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£70,000 SPENT IN A WEEK OF BIG TRANSFER RUSH

Luton And Chelsea Fail In Bids For Brentford Forwards

By Arbiler (Frank M. Carruthers)

London, Mar. 28.

Stricken with fear as to the fate which many befall them, the clubs ure pouring out their money on new players. It in a safe csilmate that during the past week they have spent over £70,000. The amount, too, is likely to be substantially Increased before midnight to-day, when alf transfers for the purpose of this season will cease.

There was tremendous relivity) £25,000. I believe that would be a yesterday. In their state of anxiety record for a provincial club, Huldersfield burried to Scotland and persuaded Aberdeen to let them have Mills, the Inside left. The fee

is not likely to have been less than

£6,000.

It is about two years ago when Mills, a player of the build of David Jack,

first attracted attention, and the Aberdeen directora refured to conalder a succession offers by English clubs; but Huddersfield step- ped in at the right moment.

Liverpool, who are just as critic- ally mitunted as Huddersfield, also went to Scotland and secured James Melnner, the Third Lanark left half. It is sald that he eust them £5,000. McInnes is a university student, and there is a clause in his contract that he must be allowed to continue his studies at Liverpool University.

PLAYER SAID "NO"

But there were more disappoint- ments than successes in the day's work.

Lulon, I understand, made their record bill for Scott, the Brentford forward, but when the terms had been agreed between the clubs the player, as in the case of Holliday a short time ago, refused to move

Since they transferred Payne, Lu- ton urgently require an inside for- ward, and they have other Irons In the fre. Last night a director of the club left for Newcastle and it is expected that he will sign on Con- neily to-day. In this case, too, the fee has been üxed.

Chelsea's first approach for an out- side left was for Osman of South- umpton, but they were at once in- formed that the player would not be transferred. I believe the Arsenal received the same reply.

Me, Leslie Knighton, the Chelsea munnger, went to Belfast last night, having previously sounded Brentford as to the possibility of their releasing! Reid, their Scottish International) wing forward. I am told that there] is no chance of this transfer taking place.

KEPT IN GAME

This flow of money is of course only from club to club. It remains within the game. This was the wise precaution taken by the originators of the transfer system. They fore sow the danger of allowing players to be bought and sold for money making purposes.

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THE NEW IDEA

I am told that when the transfer

system was planned the fee was in- * tended simply to compensate a club for the loss of a player.

This may

still be the principle, but, commercialism has gone so far in the game that a few years hence the system is likely to be developed as a business. It has, too, most at- tructive possibilities.

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The way in which it may be done. has already been shown. Instead of maintaining a staff of about 30 players clubs will engage three four times this number and put them out for development among junior teams. From

this array of talent they will satisfy their own needs and beyond' this dispose of those who re- main.

A TRICKY POINT

I saw an unusual incident involy- ing point of law in the Coventry City-Aston Villu match.

A free kick had been awarded the Villa. As it was about to be taken a Villa man pushed away with both hands an opponent covering him. It was a foul beyond all doubt. How should it have been dealt with-by cancelling the flest free kick and in- stead giving one to Coventry City?

The

referce admonished the of fending Villa player and ordered the original free kick to be taken. 1 think the decision was correct.

This is confirmed by an offcial raling some time ago. In this case the query concerned a goal kick and a foul by a defending player in the penalty area.

The question was: Should a penalty kick be awarded? The of ficial answer was: "The offending player should be ndmonished and the goal kick then taken."

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Baseball

Giants Win But Yankees Just Beaten

Phillies Blanked By Dodgors

New York, Apr. 21. While the New York Gints just managed to 'nose out the Boston Braves In the Nation Baseball League, the New York Yankees were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the American League in spite of the fact that they collected 13 hits against their opponents' three.

the

Fine pitching by Pressmell enabled

Dodgers to blank out the Philadelphia Phillies, Cinelumatl Reds had x runs from

13 hits against the Chiengo Cubs", two from four. Pittsburgh Pirates had a

The

close tussle with the St. Louts Car- dinals and Anally won by 0-5.

Though out-hitting the Detroit Tigers by 9-8, the Chicago White Sox had to bow to defent by 8-3, and the Cleveland Indians "pipped" the St. Louis Browns by 4-3.

