in the comparatively good time of 2 minutes 39 1/5 seconds. Conceding the fact that Hekking -still suffering from a weak heart --was holding himself in reserve for a major effort in the finals, it must be admitted that Chle swam in championship style.

This was the only upset of the even- ing. the other heats running pretty well to form.

The first heat of the men's 220 Yards free-style went to C. L. Wen in the slow time of 2 minutes 50 and 3/5 seconds.

It is not likely, however, that he will be able to offer T. C. Chie and Hck-

maestro has infected a new spirit into king much competition in the final.

the baseball mobs for the past decade, for though these diamond satellites are till glittering brightly, and may do so for many more years, yet, the time must come for them to hang up their gloves.

Freak Draw

KEEN BASKETBALL

MATCH TO-NIGHT

Judging from their previous performances, the match in

the Open Basketball League between Residents' Union and National University, which is down for decision at Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. at 8.30 p.m. to-night, should be an inter- esting and evenly contested

one,

In the curtain raiser, at 7.30 p.m., South China should have, no difficulty in obtaining both points from their opponents,. Youths.

Wood's participation In the early sea- son competitions indicates that he us followere-youngsters who must plans a full campaign, probably through take the place of the diamond heroes the national championships. Frank who have been enjoying the roars of Kovacs, who fared so well the Win ter fournaments in California and

The freakishness of the draw for the Florida, And Bobby Riggs

whom

men's 100 Yards breast-stroke cham-This resulted in the elimination of Miss McNeill dethroned, must be reckoned India gave a good display

pionship found the two strongest come R, Riege in the first heat of the breast- with in any discussion of national com-

petitors---0. view of the fact that several

Grebenschioff and A. J. of petition Next to McNeill, they are the

stroke although Dodd in the same heat.

she appeared to their players had not played this

best on the basts of last year's play.

Dodd took have dead-heat d with Miss Vera Dodd When that time comes, these young- the lead from the word "go", but the and deserved a better tate. season. Their fielding was, on the

With Miss Alice Marbie gone fromters will be ready to step into their well-known staying powers of Grebens- whole, good but they could not do the women's amateur ranks to the pro- shues. Here, the accent is on youth. chikoff made themselves felt after the much against

fessional group, there is no player that pitching

"Here's mare power to you, Grandpa." first two laps, and he soon passed the stands out. Miss Helen Hull Jacobs Pawloski, who was backed by an

young Rowing Club swimmer to win former champion, is back in the liste "Grandpa" Leung also has

of comfortably by excellent field.

four yards in -70 4/5 again, and, if she continues through the the strongest Chinose sides seen for a seconds-nearly a second better

than O. el Arculli pitched the whole season, undoubtedly will be the one to long time, and chances are very bright the time he recorded

last year. but distance for India and his deliver-Cooke, Miss Helen Pedersen. Miss Vir-honours

beat for the ille, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey for them

international more than eight seconds behind Dick record, while in the breast-stroke event, slow, appeared

especially Hall's mark though ginia Wolfenden, and the usual fine with Wally Ching paired together with 1939.

congroup from the Pacific Coast all will his former battery male Nip Lum.

was be seen in action.

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jex the Americans could meet properly. Hussain the Cutstanding felder

of

India and was safe with every- Professional Boom

thing that came his way. He was prominent with a number of good catches at centre field.

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Most of the Chung Hwa players are Included in the line-up whilst Nelson Ma. Hal and Cecil Winglee from South China might make the team.

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Leonie Disqualified

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Champion Wins Easily

Miss J Peach, Shanghai champion, had little difficulty in winning her heat in the 50 Yards back-stroke in 40 2/5 seconds, nearly two seconds above her

the record-holder, Miss Doreen Gray, [registered 41 1/8 seconds, 1 4/5 seconds

above her mark last year.

TO-DAY'S HOCKEY S

MEETING

In the second heat an unfortunate The situation has one bright side sional tennis-as public

mistake by R. Leonte rabbed him of the increasing importance of profes-

victory. Leonie started off strongly interests

Nothing much has been heard, their contests grows.

of and maintained his lead until just be" An Instance of Sarge Welford's Great Britain

The annual general meeting of the popularity of the professional game but you can trust old Welty to round by the sudden spurt on the part of D. Y.M.C.A. will be held this after

team, fore the finish when, apparently ruffled the Hockey Section of European was seen recently in the national pro- up a team when the time comes for a Maher, who was fessional championship tournament at show-down. Great Britain has

world championship." Chicago and at Forest Hills for the drawn to meet China next week, played in the interest of British

The latter. winner of the tussle going into

war Final. all the leading players.

lying second, the

been Frenchman broke into the free-style:noon at 6.30 p.m.

the for two strokes. But this was sufficient •

U.S. Battery Good Hamet covered the initial sack well, while Razack did creditably

the to disqualify him and Maher was ad The death, at the age of 77, is record- in his first attempt behind the relief, drew

judged the winner, while S. K. Chung, ed of A. M. Walters, the Old Carthu third, took second place.

