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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1938.

In the World of Sports

WAHOOS FAVOURED TO WIN LADIES' SERIES High Scoring In Holiday

Softball Games

By R.O.Y..

TIGH SCORING FEATURED the three softball

HIGH

maichts decided

over the holidays. On Monday morning the Waboos, in defeating the Canadian Chinese girls by 14 runs to nine, gave such an impres

become the sive display that they are now being freely tipped to Arst holders of the Southard Shield. The heavy hitters of the Cana- dan squad failed to come through and it was left to the light end of the batting order to ease the margin of defeat.

In the unly men's game played, the Central Britishers registered their first win.of the season, by the odd run in 27, after a thrilling struggle with the Trojans. Fowler, and Stan MacNider were responsi

le for honiers while Mulr and Tom Whitley played well in tence

ARMY TAKES

THE LEAD

Triangular Tourney Cricket Match

THE ARMY-NAVY TRIAN-

GULAR Tournament cricket match began оп the Club ground yesterday and at the close of play the Navy were 17 runs behind the Army first innings total with mine wickets in hand.

Capt. Godby bowled well when the Navy went in for the first time returning the splendid figures of 6 When the Army batted for 20. Moores took 6 for 58, the scores being:-

ROYAL NAVY-ÍST INNE. Capt. Whitmarsh Lawrence,

de-

b Godby......

L/S. Smith, c Land, b Paterson

LL. Comdr. Kennedy, b Godby Barius. Aquino and Alves shom the turn in which his name ap-Lt. Manners, & Godby, b Land 20 for the Trojans who lost their grippears in the batting order.

Comdr. Firth. b Godby

2) If the error is discovered the EA. Clayton, e Land, b Godby at the business end of the game after holding a big lead at the proper batsman may replace the Comdr Lees, b Godby

man at bat before the latter bes. P. o. Wanstall a Paterson, halt-way mark.

comes a baserunner, in which case

b Land

CARDINALS: 19 FILIPINO GIRLS: 15

The Cardinals" went to town or

Tuesday, against the Filipino girls, registering two home runs through Florrie Wong and Phyllis Hitting to garner their big score. Pitcher Addle Greiner 'was very steady and receive excellent support from Maria da Reza behind the plate. Lucido hit well for the losers while Linda Fernandes - gave display catching despite having to

* game

jako several hard knocks...

BATTING ORDER There has been and still is much uncertainty...amung lotal softbal- lers, about the rules covering Eat- fing out of order, which fault çurs quite frequently during ladies matches To those who do not know the rule, the following, points should be of interest;

FOOTBALL AT THE K.F.C.

PICTURE TAKEN DURING a recent football match played on the Kowloon Football Club ground. (Photo by Leics).

HOME FOOTBALLİGIRL SUBMARINE

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RESULTS

་་ སྐྱ

4

23

of matchas played yesterday in the English Football League;

the balls and strikes must be count. Talbot, c Paterson, b Baker 28 ted in the "time at bat" of the pro-Mar. Moores, 1.b.w., b Godby

C. P. O. Paxton, not out per batsman.

Extras

17 Only the proper

shall be declared out,

batsman

4) No rune shall be scored o uses run because of any act of the improper batsman,

Total

London, Dec. 28. The following are the results

FIRST DIVISION

Aston Villas 1 Sunderland

1 Arsenal

2 Leeds

ปี

Charlton

3

Chelsea

5

Derby

2 Everton

Huddersfield

3 Blackpool

118

Leicester

BOWLING ANALYSIS

O.. 'M. R.

Liverpool

1 Stoke

Middlesbro'

W.

2 Birmingham

11.5 2 20 6

Portsmouth

2 Brentford

3

•

19

1

9

40

2

Preston NE Wolves

2 Bolton

5 Grimsby

6

21

2

Bury

3

2

Godby......

5) This ute shall not be enfor- cod unless the error is discovered and the batsman declared out be- Paterson fore the ball is delivered to the Land

next batter..

(6) This is an appeal play and neither the umpire nor the scorer is to draw the attention of either side, to the error.

