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Sport for the Masses in Soviet Russia

Active Participants. Increase: Powerful Backing by Government

"Sport in the U.S.S.R. is undoubtedly for the masses,” writes a correspondent with knowledge of the country over a long period of years.

"Its development and present-day significance for all the peoples of the U.S.S.R. can best be judged by the num ber of active participants. In Tsarist Russia before the Great War there were roughly only 30,000 athletes, most of whom were members of the 'Sokol'-the Pan-Slavonic gymnastic organisation, which in spite of the vastness of that country had its weakest national organisation in Russia.

a with the exception of this shooting and bomb-throwing). The

bourgcols sporting organisation sport wearers of these sports budges enjoy was carried on only by the aristo- great respect and esteem in public.

peasants cracy. The workers and

TECHNICAL TRAINING could not compete in sport; their "Technical training' in all forms of sport standard of life was so low that they sport is given by individual could find neither time for nor In-instructors who have been trained

In the five academics of sport terest

erent in sport.

To-day there

twelve Moscow, Leningrad, Charmov, Minsk, million active athletes united in the and Tinis in four-yearly courses or courses in num- organisations. This In one

year various

has its roots in the erous other institutes. mass spread powerful backing of sport by

malous sporting

are some

the

or two

the

"So that there are. 15,000 newly Government; the general organis trained sports instructors and trainers tion is principally done by the trade sent out every year to the schools, unions. This exceptional popularisa-factories, and sports clubs in tion of sports, which is unusual in towns and the country. A particular the U.S.S.R, in the other countries, is caused by several feature of

Kiria, participation of women and things.

"First,

sport

the greater expenditure who represent more than a

"The numerous

third

and

Why must it always be good-bye when

1.

woman loves the way Barbara Stanwyck der Herbert Marshall? Ian Hunter (left) helps to supply the answer in 20th Century-Fox's drama, "Always Goodbye," now showing at the King's Theatre.

Interport Swimmer Awarded Humane Society Medal

was

Tennis Singles Tie

For To-day

The semi-final Colony Ten. nis singles championship match between Lee Wai-tong and Tsul Yun-pui will be played at the Hongkong Cricket Club this afternoon, commencing at 4.30 p.m.

The winner will meet Tsui Wai-pui tholder) in the final.

The match was postponed from yesterday when the stand court was not fit for play. As Lee is leaving' for Manila with the Hongkong Interport foot- ball team to-night, the tie was arranged for to-day to take the place of the doubles match be- tween the Tsui brothers and Lim Thiam-tet and Stephen Wong,

Golf

LEADING PLAYERS THROUGH

London, Apr. 20.

J. J. F. Pennink, holder for the last In recognition of his gallant net of to time. It was regrettable that the saving the life of an unknown Chi-night fete Jast June had been a loss, two years, S. E. Banks, last year's runner-up, and Leonard Crawley and there is on sport the less is necessary of the active athletesports grounds, nese from the harbour outside the but that loss had been offset by a Stanley Lunt, former holders, to-day Victoria Recreation Club on July 20, sum received for the loan of the entered the fourth round of the for hospitals and convalescent homes. Secondly, a healthy and fit youth is stadiums, and gymnasia in town and last year, Mr. Lionel Roza-Pereira, pool,

English Amateur Golf Championship working account of The general the greatest treasure of a people's | country are practical, beautiful, and Colony cross-harbour champion, 1937 and 1938 had shown losses, but now being played at Birkdale,

The new Moscow stadium, State and for the furtherance of its clean.

presented with u bronze medallion

In the fourth round Lunt will meet economic, political, and cultural de-named after Stalin, which is being and parchment of the Royal Humane this year there was a credit balance

Crawley to-morrow.

