THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 1st, 1927.
H.K. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
S.C.A.A. FOOTBALL.
FIXTURES
FOR SUMMER SEASON,
THE ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED.
SUCCESSFUL YEAR DUE TO
CO-OPERATION.
AUSTRALIANS' F.M.S. TOUR.
CENTURIES FOR ANDREWS AND WOODFULL.
The following is the fixture list of the South China Athletic Asso- ciation Football League for the MALAYA'S DAY IN THE FIELD. Summer Season. The two grounds are Causeway Bay and Bookunpoo, and the games begin at four o'clock on Saturdays and Sundays, and at 5.35 in the afternoon, on week
The animal report and balance sheet of the long Kong Football Association for the year ending May 31st, 1927, has just been issued. days:- It is signed by Mr. W. E. Hallands,July 2nd. the Hon. Secretary.
The annual meeting of the Asso- ciation is to be held at Volunteer ileadquarters (by kind permission) Wednesday next at 5:30 p.m. The business on the agenda in- of the cludes the presentation annual report and hataree sheet, the report and balance sheet of the Interport Account, the election of sacers for the evening year, and alteration to, rules.
The report reads:
The year under review has been quile a successful one, which was due in a large measure to the loyal co-operation of the officials of all Clubs
The Council met on teù occasions and the Emergency Committee on geven occasions, the latter to deal with eleven cases of misconduct by players. One was cautioned, seven were suspended and two were fined. Although the cases of misconduct on the field were less last year than the two previous years, they are more than should be in such a small area. The Referers' Committee met on the occasions. In the early part of the season there was again a shortage of Referees, but matters adjusted themselves later.
The Competitions run by. the Association were again a great success, both the Senior and Junior Shield Competitions being won by one Club (The K.O.S.B.s). This is the first time such a feat has been accomplished in this Colony,
The receipts from the Sunday Held Charity Cup Competition Lotalled $3,938.50, an increase of $1,807 over the previous year. Your Council decided to follow the ex- ample set in 1926 and distribute the gross takings.
The Financial Account of the Association shows a very satisfac tory credit balance.
The following alterations to Rules are recommended by the Council:-
SHIELD COMPETITION RULES.
Rule 6. Delete the last sentence and substitute:"A senior player -is-a player who bas taken part in more than one Senior game. in League Competitions...
LAI WAHL CUP COMPETITION RULES. Rule 3. Delete "South China Ath letic Association" and substitute
A committee from the Clubs in membership."
THE ACCOUNTS.
Chinese
The statement of accounts for the 1926-27 season shows an income of $11,707.80, which includes $950.5: balance brought forward from June 1st, 100. The biggest receipts were froin the gates League games $2,775.20, Shield gumes $615.20, Armistice Day games $1,201, Sun- day Herald Charity Cup games $3.920.50, Ordinary ganica 8142.73. On the expenditure side, after meeting all expenses including two donations to charities of over $1,000 each, there was a balance at the bank on May 31st, 1027 of 84,970.22, and cash in hand amounting to $8.75.
THE INTERPORT ACCOUNT.
The report and balance sheet of the Interport Account for the year. ending May 31st, 1927, has also been issued, and the report will be considered at the annual meeting of the Football Association next Wednesday,
:
The report states: The finances of the Account aro 1 balance of very sound and $3,987.61 is being carried forward.
The Shanghai interport Team visited hero in February and the Interport Game took place on February 6th, when Hong Kong won by 4 goals to none. Since the Interport Cup has been played for Shanghai have won it twice and Hong Kong twice. Two other re- presentative matches were arrang ed, one with the Chinese and on with a combined Navy and Array team. In spite of injuries and climatical disadvantages Shanghai gave a very fine exhibition of foot- Ball
The "Lai Wah" Cup Competi- tion took place late in the sonson and was again a success, and The Army team are to be congratulated ou winning the trophy for the first
time.
accounts
THE ACCOUNTS.
show receipts The amounting to 80,757.08, which in- cludes balance in hand on June 1st, 1928, of $1,220.33: Gate receipts for amounted the Interport Trials" *
to 8572, and for the Interpart GRIDES
86,175. Gate receipts
to
19
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3rd.
