1940-09-19 — Page 6

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

September 19, 1940.

ANNUAL MEETINGS

Miss Li Po-luen Assured Of Breaststroke Title Excellent Time Returned In Heats At V.R.C. Yesterday Miss Ko Mui-ling May Offer Outside Challenge

Miss Ko Mul-

(By "Tinker")

THOUGH spectators were somewhat disap Ing... Challenger pointed that the hoats for the 440 yards men's for Irre - style free-style championship of the Colony were made unnecessary yesterday by the withdrawal through

ritten.

a foot injury of Robert Chan, they were neverthe- less pleased with the exhibition given by Miss Li Po-luen in the heats for the women's 100 yards breast-stroke.

Assured

Yacht Club's St. Andrew's New Premises Review Of

Appreciated The Past Year

Hall

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the THE ANNUAL general moeting of Miss La Fo-toen Royal Hongking Yacht Club was held St. Andrew's Club will be held at

Andrew's Church an Kellett Island. The St.

On of yesterday

23 at 9 p.m. position of the Club with regard to Monday, September breast-stroke title, the new Club-house was the subject The report, which will be then de- that main hockey of the report of Mr. E. Cock, the ivered, states Commodore. He said that the pre-success was confined to the women's sent was not a fair time to judge the team in the Caer Clarke Cup League, position, when the membership had wherein the Club finished rousers been reduced by members of netive up,

-Winning her heat in the splendid time of 1 min. 25 Miss J. Ander- secs., she is assured of taking first place in the final, for in won. One of the Milan V. Churn the second heat, Miss Ko Mui-ling, who came first, clocked

mot improved Defending1 min. 29.2/5 secs., which was the second best time of the

swimmers in the whole.

VR.C

champion

Major Baschali

CINCINNATI WIN NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT

2nd Consecutive Year

To-day's Programme

There is a 4.2/5 seconds dif- {....................................... ference in the times. Third best was 1 min. 32.4/5 aces. returned by both Miss V. Churn and Miss Au Mel-chuen, It is from Min Ko, therefore, that any challenge that may come will come.

have

For the order in the Anal would predict 1, Miss Li; 2. Miss Ku, 3, Miss Au, the reasons being that un Torm yesterday Miss Au, had it not

and start. been for

would been timeḍ ka 1 min. 22 sees, us just Miss Churn WAB under, whereas completely exhausted at the end oř her effort.

Mi Ko Mul-ling and Miss Churn were together in the second heat,

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UP), -For the second year in suc cession, the Cincinnati Reds have captured the National Baseball League Pennant, and have qualified to meet the the third swimmer being Miss Ho American League champions in the World Series which opens on October 2.

The Rede triumphed over the Philadelphia Phillies, and combined with St. Louis Cardinals' victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers their claim to the pennant was made a mathematical certainty

Wai-man, whom Miss Churn beat by touch, and who, incidentally, ulsn made a very delayed start.

It was because of this that at the end of the rat 25 yards they touched in the same order as the finish, but at the end of the first 50, Mis Ko was three yards ahead, while Miss Ho had passed Miss Churn.

Then for the last two lengths, In the thirteen games left, the Reds Mirs Churn changed to the butterfly

now

for all and allow the stroke, and over the third length Dodgers win their remaining ten succeeded in passing Miss Ho and and still win the pennant by half a closing the gap from Miss Ka.

But garne

Scores were

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Cincinnati

2

Battery Vandermeer. Boggy. Baker, Pruindelphia

Battery Mulcahy, Warren (Thirteen innings were playedi

hattery. Warneke, Boyle, Oren. Brooklyn

Battery. Head Casey, Tamulis. Carleton,

Louis

half-way down the last length the strain of the over-arm stroke begun to tell, and Miss Churn began drop- back again and fought a thrill, Ho. ing race for second with Miss

ping

So completely had the strength gone from her arms that I doubt if Mise Churn could have managed another Ave yards.

Brilliant Race

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Pholpa

Chicago

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Battery: Prench, McCulloch

In the first heat there was only one swimmer-Miss Li Po- luen.

New York

A

Battery: Schumacher, Daming.

Pittsburgh

Battery: Bowman, Fernandez. Boston.

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Battery Tobin. Droskie. Derren.

