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Mr Wymer Discovers

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL, 6, 1950.

THE RULES IN FORCE ARE NEW ENOUGH-BUT THE GAMES ARE VERY OLD

BY BERNARD · DARWIN

To compress into a single volume the story of 2,000 years of sport is a task from which the most adventurous author might draw back. Yet Mr Norman Wymer has come near to attempting it in his lately published book, “Sport in England" (George Harrap, London). Wire- history but ly, he says that he does not intend it for an exhaustive

rather for a "Survey of the development of the pastimes of the people," and even that is a tremendous undertaking, of which I find it hard to suggest even the barest outline.

The word "sport" is here used in its most comprehensive sense. In its more particular meaning of the chase in various forms, England has, of course, no mono- poly and can claim no precedence. That belongs to all races from the days when primitive man pursued his food in order to live. As far as England is concerned. William the Conqueror brought with him from Normandy in 1066 a new code and language of hunting which appeared fantastic and affected in the cars of the Saxons. Foxhunting, which with the natural changes of the countryside from open forest to enclosure, gradually superseded stag hunting, we may, I think, claim as a pre-eminently national sport of which Englishmen have spread the gospel in other lands; but it is most of all in point of games and athletic sports that the Englishman has been an originator and a missionary.

The disciples have by this time in many cases beaten the master. It could not be otherwise when certain games such as football and lawn tennie and golf have spread to the ends of the earth, when boxing is a universal pastime and the Olympic Games bring together all races. But England does still retain a certain unique position as the source of the oldest law and tradition.

by

controlling bodies, they are by population are part of the bad played tennis at Cambridge.

England's XI

the

But lawn teans, as a with

recognised

1875. from only

game

withi

The

year

The history of some games which has spread most widely called today by way of distinc-

experimented or less rough-and-of all. It was originally some- tion, had more tumble, popular pastimes coes thing in the nature of a cheer knocking balls about on grass

rackets, back into the mists of time. fut free-fight held on the day with tennis

I know But, put un a regular footing, of some festival of the church, that my father and uncles, who with appointed law-givers and

which EL

did so on our lawn in Kent contrast extremely nodeti. There

Wis a ball and there in some home-made, rudimen- Take football, for example, were goals, often some miles tary game of their own,

apart, and the object Tity to

ruies, dales force

balls

the through enemy's gooi. but roughly after Major Wingfield had op- speaking any method of compiled for a patent for the game It, short of murder,

was per-pile missible, and Sir Thomas Elyot, which he called "Sphairistike"

In It (of course that

shortened writing in 1531, saw

Was

court "Nothing but beastly fury and to "Sticky"}, extreme violence whereof pro- narrowing at the waist like an credeth hurtc".

hour-glass. And then there is

that the though DISAPPROVED OF

Bolt

world Yet, though disapproved of owes to Scotland not England; that is "half as old as time" in and somelimes positively for.. London, Apr. 5-Eng-bidden, football survived

na and its own country, but as far land's soccer team to meet grew milder in more civilised England is concerned the real Scotland at Hampdon Park times. The schools fostered it, boom in golf only came in the on April 15 was chosen as having games of their own which 1800's, when even I, then play- varied to some extent accordinging it as a small boy in brown follows:

Holland shorts

and red, sun- geographical peculiarities, Williams (Wolverhampton) such as the famous Wall at burnt legs, can remember the of the goal; Ramsey (Tottenham Hoi- Eton College,

which gove its feeling of being and character to the Wall elect, devotees of a strange and

unknown religion.

NOT TOO ANCIENT So it seems that

games, in

spur)

Against Scotland

and Aston United), backs;

nome

(Manchester Wright (Wol-Game. verhampton), Franklin, (Stoke) Some of the urban schools, and Dickinson (Portsmouth), such as Charterhouse and West-

onc

UMPIRE'S VIEW

218

Chicago White Sox catcher Eddie Malone, with his back to you, of Altadena, Calif., gets ready for a pitch The from hurler Bob Kuzavá, of Wyandotte, Mich. Sox are in there pitching as the spring training scason gets under way in Pasadena, Calif., and the kinks are worked out of winter muscles.

ALLEN-PRATESI FIGHT TO BE FOR WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE

London, Apr. 5.—The British Boxing Board of Con- trol will recognise the fight between Terry Allen, of

Honore Islington, North London, and

Pratesi, of France, which takes place at Harringay on April 25, as for the world flyweight title, which was recently vacated by Rinty Monaghan of Belfast.

