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THE HONGE

FEBRUARY 13,

DAVIS CUP QUALIFYING COMPETITION ABOLITION

NATIONS

VOTE

IN FAVOUR

DECISION MADE YESTERDAY

TWO IMPORTANT

· RESOLUTIONS

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Dy Telegraph. Coverich!, Telegraphie Mas Sague Ordinance. 1894. Received, February

London, Feb. 12.

NEW ARMY HOCKEY SECRETARY

LT. RAVENHILL SUCCEEDS. CAPTAIN BATES

It is officially announced that owing to the departure of Captain R, C. S. Bates on eight months. leave, Lieut. C. Ravenhill, H. K. Brigade, H. K. S.. R. A. 15 appointed honorary secretary of Army Hockey as from February 11.

Licut Ravenhill.can be. obtained by telephone at Kowloon Military 38, and Civil, 57308.

A decision of prime im- M. C. C.

portance was reached at a

meeting of the Inter-WIN

national

Lawn

Tennis

Federation to-day, when EASILY

twenty nations voted for

the abolition of the Quali-

fying Competition in the Hammond Hits

European Zone of the

Davis Cup competition. Seven nations voted against abolition, but the proposition received the re- quisite two-third majority and was thus passed,

Century

Georgetown, Feb. 12.

The team of the Royal Walch Fusiliers, which, as a result of its two magnificent performances last week end, has become the most talked-of football team in the Colony. (Photo: Mae Cheung).

TO BEAT THE

The M.C.C. reaped the benefit of Wyatt's bold policy to-day,{ when, under bright conditions, and on a wicket which had re- covered perfectly from the pre- An effort was also made.to

vious day's rain, the team beat make the Davis Cup a

British Guiana by nine wickets. | HOMETM--- biennial tournament, but the

Hammond and Townsend by resolution to this effect was their sound batting the previous squashed, nineteen nations afternoon, had placed the M.C.C. voting against and thirteen in a winning position, and con- in favour-United Press.

DECISION NO SURPRISE The Federation's decision

tinuing to-day, they found run- making an easy proposition.

were re-

A further 92 runs to abandon the European Zona quali-quired to win, and the M.C.C. fying competition does not come as had

nine wickets in hand.

overnight contribution of 52 to 93. Both carried their bats, the M.C.C. scoring 206 for one wicket.-Reuter.

BOOK

(By "Robin")

Blackpool Newcastle Sheffield U. Aldershot Bournemouth Watford Crewe

•

Doncaster

Tranmere

Wrexham

Hamilton Rangers

Fulhamn

Charlton

Coventry

DRAW

Grimsby Sunderland Gillingham

a aurprise. There has been rooted Hammond, not out 60, proceeded objection expressd by the smaller to reach the three figure mark, European nations from the date of while Townsend carried hia AWAY:—

argumont Its inception. Chiof against the system is that the leas important competitors are deprived of financial benefits which would accrue as a result. of being drawn at home against the stronger and more attractive teams, and that nations have to do a considerable amount of travelling about the Continent without

return.

Amended

any appreciable financial Football

Under the qualifying competition, the semi-finanlists in the competi-

tion proper of the European Zone

of one year, automatically enter the

competition proper for the

Arrangements

next, and foams who have to go NEW VENUES FOR

through the qualifying tournament have therefore no chance of compet- ing with these stronger nations, with the result that the fixtures, Iacking sufficient public attraction, entall a financial loss,

U.S. IN LINE WITH TENNIS WORLD

Cincinnati, Feb. 10. Amateur tennis players in the United States must abide by the rule which prohibits the receiving of travelling and living' exponses för more than eight weeks each season, under an announcement mado to-day by the United Statoa Lawn Tennis Association. The Basociation to-day officially adopt-

· MATCHES

OUR FORECAST

ENGLISH CUP

& LEAGUE

LEAGUE CLUBS' BIG MISTAKE

TWO-PLAN REFEREE WILL CLEAR. AWAY THEIR CRIEVANCES

CHESTER'S GROUND IMPROVEMENTS

By Frank M. Carruther

By "Arbiter" (Frank M. Carruthers) When the two-referees scheme is next tried, at West Brom- with, on March 27, I hope every League club will be represented. It is the most important move that has been made since the

OUR "FORM" GUIDE

How Your Team Has Been

Faring In League

The following table reveals how each team in the four divis sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ- ing their last five more matches up to yesterdayeg bolt

The first figure in each case, of course, in that of the tears" concerned.

