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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936.

MR. WONG KA-TSUN DESCRIBES CHINA'S DEFEAT

In Personal Letter To The Telegraph

"VERITAS" SAYS.

Let's Get

This Football

Problem Right

THE MAIN ISSUE IS

VERY SIMPLE

Smaller League Or Fewer Competitions

Monday's meeting of the Hongkong Football Asso- ciation Council, with its perplexities, its cross-currents of opinion and its apparent misunderstandings suggests that some effort should be made to clear up the situation. Into such Eliminating the many, side-issues, | league shall be divided which, unfortunately do nothing but divisions as may be determined by tend to confuse the main question, the Management Committee.. Surely problem is simplicity itself, and then this rule implies that the same The

committee shall have the power to en be described in a few words.

Atlast numerical strength Point is that under the prevailing decide system,

has been found impossible those divisiou shall be? to complete the football season's

And this is further emphasised by programine of league, Interport, Cup, Rule 3, which says the League shall Shield and Charly matches any-be governed by the ent where within the prescribed period. Committee of five members

The effect has been to cause discon-by the Council, whose decision shall tent among Colony footballers (tidsbe accepted as those of the Council.

is indisputable no matter what the Now on: Monday it was suggested 8 BROTHERS

H.K.F.A. Council Ikes to say about by one member that whereus the it), and a determination, among atual meeting was an expression teal a goodly number of club repre- [of opinion by the clubs, the manage- sentatives to explore ways and ment committee is merely speaking means of finding a solution to the for the Council of the Association. problemn.

The distinction appears to be valid (until one realises that the

RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY ....

the Council

is large enough to be fully repre- sentative of the clubs

the Association's lesparing |

The League Management Com- mittee decided, rightly or wrongly. This being so, and the Management that the best method of dealing with |

Det for 10

deputed Committee

and

the question was to reduce the num-on behalf of the Council, it surely her of teams competing in the first follows that the same committee is division. At the Council meeting on acting for and on behalf of the clubs, ' Monday they were accused of acting Otherwise why trouble about a Coun- contrary to the wishes of the maiorell or committees? ity.of ILK.F.A. clubs.

And

this becomes thm Issue. Did they act contrary to majority; wishes, and even if they did, baye they not the powers under the Association

to over-ride an rules. expression of opinion made at the annual general meeting?

that should be made a rule.

Clubs did not want the con-

THE MAIN POINT

IN CRICKET TEAM

Proud Parents Watch Game

Meopham, July 25. A notable entry was made this evening in the 187-years records of This was one of the many side- Meopham Cricket Club-a match was Issues which whipped the meeting played against a visiting team which into cross-purposes and arguments included eight brothers. which obllierated the main point. | But for last-minute hitch

a trin.

the

Above is a group of the players who took part in the Kent Lawn Bowls Challenge Cup match at the Police Recreation Club on Sunday last. Opposite shows the match in progress, with W, Hollands giving his

kip

information. (Photos: Man Cheung).

ACEANGURORAKINCALINNENARENDOUSALEMBIT

Our Daily Golf Hint

The reason for the great difference in the scores made by the average golfer, who often varies ten to fifteen strokes in his round, is be- cause of his indecision in shot-making.

Horton Smith.

TILDEN

MAY FORM

OWN L.T.A.

&om

LEAGUE TENNIS

K.C.C. HOPES RUINED

VITAL DEFEAT BY RECREIO

CHAMPIONSHIP STRUGGLE

K.C.C. made their first slp in the "A" Division of the tennis league yesterday when, on their own courts, they lost to Chub de Recreio 614-24. Their only chance now of remaining in the running for league honours is by winning their last two matches, one of which is

ais uguinst the unbeaten Chinese Recreation Club first string.

