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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936.
CLEAN SWEEP FOR THREE
Our Daily Golf Hint
BAD
Many of the snatchy, half- hit shots, played by even good players, come from the fault of hitting too late and I am certain that if weaker players would try to get the right arm and club-head in line before impact they would play steadier golf; as the bali would be sent on its way with the wrists and arms "held firmer."-Henry Colton.
BOXING
FARR-LOUGHRAN FIGHT SEQUEL
Protest To Control Board
RETURN MATCH 'NOT LIKELY
(By Harold Lewis)
TEAMS
St. Andrew's Put
Up Good Show
BUT ARE DEFEATED
BY CHAMPIONS
Three teams recorded clean sweeps in men's doubles bad- minton league matches fast night, Eliot Hall "A" winning nine games against St. Andrew's “A”, Recreio "A" doing likewise against V.R.C., and St. John's enjoying a similar triumph against Sailors and Soldiers Home.
Thla was St. John's 15th match of the season and at the present
they and V.R.C. are the only teams programmes.
completely up to date with their
St. Andrew's gave a much better, (account of themselves at Ellot Hall
than the final result indicates. They were, for one thing, without the services of A.E.P. Guest, which | meant a reshuffling of two couples,, NA. D. Mackay coming in to partner R. H. Wong, and F. V. Wong pairing with P. A. Broad- bridge.
Apart from Ellot Hall's first couple, who did not concede moré There has boan a sequel to the than nine ares in any of their three much-disputed decision of the heavy games, St. Andrew's held their own weight fight at the Albert Hall, well against the champions. Five when the referee, Mr. Wilfred Smith, of the other six games were keenly awarded the verdict on points to contested, and saw the visitors get Tommy Farr, of Tonypandy, against into double figures. Tommy Loughran, the American.
Loughran's manager. Mr. Joc
SAINTS' 8TH WIN
Smith, saw Col. I. E. Myddelton, | St. John's, one of the most im chairman of the British Boxing Board proved teams in the league recorded of Control, and lodged a pratent. He their eighth win with the team WAK given to understand that the Board would consider it in due course which has done service for the major part of the season. They were never extended by the S. and S. Home, who succeeded only in collecting an aggregate of 52 aces.
No soubt they will. But it is most unlikely that they will reverse the naforce's decision whatever they themselves may think of it. A simi- tar case occurred some 10 years ago similar except that opinion against the verdict was unscious.
heיT
EXPECTED RESULT
The result of the match between margin in favour of the man ad- Recreio "A" and V.R.C., at King's judged to have lost was, in my Park was as expected. Though it opinion, far greater than anyone of experience could have considered the was thought Recreio might be with caso in the Farr-Loughran fight out the assistance of M. A. Olivej- Action was taken against the rera, he turned out after all and with feree, but the decision was unaltered. J. J. Remedios won three games That was Len Harvey's first defeat with the greatest of case.
FEARLESS IN DECISIONS
V.R.C. totalled 37 aces against the winners' 189. Wilfred Smith is one of the few The complete results and detailed honorary
raferoes, He has been scores, together with the amended gaining experience rapidly, and has league table follow. always been fearless in his decisiona. He was appointed by the Board bo- cause the boxers' managers had dif
culty in agreeing on an official.
RECREIO "A" v. V.R.C. Played at Rocrolo, the home team I personally think he was wrong winning by nine games to love. i on this occasion but I admire his M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedics strength of will, and hope he is not (Recreio "A") beat C. N. da Silva
dismayed in any way by criticism of and S. A. Rumjahn 21-3; beat E
his judgment.
Both
thought they had won, which is quite
Alves and E. Soares 21-4; beat P.
boxers stated that they B. Allam and C. C. Pereira 21-2.
LA. Carvalho and A. M. Silva!
·Silva and
natural. Unfortunately it is not
beat
Allam
and
very likely that they will meet again. (Recrelo "A") bent Loughran expressed himself as very, Rumjahn 21-11; beat Alves and willing for another fight; but Farr Soares 21-2; insista that another match must. bo over 12 or 16 rounds. To that I do not think Loughran would ever con- mont
LOUGHRAN'S LIMITATIONS Loughran, at the age of 33. can stand no more than 10 rounds against
a strong, aggressive young opponent
of the type of Farr, My view was
that the fight had beca prolonged
i
Pereira 21-3.
E. Souza and H. A. Alves (Rocrelo "B") bent Silva and Rumjaha 21-5; beat Alves and Soares
21-2;
beat Allam and Pereira 21-5.
ELIOT HALL “A” ▼
ST. ANDREW'S."A"
Played at Eliot Hall, the home
by two more rounds Loughran would team winning by nino games to
B. C. Lee and B. K. Chan (Ellot |
have been floored. Equally, I think love. Loughran would beat Farr over 10 rounds quite clearly if they met Hall "A") beat E. F. Fincher and again.
