1936-10-22 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1936.

WEEKLY HOCKEY "The Pilgrim" Talks To You About MAMAK LEAGUE

FEATURE

INTEREST

RECREIO LADIES: BAD MARKING: MISBEHAVIOUR

BADMINTON

UPSET

FIRE BRIGADE

SAY "NAY" TO THE LEAGUE

NO TEAMS TO BE ENTERED

(By "Veritas"} Badminton enthusiasts generally will regret to learn that the committee of the Fire Brigade Re- creation Club has officially decided not to participate

in the badminton league this winter.

RECREIO NOT

SO STRONG

BUT HAVE PLENTY OF POSSIBILITIES

INTERMEDIATE LINE IS THE WEAKNESS TO BE REMEDIED

(By "The Pilgrim")

THE defence is not so strong as last season, and the team as a whole seems to be weaker. That WILS

I

the decision arrived, at regarding the Club de Recreio ladies' hockey team

hockey circles, who is at present in Salgon. The event will take place early next year, which means that Miss Xavier will be lost to the temn before the season is halfway through It will be a great blow.

STOP THIS UNRULY CONDUCT!

Players' Duty

·To Umpires

As a critic, welling In the later- esta of hockey and hockey players in Hongkong, it is sal to reflect that I have to pen reproving words concerning the first Mamak League match of the season. But there were incidents in lost between Central Sunday's match Brits Association and the Argon- autas which demand attention.

Two players were

Hent field during the game-both from Additionally the Argonaula eleven. aggravaling is the fact that one of

the

I am also sorry to know that Miss uzario is not enjoying good health at the moment, and all hockey after watching their first prac-players will wish her k specdy_re- Luern was the team's captain, anci

The team Cin $1-Tord himself reached lice match on the Police Train-covery. This decision Wan yesterday, and although to manying Sdhool ground last week-such a neat player in view of the it will not come as a complete end, but I do sincerely hope this approaching competitions. surprise, it is nevertheless dis appointing.

Membora of the Fire Brigade. and of course, the Police Force, will continue to use the court at Police Headquarters for friendly games, but this valuable court will bo wuted so far as league matches: are concerned.

At Tuesday's meeting of the Badminton Association, a represen- lalive of the Fire Brigade club expreased the hope that it would be possible to raise a team strong enough to enter the "A" Division of the men's doubles lengue, as well ag a mixed doubles tram.

will not discourage the several young and enthusiastic players who have come into the side,

Actually there is promise in abun- dance, but the talent appears to be inexperienced, and it will require time and lots of practice to put this right,

I gather the Recreio team will, to the

following:

begin with, be chosen from

Miss 7. Barros, Miss O. Botelho, Miss M. Alves, Miss T. Consalves, Miss E. Xavier, Miss N. Gonsalves, Miss M. Roza, Miss C. Silva, Miss However, there is no need for A. Alves, Miss M. Roza, Miss C, the Recrelo girls to feel depressed.otein and Mrs. Silva. In fact I know they are just the reverse. It is their keenness which stands gui

and ко prominently convinces one that the future balus something worth white for there players.

THEY SHOWED COURAGE

First evidence of their courage was to be found in the fact that they The decision of the Fire chair to play an Argonauta second eleven for practice! Not untiatur- Brigade Club means that sever-s ni of the Colony's most promin- they found their apponents,

mustly schoolboys, much too paey ent players are faced with the for them, but they weren't entirely prospect of no league badmin-outshone in the tier points of the ton this winter. However, frame, and under the capable guid belleve a movement is on foutance of Mr. A. S. Xavier, who, I to remedy this, but details will understand in taking the team in hand not be known until later.

BADMINTON OFFICERS

FOR ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CLUB

At the annual general meeting yesterday at the Cathedral Hall, the following officers were elected for

Cathedral St. John's Club:

this season, we can yet expect, to bear something from them.

Notable absentees in his match were Miss C. Botelho, Mrs, Silva and Miss Rozario, but among the new players who attracted attention were the Misses T. N. and P. Gonsalves, all sisters of J. Gonsalves, the well- known Recreio and Argonauta hockey player.

