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THE CHINA MAHL“, TUESDAY,
22, 1936
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MANY NEWCOMERS IN RUNNING
BADMINTON BOOM ENTHUSIASTS WANT IT TO BE WORLD'S GAME BLACK-BALLED BY THE BLUES
I
(By H. R. MacDONALD)
WONDER whether the huge army of athletes in Britain, nearly a million strong, who play that fascinating game of Badminton, ever pause for a moment amid their smashing and clearing | from the back of the court to think what a curious pastime it is. Full of contradictions it has always seemed to me.
Fancy a game that is played almost entirely by artificial
FOR
- Jack Rodger, left, is one of the Selectors of the Ladies'· Interport. Hockey team, while Cpl. Swain, right, has represented the Army in practically all their representatire matches this, season, but will not be available for the Football Interport against Shanghai as he is leaving the Colony on January 8 for Homie.
light deciding its big championship for the national titles by SIR J. CAHN'S CONTRACT
daylight. No wonder some of the rabbits, who only come to the surface for the handicaps at the Horticultural Hall, West- minster, where the championships are held every March, cannot see the shuttle for looking, and blink their way back to the dressing-rooms saying that big Badminton is not the game they thought it was.
Then again, what do you make of a game which allows its players to try out its implements before every match to see if! the rackets and the atmosphere suit the particular shuttle the committee of the tournament doles out to them?
AMR BEY WINS RACKETS TITLE FOR STH TIME
Egyptian's Brikant Run
Of Triumphs
London, December 14. Defeating Snell in the final in three straight games, 9-4. 9-0, 9-2, Amr Bey established a record at the Bath Clad to day by winning the English Squash Rackets Amateur Championship for the fifth time in succession.
GLIMPSES OF
HOME SOCCER
TO BE BROKEN
FRANK WARD REFUSES BIG CRICKETING OFFER
Adelaide, November 25.
ENGLAND RUGBY CAPS
PROMISING PLAYERS FROM 'VARSITIES
TEAM IS GRADUALLY TAKING SHAPE
NEW SCOTTISH CAP IN CAMPBELL?
THE
(By HOWARD MARSHALL)
London, November 25. HE Rugby football season moves inevitably towards solemnity. Gone are the day when without we could be content to enjoy club gravely considering individual players as poten- tender tial internationals.
games
The game, indeed, recedes as representative matches loom ahead. The England selectors have named their victims for the
A. P. So, the K.LT.C. left- winger, above, is a serious con- for Interport hockey
honours.
first trial at Workington on Saturday week The Universities A FEW WORDS
meet at Twickenham in less than a fortnight. The Services are husy. The counties weed one another out. A strenuous time, and I observe that readers are already amusing themselves with the old recreation of picking teams.
Naturally the England selectors have started a number of hares with their choices for the Workington match. Certainly they have cast their net widely, and the composition of the of the surest stepping-stones to, official recognition. Possibles team reminds us that county football is nowadays one
How hard they work, to be
IR Jalen Cahn can do what he likes, I am not going to More often than not the England, said, Frank Wand, the Joung South Australian slaves of the shuttle, those im-slow bowler, when replying to-day to an intimation that he must maculately attired representa- keep to his contract, and play for Gahn's team in England. tives of the big sports firms Last month, it was announced Ward had accepted a three- who stand by the court meekly year contract with Sir Julien Cahn, but a week ago. Ward stated sure, these selectors, and how offering shuttle after shuttle he had changed his mind.
for trial, have to change the grade of their goods three times in a day.
pass]
The shuttle. which will muster in the chill morning air is no good at all when the hot breath of the growing crowd of spectators sends the temperature up and the shuttle downL
Secret Formula
It is no good blaming the geese, residents in Czecho-Slovakia, who supply the feathers for the shuttle. They live their dighty lives quite oblivious of the following secret formula known only to the manu- facturers:
1 goose provides 4 feathers.
LEAGUE GAMES 16 feathers make 1 shuttle.
Arsenal's Big Win At Portsmouth
DARTFORD'S F.A. CUP DISTINCTION
London, December 13. Birmingham were lucky to go
20 shuttles equal 1 game. Therefore, and this is import- ant at any rate to the geese 1,000 geese equal one tournament or Michaelmas Fair.
