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HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH
April 4, 1940.
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Pilgrim's Hockey Notes CONCERNING OBSTRUCTION
Included M'SEX DEFEAT
Goal-Keeper
In Jurisdiction: Points To Remember Pte. Corrigan
Wins Kowloon
WITH REFERENCE TO a controversy in a focal contemporary, I have boon approached by several players and umpires to give my opinion on the incident which occurred during the Civilian- Macao encounter on Easter Monday, whan Macao defeated the Civilians 3-2.
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The incident arose when a Civilian attacker was penalised after he had been obstructed by a Macao defen- der. The umpire concerned, for reasons of his own, found fault with the former. It is my personal opinion as an umpire that the offence committed by the defender was sheer obstruction, and, therefore, he should have been penalised without question. However, the umpire found fault with the attacker and awarded the hit against his side, which was incorrect.
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Under the circumstances, "bully" would have been the obvious decision, as in the opin-i ion of the umpire both players were guilty of some offence. For the benefit of umpires in our friends in general, und Macao, I will explain the Ob struction Rule.
This Is one of the most important rules governing the game of hockey, and the abuse of it by players is one of the cardinal faults, and often the laxneys of some umpires, generally speaking, in not enforcing it, has been to a certain extent the cause of our not playing the best type of hockey.
The Rule reads:
"A player shall not abstract by running in between an opponent .nor shall he inter- and the ball.. pose himself, or his stick, in any way as an obstruction to an oppon- ent....nor attack from an oppon- ant's left unless he touch the ball before he touch the stick or person, of his opponent. There shall be no charging, kicking, shoving, striking at or holding an opponent
whatsoever.” by any means wh
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THE
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Entries For
Six-a-side Tournament
Club Secretaries are remind- ed that entries for the Six-a-
are Tournament
now side open. Entries may be sent to D. Smith, Hon. Secretary the Hongkong Hockey Association, c/o the Harbour Office.
They are also reminded that Clubs may enter more than one team if desired.
THE
Referees' Association Whist Drive
HONGKONG Football Re- E rule in porfectly clear, and it ferees Association will hold their whist drive to- you think it over you will find 1 second monthly
can be summarised by simply stat-morrow in the Hotel Ceell at 8.30
Excellent prizes are promised. "Obstruction means depriving p.m. Ing: your opponent, by unfair use of your Tickets are $1 each and may be person, of an equal chance of hitting obtained from any Referee, the Total the ball." That is the essence and Cecil or at the door.. spirit of the whole rule. It can be put another way, however: "A player must not gain an advantage by the unfair
use of his body, foot, hand or stick."
It is hoped to make these drives a monthly affair, and the third will be held on May 3.
If players would only read the rule and blame him for spoiling the play, as I have broken it up. or seriously but isn't it the other way around? reflect on the summary of it, their Aren't the players hockey would improve and they their ignorance, or wilfulness, they would not be liable to commit this create great fault "obstruction."
has been said that obstruction will never be completely eliminat
because of the ed from our game "human" clement, but much can be done to obviate it. Players often accuse an umpire because he is strict,
SPORT
to blame? By
commit fouls, breaches or which the dutiful umpire must pen- allse. Those umpires who have had a good deal of experience will tell you that "rough games develop from obstruction."
Obstruction is often caused by.-- 1. Over-eagerness to get the ball. 2. Going for it unnecessarily hard. 3. Doing anything to get the ball. 4. Doing anything to prevent an
ADVTS. Opponent getting the ball.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
A goalkeeper is just as guilty of obstruction as sny other player, and he must be penalised as any of the rest of the players. He often gels Away with the following:
Marathon
Middlesex Competitors Unable To Run
Pte. Corrigan, of the Royal Scots,
nual Kowloon marathion arranged by
had a comfortable victory in the an- St. Andrew's Club yesterday. There to duties 15 Middlesex competitors were originally 33 entries but owing
withdrew.
Fourteen starters Hined up and 10 completed the course of about sex and a quarter miles. They finished
in the following order:
Pte, Corlean (Royal Scots) 30 min. 4 sec ! Sig Lewis (61gual) 37 min. 8 sec... Cpl. Sutherland (Royal Scots) 30 min.
