1940-06-29 — Page 2

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BREWERS SHOULD TAKE POINTS FROM S. CHINA

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All-Colony To Have Return Game With Tulsa

BY R.O,Y.

Commencing the usual weekend programme of three matches, The Hongkong Brewers clash with South China at 2.30 p.m. this afternoon, in the only game of the day.

In addition to two league matches, Mindanao- Royal Engineers and Chung Hwa-Hongkong Baseballers, tomorrow's card will be sug- mented by the appearance of the U.S.S. Taka against a Hongkong selection which will include some of the best players in the local lea- gile.

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There is no doubt, watever, that is not outside the bounds of pos the Brewers will take the points sibility. Being favourably, placed m today's game against South in their quest for this year's pen- China but a point for speculationnant, Chung Hwg will take no is whether or not the Chinese have chances with anything but their improved sufficiently to make a strongest squad and Nip Lum, who game of it.

has been resting for the past.com- SCARE FOR BASEBALLERS

ple of weeks, will mare a welcome In their last appearance, this return to the hindsnatching post- squad of bushers played heads-up on Bul Chang will get the nod ball for four innings and threw for the burling assignment unless quite a scare into the Baseballers Abc Liu figures that Hapk Chang who had expected an easy outinger Wally Ching might do better. If the South China ang can re-,

THE BIG GAME produce that form, and hold it The exhibition tussle between throughout the game, there is the Tulsa and Hongkong will get every possibility that fans will wit-started at about 230 pm, or there- pess a fair-to-middling game that abouts, and better ball will be will not suffer from the handling of umpires Johnny Alvares, Nip

Lam and Red Todd.

served up than in any of the lea- gue games that have gone before. Judging from their duel of last .and "Ski” The opener tomorrow morning week, Lefty Stockton should result in an easy victory Powlawski, the opposing hurlers. for the Mindanao gang over the will again be the main attraction. Sappers, especially as the sators In their last tilt, Lefty was credit- have been strengthened by the ac-ed with the victory but "Ski" turn- quisition of Ski Fowlawski who willed in the better job and lost only make his mound debut in an off because he received pour support, clal fixture.

This time, the latter will have a team that is a team behind him; THE BEST GAME

Tony Mascavage will be behind-the Harold Wing Lee, Dave Leonard

pan, Cecil Douglas at the initial and Smudge Smith will call the sack. Tony Alves at second. Wally game which will serve to give the ching at short and Lemon, at third Sappers some valuable experience, will complete the infield. Garden-. Best of the league games will be ers, reading from left to right, will the Chung Hwa-Baseballers fracas e Richard Chung. "Puddle-Jump- which is scheduled for noon, wither" Wilson and Tuffy Chinn. "Wullle" Wilson, "Highpockets"

Having been warned that the Cook and Red Todd calling 'em.

locals will be out to avenge their BASEBALLERS' CONFIDENCE

last defeat,, the Tulsa, under Men- After their surprising win over tor Norton, will also field their best the Mindanao squad, the Baseball available line-up, of Catcher. Me- Club feel that they have an excel-Clanahan. First-baseman Richard- lent chance against any team inson, Keystoner Hoffman. Third- the competition providing, of baseman Maxwell and Shortstop course, Bill Smith nits his best Terry.

form on the mound. Doc" Mol- The outfelders will be sélected then will have his strongest line- from Ross, Cartwright, Guinn, Pete up in the field and another upset Peterson and "Shanty" Moore.

TOMMY FARR IN COURT

Sued For Arrears Of Salary

ON THE COURSE

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At Fanling

SPORTS & GENERAL

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club starting times for Fanling tomor-

OLD COURSE

row, are:-

AM.

9.16 G. C. Worrall; W. Hewitt 5.20 F. Groves, I. H. Geare 9.24 R. P. Morris, G. F. Rees 9.28 B. O. Baldwin, B. Lang 9.12 G. M. Park, E T. McMullen 9.30 P. E. Ants, D. Humphreys 10.00 E. G. Price, E. Bathurst

NEW COURSE

10.32 Col. Shackleton. Major Mac

kenzle.

NB.-There is no 8.27 train on Monday, July 1-but the 9.15 will run..

