1935-11-27 — Page 5

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W. A. Reed, above, the Hong Kong Hockey“ Club's · heiïlliant pivot and triple Interparter, has had to give up coaching the Recreio Ladies owing to pres- sure of business.

MARCEL THIL WINS

ONCE AGAIN

Defeats Canadian Boxer On Points

* CHINA MATE SPECIAL

THE TRUTH ABOUT PETER O'DOWD TRANSFER TO FRENCH CLUB AND THE RESULT

AN AMAZING OUTBURST

(By A. Leslie Knighton)

London, October 23 HERE are still people who imagine the trans- TEPPE

Miss L Woolley, above, played a

very fine game for the Central Bri-

tish Association Ladies, last Satir-

day

at the Recreio Ladies in paint

SUFFER FROM

form of slavery in which wicked clubs traffic. Some such idea has evidently stirred the imagina-ASTON VILLA tion of certain people in connection with the re- cent transfer of Peter O'Dowd, Chelsea's inter- national half-back, to the French club, Valen- ciennes.

Abusive letters have been reaching me saying that this was an example of the way in which the transfer system and the power it gave to heartless club managers tended to drive good players out of the country into the arms of the foreigner.

The facts of this case, however, show exactly the reverse. They demonstrate the freedom the player may have if he chooses to exert it and the general good derived by the same from the transfer system.

TRICKY WIND

ALBION SCORE SEVEN

FORWARDS WHO CANNOT FUNCTION

Pažis, To-day. The Folder of the middleweight boxing championship of the world,

A few days before O'Dowd's]ed 5-8, O'Dowd was the best.

(By LEIGHTON) the Frenchman Marcel Thil, se transfer to the French club was player on the field.**

is, arranged that

while

Suck Enthusiasm! cessfully defended his title before O'Dowd was still on Chelsea's

Lonion, October 21. From another official - comes a: When the wind blows, the ball some 20,000 spectators on Monday transfer list, at his own re story of overwhelming enthusiasm. plays strange tricks, and strange evening, when he defeated the quest, by the wayI agreed O'Dowd himself, by the way, saya results may be expected. The with a very prominent Second that their attendance has been first prize in this connection was Division club for his transfer to doubled. This second letter asks provided by the match between them at substantial fee-me to accept an honorary member-those ancient Midland rivals, 45-

'Dowd would have received a ship of the Valenciennes club "en ten Villa and West Bromwich handsome sum, as part of that honour which has REDET been On Saturday the Albion were

Canadian – Lou Brouillard on points in a 12-round bout."

The challenger" put up a good fight, but was unable to extend the holder at any period of the match.

Trans-Ocean Service.

Many

thanks for your letter and the parcel of Clipper cigarettes. "Clipper have become so

• popular that they are now being regularly imported from England: Consequently,

for you

it is unnecessary.

to send

PLAIN AND CORK TIPPED

FRESHES FROM ENGLAND

fee in lieu of benefit

Chelsea Agreed

awarded to anyone but a French merciless-and most unheighbour. man, and then only to those wholy. W. G. Richardson, not quite Valen-have rendered a conspicuous serjcertain of his place in the Albion side a little earlier in the season, scored four goals, and Albion's total was seven..

The letter continues:

The emissaries of the ciennes club arrived, however, and vice to the club.” O'Dowd was interested. He de- cided eventually to go to France.): (and not to Plymouth," although

both he and Chelsea

wert the losers financially Chelsea agreed ta let him go.

Now that disposes at ande of the suggestion that he was driven abroad. The next point of in- terest is the events in the town of Valenciennes since the transfer. I

Second OccasionTM

"The enthusikami, is so great (over the displays of O'Dowd... and their effect, on the leam)- that the Municipality of Valen-

This is the second occasion this clemmes will be highly honoured season that the supporters of As-" to offer you, duing one of your ton Villa had the mortification of visits to Northern France, the.seeing seven goals put past their

medal of the Municipality with

the cost-of-arins of the tomalof -goalkeepe Middlesbrough *C...

Valencicones. This honour Wii

be bestowed upon you during s bie mazifestation, which will be held on your behalf as a mark of gratitude to you for your help and kindness.

Amazing Outburst

An amazing outburst, is it not?

complished the feat a few weeks agu."

The Villa are now only one place removed from the foot of the tables, and more goals seőred against them than

any of thei rivali.

