1935-03-14 — Page 9

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 Killam Murphy, who enfled her into the leading position in the local fleet after her original owner, C. R. Chase had salled her to victory in the first race of the Byrne Cup serice, is going to Manila by the Prealdent Hoover, having accepted a cabled invitation received about ten days ago from Commodore Rockwell of the Manila Yacht Club, to sail his Yankee against her eight alater "Stars" which form the racing fleet In the Philippine port.

Quick work will be required to. get Yankee re-rigged and condi- tioned in time for the first of the four days of racing In which she will compete during the President. Hoover'a alay in Manila. For n acant aix hours after the Hoover's arrival en Saturday morning. March 16, 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 is given above.

LADY

GOLFERS

Ross Cup Won By

-

Mrs. Roffey

Club The Royal Hongkong Golf Ladies' Section Cup presented by Mrs. S. B. C. Ross has been won this year

beat by Mr. Roffey, who

Mrs. Williamson in the final by four and three.

In the L.G.U. Medal Competitions played at Fanling on Tuesday 12th, the best scores returned were

Silver Division, Old Course, Mrs.

1. W. Showan 01-1378; Mrs. Williamson 93-15=78.

Bronze Division, Now Course, Mira, Roffey 07-22 ≈≈ 75.

before returning to bis home in New York. He will probably ship the Yankee straight through from Manila to San Francisco in the 8.A. President Hoover Lo have her ready to race there on his arrival in America later in the spring.

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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, states W. J. Howcroft in the Morning Post...

Apart from the question of develop.mirable. It is a four-page document inent, active swimmers are faced within which practically every minor and another problem There is a doubt major administrative official is mon whether the International Federation

will again legalise the stroke at their tioned in glowing terms. No one will Annual meeting in 1030. They have cavil at these encomiums-the manage. ruled that the stroke is legal, but mont 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 performances in the water were worthy

European logical, for this reason:

breast stroke swimmers 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 does not infringe the rules to lift the Pool. It renda: arma above water at each turn, surely the same method should be permissible throughout the race.

"A schedule of results of the com petitions is appended, and while they

went

any

be regarded as a little dis- Meanwhile the U.S.A. backstroke may champion, John Higgins, has covered appointing from an English point of LEAGUE GAMES

100 metres, using the "butterfly" view, when the youthfulness and in- breast stroke, in 71 4.5 soc., beating experience of most of the English The

the the world's record of 72 2-5 sec. held competitors la borne in mind, that round Remi-final Hongkong Football Shield competi by the Frenchman, Jacques Carton- disappointment should be tinged with

At another gala recently hopefulness for the future." tion will be played off over the week-nett. end. On Saturday the Club will Wallace Spence, using the new stroke

Take the case of the Hanley youth, Norman Wainwright. Ho meet the Police in the Benior com- in a medley relay, swam his allotted in 65 nec., beating the petition, while the Junior match will 100 yards bo between the Navy and the Royal American record of 1 min. 0.26 sec. through a heavy programme in great held by his brother, Leonard, Apart style. In the 1,000 yards final he Engineers.

The two Chinese teams, the Sonth from these times there are a number took third place and was a minute China "B" and the Chinese Athletic, of comparatively unknown men in the faster over the distance than will play off their tie on Sunday, on States who are getting well inside other Englishman had ever recorded, the while in the 440 yards Wainwright which day South China will meet the 70 sec. for 100 yards with

took second place and knocked seven East Lancashires in the Junior Com- "butterfly" action.

These authenticated times prove beacconds off the British record. More petition.

that the above-surprising still, Miss Phyllis Harding There are a number of League yond all argument matches fixed for the week-end in water recovery of the arma in the was the only English representative addition to the shield tles.

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

victory is not worthy is a matter that her for short distances, but for conjecture whether the "butterfly mention in the lieport. action can be employed successfully.

CASE OF MISS HARDING ever the customary distances of 200

Actually, Miss Harding's triumph yards or 200 metres on Olympic or International contesta. Personally,

should have been broadcasted through- believe that the new action will be cut the country as an example to the usable for longer distances when it is younger generation. She was one of taken up by another generation. the few swimmers at Wembley who can recall the day when the trudgeon had speelalised and trained specially stroke was only used for sprints, and for the Games. She abstained from still have a recollection when a man all minor competitions right through- completed the course in the National out, the season, concentrating on her Me Championship using the trudgeon one objective. Two months before: stroke throughout. There is exactly the Games Miss Harding's husband- the same story to tell about the crawl she still compotes under her malden stroke. Daniels, who was the pro-[name—took up a business appoint- 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 Century later A winan "ernwled" felt she could obtain better training across the English Channel.

SATURDAY

Senior Shield Club y. Palico (Caroline H), 4.15 Referee: J. E. White; Lines- men: Sergt. Major Chapman and Corp. W. C. Twaltes.

p.m.

