THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1938.
WRONG TACKLING ON LEFT A COMMON HOCKEY FAULT
PLAYERS SHOULD NOT OFFEND SO FREQUENTLY
“THE PILGRIM” HANDS OUT USEFUL ADVICE
Among the faults seen on the hockey field, one of the most common and perhaps the cause of many an accident is that of a player tackling wrongly from an opponent's left. This fault is frequently seen even in First Division hockey. It is an old fault and one which should be rectified.
It is one thing to make it illegal ponent's left side. The practice la in the les but another an very prevalent in first-class matches.,
fur
umpire to be strict in its interpreta- No matter what the standard of tion and the consequent body work, jumpiring, much of this fouling on This fouling on the left side of anf the left side is of weekly occurrence over the opponent is, of course, dealt with in in matches played ali Hule 10 Clause (2) which says Colony.
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nor attack from an opponent's left unless he touch the ball before ite touch the stick or person of his opponent."
REASONS FOR FOULING
NOT UMPIRE'S FAULT Some umpires of course who are hawk-eyed penalise Instantly such Hu infringement, but there ure other umpires who are slow to detect It la admitted that not every player it and allow this "xxly" play to con- can be adjustgat guilty of really tinue without
rizid checking deliberate fouling. Much
of the
When players are not pulled up for fouling by a player tackling his this particular type of fouling it follow opponent's left is due to (a) a quick do not always necesarily
unwittingly that an umpire dues not know the whereby touches the person or stick of his rule or
rule or that he falls to detect the upponent before he touches the ball; oftence; very often even the most
tarife
(D) clumsiness or Ignorance in so competent umpire is unsighted when inking a tackle; and (e) making an the fouling takes place, or he may almost forlorn bart second effort to be in such a position that he cannot tu ball. In doing so, either tell for certain that an offence hus
the the player touches the stick of his been committed and therefore does opponent first, or most likely bumps not blow his whistle. or charges into his opponent.
On the other hand there are a The accompanying picture serves tage number of players who are to give an irfea of what a good left habitund oflenders, and they should side tackle is. In fact one might be pulled enll, this tackle the ideal, The at-
The swinning team of the "A" Fortress of the Royal Engineers, who won many trophies during the season Just concluded.
DEFEAT
Here And There CLUB XV
With Pilgrim
I trust this article will be careful-drop perpendicularly" to the in new light back, stel out a mile |
fy read by players, and if they are more careful the Dext
time they tackle on the left. I feel that writing this has been worth white.
Rugby
UNIVERSITY TEAMS WIN MATCHES
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ARMY SIDE
"Discoverer' Of Carnera Now Seeks Heavyweight 'Hope' From Mongolia
By Jack Guenther (United Press Stag Correspondent)
Los Angeles.
Mr. Clules Friedman, the man to blame for Primo Carnera and Jucit (The Thrush) Doyle, has given prizefight patrons further cause for alarm. He said he zoon will sail for Mongolia in quest oftendy now yellow hope.
weight champlon as I plan, then my pardar owas half of a gold mine'
Good-time is no newcomer to the field of travel and exploration in search boxing Ivory. He has been Junketing inlo the far reaches of distant lands for more years than he can remember, and
these
Not just an ordinary Mongo Journeys has crossed the ocean 31
Han." buriedly explained the box-times. Although he imported Car- Ing manager extraordinary. "Weners and Doyle he never has man- have had Chinese and Japanese aged to bag a fighter. præefighters in America before.
He will start on his quest as soon What I'm hunting is # genuine as an angel supplies the $3,500 Ho's yellow hope, heavyweight variety, unworried about current Suid- I defy you to And anything,"
The Japanese troubles, and claims they that in the history of
actually will help him.
"If I can sight a willing and cop- uble candidate, one who appears a then the hostilities ely student,
Mr. Friedman, known to
to lattmates Good-Time-Charley,”
that.
momen-
tarily startfed local members of his profession with the magnitude of his scheme. But they recovered from the shock, as he continued talking and admitted a flaw in his plon money. But he had an answer for
"At the moment I am short of falding money," he said. "But I have un idea to circunvent thut, too. For years boxing managers have sold parts of their Bghters. Why, I re- celt my last champion, Carnera, was owned by so many people we had to compile their mines in a directory to keep the pay-offs accurate.
