BUREN
THE PERFECT
SWISS WATCH
CHINA MAIL
TAY BEATS CHEOW IN BADMINTON SEMI-FINAL
HKDF hockey team draw with REME
The Hong Kong Defence hockey team, which represent- ed the Hong Kong Forces in the Triangular Hockey Tour- nament in Singapore drew their second game with REME (Singapore).
The game was played at the Royal Naval Base Hockey Field, deltors ince dantur vel ented in a gontstess draw. Despite the fact that more than hair of the REME players represent Shugopore in the Inter-State games, the match was hard-fought and the IKDI more than held its own,
The HKDF attacked for must of the game although handicapped by having two injured inen in the leath.
G. Silyn, outside left suffered CLUBPS SOOn after the starting o the game while A. 1. Hery, the left back, played with an injured Knee suffered before the game.
On Monday March 13, Bong Jung Army met Singapore Arts
game. the former losing by two goals to one,
The Hong Kong Army's defenca was very weak and the altueking bne did not appear to custperate) very well. It was these twu factors which decided the games
Gardner, Hong Kong's centre- forward made many of his char. acteristle dasher dissen the centre of the field and. Hong Kong's good
came from his stick.
In the main feature of last night's Colony Bad- minton Championships somi-finals at Recreio, Robert Tay of Chinese YMCA beat Univer- sity's M. T. Yeow after three gruelling sets to enter the Men's Senior Singles finals. Yeow was a gallant loser, and although he was at the losing end, proved once more that he is still one of the best defensive players in the Colony.
itis excellent retrieving of anything that was in the air gave him his first set. It was
anly when Tay began to put into use his smashes and drives in the second and third set, that Yeow had to give way."
The Senior Mixed Doubles wi another good game. After losin the frst set, the R. Young and Margaret Xavier
combinatio
staged a brilliant rally from 33-12 to take five points in a row for set. The third set saw veteran P. 1. Wong putting everything he] knew into the game.
ran into
Aby supported by his part. ner, Helen Kwong at the net the winnerE
R com manding lead of 9-1 from which they never looked back unt!! match was reached at 15-4.
Recreio pair lose
Ladins Singles: Miss M. Ribeiro
(Recreio) beat Miss G. Silva (St. Theresa), 11-4, 11-1. Senior Mixed Doubles: P. H. Wong
and Helen Kwong (Chinese YMCA) beat R. Young (Chinese YMCA) and Mik Margaret Xavier (Recreio),
15-0, 15-18, 15-4.
Bentor Men's Singles: Robert Tay
(Chinese YMCA) beat M. T. Yeow (University), 8-15, 15-8, 15-6.
Tonight's games
FINAL
Men's Senior Division League
At Club de Recreio 7.30 p.m. Chinese YMCA v Hong
Kong University,
HOME RUGGER RESULTS
London, March 18.
After a good start, Recreio's C M. Quinn and Y. Franco, failed to maintain their form, and had to! baw before the more consistent pair of W. C. Chung and his wite The Recreio pair were teading-5-2 had 9-8 in the opening set, when the Mr. and Mrs, combination gotsults of rugger games played into their stride and after 11-11 topu was called, streaked home wi the required four points,
The Singapone goalie was in fine form and bought of the saves from shots by Gurtner after hit usual dashes down the Belt. Had W.C. Chung the other forwards backed bhnstoppable mox in the second up a little mare. The game night set, have turned out different.
CLUB TEAMS
difficulty
A.
The following were the re-
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`HONG-KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1950.
Spurs lose to Leicester C.
ENGHUN
Godwin, Leicester City goalkeeper (left), clears from a Spurs attack during the match af Tottenham. Contro is Lol. cester City full-back Jelly (No. 2) and at right is Spurs Inside right Bennett (No. 8). Leicester City beat 8purs 2-0, (Asso. ciated Press photo.)
Tsui beats Spence to
enter tennis final
Rugby Union: Blackheath London Scottish 26, Guy's Hos
3. was in an unpitul 17 Gloucester Park 6 Middlesex
Hospital 3. and with the Mrs. Richmond 3 London Welsh . St. now recovering from her shaky Burt's Hospital Old Merchant start, excellent badminton was Taylors 11. Wasps 0 Birkenhead server by them. After an evenly Park 18, Aberavon 3 Pontypool 0. The following will represent the us
[ought initial stuge,
the Barnstaple 13 Plymouth unli
Alblon Club 1st Eleven in a match aging score had reached G-4, a brilliant Bedford. 3 Northampton Stuth China on Wednesday at the spell gave the Chungs six points
Birmingham London Hospitni After the unfinished marathon, last weak, the Club ground (kicks is a 5.11
in sucression. With o
Bradford 3 Headingley lead of Cardiff 6 Coventry 11. Cilion pm.): Brown; Roberts, Barker 12-4, they had po
W. P. Tsui-J. W. Spence Grasscourt Tennis Bridgewater Mullen; d. Hen-annexing the set, with a loss of Cross Keys 0 Ebbw Vale 12, De- Barclay, Barber.
