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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1934.
FORMATION OF HONG BADMINTON ASSOCIATION
THIS WEEK'S GREAT LONDON "DERBY”
Arsenal Meeting Tottenham At Higbury
COLOURFUL FOOTBALL
PROGRAMME
Arsenal's ground records threaten to be shattered on Saturday, when the Highbury team of classical foot- ballers meet Tottenham Hotspurs in the big London "Derby." And not only can attendance figures expect to go by the board; one can also confidently anticipate a brilliant exposition of the modern game of soccer. Both teams take the field fresh from their triumphe of last week, when the Arsenal humbled Manchester City and Spurs went to Roker Park and beat Sunderland. At the moment the Arsenal arej
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The group of Shanghai and Hongkong players who met on the Shanghai Cricket Club ground to battle for Interpart honours. Shanghai ovenually was comfort: ably by 270 rusa, the Colony putting up an unexpectedly poor opposition in the face of some brilliant batilug by L. F. Stokes and Karmani, and the bowling of "Pat" Mader,
heading the league, and they will ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
naturally be all out to retain that; distinctive position. On the other hand here is obvious a rejuvena tion In progress in the White Hart Lane camp, and if the Spurs gel
lot of! going they will take stopping.
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IN THE SCHOOLS
F. A. To Distribute Instructional Book
The Fodball Association is to dis-
Not that this is the only in- teresting match in the first divi-) sion. There Is Derby County's tribute more than 20,000 copies of an
Instruction book un football to public, į visit to Manchester, Preston's
secondary and preparatory schools journey to Pompey (where Stoke throughout the enuntry. This will be inst week scores! nu unexpected the first step in a campaign to in- victory), and Grimsby's trip to fluence schools to play Association | Liverpool. Anything may happen football. The instruction book in entitled "Football-Haw Succeed,"
in either of these games.
list.
FLARE-UP THREAT
Loach and Stoker.
TO BEAT THE BOOK
DANGER EMPHASISED BY MATCH AT CLAPTON
HOME -
NEED FOR COMMON INTERPRETATION OF PLAYING RULES
(By F. M. Carruthers)
Unless something is done to reconcile the Continental with the British view of how football should be played I am afraid there is bound to be serious trouble.
The authorities mutat recognise the
In the second division we find it is written for the National Bolton on foreign soll for the Union of Teachers by the Reverend second Saturday in succession, and K. R. G. Hunt, the former English this time they are up against the International, and Cap Final medal-gravity of the present situation, but
they are allowing matters to drift.
The position is a dellente one, but redoubtable Hull City, a nasty mut for any team to crack. Blackpool,į Essex County Football Association unless action is taken it will become Brentford and Fulham enjoy home will experimentally appoint coaches worse, and there is a real fear that proven one day International relations will be fixtures, and ought to win in each within its aren and if this
will, then be imperilled. case, but Manchester United, who satisfactory, ranches have enjoyed a fine run of access available on application to schools elsewhere. An instructional flm for Intuly may find themselves 4p us in the schools is also to be pro-football have regarded with disdain
gainst int Newcastle, where|vided. Elementary schools are not desperate efforts are being made to barred from these benefits, but must of them nes already members of the fevive a team in the Blues,
Schools Football Association.
There are a couple of teasers in the southern section of the Third Charlton have to visit Division, Coventry and Crystal Palace will be entertained by Clapton Orient, Coventry went down the drain last! Saturday, but that was away, and on their own ground are much more formidable. If Charlton win here they will go a long way to establishing themselves favourites for promotion...
Millwall and Rending to their own pasture, as are Exeter,
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and appear as safe as anybody for a couple of points apices.
Throughout the summer lenders of the bickerings in cricket and have declared that such things could tol possibly occur in their own game, but unless they put out the fire which is alrendy smouldering it will burst alarmingly into flanie.
I do not think there was an allicini
who watched the match between Clap ton Orient and the Sportklub Rapid
The outstanding engagemont in of Vienna who was not concerned by the northern scetion is that hemach that happened. tween Halifax and Chester on the former's enclosure. I prefer the chances of Halifax,
AUSTRIANS SURPRISED.
