THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1939.
FIRST THREE IN THE PENTATHLON SOUTH AFRICANS SET TWO
On the left-Major B. D. Chapman, of the Royal Norfolk Regiment, winner of the first Colony Pentathlon Championship for the McClaren Cup decided at the University ground at Pokfulam on Sunday, clearing 20 feet 6 inches in the Long Jump.
Centre-Sgt. Neville Hughes, of the Welch Regiment and Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club, who was second. The former Welsh Javelin Throw Champion has managed to throw further in Hongkong thun he did at Home, but in the poor con- ditions at Pokfulam on Sunday he was 30 feet below his best. He ranks 18th in the Empire in the Javelin,
On the right-Ng Chuan-wai of the Hongkong University Athletic Club and South China Athletic Association, who was third. Chuan-wal is an excellent thrower for his relatively small build and is showing promise in so many events that it will be difficult for him to decide finally on what to specialise In. The Long Jump would be the best het,-China Mall Photos.
Walsall's Dramatic Attempt To Regain League Membership
By
ARCHIE QUICK
Walsall bave got to apply for re-election for the second season in succession and the fifth in their history, but the club has made a dramatic attempt to retain their League membership by dismissing their munager, Mr Brough Fletcher, and appointing the legendary Major Frank Bu ckley, of Leeds United,
The obvious intention is to forestall the voting and demonstrate to the Funt- ball League the club's enterprise and willingness to spend money. After such a gesture, clubs who have already decided that this must be the end of Walsall will Think twice before voting them out of membership in favour of say Peterborough or Merthyr.
Major Buckley costs money, He had decided to resign from Leeds at the end of the season and go out of football, so it must have cost little Walsall quite £2,500 for his acceptance,
Local Soccer
Season To End
On May 10
was with a Walsall direc»more than three goals since tor before the news become World War II. public, and he said: We have
nude the biggest gamble of The root cause of the big de- the football season in an at- | feat Wan four Jast-minute temin to keep in the League changes through injuries in and I think we shall sue-
League matches on the pre- cced,"
vious Saturday to Meadows (Manchester City), Bond (West Ham United) and Finney (Sheffield Wednesday),
The wonder to me is why the club,, surrounded ́by Luch powerful rivals as West Brom- Eir- At the monthly_mecting wich, Wolves, Villa and of the Council of the Hong-mingham, want to stay in the
League at all.
They do
not
nover
In addition, skipper Matchi (Spura) had not only to play centre-half out of position al but was suffering from an ab- dominal hurt.
kong Football Association command a gate big enough to
decided pay their way - and yesterday, it was that the football season this will. Yet they carry on. year will end on May 10)
Major Buckley has a remark- when the League Champions] able record-alt the present Eddie Firmani. Charlton will play the Rest of the Wolves stars, deste Pye (now Athletic's South African centre-
helping Luton towards Division | forward, exploited this
weak- Colony.
One), John Charles and seness town the middle of
Soproach Lt Gen.
the
Broadbent (Wolves) und
A tribute from Portsmouth Leaver (Blackburn Rovers) go! Chairman, Mr Vernon Stokes, the others, but the brains of to Chariton Manager Jimmythe RAF attack was little Jae- Seed over the Charlie Vaughan kie Mudie, whose sensational transfer. "No haggling. We last-minute goal put Blackpool statel our
Seed prlee; Mr
in the Wembley Cup Final. agreed without fuss."
the
Mrs A. McAlpine vibe many more are discoveries that field, and scored four sucees- asked to present the shield to put him in the Carroll Levis sive goals in the first hour. the winner of the League.
