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TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1939.

2* In the World of Sports ***

Indo-China Soccer Stars Due Here

TO PLAY THREE MATCHES

Football fans in the Colony. will have the opportunity of seeing Indo-China soccer stars in action next month when a combined Hanot Haiphong team will pay a visit to Hong- kong.

The team is due to leave Hai phong on September 6, and will play its first match here on Saturday, September 9, when it will meet the Eastern Athletic "Association..

CYCLING Second Test Drags Out In Draw:

CARNIVAL CONCLUDES CHALLENGE

FINE SHOWING BY

H.A.G. KEATES

The Charity Gycling Carnival at Caroline. Hill concluded yesterday

Headley's Fine Innings

BY INDIAN Sealey Prominent With Bat WRESTLER

when the finals were decided. The "MAN MOUNTAIN"

| Carnival, the proceeds from which are being donated in aid of the Society for the Protection of Chil-

Young. General Manager of the dren, was sponsored by Mr. F. C. Dunlop Rubber Company (China). Ltd.

One of the leading performers was H A.. G. Keates who won the On September 10. the Indo-one and two miles open cham- plonships and was beaten in the

Chinese will play the Rest of the five miles championship by R. H. Colony, while they will meet the Combined Hongkong Chinese on

MacDowell. * Saturday, September 16.

An encouraging. feature of the All the matches have been programme was the large entry: arranged by the Eastern A. Alist in the newcomers and school- and will be played at the Hong- boy races, and even the ladies turn- kong Football Club ground.

ed but in force for the quarter-

The Haiphong players are con-mile race which was won by Miss sidered to be very good, and it is M. N. Deddear interesting to note that they drew with the visiting South China team recently...

S.C.A.A. DOING WELL ON TOUR

FIRST JAVA MATCH

ON THURSDAY

THE RESULTS

Results were as follows:-

One Mile (Open Championship). 1. H. A. G. Keates; 2. M. L. M. O'Doherty: 3. Ng Chung. Time: 2 mins. 69, seca.

Sandberg: 2, Khan Mohamed; 3,

One Mile (School Boys): 1, Tony

Wong Choy-shun.

One Mile (Newcomers): 1. W.

Etock; P. Stanley: 3. Leung Yu-

yue.

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Quarter Mile (Ladles): 1, Miss M The South China Athletic, Asso- N. Deddear: 2, Miss A. Deddear; 3, ciation touring football team con-Miss D. Squires.

tinued in winning vein on Sunday

Two Miles (Open Championship):

when they defeated Combined Sin-1, H. A. G. Kestes: 2; R. H. Mc- gapore by five goals to two. Chan Dowell; 3, Y. S. Yuen.. Time: 5. Tak-fal scoring three and Lai Shiu- mina. 54 seca,

wing and Yeung Shui-yick one each.

Two Miles (Schoolboys): 1. Khan Mohamed: 2, Tony Sandberg; 3; K,

On arrival from Kuala Lumpur. Singh. Time: 7 mins. 25 secs. the South China team played Two Miles (Newcomers): 1, W. against Singapore and won 1-0; Etock; 2, P.- Stanley; 3, Leung Yu- Fung King-cheong being respon-yue.' sible for the goal. The proceeds

HUSSAIN IN COLONY

Ghulam Hussain, "man moun, tain." has issued a challenge to all the wrestlers in Hongkong through the "Hongkong, Daily Press."

GRULAM HUSSAIN

And Behind The Wicket

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finish to the Test Match at Old Trafford yesterday, and in the

LONDON, July 26-There was never any great hope of a

and a declaration by England's captain left the West Indies 160 runs to make to win in an hour and 10 minutes. At the close of play they had scored 43 runs for the loss of four wickets. There was just a hope that Goddard, might do the double hat trick, but beyond that nothing.

The West Indies score in the morning stood at 85 for three wickets, and it was Bower's birthday, but even se Wright and Copson opened the bowling. Sealey was soon out, and when Cameron was caught in the slips half the side were out for 108 runs. The great. Headley, too, might have been out as well when he had made 33, but Copson made of an easy 'catch of his own bowling a difficult one.

