Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 12, 1939.
Latest Gossip From Home Football Front
Clubs Get Big Share Of Gate Receipts In F.A. Cup Competition
London, May 26.
The statement of accounts to be placed before the annual general meeting of the Football Association in London on June 5 shows that Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portsmouth, the F.A. Cup Finalists each received £5,380: 19: 5d. as their share of the Final gate. They, with Grimsby Town and Huddersfield Town, the other semi-finalists, each had £1,982: 11: 7d. from the semi- final takings. The F.A. for their percentage of the re- ceipts, took £9,958: 19: 9d. from the Cup Semi-finals and £16,452: 10: 8d, from the Wembley Final. The England v. Rest of Europe match at Highbury brought a “gate” of £5,075. Bishop Auckland and Willington received £251: 17; 8d. each from the F.A. Amateur Cup,
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NEWS that Chelmsford City will and London Caledonians, the two:
Calles
stili without аге liminary rounds of the F.A. Cup The competition next season has come us ground, the Crystal Palace venturo
The meter of Don Ameche's taxi clicks away the hours of his a big shock to the club, and hus having fallen through, but they may widespread indignation yet become joint-tenants with King- aroused among their supporters. After fight-stonian now that Corinth-Casuals romance with Claudette Colbert, his new screen sweetheart in "Mid- moved to Thames Ditton. night," the Paramount comedy now showing at the Queen's and Alhambra ing through the preliminary rounds have and reaching the 4th Round proper Favourites for the vacancies in the Theatres. Just senson, it was regarded as a Athenian League, it is understood, foregone conclusion that the City are Finchley (London League cham- would be excused the enriler stages plons) and Horsham (champion of next season. Application for exemp-the Surrey League). Rule 5 of the was sent to the F.A. on Atheulan League says: "Any club tion
of retiring at the close of February 20, a month before the desirous closing date for entry to the com- any season shall give written notice petition, and it is felt that the club) of such intention before April 15. has been treated harshly, Chelms- Any club infringing this rule shall ford have now re-signed Alex Wood, be liable to a fine not exceeding their left back, as a part time pro- £25," fessional.
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IX amateur internationals-four English, one Welsh and one Irish --are Included in the parly of foot- ballers who will represent Middlesex Wanderers on their Turkish tour next month. The players are E. . Muller (Englanil BIKE Nunhead) (Walthamstow captain, F. Hicks Avenue) J. W. Firth (England and Yorkshire Amateurs): P. B. Clark (Sutton Unlied) H. R. Brown (Nun- head) L. N. Hockaday (England and (Walthamstow C. Fuller Leyton) ( Avenue)
J Richardson (Burnet)
WINNING SWEEP NUMBERS
NACE 1
No. 2012 No. 387 No. 810
$1,543.60
441,00 20.30
FAVOURITE WINS OAKS
BUT LUCKY TO DO SO: WHITE FOX TOO LATE
London, May 27.
The Oaks was won by the favourite, Mr. R. Clark's Galatea II. The likelihood of Galatea Il's victory was evident very early
in the race, but just at the end there was one of those near sur- prises when Mr. Esmond's White Fox nearly won.
London, May 27.
An unfortunate accident disturbed the rhythm of the race for the Oaks for Curtain Call, u lly carrying the
Unplaced ponies (850 each): Nos. 1070, colours of the American owner, Mr. M. Grimihs (Wales and Ilford). B. 2008, 535, 100, 2001, 2004,
S. Anderson (England and Dulwich:
Hamlet) A. Head (Wimbledon)
D. Kelleher (Ireland and Barnet
N. F. Love (Moor Green Birming
RACE 2
No. 2500 and 333
Na. 1244
$1,091.20 each 233.50
liam) J. C. Gerrans (Barnet). The 1942, 3147, 3427, 350, 96, 3339, 1439.
party leaves London on June 6 in charge of Captain Horace Alaway president) and M. R. B. Alaway (Hon. Secretary). It will be the club's 58th tour overseas.
succession
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RACE 3
No. 3000
$1,900.00 No. 2034
367.00 No. 1301
203.00 No. 635 Unplaced pony ($30 each): Nos. 2983. BACK 4
$1,875.00
No. 607
No. 2003
38.00 200.00
of Walthamstow 4010, 3508, 3240, 2457, 1400, 4140, 2000, 3214, THE robs the Athenian 1926, 241.
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Harry Cooper Wins Golf Tournament
Bowls
TWO RINK MATCHES DECIDED
Only two of the 10 rlak matches down for decision were played off yesterday, largely due to the rain which fell in the morning and ren- dered most of the greens unsuitable tor play.
