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V.R.C. INTER-MEMBER GALA TONIGHT

Vivienne Churn Favoured To Annexe Ladies' Sprint

BY JIN

Tonight the Victoria Recreation Club will hold its second Inter- Member swimming meri. Although there are no open races the pro- gramme consists of touricen even t The main event is the ladies 50 yards free-style for "A" class and the cream of local mermaids will be seen la ation.

Misses

The

Vivienne Chur, Jacqueline Anderson. Celeste Guterres "Ding" Lopes. Eileen Grant and Myra Noronha are the finalists and this will be a race worth seeing. Miss Churn will stari hot favourite hut watch tic Miss Guterres who, though re garded as a distance swimmer, is a sprinter of no mean ability.

Another interesting event will be ing great the Mixed Relay

THE PROGRAMME

The programme follows...

SPORTS

ON THE COURSE Mindanao, Chung Hwa

To Meet In Probable Pennant Decider Today

Your Tume

To

Start

At

Fanling

SUNDAY, AUG. 3 Old Course

BY "ROY."

BASEBALL FANS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN OUT IN FULJ. FORCE for the probable pennant docider this afternoon at 3 p.m.... when the contestants are the league leading Mindanao bluejackets and the second place Chung Hwa Maroons.

Manager "Ski” Powlawaki will return to the mound for this im- portant battle and will have Tony Mastavage behind the plate. Rapid Robert Strahl at the initial sack. B. M. Wilson at second. Bowerson at third and "Crooner" Ruvi at the Windy Attey will com- plete the infield, while the öuter Bos of defence will be held by Moore, Wilo Wilson and Kennard.

Mentor P. X. Lau, alded by the foxy guidance of "Granpop" Leung, will probably send Wally Ching to the hillock in a big effort to turn T. J. J. Fenwick, S. L. Lloyd, the Mindanao buys back while Bill G.

Allkenhead, D

Chang retains the hindsnatching Robb

duties.

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S

W Hewitt, R. Forrest. KS Morrison, I H. Geare. H F Phillips, G C Wor rall

strides, especially YvJin Whe Jas taken to the "butterfly." The girls are also all rounders and are outstanding per- formers In softball handball.

3.

9.16 0.20

9.24

# 28

9.32

Joe Marques, VR.C hede for the Į breast stroke, has improved great- by His fine showing during the La Tsur Meet places him as a strong contender for the Colony

He has perfected the but crown.

heard of this youngster in comutē more will be terfly stroke and

9 36 10.18

A. McKellar, J. L. Macinlyre AE Lissaman A. K Mar- kenzle.

10.20 10.32

A B. Purves, R. Young. W J E Mackenzle. Overy

H.

New Course

a.m

9.20

Women's 100 yards back stroke hockey and athletics. nandirap Men's Juu yards back stroke handicap: buys 50 yaras back stroke handicap: Woinen's yards free-style "A" class Mon's 100 yards free-style A Class: Boys 50 yards free-style n'cap: Women's 25 yards (New Learn- eksi. Members Diving Men's 100 yards breast stroke handicap: Women's 25 yards back stroke: Boys' 100 yards back stroke hand- cap: Men's 50 yards Dack stroke The Sing Tao medley relay tekn handicap. Mixed Relay: Members of Ng Nin, Shek Kam Pul and Lee Water Polo

Fook-kee have been undefeated this season. It will be interesting

At the conclusion of the guia there will be dancing to the mass

of Mickey's Melody MakerS

feles

to note how they will fare against the V.R.C. trio of A. K Rumjabn.

David Hutchinson, Colony's 100-L. Remedios and D. Hutchinson on yard record holder has not touch-; Aug. 9.

ed his last year's form since Juin ing the Y.M.C.A. Next Saturday be will be matched against Tsu Hang. Ng Nin and Charles Huang, With the close proximity of the Colony Championships hie per formance will be watched wath in terest

It would be a great pity if Mrs. Murrell is not competing in the forthcoming big galu or the Col- ony's Championships. Her times in the ANS.-V.A.D. Gala proved her worth and it would be a great show if we could see her in action against our A-1 mermaids

AK. "Smalley" Rumjahn, Back Stroke Champion, has taken up Ho Stu-lam. Chinese Athletic training seriously. Hr swims aBwimming Club champion, is re nille every day and hopes to bealputed to be very good. It is gener- Jau Po-hel's record of 68 3/5ally known he is not a local Chi- seconds.

nese but recently returned from the Philippine Islands. A com- parative newcomer this youngster will bear watching in the near future.

