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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1951.

RECORD-BREAKING MACHINES WORK WITHOUT HITCH IN COLONY SWIMMING HEATS

By "RECORDER”

The two record-breaking machines of Hongkong swimming, schoolboy Choong Kin-man of Wah Yan and schoolgirl Cynthia Eager of King George V School continued on their record-breaking spree in the heats of the Colony Swimming Championships yesterday.

Records used to fall in the old days, when a broken record was quite an occa- slon. They didn't fall too often and people used to remark with pride that they were actually present when Wilfred Lawrence set the 220 Yards Free. Style record in 1985. A grey hair or two and they would remember some of the really old ones. consists of There is a new record-breaking set-up in local swimming. It Cheong Kin-man, who finishes his races with the air of a convalescent on his way back to bed but always leaves sufficient margin to clip the same record again next time, and of that eager beaver, little Cynthia Eager.

over some Vineri: boys put Cynthiaj hung wen by a touch. Both Kin-man and Jave an easy approach to re- just refused to case up and it was The tinol will ccrdz

They just break them a breakneck shoulder-to-shoulder the watching. whout any undue fuss.

race 'right to the end. Yesterday's special from A champion of the future had local Chrong Kin-man was the 880 introduced herself to the Yards in 10 minutes 69.2 swimming world: osecats. Cynthia's contribution was the 220 Yards in 2 minutes

THE GREAT MOMENT

47.6 seconds. off the record There has never been such a books are the old marks of 11 large entry in the girls' races minutes 11 seconds, standing in memory and competition was te the name of Chan Chun- tremendously keen. The Chinese nam, and the 2:51.8

standing girls even had fis of the giggles to the name of Cynthia ot 144. Both finished the distance with plenty in reserve.

"BOTHER THAT RESERVE'

Cynthia had just pulled her- self out of the pool when the real race of the evening started. Making her first in the

nce

st the end of a race.

A

of

The European YMCA sent in fairly large contingent, most them going in just for the one of the experience, and evening's great moments was on the face of expression Jennifer Hatt as the finish judge had Anished second.

the

Colony Charformed her that she

and swimming in the

race she had ever tried, another

First there was a flash of in- the great fact enger youngster, Vanessa Giles, credulity, then started off at a pace one would dawned that she was a finallat 1r 50 Yards Breaststroke, associate with a GO yards race. In

and then one of the happiest yards to go, last I re- girls in the world leaped out of new claim te marked more than one veleran. the pool with a "She won't have anything left fame. for the finish. It's the toughest

220

There were "She will never

of all the races."

A rather puzzled Kwong Ngan-

hung, of the Chinese YMCA, an

SPLASH KINGS

Chan Wal-sun

thrillers.

be well worth

The scores in the qualifying

round were:

H. F. Veugelers

£7.36

Chow Weo-on

¥2,00

Wong Sik-hon

88.30

77.80

73.97

78.79

01.74

decided

Mok Tain-mo Chan Kwok-bay Weng Pak-lam

THE FINALISTS Finalists for events. yesterday were as follows:

Man's 500 yards free style-Cheung Kin-man; Wong Kwai-chee;

Wong Fang Kam-wab: Wond Lol-hal Yuk-ming

Women's 50 yards breaststroke- Kwok Kam-ngor: Jennifer Hart, Yuk-bing: Wong Ka-yes! Wong Chan Lai-kuen.

Men's Diving - X. 7. Veugeler. Chow Woo-on, Wong Bik-lam, Chan Wal-chen, Mok Chua-mo and Chan Kwok-fel.

Schoolboy 100 yards backstroke- M. Gutierre (St Joseph'). P. Wong Kachung Huang (2.0.V),

Salesian School, D. R. TOISENG and A. V. K. Choong (New Method).

Women's 229 yards free style-C. Ying-cheo rung (VRC),

Nga-hung E (Chinese Y) Kwok (Chinese Y). Vanessa Giles (Euro- Ttn-masi Chan pean Y) and (Chung Sing).

