HOCKEY TRIAL
Civilians Prepare To Oppose Servicos
was
A fast and interesting game seen at King's Park yesterday mor ning when the hockey trial mistch to choose a Civilian eleven for the com- ing match against the combined Services, was played,
The final team will be chosen from the following fifteen: K. Ramzan (KIT.C.), A. E. P. Guest (Radio), Dr. E. L. Gosana (Recrelo), J. Gon- salves (Recreio), W. Brown (Police),
A
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'(Club), K. Mallik (K.I.T.C.), I. A. Marques (Recreto), A. Fowler (Club), U. Krause (Y.M.C.A.), G. Singh ́ (Radio), P. Singh (K.I.T.C.), Wali (Pollce), Blond (Police), J. M. Pinto (K.I.T.C.),
• K. Hussain and D. Smith were um- pires for the match, which was fea- tured by the fine combination in at- tack of the Singhs and Krause. Bond shone on the Wing and Mar- ques gave an excellent display. Dr. Gosano and Guest were steady in the. defence, while Fowler niko good form.
showed
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG
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Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Satur- day, 18th December, 1937, (weather permitting) may be obtahired at the Secretary's Olliee, Exchange Build- fug; the
ANNUAL
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Successful Meet Yesterday
Fine sport was seen on the grounds of the South China Athletic Associn- tion at Caroline Hill yesterday, when annual athletic meeting. the Hongkong Police held their
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, · 1937.
No More Fancy Soccer-
Transfer Fees?
ÁRSENAL HAS ACQUIRED
LESLIE JONES
London, Nov. 10.
Cup ties are approaching, and as it is always advisable to sign on new players before they are tied up in the knockout compe- tition, clubs are beginning to scan the transfer horizon anxious. ly. Does this mean that five-figure transfer feos will again be in the news?
LOCAL SOCCER TABLE
How Teams Stand At Present
S. China B Seaforths Middlesex S. China A
Kowloon
Police
People who should know, tell me that the big clubs are plan- ning to take the wind out of inflated transfer fees, says an Eng-Eastern lish writer. They point to the Arsenal's acquisition of Leslie Jones, of Coventry, as the first example of the new “deal.”
In return for Jones, Coventry derland side in the position in which received Bobby Davidson and the he is accustomed to play. balince in cash.
Listen to this! Gateshead, Cinde- Important clubs have decided that rella club of league football, recent- bartering is the only escope from ly made a four-figure offer for Gul the deadlock caused by the shortage lacher, but it failed to reach Notts of talent and the consequence "It County's valuation, fancy prices. It will keep talent in circulation to the mutual advantage
all
His Excellency the Governor, Sir: Geoffry Northcote, and Lady North- cote attended, Lady Northcote die- tributing the prizes. They were ac- companied by Capt. S. 11. Batty- Smith, A.D.c. and Mr. G. Treverton. Private Secretary, and were wel- comed by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector-General of Police, and Mrs. King. Others present included the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith and Mrs. Smith, Miss J. Smith the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster and Mrs. Atabaster, Mr. W. Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. K. Keen, Miss King, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Perdue, Dr. and Mrs. G. I. Shaw, the Misses Kotewall, Mr. B. C. Ran dall, Mr. and Mrs. W. la Dart Spar-
One London club is known to have row, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. and Mrs. G. S. Wilson, Mr. A. R. S. Put a limit of £5,000 on its trunster
Scolt, Mr. Majar, Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, Mr. Wtees. Won't go a penny above, but head, has often expressed a desire to Shaftain, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. E. they will be prepared to swop any return to Tyneside, Marks, Miss Alabaster, Mr. 11. W. E player within reason, In addition to Heath, Mr. K. A. Bidmend and Mr. paying a fee. and Mrs. Hughes.
St. Joseph's
·Club .... K. Chinese
Division I
Goals
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
7 6 1
0 10 0 13
0 0 0 9 5
3 21 13 12
2 17 18
9 5 1 3.20 13 85 12 14 0 0 4 1 3 23
3 2 3 9 10 1
7 13 19 2
0 1 0 1
5 22 30
0 0 0 9 9 52
Division II
Goals
12
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
7 0 0 20 11 14
5th Bde. R.A.? Middlesex.... 7 0 1 0 28 7 13 RE. European 10 5 2 3 33 10 12 Kwang Wah 8 4 3 1 32 11 11 South China..
0 5 0 4 23 14 10 Negotiations are proceeding and Kowloon Seaforths
n 3 3 2 13 14 £! 8.3 14 15 1 13 7 directors are more C. Police
0 3 0 6 10 30 6 than hopeful that Hughie will don Club
A 2 0 0 12 30 4 their colours this senson. This play-E. Chinese er, whose wife is a native of Gates-Eastern
1 0 0 8 B 0
05 24 Division III (Hongkong)
Goals
the Gateshend
Notis are interested in a Gateshead forward, and this player, with a bu-}
Medicals
P. W. D. L. F. A.Pis, 10 7 1 2 31
... 9 5 1 3 23 8 5 0 3 20
7 4 1 2 27
I have been reading this week on lance of cash from Gateshead, may Police
R.A.O.C. The Auregate Cup was won by article on football Onance which clinch the deal.