The

Rave homeslers

مم

"WE

COVERED OURSELVES WITH GLORY"

GALLANT DISPLAY OF FOOTBALL AT BERLIN

A letter received to-day by our sports department from Mr. Wong Ka-taun, manager of China's Olympic football team, re- veals for the first time how gallantly. China lost to Great Britain in the first round of the Olympic tournament at Berlin. The letter

follows.

Olympisches Barf, Berlin, 7th August, 1936. Dear Mr. Gray, One task in the Olympic Games is finished when we met Great Britain

sent in which Just skimmed the bar. China's forwards executed several fing- movements, and Tho was conspicuoué with severni fine runs but all bars no fruit, the quick tackling of Great esterday and went down by the tune Britain's defenders, prevented them twy goals to nit. The draw was from breaming dangeroun within indeed unfortunate and barring Gershooting distance.

of

which Possesses really Suren missed a great chance of derful team, we are conti

confident in

in obtaining the lead for Ching through being able to defeat many of the daliyiug and at the other end a mis

Indeed other teams participating.

and defenders nearly resulted in a goul, ven better luck in the first half and understanding on the part of China's Kiven early in the second half, we might :tain's forward shooting wenkly

beet have

the conquerors

Suen then scored of passed the post. Great Britain instead of the losers. I during a melee in front of Britain's As it is we gave them a fright in the geal, but the whistle had been blown first half, and though we lost woffor &. foul by In. covered ourselves with glory,

Great

Britala's

represented i

Britnin' tall ecutre half neted as

A

by England, Scotland, Wales and Irepeliceman to Lee Wal-tong and tid land. Indeed a representative side, ot, conecde the latter an inch. His with four players from Queen's Park Front height and long rench inter Rangers and fire from the Amateur cepted many a pass intended for Lee,

China's captain Their

spent Campions of Eng

England. centre half is from Arsenal Amateurs, during the first half Lee sorrowful ninety minutes on the field. hold The advantage Great Britnin

reccived the full force of a clearance over us is that their defenders from Britain's full back und

vere each other very much better than we did and they also had the laid out for several minutes but he advantage of height, thereby better was able to enrry on,

Play

even very

in the bend work, and stamina.

first half with each side attacking in turn, Great Britain perhaps being the lightly better side. Half time arrived with no score,

IMPRESSION OF THE GAME Below I will attempt to give you my impressions of the gamo,"

the

The ground was rather on small size, being 104 x 66 metres or about 113 x 72 yards. Chinn took

1900

was.

THE SECONDS HALF

Upon resumption China went to

the field with the following line up: the attack bummediately but Suen's Pat, Lee and Tam: Chut Ah Fei, went first timer was easily fielded by Wong: Mee Shun and Darkie Chan Britain's goalie. Shortly afterwards Tso, Fung, Lee Wal Tong, Suon and the gonile muffed and dropped the ball but China's forwards were too 1p.

Ching won the toss and elected to far up the field to take advantage of play with the wind (which was very this. A foul kick againal Britain 30

yards out niso proved fruitless, moderate) and the sun behind them.

Great Britain then toolt up the Play opened evenly and was confined

running. Tam besitated in his to midfield, neither side appeared to tackle resulting n sorry account

Britain in Great be able to penetrate the defence.

taking the lead In the 65th minute Great Britals, adopted the open through J. M. Dodds. During the play with long sweeping passes, next quarter of an hour Great whilst Chinn mixed their shart pass Britain was definitely on top and ing game with occaslagal long passer play was mostly confined in China's

of themselves against players who were steadfast and methodical, rather than brilliant. KC.C. players com- mitted errors galore, losing service games at vital stages, and soldom

sufficiently scare trenk-throup consistent to; remaining suffic

were

It is this. If you are going to whole team would have been of So far as I can see it, the answers acknowledge that methods must be brothers, the eleven sons of Mr. Wal- "No" in the devised to put through the footballter Clarke, a retired dairyman of to these questions is," Brat case, and "Yes" in the second programme more smoothly and with Blackheath.