Albion 24.
Singlos Semi-final at the Cricket Club yoster- teson, Hardwick, Hurrell, Me- one further point.
vonport Services 15 Newbridge 3. day produced the greatest anti-climax to this Loughlin, Bickford).
Miss Marie Ribeiro, last year's Exeter London Irish 3, Maestag runner-up,
year's semi-final series. was too good for a 14 Aldershot Services 5. Moseley Glorin
Bath 3. Neath Cheltenham Tsui played almost flawless tennis to qualify for nervous Ladies Singles event, winning her Notis 8 Old Blues 0, Nuneaton 5 game in two sets, 11-4, 11-1.
11. Newport 10 Harlequins 3.
his eighth final in the Grasscourt tournament, Lolcester 3.
Old
Edwardians
with a three-set win of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Saracens 9.
R Redruth
Teign mouth 3. Risca
sea 3
meets the holder, K. H. Ip, on Wednesday. Abertillery TOT-
The biggest tennis semi-final Super crowd. so far, who were pre-
It the 2nd Division game, the following have been selected to represent the Club against News Vendors on Thursday, at the Club
gun (kickoff is at 5.15 p.m.) Cutton; Duncan, Urquhart; Gled- hill Loeke, Onsager;
MeDonald, Widger, Lock, Baker, Johnson.
BILLIARDS
Last night's blilard results:
Silva
Full results
in
The
ner a
and
8. Swansea 8 Llanelly 0. Junior Men's Singles: J. A. Soares quay Athletic 3 Weston
(St. Theresa) beat M. I. Mare 3. United Services Port- sent at the match, were shak- Llang (Homefolks), wo. smouth 3 Bristol 6,
ing their heads at the conclu- Melrose 15.
SL
Mary's
-Chung-Sing-Sing-(4) beat-East- Junior-Mixad-Doubles W-Cis ̈burgh Academicals - "urloo
er (1).
South Chira Athletic Assnein- 1in (4) beat Howloon
Club (3).
Cricket
0
ö oston of the third set, more with Chung and Mrs. W. C. Chung Glasgow University II Kelso d. surprise than with disappoint- Chinese YMCA) beat . B. Watsonians 1 Gale 3, Old Alley-ment at the unbɩlevable case Quinn and Y. Franco (Re- nians 9 Old Millhulians 6. Bri-with which Tsui ran away with creio) 15-11, 15-5.
agend
0 Penarth 3. Manchester the three sets. 35 Old Leysians 3.
To Tsui. the victory was per- Rugby League: Barrow 2 haps his greatest achievement Huddersfield 16. Batley 15 Hull this season, and his mastery of Kingston Rovers 2. Belle Vue courteraft and his anticipation Rangers 7 St. Helen's 7. Bradford was almost uncanny at times. Northern Leeds 15. Bramley He was there already waiting
Cambridge favoured
to win boat race
London, March 19.
Combining immense power with superb rhythm Cambridge have established themselves as firm favourites to beat Oxford in the annual intor-University boat race.
The race, over the traditional four and a quarter miles course on the tidal waters of the river Thames, will be rowed at midday on April 1: Both crews are now at Putney
on
the Thaines, putting the finishing touches to their training) which began in home waters at the end of last year.
Cambridge Include five of the crew which fast year defeated Oxford in a "photo-finish" after
one of the most exciting races
1
For the first time possibly in the 121 years' history of this
Saints win again in P.I.
The
He
Manila; March 20. St Joseph's Football Club of Hong Kong won its third straight victory fast Turba night by defeating Balvaje sleven, 4.1, at Rizel Stadium.
The invading team pra. viously has beaten Terminal Athletics by 4-2, and La Salle Varsity aleven by 5-1.
! Dewsbury 6. Castleford & Hall-ilke a panther for Spence's follow- Tax 15. Hull 12
J. Castelho, at. Wakefield Up volleys, to pounce on them
Joseph's Trinity 11. Keighley 17. with sizzling sideline drives that
centre forward, starred in last Rochdale Hornets 3." Liverpool left 13pence standing on the wrong night's game by scoring thran, Stanley Salford 12. Oldham 4alde of the court.
geate United Press, Widnes 4, Warrington 12 Wican 0. Whitehaven 4 Leigh 3. York Swinton 18-Reuter.
