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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

June 11, 1940.

ATHLETICS IN FAR EAST

Hongkong Suffers In Comparison With P.I., Shanghai And Japan

(By "Tinker")

SWIMMING PROSPECTS

Lawn Bowls

Only Two Matches In

Pairs Tourey

STATISTICS, usually, are not the best means of_making_sports comparisons, in fact, several people go as far as to say that they do not agree with the compiling of sports statistics at all, but in athletics, at least, times and distances are often the only facts upon which one can assess relative yesterday, owing to the sodden values.

Challenge For Colony's Titles From Lai

Chung Union

By "RIPPLE"

WHEN IT FIRST came into existence.five years ago ONLY TWO MATCHES the Lai Chung Swimming Union, started by that able were played in the Open Pairs conch Mr. S. H. Wong, and held under the auspices of the Lawn Bowls Championship Chinese Y.M.C.A., was little known. It was only last condition of most greens. At year that the Union blossomed into a powerful swimming The more important track meets of Shanghai have the Civil Service C.C., J. A. organisation that gave the Colony some of its finest swim- Remedios and. L. A. Gutierrez (mers. just been held, and, co-incidentally, the East Asia Athletic Meet at Tokyo has just concluded. To this latter meet went the stars from the Philippines, and the times and distances were most illuminating.

As odious as ever, this com-¡ parison is especially so-to the Colony. But in fairness it must be pointed out that the East Asia Meet attracted the best athletes there are (China ex- cepted) in the Far East. Both the Filipinos and the Japanese are of world Olympic standard and it is hardly expected that little Hongkong could produce runners and jumpers to reach up! to them.

with Shanghai, however, it is Gomewhat different; the community there seems inore virile and larger.

Latest Call-Over For Derby

beat E. G. Post and A. E. Carey

22-16, and at the Hongkong Perhaps the most well-known year? Well, all I can say is he F.C. W. L. Walker and Jamong them is Chan Chun-nam, has a few cards up his sleeve Deakin beat J. Pau and G. S. the "legless wonder" who, last which will stump many of the few Chinese would-be champs in the Colony. Ladd 23-11.

year, broke a

Another of their star swiners Is It was not until the last few heads National records in the middle that Remedios and Gutierrez could and long distances and won the Yau Sat-kwan, 15-year-old runner-up in the harbour race last year, and call themselves safe. It was

keen duci, which was made the more in- Colony harbour race and 880 runner-up to Chints in all the Chinese teresting by the fine efforts of the yards, besides-providing-Law Amateur Federation middle and long loscr.

rence, Colony champion, with distance competitions. Despite Els The second game was a walk-over the stiffest opposition he had stature, slimness and youth, he has

leg perfect form. His for Walker and Deakin, On the 7th had for years, in the other synchronises with his men stroke in head they led .6-3, and then with a

hea perfect rhythm of motion, and I (Reuseries of 3,1,3,2,1 went into a 16-3 Colony events for which

entered. What is his form this he keeps up his present form, he la training with Chan, I do not doubt lead and then 21-B on the 17th.

but that he will repeat his last year's į performances.

LONDON, June 10 ter). The following is the latest call-over for the Derby:

Lighthouse 0/4 o, 5/2 t. Star Dust 5/1 t and o. Tani Mleux 7/1 o. 8/1 t. Post Loveque 100/8 and o. Hipplus 100/8 0. Paques, Blackloni, Pharatis 100/C . Golden Tiger, Turkhan 20/1 . King of Trumps, Moradabad 33/1 o. Ridley 50/1 o.

The figures appended below are (to the best of my knowledge) the best there have been this year, Tise **** comparison is interesting. All Hong- kong's times for the running events are expressed for metres, and those of Shanghai for yards, and it must

- be explained that the metric dis- Laners are shorter than the corres- ponding distances in yards (except, of course, in the case of the 100 metres, and 109 yards).

As

TRACK SUPERIORITY

S regards the track, therefore, it will be seen that the Colony is worse off than Shanghat in all dis- tances. The only event

And

Starters

Jockeys For Derby

LONDON, June 10 (Reuler)

Football Meeting

Future

Conditions

For Touring Teams Adoption Of Suggestion From Malaya Assn.

AN IMPORTANT DECISION was reached at a meeting of the Hongkong Football Association yesterday Co-operating regarding future tours by local teams.

in which Starters and riders in the Derby, to fully with Malaya, with regard to the circular letter which there is any close similarity is in the be run at Newmarket on Wednesday. was received in Hongkong recently, it was decided that 800 metres and the 880 yards. The Black Toni (Lowrey), Golden futu e touring teams should first obtain permission from first named distance is approximate Tiger (Beasley), Hippius (E. Smith), ly 974 yards, and, therefore, the King of Trumpa (Nevett), Light- the Governing body of the country they intend visiting Colony's time of 2 mins. 10.5 secs. house 11 (Perryman). Marababad (D. before applying for permission to the Hongkong F.A. enn be said to be better than Shang- Smith), Olidon hal's.

