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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
1934. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER : 3,
THE YOUNG INDIANS AND THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE
TO-DAY'S RACE SELECTIONS
ELECTRIC STAR TO WIN
DAILY DOUBLE
(By "Captain Foster") Here are my final selections for this afternoon's race mooting at Happy Valley.
14 RACE.
The Bodgea Chesterfield
Little Beauty
2nd. RACE.
Bronze Bra Nell Gwyn Saucy Face
Jnd RACE.
Electric Star Ribble
Soldier of China
4th RACE,
Racing Boy Jungle Jim The Tiger
5th RACE.
Iron Grey Chivalrous Warrington
0th RACE.
Gleneagles King's Bounty King's Warden
7th RACE.
Heart's Glory
:
Glad Eyes
West Parade
8th RACE.
Australian Boy
Empire Day *Vriday
DAILY DOUBLE
Racing Boy Fleart's Glory
Racing Buy Glad Eyes
Racing Boy
West Parade
or
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CHESS TOURNEY
WON BY N. CHINA
CHAMPION
The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Chinese chess tournament organized by the Chung Nam Athletic Associa tion came to a conclusion after a fortnight's play among China's best exponents on Thursday evening, at the roof gardon of the Sincere Com- pany, when Chau Tak-yu, the cham- plon of the Yangtase provinces, won againat Fung King-yu, the South China champlon, in the final round.
Prize to the winners will be dis- tributed at a ceremony held at the Glines Y. M. C. A, this evening.
BREWERY
LIGHT LAGER
BRAND
YOUNG INDIANS TO PLAY
Fielding Side This
Afternoon
The Telegraph Jearns that further correspondence be tween the Hon. Secretary of the Young Indians F. C. and the Secretary of the Hong- kong. Football Association has resulted in a decision by the Young Indians to field a team against the University this afternoon. -
It is understood that the Young Indians have been naked to reconsider their de cision to withdraw from the League.
ST. ANDREW'S V.
IS WITHDRAWAL GESTURE GOLF
OF DISSATISFACTION?
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE REQUEST
NOT EXORBITANT
(By "Veritas”).
The Young Indians have withdrawn from the second division of the Hongkong Football League. The im portance of this drastic step is not so much in the actual loss to the league, as its possible repercussions. It is still possible for the league to exist quite successfully without the Young Indians. Those interested in the welfare of football in the Colony, however, are more concerned with the motive behind such an action and its not unlikely effects.
The Young Indians have backed their withdrawal with pleadings based chiefly on comparison, and supported by a statement, which, to say the least, is remarkable in its thought and construction.
harsh treatment of
QUITE CONSISTENT.
ST. GEORGE'S
The annual golf, match between the Socletlen of St. Andrew and St. George is to be played nt. Fanlig on Sunday, November 18 next. The following team has been selected to reprenent St. Andrew's Society:
HOCKEY
PROGRAMME
CAER CLARK CUP.
TO-DAY.
b.o. 2.46 p.m.
C.B.S. v St. Andrew's, Marina,
Y.M.C.A. V Club do King'a Park, b..
3
Recreio, p.m.
C. B. A. v H.K. Ladies, King's
MAMAK TOURNEY.
W. Shewan, K. S. Robertson, RPark, b.o. 3.16 p.m. Young. D. J. Gilmore, D. S. Edward, Stewart, A. T. Lay, E. W. Kirk, K. S. Morrison, and A. McKellar.
J. D. Ross, R. K. Valentine, W. A.
Reservest A. I. Purves and W. J.; Jamieson,
SHEK O CHAMPIONSHIP:
The tenth Shek O' golf champion- ship will be played off to-morrow, the first pair being timed to the aff
the starting
at 9 6.m.
Tire lollowing
14149
| times for the first nine holes:
9.00 3. W. Alabaster, A. C. I. Bowker. And can the legitimacy of that 9.05 L. C. F. Bellamy, II. C. B. Way. punishment seriously bo question-[9.10 G. S. Archbutt, A. W. Hughes. ed? The committee were satisfied 2.15 S. II. Dodwell, E. J. R. Mitchell. by evidence that the player had 9.20 R. M. Henderson, Dr. C. H.
Burton. The Club claims that alleged been guilty of auch misconduct as 1.25 E Potter, E. Davidson,
one of their to demand his removal from the 930 J. B. Ross, A. B. Stewart. Iplayers by the Emergency Com field of play. His sentence of two 8.35 D. Drummond, D. Fraser,
Bousfield, H. Owen Imittee is the main reason for their months suspension was quite con- 9.40 J. K.
withdrawal. It is hardly Justin-sistent with the degree of punish- Hughes. nble. If they are dissatisfied with ment inflicted on auch offendera 9.45 G. G. N. Tinson, H. R. Sturt.
and im during the last twelve months, 9.50 Ion, Mr. J. Owen Hughes, D. J. the Committee's findinga
Lewis. position, they have the right of appeal. Any other course of action is nothing less than an attempt to intimidate.
com-
Amps.
