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SPORTS GOSSIP
The Latest From Home
London. March, 13
game. is one of several first class
It seems the time has come to amateurs ranging from the age of give" George Ms an extended 17. upwards who are being coach- period at centre-forward in theed at Craven Cottage. Chelsea League side. Quite sud- denly, the relegation perti has re- reason is appeared. The chief lack of goalgetters, writes a cor- respondent,
Bambrick, 1 cut above, most centre-forwards in ball control is avershadowed by. Big centre- halves, few of whom are of less than Guardsman's stature in pre- sent-day League football.
humseir
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1936.
CUP SWEEP
ARREARS
H.K.C.C.'S PAIR THE AMBULANCE MAKING UP THE
SHOW POOR FORM
Straight Sets Win For Fincher And Hung
E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung So far, Mr. Jack Pearl, the en-
easily accounted for L Goldman terprising manager, has spent no more than a few hundreds, on
and T. A. Pearce, the Hong Kong players, He is in a fair way to prove that buying success is only Cricket Club pair, in the Open Doubles Tennis Championship yes- one way of achieving it.
terday, when they defeated the latter pair by 5-0, 6-4.
On
the
The impression left minds of spectators and oficials from the mid-week march against Nottingham Forest is that a num- her of Tottenham Hotspur players were suffering from an overdose
of football -
Draws Made Yesterday
By klad permission of the Chair- man and Committee; the drawing for the Hong Kong Ambulance place Brigade Cup Sweep took yesterday evening at the Sports Club in the presence of a number of ticket holders.
Altogether 29,096 tickets were sold. the first prize being $13,616.20, the second prize $3,890.34.and the third prize $1,945.17.
(starters or five unplaced
$422.25 each.
A FLEET IN BEING ·
'New Mercantile
Aviation
The Men And Their Training
London, March 18. At long last the flying-boot is coming into its own. Its import- for The other ance to the British Empire, entered ponies more than twenty years urged in not), will receive these columns, is now realised to the point of attempting adequate
Neglected just "after the war, it
limited despite Force, which, was revived by the Royal Air means, developed flying-boats and extensive carried out manr
of the cruises in various parts
a technique world, establishing which is still the finest.
Under pressure of economy, de- time," velopment then "farked and actually a big six-engined
The two sets Insted only an hour and a half, and the form struck by the winners angars well for their prospects in the tournament. Hung's forehand which ordinarily
It is understood that the Am-measures, is his weakest point proved to be Mis has always kept
very reliable and scored several bilance Cup. Sweep Race will wonderfully A On the occasions when he has been given a chance At the time when people in front outright winners. Fincher on the be run at Fanling on Saturday, he has played well enough to sug- of the directors' stand were turn-other hand played his usual steady | April 4. gest that he should never be outing round and asking why they did not sign on new men," trunk calls were being pit in to Hud- dersfield concerning the possibili- y of the transfer to Tottenham of Alfred Young.
of the team.
When it was found necessary to secure Bambrick, just over a year. that go, the chie? renson was Mills was knocking himself to pieces in his endeavours to get goals for His site, At centre- forward now, especially with Bam- brick orie side of him, he would have better support than then. really Bambrick should make Ane inside-forward,
ARSENAL ARE SORRY FOR ASTON VILLA
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Arsenal Le Aston Villa. So do 1. Arsenal are sorry to, observe their slump. Again we are as one. Ishould not be surprised to hear that Aston Villallhave first refusal of any player. Arsenal have for transfer.
There may be one or two. any offer made for James Durine, the viven centre-forward, would be careful consideration,
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Both clubs are *nterestel 101 Ecattle. the St. Johnstone-which
Scotland-centre-for- 1
club is, in
ward. So are Everton.
game, and continually harassed the pair on the other side of the with neat placements and net good recovery strokes.
Fincher and Hung showed the weakness of the Goldman-Pearce combination when they concen- trated on the latter, who was ob-
In this case, as in other in-viously out of form. Apart from a stances which have reference to fast first service he was deplorably weak both off the ground and in volleying.
centre-half-backs, the 'Spurs have flown a bit too high. The Hud- dersfield reply was, "Not at any price."
has
LONDON CLUB'S PROTEST The Football League fixtures reshuffle-which
Inconveni- enced everybody, made muddle for most, of the remainder of the sea- son
and accomplished nothing eise has raised, in another con- nection, a storm of protest in which two London clubs are con- cerned.
