1935-09-20 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1935.

AUTUMN RACES STARTING TO-MORROW AT VALLEY

W. LAWRENCE

TWO BRITISH VICTORIES

STOTHARD WINS 800 METRES

MISS WHITEHEAD TAKES HURDLES

S'HAI IN LEAD

Records Go In

Interport

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LAWRENCE

AND KWOK

(By "Sagax")

Expectations were fully realised last night at the opening of the Interport Swimming gala at the V.R.C, where the Colony finished up the evening only one point behind after the Northern- ers, as anticipated, won the 200 Yards Relay Race.

Shanghal's crack relay team, reputed to be capable of breaking the Interport record, returned the: excellent time of 25.3/6 sees, per man but their time of 1 min. 41.3/5 sees. is not the beat to date. However, it shows what vast im- provement the Shanghai swimmers have made as they were only Trend last year when the race was won in 2 mins. 1/5 seck.

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It was Shanghai's well balauerd team that gave them five valuable i points to enable the Northerners Budapest, Aug. 18. Two magnificent British vic-to take the lead after they had tories were scored on this the been trailing behind for the first we erents. All four visitors are! final day of the International Universities Games. J. C. wimmers who can break 26 for the Hongkong's Stothard (Cambridge) won the listance: whereas

800 metres in Imin. 56,cc,, and weakness was in H. L. Ozorio who Miss Whitehead, the Leeds girl, actually lost the race for Hong- won the women's 80 metres hur-kong. He was the only man who dies in 12 6-10sec.

was incapable of holding the visi-i

Hammond tors and had

not

The British team, composed of swerved on the homeward tap K. S. Duncan (Oxford). 1. Clarke Shanghai would have won (Glasgow), C. B. Holmes (Manches ter) and M. M. Seare, was beaten into more convincingly.

third place in the 4 x 100 metres ruiny. Hungary won this in 41 6-10, clipping 3-10sec. off the record set up by the German team at Darmetrult in 1930. Germany was second.

Duncan go away well, but faulty baton passing between Duncan and Clarko and Clarke and Holmes caused several yards to be lost. There was, however, an excellent change over between Holmes and Scarf, but the latter was unable to make up the lost

pound,

Final placings in men's athletic events wore Gormanty 120 points, Hungary 02, Japan 74. Great Britain

47; France 30 and Estonia 22.

Great Britain finished second to

Germany in the women's 4 by 100

métren relay,

Yesterday P. D. Word (Cambridge) won the G,000 metres final in the Games record time of 15min. 22 6-10- Ward ran a finely-judged race to bent Hideo Tanaka (Japan) and Capilar (fungary).

нас.

In an Association football match the British side beat Latvia by 5 goals to 3.

P. M. Turquet (Cambridge) was un- placed in the final of the salire cham

ibnship, won by Dr. R. L. Rajczy (Hungary), A Gerevich being second,

NATIONAL UNION OF BOXERS

JIMMY WILDE'S PROJECT

TREMENDOUS HEADWAY

The enterprising and perenni- ally young Jimmy Wilde has made tremendous headway with Ins project, the National Union of Boxers.

After only two years of competitive lawn bowls, C. F. Remedios, a young member of the Hongkow Golf Club, captured the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association singles championship in a close match against G. V. Jensen, the Recs, veteran, at the Junior Golf Club greens. Remedios who was educated in Hongkong, has played Interport soccer for the Colony whilst last year he explained the Shanghai

football team ng ainst Hongkong.

A NEW CRICKET ELEVEN

GRADUATES FORM TEAM

TOO WEAK FOR LEAGUE

BOWLING IN AUSTRALIA.