J.
But the object of this article is not so much to debate the relative.65 Maj. Gen. 0. C. Borrett, 1 W. Figlia and wrongs of the facts, na
The players will tee of in the to appeal to the Young Indians to refrain from taking hanty action ame order for all four rounds.
Tater result in
W. Alabaster and A. C. 1. Bowker which may
vainwill, therefore, Niart their second regreta.
By so abitrarily withdrawing pm, and their fourth at 3 p.m. The round at 10 am, their third at 2 from the league the club is pre-second pair will start their rounds young players from participating in and 406 tically stopping eleven or more at 9,05 nan., 10.05 nim, 2.06
rotation. The fast pair, argued that other clubs will absorb who will start their first round at these playera, but what club in go
9.55 a.m., will commence their au
More interesting, and something which in worthy of investigation, is their statement they are unable to (accept the warning of the
mittee, that in the event of any other of their players being sent off the feld, the whole team would be the game this winter. It may be following with the other pairs
suspended in so far that they can not guarantee the future conduct of their players.
UNGENTLEMANLY CONDUCT.
It is a point on which I am [compelled to join issue. Last son- son, when ungentlemanly conduct was becoming for too common n
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22.55
ing to risk signing on inen whoquent rounds at 10.55 AM,
p.m. and 8.65 p.m. demand the right to misconduct
The above lines must be strictly themselves when and where they adhered to. No competitor may will on the field.of lay?
start his morning round before noo am, or his afternoon round before 2.00 p.m.
CURBING QUICK TEMPERS,
If the Young Indians cannot give
not
Electric Star, favoured by our rac-feature in lengue games, the Foot-the league an assurance of doing The Committee's request is ing correspondent for the Hongkong ball Association, in a general state their utmost to curb quick tempera exorbitant. It asks the Young In- Griffins Cup, the principal event in ment to clubs, emphasised that it (these are admitted, I believe, by to-day's race card at Happy Valley. Was the duty of them all to the officials), then it is safe to pre-dians, who admit a none too credit
everything in their power to avert such unfortunate incidents as Bght-me the players will require the on the field of play, and who, to able past in the way of "incidents" action in other ing between players, and deliberate me freedom of
clubs; and I doubt very, very much, all intents and purposes have not fouling tactics which necessitated referees enforcing the full pennity risk its good name in such a way.selves as footballers should.
any other club in Hongkong will yet learnt the lesson of the past, to make efforts to conduct them- This duty cannot be refuted by
Furthermore hins the committed a club. The Young Indians deny it, adding "...even in the best feelings of the players on this
FALSE ALARM
NO COMPETITION FOR AMERICA'S CUP London, Nov. 2.
of the Young Indians sought the
a
TO-MORROW.
United v Whitoball, King's Park, 1.6, 4.15 p.m.
R.E. y St. b.o. 4.10 p.m.
Andrew's,
K.I.T.C. Keppol.
TUESDAY.
Marina,
Polico v R.AS.C., U.S.R.C., 4.15 p.a.
WEDNESDAY.
Signals v Whitshed, Marina, 4.15 p.m.
HOCKEY
R.A.S.C. AND SIGNALS
SHARE POINTS
In a Mamak Hockey Tournament match played on the Marina ground yesterday afternoon, the Royal Corps of Signals drow with the Royal Army Service Corps, both sides scoring three goals. The score at half-time. H was 1-1.
Whitehead, who plays at contre- forward and who has displayed res markable form as a marksinan, scored all three goals for the Signals, bringing his total to nine in three Tournament matches.
Towards the end of the game, the Signala led by the odd goal in three,-*-*- but in the last few minutes, Sentor broke through to score the equaliser. Sunior was also responsible for the Service Corps' first and Bocond goals.
SMALL Units League.
Playing in the small units league at Happy Valley on Thursday_last, the Twelfth Heavy Battery, "Royal b.o, Artillery, beat the Ninth A. A. Battery, Royal Artillery, by two goals to one, Pardos opened the scoring", for the Twelfth Battery from penalty and Morton replied for the Ninth, also from. a penalty. The. Twelfth scored their winning goal
FRIENDLIES.
TUESDAY.
Y.M.C.A. Signals, King's Park, through Williams. b., 6.10 p.m.