Plymouth Argyle's home.fxture with Sheffield United was due to be played last Saturday, but was postponed because Sheffield United were engaged-in the F. A. Cup, So far. Bo, good.
By rule, the Sheffield United v.
Arsenal are looking for a goal-Tottenham Gup-tle, having reach-
keeper. Hoidcroft. of Preston North End, is said to be the next one for England.
WEST HAM STRENGTH IN DEFENCE Aston Villa did not let West Ham have Beeson, their full-back partly because they thought they might need him and partly be- cause of a little personal hitch.
Despite the fact the Fincher and Hunk were not extended, they gave sufficient indication of their form to make them a safe subject for à wager to enter the finals.
Tsul Wai Pui and Tsui Yan Pul, the Rumjann conquerors of cousins are going to find them a difficult obstacle to overcome in their championship aspirations.
H. K. FOOTBALL
CLUB
A Bumper Day Arranged
Everything 13. set for a
bumper
ed a definite decision at the first meeting, the postponed League game should have been played during the week. Sheffield United day to-morrow in the anals, of were excused from playing owing the Hong Kong. Football Club 10 "exceptional circumstances when it Goden Jubilee is being that presumably Interpreted to mean celebrated. It is expected the League authorities action in there will be a large crowd pre- changing the Saturday fixture list. sent in the afternoon to see the Exhibition games which commence at 3 p.m.
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THE LUCKY NUMBERS
The lucky numbers drawn to- gether with their ponies are a follows;~~
Numbers.
29674
Ponies. Glenshee
33077
14761
45433
High West No Fear
Punch
20427
25011
Soldier of Italy Spizaway
29983
34800
That's That
The Minx
Ten numbers for the Consolation Prizes were also drawn, sach to receive $50.00. The ten numbers are: 15104, 32970, 30563, 13340; 26462, 24913, 30047, 31385, 11377, and 25179.
MID-WEEK SOCCER
commercial flying-boat was stop- Then the ped in the building. United States entered the fleid
new "commercial producing two types of superior performance, Italy, too, But on the military side. built extensively, and carried out highly spectacular undertakings.
To-day a new and tremendously important phase is entered. At Rochester twenty-nine big com- mercial fiying-boats are well un der way in construction, one of them a compoelte craft to enable e long-range high-speed seaplane to be launched from the back of a big flying-boat in flight, carrying a load with which it could not un- der its own power take off, a zota- ble experiment capable of changes and variations.
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CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
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NOTE-gures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.
Across
1.-A small drink (10). 8.-A. group of players (4). 10. Presumptuous (?). 13-To take in. (5). 14-Servitude (4).
15.-To search around (6).
H 17.-Whirlpool; (4).
18.-Ideally perfect (7). 21-Immense (4).
23-A proverb (6).
24.-A aky mineral (4). 26. Equally (5). 27-Hawaiian gulta (7). 30.-A kind of quartz (4). 31-Displeasure (10).
.. Down 1-Duty (8)..." 2.--This word
for absence at ceremony is mostly suitable.
"or mainly (11)
AL" (anagram)
3-Except (3).... 4-Historical period (3). 5--Loosen (4). 7--Primatia set (11). 8-Twilight (4).
Bright (6). ·
OXFORD FAVOURED FOR BOAT RACE
Great Fight Expected
Frayed Tempers Mar and at Southampton, Vickers Sup- Oxford has a
Good Game
China Athletic defeated
the British
not be a walk over. The starts at 11.45 a.m; GMT.----`
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11-Stimulate (0)
· 12-A' polo` for punts (7). -18—A shallow trough 18). 19-A son of Adam (4), 20-Habitual drug-saker (8) 23,An-American Italian (4). 25-Apike (4).
28 Triba Indian (3), 29-Is French (3).
YESTERDAY SOLUTION The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle. «
Across
1. Strange: 5. Asp-halt; 9. &- band-on: 12, A-lime-nt; 15. Nemo; 16. Worst: 17. Ergo 18. Myth: 19, C-hunk 20.Iman; 21. Nous; 24. An-nt; 26. Stum: 28, Earning: 29. Earnest; 30. Shape'y; 31. Compost.
