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Sport Columns

MAILEY ON LARGER WICKETS.

Blamed for England's Downfall

A. A. Malley, the famous Aus- tralian slow bowler, expressed him- self strongly the other night in Sydney on the subject of the larger wicket, which he declares will be to the detriment of the game.

Malley said that ho did not see anything in England to convince him that the larger wicket improved or brightened cricket. Rather did it appear to make batsmen more deter- mined to protect their wickets and to become less and less enterprising. He even went so far as say that the bigger wicket in county cricket was directly responsible for Eng- gand's downfall in the Test matches. But it is almost certain that Aus- tralia will eventually adopt the big-. ger wicket. It is already being Shefeld tried extensively in the Shield matches.

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

Hockey Today~Y.M.C.A. - II. v. Club de Recreio, King's Park, 5 p.m.

To-morrow-Y.M.C.A. II. v. St. Andrew's Young Men's Club, 6 p.m.: Radio Sports Club . Y.M.C.A., Happy Val- ley, 4.30 pm. ·

Friday H.M.S. Tamer and Small Units v. Hockey Club "A".

Rugby Football-To-day -Club "A" v. H.M.S. Kent.

4.15 p.m.

Ping Pong-To-morrow-Lai Yiu-cheuk v. Mok Hing-woon; Lai Pul-lam v. Leung Lin- chuen, Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A., 7.15 pm.

of

Lawn Tennis-To-morrow--- L.R.C. Finals and Prizes. Saturday Completion Second Round of Ladies' Open Doubles Championship.

Racing Saturday-Eleventh Extra Race Meeting.

Monday Entries close for Twelfth Extra Race Meeting,

noon.

December 6-Twelfth Extra Race Meeting.

December 8-Entries close for Thirteenth Extra Meeting, noon.

December 13- Thirteenth. Extra Race Meeting.

December 21-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meating.

January 18-Fanling Hant Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

February 15-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

Cricket Saturday--Division I.--Craigengower C.C. v. Hong Kong C.C. (L.); Indian R.G. V. Combined Schools (F.); Division II-Police v. Craig- ongower: C.C. (L.): Royal Signals v. Indian R.C. (L); -Recreio 7 Hong Kong C.C. (F); Civil Service v. Kow- loan C.C. (F.)....

Football - Saturday — Lal. Wah. Cup Competition-Civi-: Hans v. Mavy (Club ground);.... Second Divialon-Club. v. Re- creio; Chinese . Navy; St. 'Joseph's v. Royal Artillery;

Borderers University, Ar-. gylle v. Eastern; Kowloon v. South China; Third: Division .. -South China v. Chinese; Fukien v. Ewo, Royal. Air Force v. RA.S.C.

····Fanling · · Hunt Saturday. At 24th Mile Stone, Castle Peak Road, 4 pm

December 7-Opening Meet, Hunters' Arms, 3:15 p.m.

Golf Sunday Kowloon Golf Club, Junior Champion-" ship, qualifying, round, 8.80,

Monday - R.H.K.G.Com First round of Governor's Shield, jed

Tuesday Second. Round of Railway Cup (Ladies)

KOWLOON GOLF. CLUB.

Junior Championship Draw.

The following is the draw for the qualifying round of the Junior Championship of the Kowloon Golf Club, to be played on Sun- day next-

2.30 am. J. Harris, W. Mills. 8.15 J. B. McCaw, A. E.

Silkstone.

8.40

8,45

"

8,50

8,56

72

9.00

"

9.05

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27

J. Litton, E. C. Fincher. G. Henderson, G. D. Reid, E. O. Murphy, James King. A. A. R. Botelho, W. E. Hunt

T. Seddon, J. Daniel W. Borrowman, L. Jack. E. H. Price, W. C. Simpson.

9.10 9.15 A. Tate, C. Roe. 9.20 F. W. T. Rosa, H. Laughton, W. L Ramsey, W. Woolley. C. G. Anderson, L. Elford A. 3. Sinton, E, W. Sapsed. W. A. Orchard, W. Stoker. H. T. Buxton, J. Gelletley. JG. Meyer, W. Greves.

9.25 0,30

M

"

9.35 9.40

0.45

0.50

9.55

J. S. Smith, H. Ringshaw,

PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOLF.

