1937-08-24 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1937.

ARMY

COMES TO

ΤΟ

F.A.'S AID

ATHLETIC ENTERS FIRST DIVISION LIGA ENTERS ONLY ONE TEAM

When the Management Committee met last night to again consider the formation of the First Division of the Football League, after the suc cessful appeal of the Chinese Athletic, all the members were pre-

•pared for a long and tedions meet-

Ing, but the announcement, by Lieut. R. V. Winkfield, football secretary of the Hong Kong Area Sports Board, that he had been in- structed to ask for the withdrawal of one of the Army teams or that the fixtures of that team be held over till the end of October, brought relief to the members and the solu- tion to their main worries.

Lieut. Winkfield said that the

of presence any definite number of battalions in the Colony was very uncertain and he did not expect the third army team in the Colony till the end of October:

NAVY ALSO DOUBTFUL

When Mickey Cochrane, manager of the Detroit Tigers, was hit by a fast ball during a game in New York and his skull fractured, his baseball career was pronounced at an end. Here the fighting Tiger is shown confounding the "crepe-hangers," back in harness at his first workout in Detroit since his discharge from the hospital.

AMERICAN

GOLFERS

ASKED TO EXPLAIN

BRITISH

EMPIRE GAMES

JUDGING AND TIMING

Sydney, July 26.

At the meeting of the British Empire Games Organising Coun cil last night, an electrical judg- ing and timing machine was de monstrated by the inventor-The council decided to test the mach ine, with a view to its adoption for use in the athletic and swim- ming events..

The sub-committee of the Aus- tralian Athletic Union will con- duct a test of the machine under actual racing conditions at an early date, and report to the. council.

The machine, an ingenious ap- paratus, automatically switches on coloured lights as first, second, and third competitors cross the fmish- ing line, and the same operation automatically records the time of each competitor. The machine, if successful in actual tests, would not only remove the possibility of mistakes in judging, but would let the spectators know the result im- mediately.

START AND FINISH An application by the Sutherland

APOLOGY MAY BE SOUGHT

New York, July 24. Right on this came the news, from Mr. George Jacobus, president of the Professional Golfers Associa Telephoning from the Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey, Commissioned Ganner Warren, tion, informed me this afternoon that he was determined to dissipate Shire Council, that the marathon RN, that there was a possibility the ill-feeling aroused by the critical remarks of several members race should start at Sutherland, was that the Royal Navy would have of the American Ryder Cup team about the treatment which they referred to the Amateur Athletic great difficulty in starting their had received in England.

fixtures as the Fleet would be away for some time, and even after the trouble in the North was over, they would not be returning immediate- ly. Added to this the personnel of H.M.S. Tamar, Stonecutters and the Naval Hospital, was not able to supply two teams each week-end.

It was decided that only two! Army teams be accepted in the First Division, but if the Navy were not able to compete and the Third Army team were prepared, the Navy's fixtures could be taken over by them.

FBIRKSTELETT

ALEX JAMES'S FUTURE

Important Post With Pool Syndicate

London, July 24. It is stated that Alex James, the Arsenal and Scottish International footballer, is likely to give up first- class football and may take up an important post with one of the big Pools firms.

"James is under contract to me for seven years," Mr. Charles T. O'Callaghan, a director of one of the Pool firms, said last night. “I shall decide what he does. whether he returns to the Arsenal or joins a Pools organisation.” A definite announcement would be made next week, he added.

Lieut. Winkfield drew attention to the fact that the Junior Divisions would also be effected, but the feel- ing of the meeting was that the fix- tures could include all the Army teams, even though some might be late in starting as they were no re- presentative games in these divi- sions and there was sufficient time muAZI for the League to be completed.

