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OPEN BADMINTON · CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE CHINA MAIL,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1951.
THIS SET ALL BRISTOL ALIGHT
CHAMPIONS AND FAVOURITE CAME TO GRIEF IN YESTERDAY'S SEMI-FINALS
By "ARGONAUT”
Two lady champions and one seeded player were eliminated in a night of sparkling badminton the second, series of the Colony Championship semi-finals went under way at Craigengower yesterday.
Mrs H. F. Gonsalves and Miss Margaret Xavier, holders of the Ladies' Doubles title for the three years that the event has been competed for went down in two straight sets, 11-15 and 6-15 in an uphill fight against the up and coming youth- ful combination of Ivy Choong and Dorothy Lam.
The other casualty of the night was S. T. Hooi, the second seeded player in the Men's Junior Singles event. Hoof was defeated by his University mate, Kwong Fook-wai, but not after three gruelling sets, that lasted just under one hour, and pro- duced the best Junior singles match yet seen after the war.
The results of last night's and determination, and putting games and the high standard up an exemplary exhibition of shown in all of them, and part-singles play cularly in the Men's Junior Sin-
n
GRAND QUALITY
in
gles once again brought wel- Hoo! was the superior
Kwong come realisation to the rapidly struke production, but growing badminton community though handicapped with
that the game has improved weak smash, and an overhead tremendously during the last backhand for which he had to
year.
of applause with a series of gal- lant retrievings at this stage and with sideline smashes carried
in
the score from 8-11 to 15-11 in
one stretch on his service.
In the Men's Junior
Doubles, Jeck Brown and Billy Soares found themselves up against an Rozario-A. J. inspired F. M. Souza combination Souza,
In particular, was in brilliant form, and led his side with an allround attacking play to a comfortable 15-12, 15-1 win after encounter- deadly atincking weapon, asing some stiff resistance at the the and again he forced Hool beginning of the first set.
cover more ground, was endow- Mylthie Gensalves and Mared with that grand quality garet Xavier were yesterday far retrieving every possible shot from the form with won then is accurate net fight became à the title in 1941, 1949 and 1950 and though retaining some of their strokes, were unable to up with the speed and variety of fluent strokes of their
сове
to send the shutile into the net
with those trickling net shots.
Kwong took the lead of 2-0 in followed five changeovers of service, before Kwong added another paint.
From 0-3, Hoot gradually with counter
crept up to 6-0, and not Nighta and cross smashes, forged ahead to 7-6 and 10-6. Kwong came back in three services to score Ave paints, only to lob out four times. in succession and conceded the set at 15-11 after a good sideline sinash by Hooi.
young poponents. Although the first set, and then there sightly Incilsposed Mythie play end game especially atllo the net, and executed some beautiful Intercepting mashes and taps. Ivy Choong, the 19- 19- old Sear
Malayan girl, was the sheet-anchor of the winning combination, as she stood at the base and directed operations with deceptive drops, smashes and powerful forehand and backhand driven.
With Ivy Choong dropping her shots accurately the Lam- Choong pair Jumped to a loud
was another
The second set dingdong affair until 6-6 when Kwong then raced ahead to 9-6, 10-6, 11-6, 12-6 and Anally 15-6 to force the rubber.
of 4.0 and 6-3 in the first set. Three errors by them, however,
In the final set, Kwong had an enabled the ex-champions to level the score at 8-0. At 7-7,nilis! lead of 5-2, but then sent Mythic missed an easy sittier number of net shots into the ernet, and with Hooi, smashing Lam and Choong to effectively, the score mounted to ahead
and then 11-7 in favour of Hooi. Making B-7 and 10-8. A spirited come-a final bid, Kwong earned rounds back gave the Recrcio pair give them for three points to give
enabling
forge
to
0-7.
the Arst time a lend of 11-19. COLONY TENNIS Lam brought off two good net
On her next serv
Strashes lo
three
service, however,
wrest
the lead and successive errors by
Xavier at the backhand corner, gave her and her partner the Brst set at 15-11.
