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LAWN BOWLS.
C. C, DEFEATED BY EAST.
POINT.
Play in the Lawn Bowls Langua was spoilt by Intermittent showers on Saturday afternoon, but several matches were decided. The most surprising result was the dofont of the KC, C, who lost to Enst Point by a substantial margin. Resulta
I.R. C. v. RH. K. Yacht Club. On their own.greon the Indian Rocreation Club wore defeated by the Yacht Club.
Scores:
1.R.C.
R. Nazarin
3. Dyer
V. Espina
H. Harteam
E. Bux
S. B. Kitchell
O. B. Kitchell
S. E. Ismail
S. S. Hussain
S. O. BEX
A. O. Madar
B. A. Hyder
Total
R.H.K.Y.C.
Youx
Ramsay Wood 19 Russell.
Croucher
Carpenter Dixon
14 Edwards
Davies Lang
Anderson 17 Shields
60 Total
Tuikoo, R.C. . Club de
Recreio.
26
&
20
ន.
The Club de Recreio went down on all their rinks by amall margins. their total deficit at the end being
13 shots.
Scores:
Sequeira
Barros Rosario
23 Britto
Remedios
MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.
AMERICAN BASEBALL.
RESULTS OF AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES...
New York, August 7. The results of the baseball matches during the past week are as follows
National League. Saturday.
New York
New York
Brooklyn Boston Boston
Philadelphia
Now, York Brooklyn
Now York Brooklyn Philadelphia
New York
New York Boston. .Boston
8 St. Louis 0 St. Loula
3. Chiengo 2 Cincinatti Cincinatti Pittsburg
Sunday.
7 St, Loula
2 Chicago Monday.
4 St. Louis
Chicago Pittsburg
Tuesday.
Chicago
"Chicago
o Cincinatti
པ
2 Cincinatti
Philadelphia 2
Brooklyn
Bestor. Boston: Philadelphia
New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphin
Wednesbur
:
4
St. Louis 14 Pittsburg $2 Pittsburg
menge
Thursday
7 Cincinatti
9 St. Louis
3 Pittsburg
1
Chicago
Friday
Boston
Chiengo
American League,"
Cleveland
Detroit
Saturday.
1. New York,"
Boston Philadelpbin
E
· MORRIS ROMANCE.
£6,000,000 BRITISH MOTOR FIRM.
Registration as just takon place of Morris Motors (1926), Ltd. with a capital of £5,000,000 divided into 3,000,000 Cumulative Preferenco and 2,000,000 Ordinary. shares of EU each.
The new company will acquire 2 Morris Motona, Ltri., Morris Engines (Coventry), Ltd., Orber- ton Radiators, Ltd., and Hollick' 10 and Pratt, Ltd.
concern,
The capital of the company will be the largest of any English mator manufacturing 2It is understood that the pros- pectus offering shares to the public will be available within, the next week or so.
The rise of the Morris motor
1 car is one of the romances of British industry, and behind it is the still greater romance
of Ital creator, Mr. W. R. Morris, who, Obeginning in business with not a pound of capital, has become Bri-' tain's leading motor-car king, and 4 brought motoring within the reach
of all.
"
How the output of Morris: Cowloy and Morris-Oxford cars
3 has grown is shown thus:
เ
1922
T.R.C.
Club de Recreio,
New York
6 Cincinatti
Maxwell
Souza
Brooklyn
3 St. Loule
Richmond
Marques
4. New York
5
"Care Produced.
Stalker
Ribeiro
Thiladelphin
1 Chicago.
1910
337
Crifes
22 J.
Warnock
J. Ribeiro
.10
1021.
2,027
5,100
Royle
2
Chalinery
1923
1.7.286
0
2
1921
27,551
16
1925
48.712
St. Louis
Craig
0 Washington
.9
1926 (oniered).
67,000
F. X. Silva
Sunday.
Sloan
C. Silva
Chicago
4 New York
*
A turnover last year
of
Seath
20 L. C. Souza
15 Cleveland
2 Boston
1
St. Louis
8
Washington..
£20,000,000, 10,000 employees, and
Total
65 Total
a wages bill of millions a year-
52
Monday.
Chicago
2 New York
St. Louis
11
Detrait
D Philadelphia
6
Detroit
10.
Chicago
Craigengower Cricket Club v.
Civil Service C.C. Playing at home Craigengower defeated the Civil Service team
Cleveland. Cleveland Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
1 Philadelphin Tuesday
6
New York
77 Buston
0 Boaton
4Philadelphia
7 Washington
Wednesday
by i shots.
Scores:
C.C.C.
C.S.C.C.
