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FORMATION OF LOCAL HOCKEY ASSN:
IDEA TO BE DISCUSSED
THIS EVENING
AFFILIATION TO ENGLISH
BODY SUGGESTED
PITFALLS TO BE AVOIDED
[By "Bully-Off".]
To form an Association, which would govern the whole of Hockey in Hongkong, including the manage. ment of competitions such as the Mamak Shield, Caer Clark Cup, and the Sim Shield, is the somewhat ambitious project of a group of local hockey enthusiastis which is to receive consideration at a meeting of the Mamak Shield committee this evening.
A further suggestion, and one of no little signi- ficance and importance, is that such an Association, if formed, should affiliate to the English Hockey Associa- tion.'
it is
On the face of it I think it will, be readily coneeded that the scheme is most laudable. always in the best interests of competitive sport to bring it under the guidance of a central body, and in local hockey it is no less essential than in cricket, football or tennis.
UCZYTELNIERIAL | OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION
The objects of the proposed Hong- kung Association it is underaload,
To control all hockey In the Colony, including competitions in which men's and women's clubs, Inke part.
SOME heary winre had just about won the featherweight cham- pionship of the world for Kid Chocolate, when the above action Look place in Madison Square Garden, New York. Low Feldman, the challenger who twice before had been beaten by the little Cuban, is shown at loft as he took a count of nine in the ninth round. And three rounds later Referan Patsy stoppad the match to spare Foldman further punishment.
McElney Unable to Play in Rugby Interport
Nevertheless, without attempt-ure as fallowat ing to prejudice the issue, which is aure to receive the most stu- died consideration this evening by the present managers of the Mamak shield, the biggest and; most important hockey competi- tion in Hongkong. It would not,, perhaps, be out of place to bring to notice one or two significant factors,
Association apply fur membership Timportant fixtures carried out, then any I have TOURNAMENTS MUST REMAIN. to the English Hockey Association.
Club Pack Must Improve Their Work in the Loose Scrums
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To formulate rules and re gulations and to reserve the Fight to govern competitions,
To vest committees with powers to conduct the various tourno.
mentis.
In addition it is proposed that an
Firstly, I think it has to be ap- the that efforts be made to obtain
sanction the English govern- preciated that the Mamak Shielding body to continue the Mamak and is providing a type of competi- other such competitions. tive hockey most desirable und It has also been suggested, It is that to lose such a competition understood, that if necessary the would mean a big retrogressive Sim Shield, namely that
кате provision which governs the
It step so far as local hockey is con-in a permanent resting place and cerned.
is never actually handed over The Mamak Shield, its off-winnera, be applied to the Mamak shoots and its equivalents, must Shield, and thus bring the compoti- be maintained if the game Istion into line with the require- to continue to flourish in this meats of the Engllah Hockey Colony.
Association.
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central Association PEACE there is no reason why tourna ments of the Mamak Shield na-impressive. ture should not remain. In fact
remains
to the
But it is not directly concerned
By "THREE QUARTER"
THE past week has seen two, their line-our work is far better seen from the
and this afternoon will be played Club. I have heard Watson the first of the matches in the described as a "line-out artist," Triangular Tournament, when the which I think ia woll merited by Navy and Army meet at Seokun-fhia work in that department of the poo. These teams met on the game. I am also inclined to think same ground a week ago, the match that Doggett merits that descrip- resulting in draw, but both tion.
sides were below strength on that! occasion so that the decision enn- not be taken too seriously.
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I sather that it is unlikely that McElney will be able to get away for the Interport in Shang-"
ere
THE Club fielded an "A" team hal, in which case the Club will againat H.M.S. Tamar and have to find another hooker Small Ships in a mid-week fixture. long.
McElney the brilliant display of this match being made notable by first hooked for John the Club 111 Roberts of International fame, the Interport! who operated nt centre three- against Shang-
pre-
I feel confident that managed by with the present proposition, ex- quarter. Robers also turned out thai in 1931 and! a body with such governing cept that the promoters of this for the Club senior team against although powers us would be enjoyed by a scheme for the formation of a the Navy on Saturday, but he viously a second Hockey Association, the competi-local Hockey Association and its falled to find the form ho showed row forward, he lion would make even greater affiliation to the English Hockey in the previous game, and was was so success- Association, point out that it is almost as bad an offender in the ful on that
progress than it has.
THE REAL SNAG. -
The apparently only real snag is the suggested affiliation to the English Association,
This, I think I am right in claiming, carries with it the neces- sity of conforming to the E.H.A., rules and regulations and to for- mulating the local Association's rules on slmllar lines as those of the so-called parent body.
Unfortunately the English As- sociation has expressly laid down in its rules that none of its mem- bers of affiliated clubs and asso- ciations may take part in compe- titions for challengo cups or prizes.
This regulation in full reads: No affiliated Association and no Club belonging to an aliated Association and no Player OF Member of any such Club shall institute or take part in any hockey challenge cup or prize Competition; and any Association,
Player or Member no offend- ing shall be dealt with by the Council under Rule 1 (relating to diciplinary powers).
