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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

APRIL 27, 1936.

H. K. F. A. MUST

MUST FACE UP

UP TO A REAL PROBLEM

WEIGHT FOR AGE SCALE

Révision Is Likely

(By Robin Goodfellow)

arc

The Stewards of the Jockey Club

reconsidering the scale of weight for age. They have asked a number of experi. enced racing people if they think it needs revision. The present scale is based on one published by the famous dicta- tor of the turf Admiral Rous, and revised by him in 1873.

It has been studied from time to time in accordance with suggestions from trainers and other experts, and is still considered to be imperfect by many.

The scale is published officially as a de to managers of race meetings when setting out the conditions of weigght-for-age races.

FIXED BY SCALE

As the average' racehorse does not

ATHLETIC FINISH

RUNNERS-UP

SPINELESS GAME ENDS SEASON

COALLESS DRAW

(By "Veritas")

Chinese Athletic brought their league fixtures to a close at Caroline Hill yesterday when they engaged Police in a goal. less and rather spineless draw. But it was sufficient to chan for them the runners-up hon- vurs in the first division, a dis- tinction richly deserved in view form of their consistent throughout the season.

It was evident that both teams were football weary and play generally was lethargic and unenterprising. Fur- thermore the Police did not improve the shining hour by their weird and inexplicable positional changes, such as Chris Pil at outside right, Brit- tain at left back, Gough at inside left and Brooks at centre-half.

At brief intervals there were sno

aunin Pidurity until he is between lively attacks. but both lines of for four and five years old, the weights towards were in such shocking shooting be carried by hues of diferentes fornt that goals were as bly d in races which are not handicaps are fall of snow. Actually Police had

xed by this scale to adjust the cis-a

netting although more chances of advantage a two-year-old or three-ro year-old has compared with older Athletle had the greater share of ter- ritorial advantage. The rugged de fence of Breaks, Blackburn and Brit- tai kept the Athletic at bay and per. mitted Meliardy to escape with afternoon of light work.

The

-rivals.

conditions of the Stuckit Maiden Plate, which is run at Don- custer over a mile and a quarter are An example. They state that thr year-olds are to carry 7st, 71b., four- year-oldu 9st., flve and upwards, 9st. B.

Mares and geldings are allowed reduction of 3lb., x is usual, and penalties are imposed in the follow ing form: Winner after closing of entries, Gib, but the winner after closing of two races or one value 180, 101b. extra. Often weight allowance is made to horses who have never won.

CONDITIONS DIFFER The conditions governing penalties in weight-for-age ant allowances

aces differ-in a few there are not any-but the basis is the scale first laid down by Admiral Rous.

"TERRIER" BROOKS

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Chief honours of the game went to the Police half backs and the Athletic full bucks. Brooks was terrier-like in his tackling and gave Wong Wing- hong a harassing time. In 'an endeavour close attentions to shake off auch Wong tried to crowd the backs, but was constantly putting himself off- side to spoil several useful

ments,

hove

FOOTBALL SEASON IS

IS TOO

TOO LONG: TO DO

DO ABOUT IT?

WHAT'S TO

Ho Chor yin, Athletic loft half, heads the ball away with Gough in close attendance. Tenie moment for Chinese defence during yesterday's league match between C.A.A. and Police. (Photo: Mes

QUEST ENDS ABRUPTLY

CLUB UPSET BY LOWLY R. A.

Cheung).

Mak Sui-hon and Chan Hung-kwong NO RUNNERS-UP

Rorty of

Fun!

WAS

were steadfast under all pressure, although their several times

threatened largely because of the freedom given Police forwards by Athletic half backs.

This scale varies considerably Police were miserably served by the according to the distance of the race inside forwards, who missed golden and the time of year. The older opportunities, notably in the second horses have to concede less weight half, Towards the end Stereas ac- to the younger as the season procomplished a clever piece of work gresses and the longer the distance and sent the ball right across the "the greater the stipulated concession goal. Gough rushed in and needed net. but to tap the ball into the becomes.

Instead he lammed at it and cleared

Many people think that the present the cross bar. Earlier Stevens had. -weight-for-age-scale favours "four- | missed an equally simple chance. year-olds compared with three-year- Actually Chris Pile was the most olds in races beyond mile early in intelligent of the Police forward line, the season, and the opinion is widely but he was sorely neglected by Mor- held that the three-year-olds have rison, who was slow at inside right the advantage in the autumn. These and seldom made good use of the

bath. are the chief points of criticism.

harsys.