Brightman
Phayer
Bennett
Trengruve Archibald Knott
Alves
Kharna
16 Cleveland
Kitchell
Sellwood
Detroit Detroit
Arculli
Chiengo
7
10
Boston
Lux
St. Louis
3
2
2
Van da Lily
Rodrigues
Fletcher
22 Akkerman
Rosc Davis
17 Alian
Beattie "Westlake Haynes
11 Lamble
Total 50 Total
Cleveland
4
Now, York 5 Washington
Washington
New York"
7 Boston
G Washington
Fridhibuielphin
Chicago
18
Detroit
St. Louig
M
14
Cleveland
the Chiengo
Kowloon C.C. v. East Point R.C.
Contrary to expectation,
East Point defeated the K.C.C. at
Kowloon.
Scores! K.C.C.
T. Goodwin L. Lammert
A. W. Smith
J. Gibson
W. T. Corvin
R. Abraham
C. J. Tacehi
W. Hill
H. Overy
Labrum
J. P. Robinson
J. Fraser
Tota!
E.P.R.C.
S. Baker Glover
A Henderson 21 McTavish
G. S. Law
Webster Whiteford
! 16
14 A. Humilton'
T. Sumway's
R. Williamson
R. McKellow
9 R. W. Leo
44 Total
LEAGUE TABLES.
20
Detroit
St, Louis
↑ New York
7+ Boston
8. Washington 3 Philadelphia
1such is Mr. Morris's contribution
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14 to Britain's effort to regain he MACHINE
pre-war industrial prosperity.
Mr. Morris never had an hour's
7 technical or engineering education
8 in his life. Fustinct and experience
2 have been his sole instructors.
Something of the nature of this remarkable man may be gathered
3
B
2 from his own sayings in interviews;
His Creed.
11
3
ri
I have never been guided by anyone. I have always played off 'my own bat. I have listened to 8 advice from bankers, auditors and solicitors, and still gone my own
8
1
way when I thought they weren't
seeing far enough. I have done
12 engineering principles. That's
-Reuter's American Service.
CHANNEL SWIM.
many things altogether against Ghow the car was made and that's
how it grew.
EXCITING RECEPTION.
London, Aug. 7: Thousands of frantically ex- cited people, on hearing of the approach of an unknown Channel 71 swimmer, hurried to the spot from every direction. As Miss Ederle
26
The following are the positions in the League to date:
Division I.
Taikoo R.C. Kowloon Dock Craigengower C:C. Civil Service
Kowloon B.G.
Police. R.G.
His Faith.
I began with nothing I hadn't even a E5 note. But although f was only 17, I felt that W. R. Morris would pay me'n higher salary than anybody else. So I started to work for W. R.
His Vision."
Most of all, I look forward to the time when it becomes a recognised thing for a British workman to have his own car.
How He Began,
got nearer they collected, dry Born, at Worcester 48 years ago, bonfires" as a beacon wood from which they built big the son of Oxfordshire parents, and in the W. R. Morris was educated at the glaring light vociferously cheered village. school at Cowley, a name P. W. D, L. P. her on. People rushed knee deep his cars have since made known 30 8 0 2 16 through the surf to help her out all over the world. He did not zo 107 3 14 as she reached the beach but Miss to either college or university. 1070314 Ederle walked out, looking quite and at 17 his engineering bent led .19 4 1 6. .10 2.0 8
fresh. She afterwards entered a him to serve a few months as an 10 1 1 8 boat and was taken back to the apprentice in the bicycle trade in
tug where she dressed, afterward Oxford. landing to take a taxi to London. -Reuter,
Shots for and Against.
For Agst Up Dh. .655 520 135 ..ERG 533
Taikoo R.C.
Craigengewer C.C. 614 565
Kewison D.R.C.
Civil Service
Kowloon B.G.
Police R.C.
53
40
(1
550 580
0 21 0.77 0 130
Joy in America, 525 692
New York, August 7. 403 632
There are great rejoicings all Division IT.
over the United States concerning P. W. D. L. P. Miss Ederle's swim of the English 118 0 3 16 Channel. The greatest gratifica 11 8 3 3
3 10tion is expressed that it was an 11 8 0 3-16 12 7 1 4 19
27 14 15 American who Was the first 114078 woman to cross that difficult piece
Kowloon C.C. Taikoo R.C. East Point R.O. Civil Service C.0. Craigengower 0.0. R.H.K. Yacht Club Club de Recreio Indian R.C.
114 07
8 of
7
Then he set up in business as a bicycle manufacturer with a staff of five assistants.
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COLD AUDIENCE.
COMPLAINT FROM GERMANY.
Berlin, June 28.-The audience which filled the Grosse Schauspiel- haus to hear the first Berlin con- cert of Paul Whiteman was the coldest he has yet encountered in Europe, the jazz king saye.