At a conference in London today, Mr J. O. Fane, the Chairman of the Board, also referred to the bantam- weight contest between Danny O'Sullivan, the British Champion, and Luis Romero, of Spain, which is due to take place at Harringay on April 25.

Basketball Is Slowly Establishing Itself

As A Sport In England

Basketball, America's biggest contribution to the gamut of International sports, is making a slow but sure growth in Britain. The present year has seen the Introduction of a most successful tournament among the universities of England: the inauguration of a series between the senior universities of Oxford and Cam- bridge; and the staging of a championship between the three Armed Services.

The University Championship, open to all members of the Universities Athletic Union, was won by Leeds; the Oxford-Cambridge encounter which is an entirely private inter-varsity affair, onded in a win for Oxford by 47-11; and tho Services championship went to the Army, with the Royal Air Force second and the Royal Navy third,

The present year has also seen development in other directions "International" maiches betwean England and Scotland have taken place and a number of the big professional soccer clubs hove adopted basketball

as a regular part of the training routine.

The soccer men have found that hnake bail helps them to make speedy use of an open space and a rapid interchange of positions on the field of play, EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS

clubs and poly- In youth technics the appeal for bask:- ball is growing appreciably. Ang at long last the Amateur Baskot. hall Association of England and Wales is

is able to point to real evidence of progress.

a summer

In England the busketball en the managemonty of ice rinks thusiasts are only just on the revealed a keen interest to pro- fringe of overcoming the misap-mote the game as prehension that their game is a feature. But war in Europe Palasy" one.

called a halt to the scheme. It This is because it is confused was during the war, of course, with netball, the highly popular that some of the best basketball team game at the girls' schools. play ever seen in this country Indeed, when a letter from the ook place. It was played by Amateur Basketball Association members of the American ser- went to the schools attempting vices and I recall that London's packed to foster the game, the consensus vast Albert Hall was of replies from the headmasters tight with spectators eager to was they were not interested in see the finals. Another. Ameri- can basketball treat was served starting "notball" at thelr up in 1948 during the Olymple schools.

Games, when the representa- This misunderstanding of ban-tives of Uncle Sam retained the

110 ketball has adways riled British fans. But they have had no greater oak than the Americans, who had to break

methodical

title they won in 1938.

HIGH-PRESSURE

This high-pressure version of For years officials of the Na-down the prejudices of the basketball has proved itself a 1lonal Association have tried to rame invented by Dr James A. crowd puller in Britain. But it drive home the merits of bas- Naismith, director of physical is only the few ultrakeen who ketball. The game has never education at the YMCA College go to watch the home players, caught on because the British In Springfield, Mass., in Januray, even on the bit occasions like

the national championships, version is less speedy, dramatle, 1892.

The British standard has no It was a slow, vigorous and clever than the American, which some 10,000,- game with strict rules in regard

publle appeal. The officials of

association national GCO folk annually

to bodily contact and was playe pay to rec.

of it. They A good idea of the vast differed mostly as a pleasant and easy ence can be obtained from the form of exercise. fact that a London boy evacuee during the war falled to get ante his American high school team, but on return here found him- self candidate for the British | were changed to provide 10- Olymple team.

centives to the attack.

BADMINTON

FINALS

TONIGHT

they

nrt

conscious fully know that for some time yet content with must be Thirteen of the original rute survived for 40 years.

small-time activilles and yet all Then the time neck more and more rveruits. That they are getting Rules the recruits is now apparent. A few years time. Ray at the Games of 1952, we Olymple

the legislators decided the game needed

pepoing up.

INCREASED INTEREST

shall be able to judge whether or not the national standard is

Christian Science Monitor.

1

Army Lose

Youth became Increasingly rising-Sydney Skillon in the Interested and Its popularity spread like a prairie fre. Pro- fessionalism, after Д

shaky start, became armly established 11 and by the end of the 1930's, had become Amerien's No. spectator sport, Ita credits were recognised abroad to such an extent that the rules were The last of the season's translated into 30 languages.

Badminton Colony Open

The box-office aspect of the Championship Finals takes now style of basketball was niso place this evening at Kow-recognised in England. In 1930 loon Cricket Club. Play com. mences at 7,80 p.m.

At the conclusion of to- night's games Lady Gran- tham will present the trop

the Governor

Danley (Chelsea) and Langdonwards a dribbling rather thas day, do not go back very far pilcation to recognise the con- other European rings is to be hies to the winners.