The Yolie gisters. Yvonne and Jeannette. have taken to swim niing. These two lassies ure max-

A SECOND KID CHOCOLATE

LAWN BOWLS SWEEP DRAW

The draw of the Lawn Bowls Sweep for the League matches to be played this afternIOON took

Young Negro Boxer place yesterday and resulted as Who Has Won All

Bouts

district, and

he

follows:-

W. Park. W. Stoker.

MONDAY, AUG. 4

Y. T. Chan will look after the first station. A) Lau second, Wille "Wer" Woo the Hot Corner and Ho short. Gardeners will be Mo- rocco Chan, who diu su well wha the hickory last week. Dick Chung and Honey" Loong.

"Doc" Molthen. Hal Wing Lee and Welle Welford are slated to arbitrate, so there shouldn't be too many arguments.

early on, The Chung Hwa defence is sound enough to wang du long chough to take a close decision.

With their last clash in mind- the Mindanao gang won well after conceding at carly lead-indica tions are that an excellent tussie should be seen 11 Wally g Produces the "stuff" he showed his last turn on the MALAJ

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1941.

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SUNDAY'S GAME Only one game will be playeo tomorrow. Mindanao again turn. ing out, this time against South China at 11 am, with "Granpup' Leung. Nip Lum and Chung hand

Although ang the umpiring chores. there is little likelihood of Mal Wing Lee's Bouth Chinи boys up- BURDEN ON POWLAWSKI

setting the champions they will As it has been with them right be in there trying and "there's from the start of the campaign. no telling what will happen to a the Mindanao gang are entirely baseball game."

Paul Lou will again hurl for the 9.16 A E Lissaman, D. 8. Robb dependant upon the way rowlaw-

"SK" Powlawski will probably | Southern Chinese and wil, of After this match, there is a pos- 9.20 S. L. Loyd, R. Forrest.

skl shapes on the mound and if rest in the pastures in this game course, have Skipper Hat Wing Lee sibility of the Engineers taking on 9.24 A. B Purves, I. H. Geare.

he's right, the sailors should win Su Tony Mascavage or Hank Ruel supporting hun behind the pan. ja young Portuguese nine whose 9.28 II F. Phillips, A. J. Dennis.handily especially as the Chinese will be sent to the mound. The Ernie May will guard the initial "moving spirit" is "Bubbles" He

outht is well known for its batting | Mindanao has such a short roster sack, Nelson Ms the keystone, Ng medios of the V.R.C. softballers. weakness.

nowadays that there is little hope Chun Wah third and "Shorty"""Pau It's too late for this season but On the other hand, should “Ski" of seeing any changes, positional the Windy slot. Outfielders will be maybe we'll see a Portuguese squad be a little off and the Chinese excepted, in the composition of the Pat Wong, Cecil Wing Lee and in the league next year, and what boys manage to garner a few tallies

"Dopey" Lo.

an event that will be.

a.m.

Old Course

SPORTING

FIXTURES

¿ĦASEBALL.

TODAY

- U.S.S. Mindanuo v.

Chung Hwa (Railway Corner,

Wa Teh

Kowloon) 3 pm. BASKETBALL.

FIRST DIVISIÓN Recreio "A" ¬215) V K.B.G.C. "A" FC.

+1501.

NEW YORK-The next light-Recreio "B" 1497) v. C.C.C (554). weight champion of the world is K.C.C. (583) v. P.R.C. 1508). guing to be a skinny coloured kid K.B.G.C, 'B' (142) v. C.S.C.C. (452). named Ray Robinson, from New K.D.R.C. (529) v. IRC, (494). York's Harlem

SECOND DIVISION should make It before Santa Claus Taikoo (152) v. Recrelo (408).

AKFC (560) v. HK.C.C. (87). |FO.C. (182) v. K.T.G.C.A., (38). KFC. (307) v. KC,C. (458)..

Bye: CC.C. (536),"

starts trucking to town

There are with the

guarantees given above for We stopped giving those gold-edged

certifl- cales because

the strange things that happen to fight New York like burn decisions, in- juries and other unforseen items. But everything runs strictly on

in

this

the level we don't see how 1941 edition of Kid Chocolate can

There's another little coloured

THIRD DIVISION HKER.C, (528) v. 0.0.0. (439). K.B.GO. (98) v. Retto (185). |LR.C. (518) v. K.P.C. (521).

RK.C.C. (380) v. HKFC. (457).

