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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1935;

WHERE IS FOOTBALL'S GREAT GOLD

RUSH LEADING US?

LEAGUE MAY BE THROWN OFF ITS BALANCE BY GREED

HISTORIC CLUBS IN GRAVE DANGER

By Frank M. Carruthers

If Kirchen's value to the the clubs who have shared in the dis-but although they are driven by their Arsenal is correctly represent-tribution have benefited. In this desperate needs to pay the prices, not ed by his transfer fee of £6,000, way, as well as in many others, the more than a dozen can afford to do what is the value of Bast.n? Arsenal, in fact, have been general, without impoverishing their resources

benefactors,

or running into debt.

THE DANGER

I do not suppose the question occurred to the Araunal in their keen- ness to secure an outside right, but it is highly important one in ita bearing on the great gold rush' which. is at present taking place in foot- ball.

I am looking forward to seeing! Kirchen in the match at Tottenham to-day with unusual interent

I would not put any false ideas into his head, for the player who requires an out-

START OF BOWLS

League Season Opening On April 27

They have not been alone either in spending freely. It is not so long ago that Everton pald about In the circumstances there is a real £30,000 for players in a season. danger of the League being thrown Chelsea have approached this sum, off its balance. The tendency which and it has been stated that Aston I have repeatedly pointed to of power Villa have paid out at the rate of passing to the centres of big popula. $10,000 a year for men for the past tions every day becomes more marked, clight years.

and I do not see how, with the pace no furious, several clubs with Arst One may regret the system, al-class rank can hope to continue to size in hata la in serious danger, but though I can nee nothing immoral in maintain their positions, his transfer is the most remarkable it, and the game has developed so that has ever taken place, and it sug, far along specialised business lines The danger in nlready emphasised gests that he is a most exceptional that it is now too late to say that the by the present situation in the First forward.

cluba shall not shape their own Divirion, where half the clubs have Six thousand pounds for a player destinies. Grounds which have cont no sense of security and are compelled who has been in firel-cines football £200,000 to construct to meet pubile to go to almost any length to find no more than three months! Kir'demands bring heavy financial re-salvation. chen has indeed been put on a pin-, sponsibilities, and they stand nacle.

It will be remarkable, too, if it is not revealed in Firat Division matches that there are still many rough edges to his football.

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THE COMPETITIONS

FAULTY TRAINING

Golden Miller Did Not

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Run To Form

London, April. 2.- Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, owner of Golden Miller has issued Arrangements for the opening of a statement to the effect that she was, the lawn bowls season were mado "justified in criticising the trainar" last evening by the General Committee when Golden Miller fell at the first of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls As- fence in the Champion Chase, and the Grand 5ociation, when it was decided to start for his performance in

National, Golden Miller did not reveal the league matches on April 27.

Mr. H. Nish. President of the anything liko his real form. Association was in the chair.

Mins Pagot sald she had queried

It was announced that an applica- the training given after the Gold Cap tion has already been sent to the race at Cheltenham. International Bowling Board asking)

Miss Paget udded · that she W*N for affilation in accordance with the grateful to Mr. Briscoe for all his mellan passed at the recent annual wonderful successes and the Joy he general meeting of members.

had brought her through Golden Mil-

·

A sub-committee was appointed by. She wished him the best of luck the meeting to design new Association In the future.--Reuter, badges and also to order Interport and "Aitkenhead" spoons Mr. II. Beer was elected convener with Mr. B. E. Maughan and Bir. G. E. Hoaking forming the sub-committer.

LOCAL HOCKEY

Shanghai Team Due On April 12

Messra, F. J. Jones, H. Beer, F. X. M, da Silva and E. Kern were slected on the Competitions Committee

It was decided that the two leagues start on Saturday, April 27,

According to latest advices received Mention was made that the Yacht by the Hongkong Hockey Association, white elephants unless they can Here plainly is the reason for the Club would be competing in the the Shanghat German Hockey Club I suspect, however, that it is only filled, which means that the teams gross inflation of the value of the Second Division and that the numbers team, Northern champlons for the through his potential value that he must be good enough to draw the player. It is entirely false, except as in each were the same as last year, past two seasons, will arrive in Hong commanded Auch an astonishing|fee, crowds.

