THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1937.
The Illogicality Of
Our
Football
Interport Selectors
DID “ UNOFFICIAL”
TRIALS MEAN
NOTHING?
Mr. Stokes? Advice.
To Referees
TWO Lai Wah Cup matches, one New Year's Day charity match, and one Governor's Cup
thon
Remedios Still Being Advocated As Shanghai Interporter
suggested to local referees that they might get better results If, instead of shaking a finger in admonition of a player who has flagrantly transgress- match, equals four Interported footbalf law, they quietly told lum trials: or so they said. But do that he had done wrong and that thoy? No, the correct answer repetition of the offence would meet to this equation is that they of "cleaning up football"
with sterner action. This question (1.9 i! Is equal one Probablca v. Possibles called, la much
more complex trial. And if this little sum be it may appear to be on the surface. worked out to the third place of To argue that the only treatment is decimals you will find that the to turn players off the field if they can't "play the game" holds good up whole equals the sum total to
to a point. But it must always be capacity of the Interport Selec- realised that such action is arbitrary,
FLEET OF FOOT FUSILIERS. Here is the team which recently won the Royal Welch Fusiliers Inter- tion Committee to pick an Inter- and that its effects on the player
The same team carried off the honours in 1934. (Photo: Ming Yuen).. port team by January 31. sent off, as well as the remainder of Company cross-country race. the players taking part in that
parti- Believe it or not as Ripley would cular game, may very widely vary. Ever since the composition | With some players it fails to net as of the Probables and Possibles the desired deterrent, but simply engenders a resentment which is not effaced. With others it only
say.
Clubhouse Chatter
By "Veritas"
teams was announced on Sun- day evening I have been puzzling about them, and, in the light of the pronouncement that the Governor's Cup match was to be the Interport "trial to end trial", endeavouring to have been extract some sense from these compositions. That is why I have delayed writing anything about the subject until now. Where's The Logic ?
eas deflant toss of the head or
a shrug of the shoulders, and makes or no contribution to the Im- proved future behaviour of those offenders. Others, happily,
appre-
BADMINTON'S GREAT PROGRESS IN MALAYA DURING 1936 SEASON
Norwegian Skater Breaks Record
ciate that they have behaved wrongly CƏRİNİ KƏRİ BİRKƏ KİRACIALEN and learn the right lesson. But what- ever the reaction of dismissal from the Beld of play it should be point- ed out that in the final analysis, it is arbitrary action which should be nvolded as far as possible, Association Could Do
This
is not to imply that referees
should be "softy" about offenders. But there is, I am confident, a great deal of sense In Mr. Stokes's sugged- tion. Very possibly carefully worded, but
Arm,
warning, will have a much greater effect than simply to stop
Play
and wag finger at the culprit. The point is, players must be told that there are certain, things football which one can't do. So in foot far as
as Hongkong football is concerned IT'S the inclusion, followed by the they should be well defined by the exclusion, of North and Bliss which Referees' Association and followed bewilders. The fact that neither Recordingly by ret
referees. I
think the player is in the Possibles, let alone Association would help football a lot the Probables side after playing in if it decided that its members would the Governor's Cup-cum-Interport not tolerate such inelics
#3 higi triol, makes one wonder whether
were seriously ndidates for the Interport team, which is nowhere near the player.
considered
as high distances a ball
have long protested, are
and If not, why they were ever put These "okay to the gallery" gestures, i
Are
Oslo, Jan. 25.
A new world-record for women's speed-skating over distance of 3,000 metres. was established here yester- day, of five minutes. 47.5 seconds, by the Norwegian skater, Miss Laila Sokoi Nielsen. The record is the third set by Miss Nielsen since last Saturday, when she broke the 500 and 1,500 metre marks with 47,9 sc- conds and two minutes, 38.1 seconds respectively.-- Havas
JERANZA
kicking, double kicking and jumpa CHINESE TAKE TO BADMINTON IN S'HAI
into Sunday's match. Obversely, If the selectors did regard these players They are unnecessary, but what is as likely Interporters for February
even more important, they can be 11, how can they be convinced on the exceedingly dangerous. Those of us strength of one display, that they who were at Caroline Hill on Sunday not up to the standard required. saw a very good example of the One would have imagined this was possible result of unnecessarily high the first time North and Bliss had kicking. It was luck, and not judg- played football this season. Actually ment on the part of the offender, the selectors have had dozens of that Ernest Strange did not have his opportunities for assessing their cur-head split open. That is the sort of rent form; in fact one presumes, thing which must be stopped. because of this, they went into the Governor's Cup team. In that case, how can they be excluded from the final trial?