Ambitious Mamak Scheme

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES

The Mamak hockey tournament started last Sunday and the keen

qualified umpire. He wa guilty of ungentlemanly behaviour the sort of stuff for which he should know much better,

Ilis brother, who followed a few minutes later because he threatened to hit the umpire with the ball, be- haved in equally inexcusable man-

the ner. Actually he was responsible for more than one breach of rules, something which I have nat seen before in my ten years' exper-

lence of the game.

MAK WAI MINC (Pluto by Mng Yuen)

HARBOUR SWIM

CHINESE WINS

DESERVEDLY.

MISS V. THIRWELL IS BEST LADY

PLAYERS MUST REALISE THIS

Players have got to realise that an i Showing a better idea of direction, umpire is there to do his job, and and swimming strongly throughout, won the in nol concerned with anything else. Mak Wai-ming yesterday

organised by Muie:more it is usually a thank- annual harbour race fers task and is carried out unpaid the Victoria Recreation Club in the and purely because of his love for excellent time of 28 mins, 24, 2/5 the game. Taus nione should entitie sees. an umpire to some consideration by the players.

Wilfrid Lawrence was second in. 29.48, beating Lionel Roza Pereira by two yards.

Clubhouso Chattór

By "Veritas"

China And The 1940 Olympics

PREPARATIVE TASK

IS GREAT: ZBW

SOCCER COMMENTATOR

AST week, Mr. Tai Chi-tao

World

Olympic

China's pokesman, told Shanghai and Nanking why the Chinese had nerformed rather Ingloriously at Berlin. In brief, and in order of mportance, the reasons (a)

were:

lack of proper preparative training (b) Inadequate stamina (c) absence of food to which the Chinese Olympians are .omed

accus-

(d) no doctor present with the contingent to give cor-

MEMARGI Ishwo

worth attempting.

N

biller

rect medical treatment. "Against world. It's a tall order, but It is this Mr. Tai Chi-tao claims that the Chinese have little to learn in | Football Commentaries the way of technique to put them- selves among the world's best FOR those owners of wireless sets, who, on cold winter days, prefer athletes, this being proven by the

of the football to sit by the Bre at home and listen performances

rather than risk the squad.

China's task between draughts to be felt in some of the now and 1940 is to remedy the stands, good news! Mr. Frank Rend, defect hinted above. It's an in his day one of the finest foot-

between Singapore

and imposing job, but not impossible, ballers

Yokoliama; ex-Shanghai Interporter, It will also be expensive, but un- and one who knows soccer from A doubtedly worth it.

to Z, has been given the task ZBW to broadcast runting come

commen- taries of selected week-end football matches, from Colony grounds. Lis-

From C3 to A1

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Clearly the Mamak Executive and the Umpires Lockey Board must

Mist V. Thirwell Anished fourth seize this carly opportunity of en- among all the competitors and so avavouring to stamp out once and won the ladies' ruce. She was only for all these displays of id temper. five minutes in arrears of Mok Wai-O the Chinese National Amateurteners can expect to hear something and ungentlemanly behaviour. Not mig, swimming an excellent rnce, only do such affairs throw the clubs All of the competitors, numbering into discuta, but call down 17. finished the course, and little Miss Leung Ching-mul, the youngest of Criticisms upon the tournament.

As for the game itself, it was won the winners, who hnished last, was the C.B.A. who scored twice given a great ovation and a special without reply. I was a second divi-prize donated by 11. F. the Governor,,

the Club Sir Andrew Caldecolt. sion

match played on Ground

S. Fowler broke through in the Owing to the great number of en- tries (24) it was decided at a recent first half to put the Central British meeting to split the league into two ahead and Bickford completed the divisions. At the request of club scoring after the interval.

The game was shoddy representatives, teans for the divi-

interesting unt!!

Interest shown already this season Indicates that the competition will le more popular than ever.

by

and un- the interval, but

thereafter inproved. Badminton

stems were drawn out of a hat, the meified proving very satisfactory, The two divisions are now of equal strength.

