THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH- THURSDAY.. JANUARY
1935.
INTERPORT TRIAL METHODS HOME FOOTBALL GUIDE
AS 1 SEE IT
BY "VERITAS”
NEW METHODS WANTED
IN THE
INTERPORT TRIALS
BLUNDERSOME SIMPLE METHOD
SYSTEM OF PAST MUST BE
FORGOTTEN
one
WHICH WILL FIND THE BEST COMBINATION
THE advent of the New Year probable and possible Interport brings with it the realisation team. Pit them against each other. See how they shapo na teams. Their, that within a month, Hongkong individual ability has obviously been and Shanghai will be battling for proved or they would not be pleked Interport football honours-for the trials, Hongkong's real need in Interports is to find a workmanlike welcome thought, but
team, not a hide of eleven individuala which also gives rise to soliloquy who have been given no opportunity regarding the preparations the of playing together and working out Colony is making for this, the constructive, plan of defence and atinck. It does not follow that the biggest event of the season. Probable team will have to remain the And by "preparations", I am an finally chosen for The Match. obviously referring to match The relectors can still keep a very trials, and endeavours to find the pen mind, and would, in all proba
bility And one or two positions which most suitable team. ›
required strengthening..
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NEW METHODS REQUIRED WITHOUT in the slightest degree attempling to anticipate the final) decisions of the selection committee, the moment does seem appropriate for a few observations concerning the proposed trials. Two dates have been fixed-January 13 and 27, and on the result of these matches, plus the lessons of the variona representa
DE METHODICAL
THE main idea is to secure as soun as possible a strong neuclus of the final team. Thla can only be done by careful thought before the first trist, ant by adhering strictly to a policy of choosing players who can be expected to shake down rapidly into
One
team
Looks like a try for goal on a basketball court, dosen't 117 But this action picture was snapped as Columbia marched to a crushing 39-to ◊ gridiron victory over Brown at Baker Field, New York. Right End Harry Chase fut right) of Columbia la shown about to catch a pass baħlad the Brown goal line. Halfback Elrod (luft) of Drown failed to Intercept-and, Columbia scored.
INSPECTION OF REFEREES
5-DAY TEST MATCHES
NONE TIMELESS IN 1938
HOURS OF PLAY
Home Football Innovation
"SPIES" TO ATTEND
CUP MATCHES
Two Referees Plan
cohesive force. Individual skills goal-scorer or artistle "dribbler" in five games which have already boen of comparatively small event, and played this season, the selectors will should certainly not enme before con- base their deliberations Although sideration of a player's powers lo should have liked to have seen an ad-adapt himself to strange partners, or ditional trial arranged, there should of his ability to play guod constructive be no real dificulty in securing and progressive football. The Now sufficient material from the proposed | Year's Day match Indiented quite programme, that is, if the selectors go | clearly that it was possible at a about their task in the right manner. monent's notice to get together
at leasi
expable of FUTILITY OF OLD SYSTEM playing a very fine type at football, and if the Interport selectors do not allow their vision become clouded by the consideration of uantity instead of quality, and if they are wise enough to learn from the mir takes. of predeceanors, I see no reason why, on January 13, they should not be nule to field a team worthy for final neiection na Itongkong's Interport cleven. In any case, the best wie begin at noon and finish at 6.30ment.. of everybody will go with them in their P.. This year the Test matches tank; a task which can be made much were allotted four days each and more simple than in the past if the the final match (neither side trials are carried out in a methodical having gained an advantage) manner.
was played to a finish.
THE
HE methods adopted in the past for conducting Interport trials has several times been subject to criticism in these columns. Critleist which alfarded no prasure to the writer, but which, on the results of the games, was demandel. The fasco of last year's trials are probably still fresh in the minde af mast football Cathusiasts. The method adopted was to select na many players as possible, put them together as two teams with out any serious thought as so the ilkelihood of either of them settling down into something of n combination And finally chooslag players purely on their individual ability. in several enses, putting them in positions com- paratively foreign to them.
not a diffICULT JOB
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T is high time this haphazard and unsatisfactory method wers aban- doned, and exceeded by a clear and progressive policy. It is not dificult
MINOR COUNTIES
More Points Given For A Win.