The
the
nt
and
set opened with Mylthie playing briliantly
net
repeatedly and Lam missing her intercepting shots, The former champions held grimly until 6-5, when Xaver nelled her service return, Lam and Choong went add six points in a row before giving up their service. A good tap by Myltble gave her side pair reeled off three further pujuks on
for the changeover
נוס
to
Favourites Get
Through The
Quarter-Finals
In partnership with Gordun Lup. In Koon-hung, the Colony
ampion, easily defeated L.
wall and Choy Tin-fook in quarter-finals of the Colony Open Tennis doubles
Although beaten by 15-8 and 15-0, Patrick Wong and D.C. Lau held their own during the play in their match against the more favoured pair of K. S. Low and Ramon Young, and the match was more closely contested than the score would indicate. Their weakness in the service and their tendency to fall into a series of errors was the main cause of the losers' downfall,
THE RESULTS Semi-Finals
Doubles:
Cowell, Newcastle's right-back, stands on the goal line as Bristol Rovers' Bradford sets all Bristol alight with the opening goal of Rovers' sixth round Cup replay with one of the costllest sides in England.
Rovers, a team that cost £350, had their moment of glory. Newcastle won the replay 3-1. Picture also shows Fairbrother, the Newcastle goalkeeper, on the ground while Lambden and Brennan watch Bradford's left-foot drive.
EVERY NATION TO ITS TASTE, BUT
is
Volley Ball Is The Most Popular Game At Lake Success
great sports
at other sports. day-without
Tour
This 2,800-mile.
Diplomatic staffs of the United Nations at Lake Success have Schoolboy Singles:
K.P.nally
least one major cycle race. In race around France keeps the Chong beat U Sel-lip (w.o.)
agreed upon a game the winter the racing takes country at rup-lie fever for a Junior Men's
cqually
popular with Britons, place in covered eyele stadiums, whole month, Bicyole cham- Tony Souza and Franeis Rosario
Americans, Asians, Middle. Although amateur races are plons, like Bobet and Robic, are beat
and Australlans frequent, the real emphasis is untional heroos, Easterners, Billy Soares & Jock Brown
earning huge alike.
on professional 15-12, 15-1.
track contests, sums from advertising. Doubles: Miss the officials
The game is volley-ball. When earning stor riders more than Ladies'
While the winner of the tour Dorolly
at Lake Success £100 in an afternoon. Lam & Miss Ivy moved a few of their offices to
may collect only £3,000, he is Cheong beat Mrs Mythic Gon-
This is their salary-irrespec- made for life thanks to the salves & Miss Margaret Xavier
Manhattan, volley-ball went tive of whether they win or advertisers. 5-11, 15-
15-6.
with them.
lose.
Imported sports, like Ice- Men's Singles:--- It is played by 18 people, men Road racing prizes are much hockey and baseball, make ittle Kwong Fook-wai
The higher. Kuebler's beat Hool or women, nine a side.
of progress against
cycle-racing, Seng-tuck 11-15, 15-0, 15-11. kica to handle a ball across France win brought him about although basketball,
with its Senior Men's Doubles: Low high net, keeping it within a £2,000 in addition to a £1,000-aimple equipment, is becoming Kent-soo & Ramon Young beat court.
-year retainer by the cycle more popular. Frenchmen Patrick Wong & D, C. Lau 15-8,
Here is something now, how-manufacturing form whose especially around Marseilles- 15-0.
ever-for every game played is "colours" Kuebler carries in all play traditional bowls on hard
Internationall In keeping races.
earth alleys. TODAY'S GAMES
with the world nature of the Most other professionals are
Then there organisation no game is played also under contract with some the current standard of play is At St Teresa's
is football, although 7.45 p.m. Schoolboys Dou-between British cums alone,
firm.
and the fight between rival
low.
walked Arsenal recently Americans bles: David Oey & James Ocy
outside Lake
manufacturers is fierce.
over the crack French team G. L. Pomeroy & J. B. Success, however, are firm in
Switzerland prides herself on Racing of Paris,
The their allegiance Pomeroy.
annual to
being
a major sports power, and
match is foolball and basketball.