Engineers shows that even allowing ten years' Indian constable B001, with whom service for a new club, which, in that they
Although Birmingham have said sih Bde. R.A. 7 4 1 2 20
would Club House, Hapus Lady Northcote shook hunds as she nine cases in ten, is too long, a £10,- | Hughes,
not part with Stanley the 18-year-old left-back.A.S.C. presented the cup.
000 fee works out at £10 a match. who was hailed as the hero of the Powhatan
Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 9th Decem- ber, 1937.
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SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS
A popular win was that of Mr.
King in the 100 yards handicap race
Here are the Agurest for veterna. He won by a clear Transfer fee margin of five yards from Dr. Shaw. Two bencils
Exelling Relay
Wages and bonuses
Total
are
10-324
# 2 1 10 0 2
Division III (Kowloon
Goals
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. A 8 1 0 43 11 17 6 1 3 20 13 13 4 18 10 11
recent Wales vs. Scotland Inter- national, under £10,000, there are £10.000 some clubs who are Interested. As
1.300 ton Villa and Tottenham Hotspurs Portuguese
them.
Seaforths.... 10 Plymouth Argyle have made 24th Bnt. R.A. 10 5 substantial offer to Spuhler, Sunder-Kumaona 10 4
likely to happen. land's boy out-side-right, but nothing R. A.. F.
9 3 20th Bot. R.A. 9 2 Ware,
of Shemeld has gone to Norwich City.
Wednesday, Signals
University
1,500
Exciting competition marked the
£15,800 relay race open to all contingentsAt 40 matches a year, and this he and the Police Reserve. The Euro- won't average, it is £40 'n match. pean. team led all the
way.
but Only a few clubs with tremendous were closely pressed over the last scope for gates and revenue 440 yards by the Indions, who
make a success of such transactions. actually passed the Europeans, but the latter had something in reserve, regained the lead, and won with a few yards to spare.
Before calling on Lady Northrote to distribute the prizes, Mr. King expressed the delight they all felt at the presence of her indyship and His
Excellency The Force was Indebted
to the S. C. A. A. for the loan of their
ground And equipment, but
£1,000 LIMIT.
can
The director of 11 well-known London club is backing the plan of the semi-ofllelal Players' Union to place a transfer fee limit on players carning tess than the maximum £8
a week.
The detailed scheme will be placed before the League Management next year, the police hoped to have Committee. It is not difficult to see their own ground. For some years what is behind this
move. Many past, the European contingent had players, even front rankers, earn their own recreation ground, which only £0 a week. Yet when the was available only for cricket, tennis question of a transfer arises. The and lawn bowls, and was not avail-fee placed on than is £4,000 or uble to the other contingents,
£5,000, or fancy prices which
The Force hitherto had had no #round of its own, but recently Government had begun to prepare a new area in Kowloon, and thanks to the support of the Hon. Mr. Smith. who was then Offleer Administering the Government, the area had been allotted the pollee until 1910. Mr. King expressed the hope that with His Excellency's sympathy and
ground would be secured for the permanent use of the Force.
port,
the
sup
frighten buyers away.
J
The players feel that if they are worth big money In the
transfer market, they are worth £8 a week to their clubs. The £1,000 limil means it will be easier for them to move to clubs when they can can the maximum wage.
In conclusion, the Inspector-ranged. General anked the Committee and
WALES AND
9 2
5 24 20 9
HER
STAND-OFF HALVES:
DAVIES PRAISED
By Clem Lewis
London, Oct. 27, XXXITH practically a quarter of the Rugby football season behind us I think we are now entitled to take a critical glance at our leading Welsh sides.
Of the leading dozen or so clubs in the Principality there is not one undefeated at this comparatively early stage, and Llanelly alone preserve an unbeaten record at home. The fact that New- part have relinquished that honour at the bidding of Swansea shows that the St. Helens club is definitely on the ap grade.
commitee had dropped Edwards, their youthful,
THE TRANSFER MARKET
Arsenal have let Bowden, who has He also hoped that some financial played for England three times zu la assistance would be furthcoming Newcastle. The fee is said to be in Victories-over-Cardiff-and-New-founded-when-we-found-that-the- from the Government towards the the neighbourhood of £6,000. Mid-port on successive Saturdays would Cardiff erection of a suitable pavilion.
dlesbrough were most anxious to get seem to demonstrate that Swanica Horace Dowden, but terms could not be ar-must now be regarded as a reason-fair-haired centre.
jably strong side, and it was good
Certainly his own committee has to observe that Tanner and Davies
not helped Edwards along the rond particularly Davies-were in such
which lends to official recognition, ne form in the Newport game,
and though he may have shown a Clia Jones; in his book published lapse of form I think their nelion- yesterday, says of Davies that "he just preceding the Trials-war de- most nearly resembles the classical cidedly drastic.
