"I hope he doesn't think It can fly as well."
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1951.
JOHNNY LEACH TROUNCES HONGKONG'S CHAMPIONS IN FAREWELL MATCH
By "OBSERVER"
"A truly great player" was the reluctant though practically un- animous verdict of the capacity crowd of over 2,000 who saw the World Table Tennis Champion, Johnny Leach, play his last exhibition series' matches here last night, and that coming from Hongkong's notoriously partisan_crowd is ample tribute to the greatest English table tennis player since Fred Perry,
com-
Although Hongkong went down narrowly to the Leach-Haguenauer bination last night by three matches to two, Leach, playing in the best form of his Hongkong tour, convincingly showed that Hongkong's best.......were...._not......good. enough for him.
He took Sit Sul-cho, the Far Eastern Champion, completely to pieces in three straight sets, 21-14, 21-12, 21-11 and after conceding the first set by 21-23 to Fu Chi-fang, the Far Eastern runner-up, swept him off his feet in the remain. ing three sets by 21-6, 21-7 and 21-16.
Cynthia Eager Breaks The Oldest Record In The Book
Leach thus leaves Hongkongį shots deeply on the forehand. after having mide good his and directing his service returns trank and candid statement with quick backhand. flicks to that none of the Hongkong Sil's body. players would come within the Arst thirty in world ranking,
•
1
Sit got some benuliful smashes and that at best they are good in at this stage to take over the enough for about 10 points lead at 18-11 and 14-13, but ngainat
cracked ranking International
up badly, from then on. World Championship
sending his drives elther out or Tournament.
to the net. to allow Leach to While Leach's performances
score eight
ght points in a row for last night might have cooled set, the last point from a beanti- the ardour of Hongkong's sup- ful backhand half-volley drive porters with regard to our prosto
Sit's
service. pects at the World Champion.
THE
MBOLS
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Barry
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Results
Sands Has Lost Nothing Home Soccer In Cash By Coming To Fight In
England
Says GEORGE WHITING
Forget those stories about Dave Sands, Empire Middleweight Champlon, running back to Australia in a pique at not having had the opportunity of a shot at the World Championship, or of putting up a lucrative defence of his Empire crown. Ill-founded advice in his own country was responsible for Sands not having an Empire fight with Randolph Turpin last month-a situation that led to Randolph, becoming World Champion at the expense of Sugar Ray Robinson, with Mel
Dave himself in the minor role of overweight winner against America's The second and third seis un-
fur 100 ship next February, the brilliant folded the same story. Leach's
sing and Sit Bul-cho in
Sit's drives their turn
forced the carlier victories over the re-local player into repeated errors doubtable World Champion and he lost the two sets by showed that Mongkong had the 12-21 and 11-21. team but, like in many other material for a world-beating
sports, has wasted It by not starting it on the right track.
performances of Chung Ching- solld defence and ability to re-
The Colony's 17-year-old women's record Yards Free Style was broken yesterday by Cynthia Eager at the Victoria Recreation Club.
Hongkong's Olympic prospect, Cynthia established a new record of 1 min. 7.4/5 seconds. The old record, which was established by Mrs Mead, one time Olympic trialist for South Africa, stood at 1 min.. 8,3/5 seconds, Sho Woa swimming in 24 points. "E" Troop occupied an Invitation race which was second place with 10 points. one of the events of a friendly! inter-club swimming meet be- tween VRC and Ching Wing Swimming Club,
Micky Gutierrez won twice yesterday.
Judging from yesterday's re- sults, the Colony's young swim- mors are making rapid pro- greas,
The Victoria Reercation Club beat Ching Wing Swimming Club by 41 points to. 35.
The following results:
wero the
Junior boys 80 yards free-style - 3. M. Gutierrez (VIC) 2, Lau Kam-po (W.) 3. Tong Cheung- abum (C.W.). Time 20-475 necs,
Juntor
girls 50 yards breast- stroke na Roza-Fereria (VIC): 2. Gulda Xavier (VRC); 3, Wu Mok tak (C.W.), Time 42-1/5 ROCH
Junior buys 100 yards back stroke. P Thompson (VRC);"> Chol Hau-fat (C.W.): 3, Gutierrez
Tline **74-176 (VRC).
seca.
