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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934.

NEW METHODS FOR INTERPORT TRIALS NECESSARY

DILLY WALKER.

Astonishing Billiards Break

SHANGHAI MAN

SCORES 399

Following his remarkable per Cormance at snooker recently, when he went through the colours after taking the green, brown and blue previously. W. A. Ponnell of 3hanghai, piled up 209 in a bil- 'larda break, at the French Club'on the evening of December 30, break- Ing down on an easy shot when within six points of the world's amateur record of 405 made by Len in London last Novembor.

Forty-four minutes wern occu- pied in making the break, the first made 78 points of which were

"BILLY" WALKER without playing from balk,

AS MANAGER

Chosen by Sheffield Wednesday

London, Dec. 29. For many weeks the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. have been acaking a manager to take the place of Mr. Robert Brown who resigned owing to

ill-health,

and yesterday it was announced that the post had been accepted by Billy Walker, the well- known England and Aston Villa forward.

Pennell was unlucky to lose the white at 337, and then, when he was only six points off the record. he broke down on one of the easiest- shots of the evening.

Pennell's figures easily break the Shanghai record, also held by him.

¡S O S FROM SWANSEA

Soccer Club in a Grave Position

London. Dec. 9. Swansea Town Association F. C. is in so grave a position that the teretary, Mr. S. B. Willams, ex- pressed a doubt yesterday as to whether

the present pro- gramme could be carried through to the end of the season without the necessary support.

even

PROBABLES SHOULD PLAY POSSIBLES

NEED FOR SELECTING PROBABLE TEAM NOT

MERELY THE POSSIBLE PLAYERS.

FIASCO OF YESTERDAY'S TRIAL DESCRIBED

(By "Veritas")._

AFTER yesterday's depressing and meaningless exhibition, and with the memory of its only slightly better predeces- sor still fresh, one feels forced to the question, “Are these Interport trials worth while ?"

CERTAINLY we are entitled to ask "What have these two matches taught ?" and I am afraid the answer would be a decisive Nothing. If depending on these trials for select- ing the team to go to Shanghai, the committee are no nearer than they were a fortnight ago.

BUT they have suggested one lesson. That the mere selection of 22 possibles- split up into two teams is of no value. What is needed now is one or more trial games between definite Probables and Possibles.

Get the most likely team Hned, up against the second best, thus ing the players, not as individual affording the opportunity of study performers, but as a team. A more definite line of action is called for. been, cannot have offered the allghtest assistance to the selec- tors.

tre-forward. Yet the probables | going, but the response was very were easily were often more at fault than the weas, and defences

on top. substitutes.

The

A

A WAN

Becoming a professional at the age of 16, William Honry Walker signed for the Vills in 1915, and after the war England gave him his first cap (v. Ireland) in 1921. business men of the town to render The trials, conducted as they have lately smothered the two players, gave the Whites victory, but on

Overseas

and

Upon 12 other occasions be has

for. played

England, not only against the

home countries,,, but against

Colonial teams. In addition he captained England last December against Austria at Stamford Bridge.

Though playing "centre-forward in 1920, when the Villa won the Cup, his best position was undeniably inside-left, where, as dribbler and schemer, he had few equals.

When the Villa officials heard that Walker was in the running at Sheffield they put no obstacle In his way-a typical sporting gesture on the part of his old employers.

In addition to an appeal to the Keneral public, the club also ask

Last

sulatance, it being pointed out that a successful team would draw large crowds and benefit trade. Saturday, when Swansea fell to Brentford, the attendance was the smallest for years.

"NEW PHILLIES MANAGER

JIMMY

WILSON LATE

OF CARDINALS

Philadelphia, Jan. 2. The Philles to-day announced the appointment of Jimmy Wilson,

was (who

THE CLUB ATTACK:—This picture, taken during the Club v. Navy Triangular Tournament rugby match on Saturday, shows the Club attack sweeping down the field. (Photor Ming Yuon). '

LOCAL PORTUGUESE XI TO VISIT MANILA?

MR. M. P. REMEDIOS ENDEAVOURING

TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS:

TO COINCIDE WITH THE OLYMPICS According to the Manila Bulle- | pies.

A recent communication re- tin, an All Inter-Port Portuguese soccer team from Hongkong may solved by the executive officials of make a trip to Manila next. May the Manila athletic federation and play the winner of the Far rom Mr. Remedios rends as fol-. E. Strange-Bickford wing The match from every view- Eastern football championship. low: "Referring to my proposition

disappointment. complete failure. Allenpoint

Mr. M. P. dos Remédios of the 'o send an All Inter-Port Portu- munt get his place) com-athias scored the goal which rerieral service and publicityse football team in the olym- bureau at Ilongkong has written plad, I beg to state that it is not a proposition to the executive offi-ny. Intention to stage an mer to approach real form.

of the and was really the only perforan say very little else on behalf

Borderers right winger. cials of the local amateur athletic championship in connection with

offering

wend he forthcoming games, but that Harris, his partner, was quite in-deration, Ridley- the Equally so

this team during the olympica to this visiting Portuguese team be I am sure that they would derive

of the granted the privilege of playing more bbnefit from a bolder atti-Hocquard combination ineffective. adequate to the occasion.

