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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 20, 1939.
H.K. Captain Receives Shield [
Mas Iris Woolley, the captain of the victorious Hongkong team, receiving the White Shield from Capt. Clarke, M.B.F., adviser, selector and coach of the Shanghal team. Mrs. McKeown, - captain of Shanghal XI, is on the right.
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LEEDS, PORTSMOUTH IMPROVE POSITIONS
Close Wins In English Football League
London, Apr. 19.
Leeds and Portsmouth improved their positions in the First Division of the English Football League to-day as the result of their victories over Huddersfield and Grimsby respectively. Both won by the odd goal in three.
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1 Port Vale
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0 Ipswich
0
in the Second Division,
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) West)
held 10 Bromwich Albion were
Aldershot goalless draw by Swansea, while in Southend the southern section of the Third Division Aldershot collected both points at the expense of Port Vale.
The following were the results of matches played to-day:
FIRST DIVISION
Leeds Portsmouth 2. Grimsby
SECOND DIVISION West Bromwich 0 Swansea
2 Huddersfield
Leith
SCOTTISH LEAGUE (SECOND DIVISION)
1 St. Bernards
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AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL
London, Apr. 10.
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In on Amateur International match
played at Firhill Park, Glasgow, to-
Rugby Suggestions From N. Zealand
Wellington, Apr. 19. The New Zealand Rugby Union Executive body has de- cided to suggest, at next year's Empire Conference, that rugby teams should be fourteen a side in order to avoid the re- turn of the wing forward:
It is thought this would mean better rugby.
The New Zealand officials are also suggesting the univer- sal adoption of the 2-3-2 scrum-Reuter,
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HOCKEY FEATURE
"Pilgrim" Says-
PLAYERS APPROVE
OF NEW RULES
PLAY IMPROVES AS THE RESULT
OF RULE ALTERATIONS
CAPTAIN PRAISES HER TEAM
"A splendid performance was given by the whole team," says Miss Iris Woolley, the Ladies Interport captain, who has every reason to be proud of her team's
victory. Ca
"NO INTERFERENCE" LAWI
BENEFITS THE GAME "PILGRIM'S"
There were two main alterations in the rules this season, namely, the elimination of hooking sticks by the rule which now,reads that there shall be no interference with an opponent's stick; and secondly, it became an
The players returned from their offence to make deliberate use of the foot or any other northern Visit on Monday somewhat part of the body in stopping the ball.
weary, but nevertheless in the best.
possible prijs after having upheld
RANDOM JOTTINGS
HER
ER many hockey pals will be pleased to hear that Mias M. Booker, the well-known C.BIA. in-
the
the prestige of Hongkong hockey in In regard to the "no interference ; offence under the new rule, but the side right, has fully recovered from Ho uncertain
Shanghalswith sticks rule" there cannot be old kick and knock-on rule is still her illness and has now left was enjoyed any doubt that the game has been in force. What then, is the umpire Kowloon. Hospital.
improved very much and the rule to do it, for example, a player likes
Well-known hosper
to the
trib fullest extent, and it is
to the fitness of the Hong
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is approved by players, spectators the ball on his stick but it runs up and umpires. It is also understood on to his person and drops straight EOFFREY Lammert, the former by all and it is very seldom that
down? any
The answer is nothing, and Macao 1st XI skipper and left player forgets it and infringes the this is the sort of incident which back, is now in Australia rule. This means a more pleasant does not seem to be understood by taken to cricket. gume for all conterned, and tower many players and umpires. skinned knuckles.
The second alteration has not had such satisfactory results 50, far be cause it is more dificult to under-
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WHAT SOME PLAYERS THINK MRS. M. Read, Interport Many players think that they have! centre-forward, lived up to re- broken the rule whenever they are putation and scored nino: goals
not
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T. Mick cows, Miss scent), breid rule hang worked quite well and one oh. In the case just mentioned, the Smith, League Secretary of the and Miss H. Knoch for their kind seldom sees a player forgetting definitely tried to play the ball and Colony Inst Monday with the Ladies'
person,
the
pre-
kong girls that they were able to pul up the finest exhibition in their con- cluding
match, beating Lengue Champions by 8-1
On their arrival in Shanghai, the, Hongkong players were received by members of the Shanghal Ladies' Hockey Association and were taken immediate care of by their hosts The ladies had a very enjoyable time at dinners and parties given in their
In a nutshell, the object of hit by the ball, whatever the cir- during her Shanghal visit. I doubt honour, and the whole perlod
the rule is to make players rely on cumstances and whatever the result, the "Ladies, Caer Clark Cham- their stay will always remain
the stick for stopping the ball and So they stop and wait for the whistle pions, will dream of leaving her in picasant memory in the minds of all taking a pass. The man with big and often the opponents stop to goal next season after her brilliant
feet and long legs no longer to be the result is that the umpire fects northern display. She returns The generosity and hospitality of allowed to stop a
aball the S.L.H.A. could not be exceeded. him by pushing out ang round bound to blow to avold misunder- the Empress of Russia to-day.
foot sere standing, although he would
There Particular tribute is paid to Mrs.
