1934-05-24 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY

1934.

BRILLIANT SWIMMING BY THE

JAPANESE

BIG CROWD. THRILLED AT V.R.C.

PRACTICE FOR ATTEMPTS ON

WORLD'S RECORDS

Although by no means "all out," in view of their attempts on fresh water bath, world's records to-night, the Japanese Olympic swimmers last evening at the V.R.C. displayed sufficient form to thrill a huge con course of spectators, and generally speaking the visitors gave a magnificent demonstration of aquatics.

Never before has Hongkong ween Hamuro; Time: 1 66.1/6 sept, Second Auch n gulaxy of talenteil swimmers hent, 1, Útoku Osaki: 2, from performing an were withered at the Yaninda. Time: 2.00.8/10 aoes. Victoria vereation Club most night 500 Yards Free Style-First Heat,] when the Japanese contingent to the 1, Shozó Makino; 2, Rokchel Shimm Far Eastern Olymple Games provid-, Kusuo Kitamura; Time: 4 mins. 6

H.M.S. Wild Swan football team, finalists, in the 8th Destroyer Flotilla larus 1934. Back rowi-A B. Lucy, A. D. Humphreys, C. P. O. Herd, P. O. Tipple, Sto, Draper. Tel Drewry, Ldg. Tel. Druanond. Front row-A. B. Clarke, Stok. Barrett, Lt. Simms, A. B. Golding. A. D. Creaisy, P. O. Stilton and A. B. Green. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

ed spectators with a thrilling exulbi- 6.2/6 sees.; Second lient, 1. Torajiro AS

Time: 6 mins,

tion of their capabilities, demonstrat- Kataoka; 2. Takashi Yokoyama; 3, ing how they became, not only the Noboru Sugimoto, Far Eastern clmmplons but the World sces. champions during the Olymple at Logi Angeles two years ago.

YOU WERE" DEMAND TENNIS PLAYERS

stroke; LEAGUE INNOVATION QUASHED

BY MEETING

Team Rave-1, V. R. C. (G. Paget, W. Lawrence, E. Roza and I.. Roza- The Japanese, who are holders of Pereira): 2. Japanese "P" Team several For Eastern and Worki Olym- (Hakleht Toyoda, back pic records gave an all too short pro- Kindyoshi Takemura, free krame but what was seen of them Trio Hamura, breast stroke: Nobori

style; i was sufficient to give the Hongkong Sugimoto, free style; . Japanese poldic something to marvel at. The "A" Team (Kentaro Kawazn, back Japanese were not out to break re-stroke; Rihei moda, from tyle cords, Eat they nevertheless put up toku Choki, bregst strolts; Torajien som fast times.

Katacha, free style). Time: 1 mins. In at the events the Japanese swamj 50 sors, and 1 mh. 51.2/10 against the compatriots and it was : obvinue that they were not going all; out. It was nainounced during the |

rours of the evening that one of the HONGKONG WIN

dilleultion was the Inek of proper lighting making it difeolt for them!

at the turns which they were forced;

to take more slowly than would other-¦

wise have her the case,

In a medley tema race the Japanese ¦

AT SOCCER

filled two tonins against the V. R. C. JAPANESE TEAM

nud as a handicap the Japanese insi eluted in ench term ape back stroke swimmer, one breast stroke expert nurl two free style men.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel und Lady Peel, Mr. H. Acino Acting Compul General for Japan), Major Generál 0. 6, rưnd Mrk, Horvett, Comedore and Mrs. Frank Elliott.

Sir batax und

parly.

CLEVER

BUT LOCALS GET THE GOALS

tu 1we.

A protest against the present. method of dividing the Division of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis league into Kowloon and Hongkong Sections was upheld at an extraordinary general meet. ing of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association held last evening in the 8. C. M. Post Hoard Hoom.

The clubs protesting against the new system of arranging the league matches for the "C" Division sought · to have the return of the old system, whereby each club mel every other club. The Hon. Mr. R. E. Lindsell (President of the Association) decupled the chair and after the Ilon.

the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, he had been let down by his club. His personal feelings were that they had a grievance. The first they knew of the new system was through the Press. He thought that the Clubs might have been consulted first.

The Chairman pointed out that auch nintlers were always left in the hands of the Executive Committee.

Mr, Tetley proposed as an antend- ment that the Kowloon Section, which was now depleted by one club, play home and away matches,

Mr. W. J. Howard of the Craigen- gower CC. seconded Mr. King's pro- posnl.