SPORTING

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GOOD AQUATICS PROMISED AT “Y” GÁLA

Keen, Competition. Is promised at tonight's gála at the Edito- pean F. M. C. A. when re- presentatives froad the Chinese Y. M. C: A, and its affiliated club, the Lai Tsun Swimming Club, will be pitted against the European

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MINISOCCER

MATCH

A.F.S. TEAM FOR TODAY

TEAM FOR

A smallball football match be tween the Auxillary Fire Service, Kowloon," and the Hongkong Police: Reserve will be played this after- noon on the ground opposite the. Peninsula Hotel, commencing at 4

Much has been heard of Lal | p.m. Tsun, especially its relay team. The following team will repre which is so far umbeaten among sent the Auxilary Fire Service— Chinese Clubs and a thrilling Tong Ping-kee: Lewis Woo: Ng struggle for supremacy should re- Fook-hong and Lu Mok-sing; sult when they meet the Euro-Man-Chee-kee, Ng Kit-yeung and pean "Y" who have in their ranks Wong wadi-jus. some very door trimmers.

As it is understood that the Victoria Recreation Club will also be represented in the open events; swimming fans are assured of a fine evening's sport..

Following Is the programme and the "y" selections:

Reserves for the AFS will be To Kam-hung arid Ya Wah-pibg. Mr. La Shlu-ming will referee.

60 yards back-stroke:-B. S Wilson. Reserve: F. Wills. *** 50 yards free-stylė; — FA

300 yards free-style relay (25, Weller. Reserve Peter Wilson 50, 76, 75, 50, 253-Peter Wilson." 150 yards medley relay (back, K. Meran, G. T. May, D. Dedear, breast and free-styles) SL A. Benn, G. Saunders. Wilson, A. Dodd and Q. T. May. Reserves: Wills, J. Odell and

G. Saunders, d

Women's 200 yards free-style relay: European F. M. C. A: (Miss D. Craig, Miss E Grant Miss Horwood and Misg I. Mann) v. Victoria Recreatiori Club, Chi- nese T. M. CA and Chinese Bathing Club.

Diving:-0. Saunders. Reserve: -R. Goldman.

200 yards free-style - rulay?— European Y. M..C. A. (L A. Benn, G. T. May, R. Goldman and A. Dodd) v. Lai Tsun Swimming Club, " Chinese Bathing Club and Chi- nese YM. C. A.

TODAY

Hongkong

Water-pola: European Y. M. BASEBALL LEAGUE. --.

Brewery v South China (Caro-

C. A, Seniors (H. Eardley Ln A line Hill) 230 p.m.

100 yards free-style:-G. Arnold. Benn and F. Willis; R. Goldman: BOWLS-First ... Division: | Reserve:-L A. Bean,

E. W. Rállton, G. T. May and L. B. Recreio "A” H.K. Football

'60 yards breast-stroke: A Chater, Reserve, F. A. Weller) v. Club, Kowloon Docks R.C. v.

Dodd. Reserve:-. Odell,

one of His Majesty's Ships. Craigengower, Kowloon C.C. V Indian R.C., Kowloon B.G.C. v. Police R.C Civil Service Recrelo "B": Second Division; Cralgengower v. Kowloon C.C.. Talkod v. Hongkong C.C., Kow- loon B.G.C, v. Kowloon Foot- ball Club, Kowloon Tong, V Recrelo, Police R.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Third Division: Kowloon H.K. Electric RC. v. F.C. Prison OC v Hongkong C.C, Hongkong FC. v. Craigen- -gower, Indian R.C. v. Kowloon

B.G.C SWIMMING. ---

European YM.C.A.

v. Army and Chinese Y.M.CA, in Triangular swimming contest and water-polo (YMCA, pool) 9.15 p.m.

TOMORROW

BASEBALL LEAGUE --- Royal En- gineers v. U. S., S." Mindanao (Caroline Hill) 10 a.m.; Chung

BRADMAN IN Hwa Y. Hongkong Easeball Chub

AIR FORCE

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ADELAIDE, June 28 (Reuter- Don Bradman, the famous Test cricketer, has enlisted in the Air Force and is now waiting to be

The "fan mail of Tommy Farr, called up as an air crew member.

the boxer, was mentioned to Mr.

by

Justice Singleton in the King's Bench Division in London George Whiting, of Vivian -Avenue, Hendon, who claimed £696 arrears of salary.

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U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuter)-

Whiting based his claim on a contract by which he alleged he Only three games were played in was employed as Farr's private the baseball Leagues yesterday, secretary in June, 1938, at a weekly two in the National and one in salary of £15 and expenses.

the American

Chicago:

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Farr dented that he ever agreed to pay Whiting 215 a week. *

When the judge asked, "Why does a boxer, need a secretary?" Mr.