As an additional incentive to
The London News Chronicle learns that when the Austra- lians next visit England, în 1938, the Test matches will be of five days duration with shorter hours for each day's play.
Commencing with the third- round of the English Cup, in which the big clubs make their
It is believed that play will entry into this season's tourna-
CRICKET IN 1935
S.A. TOURISTS AND THE FIVE TESTS
The South African cricket
Lo aclcct, even at random, a reasonable win, the Minor Counties, at their team, whose list of 39 fixtures Interpart side. It is, in fact, perfectly annual meeting at Lord's decided for their tour in England next
who simple to choose 22 players far and away superior to their conto increase the number of points summer was ratified at Lord's Lemporaries, and put them into the for a win next summer from five last month, will open their pro- fold as two distinct teams. To work to six. Also, that in the event of gramme with a match against on the belief that it is impossible to
draw in the Challenge Match, Worcestershire, at Worcester, on
form any tangibis idea of an Inter-
port team until something like 40 the win for polets be incorporated Wednesday, May 1.
players have been given trials is in the final table results.
idiculous, and an insult to anybody who follows local football at closely.
PROBABLES
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POSSIBLES
Five Test matches, each of three Glamorgan and Middlesex will days' duration, have been ar- run teams In the Minor Counties ranged, but it was announced by Mr. W. Findlay, secretary of the Championship next season. but M.C.C., that if the rivals had gain- Monmouthshire have withdrawn. jed no advantage at the end of the re-elected, fourth contest the final one would accounts and balance- be allotted six days. Dates and grounds: trials by selecting, from the very start, | sheet showed a loss of £78,
T is on these premises then that one All the officials were
would appeal to the selectors this year to make the utmost of their two and the
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL UPSETS
RANGERS BEATEN BY PARTICK
HAMILTON HELD. TO DRAW
London, Jan. 2. The second programme of the New Year Holiday matches in the Scottish Football League, played to-day, was featured by: a number of upsets, leading teams failing to maintain form.
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.
Leed
Anton Villa Cholica Middlesbro Leicester Liverpool
Portsmouth Preston
Wednesday
Bunderland
Tottenham
THIRD Aldershot 0-2 1-2 0-4 2-2 righton
3-1 1-5 3-0 1-1 2-2 ratol C. 3-3 1-1 1-2 0-3 3-3 Cardi
1-4 1-1 0-2 0-3 2-2 Clapton 0. 0-2 2-1 2-0 3-0 1-1 Coventry 4-1 1-2 2-2 3-3 2-0 Exeter.... 0-8 6-3 0-3 3-2 1-9 Gillingham 4-1-3-2 2-2 2-0 0-2 Luten 2-4 3-0 0-0 3-1. 1-1 Swindon 3-3 1-2 3-5 2-1 1-3 Crystal P. 1-3 2-1 4-0 1-1 2-1 Bristol R 4-2 2-3 2-6 7-0 3-0 Watford 2-5 0-2 Charlton
1-2 Reading
1-1
West Bromwich 2-1 Wolves
Blackburn
Arsenal
Grimsby
Stoke
2-1
1-1
8-01-3
3-1 Northampton 2-0 Newport
1-1 Torquny
2-4 3-1 1-2 3-1 Southend 1-2 4-10-33-0 1-1 Queen's P.R. Huddersfield .. 4-0 1-4 3-0 2-3 9-3 Bournemouth Everton
2-0 6-2 0-7 5-22-2 Millwall Manchester C. 2005 2-1 3-0 1-21
SECOND DIVISION
Bradford Brentford Burnley Bury Fulham
Manchester U. Notta F. Oldhara
Port Vale Izrasley Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C. Newcastle Sheffield U. Notts C. Hull
West Ham
DIVISION · (SOUTH)
