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HONG KONG FOOTBALL COUNCIL
Selects Team For Governor's Cup Match
The monthly meeting of the
Hong Kong Football Council was
keid yesterday. Major C. M. Man LOCAL YACHTING
ners presided...?.
After the minutes of the last ""meeting and the statement of ac- counts had been passed, the Chair- letter received man read out from the Kowloon Football Club in which it stated that the second round Senior Shield match be tween the South Wales Borderers East Lancashires had and the proved to be loss, expenses being more than the gate receipts. showed that the engagement of the Police for the ground had in- curred a sum of $30, and asked the Council to refund about $13 which was the deficit.
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Mr. W. I Alexander, the trea- surer, said that as the match had nothing to do with the Council, sofar as gate receipts were con- cerned. It was not necessary to re- fund the money..
Mr. R. Hall, the representative of the Kowloon Football Club, stated that it was the Council which ordered the Police to which Mr. May, the hon, secretary denied. Mr. May added that the Couricll had no control over this kind of matches, except in the .semi-finals and the Anal.
Mr. G. F. James: The charges for the Police are more than the deficit, Asking for the Police in
this match is absurd.
Mr. May: We have nothing to
do with this match at all.
3rd Ladies' Extra Race
The race for the 3rd Extra Race (resail) salled day resulted as follows:-
"H Class
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934.
ANOTHER HOCKEY VISIT
Straits Chinese Coming
A meeting of the Hong Kong Hockey Association took place last night at St. Andrew's Church Hall, when the visit of the Overseas Chinese Hockey team of Singapore was discussed.
Mr. A. A. Dand (Club) was in the chair and was supported by Mr. F. A. Kemp (Hon Secretary), Mr. R. H. Wong (Hon. Treasurer) and Messrs W. Woodward (Club), A.E.P. Guest (Bt. Andrew's), J. 3. King (C.BA), Captain RC.H, Bates (Army), Surgin Singh (Radio). H. E. Gubbay (United), Johan Dad Ladles (KIT.C.), H. Doberneeker (Ger- Gerloff (German yester-man Club), P.
Club) and Kushi Mohammed (Po- lire). Lt.-Comdr. F. B. Leigh, the Navy representative was a notable absentee.
Diana
(Miss M. Whitham) Folla
(Miss Y. Shenton) Dorothea
(Mrs. E. F. Coote)
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16.49.46 .3
16.47.10
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"I," "Y" & "G" Classes
Alisa
....17.05.28 2 (Miss N. Bilderbeck)
2 Zephyr
17.01.30 (Mrs. R. Wren) Kingfisher
17.12.11. 3 (M. E. Estrange)
"A" Class
Oslo (Miss M. Larssen) Wasp II. (Mrs. Griffin)
La Linda (Mrs. Sheldon) ...
Joss (Mrs. Stanton)
Gull (Miss Mackle
Mr. Hall: The Association got True Blue (Mrs. Adams) ine loar of the ground and they .ordered the Folice.
The Chairman: Would you and out why the Association ordered them.
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Mr. Hall: Mr. May ordered them. Mr. May: No.
The Chairman said that as no- body seemed to know who order- ed the Police, he proposed that they should leave the matter at present and find it out from the Pulice,
Champions v., Rest
The match between League champions and the Rest was then discussed. It was decided to play the match on May 5, which is the closing date of the season. The champions would be presented with cups worth $5 and runners- up with cups worth $3 in all three divisions. It was decided to ask Lady Peel to present the prizes.
'The Chairman also read out a letter received from the Chinese
Athletic Amateur
Federation in regard to the visit of the North China football team for the Far Eastern Olympics. The Federation asked for the approval of the 'Council in regard to the following which they had
programme arranged:
April 14-Canton v. Hong Kong
(at Canton).
April 22-South China v. North
China (Caroline Hill).
April 25-South China v. North
China (Caroline Hill), April 29:-China ... Rest of
Colony.