Old Etonians Win P.S. Scratch Foursomes.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1930.

WING FORWARD IN FOOTBALLER SPEAKS ON

RUGBY.

British Touring Team's Experiences.

MR. BAXTER TALKS,

Mr. James Baxter, the manager of the British Rugby team in New Zoaland, on returning to England explained the cause of the contro- versy which raged in Now Zealand concerning his remarka on wing forward play.

I'

VERSATILITY

TM

RUIN OF A CAREER

JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER

OF NONE. "

MANAGER'S PROBLEM

¡By Andy Ducat.]

"What I actually said," Mr Baxter stated, "was that a wing forward could not interfere with the fly-half unless he was off-side. If he deliberately manoeuvred Into ar. off-side position to interfero with the fly-half, then he was not only a cheat but a deliberate

When a brilliant centre-forward chest. As a matter of fact, figures as outside left, outside found the majority of the author Ities in New Zealand anxious for the abolition of the wing forward, and there is no question that spec- tators hold the same view."

Asked if there was any possibi- lity of an arrangement on the question between the countries concerned, Mr. Baxter said he did

right, and centre forward for his team in the space of a few weeks, there is wild enthusiasm for his versatility, writes Andy Ducat in the Glasgow Evening News.

Everybody asks, "Why haven't we more like him?"

I put this question to a young footballer whom I know to be ca-

He had no doubt

not think anything would be done pable of playing almost anywhere for the time being. In any event, on the fold. the Rugby Union could not dietato about the answer. to the Colonies, who must put their own house in order.

liking for one place in preference to another, the manager gives him a chance to keep it. If the player seems to have no best position, the impression gains ground that he is a jack of all trades; and a mas- ter of поне.

At first this is probably untrue. Later, after the player has played general post all round the team, It may become true. His game be- comes unsettled, and the knowledge that he is not regarded as a frat choice for any position certainly "Managers don't want versatili does not help him to keep his form. ty," he said. "They are all for Most players have figured in Douglas Prentice, captain the specialists, Only a genius with a more than one position at one time team, also made reference to the ball can play in more than one or or another-but the vast majority New Zealand exploitation of the two positions and be sure of his have fallen definitely into the one Any other foot-position that could be considered wing forward. "The main aspect place in the team. was," he said, "that the policy of baller who gets the reputation for 'clearly their best. the wing forward to interfere with being able to play anywhere comes our fly-half caused us to alter our to be looked upon as an odd-job normal tactics entirely, and, in man. addition, we were for a long time disorganised behind the scrum-

Old Etonians won the Public | mage." School scratch foursomes tourna ment, promoted by the Camberley Heath Golf Club. There were thirteen schools represented, and 0. C. Bristowe and G. D. Hannay finished two up on bogey. The

leading returns were: Old Etonians (0. C. Bristowe and G. D. Hannay), 1 dn. plus & up-2 up.

In And Out. If somebody is on the injured list, he gets a place; if not, he is dropped-though he may be better

CLUB "A" v. H.M.S. KENT in some positions than the apecial-

Ists who are filling them. TO-DAY.

And the more you think this over, the more you realise that it The following will represent is true-not of all teams, perhaps, the Club "A" v. H.M.S. Kent-to-but of many. day at 4.45 p.m.:-

Segalen; C. J. D. Law, G. A. L. Plammer, J. W. King. W. D. Johnson; Aller, J. L. Bonnar (captain); W. F Old Harroviana (G. Heariques and Leckie, Mitford. W. F. Peers, W. R. Straker), 2 dn plus 3 up. R. Andrews and E. F. Buttress.

Hartley, ER. West, G. F. Rees,

1 up."

Referee: C. E. Holmes Old Wykehamists (Captain A. H. Hornby and Lieut.-Col. G. Clark), 1 dn. plus 1 dn-2 dn. Old Uppinghamians (H. R. Besu- champ and A. B. Coote), 1 up plus 3 dn. 2 dn. Old Cliftonians (C. Rissik and A. Barclay Bryant), 1 dn. plus 2 dns dn.

Old Folstedlana (R. G. Chittenden and H. M. A¡ ̈ Ward), 2 dn. plus 2 da. do,

STEVE DONOGHUE'S

RECORD.

