1937-02-02 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1937.

COLONY TEAM TO PLAY SHANGHAI CHINESE XI

COUNCIL AGREE

TO AN EXHIBITION

INTERPORT RESERVES TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE

(By "Verlina")

Another football attraction has been added to His Chinese New Year festival in Hongkong. Last evening the H.K.F.A. Couneli hgreed Lo 2 suggestion that a representative F.A. team should play the Eastern Chinese XI which is coming down here from Shanghai, in an exhibition match on Wednesday, February, 17.

This arose from a request by the i Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation to Captain Kimm that a United Ser- vices cleven be fielded that day against the visiting Chinese.

that it

Captain Kimm auggested might be more attractive if u repro- sentative Colony team, not necessarily including members of the Interpart teum, were to take over the Axture.

This would give those players who had been picked us rezerves for the Interport, un opportunity of playing in a representative match.

Major Manners sold it was an ex- cellent idea, and the Council unani- mously agreed with the proposition, delegating the task of selecting a team to the Interport Selection Com- mittee, with Captain Kimm co-opted.

FOOTBALL OFFENDERS SENTENCED

Shanghai Hockey Fund

Totals $307

Two more donations have been received by the Shanghai Ladies Hockey Association for their Interport fund. They were $20 from the Municipal. Gaol, and $1 from Clare. This brings the Lotal up to $307, The Association are aiming at raising $1,000, which will cover travelling ex- penses, but it is understood that Interpori tour is now fairly cer- lain to take place even if this total is not realized.

CORRESPONDENCE

Colony Badminton Championships

The Sports Editor.

Hongkong Telegraph,

Sir.---

4

Jum grateful for information about my Brst query: my second point apparently failed to make clear; I said nothing about "seeding" either by word or inference.

What I beg to criticise is the

THREE PLAYERS arrangement whereby one player in

SUSPENDED

Four footballers appeared before the H.K.F.A. Emergency Committee last evening to answer charges of misconduct which resulted in their being dismissed from the field or play in recent junior league matches.

Goddard of the R.A.M.C., who was sent off in the match against the Chinese Police on January 24, was cautioned.

Bix

Chiu Kum-foo of Kowloon Chinese, dismissed from the field in the Kow loon Chinese v. Athletle match on January 23, was suspended for wecks a from date of match, while Wang Shiu-kee, of the Athletic, who was also an offender in the Батс match, was suspended for two and a half months as from date of match.

Ip Kl-chee, another Athletle player In this game, was also sent est, and 'was suspended for two and a half

months as from the match.

dote

of the

a match has the right of choosing the court, seeing that is well known that the home court gives a decided advantage to any player-in the case of at least one court a great adyan- tage. This principle is admitted in the later rounds: why not in the firsi two? All that is needed is a ruling: to say that any player shall have the right to claim that his match be play- ed on a neutral court, if he wishes to exercise it.

A. J. BENNITT. Sports Editor's Note. This particular quos. Lion was fully explored by the executive rommittee of the adminton Alation when the regulations for the championship were daytime. It was Kerally agreed "That "It" world--much-proferable to have matches played on neutral courts, but the question arome concerning the difficulty the Axavriatlon, would have of arranging maiche to suit both competitors and claim. who would have to fend thele ogurta, at the mma me keeping the time limit for each round within reasonable bounds. The ti culture of Lila double task, with something like 25 matches to handle, are obvious. It the draw to operate for the find two rounds, www therefore decided to xllow the "luck of

In any case the frutinamed “pizzer 1 endaya the privilege of playing on a meutral | court if he ky desires, providing he makes Mis own arrangements for the use of auch A court.

A TYPICAL

STORY!

"When I arrived Home on leave I bought

a second-hand car. It looked fine, but after 6 weeks 1 became so "fed up" with all the trouble and expense I was having with it, I sold it and bought > NEW FORD and brought it back with me. Never had the least trouble with the new car and the rest of my leave was the most enjoyable I've ever had."

THIS STORY IS NOT ONLY TYPICAL IT'S TRUE. WE COULD GIVE THE NAMES OF MANÝ PEOPLE IN THE COLONY WHO HAVE HAD JUST SUCH AN EXPERIENCE.