3rd.
3rd.
e. Ewo, Causeway Bay. (1) Moo Tze (2) Wah Moo C v. Chi- mese Catholics Y.M.C., Causeway Bay, (1) Tai Hang . Wah Mon B, Sookunpoo. (2) Kee Ping. v. Cause way Bay Club, Sookun- THIO.
4th. Lak Wan 2. Wah Moo A, Causeway: Bay. Lal Kiu' v. Hong Kong Tramway Co., Causeway Bay.
5th.
33
6th
7th.
Kit Choc v Tai Hang B, Causeway Bay. Nam Tae Moo Tze, Causeway Bay.
8th.
33
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Ewo . Wah Moo C, Causeway Bay.
9th. (1) Chinese Catholics . Thi Hang A, Causeway Bay.
th. (2) Wah Moo B. Kee
Ping, Causeway Bay. 10th. Wui Tze . Moo Tze,
Sookunpoo.
11th. Wah Moo A. Lai Liu,
Causeway Bay
12th. Hong Kong Tramway Co. v. Kit Chee, Cause- way Bay
lth. Tu Hang Bải.. Nam
Tze. Causeway Bay.
15th.
14th. Wah Moo C Moo Tze,
Causeway Bay, Chinese Catholica Ewo, Causeway Bay. There are 15 teams in the Lengue, ad for the teams to play each other unce only will take at least up to October 2nd to finish the fixture. The above given is for the first half of July.
S.C.A.A. SPORTING ACTIVITIES
A FULL PROGRAMME
TO-MORROW.
The South China Athletic Associa tion will have a busy day to-
narrow.
"In the South China A.A. Valley.
WET WIMBLEDON.
SHOWERY WEATHER SPOILS
PLAY.
(THROUGH ARUTEK'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June, 29th. Dull weather, with intermittent
CRICKET'S PERFECT
SETTING.
WHERE KENT HAS THE ADVANTAGE.
by . J. HENLEY.]
"How primitivo Why, they a modern scoring haven't even board. That thing over thero only
The tisial match of the Austra showers, spoilt Wimbledon to-day puts up the runs in tons."
but there was a fair attendance, including the Prime Minister, Mr.
lians' cricket tour of Malayn was
last Friday in brilliant Baldwin, pore, commented on the Padang, Singa weather, says the Singapore Free Press. A large crowd witnessing some very interesting cricket. Woodfull and Andrews were on
Those were the indignant words which I heard a spectator, possibly
born and bred at Lord's, exclaim at Gravesend..
In the third round of the Mon's
He was perfectly right. There Brugnon and Cochet is nothing very modern about the Doubles,
You which now number mine. (France) beat Kozeluh and Got-majority of the Kent grounds,
find
stands not
giant tlieb (Czecho-Slovakia) by 0-2, 6-2, will
But there can be much virtuo in the primitive. There are daisies growing in the outfield on the cricket. fields of Kent; thore behind the boundary. are tall trees and daisies and fall tross, are Lot-
view for over three hours during a 6-3. In the fourth round Tilden and Hunter beat N. Latchford and partnership, which realised 208 runs.
All
Probable Extension Of Tournament.
LATER.
It was a long and arduous day. Pryce-Jones, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. in the field for Malaya hut frequent matches were frequently interrupt and judicious bowling changes did ed owing to rain. much to prevent anything in the nature of a breakdown in this de- partment. Malaya 'also made but' few mistakes in the field and here "Orr gaught the eye perhaps more
than anyonе.
He certainly made no mistakes with the two catches 'which dismissed Andrew's and
Everett. A word in appreciation of Brand must also be said; but the fact of there being only two extras. and end of those a no-ball, but of a total of 341, should speak for itself.
