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"HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1936.

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF

A FOOTBALL REFEREE

Ticklish Points Not Fully Appreciated

"POWER TO REFRAIN":

The following notes, written by a qualified referes of many yearn' ex- perience, are addressed to the great mass of soccer lovers, bath"players and, spectatore, with the hope of clarifying nomin of, the more controversial pointaj of the game.

When the referee's decision agrees with the wish of the crowd he is a "Jolly Good Fellow," but the with of the crowds aloes not always coincide with the laws of football. How many spectators at a match know the rule governing the handling of a ball? How many know the offside law?

The offer manager of a firm ar-interferes with play or players, then,, rived at a football match and there only, he becomes off-side,

ho encountered the afte bog.

"Bo this," he said sternly, “is unclo's funeral?”

I think that you spectators should be told that it is an offence for a your player in deliberntely kick the bull out of play to aave time, Referees hove Instructions to caution any player for this on the grounds of if he gentlemanly conduel, and

it, to order him from tha repeats Beld of play. It is no use advising young players to do something which night result in their suspension.

Yes, sir," nakl the bay. with great presence of mind. "It looks like it, nir. He's the roforce."

From what we hear at a match, it is pretty clear that all directors of clubs, managers, pinyers, presa, These are a few paints on which and spectatorn, know all about the misunderstanding between player". laws and rule of the game, writes spectatora, and referees sometimer A reforce. The only people when I wish you all could obtain

and study

copy of the laws of; the game. Then i think all would watch, and the players, play the game with a keener Interest in the rule, and more nympathy for the Referee.

don't know them are the podr half wita who try to raferes. That is why you always tell us to go home, or some other warm place, and why you explain to thone around you at what bithering fools we a match aro.

Some things I wish you to make note of. For instance, take the rule governing the handling of a ball. Keferen must only penalize the intentional handling and not the nocidental one, no matter what the result

maybe. When A ball is kicked against a player's hand, you follows yell for a penalty or free kick, but unless the player deliber ately handled I must ignore it. Some- times you who are players will say: "But Ref., ho hea

Reined Advantage. That has nothing to do with it, If a player stopped a Lain goal. by handling, must not penalizo him if the handling was accidental,

ver-

Here is almple way to appreciate the rulo:

If the ball plays the hand, no of- fonce. If the hand plays the ball, you, an offence.

JUST A NOTE

A number of somewhat inexplic. able decisions had been ensured patiently, when, anally, a voice in-j. quired in very penetrating accents; } Why don't they cut the grass, 20 as the referee can see the game?"

Unlikely To Lead Indian Test Team

THE NAWAB OF

PATAUDI

from

The Nawab of Pataudi, the Ox- ford, Worcestershire, and England Again, a player may dollberately player, who was selected to captain handle and the ball may go to the the Indian cricket team some time! feet of an opponent. As he, the ago, following permission opponent, JA a good position, I England, as was necemary because think it better to lot the play pro- he had previously played for them, coed, in praforence to awarding a

is not likely to make the trip. free kick. The opponent, however,

*

On the grounds of -health he

DARLING

L. DARLING'S CENTURY

Australians Draw With Rhodesia

Bulawayo, Feb. 11. The Australian Test team touring South Africa drew with Rhodesia to- day, both skles scoring freely.

The Australians took first lease of the wicket and compiled 357, L. Darl ing leading the way with a fine knock of 108 and W. Brown assisting with 97.

Rhodesin replied with 157 for the lons of four wickets before stumps were drawn-iteuter.

Re-Arranged Badminton Programme

muffs hin chance or loses the ball, decline to play In any match in KOWLOON TONG TRY

and you or be clamour for

free

India this year, and is thought!

kick. According to the law I must that for medical reasons he will also exercies the power to refrain, but having done so I cannot give the decline the English tour.

player a Becond chance. A good It is thought-that, if he does so; many want a free kink every time the Yuvraj of Patiala will captain the ball comen in contact with the the team, and S. Wazir All will act hand. To exercise the power to ro- as vice-captain. Both players have frain is, in my opinion, the most captained India in the present series| difficult task the referee is called of unofficial Tests against the Aus- upon to parform. Now it is also a tralian touring team. dimeult or may be more so when applied to fouls.

