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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, · 1936.

HONGKONG'S INTERPORT

Our Daily Golf

A

Hint

Don't be afraid to hit hard; if you are swinging correctly, bard hitting is not "pressing"

-II. Vardon.

TEACHING THE

SUCCESSES

CREDITABLE SEASON

THREE CONTESTS | WON

LADIES' TENNIS DISAPPOINTMENT

Hongkong has emerged from the 1935-36 season's Interport contests against Shanghai with

SCHOOLBOYS quite an amount of credit. Al-

HOW TO PLAY SOCCER

NEW F.A. SCHEME

though losing the tennis and the rugby the Colony can point to fine victories in the cricket, soccer and ladies' hockey en- counters.

The biggest disappointment was the fallure of our lady tennis playire In Shanghai last autumn. The men were expected to lose.

'A new move, and the best so

But this is largely counteracted by far conceived for develoning the talents of the schoolboy the victory of the hockey players on footballer, is contemplated by 3aturday morning last. Although the Mr. Stanley Rous, the secre-core does not indicate it, the win was completely decisive. Hongkong Lary of the Football Associa-

had the better of the game through- tion.

out and but for the shocking under- foot conditions would have scored more goals.

During the Baster holidays he hopes to arrange a demonstration by first-class players of the technique of the game on iba Portsmouth ground. ta which the boys and thele masters will be invited.

The achievement of the maccorites cannot be overstated, and one of the happiest men in the Colony during he week-end was Captain E. Hague,

"I want to bring all the instruction chairman of the Interport selection contained in the Football Associa- committee, who hail the satisfaction tion's new book to life," said Mr.f knowing that his last Job for the Rous. "My plan, with the co-opera-H.K.FA, was to help select a winning tion of the Partsmouth club, is to .cam. get expert players to carry out the chief movementa in the game, and at the same time explain them by means of loud speakers,”

It is a great iden, and it has such big possibilities that it will be sur prising if there is not a demand for these Geld demonstrations to be held] throughout the country.

FILM BOOKINGS

With their human touch, they will appeal, mors to the imagination than the PA. Im which, will shortly be distributed, Already 360 applications) have been rocolyod for I, without counting those from abroad.

The coaching acheme is one of the best things the Football Association have ever undertaken. Mr. Rous said the other day when Mr. John Me- Kenna was signing cheques to meet the growing costs, he remarked: "I may not live to see the results of the work, but I bellove they will be worth all our efforts."

times.

.EXTENSION AHEAD

The nonxon's Interport results are appendlesh..

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Hongkong beat Shanghai by three goals to two at Shanghai. Talbot. Lee Wal-tong and I. Gosanu scored] for Hongkong.

OPPORTUNITIES LOST BY COLONY XV

The Hongkong (left) and Shanghai Interport rugby teams photographed before Saturday's match at

the Club ground, won by Shanghai by eight points to six. (Photo: Mae Cheung).

NEW RUGBY RULES LIKELY

Dropped Goal Three Points and Scrum Change

(By Percy Rudd)

London, Jan. 2.

There is reason to believe that at least two of the alterations to the rules of Rugby Football which are being strongly advocat- ed by the Dominions of South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia will become law.

When the informal conference) between representatives of the four Home Unions and the Dominions meets in London to- Shanghai beat Hangkong by right will declare themselves in favour morrow, Ireland, I understand, points to six at Hongkong.

of those changes:

RUGBY FOOTBALL

+

LADIES' HOCKEY · Hongkong hent Shanghai by one goal to nothing at Shanghai. Missi P. Gitting scared.

CRICKET

Hongkong at Shanghai by 31 runs at Hongkong.

TENNIS

at

Shanghai beat Ilongkung. Shanghai. They won the men's event by live matches to nil and the Indica' by three matches to two.

(1) That the nesting value of a dropped goal should be reduced from 4 to 3 poluits.