| class. On May 9, the Memorial Cup match is to take place and the Council decided yesterday to Sir Terence Alrey. Commander Brittch Forces, Hongkong, to presei the award to the winning team
Mr J. In general discussion, Skinner, Chatiman of the Coun-
The Army went on to all, revealed that the Hongkong
And a cry from the heart fleld disorganised and knowing Football Asociation was not an
from Sheffield Wednesday they had to win by a four-gool affiliated member of the FIFA. I manager Eric Taylor: Every-margin to retain the title they three was agreed also that in exhunition thing has gone wrong since have held for the past matches, games will be played Derek Dooley lost a leg. Fin-seasons without defeat, but the according to International Rules. ney and Quixall are in the RAF were keener and quicker
only where Injured players could be Army and we get them
and won quite easily, The substituted after the 42nd occasionally. Dooley's £10,000 Army also had Keeble (New- minute.
castle League matches, how successer, Cod, from Bolten.
and United)
Hooper match or (West Ham United) limping on' ever, will be played according to has played only
two and is injured-and Engilsh rules.
we the wings at the finish. Through the representation of have six other first team men Mr Mok Hing, South China A.A. on, the injured list." will be accorded 200 pre-sale tickets for their Junior team. It
was decided that the distribution of pre-sale tickets will be, based
on teams as participants and not
Os a unit.
to
Clubs
SIR ARTHUR MORSE
Brighton and
In
EMPIRE RECORDS IN THE THROWING EVENTS
By "RECORDER”. ·
Though the Australiana dominated the track events in the South- ern Hemisphere British Commonwealth athletic season, the South Africans set a much higher field events standard and broke Empire records in the Discus and Hammer Throws.
The Empire Discus record went to Stephanus "Sarel" du Plessis at Krugers. dorp on January 31 with a throw of 161 feet 6 inches. Ian Reed of Australia did over 170 feet in an exhibition throw at Palo Alto, California, last year, but this mark has not been accepted,
Southlan Walker (Australia) Grusgo Gen (Australia)
*Wind-aided.
Last month another African, Vie Dreyer, set an Em- pire Hammer Throw record with
heave of 184 feet exactly. The South Africano lead also Іп the High Jump with Joe Truter, who
cleared inches
on February tralia's Doug Stuart Vernon both cleared 66% in the past Australian season.
0 feet 0
14. Aus- and John
Bob Grant (Australia)
Bale Van Wyk
(S. Africa)....
W. n. L. Faimer
(England)
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The most amazing performance of the year in South Africa was, however, that of 17-year-old Len Holdstock, only 5 feet 7 Inches tall, who threw the Discus 144 feet.
Meanwhile, the Empire Shot and Discus records should go again very soon as on March 21 at Penley in Hertfordshire, John Savidge reached 50 feet 81% inches in the Shot and 108 feet with the Dicus in exhibition throwe. On January 8, ut Motspur Park, Savidge reached 55 feet 8 inches in the Shot is another exhibition throw,
Hongkong does not lag too Lor
behind the rest of the Commonwealth and Empire in two throwing events. Neville Hughesranks” 18th in the Javelin Throw, Chan Wai Chuen 23rd and Joseph Pawlowski 26th in the Discus Throw.
Best Empire marks in the hurlies and feld events in the past 12 months follow:
HIGH HURDLES
Ray Weinberg (Australia) Ken Doubleday (Australia; Peter Hildreth (England) Jack Parker (England) John Hart (Scotland)) Gordon Crosby (Canada) Aboblo (Gold Coast) Chris Bigham (England) Neville Hiley (B. Africa) Paul Vine (England) Joo Birrell (England)
D. H. Somervell (England) Geoff Goodacre (Australis John Loveday Australia) J. Kobias (F45)
Anthony Guthrie (8. Africa D. IL. Winterton (England) R. T. Talson (England) J. Chivers (Australia) .. NK Liang-chlang... (Singapore) Lloyd Valberg (Singapore) Ern Watson (Australia) ....
"Wind-aided.
220 YDS. HURDLES
Around a furn Geoff Goodacre (Australia).. Piet Greyling (South Africa) Ken. Doubleday... (Australia3 Peter Idroth (England) Neville Riley (8. Africa) Chris lsham (England) Ern. Watson (Australia) Paul Ving (England)............ Jack Parker (England)
440 YDS. HURDLES Jafin Holland (N. Zésland) David Graele (Scotland). Angus Scott (England) Harry Whittle (England) Geoff Goodacre (Australia) Ron Wilkie (S. Africa).... A. J. Hardy (England) Ken Doubleday (Australia) Blogfried flousseau.
