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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1937.

Shanghai Interport Selection Committee Adopts New Methods: 17 Players Invited

EARLY NOMINATIONS TAKE

COLONY BY SURPRISE

Four Centre-Halves Included: Evergreen Stanley Gash

SEVERAL OF THE PLAYERS HAVE

BEEN HERE BEFORE

mow fell in Hongkong on Mld-| mummer's Day It could not oc- casion much greater surprise than the announcement made at Mon- day's meeting of the Hongkong Football Association Council that Shanghal had already invited 17 players to constitute the Interport football aquad to visit the Colony in February. Not oven tho Shang- hai Press were aware that the

governing body in Shanghai had

Clubhouse Chatter

By Veritas

progressed so far as this. In fact, Some Other Old up to December 30, the date of Shanghal's letter to the H.K.F.A., Friends no Interport trials had taken place, and tho Shanghai Times, for example, was groping In the dark as to what precisely the S.F.A. had in mind. Thero had been vague reports that the Association would adopt new methods, and instead of conducting the usual (and usually futile) Probabies v. Possibles trinis, would nominate a team fairly early on and pit it against representa Live sides. But as to the constitu- tion of the beam, the Shanghai Times together with other local nowspapers, were completely un- informed.

Peculiar Feature

HOWEVER, We

Hwa

in the original 17.The Loyals boust a pretty impressive league record 10 date, and I am told they have a very passable team, though not to be com- pared with the A.5.F. But Taylor and Whiting, outside right and in- side left respectively, must be pretty useful to be able to secure the at- tention of the selection committee in the face of such strong competition. What Of Boisserie

THERE is considerable speculation

In Shanghai concerning Aleg Hoisserie, that skilful inside forward, who made such a great showing In

■ zeems too that we shall have Hongkong two years ago. Balsseric the opportunity of welcoming was recently transferred to Manila, several other old Shanghal friends. but he is making an unexpected re- There is N. Z.-Lee (Li Ning as we turn to Shanghai. Whether it is for knew him first time he came). permanency, or merely temporarily Sammy Greenberg, who is really a

is not yet known, but the Shanghai full back, but last time down here Timer is hinting the advisability of figured on the left wing in the two Boisserie being included in th after being left out of the matches which followed the Interport Shanghai tearn, should he be return- match, "Darky" Chen the Tung

vital ing to the northern port for good, half back, T. C. Chen, the Chinas but even if he is doing so, there may player, Suen Kam-shun, an erstwhile playing for Shanghal. He does not be one factor to prevent him from Colony player, and J. Ward of the get back from Manila until January A.S.F. There players we all know, which means that he would not very well-know them to be first-be in rent rale footballers who must not, under in residence in Shanghai for one calendar month. Under Rule 12. If any circumstances, be under-rated. strictly applied, he would not be The fact that they have all had ex-eligible. But then Shanghai shouldn't perience of Colony grounds makes be allowed to worry over this Httle them all the more potential and matter. Hongkong has apparently langerous. It will be suicidal for us decided to apply Rule 12 just as it to put ourselves up because these thinks it, and I don't see why we very players figured in the team should expect Shanghal to honour t which we licked 7-1 in 1936. That full interpretation. And Doisserie in match was absolutely no criterion of the Shanghai team would mean an wful difference to the visitors' BEEDRILIKAANSE BĒRZERO

chances of winning. Methinks Suen Kam-shun. Roboostoff and Boisserie would lead our defences a merry dance. From many points of view Hongkong would be delighted to see Boisserie in the side. He is a most ultractive player to watch, and lie plays football according to the rules. We Agree, Shanghai!

Our Daily Golf Hint

Striking pose by Don Bradman, the famous Australian cricketer, who yesterday scored 248 against Eng- fand in the third Tent.

Queensland Beat New South Wales

IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD TIE

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According to broadcast an- nouncement made from Sydney last night, Queensland yesterday defeated New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield cricket match by 87 runs.

BRADMAN COLONY MAY INCLUDE

Hero Of Test UNQUALIFIED PLAYERS

IN INTERPORT TEAM

Innings

HITS 248

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Australia Is Safe

Australia has at last come into her own in the Test cricket series now being played "Down Under", Yesterday her team secured auch a tight grip on the third Test at Melbourne that England's defeat

is already determined.