Women's 100 yards free-style (m- vitation).—1, Cynthia Eager (VRC);
Сала
Kwok vf-mui{Chung Shinin
-hung
(line Trung).
Time 7-4/5′′ wees.
Junior boys 100 yards breast- stroke, Tong Chung-sing (C.W.);
(VAC).~~~Time 60-1/5 ́ancs.
Junior girls 50 yards free-style,-. 2. Bhella Codaco (VRC); 2. Chan Lee-kuen (C.W.): 3, Wong Cho Wan (C.W.). Time 32-470 3808.
Women's 50 yards free-style re-
(Invitation). Lat.
loy
awirang Union: 2. European "Y"; 3, Fortuna. Time a min. 12-9
Junior boys 100 yards fres-styla
gees.
1. M. Gutierrez (VRC); 2. Lom
Kampo (CW.); 5, zu Kam-hung
(0.W.). Timo, da iza secu.
Junior girls 50 yards breast-strøke.
- Bhek Ling-mut (G.W.); 3, V.
(C.W.). Time 45-4/5 secs,
relay. VRC (M. Gutierrez. P mompson R. Xavier), min. 3-1/3 weck.
Bien x 100 yards free-style c ley (Invitation).-1. Ching Wing Union: 2 Lai Trang Balon & Chung
Shing. Time 3 min. 07 atcs.
Mrs D. Dodds, wife of Major W. M. Dodds, MC., RA, Of- cer Commanding of the Battery, distributed the prizes on conclu sion of the meci,
- THE DOUBLES
The Doubles match did not reach the standard expected. GRIP SPELLED DEFEAT Errors predominated through- out and it was a' fight between Much has beer seld on the Sit and Haguenauer as to who merits and demerite of the could cut down his errors. penholder grip, but Leach last
Haguenauer,
however, was night proved the Truth of an- better supported by the
the .con- other of his comments that asistent Leach. In a neck to The results were as follows: player with a penholder grip neck struggle in the first set, can never make the world the score, reached 21-21, when Brierlay: 2. Gnr Williams:. 2. Gör
40 yardı free-style--1.
Grehampionship class.
Leach completed it with a Davidson. Time 48.8 seconds.
In his maiches last night Forehand smash and a backhand Picking the Plases). L/Bdr against Eu and Sit, both ex-half-volley drive to Fu'e ser- Atkinson; 2. L/Bdr Smith; 3. Gar ponents of this grip, Leach dis vice. Cunningham. Jolliffe: 2. Gar Hutton; 3. L/Edr nesses of it:
6 yards breast-stroke.-1. L/Bdr tinctly exposed the glaring weak- Askeyr. Time 1 min. 2 ct.
Diving.-1. Gnr Woodcock; 2. Our Buchanan: 3. 1. Cottrill, RA volved, as opposed to the easy
Six_lengths free-style.-1. Bur Smith! 2. Cnr Williams; 3. Cfnmovements executed by Leach himself, was evident when Fu Howard. The 3 mins, 23 secs,
Plunge. Majer W. M. Bends, played himself out in the last better form in the third set, with
Sit MC., RA.: 1. Ctn O'Brien: 3. three sets of his match.
getting his smashes in. From Captain Themsett: Distance 44 feat
importance
this 8-8, they forged ahead to 16-13 Tho
win'
'by 21-15. Yardı back-stroke.--L/Bdr faelor can be gauged when it and then 20-15 to
Leach and
and Heguenauer ran off Bmith; 2. Bdr Atkinson; 3. Eftpi is remembered that in the
International Swaything Cup to a 9-love lead in the fourth Arkey, Time 1 mui. D secs.
4x1 length relay-1. "K" Troop: competition, a player may have set and romped home easily by
21-7 against a dispirited pair, to play lx matches a day.
closest gaine Playing practically a defen- The
CB
Troop: J. BIQ. 'Time i min. 21.6 seconds.