The Farr-Loughran fight was good H. Kew 21-7; beat S. V. Wong and to watch, and apart from getting S. A. Broadbridge 21-9; boat, N. A the decision it will yield Farr con- E. Mackay and R. H. Wong 21-7. aidorable benefit. He will be offered
C. C. Lee and C. S. Heng (Eliot)
more fights, both in London, and Hall "A") beat Fincher and Kow abroad, and, as he gathers experience, 21-15; beat Wong and Broadbridge ho will be welcome addition to our meagre stock of heavy-weights. 21-5; beat Mackay and Wong
The fight, I am informed, resulted | 21-15.
in a loss to the promoter of nearly
$300. The loss on the
J. S. Liew and J. Y. Lee (Ellot previous Hall "A") beat Finchor and Kew show at the Albert Hall was over 21-16; bent Wong and Broadbridge £000.
21-13; beat Mackay and Wong) 21-10.
Tennis Stars' Visit To Canton
RAIN SPOILS PROGRAMME
'ST. JOHN'S 7. S. AND S. HOME
Played at Cathedral Hall, St. John's winning by nine games to love.
F. H. Kwok and G. A. Smith (St. John's) beat J. Hall and M. Merritt 21-7; beat. H. Harris and J. Heath 21-7: beat S. Sprague and R. Brown 21-6.
Roland Koh and Nerman Smith (St. John's) beat Hall and Merritt 21-1; beat Harris and Heath 21-8; beat Brown and Sprague 21-6.
*The visit of Gordon Lum, W. C. Choy and Paul Kong to Canton last; J. Bennitt and David Kwok (St. week-end was somewhat marred by John's) beat Hall and Merritt rain, exhibition tennis being poa-21-11; beat Harris and Heath' sible only on Saturday. Rain pre- 21-2; boat Brown and Sprague vented any play on Sunday.
21-4.
LEAGUE TABLE
Lum figured in two winning matches beating Paul Kong 6-4, 61, and teaming with Kong to
P. W. LF. A Pta. bont W. C. Choy, and Lal Kwong Neercia an
C.R.C.
12 10 2 88 25 20: tsun 6-1, 6-2
HENKO 9070 11 18 Choy, shared his singles with Lai Recrelo "B" 1081-02-28
St. Andrew's "A" 11 81 82-30 10 Kwong-taun, Canton Champion, Eliot Hall ""D" 188:4 03 30 losing the first set 6-love and win- Eliot Hall "A"
8 8. 9.50 ning the second at 7-5%"
St. John's
127 13.40 39 78 72 5.10 35
158.0
C. IL Chan and Paul Kong play- Fire Brigade
Liu and Sz To in a doubles, each Talkoo R.C.q
V.B.C. couple winning a set. Chan and St. Andrew's "B" 12 2 10 80.69 Kong secured the first of 6-8, and Kowloon Tong 121 11 30 78 lost the second 8-6.
9. and. 8. Home 11
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Four Games
In Two
Evenings
KOWLOON TONG'S
PROGRAMME
(By "Veritus").
SLIDING TACKLE MUST BE STOPPED
Au illustration of the sliding tackle, condemned by Charles Buchan In his article in the next column.
BRITISH RUGBY Corinthians
LOSS
WOOLLER GOING.
TO INDIA
Wilfred Wooller, the Welsh centre three-quarter, in spite of rumours to the contrary, will definitely be lost to British Rugby next season.
And The League
FAMOUS CLUB'S
CRISIS
(By Norman Ackland)
RUINS
SOCCER
CRAFT
And Is Very Dangerous
an
(By Charles Buchan)
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME
For years I have been prea- ching against tho sliding tackle and obstruction, twin ovils that are raining modern football. Now I notice that .F.A. Councillor har published a statement, "Some- thing will have to be done about the sliding tackle before it is too late.” Of course it DRAW will and the sooner the better as far as the professional game is concerned.
It in subject which the F.A. must deal with in the near future. If the statement means that they hiton to start un it quickly, step will be taken towards the Improve ment of play, The sliding tackle is responsible for much of the poor play that is seen in every division of the League, and especially in F.A. Cup ties.
How
can a man ho expected to pass a ball
accurately or shoot straight when the thought uppermost in his mind is that an opponent can hurl himself three or four yards and at full stretch either to get the ball or upset him? It means that he is forced to part hurriedly; hence of the goal
(By "Robin")
Arsenal Birmingham Leeds Marichester C. Sunderland
Doncaster
Leicester West Ham Coventry Exeter Halifax Tranmere
|AWAYI-
Huddersfield Charlton Luton
Brentford Aston Villa Reading
OUR FORECAST
For Homeside Football
the many bad passes and shots wide THIRD ROUND OF THE
A fraction of a second is vital to the man in possession of the ball. If the F.A. makes the sliding tackle illegal they will give players, particu- larly forwards, a new lease of life. the ball as I know they can. The game would receive the best flip it has had since the alteration in the offside rule nearly 11 years ago.
