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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

OCTOBER 28, 1936.

U. S. OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM FOR

As I See Sport

by CLIFFORD WEBB

DONALD BUDGE

| RED PERRY would appear to be blazing a new trai) across United States. They'll know him; soon, as "The Linesman's Friend," or "The Player Who Nover Answers Back."

I don't suppose he's worrying over much about it now. He has, at one time or another, won all thirre is to win, and would be entitled to rent on his laurel, although there are many of us who hope he inte't going to do this for a little while, at any rate,

fred swopplist wiserincks with Horpo Mara, one of the nim hrothers, during bis most recent match with Donali Budge Hint have been funny. I don't know if the upholders of the dignity of the game of inwn tents looked at it in that glit.

Hollywood Style?

PROBABLY the fact that it happened

heat to tollywood on Los Angeles

In conkileted metr kind of an exCUAN.

All the same one gets rather tired of reading that Perry became disgrundird A arresul line derintown and voiced tus disapproval

I truely Jaw unto himself in Shrkantters, and have met 115 treated with ram tolerance on a good many orensions

But even a champion of champions sont realise that there ihust be some control, even in matches in which he is taking part.

The Soccer Way

THERE is nothing worse then this wretched baiting of neemen in big tennin. Oh, I'll grant you they are Bat inilible, by any mens, but they are at least in a position of some nuthe- „rity, and in position to Judgo whether A tall bounces inside, outside or on the ines.

Overdose of argoment with the drei- alan of referee on the football feid come under the heading of ingente-

CAMBRIDGESHIRE LATEST

Donoghue, Will Ride Harina

for

London, Oct. 27. Latest alterations in the probable the starters and their jockeyя Cambridgeshire Handicap to be run at Newmarket on Wednesday are un follows.

and

A PLEA FOR

Peace

IN TENNIS

manly conduct and the offending player cat qualify for matching orders.

They can do that, 100, with amateurs. Perry, there is reason to bettera, ta' Mirting with the idea of a fairly early amateur tonnia retirement from the

It would be a pretty good genture on la part if he determined to play tila ninal series of matches in an atrioptiero of peace and quiet,

Took Wrong Action

11 may not have been altogether to

blame for this inxt sorry business, but I he was more sinned against, then, wurety, fils plng should have been a re fusal to continue until the attending spectators had been removed monstrated with, and an appeal to tho, referee in charge of the toumament on these grounds.

And that part of the business, any- way, has nothing whatever to do with the disputing of line decisions, which happened quite early in the match and before there was any suggestion of Alm in the colony winecrackers joining argument.

Budge won the anatch. He has now benten Perry on two occasions-nt East- bourne during "friendly" Davis Cup fry-out that zinbody really worried aborist

these matiafactory cir

and now It

Funstatees

Soccer Substitutes?

HEAR, in cerr circles, that there is

to be another attempt to raise, in the right quartorn, the question of allowing substitutes “when players in key poIKI- tions have been tijured."

The qualification 14 rather startling. If it was deruled that centre-half was n kev pietiem and thins oulride-lest wna not, can't you linngine the feelings of The manager of the team whone aisteide. Jeft and bents Injured and who had been Feived a whititute only a few minutes after the opposing tea lind been ni lowed to draft a fresh, strong centre- half into the side?

The argument is raised that Il 14 in the Ritereals of the apertetors to allow. The substitution of new players for thos who have been injured; that prople who' Jy watch a match between teams of eleven Пt meu should not be forced to it through the on-x:ded Buijsens it inevitably requlia from the toran- of the leading ritation of, may, two players on one alte.

Goalkeepers Only

IT

in na gument an old as the hilla. My own view in that if anything ac ali is doar in thy matter of multitution

LOCAL CRICKET Kowloon C.C. Teams Announced

F. Goodwin (Capt.). E. C. Fincher, F. F. Fincher, N. A. E. Mackay, R. Lee, A. W. Ramsey, F. Broadbridge, B. D. Lay, N. D. Lloyd, S. Jex, and W. C. Hung.

it should be confined to the position ol goalkeeper.

Clubs have lost their goalkeeper might be allowed the option of placing thoir twelfth man in goal to ava bearing up the backs in order that one should don the keeper's sweater.

