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Chinese YMCA shuttlers win fourth league title
(By "ARGONAUT”).
The Chinese YMCA annexed their fourth League title for the season when they defeated St. Theresa's "A" in the final replay at Recreio last night by five sets to four.
By this win the Y's achieved the distinction of be- ing the first Club in the Colony to win four League titles in one season, They have pre- viously won the Senior Men's Doubles, the Senior Mixed Doubles and the Junior Men's Doubles.
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A brilliant three set win by the Mr. and Mrs. Chung com bination paved the way fut the Y's success. W. C. Chung especially played a captain's game, and was a tower of steudiness for his side. Mrs. Chung after a slightly shaky start improved as the evening went on and gave excellent support to her husband at the
Next to the Chunits caine the Lam brother, and sister of the Chinese YMCA and the Mr. and Mrs. Soares combination of St Theresa in the order of the even, ing's performance.
The Soares were unlucky to lost their.
Arst
time of the evening, which turned out to be xame important one.
They were leading -1, when muckden lapse on their part and sheer- belillance
of the Chang enabled the latter to bring the score 7-6 and 16-7, The Sou
10 enught up to 10-ail then went on ***** to lead 11-10. The Chungs, raced ohead to 15-11, but were closel; followed to 15-14. In a final spurt
loo erratic to offer any resin-
tance,
Quadrangular Athletic Meet
A Quadrangular Athletic Meet In which the South .China Athletic Asociation, Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force will be taking part, has been arranged for Batur. day, April 29, at Caroline Hill, commencing at 1.30 p.m.
There will be 25 avents on the programme.
and Mrs. Chung 18-21, bent M. K. Fung and Mrs. Tso 21-13, beat) M. T. Lam and Miss H. P. Lum 21-10.
J. A. Sonres and Mra, Sonres staged a magnificent recovery in put the Saints on level terms the fourth game to win it and again with the Y's. Fung and Mrs. Two had an identical lead fedios (St. Theresa) lost to Chung J. A. Motta and Miss T. Re- of 11-5 to that of their first game, but failed to maintain it for long. Mrs.
and
Chung - 21 beat them up to 10-12. Getting an- The Boares gradually caught Fung und Tso 21-17, lost to Lam
and Miss L 13-21. other turn at the service, they A J. Cousalves and Miss G. took their score to 10. Allowing Silva (St. Theresa) lost to Chung one more point to Fung and Tso and Mrs. Chung, 11-21, beat they ran away with the next five Fung and Mrs. Tso 21-18, lost to points.
Lani and Miss L 2-21.
Tonight's gamos
The ith game turned out to be the most crucial one of the eveninit. More consistent play
Colony Championships Finals At Club de Recrelo and better placement shots by the
8.00 p.m. Men's Junior Singles: aims tok then to 14-5 and 17-0.
in a gallant bid reeled off seven Benzin Sow Motia and Remedios, however, J. A. Soares (St. Theresa) v
(Shailanders
and primis In a row with their Asin College).
it
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net service to reduce their de
8.30 p.m. Men's Junior Dou-
helt to 13-17 and Inter. to 15-19.bles: S. F. Lam and S. K. Cheong Tu pond rideline delves by Lam (University) v A. Ho and K. F. however, pave them the all im Chiu (Chung Woh). portant set.
0.00 p.m. Senior Mixed Doubles; K. Tay Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio) v P. (Chinese YMCA) and
H. Wong and Helen Kwong (Chinese YMCA),
the Chinese pair pushed ahead to 8-12. The consistent pressure
to 19-14, 20-10 ani set.
Hopes sink
Geralves and Borla Silva tri- their utmost to stem the tide in the sixth game and succeexted by dint of haid efforts to keep up
by the Chungs told on. exerted them when alter 10 ebatie-nx ern of services Brat
polats in succession came to the Chungs who had then no difficulty to like the scare to set at 21-11
A With the loss of the
game, all the hopes of BL. Thereas Bank, and the way they fought with their backs against the wall spoke of the gallant fight they put up,
pointless Referees Ass'n
six
hold meeting
Squres and the Lams proved to ferees Association
The seventh game between the
The Hong Kong Football Re- te the most exciting of the even.
