THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1941.
RACING IN TIENTSIN TO BE REVIVED SOON CLUB
ONLY SIDE Committee To Promote Sport TO IMPRESS IN
FIRST MEETING CRACK
IN THE SPRING SPRINTER SEVENS MATCHES
ALTHOUGH RECENTLY frowned upon by the Japanese-sponsored Chinese municipality, the and Sport of Kings is to be revived in Tientsin under the auspices of the same Chinese Muni- cipality.
In order "to promote horse racing and to bring prosperity to the port," a so-called Tientsin Race Committee, of which Mayor S. T. Wen is chairman, is reported to have been formed. Colonel Yamashita, chief of the Japanese Special Military Mission, is said to be adviser to the new body.
this new
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By "Scrum-Half"
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The four Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament mat- There are bookmakers' ches yesterday on the Club ground provided runners and bookmakers standard of play much below that of last season, who run, but here is a only Club ”A” impressing, and even they had pukka bookmaker, Cecil weakness that may cost them the title-Walkden Bailey, who is also a gen- was "out-hooked," and the forward trio need uine Powderhall sprinter, exert themselves more in the set strums writes a correspondent.
He is probably the best in the ceptionally fifties in the country, and he says he is going to set up a new age record by winning the big sprint to be held soon.
derhalls,
pro'i
Behind the serum Club are ex- strong in attack, though their detence is problema- tical. "Granny" Bidwell made a welcome return and he struck form in his first ganie in munths. Van Leeuwen, Thomson, Ste- (Bidwell converted) and Bidwell stored Club's 14 p's.
Middlesex "A" were swept off their feet by the open play of their opponents, with the result
wart
think
that
The first race eefing under these provisions, it is understood, that receipts committee, all members was une stipulating of which are either Japanese or and their distribution should be
He has been combining both his Chinese, is expected to be held in subject to the supervision of the
To this the Rack businesses at race meetings lately, Mayor's Office. the Spring.
and those who snooped in at his Here the Municipality changed Club had no objection, particularly winding up gallops tell me Cecil its attitude towa ds racing, Chinese) as a denite percentage scale is
is moving like a champion in spite regards existence lovers of the surt were discouraged || openly
of his 53 years. from attending meetings of the prize-mamey and the Race Club's He has run in at least 25 Pow-Van Leeuwen was not tested, but Tientsin Race
He still ands inspira-11 still
Club can Club, primarily a share.
improve British enterprise.
There was another stipulation | ton. 1 expect, from the fact that their seven by the introduction of requiring that the racing should be a bookmaker, David Roberts, has Davies, normally a wing-forward, Taken Off In Black
or Lavalle, il vastly improved "under the control of the Munici- wom the event twice, pality." The Race Club asked for Marias
elucidation of the term "control", was forthcoming until Those venturing
to disregard but none The advice were rounded up and an announcement in the Chinese driven off in Black Marias. Even press that the Chinese Municipality the native staff of the Race Club is to conduct racing. experienced difflculty in getting out to the course and returning to their homes at the end of the day. Armed police were stationed all along the route leading to the course during meetings.
King's
Reuter.
LEAGUE TABLE
SECTION "Å”
All these restrictions led to the Chinese puble staying away, and eventually the Race Club had to Chung Wah rum its meetings "for members Recreto only," which proved highly unre. V.R.C. forced the Ste- J.R.C. munerative and
wards to dig into the reserve fund
K.C.C.
Game's
P. L. W. F. A. Pls.
6
1 6 39 10 10
4
1
3 27 9 6
5 2
3 24 21
4
3
1 10 26
6 0 12
SECTION "B"
16
0
6 36 19 12
6 1
5 37 17 10
to provide stakes for owners.
The original reasons advanced St. John's by the Mayor's office for the ban St. Andrew's on the attendance
of Chinese at Kowloon Tong 6 race meetings were that conditions Police
were unsettled in North China, gunmen were active, and terrorists were liable to mingle among the crowds to cause serious distúr- bances.
Negotiations With Chinese
Negotiations, however, were con- Tintied by the Tientsin Race Club with the Mayor's Officé, and last
6 4 2 27 27 4 渗 2 24 30 4
6 0 11 43 0
MOVE TO BOYCOTT
AXIS 'SPORTSMEN' AFTER THE WAR
A SHORT WHILE AGO I wrote of forming a
"never again" club with a membership pledged to boycott all sporting events after the war in which the entries of Germans and Italians had been ac
ST. JOHN'Septed, writes L. V. Manning. I started an avalanche
BEAT ST. ANDREW'S
St. John's beat St. Andrew's by autumn a set of provisions were games to 3, in "B" Division of outlined by the Chinese authorities the Badminton League, on the lat on the basis of which the restricters' court last night. tions would be reinloved. Among E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. Ah-
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avalanches in fact. One thunders approval. The other screams abuse.
But I think it will surprise and i "Rubbish, my dear sir,
Let us shock most of the readers of this forgive and forget, and show we column to know. there are still British still retain some sense of folk who, with the Nazi mind so fair play. I regard your views as starkly revealed, can still preach a disgrace," etc. the gospel of "forgive and forget" which proved such a world tra- gedy in 1918.
Even those lofty gouls who can do both, ofte imagined, would it least agree that nations which do not understand the meaning of sportsmanship and fair play hnd beat G. S. Ladd and R. May- 213 best be left to ply with them
lost to D. Kwok and H. Eardley 12-21 lost to N. L. Shilth and P. Wil-
*son.
21-21
nard
"H. 'Brown and S. A. Gray (St. Anselves. Hrew's).
