THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 29, 1937.
LATEST RESULTS AFFECT SOCCER LEADERSHIPS
HOME TURF SEASON
REVIEWED
Aga Khan Won 30 Races And Over £30,000
In many ways the racing season recently concluded is en- titled to be remembered as having been a good deal more satis- factory than some of its predecessors, writes "Hotspur" in the Daily Telegraph.
The growing popularity of the sport has been proved by increased attendances all over the country, and in a number of cases rececourse executives have improved the accommodation provided for the general public.
The turnover of the tote is sure to show a considerable advance on last year's figure, which means that further and more substantial grants vill bo made by tho Racecourse Delting Control Board.
In my opinion auch grants should
racecourseR
Next on the wining owners' list is Sir Abe Balley, whose Golden Sovereign triamplied in a somewhat unsatisfactory race for the Gimcrack Stakes at York.
Sir Victor Sassoon is hard on Sir
be used for rebuilding the antique Abe's heels in the list and then stands on some of our
comes Mr. William Woodward, pre- before questions of reduced ad-sident of the New York Jockey Club. Inission charges of increased stakes All three owners have won nire considered.
The publle are long-suffering, but even a worm will turn, and without the patronage of the "email man" there would be no racing. He de-
consideration Herves more
for his comfort than he receives at present,
over 120,000, while Mr. Woodward. and Sir Victor are stead and third to the Aga Khan respectively in the breeders' list.
THE TRAINERS
Cupt. Cecil Boyd-Rockfort, who
QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS HEAD THIRD DIVISION
L.T.A.'s "Keep Fit" Scheme
The Lawn Tennis Association considering A "keep-l" scheme. Beveral well-known players have already been ap proached.
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Miss Mary Hardwick, Wightman Cup player, said: "I welcome any scheme to keep our players it during the winter months, and will take part in anything that may arise.".
MILES Joan Saunders, ranked number 6. fald: "It is a very good idea, casperially in the winter, when our play is m11- ed. I will gladly participate,"
Hongkong Sportsman
In Hospital
talns for Mr. Woodward and several MR. GEORGE STOKES, other American owners, beads the winning trainers list for the first time in his career with the splendid £61,213, having won 43
MID-DAY SUN'S MERIT
Lilstory was made at Epsom in June, when o woman-owner, Mrs. G. B. Miller, led in her Derby win-total of ner. Mid-day Sun. This colt by races with 25 horses. Solarlo is undoubledly the best of his age and sex, as he met with de-
outings, gained
Association, has had
to
Villa's Challenge
To Sheffield U.
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
AFFECTS STANDINGS
London, Dec. 28.
Aston Villa rounded off their Christmas holiday programme with a decisive victory before their own supporters to-day when! they bent Barnsley 3-0 and so displaced Coventry for second place in the second division of the English Football League,
Queen's Park Rangers assumed | Hartlepools ..20 * 4 14 27 55 & the leadership of the southern sec-Barrow ......20
tion of the third division when they
bent Swindon on the latter's ground,
and Watford helped themselves to a couple of important points when Celule
thrashed
Hearts Torquay, Rangers
they soundly scoring four times without reply.
The complete results and the to-date league tables follow,
SECOND DIVISION
Aston Villa West Ham
2
3 Barnsley
3 Norwich
2
* 10 11 41
SCOTTISH LEAGUE Fical Division
Motherwell Falkirk up-Third Lanark
Atanchester U.
DIVISION (SOUTH)
1 Queen's P.R.
A Torquay
His many friends in sport, referees | Nulls F. and footballers particularly, will be THIRD sorry to know that Mr. George T. Swindon ills most valuable successes were fent only iwice in seven
with Baswell (Eclipse Stokes, Chairman of the Hongkong Watford namely, in the Guiness and the St. Stakes), Precipitation (Ascot Gold | Referees'
Bristol R. Leger in each of which he finished Cup), Glen Loan (Imperial Produce undergo on operation for appendicitis. Crystal P.
Clapton O.. Stakes), and Portmarnock (National) This is a splendid record, especial-Produce Stakes and Champagne Mr. Stokes only recently returned
Stakes). ly as Mid-day Sun was considered
Home leave, looking,
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) and so moderate a two-year-old that he
The Manton trainer, J. Lawson, the operation was a complete success,
apparently feeling, very ft. Happily Port Vale was allotted only 781 2th in Free Handleup. At the same timed was top of the list last year, is and Bir. Stokes is now convalescing
| runner-up with £51,782 to his in die Queen Mary Hospital.
