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FOOTBALL AS USUAL

Fully conscious, that of neces- sity, there will be many postpone- ments, readjustments and probable cancellation of fixtures during the Hong Kong Football season, the Association, decided at their monthly council meeting yester- day to continue with the three divisions of the League this sea"

son.

The Navy representative stated that it was possible for the Navy to raise a First Division team but would have to draw on the Stonecutters' team and, in consequence, the latter tearn have applied for permission to withdraw from the third Division.

Captain S. Burn was in favour of the League and said that matches which were unavoidably postponed could be arranged whenever possible. THE INTERPORT

A letter had been received from Shanghai in connection with the November Interport stating that the matter would be brought up at their Annual meeting to be held shortly.

The question of pooling the 10 per eent. allowed by the Association on again all representative games, was brought up and it was decided that a meeting of the interested clubs be called to come to some arrangement.

In view of the fact that many teams have had no time to prepare for the

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SENIOR LEAGUE PLAY-OFF

Championship of the Senior Division of the Lawn Tennis League will probably be decided to-morrow when Indian Recrea- tlon Club will play-off with Chinese Recreation Club at Hong Kong Cricket Club for the Shield. Match will start at 5 p.m. and the following will

rej resent I.R.C.-S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn; Omar Rumjahn and I. M. A. Razack; A. H. Madar and A. R. Minu.

season it was decided to postpone the opening date of the season to October

A charity game in aid

of the B.F.R.D.C. was arranged to be played on the Club ground on October 10.

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WIN FOR CANZONERI

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 12, 1939.

IRISH WIT AND HUMOUR IN FRANCE; RUGBY INCIDENTS

FROM A COLLECTION of humorous stories about the game, two of which concern matches played in France, are worth recounting. They have the merit of being true and are delightful examples of Irish wit. Moreover, they are. only two of many which could be told about the same player in other games when he convulsed friend and foe alike by his apt and spontaneous observations.

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The player was Ireland's famous an interesting point that the great forward, J. D. Clinch, who gained 30 Irishman himself modelled his game on and copied the head-dress from caps between 1924 and 1931. Many the famous South African, J. who have never been further afield Druten. | than Murrayfield on an international occasion will remember well the tall, gaunt figure with the Jack Hulbert-

Clinch Long Beach, August 27. Tony Canzoneri, former world light-

of weight champion beat. Wallace, Cleveland, Ohio, on points over ten rounds here.

Canzoneri forced the issue through- out and, in the fifth round, Wallace was floored. There was, however, no count.--Reuter.

ACCERTING THE CHALLENGE

To return to the stories about Clin- ch when playing against France, the first concerns a particularly lively beginning to a match at Colombes, From the moment the ball was kick- ed off the French forwards showed all

like countenance and the broad elas- tic band round his head to give the protection to the ears of a scrum-cap, was immensely tough and strong and in every sense a big figure in the game. He was such an out- standing personality on the field that the traditional elan for which the there were, even in Scotland, his imi- | soldiers of the Republic are famous tators, though not to a flattering de- when attacking the enemy. They had gree in as small a matter as the elas- the Irishmen rattled and were, more- tie band, for few have the long head over, indulging in iritating of a Jammy Clinch, but it is tactics and

tricks annoying little which escaped the notice of the re- feree.

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This was too much for the Irish team, and especially the forwards, who are ever ready to

accept any challenge and give battle. So after the nonsense had been going on for a time Jammy Clinch took the oppor- tunity of a stoppage to address his pack. In sepulchral tones and with characteristic drawl, he said:-"Come on, boys; roll up your sleeves and we'll set about them.

Almost at once the Irish forwards broke away in a loose dribble, and using their feet vigorously, went charging down the pitch. The rush nearly reached the French line before it was stopped, and then it was ob- served that one of the home players was lying apparently dead some way back The teams trooped back to view the body. The trainer, a portly old fellow from Bordeaux, staggered on to the field with his black bag whereupon two more French players Jay down beside their comrade.

The trainer produced the usual bot- tle of water and a sponge and com- menced the revival operations. Grouped round were the players sil- ently watching the proceedings when suddenly Jammy's voice boomed out, "It's all right, boys; you won't need to kick them any more. This blighter will drown them for us."

AN IRISH PRAYER

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The other story is about another match at Colombes played in bad weather. Heavy rain fell throughout the game. The pitch was a quagmire, and the players found it hard ploughing through the mud. were holding on to a precarious lead and time was drawing near. But it seemed to get darker every minute and, with France pressing desperately, anything might have happened in the gloom.

Suddenly, however, a French attack broke down about the Irish "25" line, and in an instant Jammy Clinch gathered the ball. In A couple of strides, he was practically clear and making for the other end with the left wing three-quarter, J. B. Ganly, at bis side. Jim Ganly, when he told the story, said that even though he had not been in the heat of battle he could hardly raise a gallop in the mud: There was only the French full back to beat, but three of his side were cutting back as fast as

they could to Jend assistance. Jammy Hoard the squelch of pursuing feet, but straining every nerve and with bis breath coming to gasps he shouted -out in funeral tones "Bejazes, Jamies, it'd give a hundred pounds for a bicycle now?

Ganly nearly collared with laugh- ter, and it was no surprise that the French players- managed to: save the situation, though, not the game, for the Gral whistle went immediately.