INVITATION TO HONGKONG

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TO COMPETE IN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By "Sagax")

A notification has been received

BASEBALL

The Chicago

Cubs Holding Top Position

WIN ANOTHER TIE FROM GIANTS

FIGHTING HARD FOR TITLE

ABLE AMAZON "DEBARRED"

TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BETTING

SHOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CORROBORE E HANDICAP

(By "Capt. Foster")

After an absence of three and a half months, the "Sport of Kings' will be resumed at Happy Valley to-morrow when the Eighth Extra Race Meeting will be staged. A feature of this Meet- ing is that there is no race of over a Mile and all the events on the Card are handicap races. Rac- ing fans are assured of a good day sport with thrills and handsome dividends. It is officially

Able announced that the Australian Pony Amazon will not be barred from the betting at the forthcoming Extra Race Meeting.

The "A" Class Pontes (China Pooles) are not catered for at this Meeting and therefore the main event Intist be the Tweed Island Bay Handicap over a Mile confined to "B" Class in which I figure that all the ponies will accept the handicap. In the Island Bay Handlenp and the Junk Bay Handicap confined to "C" and "D" Classes, the entries have been sub-divided into first and recond Sections at the discretion of the Handicapper who has set fans 11 knotty problem to spot the winner, .in the "C" Cinss Firmi (By "Sagax")

Suctio

Lady Southorn's Aussie "Halcyon" weeks

New York, Sept. 19. has been entered and it is to be hoped During the past two strenuous efforts were made by

Only one match was scheduled that he will be well up in the fight-

ing line, even membera of the University

Good old "Bonny Dundee is Graduates' Association to form by the Hongkong Lawn Bowls in the American Baseball League

Detroit Tigers, certainly locking well after having a cricket team to enter the local Association from the Western to-day, The

Australian Bowling Association leader of the championship,spent the Summer at Fanling and his league but unfortunately it has

inviting local competitors who

Handicap--the Srst race on the Card However, it is to W. Law-not been found possible to carry might be in Australia next year suffered yet another defeat, los-anees in the Big Wave Buy rence that the honours of the out the original plans and frst night's swimming, must go. project has been abandoned for to participate in the Tenth Aus- ing to the Red Sox by four runs are very rosy, Bonny Dunter and

tralian Bowling Championships to one. which are to be held in April. During the past two years the the current season. Hongkong champion has been showing wonderful progress and record after record has fallen to him. When he bettered the time for the 220 yards by returning mins. 25 secs. at the annual cham-

The promoters had hoped to be pionships recently it was thought

The events will include a single that he had reached the limit of able to field a team sufficiently endurance but he further en strong to justify entering the handed four bowl championship hanced his reputation last night Senior Division but although they of Australia, conducted on the when he broke the Interport and received very encouraging support

able would not warrant competitive | zvanamu hath record. for the distance by it was found that the talent avail-knock-out system; a Rink Cham- clocking 2 mins. 23.3/5 secs.

HONOURS TO LAWRENCE

However,

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the

arrangements have These championships are open been made for the formation of a

to all bowlers affiliated with any team which will play friendlying association in the British matches with local clubs on Sun Empire and will be held at Perth from April 11 (Easter Saturday) to April 24.

dnys.

It was never thought that Ham-cricket for the present season at

KWOK CHUN HANG

least.

Many former University students were prepared to support the move and among them were players who are distinguishing themselves with other clubs. A few from one elub were sympathetic towards the idea but, at the name time, were rather reluctant to leave their present club for fear It would mean break- ing up the team which have been figuring in league cricket för many ['J'Cars,

GALLOPS AT THE VALLEY

To-Day's Training Times

To-day's training times clocked at the Valley during the morning gallops will ap pear in our final edition.

