THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1940
UNEVENTFUL
BADMINTON
University Match With Recreio Postponed
BADMINTON
PAIRINGS
Following are leading pairings in the three division of the Badminton League-
“A” DIVISION
C. Au and H. Koh (C.Y.M.C.A.)... P. H. Wong and A. Chang (Chinese
Y.M.C.A.)
'T. J. Ong and F. Koh (Chinese
Y.M.C.A.)
P. 5. Bun and M. 5. Lim (Univer.
sity "A")
C. K. Lee and H. F. Chen (Univer.
sity "A")
Games P. L. W.
9 0 •
RECREIO "B" FAIL AGAINST SENIORS
BAY
(By "ADREM”)
ADMINTON over the week has been particularly un- eventful. There have been no needle matches and the only fixture that might have attracted a certain amount of interest that between University "A" and Recreio in "A" ...Division-was postponed.
9 1 8
6
6 0 €
6 0
P. K. Hul and K. L. Yong (Univer.
alty "A"}
1 4
M. A. Oliveira and A. M. Silva
(Recreio)
6 2 4
F. Koh and C. Y. Yung (Chinese
"Y")
M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios
(Recreio)
L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva
(Recreio)
P. H. Wong and P. C. Lau (Chinese
Y.M.C.A.)
(Recreio)
C. Lau and T. C. Lau (Chinese
"y")
6 2 4
633
J
6 3
1K. S. Yeo and K. L. Hul (Univer.
sity "B")
T. C. Chiu and S. 1.. Young (Uni-
versity "B"}
3.0 3
3 0 9
6 3 3
.C. F. Chlu and 5. C. Loung
(Chung Wah)
6 3 3
C. B. Cheah and K. 8. Low (Uni-
versity "D"")
9 8 3
L. A. Carvalho
and N. Deltrao
3 1 2
1
2
T. C. Pang and K. L. Hui (Univer.
Bity "B")
3
1
2
C. C. Pereira and A. M. Rodrigues
(Recreio)
3. 2
1
3 2 1
6 5 1
'W. C. Choy and ". C.
(Chung Wah
Loung
5 1
3 2 1
3 2
1
S. C. Leung and C. F. Chiu (Chung
Wah)
W. C. Choy and S. 5. Li (Chung
Wah)
C. C. Pereira and A. E. Xavier
(Recreio)
P. K. Chan and K. L. Hui (Uni-
versity "B")
"B" DIVISION
There were only two mixed matches, in both of which the winners did not drop a game.
"A" DIVISION
FIRST DEFEAT FOR WONG AND CHONG
(By “ADREM”)....... Only interesting feature in the “A” Division match be- tween Chinese "Y” and Uni- versity "B" was the defeat of Patrick Wong, former Co- lony champion, and A. Chong their first in nine
They took matters rather too eas
"B" Division-went along as smoothly a as usual, three games. matches being played on Wednesday and all resulting asily against C. B. Chean and K, B. expected.
What should have been a good match on Friday having regard to the encounter in the first round, be- tween the two Recreio teams, was a
complete wash-out and practically the
HOLE IN ONE Playing over the Deep Water Bay the sixth hole, measuring 100 yards, course on Wednesday, T. J. Price did
In one stroke.
same "B" team which led 4-2 and only lost by the odd-game, were un- able on this occasion to win a game.
Nearest approach was when H. F. Gon- "B" DIVISION salves and Miss Maggie Xavier forced L. A. Carvalho and Miss Marie Ribeiro the whole distance, setting and then losing 21-24. Pereira and Mrs. Carvalho also did' well against J. J. Remedios and Miss O. Ribeiro and managed to get 18 aces.
At K.C.C., a setted game between A. L. Fisher and Miss Harker and Norman Smith and Mrs. Penny provided the only thrill in a particularly dull evening. The St. John's pair, however, just managed to win, and preserve the evening's unbeaten record for the three St. John's pairs.
To-night's Badminton
Only one game will be played this evening in the Mixed Doubles Divi- sion of the Badminton League, when Kowloon Cricket Club meet Univer-
sity at K.C.C.
The other game arranged for this evening, between Taikoo and Recreio "B", has been postponed.
A meeling of the Council of Hong Kong Badminton Association will be held in the Board Room of "The South China Morning Post" on Tuesday, Febuary 6, at 5.30 p.m.
Low, and, when they tried to regain their hold, were unable to and were beaten on the post.
Other games were too one-sided to
always felt that "y" players still had be worthy of comment and it was
heaps up their sleeves!
ST. JOHN'S IMPRESS: A QUESTION OF RULES
(By "ADREM”)
THREE of the strongest teams in "B" Division of the Bad- minton League were in action on Wednesday and all won convincingly.