Scores:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston

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Brooklyn

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(Presnel pitched for the Dodgers),

Chicago

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Pittsburgh

153

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5 11

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Sidney Barnes, shown above, the New South Wales all-rounder and "baby" of the Australian cricket team now in England, has had the misfortune to injure his wrist on board ship while indulging in acrobatles. His wrist is now being X-rayed as a break is feared.

THREAT TO INTRODUCE PROFESSIONAL RUGBY TO SWANSEA

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

London, Mar, 16.

(O'dea homered for the Chiengo Cubs and Kampouris for the Reds).

Detroit Chicago (Greenberg

Tigers).

(Heath homered for the Browns).

A threat to introduce professional Rugby League football FIELDSMAN'S

in Swansea, which for fifty years or more has been a stronghold of amateur Rugby, is being made by an influential committee of the town's business men.

ham,

PRIZE A BENEFIT TO GAME

London.

This is their reply to the Welsh traditions, were forced to shut down. Rugby Union's proposal not to use Why cannot they pay their way? the famous St. Helen's ground, They used to be a flourishing con- Swansea, for, farther international cern. matches, but to convert Cardiff Arms Park into a Welsh Twicken- know that many other Rugby clubs It will not compensate them to

fare "Swansca's business men are just position, as I have remarked before,cricket has been awarded for severn! similarly hard pressed. The A prize for the best feldsman in as much upset by the threatened

yet all suggestions for seasons now by the Harishead Mour breakaway from Swansea as are the brightening up the game, for ridding C.C., in Yorkshire, with great benefit

is serious, town's Rugby followers. The remit of some of its many stoppages and

to their cricket. mittee which has been formed hus irritating infringements, are smiled told the Welsh Union that inter-nt by those in authority.

Their system is to hand a card and envelope to the umpire, or national matches bring big business Well-people used to laugh at the tor with some knowledge of the specta- to Swansea. Hotels, restaurants, the brighter cricket campaigners, but game.

and many others all bene-judging from recent official moves it card

He is invited to write on the after the game the name looks as if those who so persistently smartest fieldsman. The votes then sealed and kept until the of the season, when they are counted and the prize awarded."

The idea is worth copying, as a means of encouraging the often neg- lected art of fielding, which can, and often does, win matches.-Reuter.

ca cannot afford

the loss of cried out for reforms were right.

"Double Wedding" (King's Theatre, to-day).This picture does not make revenue which is brought into the sense for a single instant, but who town by thousands of visitors on cures about sense anyway when we international match days. The com- I think, too, that the money which have two favourites like William mittee has therefore warned the Welsh R.U. that If the amateur game has been spent has been provided by Powell and Myrna Loy back with us

again? the clubs out of their own reserves aga

a faint suggestion deserts Swansea they will be bound Instead, ns has too often been the of grown-ups dressing up and play-

to support the introduction of the case, of being obtained on loan, ing a rowdy game to amuse us, but Rugby League code.

This reflects the prosperity of the it is good, rough fun and guaranteed gante. believe

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the clubs to be to be entertaining. All the ingre- prosperous to-day than ever dients of a good comedy, including before, It is a time only

word-slinging and face-slapping, have of big been incorporated. It is gates but of big profits.

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CLOSING THE GAP

The St. Helen's ground is regularly used by the Swansea Rugby club, but so poor is the support given to It that it is more a llibility than an town, The Swansea

ere, in fact, club, in fact, is over £6,000 in debt. and a great amount of that is owing to the Swansea Corporation, owners of the ground.

Trencher and William Frawley helpub DEFASTER COUNTIES BESEERDITVCu the show aloug

Starting Times Announced.

Golf At Fanling On Sunday

OLD COURSE

abd clubs to become rich with theatre, to-day). The little girl who

Soaring transfer fees, in fact, en-film. About speed of the successful speculator.