C. B. A. WIN,
ปี
In a friendly hockey match played at King's Park yesterday after- noon, the Central British Associa tion defeated the 12th Battery, Royal Artillery, by six goals to uil. S. MacNider (3), D. Smith, R. A. A. Bly. Carroll and II. Pearne scored for
the winners. University,
THURSDAY.
Punjabis 2nd. XI v Young Men's Sikh Annoc., Marina, b.o. 5 p.m.
FRIDAY,
Y.M.C.A. v 9th, A Sookunpo, h.o. 6.16 p.m.
Royal Signals Pokfulam, 6.0, 4.46 p.m.
V
Home Rugby
TO-DAY'S. COUNTY AND CLUB TIES
Roof.
RECREIO . "INCOGNITO."
In their match against the Club de Recreio on the Marina at 10.80 a.m. on Sunday the "Incognitos” will bo represented by the following players:-A. P. Een da Silvo; Naidu and F. G. Barros: S. Reed, R. J. Reed (Capt) and A. 3. Basto; 'F. Roed, J. M. Pinto, J. E. Noronha, K. C. Roed and A. P. Souza,
GAMÉ POSTPONED..
The Mamuk match between St. Andrew's and the Royal Engineers fixed for to-morrow has been
East Midlands, the champion rugby county last season, will be meeting
but Glucestershire, last year's other Leicestershire at Belford this after
There are three other fixtures postponed. finalists, will not be engaged. Clab fixtures to ise played in Britain today is appended:"
The full programme of County and
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Cumberland
(At Carlisle)
(AL Bedford} Lancashire
East Midlands
v. Yorkshire
v. Leicestershire
v. Cheshire North Midlands v. Notta, Lines &
(At Blundellsands)
(At Birmingham)
CLUB FIXTURES.
Binckbunth
A STIMULUS. The fact that they threaten a and well disciplined and well regu-question? Has it ret discovered severe penalty if this is not ob- lated teams such unfortunate inci-whether the players will be pre-served, should act only as dents are bound and liable topared to observe, as far as possible, stimulus to the club to do its happen."
the conditions required by the utmost to reform. I cannot understand what in- Emergency Committee? And if (spired them to auch a ridiculous the answers to these questions are regular league participants, they If the players wish to continue as A message from Boston, stating statement, unless it is to be taken in the negative, is it not the duty must be prepared to control them- that no race for the America's Cup as a frank admission of the club's of the committee to do so before selves and play the game; if the. would take place in 1935 owing to the inability to control, in the slight coming to such a drastic decision? officials of the club wish their team Bradford non-receipt of a challenge, caused a cat-manner, their own players:
If the Young Indians withdrawal to enjoy the same status as other Cambridge U. senantion here to-day until it was which, if true, suggests that the is merely a gesture of dissatisfac- clubs, they must go but of their Gloucester explained that the message referred team is far better to have with-timidation against an Association their members, the absolute neces- Harlequins
tion against a verdict, or of in-way, if necessary, to inculcate into Guy's Hosp. to the Twelve-metre Cup, offered drawn from the league. three years ago. No race for
endeavouring to apply a principle, aity for observing the general rules Leicester But can it be taken as such? 1 then it falls in both instances, Cup was held this year.
am afraid not. The whole thing.
of the game.
London Welsh An Association governing auch
Nuncaton One can't say much more than Old Leysians savours of a thoughtless and child- an important lsh method of displaying disappro-needs the loyalty of its members, clubs, even if sympathetic, will not Richmond gamo as football that, except to hope that other Plymouth val of the Emergency Committee's and here is a case where loyalty can Interpret an act of heroiam in the Roselyn P suspension of one of their players. [be something more than 1p service. Į decision of the Young Indians.
thin
The message certainly did not refer
to the America's Cup for the 30 class yachts, which was won this year by
the Rainbow.
Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith and others i lave until November 15 to challenge! for the JC class series in 1935, if the first race in salled on September 15, 1936. It is pointed out that ten months' notice to
compete in this -event is required.—Reuter.
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MATCH AT OXFORD.
London, Nov. 1. Oxford University had a compara- Lively easy win against the Univer- sity Greyhounds to-day, beating then by 20 points to seven-Reuter
RIFLE SHOOTING
CONTEST PRACTICE ON, SHAMEEN
Canton, Nov. 1. '
A practice shooting match was held by the Shameen Special Con- stabulary yesterday evening with 22 rifles. This was in preparation for next Wednesday, when about 25 members of the Constabulary are expected to compete for a cup which is being presented by Mr. W.-J. Scotcher,-of-the Machinery- Department of Messra, Massey & Co.
Reiss,
The "highest possible" on a 111⁄2" target was scored by Mr, W. G. Cameron, the Manager of the Victoria Hotel, Shimeon. Our Own Correspondent.
HOCKEY NOTES
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