1938-04-22 — Page 9

IN

£70,000 SPENT

A WEEK OF BIG TRANSFER RUSH

Luton And Chelsea Fail In Bids For Brentford Forwards

By Arblier (Frank M. Carruthers)

London, Mar. 16.

Stricken with fear as to the fate which may befall them, the clubs are pouring out their money on new players. It is a sate estimate that during the past week they have spent over £70,000. The amount, too, is likely to be substantially increased before midulght to-day, when all transfers for the purpose of this season will cease.

There was tremendous petivity; £25,000. I believe that would be a yesterday, In their state of onxiety record for a provincial club. Huddersfield hurried to Scotland and persunded

Aberdeen to let them have Mills, the inside left. The fee is not likely to have been less than

$20,000.

It is about two years ago when Ms, a player of the build of David Jack, first attracted attention, and the Aberdeen directors refused to consider a succession of offers by English clubs; but Huddersfield step- pett in at the right moment.

Liverpool, who are just as eritle-

ally

situated as Huddersfield, also went to Scotland and secured Jumes Melunes, the Third Latork left half. It is said that he east them £5,000, Melunes' 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"

THE NEW IDEA

I am told that when the trauster 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 as 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.

The way in which It may be done. has already been shown, instead of maintaining a staff of

about 30 players club will engage three ar four times this number and put them out for development among junior

this array leams. From

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- a point of Jaw in the Coventry City-Aston Villa match.

ing

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

But there were more disappoint- ments

in the day's than successes work.

Luton, I understand, made their record bid 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 ngo, refased to move.

Since they transferred Payne, Lu-cancelling the first free klek and in- fon urgently require an inside for- stead giving one to Coventry City? ward, and they have other irons in the fire. Last night a director of the club left for Newcastle and it is expected that he will sign on Con- nelly to-day. In this ense, too, the) fee has been fixed,

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

Mr. Leslie Knighton, the Chelsea manager, 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 gume. This was the wise precaution taken by the originators of the transfer system. They fore- saw the danger of allowing players to be bought and sold for money making purposes.

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

#1

This Is confirmed by an official ruling some time ago. In this case the query concerned a goal kick and Toul by a defending player in the penalty area.

The

Should question wast penalty kick be awarded? The of- netal answer was: "The offending player should be admonished and the goal kick then taken."

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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 infure his wrist on board ship while indulging in acrobatics. Is wrist is now being X-rayed as a break is feared.

THREAT TO INTRODUCE PROFESSIONAL RUGBY TO SWANSEA

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

London, Mar. 16.

A threat to introduce professional Rugby League football 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.

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? Si. Helen's ground, They used to be a flourishing con- the famous

further internationaleern. Swansea, for matches, but to convert Cardiff It will not compensate them to Arins Park into

Welsh Twicken- know that many other Rugby clubs

are hom.

similarly hard pressed. The Swansea's business men are just position, as I have remarked before, as much

upset by the threatened is serious, yet all suggestions for breakaway from Swansen as are the brightening up the game, for ridding town's Rugby followers. The com-it of some of its many stoppages and mittee which has been formed hus Irritating infringements,

are smiled told the Welsh Union that inter-at by those in authority. national matches bring big business Well-people used to laugh at the to Swansea. Hotels, restaurants. the brighter cricket campaigners, but brewers, and many others all bene-judging from recent ofilelal moves it looks as if those who so persistently fit.

Swansea connot afford the loss of cried out for reforms were right. revenue which is brought into the town by thousands

of visitors on international match days. The com Welsh R.U. that if the amateur game mittee has therefore warned the deserts Swansea they will be bound of the Rugby League code.

"Double Wedding" (King's Theatre, to-day).This picture does not make sense for a single instant, but who cares abettt sense anyway when we I think, too, that the money which Powell and Myrna Loy back with us have two favourites like William has been spent has been provided by again? There is a faint suggestion the clubs out of their own reserves Instead, as has too often been the of grown-ups dressing up and play-to support the introduction

game. more

Soaring transfer

ing a rowdy game to amuse us, but it is good, rough fun and guaranteed

aim.

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PROBABLE STARTERS

Horses Entered For The Two Thousand Guineas

London, Apr. 21. The following are the probable.

CLOSING THE GAP The St. Helen's ground is regularly used by the Swansea Bugby club, but so poor is the support given to it that it is more a liability than an asset to the town. The Swansea starters 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.

ease, of being obtained on loan.

This reflects the prosperity of the

believe 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 of big word-slinging and face-slopping, have gates but of big profts in fact, en- kr.

been incorporated, it is swell

(Queen's able clubs to become rich with the rentre, to-day). The little si no speed of the successful speculator,

Sunderland, for instance, have re- becane Hongkong's most popular ceived about £17,000 from fees for Alm star, is back once more in McNab, McDowall, and Clark, and pleture calculated to charm and cap- with all the money they have earned Ivate all who see it. In this film,

Minus the compensation of inter- she

evidence gives further through the Cup ihele profit for the.

onderful personality. A ne sup-

national games, the Corporation will season may amount to as much as

east which includes Herbert have to think seriously about grant- Marshall. Gail Patrick, Arthuring further support to the Swansea Treacher and Willinn Frawley help club. the show along.