4 length*medley relay.—1. **** Troop; Time mla, da vecs,
Sands May
Fight LaMotta
Or Graziano
London, Aug. 22. Dave Sands, the Austra
Sands' opponent
Except for the early stage of
The high muscular strain in-
the second set, when the score
the way to win by 2ltors led a the way to 21-16.
The Hongkong players struck-
of
of errors.
of
a row.
of
the
Brown.
With Turpin's ride to New York and the Sugar Ray return begirming next week, Sandy's chance of world status can be written down as negligible the moment, but Dave will be getting substantial consolation- in cash.
Sands came here with a pro- mise from promoter Jack. Solo- m.0713 that ho would earn guaranteed sum-not less than
A
Hine Returns To Big
Golf
At Stoneham
By JAMES GOODFELLOW
£5,000 is my guess-for the de Pilot Officer Paddy Hine, out of big golf this season fence of his Empire Champion-because of a damaged right hand, hopes to play in the ship. Well, Dusky Dave knows Lotus tournament at Stoneham, Southampton, on August now that he need have no fears
29-31. on the financial side.
Mel Brown; and he has now been
It was on this course two years ago, when 17 years
70 in
London, Aug. 22. The following were the results of football matches played today:
FIRST DIVISION Bollon W. 0 Newcastle U. Chelsea
I Arsenal. Huddersfield 5 Manchester C. Manchester U 4 Middlesbro Portsmouth Prosion N.E. Wolves
1
SECOND
Blackpool Charlton Ath.
Derby
Birmingham - BONY 2
Doncaster Everton Notis Forest 3
U.
THIRD DIVISION
(SOUTHERN)
Bournemouth 0 Bristol City
Exeter
Mulwall
Plymouth Arg
Reading
4 Gillingham
Ipswich
Crystal Pal. Shrewsbury Brighton & H.
Torquay Ltd. 0
THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN)
Accrington Bradford C. 2 Chester
Mansfield
2 Southport 3 Scunthorpe Darlington 2 Rochdale Grimsby T. 2 Lincoln City Workington Chesterfield
GLASGOW CUP First Round
Partick T 0 Third Lanark
-Reuter.
H.K. HOCKEY ASSOCIATION MEETING
The Fourteenth, Meeting of the Hongkong Hockey Associa tion Council will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 1951,
& Co. Lide comment<
of the Board Room of Merers Shawon, Tomes ing at 6:30 p.m. Chung
Tin. Balding,
He was well paid for beating old, that he won the Brabazon trophy, the field including guaranteed a further several Walker Cup men, with a score of 287 for four lucrative overweight engage- rounds one of the finest performances in amateur golf. ment at Earls Court on Septem- ber 26--with ex-world cham-
My first recollection of Paddy, "I rosa at six, and started my plon Jake LaMotta high on the is of his hitch-hiking from Win- arst round in the club chern- list of possible opponents.
chester play in the junior plonship at Hockley, at 8.50. I meeting at Burhill. A woman did a
gale, and was Neither the Birmingham_nor member gave the lille boy a satisfled. the Earls Court commitment lift as he struggled up the drive!
"I then whipped home in the endangers. Dave's file. When with his clubs and housed himn 1
car. had breakfast, and played he returns home in the autumn during the event. he will still be Empire Cham- Two years later he had cap.30 holes in on Open meeting at plón- and
a neighbouring course, winning same tured the Carris trophy, a com- the scratch prize. amount of purse-money in the petition which helped to deve bank as if he had exposed his lop such fine players as Ronnie; "Then, at 5.30, I started on 2. title to the flying fists of Rau-White,
John
Langley, Arthur the second round of the club tec's:---Rules, Hockey Umpires dolph Turpin
Parowne and Ian Coldwell, Championship at Hockley, daing Board, Grounds, *Selection,
79, and with an aggregate of School boys Hockey. NOT WITH TURPIN
TENDONS SEVERED
143 won by eight shots. It was 3. Consideration of applica Neither Mel Brown
amusing and excitement tions for affiliation, with this kept me awake." Recently I talked heavyweight Johnny Williams tall, well-built young man as he
4. Composition of Divisions Altogether the -sparmates-who-put-Turpin | watched - Southern-tourna achievement which sent me in
an outstanding of Leagues 195171052.
