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A

PAVILION TO ADORN NEW RECREATION PARK

SKETCH of the handsome pavilion to be erected at the New Territories Recreation fark, the scheme of which, under, the control of the Outdoor Sporti Company, was outlined in the Telegraph on Tues day. The building is the design of the well-known local architects, Mears. Raven and Basto, and among its features are 12 foot wide verandah which runs the whole length of the pavilion facing the sea and golf course, dressing room accomodation for 70 people at one time, and living quarters for the European Superintendant.

A.S.A. AND SWIMMING

COSTUMES

MANY CHILDISH REGULATIONS

HOLDING SPORT UP

TO RIDICULE

It may be well to remind swim ners intending to compete at Kalus helt under A.S.A. laws that) the authorities are asking for strict enforcement of the costume law, and that an appearance in a

nonregulation

lead Costume -BAN

To

writes.

A

disqualiftention English swimming critic.

are

Two-piece lathing suits, bright- ly coloured costumes of silk or cotton and openwork ones

must tabon. Fastenings

be 011 the shoulder, the armbele must be cul not lower than three inches from the armpit and the top of within the costume must reach

3 inches from the nape of the neck, back and front. There are further regulations dealing with the leg portion.

The law, to my mind, is not of present-day opinion, abreast but there it is, and It has to bej

Accident Robs E. D.

Andrews of Sensational Win

TWISTS ANKLE IN THIRD SET OF DRAMATIC MATCH WITH SHIELDS

AN injured ankle came be- tween E. D. Andrews and vie- tory against Frank Shields at Wimbledon, the New Zealand- in er, who is well known Hongkong, sustaining the ac- cident at the most dramatic stage of the must dramatic match of the meeting.

Leading by two-sets to love. to the second having gone 15-13, Andrews was going all out in a bitter struggle to snatch three-straight vic- tory, when he fell and twisted his ankle. It proved too greni a handicap to him, and al- though he took Shields to 6-3* in the third set and 7-6 in the fourth, the fruits of a sensa- de- tional success had been nied him.

oheyed so far as organised swim- AMERICA'S

ming is concerned. Personally, 1 think that, in the light of modern practice, the decree has a distinct Victorian savour, associated with wax fruits and antimacassars.

I fail to see why the A. S. A. should be so much more strict in this matter than so many other!

At responsible publie bodies. every municipal swimming bath. during public hours, at the Ser- pentine Lido and at any holiday resori, dozens of swimmers may 10

two-piece, wearing seen

costumes eutaway, open-work which, if seen by the A.S.A. legis- Intors, would doubtless make theni shudder, although other folk seem to take no notice.

OLYMPIC

CHALLENGE

NEW 800 METRES WORLD RECORD

BRITISH RUNNERS IN LIMELIGHT

Londuli, June 6. Alrendy the American athletes are foreshadowing the big enal Can it be that the A.S.A, moralslenge they will make at the coming

a Olympic Games. and sense of decency are on higher plane than those of, s83]. According to a message from the Bournemouth Corporation, or San Francisco 80.000 spec-

are tators H. M Office of Works, who

at the Pacific Athletic responsible for the Serpentine? Association Championships meet- There are dozens of ecdes of bathing witnessed a sensational per- ing by-lawa administered by Engformance by "Lanky" Benjerin ish Incal authorities, but, so far Eastman, of Stanfort University, as can find, nou makes any who covered 800 metres in 1 min. provision as regards costumes, beh sec., thus breaking Sera Mar- Fond stipulating that bathers shall tin's (France) world record by six- he decently covered.

Frankly, there would be no danger in this country of any im- proper happening if there were no

law Costume

all. Public al opinion and the sense of decency of the English people are sufcient safeguards against immortesty in public swimming,

OLYMPIC SWIMMING

TRIALS

at

tenths of a second. Easimant.re- cently eclipsed Dr. Otto Peltzer's (Germany) half-mile work with a new time of 1 min. 60 9-10 sec,

At the same meeting, Robert Kies (University of California) electrified the spectators by equal- 100 ling the world record, for metres sprint (10 4-10 sec.)

........

There was a regular orgy of County and other athletic cham- pionships during the weekend in which many records were upset. The Army candidates appear to have shown good form at Alder- shot, and it is interesting to note that the successful runners in the 100 yards, furlong and quarter- mile events put up the best times of the day.

Summers la Form

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COMPETITORS TIMES IN THE SOUTHERN TESTS.

Loudon, June 6. The Southern Olympic swim- ming trials were concluded Paddington Baths on Saturday, In the sprint, Lieut. W. II. Sum- the competitors' times being: mers, both in his heat and in the

Women's Triala.100 Metres Gnal, got inside evens, Free Style: M. J. Cooper (Mer-form will he closely watched in maida), 5min. 49 2-5sec.; V. Davis view of the Olymple Gumes. In the (Roath Park, Cardiff), 5 min. absence of Lieut. G. L. Rampling, Lieut. C. II. S. Stoneloy returned 100 Metres

Stroke.-I. G0sec. for the quaiter, while Cap- Clifford (Hammersmith Ladies),tain I. N. Tubbs' 16 3-5uec. for the Izu yards hurdles was superior to 1 min. 26 4.5 sec.

