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TELEGRAPH." THE HONGKONG

SATURDAY, AUGUST

1934.

HONGKONG'S BRILLIANT FINISH IN EMPIRE GAMES

TWO VICTORIES YESTERDAY

Rink "Breaks Its Duck"

Lawn Bowls Champions Of The Empire

FINAL PLACINGS

|

LAWN BOWLS INTERPORT

HONGKONG TEAM SELECTED TO VISIT SHANGHAI

FOUR CRAIGENGOWER PLAYERS

COOPER AND RAPLEY AGAIN: HOW Lawn Bowls championships in month, was selected inst evening by

THE TEAMS FINISHED

Below are the complete results in the three competitions for the connection with the British Empire Games which concluded in London yesterday.

Wales Ireland

The Hongkong lawn bowls representatives at the British Empire Games finished in a blaze of triumph yesterday. The rink managed to "break their duck” in the last match of the series, defeating Australia after a Scotland hard game by two points, while H. G. Cooper and F. L. Canada Rapley brought fresh honours to the Island by winning South Afrlia their fifth match, proving much too good for the Aus-England tralian couple.

big effort to South Africa (four points) and Australia Hyde-Lay made

л clean

sweep. but he Australia (one point). ensuro

Rhodesla found his Australian opponent England niso won the rinka,

Hongkong just a little too good for him, and finishing level with Ireland with lost, after a splendid match by 16 points, but winning on a better N. Zealand

shots average,. Ireland was placed two shota.

(second and next in order were The Hongkong players un Scotland (12 points), South Afrien England doubtedly acquitted themselves (12 points), New Zealand and Canada extraordinarily well in these Canada (elght points

ench), Walca And games. Pitted against the pick of Rhodesia

Australia (six England, Scotland, Ireland and points each), Wales (five points) Hongkong Wales, and also opposed to some and Hongkong (two points). of the best

bowlers

in the

Dominions and Colonies, they had

RESULTS.

The team to represent. Hongkong in the forthcoming lawn bowls Inter- port contests at Shanghal early next the Sub-Committee of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association. Only dive names, however, were announced for publication.

The five players whose selections were oficially announced last evening aro given below, in alphabetical or der:

R. Basa (Craigengower C.C.), II. Beer (Cralgengower C. C

A. E. Contes (Craigengower CC), U. M.. Omar (Craigengewer C.C.). J. Watson (Kowloon B.G.C.)..

ARMY SWIMMING

Small Units Annual Aquatic Sports

Hongkong Cycling Club Trial Results

GOOD TIMES CLOCKED by leÁDING LOCAL WHEELERS ·

The evening of August 9naw in his first time trial, Tweedy rode the third of a series of unpaced timo a very consistent and well-nurod trials promoted by the Hongkong race Cycling Club, and from the point of For the first two milen of the view of speed it was the most nuc-| latter seven Tweedy hold an grimly behind the flying cessful, of the series.to date. The few seconds distances on this occasion attempted Irishman; a stiff hill-5 miles from the end, however, took heavy toll of his by two riders wore 10, 18 and 25 reserves and Keater forged ahead to miles, and in cách cáno a new re- finish at 7.43,14. p.m. with time f cord was established.

40 mins. 84 seca, averaging 10.337 Bup.h. for the distanco. Tweedy passed the tinsekeeper at 748.15 pm.

Mr. E Munns, the official time

Some keenly contested events were witnessed in the Y.M.C.A. Swimming Bath yesterday afternoon when the keeper, started H. Tweedy, who was to clock 1 hr. 20 ming. 15 goes being annual aquatic meeting of the Small riding his first time trial, at 0.19, 12 mins. 20 secs. faster than Read's. p.m. for an attempt on the 26: isilas.gures, though still-22 mins 11 secs. Units Sports Club was hold.

