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FIRST V.R.C. NIGHT FETE.

ENJOYABLE PROGRAMME OF EXCELLENT SWIMMING. "

LAWRENCE WINS THE 50 YARDS OPEN RACE.

In spite of the inclement weather, the first Night Fete held by the V.R.C. on Saturday was a complete success. A very large cumber turned up and thoroughly enjoyed the excellent programme provided. The swimming was of a very high order and all the races ended with" an exciting finish.

ENTHUSIASTIC MEMBERS' RACE...

Swim

First on the programme was the members' race, which was amidst great enthusiasm. In this event. 1 Welcome return to competition swimming

The race

simmensely exciting and the spectators stood in their seats and roared with frenzy. Kow loon won their race and bad satis fed their ambition. Was

The Army came home third ahead of the R.A. some lengths behind the V.R.C.

seen

in the person of George Jack, one of the champions of form- er years. However, the handi 'cap was too great for the scratch 'mmen 'and' the "race went to the limit

Water Polo Game. Rasmussen, the Shameen cham inen, who put up very good times. Pion, played for the Civilians The ladies' race drew four com- against the Army in the water

polo teams. The Army put up a. petitors, namely, the Misses Phyllis and Doris Hunt, Miss V. Allen and very fine struggle against the Miss Maude George. "Miss George strong upposition, and although started from scratch, but failed to beaten by five goals to mil, were not disgraced. Rasmussen showed catch Miss Doris Hunt, who came himself to be a very fine player and in winner easily in 38 seconds. Miss scored the first three goals in the Doris Hunt is showing very promis.first half, one with a tricky back- ing form this year.

Pillow Fight.

hand shot from the half-line mark which completely surprised the Army goalie, who, incidentally played a fine game."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1930.

LAWN BOWLS.

ALL FIXTURES POSTPONED,

U.S. BASEBALL.

first and second games, the initial contest going to Cincinnati by 34 the seventh inning by agreement, and the second being called off in with the score at 7-1, when it look. ed as though the teams would have to play all night to get in the full also homered in the second game. nice innings. Tripp of the Reda

For Makes Eleventh Homar, The Cincinnati Reds beat the Heilmann of the Reds was the New York, May 1-Winning Pirates at Pittsburg by 104 inhero of a double-header at Cincin- naci in which his team won twice. WEATHER UPSETS GAMES ROGERS HORNSBY IS PUT the Senators, to-day, the worldad less than the errors. The Reds over the American League, leaders, another game where the hits count.

He made home runs in both the

ON SATURDAY.

OUT OF PLAY.

champion Athletics tied for first made but 10 of the former and one place with a percentage of .css, of the latter, while the Firates, New York, May 30-A day full encouraging supporters who have with 12 hits, made tone costly of double-headers put Brooklyn confidently forecast that the Athle-errors. well ahead of St. Louis in the tics will bring in another pea. New York, June 1.-The world nunt this year. Meanwhile, the champion Philadelphia Athletics National League, with percentages

Brooklyn Dodgers were being to-day finally toppled the Senators of 611 and .500, respectively, while the Senators had a bare lead over lowered to a .825 rating in the from first place in the American the Athletics, with standings of National Circuit, but the St. Louis Cards, in second place, were also defeated, leaving them with a per dentage of .375, while the Cub, ran third with 848.

Much disappointment was caused in lawn bowls circles ch Saturday when the whole of the afternoon's programme had to be postponed. It was the first time this season that all the fixtures had to be entirely left over, but the condition of the greens after the earlier rains and more showers in the afternoon de- prived players of even a practice

game.

The important items on the card were the meetings of Craigengower

and Civil Service seniors and the two unbeaten teams in the junior division, the Bowling Green Club The return and Civil Service. matches are scheduled, for July 26, one week before the last series, on the card, and the postponed matches will be taken in hand then. This will mean, provided, the weather does not cause further interference, that the home and away matches will follow close on each other." Next Saturday's programme is

.630, and .830.

7-8 victory for Philadelphia. In the second contest, the Athletics again won, but by a score of 15-11, though the Senators got 16 hits to the Athletics' 14

League by beating them by 0-6 and making their percentage .667 as compared with the Senators 443. In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs both won, leaving the Dodgers in first position with 63 and the Cubs in second place with 353.

Williams of the Athletics made a ging game with the Senators at home run in the course of a slug Washington. The Athletics made 12 hits and nine runs, while the 15 dozen points, the Senators making Washington hits netted but half a

two errors to one for the visitors.

