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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH."

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,

INTERPORT SOCCER PROBABLES: ATTRACTIVE TEAM

Stanley Cash, popular interport -football-playar, wko.announced he will be unable to turn out for Shanghai against Hongkong.

New Ibw Rule Unpopular

UNNECESSARY & UNDESIRABLE

Club cricketers do not want the new lbw rule, under which a bataman can be given out to a ball breaking in from the off if the umpire thinks the ball would bave hit the wicket.

They mado this clear yesterday in a communication to the M.C.C. in which they sald:

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This decision was reached by the

Cнce, an association representing nearly one thousand clubs, after fuli discussion of the now rulo which is to be tried in county games during

SELECTORS DO WELL

HIGGINS GETS PLACE

GOSANO GIVEN HIS CHANCE:

BIG TASK FOR DEFENCE ·

---(By “Veritas")--

Under the designation of "Blues," Hong- kong's probable Interport football team to meet Shanghai has been selected for the final trial on. Sunday, January 27. It is a combination which, I am sure, will meet with general approval, and it is doubtful whether there will be any necessity to make changes in it after the trial.

The

Not unexpectedly, after last The opposition to the Blues is, week's game, Pardoe has not at least on paper, so strong, that only been put in at centre-half, one could easily regard both teams! but has been appointed captain, likely Interport sides. and from this we can infer that the will lend the Colony side,

No better choice could have been made. Pardoe has time and again proved himself an ideal skipper, and the Colony will be well served so far as leadership is concerned.

wing of an all-South China for ward no against the probable défonce in an excellent move on

the part of the selectors. It is doubtful whether they will be up against such a powerful attack in the Interport.

WELL DONE SELECTORSI

NO PANIC ABOUT PROBABLE INTERPORTERS' LOST FORM

P

Last Sunday, In the Grat Interpart football trial, Dick Ridley and Albert Howe, both of whom have played con- sistently well this Henson, suddenly lost their form, and, judged on the afternoon's dis- plays, were. comparative falluren.

The Interport selectors, however, refused to become panicky, and the two players have deservedly been given their places in what can be regarded as the Probable In- terport side for the next trial. Their attitude is one calling for heartiest congratulations.

SCHOOLBOYS' SOCCER

Annual Match For Charity

+

THIS SATURDAY

GREAT NET PLAY

MRS. KAYLL BRILLIANT

SMASHING LADIES TENNIS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY

(By "Veritas)

Dominating the court from the opening service, Mrs. Kayll yesterday gave a brilliant display of overhead work and volleying in the course of winning the ladies doubles tennis championship in partnership with Mrs. Parkes, against Mrs. Chui Chun-chui and Miss R. Rumjahn. The U.S.R.C. pair won 6-1, 6-3, and fairly overwhelmed their opponents,

So active and successful was nional flashes of brilliance. Mra. Kay in the forecourt, that On the whole it was-a two her partner played but a very against one match, and therefore passive part in the match, and disappointing both as a champion- apart from serving was seldom called upon to do anything.

Hongkong's now lady champion revelled in the short lobs of Mrs.

ship final and a spectacle. Few who saw the game, however, will forget

Kayll's man-Ilke smashes and volleying.

Mr.

Chul and Miss Rumjahn, and throughout the two Acts made only

Subsequent to the match the one mistake overhead. Her val-

no less successful, competitors and members of the leying was thanks to

anti- some very ne

Double

Century

Against The M. C. C.

TRINIDAD LEAD

Trinidad, Jan, 18,

The Trinidad· representative" cricket eleven fairly collared the M.C.C. bowling” to-day." when the three-day encounter was resumed, and were able to apply the declaration after the Englishmen's score had been passed by 23 rans.

Chief honours of the day wont to Maynard, the local batsman, who played a glorious Innings of 200 not out and received a wonder- ful tributo at the close both by the spectators and the visiting form.

HIGHEST YET

This is the highest individual Innings yet played against the M.C.C., during the present West Indles tour, and it was marked by fine all-round-the-wicket shots.