slower than the Shanghai record for record of 1 hr, 41 mins. 41 secs. held the distance. Twoody's The officials wero: Refereo, Lieut.-| by C., I. Read. At 6.21. p.m. H. A. speed was 16.708 m.p.h. whilst hal Col. H. W. Fordham, M.C., 1.2; G. Keates was despatched on an at- he fitted an effective lamp it in prq. Mr. B. E. Maughan, President of the Judges, Major J. H. Housley, D.5.0 tempt to beat J. Coles 10 miles robable that his average would have Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, TD, RL; Capt. I.J. Walch, RAS cord of 84 mins. 10 secs. Tweedy, his last three miles were covered been considerably over 17 m.p.haza is travelling with the team as mansg and Sergt.-Major A. W. J. Kirton who had started steadily, was over after dusk. er, and will be responsible for the Vaughan, KAM.C.; diving judge, final selection of the various rinks, Mr. E. F. Belk; starter, L. G. W. hauled by Keates at 4 miles, and at 5 miles where the latter turned at

Both riders suffered from which are to oppose Shanghat and W. Morris, RE.

braljo his halfway point, Koates was clock trouble Hankow.

during their attempt ing 14 mins, 42 Becs, against 17 Tweedy loat a block from the shock Neither H. Beer nor J. Watson have

the of his front brake, whilst Kontes figured in Interport matches, and U. 160 yards, free styla-1, Pte return half Keates. Increased his (who used hub brakes) had a nasty faw moments when a serow workeli M. Omar is the only player who has Wright, RAMC. 2, Sapper Pegg: speed and by covering it in 12 mins. represented Hongkong in Shanghai. R.E.; 3, L/Cpl. RevBI, RE, Time: seca, recorded a final time of 27 loose in his front brake and almost

mins, 35 cca. to average 21.762 dropped the lever Coater made his debut last year as 2 mins, 1.3/5 secs.

into the front m.ph. This time reduced the old

wheel! The latter rider again useḥ Inter-Small Units Relay-1, R.E.; figures by no less than 6 mins. 35 his new English machine fully equip

Time: 1 min. 24.4/5 secs, and is only a minute and 10 ped, as for touring, which suggests

secs. slower than the Shangha! re- that he is reserving a little cord time. A

The results were as under:

SINGLES.

P.

W. D. L

9

0 0

0

9

7

о

2

ย 7

0 2

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0.4

9 15

0 4

0

0 4

9 4

0

5

9

#

0

9 2

0

7

+

0

0

PAIRS.

K

0

Q

0

8

6

0

2

8

0 3

8

6. 0

3

Ireland

3

0

4

Scotland Rhodesia

8

3

0

5

2 in 1920 in the first match of the 2 RA.M.C. Beries.

'neca.

8 2 1

S. Africa

8 2

8

1

RINKS.

9

8

1

B

9

the satisfaction of winding up

Yesterday's results, us cabled Australia with the following total figures: played 26, won 8, drew 0, Jest 18.by Reuter were:

COOPER AND RAPLEY.

SINGLES.

Australia bent 21-19:

in

Cooper and Rapley performed with exceptional skill., and losing only three games out of alght, established themselves as one of the leading paira in the British Empire.

Ireland Hongkong, England

S. Africa South Africa bent New Scotland Zealand, 21-13;

N. Zealand Canada

Canada beat Rhodesia, 21-10: Scotland beat Wales, 21-18. Ireland bent England, 21-15.

Rhodesia

Australia

n

PAIRS.

Hyde-Lay also gave a very good account of himself, and with little more luck would have enjoy- ed more than two successes. He lost Reveral of his games by one or two points. His greatest achievement was to hold Meinlay the English champion to two shots. The rink, which had at the end to be a somewhat scratch

one, found most of their opponents too strong, but they did well yesterday to anatch a win from Australia, This loft Now Zealand

na the

only country without a win in one

or more of the events.

FINAL PLACINGS.

A Reuter merkage states that the final placings show Scotland winners of the singles with 18 points, and next in order are:- Canada (14 points,) South Africa (14 points), Canada taking pre- ference on superior shots average, -England and Wales (10-pointe

Canada beat Rhodesia, 22-13; Wales beat Scotland, 27-19; England beat Ireland, 25-21; Hongkong beat Austrttia. 23-14.

RINKS.

Ithodenia beat Canada, 22-16. South Africa beat New Zen- land, 30-15;

Scotland drew with Wales, 17-17:

England beat Ireland, 21-16; Hongkong beat Australia, 27-25.

