THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1934.
POOR CONTROL IS SPOILING
PROBLEM THAT MUST BE
TACKLED PROMPTLY
THE DRUDGERY OF REFEREES AND
UNCERTAINTY OF PROMOTION
BY FRANK M. CARRUTHERS ··
"How may I become a first-class football refered?" After all the inquiries I have made I am not prepared to answer the question which has been put by an înter- national player who, I believe, has all the qualifications for the position.
I would urge the authorities to consider it because I feel that it goes right to the root of the problem of how to obtain more officials who can be trusted to control matches efficiently.
The League management com- been on the linesman's list for two mitteo are seriously perturbed by years, and before promotion has the present olluntion.` They admit come he has been taken off, hav- that the refereeing of matches to-jing reached the retiring age of day is not antisfactory. They alsof forty. In this way I am assured confess that they know of an way that the Lengue has lost a first- in which it can be improved class reforce of exactly the type "Show us better system of select-the authorities are secking, ing officials and we will adopt it," The next advance in to the sup they say.
plementary list of referees and-- another period of waiting.
Not only are the cluba dissatis fied but they are faced with this Under present conditions the disturbing factor. The number life of a first-class referre in of players who have already been bound to be short. He is scarce- reported this season is alarmingly likely to begin to qualify before and it is suspected that has been the age of thirty. It takes him largely due to lax control. Men Ave or six years before he can do not break the rules when they pass from the county association know the official will not tolerate to the League, and then, if he has misbehaviour.
not been promoted from the lines-
I have pointed to the tendency | man's. list by the time he is forty, which has been so unfortunately he has to retire, and all the efforts marked of reforces leaning to- he has made have been in vain. wards the home team. This too
officially
recognised, They
are all to enally influenced by the spectatoru,
A crowd who shout loudly and persistently often affect the result
THE PAY.
LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Truss crowd in background watching Broadas win China Open Amateur Golf Champlonshipsat oighteenth green on Hungsão Courro, "lil tell the world I am,” Broados replied when asked if glad it was all over. “It's a long drive-22 bolar.". Now champion came fourth in last year's competition, Ginishing last round in pain from severe injury sustained whan shaft entered his thigh after branking on tres, Broadus was well up at the time and was conceded big chancs of winning.
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
In it likely that an adequate Aston Villa number of first-clnas referees can | Cheisen he accured in these conditions? Middlesbro
It is suggested that more would i Lecenter
Liverpool
of a match. This is one reas the attracted if the scale of partsmouth
hy the odds on the home Bide
were higher, but this winning are so considerable.
In very Preston
doubtful. I think that an offein Wednesday I am convinced, tuo that much who is sa largely responsible for Sunderland trouble arises through the anxiety the success of a match should be Tottenham of referees to retain their jobs. It was a desperate struggle to get fald more than three guineas, but West Bromwich
it In the drudgery which, has to Wolves on the Lengue list and their frat be undergone In serving in junior Blackburn
ndeavour is to remain there. competitions, for so many years In the circumstances they try to with all the uncertainty of promo please everyone, and that is not tion at the end which is the chief possible.
reason why men of ability will not undertake the work.
DRUDGERY.
Arsena}
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
1-5 2-1 4-6 0-1 1-3 Aldershot 2-1 1-0 1-4 1-0 2-0 Brighton 2-0 3-6 0-0 2-0 2-3 Bristol C 4-2 1-5 2-2 1-4 4-2 Cardiff. 2-0 2-3 2-1 1-0 0-2) (lapton (), 1-2 1-1 2-3 1-0 0-2 Coventry 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 Exeter 3-24 1-1 2-2 Gillingham 2-1 1-2 0-1 4–0 1–4′ Luton 2–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 | Swindon 1-2 4-1 0-0 3-1 0-4 Crystal P, 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 2-1 Bristol R, 1-2 2-2 2-1 1-5 4-1 | Watford
2-3 6-3 2-3 4-1 0-4 Charlton
4–2 1–4 3–2 1–3 3–1 Kensing 0-1 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-0] Northampton 5-1 2-2 3-0 5-1 1-2 Newport 0-2 0-1 4-1 1-1 --2 Torquay 1-0 2-2 1-0 4-1 2-0 Southend 0-2 4-1 1-2 1-4 4-0 | Queen's P. It. 2-4 3-2 2-2 0-2 4-0 Bournemouth 2–1 3–4 0–3 0–1 2–4 | Millwall
THIRD
Grimsby Stoko Huddersfield .. Everton ..... Manchester C.
