THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
23,
1937.
:
HISTORY OF FOOTBALL ENTERTAINING ADDRESS TO THE REFEREES' ASSOCIATION
(Continued from Page 3) favoured it as he attended more ar less organised games between players of his servanta and the retainers of his Lords.
rome
to 14 clubs. A further increase was made in 1802 and the Second Division was formed. A system of promotion was introduced, and
and relegation to the method adopted was that the
Wanderers. Now, in 1803, football was drawing great crowds, and it was evident that something simply hnd to be done, so the leading clubs sent their representatives 10 London
Rome
decision regarding the bolton three teams in Dlv., 1 and In the March of 1793 a three days adoption of some laws to be abided the top three teams in Div. 2 played game was arranged between six
by universally.
should be relegated and who should Sheffield men dressed in red and six
This meeting took place in the series of test mulches to decide who
Queen be promoted. Northwich men dressed in blue. It "Freemasons Tavern, Great
The
year 1897 saw the and the system Sheffield but un-Street, London, and it was at this abolition of this was played at fortunately. on the third day the meeting that the Football Association present system took its place. Divi- to hold their pawas born. On December 1st. 1863 itsion 3, Southern Section wits formed spectators failed
to in 1920 and the Northern Section of tience, and swarmed the pitch to join published its first set of rules
which everybody more or less agreed this Division came into being the in the game.
of Blackheath who still Following yeur, Montague Sherman, who wrote the exception history o Ing: The game of Football is un- Everything went flee doubtably the oldest of all English land started to be national sports For at least six centuries the people have loved the rush and struggle of the rude and manly game, and Kings with their ediets, Divines with their sermons, Scholars with their cultured scom and and
allowed.
of football, quoted the follow-wanted the use of the blesome.cular parent body, the Referees' As-
wits with their ridicule, have fulled only by great convey, tact and of Manchester.
to keep the people away from the pastime they enjoy."
So it will be seen that process of development of this game called foot- ball has been most extraordinary.
1
Early in 1000 however, found gradual improvement, Schools, Towns and Clubs were froming clubs
the evenings and playing games in
of the early summer. But the whole thing was still in a chaotic condition. Everybody had their own rules and codes. Many clubs ured their hands as well as their feet, not only for handling the ball but for handling their opponents also.
In conclusion I would like to say Scot-just a few words of our own parti- Scotland did not see why England sociation..
the whole show. This was formed on March~," should try to run
So
then at Nottingham. It was 1908 They wanted rules of their own.
Its they made them, and Wales and known as the Referees' Union.
followed Scotland's first President was Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe, Ireland SOOR
and it was and its Best Secretary Mr. H. Politi example. More
Its foundation meet- very hard work on the part of the ing was attended by Messrs. Fred п Mr. Heath of Birmingham, J. T. Howcroft English F.A.'s first secretary,
of Bolton,
T. P. Campbell of Black- Alcock, that pence reigned in 1882.
He it was who suggested that two burn, J. H. Pearson of Crewe, J. A. H. representatives of each country should Catton of Manchester and J. T. Ibbot-
the International Board to settle son of Derby, form all disputes and this method has proved to our knowledge to be very successful.
THE F.A. CO., LTD. P.A. Orat registered us a Limited Company in June 1903 with In one shilling a
capital of £100 shares and the seven persons to form the company were:-
The
bas
W.
Mr. W. Pickford of Bournemouth Inter Vice President of the F.A. was its first Hon. Treasurer. The Referees" Union was abandoned during the War but re-started. in 1910. Its member- ship at the end of 1919-20 was 1,422, but to-day it is nearly 6,000.
It changed its name 10 years ago to Referees' Association.
SOUZA'S CENTURY AGAINST K.C.C.
(Continued from Page 8.)
Lord Kinnaird Peer of the Realm, The confusion that arose when two Charles Crump of Wolverhampton, teams observing entirely different sets, and'n Divisional Chief Clerk on Great of
rules, met in
a game con be Western Railway, John C. Clegg imagined.
Solicitor of Sheffield, Mr. C.
