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EXHIBITION SOCCER

THE

ROYAL NAVY XI TO The Aga

MEET S. CHINA "B"

The following have been selected to play for the Royal Navy in a friendly toalball match against South China "B" at the opening of the Now Itoya! Navy and "Royal Marines Sports Ground at Crusoway Bay on Satur day:-

1. Pepper (Suffolk); J. Rycroft (Buffolk) and R.. West (Rainbow); Pyatt (Suffolk), McQuiro (Suffolk), rapt and Love (Suffolk); Klley (Suffolk), Smith (Suffolk), Cannoli (Bruce), Crawford (ont) and Wear- mouth (Bruce).

Cosens will bo (Suffolk), Gilbert (Kent) and Martin' (Orpheus).

Tho reserven

His Excellency the Admiral. Sir Frederis Dreyer, xca, one, will kick off at 4 pm.

The Massed Bands of the Pleet will in in attendance during the after

noon.

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Khan's Stud

And Stable

Fresh Accommodation

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.

DANGER OF INTERNATIONAL

HIS BEST SEASON

Numerically the possessions of the Whitney family in the United States would be greater, but they are divided among several mom- bers of the family. The Aga Khan races on a great scale in England, on a smaller scale in Franco, and ench winter he has horses running; for him in India.

It would be next to impossible to estimate the sum which his bloodstock would fetch if all the stallions, which he has located in England, Ireland and France, the brood mares, hersca in training, yearlings and foals would make at a dispersal sale.

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SPORTIVE CONTESTS

PATRIOTIC PASSIONS ON Junior

THE CONTINENT

DO THEY LEAD TO MUTUAL

MISUNDERSTANDING?:

(By ROBERT LYND)

Golf Championship

A World

Record?

Cardiff And Newport's 200th Encounter

Are there any two Rugby clubs in the world who have met ons another on the field as often as Cardiff and Nowport? When they clash in their first match next-season-they-will-celebrate their 200th encounter. It repre- sonta 60 years of combat, and epitomises a big part of the game in Wales.

To read the story of these games, FIRST ROUND PLAYED which began in 1875, is nothing

to

over the New

"The Aga Khan's stud and stable have grown to such vast propor- tions that it is now necessary to

ON KOWLOON LINKShort of enthralling. It is a tale of mighty batiles, of classic foot- acck fresh accommodation for

of the Kowloonball, of thrilling scores of full- The first round some of his mares. It is his in-

roaring crowds-and Golf Club Junior Championship is blooded, tention, it is understood, to pur When he started racing soon

People are once more discussing the question whether be played off on Sunday next. The marching down through the years chase more land, in Ireland, in after the war he was a buyer of

draw has resulted as follows:

are some of the greatest players addition to the great farm of over yearlings on the most lavish scale international sport does not cause more trouble than it is

W, G. Hirst y F, D. Angur, A. A. the game has ever seen. 1.000 acres he has already at as the nucleus of his stud, and worth. After the Anglo-Italian football match, many of Andrewa v. W. Stoker, C. G. Anderson It was on April 6, 1876, that Sheshoon, in Co. Kildare. these have been strengthened from the spectators apparently came to the conclusion that these Simpson, J. G. Charlton v. R. Hender Actually Newport were playing Y. G. C. Moss, W. Ahern v. W. C. Newport Arst travelled to Cardin. LEAGUE FIXTURES Saturday On

time to time by purchases at au sportive struggles between nations are more likely to lead son, C. I. Rosen v. G. Cantt A, B, His Highness was looking over tion. Considering the Navy Royal

second Le TIL will

Aumns in

Contes v. J. J. King, W. Geali v. D.gainst a Cardiff side known as meet the Ilangkong University in the the landscape when he was in Ire-

the Glamorgan Rugby F.C. for the Second Division of the Lengue on the land recently, and intimated that ones which he has won, and the to mutual misunderstanding than to mutual understanding. Conics v.

Before we condemn international games, however, it

Cardiff club as such did not come Club Ground with the following team: he was a likely purchaser of a suit enhanced value of so many of hist horace, hin outlay must have

L. G. U. COMPETITION is only fair that we should remember that trouble was asso-

into being until 1876-77. Sweeney (Adventure); Solomanable property between Dublin and (Adventuro)

brought him a handsome return. and Smith (Kent); Kildarn. Although he has for

ciated with games/long be fore international sport was

In the L. G. U. Competition played: NEWPORT'S. PROUD BOAST Parratt (Pandora), Bower (Bruce) some years bred on a large scale) The season that is just end known.

