THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY
1938.
SUGGESTED RULES TO GOVERN OLYMPIC
OLYMPIC ATHLETES
COMMISSION SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO
CONTROLLING BODY
QUESTIONS REGARDING STATUS OF AMATEURS
Cairo, Apr. 10.
Following is the report of the Commission appointed at Warsaw to study questions regarding the status of amateurs in general and the application of the qualifying rules in particular; as amended and approved by the LO.C. at the meeting in Cairo.
Having thoroughly... discussed und Mudied, at meetings in Colonge and Paris, the questions referred to us at the meeting of the 1.0.C. in June, 1933, at Warsaw, we hereby submit The results of au atudies. We have tramed the result in the shope of resolutions, and recommend that they he adopted by the 100.
1) The question of nationalisation of sports för political purposes.
Answer.An amateur athlete may receive reimbursement for his actuall outlay for transportation, meuls and lodging, in connection with his par- | ticipation in an athletic event.
This
Baseball
INDIANS CONTINUE TOADVANCE
But Giants Lose
To Cincinnatti
must not exered our paund sterling
New York, May 3. per day plug the cost of bus, nero- While Cleveland Indians continued plane, Brst class steamship or second to advance in the American Baseball: elusa railway ticket. A lump sum League today, New York Glanta lay is prohibited. ongment (Castelty exceeding sold out-slipped in the National section.
EXPENSES ALLOWED
B) What money can be allowed to
amotest athlete"
Playing against Cincinnati Reds, the Giants were tied down to two JUDA from eight hits, but the Reds collected ten runs from 11 "snfeties."
Pirates
another Pittsburgh
lest match, being defeated by Brooklyn Anator. Au amateur athlete may Badgers. receive reimbursement for his actuali A close gone was played between Bullay for normand incidental items) the
Boston Braves and the St. such laundry, bus or tramway Louis Cardinals, but two home runs of the fures, ele not in excess of three by Gulteridge and Bremer turned the condition of their people, | shilings sterilog a duy, invendupted comprehensive рго- grammes of physical education
Answer. The 1.0.C., noting with great satisfaction that the rause puraties is universally approved, is pleased with the enthusiasm and emulation which the Olymple move-
nroured ment bus
in different FULLB- fries and I has nothing but praise for the Governments who, for the purpose of the betterment physical
However. It considers it is dunger- ons for the Olympic Ideal that there should exist, side by side with the Jegklmate development of sport in conformity with the principles of amateurism, certain tentiencies which have
In view chiefly antional ng- grandizement rather than neldeve- ment of sporting objective, in fun conformity with the fundamental; principles of Olympism.
PERIOD OF TRAINING
9) The custom in use to prepare
the athletes for the Olymple Gaines
nu-
scales #
in favour of the latter team by three runs to two.
Chicago Cubs treat Philadelphit Phiites
by 5-2. In the American League, Clevelandi Indians
out Washington Senatora 19-9, and the Boston Red Sax beat Detroit Tigers after ten
1) A national federations, bunal olympic committees or clubs) allowed to conclude financial agree- ments with an employer in view of taking sure that an athlete on his return from leave of absence to par take m an international contest, willị
remstalled in his previous situa-pomings. } don?
DUSKA
New York Yankees improved with victory over $1. Louis Browns, and the the Philadelphin Athletics defented Answer--Participation Olympic Games a great Bundur. Chicago White Sox 7-2. This is recognised by most employers.
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who are proud to have an Olymple competitor of their service. There
Is, therefore, no necessity of making Boston special nancial arrangements,
G. D. ("Gubby") Allen, England and Middlesex cricketer, makes a hit at golf. Snapped while playing for II. D. G. Levenson-Gower's tram of cricketers who beat the Ryo Golf Club at Rye in a twenty-a-side four- somes match by 13 points to seven. Allen is regarded as a strong can- didate for England's Test captainsy,
Scores
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1.
E.
2
(i
A
St. Louis
3
'7
1
.:
(Gutteridge and Bremer homered
0
10
2
2
}
10
11
in training comps. If this method is The payment to athletes of wages for the Cardinala). ollowed, how long a time is it to- | in excess of the standard rate for terated without viointing the Olym- | the position occupied, is an evaston pic rules?
of the amateur rule.-United Presn.
Auswer-It not in nerord with the spirit of the Olympic Games to interrupt the regular occupation of an athlete. (elther as a student, em- ployee or employer) for a period longer than two weeks for the pur- pose of speciul athletic training in athletic training camps.