Jost to Kwok 'und Erfüley
lost to Smith and Wilson
bent Ladd and Maynard
Andrew's).
jost to Kwok and Eardley lost to Smith and Wilson
22-24 21-21 21-12
Lest We Forget
Some More
And this from the secretary of London cricket well-known
club
"I have 'read your sporting page, for a long time and enjoyed your remarks, but this idea of a Never Again Club disgusts me beyond all words that I can put in a 'letter.
to
tackling is
player. Both are faster than van Leeuwen and their sounder.
almost eliminated Had their three
Police "B" Civil Service. heavy forwards been able to last the fast pace they themselves set they would have won by an un- converted try scored by Rose car- ly in the first half. As it was the elusive Morgan, key man in the who Civil Servants' line-up and was not us closely watched as he the might have been, levelled scores with a snap try in the clos- ing minute, and in the third half had of extra time Forrow, who previously thrown away two glor- ious opportunities once he at- tempted a dropped goal from 40 yards instead of making a dash for the corner flag-went over for the winning try after knocking on good pass from Morgan, who gave him a clear passage to the line.
Too Much Kicking
a
Police were all over their up- ponents in the first half, but once Their forwards eased up they lost their grip on the game. Fay and Dingsdale refused to make any at- tempt to open up the game, pre- ferring to find touch.
was
Combined Small Units "B" up- set my forecast when they beat a try 12th Heavy Regt. "A" by scored from the kick-off for extra time by Wigglesworth, who always prominent. The kick was attempted, though it was not 'ne- cessary as the kide which scores first during extra time wins.
were cleaner in Small Units their handling of the 'silppery ball and their tackling was always deadly.
Eddison, who made one really good dribble that gained 30 yards and a most produced a score, and Pratt were others to shine for them.
Bompas and 'Keeble d'd 'well for Gunners, who never settled down to the heavy conditions.
were
6 8th HIR. "B" O
3
12th H.R. "A" O
show Royal Engineers did not their best form against 8th Heavy "I had an iden we were in this Regt. "B" and a try by Davies war with the purpose of establish- that was converted by Birrell with The FA. In May, 1998, paid its ing freedom as far as possible. If a grand kick was their only score, M.-M. Davies and D. lifesple (St. own team expenses to Berlin on that is so, I should have thought though, individually, they
the German F.A.'s promise that that freedom in all sporting events much superior to their opponents. 12-21
our foremost Results were as follows:
RE. 12-21 Germany would do the same for a should be one of 21-14 match in London on 1940. The aims.
"If, on the other hand, we are C.S.U. "B". stolen gate was £27,000, which no doubt went into the local Mes- only going to mix with a restrict C. Bervice
ed number of countries why carry [Glub" "A" serschmidt furth-protito!
on the war?"
SERVICES SIDE FOR SATURDAY
beat Ladd and Maynard
J.R.C. v Recreio
In a match on the fixture-list for yesterday which was played last week, Club de Recreio beat Jewish Recreation Club by |6-3.
Godkin
Following were the scores: 0.Ramler and B. (J.R.C lost to C. C. Pereira and E.
AR. Alves lost to W. Lawrence and A.
E. Noronha beat A. E. Xavier and E.
M. Alarcón
A year nearer the war break, May, 1939, an Italian full-back punched George Male In the face and the ball into the net with England winning 10. A'German referee called it a goal
This after the Italians had hor- rified the sporting world in the infamousTM International, at "High" 13-21 bury, 1934, and in another Inter- national a Brave young éporismah 16-21 spat in the face of an English YU-
feree..
21-12
Ov Odell and M. Taish (JR.C.). beat Feroira and Alves"); 21–16. last to Lawrence and No-
Protiha
From the majority side of my post I'll be content to select just one brief letter. Here it is
"Hearty congratulations. Count me an enthusiastic member--An English Mother of Three English Chifaren. Sussex"
"NEEDLE" CRICKET MATCH
6 Pollos "B" 3 14 Middlesex "A" O
Following have been invited to Combined Services against Combined Club and Police represent on Saturday on "the 'Club ground at 4:15 pmHonywill (Navy); Richards (Army), Douglass |(Army), Paul (Navy) and Birrell (Army); Carter (Navy) and Ru- Sutherland therford '(Navy);" (Army Watson (Navy), Bompas (Army); King (Navy), Millar (Army Pinkerton (Army), Ber- ry (Army) and Poole (Navy).
Zimmern, RE, Lee, F. J. -Lay and R. T. Broadbridge, Scorer T. W. Carr; Umpire J. R. Robin-
Hear The Colonel Well, there's always the other 13-21 fellow's point of view, so consider |
A match which will probably beat Xavier and Alarcon 21-11 this from a retired colonel.
and Landau "I read with great disgust your decide the Senior Cricket thẩm- A. R. Poliak (AR,C.).
absurd proposal to boycott all plonship will be played on Satur
and Italian sportsmen day at Cox's Road. It will be lost to Pereira and Alves 19-21 German
between the holders, Kowloon _after the waL CA
"This persecution of a man for Calcket Club, ma Club
Redfolo, E. LA Gosano, W, A. his race is not only un-British-creio and the following teams
Reed, A M. Rodrigues, A. 'M, it smacks very strongly of Nazism. have been selected:
"Hitler, persecutes the Jews, and Kowloon C.C. - E C, Fincher Pdate, H.-L. Czorio, L., G. Gosano, you want to follow his example N. D. Lloyd, D. J. N Anderson, J. M. Gosono, G. N. Gosano, E, M, and persecute the Germans and E. F. Fincher, N. A. E. Mackay L. Soares, N. A. Beltrao Italians.
D. Hung, Zimmern, F. R. P, M. N. da Silva, Jr
3--21
„lost to Lawrence and No-
ronha lost to Xavier and Alarcon 7-21
Match Postponed »
J
The match between “Kowloon Tong and Police' was postponed,
and