1937-12-29 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 29, 1937.

LATEST RESULTS AFFECT SOCCER LEADERSHIPS

HOME TURF SEASON

REVIEWED

Aga Khan Won 30 Races And Over £30,000

In many ways the racing season recently concluded is en- titled to be remembered as having been a good deal more satis- Factory than some of its predecessors, writes "Hotspur" in the Daily Telegraph.

The growing popularity of the sport has been proved by increased attendances all over the country, and in a number of cases rececourse executives have improved the accommodation provided for the general public.

The turnover of the tole is sure to show a considerable advance on last year's figure, which means that further and more substantial grants will be made by the Racecourse Belting Control Board.

Next on the winning owners' list is Sir Abe Balley, whose Golden Sovereign triumphed in a somewhat unsatisfactory race for the Gimcrack Stakes at York.

In my opinion auch grants should Sir Victor Sassoon is hard on Sir be used for rebuilding the antique Abe's heels In the list and then stands on some of our racecourses comes Mr, William Woodward, · pre- bofore questions of reduced ad-sident of the New York Jockey Club. inlesion charges of increased stakes All three owners have won over £20,000, while Mr. Woodward and are considered.

Sir Victor are second and third to the Aga Khan respectively in the breeders list.

The public are tong-suffering, but even a worm will turn, and without the patronage of the "small man" there would be no racing. He' de- Hærves more consideration for his comfort than he receives at present.

MID-DAY SUN'S MERIT

THE TRAINERS

Capt. Cecil Boyd-Rochforl, who

QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS HEAD THIRD DIVISION

L.T.A.'s "Keep Fit" Scheme

The Lawn Tennis Association La considering A "keep-ft" scheme. Several well-known players have already been ap- proached.

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Miss Diary Hardwick. Wightman Cup player, said: "I welcome any scheme to keep our players ft during the winter months, and will take part in

ything that may arise."

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Miss Joan Saunders, ranked number 6, said: "It is a very good idea, especially in the winter, when our play is Umit. cil.

I will gladly participate."

Hongkong Sportsman

In Hospital

tains for Mr. Woodward and several | MR. GEORGE STOKES other American owners, heads the

History was made at Epsom in { winning trainers' 1st for the first June, when a woman-owner, Mrs. | time in his career with the splendid G. B. Miller, led in her Derby win-total of £61,212, having won 43 ner Mid-day Sun. This coft. by races with 25 horses. Solario is undoubtedly the best of his age and sex, as he met with de- feat only twice in seven outings, namely. In the Guineas and the St. Leger in each of which he finished

third.

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This in a splendid record, especial- ly as Mid-day Sun was considered no moderate a two-year-old that he was allotted only 78 2ib, in the Free Handicap. At the same time

cannot be denied that the three year-olds. were moderate. A por nible exception is Lord Glanely' Chulmleigh, who won the St. Leger In good style and may prove to be the best of the bunch next year.

Exhibitionist gained clear-out sue- One Thousand and Cesacs in the the Oaks and was the best of the Allies. Incidentally, she Sic Victor

his urst classic sle victories.

She will

will not be seen in action again, as she has been retired to her owner's stud, and should be a valuable addition to the paddocks.

Le Kear, the French colt who won the Guineas co casily, bas been failure since, and his success at Newmarket can best be explained by the fact that our three-year-olds were all backward.

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Villa's Challenge-

To Sheffield U.

HOLIDAY. PROGRAMME AFFECTS STANDINGS

London, Dec. 28.

Aston Villa rounded off their Christmas holiday programme with a decisive victory before their own supporters to-day when! they beat Barnsley 3-0 and so displaced Coventry for second place in the second division of the English Football League.

Queen's Park Rangers ussumed | Hartepools .20 the leadership of the southern sec-. Barrow

tion of the third division when they

beat Swindon on the latter's ground, and Watford helped themselves to a couple of important points when they soundly thrashed scoring four times without reply. The complete results and the to-date league tables follow.

SECOND DIVISION

Aston Villa West Ham Notis F.

Swindon Watford

4 14 27 55 2 16 11 41 SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division

Cellic Hearts Torquay, Rangers

Motherwell Falkirk up-Third Lanark Arbroath

3 Barnsley

P. W. D. L: F. A, Pis. 13 3 50 25 31

.21 13 11

3 45 21 31

Purtick

Dundee

St. Mirren

3

Aberdeen....

2 Manchester U.

3

St. Johnstone 19

Queen O'Sth.

Hamilton

3 Norwich

DIVISION (SOUTH)

1 Queen's P.R.

THIRD

4 Torquay

Bristol B.. Clapton 0. Crystal P.

I Bristol C.