The second annual match for the Kowloon Football Club's special Chal

Despite the hugo Trinidad score, enge Cup at present hold by long

which was closed at 371 for 7 kong schoolboys will be played at the Club's ground on Saturday.

trundler did some great work with ' It is good to seo Keneghan | Last year in their efforts to raise cipation which allowed her to cut U.S.R.C., adjourned to the club wickets, Paine, the Warwickshire being offered another chance, funds for local charities the Club'e aif Misa Rumjahn's cross courthouse, where Mrs. Lindsell pre- the ball, and captured five wickets A. V. Genano in to be given at

Committee decided that in place of returns. Occasionally Mrs. Chui rented the season's trophies, the for the comparatively meagre cost and he will certainly offer chance of demonstrating that het strong challenge to Gosano for the usual New Year's Day xture outwitted her with one straight recipients being-Ladies Singles, of 69 runa.

The M.C.C, batted a short time such as a fancy dress football match. a worthy to play right half for

the right half position.

Miss M. Grifitha. Ladies before stumps were drawn, in the So far un club cricket is con- Hongkong, and surely he could be. Let us hope that injuries wit! which had been arranged in the past down the tramlines, but on the winner, Mrs. J. F. Kayil; runner-

a schoolboys' match between Kowloon whole Mrs. Kayll carried off the up

was pro- Doubles, winners, Mrs. Kayll and course of which they scored 11 for. cerned. no alteration in the subject to no severer test than not prevent the teams turning out and Hongkong should be arranged The honours, playing what present ibw law fa either neces- to have Tay Qua-liang and Ip Pak-ns advertised. If they are fielded uxture last year was so great a aut-bably one of her best games since Mrs. Parkes; runners-up, Mrs. Chui the loss of a wicket, and are still Chun-chul and Miss R. Rumjahn. 12 runs in arrears with nine sary or desirable.

wa an the opposition?. If Gosano at full strength, wo should be ceas that it was decided to make it arriving in the Colony.

The afternoon's match was wickets in hand. It is unlikely It was unfortunate that Miss umpired by His Honour. comes through this ordeal with his given one of the best football an annual event, and will take place

Mr. that a definite decision will be colours flying, there will be no treats of the season. Certainly on Saturday starting at 2.15 p.m.

Kumjahn found the occasion back line. executive commities of the Confer- alterations needed. In the-half Sookunpoo won't be big enough to The winners will be presented with rather too much for her, and fell Justico R. E. Lindsell, President reached, but honours will undeni

hold all the enthusiasts who will special medals.

The arrangements necessary for the far below form. Her best shots of the Hongkong Lawa Tennis ably go to Trinidad.-Reuter. In fact the only selection In this want to see the match. The game ejection of the tennis have been made were on retura of rervice, when Association. Blues team which can in any way starts at 3.30, and it will be sur- by Mr. A. T. Hamilton, the former she managed to obtain an acute be considered a surprise in that prising if the ground is not filted longkong Football Club player, and angle on cross court drives, but last week's display considerably of Higgins at inside right. But to capacity by 3.15.

Mr. W. Mulcahy, of the Kowloon Club her lobbing was poor, and she To judge from the standard of the strengthened his claims, and if he SUNDAY'S BIG MATCH trinis this year's match should be remed quite unable to anticipate even more attractive thar last year's, the direction of Mrs. Kayll's shots. ropenta this performance on the 27th, an Interpart badge awaits longue programme is to be found boys have already acquitted with The cream of the week-end and as a result of exportching the

MRS. CHUr's BURDEN him.

In a re-arranged Axture. On Sun-selves well in matches arranged with

Mrs. Chui was therefore com- Before making further comment,day at Caroline Hill, South China some strong teams.

"A" meet the Club de Recreio, and will be a Hongkong League game be burden, and it proved too big a

After the schoolboys' match there pelled to shoulder

Hancock In Final

In the local leagues on Saturday the Craigongower C.C. senior and If the Recreio strike form, any-tween the Police and Kowloon to start proposition.

Nevertheless the thing may happen,

In the semi-final of the Open Mixed Junior teams will be meeting the Civil at 4 pm. The proceeds from both C.R.C. player impressed with

Bervice C.C. Incidentally it has been stated matches will be in aid of local chari- many delightful shots. Whenever and Mina it, fiancock beat Capt. played on the Civil Service ground,

Doubles Championship, L. Goldman

The Firat Division match will be In a morning contemporary that ties.

she could force the winners into Manners and Mr. Grimble the Navy v St. Joseph's match on

Y Sunday is to be played at Caroline Australia has decided to challenge hill. This is incorrect; the game for the Davis Cup and compete in will be staged on the Navy ground the European Zone. at Causeway Bay,

next нenson.