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John Davis (England) John Heath (8. Africa) George Gedge (Australia) Etienne Roux (5, Africa) Jack Parker (England) Atohamed Shani (Pakistan) Chan Onn-leng (Singapore) T. Farrell (England)
D. M. Woodford (England)
John Hart (Scotland)
Mohsin Khan (Pakistan)
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23.4
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8. E. Cross (England)
T. McNab (Scotland)
40: 1
785: 414
Mark Pharaoh (England) 132: 150; Patrick Horn (England) Frnest Hoprer (5. Africa) 149:41 Jolm Ravidge (England), 148: 7 Len Holdstock (S. Africa) 144: 0 SHOT PUT
Keith Pardon (Australij
143: 0lb 54: 93 E. J. A. Brewer (England) John Savidge (England)
141: 10 30: 41% Howell Williama (Wales). 130: 015 John Giles (England Barry Donath (Australia) ***** Arthur Bilbery (England.
Pukits (England).....
C. Scott (N. Ireland).... 40:10
IJA: 0 Peler Haniln (Australia) 46: 81%
Otto Feldmanis (England) 134: Nutor (Gold Count)
D. F. L. Staley (England) 137: 0 40: 03 Patrick Horn (England) 4:3
A. Janson (England)
1.30; p Mark Pharnolt England) 10:2
W. J. H. Leckle (Scotland) 139: L Harold Moody (N. Zealand; 40: 34 M. F. Flacke (England)
133: 10 John Short (S. Africa) .... Michael Holland (England) 45:33. L. Dreyer (S. Africal 133: J. L. Donnelly (Scotland) 135: 45: Harry Cox (England) 45: 22
Elan D (Scotland)
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HAMMER THROW Mike Maret (S. Africa; 44:115% | V. Drever (8. Africa) .... 184: W. B. L.. Palmer
170: 1 J. Drummond (England)
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(Australia) 174: 0° (Sentland) 44: Da D. F. A. Vanhegan
Duncan Clark (Scotland) 173: 119 Peter Allday (England) .. 172: 1 (England)
44: 0 Neville Gadsden Geoffrey Elliott (England) 43: 1
(Australia) 100: 815 T. H. Barratt (England) 43: A. R. Valentine Scotland; 105: 6
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167: 11 Hans Moka (Canada) .... 225:1324 Muhammed Iqbal Dick Miller (England)
221:11
(Pakistan) 161; Johnny Veiter (9. Africa 210:104 Dennis Cullum (England) "100" 019 M. J. Denley (England) 214: 1
150: 3 J. Broaman (England) John Achurch (Australia)
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San Francisco Bids
For The 1956 Olympic Games
San Francisco, Apr. 13.
San Francisco will bid for the 1956 Olymple Games it Melbourne, Australia, is unable to be host..
Mayor Elmer Robinson said he had sent a telegram to Mr Avery Brandage, Olympic Games Committee Chair- man, saying the city would like to submit an invitation.
Mr Robinson noted that the modern pentathion, Games Committee...will meet onzeplling, cancoing, 213 Friday In. Mexico City, and a soccer,
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bicycling, yachting. basketball, fencing,
Optional sports would be feld
344 decision might be made on Mel-weight-lifting 24bourne's ability to be boat to the
243 international sports classic.
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The Mayor eald he had heard hockey, handball, archery and rumours that Melbourne might water polo.
not be up to the job of conduct- The committee recommended *52.7 ing the Gam He said he had that the following sports not be *534) consulted apo às people here and maintained: Trap shooting.
polo, has been told San Francisco has pelota, bowling,
4
Lawn
53.7 the ports facilities and a com- tennis, table tennis-Associated 24mittee is looking into the avail- Press,
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rbility of adequate housing.