(Bolton) forwards.

reserves to travel will carrying form of the game.

be

get

but

SCORPIÓNS v.

His

THE REST ON MONDAY

Mr Fare sald that they had j The question of re-admitting not yet received any oMeinl ap- German boxers into British and

test ns world" bantamweight | discussed at the conference of title fight

the European Boxing Union in Excellency "Manuel Ortiz is still the Madrid in May,

will also attend. World Champion and we cannot "Several countries are titl

The first match will see K. S. application from someone," Mr Fane said..

in 1823 that men have raced one another take any action until we have on," said Mr Fane, "but Too and Benzin Saw-meet each of the Senior

when

half-backs; Finney (Preston minster, were cramped by the the new colemn and elaborate North End), Mannion (Middles-nature of their playgrounds, form that we know them to- brough), Mortensen (Blackpool), and were naturally drawn to-

it is more

to surprising

or less And that this is more the other hand, true of athletic sports. Rugby, an Watson (Sunderland) and M- had ample playing fields, and Ever since the world began burn (Newcastle).

it was only Nine of the men chosen were nugby's game assumed its out-running la an accomplishment breathing, and In the Football League XI which standing characteristic

as as natural only changes from Webb Ellis, "with month, the

a fino dia-

100 are just over that side being Finney Hancocker at outside-right and as played in his time".

suddenly year

There was pedestrianism to notion of Bentley for Daily at inside-left. had the luminous

Finney was originally chosen picking up the ball and running England before that; in the 17th century Mr Pepys, the English for that game

and fast as he diarist, went to Hanstead Downs but withdrew with it ng far

will could owing to injury, Bentley

the enemy go towards

to Бес a race between the Duke sironghold.

of Richmond's running foo:mon famous tiler, and o certain

beat the Scollish League last that daring Iconoclast, William yet the Arst sports, formally

for regard for the rules of football organised, old.

to the centre, allowing Mannion

to

come Reuter.

inside-left.

by the most diplomatic

| pensement. in ni

Falkenburg Quits

Falkenburg, who was expect-

ed to be

Taken

later with

Rangers In Scottish Cup Final

the

To Recreio

At Hockey

Army suffered their first League defeat of the season at the hands of their nearest rivals, Recreio "A", yester- day evening.

A large percentage of the In- serport players were again scon action, after a gruelling The Scorpions, Champions week-end, but a greatly im

Division of proved standard of hockey was Hero willeen in this needle match. League, are prepared to allow other for the newly inaugurated the Cricket

of the day was Gerry Gosano, thel boxers to fight Germans Schoolboys' Singles Utle. In Germany. It is obvious that These two players, last week, meet the Rest of the First who netted three goals.

Army It can only be a matter of those as

Division XI at Chater Road partners annexed the again is the box is represented Schoolboy's Doubles Champlon on Monday, commencing at which

60 8.m.... in the boxing rings of the ship. They have world."Router.

often together they must know The Rest will be reprocented short and long commer each other's weaknesses. It will

of wits, both by A. D. Panton (RAF), Cop forced during this period but real battie ៦.ជ.

toin, N. E. Arthy (Optimists), Recreio'n strong anashes and

drop shols if necessary.

Final Acceptors

For Great Metropolitan

politan

Fol

and

Reuter.

be ru

rather unlucky All-India Rowing

Regatta Starts

dominated for the ten minutes during which time the bali did not leave the Recreio hatt. Both

do-or-die

boys have

жете

defensive

can change to well placed short Oakley (Commandos). tactics saved the situation.

G. N. Gosano (Recreio), G. A, Souza

a

of the

and

has

to

mace

A

extended.

fast

From the

once

be playing his fret International

gainst a home country, his only Other schools gradually adopt-of

Army deservedly took the (Craigengower}, A. R previous appearance for Englanded the tugby code, but there ce

and

The second game on the pro- Ritchell (IRC), 8. Kermani lead when Daniels lost

an spectacular courtiers backed, being against Sweden at Stuck were a great many who suck whom King Charles II and his

Bolo run through, holin : May.

their own; in fact, there was their money, but there was no

gramme is the Junior Mixed (KCC), T. H. Lean (Univer-bealing several defenders before Glasgow, Apr. 5.. ——, A Compared with the side which an almost infinite variety of

C. Doubled. Mr and Mrs W. such thing as a meeting till the

J. Cullen (Army), R. C. Chuna

sity) bent Italy,

there are several rules all over the

have country. In Royal Military Academy at crowd of 70,000 saw Ran-

From a goalmouth clearance, stiff opposition in Corfield (Army) and L. White with a rising shot.