Arsenal Beaten At Blackburn
FIRST DEFEAT OF SEASON
London, Sept. 19, The Arsenal were benten for the first time this season at Ewood Park yesterday, where Blackburn Rovers scored twice without reply.
The Champions were not in their best form, probably due to the rain- Tranmere The Austrian players were trans-soaked pitch. Their attacks lacked and Wrexham look fairly safe, but Parently ignorant of the conditions the usual precision of movement, and what price Doncaster's chances at under which we expect the game to be when there was shooting to be done
played.
When free kieks were given the forwards seemed, tau hurried in Walsall Here's a sporting pro-agnihst them, some for bad fouls, netheir efforts. on position to make complete those carding to our interpretation of the
rules, they three away winners!
Alex James was missed. were mystified and
The their own way asked, "What have quick-tackling Blackburn halves had
little difficulty in breaking done wrong?"
Arsenal attacks, and they also found The Continental conception of what time to set their own forwards on the is legitimate in
defensive play is path to goal. the difficulty, arises because we may The Rovers always looked the mere
OUR "FORM" GUIDE
How Your Team Has Been Faring In League
The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ- ing their last five more matches up to yesterday.
The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team
concerned.
FIRST DIVISION.
Birmingham
Derby C.
Leeds .... Aston Villa Chelsea Middlesbro Leicester Liverpool Portsmouth
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
1-0 1-0 1-6 2-1 4-5 Aldershot ..... 1-1 4-1 2-1 1-0 1-4 Brighton 0-9 0-3 2-0 3-0 0-0 Bristol C. 1-1 2-0 4-2 1-5 2-2 Cardiff 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–3 2–1, Clapton 0. 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-1 2-3 | Coventry 1-1-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 Exeter 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 6–4 | Gillingham 0-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 0-1 | Luton 2-2 2-8 2-4 0-1 0-0 Swinden 1-2 0-0 1–2 4–1 0–0 | Crystal ?, 14 14 2-0 1-1 1-2 Bristal R.
Watford 3-1 0-2 1-2 2-2 2-1 West Bromwich 3-1 4-2 2-3 6-3 2-3 Charlton Wolves
Presion Wednesday
Sunderland Tottenham
Blackburn Aracnal
iGrimsby
→ Stoke
Juddcenficid
3-2 1-2 4-2. 1–4.3-2 | Reading
2-0 0-1 0-1 3-3 2-2 Northampton
0-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 3-0 | Newport
6-1 2-1 0-2 6-1 4-1 Torquay
1-3 2-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 Southend 1-6 2–4 0–2 4–1, 1–2) Queen's P. II. 1-0.4-2 2-1 3-2 2-2 Hournemouth .. Everlon Manchester C. 3-3 3-1 2-1 3-3 0-3 Millwall
SECOND DIVISION.
Bradford
Brenford
Burnley
Bury Fulham Manchester U. Notta F, Oldham Port Vale Swannes Barnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C. Newcastle Bolton
Shefeld U. Notia C Full West Ham
THIRD
In
different from our own, and
up the
AWAY.-
(By "Robin")
Arsenal
Stoke
Blackpool
West Bromwich
Brentford
West Ham
Millwall
Reading
Exeter
Tranmere Motherwell St. Johnstone
DRAW:-
Bolton
Crystal P. Rangers
Leeds Newcastle Halifax
OUR FORECAST
For Saturday Programme
ARSENAL not say that we are right and they dangerous side, and, although they
did not weave until 34 minutes bud Birmingham are wrong.
If British and European teans are clapsed, with a little luck they might BLACKBURN to continue to meet there must be a have had a substantiul lead at the Leeds is interval. what better understanding of proper.
NEW STATUS FOR LOCAL
BADMINTON
ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED BY
UNANIMOUS VOTE :
DRAFT RULES AND REGULATIONS
ADOPTED YESTERDAY
(By "Veritas").
Backed by the unanimous approval of club representatives, the Hongkong Badminton As- sociation came into being yesterday evening, when, at the same time, the recently formed Badminton League, became extinct as a govern- ing body.
The objects of the Association probably make application for are to advance and safeguard affiliation to that body.
