1941-07-25 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 25, 1941.

Items Of Interest To Swimmers.

Combined Gala Postponed To August 9

Lai Tsun To

To Entertain University And V.R.C.

For The Improvement Of Diving

(By "Tinker")

DECISION TO POSTPONE the combined European Y.M.C.A.-V.R.C. and Combined Chinese Clubs swimming gala from July 26 to August 9 has been confirmed at a mecting of Club representatives,

There have been no changes in the list of events, and these have already been published.

On August 2, the V.R.C. holds an intra-Club gala. All events are on handicap.

Programte Is:

1. Women's "I" Class 100 yards free-style; 3, Members "B" Class 100 yards free-style: 3. Doys 60 yards breast-stroke: 4. Women's "A" Class

free-style: 3, yants

3, Members "A"

50

Class

100 yards free-style; G, Bays 100 yards backstroke; 7 Girls (be- ginners) 25 yards free-style: 8. Mem- bers 100 yards. breast-stroke: 9.

Lawn Bowls

Brilliant Win For Gowland

And McCutcheon

Women's 23 yasis back-stroke: 10. Abbas And Dallah Beaten

Boyy 50 yards free-style; 11, Relay,

4 X 30 winds freestyle; 12, Diving: In Pairs Championship

13. Water-polo,

LAI Tsmu swimmers are not

remaining inactive. They have arranged to entertain the University Swimming Club at the Chinese Y.M.C.A, on August; 2, and are proposing their re-i turn engagement with the V.R.C. for August 16.

The latter dale is not definite, for; it has yet to be submitted to the V.R.C. for their approval. It should! At into the V.R.C. ilme table nicely. for it will come after the Combined gala and before the inter-Schools Meet on August 23.

As regards the University, the events, that 15, the competitive events, will be confined to men for

the women undergraduates have

ability in

shown no inclination this direction. But interspersing the events will be some Club races for! women members.

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spectacle in any sport,

pre

BIGGEST UPSET of the Lawn Bowls Championships to date was the surprise vic- tory of C. Gowland and Mc- Cutcheon over M. R. Abbas and A. R. Dallah 23-17 in the Pairs competition at the Hongkong Football Club yesterday. The consistent form of the winners put an end to the hopes of the I.R.C. pair, who were considered by many to have had a chance for the title.

Other games yesterday were:

At C.S.C.C.

IL Spong and E. Lovell beat] L.C.R. Souza and M. J. Medina 21-10.

League Tennis

JEWISH R. C. WIN FIRST MATCH IN "D" DIVISION

Recording their first

victory

In the local tennis league since their entry two years ago,

the Jewish Recreation Club triumphed over the Kowloon Indian T.C. by 1-16 at King's Park yesterday. K. 8. Mehal and Y. J. Khan were the only home pair to score, the three other two pairs losing all games.

Scoren were:

is. S. Metal and Y. J. Khan (K.IT.C.) last to B. Godkin and S. Ramler JR.C.) 3-6: beat A. Polink and M. Talan 7-3; drew with 2. Whitton and A. cell ad Godkin and tamler 1-0 lost to Pollak K. Singh arel J. Singh (K.I.T.C.) lost to and Talan 1-0; lost to Whligob and Odell

A. E. Perry and J. MI. Jack beat CONSIDERING the amount of K. M. and S. M. Rumfahın 22-10.

swimming that goes on in

THE FULLEST CREDIT the Colony, the shortage of really good divers is surprising,must go to the winners of the for when done in proper style, game at the Hongkong F.C. there is no more graceful They were not, perhaps, so con- vincing over the long-heads, but Dives that shown on the generally they had the measure screen, for instance, nie of breath of their redoubtable opponents taking beauty, and though they are and always succeeded in upset- usually performed by world cham-ting the Inttery' calculations. pions or prospective champions, it

Though the dificulties beset both just shows what can be done from pairs, it must be said here that the the boards.