On the Kowloon Cricket Club Kreen, F. A. Machado, C. M. Silva, J. F. V. Ribeiro and F. X. M. da Sliva defeated A. S. Russell, W. Walker, A. 3. Hall and B. Duncan by 24 shols to 0.
The winners led throughout the match, and although they deserved to win on the day's play, the case with which they nehleved this end was rather surprising in view of the fact that their opponents had been considered one of the strongest rinks In the competition.
The Recreio four started strongly
at und
no stage seriously were threatened, except perhaps In the arth head when they led by only two shots. Scoring was on the low side, both teams registering mostly on singles. The winners scored on 12 heads, including a four, two threes and three twos. With the exception of a two in the fifth head, the losers registered singles in seven heads.
At Kowloon Docks, A. M. Xavier, D. C. Alves, C. M. S. Alyes and C. Roza-Pereira beat A. E. H. Costro, W. J. Howard, J. L. Stephens and A. Spary, 21-19. The match was closely contested, only
a narrow
margin separating the teams through- out.
Hunt Cup Probables And Jockeys
London, June 10. Probables for the Royal Hunt Cup, to bo run at Ascot on Wednesday next week, are as follows:
Portmarnock (Beasley);
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ICE-CREAM DISPUTE MUST HAVE LOYALTY Hawker Fined for Breach Statement by Headmaster Of Cholera Regulations Of Diocesan Boys' School
In connection with the threatened That what he had sold was not fee cream but frozen chocolate and milk, walk-out by a number of boys of the was what Wu Shing-cheung, 20, un-Diocesan Boys' School following the Cherl employed, said when he was charged appointment of a Formosan to act as Optic (Beary); Mormond Hill (Car-before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Head Prefect, the following statement. Magistracy on Saturday has been made by the Headmaster. Kowloon slake): Couvert (Gordon Richards), wo breach of the Cholera Regula- Mr. G. A. Goodban: Domaha (Elliot): Greenwich (Perry tions by selling ice-cream without a
vytions
man); Timestep (Ruttle); Neuvy
"The appointment is a temporary appointment to last for one fortnight
The Hour (E. Smith): per was arrested in the Shamshuipo only during the absence of the school
Lowreyroll
Flying Star
John Hay Whitney, slipped coming round Tattenham Corner. She did not fall, but she projected her, York- Unplaced ponies 1850 each): Nos. 1731, shire jockey, Nevett, into the air.
Nevett
was not hurt, and the suf ferer was
Ally White the French
district Whom Mr. Edward Esmand
on Friday. After Wu's plea,prefects who, as members of Class FOK,
Zalmis
Musson almis (Sir
Mr. Macfadyen said that he was al-11 will be away for the University had brought from France to run and
Allegiance nearly brought down.
(Herbert); what had been sold matriculation examinations. who
New York, June 4.
might Richards); Squadron
be "The boy concerned has been a (Cum White Fox lost man lengths, an-l
"Light horse" Harry Cooper to Castle (Mitchell); Lovely Woman was ice-cream but there it appeared that she had been hope-
day won the Goodall U.S.$5,000
be already. desirable elements which might
The appointment was made on round robin golf tournament after (Littlewood): True Mate (Roberts); absent from Wa's stock some un-boarders prefect for three months Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos. 122,lessly put out of the race.
Just when the Onks seemed at the running through the first six rounds. Ajar (Carr); Miclde Bulgar (Daw
son): Usk (D. Smith); Dundee if present in the ordinary fcc-cream.
Mr. Macfadyen was about to ad-grounds of personal quality alone mercy of the favourite, Galatea II,
could be seen being Dapper little Cooper blew up in (Evans); Suez (Sharpe): Belami White Fox
"It is also known as ice-cream. which appointments of this kind can said: League of its two biggest attructions.
or thirty Several clubs in the League are un-
forced through a narrow passage on the stretch barely beating hard hit (Wells); Seafever (Christic); Lone journ the case for Inquiries, when Wu because that is the only basis on
but the difference is that it is wrap-be made in a school which
have us many as twenty happy about the future, and are
Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Now. 4380. the rails by an almost super-humaning Craig Wood, who advanced from Orb (Eddery),
effort on the part of her jockey. E. sixth place to second on to-day's last
Jockeys have following probable Inspector Wright: "It is definitely nationalities represented amongst its wondering what the future holds.