May 3: China v. Combined Ser-
vices.
Pat (Mrs. Eillott)
5
1
3
6
7
A letter from Mr. Ko Sk-wat, Secretary of the Hong" Kong Chi- nese Amateur Athletic Federation, under whose auspices the visitors are coming, was read by the Sec- retary, intimating that the visiting team was leaving Singapore on Thursday and were expected here next Monday.
The
Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING
SEASON
FIRST GALA TO BE HELD
ON MAY 12.
first monthly swimming Mr. A. G. Doar was selected Cap- Kala and dance of the European Lain of swimming for the ensuing Y.M.C.A., Kowkion, will take place 'year, while Mèsara, W. F. Kerr and on May 12, when seven acquatic H. G. "Lange, were elected Captain events will feature the evening's and Vice-Captain, respectively, of
the Y.M.C.A. Water-Polo team.
programme,
At last night's meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Swimming. Section, pre- sided over by Mr, A, G, Donn, the following events were selected:
A proposal that suggestion-books be installed at the Men's Dressing the Ladies' Dressing rooms and Room, met with approval,
Donn
Men's 50 Yards Aggregate Handi-
It was proposed by Mr. cap for the J. R. Wood Cup: Ladies 50 Yards Aggregate Handicap for that a 50 Yards Sealed Handicap the Ladles Cup; 50 Yards Mixed Race for Men and Ladies be held Novelty
Race: Men's 50 Yards once a month, preferably on Mixed Breast Stroke Handicap: 100 Yards Bathing Days on a Fridays, and Mixed Relay (Teams of four); that a first prize be given at the
"Nomination Mixed
Diving-EX- conclusion of the swimming ses- entrance fee of hibition: Water-Polo (Selected son. A nominal
20 cents would be imposed, teams).
This was put to the vote and unanimously carried.
HOME
FOOTBALL
LEICESTER CITY UPSET
WEDDLE
BY
Roving Leader's Hat Trick
(Special Air-mall Service)
London, March 27. Brillinut defence and rare cen- tre-forward display by John Wed- dle landed Portapouth in the Oup Final. They beat Leicester City, before a record crowd for the Bir mingham ground, just as emphati- cally as suggota.
Actually it took Portsmouth less than an hour to win the match The last thirty-five minutes did not. count so far as the result was con- cerned
Portsmouth had planned to deliver their hammer-blows early in "oach half. They got them home with devastating effect on the Leicester defence.
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within reasonable shooting range Kirby made splendid saves from Carter and Connor.
But for the most part it was a mediocre game, Time and again chances were missed, and the defences generally went through the match without being over- troubled."
The second half was all in But apart from Derby's favour, the occasions when Randall and Bowers shivered the crossbar-and
shot by the centre which Mid- dleton saved brilliantly Sunder- land always looked like saving a point,
WAS MILSOM OFF-SIDE? Bolton W....... Southamption
2 .0
Among those present including the Chairman were R. Goldman
At the 7th minute Weddle seiz- (Hon. Secretary), E. F. Selt (Hon.
It was decided by the Committee ed a front-of-goal opening made Treasurer), Messrs.. W. F. Kerr, H.
that the charge for admittance by Rutherford's header: at the G. Lange, R B. Wood, Miss J.
It was not until the last twenty Weller and Miss A, Fowler, the lat- to the "Y's" May gala and dance 22nd minute Weddle shivered the
Ladies be decided at a later date. by a far post with a shot that glanced minutes of their game with South- ter two representing the
A winning start, ampton Section. Mr. A. W. Ingram, of the meeting of the Captain of Swim-into the net.
that Boiton Wanderers Cooked like securing both the As the programme originally General Committee, was also pre-ming, the Chairman, Secretary and surely?
Then Leicester rallied.
With points..
stood, the visitors were intending to play the Colony on April 18, the Combined Services on the fol- lowing day, and China on 20. returning to the Colony on April 27 after visiting Macao and Canton for a final game.
sent.
the Treasurer.