HOW ACTRESSES KEEP THEIR GOOD LOOKS.
"In Amsterdam and London they tere the roof off;" he complained to-day. "Here they were faint in applause. We were rather dis-
Many ladies envy their sisters of appointed"
the theatrical profession, and wan Those who know Berlin condi-girlish freshness of complexion, the der how it is that they retain "the were astonished beaming eyes, and the vivacity of
In his first year he turned out 0 bicycles and sold most of them to acquaintances. By 1900, after six years in business, he had amassad by his own efforts expital of £2,000.
By that time the mobor-car, though little more than a toy, hadtions, however, water. Her blography was come to stay, and Mr. Morris, mov- at the turnout for the American manner which most 3yomen logo: .10 1 0 broadcast last night and the news- ing with the times, began making band.
0 Shots for and Against.
The concert, a benefit per-soon after marriage if not before. papers devote whole pages For Arst Up Dn.photographs of her and of other
to motor-cycles,
formance for the Berlin preas, was Ten years of this brought his completely sold out as are the com- nctresses take plenty of exercise, The aecret is simple. It is that 721: 598 129
0 members of her family-Reuter.capital to £4,000, and then he con- ing concerts,
ceived the idea of making a popular for this year, especially consider attention to the common-sense laws That is a recordare careful as to diet, and pay due light car.
ing that the performances come of health. That all women need, Two years went in the making of at the end of the season and in anat certain times, à tonic medicine the fist Oxford, car: It was an immense theatre. ing year saw his factory working gives Mr. Whiteman no cause for recognises, and, that is the reason immediate auccess, and the follow. The first reaction of the critics nature. In her work every actress to build up the nerves and to asait
at full pressure to meet the de- disappointment. Although Grand. By tha outbreak of war the most part they ignore the Pale. People are so popular among for why Dr. Williams Pink Pills for 1,500 had been placed on the road. musical content of his programme them.
Kowloon C.C.
East Point R.C...676 564 112 Taikoo R.C........667 604 63 Civil Service R.C. .695 080 Craigengower
618 624
RIK. Yacht Club, .604: 672 501 GB3 489. 091
Club de Recreio
Indian R.C.
HOME CRICKET.
AUSTRALIANS AT CHELTENHAM.
15
0
D
G MOTOR RACING.
0.92
0 202 FIRST GRAND PRIX HELD IN
BRITAIN.
"
London, Aug. 7. The first motoring Grand Prix All his factory plant, worn out and dismiss Gershwin's "Rhapsody Miss Dorothy Ward, for example, ever held in Britain, covering 110, by war work demands, had to be in' Blue" as a theme "lifted from who frstt won fame in "The Dairy- laps, aggregating 287 miles, and scrapped in 1919, and after a five Chopin and Puccini mixed with maida," at the Apollo Theatre, In which there were 880 bends, years break he had to start all the shimmy and the Charleston, London, has recorded her apprecia was won by a Delago car, driven at first by Senechal and later by the country a popular light car.
over again with the idea of giving they all pay tribute to the techni- tion in the following words “I London, Aug. 7. The Australians are meeting average of 61 miles.
Wagner. It won by four laps, an
cal perfection of the orchestra. recognise how valuable Dr. Wi Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. driving a Bugatti, was second, and Campbell,
Erith Ubban writes in the Zeitung liams Pink Pille have been in help- Gloucester won the toss and decid- another Delage third. Nine com-
am Mittag: ed. to bat.
Officers and anilors of two "Paul Whiteman's people are What is good for the singer is good Ing me to be well and keep well. There was a large poted, five British crowd although the weather was French. The British
and four Swedish warships visiting Guern marvelous artists. They are for the audience, that is why I will- cool and the wicket was easy placed.
were unsey landed and marched to De- superbly trained and disciplined ingly give public praise to Dr., The home team were dismissed France having won the French-lancey Park, where they deposited and at the same time completely Williams Pink Pills. It is fully for 144, B. Lyon being top scorer European Grand Prix secures the wreath at the memorial to Ad- free and solistic." Jazz he calls with 35. Grimmett took six wie-world championship, the only other miral Lord De Saumarez, a Guern-The affirmation of life; the lift- kets for 67. The Australians had events concerned therein being seyman, who commanded the Bri-ing of all heaviness, the highest acored 228 for six wickets at the the Indianapolis, five hundred miles. bish Fleet in the Baltic in 1818, individual freedom; seriousness, close of play, Taylor, scoring 95 the Italian Grand Prix, which is Sweden are remembered in that This, he adds is also a descriy
which was won by America, and and, whose services in protecting conquered by humor," cl and Andrews 62---Reuter.
not yeb decidod.--Reuter.
tion of the American spirit.
country.
due to them"
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