sian, who with his brother *"P.M."* plate. Pawloski and Mascavage and in three days of competition they william T. Tilden in. Ave sets. Tilden the two ladies, events, the heats partnerships in the history of Associa As only five competitors turned up formed one of the greatest full-back formed the United States battery attracted 15.000 spectators.

is still the stroke master, as he dis- were comprised of three and two swim-ton and worked the whole distance. Fred Perry, now ап American

football. They played together Pawloski had the Indian batters citizen, won both at Chicago and Force played in the first two sets, when his mers respectively, with the latter pair: many times for England between 1885

service cannonball

and treinendous Hills, defeating Donald Budge

forehand drives kept the former British merely swimming over the distance to and 1890 in full Internationals, A.Mu

was in the Cambridge soccer eleven ge qualify. Strangely enough, in each case star at the baseline. But Tilden at 48 the draw forced the two strongest swim 1882-5-6-7 and played against ble brother. has not the stamina of the Tilden of

"P.M." in the Varsity match. mercy in the last three sessions of the fen years ago, and he was at Fred's mers into

match. Richard Skeen, Vincent, Rich- ards, Lester Stocken and Keith Gledhill were others in this round-robin, and the crowds seemed greatly pleased by

⚫ in difficulties often, while Mas-straight sets, in the latter, 6-4, 6-2. 6-3.

cavage's strong arm gave the This established Perry as Indian base runners little chance man

the head in world tennis again. Wonder- to do any pilfering.

fully fit, as always, Perry had all his Molthen and Waggoner played marvellous strokes at command. one of their best games for a long Coming Events Cast time. The latter was unfortunate

Perry had served notice of his inten-

to be out at third when attempt-tions on the previous day in defeating their efforts:

ing to stretch a good two-bagger

in the fifth inning.

Opportunity Lost

After blanking India in the first inning, America opened the scor- ing through Pawloski on a bad throw by Hamet to M, el Arculli.

TRANSPORT MINISTER SHOWS

LONDON CLUBS

IN RIGHT

Batting for the second time India had bases full with one down, Arsenal, Chelsea, Brentford, Toing London clubs' breakaway from In view of the expulsion of London's football upset. follow but they failed to score. Q. el Arculli was out at the home plate

tenham, Aldershot, Brighton, the League, which thereupon. re- on a forced play and Mascavage Reading, Watford and seven other tired the clubs from membership, retired the side when he brought southern clubs from the Footba!! had a parliamentary echo when off a neat one-handed catch off League because of their refusal to Mr. Joseph Holmes, Liberal Razack in foul territory.

play fixtures laid down by the National member for the Harwich The third inning was featured sive travelling, the following re- Transport Minister If his atten

League on the grounds of exces- Division of Essex, asked the by a good catch at left field by port from London, dated August tion had been called to the mat Nazarin and a neat double pluy 8, throws an interesting light on ter, stressing the point that the by Kitchell, Bux and M. el Arculli the subject.

to

put out Pawloski McKenzie.

and

Hamet reached first base on a walk to advance Kitchell, who had registered a hit. But even with none down India could not break into the scoring column. Razack was caught by Mascavage, while Bux was out to an infield Waggoner did well to catch a dy from Nazarin,

fly:

League demanded a programme entailing 9,000 miles of travelling whereas the Londoners' arrange

Mascayage catching him with the ments, meant only 3,000 miles; wrong foot forward. UNITED STATES

E..Wilson Pawloski McKenzie

Masravage

Moore Waggoner Molthen

R. Wilson Bowersox Elder

The Expensive Sixth The sixth inning proved expen- sive for India. With bases, loaded INDIA Pawloski clouted a three-bagger and was brought in' on an error for America to score four runs in' that inning.

Bux,

Nazarin

Bakar

A‚R. Abbas

0, el Arculli Hussain

India still made an effort to scare. Hamet was struck out andamet

hit to left feld was wellKitchell

held by McKonzle. Bux bynled but Kitchell, who had taken, too

Razac

also whether action could be taken limiting the amount of tra- vel: by clubs during the coming. season.

Colonel: Llewellyn; in a written reply, said there had been no con sultation by the Football League as to their programme, but "I should like to take this oppor- tunity of warning all concerned that facilities. cannot be given for unnecessarily long journeys and that while the Government are anxious that a reasonable amount of recreation be available; travel of workers and transport of war materials must come first and will not be allowed to be im- peded.

⠀ "THE FROGRAMME SHOULD

big a lead, could not return to Struck out!~Pav osk! 4, 0, el Arculli 6. THEREFORE DE ARRANGED, -third base in time," a throw by Base on balli-Pawłoski 2. Arculli 3. - ACCORDINGLY."

the one competitive

heat.

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