TEẢM

Official Announcement

(By "Veritas")

The telephone bell rang. And! over the wire came the voice of an official of the Hongkong Football Association. "I think you made a faux pas in your notes yesterday about Canton residents not being included in the Hongkong Interport football team."

Well, that sounded curious, because

I had received the original Informa-

The heroes of an eventful day's tion from'u semi-oficial source, and play were Don Bradman and Fingle-when I published it, had good reason lon, who figured in a sixth wicket to believe it to be true. partnership of 340, made in 304 min- So I asked for more details. ules. Thus they set at rest any doubi there might have been when the game resumed yesterday morning as to whether Australla could score sufcient number of runs in the second innings to make victory cer-

lain.

"What happened at the recent meeting of the Interport Committee”, I was told, "was that when Rule 12 came up för discussion it was agreed to apply it as in previous years. In other words, Canton residents who play football in the Hongkong League Bradman, with a flawless display may be included in the Interport. of all round the wicket balling, once "It was also agreed that the ques- again became the undisputed world's tion of adherence to this rule in champion run-getter- position future years should be taken up with which appeared to be in jeopardy the Shanghai Football Association," when he failed twice in successive Tests at Brisbane and Sydney.

A WORD TO THE H.KF.A.

PERRY OR VINES?

TO-NIGHT'S BIG TENNIS MATCH

$53,000 "GATE" EXPECTED

New York, Jan. 6. Frederick J. Perry, the world's outstanding amateur tennis play- er until he turned professional last October, will make his first appearance to-night in his new role.

At Madison Square Garden, Perry will play against Ellsworth Vines, for the professional championship of

Its not out. Innings of 248 was If the Hongkong F.A. are going to the world, according to the promoters,

every respect characteristło. : Although actually at the wicket in include in the Interport team players although there is no such official

whose bona fide residential qualiflea- title. Spectacular play is promised. the course of three days, he only

baited for something like 450 min- tions are open to doubt, I think they Perry, until he abandoned his utes, and when he had registered are behaving very badly. And such amateur status and simultaneously his second hundred he had found action will not be excused by that cancelled plans for a triumphant tour the boundary 22 times.

belated resolution "to discuss the question

of future adherence to Rule of the Orient last fall, was Wimbledon

a title thrice champion: with Shanghui later on", for at also held the American amateur the moment they have before them championship.

STEALING ALL RECORDS

Bradman is slowly stealing every Test record available.

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His partnership with Flagleton was a rule which lays down explicitly that an all-time record for any wickut in players must be residents in the Ports a Test match played in Australia, for which they play. and it left well behind the sixth

wickel records of Tests played either To suggest, as I know it was the other evening, that it is now too late

won.

He

Vines on the other hand won all the Important professional tourna ments during 1038; and has defeated stars like William Tilden, Frank. Hunter and Lester Stoefen.

Amateur tennis circles were

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in Australia or England.

Bradman has now ten three-figure in the season to take up the matter Test innings to his credit, which are with Shanghai pertaining to the com as follows: 334 at Leeds in 1830, 304 ing Interport, may be an easy method tenished: and the professional group af Leeds in 1934, 254 at Lord's in of solving conscience, but it ignores delighted, when Perry announced he 1830, 244 at the Oval in 1934, 232 at the point in chief. A rule is a rule, had signed a professional contract. the Oval in 1930, 131 at Nolingham and while it is in black and white, He said that he was "sick of living In 1930, 123 at Melbourne in 1028-9, it must be adhered to no matter how out of a suit care the year around" 112 at Melbourne in 1928-29, 103 not inconvenient its application may be.

und that he hoped to obtain zúf- out at Melbourne in 1832-3, and his

Naturally we all want to see Hong-aclent funds to guarantee him and present innings of 248, again at Mel-kong win the Interpert, but we don't his wife security for the rest of their bourne.

want it accomplished by questionable lives.

know now the possible. I say possible and not probable because of the inevitable uncertainty of players being able to make the trip personnel of the Shanghal squad, and although on paper and per record, it is imposing, it is

