1934-08-27 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1934.

LACK OF GOALS FEATURES

SOCCER

SEASON START

TEAMS STRIKE

STRIKE RATHER

POOR AVERAGE

METROPOLITAN CLUBS OPEN

INAUSPICIOUSLY

London's "Big Three" enjoyed but a mediocre start to the English football season on Saturday, Tottenham, although parading their new stand, could only share two goals with Everton: Arsenal, the most expensive team in the country had, to be satisfied with a division of spoils at Fratton Park, and Chelsea ("Poor Old Chelsea" has been the description for years) must needs lose by three clear goals at Derby. Against

this Brentford and

Fulham won at home, Crystal

Palace took a peint at Aldershot Tottenham's

and Queen's Park Rangers and

Charlton went down on foreign New

Boll,

LOW SCORING.

Scoring too, on perfect pitches. Grand Stand

was comparatively low. teams collected

111

Homo

Aggregate

SOCCER American “SLAVE MARKET" Athletes For Welsh F. A. Secretary's Manila?

Outburst

WHY NOT ABOLISH FIVE SET TENNIS MATCHES?

PLEDGE

CO-OPERATION

"This is nothing more than the JAPANESE old slave market in which Wales's most promising talent is being put under the hammer to the highest bidder."

Thus Mr. Ted Robbins, secretary

Tokyo, Aug. 21.

The Japanere Amateur-Athletic to the Football · Association of Federation today announced its Wales, speaking at the annual willingness to cooperate with the South Wales meeting of that Philippine Amateur Athletic body at Cardiff referred to the Federation In the matter of a signing of young amateurs by Manila invasion by the 14 Ameri- small professional clubs.

can track and field stars who are scheduled to arrive here month..

off

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next

INCREASE SETS TO TEN GAMES

OFFICIAL AMERICAN ORGAN OFFERS NEW SUGGESTION

NAVAL PARLEY

CONFERENCE - EXPECTED TO BE POSTPONED

London, Aug. 25

An absolute dental is given in London official circles to reports circulated in Japan and Paris last week stating that any understand-

In a recent issue of the American Lawn Tennis, ing has been reached between the abolition of the five set tennis match is advocated, Dritain and Japan affecting their and in its place is suggested three sets each of which relations in the Far East or pos the ninimum number of games is ten. The official declares the Observers diplomatic Jaibly bearing upon naval strengths;

following terms;

American journal puts forward its proposition in the correspondent.

The information", available in London is that no negotiations of and kind for a rapprochement between the two countries Have boon opened-Reuter.

Japanese Diet Session.

Tokyo, Aug. 25. The Premier has rojected the Solyukal Party's request for an extraordinary sesalon of the Diet to deal with the renunciation of naval treaties and agricultural res lef,-United Press.

ngo the game of change from six to ten games ns Fifty years lawn tennls had passed through its required for the winning of a set. was being Deure rets would of course be re- "There is still much of a ten-

greatest changes and played on the same court and under tained, becoming effective after dency in certain parts to snap up

the same rules as those of to-day, 8-all had been reached. An increase promising young amateurs who The Philippine athletic body in- are out of work," he said, "and pay vited the American delegation. There is heard an occasional word from six to eight games is not If all matches are made the enough about limiting the server to one them a weekly wage

few through the JAAF, to invade Ma-delivery, but with that exception the best of three sets, whereas ten shillings.

nila after performing in Japan, almost unanimous opinion is that games ton set would make the "This is preventing Wales pat- September 14 and 16, and other the game is right and will remain duration of a match so close to the tiny a representative amateur dates,

unchanged until the end of time. present best of five sots that the The JAAF announced it would strategy and tactics may change matter of stamina would still be an of 98 goals and visitors 52. In the GROUND CAPACITY team into the field and is ruining

the carcera of many and first, and second divisions

young convey the PAAF's Invitation to or Improve, the play, may become important element almost na im- northorn section of the third NOW 78,000

the delegation when it arrived faster and more intensive, Imposing portant as it is, now. players.

