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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUA RY 11, 1934.
HOME FOOTBALL NEWS LOCAL FOOTBALL R.H.K. GOLF CLUB
From All Points Of The Compass
Clubs in need of an experienc ed goalkeeper should get in touch with Watford. They have three
on their books, McHugh, Slate
and Mclaren. No reasonable offler
will be turned down for any one
of them...
Although not get in the "who's Who" of football, the play olį "Fantham, The Rotherham left
half, a strong Liverpool fancy, is a big step above merely promis .ing.
Robertson, the former Charlton goalkeeper. who was granted free transfer at the League, meet ing in the week will be signed by ' London Third Division club next week.
in the match he received, a head suffered badly from injury and concussion. He made a number of brilliant saves being instinctive,
for at the end of play he had nu
knowledge of anything that had
happened after he was hurt..
NEXT STOP 450
Hughle "Adcock played in his 401st League match for Leicester friends yesterday, and tells his he'll make it 450 at least before he has to stand aside. It ma
doing in these swift take some
playing so well times, but he is that-well, why not So long ago as August, 1923, was the date of his first outing in the Royal Blue, and don't forget he is one of the First "littlest" players in the
Amateur Renshaw, inside-right | Division. of the". Rawmarsh Welfare club,} has it in his own hands to join the professional ranks.
the Nottingham clubs.
sad
IS. W. B. Defeat East Lancashires
The clash between the East Lan cashire Regt, and the South Wales Borderers in the Shield match our the Kowloon F. C. ground, ended in goals toj oil. favour of the Borderers by three,
The game WES well contested throughout, although in the closing half the Harderers showed better
ball control and won the match through Harris who scored all three goals. The first half should have seen the East Lancashires in the lead for they had more of the game, but slowness close in kept the score Duncan of the Borderers, down more or less, had an off day. Coo tinually the ball went out to the left and was put over the bar,
Ladies' Section.
COMPETITION RESULTS.
The Railway Cup. This has been won by Mas Mackie, who beat Mrs. Lambert at the 19th hole..
L.G.U. Monthly Medal," Best scores for January;--- Silver:-
Mrs. Whyte-Smith... Bronze:-
Byes.
توم
91-17-74
Mrs. Clark v. Mrs. Dovey. Mrs. W. J. E Mackenzie v. Mrs. Mus
Mrs. Butlin to play Mrs. Whyte Smith and Mrs, Sommerfelt match.
BILLIARDS
The Technique of the Game
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London Dec. 20. show many of the strokes which "The baulk-line rule continues were used years ago. In those to arouse considerable discussion, days breaks of 500 were almost as and is likely to do so for the rest are as four-figure runs are to-
FAMOUS GERMAN SAILING SHIP
Echoes of the World War
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Presa" (Copyright.}} |--
Bremen, January 9.
of the season. It has its staunch day, and when ivory halls were advocates, and others who can used, and matches were played by sce no good at all in the scheme. time, different methods were"em- Mrs. Sommerfelt 95-25-70 It will be interesting to see how ployed. Strokes which are made to-day could not have been made Mrs. Fitzgerald 103-9370 the play in the Amateur Cham- THE MRS. 8, B. C. BOSS CUP.
pionship is affected in its later before under different conditions Conditions 18 holes match play stages when the best players from with the same results. The Ivory
The famous German sailing ship over the New Course. The cup re-
the various districts have qualified | ball was not so elastic in its mains in the possession of the win for the competition proper. The treatment of certain strokes, and formerly called "Vaterland" and her for one year.
argument remains with those who this has made a lot of difference here to-day to undergo major re- later re-named "Mopella arrived are opposed to it that it makes This has to be borne in mind } pairs in the Bremerhafen drydock. the
look ugly when the when comparisons between the Count Felix von Luckner who was game stroke has to be made, and causes players of the past with those of
in command of the "Vaterland," a good deal of false play which, the present day are made.
The the only sailing ship raider of the it is contended, is against the real same must apply to the amateurs. World War, greeted his old wind. purpose of the game. The beau- who have better opportunities of jammer which is now in the com ty of stroke play is one of the making big breaks than they had mand of Captain Lauterbach or chief charms in the game and, in those days when S. H. Fry was Emden fame, when it docked. to the artistic mind. anything such a power in the game.
