1936-11-03 — Page 8

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

TUESDAY,

WARY F.A. SEEK OPINION ON

MATTER IS REFERRED TO REFEREE'S COMMITTEE

BUT FULL DRESS DEBATE

WILL EVENTUATE

REPORT. OF COUNCIL MEETING

CASTING

(By "Veritas")

Mr. Bliss Remains Hon. Secretary

During yesterday's meet- ing of the Hongkong F.A. Council it was announced that Mr. A. W. Bliss had withdrawn his resignation as hon. secretary of the Foot- ball Association, and be ro- aurned his duties at the meet- ing.

a wary and apprehensive eye at a 9 page single-spacing typewritten document which Mr. George. She had placed on the table a few minutes before the start of the meeting, the Council of the Hongkong Football Association last evening decided the time was not yet ripe to discuss the dispute EZRA PREZENTATAKAPOZİTTE over the Army-Chinese Lai Wah Cup match, and referred the matter to the Referee's Committee for their TILDEN IS

observations.

The massive and comprehensive, committee

tube

appointed by the

written statement which well nigh Counelt, and who in turn would re-

tartled the Council, described in de-port to the full Council. tail the Chinese reasons for protest- ing against the referee's decision in Connection with the

Ban

Mr. G. She seconded.

Mr. McKelvie proposed an amend- Lat Wah Cupment that the letter be referred to abandoned 3x the Referers' Committee, whose «pin- which

ions should be brought before a full minutes from the close of extra time. However, the document is not for meeting of the Council, and not be publication and its contents therefore fore either a special sub-committee

or the Management Committee. cannot be revealed,

10

QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE When the subject came before the

M Mr.

K. Hon. the megling,

reply in and 1.92 aruse

that Live matter suggestion should be referred to the Manage ment Committee said he did not understand why. The subject in volved a serious question of principle, ant because of that he did not see the necessity or the desirability of refer-

Com it to the Management

him that it to seemed was not just a question of whether a referee should decide in order extra time, so much as it was his duty, be

such ordering fore

whether

to

conalter

sufficient

Mr. W. Pryde seconded and the amendment was carried,

ARMISTICE DAY MATCH

It was announced that the usual Arinistice Day match would be play ed on the Club ground between the Combined Services and the Rest of the Colony, and that H.E. the Com- mander in Chief, Admiral Sir Charles

off

tle had kindly commented to kick

AGAIN DEFEATED

Unconquerable Vines

Tokyo, Oct. 25.

In the final match of their

seven

NOVEMBER 3, 1936.

LAI WAH PROTEST

The tennis term of the Royal Ulster Rifles which finished runners-up. this year in the Hongkong Area Te anis League. (Photo: Ming Yuen)..

Our Daily Golf Hint

When your ball lies upon sand in a bunker, eschew the chip-shot unless you are very sure of what you are doing.

-Bobby Jones.

game Japanese series, Ice Hockey feated Big Bill Tilden for the "Will Rank

Ellsworth Vines to-day de-

sixth time, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, making an almost clean sweep of the Nippon competi-} tion.

Clubhouse Chatter

By "Veritas'

BADMINTON PLAYERS

SHOULD ENJOY MORE FREEDOM Desirable Amendments To Some Of The Rules

THERE is a growing awareness member of two clubs both of which among Hongkong badmin- entered men's doubles teams is the league, but only one of which entered ton players that the rules a mixed doubles, the player was governing the league are in-eligible to play for the club which sufficiently elastic to encourage ind entered a mixed doubles, even the development of the game doubles for the first-mentioned club, though he might be playing men's along desired lines, and that which had no nixext doubles tram. unless some amendments can be] The doubt which has arisen about made, tenrus and players may

(Continued on Page 9.) find themselves in difliculties. Two such rules are now occupy-|

Joe Louis Besting the attention of a large num- Of Poor Lot Says Dempsey!

of players. One is that which prevents # player, having played more than twice for * higher division team, playing that same season in a lower division. The fact that the rule adds "without the consent of Rochester (New York), Oct, 0. the Executive Committee" does Making his first appearance in the not materially alter the position. ring an a boxer since 1932, and pro- The other bably his last, Jack Dempsey, former world heavy-weight champion, beat plicated and contradictory as it Mike Conroy, a restaurant proprie now stands, is that which seeks for and ex-benvy-weight champion to allow a

player to play for of South Amerten, in a three rounds

different clubs in the same exhibition contest here.

