SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL PREPARATIONS WELL IN HAND
AQUATIC
TEAMS
new
the local football world.
The
council of Football Association have Everything is now complete for had their first meeting.
the Grand charity swimuning gala
The various committees have on Saturday between Combined held meetings to discuss such pre- Chinese Club and Combined Vic-liminary work as is necessary to torin Recreation Club and ensure that the new season will
start auspiciously.
Y.M.C.A.
A glance at the list of partici- pants will show that some excel. lent sport is assured as the cream of the Colony's aquatic stars will be on view.
Following are the events and teams:-
Ladice' 160 Yards Medley Relay:
Chinese Clubs:-Miss Sa Wai-ying (back-stroke), Miss Li Po-tuen (breast-
V.R.C..Y.M.C.A.-Miss
a
Flon
usual
Things are stirring in Association, who hold no meetings has accepted to inform the Hon. Secret to hear and see both omelals signat
touch with their diembers by as som anpossible and, if he cannot behind, thereby causing th during the close season, keep inary, Hong Kong Football Association, together. It wasn't a case of ghnd being series of monthly circulars in be communicated with and asked to saw it,
be contacted, another raterbe should ionns of not sure unith the Unësman From my expérience as Д which the outstanding news in the take charge of the game. This, Mr. player in good football there is nothing soccer world at Home and here Foster stresses, is more preferable to more annoying than to hear a referee's jare mentioned.
letting the teams depend on someone whistle go when there 'does not appear This month's circular, "edited by in the crowd 'to-officiate.
to be anything wrong and then to dẻo S/Sgt. Foster, Army First Division Referee, and a member of the Council
This is what Mr. Foster has to say him call for the ball and give a deci- on the very much debated point among
for something that has passed of Army Referees' Association, contains
referees Should £ refereo,
while some distance away. It also disturbs great deal of interesting information
officiating at a game, have the whistic the play and the players. Now football to local reforces.
in his mouth or in his hand?"
Is a 'last game and its speed increasës. The fixtures list has been drawn minders to referees about personal kit members, as the Military representative
Among items in the circular are re "I have been asked by military it doesn't take long for a ball to travel
distance. up and will be submitted at the and registration, making special men- next council meeting.
of Referees' Association, to pass my "The only thing I have heard against tion of Service referees,, Who have to own opinion on this point. No doubt they it is, by keeping the whistle in the Junior Civilian clubs are hold-affiliate to their respective associations think me or know that I am one of mouth, one is apt to give a hasty dect- ing a meeting to-morrow, when before their applications can be accept the many "Whistle in the mouth persion whereby by thinking one, would Mr. H. Beard, chairman of the cd by Hong Kong Football Association, sons". Well I am and as my opinion nol. The distance travelled by the Referees' Association, will give a
An earnest exhortation is made to has been asked for I can but give it, hand to mouth, takes time. With the "Now I don't want to alter anybody's play wait for that? My answer is No! talk on "Behaviour on the football
physical condition before season commences, and it is pointed out that it is the duty of all officials to
fleld".
Clubs are now busy looking over stroke), Misns Ho Wai-king (free-style talent they have for the coming
Celeste Gill- terres (back-stroke), Vivienne Churn tbreast-stroke), Miss Jacqueline Ander- son (free-s(yle),
Men's 100 Yards free-style: Chinese Clubs:-Wong Siu-hum
Taul Hang.
V.R.C..V.M.C.A.:-David
wid
Hutchinson
and Lionel Roza-Pereira,
Ladles' 50 Yards free-style Han. dicap (V.R.C. Members only).
Boys' 50 Yarda breast-stroke Handicap (V.R.C. Members only).
Ladies' 300 Yards fres-style Relay:
Chinese Clubs:-M186 Sa Wal-ying Miss Ng Po-hing. Miss Ho Wal-king. Miss Ko Mul-ing. Miss Tsang Fung- kwan and Miss Lo Tak-ching
Reserves-Miss Chang Ol-tim and Miss Sum Put
V.R.C..Y.M.C.A.: - Mins Vivienne Churn, Miss Jacqueline Anderson, Miss Celeste Guterres, Miss Irene Lopes. Miss Myra Noronha and Miss Eileen Grant.
Reserves:-Miss Yvonne Yolle and Miss Jeannette Yolle,
Men's 150 Yards Medley Relay: Chinese Clubs:-Pun Wing-kai (back. stroke). Ng Nin threasi-stroke), Taut
Hang (free-Lyle)
Reserves-Lau Iu-ting. Wong Say- san. Fung Wal-cheung and Wong Chi- hong
V.R.C.-Y.M.CA. :—A K Rumjahn iback-stroke),
David
Hutchinso
(breast-stroke), Noel Hammond fre
Style).