SIR JULIEN CAUN AND FRANK WARD
Instructs Agent Not To
Take Legal Action Sydney. December 27-Sir Julien Cahn has telephoned from England instructing his agent in Sydney not to take legal action against Frank Ward, the South bowler, for Australian slow alleged breach of contract.
Sir Julien has not accepted the suggestion that. Grimmett be invited to go to England in Ward's place, as he wants younger player. Another A- tralian will be invited..
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
Portuguese Eleven
Selected
much Ward took 10 M.C.C. wickets for their discoveries may prove to
we hope that some of LAST YEAR'S 117 runs at Adelaide three weeks be the great players we have
ago, and is considered by many a sought for years! better bowler than Grimmett, and
ja certainty for the Tests.
This
Promising Forwards dispute, however, may complicate Some of the Possibles I have to-morrow's selection of the Aus-seen this season, N. Adams, for tralian team to meet England example, is a very promising back!
row forward, and G. Greaves is
Camot Be Released
BIG PROFIT AT
WIMBLEDON
LARGE SUM SPENT ON COACHING
T. A. INVESTMENTS TOTAL
£39,000
London, November 27. The annual statement of
ac
BY NEW M.C.C. ·
SECRETARY
Delays In County Cricket Matches
SMARTER RUNNING BETWEEN WICKETS
London, December 12. Declaring that county cricket is. the backbone of the national game,
I-Col R. S. Rait Kerr, M.C.C.'s
new secretary, gave the county
secretaries a firm lead when he ad- Idressed them at Lord's on Decerne ber 1. "There is no doubt in my mind" he said, “that we must keep up the public interest in the games Our object is to see that first-class cricket is an entertain- mert.”<
Speaking of the stress and
the right type of front-row man L. Sir Julien Cahn's Sydney repre- B. E. Nicholson, of the Old Whit
a likely sentative says Ward cannot be re-giftians and Surrey, as leased from the contract, which young centre, full of football, but includes a permanent job after inexperienced as yet wards. The salary offered is
B. B. Hordey, the Possibles” £550 a year.
left wing. is a curious runner, counts issued yesterday by the strain imposed on cricketers by Ward replies he has retumed with a particularly effective hand-Lawn Tennis Association shows "frightfully heavy county pro- the 450 received for preliminary of. He does not appear to move that the income for the year end grammes,” be urged that the ques- expenses from Sir Julien Cahn, fast, and yet with a change of ed Sept. 30 last was £17,467 8tion of fixtures was one that might and that he has now takers satis pace and an outstretched right and there was an excess of income be examined. factory position in Adelaide.
He laid emphasis upon " arm, he beats man after man. Rover expenditure of £2827 86. 41.
The association's share of profis H. Guest, of Liverpool University,
and made particular reference to KING OF SWEDEN'S is a right wing, stucky, strongly fits on the 1936 championships at necessary and excessive intervals," Wimbledon was $8,860 168 6d the tea interval, the taking out on built, fast and clever. TENNIS CUP
Miscellaneous sums receivable unto the field of drinks, and the der agreement with the All-time players took in walking to and Club amounted to £2,6344 and from the wicket.
France Meet Germany In Zone Final
The Old Hands It will be interesting indeed to see how the relatively unknown Possibles fare against the old bands who represent England.
The
tournament association
down to Derby County for theed for mechanically testing the Sunday Eerald Charity Cup com-the zone final of the competition have a considerable nucleus of the totalled 1845 28.
Joseph's).
tournament. :
Waits Between Wickets "I noticed in some schoolboys" The profit on matches last year,” he said, “the
til the wicket fell
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There is much wing-flapping in Crecho-Slovakia at the moment, I am told, för one goose, who escap-↓ ed the plucking, has flown back with aling stories of a дет The following have been chosen Paris, November 25-France
I should imagine that here we fees for 1936 (156 tournaments) machine the English have invent-to represent Portugal in the bas qualised to play Germany in
had the best of the play. The win- fight of shuttles.