Count von Luckner in 1917 broke opposed to it is able to cause a It gives some idea of the differ- through the British blockade with irritation. ence in the standards reached the harmless looking sailing ship Some players are upset by the when Newman is able to concede and sent to the bottom more than
the fale, and such a good player as requirements of
Reece a fifty thousand tons of shipping. their play does not improve in start of 10,000 in a fortnight's In the South Seas he successfully It has a peculiar play. Reece, it is true. is not avolded British cruisers and found a safe harbour at the coral island Mopella where
a spring flood finally threw his ship on the rocks. on August 2, 191 totally wreck- ing the vessels.
First Round.
The Borderers were without Mal-
Mrs. Whyte-Smith v. Sommer- he and Jones who were injured in last week end footbait. Jenkins or fell the Reserves and Underwood took their places in the team.
After playing a blank first half, the Bordorers played much better during the second, although Hars- worth gave away a couple of goals by coming out to tackle the oppos
'WRONG WHISTLE
This is the The offe!
story of how has come hig way from one of Macclesfield lost a goal, and pro-
bably a point in their home gameing forward. ·
North End. against Monchester Adjoining the ground is a new housing estate. and when the foreman whistled his men from their labours for the day. the sound reached the field and the play stopped. Broadhurst who was.
Shefeld United have jumped into line with a string of League clubs who are on the track of Grainger, the goal-scoring centre- forward - of Kiverton Park, the Sheffield junior team.
through the second half before Har- It was getting towards halfway
one across in front ris opened the "score. Duncan got of goal and Harris shot into the net.
After a brief visit to the other
fast cross ahrt, Podmore sent Harris
It isn't often a local cup-tle just outside the penalty area, dis-end, Woods just missing with a
put off because the players of one gusted at as he thought being of the clubs involved want to go pulled up for offside savagel 'to' a match.' That is what hap-banged the ball into the net, and
pened though regarding George Dewis's old club. Stoke Golding. on account of his making his first appearance for Leicester.
Wis
the referee pointed to the centre, Macclesfield protested, but the ref. was adamant, and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
away and Harmsworth coming out to intercept was beaten and Harris
son.
Mrs. Glover,v. Mrs. Adams. First round to be played by January 23, 2nd round by February 4. 3rd round by February 16, 4th round by March 3. final round by March 18.
CRICKET
Queen's College's Easy Win
certain amount
consequencÓ:
of
of making
which foreign to his
boat, and after thirty days of Luckner manned a maktshift hazardous sailing and rowing ar rived at a safe harbour only to be made prisoner by the Australians. He fled with two men, succeeded in boarding and taking as a prize and Australian steamer but was again captured and safely put in a
Mrs. Jedries v. Mrs. Lissaman. Mrs. Shewan v. Miss Curtin, Mrs. Wren v. Mrs. Maitland. Mrs. Rivers v. Mrs. Carrie, Mrs. Raffey v Mrs. Lindsell. Mrs. Rodgers v. Mrs. J. B. Ross. Byes. Mrs. Matthews v. Miss Steven-effect on a temperamental player, qulle so good as he was, and, with who suddenly is confronted with more matches which he has ar- the responsibility
aranged, no doubt he will improve, but the difference obviously is stroke
there. Newman's desire.
play in many In the absence or three of the of hits breaks was delightful, No leading players of the time, it is player has ever been a greater difficult to make any comparison master of cushion-cannon play concerning the advance which It is well worth going to see New has been made in the game since man play to watch the ingenuity last season. In a general way with which he retains position at this season, the breaks in profes- times by means of this type of sional matches have been smaller, stroke, and the variation is enor- but this may be due to the fact mous. Although he no longer that Landrum, Smith, and Mc-holds the championship, and may New Zealand camp shortly before Conachy are not in the country. hever do so again, Newman TE- the War came to an end That the popularity of the game on mammoth does not depend breaks
shown most clearly by the interest taken in It seems the various matches. evident that spectators like to see breaks made by a variety of met- nods instead of by any specialist kind of scoring. That was the aim of the batik Une rule, and to that extent it can be said to have justined its introduction. Long runs of cannona continue to be made, and are populär, for „the obvious reason that the public
see something which they, know- very little about.
sent the ball into an untenanted goal. Foartey was given several chances to store, but was slow and beaten by Gorman. Dancan drew Harmsworth out of goal and gave Ware.. the Stoke forward. may the ball to Harris who headed into
The match between Queen's Col- domicked in Brad-net, making the hat trick' and hav-lege and Ellis Kadoorie Indian ing the credit of scoring all three School, played resterday at Sookun- po, resulted in the former winning by 147 runs. Indian School batted first and against the bowling of AR. Marker and M. Afzal were all out for 30 runs A.R. Marker who took 6 wickets for 12 runs, performed a hat trick. Queen's College had an enty time when they went in to bat and passed their opponent's score on the fall of the second wicket. They were all out for 177 ritzis.