KCC TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Entries for the All-Day Aineri- can Tennis Tournament at the Kowloon Cricket Club this Sundo: should be submitted Iminedioicly Beginning from April the Club
Fell, he was conspicuously much Spence did not look, his usual
slower in his pproach to the net. It was evident that he was exhausted by the end of the second set. His backhand volleys gave Teula constant flow of paints. Most surprising feature, Eowever, was Spence'a complete change of tactles in yesterday's piny. Instead of his fiery game, he played right into Thui's hands when he began by staying at the with his drives, going up to the base, and tried to be cautious net sparingly.
content
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Seaview, Isle of Wight,
March 19.
Sports Pause
DRINK
Coca-Cola
Interesting play seen in Colony Billiards Tourney
(By "Pyramid").
Although no spectacular breaks were made, some interesting play was seen at all of the six matches in the Colony open Billiards Tournay, which commenced last week.
Italian wins Marseilles Grand Prix
Marseilles, March 19. Luigi Villoresi, of Italy driving a Ferrari, today wor the Marseilles Grand Prix in 1 hr. 45 mins. 15.2 secs. at an average speed of 108,180 kilo metres per hour (about 67 m.p.h.).
On Monday, KCC entertained Chung Sing Sing, while South China visited the RAF at Kai Tak, Of these four teams, South China was un- doubtedly on the top, each of their players making at least one break between 30 and 45, and showing great consistency throughout. On Wednesday, Eastern played As though through some renewed their first match at the Police encouragement, the RAF cuchst"} Reserve Club, and just managed stepped in with a 20, and contin- out on top with an ued to score every turn, until the aggregate majority of 10 points, pegs were level at 144. He suc- and the odd game in five.
ceeded in the 'pot white-double baulk'
system a few times, but Chung Sing Chung (Champions on attempting it in his last turn, of the Chinese Tournament left the white just out of baulk. Inaugurated last August) aghin Wong immediately took advan-cars. proved their superiority by stage of this opportunity and enr quiring a 5-0-win over the KCC ried on to win the game by four ing a Simear, was fifth, four lap Trinti Gnant, of. France, driv who had hardly time to recover points.
to
come
from a
similar defeat by the Champion's Club mates-Chung Sing Sing. The absence of the official yet undisputed Colony Champion, S. P. Pong, was d great disappointment to the spec- tators, who have always witness- ed a first class all-round game when he has played.
Pong was in his prime Just before World War It, when he visited India with a secondary view to mooting some of the best cuoists in that sphere of the world. He returned to the Colony undefeated and with his record break of 356.
Century brook
Living in the Interior during the Pacific War, he gave the game a rest for a number of years, and when he next picked up a cue, not long ago, he made a century break, proving that the rest had done him no harm.
Refereeing
Concerning
the
raforass.
"Alberto Ascari of Italy, Wi second in 1 hr. 48 mins. 15.8 secs Juan Manuel Fangio, of Argen- tinn, was third in 1 hr. 48 ming 16,2 secs. and Jean Sommer, of France, was
fourth in 1 hr. 45 mins. 28.6 secs.
21 The first four all drove Ferrar
behind.
and Ascari went to Villoresi the front at the start of the race Their leadership was not serious- there le one thing that neither by threatened until the middle of the ruce, when Fangio spurted European teams understand. If the teams intend to make a Into the second position for w social. evening out of a match lapa, ahead of Ascari. (which is quite comprehend- able conaldering the surround- Ings in which the matches are played) it will make no dif. ference to the strict standard of refereeing.
It is no use whatsoever for a reteres.
some to apply
of the rules and Ignore others; in the eyes of the BA & CC all fouls are equal. The reason, therefore, for the strict refereeing is of
Fixtures
Ascari wreated second place from. Fangio again, and the fra three cars shot across the finish, ing line with only a few yard between them-Reuter.
Ceylon cricket. team lose
bo fru
troubled by Munawar A Khan, who was in deadly forr
today and had claimed throo the carlier wickets.
Karachi, March 19. benefit to the players themselves, The Ceylonese cricketers to If
a high break is made in any day lost their first match li of the matches, It will not be Pakistan by an innings and 6 recognised by London unless an
runs to the combined Sind official referee is present and Karachi side, Forced to follow has passed the table immediately
on with a deficit of 211 runs before the match.
