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Clubhouse Chatter

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936.

.By

y “Voritas'

CHINESE AT

Wong Wing Is Highly HIGHBURY

Praised By

London Sports Critics

BUT THEY PLAYED DUCKS AND DRAKES WITH THE CHINESE NAMES: TENNIS ENDS

IS SHOWMANSHIP

English football is now in full swing. Each match day during the reason the managers of the

NEAT FORWARDS League Clubs will awake with a

AND A FINE GOALKEEPER

single thought, "Can we win two points to-day?"

› Poists! Points! They dominate the game, and I fear the result may be injurious. Indred those who trust + their memory of 20 years ago duelure · that the public'af to-day have a false conception of what football might be had the pleasure of introducing to as a rhythmical, seientläc exhibition

(By Frank Thorogood).

China .... 2 London, Sept. 1.

Talington Corinthiana 3

+

Last evening the Arserial club

a London crowd China's

artistic

and almble Soccer football team. several of whom had taken part

of ball play.

The football spectator of 1934 has

the recent Dimple Games at Ber-been brought up to place speed first, lin. Our visitors had for opposito look for the thrills as they are tlon a strong side of the Islington Corinthians, who played seven amateur Internationals, Clothed in blue and while and ter- minating their partorial set-up, with

were

of Chin-average age about 25- league they have started to train up advantage of, cannot be denied.

stood gravely in lue opposite their young players, and have improved their game accordingly. The effect Is Home Soccer On Down-foes while the two national anthemis that Hongkong's tennis talent, instead

played, and the music had svarerly died away when the Tourista of being confined to one club, is dis-

amazed the crowd by opening the tribuled over the Colony. One would

the same to ser

enthusiasm IT! one of the senior league

like

L

grade?

Core,

TWO UP IN 20 MINUTES

one

was

POSSIBLY because of its sheer understatement, the article writ- ten by Frank M. Carruthers of the

The movement was so amazingly Daily Mail which appears in these

clever in its combination that squirts pages to-day, is a greater in-

soon began to realise why China ad dictment of present-day methods of

run England so clone is Derlin. one considers the general results heatedly expressed and vitriole con capped inside

Ponducting Dig Football, than

Their early success, moreover,

The first 20 minutes, of the league this summer there demnation which might be penned when the centre-forward, will ad- small room for complaint. There The article is

na appreciation bern some food, entertaining showmanship with football, provid-mired coolness, trapped the bull and

The standard of play has noting it has its limits. The big point scored one of the best goals improved among the senior players, is that

seen for some years, that this slowmanstop, expressed probably because they have reached in terms of outragents transfer feet shoot, and they under and also the fers These dapper fellows know how to at rank. But among the youngsters in the wild rerumble for the art of finding their then with nat there has been a noticeable, advaner- | players, the amazing financial ramie ment. There are promising players festions of first grader of professional touches

The Corinthians eventually won

cf

bent

have

created on a cinema screen and to applaud the goals matier how

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they may be ob-

tained.

Every ofcint trics to be

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Is

optimist start of the season.

he Actually

they

best with a terri- fying fear that the plans he has made safeguard ta club und satisfy the public nuny collapse and bring unending troubls." The public to- tors, and day are the diet-

fargely over the civilies of the clubs. They want

player- upper

to imagination and their demand hard to repla... If another Alex discovered grounds James could

sed

10 their

Hurting FOOTBALL?

By...

ARBITER

(Frank M. Carruthers)

class by craftsmen able to display the game in its finest spectacular form.

He realised that, while he must have a winning team to succeed, it was essential that the match points should be gained by the best possible football.

Unhappily, in following file food, other clubs to some extent through force of circumstances, have concen- trated on the results' rather thiàn on

This has been responsible

the play.

not

only for changing the character of the game and low- ering the standard of play but for in- troducing a physi- en abandon which most undesir- able.

