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PAGE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9. 1939.

A in the World of Sports

NEW ATHLETIC RECORDS

WHITE CITY MEETING: MILE RACE INCIDENT.

WHITE CITY, Aug. & (Reuter) At yesterday's athletic meet held here, 60,000 spectators saw Maeki, the holder of four world records, win the three-mile avent In the new British re- cord time of 13 min. 59 4/10 sec. Jeffrey (USA) won the: 100 in 3-4/5 sees, and the 220 yards in 21 8/10 sec; Cochran won the 440 yards hurdles in 52 7/18 secs-a new British record.

" the

mille

Pell (Britain) won' event in 4 min. 15 2/10 sec. Blaine

Rideout, who beat Wooderson in COMPTON "WALKS the United States. Anished fourth.

The quarter-mile event was won by Lanzi (Italy) in 47 6/10 gec., equalling the British record. Pen- nington was second "and Brown third.

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During the last lap of the mile race. the crowd booed, apparently because of jostling on the bend, Rideout seemed affected by this manoeuvring and dropped back, while Pell and Staniszewski (Poland) who finished second, fought out the Anish, Pell winning by 12 yards.

The booing continued for cral minutes after the race

HIMSELF OUT

Second Test

Incident

A curious Incident occurred in the Second Test match between England

and West Indies when

Amateur Golf

MCINALLY WINS SCOTTISH TITLE

HECTOR THOMSON BEATEN 6 AND 5

LONDON, Jaty 30- McInally (Ardtei)- won the Scottish Ama-| teur Championship for the second time when he defeated H. Thom-)

AT LAST?

BY "TAC"

I am "Teliably informed" that the “A” División: lengue-. tennis match between Thidiair Recreation Club and South China Athletic Association, a match which, apart from the Important bearing" ft2will 'have

the destination of the senior shield, must go down In local tennis history as one of the most-postponed games

|son" (Willamwood) 6 and 5, in the||| of all time, wie definitely be

that over 36 holes at Prestwick

yesterday. There were enthusias- 'tles scenes rembniscant of Moinally's

first victory in 1937.

played this afternoon-venue Sookunpoo. "Nous verrons!**

A great crowd of supporters HAPGOOD LOSES

30 MEDALS

and Arsenal football captain, was While Eddie Hapgood, England

(Bucks), recently.

at Denham

SOCCER SEASON TROPHY RACE AT Sporting

STARTS SOON

Fixtures For First League Matches

The 1939-40 Deague football sea- son will commence on September 23. Fixtures were drawn at a meeting of the Council of the Football Association Hongkong

beld yesterday evening."

The First Division matches are as follows:

SATURDAY, SEPT, 23 Middlesex v. Kowloon FC (500- kunpoo).

Eastern v. Kwong Wah (Club), South China "B" v. H.K.F.C. (Caroline Hill).

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 South China "A" v. St. Joseph's (Caroline Hill).

BROOKLANDS

won

BROOKLAND, Aug, 8" (Reum ter) The Campbell Trophy race over 22 miles WILS by Raymond Mays, driving an FERA. at 72 and 71 miles per

hour.""

Prince Birabongse, of Thai- land, driving a Maserati, was second. 13 2/5 sec. behind

the winner

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Peter Afticen (Britain) driv. ing an ERA, was third-

WEST INDIES BEAT

GLAMORGAN

SWANSEA Aug. 8. (Reuter)) The West Indies beat Glamorgan by two wickets.

Fixtures

·TO-DAY- BAWN HOWLS-Singles Cham- plonship tsecond round).---K. M. Omar v. H Gittins (Police ROY G, M, Silva, v. A 8. Rus- sell J. M. Jack v. H. White (Kowloon Dock); A. J. Hall" v. L. R. Whant (Indian R.C.); E. Zimmern v. A. M. Omar; LJ. Siva v Channing (Hong- kong BG.); Reid A. R. Khan (Craigongower); I Minu: A R. Dallah v D. M.

Logan v. R. Basa; C... F. Re- medios v. S. M. White (Kow- loon, R.C.); F V. V. Ribeiro Wi Mair Cotvil Service).

8.

Glamorgan scored 127 (Constan | POLO-Opening practice match tine 4 for 33) and 159. (Constan- of the season. Polo Ground,

ae 5 for 52).

Boundary Street; 5.15 p.m. The West Indies scored 96 (Ma-TENNIS-A Division, thews 7 for 21) and 198 for 8..

came over from the Ardeer district to support theis champion, Mc- Inally received vociferous encour-

Scottish G.U. had to appeal to the agement, and the President of the

crowd numbering about 4,000. jan English batsman voluntarily third hole and also took the fourth burglar

McInally went ahead at the working on the Arsenal Film, 3 entered his house at ended his inaings without appeal despite being bunkered, a fine re- Hutton-grove, North Finchley, and under the mistaken Impression hecovery enabling, him to secure a stole all his 30

Royal Scots v. HK, Police (Spo- gold football was out. As things turned out 4 to win from Thomson who had medals.

kunpoo). nothing very much mattered in played a weak chip. Thomson točk

Fixtures in the Second Division, sev-the late unlamented Manchester, the fifth and squared at the eight,

The thief must have known the times and grounds for which match.

but McInally led again at the where the medals were." Hapgood will be arranged later by the Com- ninth where Thomson was in two said, "He went straight to mymittee, are as folows:- [ bunkers.