Scores!
Australian XI. CG. Macartney, w., b
Hennessy
E. Mayne, Penman... W. M. Woodfull, b Bostock-
T. J. E. Andrews, c. Orr, b
Braddel!...
Orr, "b
S. C. Everett,
Bostock-Hill.....
W. A: Oldfield, e Fuster, b
Hennessy
R. Pardsley, not out E. F. Rofe, not out
Extrus
16
6
167,
145
Total (for G wkts.)... 341 J. Sullivan, H. S. Gamble and
R. B. Lewis to bat.
Runs At Fall Of Wickets. 1-7, 2-20, 3-2, 4-315,.0-330, 6-341.
Mr. none for 28.
Bowling.
Perinian, one for 43; Hennessy, Ball Open League, a game between two for 1; Bostock-Hill, two for the Tao Keung Band South China; Gilmour, none for 50; Braddell, will be played at 8.00 p.m. on the one for 52; Urr, none for 6; thodes; Chinese Y.M.C.A. ground. Leung Sui Sang will be referce.
The first games of the South Football Suminer China A.A. League will be played at 4 p.m. at
The
Penman. bowled one no-ball,
Records Of The Tour. Results of the matches played up to the one given above are 25
Recreation ander: Causeway Bay -Ground between Moo Tze Club und Ewo Club, and also between the Wali Moo C and the Chinesenings and 119. Catholic Young Men's Club.
The South China A.A.. Tigers baseball nine will meet the Hong Kong Baseball Club on the diamond at Happy Valley on Sunday.
CHINESE ATHLETICS.
The Hong Kong Branch of the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa- fion, will hold a special meeting in the club room of the South China Athletic Association, China Build- ing, this evening at 7.30, when amendments to the Constitution will be discussed, new officers elect ed, and reports presented on the training of competitors for the Far Eastern Olympiad.
Mr. Wong Siu Woon, hon. secre. tary of the Chinese Bathing Club, is resident of the Federation in Hong Kong, and Mr. Ko Sie Wai, physical director of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. is hon. secretary.
FRIENDLY FOOTBALL.
CHINESE ATHLETIC 3' QUEEN'S ROYAL
REGIMENT.
AT SOOKUNPOO TOMORROW.
S.C.CAT SINGAPORE-Wan by Australians 397 (Woodfull 140, Andrews 74.) S.C.C. 98 (Andrews lour for 10, Macartney four tor 17) and 210 (Congdon 58, Andrews seven for 63).
SINGAPORE AT SINGAPORE.-Won hy
Wimbledon was washed out by rain later in the day, and the in- terruptions will probably sitate an extension of the tourna ment for three days.
neres.
In the third round of the Men's Doubles, the British pair, Austin and Lycett bent Timmer and Bryan, 6-2, 6-4, 86. while in the second round of the Mixed Doubles Hunter and Miss Rean beat Mavrogordate and Miss Alexander, 6-1, 6-2.
there.
fer to
look upon
tban the
gasoneters which frown upon the Öval and the amphi-theatre-like seating arrangements which have robbed Lord's of its old pic turesqueness.
For my part, I can obtain a good deal of additional amusement and interest when I watch cricket on a ground which is not provided with a score board of the automatio kind that registers the state of the It is almost gaine run by ruh.
guess, the thrilling to attempt score anade by any bateman who has been at the wicket for over half an hour,
Butamen themselves only count their runs up to twenty or 80, apart from some rare exceptions.
