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BRITAIN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 224 1936.

SERIOUS ABOUT WORLD OLYMPICS

SPORT ADVTS. ERNEST TRAINING BILLIARDS

THE HONG KONĠ JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1936.

22nd, 24th, 25th, 20th and 20th February, 1936.

On Saturday, 22nd, Monday, 24th,

OUT THIS YEAR TO WIN

MORE EVENTS

Tuesday, 25th, and Wednesday, 26th HOW PETERSEN KEPT

February, the first ball will be rung at 11.00 a... and the first race will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday, 29th February, the first bell will be

rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race

will be run at 2.00 p.m.

HIS TITLES

(Continued from Page 8.)

The tin interval will bro taken after the fifth race on the first four think there was very much in it when -days.

it comes to reckoning up the points. Somehow I just could not get going until the last four rounda; then I felt I was definitely on top.

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

Members are reminded that they and their Ladies MUST wear thoir badges prominently displayed through- out the Meeting.

No one without a badge will be ad- mitted to the Members Enclosure.

Dadges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon introduction by a member, such member to be respon- sible for all chits, etc.

Badges admitting to Members' En- closure will NOT be on sale at the Face Course.

floor,

The Secretary's Office, 1st EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tins will be obtainable cach day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from

rom the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920.

On ne pretext will children be per- mitted in either enclosure during the frat four days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The price of admission to the Publie Enclosure is $2,00 per day including tax for all persons including ladies and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclorure at $1.00 per day including tax.

I would like to meet Petersen again. I am not yet ready to admit that Jack in my master. It was his night.

He boxed in his best form and made the most of every chance he got. Os my part I fought on different lines from my usual style.

London, Feb. 21.

For the first time Britain is making really strenuous efforts to train for the Olympic Games in Berlin this summer.

FINAL STAGES OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATES ARRANGED

MONDAY, MARCH 9

Swimming Plans For Olympics

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AT WEMBLEY

The R.S.A. championships to be held at Wembley on July 1-- WIN be regarded as final trials, with the reservation of further trials if the committee thinks desirable.

Diving trials will also be held at the same time, and successful com

petitors

Jardins.

Kubsequently

be

FERRIER IN ENGLAND

FOR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

9

FRIENDLY SOCCER

Local Club's Match For Tomorrow

A friendly football match between

the Hongkong English Forum and the

Canadian Chinese Club will tako piske at the South China Athlete Associa- Some now and interesting tion ground, Caroline Hill, at 10 a.m. personalities, in addition to to-morrow. such distinguished players as Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, Law son Little, Gene Sarazen, Mac- donald Smith, and T. D. Arm- our, are likely to take part in this year's British champion- ships.

first Although this will be the will be meeting on the football field occasion en which these two clubs they have met regularly in Indoor sports and debaton.

Members of both clubs will be pro- sent to cheer their respective topms La victory. Tho following - ary 'the teams:

Hongkong English Forum-

The

One of the now players is A. D. Locke, a clerk in the Johannesburg J. Poon, M. S. Lau, N. Ma, Kwok, office of a mining company, who, at K. S. Cheng, T. Cheung, T. Young the age of eighteen, halda bath the A, Ho, K. Wong, C. C. Fung and P. titles. He has recently added to South African Open and Amateur Kwong (Capt.)

Canadian Chinesa Club;--B.

vaal Amateur championship, in the

The

conched at Hastings by Pelo Des- these victories by winning the Trans-K. Yip (Capt.), W. S. Ing, G. Lee, final of which he beat his opponent Dr. G. Lee, G. Chow, S. Fong, E. by the overwhelming margin of 13 apunn, 8. Bunn, J. Mark, II. Quon and

B. Wu. and 11 to play.

At a meetig of the committee of the Hongkong Amateur Billiards As- sociation arrangements were made Arrangements for the Berlin for the staging of the semi-final and Games were made in London on final matches in the local Senior and January 26 by the swimming Junior Championships. By tradition, the British attitude to

By kind permission

of the Pre-section of the Olympic Games of the Club Management Committee. amateur sport has been "the play's rident and committee the thing, never mind who wins", but Lusitano these games will be played this year Britain is out to win, or in the ball room of that club on a at lonst finish higher than sixth er now table which is to be specially seventh among the competing nations. erected by Mesars. Lane Crawford, Stamis are being crected and Old-fashioned sports patrons des Ltd. cribe some of the training innovations there will be ample seating accomm as the borderline of professionalism, modation for enthusiasta. There will unreserved Kente or at the best. "American pen be reserved and

available. methods."

It has been arranged for the first Way back in 33, soon after the Old of the matches to be played on Mon- Country's poor showing in the Lesday, March 9. Angeles games, Britain started pre- The following is the programme: paring for this year's tourney. That

A water polo team will be or- In itself was something new, Usual-

ganized, and it la proposed to hold I had trained specially with the

various matches in the near future. Another new golfing personality to ly teams have not been chosen until object of scoring decisive victory, a week or so before the Games.

