10
THE VILLA'S NEXT
SURPRISE
וך
"Player West Ham Fancy. Arsenal Signings Expected.
London, Feb. &
For some weeks past rumour has been busy with the name of Dal Astley, Aston Villa's Welsh In- ternational, centre-forward. Ram- our has had 'it that Dal was not in love with being a Villa player, writes a correspondent.
Vic Dodsworth, the centre-half, who has joined Doncaster Rovers from Manchester United, was lie most remarkable cartilage CASC Manager Frank Womack had ever seen.
Frank says Dodsworth's case was so simple it seemed no time before he was back in training. And never a moment's trouble
NEARLY LOST HIM
A thing well known in football circles for some time is that Man- ager Billy Walker, of Shefeld | afterwards." Wednesday, would pay high for the clever Weishman's transfer. I now learn from a source which has always proved reliable on pre- vious occasions, that Dai Astley Is ilkely to leave the Villa-but not for Sheffield Wednesday.
The information given to me is that Mrs. Astley would like Dai to be playing his football in London once again preferably for Charl- ton Athletic And Charlton Ath- leulc, with promotion ambitions, are interested.
People are getting mixed up about Huddersfield Town's Browns, There is a W. Brown at Leeds Road. There is also an A. W Brown. Both keep popping up in the Town team in different pis- ces. Confusion has resulted.
Well, W. (Billy) Brown is "the tall young Londoner signed by the Town last season from Luton Town. A. W. (Alan) Brown is a north-eastern
product who has
been longer on the premises. He is a kinsman of Aussie Campbell, now with Hull City but late of Huddersfield and Blackburn.
A HAMMER'S FANCY Remember last senson when West Ham United thought they could do it? They went out with Huddersfield Town önce nearly a smile and signed up such pro- lost Alan Brown to the local po- minent players as Dave Manghalice, Alan had ambitions to be a and Doc Marshall.
West Ham look like
"bobby." Alun has a football fu-
ردو
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936.||
ENTRIES
HONG KONG GOLF CLUB
WEIGHTS AND
BIG DROP IN PROFITS
YOUNGEST TEAM EVER CHOSEN
Skaters Leave For Olympic Games
Junior Section Championship
The draw for the first round of the Roya Hong Kong Gof Club Junior section championship for 1938 resulted as follows:-A. J. Dennis bye into the second round.
F. A. A. Dannett T. D.. Paton
W. R. Ellyer T. B., Low
A. T. Braley
S. E. Edgar
H. H. Gelling
J. Gellathy
ין
H
Handicaps For To-morrow
The following are the weights. and entries for the handicap races to-morrow:
GRIFFINS SPRING HANDICAP
R. Club's Activities
Reviewed
A prone of only $91.20, as com- pared with a pront of $1,350.53 last year was reported at the Annual General Meeting of the Ladies Re- creation. Club, which was held yesterday at the Club premises, Peak Road. Mrs. A. Sommertett presided over the meeting.
This huge drop in the profits, said the President was accounted jor y a decrease in the subscrip- tions amounting to $855, and in an crease in expenditure of repairs and maintenance amounting to
London, Feb. 5.
THE DAVIS CUP DRAW
Great Britain's Challengers"
London, Feb.
Four young people, the eldest 21 The draw for the coming season's and the youngest 15, left London competition for the Davis Cup was yesterday for Garmisch-Parten-made yesterday by the Lord Mayor kirchen, in the Bavarian Alps, to o: London, Sir Percy Vincent, in represent Great Britaini Olympic Winter Games. They will House. This was the first time in in the the Egyptian, Hall at the Mansion
Join the other members of the the long history of the Cup that Agure skating team to form the the ceremony had taken place at youngest full side that has ever the Mansion House, or even in the represented Britain.
City of London; a letter from Str Samuel Hoare, president of the Lawn Tennis Association, remind-.. ed those present that it might have
The four were: Miss Rosemary Steward, 31; Miss Mig Macklin, 15, brothers, Mr. Geoffrey
and two
148 $802.87. Included in this expendi-Yates, 17, and Mr. E. H. C. Yates,
ture was the cost of a new '$1,000 red hard court. Liquid resources of the Club however, amounted to $4,- 248.32. Applications for member. ship during the current year amounted to 21 people.
Regret was also expressed by Mrs. Sommerfelt at the lack of support accorded the annual Club Tournament, which had to be cancelled for the second year in succession.
Amberley
Benerth
Donovan
158 140 150
Estray
148
Forest View,
Glorious View
King's Lead.