Reserves: -W Lawrence 1.017 M Remedios. 1. Roza-Pereira TARİ Τ Lones
Comedy Act.
Men's 50 Yards back stroke Handicap (VRC Members only)
Men's 300 Yards free-style Relay:
Chinese Clubs:-Ng Nia, Tsui Hang. Wong Chi-bang, Wong Nu-lun, Ng Chun man and Shek Kam-jui
Reserves:Wong Sau-san, Cheung-wing and Lo Yuk-wing
Tsang
V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A.:-D. Hutchinson. ស Lawrence, N Hammond, G. Saunders. E. F. Paul and B. S. Wilson.
Reserves:A. K. Rumjaho,
Benn and L. Roza-Pereira,
Diving Exhibition:
L A
Chinese Clubs:-Wong King-woon. Koo Ku-kui and Lam Ka-lung
V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A.-L. Roza-Pereirn. Ed. da Roza and G. Saunders,
400 Yards free-style Mixed Relay:
Chinese Clubs:-Miss Sa Wai-ying: Miss Ng Po-hing, Miss Ho Wal-king and Miss Ko Mut-ling: Ng Nin. Taul Hang. Wong Chi-hung and Wong Slu-lun.
V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A.: — Miss Vivienne Churn, Miss Jacqueline Anderson, Miss Celeste Guterres and Miss Irene Lopes: David Hutchinson, N. Hammond, W. Lawrence and G. Saunders,
Water-Polo:
Po
Chinese team:-Woo Chokin; King-look, Kwok Fung-sun; Pun Ping- man, Lee Kay-yeung. Harold Winglee, Chan Lul-pik, Chan Lut-ki, Chui Chuk yau, Chan Sik-pul and Leung Chun woh
V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A.:—M. M. de V. Soares: L. A. Benn, J. Smith, T. Jen- hings; A. Hussain, W. B, Ure. A. Hunt, W. Lawrence, E. F. Paul, P. B. Wilson and N. Hammond,
THIRD C.B.C. AQUATIC GALA
Chinese Bathing Club will hold their third swimming gala of the season at North Point on Satur- day. August 18, commencing nt 7.30 p.m.
The programme is as follows:- Ladies' 150 Metres Medley Relay (Open to the Cɗlany).
Men's 100 Metrès free-style. Junior 50 Metres free-style Handicap. Ladles 200 Metres breast-stroke, Men's 100 Metres free-style-Handicap, ADiving, ASS
Children's 100 Metres breast-stroke, Ladies 100 Metres free-style Handl
Pillow Fight,
TO-DAY'S GALA
Boys' and Girls' Clubs Associa- tion, under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor, will hold their annual Swimming gola in the Victoria Recreation Club', 'pdol 'this after- noon from 2 p.m. till @ p.m., at the conclusion of which Mrs. F. B. Minhinnick will present the prizes.
The swimming gala between the Ching Wing Swimming Union, a section of Chinese Y.M.C.A., and Chinese Bath- ing Club, which was arranged for yes- terday ht Bridges Street, was postponed as CBC. found dome almoulty raising a team,
h
season.
all referees and linesmen to get into:
the
soccer
be as it as the best soccer player at
all times, but more particularly at the The average footballer. how commencement of the season.
Mr. Foster touches on h very impor- ever, has given litt'e thought totant point in his circular about the ful- the sport, the majority holdingiment of appointments. He maintains that it is too warm to think about it is the duty of every referee or lines- soccer yet
man who finds that he is unable at the Hong Kong Football Referees' last moment to officiate at a game he
opinion or offer any advice, but as xo | much ́has been said about this subject and against it I have just one or two remarks to make, As an Army re tereo, trained in the Army, naturally should adupt their method. I know It Is not taught everywhere in the Army. but at the headquarters of all referces during my time it was. was termed then as 'with the linesman', providing both were up with the play and saw the incident. It was far better
Army
"
"Individuals can, I know, carry the whistle in the mouth all afternoon and still not blow it, and does it mean that because one does adopt that method he is able to blow? My advice is if you cannot hold a whistle in the mouth without blowing if hastity, don't do it.
**This is just a matter of opinion and no more. I do it myself and shall con- tinue to do so unless a law is adopted to prevent it."
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