1938-04-05 — Page 21

CUT DOWN THE

SCRUMS!

New Throw-in to Solve Problem

By E. G. BLACKWELL

LONDON, FEB, 27. IT IS PLEASING TO READ THAT THE RUGBY LEAGUE'S CHIEF OFFICIAL, MR. JOHN WILSON, HAS REALISED THAT THE GAME HE HAS DONE SO MÚCH TO ADVANCE -BEFORE AND SINCE HIS APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY

-CONTAINS TOO MANY SCRUMS,

Many of us have been telling him jany new method which revolutionises and his colleagues this fact for many in fundamental of the game until it years, but hitherto It has been con-has been tried out and submitted to temptuously dubbed a Press Blunt. the severest of teats.

1 wish some of these people who sit in high places would realise that Press critician is generally well intentioned; that those of us who have written about the game for many years are genuinely desirous of improving it, and if at all possible

PROBLEM STILL UNSOLVED

Scrummaging has been a problem of bolli amateur and professional All sorts of Rugby, for many years.

Pets and Instructions have been of contributing towards its advance-issued to the players, but the problem ment

remains unsolved.

The words I have written at 14 must, I think, be recognised that different times pleading for somebody the one thing which cannot be ruled

to

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THE

Cricket

HONGKONG

Australians All Loyal

To Bradman

Anish of the tour,”

Sydney.

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

AVERY INCIDENT DISCUSSED

Question Of Bona Fide Members

APRIL 5, 1938.

LADIES AT HELM

True Blue First Home In Championship Race

True Blue took first place in the

Ladies Championship Raco. and

2

3

Eve in the Menagerie Race held by The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club All members of the Australian

yesterday over a distance of 10,0 Test team, except Dan Bradmun, The controversy over the playing miles. C. L. Badcock, and C. W. Walker, of A. Avery, of the Islington Corin- Championship race yachts started attended a farewell tuncheon given thlans, by

the Kowloon Football at 2,45 p.m. and the others Ave to them by the New South Wales Club in their Shield match against minutes later. Cricket Association.

the Middlesex Regiment, was again

Championship Rses "We

are proud to have Bradman brought up at the monthly meeting True Blue as captain in England," said Stanley of the Hongkong Football McCabe the Australian batsman. yesterday. It was in consequence of Gui

(M/sy J. 10.54.20 "He has our loyalty from start lo is reply received from the Club to (Mrs. L. Stanton)

the letter written by the Council Artemis

(Miss M. Whitham) Mr. Sidney Smith, who will man-pointing out that such action was take age the side, said: "If Englund re-bød form and that under no cireum- | (BR P. M. King) gains the Ashes' we will have nostunees should it boʻrepeated. excuser They will have benten

Widgeon The Club repiled by saying that Australia's best team,"

Tributes were paid to the Test the Committee felt very strongly the Jean" veterans, Oldfield and Grimmett, whe unwarranted attack and that they

Eve present, but who are not chosen were looking forward to a retrac- for the coming trip.

tion of the unjustified' criticism of Teat Don Tallon, the Queensland wicket-unsportsmanship. Further, they de keeper, has been offered a post inplored the procedure taken by the Melbourne by the Prahran

'which was, both C.C., Counell

unusual which, he says, he. will probably and unfair, as the alleged offender Recept. If he moves Tallon will play

was not given a chance to explain. for Victoria in the Shefeld Shield.-- Reuter.

were

RACING ACCIDENT

get a move on and to institutetut opens on Seven Killed And Twenty

experiments must number thousands, tem thinks its opponents, by em-

I was recently folil I was hopeless ploying a certain

lo

method

of, say, "hooking" expect that the scrummage problem

in the scrums is thereby would ever be solved. 1

advantage, not securing an .do

it is but natural that they will copy ft, and

practice Krows.

There arc several methods all the vastly beller than that which is being employed at present,

At the outset it is given the high Hounding and flattering me of "specialisation." When Where I do agree is that any very

it becomes definite Improvement is unlikely more general and has get beyond while the authorities persist in the control if descends to the low level view that there is nothing wrong of being regarded and described with the rules if the players will observe them,

"chenting.

Now that Mr. Wilson is on the side reform I am more than hopeful

are same who would abolish

practicable

1 Practical will follow.

BETTER METHODS "The trouble is that the players rummaging altogether. That, will not observe them, neither referees nor club committees my mind. is not

aceptable.

can force them to do so.