Not All Deliborate
have heard it said that it is useless appealing to the finer instincts in.
VARSITY TEAM TOPS LEAGUE
aro
POPULARITY IS UNBOUNDED
SUITABLE COURTS STILL PROBLEM
The past year has again been a very, active one for all the parent badminton associations through. out Malaya, writes the Badmin- ton Correspondent of the Sunday) Times. In addition to the regular number of annual championship tournaments held by the various governing bodies, there were no loss than twenty inter-State matches played between the vari- osu States during the year.
"popularity~~of the game here ind
that badminton has definitely to stay.
TO-NIGHT'S LEAGUE BADMINTON
Two Matches Qn Tap
NEWSPAPER AGITATES FOR HIS INCLUSION
Strong Criticism By Sports Editor
Controversy is still raging around the composition of the Shang- hai Interpart football team. The Shanghai Times last week 'con- tinued its agitation for the inclusion of Remedios, who captained the Northerners in the 1935 match, the following article, written by C. W. Tombs, Sports Editor, reflecting that’newspaper's opinion.
there should be a show-down on the whole business.
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"This is no time for trite truisms, but it is about time that the S.F.A. selection committee took a straight "To review the facts in a cold light, look at facts and remembered that the present position amounts to this: the game is the thing, after all. Fer That Remedies, a a well-known and 'Dearly three weeks now, has popular sportsman, and admittedly been a steadily growing demand that the best right half In Shanghal, either Itemedios be included in the offered his services to the S.F.A. Shanghal Interport side or that the representative of Shanghai in the reason for his absence from the side interport verles against Hongkong. be made public. refusal of the selectors to give this sent out a general invitation to al demand, now city-wide, some con- Clubs, and, therefore, his name must sideration, is creating a tense situation have gone before the selection com- among soccer players and spectators mittee along with the other names alike and the feeling of dissatisfaction submitted. In due course the molec- has gathered weight until it can notion committee named two teams for longer be ignored. Not only that, but trial matches, and in neither teamh the hush-hush policy of the selectors was Remedios named, although no has placed Remedios in an em player accustomed to the right half barrassing posliion, and if only to
position was named in his place. In relieve him of this embarrassment, tact. the right half position wal occupied in the first trial by a centre- half and will be occupied in the second trial this Sunday by another
The continued Th
The offer was made when the S.F.A.
GRAND NATIONAL centre-half.
BETTING
THERE IS YET TIME
GOLDEN MILLER AT selection committee cannot escape all
100 TO 6
London.
"On the face of these facts, the
blame if a certain amount of com ment la ocensioned, I they had selected another right half player place of Remedios which they can scarcely do, since there is no other right half near his standard-the bitterest criticism would have termed IL no more than a blunder. By com- piclely evading the issue regarding for the big steeplechase,
the position in the line-up, they have ile will lay those odds against any drawn attention to the fact that one of the following: Golden Miller,
apparently is being deliberately overlooked.
A Manchester book-maker, who is always one of the first to price, the Lincolnshire Handleap horses and probable entries for
Grand
the National, offers 100 to G on the field
Royal Mail, and Castle Irweli,
Remedios
And that The same bookmaker makes Sea
favourite for the Lis the general opinion which is being Bequest his
expressed plainly in every circle in- colnshire Handicap at 20 to 1 and terested in football. It is most unfair Two "B" Division men's doubles offers 25 to 1 against Hocus Pocus to a player who has worn Shanghal's league badminton fixtures are Inchkeith, King's Gap. Kyles of colours with honour and dignity, so
Loureat II, arranged for this evening. Both Minard,
Montesano, far as can be ascertained, on
previous are ties which were postponed on Night Patrol 11, Over Coat, Pricket, occasions, and has once explained the their original dates,
others and Voltus. All the
are side.
US. NATIONAL GOLF by useless criticism. They cannot, as
CHAMPIONSHIP
The was certainly a record year for most of the associations BO fur us Kowion Tong "A" try conclusions quoted at longer odds. Inter-state matches are concerned, with King's College, potential win- and the fact in itself is further ners of the division, the game be- evidence of the ever increasing ing played on Collegians court. -improved-team. --- Though-a
Kowloon Tong can come
hardly expect to take points from the College, who It can now be said without fear of bination in the junior division. But are undoubtedly the strongest com-" contradiction that there are more bad-thes can be expected to offer excellent minton than lawn tennis players in opposition, and may take the issue to
the odd game.