THIRD DIVISION bedroom, where I kept them.

"A" "Section:—RAO.C.

Royal Scots v. RAS.C.;' 12th Meinally, in the heather at the other rooms were ignored, so I did AA HKFC. V.

RA. v. RAM.C.; 24th R.A, v. HK. Chee v. 8th RA: 5th RA, 30th mectric: International Ath Club yard or so up the wicket, somebody twelfth by holing a putt of four

tenth, lost that hole, but won the not lose my silver cups

"Among the stolen medals are

v. R. Signals; Stonecutter. W/T v. exclaimed that the balls were off. yards for a birdle four. McInally three for Cup Finals and five for

ig" Bection:-RE v. Royal S.CAA.; RE Compton looked back, and con- also took the fifteenth, and was 3 League Championships."

v. Kumaon Rifles: Scots; HK, Univ, v, H.K. Police: 5th R.A. v. RAT, (cluding he had stepped on his up at the seventeenth

wicket, making his stroke, went on ThOWILSONI was again bunkered.

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Reuter) The following games the Major League were played yes- terday:-

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston Brooklyn

R. H.

Donis Compton, in the first |innings, played back at a bali and When a

started to run a single

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where

Had there seen "Tiger" Smith. the square leg umpire concerned, would have given Compton not. Ejout.

to the pavilion. There was no McInally had a patt of 21 yards appeal

which would have given him the

the lip and a half there ended the eighteenth but the ball hung on

round.

21

6 13 7 11 0

West homered for the Braves and Lavagette for the Dodgers.

Battery: Tamulis and Phelps.

-AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis Cleveland

A TALE OF TWO STYMIES McInally went on to win by 6 and 5 and thus joined the select.

What actually happened was that Compton broke the wicket with his right foot. when starting few who have won the title twice. after his stroke had McInally increased his lead to 4

for the run

been completed.

at the fourth hole in the after- noon, Thomson being bunkered Oddly enough, Douglas Jardine there, but the leader was himself once did this on the same ground trapped at the ninth, which Thom- against the same opposition and son won. Estayed to get a lot of runs.

P. 5

H.

81

that,

Out in 37 McInally turned 3 up 1 Compton didn't raise the

but he won the next two holes, ques- tion because he said, it la so taking the tenth, which Thomson Berardine homered for the dimcult to 农庄 sure when the played poorly, in 4, and sinking Browns.

ströke technically ende and the putt of four yards for a 2 at the Battery: Broaca and Hemsley.run begins. And he's right about short eleventh. The twelfth was a tale of two stymies. Meïnally putting from twenty yards left Umpires are there only to speak himself a stymie. He lofted over when spoken to (except in the case with his niblick but the ball hung of unfair bowling), but it was felt on the lip and stymied Thomson. that Compton should have been The hole,, was halved in 6. Mc- appealed against or called back. bally settled the match at the round of the Lawn Bowls Open were so astonished at

No doubt the near fieldsmen thirteenth which he won in 4 by

holing a putt of three yards. walking away they did not think

LAWN BOWLS OPEN SINGLES RESULTS

Several matches in the 'second

Singles championship were played

in Kowloon yesterday, resulting as follows:-

At Kowloon Football Club, D. W. Waterton bent W. Ward 21-14, M. R. Abbas beat R. P. Phillips 2T-11. and A. Nish beat V. N. Attenza 21-13.

Compton

out the strict ethics of the sitia- tion until too late.

FILIPINO CLUB

At Kowloon Cricket Club, J. C. Tombola will be played at the Remedios beat E. de Bouza, 21-16, Filipino Club, King's Park, Kow- and J. Luz beat W. Way 21-14

loon, every Wednesday from 8.45

At Kowloon Bowling Green Club, pm to 11 p.m. and every Sunday T. A. Madar beat L. F. Xavier, 21-17. from 11 am to 1 p.m.

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H.K. GOLF CLUB SUMMER TOURNEY

The following are the results of Happy Valley 2nd Summer Singles, 2nd Round:-

W. V. Ahern, beat. V. S. Ebbage, 4 up and 3.

G. T. May beat . E. Willerton, 2 up.

C. C. Stark beat A. 1. Burnle, 5

up and 3.

W. 8. Huller beat H. N. Moran. 3 Linaker beat W. F. Barnes,

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N. J. Booker beat W. H Jowit, 1 up..

T. J. Price beat H. Smith, 2 up.

R. R. Ellis beat A. J. Dennis, w.o. F. Buckle beat G. F. Stone:

N. J. Bebbington beat E. Tuck, 3 up and 2.

· Al J. MacFayden beat M. ·L Reldy, & up and 4

JW. Mayhew beat B. F. Chubb,

12 up and 1.

Surg. Car: Nicholson beat. G. Davles, 7 up and 4..

D. H. Clark beat. H 8-Robert- 600, W.o.

Cal, Collin beat E. Greenwood. 2 up and 1, N.

SUMMER FOURSOMES Happy Valley Summer Four- somes, Semi-final:-

Surg. Cdr. Nicholson and Major Harvey beat W. Woodward and A. H. Burwell on the 19th.

E Tuck and W. Ahern had a walk over from A3. Dennis and W. 8. Huller"

R.A.

7. S.C. Eastern: Kit

Kwong Wah v. Middlesex: Kow- loon FĊ. v. R. Signals.

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Rain yesterday forced postpone

the

match:

the