SECOND DIVISION
I think the referee problem This brings one back to the should be tackled from this polat question-How long does it take of view. The period of appren- to make a referca? i believe it to liceship which has properly to be Bradford
served and the machinery of pro- Barley to be the crux of the question.
The oficial alm is to obtain re-motion ought to be amended.
Bury forecs of strong personality, men A quicker way ought to be found Fathem
Brentford
0-1 2-1 0-2 1-3 1-3)Accrington 1-2 1-1 0-3 4-1 0-1 Crewe 1-3 1-2 0-2 0-1 3-3 Darlington 2-0 1-2 2-1 2-0.3–3 Gateshead
0-2 4-0 1-1 2-1
2-1 1-1 Halifax
of Independence who will. Insist to give every official an opportuni- Manchester U 3-1 2-1 4-0 1-0 3-1 Lincoln on the rules being observed with-ty to make good, and appointment | Notts F. out considering their own in- ought not to be so much a matter, Oldham
barcata.
In do not think this is possible.
A competent man of this type will
of chance and good fortune,
not submit to the drudgery which is at prescat necessary before he CONTRACT BRIDGE.
can qualify to take charge of firstclass gantes.
Club de Recreio Win Triangular Contest
I am assured that an appren-¡ Elceship of at least five years has to be served to get on the League list as a linesman. He must serve
A most enjoyable evening was three years under a county as-spent at the Club de Reerola when the aociation before he can attain home team were hosts to the Kowloon senior rank, and then, after fur-Cricket Club and the Sports Club in ther experience, it is a question of an inter-club contract bridge match walling for promotion, which may last Friday
The games were keenly and evenly never came without the friendly)
contested throughout, and resulted in Influence of a League club.
win for the Club de Recreio, who
Selection as a linesman is the seared an aggregate total of 15,410 first step, and unhappily in many points as against 14,650 points by the eason it is the last. An outstand. Sports Club and 13,010 by the Kow-
ng referee in Hertfordshire has loon Cricket Club.
CINZANO VERMOUTH
ALWAYS INSISTED UPON
BY THOSE WHO KNOW
THE BEST.
SOLD IN EVERY PART
OF THE WORLD.
PRODUCED BY THE OLDEST DISTILLERY IN ITALY.
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
Obtainable at all leading Wine Merchants.
‚ “SOLE' AGENTS:
THE CENTRAL TRADING CO.
Bank of Canton Building.
CINZANO MADE AND BOTTLEBINITALY
VERMOLLTH
FRANCESCO CINZANO
ECOMP.
Port Vale
Swansea
Barnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpoo! Plymouth Bradled C. Newcaste Bolton Sheffield U. Nolis C. Hull West Ham
2-0 0-3 0-1 1-40-01 4-4 3-0 0-4 0-1 6-p 0-2 0-4 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 2-1 0-0 3–1 3–4
TO BEAT THE BOOK
OUR WOLVERHAMPTON FORECAST Blend of Experience
For Saturday Programme
and Youth
Wolverhampton Wanderera" polley of "catching them young" and build- Ing up leans of young talent prom- laos to bear fruit this season,
Players past their best have boon gradually weedal out until there now
The following is the special remains a blend of youth and ox- Telegraph forecast for Saturday.priance, with sound substitutes for Where teams aro marked in heavy have been secured during the close ali positions. Only three players type they are expected to win, and season-G. Laking (Kiveton Park). where no such indication is given, right-back; 1. Belcher (Witton a draw is anticipated,
FIRST DIVISION,
Everton
ARSENAL Birmingham BLACKBURN. LEEDS
[Liverpoo}
་ Leicester
▾ Grimsby
V
Chelsea
Wolves
MANCHESTER C. ▾ Tettenham
Middlesbro'
| PORTSMOUTH ན་
WEDNESDAY STOKE
West Bromwich
Preston
Huddersfield
Derby
Sunderland Aston Villa
SECOND DIVISION.
