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ALL THE

SPORT

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1938.

SPORTING NEWS AND

WILFRED LAWRENCE WINS THIRD

MAKES PROBABLE LAST Hardcourt

APPEARANCE IN 220 YARDS FREE STYLE RACE

Has Splendid Record Of Achievements Since 1930

INTER- SWIMMER AND WILFRED LAWRENCE. THE V. R. C. W

PORTER, and one of the Colony's foremost aquatic stars for the past several years, made what was probably his last appearance in the Colony Swimming Championships at the V.R.C. pool yester- day evening, when he won the 200 yards free style in 2 mins. 28 3/5 secs. and thus annexed his third title during the current champion- ship meet.

this won Lawrence

event in, ming on his part against Mak not Wat-ming was the feature of the 1534, 1935 and 1936 but did compete last year owing to indis-programme. position. In 1935 he broke the distance with 2 record for this nins. 25 secs.

It is of interest to note that Lawrence, by virtue of his win "yesterday, captured his 21st cham- pionship title since 1930 when he shared first place with 8. V. alt- tins in the 100 yards free style.

in 1531,

Mak Wal-ming led for the first

but yards

later Lawrence 75

with 5 1/5 and won caught up secs. to spare.

THE RESULTS The following; were the results of yesterday's events:

(Boys 100 Yards Free Style Championship of the Colony):

Tennis Programme

MATCHES FOR

NEXT WEEK

The U. S. R. C. Tennis Committee announces that there will be no matches in the Colony Hardcourt Tournament today.

the week The programme för ending September 17, is as foll lows:-

4

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Court No. 12-A. E. P. Guest V. 19. A. Rumjahn.

Court No. 17-FT. Baines, and L. A. Newnham or E. C. Fincher

Omar Rumjahn. and A. V. Remedios v. G Choa and

GOLF

TITLE IN AQUATIC

Knowing The Rules

WHEN THE WRONG PEOPLE WIN

SOME CURIOUS POINTS

RECALLED

Should golfers undergo an examination in the rules? A Llandudno correspondent

- thinks they should, because of the "considerable ignorance of the rules that exists among far Bre many players who from being novices."

He goes on: "It makes me think

"No Time Limit" Test Matches

Board Of Control

Rejoices

These "no time limit" Test matches may be a strain on the players, but they are a source of rejoicing to the Cric- ket Board of Control.

The takings on the first three days of the match at the Oval have been about £16,000.

NOTES

CHAMPIONSHIPS

26,000 At Glasgow See

Scotland Beat "Ireland

In Inter-League Match

Glasgow, September 1.

In the first of the Inter-League matches arranged for the current soccer season, the Scottish League defeated the Irish Longue ́at Ibrøk: Park yesterday by alx goals to one. A crowd of 26,000 watched the

FIG.

Scotland won the toss, but Ireland attacked · immediately and Dawson, the Scottish goal-keeper, was called "upon to clear from a corner. After three minutes' play. McSpadyen, outside right for Soof- land, sent in a left-footed drive which" gave Kelly, the Irish rost- keeper, no chance.

In the 17th minute, Martin. though falling in turning, managed to put the ball past the advancing Four years ago this Anal Test Kelly, and, in the 25th minute, realised £18.000. It was finished Black, inside left. put Scotland in four days.

further ahead with a shot from In the 30th minute. The division of Test Match re-close range. that, quite possibly on many occa-ceipts is complicated. The Aus-McKennan, inside right, who re- tralians get half the outer gate less ceived from Martin, centre-forward,

"outer tax-the club competitions

gave Scotland a-4-0 lead, and in entertainment Court No. 18.-S. A. Gray Y. Tsu!sions.

gate" being all takings other than the 32nd, Martin. receiving from through ignorance of the correct by the Wrong

those for reserved seat accom- McKennan, scored the nrth. Yun Pu

At half time, Scotland led by five modation. people. I would suggest that, before Court No. 19-Tsui Wai Pul v. H. procedure, won

com- a handicap is granted, the

goals to nil D. Rumjahn."

satised as to mitte should be the player's reasonable cognisance of the rules of the game." writes

Home correspondent.

are.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Court No. 17-Match postponed from Thursday, September 8. Bick Szeto and C. K. Chan v. Taut Wal

It is a matter that I myself have Ps and Tsui Yun Pul.

Court No. 18-G. Chos J. J.raised, but the difficulty is to get Ferguson or Wong Fook Nam.

committees to undertake the task 50 Yards Free Style

Wednesday, September 14, (Com-of testing the knowledge of club Championship of the Colony)-mencing at 3.45 p.m. Sharp), Semi-members regarding even the ele-

mentary rules. 1. T. Lo, 41 3/5 secs.; 2. E. Costa: Finals of Singles. 3. L. Gutteres.

1. Kenneth Lo: Time, 65 2/5 secs.; 2 B. Barnes, 68 2/5 secs.

(Boys'

Thursday, September 15. (Com-

1

In 1934 the AustraHans · TO- ceived £22.564 as their share of the Test receipis. This year promises to be some- what larger.

