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Tuesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LUCKY

FOOTBALL OFFICIALS

GIVE ADVICE Cricket TO REFEREES

But Obstruction Rule Not Any Clearer

London, Dec. 1.

Mr. Bert Mce, of Mansfield, Notts, president of the Referees' Association, and long established whistle-while- you-worker, has culled on Mr. Stanley Rouse, Football Association secretary, in a bid to end confusion over the official "N.B."; footnote to Law 12, Section E, writes Stan- ley Hosley in the Daily Mail.

This meeting between a Football Though arferees are delighted at Lage referes and one of Soccer's toftiest officials is almost historie. A eferee may sometimes rise from his Cinderella statu: nad get a personal

but with an F.A. effeial.

TRANSVAAL

HELD BY TOURISTS

M.C.C. Had Worse

Of A Draw

Johannesburg, Dec. 19. The match between the MC.C.

tourists and Transvuni ended in a of the honte side.

¦draw to-day, with honours in favour

Transvaal electured their first inn- ings at 420 for eight wickets (Viljeon 87. Lunglon 58). The tourists re- plied with 288, of which Leslie Ames

runs.

made 100 in a magnificent Innings of i 155 minutes in the course of which he hit two sixes and five fours.

The M.C.C. fail-enders collapsed se progress being inade, they feels the fast bowling of Davies, that last bit about using discretion who took six wivitets for 02 lu all cases" puts them right back Again the MC.C. "all", he took jis

"Same oldest four wickets for only in rum at the beginning again. ts." I heard one comment. "Carry 154 for two wickets when stumps Barting again. Transvaal half made jus so far, then drop us.'

Interstand that one referee of were drawn. Curnow was topsteder

Ph Reuter, many reasons' experience suggested

the only safe! #ut the meeting that

way out of the trouble was to make ja keeper Immune from attack within the six-yard lue (penalty ares).

But it is rare to the point of be g unknown for the F.A. to unbend

Consultation with and go into Leage referee in a major point of policy.

Under Law 12, mints the foot note, It was the custom for referees

His idea was that six-yard in- to allow a defender to protect his munity would prevent an attacker goalkeeper by wording off an atmaking the often idiotic dashes at a tucker irrespective of where the ball goalkeeper which led to his being obstructed by a defender, und which might be.

CONFUSION

Then came the footnote stating

12 was not That Law

Intended to penulise All charging; that charging i was far so long as the players con- verued are Playing The Bill.

This Immediately tipped many re- ferees into doubt and disturbance

and general confusion.

Managers took to asking referees before the match exactly how they were going to Interpret Law 12, so they could let their players know and keep them out of technical trouble. on, hoping But

Tiarassed refereca huning

the F.A. would do sull the F.A.'s answer was a stern "No reply." So the executive de- elded to go to headquarters them- selves.

Result of the Mesars, House-Mec talks was an official F.A. statement which was placed before referees

and discussed at a secret meeting in London last night of League Re- ferees, Section 4 (Southern).

As

follows:-

It ran

were the root of the trouble. This suggestion may re-echo official quarters.

Scottish Cup Draw Announced

In

Senior Clubs Steer Clear Of One Another

London, Dec. 10.

The following is the draw of the "We must point out that there has Arst round of the Scottish Cup, to be been no alteration to the law. The played on January 21: note was inserted to help referees to ifuntley

v. Motherwell

interpret correctly the law concern-Edinburgh C. Y. Stranraer ing charging. During past years de- Kumarnock

fenders have developed the practice

of charging on-coming

forwards Falkirk

without attempting to play the ball Clyde

in order to prevent them from ob- Leith Alfi. taining pussession of the ball.

Rakh R.

"When this his happened in the penalty aren many referees have Falkirk Ama. over-looked the offence; yet when Forfar At the same offence has been committed nlairgowrie in midfield they have promptly pen-King's Park alised the offending player.

"NO ALTERATION"

of

to

v. Berwick Rangers

v. Brechin Cily

v. St. Johnstone

v.

Airdrie

v. Glasgow

Rangers

V. Elgin City

V.

Illbernlan

BADMINTON TIE FOR TO-NIGHT

Bunton

The match in the "A" Division League between the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and University "A"

December 20, 1938.

LAD WINS QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONS

„Pleturn here shows the ease with which Lucky Lad, with Mr. V. V. Needa up, won the Queensland Autmuş Champions on Saturday when the was not playet hast aight, but will last extra race-meeting of the season was held. Lucky Lad paid $39.50 for a win. The overwhelming favourite, Courting Eve, went lame and be decided this evening on the former's court.

Lancashire Chips, the second favourile, was beaten into second place,- Photo by A. V. Wong,

Here And There

With "

'Abe"

Football Also Has Its Uncertainties As Well

a

stopper" but had never seen one here until Whittaker showed us the uses of the "third back," Also it had never struck local backs that an easy way of getting out of corner is to pass the ball back to

tight

Met Three Times Without Result In The F.A. Cup

London, Dec. 19. Meeting to-day for the third time in the second round of the FA Cup. Halifax and Mansfield wore still unable to arrive at a decision,

In the first match played between the two teams, at Halifax, the result was a 1-1 draw. At Mansfield last week, each side scored three goals, but although extra time was played, there was no decision. To-day, neither side was able to score when they met at Doncaster. Extra time again failed to produce goals.

