1934-12-13 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.

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EXHIBITION

SOCCER ·

THE DANGER OF INTERNATIONAL

ROYAL NAVY XI TO The Aga

MEET S. CHINA "B"

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The following bave been selected to play for the Royal Navy in a friendly football match against South China "1" at the opening of the New Royal Navy and Royal Marines Sports Ground at Causeway Bay on Satur daytim

. Tepper (Suffolk); J. Ryceroft (Buffolk) and R. Went (Rainbow); Pyatt (Buffolk), McQuire (Suffolk), capt and Love (Suffolk); Kiley (Suffolk), Smith (Suffolk), Cannell (Bruce), Crawford (Kent) and Wear mouth (Bruce).

be Cosers Tho reserven. will (Suffolk), Gilbert (Kent) and Martin (Orpheus), **

Hi Excellency the Admiral, Sir Prederie Dreyor, K.C C.D., will kick off at 4 p.m.

The Massed Bands of the Fleet will be in attendance during the after

noon

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LEAGUE FIXTURES

Leam

tho will

Khan's Stud

And Stable

Fresh Accommodation

Sought In Ireland

HIS BEST SEASON

Numerically the possessions of the Whitney family in the United Stales would be greater, but they are divided among soveral mom. | bera of the family. The Aga Khan |racen on a-great scale in England, on a smaller scale in France, and each winter he has horacs running

for him in India.

It would be next to impossible

SPORTIVE CONTESTS

PATRIOTIC PASSIONS ON Junior

THE CONTINENT

to estimate the sum which his DO THEY LEAD TO MUTUAL

bloodstock would fetch if all the stallions, which he has located in

The Aga Khan's stud and stable England, Ireland and France, the have grown to such vast propor-brood mares, horses in training, tions that it is now necessary to yearlings and foals would make seck fresh accommodation for at a dispersal sale. some of his mares. It is his in-

Sheshoon, in Co. Kildare.

MISUNDERSTANDING?

Solomonable property between Dublin omilhorsen, his outlay must have is only fair that we should remember that trouble was asso- |

Ja their First Division League

(Suffolk), McGuire (Suffolk), capt. and Love (Suffolk); Kiley (Suffolk), Bower (Bruce), Cannell (Bruce), Crawford (Kent) and Wearmouth (Bruce). Reserves: Wrixon (Pal- Hoouth), Copens (Suffolk) and Gilbert

(Kent).

KOWLOON TEAMB

KOWLOON RIDING CLUB

PERSONALIA: IV:

a game

Tensor

one.

Golf Championship

draw has resulted as follows:

were

A World

Record?

Cardiff And Newport's 200th. Encounter

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

- NEWPORT'S PROUD BOAST

Austin's Decision

DAVIS CUP BEFORE TURNING "PRO."

To read the story of those games, FIRST ROUND PLAYED which began in 1875, is nothing ON KOWLOON LINKS short of enthralling. It is a tale of mighty battles, of classic. foot- (By ROBERT LYND)

The first round of the Kowloon ball, of thrilling acores of full- tention, it is understood, to pur- When he started racing soon

Golf Club Junior Championship is blooded, roaring crowds--and chase more land in Ireland, in fafter the war he was a biyer of People are once more discussing the question whether to be played off on Sunday noxt. The marching down through the years addition to the great farm of over yearlings on the most lavish scale international sport does not cause more trouble than it is

are some of the greatest players 1.000 acres be has already at as the nucleus of his stud, and worth. After the Anglo-Italian football match, many of Andraws v. W. Staker, C. G. Anderson

W. G. Hirst F. D. Angus, A. A.[the game has ever seen. these have been strengthened from the spectators apparently came to the conclusion that these Simpson, J. G. Chariton v. R. Bander Actually Newport wore playing It was on April 5, 1875, that v. G. C. Mars, W. Ahern v. W. C. Newport first travelled to Cardiff. On Saturday at 4 pm.

time to time by purchasen at auc.; His Highness was looking over tion. Considering the suma in sportive struggles between nations are more likely to lead son, C. R. Roson v. G. Cantlo, A. J Koyal Navy second

the landscape when he was in Iro-stakes which he has won, and the to mutual misunderstanding than to mutual understanding. Cameron. meet the longkong University in the

