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VERNON MORGAN NAMES THE'
Biggest-Thrills Of A Sports Year
London, Sportswriters are usually asked about this time of the New Year "What was your greatest thrill of last year?"
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Now, that is a very difflcult and tricky question ta answer as a sportswriter's life. is packed with excitement and it also depends on the exact meaning of the word "thrill."
For me, the most memorable event of 1948 was the opening of the 14th Olympiad at Wembley by the King and the most touching the sad closing ceremony, signifying the close of two glorious weeks of sport.
The most tragic was the finish?
of the Olympic Marathon, with the gallani Belglan paratrooper. Etienne Galily, tollering round the track almost insensible. to have victory torn from his grasp.
The most dramatic, the sturdy Czech Emil Zatopek's last lap spurt to calch the
the Belgian, Goaton Reift, in the Olympic 5,000 metres final.
The most
of the Swede, Captain Grut, who proved himself tite
world's best all-rounder
Olympic the winning Pantathion event.
all-round the superb
Modem
The most astonishing. English centro-forward Stanley Mortensen's opening goal agalust Italy at Turin,
a goal which may have given the vintimatch to Eucland from an
REMINDERS.
Entries for the Colony Open Champion- Grasscourt Termis
Alps, organised by the long- 10- kong Cricket Club, close morrow at 5 p.m.
The simultaneous chess ex- hibition to be given by Mr H. Jiritsky takes place this evening at the Peninsula Hotel (First Ionr), commencing at 8.15 p.m. wish to tako Players who
not necessarily bar they do
to be members of the have Kowloon Chess Club-are re- quested to bring their own sets and boards,
angle at which it seemed quite im- CRICKET TEAMS ponsible for anyone to score.
The most uncanny, England's giant
Kowloon Cricket Club meet Army
goalkeeper Frank Swift's anticipa-elevens in the tengue on Saturday.
The senlors are at home and will tion in this match, in which he was
be represented by R. E. Lee (capt), at times almost superhuman,
F. C. Fincher, N. Hart Baker, J. MOST BREATHTAKING
Barrow, A. Zimmern, T. A. Madar, The
breathtaking the W. Davidson, G. E. Taylor, J. P. performance of American figure llewitt, V. C, Bond and W. II. Cowle. akater Richard Button in winning The second team plays at Sookun- European figure-skating title poo, and players are requested to
the
masi
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949, AUTOMATIC START
There will be no beating the gun and no false starts with this starting gate in- vented by Ben Ogden, Temple University track coach. Although Ogden claims he is no It makes its debut, inventor he has been working on this contraption for many years.
annual Inquirer along with the automatic photollming device, at fifth
Invitation Track, Meet in Philadelphia. THE SPORTSMAN'S DIARY
Indoor
Key Man In Soccer Football
By BRUCE HARRIS
Another off-the-fleld key man in my, soccer football series is tall, sturdy Mr Joe Mears, chairman of Chelsea.
lis surname has been linked with the club since it was formed in 1905. was born that same year.
Bridge the Stamford in Prague in which he perform-meet at the Star Ferry (Hongkong
He owns cd feats DI skates which few side) at 1.30 p.m.
Gray be S. A.
ground. It was handed down to him The team will had ever seen before.
The
beautiful,
sister-in- Canadian (capt), S. C. Trueman, V. IL White, by his father, Mr Joseph T. Mears. most Barbara Ann Scott's exquintic E. A. J. ilancoelt, D. G. White, H, Ewho bought it from his
Agure Matthews, E. Randall, R. Leigh, G. law for £40,000.
must today That ground Russelel, P. Kennedy and M. Wood.
worth at least £100,000-"probably more," says Mr Mears:
skating
free skating in the world
championships at Daves.
riding The cleverest, the Australian Jockey
ol
RECREIO
his
interest.
be
In the
The Danes and the Malayans, pos- alble finalists in the other half of the draw, average well under 30.
the Badminton what can But Association do except put side who, whatever their age, have shown themselves in tournaments to win? most likely and trials as Edgar Briti
Youth isn't good enough. GOOD COALKEEPER The fullwing have been chosen to in getting his mount, Woodburn, represent the Club de Recreio 1st XI
Ownership of the ground obvious- TWO SOCCER 'WHYS' home in the Cesarewitch, when against the Royal Air Force at cricket
A soccer lament: Why not allow period timed hie
his effort on a diffi- Saturday at King's Park, at 143 ply puls Mr Mears in an important
footballers a rest position, but the 600 shares he and Cup-tle -A.M. Prata (Capt.), P. M. Nolasco da cult horse to a nicety..
