Great Many New National and Meet Records Made at Newly-Opened Stadium at Kiangwan HANGHAI have can ied off the honours in the Sixth National Athletic Meeting, repeating their performance at Nanking two years ago.
The local athletes have. taken first place in both the men's and women's track and field events and volleyball championship, the men have won the baseball and tennis, while the basketball honours also have fallen to the local women. Hongkong by defeating Kwantung, have won the soccer championship, while Kwangtung were sure of victory in the swimming contests. Almost 100,000 people flocked to the Kiangwan Civic Centre athletic arenas on Saturday, constituting a record for the meeting.
China carried off the honours in Sunday's international invita tion contests admitting defeat in only one track and field event and one singles lawn tennis match. The foreign soccer team represent~ ing the Shanghai Football Association held the all-China team to a scoreless draw in a game providing the vast crowd of spectators with plenty of thrills and excitement.
'Two more records' were broken on Monday, Oct. 14.In the women's javelin throw, Honan and Shanghai repreintatives both broke the previous. National record, the former placing first and the latter second, while in the men's pole vault, a. Shanghai entrant broke the previous National Fecord for this event.
The women's javelin throw brought another record, Miss Nieuw of Honan Unrowing the Javelin a distance of 28.55 metres, with Miss Pel of SI hal placing second to her with throw of 2821 metres, against the previous National record of 27.75 tr grand total of 100 points was geared on Monday by the basketball team of overseas Chinese from the Philippines in their game with Szechuen, which fs the most impressive feat, yet accomplished on the Civie Contre court, The 2,600 spectators were greatly amused by the inability of the mechanical score board to re-ister. a third numeral, Szechu Scored 22 points, Four new National records and one meding record were established on Miss Pew Ying-soo of Shanghai threw the baseball a record dis of S04 metres against the old cord of 45.35 metres, while Miss Mo Ah-yee of Kwangtung, pi and, also broke the record, Only' six competitors in this event were able to throw the ball further than the minimum distance allowed.
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