1934-01-16 — Page 23

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1934.

JAPAN SELECTS SWIMMERS

FORMIDABLE ARRAY

OF STARS

New World's Records May Be Established

IN MANILA THIS YEAR

The following have been selected to represent Japan in the Far Eastern meet in Manila this coming. May.

Free style-Yusa, Miyasaki, Sakagami, Yokoyama, Sugimoto, Kitamura, Makino and Handa.

Breast-Hamuro, Koiko and Osaki. Back stroke-- Kawatsu and Kiyokawa:

The recorda made are as fol-

100-M. free

Other

will be swimmers selected after the National In-lows: ter-Collegiate Swimming meet and the Meiji Celebrated Games.

From the above list of in- dividuals and their respective records one can obtain a vivid idea of the individual as well as the team strength of the Japan. esc swimming team that will invade the Philippines in May.

NEW RECORDS.

According to the published re- port of the Amateur Swimming Federation of Japan and the "Sulel," the try-outs for the Far Eastern Olympic with a supreme determination to make their

youths try for glory, they began with the National Inter-High School Championships. This was followed by the National Inter- Collegiate Swimming Meet. Their third meet is the National Cham- plonships. This last meet is but one of the try-outs for the Fari Eastern Athletic Games in Manila this year.

In the National Inter-High School Championships many of the boys made good recorda and Indications are that in the 1939 World's Olymple, some of them will carry the colours for Japan.

1. U. Hasegawa-1:03.2

2. T. Kimura-1:04.8

3. M. Terada-1:054 400-M. free

1. N. Torada—5:11.6 ·

2. T. Kimura-5:18,2

3. S. Suguira-5:16.8 100-M. back

1. Y Kojima-1:16.4

2. H. Kawano 1:16.6

3. S. Tomibe--1:21.8

200-M. breast

1. A. Takanashi-2:57 6

2. S. Najahisa-2:68.0 3. M. Kito 3:03.6

200-Meter 'relay

1. Shudo high school-1:66.4 2. Mitsuke high school-2:00.2 The records in team champion- ship are:

.

100-M fres

1. Y. Miyasakl—69.6 2. 5. Aral-61.4

3. U. Hasegawa-61.4

400-M free

1. K. Kitamura-1:50,8

2. T. Nakamurn-6:04.4 ·

3. K. Terasaki-5:06.3 800-M free

1.

K. (Now Japan record and

Kitamura 10:12.8

better

than tho liated

world's record)

2. S. Yokoyama-10:40.4

3. K. Terasaki--10:44,6 Kitamura's splits:

100-1:10.0 200--2:27.2

:

CHAMPION TAKES THE FLOOR

It's an unconventional pois for a champion, but Vince Dundee, middleweight king, who you Tee altting down after a trip in, the first round, came back strong to take the decision over Andy Callahan, towering over him, This was during a 15-round title hout at Bosen's Garden.

300-3:56.2

400-5:03.6

500-6:22.4

600-7:40.4

700--8:57.6

800-10:12.8

100-M. back

1. R. Akiyoshi-1:14,8

2. B. Ake-1:15.4

9. T. Hiraga-1:16.4 ..

200-M. breast

1. A. Takabatake-2:62.8

2. M. Taguchi 2:54.6

3. T. Hamuro-2:54.8 200-Meter relay

1. Eastern Team-1:48.6

2. Western Team-1:51.0

800-Meter relay.

1. Western Team-9:25.4

2. Eastern Team--9:36.4

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FOR OLYMPICS

MCNEIL SCORES FIVE GOALS

IN GREAT FORM FOR PHOENIX

LT. DONALD'S BIG

EFFORT

Raying against the Osiris yes- terday, the Phoenix advanced to second position in the league table by thrashing their opponents by seven goals to two,

Poaching Of Players For Big Games

RUGBY AND SOCCER ORGANIZATIONS

· TACKLING A KNOTTY PROBLEM, What are the qualifications that entitle leading players to represent countries other than their own? And what are the ethics of the problem?

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-A big controversy has arisen in the Rugby world over the choice of H. G. Owen-Smith, the South African Test cricketer, to play full-back for the England team in the second Rugby Union

trial.

Owen Smith was born at Ron served. In a word, pick a man desbosch, a suburb of Capetown, for a trial and ho is yours for Both his parents are South Afri- keeps, although there have been can born. He was educated in South Africa and has played instances of men actually play- cricket for this. Dominion against; ing trials for

country. England with conspicuous suc-

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more

than one

SPORT ADVTS.

|HONG KONG" FOOTBALL CLUB-

Members are reminded that in connection with the Rugby Match, The Colony y. Australian Univer- | sitios XV, a Dinner will be bold" at the Gloucester Building on Thursday, 18th January, ́nt°860° p.m. Dress informal. Dinner tickets. (Including aportifs) $6.00, may be obtained at the Club house.