LET US PROVIDE YOU WITH A LETTER TO THE FORD MOTOR co, OF ENGLAND, LTD. WHEN YOU GO ON LEAVE IN CASE YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN A CAR WHILE AT HOME. IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU IN ANY WAY. MEANS YOU WILL RECEIVE IT SIMPLY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT,

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Ford

223, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

Ford

Pau Ka-ping, who on the strength of his brilliance in last Sunday's trisi, has gained his place in the Colony Interport football elaven, is seen here making a characteristic clearance despite the close attention of Talbot. Pickering, right back, can be seen trying to head away the ball which Pau punched clear. Beltrea stands by waiting to secure the ball. (Photo; Yuen Chun Studio).

Schoolboys' Football League Gets Official Blessing

CAMINULINGAMINTIES RUFIS MEMUASKALNA KONTAKYA DAKIT

Chinese Translation

Of Soccer Rules

nt

fast

F. A. WILL OFFER SUPPORT

Schools Rally Round

JUGUEMANTAUMEONEITANNON CARVERIG TITHERUDEN

Το

Curtain-Raiser

Services Versus Shanghai Game

As an added attraction to the United Services v. Shanghai Inter- port XI match, to be played at 3.30 n.. on Monday, February 15, the Council of the H.K.F.A. last evening

It WD3 announced evening's meeting of the flongkong Football Association Council, that Mr. Wong Ka-taun tad accepted the invitation to translate the ruler of football and of the local football compellions Into Chinese, and that he proposed to include

approved of the proposal put for the International Board's definition

ward by Captain P.W.G. Kimm to of terms as well as the accompany-

(By "Veritas")

stage a curtain-raiser to the encoun- Ing "Instructions to

Players."

ter with a match between the MU These adullions features were

Official blessing of the Hang- Lary Bors and the Civilian Boys, warmly approved by the Council, kong Football Association was and will anish ten minutes before

given yesterday to the School- the big match. boys' Football League which bas

C. A. A. F.

TO PICK CHINESE ELEVEN

To Oppose Shanghai

When

The game will start at 2.15 p.m.,

BADMINTON

SMART WIN FOR KOWLOON TONG "A"

Kowloon Tong "A's" excellent, Xavier 8-31.

performance in beating 8t. John's

by five games to four was tho C.R.C. UNIVERSITY -“A” feature of last night's league

badminton. Kowloon Tong owed At Causeway Bay last night, the much to N. A. E. Mackay and Aiversity "A" beat the Chinese Chan, who won all three games, Recreation Club by 7 games to 2 in though It was touch and go against | the "A" Division:- Norman Lee and P. Wilson, the

came being seited, and the home lost to T. C. Lee and K. L. Yang 9-21; H. W. Ho and P. C. Leung (C.NL.C.)

pale running out winners at 24-22.

St. Andrew's "A" playing on the lost to P. E. Tan and P. K. Hut 8-21; difcuit court al Bridges Street, also lost to C. H. Soon and K. S. Liew did extremely well to hold the 17-21, Chinese Y.M.C.A. to the odd game. F. H. Kwok and S. W. Llang The result depended on the final ile (C.R.C.) beat Lee and Yong 21-18; of the evening, which J. J. Ong and lost to Tan and Hui 16-21; beat Soon F. Koh won rather easily from A. E. and Liew 21-18. P. Guest and F. Wong at 21–10.

F. 11. Wong and C. E. Chng were unupproachable, and won all three games without being seriously ex- lended.

Recreio "B" gained a praiseworthy victory ot the Eu

Tong-sen gymnasium, beating Univerally "B" by 6-3, but Chinese Recreation Club could not withstand the Varsity "A" while Recreio "A" dropped but two games to the Free Lances. Detalled scores follow:

"A", DIVISION

C. Y. Yung and H. Ho' (C.R.C.) lost to Lee and Yong 7-21; lost to Tan and Hul 6-21; lost to Soon and Llew 0-21. "B" DIVISION

Kowloon Tong "A" v. SL John's

toon Tong "A" beat St. John's by 5 At Kowloon Tong last night, Kow-

Kumes to 4 in the "B" Division: Tong "A") beat G. A. Smith and N. Mnckay and A. Chan (Kowloon Noland.Kol 21-12; beat A. J. Bennitt and David Kwok 21-0; beat Norman Smith and T. Wilson 24-22.

R. E. Lee and A. E. H. Castro Chinese Y.M.C.A. v. St. Andrew's "A" | (Kowloon Tong "A") Just to Smith and Koh 5-21 Lost to Benaltt and Bridges Street, the Kwok 10-21: bent Smith and Wilson Played Y.M.C.A. winning by five games to 21-14: four.