LEAGUE RULES. the interests of badminton in the Colony, and to manage all Chief rules concerning the championships and league com- league included the provisiont of now shuttlecocks for every petitions.
The game therefore enjoys the match, the shuttles to be a medium speed and complying with the re- protection and assistance of
gulations of the Federation. parent body, and the rapid pro- It was also decided to play a gress of badminton here can be round robin" system whereby confidently anticipated.
every pair moets overy pair ons That -cluba
arc keen Was game of 21 points up. An amend- cvidenced by the close attention ment that teams should nominate paid to the draft regulations and first, second and third paira rules and of the many constructive and that these should play their amendments put before the meet opposites only, in the best of three ing and passed.
games, was defeated. SAME OFFICIALS.
Another Important rule which Coincident with the formation met with approval was that giv-. The following is the speciał Telegraph forecast for Saturday. of the Association, it was also ing permission to a player to play where teams are marked in heavy agreed that the officials elected for for a different club if his own club. type they are expected to win, and the Badminton League should con- was entered only in one division,
As-although he cannot, of course,. where no such indication is given, tinue to hold office in the
they Rociation, and
are as play for more than one club in the a draw is anticipated.
follows:
Bame division. President:-Rev. J. R. Higgs. A report was made to the meet- courts in- Vice-President:-Mr. D. H. Ing of the various
spected by the committee to do 1. termine whether they were fit for league matches, when it was Hon. Secretary:-Mr. S. A. announced that all, save one, Gray
appeared suitable. In that one would be arrangementa Committee: case, Messrs. F. H. Kwok, R. H.made for the club's teams to play Wong, E. da Sousa, A. E. Col- their home fixtures on opponents'
Ins, G. H. Summers, and Lee courts.
Entries for the league are being Kuan-you. Mr. Dennis H, Hazell, presided invited forthwith, as it is hoped over yesterday's meeting held in, to have the competition started in SHEFFIELD U the Board Room of the South November. To assist in the com- all clubs Notts C.
Rev. J. R. Higgs being unable to competing are asked to Inform the hon, secretary on what nights of attend owing
provious the week their courts are avail- MANCHESTER V.engagement,
· FIRST DIVISION.
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W
Teltenham Chelsea Sunderland EVERTON
· Hazell.
Hun Kirkwood.
Treasurer:-Mr.
▼
Grimsby
Derby
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Leicester
* Preston
V
Wolren Aston V
WEST BROMWICH V Hudderatel
SECOND DIVISION.
Burnley
V
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V
Olilliam
Bradford C.
Y
Boltun
T Purt Vale
Y Southampton
Y Barnsley
V
Swansea
LIVERPOOL Bruton drove in a great shot, which MANCHESTER C. ▼ The chief divergence of view occurs cannoned against the body of Hup- Middlesbro' 16 defensive measures. I doubt very good, who had fallen buck between PORTSMOUTH much whether it is true that European the posts, and a few minutes later Wednesday players do not use the charge, but Talbot struck the crossbar with Mass STOKE beaten. they rely mainly on a studied system
Apart from the absence of fumes, bt:obstruction:
for whom Marshall deputised, the RUGBY TACKLES.
Arsenal rested Roberts and Copping. BLACKPOOL, Sidey and Jahn filled the vanancies Bradford There was one case in which
BRENTFORD at contre-half and left-half. 2-3 2-0 2-0 0-3 -1 Cinpton Orient player was sent head- Twenty-five thousand spectators BURY 1-2 0-0 4-1 3-0 0-0 long as he was about to go after the saw Blackburn Rovers exert heavy FULHAM 2-2 1-0 0-2 0-1 3-1 ball when it was twenty yards away, pressure from the kick-off,
Bruton Hull C. 2- 1-3 0-2 2-1 0-0 and the Vienna player who "stopped" caused Iupgood some anxiety with Newcastle 0-5 4-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-2 1-1 2-0 6-1 1-3 him could not understand why he was his rushes down the right wing, and NORWICH
penalised,
twice, when the wluger broke through, | NOTIS F. 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-N instances were common of men be- Moss did well to nove.
