THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.
Sport Columns
SHANGHAI RACES. İNEWMARKET STAKES
DRAWN NUMBERS IN THE CHAMPIONS.
THE BIG SWEEPS..
runners
The
in the Shanghai | Champions last week were:
Wheatcroft 1st, White Rose mary 2nd, Alligator 3rd, also ran: Firefly, New Zealand, Pat, Prettylight, Quiet Eve. The numbers drawn in the big sweeps were as follow:-
"A" Sweep,
Firefly
1.Wheateroft
2.-White. Rosemary
21,868 28,560
Alligator
49,411
Weilding Eve
6,789
Dowagiac
22,274
Sahara
46,721
Tauriis
36,558
Geyserland
35,020
Novelist
Montrose
Zanzibar
John Willy
Nuita St. Georgea
Glenluce
14.084 12.622 9.469 37,880 17,570 10.035 32.616
Coeur de Leon
37.853
Shellfire
Achilles
Quict Eve
Stout Fella.
30,354 1.811 13,276 38,374
Wynk,
13,728
Friar Tuck
12,766
Pioneer
10,452
Prettylight
Le Pollison
Stembar
The Snake Bird
Cloverland
Juck Tar
Amendment
Shortly McGee
Pat
Sahara
Taurus
Geyserland
Novelist
Montrose
Firefly
Zanzibar
DERBY FAVOURITE ROMPS HOME.
FAIRPLAY'S FEAT,
London, Yesterday. Lord Derby's Fairplay, which is favourite for the Derby, won the Newmarket Stakes to-day over one mile and a quarter easily by two
lengths.
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The Duke of Portland Wheedlar] was second and a horse owned by Lord Lonsdale third.-British Wire less Service,
CLAPTON F.C.
HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS -NOT OUT.
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RUGBY PUZZLE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
GETTING THE BALL INTO THE SCRUM.
HOOKERS AND HEELERS..
{By H. P, Marshall.]
The ball is in trouble again; it has apparently been strangely re- luctant to enter the serummage and
TEASERS:
Answers to To-day's Questions,
1. "Justice" is represented by a blindfolded woman holding a sword stay there. At the annual dinner in one hand and scales in the other. of the London Society of Referees
2. New York time is approxim. the accusation was made by Vice-ately five hours behind average. Admiral Royds and Mr. James Baxter, and they should know, for in London it is only about 2 p.m. In British time; thus when it is 7 p.m. their duties as selectors cause them on t to watch a surprising number of games during the season.
There certainly has been difficulty in getting the ball Into the scrum; even the ordinary follower of the game will agree to that." Four and five times it goes in and comes flying out again at the side immediately, and any forward will tell you how infuriating it is to push and heave and swing in that scrum to so little
purpose.
3. "Honi soit qui mal y pense" is the motto of the Order Garter, instituted by Edward III. in of the
1948.
4. The swastika, a symbol formed from an equal-armed cross, the ex- tremities of the arms being bent uniformly at right angles, was first used by the Aryan Inhabitants of Southern Asia, now generally asso- ciated with India.
A NOTABLE
REF"
5. Roy Kilner, the famous all- It is curiously difficult to find a England cricketer, who died recent- Fifty years of football history remedy for this evil, and it is almostly, played for Yorkshire. were represented by the company as difficult to find the real cause. whch attended the dinner to cele An old international player was borne by the wife of an Earl
6. The title of "Countess" is brate the jubilee of the Clapton telling me the other day that some football club. Mr. W. R. Davis, twenty years ago, when he played who, as a schoolboy, founded the for England, no such trouble arose. club half a century ago, was there, and I think that must be due to a and among the old members. were changed conception of healing. players famous in former days, sev- eral possessora of two Amateur Cup medals.
Mr. F. K. Harvey, the president, who occupied the chair, was a for- ward in the team which won the cup twice in
three seasons, and among the speakers was Mr. J. J. 42,397
Bayley, who was full-back in the 18,055 same period, two decades ago. The 25.02
A Lend to the Clubs.
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Nowadays back-row forwards. since they harass the stand-off half speed the dominant factor in attack, as well as the scrum-half, have made for the ball must be heeled fast and cleanly if the scrum-half, is to give ternational Rugby match between and stopped the game. "It is diff-season was due in some measure Chinese Copper Cents 5% prem
Mr. T. H. Vile refereed the in-finitely why he blew his whistle Oxford's great improvement this Chinese Copper Cach noma. his stand-off half vital time and England and Scotland at Twicken- space for initiating the attack.
