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PLAY AND PLAYERS.

HOCKEY'S POPULARITY: "RULE, CHANGES.

By "Wanderer,"

The growing popularity of, and increasing intorest in hockey in the Colony is merely a reflection of a steady, and healthy world-wide growth. It is not so many years since, a player carrying a stick under his arm through the stroots excited considerable comment, if not a little ridicule. Then hockey was little known, but to lay the stick is almost as common as ob- ject as a cricket bat.

In England especially is the game developing. More players are flocking to the field each sum- mer and schools are gradually in

into their troducing the game sports curriculum. The latest to de BG are Chichester College and Senford College.

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apparently revived it again. All Blacks have been meeting in Inter-provincial matches and talk. ing of their experiences. So there is a further crop of rumours to band.

Personally, I do believe that nelther Cooke nor Nicholls would give five minutes' serious con rule, which any novice must undersidoration to any offer likely to stand. Otherwise, the remaining slight additions or deletions do not call for any particular comment.

CARTLIDGE'S CHALLENGE

James Cartlidge, lightweight champion of the Colony, created something of a furore in local box: ing circles when he signified his willingness to battle with "any- thing on two legs" from feather to heavy-weight and if the same Jim Cartlidgo" carries his challenge to its fullest effect, a busy time in the near future is indicated. The latest person who feels the urge to attempt to reduce Jim to a state of cold, fashionable debris is Iron Bux, a local boxer, who some time ago was one of the finest scrappers in the Orient,'.

be made to them. As for Nepla, I shall belleve that he has accepted Hull's offer when he plays his frat game for them. The "special correspondent" states in one paper that Napia now does not consider the offer high enough. Docs this not sound very like the old joke of seeing who could get the highest, offer?

The Chronicle tells us that, in a London secondary number of schools chess is taught to the boys systematically: not as part of the a recreation. curriculum, but as It seems a severe form of recren- tion for youngsters in their teens: but the news will cheer up the body of cheas-players. who have dropped since they found them- selves described by Miss Rebecca West as persons of low spiritual value.*

The only fly in the ointment at present, appears to be that sines Cartlidge issued the challenge ori ginally, nothing more has beenriatlonal forward. heard of him. Morris and Ewen accepted his challenge on October

When examined hockey proves to be the most amateur game of its kind in the world; it is free of any

vicious A letter from Iron" Bux will be unhealthy atmosphere or associations; the "friendly" is en found elsewhere, the previous forced by H.A. rule and on em-challengers being Stoker Morris bargo placed on sill forms of.com and A. B. Ewen, both of H.M.S.

It is understood that the Foot- petition. In brief, a game to play Hermes,

Bux is willing to put up a side-ball Association and the League for the game's sake has an un- doubted charm and attraction for stake If necessary and possibly a have been considering the desira- a large body of sportsmen in the bout under these conditions would bility of altering their rules so as club to another club country. And is something to prove more of a drawing card than to forbid the payment of any sum say that its health and popularity the mere fighting for a purse put from one have been fostered entirely with-up by the. Boxing Association. contingent upon the scoring of out the aid of any artificial aimu-Bux nowadays is rather past his goals by a player who has been the Bluntly put lant for forty years, and that its prime, but has been training dili- subject of transfer. present widespread vogue is due gently and would be certain to put the authorities are contemplating to the desire of many young sparty up a good display If the bout could the drafting of a rule to prevent the repetition of such an agreement men to play a game which satisfies be arranged.

as that recently arrived at between their ambition, and is productive of

the Arsenal and Sunderland over legitimate, and healthful exercise.

The International Hockey Board

the transfer of a famous inter- has made a few minor alterations in the rules of the game, the thief of which is the addition that, for wilful "sticks" in the circle, a7th, but we panalty bully is within the discre tion of the umpire. For six years this has been agitating the minds of the lawyers, and in deciding to. make the revision they have cer-

ALL BACKS JOKING? tainly followed the popular course. It has to be remembered that the The English papers have been

The following will represent the rules are for all types of matches, indulging in various stories

1. R. C, 2nd XI in their League from the highest grade down to cerning the All Blacks, various the lowest. It is mainly the latter members of which are stated to be match against the K. C. C. 2nd where such a thing as wilful negotiating to play Northern Union XI on Saturday at Sookunpoo "sticks" are given to avoid the football. First of all Nepla, the commencing at 2 p.m. J, Akhar, scoring of a goal. It has been famous full-back had signed or was. Cassumbboy, I. Hassan, A. S. known when the goalkeeper is en-about to sign for Hull, and now Ismail, S. A. R. Ismail (Capt.), M. tirely beaten, and perhaps lying the prospect of such a reinforce-P. Madar, Y.A. Wahab, S. A. Rum- on the ground, for one of the ment has had the effect of forcing jam, R. Nazarin, A:S. Suffiad and Lo give deliberate other League clubs to appeal to D. A. Razack. Scorer, A. O. Madar. "sticks" by raising his stick high other store of the famous New. in the air and hitting the ball hwayZealand team. from the zone of the goal he.

defenders

understand. that Cartlidge haé.not approached: the H.K.B.A. in regard to the staging of any bout.

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The interesting information has One other addition is to Rule boen given in various forms," yet 10. By introducing the two words never or rarely is consideration

Kowloon's supporters will be interested to hear that Kowloon's match with South China has now been restored to the fixture list. The match will be played at Soo- kunpoo "A" ground on Saturday, the kick-off being at 4.30. p.m.

The Sui An has, we understand,;

reduced her rates for carrying second and third class passengers from Macao. The charge is now

"or defenders" after the word given to the fact that they refused 60 conts and 30 cents.. "defender is now crystal clear all offers, whilst touring England. A New Zealander advances a that, if after the ball "has been struck for goal by an attacker with-theory concerning the persistent in the circle, even if the ball rumours. Ho says in part: should touch the person or sticks

The Observatory reports that

the anti-cyclono has passed into I travelled a good deal with the the Pacific to the east of Japan, another will probably of two or three other defenders in All Blacks, during their tour and land

them well. They devolopo over North China. The transit, it is a goal. The fact that got to know previously the rule, as it stood, re- were occasionally rather fatigued typhoon continues on a W.N.W. ferred to one defender only caused by constant travelling and the in-track and is situated in Lat. 15, the experts to be sharply divided evitable strain on a touring team. Long. 130.

eagerly In opinion that the wording of the little amusement was rule was singular, and not plural, relished by them Ono source of hence in striking a secend defender it was the angling of League clubs after being struck for goal by an for their services, and a game was áttacker within the circle it could started to see who could got the not be a goal. I confess 1 con-highest offer. I "believe" Nepin sidered that in such circumstances was the winner of the competition It was not a goal. The addition during its English stages.

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