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LOCAL FOOTBALL SENSATIONS.

R. A. Requested to Resign.

EWO ELIMINATED

Draslic action has been taken

by the Football Association against two Clubs.

on

As the result of the match in the Second Division of the League Saturday last between the Hong Kong Football Club and the Royal Artillery. four of the players of the latter have been suspended until June 1.

Moreover, the R.A. have been requested to resign their mem- bership of the Second Division. The R.A. had four more matches to play, but the points will now be awarded to their respective oppon- ents. In its report of the Club v R.A. match the Sunday Herald said, in part:-

The Gunners, as sportsmen, dið not impress. Childishly kicking the ball out of the ground when pulled up for some infringement, and pay- ing little heed to the referee or their captain, they failed to main- tain the standard looked for and in- variably found in military-i teams...

Division III-North, DARLINGTON v. Rotherham DONCASTER v. Rochdale

GATESHEAD v. Accrington

Halifax Hartlepools HULL LINCOLN Nelson New Brighton

Y. Chesterfeld

Y. TRANMERE

1. Crown

v. Wrexham.

V. YORK C.

V. Barrow

v. Southport

Stockport

Wigan

V. CARLISLE

CELTIC

Scottish League.

V Cawilenbeath MOTHERWELL v. Hearts AYR UN. DUNDEE Falkirk HAMILTON

Hibernians RANGERS East Fife St. Mirren

Leith

Aindrie.

*

CLYDE

V.

Morton

Y

ABERDEEN

V

Queen's Park

v. Partick

KILMARNOCK

TO-MORROW'S SNIPS.

Home.

Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool.

Manchestes, City.

Portsmouth.

Charlton.

Everton. Coventry, Follum.

- Notts County.

Darlington. Celtic, Motherwell.

Dundee. Rangers:

Away.

West Ham. Liverpool. Bradford.

Stoke.

Tottenham. Northampton, Crystal Palace. Southend,

York. Kilmarnock.

time were {S. A. RUMJAHN IN THE

FIFTH ROUND.

R.A. tactics at this becoming dubious. Mr. Stokes had plenty whistle.

On resuming.... Enrdley was pulled up for a foul on Stokes, and his name was taken by the referee for deliberately kicking the ball away from the place kick. This happened on three more occasions within the next ten minutes. All offenders were noted in the referee's book,

of occasions to use his

Wand, the Gunners' captain, ap- pealed to his men but without much He at least managed to keep them on the field when the majority had decided to walk off.

ALIZCERY.

DECISION AGAINST EWO.

Suspended From Association Indefinitely.

As the outcome of the Junior Shield match between Ewo and

Full Programme for Handicap Singles.

The full results of yesterday's matches in the H.K.C.C. Lawn Tennis Championships are as fol lows

Open Singles. (4th Round.)

S. A. Rumjahn beat H. La 6-4, 6-2.

Handicap Singles "A".

H. J. Armstrong (owe 15) bent E. T. E. Nath (owe 1/6) 6-0, 0-3.

N. L. H. Railton (rec. 5/6) beat E. R. Price (ser.) 8-3, 6-2.

Lt. Col. F. Robinson (owe 2/6) beat L. T. Ride (owe 3/6) 6-2, 6-4.

A. B. Raworth we: from Dr. D. J. Valentine.

Handicap Singles “B".

J. J. Ferguson (owe 3/01 beal J. R. Hinton free. 3/6) 9-7, 6-2

Kowloon Football Club on March PROBABLE ELEVENS

7. a charge was brought against the Ewo of substituting, several players at half time.

The Association has suspended the whole Club from the Associa- tion vine dic,

As in the ease of the R.A. the points involved in the Ewo's three. remaining fixtures in the Third Division will be awarded to their respective opponents.

It may be recalled that Ewo were defeated by Kowloon F.C. by 9-0.