AP PRIESTLEY GOES INTO HOSPITAL
Last night the Committee decid- ed that the following suggestion, Chi- Viz: April 18, Singapore nese v. Hong Kong Chinese, April 19 Singapore Chinese v. The Col- ony: April 20 and 21 the visitors" to go to Canton, returning on April 22 to meet the Combined Ser- vices. Between April 22 and April 27 the visitors will be asked, to-go to Macao, returning on the latter date to meet the Civilians, be put
CUP VETERANS to the visitors when they arrive. mitted
Pay Tribute To Famous Player's Memory
Special Air-Mall Service
London, March 27. Memories of à famous London- born footballer, Sam Frost, of the Manchester City team which won the English Cup in 1904, will be recalled when members of the week at original side meet next
a reunion dinner arranged by a Blackpool hotel poprietor who entertained the victors 30 years. ago.
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"Snowball" Frost, as he Was familiarly known to the followers of professional football in
those days, died five years ago and was buried at Plaistow, E. On the day
of the reunion a few 'old friends ex-professionals them-
.
His Mysterious Eye Trouble
(Special Air-mall Service)
London, March 27. Friestley, Chelsea's Irish inter- national forward, has been ad- to the Moorfield's Eye Priestley had been attending the hospital as an out-patient, but on Friday he had a relapse,
It was also decided that all re-Hospital for special observation. presentative games were to be played on grounds arranged by the various bodies.
to
It was stated at the hospital to- day that he had had a fairly good night,
The following wete selected represent the Selection Committee to pick the Colony team: Mr. W. Mr. Leslie Knighton, manager Woodward, L.-Comdr. Hill, RN of Chelsea, says there is some Captain R.G.H, Bates and Mr. J. J. | mystery about Priestley's eye King.
trouble, The following will pick
"We cannot say exactly what is the Civilian side: Surgip Singh, A. Mthe jury to his eye." he said. Xavier, E. Hussain and J. J. King. "We are not even certain that it
was caused during a match."
EIGHT PERSONS
KILLED
In Early Morning Fire
Shanghai, Aprü 4. Trapped by flames while fast selves, will place a wreath on his fasleep, two families, comprising grave.
two men, two women, and four When his football career ended
children, were wiped out in a fire
白 opened Frost
newsagent's which broke out at 62 Loh Án Al- business at Poplar. Among old ley. Mongol Road, Chapel, shortly friends who kept in touch with after 2 a.m. yesterday: Due to the him was P. Harris, who played for strong wind at the time, efforts of Southend United before the war, the Chapel firemen were hamper- and W Woodley and A. Dillimore, ed. Five houses were badly da-
"
Previously it had been stated that a speck of mud had lodged
under an eye-ild and so set up
inflammation.
It is very doubtful now that Priestley will be it for the Easter matches.
Nicholls In Rest Team
Two alterations are annouticed for the international trial match at Sunderland or Wednesday.
Morton (Aston Villa) comes into the England side for Hibbs, who is injured, and Nicholis (Spurs) takes Morton's position in the Rest's team.
Players in the match will be
numbered: England 1 to 11, and The Rest 12 to 22.
to
surrender
great pluck and fine skill they The Wanderers had been de forced Portsmouth
fending. when the ball was sud- the initiative, and when Lochhead denly switched out to Rimmer, scored with a low drive the. Issue deputising for Cook, on the left was wide open. Indeed, I quite wing. With the Southampton expected to see the City drawbacks lying well up the field. Rim- level
mer made a long pass to G. T. Two Quick Goals
Taylor on the right. And, just sa quickly, Taylor had the ball in the But more Portsmouth hammer-middle, where Milson was waiting blows were on the way. Five unchallenged.
minutes after the interval Weddle
The position looked suspiciously completed a wonderful hat-trick like offside when Milsom, accepted and in another three minutes the pass. Milsom, avolding a chal- Rutherford took 3 right-wing lenge by Scriven. Southampton's cross on the volley and left the goalkeeper went on to tap the ball goalkeeper helpless.
into goal,"
After this plain tale of the scoring follows the question: What was wrong with the Leices- ter defence. The answer is that
centre-half Heywood could never come to grips with Weddle and
that Black and Wood, the backs, had little sense of covering.