Junior Shield

Navy v. Royal Engineers (Caroline Hill), 2.30 p.m. Referee: J. i. Lawrence;

Linesmen: Ip Knu-koo and Ng Kam-chuen.

First Division Kowloon v. Royal Wolch Fusiliers (Kowloon Ground), 4.30 p.m.

Second Division

Enatern น. University (Navy Ground), 3 p.m.

Kowloon v. Chinese Athletic (Kow- loon Ground), 3 p.m.

Third Division

Royal Engineers V. kunpoo Ground), 3 p.m.

SUNDAY

Senior Shield.

South -China"... Chinese Athletle (Sookunpon Ground), 4.16 .m. Referee: G. Shobbrook. Lines men, F. G. Isley and C. J. Malyon.

Junior Shield

WEISSMULLER'S SUCCESSOR

a year ago, continues to

of

facilities here. Now, despite her ensy win nt Wembley and her helf. sacrificing actions before the Games, Com- Peter Fick, the,alx feel-New Yorker, she is totally ignored in the who jumped into world ranking with mittee's Report." nbound

Mina Harding's case, however, in Palice (Soo-return sprint performances which not quite so bad as that of Miss Joyce prove that the States have discovered Cooper, who won three Empire titles a worthy successor to the illustrious in Canada in 1930, and was not men- Jolin Weissmuller. In a triangular tioned in the official Report. When match in the New York Athletic Club attention was drawn to the matter pool, Fick met the newly discovered the explanation was given that Miss collegiate star, Matthew Chrostowski, Cooper had been inadvertently over- an 18-year-boy who had been putting looked when the Report was written. up sonic amazing times over 50 yards. He was expected to give Fick a good The "butterfly" breast-stroke in race, but the latter wun comfortably mentioned in the A.S.A. Report in South China v. East Lancashire in 61 7-10 sec., with Chrostowski 53 paragraph dealing with the Minuter p.m4-19 sec. Later the same night, Fick of the (Sookunpoo Referee: H. H. Heath; Linesmen: was clocked to cover 100 yards in Berlin in August. It reads: "On an relny in Gr 4-5 sec., unofficially beating inquiry from the United States as to F. Archer and H. H. Huntley.

Weissmuller's record of 51° sec. whether swinging or throwing the Firat Division

New York circles are not enter arms, instead of the rounded and the Lincolns v Navy (Navy Ground), with the performances of another new

sweep of the arme under discovery, Miss Elizabeth Kompa, water surface, was permitted by the 4.30 pm,

Second Division

She was invited to Florida to act as rule defining the breast-stroke move Navy

Hon. Secretary slated that v. Royal Welch Fusiliers pacemaker to Miss Alice Bridgen,ments,

the American backstroke champion, he had replied in the affirmative, (Navy Ground), 3 p.m.

the when the latter was making an attack His reply was confirmed, but Third Division

R.A.M.C. on several world's records. In her Bureau resolved that such a develop Royal Welch Fusiliers

Brat clash in a 400 yards race, Mias ment of the stroke is undesirable, Military ground Happy Valley, 3 pm Kompa, who was in receipt of 8 sec. and that an amendment to the exist

Kowloon's Team

stort, won with a margin of 5 see, ining rule should be submitted to the The following team will represent hand. Later, they met on level terms, next Congress, with n vlow to its the Kowloon Football Club first in an assault on the 440 yards world's prevention." eleven on Saturday on the Kewloon backstroke record of 6 min: 12 4-5 sec.,

Ground),

2.30

International Federation

St

ground, nt 4.30 p.m.-Boyes; Everest held by Miss Phyllis Harding, when, In passing, I may mention a letter and Willis; Sinclair. Bliss and Ming Bridges created a new standard I have had from an American stroke Barlow; Eastman, McKelvie, Gof 6 min, 12 sec., and Miss Konpa expert. It states that Wallace Spence equalled the world's record. At their swam 100 yds. breast-stroke in 64 third meeting the pair once, more 25 Rec., using the butterfly" action. "The re tried conclusions at 440 yards, and My correspondent writes:

White, V. White and Knox.

A grand variety entertainment is the finish was so close that the time peated illustrations of the speed of advertised to-day, to be held at the keepers could not split their watches, the new style should encourage its China Fleet Club Theatre by the although the judges awarded the general adoption, even though it still H.M.S. Suffolk "Non-Stops," by kind verdict to Miss Bridges in the declared is open to question whether it can permisalon of Captain E. Manners, time of 6 min. 10 cc.

be held to best advantage at 200 metres, the Olympic route. Experts jare becoming convinced almost any swimmer can improve his or her time Viewed as a resume of a sporting for the furlong by using the butterfly social function, the Empire action part of the way, the orthodox Games Report, issued recently, is ad- stroke the rest."

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