NO SOCCER TEAM TO MANILA
Association's Decision
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY
SPORTS IN SOVIET RUSSIA THIRD BACK
MASSIVE IN SCOPE
PLAY IN FOOTBALL
At Council Meeting Millions Of Organized Sportsmen And POPULARISED BY
HEADQUARTERS
MOVE
A presentation to Capt. G. W. P. Kimm, removal of quarters to Hol- land House and decision not to send a team to Manila were the chief matiers dealt with at the meeting of
terday.
Making the presentation to Capt. Kimm of two ivory Agures, the Chairman (Mr. Pryde) snid Capt. Kimm had helped the Council in many ways and for three months had been secretary.
Sportswomen: Slogan: "Ready
For Labour
Labour And Defence"
E
Moscow. The sport movement in the Soviet the Hongkong Football Couneli'yes-Union is increasingly acquiring the
scope of a muss movement.
Incomplete According to by fur
tho data there are at present in U.S.S.R. 9,000,000 organized sports- men; among them 2,100,000 are wo men. This figure does not give complete idea of the vast scale of the the of sport among development Soviet youth because a considerable latter, not being members Referring to the visit this month part of the sports
engage in of the Islington Corinthians, Capt. of
organisations. Kimm kald the inclusion of Hong-physical culture in educational in- by stitutions, or in exercises directed radio, or else acquire training in tourist excursions, etc. Approximate calculations show that in 1937 over 20,000,000 school-children, and uni- versity students have received physi- cal training while about 10,000,000 in physleni mure people engaged culture exercise in sanatorias, rest- homes, parks of culture and rest, and by radio.
kong in the itinerary was undoubi- edly due to the high standard of football by the Chinese Olymple
team.
Owing to the counter-attraction by the War Relief Fund Association on January 9, the Council decided! to put forward the Lai Wah Cup match between the Chinese and the Civilians to January B, and the Army and Navy match to January 9 on th: Kowloon Football Club ground.
The War. Relief Fund Association has arranged to stage a match be- tween veteran football players of Canton and Hongkong and, as a rur tain raiser, game in which girls will take part.
FORGED TICKETS
Mr. C. D. Carter, secretary, point- ed out that he attempted to arrest a man for using a forged ticket at the British Isles v. Hongkong match on Sunday, Mr. J. Skloner (Hong- kong Football Club) said the man said he bought it from another and An pointed out the alleged culprit. indon constable arrested him but let free the man who entered the ground,
As a result, the evidence necessary could not be obtained and the charge had to be dropped.
The Council decided to remove its because quarters to Holland House
if koster rent. The next meeting will be held at the new quarters.
In view of the bad financial posi- tion of the Association and the visit of the Islington Corinthians, it was
The
principal form of organisations of sportsmen in the U.S.S.R. ure voluntary sport societies, of which there are already 83 in the Soviet Union. Besides these, sports organ- inations exist in the Red Army. The entire organisation of sport in the country is in charge of a special State orgathe All-Union Committee for Physical Culture and Sports under the Council of People's Commissars
of the U.S.S.R.
MASS NATURE
The characteristhe feature of Soviet sport is its mass nature. This Is best illustrated by the following figures. There are now in the
country 649 312 stadiums, 7,208 sports grounds, water stations and 2,674 ski-stations. Scores of thousands of sports cireles function in workers and collective farm clubs, in collective farm alone, there are over 25,000 such circles.
spert The mass attire of the
is also In the U.S.S.R. movement shown by other facts. The contest for football championship in 1937 at-
The
football 413 teams. trueled matches with the Spanish team were intors. Scores of thousands of sport- take part in the summer and autumns Pross-country running races, organised in the U.S.S.R. every years. traditional ruce The
this over 300,000 runners-Red counted Army men, men and women workers,
:
This is Harry Thomas, now American heavyweight, who has recently Inapt to the forefront in the world of pugilism. Thomas, whose blood is mixture of French, Irish, Welsh and Scotch, has won 44 out of of 50 contests with kayoes.
decided not to send a team to Manila attended by over half-n-million spec- CANADIAN GIRLS ON
this year.