On the field, we take priority in the Javelin the High Jump and Throw, and nowhere else.

However, for the 400, 800 and 1500 metres the Colony's times

Wrogs), (Harry

Turkhan

bent

TAU Tal-piny is another com- panion-at-arins who is splashing his way through the routines under the coaching of S. H. Wong, side by side with Chan and You.

This youngster, he is only 14 years of age, also gained renown in his baptism last year, being third in the harbour race, nud in all the events for which Chan and Yau entered.

Hin style is very much the same ab You's-o powerful leg beat with synchronizing arm action. He has at times beaien Yau in the practice swims, but, I think, at a pinch, You would beat him.

However, S. H. Wong seems to more before the season really rolls think his pels will improve much

will not argue with him, seeing the excellent results in, and I, for one,

he has produced.

You will remember Fong Chung-

ylu, who swam second to Enrique Chan last year in the Colony's (Lane), Pharalls (E

breast yards Eliot). Pont Leveque (Sammy Wrag),

were Mr. Chen said many

former record-breaking 100

Well, Fong Paqites (Weston), Ridley (Taylor), Mr. W. Pryde was in the

Chairman stroke event?"You do? South China players. The

unfortunate Stardust

(Gordon Chair, and was supported by Mr. agreed it was very

that had been training all the year round (Smirke), Tant Mieux

for the CAAF. 200 metres event, Richarda), Solway Firth (Deary), War C. A. Goldenberg (Hon. Secre-one club should suffer.

was apparent Wragg). (Arthur

and did not pay particular attention to tary),

Wai-tong Mr. Hollands cold it Mr. Lee

to that Sing Tao were in a position Lord (Marshali).

Amateur Athletic held a teath worthy of the Colony and the 100 yards. This year, however, The

Cavalry King and (Chinese

are S.. has persuaded him in conzen- Federation), Capt. Peal (Army that providing permission

they should trate on the 100 yards, and he glides through his routine ce a piece of Area Sports Board), Mr. Walter obtained froin Malaya.

sanction the tour.

-board towed by an M.T.B]

of riders

Romulus

could be better, inasmuch that there pinshaw have not been announced.

in one here at the moment, whose

past (and not long-past) perform-

and

ances for both Cambridge

Achilies are a guarantee that our time of 0.8 secs, and that has never Hanming Chen (South China), times could be brought below those been bettered. of Shanghai.

BRILLIANT RECORD'

for the

100

Mr. W. E. Hollands (Eastern), Mr. J. Skinner (Hongkong Foot ball Club) and Mr. C, Guimgam (Grounds Committee).

P.1. SPRINTERS GLANCE at the figures below shows that the Philippines were CHANGHAI'S time

It was decided to co-operate fully yards was made by Cecil Ed-successful in all the sprint events, wards in the recent two-day annual and in very fine times, too. In all with Malaya in their decialon regarding track and field meet, and with his cares where necessary, I have con- touring teams. In future, teams wish- permission from the governing body of 10 seconds flat, it was thought that verted metric distances into feet and ing to make tours must first obtain a record had been established. But inches, and they are, therefore, op- the country they intend visling before applying for permirsion to the Hong- it was later discovered that at the proximate.

I have been unable to find any tong Football Association. Police sports in 1929 Gus. Johannson

Mr. Skinner proposed, in view of the the touring, that covered that distance in the Dying figures for the women of Shanghal.

number of teams teans should, on their return to the Colony, submit a statement of accounts regarding expenses.

EAST ASIA.

MEET 10.7 (P.T.)

Mon.

HONGKONG.

S'HAI

100 metres

11.3

100 yards

*0.8 (19.00)

200 metres

24

22.3 (P.I.)

220 yarda

"23.7

400 metres

55.3

49.5 (P.I.)

440 yards

$1.0

800 metres

2.10.5

1.58.5 (P.I.)

380 yards

2.10

1600 metres.

4.44.4

4.27.5

4 mins (Manchukuo)

1 mile

4.30

Marathon

2 hrs. 39 mins. 59

seca. (Japan)

110 metres. High

Hurdles

17

10.2

14.0 (Japan)

400 metres

54.4 (P.I.)

Hurdics

400-metres Ro.....

20 It. 5 ing.

lay Long Jump

5. 11% ins, High Jump Hop-stop-jump 41 ft. 41⁄2 Ins.