Football Club green was far from The Shanghai Amateur Swim-being one which to play

game. There was 2-0. ming Associatfen, at the Instigation Championship

which it 'was pos

J. Dad and Ram Chand (K.I.T.C.) test of G. J. Grick, foremost of their only one side on. divers, have simplified their chamy sible to draw, the other being most to Godkin and Hamter 2.0; lost to Pollak

tricky and generally

and Tatan 1-0 lost to Whitgab and Odell plonship programme in order to

Gowland was the unpy.

beller of the 3-0. attract more competitors for their

winning couple, and held Abbas on tille events.

most heads. The Prison Oficers Their new regulations require only showed a preference for the medium three compulsory dives instead of and short heads, while the Indians the customary four, with four op- on all occasions threw the full tional dives. The three are the front distance, header,, the back dive and the back Jack-knife.

Those that require

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C.R.G. 5%, Filipinos 3%

C.R.C. beat Filipinos 514-3% at Cause way ay yesterday.

R. M. Wong and K. C. Lai beat_K._K. p and . Poon 6-4; 'drew with T. 8. Hau and T, Kou 6-0; just to P. Poon and L. P. da Souza 5-7,

UFS

These are a few old pictures of American stars practicing for the 1940 Olympics in Finland which were cancelled. Top picture is of Ruth Jump and Marjorie Gestring, bath of Los Angeles. Top right, Miss Jump does a half-twist, and lower right, Miss Gestring executes a back-dive. Lower left, Nor- man Spear Jr., then 14 and youngest member of the team, in the middle of a one-and-a-half from the low board.

H.K. Rifle Association Activities Curtailed

CURTAILMENT of most activities of the Hongkong Rifle Association was the general tone of the annual report of the Association which was delivered at the Annual General Meet- ing held yesterday.

no

to

The report showed a satisfaced that they could gnly be held twice

tury, Mr G. J. P. Carey, said that as in previous years. tory year, and the Hon. Secre- month on one Sunday and one Wednesday instead of every Wednesday although the Association con-

It was further decided that tinued to spend slightly mord shooting would be carried out with than its income, the position was peep-sight Tunics. This meant that an really not as bad as it might according to their ability with the SR. |competitors were necessary regraded (seem because of the annual de- |(a) Rifle, and were divided into 4

preciation on the clubhouse, Classes A, B, C and D according which had taken about $762.

Handicap. Licut. Col. R. D. Walker was re-ngeln incorporated the Services Meet- The annual Prize Meeting, which elected President.

the Army Ranges, On the suggestion of the Hon. Secre- was held on C. N. Tan and 8. T. Ng beat Ip and tory. Capt. C. H. R. Hyde, a com- and apart from the final day was most Kowloon from April 1-0 Inclusive: Dallah's heavy woods, which nor-

successful. practice such as the half-mally would be of great assistance Poon and lost te su and Koo 1-6; beat mittee of four, with Majer S. E. H. 2. in a pairs game, were strangely in- Tu Tak-lum and T. Y. Leung beat. Ip White as Chairman, was elected to look

The winner of H.E. The Governor's twist, are eliminated.

I may be wrong in advancing the accurate, and this could be attributed and Poon d-3: beat last, and Koo G-3;into the rules to see if any amend- ments were necessary. The Committee, opinion that women make the better to the bumpiness of the green.

besides Major White, comprized In S.CAA, 9, 1.0, "n"

spector A. L. Hopkins (Police). Mr A. At Caroline Hill South China beat Post F. Evans (RAF) and Copt. Ferring Omer 11 0-0. y." Ne and K. T. Chan 4-6; lost to

C. I. Chan and T. M Castilho lost to ton, R. M. (Navy).

YKwok and 5. I.. Chung 1-6.

divers, but they certainly have the more graceful fight through the air. The secret may be in the suppleness of their bodies. and this is something that is lacking here.

In McCutcheon, however, he met a junior opponent who was well up

0-4.

lost to Poon and Soura 4-0,

to standard, and on at least two occasions the Prison Officer sent. Sict and C. M. Tsang 2-0; lost to P. down beauties, once to save six and the other to save three.