FOR TO-MORROW.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

League I C.C.C. v. L.R.CAt Happy Valley. I.R.C.-A. H. Rumjahn (captain), A. L. Arculli, A. A. A. H. Madar, Rumjahn, S. A. Iamail, F. D. Pereira, A. R. Mi, A. K. Minu, J. S. A. Curreem, . Ismail, and S. Comit

Reserve: A. R. Rahmin.

NAVY (Away), CLUB v. Club: K. Owen

A. Reid, G. R.

In the first half Ewo in Bowker. A. C. Beekes, A. C. I.

e.

dulged in a lot of doubtful play,More, F. R. Dackler, O. G. Simpson, with the result that the referee W. Rigg, J. R. Hihan, E. C. Ethering warned the whole Ewo side. ton, and After the interval it was at once noticed that several new players were included in the Ewo team.

Who'll Win?

II. RECREIO v. R.BAt King's Park,

Recreio: H. A. Alves, L. J. Guterres, H. M. Xavier, L. J. Silva, H. A. Barros, A P. Pereiro, C. M. Sousa, G. A. Guterres, F. J. Remedies, A. Prata and F. H. Carvalho.

CLUB II. v. R.A.S.C. (nt H.K.C.C.)

Club II.-H. J. Armstrong, GE. R.

TO-MORROW'S LEAGUE GAMES Divett, L. B. Smith, C. E. Gahagan,

AT HOME,

[Exclusive to China Mail- By "Linesman."]

The following is a list of Home football matches to-morrow. The teama in black type may win; where no black type is shown the watch may result in a draw:

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

ARSENAL

BLACKBURN

Division I.

v. Wednesday

BIRMINGHAM v. Middlesbro

v. Gaby BLACKPOOL v. Matichester U. DERBY CO. v. Aston Villa Leeds

Y. WEST HAM Leicester C. V. LIVERPOOL M'CHESTER C. v. Chelsea PORTSMOUTH v. Newcastle U. Sheffield U. Y. Huddersfield SUNDERLAND v. Bolton

Division IL

BARNSLEY・ v.. Wolves.

v. Oldham

Bradford, C. v. Southampton Bristol Ci V. BRADFORD BURY Cardin

V. STOKE C CHARLTON

v. Reading EVERTON v. Millwall Plymouth- v. Netts F PORT VALEZ, V. Burnley Swanepay." TOTTENHAM WEST BROM. v. Preston

Division IL-South

I. R. Davies, J. D. A. Hutchison, J. R. Way, R. H. Wild, J. Chadwick, E. J. Collins and L A. Whipps.

SHIELD FOOTBALL."

Senior Shield. K.F.C. T. SOUTH CHINA-Club Ground at 4.30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931.

OXFORD'S ROWING IMPROVEMENT.

'WAKERS' ON PRESENT DAY RUGBY.

to Minute.

CAMBRIDGE LULL.

Holdsworth Strokes 38 Law Makers Must Give

Helping Hand.

AVOIDING OBSTRUCTION.

Rugby futball

is not under a

BLUE RIBAND OF YACHTING.

Determined American

Challenge.

FASTNET CUP.

to

The critles may be compelled to

Nearly a score of American rac- modify the views regarding Ox cloud, and there is really nothing ing yachts are ford's chances in the annual Boat wrong with the game, stated W. W. waters, suys a correspondent in a visit British Race to-morrow after this morn-Wakefield, former England captain home paper. They are coming to ing's work during which they perin an interview with the News compete in the long-distance events formed their best piece of rowing Chronicle. If we have had

some arranged for this Summer by the since their arrival at Putney dull internationals recently, our Ocean Racing Club. Holdsworth stroked at thirty-eight club. matches are all right. I've in the first minute, dropped to refereed many this season, and gen-race of the long Atlantie passago But the opportunity of making a thirty-four. and then finished at erally things have gone as smoothly is too good to be missed, so these thirty-six, during an excellent three as a marriage bell."

American challengers will all line- minutes row. The remainder of

A lot of nonsense is being talked up off Newport, Rhode Island, to the outing, whleh was rather ex-and written just now about the receive their starting-gun on Indo- tunded, was devoted to staris and wing forward being a menace to the pendence Day, July 4.

