A.S.I. Gispert (1903-1942)

It was sometime during 1937 when Gispert (or simply "G" as he was known to his friends) acquired a taste for the paper chase with the Springgit Harriers in Malacca (also in Malaya ). Shortly after being transferred by his accounting firm to Kuala Lumpur he gathered together a number of fellow expatriate businessmen to form a harrier group. The first run was held in in December 1938 and the founding members included Cecil H. Lee, Frederick "Horse" Thomson, Eric Galvin, H.M. Doig, and Ronald "Torch" Bennet.

When local authorities wanted a legal registration of the club, the "Kuala Lumpur Harriers" would have appeared a logical choice for the name, but, "G" decided instead to use the nickname for the Selangor Club where a number of the local harriers both lived and took their meals. Due to its lackluster food, the dining room was commonly referred to as the "Hash House."

The philosophy of the original Hash House Harriers from the 1938 charter:

• To promote physical fitness among our members
• To get rid of weekend hangovers
• To acquire a good thirst and to satisfy it in beer
• To persuade the older members that they are not as old as they feel