Todd, for Ireland. scored in the 57th minute; cut Black, for Scot- land, netted soon afterwards..

The game then deteriorated. The

The English share is adminis- tered by the Board of Control superiority of the Scottish team After expenses have been paid the remainder is allocated among the "The five clubs whose grounds are English cricket clubs. used for the matches divide 40 per

Lawrence's 'record is an im- posing one and he has also appeared for the Colony in contests Interport swimming

Shanghai against

In some instances the secretary 1934 and 1935. The year 1995 may be regarded

rules in the pious hope that he Finals of Doubles. as the peak of Lawrence's equatic ptonship of the Colony-1. Eu-

digest read. and Saturday, September 17. (Com-will gene Chan. 72 3/5 secs.; 2. Fong achievement for it was in the

Final cf Whether he does, or does not, is championships, in this year that Chung-yu. 75 3/5 secs.

nobody's business; the club has got Singles. 100 Yards Free Style Handicap mencing at 3.30 p.m.). he broke the records for the 100.

(Com-the member's business; the club 220, 440 and 880 yards free style Open to Members of the V.R.C.);

Sunday, September 18 events. his times being 57 1/51. C. L. Rozario, 77 3/5 secs.; 2.

mencing at 3.30 p.m.). Final of has got the member's money and.

nothing else matters. -secs., 9" mins, 25 secs.. 5 mins C. Roza, 70 2/5 secs

26 2/5 secs, and 11 mins. 47 4/5

Doubles.

secs., respectively.

100 Yards Breast Stroke (Cham-mencing at 3.45 p.m. Sharp): Semi-hands the member a copy of the cent. of the spoils. The thirteen!

HARBOUR RACE

220 Yards Free Style (Cham- plonship of the Colony):-1. .W. Lawrence. Time: 2 mins. 28 3/5.)

Lawrence also won the annual sees. 2. Mak Wai-ming. 2 mins. harbour, race in 1934 and 1938 re-33 1/5 secs. cording the time of 28 mins.

38 4/5 sees in the latter year.

In yesterday's 220 yards free style championship brillant swim-

CURTIS CUP GOLF

British Women Leading

Manchester. Mass., Sept 7:

Anglo-American "the

In

Women's Curtis Cup

Zolf

match, which commenced to-

day, Britain lends by two matches tonil, anc

halved. :

100 Yards Back Stroke (Cham- A. J. plunship. of VRC):-1 Hussain, Tune: 78 3/5 secs.; 2. A. Azedo, 81 2/5 secs

HOME RUGBY ̈*

Harlequins Still Without Captain

...The Harlequins, one of London's premier, Rugby football clubs. are. still without a captain for the new season. Their trial games are only three weeks ahead.

The captain for several seasons has been K. H. Chapman, the Eng- The beinglish International forward.

Committee have nominated. R. E.

Mrs Helen Holt and Miss Prescott as his successor. Tiernan, of Great Britain, beat..

Mish Page and Mr. Orcutt Crews,

of America, by two up, -

Private members, as entitled according to rule, have put up Chapman again.

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U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, Sept. 8. The following are the results of baseball matches played yester day:-

Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York

R. H.

E

3. 9

3

6. 10 0

them.

first-class counties whose grounds have not been used receive 50 per cent. as their share.

The minor counties and Ox- ford and Cambridge Universi- ties get the remaining 10 per cent. Already £750 has been paid out to each first-class county "on account."

each

expenses. for

But they are not paid a penny for "overtime." not even Leonard

But it does matter to those

The players are not so fortunate. members who play the game in

accordance with the rules: The professionals are paid only strict they are horrified when seeing £50; plus other players floundering about match. breaking every conceivable regula- tion and sometimes winning com- petitions plus the "sweep" money. Button.

There is no suggestion that these people ATE

wilfully

cheating: rather is it a mat-

ter of blissful ignorance.

But what do you think of a

Stripp and Fletcher homered competitor in an open champion-

for the Braves),

Brooklyn Philadelphia... Pittsburgh Cincinnati

3 3

6 15

714 1

2

ship who, or "picking up his ball

1 on the green to allow the other,

tellow to putt, wipes a lump of

mud from the ball before replac-

1ing it? This is not a case of (Rizzo homered for the Pirates), ignorance. It is laid down by the Royal and Ancient Club that "mud adhering to a ball shall not be Chicago

considered as making it, unfi for St. Louis

play."

7 9 5 8

Collins homered for the Cubs

AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland...............................

4 1 0 2

the

On the other hand, it is argued of that mud, or dirt, on a ball has no 1place in the game, and that a Detroit

(Harder pitched for the In player should be permitted to dians). Philadelphia Washington New York

Miss Jessie Anderson and Miss There will therefore, be an elec- Bisle Corlett, of Great Bean, beat tion at a general meeting-which Boston Mrs Collett-Vare and Miss Patty has not yet been called. There Berg, of Americs, by one un.

clean the ball-certainly on

$

13

1 green.