I venture to suggest, frightening. is not,

And there

are certain peculiarities about it which I, for one, cannot pretend to explain. In shroff- ing up the 17 players named by the Shanghai F.A... I. find that four of them usually play at centre-half for their clubs, that there are only two regular left backs and two regular right wingers, and that the remain- Ing positions boast only one candidate for each. There seems to be an un- warranted lack of balance about such

-A. G. Havers.

it all surprised to see nominations. Why in the world

Shanghal advocate confining the 119 and 342, making a brilliant, but which yields big scores. England; any further behaviour of a similar and Vines, along with several other should Shanghai want to bring along

Interport programmo to three unavailing attempt to score 430 in UUENCENTENARANTIZIMmatches. Both in 1933 and 1935 the the fourth innings. four

centre-haives? It is true that nny of them would probably be equally as effective at wing half, but the strength of the Shanghai eleven players felt they were asked to per-

as their subsequent games with the week. These games,

form too much in the course of a even that makes an unaccountable

with thelr Services and Chinese proved. On

than one reserve forward,

The "Grand Old Man"

If you remain too long on the flat of the right foot when coming down you pre- vent the weight of the body going into the shot.

I

am not

оп

And on

TOUR TO BE MADE

In fact Bradman' bus ́not falled methods, and 1 sm certain the tem- The match was played at Sydney,

to score a century on the Melbourne per of football followers here will "I think that it is time to think of ground since and Queensland scored 365 in their

he entered Test be against the inclusion of players my future and forget about glory," arleket in 1928-D. first innings and 183 in the second,

whose qualifications do not salary he added. Melbourne Tests have been fally Rule 12 of the Infernort compon.j New South Wales, some of whose leading batsmen

Furthermore were playing in evenly shared by the countries. To

ermore the fact

that humbugged

ged about this

rule the Test at Melbourne, replied with date Australle has won 15 times and kong has

England 12 It is also a ground in previous years, does not cxcuse scored 509 there in 1911-12, 048 in type. Let

hope the Interport stare, will 1924-5, 919 in 1928-0 and 470 In Selection Committee will forget all United States and Canada, ending 1924-5. Australia at Melbourne has about the idea of including players May 12. There is also a slight possi- scored 000 in 1924-5, 520 in 1897-8, who have not the required residential bility that a foreign tour will be in- 490 in 1920-1, 491 in 1928-9, and now, qualification.

cluded extending into South Ameri-

AMENDMENTS TO FIXTURES

preponderence of intermediates. One the other hand Colony players wij mental and physical demanda, cannot BADMINTON would have expected to find more have the quiet satisfaction of know be placed in the same category s ing they will not be against complete cague matches. They take very

much more out of a player, strangers. They possess certain top of this our visitors have to res- valuable knowledge of the methods pond to social engagements which and qualities of these visitors-know- hardly contribute towards that type

of training

deemed expedient for such important football. I am sure our sympathies are with Shanghal over this subject. Three matches are quite sufficient for any crowd of players to attempt in the course of five or six days, especially as they

ONE astonishing, but to Hongkong

no less popular nomination, is that of Stanley Gash, who might well be known as the Grand Old Man

of Interport Football. I have re-

Stanley Gash, who will probably come to Hongkong with the Shang hai Interport soccer team.

turn to advantage.

which they should be able to of Roboostoff the

Sharp-shooter

DDITIONALLY Hongkong hopes are amateurs with few, if any,

LANEFORD GOLF TROPHY

Starting Times For

Sunday..

The Mixed Doubles League

up to yesterday's close of play 500 for alx wickets. THEY LAUGHED AND LAUGHED

Us

WHY THIS BELATED INTEREST

ca.

Following to-night's 'match_Perry

start on a tour of the

It had been planned to have Tilden

If the pitch was at all inclined to I think we are all in sympathy with Join Perry's group, but Tilden an- play tricks yesterday, Bradman and the idea of the two Associations revis-nounced that he would foster his Fingleton just laughed at it and pro- ing the Interport rules, but what I own troupe. Included among Tilden's ceeded gaily to score runs at a re- and difficult to understand is why players are Hirohito Satoh, a capable gular one per minute. After tea the the HK.F.A. hasn't done any Stoefen and Vinnie Richards.

but virtually unknown player, Lester Fate of scoring was very much faster, about it before now. To come along an additional 126 being hit up. This at this stage and admit that certain

Before the season is over, a match was Australian batting at its best, rules are impracticable is nothing but though Englishmen will note with a confession of slothfulness for which between the two rival teams is con- some satisfaction that the Gelding of there seems to be no reasonable ex-Perry combination will be a decided sidered likely, although the Vines- the England team remained at a high planation. level. throughout a trying day. Bui quite clearly the bowling held no has been

In these columns alone the subject favourite over the veterans, Richards

aired al terrors, and it is now England's tum over the last two years, emphasis

at various intervals and Tilden.

