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SOFTBALL NOTES
Full Programme
Reviewed
(BY R. O. Y.).
A full programme of soft- ball games was, played over the week-end. On Sunday, three league ties were decided and on Monday, the C.B.A. Ladles clashed with the Chinese Girls' Softball Club, before an tonishing number of interested anlookers.
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ENGLISH FORUM: 10 C.BA.: 6
In the first game on Sunday, the CB.A. played great defensive ball. to hold the English Forum to a four-run margin, although, badly outhit. Tom Whitley was again Gutstanding in the Aeld and Bill Muir, at first base. handled nine chances without making an error.. The winners hit very well but could score only 10 runs on 18 hits, Yung, a newcomer to the game. took batting honours with 4 hits In 4 times at bat.
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CHINESE: 15 RÉCEEIO 2
Contrary to expectations. Re- creio put up ifttio-resistance to the tocal baseball champions who coasted in to an easy victory. Tuffy Chinn, on the mound, allow- ed the losers only one hit, and Earl Wong signalised his reap- pearance with a perfect fielding display in contrast to the
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938-
In the World of Sports
C.B.A. SOFTBALL team
·PICTURE ABOVE shows the Central British Association (la- dies) softball team which took part in a friendly match against the Chinese Baseball Club ladies on Sunday.
INDOOR BOWLS
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LEAGUE
Pressmen In The
Semi-Final
Further matches in the Ewo In- door Bowling League were played at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys on Tuesday night the "a C. M. Post": advancing into the semi-final by beating the Film Distributors, and The Portuguese squad, with then a first round match, the Black exception of Alvares, showed little Dog beat the Beer Barons.
numerous error: committed by
both teams.
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5. C. M. Post
LONDON SCOTS TESTED
O.M.Ts. Promise Well
Lon. Scottish...11 0.M.T..::8 London. Scottish, with the advantage of:a: rame, just managed to win their first horpe game against the Old Merchant Taylors by a goal and two tries to a goal and a penalty goal.
HOME FOOTBALL CHATTER
Scouts Pay Their Keep
When football talk turns tow the matter of scouts, one po- mark often made is, “A footbali scout can repay his wages over and over again by spotting only, one player." That is quite correct. Some scouts do it beesuse by Andlig a player they Cam Save their elab thousands of pounds.
VON CRAMM TO
BE FREED
A
Berlin, Oct. 12. The German tennis' chara• plon, Baron Gottfried "yon Cramm, who was sentenced in May to prison for one year on a charge of moral delinquency will be released from pri- son on October 16.
Tennis fans In Germany caturally wonder whether von Cramm will now resuma his interrupted, tennis career, - but It is believed · that two will retire Inte
afe.com private Transocean.
Badgered Amateurs Seek Protection From Soccer "Touts"
Amateur football clubs are trying to find a way of stopping the activities of freelance "touts"-people who pester their players to be come professionals. The amateur clubs have suffered long, they have protested often; nothing seems tä happen, writes a Home correspon dent.
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I hear to-day of a young new-but they wish that all acted as comer to
leading London | Arsenal. Brentford. Chelsea and amateur club who has been ap-the other big Landóŋ clubs do, by proached in this way by the same communicating first with the club individual more than ten times when they wish to invite a'player since this season" began-exactly a to join them as a professional. month ago.
Nor do the amateur clubs want The player has no wish to give to dissuade any of their players up his amateur status; he resents who feel that the professional wing badgered into changing his game would provide a career, mind.
ONLY PLAYERS FREE Amateur of Albert Lindon, now their "chief This player was on the list at £350. the "tout" to keep away from their
organisations cannot travelling representative."
sre often The price had been determined by round. They would protest to the protect players who Two players discovered by Albert the League. But when he got there club for whom the tout is supposed bothered at their homes in an and, sent up to Highbury were the second manager Liandly told to be acting, but they believe they evening. The only players Boulton, goalkeeper, and Griffiths, him he could have him, but-tor / will only be told that the man has from molestation, are those who
It isn't often, though, that a club can see in actual figures that their scouts are making their wages. Arsenal can see this in the case
outside right, an
Just before the season Derby County paid a fee for Boulton. Recently Leicester City, paid a fee for Grifiths. These fees will cover Albert Lindon's wages for some time to come.·
MANCHESTER UNITED'S WEEKLY PROBLEM
It's tough being a Manchester United half-back, And it's nearly as tough for the team pickers to sort out their half-backs," The trouble isn't over once the first team trio-Gladwin. Vose and Manley are picked. he trouble, in fact, starts.
The question then before the meeting is: What about half-backs for the second team?
