SEVEN RECORDS SET ATΤ ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
SWIMMING MEET
The Hongkong YMCA division of the St John Am- bulance Association and Brigade edged out the Kennedy Town division by two points to win this year's men's Inter-division champiguship at their annual aquatic sports at the Victoria Recreation Club yesterday, the final points being 42-40.
were
The Hongkong YMCA division also won the nurses' inter-division championship with a total score of 85 points, The SCAA division came second with ten points.
meet Seven
records
Another noteworthy performer the men 1903 Chan broken yesterday, while one re among
the Hongkong cord was broken in the heats Cheuk-wali of
division, who won thu which took place on Saturday. YMCA Wong Hong-cheung, who came 150 yards medley and bruke an- second in the plunge, yesterday other record in the 60 yards free broke the record of 50 feet in style. the heats on Saturday, when he did 60 feet.
Among the nurses Ng Yuk- chun was predominant. She ant The most outstanding per-two new records in the 50 yards former among the men was Woo breast stroke and the 100 yards In the latter event Chi-yul of the Kowloon YMCA free style.
fomer record by division, who not only won two she beat the events but set a new record In 12.5 seconds. both of them.
Among the many guests at the He won the 400 yards free style in Ave minutes Sports were His Excellency, the 21.0 neconds, clipping Afteen Officer Administering the Gov- seconds of the old record. in ernment and Mrs. B. Black, the 100 yards free style he beat Sir Arthur and Lady Morse, Sir the old record by 1.7 seconds. Hubert Ho Tung, Mr D. W. Mac- Intosh, Dr the Hon, K. C. Yeo and Mrs Yeo, and Mr D. Benson...
Mrs R. B. Black presented the prizes at the end of the Sports. The resulta were us follows: 10 yds free style men).-1, Woo wan (Contutlah): 0. Yueir "Yat-ming (HRYMLA) Tanie: 03 fees. (record):
ChineseSwimming
Club To Hold Meet - KYMCA): 2, Ching Che
On August 21, 22
50 yds live style (nunca),-1, Wong
Mes- KYRICA 2. Chau Man-
wai Chun Song: 3. Lui Wing-fong
The fifth annual Aquatie Meet YMCA) Time: 3.1 sees. (re-
of the Hongkong Chinese Amateur. Swimming Association
will be
so yds back stroke (men), Yeung Hee venney Town; 2. Ho Chun-
En Yoint. Turic. 35A sec.
held at the Ritz Pool on Augumming nennes, Town}; 3, bo Kwok- 21 and 22, commencing 0 p.m. excli day.
The heats will be swum off to-day and fo-morrow,
The following is a list events:
August 21
100 yds breast stroke (men), -1, Yuen u-kuen Kennedy Town): 2. Wona swing chung {12YMCA); J JCWOR YU-Bang (Ketinedy Town). Punes mia. 10.4 secs.
ou you breast stroke (nursca); 1. of Ng Yuk-chun (5CAAI; 2, Wong Her
yee (HRYMCA); 3. Liu Wing-tong TRACYMBA) Time: 40.7 secs, re- cora).
Senior Mea's 50 metres free-unge.-I. So Kwok-chu (¡IK- style, Senior Women's 100 metres YMCA); 2, Wong Hong-cheung (Ken free-style; Junior aten's 50 metres nely Town; 3, Wong Kwong-chung free-style; Junior Women's 100 metres free-style; Senior Men's 100 metres breatstroke; Senior
strate;
400
Junior
KYMCA). Distance: 57.7 feet. 60 yin breast stroke (boy eacleta). 1. Chan Yu-ming (Sleeman); 2, Chan Fook-chauen Sitemani; 3, Chiu Trng
Sleeman). Time: 43.3 secs.
30 yd free style (oficers of war- eons). Wong Hong-cheng (Ken- edy, Town) 2. Chau Chan (Tim- shatsui, Wong Kwok-hung (Ken- nedy Town). Time: $7.7 pecs.
women's 200 metres breaststroke: 15 yds medicy (men), 1, Chan Setor Men's 100 metres back- Cheuk-wah (KYMCA): 2 Yeung Women's 200 Hee Kennedy Town; 3, Yuen Yel- in [KYMCA), Time: 1 min. 49.4 metreg breaststroke; Junior Men's | sec. metres free-style; Saior Women's 100 metres backstroke; Senior Men's 1,500 metres free style:
Junior Women's 400 metres 200 Men's tree-style; Junior metres breaststroke; Senior Women's 4 x 50 metres tree-style relay; Junior Men's 4 x 50 metres free-style relay; Senior Men's 4 x 50 metres, free-style relay.