Cosies v. J. J. King, W. Geall v. D. Against a Cardiff side known a Iand recently, and intimated that

the Glamorgan Rugby F.C., for the Second Division of the League on the Club Ground with the following team: he was a likely purchaser of a sultenhanced value of so many of his

Before we condemn international games, however, it

Cardiff club as such did not come L. G. U. COMPETITION Sweeney (Adventure):

into being until 1870-77. (Adventurn) and Smith (Kent); Kildare. Although he has for brought him a handsome return.

ciated with games long before international sport was over the New Course, Fauling, on Parratt (Pandora), Bower (Bruce)some years bred on a large scale

In the L. G. U. Competition played and Bright (Rainbow), capt; Dodds in Ireland, and on a analler onu

The season that is just end-

known. ing has been the best he has

Tuesday,

the best scores returned (Suffolk), Malce (Adventure), Mein France, where several of his,

As far as results go, Newport ever had, for 18 of his horses Even in games in the nursery fierceness. It is only two or Miss Mackia 88-17-69, (Bronze but Newport are one up on their Nelll (Olympus) O'Donnell (Advenaires are standing, he has always

As follows: (Silver Division) claim 84 victories to 70 by Cardiff, ture)

aces worth incidents have been have won him 45 And Adams (Adventure).

known to three years since the Yugo-Slav Division) Mrs. Evans 98-26-12 (Kent), Cook cachewed the English pastures for;

in the aggregate £64,897 10s. Boserves: Dalo

take place which, if a referee had football authorities had to pass tien is to be played over the: Now the very early days of the game the rearing of his young blood-| This sum is not likely to be much been present,

The next L. G. U. Medal Compot rivals in one connection. Ignoring (Kent), Fairbrace (Rainbow).

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

he would have a new rule which forbade a player course, Fanling, on Tuesday, Decem- the Usksiders can claim invinci į stock. MATCH ON SUNDAY

The Aga Khan now has what is his horses have any more engage-been pulled when the excitement feet. match against the Pollee on the Kow-incomparably the finest collection ments Five have made the major ran too high over a game of foon Ground at 4 p. m. on Sunday the of bloodstock in the world, and contribution to his immense total. Tiddlywinka. Slaps and nips have of the Fascist State could not core returned in the Competition.

In 1891-2, under the captaincy of Even in Italy, all the discipline Ladica' Section for the best nett Royal Navy will be represented by probably the greatest that has been Bahram has won £11.768, Felicita-been exchanged during the rigours provent fighting from breaking out

T.C. Graham, and again in 1922-3, the following players:

CAPTAIN'S CUP

under Jack Wetter, they posaosed Fopper (Sutruik); Ryecroft (Saf at any time centred in one owner-tion £9.256, Umidwar £7,867, Theft of

of Happy Familles. last June when Italy won the worldj

unbeaten sides. Cardiff's bast 40,831 and Shahali £6,334. folk) and West (Rainbow); Pyatt ship.

Noses have been punched over the football championship, beating and F. E. A. Remedios with 74-470 year," when they suffered defeat W. Taylor with a score of 70-604 effort was the famous "Hancocks noble game of Halma,

Czecho-Slovakia by two goals to qualified for the Captain's Cup Com-at the hands of Moseley, at Cardiff, WHEN REFEREES RAN

It is said that the Czechs petillon at the Kowloon Golf Club in the last game of the season. It is not surprising that in later began it, contending that the win fart Sunday. life, when there is much more ning goal was an unfair one; bat for losing the temper, they found Italians who were as human beings continue to let their excitable na themselves, and in the would be n angry passions rise. A history of end "hand-to-hand fighting took sides, one of which was

game between twe the early years of refereeing would place all over the stadium."

playing show that again and again, even

A DISSERVICE

football and the other playing: in phlegmatic England, the referee in modern

There is scarcely a game played

hockey.

In all sports, it is of the utmost had to be prepared to run for his

times, indeed, which importance that both sides should life if he allowed the local team

ithas not given place to similar be playing fundamentally the same to lose. It is possible for a player exhibitions of international II- or spectator to lose his head for feeling. No doubt the incidents game. I imagine that the chief the sake of his village as well as are exaggerated, or at least seem that in many of them the two sides objection to international games' la out of proportion with the more!