Pole Vault Javelin

Shot Put

Discuss

10. ft. 0 in.

177 ft.

41.1. ft.

• Shanghai Record.

42.1 (P.I.) ~22′′tt;~10~ins.———23-ft.-10.9-Ins:-(Japan)

ft, 7% ins. 45 ft 1 in.

ii ft. 1.4 Inn.

102 ft. Ging.

41 ft. 8% tns.

110 ft. 6 ins,

121 ft. 3.0 ins.

Women

Bi ZŁ. 4 in..

Javelin

High Jump 4 ft. 4 inn,

Long Jump

400 metres Re-

loy

13 £t. 2 ins.

It, 4.3 ins. (Japan)

was

Rain Mars Baseball Programme

LAU Yiu-ling is the back stroker that seemed always to lose by a

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proves that the Devil looks after his own."

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on a job that keeps him from attend- ing S.H.'s classes every evening. I had occasion to meet him once at the "Y", and I heard him express the NEW YORK, June 10 (UP)-Rain one wish lo "beat Ramjohn at all

art It

is costing him a lot caused considerable interference with costs." the Major Baseball programme to sacrificing his leisure hours, actually! day. In one of the few games played, sweating, in the pool, going througla the Brooklyn Dodgers nosed out the his swimming routine, but, he tells Pittsburgh Pirates in the National me, "if I bent him, all this will have

Its recompense. circuit by 8-7.

The scores were:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

H 13

E 2

FOR THE MAN

Mr. Pryde said that before teams were given permission to inte. the Association ascertained whether the ruling members of the club were well- known or responsible penalities, and Brooklyn If they were approved the Club was rimilled. He-did-not-500 what right

Presshell, Phelps, Mancuso, they had to demand to see a statement

12 this of accounts, but

actually Pittsburgh... WDS

Battery: Sewell, Hintzermatt, But- covered by one of the rules.

cher, Lanahun. Fitzsimmons, Mac-

ayden, Davis, Fernandez.

WAR DONATION

►

Mr. Hollanda' propornt that $1,000 Le doanted to the British War Organisa. tinn Fund was carried unanimously.

The date of the annual meeting was Axed for July 12,

A letter was rend from the Sing Tao Sports Club applying for permission to tour Singapore,

the Rangoon and

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Philippines.

The Chairman referred the Council to the circular from Malaya which, he saki, they should support fully. The elreular stated.—Authority will not be given by this Association to any of ita Afiliates to tour in your territory un- New York games were postponed loss weitten permission is first re- through rain. The Chicago-Philadel- ceived from you. May I requset that phia game will be played at a later your "Association. will reciprocatain date. Ilke manner with regard to suggested tours in Malaya by teams from your territory."

Mr. Pryde Bald the wording of this paragraph was quite clear and he felt that the Sing Tao Sports Club should first obinin permission from either the 12 ft 0 ins. (Japan) | Football Association of Malaya or the before Singapore Football Association 204 fl. 0.2 in. (Japan) applyin!

43 ft. 0.8 ins. (Man-Association.

chukuo)

142 ft. 0.9 ins.

(Japan)

to the Hongkong Football

WORTHY TEAM

Stowaway Sent To

House Of Detention

George Harrison, 23, unemployed, of Brooklyn, New York, USA was charged with stowing away on board an American shin from Manila, enter- The question was raised as to whe-ing the Colony without a passport and being vagrant, when he appeared ther Sing Tao could fold a team worthy of the Colony, Ths. Secretary before Mr, E. Himsworth at naid he had received 23 forms of regis-Kowloon Mogistacy this morning. tration. The players registered were "What's the idea of doing Tang Kwonst-anm, Fung King-cheung, asked Mr. Himsworth.

"I wanted to return to the Irung In-chan. Leung Wing-chly. Leo

140 ft. 0.4 ins. (Japan) Tin-sang.

5 ft. 2.0 in. (Japan)

18 It. 9.9 ins. (Japan)

50.0 secs. (Japan)

Hou Yung-sang. Teul Ab-fal, Blu Tim-

the

this?"

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Young Shul-ying Tang and I Agured I could work my way. Trun-wan, Mok Shul-kon, Lau Tin- back," replied Harrison. MnL Soong Ling-eing, Tim Chan-kuen, Defendant was bound over on $50 In Kwok Yin-ki, Ip Pak-wa, Cheung on the first charge and ordered to be Wing-tron Au-thi-ngok Loo. Wing-an, expelled on the second. In lib. Lal-Kwok-chlu.. Chen Tak-IRL Lal meantlind Harrison is to be kept at Shin-wing and Leo Ping-chlu.

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