Laughing Buddha
Laughing Giri
151 151
168 148 158
Miracle
Old Star
151
N. J. Babbington
Silversmith
155
Splendid View
151
Tyne
158
A. C. Sinton
PHAETHON HANDICAP
C. E. Moore E. Tuck
Bistre
165
Flybynight
Foxbridge
140 140
Gold Picker
140
Great Hall
157
High Honour High Speed
136
168.
Jungle Jim
168
sident sald:
Lemberg
140
Locksley Hall
140
DROP OF PROFITS
Mayflower
168
Monoplane
184
Pride of Tsingtao
155
:
Rousseau
145
First named in each match the challenger and shou'd arrange
is
Soldier of China
161
Soldier of Peace
188
Trowbridge
-155
148
Victoria Hall
140
161 140
W. J. Buller A. L Powell
First Round to be played on or
before March 22nd. Second Round to be payed on.
or before April 5th"
Semi-final to be played on o"
before April 19th
Final (38 holes) to be played on
or before April 26th
All matches to played to a fin-
They failed to secure" promotion ture. by inferior goal average. But it WORTHY OF PROMOTION Was worth whke.
Another glimpse of Leicester the date. repeating City in action has set me think- last season's verture. An opinioning of them as a promotion aldeish. held at Upton Park is that, with which would adorn First Division two more experienced players, the football. club could just about do it.
These players are being sought. One is a full back. That's why the Hammers heaved a sigh when they read that George Beeson was restored to the Aston Villa team Jast Saturday.
How they HAVE admired George!
"ABSENAL'S NEXT. Which of the Bury wing halts is fancled Highbury way? A, spot of Arsenal concentration on Gigg Lane products has been noticed in recent weeg).
It is said that, ere the Ides
either Jones
of March,
40
Whitfield will be exchanging good morninga with Tom Whittaker.
Fact is, the Arsenal have wal- ched both men. I hear that Bil Whitfield is the more fancied by reason or some pleasing displays as pivot in the enforced absence
of Matthewson.
A touch of versatility is appre- clated everywhere but nowhere
more than at Highbury. There may be curly developments. The champlops have been quiet now for some little time.
There is a great hope in the Midlands that the City will come through all right. Some of their football is reminiscent of the old Leicester City days of Johnny Duncan, Arthur Lochhead, Arthur Chandler, &C.
One question I heard reiter- ated after the game was, "Why on earth did the Spurs let O'Callaghan go?"
The wiry Welshman is play- ing better than ever. MANCHESTER CITY SCOUTING Manchester City are encourag- ed by recent captures to follow up their luck. The City have their frons in more than one fire, and you cannot go far without hear- ing of their scouting activity.
I gather thar outside-left Mar- gan, of Torquay United, is no lan- ker & Maine Road fancy, but the Denaby winger, Guest is under scrutiny.
Another wing man should soon be arriving in Cot- tonopolis....
OFFERS FOR NOTTS PLAYERS
A group of Notts County players are, taking the eye with som> smart performances. Hence the large attendances of scouts-at WORTHY WHISTLERS.
the County's matches Who will be the F.A. Cup Final
Already the Trentside club has referee this season? Already the received substantial offers for pla query is going round in football | yers. Buch as George Walker, circles. Many guesses are abroad.
I am able to shed light on the subject.
The ref.. of course, cannot be fixed until the finalists are know At the moment, however, the only
Bill Corkhill, Rickards and Grice are attractive propositiona and one or more is expected to move up soon.
Notts are endeavouring to set their house in order. A substantial
ed's Central League side. yer now leading Manchester Unit-
This youngster isn't big. He doesn't look particularly strong. But he's "cheeky." Which means he has football art and craft-and "tzles things,”
DISCOURAGING.
It is remarkable how many clups very thoughtlessly do things liavie to discourage their young players. Here's a sample,
In one of the cup-ties
a club forced a
forwards replay. The played particularly well" hadn't Not the worst of the five by a long way was youngster. For the re- play he was dropped and an ex- perienced player, whose form was very much below his best, was moved over to take the lad's place. These things are really hard to understand.
WHY HE WAS WORRIED Met Dick Hay, the Bradford City manager, not many days ago. Dick. usually a cheery soul, looked ser- Jons. The cause was the injury to John Mackle, the Valley Parade right-half, which has necessitated a cartilage operation.
Dick was well pleased with this signing of his from Hull City and reckoned that by next season the player would have forged right to the very forefront. Naturally, the future is not quite so assured, but cartilage cases are now not near- ly the worry they were.
