1937-03-18 — Page 8

"OUR WEEKLY

HOCKEY FEATURE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937.

"The Pilgrim" Suggests

CHAMPIONS-REST THIS WEEK

ABOLITION OF MAMAK & UNITED TOURNAMENTS: HOCKEY ASSOCIATION SHOULD TAKE CONTROL

WILL PLAY

FOR THE

REST

Misa Hall (top left) of

D.G.S.

Mrs. Hole (RU.R.) top right, and Mrs. NORA Weir (H.K. Ladies) opposite, who will

be playing for the

the

Rist against Brawn Cup cham pione on Saturday.

THRILLS OF THE BIG RACE

Crack Jockey Beaten By Head

- London, Mar, 17. The Lincolnshire Handicap, the first big race of the season opened with a real thrill to-day with the Jittle apprentice jockey Douglas Smith fighting out a ding-dong finish with the master jockey, Gordon Richards.

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

MATCHES Kong Against Leonard

(By "Verlias"}

The only singles match down for to-day in the tennis championships Is between Paul Kong and ''J, W. Leonard. who meet in the second round. The encounter should pro- vile much to interest.

should certainly win, but Leonard's stcudinces is likely to yield hin several games. Leonard is not and I rather an easy player to bent, expert Kong will have to rely upon a forecourt attack. Leonard 18 horoughly at home in baselint ducis. We shall have a contrast of styles and probably some highly interesting exchanges,

Full programme is as under:

OPEN SINGLES

Paul Kong v. J. W. Leonard:

OPEN DOUBLES

Wong Shui-wing and Luk ing- cheong v. Y. N. Tam and S. Wong.

A. M. Rodrigues and L., Silva v. I. P. Ong and J. Hsu.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

K. AL. Wood v. A. S. Read; V. R.

Gordon v. J. C. Pool;

AR

RE there too many hockey tournaments in Hongkong? -The-Pilgrim",-Hongkong's- best-informed hockey commen- tator says Yes. In the accom- panying article he sets out hils reasons why he has reached the conclusion, further polning out that many of the competitions are organised outside

of the Hongkong Hockey Association, which body is scarcely taking its rightful position 28 parent of the game in thin

"Tho

Pligrim", outlines a plan · for the co-ordination of the existing tournaments to some under the single control of the H.K.I.A. He further emphasises the increasing part the Hockey Umpires Board should play in the

promotion of the game in Hongkong. His article contains some of the most constructive criticismi

About over written hockey in Hongkong.

RUMJAHN DID NOT IMPRESS

Grose Like A Text-Book

There Are

Too Many

Competitions

CO-ORDINATION IS ESSENTIAL

New Plan Outlined

THIS is what "The Filerim" suggests in the accompany- -Ing-article on the question-of-re- organising hockey tournaments In Hongkong.

Subshtution of thờ Murak Tournament, the United Tour.

nament and almilar competi tions by a tournament, organised by the Hongkong Hockey Association, to bo called, for example the Victoria Hockey Tournament, br the Hongkong Hockey Tournament This to be split into three sec- tiona,

and open to all Army, Navy and Clvillan teams,

Representative Civilian Clubs team to take the place of the Hongkong Hockey Club in the

Triangular Tournaicisation

of

The control and

the following compellons by the OneKong Hoo

(comprising three divisions with home and

koy

matches), Triangular

Tournament, International Tournament, and Interport and Representative games.

Hockey

The creation of a Umpires Association for Uie ap- pointment of qualified umpires for all tournament fixtures, the who examination of umpires wish to becomo qualified, and to deal with all matters relating to umpires the Colony.

..

ONE of the most important features of sport in Hongkong is the rapid development of com- petitive hockey. The game has grown so quickly, has become so widely popular, that its demands have tended to outstrip the legislative efficiency of the Hongkong Hockey Association, which is supposed to safeguard the game's interests in the Colony. In fact one is led to this conviction: that at the present time there are too many hockey Mamak Teams tournaments in Hongkong..