K.F.C.: Penny; Martin, Dowman;| Hedley, McKelvie, Bliss; Pile, Simp- son, Gillatt, Grimwood, and Ianson. Reserves: Angus and Whitfield.

Shield

しい

30 NAVY -Club Ground:

K.F.C. II. V.

€2.30 p.m.

K.F.C. II. Ang; Guest, Williama;

Everest, Gilchrist, Cameron; Eastman,

paddling. Cambridge, in direct contrast, adopted the policy of rest- ing before the battle, not going cut in the morning and only having short spell In the afternoon.

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL.

LAWN TENNIS-To-day- H.K.CC. Tournament CHESS - March

27-Entries

close for Kowloon Chess Club's Junior Championship,

April 7-Open Chess Champion- ship commences.

FOOTBA 1. 1-To-morrow- Senior Shickl Royal Artillery Wales V. Seuth

Borderers; Kowlcon FC. v. South China A.A.; Junior Shield -- Navy N. Kowloon F.C.; Club v. Enstera F.C.

April 18- Suntan Herald Clarity Cup Final-Scotland v. China,

HOCKEY-To-day-Caer Clark

Cup Kowloon Ladies' Hockey Club v. Diocesan Girls' School; Radio Sporta Club v. Hockey Club "A", U.S.R.C., 5 p.m.

To-morrow-Car Clark Cup- Club de Recreio r. St. Andrew's Club.

LAWN BOWLS—To-day— Kowloon Bowling Green Club- Annual Meeting, 5.15 p.m.

March 27-Lawn Bowls Asso- ciation Annual Meeting.

ATHLETICS-To-morrow--Cen- tral British School Sports, King's Park, 2 p. St. Stephen's Col- lege Sports, Stanley, p.m.

FENCING To-morrow--Tour- nament, Yacht Club, 3.30 p.m.

Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.

CRICKET-To-morrow — Divi- ston I-Cralgengower C.C. Indian R.C. (L); Civil Service C.C. v. Royal Artillery (L.); Navy v. Hong Kong C.C: (F.); Division 11-Hong Kong C.C. v. R.A.S.C. (L.); Indian R.C. v. Craigengower C.C. (L.); University v. Kowloon C.C. (L.).

BOXING-To-day and To-ner- row-China Fleet Amateur Cham- pionships (Finals), Theatre Royal. RACING Sunday- Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meet- ing,

April 4 and 6-Second Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley.

April 18-Third Extra Race Meeting. Happy Valley.

SAILING Monday Entries Close for Trevesan Trophy.

Tuesday-Trovessa Trophy, 4

p.m.

RUGBY FOOTBALL-Monday Army v Navy, Sookunpoo, 5

p.m.

March 28-Club v. Navy, Club Ground, 3 p.m.

April 4 Club v. Army, Soo. kunjoo, 3 p.n.

HOME.

FOOTBALL-To-morrow-Eng- land v. Scotland (Amateurs), Cheisen.

March 28-Scotland v. England, Glasgow.

April 25-English Gup Final. RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-mor- row--Scotland v. England, Mur- rayfield, Edinburgh.

April 6-France v. England, Paris.

ROWING-To-morrow-Oxford

v. Cambridge.

GOLF Tuesday and Wednes- day. Oxford v. Cambridge, Sand- wich,

BOXING - Wednesday-A.B.A. Championships, Albert Hall.

RACING Wednesday Lincoln. shire Handicap...

Thursday Liverpool Spring

Cupb

March 27-Grand National Steeplechase.

HOCKEY-March 28-Scotland V. England, Perth.

Whiting. Spary, Cotton and Bickford M.C.C. TOURING SIDE

Reservas: Smith and Hest,

CLUB II. v. ST. JOSEPH'S

Kowloon Ground.

Club IL-Fogwill; Sloan, Hynes; Puncheon, MacFarlane, Stoker: Ale,

IN DRAWN GAME.

Fander, Bell, Strange, Jackson, and Promising S. African Fowler.