ANOTHER RECORD?

Campbell Ready To Try Again.

Wales Hongkong

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BRITISH BOXING

SUCCESSES

Three More Titles In Empire Gamos

London, Aug. 10.. England took three of the four boxing titles competed for by British Empire Games representa- tives at White City to-day,

No. 1 in the first of the Interport matches, while R. Bans played No.

It is understood that quite a num

20 yards" dash—1, L/Cpl. Rous- ber of local supporters will be mak-seat, R.C. of S.; 2, L/Cpl. Higgins,

R.EX Time: 18.3/5 secs.

HONGKONG'S SIXTH

INTERPORTER.

FOR LAWN BOWLS TEAM,

Mr. Harry Hampton, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, this morning officially announced that E. G. Post, of the Police Recreation Club, had been selected as the sixth player to complete Hongkong's Inter- pert team to visit Shanghai.

ing the trip with the team. Any bowlors who intend to accompany tho players are asked to notify the Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, as special con- | cossion in travelling rates has been obtained from the shipping company,

The team will leave by the Pro- aident Taft on August 29 and will retum by the Empress of Japan an September 12.

thu Won

Ryan of England Bantamweight contest beating Barnes of Wales on points.

EXCHANGE RATES

Floyd won the Heavyweight Daytona, Aug. 10.title, knocking out Van Rensburg each). Ireland and Rhodesia (six Sir Malcolm Campbell, the famous of South Africa in the first round. Paris. points each), Hongkong (four British racing motorist, has accept- pointa), and points).

The Lightweight championship | Genova. New Zealand (no ed an invitation to make an attempt went to Cook of Australia, who Barlin.

on the world's land speed record on Daytona Beach, the famous natural outpointed Taylor, the "peedway on the coast of Florida boxer. where he set the present and past

Sawyer of England won the speed marks.

The attempt will be marie early in Middleweight, boating Wadsworth 1935-Reuter Special

of, Canada on points.-Reuter.

In the paire, England wins with 16 points, followed by Canada (12 points), Wales, Hongkong and Ireland (10 points), Scotland (Bix points), Rhodesia (five points),

70.11/82

Aug. 9.

Aug. 10.

76.11/32

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15.41

12.89

12.87/2

Welsh Helsingfors..

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625

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Hongkong

7.44" 22 1213/16 .503 .30.18/16 .1/04

5.00 7.48% 27 121.3/10 Боз 30.10/10 1/6%

Brussels..

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Diving-1, Cpl. Eycott, R.A.S.G; 2, Staff Sergt. Routledge, R.A.0.C.

Team Diving-R.A.$.C.

mina. 6 secs, by Tweedy. On

extr

speed for later events, At 6.57. p.m. after a reat of eight

The full list of records of thị minutes, Keates again set off to Hongkong Cycling Club is now ak establish 15 miles figures; a distance follows;~~~ which had previously not been at-

Date Distance · Ståler

Time Ave h.me, m July 28 8 sziles 2. Cales.

1447 20.24

Aar, § 19 mlžen 31. A. G. Kentem 45.34 10.22 20.68

· :

Aur. 9 10 miles 1. A. G. Hexten 17.13

tempted. The earlier miles of this second attempt were covered cat moderate paco, but nevertheless at 150 yards, three styles, breast the turn 18 miles) Keates was clock- back and

froe-1, Pte. Adams, c, at 25 min. 34 Becs, Tweedy July 5 10 miles I. A. G. Kenten 53.01

Aur. Þ 25 miles 1. Tweedy 1.22.13 10.78 RAMC.; 2, P. Wright, R.A.M.C. passed this point one second later Avr. 2 to miles H. A. G. Kentra 131.25 · 19.94

Open Invitation Race.1, Royal than Keates after covering 18 miles. Artillery; 2, South Wales Borderers; in 1 hr. 3 mins. 45 secs. His time 8, East Lancashire.

25 yards, Children.-1, Fledgea; 2, Donald Blackler.

at 13 miles where he had turned was

47 mins. 10 aces, and by comparison Four cusca of typhoid were reported Sidney of these checking timen it will be to the local health authorities vit

observed that for a rider taking part Thursday,

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