Hengel (President),
is no doubt that in these cases the have done so if players had carried
returned to H.K.H.A., that player has not broken the rule. he must not stop the ball purposely | actu assistance throughout the visit.
with his
It has Comments on the players are un-
ime he did not knock it on. But the | Interport team. He did not officiate come ties Woolloy
and hor naturally to young players but a few rule goes further than this and even at any of the games up north as necessary. Miss team-mates express the hope that of the veteran backs still automati- if he had missed the ball altogether arrangements had been made
viously with local umpires. Не they will have the opportunity of cally push out a leg now and then, and it had hit his leg he would sill
the rule. returning the hospitality shown
but realise at once that they have not necessarily have broken
umpired the match at Swatow and men as being 100 erred. Customs died hard and the In short, it is no offence to be hit by described the them in Shanghai when the northern
the ball and unless the umpire is rough for our ladies. year. city sends a team to the Colony next young must forgive them.
quite satisfied that the player intend-!
provide ed to
of A second line So far we have only dealt with defence, nt of the give the player DURING tea after a club match
the benefit the doubt.
in England, a certain famous the deliberate action of a player
situation is quite different ex-international was asked by one when it is obvious that he had no intention of using his stick, and we when a player posis himself in goal of the players to give him a few of advice. The ex-inter-. now come to the more difficult part at a corner. If players realise that words of the
the rules will be interpreted in is national replied "I notice that all the rule. Many experienced the pires and old players feel that way and will play to the whistle eleven players are present. Thero- umpirca the players are suffering many more instead of stopping, I think that they fore, the best advice I can give you stoppages than are necessary or in-, will find their games more free from is keep your place. If you
to iended by the alteration in the rules. stoppages for minor incidents and that you will be on the right road
These make a success of your game." And The notes on this new rule may be therefore more enjoyable,
a few remarks have been made to these words ring very true. Keep- summarized by saying that
accidentally hit by the show how this particular rule shoulding your place in the Beld is an player is
Important part of playing the game. ball he has not committed any be interpreted.
SING
Baseball
Rain Again Interferes
to
the 2-3-2 With Games
"BUNNY" AUSTIN
day, Scotland drew with Ireland, NOT AVAILABLE
O each sitte scoring once---Reuter.
Here And There With "Abe".
Rain Holds Up Colony Tennis Tournament
of
FOR DAVIS CUP
New York, Apr. 19.
WHEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT
The
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INCE the Interport Ladies' team
so well at Shanghai 1 would be a good suggestion if they now rnet the Rest in ឯក exhibition game to close 1938-39 season. What about it. the HK.L.H.A.?
British Officials Want of the Colony the
44 Olympics in London
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Rain once again interfered with baseball In the country to-day, In the whole programe scheduled for to-day, only one match was decided. The games washed out were Boston Red Sox v. New York Yankees, Washington Senators v. Philadelphin Athletics (double-header), Chicago White Sox v. Detroit Tigers, and
Tournament Cleveland Indians
THE International V. St. Louis
serni-final match between. Eng- Browns in the American League; and
land and India was not played New York Giants V. Brooklyn
the inclement Dodgers, SL Louis Cardinals v. Pitts-
British Olympic officials ore.quiet-expected to go to Oslo or Montreal. yesterday owing to London. Apr. 13.
burgh Pirates, and Cincinnati
have had the Winter Weather, and will be decided to-
morrow. The winners will The English Lawn Tennis Associa-Chicago Cubs in the National Leaguey-making certain that the 1944 Oslo could tion announces that H. W. Austin,] The only fixture decided was that Olympiad will be held in London and Olympics of 1940 by giving up its Portugal in the firial on Sunday on
World Skiing Championships for that the Club ground at 4 p.m. British ranking player, who, it was between the Philadelphia Phillies and not in Detroit or any place else.
year but this could not be arranged, briginally stated, would be available the Boston Braves in the for Great Britain's first Davis Cup circuit. This match went to 12 inn-
Meanwhile, the Lord Mayor of match against New Zealand, is now ings, before the Braves not available.
will attend the International Olym- London has written to the I. O. C. Eple Committee meeting here June formally requesting that the su73- 0-10 at which time the gumies will mer games be given to London-and-
guaranteeing the expense. played be awarded.
scores were: Austin-is-at-present-fit-America, Philadelphia: trying to rally American' sportsmen Boston
Reuter,
Reds
National
Lavish preparations are being won. The mode to assure that the right people
in the cause of "moral rearmáinent.” The night-cap was not
owing to rain--Reuter.
the first step towards remedying this.. defect.