The Boston Red Sox, aided by a home run. by Berry and in spite of homers by Ruth and Cooke of 74 at New York. the Yankees, beat the Yankees by

Detroit got nine hits to Cleve. land's six, but still managed to lose by 3-9 A home run was contribut

Frederick and Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers both made two home runs against the Phillies at Brooklyn, while Bissonnette made one circuit smash. This enabled the Dodgers to romp home to an casy, 10-2 victory, in spite of two

errors

Four errors by the Pittsburgh Pirates did them no good against the Cubs at Chicago, and neither did two home runs by Wilson of the Cubs and one by Hartnett. Hemsley and Grantham of the Pirates also went into the homer column. The Cubs won by 18-4.

Standings.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Clubs. Philadelphia Washington Cleveland New York Detroit St Louis Chicago Boston

21

Wou Lost

29 14:"

Pet. .667

S7. 15 .643

18

.571

99 18

.550

18

25

.419

17 24

...415

18

.410

98 .317

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Clubs.

Won Lost

Pct.

98

15

.631

24

19

.559

10

...048

"

90 19

.518.

18 90

.474

...

18 92 .483

93

.439 .343

The first Washington-Philadel. phis game ran out to 13 innings, when Simmons of the Athletics tied

Foxx of the Athletics mado his the score in the ninth by hitting a cleventh home run of the season in home run with two men abend.

the second inning of the Washing- McNair singled in the thirteenth ton game, helping to

net four and scored the winning run for tallies. Rube Walberg fanned four. Totalling 10 hits to the Senators five, the Athletics won by 7-2

Winning by 6-2 over the Red Sox at New York, the Giants pushed up their percentage to 584, al- Detroit Tigers won twice over though the Cleveland Indians, who the Indians at Cleveland, the first beat Detroit, by 7-4, rau close be time by 5-2 and the second by 9-6. hind in third place with .581. The The initial contest was marred by Giants committed the one error of three Detroit errors and two for the game, but they made H hits to eight for Boston Cleveland won Cleveland, but in the second game by virtue of Detroit's three errora both teams kept a clean slate, with and in spite of weak batting, maked to the Indians by Morgan, and Detroit making a total of 17 hitsing but seven hits to the Tigers all three of the Cleveland runs Brooklyn

went over the plate in the third Chicago in the second game.

inning.

St. Louis In the National League, the Phillies went to Brooklyn and trim-errors, beat the Browns by 8-5 at The White Sox, profiting by two

Pittsburg Boston med the Dodgers by 3-1, although St. Louis. The seventh inning was Brooklyn's 10. Whitney; There Jolly and Reynolds both making they made but eight hits to

the eventful point of the game, with now, and Klein did effective slugom und ging for the Phillies Bissonnette displayed his usual hard-hitting Two double-headers, both of ability by whaling out a home run which ran out to great length and for the Dodgers.

with the second game curtailed in It looked like a trimming for each date the National Cry the Cubs, playing in

proceedings in the circuit, against the Cardinals, for, when the Braves twice by scores of 9.4 Chicago Playing at Boston, the Giants beat the ninth inning began, the Cards were ahead by 5-3. Then, with two and 18-3, respectively, the second The following are the positions

Chicago's White Sox split a men out, the Cubs rallied and made game being halted in the seventh double-header with the St. Louis three runs to nose out a 6-5 win.inning because of Boston's Sunday Wilson and Cuyler each batted in made a home run in the first gamo law. Walker, the Giants' pitcher, Division I.

Browne, taking the first game at two men in the course of the game. and so did Berger of the Braves: P. W. D. L. Pts.7-4, but losing the second by 43,

Playing at Boston, the Giants In the second game the Giants Six Sax errors in the second gave lost to the Braves by 3-2, although broke loose and ran up 12 runs in ample "reason for losing, though they got nine hits to Boston's the third innings, though the the Sox made 11 hits to St. Louis'seven. They also made two errors Braves countered with. another

to Boston's one.

home run by -Berger.

as follows:-

Division L

Taikoo RC. .. Craigeugower. Civil Service . Kowloon C.C. Police v. Kowloon Dock C.C.

Recreio v. Kowloon Bowling C.Ca

Division "IL.

Craigenzower . Taikoo R.C. Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service, Kowloon Bowling G... Recreio.

Electric R.C.. . Yacht Club.

LEAGUE TABLES,

Followed the humorous pillow Kerr scored the fourth goal early "ght in which Luiz Soares practi-in the second half and Lawrence put

on the fifth just before the final to date:- cally smote his way to victory, whistle. disposing of his opponents, with The prizes were distributed in ingle blows which sent them falling the ball-room by Mr. W. Legan (vice-chairman), who congratulated into the bath. In this event the the swimmers and paid a tribute to spectators took part and cheered the support given to the V.R.C. their favourites on to victory. in spite of the weather.

Dancing to the music of the Lyric Orchestra, was then enjoyed until an early hour.