Teams.
East Lancashires-Harmsworth; Cuman Swain; North, Thompson, Ball Lt. Salmon, Horner, Lawton,
The entre club-nay, practie- alty the whole village and a few find himself others-went over to see how he ford ere long. fared, and when it was seen he Millwall's latest, Scottish fancy" zoals of the match,
not being "fed" as they is said to be Brown, the goal- thought he should up rose a sten-keeper of Glenburn Rovers. torian voice with the appeal Millwall have followed up the "Give it to George! Don't for good reports received about Scott. get he's on the field!"
the Derby reserve centre-half Though it is early to predict Oranges afriving in England the name of this season's Cup from Spain are wrapped in paper
South Wales Borderers-Smith, Final referee, the favourites, for bearing the greeting Spanish Jenkire, Morrison; Wallace; Pod the honour are S. F. Rous, of footballers wish English footbal-more, "Underwood; Mathias Harris, Hertfordshire, and E. Pinckston, lers. prosperity."
Fourtey, Hazlewood and Dunoaa. of Birmingham. Curiously enough, both of these officials belong to the scholastic profession.
NEWCASTLE IN WALES
Newcastle will visit Swansea on
Brentford have one eye on pro- motion and the other on Barn- ford, Wrexham's · centre-forward
Woods and Banks.
who might help them make the AFTER A RECORD
distance.
The fact that
Denaby's last
February 4. the game having been home pate was but £14 is likely aranged in connection with Wil- to be treat help to Leices December Sunshine Ham's transfer. The match will chances of securing Siddalls, thel: probably be played for the bene-outside-right.
ft of three of Swansea's players-- Hanford, Milne, and Ferguson." Blenkinsop. the Usworth Collie- ry back, has now been watched by English, Scottish and Irish emis- saries.
now the turn of Wales.
The home of
li
It is
"
The scores' were ! ---
Indian School
.30
A. R. Marker (6 for 19) M: Aizal (4 for 6) Queen's College 177 A. R. Marker 69:(retired) 1. P. Tsi 41..
bas been
mains a classical example of how beautifully the game can be play- ed. from the spectators' point of view. "To accomplish this a deep study has to be made of the wide variations of cushion play, and that is one of the most dificult phases in the game. The player
who does made the study will strengthen his game tremendous
for more of this kind of stroke is missed probably than any other.
HARBOUR COLLISION.
Upon
his return to Germany he at once bought another sailing ship can ing it "Mopella" in honour of his adventures in the South Seas. It became, under his command, the first training vessel ".for cadets in post-war Germany.
naval
ship's master, is also well-known Captain Lauterbach, the present throughout the British world. As captain of Hapag steamers he often visited Hong Kong before the war, and was Second Omicer of the cruiser Emden. After the cruiser had been destroyed by British forces he succeeded in es- caping, alone in an open boat, from an Indian prisoners camp to the
Ferry.Launch Involved With Far East, finally reaching Germany
Fishing-Sampan
A collision, which at first
HOWE PICTURES sidered to have passed his prime, threatened to have serious conse-
SOLD
£19,750
again under an assumed name late in 1915. The allies had put a prize of £1.000 on his head-Trans- ocean Kuo MIT.
quences, occurred early yesterday morning, when a Hunghom-Kow- of them tried to cross ahead of loon Ferry-Launch collided with a his launch from the starboard- fishing-sampan, near the shore of side. He then immediately gave out two blasts of whistles," and the Kowloon City.
changed to port, but the sampan fall astern, but it was too late to still kept crossing ahead. He rang avoid the collision.