(7). If thể nelding side is aware of the error, they have the alter- native of allowing the play on the improper batsman to stand, or 01 having the proper batsman de- clared out thereby nullifying any (1) The batsman is but I he play started by or on the impropei fails to take his position at bat in batsman.

TRIUMPH FOR MISS COLLEDGE

World Title Holder

Beaten

*Hatfield Swyers Baker

• Bowled one no-ball.

THE ARMY-1ST INNS. S/Sgt. Paterson, c Whitmarsh.

b Paxton.......

Cpl. Webb, 1.b.w., b'Faxton ... Dyr. Logan, c Lees, b Moores Sgt. Land, c Paxton, b Moeres Capt, "Godby, b Moores...... Pte. Coombes, c Clayton, b

Moores

Pte. "Hatfield. b Moores

Major Swyers. st. Clayton, b

Manners

GOLFER'S £2,000 Sgt. Baker. b Moores

CLAIM FAILS

"In Position Of Suing Himself"

Capt. Lawrence, b Moores

P: S. M. Paterson, not out

Extras

Total

Swims Under Water 303 Feet

The world's underwater ming record" for women.

swim- which

stood for more than 40 years, has been "broken by

D

2

an 18-year-old college girl wholdoesn't, even" take her swimming seriously.

1

0

It was in 1895 that Anne, John- swam

TRAINING GALLOPS

The following times were clocked during the morning gullop

Dis 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Last

at the Race Course yesterday:--

Australian No. 60

Australian Nà. 41.

Janber (A)

Bruno (A)

Serenade (A)

Australian No. 54-

Griffin No. 43

Winfred (A)

Australian No. 5 and No. 82.

Tasma's Griffin

Locaquious (A)

For All Time (G)

Laff At That (A) Rose Emily (G)

Rose Flana (A)

tance Qr. Or

QT.

# 30.3 1.00.4 1.30.4

30

7 35 1.06 --1.31.

28

37.2

1.10

1.38.3

29.3

1 36

1.12 1.48 3.17 31

1 29.2

58.3 1.28.3

29.4

1 38

1.11 1.44.3 2.14.4 - 30.1

1

33.4 1.13.4 1.47 2.17.1 30.1

1 36.3 1.09.3 1.44.2

34.4

Australian No. 6 and No. 28... Viber (0)

Cinderella (G)

NO MORE BOWLING ALIBIS

Device Correctly Spots Pins

1 34.3 1.05.2 1.35.2 2.08.3 30.1

36.3 1.09.3 1.38.3

20

T 41.3 1.20.1 1.57 2.20

29

1 38.1 - 1.13 1,48

2.18.3 32.3

7 42 1,18 1.49.2

31.2

37.1 1.13.1 1.46.1

1

40

1.17.1 1.51.2 2.24

33 82.3

1 39.2 1.14.4 1.48.1 21TS SLA 7 39 -1.18 1.49.4 $45 1,20 2,08

"CAP" AND A "WIGGING”

31.4 39

Wille Hall, Spurs idol and Eng- land forward, took part in a “vil- · lage green match at Hemsby, |Norfolk, during his summer holi-

days.

Bowlers are about to lose their He was now been reprimanded

one alibi:

Com "The pins by the... PA. Consultative number weren't spotted properly."

mittee for playing during the close J. R. Kaiserman and Art Merkle season, and warned against a re- jor Helena have invented a system | petition.

that takes all the guess work out Similar action has been taken of spotting.

against W. Davies, L. Bessey and

;

With pins in the proper places.

G. Gibbs, all of Hemsby F.C., who

the

1 Manchester U. 1son of Salford, England.

0151 feet 6 inches without coming 2up for alr

Now Ruth Kahl has gone 303 2

an electric circuit is made. This also played in the match. gleet exactly twice the distance

circuit is connected with a triangle

A Spurs official described you'll find listed in the sports re-and in the triangle are ten lights breach of rules as "perfectly in- curds books Experts say they can

Each pinnocent,” adding that there was al- to represent each pin. thank of no reened in any sport or the bowling alley has an elec- ways the risk of a player being 4that has been beaten more dr-trical connection so delicate that if hurt in such games. 2 cisively.