Uird.
it cannot be denied that the three-credit, and Frank Bulters, the Aga year-olds were moderate. A po Khan's trainer
CRBCs in
KUBICS
next with
once more
is Lord ible exception is
Glanely's £12,599. Chulmleigh, who won the St. Leger in good style and may prove to be
THE JOCKEYS the best of the bunch next year. Exhibitionist goined clear-out
Gordon Richards is BUC- fho Onc Thousand and champion Jockey, a position of which the Oaks und was the best of the he was assured some time ago, with illes. Incidentally, sho gained for 214 winning mounts and the excel- Sir Victor Sassoon his first classic, lent percentage of 21.72. victories. She will not be seen in action again, as she has been retired to her owner's stud, and should be a valuable addition to the paddocks.
Le Kaur, the French colt who won the Guineas so easily, has been a failure since, and his success at Newmarket can best be explained by the fact that our three-year-olds were all backward,
THE OWNERS
Apart from the clasales the Aga Khan had a good year and once again headed
both the wlaning owners' -and-winning-breaders Usta, Seven- teen of his horses won 30 races to the value of £30,655 between them, and animals bred by him were suc cessful in 02 races, their aggregate carnings amounting to £48,729.
BOOKING
at the THEATRE
His nearest rivals were the north- country crack, W. Neveti, and Harry Wraps, each of whom topped the record of 109 by one. century, Nevett beating his previous
New Club House
from
CORRESPONDENCE Hockey Challenge
To The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Arbroath
Partick
Dundee
o St. Mirren
Aberdeen
8
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. 21 13 5 3 58 25 31
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3 St. Johnstone 19
13 6 3 45 21 31 11
142 18 30
4 63 34 20
0 42 45
34 35 30
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Queen O'Sh. 22.5 10
Hamliton
Clyde
3 Hibernian
8 44 44 20 34 43 20
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1 Bristol C.
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2 Exeter
3 Kilmarnock
Morton
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Second Division
1 Lincoln
0
P. W. D. L. F. A. PIs.
-Neuter.
Raith Rovers 19 14 4 L 77 34 32
East Fife
20
13 2 5 03 30 28
ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division
Dunfermline
19 13 1 6 57 38 27
Albion
1 12 2 4 51 28 20
St. Bernards
10 11 2 5 41 25 24
17 10 3
20
Brentford Leeds
22 0
Arsenal
-22 10
Preston NE. .22 Bolton
8
Wolves
Charlton Huddersfield Sunderland
Sir-With reference to the chal- Stoke tenge published In your paper on Chelsea Thursday (December 23) Inst, I would like to bring it to the notice of the
Derby organisers, through the courtesy of Birmingham your paper, that many participana Leicester
Middlesbro* in these carnival displays are often
West Brom, Ingumciently dressed and they pre- sent a disgusting spectacle and make m
Grimsby these events unsuitable for dis- Manchester criminating members of the general Everton
Liverpool Blackpool Portsmouth
nublic.
The ceremony of opening the new
club house of the Kowloon-Football-in-Chathammatelies und enter into the spirit of to enjoy these
Road, will take place on Satur- day, at noon when members of the club will be at Home.
While one wants
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Second Division
the thing, the writer sees no point in certain participants making a vulgar
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. exhibition of their, In most casts, Sheffield U...23 14 3 6 40 29 31 unsightly limbs.
Aston Villa ..22 13 4 5 39 10 30 Coventry BETTER EYESIGHT.
...21 10 0 2 35 21 20 Chesterfield
22 10. 75 39 31 27 Manchester U.21 11 3 7 40 20 25
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COMMENCING FRIDAY, 31ST. DECEMBER
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Jack Doyle declares himself keen 27 29 19 to meet Tommy Farr, and there is 45 10 supposd to be a £10,000 offer around 31 44 19 for the match... £4,000 of it 20 33 16 for Doyle, 24 34 17 20 35 14 20 45 13
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But Farr says he wants £9,000 of it, so what with the argument there would be about this, and Farr's com- ing trip to the United States, nothing is Ilkely to come of it.