We Strangely enough Ridley was the

Baldry on the other right wing play against the winner

game with the tude. If they were to say:

ultimate winner of the olympic so and so, and so and weak link, although Hocquard on sent across some useful first time ootball title in the olympics, an exhibition

but he states the report. consider

his own inspired anything, but centres, and/or

This football aggregation is re- cotball championship. It is un didn't are, on current form, 'most

Auggest himself

to either arded as one of the best soccer derstood that your association is próbable preference confidence.

combinations in China. This team not to pay for the expenses of this Gosano or Yeung Shul-yic.

's made up of well polished Par- visiting team. PROBABLE FORWARD LINE?

The rest of the players have been noted.

RO,

likely to be finally selected, and then put them together as a team against eleven other players, who were more or less regarded as re- serves, they would be able to note any weakness, and make their alterations accordingly.

ADDED DIFFICULTIES.

I am not ignoring the added dif-

the catcher recently obtained fromficulties which have confronted the St. Louis Cardinals, as mant- the selectora In the two trials to ger to succeed Burt Shotton.

date, through the absence of

FB

was

DEARTH OF LEFT WINGERS.

passes.

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The truth is that local foot- ball just now is suffering a dearth of first class left win- gers. It would not be surprising if the selectors were not finally

Judging from their selections driven to consider the inclusion after this match, the committee of Duncan. Undeniably the Bor- are determined to carry on along derers man is playing better now the same old path. Two tennis than in the first part of the sea-have been picked for a further trial on January 17. Neither of McGuinness could not be anything them are likely to constitute the A probable forward ward, but Howe's display did to discern nothing-to-solve-this-probine and defence in B. Gosano lem, unleas It was that

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The new manager, who in early Wilson's appointment swells the chosen players. This factor has days played for Hendnesford and number of playing managers in the contributed almost as much Darlaston, was born at Wednesbury major baseball leagues. He signed anything else to the failure of the else but a failure at centre-for-nal eleven, although it is possible

on-October-29-1898,-and-he-is-then-two-year-contract-to-attempt to trials. son of George Walker, an old pull the Phillles out of the bottom Wolverhampton player.

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WHY THEY WERE NOT PLAYING.

B. GOSANO AND ROBERTSON ON INJURED LIST. The

the reasons for absence yesterday from the G. Interport trial of L.

Robertson, Skinner, A. V. Cosano and B. Cosano were: Robertson: - Injured. At. tended match limping.

Skinner:-Detained by .busi-

ness.

A. V. Gosano:-Detained by business.

B. Gosano:-Injured.

No official "explanation could be gleaned regarding Dave Leonard, who another absentee,

was

Where one day Shepherd has to be rushed in at the last right minute to play on the wing, and the next Bowen has to be included at left half, which positions nelther player has the slightest chance of winning in the Interport team, it readily be understood that trials are liable to become forcical. Just one other auggestion as to

cant

selectors 1 Anally convinced the that he is not the man to lead the interport vanners,

For this reason the absence of Leonard was regrettable. Outside of Fung King-cheung, and possibly Ho Ka-keung, Leonard is, I think, the best centre-forward in the Colony.

COSANO'S CHANCE.

#

The selectors are apparently going to give A. V. Gosano chance to prove his worth in this position next week, and it is quite ikely he will ease the committoo's minds. Nevertheless I would like o ace Leonard in action In one of the trials.

WARD CANNOT GO

DENIED LIKELY INTERPORT HONOURS.

was

A

Ward, St. Joseph's clever inside right, who strong candidate for Inter- port honours, has reluctantly been compelled to inform the selection committee that he would be unable to go North next month if selected.

This was the reason why he did not turn out in yeater- day's trial, and will not, in fact, appear in any of the other trials.

Noither Pardoe nor Podmore Tam Kong-pak, A. V. Gosano, E-

ag Wggerted themselves Inter-Strange and Bickford for th

but Black port centre-halves,

Blues, and Pau Kn-ping, Allen and bourne and Jones were fairly Morrison for the Whites.

mpressive, the former accom plishing an unusual amount of ex-| cellent work.

to

open

tugene football playars, and report. Offcials of the Manila athletic reaching this city is to the effect federation may put up the matter that this squad is a suitable oppo-with the sports moguls of Japan nen tonny of the football teams and China before accepting the coming to this city for the olym proposition.

Hongkong Footballers For Manila

WILL PROBABLY TAKE PART IN FAR EASTERN OLYMPICS ·

That China will be strongly represented in the 1934 Far Eastern olympics to be held in Manila next May is gleaned from reports published by the Hong- kong general service and publicity bureau.

The country's athletic talent in all branches of sports will be assembled during the final olympic try- outs to be held in March or April..

