1936-12-08 — Page 20

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER

1936.

Clubhouse Chatter

Football Was

By

Played

In China More Than

4000 Years Ago

BALL OF

BALL・ OF ... · RAW

HIDE

STUFFED

WITH RAGS:

GAME

WAS

LIKE

CHESS

with

Mr.

DISMISSED Wite course treme pressure of business, Mi

half

the

Lee Wal-tong's highly enter- to kontinue au p officer of the taining broadcast talk

tendered lila re- last Council and had

was dolefully ne- evenhur was an historical fact

signation. This cepted, but a warm welcome WAR EX- probably known to less than tended to Dr, Wong Sik-to, who suc-|

dozen footballers, incceds Mr. She as representative of Hongkong. This was Lee's re. South China A.A. Two further re- ference to football having been stations were received before the. meeting closed. Lieut. Chapin. first played in China some 4,000 whose work for the Association has years ago. As Lee Wai-tong been monumental, is leaving

Colony with briefly explained, the ball was

Now his connce- made of raw hide stuffed with Year and so must sever

tions with Colony football. A very rags, and long bamboo poles.sana tribute, and one thoroughly without a crossbar, were used deserved, was paid to Lieut. Chaplin, for goal posts. Though avail- by Major Manners, who said that no able records do not offer much he was always ready to ussist

natter when they wanted Mr. Chap information concerning how the and not once hari he let them down. game was actually played. I am They could ill afford to lose such a told that it was based on chess, valuable worker, and they could only Inok forward to his departure with à There were 36 players and ench

very real sense of loss 'played in a position given special name, So weird some of these numes, says Lee,

**

were

Two Splendid Workers

IKE most valuable work, Lieut.

-His

that although the ideographs Chaplin's efforts have been ac still exist, it is practically im-complished behind the scenes. possible to find an equivalent for greatest contribution towards the them in English.

Let's Have More

L

EE'S broadcast last night

CLA.

WUN

nother example of the versati-

smooth functioning of the present! seuson was the compilation of the| ixtures, task which he necom- plished almost

single-handed. It cost hio hours of

of labour, but he has the

of looking back upon a achievement. Another

as assistant

ity of China's most popular sports urs to the Association reported last

was a clever and enter-in alning lecture, prepared In a very was that of R.Q.M.S.. H H whose eflicte narked him as cholarly manner, boasting a num- hon, secretary Her of commonsense observations on. which lots of our incal footballers one of the best officers the F. A. has

boasted. meticulous

has

could note and embrace to the mutual fun to detall, his thorough know- benefit of themselves and the game ledge of the rules and here. But I think everybody would and his willingness to tackle any- standing ordess) have liked soine mare about the his- tory of football in China, and possibly invaluable to

thing at any given time made him

the Association. * Lee Wai-long can be prevailed upon lea

leaves to make another broadcast with 2 will leave a gap in the ranks of local Bungkong next month and view to telling us how, the origina! soever ofleiniden zame became obsolete, and in fact, dilleult to fill. To these two gentle- unknown. I don't know there are men Colony football-owes a great

Preords in existence which debt. would provide material brondent, but if it en prissible,

such

rouse widespread interest 1. have no doubl. In my case the de- tailed history of how China en- braced the European form of soccer is rather obscure to most people and perhaps a broadcast talk could be given on this theme.

Football-Resignations

A

4

which must bo

Rules In Chinese

was gratifying to discover that my suggestion of last week apro-i pos the translation of the Hongkong F.A. rules Into

Dr.

TOO STRONG:

CHINESE

Y.M.

AND THE BADMINTON LEAGUE

ALAN MELVILLE'S FAREWELL

Leaves. Sussex For

Johannesburg.

Alun Melville, cricket 'captain of Sussex, has left for South Átrien to take up an appointment on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

He

posted up a farewell message, in the Sussex pavillon which says: "It is sad to think that I shall not play cricket again with you but there it is...thanks, Maurice Tate

"Very many

Fr

for all the support you and the others have always given me on and off the ield. We have had some good times together, and I shall always have

Pau Ka-ping, alort South China "A" goalkeeper, punches clear from a hot Navy attack during Sunday's league match. But from the expression on one of the Navy player's face, it looks ni though ho got in the way of Pau's fist. (Photni Yuen Chun Studio).

