1940-08-13 — Page 14

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH August 13, 1940

AQUATIC CHAMPIONS PARADE

Lawrence Not

Not Missed By V.R.C.: Ng Nin's Splendid Showing

(By "Ripple")

NOW THAT THE V.R.C. have proved their superiority over the Lai Tsun Swimming Club, thero yet remain the Chung Sing Club and the Eastern Athletic Association to challenge their position of supremacy among the swimming Clubs of the Colony. Much that was expected at the V.R.C. on Saturday came to nought, but it was, nevertheless, a splendidly Records word successful function.

not broken simply because the figures are now so high that it will take swim- mors of near world Olympic class to better them.

But at the European Y.M.C:A., where the Chung Sing Club and Eastern fought out a duel in a neutral pool-with the "Y" being the weak third side of a triangular| meet-Tommy Kew swam brilliant 50 yards: tap in the 150 yards medley relay and was clocked at 24.2/5 secs. for an unofficial re- cord.

intention not to swim when in the

of conversation then the Secretary was making suggestions for Lawrence's attempting to break

the back-stroke record!

At the V.R.C.. outstanding

course D. H. Taylor, performer wEIN who covered the "50" in 25.1/5 Acconds. He swims this distance will such ease, and finishes so Htrongly that I wonder he is unable to bring the Colony 100 yards record down to somewhere Hear 54 seconds.

However, in the excellence of the swimming In Roza-Pereira's graceful efforts in the 220 and in the final

results of the meet, Lawrence War

not missed.

Chan Chun-nam's time in the 220 fie was closely tailed by David was nothing spectacular-2 mins. 37 flutchinson-who was one-fifth of a sees, and if anything, once more his second behind-and Hutchinson can, without any hesitation, be classed as the most Improved swinuner of the

year.

weakness in foutwork was brought out. His occasional scissors-kick- while powerful in itself is only brought into force when he rolls on his left side, but there is nothing

his arms.

WHAT happened to W. Law-wrong with the strength of pull in

rence? That was a question

•

COUNTY CRICKET

Centuries For Sutcliffe And Constantine

LONDON, Aug, 12 (Reuter). A one day match, Bradford League v. a Yorkshire XI, drew

League Tennis

I. R. C. Beat South China

In "A" Division

THE KUNJAHN COUSINS, S. A. and ILD., Doubles Champions of the Colony, were main contributors Lo the Indian Recreation Club's victory over South China in the "A" Division of the Tennis League yesterday three of their sets, and, the 1.R.C.

On

South China's courts. They won all

Scores were:

LAI TSUN

V.R.C.

EVENTS AT THE V.R.C. сп Saturday. Above

is the 100 yards backstroke race in progress. A. K Rumjaha (extreme left) won In 72 2/5 not seconds, but before he had

put A ETEAS fight against Poon Wing-kal (second lano). L

Pereira was second, Poon dropped away in the last length.

Below

the

start of the women's 50 yards free-myle. Miss Churn, the winner, Is in the second lane, from the left. On the extreme [left in Miss Ko Mo-ying (Lai Tsun)

who led over the first length, hut losi ; on the turn, and fouled the ropes a few yards from home.

Sixty Eight Clubs For Regional Leagues

LONDON, Aug. 12, (Reu- Football League

terThe

announces that sixty-eight | Clubs are competing in the Regional competitions beginn ing on August 31 and ending December 28.

Japan School's Track Meet

OSAKA Aug 12 (Domei)

The

on Saturday night that not even HE Lai Tsun girls were beaten 7,000 people to Bradford to-won 6-3. the Hon. Secretary of the V.R..in the free-style event, but day and £380 was collected for could answer beyond "he has there is evidence that they would the British Red Cross. The K. F. Liu and F. N. Wong lost to S. not turned up." No notification be able to beat Hongkong's best match was drawn.

A. and H. D. Rumjahn 4-0; beat O. Jupan Middle Schools Grand Athletic whatever! The explanation, if they take seriously enough to The Bradford side included eight Rumjahn and Fazack 6-4; beat Minu Meet, comprising track and Beld events, swimming, baseball, basket- parently, lay in a "touch of the

training. Over the first 25 county players and two ex-West and Madar 8-2. flu" and I have it that as early yards, Miss V. Churn was second to Indies Test players. Two centuries A. Chan and J. Has lost to Rumjahns ball, volley-bali, football, tennis and as Friday he had intimated to Kiss Ko Mo-ying and it was anyone's were scared, une by L. N. Constantine 3-6: lost to Rumjahn and Razack 1-0 Hymnastics,

opened te-day, under the auspices-of-the "Asahi Shimbunat (West Indies) and the other by Ilost to Minu and Madar 3-0, one or two friends that he would race over the last few yards until Sutcliffe (forks). E. 4. Martingdale W. C. Ho and H. C. Kwok lost to the Koshien Baseball Stadium. About not be swimming on Saturday. Miss Ko fouled the ropes.

(West Indies) was included in the Rumjahns 3-0; lost to Rumjahn and 2,300 young sportsmen are competing What they gave away, however, in Quite a number of people attended

Razack 5-7; beat Minu and Madar 6-4. for the national championships. Bradford XI. that race was taken back with in- Legala with the expectations seeing a great race between Law-terest in the 150 yards medley relay.

