1935-03-14 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935.

"BUTTERFLY" BREAST-STROKE CONTROVERSY

'SHANGHAI YACHT TO RACE IN MANILA

Yankee 1934 Winner On President Hoover

When the ... President Hoover arrives in Hongkong to-day for the south, she will carry on her deck the little Shanghai-built "Star" yacht Yankee, winner of the points championship for 1934 in the Shanghai Yacht Club's "C class of ten one-design boats, as well as first winner of the new Byrne Challenge Cup.

Yankee's owner, Henry Kilam Murphy, who sailed her into the leading position in the local fleet after her original owner, C. R. Chaso had sailed her to victory In the first race of the Byrne Cup series, is going to Manila by the President Hoover, having accepted. a cabled invitation. received about ten daya ago-from Commodore Rockwell of the Manila Yacht Club, to gall his Yankoo against her eight sister "Stars" which form the racing fleet in the Philippine port.

Quick work will be required to get Yankee re-rigged and condi- tloned in time for the first of the four days of racing in which ahe will compete during the President Hoover's stay In Manila. For a scant aix hours after the Hoover's arrival оп Saturday morning, March 10, will see the start of the first race.

Mr. Murphy expects to be back In Shanghai on the Hoover's re- turn trip for a few weeks stay

SWIM MEET IN BAHAMAS

Many International swimming stars competed at the aquatic meet held in the beautiful pool at Nassau, Bahamas. View, of the spacious

-pool la given above.

MAMAK HOCKEY

MATCH

St. Andrew's Team

To Play Suffolk

St. Andrew's Club are meeting H. M. S. Suffolk it a Mamak Hockey match on the Daya!

ground, King's Park, to-morrow at 5 p.m. sharp. and will be re- presented by the following:

A. E. P. Gurst: F.A. Broadbridge and E. H. P. White: E. MacNider, A. D. Hamrou and E. F. Selk; A. S. Bliss, N, A. E. Mackay. E. F. Fincher, W. H. Colledge and R. A. Carroll.

before returning to his home in New York. He will probably ship the Yankee straight through from Manila to San Francisco in the A., President Hoover to have her rondy to race there on his arrival in America later in the spring.

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LEAGUE GAMES

DISCOVERY UNLIKELY TO BE LEGALISED

ABOVE-WATER RECOVERY TO BE DEBARRED?

The recently discovered "butterfly" breast stroke is going to be a controversial topic for swimmers and officials alike until the International Federation meet at Berlin next year and after, atates W. J. Howcroft in the Morning Post

Apart from the question of develop mirable. It is a four-page document ment, active swimmers are faced with in which practically every minor and another problem: There is a doubt major administrative official is -men- whether the Internationat Federation

will again legalise the stroke at their tioned in glowing terms. No one will annual meeting in 1930. They have cavil at these encomiums—the manage. ruled that the stroke is legal, but ment of the Games and its attendant I understand that a proposal is coming social functions were indeed, praise forward to debar the above-water worthy. But surely the Individual

recovery.

This, to me, appears to be

Illogical, for this reason: Europorn Performances in the water were worthy breast stroko awimmers Invariably lift of some reference! There is only one their arms above water in the last brief paragraph in the report dealing stroke to make the turn, and if it with the competitions in the Wembley Joes not infringe the rules to lift the Pool. It reads: arms above water at each turn, surely:

the same method should be permissible "A schedule of results of the com throughout the race.

petitions is appended, and while they' Meanwhile the U.S.A. backstroke may be regarded as a little dix- champion, John Higgins, has covered appointing from an English point of 100 metres, using the "butterfly" view, when the youthfulness and in- breast stroke, in 71 4-6 sec., beating experience of most of the English The semi-final round of the the world's record of 72 2-5 sec, held competitors is borne in mind, that Hongkong Football Shield compoti by the Frenchman, Jacques Carton- disappointment should be tinged with tlon will be played off over the week- nett, At another, gain recently hopefulness for the future.” end. On Saturday the Club will Wallace Spence, using the new stroke:

Take the case of the Hanley youth, meet the Police in the Senior com in a medley relay, swam his allotted petition, while the Junior match will 100 yards in 5 rec, beating the Norman Wainwright. He went be between the Navy and the Royal American record of 1 min, 0 2-5 sec. through a heavy programme in great Engineers.

held by his brother, Leonard. Apart style. In the 1,500 yards final ho

SATURDAY Senior Shield

The two Chinese teams, the South from these times there are a number took third place and was a minute Chinn "B" and the Chinese Athletic, of comparatively unknown men in the faster over the distance than any will play off their tis on Sunday, on States who are getting well inside other Englishman had ever recorded. which day South China will meet the 70 sec. for 100 yards with the while in the 440 yards Wainwright took second place and knocked even East Lancashires la the Junior Com-"butterfly" action. polition.