BLACKPOOL.
Full
Norwich
Manchester U. Notis County Bolton
Swansea
Southampton Burnley
Barnsley SHEFFIELD V.
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
BRADFORD
HOME-
(By "Robin")
Arsenal Leeds Portsmouth
Brentford
BUL
FULHAM
NEWCASTLE
W
Fulham
NOTTS F.
W
Coventry
Plymouth
T
Newport
WEST HAM
Y
Oldham Bradford C. Port Vale
Reading
Watford
Halifax
Walsall
BRISTOL C.
"
| CLAPTON 0.
*
Celtic
Hamilton
Norwich
Charlton
Dundee
Preston
Bolton
- 4-0 1-1 2-0 1-2 2-0 5-1 1-3 4-0 1-2 DRAW:-
J-1 1-2 2-3 1-2 0-6
2-2 2-1 1-0 0-0 0-2) 2-6 2-0 1-0 2-1 1-1 4-4 0-2 5-0 2-4 0-4) 2-0 2-2 3-1 0-2 2-0) 0-2 2-0 2-1-2–0 2–1. 1-0 0-1 2-1 1-3 0-0 3-1 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–1}
0-1 6-1 3–2 3–1 0–2)
AWAY!-
Motherwell
1-0 1-0 3-1 4-2 0-2 TRANSLATION
2-2 1-6 1-3 1-0·4-3| 6-2 3-2 1-2 1~32~0|
1-1 2-3 0-5 0-2 2-1 1-1 2-2 0-3 0-0 2-0 0-1 1-2 1-3 4-1 2-0) 1-3 1-3 1-1 0-2 1-3)
DIVISION (NORTH).
31-1 1-1 3-1 3-2; Rotherham D$ 2-0 0-4-0-2 6-0 Stockport 3-1 0-2 1-3 0-0 1-3 Tranmere 1-33-4 2-0 0-2 2-1 Walsall 4-0 0-8 1-1 1-3 2-1 Wrexham
0-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2} New Brighton HHHH 1-0 oncakier 1-0 2-1 2-1 1-0 1-2 York 1-2 1-2 1-2 3-1 2-1 Chester
13-2 3-0 1-3 3-1 Mansfield 2-0 4-3 2-3 0-1 3-1' Rochdale 2-6 8-0 3-1 2-0 2-3| Chesterfeld
6-2 1-1 3-0 3-1 1-2 Snuthport .... 3-5 2-3 0-3 1-4 1-1 Carlisic 2-1 0-1 2-0 0-2 0-5 Hartlepools 2-1 2-1 3-2 2-0 1-3 Barrow
Shields To Star In Pictures
AMATEUR STATUS.
UNIMPAIRED
SEVEN YEAR CONTRACT
Big Transfer Deals.
2-4 3-1 1-1 2-2 3-0 SIX MEN CHANGE
4-2 2-6 3-2 1-1 2-3
J-0 0-2 0-3 4-2 2-2 1-51-01-14—2—0
0-1 3-2 2-1 1-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 2-0 2-1 0-3
9-1 3-1 1-0 4-2
5-1 1-3 3-0 4-1 2-0
1-0 1-3 4-0 3-0 2-21
THEIR CLUBS
BOURNEMOUTH v Luton
| COVENTRY
Exeter
Glugham
31Iwall
Crystal Pal
5wIndon
V. Torquay
CHARLTON
Aldershot
Queen's P.R.
V
*
NEWPORT
T
Bristol R.