...
are The players left
Brown,
£400.
No need to say that no club can raise the price on a player's head once it has been fixed, by the Football League.
His club, Incensed, have warned
no authority. In other words, that and is a freelance. he is acting on his own initiative
free
sign amateur forms for a profes- sional side.
The four chief amateur leagues
And one prominent London ama- teur club are seriously consider- HAVE LOST PLAYERS
ing asking one of London's league There are London amateur clubs clubs to sign their whole team to who lost players through this sec-stop the men being pestered and The first manager walked out fret approaching. What the amarried. without the player, and this lad is tours, Junior as well as senior. stil withoát a' club. Very tough on would like to see is rigid enforce of the South have a board, known the playez, but manager numberment of the rule requiring 14 days as the AIS (Athenian, Isthmian one hesitates to cause the second notice of approach to a player's London, Spartan) Leagues Ad- club, whether the player is signed visory Board, which deair with club a lot of bother.
on an M Form (which registers matters concerning the collective him with the Football Association interests of the four leagues as as the player of a stated club) or affecting the interesta The long arm of football coin-not. Few amateurs sign M Forms amateurs. and which
Amateurs emphatically are not transfers between clubs in. mem- antagonistic to professional clubs; bership of the particular leagues.
EVERTON TIPPED OFF ABOUT BAIRD
cidence stretched a long way in the matter of the transfer of Harry Baird from Manchester to Hudders- held Town, Here's how.
In Ireland recently, Everton were George represented by Messrs Evans, director, and Theo Kelly secretary. They made contacts in Belfast. Were told to consider Harry Baird as a good utility for- ward. Harry's praises were sung by Belfast friends..
The Old Boys put up a fine fight ed up 11 errors. The losers were A T. Lee.... 167, 152 and 143-462 after a disastrous start. N. Wynd- 157. 123 and 116-303 | ham-Smith, who was making a re- fortunate to escape the ignoming G. Bakter of a shut-out defeat, thanks to J. R. Luke... 137. 118 and 123-379 appearance alter a long absence, Warner, Winterbottom, Linn, Cook, Carvalho, who managed to score M. R. Abbas 125, 128 and 96-349 breaking his leg in a tackle with Whalley, McKay, and Savage. The his team's only two runs. mainly
A. H. B. Adair after only five min- position is complicated. Who's to by aggressive base-running.
utes' play. I G. M. Fadden came so in? Who's to be left out? .1,585
out of the pack to scrummage Changes have been made to give bali-back but the smoothness of certain players a run, yet it wasn't the Taylors' backs which had been until recently that Bert, Whalley evident was gone, and although got a game this season And then
tor their forwards carried quite their he played at inside-right.
There is more trouble for the was a lack of pace and thrust be- selectors coming up.
MIDGETS: 7 CANADIAN.
CHINESE 4
Total
Film Distributors.
150, 106 and 114370 123. 118 and 123-364 126. 115 and 122363
In the best game of the day, the T Madar Canadian. Chirjesé held the Midgets Johnston..... to four runs all at the end of the J, Odell
5th inning and then literally threw W. K. Way 101: 134 and 122-357
the game. Both teams garnered only three hits, aplece, but the Canadians. In the field, erred 11 times to, the winner's once...
White and Lau gave very valuable support.
Total
Total
Black Dog
1,451
1.731
share of the set serummages, there
hind.
NEAT PIECE OF WORK The Scottish scored inside three- minutes,
Park
You know. of course, what happened. Harry "Baird appeared Huddersfield Town against Everton."
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PRESTON TALENT HUNT
LOCAL YACHTING RESULTS
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of all
controls
The board are doing excellent work; they could do their leagues, and the amateur game as a whole,
great service, by their Results of races held by the fuence, they could get the Football Royal Hongkong Yacht Club yes- Association to stop this secret terday resulted in wins for Eve "tapping" by insisting upon 14 (Major E. Bader in the "A" Class days' notice to the amateur clubs and Artel (Mr. Drew Wilkinson) in in every case. the Mixed Classes.
Detailed results are as follows: "A" Class-Started at 14.43
Eve
'Finished COIT. Pos. ADVERTISEMENT
16.16.40 16.16.40
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18.18.59 18.18.59 (Miss P. M. King). Jean 16.20.13 16.20.13
(Mr. R. W., Smales),
La Linda 16.17.49 16.17.49
(Mrs. M. L. Johnstone). Teal ............ 16.17.20 16.17.20
(Major J. E. Dobbs).
(Capt. R. Lawder).