W. PRYDE,

Hon: Secretary.

HONG KONG FOOTBALL, CLUB. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

THE COLONY

AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES XV.

THURSDAY, 18th January,

at the Club ground,.

Happy Valley,

Kick off 4.10 p.m. Admission (members included) Covered Btand... $1.09. Uncovered Standa

.50

CC88.

› MANY PRECEDENTS.

the English How thon can

There are many precedents for│· Rugby selectors justify their ac- the selection of Owen-Smith.. tion, it is being asked, in picking There la probably no branch of Service men in uniform half price.

him for a probable England Rugby

team.

(including Tax).

sport that can claim to have an

Payment may be made at the unblemished record in this matter gate, or tickets for Covered Stand

all been at this little game.

8. H. Garrod, Canadian Paciße SS. Co. G. C. Montrie, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank

It is true there is no written of poaching. Rugby, Cricket, obtained from:- definition of an international Soccer, Lawn Tennis, they have qualification, but there is, to use a much-abused phrase, a gentle man's agreement under, which it is assumed that the various unions will hot poach unduly upon one another's preserves.

But there have been so

many flagrant casen of recent years that it would seem the guiding principle to-day la first come, first

fought back, and It. Donald was sucessful in reducing the deficit with a smart header from a well placed corner by Haddieton. Two quick goals for the Phoenix how- ever, settled the result, MoNefl

being responsible for both. The fifth goal was protested against by the Osiris defenders, who contend- ed that the ball had not crossed the line. The sixth and seventh goals were scored direct from free kicks just outside the penalty area, Packer and Bennett being the successful marksmen.

was

During the Inst quarter of an hour, the Phoenix absolutely over- ran their opponents and but for the good. goalkeeping of Crowley, and the strong kicking by Baker, the However, the game wur not score would have been greater. one-sided as the score Buggests, for until the concluding Afteen The winners played well together minutes, the Osiris mit as a team, and McNeil fight for it, and considering the deadly marksman. number of experienced players in the opposition ranks, their per formance was extremely creditable. Osiris took the lead after five minutes play, Lt. Donald securing the ball, scoring with a beautiful

The teams lined up under Ldg. solo rup, concluding with a cross Sea. Food as follows:- shot which gave Leech no chance.

McNeil-equalised five-minutes H.M.S. Osiris: Crowley Baker, from the Interval and the same Armstrong: Stenton, Lakey, Allen; player gave Phoenix, the lead four Lt. Donald, Colwell, Taylor, Wil minutes later. Half-time score wasson, Hadaletón. 12-1 in favour of Phoenix.:

Phoenix increased their lead soon after the restart, McNeil complet ing the hat-trick. The Osiris

TO-MORROW

For the Osiris, Lakey was hard-worker, and Lt. Donald. was always a dangerous forward when in possession of the ball.

The records of International Rugby disclose that an Egyptian has played for Scotland and a Chinese for Wales, Not long ago at the Club House, Hoppy Valley Scotland played A. C. Wallace of

NO SEATS RESERVED Australia and G, C. Altken of New Zealand.

W. FRYDE

W. M. C. Methuen played for Scotland between 1894 and 1900

Honi Secretary:

and for South Africa 1908, J. H. Always Good Dancing Forris played for Ireland in 1900- 01 and for South Africa in 1903.

F. W. Mellish has played rugby both for England and South Africa.

cern

in

Boccer

at the

YELLOW DRAGON

by DANCING ACADEMY

SOCCER MEN, TOO. Simultaneously the wholesale poaching of promising talent from South Africa English clubs-more than half a dozen youngsters have been taken this year-has aroused much con- the Dominion. L. S. Brown, the South African test cricketer has been signed on to play cricket for Huddersfield. J. W. Cochrane, a South African, is to play soccer for Plymouth, W. Gibbs, another Springbok for Chelsea and so the instances might be multiplied.

In Lawn tennis English Davis Cup teams also have been built up from Overseas: Col. A. R. F. King scote born in India; P. M. Davson, born in Demarara, J. D. P. Wheat- ley born in South Africa, while South Africa utilized the lawn' tennis services of H. I. P. Aitken an Englishman after only a short residential qualification.

Cricket has for a long time been bad spot. The England side, in the last Australian test matches included Pataudi, the Indian, and H.M.S. Phoenix: Leech; Barrett, G. A. Allen, born in Australia.. Harrison:, Pearce. West, Packer; Thore, would have been two In- Thompson, McNell, Dale, Barnett,dians but for the illness of Dulcép- Cocks,

singhji, another Indian.

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