◊ Brighton

Exeter

His many friends in sport, referees and footballers particularly, will be sorry to know that Mr. George T. His most valuable successes were Kuined with Boswell (Eclipse Stokes, Chairman of the Hongkong Stakes), Precipitation (Ascot Gold Referees' Association, has had to Cup), Glen Loan (Imperial Produce undergo an operation for appendicitis. Stakes), and Portmarnock (National Produce

and Champagne Mr. Stokes only recently returned Stakes).

from Home leave, looking, and apparently feeling, very fit. Happily Port Vale who was top of the list last year, Is and Mr. Stokes is now convalescing trainer. J. Lawson, the operation was a complete success, runner-up with credit,, and Frank Butters, the Aga

£51,782 to his in the Queen Mary Hospital. Khan's trainer comes £42,599.

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The Manton

next

with

unce more

THE JOCKEYS Gordon Richards is Champlon jockey, a position of which he was assured some time ago, with

Spain bed 214 winning mounts and the excel-

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THE OWNERS Apart from the classics the Aga Khan had a good year and once again headed both the winning owners' and winning breaders iste,Seven. teen of his horses won 30 races to the value of £30,655 between thens, and animals bred by him were suc- cessful in 52 races, their aggregate earnings amounting to £40,729,

BOOKING

at the

THEATRE

lent percentage of 21.72.

His nearest rivals were the north- country crack, W. Nevett, and Harry Wragg, each of whom topped the record of 100 by one. century, Nevett beating his previous

New Club House

The ceremony of opening the new club house of the Kowloon Football_in_Chatham.. Road, will take place on Satur- day, at noon when members of the club will be at Home.

CORRESPONDENCE Hockey Challenge

To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Clyde

3 Hibernian

Queen's Park 22

0 Ауг

Kilmarnock

2 | Morton

1 Lincoln

ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division

0

-Reuter.

Brentford

Leeds

Arsenal

142 18 30

11 7 4 53 34 20 11 5 5 45 30 27

9 5 8 42 37 23

Second Division

36 40

23

41 38

20

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis.

Raith Rovers 10 14 4 1 77 34 32 East Fle....20 13 2 5 03 30 Dunfermline .19 13 1 5 57 38 Albion

.18 12 2 451 28 20 St. Bernards .18 11 2 5 41 25 P. W. D. L. F, A. Pts, Airdrie .17 10 3 4 43 29 23 .23 12 5 6 30 31 20 Dumbarton ..19 9 3 7 43 38 .22 D 8 5 37 33

20 Sten'muir 18 8 65 40 42 21 25 Cowdenbeath 13 8 3 7 00 40 10 24 Leith

.18 8 2 8 30 32 18

22 10 5 7 41 26

Wolves

D

65 32 23

Preston NE.

8

8 0 30 20

24 Dundee

Bolton

8 8 5 37 30

24 Forfar

Charlton

18 @ 48 42 60 16

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G

38 40 45 1S

3

7 8 26 43 13.

4

3 11 28 49 11

8 8 4.30 24 24 East Stirling 18 Huddersfield .22 10 4 0 31 28 24 Montrose Sunderland

.22 0 7 7 33 37 23 | Alloa

.22 3 0 0 35 24 22 King's Park

.21 0.4 8 40 30 22 Edinburgh

21 7 8

30 43. 22 Brechin

21 5 10 .21 8

20 26

38 30 20

lenge published in your paper on Chelsea Sir-With reference to the chal-Stake Thursday (December 23) last, I would Derby like to bring it to the notice of the Birmingham organisers, through the courtesy of Middlesbro' your paper, that many participants Leicester in these carnival displays are often West Brom. Insumclently dressed and they pre-Grimsby sent a disgusting spectacle and make Manchester C. 20 7 4 0 34 36 18

unsuitable for dis- Everton criminating members of the general Liverpool public.

Blackpool Portsmouth

these events

While one wants to enjoy these matches-and-enter-into-the spirit-at the thing, the writer sees no point in certain participants making a vulgar exhibition of their, in most cases, unsightly limbs.

KING'S

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THEY HIT THE WILD AND WOOZY and it'll never be the same!

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.22 U 212 30 39 18 21 7 4 10 30 38 18 23 5 6 12 26 40 16 4.7 11 31 46 15

Second Divblen

P. W. D. L. A. Pts. Sheffield U...23 14 3 0 40 20 31 Aston Villa 22 13 4 6 39 18 30 Coventry .21 10 2 35 21 Chesterfield .22 10 7 5 39 Manchester U.21 11 3 7 40 26 Bradford ....21 8 0 4 32 24 23 8 8 7 32 29

Burnley

Tottenham West Ham Norwich Luton Barnsley Bury Stockport Newcastle

Notts F. Blackburn

Southampton

Shefeld W,

Swansea

Fulham

Plymouth

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Tommy Farr, British heavyweight champion, whose fine display against Joe Louis, the world champion, is included in the list of outstanding pugilistic achievements of 1937, compiled by American authorities.

Triumphs of Springboks'

"Flying Squad"

According to New Zealand newspapers, the South African Rugby Football XV., who have swept all before them in their recent tour of Australia and New Zealand, are a world-beating combination. This view is confirmed by an old Bristol Rugby player, resident for some years in New Zealand, who writes in eulogistic terms of the Springboks' performances.

