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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

HISTORY OF FOOTBALL

ENTERTAINING ADDRESS TO THE REFEREES' ASSOCIATION

It

und

Wanderers. Now, in 1863, football to 14 clubs. A further increase was was drawing great crowds, and it was made in 1892 and the Second Division evident that something simply had to was formed. A system of promotion be done, so the lending clubs sent and relegation was introduced, and method adopted was that tho their representatives to London to the come to some decision regarding the bottom three teams in Dlv. 1 and adoption of rome laws to be ablded the top three teams in Div. 2 played a series of test matches to decide who by universally.

"This inceting took place in the should be relegated and who should "Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen be promoted. The year 1807 saw the Street, London, and it was at this abolition of this system and meeting, that the Football Association present system took its place. Divi- On December 1st; 1803 it slon-3, Southern Section was formed published its first set of rules to in 1920 and the Northern Section of which everybody more or less agreed this Division came into being the the exception of Blackheath who still fallowing year.

Everything went fine and started to Scotland did not see why

be

Scot.

the

just a fow words of our own parti cular parent body, the Referecs' As- land i

sociation.

(Continued fromi Page .) favoured it as he attended more or less organised gaines between players of his servants and the retainers of hite Lords.

In the March of 1703 a three days Rome was arranged between nix Shefeld men dressed in red and six Northwich men dressed in blue.

un was played Sheffield but fortunately, on the third day the spectators falled to hold their pawas born.

and awarmed the pitch to join tience, and in the gaine,

Montague Sherman, who wrote a history

af football, quoted the follow-wanted the use of the hands allowed. In conclusion I would like to say ing: The game of Football in un- doubtably the oldest of all English national sports. For at least six

This was formed on March centuries the people have loved the should try to run the whole show. rush and struggle of the rude and They wanted rules of their own. So 1008 at Nottingham. It was

they m

and Wales and known as the Referees" Union. Its manly game, and Kings with their

made thefollowed Scotland's edicts, Divines with their sermons, Ireland' soon

President was Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe. Scholars with their cultured scorn and example. More confusion, and it was and its first Secretary Mr. II. Pollitt

and for by great diplomacy, people to keep the

from the

very

of the ing

was attended by Messrs. Fred English F.A.'s Arst secretary, a Mr. Henth of Birmingham, T. pastime they enjoy."

Howeroft So it will be seen that process of Alcock, that peace reigned in 1882. of Bolton, T. P. Campbell of Black- development of this game called foot- He it was who suggested that two burn, J. H. Pearson of Crewe, J. A. H. ball has been most extraordinary, representatives of each country should Catton of Manchester and J. T. Ibbot-

Early in 1800 however, found a form the Internaitonal Board to settle son of Derby

Improvement. gradual

Schools, all disputes and this method has. Mr. W. Pickford of Bournemouth Towns and Cluba were froming clubs proved to our knowledge to be very later Vice President of the F.A. was

playing games in the evenings of successful. and

Its first Hon. Treasurer. The Referees' the carly summer. But the whole

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Many clubs used their hands as well as their feet, not only for handling the ball but for handling their opponents also,

It changed its name 10 years ago ito Referees' Association.

SOUZA'S CENTURY AGAINST K.C.C.

(Continued from Page 8.)

Lord Kinnaird Peer of the Realm, The confusion that arose when two Charles Crump of Wolverhampton, teams observing entirely different sets, and a Divisional Chlef Clerk on Great of rules, met in

bel a game can Western Raliway, John C. Clegg imagined.

Solicitor of Sheffield, Mr. C. NOBODY TOOK ANY NOTICE! Alcock J.P. of Surrey, G. S. Sherring- In

there

was an attempt to ton Solicitor of London, who managed straighten things out and clubs like the affairs of the Association, Charles Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Hugby and J.