2 6 0

It is pointed out by Mr. Richard Harris in his book, "Golf: Its

4 7 0 Rules and Decisions." that players

11 12 1 starting a stroke competition

(Foxx homered twice for the Red early in the morning, especially

Mrs. J. B. Walker and Mine may be expected an honest airing } sox. The match was called in the after a night of rain, are heavily

of opinions, and no harm done.

Phyllis Wade, of Great Britain, halved their match with Miss Miley. There is much to be said, for the and Miss Hemphilli

SIX SINGLES

Six singles matches in the Curtis Cup contest will be played tomor

TÓW.

A.

the

Today's matches were played in the rain. The British ladies were steadier all round and led turn in all matches, Mies Anderson being four up(Reuter),

Larwood's Knee Giving Concern

Nottingham cricket enthu siasts are very, concerned about Larwood's sick knee,

more, general method among Rugby clubs of the team themselves vir- tually deciding upon the leader.

sixth innings owing to rain)..

The game between St. Lou's Browns and Chicago White Sox

compared with

from

handicapped as late starters. *

To permit removing mud was not played owing to rain-the ball would put everyone on a (Reuter).

Pools Ban On Every

F. A. Player

Every player in every "Soccer side in England, every linesman,

a flatter in football pools. oficial, is forbidden to have

More than 3,000,000 layers are affected. creed recently by the Football Association.

The ban was de- And from it none

may escape frém Arsenal's £13,500 Bryn Jones to the humblest village green reservist,

3,000,000

players

than More alone, are apected,

Punishment for breaking the ban: is suspension for life's

The matter was brought up, at the meeting of the Association's Council in London by the Berks

He has arthritis in it the and Bucks F.A delegatą. Be ask- sequel to reasons of wear and teared for a ruling on players and ire bowling which have followed pools. the removal of the cartilage many

►

breach of this rule, angɑ player, official or spectator may be re- moved from any, ground and ' such force used ut may be necessary for the purpose of affecting such removal"

·REVOLT INEVITABLE

A general revolt against the F A. is inevitable. Moreover, it will turn much popular feeling, among also. sgainst the

In reply, the Council decided supporters

pools betting was

that The cartilage, when present, acts betting" as a sort of cushion, prefe So troublesodné is thé, knee that when larwood stood um=" pire recently in a Club and Ground Eams it swelled alarm- ';

The Best advice and treatment are to be taken all the winter in the hope of girding him at. He has still two years by his contract with his county to run.

"coupon autocrats. within the meaning of And pressure by the millions weekly like to have their rule 43 of the Football Association who

"bobs" on, "ten homes," reinfor code:

cing players and club opinion. bring the elderly A once more to reasonableness.

Here are opinions of leading figures in the game-

This rule reads:

"Art official of an Associa tion or club, referee, Unesian or player, prived to havė taken part in coupon footba betting shall be permanently suspended from taking part in football or football man” agement. In the case of m

can

#

Mr. George Allison, manager of Arsenal, said:

"It sectos extraordinary to me that something that is

more even footing

That argument has substantia merit, but as Mr. Harris truly observes, "playing conditions even up in a man's lifetime; a competi- tor must play the course as he finds it,, and there is skill in keep ing mud off the ball by playing log running shots instead of high ones. There is some skill in play- ing a dirty ball.

to

But more important, if St were permitted always clean balls, players would lift theru: so constantly that it would be a perfect nuisance; there would always be the question of exact replacement and the delays would be great and tiresome...Such a revolu- tionary change would be dan- Korous"

Jerallsed by the laws of the country should be outlawed by kw the F.A. But the F.A. is a unto itself very, often...

"There is no other way to read it but that if

£10,000 playet, if a First Divi~ · sion team, or fast a Saturday. afternoon park' "player-wins a shining on a football co-

over: pon, his texin ·

"Drastle as the until it is rescinded We wi have to see it enforced”

was overwhelming-Reuter)

LEAGUE RESULTS

London, Sept. 8: The following were the re- salts of matches played in the English Football League yester-

day.

Sporting

S

1:

FIRST DIVISION. Birmingham 3, Leicester 1. Huddersneld 3, Derby 0. Liverpool 1. Manchester U. (. Sunderland 1. Wolves 1.

SKCOND DIVISION, Manchester C: 2; West Ham 4. Notis Forest 1; Norwich Otta West Bromwich 3, Newcastle 2. THIRD DIVISIÓN (SOUTH) Aldershot 1, Bristol R. 0. Brighton 2, Reading 2. Bristol C. 2, Notts C. 1. Crystal Pal. 2. Northampton 0. Exeter 2. Mansfeld 0. Ipswich 0, Bournemouth 2. Southend 2. Queen's P.R. 1. Torquay 1. Swindon 3

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Darlington 3, Hartlepools 02 New Brighton 3, Lincoli 2.

~(Rertat).

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