II. W. Austin, England's No. 2 I have seen a referce mobbed.

agreeable aide of international are not playing the same game at lawn tennis player, has decided to and I have seen one player strike, por At the same time, what is ball, as in French Rugby, the lenge round if selected. "I shall In Italian Association foot-play in the next Davis Cup chal another in what le genially called contests if one of the boxers lovas tain liberties forbidden in Eng Davis Cup competition," he told a the good of international boxing players appear to be allowed cer-not turn professional until after the friendly match. do not know his country no fervently that he land, and in England, I am told, reporter in England. how long it took men or boys in bites his opponent in the cheat?, the players are allowed certain these islands to learn to be, on the Sportsmen who love their country liberties forbidden in Italy. This tennis professional, speaking at n whole, submissive to the rules of so voraciously as this do a dia- can only lead to misunderstanding luncheon in London, described W. T. Tilden, the American lawn the game on the playing field, but service to their country's reputa- and ill feeling. I imagine that the tradition of dis-tion. cipline was of very gradual growth.

Austin and Fred J. Perry as "the The question is whether this late patriotic violence unduly in Continental football. Patriotiss

Ice-hockey also seems to stimu- much patriotism about modern the world:"

Apart from this, there is too greatest team of singles players la tradition can also be trusted to international contests. Early in is a noble emotion, but it ought been made to Perry and refused by grow, both among the players and the present year, when a London to be possible to be a good him. No offer, so far as I am con- Tilden added: "An offer has Among the national sport. If it can, the thing Frenchman jabbed one of the or scratching a

spectators, In Inter- and a Paris team were playing, a patriot without kicking, biting cerned, has been made to Austin. is worth going on with; if not, English players with his stick, being in the course of a game the Davis Cup, I do not think either fellow-human "Until some other nation holds DIFFERENT STAGES and a fight interrupted the game. merely because he belongs to Austin or Perry will consider pro-

This sort of thing makes one another nation. Sport is already fessionalism." Unfortunately, at the present doubt whether nailons 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 CAMBRIDGE AGAIN tically are all at different stages as if they wore playing under dif- game. The motherland that is of discipline. I met a man the ferent 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 fested in a game must be in a national football match in a South foul. In another. American city and who told me We have recently seen how much that the spectators had to give up bitterness was

Football is only a sport, and, if their revolvers before entering the England and Australia by a differ- last elements of sportiveness out caused between the passions of patriotism drive thej ground and that wire netting once about methods of play In of international football, it will be- soccer to-day by separated the spectators from the cricket. Each alde felt, deeply come merely a breeder of ill-will. Router. players to prevent enthusiasts aggrieved because the other did from throwing missiles. People not see eye to eye with it. Ono played in a war-spirit. It may be, There is no sense in football have been killed fairly recently in side aald that the game of the other pleasant to reflect that the Battle South America a a result of side was "not cricket." cbullitions of football excitement.

of Waterloo was won on the played R. Hope (Now College), the J. McFisher (Magdalen) defeat- Now you cannot have a game of¡ inv-fields 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 then South American; but which is playing cricket and the fields of Eton or on any other play- Sculls at Oxford. McFisher's time even in Europe football seems to other be associated with a

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

from the stort.

The Kowloon Football Club's senior alevon to oppose the South Chins "A" team on the Kowloon ground at 4 p.m.

Saturday wut b:

selected following from the

players: A Eastman, A. S. Bliss, S. Boyes, D. J. Willis, K. Everest, II. C. Ellloli, G. White, V. White, T. Knox, E. Pope. 1. T. K. Gilchrist and W. Arnold.

In the Second Division the Kowloon

will be represented by the fol lowing against Eastern on the Kow- Idol ground at 2.16 p.m.-E. G. Vidiro; Cutter and F. Hickman; Hop- king, Fuxman and W. Tillery; S. Mc- Nider, Thomson, Winch, McDonald and Pereira,

A. A. A. OF THE ORIENT

To-Morrow's Meeting At Tokyo

Manchukuo delegates will attend. the first offcial-mesting-of-the- 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 Islands. Manchukuo will be repre- sented by Mr. Michlo Lanwa,

Dr. Gotullo Vargas, vice-preald- unt of the Association, who will represent the Philippine Islands, la expected to reach Tokyo from the United States this evening-

The A.A.A.0., according to its #ponsors, replaces the defunct Far Eastern Amateur Athletic Federa- tion, which folded up directly after the Far Eastern Olympic Games Last Spring.

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