A
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927.
SPORTS
SATURDAY'S SOCCER.
The Athletic's Striking Record.
THE INTERPORT TEAM.
Association's Surprising Treatment Of Kowloon.
[By "The Rover."] The Chinese Athletic on Saturday again seared a big triumph and by thefr victory have assured them- selves of the League Championship, with a remarkable performance still practically half of the League matches unfinished. Their record to date is:-
CRICKET.
M.C.C. TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
DRAW AGAINST TRANSVAAL.
The
YACHTING.
LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE.
A WIN FOR COLLEEN.
THE CHINA MAIL,
The following are the results in the fourth Ladies' Championship race held yesterday, over a course of five and a half miles!«
Handicap Class,
Finish- Correc-
ing ed Posi.
Johannesburg, Yesterday, M.C.C. scored 129 Nupon took five wickets for 68 runs and In their Vincent four for 16. second innings the M.C.C. scored Colleen
Diana
BRAINY VETERANS.
OFFSIDE RULE IN SOCCER
HOW IT IS DODGED.
More than two years' experience
TOTE IN ENGLAND.
THE AGA KHAN ON ITS ADVANTAGES.
BETTER PRICES.
The Aga Khan, who has an in- of the change in the offside law has timate knowledge of horse racing
MONEY & SHARES.
'TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London- Bank wire
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Bank on demand ... 27- 7/16 Bank 30 day's aight..
Bank 4 months' sight 2/- 5% Credits 4 months' sight 2/1% Documentary 4 months
sight
2/11/
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On Berlin-
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QUEEN'S
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Credits 60 days' sight 511⁄4
taught everyone in the Soccer not only in England, but also in world that brain can still triumph France, America, and Ireland, Credits 4 months' sight 1835 over brawn and speed.
expressed himself strongly in
of the introduction When the change was first intro- favour Time. Time. tion. duced there was a general impres-the totalisator, as recommended by 2sion that it would mean a speedy the Jockey Club, His reasons are
that the totalisator would: end to lots of good players who
on the were bordering
veteran stage, and especially those who 2 were playing at half-back and full-
back.
4.10.08 4.09.13
4.18.17 4.08.42
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4.29.35 4.29.95
4.40.81 4.40.81
360 for 9 wickets declared, Ham Rolla. 4.11.24 4.11.24 mond scored 132 Vincent took five *** «y" & "G" Class. wickets for 78.
Daphne The Transvaal scored 199. Geary took six wickets for 75. In their Allea
the Transvaal Halcyon second Innings acored 183 for three wickets:
The match was drawn.-Reater.
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Plerrette Thecla Viking Jonn Why Wonder Winge .... Bluenose Boojum
FAREWELL MATCH TO DR. R. A. PONSONBY FANE
The following will represent the won 10, Played 11 matches, drawn 1, lost nil, goals for 35, two teams in a farewell match to against 3, and this does not include Dr. R. A. Ponsonby Fane and Mr. the match aganist Kowolon which B. P. Ng to-day, on the University the H.K.F.A. have awarded them ground at 2 p.m. sharp:- full points for.
Dr. Ponsonby Fane (Capt.), D. Laing, W. Hong Sling, A. A. Rum- Jahn, C. W. Lam, F. Zimmern, A. F. Hiptoola K. T. B. Sulieman, Loke, Chan Fook, F. H. Trayes, A.
This splendid record against good teams will be very difficult to equal, in the records of the Colony'a foot- ball, and considering the very brief life of the Club is a distinct sue- II. Rumjahn. cess of the organisation
of the
B. N. Ng (Capt.), D. K. Samy,
6
5
Be fairer to the public and to racing;
Do away with evasion of the betting tax; and.