3) The Olympic winners who have received gifts from their Govern- ments, may they again compete in the
Olymple Games?
Answer-Athlete who
hos wor. Honoura at Olymple Gumes or for that matter any athlete who has re- Jeived a gift of considerable com- mercial value or any other economie beneft as a reward for his athletle prowess may not enter the Olympic Games.
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4) Is it universally observed that Cols
In one sport are not amateurs other sports?
Answer.-A professional in one sport is generally considered a pro- fessional in all of the sports. In the opinion of the 1.0.C., it is desirable that fils rule be made universal,
MAX SCHMELING TO FIGHT LOUIS ON JUNE 22 AT
YANKEE STADIUM
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
(Lombardi homered for the Reds).
Philadelphia,
Chiengo
1
10
1
(Marty and Hartnett homered for
the Cubs).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago...
3
Philadelphia ...... 7 11
(Werber homered for the Athle
323
St. Louis New York
0
0
(Gehrig and flenrich homered for the Yankees).
12 12
J
2
New York, Apr. 20. Promoter Mike Jacobus of the 20th Century Sports Club announced 10-
bis Detroit day Joe Louis will defend world's heavyweight championship || Boston Against Mux Schmeling in Yankee (The game went 10 10 innings. Stadium here June 22 unless Gehringer and Greenberg homered unforeseen developments prevent, for the Tigers)
10 13
0
* 15
3
oner for the
LYNCH ASPIRES TO
HOLD TWO WORLD
BOXING TITLES
After Harry Jeffra For Bantamweight Crown
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, Mar. 22.
Benny Lynch, Scotland's tough little fighting man, is not given
to building castles in the air, which accounts for his reluctance to discuss the future but I have it on good authority that he
A shift of the fight to Chieng Cleveland was still believed possible, however, Washington because the anti-Nazi boycott by (Keliner homered twice for the aspires soon to reign as a dual world boxing champion. New York's Jewish population may Indians and Bourn reach menacing proportions.
The Negro world's champion and
Senators)-Reuter.
the German former tille-holder w commence training Inte next month. "I'll win by a knockout this time," sue-United Press,
In
SPORT JOURNALISTS
Answer-In some countries cessful athletes have been
given employment by newspapers, broadcasting studios or in the theatre ar cinema solely as a result of their promience in sports. Any capital- mation of athletic fame in this man- ner is not in conformity with amateur principle and the spirit of the Olym- ple Games.
0) Doping of athletes.
"I'LL WIN BY A KNOCK-OUT"
An Interview with an Associated Press correspondent brings out other interesting points concerning the coming bout. Joe Louis, answering a few questions, did not hesitate AnswerThe use of drugs or nr- when asked who was the hardest tificial stimulants of any kind can-hitter he ever fought. It was Max not be too strongly condemned, and Schmeiing without a question.
But Louis went on to say that the
he states.
Schmeling Sails For New York
men,
D
when
As I See Sport
By "Abe"
AVERY INCIDENT NOW REGARDED AS CLOSED
Association Satisfied He Was A Bona-Fide Member Of K. F.C.
EVERYONE connected with soccer
in the Colony hins good reason to be satisfied that the "Avery incident," as it got to be known, is now settled. is not an episode which those who have charge of the game here would like to remember. Had "Sonny" Avery known what his good-natured consent to turnout for the Kowloon F.C. in their Shield match against the Middlesex Regiment would
have
caused, I am sure he would not have agreed to play, especially as he was sailing, for England few days after
The
game. It is useless now to dla into the matter again; suffice to say. members of the Council of the Hong- kong Football Association are now satialed that Avery was a bonn-fide member of the Kowloon F.C. when he donned their colours, and the Association is now writing a letter the Committee of the K.F.C. It regretting the misunderstanding. is not surprising that the KF.C. let! strongly what they considered an unwarranted attack by the Associa- tion's regrets, the matter should now be regarded as closed.,
to
Capt. Hague Appointed THE recent visit to the Colony of
the Islington Corinthians was such an unqualified success that it has given rise to the hope that it may prove to be the forerunner of many Kimilar visits by teams from the Old Country. It is felt by the Council. of the Hongkong Football Associn- tion that it other
leums were think- ing of visiting the Far Eust, it
it would be desirable to have a representative in England with a knowledge of con- ditions in Hongkong. With this end in view, the Association, at its meet- ing on Monday, unanimously decided to appoint Capt. E. Hague, a former member of the Counell, be Its Capt. representative in England. Hague will be remembered by many
to
Capt. Hague represents Hongkong in
England
Foord people as one who did a great deal
his
The New System Of Scoring Points
Now that cricket has start- ed again in England, it should be of Interest to note that the now scoring scheme to be used in county cricket this year will operate as follows (figures in parentheses show the points scored in previous years):
12 points for a win (15). 6 points for a tie (72). 2 points for first-innings
tle (4).
