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HARDCOURT TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP.

Local Draw Announced

There are 27 entries in the singles and 24 pairs in the doubles, in the Colony's first hardcourt tennis championships, organised under the auspices of the United Services Recreation Club.

The system of "seeding" was adopted in the draw.

A surprise is the preference riven E. C. Fincher over G. Bodiker. Bodiker, on record, at least, is a superior hardcourt player to Fincher. In their several meetings on hardcourt at Canton, Bodiker has always won with something to spare..

G. Bodiker

The complete draw is as follows:

Singles

E. C. Fincher

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1937.

U.S. BASEBALL FOOTBALL POOLS

RESULTS

New York, Aug. 18. Chicago Cubs and New York Giants both lost to-day, but the third team in the National League, St. Louls, was out of action.

Boston beat New York, one to nothing, and Pittsburgh trimmed the Cubs, seven to six

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In the American League Ken- nedy of Chicago held Detroit scoreless with four hits, White Sox getting six runs across.

Cleveland defeated St. Louis five to four and then lost six to eleven in the night-cap. Solters hitting a homer for the Indians, Clift for the

Browns.

New York won narrowly over Washington, seven to six, Dickey and Di Maggio hitting circuits for the Yanks, Almada and Simmons getting a pair for the Senators Better.

RANGERS AND CELTIC

London, Aug. 18. Glasgow Rangers greatly pleased their supporters to-day when they beat Motherwell in a first division Scottish Football League match by the odd goal in three. Last Saturday, in their season's open ing game, Rangers were held to. draw. Celtic displayed their strength to-day by visiting Hamil-

by the ton and winning goal in three-Reuter.

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LAWN BOWLS

Hopes Of Making A Fortune

The football season draws near; more important, as a mater of so- cial interest, is the approach of the pool season, writes a Home correspondent. "Soccer fans" are possible already speculating on rortines to be made from penny chances. Pool proprietors are busy preparing publicity schemes. Book- lets to quicken interest in the game and the profits by setting out the huge dividends · declared in the weekly pools of previcus seasons have been compiled and are being printed. Just before the season starts coupons will descend ke autumn leaves. Not content with the post, they will be printed in the columns of those newspa- pers that devote so much of their space to the doings of the Associa- tion football clubs.

Pools, since they involve no risk of loss to their promoters, have Town into a large and very pro- table business. The bigger the turnover, the greater is the net profit. The custom is to rake off 10 per cent. as profit and then deduct the expenses of running the pool before declaring the dividend. "Expenses" form a comprehensive item. All football wagering is sup- odd posed to be by credit, but since collectors at coupons are held re- sponsible for non-payments it is only natural that they should de- mand cash when collecting cou- pons. Credit customers who fall to pay their debts find themselves in the County Court eventually, like those who fall to keep up instal- ments on goods purchased.

On the Civil Service green A. S. Gomes defeated T. Fergusson by 21 ahots to 14, in the Open Singles lawn bowls championship...

SYSTEMATIZED WORK The largest of the pools have First Round-Major McDonald- and A. N.. Other v. G. Choa and hundreds of employees. The work ALL is wonderfully systematized. J. W. Leonard; Wong Fuk-nam and Lui Kwai-fan v. 5. A. and S. 3. names and addresses are set up on Hussain; F. H. Kwok and S. W. aadressing machines that rattle or the envelopes more quickly Llang V. F. R. Zimmern and A. N. Other; Ma Nai-kwong and Li than assistants can enclose the Torms and other printed matter Kwal-hung v A. L. Sullivan and L. Goldman: E. C. Fincher and G. that go weekly to ellents and ex- Bcdiker v. S. A. Gray and A. Craw-pected clients. The checking of the ford; A V. Remedios and J. Gon- hundreds of thousands of com- McDonald v Chan Kam-moon; S. A. Gray v. A.. L. Sullivan; A E. P. salves v. G. E. Clarke and G. C.pleted coupon forms on a Saturday Guest v. Y. C. Lau; M. A. Oliveira Burnett: A. V. Gosano and B. T. evening is done with astonishing v. I. M. A. Razack..

Gosano v R.. R. Todd and G. E. R. rapidity. Every coupon is com- Byes-Lut Wal-tan v. H. D. Divett: lų Tak-cheuk and Wong pared with results on that night and dividends are calculated. Rumjahn.

Publication of the winners of the chiet prizes is made on Sunday morning.

Doubles

Byes. Tsul Wal-pul v. Iu Tak- cheuk: O. Bodiker v, winner of the A. V. Gosano v. A. Crawford tie.