Help breeders of bloodstock. To a reporter the Aga Khan said:
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D 10 4.44.59 4.44,59
But time has proved that this 4,49.05 4.46.47% 12 4.40.14 4.83.21 9 surmise was far from correct. 4.45.10 4.89.12% Those players who make their
The position of breeders will be *4.49.46 4.45.381⁄2 11 brains do half the work of their feet improved, because a proportion of 4.40.51 4.39.02
seem to be going as strongly as over, the returns of the totalisator are 4.87.05 4.36.10
allocated to them. Probably in a In fact, the success that these so-year the amount would be £80,000 4.36.36 4.34.46
called veterans are achieving in the to £100,000, which would make their 4.27.89 4:26.49
8 football of to-day, when the con-position entirely different from
what it is to-day. ditions are all in favour of young
Except for the few owners who players, should prove beyond any are successful, racing is an expen- doubt that brains ought to be the sive hobby. It cannot continue on dominant factor in moulding the the present basis in these days of heavy death dutics and heavy in- careers of
Soccer professional
come tax. players.
Adele...... 4.41.18 4.39,28
FANLING HUNT.
STEEPLECHASE MEETING
HANDICAP.
players and officials responsible. M. B. Oman, S. V. Gittins, A. P. The reconstructed handleap During this remarkable rum of success the Club has only used 14 Guterres, E. A. Lee, J. Barrow, B. the Christmas Handicap are players and this probably explains N. Sudan. A. Baker, A. A. Aziz, Y. follows:- their phenomenal success. The C. Teh, S.. Kermani. Chinese Athletic may yet do big things in the Football world, but their run in the Hong Kong Senior League for 1927 up to Xmas will always stand out a bright spot in football history,
we On Saturday at the Valley were disappointed, with the R.A.F. as from the start of the game the accuracy of the Athletic passing and general movements were bound when Suen to spell success, and Kam-shun scored none was sur- prised. This clever player, still a bey in the football sense, has had a big hand in the Athletic's fine record this season, and in scoring three goals on Saturday again stamped himself as a class player in Hong Kong football. The whole team are playing in fine form and with a spirit of keenness which has made them popular with their own crowds and British players and supporters in the Colony. They have the advantage of a wide selec- tion and great enthusiasm and sup port, and are receiving the reward now of big efforts and much spade work, and are providing good sport for all.
with plenty of good football and two very neat goala by Smith and Peake curly in the game for the the issue. .The Guards settled Police were not at full strength, nor were the Guards, but the latter are certainly lucky in reserves, as Brattey in Johnstone's place did well, as also did Beasley, Peake, and Moore, who were not regular faces in the team. The Guards ap- pear to possess, good reserve play- urs who will stand them in good stead to the end of the season. to the Guards we must look now that the League Leaders have beaten all else. It was very grettable that Peake who had play- ed a fine game was badly injured) and removed from the field just be fore full time.
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Ma Kou-siac
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Wild Fellow
170
Easter Day
166
The Gomeril
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Mowgli
162
Chin Shan Humdinger
100
158
James Pigg
158
Blotting Paper Lock Rannock
156
155
Deerhound
153
More Better
163
Loongwa
148
Tarée
148
Min River
147
Racehorse
147
Honeymoon
147
Bill Brewer
147
Red Leaves
146
Alhambra Tarzan .....
145
145
GOLF.
FANLING.
were
If the suggestion that all money As Strong as Ever.
Invested at starting price should be It is a matter of difficulty to call invested in the totalisator for
Government inspectors would be good footballer who has been driven necessary to enforce it. The pres- as to mind the name of any really adopted. I do not think an army of out of the game by the change sure of public opinion would com- Here and there players have drop-pel bookmakers to act, because the ped down a grade-we have Joe odds given by the "tobo" are often Smith with Stockport County in- so much greater than starting price stead of with Bolton Wanderers, under present conditions.
Chancellor's £6,000,000. and George Kay, once of West Ham
The Bogey Pool at Fanling from Friday to Sunday resulted:
A B. Raworth, 2 up. Other score:---
United, also with Stockport. But The totalisator would do away these are isolated cases of first- with evaston of taxation, and I class men who have had to drop have no doubt that it would enable back a peg with the march of time the Chancellor of the Exchequer to rather than because of the altern- obtain the £6,000,000 he expects the tion in the offaide law. `·
betting.tax to yield.
