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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19,· 1939.

In the World of Sports

LAWRENCE WINS 100 YARDS LOWEST SCORE EVER MADE

FOR

7TH TIME SINCE

Chan Chun-nam Clinches Half-Mile Title In Aquatic Championships

THE COLONY SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS were continued at the Victoria Recreation Club yesterday evening before a large gallery of spectators, Wilfred Lawrence retaining the 100 Yards Free Style Champion- ship, which he has won 7 times since 1930, and Chan Chun-nam winning the 880 Yards Free Style title.

Lawrence won in 57 2/5 seconds, 1/5 of a second off the championship record, after withstanding a strong challenge over the first three lengths. W. Lawrence from Ng Tsun-man. The four starters

were about level after 25 yards," at which stage Ng Tsun-man moved into the lead to be slightly ahead of the field after two lengths.

1930

GOVERNOR TO LEAD GOLF TEAM AT FANLING

His Excellenty the Governor will lead a team of the Fan- ling Golf Club on Wednesday next» against a team repro- senting the Asiatic Petroleum

Co., Ltd:

LO TAK KUEN. CUP FORECAST FOR. TOMORROW

Wing Fat Hak And"

Foo Lun Should Emerge Winners

There is an

IN FIRST CLASS GOLF

BRIGHTON, AUG. 18 (REUTER) -- ALFRED PADGHAM, WITH A SECOND ROUND SCORE OF 61, ONE OF THE LOWEST SCORES EVER MADE IN A FIRST CLASS TOURNAMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN, WITH AN AGGREGATE OF 136, FOLLOWS THE LEADER, SAM KING, WHO SCORED 67 AND 135.

The Ryder Cup playem, Reginald Whitcombe "and WilliamTI Cox, with a score of 141, take joint third place. Sixty qualified for Friday's thirty-six hole final.

BRITISH HOLDERS THIRD WIN

BADEN, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-Harry Bentley, the British Walker Cup player, won the German Open Ariateur Golf Cham- plonship for the third year in succession when he beat the New Zealander, G. B. Ward, 9 up and 8 over a thirty-six holes final yesterday.

H.K. GOLF CLUB

STARTING TIMES

The following are the Royal H.K.

Golf Club starting times for Fan- ling for to-morrow:--

A.M.

OLD COURSE

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9.16 A. B. Purves, I. H. Geare 9.20 E. C. Norris, R. J. K. Walker 9.24. R. M. M. King. E. Laidlaw

S. China Beats Soerabaia...

A telegram was received yester- day by the South China Athletic Association from Mr. Mok Hing. manager of the S. C. A. A team now on tour in the South Astan

and Peninsula

the surrounding Islands, stating that on Thursday

interesting D 9.28 A. N. and Q. A. A. Macfadyen the team met a Soerabais team

gramme of six matches for decl

At 75 yards. Ng and Lawrence (Ip Chul-man, Yu Pul-yuk, Amy (slon in the Lo Tak Kuen Cup tock the turn together. Lawrence Lee, and Ng Yuet-hing).

League at the Southern Play: gaining appreciably and going on Boys' 50 Yards Free Style Han-ground, Wanchal, "to-morrow morn- to win handsomely. Ng was beaten dicap: 1, A. Remedios: 2. R. Souza; ing and afternoon. by a touch into third place, Chan 3. A. Marques.

In the morning the first match Wing-kai finishing strongly in 58 Ladles 50 Yards Free Style Han-on the programme will see. Wing 4/5 secs. Ng Nin, the only other dicap: 1 Miss J. Anderson, 37 2/5 Fat Hak in action against Sun starter, finished strongly but was (4 secs.); 2. Miss Lachlan (3 secs.); Ching.' A win for Wing Fat Hak at no stage in the race.

...3, Miss C. Marques (scratch). is indicated as they are a team The 830 Yards Free Style was 150 Yards Medley Relay: 1. Vic-with good forwards and there is Chan Chun-nam's race from start toria Recreation Club (A. K. Rum- marked understanding in defence. to finish. He was a length ahead Jahn. D. Hutchinson, and D. H. Wing Fat Hak are now occupying of L. Roza-Pereira (winner in 1930, Taylor) 1 min. 29 2/5 secs. 3, frst place in the Lo League. 31, 32, 33 after 300 yards, "and Chinese Y.M.C.A. (Lau Yu-ting. Tien-Bing should gain the ver- "Anished in 12 minutes 03 375 Fong Chung-yu, and Lay Yuk-dict over Kwan Sing.

seconds a good two lengths ahead wing) 1 min: 31 2/5 secs.; 3. Chung; Tsun Cho, who have played two of Robert Chaine.

Shing; 4, South China.

matches and won both will be Water Felo:-Rest of the Colony pitted against Tai Chung and in beat Interport Probables. 3 goals all probability, will win. Tsun Cho, to 2.

are at preserit leaders in the Tenz | League,

Issue In Doubt

Chaine swam strongly after a slower start thar. Roza-Pereira, overhauling the latter swimmer only at an advanced stage of the race. The issue was in doubt up to the 850 yards mark.

He finished in 12:48 3/5, Roza- Pereira's time being 12:54. Yau Sal-kwan. 14-year-old Chinese Y.M.C.A. swimmer, finished fourth, another. two lengths behind.

His effort was heartily ap pläuded, but it is deplorable in- deed that a youthful swimmer of such promise was permitted to continue exerting himself so unnecessarily.

Vletoria Recreation. Club won both the 150 Yards Medley Relay

Blue Bird II Given A Trial Spin

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The

YOUNGEST TEAM -

opening match" in

the

i afternoon - will witness. Hon Ying, the youngest of the 36 competing against K Kung. Hon Ying play well and indulge in short passing tactics to advantage and on their current form should

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-emerge winners.

