THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1940
Opening To
Thrilling Local Badminton Tourney
Chiu Forced All The Way In Beating S.C. Chung
H. EARDLEY NOT VITAL MATCH EXTENDED BY HO❘
(By "ADREM")
CONSIDERING THE EARLY stage of the tournament,
very high
standard
resulted
from the first
fixtures in the Colony badminton championships, held at King's College and Taikoo last night.
As anticipated keengest game in the senior programme was between H. F. Chiu and S. C. Chung, while Henry' Eardley, former Shanghai champion, made a most promising debut in the local tournament with a convincing with over W. T. Ha.
Other match saw K. L. Yong, hold- er with P. K. Hui of the doubles title, advance to the next round with the greatest of ease, his opponent H. M. Lau being not nearly accurate enough for tournament play,
EARLY THRILLS
Chiu
Curtain-raiser was between and Chung and served to what the appetites of the handful of spectators for the fare to come.
BADMINTON NOTES
ON MONDAY
The "China Mäll" is informed that the vital Senior League badminton match
between Chinese "Y" and University "A" will be played at University 'on Monday.
B
A win for "y" will give them the championship, whereas University success will probably necessitate a play-off.
CHINESE "Y" IN
SOUND
VERY
POSITION
(By "ADREM”)
TO-NIGHT'S BADMINTON
To-night's matches:-
St. John's K.C.C.
Mixed Doubles
Y
Badminton
Recreio "B" V University
Recreio "B":-N, Beitrao and Miss B. Remedios; H. Gonsalves and Miss M. Xavier: C. C. Pereira 、 and Mrs. A. C. Carvalho.
St. John's:-Mrs. P. Wilson and D. Kwok; H. Eardley and Miss D. Eardley; N. LA Smith and Mrs. W. Penney,
:: K.C.C.:-P. Wynter-Blyth and Miss B.. Parsons; A. L. Fisher and Miss M. Stokes; T. Kevan and Mrs. Eymard.
University:-P. K. Hut and Miss Uheng Khoo; P. S. Bun and Miss J. Hung: K. L. Young and 'Miss Ulian' Khoo.
FANLING STARTING
ONLY BADMINTON worthy of note over the past week TIMES
has been the success of Chinese Y.M.C.A. in two matches,
against Recreio on Saturday, and University "B" on "The following Royal Hong Kong Golf Club: Monday.
Both these games were won with something to spare and the "Y" are now in the happy position of having game left to play, with from their other
seven.
It was a game of fluctuating for-only one tanes and at one stage it appeared maximum points any odds on the eventual loser emerg- ing at the right end of long score.
In the first game, Chiu settled down far more quickly than his opponent and clearing well and showing vast superiority at the short game never in any difficulty.
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was
In the second: game: Chung realised the hopelessness of trying to beat Chiu by all-court play, owing to the latter's better stroke equipment, and he con- centrated on clearing everything deep to the backhand.
Result was a complete change in -the aspect of the game. · Chiu was
As, however, the final match is against University "A" holders of the champion- ship, they cannot consider themselves out of the wood just yet.. University have al ready been beaten once, by Chinese “y and have still three games to play, one of them against the present leaders.
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first meeting. I have a feeling that Univer- Notwithstanding their 6-3 defeat on their sity will turn the tables when they entertain "Y" at the University. At Bridges Street, the conditions were too much for the visi tors and their defeat was not as surprising as on the surface it might appear to be.
kept pinned to the baseline and, un-about y's games against Recreio be
able to bring in those beautifully dis- guised drops with which he had scor- ed most of his points hitherto, lost the : game 9-15.
sald and
LITTLE. ON WHICH TO COMMENT.............
There is really little that can University "B" On neither occasion were they extended and consequently they were able to take matters fairly easily--so easily in fact that C. Au and H. Koh dropped their first two games of the season, against the Returning for the final game brim-former team, through over-confidence. ful of confidence, Chung went away A. M. Silva and M. A. Oliveira, who are to a quick lead, taking the first six definitely playing better as a combination aces without reply. It then appear partnership which operated for about five than Oliveira and Remedios, the former ed to me that he became too confi-years, proved themselves to be one of the dent and, departing from his former leading pairs in the Colony by virtue of :tactics, indulged in a couple of fancy successes in two games and it will be in .drop-shots. Winning the service Chiu doubles championship series.
teresting to see how they fare in their first showed all his experience; playing coolly and making the best of his op- -portunities with an opponent repidly becoming rattled, he gradually drew up to level at 11-all.
STALEMATE!
Then ensued the most thrilling bad- minton of the evening. Neither play-
PLUCKY
DISPLAY
BY CHAN
AND LEE
(By "ADREM")
Starting Times for Fanling are announced:
TO-MORROW.
Old Course
2.04 p.m. P. C. Jackson, R. J. K. Walker. 2.12 *
A. B. Purves, N. K. Littlejohn.
* SUNDAY
Old CoureO
9.16 a.m. G. G. Aitkenhead, R. C. Gaird
ner.
A. N. and Q. A. A. Macfadyen,
T. E. Pearce, C. C. Black.
9,20
9.24
.9.28
5. H. Dodwell, A. B. Purves. A. Pollard, W/Cdr. Steele Per kins.
9.32
F. Groves, F. D. Hunter.
0.38
K. 9. Robertson, F. A. Redmond,
9.40 9.44
11
9.48
"
9.52
9,58
*
10.04 10.08
"B" Division provided nothing of 10.00 real note, the two matches played being -one-sided affairs with little at- 10.12 stake. St. John's, as was to be ex- 10.16 pected, were able to play at half speed 10.20 and still beat Kowloon Cricket Club for, the loss of one game, while St.10.24 Andrew's avenged their first-round 10.28 defeat at the hands of Kowloon 10.32 Tong, by winning by the same mar- 10.36 gin, one game being conceded.*
10.40
Only K.C.C. pair to offer any op-10.44 position to the potential champions 10.48 were J. L. Anderson and A. L. Fisher, 10.52 who surprised R. Beavan and H. 10.56 Eardley in the first game of the even- ing to beat them by 21-17.