Accident Bans Further Riding This Year.

The China Mail

has acquired the exclusive sex- vices of "Scrum Half" for the Rugby season.

Do not miss his descriptions

is

The China Mail.

HOCKEY.

Y.M.C.A. TEAM ENGAGED TO-DAY.

The following have been select ed to represent the Y.M.C.A. second hockey team against Club de Recreto "A" at King's Park to day at 5 p.m.-

All Goalkeepers.

John Hacking, the International goal-kespor of Oldham Athletic, was telling me that while in the Army his battery seemed to be made up entirely of good goal keepers, so he became a full back for the time being in order to get But s place in the battery team. there was never any doubt in his mind that his talents lay in the direction of goalkeeping.

Wm. Imrie, of Blackburn Rovers, Gratitude for versatility is al-has played a fow times as inside right, but he has no doubt at all most unknown in footbail.

that right half is his position.

A senior division club a year or two ago had a player who really could put in good work anywhere. The manager of the club could never make up his mind where this clever player did best. What was the result? If another club in quired about the possibility of transferring a forward, or a half back, this unfortunato' player al- ways found his name coming first to mind.

His Own Fault.

Maurice Webster, one of the beat of centre half backs, can play on. either wing in the middle line, but he has no wish to be a forward.

James Gibson, of Partick Thistle and Aston Villa, is a versatile player. He told me that he feels he would be happy at insido left, and he has found the right back position easy on the body, but he, too, knows his best position-right half.

Manager's Ideas.

The list of players who have figured in other positions and then sattled down to one could be ex-

He is in a minor team now, and has already been tried in several places. His is the ungrateful job of trying to weld together a patchy side by strengthening their out-tended indefinitely. The point is standing weaknesses as each match makes them plain.

Instead of this, he might have been filling now a comfortable place in a senior team. His willing neas to try anything has been the ruin of his career. When it was discovered how useful he could be anywhere, he was allowed to be- comes wanderer in football, with no permanent home.

I am sorry that the rewards of versatility are so poor, but I some

When S. Donoghue had a fall at Nottingham, both bones below the knee were broken. So it is im- probable he will do further riding this season.

A. W. Ingram; A. Jackson, W. times feel that the player bimself Next year he may Stoker: L Tipple, R. A. Bates, H. W. la partly to blame. turn his attention to training. Sir Stenell; R. Dormer, L. Macey, W. H. No player can reach the peak of Victor Sassoon is now Donoghua's Smith, F. Parker and H. Muller. his form unless he eventually set principal patron, and a London ex-- For the game against St. An-tles down, or unless he is a genius. change says that when the former's drew's Young Men's Club team at where a player shows a genuine trainer, J. Crawford, died some King's Park at 5 p.m. to-morrow, months ago. Steve offered his ser- the Y.M.C.A: second will bet- vices in a similar capacity, Sir

A. W. Ingram; H. P. Keyserling,

that they have all settled down. And they are wise to do so.

A few teams nowadays indulge in practice games in which the players are shifted round in their places. The inside left may be- come the outside right, and the left back may become right half back, and so on.

ver-

The Iden is to encourage satility, and to get the players in- to the habit of using either foot, but though managers may adopt auch ideas as these, I have a feeling that they are not at all happy when they are faced with the problem of what to do with one of the "general utility" men who frankly. has no best position.

..Stoker; F. J. Lydon, R. A. Bats, SLUMP IN YEARLING Gay Crusader Salamandra.

W. H. Smith, L. A. C. Coombes and E Macey L Tipple. F. Parker,

H. Muller,

Victor, however, decided that Donoghue would serve him better by continuing to ride.

As S. Donoghue is in the veteran・・・・ Radio Club Team, class his career as a jockey may The following members of the have concluded as a result of the Radio Sports Club will represent rocent breaking of one of his lega. the R.S.C.: Hockey Team. In ca During his career Donoghue match with Y.M.CA. Hockey Team made a lot of money, but hia to-morrow at Happy Valley, at various speculations were so un- 4.30 p.m. sharp:— fortunate that they brought him to bankruptcy.