Malaya to-day and what is even more gratifying still is the fact that the
St. John's are certain to overcome opinion held by many, that the stand- ard of the game here is very high in- Kowloon Tong "D." probably by nine deed, was more than confirmed by
clear games. The Tongites did ex- eeedingly well to beat -Sailors and visil of the famous English profes Soldiers Home 8-1 on Monday, but in sional view that the standard of
the
the
Glenna Collet Vare To
Compete Again
"One freely admits that the task of a selection committee is an onerous one and that it cannot be made easier a member of the hockey selection committee
lee pithily remarked on a recent occasion, "pase everyone." It is also admitted that In possession of facts which are not they may be available to the general public. And yet, taking all these qualifications into consideration, there appears to have been a mistake made by the Com- mittee, and unless the mistake is Pinehurst, North Carolina,. Mrs. Glenna Collet Vare, of Phila-corrected at an early date, it thay lead to serious consequences. Even among delphia, six times winner of the title those players already selected for the should be made towards clearing up She did not defend her laurels the unwelcome mystery surrounding in last year's_tournament because the exclusion of the Rees player. A she had played so much abroad as happy team is a better team, and Captals of the Curtis Cup team Shanghai would be happler I that she was temporarily fed up Remedies were on the line-up. There New York, Jon. 20. with golf.. Mrs.
is still time to stop from The tenth professional' tennis en-
compete in the developing any She will probably com
further, and it is American sincerely hoped on all sides that the counter between Ellsworth Vines 1937 tournament when and Fred Perry was played at College women will try to wrest the crown S.F.A. will take the steps to do so. for the American, who won by scores fented. Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews Park to-day and resulted in victory from Miss Pamela Barión, who de-
SILENT ACCUSATION of 6-4, 6-2, thus bringing the matches in last year's final at Summit, New to Ave each-United Press, ›
Jersey.
J. F. Devlin, who exprey in St. John's they meet one of the best is not finished with national cham-side, there is a feeling that some move Malaya was surprisingly high, hore teams in the division, and face the
additional difficulty of playing on a especially when the lack of adequate facilities was taken into consideration, strange court.
Devlin also expressed the view that no further improvement could be ex- pected unless and until higher roofed and larger halls were available.
SUITABLE HALLS
than one
stressed by me on more
The need for suitable halls has been occasion, and here I am sorry to learn that although the Singapore start a building fund some two years (Continued on Page 3.)
Shanghai. Chinese athletes are taking to So Much Waste Of Time matters such as these, but though the English sport of badminton in this may be true in one or two cases, increasing numbers. In the short am not advocating the inclusion of I certainly don't believe it appiles to space of a year since they firat these two players in the Interport the great majority of Hongkong eleven. On the contrary, with due footballers. In the main, fouls on began playing the game, some of respect to them, I never have felt the local soccer fields are committed the Chinese players have made they were up to required standard. either because of a wilful disregard remarkable progress and Badminton Association decided to
of football law, or as But I do think that if the
a result of a really intended to take Sunday's player's exuberance of spirit which rapidly approaching Shanghai match as a guide, then they should leads
into
over-enthusiastic championship standard. have played people like Wride, play. Only rarely, I am sure, does
one seen player go out
A motion-pleture rect, showing a Evans and Taylor, and not pushed injure an opponent. more championship match in England was them into
Anal Irial as though they had
uch this lutter class--if it exists-can the means of generating enthusiasm just remembered such | un players were
as easily be spotted, and with such for the sport in Shanghai. A number In existence, or you players one unhesitatingly subscribes of local Chinese sportsmen purchase much as you like, but I'll wager
selectors
hlm
IN. S. W.
can't find any logic in the selection to the adoption of drasile punishment, equipment, and began practising MANAGE
of the FA's wing hul backen for Inst. But with the very large majority I They liked it, and the game soon Sunday's match. Who played in the feel sure that the explanatory warn- spread to the local colleges and
ing suggested by Mr. Stokes is most universites.
Lal Wah Cup matches? Taylor, likely to lead to desired results. And Wride and Evans; who played in the there is this other point to be sald
Year game?