Constantino scored 100 in 60 rence and Chan Chun-nam in the La Tsun won by about half the minutes, his innings including three 220 free-style, and, quite rightly, the bath. The V.R.C. hud no breast-G's and fourteen 4's. Sutcliffe was at ffon. Secretary dwelt to some extent stroke or back-stroke swimmers to the wicket 110 minutes in scoring 127,

offer any oppositiun.

which included one G and sixteen 4's. on this event to give the gula a huild up". The disappointment of the pulle was evinced arst, yes, in the other side of the har. The scores were: the "boos" that greeted the

Lengue.--259 bour, at an earlier time, the Bradford 1909 announcement, and, second, in the Chung Sing-Eastern-Y.M.C.A wickets der. (Constantine 100). spontaneous cheer and applause

bare

at

the mention that Liunel Roza-Pereira triangular gala was in progress.

for

77

Yorkshire.-200 far 6 wkis. head sportingly agreed to fill the gap. There, the outstanding figure (Sutcliffe 127).

Mr. J. II. Lawrence, als father, was Ng Nin of Chung Sing. He

is, we know, the swimming con-

notification

WAS expected that

It captured the 220-yards and the

vener of the Clab and possibly 440-yards free-style events in 2terfly" in the 150 yards medley would have been made through mins. 39 sees, and 5 mins 52.4/5 relay to clock 30.1/5 seconds for film, but it is a mystery why, only sees, respectively, and then al-his lap of 50 yards.

a couple of hours before the gala.

W. Lawrence did not personally most immediately afterwards The last lap of this race, the 50 Inform the Ion. Secretary of his gave an exhibition of the "but-

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yards free-style, saw Tominy Kew take off seven or eight yards behind Chung Sing's last inan. He shone in

D

a tremendous burst of speed -- that was clocked at 24 seconds for

beaten 50 yards-but was

by touch!

This for an unofficial record of the Colony,

A COMPARISON of the times of the two galas on Saturday

is interesting. These were: 50 yards free-slylo

25% secs. D. H. Taylor ut V.R.C.

25% secs. Ng Chun-man at "Y", 220 yards free-slylo,—

2

mins. 37 secs. Chan Chun-nam

at V.R.C.

2 mins. 30 secs. Ng Nin at "Y", 60 yards free-stylo (wench)

.

32 secs. Miss V, Churn at VRC. 35 BCCs. Miss Yip Chal-man at www

100 yards back-stroke----

72% secs. A. K. Rumjahn at VRC.

77% sees. B. S. Wilson at "Y", 100 yards breast-stroke.......

74% secs. Fong Chung-yue at V.R.C.

01% secs. Chiu Kam-moon at

150 yards medley relay....

1

VRC

min. 31 socs. VRC. at

1 mla, 33% sacs. Chung Sing at

200 yards free-stylo relay.

rain, 47% sees. VIC. at V.R.C.

1 min. 40% socs, Eastern at yu 200 Yards froo-style relay (women) J

2 mins 10% sets. VRC. al V.R.C.

2 mina. "35 secs. Chung Sing at

Turning Back To 1914 At The Oval

J.B. HOBBS' GREAT GESTURE

SINCE WAR BROKE over Europe last September, there has been no football at Highbury, home of Arsenal, And now that and one of the show-places of the game. fooball has given place to cricket--such as it is-an- ather of London's meeting-places of sportsmen is shut to the public!

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perature and, on the point of stretched on a collapse, was bench when a doctor was called to see him.

"You're not fit to play to-day," was the verdict. And, desplie the dismay of all the Surrey players and officlats, everyone in thai dressing-room knew that the doctor was right. But Jack himself spoke up..**

"That great crowd out there has come to see cricket," ko valið. "They might not see any more far some time and I'm going out there to give them what they have come for." the

This refers to the Oval, at Kennington, headquarters of the Surrey County club, and one of England's five famous Test grounds. The ban was instituted when, fortunately, the majority of

Important the Qval's most gumes of last summer had been played. But such was not the case when war clouds threw a shadow over Europe in 1014.

August of that fated year was to be one of the most memo able in the long history of the Oval. Not only were Surrey heading for the County Cham- pionship, but the Bank Holiday week-end attraction was Notte team, always one of the greatest drawing-cards of any cricket season in South London.

On Monday, with the Surrey and Notts game in an interest- wor clouds ing position, the were gathering-and so were the European politicians. But it takes a lot to upset a British sports crowd, and over 17,000 passed the Oval turnstiles, termined. to forget for a while the thought that war with. Ger- many seemed almost inevitable. Jack Hobbs, the Idol of every. cricket crowd, was due to ball Dressing-room Drama

BUT as the gally

de

dressed

crowds packed the famous Test ground, they knew nothing of the drama taking place in the Surrey, professionals dressing-

Jack Hobbs was there

room.

but no one expected him to play. The Test master had a high tem-

-uselena. Jdek

Protestermined to play,

Hobbs was

And

when

that huge Oval crowd greeted him as he walked out to. the wicket on that hot August Bank Holiday morning, few knew that he was a sick man,

How could they guess that there was anything wrong with their idul? There was certainly nothing unles with his batting. All that day. he kept the Noits bowlers.. and. Helders working overtime, and when the end come, 220 runs stood to Jack's credit on the score-board.

At eleven o'clock the follow- ing day, before that important Surrey match could be continu- ed, Britain declared war on Ger- many. This staggering decision meant the finish of cricket for that season. The match against Notts was concluded, then came the announcement that the mill- tary authorities had comman- deered the Oval.

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