The proud father, who is 81, and It is true that at the A.G.M. the happier results than heretofore, how meeting voted agdnst the resolution are you going about it? One method the even prouder mother, who is which called for a reduction of is to reduce the number of teams 75 came with their eight sons and teams in the first division, or alterna-participating in the league. This the clapped and cried Well played" os tively the limitation of one team Management Committee has done. enthusiastically as any of the spec- from cuch club or Regiment. Surely, therefore, it should be giventators.

The westering sun burst through But that vote was recorded Actually no tangible alternative the clouds as though to catchi п against the resolution as an expres sion of opinion to be considered by us been suggested. Additional but glimpse of the game, when on to the old village green walked Cyril the Management Committee or the complimentary ideas have been ad-

aged 45, Graliam (41), vonce, some of which, one hopes, Clarke, Council, but because it was proposed will be adopted by the Management Claude (38), Leslie (20), Walter

Committee.

(28), Edward (27), Norman (25), stitution of the feague entombed On

One of the big disappointments of and Herbert (21) Cyril, by virtue in a rule of this description, but committee's reports on Monday was both of seniority and experience, cup- there is little doubt that had the that they had apparently proceeded tained his side.

upon the "Go on, my boys-give a good resolution been laken merely as an no further than agreeing teams account of yourselves," shouted their doubles champlons, 1034), Vincent lending 5-4 with service to follow expression of opinion the majority in division 1.

limitation of the number

aturdy old father. And the light in What of the

of the suggestion to canine his wife's eyes, as she watched her Saturday's matches to league games sons on the pitch, was as bright as NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE and leave Sundays and holidays free the sunlight.

"I had 12 sons," she said "but Shield and Charity games? Frankly there does not seem to be Have

one in the war. Five of them very much in it. It was put for-posal that as many

first

division Joined up and so did my husbund, ward on Monday that the proposed games as possible be played on Inter- although he was 01. limitation of teams next season is port trial days and on other occa- "I also have two daughters. A big merely a trial, but unless there is sions when aon-league encounters family? suppose somc a radical change in the complexion encroach on a Saturday programme? people to-day would say so. of the football programme in Hong- icong, it would seem to be just as

vole at the AGM. would. "have beèn in favour of it,

necessary in two or three

years' time, as it is now,

or ten

On the

For Cup, thrown overboard the 1

(Continued on Page. D.)

face of it, the proposal could be just LEAGUE FOOTBALL

as well a binding rule (rescindable

Last

I

to the wings.

Great Britain were the first to behalf. Great Britain increased their come dangerous but their forwards score to two in the 65th minute, LC

Finch scoring

Great Britain's both goals however. Jacked finish and during the initial,

one real good shot was were weak efforts and could have half only

been prevented.

Indian

London, July 25, Following his suspension by the United States Professional Lawn Tennis Association carly this week.

Best performance of the afternoon was the victory of A. V. Remedios "Big Bill" Tilden, the Wimbledon singles champion of 1920, 1921, and

and J. Gonsalves over E. C. and E. F.

The Fincher.

Portuguese 1930, told a reporter yesterday at the

Play then became more even ond Savoy Hotel, where he is staying.

on the pace with an intensive volley-

Recreation Club won China hnd their shure of the play. that he has decided to form his own quicker to settle down and crowded

handily on elr own courts against The pace began to tell particularly professional lawn tennis association ing campaign.

Club, capturing) on China's players und play became Strangely enough, after this suc- Hongkong Cricket unless the United States association

is its ban. Tilden with Eliesworth Vines (1832: cess and another win over Bodiker seven of the nine sets. This match! Blower. Try as they could China and Clark, they failed to maintain brought to a close the Cricket Club's were not able to penetrate Britain's

1 defenec. Fung sent in Wimbledon singles champion, G. M.

beauty to a draw by Grase und Gray after

from 30 yards but Britain's goalie Lott and L. R. Stoeten (Wimbledon their 100 per cent, record, being held programme for the season

managed to tip it over for an abor- On the day's play Recrela were Richards (Wimbledon doubles cham- pion with F. 7. Hunter in 1924), and well superior, but none of the home C.R.C. (1) two other leading Amerlenn profes- players produced anything approach-neercio sionals have been forbidden, pending ing true form, Walle giving Recreio

K.C.C. I.R.C. an inquiry, to play any more coin full marks for their well-deserved

victory, it is difficult to imagine them H.K.C.C. petitive tennis until further notice.