held their The second gang of the evening naw the Y pair of M.K. Fung an. A neck to neck race went monthly meeting last night at icon wat 11-all, and 16-15, when the office of the Hong Kong Mrs. Tso leading the St. Theresa the Soures
brake J.A. Motta and Therese three points and two more points meeting was presided over by pair
loose, scored | Football Association. The Remedios by
by 11-5. Motla was then for set to the Lan's one point, neen at his best, when with tre- With the game
Mr. A. E. P. Guest.. score three. mendous smashes he brought the
The meeting decided that the four now. It looked as if there score up from 0-1 to 14-11. The was reune home for the Saints Referees Association
will play Y pair took the lead again at Thu this was dashed to the ground the Chinese Referees Association 16-15, but now playing at their
football game on April 10. eighth game best, Mutta and Remedios after Clings built themselves a lead when the
The following
have been allowing one more point to their of 19-love
selected Motta and forces
10 ngainst.
represent the Re- opponents secured the necessary Remedios. They took
In their annual
match six points for set, with the aid of
against the Press on Sunday. some welcome errors.
in the
the score
13
д
to net and match after allowing April 2 at Boundary Street com- runents. three more polats to their op-mencing at 3 p.m. Jerseys will!
be provided for the team on the
Full results
The Y's however, went to the lead again of two games to one when the alster and brother com- bination of M. T. Lam and Miss Lam scored an easy win of 21-2
J. A. Soures and Mrs. Soares over Gonsalves and Gloria Silva who were either too-nervous-er(St. Theresa-lost-to-W.-C. Chung
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Diving title winner
BLOCKU
England's Edna Childe executes a tricky back somersault- during the Empire Games Women's three-matre springboard diving event at Auskland, New Zealand, She won the title with. 2 points total of 126.58 from Australia's Noutine MacLean and Canadian Mra. L. Hunt.(Assoolated Press Photo).
Stanley Matthews - a football genius
(RY WALTER PILKINGTON)
England's No. 1 football personality, Stanley Mat- Ho thews, is a player who is often enviod. could be forgiven for feeling self important. Fortunately success and fame have never spoiled this great footballer who is the out- standing wing forward of his generation. Quiet by nature, he dislikes talking about himself. He prefers to talk of the help he gets from others. "They do the work" he says, "and I try to add the finishing touches that some- times bring goals."
This comment is a master- ground.
piece of understatement, but it Mak Yeung-ful, Lawler and is typical of this great sports- Dundon: Stubley Leck and Man- man whose skill has delighted son; Ribeiro, Captain Chisuell, millions of football lovers and Chun-Tak-fal-(Captain)Sharp made him a favourite wherever and Wong King-chung. Reserves; he plays.
-Entils, Young, McKie, Lusted, Cornell, and Boretto.
Manager; Mr. Ennis and trainer Mr. L. G. Young.
Mr. Lee Wai-tong will be the referee.
Taikoo Club Lawn Bowls
It is trub to say there is no more. that no United Kingdom profes. popular footballer in Britain and slonal is held in greater esteem
Overscas.
Always the old mastery is there in the final swoop. The unerrin pass or centro comes across, ar autographed invitation to score i goal.
Yachting jottings:
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Royal Singapore Yacht Club sending team here at Easter
(By "MAINSHEET BLOCK")
Nows has just been received that the Royal Singa. pare Yacht Club will be sending a team of at least four holmsmen to race against the Club at Easter.
Detailed information as to the arrangements...will
be announced later..
Saturday again brought light | starting at eight o'clock, will be South Easterly winds, just called round Cheung Chau. sufficient, for pleasant sailing.
Tho rosults
Six Jubilees crossed the line The team засо next Sunday for a race round Kowloon and will be between Salors Channel Hocks.
Government.
Tho first leg was mindo without tocking, cluse-hauled as far
AN
the docks and then with sheola vased.
Last week's results were:→→→
Saturday, March 25.
4th Dragon Championship
Borlea Race.
anil
1st Ecstasy (Darby) 2.0.50
Beshore-Charles championship fight cancelled
Buffalo, NY, March 27, The Freddie Beshore-Ezzard Charles NBA championship night, arranged for Wednesday night, was cancelled, tonight Beshore's and Ralph Gold,
on-
manager,
Immediately
nounced that he would claim
the title for his fighter.