To-day's programme of will be:

or volunteer service, but there was

Club nol

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TABLE TENNIS

wns

Second success of the year doubt that had the launched out when it did, they would that of Mr. W. Gillies who took top not have been able to do Ro

athonours in the Colony Junior Cham-

pionship. The League team had not lenst some time after the war.

pre- "We had to shift over very much in the same good fortune as the advance and it has been possible to vious year. make Coil use of the Club for little more than three months. Many of the extra costs have been offset by savinga, some expenditure was not foreseen and so far as I can make it out the Anal result works out at a very moderate gure per head of the membership. while the agreed amount to be bor- rowed is, as you will observe, not yet

reached.

Offers and Committers The election of officers resulted Commodore, Mr. N. V. A. Croucher: Vice Commodore, Mr. G. G. Wood; Bear- Commodoro, Major-General A, E. Grascit: Ton, Secretary, Ms. PC. M. Sedgwick; Hon, Treasurer. Mr. J. Fleming.

Cinners! Commi1ire-Jon, Mr. A.

There was a great revival of table tennis enthusiasm, and a Hongkong v. Kowloon match was held from which proceeds the man of $110 was and given to the "S, C. M. Post"

IK. Telegraph" Bomber Fund. A donation of $50 was also made to the Diocesan Girls' School Building Fund.

The weekly Inunch swimming plc- nics were not as successful as during the previous year uwing

to the

BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT

We have the largest selection of high-class billiards' equipment in the colony.

BILLIARD TABLES

by

BURROUGHS & WATTS

AND

E. J. RILEY

Ltd.

QUOTATIONS FOR ALL REPAIR WORK

Shinde, comdr, f. 1. 5. Jokioite, a evacuation, though several moonlight Sports & Games Equipment Dept.

Neve, Hers B. J. Minnitt, J. E Patter. J. P. Carey, F. M. Thompson, picnics by car were well attended,

The statement of accounts shows a A. G. Dalziel.

Balling

Commities-Han, Mr. A. deficit on the year's working of $133.33 heals Shields, Comdr, A, H, D. Johnstone, Capland a balance in hand of $901,94. It in

Men's 100 yards free-style. Women's 100 yards free-style, Men's 100 yards back-stroke, Men's 880 yards free-style. Fancy Diving.

Bion's 200 yards free-style relay. Women's 410 yards free-style. But in only three of these events] are the entries more than fivé, and for which, therefore, there will be heata. These are the women's 100 yards free-style, the fancy diving and the men's 880 yards free-style.

mentioned that the deflell in entirely sill outstanding due to subscriptions for the year under review, Your Com- Lmittee aro of the opinion that the Club's finances are in a satisfactory state con- sidering the exceptional times that we are going through.

G. E. Neve, Capl. 3, Krogh Mos, Cap AO. G. Milia, Mesra, 8. Berg, R. Minnitt, L. Garner, T. C. Fairburn P. MacCabe, A, M. Mack.

nowing Committee-Mesara. C. Eastgate, J. E. Polter, A. G. Dalziel, J. A McDouail, G. 3, P. Carey, F. M. Thompson T. Swan. House

W. Committee-Mesra

H Andrews, G. HI, Gompertz, J. Forben, Berg, W. r. Webt), Mra, C. C, Blake, Mrs N. Patter

Squash Sub-Comunition-Mensts, P. T MacCabe, D. L Bosanquet.

Meats.

Bowling Alley● Sub-Committee IL Dreyer. J. Forbes, K. M. A Barnett, H. W. Browne.

Ilon, Librarian-Mra N, Polter. Middle Island Club-House Bub-Com- mitte-Messrs. T. C. Fairburn, L. F. 1****** | Ralph, B. B, Carter,

100 YARDS BACK-STROKE

Navy v. Sing Tao

Royal Navy Sports Club In match to-day on ground at 5 p.m.

will

meet Sing Tao

a friendly football the Causeway Day

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LANE CRAWFORD LTD.

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The House of Quality & Service Tel. 28151.

Lawn Bowls

Teams For

The Week-end

The following teams chosen by various Clubs for Leagus matches this week-end:

INDIAN R.C.

I have no figures for the National record for

this

China race, but

the women's National Record for the

100 metres back-stroke, catablished

in 1935 by Miss Yeung Sau-king, is 1 min. 374 seca., which converted to yards is, ns necurately as proportion wili permit, I min. 29.4 secs.

There is

the doubting that no back-stroke is the faster stroke! yet Mies Ll, last night, was at least 4 scoonds faster than that record! And this was done with- out the use of the butterfly.

It seems, then, that on the times yesterday, there will be a great race for third place in the final.