(Major E. Bader). Joss 16.21.00 16.21.00
· FOOTED WAGES BILL. The Scottish backs, although
A mikor shock recently was te (Mr. P. H. MacMillan). there were few good movements, You won't find many cheerter and that Preston North End are |Gull, D.N.F. (Mr. A. D. G. Milis). Bubjected to an intensive razzing Dudderidge.. 163. 183 and 137-463 impressed and gave every indica-people in football these days than needing players and are very much Kittiwake...
thrustful line, well served by a pair the directors of Blackburn Rovers, on the look out for same.⠀ campaign by his former-team- Favecit› ... 159. 123-and- 171-451tion of settling into a fine fast and They have reason mates. Herble Quan pitched good wrods 148, 165 and 133-444 of good halves in A. H. B. Adair
We are apt to think that North The team tops the Second ball for the winners, George Devonshire 135. 109 and 127371 and D. M. Strathle, whilst the for- Division and looks good to make wigs at Deepdale are under no End have all the talent The big. wards were very good both in the promotion bid. This form is loose and the line out.
bringing people back to Ewoodsuch impression. A lot of time has ¡been spent this season by new "Beer Barons
There was a crowd of 27,000 at supervisor. Billy Scott taking looks Maureen 16.25.20 18.25.20 158, 159 and 138455 Starling
et other teams-ust to see if they A J. Watson crossing the game between the Rovers and have anything." A. Bates 122, 78 and 81-277 NRKIK...
after a neat piece of work by Manchester City, 78. 88 and 103-26:1 Skinner... 107. 27 and 75-26they had
Strathle. The Taylors although This is a revival. Very much so in the meantime lost when you consider just how the Wyndham-Smith, fought back and Rovers' affairs were at the end of
Here's a quees one for you. The Total
took the lead when E. W. R.. Gaff last season.
best goalkeeper on Preston North picked up à loose ball to run in and Of money for the players' sun-End's list is in, the reserves.. That DUCK FINS PRIZES
score, and J. Huskisson convert.. mer wages there was very little. s. a Deepdale view. And I and. Merchant Taylora clung to their Most of it was found by the direc- other people, who have seen the Messrs. Gilman and Company are offering prizes of tins of cigarettes lead until just before half-time, tors. So you see, these gentlemen goalkeeper, agreeing. writes for scores in Duck Pins of 115 and when an excellent movement, in have every right to feel pleased Home correspondent. The C.B.A. Ladies were at full over. No player is permitted to which Strathle. E M. Lucas. R. W. with Ute strength for their game with the win more than two tins of ciga. Dunn and J. C. Swanson handled Chinese Girls, but were too inex-rettes a month. berienced to trouble the hard hit- their
The Canucks were badly rattled by what they considered were several poor decisions and lost their grip at the business end of the game. Kassa Nazarin batted m all-four of the losers runs and Al Lau was their best helder.
Otr Monday, the Central British. the scored a runaway. win over Trojans by 23 runk to 2 10 3. Ariendly match, which served as a enstain raiser to the ladies' game. CHINESE GIRLS 20 CENTRAL KOKO KRFITSH 6 ·
ting wirners, who scored scuns on 24 hits, of which Phyllis Ing and Mary Mas got five apiece,
Doris Marufprised the fans with a flawless display behind the plate. Mrs. Bottomley was the outstanding player for the losers. Elleen Clever and Virginia Beat- mont showed excellent hitting ability, and Toni Scott handled ine chances for a fielding average of 2,000 per cent."
4.000
HOCKEY WIN FOR CLUB
1,272
GOVERNOR'S CUP FOOTBALL
FEDERATION TEAM
FOR SUNDAY
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The following will represent the Hongkong Chinese Amateur Athie
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THIS 'MANAGÉR MAY BE REPORTED
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DÉEPDALE "MYSTERY"
EXPLAINED
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The lad is Jack Fairbrother. He went to Preston from Burton Town, Then why, you may ask, is Jack Once again a' good, three-quarter Met a véry wrathful manager Fairbrother not in the First Dty! back movement by the Scottish recently, writes a Home corresponsion adde? That's where this case backs led to a score, Adair · and cent.
Becomes queerer. North End are
| Etrathle started it and the ballHe was wondering whether not sure that Jack would it into went right across the line to Swan-report another manager to the FA the scheme quite so well as does
son, who crossed for Stuart-Watson or not. He had gone to negotiate Harry Holderot, Harry, after all to kick the goal. a man patinage with the second club for å forward. is more than just a goalkeeper.
The Old Boys, although obviously tring, stuck to their guns; their only further reward, however, was penalty goal, kicked by J. Huskissor
Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY
BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m.