ANOTHER POINT

A player is tripped, I blow at onco for a free kick, the player tripped retains his balance, has the 'ball in a good ponition, or perhaps Beorci

Unfortunately

have

NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM

(By "VERITAS")

The men's' doubles badminton league match between Heerein "A" and "B" teams selièdoled for this evening has been postponed,

Instead the postponed match be- tween Recreio "A" and Eliot Hall

MAYOR'S SON PLAYS will be played to-night at the

BASKETBALL

Club de Beercio.

whistled for a foul, and so all that is Wu Ieu-Liang Popular understand Kowloon Tong are

riven

in a free kick from which: nothing is gained. Then

up ves

the balloon; you spectators just toll

me exactly what you think of me, and bellove me I agree with you.

Per-

Figure

In America

Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 5.

haps the next time. a player is trips

Wu Leu-llang, non of Mayor Yu Te ped I give him a chance to recoveri chen, is a regular player on the and do not blow the whistle. This Massachusetts Institute of Technology timo ho loses the ball and then you basketball team, and has contributed want a fros klek, and must think outstanding performances that

I am daft or blind for not team's games this season. having awarded one, Incidents oc-

in his

Other league matches this even Ing include a mixed doubles encoun ter between Kowloon Tong and Tai- kon, brought forward from Friday. giving their court treatment to multe it less slippery than hereto Zorg,

On Monday evening Kowloon Tong tried out new lighting Acheme, specially prepared for badminton. It was a big auccess and there is a possibility that the clubs will permanently install the new system.

A

I am informed that although St Andrew's "B" have claimed points

cur such as a player shouting "right" His name is carried on the college from Eliot Hall, "A" for allegedly or "inave it to an opponent to put class-lists Ieu. Liang Wu, in accord-failing to fulfil a mutually arranged him off his game or cause him to ance with western style, but the fixture last week, Eliot Hall have lose the ball. He may also be guilty young Chinese is known to his team-submitted that it was of bad language, or be insolent tomates as "Billy." He learned basket-

due to a the referee. You cannot hear these ball at St. John's University in Shangmatter will receive the consideration

legitimate nisunderstanding. remarks, but we hear them, and hal, which he attended before com of the Badminton Association in duc have to deal with them. So wo frat Ing to M.I.T-United Press.

speak to the player and thon award a

Tree kick against his side. Not

having seen anything, you get up-

..

not because you do not understand NO DECISION MADE

the decision, and you tell the re-

feroe what you think about him in language für from complimentary,

Try to remember this next time you nes a doctaion given that you cannot follow.

OFFSIDE

ON 1940 GAMES

Olympic Committee Issues Denial of Rumours

course.

The

CUP THRILLS AGAIN ON SATURDAY

CORINTHIANS PLAN-

TO JOIN LEAGUE

Corinthians, famous amateur foot-

Mr. J. G. Stevenson, the club secre-

all club, propose to apply for ad- tary, said: "That is our great dif- alssion to the third division of the flculty, finding a Football League.

suitable ground

If the Corinthians

are admitted which can be reached easily for hey will be the only amateur club training after office hours." 1 the Football League.

Corinthians till attract Before they can make their appli- crowds. Their

large Brat-round Cup tie ntion they will have to find against Reading this season drew the round. Many London sites have blegext Cungate, of the day--] (h been inspected.

WINTER OLYMPICS

ENGLAND'S TRIUMPH

BEATS CANADA AT ICE HOCKEY

NOW IN FINAL

Garmisch, Feb. 11. England scored a big triumph in the Olympic ice hockey to-day when they defeated Canada In the semi- final by the odd goal in threo. Ger many defeated Hungary by a similar neare and these teams will meet in the Pool Ana),

In the other Pool semi-final United Stater ousted Czechoslovakia by twoj clear goals and Sweden beat Austria by the only goal scored.-Renter,

RECORD EQUALLED

Garmisch, Feb, 11. Switzerland won the first two of! the four bobsled descents here to-day returning an aggregate time of 2 minutes 43.37 seconds.

Germany was placed second, Ame- rica third, France 1ourth and belgium fifth.

In the local preliminary sledders the second Italian Learn and the second German team crashed at the treacherous Bayern turn, but none were seriously injured,

000.

New South African Sports Ground

What will be the biggest sporta ground in South Africa in to be started in Pretoria carly this year. The scheme is expected to cost £21,000, and will comprise pitches for cricket, Rugby and Association football, hockey, and poto, awlinming baths, and tennis courts.

The

site of the new ground will be the Pretoria Racecourse, and it has also been decided to build stadium, in which visit ing tents CAD be entertained and local teams trained.

