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SPORTING

SPORT

NEWS AND NOTES

NO FOOTBALÌ HE BATTED FIRST H. K. Soccer

INTERPORT?

LACK OF FUNDS.

THE CAUSE"

Mr. W. L. Alexander, Hon. Trea surer of the Hong Kong Football Association, stated at Ciae meeting of the Football Connell yesterday that the Association had only aP- proximately $4500 cash in hand.

Under the circumstances be sounded a word of warning about sending a team to Shanghai for the Interport next season as such a trip would mean using up all the money!

The Council decided to refer the matter to the in-coming Council:

PUBLIC ROUP

OF PONIES

The following ponic's were sold at the Public Roup held at the Jockey Club Stables in Happy Valley yes- terday:--

The Bulter. (bought in Roolfly (Mr. L. A. Lewis, $210); Flybynight (Mr. K. Hong-ping, $2001; Labour Day (Mr. Graye, $50); Racing Boy (Mr. H. P. Chanson, $150); Mac's Second Venture (Mr. S. W. Lec. $50; National Force (Mr. J... Gut- tlerez, $200); Jack High (Mr. C. H. Chang. $101; Split Hand (Mr. H. P. Chanson, $150); Bydney Bridge (Mr. J. Gutierez, $20; China Pohy (Mr. S. W. Lee, $170); King's Jublice (Mr T E Pearce, $25): Boris (Mr. Ghan Hon, $25; Copper Ido (Mr. Joffe, $10); Pontiac Bay (Mr. Colson, $255); Propitious Time} (Mr S, W. Lee, $20); Cleeve, (Mr.)

(Mr. Tinson, $55): Pinfarthings Havelaar, $465); National Spirit (M:. Chattey, $20): Stymie (Mr. Middleton-Smith, $65); China Pony

($15).

WORLD SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Switzerland. Lose". To Hungary

WIN FOR ITALY

Paris, June 13. Three nations, Hungary, Sweden and Italy, have entered the semi- Anal of the world football com- petition as a result of Sunday's thatches.

The match between Czecho- slovakia and Brazil ended in a draw and will have to be replayed at Bordeaux on Tuesday.

One of the outstanding surprises of the day was the defeat of Switzerland by Hungary, at Lille.

The Swiss revealed themselves as a tired team following their two hard games with Germany, and ware defeated by two goals to all.

France did well against Italy, and at half-time the score was one goat all. In the second half, how- ever, the Italians gained the apher- hand and won by three goals to

W. A. Brown-opened the in- nings for Australis failed to get his half-century by two runs!

ARMY TENNIS LEAGUE

R.A.O.C. Beat Royal Scots

In the Small Unit's Army Ten- nis League, two games were de- cided at Sookuripco yesterday.

The R.A.O.C. teat "B" "Coy... Royal Scots by nine games to nil, and the "B" Coy. Royal Scots beat the 40th Coy. R.E. by, five games to four.

Following are the results--- Duffield and Wilson (R.A.0.C.)

beat Anderson and Brown: 6--0 beat" Lt Paterson and.

Neave

beat Bowes and Boe

60 6-3

Asfett and Cumberson (R.A.O.C.)

beat Anderson and Brown 6-1 beat Paterson and Neave 6--0 beat Bowes and Boe

1

Captain Tracey and Wadler

(R.A.O.C.)

beat Anderson and Brown 6-2 beat Paterson and Neave 6-0 beat Bowes and Boë 61

ROYAL SCOTS v. R.E. Masterton, Smith and Archibald

("B" Coy. R. Scots) lost to Warr and Ddhle's 2-6 lost to Tudor and Vicary 3-6 wo. Land and Waring.... BŰ Douglas and Duncan ("B" Cof..

Royal Scots). beat Wart. and Danleis

7-5

8-2

beat Tudor and Vicary w.o. Land and Waring.... 80. Niven and Butcher ("B" Coy.

Royal Scots)

lost to Warr and Daniels 0-6 lost to Tudor and Vicary 0-6 w.o. Land and Waring 6-0

2ITH BATTERY WINS At the Arty Grounds Chatham Road. yesterday the 24th Battery beat "C" Company, Middlesex Re- günent by seven sets to two. For the 24th Baltéry:

Major Way. RA., and Lt.

Anderson, R.A. won ... 2-1 Sgt. Earl and 8gt. Finter

won

3-D

2-1

Bds. Walls and Bds. Hossack

won

que. This match, which was pay- TENNIS LEAGUE

ed at Princess Park. in Paris, was

witnessed by 65,000: spectatora

Sweden easily beat Cuba winning

by eight goals to

In the semi-fiflar bu "Jixie 18 Hungary will oppose Sweden whilst Italy will meet the liner of the Bzazil-Czechoslovakia replay.

---(Transdeen)..

DOUBLE FOR ELLIOTT

WINS FRENCH DERBY

Faris, June 13.

RESULTS

ཡ ཡི U.S.R.C. BEATS

RECREIO

At King's Park Club de Recreio last to the United Services Re- creation Club by 8 sets to 1.