That life granted. Headley re-, tinguished features of the match. mained to make 51 of the best during the last half-hour provid- runs that have ever been seen oned some of the best strokes that such an occasion at Old Trafford had been seen in the game. Even The light was poor, and the wic- so. the ball passed through very ket was inclined to lift, Copson often, Wood was agile in his sub several times getting the ball over. gestion that a twinkle of the toe and past, the shoulder of the bat. would mean stumped on the score He did bowl Williams at 113, and card, and Goddard's slips were the great Constantine was out at continually attentive.

once to a good ball from Bowes.

the

In one., over Goddard beat Sea- The innings was soon coming to ley ball after ball until the last of an end. Martindale was out to af the over, when Sealey played for- good catch low down to the rightward and straight and met it with hand in the slips, Hylton was leg his bat instead of his pads. Ten before-wicket, and, in desperation minutes of excitement these were. Headley hit unwisely and was out. with threat that Goddard England bad a quarter of an would either beat the bat of en- hour's batting before luncheon, tice the batsman to allow it to enough time in which to score 11 side into the hands of one of his runs, and for the West Indies' short-legs. bowlers to see what e nuisance Page Was to become to them. They did very well to be rid of Hutton and Paynter after only 30 runs were on the board, Constan- tine at that time bowling fast and well, and also slow and well.

Hammond--Farg Stand Then came the stand be

Hussain is

tween a native of Shelku- pura, Punjab, and arrived in Hong- kong some weeks ago. In India he wrestled with Gonga and other well-known mat artists.

Hammond and Farz which changed the course of One Mile (Military): 1, H. A. G. of the match, which was very Keates; 2, R. H. McDowell; 3, Etock,

the game, if in fact it was to large, was, donated to "the War Time: 2 mins. 35 secs.

be changed. Hammond drove Relief Fund.

the ball, Fagg deflected it, and One Mile Tandem (Lady and On August 5. South China met Gentlemen): Miss D: Squire, Do- months ago. During his trip here Hussain left home about four

between them, they added 44 and defeated the Combined Ser-herty and Dockety.

-runs in three-quarters of an vices by the odd goal in Ave. Chan

he called at Rangoon where he won

hour before Fagr was utterly 50 Yards Slow Cycle Race: 1, three fights. At Bangkok he was Tak-fal (2) and Yeung Shui-yick | Khazan Singh; 2. F. Hussain.

beaten and bowled. again successful in his two tussles Four teams entered for the 10 with local wrestlers."

Compton's answer to this was to The South China team left on Minutes Pursuit Race which was The

hit the ball short pitched hard to Sunday night for Java where they won by the R.AS.C. team, with the f about 210 pounds and is about five and so the score advanced until man mountain weighs lex. Beautiful hooks they were, will play their Arst match on Hungkong Cycle Club second. August 10.

feet 10 inches in height. He will tea-time. Hardstar in the mean-

were the scorers.

In the Half Mile, for Oficials meet anyone in the ring mathe In time having been caught at mid-

Up to the present the tourists only. A. E. Yap came in frst withdian style or the American "catch-off from a wild and an incon-j have played 25 matches, won 18, Edwards and Baley second and as-catch-can." drawn five and lost two.

third.

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The leading goal scorer is Chan Five Miles (Open Championship): Tek-fal followed very closely by 1, R. R McDowell; 2, H. A. G. Fung King-cheong and Teung Keates: 3. Geo.. Cottrell. Time: 14: Shui-yick

mins. 30 secs.

Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY

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BADMINTON.-Y.MCA. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8:30

'str'd

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FOOTBALL-Meeting of Fixtures Sub-Committee to draw up season's fixtures Bank of Can- ton Bldg., 5.15 p.m. LAWN BOWLS.-Singles Cham- plonship (second round).-D. W. Waterton v. W. Ward; M. R. Abbas v. R. F. Phillips (Kow loon FC); J. C. Remedios v. E. de Souza (Kowloon C.C.); LF Xavier v. T. A. Madar (Kowloon BG.C.) A. E. Carey. . . Q. Perkins (Craigengower); M. N. Rakusen v. B.. Basto (Talkoo); J. 8. Landolt v A. K. Minu;

POLO-Opening practice

No Desire For Runs

tinent hit. Compton twice again struck Marindale, to the boundary, but so soon as Wood was bowled, playing back, the innings was de- clared closed

Then there was a little mild amusement, for with the Arst ball bowled Grant, was caught at

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Nothing. in fact. happened materially until a chopped stroke Pun the ball on to the wicket. at each other and appreciated the upon which the umpires, glanced suggestion that the game was

over.

If Yorkshire win the County cover-point, and after a period of Championship they will have done sparring Headley touched a ball so on their merits, but they must to be caught by a combination of match have lost a number of admirers Arst ally and the wicket-keeper. of the Reason, Polo Ground, by the tactics they adopted, äzainst Boundary Street, 5.15 pm.