August 22
bo yds free style (men)-1, Chan Clicuk-wala (IĘCYMCA); 2, Chan Tim SCAA); 3. Cheung Clie-wan (Con fuclan). Time: 291 secs (record).
100 yds free style (nurses).-J. Ng Yuk-in SCAA); 2. Wong Mee-yee CIKYMCA); 3. Bud Po-lin (K- YMCA), Time: 1 min. 3 secs. (re- curs!).
3x 50 yds medley relay (men).- Eenior Men's 100 metres free- KYNCA, Time: 1 min. 414 scos.
1. KYMCA: 2, Kennedy Town: style; Senior Women's 50 metres says back stroke (nurses). free-style; Junior Men's 100 Wong Hor-yee (KYMCA); 2. Bud metres free-style; Junior Wo-Po-in HKYMCA), Time: 4.5 secs. 400 yds free style (then), Woo men's 50 metres free-style; Chi-yui (KYMCA); 2, Yuen Pul-kuen Tyon Tawn): 3, Chan (Kennedy Senior Men's 200 metres breast-
iSCAA) Women's 100
Time: 3 min. 27.0 cc. stroke;
(FeLord). metres breaststroke; Senior Men's 400 metres Warden's
100
backstroke; metres Junior Men's 100 metres breast-
Junior
100 Women's metres breastroke; Junior Men's
truke;
Senior
Junior free-style;
100 metres breaststroke: Senior Women's 400 metres tree-style; Junior-Women's 4 x 50 metres
23 yds free style (boy cadets)-1, Shlu
Tang (Sleeman); # Law CLK- uen Sleeman): 3, Chan Fook-chucn
Steeman). Time: 13.B 'ay.
4 x 25 yds free style relay (nurses), KYMCA, Tune: 1 min. 21.0
nees. (record).
45 3ds free style girl cadels).-1. Tot Pd-chle (Abraham): 2, Mak Ol. kuk (Abraham); 3, Fan Po-kal (Abraham), Time: 214 secs.
4x5 yds free style relay (men). free-style relay; Senior Men's 1. Kennedy Town; 2, HKYMCA: 3, 4 x 200 metres free-style relay, Shaukiwan Time: 2 min. 4.4 secs.
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670
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700
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dic "A"
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749
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0 0
124
0
600
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0
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KBGC
12
2
010
534
THIRD DIVISION
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30
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3
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150
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130
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↑ with lend of 161; paints and only two matches to go Recreio has virtually won the First Division Championship.
completed her fixtures and won the Championships.
A. Luz, Roc
SKIPS TABLES
E. Noronha (Nor)_
F. V. Ribeiro (Res)
W. Hong Bling. (ROC)
5. Landolt (CCC)
B. Rubicon (KDGC)
Alckelve (KBGC)
A. K. Minú -(IRC)
'C. Fincher' ́(KCC)
J. V. Ramsay (KDC)
4. Donenberg (Rec)
W. I. Howard (HCC)
8. BUVE (PC)
Tabid (COC)
W. Willamspa (HCC)
C. Remedios (fice)
Brey (RCC)
A. F. Gomes" (ftee);
4. Celho (FC)
A. 21. WARD URC "A"
[3,"ACHUNG (KCC)
A. "Remedios (ter)
W. I. Cowle
L. A, Ronatio (Jude #. 11. Lapakey
FIRST DIVISION
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SECOND DIVISION
THIRD DIVISION
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1952, INTERNATIONAL MOTOR FESTIVAL
Above picture shows the start of the International
FERODO
They Are Becoming Too Big
FUTURE OLYMPIADS WOULD
BE THE BETTER
BETTER FOR JUDICIOUS PRUNING
SOME
Says PETER DITTON
It reflects great credit on Eric Von Frenchell, Chairman of the Organising Committee, and on Finland itself that the 1952 Olympic Gamae were carried through without any of the "international in- cidents" which had been so gloomily forecast.
For such a small nation to stage the laigest-ever Olympiad and stage if so successfully was in itself a gold medal achievement.
