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Behind The Scenes With
The Football Heads
BY WATCHMAN"
London, May 2.
The Cup Final of 1936, between Arsenal and Sheffield United, turned out to be a game that is not kely to remain clear and distinct in many football memories except for the air armada.
The result was what most people expected. There were not a great many thrills. There were no "Wembley" tragedies."
Further, there were no disputed decisions and Mr. Nattrass had quite a pleasant afternoon in his job as referee.
THE FIXTURES
The Cup Final, in fact, did not strike me as being the chlet event of the week-end.
The host of club officials present in London spoke more of the eve of the final meeting of the League clubs than they did of the meestig between Arsenal and Shetheld United.
Nothing of positive nature came from the club's melting, but one result was to clear up the position regarding the clubs, the fixtures and the pools,
The clubs. while they cannot be described as "against the pools. are not "with" the pools in the matter of being willing to accept financial assistance from the pools, Money received for the use of fix- tures can really he described only In that way
That, I consider. Is the only logical stand the clubs can take. despite the fact that a possible £50.000 a year from the use of the fxtures a great temptation.
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
One of the topics keenly dis- and during in London cussed this
the possibility o week in changes in the personnel of the League Management Committee.
The Committee as a whole. re- tain the confidence of the clubs. This was shown when the matter of players insurance was left in the hands of the Committee. "There is, nevertheless, a feeling that a change or two might pro-
tably be made.
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VILLA IN LA MESS
I find on all hands the expec- tation that Aston Villa due for
appoint relegation. "will manager.
now
This matter of course, was first mentioned in "Thomson's Weekly News" several weeks ago, so there for me to say very is no need much more on the subject.
I may add that the general feel- ing' In football circles is that the Villa will have no casy matter, no matter how good a manager they may take
regaining their former glory.
en, in
severe
The facts as I know them are that the spanding of something ke £40,000 this season on new players has imposed a strain on the club's credit and that the Villa's new pleyers were secured for the immediate purpose saving a desperate situation and regard to future re- with little quirements.
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ANOTHER CHANGE »
which Managerial matters more than mere rumour are being mentioned.
From reliable.source I hear of a chang coming at a club in the Midlands.
In this case the manager con- cerned has had a free band for more than a season, but success. has hardly resulted. It's a hard life.
SCARCITY OF PLAYERS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1936
SWIMMING
Chinese Olympic Possibilities
(BY THE EEL").
Those of us who are "watery- minded" have by now turned our minds from the fields of cricket and soccer and have answered the call of the sés
The monotonous regularity of wet week-ends having to'd us that summer is here, seems to mock the fulty of entering the "briny" in order to become wet and cool.
Many of our swimming "stars" have been in training all through the winter if one can call a re- gular dip training.
In this respect the Chinese swimmers. preparing for the pos- sible trip to Berlin: have been regu ar "dippers." Only the other night Miss Yeung Sau-king and China Charlie Char. broke the National records. for
100 the metres in their try-outs." Miss Yeung Sau-king clocked 80 1/5 seconds for the distance. Charlie Chan doing it in 65 seconds.
Though one cannot consider the times good enough for the World Olympic.
nevertheless they are very good mes and might pos- sibly be the turning point in justification of the decis on of the Chinese Swimming Federation to send a team to Europe. This de- has not yet cision, at present, been reached.
GOOD OVER DISTANCES
Miss Yeung Sau-king, though outstanding in the short distances a nevertheless, a recognised bet- than ter long distance swimmer
400 Her time over the short.
last Far Eastern metres at the Olymples did not fall far short of the world's best times,
Kwok Chun-hang. the Chinese breast-stroke champ.on, who did so well in Australia, is the remain- I think My talks with football chiefs Ing Olymple contender. show me one thing very
clearly. that his chances of going are Clubs with anything like large-distinctly rosy as his are the better size requirements in the way or
dimes relatively, to those of the others. Four members are due to retire new players for next season are at the forthcoming annual meet-facing a difficult job. The scarcity ing. They are Messrs Sutcliffe. of good players who are available Brook Hirst." Marton Cadman and for transfer was never more mark- Rinder, There are, however, Ave ed than just now. vacancies owing to the death of Mr. John McKenna.
THE SPURS PROPOSAL
1 learn that nothing may come There are likely to be at least Ave new candidates in the field. of the Spurs' proposal that the Messrs. Edwards (Arsenal), Taylor season should start a week sooner (Preston North End), Smith (Man- and that the first Saturday In clear for the Cup chester City).
(Man- May be left Hardman chester United) and Masser (Leeds Final. It is not unlikely that the United). are being mentioned, proposal will be dropped before the.
annual mceling of the League on Liveliness is anticipated
June 8.
