1940-07-23 — Page 22

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 23, 1940.

Lai Tsun- V. R. C.

Ng Nin, the Chung Slar swimmer who rpoently returned from the Stralis where he did well in swimming pools there.

Joe Burk

Maintains

Sculling Supremacy

Gala Events

LIFE

Meeting On August 3 Should Be Very Close SAVING

CHUNG SING CHAMPIONS

AWARDS

THE FIRST CLASS of Army candidates for Life Saving WILS

ming pool by Sub. Inspector H. J.

instructor, Q.M.S.D. Pary, of the

DATES AND TIMES, for the Victoria Recrea-examined in the new Army swim- tion Club galas were very much mixed up in these Hunt, local representative of the columns on Saturday, and though only about ten Royal Life Saving Society, on Satur- per cent. of the papers printed on that day got Nino candidates paraded under their away with the error, it seems that the major por Army, Physical Training staff, and all tion of those papers fell into the hands of those missed their tents. Seven panned for most interested in swimming. As a consequence, and two for the Award of Merit, a good number of people turned up at the V.R.C.didate

Intermediate and Bronze Medallion. on Saturday expecting to see Lai Tsun Swimming Club in action against the V.R.C.

As regards the time of Saturday's gala, all four daily newspapers had it as 9.15 p.m., whereas it was all over by that time, having commenced some two hours.earlier.

It will not serve any purpose to dwell upon the matter any further, except, perhaps, to reiterate the sincere apology to Itho Club and those concerned

for the inconvenience caused as was printed yesterday.

This meating between the Lal

Tsun Swimining Club and the V.R.C..

the Intermediate and Bronze Medallion

The following were the successful can-

Sofa Tomson, f.c.s.).

Bedford

Thorlez R.C.B.), Sign, B. Dounett Higma... Kerrie (RCA), BC). A Davidson in. Sects) and Fle. Ä, A.

Morris (. Sota),

cs) and L/Cpl. . Dignan in.c.8.)

Award of Merit.-Sigma, J. F, McCann

Ist Cines Instructor.-Q.M.9.1. D. R. Pity (Army Physicsi Training staff).

Conn's Next Heavyweight Title Bout in 1941

· METZ WINS CHICAGO -

OPEN GOLF TITLE

NEW YORK, July 21 (UP). Dick Motz won the Chicago Open Golf Tournament to-day with an sægregale score of 278 for 72 holes. This was 10 under Par.

John Revolta was second with 279, and Jim Ferrier, the Australi- n champion, third with 280, Ralph Guldahl was fourth with 282.

Encouraging Cricket In

The Schools

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter). —Although some countica are |doing as much as is possible in the_circumstances and clubs are doing their bit with one and two day games, the future of English cricket is with the schools.

It is reassuring to look at the M.C.C.'s plans and see that they are sending teams to many schools this

NEW YORK. If he was trying to prove himself a fit oppon- summer. Nothing gives the right im which promises to be among the ent for Jon Louis in September, William Conn was a disappoint-pelus to schools so much as visits biggest events of the swimming sea- ment in his second edition with Gus Lesnevich, son, will be held on Saturday August 3, commencing at 9. p.m.

And The result is that all thought of a Louis match for Billy Conn vide a good game, but show the boys" Indications are that it will be one has been put off until next June.

the

of the closest of competitions, For

the men, there are four Anim

dividual events-50 and 220 yards free-style,

100 yards back-stroke, medley, the odds are very much in at Yankee Stadium in late July or and 100 yards breast-stroke. Lai favour of their winning, Taun have nominated two for each evini.

In the sprint, if D. IL. Taylor and D. Hutchinson swim, there should

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from good teams who not only pro-

how cricket should be played,

WIDE APPEAL

TON, Harrow and other big public visited, as well as many of the less- schools are among those already

Conn will box Bob Pastor, who is considerably closer to his dimensions, (early Augusi.

known grammar schools. The ap- Mike Jacobs and John Roxborough, peal is being made as wide as possi- DESPITE depleted ranks, due manager of Louis, watched Cana ble. to several of their, swimmers anxiously throughout his 15 rounds

Well-known cricketers are noting be frst and second places for the going off and forming a new hoping the Pittsburgh youth would amnagers of the sides, instance

with Comrade Lesnevich. They kept V.R.C., though Tsang Cheung-ming team, and others joining other pull from nowhere the punch needed

Leverson-Cower for (Lai Taun) has been known to do clubs. the Chung Sing Bene-fto qualify him for a meeting with inking charge of the team to visit the 50 metres in 28 secs.

In the 220 yards will come the volent Society's Swimming scc-Louis, for a bigger and harder hit- Winchester and Sir Pelaam Warner clash

between

W. Lawrence (pre- tion still boasts of a formidable ting Cann would be a magnetle at- that sent to Rugby. sumably) and/Chan Chun-nam. It

traction in taking a shot at the heavy-

A new fixture iy Schools versus BOSTON, July 2 (Bruter)-Joo į is presumed that Lawrence will combination of swimmers underweight championship.

Officer Cadet training units. who has won all the world's major yet chosen their team. The majority Chi-man, capably assisted by around in a blazing final round to Bark, of the Penn A. C, Philadelphia, swim though the V.RC. have not the expert tutelage of Mr. Ng But when Conn belted Leanovich soiling trophiles, gained the Farragul of supporters will no doubt be for Mr. Chan Shek-pui, both of Challenge Cup for the fourth con- Lawrence, but there are yet quite n whom boast fine swimming re- total flop from an artistic standpoint, seoulive year here, by defeating three few who retain an open mind and cords. rivals, on the Charles River,

expert anything.