Silva, Jr.. Dr A. M. Rodrigues, Dr E. 1.
wife hold are a comparatively after 90 exhausting minutes when The most spectacular, the
try Cosano, B, T. Corang, L. G. Gesang, G.
they have to play extra time?
for change scored by South Afrienn three quar-. Corno, A. P. Pereira, Jr, N. A small portion of the club issue. In
other words, he has no controlling And why toss up ter Clive van Ryneveld in the Beltino, Dr H. L. Ozurlu, E, M, i Soares.
Umpire, Mr A. V. Gosario,
of ends for the first period of extra & side Oxford-Cambridge rugby match at
It's hard luck on There is probably some connec-time? Twickenham, when he
and
Ilon between the fact thut Mpulling after 45 minutes against the dribbled 80 yards in an effort long
should change The following will represent Club de
Mears was a good goalkeeper in his wind. Inalch to be remembered.
Recreio 2nd XI in n League The pluckiest, Dennis Compton's against the 11.A.F. et Kai Tak un Satur-time and that Chelsea have had so
many topclass goalkeepers-Howard over automatically. day at 1.43 p.m.-E. A. It. Alves (Capt.), century (English Test cricketer)
Vic Woodley, Baker, Millington, agalust the Australians in the Test 9 Alves, A. E. Norontu,
Guterres, L. E. Guterres, L. J. lienedion, match at Manchester, when despite it fiction, J. A. Sanres, 1. Vieira, E. Jakie Jackson, Harry Medhurst and
now Peter Pickering being hit and his head bandaged, he M. Rosariu, D. M. Hodrigues, defied the strong Australian attack. American The
most gruelling Decathlon star Bob Matthias per- the Olympic formance in winning Gold Medal for this event under ghastly conditions that would have exhausted most mortals.
ran
RECREIO 2ND XI
IRC
The following have been selected represent cricket match
against
OPTIMISTS
to
Old
Agreed.
The alder
SWIFT-MOVING NURSE Margaret Sutcliffe, English girl living in Paris, combings-unusual- ly-nursing (her curcer) with cycle Now she has (her hobby), racing set up a record.
Joe. Mears
SAVOLD TAKES A STAND New York, Feb. 9.-- Leo boxer Heavyweight Savold arrived today and his manager, Bill Daly, said that "either Savold fights Joe Louis in Juno for the title or he fights no one."
Savold refused to meet Ezzard Charles for the right to the title shot. Louis has repeatedly said that Charles and Savold should fight for the right to shoot at his crown- United Presa.
AAA PLANS ITS YEAR
The most disappointing, the world heavyweight eliminating bout be- tween the British champion, Bruce Woodcock, and American Lee Savold, American won dis- in which the qualified for an alleged low blow in the
fourth round.. The funniest, the wrong Argen- fining having his hair cut and being forced 10 try
sweat off a few
June 4._
to ounces to make the weight in the Olympic boxing competition.
And to close the list, my proudest moment, meeting world heavyweight champion Joe Louls-Reuter.
CRAIGENGOWER
The following will represent Craigen- cower against Indian Recration Club in league match on Saturday on C.C.C. ground at 130 p.-G. A Souza, S. Kuisichaud, 1 J. Billtorp, T. Crabtrec. J. Younraye, R. Tay. 1. R. Iranee, A. H. Ismall, J. Eranec, A. M. Omar, 1. O. Baker.
OCCASIONALS
i 1940.
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Plan To Raise Standard Of British Water Polo
London, Feb. 9.A four-year plan to raise the star dard of water pelo in Britain is to be proposed at the annual general meeting of the Amateur Swimming Asso- clalion at Brighton, Sussex, in March.
Britnin possesses a very dismal re- cord in International water polo over Fusari
the past 20 yeard
and a new low.
was touched In the 1048 Olymple Comes when she falled to survive the first roundh
at Wembley,
Must Wait
On Eddie Thomas
London, Feb. 9. An injured
Now comes news of big plans to knuckle and a commitment for retrieve some of the prestige sunk about this month will prevent welterweight Eddio without trace in the waters of the Welsh Empire Pool
The Thomas fighting Charlie Fusari four-year scheme is for an Inter-in New York on February 18. areas League with the winners cach "The Welshman's manager, Sam year qualifying to represent Britain Burns mid today he received a cable In the Olymple Games, the European from 20th Century Sporting Club championship and all other inter-proposing the Thomas Fusari fight. national competitions.