Recrelo attacked and a break alterations, Dickinson for Watson the 1880's there was a resolute

Woolwich, near London, held gers win through to the London, Apr. 5.-The final A. D. Brown and Mrs Rosario. (R. Navy). In the half-back line while only effort made to harmonise

is an exceptionally strong nil one in 18ÁÐ.

Chung

Anyone unable to play is away by Gerry Gosano found final of the Scottish Cup acceptors for the Great brun player who can execute all kinds but

there remain the various codes, Finney and Mortensen

contact Wing-Cdr. the Army defence Exeter

Oxford, competition College,

Handicap, to beating by of the forwards, Rowley, Penr-was one fundamental difference,

over two miles and a quarter of shots or coal sing with A. D. Panton, telephone 34121, Moving into the circle, he sent

number, asked between carrying san and Frongalt having been thint

and followed a year

forceful player

the ball past Rogers, ou. Face and a few lowly Queen of the South by at Epsom on Tuesday, April 10, Brown is

WAL ext. 444, as soon as possible. Benzo good positional

Play continued at 糖 replaced, with Mortensen moved dribbling. not to be overcome cross country

Kowloon Cricket Club, Cham- ap-fat races, not so much because 3-0 in their semi-final replay were announced today,

at retrieving They

are (with they wanted to run as because at Hampden Park today.

pains of the Junior League, will pace, with Recreio slightly hold welghts): amazing power shole,

difference in be meeting the Rest of the ing the initiative. There is Fedor Queen of the South put up a of the Colleze

II (0 stone), Now or some members

of the ladies. Mra So the two parties went their were so

SECOND HALF Never (8:13), Parker's Peace the play with thegame fight but Rangers asserted disgusted

Courier

playing fine Second Division XI at KCC on (8:10) dribblers wretched horses on which they their superiority in the second

(8:0),

Garter Rosario has been

The soldiers went into the Saturday, commencing at 1.45 separate ways. The fonned the Football

attack from the restart. From Associa had disported themselves in the half, when they

all Knight (8:5), scored

Le Hero (8:4), badminton this season and p.m.

Colony throo reached (stone), tion in 1803, the carriers

The Rest of the Junior Divia corner, Donlels sent in a good the annual steeplechase.

Ami (8:3), Foials three goals and well earned the Rugby Union eight years later. Most of our sporting history right to meet East Fife in the Bouquiniste (7:13), Tschuggan Championship semi-finals,

(7:12), was defeated, in two and session will be represented by AE shot which Garcia saved at the d'Eper ne part

whole of the

Coup 1189 not really taken very long final on April 22. Los Angeles, Ap.. 5.- story of football those are in the making. s far as 119

ilg A fost frat half

contained Slovak, Phalorain and Molcomb cessful in to-night's competition. Noronha (Rccrelo), D. E. Re-expense of a corner.

Margie has a greater variety of medios (Recreio), B. Dhabher resultant hit, Gardner put in an

D. F. (7:11), Gurrier (7:9), Stipend Bob Falkenburg, who won the modern dates,

Bottomley equally hard shot, but but when we later developments

(KGVS) bra con- plenty of Cup-tle excitement

K Welch 1948 Wimbledon

(Com-again Garcia kept his goal in- Fox (7:8), Atomie strokes than Mrs Chung and lawn tennis think of the vast subsequent cerned, and Rt is atill being with the Rangers always slight and Blac

Power (7:7), Amiris (7:0), Brown can match Chung on play

G. Dean (Comman- tact. title, has announced that he is development of the game, even made almost from day to day. by the better team. Williamson Noble Bill and Tarka (7:4)-- the ladies may eventually win dos), Eric Ho (University), S. E. Fighting back, Gosano nettod leaving the game to become the in the present century, they Even in the last half century opened

scoring three

the game for their partner,

M. Bux (IRC). G. Birks (R. with an almost impossible shop, operator of an ice cream com- appear posiilvely prehistorie. there have

pastimes minutes after the interval, but come

Navy)

C. Hughes (Dockyard), as he was smothered on the pany in Rio de Janeiro.

BRIEF HISTORY hitherto unknown here, speed-Queen of the South continued

LADIES' DOUBLES

and H. Davenport (RAF). ground by three other players, way riding and ice hockey and to fight gallantly.