The boats were close together at Kowloon Rocks, but with very 882 Pts; 2nd Piet Hein (Von Heel) Promoter Dewey Michaels, in a nourly dead best to Channel 2.9 756 Pts, 3rd Tromp (Dirkz-written statement, suld that he Rocks they soon spread out wide wager) 2.13.6 000 Pts; 4th Cop- had been advised by the New over Kowloon Bay os cach made pella (Brown) 2.20.40 610 Pts; 0tz New York State Athletic Com-
separate choice
a
course to steer.
of the best Vanessa (Sedgewick) 2.21.40 533 mission that "physicians have ad
Pia: 6th Highwayman (Meek) vised Charles that he is suffering 2.26.49 460 Pis: 7th Veronica 11 from an injury or a heart con-
Whitehouse) 2.20.21 391 Pls; 8th
Slant of wind The course followed by Melody successful, for standing right over to the Eastern
proved most
Linta (Mackay) 2.20.42 320
20h Roosalka (Daike). 2.43.4%
265 PI5.
dillon","
· Michaels said he had received
instructions to "postpone inde-
finitely" the already once-post- poned title scrap on the basis of the doctors' findings.
"The Agh: in definitely сапа Michaels then stated,
8th Jubilee Series Race. 1st Melody (Beeching) 1.20.21 11 Pts; 2nd Roundelay (Sabatie) 1.31.33 Pts; 3rd Minstrel (Cros-celled." bie), 1.32.02 8 Pts: 4th Lullaby "Charles has been told he has a (Barrett) 1.34.35 7 Pts; 5th Har-heart injury, We don't know mony (Fisher) 1.34.45 6 Pis; 8th whether he'll be Strathspey (Skutil) 1.30.25 5 Pts, again."
able to Aght
31st Dinghy Berles Race. 1st Howell (1) 1.15.00 931 Pts;
Lost U.S.$8,000
shore she found a favourable Aiant of wind under the hills and hud only a very short tack to muke later to pass Channel Rock. The lead which she establish- ed here was held to the finish. On Sunday, there was even less wind; the team race in the mor- ning was abandoned, though with notable persistence. In searching out the places where the wind 2nd Blackwood (6) 1.22.12 053, was stirring, three of the starters Pts; 3rd Muirhead (3) 1232 775 returned to the Club under sall,
Michaels revealed that he had Pts; 4th Stenning (10) 1.23.7 703 Next Sunday, the Cruiser Race, Pts; 5th Harrison (9) 1.24.25 636 Jost US$8,000 because of Charles'
Pts; uth Bush (20) 1.24.31 571 Pts; failure to full his contract.
The cancellation 7th Dann (8) 1.26.38 311 Pis; 8th
came on the Price (10) 1.28.8-455 Fts: 9th heels of an upward swing in pre
More inait (3) 1.28.67 +02 14; 10th Oght ticket sales.
(2) 1.30.42 353 Pis; Haines US$30,000 was reported already (4) DNF Cookson
In the till and Michaels had (11) DSQ: predicted the largest gate and Nixon
ce in Buffalo ring history fight originally was sche
Kit Chee meet Saints today
Sunday, March 20. Friendly Dinghy Race.
Tin-liou (Miss Loseby-United Press,
Kit Chee, prospective cham- pions of the First Division of 1st Laufer (11) 1.46.10; Moore duled for February 28, but was the Hong Kong
Football (1) DNF: Ballenden (0) DNF. postponed when Charles suffered League, face a very stiff hurdle
9th Redwing Berlos Race." a highly controversial rib injury, this afternoon, when
Ist they meet St. Joseph's on the Club ground at Huppy Valley 5.15 p.m.
1.55.9 800; 2nd Sea-Horse (Cor- bett) 2.1.5 678; 3rd Zephyr (Mal- aloric J.) 2.12.2 376; 4th Blue Moon (Evans) 2.14.31 480; 5th; The Saints, after their success-Lightening (Price) 2.18.5 388; 8th ful visit to Manila recently, will Puiin (Mrs. Brown) 2.18.7 300. be all out to beat their doughty whom they meet in opponents,
In a basketball match played the Shield Final on Saturday, last night at Caroline Hill, Shang- April 8.
hai Warriors beat South Chino Kit Chee have been taking Athletic Association by 13 point things somewhat easily of late, to 44. but they will certainly have to Pull
up their socks and fight hard if they hope to beat the Saints, who have a reputation for being giant-killers,
"There is little doubt that spected, with the odds slightly, in -keenly contested game is EX- England had not been fortunate
put
1st Division
Police v RAF (PP from 19.3.50), Boundary St., S.16 p.m.; Re- feree: J.G. Padley: Linesmen: Li Ping-put and W. Lawler.
