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FRESH ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE IN H.K.

WHILE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIA- TION HAVE NOT BEEN IDLE PREPARING FOR At Sookunpoo yesterday, Royal THE COMING SOCCER SEASON, FOOTBALL Corps of Signals beat 5th A.A REFEREES HAVE ALSO BEEN DOING THEIR · Royal Artillery by 2 games to 1 in "B" Division of the Army SHARE AND HAVE ARRANGED A VERY ATTRAC- Tennis League.

Brakonberry

TIVE SERIES OF TALKS BY PERSONS CON- beat Lieut. Clague and Savage 6-4. NECTED WITH LOCAL FOOTBALL.

Referees' Association are for- tunate in having such an ener- getic and conscientious committee, who have brought the Association to its present flourishing state.

Two seasons ago the monthly Pts. meetings were badly attended, but in recent years the interest among referees has been maintained even during the close season.

Love and Coombe (R.C.S.) Jost to Pidgeon and Kirby 3-0. 4—6.

Gorman and Sayers (R.C.3.) beat Manly and Martin 6-0, 0-1.

Table To Date

There is no obligation on the part of any referee to join the

but Association,

everywhere soccer is played referees are ad-

to form themselves

PATERSON

MASTERS

TANNER

61 6---2

2. Royal Scots 6-612th R.A.

1-4 R.A.M.C. "A" R.A.M.C. "B" 36th. R.A. R.A.O.C.

33 18

P. W. L.

33 29 4 29 30 27 3 27 30 24 6 24 33 24 9 24 33 21 12 21 15 18

Sote

P. W. L. D. F.

A. Pla.

5th A.A., R.A.

30

15

15

15

3 3 0 0 28

2

Q

R.E.

33

14

vised

19 14

3 2 0

19

8

8 Middlesex

27

12 15

bodies so 12

4 2 2 0 17

182

4R. Signale

30

12 18

12

3 1 2 0 8

132

2 24th R.A.

33

12 21

may be had and the less experi- 12

4 1 3 0 11

20

2 R.A.S.C.

3

0 2 1 9

18

1966th R.A.

R.A.P.C.

27 6 21 36 6 30 B 33 3 30 3

6

tion with older members.

FOURTH DIVISION

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

Following are to-day's Tennis League fixtures:--

into

that uniform interpre- Jackie Paterson, British

tation of the Laws of the Game and

Empire

fly-weight

enced officials benefit by associa-champion, beat Kid Tan-

Whilst several seasons ago there was ner, British Guiana, in the apathy on the part of a number of second round referees Joining the Association, to-day

at Show-

all registered referees, with one or two field Park, Glasgow, re- the cently. This was his third.

victory over Tanner.

exceptions. are members and the

better control of the games last season.

Clean Sweep For C.C.C.

Office Recreation Club

benefit to football is reficcted in At Happy Valley, Craigengower easily accounted for Central BriCricket Club beat Kowloon Indian tish Association. The First Divi- | Tennis Club by 9 sets to nil in sion game between University and Fourth Division of Lawn Tennis

Club de Recreio was postponed.

FIRST DIVISION

C.R.C. Win

At Causeway Bay. Recreation Club beat Hong Kong Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2 in First Division of League.

League.

Y. C. Mok and Y. H. Loung (c.c.c.) beat Y. J. Khan and C. M. Khan 6-3 beat A. H. Mehal and 1. M. Ismall beat K. Singh and N. Singh

6-1

T. K. Lin and M. C. Hung (2.6.6 beat Khan and Khan

6-1

Chinese beat Mebal and Ismail

beat Singh and Singh

(~(

6--2

J. Wong and P. C, Yu (C.G.C.) beat Khan and Khan

0-0

Lawn Tennis

bent Mehal and Ismail beat Singh and Singh

Lee Wai-tong and Y. C. lu beat Llett S Goodman and T

Gould

(C.R.C.)

J.

ti

-1

lost to L Goldman and T C

Murtaghan

5

beat G W Sewell und D M

MacDougall

P.O.R.C.'s Easy Win

Post

6-1 6-2

At Caroline Hill, Recreation Club (1) beat Central 7-51 British Association by 8 sets to I in Fourth Division of Lawn Tennis League.

(C.R.C.)

K. L. Ho and Y. Y. Lam beat Grodman and Gould beat Goldman and Monaghan lost to Sewell nud MacDougall O. L. Pang and K. C. Ng beat Goodman and Gould beat Goldman and Monaghan beat Sewell und MacDougali .

6. 4 6 3

First Division:

H.K.C.C.