Men's Trials. 100 Metres Free any other time elsewhere. Style: A. H. Bonton (Burton-on-

Our leading athletes did not fail Trent, 5 min. 42 4-5 00c: AG to realise expectations. Page and Watts (East Ham), 5 min. 50 2-5 Hampson had comfortable wins at Motspur Park in the Surrey meet, 200 Metres Breast Stroke-where C. K. Allen, the winner of Boll (Penguins). 2 mm. 66 4-5 the sensational three miles finish Rec.; R. Flint (Sheffield Croot at the Poly, meeting at Stamford house), 3 min. 0 3-5 sec.

|Bridge, repeated his success in that

64 4-6 Bec.

вес.

Back

200 Motros Free Style.-R. J.

Sutton (Plaistow), 2 min. 22 event. and also won the mile in Amin. 30 2-580e. Allen, who lives at Reigate, is just over 21, and was discovered by H. Bignall, the Marathon runnor. He has never, I bellove, run in an open handleap,

100

2-5 scc.

Metres Free Style.-M. Firench-Williams (Ponguins),

noc.

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Our

Sporting Youth Oxford Hits Back

SPEED WAY RACING.

BRILLIANT WIN FOR ENGLAND

AUSTRALIA WELL BEATEN IN TEST MATCH

LOVELOCK'S MILE RECORD

Oxford, June 8.

So much has been written about degenerate Oxford that it is re- freshing to find that the "Isis" the Belying all prophecies, England

undergraduato magazine, has deservedly

WOR the Arst 1912

turned at last, and the leading Speedway Text match when. at article to-day deals with de Stamford Bridge they seared 50 points to Austrailn's 41.

England's supposedly weakest

#operate Cambridge.

The article is the result of the

pair, Tom Farndon and George smashing of the British mile re- Greenwood, were

cord last week by J. E. Lovelock, the strongest, and, but for Greenwood having a The "Isis", says this should give erash and losing a chain respec-food for thought to those people tively when leading in two hents, who refer to Oxford sport as a they would probably have filled thing of the past after a Cam- firat two places every time they bridge victory in the Boat Race.

British

Rowing

Success turned out.

TRIANGULAR CONTEST

Saresnes (Paris), June 6.

England, at the International Row. ing Regatta here to-day,

Farndon, with 11 points. was

"People go home muttering 'Ox-

power-Oxford

In tle-

England's top scorer, and he wasford lacks virility-Oxford lacks far and away the fastest rider, his staying | beat speed being 46.61 m.p.h. Eric generate."

Langton was unimpressive, but

his fellow-Mancunian, Frank Varey, rode superlatively,

"With the triumph of Lavelock

we have no desire to fall into the same sin of generalisation. Here)

are

Eton and Rugby: Fives;

Squash rackets:

Rowing:

Ski-Ing;

Lawn tennis.

Oxford, too, has won 11 events. Bosing:

In the fifth heat Langton was instead, aro facts." Eleven sports The London Rowing Club won

black-flagged after three false which Cambridge has won tire triangular confest between starts, and in the confusion Frank given. elebs from France. Bobrium and Arthur, Australia's captain, was

left on the line, Varey winning as Athletics;

race was re-run, Relays; he liked. The following the request of both team Badminton; They won only one of the three managers. Varey had machineards;

trouble. Smythe fell, unluckily Chess; races but were placed second in sustaining water on the knee, and the other two. T. A. Brocklebank Arthur finished by himself. won the senlls.

Top, scorer among the There was also an international trains was Max Grosskreutz, his Rugger

7 points mostly coming in the Golf contest for women. In the first second half. Huxley, Case, John-Ju Jitsu; race, the sculls, Mins E, Chamber-son and Van Praag did not seem as good as usual; but Bluey Wil- Jen, the English champion, was kingon, the first reserve, put in haps Cambridge is more certai besten into second place by Mile. two good rides. Yvonne Adaus. Two other English

Heat winners were:

Cross Country: Aus Soccer:

Lacross; Shooting:

Steeplechasing: Foncing:

Ice hockey.

The article continues:

"Per

that Oxford that sport is the most important thing in life, but let Farndon them have it their own way.

girls, Miss K. Surgennt and Miss (3), Varey (2), Philips (2), War

"Eight Cambridge men cun row (2) and as fast as they like. They can if they want Case and row at 30 knots

Aus- Lovelock can run faster than that

on the bank."

R. Zaro, were placed third and wick (2) and Greenwood (1) for fourth. The Isleworth Chub won England, and Arthur the fours, Alpha, another English, Jolinson, Wilkinson,

Grosskreutz one each for club, was fourth. - -Reuter.

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