Thomas won a decidon over New York's Billy Graham last Monday. Burns said:
areas
The
would consist of Watco Northern Ireland, Scotland,
"Thomas hurt a knuckle in his and five Engilsh regions. Each area left hand while training for Graham would play the others twice a year and fought the bout with one hand I am walling a on a point scoring basis. This frozen by drugs. scheme suggests at first glance that medical report on the injury."
"Secondly Thomas is committed by: individual players some outstanding might not get the chance of "caps," the British Boxing Board of Control but there is a proviso that the to fight Stan Hawthorne on February winning area may invite players 20 in an eliminator for the right to from other areas to assist them in challenge Henry Hall for the British
welterweight title." international fixtures.
Burne wants to take Thomas, who has won 21 out of 23 fights with good straight left, to America,
The sponsors of the scheme stress
"But he wants to win the British teamwork and in- that greater creased keenness would result from title irst," Sam said. Associated
Press. it.-Reuter.
ON THE RECORD
Era Of The Football Hero
Mr Eric Keen, the HKFA coach] Council in regard to certain players specially brought out from England about whom he had sent in a com- to see to it that our high standard plant. of football be brought up to a higher level than that suggested by Sing Tao's English tour last year, applied to be relieved of his post and the the application was accepted by Hongkong Football Association.
There has been a tendency et late in our football world to treat the referee as a necessary nuisance. The complaint is that some referees impede the game by blowing their whistles too often. In the rules of Association Football there is paragraph advising the referee that his he refrain from stopping the garnu best more often than he considers ab- had solutely necessary to maintaining
fair play..
Mr Keen in his letter to the Asso-
that staled eintion simply services "were not made the there use of by players and
บท coaching been poor turnouts days."
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of fun.. There isn't a great deal Our football is of such a remark-
con ably high standard that some there recreation, prestige or hord were who did not feel it could be to be won from refereeing football. Improved further.
being The men who provide the'r services toyed with are projected tours as deserve much more respect than far afield as South America where has been doled out their way.
we will show them how know, about the game.
Still
much wo
The referee or umpire is usually a man who has played a game and suflicient love of it left in has a his bones to wish for a continued association after his own playing
tays are over,
From all the information avaliable to me, Eric Keen took to his job in a workmanlike manner. He was
He may have his peculiarities of und his personal stymied right from the start by the fact that certain clubs did not think temperament
themselves of eccentricities that do not appeal to they cared to avail
the player. He is, however, of more the services of the HKFA coach.
ald importance to the discipline of the cannot do much to onsters who do not seem to be game than the player or his team
the fullest considerailon from
anised basis.
NOURIS BIGINThis speaks volumes as innbuger and his suggestions deserve
the
a description of a prevalent attitude men who keep football on an or-
in Hongkong football.
I have spoken very little with Mr Keen on his work here or his ideas of Hongkong's standards or prospects where football is concerned.
All that I can quote him on is that he told me he would-not-select a to represent Hongkong that tear was all-Chinese or largely Chinese.
The plans call for teams of eight from
the United States, Sweden, Belgium and Holland to France, compete in an international match at the British games.
Belgium and Holland have already accepted for the match of 10 events, suggestion
In addition, the board at a recent meeting? decided
to hold two full seale International matches, subject to the successful completion of cer- tals detalls.
Britain will oppose Czechoslovakia
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The fact that any referee chose
Counch with the type of proposal to confront the Football Association with which Mr Young confronted it does not-flatler-the-shape of facta as they are in our football world.
BOWLS TWEAKERS Joe Mears kept gont for lite. Ist Xi in league Malvernians in two winning Arthur
Unfortunately, unlike the National Cralengower Dunn Cup teams. He still plays slaying away on Saturday, commencing cricket for Richmond Town, Coming Cyclists' Union at home, the French at 1.43 pmA. R. Abbas (Capt. season will be his 20th with them.
government body does not recognise el Arcul, 1. All A. K. Istuail, S. A.
cycle racing-but this does feminine Ismail K. Nararin, A. X. Kitchell, le is an all-rounder, gets a few runs 11. Onsar, M. L. Hazack, A. 1. Sumad, and bowls slow leg breaks, fighted, not detract from her performance. M. Samy. Umpire, G, M. Butt, reorer:as he says. "to an enormous height."
