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THE WINDOW

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Tuesday,

I'LL LOOK- AROUND FOR FOOTPRINTS!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 2, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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Preparations For Olympic Games Proceed

Finland Leads All

All In Enthusiasm For Next Year's Sports Event

London, Apr. 1.

PREPARATIONS for the Olympic Games at Helsinki

noxt 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 "dress rehearsal” in August,

Two kilometres from the Olymplej

Stadium an Olymple Village is aria- ing. Here many of the world's!

athletes will be housed during the Three Matches In

summer of 1940. At least 30 three-

storied houses are being built, and though the apartments will be small

no effort is to be spared to make them

Baseball League

New York, May 1.

comfortable. Local police, Only three matches were played in n, taxi-drivers, tram conduc- the Major Baseball League to-day, postmen fors, railway staff and shop nasistants 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 many more could have been sold,

though the population

try is under 4 million.

of the coun-

DOMINION

ON FRIENDS

(Cuccinello Braves).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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In the American League, the matchi

and

English athletes who are expecting Cincinnati

to compete at Helsinki are hoping to Pittsburgh meet there old and new friends from

the Dominions. They are watching between Cleveland Indians with particular interest just now the Detroit Tigers was noi played because

of oversens carcers of a number

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

PLAYER INJURED Athol Stubbs of Sydney. both ΟΙ

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

their first western trip to-day and I am told that Dunn is the fastest left Joe DiMaggio propped up in his in Australia, says an English hotel bed with a severely sprained dent. His 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- might well be breaking world remain on the sidelines for at least ten cords, particularly in the 100 yards days. United Preas. and the broad jump. English walkers

are wondering how Stubbs will fare when he at- than the tempts longer distances

Sykes Zig-Zag Ball

mile, for which he has just set up a Used At Wembley

Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray and R cals Toomy are the trio who risk their lives to defend Anterica's in liary and naval sterets in the timely Celubin-film. "Smaching the Spy Ri ng," 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.

defending champs fourth.

Spence, and Peter Fick represented 220-yard breast stroke in 2:38.5.

BELILIOS GIRLS HOLD INAUGURAL SPORTS MEETING

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

Prior to the distribution of the prizes by Mrs. Li Shu-fan, Miss B. Ozorto, speaking on behalf of Mrs. Li, 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 (onlor)-Wong Fung-yes, 80 Yards (Junior)—Hut_Kwai-nin.

30 Yards funder 12)-60 Cheo-nin. 100 Yards Skipping (realor).-Leong Wal-chise.

вая,

0 Yards Skipping (Junior)-Chan Wal-

60 Yards 6xipping tunder 12).-90 Chee.nin.

Obstacle Race (senior)-Se Wal-hing. Potato Race (Junior)Ha Kwok-ying. Bables Race (under 8)Chau Buk-nl. Obalacle Race junior)-Ip Chun-man. Team Relay--Klangai House. Coal-ahooling Relny (senior)-Hopch

House.

Cart-wheel Relay (Junior)-Cheklang louac

Skinning the-enake Relay (under 12).— Kwangtung House.

Marketing Relay (senior)-Kwangtung House.

Zigzag. "Arch and Tunnel Ball Reiny (junior)Kwangtung House.

Posting Letters

12)-- Kwangtung House.

(under Holay

To-day's Tennis Postponed

Goldman

The New York A. C. ripped a tenth Ohio State, in losing the relay of a second off the 3:31.4 world mark crown, was the second defending get in 1937 by the University of champion deposed last night. In the Michigan, and bent Yale University's 220-yard freestyle, Jack Medion of As the ground is closed for tennis, 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, defeating the defend- been postponed to to-morrow:

Ralph Flanagan of Singles Handicap--L ing titicholder, In which Tom

(-30) vs. V. R. Gordon (-3/8). Austin, Texas. The relay victory,

'Reilly,

Mixed Doubles Final-W. Sander. McDermott, Jlm

Walter R. R. Hough of Princeton won the

and Miss A. Tylor (-15) vs. H. J. The the New York A, C., gave that club The world record though nothing under

team-standing with three Armstrong and Mrs. Andrewes Mr. Dennis IL Hazell, the Eastern 20 points for the first seven events, events to go: New York A. C. 20; (-15.3). miles of course, is recognised for a the International

17; Medinah Club of walking record by

Can this 28-year-old Horbury.

Director of William Sykes, Ltd., of three ahead of Ohio State. The win- Ohlo Federation.

Yale Freshmen ; Do- Yorkshire, received aning team split the world record Chicago 13; Sydney business man, who walked a mile in 6 minutes 18.2 seconds, beat tegin this morning stating that about equally. Flek paced the quar-troit A. C. 8; Princeton 5, Yale Var- the record of the Norwegian, Edgarhe Sykes Zig-Zag super football was tel 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 Brunn, In the 10,000 metres? may not have long to wait for the Wembley lust Saturday for the third yards in 53.2.

S, C. 1.

answer,

Troops To Keep Kilt

London.

The War Office has issued a reas- suring statement-the kit of the Highland Regiments is to stay-In spite of mechanized warfare. But, it 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- meneing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30

· MEMDERS' ENCLOSURE No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5 for Gentlemen and $3 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written applica- tion of a Member, auch Member lo be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc,

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, (Tel. 27704) will

close at 12

Exchange NOON.

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

PUBLIO ENCLOSURE

to the The price admission Publie Enclosure is $1 including Tex, for all Persons, Including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Safors in Uniform are admitted Hall Price.

By Order,

C. BROWN,

·Secretary, Hongkong, 1st May, 1930.

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YACHTING RACE

True Blue Wing Event Over Six-Mile Course

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True Blue

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(Miss A. Helberg)

La Linda

16.47.40

17.03.05

17.12.18

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Kittiwake.

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Redshank

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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 Piano,

Make your reservations early at the

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

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