Honts to be decided this evening are as follows:

Men's 440 yards free style, wo- men's 50 yards free style, women's Those who will turn out-lo | diving," men's 100 yards breast- 100 yards free the Colony Champlon-stroke, schoolboy

style and women's 100 yards breast- experienced campaigner, matched watch

stroke. Vanessa strake for stroke and ship finals have an extra treat for them. The divers walted for that inevitable in store

in form and moment when the European Y are very much

they prefer the spectacular. girl would burn herself out, comes in But Vanessa

through the Nurmi tradition, The great Firm, the preliminaries once asked why he didn't leave nomination of the 2.0 and higher .of dimculty dives. himself

for the finish, degree anything fr

some tremendous replied, "I like to get so far ahead There were that I don't need it.".

splashes, but every other dive was poetry in motion.

the

cf #

• Experience told in the end, but it told by just two-hs second. In fact, Kwok Ngan-

Lots of points were lost in LAWN · BOWLS

Star attraction was VRC's H. F. Veugelers, but the Chinese

ON THE RECORD Cynthia Maureen Lets Go From

Both Barrels

The temptation was to,

аду

on and flail for all she

was

Filipino Club &

Craigengower Cement Ties

Dr V. N. Atienza, President of The Filipino Club, has donated a shield, to be known as the "ATT" Shield, which is to be put up for competition annually between the Filipino Club and Craigengower Cricket Club.

"How!" Seated on the window. worth after the KGVS super comprise six rinis a side, to be!

"Actually,"

are

Baid

the

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Mrs

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50

Junior

SEAT IN 1341 STALLS

STARS

...OF FESTIVAL FILM

Robert Donal and Maria Schell as they appear in the roles of William Friese-Greene, the inventor of cinematography, and his Swiss-born first wife, Helena, in the Festival film "The Magic Box?

Story is based on the life of Friese-Greene, and was made co-operatively on behalf of the whole British film industry.

The producer is Ronald Neame, director is John Boulting, World Premiere of the picture is to be at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, on September 18.

KEN SMITH'S Show Talks

Gentlemen No Longer Prefer Blondes

LONDON. band he chose blonde Betty

Mital has already made three Next on the schedule the picture that made name-

ENTLEMEN no longer Grable; and when Betty be- pictures.

G prefer blondes. At gan to be too choosy about sake Janci Gaynor (no relation)

re-Longlegs.

least, that's Darry her roles, he picked blonde famous Zanuck's view-and he's the June. Haver as "first man who for 15 years has serve." Aald: "If a musical picture is to be a success the star's got to be blonde."

His first blonde star was Alice Faye, way back in the went

thirties. When Alics

home to look after her hus-

But June never quite made the grade, and Betty is stil in- clined to be rebellious, sa Zanuck has had to look for a successor. His choice? Milzi Gaynor, a 18- year-old and a redhead.

Oddly, Mitzl's first big chance was playing Betty Grable's rivall for Dan Dalley in My Bluc Heaven."

LEAGUE CRICKET

FIXTURES

Saturday, December '1.

Army A}} V. Optimists

Scorpions Army B ecreio 1.8.C.

น

V Navy

K.c.c.

20 years ago—Daddy

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coming name? James. Cagney,

callic over here soon with a buyer to visit Scotland for the purpose of getting new stock for his Massachussets farm.

THREE days: after the biggest Hop for years, Storke Don't Talk, had; loft the Comedy Theatre, another

farce, My Wife's Lodger, moved in. The criues, though less harsh than "B10:ks", they had been over

BRAATHENS

Took it coolly. Most gave it a

week.

The cther night if reached Its 771h

and made B performance

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time. And three young people sitting back frm in th: faith that they will get back the £3,000 they have sunk in 'it so for. In fact, they have refused two offers to sell, one for £5,000. Who are they? Richard Man- Bill, ex-Guards officer: Pat- ricin Davies, Blackburn girl; and Barbara Knox-Marsh.

For the first time in the history of League cricket in prent on the week for the first this Colony, the Diocesan Boys' School an institution which has produced many outstanding cricketers has entered a team in the Second Division for the 1951/52 season, which is due to start on Saturday, September 29.

Diocesan-Boys-will be with- stai. out the services of two warts who served them so well In schoolboy cricket last season

and H. Ching. -B. S. Lin

Lin left for Australia month, while Ching has up to the Hongkong Un

University. 1.R.C. A notable innovation in local Navy

the Recreio cricket this season will be adoption of the eight-ball over. bole

University (bye) In order that complete

TG- the Dockyard cords may be maintained. captain of the Home team

C.C.C.

V

Navy

1.R.C.

V Recreio

last копа

18

C.C.C. University (bye) ».

2ND DIVISION Saturday, September 29.

RA.F.

V. K.C.C. 1 V D.B.S.

Sunday, September '30.

Polic University YL.R.C.

R.A.T.

Saturday, October

V

V Navy

Saturday, October 13.

Dockyard

R.A.F..

