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ANNOUNCES

A

GALA NIGHT

.IN THE

"ROSE” ROOM

AND

THE DEBUT

IN HONGKONG

OF

TWO WELL-KNOWN

RUSSIAN

DANCERS

MISS TANIA SVETLANOWA

&

MR. ALEX SALNIKOFF Who will feature in a Series of Classical, Comic and Acrobatic Dances.

SATURDAY, 3rd SEPT., 1932 From 9 p.m. till 1 a.m.

ま

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of

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With or without Board.

Old English Bar Overlooking the Harbour

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Tel. 28128.

City's Heat and Noise.

P. Í. NEWMAN,

Manager.

Cable Address:--"GLOUCESTER."

(THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.).

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932.

SWIMMING

Y.M.C.A. WIN TRIANGULAR

CONTEST

SHANGHAI FANS WITNESS

KEEN STRUGGLE

WINNERS' BIG HANDICAP

Shanghai, Aug. 26.

FRANCE SATISFIED

SPORTS FEDERATION!

PRAISES U.S. SPORTSMANSHIP

Cherbourg, Aug. 26.

M. Mericamp. Secretary General

Australian Cricketers in New York

Americans Cannot Understand Slow Pace of Game

BASEBALL VERSUS CRICKET

New York, Aug. 20.

batsmen, but he may hit in on the

of the French Athletic Federation who arrived here from Los An-

The visiting Australian crickety If it comes to him in that way. gele declared that the organiza-team has come and gone but the The bowler's idea is to get the The Foreign Y.M.C.A. ran out winners over the U.S. Marineation of the games was perfect. IIe arguments linger on as to the re-ball past the batsmen and hit the in the triangular swimming contest that was held at the Row-sense of sportsmanship, and ex-ball. ·

greatly eulogized the American Intive merits of cricket and base wicket-Three stakes standing up- ing Club last night, scoring 36 points to their opponent's 31, pressed his satisfaction with the while the Rowing Club aggregation only put up 27 points. A excellent form of French athletes, world's greatest cricket batsman the batsmen let it go and they try right with buil across the top- Led by Dost Bradman, fairly good crowd of spectators was present despite the wea-

and if he happens to throw a ball the that does not threaten his wicket ther and some keen racing was witnessed. A feature of the

M. Mericamp greatly praised the cuurtesy of the Administra-and including on the team two again. with no penalty for either. swimming was the absence of C. H. Raven and despite this loss the Foreign Y.M.C.A. were able to win, scoring in the longer further stated that the athletic crs, the visitors from the Anti- cided in one day, the big tests be- tion of the Tenth Olympiad. He other Australian test match play- Although small matches are de-. distances where young Jack Doughty shone.

contests were particularly hard in podes gave the metropolitan area tween countries sometimes go on view of extremely hot weather its Grat glimpse of top-light play for five or six days.. Hagenstein was to the fore with A GOLFER'S ADVICE TO HIS 2nd said that the nine victories and left the uninitinted wonder-

scored by French athletes stituted satisfactory result.- Havs.

In the Bronst Stroke Otto

SON.

Most Suitable for Golfing

his good swimming though Helmut Aus gave him a good race. The two were even for the first two (Blank Verse Being Considered lengths and then in the last Hagen- stein

went nway. Duell, the Marine star, came up to give Aust a hard struggle, but the latter held his second place.

in the 50 yards sprint, Bobbie Richards proved himself no mean exponent and swam away from the opposition to win. Neither C. N. Brown or C H. Raven wore re- presented, The time was fairly gond. The 100 yards free style saw Charlie Brown at his best and his 1 secs, gave a good indication as to what he will do in the cham- pionship.

The two relays were hard and Plose and both showed got com- petition. The Foreign Y.M.C.A. won the straight relay while in the medley they were beaten by Un Marines. The programme was eupelled by a water pult match.

RELAY RACE.

1.- Foreign Y.31.C.A. (D). L. Rebarn, F. Harris, R. Dodd, J. Doughty, Jr.).

2.-U.S. Marines (Gill, Moran. Case and Leonard).

3.--Rowing Club (Donnelley, Richards, Fyfe, and Spottiswoode),

100 YARDS BREAST STROKE.

1. O. Hagenstein, 2. H. Aust. 3. R. R. Duell. Time 82-1/5 secs.

50 YARDS DASH.

1. R. N. Richards, 2. R. Dodd, 3. Leonard. Time 27-4/5 Kecs.

200 YARDS SWIM.

1. C. J. Doughty, Jr., 2, L. A. Chapin. Time 2 min. 55-4/5 sees.

100 YARDS BACK STROKE. 1. C. Hagenstein, 2. R. Purches, B, A. Wagstaff. Time 78-4/5 secs.

FANCY DIVING.

1. R. R. Duell, 2. V. Hamill, 3. Miss V. Prince.

100 YARDS SWIM,

1. C. N. Brown, 2. F. Harris, 3. W. Moran. Time 61 secs.

Ducil

300 YARDS MEDLEY RELAY. 1. U.S.M.C. (Purches, Gill), 2. Rowing Club (Brown, Aunt, Spottiswoode). 3. Foreign Y.M.C.A. (Ingenstein, McAllister, Doughty). Time 63 seconds.

