NAVY SOCCER PRACTICES
By "Incog"
The Navy are doing things im the right way this season in re- Kard to preparation for the approaching football season, and a visit to the Navy ground, Cause- way Bay, any evening, will bear out this statement.
I had heard whispers of "secret training, and in order to satisfy my curiosity. I made the trip to the ground several evenings ago. I was not dis- appointed for, 1 don't remember ever football having seen training hy any team on such an organised scale here before.
Before going further into this train- ing scheme, I would like to mention that it was all thought, planned and concurled by none other than that very keen supporter of football. Mr DJ M Mitchell He had gone to a great deal of trouble to get the thing organised and started, but after the lads had been down there once, there was never Any THAKES doubt would work “
LI to "whether
Class Popular
This class has been going 017 Dow for well on a fortnight, and though the nature of naval duties are such that at is not possible for the same rowd to be present every evening. There has not been any falling off in the numbers
and that alone attending.
speaks volumes for the keenness of the men and the organisee
Light exercises were the order of the
Competitors and spectators at the Inter-Schools' Swimming Gala at Victoria Recreation Club on Saturday. Miss "Jackia" Anderson (French Convent), who won the 50 Yards free- style race and tied with Miss C. Guterres (St. Mary's School) in the diving, is seen in the middle of the second row, with a towel over her shoulders, and sitting next to her is Miss Yvonne Yolle, also of French Convent.
THE CHINA MAIL; AUGUST 26, (1941.
HONG KONG HAS EXCELLENT JUNIOR SWIMMING TALENT JUDGING FROM V.R.C. SPORTS
„By “Incog"
The form revealed at the Inter-School Swim- ming Gala at Victoria Recreation Club on Saturday must have been most gratifying to the sponsors, and in the augurs-well-for the future of swimming Colony.
when
the
It is true that, in some cases, light of the evening, this happening in over anxiousness to win tended the 50 Yards free-style event,
Miss Jackie Anderson returned the ex- to spoil the swimming from the cellent time of 31 seconds flat, to beat "high standard point of view," a club-mate in Miss Celeste Guterres more especially In the case of by a touch, the latter again being about the juniors, but this is, fortunate the same distance ahead of Miss Ka
that ly, a fault
will naturally Mid-ling.
three of In this event, with disappear with experience, and for that reason need not be viewed Colony's best swimmers in action, ex- cluding, of course, the title-holder, Miss with too much concern,
Vivienne Churn, the high standard set. was as expected, but in the 50 Yards back-stroke, Miss Anderson
her most ardent supporter when close race. she gave Miss Guterres à losing by only a touch It is generally tell that if she were to take up this department of swimming seriously, sho would develop into just as good a back- stroker as she is a free-styler, and for those who have seen her in the latter events that is saying a good deal.
While the boys treated the spectators to some very keen competition, it was left to the girls to bring off the high-
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day for the Arst week or so, "just be the tofa}'stakes money won up to Lancashire LANG knock the old body into shape," as one of them said
Then light ball practice June 30, 1941;-- started--kicking the ball around, WHAS ball control and shooting and, accord- ing to the schedule, heavier work will commence next week,
Advancing Time with perhaps Arabian Cat short plek-up games to follow before | Ascot Vale full-time practice matches are indulged Avon ·
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Prospects Bright
Mr. Mitchell is also very enthusiastie | Bressay about the men, and the chances CH Burford Royal Navy in Senior Division Football Celtic Star And so he should Charlester this coming season. be, for in addition to all the stalwarts | Chatterbox of last season, with the exception of Confusion Bay Honywill, he will
number of | Conquering Tone
to the Desert Star
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young fellows who Colony
have ar
Are new
Players who have taken part in these | Dupont Bay training classes #0 Alke include Page. Croft, Rushavan. Praft, Roughly, Giff. Rutter. Huckin, Breese, Brict. Hawkesworth, Worth, Hendy.
Sprad bury, Hocking. Anderson, Miers and Shipwith
HONG KONG WIN INTERPORT
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surprised
The boys who took part in the Junior
well. did quite
Their 6,750 Diving event 4,450 form through the air and their take-off the weakness, but as 3,225 generally were
was
as the entry to the water
WRB very good and
The winner
Thomas
of St. and with
5,000 clean, and the performers were justly 2,000 applauded by the crowd.