Recreio's victory served to confirm the high opinion I have of this team and makes more inexplicable their defeat by St. John's recently to the tune of 9-nil.
Hitherto the weak link in their, could see, is probably a good deal better at
the singles game than at doubles. armour has been a third string on
IMPROVED COMBINATION whom, at the best, only one game Wilson and Smith - also did very well and could be expected. The introduction have now a much better understanding than Until the former develops of V. H. Oliveira, a player I have never ever before. seen in action, appears to have bal-some sort of an attacking stroke, however, they will always be liable to defeat against anced up the side very nicely.
a pair capable of sizing up the weaknesses in their combination.
has
#
In partnership with Beltrao, who had a lot of experience, good smash and is fast, he won two games fairly easily and only lost to the seasoned Fincher-Kew combina- Games
this form
be P. L. W. tion. Provided
maintained, I cannot see Recreio be ing beaten by many teams in the they League, although I don't think
MIXED DOUBLES
Gam.
P. L. W.
H. T. Woo and K. L. Lul
(King's)
21
3 18
Peter Lo and J. Tuang (St.
Teresa's)
15
2
15
P. Wilson and N. L. Smith
(St. John's)
15
22 13
S. P. Chan and W. C. Chung
(King's)
15
2 13
John Chen, and F. Tsang (St.
Teresa's)
15
3
12
A. E. Xavier and H. A. Barros
(Recrelo)
12
2 10
H. Eardley and R. C. Beavan
(St. John's)
J. Sousa and S. A. Rumjahn
(V.R.C.)
3
2
1
12
2 10
F. Castro and A. K. Rumjahn
R. E. Lee and F. S. Ko (K.
Tong)
(V.R.C.)
3
2
1
18
P
0
N. A. E. Mackay and B. P. C.
Fletcher (K. Tong)
A. A. Guterres and A. M. Xa-
vier (V.R.C.)
3
2
1
12
4
8
R. A. Marques and H. Gon-
salves (Recreio)
B. Gilles and A, E. Brown (St.
Andrew's)
3
2
1
A. K. Rumjahn and $. A. Rum-
15
7
8
H. Kew and E. F. Fincher
(St. Andrew's)
Jahn (V.R.C.)
3
2
1
12
5
7
IF. Kwok and D. Kwok (St.
John's)
9
2
7
P. Wynter-Blyth and A. L.
Fisher (K.C.C.)
9
3
•
Miss O. Ribeiro and J. J. Remedios
(Recreio "A")
12
1 11
J. L. Anderson and A. L. Fisher
(K.C.C.)
D
3
6
Mrs. P. Wilson and D. Kwok (St.
John's)
12 2 10
A. E. P. Guest and W. Gillies
(St. Andrew's)
12
7
В
H. F. Gonsalves and Miss M, Xa-
vier (Recralo "B")
15 7 8
-B. C. Kevan and P. Wynter
Blyth (K.C.C.)
9
4
5
Miss M. Bilva and M. A. Oilveira
(Recreio "A")
9 1 8
*K. H. Lo and T. Lam (King's)..
В
4
A. E. Brown and A. S. Bliss
(St. Andrew's)
H. Eardley and Miss D. Eardley
(St. John's)
9 1 8
5
4
D. Kwok and R. Maynard (St.
John's)
P. K. Hul and Miss Uheng Khoo
(University)
60
B
2
4
P. S. Bun and Miss Üllan Khoo
N. A. Beitrao and R. A.
Yvanovich Jr. (Recreio)
(University)
08
12
B
4
N. Baltrso and Miɑ S. Remedios
W. M. Cheung and S. P. Chan
(King'a)
(Recreio "B")
3
3
3
Miss M. Ribeiro and L. A. Car-
S. P. Chan and T. Lam (King's) 3
1
2
valho (Recrelo` "A"},
60-6
Austin Ho and J. Lam (St.
Teresa's)
4
2
Mr. N. Strange and F. H. Kwok
(St. John's)
9 4 5
F. H. Kwok and R. C, Beavan
-(St. John's)
$
2
C. C. Pareira and Miss C. Silva
(Recreio "B")
J. L. Stephens and A. Ë, H.
9. 4 B Mr. and Mrs. R. Main (Taikoo)... 12 9:4
Castro (K. Tong)
3
1
2
J. Clarks and Mrs. T. Beattie
10. el Arculli and 8. A. Rum-
Jahn (V.R.C.)
(Talkoo)
6 3.
4
2
C. C. Pereira and Mrs. A: G. Car-
J. Tang and Austin Ho (St.
Teresa's)
valho (Recreio "B")"....\..........