5. Report of Grounds Com
of qualifica-
with
the
nor
durance tests,
the
The Agenda Includes:
1. Election, of Hon." Fixture
Secretion of Sub-Commit-
6. Certinentes
tion to umpires.
in trim for the humbling of ment. In May he had cut the Sugar Rey--will be in Randolph's palm of his right hand, the ten-search of records of freak en-mittee, camp for the world championship dons of his second finger being return in New York on Septem- severed. It was
not expected ber 12.
that he would be able to play nguồn until September.
At one time it looked as though both might have been
-(London Express Servical
7. Date of Interport matches,
in the Turpin team, but Johnny perament could not be expected Henry Longhurst On GOLF
Two Stone Penalty
If the golfing experts are agreed on one thing-and 14. The best round he did was there are moments when one feels they can hardly be
But a golfer of Hine's tem-
leave and Mel, have decided that up golf "aingle-handed"
a club alone. He took and business here must have
won a monthly medal with 84- priority.
17-87- Williams, fettling-up
On this performance his one- on hand handicap was reduced to Warwickshire farm for nis championship altempt against Jack Gardner, hopes to be 82.
get back to his agreed on more than one-It is on the necessity to practise. matched with
Itching to an American
Books, articles, lectures, all stress the same miserable be started heavyweight in London in Sep-normal play, tember.
again one week-end in a theme, of which the rest of us know the truth so well scratch competition at Sou-
off
2. "E" Troup; 3. BHQ. sive game throughout, Leach's evening was the singles match superb defence unvelled the between Sit and Haguenauer, Inconsistency of the penholder which, but for the closeness of invariably the scores, was mainly a game grip attacks which ended in errors after a succes- Sit took the first game 21-16 rion of returns..
Both Sit and Fu, it must band was leading 17-14-in-the conceded, were not in their best recond set, when he struck a form last night, sending easy shots bud patch of errors to give away out or to the net, but one notice-seven points In able stroke that Leach employed He came back strongly In the with havoc last night and perhaps third set, outdriving the French the only attacking stroke used champion by 21-13. Haguenauer was the quick backhand flip deep picked up his defensive game to the baseline, close to the body in the fourth set but could not of his opponent and slightly on last the rubber which went to the backhand side.
Sut, leading all the way from Time and again he tied the 10-0, 12-9, 14-13 and 17-14, Ribeiro (VRCH 3 Wen Chowan lian triple boxing cham- opposition in knots with this DECIDING MATCH
Junior Day 35 60 garde media plon, and holder of the Bri-inoke, An angles curving-away ball just out of his opponent's tish Empire Middleweight forehand reach
The last and declding match forced him title, has
repeatedly into the net been offered
promised an and a
the evening fight at Earl's Court, Lon- short drop was another weakness exciting climax, which nover
the
Fu scén on penholder grip. came.
opened strongly in don, on September 25 by To be a great player, Leach the first set keeping point for DIVING AT VRC TODAY Mr Jack Solomons, the Lon-showed that one must be
who was an Point with Leach, A taney diving competition don promoter.
all-round player proficient both playing a defensive game, Brown has a „September date [thampton and won with but prefer to remain unreminded. will be held at the Victoria
in defence and attack and able Át 21-21, Fu put across two - with Dennis Powell, and is talk-Since then he has had rounds
Golfers will be an
divide themselves in the deli pocket while talking Recreation Club to-day, com- American for whom Mr Solo- to vary one's place according grand smashes to win the first. Ing terms for another engage- | of 66, 69, 65, 70 and 67.
easily into the practisers and to people. In the meantime, mencing at 6 p.m. sharp.