Deciding Match
Causeway
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Armstrong To Meet Roderick
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Three Matches In Rugby League
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London, Apr. 18. It was originally arranged that British Olympic offeinls point out Three matches were played in the King George open the commitice's that London, never has really had Rugby League to-day, the results meetings at St. James's Palace, but the games officially. Though they being as follows:
3 Hunslet his trip to Canada and the United were held here in 1000 they were Batley
14 Leeds States will prevent this and the Duke merely taken over from Rome when Bradford 17 Widnes of Gloucester has agreed to take his that city defaulted. place.
AD rain not interfered with pro- which the Perak champion dealt with ON Saturday the deciding match
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grammes during the last fort- his opponents in the euriler rounds
between South China "A" and
London, Apr. 19. had suggested that if he could not
A scries of Royal and Society night, the Colony Tennis Champion-beat Sirdar he would at least make the Royal Navy for the First Division Henry Armstrong, negro holder of functions have been planned and doubts that Detroit, ships would very likely have con- good fight of it. But far from be- Championship will be played at the world lightweight and welter- nobody cluded by now; as it is, another two ing the even match one would have champions will play the Hongkong defend his welterweight title against Rome will give London little com-]
Bay, and on Sunday the weight boxing championships, will Lausanne, Switzerland, Belgrade or weeks will probably be required be-expected, the match with an case Interport team to visit Manila at the British champion, Ernie Ro- petition.
a "dop." Rumjahn won with an case fore they come to an end. At the which even his most optimistic end of the month. After this week-derick, of Liverpool, in a 15-round time of writing, it is still pouring, admirer could not have anticipated, end, local soccer for the season will fight at Harringay Arena
be almost completely over. and prospects of play for the week In fairness to Lim, however, are very poor, Indeed. The Come should be mentioned that he was not!
at his best-the result of a recent mitter in charge of the tournament | Indisonadtion—and I have been told may just as well prepare next week's that he was playing this match with programme now. Present Indications a fever A sporting action it was but. are that the Taul, brothers and the hardly fair to himself and certainly Rumjalin cousins will meet in the final very unwise. Watching Sirdar in action on Tuesday, who would have
of the doubles, as they did last year, believed that he was playing in his while in the singles it is more than 20th consecutive season in the Colony probable that, the Tsui brothers will championships?
meat in the fail. Young Taui, of
course, has two hurdles to negotiate Referee For Manila
before he reaches the final; one, in
the quarter-final, against 1o Ka-bu; AILING to-day by the Empress of and if he wins this, he will play Lee Russia for Manila, is Mr, R. M. Wal-tong in the semi-finals. At his Omor, one of the best soccer re- best Taul Yun-pul should account for ferees in the Colony, and present
Chairman both Ho and Lee, but his recent form Referees Association. At the in- of the Hongkong Football has aroused misgivings amongst bis vitailon of the Philippines. Amateur supporters. Against Alee Crawford, Athletic Federation, Mr Omar, s for instance, he was far from im-| going to Manila to give
series of pressive, and he will have to show lectures on refereeing and to ociate much better, form if he realises his the three matches in which the ambition of playing his elder brother, Hongkong Interport team will take In the bottom half, Tsut Wai-put will part in their forthcoming visit to the meet S. A. Rumjahn, a rival of old Philippines. So impressed was Mr. standing, and plucky though we D. Calvo, the manager-Ceach of the know the latter to be, it is extremely last Manila team to visit Hongkong, doubtful whether he will be d that he asked Mr.. Omar whether he threat to the former Davia Cupper. Big Disappointment-
would be willing to make a trip to Manila i invited by the P.A.A.F., and this is the result. Football in Manlia is improving rapidly, but one draw- back is the lack of emclont referees.
NE of the biggest disappointments Visiting teams have praised this
ONE
In the current championships blandard of play in the Philippines
was the quarter-final tie between S. capital, but their remarks regarding
A Humjahn: and Lim Thiam-tet the referees have been far
from
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Tho on May
Winter Games of the Thirteenth Olympiad are generally
The Shanghai Interport Endler. Hockey Leam which lost to Hongkong: by four goals to mil.
played on Tuesday. The way in complimentary, Mr. Ömor's visit lal on the extreme left is Max, Joan, MoKouryn, the captain,
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1 part ROSE'S LIME JUICE
1 part WATER
add ice and a slice of lemon and stir well
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