Reserver: Hooper, Tavlin and

Boy Bowler.

vessels for deep-sen

game. He's nothing of the sort. Among this small but formidable

The whole trouble in those dull armada are sonie new and dreary internationals has been, specially designed in my opinion, due to the instruc-racing. The chief of these is the tion of the International Board that contest of the Fastnot Cup. In- the ball should be "placed" in the deed, this race exacts so much of scrum and not thrown in. (This both ships and, men that it is look- is an instruction only and is not in fed upon as the Blue Riband of the rule book).

blue-water sport. Slow Heeling..

Although this gruelling race is Putting the ball into the serum 35ft and not more

open to vessels which are not than 60ft. in slowly inevitably leads to slow heel- ing, with the result that, when the length, most of the competitors are noarer the minimum than the ball docs come out, the scrum half

maximum size. is smothered before he can get it

So for, there is no sign

that away,

Great Britain is exerting herself to That is what happened in the last meet this determined challenge two International matches at from

in

America. The British Twickenham, and people have been vessels which hava sailed blaming the wing forwards in former contests are well manned and courageously handled, but as

consequence.

the

I agree with Mr. Rudd that the ships, when contrasted with rule which govorna hooking needs latest products of the most famous re-drafting. It is a mathematical American designers, they arc impossibility to say when the ball rather a scratch lot. We have the has passed both feet of the outside men, but where are the ships? It The bali is really fairly in seems that no British yachtsmar the scrum as soon as it is in the has given an order for a new ocean

тел.

tunnel.

racer.

As a referee, tho chief thing I

If this cannot be helped, how. concern myself about is to see that ever, there is a next best thing. the middle man of the front row Some fast cruisers, excellently on either side does not crose his suited to ocean racing, are owned fect with those of his opposite by yachtsmen who are too old or player before the hall is in.

Bocks Must Get It.

otherwise disinclined for this most arduous game; and it has been sug

If the ball is thrown in hard and gested that they lend their vessels the outside man follows it in with to approved amateur crews. his foot, the result is a quick heel There is plenty of time to meel and then no wing forward or scrum | America's challenge, for the Fast- half on earth can prevent the ball net Race starts as late as August being got away to the backs. 11. The little ships will be sent

If I were refereeing an internn-from Cowes, down Channel, and tional match I should stand by the out to the Fastnet rock off south- rule book and advise the sarum half west Ireland, and back to a finisb to throw the bail into the scrum as at Plymouth—a distance of about hard as he could.

620 miles.

The distance is nothing; it is the

This question of how to get the ball into the scrum is best deter-condition of the road that counts, mined by forwards and scrum and in a climate so uncertain as halves. When three-quarters start our own the fleet can scarcely hope fiddling with it they only make to avoid spells of hard winds and things worse. I could draft a rule heavy seas.

In a few minutes which I would To race a very small vessel in guarantee to work satisfactory. such conditions is the hardest, wet- test, and most exhausting labour in

I am definitely against any altern-

tion of the law which would restrict the world. Still, this is what the the opportunities of wing forwards. Yankees are coming for and al If you made them keep on their own though it la our party, need it be side of the scrum until the ball is our funeral as well? out you would be encouraging alow and slovenly heeling, and surely we don't want to do that.

Cove-Smith's Opinion.

Mr. R. Cove-Smith gives the fol- lowing opinion:

ALL-INDIA CHAMPION

FOR EUROPE.

I heartily agree with Mr. Rudd Miss Leila Row to Visit

Wimbledon.

AHAD HUSSAIN TOO.

Tennis enthusiasts will be in

that the laws are at fault and a considerable improvement could be made by forbidding the middle man of the front row in the scrum from using his near foot.

As I first played the game we terested to hear, anys a Statesmen always used the far foot and were report that Miss Leila Row, who consequently better able to "hook," recently won the All-India cham- instead of merely jabbing at the pionship at Allahabad, and whe ball-with the near foot, as is done provided tough opposition to Miss so frequently nowadays.