MRS. MOODY IGNORED

IN U. S. TENNIS RANKINGS

New York, Feb. 5, Wilmer Allison is the No. I male tennis player in the United States, and Helen Jacobs the best woman player, in the opinion of the ranking committee of the U.S.L.T.A. Helen Wills Moody, who defeated tielen Jacobs in the Wimbledon finals last year, is not listed. mittee say that they have "Insufficient data" on her play, since she has not been participating in American cem-

The com-

An Olympic record was equalled in petitions, the 500 metro speed skating which mittce are as follows. They are sub- The rankings proposed by the com Ivar Ballangrud of Norway coveredject to approval of the annual meet- in 43 4/10th seconds,

ing of the U.S.L.T.A. to be held in Georg Krog of Norway did the Philadelphin on February 8. distance in 43 5/10th seconds, Loo

The men's first len for 1935 fol Fresinger of America in 44 secous.

lows: Shotzo Ishihara of Japan in 44 1/10th 8.coms und Allan Potts (America) and Karl Leban (Austria) tied at 44 8/10th seconds.-United Press.

Chinese Sprinter's Hopes For Games

Nanking, Feb. 6.

Liu Chang-chun, China's fore- 'most aprinter, is confident that he will be able to gain a place in the forthcoming Olympiad contest at Berlin.

In an interview with the Central. News Agency to-day, Llu, who has been selected as one of the Chiness delegates to Berlin in June next, sald that he has been undergoing rigid training and practice since he was selected for the Chinese team, and that he hopes to break his re cord of 10.0. seconds for the 100 comes warmer. ** metre sprint when the weather be-

1.-W. L. Allison, Austin, Texas. 2.-J. D. Budge, Oakland, Calif. 3.-Bryan M. Grant Jr., Atlantu. 4-Frank X. Shields, New York.

-Sidney B. Wood Jr., New York. S. Mangin, New York. Parker,

Milwaukee,

Hall, Orange, NJ. D-Wilmer Hines, Columbia, N.C. 10.Berkeley Bell, New York.

The women's first ten follows:-

Miss Helen Jacobs, Berkeley. A-01139 2-Mrs. E. B. Arnald, Los Angeles. 3-Mrs. S. P. Fabyan, Cambridge. 4.-Mas C. Babcock, Los Angeles. 5.--Mrs. Marjorie Van Ryn, Phil-

adelphia.

6.Miss G. W. Wheeler, Sunta

Monica.

.

7. Mrs. M. G. Harris, Kansas City, 8-Mrs. A. J. Lamme Jr., Rye,

N.Y.

1.-Mr. Dorothy Andrus, New

York.

10. Miss Catherine Wolf, Elkhart,

Ind,

AN EASY VICTORY

For New Zealand Universities XV

Angeles, when Liu was China's lone Unlike the last games in Los

Osaka, Feb. 11. The all-conquering New Zealand rapresentative, he will have with him Universities Rugby players who are soveral this time, including Paul Fu, touring Japan won another match to- pole vaulter, and Wu Pi-hsien, high day when they met pick-up team Jumper, both of whom placed in the representing the Kwansal Univeral- last Far Eastern Olympic Meeting tics and won by 28 points to eight-

United Preas.

in Manila.

Stella

Walsh

To Compete In One More Olympic Meeting

AND THEN SHE WILL GIVE UP RUNNING

Probably the rule that provokes the greatest argument and causes the roferoe the most heartburns is the Offside Law. I

Berlin, Feb. 6. think overy No decision has yet been taken by player and spectator should have tho, International Olympic Committee framed copy of the rula and boas-regards the country where the 1940 compailed to read it before every games will be held. While the choice. match. It would help them to see of Tokyo for the next games is quite the rofores's point. It may be a possible, it is being emphasized here big surprise to you all to know that the reports from Oslo on the that the word "offalds" is not men Committed's alleged decision to enhad tioned once in the laws. The torm trust Japan with the organization of nonen in an interview here, and mood is "out of play" so that if you 1940 games are marely based on old will hang up her spikes after the think of a player a being in an out rumours-

of play position rather than offside it will help you to understand the Tulo much better. It is only when a player is lying in an out of play position and doos cortain things that.

Toledo, Feb. 11. The flying feet of Stella Walsh will not be seen on the world's tracks after the 1936 Olympics. The.. Polish-American girl ins

enough running." cho an

Berlin competition. She intends to DINNER IN TOKYO.

enter college this coming.somenter, major in physical education and Tokyo, Feb, 0. perhaps try teaching school.. Japano-German athlatle amity willMisa Walsh competed in the last ho becomes offaide. A player can be marked on February 14 by a stand wherever he likes in the fold dinner given by Dr. Horburt von Walasiewicz..