I would not even, go so far as to my that a back could be placed in gool and the team rearranged to allow the twelfth man to take up his best position.

Unsatisfactory

WHOLESALE Admission of

WANT TO PLAY

The World's

Best

The United States Olympic basketball team which won the cage title in Berlin last August wants to play a series of games in Manila, according to a cable of the received by officials Philippine Amateur Athletic wili Federation. The team come here as the McPherson

Oilers of Omaha.

tates would provo an unmista. sory business. Yes; nvm though it might be stipulated that a doctor be in attendance to examin10 all canen Injury whenever any substitution clubmatter

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Bubstitution of playera seomik to be the kind of thing where one must either go the whole hot or leave it alone.

The Americans, in their own foothill game, svo faroured the former acheme of things, and players are withdraw and pushed in willy-nilly, a loss of forth in tlio eyes of the conch being deemed sufficient exciise.

The Advantage

THE advantage, to any alde, of being

able to rush in a fresh, strong for ward. for instance, with 16 minutes to go i ugniimable.

Thear suggestions tend to reveal the unfortunate trend which modern Inot- ball is taking in the eyes of a good many propile.

They would have two referees because the game in becoming more dimcult to control, and they would have substilu. Lion of players because of the increasing frequency of injuries. Not a happy act of circumstances over which to ponder

TENNIS TEAM

TO VISIT

CANTON

in hand. and now practically complete, for a visit to Tungshan by a Kowloon Cricket Club tennis team to take place on November 7 and 8.

Arrangements are

The K.C.C. players will be enter- tained by the German Club, an ex- lensive tennis and social programme having been mapped out.

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secretary! Dr.

Ylonan. Regino treasurer of the IAAF. to whom the cable was referred, will take up the of inviting the American dribblers to Manila with the Manila affiliated Basketball

Langue, organization of the Federalion. The board of directors of the Manila Basketball League will meet to dis cuss the proposed visit of the United States team and plans for the com- Ing season.

The Philippine Olymțite team earn- ed the enviable reputation In Berlin as being the fastest and most flushy combination in the Olympic basket- hall tournament. The Filipino cagers gave the United States their bardest battle and the Americans were the

to score only ones

a victory over them.

After the Games members of the American Olympic quintel discussed

IDENTITY PARADE. Wembley ilogs belag inspected prior to entering the rachitg kennels. Each greyhound 1x checked by his oficial identity card, which includes even the colour of the toenails.

Clubhouse Chatter By "Veritas"

Kotewall

Cup Earns $3,500 In

Two Years

passibilities of making a trip to the TOURNEYSTARTS Philippines with Dr. Ylanon but no defalte arrangement was made. The receipt of the cable, however, indicates

NEXT WEEK

that the American eagers are anxious! COME idea of the benefits which to come to Manila for a series of gomes.

SHANGHAI HOCKEY

CLUB

charities derive from sports

no

is to be gained from the fact that during the last two seasons the Kotewall Cup football competi- tion has disbursed less than $3,500 among de- in Hong- serving kong. This is a splendid achieve- ment and speaks volumes for the amount of work put in by the organisers of the competition. This season it is hoped that the

causes

ANNUAL MEETING Kotewall Cup tourney will pro-

Shanghai, Oct. 27.

duce even better financial results and unhesitatingly and gladly

At the annual general meeting of bring before the notice of readers The Hongkong players will leave. fur Canton on the Friday evening the Shanghai Hockey Club held yes-that the first match in connee- and will start the tennis programme terday afternoon at the Yu Yuention with the current competition on Saturday afternoon. In the even Rund Fire Station, Mr. W. C. Cascais to be played on Wednesday

president for the will be held at the was re-elected Ing a dinner

scuson of 1036-37. Tungshan Club and on Sunday mor- coming

ning all players will be invited to vear's vice-presidents were also re-will be played at Caroline Hill, participate

In a

Pay-Comd. C., A. Bower was made Army Versus Navy

THIS

Invited the following players to make R. W. Edwards and that of honorary encounter, bringing together i

have WDD

MANILA?

DOES RUGBY NEED TWO REFEREES?