SECOND DIVISION

2 'Blackburn Chesterfield 2 Bradford Luton

1 Notts F. Manchester C. 5 Tranmere Newcastle

43 Plymouth

0 Wednesday

0

the pins is off a fraction of an That Ruth's performance was no tach the light to which it is con-

2 freak is attested by her weekly

C-i exhibitions at Santa Cruz, a popu- 2lar California beach resort.

nected falls to burn.

K.C.C. TENNIS

When the bowler knocks down a "The Manlia tennis players will p the light goes out. Thus the be appearing at the K.C.C. to-day

I "Ruth has been swimming every device not only is referee to settle starting at 2.30 p.m. The players

2 Saturday night before thousands!

disputes between player and pin-selected to oppose them are the 2 of spectators." relates Skip Little setter over the setting of pins but Tsuf brothers, George Choa, A.E.P.

0 field. her professional. "We let

it also is an automatic scorer. The guest and Szeto Bick

the best men swimmers see how lighted triangle can be placed on far they can go under water, and the wall in sight of both players then Ruth dives in and beats them and spectators."

BIG GAIN

The inventors claim the

,

3D-

SECOND TEST ·

Johannesburg. Dec. 28.

"That usually takes about 270 pliance does not change the weight; The following have been select- feet. a big gain on the women's of the pins, nor does it interfere ed to represent South Africa in the record in itself. It requires Ruth with the free movement of pina second Test match against Eng-" to stay under water, about two and balls.

4 Norwich

0 Coventry

5 Fulham

46

Southampton

2 Sheffield, U.

27

Swansea

3 West Brom.

12

Tottenhamn

1 Burnley

West Ham ..0 Millwall

G

13

2

'THIRD. DIVISION (SOUTH) Aldershot

1 12 Crystal Pal.

13 Brighton

1 Bristol C.

0

0

Bristol R.

1 Bournemouth

0

19 Exeter.

3 Southend

3

+

Mansfeld

0 Ipswich

20 Newport

# Svindca

*

minutes. As soon as she's beaten

Notts C.

0 Watford

3

the best man's mark, we send in

Northampton

2

guards to stom her and avoid un-

0

Q. M. R.

24 3

W.

2

Torquay Walsa}}

2 Clap on O.

1

3 Reading

0

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

22 5 58

}

13.1 3 *36 A

2

Acotington Bradford C.

◊ Burnsley

3 Burrow

@

Carisle

Chester

Crewe

Darlington

Lincoln

BOWLING ANALYSIS

Manners Whitmarsh .. ទ

Miss Cecilia Colledge retained Judgment with costs for three "Paxton the women's British figure-skating nominated representatives of the Moores championship at Wembley recently. Grange Golf Club, co. Dublin, wasį She thus defeated Miss Megan given in the Dublin High Court Taylor, of Manchester, the world recently in the action brought by champion, to keep a title which Mr. Eldred G.H. Marlow, a bank she has held since 1935.

omelal, who claimed £2,000 dam- ages for injuries received when he L.

course.

199 Port Vale

Queen's P. R. 5 Cardif

24 Bowled 1 wide and 2 no-balls.

+ Bowled three no-balls.

NAVY 2ND INNINGS

S. Smith, not out

Hatfield .....

S. P. O. Wanstall, not out

Ten thousand people watched the final stage of the duel be- was hit on the forehead by a bali E A. Clayton, Godby. tween the two, and Miss Colledge's | "sliced" by another player on the victory was a triumph of real skat- ing, for she attempted a far more daring performance than did Miss Taylor on a night when bumps were not Infrequent

"READ IN COMIC PAPERS" Mr. Justice Hanna held that a member of the club could not bring an action against it. unless the Throughout the performance the dud were incorporated. Mr. Marlow girls never exchanged a word, not was in the position of bringing an even when Miss Colledge" was pre-action against himself. sented with the championship cup Mr. Justice Hanna confessed at the conclusion and. with Mies that his only knowledge of golf Taylor at her side, posed for the was what he had read in the comic flashlight photographers, Each papers and what he had heard in ignored the other,

JUMPED FOR JOY

court.

