1941-08-29 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 29, 1941.

Items Of Interest To. Swimmers

Chan Chun-nam May Not Defend Titles

Understudies Proving Worthy Of Attention

Tsui Hang's Promising Form

(By "Tinker")

THERE IS EVERY POSSIBILITY that Chan Chun- nam, last year's sensation of the Colany Aquatic Cham- pionships, may not defend his titles this year, for one of In several of the recent galas his non- participation in some of the events has raised conjecture, and when recently I was informed that he was under doctor's orders, I saw the reason.

two reasons.

This, however, is not the!

primary cause that may keep

him out. He has arranged to:

visit his people around late

Rumours

September or early October, and Given The Lie

If all goes well, he will be leav-)

ing the Colony at that time.

It is true that he hasn't been

feeling quite up to the mark of

scratch late, and he

may

medical grounds.

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Jils understudies, however-Yau Sol-kwan and Lau Tai-ping-have the curry proved their ability to name of Lat Taun through the Cham- pionships.

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Consistently, You Sal-kwon Hepulsed for his elder club-mute and has not been beaten. His most re- eent effort in the La Tsun-Royal Scots gala on Monday night promotes him to the front, rank of competitoral for the 220 yards event.

Ills time of 2 mins 31 nees) brake Chan's 2 mins 32 secs for that distance in the annual car- nival last year, and on Saturday, the Lối Trun entertain when Hongkong University, he will have a "Arial" race against one of his best opponents-Charles lluang. This will be over the quarter mile, but though luang is trying hard to reduce his time for the furlong. doubt if he can better 2.31.

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But You's greatest threat will be! Nin, who last year came second

Chan Chun-nam Betters

Colony 440 Record

SINCE writing yesterday,

MISS J. ANDERSON |a good diver as well as mer-Ming Yuen

Golf

is

swim-

Surprise Eliminations

the rumours of Chan Chun-In U.S. Amateur

at

nam's unfitness have been!

In the given the direct lic.

Chinese the trials Y.M.C.A. last night for the selection of their team to swim against the University on Saturday, Chan covered the 440 yards in 5 mins 22.2 secs, bettering his Colony re- cord of 5 mins. 25.6 established last year

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OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 28 (Reuter). -Sixteen Aurvivors in the Ameri

Only One Filly Among St Leger Acceptors

Mazarin Still Favourite

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)- Only one filly has been fucluded In the ripeteen Anal acceptances for the St Leger, the last classic of the race season which is being run at Manchester on September G. Sho in Lord Clanely's Dancing Time, winner of the 3,000 Guineas.

The last fly to race In this event was Book Law in 1927, and, like ¡Dancing Time, she trained at Marion.

Light is likely to be thrown on the St Leger, chanées to-morrow when

most of the leading candidates, In- cluding the Derby winner, Owen; Tudor, and Mazarin, the winner of three,recent Trials, clash in the St Simon Stakes over a mille and a half nt Newbury.

Heavyweight Challenger From The Argentine Conqueror Of Godoy

BUENOS AIRES (UP).— In the Argentine to-day they are talking about a world match bo. championship tween Joe Louis and Alberto Lovell, the home town boy who finally made good. Lovell's victory over Arturo Godoy ins electrified this city that has blown Final Acceptances

from hot and cold about the boy Ranger, Saint Blazey. Royal Academy, across the tracks since his trip- Mazarin, Devonian, Dancing Time, Starhammer Asts Arst brought him out wart, Firoze Din, Bakalito, Owen Tudor,

Bakhtawar, of amateur ranks. Felles.

Roso. Chateau I

Royalist, At 29, Lovell is at his peak. He Suncastle. Orthodox, Ptolemy. and Lambert Simbel,

handles hie 202 pounds like a mid- dleweight and his hands like a lightweight.

can Amateur Golf Championship Latest Call-Over Hot knockout puncher, but

an the result of two rounds match play and a few famous players left in, Marvin Ward, win- ner. In 1930

and this year's

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)—

favourite, being the only past win-favourite for the St Leger in ner surviving.

on accurate, craftsmanlike boxer.

Ile has learned ring skill the hard

· Mazarin retained its place as way, and he has smashed his way | the back to world prominence over those latest call-over, after being backed who conquered him in his brush to win £500, but little business was youth, including Prino. In the opening round Lou Jennings

donc. who bent Itichard Chapman, bolder,

miased many short putts, by band 4,1 Steve Kovach beat Charles Yates, for.

Odds on Mazarin later shortened ond Chateau la Rose to 8-1.