Olympiad under Poland's bannor, tining of play and he is committing no Dirkson, German Ambassador to

Jor nativa namo. Stella offence. He, can stand with the op- Tokyo, and Mrs. Dirksen, to about

In eight years' International com poslug goalke per and ask him about 200 officials of the 1940 Japan Olympic Petition, she has amassed 62 world, his grandmother's health and he is Committee, the Ministries of Educa quite in order. If, however, while tion and Home Affaire, and of various Japanese records. One she cherishes

American, Polah, Canadien lying in an out of play position, hol athletic organizations.

particularly is the women's Ameri-

and

in

can broad jump title.

greatest sports-loving nation Track was not Stolla Walsh's first the world." Sho.romped at softball on the play-Pomorze district. With her parents, aport Nor is it her only one now. Miss Walah was born in Poland's grounds of Cleveland, where she lives she came to Cleveland when a year now when she is not running some-eid. where or playing basketball.

As she grew For the past several winters, sho.

up, noftball fas- has captained a basketball team in basketball.

cinated her. Thon track. Now a heavy schedule. A game brought her hore.

Walter Bosley, athletic director Do American girls, in general, Stella was a child, "found" hor. He of a Cleveland settlement when stand much chance to become great taught her the athletes 7 Stella Wash belleves not. sports, then Dr. Dan F. Grimm, her.

fundamentals "American girls have too much present coach, carried pit leisure and don't know what to do

with it. But Japanese athletes," Under his direction, she has

.AC- she declared, "there you have the tounded the sports world end the industrious trainers and performers. after record. In last season's com

general public by lowering record PLACES U, S. FIRST

petitions alone, she added: five world "American boys and girls, have recorda, -

1001

opportunities In

though, becaumo Americaja the In her twenties United Press.

sports, Shole loan, attractive, and sill

Contests For The

Last Eight

QUR FORECAST

Chief interest in home foot- ball this week is centred in the fifth round of the English Cup from which matches will even- tually emerge the Last Eight for this highly prized trophy. The South have four representa- tives among the sixteen terms par- ticipating on Saturday and they are all London clubs. Two of them clash with Chelsea playing Fulham at Stamford Bridge, while Arsenal have to travel to Newcastle and Tottenham to Bradford. Both will do very well to force replays.

Derby, now with Arsenal rated favourites for the Cup, will have a easy task against Iradford City, while Leeds may well be. beaten at Sheffield by the United.

The special Telegraph forecast for Saturday's programme follows, and as usual where teams appear in capi tals they are expected to win, and where no such indication is given o draw le anticipated.

ENGLISH cup

Barnsley Sheffield U. Newcastle Bradford C. BRADFORD CHELSEA MIDDLESBRO"

V Stoke

v. Leeds

T ARSENAL

Derby

*

Tottenham Fulham

Leicester

FIRST DIVISION

BIRMINGİLAM

Bolton

v Liverpool

Aston V Portsmouth Wolves

Blackburn R.

BRENTFORD EVERTON MANCHESTER C. Y SUNDERLAND V Grimsby

SECOND DIVISION

PORT VALE V Norwich SOUTHAMPTON v Notts F. Swansea

WEST HAM

V

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

ALDERSHOT

Bournemouth

Bristol R.

CLAPTON O.

COVENTRY

EXETER LUTON

Newport Notts C.

SOUTHEND Swindon

V

Torqany

Brighton

13

READING

Y

น

Crystal P. Bristol C. Queen's P.R.

Gillingham Watford

v. Cardif

Northampton

v MILLWALL

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Aceringion

V

STOCKPORT Mansfield

V New Brighton

Hartlepools Halifax Oldham v. Barrow

V

CARLISLE Y CHESTER CREWE Darlington Gateshead LINCOLN ROCHDALE V York Southport

Y Chesterfield TRANMERE + Wrexham Walsall

V ROTHERHAM SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

AIRDRIE Arbroath

Лут

CELTIC

DUNDEE Dunfermline Dibernian MOTHERWELL v Partick Third Lanark

V

Queen's Park

❤ St. Johnstone

CLYDE

Kilmarnock Albion Rangers Hamilton Queen o'Sth. ABERDEEN HEARTS

PAST CHAMPION SCORNS MODERN RING TECHNIQUE]

Tuchon, Ariz. Modern prizefighters are "cream puffs" to George Mason, 105-pound champion of the world back in the days when the boyn fought 20 rounds to earn as much as, Max Daer, erstwhile world champlon, might spend in a single evening.