O. Elliot. She got through, and then two rounds,
nounced for the following probable Will the Athenian also increase their 2502, 313, 4284, 322.
tee-cream. It can be compared with members, No. 3474 membership to 18 clubs? If so, who
Cooper had shot the first 108 holes starters: Golden Sovereign, Zoll the bekimo ples of the Europeans." began a terrific run. At every stride. No. 4100 will be the fortunate fourl The
on the last Quartier Maitre, Rosetown, Blue in one under par but she was closing with Golatea II, but in affairs
Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 2929, she was one stride, or perhaps two round he scared to 74, four over par, Star and Chelsea Reach. present sad state of amateur football is due to a big ex-3005, 728.
strides, too late, for as they passed but still had enough of an edge in lent to clubs years ago not being
the judge Galatea II was still a
the point standing to take top prize their owni la- prepared to sink
to the good, and so the race went of U.S.$1,000 by a slim two points.
in as dramatic a to the favourite finish for the Oaks us has ever been!
dividualities to consider the game as a whole. The solution, surely. Is one big league.
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RSENAL beat a Danish Inter- A
4/1 ot combination national Copenhagen on Thursday. Arsenal have now won all their five matches of their Continental iour, scoring 22 goals to egalast. The Scottish F.A beat Michigan All Stars 7/1 at De troit. Liverpool, playing the first match of their Swedish tour, were beaten 5/4 by a Swedish combina- tion at Malmo. Everton were beaten 3/2 by a Swiss team at Zurich.
RACE 5
No. 4 No. 1445 No. 2991
$2,155.80 818.00 309.60
-No. 2117-
BACE G
$2,375.70 630.20 325.10.
RACE 7
$4,338.60 No. 3663
1,739.00 No. 2631
610.00 No. 2182 Unplaced ponies ($100 each): Now, 3824, 3864, 23.
· RACE & No. 391B No. 3037 No. 4083
$2,473.80 700.80 253.40
RACE 9
No. 130147
No. 30014 No. 190130
23,055.30 11,977.00
sech.
SARTORIAL PARADE
to
theDevice Spurs Feline
Purrs
they
The following is the latest coll- over for the Hunt Cup:
Quartier Maitre, 10/1 (t. and o.) Couvert, 100/0 (0.) Caerloptic, 100/8 (t. and o.) Domaha, 100/8 (o.), 100/7 (t.) Zalmis, 100/8 (0.), 100/7 (1.) Timestep, 100/8 (1. and o.) Portmanock, 10/1 (0), 20/1 (t)
Reuter.
Oberlin, O., City Of Phones
may
"I have been contending for two Mr. Macfadyen fined Wu $3, or five things. First, that the school should
between VOYE understanding days' hard labour, and ordered con-carry on its traditions of promoting Accation of the ice-cream.
different nationalities without refer- ence to national polley. Second, that a headmaster must be able to count on obedience even to unpopular
be He cannot
content
DISTRESS IN CHINA
measures. oboy only if you will do Hongkong Committee For with a loyalty which says, I will
want. Control of Fund
what I
The student appointed is Tang
At the request of the Central King-pit, a Chinese born in Formosa. Committee of the British Fund for Following his appointment, repre-
sentations
were made to the Head- Relief in China HE. Sir Geoltry
a committee of Northcote, in his capacity of Joint master and later
seven prefects approached Bishop Vice-President of the Fund, has Hall, Chairman of the School Com- pointed a Hongkong Committee con-
Wood, former runner-up in the British open was rewarded with U.S.$700 for finishing second. Third place went to Sammy Snead, fourth Oaks Day was Indies' day, and, by to Denny Shute, fifth to Ralph Gul- Jimmy general consent, the dresstest day of dahl and sixth place $83,643,20
the Epsom week. And one was con- Hincs-United Press. Unplaced ponics ($1,497.20 each): Nos. sclous, as the joker too seemed to be that this slightly self- 133239 102900, 107555, 8417, 41149, 38823, conscious, 131912, 133103, 123863 129288, 16065, 171 conscious progress of the gentry in
50224, 02809, 31048, 75054. 20840,
morning
with couts, grey 35000,
to 127482, 104762,
flower clad ladies, was something of a sartorial
sisting of Rev. Frank Short (Chair-mittee. Some of the prefects de- Certainly they were being scrutinised
man), Hon, Mr. W. N. T. Tam, Mr. clared that if they could not gain with much the same attentiveness
Oberlin, O. H. R. Bullers, Prof. Gordon King, their point, they would walk-out, that they themselves would bestow of the at the end on the horses
Oberlin, where the carilest experi- Mr. F. B. Winter, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, and it is understood a number of
Key, and Mr. C. Treverton this direction.
students had voiced their support in TOR the first time in the history
telephone were con- Mr. M. F. Key, of football In Rumania there
parade. Not that the dresses were
more telephones now (Hon. Secretary). all that much more brilliant than on has invented a scratching post for ments on the were no turnstiles in use at the
was little dif- cats. The device is a two-foot postducted, has Derby Day. There ANE.F. Stadium at Bucharest when
the dresse
dresses worn on Derby covered with carpet with the under-per hundred persons than Washing- ton, which has the highest number in England played Rumania. The ar-
ference in Day, but just here and there a more elde turned out because it makes a
Three the Bell System. It has 39.4 tele- commodation was sold out. Crown
elaborate coloured vell, bright better scratching surface. Prince Michael attended, but un- who is fortunately King Carol,
parasol and a more ebullient sort of holes in the carpet are stuffed with phones for each 100 population.