Thi Was clearly proved Inst _afternoon_ when the

The ladies certainly seemed to enjoy the hard practice, and Miss M. Rozi, the skipper, and right-winger, was the best player on view, her Patron, Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall; Pre-hard and accurate centres being n dent, Itev. H. W. Baines: Vice-pleasure to watch. Presidents, Lady Pollack, Lt. Col Mis C. Silva-at-centre-forward-Saturday.. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, 0.8. Dr. E also did well, and received encour K.I.T.C., one of the strongest teams W. Kirt, Mr. 11. R. B. Ilancock,

Daging support from Miss P. Gon-in the "B" Division only managed to the Royal Prof. L. Forster; Chairman, Mr. W. satves the right-inner. She was, in beat their opponents C. Clark: Hon. Secretary, Mr. G. A. fact, the pick of the Gonsalves sis- Welch Fusiliers "D" Company by the Smith; on. Treasurer, Mr. S. Aters, and struck me as having a de- goal in three. Tremlett: Captains, Miss Smith, Rov. A. J. Bennitt; Commit-inite future if she progresses pro- Loc, Mr. F. H. Kwok, Mr. Roland Perly. All three sisters have been Koh, Mrs. 13. Bolt, Miss Peggy Me-playing the game but a year and have therefore plenty of time in which to develop.

CAW.

Muriel

CLUB RESERVES V. FUSILIERS TO-DAY

Hongkong Football Club reserves meet Fusiliers reserves in a football match on the Club ground this after- noon at 5.15. Club team will be na

follows:

Stevens; Kellovsky and Bultman; Shaw, Mathieu and Purves; Him sworth, Bell, Greenburg, Leppard and Finlayson.

Teams participating are therefore

In

Argonautas seemed discouraged In Inding Urcinseives two goals

rrears, but after the incidents al- cady referred to, they made great mprovement, and had the Central Jritish on the defensive up to the close. With a bit of luck they would

ave forced a draw.

Tom Waitley, Bickford, N. Whit- ley and V. Bond showed up well for

waners, while Gaan, R. Marques and A. M. Xavier were the pick o of the assured of good games this car the Argonautas, who seldom touched For the nal, the winners divisions will play the best of three, the form expected.. games, the result carrying with it the; championship.

THE BIG WEAKNESS The big Recrela weakness was in Captain G.W.P. Kimm, the four- the half back line, and I certainly, nament's enthusingtic chairman, visu- thank efforts will have to be maar alises the staging of representative to strengthen this department before games at the end of the season. In the team can hope to make great addition to the Champions v. Rest headway. Miss E. Xavier was easily match he hopes to arrange a Com- the pick she gave further proof of being the Rest of Hongkong and against

the best ut the Colony's hat Macao. among back players.

These games should create great Incidentally I was given to under- interest and will certainly be worth

watching, as the teams will include: stand from a very reliable source that Miss Xavier is marrying Mr. the cream of the Colony's hockey Gua. Remedios, well known in Colony talent.

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CIVILIAN CLUBS

AT FAULT

THE PROPER. WAY TO DO IT

East Lancs. Deservedly Beat Club

YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY

East Lancashires deservedly beat the Club by the odd goal in five in a fast hockey match played yesterday, They led 3-1 at the interval.

The exchanges were a bit scrappy, the soldiers' blustering methods com- pletely upsetting the Club. Nor inally the civilians should have met type of play successfully, as they this di against the Police last week.

other. However, for some reason or they were below usual form.

Cull suffered from team changes which probably contributed towards this

G. Sommer came in to displace Rodger, the

the captain, at right back, while Bates was resting and G.T.K. chris de patired at recht half. On the left Bond was required to fill the inside berth in place of Bickford, while Tamworth appeared on the

wing.

It would

seem, therefore, that the Club would be

be well advised in revert to their former team for the tourna ment match on Sunday.

Big weakness of the Club attack was the manner in which the for- wards cramped themselves. All the Divett played an attractive game at centre-forward.

and running "out." In both CORES the momentary delay proved fatal.

