THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1937.
SOME CARDIFF SOCCER MEMORIES
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
NON-PAYMENT OF WATER
ACCOUNTS
Excess water and metre rental accounts are posted to the person who signed the Form "G" guaran- teeing payment. This person is. generally the landlord or his re- cognised agent.
In many instances inconvenience is caused to tenants by the water -supply being disconnected
WHEN THE PRESS PUT ONE OVER ON THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSN.
1929 INTERNATIONAL
ENCOUNTER
(By OLD HAND)
Glasgow, November 16.
warning to them, ond without NEVER a football season passes without some provocative action by that important body,
failure of the guarantor to pay the
third,
When Jackson shot goalkeeper Gray simply stood still. He had not the ghost of a chance with Alec's drive, delivered on the run in typical Jackson style.
Our 1929 contest at Cardiff stands out in one's memory for a variety of reasons, not least of which con- cerns the ridiculous action of the S.F.A heads in excluding news- paper men from the official party saloon on the journey to London-- in fact, on the entire Journer Cardiff
“BRIGHT"- PRESSMEN
on the morning of departure from
Two bright members of the Press, Central Station Glasgow, posted a accounts within the specified per the SF.A. Selection Committee. Choose whom printed notice on "their" saloon, fod. Tenants are, therefore, advised they may for their international team, they fail to which the
please all the critics, professional or "lay."
to make suitable arrangements
with their landlords to ensure that
cunts are paid promptly.
For pass on heads" must necessarily
way up the train. The councillors stopped and read this:
all water and metre rental ac-example, it is dinned into our ears or thrust into "Press saloon. S.F.A members will Changes of ownership of pro- our eyes that Scotland must have the strongest be admitted to this saloon only on perty should be notified immediate possible team to meet Wales in Wales. "We shall producing a pass signed by the wine be lucky if we draw" is the pùerile wail of the alleg- ed critics.
ly to this Office.
R. M. HENDERSON.
Water Authority.
Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 24th December, 1937.
PUBLIC AUCTION
ARTICULARS AND CONDI-
PAR
TIONS of the Sale by Public
waiter
On the Saturday night journey from Cardiff to London, one Press- man insisted to the guard of the These lugubrious gentlemen appear to forget that we have train that the doors between the done very well in Wales even with teams that were not hailed as two saloons must be kept open, as world-beaters as "Wizards" or anything like that. In 1926, for in the event of an accident access example, we sent down a team that, including as it did two Queen's was imperative between one coach Park men, met with a mixed reception when the names were pub- and the other. The doors, which lished. Yet that eleven returned with a 3-0 victory!
The Scottish team was: M-Clory (Motherwell);M/Stay (Celtic) and W Wiseman (Queen's Park); Gibson (Patrick) Thistle), R. Gillespie (Queen's Park), and MMullan (Manches-
Auction to be held on MONDAY, ter City); Jackson (Hudders-backs. moved into the van, and the 3rd day of January 1938, at field), Cunningham
(Rangers),
Wales then knew what it was to en-
had been locked at the request of the SFA officials, were left open thereafter, to the surprise and dis- comfitare of certain parties. The "exclusion” rule was soon abandon- ed by the SFA.
THE 1929 -GAME
Scotland won 4-2 in 1929 yet we.
3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Gallacher (Newcastle United), counter a Scottish team at its best were described as being lucky, as Works Department, by Order of Minally and M'Lean (Celtic). Hugh Gallacher got the first goat most of the players were much too His Excellency the Governor of one The Welsh
selection: Gray, in characteristic fashion. Closely cocky" John Johnston, however, Lot of Crown Land at King's Road Evans and Jenkins; Bennion, attended as he was by Keenor and revealed the urge” and from -his near Quarry Bay in the Colony of Keenor, and Jennings; W. Davies, Jenkins, he yet contrived to connect constructive work came Gallacher's Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, Stan Davies, Fowler, Jones, and with an ideal cross by M'Lean, and opening geal, following a clean-cut with the option of renewal at a vizard.
nodded cleverly into the net. That run and cross by Alan Morton. Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sur-
goal was the culmination of a very " veyor of His Majesty the KING,
fine move in which M Mullan and The little centre had the second for one further term of 15-years.
M Inally had the honours.
from an open position. Alec - James grieved his colleagues by holding too long. Alec Jackson was surprisingly subdued.
A REDEEMING QUALITY
HANDSHAKES TO MLEAN:
The
Near the
the end of the first half
the most brilliant saves of his care-
Intending bidders are advised Ours was not a great team in play, that immediately after the disposal but it had the redeeming quality of of the lot the Purehaser (if not the punch. In the game no player top- applicant) will be required to de-ped his club form which is not at Alec Jackson, I recall, bowled over posit with an authorised officer who fall to anyone's discredit. Bob Gilles- a byeline camera-man with a terrific Jack Harkness accomplished one of will be present at the sale, the sum pie held back for a long spell. Only shot. That was but a preliminary, of two hundred dollars, ($200) in after we had secured a commanding so to speak, to the real stuff. cash. This sum will be refunded lead did the Queen's pivot come out Huddersfield winger nodded home a er. W. Davies sent over a glorious on payment of the Purchase price of his defensive shell.
When he did ball and so secured our second. The Cross, seemingly well out of Hark- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
decide to operate away from his handshakes, however, went
toness's. reach. But the goalkeeper base, M'Inally and Cunningham, who M'Lean, who had put the point in jumped panther-like, and got just the tips of his fingers to the ball, suf- 25 half Jackson's pocket, so to speak.
ficient to veer it past the well- placed waiting Welshmen.
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Local forecast: NE, winds, freak; fair.
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-Early in the second half the Welsh crowd roared with glee. Gallacher had possession right in front - of goal, and missed. likened the in- cident to one of
ing right up to
stead hit
altogether Galse
taking the target
not more
than kree-yarde from the goal at the time and had “toms”
to choose his spot.
tizne
O'Callaghan equalised for Wales, but goals by James and Jack
us a victory that impressed only, by the extent of the margin, and not by any football superiority of our
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