Touch-Judges Who Cannot Keep Up With Game

BY KENNETH MCMILLAN

frankly impossible at times, for him to keep up RUGBY is expanding so rapidly with the game, and to see pilen vithi and welchis that the time will come when witting pare. Most men of such metivity aTO the whole method of appointment still playing themselves, so what is the cluston

Then there course the question of the touch- and control of referees and touch-judge. So which, e Captain Wakelam points dat, it is the practice for the Dax to be taken judges will have to be seriously con-

by sometimes elderir and stunt amicial or part sidered, and any loophole for player in ordinary clothes. criticism in the way of inemelency or alackness blocked up.

At present, in full keeping with the general all-round tradition of our British sporting proclivities, It must be admitted there is room for criticism. Perhaps it 1 all for the best, for it keeps the game from becoming formal and correct. And yet we have those amazingly intrlente aws of actual play!

How can an old gentleman struggling palofully along 50 or 60 yards behind, pouilly Bay with strict accuracy (list a coal fier on the wing does not, at one time or other, put a foot in touch, and be out of play? There is only one answer, Be It seems, then, that touch-judges should be either reserves or other young fast and welise men, fully elianged into football kit and for more capable of kerping up with the game.

cannot.

Leicester's Lead

Players and offelste will do well to ponder I have picked out those two paragraphs the words of Captain Wakelem in his mont from Capt. 11. D T. Wakelam's hook, jint tradable book, Not All the 200 pages are con Issued. In J. M. Dent's now meries ofcerned with the government of the same. There Modern Bports, edited by Howard Mar, well, several excellent salles photos of all (prico Ga.). becnund they coinelde atd internationals kicking, passing artbbling, tackling, A., art aya complete work at refer- with a contention of mine for some yenta vice to the game, this book will take ita piace

mpidly now that,

among this contemporaries of other sports,

Judged on the outcome of the frus few games spreading among players and spectator

Kanto

我

silke, the Rugby Union are not keeping in the very unomical club chempionship, we Are going to hare sesion full of interest o be more bestied in strict pace with the time.

Now here is another prominrut member of Clubs, generally, seem to

the absence last winter or clicking turnstiles at the famous Harlequins, and the confidant of thermo-up and a little bird whispers that many players past and present, who thinks it the Rectory Pleid. Richmond, and elsewhere has Alling to place on record is disagreement with

lind not little to do with this change of front the trend of acates; especially in the control of by the Flubs the actual match, and the unwieldy, wardy inwa which players and officials attempt but maver

eeeed to conforma ta

Hockey Example

You cannot run a side which will attract the crowd of "stara" who ate sometimes not dily unfit for a sirentious game, but out of harmony with the real of the side, And many clubs are

ying alesily far their polity

The All-Blacka were the latest people to dia- | refusing to recognise talent on the Past at

cover what we, knows how defferently the laws of the gate are interpreted in the four coun- tries, and in different parts of England, too. They did their best, but were sully elobaTTaKied sometimes when penailed for what was a legit! mate more in another sphere.

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Coplain Wahoium wyn goes to the axlent of wondering whether the Rugby Unions will not take jent met at the game of back+y— which no one man exald kepe lo enirol and adopt iwa zrieters, one for each halt. As he rightly palulu not, the Sorcer people wen toying with the Iden, and 11 may well be

upied by them in the future.

Uniem man is absolutely it, and et reason. able active age, it is extremely duBeult, in fact.

be

Our Daily Golf Hint

Every stroke in golf must played freely, every muscle of the body must be allowed to do its full share of the necessary work.

-J. H. Taylor.

BLOCK

D

OFFERS

AWAITED

ARE

St. Louis, Oct. 27.

app

own door. in Leicester I had a chat with the energetid "Tigers" secretary, Mr. J. E. Thornetoo, about the scheme the county unlan are sponsoring, of absorbing every Saturday surplus players and arranging mulcties for them, so that othry man gels agama, every ground in occupied and, wint a more players keep in condition from week to week

I commend this scheme to other districts, for if there anything that is going to help the youth of the country to forget a worries it la organlardanor. Not a Saturday should pass hut what every around is decupled and every player playing_ The game is bound to benca I and that in what we all want.