Northampton
*
Brighton
READING
"
WATFORD
Cardiff 1
Southend
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Barrow
CARLISLE
HALIFAX
CHESTERFIELD
Lincoln
MANSFIELD
ROTHERHAM. 5
Rochdale TRANMERE
Walkali
WREXHAME
عالم
Hartlepooln Crewe
York
Y
Southport
་
Gateshead Doncaster New Brighton STOCKPORT Accrington y' Chester
Darlington
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
(ABERDEEN
Airdrie
CELTIC
FALKIRK
London, Oct. 5. most active day in the HAMILTON football transfer market since Kilmarnock
HIBERNIANS.
0–1 0–0 0–4 0–-2 2-3; the opening of the Lengue seuson | Queen 0 '8th 3-6 2-3 0-1 3-0 0-0 saw the following' players change | RANGERS 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-3 0-0 their clubs yesterday:-
St. Mirren 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2
I Spence, outside right, from 1-4 3-1 2-3 0-4 0-0 Barnsley to Chelsen. 6-1.0-2.0-3.0-1.4-1 J. R. Richardson, inside right. 0-3 3-0 0-1 4-1 1-1 from Newcastle to Huddersfield.
1-0:0-2 1-0 2-2 0-2;
1-3 2-0 0-2 4-0 2-0 G. Brown, centre forward, from 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-4 3-2 Aston Villa to Burnley.
W. E. Carr, wing half-back, Hud- 3-3 0-3 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-1 1-3 2-2 0-4 1-1 dersfield to Southend. 3-0 0-1 0-0 141 14 3. G. Watson, Inside left, from
Everton to Coventry,
A. W. CARR
Clyde
T
MOTHERWELL
Ayr
Dunfermline
T
Albion
Partick
Queen's Park Icarts
St. Johnstone DUNDEE
·MAMAK HOCKEY- Police Defeat Heppel
The
Comfortably
Police defeated
11. M. S.
Mamak Hockey Tournament match
C. G. Russell, outside left, from Keppel by four goals to one in Luton to Norwich.
The fee pald by Chelsen for played on the Police Training School Spence is understonit to be between score at half-time was 1-0 in favour ground yesterday afternoon. The
MAY RETIRE £3,000 and $4,000. He will play of the Police, who fittnekut most of
Illness Caused By Test Worries
Mr. A. W. Carr, captain of
the Nottinghamshire County
Albion), left-half; and G. Ferry (Shefeld United), outside-right, all of whom are youngators with promis- ing records.
The senior players will have to Improve on their best form of last acasun with no mony younger men ready to step into their shoes,
The defence, in particular, will have
| to show n higher standard, Lawton and Shaw, backs, will have flerco com- petition from Dowen and Preece, regarded in the Midlands as the best reserve full-back combination in the country. It will be a toss-up who plays in goal. Of Spiers, the former Tottenham and Villa goalkeeper, Weare and Wildman, Weare, a young player who came from Welsh League football late last season, seems to stand the best chances.
The Wanderers have particularly strong reserves at forward. Morgan, who scored 20 gonls in 15 Birmingham Cambination games last season, Mor- ris, Boland and Gardiner are players with big futures, who, with a little, more experience will be ready to take up their positions in the senior side. The players signed are:
Goalkeepers: C, Splers, A. J. Weare, F. Wildman.
Backs: J. Dowen, W. Lowton, J. Precce, G. Laking, C. Shaw, J. Taylor. Half-backs: W. Coley, R. Rhodes, T. Smalley, R. Hollingworth, J, Nol- son, A. Young, 'II. Belcher, S. Cullis.. D. Ilichards.
Forwards: M. Crook, C. Phillips, C. Potry, J. Beattie, J. Gardiner, H. Thompson, T. Galley, M. Burgin, G. Goddard, W. Hartli, W. Morris, R. Adkins, L. Antill,' J. G. Clayton, J. W. Dancon, B. Jones, R., Morgan Barraclough, N. Boland, J. A. Hether- ington.
Broadus, winner of the China Open Golf Championship at Shanghai, having practice
wing.
against Everton at Goodison Purk the time during the first half and but were unable to penetrate their to-morrow in place of Oakton. netted through G. J. Perkins, playing opponents' defence,
The transfer of Richardson to at centre-forward.
