1940-08-13 — Page 22

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 13, 1940.

25 | LAI TSUN

AQUATIC CHAMPIONS PARADE

Lawrence 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, there 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 were successful function.

not broken simply because the figures are now so high that it will take swim- mers 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 lap in the 150 yards medley relay and was clocked at 24.2/5 socs. for an unofficial ré- cord.

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At the V.R.C.. outstanding performer was D. L. Taylor, who covered the "50" in 25.1/5 seconds. He swims this distance with such ease, and finishes so strongly that I wonder he is unable to bring the Colony 100 yards record down to somewhere near 54 seconds.

He was closely tailed by David Hutchinson-who was one-fifth of a second bebind and Hutchinson can, without any hesitation, be classed as the most improved swimmer of the

year..

WHAT happened to W. Law rence? That was a question on Baturday night that not even the Hon. Secretary of the V.R.C.

intention not to swim when in the course of conversation then the Secretary was making suggestions for Lawrence's attempting to break the back-stroke record!

However, in the excellence of the swimming, in Roza-Pereira's graceful curts in the 220 and in the final results of the meet, Lawrence was

not missed.

Chan Chun-nam's tine in the 220 was nothing spectacular-2 mins. 37 secs, and if anything, once more his weakness in footwork 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.

wrong with the strength of pull in

COUNTY CRICKET

Centuries For Sutcliffe And Constantine

League Tennis

I. R. C. Beat South China

In "A" Division!

THE RUMJAIN COUSINS, 8. A. and H.D., Doubles Champlons of the Colony, were main, contributors to the Indian Recreation Club's victory LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter). over South China in the "A" Division South China's courts. They won all A one day match, Bradford of the Tennis League yesterday on League v. a Yorkshire XI, drew three of their sets, and the LLC. THE Lai Taun girls were beaten 7,000 people to Bradford to-won 6-3.

in the free-style event, but day and £380 was collected for the British Red Cross. The

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Scores were:

V.R.C.

EVENTS AT THE V.LLC. on Saturday. Above

in the 100 yards backstroke race in progress. A. K Kumjabn (extremo left) won in 72 2/8 seconds, but not before lic Jad put

great Bght against Poon Wing-kal (second Jano). L Roza Pereira was second, Росп dropped away in the last length.

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Below is ho start of the Women's 50 yards free-style. Miss V. Churn, the winner, Es in the second lane from the left. the extreme (left is Miss Ko Mo-ying (Lai Tsun) who led over the first length, but last on the turp, and fouled the ropes a few yards from home-Ming Yuen.

Sixty Eight Clubs For Regional Leagues

LONDON, Aug. 12. (Reu terl.--The Football League 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

could answer beyond "he has there is evidence that they would

OSAKA, Aug 12 (Domel).The K. F Lu and F. N. Wong lust to S. not turned up." No notification be able to beat Hongkong's best match was drawn.

A and 11, D. Rumjahn 4-0; beat 0.Japan Middle Schools Grand Athleuc whatever! The explanation, ap- if they take seriously enough to The Bradford side included eight Rumjahn and Razacks 6-4; beat Minu Meet, comprising track and feld events, swimming, baseball, basket- parently, lay in a "touch of the

training. Over the first 25 county players and two ex-West and Madar 0-2.

A. Chan and J. Hau lost to Rumjaling ball, volley-ball, football, tennis and du" and I have it that as curly yards, Miss V. Churn was second to Indies Test players. Two centuries

auspices of the "Asahi Shimbun," at as Friday he had intimated to Miss Ko Mo-ying and It was anyone's were scored, one by L. N. Constantine 3-6: lost to Rumjahn and Razack 3-0; Bymnastics, opened to-day, under the one or two friends that he would race over the last few yards until (West Indies) and the other by Hlos: to Minu and Madar 3-6.

W. C. Ho and H. C. Kwok lost to the Koshien Haneball Stadium. About Sutelifle (Yorks). E.. A. Martingdale

Rumjab and 2,300 young sportsmen are competing! not be swimming on Saturday. Miss Ko fouled the ropes,

(West Indies) was included in the Rumjahns 3-0; lost to What they gave away, however,

Razack 5-7; beat Minu and Madar 0-4. for the national championships. Qulte a number of people attended

17 100 the gala with the expeciations of that race was taken back with in-Bradford_XI.

Constantino scored seeing a great race between Law-terest in the 150 yards medley relay. rence and Chan Chun-turm in the Lai Taun won by about half the minutes, his innings including three The V.R.C. had no breast-G's and fourteen 4 Sutcliffe was at 220 free-style, and, quite riditly, the bath. #ton. Secretary dwell to rome extent stroke or bacit-stroke swimmers to the wicket 110 minutes in scoring 127, which included ono 6 and sixteen 4's. or this event to give the gala a offer any opposition.

"build up".

up. The disappointment of

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The scores were: Bradford bour, at an earlier time, the

League,-259

for

the public was evinced first, yes, in the other side of the har- the "boos" that greeted the bare announcement, and, second, in the spontaneous cheer and applause at Chung Sing - Eastern-Y.M.C.A wickets dec. (Constantine 100). the mention that Lionel Roza-Pereira triangular gala was in progress."

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Yorkshire-209 for 0 wits.

had sportingly agreed to fill the gap. There, the outstanding figure (Sutellite 127).

Bir. J. II. Lawrence, his father, was Ng Nin of Chung Sing. He

fs, we know, the swimming con- captured the 220-yards and the

vener of the Club and possibly

wag expected that notification 440-yards free-style events in 2 terfly" in the 160 yards medley would have been made through mins. 39 secs, and 5 mins 62.4/5 relay to clock 30.1/6 seconds for A couple of hours before the gala, secs, respectively, and then al-his lap of 50 yards.

him, but it is mystery why, only

The last lap of this race, the 60 Inform the Hon. Secretary of his gave an exhibition of the "but-yards free-style, saw Tommy Kew

W. Lawrence did not personally most immediately afterwards

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take off seven or eight yards behind Chung Sing's last mon. He shone in a tremendous burst of speed- that was clocked at 24% seconds. for

by 50 yards-but was beaten toucht

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This for an unofficial record of the Colony.

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COMPARISON of the times of the two galas on Saturday is interesting. These were: to yards freo-siyle.---

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

25% secs. Ng Chun-man at "y". 220 yards free-style/

2 mins. 37 secs, Chan Chun-nam at V.R.C.

2 mins. 39 secs. Ng Nin at "y". 50 yards free-style (women).--

32 seca. Miss V. Churn at V.R.C.

35 secs. Miss Yip Chol-man at

100 yards back-stroke,~~

72% seca. A. K. Rumjahn et V.R.C...

774 sect. B. S. Wilson at "y", 100 yards breast-stroke.

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

81% secs. Chlu Kam-moon at

150 yards medley relay....

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1 min. 31% soca. VRC, at V.R.C.

200

1 min. 33 secs. Chung Sing at

relay

1 min 47% secs. VRC at V.R.C

1 min. 40%) secs. Eastern at try!!, 200 yards free-style relay (women)

2 runs. 10% secs. V.R.C. at

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