Commenting on the present heavy- season under certain circums- weight situation Dempsey said: "tances, There is an increasing is the worst it has ever been, Joe feeling that both rules require

Louis is the best of a poor tot." With Soccer

In 5 Years"

Captain P. W. G. Kim said he noticed that reference was made to the proviston of a ten tent for mem

stor, Jane Sharp, the American Hal any prort.! hers of the Council.

beal Miss Sarne Qkoda, of Jupan, Į. sion been made to bear the expenses 7-5, 4-, 6-4. of such thing?

replay

was

reploy

Thot a

route!

on the

there for time

that ruled that This Coun was a duty, then they

1

canon

and

Mr. W. Pryde said it was suggested¦ In most of the games the veteran a collecting box should be put Tilden proved no match for Vines

tea table, and the Chairman whose

ball service

drives overwhelmed Big Bill, who repeatedly applauded Vines' skill.

COMING SOUTH

In five years ice hockey will be a national game: it will line up with football.

into the question of whether Assured Captain Kimin that the ex-smashing forehand and buckhand v officials and players at Wembley i

the referee, when ordering; the extra tit, had done 20,

Mr. J. McKelvie said they should bays the referee's view on it,

Major C. Manners (who pre- filded at the meeting) said he thought it would be better if they referred Com- the matter to the Referees' inittee and ask them to give their And in order pluien to the Council.

of another special meeting to save

could elect a special the Courcli they could e sub-committee to receive this report from the

She submitted that if

Mr.

* Meteree's Committee.

this commitee were appointed

it would mean that the matter would not be dealt with by the Council. The Chairman pointed out that the sub-committee would act with the full authority of the Council and an their behalf.

Mr. She agreed that indirectly the sub-committee could act for the Council, but unless it came before a full meeting the matter could not be said to have been dealt with by the Council.

penses would not be taken from the hormal gate receipts.

For 25 minutes members sat and by stened to minutes being read Mr. Shalth, assistant hon. secretary, at the conclusion of which Mr. W. E.) Hollands proposed that

Ja

Having completed their tour of future Japan, Bill Tilden and Ellsworth these various minutes he circulated Vines will now proceed to Shanghal before the meeting in order to save n and thence on to Hongkong for ex- lot of valuable time. So for they bibition matches. After the Hongkong series the American professionals had wasted 25 minutes.

will go to Manlia and will be reen

The Chairman said he thought it was a good idea, and they would see that something was done about it.

exhibition matches at the Rizal

Memorial Tennis Stadium on Novem- ber 12 and 13.

The three professional players are scheduled to play matches in Shang- hal on November 6 and in Hongkong

on November 9 and 10."

welcomed back Major C. M. Manners Bradman

язу

and

Warns Australia's

The question of making the drawi for the Senior and Junior Shields came before the meeting, but it was decided to delegate the task to the League Management Committee.

TRIBUTE TO COL, HARRISON Before the business of the evening was started. Mr.. A. Mitchell

T. A

Council, as chairman of the atter Major Manners had taken over his office the Ilon. Mr. M. K. Lo said that he

Wished to words about Cel. Harrison, who acted as chairman during Major NO SUB COMMITTEE

Manners abs

absence from the Colony. Mr. T. G. Stokes said it would be Col. Harrison, said Mr. Lo, was one preferable if the sub-commiteel's of those amazing geniuses who were poit were to be submitted to the full very rare this world. He could Council for final approval. The

be good at anything he takes up. In Referees' Committee's findings could fact he adorns anything he touches

lo

Melbourne, Oct. 8. (hear heart), He wished go before the sub-committee and the recommendations

Don Bradman, who will probably sub-committee's

that members of the Hongkong F.A. would finally come before, the

were very impressed with the won captain Australia in the Tests against Council.

derful way Col. Harrison had carried; G. O. Allen's side, is not making the mistake of under-estimating his The Chairman then proposed that on as chairman, and he wished to Mr. She's letter be placed before the propose a hearty vote of thanks to team's task. He says: Referee's Committee for their opinion, him for carrying out whieht would be passed on to a sub-ably.

SPECIAL

say

the task 50

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Test Optimists

"Those people who think Austra- Ho is vertuin to retain the Ashes just because we were successful in the previous Tests against England and South Africa, must remember that the result of the forthcoming series depends upon present per- formances, not history."

the new season

wns En

This forecast was given recently

where Stadium, opened to crowds of 10,000 a game.

Soon, the Sunday Chronicle informed, teams will be found the bigger provincial centres Glas- gow, Manchester, Birmingham, with

at i two leagues.

When the game was started Wembley in 1934 gates were little more than 1,000.

Now the Empire Pool, seating 10,000. Is Inadequate. The Wembley supporters' club, numbering 15,000, includes members tron as far away as Redford and Portsmouth.

And the standard of play pares with Canadian standards.

com-

Post In England For H. Cotton

now

London, Oct. 8. Yesterday it was announced that Henry Cotton was leaving the Waterloo Golf Club, Brus- sels, at the end of the year and returning to England as a free-lance professional: the Ashridge Club' announce that Cotton has accepted the post of professional there.