It is intended to notify specified make a first visit to this country is but although the strength was there

semi-final (400 up).

swimmers and divers that they will James Ferrier, a youth of 20, who fand weighing fourteen stone. At the I found myself far too slow at times,

holds the Australian amateur cham-lage of sixteen he won the New South Chief attention was given to the 9 p.m. Senior Championship semi-be under observation. and this sluggishness enabled Petersen field events in

plonship, writes a special correspon-Wales Amateur championship, qad which Britain has final (750 up).

Miss M. J. Parker has been ap-dent of the London" Observer. For three years later Won to get away with more than I intended never

both the shone. In 1934, a summer Bchool he should.

pointed honorary masseuse, and the rier's greatest fent was the winning Queensland Open and Amateur titles. was established at Lough-

Following a visit of the Amertem appointment of an honorary massour of the New South Wales Open title borough College, Leicestershire, where

5.30 p.m. Junior Championship semi-is pending.

with the amazing aggregate of 260, professionals to Australia, Ferler such experts as Harry Abrahama,

A score that, brenks every record for has reconstructed his style by sfior- Olympic broad jumper, Donald Finlay. finnl (400 up). hurdier, and Tom Hampson, Olympic Anal (750 up).

9 p.m. Semlor Championship 'semi-

a.72 holen medal tournament on a tening the back awing, and, unig full-size Course. Tho Individual slightly longer and heavier clubs, and world record half-miler, concked.

rounds were: 07, 05, 70, and 64, resBut for a tragic error of judgment, young hopes.

pectively, and the extent of his Ferrlor would, in addition to his other triumph may be gathered from the successes, now be Australian Open fact that he was "aixteen strokes in johampion. With only, two holes front of the runner-up, 3. D. Spence, play he seemed absolutely certain to a former Australian champion,

win. At the seventeenth, le drive An the son of the secretary of the was in so bad a place that the caddie Manly Club, New South Wales, who implored him to take an iron, and is connected by birth with that fam- play for safety. Disregarding the a golang nursery Carnoustic, golf advice Ferrier took a brassie, and appear to be in the blood of scarcely moving the ball, took 7 for young Ferrier. He is n giant in the hole. He lost the championship stature, being 6 ft. 2 in. in height, by one stroke.

NOT AN INTERPORT TEAM

(Continued from Paps 8.3 general determination on the part of other clab members to give the game support so that next season Taikoo, with its fine court, can be adequately) represented in the Colony's competi- tive ladminton.

Before then training was left to the individual athlete, who rarely, if at all, get any conching.

LANTERN LECTURES

5.30 p.m. Junior Championship

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

5.30 p.m Junior Champtonship Final (ton up).

9 p.m. Play off for third prize in Senior Championship (750 up). THURSDAY, MARCH 12

Early in 1035, during the winter months when track and field mon

41. Senior Championship finni, hibernate here, a series of lantern first session (500 up). The meeting quickly realised that lectures were arranged. Experts de- 9 p.m. Senior Championship final, an extension of the Reason was monstrated the tricks of their dif-second session (600 up). necessary if teains were to complete ferent tradea. Jack Lovelock, for) It la proposed that the prices of their programmes and the closing instance, showed how he runs his fustjadmission for the first three days he date has been put on from April mile. Emphasis was again laid on $1.10 to

to the re

Renta and 55 cents At the present rate of throwing and jumping. to April 20.

seats. For thei progress this should be sufficient

Senior Championship final tho grace to permit competitors fulfilling.

priers of admission will be $2.20 and the whole of their engagentents.

$1.10 respectivaly.

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Presentation Night, on a date ret to be fixed (probably the last week in April) is to take a slightly different form to that of last year. The meet

experiment with

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting

Tiffins will be obtainable in tho Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

Pannes for Servants will be issueding deelded, to on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.

SERVANTS' PASSES

Any persons found loitering with Sorvants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be

By Order,

removed from the Enclosure.

C. D. BROWN,

Secrotary, Hongkong, 17th February, 1936.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The closing date for entries for the above has been extended to Thursday, 27th February, 1936, and the Tournament will open on Monday, 9th March, 1936.

A. K. MACKENZIE,

Hon. Secretary.

THE ST. GEORGE'S RIDING SCHOOL Ma Tau Wei Rd., Kowloon.

BUBES 3 & 11 PASS THE SCHOOL.

Expert European Instructors and well-trained Australian & China ponles,

Prospectus on Application

G. WILLIAMS,

Manager & Proprietor. Tel: 51041.

It was the first time that there had been any organised tuition in this country.

meet was staged. It was primarily intended as a money-making spectacle, Later in the year, the first indoor

but it afforded the athletes a much needed limbering-up after months of inaction...

Servicemen in uniform will be ad. mitted to the unreserved rents at

be admitted free on all days. half price. Association members will

Gande, Prico and Co.

