1941-08-28 — Page 15

LEEMANS SIGNS LEAGUE CRICKET UNCERTAINTY

TO PLAY AGAIN WITH NEW YORK

Tuffy Leemans, who came up from George Washington Univer-

sity to become one of the most consistent groundgaining backs in professional foot- ball, has signed his 1941 contract with New York Giants in the National League.

Leemans, who has rolled up 2,626 yards for the Giants in five seasons, won All- League honours in 1936 and 1939.

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It is about this time every year

"Volunteer duties" these days is used that we hear quite a good deal of}

excuse for almost everything. discussion regarding prospects for keep on advocating suspension of the Colony's most prominent players if he Not so long ago I asked one of the the approaching cricket season," League, and unless some of our younger had had any ideas regarding prospects but, due to Volunteer duties and blood get down to it there is just the for the coming season, and the prompt one thing and another, interest chance that there will be no League reply was, "I've been so taken up with seems to have lagged considerauly matches at all. this year.

Enquiries as to when the League will hold its annual

Maybe is because, people are loo occupied with other things to worry

about cricket, but it does seem strange 4000000

to have all the activity on the part of

my Volunteer work that I've not had Cricket time to think about it at all.” And that meeting from a man who has led a club that has won the League more times than I can remember,

Anyway, the meeting must come off some time or another, and when it does

Footbal! Association in regard to pred Petrol Rationing Makes have it on good authority that should

parations for the 1941-42 season, whila cricket--and hockey, for that matter--| has been left to look after Its

uwn interests.

As a direct contrast to the policy of laissez faire adopted by the other clubs, however, University have been ultra-active, and they have already played two or three friendly games in preparation for what they hope will be a bumper year at Pokfulam. But one team does not make

Last year

we had considerable dis-i cussion regarding the destrability ar sitspending all League cricket matches

SCASON

Race Tracks Slower

Unless the unexpected happens, fow track records will be broken in Melbourne, this Spring. Not only is the

grasa longer at Flemington nowadays, but the club ceased to brush and roll the track between races when the need to patrol was first mentioned,

the question come up again as to the desirability of carrying on, the majority will signify in the usual manner,"

And in this connection here in a sug- gestion that might well merit some consideration by officials of the League. Too often In the past we have had games held up, a few minutes perhaps, by constant changing, of umpires, nects. sitated by the fact that players have had to officiate in turn, Cannot some hard and fast rule be laid down that ******000000000000, cách team provide an umpire in addi

tion to the 11 players and scorer ?

Football Association appoint official

conserva

it referees for every game, and in official

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for the duration, but, after the matter have elicited the information that had been thrashed out. It was decided will come off "some time in Sapton-hockey matches there is never to carry on as usual and the League her," though no definite date has yellack of umpires, but with ertekst it is. proved as successful as before.

been Axed.

The majority of Again this year there is stil o

our rather the exception than the rule to num arteketers, no doubt, are all for carry- ber of cricketers-most of them, betting on the League but if this is so why game,

sec two umpires provided for any sold, In the has been stage"-who don't they do something about it?

It is time this fault

remedied.

was

TSUI HANG

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The record is at present jointly by D). H. Taylor (1939) and Ng Nin (1940)

Following were the results:

Men's 1.20 Yards Medley Relay:-1, Eastern (Wong Sau-snan, Kwok Chun- hang and 7 Hanx 2, Ching Wing Young Yuート an, Chan King-pong and Las Yuk-wing: Tune 1 ININ 8-2/5

Secs

Ladies' 50 Yards free-style:-1, Miss Ng Po-long (Easterns. 2. Mins Shum Put (Eastera), 3. Miss Chan Chot-ha (Ching Wangi Tume 35-4/5 secs

Men's 220 Yards breast-stroke:-, Fung Wal-cheong +China Wing. 2. Wong Lok-lm | Easter 3. Wong Kar- 230287 (Eastern) T

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BECN

Members' 100

Yards free style-1.

Tam Sikenan. 2. Wong Ka-po 3. Mak

Wai-hing. Tupe 71-1/5 see's

Men's 50 Yards free-style:-1, Tsut

Hang (Eastern). 2 Law

Yuk-wing

King-pong

{Chung Wing) 3. Chan (Ching Wing). Time 24-4/5 sec8.

Ladies' 00 Yards breast-stroke:-1, Miss Ng shut-in Eastern), 2. Miss Shum Wa.-yung (Eastern); 3. Miss Chan Mel-chong (Ching Wing) Tune: 1 min. 35-4/5 secs.

Men's 100 Yarda back-stroke: -1, Yeung Yiu-kwan (Ching Wing). 2. Wong Sau-shan (Eastern). 3. Kwok Chun- hang (Eastern) Ti114 I min 17 sees

Members' 50 Yards back.stroke: Mak Wai-hung Time 40 sees

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Men's 220 Yards free.style:-1, Yuk-mong Eastern). 2. Yue Sil-lowan (Ching Wing); 3. Fung Wat-cheong (Ching Wing). Tume: 2 mins 52 sees,

Members 220 Yards breast-stroke:- 1. So Kwok-wing: 2, Tsang Wing-kee. Members' 50 Yards free-style:-1. Tam Sik-man; 2. Wong Kar-po. 3. Chan Cheun-ying. Tine: 30 secs,

V.R.C. HEATS

Following heats for the V.R.C. swimming Gala next Wednesday were decided yesterday:

Boys' 100 Yards free-styld:-Heat No. 1: 1, H. Ribeiro; 2, 1, Erickson, Heat

. No. 2: 1, J. Gomes; 2, J. Anderson; 3.

J. Roza-Pereira.

Membora 50 Yards froo.style:--Hent No. 1 1. L. Vigira: 2, F. Vieira: 3, R.. Sequeira. Heat No. 2: 1, N. Broad- bridge: 2, F. M. Britto: 3. F. A. Noronha.

Ladies' 50 Yards free-style "B" Class: Heat No. 1: 1, Miss M, Noron- ha;, 2, Miss Y. Yolle. Heat No. 2: 1, Miss T. Yvanovich; 2. Miss C, Yolle: 3, Miss V. Rull.

Boys' 100, Varda bregat-stroke:-1, W. Ribeiro; 2, J. Roza-Pereira; 3. J. Gomes.

Further heats will be held this afternoon at 6 p.m.

FOREIGN Y.M.C.A.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Y.M.C.A. Swimming Cham-j pionships will be continued

to-

night at 8 p.m. when the following

will be the programme:

Men's 50 Yards Free-Style "Final:- R. Goldman, D. Hutchinson E, A. Roberta and G. Saunders,

Final:-

100 Yarda Breast-Stroko W. S. Gegg. W. B, Ure and D. Hut- chinson.

1950 Yarde, Back-Stroke Final;-B, 8. Wilson, W. B. Gegg. F. Willis' and E. A. Roberta,

.... Monta 440 Yards Froe-Style - Final!---

h. F. May, L. A: Bonn, D. Hutchinson. |

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