England Takes To Table Tennis

60,000 PLAYERS. AFFILIATED

Onc

BRADMAN INJURED

SLIPS ON PAVILION STEPS AND WRENCHES HIS ANKLE

the

Brlabamo, Dec. 7. Leaving the pavilion after the match. Don Bradman, Australian captain, alipped_on___{ the steps and wrenched his ankle which has been strapped up.

It will not be known till to- morrow what will be the effect upon his batting and bowling Reuter.

Chinese proved palatable to the Association. Last vening it was decided to go ahead with the idea, and a sub-committee consisting of Mr. T. G. Stokes, Wong Sik-to and Mr. Wong Ka-tsun LTHOUGH the agenda

did not

was appointed to make the appear to contain matters of far- reaching consequences, quite

arrangements. Mr. Wong

London, Nov. 10. lot of

is to be asked to prepare a

transla

The number of table and tops for very important business was trans-

tion of the rules-an imposing and table tennis which are being fited geted at last evening's meeting of the

delicate lask, but one Hongkong F.A. Council. Firstly the Wong is peculiarly fitted to perform. dialous. In London

which Mr. all over Britain each week is pro-

retail sports ❤ Hon. Me. N. L. Smith was officially welcomed is the Association's new desire, that the cost of printing the Mr. W. J. Pope, hos, secretary of the Last night the Council expressed the firm alone is selling 50 tables a day. Prezident, and successor to Sir rules in Chinese should not, if at all English Table Tennis Association, is Thomas Southor. Then the chair- possible, fall on the Association, and

under man. Major C. M. Manners, regret-they therefore heard with relief from

with work. fully announced that owing to ex-

There are now 180 leagues, each (Continued on Page 9.)

consisting of from 15 to 50 clubs, 60,000 players are ufiliated to the Association, and the ranks are being increased daily from the number of players probably over 200,000-who have not-yet been affiliated.

The final of the

the English champion- ship will again be played at Wembley in the new year. The preliminaries may be staged at the Royal Albert Hall if negotiations now in progress

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Dunkley Retiring

From Rugger

BROTHER OF H.K. CRICKETER

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P. E. Dunkley, brother of G. Dun- United States, Japan, Australia and key, the Hongkong cricket Inter- Canada have been invited to take porter, one of the best known Rugby

part.

M. TINDALL LIGHT BLUES CAPTAIN ELECTED AS CRICKÉT SKIPPER REPLACING H. T. BARTLETT

M. Tindali (Harrow and $1. Catharine's) has been elected captain of the Cambridge cricket cloven for next season in suc cession to II. T. Bartlett (Dulwich and Pembroke).

N. W. D. Yardley (SL Poter's York and St. John's) is the new. honorary secretary, and B. V. Griffith (Dulwich and Pembroke) will assist the honorary treasurer.

pleasant memories of Sussex cricke- tors, a good lot of chaps,"

Our Daily Golf Hint

Pressing is not hitting too hard; rather, it is hitting too

3000.

Jock Redmond, -

DUNIANI BULIBURANALSATRI

No More Football In Prison

SING SING'S TEAM IS SUPPRESSED

RIGHT UP TO "A" DIV. STANDARD PROVED LAST NIGHT

AND

TEAM OF BRILLIANT

EXPERIENCED PLAYERS

(By "Veritas")

ANY doubts I might have had that the scores in their matches to date had exaggerated the strength of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. badminton team playing in the "B" Division of the league, were dispelled for all time last night when I watched them perform against Kowloon Tong second string.

The

whole thing Was painful. Recreio "A" and King's College Kowloon Tong "B" may not be one won comfortably as expected, but it of the most powerful ilden In the was a bit astonishing to see Victoria division, but they turned out their Recreation Club take such heavy toll strongest alx fant evening who, of Sailors Home on the latter's court. against any normal second division Most followers of the game expected outfit would have made a very good a closer result, showing.

But against a combination such as the Chinese Y.M.C.A., a team which would give Recreio "A" and Univer- sity "A" a smart run for their money and who would probably take points from the rest of the senior division teams; as I say, against them Kow- loon Tong "B" were simply out- classed.