MAN MOVES FASTER A. M. Wakub, Jr.
The Chelsea Club was started by his father and, an uncle. Mr Henry In her ride was "pushed off" by world reigning mator-paced the (Gus) Mears, but Mr Claude Kirby the
The British Amateur Athletic ፰፡ following will represent II.K.C.C. "Optumists in a Lengus cricket was the chairman until his death in champion. Jacques Lamboley, of
France, and covered in an hour 30 Board has approved plans for a at Pok-1936. matel against the University
miles 970 The present chairman was only 28
yards-remarkable con- "Miniature Olympics" here next fulam on Saturday at 143 p.m. D. -Kilbea—lenft.). R. W. Franklin, N. I Oliver, 15. Miller, J. McLellan, when he first became a director steering she was paced by a com- P. Mahon, W. I. Slagter, A. S. Erson, youngest in the game then-and he mercial molor, not by one of the big pacing machines used on the
Nor does the fact that referees of Continent. M. M. file, M. Wood and E. R. Due succeeded Colonel Crisp in the chair kets (umptre)..
Comparison ZAMAITIS NO NOVICE.
many years of experience in foot- may be made with with un-
ball not only here but elsewhere in And it Boxing, especially the amateur the men's world record,
the football-playing world I do not see in that statement any nbounds in
motor pacing, put up on interesting
limited
that Evie Keen would meet to keep blowing their whistles variety,
rule regarding characters--but none more colourful, September 20, 1928, by Leon Van-
dersшurft, a
Bolglan, which still
which they not pick an all-Chinese team if he in the face of a courageous, than John
thought the eleven most deserving whistle-blowing with
that Zamaltis, the 20-year-old Lithuanian stands. He achieved 70 miles 503
are well acquainted
suggest players to represent Hongkong were
any pleasure from featherweight, who recently passed yards in an hour.
they derive THEY MAY EVEN WIN
cleven Chinese. officially out of the novice stage on
Like a large section of the non doing so. behalf of Repton EC.
that One English games team at least
football world, he Zamaitis, a stumpy, cheerful
is going to America with some chance
Chinese The "Oceaniona)**
of winning the six women squash
merit where it lies and evaluates they don't like incidents they sed his country's folk songs rackets players. sing against the Army at Chater Road on Sun-young man who will box the best day will be represented by C, D. Wales
Capt... F. Stokes, A. 1. Weir, 0. J. Lan the slightest provocation,
Agreed, squash is not a malori and will meci France at the White his selections on principles that stem on the field which are foreign Kerr, 1
F/O E. N. Gambrill, I. M. New-
a background packed with adventure
game like lawn tennis and golf, in ton, A. Cirahnın, B. D. Liidwell, N. Arthý,
and with triumph over tragedy
which we fall so persistently, bul-ft D. J. Leach and S/L D. Gall.
Johan fought with the armies
is an expanding one. of no fewer than four countries whr. He WAB serving as an Infantryman for Lithuania when the Rusalana Recreio beat Kowloon Tong "B" marched in, shot his parents, and by five games to four.
conscribed him to their own ranks. HE FINISHED RICHT 1. A. Carvalho & N. A. Beltran
Germans Next, the
captured dilettante at golf, tennis and the (Recria) lost to K. L. Au & K. Thim, and Johan lumped
at the Irish games, hurling and Gaelic foot-
the chance of revenge against bail, as well as
having been the Liu 15-21: beat K. L. Wu & T. T
Tsun
Russians but 21-13; beat E. T. Chow & S. F.
left promptly Irish sprint
Tao 21-10.
when they drafted him to night the Athletics Ackis.
C.
A. J. Qui
Remedios
British and Americans in Italy. (Recreio) lost to Au & Liu 18-21; Zamaitis immediately went absent beat Wu & Tsun 21-17; beat Chow without leave and threw in his lat with the British, with whom he re- & Tao 21-1.
W
H. J. Xavier mained until Repton guaranteed (Recrelo) lost to Au & Liu 15-21; him a job after the war. Now, hap- lost to Wu & Tsun 11-21; beat Chow plly settled down in East London, Jehan turns to boxing as a relaxation & Tao 21.12.
fr of from his labours with caterers.
