WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1930.
Sport Columns
FAVOURITES IN THE
F.A. CUP
QUOTATIONS FOR FINAL ON APRIL 26
GOLF
Country Club Champion- ship To Be Decided
HOCKEY
THE
Canton Club Draw With Navy
[From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, Yesterday.
.
In a ragged game yesterday after noon a Club side drow with the Moth and Seamow. The Club had Navy who were represented by the
CHINA MATL.
be possible to grant "open" tota
But Sir Ernest's aporting, Inter- facilities for race days. That, it esta were wide and his death re is to be assumed, would imply ad-calls the early days of the Ladies' mjasion by payfhent (as well as on Lawn Tennis Club. That Club membership qualification) with pre- was founded In the 'seventies. qurably, the installation of a Before then, again on the authority "popular" price Tote for the cheap of the One Hundred Years, all the admissioners. The results from washerwomen Chinese dhobten cast for expense of running in ratio in popular favour--congregated on auch a Tate are not easy to fore- had not yet displaced Kling women to percentage on emall value bet-the five acre lawn called Dhobi might be expected it would contrl-resident of the period) you will ting has to be considered, but it Green..." and there (quoting a the better of the play, but their bute a material sum towards the de- see the white shirts of His Excel- forwards were unable to finish in fcit occasioned by sweep abolition.lency, front of the goal. The Navy, who But it is to be presumed further ignominious proximity to and on a perhaps, hanging in distance of the Club's goal, were might prefer such a plan to be de particular section of the town hore did not often get within shooting that Cluba contemplating moving level with yours." Anyhow, that decidedly dangerous when they didferred until they were able to make and put in some hot shots.
a very different resemblance Play opened with the Club scoring These are assumptions which are Birch-who then appears to have arrangements at their new courses. what it does now, and Sir Ernest with a fine shot by R. T. O. Lam-raised by the discussion which has been secretary to the Police Com The results in the first round and equalised with a cross shot by Lt. and we have no official warrant or for the change, for it was he who Shortly after the Navy taken place at the Club meetings missioner was largely responsible semi-finals were as follows:
H-Walker, who came in from the occasion to say anything more. left wing. Play settled down after
laid out the grounds. this and the Club pressed steadily. but were only able to get one more
OPIUM DEN SURPRISE European Man & Woman by Lammert.
F. E. Remedios and A. A. Lopes LOWEST PRICES AT TEN'S
have qualified to meet in the anal of the golf championship of the Coun- Considerable interest is being try Club at Sheung Shui, which will evinced in the Football Association be played on Sunday hext year over Cup-with its wonderful Final on 130 holes.
April 26-at Home. The following prices are stated to have been quoted for the various clubs remain- ing in the competition and such can be obtained locally,
The favourites are at 10 to 1 against. Details follow:-
100
Rotherham
66 Chariton 100 Chesterfield
100 Wrexham
16 Birmingham
200 Corinthians
100 Coventry
20 Arsenal
16 West Ham
100 Tottenham Hotspur
10 Wednesday
10 Derby County
200 Walsall
100 Fulham
100
Brighton
14
Blackburn
10
Aston Villa
66 Bradford City
50 Bury
14 Leeds
16. Liverpool
33 Blackpool
20
Portsmouth
150 Clapton Orient
20
Manchester United
66 Barnsley
16 Newcastle
200
Doncaster
18 Sheffield United
100 Plymouth
100 Carlisle
38 Oldham
50 Notts Forest
150 Queen's Park Rangers
25 Middlesbrough
40 West Bromwich
12 Bolton Wanderers
50 Millwall
26 Sunderland
26 Chelsea
50 Notts County
10 Manchester City
20 Burnley
100 Bristol City
Bournemouth
100
Swansea
100
50 Grimsby
100 Northampton
66 Reading
66 Southampton
16
Huddersfield
100 Crystal Palace
40 Cardif
100 Stockport ·
66
Preston North End
160
Bristol Rovers
200 Swindon
50 Bradford
150 York
50 Stoke
20 Leicester
50. Hull City
26 Everton
50 Wolverhampton.
FOOTBALL
An Interport football trini match
let Round
A. A. Lopes beat E. Leftro 5 and 3.
mert.
E. D. da Roza beat. J. Basto 3 and 1. goal before half-time-again scored question of "expenses and that
J. M. Remedios beat C: G. Anderson
4 and 2.
