1941-01-23 — Page 6

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 23, 1941,

Pilgrim's Hockey Notes

Serious Accidents May Arise Out Of "Sticks"

Alice Marble-Outstanding Woman Athlete For 1940

A Landslide Vote

Players Expect Much Latitude ASSN. TOURNAMENT triumph in being named No. 1 male athlete of the year in the

From Umpires: Rigid Ruling

PLAYERS generally expect too much latitude from umpires for breaches of Rule 10. I have seen teeth knocked out and badly cut faces from smashed spectacles arising from "sticks.”

NATURAL WEAKNESSES

This Rule was undoubtedly created in the long ago to prevent such accidents as these. If infringements are made and umpires are lenient, the game gets out of hand,

"Pilgrim'

Selects

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for human nature being what it is, players will take ad- Interport XI

Punjabs Beat

Random Khalsa By Only

Goal Scored Jottings

Umpire's Bad Ruling

on

was Been,

In Tournament Game

NEW YORK, Dec. (AP),-Mr Harmon, meet the now champion, Alice 1. Marble of California and Now York.

looked as if Tom Harmon had won a pretty decisiva

Associated Press poll (30 first-place votes).

Minor Placinga

But the Harmon landslide | Rawls-Thompson of Florida, swim- shrinks to a small pebble rolling ming, none and 4. down a small hill compared with the vote for Miss Marble as out- standing woman competitor of 1940.

Seventy

MONG the minor point-winners A were Sonja Henle Topping, who hasn't been a compellllve athlete for several years, but invariably gets Cochran, Iwo sports experts n mention: Jacqueline throughout the country took part in whose nomination thus brings avin-

of IN A TOURNAMENT fix

tion under the heading the voting. All but seven put the Catherine Dewey, whose Lake Placidi ture the Marina ground

tennis queen, also the winner in 1930, (N.

V. Y.) Debsled team bent a men's last Sunday, the Punjab_Rogi- It was

at the head of the list. She got 65 combine for the National A. AU. ment beat Khalsa 1-0.

IN AN IMPORTANT game first-place votes, nine seconds and title Just winter, and Hazel Walker unfortunate, that the ground

was rather played during the week-end, a three thirds (this total of 77 votes Krutcher of Little Rock, Ark., who made the A, A. U. All-America wo- was soft which

the fact that m

men's basketball team for the 11th against good hockey. Never bad decision given by one of being explained by I NOTICE in a morning con- jtheless a keen and hard-fought the umpires cost one of the several ballots gave her first, second kiraight year and won the national free throw title for the ninth time and ten leading teams the loss of a and third place) and 210 polnis. vantage of a non-too-strict umpire, not only in regard to

in 10 years. temporary that the first trial match

Just as she stood so far above Rule 10 but with regard to others, too.

FINAL STANDINGS I am in no way try

the amateur tennis fleld that she

Alice Marble, tennis finally turned pro for lack of cometty Jameson, golf, I have notul a growing ten-¡of the rules.. If this were done, play for the Interport is to be held minutes before the interval Point in the Association Tour. but for the satisfaction of the

petillon (and $25,000). she fulshed dency this season for defenders would not only improve all round next Saturday on the Club Ashref scored the only goal of nament.

enormous ground at 3.30 p.m., and ac- the match after clever coming to criticise the umpire, team concerned, it must be

so far ahead In the point standing Improvement In finesse and comcording to the list of players bination on the left flank. to tackle forwards (who look but there would be an

Khalsa should have equalised a admitted that the official was

there hardly was a second. like becoming dangerous) from Binations, constructive passing and published I would like to re-

generally: lookers-on behind on the left and to put tram work their right hands on their men would have a more spectacular game mind the Selectors that several few ininutes later when Gurbachan definitely at the

bully was awarded against Mohd. omitted.

Akrim for foul play. while using their lefts and sticks to watch and this would make for very good names have been Singh broke through, but n penalty

increasing popularity. to recover possession of the ball,

A peculiar incident followed-does not intend to protest, though Then with a push either sending

As the Penalty Bully Rule should Akram, who was defending, was they have good reason to do so. his man down or putting him

cautioned three times it succession be brought into force more often, during the bully and yet allowed out of his stride.

