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HOME FOOTBALL.
LIST OF LEAGUE MATCHES TO-MORROW.
ARSENAL PLAYμAWAY.
The following is the list of League matches to-morrow:
Birmingham
Iloiton
Derby C
Huddersfield
Leicester C. Liverpool Manchester C. Middlesbrough Sheffield U. Sunderland West Ham
Barnsley Bradford City Bristol City Burnley: Charlton
Port Vale
Preston Reading Southampton
Tottenhar
W. Bromwich
Bournemouth
Brigton
Division 1.
v. Blackpoot Y. Grimsby
1. Arbenni
V
v.
Chelsea
Leeda U,
v. Sheffield w.
v. Portsmouth
V. Newcastle
v. Blackburn
v.
v.
Aston Villa Manchester U
Division II.
v. Everion
v. Plymouth
Y. Cardif
v. Millwall
V
v. Bury.
Swansea ulahum
Division I-Southern.
Norwich C.
Coventry
Exeter
Fulham
Glingham
Newport Cc.
Notts Co.
Swindon
Torquay Watford
Division
Accrington Crewe Doncaster
Gateshead
Hult
Lincoln
New Brigton
Rochdale
Southport
Stockport
Wrexham
Aberdeen, Clyde
East Fife
Falkirk
Bradford
Y.
Stuke
y.
Notts P.
v, Wolves
v
น
Crystal Palace
Y
Northampton
T. Southend
V
WatBull
Luten
Bristol R.
Clapton O. Queen's P. R. v. Brantford V. Thanes
1,-Northern
V. Chesterfield
v. York C.
Nelson
V.
v. Darlington Wigan
v. Hartlepools v. Tranmere
Rotherham Barrow
v. 'Halifax
v. Carlisle
Scottish League.
v. Celtic
V.
St. Mirren
Y. Leith Athletic
V
Hearts
v.
Cowdenbeath
Hibernians
Airdrie
Dundee
Y.
Hamilton
Kilmarnock Morton
Motherwell Queen's Park V. Partick Rangers
V. Ayr United
NO TEAM IN SCOTLAND REPRESENTATIVE.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930.
Sport Columns
LAWN BOWLS.
LOCAL. CHAMPION IN GOOD FORM.
POLO.
TIENTSIN WIN MATCH IN SHANGHAI
HARBOUR SWIM.
GUNNER WINS SERVICE EVENT.
TWENTY-SIX STARTERS. Gunner Forrester, of the Royal Artillery, yesterday" won the an- nual harbour Swim for Service thent
He came in. to the Praya near the V.R.C.nhout 20 yardg ahead of Bandaman Jamieson, of the Argyll and Sutherland gh- landers Sapper Evans, of the
Shanghai, Yesterday. In a polo match here, Tientsin E. was third, another 100tyards beat the British members of the behind.
There were, 26 starters, and the Shanghal Volunteer Corps by 4 goals to 1. Fence and Foy acor-order of finishing for the carlier od one goal each for Tientsin in arrivals was! the Arat and again in the last chukker. Shanghai scored their coltary point in the third chukker.
R.. F.. Laz, Open Singles lawn Lowls' champion, was in.fine, form in his match with A. W. Grimmitt last night in the fourth round of the Open Singles Tournament. Although Grimm'tt also put up a very good game, he found us at the top of his form, and was benten by 21 shots to 11. La now meets the winner of the game--Reuter. between F. C. Goodman and U. M. Omar.
Luz led by 8 shots to nil ni the end
fifth head. of the Grimmitt pulled up here with a single and a three. After the fifteenth head the score was 14-14 in Luz's favour, but afterward he went ahend steadily to win as stated.
ludicrous
features. There is, I fancy, not one First League club in Scotland-with the possible, and honourable, exception of the amateur | 'team, Queen's Park-which can boast more than Ave local men in its representative eleven.
When Scotland plays England, the majority of the Scottish players have to be specially released by their English employers. A player of skill is a unit of trade, like any hogshead of lard, to be bought and sold as the commercial needs of buyers and seller demand. An overdraft has been wiped out before this by the New a centre-forward. sale of
the pavilions have been built on strength of judicious if expensive outlays on full-backs and goal- keepers.
The joke ls heightened by the fact that, as one understands, the player gets next to nothing of these fat He transfer fees we read about, gets his wages and his occasional bonuses, but for the rest he is a slave of commerce. A willing slave. mark you. The steady supply of It was, with bounding heart professional footballers seems to that I read these opening words of suggest that these husky lads have a
NO QUALIFICATIONS.
a paragraph: "The Scottish Foot- ball Association has, it is under-
real love of the game they play.