He has not ridden a One Thousand Guineas winner, but his

I. S. Gill; Rattan Singh, J. 5. Grewal, A. E. P. Guest, Atma, Singh, Mohinder Singh; R. Khan, Gurbachan

Kalwant Singh and Mr. Kemp. Singh, Avtar Singh (Captain),

PING PONG.

SALES,

Enthusiasts Refuse to Admit Decline.

REACTION AFTER BOOM.

The alump at the Doncaster

At this year's sales his colt by Coronach Salamandra fotched 4,100-gulneas...

Sledmere Stud.

An oven better illustration of the slump In prices is furnished by the Sledmere stud; which lagt year realised 2.600 gulness for a filly by Phalaris-Head Note, against 1,100 gulness this year for a filly of the same parentage.

The total drop in prices works out at a fraction over 80 per cent., and, if some breeders have suffer-

over the racing world. Racinged more than others, all have beta enthusiasts endeavour, to explain the fall in prices as a return to normal after a period of excep tional boem. They refuse to sea in it any decline of interest in Taclog

other wine in other important Reserves: Karnail Singh and Chunnu yearling sales has onst a gloote three-year-old races include six in Singh. the Derby Humorist, Captain Cuttle, Papyrus, and Manna at Epsom, and Pommern and Gay Crusader at Newmarket during the war. ''Donoghue's record is as fol- lows:-

*Year.

Mounts.

FINAL OF LADIES? CHAMPIONSHIP.

Playing in the final of the Ladies' The results, however, speak for Singles Ping Pong Tourney, Miss themselves, and the total of Yeung Wal-bon, last year's cham-188,716 guineas an compared with plou, narrowly defeated Miss Ko 288,705 guineas laat year repre- Lai-nger in the best of five sets sents a decline in sales of over on Monday evening, the score 100,000 gulneas. A drop of this being as follows:-0-9, 8-1, 3-1, magnitude must be characterised 6-3, 3-1. Ad as a real slump, kne

Junior League Breeders Losses

1909

Wing.

8

64

1910

205

Fencing Monday-Fencing

1911

49

428

Club Meeting, Yacht Club,

1912

887

5.45.p.m.

1913

697

Chess December 2 First

1914

696

Round of Kowloon Chess Club

1916

378

Championship./

1916

Boxing-December: 6Tours

1917

224

nament, City Hall, 9pm.

1918

270

1919

582

HOME

1920

632

1921

Football Satur Eng-

1922

616

Hah Cup-First Round,

1928

664

1924

688

1926

522

To feign to attack in one dire

1920

589

and then to launch it in another, is 37. 1927.

504

| still the main theory at Rugby foot"

1928

508

KILY THE Can be executed

$1929

269

Playing

The Fukien Alhletic Association That, the consequences will be has succeeded in capturing the sarlous for the Individual bread- second place in the League by deers may be seen from the follow feating the Hip Keung A.A. by ing comparisons with last year. 20 games to 15.

LAWN TENNIS.

LADIES DOUBLES SECOND ROUND RESULTS.

Yesterday,

the Ladies

Miss

the

In 1929 Mr. P. Fitzgerald realis ed: 8,000 guineas for a filly by Tetrabema-Double Pass. This, year the price he received for filly by Phalaris Double PARS was only 8,500, fulness,

At last year's inles Mrs. W. W. Falley received 5,100 guiness for a colt by Sansovino Cellba. This year her colt by Tetratema Caliba Eald fetched only 8,41): guin

fra Last year Lord,Furness, ene Sayers 6-3, the most successful, breeders

realised 5,000 gulamas for a coll

affected. It is difficult not to bo love that, with their heavy ex- penses, breeders are in for a bad time or that the slump in yearling. prices will not seriously affect the fees for stallions The news that Lord Furness intende to diapose of his breeding stud is merely one indication of the dificulties with which breeders are faced, and it nopy Boms, inevitable that there' will be more sellers, than buyers in the bloodstock market.

FANLING HUNT.

"ALTERATION. IN DATES OF MEETS.

The Opening feet of the ling Hunt will be held at the Hunters Arms at 3.15 pm on Sunday, December 7

Until that date hounds will re main at Tai Lâm (Castle Peak).

There will be a bre Saturday, November 2

meat at (24th 5

Castle Peak Röl

hounds