1940-07-02 — Page 14

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PROMISING SWIMMERS AT Y.M.C.A. GALA

Mary Horwood Shows Great Promise

J.R. Johnstone Training Again

(By "Ripple")

AT THE TRIANGULAR swimming meet held by and at the European Y.M.C.A. last Saturday, a wealth of talent was seen begging for develop. mont. In particular is Miss Mary Horwood, a lass just turned 14 years who, in hor first com- petitive swim left the end of the bath the last, and, swimming a zig-zag course almost the entire distance of her 50 yards, turned in the excellent time of 32 socs. `.

Local

of

I am of the opinion that she training.

followers dips her shoulders far too low swimming will remember that in the water, especially her right side kick of his at the V.R.C. one when taking her breath bath, when it was once said that, causing the right arm to side after Jimmy had swum the 880 sweep and bring her across to yards, the pump had to be set to the left. That seemed to be the refill the bath. tendency of the team who swamı in the 200 yards relay. But with this and a few other faults corrected, the Misaes B. Sulli- an, I. Mann and D. Craig hold promise to be excellent swim- mers in the future.

They will also remember several hundred feet of film was taken of his resembles that of Arne Borg, and he "peculiar" stroke, which closely was

is offered a chance in the State if

cared to go,

Arthur May, another swimmer of Hangkong's yesteryear, who after practically cleaning the board of all Of the visitors, I was most im-events locally foined the Royal preaned by Miss Ip Choi-man's clean stroke that took her, across the Army Cham, and was crowned exhibition. She had a beautifully Engineers, and at Home there almost

swept the

water apparently effortlessly.

What of him? I un told he warms

Miss Sn Wah-ying, of Chinese up by swimming four 50 yards Bothing Club, also possesses an excel- sprints in about 27 secs, cuch, then lent cican stroke, but her roll is a do his daily 440, averaging about little too pronounced; and leg 20 seconds per length. I am asking beat does not synchronise to well you It that is good. with her arm strokes. I understand I heard at the beginning of the that she, like Miss Ip, is essentially season that there will be a dearth a breast stroker, and that they have of swimmers in the Championships

up the crawl. taken up Jately

and Interport. And even when the To Miss Ko Mul-ling (Lat Tsun) Filipinos expressed a desire of hold- goes the credit of gaining second ing a competition with local swim- place for her team.

Swimming mers, that Hongkong were "afraid" anchor, she was lying fourth in the they would not be able to field a first twenty stretch. If ever there representative side. All I can say were an unorthodox swimmer, she is. now is, let the Filipinas come..

She Jerks her arm out of the water smacks it In almost immediately.

on

SWIMMERS new and old will learn with a touch of pride that "Jimmy" Johnstone is once more

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THE BOUT THAT COST?

GARCIA HIS TITLE

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July 2, 1940,

JACK DEMPSEY RETURNS

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TO THE BOXING RING ATLANTA, July 1 (UP).—Jack Dempsey returns to the ring to-night to show how a champion looks 13 year's after retirement. Dempsey will fight the wrestler Cow. boy' Lutterall.

terell ́objected to manner

Dempsey's of "Cowboy" expects to polish of refereeing. 11:0

Dempsey in six rounds, where. victory in an early round with as Derayscy hopes to win a quick his famous one-two punch.

Dempsey is 43 and Luttrell 34, but it'la expected as many sa 20,- 000 spectators 'will turn out do see what is termed a "grudge. Agbl"

Lutterell and Dempsey briefly battled once before when Lut-

NEW CHAMPION-Action in New York boxing bout betwoon Coforino Garcia, of Los Angeles, left, and Ken Overlin, Wash. ington, D. C. Gorcie lost middleweight title in 15-round bout.

DODGERS WIN WHILE REDS SUFFER DEFEAT

NEW YORK, July 1 (UP) Brooklyn Dodgers gained appreciably on the Cincinnati Reds In the Nation- al Baseball League to-day, bealing the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 while the Reds. jost to the St. Louis Cardinals 2-3..

Complete scores were:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

American

Tel. 28151.

PLAYSUITS

ATTRACTIVE THREE PIECE

Brooklyn

R. II. E. 4 7 2. Battery: Pressuell, Davis, Phelps. Philadelphlo

3

8 2 Battery: Mulenhy, S. 1. Johnson, Atwood.

SIZES 14-20

Cinclinall

2

7

Battery: L. Moore,

Hutchings,

Lombardi, Baker.

St. Louis

5

2

Ballery: Warneke, Owen,

1 0 0

Battery: Piechotn, Berres.

0

1

Boston

New York ........ 7 7 Battery: Melton, Danning. -Pittsburgh

Battery: McFayden, Heintzelman, Brown, Lopez.

Passeau, Collins,

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chleago

Baitery:

Boston

4 8

3

Raffensberger,

11 1

Olsen,

New York

8

0

Battery: Pearson, Rosar.

Washington

4 10

Battery: Chase,

Philadelphia

15

1

Battery: Patter, Hayes,

Desaultcls. Chicaga

8 Battery: Rigney, Appleton, Tresh. Detroit

3 5 1 Battery: Newsom, Sullivan.

Battery: Bagby, Ostermueller,

8

1

1

SPORTSMEN LISTED Pairs Bowls AMONG CASUALTIES Programme

OXFORD BLUE AND RACEHORSE OWNER KILLED IN ACTION

stnlth's stables at BLhop's Cannings

In January last year.