Total (for 1 wicket)

CLUB v. NAVY

Q

1 Wrexham

8 Hartlepools

& York

5 Gateshead

0 Halifax

New Brighton 6 Hull

0 į Rochdale

Rotherham Stockport

4

5 Southport

0

0 Doncaster

3 Oldham

1.

-Reuter.

SIR JULIEN CAHN'S TEAM

Pecessary strain"

land, at Capetown, on Saturday:—

A. Melville (Captain), B. Mit- chell, A. E. C. Langton: W. Wade,

K. Viljoen, Dudley Nourse, P. Van

on a farm and neither smokes nor Der Byl. E. Q. Davies, Balaskas, N. The famous Duke Kahanamoku drinks, She Is .now in Marin Gordon and Rowan. Reuter.

and his swimming troupe were at Calif.) junior college and well

Santa Cruz last summer and were ahead of average standing for girls ADVERTISEMENT

2 amazed at the "giri submarine." of her age She has no wish to

2

None of the islanders, men or wo-make anything professionally her men. could equal her.

unusual ability in the tank-doing

A report has spread around that things "just for fun."

2 Miss Kahl had great difficulty)

Under water, Ruth uses a breast 2learning to swim on the surface but stroke with her arms and a scissor

readily took to her fah-like under-leg action. Iwater performance.

On that important point (of) knowing" Just how long one can go without breathing, she says:-

"That's ridiculous." says the giri

"I've been 0 i herselt.

swimming

"I usually can feel when I'm since I was years old. As child- ren we used to see who could stay about to pass out, so I come to the underwater the longest, so" actually surface. There have been times) I've had plenty of experience In when I lost consciousness just as 1 that line."

came up. but I seem to revive She demonstrated with a power- quickly." ful crawl stroke and several grace- ful dives off the 10-feet board.

MORE REMARKABLE

The following have been selected

Club against the Navy in the to represent the Hongkong Cricket!

Triangular Tournament on Satur- January 2. on the Club ground at hamsture CC.C. president, is tak- Coach Littlefeld, who is taking day and Monday, December 31 and

Sir Julien Cahn, the Notting- 11 a.m.

H. Owen Hughes (Capt.), T. Ang a team to New Zealand to play steps to have Ruth's record offi- Pearce, G. Longfield, A. C. Beck, D. une matches early next year. The cially listed, says her performance One of the most powerful pieces McLellan, L. T. Ride. J. H. Fox, N. following players will travel:is the more remarkable because she of evidence in the case was that D. Lloyd, J. Isley, J. L. C. Pearce

Sir Julien Cahn (capt.), C. S. is not a very technically accom- Miss Colledge, fair and smiling. the club had 500 members. the and A. E. Perry.

Dermpster (Leicestershire), A. H. plished swimmer. in a short dress of beaten gold, fairways had been. In the same

Dyson (amongan). C. C. Good- "Sho lacks rhythm' and Cu- Jumped with delight when the position for 25 years, and nobody

way (Warwickshire), J. Kardstaff ["ordination.” he says. Littlefield Judges verdict Was announced. had ever been struck there before.

(Nottinghamshire), G. F., H. Heane thinks that, with an improved She did not mind the whole The jury found in favour of Mr.

(Nottinghamshire), V. E. Jackson stroke, plus her unusual ability to audience seeing her. Five minutes Macauley. of Clontarf-road, Dublin.

(New South Wales), J., G. Lush stay below the surface, Miss Kahl earlier Miss Taylor had heard the the golfer who "sleed" the ball,

(New South Wales), C. R. Maxwell might shoot for the men's under- assessment of the moderacy of her and judgment with costs was

ag (Nottinghamshire), H. Mudge (New water mark. It is 343 feet and is performance.