half, His running 13 stand-off
all other helpers who had made the Portsmouth are said to have gone function such a success, Mr. Abbas as high as £6,000, for McNab." of Khan and the Police Reserve for Sunderland. Sunderland have put a providing the prizes for their own value of £7,000 on McNab-a player events, and to the Offeer Command- who cannot get his place in the Sun- ing and Officers of the Middlesex Regiment, for the attendance of their
band, under Conductor A. E. Judge, 3. Set. Rothwell, Time: 59.3/10 secs. who had rendered music during the
100 Yards Itandleng (Open to Europeans ofternoon.
3. E. G. Posl. Time: 11.9/10 secs.
ver 33 years)-T. 11. King: 2, G. 1. Shaw; smooth and he makes his openings Aberavon show Neath to be an Im- Recent victories over Llanelly and 100 Yards Bandlean Suncrintendents-with n body swerve and, the greatest proving side, and another worth con- After presenting the prizes, Lady. 11. W. E. Heath; 2. L. 1. C. Caltrop asset of all, change of pace." Northcote was prestated with a sit-Set. Taylor; 3, Sgt. Dennis, Distance: 201 Throwing the Crietet Bolt.—), E34; 1
sidering are Weston-super-Mare, Jones thinks that had Davies been who, as a correspondent reminds me,
Wales-where each match for him are, I believe, stl unbeaten, and has been a "Derby" match-he would have scored well over 200 points with
ver souvenir as a memento
of the t. 6 ins
100 Yards (Police Reserve),—1,
D.
occasion by little Miss Shella Carey+ { young; 2. Lo Koon-ho; 3, M. A. da Sousa. playing in England rather than are about 75 per cent. Welsh, They
daughter of Inspector A. E. Carey.
Results
Time: 13.4/10 neck.
300 Yards.-1661: 2 Set. Wilson;
2. have achieved even greater fame.
8g, Evans. Time: 2 mina, 154 secs. Puting the Shot-1. Sat. Taylor;
Hall-Mile Bicycle Race (Asjaties)},
100 Yards Indian Contingent)-1, B16:14; 3, 533. Distance: 38 ft. 4 Ins.
2, 0709; 3. BC01, Time: 118/10 secs,
100 Yard (Chinese Contingent).-1. D091; 2, C550; 3, 13500. C$21; 2, C660; 3, CG). Time: 11.3/10 secs. 100 Yards European Contingent). E27: 2. Sgt. Sullivan; 3, Bgt. Dennia. Time:
60 Yards Back Race-1, D123; 2. D200; 3, 'CS2.
440 Yaris (Open to Members of BCAA)—,
A NOTE OF Anxiety
That is generous praise froid a
only a small adverse score against them.
My correspondent claims that Jen- kins, the full-back, is the best player Weston have ever had in that post- tion despite the fact that Legge, of Newport, who played for Wales last year, once assisted Weston.
Hu Chirun;3. Robert rival, and is interesting because one 200 Vares 1 Police Reserve).-1. D. Tong Shu-ching: 3, Li Hung-fu. Time: wonders whether Wales will have Young: 2. M. A. da Sauza; 3, L. E. Notario. 50.9/10 sec.
Obstacle Race--1, 127; 2, C11; 3. C224, Long Jump--1, 234; 2, 3001; 3, E2. to fall back upon Willie Davies for High Jump-1. 1093; 2, Bgt. Taylor, 3. Distance: 20 £3, 0% ITU,
the England game. I am a little per- E34. Height: 5 ft. 6 ins
120 Yards Law Hurdles, 11799; 2. turbed about Cir Jones, wondering Three-Legged nace (Aalatics)-1, C600|B1; 3, 28. Time: 173/10 secs.
There is a Welsh pair of halves at and C338; 2, C633 and C332; 3. Stoker 13 Itelay" Race. (ThreiQuarter "Mile)-1, whether he will be quite fit and well, this seaside town in Thornbury and Europeans; 2, Indinne Time: 2 mink though with the coming of rain he Fowler who are apparently ripe for 200 Yards (Handicap)--), Sgt. Sullivan: 54.2/8 secs. 7. C421; 3, E720, Time: 25.4/10 kern. Band Lace-1, Bum. Winfield; 2. Bdm. and the hard grounds cannot quarrel. Trial games, and I am told that if
000 Yards (Open to Members of the Merritt,
Cardiff came an unexpected crop- Penny and Price-two Welshmen in Services),-1, Cpl. Keefe (M'sex); 2, Pie. Tug-O-War-Now Territories Indian per at Blackheath and, as Percy the Weston XV.--played in a Welih Perriman (M'sex); 3. Pie. Adama (M'acx). beat Hongkong Indians, Time: 2 mins, 14 secs.
Aggregate Cup1, 0801 i8 pts.): 3. 1700 Rudd fold us, had a lapse from their side they would walk into any Welsh and RC01 (5 pt each).
high estate. Most of us were dumb-Trial,
and W42.
440 Yards-1. Sgt. Summers; 7, B681:
731.
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