Reuter,

local

the

4-Inch

"Cue" Causes · Snooker Scene

London, Nov. 15.

Alec Brown, playing Tom Nowman in the Gold snooker tourna- ment at Thurston's, London, yesterday, issued a practical challenge on "What is a billiards cue?" by pulling a four-inch cuo like a fountain-pen from his waistcoat pocket, chalking one end, and using it to make a difficult stroke.

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Newman, stuggered, turned used it elsewhere without having a Charles Chambers, the referee, and toul given against me." said: "I say, he can't do that." Chambers said; "In my opinion

this fountain-pen instrument is Brown sked: "Why not? It's a travesty of a cue. It is against the exte. It has a tip. There is no de-surit of the game. finition of a cue in the rules,"

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"Why, they'll be turning up with

A spectator called: "What is the croquet mallets next.""

It la expected that a rule saying sule? Read us the rule.”

what а сис is will result frem Brown's action.

Chambers turned up the rules and read Rule 6-All strokes must be made with the tip of the cue."

PRICKETERS may keep on talking | Colony there were many phases of

about uncertainties their the game entirely new to players in

of game, but quite often even soccerites Hongkong. We had heard of the have their turn to do talking In this respect. The week-end pro- gramme provided two striking in- stances. When the South China "A" met the Royal Scots at Sopkunpoo in the opening match of the season, the Chinese, won by 10-0, displaying the goal-keeper. The Islingtonians an all-round superiority which made taught how to do it, and now this

third-rate is becoming quite common the Scots look like

In before team. Yet on Saturday, the South matches. Furthermore, China "A"

their own playing on

we Islingtonians came,

had never ground at Caroline Hill, were beaten seen such fine and close co-ordina- tion between half-backs and side- by a goal to nil by the Scots in the

Some years ago, he represented return encounter. Though I stated forwards. Now we begin to appre-Canada in the Davis Cup competition, on Saturday that the Chinese would

attacking movements and more recently he has been win- v. 5t.. "Cuthbert not have things their own way,

although very I did not expect that the few local teams have yet been able ning tennis inurels in Shanghal. do not define the size or shape of a

Three or four years ago, he was on újcue." Scols would be able

to develop that fine understanding visit to the

during the grass- as displayed between the Islington nurt

"Nearly every entlaslast has topicely. Apparently, the Chinese Corinthians half-bucks and their and short cue to use in awkward spots.

court chips the Hong- themselves were of the same opinion forwards. But we are learning, and But midway through the tournament. us myself; for, secure in the know- the time will come, no doubt, when when it was obvious that there was ledge of their superiority, they did our halves play a greater attacking: not field their full eldt-and paid part in our matches,

V. Dumbarton

v.

Babcock

and

Allon

1.

Wilcox

Ayr United

Queen's Park

lo

Y.

Celtic

Wanderers confess

V.

Easter Stirling

v. Hamilton

4.

St. Bernards

V.

Girvan

Y

V.

Montrose

V.

Artick

V

Arbroath

"Referces—generally-appear - have taken the view that it is the Burnt Island

St. Mirren ful-back prerogative charge or obstruct an opponent, not Bo'ness in posmension of the ball, in order to Dundee protect the goalkeeper, or prevent his uns

Dundee United opponent gaining possession of the

East Fife ball.

Cowdenbeath

"We again emphasise that there Queen's O'8th. has been no alterntion to the law. A Aberdeen referee will give satisfaction if he Nithsdale enforces the law with regard to Dunfermline charging irrespective of where such Third Lanark charging takes place, and should use Hearts his discretion in all enses

v. Sten'tnulr

V. Alblon R.

Y. Morton

V

Buckle Thistle

Chuchnacudden

Reuter.

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Y. Penlenik

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to turn the

the penalty. Forunstoly for their

could be initiated.

how cjate

hopes in the championship race, the Hecht Turns "Pro" Royal Navy also failed, though it

was only partial failure. Expected

ADISLAUS

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He then penalised Brown seven points, declaring that the "fountain- pen' was not

cue within the meaning of the rules.

Brown said afterwards: "The rules.

*

"I have been carrying this pocket

body In Hongkong who could np-cue, which is properly tipped (and

fountain-pen elip and

him in singles play, he was as a gold recalled to Shanghai. Otherwise the band) for eighteen months. Hongkong title would have been add- cd to his long string of victories.