L. Cpl. Wilson (Royal Scots)
1. Cpl Truscott (Signals)
Pie, White Royal Scota)
N. Reynolds'
1. A. C. Brown (ILA.F.)
10
I. A. C. Moulton (IA.F.) Pio, Edge (Royal Scots}
The race
began at St. Andrew's Church at 6 pan, and Sutherland, Truscott and Corrigan took the lead, The course was up Nathan Road, Waterloo Road, Prince Edward Road, Tam Kung Road, Bulkeley Street and Chatham Road back into Na- than Road.
The runners were close together until in Tam Kung Road when Cor- rigan
nuk Truscott drew away
Ple-Corrigan - (Royal Scots),win-. ner, crossing the finishing line of the Kowloon Marathon race which was held yesterday. The time was 36 minutes 4 seconds-Photonews.
dropped back to be passed by Lewis, who had been running a steady fifth,
SLOWER TIME
During the last part of the race Sutherland last ground and gave second position to Lewis. Corrigan who was running strongly, reached the wining post far ahead of the second and third men. The winner's 1. Charging roughly into an at-time of 30 min. 4 see, was slower than tucking forward.
2. Running out between an at- tacker and the ball, and so preventing the attacker from reaching the ball The First Bell will be rung at 1.80 before it crosses the goal-line.
3. Running out to meet an attacker MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
and then opening his legs and letting the ball go through.
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 6th April, 1940, com- mencing at 2,00 p.m.
*ur'd
Amand
No One without a badge will be permitted to the Members Enclosure.
4. Pretending to kick the ball, but Such must be worn throughout the standing in the road of the attacker duration of each Meeting in such so that the only way he can get to
the ball is to run through" him. manner as to be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Members to
and Club THE player who tackles from the the Members Enclosure and
left side must be careful of the Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax)
following points: SECRET- through the
1. He must not run In between are obtainable ARY upon the personal or written the opponent and the ball.
touch the bail 2. He must not application of a Member, such Mem- ber to be responsible for all visitors before he makes contact or touches of all Chits, and for Payment? the other player in any way at all. introduced by
(Note This form of tackling can etc. The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, only be done satisfactorily by using Exchange Buliding, (Tel. 27784) will his left hand; using the right hand close at 12 o'clock NOON.
nearly always causes obstruction
barge into his 3. He must not dispossessed opponent,
In the case of bully, and sending the bail backwards with a reversed PUBLIO ENCLOSURE stick, this is undoubtedly a foul and The price of Admission to the should be penalised accordingly. Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including pass back from a bully frequently Tax, for all Persons, including means obstruction, and an umpire Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
O. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hongkong, 1st Apr, 1940.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).
COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS” EVERYWHERE
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who is vigilant would not allow at to pass muster. It is not my con- tention that ALL reverse stick play in obstruction, but I would suggest that when a pinyer reverses his stick and covers the ball up he often prevents un opponent's utlek from making in- stant contact, and that is deliberate obstruction.
last year.
'Mrs, A. C. Jeffreys presented the
prizes.
COLONY BADMINTON
RULE IN
EASTERN
Strain Of Congested
YONG AND CHEW DOUBLES FINAL Silva And Oliveira Beaten In Three Fine Games
(By "Tinker")
IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT in
Programme Has Effect Hongkong to find an improvement on the badminton that
On Chinese Players
(By "Rox")
A powerful Middlesex side beat a footsore Eastorn eleven three goals to one in their First Division League match at the Club ground yester- day.
Some there were who thought Eastern guilty of grossly under-rating their opponents, but three matches in four days is putting rather a strain on the players and they were unable to challenge the Mids,
Middlesex played superb foot- ball: Eastern's attack, with the possible exception of Cheung Kam-hoi and Tau Ching-te, were as putty in the hands of Cooper and Sheehan. Jackson, when | called upon, "saved well, but was
never really tested.
BRIGHT PICK OF HALVES
PRIGHT was the pick of the halves.
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NATIONAL PROBABLES AND CALL-OVER
Royal Danieli (Moore), Professor
was displayed in the semi-final match of the Open Doubles at the Kowloon Cricket Club last night, when K. L. Yong and H. F. Chow beat M. A. Silva and M. A. Oliveira by 17-18, 15-12, 15-5.
