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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936.

U. S. BASEBALL IRISH FOOTBALL

THRILLS IN THE MISS HOAHING A SHANGHAI

ULSTER T.T.

Course RecordTM

Broken

RACE DECIDED BY

ONE MINUTE

GOOD WINNER

At Junior Wimbledon

and

Nearly two hundred boys girls with one great ambition-20 become a Wimbledon champion- took part in the Junior Lawn Terinis Championships of Great Britain at the All-England Cub, Wimbledon, recently.

FW. Dixon, winner of the event last year, and C. J. P. Dodson, the 1934 victor, steered Dicon's 1,498 Although they played on hard c.c. Riley to victory in the Inter- courts, they still had the Wim- national Tourist

bledon atmosphere to encourage Trophy motor race, held. over the famous Ards | them to do their best. Circuit Belfast, recently E. R. Hall, driving a 4,250 c.c. Bentley, secured second place for the third sucers- sive year

The race was run over thirty laps of a 13 2-3 miles course, making the total distance 410 miles. The international flavour of yesterday's contest and the entry in the event for the first time of women drivers invested it with special interest.

Heavy rain fell during the early stages and wet rodics were respon- sible for many akids.

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During the race T. G. Clarke, in

a Delahaye, smashed the iap re- cord with a circuit of 9. min. 45 Rec.. a speed of 84.00 m.p.h.

CRASHES AND SKIDS

The Greek driver. N. S. Embiricos Bugatti) went through a hedge and had to give up, while the Frenchman, M. Mongin (Delahave) also crashed into a hedge. Mon gin's machine skidded round in the opposite direction and continued along the course.

Miss Valerie Scott, last year's winner of the girls' singles title, is over age and therefore did not defend her championship, but

SPORTSMAN

LEAVING

Reception At French Club

MR. W. A. PENNELL

At the Cercle Sportif Francais a reception in honour of Mr. W. A. Pennell, was given a few days ago by the General Committee of the Club, at which the opportunity, was piece of plate in recognition of the raken of presenting him with a services he has given to the Club as a member of the Ballotting and other Committees. Mr. Pennell, who is a director of the Seremban Rubber Estates, Ltd. is shortly leaving on a tour of the Federated Malay States and Dutch East holiday in Australia and has been Indies, eventually to spend a long the recipient during the last few days of a number of marks of re- nas gard,

Hedley Baxter, the boys' cham. olon, was eligible to compete.

CONVINCING

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One of the wins in the second round of the most convincing girls' singles was that of Miss Gem Hoahing.

Although Miss

Hoating

Clayed in a number of senior com- petitions she has only just reach- ed the age of 15 to qualify for the Junior championships. Receiving a bye in the first round. she best Miss M. I. Cousins, the Essex

Junior champion. In the second 6-1, 6-2. The match lasted about

half an hour.

Miss Hoahing exercised a fine control over her shots despite the troublesome wind.

Miss Molly

The driver rethe Scottish junior title holder, Welsh Edinburgh) ceived a leg injury and had to re-

won her first round match against tire. Another carly. retirement Miss D. Scott 6–1.6–1.

was that of A. R. Phipps (Aston Martin), who

grief at

Ballystockart.

came to

Meanwhile Seaman had lost

ground and was rushing fourth HOME FOOTBALL

on handicap. Shortly afterwards

he had to withdraw from the race owing to mechanical trouble.

Derby County Beat Wolves

The order was then F. W. Dixon (Riley), Hon. Brian Lewis (La- ganda), E. R. Hall Bentley), T. G. Clarke Delahaye); ond R. Brune! (Delahaye). "B. Bira" established

London, Sept. 23. another record in the class of ma-

The following were the results of chines exceeding 1.300 c.c. up to League football matches played 2.000 cc. by lapping in 10 min. 24 to-day:-

Derby C.

sec., a speed of 78.81 m.p.h. This was nearly half a minute better than the previous best made by T. Nuvolari and Cav. Campari in 1930. The big cars were now going very well despite the conditions," and Lewis put in one lap of 80.61 m.p.h. As the back-markers now fought for the mastery the contest pro- vided many thrills.Lewis hit "the Watford

FIRST DIVISION

-5 Wolves THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bristol C. Crystal P. Swindon

sandbags at Newtownard and had Neuter.

to stop for a wheel-change, and his

delay let Ball Intu second place.