Course, Fanling, on and Bright (Rainbow), capt.; Tolds in Ireland, and on a smaller one

Tuesday, ing has been the best he has

the best scores 'returned As far as results go, Newport (Ruffolk), Males (Adventure), Mein France, where several of his

were as follows:-(Silver Division)claim 84 victories to 79 by Cardiff, ever had, for 18 of his horses Even in games in the nursery fierceness. It is only two Neill (Olympon) O'Donnell (Adveniren are standing, he has always

or Miss Mackla 80-17—60, (Bronze but Newport are one up on their have won him 45 races worth incidenta have been known to three years since the Yogo-Slav Division) Airs. Evans 98-2072. taire) Andj Adam (Adventure).

rivals Cook eschewed the English pastures for (Kent), Reserven: Dale

one connection. Ignoring in the aggregate £64,897 10s.

take place which, 15% referre had football authorities had to passion is to be played, over the New the very early days of the game

The next . G. U. Medal Competi- the rearing of his young blood- This sum is not likely to be much been present, he would (Kent), Fairbrace (Rainbow).

altered before the end, for few of penalised as foul play. Hair has | to jump on an opponent with both her 18 and a Prize will be given by bility in two seasons.

have a new rule which forbade a player Course, Fauling, on Tuesday, Decem- the Usksiders can claim invinci stock. MATCH ON SUNDAY In their First Division League The Aga Khan now has what to his horses have any more engage- been pulled when the exellenwent feet. match against the Police on the Kow-incomparably the finest collection|ments. Five have made the major ran too high ofer a game of Even in Italy, all the discipline

In 1891-2, under the captaincy of loon Ground at p. m. on Sunday the of bloodstock in the world, and contribution to his immense total. Tiddlywinks. Slabs and nipa have of the Fascist State could not

T.C. Graham, and again in 1922-3, Royal Navy will be represented by probably the greatest that has been Bahram has won £11,758, Felicita-been exchanged during the rigours prevent fighting from breaking out:

under Jack Wetter, they possessed the following players:

unbeaten of Happy Families. last Jane when Italy won the world)

sides. Cardiff's best Noses have been punched over the football

W. Taylor with a score of 70-661 effort was the famous "Hancocka foth) and West (Rainbow); l'yatt

championship, beating and F. E. A. Remedios with 74-470 year," when they suffered defeat noble game of Italma, (Suffolk); McGuire (Suffolk), capt

Czecho-Slovakia by two goals to qualified for the Captain's Cup Com- at the lands of Moseley, at Cardiff, And Love (Suffolk); Kiley (Suffolk),

one. It is said that the Czechs petition at the Kowloon Golf Club in the last game of the souson. Bower (Brace), Cannell (Bruce). Crawford (Kent) and Wearmouth (Bruce). Reserves: Wrixon (Fal- mouth), Cosens (Suffolk) and Gilbert (Kent).

£0.831 and Shahull £6,334,

WHEN REFEREES RAN

Pepper (Suffolk); Rycroft (Suf-at any time centred in one owner-ion £9,265, Umidwar £7.867, Theft of a game

whip.

KOWLOON RIDING CLUB

PERSONALIA: IV

KOWLOON TEAMS

The Kowloon Football Club's senior aleven te oppose the South China "A" team on the Kowloon ground at 4 pm, kan Haturday Will

Aplected from the following players:-A. Eastman, A. S. Blina, S. Boyes, D. J. Will, . Everent, 1. C. Elliott, ( White, V. White, T. Knox, E. Pope, J. T. R. Gilchrist and W. Arnold.

In the Second Division the Kowloon C. will be represented by the foi lowing against Eastern on the Kow. foon ground at 2,15

p.m.-E. G. Vidire; Cutter and F. Hickman: Hop. kine, Buxman and W. Tillery: S. Me- Nider, Thomson, Winch, McDonald and Pereira.

A. A. A. OF THE ORIENT

To-Morrow's Meeting At Tokyo

Manchukuo delegates will attend

of "The

the first official meeting Amateur Athletic Association of the Orient, which is scheduled to open in Tokyo to-morrow.

The countries to be represented at the meeting will include Man- chukuo, Japan and the Philippine Islanda. Manchukuo will be repre- sonted by Mr. Michio Janwa.

Dr. Getulio Vargas, vice-presid- ent of the Association, who will represent the Philippine Islands, is expected to reach Tokyo from the United States this evening-

The A.A.A.O., according to its sponsors, replaces the defunct Far Eastern Amateur Athletic Federn- tion, which folded up directly after the Far Eastern Olympic Games last Spring.