It fit particular clubs,

kang on Friday, April 12. The Kowloon Dock R.C., last year's. The pier is too swift even in a

wooden spoonista, were unanimously On Saturday, April 18, they will But where I uli this sponding lead-ant passibilities to be realised, and, Talkoo R. C. had desired to play in will play against the local Civilinna' game in which there are still abund re-elected to the First Division na the be opposed to the Hongkong hockey team, while Monday the visitors ing and what is to be the result of as I have insisted for several years, the Second Division this year,"

it can only be counteracted by reduc I wonder what the position will being the severity of the competition There need be no concern in the five years hence. The change which which all clubs have to meet. part of the public that the Arsenni has taken place during the past five, are prepared to gamble in this way years is enormous, although I do not

The system of promotion and re in their quest of players: It is not thik it is appreciatet,

legallon within much. narrow limity trite, either, as has frequently been!

strikes fear into the clubs, and I can- The transfer fee of £2,000 five years not imagine how directors tolerate the suggested to me, that they alone have ago is to-lny £5,000. This point is worries, it crentes, been responsible for forcing transfer shown by the fact that of all the men fees to their present record leve), in the present Arsenal team who cost At a rough estimate, the new more than a trivial sum Bastin is the players the Arsenal have obtained cheapest. and it is only about five within the past year have cost £35,000. years since he went to Highbury from This nenns that this prodigious sum Exeter. has been put back into circulation in I am afraid that the clubs are tou the game Instead of being boarded engrossed in their own affairs to con for a problematical future use, and; sider this uncontrolled development,

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On Monday night there will be a Ou the question of the Wanstead'dinner space" ai Cup match being mentioned the chair commencing at 8.80 p.m. The charge man said that it was all wrong to will be $3 per head, and tickets may select the team Mr. Benille Moore, the Derby Coun. thought that a captain should be up- Treasurers of local hockey clubs.

in Hongkong. He be obtained from the Secretaries or y chairman, has shown how to pointed and the team chosen by him On Wednesday, April 17, the Ger large extent they may be avoided by at Home. Last year the teams were man visitors will travel to Macao for Increasing the number to go up and mixed up and did not play according a match against the Macao Hockey down, and I have no doubt that the to their selections. proposal will be accepted.

At the Wanstead Club, and will leave for Shanghai on

¡April 18. the big population are to be saved,

It must be, if historic clubs outside match only six players turned out.

The match at Wanstead was being looked upon by the Club n one of certain players could claim two some importance for Hongkong but tonalities with equal justifiention. nn-

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last year it seemed that interest among the Hongkong players was proposed by Mfr. 1. Gay that the con- After further discussion it was Calling off. If necessary Wanstead petition be run again this year. It could accommodate six rinks and all was also doolded that in the event of players who went there on the day there being any doubt about a player's of the Explin Cup fixturo were as-nationality the representative of that xured of a game.

player's club should be notified the point cleared up.

After some discussion it was de- cided that a captain be appointed and he selection of the team be left entirely in his hands.

and

Mr. Maughan: One might suggest we ask for his pastport but we don't want to do that.

Mr. B. E. Maughan, who was in they re-introduce the third and fourth Mr. A. V. Ramsay proposed that charge of the Hongkong team to prizes in the Open Singles competi years ago, said it was a great pily tion ns in years previous that interest had fallen off last year. Reason but the motion was defeated, to last Mr. S. Randle, who is leaving the Colony for home on Saturday, unanimously elected captain of the Hongkong tanm.

was

On the motion_of_Mr. F. J. Jones it was decided that players would be eligible to represent Hongkong only if they were not certain of returning within the first year

after thele arrival in England.

Mention of the various competitions to be held during the year brought up considerable discussion-in-regard-to the International Shield.

Mr. J. F. Jones said that that com- petition was not altogether cess last year.,

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PLAYERS' NATIONALITIES

The feeling of the meeting was that as there were many competitions, difficulty had been experienced in get- ling off the matches and Mr. E. Korn} suggested that the committee be moro strict in regard to the nationalities. of players. He pointed out that If people who were not as claimed, wore not allowed to participat would reduce the number of entries. Last year, he said, he tried to make a certain player a Swiss so that the rink representing Switzerland could be completed,

The chairman said that the ques-j tion of rationality was a difficult one. If a man said he was an Australian or Swins the Committee had to ac cept his word as 'a' gentleman honour.

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Mr. Maughan: Last year. I took that matter up with Mr. Kern. I did not who has the man he named could be a Swiss.

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SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The THIRD EXTRARAGE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 6th April, 1935, tommencing at 2.00 p.m.

The Firat Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

By Ordor,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1985.

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