FREQUENT RETIREMENTS

which took the form

suitably engraved alver shields and so forth, from the various de- partments of the British-American Tobacco, Compang (now the Yee Tsoong Tobacco Company).

Yankees Score

Big Victory

New York, Sept. 23.

The fullowing were the resulta of the major League Baseball matenes played to-day-

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn Boston

New York Philadelphia

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Dolph Camilli homered.

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Pittsburgh

Chicago

Gill homered.

7

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LEAGUE WIN

Defeat English

At Belfast

EXCITING MATCH „

London, Sept. 23.

The Irish Football League gained

Et fine victory over the English

League at Belfast to-day, winning

by three goals to two.

Several team changes were an-

Bounced to the 18,000 spectators,

4 before the start of the match. which was played under excellent conditions

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and St. Louis was postponed on ac- The game between Cincinnatzi

count of rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

2 7 17 19

Chicago Cleveland

Hal Trosky homered.

Philadelphia.......

3

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Hayes hit a home run. New York

Selkirk homered.

12 13

0

10

15

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Bell hit a homer.

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St. Louis

American Tobacco Company in 1922 Mr. Pennell joined the British- as manage: of their Art Depart-Detroit ment. Prior to coming to Shang- hai, he served in the Australian Expeditionary Force in Egypt and France during the war. He

head in France, and was badly collected a piece of shrapnel in the,

gassed on the Somme shortly be- lore the Armistice.

In Shanghai ne is probably best known as one of the finest amateur billiards player this

clty, has

known.

He won the Shanghai Amateur Billiards Championship in 1927 and 1928, defeating among

others. Captain E 1. M. Barrett.

who was long regarded as the most noteworthy amateur player in the Far East. But it was not alone because of his personal prowess that billiards enthusiasts have rea son to be indebted to him. In the unspectacular but essential work of organization as president of the local Billiards Association Mr. Pen- nell was indefatigable, and he has

1 undoubtedly considerably raised the level of this branch of sport by his efforts on its behalf during his so-

eurn in this city.

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FAR EAST RECORD ·

Very narrowly Mr. Pennell miss-

Bournemouth 0ed bringing to Shanghai the hon-

Bira" also hit the sandbags at TREATMENT

Newtownard, and was obliged to

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change a wheel with the race SCARLET FEVER

approaching the half-way stage there was an improvement in the weather, but the retirements were "more frequent, F. H. Firench Da vis (Flat), C. H. Masters (Flat), L. 8. Schell (Delahaye), and L Lebegue (Delahaye), all had to withdraw.

Dixon, who had driven wonder- fully well, handed over the wheel of his Riley to the reserve driver, C. J. P.

New Method Success

The series of cases of treatment of scarlet fever with antitoxin re- cently published tr the "Lancet"* by Dr. H. Stanley Banks, of

the

Dodson, who malatained L.C.C. Park Hospital, will attract

wide attention.

the lead. He was closely followed

by Hall. Clarke, A. C.. Dobson Over a period of two years, some

Riley) Lewis, and Fase. When the race had been in progress for just over three hours there were all twenty-three cars competing.

our of a world billiards record. He made, a break of 399 which is easily a Far Eastern record, and' was generally acclaimed as a world re-

cord. Just a week before, however,

an English amateur in London had

beaten this effort by five points.

MOTOR RECORD

Jenkins Beats Eyston's Mark

Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 24; A. B. Jenkins, the veteran

"Mormon Meteor," broke the

1.800 cases were treated with In-American race-driver, driving his travenous injections. They were then compared with a series of world's 48 hours record at aa 1,400 untreated .cases.

average speed of 148.026 mp.h.

a

28 compared with "134.34 m.p.h. set by Capt. George Eyston (Britain) earlier this year.