J. Hughes Auctioneer of Northwich, Shrewsbury arranged a meeting of Daniel B. Woodfal! Clerk to the Com- representatives in London to draw up missioners of the Hundred of Black- innings was that it marked the dis- a list of rules. After lengthy discus- burn. slops and beated arguments they Since its inception the F.A. has issal of Donald Anderson for less annly drew up a set of rules which never looked back. It has gone from time in this being the first since his return to the Colony were known

ns The Cambridge strength to strength and to-day is one that Anderson has failed to Rules," Unfortunately, nobody took of the strongest sports associations in double figures in any innings. any notice of them and the game the world, if not the strongest. A

VOLUNTEERS foundered on for another fourteen years. In 1002 another meeting was called but it ruffered a similar fate, nobody paid the slightest heed to the rules which were published.

the end of 1914 It was worth £11,000, A. K. Mackenzie, Lb.w., b R. E. at the end of 1920 It syng worth Lee

£19,050 and at the end of 1921 when G. Souza, not "out

football was again normal after the R. H. Grifiths, e Lee, b Simp- Great War it was worth £30,500: to- son

score

1

105

44

30

4

Extras

10

Total (for 3 wkts, dec.) 109

Meanwhile, club football was malt-day it is worth over £150,000. IH. Owen-Hughes, e Fincher, b ing great strides in England. In 1855 collects on an average of £7,000 per Anderson the Shemeld Club was formed. in annum

from International matches H. A. Murray, not oui 1857, Blackheath of Hallamshire, 1859 and a similar sum from the FA Cup, The Harrovians and in 1060

few words about the F.A. Cup, The Forest F.C, known so famously as the will not, I think be amiss, It was first instigated in 1871 when there

F. Zimmern, A. Zimmern, R. M. were 15 entries, and was won by the Forest F.C. who defeated the Royal M. King, W. Rapley, J. R. Way and Engineers 1-0. Scotland, still F. A. Dunnett did not bat, sistent in its

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1937, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th February, 1937,

independency,

instituted

its own cup in 1873. Southern clubs were very prominent in the Cup for

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the first few years and it was not R. E. Len until 1833 that it went North. Black- B. D. Lay burn Olympic did the trick. In 1885 D. J. N. Anderson professionalism was permitted and in-R. A. J. Simpson terest in the cup Increased so much C. B. R. Sargent that it vas found necessary to hold K. M. Baxter

T. A. Madar qualifying competitions in 1888.

The Finals in the 80s and 90s were

Souza-

On Saturday, 20th, Monday, 22ndall played at Crystal Palace and a and Tuesday, 23rd February. the first bell will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and

the K. M. Baxter, e and ↳ Souza the first race will be run at 11.30 $1,323. On Wednesday. 24th February, cup five times as amateurs, the Old F. Broadbridge, run out .. the first bell will be rung at 11.30 Etonians twice, Oxford University, B. D. Lay, e am, and the first race will be run Old Carthusians, Clapham Rovers

crowd of 120,000 could always be D. J. N. Anderson, e and b reckoned upon.

famous Wanderers won The

Dunnett

b Dunnell

mern, b Way

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43

24

A. Zimmern, b

11

Owen-Hughes.

9

13

2

c and b

at 12 o'clock NOON, and on Saturday, once each and the Royal Engineers E. C, Fincher, e 27th February, the first bell will be took the cup in 1875 beating the Old rung at 1.30 p., and the first race Etonians 2-0 after a drawn game of R. T. Broadbridge, c A. Zim-

$1–1.

E. Lee, Mackenzie,

run at 2,00 pen.

The tin Interval will be taken after the fifth Face оп Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and after the fourth race on Wednesday.

MEMBERS BADGES AND

ENCLOSURES.

Owen-Hughes

There were many people however, R. who deplored professionalism, and inc

B. R. Sargent, Owen-Hughes 1997 the Amateur F.C. Cup was in- troduced but the interest was not af R. A. J. Simpson, e Grimhs, b all great, and as it gradually petered

Way

out these people handed over the S. Jex, not out reins to the F.A. in 1914. The FA. |T. A. Madar, b Way Members are reminded that they had alrendy put up an amateur cup and their ladies MUST wear their of its own and the interest in this was hadges prominently displayed very great, throughout the Meeling.