POLICE RECREATION - CLUB MEETING Yesterday's Election

Of Officers

The annual meeting of the Police Recreation Club was held yesterday when the Hon. Mr. T. II. King (President) was in the chair and reported a highly successful year. In reviewing the activities of the past year, the President, paid warr tribute to Mr. W. E. Hollands for his assistance to the Club regard- ing the ground and other matters.

The following officers were elected: President, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King; Chairman, F. W. Shallain; Hon. Secretary, A.-E. Carey, Hon..

Fraser B.

Hon. Treasurer, N.

man,

Auditor, A. J. C. Taylor: Grounds- W. Glendinning; Bar Con- vener. W. Malt; Bewis Convener, J. S. Riddell, Cricket Convener, P. H. Loughlin; Tennis Convener, G. Carruthers: Committee, B. Thorpe, J. Orem, T. R. Hunter.

Last next, November 4. The match DIZZY DEAN shooting match. elected to their ofices namely, Messrs. kick off at 4 o'clock, and the at- ON AUCTION The following have been selected rennis will be resumed on Sunday A. J. Barson, A. E. Collins, R. Grim- and to represent the Kowloon Cricket afternoon and the Hongkong team shinw, and C. F. D. Lowe. Mr. W. E. traction will be

Aixtures ugainst will return to the Colony by the Williams was elected captain, Club, in friendly the Civil Service C.C. on Saturday night-boat.

PROBABLE TEAMS

vice-captain. The office of honorary. K.C.C. tennis sub-committee has secretary is to be occupied by Mr.

some of the best football talent IST TEAM v. CS.C.C. AT HOME

treasurer by Mr. E. Beaching. The in Hongkong, should stimulate con- the trip.

start the competition. Miss M. Grimths, Miss A. Mac-three vacancies on the committee siderable interest and promises

attraction is lent the Steve Donoghue rides Harina,

kenzie and Miss O. Dalziel. Messrs. were filed by Mr. C. J. H. Spragett, first-rate

Crickmer was elected match by reason of the fact that Gray, W. W. Hirst, V. H. Freeman,Mir. H. A.

fael they

It both Hawcroft will mount Tempest II,

E. C. Fincher, A. W. Rarnsey, S. A. Mr. B. K. Wallace, and Mr. J. Silvey Additional

Sirett is on typothesis, K. Robertson

R. S. Cupell, C. E. Watson, E. Abra-honorary games secretary and will the Army are holders of the Cup.

act as an ex-officio member of the In

seasons. The clever display given

Mr. Rickey-Nickey, who has placed

PRIZES. PRESENTED has Towton Moor, Fox rides Cris, 2ND TEAM v. C.S.C.C. (AWAY) AT ham and A. G. Philippens.

by the representative Navy team lost The Tungshan team will probably committee. 2 pm.. iས D. Smith

Papyrette on

be as follows!

The meeting was called to order Sunday and the proven brilliance of the famous Dizzy Dean on the 'nuc-

Prizes won during the Mitchell will guide Rough Rider.

were presented us follows:-Bowls A. A. Dand (Capt.) K. M. Baxter, Mrs. Kanter, Mrs. Rode, Mat.6 p.m. by Mr. W. C. Casscis. After the Army combination is a guaran- tion block said to-day that he was

runner-up, L Glendinning, Semi- Wapling Lehmann und Miss Stratton. Messrs. Highlander, Gay

and R. T. Broadbridge. F. J.

Analist (spoons), F. Channing and. Sally Andrews have been withdrawn ton, C, B. R. Sargent, G. A. V. Hall, G. Bodiker, H; Rode, W. Nogaltzik, the minutes of the last annual general ten that this Kotewall Cup match not trying to trade, but "merely

report of accounts for the season of son and well worth visiting Caro-awaiting offers".

Ine Hill to watch.

He admitted Dean was a baseball S. Nola R. A. Harding, W. M. Gitting, S. AR Sander, H. Schmelder, E. Dillner meeting had been approved, the will be one of the best of the sen-

and I, Lehmann. Gray, G. Clark, and Geo. Lee.

