1940-04-03 — Page 18

INTERESTING TALK ON GROWTH OF SOCCER

A VERY INTERESTING talk on the growth of Asso-

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 3, 1940"

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

30, R.A'S FINE

ciation football was given by Rev. S. H. Hinchcliffe at the RECORD

monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football-Referees As- sociation last night which was very poorly attended.

Rev. Hinchcliffe said that the ear-side for a game, llest semblance of football were street

affairs which generally developed into free fights, the players kicking either at the ball or their opponents as they

desired.

The playing of football received great opposition from the earliest time and Edward 11 passed a law against this certain sections indulging in sport.

times in seven years.

Professional football was started by then Preston and the players were paid half a crown a week.

MONTHLY LEVY

Following is to-day's tennis gramme at Hong Kong

Club:

Open Doubles

pro-

Cricket

Tsui Wai-pul and Tsut Yan-pui (bolders)

v A, R. Kitchell and I, M. A. Razack (Stand: Court).

Handicap' Singles

T. A. Pearce and F. D. Hunter (-3/8) v E. L. Taverner

C. D. N. Walker and (scratch) (4).

30th Royal Artillery, win- S. M. Garrard (~15/3) v A. Lade (—4/0) A. K. Mackenzie. (4.2/6) v. E. Zulauf Football in the Army started in 1885, ners of the Junior Shield soc- | (1).

C. B. Nicholson (-3/6) v R. C. Beavan and in 1892 the Army Cup was start-cer competition, have a fine (-15) (6)

(-2/8) (7). ed. Royal Engineers were the outstand-

Handicap Doubles ing team, that they won the cup four local record as far as football.

is concerned.

B. O'M. Doane and N. Spence (-4/6) v They first entered the League two 4. C. I. Bowker and A. H. Penn (1/6) (2). T. C. Monaghan and D. M. MacDougall seasons ago, in Third Division, when(a) v C., H. R. Hyde and J. J. Ferguson they won the sectional title only to be -30) (3). beaten by South China for the play- off of Second Division championship. runners-up position They secured after a stiff tussle with Air Force.

At the beginning of the season they Division and again entered Third

won. the would undoubtedly have Mr. Mitchell welcomed Mr. Nuttall title but when a vacancy occurred in as a guest of the Association and said | Second Division the Football Associa- here they in that he was a Devon county refereetion promoted them and

and hoped that he would soon be one have again proved themselves, finish-

ing second in the "A" Section. of them.

YOUTHFUL TEAM

the There was also objection to game being played on Sunday and the the Army prohibited its playing on ground that the game interfered with archery and discipline. To-day the British Army encourages football the greatest extent.

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The game was first systemised the 18th

was century when it played on a field 100 yards by 80 with goal posts three feet apart. The win- ner of the match was the side which scored the first goal.

Years later Football was greatly en- couraged in public schools but it is low interesting to note the present standard in these schools as soccer has since been replaced by Rugby.

In 1869

Association the Football came into being but there were still no touchlines and the cross bar was only a piece of tape. In 1883 the touch lines were introduced and the present cross bar replaced the tape. In 1892 the field was marked very much as it is at present but the penalty area ran. right across the field, and, in 1902, the field was marked as present with the exception of the penalty radius.

LEAGUE FORMED '.

A hearty vote of thanks was voted to Rev. Hinchcliffe at the end of the talk.

It was proposed that a monthly levy made on referees in aid of the be Building Fund,

Mr. Nuttal in reply said that he had

The Gunners have one of the young- heard of the poor system of appoint- ments of referees in Hong Kong and est teams in the League, the average when he was a member of the Asso-age being 21, and in their ranks they of outstanding ciation he would do his utmost to get have several players a representative of their Association merit. Guy represented the Colony in Shanghai and has played for Army the appointment committee on

in representative games. Hong Kong Football Association.