Graceful Diving...

The diving event, was very spectacular. Close competition. was witnessed between Roza (the cham-

Results,

Civil Service Craigengower..... Taikoo R.C.

5:0 0 20

5

4 0 T

* 3

1

# 0 3

0 .3 4

Club de Recreio 5 Kowloon B.G.C. Kowloon C.C... 31 Kowloon D.R.C. & 0 0 4 Police R.C.".... 3 0 0

5

SHOTS FOE AND AGAINST.

For Agst. Up. Da Civil Service... 310 233 Figueiredo Craigengower. 204 237- 57

Taikoo R.C.307 261 Club de Recreio 305 237 Kowloon B.G.C. 983 292

30 Yards Handicap (Members).- 1st Heat: 1st, C. pion), Jack (an ex-champion) and (Time: 31 secs.); 2nd, G. A. Jack Figuereido, Dives were made from (Time: 29.2/5 secs.), 2nd Heat: the springboard and the high plat-1st, G. Gutterres (Time: 30.2/3 form, 30 feet above the bath. In secs.); 2nd, A. McGrana (Time:

the latter event the divers looked very graceful as they leaped into the illuminated bath in perfect swallow divx. The event went to Rora, who followed with an Cx- hibition of fancy diving, being heartily applauded by the audience.

Open 60 Yardz.

in the first heat of the open 30 yards, Lawrence, Paget and Foraita came to the line. Lawrence won his heat beating Paget by half a length, the spectators cheering with great gusto. In the second heat, Gittine led the field to win very closely from Jack. In the final, a supreme tussle was seen between Lawrence, Gittins and Paget, the former winning by just a touch in 23.2/5 seconds.

31.2/5 secs.).

Final 1st, G. Guterres (31.1/5 socs.): 2nd. A. MeGrana (3 secs.). Miss Doris Hunt (Time: 80 secS;). 50 Yards Handicap (Ladies),--- Pillow Fight.-L. A. de V. Soares. Diving-Ed. da Roza (148) pts.) F. Figueiredo (131 pts.); G. A. Jacks (1284 pts.); Chek Sin Fook (107) pts.)."

50 Yards Free Style (Open to the Colony)-1st Heat: 1st, W. Law rence (28.3/5 secs.) 2nd, Pagett (27 cca 2nd Hent: 1st, Gittins (9.1/5 secs.): 2nd, Jack (28.1/3 secs.).

Final.-1st,

Lawrence (26.9/3 sec) 2nd, Gittins (28.3/5 secs.).

30 Yards Handicap (Boys. 16 years and under-1st, A. Rumjahn (37.4/5): 2nd L Remedica (35 secs.)...

Kowloon D.R.C. 987, 200 Kowloon C.C.... 297 323 Police R.C....... 229 338

Division II.

0

53

0

46

0

18

0

0 0 12 0 28 0 · 127

P. W. O. L. Pta,

5.0

0 10

0

+ 10

Kowloon B.G.C. B Civil Service... 33 Club de Recreio 6 Yacht Club......

3 0 2 4 20 2 Craigengower... Kowloon C.C... B 2 0 3

5 1 1 Electric R.C..... Taikoo R.C...

0

4

4

1 5 4 0 0 4

ONDAAGÖÖ§

SHOTS FOR AND AGAINST.

For Agst. Up. Dn. Kowloon B.G.C. 345 260 85 Civil Service... 330 290 Club de Recreio 30 971 40 Yacht Club...... 260 235 Kowloon C.C.... 993, 313 Electric R.O.... 277 318 Team Race (Open to the Colony-Craigengo wer ... 280 350 5 a side, each to swim 50 yards) Taikoo R.C. lat. R.S.C. (2.22 secs.); 2nd, V.R.C. (9.24 secs.).

Water Polo-Civilians beat the Army & goals to nil

TENNIS.

DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

AUSTRALIA LEAD OVER ENGLAND,

(THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

EASTBOURNE, June: 6: Cup competition, England and Au- 1 the third round of the Davis atralie met to-day.

60

0

0

23

0.20

0

193 254

0

0 41

D1

RAIN SPOILS TENNIS.

The Yankees nosed out a 6-0 win over Boston and followed it with 1-3 victory, Babe Ruth whacking home run in the first inning of the first game off Listedbe. The Yanks got 10 hits to Boston's 10 and committed the only two errors of the game. In the second cor- tasty Buth failed to make a hit, but he scored twice and once stoln

a base," "

nice.

the

National League Games, In the National League, Brooklyn Dodgers won twice over the Phillies, by scores of 11-1 and 11-9. Klein of the Phillies got a

bome ran. Brooklyn's margin in the second game was reduced by three errors, but, as it was a pasę of the first-place team meeting the tail-endera, neither game was at all ir doubt.