In the 50 yards free-style, he also mer winner of the British title, by 2 to 4-1, Owen Tudor 10 5-1

Riegel bent Johnny covered the distance in the excel-and 1. Bobby

Goodman, former champion, after 20 Icnt fime of 26.8 secs.

holes. Ted Gwin beat Ellsworth Vines

Complete results of last night's after 19 holen.

trials were:

440 yarth free-style-Chan Chun-nan 6 mins 22.2 secs; Yau Sal-kwan 5 mins 26 In the 220 to Chan Chun-num, for; Lau Tal-ping 3 mins 34.4 sees.

this year the events are spread over

More Surprises

Surprises continued afterwards when the second round saw Stewart Alexan- der, the qualifying leader, knocked out by Harry Havenstick by and

Junt. Jelinay Burke and Fred Haos. other fancled men, were beaten in this round. Haas lost to Kovach 2 and 1. Cheong-Alexander had promized well when 50 yards

Cup man Iming 23.8 zees; Chan Chun-nain 20,5 poca; eliminating the Walker

Lau Tul-ping 27.4 secs.

Johnny Fischer in the first round, but was surprised by an unknown after- wards,

100 yards back-stroke-Poon Wing-ke: Becs; Wong Shiu-che 73.peck. two weeks, which will provide Ng 13.2 neck; Lau Yiusung 73.8 Nin more time to take part in nearly all events as he would have done last year had it been practicable.

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the sprints-Hutchinson

A will receive spirited competition

the

from Tsul Haug, the Eastera "flash"; who, besides having beaten champion once already, equalled the record for the 50 yards at the East- ern-Ching Wing gala at the Chinese) "y" on Wednesday night.

Tsul Hang is not a stylist, but he is a powerful swimmer.

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WHILE on Championship swim- ming, the report in these columns!

Shanghal events recently on the made much of lickking's strategy in winning-the-220-yards free-style from T. Chie by a touch. The time, 2 mins 37 aces, was nothing to rave about, but the excitement of the race was bound up in the closeness of the finish.

The pool was measured in metres, and for the 220 yards the competi- tors had to complete eight length and then another yard.

free-style-Trang

DATES AND EVENTS FOR COLONY CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Colony Swimming Champ- ionships under the auspices of the Victoria Recreation Club will be held on September 25 and 27 and October 2 and 4. commencing at Thursdays and the 6.07 p.m. on 9.07 p.m. on the Saturdays.

The Championship programme-is-na follows:

Thursday, September 23. 0.07 p.m. Men's 80 yard free-style: Men's 220 yards back-stroke: Men's 150 yards in dividual medley; Women's 220 yards free- style: Women'n 100 yards breast-stroke and Warner's Fancy Diving (three dives from 3-metre board).

Hekking perpetrated what was termed smart move" in

and then touching the end wall flipping his other arm back touch the finishing line. Chic was thus caught in the turn and beaten, free ears and under); Women's 60 yards

io yards

the through A visitor pussing Colony

day ago saw this race.

race, and mentioned that he did not think that the result was justified because Hek- king did not swim that last yard,

Personally, I don't see how he could, though it hardly seems an end to a race to just be able to simply stretch out and win, whilef still hanging on to the other end of the bath, as this visitor so said.

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THIS week-end, Lai Tsun entertain the University at Bridges Street. There are no women swimmers in the University, and the girls' events on Saturday, therefore, will be con- fined to members of Lal Tsun.

Saturday, September 27, 2.07 p.m. Men's 220 yards free-style; Men's 100

breast-stroke: Men's 150 yard relay; Boys' 100 yards free-style free-style: Women's 60 yards back-stroke: Women's 15 yards Individual medley, Thursday, October 2, 6.07

p.m

Men's 440 yards free-style; Men's 200 yarila tree-style relay; Men's 20 yards breast-stroke; Women's 440 yards free- style; Women's 50 yards breast-stroke; Women's 150 yards medley relay.

Faturday, October 4, 9.07 p.m. Men's 100 yards free-style; Men's 50 Jards free-style: Men's 100 yards back- Ritike: Men's Fancy Diving (eight dives from 3-metre board; Women's 100 yards back- free-style: Women's 100 yards

yards free-style stroke: Women's 200

relay.

Heats

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Heats for the above events (if any) will be held between September 0 and Interest will be mainly in the 13 al 0.07 p.m. and the exact date and quarter mile and the 100 yards, time for each brat will be announced In the first Yau Sal-kwan meets at a inter date. Entries close on Satur- Charles Huang, and in the second day, Lau Tai-ping opposes Huang and petitora entering for the fancy diving championship are requested to apply

Ng Tsan-man.

September 6 at 8 p.m. Com-!

for Diving nomination forms which

Reserved seats at 60 each can be must accompany their entry. booked at

at the China Sports, while unreserved seats are 20 cents each.

Mr Poon Wing-kong, who hne

presented all the prizes, will also No. 3 Chinese Section

undertake the distribution,

Programme will be:

50 yards free-style 440 yards free-style,

100 yards, back, stroke, 220 yards breast-

TOK, Tree-style. Wameti's

arde stedloy relay, 30 yards free-style, 30 yards fress 116 Bandicap. 50 yards - Breast-stroke and 100 yards breast-stroke handicap.