A solo offort by Gardner look. Lawn tennis, almost as wide- tablo tennis, n strong contender for

each with its However, a

Anyone unable to play is asked

when he the United States Davia Cup spread as football, has a really wargs and

In the Ladles Doubles Chem to contact A. E. Noronha, tel.ed really dangerous, frantic body of penalty midway through the team this year, said he would brief history. I suppose that followers. What will BOTIC

half proved the death blow.

pionship the holders Mr IL F 58040, ext. 13 (office) or 66270 was brought down just tusics the 25. The umpire awarded b sall

Gonsalves and after the River Oaks those who had played the an-successor of Mr Wamer's have Young scored from the epat

Misa Margaret (house) as soon as possible.

corner and Gardner Xavier, have experienced tournament, at Houston, Texas, Jeltat and noble game of tebals,

hence? kick.

KCC JUNIORS a century ..record

Finlay added, the third

Madras, Apr. 5.-The later this month.-Reuter,

court tennia as it is sometimes Who can tell?

rat opponents in Mrs goal-Reuter.

The following will represent RCcmade no mistako, when he sent All-India postwar

Garcio Rowing and Mrs A. Tamworth. The The Railing, VA C. Bond. D. never saw.

"sizzler" which A. T. in Y. Rest; c. J. Emith. Regatta, commenced here today bolders had convincing win

The climax-camu, with LUT- with three preliminary heats of over the Recreio pair Mas M, G. While, R. G. Labrum, B. N. Manley, V. C. Seymour, E. Randall,

Out- the 1,000-yards event,

Riblero and Mrs Rosarlo in the Guest W. I. Cowis, 12th Man. prising suddenness, when clubs one from semi-final. whereas Eight boat

teres, receiving the ball from Mrs Stokes E. A. Lea. Colombo, four

waist-high int Alves, centred from Calcutta, ond partner were hard put to

the circle which G. Gosano des one from Bombay, one from beat two comparative newcomers

Perected into the top comer uif Madras and one from Karachi-to the game, Miss Ramsey and Corps at Bdokunboo On Saturday the net entered

for the Regatta, the Miss Greenhalgh. It will be commencing at 1.45 p.m. M. 9.

THE TEAMS finals of which will be rowed on

to watch this Beevers (Captain), J., Mcfar most interesting

fano, A. 17. Pinnell, St. A.. Free

Recreio "A"-Garcia; Nery, T. Crabtree, A.

Sequeiro, Need man, D. Garung Kolateholl | Gonsalves, In today's heats the Colombo game which is an open affair.

The highlight of the evening Kuruneru, V Rowing Club won one and the

Senior Men's Doubles. Thbotson, K Wither and T. Ferrei] Alves; B. Gorano, Jr. Remedios,

Morques, G. Gosano, Gutteres, powerful Calculia Rowing Club is the

Robert Toy and Patrick Wong.

ArmyRogerson, Crawford, won the other two-Reuter..

who won the title last year, al-

Stubbe; Skipworth, Fitzgibbon, though now nearing the veteran

Lamble, McKenzie, Gradner; Daniels, Humphreys ever. Tay is undoubtedly chu

TODAY'S GAMES Commandos v. Nomads University this season. He hes two

won

The Arellano

lost to South BNRC No. 1, 5.30 pm, Umpires, to date and will go all out basketball team titles Montgomery, Punjab, Apr. 5- complete the hat-trick" to Chinn A.A. last evening at Caro: WO. Smith, Sgt. Maj. Scott

Recreio

V. University, The match between the Mont- night. The opposition is the Une Hill by 70 points to 48.

Umpires, Mr gomery District Sports Associa-

K. Leo and strongest possible, C.

The game was played in & Recreto, 6.30 pm. Blinke, Mr. Guest, tion and the Ceylon cricket W. F Too. This pair were intense atmosphere.

The week-end, being Easter, tourists ended in a draw today devastating form In the semi- Beorem wora: 20 m

A.A.-Lee Chuck the Axtures are uncertain, Lum South China Ceylon scoring 105 runs for the final against Cordon :

man 10. Chan Sing-kut's, Loo Fing will be published on Fridaya lose, of: Over wickets in their and J. Koo. If the same cheung Poon Bark-lim 15, LA CRUSADERS” ATLAM second innings before stumps form is produced tonight it shut-hung 11 Chiu Bing-moose Lodewing will represent

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