1936-10-22 — Page 8

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

VIRE BRIGADE

SAY "NAY”

TO THE LEAGUE

NO TEAMS TO BE

ENTERED

(By "Verlay"}

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.

reached This decision Wan yesterday, and although to many It will not come as a complete surprise, it la nevertheless dis appointing.

Members of the Fire Brigade, and of course, the Pollon Forge, will continue to use the court at Pollce Headquarters for friendly games, but this valuable court will be wanted so for as league matches are concerned.

the Al Tuenday's meeting of Badminton Association, a represen- tative of the Fire Brigade club expressed the hope that it would bo posible to raise a ten strong enough to enter the "A" Division of the men's doubles lengue, as well 4

an a mixed doubles team.

The decision

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 hockey circles, who is at present in

Saigon. The event will take place) strong as last season,arly next year, which means that and the team as a whole Miss Xavier will be lost to the team

before the season is halfway through seems to be weaker.

It will be a great blow. That

was the decision

arrived at regarding the Club

}

STOP THIS UNRULY CONDUCT!

Players' Duty To Umpires

As a crille, writing in the inter- exts of hockey and hockey players in Hongkong. it is sad to reflect that I have to pen reproving words concerning the flest Mamak Leagur match of the season.

But there were incidents in last between Centrul Sunday's match British Association and the. Argon- autas which demand attention,

On the Two players were sent I am also sorry to know that Miss Beid during the game--both from de Recreio ladies' hockey team at the moment, and all hockey aggravating is the fact that one of Rozario is not enjoying good health the Argonauta eleven. Additionally after watching their first prac-players will wish her a speedy remem was the team's captain, and tice match on the Police Train-covery. The team can afford himself a qualified umpire. He was ng Sdacol ground last week such a neat player in view of the guilty of ungentlemanly behaviour. end, but 1 do sincerely hope this approaching competitions. 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.

However, there is no need for the Recreio girls to feel depressed. In fact I know they are just the reverse. It is their keenness which xlands out so prominently and convinces unn that the future holiks something worth while for these players.

THEY SHOWED COURAGE

First evilence of their courtge was !

to be found in the fact that they

of the Fire chose to play an Argonauta secund

eleven

Brigade Club means that sever- aily

fur practice! Not unmatur-

ans they

found their opponenta,

al of the Colony's most promin-mostly schoolboys, much too pney ent players are faced with the for them, but they weren't entirely prospect of no league hadmin- outshour in the finer points of the ion this winter, However. I game, and under the capable guid- belleve a movement is on foot ance of Mr. A. S. Xavier, who, to remedy this, but details will understand is taking the team in hand this season, we can yet expert to not be known until later.

hear something from them.

BADMINTON OFFICERS

FOR ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CLUB

C

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

Badminton St. John's Cathedral Club:

Notable senters in this match were Miss C. Botelha, Mrs, Silva and Miss Bozart, 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.

The ladies certainly seemed to enjoy the hard practice, and Miss M. Ruza, the skipper, and right-winger, was the best player on view, her Patron, Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall; Pre-hard and accurate centres being a ident, Itev, I. W. Baines; Vice-pleasure to watch.

Lt. Col. Presidents, Lady Pollock,

1 gather the Recreio team wil; to

following:

begin with, be chosen from the

Miss Z. Barros, Miss O. Botelho, Mina M. Alves. Miss T. Gonsalves, Miss E. Xavier. Miss N. Gonsalves, Miss M. Roza, Miss C. Silva, Miss Miss C. A. Alves, Miss M. Roza. Botello and Mrs. Silva,

Ambitious

Mamak Scheme

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES

The 3amak hockey tournament started last Sunday and the keen interest shown already this season indicates that the competition will

be more popular than ever.

Owing to the great number of en- tries (24) it was decided at a recent meeting to split the league into two divisions. At the request of club representatives. teams for the divi sions were drawn out of a hat, the method proving very satisfactory, The two divisions are now of equal strength.

Tala Miss C. Silva at centre-forward Saturday.

Wis

Inst

clearly proved afternoon when the

If. B. L. Dowbiggin 0. Dr. Lise htt well, nad received encour K.I.TC, one of the strongest teams W. Kirk, Mr. 11. R. B. Hancock. aging support from Miss P. Gon-in the "B" Division only managed to the Royal Prof. L. Forster: Chairman, Mr. Wsalves the right-inner. She was, in bent 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. Arters, and struck me as having a de-odd goal in three, Fremlett; Captains, Misa Muriel hielte future if she profresses pro- Smith, Rev. A. J. Bennitt: Commit perly. All three sisters have been Lee, Mr. F. H. Kwok, Mr. Roland playing the game but a year and have Koh, Mrs. B. Bolt, Miss Peggy Mc-therefore plenty of time in which For the Cau

to develop.