RUGBY CLUB RECORDS

Aberazum

Aldershot Services (2). That no player shall be Anton Old, Fl. allowed to advance beyonıl

an Barnet imaginary line drawn through the arnstaple

Bath middle of the scrummage until the Beekesham ball kan been heeled out of the Redford

Blackheath acrummage.

Erlilgend

Weirtal

scrum.

Aug-

Cross Keys

The second of these proposals is Bridgwater "borrowed" from the Rugby League Cambirna game and is designed to curtall, the Cambridge Univ. raiding activities of winging forwards Cardin The coaching is being keenly and,

Zollow the ball who

through the Cheltenham scrun enthusiastically promoted, and the]

and smother the half-back Coventry..

it away. The Devonport Serv before he can get. chomo has diubled in scope. as_com-

Rugby League, however, goes further Edgware pared with last season, when it was

orders a penalty kick if any Exmouth

Exeter launched. To-day boys at over 500 allowing the preparatory schools to and echools in all parts of the country take part in it. And then will come player "not in a scrum, gets in in Falmouth

with any of his forwards before the Glamorgan Wan. are being instructed by officially a demand from the public schools.

Glusenter ball

out of muck comes chosen experts, and the Baw in the

Guy's Hoanital The issue of the instructional book

inqui system, from the schools' point of

gested alterations meals thut' they Lelcester vlow, is that each is visited only three 19, of course, part of the work, and Ireland's support for these

over 30,000 copies of it have been sold, are practically certain to be adopted Lincoln It has been translated for use in at the annual meeting of the Intera Linnelly

London Hospiel France, Germany, Spain, and ftum. national Beard in March, for Eng. Luston irish ania, and a considerable order has land and Wales are known to bat London Scottish been received from America.

sympathetic and Scotland, the "dle-tondon University hards" of Rugby, would be outvoted. London Welsh

[dilmez Hompital The Dominions themselves have no Hoseley representation on the International Newth.. Board,, which "frames the laws of Newbury Newport the game for International matches." Northampton There is nothing to prevent the Nottingham Dominions making their laws, but ob-) Nuneaton viously they would be at den

Old Alleynlara Old Blues advantage

they did so and then

Old Cranleighsns had to play international matches

Old unalonians under the old rules.

Did Edwardians Old Lysiane Old Merchant T. Old Mililan 018 Paulines .... Old Whitelitian,

The schools, however, are correct ing this by themselves engaging the coaches to pay more frequent visits, Some of the men are now fully em ployed throughout the week.

In addition to the special refresher course which is to be held in Leeds next July for coaches and trainers, a sooond one will probably be arranged It seems probable, too, that the In London for schoolmasters and schema will have to be extended by teachers at the training collegea,

IT BELONGS TO HONGKONG AGAIN!

The Wal. Soisid, fient won by Hongkong lady hockey playera list year," and retained by the Colony on Saturday when our teamIS...

boat Shanghai by the only goal scored.

Two other suggestions:

(1) That kicking

direct

into

touch between the two "25" lines

shall be prohibited, and

(2) That the hooking law shall

bo altered to permit of two for- wards packing in the front row of the scrummago ·

are not likely to find sufficient sup- port for them to be carried.

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| OLYMPIC GAMES

Chinese Prepare For

Berlin Games.

If negotiations are concluded satis- factorily, the China soccer football team will be busily engaged before and after the World Olympiad at Berlin.

China National Amateur Athletic Federation is negotiating with, the various countries in Europe for exhibition matches for the Chineso footballcra

Dxfont Exiles

Oxford University Pentanto Plymouth Alb. Fontypool

Refrath

Richmond

Roslyn Park

R.N.G., Greenwich.

Rugby.....

At Bart's Hoep.

At Mary's Hosp... St Thomas's Hoop. Sidmouth SWADER

London, Jan. 2.

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174

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195

154 104

198 127

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132

170

93 114 709

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130 IDR

10 17 291 590 10 2 11 184 140

10 2 1 172 -194

13 1 234 92

72

100 104

14

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181 142

0 11

DA

1 1 १६४. 4D

04 52 6172 103

207 127

BIG RUGBY WIN FOR.NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITIES

Koshien, Jan. 26. The New Zealand Univer- sities rugby XV, which gave such a worthy account. of in themselves

Hongkong lately, played their first match since leaving the Colony to-day when they beat the All-Kwansai fifteen by 31 points to three- Kouter.

