Page
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLENISH YOUR STOCK OF
CROCKERY
AND
GLASSWARE
SPECIAL PRICES!
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1935
PARI-MUTUEL BETTING IN AMERICAN GOLF
GENE SARAZEN WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
US. PRO. ASSOCIATION OPPOSE IDEA
New York, February 26.
Sporting Chatter
(B GEOFFREY SIMPSON)
So
London, February 26. Obie Walker, 16st. American Negro with the wide smile,
is definitely and finally banned from boxing in the Albert Hall, London
The council controlling the build-]
fact that the Boxing Board of
SECRETS FOR SOCCER SUCCESS
FINDING THE DIRECT ROUTE TO GOAL CENTRE-FORWARD SHOULD LEAD
(By George Camsell)
(Middlesbrough's International Centre-Forward) AM old-fashioned enough to believe that the best way to goal is the quickest and most dir- ect route you can find.
INTENSE feeling has been roused by the sug
gestion that pari-mutuel betting on American golf tournaments at present illegal shoulding made this plain when they re- be legalised. Gene Sarazen, the famous Ameri-fused Jeff Dickson permission to can professional, is one of the foremost oppon- Cook.
Rtage Walker in a fight with Georga
In the modern game, wingers and inside for- ents of the suggestion, while the United States This mind you, in spite of the wards are employed as marksmen. I have no- Professional Golf Association has declared itself Control were unopposed to it and thing whatever to say against that policy. Even opposed to such gambling.
that a Ministry of Labour permit centre-half-backs have every right to shoot the for the boxer's entry into England ball into the opponents' net when the opportuni- year of 1985. It is like a throw position from which to attempt scoring shots is A most peculiar business for the ty presents itself. But I insist that the logical back to the days of Jack Johnson, [to whom the bar went up in all centre-forward.
Pari-mutuel betting was tried at Agua Ca- liente, in Mexico, during a tournament beginning on January 31 last. Tickets were 8s. each, and players could bet on themselves one made £30
on his 8s.
had been obtained.
manner of places.
*
#
NOT BEATEN YET
Ja
The professionals' association did not forbid its members to compete, but Sarazen left the tournament rather than play with the puri-mutuel machine operating.
He sums up the impressions of BFF Dickson took his medicine many golfers when he says, with hardly a murmur. I {"Golf and" publie gambling don't think he expected a refusal.
mix.
His only complaint was that he "Golf is the one game that has might have been told earlier. It is never been contaminated by aa bit tough to have one's programme sordid gambling element, and it scrublied out with just seven days would lose its integrity if the parito go mutuel innovation became 3 re-
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. FUSILIERS HOLD
GROUND FLOOR
Phone 28151,
Six Lines
FILM FAVOURITES
(Here is My Heart)
THEIR ANNUAL E
ATHLETIC MEET
(Continued from Page, 4.) Javelin Throw:--1. "D" Coy; 2. "A" (5) Coy: "3. "C Coy. Distance: 117 ft. 6 in.
Ladies Race:-1. Mrs. G. Morris; 2 Mrs. W. P. Kenyon.*
480 Yards Hurdles Relay Race: "D" Coy: 2, "B" Coy; 3. "A" Cay Time: 1 45 2/5 min..
Children Bace (6 to 10)-1. Wiggin 2. Irene Date. Fox-Trol Whitehead; 2. Bryan Box.
Children Race (10 to 15). Staff Race 1. Headquarter 2. "A", Coy; 3. "D" Coy.
MR1520-With Every Breath I Take
MR1524-I Only Have Eyes For You
Fox-Trot
(Dames)
MR1506—Looking For A Little Bit of Blue
Fox-Trot
(Road House)
MR1507-Who's Been Polishing The Sun
(The Camels Are Coming)
· MR1414—Love in Bloom
For-Trat
(She Loves Me Not)
Fox-Trot
THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
Ice House Street:
Telephone 21322,
MAN LOONG
· PRESERVED. GINGER MANUFACTURERS,
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best Quality Prompt attention to Exporters. Office:-14, Possession Street. Tel. No. 28255. Factory:-ELL. 1928 Bedford St., Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloom.