to the type of opponent met: set amidst deafening cheers. ment at Birmingham. Mel Hine feels that he has put 25 non-practisers. After 25 years try hiting one with the left All dives will be performed visit to New York for a return typed attacking game, while Leach's super exhausted Pu St and Fu play a stereo. The second and third set saw
reckons to pocket about £1,500 yards on his drive and he is of cheerful alliance with the hand alone- Cotton can do it from the three-metre: board, fight between Sugar Ray Robin- of the
from these three fights--which looking forward to the next big lalter, two circumstances have with a No. Iron, why not I There will be ho admission (son and Randolph
other
is a bit above the rate for spar- | event. Hongkong-born sway against the Fu, Turpin
reduced me to temporary mem-with a No. 07 charge.
ring partners, even on a world Sands will make up his mind players it can be said that their ending in runaway wins of 21-6
bership If the Cornier. The
This feebly off game is purely defensive, with and 21-7 for Leach,
championship Job. fallow:
"After a slight rest, Fu made woefully weak.
Hine how bag to hear from was a visit to the doctor, which angles and vandies on at right Originally he was do have fought
revealed
-me to be
be carrying, raspberries of Huntercombe, Senior Division
In Leach, (three com Turpin in defence of his Empire given an adequate answer
racing parlance, wo and went on to lead 10-3 before
stone leaving on the socket the "mark pulsory and three optional).title, but delayed his departure to what are
penalty
must take the ings of the champion staged a
shame" that clear Imprint of more of grand Haugelers (VRC):
makings of a Chan from Australia and, in the mean- world
what better than white. Perfection
to catch champion.
which ion fghting rally
paint up to Wa-san, Lam Kar-tung, Wong time, Turpin beat Robinson for in all-round strokes by
people hastily shame to give it up at seek to crase 13-13,
with moistened Sike hou, Chow Woo-on, Berlin the World, title.
oh, well, alright. constant and intelligent practice, regular never seemed to be able to play Tu, who in all his matchos Wong (Fortuna); Chan Kwok-
thumb and on the face of a The second was the fortuitous casual watcher a smug ex- Bands opponent next month and dimple living, consistent
possession, through a kind Ameri- pression telling both of us that bay, Lal Chuck-ming Mok
ok will probably be ellher Jake form, a marvellous match tema losing game, completely broke
can friend, of Keung Ning, Hu LaMotta or Rocky Graziano,
advanced his trained, dog up, allowing Leach, to pass him
wiil retrieve a grand fighting to 18-15 and then collect, three
edition Kupg-nal (S, 'China),
perament, and
of those trough-like In view of this Sends has can-
it the moment I am gone!!! Glamorgan, Aug. 22, gadgets which for want of an nior diving (two comput" feelled
DISCOMFOLT for set and his plans
to return to Of Haguenauer, the French points in a row
10-round heavyweight official name. I call match,
4 "picker- Talking of dogs, one of my soryuund two optional).—Chan Australia for the present. "If Champion, It can be mid that
fight here tonight Mel Brown upper" This has not of the United States culpointed handsome,
only, the motley On-pong,
coltration of practice balls Chan On-kwok, Ll he wins against allter American, hure is a player who too. could
chromium- Lloyd Barnett of Jamaica.
-plated Hing hoon Trang Ping-kwan Sands feels that he will be in have gone further thers he did
was advertently chewed by the trough, but a red canvas, zigi (9.0)
bull terrier. It seems, to rub in. Wong line for fight with the winner had he started by perfecting his
Brown plans to dy to New fastenered, sack affair at the top the futility of pne's efforts to of the Turpin-Robinzon clash," all-round strokes.
York this week to assist Ranin which the balls collect. walk up and find this mangled there his manager, Tom McGuire, fald.
dolph Turpin. In his preparation world middleweight for the
MAIN MERIT
specimen on ubi
20 yards ahead of the "If he lores he will probably
While making practise words in the middle of the return to Australia Revier,
championship fight,
tolerable, it gɔca
• Tonight's fight was dull, and
the deleating
for the A further, purely physical dis uninteresting all through and slow handelap.
course, the constant, bending the English being the only nation dowe, preferably with the feet which, is mid-summer peralata Brown, generally, was, mong together and the trees cliff, to in wearing dry shirt Inside the agressive and in a
mons will negotiate during his
Events and entrants are as an his future after.. this. Night, their attack Hongkong has been a strong bid in the fourth sot
Cuiusmo,
(unattached), Petar
In the senior diving wil be hi handicapping on the followingt,hasis i
Colony
Champion : 1080.--- Scratch; runner-up 1950, judge's ayant plus per cent; finalists 1960, judge's award
10 pluk per cent non-finalists. 1000 Judy award plus 30 per cent.