100

In-

Foul play in pore, but many Injuries can hstrated to a redalermest spired by the needs of the clubs and the conditions under, which the mua have to play. I ent see noth- harmful ไม่ว sbawmanship pro- vider it does not mean the creation of nationalism.

Even the intro- duction of little stunts to

ins

silence ladies gentlemen for Mr. Frank Thorogood, sports writer of the

London

Ners-Chronicle! He has something to say about Chinese and football. It makes instructive reading, stich as the following culled from his report trams, of the match between Islington Corinthians and the Chinese General Results Good Olympic team. "...The move- ment was so amazingly clever in its combination that one soon began to realise why China hadis run England, so close in Berlin," And later on "lause dapper fellows (the Chinese) know now to shoot, and they understand also the art of finding their met with neat butterfly touches.' in clubs like Recreio, South Chim, seer, and the consequent everlasting their goals fell to Tunnington, Or And we shall all appreciate this C.H.C., Cralgengower, K.LT.C and quest for points at any post is con- barne and Lewis--but they had to go Kowloon Tong. In the main they tributing to a lower standard of foot-all the way and discovered in Wong one about Wong Wing. "Chinn's

appear to have benefitted from the ball. On the face of it, one find:

would be mort- goalkeeper was a reserve player.experience of league tennis. They difculty in appreciating why this Ki-ling a goalkeeper of exceptional wor

gaged to get him.. One immediately asks merit. if you please; but he had the cannot help but derive some valuable should be so.

Perhaps it was the faplastle names, and directors are managers Even knowirdige of tactics, and to apply Why should the game suffer merely skill and alacrity to grace the

of the Chinese team that put this kunwledge

improved because there are important nascil Britishers off the mark. means best of our English teams, and players. Perhaps the beneficial re-considerations" The reply, 103-

They ought influenced by pub-- the Corinthians, though shooting sulis of league tennis are not so ap-happily. Is obvious. The monetary not to have read the programine: ittle opinion in the

was full of strange hyphenated nainer selection of the teams. The dropping the upkeep and development of the not Bourish in the same atmosphere badly at various periods gave parcat as one would desire, but that i (Continued on Page 9.)

hat spoke of mystery and magic.

a popular star, even if he is out game. him lots of chances." Thank

League football is no longer simply Winess, for instance, the men whe of form. is reflected at the turnstiles.

thrills of the The scarcity of talent persists. Ex- a game, and any club which tried to the you Mr. Thorogood! It's a

scored China's two goals: Fung King-perlenend players are almost beyond conduct its affairs on the same lines possible on the field. pleasure to get your opinion!

cheung and Lee Wal-teng: also their best back, Chuo Boon-hay.

price. Even the Arsenal, with as even those of ten years ago would Some of the Chinese team are intransfers, have been made unable to

reserve fund of about £20,000 fur became dereilct, What's In A Name ?

The League, in fact, is now a huge - Many of the ills from which the commercial life: two are policemen; spend any part of it, and whereas corporation into which all the arts of another is an army Instructor-but hitherto they favoured the ready showmanship must enter.

game is suffering may be attributed they are all clever footballers. Ther

When the late Herbert Chapman to the alteration of the off-she rule better still the forwards kept the ball ther clubs, been compelled to adopt carne to London to foln the Arsenal: eleven years ago. heading was particularly good-andmade player, they have, with the

The change was studiously on the ground.

the nursery system.

his imagination was fired by the un- Under the ausplees of the Football limited possibilities of the club as he immiedlately responsible for the Intro- Association bays from some 400 cle- saw it then.