All four players were in ex- cellent form, but the outstanding player of all was H. F. Chow. He even overshadowed the powerful Oliveira, His court-craft and cunning shots evoked much ap
plause, and in the all-important self off his feet saving points second set practically ran him- and returning winners, Oliveira was machine-like in his smash- ing. Anything high over the net was returned with extra- ordinary vim, and not a little uccuracy,
JOCKEY CLUB
DONATION TO CHARITY FUND
$61,250 From Derby
Sweep
RECEIPT of the magnificent sum of $81,250 from the Hongkong Jockey Club has been gratefully acknow- ledged by the Board of Administro- tors of the British Fund for Relief of Distressed in China.
Yong and Slivo were less reliable. Both were apt to commit errors, but their they nevertheless contributed share of skill to one of the angst sult of the Sweep held on the 1040 gomes yet seen in the tournament,
Hongkong Derby at the Annual The floor was
four und all found
great dificulty in
In keeping their balance. It was nothing unusual to see the players slipping clean off their balance following a difficult retrieve. Yong, especially, had trouble in this
This sum a contribution as a re-
speed. it was sliardly kcal for Meeting during February.
dircetion.
OPENING THRILLS
LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter).- He had Ducky Lee, and later The following are the probables Tsui Ah-fal well tabbed. He greatly for the Grand National on Fri afted the forwards who showed ex- day: cellent understanding, but who were guilty of erratle shouting. Wilkinson and Parker spoiled to great effect (Owen), Dunhill Castle (Wilson)
THE RECREIO pair jumped off into Red Engle (Carey). and also lent valuable support to the Rockquilla
(Elder) Dominick's
(Mit- 7-0 lead in the first game before the Cross forwards.
Blackhawk chell,
(Rimel), Kilstar University pair showed anything like Riches, seen in the centreforward (Archibald), Away (Muir),
Mac-settling down. The lead Increased to berth, played a knowing game, and Moffat (Alder),
11-3 before Yong and Chew staged with more practice with Pearson und Morgan),
(Danny ng rally that carrled them up
Milano Venturesome Knight A
Saw, should develop an exceedingly (Tweedie), Litigant. (Black), Le to before service changed hands
dangerous Inside trio. Saw was
Cygne casily the pick of the forwards. He was as tricky as ever and schemed to good purpose. Marable made a I welcome appearance, and secured of the Mids: Koals. With Coomer, they formed the nucleus of on allock to be compared with that they had when shortly after their arrival here.
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Symnethis (O'Grady),
The Call-Over.
The call-over is as follows: 7/2 Kilstar. (t and o)
10/1 The Professor (t and o) 12/1 MacMoffat (t and a) 12/1
12/1 Royal Deniell (t and o) 100/8 Milana (t and o) 109/7 Syman
Symacthis
• (0)
Duke (0)
100/6 10070
Rando) 20/1 Blackhawk (t and o) 25/1 Takvor Pacha (t and o) 25/1 Underbid (t and .o)
Bogskar (0) Inversible (t and o)
Despite the faully display of his pair. Lnu Hin-hon played an buck exceedingly good game, besides sav- twice from a penalty by Sheehan. Ing
Trang made several bad moves, two of which resulted in goals against his side. In the
half second changed with Darky Lee to scare the one goal of Eastern. Cheng was
28/1 the steadier of the two, and the valu-
33/1 able support accorded him by Lau enabled to check. In
him
measure, ♦♦♦SSSSS Mids' disastrous raids. Hau made; great efforts but the flesh was weak er. Lo was the best half, clearing and spoiling well.
saw
110
Sustained rallies again. change in the score until a brilliant angle shot started the Recreio par off again. They led 12-10, and, ser- vice changed hands.
Board has unde the following grant to the Foreign Auxiliary of the National Red Cross Soelety of China: For Quinine for South China ... $10,000
Home Soccer: Results
LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter)~~~The
following wers the results of matches
Yong and Chew drew up to 12-all played in the Home regional soccer and then went into the lead for the cagues to-day:
Arst time at 13-12. Oliveira served.
but foot-faulted. Silva served and Southend
on a Ane smash from Oliveira level-
led again at 13-all. The game was Bournemouth setted at five.
Another fine smash from Oliveira Everton gave the Recreio pair the first point.
The
score went to 2-all, and then
the University pair led at 4-2. Amid great excitement Silva and Oliveira
drew up to 4-all, and the very thrli-Albion ling game was lost when Yong called Hamilton "out" to Chew who allowed the Marton shuttle to drop-just inside the side-
******** | Line.
(Hogan), (R. (H.