ENGLAND
LOSES
THE TEST
INDIA'S CRICKET
ACHIEVEMENT
Calcutta, Jan. 3. In the unofficial cricket test, which and Lord ended to-day, All India Tennyson's XI scored the same num- ber of runs in their second innings, so All India won by the 93 lend they established in the first innings,
Hardstoff contributed 49 towards the visiting team's total of 192. Amar Singh took 4 for 70 and Man- kud 4 for 74.
smen
year.
WAY TO SYDNEY
Considered Likely To
schoolboys and girls-throughout the Win At Empire Games
Soviet Union.
Winter sports are particularly po- pular in the U.S.S.R. The mass skl
Farm
shock
Toronto, Ontorio. Canada will be represented by a rung of the collective farmers of the Gorky region from the remote dis- team of seven girls in the British Australin next tricts to the regional centre, provides Empire games as-example of this Over 1,000 deyenr. legates to the region congress
brigadiers Those in a position to judge, told collective participated in this run. Particular-Renter's correspondent that they con- ly indicative were the ski-drives forsider that the best chances of the the distances exceeding 5,000 and senior dominion will be in the relay the medley relay and the even 8,000 kilometres, us for instance race, the one effected by a team of fran- javelin throwing event.
Perhaps the most outstanding per- tier guards from Khabarovsk (For-
this country will be East) to Moscow and that by the former from young Buryat-Mongolian women Miss Robinna Higgins of Winnipeg. Manitoba, who has hurled a javelin from Ulan-Uda to Moscow.
a distance of 127 feet and it is felt SPORT SLOGAN
that this performance will be hard to beat.
ARSENAL
League President's Opinion
London.
The "third back" or "stopper" play of centre-halves nt soccer, popularis- ed by Arsenal and adopted widely in recent years evokes constant critic- ism, and most followers of the game would like to see a different style of play;
Of course, the present tactics are the outcome of the off-side rule, and critics of present-day centre-half play are mostly agreed that reform should come through a change of this Jaw, which has now been in exis tence twelve years. Many of those who supported the change are, sur prised to see the unexpected out- come of it.
Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe, the president of the Football League, has made a few remarks on the subjects. "I re- member telling Herbert Chapman," he said, "that he was building a monument which would rise higher than the stands at Highbury and that it would be known as 'Arsenal's Folly.
"It may not be true that Mr. Chap man created the "stopper," the "third back." OF whatever the modern centre-half may be called. My name for the Arsenal player in the position was 'Goalkeeper No. 2, even though he was not permitted to usc bis hands..
"STOPPER" MADE COMPLETE
"One of Mr. Chapman's strongest characteristics was his readiness to borrow an idea and develop it with remarkable thoroughness, and of least it may be said that he made Le,
"stopper"
more complete than had previously been conceived to be
necessary.
"I suppose it was inevitable that the success of the Arsenal should lend other clubs to try to copy their defensive system, and the features which are now pointed to as unfort- unale can be traced to this."
"I am waiting for a centre-forward to appear who will not only beat hin but prove that his style is wholly mistaken. Patience may be required. but I am sure that this will accur it will not need any altern- and that it sion of rule. tion of
"The
centre-forward may not be task single- able to perform the
KOWLOON GOLF handed. He may require the help
Week-end Starting
Times For Laneford Trophy
of his colleagues, specially, I think. the inside-forwards. The ineties of the game are closely udled to-day, and if any club will plan how the rentre-half can be benten and driven from his entrenchments they will do a great service.
MATCH-WINNING EXPEDIENTS
The Lanefurd Trophy of the Kow- loon Golf Club will be competed for "Fundamentally there is nothing it in over 36 holes Medal play on Sunday. wrong with the game when
been January 9. The starting times will played in the way that has
established to be best. The trouble be as follow:
9.20.m. J. D. Thomson and S. Jex. is the introduction of match-winning 9.24 a.m. E. M. Hanlon and A. Lexpedients largely to suit the make-
Lopes
0.28 m. E. C. Fincher and A. L.
Eastman.
W. 9.32 a.m. W. Groves and
Woolley,
9.30 a.m. E. O. Murphy and F. A.
1.
9.40 a.m. J. F. Smedley and W.
