Shanghai, Apr. 30.
ESPITE the presence of thre: vatening clouds overhead, the 29th Annual Police Sports Meeting was successfully held yesterday afternoon at the grounds of the Shanghai American School, before a crowd that exceeded 2,500. The track was in excellent condition and some very high-class performances were witnessed, especially in the events for various Shanghai and North China championships.
Willie Ward, the Police and Shanghai soccer star, was in unbeatable form, taking fi ye first places which, with his two wins in the field events last week, easily gave him victor's honours in the race for the Police Individ inal Championship and greatly assisted his team side—the Jail—in securing the Divisional Trophy.
The number of points Ward obtain forty-one, was far ahead of the {otal returned for "A Division which Gnished second in the tussle for the Divisional. Shield with 27 points, "The two Miles Team Race for the Championship of North China. saw the crack Lido "A" team, as bredi ed in these columns, winning after a grand struggle with'the two compet-Ing British. "Service unfit, T.L. Wong, the Chinese Olympic tong-distance runner, went into the lead from the start and was never beaaed, ran a very clever race and resisting the early challenges of the' Seaforths' representatives, made the pace a hot tone, His team mates did their duty valiantly and inthe lest two laps came well to the fore to finish in the first, second, fifth and eleventh individual positions, making a total of nineteen as against the thirty of the East Surveys and thirty-four of the Seaforth Highlanders, One Yard Margin 'A yard separated the first throe in the 100. Yards Shanghai Open Event, FI, Edwards just taking. the mea ire of A. M. Fonseca in 104 seconds with C, Edwards another (oot behind. Fonseca was well behind at the half way stage but he forged ahead in the last few yards, although unable to overtake his rival despite the fact that in the heat he won, he returned 1022 seconds, Lieut. G. C. Funk, the crack Marine athlete, won the 440 Yards and Mile Open "Shanghai Championships with ease while he ably" assisted the Marine Leam to secure frst. place in the Invitation Medley Relay Race with a well Judged leg of half-mile, which he commenced twenty yard to the bad to hand over the bato some forty yards ahead. the children had their li of amusement, the antics of several clowns ud. recalcitrant' donkey causing much. mirth.
With the racing finished as dusk was approaching, Mrs, K. M. Bourne, wife of the Commissioner of Police, presented the prizes to the varlout Successful competitors.
Results ypo_Bite, (Patlce Champtonship)
Greene ae, Bowers 22, Brortian'S<"Won, By 40! yard Time 4 hiner #1" seconds.
oe Yards (Police, Junloe champion: ani) 20 Wrede't: i Bafies 2 qeeoizanlasat SWron by 4 feel. Time. fon seconds:
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