Hecht, the youn: Farr Slips Again

to beat Kowloon, whom they had Davis Cup player, trounced earlier in the senson, the

May Visit Us Again

a Trans-Ocean

ha:

have

SEABISCUIT VOTED BEST RACE-HORSE

sallors could do no better than draw, devording to of the professional 6TF Tommy Farr beat Lou Nova, and therefore are still a polni bepublished yesterday. He has re-or very shortly afterwards." Thus a he will come home at Christmas hind South China “A”.

rata de signert recent message from England. But Piret Joning Farr was beaten by Nova in their Donal bout, which took place inst Friday. odge-Ellswort: Is he now returning home? It will ines proup. cost him £750 to fight again in ot in the front Englund, if the award of the British nt of leading Boxing; Board of Control

New York, Dec. 12. of that

Charles S Howard's Seabiscult, world player trebt's

amount against Farr in favour of

conqueror of War Admiral In one of Promoter Sydney Hulls stands up in the most spectacular mich races in he amateur cir-law. The award was made in con- le may not lo

turf history, to-day was proclaimed the Farr-Schmeling the outstanding race horse of 1938 nection with

MANY soccer enthusiasts in Hong-

kony 8 recall with pleasure the visit pald us by the 1lington Corinthines at the beginning of the year in the course of their tour round the world. They will no doubt be glad to hear that there is a distinct possibilty of the fungus amateur Euglish football team being with us again in 1940. It has been reported that the Islington Corinthians are making negotiations for more tours, and according to the Rangoon Times, they have written to the Burma Athletic Association on the subject and will be given to understand that they will be welcome if they could go to Burma in September or Octo- ber of that year in the course of their tour to the Far East.

No News Yot

Hecht

negligible. Hecht Menzel, have been

Joss

s great match which never took place, and udge's, for in- in consequence of the award not be writers in the

In a nation-wide poll of spuris Lance; but the in: paid, Farr, the Board claims, has ducted by the Turf and Sports United States con- rery fact that he been suspended everywhere except Digest of Baltimore,

35 rigned

the place where he is doing all his

he dotted lip:| fighting-New York State, where the The rugged five-year-old son of trans that the writ of Mike Jacobs indubitably Hard Tuck and Swing On was named pposition to be runs. Why the visit home of Farr champion over Samuel Rudle's rovided by is contingent on his beating Nova is Man-O'-War's four-years-old son, archo-Slovakia rather puzzling. Possibly the ex-War Admiral, who last year just beat in the Davis Cup planation is that he is by nature a Seabiscuit for the season's highest competition next ihrifty man, and defeat by this new turf honours-United Press.

will be comer to the Jacobs circus would Roderick wipe out all chance of another con- the mainstay test with Joe Louls. It and when

year

and

of the Czech team for years; Farr comes home, however, we may

Menzel, who S No far Mr. Wong' Kn-tsun, of the but

Sudeten expect to hear his name put for- been reclaimed by ward as an opponent for the new South China Athletle Associa

German, has the Reich. Now even Hecht is gone. British champion, Len Harvey. Farr tion, who arranged for the visit of noth Menzel and Hecht are well-would still be a big attraction if he the amateurs to the Colony carly this known in Hongkong, having passed chose to enter a British ring again, year, haatiot heard from Mr. Tom through two years ago. They gave in spite of his many defeats recently. Smith, mannger of the Falingtontans, a sparkling exhibition on the long- After all, he did. relinquish his But, Mr. Wong told me yesterday, kong C.C. courts during their short British Title without being beaten. before Mr. Smith left he sold he stay in the Colony.

would do his best to bring 'unother.||

tcum out to the East in 1940. It Mixed Doubles Title

mence

|A. Cue Described

may be that Mr. Smith is now sort

FOR the first time in the 387-year of feeling his way around. Ho la

history of billiards, the

shape probably writing to the various soc-CONGRATULATIONS to W. A. H. and side of a billard cue were laid cer associations on the route In ("Sticks") Duff and Miss Ann down recently. The Control Council which he intends to travel, to obtain Tylor on their success in the Colony of the Billiards Association, meeting re-action to the scheme, and if they, Mixed Doubles tennis championship. in London, passed this law: "A bil- are favourable, he will then .com-Their victory in the final, played at inrd cue as recognised by the Control arrangements. Hongkong, I the Chinese R.C. on Saturday, over Billiards Association and feel sure, will be pleased to see them Commdr. Kennedy and Miss Madge Council shall be not less than threa here again.

Griffiths was well-deserved, as they feet in length and shall show no were the better balanced pair. While substantial departure from the tradi-, Kennedy and Miss Griffiths were very tional and generally accepted shape steady, it was Duff and Miss Tylor, and form." The reason for this law. NY keen student of the game who were the more brilliant and the was the use by Alec Brown of

cannot have failed to notice that more liable to pull out a winning! "fountain pen" cue, five inches long. the Islington Corinthian team has hot. Duff, of course, has not been in a match against Tom Newman re- left its mark in local football. Be-in Hongkong for long, but he la al-cently. The story of the incident

the amateurs played in the 'ready well-known nguro here.'appears elsewhere in this issue.

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WOULD YOU CALL THIS A BILLIARD CUE?

This picture shows how the balls were placed when Also Brown used his "fountain pen" cos. Cue ball is tucked into pack of reds, and black only playable colour-on lop cushion.