A
The price Finland will have to pay for the privilege of being host to tho nations of the world has not yet been worked out. It will be big, however. rough estimate given by Von Frenckell just before the Games, closed put the figurę.. in the region of £4% million,
One of the greatest of all ship and goodwill, events which sporting nations, the Finns no provide an opportunity for such doubt consider the money well outbreaks do exactly the op- spent. Yet such a cost could posite." have
been partly averted had
There can be only one logical the Games not been no drawn answer.
Such events must be
the second week, empty seats gramme. They occupy far too at *O swimming, boxing, much time. They create ill- basket-ball and even tho soccer feeling. They incur expense and reflected the falling-off in en- pay only small dividends at the thusiasm which was a natural box office.
much of a good
Daily Mail Trophy Race of 67 laps during the Interna Volleyball World out. Towards the middle of cut out of the Olympic pro-
tional Festival of Motor Sport at Boreham near Chelmsford during this August holidays. L. Villoresi (17) finished first, and C. Landi (29) was second and L. Rosier (18) third,
Ken Kavanagh, the 28-year-old Nerton rider from Melbourne, being congratulated by Lord Brabazon after winning both the Senior and Junior British Motor-cycle Racing Championships on the final day of the Festival. Kavanagh won the 500 ce at an average speed of 79,49 m.p.h. and the 350 cc at an average of 80.85 m.p.h.
Joe Walcott Defends
Title On September 23
New York, Aug. 16.
Jersey Joe Walcott and challenger Rocky Marciano have been matched for a 15-round world heavyweight title fight at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium on September 23, promoter Jim Norris announced today..
Norris'
announcement
was
who is
Championships Open In Moscow result of too
thing.
York Race Meet
Offers A Welcome Change
London, Aug. 17. The meeting at time-honoured starting on Tuesday, York, August 10, comes in high rellet to the races at Goodwood a fort- The three days of high class night ago. internationally spiced races in York will come as a welcome change after
muccession of dreary meetings, at one of which The Olympic Games were only 39 runners could be muster.. originally intended to be a teated fur two days' racing with a
They would total of 12 races. be far better if reversion was
And would any one really oddities as clay Moscow, Aug. 17.
A fortnight once in every four worry if such Volleyballers from 11 nations
years, may not seem too much pigeon shooting were also re- paraded
at today
Dynamo
time to devote to an Olympiad. moved from the programme? Stadium in a cold drizzle care- moniously opening the world'sYet the lesson of Helsinki shows Even hockey and specer could be championships before some 30,000 that such is the ence. The Olym-thrown aside, especially when in too the latter sport there are such pla Games have become
differences of opinion concerning spectators, including the French, Die big. Indian, Israell and Lebanese
amateur status." Not only from the financial envoys.
but also from the competitive angle, future Olympiads would be the better for some judicious of the Individual. pruning.
P. Liaboud, President of the International Federation greeting the contestants, said this was continuation of the Olympics and expressed the hope that it would
further
ot
At such a mass gathering of made to such a pulley, nations, bringing with them dif
forent advance the Olymple spirit of sporting competition and
collaboration International goodwill. Soviet sports officials reciprocated.
In the opening game, Poland beat Hungary 3-0 in the women's division. In the men's division, Poland beat Finland 3-0; Rumanis defeated Lebanon 3-0-United
Press.
INDIAN TEAM CHEERED
Moscow, Aug. 17. India's national volleyball team for the men's world champion
cheers from ship drew Watm the large crowd at the Dynamo Stadium for the opening ceremony here today.
The women's team
was
absent from the parade having been held up at Baku but was expected to arrive soon.
It
was the Best time
In
been raised in this stadium,
The nations taking part are India, Russia, France, Bulgaria, Rumanis, Hungary, Finland, Lebanon, Israel Poland and Czechoslovakia,
history that the Indian flag had
The Indian tcam.
Were lavender turbans, pale green blazer's and white slacks.- Reuter,
INDIA PLAYS FRANCE
Moscow, Aug. 17. India's women volleyball team will meet France's tomorrow (Monday) on the second day of the world's volleyball champion- Norris of the International | Boxing Club and Herman Taylor made after a lengthy Philadel ships opened here today.