AN OFFER
Scrappy Rugger At "But I will go him the better. I'l
Happy Valley
(11y "Fly-Half")
On
the
whatever clever
sulting
tackled.
arc un-
will prove a boon indeed. I will be able to make certain of my boy's
titude of watching him in action. Any man who can face a rifle has nothing to fear from Joe Louis."
H.K. LADIES TROUNCED BADLY
(By "The Pilgrim")
The Hongkong Ladies were badly beaten at King's Park last Saturday by 5-1. They fielded a rather weak team and the result, therefore, was not entirely unexpected.
The two recruits among the for wards, Miss Simpson and Miss Barry, gave a good account of themselves; the lutter in particular possesses plenty of dash and I am certain sho dan. will prove herself a dednite acquisi-
LTHOUGH the old wording in his experience and bal control, how- Hassan and Kit- Rule 1 (Cause "") has been ryer, were good.
sell part of altered by the International Board, chell showed fine constructive ability
myrelt to finance the trip.. viz. from "If the ball be caught it among the halves and Grogan, the
"For
$3,500 Some shall be released immediately
enterprising business man with an eye to a quick present with his the defensive play. Radia
turnover can purchase half of me wording, "If the ball be caught, it well deserved their victory, but they
and all my assets. In return he gets all be released into play immedi-will have their work cut out when the old rivals, il
Club ground yesterday if of whatever I bring out of Mon- be clearly under-they face their should be
possibilities Club XV defeated an olla, The ttal there is no variation of KIT.C., at Caroline Hill next Sun- evening,
team, composed of Royalled. If the fighter upon whom I army method agreed on by day. the exising
Anally Scots and the Lancashire Fusiliers, at
determine becomes heavy the Boord, that
must still be released perpendicularly to-
rugger by six pointa to all.
R.A.O.C, gave a very improved dls- ties ground. I mlsinter-
The game was rather scrappy, with play. Brice at eentre-forward, at Kal Tak last Sunday. were going to nought through Jateceived more support from Emberson sp.cuous in breaking up many pre-
Bere shone in the attack
Miss Pope, the pivot, has lost none moverents preted the intention of the Board in TE Nomads were really unlucky
and had he re- of her old technique and was con- Their new wording and was led After drawing level at 3-3 in the antray by the important omission of
of second half, they were beaten in the because they took advantage of their Ordnance Corps would have proba a ins.de left, was uncomfortable and
passea. Club deserved to why it only t And and Heaton, his the word
wing-men, the inising movements. Mrs. Waddell, "perpendicularly" from the
the last 30 seconds of the game by the chances. On quite a few occasions, bly present draft. No alteration R.A.F. A.word of sympathy is due the Army team deserved to score, be- gathered a point. Evans and method, as agrested, was intended to R. Xavier, da Silva, and and it renais identically the same. Į three Reed brothers for anishing funta the ball unitPlayers hanging ould have scored more goals had most aggressive but her shooting wor nas yet to strike last season's form, the Ing frustrated by
were good defendees. Recreio Miss M. Smalley, on the right, was This should be noted by all umpires the losing side after putting up such
it not been for Club scored first from a try re between the sticks; he made some
Drake's brilliance very erratic. Mrs. Littlejohn, t and players. London, Nov. 2.
brilliant display. R. J. in parileu
from a forward tush up the splendid saves during the game. The steady gume, giving the C.B.A. wing tre Italf
night whug half, played her usual centre for at
astonished me and middle, a quick heel when held and R.AO.C. is bound to gin a world of combination very little rope. Both the Cambridge and Oxford
AT King's Park and Sunday morn-it won't be long before rugger teams won their matches 10-
experience before the Tournament day, the Light Blues beating! Guy's
ing. the C.BA, suffered their
heir asses his brother, Were he s the ball going out to E. Lammert on
the left
who wing.
is over.
am not in a habit of throwing reverse in the k
keeper. E Alves. WAS Inuit on, rounding the full-bark. MacGrath Hospital and the Dark Blues defeat-second successive
bouquets around as a rule, but Mrs. when he unnecessarily failed to convert. HK.HA, Tournament when int the Oxford Greyhounds.