Thus it is that heeling is the hub was the last big engagement of ers to realise why play is stopped, sons he has been sought out by the chinese Sub. Coin .. 32% dis.
ham this year. In all probability this cult sometimes," he said, "for play to his advice, and for some sea-Hate of Native in- older members included Mr. R. H. of the game, and front-row for which Mr. Vile had charge. The very ruffled because they believed prior to the University matches.
and I have known players become respective Cambridge their respon- famous referee has announced his
captains 21,899 Clark. one of the finest half-backs wards, realising.
of his day, and the first player to sibilities, make every effort to intention to retire.
referees had not acted correctly in Despite the
An Outstanding Performance. receive a London cap and badge, secure the ball.
stopping play. My view was that honours showered upon him as
Mr. Vile's outstanding 'perform- while the present team was repre- Of course, they always made player and referee in the British there was only one way to over-ance as a referee was to officiate sented in the musical part of the every effort, but I feel that twenty Isles. Ireland, France, Australia, come this antagonism sometimes in one season at four international programme in Jack Ford, the cen-years ago they were content to let and the Argentine, Mr. Vile is shy shown towards referees, and that matches, the University match, a tre-forward, who is a well-known the ball come in and then have a and reticent, and it is with the was to say quickly and with en-semi-final and the final of the Hos-7.T. on London
go at it, whereras now the rivalry greatest difficulty that he can be phasia for what I penalised. That, pitals' Cup and the Army Rugby TT on Shanghai for the ball has become such an persuaded to talk about himself.
I think, is a thing which all re- Cup, the Rugby County Champlon- Mr. F. J. Wall, the secretary of obsession that they want to be after "I have been so long connected ferees should do. In my playing ship final, Woolwich v. Sandhurat, Hongkong Bank the Football Association, who was it almost before, it has left the with the game that I almost shud-days I remember a famous inter- and the final Welsh Trial Match. Chartered one of the guests, took the oppor-scrum-half's hands.
der to think what I shall do with nationallet asking a referee why he' Many of the leading public schools Mercantile A&B.. tunity to give a lead to clubs on
Suggested Remedy.
The have benefited by his instruction out being so actively associated penalised him frequently. the question of matches with Con-
refused
and and advice, and efforts are bring Bank of Beat Asia to reply Since this is so, what is the re-with it," he said, "but I feel that
P & O. Bank.... tinental teams.
medy? This same International the time has arrived when I should threatened to send the player off made to persuade him at least to
if he questioned his decision fur-continue his efforts in this direc-Canton Insurance The F.A., he said, was determin-player suggests that the ball should devote more time to business,” ed not to be associated with the be put on the ground in the scrum
Enormous Sacrifices.
ther. That is against the spirit of tion, even though he gives up re- Union Insurance movement for permitting payment between the two front-rows and that
Mr. Vile has made enormous
the game. A referee is not a fereeing ordinary club games.
$342 b 344 5. North China Insurance T140 for broken or lost time. The word they should not be allowed to hook sacrifices for Rugby football, both schoolmaster or a law unto himself, Possibly I will do this," he said, his are... M.S
Yangtze Insurance... M.$17 · b "cant" and "humbug" had been
for it until the referee blew his in his playing days and during his and I feel it is the referee's dutyi "because my heart is still in Rugby China Fire Insurance $220 hurled at us from across the water, whistle.
It is understood that H.E. Fire refereeing when three or four en-to indicate offences. It helps play, football." but the Football Association in-i
Shipping. That is interesting, and I hositate gagements a week were common for a stop page, wives his reasons My. Vile is now engaged in writ- Ship tended to endeavour to maintaini
to argue against it before I have to him. He has always kept him for a stoppage, without being asking a book of reminiscences, and it
will undoubtedly be warmly receiv-K. Tugs & Lighters $2
ILK. Steamboats the true spirit of amateur sport geen it tried, but it does seem to self thoroughly fit, and when the ed it prevents all arguments.” within the dictionary meaning of me that as it would, be impossible question of fitness was mentioned
ed. A Distinguished Record.