C. C. Lam and Imi Fat lost to Ng and Chan 3-6; lest to Slet and Tsang -; lost to Kwok and Chung 0-0,

K. W. Wong, and T. F. Ho lost to Ng

New Council

Prise, Sat F. E. Russell, of the Hon- kong Police, is to be particularly con- gratulated for his consistent shooting at these long ranges under weather conditions which could not have been worse.

Other Sections

Council, any change to be delegated for Light Automalle Sections, for which

It was decided to re-elect the whole

A new competition was Introduced by the afliated clubs.

Following were the omcers elected HE. The Acting Governor Lt General

of limb to such a deerce on the 6th end, when, after lending and Chan 2-6; lost to Sist and Tsang for the ensuing year: President Lieut. (E. F. Norton, very kindly presented a

IRC. 5, 1.0. "A" &

There is too much rigidity about| local divers. They perhaps con-

The first of the saving woods was centrate on the arched body or the straightness that there 1s often only tenseness re-

5-0 the P.O.C. pair had been forced lost to Kwok and Chung 3-9. vealed in their lines. Look at the to level terms. Abbas and Dallah pictures above and note how seem-uy six, and McCutcheon with his ingly tax are the muscles when the tricky side to come within an ace of tast wood drew perfedly the

on

H. E. White; Auditors. Mesars Percy The Association is deeply grieved to body is in flight.

“U, A, Rumjahy and A. J. Bumad lost to. Smith, Seth and Fleming, Hon. Secre. hear that His Excellency the Governor. Limbering exercises on the gymna-and permitted only one

taking the shot. He laid second shot | J. Howlett and W. G. Morrison 3-4; lost tory. Capt. C: H. R. Hyde: Hon. Trea-will be shortly retiring owing to ill sium mat are a great help.....

for the to D. Fitches and P. Y. Fung 3-0; lost to surer, Mr G. J. P. Carey; Hon. Legal health. He has always shown such

B. 5. Chin and 8. K. Chm 1-0. opposition.

Col. R. D. Walker;. Vice-Presidents, Cup. It is very much regretted that Brig. T. McLeod, Brig. G. T. W. Reeve, he was not here to see it so ably won At Sookunpoo Indians beat Past Omee Col. LA. Newnham, and Major S. E. by 5th/7th Rajput Regiment.

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PROGRAMME for the inter- Schools gain organised by the V.R.C. for August 23 has already been published, and there is little to add. The ob- ject of the meeting is to en- courage the younger swimmers in Hongkong.

Juniors

Scores were:

owland & McCutcheon 3.1.1.0.0, 0.

A 5-4

G. Singh and M. 11 Ilassan beat flowlett

Adviser, Mr M. J. Abboth

and Morriem 7-5: beat Fiches and Fung 6-2: beat Chin and Chin

M. Hussain and M. I. Hazack bent How- lett and Morrison 6-0; beat Fliches and 0, 0, 1, 1, 3, 0, 8, 4, 1, 0, 3, 1, 0, 1, 6=21 | Fung 6-3; lost to Chin and Chin 3-8,

0,0,0, 3, 1, 1,

Abbas and Daikh

1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 2—17

Last Heads Victory

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E,

} IT WAS ONLY over the last two hends that H. C. Spong and There are seven events for sentor Lovett accounted for L. C. R. Souza boys and seven for the juniors, and M. J. Medina, for on the 10th the with five for girls. There are no Croigengawer pair had drawn up to qualifications for the seniors, but 10-18 after being led 17-7 on the

must be 16 years of age or 14th. Then came a ander and also 5 ft 1 in or under K.B.G.C. players which put them in in height.

a alx-shot lend which clinched the Juniors compete in the senior game.

may

not for both classes, by Scores were: I presume is meant that a boy cannot swim in both the senior and Spong Levett junior 100 yards, for instance.

events

which

but

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Chung Sing

Charity Gala This Evening

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keen interest in the Association's ac- The report states part:

tivities that his loss will be very keen- The Individual Membership on May by felt. 31, 1041 slood at 428, an increase of five Gun Club Seellon-As this is on over last year's figures, but owing to costly sport to indulge in at the best of the War we sadly missed the majority times, there was very lille keenness of members belonging to the Senior shown this year

and it WOR only Service. The number of affiliated (patronised on the final Sundays' Shoot Clubs was 10.