Or it may be that for a nippy lad stood, received a letter from Misa of the labouring classes a two-figure Margaret Bondfield, Minister of weekly wage, "parks," and the pro- Labour..."
economic status.
That is certainly in the true Scot- does not tish spirit, but still one
why Scotsmen' fully understand should appear to excel at the game. It is hard to believe that any Scot is a potentially greater outside left than any Englishman.
spect of a cosy wee "pub." at the At that point I paused, erchant-end of the active career constitute ed, writes George Blake, the Scots a magnificent advance in social and Novelist and Playwright, in the Daily Express. The news, item way headed "Imports of Football- for a new Someone once passed the remarkers," and I wondered that golf clubs werp ill adapted gorgeous moments if Miss Bondfield fit to protest in for playing the game. It is true had actually seen that many goltora use clubs which the name of English democracy are not at all suited to their style, against the "dumping" of Scottish and it would be a splendid idea footballers in the southern market. if we could get clubs to fit us in Here, I thought, is a pretty test stead of fitting our styles to the case for Empire Free Trade. clubs.
It appears, however, that all Miss Bondfeld wanted to know was whap the S.F.A. thought of the introdus tion of players from the, Continent
Steel shafts have, however, done much to give clubs a better feel and balance, and this is, I believe, the chief reason why some golf-Austrians and such. ors have improved their driving, writes C. B. MacFarlane.
а
I fancy it is all a matter of tradi- The history of football in tion. Scotland is of great amplitude and
There is a record (I for Interest. get where) of a game played for the amusement-and, probably, en couragement of Mary Queen of Scats before the battle of Langside. There is another record of a great Even so, gne, is entitled to private chuckle over her blessed in-game played at Dunoon in the nocence. It is like asking Coven-fifteenth century, when the gentry These steel-shafted clubs дже much lighter than the old hickorytry what it thinks of the use of Ger- used the Castle Hill as a grandstand. clubs, but many fine golfers have man motors in the Royal Tank And did not the Bonnie Earl of
Moray play "at the ba" "? always used light clubs. Harry
The whole field of professional Vardon taught us the lesson that clubs which were too heavy simply football, indeed, is littered with cramped the swing and brought into play the wrong muscles. set of nine Using a 12-ounce driver, he went most. round Totteridge the other day in 67.
Every golfer has a favourite club, and if it were put on the scales its weight would not be on the heavy side. In fact, the favourite would probably be the lightest club in the bag..
Corpa,
"
or ten clubs at the
At the championships to-day it is not uncommon to find a golfer with over twenty clubs in his bag, of which he uses only five or six in the round,
to
What, I wonder, would Mary of Scots have said if the manager of Aston Villa had offered £10,000 or more for that halberdier of her bodyguard who kept goal with such verve and tenacity? -
These old games were, of course, hundred-a-side, kick-as-you-please affairs, but they founded the great Scottish tradition for football; and I often think that the apparently absurd enthusiasm of those who are Rangers or Celtic or Hibbs "fans" is an enthusiasm that has fine his- torical warrant behind it. It is the
It is not pleasant to meet a 'bus-
The collection simply fags the player. I remember one golfes in the Amateur Championship, who But it is difficult to gather to had 16 clubs in his kit, eogitating gether a set of clubs which are with his caddie which club all well balanced and which do select.
He amazed the caddie clan system up to date. not feel heavy in the hand. And when he said, I have not a club in land of noisy youths, complete with
the bag to play this shot."
green berets and rattles, in the nar That caddie was a Scotsman-row-streets of a Lowland town. good player, too-and he told me
The whole system of professional the story somewhat sadly, with the football is riddled with petty abuses. conclusion: "What are golfers
It is a pity that a residential quali coming to these days?"
fication is not insisted on as it is' in English county cricket. It may be that there is too much petty gambling on results.
in order to find the perfect bal ance America has started a new profession. There are now pro- fessional balancers who will weigh your clubs and probably cut half an inch or ao off the driver or the big iron to give the It is better to be master of a club the correct balance on the few clubs than master of none. scale.
John Ball, the great Hoylake That is all very well, but weeds crack, whe won the amateur eight vary in weight so much that few times and was the first English professional clubmakers have the amateur to win the Open, never effects of football are, on the whole, art of fitting a new shaft to a weighed down his old caddie, Bill good. The fortune of your team broken Iron which will give the Jones, by giving him. a heavy is the fortune of your town, and I' old balance. and a heavy new load of clubs to carry round.