Joseph's v Kit Chee (PP from 19.2.50), Club 1.15 pm; Re- feree: H.J. Chisnall; Linesmen: W. Hayes and G. Hobley.
2nd Division
enough to have had a player of favour of the more polished und similar gifts, Finney, to stop sclentlig Kit Chee
The following is today's pro Into Matthews' place in the In- ternational ares, the
maestro gramme: would soon have been recalled. For years he shared with
His versatile successor in Eng- goalkeeper, Frank Swift, the land's colours is a player of such
distinction that when Matthews,
fixture selectors
the was a Finney on
on the left wing rather St. than leave him out.
Chosen 10 times as outside-left, Finney has earned the remarkable Matthews is in business too. He tribute that he is equally adept in its annual Club recently held is a man of many parts and many either position and he is a cer- its annual meeting, at which Mr. activities. He receives top wages tainly for the World Cup games
It Kinniburgh presided.
from his club Blackpool in whose After the, Chairman had re- team he and his brilliant partner viewed the past season's activit- Stanley Mortensen, England's Matthews' gentlemanly be-
Section meeting
J.
The Lawn Bowls Section of
honour of being a football "am- bassador"
wecond to none. Their Inclusion In English teams war Swift has now retired and gone
Marcomed everywhere.
into business,
ies, the following Committee was Inside-right chosen. Mr. W. McColl, Convenor, favourites. with Messrs. Marshall and Ro- wan to act in consort during the coming season.
аге tho
A horse owner
at Río de Janeiro,
Amazing popularity
Solicitors v St. Joseph's (PP from 9.11.40), St. Joseph's, 8.15 p.m.; Referee: P.J. Dundon Dockyard. v. CAA (PP
9.11.49), Navy H.V., 5.15 pm; Referee:
Bing-tong
from
crowd's haviour on the field is another Mary C.B., B.15 p.m.;
Matthews is also the proprietor The Club is looking forward of a residential hotel at Blackpool to the opening of the Lawn Bowin League, when it intends tain. He writes for a
a popular seaside resort in Brt
HK LAWN TENNIS
ASSN. MEETING
national
reason for his amazing popularity. He is never ill-tempered, never iritated by ruffled. Although
tricked by those magic feet, bamed
being by a body swerve which has hood. winked the best, have tried to have stop him by robust means, never seen Matthews resort tu retaliation or make a fuss,
Lastly, Matthews. It popular gives the pubile value for mondy Football him means entertainment and he so that his admirers got it There is a good reason, then, for the growing body of foolball fol-
because he
V Navy PP from
Referee: S.Y. Kwak South China Eastern (PP from 9.11.49), Caroline Hill, B.15 p.m; Referee: D.P. Lai,.
POLICE BEAT RAF 3-0
in s Second Division League soccer match at Boundary Street Force by three goals to nil yesterday, Police beat Royal Air
HKFC SOCCER XI The following have been se
to enter one team in the Second newspaper and is currently en Division.
Although W.
the caged in various parts of Britain Melrose, Singles Champion, is on
Боук lecturing home coaching and leave
His lates venture is horse racing. 8. J. Pollock' and J. Wald will have returned by the start An admiror has given him
Stanley, of the season, which will help to thoroughbred and
has do. balance the side.
cided to Otherwise, Su
take this
diversion: Taikoo will field a much similar seriously. He has seen his horsel `· team as last year.
in training and will enter it in races but Matthews'. fame
se rests on his football prowess. lowers in Canada to be delighted lected to play for the Hong Kong What are the secrets of hit by England's Football Associa- Football Club in a First Division popularity First his supreme tion's Invitation to Stanley Mat-League soccer game against St The annual General Meeting
skill. His artistry combines the thows to take part in he goodwilt the Club Grupo of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis.
facile touch of a juggler and the trip to that Dominion about the 4.30 pm..
theat
Ground, kick-off, Association will be held at the
fascination of a mesmerist.
some time that another Hong Kong Cricket Club at 5.15
He is no longer Yoonsequenti for the moro serious business of son, Anderson, Hurrell, McLough
English
Brown, Roberts, football party will be getting
Bar- Barker, #ni! football p.m. today.
and: sense,.
clay, Barber, Mullen, J. Hender Agenda
has been left out of Minutes of the last General "team In recent
lis, - If he was disappointed azii.