CLUB RESERVES V. FUSILIERS TO-DAY

Teams participating are therefore assured of good games this season. final, the winners of the divisions will play the best of three games, the result carrying with it, the championship.

the sort of sluit for which he should know much better.

His brother, who followed a few minutes later because he threatened to hit the umpire with the ball, be haved in equally inexcusable man- was responsible ner. Actually he for more than one breach of the rules, something which I have not seen before in my ten years' exper- lence of the game.

MAK WAI MING (Photo by Ming Yuen)

HARBOUR SWIM

CHINESE WINS

DESERVEDLY :

MISS V. THIRWELL IS BEST LADY PLAYERS MUST REALISE THIS

Players have got to realise that an Showing a better idea of direction, umpire is there to do his job, and and swimming strongly throughout. кол the is not concerned with anything else. Mak Wal-ming yesterday

organised by Furthermore it is usually a thank-annual harbour race less task and is carried out unpaid the Victoria Recreation Club in the of 28 mins. 24 2/5 and purely because of his love for excellent time the game. Tuls alone should entitle stes.

Wilfrid Lawrence was Arcond in an umpire to some consideration by

20.48, heating Lionel Roza Pereira by the players.

wo yards.

30 and

Clearly the Mamak Executive und the Umpires Hockey Heard must "Miss V. Thirwell Anished fourth seize this early opportunity of en-among all the competitora deavouring to stamp out once and won the Indies race. She was only for all these displays of bad temper five minutes lo orrears of Mak Wai- and ungentlemanly behaviour. Not only do such affairs throw the clubs Into disreputa but cal down criticisms upon the tournament,

ming, swimming an excellent race.

All of the competitors, numbering 17. finished the course, and little Miss Leung Ching-inui, the youngest of As for the gume itself, it was won the swimmers, who finished last, was by the CB.A. who scored twice given a great ovation and a special without reply. It was a second divi-prize donated by II. E, the Governor, sion match played on the Club Sir Andrew Caldecott. ground.

Fowler broke through in the first half to put the Central British | ahead and Bickford completed the scoring after the interval.

The game was shoddy and un- interesting until the interval, but thereafter improved.

Argonautas seemed discouraged in Binding themselves two tools in arrears, but after the incidents al- ready referred to, they made great improvement, and had the Central British on the defensive up to the close. With a bit of fuck they would have forced a draw.

Tom Whitley, Bickford, N. Whit- ley and V. Bond showed up well for the winners, while Gaan, R. Marques and A. M. Xavier were the pick of the Argonautas, who seldom touched the form expected.

Captain G.W.P. Kimin. the tour- GROUND

In

MARKINGS

THE BIG WEAKNESS The big Recreio weakness was in

nament's enthusiastle chairman, visu- the half back line, and 1 certainly think efforts will have to be inade. alises the staging of representative to strengthen this department before games at the end of the season. the team can hope to make great addition to the Champions v. Rest match he hopes to arrange a Com- headway. Miss E. Xavier was casily

Have further proof of being the Rest of Hongkong and against among the best of the Colony's hall Macao. back players,

These gaines should erente great Steven; Krilovsky and Bultman; Incidentally I was given to under-interest and will certainly be worth watching, as the teams will include Shaw, Malou and Purves; Im-stand from a very reliable source

that sworth, Bell, Greenburg, Leppard and Miss Xavier is murrying Mr. the cream of the Colony's hockey. Finlayson.

Gus. Remedios, well known in Colony talent.

the pick of the triot so much so that bined Mamal League side against INCORRECT

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East Lancs. Deservedly Beat Club

YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY

East Lancashires deservedly beat the Club by the odd goal in five in a fust 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- mally the civillans should have met this type of play successfully, as they did against the Police

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

Culb suffered from team changes which probably contributed towards this. G. Sommer came in to displace ftodger, the captain, at right back, while Bates was resting and G.T.K. Gilchrist deputised at ht half. On the left Bond was required to fill the Inside berth in place of Bickford," on-the while Tamworth appeared wing.

It would seem, therefore, that the Club would be well advised to revent to their former team for the tourno- munt match on Sunday,

CIVILIAN CLUBS

AT FAULT

THE PROPER WAY TO DO IT

Big weakness of the Club attack Having made a tour of most was the manner in which the for- of our hockey grounds during wards cramped themselves. All the same Divett played an attractive the last week or so, I have:

game at centre-forward. been impressed by one thing, Though they well deserved to win. That most of t civilian club two of the soldiers' goals were not of grounds are incorrectly mark the best quality, Shields in the Club the sticks ed. This obviously makes koal hesitating between

and running out. In both cases things difficult both for the the momentary delay proved fatal. players and the umpires. The Pollee Tralaing School, en- closure was hardly marked out at all for the lust Inter-Section Tourna- ment match, the striking circle, for example, being merely a thin line made with hockey stick. The centre, 23 and seven yards lines were

ery indistinct. also

round is another at The Club ground fault. The seven yards line, which! should be a dotted marking, is drawn the whole length of the field, and positions for taking penalty corner hits are 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-