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that

to

Tor

To reduce them by one half would Thus we are confronted with the welcome step, and here is the plain fact that

some very drastic alteration is needed to make the rulea method which appeals to me most. su watertight that players will And stitute a throw-in from touch.

Instead of the serum I would sub- The it mure to their advantage to observe line-out as practised in the Rugby thun to break them.

Union woutil not

meet present-day

Injured In Car Crash

Rome, Apr. 3. Seven people were killed and 20 Injured, when a car, participating in 1,000 mile motor race, crashed into the crowd at Bologna.

Two Italian occupants of the car were seriously injured.—Reuter. United Press adds that the car was a Lancin Millermiglia, and that the names of the Italian motorists were Bruzzo and Mignanego.

MUSSOLINI UNPLACED

Dictator's Son and Nephew Drive in 1,000 Mile Race

SPORT. ADVTS. it invariably led to a scrum--venisins, hour.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT

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Finished Corrd. Pos, Smith)

10.64.35

10.84.45

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10.56.51 (Mr. K. Trenchard Davis)

17.03 23 10.50.49 Mias J. Crawhall Wilson)

DNY Menagerie Race

10.50,00 (Mrk. St. 1. Johnston 17 Miss V. A. Buckley)

&

the colony.

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Mr. W. E. Hollands said the ques: San

tion of bad sportsmanship was not brought up at the last meeting at all; the sole point was whether of not Avery was a bond-fide member of the Club. Under the rules it was impossible that he could be.

COAST BASEBALL

Deigo Beat Seattle In Double Header

Washington, April 3.

Four double headers opened the Pacifle Coast baseball season. San

Mr. J. McKelvic, representative Delgo beat Seattle, and Sacramento

of the Kowloon Football Club, re-feuer Oakland in boul. The re-

was a

Hollywood

marked that he could not say de-sult

whether the player les member as he was, not} present at the Committee's, meeting. Los Angeles In any event, he could not see why

Council should pick on this par- Los Angeles

Hollywood the ticular incident, as he had known a number of instances where Clubs Oakland had been represented by players Sacramento who were only passing through the Colony.

Onkiand

When asked to give an instance Sacramento by the Chairman (Mr. W. Pryde), Mr. McKelvie said the match be- Seattle tween South China "A" and South San Deigo China "B" was one.

Seattle San Delgo

Remarks Resented

Mr. Wong Ku-taun, representative Portland

was

best

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The House of Quality & Service

Draft Constitution of League Considered and Approved Consideration of a draft consiltu- on for the Hongkong Baseball League occupied the attention of the members who met at the Brook Club yesterday. The constitution finally approved. Mr. W. Muir was was

Mr. W. A. assisted Smith.

alth, Hon. Secretary-Treasurer. The question of a ground

of South Chinn, said he resented the San Francisco remarks very strongly, as all the pinyers who participated were bona-Portland Brescia, Apr. 3. fde members. Mr. McKelvic re- San Francisco Vittorio Mussolini, eldest son of plied that it was in any case bad the Italian dietator, and Vito, a sportsmanship not to field the best nephew, driving Fiat cars, unsuccess- team, whereupon Mr. Wong said Can it be done? Ensils, I think-Rugby League requirements.

fully competed in the annual 1,000 there nothing in the rules miles road rade here. Both relired. against it. "So long as my Club Hut I am not in favour of rushing into

The winner was Blodeti, drive can't see there is anything wrong in

felded the NEW THROW IN IDEA

ing an Alfa Romeo, in the time of 11 The reason for abolishing i-that

hours 58 mins. 29 secs,, at an aver-It," he added.

Referring to the incident in dis- age speed of 135.391 kilometres per pute, Mr. McKelvic said he agreed so that the new throw-in must be of a different type.

The only British driver in the race that if Avery were not a bona-fide member, his Club was in the wrong was A.P.F. Fane, driving a German The reason why the matter was not Instead of a serum when the ball.M.W., who won in his class of ears, referred to in his Club's reply was tres into touch, there should be a the 1.100 cubic centimetres.

that the Counell did not mention it in the throw-in. Judicious deking is one

Later, in their letter. of the most attractive features of the

that revealed

Vittorio If the ball is kicked out

It was then unanimously decided that game, so

at the full the throw-in should go

Mussolini completed the course in Draft Programmes and Entry the opposite side at a spot level

to write another letter to the Kownore arose and it was stated that the time of 15:44:15, at an average loon Football Club, asking it the with the British Navy remaining in the Colony for the summer, their Farms for the Third Extra Race with the place from where it was speed of 103 kilometres per hour.rule concerning bond-fide inembers Meeting to be held on Saturday, kicked.

had been complied with in the case ground would not be available, of Avery.

