1937-12-29 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, -1937.

British Empire Games Attract Teams from 13 Lands

SYDNEY TO HOLD CARNIVAL

Britain Sending 64 Athletes

England,

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon,

They All Want To

Go To Wembley

No fewer than 180.000 ap- plications for tickets have been received for the England V5. Scotland match to be played at Wembley on Satur- day, April 9. This is ap- proximately the number re- As ceived for a Cup Final. the attendance is limited to under 94,000, particularly half the applicants will be dis- appointed..

Rhodesia, Jamales, British Gulana, TENNIS AT

and Trinidad will all send team of athicles to Sydney to compete with Australia's best athletes in one acc- -tion or another of the British Em- pire Games to be held in February of next year.

Every one of these countries will be represented in the track and fieldį

rowing.

and

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

tee

Gratifying progress has been made athletics section, assuring keen com- by the Public Schools Lawn Tennis petition. Nine countries will be Association during its first year of presented in boxing, six in wrestl-)

foundation mem- activity. With ave each in cyling ing, and

bership of 25 schools and a commil- of Messrs. M. W. Blake England's representatives at

Wester), Major A, O. L. Burke 13, Morris (Bryans- British Empire Games to be held in (Cranleigh), J. Sydney in February next wili total lon), K. R. Oliver (Felsted), 04, comprising: 10 men and women Garton Ash (L.T.A.), FC, rhden truck and Dela athletes: 8 men art (L.T.A.) and R. Mclaren (Hon.

2 Secretary), the first annual meeting. 8 boxers: women swiminers; wrestlers; 4 cyclists; and 11 ours-was held on Jan. 9, and committee men. In addition, it is understood meetings on Feb. 25, Aprli 2 and that the English Bowling Associa- Oct. 5.

of lawn tion will send a full team bowlers.

'ENGLAND'S STRONG ROWING CREW

#

Through the generosity of the counell of the Lawn Tennis Associa- ition in giving a grant of £300 for coaching purposes, it was possible to inaugurate two coaching England's B-our crew,

the schemes.

Que permitted the engage- British Empire Games to be held in¦ment of a resident coach, and the Sydney next year, will not be a one-other allowed for visits by n locul club crew as has usually been the professional to be spread through- case with English crews in the past fout the summer term.

but

for

twenty-five

member-schools

of

the

will be composed of oarsmen! selected from a

Th number of clubs, and it is anticipated that there will which valled themselves probably be two Cambridge Blues couching grant were bound to add a with seats in the boat. The crew,jeontribution of 40 per cent. towards with one spare man and accom- expenses. It is worth noting that panied by a sculler, left England no school fell below this figure, and that the aggregate contribution was on December 4.

less than 85 per cent. of the Ten athletes will comprise Sot- grant, over twice the amount land's team for the British Empirequired, Games to be held in Sydney, during

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February next year, comprising Twenty-two out of these twenty- three men and one woman athletes, five schools ran school lawn tennis two wrestlers, two boxers, and one teams and organised matches, many nun and one woman swimmer.

South Atrien's team to compete in the bowling contests at the British Empire Ganies to be held in Sydney from February 5 to 12, comprises eleven members, 1038,

with Mr. J. Garnett, President of the South African Bowling Association- as manager and captain.

CANADA TO SEND 60 ATHLETES Advice from Canada indicates that 11 is likely that the Dominion's team for the British Empire-Games-to-be- held in Sydney will comprise 60 mem- bers, including six offeluls.

for the Best time. In future the association will have a match seere- tary who will be responsible for this side of its activities,

TWENTY-FIVE--AND MORE

TO COME

The following details give the schools at which coaching was car- rled out and the number of pupils

individual

collective receiving coaching:-

Aldenham

Plans are being made for a seriestedford Modern of water-polo test matches between Birkenhead

Brighton British, and teams of Australian,

Bryanston Rest-of-the Empire swimmers to be Cranleigh held in Sydney next year while Dauntsey teams of overseas swimmers are in Dutwich

British Empire Faubourne that elly for Games. As the Water Polo Associn-Felated tion of New South Wales and Vic-

the

Dover

Hurstpierpaint

Seaford

toria are planning to send an Aus-Newcastle tralian waler polo team to the 1940s Olymple Games at Tokyo, the meel- St. Lawrence ing of an Australlan seven with Stowe

team Taunton British and Rest-of-Empire should provide an excellent oppor-Trent tunity of gauging the strength" of VGS, Australia's representatives.

Street decorations for the business section of Sydney during the forth- coming 150th Anniversary Celebra- tions will be planned in accordance with

Tonbridge

Weilnborough Wellington Westminster

OF

Yes

50 Next Year

Yes

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315 401 1073

The names and addresses of the uniform colour schemes for laix

most promising playdes from each street. Castlereagh Street will be decorated in red and blue; Pittach school were communicated to the appropriate county secretaries on Street In Grange and white; and

JON (Aug. 3. The committee has ex- George Street in red and white.

pressed its willingness to work in Colour combinations in other streets Include blue and white and green mittee of the L.T.A. and with the H}co-operation with the Junior Com- and gold, in addition to the colours Public Schools Old Boys' L.T.A. to- selected for the principal thorough-wards the improvement of the game fares listed above. Street banners

in the schools. will be erected in York.