Jenny Sandison, (who did not de It seems to me that the day offend her title at Allahabad) both the wing forward is over and that in the recent Calcutta and Delhi

obstructionist now reigns championships, will

shortly ba supreme.

leaving for Europe. She will com. There is too much dependence on pete in the. French chempionships the idea that a wing forward is and is to be nominated as one of there to "look after" his own scrum India's representatives at Wimble half. The only way he can do this fdon.

the

..

is by obstruction.

Miss Row, who is even younger Our aim should be concentrated than Miss Jenny Sandison, is con on constructive tactics and enter-eldered by many sound critics a prising play: not upon illegal and player of great promise and should dismal methods of defence.

benefit greatly from her experience In Europe. She is not afraid to Present-day Evils. 1923) anys Percy Rudd has done service. Her career in Europe will Clem Lowis, (Captain of Wales, drive or to volley, but is weak in the Rugby game a service in calling be watched with much interest. attention to those present-day evils. Ahad Hussain, whom such a of the game which are tending to critic as Wallis Myers thinks is ruin it. I believe him to be on the the most improved and improving mark when he says he does not player in India, is leaving for Eng- believe that Rugby football will get and in April and will also be out of the rut into which it has nominated for Wimbledon. Ahad Hussain defeated both G. T. fallen until the law-makers give it

Hughes and J. S. Oliff at Delhi and a helping hand. Grahamstown, Mar. 8. To me the curses of modern foot- should do well in England. At King's Park at 3 p.m.

The match between the M.C.C. ball are the wing forwards and the YMCA, IL:-F. Allon; J. M.touring team and the South Afri-referee's whistle. The first is an Purvie, A. Tate Macey, R. A can Schools ended in a draw. The insidious growth; the other a rather anyone to pass the tunnel of the Bates, D. F.Kilby, J. Brown, Dr. following were the final scores pathetic attempt to enforce laws scrum until the ball is heeled and Ashton, W. H. Smith, F. Parker, and H, Muller,

M.C.C. 180 (Hendran 79, not out, which are not functioning properly in the hands of an opponent. Reserve: A. Steak Son

Lececk 5 for 48), and 305 for 9

It has always been my contention Referee: A)

Browa

(Wyatt 66, Leyland 47, Hendren 47 that the basic principle behind a -and-Turnbull-80) South African scrum is that it is merely a duel to

Smith,

HOCKEY,

YMCA. II. v. ILM.S. MEDWAY. --

CAER CLARE CUP

-HENDREN IN FORM.

In one stroke you have cut out the destructive wing forward, with

Schools 180 (Goddard 5 for 31). see who shall carry on the attack all his "rough stuff,”

score...

scrummage.

Secondly, only one man; and he BOURNEMO v. Exeter

BT. ANDREWS RECREIO At

The pack of forwards which wins Clapton (0.7MM, NORTHAMPTON COVENTRY. Bristol R.

my Bookunpoo 30 p.m. !

-Androwa Hypes; big men is not

Difference in weight between the heel has earned for its alde the centre man of the front row, FULHAM Av, Newport

so important as command of the ball and so a fur- should lift his foot at all in the VCRYSTAL PALM D

WoW Rodgers Landell with smaller boxers meant is bly ther opportunity to endeavour, to

You may think this la, drastic, v, Torquay...pa SOUTHEND

Field, M: Woolley M. Churn and P. enough to tackle anything if good

- but I am convinced it is the only Gittin

enough. It le: the punch that

Drastic Changes.

way. There would be no trouble Rerelo: B. Remedios: C. Osmund, chiefly matters, coupled with the.

Thinking along these lines, there about getting the ball into the M. Basto: E. Rosario, M. Alves. Lability to land it property.-C. E. are two things I would instantly do. crummage if Xavier; C. Silva, C. Botelho, L. Bilva-

this rule were Netto, A., Alves; and M. Hemedioc

First, I would make it illegal for adopted.

.F.R.

v. Gillingham

v. Brentford

v. LUTONA

v. Brighton

Nash,

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