"

▶UT what those English, newspaper

Bu

men did those Chinese names! The footballers must have gol u big: chuckle out of it. The News- Chronicle fuished up by describing Wong Ki-leung as Ke-leang Fung! Chua Boon-bay (the best

Chilneae

back on view says Frank Thorogood) fs termed Boon-lay Chun. More amazing is the mess they made of noor Leung Wing-chui. He went In- to print some 1,700,000 mes Wang-Chul-Leung. There is also a smart at Clinest right-winger known as Yeung Shul-yick. But you wouldn't think so if you saw his name in the English press. They more or less agreed on calling him Shup Vich Young, and that's about the nearest they not! And I wonder what Tam Kong-pak said (or even thought) when he observed that his new Anglieised name was Keong-Peek- Tum? As will be quickly observed, the chief error was the placing of the surname after the christened names. Curlously enough I don't think the English scribes were entirely to blame for this. According to the official note-head of the Chinese Olympic football squad, which set out all the names of the players, their surname were given Inst, Instead of Arst as the correct procedure. And as we all know, when it comes to phonetically transcribing Chinese names into English, anything may happen. I must get the office boy to remind me when Mr. Wong Kn-tsun comes back lo ask him why they made that mis- take on the noleheads!

Colony League Tennis HONGKONG'S league tennis season

#

is over. What has it taught us? Vory little that is new, I fear. We And the Chinese have once again fairly dominated the competitions, and this dominance has become more or less accepted order of things. In the course of one's perambulations about the club courts one runs across players who stoutly assert that "if only we had had a bit of luck" we should have beaten the Chinese. One might be inclined to believe this if one wasn't quite satisfied that, the reason for these defeats is something. entirely different. It can be

can be traced Back to

to an attitude towards the game. These Chinese like to take their tennis

AFTER THE BOWLS IS OVER: The Shanghai and Hongkong. Interpart lawn bowls teams gather round the festive board. Thi informal photograph taken during Hongkong's recent visit to Shanghai includes A. Hyde-Lay (extreme left), F. W. Turnbull (President B.L.B.A.), C. M. Bain (Shanghai's oldest player). A. E. Coates, de Campos (President Club Lusitano) and Mr. Fletcher (President Shanghai Bowls Club).'

LEAGUE TENNIS IN

THE MOONLIGHT

Bad Light Spoils Finish To Mixed Doubles Match

(By "Verilas")

A pale moon struggled through

caught up and overtaken at 5-4 and the clouds as K.C.C. and C.R.C. finally beaten 7-5,

last night decided to call "finis" ta

The lady players generally put up

ONLY A RESERVE!

the

The team played according to our English style, with the centre-haff iyind

well back and the centre- forward nearly as far up, and though faltering during the middle of the second ball, they made a great though vain rally near the end.

China's goalkeeper was a reserve player, if you pletise; but he had the skill and alaerity to grace the best of our English teams, and the Corin- thms, though shooting badly ut various periods gave him lots of chances.

To-night at. Selburst Park Ching will-hope-to-play-a-much--stronger team to face the Casuals, and soccer enthusiasts should not miss the chance of seeing them. In their own land I beve the Chinese play only 30 minutes each way.

Editor's Note: The spelling of the Chinese footballers nomes has been | changed from that which originally appeared in this article, in order to conform with the Hongkong systera of spelling.)

LEADING RACKET WIELDERS

MIXED DOUBLES

DIVISION

Below will be found the most sue- their mixed doubles tennis match good display, and it was encourag-cessful pairs to dato in the mixed with two sets still undecided. So ing to note how they entered into doubles Division of the tennis league. they halved these sets one in volleying sorties. Mr. Lition, Mrs. The results are up to and including which E. F. Fincher and Miss Chiu and Miay Mackenzie were yesterday's matches. Griffiths led W. C. Hung and Mrs, especially prominent in this depart; |

Litton 5-3, and the other in which

Iu Tak-cheuk and Airs, Chiu Chun- Miss Dalziel drove very well ex-

chiu led G. Bodiker and Miss Mac- kenzie 3-1-and K.C.C., won the match by B acts to 34.

|

of

• miniature field are Dummy players on

used by Charlton Athletic in planning tactics for their football matches. Charlion are in the first division.

excite

curiosity may be forgiven as long

08

0s they do not affect the play.

be

It ought to

realised, however, that the gune can-

as that created for the film and that

screen are not

mentary schools were coached by vid "If I give the public what they duction of new methods, all making players last season, and the scheine is want," he said to me, the ground for a loose and haphazard style of Lo be considerably extended. The will 25 be big enough to hold thern.“ state of the game indeed provides a The pursued his polley bobily, and he play, golden opportunity for the youth en- it was who lit the torch of show- dosed with natural talents. In three manship in football.

