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H.K.F.A. MONETARY WORRIES
TWO VERY SOUND PROPOSALS
SEASON MUST BE SHORTENED
RE
EPRESENTATIVES of clubs at the annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association, which will be held on Monday, July 12, will concern themselves mostly with the recommendations that will be made by the outgoing council with a view to enabling the Associa- tion to meet a $3,600 deficit, which they will be faced with at the end of the 1937-38 season if the present . rate of expenditure is continued.
an- this
Apart from drastic economies in the adminstration, two very important recommendations have been made. That the referees" and linesmens fees be reduced, which will, if carri- ed, and the payment "not made by the clubs, save the Association in the neighbourhood of nearly $1,500 nually. It is not known how recommendation will be met by the Referees' Association, but it is cer- tain that that body will no doubt do their utmost to co-operate as far as possible.
officials There are many who undertake refereeing only for for the love of the game, and not monetary consideration.
CLUB PAY OFFICIALS
are
be
Another recommendation will be that Clubs will pay the officials, through the Association, and in this way, the Association will save in the neighbourhood of $2,300 per annum.
If both these recommendations carried, the H.K.F.A. will not burdened with the officials' fees, and if the reduction of fees is carried, senior clubs will have to pay $5 extra for each home game and junior clubs $3, making an additional $65 for senior clubs. and $26 for Jumor clubs. At the present rate, every senior game costs $9 and junior game $3.
Mr. W. Pryde struck the right noté when, on behalf of the Hong Kong Club, he stated that the Association should encourage football, and that the "more - prosperous clubs should assist the less fortunate ones. His club was willing to waive their claim of the allowance made by the Asso- ciation for the use of their ground in representative games, and Lieut. Rice-Evans (Army) indicated that the H.K. Area Sports Board would also be willing to do the same, but little assurance was received from the other three clubs affected. The amount paid to the different clubs last year for the use of grounds was over $1,300, and there is no reason why the venues of the different games should not be carefully considered next year, if advantage can be taken of the offers of the Club and the Army.
SEASON TOO LONG
The statement by Mr. J. McKelvie (K.F.C.) that the football season was too long and thus prevented the play- ing of the annual game "Winners versus the Rest", this bringing more revenue to the Association, is a very true one, and the matter of the com- position of the different Leagues in relation to the number of teams, in each must again be gone into very
fully.
A long season makes it necessary for most of the big revenue-pro games to be played on Sunday
these games are generally
e previous day by an impor Chinese-game Followers of!
game who are only able to pay one game a week-end, have thus t choose between a League game and a representative one, *and*** generally they choose the former.
Added to this, the strain, of having to
on two days in succession is felt by many players, and on numer- ous occasions advertised teams do not,
as published, a feature 'out:
shaken the confidence Chinese followers" of the game, and they provide most of the revenue.
Association should do its ut- most to reduce the number of teams in each division this season. It must
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 29
1937
-A graphic picture taken soon after Mickey Cochrane sustained a fractured skull from a pitched ball by Carl Hubbell, the New York Giants' pitcher. Cochrane, who is seen on the ground, was at one time in a serious condition, but subsequently rallied strongly and is now out of danger, although there will be no more baseball for him this season.
BRITISH CARS' TRIUMPH
IN BIG RACE
1-MINUTE VICTORY BY SIAMESE
PRINCE
Douglas, Isle of Man, June 4.
FOREIGN ENTRIES FOR
Binterna fans catered a grea
RITISH cars achieved a great triumph in the R.A.C. 200 miles HENLEY REGATTA
c.c. machines here to-day. Five E.R.As took the first five places, seconds only separating some of them, and the time between the winner and the fifth driver was less than 5min. British cars were the only ones to finish.
The winner, Prince Birabongse, of Siam, who drives under the name of "B. Bira," led practically from start to finish. The first five places were filled by:
No Reply From Shanghai As Yet
1. B. Bira. Time, 2hrs. 45min. 34sec.;
average speed 70.69m.p.h.
2. Raymond Mays. Time, 2hrs. 46min.
18sec.; speed 70.39m.p.h.
3. P. G. Fairfield. Time, 2hrs. 46mins.
53aec.; speed 70.04m.p.h.
4.
M R. D. F. Lopes stated last week-15,
end that he has not yet had
R. E Tongue. Time, 2hrs. 48min. 5sec.; speed 69.63m.p.h.
Swiss Not Taking Part
ZURICH CREWS WILL
BE MISSED
London, June 3. Foreign entries for Henley Royal Regatta-on June 30, July 1, 2, and P. N. Whitehead and P. D. Walker. 3-have now closed. Zurich Row- Time, 2hrs. 50min. 30sec.; speed ing Club, Switzerland, who last a reply from the Shanghai - Amateur 68.64m.p.h.
year won the Grand Challenge Cup, Swimming Association regarding the One Italian Maserati, driven by the Stewards' Cup, ar
the Colony's acceptance of
and the Dia- invita- tion to participate in a Quadrangular the Swiss, E. de Graffenried, was in
mond Sculls, will not defend any of Interport contest in Shanghai to- the sixth position, and on its last
these trophies. wards the end of August.
lap, when the race was declared over. Thus no foreign driver finished.
week-
and
be remembered that several ends are used for manoeuvres other Volunteer camps, while next season the Chinese will not be able to commence their programme till well
after the middle of October owing to
the National Games at Nanking.
This will be regretted, for the Swiss were very popular at Henley Bira led for 180 miles of the 195 and their form last season is still miles circuit and had he not stop- the subject of comment. ped to refuel the probability is that he would have led throughout.
Bira, Mays and Fairfield took the team prize.
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The foreign entries are: Grand Challenge Cup.-Rudergesells- chart, Wiking, Germany (subject to confirmation).
Thames Challenge Cup.-Tabor Aca- demy, U.S.A. (subject to confirmation). Diamond Challenge Sculls.-—- R. W. Bates, Cambridge, R.C. U.SA., E. G. Branco, Club Boqueirão de Passeio, Brazil; C. A. Campbell, Don R.C., Canada; C. A. Christiansen; Christiana Roklub, Norway; J. F. Coulson, Ar- gonaut B.C., Canada, J. Hasenohr), Ru- derverein Elidda, Austria, G. Von Opel, Ruderverein - Russelsheim,....” Germany (subject to confirmation); J. Zavrel,
erlasky Club, Czechoslovakia..
Tabor Academy are the holders of the Thames Cup, but th Glub from Germany have, not com- peted in the Grand Challenge Cup before. Of the entrants for the Diamonds, Zavrel reached the final two years ago, whilst Coulson, Branco, and Bates were all beaten
heats in their first
last although Coulson was breaking a swivel.
also competed before without
cess.