Best All-Rounder In British Isles London, Feb. 9.-In any ballot for the best all-round sportsman in the British Isles, Dr Kevin
Ireland's O'Flanagan, forward in the amateur soccer International against England at Norwich: recently, doubtless command a number of votes.
centre
In their
match
or
Badminton Results during the last would
A specialist in football of both the soccer and Rugby Union codes, O'Flanagan is also more than a
champion on the
On the football field, O'Flanagan has alternated between soccer and rugby. He is back in the soccer picture nt the moment, after a spell of rugby this season with the London Irish.
Recently he re-signed for Arsenal, football League Division side, for whom he has played before.
AT EITHER CODE
tho
Recreio v. K. Tong
Scores were:
Lawrence
St. Teresa's v. RAF
St. Teresa's "B" beat the HAF by nine, games to nil
Scores were:
has
Mrs Lew's Shaw, honorary secre
tamer of the Women's Snuash Rackets
Association, who has been working w Tremendous enthusiasm to that others may have this fine trip, tells me that the grievous Gnonce problem is almost solved.
£40 A HEAD
in Prague on a date yet to be fixed,
who
the
These
age of
from large experience
The logical explanation is
of Home
to
thetr experience of football that is not crowd-inspirexi,"
we have an
City, Aug. 1.
There will also be a junior tri- football. angular athletics meet between Bri-
No other sport in Hongkong can tain; France and Belg'um.
Here In Hongkong
n healthy financial events will be confined to athletes entirely different conception of what point to such
did not exceed
football is and we are, slowly but state as can football. The Snancial open to 20 years on Jan. 1 1040,
surely, beginning to forget that it management of the game is, essentially, a sport and a recrea- no criticism other than the fact that for 10/0-, which is less than HK$10, tion.
one can see football of a very mucli higher grade at Home.
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Football here is controlled by the big match crowd. The crowd has is not and its particular heroes averse to yelling out to them "Break his leg!" or "Lame him!""
Amateur football requires gato be foolish to question this fact. The receipts to keep it alive. It would spirit of amateurism, however, can well be choked when caught in the
We may yet see buttf a huge modern stadium in which, some day,
The sporting gesture or the sus- turnstile. L.Q. 20.3tained effort to keep one's temper in 292 the face of a continued series of 202 fouls, not all of which can be seen 202 by the referee, is rarely greeted with 30.4 applause or accepted with apprecia- 20.1 tion.
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The girls set out to raise a quick Thirty-seven ponies were out tor £1,200 to finance the expedition.trulning gallops at the Valley yester The players receive hospitality over day in preparation for the First there; even so, the £200-a-girl est!- Extra Race Meeting on Saturday.
Forty just do.
Full times taken were: mate will enly pounds' worth of dollars each is all the "spending money" officially al-Pearl Diver 34 1.00 the £1,200, just aver Arabian Dagcer 23 103
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Renson for the contrast is that courts in the two countries differ in dimensions; and rackets and balls A squash court is too differ, too. solid a building to alter casily.
READY, AYE READY Early in 1047 Tom had notice to Blow to our prospects is that Miss quit. Brentford and Chiswick Coun- Joan Curry, could not go. But the ell had plans for building a vast com- parly-Mrs Susan (Noel) Powell, munal boat-house on the alle. To-Miss Janet Morgan, Mrs Alice Tea- day his solicitors tell Hylton Cleaver cue; Miss Margaret Carlisle,
GOOD FOR TOM Tom Green's famous boot-house Ai elthor code, this
"ying Irishinan" is a match winner on his M, McDougall & G. Baptista (St. at Barnes Bridge has been saved.
Sgt. Not only is it a landmark-or water day. Three years ago, he made, Teresa's) beat S/L Gall "warlime" appearances for Ireland McLeod 21-0; F/L. Griffin & Cpl. mark-but Green himself was born
against Saturdays Guccessivo
Frazer 24-10; beat F/O. Neal & in it, has lived there ever since. It
war bulit by his father in 1870. France at rugby and Scotland at
F/Sgt. Crellin 21-5, soccer: The following season he gained a full "cap" at buth.
on
His brother, Michael, is also à double international.. O'Flanagan's rugby position is three-quarter, and he first broke into soccer as a left or right-winger, but as a centre- forward it can be relied upon to tear through the middle of the best defence.
J. A. Molts & B. F. Pomeroy (St Teresa's) beat Gall & McLeod 21-5; Frazer 21-17; beat beat Griffin & Neal & Crelila 21-2.