CHANGES IN FOOTBALL LAW

No one without a badge will be During the development of the admitted to the Members' Enclosure. game, the laws, of course, have

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.

DERBY WINNER WALKS IN

AFTER TRIUMPH

"Mr. Evo's" Happy Eve, with Mr. V. Needa up, being led in after winning the Hongkong Derby yesterday. Happy Eve won in splendid style. (Picture by staff photographer).

Lim Tak-po Receives Suspension

Lim Tak-po, the South China "B" centre-half re- ceived punishment last evening for being turned off the field while play- ing against the Shanghai Interport team, on Febru- ary.13.

The Emergency Com- mittee decided to take a strong line of action and suspended Lim for the remainder of the season.

LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON

(Continued from Page 8.)

15-31; lost to Soon and Liew 18-21.

UNIVERSITY "D" v. RECREIO "A"

University "B" put up a splendid showing against Recrejo "A" the Eu Tong-sen Kymaslum last evening, finally losing by six games to three. Recrelo were completely at full strength, A, M. Rodriques deputising

E. de Sousa.

P. S. Yong and W. N. Yeung were

in excellent fettle, taking games from the visitors' second and third strings and winning 18 points from Oliveira 2. and Remedios.

2

112

5. K. Lim

Lim and H. P. Ong (Uni- iversity "B") lost to M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios 8-12; lost to L

Exina

Total

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Badges admitting non-members to undergone many changes, in parti the Members' Enclosure and Clubcular the offside rule. The "throw- Souza Rooms at $10.00 per day including in" too, was changed, at one time it Owen-Hughes" tax or $40.00 including tax for the being permissible to throw the ball Rapley Meeting (ladles $5.00 and $20.00 in from touch with one hand. Asso-Dunnett respectively) are obtainable through ciation Football was a great draw in Way..

that time

Grimths the Secretary upon introduction by the 00's and 70's but at a member, Buch member to be Individualism, not team responsible for all chits, etc.

the great factor. The work, was player who Badges admitting to Members' En-could take the ball the farthest with

flosure will NOT be on sale at the his own efforts was the here in those Wanderers

The Secretary's Office, 1st foor, mate was looke the ball to #

Race

days and EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. on the part

of

upon:

as lack of skill the passer. Using the 27784) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 am. head to play the ball was also dis ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at countenanced in early football us it was regarded as freakish, but these 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tins will be ideas have now passed and I think obtainable each day at the Club everyone will agree with me in saying House, provided they are ordered in that football has to-day reached its advance from the No. 1 Boy, Tel. zenith as a sci

science. 21920.

fow A words about the Football children be

League. This is of course an entirely separate organisation from the F.A. and if anything, it is a greater factor

On ne pretext will permitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

Hockey Team For Macao

GAME FIXED FOR MARCH 7

The Wanderers hockey XI (a local than the F.A. It was formed in 1880, team formed specially for the pur- The price of admission to the when a Mr. MacGreggor of Birming-pose) is to visit Macao on March 7 Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day ham wrote to certain clubs In

March | including tax for all persons includ-of that year suggesting that to full a similar fixture to that of ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate. away games should be played between last season.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are them. A meeting was held in London The team is being got together by admitted to the Public Enclosure at to discuss preliminaries and a Mr. RA. Bates, and a very useful-looking $1.00 per day including, tax.

Henry Lockelt of Stoke was elected side has been gathered. Bookmakers, The Tae men, etc. will Secretary.

It is hoped to have two practice not be permitted to operate within Ils first A.G.M. was held in March games, the first possibly being ngainst the precincts of The Hong Kong 1888, and 12 clubs were elected to the the Kumaon Rides on Sunday next. Jockey Club during the Race Meet League. Interest was so great that Here is the team to date. ing.