Club Bridge MESTINGB-Victoria Chess Club,
Federation in the First Round ot the Governor's Cup Competi tion, against the Hongkong Foot-
RUGBY FOOTBALL. ball Association, on the Navy Ground, on Sunday, at 4° p.m.
TRIAL GAME Tam Kwan-kon (South China
Practically all of the first arteen "B"), Mak Shul-bon (South China. "A" and Lee Ting-sang (South took part in the Rugby football BRIDGE-Cheero The Hongkong Hockey Club first-
China "A" Leung Wing-chui trial on the Club ground last ever-Night. eleven..commenced their season (South China "A"). Hul King-sing when a very encouraging num with a convincing victory st (Eastern) and Boon Ling-singber of players turned out to give King's Park yesterday when they (Eastern); Yeung Shui-vick (South the Club selectors an indication of defeated the Royal Scots by three China "B"), Fung King-cheung what they might expect during the (South China "A"), Lau Tau-man season which commences this by Taking the lead early in the (South China "A"). Suen Kam Saturday with two games,
first half through V Bond the men (Eastern) and Hau Ching-to
The teams were changed about Club maintained pressure and only (Eastern).
very considerably and although "the good work of the Scots' defence Reserves: Lau Hin-hon (East- some very the moves were seen, no BRIDGE Cheero.. Club Bridge prevented them from ndđỡng 10 Fern); Lo Wal-ruen (Eastern); Lee scores were kept. Everybody pre-
sent, though, was given a game, SWIMMING-Mixed Swimming, in Tackee (Eastern); Lim Tak-po and with such a wealth of talent On resumption the Club took (South China Bleu Chong at their disposal, the Club selection
European YMCA Swimming the offensive.
Mid-held play sang (Bouth China "A" and Leung committee should and no dimoulty
Pool ensued for a good part of this Pak-wai (South China "A").
in delding two very formidable. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 period and from a short corner,
teams during the season, A BOWLA given for obstruction R Dirett found the net with a one drive
goals to fl
their tally,
HONOURS EVEN
fairly even game shared the pointa,
Shortly after this the same On the Military ground Happy each side finding the net twice.. player, receiving a pass from Bond, Valley, yesterday, the Kumaon
at Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m. 'Kow- loon Chess Club, at Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 pm RACING Entries close for the Hongkong Jockey Club's Ninth Extra Race Meeting Noon. ...TO-MORROW
Night
Recreio
In the early part of the game. but after the on the left wing netted with a Rifles met the Royal Engineers in play was scrappy well-placed shot to not the issue the Third Division of the Hong- change over the teams played FOOT beyond, doubt.-J. H.-P.
kong. Football League and after a much improved football,
Craizengo
Rec
4.20
Bay), 4.30 þ.m.; Kowloon V Kwong Wah... · (Kowloon), p.m.; St. Joseph's v. Middlesex St. Joseph's), 430 p.m.j. Royal Ecots v. Eastern (Bookinpoo); 4.30, p.m.; Bouth China A 7. Police (Carolina. Hlll), 430 :p.m. Second division, 5th Bde. RA, V. Club (Causeway Bay), 3 pm;:{ Kowloon v Euster (Kowloon), 3. pm: St. Joseph's v. Kwong Wah (St. Joseph's), 3 pm.. Ordnance Corps v. Royal Scots (Military), 4.30 p.m.; Middlesex v. Polic (Sookunpoo), 3.p.m.; South China. 1. Engineers (Caroline H), 3 plm.. Third' division (A), 30th Bty. R.A. v. Electric (Military),
3 p.m. Third division (B), RAF
7. Signals (PE. Road). 3 p.; 24th Bty. RA. V. ABA. (Chat- ham Road), & p.m.; Powhattan v. Stonecutters W/T (Chatham Road), 4.30 pm RUGBY Club Av. Navy (Club), Club Army (Club), 430
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Ninth Extra Race, Meeting to be held on Saturday, 22nd October, 1938 (weather per
mitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club;
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the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwang Rosd."
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Mixed Classes-Started at 14.65
Finished Corr. Pos. Colleen 16.19.28 18.19,28 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 2
(Rev. E. D'A. Staunton). Ariel:
18.18.03 16.18.49 (Mr. Drew Wilkinson). ·· Alisa .......... 1830.43 16.21.28
Robena
(Mr. W. G. Ingram).
16.35.00 16.24.31 5 (Mr. RR. Lindsay). Widgeon
..... 16.29.36 18.19.44 (Miss H. Crawhall Wilson).
Entries close at 12 o'clock
NOON on Thursday, 13th Oct. 1938.
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