IT WAS SLAUGHTER

C

4

amended league table follow,

Details of the matches and the

"A" DIVISION

C.R.C. v. RECREIO "B" At Causeway Bay last night, the ChineseChinese Recreation Club lost lo Recrelo "B" by 4 games to In the "A" Division:

Tsang

F. H. Kwok and S. W. Llong (C.R.C.) lost to 1. A. Burros und N.. It was not a game; it was slaugh- A. Beltrao 11-21; beat A. E. Xavier ter, providing neither entertainment and 1. A. Noronha 21-13; beat J. for the spectators nor enjoyment for Ribeiro and E. A. R. Alves 21-11. the participants.

P. C. Laing and C. N. .Chinese Y.M.C.A. surely must(C.R.C.) lost to Barros and Beltra realise the blunder they made in in- 8-21: lost to Xavier and Noronha sisting upon, going into the "B" 2-21: lost to Ribeiro and Alves 7-21. Division this season. By participat- C. Y. Yung and H. W. Ho (C.R.C.). Ing in this competition they are doing beat Barros and Beitrag 21-19; lest no good to themselves, and are cer- to Xavier and Naronim 14-21; heat tainly taking all the fun out of the Ribeiro and Alves 21-15. game for the other teams.

The best gesture they could make, RECREIO “A” ♥. FREE LANCES and one I am sure which would be heartily welcomed and appreciated Lances were defeated by @ games to At King's Park last night, the Free by all membera of the Badminton 1 by Recreio "A" in tlie "A" Division: Association. would be to apply for J. L. Anderson and G. Fowler (Fre withdrawal from the "B" Division Lances) lost to M. A. Oliveira and J. and admission to the "A". The sea-J. Remedios 7-21; lost to LA son is still young, and there seems to Carvalho and A. M. Silva 7-21; lost to E. da Sousa and H. A. Alves 2-21. Lances) lost to Oliveira and Hemedlos E. L. H. Shute and W. Shute (Free 15-21: lost to Carvalho, und 'Sliver 4-21; beat Sousa and Alves 21-10-

bu

no reason why such an arrange

ment should not be made

But while they remain in the "B" Division this competition must be nore or less farcical.

Quite frankly the Chinese Y.M.C.A.. have some magnificent players. P: A. L. Fisher and K. Shute (Fres H. Wong us un individunt exponent Lances) lost to Oliveira and Remedios canks as high as Goon, who before 5-21; lost to Carvalho and Silva S-21; he left the Colony last season was the lost to Sousa and Alves-10-21. finest player here.

The two Kohs play an exceedingly. advanced type of game, their place- ments and perfect control over the shuttlecock being right up to Recreio "A" and University "A" standard.

"R" DIVISION.

ST, JOHN'S V. K. TỔNG “A”

At the Cathedral Hall last night Kowloon Tong, "A" beat the SL John's

Division:

All six players are 50 infinitely. superior to anybody in the "B" Divi-Club by 6 games to 3. in the "D" sion that they can afford to adopt the most nonchalant type of play and still pile on the points remorselessly.

TWO SURPRISES

G. A. Smith and Norman Smith E. H. Castro 21-12; beat N. A. E. (St. John's) beat R. E. Lee and A. Mackay and A. Chan 23-21; beat A. W. da Roza and K. C. Yeo 21-15.

and F A. Trimlett (St.

There were two surprise-results-in-Bennitt last night's programme. The big- John's) lost to Lee and Castro 8-21: gest was the defeat of Chinese Re- lost to Mackay and Chan 10-21; lost creation Club on their own court by to Roza and Yeo 13-21. Recreio "B". It was an especially

Roland Kol and J. Pengelley (St. praiseworthy performance by the John's) lost to Lee and Castro 13-21; Portuguese, who, before the matchlost to Mackay and Chan 17-21; lost started, could never be conceded to Reza and. Yeo 2-21. more than a 30470 chance of win- ning.