Eddie Phillips says that if Doyle
21 11 5 5 32 15 27 really wants to fight, he would love 20 18 5 G-45 30 25 the job. So, too, would Len Harvey 21 7 5 37 20 25 (who would back himself for £2,-
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Jack London, the West Hartlepool
31 32 22heavy-weight, wants to be counted
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LONDON WILL TAKE ON
ANY OF THEM
.20 7 8 7 28 27 20 that like many other folk, he has .21 7
not £2,000 to wager. 6 0 23 24 20 Bournemouth 20 8 A0 21 20 20 .20 7 7 24 20 19 Northampton .19 7 3 0 21 20 Torquay .21 7 2 11 24 46 Exeter
10 508 28 33 Clapton O. .20 7 2 11 21 30 Bristol R
6 7 8 23 34 Walsall Aldershot Gillingham
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Third Division (North)
17 17 But on terms which do not chal- 10 lenge the pocket London will tackle 16 any of them. He will even oblige 17 Doyle or Harvey on a "winner-take- 15 everything" basis. In London's mind 13, this means that the loser will take the well-known London' right swing to the chin.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. but the outcome of these discussions Curious how they all wont Doyle, Tranmere ...20 12 3 6 39 17 27 is likely to be a meeting between Rotherham ...20 12 3 6 41 30 27 the two with the £2,000-Harvey
20 10 6 4 28 22 26 and McAvoy.
Hull
Oldham Lincoin Doncaster Gateshead Chester York Wrexham
Carlislo
Rochdale
Southport
.19 a 2 33 18 .19 10
4 39 10 20 McAvoy noled Harvey's sweeping .10 10 5 4 36 23 25 offer, and intimated that if Harvey
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5 4 37 28 25 wished to gamble £2,000 in a
8 7 8 41 33 23 fight his rearch was over.. To which
0 40 40 32 22 Harvey replied, "I may
9 4 0 81 34 23 havo McAvoy's £2,000
20 0 3 8 32 33 21 other £2,000,"
21 858 33 38 21 deal.
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New Brighton 10
Crewe
Halifax
Port Vale Bradford C.
Accrington Darlington
7 27 31 10
Tommy Farr, British heavyweight champion, whose fine display against Joe Louls, the world champion, is included in the list of outstanding pugilistic achievements of 1937, compiled by American authorities.
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Triumphs of Springboks' "Flying Squad"
According to New Zealand newspapers, the South African Rugby Football XV, who have swept all before them in their recent tour of Australia and New Zealand, are a world-beating combination. This view is confirmed by an old Bristol Rugby player, resident for some years in New Zealand, who writes in culogistic terms of the Springboks' performances.
During the New Zealand
un-
tour from the four Home Countries visits South Africa lost only one match-South Africa. A representative XV. the first Test-out of seventeen will find things cult, an
while engagements,
In Australia representative team will be swamped. they were
And, unfortunately, there seems no were equally successful. The feature of the 1937 Spring British touring side will be any more reason to suppose that the 1038 boks' displays has been the brilliance
their backs. Of eighty-seven tries representailve than its predecessors. scored by them in New Zealand no
EMPLOYERS ARE "SPORTS" fewer than sixty-five were scored by
More's the pity, for Rugby foot- The Flying Squad" the name by ball is a most serious business in which South Africa's back division South Africa, and those in the game was known in New Zealand. These cannot understand why players in amazing figures, speak for themselves. this country and it difficult to obtain leave of absence-from-their-em- WING MEN WELL FED ployers for three or four months in order to make the journey. It is the The Springboks policy of getting same in New Zealand. the ball quickly to the wings was I discussed this point with a pro- Justifled up to the hit, and New inlnent member of the All Blacks Zealand, in the second and third team some ten years ago. I asked Tests, were unable to cope with the him what his job was and whether pace of the tourists three-quarters, he found it easy to get away for the Forty trics were actually scored by British tour. the South African wing three- quarters during the New Zealand tour.
There is, I am sure, writes W. R. G. Smith in the Sunday Express, a lesson to be learned from this fact. A close formation behind the serum which allows fast wings plenty of om in which to move is the secret. Next summer a British side drawn
He told me that he was employed In an insurance office in Wellington, that there was never any question of his being refused permission to join the side, that his job was awaiting his return, that his salary was, of course, being paid while he was away, and that he had been made a presentation by his principals and colleagues just before leaving.
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