FOOTBALL COUNCIL MEETING
EASTERN. A. A. LOSE. APPEAL
DENIED SENIOR
STATUS:
That a letter be arnt to His Ex- cellency Sir Thomna Southorn, tho President of the Association, express- ing vary deep regret at his flinces and wishing him a speedy recovery was suggested by Major C. M. Man- nors last evening when he took the chair at the monthly meeting of the Hongkong Football Council held at the Sports Club,
.
Major Mannera also put forward the suggestion that a letter be written to the senior Vice-President of tha Association, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo congratulating him on his appoint ment to a sent in the Legislative
Council.
Both suggestions were unanimously approved..
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The minutes of the meeting of the Association Appeal Board held on September 6 stated that an appeal had been brought by the Eastern Athletic Association against the de- cision of the League Management Committee in not accepting their ap plication to enter a team in the First Division of the Lengue.
First Division.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
Nod Sparks and girl, friend in "George White's Scandals of 1935"
coming to King's on Saturday.
are or are not of sumelent standard to play in any division is a matter which is entirely vested in the League Management Committee by the rules of the Hongkong Amateur Football League, and unless there evidence before us that the Lengue Management Committee in the dis- charge of their duties hal proceeded on the wrong principle, for example, had taken into account considerations which should not have so been taken into account, the Appeals Board should not interfere with any decision as to the playing quality of any team arrived at by the League Management Committee.
TENNIS INTERPORT
Hongkong Ladies Lose To Shanghai
...
Shanghai, October. 1. Shanghal won the women's Tennis Interport by three matches to two.
Misa Hancock levelled the scores by beating Mrs. B. Cate 6-0, 6-0, but Mrs. Render Harris won the decisive match by defeating Miss Grimtha 6-4, 6-2. -
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
Modern European Women
Becoming Amazons
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DOCTOR, ATTACKS - “EMBITTERED. SADISTIC SCHOOLMISTRESSES"
HOME SOCCER
(Continued from Page 8.)
that incite the spirit of combat? Is Il impossible for a nice
up into a nice woman to grow she plays ping-pong 1s a man's disilke of accing his wife beating him at golf
PROSPECTS Justified by fear for her glanda ?
NO. 40--NOTTS
COUNTY
MANAGER SMITH'S DIFFICULT JOB
Thesa questions to disturbing' in a work in which an increasing number of girls and women piny an
an increasing number. I do not want to know
For myself,
of games,
I solve all such ques-
the aby prejudice. tlons
нее
For example, I should not like to
Rugby playing football (particularly |
or boxing, or wrestling (apart from ju-jitsu). I doubt whether it is good for them to row in races, and, though I do not object to their playing crickot, I have no desire to see a female Hobbs or, a female Bowes.
On the other hand if playing hockey amuses them I should advise them to risk poisoning their, glands and go ahead with the game.
in
a
woman who was
(By CHARLES BUCHAN) Percy Smith, laat season manager of Tottenham Hotspur, has a difficult job ahend in his new position at the head of Notts County affairs. The
And it in the same with lacrosse Mendow Lane club, again in the Thira and inwn-tennis. No girl should allow Division, Southern Section, cannot herself to be persuaded out of playing really expect to gain promotion in either of these games until Jr. one season as they did fast time.
Williams has produced
pubite Smith,
Inspected the harsh and bellicose having material at his command, very "originally a gentle feminine girl" hopeful. The County, with depleted and who owed the deterioration of resources, bought wisely during the her character to having learned to close season
on of players they thought bully on the hockey field or to make coull strengthen the side both fore nought of love in the tennis court. and aft.
It is not so easy as all that to turn It was made abundantly clear last a gentle feminine girl" into a
occasional year that the attack needed replenish- virgo.
gamd of room for im lacrosse will not turn
a potential provement in the middle line, while Ophelia into a Xantippe, any more least one new full-back was neces- than abstinence from lacrosse will turn a potential Xantippe into an Ophelia.
sary
The League Management Com-") mittee boned their, docision on the "In this case we are satisfied from ground that the players submitted by the evidence of the representative of the Eastern Athletic Association the Langue Management Committee would not constitute a team of the (after hearing the representatives of requisito standard for playing in the the Eastern Athletic Association) cock anal Mrs. Cate, the visitor proved
In the match between Miss Haning. There was alsu that
each of
of the probable players whose names were submitted was herself immensely superior, and, as BOARD'S DECISION `
most carefully considered a to his the score shows, completely outclanyod playing merits and that the League her opponent. The match was over The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo presided at Management Committee arrived at a the meeting in question, and after bona fide decision that the players in twenty minutes. hearing evidence from both parties, | submitted would not constitule a team- the Board arrived at the following of the requisite standard for playing decision:
in the First Division. The epipcal is Under rule 40 of the Hongkong therefore not upheld."
Association Football
rules, tlie Ensters
Athletic Association has a The Board, however, held that the right of appeal from the decision of appen! was not of a frivolous nature, the League Management Committee. nid directed that the cost for the But in our opinion the duty and re-appeal, which was $10, be returned to sponsibility of deciding what players the Eastern Athletic Association.