3
1
-9. W. Liang and K. H, Lo
(King's)
2 L. A. Carvalho and Miss 8. Rème-
dios (Reoralo "B") ...
38
-N. Beltrão and V. H, Oliviera
(Recreio)
E.
W. C. Chung and K. H. Lo
(King's)-- ---
·B. ́F. Fincher and A.
Brown (St. Andrew's)
·B. C. Kevan and T, Madar
(K.0.0.):
‚A. Chan and N. A. E. Mackay
(K. Tong)
¡A. E. H./Castro and P, B. C.
Fletcher | (IC...... Tong); Mini
Xavier And J. Castro (V.H.G.).
La Andersen, and @AS
(K.0,0.)
and 6. A. Rum-
2 K. L. Yong and 'Miss" J. Hụng
(University)
M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Ribeiro
- {Reorelo "A!!).
Miss M. Ribeiro and M, A, Ol¡VEīrā
(Rearaio)
N. L. Smith and Mr. Panney):{{
1
John's)
1
0. Qlilies. and. Miaa Cünninähäm
(Talkoo)"Ri
C. G. Pereira and MissTMMY
F: (Recreio
- and Mrs. Kevan (K.C.G.)
can
will win the shield as they have a formidable task ahead of them in their meeting with St. John's at the Cathedral Hall.
was
caused Something of a sensation when A. E. Brown and W. Gillies beat the formidable Barros-Xavier combination by the convincing margin of 11 aces. The fact that there was then little doubt at that stage as to the eventual result probably had some thing to do with this, with all due respect to the St. Andrew's pair.
:
The same trouble was evident in the com bination of the Kwok brothers. David is by
far the better player in the matter of stroke equipment. His well-disguised angle-drops are really first-class, while his smash takes a lot of seeing, let alone" picking "upi
Frank, however, is essentially a defensive player whose forte is his powers of recovery. A fast, hard-hitting pair, however, who con- centrated on Frank, would, provided they were consistent enough, win every time.
There is little that can be said about the visitors. They were clearly outclassed in most departments. Albert Chan, playing in This first game for some time.
gave promising display considering his lack of practice, and showed many of his old deft touches at the net.
RULEST
There were a couple of points which arose from this match for which, as yet, I have been unable to get an official ruling.
I have always been under the impression that there was some sort of rule governing order of play with relation to home and away teams, but reference to the handbook revealed no such thing.
My Impression hitherto was that in the case of a home team, the captain nominates his order of play and the visiting captain then gives his order according to the lat supplied him,
ST. ANDREW'S CHANGES
in the I was interested in the changes Saints' team. Hitherto Guest and Gillies have played together chiefly on the strength of a fine display in their first match of the Beason against King's. Since that date, how- ever, they have done little and Kew was evidently constrained to refoln the old Arm of Brown And Gillies, which did so well on
This appears a small matter but it has occasions last year, in an effort to streng-been designed chiefly in order to offset, to then the side.
some extent, the advantage to the home alowly Fincher and Kew appear to be
team. Thus a visiting captain. on seeing getting into their stride and, as Wednesday's the order of play of the home team, would match proved, are a most difficult pair to
probably arrange his list so that his strong- beat.
est pair played the weakest opposition pair in the first round, thus giving them an oppor I thought Kowloon Tong might, have put | tunity of settling down to conditions before up a better showing against St. John's bụt meeting the star players of the home team. It became apparent after the first two gamės | This practice is in force in League tennis. that they would be lucky if they escaped a "Against Kowloon Tong, St. John's nominat- 9-all. trouncing. And so it transpired. : The Led Smith and Wilson as second pair but they visitors segured one game through. Mackay | did not go on until last. Following this, to and Fletcher, not so much through the good the surprise of everybody, they played the play of the lafter, as" through carelessness next game as well. “No protest was lodged on the part of 'Smith and Wilson.
KOWLOON TONG SCRAPE ONE
St. John's have three extremely - well- balanced pairs and I venture to predict that they will go through the season without a defeat on their own court, provided the same team is maintained, u
by the visitors: because they thought that possibly the pair had to leave early. This was not the case as it transpired, as they đid not play again -until- the eighth game of the evening, when, as it happened, they lost.
SHOULD BE COVERED
Eardley has made. a tremendous differ- ence. In the course of the evening there I really think that there should be some was a certain amount of discussion as to rule to cover this. In the case of St. John's, his merile as compared with Hong Kong's on this occasion, I am certain that all this |loading lights, P. K. Hui, Patrick Wong "and" | was done quite. thoughtlean and in “any: In an im-
the others.
case the rekult He is not nearly as spectacular ar the two | portant game above-mentioned but it must be remembered have resulted that he has still to be extended,
pressed "me most about him
hal amount of timbe
might