S.C.A.A.; C.R.C. v. H.K.U.T.C.

V.

Third Division: - C.D.R. V. S.C.A.A.; A.T.C. v. I.R.C.; K.T.G.C.A. v. K.I.T.C.; K.C.C. v. C.R.C. (2); C.R.C. (1) v. C.C.C.

TENNIS MATCH POSTPONED

Due to Volunteer duties ele.. it Office has been mutually agreed between Indian R.C. and Kowloon C.C. to their "A" Division postpone League Tennis fixture, arranged for this afternoon, until next week, Tuesday, August 19, having been provisionally fixed as, the

J. Howlett and W. Morrison (P.O.R.C.) 36 drew with B. I, Bickford and T. (C.R.C.)

Gaubert

Table To Date

...date.

Instructional Classes

1

Only the bell saved Tanner in the first round, when he was down for a count of seven.

down

The towel came in from Tan- ner's corner when he was hang- Referees' Association are starting in-ing helplessly over the ropes. structional clasacs shortly and will welcome anyone interested in soccer at these meetings. The Committee issue a particular Invitation to Chinese play- ers to attend, for they feel that with a belter knowledge of the Laws of the Game there will follow less Infringe ments and unnecessary appeals during a game

He had to be assisted to his corner and was still feeling the effects of the blow in the second round when Paterson punched him unmercifully.

The Chinese members of the Asso- clation are hoping to use the medium of the Chinese Press for a series of better knowledge of the rules wilt, so articles on the flaer points of the game,

be imparted to the pubile, | in the hope that the public will

better able to understand the decisions of referees.

be

While the Hong Kong public ts, on the whole, a well-behaved one there have been occasions in the past when ugly situations threatened among the spectators owing to ignorance of the rules.

Laneford MeetingTM

Several referees are willing to give

up their spare time giving talks to players if necessary, ала Laneford, one of the new clubs affiliated to, the Association, are holding a meeting It has even been suggested by a shortly when Mr. H. A. Beard; chair- Chinese member that leaflets on the man of Referees' Association, will

It is hopedi that lectures will be arranged at the different schools, Chinese members concentrating on the vernacular schools.

6.1 beat D Smith and D. Tomoshevaky 6- Hong Kong Cricket Club now Laws of the Game be distributed to lecture on the game.

B-1 6.2

beat N. Smith and N. Whitley 0-4

When schools re-open off all affiliated clubs in the hope that a find it inconvenient to play their League fixtures on Tuesdays,

therefore 6-2 and have

re-arranged

J Macpherson and A. Leonard (P.D.R.C.)

beat Bickford and Gaubert

beat Smith and Tomoshevsky 63the remainder of their programme

6-2 for Wednesdays

heat Smith and Whitley

S. S. Chin and S. K. Chiu (P.D.R.C.) concerned. beat Bickford and Gaubert....

6--1

4 drew with Smith and Tomashevsky 6-6 2 beat Smith and Whitley

with the clubs

W. A. Stewart, well-known golter, had his first game yesterday, at Deep Water Bay, since he left hospital.

*

✡

*

E. L, Strange, Hon. Secretary

Sets

P. W. L. D. F.

A. Pts.

L.R.C.

2 2 0 0 11

7

4

Recreio

3 2 1 0 16

11

6--2

S.C.A.A.

1 1 0 0 6

3

C.R.C.

1 1 0 0 す

2

2

K.C.C.

2 1

1 0 12

5

2

Table To Date

H.K.U.T.C.

1

1 0 3

0

Sets

H.K.C.C.

4 0

4 0 10

24

0

S.C.A.A.

9

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.Hong Kong Football Club, and also

Q 0 602 142 18 member

of

a

of that club's lawn bowls

C.C.C.

C.R.C.

F.C.

10 7 3 0 68

29

A.T.C.

I.R.C.

P.O.R.C. (1)

9 3 6 0 31 50

Service C.B.A.

7 2 5 0 231⁄2

361⁄2

8 1 7 0 23

49

8 1 7 0 14

58

9 ▸ 9 0 7

SECOND DIVISION

Civil Service's

First Points

At Cox's Road Civil

Cricket Club beat Kowloon Cric- J.R.C. ket Club by 7 sets to 2 in Second P.O.R.C. (2)

Division of Lawn Tennis League.

F. Grosa and N. A. E. Mackay (K.C.C.)

lost to I. Agafuroft and J. Bendall -7 |

E. Zimmern

K.I.T.C.

9 8 1 0 64% 162 16 team, is at present in hospital with ear

8 7 1 0 61% 20% 14 trouble.