Poetry.)

Here on the ter you stand with

mind serene

Hooding not the crowd who wail, Whisse senree suppressed murmurs

reach your ene.

But wait till the Way be truly

clear.

Before you lies a clean, white ball,

low on fre Nestled el Estat orgings, where the club head, resting. Meets it fair and true; not perch-

ed on high As though o'er enger, Inpatient for its

tlight.

Loo

heavenly

At last the signal given, the way

is clear.

Fingers lightly gripping, thunb by

palms werlapped. Ball Twist fret outpliced on stendy

from

All thought mast fly nuw

the mini

and true.

Save one, that the wing he slow

With hips slight turned, the left

arm goiding,

The upward puth begins, and With scarce pause

The name down path descends. With this smal swing, weight slightly shifting forwards Eye on bull must ever rest. The eluth head leads and hands will

follow.

No sudden jub to mar its fight. Na press or hurry check the follow

through.

ATLANTIC CROSSED

SAILING BOAT

con-

ing whether it was worth while.

A baseball fan, educated to the speed of major league play, will find cricket a very slow unin-

IN teresting substitute indeed. Try

SPORT ADVTS.

to sell à Babe Ruth follower the THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

idea of sitting out in the sun from! 10.30. in the morning until 7.30 in the evening--with time out for

American Students Reach uncheon and tea--to see 200 er

Tangier after Trip of 48 Days

of!

Paris, Aug. 23: Five American students Princeton University, who had left. Massachusetts on July 5 in a 50 feet lour sailing hont with the intention to cross the Atlantic, safely arrived at Tangier today after an adventurous trip lasting

18 days.

rations. had nearly

30 runs scorel

Subscription Griffins.

The list of subscribers to the above will close at NOON on ist SEPTEMBER,

By Order of the Stewards,

S. A. SLEAP.

Actg. Secretary. Hongkong, 29th August, 1982.

The bowling, with the bowler}THURSDAY, taking a run of as many feet or 1932. yards as he wishes before deliver-| ing the ball with an overhund, full arm motion, is more exciting, than the more limited net of pit- ching a baseball but there is noth-: ing in cricket approximating the bust, the squrcze play, the double Play, the exciting fielding of HONG KONG CRICKET LEAGUE. meeting between the Yankees and Athletics.

in cricket

The five daring navigators who

Notice Is Hereby Given that the The fielders bad taken along provisions.

play | Annual Meeting will be held at for without gloves and their lazy way the Sanitary Board Room, only 7 weeks and, although sub-of going after batted halls would Offee Building by kind permis- Post Bisting for some time on reduced not be tolerated even is a high sion) on. Tuesday, the 6th day of their supplies when they landed. allowed the batter either to ex-i

exhausted school baseball game. The liberty September, 1932, at 5.15 p.m. not much the warse for all their change wickets with his partner or experiences.

stand still and In their nut-shell sailboat these after hitting a ball also is puzz- score o runs taken to, sea without having any moders knights of adventure had ling to baseball followers,

without

modern navigation instruments, Į Sometimes a batter will knock relying on an old-fashioned out several short balls bass to find their way across the moving from his wicket, waiting big pond and sticking as closely until he is sure of scoring before; as possible to the 42 degree running. If he hits a ball to the Northern latitude.

fence he does not have to run at all. being sutoniatically credited with four runs,

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

77

OF WORLD

Heed your partner's distance nor the straining crowd behind. Alone the shot and timing

your mind engane. The same for irons. Should you feel their neck your neck winding Restrain ambition. Ease the back

swing

round

Check the follow through to where, Posed and steady

your 1115

point out the hole. Senop not your mashic, hit under

elean and firm,

And play each time for holing out. Grasp your putter firmly, recking

little how to stantt.

Comfort and custom be your watch

word,

But always "stroke" a puit,

No idle stab, but one long follow on As though directed by il

The ball will trickle down the hole. Practice till all comes autonutic, This show no pressing game and

then

My son, you're near to being a

bogey man.

Boston, Aug. 24.

Another puzzling difference be- tween cricket and baseball is that! It is suggested here that Francis any direction. Thus it may slide the batsman may hit the ball in Ouimet, the amateur golf Chan-off his bat and go on behind him pion of the United States, and to the fence for what is called a Gene Sarazen. the British and "boundary" or four runs while in United States Open champion, baseball it would be merely should play a 36-hole match for "Toul" and no count, the mythical championship of the world.

The ball generally is bowled so

as to hit the ground before the

DURING

SEPTEMBER

W. C. HUNG,

Hon: Secretary.

The World's Famous Clown

“GROCK”

is Coming.

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FOR the first time in the Xth Olympiad a victorious athlete was greeted with boor instead of cheers by the thousands of spectators who dally witused the track and field contents. Lauri Lohtainen, Finnish distance champion, drew a tramendous chorus of boos as he crossed the finish line in the 5,000 metre run. Spectators and many officials believed that Lebtaluon deliberately fouled Ralph-Hill, United States, no the two raced down the straightaway almost neck and neck. However, Chief Judys Holts decided that Lahtainen did not willfully-interfere with Hill and adjudges bins the winner of the race, sesand place)

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