THE DIRECTOR-SCOUT Not many football directors have. done more scouting for their clubs
Valorou
Wadebridge
Ythan
Zero
.:
..... 140 HAPPY VALLEY SPRING HANDICAP-A DIVISION
Cyclamen Bay
Ribble
Sadko
"The 'Tiger
Harvest View
Hetman
King's Bounty
155
145 148 140
King's Fancy
140
King's Jubliee King's Justice
151
158
Macaroni
161
Mayflower
145
Mistake Bay
151
New Sta
140
Fontine Bay
161
151
147
Soldier of Victory
140
143
HAPPY VALLEY SPRING
HANDICAPB DIVISION
Belmont Star
148
Emergency Call
140
148
140
157
140
.........
140
140
140
145
140
168
The Rain Gauge Valorous Victoria Hall
140
148
140
181
152
Gold Coin Gold Picker Great Hall Mersey Night View Plain View Popular Star Racing Boy
17th of September Soldier of Peace
Wadebridge Warrington
dangers to my nominee are Leices-transfer fee for one or two of the
present playing staff would ma- this season than Mr. Harold Hard-THE HONG KONG JOCKEY terially assist them
ter City and West Bromwich Al- bion. If a Midlands club is in the Añal naturally a Midlands referee would not be chosen.
LIKES THE LADS With all his wide football exper- Many people think that Mr. Elence, there is nothing Ned Liddell Pinckston, Warwickshire, la next
Hikes better than a schoolboys in line. I am able to reveal that match. The West Ham representa- the favourite is none other than tive dropped this in a recent chat. Mr. R. Westwood, of Walsall I had with him about footballers
Ned ikes to watch his hopefuls from their schooldays. I think he would like to valid from a team of schoolboy's,
"Ernle" has not been a League ref. as long as Mr. Pinckston but I understand he has offelated longer for the Association. And it's 7 the Association's cup!
THE WEATHER'S TOLL, D. Are the clubs glad of the better weather we've been getting? I' say. Football's bill for clearing pitches the other week came to
One of his "regrets" is work- ing in the Fulham office at the moment I refer to a boy named Edwards on whom the Hammers were keen. Fulham forestalled them.
an amount big enough to keep. I am promised we shall be hear- you or I in comfort for a longing from this schoolboy prodigy time, In one case I know of a in two or three seasons, club none too wealthy" spent £200 on the job. Then the cup-tle due to be played was put off by fog.
WILLING TO SELL.
Aston Villa are nearly done, with big-money captures I said nearly. But they feel they must have left-half.
That's official
mau, of Manchester United.
This former amateur forward isn't one of those who like to watch a first Leam only. He likes to get amongst the juniors.
One thing Mr. Hardman would very much like to do is to find a really good player for a certain forward position in the Manches- ter United side. And it isn't ne- cessary for me to mention which position that is to anyone sc- quainted with Old Trafford affaira. |LESS FOOTBALL, BETTER PLAY Here's something interesting about Walter McMillen, the tall young Trishmari who was the sub Ject of a football inquiry when be left Belfast for Manchester
United.
Walter got
cap against Bag- latin not long after that but not much has been heard of him for
jong time. Frankly, he has not played well,
Bome weeks ago, however, Man- chester United gave Walter per-
The winter weather, by the way, Is being blamed at Bolton for causing a subsidence which has weakened the structure of the I wonder just how keen the Vilia mission to start work with a firm grand-stand there. The players' are on Eric Keen, of Derby of electricians. Less "football" in entrance to the pitch in heavily County? Fric is having a grand the player's life has had the re- ahored up with timber..
season but Manager George Jobes suit of helping him to play better makes no secret of the County's football. declared policyWe are sellers!**
NO FEARS NOW. Only a cartilage-huh!" That's how the modern footballer regards Another player whom the Villa what was oncé a minor calamity. admire, by the way, is that young, For example, Norman Male, the fair-beaded viking of Tottenham youngest member of the WestHotspur, Phypers would look well Bromwich Albion playing staf, in claret and blue shirt. had one taken out not long after
la 17th birthday.
He spoke of it very much in the same way as you would about having a tooth out."
CLUB
The Nil Desperandum Stakes
---...
FIRST SECTION Balios
Fidelity
Gold Sovereign Ideal Day Merry Jester Ocean View Public Hero. No. 1 Shamrock
Strathalan
Supercharge
SECOND SECTION Cassius Celebration Time. Gold Eagle Heriot Lancashire Loom Peter Davey
Rugby Star
Batag
Silver Lining Stopwatch
21.