BILLIARDS AT SHANGHAI. I remember being at Blackheath a
FINAL OF JUNIOR CHAM- PIONSHIP.
few sneous ago when there was much argument as to how many Some of us Woolley had made. said about 50, Others declared that he could not have made 10 at the outside. One rash person Playing at the Y.M.C.A. Hut, was prepared to swear that he Thibet Road, Shanghai, last Satur must have been close to his century, day night. W. I. Chisholm won Woolley himself could the final of the Shanghai junior exactly how many he had gathered. billiards championship, defenting when he came back to the pavilion. 09. L. Mazgs by 1,000 points to 790, Actually his total was
A strange table and unfamiliar really does do something to surroundings, effected both players.brighten cricket if you approuch
not. By
So A primitive scoring-board
Mr. Chisholm finished the first the matter, from the right point session leading by 500 (unfinished) of view.
to Mr. Maggs' 423. After dinner
Mr. Chisholu went ahead, while There is one story which illus Mr. Maggs spent a long time with-trates the charm of cricket when out any breaks worthy of mention. played in rural surroundings that The best breaks throughout the two I shall always cherish with grati sessions were :-
Mr. Chisholm:-24, 36, 49, 43, 28,
41, 32, 30, 21.
Mr. Maggs:-31, 21, 35, 37, 22.
37.
bude.
I was told to me by the late Tom Pawley, who as manager of the county club did so much to help Kent's fortunes.
Whenever a certain member of the Surrey club went down for the annual match at Blackheath he was in the habit of describing the
LURED INTO AN ASYLUM. little pavilion there as a rabbit
HOME PLUNDERED: WIFE AND FIVE SONS ACCUSED.
BERLIN TRADEMAN'S ASTONISHING STORY.
That he was lured into a private
hatch and of enlarging upon the magnificent appointments of the Oral. But pne day the man of Surrey wandered to the most beautiful of all Kent a grounds, the Mote, at Maidstone, and Tom Paw- ley found a chance to score_at_last_ You see those trees over there," he said, pointing to a delightful piece of woodland; "well, that is
poor
Bubstitute for your our
innings and 91. Australians 28 asylum and kept there 24 hours gasometers. You see that tent," (Oldfield 101*). Singapore 101 whilst his wife and other members and this time he drew attention to (Everett five for 43, Macartney four of his family, from whom he has a patch of white peeping out from fir 38) and 60 (Everett five for 22, lived apart for several years, pluna.mass of trees; well, that is the Andrews four for 36).
dered his residence, is the amazing best we can do in place of your story with which Herr Fried Rich Oval tavern. Your seo those deer," von Gunten, a Berlin tradesman, and he directed the visitor's gaze
MALAYA AT KUALA LUMPUR.-Lost by 3 runs. Malaya 108 (Andrews seven for 14) and 158 (Congdon 1) Australians to (Hennessey seven for 42) and 11:
SOUTH MALAYA
AT
SEHEMUAN.
Drawn, Australians 302 for (de cfared) (Bardsley 54. Woodfull 04, Andrews G, Thompson five for 83). South Malaya 199 (Congdon 57, Woodfull four for 17) and 121 for (Condon 55).
has startled the public.
to a number of stags enjoying themselves not far from the bowling screen; "well, that is all that we can offer you in place of County Council trams which run round your Sur rey ground. So sorry!!
While some of these circumstances are in dispute, it is admitted that Von Gunten was decayed to those London ennalorium by a letter asking him to call there for the purpose of dis- cussing a contract for supplying.
Happily the man from the Oval was a sportsman and acknowledged that there were better things in cricket than grand pavilions and
the institution with milk. (Gunten is a dairy owner in a large way NORTH MALAYA AT IPOH.-Drawn of business.) This letter was writ
tha Australians 316 for (declared) ten by one of the doctors at tall stands. (Bardsley 09, Macartney 61, Oldfield suggestion of Gunten's wife, who
15 Sulfivan 53) North Malaya 50 had stated that her husband was It is because Kent cricket is play- (Macartney seven for 10, Andrews insane, and that she wished himed for the most part on grounds three for 8) and 102 for 8 (Macart-examined with a view to his deton of beauty that the county team ney four for 41).
tion, writes a Berlin correspon have gained a reputation for play
299 (Bardsley 93).
+t
that
DE. ROGER'S XI. AT IPOE.-Wondent to the Liverpool l'ost.
ing in a manner unusually attrac Dr. Roger's XL 03 (Sullivan four
Seized By Attendants,
tive.