"It is feared that certain men and stated that it would interpose greater strain on the players, but Nor does there appear to be dan- division, home tearns scored 24

They be- goals, while in the southern section. One hundred and sixty work-ore exploiting the game.

tinuance on to Manila,

A straight set win at 10-0 10-0 In of the third division only 21 could men spent, the whole of their time long la the main to small clubs, /o objections to the latter'a con-ithe game itself and its rules are as (gor of matches becoming too short.

practically With such athletic luminaries near static as can be conceived. be tallied. Away outfit collected from August 1, making every who snap up any promising young-

Inconceivable in the theas Ralph Metcalfe, Glenn Cun-1 ANOMALOUS CONDITION. final of an important tournament, 18 goals in the Arst division, 14. effort to get the Tottenham Hot-ster and send him aerona

£1.000

Graber wasningham. William

CHINA MAY LOSE LEAQUE· In the second, nine in the third spur F.C.'s

double-decker bordor. Well over. new

Nevertheless there is one highly and two 10-0 sets, for example,

give

COUNCIL SEAT southern) and 16 in the third opening day pakd by one English club for a Walter Marty on the squad of 14

stand ready for the open, when particular Welsh player, but not athletes picked by the American controversial matter that is con-Crawford- Plenty of teants. If the (northern).

went into the Amateur Athletic Union, Philip stantly being discussed. It is the don had been finished at the end of

Geneva, Aug. 25. Advancing this mathematical Everton were on view at White £50 of that sum

duration of a match. Shall that the third set there would have

Perata has sent a despatch to the coffers of the club.

pino spert fans will thus be en- duration be the best of five sets or been nearly as many games played League of Nations' Secretarint study a little further, we find that Hart-lane.

**This sort of thing is

de abled to Beg the world's out- home teams averaged 2.214 goals

and standing Agures in their various the best of threof. Perhaps ninety under the 10 games to a bet system claiming a non-permanent seat on trimental to Welsh footba!! we shall do all in our power

to events.

per cent of all tournament matches

as were played in the five sets. are the best of three sets, while in

There Is also the matter of a rest If Persia's request is granted, practically all of the national cham- period, which might stop it."

well pionships, and in the finals of abolished were the

bo China's plea for re-election will new plan probably be squashed-United nearly all tournaments the prepon-adopted.

Pre88.

This stand, being erected along per match and visitors 1.238, the popular side opposite the old the while the average rate of scoring grand stand, will inerenss for all matches was 3,452.

holding capacity of the ground Stockport, with six, were highest from 58,000 to 78,000, 00,000 af acorers of the day, and this pre-whom will be under cover, while sented Lythgoe, last Reason's 40,000 will be privileged to have n champion goal-getter, with an close-up view of matches for the opportunity for netting five. Notts nimble shilling. Forest pierced the Newcastle de- fence five times, and Blackpool! served out the same treatment to Bury, and the latter's

on ground!

FIRST DIVISION.

Birmingham

Derby County

Leeds Leicester Liverpool Portsmouth

Prenton N. E.

Wednesday

Sunderland

Tottenham

West Brom.

2 Aston Villa Chelsea

3

2 Middlesbrough

Wolven

2 Blackburn

3

Arsenal

1 Grimsby

4 -Stoke

1. Huddersfield

1 Everton

SECOND DIVISION,

Bradford

Ilrentford

Burnley Jury Fulham Manchester U Notts Forest -Oldham---

Port Vale

Bezanca

3 Barnsley

2 Norwich

3 Southampton

1 Blackpool

Plymouth

SHIELDED FROM WINDS.

All seats on the new structure, which, by the way, will shield the from crowd from the icy blasts

the north and east, will be of the 1 tip-up variety and people will be able to gain access to it from the main gates through galleries con- 3 structed underneath the old stand and the terracing at each end of the ground.

3

0

2

Consideration has also been given to the comfort of those who prefer to stand in the new en-

WINGFIELD SCULLS

BUCKLE'S GREAT

VICTORY

C. K. Buckle (London Row ing Club) won the Wingfield Sculls, beating F. E. Coles (Barclays Bank) by about four- teen lengths over the Putney to Martinke course. The race founded in 1830, carries with it the Amateur Championship The winner's time was 22min. 6sec, and the loser's

few

and

TARLEY BEATS CABUCO

ORIENT CHAMPION

SUCC SSFUL .

FEATHERWEIGHT

BOUT

derance of best of five set battles

is as great or greater. This is an janomalous condition of affairs, and sooner or later. it will call for drastic measures to bring about |harmony. To put it briefly, the best of three sets match is too short, the best of five is frequently too long.

The suggestion that the number of games In a set be increased is not new, but it receives very little

than attention-much leas

it deserves. Young Tarley, featherweight If the number of games required champion of the Orient, success to win a set were increased from fully defended his title aralust six to ten, and the number of sets Johnny Gabuco in a 12-round title made the best of three, the present hout at the Ideal Stadium, Zam-complaints would probably vanish. 1 Manchester C. 1 closure, for in place of the cold and cheerless concrete underfoot

boanga, last week. Tarley allow- The minimum number of games ed the title aspirant to get only played in a match would therefore there will be boarded terraces.. 22min. 36sec.