Here, for example, is a list of the hockey enthusiasts and club secre-

H. Owen Hughes v. T..C. MIMMACULATE LEEompetitions now in existence for the turles, who, have expressed them-

Jas;

HANDICAP DOUBLES

G. W. Sewell and E. Bathurst v. A.

H. McBrido and N. K. Littlejolin;

A. T. Dow and H. D. Bidwell v. G. E R. Divett and B. O'M. 'Deare.

Wales Wins Football Championship

BEAT IRELAND

WAI-TONG

(By "Veritas")

Sirdar Rumjahn won his match

selves in favour of such a scheme, and they think it is worth while bringing before the Association.

Please

SCRAPPY GAME OF HOCKEY

Club Lose To Recreio

(By "The Pilgrim")

1

A somewhat scrappy game of hockey was played on the Club ground yesterday, whep Club de Recreio with only ten men, yet representative of Portugal's strongest, beat the Club' by a solitary goal scored by J. Pinto in the first few minutes of the game.

The Recrelo were fortunate to win the match, but it must be admitted that handicapped as they were, they gave a very creditable performance. The absence of L. Oliveira made u tremendous difference to the team, which hardly played in keeping with the result.

The Recreio attack was not frightfully impressive, hit and rush

being employed by, B. Gosano, Pinto and Sousa, and usually these

were easily countered by Ben- well in the Club goal who ran out a splendid

the slow side and this migh Take Note!

re-

The Mamak Tournament The United Tournament

If the thing is properly organised The Triangular Tournament

The Hon, Secretary of the Mamak there is no tangible reas

reason why it The International Tournament

should not be a success. would Hockey Tournament wishes to The Inter-Section Tournament

also supply the Association with an nund all teams, participating in the And on top of these competitions, incentive

s of acquiring a ground of its be completed by March 21. own-another consideration very

It is very doubtful whether an Hines, others as leagues, there arew

tension will be granted. numerous representative games, and vital to the game here. Interports.

[against Frank Grose yesterday in some of which are run on knock-out | Oil to Investigate the, possi competition that their fixtures must

the Colony open singles tennis championship, but it cannot be

The big thing to recognise is that anid that he looked a natural suc-

hockey has now become a very im- cessor to Taui Wai-pui as cham-

This season, for instance, we have portant sport in the Colony and has pion of the Coleny. Only occa- all of the competitions noted above, very large following of active parti- sionally did he touch anything and in addition, there has been the cipants. It is therefore a duty of the visit here of the Waseda University Association to see that the game is resembling champion's form, and which entailed a programme of seven fully and ably governed, and it is to chiefly he won on Grose's mis- inateties, plus six trial games, Tollow-this end I commend the above ideas. † Įtakes, which were numerous. ed by an Interport against Macao, and possibly another Interport to Grose offered much better oppost-come against Shanghal.

AL tion than generally anticipated.

Mercer

Altogether much too strenuous u times he played like Beasley text book, making stylish-season for an individual player who both wings happens to be in the Al class and looking drives-on-

"telli | therefore"liable"to"be called upon"lo following

Aliem up

had Rum-figure in the majority of the events. Football Championship by beating winning voll

ng volleys. He Ireland at Wrexham by four goals to ja tueply placed drives, but so from side to side often, having lured Sirdar out of the court, he planted his next return into the net when he had the Indian at his mercy. These errors also usually came at vital stages of a game, and they certainly cost Grose the second

EASILY

London, March-17 Wales to-day won the International and

one.

Both were riding greys, and Smith gol Marmaduke Jinks, starting at 33 10 1 and owned by Mrs. C. B. Robin zon, bome by a head in front of Mr. Martin Benson's Laureat, a 100 to 7 chance, with Mr. Davey's Coldron, a

A crowd of 25,000 watched the rank 66 to 1 outsider two lengths maleh in beautifully sunny weather, away for third place.

und they saw Ireland in impressive Thirty-two horses ran in the race, form during the early stages.

Griffiths and both the winner und the third

was outstanding in the placed horse were trained in York-Welsh defence during this period.