THE CAUSE OF INJURIES
SCOTTISH CUP
Next week Kowloon Tong wil establish a procedent and possibly a league record when they piny
He is taking up an appoint. four badminton matches in two
ment in India when he comes past and present members of the It is generally realised by both successivo evenings. In order to
down from Cambridge at the Corinthians that a crisis has arrived" bring their fixtures right up to
end of the summer term. in the history of this famous club. dute Kowloon Tong have arranged Wooller will indeed be a loss not Every member is convinced that to play mixed doubles and men's only to Welsh Rugby football but "something must be done," but many doubles matches on Monday, and a to the game generally. It is only are dubious whether the proposal now similar programme on Tuesday. three years ago that Wooller, then Football League for membership of under discussion to apply to the Sallors and Soldiers Home and in his teens, attracted notice by the Third Division (Southern Sec- St. Andrew's, their opponents have his brilliant promise as a centre tion) is the solution to the problem, agreed to this procedure,
three-quarter. He played his first As a rule, the players and the young Mixed doubles with the S. and S. international gome for
Wales members of the committee are in Home will be played at, 7.30 on against England at Twickenham older members, emphatically opposed favour of the suggestion and the Monday next, and when this match and got further caps that season to it. has been completed and refresh- against Ireland and Scotland; but Mr. C Wreford Brown, one of the ments served, the men's doubles he dropped out of the international greatest Corinthians, believes that game will be played.
game in the following season. the club could not hold their own weekThey would then have time to place Kowloon Tong's encounters on
Last winter Wooiler's natural after werk through the season the following evening are firstly qualities developed at Cambridge against professional opposition with- against St. Andrew's mixed team and his combination with Cliff Corinthian traditions, and this view. out violating some of the most valued and then against St. Andrew's Jones as fly-half has no counter-is shared by the majority of the old. "A" in the men's doubles.
part in the game.
or members. Indeed, it is actually This means that three of the Wooller's great forte is his breaking a tradition that the club men in all four teams will be call-ability to penetrate almost any should enter for a League compati In these stays when the winning ed upon to play six games during defence. His long and deceptive. tion at all.
of League matches and Cup tie the evening.
stride allied to a gift of elusion the Corinthians with
It is generally recognised that if means so much financially, it is in
ovitable that players will take risks of the day. to succeed In make him a most dangerous oppon-the League they cannot rely only on ent. He is magnificent in defence the talent suppiled by the Public And the sliding tackle is the biggest The special Telegraph forecast likely to win any game. and has a wonderful drop at goal Schools and Universities. They must risk of all. It is my firm convle appears below.
tion that, in addition to spoiling the With hia be represented by the best, and only
game. It is the cause of the big in-
FIRST DIVISION great talent, coming to its best, it the best amatour talent in the coun- will be a great pity if. Wooller has be completely reorganised and run on
crease in the number of injuries, ARSENAL try. This means they would have to
zo big as at present. The BIRMINGHAM to leave the game of which he is the same lines as Queen's Park, the
sliding tackle not only jars the Blackburn such a fine exponent.
fonious Scottish amateurs, In
ankle but twists the knee; that is the vlow of the older members, this
why cartilage operations are so course is not desirable.
- numerous.
WOMEN'S BOAT RACE
University Event.. On Saturday
The Oxford
and
Cambridge women's boat race will be rowed on Saturday, February 22, over a half- mile course at Oxford.
The Cambridge crow may be seen every day, wet or fine, practising on the Cam. There is only one change in last year's crow.
The cox, Miss M. I. Pearson, has had to give up hockey, owing to a sprained ankle, but she still turns out with the crow.
M.C.C. HELD, UP-
BY RAIN
either
never
Lo score
or prevent goals.
Completo English league pro- grammes and the third round of the Scottish Cup are being played this Saturday. Sunderland, vir- tual champions, are fairly certain to win at home, but both Charlton and Tottenham have difficult tasks on foreign grounds.
Rangers appear to be about the only "certainty" in the Scottish Cup engagements, and drawn games will probably be the order
CHELSEA
·Grimsby--- LEEDS
▾ Portsmouth
❤
Wednesday
V Derby
• Everton
-y- Huddersfield
Middlesbro'.