S Sherring- Alcock J.P. of Surrey, G. NOBODY TOOK ANY NOTICE! In 1840 there was an attempt to ton Solicitor of London, who managed straighten things out and clubs like the affairs of the Association, Charles Eton, Barrow, Winchester, Rugby and J. Hughes Auctioneer of Northwich, Shrewsbury arranged a meeting of Daniel B. Woodfall Clerk to the Com- representatives in London to draw up missioners of the Hundred of Black-innings was that it marked the dis- a list of rules. After -lengthy discus- | burn.
rissal of Donald Anderson for less slong and heated arguments they Since its inception the F.A. has an tén runs-this being the first
gone from finally drew up a set of rules which never looked back,
time since his return to the Colony were known as "The Cambridge strength to strength and to-day is one that Anderson has failed to score Rules." Unfortunately, nobody took of the strongest sports associations in double figures in any innings, uny notice of them and the
game the world, if not the strongest. floundered on for another fourteen the end of 1914 it was worth £11,000, A. K. Mackenzie, Lb.w., & R. E.
worth it was In 1862 another meeting-was at the end of 1920 years. called but it suffered a similar fate, £19,050 and at the end of 1921 when G. Souza, not out nobody paki the slightest heed to the rules which were published.
Meanwhile, club football was mak-day it is worth over £150,000. It H. Owen-Hughes, e Fincher, b
Anderson ing great strides In England. In 1855 enfleets on an average of £7,000 per the Sheffield Club was formed, in annum from International matches H. A. Murray, not out 1057, Blackheath of Hallamshire, 1859 and a similar sum from the F.A. Cup. The Harrovians and in 1800 The A few words about the F.A. Cup, Forest F.C. known so famously us the will not, I think be amiss.
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1937, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th February, 1937.
At
VOLUNTEERS
Lre
0
105
football was again normal after the R. II. Grimths, e Lee, b Simp Great War It was worth £36,500: to-
son
44
30
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10
Total (for 1 wkis, dec.) 199
It was
there
F. Zimmern. A. Zimmern, R. M.
Arst instigated in 1871 when Werc 15 entries, and was won by the Forest F.C. who defeated the Royal M. King. W. Rapley, J. R. Way and
F. A. Dunnett did not bat.
Engineers
ers 1-0. Scotland, still et sistent in its independency, instituted its own cup in 1873. Southern clubs were very prominent in the Cup for
Bowling Analysis
the first few years and it was not . E. Lee until 1883 that it went North. Black-B. D. Lay burn Olymple did the trick. In 1885 D. J. N. Anderson professionalism was permitted and in-R. A. J. Simpson terest in the Increased so much C. B. R. Sargent
K. M. Baxter
cup
hold
that it was found necessary to qualifying competitions in 1888.
The Finals in the 00s and 103 were "played at Crystal-Palee-and-a
T. A. Madar..
On Saturday, 20th. Monday, 22ndall" and Tuesday, 23rd February, the first crowd of 120,000 could always bo D. J. N. Anderson, bell, will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30
recktoned upon.
The famous Wanderers won
Souza ....
M. I. W.
2 20
0
1
5
7
the K. M. Baxter, e and b Souza
B. D. Lay, e A. Zimmern, b
Dunnett
C. Fincher, e Owen-Hughes,
Dunnett
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“Mr. Eva's" Happy Evo, with Mr. V. Needa up, being lod in after winning the Hongkong Derby yesterday. Happy Eve
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Lim Tak-po Receives Suspension
Lim Tak-po, the South China "B" centre-half re- ceived punishment last evening for being turned off the field while play- ing against the Shanghai Interport team, on Febru ary 13.
The Emergency Com- mittee decided to take a strong line of action and suspended Lim for the remainder of the season.
LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON
(Continued froin Page 8.)
15-21: lost to Soon and Liew 15-21. "UNIVERSITY "B", RECREIOTM“A”
University "B" put up a splendid showing against Recreio "A" at the Eu Tong-sen gymasium last evening. finally losing by six games to three. Recreio were completely strength, A. M. Rodriques deputising for E. de Souse.
KOWLOON C.C.
c and L
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24
11
T. Broadbridge, e A. Zim- mern, b Way
1
13
R.