4 points for first-innings
lead (5).
A team leading on first innings will receive four points even though beaten in the match.
No points if no play or no
result on
first innings (4).
No points for team behind
on first innings (3), Points gained shall be divided by the number of matches played, and the club who have the highest average shall be champions. (In pre- vious years the champions were decided by finding the percentage of points obtained out of the points possible, the number of games played being immaterial, except that each match was the equivalent of 15 points, or 100 per cent.).
Yorkshire, last season, in twenty-eight games gained 302 points out of a possible 420, their percentage being 71.90. Under the new rule, on a similar number of points, their average would be 10.785 per match.
Carinthians when they were here recently must be glad to notice that after a bad patch, during which they lust several matches, they are now picking up again. Leaving England last October with the avowed pur- pose of showing how amateur foot- ball is played at Home, they had a far more strenuous programme aliead of them than they realised. In India alone, they had to
play 30 matches in approximately 40 days and when they were not playing they were travelling from one end of the
participated in 67 matches; therefore,
Are the Board going to sny The prize he is aiming at is the Furr.
the ring 35 world bantam title, held by a young that when he enters New Yorker, Harry Jeffra, who won holder of two heavy-weight cham- it a few months ago from swarthy plonships, he will be defending ont skinned Sixto Escobar, of Puerto and not the other? Rico-an event which caused terrifie Farr won both honours in a single excitement among Escobar's country-fight (when he beat Foord).
who had never before boasted also, captured both with one victory for local football here during
he knocked out Jack Petersen. period of service in the Colony. As were fighter of a any consequence.
Area Sports Offeer, he sat for several country to the other. By the time special provision should b As is well knows, Lynch, with his Why
years on the Council and served in they reached Hongkong, they had hard hitting and durability, has trotted out in the case of Farr t
various sub-committees. It is good Į PA been top
of world flyweight class something I cannot understand.
the
Gains cannot under
not understand it either. to know that we have a man like the total number of games they have leaving England must played since for three years, and as long as he
o him to represent us at Home..
be in the region of 05. And when it คาค can make the weight he looks like Since he beat Maurice Stricklund
year ago, the coloured Canadian has Army And Sport
la realised that the professional office. continuing in
teams in England play only 42 Lynch insists that 8st, remains a won 19 victories in a row. Owing
League season, The German boxing champion of natural poundage for him, and he to the colour bar, the Empire cham-WHEN a Reuter cable from London matches during the
the strenuousness of the Islington last month announced that the nit classes, Max Schmeling, left yer has no thought of relinquishing his plunship is the only one he can com
He is not getting younger,
had Corinthians' tour will be apreciated. Sport Control Board Army terday for the United States on board championship because he is to start pele for.
knowledge that he mus of the North German Lloyd steamer, a pursuit of the one Jeffra holds.
time for his decided to limit, and in some cases At the moment they are in Sant The dunl
has wait indefinite Litle distinction
to abandon, the Inter-Unit sporting Francisco, on the Inst lap of their They seem to be play- Bremen, to train for the world cham plonship Aght on June 22 ni New fallen to few. Barney Ross, the chance at the title is not comforting.
the moment. The I am told that an audience at the competitions in all commands at the world tour. or in the Yankee Stadium between Jewish-American, was the last to
end of April, many people were ing better at heheld Board's appeal
ls to b stewards
In keeping Schmeling and Joc Louis.
complete n double,
with the talent of the team. After a so that his case may be myslined. Since then the War Office latest results are more
has elaborated on the statement in Schmeling told press reporters that the light-weight und welter crowns requested he was convinced, he would disprove simultaneously. Lynch seems to presented.
an attempt to clear up the situation, short tour of Canada, the boys will sull for home and by the time they to do like-
The War Offee dentes press reports After studying motion pictures of the validity of the proverb "Never have the qualifications
reach London, they will have played various fights, Louis now claims he come back" and would bring the wise in the fly-weight and bantam-
that sport bus Interfered with Army
more football in nine months thon has a perfect defence for himself championship title back to Germany, divisions.
work. The statement made by the
"For some time many people do in a whole life-time. and knows how to get him there so}-Trans-Ocean,
War Once slates: past there has been a tendency for
දසු-
any one receiving or administering cope or artificial stimulants in any manner should be excluded from German's puzzing style-chin participation in amateur sports or the veret up and sidewise stance-was Olymple Games.
what puzzied him. He couldn't use his effective left jab and hook all for he couldn't get in close enough.
