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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

BOXING ASSOCIATION HOME FOOTBALL.

MEETING.

Success of Tournaments Reported.

MORE MEMBERS WANTED.

At the annual meeting of the Hong Kong. Boxing Association, held yesterday evening in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company, Mr. R.. M. Dyer, who presided, referred to the successful tournaments held Inst season, which showed a profit of over $1,400. Unfortunately, the general account was down about $35, and an appeal was to be made for early payment of over- due subscriptions.

There was a good deal of talent In the Navy, mostly new to the Colony, and another successful season could be looked forward to. Mr. Dyer, presenting the report and accounts, said:---

To-morrow's League Matches.

ENGLISH, LEAGUE.

First Division.

V.

V.

Sunderland Grimsby T. Derby Caty., Birmingham Portsmouth

V.

V.

Y.

V

West Ham

Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn R. v. Blackpool Bolton W. Everton Huddersfield Leicester C. Middlesboro' Newcastle Y Shoffteld U.

Manchester C.

v.. Liverpool v.. Wednesday

Chelsea

V. West Bromwich Second Division.

V.

Swansea T. Notts Forest v.: Millwall V. Burnley

Tottenham

Barngley Bradford Bristol C. Charlton A. Manchester U. v. Notts Caty.

Oldham A. Plymouth A. The report and accounts for Southampton the pust year having been Stoke City in your

for several. Wolves hands days I will with your permission lake them as read:

The result of the last season was very much more satisfactory the previous two or three seasons, and you will observe from

Ihnn

Leeds Un.

V.

v., Port Vale

V.

Bradford C..

y.

Bury

V.

Preston N.E.-

V Chesterfield Third Division (South). Bournemouth v. Exeter C. Brentford

Coventry C. Brighton. Crystal Pal. Fulham

SWINDON DEFEAT QUEEN'S PARK.

Advance Eight Places in the Table. CARLISLE & WREXHAM DRAW.

London, Yesterday.

The following two matches were played in the English League. to- day and the results as cabled by Reuter were as follows:-

Third Division (South), '. Queen's P.R.. 1 Swindon T..

Goals.

8

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Southend U. 4. 3 1.0 Fulham 4301 19 Crystal Pal. 480, 114 Bournemouth 4220 4.2 1 1

Mansfield T.

Brighton

Brentford

Northampton Watford Swindon Clapton O. Coventry C. Exeter C. Luton T Bristol R.

Cardin C. Reading

4 1 1 2 5

Gillingham.. 4.1 1 2

4 0 2

Norwich C. 4 0.2 2

Torquay U 4 0 1 3

2

G 24 1

Queen's P.B.4 0-1 3 2 7

Third Division (North) Carlisle U.

2 Wrexham

Goals.

Gateshead Southport Lincoln C.

V.

v. Clapton 0.

Thames

V.

Queen's P.R.

*

Lulon T.

v.

Torquay U..

v.

Swindon T.

V.

Northampton T.

V.

Cardiff C.

V.

Gingham

y. Bristol Rovers

V.

V.

V.

v. New Brighton

Halifax T. Wigan Boro' Wrexham Darlington: Gateshead

Walsall

V.

Y.

Third Division (North).

the accounts that the tournaments | Mansfield T. showed a profit of $1.489.11 As Norwich C,

gainst $497.89 for the previous Reading year and a loss of $984.39 for the Southend U year ended June 30, 1929, It is Thames regrettable, however, that the Gen-Watford eral Account shows F loss of $34.95. It is usually hoped that | Barrow the subscriptions of members will Chester. cover general expenses, but the Crewe A. membership has fallen off and a Doncaster R. v.. number of subscriptions are in Hartlepoolsv. Arrear. The Secretary, has been Hull City Instructed to issue a circular ask-Lincoln City v. ing for new members and to en- Rochdale deavour to collect all arrears. It Southport

is hoped that all members will Tranmere R. v. themselves try to interest athers York City v. in the Association and get new members.

Successful Tournaments,

During the season under review,

Carlisle U. Accrington S. Rotherham

Stockport Cnty,

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.``·

First Division.

V.

four most successful tournaments ¦ Airdrieonians v. were held, and the Theatre Royal Ayr United v. was generally filled to capacity. The names of the winners of the Championship appear in the print- (Continued on Page, 5.)

Hamilton A. Kilmarnock Celtic

Queen's Park Cowdenbeath v. Leith Ath. Dundee v. Dundee Un.

(Continued in next Golumn.)

..

Hull City

Crewe A. Barrow Accrington S. York City Carlisle U Chester Wrexham Doncaster R. Stockport

Halifax...