Generally the man goes down, and

I have seen numerous cases of this

in what is accepted as Arst-class hockey,

BADMINTON LEAGUE

Players say that they do ant obtain Matches Played In

any advantage from "slicks." This

Js curious fallacy.

To prove it; Take a free hit from

the goal Hue and perioit "sticks" for

the hit, and then mark the distance

"B" Division

In the division of the badminton

I would like to-draw attention to the following (including all ranks of ibe Services should they be per- mitted to leave the Colony:

Right backs-te Stickley (Mids.) and Pte Taylor (RE.),

Left Bucksackburn (Police),

-Kishen Singh (H.K. 5.3.A.) and

and Right

Ure (Mids.) Halves-St and R.

(Recreio). Marques Centre-halves. Crowley (Mids.) and R. J. Reed (Nomads),

Singh Right wing-Karminder (Khalsa) is worth a trial and is

Police.

The team has decided to accept the oflcial's decision ns final and

a fourth attempt, when be eventu-pecially in League games, and as ally got the ball out of the circle. some umpires lack full knowledge of its operation. I shall comment on A goal should have been awarded this Rule next week. to Khalsa after the first bully, but the umpire for some reason thought

otherwise.

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T the last meeting of the Hong- kong HA. Council, it was de- that the Interport match cided Sunday, March 2 has been nomin- ated, and it now depends on Macao to accept this date.

Votes Pte. 0 210

Marforie Gesiring, diving .... Patty Here, golf ***** Babe Didrikson-Zalirias, golt .... Lorraine Fisher, swimming Katherine Rawis-Thainpson, swim's

Three points each-Sonja Henle Topping vote). duro kiling: Helen Jacobs, tennis; Stolia Walsh.

This doubtful distinction, in any tone first-place event, was won by cheerful Betly track.

Mrs Lela Hall. trap-slooting; Dorothy Jameson of San Antonio, Texas, Two points cach-Biarion Miley golf: who got four firsts and 80 points for Poynton Hill, diving, Maddy Horn, speed the quite considerable feat of win-skating: Nancy Merki, swimming. ning the U. S. women's golf title for skin: Jacqueline Cochran, aviation the second year in a row,

One point ench-Joan Tozter, figuro Mary Moorman Ryan, wimming: Helen Eleanora Karlson, Criankovich, diving! swimming: Pat Laursen, skeet shooting: Hazel Crutcher, basketball; Helen Tone- ka, swimming: Patay Ryan, swimming: Phyllis Katherine Dewey, bobslediting: Ollo, golf; Glennia Collet Vare, golf.

Miss Gestring Third WITH points awarded on a 3-2-1 basia, only five alliers got more than three points. They were Mar- jorie Gestring, Los Angeles diving SWIMMING EXHIBITION star, 31 without a first-place vote!

Members of the Rikkyo University who like Miss Marble, turned pro swimming team, who recently competed this year, one Arst and 23 points; with great success in the Philippine championships, will give an exhibition western Babe

Didrikson-Zaharias,

In the European Y.M.CA, pool to-day open golf winner, two and 15; Lont 3 pm. A charge of $1 will be made, raine Fisher of New York, swimming 50 per cent, of which will be donated

and D, and Katie to charity. chumpion, notte

that the ball has travelled. Repent/league last night, St Andrew's beat Pollen much faster than Teja Singh of the goal and the tendency to get offside against Macao be played this year. Patty Berg, Minneapolis golf nea|

beat Jewish

-1. Kowinon beat St John's 5-4 and observe the strict ruling victoria Recreation Club shot but and then note the difference that the Recreation Club 5-4,

Scores:

this

ball has travelled.

Sgt Denyer (inside-right) and Sgt Helmburg (centre-forward) of the

is it fair to shoot at a goal-keeper

St Andrew's at home, bent Police 8-1.. Engineers and Pte Sheehan (in- FFincher and F. hea! W. side-leff) of Middlesex, are all worth Kow beat a trial. I hope the Selectors will not with the force, that can be obtained Giles and 1. from "sticks"? And an umpire in Dugeda and J. Ferrier 21-3, beat Sl overlook them. right to whistle for these infringe and J. Shepherd 21.3.

ments.