NEXT Wednesday, at 8.07 pm., the

VRC will hold, an intra-Club gala, all events except a 300 yards mixed relay (0 x 50) being handleap events.

Charles Huang will be given the opportunity in the 220 yards "A Class handicap of reducing his time near to or better than 2 mins

Win R. E. Sports

Rd. 3. Chinese Secklon, 22nd Fortress Company, won the Fort- tess Royal Engineers' Inter-Section Swimming trophy yesterday after- noon in the Army Swimming pool when they won three events, and copred second place in one other.

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and

Swimming on the whole was of n very fair standard for the Army and the Chinese swimmers atole the lime-

free-style good light, several breast-stroke exponents being on view. *30 The Invitation race was won by the Combined Emall Units who beat Com- cs, while A. K. Rumlahn, the bined Royal Artillery, with Royal Scots Iack-stroke champion, is seeking a good third. In the last event of the to realise his long ambition of afternoon, the Chief Engineer's Office, covering the distance under 70 including Col, E. II. M. Clifford, Cn.

E. Hongkong, won the Inter-Omica Re-I Heals for these events will be held lay: after which the troops were c on Wednesday and Thursday, August tertained in the Barrack Dining Hall.

27 and 8, at 0.30 pan, each day.

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Belting odds are:

4-1 (0) Mazarin 9-Z (1).

5-1 (0) Owen Tudor 11-2 (t), · 8-1 (6) Chateau La Rose, 10-1 (0) Orthodox,

100-D (0) Royalist,

100-8 (a) akhtawar 100-7 (21. 100-7 to Buncastle 100-G_(K),

100-7 (o) Devanlan and Dancing Time, 100-G (0) Piroze Din.

20-1 (o) Fettes and Felous,

20-1 & 0) Lambert Simnel, 25-1 (C & D) Plolemy.

23-1 (0) Stärwórt.

31-1 (0) Royal Academy. GC-10) anger.

100-1 (0) Saint Barry and Bassanio.

Biggest Soccer Sensation Of Years

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter).-One of the biggest football sensations of many years was caused by the Football Associa- ion's fine of Derby County of £500, the permanent suspension of its manager, the suspension of five directors "sine die" and another director for three years for the Club's alleged irre- gularities from the 1925 scason to 1938.-

The Commission states that after exhaustive examination of the whole case that were satisfied that breaches of the F.A.

and Football League rules and regulations had been com-

mitted.

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A meeting of Lawn Bowls represen tatives of Government Departments These breaches were alleged to which have entered for the Goscombe- Cup Inter-Departmental exceeding those O'Sullivan payments bo allowed under transfer, bonus and Competition, will be held at the Police signing-on regulations, that money Recreation Club, Happy Valley,

Tuesday, September 2. at 6 p.m. to dis- to meet irregular payments obtained from various sources in cuas the draw made on August 20.

books £1 of cluding entries in the payments for journeys which were

The Commission decided that the manager; and not made by the

te- Club's past and present members omission from the books of payment made by supporters of concerned in the allegations would a copy of the the Club

accompanying the team be furnished with to two matches in respect of the charges made against them and they In-would be required to. answer, the expenditure of the Clubs and cluded in the accounts.

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hands of Gucking in turn at the

Barlund.

But fans here were hardly pre- pored for his triumph over the Chilean, Godoy.

Threat In Any Ring- NOW they are pointing out that that whose speed

and intelligence make him a threat in any ting.

They expect this speed and craft, quarters, to particularly at close

long-range match the deliberate, delivery of the Detroit bomber, The Buenos Aires fighter has a per- sonality to match his skill. He likes applause and looks for it, but not to the point of interfering with his job

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He is ambitious, and his ambition bas been fired by the taste of publie benten worship now that he has Godoy

Ile wants to be a real idol with all the trimmings, and Argentina won't rest untli he has had his chance -a crack at the world's heavyweight tule.

New Sprint Record

Elutchinson

Poor Support For Y.M.C.A. Swimming Championships

THOUGH David established a new members' record for the 50 yards free-style, there was poor support riven to the swimming European YMC.A.

events held at the championship

"y" pool yesterday. In the 100 yards breast-stroke, W. S. Gegg had no chollenge, while a similar state of affairs existed for the quarter-mile.

Results were:

Bien's 100 yards breast-stroke-W. S. Men's 50 yarde back-stroke.-), E. A. Gegg. Time. 28 3/5 secs. Roberts (34 2/5 secs.1; 2, B. S. Wilson (344/5 secs.); 3, W. 8. GEN. Time, & mins 34 3/8 secs.

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Men's 30 yards free-style-1, D. Itut- chinson (25 3/5 sece): (membera' record); 2. E, A. Roberis (20 2/0 Bees).

Meeting Postponed

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