Now
And
these matches in come was in favour of the method. If, after Chinese teams is aven in the fact that |
· Arials. Then why
introduce
@proper
in persists
Evidence of the aptitude of the were receiving the Governor's Cup game, were
warning, the the representatives of St. John's player
his evil machina University, entered In the local announced as "unofficial" Interport ilons, the referee wil be only doing badminton league for the first time elements, when, on the showing of his proper duty in sending him off the this season, have run away with top the selected Probabies and Possibles Deld, while the offender will be honours. To date they have not met teams, these players, and nat North getting nothing but his just deserts a single dofeat. and Bliss, are regarded as the more if he is heavily punished by the likely candidates for the Interport authorities.
new
team? Had Wride, Evatis or Taylor played on Sunday the selectora coula have satisfied themselves straight away concerning the composition of the Colony eleven, and instead of wasting next Sunday, with another "Trial",
could have pilled the chosen
LOCAL BILLIARDS
....
Although admittedly the Chinese
TO DRAW
WITH CRICKET MATCH PETERS OUT
VICTORIA
Sydney, Jan. 26. Victoria batted for such a long players would not rate high at present time to-day in their Shefeld Shield in international competition, Urey rank well with the best of the local match against New South Wales, players, and it is believed that in a that a drawn match was made cer few years Chinese badminton chamtain by lunch time-
their overnight score of plans may do well in world competi-
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for 4, second Inhings advanced the total
In the Junior Championships of tion.
local billiard tournament last
Continuictoria, batting in their
Twelve years ago the sport was un-New South Wales 374 runs to wins
かぐねあ
side up against a strong Rest, and thus given the interporters some on, M. Kavier made his exit The experience of Chinese teams to 230 for 5 by lunch, and were very desirable practice together. It from the competition at the Club with soccer football is a case in point. finally all out for 340, thus setting -is-those unnecessary. wandering-
Lusitano round-the-mulberry-bush methods The winner of
of the match, Yuen which so completely defeat one.
Hong-llu, scored his 300 points when here against leading foreign aggrega
uen known here. After a team of over- New South Wales played out time
Chinese displayed its wares very easily and at draw of stumps | Xavier had scored 242,7
scored 120 for two, Cheetham A Complex Question
The mate was rather closely rapidly, and the sport became one of
tions, the natives: took to the game having hit up 02. fought, though Yuen drew away to the most popular in China. Basket scorers for Victoria in their second. Darling 62 and Slevers 71 were top MR. T. G, Stokes, chairman of the break was 20, while Xavier register a few years agotare partime here innings.
eferees' Association, revived an ago), today. It attract
od the best break of the evening with old argument propounded in these columns over a year ago, when he
30.
about 80,000 fans annually in Shang were: Victoria 337 and 340, New Complete scores of the match
South Wales 305 and 129 for 2.
liat alone-United Preas,ENA
pionship golf competition.
South China "B" and Kowloon F. C. players in a dual for the ball during. Saturday's-league football match which the Chinesa won. (Photo: King's Studio).
"In the public eye, it is being con- cluded Remedios has been placed on trial on a silent accusation, and with- out the right of defence. The public' regards his exclusion from the team as an accusation, and some mumbers of the public, unfortunately, are care- less in putting this mysterious accusa- 1100 into concrete words,
THO general belles and there is no longer any use of secrecy on the point is that Remedios is being excluded from the team on account of some mysteri- ous dispute which arose during the trip to the Colony when he was Caplain of the team. I have asked a member of the S.F.A questions regarding the allegation and they have been denied. When Remedios was questioned, he replied that so far as he knew there was nothing against his record. A member of: the selection.committee, asked why the Rees' right-half had been ex- cluded, merely replied, "We did not select him,"
"The Shanghal Football Association,-
Its existence, has often come during in for a good deal of criticism, and Indeed it would denoto an extremely disinterested membership it
thero
were no complaints, but there has never been any previous occasion, so for as I can recall, when the 5.F.A. has taken up a stand without refor ence to public desire and without due public consideration of the matter. It would be a matter of great regret it a long-standing, time- precedent were broken on this occasion, when the Association is In a stronger position than it has ever. been before. Every soccer fan, every soccer player, and every sportsman
honoured
in Shanghal is awalling some assiar jance that Remedios is not to ba tried and condemned without the sports man's right of self-defence,