Arsenal-Racing calling 8.15 p.m. Ludies' Singles:-
roller-skating, boxing,
there is hardly & sport for which crowd-drawing classic. French Winnie Cheung v Gloria Silva:
all-in-she could not provide a team. In fans want
British skl-ing. 8.45
fishing, football since the war, Switzer- club teams, especially from the p.m. Junior Mixed Doubles: K. C. Wong
swimming and cycling and has beaten England, Scot-North of England and Scotland, Mrs Elvie Tsok v Billy Soares
to a much smaller de- land and Wales, and, in ice- gree than in Europe) are also hockey, the Swiss are the present porters in the south of France, Rugby too, has strong sup & Miss B. Remedios.
9.15 p.m.
European Senior Men's uni
champions, HUGO with the French playing a hard, in his evening recrea- KURANDA (Zurich)
fast, and rough game. tion the American seems to kill
Boxing has its supporters, but STICK TO OLD himself. Dancing is now going
the moment France, The French are conservatively Britain, Miss back to squara-dancing and the
is not Charleston.
over-blessed traditional In their sport. Even with ring champions-HENRY Sport in most felds has been though. new-games-may-win-a-THODY (Paris). cummercfallsed, though much of brief popularity, they soon the nature
return goes hack to the disappear again. Only cycle- players.
The
hure British racing and football seem to go transfer fees wouldn't surprise on for ever, anyone here. Big league players Cycle racing, ranging from the
for (in basketball
example) village race to the cycle "Derby," made very Jarge
sums. the Tour of France, eclipses all RODNEY CAMPBELL (New York).
*
their last point, as the Chinese ship al Chater Rondampion- Singles:-C. K. Lee v W. F..
Foo,
9.45
15. M.
yesterday. In another court, youth bow- ed to experience when the L brothers, Donald and Norman, ~BEST-POSTWAR-MATCH-lost-e-Dr-George-Choa-and-K. -Miss-Ullan Khoot-
C. Dao
set and match.
The Men's Junior Singles | Tsui Wol-pui and Teul Yun- clash between the two Univer- pui, last year's runners-up, won sity players, 5. T. Hool and F from V. T. Wang and Lee Wai- W. Kwong was without doubt|tong after a hard three-set bat- the best postwar match in the tie. event. For 55 gruelling minutes, the two contestants battled to a standstill. riving everything they had in stamina, strokes
Eddie Choong Scores Good Win
Over Poul Holm
The results were:
In Koon-hung and Gordon Lum cat L. C. Kotewall and Chay Tin fool: 8-2. 0-2; Col John Spence and Lawin Taal beat Erle Lee and Ng kam-churn 0-0, 6-1; Dr George Chon d. C. Dao beat Donald Lo and Forman Lo 0-4, 6-3; Teui Wal-pu and Tsul Yus-pul beat V. T. Wang end Lee Wal-tong 4-0. 0-3, 6-2.
Club Games
The following were the results of the JIKCC championship matches:
Mixed Doubles.Mrs 8, A. Fowler F. A Weller beat Mrs M. Par. Auns and D. T. Limtin 10-8, 6-2; Mrs A. R. Barty and G. 1. Smart beat Miss B. Pulling and K. G. A. Ball 2-0 0-4, 6-4; Mr Slagter and, T. J. Gould beat Mra M, L. Robinson and G. E. Story 4-6, 6-3, 6-6.
1. A. Ayres beat Maj K, H. B. Wilson 3-0. G-4, 6-1 in the Club
Glasgow, Mar, 13. Eddie Choong (Malaya) who | ringles.
doubles holds the All-England
on
Denmark.
team and
The International side wore leading by three events to two when tonight's play began.
Choong had to
Senior Mixed Doubles-Robert Tay & Marle Ribeiro y Patrick Wong
WEEK-END HOCKEY
onular.
KEEN ON MOST Not content with having won the last Olympic Winter Games
The following are the League hockey fixtures and umpires for Sunday, March 18- Men's First Division
"A" v Reprelo "B".USA in the summer Olymples,
Argonauta
Importation Of
and having come second to the Cricketers. To Be
st
to see more
Uke
ICE-SHOOTING Although Austria is better known as a land of ski-ing and Soccer, ice-shooting" is the centuries-old national With a few minor differences, sport.
is the same as curling.