BOLTON'S WRONG POLICY.
Thus a game which had every
appearance of ending in a goalless draw suddenly took a turn in fav-
Tommy Law, who had a trial with Chelsea reserves last week, is still feeling the effects of his damaged knee, and is not likely to return to the side for a time.
Robson, who was deputising for
of Bolton. Five minutes later · G. T. Taylor was brought down in Scott (Injured) at inside-right in Weddle, as a matter of fact, the penalty area, and from the the Brentford attack, received a
was largely responsible for kick Milsom scored the second goal," painful collar-bone injury during Leicester's downfall. Instead of On a holding ground the Bolton the game with Blackpool on Satur-the orthodox down-the-middle" forwards adopted the wrong policy day.
leader he was the complete rover in persisting in the short-passing He will undergo BB X-ray Sometimes on the right, some- game! This was particularly "no- examination to-day, Scott will be times on the left--and only oc-
ticeable among the inside fit to resume against the City at casionally where the centre-half neither Milsom, Westwood, nor Bradford on Saturday.
expected him to be he gave a Arnold and Finch, the Fulham perfect demonstration of how the attack has much to thank for the | Eastham having a good match, The wing men, were injured during third-back game can be thwart forcefulness of Rimmer and G. T. the game with Manchester United. ed, and the astonishing thing was Taylor on the extreme wings for
Arnold had two painful knocks that Jack Smith "and the half- on, the ankle and was forced to backs always seemed able to and leave the field for some time. Weddle with the long, through Finch is again, troubled with his pass. "old thigh injury.
This means that Dulwich · will have his services for the Amateur Cup Final on April 21.
Coming England Half-Back
the belated revival,
men,
Nor did Southampton shine in attack Cole accomplished little The difference between the two in the centre Southampton are Goodliffe's Injury'
defences was very marked. Nichol, certainly going to miss Drake-and Allen and Smith (A.))
although Brewis and Holt never made a "The Evening News" learns that stern, unyielding middle line for hesitated to try a shot, the finish- an X-ray examination of George Portsmouth. The barrier they set ing was not impressive.
the Goodliffe, Dulwich Hamlet up gave the backs more time for
Until they tried in the second centre-forward has revealed that correct positioning than Black and half, Southampton showed how it no bones were broken as a result Wood enjoyed. It was all a mat- comes about that they have had of his injury against the Metro-ter of sound understanding.
fewer goals scored against them politan Police on Saturday.
than any team in the Second Lea- gue. Scriven was a safe goalkee- Yet, although Portsmouth held per and Adams a powerful full- this pronounced advantage in de- back, Although the half-back line fence, Leicester had the best half had to be rearranged owing to in- back on the field in Septimus juries to McДwaine and Campbell, Smith whose two brothers, J. and Braford, t the centre, and Luckett, W, were on the winning side. On on the left, by no means let the this form the Leicester Smith Is side down, the finest right-balf in the coun- try and I shall be surprised if he "is not called upon for the match
against Scotland next month.
Lochhead was another out- standing Leicester player. No for- ward could have schemed
A RIVAL FOR FANLING?
.
both formerly of Millwell, the cito maged. The fire was extinguished. New Golf Course For Tsingtao
with Frost played before he after one hour's work Was transferred to Manchester. Mr.
Harris, who lives at Dagenham said to-day:
The Federation also asked the Council to select the best team in regard to the match fixed for April "Snowball' as the crowd called
29. The following were then ap-him because of his hair, which was
was a team: almost white, polated to select the
great little When we bard of the Messrs. C. F. James. R. Hall, W. half-back. Pryde and F. H. Barnes..
raunion it was suggested that we should place a wreath on his grave on the same day."