The reason given for their suspen-overcoming the powerful C.R.C. com- S.C.A.A. sion is, according to a message from bination, especially as the match is U.S.R.C. New York, that they have appeared being played at Causeway Bay. In "unauthorised tournaments." young But I

"IN THE DARK"

"I haven't the slightest idea which

have never considered that I had too many children. They are a great tournaments are meant and I don't cornfart."

Mrs. Clarke confessed that she likes football betler than cricket,

"Wherever my boys play football I

of course by, an annual meeting or MOTHERWELL TOP OF to watch them," she added.

special general meeting) ns it is a

trial

One feels it necessary once again

to reiterate that this proposition was

not adequately ventilated at the an-

THE TABLE

nual meeting, and that muny cluba Arbroath Well Beaten

voted without appreciating for what

We voting

they were

Fundamentally the mistake may have been that the resolution was ever put na a new rule. But even though this inay have irked the majority of clubs, it remains a fact that it was never even discussed as

a possible guidance for the Council or Management Committee.

By Clyde

London, Aug. 18. Motherwell, visiting Queen's Park to-day and sharing the points with a goalless draw, jump into the leader-

The result of the cricket match Was: Meopham, 123 for 6; Clarke Brothers' team, 59 all out.

cure," Tilden said.

"I have just been talking to Vines on the Transatlantle telephone about the whole affair, and he is as much in the dark as I nm. What is more important is that he is prepared to back me up #t

necessary, "With his support I

I think we ought to be all right. After all, with Lott, Stoefen and Richards in the same

LEADING RACKET bent with us, we ought to be able

WIELDERS

IN "A" DIVISION

Bets

P. W. LD.

ship of the Scotilsh Football League, F., C. and F. P. Fincher (K.C.2.3 18 14 15 first division, with Rve points from A. L. Sullivan and L. Coldmra

In short the proposal became a three matches. rule or nothing.

RATHER UNFORTUNATE

GESTURE

(U.8.11.C.)

A. V. Remedios and 3. Gonsalves

Clyde delighted their supporters (Neeralo)

by beating Arbroath 4-2,—kenter, | K. F. I and K.

AMENDED LEAGUE, TABLE

Of course the very action of the Management Committee in adopting Motherwell it as a trial indicates that it is re-Aberdeen garded as at least one of the meat Falkirk practicable schemes yet suggested Partick for the alleviation of the distressing Rangers

And it must Celtic features of last season. be said that the caution administered Clyde the committee in regard to this, Hearts though porsibly necessary na ages 5t. Johnstone ture to formailty, was rather un-Hamilton fortunate.

St. Mirren .. Mr. I. K. Lee's strenuous objection Albion to it was understandable. Actually

Park

Dundeo It became tantamount to a minute of Third Lanark -censure. In effect. It denied the Arbroath ...........

plenary powers invested in the Man- [Queen's agement Committee through Rule Kilmarnock Two of the Hongkong Amateur Foot=|Dunfermline ball League, toron

Queen O'Bth; That, rillo, says explicitly-that-the-¡Hibomlan.

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

3 2 1 0 7 4 2 2

71

4

4 2

12 (1 1 -0

(S.C.A.A.}

T. A. Petra and D. Melogall

(ILK.C.C.)

21 12 0

G. Sowell and I

(II.K.C.C.)