Applications for membership have a prize ist totalling more With than £1,800, the City of Sydney eleven additional schools during the been received from the following Elstedfod for 1930, which has been

Bed- listed for the period April 9th to 23rd past two months: Downside, to make it a feature of Australia's ford, Imperial Service College. St. Peter's (York), Bootham, Bradßleid, 150th Anniversary Celebrations, will ben festival of outstanding interest. Reading, Canford, Sherborne, Wey Prizes for the most important solo mouth and Leighton Park,

vocal section-the Operatic Arla con-

test for women and for men-will

total £200, instead of the £100 of-

fered in previous years.

KOWLOON CLUB GOLF

The Junior Championship Semi-Finals

of

The semi-final rounds

the Kowloon Golf Club Junior Cham- plonship, which were played on Sun- day, resulted in F. A. Îll and W. Bastin qualifying to contest the final. HII defeated J. R. Leitch at the 10th, and Bastin bent W. Kershaw by three and one..

The Christmas: Stableford Com- petition was won by G. Milie with 30 points, P. J. Bone being runner-up with 18 points.

RUGBY PRACTICE

Royal Navy Beat Army

A practice match between the Army and the Royal Navy was plny- ed on the latter's ground yesterday to give the Navy some polish for their next meeting in the Triangular Tournament.

BRITAIN NOT FULLY

REPRESENTED

MANY ATHLETES CANNOT AFFORD THE TIME

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

London, Nov. II.

Teams of British swimmers, boxers, and track runners are preparing to leave for Australia to compete in the Empire Games at Sydney in February, and while we wish them well, it is only fair to state that Britain would be more strongly represented but for the 12,000-miles 'journey.

Many of our best performers can- not afford the time for the trip or

the loss of work. Not all employers SOUTH AFRICA LOSES

are prepared to grant a man a four- months holiday with pay simply be- enuse he happens to be a first-class athlete.

The Navy won easily by 38-8 points, the absence of Kyrke (Navy) with an injury to his face suffered at cricket, and Chiverall (Army) also Indispos- ed, being nolicruble on both sides.

The Navy proved superior in the scrum, though packing was poor throughout, but their threequarter Jine was brilliant at times, thanks to the Inspiration of Walsham, ably supported by Northcott, Harvey and Walters. Elkolt was not at his best. seeming out of condition after bis recent spell in hospital. Northenti performed some brillant kicking I have been bearing of a numi- from long distances, and though bad ber of cases lately of people who luck attended several efforis, be could have gone if the way had been marked himself to take the Navy's made possible for them. The ama- conversion kicks in the future.

teur boxing team, for example, will At back, Ellis gave a sound per-consist of five men only, and they formance, and at the base of the will not even have the assistance of serum, Talbot distinguished himself. For the Army, who, have been infortunate in the all-round strength of their side this season, Halney, Peachey and R. D. Maclagan saved a bigger score by good tuckling, but the Army had to give way to sustain- ed pressure after holding their own cominendably In the early stages.

Scores and Teams

The scorers vere: Army.-Rainey and 1. A. Maelagan (Gillespie con- verted); Navy-dropped gools by Harvey and Wolshom; iries by North- colt (3), Waiters (3), Harvey, Ogle und Woods; Northcote converting three.

Navy-Surg-Lt. Ellis (Medway;; Lt. Walters (Olympus), L. Harvey (Odin), Lt. Elliott (Eagle), A. B Northcott (Adventure); Lt. Walsham (Adventure), Li. Talbot (Otus): Sergt. Burston (Adventure), Sig Ford (Tamar), A. B. Romans (Eagle) Log.Tel. Crabbe (Adventure), A., B. Thatcher (Engle), Lt. Woods (Gram- pus), Lt. Anderson (Olympus). Lt. Ogle (Phoenix),

Army Lt. R. D. Maciagan (Sen- forth): Pte. Saddler (Middlesex), Ple. Telford (R.A.O.C.), Pte. Rainey (Sea- forth), Pe. Peachey (Seaforth); Lt. Gudgeon (Middlesex), Li. Beadnell (Middlesex); Lt. Crawford (RC. of S.), Capt. Gillesple (R.E.), Fus. Rolands (R. W. Fusiliers), 2/L. 1. A. Maclagan (Seufori), Cpl. Wainscolt (R.C. of S.), Sergt. Bayley (Middlesex), Pte. Knowles (Sea- forths), Pte. Watson (Middlesex).

No Tricks

Wanted In

Football

F. A. President Asks.For Ban On All Unfair Tactics In Game

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London. Another attack on unfair play in Mr. William Soccer was made by Pinkford, Football Association pre- sident, at a dinner in London to welcome the return of the amateurs from Australasia.