0-2 0-0 1-3 0–1 0–3 01:02. 04. (-1.0-4. 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–4·1-4 0-2 1-2 3-31-3 5-2 2-0 3-8 3«Í ·$uð 6-3 0-4 4-0 B 4-3 2-1 0-0 2-3 4-1 3-1 - 3-4 0-4 2-5 0-5 4-1 4-0 4-0 1-4 33 4-7 0-0 0-8 2-3 12v
· 1-6 2-0 1-72-338 2-5 4-9 2-1 1-0-0-0 7–4 3–1 1–0 7-0 4-0 6-3 3-1 6-0 2-2 3-1° 0-1 1-3 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-2 1-1 2-2 3-4 2-0 0-0 0-1 0-7 1-3 2-1 1-3 7-1 2-25-4 1-1 3-8 0-2 1-1 3-3 2-1 6-3 1-3 1-1
1-2 1-2 3-3 7-4 3-1 3-4 2-0 2-3 1–2 1–3 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Accrington Crewe
1-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 Dartington K-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 1-2; Gateshead 1-2 3-2 0-3 2-1 0-0 Halifax 3-2 2-4 0-3 1-1 1-5) Lincoln 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-3] Rotherham 3-1 2-1 0-1 0-2.3-0 Stockport 2-1.0-4 5-2 3-3 0-2 Tranmere 2-4 1-2 0-4 2-8 0-2 Walsall 0-2 1-1 1-0 0-3 0-3) Wrexham 1- 2-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 New Brighton 2-31-1 2-5 3-3 2-1 Doncaster 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-3 York 4-1 2-4 4-0 3-2 1-1 Chester 3-2 1-3 0-0 1-1 3-1 Mansfield 1-2 4-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 Rochdale 3-0 6-2 1-1 2-0 5-1 Chesterfield 1-2 1-2 2-1 3-0 0-0 Southport 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-4 4-0 Carlisio 1-0 1-1 3-6 1-1 2-1 Hartlepools 4-1 24 4-2 3-0 1-2 Barrow
OUR FORECAST
FOR SATURDAY MATCHES
FIRST DIVISION
Birmingham | DERBY LEEDS
V
Stoke
Anton Villa
Blackburn
V Chelsea
V
Arsenal
Each tie will be attended by a member of the Referees' Com-i
The Rangers journeyed to Par- mittee, who shall within four tiek, but were beaten by the only forecast of matches in the English The following is the Telegraph daya affer the date of such tie, zoal scored, while Hamilton and Scottish Football Leagues for send to the secretary a state- Academicals only managed to Saturday next. ment in writing of his opinion traw against Airdrie. St. John- of the munnner in which the tone niso suffered
a partial set- referee and linesmen have
back, being held to a division of! respectively discharged their
he spolls by Hibernians.. duties.
In the English League, Bolton and Burnkey played off their post-Liverpool
LEICESTER poned tic, the second division PORTSMOUTH v Grimshy leaders delighting their suppor PRESTON
Everton Wednesday lers with a seven-nil victory.
Manchester C. The following are the complete SUNDERLAND Wolves
TOTTENHAM V Huddersfield results.
WEST BROMWICH ▾ Middlesbro
SECOND DIVISION
This is one of the resolutions atready carried by the Referees Committee, others. being........
(a) That each competing club sball within four days after each tie sand to the accretary a statement, in writing, of the manner in which they consider the referee and linesmen havo discharged their duties as such..
Bolton
ENGLISH LEAGUE
SECOND DIVISION
7 Burnley SCOTTISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION
Airdrie Ayr
1
2 Hamilton
(b) That the secretary cause Buch statements to be tabulated! and produced for the inspection | and consideration of the mem-i bers at each meeting.
(e) That no member of the Celtle committee shall be appointed to hundee visit and report upon a tie in Dunfermline the competition in which
he Falkirk muy in any way be interesed in libernians one or other of the competing Partick
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teama.