The views of the club cricketers were expressed by Mr. C. G. Grinter, captain and Recrotary of the Frluton-on-Sea club who has also captained the Club Cricket Confer ence in representativo matches und occatonally appeared for Larex.

UMPIRES WOULD FAIL

Ile said:

Am very

strongly of the opinion that there is no need for any change,

I have been playing club cricket for thirty years, and I feel sure that if tho, law were adopted it would lead to a hopeless state of Aftairs with the umpires.

"It-may-be-all-right-in-county cricket, where you have first- class umpires, but not more than tan to fifteen per cent,of-the- empires in club cricket would i bo capable of interpreting the new rule properly.

"In London, where the businesa- houser and beat clubs have their own groundsmen whose business it is to know the laws and generally officiate, it would not be so bad, but we must remember the country fovna find village teams,

"There, more often than not, they call upon anybody whom they can get to do the job. Batsmen often complain that oven under the exist- ing rules the ball has only to hit them on the leg nad out they goi

"Club cricket is all right as it is, and I am sure the Conference have dono the right thing.”-

here are the tenma:---

BLI 25

Wong Wing:

Li Tin-song and C. Pile:

A. V. Gosano,

Pardoc, and Lee Kwok-wal; B. Gosano, ftiggins, Howe, Ridley, and Bickford.

WHITES

Rodger; Swain, and

S. Strange; Keneghan,

Leung Wing-chui, and Parker;

Tso Kwal-shing. Tam. Kong-pak, Fung King-cheung, Tay Qua Hang and Ip Pak-wa.

RESERVES Durham (goal), Lau Mau and Morrison (backs), Brooks, Dudley, North, Robson and Bliss (hall backs), Ellot. Ward, Baldry and Fowler (forwards).

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The Australian team has been chosen and will consist of Crawford, McGrath, Quint and Turnbull; but it

avaliable-Reuter Special.

heavier

MIXED DOUBLES MATCH

Goldman And Miss

on the

LOCAL LEAGUE TEAMS.

Craigengower To Meet Civil Service

the following pinyers: -

an exchange of baseline strokes, Chinese R. C. court yesterday after. Craigongower being represented by she inevitably held her own, and noon by 7-5, 6-1.

A. D. Hamson (Capt.), J. 1. Young- her strokes off the ground were extremely well made.

The winners will now meet H. D.ays, F. K. Lee, A. T. Lee, F. R. Zim- But Mra, Kayll and Mrs, Parkes Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chia in mera, E. C. G. Barry, A. R. H, Esmall,

the final.

W. Sparrow, C. W. Lam, J. W. Leon ard and U. M. Omar. were, wily, and played on Miss na possible, allowing Mr. Chuf only ocen- HONGKONG YACHTING

FOOTBALL'S WINNING is doubtful if the last pair will be Rumjahn as much

Rugby Union's Drastic Order To Referees

BLEND

Example Of Sunderland

PERSISTENT SCRUMMAGE

Scots' Influence

(By F. M. Carruthers),

It has probably been noted that there are now no Scotsmon In the Middlesbrough forward line, and it may be thought that a change in managership has brought new ideas

But I think it is only a coincidence, At the present time the club are simply playing the combination which they believe to be the best

OFFENDERS

MUST BE SENT OFF FIELD

(By J. P. Jordon) Whenever a new Rugby football law is made, or an old one changed, some would-be clever players are out to beat it, especial- ly if the Inw deals with how to obtain the bell in a scrummage. This may be very ingenious, but may the second foot of this player Bealdes, Mr. Peter McWilliam has while it may not be contrary to the nor the third or nearer foot of the never shown 타치 obzension for the strict wording of the law it is a de- centre player (the hooker) until the Scottish player. His star Tottonban Gnite form of cheating, because the ball has passed that foot. Hotspur team only included one-players know the intention of the law McDonald, the back-and the ethers and are not abiding by It, whom he brought to London did not

As It stands, the scrummage law is outside feet of the first players and repay him very well.

o framed that it la open to anyone has touched the ground each centre

Other points in the circular are that as soon as the ball has passed the

In my experience Mr, MeWiliam has who does not observe its Intent to do-player may raise his far foot and never been influenced. In his judgment feat its purpose,

of a player by the question of Those responsible for its drafting Atlonality. Indeed, I think he would meant that the ball should be hooked agree with Alex James that there are only with the far foot of the middle Just as many commonplace footballers player of the front row, in Scotland as in England.