"Scores:-

A. V. Remedioi and Mis A. Remedios (Recrelo)

Attacked

NO REAL TEAMS, SAYS

MR. W. PRYDE

The final meeting of the year of the Fodball Association Council was held last evening when the sc- submitted. These counts were showed a loss of $81.on the year's working.

In the course of the meeting the chairmas, Mr. Waker Pryde, an- nounced that the Association would soon be without a home, the land- lords having given them notice to quit. Efforts are now being made to secure suitable premises for the Association

Dealing with the accounts Mr. W. N. Alexander the Hon. Treasurer. said that they had very good gates for the Lai Wah Cup games but as

BATTED GALLANTLY

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1938.

KNOWN THE WORLD OVER FOR ITS PURITY.

U.S. BASEBALL MARTELL'S 3 STAR

RESULTS

New York, June 12

The following were the results

of major League matches played toddy

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn

Chicago

7

.0

9 12

$

(All Chicago's runs were scored

In the eighth inning).

Boston

Cincinnati

& 9 1

5

10

3

(Ten innings were played).

Boston

Cincinnati

pati). 1

14

3

7 10 1

(Goodman homered for Clergia-

F. A. Ward-held his end up New York gallantly-probably saved a "rot." St. Louis

New York

far as the League was concerned a BIG SURPRISE IN St. Loute...

loss of some $500 was sustained. This figure, however, was quite satisfactory when compared with the loss of over $1500 for the pre- vious season.

At this point Mr. Pryde said that. the League cannot be run except at a low unless the clubs were made to bear the fees for the re- ferees and he personally could not see how they could do that.

"FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

B 10 0

5

1

1

8 0

+ 8 0

3 14

13 0

<!

(Rizzo homered for. Pittsburgh).

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BUDGE AND MAKO Cleveland

DEFEATED

10 I ............. 8 7 New York

8 1 (Ruding and Gordon homered for the Yankees).

for many Mme. Mathieu Wins Chicago

Three Titles

Paris, June 13.

The League this year, was the poorest we have seen years," said Mr. Pryde. "At the beginning of the year we did not "were--with the know where we Army and Navy so uncertain about

A big surprise was caused on the Chicago. their movements. Let us hope we

concluding day of the French Ten-Boston will have some real football thisnis Championships when, in the coming season. This year, apart from the Chinese, we did not have any real football teams."

ANNUAL MEETING

The meeting then discussed the date for the annual general meet- ing and it was finally decided that this will be held on July 1.

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STAN " STEMS COLLAPSE

ill 415

Stan McCabe came in at an awkward moment-played

time.

VALLEY GOLF

Summer. Singles Results

oat

The following are the results of the second round of the Happy Valley Summer Singles:-

1 Goldman (7) beat E. D. Mathews (14) and 6.,

WJ. Dyer (177 beat W. S. Hillier (9) and 1.

R. Young (6) beat T. B. Low (11) 4 and 3.

RN. Williamson (i beat

Harrop (14) 3 and 1.

2

Boston

5 0 0

(Walker homered for the White Box).

7 0

3

5

1

0

8 11 2

final of the men's doubles, the St. Louis French pair, Destremeau and Petra Philadelphia

succeeded in defeating the strong (Clift homered once for the American combination. Donald Browns and Johnson twice for the Badge and Gene Mako by scores of Athletics) 3-6, 6-3. 9-7, 6-1.

The title in the women's doubles.

8t. Louis Philadelphia

Wis

won by Mme. Mathieu and

"

0..

I 0

5

0

זי

Miss Yorke who beat the French (Thomas pitched for the "Athle couple. Mme Halff and Mme. tics. The game was called at the end of the afth inning owing to Landry, 6-3, 6-3..

The Yugoslav player. Mitic. rain). partnered by Madame Mathieu Detroit won the, mixed doubles by defeat-Washington

18

12 15

ing Miss Wynne and Christian (Gehringer and York homered Boussus, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4-

for the Tigers, and R. Ferfell for Thus in two days Madame Ma- the Senators)-(Reuter). |thfeu won three championship

tities, having annexed the women's singles on Saturday,-(Trans- ocean).

DON LETS RIVAL GET HIS 1000

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BOOM IN AUSTRALIAN SOCCER

Never very popular with the public in the past, soccer is enjoy ing a mild boom in Australia this

W. "J. Edrich, the 22-year-old season.

Middlesex batsman, at Lord's re- The visit of an English team cently completed his 1000 runs belast year and the regular appear- fore the end of May with only five ances of several well-known Scot- minutes to spare.

tish and English 'players this sea- Don Bradman, the Australian scn, is largely responsible for in- captain. who performed the fear creased attendances in Sydney. for the second time, gave Edrich

The Leichhardt-Annandale Club his chance by declaring and giving now has three Scottish players, W Kiddlesex 15 minutes' batting at

J. Rumbles, formerly of Dundee, J. the end of the day..

Edrich went in wanting 10, and, Fyfe and James Anderson, who is described as Scotland's leading as soon as he had hit them off unfor cehitre-forward in 1938. He Bradman, raced over to him and

came to Australia last year and was the first to extend congratula played with the Australian Xi

tlons

"

SPECIAL DISTINCTION ... Never before in the history or cricket have two players scored 1000 runs before the end of May in the same year, and Edrich has

against the English amateur team. at Melbourne, Another Scottiin formerly of Queen's Park. player in Sydney is H. W. Smith,

Now two English forwards have

a special distinction as he has been signed on for Gladesville- made all his runs at one ground-Ryde for three years. They are Stanley B. Moll, who played for Lord's.