G. Bodiker and G. Clark (K.0.C.) Tak Ding-chens and Wang Shuf

wing (G.R.C.m

Id Tak-chruk and W. C. Hung

(C.1)

Trol Wall and, That Yun-pul

(G.R.C.)

F. Grave and A. F. P. Guest

(K.C.O

D 7 1 1

040 Withington and Milos (U..Raj 13 86

11.D. Rumjahn and A. If, Madar

W. H. Ho and K. II. Wong

IS.C.A.AJ

21.4

0

4

B 1 *

to arrange things to suit ourselves, for without us the present United Stutes L.T.A. might bè n bit lost.

"There are not a lot of other pro- fessionals in the States who could expect to win many events against our joint opposition."

ATHLETICS

WORLD RECORD BY WRONG MAN

SURPRISE FOR A.A.A. CHAMPIONS

London, July 27., The world-mile walking record of (min. 24 4-sec, was beaten on Satur- day-by the wrong man,

H. Beer, prominent Hongkong lawn bowler who could not take part in the annual match at Wanstead.

hnd covered half a mile in 3min. City of London Police included in 10sec. At the end of three-quarters

J.J. Temedios and 16. A. Sare their programme at the White City, of a mile Bernhard went ahead, and a specially framed handicap, with the instead of Cooper Anding a spurt to iden of allowing A. A. Cooper, Wood-regain the lead and smash the record, ⚫ford Green, the A-AA. two miles the further they went the greater the

8. A. Temali and. 1. M.' A. Barack (LRC). **** N. Wonk and C. P. lp (8.0.A.A.)

|T. K. Loung and P, N, Wong.

(B.O.A.A.)

M. O. Inosen and P, D. Pereira

(IRC)...............

•

Chay...and 2.2, Wong ||

8.

. (B,Q.ALÀ).

#1 walking champion, to attack the gan the end Bernhard won by over

and a clubmate, P. Bernhard,

In

21 of Latvia, was put on the scratch tosee, and retuning dmin. 21ses, mark to "push Cooper along." lowered a record that had stood for Bernhard did this to such purpose 20 years. Cooper's time was emin. ...that Cooper, holding a slight fead, 130.4 seconda.

C.R.C. (2)

LEAGUE TABLE

Sels

P. W. L. F.

A.

Pts.

tive

corner.

.. 4 4 0 20

7

&

0 27 1 4

0

& 4

1 2914 15%. 3

1.21 15

4 2014 37

73

5 1 4 19.22

0 15.18 15

0 5 74 28

Hongkong Bowlers' Successes

In

England

0

MR. BRADBURY'S LETTER

The excellent - performances put up by Hongkong lawn bowlers in England this summer is indicated in a letter from Mr. B. W. Brad- bury to Mr. C. J. Tacchi, President of the H.K.LIA.

The letter arrived by air mall yeaterday, and after referring to the satisfactory finish to the Esplen Cup match which Hongkong won for the second successivo year, Mr. Bradbury goes on to say that they lost to Pad- dington by six shots on one rink and eight on the other, while they defeat- od West Wimbledon by a single shot

-the last wood of the match.

SHORTAGE OF PLAYERS Dimculties were

experienced in

Full time arrived with no further

and Chinn

were thereby eliminated from the contest, Inci- dentally this is their first defeat since the team left Hongkong on May 5 last.

Yours sincerely,

WONG KA-THIN.

B. W. Bradbury, successfully skip-- raising a team and it was only pos pad Colony lawn bowls rink in alble to put on two rinks against Explon Cup match. West Wimbledon with the help of G. Groon and Brightman, who were there originally as spectators,

things along with a typical speech. Mr. Haroki Beer, the Craigongower) Mr. Bradbury, who has made Heve bowler was unable to turn up, but his headquarters concludes the letter happily Mr. A. O. Brawn was pre- by briefly remarking that he had final of the Sussex sent at the Esplen Cup game and the reached the dianer which followed, and helped County, triples,