Miss Griffiths started well, and her
Their investments include Arthur Chandler, The Loicester City centre; Mends, the Tottenham Hotspur half- back; Blythe, a goalkeeper Irom Hibernians, and three additional for wi warda in Featherby, last senson with Argyle: Millington, of Orient; and Gillon, a very
gained many points. Miss Griffiths swinger from Blackburn ],
steady backhand and forehand drives led by 4-2, but Mrs. Render Harris staged a magnificent recovery and the Hongkong player seemed disheartened by the loss of the first set, and in the second set failed to put up much of a fight-Router.
Rovers,
LOCAL HOCKEY
Mamak Tournament - Divisions
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in
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With those and the pick of last year's list, Notts should do well, but their optiminin does not
The allocation of teams to play In extend further. As Manager Smith puts it, Mamak Hockey Tournament was de- the "A" and "B" Divisions of the "We have to build up again, but weelded at a meeting of the Executive are certainly going to build."
Committee held in the Library nt Police Headquarters yesterday even- ing, Captain G. W. P. Kimm, Chair- man, presiding. Sub-Inspector L. Tyler, lion Secretary, was also pre- * The meeting decided on the follow- Division: Kowloon Indians Tennis Club, Royal Engineers, Police Europeans, St. Andrew's Club, Radio Sports Club, Royal Corps of Signals, and Argonauta.
P. R. Drastic Changes
All Round
Queen's Park Rangers will be the "unknown quantity" in the Southern Section during the coming campaign. Every department of the team, in- cluding the management, has under- gone a drastic change.
sent.
"B" Division: Police Indians, 12th Battery (Royal Artillery), Hongkong Mule Corps. United, II. M. S. Hermes, Central British Association Depart mentals, and Nomads.
The Chairman remarked he thought It was in the best interests of hockey that the stronger teams be in one division and the weaker teams in the
Only ten of last season's players have been retained, while Manager W. Birrell, formerly of Boscombe, has added no fewer than 14 new players to the staff. Until the nowcomers other. One did not get the best have settled down in their new out of hockey when a strong club quarters it is dimeult to sum up the meets a weak club. prospects of the Rangers,,
Com-
TO DAY'S MEETING Included in the recruits are Carri
A meeting of the General and Rowe, full-backs from Derby and Reading: "Allen and Vincent, half-mittee will be held in the Library at backs from Huddersfield and Man-Police Headquarters to-day at 0 p.m. chester United;
when the question of the formation of Ballantyne, and Samuel Lowe and Ovenstone, for an Appeals Board will be discussed. wards from Partick Thistle, Reading, fixtures for the tournament will be At the conclusion of the meeting the Watford and Raith Rovers respective
y. As the majority are likely to made.
command pinces in the new Rangers' The Mamak Tournament will com-)
side, it is obvious that the team will mence on October 15, be at sixes and sevens for a con- siderable period.
In defence, the Rangers should be) A WING WEAKNESS
well equipped. Carr has had un- It is possible that the Rangers will County, while the red-headed Vincont Miderable Experience with Derby blend into a workmanlike alde inter in the season, but I fear that will Manchester United when they were played smanli part in the revival of happen too late to play any part in
threatened with the promotion struggle. At present should admirably
relegation. He they are in the team-building stage Goodier, now with Watford. Complete
All the shoes and will not develop until the season list of professionals engaged: is somew}
chat advanced.
opens.
J. Rowe (Staford)
of
12
0
R.. 11 ... 12 IRT 11
W. Mason (Wimbledon) .....G. & 11 seems to he in the T. Hammond (Darisaton)....G. & 9 The weakness forward line, especially on the wings, W. Barrie (Kirkcaldy) Much is expected of Lumsden and W. Carr (Camboja) Ovenstone, a scoring left-winger, but. 5. Ruell (Hourlow) they may take time to mature. I March (Chon well)... GT 10 understand, however, that Jackie E. Vincent (Graham 1.) C... Crawford, the dapper little winger, A. Farmer (Musselburgh) CB. S may be re-signed before the season till Reading)....HL.B. 6
A. Make (Fulbain) 1. Molloy tendon) Between auch erafty inside forwards 3. Blackman Bermondsey).C.F. as Ballantyne, who has seen servico F. Lumacion (Sunderland),.0.PL G with Partick Thistle and in Amteries, Fietsher (Durham)....R. & 81⁄2 11.
J. Ballantyne, (Glasgow and Lowe, of Watford, the dashing | J. Blackman (Bermondary) C.F. 9 12 Blackman should receive ample op-6. Abel (Nesion) ..... .C.Po 10% portunities. As understudy, there in Cheetham (London) C.F. 9 Cheetham, who secured many; repre. Samuel (South Waim) III. Lowe (Laucharu) ............
5 Kentative honours in Army football D, Ovenstons (Kirkcaldy)...LARIS circles.
. Banks (West Bromwich) 0.5.5
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