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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 22, 1940.

PHYSICAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN

ON SPORTS GROUNDS

Home Movement That Would Go Well

Hongkong

In

(By "Tinker")

MID-WEEK SCENES at the Hongkong Cricket Club are reminders of what is going on on similar grounds at Home. I mean the Physical Fitness Campaign that started some little while ago and to which thousands of young men have flocked to make themselves fit to render service to their country.

Not that you can see people on the Cricket Club ground doing things such as are shown in the accompany- ing picture. Little groups sitting "at ease" taking instruc- tion in rifle or gas drill are the only ones making use of the ground.

BRITAIN'S BROOMSTICK ARMY came into being with

At Home, however, football sort of team-work will be needed in official status when football grounds were thrown open to and ericket Clubs have closely Hongkong. associated themselves with the scheme and have thrown open their grounds for the benefit of men and their country. And something on similar lines would not be amias in Hongkong.

We live in a lazy climate where than is more inclined to degenerate than, in most places rise and it i no figment of the imagination. The hot, humid days of sumener are 100 long, and after such long days work-

physical training under a scheme announced by the Central Council of Recreativa Physical Training. All men over 16 are EADING football Clubs ineligible. It's the duty of all men to make themselves fit to

England that have given render service to their country. their grounds over to the Fit- ness Scheme include Charlton, Fulham. Reading. Coventry City. Bradfont. Blackburn Rovers, Watford, Newport, Plymouth, Queen's Park Rangers, Hartlepools, Bromley, Hulf and Chesterfield.

Army T. experts have taken over command of the drill program- tars, and classes are rapidly assum.

tions.

ROYAL SCOTS' GALA

Lawn Bowls Teams For

ing in offices, as most of us haveing the proportions of demonstra-Three Invitation Events The Week-end

one is, physically, as Benn as a

rag.

wet

A brief sojourn in any of the SPEAKING of Football Clubs artncially cooled or air-conditioned

Will Be Featured

The following teams have been Royal Scots will hold their annual selected by various Clubs for lawn swimming championships in the new bowls Iraque matches this week- Army pool at Victoria Barracks on end:

CLUB DE RECREIO

"" thome, 4. p.m.) Saturday, August 31, commencing ai

8 p.m. when three invitation evenita will be featured.

L. 7. Bliss, T. X. foares, IL. F. Luz and L. F. Xavier, C. M. Bilva, F. V. Ribeiro

II. A. Alves.

at Home, among the points; uildings in the Colony, and then a discussed at the Football League] stroli nut into the streets is the most Meeting was the launching of a convincing proof of the conditions under which Hongkong's people live. junior competition under their On a particularly hot day the blast control next season.

Inve closed Wanderers Belton of hot air from the streets is slag-

The three events are the 440 yards gering.

dnsm; Everton are considering shut- Such violent changes of tempera-ting up shop for the duration, while free-style (one swimmer), the 200 and 7. BITE ture, too, occur under normal con- the Wolves also contemplate closing yards back-stroke (one swimmer) and C, 0. Silva.

Big league soccer was an and the 200 yards medley relay (tenis of three, back-stroke, breast- ditions. It was only last week that down.

expensive undertaking for all the the days were so hot that nothing Clubs last season, and though it has stroke and free-style, each swimmer short of sitting on ice seemed the

announced that the League covering 60% yards). only way of getting goal, yet after will continue next year is to be a sleepless and perspiring first half of the night I was grateful early the wondered how many Club will en following morning for the blanketter. folded at the bottom of the bed.

bren

It is because of this that the in- plan has been have Clubs As inexorable as tinie, vitality, expensive "starlet"

forward. Many and in many custs health, are put being undermined. And the short, hundreds of talented young players, carry on the le of winter activity does not who, unpaid, could

The League have encouraged show, fully compensale.

this to the extent of allowing Clubs

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to ret

retain boys of even sixteen years of course. prevents

J, A, Lu. C. 2. Marques, Y. T. Tubeiro

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Louis Deserved Champion's Title

Godoy's Courageous Bid For World Honours

(By "Tinker")

A MORE INTIMATE VIEW of Joe Louis' greatness as world. heavyweight champion and his undoubted right to the title is provided by the screen, and a pronounced emphasis on these two facts is the main feature of the short film that will be

C. Vas A. F. Noronha, J. C. Itemedios shown at the King's Theatro to- and 2. E. Noronha,

F. Z. Machado, J. 1. Вовед С. Поза Pereira and ..

D. C. Alves, C. IL, Basto, A, P. Guterres

morrow, wherein he triumpha by a technical knock-out-over Arturo Godoy, the Chilean

2nd Div, v, K.M.Q.C. (away, 130 p.m.).— | heavyweight.

. X. Monteiro, H. R. Plans, P. Yvano- vich and 0. 1. Imedion

Victoria Recreation Club, Euro- and . Barto rent Y.M.C.A., Royal Corps ci Signals and La Tiun Swimming Union have been invited, and the first three have already accepted.

TO-DAY'S WATER-POLO

R. Xavier, J. A fareding, C. 3L 8. Alves and A. M, Rodrigues.

Of Godoy, little more need be sald than he shows himself to

A. J. Ormand, P, K, N. Silva, A. M.be a big-hearted loser. The

Xavier and T. Bouss.

fight was stopped by the referee

INDIAN R.C.

In the eighth round, and though

Godoy, when he bounces up from

D. M. Khạn, K. M. Bumjahr, A.

M.

the

14. Dir. v. Craigéngower (away, 330

D.m.)