Other mullers deall with meeting were the 6xing of grounds for the following matches:

Senior Shield FinalSouth China "A"

South China V.

"B". Club ground, April 24.

Junior Shield Final-Kwong Wah .R.A.0.C., Kowloon Football Club ground, April

Sunday Herald Cup Final-China Recreio's representative, that there It was hinted by Mr. H. A. Barros, v. England, Club ground. April - 10.

to

16th and Monday, 18th April, If, however, the kicker finds touch 1938, (weather permitting) may the bounce the throw-in should go the attacking side where the bull

ito

be obtained at the Secretary's goes out of play, thus encouraging Office. Exchange Building; the accurate touch-finding. Club House, Bappy Valley; the The

for the throw-in, but each side and the Stables, Shan: Kwong five yards behind the thrower-iu.

should be required to stand at least Road.

That wo

would pro Entrica close at 12 o'clock of destruction, and there would be NOON on Thursday, 7th April itself for attack and the other for de- ample space for one side to position fence. it means, of course, possession By Order,

to the side throwing la providing the player to whom it is thrown takes the ball cleanly.

Hong Kong Club; the Sports Cluble Players should not be lined up

1938.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

The story of America's most amazing

Leon Lafitte, the piratel·|

hero

ADELIN IRON PREIĻUSS

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PRODUCTION

FREDRIC MARCH "THE BUCCANEER

& Pazymast Pjetats with

FRANCISKA GAAL

AKIM TAMIROFF MARGOT GRAHAME WALTER BRENNAN and Ian Keith - Anthony Kelna

Beaglass Bombille'. Brulah Fondi Robert Borrat High Sethtra Louise Camphill • fradya Royer

Busted CECIL B. DeMILLE

COMING SOON

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OUR GUIDE TO THE

prevent any possibility CINEMAS

AID TO REFEREES

But it would reduce the number of scrummages by more than half ard would remove the cause of most to the penalty kicks which are

awarded.

10.

at the

once

Under that section of the constitu- tion dealing with umpires, Mr. Abe Lou, coach of the Chinese team, was elected Umpire-in-Chief and Chair- man of the Umpires Board.

team

Another important point which was included was that any walking off the field would be dis- qualified for the remainder of the

Stilson.

MANILA SHARES

On the suggestion of Mr. McKel- was a great possibility of his club team in the League this The Awful Truth" (King's Then- vic, it was agreed to ask Mrs. Pryde entering tre, to-day). Further evidence that to present the prizes at the Senior year. with good material it is just as suc-| Shield_final. cessful to start our hero and heroine The Council also decided to leave already married. This is a picture the question of an interport (Second which definitely lives up to the pro- Division) with Macao io the Man- ducers' claims; it is smart, funny and agement Committee with full powersions were received after the close in keeping with the present trend of to do whatever they think best. showing husband and wife, who love and prove it by quarrelling, Cary Grunt and Irene Dunne enhance their here for sophisticated reputation comedies. A film worth seeing.

The throw-in would, of course, be 'n u backward direction, and with the referee relieved of scrum

troubles to-day)—This show might have been

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"The Go-Getter" (Queen's Theatre, Hagen And Kirkwood

To Visit Hongkong

1 could devote more vigilance to better, but it definitely could have

toy

oi-side and such-like offences,

As mailers stand

the side putting the ball into the serum in- variably wins possession, so that the main difference is that instead of a team which tries to open out

being easy victima of stoppets

under the throw-in would

lop attocks.

been worse.. Some of the scenes are amusing and kept on an even tempo by the work of George Brent, Charles Winninger and Anita Louise.

"Kid Galahad" (Alhambra Theatre to-day).-Bette Davis taltes an un- usual role in this picture in which system they she has one of the principal parts. have greater freedom to deve The other is taken by Edward G. Robinson. It is quite an entertain- Good attack is sald to be the best ing atm, with prize-fights and gang- defence, and the usual experience is sters making up the thrills. Pt where the attacking play both sides reaches a high standard "Broadway Melody of '1038" the defensive play becomes equally (Oriental Theatre, to-day)-Up to thrilling,

the standard of former productions. This throw-in Idea is well worth Once again we see Robert Taylor, treing in an experlinental match, and and Eleanor Powell, this time sup- I should not only be surprised, but ported by George Murphy who shakes bitterly disappointed, if it did not no mean hoof. prove an unqualified success.

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