During the run, Jenkins, addition to the records he esta-

There was another retirement It was found that the average when W. R. Baird (Riley) was for--isolation period in hospital was re- red to drop out. The pace was duced to about Dow intense. T. O. Clarke, in the adults and three weeks or leza for fortnight for Delahaye, put in a tarife lap of children. #min. 45 sec., beating all course Even more important were the blished on Tuesday, broke the records with a speed of 84.06 m.ph. results in the various age-groups in 5,000 miles record with an average The previous best was 83.20 m.ph. the Aeld of reducing some of the speed of 149.41 m.p.h, and the made by Sir H. Birkin in 1932. A commoner and more dangerous 10,000 kilometres record with an couple of laps later Clarke develop complications, ed ignition trouble and had to re-

average speed of 148.97 m.p.h. tre.

In children under five it was Jenkins altogether covered a dis- found that of those treated by tance of 7134.08. mies-

Bouter.

F. W. Dixon's Piley, E R. Hail on antitoxin only 3.8 per cent. de- the Bentley, and Hon. Brian Lewis veloped infiammation of the ears in his Lagonda continued to hold as compared with 11.9 per cent, in the leading positions. Hall and those who were not. Similarly on- Lewis were having a rare tussle for ly 4 per cent. of the antitoxd second place.

сазен developed nephritis, or in- flammation of the kidneys, as com- pared with 2.1 per cent.

TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF MR. KHOO

OLYMPIC WINTER

GAMES

Of children between five und 10 only 1.7 per cent, developed otitis

Lausanne, Sept. 23. media as against 4.8 per cent., and 1940 Olympiad will be held in Tokyo "Although the decision that the only 1 per cent, developed nephritis as against 1.6 per cent. the 5th Olympic Winter Games will is anal, this does not imply that Dr. P. C. Chow, Managing Direc

Of the cases over 10 the anti-also be held in Tokyo, and a deci tor of the Great China Dispensary toxin group showed a percentage on on this point has still to be itd., has offered to donate a cup of of otitis media and 1 cases

reached. for permanent competition in of nephritis as compared with 1.6 Shanghai in memory of the late Mr. and 1.4 respectively.

It was declared that the country Khoo Eool-hy Mr. S. S Hu, Taking all the commoner com-organiking the Olympic Games has originator of this campaign, has plications, only 18 per cent of the priority to organise the Winter #pproached Mr. William Z. L Bung, youngest group developed any as if it is in the position and willing Honorary Secretary of the China compared with 38 per cent. In the to do so. As Japan has not yet National Amateur Athletic Federa-ave to 10 group the advantage officially renounced its right to or ton, regarding the sponsoring of was 9 per cent, as compared with ganise the Winter Games, it still this annual affair. It is understood 23 per cent; and in the oldest remains one of the candi- that a Committee will soon be or group only 9 per cent developed dates, others being St. Moritz ganized to study the detalls of the any complications as compared and Canada-

with 18 per cent.

Tranineens Navn

matter.

Boston. Washington

Brooklyn

Appling hit a homer.

Cleveland Reuter."

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LORD SEMPILL

London, Sept. 23.

Walker of Belfast Celtic displaced Martin, while Read came in for Lamb'in goal. The one change ju the English League side was Bestall of Grimsby for. Carter.

The English forwards were the" more skilful in the early stages of the game, and Steel put the visitors in front with a header after two minutes of play.

Thereafter the Irish defence Im- proved, while the forwards opened up their game. Kelly equalised In the 20th minute with a, ground shot. and he gave the Irish team the lead from penalty ten.

minutes later.

Kelly.completed his hat-trick"

with a hard drive, and although'

0England rallied they were held by

2 a strong defence.

However,

a minule from the

-3 interval Westwood got through for

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A Melbourne message states that Lord Sempill who arrived there in his Monospar aeroplane this morn- ing proposes to leave again for England on Sept. 30 and will try to complete journey to London in six.

days.→

British Wirelesi.

the English League and reduced the arrears, Ireland leading 3-2 it half time

In the second half the English- men frequently attacked but were folled by sturdy defenders. On the other hand the Irish forwarts, though having less of the ball, were more dangerow near goal. and Sagar had to save brilliantly on two occasions from Shearer.

Brook of Manchester City, operating on the left wing, was outstanding in the English attack. once heading the ball against the bar from a corner.- Reuter.

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