Responsible olielais now realise or four years he may earn £500 a The Arenal to-day stands as a

magnificent monument to. Mr. Chap that a disastrous mistake was made. WHAT THE PUBLIC WANT man's unparalleled achievements. No and, though there is as yet no move Football finance runs into stagger- ono had ever visualised the semper to revert to the old conditions, I be ing figures.

the game as he did, but unfortunately

A million people watch League his alims, were not properly under- lieve that the decline which is surely games in England and Scolland every slood.

Saturday, and, without counting their In dressing the Highbury window taking place in the play will force & personal expenses, they contribute with stars his ambition was to pro- change to be brought about." in a season more than £3,000,000 to vide an entertainment of the highest

Our Daily Golf Hint

An excess of caution is not a good thing. It leads to steering and to quitting in the stroke.

--Bobby Jones.

Lady Golfers Reveal Their Prowess

SHANGHAI WINS

CRICKET

INTERPORT

MILITARY ROWING

Royal Welch Fusiliers. Hold Regatta

The final races of the annual row- Ing regatta of the Royal Welch Fusiliers took place at Shamshulpo yesterday.

AGAINST HANKOW The heats for this competition

were rowed of on September 17 when the following qualified for the finals:

1,000 Yards—"C" beat “D” Coy.

Hankow, Sept. 21. Shanghai won the Interport cricket match against Hankow, by four lengths. Time: 5 mins. 1 sec. "D" beat "A" Coy, by half a which was concluded to-day, by length, Time: 5 mins. 6 sees. 106 runs. Requiring 342 runs 2,000 Yards. "B" beat "A" Coy, for victory, Hankow, who by five lengths. Time: 10 mins. 20 opened their second innings on sees, "D" beat Coy, by two the resumption of play this lengthy. Time: 9 mins, 58 secs.

Find placings of yesterday's morning, made a gallant bid, events were as follows: but were dismissed for 235, 1,000 Yards."D" beat "C" Coy. With their victory this year, Shang- by one length. Time: 5 mins. 65. The Autumn meeling of the Royal hai has caught up with Hankow, both secs.

2,000 Yards-"D" best "B" Coy. clubs now having seven wins ench Hongkong Golf Club (Women's The scores

AUTUMN MEETING AT D. W. BAY

thewere:

Sertlon) held yesterday over Deepwater Bay course was an out- standing success, entries being good

In the present match by six lengths. Time: 8 mins. 40

Shanghal, 1st innings, 292

Shanghal. 2nd innings, 201 Hankow, 1st innings, 158 Hankow. 2nd innings, 235

In their second innings to-day the

secs.

The absence of Lieut. L. H. Yates, rowing officer, who is in hospital, was capably led by Lieut. N. IL G. Bosanquet.

Quite a large crowd assembled at

son tied for the One Club compell-home team were aided by unexpecthe bamboo pler to witness the finish tion, both returning a net score of tedly poor fielding on the part of the of the races, which were keenly con- 68, but as Miss Stevenson had pre-visitors. D. F. Landale was the only tested.

MIXED DOUBLES

Beta

Tang

1. W. -LD. Mlas Perry at Yus-pul and

__(D.R.O.) ... 16 18 Boiler and Miss A. Mackenzi

(K.C.C.L.) ... 21 13 E. C. Pincher and Miss D. Dalziel

(K.C.C. 1.) ......................................... 21 13 T

and Mr. Litton (C.R.C.)............ 16 11 3

18 14

11 20

1

and the competition extremely keen. Mrs. Withington and Miss Steven-

1

1

over

972 4

↓

while the following tied for the hidden prize: Mrs. Rossey, Mrs. 1Macadam, Mrs. Wolf and.