Far Eastern record worked out by proportion for the 100 yards back- have been stroke is a second slower than the National time. This was established in Mann in 1934 so it seems that there is one avent the Colony will win from the Philippines when they

Results were:

3rd Div. v. Prison 0.C, (home, 3.30 pan.).

A. 8. Bunad, B 3. Hassan, M. visit us. Rumjahn, A. H, Mader,

“K. M. Mumlahn, M. P. Madar, A. G. Subad, A. Bakur, 18, M, Skałek, M. Hassan, U. A. Hum-

Jahn, 8. M. Rumjahn.,

HONGKONG ELECTRIC

v. Kowloon K.G.c. (sway, 130 pan.)--

C. E Gahagan, V. Serby, S. Deacon, J. K. Sloan.

A. Fr. Paul, R. C. Builer, G. T. Pad- gett, G. G, H. Thomson.

Championships

WOMEN'S 100 YARDS DREAST-STROKE:

Heat 1-Mics Li Po-luett, I min 25 secs Miss Yu Pui-yue, 3 min. 373/5 sec.; Ms Hout Miss Me Mut-ling, 1 min. 22/0

Miss Au Mei-chuen. 1 min. 24/1 seca.

Lak Beo-10.

secs: Miss V. Churn 1 min. 12.4/5 secs. Pinkliste

A. N. Other, R. A. Owens, W. H B. MIN' He Wat-man, 1 mth. 33 seda,

Muskelt, J. F. Lunny.

Women's Golf

COMPETITION IN AID OF B. W.O.F.

The Ladies Section of the Royal: Hongkong Golf Club will hold a Tombstone Competition in ald of the Belish War Organbation Fund, at Deep Water Bay on September 24. An entrance fee of $1 l aid of the B.W.O.F. will be made.

hope that the competition will be well supported. Partners can be arranged, if necessary, at Deep Water Bay on September 24ted

Au Mei-chuen,

Mi Ko Mul-line, MI Churn and

Miss No Wal+man,

V.R.C. HANDICAPS BOYS' 160 YARDS, BREAST-STROKE,

Heat 1-12 Silva, (2), 1 min 3320 secs:

Y. Yvanovich (20), 1 min. 24.2/5 secs: J. Gomes (18) 1 min. 30 Deck: R. Bouza (go), 2. min. 1.4/5 secs.

Army Championship

Heats Yesterday

Close Results Promise

Thrilling Finals To-day

The 100 yards back-stroke at the quadrangular gala at the YM.O.A.

on Saturday. F. Willis (Royal Corps Lor Bignals) mearest

G. Camera, Saunders ("T") and Cpl. Sutherland (B. Scots) the winner in the far, lane. -Ming Yuen.

SPORTS ADYT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE

THE CLOSENESS of the competition in the heats MEETING will be held (weather per-

commencing at 2.00 pm.

at 1.30

BATURDAY. 21st September, 1940,

The First Bell will be rung

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be

Ip.m.

of the Army Swimming Championships' held yesterday mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on at the new Army pool promises that the finals to-day will be as exciting as any. Although all events are relays, individuals were prominent, and foremost was Band- master Jordan, who in the 400 yards relay of six, swam last against Sigmn. Allen and reduced a lead of several yards to win for the Royal Scots by a touch.

admitted to the Members Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the

(duration of each Mfeeling in, such a

manner as to be readily idenflied.

Badges admifting Non-Members, ta A glance at the times in the): "A Coy. Middlesex,

the Members Enclosure and Club Larga Units 100 yards. medley Heat 2 Roza Pereira (5). 2 min. results below add emphasis to (team of thresi-Beat 1-1, "Combined Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Small Units (2 mins, 31.4/8 seos); 2. *8th $3.00 for Ladles (both Including tax) 34.4/5 secs: R. Sequeira () 1 min 401/5 the tight competition that is ex- AA. Rog: ILA (3 mins, 50-2/6 sock.): & are obtainable through the SECRET- Bec: C. Guterres (go), 1 min. 43.3/5 sept;

The 8th Heavy Regt. R.A. (3 mins 50.3/5ARY upon the personal or written pected this afternoon. A. Bandberg, T. Lopes,

float Zam, #Royal Scots (2 mins 34.0/8 1. Ellya, Y. Yvanovich, J. Gomes, J. Royal Scots, on their heats secs. 2 12th. Heavy Regt. B.A. (2 mins, application of a Member, auch Mem- times, seem likely champions, 30.2/5 sec.); A, Middlesex (3 mins, 42.2/6 ber to be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for Payment Large Units 890 yards free-style relay of all Chits, etc. teams of our)llest 1-1 Middlesex 12 mins, 17.2/6 seen.); 2. "Combined Small The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Units (12 mins, 60 secs): 3, 12th, Heavy Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) wil Regt. RA. (13 mins, 8.2/6 sees.). float 2—1, close 11.45 am

loyal Scots (12 mins, 63/5 secs) Timns are obtainable at the Club

Finalists

Raza Pereira and IL Sequeira.

