RUGBY UNION PRESIDENT ON HOOKING
SCRUM-HALVES ALSO INDICTED
BALL STILL ROLLED INTO SCRUM
"SCRAPING FOR THE BALL”
London, November 5.
MAJOR-GEN. B. A. Hill, President of the Rugby Union, speaking at the Jubilee dinner of the Lydney R.F.C. last night, criticised the methods employed by scrum-halves and forwards.
"FROM SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.” HE SAID. “RE- PORTS ARE COMING IN THAT THE NEW LAWS REGARDING THE PUTTING OF THE BALL INTO THE SCRUM ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED. IN THAT THE BALL IS STILL BEING ROLLED IN. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT THIS IS INEXCUSABLE AND MOST DEPLORABLE.
"This year's alterations to Law 15 were framed with the idea of simplifying matters; preventing outside forwards from hooking the ball, and ensuring that the ball got into the scrum without de- lay. Surely it is simple enough for a half-back with a little prac- tice to throw the ball so that it pitches inside the scrum? If it does! this, it gives less time for unfair hooking, and, if it is thrown with moderate speed, it cannot pitch too far.
MR. RAYMOND TO
RIDE HERE Booked For Annual Meeting
(By “RAPIER”)
Mr. A. W. Raymond, an evacuee) from Wusih, who is on his way to Shanghai, was seen taking Gold!
Walker Cup Golf Match Dates
London, November 6.
The biennial amateur internà- tional match between Great Britain and USA for the Walker Cap will be played next year at St. Andrews on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and
The Open championship of 1989 at St. Andrews will probably be played during the first week in July.
RACING
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DUMBIEDYKES HANDICAP- (SECOND SECTION) ABOUT
FIVE FURLONGS
The day's racing will wind up "Why isn't it done?” asked Major-Gen Hill "Is it not their with the second section of the Dum senseless desire to get the ball at biedykes Handicap, in which "D" any price, fairly or otherwise? class ponies will clash. Let us get back to proper scrum- maging.
SCRAPING FOR THE BALL
Coronation Day (Mr. S. W. Tang), although allotted top-weight of 168 "In recent years the practice has lbs, should have a big say in the
H.K. MACAO HOCKEY
CLASSIC
Action Against Defaulters In Subscription
Drastic action against defaulters in subscriptions was advocated by the Council of the Hong Kong Hockey Association, at their meet- ing yesterday in St. Andrew's Hall Mr. A. A. Dand was in the Chair supported by Mr. G. T. Palmer (Secretary)...
Failure to comply with the re- quest of a final notice will bring immediate removal of name from the Association.
This step arose out of repeated failures to reply to letters from Secretary. A further notice will be served, allowing clubs until the lend of December to meet arrears.
MACAO MATCH
Discussing the match with Macao, it was pointed out that the foriginal date offered, December 11, was unsuitable It was therefore decided to offer March 19.
The date for the annual Civilian Iv. Services match was fixed for
December 12..
grown for front row forwards to finish. In fact, I am inclined to TO-NIGHTS
pack with their sterns up in the air in the mistaken idea that this is the only position which will enable the second row forwards to get a good
think it will win on account of its
performance in the Sub-Griffins St. BADMINTON Legar, in which it came in third.
PROGRAMME
Three matches in the Mixed Dou-
Coin out this morning for a trial purchase. They do all their pushing The most dangerous opposition gallop, and I understand he will be and scrapping before the ball is any-will be Zero (Mr. L. P. Ralph),
as this pony is fast over five fur-bles Division of the local Badmin- given this mount by Mr. Li Tsewhere near coming in, and when it fong in the Dumbiedykes Handicap, is about to be put in they cease all longe Daylight Eve (Mr. D. Black)ton League will be featured this First Section. Mr. Raymond has had shoving and prepare to scrape for is also speedy, while Valorous Mr. evening. They are:
YT. Fung is quite capable of win-Kowloon Tong v St. Andrew's (6.00).
Free Lances Recreio “B” (6.00). lot of experience up North and will the ball
Recreio
Taikoo (6.00) be here again for Mr.Lancashire! "This unfortunate state of af-ining. during the 1938 Annual Race Meet- fairs is the result of the introduc- ing.
tion of various schemes for getting from Pony No. 36; a new
Australian the ball Let us get away "Sub, belonging to Mr. R. M. Sand- them. Let the outside men in the bach, threw its Chinese riding boy front row realise that their duty is this moming near the five furlong to help the centre man to get the post. At first it was thought the ball. For him to do this fairly, they boy was seriously hurt, but he was must bring their maximum effort to merely dazed for the moment and bear just as the ball is coming-in. was able to return to the stable as-
WHAT MUST BE DONE
sisted by two other mafoos who to bring this about they must went to his help together with Mr. Walker. The pony bolted back to pack as low as possible, the outside the stable and was not seen out again.
NEWPORT AND CRYSTAL P.IN CUP 2ND ROUND
Yesterday's Replays
London. To-day.
leg with knee bent ready to straight- en out with the heave, the inside leg extended to the rear taking the strain.
"With low packing in front, the rows in the rear must also get low, and the best position for shoving is as nearly prone as possible.
"In addition, if the back row for- wards get really low and push, then it will take them longer to break away, which will be all to the
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