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Aldershot ...

FIRST DIVISION.

Birmingham 2-2.00.0-0.1-3.3-0 Brighton Ja Derby C.

2-2 1-1 1-1 -1 2-2 Bristol C Leeds

021-3 Cardiff... Aston Villa Chelara...

Middlesbro'

Leicester Liverpool Portsmouth Preston Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham

West Bromwich Wolves Blackburn Arsenal

Grimsby.

Stoke

Huddersfield

Everton ...

2-3

5-0 1-0 0-0 Clapton 0. J-1 0-0 1-3 Coventry 2-0 3-0 5-3 2-0 2-0 Exeter 1-3 1-0 0-5 3-6 0-2 Gillingham 0-2 0-2 2-1 4-2 1-1 Laton

1-2 0-2 0-3 Swindon 4-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 Crystal P. 1-0 3-8 2-2 1-4 3-4 Bristol R 3-0 0-0 2-2 1-3 2-0 Watford 0.0 24 1-3 0-1 2-2 Charlton 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-0 1-1 Reading 0-0 6-2 1-2 0-9 24 Northampton

2-2 3-1 1- Newport 4-10 Torquay

1-5

2-0

3-1

0-0

1-3 3-0 3-1 Southend

2-0 0-2.5-1. Queen's P. B.

0-3 0-0.3-4 1-1 3-1 Bournemouth

2-2 2-2 3-1 1-1 5-2 Millwall....

1-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 1-1. 30-0-3-3-1-0-3-2-3- 1-42-104 41 24 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-3 0-1 1-1, 3-3'0-3. 4-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-3 3-0 0-0 2-0 3-0

3-1 1-1 6-2 24 2-2.5-3

0--3-2-12-2

3-0 2-1 1-1 3-0:1-3

Manchester C KID 0-2 6-3 6-2 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

SECOND DIVISION.

Bradford

Brentford

Burnley

Bury Fulham

Manchester

Notis F. Oldham

Port Vale Barnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Iradford C. Newcastle

Shefeld U. Notts C.

F31

West Ham

U,

Accrington Grewe

3-2 0-3 1-3 1-2 0-0, Dartington 3-0 0-2 2-1 1-42-1'Gateshead 4-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 2-2 Halifax 1-3 2-1 0-1 4-1 2-1 Lincoln 1-31-1 3-0 1-1 1-2, Rotherham 303-3 2-0 2-3 0-1) Stockport 0-2 2-0 0-1 0-6 2-3 Tranmere 0-2 0-2 1-2 1-2 1-4) Walsall

0-3 4-0 1-2 2-1 2-1 Wrexham 0-0 - 0-2 0-6 4-1 New Brighton 2-1 3-1 3-0 3-2 2-0 Doncaster...

| 1–3 1–1 | York

alteration of the off-side law, and if it is approved it will be SOCCER

mainly in the interests of the League clubs. With only a few exceptions, the big clubs ignored the trial at Chester as if it were not a serious proposition. This was a mistake. They ought to put aside prejudice and keep an open mind.

"You will remember, the experionco

For long the clubs have complained of the directors said that they had no of the dreadful blunders of referees, wish to play the part of pacemakers of the way their matches have been spoilt by wrong declalons and howj they have lost points which should of Chesterfield last season," he said. have been theirs. Now, when the "Besides, you should note that wa chance has come, as I believe, to in- prove refereeing, are they to miss it

They must know that under the present conditions the authorities havo nothing better to offer. They havo wrestled with the question until they are tired of it and they frankly confess that it has beaten them.

--PACE-TOO GREAT-

have three home matches in hand as compared with both Tranmere Rovers and Halifax.".