Rumjahn and M. R. Abbas,

canvas and strenuously endeavours to continue the bout,

YESTERDAY, I SAW A screen of age. This

preview of Joe Louis beat-Ponching", and if the Lengue runs Eight Teams In Knock-13. Loosen, A K. Bumad, A. R. sunugives the impression that to

a competion there will be a stipu

transfers will

be al-

and

Ing Godoy in a world heavy-Intion that players must be obtained weight

bout. locally. No championship After seven and a half hectic lowed.

This competition would be a self- rounds with the Chilean cham-i

contained Alness movement, 0.8 non-would also

provide relaxation for plon, Louls walked chalantly and breathed as nor-the public. mally as when he first entered the ring.

Well has he been called by his LAI TSUN-V.R.C. GALA doctors "the most physically at man

In the world."

I know! We aren't aspiring to between the Lai Tsun Swimming Union world heavyweight champions, but and

Out Competition

The Royal Beols will hold an in formal gala, this evening at 7.30 pas in the new Army swimming pool ai Victoria Darracks when eight teams will participato

Ave-a-alde knockout water-polo tournament, an Innovation for the Colony.

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The teams participating are Royal Air Force (Kal Tak), 1LMS. Thracian 8th Heavy Regt. RA (two teams) Middlesex Regt Royal Corps of Signals, European Y.M.C.A. and Royal Scots.

As this is the first time a five-a-side.

The rettirn swimming contest be-

Victoria Recreation Club. scheduled to take place last night in the Chinese Y.M.C.A. pool Bridges tournament is being held in the Colony Street. Wat postponed owing to the a large number of swimming and team inclement weather. The contest may water-polo enthusiasts are expected to

be present. be held to-night

in all forms of sport a laggard or an under-trained man-can upset the working ot A whole

and who knows if or when some

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and A. K. Minu.

A. II. Humpahn. 8. Yunul. M. Y. Adal stop the fight at that stage was

and A. IL Delish.

3rd Div. v. Kn.0.C. (home, 3.30 p.m.)perhaps unfair, there is little to M. U. Razack, M. D. Husen, A. doubt that the bout would have Buftiad and 8. M. Rumjahn.

S, M. Sadick, M. asian, U. A. Rumjshm and A. 21. Madar. Sumad and A. Bakar.

J. M. A. Ramjahn, M. P. Madar, A. a.

ELECTRIC RC.

v. tongkong F.C. (away, 3.30 pm)- A. Pul V. Sorby, W, I D and 3. Y. Lunny,

A. P. Tarbuck, IL A. Owens, 5. Deacon and J. K. Sioen.

W. Bloker, C. E. Gahigan, G. T. Pad- geit and G. G. B. Thomson.

Reserve, W. E. Macfarlane,

Team Y. Kowloon Tong (AWAY). F. D. Angua, 11. B. L. Dowbiggin, J. La Moust, z. B. Abraham (Skip).

A. D. Humphreys, A. T. Lay,

R. Daries (Skip).

Itorpes,

A. K. Mackenzie, It, A. Angur. R A. Edwards, A. W. Brown (Skip).

Team 7. Prison Omers Club (AWAY). B. Lacon, L. C. 7 Dellamy, A. Nia

W. 3. Fan, nyan.

P. 8. Cauldy (kin).

Cornell, G. E. Costello (ók!p).

W. A

1. M. Wyle I. 8. Doughty, W. Cryickshank, A. McKallar (Ship).

Reserve G. R. Razavet.

Nazis Puzzled By Churchill

Reactions To Speech

A.

LONDON, Aug, 21 (Reuter)-Ber- In newspapers which for weeks have been telling their readers that the collapse of the British Empire is near show.considerable bewilderment to-day over the confident tone of Mr. Churchill's speech.

The German news agency says that the consensus of Pres opinion is that the speech was a mixture of paralysing fear and desperate swag-

Ber

And They're Right!

The "Berlin Boerzen Zething" boldly asserts that "while the Ger- man air force swarms over, England, always reaching its objective. the British Premier talks as if it was not England but her opponent. that had revealed itself as a colossus with feet of clay"

The "Berlin Lokalanzeiger" da satisfied that "an Empire, rushing into disintegration, feels stronger than ever."

CONGRESS

gone on much longer.

Godoy's |

It is a thrilling fight. punches land effectively in the third and fith rœends, giving Louis an effective shaking, and li recalls; moments of that greal fight in which Loula suffered a knock-out at the hands of Max Schmeling (before Louis was champion).

An old cut over Godoy's left eye opens during the first round, but that does not, apparently impair his Vision to any great extent. The first signs of trouble are in the sixth round, when he leans heavily on Louis and seems tired.

BEGINNING OF END IN the seventh, Louis noticeably

dances at longer range and sends bome viclous rights and lefts that shake Godoy's head like a punch bag. The gallant Chilean is down at the end of the round and staggers up to the sound of the decision in the

Louls presses for a

eighth Godoy's clinching arms and like a man relleving pent-up emotions lets fly with both hands which land with the force of exploding dynamite on Godoy's jaws.

He keeps out of reach of

Godoy goes down. but ries again. is driven to the other alde of the ring and goes down again this time for the last time of the fight. The referee stops the fight and helps Godoy to his feet. Then. Then it takes several police. men, both his seconds and his manager to prevent Godoy from getting at Louis again.

The unruffled bhampion, with his back to all the rumpus, calmly turns around to see what it is all about.

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