14

❤

*

8 3 4 1 352 35% 7 W. E. Hollands; former First Divi-

8 3 4 1 27 44% 79ion Police skip, who has not played lawn bowls this season, due to illness,

4 will be seen in action for the first time

2 this season when he will be No. 3 to J. 2 Orem in First Division against Recreio 73/a 0 "B" on Saturday,

Easier Golf

WARMING-UP

lost to B. Agaluroff and W. J.

Skinner

4-6

beat C. Sloan and M. Yatşkin

64

B. G. Baker and A, Gillard (K.C.C.)

lost to Agafuroff and Bendall

2-6

beat Agafuroff and Skinner

0-4

lost to Sloan and Yatsitin

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VALUE OF

and A.

Zimmern

(K.C.C.)

lost, to Agafuraft and Bendall lost to Agaturoff and Skinner lost to Sloan and Yatskin

1-0

4-6

2-6

C.R.C. Held

Causeway

At

Bay. Chinese Recreation Club drew with Army. Tennis Club in Second Division of; Lawn Tennis League.

D. C. Luk and L. J. Hàn (C.R.CA). lost to Capt. Guest and Sgt, Smith -6 bent Capt. Hyde and Licut. TRA..

Pearce

****** 0-0 bent Sgt. Megson and Sgt. Denyer s

VALLEY GOLF RESULTS

Following are the results, to date, in the Second Summer Four- SOMOB, at Happy Valley Golf Course:

J.M. Thomson and N. J, Booker beat A. McKellar and F. Hillon, 7 and:6:" T. B. Low and, R. K. Collings beat L MS Lloyd and A. D. Humphreys, 3 and 1; 95

GE. Willerton and T. J. Price, received a walk-over from D. Wass and JW. Macdonald; d

H. H. Mundy and W. Stoker beat JAD Morrison and F. D. Hunter, 1:up.

By Best Ball

Ben Hogan, leading money winner so far this year, among the pros, has adopted a rather unique method of preparing tournament round. for each Like other golfers, Hogan uses 'the practice tee to warm up before actual competition but in addition he employs the ̈knowledge gained in this pre- liminary practice to decide his system of play for that par-. ticular day. Ben is particularly. subject to hooking on occa- sions and when he discovers he is committing this fault in practice, he knows he will very likely be doing it the rest of the day. As a guard/ against running into too much trouble as a result, he makes allowances for this factor, during the ensuing round.

Though on the slight side in build, Hogan is one of the longer drivers making full use of his poundage by a full backswing and wide arc. His 08 In the National Open was: the lowest ~ round" "of-the

"BEN HOGAN PRECEDES EVERY TOURNAMENT ROUND WITH PRACTICE, TEE'

SHOTS.TO.. DETERMINE METHOD, OF PLAY FOR THE DAY

IF HE FINDS HE IS.. HOOKING,HE" ALLOWS

FOR HOOKS

PHOGAN TIED

FOR THIRD. IN NATIONAL OPEN- HIS 68 IN THIRD ROUND WAS LOWEST

SCORE

tournament, a sensational score when one takes into consideration the narrow fair- ways at the Colonial: Club. which made hazardous going for one with a tendency to ...hook.

Next Artiolo:—Fast - Swing-

BASKETBALL TO-DAY

This is an ambitious scheme but if it is carried through successfully it will. do untold good for local soccer.

The first class for soccer referees- will be held on Monday, at Scandal Point Hall, and Lieut. Crossby will be the lecturer.

Trojans and Chinese Y.M.C.A. are scheduled to meet South China and National University respec- tively in the Open Basketball League at Kowloon Chinese ciation are holding a committee meet-

YMCA. this evening.

Hong Kong Football Referees' Asso-

ing on Thursday at Hotel Cecăi at 7 p‚m.

MASSED BAND CONCERT

in aid of

101

BRITISH PRISoners of war FUND

The Massed Bands of The Royal Scots and of The Middlesex Regiments will give a Concert in aid of the above Fund on the ground of the Hong Kong Cricket Club at 9.30 p.m. on SATURDAY, 23rd August.

Everyone attending is asked to buy a pro- gramme with badge from the Lady Programme Sellers either on the ground or beforehand.

Tables may be reserved at a charge of $1.00 per person on application and payment to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. I. E. Roberts, Messrs. Thomson & Co., Hong Kong Bank Building.

Refreshments, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, will be served throughout the Concert, the pro- ceeds of which will go almost entirely to the Fund

and so

Gather your friends and come and enjoy a good evening

and

help a good cause,

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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB GROUND.

SATURDAY, 23rd AUGUST, 1941.