K

he Ladies' Section for the best mutt core returned in the Competition. CAPTAIN'S CUP

It is not surprising that in later began it, contending that the win- last Sunday. fe, when there is much more ning goal was an unfair one; but ་ rensan for losing the temper, they found Italians who were as human beings continue to let their excitable sa themselves, and in the

would be a game between angry passions rise. A history of end "hand-to-hand fighting took sides, one

two of which was playing) the early years of refereeing would place all over the stadium."

football and the other playing show that again and again, even

A DISSERVICE

hockey.

life if he allowed the local team

has

In all sports, it is of the utmost

Austin's Decision

in phlegmatic England, the referee There is scarcely a game played; had to be prepared to run for Hain modern times, indeed, which importance that both sides should

not given place to similar be playing fundamentally the same DAVIS CUP BEFORE exhibitions of international ill- to lose. It la possible for a player reeling. No doubt the incidente Ham. I Imagine that the chief or spectatur to lose his head for

TURNING "PRO." objection to füternational games laj the sake of his village as well as out of proportion with the morcire not playing the same game at lawn tennis player, has decided to are exaggerated, or least neem that in many of them the two sides

II. W. Austin, England's No. 2

for the sake of his country.

not

I have seen a referee mobbed, sport. At the same time, what is bull, as in French Rugby, the lenge round if selected. "I shall and I have seen one player strike the good of international boxing players appear to be allowed cer- not turn professional until after the another in what is genially called contests if one of the boxers loves tain liberties forbidden in Eng- Davis Cup a friendly match. how long it took mon or boys in bitos his opponent in the chest? the players are allowed certnla these Islands to learn to be, on the Sportsmen who love their country liberties forbidden in Italy. This tennis professional, speaking at a W. T. Tilden, the American lawn whole, submissive to the rules of so voraciously as this do a dis- can only lead to misunderstanding luncheon in London, described the game on the playing field, but service to their country's reputa-and ill feeling. 1 imagine that the tradition of diation.

Austin and Fred J. Perry as "the elpline was of very gradual growth.

The question is whether this late patriotic violence unduly in Continental football. Patriotism

Apart from this, there is too greatest team of singles players in Ice-hockey also seems to stimu- much patriotism about modern the world.". tradition can also be trusted to international contests. Early in is a noble emotion, but it ought been made to Perry and refused by Tilden added: "An offer has grow, both among the players and the present year, when among the spectators, in inter-and a Paris team were playing, a patriot without kicking, biting cerned, has been made to Austin.

London to be possible to be a good him. No offer, so far as I am con- national sport. If it can, the thing Frenchman jabbed one of the or scratching a fellow-buman is worth going on with; if not. English players with his stick,

"Until some other nation holds and a fight interrupted the game, being because he belong to Austin or Perry will consider pro- in the game the Davis Cup, I either DIFFERENT STAGES

This sort of thing makes and another nation. Sport is already fessionalism." Unfortunately, at the present doubt whether nations at different exciting enough without the feel- moment, the various nations that stages of discipline in sport shoulding that the fate of your mother- have taken up sport so enthusias-Play games with each other. It is land depends on the issue of a tically are all at different stages as if they were playing under dif- game. The motherland that is of discipline. 1 met

theferent rules. What is regarded as a penny the worse for being de other day who had seen an inter- fair in one country is regarded as feated in a game must be in a national football match in a South foul in another.

bad way. American city and who told me We have recently seen how much that the spectators had to give up bitterness

Football is only a sport, and it their revolvers before entering the England and Australia by a differ- last elements of sportiveness out was caused between the passtons of patriotism drive the

London, Dec, 12. ground and that wire netting ence about methods of pinyin of international football, it will be- soccer to-day by one goal to all- Cambridge defeated Oxford at separated the spectators from the cricket. Each side felt deeply come merely a breeder of ill-wili. Reuter. players to prevent enthusiasts aggrieved because the other did from throwing missiles. People not see eye to eye with it. One played in a war-spirit. It may be There is no sonse in football have been killed fairly recently Inside said that the game of the other pleasant to reflect that the Battle South America as a result of alde was "not cricket."

J. McFisher (Magdalen) defeat- ebullitions of football excitement

of Waterloo was won on the played R. Hope (New College), the Now you cannot have a game of ing-Helds of Eton, but one hopes holder, by three seconds in the final European football is less war-cricket between two sides, one of that it will not be on the playing of the Oxford University. Silver like than South American; but which is playing cricket and the fields of Eton or on any other play- Sculls at Oxford. McFisher's time Another of the cartoons by Colonel D. G. Kozikis, of the St. George's even in Europe football seems to other of which

Riding Acadamy.

be associated with

la playing "not ing-field, that the next Battle. of was 8 min, 4 2-5 sec., and, he led A certain cricket." It is almost as absurd as Waterloo will be begun.

from the start.

agreeable side & international all In Italian Association foot-play in the next Davis Cup chal

do not know his country no fervently that ho Jand, and in England, I am told, reporter in England he told a

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Luly. Koziki,

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