5.5,0 It Friday's seesion in Mexico 354 City results in ruling Melbourne 530 out, Mayo; Robinson said his 55 committee will meet next Mon- -30 day afternoon with the sports 50.0 editors of the city-Assoolated 50.0 Pros. 50.0
... 50.2
*36,0
*0.3 seconds added to performance over 400 Metres.
HIGH JUMP
Joe Truter (S. Africa) Doug Stuart (Australia) John Vernon (Australia) Peter Weil (England) Alan Paterson (Canada) Hon Pavit (England) A. Ifesjuna (Nigeria) Eric Button (England) Derek Cox (England) Fa Cooper 8. Africa) W. E. Little (5. Africa) N. B. Cagle (Nigeria)
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W. Piper (Scotland),
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Drop Of 1,000,000 This Season In Attendance At League Soccer Matches
By GEORGE CHANDLER
:
London, Apr. 13. Attendance Agures at English League soccer matches will show a drop of 1,000,000 this season, Mr Fred Howarth, Secretary of the Football League, estimated inday.
Home Rugger
The commission, headed by Chancellor Oto Mayer of the International Committee. To make matters worse the
asked all international__sporta Army were due
the to face
federations and national Olympic Hove Albion Belgian Army 1 Dulwi
committees to make similar pro- Ground **Z hours are ninth in the Third Division Hamict's
posals at the Mexico City Con-
A further 500,000 would have been added to this figure if the soccer clubs had South, but until they defeated later, and it was ปี hararerd
G. Jeffries IN, Zesland;
gress of the committee starling had not won u hume Walsall on Good Friday they
nct brought forward their fixtures from the Cup Final day on May 2 when most set of Selectors who travelled
POLE VAULT
on Friday. League back to London after the match.
Geoffrey oft (England) 13:
soccer fans who have been unable to obtain one of the 100,000 tickets for Wembley, The commission suggested the match since October 25. AFotheringham
¡Bcolland) 13:3 aud Norman Greger (Arsenal)
of athletes Andrejas Burger (8 Africa) 13:3% percentage
to re-
will watch Blackpool and Bolton fight it out on their television sets. curious record, for they havo Mr Skinner sald that picked up points regularly away Because of Queen Mary's deall Hay (Aberdeen) were sent for.
Tim Anderson (England) 13:1 present each International Since the prak Beason of London on Friday to discuss, Jime and that is by no means Ilentle Kruger. (8. Africa) 12:01 ILongidong Football Association
federation be deelded by the 1948-40 12:0
when
of M. Richards (2. Zealand)..
attendances means the the ceremonial of the occasion
finding additional | certain,United Press. had written to Sir Arthur Morse from home. Brighton, by
Peever (Australia) 11:01 Olymple Committee in colibbers-lotalled 41,270,000, there has income, 1 iny want to increase asking him to continue as Pre-way, scored the 100th goal of Guards Band and banquet-Gro Callading (England) 12:0
Walsall.were cancelled.
Lon
with them
infernational been a steady fall, the last the price of admizden to the 12:0 sident until the expiration of his the season against
Peter Denton (England)
bodies.
grudgingly official attendance figures for games, but they Barend laminaert Barnsley followed Walsall term. The Chairman read co-
Tho
15. Africa)
The commission proposed to the 1851-03 season listing agree that such 12:24
a step may Chan- Inter-Services respondence from the President this unenviable record.