Cincinnati and Pittsburg split a double-header, the first going to the Reds by 9-1 and the second to the Pirates by 76. The Pirates made all the errors that were made, running up three in the first game and two in the second. Hargreaves of the Pirates singled and scored Suhr in the second game.

Chicago's Cubs won over the Cardinals twice, by 2-0 and 98. ▲ pall of gloom hung over the Cub camp at the "close of the day, how- ever, because of the fact that Rogers Hornsby had been put out of play for some weeks by a broken" anfic which he suffered while slid- ing in to third base in the initial

ALL MATCHES POSTPONED. contest. The first game was error-

"NEEDLE-MATCH AT SOOKUN”“”

POO ON WEDNESDAY.

less; in the second, each team made three errors.

The Boston Braves nosed out the Giants twice by identical scores of 65. In the first game, each team made 10 hits, and in the second each made 12 hits, with one error apiece in each game..

"B" Division,

Indian R.C...... Chinese R.G.......

Owing to the heavy rains, all the tennis matches which were down for decision over: the week-end were

some interesting games during the Ppostponed. There will, however, be

week, the most interesting of which should be the Chinese-Indian Axture in the "B" division which is Club de Recreio. 54, I scheduled to take place at Sookun. R.E. Sports Club 6. 4 2 poo on Wednesday. There is very howloon C.C. Craigengewer little to choose between the teams. Hong Kong C.C.

P. W. L Pts.

77 0 а

Team Race, Followed the most, exciting event of the evening-the team face. Five scams came to the start-the V.R.C., -Kowloon S.C., the Army, R.A. and Mr. Spencer's team Keen rivalry always exists between the V.R.C. and Kowloon, and the spectatora cheered their favourite sides. The other three team's swam exceedingly well, but were no match against the swimmers of the other two teams, and ended up in a private struggle

The match is expected to yield between- therascives.

Johnstone started for the V.R.C. the potential finalists in the Euro-

***--| pean-zone-against-America. ----- against Kerr for Kowloon and gave Australia mado an excellent be the V.R.C.& two lengths' lend.ginning, winning the first two

contested.

Crawford (Australia) beat-Lee-An excellent game should result, M.BE....... (England) 3/6, 6/2, 1/6, 6/2, 6/2 and the winners will probably carry Civil Service C.C... & United Services B.C 6 Foraita and Rasmussen were, next.

Hopman Australia) beat Ore off league honours in this división. 5.C.AA. to 89, but Witchell finished in the gery (England 6/6, 6/4, 8/7.

There will no doubt be a large num- [Nippon Club path of Foreita, who lost a valuable

England Wins.

LATER.

ber of tennis fans to watch the University second finding room, to dive." In the Davis Cup competition game.

European Y.M.CA."`O Rasmussen chased Foraits all the played at Eastbourne, Gregory and

Division,' way down the hath and ended up ford 8/8, 10/8 and 6/2..

Collins beat Hopman and Craw-

P. W. L Pts. by giving Fashion andlights "Latina aur Fayer Want of zogether with Paget slightly in the lead, which he maintained, sending Bliss off is the final against Lyon with

Lawrence and Witchell continued, singles, although both were keenly the latter holding Lawrence all the wey,

a dive to the good. Lyon, failed to

NORTH LONDON

"CHAMPIONSHIP.

"{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Lobos, June 7. In the final of the North London

catch Bliss, who was surprisingly, tennis championship played at

fast

at and increased his lead, winning Stamford Hill, Miss Ryan beat for Kowloon by about three lengths. Miss Sarah Palfrey 0/1 and 6/6.

B * 3 3

4

28 2

1 3 1 5

101

# LEAGUE TABLES. The positions of the teams, up to

Chingro RC

University 5 “A!! Division.*tent

Club de Recreio... 8 4. 2 4 P. W. L Pts. Indian R.C.

3

30 ·3 Indian RC. 22 09 South China AA5 2. 23 Chinese-R.C.

2202 Nippon Club Kowloon C.C.. 1101 Hong Kong C.C....... 3 South China A.A.4

M.B.K...

Filipino Club

1

Kowloon C.C.

1 3 1

Kowloon Indian T.0

▸

Civil Borvice. (Continued at foot of next column). German T.C.

10.

י.

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New York Cincinnati Philadelphia

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.

IRISH AND FRENCH FINAĻS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LORDON, June B At Portrush, the final of the Open Golf Championship was won by C. Whitcombe, with a acore of 280.

LA BOULIE, June 6 In the final of the French Open Amateur Golf Championship, Yon Elm (America) defeated R. G. Morrison by 9 and 8.

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