Having made a tour of most of our hockey grounds during the last week or so, I have me been impressed by one thing. Though they well deserved to win, That most of the civilian club two of the soldiers' goals were not of grounds are incorrectly inark- the best quality, Shields in the Club the sticks ed. This obviously makes Boal liesitating between things difficult both for the players and the umpires. The Police Training. Seltool en- close was hardly marked out at all for the last Inter-Section Tourna- ment match, the striking circle, for example, being merely, a in line made

with

hockey stick. The centre, 25 seven yards lines were

also

VERY

distinct. The Club ground is another af pult The seven, yards line, which should be a 4 dotted Imarking, is drawn the whole length of the field, and positions for taking penalty corner its ore not shown by the five and ten yards marks on the goal lines on either side of the posts.

I don't think it is out of place to remind umpires that they are re- sponsible for seeing that the ground is properly marked out before pro- eceding with a match: and that if Se grounds are not marked cor- rectly, the Information should be passed on to the Hongkong Hockey Asociation.

WHAT THE RULE SAYS

Bond and Fowler netted for the civilians, the latter, seven minutes from the end, when he completed a brilliant run with a fine shot from a difficult angle on the edge of the. circle.

Enst Lancashires were a well balanced team, the attack being very lively and the defence thorough,

white line, four yarde long and three Inches wide. paralel to, and 16 yards from, The goal line, This Hne shall be e Ligued each way, three inches wide, to meet the goal line by quarter circles, having the VoRi-pontan centres. The space enclosed by these, tines and the goal lines, including the themselves, shall be called the 'striking circle.

ND. The 26 yarıh Hne mant nat m Enly drawn but only the extrem'ties (nine ywrite un'y lo be marked at each end). The kee yale line to be a dotted line, The Kround munt also be marked for penalty cerner la abewing the fire and ten yanis mark on the goal ine on either aide of the you! pot

Another ground which appears to | be in a bad state is the new Kowloon Indian Tennis Club pitch on the Marina. It is full of holes which - badly covered with sand. The In order to assist any who are Momat Committee would do well. doubtful about the proper markings to inspect this ground, which I feel I'ppend the rule, governing them. {.tn. ¡ls" present sinte. Is unfit for

"Ma front of each, goal shall be drewu Mamak league matches,

Athletic Federation falls the brisk and bright from "Frankie"," duty of transforming a physically C3 he is popularly known.

Hitherto ZBW football commentators have nation of athletes into something ap- proaching au Al class in the course followed the customary "equares" of four years. According to expres- method of describing the piny, but

the Federation's

Mr. Read is going to de- xions of opinion it is

pparently this. part determination to accomplish

from this syst

system, and

has pre- on pared

straightforward plan of the 1ut much, of course, depends

held. soccer

noting the goals factors over which even the Federa- socc

merely thing are North and South, and the aide- has no control. One emerges clear. By attending the lines Fast und West. A reproduc- Olympics this year in such tion of his Deld plan appears in this

As a personal column. numbers, China has found her sports

it

might manhood. She learnt that it is not be observed that Frank lead is

125 enough to have a polished technique,

cinently

suited

to this none-too but that enormous

strength, physical

task of commentating. He are possesses a profound knowledge of staying cessfully the game and locul players, and has

tion

Vitality and

to

in

order against the

"note,

necessary Chipete China's ethics on the world's should make his brondcasts athletic fields are comparable

have

-meh

world rent and engaging delivery which well

worth while.

and wor whero-sho

has who A.B.C. of jumping

Icaping horizontal bars, throwing haminers, THE annual pastime of compiling running a straight 100

a 100 metres, or

a world's tennis runking list Is preventing goals being scored, of swimming backstroke, breaststroke, three lists have already appeared in free-style, and of diving.

a gooding in the Von Cramm Or Budgo ?

now occupying the attention of our

circular mike, of scoring goals and ding newspaper writers. Two or

What

those men and women have now to print, and although there is u

animity of Opinion concerning do is to strengthen their leg muscles, Perry's position as No. 1, there ap- broaden out their cheats, make pears to be divided feelings about | origen but firmer, their joints, co- No. 2. Shall it be Von Cramm or ordinating with these developments, Donald Budge? Those who favour n more brillant technique and quic-Budge, point to his brilliant victories ker mental reactions. When all this over the Australians in the Davis- has been accomplished, China will Cup, his Wimbledon displays and the hold her own with the athletic

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