A letter was also received from the Bouth China Athletic Asso- ciation requiring the approval of the Council of their intention to forfeit the points in their forth-
Navy and the Club de Recreio. The Council agreed on this matter.
to
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more
PALACE SHARE POINTS
+
Crystal Palace.
Swindon Town
Crystal Palace had to be content The fire, which started in the
with a goalless draw against Swin- ground" floor,
burned quickly
ably to find loopholes in a stone- don at Selhurst. The Palace had through the ceiling. With flames
Tsingtao, Apr. "1. the foot of the hills overlooking wall defence. Support was forth-by far the best of the game. and raging on all sides, one of the two
The first nine or ten holes of the the sea and Dtis Beach. In front coming from Gardiner, the Scot, yet they could consider themselves
fortunate in not being beaten. men on the top floor, struggled to
new eighteen-hole golf course is the beautiful blue bay. so loved but only once in the match were
able to send
Just before half-time the visitors Chandler which is being laid out at Tsing- by holiday-makers who prefer to they a window and threw himself the ground. He was sent to the tag on the far side of tis Huk, stay out of town. Behind are through with a scoring chance, did put the ball into the net, but Armstrong, who beat Dunn, was Red Cross Hospital where he suc-overlooking the wide sweep of the wooded hills rising the rugged Allen barred the way, cumbed to injuries from burns. Titis Bay, wilf be ready in the au- mountain range crowned by Prince Except in the case of Ruther given offside,
A feature of the game was the The two families were Chentumin, according to the expectations Von Heinrich Peak which is stern ford who was dangerous when he Ting-yuc, coolie, his wife and two of those connected with the pro- and forbidding in dull weather but cut in, I was not greatly impress- sound full-back play of Rossiter sons, 11 and four years old re- Ject. When completed the new catches the dappled sunshine ofed with the play of the extreme for the Palace, while Duckworth,
Worrall's speed Herod and Nixon proved able de spectively; Chu Chin-hsiảng, coo- course is expected to rank among summer days and provides an im- wing forwards"
pressive background for the new worried Wood for a while but he fenders for Swindon, coming matches with the Royal SINO-AUSTRALIAN le, his wife and two daughters, the finest hi the Far East.
tadad after half an hour. For six and three years old.
The project has been under con- course
Leicester, Liddle was more pro- A well-constructed road connects minent than Adcock who was in "An investigation was conducted sideration for some years. The
existing nine-hole course inside the course with Tsingtao itself and the clutches of the Smiths by the Chapel police into the origin the Race Course at Strand Beach water and of the fire. One report said Chu has very sporting characteristics have been laid on. Under the wood. Smith, Heswood, Gros- electric light already Leicester City.-McLaren; Black, Ching-tseng, a coolle, went to bed, including the famous Verdun holes supervision of a Japanese profes-venor: Adcock, Gardiner, Chand- but forgot to put out his light (No. 4), where a variety of clubs lonal, the green are being laid out ler, Lochhead, Eiddle.
and considerable progress has been the race track and up the 40-1
Portsmouth. Gildilan; Mackie, cuff on which two tantalizing floated to finance the new course. Smith;
made. A debenture 18sue is being Smith (W); Nichol, Allen, A. greens lure the inexperienced golf which will be a valuable addition Weddle, Easson, Rutherford.