Kershaw,
9.44 a.m. W. Bastin and W. Taylor, 9.48 a.m.
a.m. T. D. Paton and T. Hen-
derson.
9.52 n.m. H. F. Westlake and A. J.
Dennis,
9.58 m. C. G. Anderson and J. E. R. and M. A.
Humble.
.
the youth. Physical training of
Heading the sprinters will be Miss based on scientific principles and entrusted to experienced teachers Alleen Meagher of Halifax, Nova
who has run the hundred 10.00 a.m, F. C. Barry who are also well versed in medicine Scotla,
Cairns. seconds. Another
HOLIDAY COMPETITIONS The December Medal Pool was won jointly by G. Milne and J. F, Smedley
The New Year Bogey Pool was won who returned net scores of 60.
or severni Lon-
In
this runner-up with three down.
-up-of-the-different-teams,-
"It is doubtful, too, whether any change which we brought about by alteration of rule would be lasting. I do not think it would be possible to go back to the old off-site rule. Those who take this view in pro- claiming the need for the restora- wing movements tion of triangular and other features which marked the precise of
era 20 years ago. have a short memory.
"They forget the protests of the public against the frequent stoppages enused by deliberately planned off- side manoeuvres and the game has moved so fast in the meantime that the voice on the terraces wquid to- day be raised even more strongly in condemnation of them."
more
Although its president hopes for the end of the reign of the "stopper," the Football League pins its faith on that type of player. Alf Young, the
ed
4,
1938.
ainst the Scottish League at Gins. against the gow, though when he was found un- ft his place was taken by Cullis, of Wolverhampton. Cullis played quite the
Lord Tennyson's XI needed 244 to is not divorced from general educa-yards in eleven win with eight wickets to fali. tion: raising their physical training, useful performer for short distances Misa Jeanette Dolson of Yesterday when the match was sportsmen work simultaneously for will be resumed, the wicket had changed and their general and politieni education. Toronto, Ontario.
The presence rendered some assistance to the The slogan of the Soviet sport mo- bowlers. As a result 14 wickets fell vement is to prepare people for sistently good runners in the tearn creative inbour and for the defence is calculated to give Canada a good during the day's play for 272 runs.
of the country.
Ready for Labour and Defence" chance in the an acknowledge When the game was resumed, All
that in the Empire two down. F. C. Barry being the stopper, was chosen at centre-ball
1934 India wh nicely placed, having is the designation of a series of tests not forgotten
games in London scored 350 to which the Tourists had which Soviet sportsmen are expected dominion won the medley relay,
a Javelin replied with 219 for eight. The
Besides sprinters and to pass Inst two Englishmen lost their
People who pass these tests receive thrower, Canada will be represented runs wickets for an additional 38
special badge. There are now in by a hurdler and competitors for India the Innings closing with All
the U.S.S.R. 4,301,000 young men and the broad and high jump.
badges, who wear such leading by 93.
women, Batting a second time, the Indians against only 463,000 in 1932. Special--
have tests
been established for (0 fared badly against Langridge
class. for 41) and Wellard (4 for 67) and school-children and now about half- en achievement of international The sportsman Alexey Maximov were dismissed for 102, leaving: Lord n-nillion of them possess such bnd-
of Stalingrad showed a result
class in a 30-metre run, European
year in
Tennyson's team to score 280 to win. the When stumps were drawn, Englishmen had lost two wickets for 12 runs.-Reuter.
H.K. REFEREES' ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting On January 10
The Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Football
Referees Association will be held in the Hong- Association Once, kong Football Room 203, Gloucester Hotel on Mon- day January 10, 1038 at 6 p.m.
Business Includes the following: Consider draft balance sheet and elect two auditors to audit same.
The following will be proposed by: L. G. Isley and seconded by D. Koagick:
That the Annual General Meeting of Reason at a date to be decided forthwith
this Amociation be hek during the clove Instead of during the active, Reavoti us Deretoče...
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HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The estimated expenditure for carrying out Society's work among the children during well, but was replaced by Young for the financial year ended 31st October, 1930 the Irish game at Blackpool.
Obviously the League are waiting
for the problem to solve itself, pro-
$30,000.00
The Society is in urgent need of funds and
bably by the advent of the man Mr. asks for donations from the public towards this Sutcliffe looks for, who will think expenditure.