Yet it seems to me that the social
have yet to be convinced that local
ahaft will often ruin the feel of At Troon in 1923, Joe Kirkwood, pride is a bad thing.
- favourite clubi
'the' Australian trick skot player, almost won the Open Champion ship when he had only seven clubs in his set.s
For myself, though I would rather walk ten miles to see a good game of Rugby than one to see a game of Soccer, my heart sinks when the
The same applies to our driv ers and brassles. If a head breaks, the wood of the new one may be of quite a different weight. A few good clubs which fit the papera tell me that Greenock Morton although on the scale it is the players, with the same feel and look like declining again to the same as the old one, which was, spring running through each one, Second Division perhaps, a light plece of per-will do more to improve the game AB ft the standard objection that simon" and "could carry a trifle of the average golfer than a these thousands of "fans" would be more lead
multiplicity of irons
better playing than watching foot ball, would you have the graybeards atraining their old ventricles ~ on Glasgow Green?,
This will explain why it takes The grips should be the same so long to get a really good set thickness and the length should fogether, and nowadays, when be in proportion; but more impor every golfer carries such a huge tant than anything else is the And are you quite sure that our Armament his dimculties are in principle that the clubs should social system has provided the creased as compared with the old not be so heary and unwieldy as younger men with sufficient oppor- er golfers, who carried a modest to cause a loss of balance during tunities to play on their own ao-
the awing.
count? (Continued at foot of next Column.
ALCIH333333103451) Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
and to- Racing-To-day
Race morrow-Eighth Extra Meeting.
V.
Cricket-To-day-C.C.C. v. Club de Recreio; K.C.C. v. H.K.C.C., 11 a.m.; H.K.C.C. II. v. K.C.C. II., 11 a.m.
To-morrow Division I- 0.C.C. v. R.A.S.C.: Friendly C.S.C.C. II.
Somersets; 1.R.C. II. v. Police; K.C.C. v. H.K.C.C. IL V. H.K.C.C.: K.C.C. II.
An- Tuesday-H. K. C. C. nual Meeting, 5.30 p.m.
Football-To-day-Garrison Lengue R.E. v. R.A.S.C.; "A" Co, Argylis v. Headquarters Co. S.L.I.
To-morrow First Divisino -Somersets v. Navy: Royal Artillery v. Club; Chinese Athletic v. Argylla; Police v. South China; Club de Recreio. v. St. Joseph's; Second Divi- sion, Argylls v. Navy; St. Joseph's v. Somersets; Club v. University: Chinese Athletic v. Eastern; South China v. Club de Recreio, Royal Artil- lery. v. Kowloon F.C.; Third Division, Chinese Athletic v. Royal Engineers; Somersets v. Fukien: South China v. Royal Air Force; Ewò v. R.A.S.C.
Tnesday-Meeting of F.A. Council; 5:30 p.m.
Golf To-day to Sunday -Bogey Fool, Fanling. Sunday Gymkhana presentation of prizes, K.G.C. Closing Entrance Date Championship, K.G.C..
November 2-Opening of "New Course," Fanling.
Tennis-To-morrow-Draw for C.R.C. Mixed Doubles.
Baseball-To-morrow-Fili- pinos v. Japanese.
Sunday--Klaoras v. South
China.
and
for
Billiards-To-morrow-Steel Coulson League-Winners v. Rest, St. Patrick's Club, & p.m. Ping Pong-Sunday-Junior League-Commercial Press v.. Wah Ying Club (Kangto School).
League,
Monday Junior Hip Keung A.A. v. Chinese A.A. (Chinese Catholic Club);' Chinese Catholic Club v. Hop Chee Club (Chinese Catholic Club).
Athletics Sunday Club de Recreio Sports, King's Park.
Gunner Forrester (R.A.), 31 min. 10 sec.; Bandsman Jamieson (Argylls), 31 min, 27 sec.; Sapper Evans (R.A.). L. Bdr. Hesketh (R.A.), Bandaman Medlin (S.L.i.), Pte. Parkes (S.L.I.), Licut. Dangerfield (R.A.), Trumpeter (R.A.), Pte. McFee Olver (Argylis), .L. Bdr. Greenway (R.A.), L. Bdr. Dolman (R.A.), Barber Pte. Hill (S.L.I.), Pte. (R.A.M.C.), L. Bdr. Lewis (R.A.). Gunner Court (R.A.), Q.M.S. Tyleet (R.A.P.C.).