Plymouth 3-1 1-2 2-2 2-1 1-3 ng pulled off the ball by the arm, and Drake found Jifliculty in evading WEST HAM 1-2 1-1 2-6 2-0 1-0 they were even tackled round the the attentions of Carver, the Rovers' 3-2 3-1 4-4, 6-2 6-9 waist In Rugby fashion. It was ob-centre-half, whenever. Marshall gave 2-1 1-1 2-0 2-2 3–1}vious that the Austrians were accushimi a usable pass, and it was left to BOURNEMOUTH 2-2 0-0 0-2 2-0 2-1 tomed to do these things, and that Bastin to test Binns with a first-time BRISTOL C. 5-0 2-1 1-0 0-1 2-1 they did not see anything wrong in shot from an acute angle,
Clapton O. 3-0 0-0 3-1 2-2 2-0 them.
After thirty-four minutes the Coventry 3-1-4-1 0-1 6-1.3-2 In many important matters Con-Rovers Look a deserving lead when a EXETER 1-3 6-2 1-0 1-0 3-1tinental football is different from our fine concerted movement by their GILLINGHAM 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–6 1–3 own, and although the rules are the forwards gave Thompson chance to MILLWALL - 5–2 0–0 6–2 3–2 1-2 same for both I do not see how it is open the score.
It was not until near the end of NORTHAMPTON 0-3 1-4 1-1 2-3 0-5 possible for teams to play properly 2-1 1-1 1-1-2-2 0-3 and fairly unloes they are observed 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-3 In the same spirit and with the same 4-3 0-1 1-3-1-5 1-1 intention.
DIVISION (NORTH).
1-0-1-3 0-1 2-1 0-2 Accrington 2-2 2-1.1-2 1-1 0-3 Crewe 004-1 1-3 1-2 0-2 Darlington 1-0 1-2 2-0 1-2 2-1 Gateshead 1-2 4-1 0-2 4-0 1-1 Halifax 2-3 5-0 3-1 2-1 4-0 Lincoln D-1 2-1 5-3 1-1 1-1 Rotherham 0-28-2 0-1 2-0 0-4 Stockport 3-2 1-1 3-1 0-2 1-3 Tranmere 0-1 1-1 1-3 3-4 2-0 Walsall 1-2 1-4 4-0 0-8 1-1 Wrexham 0-1 0-5 0-2 1-2 1-2 New Brighton 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 Doncaster 2-2 14 1-0 2-1 2-1 York
0.3 1.3 1.2.1-2, 1-2 Chester 2-0 0.3 1-1 3-2 3-0 Mansfeld 0-1, 3-1 2-0 4-3 2-3 Rochdalo 2-0 3-0 2-0 8-0 3-1 | Chesterfield 0-0-2-3 0-2 1-1 3-0 Seuthnori 0-2 1-1 - 2-3 0-3] Carlisle 4-0 1-2 2-1 0-1 2-0 Hartlepools 0-4-8-17-1 2-1 3-21 Borrow
UNFORTUNATE..
There is not in club who have been 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2-3 2-0 4-2 2-4 3-2 on the Continent who do not accept 4-1 1-1 1-0 6-2.0-3 the altuntion an I have stated it and 2-1 6-2 1-5,1-0 1-1 appreciate the dangers.
1-1 2-1 0-1 3-2 2-1 I believe that Manchester City have 1-3 1-2 4-0 0-0 2-0 made up their minds not to go on 1-2 4-0 0-4 3-1 1-0 tour again, and I am convinced that 1-2 0-2,5-1 1-3 30 until matters are adjusted it would 1-0 2-2 1-0 1-3 4-0 be advisable for the matches to be
1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 suspended,
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Newport
the game that the Arsenal began to READING show their real form, and Binns, in]
Watford
Aldershot
3
Southend
Y
Crystal P.
CHARLTON
Luton
Queen's P. R
Bristol R.
Brighton'
v Swindon
v Torquay
Cardia
the Blackburn goal, wan kept busy when the visiting forwards made de-- THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). sperate efforts to save the match.