Cotton will take up his duties on the Ashridge course, which is at Little Gaddesden, near Berkhamsted, in January. The course has only been in play for four years, but it is regarded as one of the best and most testing of our inland links.

"The game over here is as good ng the best amateur hockey in Cana- da," "Jo Jo" Graboski, the Wembley!

new centre-forward from GOLF Lions Canada, said.

"The best amateur players are being brought over from Canada, but in ten years Britain. will be in- dependent of Canadians.

en-

Already all the big Ice rinks are busy training schoolbay thusiasts Last season Wembley had 100 boys between 10 and 16

in training.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY team

revision.

rule, both com-

Nominate Four Players

is concerned it is argued that it

COLONY'S NEW

BADMINTON

CLUB

"FREE LANCERS”

WILL TAKE PART IN LEAGUE

(By "Veritas")

NEW badminton club has arisen from the erstwhile Fire Brigado league team, and O far as the first mentioned rule application has been made for. membership to the Hongkong would be much more preferable if Badminton Association and for teams were made to nominate four

entry into the league. of their

six first division players. Designated the Free Lancers, with power to move players into the other two positions indiscriminately the club is in a position to enter mla men's doubles, to compete in and according in convenience. phasis is placed on the

possibility of

Em-

The

a team being forced to introduce one either the first or second divi- or two second division players for sion, and a mixed doubles team. three or four matches owing to it-j Unfortunately the club has no ness, or other circumstances which court of its own and request will be prevent the usual senior players from made at next week's meeting of the turning out. Then, upon their re- Executive Committee for the tcoms turn, it means that under the exist to play nll matelies on opponents' ing.

substitute Arst team courts, with the usual proviso that rule. those players are forbidden to play again they will be responsible for expenses that season in the league. Such a in connection with matches which

severe-1 position is naturally a -hard- normally would have been their home

GOME clubs nre engagements. ship. especially us

Lancers have ten players Free noi especially well off, numerically.. for players.

yers. I believe a similar pro- at their disposal to start the season cedure as that outlined above Is including J,

J. L. Anderson, C. Austin adopted by the Hongkong Lawn (a newcomer to the Colony), Bowls Association In connection with Fowler, E. L. H. Shute, and the young the league, and that it has operated twins, Kenneth and Warwick Shute, with general satisfaction, The Bad- the lodles being Mrs. Shute, Miss M. minton Association certainly cannot Griffiths and Miss A. Mackenzie. afford to place handicaps on clubs at this stage of the game's develop ment in the Colony, and so long as Is taken that freedom is abused, there is every good reason for amending the existing rule.

The matter is likely to receive considera- on at next week's meeting of the Executive Committee.

care

not

G.

The entries for the men's doubles and mixed doubles lengues are now complete and are as follows:

MEN'S DOUBLES

"A" Division:-Club de Recretò "A" and "B" Hongkong University "A" and "B", Chinese Recreation Club, Free Lancers and St. Andrew's HA".

The following have been chosen to represent the St. Andrew's Society against the Society of St. George in the Inter-Societies golf match to he "When spectators know the game played. ut Fanling on November 15.

Ú. S. Edward,

A. K. Muckenzie, as they now understand football and cricket there is no saying what pro- K. S. Robertson, R. Young, D. S. gress ice hockey will make," Graftobh, D. J. Gilmore, J. Rodger, H. M. Alexander, A. McKellar, C. C. Stark, boski added.

It is even' possible that profes- ft. D. Walker, and W. A. Stewart, permits of varying interpretations, Cathedral, and Victoria Recreation

and D. sionalism will eventually be estab- Reserves Dr. F. W. Kirk lished.

Forbes.

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The Billards Association and Con- Metrovick trol Council have made one change Zurich Ins. in the conditions for next year's

Aylesbury world professional snooker cham-Carestry pionship, which begins at Thurston's, Hinckler

Khidderminster London, on February 22.

Lelcoater Moseley Players will be selected to go Moseley did. through a qualifying competition. Nuneaton Winner will pass into the competition worth

Wolverhampton proper, Joining the exempted players, Joc Davis has held the title since Ankenna 1027

Brightonians Professional billiards championship caterhamians conditions remain, the same. The Coifelans 1937 event will be held at Thurston's, Dantona probably in March..

Amateur billards championship is Grammariane at Burwat Hall, London, November fordians 18 to 27, and the women's profess slonai biliards and snooker events at ulmelans Thurston's in April.

K.C. T Mid-Whitgiftinum Girl' billiards championship and chanta the women's amateur snooker cham- Teutonínu pionship will be decided in January Skinners and March. Venues, have not yet tongkunge and Shanghal leer sett.

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