Maron, now a bartender, took the 105-pound crown from Jimmy Keyes in a 15-round fight in 1012.

"We fought out of our weight nost of the time," he said. "It was nothing for a flyweight to tackle a feather- weight, or for a 166-pound man to enter the ring with a 200-pounder."

Outlawed in most states prior to 1010, boxing was unlicensed and matches wore held secretly in barns or other places, Mason recalled. Many a time, ko sald, he has been at matches where the police broke down the doors and escorted the rival fighters, their managers, and as many, fans as they could handle, to fall.

"Bouts in those days were on basis of winner take alf," Mason said. "We had some real scraps then- nothing like the dancing parties they bill as fights now."

The most vicious bout he ever saw, the ex-fighter declared, was the end fought by Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson at Port Richmond, Calif., in 1010 for the world lightweight title." The fighters went 40 terrible rounds, he sald, before the referee stopped the fight and raised Wolgast's arm in token of victory.

"That Aght should have been stopped in the 22nd round," he said. "Nelson was out on his foot then, but the fans wanted blood.--so the referso let it go on.”—United Press.

THE BASKET-BALL'S INVENTOR

At the Berlin Olympiad Basketball will for the first time be on the pro- gramme. On this occasion the au thor of this game, the Dr. James Naismith of Amarles, has been in-

vited to Derlia.

FARR'S LATEST PLANS

MAY VISIT U.S.A

FOR NEW FIGHTS

London, Jan. 20. Tonypandy will sing glad Welsh songs to-morrow. Tommy Farr is going home.

There was controversy to-day in the boxing world about the verdict which gave him a victory on points over the American Tommy Loughran Albert Hall last night. Neither Farr nor Tonypanily has any doubt about the justice of the de claion,

at

the

Farr, at his training quarters at. Slough, told me of his struggles and his hopes for the future.

"It isn't so many years ago," he sal, "since I was dish-washing down in Devon at 168, a week. That was | Nflor I had been working at the mine at home from the age of 14 onwards, and the work failed me.

"I had

always been keen on box- ing, and then I got a chance of going out to spar in boxing booth. ↑ on the rond with it for ten months. Then I was offered a fight at home against Jerry Daly, a well. known Welsh boxer, and beat him." The purse was £4'10, Last night's was worth a bit more than that! I was 18 thon-three years ago.

was

"NOT A SCRATCH"

I won that fight over Loughran. There isn't a scratch on my body. He la clover, I admit, but I did the fighting. Most of his blows were catching, me just with the tip of his glove. Janded as many lofts- as he did, and there was more ating In them.

"Now I want a fight with Nousel or Petersen or Harvey. I expect I shall be going to the United States." The opinion of Mr. Ted Broadribb, Farr's manager was that Loughran "posed pretty," but was "too much the defence, Farr, while not looking so stylish, made the fight, "and there is nothing in the rules of boxing about being neat and pretty."

In the Loughran camp there is dis- satisfaction. The defeated boxar's

on

Inga Mr. Jue Smith, to-day formal protest with the Boxing Board of Control. Mr. Smith understands that his presentations will be considered

BOON,

Mr.

Wilfred Smith, the referee, Bald that ho took a careful note of the points, for each round, and the sum total made Farr the winner.

BRITISH WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEAT

Volleying Errors In South Africa

Cape Town, Jan. 18. Western Provinco beat the British women's lawn tennis team now tour- ing South Africa by 1 matches to 2. here to-day. The English women played quite well, but they had ob viously not settled down to the strange conditions. Their driving on the whole was excellent, but they were weak at volleying, numerous errors boing made at the not..

Mrs. Allister (former Miss Audrey do Smidt), the South African wo- man champlon, won her singles and

an the winning side in the doubles. She beat Miss M. G. Scri- von, the British covered courts cham- płon, 64, D-7.

Was

Mias E. M. Dearman offered atorn resistance to Miss Duleig Kitson, South Africa's Afth ranked player, before losing by 6-3, 6-7. Miss Kitson competed at the Wimbedon and other British tournaments in 1934, In the third singles match Mias Mary Hardwick beat Miss Yan Zyl, 6-3, 0-3.

Perhaps the most unexpected. re- sult was the defeat of the strong British doubles pair, Miss Nanéy Lyle and Bias Dearman, by Mm. Allister and Miss Kitson who wond 6-3, 10, 8. Miss Lyle had strained a shoulder practising, but she did not appear to be seriously. handicapped. In the other doubles Miss Freda James and Miss Beriven hant Mies Van Zyl ami Miss Rald,

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