HOCKEY TRIAL
Civilians Prepare To Oppose Services
A fast and interesting game, been at King's Park yesterday mor ning when the hockey trial match to choose a Civilian eleven for the com- against the combined ing match
Services, was played.
The Anal team will be chosen from the following Afteen: K. Ramzan (K.LT.C.), A. E. P. Guest (Radio), Dr. E. L. Gosana (Hecrelo), J. Goa- salves (Recreio), W. Brown (Police). W. A. Reed (Club), K. Moltk (K.I.T.C.), R. A. Morques (Reerelo); S. A. Fowler (Club), U. Krause (Y.M.C.A.), G. Singh (Radio), P. Singh (K.I.T.C.), Wall (Pollee), Bond (Police), J. M. Pinto (K.LT.C.),
K. Hussain and D. Smith were um- pires for the match, which was fea- tured by the line combination in at- tack of the Singhs and Krause. Bond shone on the Wing, and Mar- ques gave an excellent display. Dr. Gosane and Quert were steady in the defence, while Fowler also showed good form.
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL
POLICE
SPORTS
Successful Meet Yesterday
Fine aport was seen on the grounds of the South China Athletic Associa- tion at Caroline Hill yesterday, when the Hongkong Police held their annual athletic meeting.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. 'MONDAY, DECEMBER
No More Fancy Soccer Transfer Fees?
ARSENAL 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 tranifer horizon anzious-. ly. Does this mean that five-figure transfer fees will again ba in the news?
People who should Imow, tell me that the big clubs are plan- ning to take the wind out of inflated transfer fees, says an Eng- lish writer. They point to the Arsenal's acquisition of, Leslie Jones, of Coventry, as the first example of the new "deal.”
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6, 1937.
HOCKEY RIVALRY
Services Side To
Meet Civilians
The following players have been selected to represent the Combined Services in their hockey fixture against the Civilians:
A. D. MacBride: Fit. Lieut. Wal- Land, Lleut. Commdr. Spencer: Hav. lace, Spr. Swanson; L/Cpt. Ray, Cpl.
Shah Walt, Lieut. Sawal Khan, Lieut
Pritam Nath, Nit. Gopal Ram, and
Partaub Singh,
The game will be played on the Club ground on December 12.
QUALIFIERS AT FANLING
G. H. Honry And J. E. Jupp
Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and Lady North-.. cale attended, Lady, Northcote dis- tributing the prizes. They were ac- companied by Capt. S. H. Batty- Smith, A.D.C. and Mr. G. Trevertori. Private Secretary, and were wel-
return for Jones, Coventry derland side in the position in which comed by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, received Bobby Davidson and the he is accustomed to play.
of Police, Bud balance in casti. Inspector-General Mrs. King Others present included
Listen to this! Gateshead, Cinde the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith and Mrs.
Important clubs have decided that rella club of league football, recent- Smith, Miss J. Smith, the Hon. Mr. bartering is the only escape from ly made a four-figure offer for Gol-| C. G. Alabaster and Mrs. Alabaster, the deadlock caused by the shortage lucher, but it falled to reach Notts G. H. Henry,
A score of Mr. W. Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. K. of talent nod the consequence it County's valuation. Keen, Miss King, Mr. and Mrs. C. fancy prices.
90-22:00, quntified for the Captain's It will keep talent in G. Perdue, Dr. and Mrs. G. f. Shaw, circulation to the mutual advantage Negotiations
Cup December qualifying competition are proceeding and on the Old Course at Faning during the Miss Kolewall, Mr. B. C. Ran-pt alt.
the Gateshend directors are more the week-end. Other scores were E. dall, Mr. and Mrs. W. la Bart Spar-
than hopeful that Hughie will don T. McMullen 77-7-70 and A. H. Mc- row, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Scott, Mr.
One London club is known to have their colours this season. This play-Bride 67-10-71. There were 33 en- and Mrs. G. S. Wilson, Mr. A. R. 5. put a limit of £5,000 on its transfer er, whose wife is a native of Gates-tries Shaftain, Mr. and Major, Mr. L., H. C. Calihrop, Mr. W. fees. Won't go a penny above, but had, has often expressed a desire to
Mrs. R. H. E. they will be prepared to swap any return to Tyneside, Marks, Miss Alabaster, Mr. H.-W. E. player within reason, in addition to Heath, Mr. 1. A. Bidmead and Mr. paying a fee. and Mrs. Hughes,
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Satur- duy, 18th December, 1937, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the The Aggregate Cup was won by Secretary's Office, Exchange Build-Indinn constable B1, with whom ing: the Club House, Happy Lily Northcote shook hands as she
presented the cup. Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables. Shan Kwong Road.
at 12 o'clock Entries close NOON on Thursday, 9th Decem- ber, 1937.
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SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS.
by clear
A popular win was that of Mr. King in the 100 yards handicap race for veterans. He won margin of five yards from Dr. Shaw. Exciting Relay
Rurked the contingents
with
On the New Course, J. E. Jupp qualified with a card of 70-14=04. Notts are interested in a Gateshead | Other
C. scores:-).
Young. forward, and this player, with a ba-86-18=60; B. J. D. Morahan lance of cash from Gateshead, may08-20-68; A. V. Greaves 07-18=09; clinch the deal..