Wigan Boro Hartlepools

Rotherham

P. W. D. L. F.

4 4 0 0 15

* 4 0 0 7

4 3 0 1 11

4. 3 0 1 10

A. Pts.

2

43 0 1 9 0.17

4

8

02

I 0

Tranmere R. 4 1 0

Darlington

Wnisali

Rochdale

N. Brighton.

Hearts Motherwell

Partick T St. Mirren

10

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01

v. Aberdeen,

Y. 'Falkirk

Y. Rangers

v. Morton Third Lanark v. Clyde

H.M. ABRAHAMS ON SPRINTING

In watching our A.A.A, 100

yards champton (E. L. Page), and

the inter-Varsity sprint winner I have covered between 45 and 50 (J.. D. Wade) run recently I have yarde, and then only by a perfect-i been struck by the fact that while ly. regular acceleration. Many both

over-anxious to possess incredibly good sprinters seem Anishes they are extremely slow get going, and in consequence they into their running, writes H. M. Abrahams" in the Sporting Chronicle. I have not yet had the opportunity of closely analysing what are the reasons for this sluggishness, but as on the whole the majority of our sprinters seem to be singularly slow of the mark It may be of help to many if I offer a few suggestions.

The Start.

Too much time and trouble can- not possibly be spent over start- ing. It is not that the difference between a good and a bad start. may, mean as much as a yard in the first ten, and that, la fatal enough; but the man who gets an indifferent start is worried about it all the way, and not only loses the, actual distance resulting from the very start itself, but never really runs his best throughout the race.

Regular. Increase Stride.

I am convinced from my study and practice that the bost method of starting is that by which the runner attains to his maximum speed by strides which increase regularly in length until the maxi- mum stride is reached.

That First Stride.

The first thing to be meticulous By careful about is the very first stride. Apart from the question

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

I OCKEY-To-morrow-- Y.M.C.A. Trial Match at King's ' Park

CRICKET-To-day--Hong Kong Cricket League Moeting at 5.15

1.11.

LAWN BOWLS-To-morrow- First Division-Civil Service C.G v. Cralgengower C.C.; Second Division H.K. Electric R.C. v. Club de Recreio Civil Service C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. Yacht Club v. Craigengower C.C.

ABROAD.:

CRICKET-To-day--.

H. D. Leveson Gower's XI. V New Zealand at. Scarborough. To-morrow, Monday and Tuesday. Yorkshire v. Rest of England it the Oval.

TENNIS To-day and To-mor Tow-U.8. Men's Singles at Forest HI

RACING. —“To-day --- Doncaster. Capi

FOOTBALL-To-morrow-Fol English and Scottish Programmes.

are often quite well away for the first stride or the only to come, too upright and definitely dwell in of a bad position In the holes their strides (and I observe many sprinters Winter: Practice. digging their holes too close to gether and siso too near to the starting line), the main fault is the anxiety of runners to get into their running, too quickly,

Over-Anxiety,

I strongly advise anyone who wants to improve his-aprinting to spend considerable time in the Winter months making those first half-a-dozen or even more strides a matter of such precision that he can put down pieces of paper at measured distances along the track and pick them up with his

Perhaps it will come as a aur prias to readers to know that when I was sprinting. I never

reached my maximum stride until spikes.

Model Strides. Here is a list of my first 15 strides:--

1, 3 ft. 3 in; 2, 3 ft.; 3, 4 ft. 1 in.; 4 4 ft. 71⁄2 in.; 5, 4 ft. 10 in 8, 5 ft. 6 in.; 7, 6 ft. 7 in.; 8, 5 ft. 111⁄2 in.; 9, 5 ft. 111⁄2 in. 10, 6 ft. 8 in.; T1, 6 ft. 4 in.; 12, 6 ft. 61⁄2 in.; 13, 6 ft. 7 in.; 14, 6 ft. 11 in.; 15, 0 ft. 10 in.

Length Cut Down. My maximum stride throughout the race was 7 ft. 8 in. This

was

in early May, 1924, when I ran a trial in 0,02. After that I set about cutting down my length, so as to get better weight distri tion and more balanced body con- trol. I think by the time of the 1924 Olympic Games my maxi- mum stride would be under 7'It. 6 in.

"Speed Wobble.” Another small matter which will tend to result in a bad action in sprinting is the succumbing to the temptation of watching an oppon- ent, particularly if he is slightly ahead. This inevitably leads to your stride going too far out to the left or right, as the case may be, with the resultant "speed- wobble."

Mechanical Performance, Sprinting really should be re- duced to an absolutely mechanical performance. Ideally, class sprinter should always cover 100 yards in exactly the same number of strides, and at full speed each stride, should be the same, length. I do not suggest that this is real- ly attainable, but it is what one, should aim at

Measured Strides, Spond a lot of time in the Win- ter months practising starting with a pistol. Do not attempt, to leave the holes as fast as possible, but rather aim at leaving quite slowly with regular, measured. strides.

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