Worrall, Smith (J.) er, but a number of considerations to the sporting facilities of this have rendered a change necessary well-known resort which is looking It has been felt that an eighteen-forward to better times than it hole course was necessary. In has experienced in the past few addition, the. Chiriese authorities aspects of Australian trading and
course will replace the course race course, golf course, and sports down-town, but for the next year than Sunderland, Derby County's officers and men, Steamer "Talping" on or about and is personally well known fields stand, have other plans for or so the old course will be used for finishing was so poor in the match the property. The construction of It is there the club-house stands at Derby that they rarely looked
Governor's Cup
The selection of a team to re-
TRADE
present the Hong Kong Football Time Ripe for Further
Association against the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation for the Governor's Cup on April 15. was then made. The following have been selected: Cord (Kowloon FC Mullane (8WB) and A. V Gosano (St. Joseph's); Fote-Hunt (Club and Captain), Podmore
Matthias (8.W.B.). Ellott (Kow-
Developments
♫
Mr. W. Gock Young, who is chairman of The Society of Chin- ese Residents in Australia and a prominent Sydney resident, will
The Kerosene lamp overturned. can be used to pitch the ball across
setting fire to the house. The two familles occupying rooms on the top floor were ready victims of the outbreak. The coolle is being de- tained by the police.
(B.W.D.), Elms (St. Joseph's).ative in Hong Kong by the commercial methods and customs. I who own the land on which the years. Eventually, the new 'golf']
loon F.C.), H. Strange (Club), May 10th.
the leading Australian firms, and Ridley (Lincolns) and Hocquard
"Mr. Gock Young is making this merchants engaged in the im- (Lincolns).
"Reserves: Marques, Morrison, Beltrão, Duncan and Ward.
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The match will be played at Caroline Hill commencing at p.m.. and the Hon. Sir Thomas Southern will be asked to give away the prizes.
DERBY ATTACK FAILS
Whitle
showing greater craft
trip because he feels that now port and export trade with China the new stadium on the far side and it will be some time before ai fica scoring. NA
is a most opportune time to pro- and the East.
of the ground cut off a couple of complete removal will be possible... long holes and shortened the round. It is reported that other developments are contemplated -
Chinese Collaboration,
Indeed, the only high lights, in Incidentally, a number of Chin their work near goal were seen ese are taking up golf, in Taingtao, | when Randall and Bowers struck although the greatest enthusiasm the crossbar from Crooks's well- there between the Bridlab and placed contres. Two BayCe the Japanese
R.A.F. PLANES
Due To Visit Hong Kong
Three of the big Royal Air Force Bouthampton-Singapore Fly- ing Boats flying from Singapore on a coastal cruise, are expected. to arrive in Hong Kong.on, the morning of April 17.
The boats which left their home port about a fortnight ago are under the Command Group Capt. 8. W. Smith: and comprise "13
LOCAL GOLF
Captain's Cup April qualifying competition at Fanling on April
Old Course A Ritchie 85-12~73.
mote and extend the Eino-Austra- Since the trade between Aus- lia trade particularly the export tralia and China is still largely of wheat and flour and also raw undeveloped and offers immense wool, and as regards the wool possibilities for profitable extén- business, the time has come for son in many classes of merchan- China" to consider the establish- dise, Mr. Gock Young be In exchange for this property,
Kirby's Saves Bunderland could make little ment of her own woollen mille. pleased to discuss this business the Chinese authorities offered an- Fanling, popularly voted to be
En-other and larger site on the other the prettiest course in the East, la, progress against the keen tackling During Mr. Gock Young's 20 years with any one interested. in Australia, apart from premotquirers may get in touch with Mr side of Titis Huk which will enable therefore, to have a new rival, but of the Derby half-backs, Davis discussed and eventually it was ing in every way the welfare of Gock Young at the office of The the laying out of a full-sized the new course will have to be strove desperately hard, however, decided that no presentations the Chinese Community in Aus Wing On Co., Ltd. at Canton, eight-hole course in admirable expectionally pretty and well laid while on the two occasions when
Hong Kong and Shanghal.
surroundings. tralia, he has made a study of all
The course is at out if it is to take Fanling's place. the visitors did get anywhere 88-10-78, should be made.
The presentation of mementos
to the Interport team was then
New Course
Lieut. Col.
.Matthews
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