P. H. Wong und C.

E

A. W. da Roza and K. H Hoo Ching (Kowloon Tong "A") lost to Smith

[Chinese Y.M.C.A.) beat E. Fund Koh 17-21; lost to Bennitt and

Fincher and H. Kew 21-9; beat S. A. Gray and FA Broadbridge 21-4 bent A. E. P. Guest and F. Wong

21-7.

J. J. Ong and F. Koh (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) lost to Fincher and Kew D-21; beat Gray

and

Broadbridge

21-14; beat Guest and Wong 21-10,

T. Y. Chang and T. W. Wong (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) lost to Fincher and Kew 14-21; lost to Gray and Broadbridge 22-24; lost to Guest and Wong 11-21..

RECREIO "A" v. FREE LANCES

At King's Park last night, Recreio "A" beat the Free Lances by 7 games 10 2 in the "A" Division:

M. A. Oliveirn and JJ. Remedios (Recrelo "A") beat E. L. H. Shuic and W. Shute 21-13; beat A, L. Fisher

and S. Fowler 21-7,

and K. Shute 21-12; beat H. Harris

L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva (Recreio "A") beat Shuto and Shute 21-10; beat Fisher and Shute, 21-3;

just been inaugurated in Hong-beat Harris and Fowler 21-12 kong.

Captain Kimm brought the matter' before the attention of the, F.A. Council, pointing out that the iden, which emanated from the Royal Welch Fusiliers had received en- couraging support from military Boys teams and soine of the schools.

In addition to the three Infantry buttalion Boys teams, Ave schools had agreed to compete, namely King's College, Wah Yan College, St. Joseph's College, La Salle College and Central British School.

MACAO-

HONGKONG

FOOTBALL

MATCH

J. Ribeiro and H: A. Alves (Recreio "A") lost to Shute and Shute 14-21; lost to Fisher and Shule 14-21; beat Harris and Fowler 21-7.

UNIVERSITY__“D”_♥,-

RECREIO “3”

(Continued on Page 9.)

English Table Tennis Championship

TIME LIMIT TO THE GAMES

The English Table Tennis Ame- ciation have decided upon a revolu

thake. ilonary move to speed-up month's Engilah open champion- ships. They are instituting a tinse schedule, possibly a maximum period of 30 minutes for each game. This move is the result of what

occurred at the national champion- ships at

hips at Wembley last year, some players "stone-walled," and the finals dragged out until past 1 am. on the Sunday morning.

Many thousands of the spectators were stranded without any conveyance, and the others who left to catch the last trains did not see the finish.

At the Eu Tong-sen Gymnasium last night, Recreio "B" beat the Uni- versity "" by 6 games to 3 in the Entries have been coming in from "A" Division:

all parts of England, and there will K. L. Hul and S. C. Tye (Univer- be a good number of foreigners sity "B" beat E. A. R. Alves and C. competing, including Hungary, Ger-

Poland, The Hongkong Football Association. Pereira 21-8; beat N. Beltran and many.

Czecho-Slovakia, Captain Kimm asked the Associa- last evening evinced an encouraging Barres and A. E. Xavier 0-21.

H. A. Noronha 21-13; lost to H. A. India, and possibly Japan, with an tion lo give this new league

especially strong American side. sym-interest in the efforts being made to pathetic assistance, particularly in popularise football in Macao, and

S. K. Lim and A. K. Phang (U- Preliminary rounds are to be play- the matter of grounds. Neither the In response to a letter

Feb. 11, Friday, Feb. 12,

Hongkong F.A., nor the Area Sports: M . A. då Sllen received from verslly "B") lost to Alves and Pereira ed at the Paddington' Baths on Board could run the show, but they representative cared to send a 14-21; beat Beltrao and Noronha Thursday morning, Feb. 13. with

It

tion.

team 21-11; lost to Barros and Xavier and

14-21.

the finals at the Wembley Stadium T. S. Yong and H. P. Ong (Uni-on Saturday evening. With the versity "B") lost to Alver and "ime-limit" in use, it is hoped that Pereira 15-21: lost to Beltrao and the final results will be known by Noronha 11-21; lost to Barros and 10.30 p.m.