Bye: Police (112).

K.F.C. RINKS

fellow around the East named Bod The Kowloon F. C. rinks for! Montgomery who gave Light- today's Lawn Bowls League match weight Champlon Lew Jenkins are as follows:—

plenty of leather hell not so long ago. but he's a heavier set lad

G. Frost, B. Williams.

Chen

Trophy matches. Trojans v. Chi nese Y.M.C.A. (Chinese Kowloon) 7.30 p.m., Bank Unlon } Black

"", Cats (Chinese Kowloon 8.30 p. BOWLS—First Division Recrelo "A" v. Kowloon B.G.C, "A"; Re- erelo "B. v. Cralgengower; Kuw loon C.C. v. Police R.C.; Kow loon B.G.C. "B" v. Civil Service C.C. Kowloon Docks R.C. v. In- dian R.C. Second Division, Tai koo R.C. v. Recreto; Hongkong F.C. v. Hongkong C.C.: Prison Officers v. Kowloon Tong: Kow- loon FC. v. Kowloon C.C. Third Division, Hongkong Electric บ Craigengower; Kowloon B.G.C. v. Recreio; maigns R.C. v. Kowloon F.C.; Hongkong C.G, v. Hongkong

SWIMMING. - Triangular Swim

Bathing ming Gala. Chinese Club, South China Athletic As sociation and Hongkong Univer- sity, in aid of Chinese Medical Relief Fund (0.B.C) 7.15 p.m.

TOMORROW

BASEBALL. USS, Mindanao

South China (Railway Kowloon) 11 am BOWLS, Colony Open Rinks Championship. A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, B. W. Bradbury and U. M. Omar v. R. P. Phillips, F. A Peckham, J. E. Henson and R. A Hyde-Lay (At Reurelo): Basa, A. E. Coates, J. S. Landolt and C.S. Rosselet v. E Strange. S.A. Strange, C. Strange and HE Strange LAS Kowloon B.G.C.)

V. Corner

W. Prizes to the winners and run- Thomson, C. Dowman (skip); G. nera-up of the Small Football: and probably will concentrate on Cross, C. Woodcock, A. Macintyre, League, the Black and Gray Sports welterweights and their cham-R. M. Ogden (skip); B. Thomson, and the Tung Shan Sports Club Y. Abbas, C. H. Fuller. T. Fer-, were presented by the chairman

pton. Fritzle Zivic, in the future.

Robinson is a picture fighter.guason (skip).

He has legs and arms like broom-

ELECTRIC RINKS

of the sponsors, the Chung Hwa Smal; Football Association at the

stleks but punches like an electric The Hongkong Electric R. C. Naval Recreation ground, Cause- trip-hammer with either band. rinks are as follows..--

He's fust as a streak of Hght and R. W. Smith, A. G. Everett, W. E he can dance and box and take Macfarlane, J. F. Lunny (skip):

There was some doubt about J. R. Way, C. E. Gahagan, A. G

It.

the latter until he hit the deck a Gardner, L. de Rome ((skip); W.

few times recently and climbed up Stoker, E. L. Groome, J. F. Barron,

to belt his opponent out,

ONLY A KID,

He's only a kid and has

been.

A F. Paul (skip).

WATER-POLO

way Bay, on Thursday afternoon.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 2 to 8 Aug. 1941.

Dage of

Mouth.

fighting Professionally less than a

Middlesex "A" proved too strong year. He started in the Golden for Middlesex "C" when they met Gives three years ago against in the Y. M. C. A. pool yesterday be a fighter but was brought over the European Y. M. C. A. In-Sun.

vitation water-polo tournament.

his wishes. Ray didn't want to

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Height.

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Standard Time

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to the Salem-Crescent Club. cra- Hymas scored three goals, and Mon, dle of New York's Negro amateur Jennings and Bindor one each, for stars and introduced to the concb. the winners. There was no reply one George Gainesford.

from Middlesex "C"

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Gainesford watched him work

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and told him to forget about a

career.

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"Too skinny" was thinga ho.. liked to do for recrea- the verdict. "Come back in an- tion,

Fri.

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other year." said George.

Gainesford

didn't forget the

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That was all righų with Ray. boy. He had seen something, and

He had fulfilled his promises to in your later he went and found must toarn. This enduring by friends by giving the boxing game Ray and took him around to observation

went on for four

a whirl.. now he was free to different clubs In Lown showing months thea Robinson went into tup dance and dance, the main him the important things a boxer the gym and started to work.

team.

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