• Bolton
Obstruction is another evil that LIVERPOOL must be purged out of the game. MANCHESTER C. ▼ Of course, I do not mean shoulder | Stoke · charging, when opponents going for SUNDERLAND ▼ the ball meet shoulder to shoulder. W. Bromwich But in Cup ties Wo player going for the ball de- liberately obstructed or pushed out
ALLIANCE WITH THE CASUALS It would mean that the old alliance between the Corinthians and the Casuals would be broken up. In any caso, I do not think the Casuals would Matemata, Feb. 18.
be content to act as a nursery club The M.C.C. tourists started a two-for Corinthians. By the existing day match against Pinko to-day, but arrangement between the clubs 'there rain interfered and there was play after lunch.
nois a joint selection committee, and the
πο Casuals have first choice when they Fiako had frat knock, and during are engaged in an Amateur Cup-tie the morning scored 100 runs for or an
important soven wickets.--Reuter.
Isthmian League (Continued on Page 9).
NEW HOCKEY
TO SUBSTITUTE
"Y" FIXTURE
Д
Owing to their inability to field strong eleven, the Y.M.C.A. hayo had to give up the idea this season of sending a hockey team to Macao. But Messrs. R.A. Bates and W. J. Brown have pursued the iden of forming a specially selected combination known as The Wanderers, and as a result of efforts a team under this name will visit Macao on March 1. A very useful side has been got together, all but two being former. Y.M.C.A players. The Wanderors XI will be:-
G. C. Moss (Police); S. A. Tremlett (Y.M.C.A.) and G. Sommer (Club); J. E. Potter (Club), J. Farmer ("" and C..
RABATES
a
Preston
Brentford
Wolves
ASTON VILLA
▼
SECOND DIVISION,
of the way by an opponent who in Blackpool making no effort to get the ball:
Bradford dofenders
Bury deliberately standing in front of forwards so they LEICESTER
DONCASTER cannot play the balls and other ir Norwich ritating practices which tend to spoll NOTTS F. the play..
All
TEAM TO VISIT MACAO because the lows do not cover the Swansen
G. C. MOSS-
BA) and R. A. Bates. ("Y" and Club); 8. A. Fowler ("Y" and Club), T. 8. D. Whitley (C.B.A.), W. Brown (YMCA), H. Pracht (Club) and D. J. Nooey ("Y" and Club), (kg) Of these only f. E. Potter and T. S. D. Whitley have falled at one time or another to play rogů- larly for the Y.M.C.A.
It is hoped that Mr. G. T. Palmer will be able to accompany the team as referee. Several sup
PROMINENT H.K. PLAYERS
porters have promised to make the trip, including Mr. J. C. M. Gron- ham, complete with "Just in case".
camora-
In order to test the strength of the above team a practice match has been arranged with the 1/8 Punjab Regiment for Saturday, February 22-a kind gesture on the part of the Punjable who are to play an Army Tournament game the following day."
Y. CHARLTON
TOTTENHAM
Barnsley
Y
V
7
Hull
V Newcastle
V
Fulham
V
V
Burnley SHEFFIELD U. V Manchester U. must go unpunished simply SOUTHAMPTON ▾ Port Vale
Bradford C vexed question. Only once is ob- WEST HAM Y Plymouth struction mentioned, fri Law 9, which says "a player shall not be charged)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). behind unless he is intentionally ob- structing an opponent," and in LAW ALDERSHOT
8: “A goalkeeper shall not be charged Brighton except when he is holding the ball BRISTOL C. or obstructing an opponent or when COVENTRY he has passed outside the goal area."
AN OLD-FASHIONED LAW
With these
exceptions provided he does not arma from his sides, can
EXETER MILLWALL
Newport QUEEN'S PR.
a player, Swindon
extend his TORQUAY
obstruct an WATFORD
opponent as he pleases. Surely it la
T
Crystal P.
V
Luton
Clapton Cardig Bournemouth Southend Gillingham Notis C.
▾ READING
* Northampton
Y
Bristol R
time, this old-fashioned law WAS THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) brought up to date, so that any
player not attempting to play the Carlisle
ball should be penalised for inter- DARLINGTON fering with, an
Gateshead
Until the FA overlinula the laws | HALIFAX I fear we shall see no marked in HARTLEPOOLS theprovement in the quality of play. Mansfield
Players continue to act hurriedly and Oldham thoughtidssly, whild the artist with Rotherham the ball will be kept from the full TRANMERE bonefit of his craft by the obstruc- Walsall tion of opponents who realise they WREXHAM... · have the laws on their side.
The game will be played on Marina ground at 4 o'clock, and It is expected that the Wanderers will provide the military side with some good practice for their more important game.
In this game II. F. Shields will: deputise for Mces in goal, who is unable to play. Moss, however, will play at Macao,
W. J. BRO
Crewo
Barrow
New Brighton
V. York
▾ Accrington
Southport ROCHDALE
▾ CHESTER
Chesterfield
v Stockport
Lincoln
SCOTTISH CUP .:(THIRD ROUND)
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FOR WINGER
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The latest moves in football, re-
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