BASEBALL
Potentialities Of
·Volunteers' Team
It is hardly considered necessary the Sheffield Wednesday's proposal re the reading of registration forms and contracta, &c.. to players should be made a rule.
The clubs, however, are agreed that something should be done, as proposed by Sheffield Wedat day, 10 Secure still more tickets for the two clubs in the Cup Final. That, Last Sunday's rane
course, is a matter for adjust certainly a splendid curtain
men by the League, the Football and the Wembley Association raiser for the local baseball
authorities. It was replete with season. thrills and great credit is due
Was
to both sides for the splendid show they put up.
For the 'nrst game-and I under- stand from good sources the even- tual winners had not had any practise before the game-the standard was high. It will be safe
to wager, even at this early stage, that the championship pennant will lie between these two nines and the Americans, who have not yet taken to the diamond.
Advance reports regarding the latter side,. If they are to he believed, say that the Yankees are even stronger than last year when they won the championship.
(the
Interport
ת.
1.
Prospects at the VR.C, are con- siderably brighter this year. Law- rence, so
was tald recently covered the 100 yards in 58 secs.. and this without training.
There are not many records left
Hong Kong for Lawrence 10 break. he broke what them all last year, yet few there are stand more than a good chance of going this year. following in the wake of this the remarkable swimmer as did others.
V.R.C. HOPES
H. L. Ozor.o and L. Oliveira", who if their University studies permit. should rise to greater heights this year: They showed definite pro mise last year in the V.R.C. com- petitions. It is rumoured that
Norman Lee, at present swimming for South China. is likely to join This the ranks of the V.R.C. youngster. though still a school-
bay, was chosen to represent Hong Kong in the National Games last year in Shanghai and has recently covered 100 metres in 67 seconds. Then there remains the well- soccer player) known Lionei Roza Pereira, whose among the men that turned out."kick" has been the emulation of
all
swimmers, nearly aspiring Costa. St. Joseph's full back was
though he has been ousted from also present and from what little
his holdings of the 440 and 880 I saw of the play, both sides in the opening innings looked as if yards by the versaille Lawrence, they were evenly matched. Bowen he is a great poteri al danger to
the stability of any title. who was an understudy to Al Heub- ner in the American side years ago, was pitching for the "scldiers” and I rather think that it will be on
O the other cubs no indica- tions have been given as to their
talities of their, ind.viduals./
his shoulders that the responsibility respective strengths or the paten- of blanking out their opponents will rest, D. Leonard can under- study and with other talent avall- able, the Volunteer side are likely to cause some major upsets before the season is over,
The Volunteers after two credible displays appeared at first as if they would be a "one man side," this dubious honour resting on the shoulders of David Leonard, well- known in local baseball circles. the formation of the league, which was attended by members of all However later showings of the Volunteers have more than dispell-sides participating, the Pulching
At the meeting held to discuss
An item of interest, is the news that the Philippine Olympic swim- mers will be passing through the Colony on the afternoon of June 1. The other members of the team, the track and field, basket- ball and boxing stars will also give exhibitions on the same day.
ed this early suggestion, and I now Academy representative intimated ability, but several of the side play-
understand that Mr. E. Porter, sporisor and manager of this team, has a difficult job ahead of him
that his side would only be able ed in past seasons for South Chins, to travel to Hong Kong, at the This in itself should be criterion very most, on five occasions. This enough to warrant lively expecta-
to know just exactly who to leave Will mean that assuming "double- out of the nine! "Leonard without headers" are the order of the day,
the academy will be able to play only ten games of the fourteen on
tions,
Competition has always been a doubt, of course, will be the mainstay of the team. He has
keen in the local league, the men schedule.
Just competing for the honour of played for, the Americans and was
There was some talk that annishing up at the top end of the in the side that caused a furore in the local league when Al Heubner, ground might be available in Kow- table. No trophy has been donated pitcher of the Yanks, blanked out loon for use by the association, in in past years and I suggest that the South China side for a measly which case of course the Pulching as an added stimulant, a shield be The increased keenness total. A great loss was sustained men could make a baseball picnic given. when Heubner changed his head- of it each week-end in Hong Kong can only have one result a better However standard of play. One of the localTM quarters to Shanghai, for no sooner and play three games!
did he depart, than the team fell it is by no means, settled as yet hongs out for sound publicity, to pieces and 8. China had no dim-whether this ground will be avail- should seize the opportunity afford- or not. As regards the ed by this means as the shield: culty in retaining the league. On able Bunday last the Volunteers engaged strength of the Academy side, I could bear the the Canadians and I saw Beltrao have had no word na to their exact donors.
name of the
S
TENNIS LEAGUES PROMOTION OF
IN FULL SWING
PONIES
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Season Begins On
Monday
A GOOD GAME IN THE MIXED DOUBLES
The Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Leagues will commence its season on Monday, May 25 with two the Mixed Doubles matches In Division. The two KC.C's teams will be pitted against the C.R.C. and USR.C. respectively and a good game should be seen when their "A" string meets the U.S.R.C. at home.