Washington has 38.8. understood to have first mosted the
The following were the close of hat. However by Ascot when they catnip. match when in London last Novem-
be was unable to present. play scores in the first class cricket have completely discarded their win- ber.
ter war-scared gloom, the Indica Soldiers lined the playing field matches which commenced to-day:
At Lord's, Yorkshire 430 for 5 will be in all their glory,-Our Own within the rails and there were
everywhere within soldiers
the (Sutcliffe 175, Leyland 180 not out) Correspondent. crowd of 40,000.-England-won.. byv. Middlesex.. 2 goals to nii.
FOR
CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET SCORES
ON SATURDAY
London, June 10,
At Gloucester, Essex 150 v. Glou- cestershire 280 for 5.
At Birmingham, Hampshire 364 (Holt 115, Arnold 100) v. Warwick- shire 7 for 0.
At Derby, Derbyshire 300 v, West Indies 14 for. 1.
UEEN'S Park Rangers F.C. have signed J. Barr, Third Lanarks centre-half, who last season made 20 Scottish League appearances. He is not yet 22 years old, but stands over
At Cambridge, Free Foresters 287 Bft, and weighs 12st. 7lb. A. Smith a young inside-forward from Bir- (Welch 104) v. Cambridge Univer- mingham was also signed by the sity 87 for 3. Rangers. He is 20 years old, 5ft.
At Manchester, Lancashire 308
Bin., and weighs 11si, The Queen's (Oldfield 129 not out) v. Nutting- Park Rangers Supporters Club have hamshire.
decided to make a donation of £300 At Dudley, Worcestershire 540 for
Miss Anderson Retains Her
Golf Title
to the football club towards the coste (Gibbons 212 not out, Palmer 132) Miss J, Anderson, a Curtis Cup
of covering the new grand stand at v. Northamptonshire. the Shepherd's Bush
ground.
:
At Leicester,
player, retained the Scottish Indies Leicestershire 201 championship on May 18 when, in the Prentice 110) v. Kent 50 for 2 (H. ANN, Spurs half-back, who was A. Smith's Benoit Matchy DAN
At Horsham, Sussex 265 (Gover kiven a free transfer has signed
for Bradford. Negotiations are in for 15) v. Surrey (141 for 5).
At Newport (Mon.) Somerset 308 process for the transfer from Totten-
Glamorgan---Router.
ham Hotspur, to Notts County of for "v. Glam left-buck
ack Ringrose.
TT is now definite that the Isthmian
League will be increased from
14
and
to 10 clubs next football season
will
SAMPAN RACE
anal on the Alisa course at Turn- berry, she beat Miss C. M. Park at the 10th hole. It was a stern-fight- all the way with both players hol- ing good putts for halves.
Results of the fourth round were: Mrs. J. N. Duncan (Gullane) beat Mis J. Kerr (unattached) 2 and 1; Miss C. M. Park (Gullane) bent Miss J. Donald (North Berwick) 4*and* Miss J. Anderson (Craigie Hill).
Include Walthamstow Only six persons entered the sam- (helder) bent. Mlax M. M. Robertson Avenue and Romford, champion and pan race which was arranged. by the Durham (Gullane) 7 and 6; Mrs. A. runners-up of the Athenian League South China Athletic Association at M. Holm (Troon) beat Miss H
Nimmo (Falkirk Tryst) 6 and 4- during the last compaign. Both North Point yesterday.
Semi-Final Round: Miss C. M. Pack these clubs have accepted the to-
from The distance was one miles
vitalon to join and all that remains the bathing pavillon to the Taikoo beat Mrs. J. N. Duncan by 4 and 13. and Miss J. Anderson boat Mrs. A. Is for the annual meeting of the Sugar Rafinery and back
The Wlaner was Wong Tae-hung, M. Helm by 3 and Isthmian Langue on June 10 to formhily regularize the enlargement followed by Chu Wal-lum and Chan
Final Round Miss Andetion
of the competition, Tufnell Park Dick-ming. Time 15 min, 45 secs. Miss Pout at the 19th hole.
Philadelphia.
Robert B. Delaney, a woodcarver,
The Committee, which will be
known as the Hongkong Committee
of the British Fund for Relief in Central Committee for Kwangs and allocation of funds granted by the Japanese occupation. China, will be responsible for the Kwangtung other than the urea In
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