EASTERN MEETS

MIDDLESEX TO-DAY

of

Hole,

Other players of merit are Todd, Woodfin Flanders and Halpin,

It is interesting to note that during the present Beason no player has had reason to be cau. tioned or sent off the field. Another unique point is that 30th R.A. have been singularly fortunate in that they have not suffered any in- juries and have for the greater part of the season flelded the same team each week.

Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY ·

The following will represent Y.M.C.A. In hockey matches this week:

The Football League was formed in Eastern, potential runners-up of the 1888 owing to the lack of interest First Division of the Hong Kong Foot- when the Cup competition was finish-ball League, meet Middlesex in their ed and professionalism increased the postponed game this afternoon on the interest in the game; William Macgre-Club ground at 5 p.m. gor founded the League. Since then Should Eastern win this game they the League has grown

considerably will require only one more point in and even from the earliest time a club their two remaining game to finish se-Pennington, College and Walls. was forced to field its

strongest cond in the League.

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THURSDAY

1st XI v University ("Y" ground, 5.15):- Benwell; Jordan and Yourleff; Smits. Me- Lellan and Waldron; Highlands, Gemmell,

SATURDAY

1st XI v Khalaa Association' ("Y" ground, 4.15):-Benwell; Jordan and Yourleff; Kempton, Pennington and Waldron; Bates, Gemmell, White, College and Walls.

2nd XI V R.A.S.C. (U.S.R.C. ground. 4.15):-Millington: Killeen and Grant; Smits; Highlands and Baldwin; Banks, Dormer, Taylor, Gilchrist and Ireson,

Home Soccer

The following

London, To-day. are the results

of

football games played yesterday.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Western

Clyde

2 Airdrie Queen's Park 4 Dumbarton Kilmarnock

Third Lanark

-Reuter.

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0

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TENNIS WASH-OUT

Owing to rain there was again no tennis at Hong Kong Cricket Club- yesterday.

WEEK-END FOOTBALL FIXTURES

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940' First Division

Royal Scots v Eastern

(Club at 4.45 p.m.),

Referee:-Glover.

Linesmen:-Ient and Li Bing-tong-

Navy

v Middlesex

(Causeway Bay at 4.45 p.m.). Referee:-Jp.

Linesmen: Barretto and Copsex.

v Kowloon S. China "B"

(Caroline Hill at 4.45 p.m.). Referee: Stokes. Linesmen:Dove and Phillips.. St. Joseph's v Kwong Wah

(Boundary Street at 4.45 p.m.).. Referee: Kossick. Linesmen:-Demmee and Smith..

(Second Division) Play off

v. South China

Engineers

(Club at 3.15 p.m.). Referee:-Hinchliffe..

Third Division

Electric

v Royal Scots (St. Joseph's at 3:15 p.m.), Referee:-Edwards.

R.A.S.C.

v International (Caroline Hill at 3.15 p.m.). Referee:-Baker.

12th. R.A.

V South China

(Stanley at 3.30 p.m.). Referee:-Banham.

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1940

First Division

S. China “A” ⚫ v Police

(Caroline Hill at 4.45 p.m.)! Referee:-Ford.

Linesmen:-Fraser and Sze Po-wai.:

BELL TRANSFERRED

Paul Bell, the young Kowloon Foot- ball Club player, has left for Shang- hal on transfer.

GOLF WARM UP HELPFUL

BY BEST BALL,

Golf calls for cool thinking and smooth swinging. These qualities, unfortunately, are not always within a player's control. How- ever there seems to be little ad- vantage in such golfers handicap- ping' themselves further by 'a wrong approach to actual playing. Obviously if a player is uncertain of his game, he is apt to be a lit- tle nervous approaching the first tee and a great deal more nervous on it, if any spectators are about. Naturally these factors manifest themselves in the stroke.

It is difficult enough for the expert golfer to mask his true" feelings in regard to certain shots and the average player's lot is even tougher, All of which bears upon a point, which every golfer should heed. Cool playing calls for a right approach. This ap- proach means a careful warming up so that the player's ''muscles are supple ✨ and synchronized to the play This can be done in uch as driving out pitching short pin, swinging? an or two clubs, to

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