к. this event, 5.574 of 2,050 Stephen's, was very good 8,623 more concentration on the take-off he 2,250 would do even better,
Coming to the sprint events. I am and form displayed
style
was not as good as was expected, but 1,200
defect WAB
inade-up more than 2,100 this 1,800 for In power. William Teo, who won 1,750 the 100 Yards free-style, should develop 300 into an excellent swimmer if some ex- takes him in hand. 300 perienced coach
600 His time of 82-1/5 secs. for that dis- 3,100 tance was very good, considering his 4,700 tender years-the Colony record (held 600 by D. Hutchinson) is 50-1/8 secs. My 1,000 advice to him would be to concentrate 1,000 on this, and if he gets the proper train- 1,050 ing I expect him to be a strong chal- 550 lenger in future Open Championships. 1,000
The competitors in the Boys' Senior 3,237 breast-stroke, showed very, good form. 3,300 and all those who took part in the 100- 000 Yards gave promise of developing into Kong Ying- 13,660 really
fine
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Hong Kong beat Macao on Sun- | Galaxy day in the Miniature Football In-Gallant Marshal terport by 2 goals to 1 at Macao, Lai Chung-yin and Chun Chak- kai scored for Hong Kong,
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A. A. Noronha will soon be busy get ting together a V.R C. track team for the Winter months.
According to him.
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either
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1,000 wing, who won this event, is already 2,000 receiving the benefit of coaching at one bathing clubs. and
400 of the Chinese
1,800 others would be well-advised to follow 1,550 suil.
3,900 Lopes Wins Easily
A. V. Lopes, who is being coached and trained at V.R.C. by Gussie Noron- ha, won the 100 Yards back-stroke quite 1.100 easily. He was expected to do so as, Yards race at V.R.C.. a recent 2,150 in 1.400 he beat A, K, Rumjahn, though in fair- 750 ness it must be said that the Colony 3,300 champion had, only a few minutes, pre- 3,150 viously, taken part in a very strenuous Young Lopes has a very fine 2,150 race, 2,500 physique, and more should be heard of
300 him in the future.
This lad also won the 220 Yards free- 1,500 style, but here it must be mentioned 1.500 that he showed the glaring fault of
is generally known
the After the arms enter the water they turn outward in- 300
If he can correct this 300 stond of loward. 1,500 fault and pay more attention to tho than
1,400 what 2,200 straight arm action,"
200 power, he ought to make a good mid- dle distance swimmer. Hia stamina
2,000
600 has already been proven. 0 0
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Summer holidays
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It is a pity that
600 limited the entries. 1,025 more schools do not boast swimming 300 baths of their own. As far as I know 'Girls' 1,400 King's College and St. Paul's 4425 College::are the only ones to enjoy this 2,800- amenity, though, of course, the boy's at 1,800 St. Stephen's have their own beach at 1,850 Stanley. More opportunities for train- 3,000 ing in a bath would result in improve- 0 0 11.21ment all round and a higher standard 675 in-school swimming generally.
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COLONY SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Entry forms for the Colony Swim- 300 ming Championships, which will be. 200. held on Søptember-25 sand #27 and ,300 October. 2. and 4. have been circulated 1,000 to all clubs.
'Heats will be held botween Septem-- 1.000 ber 9 and September 13.
1,600 By spreading the "beats and 'cham- 1,600 pionship:over so many days it'la:hoped 375 to give all competitors -a-chance-par- 0,501 Ucipating in as many events; as they 1′′. 0,000 UGNITO""
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1,050 heats are drawn up.
be
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The Annual Harbour race, will 1,050 hold the week following the champion 3,000 ships.
0 2000 Considerable interest was aroused
·0·1, 1000 the other day in local tennis circles 0 139,000 by a report, published in one of the 0 0.0 1,400 Chinese papers, to the effect that In- 0 01. 300dian Recreation. Club had just recruited 100 1.000 13-year-old, tennis, wonder, who had 100 $200 wiped the floor with the Rumjahns and. In fact, with anybody ho had met. This roport, however, proves to be somewhat "premature.". no such tennis player club, having joined the Sookunpoo where some members said they hoped togoodness (there was»zomo «truth in the reporti", Oʻ
0.1, 0600 As there are a number of good bas 10 11200 kalball players at V.R.Cwho"doi nab 0 0 1 0,050 like playing in the hot weather, V.R.C, 100 600 are entering a team in the Winter 00:1 250 |Lengue,"
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