Had the plans materialised it was the intention of the Associa-pionship (sectional system with tion to apply for permission to play rinks consisting of players from home matches on the University the one, State) and a Pairs Cham- ground at Pokfulam during the plonship also on the sectional sys- first part of the season when the tem. undergraduates will be engaged with their examinations.

mond, the Shanghai champion whose best time is 2 mins. 34) would win but when the North-}· erner was ahead for the first four lengths there were many thought him capable of creating n event of the series. sensation in the first interport

LOCAL BASEBALL

FIXTURE

who Chinese And Americans

Lawrence was not to be beaten

Playing To-morrow

afternoon

The conditions as regards scor-

ing in the championships will be

read with interest by bowlers in

Hongkong. In the Singles avent

the preliminary rounds are 21 shuts up while in the semi-final und final rounds the player to acore 31 shots first is the winner. In the qualifying rounds of 'the

Rink Championship only 18 heads

are played but in the semi-final and Anal rounds 25 heads are played. Almost identical conditions obtain for the Pairs Championship

final rounds,

After a year of hard work the howover, and took the lead after The tocal Baseball League except that in the qualifying rounds Union, which now numbera

five the first hundred yards. Im- match between the Chinese and there are to be only 15 heads and hundred mombora, and is growing mediately he went ahead it was the Americana, witich, was ache-21 heads in the semi-final and every day, has been approved by the obvious that the race, was won and duled for the La Salle Ground Registrar of Friendly" Sociation. · It has, too, the important support of lost, and he had no difficulty in to-morrow the British Boxing Board of Control. repenting last your's Jimmy Wildo himself is the President, against his old rival. Not only and, Lon Harvey Vico-President, did he beat Hammond a second whilst many influential names appear timo but he lowered

Nignio- on the Nationi Council."

Some of the main objects of the witzky's 1931 record of 2 rains. Union are to regulate relations be- 32.2/5 secs.

outing was in the Benufort Handicap when he won comfortably and finished The Chiengo Cubs took another in front of Clear View and Flybynight. game from the New York Yankees, He was then receiving 6 lbs. tram winning by 6-1 and with the St. Clear View and 11 lbs. from Flyby. Saturday he is met Louis Cardinals also winning, the night be Giants prospects of staging a on level terms with Clear View and

FLIRT AND FOXBRIDGE last minute recovery seem doomed, gets only 3 lbs. from Flybynight.

Iam of the opinion that he can Results of matches played to hold these two ponies but he must be day are as follow:

on the alert for Flirt (Frost) and Foxbridge (Butler) as both of them are not only in good condition but have been fairly well treated by the weight adjuster. It will be worth noting that Flirt, in one of the early

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Boston Pittsburgh

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ABLE AMAZON

Extra Meetings, had the satisfaction ber that she was barred from hebung, of trouncing Ythinn, Soldier of Vie However, she will not be barred at

(Suhr scored & home run for the tory, Soldier of Pence, Pacific Hall, this Meeting. I consider that she was Pirates).

Philadelphin. Cincinnati...

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St. Louis

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For

Flybynight-and-many-others-in-the very unlucky-to-lose-to Rag-To- Colonial Stakes. It seems that Har- However, in the Brisbane Spring vest View is on the fat side but heilandicap she was conceding one and whereas o11 a half stones to Dag might get a place. Pacific Hall is a moody animal and, she being a ludy, Saturday she is set to give 10 s. I prefer to leave her alone. Popular and with Leo Frost to steer, who Star na to weigh out at 140 lbs. and must-barring accident-pass the past is certainly worth $5,--cach way.

first. Able Amazon is good for any

In

intance, and it will be recalled that the Corroboree Handicap (Five dat Furlongs) for Auaales, cannot see on March 31, 1934, ahouldering anything to beat Able Amazon with 150 lbs. she broke the five furlongs

1.1/50 22, last year,

(3. Collins scored a home run Derby Day and Shooting Star, well up record held by Night Sler

at Inishing line Rose-Ant (Pin) seconds. Un September 22, lat for the Cardinals).

in gout condition but being a bad with 165 lbs. to carry and Donald indy at the barrier and the distunee Black on the saddle she covered five being five furlongs, it would be well furlongs in 1.04.3/5th breaking her to leave her alone.