"Gough did not strike one as being Three-year-ok met "old"

TRCON over better, or even as good as Brooks in two weight-for-age more than a mile. In the Kesteven at inside left and Police might have Plate of 1m. 3f: at Lincoln-won by been well rewarded if they had Plecndilly the first three were four-changed the two at half time. year-olds, white of the four runners for the Maghull Plate of im. Gr. at Liverpool, Bud Fisher, a five-year- -old who had never won a race, gave The full the wiselyor-age allowance to

heated with him.

TANG'S LOSS OF FORM

Loss of form by Tang Kwong-sum

had it dorastating effect on the Chi-

HONOURS

first

PETERSEN'S £6,000 FIGHT OFFERS

London Fight With Lewis Likely

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

Jack Petersen's price for a single Club's quast for runners-contest bus now risen to £6,000,

This is the amount the British in the up honours

heavy-weight champion, who began division came to an abrupt professional boxing five years ago at end yesterday when on their 5 a fight, is being offered by two own ground they were beaten London promoters. 4-1 by the despised and lowly- placed R.A. Lyemun.

team

Commonsense Will Set

Things Right

(By "VERITAS")

The H.K.F.A. may be wise to rate as important and

Our Daily Golf Hint

Many a shot is actually missed because it is missed in the mind of the player be- fore the shot is made G. E. Lardner..

JAVERING CONTACTARITJEJ BENIG FLAGIEI COOLA NEURRICULAREN

SOME ARE HAPPY-SOME

ARE SAD... ·

worthy of due notice, the murmurings of discontent Champions And

which are being audibly raised by lots of footballers con- cerning the exceptionally long local football season. Putting it bluntly everybody has had enough of the game, and wants a rest. But this, thanks to an exces- sive programine of league, cup, shield, Interport, and exhibition football, will be denied many until the middle of next month.

Several of our more prominent players have said in no unmis- takable terms that they are so heartily sick of football right now that they have no intention of playing any more until next season. . For confirmation of this one has only to refer to the number of teams which are now turning out either in a depleted state or are being filled with reserve players.

And this attitude of our footballers is not due to n dwindling interest in the game itself. We have had ample evidence of the rest and keenness which the average player infuses one and only into his play. The answer is that the season's progiam. me is fur too long.

Without being in the least bit carping one enn easily pick holes in the F.A. administration of its an- Even admitting nual programime,

that all the competitions now in exis- tence are desirable, and that trinks and so forth for Interports ar ergen- tal; one is still left puzzled us to why the F.A. regard it necessary com pletely to cancel league progiantines on Interport trial days; or why, to take another example, it should be deemed necessary for a dozen other first division teams to remain idle un March 16 last while Police and South China "A" played of the Senior Shield final,

The Player Who Could Not See

(By Ulyas Rogers)

London, Mar. 11. An appeal to postpone a lawn tennis match because of rain led to a scene at Paddington tourna ment yesterday between Mr. Ronald Shayes, the twenty-three-years-old Kent "hope"; Mr. N. Tilney, the young American player; and the tournament officials.

Relegated

The English football souson has only one more week to run, and

already two championships have been decided, and most of the unfortunate chubs to be relegated known.

As yet the chief successes have

wingers Arsenal.

of English en scored by:

Can.

•

Sinterinud. winners of First division championship.

Chesterfield, winners of third division (north).

Charlton, Manchester United and West Ham are still fighting for pro- motion to the first division. Chorlton. need but one to make certain and Manchester United twof the Inst named having two gumes to play, • Coventry and Luton are still neck- und-neck at the top of the third of the (south), and which two will carn promotion cannot be determined until next Saturday.

Aston Villa and Blackburn are doomed to relegation to the second division despite the Villa's frantic and costly measures to find a match- winning team, Hull are certain to fo down to the third division and will be accompanied either by Port Vale or Barnsley.

Exeter or Newport in the southern section and New Brighton in the northern section will have to apply for re-admission to the third division.