Bond and Fowler netted for the elvilians, 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 Hvely and the defence thorough.

white fine, four yarde long and thres Tathra wide, paralel to, and, 16 yards from, the goal line, Thia line aball be cor Uinued each way, three inches wide, to meet The goal line by warter circles, haring the goul-posts as centres. The space enclreed Try these lines and the goal lines, includin the lines themselves, shall be called th strikiez eltele.

RANGE IN H.K. the seatch; and that if corner hits shewing the five and ten yande

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Another ground which appears to passed on to the Hongkong-Hockey | be in a bad state is the new Kowloon Association.

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on the Marina. It is full of holes which are badly covered with nand. The In order to assist any who are

Mamak Committee would do well, doubtful about the proper maridings to Inspect this ground, which I feel I apnend the rule governing them. In its present alate, is unfit for

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WHAT THE RULE SAYS

Clubhouse Chatter.

By "Veritas"

China And The 1940 Olympics

PREPARATIVE TASK

IS GREAT: ZBW SOCCER COMMENTATOR

AST week, Mr. Tai Chi-tao

China's Workl Olympic spokesinan, told Shanghai and Nanking why the Chinese had nerformed rather ingloriously at Berlin. In brief, and in order of importance, the reasons, were: (a) inck of proper preparative training (b) inadequate stamina (c) absence of food to which the Chinese Olympians are Lomed

doctor

(d) no

nccus-

present

POMLARI STAID

'N

with the contingent to give cor- world. It's a tall order, but it is rect medical treatment. Against worth attempting.

this Mr. Tai Chi-tao claims that

To Athletic

the Chinese have little to learn in Football Commentaries the way of technique to put them- selves among the world's best OR thone' owners of wireless sels, who, on cold winter days, prefer athletes, this being proven by the

of the football to sit by the fire at home and laten

In rather than rink

bitter performances squad. China's task between desughts to be felt in some of the

Frank now and 1940 is to remedy the stands, good news! Mr.

Rend, fout- defects hinted above. It's an In his day one of the finest

bailers between Singapore arch imposing job, but not impossible.

Yokohama ex-Shanghai Interporter, It will also be expensive, but un-

and one who knows soccer from A doubtedly worth it.

by to %, has been given the task ZBW to broadcast running сопител From C3 to AI

taries of selected week-end football matches from Colony grounds. Lis 10 the Clllness National Amateur teners can expect to hear something Federation falla the brisk and bright from "Frankle", as duly of transforming a physically C3 he is popularly known. Hitherto nation of athletes into something ap- ZDW football commentators have proaching an Al class in the course followed the customary "squares" but of four years. According to expres- method of describing the play. sions of opinion it is the Federation's apparently Mr. Read is going to de- determination to accomplish this. part from this system, and has pre- But much, of course, depends on pared a straightforward plan of the factors over which even the Federa- soccer field, merely noting the goals no control. One thing are North and South, and the side. emerges clear. By attending the lines East and West. A reproduc- World Olympics This year in such tion of his field plan appears in this China has found her sports column. As personal nole it might manhood.

observed that Frank Read She learnt that it is not be enough to have a polished technique, eminently suited to this none-too but that enormous physical strength, "Jussy" task of commentating, He vitality

and staying powers are

are possesses a profound knowledge of necessary in order successfully the game and local pinyers, and has

compete ogainet

world. neat and engaging delivery which China's ethics on the world's should make is broadenste well athletic fields are comparable any-

1

to

on s

the

where: she has men and women

worth whlic.

who have a good grounding in the Von Cramm Or Budge?

A.B.C of jumping hurdles, leaping horizontal bars, throwing hammers, HE annual pastime of compiling running a straight 100 metres, or a a world's tennis runking list is circular mile, of scoring goals and now occupying the attention of our preventing goals being scored. of leading newspaper writers. Two or bnekstroke, breaststroke, three lists have already appeared in swimming free-style, and of diving. What print, and although there, is u251- those men and women have now to animity ok opinion concerning do

is to strengthen their leg muscles, Perry's position as No. 1, there ap- brooden out their chests,

make

peurs to be divided feelings about looser, but firmer, their joints, co- No. 2. Shall it be Von Cramm or ordinating with these developments, Donald Budge? Those who favour a more brillant techulque and quic- | Budge, point to his brilliant victories ker mental reactions. When all this over the Australians in the Davis

has been accomplished, Ching will Cup, his Wimbledon displays and the hold her own with the othletic

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