They two pecasions
Lunson, in goal, must say, gave a to the Radio and left his charge. He would do well
Later in the
TARAIN Rutherford In a County Championship match, went down 3-1
the well-known grund exhibition. Taking her oge N Interporter and Kumuon Rilles' Middlesex and Surrey üzew, each Postal Sports Club. George Fowler, in future to closely watch the op- kicked a good penalty goal from
into consideration compared to most side scoring ten points.
ruffering is it ver, was absent and when he is certain of a clearance.
inside left, returned to the Colony a of the young ladies participating in from
posing attack and to advance only well out. fractured left finger,
few days ago, When he left for India local hockey, I still rank her as one Results of matches played to-day without his services, the home at The Nomads should make a good tacker, it will be seen, is well away were:
last season, it was his intention to of the best goal-keepers we have. from the body of his opponent and Middlesex
leave the Army but the Indian auth- 10 Surrey
punch in their approach name for themselves in the Tourna- draw. tack lacked punch 10
One can't afford
A to take a
new capture who will soon Sid is making a clean tackle on his left.
Fowler,
for ment. deputising
oritics, I hear, would not accept his appear for the (nt Richmond)"
teain too lightly these days.
Ladies, I hear, his brother as
as lender. was
resignation. He is back with us once not a Cambridge
who should again and I hope hockey followers expected 27 success and his team rather Un.
CONSIDERING they were up will see him in action in the near Oxford
too much from him in
him in an unaccus-
against Austen. at Airmen had Bartlett to thank
a superior side,
the future. Greyhounds 14 tomed position, Bunny
for their last-minute victory. 31 left wing, was not very 0 Army XV
impressive
Except for this grand goal, things in and young Kempton, as right wing -Reuter.
half, was for from resourceful: the |
apparently too much in n match against the Kumaon Rifles the pre-
Bickford also showed urlers of the game and vious evening, Bick
of tiredness after his rocce signs
on Saturday. Taylor, who is
A perfect left-alde tackle.
There is very little, or I should any Guy's, nothing, that the International Board
Hospital can do to re-draft clauso (R) of Rule Oxford 10 which will ever preclude the Un. common practice of so much definite St. Bart's Hos fouling when tackling from an op-
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the last 20 minutes had looked pretty Black for them. Dawson scarcely natendid
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got the chances
best out of the Kennedy
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came his way. Ackrill has the makings of a useful
How with his recovery, a full-back, but he infringes the
not lacking in dash and gave a good display at left back, Jimmy King made some good saves in goal and enn hardly be blamed for the second 1:0al
which was deflected by E. Fowler. The C.B.A. can surely play better than this, and I doubt they will lose another game.
"stleks" rule too often to be reliable. With the Fleet In harbour and the R.A.F. should go a long way. strengthening of a few positions, the
E. and L. G. Gosane were miss-
Ing from the tecrelo team
THE Radio forwards were clever when they defeated the R.A.O.C. 2-1 in the open, but they did not at King's Park last Sunday. The shoot as often and promptly when Portuguese, though they took mat- In the circle as they might have ters too easily at the start, woke up done. G. Singh made a welcome in Eme to make victory certain, return to the attack and still main- Ozorlo again being responsible for tains a high standard of stickwork, the all-important goal. They would Avtar Singh as lender and skipper have been in for a rude shock had of the side was slow off the mark; the Ordnance men held them to a
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Smalley will then prob- ECRETARIES of clubs partclpat- ably all the inside right berth. With ing in the H.K.H.A. Tournament the inclusion of Miss Green and Miss are requested to send in the names Marsh-the latter was married yes- of their players to Mr. D. Smith, c/a terday-the HK. Ladies should be Harbour Office, as soon as possible, able to lay the
to lay the foundation for their Captains of teams are also reminded Caer Clark Cup team. I have seen that should a match be cancelled
For them only ence action this season
in transferred to another ground, a tele- and with a fortnight's practice ahead phone message to Mr. K. Hussain of them and despite the bad start would be much appreciated as he they have made in friendly games, bas to detail umpires for auch games. I am convinced they will soon have His telephone number is Govt. 012 one of the strongest sides in the
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COUNCIL members of the H.K.IL.A. an a team and as I commented on are reminded that a meeting will their prospects a week ago I shan't be held at St. Andrew's Church Hall do. so again. I still maintain, how- this afternoon at 3.30 p.m. A full ever, that one or two changes are attendance of members is requested. required in attack and defence.
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