C
F. Lee, Mackenzie, b
Owen-Hughes
2
who deplored professionalism, and in c. 1007 the Amateur F.C. Cup was in- troduced but the interest was not at R. A. J. Simpson, e Grinshs, b moudcen all great, and as it gradually petered
33. R. Sargent, e and b Owen-Hughes
2
and Remedios,
S.
K.
Way
On Wednesday, 24th February. cup five times as amateurs, the Old Broadbridge, run out the first bell will be rung at 11.30 Monians twice, Oxford University, a.m., and the first race will be run Old Carthusians, Clapham Rovers E. at 12 o'clock NOON, and on Saturday, once each and the Royal Engineers 27th February, the first bell will be took the cup in 1875 beating the Old R. rung at 1.30 p.m., and the Arst race Etonians 2-0 after a drawn game of
I-1. run ut 2.00 p.m.
There were many people however, The tin interval will be taken atter the Bfth
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and after the fourth race on Wednesday.
race on
MEMBERS BADGES AND
ENCLOSURES Members are reminded that they and their ladies 'MUST wear their hadges prominently displayed throughout the Mecting,
out these people handed over the S. Jex, not out reins to the F.A. in 1914. The FAT. A. Madar, b Way had already put up an amateur cup of its own and the interest in this was very great,
CHANGES IN FOOTBALL LAW During the development of the the laws, of course, have
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No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. game,
Badges admitting non-members to undergone many changes, in parti
lub cular the offside rule. The "throw-Souza the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including in" too, was changed, at one time it Owen-Hughes tax or $40.00 Including tax for the being permissible to throw the bal Rapley Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 in from touch with one hand. Asso-Dunnett respectively) are obtainable through clation Football was a great draw in Way the Secretary upon Introduction by the 60's and 70's but at that time Griffiths
ber to be individualism, no
team work, a member, such member
factor. the great fac bal
The player
who responsible for all chils, cle:
Badges
admitting to Members En- could take the ball the farthest with tosure will NOT be on sale at the his own efforts was the hero in those team days and passing the ball to The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, mate was looked upon as lack of skill EXCHANGE BUILDING,
the part of the un
play
the user. Using the
Race Courbe....
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was
was also dis-
ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at countenanced in carly football as
it
€
Wanderers Hockey Team
12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY. was regarded as freakish, but these For Macao
A limited number of tifins will be ideas have now passed and I think obtainable each day at the Club everyone will agree with me in saying House, provided they are ordered in that football has to-day reached Its advance from the No. 1 Boy, Tel. zenith as a science. 21920.
A few words about the Football
On no pretext will children be League. This is of course an entirely permitted in either enclosure during separate organisation from the F the first four days of the Meeting. and if anything. It is a greater factor
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
OWNONN
GAME FIXED FOR MARCH 7
The Wanderers hockey XI (a local than the F.A. was formed in 1880, team formed specially for the pur- The price of admission to the when a Mr. MacGreggor of Birming- pose) is to visit Macuo on March 7 Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day ham wrote to certain clubs in March to full a similar fixture to that of including tax for all persons Includ- of that year suggesting that home and last season.
games should be played between
$1.00 per day including tax.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will
not. be permitted to operate within
ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate, avem. A meeting was held in London
Soldiers and Sallora in uniform are them.
The team is being got together by admitted to the Publie Enclosure at to discuss preliminaries and a Mr. R.A. Bates, and a very useful-looking
Henry Lockelt of Stoke was elected side has been gathered. Secretary.
It Is hoped to have two practice Its first A.G.M. was held in March games, the first possibly being against the precincts of The Hong Kong 1888, and 12 clubs were elected to the the Kumaon Rifles on Sunday next. Jockey Club during the Race Meet League. Interest was so great that Here is the team to date,
J. 3. King (C.B.A.); FL-Lieut. ing
the second year of its forma- Timas will be obtainable in the tion it was found necessary
to Wallace (R.A.F. and Club) and S. A. Restaurant in the Public Enclosure. strengthen the management commit- Tremlett (Y.M.CA); T. S. D. Whitley tec, also the system of goal average (C.B.A.), RA. Bates (Club and was introduced during this year to Y.M.C.A.) and E. Fowler (C.B.A.); A. N. Other, S. A. Fowler (Club decide, if necessary, the champions.
and C.B.A.), G. H. Fowler (C.B.A.), J. Wall (Police and V. Bond (Chib
SERVANTS' PASSES
Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.
during
FIRST INTER-LEAGUE GAME
Any persons. found loltering with The season 1001-02 saw the first and C.B.À.). Servants' passes in their possession Inter-League game between England Unfortunately neither Norman will forfelt the same and will be fand Scotland. It was
played at Whitley, B. 1. Bickford nor J. W. removed from the Enclosure.