Mr. D. BLACK, C.A..
out a scheme to beat the policeman Hon. Treasurers: centre-half. Under the prevent off- side law, however, such a possibility is remate. Perhaps some modifien- tion in the law will be made.
"Angel" (Queen's Theatre, fo-day), Due to the exceptional attention shown by the State to physical cul- ture and the tremendous growth of his time being 1 minute 65.2 seconds. Ernst Lubitsch's superb directing traditional makes this a memorable film, and he
Robert Crawford, the Southport State
appropriations for physical
of many exacts 100 per cent. value from
scintillating cast headed by Marlene left-half, who has played 499 games training (which this year reached physical culture parade
So-thousand sportsmen held invest Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn in the first, second and third divisions 90.700,000 roubles), the class of So in the first ranks are the future mus- viet Hight athletes, heavy athletes, lers and instructors of sport-stu- Douglas and Edward Everell Hor of the League.
method of counteracting the play of football players, masters of auto-dents of the Ave Soviet Institutes of
the "stopper" will be found, but tnobile, motor-cycle and bicycle sport
grnd, Ukranian, Byelorusslun and
do without I.
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tora
10
more
thinks that some
Crawford has had to give way in the Southport team to a younger and
defending virile
left-half, though he thinks that he is good for seasons as a player- "Merry
Round of 1938" a few, more
coach, Alhambra Theatre, to-day-This
"Way Out West" (King's Theatre. is rising from year to year. In 1934 physical culture.....the Central, Lenin-| to-day),—Hilarious and exhilaratin believes that at present no club can alone 30 All-Union records were ca- Georgian, several hundred instrue-full length feature film of those two Laurel and tablished in light athletles contests.
of physlent culture graduate inimitable comedians, yearly from those Institutes plus the lardy, which ranks as one of the
most REMARKABLY GOOD TIME
important contributions network of sports schooled. Nearly
Soviet sportsmen have repeatedly screen comedy. 000,000 sportsmen parti- elpated in light athletics contests; participated in international sports thila past summer, in which 38 new contests. Soviet football players tre- All-Union records were established. quently take part in matches with medley of acts and characterisations attractive up an extremely The well-known Soviet runner Sera- Turkish footballers. U.S.S.R. tout blends with astonishing harmony
ball phim
Znamensky who is one of the teams participated in matches make
entertainment. There is a hand- wil who were Intely Norwegian, Spanish, Belgian sportsmen,
French teams, Soviet
some cast, chilef among which figures sports-
House, Mischa Auer, Jimmy Billy awarded orders by the Soviet Gov-and erament, established a remarkable men-light athletes, football players, record in a 10,000-metre run in Kiev, weight-lifters, scored great success Savo, Bert Lahr, Allee Brady and
Louise Fazenda,
"Under Two Flan" (Orientat having covered this distance in 31 in the International workers' Olym
Antwerp and in plade, in
the sport minutes 27.0 seconds.
festival in honour of the international Theatre, to-day)Stirring story of At the meet of the masters of light festi
and honour, of love exhibition in athletics, the Ukrainian sports-wo-
Paris. In contests the desert, with foreign rifle clubs Soviet marks effectively played by Honald Colo- Zoya Sinitskaya showed an men showed brilliant results. mon
In man, Claudette Colbert, Victor Me- nchlovement in exceptional
discuss throwing. Her result in the total of particular, in the contests with the Laglen, Rosalind Russell and others.
** | American clubs nol only
"Captains Courageous" (Majenito adult both hands-74 metres 23 cm-con-arksmen, but also Soviel school Theatre, to-day). Without doubt a siderably exceeds the world record-boys were the winners,
screen achievement, The Soviet magnificent
87 metres 82 cm., held by the Polish union has first-class akuters and with unforgettable portrayals by Spencer sportswoman Zelzik. At the same skiers who have niso participated in Freddie Bartholomew. meet the young-sportswoman Nina a number of international meets Tracy Liaoni Barrymore and Melvyn Elect officers and committee for Dumbadze of Odessa, aged 10, throw Tass
·| Douglas. the discus for 44 metres 61 cm. This «coming yeat.
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