(Rogel homered) Valentine Holmes, counsel for

Brooklyn

5 9 0 Whiting, repled, "Your lordship is not the first who has asked that New York,

7 15 .0 question." MALA

Philadelphia

03 1 (Schumacher pitched for the

FILM WORK

"It appears that a boxer today Giants) does not only depend on boxtug." but can make a lot of money in Journalistic and film work and Detroit other matters which boxers when I was a boy would not have thought

of "

AMERICAN

(Gehringer and homered) St. Louis

Greenberg

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Mr. Holmes sald Whiting went to America with Farr in 1938, and·

Advice has Been received in when they parted last June there was a large sum due to him as Shanghai of the death in England salary for his work in dealing with on May 20 last of Mr. R. L. D. Wodehouse. Mr. Wodehouse was

• Farr'a contracts and letters,

Boxers in Farr's position received not wellknown in Shanghel, hav a fan mail, and had to answer the ing only been a short period in letters to maintain their popularity. the part before. the Great War. Whiting said that in America with the Union Insurance Society but during his 28 years service Farr had a tan mall from all parts of Canton, Ltd, he was well- of the word and considerable work own at many ports in the Far was entailed in aling with it.

East, particularly for his skill at

"I used to sign his photographs. all games. He won the Open Golf and replied to letters, and signed Championship at various times in "Tommy Farr," he said.

Hongkong, Singapore and Tien- tsth, and in 1928 played cricket for All India against the M.C.C. One of his claims to fame was Rain once again washed out the that he was a brother of "G" Mixed Doubles League Tennis pro

NO TENNIS

gramme yesterday afternoon.

In view of the fact that only Dr. 8. D. Joffick, Director of The one match has been played to Clinical Diagnosis Institute, 622 date in the "A" Division, there be- 8zechuen Road, Shanghai, has re- Ing 14 postponed owing to rain, turned from a scientific trip to first round fixtures in this section the Peking Union Medical College, are being rearranged, by mega | Rockfeller Institute.

(Caroline Hill) Noon. Friendly, U. 8:8. Tulsa v. A Local Team

Caroline Hill) 2.30 p.m. BOWLS. - Colony Open Rirks Roimd. Championship, Second

A, A Razack, K. M., A. M., U. M. Omar v. W. Melrose, R. Main, R. Munro, J, C. Chalmers. C, Gow- land, J. W. Hudson; J. McGut- sheen, A. Jillott v. A. F, Noronha, C. A. Lopes, J. E Noronha, O. G. Silva. R. Basa, JS. Landolt, A, E Coates, C. 8. Rosseleţ v. J. W. Leonard, Y. A. Razack, L. C. R. Souza, W. K. Way, CAL Civil Service); K. M., U. A. Rum- Jahn, A. M., 8. M. Rumjahn v. M. E Purvis, W. J, Burling, W. R. Hillyer, M. N. Rakusen, N. B. Fraser, J. MacDonald, R Mackenzie, W. E Hollands 7.

D. H Taylor, W. Harris, A. Bou- tar, J. C. Aitken, CA Craigen- gower); F. A. Machado, C. B& Silva, J. F. V. Ribeiro, F. X. M. da Bilva V. A... Morton, H. E. Drew, E A Atkins, W. Harrower, C. J. Walker H. Lord, B Steven, B E Eccleshall, J. 8. Howell, A. W. Hodges, N. J. Bebbington, A, Brooksbank. I Bykes, H. J. Bicknell, 0, w Deacon LG. Meyer v. M. Fer- guson, T. Coleman, R. Morrison, J. McKelvie. (AC. R.C.C); FÏ Hinion, J. Wald, W. P. Beath, T. F. Stainton v. E. W. Sim- monds J. Deakin; A. W, Grim- mitt. F.-J.-Jones, A. K. Bumad, A. 8. Bumad, A K. Ismall, M. R. Abbas v. A. Eastman, W. Simp- Bon, P. Younghusband, V. Chit tenden. (At Recreio); C. W. Lam, W, McNel N. P. Karanja, E Zimmera D. C., Alves, A, M.” Xavier, C. M. 8, Alves, C. Roza- Pereire, W. McLeod, W. 8. Dall, J. Orem, 3. C. 8. Fender 4 N Gellatly, 7. Skinner, L. A Collyer, J. F. McGowan. (At Bowling Green Club); EG. Post, W Cameron, G. Perkins, A Carey v. F. A. Cheesman, G. E 1. Thompson, J. C. GUL A. MI Holland, W. Hong Sling, G. Ladd T. Locke, "AMA. - Lewis:vAL Calman, W. Houston, E. Levett, R. Duncan. E sheriffy ENL SH. C. HE Strange (At How? loon F.0.); D M Khan, A. H Rumjahn, M. Y. Adal and AE Dallah JI Barnes, F., D. Angus, J. Watson, and Jr H Gelling (At Kowloon Docks),

SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1940.

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