MANY HAVE FAILED

PRACTICE MUST CEASE

advance it diagonally to meet the hall, Each outside player may follow the ball in to prevent it from coming out

at the side and assist his contro player in obtaining possession.

Referees must also insist on scrum halves performing their duties in re- gard to putting the ball in strictly But certain cluba quickly discovered according to the law, Many scrum James is very emphatic on this that as the law was worded the out-halves stand more than three feet point, "Just because a man la brought side or first forward could hook with from the serum and send the bail in mouth it is thought he must be endow his outside foot, so that the ball came quickly instead of "gently propelling", ad with exceptional ability," he says. out between him and the second-rowt "The idea is ridiculous. Look at all forward behind him, and get away the failures thero have been."

with it.

Ing the past ten years or 60.

FREE KICKS NO GOOD

But I an inclined to think that this practice shall cease forthwith," led not only to confusion but to bad The Rugby Union now say that Breaches of the regulations have Scotland's best players have been batter than the best in England.duz- } instructions we should not be troubled spectators, as I have seen for myself. and it referees act according to feeling on the part of opponents and This view will be challenged, and any more with deliberate Infringe And confusion is worse confounded would not like to have to provide the mente,

when some referees permit the law to proof. But it is not cuxy to mateh

"In future in cases of persistent bo broken, arguing that they inter auch stars as Alex James. Alan

infringement refereça must not heri- pret it in that light, while others set Morton, Alex Jackson, Hugh Gella

tate to apply the law by ordering their face against it and whistle cher, Robert McPhail, and Goorgo

the player off the field. ;

accordingly, Brown (of Glasgow Rangers) in the strongly worded circular to referees, ever, are no

This drastic order is contained in, a

Whistling and penalty kicks, how- ranks of England's players.

*Varsity We naw that in the, match, when Mr. M. A. Alian, of Bentland, had to award the alarm- ing number of 23 penalties, the majority for offences in and around the scrum.

It is, however; remarkable that pointing out "the lack of uniformity most of the Scottish cracks have been in applying the laws of the game, forwards and that we have had a particularly the scrummage law," and definito superiority in defence. Scott is backed by an order that referees land has had no backs of the out murt standing class of Blenkinsop, Goodall,

"strictly enforce all laws and stop and Hapgood,

any methods adopted by players The warning issued by the Rugby whon aim is to circumvent them." Union may be drastic, but it la oppor-. It is emphasised that "the ball skall tune. Ordering off in the past has There has always been a

not be considered as having been generally been confined to foul play colony of Bestlish footballers in the out between the fest, of one of the disregard of the rules will merit auch strong fairly in the serummage if it comes or misconduct. In future persistent north-east, probably because it is the outside players of the front row." Henrest centre to Bcotland. The for

s penalty. Also, the first or outside foot of the Lunes of both Newcastle United and outside, player must not be raised a player off the field for this, but until It requires a-atrong referee to send Bunderland ware laid by Beote. from the ground or advanced until the an example is made the chent will

ball has passed that foot. Neither continue to prosper.

SCOTTISH COLONY,

(Continued on Page 9.).

Seventh Wednesday Race

Held Yesterday

JUNIOR FIXTURE

For the junior match on the Crai gengower C.C. ground the hosts will be represented by the following"lde"

W. K. Way (Capt.), E. Souza, G. Souza, G. Lai, R. Lacey, E. S. Cunningham, N. Brendbridge, E. A. Leo, L. Hubbard, A. Kitchell and G. A

D. B. S. WIN

Yesterday the Royal Hongkong Lee. Yacht Club held the seventh of the series of Wednesday races for "A" Cinna and "I syst and "G" Class The Ellis Kadoorie School for vachts. Major Griffin piloted Wasp Indians proved no match for the II into first place in the "A" Class Diocesan Boys' School yesterday race; while Mr. W. B. Cooper won the afternoon when the two schools met race for "," "," and "G," Class at cricket, the latter winning by 166 yachts.

rans.

Good batting by F. Lay (51 retired), The series of Wednesday races will A. Prata (32 retired). T. Matthews end on January 30, and the per- (20 not out) and Lai Kwal-wing (25) centage so far gained by the com-enabled, the Diocesan School to total petitors in given. (The percentage is 187 for seven wickets, and the Ellis obtained by taking the highest nume Kadonrie Indian School replied with ber of points in any five races and only 31 runs, Crary took four wickets the number of yachts nailed in those for two runs and T. Matthews cap-

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