H. J. Armstrong 88-18≈70; and T. I.
entrics.
I have been reading this week an article on football Onance which shows that even allowing ten years' Although Birmingham have said Rowell 80-1871. There were 15 service for new club, which, in that they
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would not part with nine cases in ten, is the long, a £10,- Hughes, the 18-year-old left-back who was hailed as the hero of the recent
Wales vs. Scotland Inter- £19,000 national, under £10,000, there are As- some clubs who are interested, ton Villa and Tottenham Hotspurs 1.500 are among them.
000 fee works out at £10 a match.
Transfer fee
Here are the figures:
Twa benefits Wages and bonuses
Total
1,300
£15.800
Plymouth Argyle have made a substantial offer to Spuhler, Sunder-
Schools Teach Lip Reading
Philadelphia. Exciting competition
Free lessons in 1p reading - have relay race open to all
At 40 matches a year, and this head's boy out-side-right, but nothing been instituted in city schools bere. and the Police Reserve. The Euro- won't overage, it is £40 a match is likely to happen.
The course is open to the hard of peau team led all the way, but
Ware. of Sheffield Wednesday. hearing and is given in afternoon Only a few clubs with tremendous has gone to Norwich City, were closely pressed over the lust scope
and revenue
|and evening classes. for gates 440 yards by the Indians, who actually passed the Europeans, bu:
make a success of such transactions. the latter had something in reserve,
£1,000 LIMIT regained the lead, and won with a few yards to spare.
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The directar of 21 well-known London club is backing the plan of the semi-oficial Players' Union to place a transfer fee limit on players; earning less than the maximum £8) a week.
Before calling on Lady Northcote to distribute the prizes, Mr. King expressed the delight they all felt at the presence of her ladyship and His Excellency. The Force was indebted to the S. C. A. A. for the loan of The detailed scheme will be placed their
round
and equipment, but bufore the League Management next year, the police hoped to have Committee, it is not dimcuit to see their own ground. For some years what is behind this move. Many past, the Europevin contingent had players, even front Tankers, earni their own recreation ground, which only 20 a week. Yet when the was available only for erleket, tennis question of a transfer arises, the and Inwn bowls, and was not avad-fee placed on them is £4,000 or able to the other contingents.
£5,000,
fancy prices which frighten,buyers away.
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The Force hitherto had had no
Government had begun to prepare a worth big inoncy In the
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HAND CUT
CRYSTAL
These are not ordinary mass-production goods,
but exquisitely finished
pieces with the SPARKLE and LUSTRE of the FINEST OLD CRYSTAL. They are designs by CRAFTSMEN who are also ARTISTS. We have a very large variety of FLOWER BOWLS, VASES, POSY BOWLS,
DECANTERS,
COCKTAIL SETS,
WATER SETS,
FRUIT SETS,
CANDLE STICKS,
ETC.
Glassware Department
LANE CRAWFORD'S
The House of Quality & Service
WALES AND HER Those who know--
STAND-OFF HALVES:
DAVIES PRAISED
Kround of its own, but recently The players feel that if they are) W!
transfer
new area in Kowloon, and thanks market, they are worth £8 a week
By Clem Lewis
London, Oct. 27.
7ITH practically a quarter of the Rugby football season behind us I think we are now entitled to take
to the support of the Hon, Mr. Smith, to cir clubs. The £1,000 limit a critical glance at our leading Welsh sides.
who was then Ofleer Administering means it will be easier for them to
Of the leading dozen or so clubs in the Principality there is
the Government, the area had been move to clubs when they can earn not one undefeated at this comparatively early stage, and Llanelly allotted the police until 1940. Mr. the maximum wage.
King expressed the hope that with His Excellency's sympathy and port, the ground would be secured for the permanent use of the Force. He_also_boped that some dnancial assistance would be forthcoming from the Government towards the erection of a suitable pavilion.
In conclusion, the Inspector- General thanked the Committee and all other helpers who had made the
THE TRANSFER MARKET
alone preserve an unbeaten record at home. The fact that New- port have relinquished that honour at the bidding of Swansea shows that the St. Helens club is definitely on the up grade.
Victories over Cardiff and New-|founded when
Arsenal have let Bowden, who has played_for_England three times go to
that the Newestle. The fee is said to be in
we found the neighbourhood of £6,000. Mid-port on successive Saturdays would Cardif committee hud dropped dlesbrough were most anxious to get seen to demonstrate that Swansea Horace Edwards. their youthful, Bowden, but terms could not be ae-must now be regarded as a reason-fair-haired centre, rozgged.
jably strong side, and it was good Portsmouth are sad to have gone to observe that Tanner and Davies function such a success, Mr. Abins as high as 10,000 for McNab, particularly Davies-were in such Khon and the Palive Reserve for Sunderland. Sunderland have putine form in the Newport game. providing the prizes for their awn value of £7,000 on McNab-a player events, and to the Onleer Command- who cannot get his place in the Sun- Ing and Offlcers of the Middlesex Regiment, for the attendance of their
afternoon.