Delicacy of Play The return of Reece to the competitive game has been most popular. Although he has reach- ed an age when he must be con-
Reece is playing almost as well as ever. Reece took part in the competition for the professional Every minute of sunshine that
championship probably more times December may confer upon n'heavi NEWCASTLE SURPLUS.
than any other player, and never ly coated London will be recorded
had the satisfaction of winning
According to the report made Newcastle have let it be known
with glee by the weather experts
it. His tallure, probably, was due by Ko Sau, coxswain of the Ferry at the Air Ministry. A speed re- that they are prepared to enter-
to over-anxiety as much as any Laurich, it appears that at about cord was never more eagerly, staught tain offers for quite a galaxy of
Alex Chapman, than the paltry 23 hours of sun- When the picture section of the thing. In his time he was one of 8 am yesterday morning, his talent whom they think ought to the former Fulham back, was de-shine demanded from this month. art treasures of Penn House, Buc- the greatest and most artistic launch left the Hunghom Pler for
The fishing-sampan was hit on have a chance to play in League storyed by fire during the week, "If December will only give us Enghamsaire, Was sold by Ear players ever seen in the game. Kowloon City, and after a very her port, "quarter, but the launch football. But when Hüll asked Chapman's eldest son, Pat, those 3 hours," an official at the Mowe at Christie's recently, To-day, that skill is little impair short time, when his launch was was practically undamaged. It about Dennison, the in side-left, youngster of sixteen, fought the Ministry said to me to-day, "we works by Rembrandt, Murillo, ed, and there is still that delight- ¦ just off the rocks close to the shore was fortunate that no other they nearly had a fit when £2,500 fames until the arrival of the shall have passed the total of 1785 Frans Hals, Hobbema, the two Ru-ful delicate treatment of the close of the Kowloon City, he saw a casualties occurred.”
hours sunshine in 1800, which is the shaels, and van de Velde were range phases of the game. No number of small fishing-sampans" highest figure ever recorded." To-among these disposed of."Alto-player in the long history of the ahead. day's weather was an excellant ex-gelber £19,752 12. was realised, gamé ever possessed a more dell- During that time, there were
The pictures came to the Howe ample of December's stubborn re- with attempts to beat records, and friend and patron of Handel, ex* Juctance to have anything to do family from Charles Jennens, the unless a fit of meteorological ec actly two centuries ago. centricity is crowded into the last weeks of the month 1999 will hold foreign buyers attended, and it is probable that `a number of the ita record,...
pictures will And their way to the Holland. Fremany, and France. · A saleroom official, said the totai
was mentioned..
fremch
The Novocastıf- ans can't hope to ,,get shut at Mustard. the Burnley outside- these, prices.
right, and one of the six fastest Centre-half Batey may soon btwingers in League football, has the means of replenishing Carlis-been placed on the transfer list at his own request. Looking ou for his early return to Northern Division football
le's coffers out of the Cup,
Wombwell have a clever young back rained Wright, and both Barnsley and Crimsby are ap Spraised of the fact.
home.
Many
JOHNSON'S NEW JOB? Over 50 appileations for the va- Tommy Curry, the former New-cant managership of Mansfield castle wing half now Carlisle have been received, but there is after a long absence because the realised was much greater than tratner, is recovering from an not likely to be any appointment selectors had an idea that his ex
was expected considering condi operation in a Newcastle nursing before March. The name of Herry perience would have a steadying tons prevailing to-day."
Johnson, the Town's popular cen-
There was a stír of excitement Millwall
Why effect. What happened? have
then tre-forward, has been linked with changed
Freemian
when Rembrandt's portrait or a the outstanding minds concerning the signing of the post: Browning from the Scottish Junjoi
superb.. He was cheered to the with long white hair was put up. It is only nine and a half club, Dunoon..
200 guineas and by eight Inches, but it started at Was knocked down at 2,000 guineas after inten- se bidding. The same artist's of an old man with a red cap realised only 100 guineák.”
Was
fox
MADE BY AN "ACCIDENT echo. Jack Wesley. the Gateshead IN EXPERIENCE, NOT YEARS. Glenavon, the Irish club has centre, who has become such a Soffered terms to G. L Bosse, the figure this season,
A little explanation is needed might still with regard to a paragraph on this Lovell's halfback, who had a trial have been hiding his light under page last week to which a high with Bolton in August,
a bushel if fate in the form of an compliment was intended Quite an international half-back accident hadn't intervened. In George McNestry, who scores ac Frizz Hala's "Fortrait of i line in Wales (Motherwell). Den- the Arst match of the season Bil-regularly for. Bristol Rovers. We Man" started af 100 guineas and mark (Third Lanark), and Holly Welsh was injured and the said he was approaching the ve-
was told for 860. Hobbema's “A and (Ayr), could be fielded by Gateshead directors could think teran stage," and by that meant Winding Stream," although, only Scotland with Ireland (St. John of no other deputy bút Wesley. his wide experiences with such 11 inches by 13, realised 700 gul- stone) and Pol (1) and (Arbroath) He took his chance so well that important teams as Bradford, Don- standing by in reserve!
the understudy became the pin-caster Sunderland, Luton and In contrast to his came a "mas- cipal in qulek time.