Nayy University

D.3.6.

Police (bye), 1.R.C. (bydł

V

Saturday, October 20,

Dockyard ✓ Regalo

University v K.G..

D.B.S. R.A.F. (bye) Police (bye)

Y Navy

Saturday, October 27.

The object of this donation is 'o foster good fellowship among members of both Clubs, as most of the lawn bowlers of the Filipino Club are also members the Craigengower Cricket Club.

There will be a home and an lawn bowls match for the the first game, which will

harbour as a girl of that era

played at the CCC on Saturday, sill with the

Cynthia has by now made September 15, at 4 p.m. Cocktails, backdrop was the one and only

the Shauna dinner and sing-songs will follow Cynthia Eager, a blanket-sized mincemeat of all from Anderson records

than after the game. Other cape covering her over

yords. She has alsu

Cralgengower will be repre- throat to ankle, very much like for the 50

Mead sented by: T. Leonard, D. A. scene out of J. Fent-beaten the hoary a wigwam

record for 100 yards, an ac Rozario, F. Lie, H. A. Botelho; more Cooper.

know why," "I don't

she complishment that the great J. H. Xaxier, A. E. H. Castro,

while Dick Rosselet, W. C. Ogley; Hrequested to forward the result Racrelo The Shauna came short of nervous. said. "I feel

the standards for Greenslade, J. Fox, C. R. Rosse at the kame played on his K.G.C.

Police Interport veteran (she's all of setting

puzzled Cynthia to improve upon. Ici, J. S. Landolt; E. Bellamy, ground to the League Secretary. V 15%) did look rather

A. M. I Soares, A. J. Coelho, S. The following are the fixtures D.B.S. (bye) with the world. The Imp be

with Dockyard (bye) Cynthia has still to improve Leonard; 3. MacDougall, G. S for the 1951/82 season, exploited ing in us, we

home teams named first: on Shouna's landlubber records. Ladd, E el Arculli, H. W. Ban- situation.

1ST. DIVISION Shauna was quite a remarkable dall: S. R. Solina, R. K. Pavrl, a. Dr N. P. Karanja. understandable, long-Jumper. "It's quite

while M. J. Divecha. Cynthia,

Saturday, September 29. LIDEBATION SHIELD

Army B we told her, "it's all School title-holder in the

Amy A Cynthia,"

University from the YMCA yards on grass (not

The final game of the above enly these girls

K.C.C. be played at double-barreled water), is not quite in the same series will now with their

R.A.. on Sunday 23rd

Beorpions names. You don't know whe- closs as a leaper. Her best to Cox's Road

and not the bcon the

Optimist (bye) swimming date has

September, 1951, ther you

previously announced. 30th as Girls' Championship. against one or two of them."

Army A Those membres who have not

University Cynthia at 15% Cynthia,

is quite yet signed up to play are re- I.R.C. "my name is really Maureen, personally. She is much more

Navy SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

Scorpions (bye) But I have always been called reserved than she was at 164.quested to do so without delay, R.A.F.

She takes Championship affairs Cynthia. That is, most of the

In the semi-final of the Open She still likes sorts in stride. time. They call me all

Singles Championship played at Army A

Recreio but she prefers the K.B.G.C.

U.M. of

Joan cails

cream, names at ho

yesterday

1.3.C. up for

defeated U.A. | R.C.C. Omar me 'Fatso' just because she bas Manila variety served

casily

Scorpions Interporters. She doesn't think

Rumjahn 21-0. last one or two pounds."

Cynthia brightened up con- much of local ice cream.

W. Hong Sling piso quained Army 11 (bya) having

thus siderably after

Her attitude towards things for the final when he beat JEV. Army A

Sterreto delved into recent reminiscence.

one Ribeiro 21-10 in the other semi-

Y Army feeling Manilan has not changed

University That double-barreled

lota, Two years ago she made final. She was,

Scorpions had come over her.

the frank statement, "If you after all, Cynthia Maureen.

like ice cream, you will ko

Saturday, October 27. In Manila." That holds today.. finally dived

Heerelo When she

In the

R.A.T. after daylight had fled

Doris Barton remarked-to us,

V.C.C.C. wake of an endloss succassion Cynthia is growing up."

Scorpiona of double jackknives with

fact is that Cynthin is growing and half

Sunday, October. ER... half twist and tuck

of the

best stories

I.A.C. Army A twists with tuck and a splash up. Some of

London, Sept. 11, C.C.C.