AMAZING VILLA

LEAGUE LEADERS

HUMBLED

MASSIE AS A FORWARD

The unexpected happened at Raker Park last month. Aston Villa, at the foot of the League, vanquished the 100 per cent. home record leaders. It was their first victory over Sunder- land at Roker Park sincei November, 1928, and there was no fluke about it.

NOT FAST ENOUGH

SHANGHAI WINS KEEN GAME

BRILLIANT TRY

BY MCGILL

Hongkong 6 pts. Shanghat 8 pts.

The defeat of Hongkong in the rugby interport at the Club ground on Saturday could be

REFEREES' ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

Colony soccer referees are re- minded that the annual general meeting of the Hongkong Foot- ball Referees' Association will be held at 6,45 this evening in the Sports Club At this meeting the activities of the Association during the past twelve months will be made public and slicers for the ensuing year will be elected.

To-morrow's

traced more to the inability of Badminton

the Colony to seize opportuni ties than to any pronounced superiority on the part of Shanghai.

The teams were, in fact, extremely well matched, but Hongkong were deficient in speed particularly, when it came to three-quarter break-awaya. The line-outs generally found Hong kong in possession while a hard work. ing pack held its own in the tight rerums and in forward rusher.

But the "Threes" almost without exception handled badly and all fell into

WAR

the mistake of ridding themselves of the ball before making enough ground and drawing their opponents. Meeke alone chowed that dash and initiative necessary to outwit a power- ful and watchful defence and

selling very hard luck that after perfect "dummy" to eat through the midile liko a knife he should have been brought down within a yard or two of the line with none of his colleagues supporting him.

Games Off

BUT PROGRAMME LATER IN WEEK

(By "Veritas"),

Both men's doubles badmin- ton league mesches arranged for to-morrow evening have been postponed in view of 'the funeral of King George. The games affected

Recreio "g" v. St. Andrew's. "A" and S. and S. Home v. Recreio "A". It is expected that the rest of the week's games will be played as per schedule.

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MCGILCHRIST'S ERROR

On Wednesday in the men's doubles McGilchrist could do nothing right Taikos are due to entertain liot and he persisted in making the mis Hall "A". The only doubt about this take of trying to rush through the match is whether Talkoo can middle with his passage barred by out a team as I believe they have at least four opponent while either lost two of their players through removals. It is quite on the cards Mecko or Hutchison waited in vain that Taikoo will be forced to quit on the wing for a pass.

Robertson gave a vastly improved the men's doubles division as they are also losing Stainton, their No. 1 player display on his performance against within a few weeks. the New Zealand Universities,

Aeld-

ing the ball confidently and finding

The other matches on Wednesday. touch with ideal kicks. P. de Beau-are Eliot Hall "g" v. Kowloon Tong, mant his opposite number was also St. John's v. St. Andrew's "B", and in brilliant form and several times Fire Brigade v. Chinese K.C.

On Thursday St. anarow's "A" aro relieved threatening positions with mighty touch kicks which he followed at home to V.C. and S. and S. Home

antertain Ellot Hall "A", up in the approved style.

The Shanghai three-quarters were

The Mixed doubics programme on very much faster than the Hongkong Friday is Chineas R.C. v. st. John's, men with Bidwell and McGill out-itecreio "A" v, St Andrew's, Kowloon standing. Their handling was also Tong v. Recreio "B", and Taikoo v.

Fire Brigade. aurer and when on the run they were

lways dangerous.