During his absence on service the training of the horses has been super-

For To-day

intended by his sister Miss J. Muir, The following is the programme of [one_of_the_best-known horsewomen matches in the Open Pairs Lawn

In England. She personally schooled | Bowls championship to-day: the horses and rode them over fences. Muir was one of the best-known

AT KOWLOON CC.

her elbows sinking in before her y"), and a well-known local land. Her leg beat is slightly more than a "utter", but what is her great sprinter over a number of years, asset in the correct moment of her impressed me a great deal when - pull.

I saw him last Saturday. Per- sonally, I think he is better than his team-mate Chan Wing-kai, whom, I understand, he has often beaten over the short dis- tances. He is credited with 26.4/5 secs, over the 50 metres j

SUN-LIEUTENANT Michael HI. at the Chinese "Y" pool of 20 Matthews R.N.V.R., elder son of the amateur riders under National Hunt yards length.

Dean of St. Paul's has been killed in Rules. He rode several winners dur-V, Field and V. Chittenden,

C. M. Sliva and F. X, Soares v. W. Chan Wing-kai has been training action. Combining athletics with in-ng the season recently ended. His hard, and of the moment is a little tellect Michael Matthews brought off keenness for riding was such that on v. P. A. Peeltham and W, McNeill. stale. He sill hopes to lower the 50a not-common double when he was one occasion he travelled from Lon- yards record of 24.3/5 held by Taylor awarded a first in Greats, the higher don to a race meeting in a milk train of the Police, Well, good luck to him, d Undergraduate in 1937, for Turkish Both reducing his weight.

classical honour attainable by an after he had spent the night in a he certainly deserves it, if only for

C. Dowman and F. C. Channing v. the hard work he is pulting in now. he WAS A cricket Blue too. He kept At the Grand Military Meeting at B. D. Evans and R. Hall,

Fong Wah, another protege

of wicket for Oxford for two years, and Sandown Park last year he won the T. Coleman and M. Ferguson v. W. "SH

of Lai Tsun, is still in his also distinguished · himacif

Grand Military Hunters' Steeple-C. Simpson and P. Younghusband. 'teens and fast developing into a sprinter and boxer.

chase on Tetray and the Grand W. Harrower and H. L. Lockhart sprinter. He represented Lal Tsur He was preparing for the Bar when Military Handicap Steeplechase on V. B. W. Simmons and F. Goodwin. in both the 200 and yard relays,

ys, war broke ont.

Gowran Ranger.

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and gave an excellent account of His marriage to Miss Loveday himself in both races, holding his own Abbott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. against the cream of the other Clubs. E. R. Abbott of Moulsford, Berks, He has a style which is commonly took place in December, the Dean affected among local mers. There is a

LIEUT. I. K. MUIR, the racehorse ald in plung-owner and trafner of Bishop's Can- ing the arm to the required depth for nings. Wilts, has been killed in no- the pull. The stroke gives them atton, Muir took over Mr. J. Arrow- certain amount of glide, but apart from that I cannot see of what benefit

|covery, and the shoe swim- [offelating.

slow re-

it is, uineo the shoulders are allowed to sink too for down. This armi action may place more power beltind their pull, but it would also introduce more resistance. Whatever bencât is derived from the glide is lost in the execution of the stroke.

ENTERTAINMENT

In West Lounge

European Y.M.C.A.

on Thursday, July 4, 1940 at 9.15 p.m.

Proceeds in aid of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

WAR

FUND

Admission: $1.00 and $2.00

Ticketa may be obtained from European Y.M.O.A. (Ground Floor) and South China Morning Post Ltd.

A.P.F. Chapman Tends To The Troops At Home

LONDON, Mc. Percy Chapman, former captain of England's cricket, 1a now 0.C. mobile canteens in ur Sur- roy district. Mr. Chapman was re- cently discharged from the Army owing to leg trouble caused in part by the Army's inability to find boots large enough io fit him. He has big-

feel aten

even than Maurice Tale.

ger

Recently his father-in-law, Mr. Lowry, a New Zealander, gave £10,- 000 for a hut for New Zealand troops. 'Until a bare for the New Zealand contingent is decided

upon nothing can be done about the hut, mys Mr. Chapman. As

ng a base la soon na fixed the YMCA will arrange for the but, and then my wife and I hope to go out and help run it wherever may be.

"In the meantime I am looking after mobile canteens. We send them all over the place, taking tea and re- freshments to anti-aircraft, search- light and other isointed units. And, believe me, there is plenty of room for them.Our Own Correspondent.

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GOLFER'S DEATH

W. Hong Sling and L. C. R. Souza

AT CLUB DE PECREIO

AT KOWLOON F.C.

A. K. Sufflad and M. R. Abbas v. R. Williamson and C. M. S. Thom. R. Morrison and J.

J. G. Meyer and G. W. Deacon v.

J. McKelvic.

AT CRAIGENGOWER Munro and R. Main.

A. Morton and H. J. Bicknell v. D. j

W. J. Burling and M. N. Rokusen v. Y. H. Tang and J. N. Wong.

The death is announced of Lieuten- ant-Colonel II, II. Sutherland, of St. Andrews, captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club who had been til for some time in an Edinburgh nursing home.

Colonel Sutherland succeeded as captain of the club in 1938, the Duke of Kent, and last autumn when his normal term was expiring he was asked, es war had intervened, to con- Owing to the sudden downpour of tinue in office. Colonel Sutherland's rain late yesterday afternoon, the death follows within 3 weeks of that whole of yesterday's schedule in the of Mr. Henry Gullen, secretary of the Open Pairs Championship was post R, and A.

Matches Postponed

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