Kenneth Thirdly, the military bullt will be bigger and finer than Society by Sir Atholl MacGregor at of $1,540, a fact which showed that

Thom,

18-year-old velopment.

members were taking a really great Easex

fourth entered the yesterday. The V.R.C. strength of the State is insured in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. It

Interest in

player, their Club. Recalling the strongest way by a good sport will have 108,000 seats alone

the Incident, Mr. R. J.

round by beating K. T. Gordon by Ave It was explained to Mr. S. Strange Hon.

representative of the ing and ideological preparation of nearly as much standing room for Hunt,

and three. the younger generation.

stated that General Charges amounting to big meetings, and has space for 40, Royal Life Saving Society.

The young "unknown," R. Caville, of displays.

defeated RISING STANDARDS

Charles Stockport, who gymnasts for "This exceptional sporting mass However, the production of sports that at 1.30 p.m. on July 20, 1938, $1,200 were comprised of numerous

was about to take a little necounts such as telephone rent, Stowe yesterday, was eliminated to- Dalmats (discus, Roza-Pereira

the aglaon fer to the movement carries with it an excep- equipment and

swim in the Club pool when he heard etc., and

day by C. W. Mole of Calcot, who Amateur Swim-

five by

four-Reuter tional rise in the athletic standard. javelins, balls, horses, poles, and so

and shouts from outside. He went out Southern Counties The high attainments-of dying in on) does not keep pace with the en-

and saw three or four others swimming Association, US.S.R. is well known.

thusiastic development of sport."

The report and accounts were ming to the aid of a person in difficul ties. The nullah, out of which the adopted. man had been washed, was running

said that he had not Pereira

dived in to strongly. Mr. assist. He overlook the others, but had the pleasure of knowing the late when he reached the drowning man, Mr. Meek, but he knew several peo- he had disappeared beneath the ple who had. "He must have loved this Club," he said, "ond he has, left muddy waters.

"Although Soviet sport is not in touch with international athletic or- nevertheless

ganisations, nevert

ought to

000

be better known, as the perform-Baseball ances in many forms of sports are

to world class, and have even

up to

mass

surpassed it. If the weight-lifters PROGRAMME

were to enter for international com-

petitions they could win half the world titles, and so would the swim-

teamy,

CURTAILED

BY RAIN

“

Legacy of £1,000 Sir Atholl

can as-

had

ivon

Special. Football

Interport Side Has High Hopes

Mr. Pereira dived, and fortunate-it £1,

£1,000, This is not shown in the ly came in contact with the man's accounts, because the wheels of the coat. He hauled him to the surface law go round slowly, but and assisted in taking him aboard a sure you that it is coming."

A sub-Committee, he said, Naval launch. On board the launch,been formed to consider how best Mr.

Pereira applied artificiol respira- tion and made excellent progress that sum could be used. That Com- London, Apr. 20. until blood was seen oozing out of mittee had not yet reported, and Sir interfered with to-day's the man's

mouth. He had, apparent-Atholl asked members if they had Major League baseball programme, ly, suffered Internal injuries in his any suggestions or structural pro- only two matches being played in rough passage down the nullah. The posals for the betterment of the Club, "Nearly at the twelve million each division. The following were man was ultimately removed to hos-the Commitee, and sub-Committee will leave at midnight by the.

"Also

football the best 'Dynamo, 'Sportak, and The Red class. of international Army, are Lawn tennis is widely popular and has recently reached a high standard.

Of greatest interest to foreigners is the encouragement

versatility in sport.

active athletes

of athletes

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would welconic them, and an extra- ordinary General Meeting would be Life Saviar Knowledge "1 want to stress, and stress as called,

The deep sympathy of the Club hard us I can." anid Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, President of the V.R.C., the in the death of Mr. Meek was re- value of a knowledge of life saving. corded in the minute, and an expres The best of awimmers is no use if hesion of gratitude for the gift he had 1 does not know how to revive a man left.

he has saved from the water."

the results:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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(C. Davis pitched for dinata).