MCGILL'S CLEVER TRY

half McGill's try in the second was a clever a piece of work as seen on the Club ground for a long time. He obtained posression from a He obtained possession from a rather loose scrimmage and tore

CHINESE POLOISTS

FOR MANILA

tough to touch down after evad Army Team Which Played

In Shanghai Making

ing three pairs of clutching hands and effecting a lovely Lody swerve Robertsua,tils-final

to

hans"

chall's most prominent players

Villa played soundly. Their de fence was tightened up and the attack were

Bonnar and Butcher. The

15 202 309 moved with a directness that was in former was constantly benting Master 720 134 refreshing contrast to Sunderland's for possession and Butcher invariably

112 in close methods which, on the holding held

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27.118 $20

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Fass it be. It was initiated the

afternoon

Trip In February

Manilla, Jan. 20. The Manila Polo Club feld, re-

Bonnar'z

no matter cognized as the best in the Far East theas and one of the finest In the world, 26892 ground, played into the hands of the how difficult

who two

majority will be the scene of several interest- 102 opposition.

of the Colony attacks, and Bonnaring polo matches this season.

As a result of an invitation ex- of praise Certainly the Villa adapted them completed an

Major-General by

Frank selves better to the conditions. They worthy endeavour by scrambling tended

Chinese team represent Parker, swung the ball about freely, keeping home Hongkong's second try. the home defenders on the turn, and There was little to choose between Ing the 32nd Chinese army will play were always on the look-out for a the packs. Beth worked extremely in Manila in February, while April will see the arrival of a British army 302 305 shot. Dix was the inspiration of the hard and although inclined to his team from India. 225 120 Villa attack.

In loose play deserva commendation 20 100 120

The two most prominent polo 904 15P 213 He had a great game and deserved for the smart mamer in which they

broke up.

Walkda and Humphreys teams in Manila are the United the two goals which his opportunism were prominent, and Peors and Mc- States Army "Blues" and the Polo brought him-one after 30 minutes and the other three minutes after Elney both dribbled well. But nei- Club "Yellows," the latter consist ther pack used their feet to fullest ing of the four Elizalde brothers- one of the best-known brother teams Gubb, R. J. S. Stewart and Sleap in the world. performed well for Shanghai and thu team generally showed somewhat bet

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the interval, Massie shot the third two minutes advantage. 7109 101 later. He fully justified his inclusion at inside-right. His skilful passing 28119 is helped to open out the game.

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10K 100 87 * 154 150

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A BLEND AT LAST

At last there was something liks n blend about the Villa team. The for-

110 wards were well supported by King-

88 182 don and Wood, the wing-halves, and If Allen was more useful with his head than his feet, he rendered Gur- 01 noy less dangerous than usual.

14.70

244 342

ANOTHER WIN

FOR COLONY

Soccer Interporters

Strike Form

78

Griffiths had a grand game at right.

1 back, though it must be said that Gal- Jacher made him look good by his too. dainty, methods, Cummings" regained

something like his real form and had

ter balanco than the Colony.

Bidwell broke away and went over

(Continued on Pago 2.)

Both teams have a 16 goal handi- cap and are fairly evenly matched. Last year the Club "Yellows" won the Far Eastern Cup donated by the United States Polo Association.

Olympic Games "Possibles"

BRITISH A. A. A.'S LIST OF ·

LIKELY ATHLETES

The final election of Great Bri- England will be from about July 29

his best game for the Villa. He was tain's team for the athletle events, at to August 10, Meat of these finally up against Sunderland's strongest the Olymple Games, in Berlin, next selected will also compote in the relay forward, Davis,

Everybody knew the Villa must year from August 1 to 9, will not be match between the British Empire and made until after the A.A.A. Cham-U.S.A. at the White City on Saturday, strike their form sooner or later, pionships at the White City on July August 15, and it was just, the luck of the 10 and 11, but the Selection Com- game that they should do.no against mittee of the International Board has

THE CANDIDATES Sunderland, when the leaders looks already prepared a list of candidates ed like running away with the for the British team. Letters have British team which has been prepared The list of candidates for the League championship.

been sent to more than 100 athletes, by the selection committou is Shanghal, Jan. 26.