F. E. Remedios beat A. W. da Roza
on 19th green.,
Semi-Finals
A. A. Lopes beat E. D. da Roza on F. E. Remedios brat, J. M. Remedios
10th green.
7 and 6.
TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT
IN CANTON
SCOTLAND DEFEATS AMERICA
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, Yesterday. At Tungahan on Sunday Scotland defeated America in the Triangular Tournament by the large margin of 0% points to 1%. They led after the morning's play in the singles by 4 points to 11⁄2, the results of the individual matches being as follows:-
Scotland
J. M. Walker 1 pt.
America
Duggan
Found Smoking
to
Salary of Steward There is, however, another mat- ter which is cognate to the general
the Selangor meeting regarding the arlees from the question raised at salary of the new Stipendiary Steward. There is not a word to be said against the salary in con- pore, two notorious localities for Muar and Johore Roads, Singa- nection with the actual person ap-lleit opium smoking and dealings pointed, but we think the majority in contraband, are frequently raid- of sensible racing people will agree ed by Revenue Officers, but a sur that the salary of the post as a post prise awaited a party which was is preposterous. To pay $24,000 a active in the district a few nights year to any one official in connec-ago. tion with what is nothing more than On entering one of the many
In the second half the game was ding-dong with the defence on both sides being too much for the for wards, who were broken up again and again. W. R. Ashby scored the Club's third goal with a solo run from the Navy's 25 yard line, mak Ing the
scores 3-1. After this, however, the Navy began pressing and brought the scores level, before the Club recovered and took the ball into their half, where it remained a matter of public amusement is ricsha dens Revenue Officers were for the last 10 minutes of play.
The Club team comprised-ters of the Imperial Cabinet who Europeans reclining in the approv waste of money. There are Minis-confronted with the sight of two Ankerally; B. Rasmussen, O. Fries- are getting less, whilst even hero ed style on wooden platforms and ner; F. Kavaranah, F. E. W.it may Lammert (Capt.), M. Gavin; L. B. many
be supposed that a great smoking opium pipes! One of the Wood R. Ashby, R. T. O. would look upon such a sum as
heads of important firms Europeans was a woman and both Lammest, T. C. Marshall, and E. H. more Shekury.
are said to be French. than worthy remuneration. A Chinese woman who was ar- This is not far short of double what rested in the house, 1-A Johore The University second eleven will or our Acting Colonial Secretary or C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judgo we pay our Director of Education, Road, was produced before Mr. be represented by the following in a our Chief Medical Officer. friendly hockey match against the more than the Chief Justice gets sion of chandu dross.,
It is and charged with being in posses- Y.M.C.A. to-morrow, at 5 p.m., at and is higher even than the salary King's Park.-A. A. Aziz (Capt.), of the Colonial Secretary. There is that when the Revenue Officers It was stated by the prosecution S. C. Ho, N. Chamarette, Kho Nal-no need to strain such comparisons raided the house the accused wo- Opt.po, T. W. Goh, Ng Kam-soi, James, but the general result must be that man attempted to give them the slip Nolasco, J. Guterres, O. de Souza, to pay such a sum to one official by getting into a room and conceal- A. B. Sulieman. Reserves, S. Lin connection with something which ing herself behind some mirrors. Wong, A. Gosano and H. E. M. has no claim beyond that of being On a table were found packets of Adams.
an amusement, is a patent misap-chandu and a small box containing plication of money. Racing is a jewellery. A further search reveal great sport, it employs a number ed of people directly and indirectly, Europeans,
presence of the two and it will always command our carnest advocacy but we suggest woman.' that the financial side of it has got completely out of reasonable con- trol. We all need to come down from a cloud of unrealities and to recognize that at its beat hero it is nothing but an amusement and does not warrant the present scale. of financial transaction which pre-
W. Galloway 1
F. Sandstrom Ù
J. T. Smith
1
J. Manning 0
A. T. Lay
0
B. Anthony 1
N. B. Weir 1
W. Gilman
0
0. Rutherford
44
P. T. Carey -
1
In the three four-ball matches in the afternoon Scotland won two and halved the third, which gave them a margin of 5 points to 1. The results are as follows:-
America Duggin
2 pts. W. Glman
Scotland
J. M. Walker
N. B. Weir
A. T. Lay
J. Manning
J. T. Smith
2
B. Anthony 0
W. Galloway
RACE SWEEPS Attitude Of Straits Government
The attitude of the Government vis-à-vis the Turf Clubs on the question of the sweeps has
now been referred to in some detail at pts. both the meeting of the Penang and the Selangor Turf Clubs and has,
F. Sandstrom --
0. Rutherford 1 pt. P. T. Carey 1 pt.
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in consequence, become a subject valls throughout. At the present
of general discussion wherever moment we are simply riding it in- those interested in racing mattera to the ground.
congregate. There can, therefore,
(says, the Singapore Free Press) be
England will play America in the no reason for refraining from com- early part of February.