Sents for the Perry-Vincs match to raise her hat to Australla for such

every

time being placed on the range from one dollar to $0.50. A a magnificent "comeback"

necessity for immediate action. But capacity house at this scale will gross ÖVERNIGHT SCORES

the old spirit of lassez faire persists, $53,000, which would be the highest and it is not until it is too late to ever drawn for a net match any- accomplish anything, that the Footwhere, Iball Association wakes up to. Its

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It should be noted by club soc- retaries concerned, that owing to mis-print in the handbook, there are alterations in the mixed doubles badminton league fixtures for Friday next and again on Friday week.

Next Friday, January 8, Recreio "B" will play the University, and not Recreio A as stated in the official fixtures, while on Friday, January elo "A" will be at home to 15, Recrelo the University, while Recreio "B" will be visitors to St. John's. Ac- First innings cording to the handbook the fixtures

A

to have the opportunity of wel- chances of special training. coming some newcomers. One is almost certain to be Boissezon the A.S.F. goalkeeper, who has a brilliant record in league football up North. Another is Roboostaff,

the A.S.F. centre forward, and sold to be the greatest goal-scorer outside of Lee Wai-tong, in the Far East. Only this week I was speaking to a keen follower of football who has seen Hoboostoff in action this season, and he avers that the French club player has one of the finest shots he has ever seen. He can crush the bull in for the Laneford Trophy on Sunday:928 IL II. Mundy à 0. 0, Anderson from any angle; and is a aharp 9.00 G. Mine & E. G. Sadd

Following are the starting

shooter of the first order. Therefore 1.05 W. Taylor W. Woolley

1.04 J..P. Smedley W. M. Groves we can expect fireworks. It is in 1 M. A. Cairna A. Eqalman teresting to note that two of the 16 A. J. Dennis & J. R. Leitch Loyal Regiment players are included Booker & Mekalvie

10.21 II. D. Gausden A T. Henderson

times

First innings

ENGLAND

AUSTRALIA

SECOND INNINGS

for the date are Recreio "B" v. W. J. O'Reilly, e and b Voce University, and St. John's v. Recreio L Fleetwood-Smith, e Verity, "A". These are incorrect.

9.31 % Chrlatensen & E. II. Walte

9.26 W. 0. Blapaan á 1. C. Borner

0,40 B. Jax & W. Konshaw

9.44 A. A Lopes & P. C. Barry 9.45 T. D. Paton B. MacNier 9.53 E. 0. Murphy, W. Blokar, and EL P

TILDEN SAYS CHINA IS LACKING GOOD YOUNG TENNIS PLAYERS

con-

Voce

F.A. Ward, e Hardstaff, b Verity

K. Rigg. Lb.w., b Sime

W. A. Brown, e Barnett, b Voce

70

200

| obligations:

It is estimated that Perry's carn-

a suppose we should commend the Ings for the 1037 campaign will set Association for at last realising the new all-time high in tennis, as subject is Important enough to Perry's contract calls for a percent-

18 deserve consideration, but I certainly age of the gross receipts as well as a

don't think we shall congratulate flat guarantee.---United Press..

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20 them if they start playing about with

J. H. Fingleton, e Ames, b Sims 130 rules (largely of their own making}{.

D. G. Bradman, not out

S. J. McCabe, not out

0, 2

Extras

Total (for six wkts.)

248 and applying them just to suit their

14 own special purposes.

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500

Fall of wickets-1 (O'Reilly) for (Fleetwood-Smith) for 3, 3 (Ward) for 38, 4 (Brown) for 74, 15 (Rigg) for 97, 6 (Fingleton) for

443,-Reuter,

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL

Wooden-Legged Player!