Winger of the lustoric Diamond Sculls for the second line in England fast summer, Burk come from behind at the mile mark, to overlake Joe Angyal of Long Island City, NY, and then pailed five lengths ahead of him during the last five-sixteenths of a Bark's time was 8.11.0 Angyal, the gly caraman to defeat Burk in the Last four years, Anished in 0.37.0 for second place, Bob Cutler, of Cam- beldge, Massachusetts, was third in 9:08.B.

milc.

HAPPY VALLEY FOURSOMES

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ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) ana 31.40 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

save the Detroit show from being a)

Promoter Jacobs and Roxborough i were forced to agree that the hand- Among those who have been under some Celt couldn't hurt Tom Thumb THE 100 yards back-stroke should Mt Ng Is Law Yak-wing, Chan with an axe,

(free-style provide another victory for the Wing-kot

sprinters), Johnny Ray, the old lightweight V.R.C. but the 100 yards breast-Yeung Yuu-kwan (back-stroke ex- who handles him, contends Conn stroke is an almost equal certainty ponent)

and Young Yuk-wah makes slower fellows, such as Lesne- for the Lai Tsun. In this latter (breast-stroke exponent), Miss Ip vich and Henry Cooper, appear so 111 event, Fong Chong-yue is the Lai man was also a pupil of Mr. equipped that he looks bad himself. Tsun star, and he is reported to have class although now sale is more

he takes a punch well.. Ray covered the distance is under, YG or less a free lance swinimer, en is dithcult to hit Conn squarely. Agures Conn would get away from more of Louis' fire than did either Pastor or Johnny Paychek.

Hotions,

seconds. At the gula on Saturday, the V.R.C. top-notcher, L. M. Re-

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medies, was clocked at 70.1 seconds.R. Ng, when he is asked who is points to the helpless Paychek get- Eddie Marques, who is recovering the best swimmer he has ever ting off the floor three or four times. the use of his arm following trained and coached will always re-

Musical Comedy Selections. 7.30 London Relay-The News. |traelure, was timed at 77.1.

mark with a pleasant grin "NG Nin."

WEIGHT DIFFERENCE

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Ng Nin, it will be remembered

Report and Announcements, TUIERE is only one individual race came from Canton in the year 1930 more than 1731⁄2 pounds, and a

UT_bult-up, Conn-weighed_no. -8.03. Bizes---The-Fair Mald of Perin. for the women, that is the 50 with a reputation for being a ball good little man can': beut a good big yards free-style. Miss Vivien Churn player and, although he could swimman. Conn

basket cullent

8.20 Selections from Bizet's "Car- and volley - was timed at 31.4 for that race on little, being

can't spot Louis 30 men Saturday, with Miss D. Weir at 33.1.

swimming champion pounds and hope to get away with 6.40 Chausson-Forme, Op. 25,--- For Lal Tsun, Miss Ko, Miu-lin has never occurred to his mind. Mr. anything, especially when the Negro Georges Enesco (Violin) with San-

Ne of the Happy swum the 50 metres around 35 saw a future in the efforts of Ne would have nothing to fear in the ford Schlussel at the Flono.

Ng

0.00 London Relay---The News and beat Ahern and Barry tour and two: kwan

and rock seconds, while Miss Tenng Fung-Nin and look him in hand with the way of a jolt on the jaw.

(sister

Conn is a superlative boxer, but Topical Talks, Phillips and Lloyd beat A. D. and D. tning) is in the 30-seconds' class for Nin won the 100 yards backstroke, every reason to suspect Irish Billy by some of the Men of Hongkong.

of Trang Cheung result that a year later in the Core- nation tournament at the V.R.C. Ng

Louis isn't

poor one, and there Is 9.30 Btudio-A. Broadcast to Manlin Humphreys on the 20th green; Dennis and ler beat Bowker and Valentine

that distance.

always will be a slow starter. Lack two and one: Harvey and Bowrie beni Groves and Sleela Perkins two and

In the third round

Valley foursomes, Fark

020.

Famed The World Over!,

race.

10.15

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Gay Ninelles!--A

As for the relay events, it seems and was a member of China's relay of curly foot easily could be fatal Medley of Old Time Songs by Frank that the V.R.C. hos a greater selec-

In a joust with the quick-starting and | Luther with Zora Layman and the tlon, and, except for the 150 yards

Previously he has always bowed to fast-hitting Louis.

Century Quartet, Ng Taun-mun over the sprints, but There is heavyweight hope for 10.35 A Humorous Varlety Pro- from the moment he clocked 28% for Conn, however, for he has the frame, gramane the 30 metres he has never again and the Irish mature slowly, followed Taut-man,

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He went on the South Scna tour with Law Yuk-wing and that other famous local swimmer Norman Lee, but the experienen gained was not sufficient to enable in to compete successfully against Lawrence, to whom he lost the 50 and 100 yards In the championships of 1938.

Before returning to the Colony after that tour. he broke the China National record of the 100 metres; he negotiated the distance in 1 min. 02 sees at the All-Singapore Acqua- At the present moment he

tic meet is hard at training at the Chung Sing Club for this year's champion- ships and has consistently done the 100 metres In 1.04 secs.

Another sprinter that bears watch- Ing is Ng Toun-man. He is the most consistent of Chung Sing swimmers and highly experienced. Ng gives precedence only to Ng Nin in the sprint events. Possessor of a fine style, he is steady and inspiring in relay

Faces,

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Mr. Ng, the crawl, was enter?

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of the girls' team at the tung Provincial which captured the team race. In 1030 swam for Chung Sing in the National meet held at the C.R.C. and was then able to do the 50 metres in about 37

ot

At the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation Acquatic sports held at

South China A.A bathing pavilion the broke the National cord for the 30 metros held by Miss Young. Sau-king, negotiating the dis tance in 38% accs. She has also turned: In some very good Umes for the 100 and 200 metres swims

11.00 Close Down.

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