South Wales). N. Oldfield (Lanca-held by Robert L., Pearson of shire), W. E. Phillipson, Lanca- | Chicago. shire). Peter Smith (Essex), E. A. Ruth is the daughter of a family Watts (Surrey), J. Walsh (New that spends its summers in a re- South Wales). W. Astill (Leices-ligious colony in the Santa Cruz tershire) will act as scorer.

mountains. She was brought up

"I just did what came into my head," she said afterwards. "Now I shall go away training for three weeks."

Miss Colledge said she would definitely go after the world championship at Prague in Febru-

ary.

Final points were: Miss Colledge. 1,887.5; Miss Taylor, 1.838.5.

entered accordingly.

HOME RUGBY

RESULTS »

London, Dec. 28,. The following are the results of Rugby Union. matches played yes- [terday:

The greatest cheer of the even ing was reserved for the 14-year-11. old Daphine Walker. who was placed third. She skated with charm and was the only one to secure maximum marks for execu- tion.

Exeter 16. Bath 8. Cloucester 15, Universities A.U.

Leicester 8. Barbarians 6.. Swansea 5. London Welsh 3. Aberavon 8, Cross Keys 10. Cardif 6. Watsonians 3... Newport 14 London Irish 0. Weston Super Mare 21, Penarth 7-Reuter,

ground, Pokfulam :—

UNIVERSITY PAST AGAINST PRESENT The following will represent the E Zimmern (Capt.), D. J. N. University Past Students in the Anderson, J. Barrow, S. V. Gittins, annual cricket match against the E. L. Gosano, D. Hung. C. W. Lam. Present Students on New Year's A. T. Lee, J. L. Young Saye, F. R. Day at 11 ani, on the University Zimmern, W. H. Silng..

LOCAL YACHTING

The sweepstake race of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club salled yes terday afternoon resulted follows:-

All Classes-Started at 14.45

Finished Corr. Pos. Colleen

16.55.00 16.56.00 9 (Mr. G. J. Tart), Aeriel... 17.00.01 18.58:27 12

(Mr. Drew Wilkinson). Nereld. II ..... 17.02.04 16.54.38 S (Capt. C. B. Barry, RN.). .. Artemis

17.05.43 18.58.19 10 (Mr. S. Berg). ·

Eve

17.02.00 16.52.36, 2

(Major E. Bader).

Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY

Gull ........... 17.04.21 16.54.57 8 BADMINTON—Y.M.C.A. Badmin- ton. in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m.

(Mr. A. O. G. Mills). Redshank... 17.01.05 16.51.41 1

(Lt. E. T. Stanley, R.N.). Kittiwake 17.05.55 16.58.31 11

(Miss P. M. King).- Painted Lady 17.03.30. 18.53.08

(Capt. M. T. L. Wilkinson). Jean.

17.04.20 16.54.50 7 ról, O. C. Gowlland).

17.02.07 10.52.43 3 La Linda ......

(Mrs. M. I. Johnstone).

17.04.05 16.54.41 6 Maureen ·

(Capt. R. Lawder).

CRICKET. Triangular tourna-, ment, Navy V, Army (Club-, 11 am MEETINGS.-Victoria Chess Club,

5 at Gloucester Hotel, p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, at Penin- sula Hotel, 5.30 p.m. RACING.Entries close for Macao

'Jockey Club Race Meeting. TENNIS.-Ext:ibition of Filipino

champions at Kowloon C.C. 3.30 p.m.

TO-MORROW

BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge.. 8.30

p.m

די

BRIDGE.-Y.M.C.A. Women's Sec-

tion Bridge Class, 10 a.m. HOCKEY.--Triangular tourna- ment, Navy v. Army (King's Park). 3.45 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 31 RUGBY: Club; บ Navy

Ground), 4 p.m

(Club

"MACÃO JOCKEY CLUB. January Race Meeting 8/1/39. REMINDER. Owner-members are reminded that Entries for the

above Meeting close on Thursday, 29th, December, 1938.

By order,

S. W. CHENG,

Secretary.

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