FORTUNES REVERSED
Arbroath Dundee.U. Inversible (Geakes).
Dunfermline Bogskar (M. Jones), Boyo
OLIVEIRA and Silva set the pace Falkirk National Morgan),
Night
again in the second game and led Hibernian Jones), Takvor Pacha Priorpalmer): 4-0 before the University pair found MIDS' STEADFAST DEFENCE
Comlaw
Luxborough (McNeill) TSUI Ah-fal also felt the strain.
their touch again. From being 0-4 (Brown), Lazyboots (Ward), Under- T
ond wns exceedingly Blow. bid (Nicholson). Bachelor Prince down they went into a 7-4 lead, took Cheung was the best forward for (Loewenstein) Downright (Seeley), it to 10-5-11-5-and-12-5 before the Eastern, but, entirely unsupported. Tickmill Kelly), Gold Arrow (ye: Silva and Oliveira featured in
Recreio team scored one. AL 13-7, damage. Second Act (Dowdeswell) Red Free- Hau Ching-to pierced the stonewall man (Redmond), Sterling Duke fine burst in an effort to clinch the defence, but lack of support and the (Hyde).
match. Five polols were gained to steadfast vigilance of Parker were
Hayal Mail his scratched.
their opponents' 1, but at 14-12, responsible for his having drawn a
Yong and Chew came out top in biank.
brilliant exchange to win the game at 15-12.
was unable to do much
Quartier Maitre Wins The Lincolnshire
Eastern opened and appeared to Lake matters easily, Mida soun showed they meant business, and impressed with some fine movements into Enatorn's aren. Saw missed a golden opportunity to open the scor- ing when he doliled with a pass from Coomer, Cheng cleared his inte puss to Marable. They continued the
LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter) pressure, and Marable forced
The Lincolnshire Handicap, run соглег. Bright sent In first timer from Lau's clearance which over a mile at Lincoln to-day, Tsang stopped with his hands. Shee- resulted: han took the kick from the spot. Lau twice saved, but was apparently dis- qualined for moving. Saw next took the kick and made no mistake.
up
1
1
2
3
Very
The Portuguese pair in the third set lost quite a bit of their former accuracy. There were several ocen-- slons on which they seemed unable to alght the shuttle, and made
com- plete misses, Yong and Chew never relaxed, and ran into a 12-1 lead. who would be the ultimate winners, There was no doubt, at this stage, Silva and Oliveira atuck gamely to their great task, and lost n game that must have been as exhausting! as it was exciting.
The winners will now meet C. Auj and P. H. Wong in the final.
Quartier Maitre () Uncle Archie (Malls) (Tucker) Ticcarri Betting: 7-2 Quariler Maitre, 100-7 Uncle Archie, 100-8 Tiocargi.
Won by two lengths; half a length. Boxing
Others.-Gove
Hot Bun II (Som
(Beury),
Boomps
(Mar- Titon
(E.
Nagor (Christi Floretti
ROYAL SCOTS AND MIDDLESEX IN INTER-UNIT FINALS
Rev. J. R. Higgs pointed out that nlthough the race was run In Kow- loon it was a Colony marathon, and had been organised by St. Andrew's
Eastern seemed cast down by this Club for the past 18 years. He thanked Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, Mr. reverse, and made half-hearted at- Ezra Abraham and Mr. F. C. Hall, tempts at stopping the
bail. Hau for the prizes, not only for this
year's
woke from his lethargy to speed up competition but for many years past. la forwards, but quickly fell back
-daisy (Nevelt), Under
of Chlef again. Tsui and Hau were ihe supervision
over-shall), Timestep Inspector W. R. Chester-Woods and
and were constantly anxious
Smith), J. Johnston, trume pulled for offside. Sub-Inspector
(Evans) Davy police assisted in the race, with the brought the ball well into Eastern (E. Smirk), Paul Beg
Dolittle (A. Burns), Squadron help of Boy Scouts of the 1st. Kow-territory, centred right across to
Castle (Mitchell), Reynard's Lodge loon (St Andrew's) Troop.