There was a light south-wester-one round, the third, during their be 20, as against 18 at the present On the centre of the roof of the

time. torrid meeting.

number of The average Coles new stand is a superstructure to ly breeze blowing when

The champion downed Gabuco in games played in a three set match house the directors and the Press, Came to his stakebont en the

twice twenty, who will reach the eminence by Surrey side shortly after five the ninth and sent him to the can- would probably be

vas again in the 12th. The fight while if the players were evenly means of an electric lift

o'clock, to be followed a

was one of the best put on in Zam-matched it might well 'rench fifty Now scoreboards, one each side seconds later by Buckle, who

or even sixty games. boanga. of the ground, have been erected "No, to the first "Are you ready?"

When Crawford beat Vines in Young Taricy is one of three! so that all may watch the progress of the umpire, Mr. F-1-Pitman, of other games, and there are He was little happier at the second boxers at present on a burn-storm- the 1933 English championship 66 alterations in the old stand which attempt, for he was caught on his ing trip in the south, preparatory games were played, five sets being to an invasion of Japan and Aus- required; and in the American will greatly benefit

those who back step and made a very slow tralia. Traveling with Tarley are championship, when Perry beat

of the Atart NO .that Coles, striking occupy seats there. Six

Young Frisco and Kid Leyte. The Crawford, the total of games was Iron columns which helped to sup 7-15-28

opponent'A

same. To carry the was over two lengths trio is under the wing of Victor exactly the port the roof have been done away 6-14-27,

first Castro, local promoter.

comparison further, Crawford and i with,

at the end of the no that now the distance clear

According to the advice the Vines played 38 games in the Brat and quartet will sail for Japan at the three acts (the Australian winning Coles, scalling with ease

end of this month for a series of two and the American one) while up a It is claimed by the Hotspur power, continued to build officials, and in my opinion with lead that looked like a winning bouts. Following their Nippon at Forest Hills the number wan

one, and was a good three lengths campaign the Filipino pugs will 48. ahead at the Mile Post. The proceed to Australia before return- company in the launches relaxeding to the Philippines. their tension and prepared to

2 Bradford C.

& Newcastle

--Bolton

2 Sheffield U.

2 Notta County

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH),

Aldershot

Brighton Bristol C. Cardin Clapton 0. Coventry

Exeter Gillingham Lutton

Swindon

2 Crystal Pal

3 Bristol R,

3. Watford

2 Charlton

2 Rending

2 Northampton

0 Newport

1

3 Torquay

1. Bauthend

1

1 between those which must remain minute.

is over 99 feet.

3 Queen's P. R. 1renson, that White Hart-lane will, from an onlooker's point of view, be the beat-equipped ground in the kingdom.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),

Accrington Crewo Darlington Galexhend Halifax Lincoln Rotherham Stockport Tranmere Walsall Wrexham

Airdrie.

Ayr

1 Doncaster

2

York

f

to his

1 New Brighton 3 Mr. Archibald Leitch, the watch a procession. But far more famous architect of football stirring things were astream, and grounds, that he had embodied all the six minutes of grand endea modern improvements in the new vour that followed added memor- structure, which, by the way, is to able history to the great tradi

tions of the race, 2 cost £40,000.

Chester

2 Mansfeld

3 Rochdale

2 Chesterfield

6 Southport

3 Carlisle

J''Hartlepoin

1 Barrow

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION).

Celtic Dundee Dunfermline

Falkirk

Hibernians Motherwell Partick

St. Mirren

A

Kilmarnock

D

St. Johnstone

0 Albion

Rangers

Hearts

1 Fataliton

2 Aberdeen

3 Queen's Park

2 Queen O'sth.

1 Clyde

Longue Table.

Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A, Pu Clyde

4 3 1 0 10 7 Motherwell 4.3. 01 8.1 lungors 4 3 0 1 12 6 St. Johnstone 4 2 2 0 73 Aberdeen

3 0 1 6 4 12 10

Airdrie.

Albion

Hearta Hibernians Dundee Hamilton Celtic

Partick....

Queen's Park

Ayr

St Mirren ..

Queen O'8th. 4 1

Dunfermline 40 1.3

Falkirk 400 4

Kilmarnock

Alloa

40 0 44

A GREAT FEAT.

BRITISH SAILOR SWIMS FROM GIBRALTAR TO ALGECIRAS

4

It is not easy to perceive any

grave defects in the proposal to

McLarnin May Beat Barney

Ross Next Month'

1

many

Buckle, after throwing off the start, effects of his unhappy

New York. longer new and exciting. He's jaettled down and was steadily

To the most important sports liable not to get off and run for it going from strength to strength. occasions of September, add the again with the old enthusiasm. Opposite Harrods he spurted, and night of the sixth and the return Don't forget that McLarnin, at spurted with such success that by engagement of Barney Ross, first 29 is still a perfectly preserved the time he came to Hammer- dual champion of the lightweights athlete. He lives like monk. He amith Bridge he was only a length and welterweights, and Jimmy is always in training. In and a half to the bad.