Certainly his own committee has
not helped Edwards along the road which leads to official recognition,
and though he may have shown a CUT Jones, in his book published lapse of form I think their action-- yesterday, says of Davies that he just preceding the Trials--was de- most nearly resembles the classical cidedly drastic. smooth and he makes his openings stand-off half. His running is
band, under Conductor A. E. Judge, 3. Sgt. Rothwell, Time: 59.3/10 seer. who had rendered muuste during the over 35 years).-T. I King: 2. G.. Shaw
Aberavon show Neath to be an in- 100 Yards Handicap (Open in Europeuns
Recent victories over Llanelly and 3. E. G. Past Time: 31.5/10 secs.
10 Yards Handicap [Superintendents). After presenting the prizes, Lady-It, WV. F. Ileath; 2. L. 1. C. Calthron. With a body swerve and, the greatest proving side, and another worth con- Nurtheele was presented with a s-sgt, Taylor, 3, St. Dennis, Distance: 261
Throwing the Cricket Bali.—1, 59 7 asset of all, change of pace.".
sidering arc Weston-super-Mare, ver souvenir as a memento of the ins occasion by Hittle Miss Sheila Carey, young: a las Koon-ho; 1, M. A. da Souse. playing in
Jones thinks that had Davies been who, assa correspondent reminds me,
England daughter of Inspector A. E. Carey,
rather than are about 75 per cent. Welsh. They Time: 12.4/10 secs.
are, I believe, still unbeaten, and have scored well over 200 points with only a small adverse score agalust them..
Пеяння
109 ***Yarın (Police
Sel.
Reserve).—1, D.
10 Yards-1, EGGt; 2, Sgt. Wilton; 3, Wales-where each match for him Evans. Tine: 2 mins, 15% reca. has been a "Derby" match-he would
the Shot-1, Sgt. Taylor: 2.
have achieved even greater fume,
100 Yards (Indian Contingent).-i, DG15;143,333. Distance: 38 ft. 4 in.
2. 11799; 1. BC01. Time: 110/10 secs.
Half-Mile Bicycle Race {Antalies)~~1,}
100 Y 1 (Chinese Contingent)-1, B001; 2, C334; 3, 13560. C331: 1. Coco; 3. Ceca. Time: 113/10 secs.
A NOTE OF ANXIETY
Open to
50 Yards Back Race-1, DI; 2. D290;
Members of
100 Yard European Contingent).--1.3, C32. E27; 2. Sgt. Sullivan, J, Sgt. Dennis. Time:
21 sert.
and C536; 2, C833 and C52; a. Stoker 13 and Win
440 Yards (S.C.A.A.).—-1,
0.8/10 seCK,
1
That is generous praise from Hui Chi-taun; 2. Robert rival, and is interesting because one
My correspondent claims that, Jen- kins, the full-back, is the best player Weston have ever had in that post- Newport, who played for Waler fast tion despite the fact that Legge, of
year, once assisted Weston.
200 Yards Police Reserve).-1, D. Tong Sla-ching: 3. Li Hung-tu. Time wonders whether Wales will have YOU: 5, M. A. da Souza; 9, 1., E. Hozarto,
Oblacio ince.-1. F7; 2, (92; 3, C224. Long Jump 34: 2, B001: 3. E to fall back upon Willie Davies for Tugh Jump-1, 11001; 3. Bet.' Taylor, 3, Distance: 20 rt, 93⁄4, ms. E14. felght: 5 ft 5 Ink,
130 Yards Low Iturales-1, 7: 2. the England game. I am a little per- Three-Legged Rice (Aslation)—2, CSGO
turbed about Cliff Jones, wandering There is a Welsh pair of halves at Mile) whether he will be quite fit and well, this seaside town in Thornbury and 2 mins though with the coming of rain he Fowler who are apparently ripe for 2, C5213, B724. Time: 5.4/10 Reca. Hand Race.--), Odin. Winfield; 2. 13dm. and the hard grounds cannot quarrel, Trial games, and I am told that if
10 Yards (Open to Members of the | Merriti, Service Cpl. Keefe (sex); 2. Ple.
Cardiff came an unexpected crop- Penny and Price-two Welshmen in Perriman (M'sex); 3. Pte, Adarna" (M'sex), | Benal Hongkong Indians.
per nt Blackheath · ard, as Percy the Weston XV-played in a Welh Time: 7 min. 14 RECE.
Aggregate Cup.-1. 11601 (8 pln.); 3, 1s fudd told us, had u lapse from their side they would walk into any Welsh 440 Yards—1, Sgt. Bummers; 2 Dost; and B681 (5 pts, each).
high catate. Most of us were dumb- Trial.
B501; 3, 28. Time: 123/10 sees.
Relay tace (Three-Quarter Europeant; 7. Indians. Time: 200 Yarda (Fandleap)-1, Sgt. Sullivan: 54.276 pers.
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