ONE of
Tel. No. 57088.
of these TWO IS THE BALL FOR YOU
TOP-FLITE with the Paintless cover :
KRO-FLITE Lasts till it's lost
for the low landing pollur the lyding,
perfusion and setze dhe langue them kay palaced be.
plajı suidam bus kāta the bill alma, Lucie lng nothing ja diamnet is le she songhaet hall ever made. “You sheaply mƯI ONT IL
Spalding
CUSHION-NECK IRONS
The sweetest feeling clubs ever made.
SPALDING
Golf Bulls
Golf Clubs
strihutara "for Hong Konga
"LARGIST:MAKERS" OF" SPORTS:
and Sports
IN THE
Believe it or not, a straight line is still the shortest distance between two given points. We learned that fact at school, but many players have never realised its connection with football.
The centre-forward's normal position on the field is usually in practically a straight line with the middle of the opponents' goalmouth. In other words, he is nearer the objective than any range of the goalmouth, and for this reason alone he should be of his colleagues in the forward line. He comes within closer.
able to score rellably.
gular feature of professional tourna has had more fights banned than tions advance along one or other own account. It takes eleven "men, But he is not beaten. Dickson Although attacking" forma, forward cannot win matches on his mente.
any promoter in the business, yet of the wings, the ball is passed, playing a co-operative game, to des he is still promoting.
Wenzel Minded Gamblers "Suppose I needed a four to lead
His very first bout in England, more often than not, to the cen- feat a rival team. And it takes a home hole under pari-mutuel. Let vetoed by the Board, and Seaman
score goals. Tony us say I accidentally hook my Watson v. Tommy Rogers, and
Although there is a natural ten-
the field on a given day at the Johnny Hill v. Frackle Genaro, was scoring attempt is made.
tre of the field before the final combination of five forwards to
(S)
Winged gamblers would say I had
such errors.
One. Mile Medley Race-1. "A" Coy;
2. "D" Coy; 3.."B" Coy.
Centre For Scoring
drive and later miss a putt to finish Watson v. A) Brown are athers In recent seasons, more than halfdency for any marksman to play an Ella with six. I am entirely capable of which have incurred the displeasure of the leading marksmen in the individualistic type of game, the
But the weszel-mind- of the legislators...
First Division have been centre-for-centre forward would be foolish if "If I can't put, Walker on at the wards. Thus, In spite of the advo. he attempted to forge ahead and thrown the medal deliberately, Albert Hall; then I'll find some cates of non-scoring leaders of the deal single-handed with the op- acting in co-operation, with some other building," he told me.
attack, the example of the great
ponents. betting ting,
Steve Bloomer, who scored 297 I have score well over two hund- League goals for one club, has not red goals for Middlesbrough, But been forgotten.
I should be the last person on earth I believe it is em-
to claim all the credit for those goals,
Logical Scoring Position
One Mile Relay Race:-1, "B" Coy: 2. "C" Coy; 3. Headquarter Wing.
ELLIS KADOORIE
SCHOOL SPORTS
THAT puzzles me is
W should be des mi let that there phasise the importance to ens
"Even if my six were admitted to A GENERAL BANI be accidental, I would alienate that section of the public that had beta on me."
Sarazen recalled the America Walker when his half-brother, from the centre of the field, because open championship scandal at Fresh Jimmy Tarante, was allowed into there is undoubtedly a tendency Centre forward, as I have said, is (Continued from Pägs 4) Half Mile (Seators)-1. Ismail Alla gambling clique tried to hold up
Meadow, Long Island, in 1932, when the Albert Hall to fight Len Harvey to-day to regard the centre-forward the logical position from which to 2. Naranjan Singh; 3. Mohinder Singh, the club authorities for bookmak-two is that Walker is about Sat.viously lead. He should be able very often unless he be well sup
The only difference between the
jas simply a leader and a schemer. score.. But the man, in this im
The leader of the attack must ob-portant, key position cannot acore ing concessions. Sarazen had to heavier.