Leeds and now the Rovara. As, sive portrait marked in the cat- HE LIKES IT.
however, it may have been assum-alogue: Hogarth, "Portrait of ed that he was a veteran in George. Frederick Handel." The Preston side that lost to Hudder- How's this for enthusiasm years we may point out that Me- uuctioneer sprang a surprise. "I dela in the Cup Final of 1922, is and physical fitness? B. G. Ra-Nestry is only twenty-five, and am fold this picture does not re- now manager and sports manager worth, a Wellingborough Town therefore has the best part of his present Handel," he said. Buy of a boot, factory at Daventry, forward, after playing a great playing career in front of him. It for what it 1" Somebody got
The name of Alec Stacey, Leed's same for his side against Irches West Ham have obtained the it for 34 gadiness. wing half, is being coupled with ter in the Northants League. In signature of T. J. Braddle, an which, incidentally, he secored amateur inside-left from Kenning- Preston.
the single goal that won the matton
LF Mitchell, the former Pre- ston and Manchester City bespect zacled goalkeeper, who was in the
Clark Exeter's popular right- back, has made 100 consecutive journeyed over to Thrapston A London Third Division, club
The Infant. Saviour Asleep." by Murillo, realised 340 guineas.
Jacob Van Rusdael's massive Scheveningen realised 400 guineas painting of "A Stormy. Day: off
ppearances for the club's sením in the evening of last Saturday. has taken a strong fancy for Peck and his "Farm Stream 420 gul-]
Tide:
Raven, Folkestone's. 21-year-old ight-half, may be wearing the colours of a League club shortly.. In each of his nine, seasons, Sammy Black, plymouth's clave: double left-winger, has reached scoring Agures.
and won a five miles cross-count-- ry night FUD,
FREEMAN DESERVED "THE"
FREEDOM
We all like to see a young play
er come along and make a name
the outside-left of Porth »United, Sheffield United have more than
neas. Other pictures by this art- lat, were a sea plece (440 guineas),
A passing fancy for Rowbottom, a river scene with a man in a
the Scarborough Town outside 'right.
boat 440 guineas, and a woody
A landscape with a pool (260 Members of the Peak Club are ruinen) reminded that there will be a Salomon van Ruisdael's river for himself, but it also pleases special Cinematograph perform was luckier, reaching 620 guineas. your real sportsman to see one of ance at the Club, for Children on and his other picture, **A View AUTOMATIC GOALKEEPER. the old hands stage a come-back, Thursday, the 25th of January, of Egmond Aan Zee” was knock- Birhead Rotherham's goalker- Freeman, the cold Middlesbrough | hom, 3 to 6.30 p.m. Mothers are KANAN CUFIONA pertence thick dit to the Rotherham asked to keep this date free for game with Bouthport Early Coventry Cup-tle He returned theth Children.
ed down for 560,
cate touch.
several acetyline-lamps hanging on board of these boats, for at that moment, they were still fah-
Although he has not been able to make breaks, in size, comparas ble with those which had become ing.
recent The brightness of the lamps, almost commonplace in years. Reece has been able to dazzled his eyes, and suddenly one
....
SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN PUTTING IN ALCOHOL
UNSCREWS RADI PATOR CAP TO SEE
WHETHER HE NEEDS ANY MORE ALCOHOL,
PEERS IN AND SNIFFS
ÉS IN TURN
IN THERE NOW:
A pastoral scene by Adriaen van
ne Velde fetched 380 guineas.
nara Rubber Shoes
From 50 cents a pair.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE ALL RIGHT.
PUTS CAP ON AGAIN.
LOOKS AT THER- MOMETER.GOOD." NESS. HE DIDN'T. REALIZE IT WAS AS COLD AS THAT.
PUTS SOME MORE WEATHER IMMEDI-
ATELY TURNS MILD.
DRIVES ALL DAY IN A CLOUD OF ALCO HOLI FUMES.
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