Sunderland, for instance, have re- became Hongkong's most popular ceived about £17,000 from fees for Alm star, is back once more in McNab, McDowall, and Clark, and picture calculated to charm and cap- with all the money they have earned livate, all who see it. In this #lm, through the Cup their profit for the she gives further evidence of her

Minus the compensation of inter-

9.00 . E. the Governor, national games, the Corporation will 510 S. II. Dodwell, K. S. Morrison. season may amount to as much as wonderful personality. A fine sup-

9.20 F. Laidlaw, J, W. Mayhew. parting east which includes Herbert have to think seriously about grant-

9.24 R. G. Gray, I. P. Tamworth, Marshall, Gall Patrick,

ing. further support to the Swansen Arthur

9.29 J. J. A. Sherry, W. J. Gordon. 0.32 5, J. II. Fox, J. H. M. Andrew. 9.30 P. Havens. C. King. committe mean to step sites men's 140 1. B. Valerson, A. B. Furves. 8.44 J. D. Danby, J. G. Cotesworth proposal to start. a Rugby League 0.48 A. E. Lissañian, E. T. McMullen, team. They claim that visits from 858 F. Nelson, L. J. Fielden.

0.53 Capt. Holine, W. N. A. Smalley. professional clubs as. Hull 10.00 A D Humphreys, 1. 11. Geare. Leeds, and Wigan, plus international 10.04 A. T. Lay, G. C. Worrall, games with England and France, will 1008 J. G. Campbell. A. H. McBride. close the gap created by the with- 10.10 . B. H. Leckie. D. Humphreys.

10.12 Petrie, R. Stock. drawal of amateur internationals. 10,20 T. A. Pearce, O. E. C. Marton.

10.24 N. D. Lloyd, L.. л. Cramer, 10.28 1. G. Leighton, P. S. Delany, 1032 W. J. E. Mackenzie, H. Overy.

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"Ever Since Evo" (Alhambra Theatre, to-day).Return of one of the best comedies shown on the local screen recently. Robert Montgo- mery and Marion Davies are the chicf characters, but others ilke Frank Mellugh, Palsy Kelly Allen Jenkins also provide their quota of tou

laughs, "Fight for Your Lady" (Oriental to-day). Jack Theatre.

Oakie nowadays is a guarantee by himself of a good show. Here he has John Boles, Ida Lupino and Margot Gra- hame to help him.

"Married Before Breakfast" (Ma- Jestic Theatre, to-day),—A crazy pleture but quite an entertaining one. It starts and ends at a breakfast page, Robert Young and Florence Rice are featured. Myra, Roby and Harry are on added attraction on the stage.

CAMERONIAN NEEDS TO BE WATCHED

(Continued from Pabe 8,)

lbs. and it must be bome in mind that the steed was not hard pressed to do it. However, we shall all know more of Cameronian before the laddle is sent out to graze, but In the meantime keep an eye on this bay gelding. It was a coincidence that the last Chinese owner. to win the St. George's Plate was. Mr. Eu Tong-sen in 1936 and Cameronian has given to the owner three beauti- ful souvenirs, the American Club Cup, the Lusitano Cup and the St. George's Plate.

such

where business

HARD PRESSED

It would be sad Indeed it the 10,30 J.T. Brown, P. Jackson. Swansea Rugby club with its fine

NEW COURSE

0.52 Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Smalley. 10.28 Mr. Leighton, Mr. Delony. 10.32 Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs, Overy.

KOWLOON B. G. C. BOWLS RINKS

The following teams have been selected to represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club in a friendly bowls match against Craigengower Cricket Club at Happy Valley to- morrow;

R. P. Phillips, A. Macfarlane, A. Hyde Lay, C. B. Hosking (Skip); John Watson, S. M. While, E. W. Llacs, R. Duncan (Skip); D. W. Waterton, A. J. Hall, J. S. Logan, G. E. F. Thompson (Skip): E. V. Scarle, G. C. Norman, K. C. Hamil lon, J. G. Meyer (Skip); H. Cooper, C. Wallis, T. Armstrong, W. S. Drake (Skip).

SCHOOL SPORTS

The annual athletic sports of the

Woh Yan College, Kowloon, will be Herbert Marshall, handsome star, held at the Kowloon: F. C. on Thurg- appears with Deanna Durbin Inday, April 20, commencing at 1 pm Universal's "Mad About Musle," V. Rev. Fr. R. W. Gallagher, Ph.D. spening at the Queen's Thesire to 9.J., has kindly consented to give.

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Florence Rice and John Beal ap pear in support of William Powell and Kyrna Loy in "Double Wedding." showing at the King's Theatre to-day.

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