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Magl Circle (Maher), Pound Foolish (Jones), Namtapa (Weston), Caerloptic (Lane), Pactolus (Nevett), The Wain (Evans), Faris (E. Smith), Rafano (Drethes), Tahir (Smirke), Khan Bahadur (D. Smith), Mirza (Harry Wragg), Golden Eagle (Mar- (Gordon Richards), shali), Pasch Lohengrin (Beary), Scottish Union (Caraloke), Port Marnock (Bensley),

That is where the business men's committee mean to step in with their (Alhambra Since Eve" Theatre, to-day) Return, of one of proposal to start a Rugby Unbreakable (Sireit), the best comedies shown on the local such professional

team. They claims that visits from clubs as Hull, screen recently. Robert Montgo-Leeds, and Wigan, plus international mery and Marion

games with England and France, will Close the gap created by the with- drawal of amateur Internationals.

Davies are the

chief characters, but others like Frank McHugh, Patsy Kelly and Allen Jenkins also provide their

of laughs.

quota

"Fight for Your Lady" (Oriental Theatre, to-day), -- Jack Oakle 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 pieture but quite an entertaining one. It starts and ends at a breakfast puce, Robert Young and Florence Ricë are featured. Myra, Roby and Harry are an added attraction on the stage.

CAMERONIAN NEEDS TO BE WATCHED

(Continued from Pabe 8.)

lbs. and it must be borne in mind that the steed was not hard pressed to do it. However, we shall all know mare of Camerontan 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 lost Chinese owner to win the St. George's. Plate was Mr. Eu Tong-sen in 1938 und Cameronian

HARD PRESSED

It would be sad indeed it the Swansen Rugby club with its ne

Other probable starters without jockeys are Tyramtag, Cavemaq, Eildon Hill, Complan, Glenloan, Scaraben, Jubilee Day, Bland Star, Seventh Wonder, Berwick-Reuter,

APRIL 22, 1938.

FIELDSMAN'S

PRIZE A BENEFIT TO GAME

London.

A prize for the best fieldsman in cricket has been awarded for several seasons now by the Hartshead Moor C.C., in Yorkshire, with great beneat to their cricket.

Their system is to hand a card und envelope to the umpire, or a specia tor with some knowledge of the game. He is invited to write on the card

the

arc

after the game the name of smartest fieldsman. The votes then sealed and kept until the end of the season, when they are counted and the prize awarded.

The Iden is worth copying as a means of encouraging the often neg- lected art of Belding, which can, and uften does, wha' matches.-Nester.

Macao Surprise At Accusation

Colony Has Not Deviated

From Neutrality

Macao, Apr. 20. Not alile surprise is felt in Macho at the statement made by a Japanese spokesman in Shanghai to the effect that a number of armed Chinese Junks and speed boats are using Portuguese waters as bases for ralds on Japanese warships.

The Voz de Macau, the Macao Portuguese dally, states emphatical- ly that the news is without founda- Lion. It is incredible, says the paper, that any insinuation should be made against Macno's neutrality in the conflict between the Japanese and the Chinese, a neutrality which the Portuguese have maintained

So

loyally. The paper expresses 35- toulshment that anyone should sug- gest that the Portuguese nuthorities would permit operations that might disturb the peace and quiet thut exisis in the colony.

The Chinese press state that no Ineldents of the nature mentioned

The

in the statement of the Japanese spokesman have occurred, and that the Chinese have always respected Portuguese neutrality.

only ntincks made on the Japanese in South China have been those carried out in San Cho Island where the villagers, driven to despair by the atrocities and outrages of the Japanese invaders of the island, are known to have risen in revolt and killed not a few Japanese on two or three occasions.Our Own Corres- pondent.

TROUSERS AND $160 RETRIEVED

Montreal. Bennie Skrovanck hus a strong affection for his trousers, When are broke out in Benny's home, he was forced to flee without his trousers. The day after the Are he got an oxe and chopped away at the Ice-covered debris until he found his trousers---- with $100 in a pocket,

Florence Rice and John Beal ap Dear In support of William Powell and Myrna

Loy In "Double Wedding," showing at the King's

WELTERWEIGHT TITLE Theatre to-day.

Ross To Meet Armstrong At Garden Bowl

New York, April 20. The bout for the title of world's

welterweight champlon between Barney Ross, holder, and Henry Armstrong, the Negro whirlwind, which was arranged for May 28, will be fought at the Garden Bowl, This announcement was made by the Twentieth Century promoting com- pany-United Press.

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The winner of this bout will meet Lou Ambers, lightweight champion of the world, at a later date. Armstrong wing ho will challenge Ambers for the lightweight title, but if Roas successfully defends his Utle, ho will be called upon to defend it ngninst Ambers.

HOCKEY POSTPONED

The reploy of the final of the

Herbert Marsball, handsome star, Small Units Hockey Competition be-

has given to the owner three benull- appears with Deanna Durbin in tween 3rd Medium Battery, H.K.§.

ful souvenirs, the American Club | Universal's "Mad About Musto,” | R.A., and H, Q. Wing, int. Middlesex Cup, the Lusitano Cup and the St. opening at the Queen's Theatre to Regiment. scheduled to be played George's Plate....

day

yesterday...was postponed..

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