In this, the first week, at they were all out for, 148-11 On Friday, South China enter- teams competing in the tourna- their second innings before tes tained the Police Reservca, und ment have been "weighing up" Golag la to bat with the second the RAF visited Chung Sing Sing.
their opponents, and this is the innings score at 31 runs for th South China's fourth player, must likely reason for the fuck Icas of five wickets, Bert! Wijn Lau Hung Chu (who played at of high breaks. Nevertheless, it singhe hit a sparkling 57 In 10 brillant gafne against the RAF) hoped to put at least one cen-minutes with the aid of eigh ran out in seven visits to the ury break on the records before boundaries and never seemed table, his highest break being 40 the completion of the tourna (this week's record), His team ment. ended up with a 300 majority in aggregate, and a 4-1 win,
The following ure the fixtures Davenport, RAF's number one for tomorrow and Friday:- player showed great consistency in his match against Lee Man Kit, but he could not adapt him- self to the extra amail pockets of the Chung Sing Table, However, went on to win by 50, this being the only game the RAF has won up to the present.
Storey, the visiting
team's number five,
Was
up against Wong Wal, an experienced Chung Sing cuoint, who differed from the rest of his team in his scoring plan; he was unmistakably a three ball player, and in this, he showed
extreme accuracy, CA pacially in the application of side on indirect cannons.
ho
At 81, Wong was leading by 60) and then, as his attack of can- nons weakened, he got. over con- fident, and left the balls, after fa ling to score, in the middle of the table,
Austrians, Swiss
Tomorrow
Referee: A. Vernon. RAF vs. Eastern AA.... Referee: C.E. Crowley.
With the tallenders, Gunsen (22) and Dharmalingham (24) Wieslaghe was responsible to
battin partially retrieving the HK Police Reserves vs. Chung fallure of his
wh colleagues, Sing Sing.
never settled down.
Thu home skipper
employer Munawar All Khan and the left nem spinner, Chippa, for an hou before lunch. All was the mos successful_bowler today, claimin HK four second innings wickets for 3 runs. The tourists were leavin this evening for Lahore, wher they play the first unofficial Text starting on Thursday—Reuter.
Friday
Chung Sing Chung vs. Police Reserves
Referce: P.R.J. Roberts Eastern AA vs. KCC Referee: W. Johnston.
Interest
focussed on
the Grand
National
London, March 19.
play to draw in Some 50 horses will go to the post next Saturday at
soccer match
Vienna, March 19. Austria and Switzerland drew at
three godis each in their soccer informational here today, Austria led 3-1 at half- time.
Aintree race, course near Liverpool for the 104th running of the Grand National steeple- chase, toughest jumping test in the world. Nobody knows how many will finish the treacherous four and a half miles filled with 30 dangerous jumps. But one year the winner had only x single opponent left at the finish out of starting field of more than 40.
their trial last week, Cambridge famous "Battle of the Blues," one Daubles, Men's Singles, and Mea': but made the score 1-1 when hed doubles-Reut of the mix. Before the Interval Fattah got Royal occasion.
college provides six blades
for
The strength behind the Cam bridge blades was clearly shown in their splendid first full course). trial. Though over the first mile they struck.n lower rate than that maintained by Oxford in
were faster, sending their craft along at
at a great pace,
the Cambridge crew, They come from Lady Margaret, the boatIt is planned to finish the event. Oxford, who man for man are club of St. John's College, and before the various Leagues com- pounds lighter than Cambridge, all were In the Lady Margaret mence, so players must agree have possiblities. but lack the crew which last summer at Hen- play on the days fixed by th solld strength of their rivals. They ley won the Ladies' Plate for Committee. failed to impress when first they college and school crews la the came to the ildeway, but have fastest time ever recorded for the Entry 1sts are now posted o seltled down into a workmanlike event in 100 years.
the Club's notice board. crew and their work since hail
Winning women owners ar also a rarity in the Nations: Five women have owned
Including two Americans nors,
Freeboster, owned by Mrs. L Brotherton of England has been the pre-race favourite thi
favourite this ye
Princess0-1
WIC
The Malayan cousins, E. L and J. Choong, dominated the Isle of Wight Badminton Champions Austria were well on top in the the men's singles when he beat the Swiss played the "regal" sys- ships here. EJ. Choong wod first half, but after the interval in the series but their stroke is running, five Handicap Tourna
H. Wingflold in the final by 18-15 tem and did much better. Sixty- that occasion, David Jonnons,
*Almost 250,000 people are ex- aren't too good, since only and 15-14, but together in
thr has now moved to No. 2. Theirments, the entries for which clos Cautious tennis
thousand Anah of
spectators watched the pected to pack the runway into horses ever have done it twice of the mea's doubles that game. now stroke is another splendid on March 29 and play will begin
__| the course-many of thefn." with; } Two lost was Austria were two goals ahead out a chance of getting anything 1035 and 1938,
Reynoldstown bar, J.` L. M. Crick.