Carrie. Mrs. Wolf Anally won

Mr.

prize for the best score over the

last

nine holes.

In

cept on return of service when she appeared to go across loo for and found her stroke cramped. But in seriously, That is, seriously enough A late start and two long sets were the rallies she was often Binding her G. to find it worth while to put in plenty the reasons why the last stages of the opponent's feet with

seml-drives.

nice length of team practice both before and match were entered upon in during the league season. This darkness. At 6.45 Fincher and Hung

This result ruined the champlons' W. should not be confused with pot-and their partners were still trying)100 per cent, record for the season, E. F. Fincher and Miss Gelt hunting. The Chinese attitude to to complete the sel, but by then it and It enabled K.C.C. to finish on is both fair and was pitch dark, and the players were evet points with U.S.R.C. for second league tennis

place. But the United Services enjoy Tal English simply making jabs at the ball by Jaudable.

old-time The idea of "playing the game for the instinct. They could see nothing.

This was a pity as it spoilt what a slightly better sets average.

The results were: W. C. Hung A. splendid finish in game's sake" may be all very well,

We would have been.

C. Litton beat Miss O these days of but

severe competi

un enjoyable match. K.C.C. would and Mrs. tion it can be respectable. A team probably have won na they had four Dalziel and E. C. Fincher 0-4; lost Capt. of players which has taken the troubled half sets in the bag when the to Miss A. Mackenzie and G. Bodiker A.

find last two sels were in progress. They 5-7; drew with Miss M. Grimths and Clark to concentrate on the game may wood reasons for suspecting the good needed but half a point to win the E. F. Fincher 0-8. sportsmanship of a team which finds encounter.

spot of

in

too much effort to put in a prion practice before it takes the There is a definite suspicion

now closing league

LADIES PLAY WELL The Chineso fielded a somewhat One weak toum. Neither Taui Wal-pul,

to

Mina Rosu

(K.C.C.L.) Goldman and Mrs. Wilson (1.5.1.C.)

Mr. Chlu Wal-pol and Chun-chui

(O.R.C.) Bollivan and Mire, Dowling (U.S.RO.)...... (U.SRC.)................................. Mine and Mrs. Ashton Sitical and Mr. Key

and Ara, Mičaw. (K.Côj

A., Bolivan and Mr. K. 1.C. lu und Mr. C. Chiu lost to Helmen (US.RO) N90* Miss O. Dalziel and E. C. Fincher A. V. Homedics and Miss A. Rosa 2-9; drew with Miss A. Mackenzle

(flecréis A. Gray and Mr. McCaw

M. Grimths and E. F. Fincher 0-0. Goldman and Mr. and G. Bedlker 6-0; drew with Bliss

Kayll (USIC) S. W. Llang and Alas R. Perry (C.R.C.) lost to Mins O. Dalziel and

7-5.

A.

V. GoBano and Klas Dotalha

(Recrulo]

A Darrollo and Miss A Remedies (Itecreio)

W. a Hung and M IL Perry

(CLILO.)

M. W. Lo and Mr.

Of Zebbibucts in this "maskee, it's vy a zame" frame of mind. consoling feature, however, of the Tsui Yun-pul nor M. W. Lo were on

season is that view. Iu Tak-lam came into the team E. C. Fincher 2-6; lost to Misa A. c. other teams besides the Chinese Re-again and played faultless tennis. Mackenzle and G. Bodiker 3-6; beat creation Club have found it worth Liang Sal-wah was also introduced Miss M. Griffiths und E. F. Fincher

and did well Dugis! the game: while to concentrate on furthermore their reward has been Perry in taking u 7-8 set from E. F.