Indo-Chinas (Pref) the word "amateur," which, he add to know when to push just before that a referee to do justice to him on the football field, but he retires to him he exclaimed-My view is Mr. Vile will be greatly missed
do. (DEL) ed, "is the same in all languages."
Shell Transporta the referee blew bis whistle "But," he went on, "If Contin-
Water-boats the hooking would perforce ental clubs desire to play matches
Mining. sort ht frenzied with English clubs either in Eng-be simply a land or abroad, our permission will scraping
official
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47,940 27,021
. 2,395
10.340
White Lodge
18,545
New Zealand
22,630
Easter Eve
baritone.
10,290
Mackay
13,024
Oh Kay
48.412
Old Bill
19,883 13.963
Kilmory
22,880
Election Eve
The Field I
4,374 47.589
The Field 11,
The Field III.
"B" Sweep.
1-Wheatcroft
2-White Rosemary.
3-Alligator
4,199 8.630
42,452 13.830 1,020
Wedding Eve
28,068
Dowagine
27.331 30,586
Nuits St. Georges
Glenluce.
41,800 32,647 21,437 36,716 23,978 32.914 23,568 36,798 40,104,
Coeur de Leon
13,255
Shellfire.
8,030
Achilles
23.305
Quiet Eve
12.523
Stout Fella
17,813
Wynk
17.554
Friar Tuck
19,616
BEVIL RUDD.
FAMOUS OLD BLUE IN THE OLYMPICS?
Pioneer
28.129
Prettylight
15,168
Le Polisson
26.871
Stembar
15,370
The Snake Bird
19,426
Cloverland
Jack Tar
Amendment
Shortly McGee
17,550. 10,925 31,379 36,253
membered that quite recently hla sister Dolores became engaged to:
for a long time and it will be re-should be ready to trap the "gree with a distinctive dress for Australians, and the Springboka in!
referees."
ball
it comes in..
I
Telling the Players.
White Lodge
5,358
Easter Eve
29,135 23,187
MacKay
Oh Kay
Old Bill
Kilmory
12,027 7,592 ,5,649 11,980 16,131 24.493 29.350 602
John Willy
New Zealand
Pat
Election Eve
Fortissimo
Double Zero
LUCKY WINNERS.
BIG PRIZES IN SHANGHAI
SWEEPSTAKES.
A BRITISH FIRM'S "JOSS."
tion in the polley of past years the dribble out slowly. objection and boycott must come from the other side,"
Insurances,
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Tronoh Mines'
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
With reference to the charge of self and to the players must be as in a halo of glory. He has been fit as the players themselves. If a introduced to and refereed before the theft of mangoes, brought Benguets referee is not up with the game Royalty. He has officiated at the against an Indian constable, as re- Kailas Mining Ad between the two be given. If there is any altern-front rows, and the ball would only should be in a position to see signally honoured when chosen to ask one of the witnesses, sald quite Shanghat Loads
he is not doing his duty. Ho biggest games played, and he was ported elsewhere, the accused when Langkats (Combined). T1315
asked if he had any questions to act ns the official referee to the
Shanghal Explorations. 72.85 After all, fast heeling is a slick everything humanly possible."
13% "You introduced distinctive garb British touring side in the Argen- lot in Hindustan to the Indian Rashs affair, a combination between
$4 for referesz. I believe?" queried tine, where he quickly became a
Interpreter.
17/6 acrum-half and serum-leader where the Press representative. "Well," favourite with players and crowds.
This brought a stern order from by the pack heaves, and the ball replied Mr. Vile, "I think I can Mr. Vile will go down in Rugby the Magistrate to the accused "to K. & R. Wharres comes in and is immediately swept claim that distinction. I felt as a history as a good player with an ask questions and not make a state- H.K. & W. Docks backwards by the hooker and helped player sometimes, confused, and international reputation. He play- ment."
Ching Providenta in its passage by the forward im-when I took up refereeing I made ed at half-back eight times for!
Mr. Wodehouse, who prosecuted, New Engineerings
Hongkows petus of the scrum.. I feel that it
up my mind that in the best inter- Wales. He visited Australia with interposed and informed his Wor- Shanghai Docks ..... would be very difficult to do this cats of all, myself included, the British team, and had to de-ship that the accused was asking a Bevil Rudd, the famous South from a stationary start.,
Cotton Milla. African and Oxford athlete, is try-
ought to be dressed so differently cline a second invitation to go to question. ing to come with the South African tions made, and one of them is that that no possible confusion could He played against the New Zea-sound like a question, anyway!