when the Championships and Team No N.R.A. Disley Meeting was held, Matches were fired, Headquarters Ching and the "Junior Kolaporo" and Junlor Command winning this intter compet- Mackinnon Matches could not be tion for the second year in succession. The Association very much regretted competed for. Although it was not originally intended to enter for the the departure of Major W. C. Newton. N.R.A. Postal competition, it was found The Middlesex Regt, who for three that entrance fees had been paid very lycars so ably organised and supported enrly on in this year.

the activities of this section.

A team was therefore chosen and Mr A. F. Evans, R.A.F. is to be es- the competition was fired without any pecially congratulated upon his suc- practice, O very good score being cess in reviving interest In Miniature obtained. Although the registers have fine Shooting. Special Competitions

not yet been notified out here.

for the Three-Day Meet

At Kennedy Town been received at home the results have were thought out, and incorporated in

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1,3,0,0, 3, 1, 3, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 4, 7 =24 The seventh rule of the competi-gonza & Medina + 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, tion

La niso

somewhat Jumbled. 'It --- 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 1, 2, 2; 0; 0 =10 renda: "No swimmer may compete in more thian

'One-Sided Match two individual events except in diving and relays,

ezoh day.

the Blaley Meeting. They were a very (great succEIS. A swimming gala in aid of the Far East Trophy Match

Further strides in this sport have refugee relief fund will be held at

been mada recently in tha opening the Chung Bing pavilion, Kennedylon, na the Association was the holder Uells and

In Far East Trophy match, compell- (of Q Postal League among all Allated Cluby in the Town, to-day, to-morrow and on of the Cup, a team was entered and Colony. An Overseas

Postal Malch Bunday, commencing at 8 p.m. the competition fired in December last with the Combined Exsondon and but, like the N.R.A. Overseas Postal Collingwood Rule Clubs of Melbourne, Swimmers from Victoria Recreation owing to a shortage of S.A.A, no prac- Australia has also been instituted bat THE PERRY-JACK v. Rumfahn-Club and all Chinese swimming clubs tice was put in before hand. A relay is not an individual event Rumlahn match was one-sided, and will take part in the gala. In addition, but what is meant, I gather, in that at the half-way mark the Kowloon entertainment will be provided by no swimmer may take part in more crickoters were teading 15-4. Ilighest including Mr Sit Kok-ain and Mr Pak than two races (there are four), diving and the relays,

the score of the game was a 4 on the 8th Kul-wing, while a gauze dragon die- which aro end to the KC.C. and the winners play will be given by natives of the

the

In the restriction, Trine e, in swing topped off their game with a 3 on

in That is, a

mor

atill

the "Inst head, gand | **9 take part in the diving and re- Scores were:

can swim in any two events:

Hents will be swum off on August Perry & Jack

lays.

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04, 1, 2, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0,

VRC. on August, 4 at 5 pm..

1.0.0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2,

and 10, and final meeting of ro-

presentatives will be held at the K. & 8.M. Roma, 18061

number of well-known Chinese actors,

ito Tong benchoise during the vie

|at Government cele- brations of the Bliver Jubileo of the late King George V a few years ago,

It is hoped that there wilisba-n bir response from the public. Tickets are now.... on

sale at the Chung Blog Benevolent Society roomaat No. 137 fm16 {Des Voeux Road, Central).

As the Cup Kocs to the winner has not as yet been Bred.

of the B.R. (b) Match, "Feopsight"

rifle shooting, Singapore became Golf

the holders with a soorn of 762 SU

· against", Hongkong 780. However

this order was reversed in the 6.3. A. L. Powell Wins

(a) competition “Open-right” tho BOOKEN being Hongkong

Bingapore 839.

Spoon Shoots

008.

Summer Singles

A. L. Powell (18) defeated J. F. van Muhlen (15) 4 and 2, in the deal of the Spoon and Practice Shoots, had to Summer Singles competition of the be drastically curtailed. It was decld- Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

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