Mr. Len d'Alminds, a member of Secretary had read the notice con- the Executive Council of the Associa vening the meeting and the letter of tlon, sald he understood, unafllcinily. protest, he explained that when the that the new scheine met with the entries were invited for the "C" approval of some of the clubs, for Division of the dengue this year 10 the reason that they found difculty | were received. That seemed a very in coping with the heavy expenses The Hongkong representative foot-large number to include in Loudy

one involved by such a large number of Southern were nuong the wrial all team defeated the visitors Byrdivision, so the Executive Committee matchen. For that reason ho asked

After leading by three clear goals, Kowloon section and

decided to divide the division Into a those present to vote in favour of the Hongkong P. A. found the Japan section, with eight teams in cach

Ilongkong the new scheme.

TOO BUSINESS-LIKE. Mr. Howard, speaking in support The Chairman mentioned that thero of the motion, pointed out that rend three goala to two yexterilay of the league, and aine in the "by meeting other clabs. He remarked sheet were ten teams in the "A" Division formerly teams had had more practice afternoon. The II, K. F. A. then re-so that the two lists of eight in the that the Kowloon clubs, confined as in action.

Mr. Elliott then handed silver Fistered a couple of goals in quick"C" were not many less than in tho they are within such a small area 4 ouvenirs to the Japanese swimmers. time and the match finished in their senior divisions of the League.

The four V. R. C, men all awam favour by five goods to two

On King's Fark, had no opportunity of

Al the conclusion of the swimming) Sir Thomas Southorn, President of the V. R. C. congratulated the Japan

*C And thanked themt

far

tli

privilege granted to the Bengkung blic of seeing the world champions

over

striking distance when they, put on 486 Olympic team almost within section.

two goals to make the score

free style and they won by less than Haigh H.A., as under:

The teams lined up under

the other hand one team in the Kow meeting and thus making friends with Capt. loon section had since withdrawn, players further alold. He said that.. two seconds. Their victory was due

leaving only neven in that section. In the olden days, when they played entirely to their enormous advantage Japanere. Kanazawa;

the breast stroke swimmers.anishi; Misaki, Takigoshi, Goto; clubs was the combination of the two always a more social atmosphere, Horie, Ho took it that the proposal of the on a Saturday afternoon, there was The Japanese binek stroke men wereon, Nozawa, Kawamate, Nishimurn sections to play one neries of matches, whereas, new the league was being loudly applauded for the way they Olani. kept up with G. Paget, the V, B. Crison: tubertson, Podmore, Jones; B. VIEWS OF PROTESTING CLUBS daya and players had no opportunity

B.K.P.A-Card

ench to play every other team once. run on business linos. The matches Mullane, Mor- first man.

were all rushed through on week- At the end of the swimming tea izana, A. Y. Gong, E. Strange, Mr. J. J. King, representing the of meeting in friendly games after V. R. C. members and four Japanese Riley and Malpas.

Central British Association, in sup-the ofielai matches. swimmers took part in a scratch! The F.A. kicked air facing the sun. water pola uintch. A team captained Govann was soon prominent the Division he run ns in former Tetley the amendment lapsed.

porting the protest and moving that There being no seconder for Mr. by W. Lawrence beat that under the breaking through the defence but his years, said that he had nothing fur- leadership of L Roza-Pereira by hot insed by inclies only. The ther to add to his letter of protest. could play matches more than once One menther pointed out that clubs three meals to one. Lawrence acored Japanese fore. a corder, but

the fe understood the "C" Division was a week and suggested that some fix- all three of his team's goals and W. Rick was sent behind. Kanazava more or less for Junior members of Lures be arranged for Saturday after- Campbell netted for Roza-Pereirsfielded well from a shot by Malpas elubs, and by playing more miniches noons.

after Horie miskicked. The they would derive more benefit, where- The results of the evening's swim. Japanese phyed the

short passing us by confining them to alx matches, ming follow:

gabe which put the F.A. defenders they would not get any where. The resultta were:

al sea.

I former years, continued Mr. 100 Yards Free Styl-1, Yasutáro Kanazawa played a sound game in King, there had been fifteen or sixteen Sakagami; 2, Shigeo Takahashi; 3,geal, dealing well with several shots matches and he did not see why this Masanori Yusa; 4, tankichi Toyoda from the inside forwards while could not be arranged this season.

The proposal was put to the meet- Time: 66.6/10 sees.

Hexa got in several wing whats

ing and carried by eloven vetes to The Chairman agreed that which were well cleared.

in Len. or fifteen matches, former years there had been fourteen It was agreed that clubs adhere to hand this rather prolonged the season. for the "C" Division, and that the On the other the present programme as drawn up Mr. J L. Tetley said that since he League Secretary would issue had signed the proteat on behalf of supplementary Axlure list Inter.

team.

150 Yards Back Strake-1, Kentaro Kawan; 2, Toshio leie: 3. Masaji Klyokawa. Time: 1 min. 49 res.

150 Yards Breast Stroke. First

Heat,

1. Reizo

Koike 2, Tetanzo

The FA opted the scare through Sunuge, after A. V. Gosapp had sent a bord drive, the goalie sending

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