Bowes took a long time to bowl Nottinghamshire at Shefeld re- his overs, and it was getting dark TENNIS.-A" Division, Indians v.cently The match, as Yorkshire when Goddard came on shortly Bouth China; Kowloon, C.C. obviously intended, did not count before 6 o'clock to bowl round the Tournament, Court No. 1-A E in the Championship, no resalt wicket. This demanded some ad- P. Guest (holder) v. E. G. Fin-being reached on the first innings. Justment of the sight screen. and cher (Benior Championship); The methods Yorkshire used in the second ball. he bowled to Court No. F. Grose v 8. A. order to bring about a "no result" Gomez with an array of short- Gray (Senior Championship); were not appreciated, even by legs beat hat, pads, and every- Court No. 3-W. C. Hung (-30.3) their own followers. Having paid thing. In the same over there was V. B. Boltau (-15)

(Handicap to watch a restricted day's cricket an immense appeal for leg-before- "A"); Court No. 4-Mr. and Mrs. the game was not resumed until wicket, which counted leg-byes. Wexham (scr.) v. Mr. and Mrs. 2.30-they were obviously annoyed Some more bat prodding in the Burnett (-30.3); Court No. 5 when, Yorkshire scored no more dark, and Stollmeyer was leg- N. A. E Mackay ́(~~15) V. "A than 28 runs in an hour and three-before-wicket trying to play a ball Crawford (-14) (Handicap "A". quarters up to the tea interval to leg came through straight..

Sealey's Keeping Sealer. whose wicket-keeping

8. Eccleshall v. U. M. Omar Po GERMAN WOMEN

·lice R.C.).

SWIMMING,

YMCA Mixed

Swimming, 6 pm. TENNIS-B Division, R.C.C. "A"

V. South China.

Cham- round).--K

ATHLETES EXCEL,

BERLIN, Aug. 7 (T/Ocean) The Third Women's Athletic Competition between Germany and Holland ended on Sunday in Aachen with 篇 62 to 30 points victory for Germany The only victory of the Nether- lands women athetes was in the 100 metres sprint, which was won by Fanny Koen in 13.1 › seconda." The rest of the pro- gramme, which included All- Olympic athletic events, ended

In all Yorkshire batted for three hours and 10 minutes yesterday

and scored 7 runs During one had been one of the most dis-

in an hour and three-quarters, period Mitchell scored five. rums

Barber obtained five, in an hour and Leyland spent three-quarters of an hour over nine

Mitchell, who was out to the last ball of the match, was in for the whole of the four hours that the innings lasted.

OPEN LAWN BOWLS SINGLES RESULTS

At the Civil Service Cricket Club, C. Dowman beat W. 8 Dall 21-11 at the 20th head. BW. Bradbury. beat A. J. Coelho 21-7.

TO-MORROW LAWN BOWLS.-Singles

plonship 'second M. Omary, H. Chitting (Folice R.0.): C... Silva 'v. A 6. Rus- Ball; J. M. Jack v. HL White.

cleared 1.6 metres, placing being (Kowloon Dock); A J Hall

decided by a number of trials. AE Coates proved too good for At the Hongkong Football Club, L. R. Whent (Indian R.C.); E.

The German world record holder, D. C. W. Fitches and won by 21-2 Zimmer A. M. Omar; LJ.,

Chrivel Schulz, Jumped 595 metres 03 Port beat T. Chittenden 21- Blíva v F. Channing (Hong- places and most of the second.going to Fanny Koen, Holland's

In the Broad-Jump, second place 11 on the same green. kong F.C.) W. 1, Reld v. A. R. Manu; AR Dellah v. D. M. Gisela Mauermeyer won the Discus The competitions, which were Club C Pereira defeated G. C The German Olympic champion, most versatile woman athlete at the Kowloon Bowling Green Khan (Cralgengower); J. B. throwing competition with a throw held in the Forest Stadium at Moss by 23 shots to 15 while at Logan V. R. Basa; C. F. Re- of 46.21 metres and the shot put tracted 4,000 spectators and fol- Kowloon FC. green, W. Gill medios v. 8. M. White (Kow-with a throw of 13.83 metres lowing uncertain weather during beat M. Y. Tang 21-6. loon FC; F. V. V. Ribeiro. In the High Jump Countess Solms, the forenoon, the sun appeared for W. Mair (Civil Service)..

Fanny Koen and Elfriede Kaun the anal events.

All other matches were post- poned.

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