S. & 5 HOME. V.R.C.

Recreation Club beat the Sallors' and At Wanchal last night, the Victoria Soldier Home by 7 games to 2`in the "B" Division:

The other result which upset all calculations was the victory of Kow- loon Tong "A" against St. John's in a match played at the Cathedral

M. Merritt and Yang Chen (S. and was Kowloon Tong's best S. Home) lost to W. Lawrence an

(Continued on Page 4.)

Sing Sing Prison's football team,Hall. the Black Sheep," which brought This

out such players as "Alabama" Pitts achievement of the season to date, during its six years existence, has been suppressed.

The suppression was accomplished by in order from Mr. Edward P. Mulrooney, New York Commissioner of Correction, who prohibited the collection of admission fees which made the team possible.

ME

Mulrooney said he was not. that the "Black Sheep" "were, after Inguinal recreation, but pointed out all prisoners." He said he thought the For the World's championship at players, captain of

chief incentive for outsiders in the Harlequins for Baden, Austria, at the end of Jon-three

past had been "a morbid, unhealthy seasons and leader of uary, the English Table Tennis

the curiosity to see the criminals." The

also Association have a more difficult task England pack in the memorable order applies

to prison than usual in choosing the team to gune

with the

theatricals. All-Blacky at

Prison roform advocates arranged represent this country.

Twickenham last January, has de- to carry an appeal directly to Mr. cided to give up,playing,

Herbert H. Lehman, Governor of New York.

The

players will be selected on the form shown in the big events during the next two months, and the team will be nominated just before the championships.

.

Dunkley has had an association with the game which has lasted since 1931, and he has won almest |

every honour the game has to bes- LARWOOD'S VISIT

tow.

remarkable

TO INDIA

Maharaja of Patiala"

The Statesman understands

on

NO TIME TO TOUR As the England and World cham- planships follow each other so closely English players will have no time to Perhaps the most tour the Continent after the World thing about his connection with event, having to hurry back home Rugby was that he did not start for the English championships. it until he was seventeen. Like, a May Be Guest of The

Invitations to compete for English famous England selector. Mr. Hurry titles

been sent to S. Kolar, of Coverdale, Dunkley was in a soccer have Czecho-Slovakia, the present world's schaut, Laurence Sheriffs, at Rugby, champion, A. Ehrlich of Poland, who The school now plays rugger, but will be defending his English title, it was not until he left school and good authority that if the Board of and Michel Tinguenauer of France Joined the Old Boys that Dunkley Control find it difficult to finance It is likely that Mme. Kettnerova, pipyed the handling game. The Old Larwood's visit to India, the Maha- Czecho-Slovakia, will also be Boys had turned to rugger after raja of Patiala, to whom Indian Invited, and there are hopes of an- failing to make a success of soccer. cricket

owes so much, will invite year old American girl, who holds From that point Dunkley did not him as his guest and make

film avail look back. Within two seasons, in the women's world championship,

'able for

for coaching in India.“ Miss Aarons has been conched by 1924, he had won his first cap for:tion to come to India as a coach for

Larwood has accepted an

an invita the Hungarian star, S. Glanz, and is Warwickshire, and he now holds the

record number of caps for them four months. It is understood thin sald to be better than ever.

The Americans have taken to table how many it is the cannot remember matches at Bombay for the Euro- he will play in the Quadrangular tennis with enthusiasm and are now He won his first cap for England axaal force in world championships. In 1931, when he played against friovers, which is led by the Yuvaraj

peans

He will play-for the One or two of their players, in addi-Scotland and later against Ireland. at Patiala, in the Moin-Ud-Dowla tion to Miss Antona, andy compete For some reason he was then passed Gold Cup at Secunderabad, on the way home from Baden, The over, by the England selectors. tinti. United States have been given the last season, when, right at the top lodging Larwood will be diven an Besides his passage board and option of staging the world cham-of-his-form he was tapped by birthonorarium of | plonships in 1938.

four internationals

250 for his "four

other visit from Ruth Aurons, the 13

I months; stay.

CALDBECK'S SHERRIES

WHY NOT SHERRY NOW THAT WINTER IS APPROACHING?

"The second property of your excellent Sherries is the warming of the blood."

SHAKESPEARE,

THE CONNOISSEUR COMES

TO

CALDBECK'S ·

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