1939-05-02 — Page 23

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

May 2, 1939.

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Preparations For Olympic Games Proceed

Finland Leads All In Enthusiasm For Next Year's Sports Event

London, Apr. 1.

PREPARATIONS for the Olympic Games at Helsinki

next year are going well, I hear. Set with the task of doing in two years what others have been able to spread over twice that time, the Finns have made such progress that they propose to hold a “dreas rehearsal” in August.

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Baseball League

Two kilometres from the Olympic} →→ Stadium an Olymple Village is arls- Ing. Here athletes will be housed during the summer of 1940. At least 30 three- storied hauses are being built, and though the nporiments will be small no effort is to be spared to make

New York, May 1 them comfortable. Local palice. Only three matches were played in postmen,

taxi-drivers, trum conduc- the Mujor Baseball League to-day. tors, railway

staff and shop assistants The scores yere: are busy studying English. Swedish and German.

No country in the world surpasses New York Finland in enthusiasm for athletics. Boston The number of tickets available for Finns was nearly one million, but nuny more could have been sold,

though the population of the coun- try is under 4 million.

DOMINION FRIENDS

English

tish athletes who are expecting to compete at Helsinki are hoping to meet there old and new friends from

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In the American League, the match

Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray and. Regis Tommy are the trio who risk their lives to defend America's military and naval secrets in the timely Columbia film, "Smashing the Spy Ring," showing to-morrow at the King's Theatre.

World Record Created In Relay Swim

Columbus, Ohio, Apr. 1.

The New York Athletic Club's fine relay team set a world record of 3:31.3 for the 400-yard freestyle event last night in the National A. A. U. Swimming championships, giving the Gothamites a 3-point lead for the team championship now held by Ohio State University.

The New York A. C. ripped a tenth Ohlo State, In losing the relay of a second off the 3:31.4 world mark crown, was the second defending

BELILIOS GIRLS HOLD INAUGURAL SPORTS MEETING

The inaugural sports, the first an- nual athletic meeting of the Belillos Public Girls School, was held this morning at the University athletic ground, Pokfulam, and proved a great success. All the events attracted large tries, and au exceptional number of friends and relatives were present,

Prior to the distribution of the prizes by Mrs, Li Shu-fan, Miss B. Ozario, speaking on behalf of Mrs. Ll, sald that it was most encourag- ing to the Chinese race to find the future women of China displaying such keeness in health and hygiene.

Miss P. W. Brown, Headmistress of the School, led three cheers for Miss B. Smedley, the organiser of the sports,

The results were:

100 yards (senior),-Wong Fung-yeo.

BO Yards (Juniori-lui Kwal-nin

50 Yards (under 12).--So Chee-nin. 100 Yard Bkipping (senior),—-LeoDN Wai-chiu.

san,

80 Yards Skipping (Junior),-Chan Wal- 30 Yarda Skippleg Junder 12/60 Chee-nin.

Obstacle Race (senior)So Wal-bing. Potato Race (Junior),Io Kwok-ying. Babies Race (under 8)Chau Suk-ni. Obstacle Race (Junior)-Ip Chun-man, ''Team_Relay,—iclangau House,

Goal-shooting Telay (senior) ----Hopeh

Huuse

Cart-wheel Relay (Junior).--Chekiar Hause.

Skinning the-nake Relay (under 12) Kwangtang House.

Marketing Relay (senior) →Kwangtung Hour,

Zigzag. Arch and Tunnel Ball Relay (Junior).—Kwangieng House.

Posting Letters Helay (under 13)~ Kwangtung House.

To-day's Tennis Postponed

the Dominions. They are watching between Cleveland Indians and with particular interest just now the Detroit Tigers was not played because careers

of a a number

of overseas of the cold-Reuter, athletes, including D. B. Dunn and

PLAYER INJURED Athol Stubbs of Sydney, both of

New York, May 1. whom are promising candidates for The New York Yankees started Olymple honours.