(St
P. Mulig & L. L. Pomeroy Teress's) beat Gall & MeLeod 21-17; beat Griffin & Frazer 21-12; Neal & Crellin 21-10.
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will put up n good show-in play urge beat Council have agreed to grant him
further lease for seven years; ho and and in dress alike. his clients are happy again.
St. John's "A" v. K. Docks St. John's "A" best Kowloon le possesses a very strong shol,
six and he is an excellent pince kicker Dockyard Recreation Club by at rugby. A non-smoker
games to three. abstainer from alcohol, O'Flanagan Scores were: does not need special training for big events. Fitness at all times is
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SCOTTISH CUP
and
London, Feb. 9.--The following are the results of second round replays
day:
in the Scottish Cup championship to
Stenhousemuir
Raith Rovers
Dundee United
Dundee
wok & S. Fowler (St. Jolin's "A" bent M. Kempton W. Gaffney 21-12; bent W. Riley &
&
A. Campbell 21-4; beat A Eillott
G. Blenkinsop 23-20.
for
Suchy
Martian Meld
Alt and Geni
Blacksmith
Alira
They go out with a team "unj-trathlyon Green's boat-house provides
form" which, I am told, is sonic- Reputation "homeless tradermen, artisans, and thing new in feminine sports wear. women who like the river. Cleaver and with είχ identical squnstitappy Farmers threw light on Tom's case nearly two rackets cases adorned with the years ago--and the solicitors thank Tudor rose. The big match is at him for his kindly interest.
Philadelphin on February 23. Next YOUTH ECLIPSED
year the Americans come here.
Let Youth be served in sport but only if it can stand up to Age. That
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What Mr Keen has encountered during his stay here, if that is news to him, is the big hero complex. He has had to deal with players who, the crowd has assured them, could
eye to eye with the standards our football héroes maintain. Their word for it could be sufficiently powerful to make of our modern starlium a monument to a shattered ambition.
cach Eric Keen something about thing has to football.
.
The time has come when kom- be done, I see two ways out, The Brat is the weeding who react to the The bly hero complex is there and out of players
To accompilah lbin, the The crowd. It cannot be cured overnight.
will be to see the retorea's point of view, however disagreeable that may he.
big match crowds are there too and Association 302 the Assocation can hardly build up a 21 special Gestapo to search for and 213 30 weed out the obnoxious characters 204 who pay their money to see toothball
niatches.
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Devon Applies The meeting of the Football Asso-
oven-
on, Tuesday Feb. London,
B.The Dovon ciation Council
a letter from Mr has aping also accepted County Cricket Club
football referee, for The MCC
admis- L. G. Young, a plied to
Ruggor Results sion to the county cricket champlon- suggesting that until the present
The second in the introduction of professional football. If the player Is a crowd-drawer and hard cash flows in with his appearance on the feld. let him by all means he fail for being such a big drawing-card. As a professional, let him be us an professionals rigidly disciplinad are in most sporis. We may los
E. Yourlett & R. Thompson is the sensible answer to a "moan" (St. John's "A") lost to Kempton & I have received that our national
Wo will still have players enough 10-21; beat Iller & badminton team are "too old." Gaffney
War- Elliott & Truc, it looks that way.
Londen, Feb. B.--Playing in the ships In 1951. At present Devon state of affairs on the (football) field some of our hig-time football teams
cease weling as a refereo, Cup le Charing Cross compete in the minor counties com- be remedied," Mr Young proposed to and players. wick Shute, of Kent, at 27 is the Hospitals" Campbell 21-D; lost to
The Football Council considered for a League in which football will
bo played for the game's Blenkinsop 13-21.
1inder-30. Other Hospital beat St George's Hospital The last county to be admitted to D. Kwok & It. Maynard (St. "baby"the only
Glamorgan, and becopted the proposal. &approximate
by nine points to nil in a rugby
the championship was 4 John's A beat Kempton
union match-Reuter.
In a Rugby Union County match, present champions, whose first sen- 3 Gaffney 21-7; beat Riley de Camp- Marsland 32, N: B. Radford 35, R. bell 31-11; lost to Eillott & Blenkin-C. F. Nichols, IL A Winghold and
Surrey beat Berkshire 17-0-Reuter, son was in 1921, Reuter Бор 10-21.
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Dies are:
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petition.
Mr Young complained about the rather than the crow's. attitudo adopted by the HKFA
Boko
"RECORDER".