The totalisator would make the] On the other hand, there are
retention of commissioners entrust- many well-seasoned first-class played to starting price agents Illegal, ers who are going as strongly as They would transmit every commis- ever. These are the players who, sion to the racecourse, where it people thought, would be compelled would be invested in the "tote." to relinquish their activities when the change came about.
Among the goal-keepers there are old hands like Elisha. Scott and Edward Taylor. And while talking of goal-keepers, it would be as well
The Aga Khan added that the bookmakers would thus become commission agents, charging their clients a commission on each trans-|- action.
Man v. The Machine.
to correct an erroneous Impression Mr. David Cope, a London start- that goal-keepers have not been ing-price bookmaker, told a re-
tion. They have.
It has given them lots more work to do and, of course, they have been beaten much more frequently since the change.
Seeing that it was the full, backs
totalisator if its introduelion is ac- companied by the legalising of cash betting.
The Junior games on Saturday provided no interest, excepting to RESULT OF BOGEY POOL AT affected by the off-side law altera-porter that he had no fear of the demonstrate the superiority of the K.0.S.B. second string and the clever St. Joseph's team; and China Athletic Reserves also won well against the R.A., Kowloon Reserves The R.A.F. were always strug-played, very good football against gling against speed and cleverness the Recreio Reserves, which latter and although they struggled gamely suffered somewhat like their Senior they had to submit to superior by absentees. The Club Reserves tactles and were well beaten at the against scratched. finish. Now that the Hong Kong) Club and the R.A.F. have been so decisively beaten in their return engagements, chief. interest will centre in the remaining return matches with the other Clubs which shuld provide good competition.
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11 cards were taken out.
HOCKEY.
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The Irish Free State Minister of Bank of East Asia $62 (now well past his fortieth year), Finance, Mr. Blythe,, stated in the Insurances. With the Interport team practi-
Womack of Birmingham, and those Dail, the Free State Parliament, Canton InsurALCS catly decided, the match on Satur
по llcence had great Liverpool voterans Lucas and that
been Union Insurance day next at the Club ground
McKinley are still playing as granted for the establishment of North China Insurance T147 (should the Royal Navy turn out a
totalisator on Irish
race Yangtze Insurance... M.0 good enough team to extend them), UNIVERSITY TEAM TO MEET though there had been no change in the
The Turf Club had re- China Fire Insurance $218 China Underwriters $1.40 will be of great interest, as with) probably two exceptions, the Hong!
It must not be overlooked, too, commended that it should be in I.K. Fire Insurancs. $655
stalled, and when it was set up to play
that Tommy Clay-who, even in his one-half of the 5 per cent. charged The R.G.A. on Saturday again re- Kong Interport Team
$40 The following will represent the beat days, was not noted for any on bets would be devoted to in pested last year's performance Shanghai will be on view.
were one of the few left back position appears to be the University against Club de Recreio violent bursts of speed or for un-creasing stakes for races. teams to beat the K.O.S.B. Regi- doubtful position as yet, unless the to-morrow, at 6.15 p.m. at Pokfu- necessary use of his weight-has ment, for although the R.A. were Committee have something up their lum.-A. A. Aziz (Capt.), G. E. quite recently staged a most suc without Leach they played a rare sleeve, as three different men have hustling game, and although the been tried in the three matches, Yeoh, V. Enok, T. P. Wu, A. B. cessful "come-back" in the Totten- Borderers made desperate efforts whilst Wynne cannot be replaced at Sulleman, S. C. Ho, F. Zimmern, ham Hotspur team. to recover the advantage which Pul-j right back on last year's form or F. Y. Khoo, F. Hiptoola, N. F. Lai, ford's early goal secured his side, this. Bishop, last year's Captain N. S. Lim. cast iron defence and a little luck of the Interport tearn and left back, again allowed the R.G.A. to secure has not received a trial, which on a surprise win.