Scorpions: that circulate must necessarily

probable University are Boven

v Army B performed by what seemed an

be apocryphal, but there is ono

K.C.C. endless line of acrobatle young told about the Cynthia of today starters for the Champagne Optimlats

NETFL she men without aquaphobia,

that may explain

pre-Stakes, which is to be run at R.A.7.:

Iscralo (bye)

Haturday, November: 3. let go with both barrels.

occupied expression that settles 2.35 pm GMT, tomorrow over

BREV Optimist

·C.C.C. six furlongs at Doncaster.

University over her at times.

with jockeys, Anny A

X.0.0.

Roctelo Olympic Acorpions (E. Britt),

VR.A.F. the new Maureen on the turns swimming pools, it is said, (W, fickaby), Speechmaker. NAV

„Army,"A_

•I.B.C. (bys) : There were 230 yards to to in Cynthia writes essays. She can (Barlow), Euphrates · (Core

MAKA HATUEday, Novem) all and eight turns to hegotiate.

Army. 11° Bath Cynthia and Maureen did churn them out like she can on filcharda); Trim Curb (E.

churn up the water. She nurses Smith), Kings Beach C. Fow-Rigolo 2 WOR

1.11.0. famously and the time

to bo

don) and Tayeh (C. Smirka):

Optimists minutes 47-3/5 seconds, which; no particular ambition

another Virginia Woolf. She -remarked with

K.C.C. (bye) Mr Harold Wingice. to the audience, constituted a can speak in divers approach Router

home.

if

It was the veteran Cynthia

on the straights, but it

now, Colony record.

that

WAS In between, ice creams

по

The

;

+

Recreio

Baturday, October 8.

C.C.C.

Recreio

K.C.C. Army B

·Optimista

Saturday, October 13.

J.R.C.

R.A.F.

D.B.S.

R.A.P.

V C.C.C.

V University

V Optimists

Saturday, October 20,

VX.C.C.

V I.R.C.

C.C.C.. Opiimista NAVY The two players fled at 19-all R.A.F. (bye)} on the 21st head.

Army B Optimists University Navy K.C.C.

Startars For The Champagne Stakes Army A (bye)-

There

and Oratogli, are,

on any commonplace subject like "Hongkong in Autumn"" or

"A Visit to the Industries Ex-

We remember Cynthia when hibition." She can turn out 20 she would reach the end of the versions of cacti, adjusted to pool, stop dead and take her the wyle of 20 contemporaries, bearings, Shauna Anderson would make are yards was, the and then dive in and awim expense of this Idloxyberaxy, and alght Imatha in awcord timer

#RECORDER!"

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Loudon, Sept. 1 Meldrancos”. Dupra's Prince illevarsecratched from: thà

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splode

-Nayémber' IT.

v Police

v K.G.V.

V. University YK.C.C.

Dockyard (byG) | Navy (bye)

1.1.C. Police

K.C.C..

NEVY

Bunday, October 21,

Recrelo (bye)

D.B.5. (bye)

Dockyard Univemily K.G.V.

Haturday, November

Valvernity

Recreto

R.A.F.

Police

1.R.C. (byot,

K.G.V. (byel

Dockyard

D.3.0.

Navy

Saturday, November '10.

D.B.8.

Police University

1.R.C.

v. K.G.V. Sunday, November 11. Dockyard v Navy K.C.C (byo) Recreio (bye)

Saturday, November 17,

У Листва.

University *K.G.V.

Police

Dockyard

5.9.5.

I.R.C.

R.C.C.

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Saturday, Novembet: 24: Follow

Recreio VD.,8,

„University.

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sturday, DeĚT

After Worm's Eye View nothing will surprise me. ANYBODY fancy their chance

against Randolph Turpin? You, sir, in the third row of the staa? You do? Then in month or two you'll be able to take him on.

After his return

Men with Sugar Ray Robinson, Roudy gots on tour In D variety show. He WILL

spar with anyone in the audience brave enough-cr crazy enough to challenge him.

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The tour begins at the TI04 cadero, Elephant and Castle, on October 22 and goes on to Bir- mingham, Manchester, Live:p:ol and Glasgow.....

GIRL from West Hortle. A

geel had her hair cut last week, in a state of high and bub- bling excllement, That Haircut may get her name into lights.

Her name is Patricia Hartley. She is to understudy Mary-Mar- tin in South Pacific at Drury Lane in November. "And the balrcul was needed, becaus has to be washed on the stage every performance as the star, sings I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair.

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