Miss Macklin is a film actress
been made at the Foreign Office.
Twenty-three nations have thrown out challenges to Great
ווי
who has already made a reputa-Britain, the holders, and they were tion at Elstree, and, in her spare drawn as follows:---" time, succeeded in galning fourth
EUROPEAN ZONE. place in the British gure skating championship and 10th in the tria v. Foland: Yugoslavia v. Oze- Byes-Norway v Belgium: Aus- European, Her studies are being choslovakia. completed at home.
The clerka.
two
brothers are bank Special permission for
First Round-Monaco v. Holland; China v. France; Spain v. Ger- many.
Addressing the meeting, the Pre-ther to compete to the games pad Byes-Hungary; Greece v. Ar-
to be obtained by the National gentina: Sweden v. Ireland; Den- Skating Association of Great Bri-mark v. Switzerland. tain
The two British champions, 18-
many.
AMERICAN ZONE
Cube V Australia; Mexico U.S.A.
The absence of a really outstand-
rather less interesting than usual, largely because Australia have challenged in the American Zone. But Australian had none too happy
The Report and Accounts having been in your hands for the pres-year-old Miss Cecilia Colledge and cribed period I propose with your 21-year-old Mr. H. Graham Sharp,
are already practising in Gering team makes the European, Zone permission to take them as read."
The year's working has resulted in a profit of $01.20, as compared with a profit of $1350.53 last year. This drop is mainly accounted for by ก decrease in subscriptions amounting to $855, and an increase in expenditure on repairs and maintenance of $803.87. The de-
The extreme youth of this year's team has surprised even the off- cials of the National Skating Asso- clation. One of them said yester day that it was "extraordinary
that youngsters had altained such a high rank lu skating." But, he
crease in subscriptions explain added, they had an extremely good change of winning the principal events.
ed by the fact tha in 1935 only 26 new members joined the Club as against 82 in 1934, whilst the num- ber of resignations was 41 against 44. The drop in membership is much regretted by your Conttee, but I am pleased to state that up to date in the current year ap-. plications for membership have been received from 21 people.
tour in Europe last year and whatever chances they have of beating the United States seem brighter in an early meeting than after an arduous round of adven- tures on the hard courts of the Continent. With J. H Crawford Four sports have been entered still the player of moods he always, for this year: skating, ice hockey, has been-r he makes the journey ski-ing and bobsleighing. All the at all it is doubtful whether Aus- British representatives were al-tralia can overcome the rising ready in Germany yesterday or on band of young Americans on their heir way, except certain members own ground; but if they do, and of the ice hockey team. Three of are able then to beat the cham- them were taking part last night plons of Europe at Wimbledon for At first sight the increase in re-
in the game between Richmond a place in the challenge round, a pairs and maintenance will ap Hawks and Kensington Corin- hope that. nearly came true two pear heavy, but included underthians. Directly after the match years ago will be fulfilled. this heading is the cost of a new they left for the Olympic Games, red hard court, amounting to about which begin to-morrow. $1000, which might reasonably have been treated as capital ex- penditure, but which your com- mittee have decided to write of iri full against the year's working.
The other items in the income and expendliure account compare favourably with the previous year, and do not, I coralder, call for fur- ther comment.
LIQUID RESOURCES - Turning to the balance sheet, members..will note
suat entrance fees amounting to $300 have been added to reserve, this is in ae- cordance with"
usual the Club's practice. Sundry creditors amoum to $563.61, bus to meet these the Club has quid resources of $4,- 248.32. I would particularly draw your attention to the strength of these our liquid assets, as they a certain indication, of the Club's finances.'
Drovide
For the second year in succes alon your Committee regretfully cancelled the Annual Club Tourna- mel wing to lack of support. It is telt, however, that many men bers may have suggestions regard- ing future competitions, which I am sure would receive favourable consideradon by the new Come mittet.
has fallen.
|
ANOTHER FOOTBALL
TRAGEDY
Young Players Death
• London Feb., 7. Another football tragedy, the second Harry Stanley, 18, son of Mr. George in two days, was reported yesterday T. Stanley, licensee of the Selhurat Arms, South Norwood, & E, died in Croydon Hospital, where he was taken three weeks ago after being injured while playing for Croydon Adults School."
1F
A FULL PROGRAMME There are other missing names it the European Zone, antong them Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. Neither is Wapan sending a team, and lawn tennis in Italy has become political. The sup pression last year of the qualifying competition, however, means a re- turn to the crowded programme that gives modern champions so little peace, and it will still take a. good team to gain a place against the winners of the American group in the Inter-Zone final.