Villa were helped by Sunderland among whom are eleven A.A.A..cham followed Hongkong bent the Shanghai being much below the brilliant form pions, who are regarded as Chinese today by thede goals to one they...

possibica

S.K.

Contul Homikour won another mud battle allowed against the up for the British-team, reports The ERTM Duncans. B. TERFEITARIM A. Hintre,

Young

400 Metread. W. Anderson, d. K. Takie,

100 Metres.-6. J. E. Bafty, A. G. Butlaw. |_ I in-sunderstood that the s

Feam will be picked from the North The first half was without score, standard and the covering in defence didiste that he should concentrate on W. Lampsley, O. Bhunder 2 Gener == imear={1=18=suggested to cuta. Trotsen, W. Lower Bejninata, East and South China teams. The although Shanghai missed numurous faulty. preliminary election will take place

Sunderland did not reply to the which he has been provisionally

the particular event or events for A. W. Sweeney, B. Williamano. I. C. on January 28 when the cream of opportunities.

200 Metres,D. Brownies, A. Mitter, Villa's North China will clash with the beat, Hongkong opened the scoring in the utes after the interval, when Gal-boon named for more than one event. Rangeley H. Ser. A. W. Brocory, J. three-goal lend until 23 min-nominated. Several athletes have J. Clark, C. D. Holmes, A. Penniarton W aggregation in Shanghal at the sixtieth minute of the game, Lee Wallacher, sent across a centro, which The committes expects that overy Vante tres. Lunders Stadium...

The final selection of the Olymple forting from a contre by Bick- swerved docentively from Morton into athlete provisionally nominated A. UK. Brown, F. H. Hunter, L. J. Prait, team will be decided in May, when the South China team is dua' to go Eight minutes later Loo Wal-tong North to play a series of matches. capped a brilliant solo effort with a After the series the selected players glorious goal, Ma will come to Hongkong for a short Then Talbot netted from a first training senson, following which they timer paes from Gazano. will tour South Sea Islands.

five minutes from the scoring European countries fail through, the end. Chinese will play inatches prior to

In the Hongkong team Biles, Wong the Berlin Meat, after which they Mal-shung and H were playing in will probably make engagements with place of Leung Wing-chul, Deltrao teams. m2 England.-

and Leonard Reuter,

Werron, F. B. Whiltingham. F. F. Walt.

the far corner of the net..

compete in the A.A.A, Championships, d. 1, Hamplex, D. L. Rathbone, W. Roberts, They had chances enough to have which will form the final test, al H. Slonely it... II. Wallack, 7. A won the match before Vil'n scored, though previous porformances will 800 Metres-A, G. K. Brown, MD but in that period the visitors' do- receive some consideration. The com- Coliver, 3. A. Cooper, 7. R. Handley, Be fence battled resolutely and the home mities will in general require every MeCabe. J Powell, Bent, TIL attack failed rather badly to clinch selected competitor to attain the Serimabaw, Ji C. Btothard, M. J. K. Bollivan,

W. B. Townend, 0, Whitehand. In standard of the sixth competitor

1,500 Metres, J. Barnen. J. · F. · Cornes. Sunderland:

Thorna: Marrison, the 1928 Olymple Gomas, at Amator- R.. O. Eeles, R. Graham, It. D. More,, L. R. Hall: Thomson, Clark, McNab, Davis, dam. The athletes whose names ap. Peres. D. W. Price, A. V. Res. Anw. Shakespeare, W, T. Squires, G. (1. Woolamon. Carter, Gurney, Gacher, Contor. pear in the list have been asked

·8,000 Matrák--0, K. Alles. W. J. Privere, Vine: Moran; Grimbe, Cummings whether, ultimately aglected, they A. Burns, Ciau, H. K.- Oinike. Kingdon, Allen, Woods Wiliams, will be available for the Games.The Edwards. 1. Kynson, W., H. Hacland,

(Continued on Pago DJ: Masala, Palethorpe, Dix, Houghton, probable parlod of absenco from

should this negotiations with the "he Bhanghai reduced the lead, matters.

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