Durham Miner

In the Scottish Leagues, Celtic line won the Arst division championship. Shayes was beaten 6-1, 6-2 by and Rangers require one point to be- Falkirk lave be- The most obvious answer seems to the American In the Herga (Harrow) come runners-up,

come second division champions and be MONEY. Interport trial, Senior tournament last month,

Mr. Tilney, happy ex-college boy, will return to the senior league with Shield, Kotewall Cup "gates" must

constantly chews gum, was St. Mirven, who have finished secorkl nut be adversely affected by other who

is quite leading 4-1 yesterday until the rain intruding interests. Which understandable and perfectly in or- blurred his spectacles and made it der if and here is where the FA extremely difficult for him to sight

failed-ather arrangements the ball. have

--FACED WITH DEFEAT are made whereby the orderly fuifl

He wiped his glasses again and ment of league fixtures is not in Mr. Jeff Dickson confirmed recent-

peded. annofincement 1 made that from

Let us admit, that all of the com lie hnd contracted with John Henry petitions

now being supported by Lewis, the Negro holder of the world the clubs are very desirable. That light-heavyweight title, to visit Lon-it would be unreasonable and foolish to scrap them, What is the most don.

ubrious solution to the problem?

OBVIOUS SOLUTION

ly the

He is anxious for Petersen to meet

again, but Shayes won seven games. Refereed

in a row, the set at 6-4, and was 2-0 in the second set when Tilney asked that the game, should be aus pended, otherwise he would have to retire.

Price

Cup Final

....

NEVER PLAYED

FOOTBALL

It was a crushing defeat for which there can be no excuses, but simply the

The request to ease play for a time-was-in-perfect-order.The um pire came down from his chair, explanation that the Gunners played

Then the trouble, started. Shayes the batter football. Perhaps the Lewis in the open air at the White

It would appear to be a curtail

game to go on. The Club's time-honoured antipathy City Stadium on May 25-and for

at present constituted umpire did the proper thing-went Sunday football found a reflection in this contest he is prepared to guar-ment of the league programme. The required the their display. Further, of course, antee the Cardiff-born boxer £6,000, divisions, as

100m. Referee are far too large; so much so that to the referee's

confirmed they are cuntbersome and unwieldy, Hamilton was their second game in successive win, lose, or draw. duz.

us the fact that league Axtures are umpire's action in suspending play.

At that moment Shayes followed to be played into the middle of May

statement to this question without worrying about ment. He made a

ply testifica. The F.A. can tackle in, Ile was labouring under excite the necessity of altering rules. Pre- which the referee took exception.

When Informed of his appointment. There was also a lot of talk about sent ruling permits full powers for

Home time ago ho observed, "Is it the Management Committee to divide appealing to the L.T.A. the league inte whatever divisions

Mr. Price ignored all this, and de- really true? Well that's a bit of luck. they may think fit, That being so manded a withdrawal and an apology. And to think I've never kicked a foot-

seems to call for nothing but

The committee room was cleared, bail in my life." level headed, commonsense approach and an official investigation was con- to the whole question.

ducted.

But the Artillery deserve unstinted ereilt for their achievement. Knight enjoyed a personal triumph by scoring three times, and the team as a whole gave, one of its best, though belated displays of the season,

MAY FIGHT FARR Alternatively, he is willing to pay Petersen £6,000 to defend his British championship against Tommy Furr, the Welsh ex-miner.

Wembley Stadium also have Peter- sen under contract for a fight at the

It the F.A. is prepared to ad- mit, what appears to be indisputa

Thirty-eight year-old Harold Nat- the truss, a Durham miner, refereed the English Cup final on Saturday. He is known as the best-dressed referee. shonts. His friends call him "Natty" Som) times ho avears plum-coloured

Satanic und dend- nese attack as a whole. Tang found, Glub kad quite a good representa- | sume figure in June. Parker se expert in anticipation that Live side on view, with Fowler restored i

Petersen, naturally, is anxious to to the right wing. Fleming, the how- he was intercepting the mentest of

take the match with Lewis, who, if the present scale favours, as 1 passes. With the right wing well ever was missing from inside left.

though world champion, has agreed

Afterwards the referee said: " Antak it does, the old horses in races bottled and the left wing at no stage

Muckrill offered a brilliant defence to make the trip for £4,000.