These authenticated tines prove be. seconds off the British record. More There are a number of Leagueyond all argument that the above surprising still, Miss Phyllis Harding matches fixed for the wook-end in water recovery of the arms in the was the only English representative addition to the shield ties.

brenat stroke in a distinct improve- to win an Empire title, yet the Empire The full programme is as follows: ment over the under-water recovery Games Committee apparently think

|for short distances, but it is

victory is not worthy of matter that her for confecture whether the "butterfly mention in the Report. Club v. Police (Caroline ), 4.16 action can be employed successfully CASE OF MISS HARDING pm. Referee; J. E. White; Lines-over the customary distances of 200 men: Sergt. Major Chapman and yards or 200 metres on Olymple or Actually, Miss Harding's triumph Corp. W. C. Twaites,

International contests. Personally, should have been broadcasted through- Junior Shield

believe that the new action will be out the country as an example to the Navy v. Royal Engineers (Caroline usable for longer distances when a younger generation. She was one of Hill), 2.90 p.m. Referee: J. H. taken up by another generation.. the few swimmers at Wembley who Lawrence: Linesmen; ip Kau-koo can recall the day when the trudgeon had specialised and trained specially And Ng Kam-chuen,

stroke was only used for sprints, and for the Games. First Division

still have a recollection when a man all minor competitions right through- She abstained from Kowloon . Royal Welch Fusiliers completed the course in the National out the season, concentrating on her (Kowloon Ground), 4.30 p.m.

Mile Championship using the trudges one objective. Two months before stroke throughout. There, is exactly the Games Miss Harding's husband- Second Division Eastern v, University (Navy the same story to tell about the crawl ske still competes under her maiden Ground), a p.m.

stroke. Dantela, who' was the pro-name-took up a business appoint- (Kow-tagonist of the crawl stroke, could not ment in the Midlands but Miss Hard- stay a furlong on the stroke evening remained in London and cut her- in his heyday, but a quarter of self adrift from her home because she, (S00- century later a woman "crawled" felt she could obtain better training

nerons the English Channel.

facilities here. Now, despite her enny WEISSMULLER'S SUCCESSOR win at Wembley and her Boll

sacrificing actions before the Gamer, Peter Fick, the six feet New Yorker, she is totally ignored in the Com who jumped into world ranking with niittee's Report. a-bound year ago, continues to

Misa Harding's case, however, is return aprint performances which South China v. East Lancashires a worthy successor to the illustrious In Canada in 1980, and was not men- prove that the States have discovered not quite so bad as that of Miss Joyce Cooper, who won three Empire titles (Sookunpoo Ground), 2.30 p.m. John Welssmuller. Iri Referee: II. H. Heath; Linesnien: match in the New York Athletic Club attention was drawn to the maller a triangular toned in the official Report. When F. Archer and H.-11.-Huntley. pool, Fick met the newly discovered the explanation was given that Mias

First Division Linenins v. Navy (Navy Ground). an 18-year-boy who had been putting looked when the Report was written. collegiate star, Matthaw Chrostowski Cooper had been inadvertently over- up some amazing times over 60 yards.

Kewloon v. Chiness Athletic loon Ground), 3 p.m.

Third Division

Royal Engineers v. Police kumpoo Ground), 3 p.m.

SUNDAY

Senior Shield South Chinn *** V.

Chinese

Athletle (Sookunpoo Ground), 4.15 p.m. Referee: G. Shuldrook. Lines men, E. G. Inley and C. J. Malyon.

Junior Shield

1.30 p.m.

Second Division Navy v.

Royal Welch (Navy Ground), 3_p.m.