Is the only
sport introduced into Austria by an Occupying Power with
any Fuccess. As handball has always been played, the Viennese "ersatz"
B.N. No. 1 Ground, 1a.m. Um Sweden is developing old sports Checked By MCC have taken to basketball as an
phes. Silva,
Padley. A.M.
Men's Second Division Argonauta "3" V Univerzity, Patios Ground Boundary Street, 10 A.m. Umpires. J. Blackburn, 3.8. Gonsalves,
Thunderbolts y Nomads, R.N. No. 1 Grund, 9.30 a.m. Umpires, W.O. K.G.M. Smith, J.C. Mercal. Rovers v Y.M.C.A., R.N. No.
and
inventing new
ones.
popular Viking game is varpa, a throwing
and
ley for the
in the winter time when the ground is too cutdoor game.
of
box Derbys" are popular with
In the American Zone "soap
mixture of discus-
London, Mar. 13. bowls. A: An important dicsion se caside resorts men select fat garding the qualification Etones, and, as teams, hurl them county cricke.. Aft England
s as close as possible to under the special registration children.
rules have been resched prescribed mark.
by
Ground. 2.36 a.m. Umpires 3.5. Most popular
Grewal, A.V. Gosano.
In the Club singles. R. E. Story
meet 1. G. Highley and G. M. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Puck MacWhinnie will meet R. Martin.
for the use of the room,
T. 3. Gould and 1. 0. Agafuroff will play P. H. Chattock and R. C. Cig in the Club doubles Also fight de-eduled to appear will be the
11
turd
Generally speaking, Austrian winter fixture is advisory committee which we sport can hardly be called "com-
NOTICE
iz
the 55-mile Vasa ski race. Thirty cepted completely the commercialised" fudging by British To-day's Matches Ip Koon hang. the holder, will 10 am. Umpires, Bath Leader Mc and a national radio book-up MCC Committee at their next The Football
H.K.A.A.TV Dutch, Kal Tak thousand people line the course,mendations of a sub-committee. standards, In football, pay is title with his brother E. L.sort Col John Spence in the Hest Willone, Fit Sert Aldridge.
It now
remains for the small and transfer fees trivial Choong, defeated Poul Holm ther fourth round matches for to-
quarter of the fourth round to-day. Ane umpire who la able to broadcasts descriptions of the
Association, in (Denmark) 15-13, 16-17, 15-7
attend is requested to inform Kr
mesting to confirm a new rule order to safeguard day are:
ТАСС.
the home in the opening match
D.J. Stem Parve at 30208. of the Second quarter, Y. T. Wang Y Tu left as they are unti! other ar-
Another popular winter game teinty. The main idea is to to accept offers from abroad.
End this is considered a cer clubs, has forbidden its members second evening's play in the wal-pul; third quarter. Edwin Tami
Is bandy-ice hockey played on check the importation of over- badminton series here between Thut Yun-pul; fourth quarter, it rangements could be made.
frozen football folds or lakes cas cricketers, it being realised 'C. Dao v 2. L. Sin, international
The meeting closed by pass-
—RITCHIE MOEWEN (Vienna). ing a vota
a red with of thanks
ball instead to the
of that if their numbers became long they would prevent the The toughest winter sport, development of English cricket-
"Iglooing." however, is
Monets. tramp into the frozen Lapland wildernesses with little equip until 1053 and then Cricketment, and build lee houses for will be able to have more that
themselves each night.
10 specially registered players, In the summer, shooting the including eight professionals.
Draft Programmes and rapids is equally popular and A cricketer born outside the Entry Forms for the Easter equally energetic.
United Kingdom must have lived Race Meeting to be held on Then there is the "Woodsmen's in England for three years prior Saturday 24th and Monday
00-mile to the date of registration, The Inaugural Meeting of the The Army Cricket Week in
race across forests, The repercussions of the J. 20th March, 1951, (weather) fongkong Amateur Track and Hongkong will be from March llls and swamps. Elk stalking Hortistart case of two years ago permitting) may be obtained Field Association will be held at 18 to March 20, both dates in- is also popular throughout the when, while comthing in Now at the country.