It is early yet to make prophe- cies. But, led by C. von Cramm, there is every reason to expect that Germany will again be seen at Wimbledon; if his second string has made any appreciable progress. the Challenge Round itself should not be beyond their powers. Ever since they lost the Cup France have fallen foul of Australia. This time, with their young players in a different half of the draw than Harry played a magnificent gawe, Germany, they should have About seven minutes before the end
"Harry received his injury in the match against Kenloy," Mr." Willia Stanley, his brother, who captained the Croydon team, said yesterday. "Four brothers in our family are in the team, but only three were playing on this occasion.
a
he received blow in the stomachnger run, beginning their cam- from the ball bab played on until the paign against rate visitors from finish, when he collapsed.
China, Argentina, too, make a re- turn to the European zone, in which the most sturdy opposition to Germany and France may be expected to come from Czecho- slovakia and Sweden.
"At the hospital he was found to be suffering from an internal injury and underwent an operation.
DEATH OF SUNDERLANDS GOALKEEPER
Great Britain again enjoy the position of onlookers, and when they come to the Challenge Round at the end of July everything will at Sunderland yesterday. depend on a return by F. J. Perry years. For all the fair prospects of ring the match he was noticed to his supremacy of the last two Australia and Germany. It seems reasonable to think that the Uni- ted States will again be the chal- may be the champion he looked lengers, and by that time D. Budge last year,
Finally I should like to take this James Thorpe, the young Sunderland opportunity of thanking the Com-goalkeeper, who was injured in the misteg for all their whole-hearted match with Chels at Roker Park, support during my past year as Sunderland, on Saturday, died in President, in particular Mesdames Pearson, Hazell and Martin, upon lying on the ground after & scrimmage whom the bulk of the detail work in the Sunderland goalmouth Hadid not appear, however, to have been I now propose the adoption of seriously injured and it was not until the report and accounts as pre-after the match that it was discover sented, and after these have been head. He was rendovod to hospital for bedly he had heen, juiced on the seconded' 1 shall do my best to observation but quickly fell into answer any queacions members state of coma from which he did not may care to ask.
recover.
Thorpe, who was married, joined NEW OFFICIALS
Sunderland in September, 1930, at the age of 17, after be had played only Oficials for the ensuing year two or three games with Jarrow in the resulted as follows:
North Ean League. He appeared at Roker A.
k a month after he had signel.
General Committee:-Mrs. Owners are reminded that if Sommerfelt, Mrs. T. M. Martin. they intend to start their ponies, Mrs. D. J. Macadam, Mrs. B. C. the usual declarations must bé Richardson, Mr. G. K. Oliver, Mrs. made on the day of the race. N. Mathisson, and Mrs. 8. Jarvis. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1933. Ballowing Committee:-M 8. COTTISH CUP REPLAYS Hill, Mrs. C. J. Waddell, Mzs. D. Kelvin Stark; and Miss Burslem.
Grounds Committee:-Mr, N." L. Rallion and Mr. 8. Hill.
SIGNINGS EXPECTED, Manchester United's trandiers of Robertson and Owen (to Read- ing) and Dodsworth (to Doncaster Rovers) reduced the Old Trafford signing before long, They ran professional list to 28. Inquiries three teams on Saturdays. The THE BROWELL TOUCH, for other players afe being con- Manchester League, side is, 1. ad- "He's got some of Tommy Bro-sidered at the moment and at least mit, mostly composed of young well's touches." That's what one further, departure is likely. amateure, but it cannot be said they're saying about. Hanlon, a This suggests that the United that the Ualted are now "over- former Manchester schoolboy pla- will themselves,be doing some burdened with players.
London, Feb. 26. In Scottish Cup third round re- playa, Clyde visited Dundee and A vote of thanks broposed by won by three clear goats, and St. Mrs. Macadam for the untiring Johnstone were unexpectedly beat work of the outgoing committee, én at home by Aberdeen, who met with acclaim, after which retted the only goal of the match the meeting terminated,
•Heuter:
ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL
London, Feb. 28. Charlton did theinseives a bit of good in their efforts to gain pro- motion to the Arst division when to-day they scored a home victory against Newcaste winning by four goals to two
Bradford entertained Doncaster and won by three goals to one and in the southern section of the third divisior Clapton Orient de- feated Crystal Palace by the only
goal scored.. "Heuter
Page 10Page 11