The Archive · 1940

Dudley, K. S.

The complete list of events to be swum off at the C.S F. gala is as follows:

2, Men's #80. yards championship: 3, show up well this year, R. Hekking who won the junior 220 yards in better time last year than was put up in the senior championship is unable to swim this year owing to having strained his heart by excess swimming, otherwise he would have been considered for championship honours, The men's 200 yards breast stroke will see five entries with Grabenchikoff best regarded, while the Chinese swimmers may do well. In the absence of Hall who won the 1, 90 yards egi ub cha onzhip? ^32, men's free Era p; 14 e yards ladies C.S.F. Club free style cham-5, Water polo—C.S.F. juniors Juniors, championship in record time last year, the event has become a very open one this season.

The four entries in the junior 100 yards may finish up very close on foch other; little is known of the prowess of any except C. Butt, this swimmer having placed well in last year's championships, But if the British side should elect to play C. B. Moller the line-up will undergo a complete change with C. B. Moller number one, Hornby number two, R. B. Moller number three and E. B. Moller back. The latter selection has a team aggregate of 17 goals while the former will add up to 19 goals. The match, however, is not played en handicap.

The American side will be well represented by a strong team in Allman (number one), Franklin (number two), Lacks (number three) and -Culbertson (back). This is the identical team that represented the victorious American Troops in the Hoyt Cup in July.

The American quartette have put in a surprising amount of practice during the last three weeks and from what I have seen during their practices on the Shanghai Ground and the good reports of their practice games in Hungjao, I feel confident that if they do not win they will acquit themselves creditably.

Culbertson is a tower of strength at back and should prove to be a stum-

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