First RoundA. V. Gosano ▼, à. Crawford: W. C. Hung v. Capt. Loch; G. Choa v. Wong-Fuk-nain: Byes.-S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. F. H. Kwok v. 8. W. Liang: G. E Rumjahn v. Capt. Loch and J. Clarke v. E. C. Fincher: S. A. Rum- Tomlinson: J. Pengelly and I Jahn v. I. Mahan Singh: H. Y. HoAgafuroft v. T. K. Leung and

Hsu. v, JL. F. Smalley: Major J. C.

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Shiu-wing v. E. F. Fincher and D. J. N. Anderson.

Byes.-I. Mahan Bingh and Firdos Khan v. Chan Kam-moon and Chan Kam-hung: Dr. A. M. Rodrigues and H. A. Barròs v. W. C. Hung and Tsuf Wal-pul

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Extra turnover comes to the Post Omice when the season begins by the sale of small postal orders and increased delivery of letters. At the height of the season something like 5,000,000 coupons are posted for the pools in the course of a week. The majority are well under a nali-crown...

Though some pools may enta!! 3d., Bd.. or 1s. wagers, the most popular is the "penny pool" Many. proprietors acknowledge more than 250,000 entries at a penny a time week after week. The biggest pools have over 1,000.000 entries weekly at a penny a column.

The question whether betting leads to cheating by 'some profes- sional football players was much discussed last season. Undoubtedly there have been cases of this; What cannot be doubted is the effect of betting on the spectators. The game is forgotten when to millions of "fans" Its only meaning Is the winning of money. The team backed on the coupon or directly with a bookmaker gets the cheers. while the referee gets the blame If he does not give every decision in favour of the backed- eleven.

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AMERICA'S CUP

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The death has occurred at New- port (Rhodes Island) of Captain MacPhee, navigator of Endeavour II.. Britain's Challenging yacht for the America's Cup races.

Captain MacPhee was removed ashore to Newport Hospital in June, suffering from a recurrence of an old gastric complaint. A ́se~ cond operation was performed and he failed to rally,

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Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY

Bowls-Competition Bub-Com- mittee Meeting, 5.30 p.m.

Bridge Cheero Clah Duplicate and Contract Bridge, 8 p.m.

Cricket-Annual Meeting, Hong Cricket League (Urban Council Chamber), 5.15 pm.

Meeting.--Kowloon Chess Club, at St. Andrew's Church Hall, 6.30 Cavalcade

Kong

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Riding. Beginners" (Equine Sports Club), 5. p.m.

TennisD" Division, Army T.C. v. Kowloon Indian T.C., Chinese

R.C.

DOYLE TO BECOME AMERICAN

Jack Doyle, the Irish boxer, sald "Club de Recreio v. Kowloon Dock recently that he was becoming an RC, Police R.C. v. Kowloon C.C.; American citizen and would take Second Division: Kowloon BG.Cup residence in Hollywood, with the intention of becoming a film v. Kowloon C.C., Club de Recreto v. Hong Kong F.C.: Third Division: actor. He added that he would re- Civil Service C.C. v. R.K. Electric turn to London shortly to seitle R.C., Kowloon F.C. v. Craigen- his altairs gower C.C.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 Bowl-First Division: Police He was 56 years old, had 40 years

R.C. v. Civil Service C.C., Kowloon experience of the sea, the earlier part of it in sail. Captain MacPhee

C.C. v. Kowloon Dock R.C.; Second held '# master'a foreign-going

Division: Club de Recrelo v. Cral square-rigged certificate. Although

geugower C.C., Kowloon CC. he was not a professional yachts-

Poller R.C.; Third Division: Kow man he took eagerly to the life

v. Indian R.C.; Craigen-Icon F.C. v. Club de Recreio. and worked happily with the crew,

He was more than popular, gain-gower C.C. v. Civil Service C.C.:

China A.A. v. Club ing the affection of all in the South Endeavour expedition, whose mem- Recrelo: Kowloon CC. v. Central, bers visited him frequently during British Association, the month's illness which he so pluckily bore. His home was in Oban where he leaves a widow.

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TO-MORROW Bowls, First Division: Craigen- Kower C.C. M. Civil Service. C.C.,

VOCE'S INJURY

Voce the Notta and England bowler, will not play again this season (writes a Home, correspon- dent). He wrenched a knee while fielding in the match against Nor- thamptonshire, and the injury de- veloped into water on the knee. It Mrs. Percy G. H. Fender, wife of may involve a cartilage operation.

Larwood, who has been absent. the noted cricketer, has died in London after a short iness. Her from the Notts side since his mo husband captained the Surrey tor-car accident, may return for Cricket Club for ten years, and the match against Lancashire at has played against the Australians, Trent Bridge.

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