Athletes from all over China will compete for honours and help build a formidable team for the Manila games. This huge athletic meet will be conducted under the auspices. of the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation. The Chinese sports moguls are confident of discovering new talent for the olympics.

China Is counting on winning lenst football and volleyball in

e coming Far Eastern olympics.chance to retain the title. The his country is also figuring on Filipinos and the Japanese are, ending strong delegations in however, building up strong, foot- baseball, track and field, swim- ball aggregations, and it can be ming, amateur boxing, and other sald offhand that this time, the havo their hands ¡Chinese will

full, and it will not be so easy vents on olympic programme.

winning the title again.

LOCAL FOOTBALLERS.

In volleyball, China will try The South China A. A., the hard to retain olympic laurels. beat football' outfit in China at The three best teams of the coun- present may represent this country which come from Shanghai, try in the Far Eastern soctor Hongkong and Canton will fight- ootball championships, The it out for the right to form a Tung Hwa team of Shanghai is nucleus of the 1934 olympie crow. also a strong line-up, and a The local South China Associa selection of the two clubs will be tion is staging a strong fague in hard to beat.

preparation for the tryouts in Among the noted football play-April. Not less than 60 teams

The teams in question are: Whitea: Pau Ka-ping: "Allen- Apart from Allen, Chris Pile and Morrison: Baltruo, Cork and was the outstanding back, and Leung Wing-chui: Tang Kwong- in this division, the task of them, Elliott, Howe, Ridley and selectors la not to find, but to Hocquard. eliminate. In Allen, Morrison, Blues:-McHardy: S. Strango S. Strange, Pilo and Gosano we and Pilo: Skinner, Pardoo and have five players all worthy of Jones: B. Goasno, Tam Kong-pak, a place in the rearguard. E. Strange and Bickford. The situation will be somewhat! These teams will meet on the why these matches have not on rolleved if Gosano proves he is Club ground on January 17, at joyed the duccoss expected. They

centre- 4.30 p.m. The reserves are:- were plled rather quickly on the forward job: oven so, Morrison, Blackbourne, Cord, Tay Qua-tong,ors of China who are likely to be are competing in this tournament, Christmas and Now Year holiday programme, and judging from yes- Strange and Pile will be romaining Leonard and Shepherd. terday, the players wore fealing for the left back position. the strain a bit too much. There Both McHardy and Cord played were abundant signs of staloncas.quiet, steady garues in goal. Mc- Practically nobody had their heart Hardy had a little more to nc- In the game.

complish than the Kowloon

LAUGHABLE.

for the the right mun

RIFLE SHOOTING..

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ncluded in the Chinese olympic including two girls' outfits. The football team are Leo Wal-tong, Hongkong Chinese A. A. Federa-, p. Pak-wal of Canton, Function is also planning to hold an King-choung, Wong Meo-shun and open volleyball league next month.. (eung Shu-yick. Thesa. soccer- tes are all prominent past and custodian, but there was nothing Annual Meeting Of Local present members of South Chinn. to choose between either,

With Leo Wal-tong, Ip Pak-wah- TEN POSITIONS VACANT!

Club On January 30. To a stranger, the suggestion

and Fung King-choung in the forward line of the Chinese foot- that yesterday's game was a means to discover Home of the Tho oneral Impression left The annual meeting of the Hong-ball olympic team, this outfit will

talent best football

in the was, that although Allon had con kong Rifts Club will take place in the be very formidable, and tho Colony, would have been taugh- clusively proved his claims as Board. Room of the South Ching Filipinos and Japanese will be phic. The match ranks na about right back, the rest of the positions Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Streep against stone wall opposition the poorest ever seen on the were still vacant...

on Tuesday, January 30 at 6.30 m. Vong Mee-shun and Yeung Shiu Club ground in which

The exchanges were dull in the Members are asked to make a special vick are almost certainties. hunted senior players were extreme, and if a dozen gonia hadfort to bo present,

NEVER BEEN BEATEN. taking part.

Tin-

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bean scored I-doubt if they would The January monthly, shoot will

The Chinese have never been

To start with fivs "reserves" had have improved anybody's pro- take place on Saturday, January 20,

AFFILIATED DIRECT. V. R. C. Application To English Body Accepted. The Victoria Recreation Club have successfully applied for affiliation to the Amateur Swimming Association, southern Counties, Enginnd.

According to Mr. P. A. Dixon, tho fon. Secretary of the V.It.C. advice. has been received from the Secretary

the Amateur Swimming Associa son. Southern Counties, England, that the local application for alliston hard

to be brought in and things were spects. Credit must be given to commencing at 2.30 p.m., and on heaten in Roccor football chan not helped by MeGuinness, an in-both half back lines for their Sunday, January 21, commencing at pionship in the Far Eastorn been approved and accepted by their

Games, and they have an excellent Council. side right, having to play at cen-endeavours to set the attacks 9.30 a.m.