1940-07-09 — Page 6

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 9, 1940.

GALAS OF IMPORTANCE Interesting Night Fetes Planned By Victoria Recreation Club

CHAMPIONS AT NORTH POINT

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB are planning two night fetes that should be of interest.

POSITIONS

IN MAJOR LEAGUE TABLES

to many people. The first of these will be on either July 20 or 27. This, however, will be for members only, though with the talent there is in the Club, one can look forward expectantly to Lading positions in the Major Base- ¿keen competition of a high standard.

It is the second fete that will be of greater attraction. This is the already mentioned triangular. meet between the European civilians, the Chinese civilians and the Army.

There is some doubt expressed over the ability of the military being able to produce opposition of suf- Belent standard, but if that is the case the Royal Navy might be in- eluded, or the third section could be

Armstrong To Defend Welter Title

NEW YORK, July 7 (Router)———-

ball League tables are interesting, and are as follow: *

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati

Brooklyn

New York

FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAN CRITICISED George Allison Thinks Goal Averages And Percentages Wrong

London, June 8. THE Football League management committee finally: approved their plans for next season. These will be sub- mitted to clubs as soon as possible. It is understood that some modifications of the first scheme have been made. 002 Mr. Howarth, the League secretary, would not disclose the scheme, but said the four divisions have been retained. and they will be decided by percentage or goal average.'

Pet, .007

WL 40 23 45 23 40 28 .028

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit Cleveland Возіяр

40

44 27 .620 20 ,603 41 31 .500

League Averages

Everyone else denounces the old scheme. George Allison of the Arsenal, remarks in the "Sunday. Express":

NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuter)-The the Services. The Australian Naval New York State Athletis Commission following are the leading averages of NEW YORK, July 7 (UP)—The Reservists have been desporting have approved a 1-round, non-title the Alafor Baseball Leagues: themselves frequently in the Y.M. welterweight fight between Henry ifts. Finney C.A. bath, and the combined opposi-Armstrong, welterweight champion of Walker, Care, Radclife

101, Cromer tion should be sumelently high to the world, and Lew Jenkins, of Sweet-95.

and Herman contribute to the interest.

hung-Williams an. Gebringer 50 water, · Texas, newly-crowned light- This will be the first occasion on weight champion of the world.

McCosky and Case 58, Foxx 54. which the Chinese and European

Home The two will meet in the Pole Trosky 17, Greenberg and Keller 15.

runs-Mize 21, Foxx 20, civilians will appear in opposition, Indication and sonia

should

Pitchers-American League: New-rapidly. bo Grounds, home ground of the New gained as to the prospects of the York Giants Baseball Club, on July on won 11 last 1, Rowe won 5 last 1,

Smith Colony championships at the end of 17.

0-2, Wilson, Heving. Deltrich Jenkina won the lightweight tile and Ross 4-1. the year.

Natural League:, Mooiry won los The V.R.C. have many promising from Lou Ambers on May 10, when o, Fitzsimmons 7-1, Tamulla 3-1, Carle young swimmers, but latest among he scored a technical knockout over ton 4-1, Melton 7-2. the recruits in Charles Hung, whom him in the third round,

same of the experts predict will

soon be able to do the "50" in 25

seconds or thereabouts. He has only 30 secs, flat. He is a newcomer Lawn Bowls

just commenced his training, and he to local swimming circles who has been timed at 25 seconds for that is under the Chinese Athletic

distance.

Association's couch.

To-day's Pairs

Championship Schedule

WOULD BE DIFFERENT With a percentage for wins and draws it would be different. Even |00, no Lengue competition can draw public Interest unless all clubs play gerz of even innocent talk giving ber of matches season by senson.

You've been warned of the dan-regularly and have the same num-

(away · secrets. My statement lost The proposal that professional weckt, given in general terms to avold (clubs in the four sections should any breach of confidence, sent the have their own Cup newshawks into action. The dis- starting with a qualifying round on competition, closure of the whole scheme for next February 1, begins another argum season's football, Bill under con- ment. It excludes any possibility of sideration by the League, followed the F.A. running a Cup tournament; and that has always been its job. We must concede to the Manage-But it does mean a repetition of the ment Committee the desire to do is Regional League matches alrendy best aional football. Whether we agree have been eliminated. I doubt who

to sustain interest in profes played until all but sixicen

with its suggestions is an entirely ther, remembering experiences this different matter. There scem no year, the clubs favour these home serious objections to the four groups and away cup

tles on successive listed, but I do not think the clubs Saturdays. will approve the suggested way of I am against them: Why? BC. carrying on the competitions.

unthinkable.

clubs

|cause there should be no two biles

It is useless to leave it to the clubs at a Cup cherry; it Is foreign to what |to make their own fixtures. That we regard as a knockout tournament. would cause dissatisfaction, disagree- Burely with 20 clubs in South A, 20 ment and even chaos. The idea of in South D. 22 in North B, and 24 deciding the championship of each in North A, there could be a full {section on goal averago or percentage season's programme-ons permitting (and not on points is, in my view, National Cup Competition, even If game of the early rounds were re- Imagine some infortunate club rionail having to turn out on two occasions It is practically the same thing as a lawn with teams so weak that they were faceding" the players in The following is the scheduled beaten 10-0 each time. Why, they tennis championship and would of

Championship to-day (weather per- for and 20-against and being nearer travelling which the League now the bottom of the League than the feels is possible.Our Own Correr- 1op!

pondent.