It was also revealed that the Liga JACK DOYLE

Portuguesa had withdrawa

their

"B" team from the Third Division. IN LIBEL

CORINTHIANS "VISIT

A letter was received from the ACTION

South China Athletic Association

stating that owing to the difficulty

London, July 24.

of the Islington Corinthians obtain Damages for alleged libel are ing passage owing to the Corona-claimed against Jack Doyle, the

Union, but the organising council holds the opinion that the race "I have just sent telegrams, should start and finish at the Eric- Mr. Jacobus said, "to Guldahl and ket Ground. Shute in Chicago, and to Dudley Advices from England indicated in Philadelphia, demanding that that every effort was being made they either retract the state-to raise sufficient money to send a ments which, according to New large team, especially in apprecia- York reporters, they made on tion of Australia's support to the disembarking from the Beren-last Empire Games, held in London garia last Tuesday, or that they in 1934. clarify and justify them.

"If those remarks were made in

the form in which they were print- DOGGETTS

ed in American and British news-

papers. I intend to insist upon an COAT & BADGE apology to the British officials and FOR SILVESTER

players.

Follows Father And Brother

MUST BE CLEARED UP I have decided to take this ac- tion on my own responsibility, and I intend to see this matter cleared tup, no matter how unpopular it W. F. Silvester (Hammersmith) may make me with the American followed the successes of his father and brother by winning the Dog- "I have also wired to the other gett's Coat and Badge race yester members of the team, asking them day over the London Bridge to to express their appreciation of the Chelsea course. manner in which they were enter tamed in England.”

Press.

TOMMY FARR ARRIVES IN

tion, the English team would not be boxer, in an action set down for AMERICA

ACT IN FILMS

Silvester won by 10 lengths from JJ. Morris (Poplar) in the excel- lent time of 27min. 5sec. Silves- ter's father won the race in 1905 and his brother in 1932.

There were five competitors, and Mr. H. T. Phelps, bargemaster to the Fishmongers Company, got the men away to an excellent start. Silvester led at once and Taylor scullers. quickly left behind by the

O other

Silves each

ALMOST FOULED

Was

nd Napier almost foul- other under Cannon-street ige, but they got clear At

here till February 15. The Eng-hearing in the King's Bench Divi- lish team were desirous of staying sion after the Long Vacation. here two weeks in order that the The claim is by Fred Curran, REFUSES OFFER TO South Ching Athletic Association Doyle's former secretary and could collect as much gate money agent, who complains of a letter as they would if the tour was made alleged to have been sent to a during the Chinese New Year. theatrical booking agency.

ork. July 21 The Chinese requested that the Curran contends that the letter Tommy Face the British and Em-Ra two week-ends from February 15, was iniurious to his reputation-pire heavy-weight boxing cham and the former drew ahead. be left xacant, if possible, when Doyle denies the allegations, and pion, who is to fight Joe Louis for Waterloo Bridge, reached în 6min. drawing up the fixtures. A tena-in a counter-claim seeks damages the world's heavy-weight champion-45sec, Silvester was 10sec. ahead of tive programme of four games for alleged libel

ship on August 26, arrived here to Watkins, who was three seconds versus South China, a Civilian team Curran denies the allegations day aboard the Berengaria. He ahead of Napier, wit which would include Chinese play-made by Doyle in the counter-looked very fit and said he had had ther two seconds bea

ith Morris a fur- ers other than South China's, Unit claim.

a good voyage.

Silvester passed Lambeth Bridge He is going to Long Branch, New in 13min. 38sec 36sec. ahead of Jersey, to-morrow to begin serious Watkins. Morris made a fine spurt training at the dog track there. above Lambeth and passed both Ka-tsun, South China's representa A meeting of the Fixtures Sub Farr revealed that his London Watkins and Napier. There was a tive that assistance and co-opera-Committee will be held at the As-agent had telephoned him with a splendid race for second place be fion would be given them and that sociation's office on Monday, August film offer. "But they can keep tween Morris, Napier and Watkins, these dates would be kept in mind 30, and club secretaries may if they their movies he when the fixtures were being drawn desire attend.

ed Services and a Colony team had

been drawn up for them.

The meeting assured Mr. Wong up.

matinee idol.

no and they passed the post at Cheles

in that order.