Others who have had 1000 are W. Lowestoft Town in the Kent Lea- G. Grace (1895), T. Hayward (1900), gue, and Leofiard Sidfer, who play-

A. McKellar (8) beat L. c. FW. R. Hammond (1927), C. Hallows ed for Gillingham in the Third

Bellamy (19),

lost to L. A. Goldman and Mrs. Balnesk

4-8

lost to Major Baines and

Miss Grifiths

26

H. H. Mundy (10) beat W. A. Stewart (10) 4 and 3.,

lost to D. C. Misra and

Mrs. Holides

4-0

4.

Monsieur Boussac's colt CM; J. Gonsalves and Miss C. ridden by Elliott, won the French! Derby at Chantilly yesterday, set- ing Canet by one and a falt lengths. Anonymn was third. The favourite, Castel Fusafio, came!

th(Thaoteur),

(Ellott Won the Defby at Epsom on June 1, when he piloted Bois Roussel to victorg),

Botelho (Recreto) lost to Coldman and Mrs.

Baines d'a................ lost to Major Baines and

Miss Griffiths beat Miśra and Mrs.

Holmes .... A. V. Gosano and Miss A

Roza (Bedelo)

H. Smith (11) beat G. Davies (2) 3 and 1.

EO. van Reede (21) beat A. B. Purves 6 and 5.

2-8

JB

Bune 1

lost to Goldman and fra

Mrs. T. Findlay benh Thi Ji Ariston thờ Miss J. P. Whitham... drew with T. A. Pearce and

Mlas J. Dodwell

• Ban G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Clarke

(K.C.C.)!

Baines

4-6

SWIMMING

lost to Major Balnea and

Griffiths

drew with Owen Hughes.

and Mrs. Findlay

B

----B

Amsterdam June 13.

lost to Mira and Mra.

beat Armstrong and Miss

Whitham-

Holland was defeated by France

Holmes ......

5.-7

in

lot to Pearce and Miss

Dodwell

INTERNATIONAL

the fillernational Swimming KC.C. “A” vs. H.K.C.C. contest held at Bergen op Zoom yesterday. Both events were won by the French swimmers.

In waterpolo France won by four goals to three..

The 800 metres relay race was won by France in 5 minutes 27.7

econds-(Transocean).

Playing at home' Kowlwoon

Cricket Club "A" beat the Hong Kong Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2.

Ecores:

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams

(K.C.C.), nje her beat H. Owen Hughes and

EF. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett

|| (K.0.0.) SA MA”

beat Owen Hughes and Mrs.

Findlay t

beat Armstrong and Miss

Whitham beat Pearce and Miss Dod-

well

0-21

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(1928), D. G. Bradman. (1930)...

Division of the League.

Grace. Hammond, and Hillows The British players find soccer actually seoféd all theif runs dur-s much faster game on the hard Ing the month of May.

Australian grounds.

Sporting Fixtures

TODAT

| BADMINTON. — YMCA. Badmin-

ton in the West Lounge.

SWIMMING. Mixed Swimming, in YMCA. Swimming European Pool.

TENNIS,—Cheero Club

BOWLS-Open Pairs Champix-TABLE

ship (8ecorid Round)--Hong Table Tennis g Kong FC.: F. Kelly, and F. Nolan TENNIS."A" Div.: Recreto

UB.R.C.-H.K.C.C. v. & China I.R.C. Y. K.C.C..

T. J. 6. Logan and G. E. F.

Fraser,

E.

Thompson; E. G. Post and A. E Carey v. R. P. Phillips and, 3, Kowloon B.G.C.; Ba- medios and Pereira v. Coates and R. Basa, aldus DARTS MCEwan-Younger, Darts League: RA (8) v. EA (I). RAMOV, RE,, R. Scots "A" v. Garrison, Middlesex v. R. Scots

GOLF LOU Monthly Medal Competition (Fanling), uymak MEETING-Kowloon Chess Club,

at Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.in.

7

TOMORROW BOWLS-Open Pairs Champion- shly Second Round)--Indian RC Hyde and H. Overy G. Duntan and W. dill Craigen- gower C.C., J. Hoosen and A. R. Minu. J. M. Jack and V. C. Labrum. Kowloon Docks: T Carr and W. Mulcahy v. E. Lines and R. Duncan, - SWIMMING - BWin Soëfal, In YMO: Bwininifig Pool, 645TM” p.m.

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