OUTSTANDING performer in Like most local sprinters, he has the Chinese Athletic Associa- taken up water-pelo, and his style tlon's swimming gala at North wards and the push and pull is not

has suffered. Both arms sweep side-j Point last Saturday was 13- given its full benefit. His speed, ns year-old Lam Kui-yuen, of a far as I could see, comes from height of about 4 feet. 2 inches, strong side kicks, very much like who

the trudgeon stroke. swam against a fairly strong current to finish the 50 metres in astonishingly good Chinese Athletic Associa-matches for the lawn bowls Pairs

tion's lady swimmers, most milting): He has a great leg splash; but impressive were Misses Chiu think his power comes from a cor- Sul-ngor, Ng Woon-ying and Yue reet push and pull stroke which Yuen-kwan.

time.

•

*

AT KOWLOON C.C.

AT RECREIO

C. M. Silva and F. X. Sonres v. W. really curries him through the water. Miss Chiu is undoubtedly the V. Field and V. Chittenden. Ilis buoyancy good, but his breath-Club's queen, but Miss Yue should W. Hong Sling and L. C. R. Souza ing could do with improvement. soon challenge her supremacy. Miss V. P. A. Peckham and W. McNeill. Taken in hand, and Instructed cor- Yue has a nice stroke, but indications rectly, there should be a great future are that her breathing is not being in this youngster.

done correctly-she appears to gosp C. Dowman and F. C. Channing v. after a thir

third or fourth atroke, and B. D. Evans and R. Hall. to loiter a mile too long for a good T. Coleman and M. Ferguson gulp before carrying on. Her leg W. C. Simpson and P. Younghusband, seems far too high, and W. Harrower and H. L. Lockhart v.

TALKING about coaches, most of the clubs at North Point now have coaches. Eastern 'is ber

beat ino,

a little late in bringing out its would do better if allowed to sink

more.

v.

W. Simmonds and F. C. Goodwin,

AT KOWLOON F.C.

coach, but I understand he is to Miss Ng Woon-ying has some un- begin this week, and Eastern, a definable fault which would take comparatively now, club has a time, and close study to discover. R. Williamson and C. M. S. Thom. galaxy of budding chaighings, Twholiths Ho

A. X. Sufiad and M. R. Abbas v.

are all waiting to be steppe, present her breathing sp-J-G.-Meyer-and-G.-W.-Deacon-v.

pens to cause "Her much difficulty. R. Morrison and J. McKelvie.

Lee Wing-hong-will bear watch

AT CRAIGENGOWER

ANOTHER awimiter voting as he has potentialities, that are caught the eye during thos, yet undiscovered. If he should gala was Ho Siu Him who with a little more reserve," he could strike" e "more, synchronised form, covered the 50 metres dash in offer strong challenge to members of

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"B" Division Tennis

"B" Division' Lennis matches scheduled for to-day are as follow: Army

V. South China A.

Chinese RC. Recreio

v. Kowloon Tong v. Kowloon C.C.. Civil Service v. Indian R.C. Craigengower v. Hongkong" CC. the club, if not to outside swimmers.

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REPORT from New York mentions "the complete dis- appearance of the names of American women swimmers from the new world swimming: records as revealed by the cur- rent official swimming handbook of the Amateur Athletic Union. This booklet has the first printed list of world, records, that were passed at the recent meeting of the International Swimming Federation.

Although American women were from the list. American mon marks, in-

mtinued to rule the waves. They

held 25 of the 31

100

world Leluding

every freestyle record from to 500 metres, four of the six

breast stroke standards, all of the backstroke ones and three of the four relay records.

Japan and Germany are the only two nations to

to make

even

the

silghtest challenge to the malo stars of the United States. The Japanese. held four records and the Reich two. High man is Jack Medica, now assistant swimming coach at Colum- bia University, New York, who still has seven marks. The oldest record is the 61 seconds for 100 yards by Jolinny Weissmuller fr

set

Ronghild Hveger pretty Danialı Is the trall-blazer in the wo- mon's division with the astoundlag number of 14 records. She holds every freestyle, márk from 100 yards to a mile, except for „two. "Denmark holds. seventeen women's racords

"In all, white Holland is second with seven. Two records go to Brazil and One cach to Belgium and Germany.

might go on to goal average of 20 course only involve the amount of

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**Is my bath ready, Hawkcina ? "

"Not quita,Sir"They've just dusting it?"

"A gesture of old world courtesy, no doubt, but was it really necessary ?**

*Very necessary indred, Sir, ai is hap pens to be a hip-bath which has tain some_years 'in the coach-houts, His Lordship rarely entertains."

"His Lordship's notions of hospiigi- | ity are not of this century. He seemed to think he had a sacred duty to lay me low beneath the table. I marvel that I'm here to tell the tale.".

* Yet in rome mayr Kis Lordship is

well abreast of modern thought. Thle bottle of Rog's Linus Juica, Sie, in your

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"Placed thereby His Lordship's own - band, Hawkins. And a very refresh= ing drink following upon a one-sided battle with his Lordship's decanters."

* Yes, Sir, and Rosé's has still further virtues. It is justly renowned for anni- hilating the after-effects of alcohol, enigarly known as mornings after"

So that's why I'm still alive end kicking Well, well, one lives and learns. Go and boil the kettle for my bath. I don't want to miss ` my· breakfast."

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