Bryn Jones, Welsh inside left scored

with his.

such

MY SUGGESTIONS

Because of this I would like to suggest that the Hongkong Hockey Association organise a competition, which might be called the Victorla Hockey Tournament, or the Hongkong Hockey Tournament, or some

That this competition be name. divided into three divisions, open to shire

Two of the best backed horses, in the 25th minute after a clever fish on to the defence for the major part That permission be obtained from the Rumjahn was unexpectedly thrust all Army, Navy and Civilians teams, favourite and bined movement, whereafter the Edgehill, a 10 to 1 Monte Sano, at 100 to 8 failed to reach forwards seemed to lose confidence, of the match, and though he did score parent body in England for trophies in each division. I the first 14 at the finish. Nipaway, On the other hand Wales steadily with some gorgeous shots, he was not to be offered another well toncled competitor, last

anxious to donate a cup or shield for such a purpose.

Its

com-

set.

· Jockey close to home and-when proved and Glover, the centre- so impressive as one naturally anti-know of hockey enthusiasts only too

running ofth, but it was beaten horse at that, stage.

That the race was a real lottery and that the horses drawing high numbers had far too big an advantage was shown in the fact that the first six horses drew the following places- 27, 26, 28, 20, 26 and 30.

The bookmakers actually admitted having won on the racel-Router.

forward scored in the 32nd minute, cipated he would be. Wales led two-nil at half time.

Of the two Grose played the more In the 50th minute Glover scored nitractive tennis, but he lacked again for Wales from Warren's pass, steadiness and balance when these but Stevenson at inside left replied two qualities were chiefly needed. for Ireland when the Welsh goal- keeper dropped the ball,

IMMACULATE TENNIS

This tournament, I suggest, is used to take the place of the existing Mamak and United Tournaments, so that the whole of the Colony's hockey competitions will come under direct control of the Association.

the

Before the end Warren, Welsh left- winger obtained his team's fourth Lee Wai-tong played Immaculate goal, and Wales ran out comfortable tennis to beat Leys, the tall, ace-ser- The Triangular Tournament should winners. Reuter,

ving Cricket Club exponent by 8-0, include a team representing the 7-5. Lee might have won caster for Civilian Clubs Instead of, the Hong- he fed 4-2 and 6-3 in the second set, kong Hockey Club as at present, and but Loys suddenly gained some rea- this would also do away with the sonable control of his shots and with necessity of a Civilians v. Services a succession of perfect lobs, pegged match, Leo back

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CLOSE OF SEASON MATCHES

Champions

V. The Rest

(By "The Pligrim")

The ladies bring the 1935-7 hockey season to a close on Saturday next when the annual Winners. v. The Rest match will be played.

Caer Clark Cup winners this year are the Y.M.C.A. and they will op- pose a representative team on the Club ground, King's Park at 4

The following would be the various o'clock. competitions run by the Assoclution: The winners of the Brawn Cup HK.H.A. Tournament (three divi- (Central British School "A") will

alons with home and games)

Triangular Tournament. - International Tournament.

Interporta and

Games

away

Representative

Leys, though serving with enor- mous strength and speed, did not have this shot under control, and

was guilty of many double faults. Even more disconcerting to him was Lee's clever return of his best deliveries, the Chineso employing a lot of back- Civilian and Services teams to-day spin cut which forced Leys up to the pre-being encouraged to join a whole forecourt from where he was con- host of competitions with very little tinually passed ether with beautiful chance of being in a position to com- lobs or well placed cut delves.

pleto their fixture lists, and

there Lee exploited all of his known shots does seem room for some plan of co- in the course of the, match, and he ordination, preferably, in fact neces- used them so emelently that one sarily, under the aegis of the Hong- could not help ranting him on this kong Hockey Association." dleploy as a real threat for the title

He was never discomforted, arid

UMPIRES ASSOCIATION:

play the Rest on the same ground at 3 o'clock. Both matches are bound to prove Interesting as the Rest are turning out two strong sides.

seven The senior XI includes Interporters and it looks as though the champions are in for a beating, The junior side is also the strongest available, and I think it is certain that the champions will lose. tive teams.