TWO REFEREES PLAN
A plan for two referees to con- Lanark trol the field of play is also to be
discussed, for the referees' com-
2 Kilmarnock
- Queen's Park
1 Heartu
1 Aberdeen
2 Clyde
1 St. Johnstone
B Albion
1 Rangers
1 Queen O‘Sth.
SECOND DIVISION
mittee have labled this resolution: Queen's Park
5 Raith R.
FRIENDLY
1 Corinthians
3
of
The Referees' Committee res-1-Reuter and Our Own Correapon pectfully request that the Inter-ilent. national Selection Committee
The tendency to spread county programmes over. a number towns is on the increase, and this is shown by next season's first class fixture list, made nt Lord's. Somerset, for instance, break fresh ground in two games, meeting) Surray at Yeovil and Worcester- shire at Wells, while Glamorgan meet Leicestershire at Newport.
Essex return to Ilford, receiving Middlesex there in July and Kent at the beginning of September. Derbyshire, too, are giving inother match to Burton-on-Trent,
CRICKET BOOM
Worcester's First Profit
give a trial to two referees, one
In each half of the field of play, in the Amateur International Trial Match on Jan. 5, 1935, and in the International Trial Match
in March next.
On the action of the Inter-
1,000 More Seats At
Wimbledon
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FULHAM
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5-2 2-5 5-3 1–2 6–5 2-2 1-0 6-1 1–2 6–2 303124 1250 1-3 2-3 3-1 0-3 2-2 4-1 1-2 0-3 0-4 0-4 0-0 2-0 6-2 3-1 I-Z 2-2 2-5 4-2 1-2 0-4 4-2 1-5 0-1 2-1 4-0 0-0 0-1 2-1 1-1 12-4 1-2
1-2 0-4 1-3 3-1 3-4 1-3 0-2 1-2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 3-1 2-0 0-4 0-1 6-2 2-52-1 0-0 -1 1 2–2 1–1 2-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 4-0 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 3-1 2-4 2-0 2–1 4–0 1-4 3-1 1-5 2-1 1-2
· 4–0 0–5.74 1-1 2-1 1-2-1 1-3 2-1 4-3 1-42-5 1-0 14 1-3
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME
(By "Robin"}
Derby Sunderland Brentford
Notts F. Swansea Cardiff
Coventry
Millwall
AWAY!--
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Newcastle Notts C.
DRAWI
Y BOLTON
V
Norwich
BLACKPOOL
MANCHESTER U. Sheffield
1 OLDHAM
West Ham
Halifax
Lincoln Hamilton
Rangers
Arsenal Bolton Reading
Portsmouth Fulham Brighton
Burnley
Bury
Hull
2 Nette F.
V
Southampton
Post Vale
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Darnaley
Swannea
Bradford C.
Bristol C.
1
2 ALDERSHOT
B
Queen's P.R.,
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national Selection Committee of the F. A, will depend whether the scheme le tried out or rejected.
The Emergency Committee will report to the Council many, SUR Many improvements are being pensions and tho fact that made for the convenience of the three clubs-Sheffield Wednesday, public and the comfort of the Coventry City and Folkestone-players-nt the All-England Club have been ordered to post notices for next year's Lawn Tennis of warning to their spectators. Championships at Wimbledon.
Workmen have been busy on the the county had in the weather for construction of a lounge, card the match with the Australians. room, reat room, restaurant and For the first time since their Receipts amounted to £2,120 and bar for the use of competitors... admission to the county cricket the game yielded a profit of £1,000.
One thousand removable seatai championship in 1899, Worcester-Then the club membership increas with backs are being made for the shire Cricket Club have made a ed by nearly 600 to
to 1,970.
west open stand on Court 1, while! proft-of £254.
G. E. B. Abell, the old Oxford the women'a drossing room will Further, the bank overdraft has wicket-keeper, who
to is to play for have a new red asphalte floor. been reduced by £1,000 to £1,060, 210; made throo catches and sturdp plans for the protection from rain Worcestershire next Benson scored The executivo, are considering this though the share of profits from the Australiane tour has yet to be ed two mon on behalf of Northern of Courts 2 and 3, so that play India, who beat the British Army may be resumed immediately after at Lahore by an innings and 52 the heaviest showers, as can be| This financial success is attribut runs. Scorea: Army, 203 and done at present on the Contre ed primarily to the wonderful luck | 204; N. India, 459 for 7 (dec.). Court and Court 1.
received.
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CARDIFF THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
CLAPTON O. COVENTRY
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