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During the New Zealand tour from the four Home Countries visits 1,13 35 62 11 South Africa lost only one match South Africa. A representative XV.

10 the first Test-out,

seventeen will And things difficult, an engagements, while Australia representative team will be swamped. they were equally successful.

And, unfortunately, there seems no The feature of the 1937 Spring- reason to suppose that the 1938 boks' displays been

hns

the brillance British touring aldo will be any more of their backs. Of eighty-seven tries representative than its predecessors. seared by them in New Zealand no EMPLOYERS ARE SPORTSTM fewer than sixty-five were scored by

More's the

Rugby fool- the pity, "The Flying Squad"-the name by

ball is a most serious

business in which South Africa's back division South Africa, and those in the game was known in New Zealand. These cannot understand why players in amazing figures speak for themselves. this country find it dimeult to obtain

Icave of absence from their ca ployers for three or four months in The Springboks policy of getting some in New Zealand,

order to make the journey. It is the the hall quickly to the wings was I discussed this point with a pro- Justified up to the hilt,, and New minent, member of the All Blacks Zealand, in the second and third team some ten years ago. I naked Tests, were unable to cope with the him what his job was and whether pace of the tourists three-quarters, he found it easy to get away for the Forty tries were actually scored by British tour, the South

wing three-

WANTS

FARR

And Tommy Wants Lots

Of Money

Jack Doyle declares himself keen

to meet Tommy Farr, and there is

22 0 7 0 30 45 in supposd to be a £10,000 offer around

39

7 5 D 31 44 in for the match

0 6 10 26 33 18 for Doyle.

4 0 0 24 34 17

£4,000 of it

But Farr says he wants £9,000 of 21 4 0 11 20 35 14 it, so what with the argument there

22 4 5 13 20 45 13 would be about this, and Farr's com-

Third Division (South)

P/W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Queen's P.R. .211 0 4 34 17 28

Notts C

justif

Watford

Ing trip to the United States, nothing

is likely to come of it.

Eddie Phillips, saya that if Doyle

21 11 5 5 32 15 27 really wants to fight, he would love 20 16 5 45 30 25 the job. So, too, would Len Harvey .21 0 7 5 37 20 25 (who would back himself for £2,-

30 30 22 23 000) and Jock McAvoy (he's

Kot.

Jack London, the West Hartlepool heavy-weight, wants to be counted

Southend

..20 10 3

Bristol C

32 25 24 22

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£2,000 to woger, as well).

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Kenning

Brighton Crystal Pal.

19 0 6.

20 7

Mansfield Swindon

.21 7 20 8

Bournemouth 20

Newport 20 8 Northampton 107 Torquay 21 22

Exeter Clapton O. Bristol R Wolsull Aldershot Gillingham

21.30

20 7 2 .20 3 7 8 23 34 .20 7 1 12 26 30

19 0 3 10 18 31 ..10 3 2 14 15 34 Third Division (North)

Tranmere Rotherham Hull.... Oldham

Lincoln

in also, but apologises for the fact that like many other folk, he has not £2,000 to wager.

LONDON WILL TAKE ON

ANY OF THEM

But on terms which do not chal- 10 lenge the pocket London will tackle 10 any of them He will even oblige 17 Doyle or Harvey on a "winner-take- 15 everything" basis. In London's mind 15 this means that the loser will take 8 the well-known London right swing

to the chin.

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts, 20 12 3 5 39 17 27 20 12 3 6 41 30 27 20 10 8 4 33 22

10 10

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but the outcome of these discussions Curious how they all want Doyle, In likely to be a meeting between the two with the £2,000-Harvey

2 33 18 28 and McAvoy,

30 10 23

McAvoy noted Harvey's sweeping 30 23 25 offer, and intimated that It Harvey 37 28 25 wished to gamble £2,000 in R 23fight his watch was over. To which 946 40 32 22 Harvey replied, "I may 10 4 0 31 34, 23 have McAvoy's

On woll £2,000 na any

Doncaster 10 10 10 10 21 8 7 6 41 38

Gateshead Chester York

Wrexham

Carlisle Rochdale

20 9 3. 8 32 33 21 other £2,000," so it looks like

8 50 33.30 21 deal

Southport .20 38 27 31 18

-WING-MEN-WELL-FED--

African

quarters during the New Zealand

tour.

There is, I am sure, writes W. R. G. Smith in the Sunday Express, a lessen to be learned from this fact A close formation behind the scrum which allows fast wings plenty of room in which to move is the secret.

Next summer a British side drawn

He told me that he was employed. in an insurance office in Wellington, tint there was never any question of his being refused permission to the side, that his job was awaiting to join his return, that his salary was, of course, being paid while he away, and that he had been made a presentation by his principals and colleagues just before leaving.

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