The M.C.C. In Tasmania And New Zealand

CHANGES IN THE FIXTURE LIST

The following changes have been

Australasia:---

marked that his Inclusion la astonisk-; Ing because so far back as 1933, when Stanley last visited Hongkong as an

ARTILLERY. TEAM Interport footballer, he said very de- finitely that he would never again

San Francisco, Dec. 23. Pery, ranked as an amateur as the The following will represent the play in Interport soccer. That sories

Both China and the Philippines are short of good players, and World's No. 1 for the past few years, Royal Artillery in the final round of

Tilden sald he could only say the the Large Units competition on Fri was regarded as his swan song. But there aren't many youngsters in either country with potentialities, match would be as close as any everday at 9.30 a.m. at the Kowloon

Auckland, N.Z. here he is again, apparently all according to William T. (Big Bill) Tilden and Ellsworth Vines, played on a professional basis.

A case of a young man In the playing woll enough to enjoy the America's outstanding professional duo.

However, local fons are

| Cricket Club Lieut. C. C. Garth- King Country who played football made in the M.C.C.'s itinerary in confident, nomination of the selection

walle (capt.). Capt. D. B. Michell, with an artificial leg was mentioned fident the lithe, young Californian Lieut. L. C. Marson, Sgt. Howe, Bdr. in the Auckland Supreme Court. committee. Well, if Stanley does Tilden and Vines returned re- Vines, worrying over his scheduled will take Perry's measure, although Bancroft, L Bdr. Hebden, Hdr. The degree of emelency now ob- January 8 to 12 and at Launceston. First match v. Tasmania is, from come down, there will be no more cently from a three months barn- January exhibition with Frederick agreeing the Britisher's steadiness Baker, L. Bdr. Miles, Gar. Chaplin, tained by artificial limbs was being welcome member thorough-going sportsman

Second match v. Tasmania is at the team. A storming tour of the Orient in which J. Perry, latest addition to the pro-will force Vines to extend himself to Gnr. Latham, Gar. Marshall. Re- discussed,

to his they engaged in numerous exhibl- fessional tennis field, wasted little the limit.

and Mr. Justice Callan Hobart on the serve, Bdr. Sumner (24), Umpire, remarked to an expert witness that arranged, viz. January 15 to 18. inger lips, and a rattling fine foot tons. Mrs. Vines accompanied the time in San Francisco, He left for

dates previously. bulim to boot, Gash has probably group,

Easterners also aro apparently Sgt. Bloomfield, Scorer, Gur. Stokes, he supposed they had not got the done mord for Shanghai Interport Several Japanese stars have real the President Lincon docked, to "see Walter Winchell, Broadway colum- wherein Vines trimmed the alick yet.

Pasadena, his home, shortly after favouring Vines, It is noteworthy

length of playing football with them An additional "matcis⋅ has been soccer than anyone cleo. His cogag-possibilities, "Tüden told ship re the folks and start practice for the nist, in a column referring to the Britisher in three straight sets.

"There was a young fellow in arranged on March 5 and 9 versus ing personality never fails to charm porters ns Vines nodded in agrce Perry match! They will play in match, called attention to the long- Ifowever, the report is an uncon- grade football with an artificial leg,"

the King Country who played second | Combined Universities at Sydney. and create for him friends wherever ment. However, he added with Madison Square Garden.

The first match, in New Zealand is ho goes, and his close, sporting and Vines dequicscing "there aren't TILDEN A BIT DOUBTFUL ven luimself the better of the two... both the Pacific and Atlantic son teams complained because he was

standing repart that Vines had pro- firmable one, hence tennis stars along witness replied. "The opposing at Christchurch. clever, football, and his encouraging many good players and there aren't Tilden, departing for New York. loadership has more than once pulled many who have possibilities in either said his future plans were uncertain and Vines some time ago engaged in outcome of the January clash be a special rule about which foot 20, in the match versus Wellington.

The report is current that Perry boards are eagerly anticipating the too rough." "There would need to There is no play on Friday, March team out of the ruck

China or the Philippines,"

Asked if he thought Vines could, best aprivate match at Forest Hills, NJ. United Press,

he used,” commented his Honour, | Reuter,

aloeing

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