Morable who met it first-timer leav
(Maher), Rosetown (D. Smith), The following were offelal-Mr. ing au standing. Soon after this
The Anals in the Hongkong Area} Aldine (Richardson), The Straight Tsang was hurt, and left the field Four (Dyson), Punt Gun (Dick), Championships will be held this V. R. J. Merrett (Starter); Dr. S. G.
(Army) Inter-Unit Team. Boxing Kirkby-Gomes, Dr. K. H. Uttley, just before half-time.
Hama (Sharpe), Corena (Fition). Rev. J. R. Higgs, Messrs. A. C. Jef-
EASTERN'S LATe rally and R. H. Wong freys, H. Kew (Judges).
THE
THE resumption saw him at right wing, Darky went back. This seemed to affect a change in East- ern, but they soon spent themselves and Mida took command. Their forwards were given many oppor- tunities to score, but faulty shooting kept the score at its first half level.
Eastern broke away, Hau passed to Tanng who shot past Jackson, but Eastern fell away offside. was ruled
Toul Wai-pui and Tsui Yun- for some time for Mids to take up pul, the present Colony Doubles the attack. A nice movement by Saw, and the ball went to Riches, champions, had little difficulty in
Association Tournament Table
OWING TO A WET week-end, no
rames were played in the Hongkong Hockey Association Tournament. The tournament table to date is: Furthermore, I have noticed that
PWLDFA Pts. auch obstructive play a rarely or
C.D.A.
7 0 0 1 32 5 13 ever courageously penalised by an
Radio and P.S.C. 7 6 1 0 23 11 12 umpire.
Poral like to remind Lastly, I would
Engineers 0 4 1 3 18 12 11 renders that obstruction does not Polleo necessarily depend on the distance Nomads of the players from the ball, and "turning on the ball" does not con- stitute a breach unless an opponent has thereby been obstructed in on attempt to play the ball,
Recreio Royal Signala K.IT.C. University R.A.O.C.
7 4 2 1 11 7 0 8 3 4 1 15 18
.7 16 15 20 3
5 13 13 14 3
150 6 15 2 3 1 0
Colony Tennis
Tsui Brothers Easily Beat
Kitchell And Razack
evening at Nanking Barracks, Sham- shulpo, commencing at 8 p.m. when Royal Boots meet Middlesex Regi- mcat.
Middlesex will be represented by several outstanding performers, in- cluding Pte. Moran, the Area heavy- weight champion; L/Cpl, Wilson, the Arca Novices welterweight cham- plon; and Pte. Noble, the Area and Battalion featherweight chomplon.
The following are to-night's teams: ROYAL SCOTS MIDLY. REGIMENT
(Green) (Red)
Pte. Baller
Pte. Corringan
Lightweight
Banthamweight
Pte. Hape Featherweight
Piv. Noble Cpl. Phillips L/Cpl. Milroy Pte. Gribble L/Cp), Williams
D/Mir. Holdford Ple. Gelst
Pie. Eason L/Cpl. Wilson
T was returned to Saw who Upped this year's tournament when CBL Brown 1 to Marable for the latter to beat they met. I. M. A. Razack and A. Cpl. Barker Lau with a fast drive.
R. Kitchell on the Hongkong Cricket Cpl. Wiseman
I'te. Cavanagh Eastern rallied and
pressed the Club courts yesterday. The scores Mids area for me time, Lau sent were 6-2, 6-3,
Bet. Ellot
long pass to Cheung, who tricked Never at any Elage were they ex- the defence to give Tsang a forward tended, and only intermittent volley Pie. Collagan pass which Trang met first time tong duels brightened up the match. bent Jackson. From then on Mids
kept up pressure, but was unable to on. Riches Saw and Marable.
add to the score.
The team" sonral
Ensterau Rin-han: Cheng Ying
en. Teng Chang-wars! Lau Ahih-tonng. Tisu King-seng, Lo Wal-kuen; Darky Le Middlesex-Jackson; Sheehan, Cooper; Cheung icar-hot, Two Ah-fa, Ng Chi- Parker, Bright, Wilkinson; Conmer, Peace slang and Hau Ching-to.
rte. Meriready Cpl. Hitchto
Edms. Emerson L/Cpl Moore Cpl. Cooper
Pto, Martha}}
Pte. Alexander
Welterweight
Middleweiętą
Cpl. Meirody Pis. Haherts Pte. Brindle Lighthonvyweight
Heavyweight.
Cpl. Fox
I'le. Maran
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