From a breakaway the Rovers in- Barrow creased their lead, again
through CARLISLE Thompson: -
THE CESAREWITCH
Entries Scratched For Big Race
Sana
Chesterfeld
HALIFAX LINCOLN Mansfeld ROTHERHAM ROCHDALE TRANMERE Walsall WREXHAM
▾ Stockport
Gateshead
v Ilartlepools v Chester v Darlington
v Crowe
Southport
Accrington
✓ York
Executive'
China Morning Post, Ltd., the Pling of the fixtures,
to
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VALUE OF AN ASSOCIATION,
able. By this means home matches
[can be allocated to suit the con
In proposing that a Badmintonvenience of the clubs.
Association of
formed, the
Hongkong
be
chairman, explained
that the Executive Committee of
the Badminton League had felt RUGBY FOOTBALL that a league in itself was restricted in its activities control, and that an Association, with its wider powers of ad- ministration WAA highly de-
airable.
too
and
FINAL CLUB TRIAL. TO-DAY
The third and final rugby trial of It was also felt that such an the Hongkong Football Club bofore Association would be in the best the opening of the season will be in the held on the Club Ground at 5.16 p.. intorests of the "game Colony and could do more to today. In view of the game with foster It than a league, which be the Navy on Saturday October 20, yond its own competition, could on the Club Ground at 4.30 p.m. all members are requested. to turn out not operate with any authority.
Mr. S. Firth Bernard seconded, to-day. and the proposition was unani- mously carried,
The players, have been divided into the following aides and everyone that turns up will be given a game: Than followed discussion on
Colours: G. P. Lammert, E. Moc- the draft rules as formulated by Gregor, J. L. Tate, P. Gardner, the Excutive Committee of the K.. Noble, J. Hunter, R.. II. Grimths, DONCASTER League. These covered both the 3. Hutchison, N. M. Macintosh, G..C. Association Moutrle, R. G. Castleton, S. 11. Garrol, Y New Brighton regulations of the
and the rules to govern a league. F. R. Burch, F. J. McGugan, G. A. SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Asked to decide on the question Stewart, J. T. Edkins, M. W. Scott, of an annual affiliation fee, the A. S. Cumming, R. I. Cherrill, 1.
Whites: R. Goldman, J. J. Fer- meeting agreed that it should be $10 for every club. This is natur-II. R. McGilchrist, W. Sharp, M. W. Kuson, W. H. B. Rigg L. G. Robertson, entrance Turner, H. C. Mosko, A. F. Walkden, ally in addition to the fees to participate in the league. W. E. Peers, H. O. Bramble, I. H. The Association has also agreed Bradford, W. F. Kerr, K. A. Munro to follow the rules of the recently | D. McLellan," D. A. Cumming, D. K. Queen's Park formed International Badminton Hislop, W. G. C. Knowles. Albion
Federation, and in due time will Referee:Dr. J. A. R. Solby.
AIRDRIE London, Oct. 10, Clydo Espoir, SaintReynard; Dunfermlike
3-1 2-2 1-6 2-3 0-1 1b is unfortunate that the Football 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-1 2-2] Association are not members of the 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2-0, international Federation, who govarn 1-5 3–1 1–4 3–1 2–3 football in Europe and other countries 5-1 2-0 6-1 0-2 0-3 abroad. They were driven out over 0-2 2-0 0-3 3-0 0-1 the question of payment of amateurs Bunkawal and Labour Member havo FALKIRK 2-4 0-4.1-0 0-2 1-6 for broken time." But the interests been scratched from the Cesarowitch HEARTS
Stakes, to be run to-morrow.-- 0-1 1-0 1-3 2-0 0-2 jof all the countries are now so closely. It is how announced that G. Vatard MOTHERWELL
| KILMARNOCK 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 inter-linked that there ought to be
2-1 0-13-1 6-9 0-0 some way of definitely settling the will have the mount on Dojas Comba, Partick 1-2 4-0 0-1 1-3 2-2 conditions under which all teams Thompson will ride Frivolite II and QUEEN O'STH.
A. Ravse will be on Lenin-Reuter, ST. JOHNSTONE -3-10-3 3-0 0-1 0-0 should play.
Bt. Mirren RANGERS
✔ Hibernians
Hamilton Aberdeen Y'Dundee
7. CELTIC
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