Actually they make their for 23), Australiaus 229 for 6 (de-
That the letter was a pretext for runa no faster than their rivala. clared) Macartney 56, Andrews 59.
NORTH MALATA AT PENANG bringing Gunten to the sanatorium They risk no inore. They are no Gunten's more sporting." But there is a
different atmosphere from Drawn. North Malaya 149 (Macart is frankly adanitted. ney five for 29) and 91 for 6 story of what followed when he
attendants. seized me by the arms are fought out in big cities where (Gamble four for 18), Australiane arrived there is as follows: Two which exists when county fixtures room where the grounds are entirely surround T.M.S. AT KUALA LUMPUR-Won and took me into a
F.M.S. A friendly football match, the by innings and 126.
there were four lunatics.-I spent ed by bricks and mortar.
The daisies beat the gasometers second of the series between varione (Macartney six for 24) and 27 terrible might in their company all the time. regiments and the Chinese Athletic (Macartney seven for 18). Austra Three of them shouted and sang Association, will be played at Soo-lans 250 for 5 (declared) (Woodfull all night and the fourth paced up
und down.. kumpoo to-morrow afternoon (July 128*). 2nd), the kick-off being at 5.45 p.m. The opponents of the Chinese team will this time be the 1st Bn., The Queen's Royal Regiment.
"
THE QUEEN'S RECORD.. The Queen's possess an en- viable record, namely:—
The Visitors' Averages. BATTING.
53
DISSOLVED.
"The following morning two GRETNA GREEN WEDDING doctors examined me. One of them asked me several questions. Оде Most Times
question was if knew the name in not
of the present President of the Re- Inas. Agg. Inn. Out Aver. public, a query that I naturally A 463 -140 :3 64.71 answered correctly, Then he asked 47.50 me if I knew who was the previous 142.50 President, to which also I, of
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Woodfull Oldfield Andrews
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8 162
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0 14.55
1025-20 Winners: Army Footba:
Cup, Dover Hospital Cup Macartney 7 210 31 Inter Services Cinque Ports, Bardsley Folkestone & District League. Everett Owing to their move from Dover, Gamble
Mayne and subsequently being called
the
the to
·
for the "Lai Wah" Cup games came to $1,444. The biggest item on the expenditure side was entertainment
account of Shanghai team, amounting 82,776.00. The balance at the bank on May 31st, was 83,094.11, and cash in hand on the same date $3.50.
out here, a few of their Role players in the original team Adams will be absent from their line-up, their placca to be filled by reserves.
Neverthe
less, a good gume is anti-Macartney
Bardsley expated. The Chinese line up for this Woodfuit game will be:-Pau Ka Ping; Andrewe Lau Mow, Lo Wai Man; Ho Everett, Cho Yin, Lura Yuk Ting Gamble (Capt.), Ng Po Lau; Lee Bing Masuc *Tong, Buen Kam Shun, Wong Sullivan Pak Chong, Choy Ping Fan Adkins
Rofo and Ng Kam Chuen.
A
4.
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TION IN BLACKSMITH'S.
SHOP MARRIAGE.
Miss May Coline Bach (otherwise
32.40 course, gave the proper reply, Kohn), of Bellvue Hotel, Chelten- 31.28 Then one of the doctors turned to ham, petitioned in the Divorce 30.77. the other and said I must be allow-Court for a decre of nullity of her.
as I was perfectly normal. marriage with William Ernest Bach, 15.40 When I
The ham, on the ground that the condi ashocking spectacle. WEB
tion imposed by the Marriage of Scotland Act, 1866, of 21 days re sidence, was not complied with.
27.20ed to returned to my home. it a commercial traveller, of Birming
9 101 31 0 11.92 house had been plundered of near-
-3 20 20 0 6.66ly everything. As I found later
this was done by my wife and five sons acting with her."
Mrs. Bach's case was, that she
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