were anxious that the effort should to the Portuguese

sc Colony, receive the encouragement of the

entailed no

по ехрепос to the Association. The Area Sports Bourd

Mr. Slive

da In making his were very interested in the venture

for a team to be sent to us it helped the military boys. He chairman of the Hongkong Footbull would be possible for the schoolboys Macao cleven, but they thought they Major C. M. Manners, hoped that through to operation if pointed out that a first division team would be much too strong for any Association, announced 10 the Council to use league match grounds during could give a second division side a last evening that the longkong the week-ends.. Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation

good game. If the venture was suc- had been asked to select the Chinese

Mr. T. A. Mitchell asked why, as sessil he would try to arrange for a eleven to oppose the Shanghal Inter- they were schoolboys, they could not cup to be presented for annual com port team on February 13, he pointed play their matches during the week. petition, and they would devise rules out that the Federation had

Captain Kimm replied that so far probably on the lines of the Interport approached to carry out this task as as the military grounds were con competition.

coined they were used more during

buen

it was the only organisation to which the week than during the week-end. the F.A. could turn for such a work.

Mr. T. G. Stokes said thất Mr. da

They had requested the Federation Major Manners said he was quite Silva was doing an awful amount of to bear in mind players of clubs not sure the Council would suppor! this good in trying to help football in aftillated to the Federation but who had their mind on the subject for

undertaking to the limit. They had Macao. were bona

support.d

Ade

members of the

some considerable time, and various Captain P.W.G. Kimm H.K.F.A. He understood that certain steps had been made to bring about and said the game was now running teams, such as Eastern, Kowloon a schoolboys league. He could as- very strongly in Macao. Chinese and Chinese Police, who sure the committee organising the Mr. T. A. Mitchell suggested the were at the moment outside of the present league that it would receive matter should be left to the Manage- Federation intended to affiliate prob-all the assistance possible from the ment Committee. He saw no reason ably next season.

F.A. He was sure the Management why they should not send a team. Mr. Chan Yin-hung, representing reader help in the matter of provid- the expenses was rulsed, and it was Committee would do their utmost to The question of whom would foot Kowloon Chinese, sald he thought ing grounds on suitable days. ft possible that those.clubs would

finally decided to accept Macao's in- become affiliated before the Inter-

vitation providing the Hongkong port. He objected to the publica-

team's expenses.were paid from out tion in the Chinese press of a Chinese

of the "gate" money. The question team for this match which included)

of fixing a date was referred to the Management Committee. players from these unaffiliated clubs.

U.S. BOXER DIES

The team had been announced, yet Marino Succumbs After

the clubs' officials had heard nothing about it.

Dr. Wong To said that the Federa- tion had not announced the selection

Terrific Beating

concussion

THE F. A. CUP New York, Feb. 1., of a team to the Chinese Press,

Mr. Chan insisted that a team bad leading contender for the bastam- Tony Marino from Pittsburgh, the

Draw Announced For been published and Major Manners weight crown, died in hospital from

The Fifth Round pointed out that it meant nothing cerebral Simply because a team appeared in terrific beating on Saturday at the following a

London, Feb. 1.. the paper it did not necessarily mean hands

The Bfth round of the F.A. cup, it was the official one.

of Carlos Quintana from which is being played on Saturday, "We are always being told by the

Panama.

Feb. 20, will be as follows: Marino was down ave umes in Luton or press what team to pick, but we don't have to that. It is done in England; in fact consciousness. He never recovered.

take any notice of eight rounds:. He managed to keep Sunderland

his feet, then slumped into un- Bolton or all over the world, Only it is pro-

Norwich Ho was 23 years old and had won Grimsby

"?

bably done more in Hongkong than 27 fights out of forty.--Reuter. elsewhere." Mom A

The point was then droppe

Everton

Coventry

though Mr. Chanaaid he felt it clubs atlated to the HKFA

dropped, would be preferable for the team to caman sald they preferred Preston be selected as It was for other to go to a responsible body such as matches-namely, by committen the ILKCAAF..

v. Swansea or York

v. Manchester City

v. Wolverhampton

or Sheffield United v. Tottenham

v. West Bromwich

V. Exeter v. Derby

Millwall

'chosen · from

the various Chinese This was endorsed by the Council.

Burnley

v. Arsenal

-Reuter.

THIS IS

BURGUNDY

WEATHER

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND OUR

FINE SELECTION OF

VINTAGE BURGUNDIES

THE QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE OF

THESE WINES BEING UNSURPASSED

IN HONGKONG.

CALDBECK'S

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