1935-30 was passed. The balanca

star of the Arst magnitude, adding

Bowls Novices championship: C. expenditure amounting

Kent Cup: N. B. Fraser, F. E. E. $124.81 and stated that this item was

The history of the Chinese and but I feel St. Louis Cardinals would duc largely the considerable

Services Charitable henent with three or four good pit-Booker, J. S. Riddell und S. Far- low; runners-up S, G. Smith, W. reduction in the amount of coal And Combined

(Kotewall Cup) Competition, to give chers Instead of having only one

E.. Hollands, A. J. Johnson and 5. coke used for healing hot water

ving it its full title, is so recent that it is star."

Nolan during this past season. Following

wly pretty generally known. Neverthe-

G. Car- Tennis Championship: He drew attention to the fact thetruthers; runner-up, B. G. Baker, formulated rules and regulations was less recapitulation may not come

for the Cardinals had won four pennants Cricket Batting Average: T. R. brought before the meeting for dis-miss. The underlying object of the

competition is to raise money Prolonged by argument charitable purposes to meet, as far in six years as a result of capitaliz-Hunter.

Cricket Bowling Average: B. G. aver the proposed rulings, the meel-as possible, cases presented to the ing team work before the club had ing termiunted at 7.15 p.m.

Committee by representatives of the acquired Dizzy Dean-United Press, Baker. South Chion

Adventure

from the race.-Reuter.

Slazengers

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The ALL-ENGLAND Championships were won on five consecutivo occasions with a SLAZENGER RACKET. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS.

Solo Agente:-

JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO., King's Bldg., H.K.

sheet showed an excess of income History Of The Tourney maybe he is the best in the League, Pile; runner-up, W. North.

over

the

election of officers, set of newly

cussion.

Athletic Association

(for Chinese), the Royal Naval Re- creation Club (for Royal Navy and

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Royal Marines) and the Hongkong

Starting Times For Kowloon Club Event

Area Sports Board (for the Army). three 01 the Gate

money taken matches which comprise the compe- tition is pooled and disbursed at. the discretion of the committee accord- ing to the urgency of the appeals for assistance. As a result of the 1034-5 competition, won by: the Army, $1,450 was distributed, most- ty to Chinese charlies, while inst The following are the starting year, with the Army again success- times for the Kowloon G.C. Cham-ful, the matches produced $2,808 of pionship to be played this Sunday, which $500 was allotted to the Royal nt Kowloon City:—

Naval charities, $500 to Army char- itles and the remaining $1,000 Chinese charities.

9.00 a.m.-F. E. A. Remedios and A. Urquhart.

9.05.a.m.-H. H, Mundy and F. Wednesday's Charges

E. Booker.

0.10. a.m.-A. A. Lopes and

Jex.

to

S.THUS it will be seen that the com- petition has already amply proved its usefulness. Three teams

9.15 a.m.-A. L. Braley and K. S. compete in the tourney, namely the Robertson.

Royal Navy, Army and South China A.A. Next Wednesday the Army 0.20 a.m.-F. C. Barry and J. D. and Navy are in conflict, and the

will be ar Thomson.

remaining two games

the Beason. 9.26 n.m.-A. W. da Roza and G. ranged for later in Milne.

Prices of admission to Caroline Ill 0.30 am G., P. Murphy and W. on Wednesday

35 followB Taylor.

Covered stand $1; uncovered stand, 9.35 a.m.-T. D. Paton and A50 cents and 30 cents. Servicemen Eastman.

(in uniform only), covered stand 0.40 nm. M. Groves and A. 50 cents, other stands 30 cents, J. Dennis.

arc

Here's hoping that all football en- 0.45 am, K. Collings, and H.thusiasts and others will make for D. Gausden.

Caroline Hill to witness what will 9.50 a.m.-W. A. Stewart and E. undoubtedly be a grand exhibition O. Murphy,

of competitive football.

season

CLOSING DAY at craigenGOWER:~Some of the players who took part in the fawn bowls matches which marked Craigen- gower's Closing Day lost Saturday. Delivering the wood is V. W. Whiteman and standing alongside can he son A. H. Rumjalin, J. Fitzgerald and A. Spary. (Photo: Mes. Cheung).