I am told that Dunn is the fastest their first western trip to-day and left Joe DiMaggle propped up in his humap, in Australia, says an English hotel bed with a severely sprained correspondent. Ils recent perform-ankle and muscles torn from his leg ances have certainly been impressive from ankle almost to the knee. and suggest that in another year he The Yankee batter will have to re-set in 1937 by the University of champion deposed last night. In the might well be breaking world remain on the sidelines for at least ten Michigan, and beat Yale University's 220-yard freestyle, Jack Medica of As the ground is closed for tennis, cords, particularly in the 100 yards days.-United Press.

freshmen by five yards. The Yale the New York A. C, splashed to vic-to-day's matches as follows have varsity was third, and Ohio State's tory in 2:12.7, defenting the defend- been postponed to to-morrow:

Singles Ralph Flanagan of

Handicap.-L. Goldman (-30) vs. V. R. Gordon (-3/6). The relay victory, in which Tom Austin,

Mixed Doubles Final.-W. Sander McDermott Jim Reilly, Walter RR. Hough of Princeton won the

and Miss A. Tylör (-15) ̃ ̈ ̃ ̄vg H. “J. Spence and Peter Fick represented 220-yard breast stroke in 2:30.5,

and Mrs. Andrewes team the New York A. C., gave that club

standing, with three Armstrung Mr. Dennis H. Hazell, the Eastern 20 points for the first seven events, events to go: New York A. C. 20: (-15.3).

State 17; Medinah Club of Dircetar of William Sykes, Lid., of three ahead of Ohio State. The win- Ohio Can this 2-year-old torbury.

Yorkshire, received aning team spilt the world record Chicago 13; Yolo Freshmen 0; De- Sydney business inan, who walked a mile in 6 minutes 10.2 seconds, beat telegram this morning stating that about equally. Fick paced the quor-troit A. C. 8; Princcion 5, Vale Var- the record of the Norwegian, Edgar the Sykes Zig-Zag super football was let with a 51.4 performance, Spence's sity 4: Fremont, Ohio, High School

We used in the English Cup Final at time was 52.2. Reilly made his 100 and Mercersberg Academy 2; Provi

and McDermott in dence Boys Club and Pairmont Hotel Wembley Inst Saturday for the third yords in 53.2. wait for the time in the last four years.

S. C. 1.

and the broad jump.

wondering English walkera are how Stubbs will fare when he at- than the templ-longer-distances mile, for which he has just set up a world record though nothing under miles of course, is recognised for a walking record by the International Federation.

Brunn, in the 10,000 metres? may not have long

answer,

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Troops To Keep Kilt

London.

The War Office has issued a reas- suring statement-the kill of the Highland Regiments is to stay-in apite of mechanized warfare. But, adds, "there may be modifications."

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 6th May, 1939, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

p.m.

No one without a badge will do admitted to the Members' Enclosure, Such must be worn throughout the duration of each meeling in such a manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admilling Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $3 for Gentlemen and $8 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written applica- tion of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc,

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will close at 18 NOON.

Tins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020),

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $1 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and Is payable at the Gate, "Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform are admitied Hall, Price

By Order,

BEN O, B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 1st May, 1939.

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YACHTING RACE

True Blue Wins Event Over Six-Mile Course

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Finished

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True Blue

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Gurl

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D.N.F.

(Miss A. Heiberg)

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Kittiwake

(Miss P. M. King). Redshank

Koala

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Cat Adopts Four

Pups

HOT SPRINGS,, Ark., "Minnie, the Moocher" is now "Minnie, the mother." The cat, pot In the kennels operated by. Dr. and Mrs. Albert A Houseley here, adopted four Pekinese pups: when their mother died.

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The last Concert in this Season! PENINSULA HOTEL, ROOF GARDEN Wednesday, 10th May at 9.30 p.m. sharp

TONOFF TRIO

in

Chamber Music Concert

This programme has never been played before in the Colony !

P. Tschaikovsky-Trio op. 50. A. D'Alessio Trio Symphonico.

-(dedicated to Prof. N. A Tonoff.)

ARTISTS:

PROF. N. A TONOFF-Violin PROF, ETTORE PELLEGATTI—'Cello – PROF. HARRY ORE-Plano.

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Admission: $3.00, $2.00, $1.00 including Tax

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