Chester's gates are remarkable in view of the city's population of only 41,000. But thero is a far greater public to draw on In the immediate vicinity.

It has been proved in nearly every I am old fashioned and I dislike changes. Make one and another is centre of the game that a club can- needed to meet the altered conditions. not expect to attract more than 10

1-1 0-0 Chester 2-1 0-3 0-1 Mansfield

1-1 1-1 Rochdale 3-0 0-2 Chesterfield 2-1 1-1 Southport 2-1 3-2 Carlisle 5-6 1-2 Hartlepools 0-3 2-1 1-0 Barrow

SIDELIGHTS

1-1 1-3 2-1 2-1 0-3

3-2 1-3 0-0 0-2.3-0.

3-1 0-0 2-1 1-2

1-3 4-2 1-1 1-2

-1 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 4-1 3-1 1-0 4-03-20-42-3

2-1 2-2 0-1

2-9 2-1

0-05-3

1-05-0

1-2 2-4 1-1

6-2 3-1 1-1 -4 2-2 1-2 4-2 0-0 3–2 3–2 (-) 0-3 1-1 1-3 (

30 24 1-4 1-6 0-3. 1-3 4-0 1-2 4-1 0-3 2-6.2-1.0-5.1-1.2-3

SHAREBROKERS

V. JEWS

FOOTBALL MATCH

TO-DAY RA

London, Feb 13. "One thing the public seems to forget is that football players are

only humans," | and двуз

The. Hongkong Sharebrokers a team reprosenting the Robert Colony's Jewish community are Barclay, inside meeting in a football match on, right of Bhef- Club de Recreio ground at King's field United, Park this afternoon, the kick off and some of being at 8.80. The following

as teams will take the field. them ато temperamental; Sharebrokers: A. Kitchell; S. A. Ismail and. R. M. Omar N. "You can't Leonard, C. Mackintosh, and W. be a success in Zimmern: N. Deltz, Ko, R. A. Car- athletics unless roll, Mok Hing-wing-and-0. you start very Arculli, young," he con- tinues. And the cinesy York

as film stars.

Jewish XI: S. Goldenborg; C. Faxman and Ellis Joseph; Leo bay; M. Talan, L. Oppenhaim, A. Landau, B. Greenberg, and Gub-

.B. Pascoe, anch Barclay has been at Bramall lane Caplan, for a few sessons and if all the Blumenthal. United playars were as good as ho,

INTER-HONG SOCCER the club would not now be fighting

Mr. G. T. May, hon, secretary, Hongkong. Football Association,

This is what has happened since the per cent of their public. Chester Robert Barclay announces that owing to the con-

Tho The following is the special Tele-now off-side law was adopted. gestion likely to occur within the praph forecast for Saturday's English pace has become too fucius for the appears to be doing more than this shire forward figures that 12 years Racecourse on Saturday next Cup and English and Scottish referees. They are like the inside despite the fact that the cost of sce-of age is not too early. when the annual Race Meeting Football Leagues programmes. opens, the Council has decided to transfer the following matches to other grounds.

DIVISION 3.

ENGLISH CUP

Norwich

T Wednesday BLACKBURN ▾ Birmingham Stockport

West Bromwich EVERTON + Derby

Reading

TOTTENHAM

match

and

RA.M.C. v Lincolns-Chatham Bristol C.

Rond, 2.45

RE. R.A.0.C.-Sookunpoo, NOTTS F.

4.16

The second division

▾ PRESTON ▼ Arsenal Bumley Bolton.

· ENGLISH ‘LEAGUE FIRST PIVISION.

ed the ruling of the International between Royal Engineers Lawn Tenals Association, which University, which should have puts Amorlea on n plane with been played on January 19, will ASTON V. other nations in the regulation of be played this coming Saturday Middlesbro this popular sport in amateur l'on the Kowloon F.C. ground, kick WOLVES ffalda.

off at 2.45.

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SECOND DIVISION.

BLACKPOOL Plymouth BRADFORD C, v Notta C. BURY.