when they
by an unfortunate accident to
The
his game last year he was entitled to, and although the Club player has disappointed his friends this year in certain games, his height and experience in the side which
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Docks, Wharves, Club and Kowloon provided a big
Cardiff City; Bromilow, of Liver-your dog to be sociable you must
Godawns, &c. struggle, but the match was marred Hong Kong will put out, might be At the Natal athletic champion-pool, and Arthur Grimsdell, of the be sociable with him.
Afghan Hounds, Howard of the Club, who has sus-weather in Hong Kong during the presented South Africa at the last fore as any players in the League. At one time I was doubtful if tained a fractured wrist which will Interport matches be on the heavy Olympic Games, won the long jump unfortunately keep this player out side. Failing this honour falling
Most footballers have finished Afghan-hounds would be regarded their careers at the average age of seriously, thinking that as novelties of active aport for some period. to the Club captain, the most polish with 25 feet 9 inches. Reuter. Kowloon shohld, with this bandi-ed player for the position is Lai
the six halfbacks whose names they might attract attention with
out attaining permanence. It has since been announced that have mentioned, and it is a wonder-parently I was wrong, for they cap, have secured the points as they Yuk-tat, the Athletic Captain, who had many chances, but the Club has youth on his side, and will Atkinson jumped 22 feet 9 inches, ful tribute to these men that they seem to be increasing in numbers, Shali Gottons (Old) Reserves played up very spiritedly secure (bar accidents) many which is not a world record.--Reu- can carry on in the hardest depart- and more people are taking them and on several occasions only fine honours yet, play by Angus saved the home side.
a very useful asset should the ships, S. J. M. Atkinson, who re- Spurs, have been as much to the
The
The game was fast and well con-
Kowloon supporters and players tested and showed the Club have capable reserves, and also arren- generally are surprised at the tuated the fart that Kowloon re- drastic action of the Hong Kong quire a real inside forward who ran Football Association in awarding round off the good work of the team the points for the cancelled match! in the field. The general failing with the Chinese Athletic on Kow- of the Kowloon forward line is a loon ground on the 3rd instant to lamentable weakness when within the latter Club, as, the least the scoring range, both defences, on Kowloon management expected was Saturday with the exception of the that the match would be rearranged goalies being beaten on many oc- on a midweek date or by mutual ensions in the danger area, but no arrangement of the Clubs. goals accrued.
most attractive item on the Kow- loon Card has been washed out, and the Kowloon officials and Club With Gosano, Remodios (H) and generally also the sporting public Brown out of the team on Saturday of Kowloon, have perhaps been Recreio were the inferior side to dealt with harshly. their opponents, who played a re Kowloon were eagerly anticipat markably good game and Lai Tinging the game, but were on. the choi on the left possessing a good Friday preceding the data of the turn of speed scored two fine goals, match without several of their re- Further the general play of the Chi-gular first eleven and from other nese was much better than one had causes, the team which they could been led to expect on their record. have fielded on that date, could not Recreio made many gallant efforts have provided the Athletic with de- which brought out unexpectedly cent opposition. No course fine play from Li Ting-aang full open to the Club officials than to back and the goalie these two cancel the match, and no players, showing in fine defensive blamed them at the time for action work Recreio sadly missed their which was only regarded as a com- leader--but Xavier reappeared and mon sensed one. The decision of played well, and Recrete when they the H.K.F.A. is, to say the least. get their injured players in the of it harsh. It is to he hoped that field will still be dangerous oppon- the Kowloon officials will be able to ents and will come again:
arrange a match at Kowloon with the Athletic, who I know are not keen to obtain easy points in this manner...
With two hefty sides, the Guards and the Police played a lusty game
WAS
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ter.
Later.
Fielding A Yorz, famous foot „ball coach' of the University of
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