petition against Wales on Boxing for the King of Sweden Cup, the England side against Wales. There this year's hard court champion-time some of the boys took to get ning goal came in the first half]
No Varsity Blues Day on the Kowloon ground at 3.30 equivalent of an indoor Davis Cup are University players to be con- ships was £332 15 6d. The ba to the wicket. One amateur cric- sidered, of course, and I take it lance on the international match teter told me that the members of from Ramage. Nothing went right By this machine hundreds of p.m. U. B. Souza (Recreio); L
that it A. Obolensky is fit he is account was £1,230 25, the net his side did not like waiting about The winner of this match will bound to come in
on the right profit on the Davis Cup challenge with their pads on ready to go in. for Sunderland in their awayi pool's goals were scored by Harcourt in a few minutes by the (St. Joseph's); Beltrão: (Recreio). meet Sweden in the Challenge ing. Some consider that T. Around against Australia being They preferred, not to change un- match against Liverpool, Live: jahuttles can be driven across the Souza (St. Joseph's) and F. Costa son (2), Nieuwenhuys and Bal. suple pressing of a button. Thus A V. Gosano (Recreio) and Del-Round, to be played at Stockholm Kemp are: J. D. Low, the Cam-$2,034 138 24
Coaching bridge half-backs, are a likely Eng-j mer. They led by one goal to the antagonists in a match will gade (St. Joseph's); C. Marques in January.
France, for whom Jean Borotra and pair, and M. M. Walford is The expenditure on coaching came fresh to the real job of the (Recreio), C. Santos (Liga), B. at half time.
afternoon without tiring their arms Gosano (Recreio), J. Gomes (Be and Bernard Destremenu played in bound to have a trial either in the was £2,267,156 7d, and other items Bagley scored Portsmouth's lone and the onlookers with the usual creio) and I Fernandes (St the singles, defeated Holland by centre or at stand-off half of expenditure were inter-county goal in the game with the Arsenal exting preinde
five events to nit. Results:
New Scottish Cap? Reserves:-E. M. Marques (St Singles J. Borotra (France) bt, E. James was playing again for Ar- That little matter of the Var-
There are sure to be one or two. Td inter-county championships senal and played a cunning and xity Blue also makes Badminton a Joseph's), V. Marques (Becreio), Haghan 62, 62, 52, bt Van Swol
Justy University forwards on the (hard courts) 5217 10s 64, grants irresistible game. Davidson scor- curiosity in sport. To think that Remedios (Liga), H. Souza 6-2, Buck,
B. Destremseau (France) ht Van fringe of the Englend team,, more to counties £1521, and profession- ed four of the winners goals and this honour should be denied to (Liga) and A. Alves (Recreio).
Swol: 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; bt Hughanover, though I understand that D. al championships 2829 6s 2d. Drake the fifth. They were three Badminton when all the other na-
108 Buty m
The balance-sheet shows: goals up in the first half...
tional games demanding violent
CHINESE TO MEET Doubles G. Glasser and Christia A. Campbell of Cambridge, a-grand Toseland scored two and Brook
Blusas (France) bt Hughan and Van back-row player, is qualified for vestiments, £39,079 13s did; loans to affiliated organization, secured. THE REST
Sol 8-6, 6-1, 3—6, 6——3—— Rent Scotland. and Doberty, one each for Man-exercise, from Rugby football to
There are other players out by mortgages on grounds, £10,023 chester City. Maxwell scored
side the Barversifies who must 56 4d, special reserve fond under - Preston's only goalzamy
Bolton Play Better Bolton, who have the worst home record in the League, have not been beaten in an away match since September 19. Their two goals came from Milsom, while Matthews Scored both for Stake City:
Grimsb
Away
chess, are thus hall marked, must always, bring a flush of indigna- tion to the cheek of the shuttle
devbbet olma Me The k
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TO-WORKOW'S JUMOR
SERELD CLASH
Charity Soccer Match On New Year's Day
GOALLESS DRAW
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championships (grase) 1,247 DERBY'S CAPTAIN
RESIGNS
SUSSEX DISMISSING THREE PLAYERS
AXE
season's comm resigned. Stat
be in the running. J. B. Anty agreement with the All England the Derbahic The Headquarter Wing, Royal and G. A. Walker at stand-off half, Club, £2,627 88 44. charity football game will be Ulster Rifles were, forced to a for example, and EL G. Owen played at Caroline Hill on New goalless draw by the 40th Com-Smith at full-back, and ́s, number Year's Day in aid of the funds for pany, Royal Engineers in the of Midland and West Cour BELGIAN AMATEUR have decided not Saiyuan reingees between the Small Units Football League at try
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BOXERS LOSE
Three Points Victories At Stadium Club
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