7) A forfeit paid to a participant or to a team in view of securing por- ticipation in contest, is it or is it not to be considered as an offence even greater than an indirect way of ob- talning reimbursement for lost sa- Jory?
ht
Bremerhaven, May 4.
g? *Thin, in Likely do be, the test felded by the -Craigengower C.C. In the First Division of the Lawn Bowls League during the present season, Last Saturday, the opening of the 1938 campaign, these players defeated Jast year's cliampions, the Club de Recreio, at 'King's Park by eight shots,
when
HARD TO UPHOLD
It plans work out and Jeffra is brought here to meet Lynch, n curlous position will be created. The British bantam champion is Man- chester's Johnny King, who could be relied upon to create quite a nolse If Lynch had preference over him.
The Board of Control Inld it thosyn In the past that no fighter should hold two illes-which edlet was later upant by middle-weight champion Jock McAvoy when he took the British cruiser-weight title from!
and the
an
Cricket Tourists Win Easily
Worcester Boaten By An Innings
London, May 3.
the number of competitions in various Almost A Froak forms of sport to inereuse to such an extent that sport facilities were in
danger of being confined to a limited MANY people are of the opinion that W. J. O'Reilly and E. L. number of expert athletes ut the expense of the great majority who McCormick will be the most, dan- were not so sklled. The underlying gerous bowlers in the Australian principle of Army sport is to give touring cricket team in England this healthy recreation to as many men summer. To those who hold this as possible; and in order to ensure view, L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith has that this aim is attained a review of given an early reply, lu the very existing competitions has been talking first match against Worcestershire, place for some time, with the result the Guardsman took eight wickets Eddie Phillips with a knock-out. The Australian touring criekelers that some of these are now being for 90 runs, while O'Reilly had only It was a dimcult theory to uphold. Util Worcestershire by on eliminated. This decision will not one for 77 and McCormlelt none for anyway. If a boxer is good enough innings and 77 run.
affect the major championships
and
44. Few people realise Fleetwood- A match- In reply to the tourists' score of competitions which have been in Smith's potentialities os
the freaks of in the fixed weight classes because 541 (Bradmon 250), Worcester made force for many years past. No ques-winning bowler. Born on. March 30,
tion
has arisen of sport interfering 1910, lie s one of of dual champions. They only de- 268 (Lyttleton 80, Cooper 61) icon with military training, since appra cricket. Naturally right-handed, he
first innings and 198 the second. fend one championship aní a time.
hours are and always have such addity that he is now the only Look to bowling left-hand, and with allotted to them." This, however, does not apply in Worcester had 99 on the board for no
to rule two divisions, why shouldn't he? There can never be confusion
It is ex-
At one stage in the second Innings that sport donerally would left-handed googly, bowler in Test
J
captured
the case of heavy-weight, the wicket. Bull was the chief contri- not be curtalled, but extended to give cricket, a "natural" ball comes in evidently the Beard thinks it docs. They mean to call on Tommy Farr butor with 09,
the ordinary Tommy a chance to from the off instead of going away who Fleetwood-Smith,
towards the slips. The now Lb.w. shortly. Either Ben Foord or Eddie
take part in the games he liked to Phillips will be his challenger; but elight wickets for 98 runs in the arst play. The order would be extended law is a great help to him and it will the Board have ruled that the night innings, foult three for 38 to-day, to all Commands. It would bring in be surprising it he does not take a will involve only the British title. while O'Reilly had three for $0. far more ordinary players, and fewer crop of wickets by this method, Ic
McCormick, ie Australian teams *pecialists.
FARR PUZZLE
The Empire crown, they say, will only fast bowler, who was no-balled
be dealt with later this, to answer 10 times In the first innings for Tourists Improving
to Larry Galna's application to com- stebbing over the bowling pala for it.
was no-balled four times to-day.THOSE in Hongkong who had the pleasure of meeting the Islington "Now, the Empire tillo is hold by Reuter,
Creast,
10, however, it clumsy Bolder, definitely, not up to Australian standard, and one of the worst "bata In any class of cricket, This is bin second tour in England. In 1934 he took 100 wickets.
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