Secretary's the Jacobean Room, Hongkong clusive,
Zealand, he played for Auck-
Ofice,
sperately to win his matcttch between D. J. Hu and D. G. against Holm, For 50 minutes earron against D. T. Smith and r
they struggled and the crowd cheered constantly at the many spectacular rallies, Both smash ed brilliantly and
achieved
some amazing retrieves.
In the first game the dimimi-
tive and wiry Choong mined on early bead of 5-0 but Holm, frading his touch, leveled at Two deadly amashes 10-10. gave Choong the game at 15- 13.
A. Weller,
Track And Field Meeting
Army's Week
Starts
March 18
Marathon",
10 or
The cute will not be nitéred
no county
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Hotel, at 5.40 p.m. to-morrow. The fixtures will be played i Of leading sports nations, Land in a Phuket Sideld germ, Telephone House; the Club All Clubs interested are re-at the Army Cricket ground at Sweden is probably the least have been finally settled. House, Happy Valley; and In the second game. Holm had quested to send
Bookunpoo and will conclude commercialized. Genuine After comultrone with all representative. again to fight back from being individuals similarly in- on March 25 and March 26) amatour
natour Soccer Xis have beaten overseas cricket bodies, it matho Stables, Shan Kwong 4.10 down and by brilliant play tereated are invited to attend. with the Army, playing a England and
and come third at Rio en egreed that there
no Road. he made it 14-14. Holm was
It is hoped at this meeting to Civilian XI.
World Championships, and there objection to an Engilah cricket. Following are the other mats practically no world sport at Dominon or province providing NOON on
oppearing now playing beautifully and he have the Constitution of the
Entries close at 12 o'clock) fully deserved the cheers that Association adopted and to have che to be played during the which Sweden does not compete their sales result
Thursday, 15th grooted a victory by 17-10. the Association” affiliated to the
Cricket
Internationally. — RALP II
| March, 1951. Amateur Athletic Federation af Royal Engineers,
March 18-18-Royal Artillery} HEWING (Bfockholm),
Actually, New Zealand is the soly / country affectext · becausO - CYCLE-RACING MAD Hongkong
other counties require three
In the doulding thirth Fome the score went to 6-0, but then Choong, relying chiefly on his superb smashing, brought off ́a succession of die winters and family took the game and match at-10-7.
March 20-Royal Army Ser- vice Corps v Royal Army Pay HOME RUGGER 21-22-Infantry v Li
**
for
1 Stato.
In the last two years an months' residence prior to play- Englishman, and a Swiss have ing-Reuter turned Switzerland cycle-racinis mad, raising the sport 15.
10 suprema national popularity.
FRONT COLONY SNOOKER The Englishman champion Reg Harris. The Swiss rutte of matchion pinged, in the Manchester-born sprints world The following were the to
lean-faced, ever-smiling Tordi Colony Open Snooker. Changs
Col Romsey's XI.
March 24-Final Inter-Unit. A military band will play on the ground on every day. Units will be at here to playing
matches and the last two days will be used by the Army Aut greatest road race in 1000--the thorities to repay some of the gruelling 2,800-mile Tour
At IQUE, D. M. Rodrigues hospitality that has
of lost to George Low by Gues always France.
single Bunday on to one taga
At Crib Tamiabo, 7. H. Lake patres-Sunday" is Awitzerland's. lows to HL2 CAR?WM, &+8
London, Mar, 13. St. Mary's Hospital bent St Denmark loveled the earles
Hospital, the holders when Holmi and Ole Jones beat by eight points to zero in the Sonico.it four events each Thomas
J. C. Mackay and Wong Peng, sunl-inal of the Hospitals" · Cupy their guests during their own uobler, winner of the world's pionshiv fost nightsustat boon 10-8, 10-2 in the men's Rugby Union tournament play doables, and Arve" Lasonmemed at Tuchmond today, p
pead 20mg Gimban Thormionit beat St. Mary's Hospital now meet W. Peard and Mrs G. London Hospital in the anal Mion-Webber i 15-9, 10-10 in next Wednesday, March 21, been afforded to the Services Hardly Sho udang docÉRIBALDI B. Heuter,
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