Down
2. Tube: 3 Arno: 4. G-low; . Silt: 7. Home; 8, Ling: 9, Anemone; 10, Amateur: 11. Nothing: - 12- Asinine; 13. Eremits; 14, Torment; "22, Oath; 23, Snip; 24. Ani; · 25,
Taro; 26. Shap 27. Uses.
LIMITATION
ARMAMENTS
Definite Proposals By Germany
Shorts, of Rochester, are also building a large number of RAF.
London, Apr. 2. fiying-boats. And at Cowes, Saun-
In the boat race DD Saturday, ders Roe; at Brough, Blackburns:
great chance ermarine are working to full capa-breaking Cambridge's. twelve years! city on flying-boat production. victories. They have improved so
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia:] FROM OBSCURITY
rapid y since their arrival at Put-
Berlin, Apr 1 Definite proposals for a limita- In less than two years flying-ney that Cambridge now are only bosts, so far as the British Ein- narrow favourites.
Sceptics admit that the race w11 ton of armaments are put for
race ward in the second part of the
the Memorandum which states. Joseph's Collega yesterday at Caro-pire is concerned, will have emer- line H by three goals to one. Inged from comparative obscurity to E first division soccer league en-high importance both in numbers
that the German Government has no bellef in attempting to bring universal settlement as counter. The game was scrappy and in duties, In their construc-deuter's Bulletin Service. but the winners were full va ue for tion and operation
despite building up to 100 tons, or more, about a their victory. Tang Kwong Sum have displayed genius:
Laase are doomed. to fallure from ane outset, and Wong Wing Ho netted for artificially restricted opportunity. and could indeed do this now. the Athletic in the first ha'1. A parallel is the German flair for
Mentioning the results achieved Ouriously enough, "Ger- The new Leet for: Imperial, "Air- airships.
German Government ment. has fallen back in this field and passenger services, to begin is of the opinion that future arma- ger and Present Soccer. payers Wing Hon obtained a further goal attempts in flying-boat develop-ated and multiplied Empire mall dents, the Rugby bail between Present Rug-plied for the Saints, wille Wong many, although making many bold ways are chiefly, for the acceleria, the lum.tation daaval a
to put the issue beyond doubt.
of aeronautics.
next year Twq of them, however, ment, Conferences should each on March 16. It can only be as a
The Athletle were superior al Mz. G. Potts, the President of
Size, performance, and efficiency are special long-range craft," and have caly, one clearly defined ob- safeguard in the cicsing fight for
rapidly will be used experimentally on the tective and considers that at pre- the Club this year and one of the
of the flying-boat- have promotion. Since the middle of
the Chinese playing disjointed improved, and the conception of Atlantic, first of all by way of the sent the most important task is well placed for promotion. This original members of the Club when round,, the Sainta in contrast
to bring the aerial warfare into Azores and Bermuda, December, Conway, Chalkley and
queer proceeding made the other it was founded in 1886, has pre-
a normal human atmosphere t Walker, the recognised Arst team
No longer is the flying-boat con- defence, have lost only ten goals clubs in the running for promotion sented a Cup which will be com- Leonard ad hard and his goal its operation has changed.
peted" for annualy in future. The was the result of his own initia-
sidered as the class whose unique
protection afforded to non-com- sit up and take notice.
batants or wounded by the Geneva in 14 league games!
teams in this match number four-tive.
claim is ability to alight on and taen a side and, both fourteens arc
take off from open sea It is, in
convention: The German Govern- very keen to be the first "holders.
deed, subject to the disability that
ment therefore proposes that the of the Cup This game should be
it cannot freely operate on very
immediate practical task of these most amusing both for spectators
rough water, With increasing size,
conferences should be and players
THE DINNER
There have been further over-, tires at Villa Park and elsewhere. It is understood that renewed et forts are to be made to get a new
back until the time-limit expires
YOUNG MEN AT MILLWALL Whatever changes Millwall make
That seems hardly right for all rearranged mid-week Axtures have been played according to schedule, and some of the promotion-seek-
ing clubs have not gained much
profit thereby.
Sheffield United are not only making a bid for the Cup but are
Both the Soccer and-Rugger Old Crocks are out to show the player
the Soccer match witi a of to-day how it used to be done. For
Strong protests have been made nothing seems to go right. Everyo the management committee of thing that is possible to give play the Football League by at least er a chance has been done-28 three clubs-Manchester United, have been called on for the first Tottenham and West Ham.