The Rumanian wom
women's team of Philadelphia will be co-pro-phia conference between Taylor
215 | will play Czechoslovakia's to- moters of the bout, which is and Felix Bocchicchio,
attract more the Walcott's manager. At the conmorrow also:-France-Presse. expected to
Bocchlechlo apparently ference, $800,000.
agreed to accept 40 per cent of the nett proceeds. "He has been holding for 42 per cent. sachusetts, will get 20 per cent. In case the 27-year-old chal- coti- lengor registers his 43rd secutive victory as professional and takes the crown from the 30-year-old champion, they will have a return bout within 90 days. For the return bout, cach would receive 30 percent of the nett receipts.
Ascari Wins Marciano of Brockton, Mas-
Dutch The Grand Prix
Zandvoort, Aug. 17.
Alberto Ascari of Italy, on a Ferrari, won the Dutch Grand Prix motor race here today.
May Have
Lost Status
Eastbourne, Southern
England, Aug. 16 Victor Birkett, local estate agent, who swam the English channel yesterday, has been told that he may have lost his amateur statusi because he accepted á gift Norris emphasised that thereof a blazer from an Eastbourne Two other Italians, both will be no home television for outfitter. driving Ferraris, Giuseppe Faring the bout. However, there will theatre television in citica and Luigi Villoresi, were second be and third respectively.
outside Philadelphia and New England,
The three-Italians-went-into the lead from the start and maintained their respective posi- tlons throughout the race.
The local representative of the Amateur Swimming Union has written to Mr Birkett telling him that A.SU. mules make it clear. It was reported that theatre | that amateur swimmers must not
romuneraMoza television guarantee is $175,000. sccept any
The champion and the souvenir worth more than 5/-, challenger already are In
or
Ascari, by winning this race training. Walcat is condition- The blazer was given to Mr and also doing the fastest lap, in at Maye Landing, New Birkett as a toiten of goodwill now has 2314 points more than Jersey. About September
his nearest rival in the World he will shift his quarters
Racing Drivers Championship. Bader Field, Atlantic City.
1.
at a time when collection boxes
for money to finance the swim
were on almost every shop coun-
He has 45% points to his fellow The unbeaten Marciano later in the town-Reuter. Italian Piero Taruil'c 22 points. grooming at Grossinger, M., —
Ascari covered the 377,97
khometrès course in two hours
33 minutes 20 seconds for, ani
United Press
All-Indian
average speed of 139.97 kilo- PAKISTAN'S FIRST Final In Rinks
metres per hour,
י,
Farina took two hours 54
minutes 8 seconds-average 130
kilometres per hour.
TEST MATCH
New Delhi, Aug. 17
The tour sub-committee of
Mike Hawthome, of Britain, the
Cricket Control Indian
CompetitionTM
A very high standard of bow-
on a Bristol Cooper, was tourth, Board today announced the date ling was displayed in the Colony of the first Test between India Open Rinka semi-final matches. two laps behind.
Ascari, put up a course record and Pakistan. It will be sub- at the Talkoo Club yesterday, with his 69th tap today when fect to the approval of Pakistan. The results were as follows: he averaged 137.48 kilometres Pakistan's first
The match which will be
A.L. Rahman, J.M. Rumfahn, per hour..
B. Hassan and O.A. Rumlahn any country. ·will
Chest A.P. Pereiraj Gordinis, driven by
here from October 10 10. Remedios, and CC. 19-10, finertian Trintisuput. Fraise, fnhed The last of the series of 410 ILY, Adal, OR Sadick, AM Afth and sixth respectively four-day Tests will be played Ramjohn and 8. Yusuf, boat Both were threo lage beli in Madras from Dec ober: 11/R/M.V. Ribello, F.G. Luz; .F. Bouler
Robert Manzoo and Maurice to
AY
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DIED
SANDS
PENNILESS
↑
This year horses belonging to owners from India, the United States, France and Ireland willl vle with home-bred horses for some of the great prizes,
temperaments and dif- ferent interpretations of rules, there is bound to be bickering and unpleasantness over certain
The main race of the meeting decisions. And the more the
Is the Gimcrack Stakes. The owner of the winning horse has events the more the likelihood of trouble.
the right to propound his views throwing and
Sydney, Aug. 17.