The following are the representa- Rest XI to play Y.M.C.A.: Mrs, Rose (St. Andrew's); Miss E Gray (HK.LHC.) and Misa J. Smalley (H.K.L.H.C.); Miss I. Wool- ley (CH.A.). Miss J. Wong (St. Andrew's) and Miss K. Glover placed the ball just where he liked. What's more the Umpires Hockey (HK.L.H.C.); Miss

F. Wong

(St. It was one of the coolest displays of Board would figure prominently in Andrew's), Mus W. Marsh brainy tennis seen in the champion-such a plan. Its functions would be (H. K. L. H. C.), Mrs. Donald ships for many a long day.

greatly enlarged, for among other It was a pity Leys.could, not gain things it would be responsible for ap Andro.), Miss P. Gittins (St. Hunt and Miss D. full control over the bail. In the tournament games as well as

for all (C.B.A.). pointing qualified umpires second set he whipped out some first examining umpires with a view to champions will be:

The team to play, the Brown Cup rate ground. Ahots but he Could

not their qualifying. | sustain a long rally and,

Hall (D.G.S.): Mrs. Ratcliffo Miss constantly This also raises the question the

The

and Miss Parsons (R.U.R.) fallure of his service probably had an Association, which body could deal Mrs. Hole (R.U.R.), and. Mrs. Win- Importance of creating an Umpires

(C.B.A.), Miss Dodd (D.G.S.), adverse effect upon him tempera with matters auch payment of fees ham mentally, as it ls us

usually a weapon to umpires as suggested in these

(RW.F.) Mrs. Weir formidable enough to win him his columns a few weeks ago, and (HK.L.H.C.) Mrs. Campbell games. Lee Wei-tong proves once generally speaking could look after (R.U.R.), Miss E. Hamon (R.U.R.). again that something more than a the interests, of our hockey umpires. Miss M. Smalloy (HK.LH.C.) and |cannon-ball service- is needed to win It is possible these suggcations may Miss Dockler (C.B.S.), tar

championship matches.

Reserves:-Mrs Dominy, appear to have come like a bolt from Yesterday's results were as follows: the blue, but I have spoken to several Price and Miss Churn.

cleared the lines by a

Jord

for

Mrs.

I the

The Qucor Case Of V. Bond Is Cleared-Up

and cleared without dl@culty,

J. Gonsalves played a game at centre-huif, while Rodrigues and E. L. Gosane were a safe pair of backs. Rodrigues was

trifle on might have been exploited to some good purpose by the Club attack, but they did not seize upon the

E. Alves opportunity. in goal played a confident game and

woll. looked after als charge very

The Club forward line looked nice

Land ex-understanding, but they were slow- In grasping chances and were not very dangerous front of

goal.

I played with

with thoroughly good

understand that V. Bond, well-known local hockey player tras every chance of playing for England in the In- ternational Tournament, writes

The

Pilgrim", He

Informs me that there is no question about his

Scotch-f

being half

as both his parents LTO

English.The man why he

played for Scotland last year

was because the Scottish team was' one short and he was asked to make up the eleven. This,

and

however, was no fault of Bond's

410 the proper explanation should be made by those Ju authority. The rule itself is very misleading on the subject and this particular case is to be Investigated by the committee. He should and no difficulty in making the English team for the Bnal game.

Fontes do court's Liqui SMBUIE

in

V. Bond and Bickford were rather off form, whitst Divett was a slow S. leader. The brothers, G. and Fowler were the dunger spot in the Club attack, but they were very well held by Belirno and Gosano.

WA Rood was easily the pick of the halt backs with Starbuck on his right putting in some hard work in an unusual position, E. V. Reed was the better of the two backs while Benwell showed up exceedingly well in goal, played a fine game in the econd half. He saved very cleverly from Pinto and Nolasco

was, I

belleve, the last of the season for the Club, and they certainly gave signs of that end-of- the-season feeling. N. Whitley's absence at left half was felt, and generally speaking the Club did not come up to reputation.

This

game

FERRY DEFEATS VINES

New York, Mar, 17. Fred Perry beat Ellsworth Vines here last night by 4-6, 6-3, 0-4, ·

Vines is now leading by 17 matches to 15.--Reuter's Bulletin.

DRAMBUIE

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE'S OWN LIQUEUR

CALDBECK'S