"We do not want tricks in foot ball," Mr. Pickford declared. "I

sorry

see that the fair shoulder charge as practised in my day is being penalised, but I suppose referees have Kreat difficulty differentiating between an honest shoulder charge and a vicious one.

"I should like to see the siding tickle abolished," he remarked, and, referring to other "tricks of the trade," he added, "this is an amateur gaine and there is nothing in the world like it.

VALUABLE BATS

Wade, Siedle Unable To Play For Country Due To Business Reasons

London.

a team manager. The boxers will travel alone, with one of their num-

South Africa has lost two of her ber, Corporal Wilby, of the .A.Finest batsmen with the retirement acting as captain.

of H. P. Wade and 1. J. Siedle owing to business reasons.

The

renction of the Australians will be to register bewilderment. It always astonishes them that the teams Great Britain sends abrond selected with one eye on the bunk-roll.

HTC

POCKET TEST Teams sent out of Australlu, and

mest

́other ́countries,

are recom-

Wade, who recently married an English girl, captained the South African team whileh won the "rub- ber" in England in 1935. He also led his province, Natal, to victory In the Currie Cup Tournament last year. He was a steady batsman and a shrewd caplain.

Siedle was an opening batsman. pensed for their trouble. The Aus-He was a member of the last team tralians argue that if a man loses to lour England and, scored 1,346 four months work in order to run or box for his country he should not be out of pocket.

runs.

Both were certain to play for South Africa agalast England in the Union next year and they will be badly missed,"

If the man's employers do not do the generous thing, then ways and means are devised to make possible his inclusion in the team and his amateur status, in Australia's Natal. view, made none the worse.

Like Wade, Siedle played for

Now that Wade has retired, the

Thus, the Dominions are invari-most likely choice for the captaincy ably represented by their best teams of South Africa against England is when, they come here, but economie Alan Melville, who has had a good considerations govern the choice of deal of experience in caplaining Sussex in the County championship amateur teams we send out.

during the last few years. He has I am told that the bowls players now returned to South Afrien and

be

for Arst-class who are going to the Games are pay-will In their own expenses from shore cricket. to shore. Therefore it does not fol- low that the best men will be com- peting, but that selection depends in some cases on the strength of the pocket.

All of which sounds like an argu- ment in favour of "broken time" (re- compense for loss of work) which our Continental friends introduced many years ago, and against which there was a terrific outery here by -the-old-school-tic-purists Cull_it_ what they will. I think there is much to be said for it.

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OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

King Solomon's -- Mines"---(King's Theatre, to-day. Spectacular, bril- Huntly conceived and presented in a thrilling manner, this picture has the added attraction of Paul Robeson can While on this subject, it is a mat- singing as only Paul Robeson

the swimming sing. There is a the cast and ter of mystification in

cent. entertain- circles that Mrs Olive Wadham, 100-picture is 100 per yards champion, Mrs. Olive Banfield, ment. champion at 220 and 440 yards, and Miss Betty Slade, the diving chom- plan, have not been asked to cam

pete in the Games.

the

can

Air

this

"Mr. Dodd Takes The (Alhambra Theatre, to-day)----Konny Baker would hardly be described as King of Hollywood actors, but he

And in Their qualifications are indisput- certainly

sing able, but Mrs. Wadham's ommission direction he leaves nothing to be Is the more puzzling because last desired. It is may sort of film, but July she was actually asked by the the sort of light entertainment which A.S.A. whether she was prepared to most people enjoy, and there are u visit Australia.

few laughs to be had.

She talked it over with her hus-

"45 Fathers" (Queen's Theatre, to-

band and parents and wrote buck day)Miss June Withers, child pro- accepting, since when she has been digy of the in

in steady training, anticipating there would

PUBLIC WANTS FAIR PLAY

"I want the big League clubs to put a ban on unfair tactics of any description. We don't want them, the public don't want them, nobody wants them.

"I see Mr. Sutcliffe (Football League President) is not here to- night. I would have liked him to tell his Football League clubs that

we do not like these tricks."

screen adds to

an

be some official trials later already enviable reputation with a on. Her selection looked a certainty remarkable study which has comedy when she swam for England against as its keynote. Thomas Beck, Louise Scotland and Wales and won the 100 Henry and the Hartmans make yards...yet she is not wanted adequate contributions to an amusing

picture. for Australia, not even as reserve

and

Mrs. Wadham is entitled to know "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" the reason. Particularly as the girls (Oriental Theatre, to-day).—Rec- who have been chosen finished be-koned to be one of the finest hind her in the National champion- most distinguished performances ever

ffth third, fourth, and ship-in

given by that versatile actor, Fred- places, to be exact.

rick March. His is an amazing study, and the pleture 1 onc that lives in the memory.

stood that his speech had been mis- construct

"Thie an uttack on the Foot-

Black Caf" (Ma Jestio ball League.

|Theatro, to-day).—Picasantly excit "We are both working together fing mystery-thriller, with a degree In the best interests of the game. of romance for leavening purposes, We are on the hest relations," heƒfeaturing Ricardo Cortez and June

Later Mr. Pickforð soid he under-† said.--Reuter,

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