Class 10" Race-1. Mohd Moosa; 2. Pritam Sing: 3. Sardara Singh.
Class 9 Race:-2. A. C. Kader;
go round with a bodyguard.
Torturing Experience
is that the reason?
to plan and scheme to outwit bis ported by his colleagues in the for- J. B. Hassan 8, S. H. Khan,
Quarter Mile (Juniórs):—1. Dawood
Jopponents. But if he relegates the ward line. Don't forget that Americans bar Ahmed; 2. Abdul Mohd: B. Seban
The result, he said, was that he coloured heavy-weights from title then he is neglecting one of his be regarded as the "scoring instru- task of scoring to his colleagues, Thus, the, centre forward should Ibrabim.
wan off his game. It was not until matches, but permit lighter men to main responsibilities, Arithmetic Race (Seniors)-1. A. Kthe guard was withdraw that he compete for them.
ment. In heading the attack, he Merkar; 2. Naranjan Singh,
must necessarily strive to And scor Mohinder Singh; Z. M. Ram: 3. 8. the title. He does not want another liminary to a restoration of the Sahim,
ban which existed a few years ago against this point of view. I know must not attempt to do everything If pari-mutuel ever gets a foot at the Albert Hall against all only too well, that the centre-for-himself. That is why we have pre- hold on the links, Sarazen feels that coloured fighters, whatever their ward becomes very closely marked arranged formations for the attack. golf will no longer rate as "an an-size or nationality? cient and honourable game."
Arithmetic Staniora) 1. suddenly found his form and won Or is this vetoan Walker pre- There are many sound arguments ing avenues. But he cannot be
Some Argumenta
Race
Masters' Races 1, Mr. Channan
Lin.
Einzh; 2. Mr. Abdullah; 3. Mr. G.
Old Boys' Race:-1. H. Ahmed; 2. A. |H. Abbang 3. A. K. Omar.
Consolation Race:-1, A. Kader; 2. Y. Wahab; 3. B. Abban.
TOTE'S £7,500 'CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS TURF
tant.
P
(Continued from Page 41.
such a torturing experience.
Another opponent of pari-mutuel HAMMOND MYSTERY pictured a favourite in a tourna- ment bribed to lose.
"
.
* *
*
TH
THE_admirers of Wally
by opposing defenders.. I realise A forward line might advance as fully that to lead, inspire, and score "W" formation. Their team may imposes a great strain on a man. employ the centre-half as either a Yet I submit that the achievements third back or a sixth forward. The Ham-of centre-forwards in the past can object of all auch tactics is to ad- Several other professionals who mond must be concerned about be equalled by their modern suc-vance the ball quickly and safely played at Agua Caliente said, that his repeated Test' failures.
[cessors to-day.
towards the opponents' goal-mouth betting enlivened interest in the His form against the Australians
Difficulties beset the marksman to that, at a suitable moment, a championship.
was one of the mysteries of the wherever he plays. A clever In-scoring attempt may be made by a and breeders is extremely imporThe pari-mutuel. worked well, but West Indian tour would enable him ponents just as much attention as shot.
Olin Dutra remarked, however; season, but it was hoped that the side left will receive from the op forward specially positioned for the With this in view, the Board may I don't think it would be so good In to recover his century habit. that normally devoted to the centre.
A. tactical formation is often plan- forward.
ned with the object of scoring from make payments subject to certain general practice."
So far he has disappointed his conditions, and undoubtedly the Espinosa In Favour well-wishers, and including the
Any forward, no matter where he one of the wings. If the scoring stewards of the Jockey Club and Abe Espinosa thought the scheme Tests in the West Indies he has plays, must show that he can over attempt is successful, then there is the National Hunt Committee will could be applied successfully to played 14 innings in eight con- and tenacious tactics..
come the opposition by thrustful nothing to be said against the fac- watch the matter closely.