There have been other sugges from the players on either aide Australia and also to South Africa.
Mr. Lindsell: Oh! It didn't ghal Cottons (Old)
Oriental Cottons Olympic team to this year's games. the foot forward rule should be
do. He has been living at Kimberley abolished, so
I think every arise.
(new) player will landers, the South Africans, the
Lands, Hotels & Bldgs. that the front row
Lord Marshall has presented to HE & 8. Hotels this country, but he will best be Wesley's Chapel, City-road, a copy Hongkong Lands remembered by the real student of in oils of the protrait of John Shangha! Landa...... T144 Mr. Cyril Tolley, the ex-amateur wonder. Here "again trial is Another innovation of Mr. Vile's the game for his many services to Wesley by Hone, in the National Humphreys Estates. 514% golf champion.
necessary, but I think that we was that of informing players de-schools, colleges, and universities. Portrait Gallery.
Hongkong Realties Since his return to South Africa should merely have the ball bounc-
HE. TerritoriaİK Prince's Buildings
Public Utilities:. HK. Tramways
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Mr. Rudd has married and has an ing out off the forest of lega. Infant daughter. These family.
Again, it has been suggested that considerations may keep him away hookers should only be allowed to from Amsterdam, but it is to be use the foot farthest from the side hoped that he will come, for no on which the ball is put in, but this athlete was more popular in the would surely only lead to hookers days when he was running in Eng-turning toward the ball and getting land,
the far foot just as much across as they are legally entitled to get the near foot. It is all very per- plexing, and perhaps my readers have some suggestions to make,
"BIG" GOLF.
STARS FAIL IN MONEY TOURNEY.
Leeds, Yesterday.
Personally, I think that the pre- sent rules are good enough provided they are moat strictly applied. If all referees, as the good ones do,
Finally, this desire to get the ball
In the qualifying stage of the 36 would penalise the slightest in- holes 1,000 guineas. professional fringement of the scrummage laws The big prizes in the Shanghai golf tournament the Americans right at the beginning of the game, Champions sweepstakes spring were all distributed in the Argentine Jurado
this Nabholtz (152) and Melhorn (153) they would so alarm the hookers Shanghai, for the first time in Mitchell, Herd and Havers (152) allowed to come in.
(165), and that the ball would certainly be many meetings, so far as could all failed to qualify, the highest be ascertained last Thur day.
Captain Evans of the Nor- ter. wegian steamer "Gutslof" and á Russian named Demetrieff were winners of prizes in the "B". sweeps, which amounted this year to nearly as much as those.
"In the "A" category.
First prize in the "A" sweeps
went to a Chinese employee or
qualifying return being 151.-Reu- into the scrummage has nothing
WOMEN'S GOLF.
YORKSHIRE CHAMPION'S
SUCCESS.
Hunstanton, Yesterday.
group of employees in à British In the fourth round of the Ladies'
hong, the winning ticket having Open
whatever to do with improving the game as a spectacle; It is solely concerned with making it run more. smoothly for the players, for that is the only consideration which will ever cause any amendment of the lawa.
Magdalen College School beat St. Golf Championship Miss Edmund's Hall in a cross-country been bought by one of the leading Wrags. the Yorkshire Champion, race at Oxford by 26 points to 29. members of the Race Club. beat Miss Glenna Collett, the Powell, Magdalen College School
Bought Just Before Race. American, by 3 and 2-Reater. Another British member of the
Race Club claimed the second
was first home, covering the course of 5 miles in 24 min. 22 secs.
prize in the "A" sweep: The that the winning ticket was in third share in the half million their pockets many days before F. G. B. Wills (Boarder) won the dollar prize money went to an the race"China Press."
cross-country race at King's American lady resident of The Captain John Evans re-School, Rochester, in 20 min. 52 2-5 Shangha
ferred to is said in another paper secs, which was a school record The winning ticket in the " to be a veteran, of the P.&O. for the course of 31⁄2 miles. sweeps, Number 42542, was tender “Gutzlaff."
bought only a short time before Another account says that the The annual athletic competitions the running of the, Champions first prize in the "A" sweep went for the Public Schools Challenge race, to the disappointment of to Mr. Verne Clair, an American Cups were held at Stamford Brid many thousands who had claimedexchange broker.
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