19:34 exclude alf substitutes in the in- total of 39,010,000. Thus, if Mr drive the fans to inereuse. Melt. Loubser (8. Africa)
the accepting the honbur and also
plonship was instituted in 1919 Ben Dry 18. Africa)
12:01 dividual sports and all "urtificial" Howarth's estimate is correct, patronage of their biggest rival the inviation to represent
after World War I and for the Wm. Bluart (Bingapore),
Ian Ward (England)
teams such as gymnastics and the decline will Hongkong at the 90th anniver
the Armylbert Howland (England)
average over entertainments cinemas and first two seasons
tencing. Where team sports are 3,000,000 in four seasons.
greyhound racing," For the first time in Ser- sary of the English Football A
War Cpl (now. Piper (Scotland)*** centre-forward
C. Dear (England) 12:0 vices football history, the RAF, Lt. Col.) Bert Prince, the pre-
allowed, only eight teams would sociatica next month,
The biggest decline in attend- The most popular suggestion of the after 39 years of trying, buvo | sent Ariny. FA Secretary. With the expiration
For George Brad england
be eclected for the games after ances hes bien in the matches which will be placed on the ERY. Wikiams
| regional eliminations.
Played by First and Second agenda is to rely tenancy of the present HKFA beaten the Army and the Royal the next
the Petitjeanarland).... eleven `pedrons
or an in- Division teams while Third creasing ooo within two months, the Navy and Marines in the same FAF
LONG JUMP-
of foodil number goalkeeper was Flying Council members are consider season and regained the Inter- Officer (now Squadron Leader) Neville Price (8.. Africa)
Division clubs have maintained
games in the evenings which their averago attendances. inig og offer from the Hongkong Services Championship after a George Hadley, the present Sylvanus Williams (Nigeria)
[would draw on a largo part of Lance Thompson (Jamaica) Football Club of accommodation lapse of six years,
GOVERNMENT BLAMED RAF FA Secretary,
Hector Hogan (Australia)
the sports population who are on the, complotion at: the pro-
readily unable to attend the Saturday Kirian Oliver (Australie).
This situation The committee proposed that blamed Howard Hickey (Australis) posed now football stand..
Government afternoon games. AB. Crullenden (England) Leonard Plati (England) Bill O'undy - (AUSTRIA) Willam. Dixon we (England) Doug Lowe (N: Zealand) 23; R. Burke (Australias George Broad (england) Kille West (1) Africs) vizardmen Australia)
FIRST BAF DOUBLE
The Airmen's 0-0 shock_vic». Hadley 'recalls that when the In view of the new football tory over the Army at Wolver- RAF first won the title in 1024 stands being built by the HKFC hampton was the biggest Ser- they needed a three-goal margın and the South China A.A, the vice defeat the Army has tuas. In the decking match against Council decided to approach the tained for 20 years, it was the the Army but at half - Unie Bervice team were down to a goal scored by Government, with regard to the first time the plotment of major. football mat- have ever scored more than 1%. Kenneth Hegan, the. English cher that the Government would four goals against the Soldiers Amateur: International. But the like to be played by the, now and it was also the first time RAS" "cored four : Umes in the pubie stadium;"
an Army aldo have concelled - second half)
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WOMEN'S SPORTS Women's sports would be in- cluded in the programme under the committee's plan.
on the
: the number of places, sesigned whose 33-1/3 per cent Onlar
London, Apr. 13. Rugby League results today were:
Bramley 8, Widnes 20. Hull/31, Castleford 12. St. Helen's 20, Keighley 12, Swinton 19, Bellevue Ran- gors. 0.
Rugby Union Results were -Bridgewater and Aiblon Newbridge 0.
It is understood that the clubs to the Frem be reduced to 1,000 tainment tax on soccer gates is
Coventry 3, Moseley 3.... with 100 additional for photo-taking a large slice out of the would be prepared to offer the
for broad incomes of 25|graphers) and 150
Crumlin 0, Crom Koya 8. each of the 32 players an additional bonus at
3, New- League clubs. In consequen.co such matches, but, whatever the Devonport Services The following spoels would be the clubs ́are determined to meeting agrees upon the final port: 6. A matataled: Truck and Bold, nenexty this low of income, sanction will have to be given Mountain Ash 6, Abercam 8. gymnastics,~' boxing, swimming, Delegatem from the League at the annual general : meeting) Redruth 3, Ebb Vale 19,--Reu- Shooting, equestrian sporty | clubs are scheduled to meet in of the Football League, nextiter.