Bolton and resulted in a draw 2-2. Brown are available, but it is be- At n meeting in 1891 the rule binding loved that the team. already chosen C. B. BROWN, a player to his Club was formed and will give Macao a good encounter. Secretary. It was also at this meeting that the Last year the Wanderers were only Hongkong, 15th February, 1997. 'strength of the league was increased | beaten by B-3.
By Order,
#t
full
P. S. Yong and W. N. Yeung were in excellent fettle, taking games from the visitors second and third strings
and winning 18 points from Oliveira
Lim
and . P. Dug (Uni- versity "B" lost to M. A. Oliveira Remedios' 8-12; lost to L. and J. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva 12-21; last to H. A. Alves and A. M. Rodriques 15-21.
P. K. Lee and M. S. Lim (Uni- versity "B") lost to Oliveira and Remedios 10-21; lost to Carvalho and 5-21; beat Alves and Rodriques Silv 21-3,
WOX
THE LOUIS- BRADDOCK
FIGHT
STATEMENT BY JACOBS
'New York, Feb. 22.
Mike Jacobs. the famous boxing promoter made an important state- ment to the Press to-day concern- ing the Braddock-Louis Oght. He said:
"The Braddock-Louis fight will no through In Chicago as scheduled. I am advised that nothing lawfully con halt the match.
"Nothing done in Chicago can in any way impair the Braddock- Schmeling contract or my contract with the Madison Squar Garden boul.
'I couldn't, in all fairness to Louis prevent his match with Braddock My position regards the Schmeling- Braddock fight is unchanged, and am willing to produce Schmeling if will produce Brad- the "Garden" dock."-United Prese.
PREPARING FOR THE
HOCKEY INTERPORT
Trial Match Arranged
For Thursday
A trial match In preparation for the Interport hockey against Macao is being staged on Thursday of this week at 5 o'clock sharp. The game P. S. Yong, and W. N. Young (Unl-will be played either on the U.S.R.C. versity "B") lost to Oliveira and ground or the Marina, and the follow- Remedios 18-21; beat Carvalho anding players are asked to turn out, in Silva 21-14; beat Alves and Rodriques 21-20.
:
LEAGUE TABLE
"A" Division
P.W. D. L. F.A. Pts Recreio "A" 10 9 1 72 18 18 University "A" 8 0.0 0 40 8 18 Recrelo "B" 8 5 0 3 30 33 10
• C.R.C. Chinese
Y.M.C.A. St. Andrew's
"A"
3 0 8 42 60 2 0 0 23.48 4 Free Lances 10 1 0 0 22 50 2
"B" Division King's College 10 9 0 1 77 13 18 Kowloon Tong
11 8 0 3 64 35 36
12 5 0 7 47-01 10
5 3
0 3 27 10
11
University "B" B
LEET
FOOT
white.
G. Souza and Spr. Howlett; Ger- jinder Singh, A. E. P. Guest and E. L. Gosano; Spr. Brown, W. A. Reed, Lt. Comdr. McCoy, and J. Gonsalves; S. Fowler, Lieut. Wright, Pyara Singh, Parker, S. Wall, G. Fowler Patsub
St. Jolm's V.R.C.
and
S. & S. Home 10 2 3 10 74 4
St. Andrew's
"מי
Kowloon Tong
"B"
11
8
0 3 81 38 16 7 5 0 2 39 24 10
0
0 7 24 48 2
3 I
10 I 3 0 24 60 2 (Chinese Y.M.C.A. having been transferred to the "A" Division, their record has been expunged).
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