BILLIARDS
Sailors Lose To St. Patrick's Club
ment upon a
matter which is of
CRICKET
vital interest to all the Clubs. Our Late Sir E. Birch And
Hong Kong
Reference has been where (says the Singapore Free made else.
Press) to the great part played by the late Sir Ernest Birch in the establishment of cricket as one of the most popular games in Malaya. He
own attitude in the matter is well- known now and it is perhaps only necessary to repeat that the sweeps appear to be nothing but a wholly undesirable excrescence upon a fine sport. It would be far better that public opinion should bring about any reform in the matter than that such reform should be forced from outside, and we do not believe that S.C.C. and of the Perak State X1 was a former captain of the those who are really interested in. at a time when it enjoyed a period racing would raise any serious ob of successes in its matches against jection to their abolition. But the the other States and Settlements. matter has also to be regarded from Looking at past records it is of in- FL.M.9. Hermes the financial side, more particularly tercet to find that Sir Ernest 138 in view of the fact that almost all Birch's 131 for the S.C.C. against 150 the Clubs elther have undertaken, the Royal Artillery in 1885 was 160 or contemplate, very extensive one of the earliest three figure in- 113 ground developments. It is plain
In a match at St. Patrick's Club, St. Patrick's defeated H.M.S. Hermes by 21 points. The scores were as follows:
St. Patrick's
F. M. da Cruz 150 Winter H. Painter 145 Stafford TW. Finch 107 Tolchard E. Nuttall 150 Pearcey
182 Stokes
E. Pryer.
will be played to-day at Sookumpoo, kick-off 4.15 pm, when the Selected E. Remedios 150- Wyntere XI will meet the Royal Navy,
The referee will be Opt Evans, R.M.
RUGBY FOOTBALL
The following will represent the Club "A" against the Destroyer Flotilla to-day at 5 pm. sharp:
834.-
360
nings played in Singapore cricket
In such cases that their executives the two earlier scores being as 112 have to consider very carefully far apart as 1867 and 1871.
finance aspects and the abolition of records of the S.C.C. (It Is stated The the sweeps would reduce very in One Hundred Years of Singa- materially the Clubs' revenues.
813
Addition to Tote Revenue
A part of that reduction would KNOWS HIS WORTH be hade up by increased use of the
Babe Ruth Declines Offer of $75,000 A Year
porn) include a list of averages from 1868 compiled by Sir Ernest Birch and from these it transpires that during the period from 1878 Tote, but such addition would to 1887 Birch played 133 innings, not fully make it up.. Selangor scoring 2741 runs, and bowled per race, or 2,000 ticketa, would be at a cost of 8.2 rits per wicket. estimates that an additional $10,000 1020.3 overs to secure 288 wickets
Back; S. J. H. Fox: Threequar-
required. It is hard to believe that His fame is not purely domestic and ters, A. D. Coppin, G. E. R. Divett,
anything like that figure would ad Sir Ernest's name will be found on New York, Yesterday. Churchill, O. Skinner, Halfbacks,
tually be reached merely because of the list of Malaya's Interport re "Babe" Ruth has declined a New the absence of sweeps. Possibly at presentatives, for he played against G. A. L. Plummer, I. F. Grant, For-York Yankee's offer for a two a rough guess an addition of 40 Hong Kong at Hong Kong In 1890 wards; F. R. Burch, D. L. Milne years' contract at 375,000 yearly, per cent to the Tote revenue per and in Singapore in the following Day, R. G. Cherrill, R. D: Beaumont, demanding a three years contract race might be expected. The Gov-year, when he captained the Straits Cox, Burnell, V. B. Gordon, E. F.at $85,000 yearly-Beuter's Amer-ernment suggestion, assisted at against Colombo and the Native Buttress.
ican Service.
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the
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