TRANSFER
BID WHICH FAILED
CENTRE FORWARDS ARE SCARCE
HAMILTON HAVE "THE MAN"
London, February 11. Sheffield Wednesday, in their efforts to find a centre-forward, have tried seven players in the position this season Dewer,
Millership, Surtees, McCam bridge, Starling, Shelley, and now Ashley, their lively full-
back.
Manchester
that Tilson is
City, realising not ideally built
for the position and has had a most exacting time, have long been seeking a new centre- forward. They have angled for Wilson, the big Englishman with Hamilton Academicals, and re- cently made a bid for Glover, the powerful Grimsby leader. Grimsby have declined £10,000 for this international. In Tilson's absence, through injury this reason, the City have tried five centres Heale, Herd, Doherty and two outside-lefts, Brook and Rodger.
The centre-forward position, once the choice of all boys and juniors, to-day is the worst in first-class football, Clubs who fill it well seem to make headway. Mark the value of Drake's dash to Arsenal's scheming, It was the same last season with Dodds and
Lester Brooks of Philadelphia is here shown executing a difficult masse, shot as he warms up for the defence of his American national amateur pocket billiards title. America's best cúeists are competing in the tournament, at New York.
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1937.
SCHMELING'S
CHALLENGE TO
BRADDOCK
£50,000 For World Bout In Berlin
New York, To-day.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LLOYD TRIESTINO
(Flotte Riamte, Lloyd Triestino, Marittima Italiana E., “Sitmar”)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Steamer
The latest move in the world heavyweight boxing situation is that Max Schmeling, of Germany, PORT
“ANDALUSIA”.
From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, SAID, ·SUEZ, MASSAUA,
the logical contender for the crown ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY, CO- now held by James J. Braddock, LOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE. has offered the latter, on behalf of Promoter Walter
Rothenburg, CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
•
£50,000 to hold the world title bout informed that all Goods are being at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, landed at their risk into the Godewas of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf next June.
& Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, Jay Gould, James Braddock's whence and/or from the wharves de- manager, will not consider any livery may be obtained. such proposition, however, unless he is given an offer of not less than £80,000.-Reuter.
SCRATCH FROM GRAND NATIONAL
London, To-day.
Optional cargo will be landed here, unless notice has been given 24 hours prior to vessel's arrival.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th inst. will be subject to rent..
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned within- 8 days from the date of discharge of cargo, otherwise they will not be re- cognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, The following are the final non-16th inst. at 10 am by our surveyors where they will be examined on the acceptors for the Grand National Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the Steeplechase, which will be run at presence of consignees concerned. Aintree next Friday week:
In the case of dufiable cargo, con- Potentate, Drinmore Lad, Battle- signees are requested to inform the ship, Thieffry, Davey Jones, Double Imports & Exports Office that they
have such goods for examination. Crossed, Blue Prince, Bachelor
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Prince, Provocative, Sea Rover, Bill of Lading will be countersigned- Sphinx and Capitulate. Reuter
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
Queen's Building. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1937.
London, Yesterday.
Ready Cash, the present favourite for the Grand National, may not ran, having hurt himself to-day while training.
The final decision will be made on
Saturday. Reuter.
KOWLOON GOLF CLUB FOURSOMES
by
ST. PATRICK'S BALL
Friday, 12th 1
arch, 1937.
MBERS of St. Patrick's
MSociety of Hong Kong and
Sheffield United, Arsenal's oppon- Saturday." Last season Finan, ents in the Cup final,
with Dodds, was the top scorer in BRENTFORD'S PROGRESS the Second Division, with 34 goals, McCulloch's 26 goals last season and this season he is keeping it in 26 league games helped consi-up. Finan gives the essential derably in Brentford's boom Bow-scoring power to a line that other-
their guests are asked to note that- ers, transferred to Leicester City wise might be called too light.
on the night of the Ball a 5 minutes from Derby, where he was not
BOLTON NEED A FINAN
service of ferries will run from-
quite fast enough to fit in with the
With a Finan, Bolton would not
Hong Kong to Kowloon between The First Round draw for the 9.00 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. and Special County's clever forward line, has be in danger of relegation. added the punch Second Division Milsom is failing to stand the "Open Foursomes" which is to be ferries will leave Kowloon for Hong
played on Sunday, 14th football needs, and has contribut strain.
instant, Kong at 1.45 am, 2.30 am and resulted:-
3.20 am on SATURDAY, 13th W. Kershaw and J. R. Leitch instant. A. J. Dennis and T. D. Paton, E. W.
Here
The
ed largely to the revival of the
importance All this stresses most improved team in the coun-of centre-forwards a time when try.
the inside men are mostly behind Loveless and W. M. Groves v. Wafter the sixth dance, from 11:45 A Buffet Supper will be served,
Preston North End's recovery, cannot be expected to get enough C. Simpson and J. F. Smedley v. F.
the firing-line. The outside men A. Stewart and J. D. Thomson, Wpm to 130 am Tables for Sup after one of their unhappiest goals to keep the team to the fore C. Barry and C. G. Anderson.
per may be booked with the Christmas holidays, dates from the day Frank O'Donnell moved into flect the scarcity of leaders.
But these experiments also re-i
Management of the Peninsula Hotel The following have drawn byes prior to 8.00 p.m. on the night of the middle..
into the second round:- Few would say the Wednesday's trial of a big full-
the Ball. Scot is a better centre than inside back in the centre shows the gen Lopes and R. K. Collings, FE-quested to note that admission to F. E. Booker and L. Jack, A. A. Members and their guests are re- left, but he shows more thrust than eral trend -- the effort to break Lawrence and F. A. Hill, E. W the Ball is by ticket only which
down, rather than circumvent, the Gardiner and E. Christensen, A similar experiment set Black-modern third-back barrier.
Taylor and J. McKelvie. pool on the road to the First Divi- Other clubs, like Sunderland, sion. The best move Mr. Joe Smith Grimsby and Arsenal, to give the made on taking over the manage-order in which the move started, ment followed a practice match, are trying to avoid the handcuffs when he said to Finan, the young of the policeman pivot by setting inside-forward from Glasgow. “You the centre to roam, and the method are going to be our centre next (Continued at foot of next col)
Maxwell, and no less skill.
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KING'S PRIZE AT BISLEY
W.
Wellington (N. Z.), To-day. The King's Prize for shooting | was won here yesterday by J. R. Nick, with an aggregate of 522.
W. N. Masefield, who first shot
for the prize in 1904 and has won on three occasions, was runner-up with 516 points-Beuter
(Continued from previous col.)-
is undoubtedly paying.
But sooner or later the centre forward is going to overhaul David Jack (inside-right) and Allen (centre half) by breakin all transfer records, because, winle remaining one of the most
is now the m
produce.
dificult
may be obtained from the Honorary Secretary and that the Main en trance to the Hotel is to be used.
B. H. C. HALLOWES,
Hon. Secretary, St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong. P. O. Box 417.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
instructions to sell by Public THE Undersigned have received:
Auction
Monday, the L5th March, 1937
11:00 am 45 Nathan Road, - (2nd. Floor) Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from March, 1937.
Terms Cash
the 14th
Delivery HERT BROS.
Auctionee Hong Kong 9th March, 1937