THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1939.
LAST YEAR'S ONLY DEFEAT AVENGED
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE
SAY
different
Whether the hooking law is good or bad it is subject to widely
These things happen to the best club interpretations by different
at times. players
It was evidently our turn and different referees. This is not in
and nothing gave me the interests of the game.
greater It is up to pleasure than to see my team take all us to try and improve it, and you may that came to them in a fine sporting be assured we are doing our best. spirit. James Seed, manager of Major-General B. A. Hill, English Charlton Athletic, after his side had Rugby Union president.
taken their biggest beating on their own ground for eight years.
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I can understand the dissatisfaction. of British tennis players. They are constantly coming up against foreign, players governed by rules which make them professionals to our way of thinking. There is so much sham and hypocrisy in tennis that a good can be made out for both sides, but the case best case can be made out for abolish ing all distinctions between amateurs and professionals.--A London Evening News writer.
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When I hear officials who have been steeped in modern negative tactics say- ing that they would not be averse to turning back the pages and restoring the old offside law I feel there is more than a little hope for the restoration of football science.Albert Booth.
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Macao Hockey Club Defeat Police By Only Goal Of Match
COSTA SHINES IN HOME DEFENCE
Macao, Sunday.
Hong Kong last year, the Macao Hockey Club secured victory by Avenging their only defeat by an individual club team from the only goal when they entertained Hong Kong Police in an ex- tremely exciting game here this afternoon.
U. S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEETS TO CONSIDER PLANS
By a little extravagance in the pavilion
For Police, the half-back line. Arsenal have made their| players club-proud, just as a man may
led by Parker, the pivot,
was
is a reason why they never wish to be house-proud, and I imagine that this
New York, December 5.
very sound and the defence on leave the club.
The American Olympic Committee
the whole was most dependable. Arsenal player to be transferred at for participation and housing athletes cularly Costa, at left-back, who Who was the last will meet here to-day to consider plans The home team played well parti- his own request? It is important that at the 1940 Olympics in Finland. was responsible for the frustra- ·
his
a player should hold his head high and Kaarlo Kuusamo, Finnish Consul Gen-tion of the visitors' attacks time believe that his club is the best in the eral in New York, is to extend League, and though one may
often nation's formal invitation think that he is spoiled by kindnesses, Victor Nef will represent Switzerland,
while Dr. and again. there are many factors in private club where the Winter Games will be held. life which give him a zest for the game and a confidence which is
Before the Olympic Committee meet- re-ing, the Olympic boxing, fencing, flected in his play.-Frank M. Car-gymnastics and ruthers.
women's swimming committees are scheduled to meet.
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Play commenced with both teams. featured in a hard and fast game, but superiority in combination was soon evident among the Macao for-' wards, who kept the ball pegging at the visitors' end.
A timely clearance by Police right-back, Man Singh, averted what might easily have been a cer- tain goal from Angelo.
After play had been in progresa for 20 minutes, the Macao forwards broke through and P. Angelo, the forward, eluded the opposition de- fence to score out of Jessop's reach. Macao led at the interval by the odd goal.
Both teams improved when play. resumed and spectators were treat- ed to some thrilling breakways by both forward lines, but the de- fences of both sides were equal to their tasks and there was no fur- ther scoring..
Police: Jessop; Man Singh, Mehar Singh; Brown, Parker, Jackson; "Teja Singh, Rattan Singh, Jasber Singh, Wall, Narwent Singh.
-Macao:-Almada; R. Rosario, Costa; J. Nolasco, Alex Airosa, Santos. Fer- reria; F. Nolasco, Albert Airosa, P. Angelo, H. Rosario, A.. Angelo. Our Own Correspondent.
TWO TENNIS TITLES FOR MISS YORKE
Paris, January: 3. ' Miss A. M. (“Billie") Yorke, the British lawn tennis player, was on the winning side in two finals in the Paris Christmas tournament here to-day.
In the final of the women's [doubles, partnered by Mme. Mathieu, winner of the singles title. Miss Yorke defeated Mme. Neufeld-Halff and Mlle. Horner
by 10-8, 3-6, 6-4, and in the final lof the mixed doubles, partnered by Jacques Brugnon, Miss Yorke beat C. Boussus and Mme. Math ieu by 6-3, 6-2.
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CANADA WANTS 1944. OLYMPIAD
Canada, who stage the next Ens pire Games in 1942, : - have decided. torimake an application: to promote. the 1944 Olympiad.:
The Association football match be tween Hungary and. England will.be, played at Budapest on May 18, 1989, it is announced.. Before that date, Hungary will play Ireland on May 7, also at Budapest.
Cowie, the former Dundee defender, whose work promises to solve Aber- doen's full back problem, began
-his 'career as an inside. right. It was as
an attacker that he joined Dundee. from Inverness Thistle,