The Police Huddersfield was a surprise, as Mr. In the second half Perkins found scored
again pressed and two more goals through Clem Stephenson travelled to New-the not immediately on resumption, Perkins. Before the end Mulr scored Castle and secured the signature The Keppel then took up the attack the Keppel's solitary point. only two hours before Richardson
was to leave with the United team
for Swanaca.
| Brown, an English International,
| tire from first class cricket. field.
two
cricket club, is likely to re-ind been with the Villa aince 1929, when he joined them from Hudders-
Russel! I saw him last night (writes a}
jolned Luton from New York, Oct. 31.
Daily Mail reporter) in a West End Bournemouth this season. He was Frank X. Shields, the famous hatul.. Illness has reduced him to top scorer during his inst American Davis Cup player, has ghost of his former self, and winters with Bournemouth.
Carr had been, with Huddersfield signed a seven year film contract he is now under the care of Sir
since 1920, and had made 86 League with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer and William Willcox, the physician. wall arriva in Hollywood on Nov "I have resigned from the com.and six F.A. Cup appearances.. ember 16.
mittee of the Nottinghamshire In view of the fact that
County Cricket Club," he said, tract does not require him to play "but I have not resigned the tennis on the screen his amateur | captaincy of the club, for status will not be impaired the simplo reason that neither Reuter,
con-
LOCAL FOOTBALL
H.K. Club Teams For Saturday
i nor anyone else has been elected captain for next season. The captain is always elected later-n
BRITAIN WINS
month or two before the opening AUSTRALIA DEFEATED
of the season.
TWO YEARS OF WORRY.
"I may retire from first-class
IN GOLF TEST
Sydney, Oct. 30.
the singles
The Australians were hopelessly | outclassed to-day.
Ferrier, 7 up and 5.
Scott and Garnett beat McKay and
Apperley, G up and 5-Reuter,
Mclean and Bourn beat Ryan and
cricket altogether. It depends 10) Great Britain defeated Australia In The following have been anlceted)
a very great extent on my health.fthe Golf Test here to-day, winning
"I am fed to the teeth with both of the foursomes. to represent the Hongkong, Font- ball Club Tat. XI against the Royal
the unending discussion regardtralia won two matches each.
played last week, Britain and Aus Artillery at Happy Valley, on
ing Test cricket, and the con- Saturday, kick off at 4.15 p.m.:
stitution of the Teat team," Rodger: Gamble, Strange; Tävlin, Mrs. J. K. Stevenson, of Malvern, Poto-Hunt, Duncan; Fawler, a slater-in-law of br. Carr, who Drawn, Howe, Strange and Bald-, nuracd him in his recent break
down, anid; "Arthur is a very sick The Club 2nd. XI will also be man. His heart is troubling him. his health and caused his very opposed to an R.A. side at Happy "I have a letter from Sir William serious breakdown.. Valley, and will be represented by Willcox, and he says that without "During the past week lie has had Payne; Nicholls, Stann; McKeller, a shadow of doubt the terrible a number of X-ray and other Farrow, Binnie; C Williams,
worry and anxiety which Arthur examinations." Fisher, Duncan, Hill and Him- has endured during the past two "Thero le Httle likelihood that worth. The kick-off will be seasons, and particularly during my brother-in-law will play in nt 2.45 p.n..
the last few months, has impaired first-class cricket again.
TOR IND
win.
wkaduner sit
CILBEY'S
LONDON
DRY CIN Distilled & Battled
LONDON
SETTING A
STANDARD of PURITY
AND REVEALING
THE DELICATE FLAVOUR OF THE JUNIPER BERRY.
IT IS PRODUCED AT THE
FAMOUS LONDON DISTILLERY
OF W. & A. GILBEY, LTD.
from the finest possible rectified spirit,
QUALITY
MUST INTEREST YOU- AND THIS REPRESENTS THE FINEST POSSIBLE QUALITY AT A VERY LOW PRICE.
Obtainable from all leading Wing Marchants.
Solo Agents:
THE CENTRAL TRADING CO.
Bank of Canton Building.
始
Page 20Page 21