talked to Shayes like a father." The understood to of this kind at this time of year, there clever enough to outwit basest to,

ble, that the existing divisions excited player was Whether Mr. Dickson can persuade

are too big, then they have the have tendered his regrets. must be considerable, merit in the goodness players like North and to Elliot and his collegues and further three-year-old who can beat, in these Blackburn, the onus of piercing emphasised his claims to being among Wembley Stadium authorities to re-

alternative of reducing them in! It was an hour and a half later circumstances, a useful four-year- Police rearguard fell on the inside the best goalkeepers in the Colony leuse Petersen for May 25 is another

size, either by splitting each one when, still under unsatisfactory con- trio, who failed to make the grade. Knight was a magnificent attacker, matter. I understand that Wem-

into sections, or by creating a new ditions, the match was resumed... The first half was confined to un

division and at the same time re- At the beginning of last season

Shayes won two games and the the Nichalis, and eluding the attentions good until June 15. Near Relation, then a three-year-old, impressive midfield tussles, and al-worrying the life out of Strange and bley's option on the champion holds

constituting the others, making cach of them, any a maximum match 6-4, 7-0, beat older horses over a mile and though play brightened a quarter and a mile and a half. interval and both goals experienced of Porrow with great skili.

draw goalless

strength of ten teams. seemed a logical and inevitable result.

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It has been suggested in several Club were nover very impressive. converted a pass from Bickford, Most of the players seemed tired be- But the Gunners responded gamely quarters that the system of promo Knight tion and relegation should be applied, fore taking the field. Rodger alone after the change of ends.

In defence came up to expectations. slammed the ball against the crosstar In agreeing with this one must sili Chief fallings though rested with and E. Strange handled from the appreciate that it does not solve the the forwards,

from one division to who were somewhat robound. Taking the penalty kick problem under review. To send two pitiful in their attempts to score goals. himself, Knight levelled the scores. teams down

Within 1 few minutes he had put another and to fill the vacancies with Ellot and Pearce went the nearest, making Mackrill effect brilliant one- Artillery, ahead, and Club faded out two teams from a junior division is handed saves from hard drivea But of the picture, being content to stop merely performing an act of trans there was little driving force behind the ruthless R. A. attacks in the best position. In

Haldane showed the Club oflensives, and they were possible manner. countered with rather amazing case. contempt for these efforts by scoring

Club were a bit fortunate to obtain No. 3 and Knight completed a goal lead at half time. Elliot ap- debacle just before full time.

the

G. O. ALLEN MAY BE NEXT

CAPTAIN OF ENGLAND.

(By Bruce Harris)

the present caso it doesn't do away with the fact that there are still 14 teams in both the rat and second divisions and that each team bas programme of 25 league matches. Further, that these matches are supposed to be played between September 28 and April 10 In the face of Shield ond Cup, ties and the official donlal of 18 playing days because of counter-attractions.

F.A. MUST REALISE THIS Firstly the F.A. must realize that. their football players, do not like a season which extends into the sum - mer months. And there is no need for them merely take my word for this. Thoy can cually discover firmly fixed in their heads they may the fact for themselves. With this that the find it quite simple to devise ways

Already cricket gossips are men-, Arst Test match against the Indians tioning G. O. Allon, the Middlesex is fixed for June, 27 at Lord's.

It cannot be inferred fast bowler and Ang imt, as the captain of England this summer greater appointment will go to the and means of accommodating these against the Indians and next winter man given the losser. on the tour of Australia.

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ployers who help to fill the Associa-

In the past the custom has been tion's coffers as well as well local

If form and fitness are satisfactory to put in, as captain against India charity funds, without in the least

Allen is likely to be a strong favour

ite for the double honour.

But so far it is not known that

R. E. S. Wyatt will not be offered! the captaincy onco more.

Not until June, if as early as then, shall we know who will lead the MC.C. side in Australia.

a member of the M.C.C. Committee bit spoiling the attractive features prominent in active cricket. Hero of Colony football.

the name of Allon suggests itself.

little bit of thought; if desirable Until he plays ericket. again he a canvass of views and suggestions; will be unable to antisfy himself and and a sensible consideration of the the leg which position between now and next sca- the solectors that troubled him last season will stand son may well be the means of making

possibla

entertaining and up to the strain of fast bowling.

programme of football than the Colony has ever had before.'

Rather carlier the other captaincy I understand that he will soon be satisfying will have to be announced. England's getting fit by indoor practice.

a more

"I am very sorry," said Shayes as the American shook hands.

Nuttress.

Mr. Nattrass was put on the full list, of league referees only last season.

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