own record by 1.1/6th deconds. This did not last long as on May 18, this

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Detroit Boston

ABLE AMAZON A CINCH 1 8 1

Able Amazon was beaten by Bag year, her record- was eclipsed by 4 -9 1

Star Tor in the Brisbane Spring Handicap Shooting

who registered -Rentor. · į and rucing fans will doubtless remem- (Continued on 'Paga 9),

SECOND VICTORY IN ENGLAND

NEW ZEALANDERS ON TOUR

RUGBY. FIFTEEN

London, Sept. 19. The New Zealand rugby tour- ists who commenced their pro- gramme last week with a victory The number of heads played in against the combined Devon and Success transferred to the Navy Ground at makes interesting reading particu- second encounter since landing- has been the Pairs and Rink championships Cornwall fifteen have won their Caroline Hill.

larly as the games in Hongkong each season are inclined to be drag- To-day the "All Bincks" Red on well into darkness in many at Coventry and there had instances,

́Midland' Counties as, their „op-| It has been hinted on acveral ponents. The New Zealanders occasions that Pairs and Rink mat-ten by nine points to three. The fixtura le timed to start at ches in the local championships should be 15 heads and with this The enormous improvement of 3.30 p.m. -

suggestion many

'will' readily agree.

tween boxers and managers and/or ANOTHER RECORD BREAKER promoters by whom they are ongaged

and/or employed and to encourage the

Much will depend on this match for the championship and it is expected that a good game will result...

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settlement of disputes between them the Colony's champion swimmers by conciliation or arbitration; to

also the status of all employed in was further manifest, in the professional boxing and munuge uf- Breast Stroke ovent in which, while Welz was one' and a fifth | Zaira during periods of disputes or Kwok Chau-hang, fresh from his seconds behind. victimisation; to rabo the purgo conquests In Australia, clipped

or pursos

were

the

Their next match will be against Yorkshire nad Cumber! land on Saturday at Bradford..

In friendly match Somerset defeated Lancashire at Taunton

The full results of the Inter- HOME FOOTBALL by ten roints to three-Rekter.

of boxers engaged in pre- over four seconds off the record port events follow: money liminary contests; to prevent deduc-i tion from wages

by for the 100 yards.

220 Yards Fred Style:-1, W. managers and promoters; to create a It was Kwok himself who creat- | Lawrence (Hongkong); 2, N. benevolent fund for the rollef of ed the record in Shanghai Inst Hammond (Shanghai); 3, A.! momborx In distress; to promote contents for the assistance of boxers year when he covered the distance Logan (Shanghai). Time: 2 mins. and the boneßt of the Union.

in 76.3/5 secs. to beat the previous | 233/3 accn. In short the main object is, to

bast time of 80.1/5 secs.

100 Yards Breast Stroke.-1,

CARLISLE DEFEATS

OLDHAM

London, Sept. 19.

guard the interests of professional With E. Wolz, the Shanghai 'ex- Kwok Chin-hang (Hongkong); 2, In the Northern Section of the Boxers in all matters connected with ponent, us pace maker Kwok was E. Welz (Shanghai): 3, E. M. Bar- Third Division English Football their employment?

The ideals are excellent and it is fully extended during the first ques (Hongkong). Time: 72 BOCH, League, Carlisle United enter sincerely, to be hoped that the Union three lengths but there was never

220 Yards Reiny,-1, Shanghai; tainud Oldham Athletle at Brun will receive the well-deserved support any doubt as to the ultimate re

2. Hongkong. Time: 1 min. 41.8/6 ton Park and won by two goals to -suit--Mis time-was-72-user-end-i-xe to umeble it to vairy, "there"oET"

rien

on

the

Spurs had slx jured llat recently Taylor (goalkeeper), strained thigh musclo; Whatley (left back), strained groin; Rowe, (contre half), strained back muscle; Bell (Inside forward), strained Ilgamento; Douglas Hunt (centre forward), strained groin; and Almerie Hall (inside forward), strained muscle chiefly, the resulta of mishaps at cricket.

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