will be up handlek ping firi the junior Ulving,
BATTERY, MEET
To
ite.
which 'ty' réctivid
TWO FOR FINCH",
"London, Aug. 23; Albert Finch, the former British Middleweight Boxing
He has reached the store after. years at the game when he can just play for the love of it, not caring whether be win or lover,
~ YESTERDAY'S. PLAY,
In
THE SCORES The following are the results of last night's games:
Singles. Fu Ki-fong beat Haguenauer 21-13, 31-9, 21-13.
-London Express Service)
'UP AT SIX
eager
In one day. Here is his story.
exercise
Aces Boxing Mel Brown Beats your age
Lloyd Barnett
Tournament
Ramsay Bucks, idol of Hong- kong boxing fans and leading local aghter, will definitely be the main attraction at the Aces Sports Club Boxing tournament at the club's premises at Tung Lo Wan Road on September 1, Amateur forms were signed you terday with the promoters of the tournament.
In a
an
1.
towards
After, receiving many: challen- the crowd at times gave it the main merits of comfort of practising arises from
ges from British Army fighters, Bucks has agreed. to meet event of the evening and to naha event of the evening and to fight
\-] as a lightweight.
Singles-Johnny Leach beat Sit Sul-cho 21-14, 21-12, 21-11. Doubles. Leach and HA- aguenauer beat Sit Sul-cho and. 1: the opening. Grama) Fu Fu Ki-fang 23-31, 21-15,′′ 21-8. Single. Sit Sul-cho beat, Chi-fong_ebally... socounted ; for Chempion, who i mesting Don blaguenauer in three hiraisht, ein grader 21-10, 17-21, 21-13, Cockell for the BritishLight Hoguenauer trist Clo. keep Fu's
15-21, bý 21-13, 21-8 and
Singles Leach beat Fu Ki heavyweight": kilitlenty kolajs by Cockell, is to have two warm continuous emachos in chrok fong 21-25, 21-6, 21-7, 21-15.
with full length reluma ito The Belllah" Eging Board of
or backhand, but the "bique pato Control
decreed that enabled
́manoeuvre inla Challands rich must inset position time and again for his
* 29.for chau tille
Teachvelit, Mingles match Kumotor and gated, with dremendous excites
Finch
Midia
thet
TODAY'S SPORT
I LEN BOLE Open Bingist at mowing Cricket THURS TANCY" DIVING,DAKEM
:
mouling
trousers
Though
recently contest he just about deserved pick up the scattered balls, to get the verdict-Røbler.
Practice a constant- humilli- turned from a
abrict spell where atlon. After writing for years men, wear practically nothing This night was fixed after long XXTENSION GRANTED on the virtue of a strong left and ladles less, and nobody. negotiations and bath men are in
I have none at all seems to
mind, modesty compels strict training, for the event the London, Aug 22 hand,
The British Boxing Board of nor for that matter any left me at home to
· Hallwood defeated. Bucks at the Control. have granted an op- elbow, left armi, left side or left | again, after ek in my Cart last China Fleet Club burns-pileation :: from the London shoulder: Aar the club pes back, in short, practice far from
fter every thing what ment.
art plously conscious or then making prometer, Mr. Jack Solomons, Mr GO. Jones, Chatman of for an extension of time before all At It comes down, they pt. v us suspected--a staln Ind the Aces Sports Club, in Johnny Williams and Jack vanish in a sort of swivelling
dasdues motion towards a point just wide were hands arms charge of...ail 'meating: ROTATES-
British
and Empire Heavy supposo I heil be reduced, antice to keep their weight
of quare-los umpire. ments for the Gights, which will weight titles.
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every drive, cutting
The Chief Jualive, Sir Gerard Howe, wil present the PALERES
Gandner
the
that most
and
not go through these ridiculous :