jas soon as the draw has boor
by 15-3, 13-15 and 5-15. made which will be early in Apri playing cautious tennis,
The first two games saw both pale lost to E. L. Choong and B.H.
after 12 minutes of play, Gawick but the most fleeting glimpse of E. L. Choong and Miss N. and Koerner scoring. They scor- the race. to drive carefully to each other Hastings beat Winfield and Mrs. ed again from a penalty in the The five events are: Ladies' from the base. Teui lost his open- K. Henderson by 15-12 and 15-11 32nd minute, and three, minutes Singles; Ladies'
This year's race will be a Doubles, Mixed ing service game after two deuces. and 15-11 in the Anal
The King and Switzerland's first goal:
Queen will attend for the Grst Doubles.
broke
Tarmini, in the 52nd minute, time since 1947 and with them, through Spence's service Three more games went to Teul.
Parip, March 19. and Oberca, in the 80th minute, Princess Elizabeth and who was now, dominating the The Racing Club de Paris, the scored in the second half to save Margaret and the Princess Royal, The Grand National owes som game with
for accurata drops and holders, Rheims and Nimes today the game
the King's sister of its international fame to the Switzerland. passing labs or sideline and back- quailfted, for the semi-finals o The Swiss goalkeeper,· Huoj hand cross cuts. Trolling behind the French Football Cup. Troyes played a great game and saved The Royal Family will have:n. Irish Hospital Sweepstake, whist 1-4, Spence, survied two deuce and Besancon drew and will moet many shots which seemed des- vilat interest in the running. has been based on this even games to reduce the deficit to 3-4 again to fill
tined the fourth
Princess Elizabeth and the Queen since 1931: Drawings place in but failed to hold his service
In Zurich the Austria "B" soc-own Monaveen, nine year old made in Dublin this weak the semi-finals.
The results woman the next game, With Trui takine
Racing Club or team today, defeated Switzer- bay golding currently regarded associated Press, hip
game the
the first service
land. Un-by-four goals to zero third: favourite in the aligible set came de Paris 2 Lille 0: Rheims
here after leading 2-0 at half- field of 64.AN
S EXHIBITION end in exactly. 14 minutes, Sedan 0. Nimes 4 Sochaux
It has been exactly 50 years Spence again failed to hold his (after extra time). Troyes!
ume huat, so both crews include men
"Austria dominated the game, since the last Royal victory in 2 wa BASEBALL opening service in the second set who have had long experience of
the second sat Besancon I-Router.
and Dienst scored the hat trick the National and no English Queen when after ::
ferdeuce
called
·was each other's style. An interesting
VW (VW New York: March' netted two successive backhund London, March 10.
for them Habitzi got the other has never seen one of her horser
•Exhibition, baseball, scorOST The crew suffered a
setback car. In the Oxford boat is Peter The annual rugger match bevolleys. Teil:
goal-Reutor.- when the brilliant young stroke, Gladstone,
win the race. Ala was complete master
Yrzengva of Czechoslo
"Boston," "Ainurican 10-Now great-grandson of tween the Hong Kong and Shang at the situation from here on. yakta, world's woman figure skat
12. Maing' bag of the Christopher Davidge, was stricken the English statesman, William
KimM | American "7|| Philadiohja,, Ami hal: Banking Corporation and th keeping the ball low and either ing champion, decided today tr
not an enviable position for can B Brooklyn, National with Jaundice last month, but Ewart Gladstone. He rows No. 2. Hong Kong Football Club will be forcing his
the Grand National. The last Philadelphia, National Bo JM Cavenagh, No. 2, în lasti
opponent into
remain loEngland as an exile.
time the favourite won was National 2: Detroit, Amer played at 5.30 D.m year's Oxford boat, has proved To sum up, there can be no Club ground in Happy
today at.
alley Paring him with av variety of The 18-year old, Prague
1927 and Inde the avarit was Washington, American retained her world Leader.
doubt that Cambridge have the
will be power and can handle their beat better in rough water. Unless
Turfille, A bandh CHINA MAILA" LIMITED, DI start of the race it seems unlikes Merren HM.G. FRANK LEGITS BUSK, Windace Holy that they will be able to hold Minto Winward, Thorbe, Psweet everythit, isbotores ping to Sherman of New Yorke
Tarqlanarsyn, and M. Dougal, grü dei, completed in a munkite
prompted tow-path-observers, to,
Five of the Ten College crew
view their prospects more favour which won the Ladies' Plate in
ably.
Sufforad setback
1948 are in the present Oxford
4
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to an
2
to. produce goals.
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