Third Division

Fusiliers race, but the latter won comfortably mentioned in the A.S.A. Report in He was expected to give Flek a good The "butterfly" breast-stroke Is in 61 7-10 sec., with Chrostowski 63 a paragraph dealing with the Minutes 4:10 sec. Later the same night, Fick of the International Federation was clocked to cover 100 yards in a Berlin in August. It reads: "On an relay in 60 4-5 sec., uno letally beating inquiry from the United States an to Weissmuller's record of 51 sec. whether swinging or throwing the

Royal Welch Fusiliers v. RA.M.C. Military ground Happy Valley, 3 p.m. Kowloon's Team

The following team will represent the Kowloon Football Club first eloven on Saturday on the Kowloon ground, nt 4.30 p.m.-Boyer; Everest and Willis: Sinclair. Bliss and Barlow; Eastman, Mekelvle, the American backstroke champlon, he had replied in the affirmative, White, V. White and Knox.

when the latter was making an attack His reply was confirmed, but on several world's records. In her Bureau resolved that such a develop. the Arst clash in a 400 yards race, Miss ment GOLFERS Kompa, who was in receipt of 8 sec. and that an amendment to the exist

of the stroke is undesirable, start, won with a margin of 5 rec, in ing rule should be submitted to the hand. Later, they met on level terms, next Congress, with a view to its In an assault on the 440 yards world's prevention." backstroke record of 6 min. 12 4-5 sec.,

with the performances of another new ward sweep of the arms under the New York circles are also elated arms, instead of the rounded and out- discovery,Mina Elizabeth Kompa.water surface, was permitted by the She was invited to Florida to act najrule defining the breast-stroke move- a pacemaker to Miss Alice Bridges, ments, the Ion, Steretary atated that

LADY

Ross Cup Won By Mrs. Roffey

held by Miss Phyllis Harding, when In passing, I may mention a letter Miss Bridges created a new standard I have had from an American stroke

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of a min. 12 see, and Miss Kompa expert. It states that Wallace Spence FOOTBALL IN THE this morning for playing football Club equalled the world's record. At their swam 100 yds. breast-stroke in 04 Ladies' Section Cup presented by Mrs. third meeting the pair once

2-3 sec., using the "butterfly" action.

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STREET

S. B. C. Ross has been won this year tried conclusions at 440 yards, and My correspondent writes: "The re- by Mrs. Roffey, who beat Mrs, the finish was so close that the time-peated illustrations of the speed of Williamson in the final by four and keepers could not split their watches, the new style should encourage its three.

In the L.G.U. Medal Competitions verdict to Miss Bridges in the decinred is open to question whether it can although the judges awarded the general adoption, even though it still played at Fanling on Tuesday 12th, time of 6 min. 10 sec.

FOUR STUDENTS be held to best advantage the best scores returned were

at 200

FINED metres, the Olymple route. Experts nre boeaming convinced almost any Four students of Chung Nam swimmer can Improve his or her time School, Viewed as a resume of a sporting for the furlong by using the butterfly and social function, the Empire action part of the way, the orthodox Street, were fined by Mr. Wynne- Prince's Terrace, Peel Games Report, lasued recently, is ad-stroke the rest."

Jones at the Central Magistracy!

Silver Division, Old Course, Mrs.,

I. W.

Showan 91-1378; Mrs. Williamson 93-15-78.

Bronze Division, New Course, Mrs. Roffey 97-22—76,"

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

EMPIRE GAMES REPORT

A Drag!

in the street.

Defendants were Tain Po- cheung, 20, Fong Szo-hl, 20, Mok Tak-young, 17, and Lam Kin- cheung, 22. They pleaded guilty, but stated that they were playing valley-ball and not football.

His Worship: Haven't you any

Defendants: No. ground in which to play?

A fine of $6 each was imposed.

By Blosser

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I GUESS THERE ISN'T MUCH CHANCE OF MY COLLECTING THAT KISS IN THE GAME WITH KINGSTON, BETTY, SO YOU CAN SORT OF FORGET

YOUR PROMISE!

FRECKLES, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING! I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD BE THE ONE TO COLLECT THE REWARD...NOT DODO!

YOU MEAN.....ER ....ER... YOU

KINDA LIKE ME?

LETE TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER

BETTY, IF I COULD GET INTO THAT GAME, TO DO EVERYTHING

I COULD, TO WIN FOR SHADYSIDE !

I FIGURED MAYBE YOU WERE

THE KIND OF A GIRL WHO WOULDN'T

'BE INTERESTED IN A FELLA,

UNLEGS HE WAS A

FOOTBALL HERO !!

YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR EXERCISE IN SOME OTHER WAY

BESIDES JUMPING

· AT CONCLUSIONS !!