"Y" Hockey Teams

To-day

Pennington and Waldron; Highlands,

but in the Large Units 200 yards medley relay and the Large 400 yards free-style relay they will be given the keenest competition by the Combined Small Units:

Becs.

5th A.A Regt R.A. (12: mins. 20.4/5

The price of Admission to the

The following will represent the

The finals will be held this afternoon. Heavy Rest. RA. woro de House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel The Ladies Section will donate $2 X.M.C.A. In hockey matches at King's commencing at 3.30 pm following Large Vultr 100 yards fres-style relay 21920), for every dollar collected, while Lady Park this week!

which H.E, the General Omeer Com- (teams of six)—Heat 1toyal Scots Macgregor will vary kindly give a

(4 mina, 20.2/5 seca); 8th. Bicavy, Regt. YMCA, "Av. Combined Hospitalsmanding the Troops, Major General Amins, 20 secs.) 2. Combined Small Unit PUBLIC ENCLOSURE prize to the winner. The. Commlitog

Collodse: Killeen and Baxby: Coombe, E. Grasett, will present the prizen RA were disqualified Heat 21th Public. Enclosure Is, $1.00 including

RESULTS ARE

Heavy. Reg RA 14 mina, 414/5 Bocs.); Grant, Ure, Dunne and Banks, (5 pm.). Results of yesterday's heats (with 2 Middlesex (4 mins 50.2/3 rock.): 3. Blu Tax, for all Persons, including Ladles, asterisks denoting finalista) are as follow: A., Regt, RA (6. mina, 62/5 ecc.) and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers **YELICA, Int v. Royal Scots-Ben- Small Untus" 100 yards, free-style relay: Large Units 400 yards free-style (teams and Sailors in Uniform are admitted well; Gilchrist and Saxhy: Coombe, Pen« —Heat 1-1, *HQ, Wing Royal Bicol #14 of four)ilsat 1.---*Middlesex Beth Half Price, purpo nington and Waldron: Smith, Gemmell, mina, 28.2/8 secs.); 2, izth Heavy Hegt, mina, 13,1/5 secs,);· 2, Combined "Small Ure, Dunne and later. (4,15 p.m.), RAJ (4 mins, 303/6 DOCK,}; 3. “ILQ. Wing Units. (D mina,,13,1/0 soca.); 5, 12th, Heavy YMCA 2nd XI v. St. Andrew's Middlesex. ILX, Signal Coy, were dis Regt. 1LAI (0 minx.)." Host Familj. "Royal hoek; allsen, and Jeffrey, Croft: Cor- qualled for an Infringemont Heat 1-1, Scots (4 mins, 48.1/8 secs,); 2, each Heavy man and Gratt: Danks, Smile, Highlands, "7th: AARA; {t min. 353/5 2008). Regt. (LA) (3 mins. 44/6" Becs.);:3, 6th „Treson-and-Bevan, 13 pm),

*20th, Heavy, Bty; RA. (4 mins (2/3 | Ah. Begt, IA,” (2 mins. B.175 secr.)...,

SAM GLOVER CUP WINNER

The Glover Cup for 1940, has been won by: Mrs. ILC. Stewart, who best Mrs. A. Greaves in the final.

By Order,

8. A. BLEAT LA ATActg. Secretary, Hongkong, 10th September, 1940,

HANDSPRINGS ETERNAL

*Do you gain merit by standing

on your hands, Philip, or are

you merely giving your feet a 'reat?”+

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whole course of my lifa-how to

have a good party and fed folly, fit next morning.”

.* You're not by any chance refer.

"But you a good cigar you ring to Rose's Lime Juice ? **

couldn't do it.”

"The attitude would no doubt be a congenial one for a bat of a sloth, but to my eyes, Philip, it lacks elegance and, moreover, contributes nothing to human progress."

"Why have you heard about it too?"

**Heard about it? There fam'r- a man on this continent who doesn't know that Rose's in a remarkable therapeutic agent ***-*- with the exception polly of one or two odd people who spend their lives standing on their

"If you must knoto, I'm celebrating a discovery which will alter the | bands."

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