11.00
Another notable K.C.C. performance was 11.04 As in the Recreio match, only one Univer- sity "B" pair were able to give "y" much that of Archie Zimmern and J. Jones, who opposition. They were S. L. Yong and T. T-Smith Wilson combination to lose by 20-23 11.12 thoroughly extended the powerful Norman 11,08 Chiu, who beat H. M. Lau and S. C. Chung, and Patrick Wong and F. Koh..
after "setting."
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Evidently demoralised to a certain extent, E. Brown was the highlight of the Kow- The devastating form of Bill Gillies and by their two defeats against Recrelo, Au 1oon Tong-St. Andrew's game. I have never and H. Koh were again on the losing side.seen this pair in such fine touch. Gillies. In one game, going down to C. K. Cheah who is rather inconsistent, and in capable of and K. B. Low!!!
dreadfully bad, as well as equally outstand- ing performances, was brilliant, His speed 10.00, about the court, and hard-hitting, combined 10,08 with, Brown's placements and recovering, 10.32
9.48
.A. H. Penn, A. C. I. Bowker.
A. B. Stafford, G. Thomerson.
G. C. Worrall, S. L. Lloyd.
A. L. Potter, E. L. Groome.
A. V. Greaves, W. G. Robertson,
W. W. C. Shewan, A. McKellar. J W. Clague, H. H. Mundy..
A. D. S. Murray, P, E. Annis. Comdr. Hole, R. Young.
J. C. C. and Lt. Col. E. D. Mat thews.
H. C. Margrett, J. B. Harrison, P. Morrison, M. G. Carruthers.
H. F. Phillips, Surg. Cdr. Nichols.
son.
J. M. Pearson, M. Pollock. H. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzie. A..Nicol, E. C. Norris.
C. M., Stark, W. H. E. Heath. H. Evelie, M. Gardan. N. C. MacLeod, G. M. Har. greaves.
E. T. McMullen, P. S. Delaney. D. Humphreys, G., T. Harring- ton,
Major Temple, Capt. Reidy. A. G. James, E. W. J. Wedlock. J. W. MacLeod, L. Jackson.
New Course i
11.16
9.24 a.m. J. W. Mayhew, Mrs. Smalley. 9.32 .. ·L. R. Andrewes, T. Megarry. 9.40 41
H. J. D.. Lowe, J. Linaker. ..B. D. Evans, A: Mabb.
Mrs. Greaves, Mrs., Robertson. D. H. Clark, R. C. Stewart. 'Mrs. Overy, Mrs, Mackenzle. Mrs. Nicol, Mrs. Norris. Sir, Vandeleur and Miss Gray- burn:
10.38
10.44
er would concede an inch, and. service his capabilities. Features of his game set an insoluable problem for the Kowloon changed hands at least half a dozen last night were his smashing and ef- Tong players, who appeared quite be times without score. Chiu then went fortless clearing on the backhand but, wildered. ahead to lead 13-11 and 14-11 and while his short game is fairly ade-Ernie Fincher and Henry Kew, although 10.48 all appeared to be over.
There was lots of fight left in Chung, however, Probably in sheer despera- tion he brought off some of his most spectacular shots, saved numerous match points but eventually went down by 18-15 in one of the most in- -teresting games the championships are
likely to produce.
Chung did not have the best of luck and was most unfortunate to hit the various obstructions which abounded the court at several vital periods.
THE EARDLEY PROBLEM.
Henry Eardley was not extended by Ho and it is as yet difficult to assess
quate, it appeared to me that he might run into difficulty against equipped player who concentrated on a well-
a short attack against him, That, how ever, remains to be seen..
The following were the results:-
SENIOR
H. Eardley beat W. T. Ho 15-5, 15-3. -K. L. Yong beat H, M. Lau 15-0, 15-8, H. F. Chew beat 8. C. Chung 15-0, 0-15, 13-13.
JUNIOR
N. L. Smith beat. P. Lo Ly Tail-beat A. Ho, 15---
Gilliàs beat:J.
VETERANS NOW!"
still formidable enough, are definitely get-10.52. ting on to the veteran stage. Fincher rarely, 11.12 smash, and Kew has lost the crisp accuracy If 'ever, used hiss'erstwhile unreturnable
of most of his strokes although, with their wealth of experience, this pair are still very hard to beat. ·
The trouble with the Guest-Bliss team, 50 far as I could make out, was the penchant of Guest for wandering. He appeared to play to no fixed rule and wandered up and down the court with complete abandon much to the consternation of Bliss, who often had the "bird" taken right off his waiting racket. The visiting team provided little worthy of comment apart from the sporting effòrtą] of the veterans M. 8. Lee and D. Chan. Brought in at the last moment, aftar." an afternoon's tennis, they tried, very hard in two games and showed a very falfíiden; of what it was all about, but were so azhausted that "they decided, to poncede their final game-the maten by that time having been decided.
Y. B. Winter, Miss Vickers. Mrs. Winter Miss Macdonald. Mrs. Wedlock, Mrs. James.
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