J. J. King (C.B.A.); F.-Lieut "Timns' will be obtainable In the tlon it was found necessary to Wallace (R.A.F. and Club) and S. A. Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

strengthen the management commit Tremlett (Y.M.C.A.); T. S. D. Whitley ́SERVANTS' PASSES

(C.B.A.), R.A. Bates (Club and

Fasses for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Bullding.

during the second year of its forma-

tec, also the system of goal average.C.A.) and E. Fowler (C.B.A.); was introduced during this year to deelde, if necessary, the champions.A.. N. Other, 8. A. Fowler (Club

FIRST INTER-LEAGUE CAME

and C.B.A.), G. H. Fowler (C.B.A.), J.. Wall (Police and V. Band (Chub The season 1881-82 saw the first and C.B.A.). Inter-League game between England

nelther Unfortunately

Norman

w.

Any persons found foltering with Servants passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be land Scotland. It was played at whitley, B. I. Bickford nor removed from the Enclosure,

Bolton and resulted in a draw 2-2. Brown are available, but it is be- At a meeting in 1801 the rule binding leved that the team already chosen a player to his Club was formed and will give Macao a good encounter. It was also at this meeting that the Last year the Wanderers were only strength of the league was increased beaten by 6-3.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1937.

A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva 12-21; last 10 H. A. Alves, and A. M. Rodriques 15-21.

F. K. Lee and M. S. Lim (Uni- versity "B") lost to Oliveira and Remedios 10-21; lost to Carvalho and 5-31; beat Alves and Rodriques

21-13.

THE LOUIS- BRADDOCK

FIGHT

STATEMENT BY JACOBS

New York, Feb. 22.

Mike Jacobs, the famous boxing promoter made an important state- ment to the Press to-day concern- Ing the Braddock-Louis fight. He said:

"The Braddock-Louis fight will go through in Chicago as scheduled. I am advised that nothing lawfully can halt the match.

"Nothing done in Chicago can in nny

the Braddock- way impair Selimeling contract or my contract with the Madison Squar Garden bout.

prevent_his match with Braddock..

'I couldn't, in all fairness to Louis My position regards the Schmeling- Braddock Bght is unchanged, and I am willing to produce Schmeling if the "Garden'

will produce Brad- dock."-United Press.

PREPARING FOR THE

HOCKEY INTERPORT

Trial Match Arranged

For Thursday

Interport hockey against Macao is A trial match in preparation for the being staged on Thursday of this week at 5 o'clock sharp. The game P. S. Yong and W. N. Yeung (Uni-will be played either on the U.S.R.C. versity "") lost to Oliveira and ground or the Marina, and the follow- Remedios 18-21; beat Carvalho and ing players are asked to turn out, in

and white.

Silva 21-14; Rodriques 21-20.

beat Alves

LEAGUE TABLE

"A" Division

G. Souza and Spr. Howlett; Ger- Hinder Singh, A. E. P. Guest and E. L.. Gosuno; Spr. Brown, W. A. Reed, Lt. Comdr. McCoy, and J. Gonsalves; S. F. W. D. L. F. A. Pls.

Fowler, Lleut. Wright, Pyara Singh, Recrelo "A" 10 9 0

Parker, 1 72 18 10

S. Wall, G. Fowler and Pataub. University "A" & 1 0 0 40 8 10 Recrelo "B", 8 5 0 3 30 33 10 12 B 0.7 47-61 10

C.R.C. Chinese

Y.M.C.A. 5 3 0 2 27 18 0 St. Andrew's University "B" 8.2

9 22 59 2

* 11 3

0 8 42 00 0 0 6 23 48 4 Free Lances, 10 10

"B" Division King's College 10 ព Kowloon Tong

HAR

11 B 0

LEET

0

1 77 13 18

3 64 35 10

St. John's

•

в 11

3 01 30 10 7 B 0 2 30 24 10

V.R.C...

S. & S. Home 10 2 0 8 16 74 4

St. Andrew's -

В

10 7 24 40

2

Kowloon Tong

0

"B"

0 24 00 ..... 10 1 (Chinese Y.M.C.A.· having been transferred to the "A" Division, their record has been expunged).

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