RANGERS AND PROMOTION For the Diner to 6 hěld, in team since the season was begun. On paper, the reserve team
Can Queen's Park Rangers over the Roof Garden of the Hong Delded by Millwall often looks as
haul the leaders of the Southern Kong Hotel on Saturday night good as the first team, which com-
secure promotion? over 130. tickets have, been so'd. pels the thought that Millwall Section and have a number of players who are February was a bad month for Members are reminded that the them. I began with their worst Dinner wil commence promptly at good, but not quite good enough to touch the high spots. Most of defeat of the season at Coventry, 7.45 and that admission is by tac- ed from L. G. Robertson, Hong" the players have occupied two di- but ended on a brighter note with wet caly and these can be obtain-
victory at Bournemouth. ferent positions-some three-with- out any discoveries being made.
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Bad sportsmenship unfortun- ately crept into the game which ruined any good football Spec tators, threatened to run on to the field, but fortunately this did not occur, and the final whistle it is true, it becomes teas handl- saw the termination of an ex-capped in this respect; and it is, of course, in much better case than ceedingly unsporting fixture..
that of a land aeroplane forced to descend at sea de
LAWSON LITTLE TO TURN PRO
Augusta, Georgin, Apr. 1.. Lawson Tittie, world-famous American goiler has announced
ance..
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EMPIRE ROUTES Above all, from the British point
- LONG-RANGE CRAFT
to
(3) the prohibition of, a
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The seaplane aunched from the Mayo Composite is designed to fly across the North Atlantic against a strong head wind, and it may become a mall carrier The take-off will be with the four engines of the lower component,
(1) the prohibition of gas, poison and the four engines of the upper
and incendiary bombs. prohibition
drop (2) 'the component all working. The con- tr.vance soives a special take-off problem. But it is not necessary. to regard the carrier aying-boat bombs of any kind whatever on an open town or vlage outsta mere, launcher: it may be But the flying-boat scores by its as a
the range or ordinary artillery of Independence of costly aerodromes, used as a long-range troop sar-
boni- and, on the cornmercial side, by rier, or as a reconnaissance ma-the fighting fronts. being under no need of high-alti-chine, whist, the seaplane releas-
towns more than 20. xllometer tude. mountain-crossing performed from the top of it returns to bardment with long range guns ci
its base,
This bold experiment, moreover, from the battle see.
(4) the abolition and prohibition of tanks of the The earnestness of their inten-Kong Bank up to to-day (Friday)
offers the advantage of launching a whole formation of long-range of construction sudden only. As necessary arrangement tions was revealed in
(5) the abolition and prohibition decision for a little break during have to be made it is regretted
having performed that the week at Felixstowe. Now with that last minute applications car-
The German Government: de Cabaret is being produced at the April 2 and le joining Bobby Empire air-routes Independent of boats
clares Itself willing to participate rance which follows the dinner Jones in a golf promotion venture calling at foreign stations, or of special duty being free for other of artillery of the heaviest calbre.
It has gone beyond the coast- "-MONET WELL SPENT all, over the and the reservations, show that involving an education programme crossing national frontlers.
hugging phase, and has become. As to flying-boats generally, the in any such settlement, so far it United States.
Important in longrange Naval re-economies are so great that special 19 valld international y
ates arming the belief that there will be a record attendance to be carried out
The programme will include
connaissance. Usually nying to attention must be called to them.. exhibitions
a class on which the even the first step on the road to and demonstrations
and from harbours, flying-boats They are for the general promotion of golf, will often be able to use open wa- Empire's money ought to be put ausarmament would be of enor It is understood Lawson Little 14 ter, and will, in any case, be able for outlay will be yell "repaid. mon importance for the recovery of international conndence and signing contracts involving the to range over vast ocean areas: One ta forcibly reminded of this
prosperity, the repairs payment to him in the first year Clearly, a greatly extended sphere by the fret that during the com- trade
to Government states that it is ready of at least U.S. $10,000, apart from of activity will be found for it on ing dhanciaj year.
Afteen capital ships of the Navy after conclusion of the political what he earns in open compet- the Naval side...