on racing to the "Brethren of In running,
Boxing champion Dave Sands the Anciente Fraternitle of York" Jumping events, which were the
attraction, Alling the who was Hiled last Monday at the annual dinner in Decem- main
over in ber. Stadium for the first seven days, when his truck went
£24,000 the Finns provided their own embankment cred
The race is to be run this year officials, undoubtedly the best fighting but died penniless, the on Thursday and provides a stiff trained in the world. These Sunday Sun reported to-day. test for two-year olds over six.
their ofcials together with
The newspaper sald Sands's furlongs. photographic apparatus and stop-widow, Bessie,
who has
YORKSHIRE OAKS watches ensured that all decisions children and is expecting were fair.
fourth,
pay the house- cannot
The Yorkshire Oaks, run over hold
bills and does not even 12 furlongs on the opening day," two horse race; - know whether Sands completed looks to be h the payments on their home.
The Sun quoted Mrs Sands There are only six acceptore, and: Alan Keith's Frieze.. Captain winner of the Epson Oaks, and saying her late husband al ways loaned
ever Boussac's Pharamis, should have and I don't thinks to ever saw the French owner, M. Marcel much of it back." Mics Sands the finish to themselves. said her husband's only assots
was beaten by the Freize killed smart colt Childe Harald, a fancy and a Jaguar car which he left for the St Leger, on her last apart from the hours were the
THE "BIDE-SHOWS" But when it came to the "side- boxing and shows," including
At walking, the trouble began. these events personal opinions entered the reckoning,
truck in which he was
three
П
The boxing matches in parti- None of the judges seemed agreed cular led to enormous ill-feeling on what scored points and what did not. The consequence was with friends in England to be outing, but she should add the that decisions were arrived at which were not only totally un-
fathomable but were flagrantly
wrong.
sold.
York's laurels to those she gain- ed at Epsoon..
B. Kerr, manager of the lato champion, sald "Sands was a British Empire middleweight
Many spectacular coups have been brought off in the past In oye ong benefactor to his own people. I the Ebor Handleop The human angle caused the know he did not spend his mile 0 furlongs, one of the sea- breakdowns,
-mquey............ on himself."-United con's most popular betting races.
Prese
In the basketball this was emphasised when the decisions. of one referee led to his being. attacked on the field. He was so badly injured that he had to go to hospital.
Far from encouraging the spirit of international sportsman-
RUGGER RESULTS
RACING ACE INJURED
Salt Flats, Bonneville,
Utah, Aug. 16. Colonel
A. T
Gardner, British light car racing ace, was London, Aug. 16. Injured sightly to-day when his spun out Rugby League results:
NG "Magic Midget"
100
hour over Bartow 32 St Helens 10; at
miles an Dewsbury 14 Barnsley 2; Halifax of control while he was driving 27 Hudders 1d 7; Oldham 25 Boapeville, Salt Flats. Rochdale Hornets 8; Wakendid
45 York 3; Warrington & Wigan He said he would resuma rae- 13; Widnes 8 Leigh 25; Castle ing "within a few days if ford 20 Featherstone Rovers 14. damage to the car could be
United Fress. repaired." -Beuter.
Winners of this testing ban dicap have come from all age and weight groups and both a real sexes, and it provides battle between bookmakers and backers.
The bad record of favourites points to the old maximn: that this is more profitable to lay the odds than take them, but tbla. does not deter those who yearly
of dealing the book makors a mortal" blow."
dream
The pick of the 20 acceptors for this year's race, to be run on Wednesday, appear to be
| Forget, who was Eccond st year; The Master Cutler; Colt bridge; Well Bred; and Garter Knight-Reuter,
MORNING POST'S MACAO TOUR
The South China Morning Post Sports Association visited Macao bolween August 16 and 18 for a series of sports events. At soccer they beat the Yau Yes, team by 3-1 and lost to the Electric Workers Team by 1-2. At Table-tennis the pressmen lost to Leun Yeo Girls' team by 2-1, lost to the Chinese Newspapers porters by 2-3 and beat the Lo Loung Girls from
Girls' team by 3-2. 40326
Those who made the four are from left to right; (back-row) · Lau Wing- Kwong, Yeung Wah-koo, Teum Kam-chen, Lau Kal-chun, Lau Chl-choy, Yeung Pak-choy, Lock Kam-chuen (football coach), and Lee Hel-ming (team manurer); (front-row)---Chow Walshing, Lee Kal-ho and Leung Wing-lock.
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