Fincher and Miss Grimes the distinction of winning one of the icarues

Willle Hung exploited his sturdy or finishing a very, good second. One thinks of the K.I.T.C.volloying to telling effect against E and the Club do Recreio in the "C"C. Finchor and Mins Olive Dalziel, c.n.c. Division ml of Cralgengower in the but Hung and Mrs. Litton were taken U.S.R.C. "D" Division. It is not the fact that completely by surprise in their frat K.C.C. (1) they have won a cup or a shield that set when, after leading Bodiker and Itecreio multe, but that by putting their Miss Mackenzie three-love, they, were K.C.C. (2) 0907 1 17

LEAGUE TABLE

Séta

G. O. Barbell and Miss Grimithe

(K.C.O.!.)

In Tak-cheuk and Miss R. Ferry

(C.R.C.)*******

AV. Gono and Milas O. Bt.

意。 Badk

Ribeiru (Recreio)

and Mrs. McCaw

F. W. L. D. F. A.

Plu

0 7 10 3743 144 14

8 5 21 45

0 0 2 1 4311⁄2 281⁄2 11.

27 R 1

11

(K.0.0.1.)

3 With petonandhra.

(U.8.140)

1 144 84

1

20 5 16

: |

30

IER

1 1 0

1 sented the prize, it was received by Shanghal player who impressed, give

Mrs. Withington.

(ing an excellent performance behind

the

score wickets. The

at the The winner of the scratch score luncheon interval was 120 runs for nine holes was Mrs. K. Ffour wickets (A. J. W, Evans 50, A. Robertson who had a card of 38, V. T. Dean 433,

second.

She had n

drive of

UNIVERSITY SPORTS

The fourth University Inter-Has- tel aquatic sports will be held on Dean lost his wicket soon after the October 3 at 2 p.m. at the European resumption of play, without adding Y.M.C.A. to his account, but Evans carried his the score to

The hents will be decided on Sep-

073 before being dismissed. tember 30 at 2.30 p.m. in the same The standard of the visitors' field-bath. Ing improved during the afternoon,

Apart from the Univerally cham The driving competition was won and Hankow were finally all out for planship and handicap events, there by Mrs. Nors Wilson, who cleared 235., W. S. E. James with 34 was will be a 50 yards handicap race for 179 yards 1 ft, with Miss Goodrich third top-scorer, J. B. II. Leckie was graduates (post entries) and two

177 once more the most successful of the Shanghal bowlers, taking five wickets 0 yards.

for 40 runs. In Ilankaw's first in Mrs. Rossey and Mrs. Maltlandninga his realysis was five for 43.

The detailed scores for the first fed in the approach and putting event, both taking nine strokes. two day's play follow.

At the end of a very enjoyable! sday, Mrs. A. K. Mackenzie, cuplain

of the club, distributed the prizes,

921 Q

E

Z

1

Wilson

9.0

SHANGHAI-IST INNINGS

.

G. Chatterton,

open Colony events, the 100 yurda free style and the 200 yards Open Relay (four men each). Entries for the last two events, should be sent to the Hon. Secretary of the Uni- versity Swimming Club before

Jarnes, b Dean 25 D, F, Lundale, st. James, b. Evans Mra, A. W. Shewan presented the. C. Bakter, c, and b. Dean .... 20P. F. Burford, c. James, b. Evans

J. D. prize for the best scratch score, Miss Lt. B. D. Secreton, e. James, b.

Suyle, c. Kirkbride, a Slevenson for the

One Club com

petition, while the remainder of the prizes were given by the Women's Section.

Evans

J. B. H. Leckie,

hit wicket, b..

Evans G. M. Mills, 1.b.w., b. Denn

Sherwin

40

K. Fool, c. and b. Evans

37

(Continued on Fuge:9)

21 C. J. H. Sproggett, b. Evans 1B