Some the Villa's-trouble lies

have since received some as tonishing letters from officials of the club. One from the secretary, expressing deep gratitude for my kindness towards his club duing the negotiations, goes on to siste Beating the Racing Club was in the fact that their forward line thest in O'Dowd's first match, somewhat like a team near the bot simply will not function. In ten against the champions, Eacing tom beating the Arsenal over here, matches they tried nine players Cimb de Paris, whom they defeat and the whole town has been in-Cunliffe, Dic, Astley, Waring,

Festival over it.

Beresford Houghton, Watkin, It shows clearly enough that Broome, and McLuckie.

ASTONISHING TERMS this transfer has done some good

OF THEIR TOUR

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to the game in one town in France; ] and football knows no boundaries to-day. Both clubs, and evidently the player himself, are well satis- fied over this particular deal. -

The transfer system must con It is inevitable. It pro tech be player-es veli

And when they had recovered from the shock they would sack taue the offender on the spot.

WHITLOCK SETS NEW RECORDS Thirty-Year Old Time Beaten

The Australians and the South club, and it is not too much to say

London October: 7. HE Whitlock (Metropolitan Africans figure that those who that without if the game in its venture abroad to uphold the na-present highly organised state WC.), a London motor mechanic. tional prestige should not be out would fall to pieces. Imagine succeeded in his attempt in

what inducement there would be to tablishing several new walking

of pocket over it.

es-

That's the difference, and 1 supany club to take and coach young records during a special eight players if, at the end of the sea hours race at the White City

pose it will always exist.

Still, the All Blacks are gcipual contract, a rival could appear Stadium, Shepherds Bush * to be well liked here for their on the scene and sweep away the Whitlock's chief object was the

all play-no pay" policy."

Title Disliked

best of them, th

eight hours record and bis Keeps The Gamze Alive":tr

figures of 51 miles 1,042 yards Clubs must have security: other improved by 1,512 yards on the wise they could never camry previous best made by Jack Butler Clubs must have some disciplinary at Putney Velodrome thirty years powers. Moreover, as this in stance shows so clearly, the

The New Zealanders' fine sportsmanship both on and of the feld has, in fact, already won them a big reputation. There are even people who are hoping system enabled a fresh lease of held by Butler as those at 30 that they beat us, though I'm not life to be taken by a club doing miles, 40 miles, 5 hours, 6 hours.

one of them. !!

Such other outstanding records

But probably the tourists would badly, to stimulate a new interest hours, 7 hours and 50 miles - and

among its public and to keep alive the intermediate distances return home happiest if they and keen the competitive spirit fell to Whitibek, who secured yet could live down the title "Alls own circle of clubs...

another record when he beat E

2380

Blacks," which they hate.

·Players · Ehemselves see that a Horton's long-standing figures The description was fastened nowadays. They realise that for 51 miles.

on the first New Zealand foot where sympathy is needed for The outstanding records accom- ballers by Daily Mail reporter them. it is practically always

30 miles, the 29min 33, 4-bser; 40

in 1905. And it must be a good forthcoming, and they know by plished by Whitlock are: one, whatever our visitors experience that if their own club miles, é imin: 7 sec; 5 hrs., 33 miles say about it, because it has stuck should care to deal harshly with 236 yards; 6hrs, 39 miles 472 yards; I think their dislike of it is them as regards the extent of the 7 has 45 miles: 804 yarday 50 miles, due to a feeling that, to the unfee placed upon them, they have 30 min 47 1-sac, 51 miles Th initiated, the words All Blacks the right to appeat to the League Skin 22sec 8 hrx, 51 miles 1,042 might suggest a team of coloured Management Committee, from footballers.

whom they will certainly and But every schoolboy knows who always receive the utmost and what the All Blacks are, just

as well as he knows that Aston Villa are in a bad way.

BRITISH DAVIS CUP PLAYERS NOT FOR SOUTH AFRICA

sideration.

NO AMERICA'S CUP RACE

NEXT YEAR

Hardships are exceptie ally rare as regards: the players The clubs New York To-day suffer more frequently, and it is York Yacht Clair has

to them to look after themselves. C. E. Fairey's request I need not can to mind two strik Class yachts in the 1936 ing examples in recent years of Cup race, desiring to severe flows dealt to the Chelsea races coined to the South club, against which they had no Glass type of vessel. rican Lawn Tennis. Ualan have redress in either case. The pizyer has consequen

hat Ferry, Hughes is always free, when his contract cha

the British Davis expires, to step out of the game

available no matter what it costs his club

Cup team,

For

South

should be sent

four. It is

Dowd chose to go to France,

team and Chelsea willingly consented.

1, for one, wish him all pros

New

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