Tekets can be obtained at Messrs.

play

At the end of each day's there will be n bonzolite ball com-

Л cue and enso

cubine programme of badminton and dancing. There will be exhib Finally, at the end of 1935, the petition, for which tion games from about 8.30 to 10, track and field authorities made their will be presented to the player mak- Recreio are to be approached for the haphazard conditions of past yearn. JUNIOR MATCHES PLAYED and dancing subsequently. Club de supreme move, confounding all the ing the highest bitak. use of their hall for this function. They announced a list of athletes

from which the final team will be Three matches' were played in the chosen.

and a sub-committee of three com prising Mr. S. A. Gray convener), Mr. R. H. Wong and Mr. E. da Sousa, were appointed to make the necessary arrangements.

Junior Championship on Thursday night. Mui Chan-jed beat E. Zim These men will be watched throughmern 300-215, aft making a break out the spring and summer. Their of 40, E. A. V. Requedios bent J. E. There is no reason why this innova. final selection will depend on their Noronha 300-185, his score including tion should be other than A pro- ability to attain the standard of the a break of 48, and A. Kitchell bent nounced success. Last year there was sixth competitor in the 1028 Amster Cheng Kwai-leung 300-216. possibly a little too much badminton | dam Games when the climatic and

at one dose, and this year visitors other conditions most nearly approach-

will be afforded some welcome variety, od-those-to-be expected in Berlin. -LEAGUE- CRICKÈT

TO WATCH THEIR TEETH

an-Hongkong C.C. Eleven

For To-day

The proposal that one exhibition of singles be included in the programme Hongkong will thus be given its first is fairly certain to be adopted, and

The complete team will be real opportunity of seeing the singles nounced after the amateur Athletic game, and will be able to judge for Association championships July 10 itself how fast and strenuous it is, and 11. It will be one of the largest

With the appointment of Mr. S. A. competing in Berlin, with a maximum The Hongkong Cricket Club will be Gray as league secretary, clubs, are of three competitors for each of the meeting the Umversity in a League asked to note that all results should 22 track and field events of the match on the former's ground this henceforth be sent to him at the Olympie programme, More than afternoon when the following will re Hongkong Telegraph.

twice that number are on the list of W. Hayward (capt), L. D. Kil-

the home side: candidates.

bee, H. Owen Hughes, A. C. Growder,

EXCITING BADMINTON MATCH

(Continued from Page 8.) Silva 10-21; lost to Oliveira and Silva

7-21.

A select committee has been formed L McInnes, G. S. Dunkley. 1. W by the A.A.A., which will hear the Baines, R. D. Gillespie, I. S. Forbes,

A GOOD START

vlaws of the candidates on their V. Bond and G. E. R. Divolt. chances, and also the claims of aspirants. The committee has already advised the candidates that they wif| probably be absent from about July 29 to August 10, and may be required for the relay

the match between British Empire and the United States at the White City stadium, London, August 16.

careful

are the preparations

A. W. Norrie and Miss 1. Cunning ham (Taikoo)-lost to Carvalho and Ribeiro 11-21; lost to Remedios and that the committee has told the

AUCKLAND'S BATTING AGAINST M.C.C. TOURISTS

Auckland, Feb. 21. Auckland, fir 1 cricket match

Silva 10-21; lost to Oliveira and Silva candidates to have their teeth seen against the M. C. G. tourists to-day,

7-21.

LEAGUE TABLE

Games.

C. R. C. Fire Brigade Recreio "A" Recreio "B" St. John's

P. W.L. F. A. Pts. 10 0 1 08 22 18 11 9 2 76 24 18 8.7 1 60 12 14 20 64 50 31 12 12 # € 52 50 12

to as early as possible "as experience made a good start but very heavy shows that the teeth often contain rain prevented the match from pro- latent infection which suddenly ceeding on fis normal course, an early

close being necessary,

spreads and enuses a breakdown.”

St. Andrew's Kowloon Tong Talkoo

S, and S. Home

+

5 35 46 8 10 2 8 32 62 4 10.2 8 21 89 4 10 6 10 16 75

The fixture is to extend over three daya, and when play closed to-day Auckland had made 109 for the loss of but one wicket. Wallace had made 68 without losing his wicket at the clow of play,-Router.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

|

LEAVE AUGUST 4

It is proposed that the team leave on August 4 and return on August

10.

Steps are being taken appointment of an official use the observer for the purpose of noting плу technical developments likely to be of assistance to the swimmers.

Arrangements will probably be made for a film to be taken of various national champions in training.

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BE ABLE TO COME IN FOR THAT OPERATION

ON HER EYES?

ILL HAVE TO ASK MY NURSE

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WE HARDLY CAN SET THE DATE, YET, DOCTOR. IT'LL PROB- ABLY BE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF

NOVEMBER.

YOU WANTED DOCTOR ULM TO ASSIST YOU, AND I DOUBT IF HE'LL BE BACK BEFORE THEN!

WILL THAT BE SATISFACTORY, FRECKLES

GOSH!THAT'S ABOUT THE TIME WE'LL BE PLAYING KINGSTON.... OUR BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR! BUT, IF IT'S OKAY BY MOM, IT'S OKAY BY ME!!;

POOR BOY! HE LIVES FOR BOOTBALL....AND THIS YEAR THE SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO

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ONLY TWO THAT I KNOW OF... AND BOTH OF THEM ARE · FRECKLES !!