The matches Boston Braves v. Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants v. Philadelphia Phillies were not played owing to rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

"Mr. Hunt has referred to Mr. Pereira as a stout swimmer, I would go further than that and refer to him

Honorario of $300 each to the Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer were carried unanimously.

was

rew

J. Anderson expressed the hope 08 0 a stout-hearted swimmer." (Ap-that the incoming Committee would give more time in the mornings for plause).

"It is a proud moment," he con- school children to use the bath.

the breast of

Officers Elected cluded, "to pin to Lionel Roza-Pereira this bronze Sir Atholl MacGregor medallion, which is the highest award iccted Chairman, amid general ac- that the Society has to confer (Ap-clamation.

WOB clected Mr. A. O. Barretto plause."

The presentation was then made Hon. Secretary, and Mr. A. A. Guter- were played. and Sir Atholl called for three cheers res Hon. Treasurer.

The new Committee elected com- Almada, Hong and Sullivan homered and a "whole menagerie of tigers."

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Club to Receive £1,000 Legacy From Respected Member

The annual meeting of the Re- creation Club followed the presento tion, and during the Mecing, Sir Atholl made, the pleasant announce ment to the members that the late Mr. Thomas Meek, for whom the members had stood in respectful ellence for one minute earlier on, hed left to the Club £1,000. This sum hud not yet been received, but Shr Atholl assured the meeting that it was coming.

G. A. Agubeg, O. el Arculli, S. v. Gittins, R. J. Hunt, D. F. Lopes, D. Lyon, F. W. T. Ross, L. Roza-Pereira, and C. N. Silva,

First Royal

Turf Victory

Of Season

London, Apr. 28.

(By "Abo") Hongkong's first official Inter- port football team for Manila President Cleveland. The side is lead by Lee Wai-tong, China's soccer idol, and Mr. C. A. Golden-. berg, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong F.A., will travel with the team as manager.

The following players ore making the trip:

Tam Kwan-kon (S. China "B"), Hou Lung-Bang (Kwong Wah), Lee Tin-song (S. China "A"), Shechan (Middlesex) Freshwater (Middle- sex), N. Beltrao (St. Joseph's), Leung Wing-chiu (S. China "A"), E. Courtney (Club), Strange L (Middlesex), Emberson (RAOC), Fung King-cheung (S. Chinn "A"}, Lee Wai-tong (S. China), A. Gosano (St. Joseph's), Lai Shiu- wing (S. China "A"), and Hau Ching-to (Eastern).

The visit is being made in recipro- cation of that paid to Hongkong by a Manila team last February. When the Fillplags were here, they played three matches, all of which they lost, In Manila, Hongkong will iso play three games; the first is the Interport at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Sunday, April 30, and the other two will be against La Salle, who have held the Manila championship for many. years, and Yeo, the present holders of the title,

STRONG TEAM CERTAIN While the Hongkong team for the been Interport match has not yet

His Majesty the King had his first was supported by win of the season, at Newmarket, chosen, it is certain that the

Anal

Sir Atholl

when his two-year-old Milly Meuzelle, cleven will be good enough to win Messrs. D. Lyon (vice-Chairman), starting at 11 to 2, won the Wilbra- unless they fall far below their J. Unt, G. A. Agabeg, L. Roza-ham Stokes over five furlongs, beat-usual form. Judging by the play of Pereira, F. X. d'Almada e Castro, J., ing Mr. T. F. Blackwell's Lady Sue the Manila side in Hongkong lost D. F. Lopea (Hon. Secretary) and H. (9 to 4) by three-quarters of a February, football in the Philippines has not yet reached the standard of Hyndman (Hon. Treasurer),

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Sir Atholl sold that the VILC, was Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen's Tumult the game in the Colony. Neverthe- one of those happy Clubs which ran (7 to 2), a short head away, was third less, if the Hongkong men think that and the Royal they will win as easily as they did Seventeen ran themselves. Nothing sensational over happened, though there were the victory was greeted with loud cheers, here they are mistaken.

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