Piloting his new Blue Bird "the A draw is indicated in the match Second motor boat, which has a between Tung Yee Hung and 2,500-horse-power engine, Sir Mal-Sheung Mo.

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colm Campbell reached 110 miles The last match of the day ju per hour in his first practice spin be that between Foo Lam, who de- on Coniston Water in the Lake feated Tung Yee Pak last week. District,

and Hak Keung. Present form in- dicates a victory for Foo Lun who are at present second in the Teng League.

and the Women's 200 Tards Relay. Sir Malcolm Campbell holds the The former race, the last on yes-world record of 130,91 miles per terday's programme," was the hour.

VR.C.'s throughout. The latter race was the V.R.C.'s by half a length.

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Spectators yesterday were also treated to an illustrated lecture on life-saving technique by Mr. R. J.; Hunt, who was assisted by a num7-

BASEBALL:

TWO REMAINING LEAGUE

ber of students from La Salle GAMES: SECOND PLACE

College.

THE RESULTS

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A summary of yesterday's results CLAIMS TO BE DECIDED

follows:-

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Boys' 100 Yards Free Style: 1, Pat Jorge, 65 1/5 secs, 3. Chan Cheong- tim.

BY "RO.Y”

The two remaining League fixtures will be played on this week-end, with the Mindanao engaging in a twin"bill. Their opponents for this afternoon will be the Hongkong Baseballers. who have yet to win an official match.

Junior 100 Yards Free Style Championship of the V.R.C. (Cal- vert Cup): 1, L. M. Remédios; 63 2/5 secs.; 2, A. V. Ozorio, 88 secs.

Members 100 Yards Free Style gang meet the Chinese Baseballers The loss of Charlie Horton has Handicap: 1, F. Souza, 71 4/5 secs.; at 10:30 am.

proved a severe handicap to the Mindanao aggregation, and their starting line-up is still undecided."

PRACTICE SESSION

A good battle will be seen to- Chinese expect to have all their morrow morning, when the sailor regulas available.

2, C. Mackintosh, 74 2/5 sees.: 3, With. “Crooner" Ruel unable to Jose Marques.

play, Cecil Douglas is having con- Ladies' Free Style Relay Open (4 ́siderable difficulty in selecting his by 50 Yards): 1, Victoria Recrea- starting battery. Paget may be tion Club (Irene Lopes, Doris Hunt seen behind the plate with Paint- Providing extra entertainment Barten, Doreen Weir and Vivien pot Thomas doing the hurling, for the fans on Sunday, the In- Churn) 2 minutes 14 1/3 seconds; and this battery should be good ternational representatives of 2. South China A.A. (Lel Po-lin, enougti fo hold the light-hitting China and Great Britain will stage Lee Chok-wan, Chan Fung-kwan, Club gang.

ja practice session at 12 noon.

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and Clara Young) 2:21 3/5; 3, "Doc" Molthen will have his The probable teams will be: Chung Shing Benevolent Bociety squad fighting to register one win China-W. Hong Sling. George for the season, but it is doubtful Wu, Wally Ching, Nip Lum, A. 11, that the Hongkongites will meet P. F. Choy, Earl Wong, Hank with any success.

|Chang, “Dynamo" Ho, Y. T. Chan, Tommy Chan, C. C. Leung,"- Bull Woo and C. 8. Chung.

Sporting

SECOND PLACE

The Mindanao-Chinese Base-

Fixtures ballers clash will decide the run- The British team will include

TO-DAY

LAWN BOWLS.--First Division:

ners-up position in the League Denham Crary, J. Higgins, Dave |standings as a victory for the Walker, Fox, Welford," Shaw, and Chinese will place them level with the four Leonard brothers, Dave, the Mindanao, Should the sailors Terry, Stan and Norman.

Police v Craigengower; K.B. win, these points will give them

"OC. v. K.0.0; LR.C. v. Kow-]

undisputed right to second place,

INTERNATIONAL SEREES

loon Docks; C.S.C.C. v. Recreio Earl Wong will be making a At a meeting of the League

A Second Division: C.AC.C. comeback on the mound and the Committee on Thursday evening.

v, Taikoo; Kowloon Tong

Craigengower; Kowloon! 1.0. Hongkong F.C.;' KB.G.C.

Police: Third Division; Yacht 0.

v, HKFC HK. Electric

Recreto; Crafgengower v. K.B.

HOCKEY ASSN. TO MEET

entries for the International Series closed with four competi China, America Port

| Great :: Britam. The

rounds will see Portugal and Britain in opp

GO. Prisen. Omicers. v. KC.C. The annual general meeting or 26 China and Am

IMING -Colony Champion- the Hongkong Hockey Association the other first round match on

V.R.C pool, 9.15 p.m. will be held on September 7.2 | August 27.

9.32 P. E. Annis, J. W. Clague

and emerged victors by four 9.36 J. M. Pearson. M. Pollock, goals to mil. Lee Wai-tong scored 9.40 S. B. Church; B. O. Baldwin two, Chan Tak-fai one, aid fal 9.44 J. B. Harrison. L. A. R. Dun-Ehlu-wing one. Fung King-cheong

did not play.

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9.48 J. L. C. Pearce. I. P. Tam-

worth

9.52 E. G. Price, R. R. de L. Lies-

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The tourists will meet the P. S. S. I. team, the strongest aggrega- tion in Semarang to-day and to- morrow, they will play against 10.16 C. F. Marshall. J. W. Mayhew Semarang.

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