On Tuesday the "A" Division games will be in full force when no less than Ave matches are on the card. The teams for this day's games are very well matched and the K.C.C., Club de' Recreio, US.R.C. and C.R.C. (1) should win.
The following are the fixtures for next week
·MIXED DOUBLES DIVISION
New List Issued By Jockey Club
Alterations and additions to the classification lists dated March, 17 are announced by the Jockey Club. They are
AUSTRALIAN PONIES:
Honey
to B ClasS to B Class Perfect Day
CHINA PONIES:
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to C Class
to D Clasa
to D Class
Ythan
Tyne Wadebridge Young Chap to D Class
Gold Eagle
to E Class Laughing Buddha to E Class Limelight
to E Claas to E Class Potlatch
to E Class:
R. T. P.
May 25
H.K.C.C. C.S.C.C.
Y.
C.R.C. (1) H.K.UTC.
C.R.C. K.C.C. (17.
V
KL.C.C. (2) U.S.R.C.
"C" DIVISION May 28
"""A" DIVISION
KITO.
...
May 28
K.C.O.
V. 5.0.A.A.
K.C.C. (1) Y. K.TO.C.A. HKUT.C...
L.R.C. 8.C.A.A. C. de R.
V.
C.C.C.
C. de R. U.S.R.C.
V..
C.R.C. (1)
Y.
Y.
H.K.C.C. LR.C.
C.R.C C.S.C.C.
V.
y.
A.T.C. K.C.C. (2)
C.R.C. (2)
"D" DIVISION
"B" DIVISION
May 29
May 27
C.R.C. (2) C.C.C.
*
K.C.C.
P.R.C.L K.I.T.C.
T.
LR.C.
C. de R.
V.
C.B.A.
0.0.0. C.B.A.
V
V. L.R.C. A.T.C.
Y K,C.C.
S.C.A.A.
PREPARING FOR U.S. RASEBALL
OLYMPIAD
Village With Many Houses
B
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Pirates Beaten By The Field
New York, May 18. The Pirates with twelve hits were kept down to two runs by the Giants, who scored four runs in- cluding two homers on seven hits. the American Two games League had to be postponed owing to rain,
The following were the results:-.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Boston
Cincinnati..........
R. H. E
7 10
1
12
8
0
9 11 3
8 13
*
... 3 12
2
Campbell hit a home run.
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
"Hong Kong Daily Press' Special;
Berlin, May 18. The Olympic village is under construction near Berlin with its 144 houses in which the world's athletes competing in the 11th Olympiad are to be quartered, and is nearing its completion. counts among its amenities recep- Con buildings with executive, postal and customs offices, & news agency, a large community hall, an enormous restaurant buliding" with 43 separate kitchens and as many dining rooms, large gymnasium, swimming pool etc.. it being originally designed to hold 1,250 additional competitors with the increase of interest abroad after the success of Garmisch-
"Sauna,” Partenkirchen, The straw-decked wooden house at- tracts, special attention, "having been especially bullt för the Finns, to give them the opportunity to bathe as they are accustomed to at home. The house contains a large boiler fitted with rocks from the sea which is heated and from time to time sprinkled with water. The heated air thus generated reaches a maximum temperature of 100. The Flans stay in this heated humid atmosphere for some considerable time and then bathe La the waters of an artificial lake | Cleveland were postponed on, ac-
in front of the house of but 60, They attribute their auccess in sport to this manner of bathing. As a measure of protection against a possible mosquito plague in sum- mer the authorities have brought
a
Vaughan hit a home run.
New York
4 "7 0 Melvin Ott and Leslie homered,
St. Louis............ 11 14
Mize hit two homers. Philadelphia
Whitney hit a home run.
1
6 11 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1
Chicago
0
0
Lefty Grove pitched.
Washington
1
Detroit
7 11
D
Boston
The gumes between Philadelphia and St. Louis, and New York and
count of rain. Reuter
reasonable precaution has been
1,000 insect eating birds, placed taken to keep the mosquitos at ash in the lakes and settled gral-bay.
les there as well. so that every Tranence News Service.
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