Major-General Sandilands after- wards distributed the trophies and | sertificates.
CRAIGENGOWER C.C.
OFFICERS FOR - ENSUING YEAR.
Mr. B. W. Bradbury presided at the annual meeting of the Craig- engower Cricket Club, held in the After Club house last night. briefly reviewing the events of the season, which he stated had been a satisfactory one, the Chairman proceeded with the election of officers. The following were elect- ed:-
President: Mr. B. W. Bradbury; Vice-President: Mr. C. S. Rosselet; Secretary: Mr. R. Basa; Treasur er: Mr. D. K. Kharas.
Firat eleven cricket captain: Mr. H. P. Lim; Vice-captain: Mr. A, B. Hamson; Second eleven B. cricket
Mr. W. captain: Muskett; Vice-captain: Mr. J. W. Leonard.
Committee: Messrs. E. el Arculli, W. B. Muskett, B. A. Trotter, W. Allen, A. L. Sousa, Y. Abbas and U. M. Omar.
On the proposition of Mr. W. Wood, it was decided to appoint a groundsman for the Club, and it was stated question of crowded; tennis courts would be gone into by the Committee.
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STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY.
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The following are the starting times for the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club on Sunday, October 12:-
9.20 a.m. W. J. Clerk, A. G.
Coppin. 9.24
10
A. E. Lissaman, WV. C. Shields.
H. Lowe, J. S. Dykes.
A. Leach, D. S. Robb.
C. C. Stark, A. T. Lay.
E. N. Monie, S. S. Perry.
L. G. S. Dodwell, E. D.
Matthews.
I. H. Geare, 0. Eager. A. D. Humphreys, Capt Weir.
W. J. Clerk, R. Young.
A. F. Judd, C. J. D. Law.
W. W. Mackenzie, G.
Gordon Johnson.
A, D. Meredith, D. F. C. Cleland.
N. K. Littlejohn, J. G. Campbell.
9.28
9.32
17
9.40
1
9.44
9.48
I
Wednesday-Junior League -South China A.A. v. Nam Mo A.A. (Chinese Catholic Club); Nam Chung A.A. v. (Chinese Commercial Press Catholic Club); Fuklen A.A. v. Indian R.C. (South China A.A.).
0,52 9.56
D
10.00
10.04
"
10.08
1
10.12
"
10.16
Rugby Football-Monday- Cluby, H.M.S. Cornwall,
October 15-Second Trial Match, Happy Valley.
10.20
10.24
"
Fencing Monday - Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.
10.28
10.32
H. U Ireland, T. Low..
Whist Tuesday St. Patrick's Club Drive, 8.80 p.m. - Chess Tuesday An-
10.36
G. A. Lelper, D. J.
Gilmore.
10.40
W. A.
Cornell,
F.
nual Meeting of Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.'
Kowloon
Groves,
10.44
E. Des Voeux, A. B.
Boxing-Wednesday- Somersets v. Argylls, Murray Barracks.
Purves:
10.48
C. W. Jeffrica, T. S.
Whyte-Smith,
10.52
II. W. Dulley, 1. G.
Allison..
10.56
C. B.
Lawn Bowls-October 18- Taikoo R.C. Closing Day and Presentation of Prizes.
Yachting October 18- Menagerie Race.
October 20Annual Meet-
of Members. "
October 25-Menagerie Race.
November 1-Opening
Cruise.
November-8First Cham- pionship Race.
HOME,
Racing Wednesday- The Cesarewitch, Newmarket.
October 29 Cambridgeshire Stakes, Newmarket,
Football October 20-Eng- land v. Ireland.
October 25 Scotland v. Wales, Ibrox Park, Glasgow.
November 22-Wales. England.
November 29 Engilsh Cup First Hound.
A. R Cox, W. Wright.
E. Stone, H. C. Shrub-
sole,
G. E, Ellama, J. Coulthart,
F. C. B. Black,
Terdre.
PING PONG.
JUNIOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
The following are the latest re- Bults of the Junior Ping Pong League
Fukien A.A. beat Nam Mo A‚‚ by 21 games to 14,
Ho Hong Bank bont Wah Ying Club by 27, games to 8.
Hip Keung A.A. bent Hin Kun School by 3 games to 2.
Chinese A. beat Chinese “Catholic Club by 18 gomes to 17.
MEN'S SINGLES TOURNEY.. Playing in the Singles Tourney Loung Lin-chuen defeated Wong Kum-hay by three sots to one, and Yuon Wah-cheuk beat Lai Ying- ho 8-0.