Gordon

A. E. Brown and 8. A. Gray beat Gilles and Gordon 31-0, beat Dingsdale and Ferrier 21-8, beat Slu and Shepherd 2-3.

Hp is there to see that the game is played according to die rules governing the game. He has no M. Davies and B. Gillespie lost to Cities and Gordon 15-21, beat Dingsdato and Ferrier 21-3, beat Blu and Shepherd 21-5,

JEWISH R.C. v. V.R.C.

authority-in fact he exceeds his powers to permit infringements to occur. without penalty.

Play To The Rules

it is the opinion of the greater

I number of

'Tho Jewish Recreation Club. lost to Victoria Recreation Club -3.

J. Odell and M. Talan (J.C) lost to D. N. Xavier and S. A RunJahn 21-23, beat AA. Remedies and F. Castro 21-10.

21-12,

and Soares 7-21.

My nominations for the Inter port XI according to form are:

Pie Stickley and

U. B. So, Hassan, W. A. Reed C. Bond; M. and N. Whitley: 2/Lt Ross. AL Akram, Gurbachan Slaghi, L/Cpl Shaw and Narwant Singh,

Reserves. Set Croston (back),

Khalsa were again on the offen- sive, but over-cagerness in front of lost them their opportunities. Later Superiority

were

the

I believe the Portuguese Colony

definitely DUNJABS

superior in the second half and will be holding a Grand Carnival had Khalsa penned in their own half that date. for long periods at a time. Only on two occasions did the visitors look THE Interport Selection Commitiée like notching a goal, but sound de- comprises, Lt Pirie (Army), Lt fence and clever positional play by Gunner (Navy) and Mr K, Hussa Akram at centre-half, robbed them (Civilians). time and again.

Ross's tactics as lender were based

According to information received,

Bet Ure or A. M. Alves (halves), upon speed of attack, and his wing-only officers from the Services' teams E. Fowler and Sgt Holmburg (for-ers kept the Khalsa defence fre-will, it chosen, be able to make the quently guessing. Dhani Ram, at trip. The majority of the players, wards).

left half, gave a fine display, bath in no doubt, will be civilians..

Trial games will be held sometime D. Kwok and E. Keanard lost to A. Lattack and defence.

Kinnisa forwards hung too far up this month. Mr V. M. Benwell is in Flaher and P. Wynter-Blyih 11-2, beat

the Beld when they should have charge of booking arrangements, etc. given their halves more support, and circle. bunched too much in the when they did attack the insides Hassan was the best of the halves, and Souza in goal played his usuni

needs revising, the remedy is in B. Poliak and L. Landau lost to their own hands, but I doubt if the Xavier and Rumjahn 10-21, lost to Re-Anderson and I. 8. fones 21-1, lost L. Smith and P. Wilson beat Fisher International Hockey Board would medios and Castro 21-23, lost to Basta to. Guest and B.. Zimmern 15-21. modify the rule because of the al-

S. Rainier and B. Godkin and Wynter-Blyth 21-13, beat Anderson

21-10. ready existing danger arising from and Rumjaha 8-21, oc lost to Xavier and Jones 21-10, beat Guest and Zimmer Castro 21-7, beat Dasto and Soares 21-14. St John's lost to Kowloon at St John's all.

"sticke."*

Let us play this amateur game according to the wording and spirit

ST JOHN'S V. K.0.0.

R. Maynard and Q, 9. Ladd lost to Fisher and Wynor-Blyth 12-21, lost to Anderson and Jones 0.21, lost to dust and Zimmern 9-21

sound game.

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WHETHER the International Tour-

nament will be held. this season

cussed after the Interport has been played, and at the conclusion of the is still doubtful. This will be dis-

H.K.H.A. Tournament, which will end sometime towards the end of April.

DU

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UE to his being ordered off the field by an umpire for ungentle- manly conduct during_the_Reerelo- CB.A. match some slx weeks ago— Freddie Fowler has been cautioned by the HKHA.

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HE 6th AA. Bty. "A" failed to

THE

put in an appearance at King's Park last Sunday morning, when they were to have met A.N. Others in a League encounter, I under- stand that the latter are claiming full points.

Navy relained their unbeaten record in the quadrangular rugby_tournament yesterday when they beat Pollen, three tries (0) to a dropped-goal (4) after holding an interval lead of 0-4, al- though Police led in the early dinges.

SPORTS ADVT.

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