The practical effect of this
is that a local Association and?
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McElney-
a precedent established by the matter of handling as the other homeside governing body which Club backs. It must, however, be occasion that the Shanghai backs should remain good enough for all added, that he was handicapped by were literally starved. Since then challenge cups and prize competin torn thigh muscle, and the men he has, when playing, always tions in Hongkong.
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between him and the base of the hooked for he Club, and has NO GUARANTEE.
scrum were so erratic in their usually managed to see his backs handling that but few really good get more of the
ball then One is Inclined to agree. It passes reached him.. should. But will it? Is there :
opposition. His absence from the Interport team will certainly any guarantee that, if a local THE Club v Navy match must weaken the Club in the matter of Association became affiliated with the EH.A., they would ment
have been a sore disappoint-getting possession, but a capable
to Club obtain the special permission Club forwards certainly got the who, I understand, is turning out supporters. The substituto may be found in Peers, necessary to continue tourna ball in eight out of ten ments of the Mamak League and serums but the handling of the Injury sustained a fortnight ago.
tight again this week after his ankle Caer Clark Cup?
Club outsides was deplorable and
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Of course there is not, and I their attempts to open up the was glad to see Lieut. Prior of very much doubt if the E.H.A game usually lost much ground.
the Gunners turning out again would ever he prepared to make While commending the serummag. after his injury. He is a forward Buch concessions. It is in directing of the Club pack, I would who, though somewhat lacking in contravention to their rules, and romind them that more tries are finish, always gocs hard and can would establish a practice suffi-scored from locso scruma, when a be depended upon to make tho cient to reader farcical the rul-quick heel often catches the opposition sit up. Llout. Ing on this point.
defence unawares, than from the Read I understand, is a doubtful therefore suggest that the set scrums. The Navy forwards starter for this afternoon's match. promoters of this project hest certainly do get over the ball and and if he has to stand down It tate and consider very carefully get it back in the loose, while will, indeed, be a loss
to the the question of affliation to the
Army XV. I note that he has been English governing body.
I
pleked to play on the wing where- hia pace and strong running
tral Association to control local for next year), to be organised by as far as the opposition is con By all means institute a cen- the Mamak Shield have in mind should make him very dangerous
its clubs could not participate Hockey as far as is possible, but an Association affiliated as one corned. I am glad to see Llout. In a tournament such as the if affiliation means that competi-of its members, then all well and MacFarlan playing again, as the
existing Murak Shield or the Caer Clark Cup.
CURIOUS PRECEDENT.
The same rule, of course, ap plies to the Sim Shield, the com- petitors of which, the Army, Navy, and Hongkong Club, are Indivi- dually affiliated to the English Association.
But special permission has been granted by the Home body for: this competition to be played, on the grounds that the trophy s novor handed over to the winners, but rests. permanently. In the U.S.R.C. elab house, with the names. of the winners Inscribed thereon.
This qualification of such a tournamont, which seeks to alter
THE PROBLEM.
old Sedberghian can play a very
ward.
SPORT ADVTS.
tions such as the Mamak Shield good. and other challange cup tourna If the Home Association reply ments will have to go out of exfat- is to the contrary, then it would useful game as a back-row far- ence, thon one is inclined to ask, be well for the proposers of the is it worth it?
present scheme seriously to con-
(Continued on Page 9.) Blder the effect of affiliation. And [n any case I suggest that the On the other hand I fully ap-meeting this evening does not at- preciate that unless a Hockey tempt to come to a final decision Association such 28 Is sug on the matter until the question gested, includes the membership has been thoroughly explored. of the Hongkong Club, the Army and Navy, that much of
AN ALTERNATIVE. its real purpose remains im.
There is, I believe, an alterna nchieved. And It also has to be tive to the Mamak Shiold and recognised that unless such an Caer Clark Cup competitions: Forms for the Fifteenth Extra Association did become all-that is the running of leagues for Raco Meeting to hold on Saturday, ilated, neither of these three both men and women clubs, with- 3rd December, 1932, (weather per clubs would be able to partici- out the offering of a trophy. So mitting) may be obtained at the pate in a local Association. for 05 know the English Asso-Secretary's Office, the Club House, This is the problem.
clation rules do not bar such comHappy Valley, the Hong Kong petitions. But there agala It is Club, the Sports Club, and the
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
Draft Programmes and Entry
It from being one of a challenge trophy to the more playing of a the English Hockey Association whether such leagues would pro-
If it. can be ascertained from a very debatable question as to Stables, Village Road. series of games for the privelege that it would be prepared to porporly take the place of the Mamak of having one's name inscribed mit tournaments such as the and Caor Clark.Cup tournaments. on THURSDAY, 24th November, Entrios olone at 12 o'clock NOON on. place of silver (which, ac-Mamak Shield and Caor Clark cording to the English rules can-Cap, together with any knock-out proposition and one calling for
The whole thing is a delicate 1982. not in reality exist), is rather competitions (which, it will be a broad outlook and wise counsel- amusing, and not the slightest bit recalled, the present managers of Horship,
By Order,
S. A. BLEAP.
Actg. Secretary,
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