McLarnin, who contributed the ways he is a welterweight counter- latter crown to Barney's trophies. part of Cone Tunney, with the ex- This one should be overy bit as ception that he started out in his Coles made desperate efforts to exciting us the arst, one Ross took class with twice the natural ability to Algeciras was accomplished for get away again, but some of his by decision in 15 rounds to start of the former heavyweight cham- the first time, to-day by Petty Officer rhythm and smoothness began to off the summer's fistle fireworks. plon. Eric William Brewer, of H.M.S. Cormorant, in 3 hours and 24 minutes, go in the headwind and under the And don't be a bit surprised if the Several swimmers have already relentless attack of Buckle, who belting beauty of Ireland turns the. tried the feat, but have been beaten was improving all the time. Buckle tables this time and gets that

welterweight title back. by the strong currents. Reuter was not to be denied, and, stick- Special.

Gibraltar, Aug. 25.

The five-mile swim from Gibraltar

DESPERATE EFFORTS.

Ing

to his task, want grimly steadily up, to be nearly level at

BETTER FITTED mentally.

NEVER DEen beaten TWICE.

No one ever has beaten McLar nin twice. He chased Sammy Man- dell in his lone bid for

the

Hight- weight title and at the end of 15 the Stork Training Ship and clear For one thing, they'll be meating rounds was covered with lumpa Cowdenbeath at the bottom of the Eyot, where this time at 147 pounds, the class and glory, but he still had run a 2 he was striking 25 to Coles 23.limit, and while Jimmy won't come bad second: He fought Mandell Coles could find no response, and within a couple of pounds of that twice after that, fought him en- WAS 31

lengths bobind at Chis-weight he'll be better fitted man- tirely different than he did the first wick Stops

tally under the new circumstances, time, and twice he whipped him The wind, which had risen con- For their first fight McLarnin decisively in non-title 10 round

pounds by special bouts. ahead made 146 siderably, was now 'dead

with the challon. play. the noon on

*League Table.

7

Montrese

6 Mario.

9 East. Stirling

GRaith Rovers ·

1 Lelth

Bt. Bernards

Third Lanark

E

Sten'muir- Dundee U,

2

P. W. D. L.F. A. Pts and troublesome, and both went agreement Raith Rovira 3 3 0.0 10.1

across to the shelter of the gor Third Lanark 3 2 1 0 10 41 Alloa

B

75

3.7

2 Leith

4 12

D

100

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

(SECOND DIVISION);

Dumbarton

Forfar

King's Park

5 East Fife

2 Brechin

4 Edinburgh

Arbroath &

3 2 0 1.20 4 alSt. Bernarde 3 2.0 I

2 Forfar. 3 2 0 1 0

4

0

4

A

4

+3

a 2 0 1

King's Park 1 2.01

Dundee U. 3.2 0.1 Dumbarton 3 201 Ston'mule..

East Stirling 3

Morton

Montrond

East Fifa

2 Brechin

Cowdenbeath 1Arbroath'

Edinburgh

3. 10

The first time ho tangled with

5 shelter of the Middlesex shore, of the duel. He was so obsessed Ray Miller the Chicago southpaw Bucklo was now six lengths to with the problem of doing that and cut him so badly they had to stop next time out. fighting him care- the good, and though he went very saving the $2,600 forfelt that he the fight. But he licked Miller the wide approaching Barnes Bridge, overdid it and came in at 142.

Then, too, there's the possibility fully and winning overy round. Coles could make "no. Impression

neay that Ross this time will miss the all over the Madison Square Gar Billy Petrolin draped MeLarnin on him, and he finished

fine line of physical and mental por-

winner.

18

The approximinto times ware:

Bucklo, Coles,

2

2.30

3 1 0 2 11 11. 2 Craven Steps 31, 0.23 8.2 Mile Post-

fection he hit so cleanly for the den ring in their first fight, knock- first match. He was an enthusiased him down half a dozen times. Middlesex. Surrey,tle Kid then, thrilled at the Idea But in their second and third on- of becoming the first double cham-counters, McLarnin was in com- plon the two classes over had pleta control.

4.28

2 102 Hammersmith Bridge 8.7

Chiswick Steps

2 11

Barnes Bridge O'Finish

8.5 known. He was the underdog.. So don't leap to conclusion too quickly. That Irish boy is still tho

13.0

13.8

18:22

18.47

22.0

But he's caught that train now, most dangerous thing: for hia 22.30 ridden on it for months, and it's no weight and inches in the ring.

PERSIAN CLAIM.

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