Bickford, Meeting held on April 20, 1940. games. That is because the polley being reserved for Rio de Janeiro Report and Accounts for the of the selectors is to think of thhe philosophically did not show it. future and give opportunities to He has never been to Canada and Election of officers,
the best of the younger men. he remarked that however far Any other business.
Matthews is 34, yet this
incom-man has advanced in football r parable - wingman is playing u
welcomed. new experience must always - br.
year,
In the
internation
Masks his gülle
t" "|
World
Cup tourney in
no
been discarded from the Rio d Janeiro posibles, and: la, Brazli there was, doubtless similar die appointment.
South American; enta
The Hong Kong Football Club well as ever. I have marvelled officially opened its lawn bowls afresh this season at the one with Attractive visitors well aware of the fame of Mat green at Happy Valley yesterday, which he successfully blends en when 12 players took part in a tertainment value with match to and Montreal where Scotland The Football Association have thews who had played for England Canada and particularly Toron- 57 times and they want to see him. friendly game.
The Club, which had only one winning powers
Liverpool and Newcastle United cleared the air by saying he may team in the Longue last season.
have been attractive visitors in yet 12, tɔ will be entering two teams thisHis ambling style effortless and the last two yours, will hope that according to circumstances any, o k2, tɔ Brazil They state that composed, has an Innocence which spotting interferes to prevent Mat- the players chosen for the sub" masks his gulle His. nonchalanes have from being in the wrong sidiary four may eventually b war vor a trap for the unwary inglish lomm“ chosen.
PNES withed to the South America full-back. Heppers to dawilio 2 wds they must not be los opal mD DETERMINE Sen var part:the unsecting back, hk
elt, Kialand, there wit Lout twinkdina?
Printed and pubished for the Proprie
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RUGGER RESULTS
London, March 27. The following were the results of rugger games played today: Rugby Union: Birmingham 3, Swansea 6. Newbridge 11, Cross Keys 5. Pontypool 9, Llanelly 0.
Rugby League: Castleford 27, Bradford Northern 9-Router.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS EASTER RACE MEETING 1950 2. Saturday, 8th and Monday, 10th April, 1950
The First Bell, will be rung at 11,30 m, and the first race will be run at 12.00 Nocn, sach day. The un interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.).
There are 12 raons each day (24 in all). The Hong Kong Derby: la scheduled to be run on the first day, Saturday, 8th April," Race No. 6. at 3.30 p.m.
Through tickets at $49 each may be obtained at the Omes of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Talephone House, also tickets at $2 ach for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Darby (over 550,000 tlaketa disposed of to date). The latter may be pur. ohread also, at the Club's Branch Ofes,, No. 882, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL GWEEP ON THE LABT RACES
MEMBERS' BADGES, AND ENCLOSURE. Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting..
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NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
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Badges admitting Ladies not in possession. of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non members of the Club, to the Member Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 per day, Including tax, for Ladies Cor...Gentlemen
obtainable through the Becretary ari the written or personal introduction of # Member, such Mambar to be; responsible for all vialtors Introduced by him, and for,, pay? ment of all, akits, ato.
aro,
Badges, admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
The Treasurera'
Compradora Office and the Secretary's Office phone House, will close at 10.00 am, each day. Both Offices at 1st Floor, Tele-
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House, 27818) provided they, are „ördared in advance from the No. 1 Boy. (Tel.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'G PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
The price of admisalan to the Publier Enclosure is. $3 anch' day Inoluding tax for....all, porečna' Including fadies, and is payable at the Gatsakk
BOOKMAKERS, TID TAG MEN, ETO, WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. TO OPERATE. WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RAGE MEETINGS
MEALO" AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE^ obtainabl IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE AND
SERVANTS' PAGBESINAINEN 1) Sarvants" "pames will be issued to private box holdere: -are-requested: to..., distribute them wither discrimination tendorna:{3thale - namon HƠN LÀ HOR pamet. Holddri, bf su
not permitted in' the Mambers; Encipaure, except ing through on their duties and must remaici: It' thair