American tournaments and inter-secutive Test matches without once My advice to the aspiring centre-
tica employed. The percentage deducted from club play.
reaching 50.
forward is first to learn to kick hard
Keeping In Touch the total turnover of the pari-] Henry Picard, saw nothing to Seven times he has been dismiss and accurately. If you had had using tactical formations which There is a danger, however, in mutuel in. France is 11 per cent. worry about in pari-mutuel appliedjed for less than 20 runs a dis- Of this 4 per cent is retained for to golf, and Craig Wood wished the quieting result for such a great football in the streets of a North over the field. Forwards must al my experience of learning to play tend to "spreadeagle" the forwarde administration expenses, and the betting could be extended to the 72 bateman. Especially as in ordin-Country village you would appre-ways be able to maintain close con remaining 7 per cent. is split up hole.
ary, games he has been piling up ciate the necessity of being able to tact with their colleagues. If a in accurate, top, for if my shots want wings, or even in the centre, he may kick vigorously. I learned to be man becomes isolated on one of the Wide a few windows were usually or may not prove effective. In may broken!"
opinion the odds are definitely not in his favour,
You can until
'for purposes such as Poor Law Ad- Betting was allowed only on each huge totals. ministration, Hospitals, Water Sup-18 holes of play at Agua Caliente. He has scored over 2,750 runs pilles, Government staff and oven None was accepted on the final 72-jnon-Test cricket since last May, religious bodies-Roman Cathole, hole results. Protestant and Jawishi ---
YACHT CLUB TO CLASH WITH V.R.C.
Ninety per cent of the money ARE THE STALE? wagered went to winning ticket holders. Ten cent. went to the
other England batsmen who
Team Work Perhaps it la excusable for the
three players who turned in the low-T are having a thin time against younger to play a somewhat se fish final as to the respol the next Cup
est 18-hole cards for the day on the the West Indies fast bowlers are game If he has any practical carefully planned formations, But basis of 5, S, and 2 per cent. During Leyland and Amer...
ability he will naturally feel proud I defy anyone to prove that a spe
1
(Continued From Page 3) have been training throughout the through the machine.
four rounds of play £500 passed, In six Test Innings the great of his kicking and scoring achieve cial type of formation "will ensure season, while the V.R.C. crew have
Yorkshireman bas gathered only 36 ments. But sooner or later, he dis- success on any and every occasion, been showing up well in their pair: M W. Scott will stroke for worse. Five, excursions to the
runs, while Ames has done ever covers that even the most brillant Forward Line Variation trials
Forward line tactics must be the first time, while A. G. Dalziel wicket lave brought him a meagre The entries for the Naval Whaler will be bow,
capable of infinite variation. You 21. Race have not yet been received. Only one change has been made such form seems too ludicrous to commanding type, standing 10,1 the game proceeds, and you cannot her, of the family, being a big, must plan and vary your tactics us but it is expected that there will in the V.R.C. Senior fours, J. R be true, and I am again tempted to hands. be a large entry, Soares dropping out from No. 2 ask whether these tours abroad Halloy's Bloodstock Agency put-derstand each other thoroughly and do this unless the Ave forwards un The Novice Fours Race will only while JM MAlves takes his after a hard season in England are chased her and shipped her to call play in perfect combination all be between teams from the V.R.C.place from bow, and M. M. de Vof benefit to our players. this year as the Yacht Club are un-Soares, who rowed No 8 in lust
Southampton
the time, yake I understand Te Uira has gone The basis of forward line work, to H. Er Morriss's stud at Iconalder, consista of Newmarket,
Passes from player to thatThis will be a big capture for the scoring shot the two-year-old sister of the British bloodstock if Te Uira whenev great racehoras Pha Lap has ar transmit to her, soffaprings rived in England from
he filly-who
HEAR on good autho
able to enter any novices year's Junior fours will row at RACING CAPTURE
The Junior Pairs bow, The Yacht Club also have only Showing great improvement in one change in their crew, BLE his rowing throughout the present Hebert being unable to take his res, who stroked place at No. 8. G. 8.1 Heywood
will be t'the bow.
how The
also racing a new competed
otran
Zealand Lap'
unamed Te over all dir
Phar Lap to two miles, and
more closely than any othe
mem- £65,460 in stake, mon
with