Some in-
treaties to enter into the exchange tions.
Possibly, some flying-boats may will cost £2,689.963. In consequence of this decision be added to the Fleet Air Arm, but teresting reflections are suggested or opinion on economic problems
The new Empire firing-boats with the other nations concernc
in a spirit of the proposals made Little will not be eligible to de- à conception that sea training is fend his English and American a better apprenticeship to the fyw be at least equal of any in the
Another year may make a dif- ference for Millwall, as the per- formatices of their reserve team Ballantyne and Overstone, their not be entertained. An excellent that he is turning profession as of view, it will make the great heavily-loaded craft the carrier heaviest type: indicate, have some very promising | Scottish left wing, playing agam,
young men pn the staff. Daniels hopes have been rekindled.
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and Wilson are two fine inside-
It is significant that during Ba- forwards, Murray, a heavily-built centre-hair or full-back, has made lantyne's absence Cheetham's scor- big progress this season, and Duding was seriously curtailed to seven: ley, an amateur international last goals in, eleven games Back season, has recently gained a place again to the formation that was in the first team which he is likely responsible for their rapid., ade vance, the Rangers must be re- to retain,
garded as serious rivals for pro motion, It is necessary, they draw a falz- Fulham's Cup success has sudare to continue to
their denly focussed attention; on, the share of patronage from club and its affairs. The public western area. are discovering how many clever footballers they possess. They do not know half the story yet,
FULHAM SECRETS
The display of Higgins, who came from Tamworth a little while. ago, at outside-right on Wednes-. day was a sample of the class, of young man now in the Fulham re serve side,, from, which, inciden- tally, both Smith and Worsley ap peared this season
AMERICAN BASEBALL HEAD INJURED
Work
German
HOME FOOTBALL Great Effort By The Villa
London, Apr. 1; Aston Villa, threatened with re legation, made a bold effort to es cape this ignominy to-day when they visited West Bromwich Albion and beat the Throstles by, three clear goals,
Arsena, though playing at High amateur titles, but he intends to ing-boat. than Air Force training world. Ther, will have a cruising aud to do all in its power to im compete in the United States open or than experience won on long speed of more than 150 miles per prove, the economic situata in
Fransocean News Service championship, and so hopes to commercial routes, is erroneous. It hour. They embody several "Im- take part in the British "open" has indeed been proved beyond portant new technical improve-Europe and the world
question that in this department ments, one of them a wing tra
bury could do no better than draw with Bolton WRAN
Other results as cabled by heu- ter follow:
First Division
Columbus, Ga., Apr. 1 Branch Rickey vice-President.
1 Bolton... and General Manager of the St. Arsenat Louis Cardinals baseball club is W. Bromwich 9 Aston Villa
Second Division seriously, but not critically injured
Viylan Woodward the forward as a result of being involved in Bradford G 3 Newcaste racently. Agned from Folkestone, collision when his car and a lorry Fulham 2-3fchester U. is playing so well that he deserves crashed on a in-soaked high- Third Division, (South)
a place in the League team, either way
at centre-forward pron the wing. He was taken to hospital with
Scottish League
Bristol C.2 Watford,
Maurice Edelstore amateur severely lacerated head and free; Hearts Kilmarnock who was chosen for to-day's Reuter,
Third Lanark 4 Partick
Reuter
COUNTY RUGGER
ing edge flap which varies the (Earlier cable appears on Paro 4) camber without interfering with
the smooth Low of az Recent score amounted to two successful American lying bouts will have out-and-home journeys and three nothing overlours, not even in the abortive starta There was matter of speed in any compard complete change of engines in da son on equal terms
casess
of aviation the sallor's special training is of little account, and in support of this there is the testimony of sailors themselves.
The ying-boat does not like the land aeroplane, appear to have London, Apr. 1.
a strict size-limitation, slready In a rugby union match played reached, The new Empire flying- It has not been such smooth to-day Watshire and Dorsetshire boats will weigh 174 tons, but the sating with the new American best Hampshire by nine points to designers, supported by all the boats án first reports anggested. other leading aying-boat design On the Ban Francisco-Manila ex ers, are certain of the possibility, of perimental runs the three months Reuter
in
But good success to the deter mined American dying boat effort It will succeed; and, happily there is no occasion: for compari sons disparaging to the British
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