Bradford Hull

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Swansea- PORT VALE -- v Oldham Sheffield U. ▾ Southampton

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

ALDERSHOT • Brighton BOURNEMOUTH▾ Cardi Crystal P.

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forwards; they dare not go too far up ing a First Division match in Liver- because they are afraid that they may poo 16 miles away is less than 28. not be able to get back in time. Hence the great increase in the mum- ber of doubtful goalmouth decisions.

No one suggested the need of goud ST. LOUIS SIGNS

judges before the off-side law was altered.

IMPRESSED

I noted a great reaction on the part of officials at Chester towards the question, although they were dimdent about expressing their views. But I Imagine that Mr. W. C. Cuff, the Everton chairman, was won oyer, and I believe that Mr. Phil Bach was im prozzed.:

Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe told me that be would not say anything until after the second trial at West Bromwich,: but ho added that the experiment had taught him thres Important things.

DIFFICULTIES AHEAD

DEAN BROS.

Manager Confident Of Repeating Victory

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hard to regain first division status. After leading by two goals to one The ground, where United plays at half-time, Wayfoong lost to Tal is also the famous cricket ground koo by five goals to two in the annual where test matches are sometimes Inter-hong soccer match played on the Hongkong Football Club-ground played-British Central Press.

yesterday afternoon.

M. W. Turner notted both goals The following will represent the Club do Recreio in a hockey match for the losers in the first half, and ngainst the H.K.S.R.A. on the Millar (2), Hutchison (2) and Scott

wore the scorers for Taikoo. Marina Ground at 6 pm fo-day.

St. Louis, Feb. 10...

H, Britto; A. A. dosTM Remedios Frankis. Frisch; manager of the and Dr. A. M. Rodrigues: J Blackpool have sotured: the St. Louis Cardinals, is certain that Gonsalves; E. Gosano and P. N. N. transfer of Hanna, a centre half- next year's pennant is as good as da Silva; G. Guterres, N. Beltrao, back from the Irish League club natled to the St. Louis masthead. 4. V. Gosano, A. M. Kavler, and Bangor, who is in his first season

Frisch, with Dizzy and Daffy Dean contracted, feels confident of a second, consecutive baseball victory, although there are lidica-

From what I have already seen, Itions, he says, that the fight for the have no doubt that two referees are world championship will not be better than one, and that the intro-an easy one.

duction of another official would bo in

the interests of the League cluba and "Next season's race will be n the public. And the change will Beblose one," by commented to-day. mado if the League want it in apita ou can bracket Pittsburgh, of any difficulties there may be in its Chiengo and New York, at least, genoral application.

right along with St. Louis as load- There is only one football, but ing contenders." there are two classes with different The Dean brothers, were signed Interests and responsibilities.

This

has not yet been officially recognised. On and removed from the ranks Legislation has been the same for the af baseball's holdouts yesterday. Arsenal as the village team. It is United Press.

doubtful, however, whether this prin- dat ciple can be preserved much longer.

LUCKY CHESTER

ODDS OFFERED:ON DETROIT TIGERS

New York, Feb. 10.. Whon I was in Chester, Mr. C.

Eight to five odds were offered Howitt, the live and energetic young to-day by Mr. Jack Doyle, batting manager of the Third Division club,

showed me the ground fimprovements, commissioner, that the St. Louis Chester, I imagine, ace, one of the Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers most successful Third Division clubs in would repeat their last year's the north. Their, gates this sesson; recorda `by winning the National Mr Howitt told me had averaged and American League baseball £050, and although they bought the championships.

ground two years ago they did not

owe a penny and were more than pay Both New York ball clubs were Ing their way. CANN

HOME GAMES IN. HAND

placed as runners up in the betting arrangements offered, despite high hopes particularly of Memphis Bill Their ambition will not be satisfied. Torry, manager of the New York until they fly the Second Division flag, Glants, that his former champion- And they believe that this may be

next gonoring They have lat Traimone ship torm would make a comeback, Itovers get six points ahead; but United Pren

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