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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1981,
Water Babies Day. At The Colony Championships RECORD-BREAKING MACHINES HARDCOURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
EUROPEAN YMCA THROWS
IN A COUPLE OF SURPRISE WINNERS
By "RECORDER”
The European YMCA, for many years the altoran of Hongkong swimming, threw in a couple of surprises into the heatz of the Women's 50 Yards Free Style as the Colony Championships continued yesterday at the Victoria Recreation Club.
The final will hardly be a women's affair. About the oldest woman in It will The youngest, yesterday's scene-stealer, be 15-year-old veteran Cynthia Eager. will be Mary Leonora ("Call Me Molly") Williams, now in her 11th summer.
Molly made her appearance in the last of the three heats. Hers was the second surprise performance of the event. In the preceding heat her teammate, Vanessa Giles, hnd upset the usual V-shaped ending. It is always easy to tell an upset at a swimming meet. The favourite normally swims in the middle lane and the dark horses take the side-Innes.
Getting Ready:
Fight Fans In A Riot
TURPIN BUYS In A
TWO DOZEN
Chicago, Sept. 12.
A riot broke out to-
COMIC BOOKS night at the State Lake
New York, Sept. 12. The big fight weather!
Was forecast for
today "mostly sunny and warm with afternoon temperatures in the 80's. Moderate! south to south-westerly winds."
Britain's
The fight, between Randolph Turpin and Ameri ca's Ray Robinson, for the World Middleweight Champion- ship, which Turpin, look from Robinen In July, goes on the Polo Grounds and has been built up to be the greatest in- ternational fight for years.
at
Both contestants spent the night in New York, Robinson
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Molly Williams, probably the ever to youngest competitor
Colony Championship moko n final outside of the diving evants, was cheered all the way from the moment the gallery discovered that she wasn't going to be shaken off.
She came in a winner on all six cylinders, not yet an eight- cylinder model like Cynthia Eager, but still a 32.6 seconds affair, fourth fastest of the fiva Anullats,
Cynthia again missed out on Shaung Anderson's record of Theatre as thousands of
29.0 seconds, returning 30.4. persons fought for seats
Vanessa Glies was thed in three hours before the
32.4. he was Wong Yuk-bing, Robinson
The Turpin fight
Analist,
Funk- In 32.0. was to be shown on tele-Ying-chee, was timed
going There is
be to
Д vision.
rare fight in the final for second place.
A mob of 1,500 persons broke three heavy glass: doors and surged into the theatre. Many of themi did not have tickets, but: the theatre management said no attempt would be made to oust them.-- United Press.
with his mother at her house in BASEBALL the suburban district of Von Cortlandt Park, and Turpin with his party at a hotel in the heart of the city.
Their Arst official duty today! was to attend at the offices of the New York State Athletle Commission, in the city's finan- cial district, for the weigh-in at noon (4 p.m: GMT.).
Turpin's handlers say he will be about 11 st. 4 lbs. comfor
inside the weight imit of tably 11 st. 6 lbs. while Robinson's
manager
Red Sox Stay In Pennant Race
New York, Sept. 12. Boston Red Sox, down in third place but not out of the American League pennant fight, won their season's finale that bla mart with Detroit
Tigers 2-1 today Be 11 st. 3 1bs.
and moved to within four and
For a
Molly Williams, no relation to Esthor, is already determined to oshine her namesaka. start she would like to be allow- ed to dive into the VBC pool from the overlooking balcony She's reputed to be able to do a one-and-a-half somersault from the one-metre baard,
She's also a stickler for ac- curacy. Seeing the press in conversation with one of her admirere, she gave us a cɔn- Adentin tip-off. "That's not. my daddy," she said.
KIN-MAN, AGAIN
record-breaking ma-. If one chine slipped out of gear yes- terday, the other one didn't. Cheong Kin-man breezed through the 440 yards in 5 minutes 13.6 seconds.
share Kin-man doesn't
the that he can gó popular belief
He expects very much faster.
to lower his times in the final,
Would arrived at his half games of the first plade but not by too much.
home
When hotel last night he was besieged Cleveland Indians. by well-wishers, Including large party from his
He had fown of Leamington, driven the 100 miles from his Catskill Mountain headquarters. THE HORSE-SHOE:
Johnny Pesky's triple- und Clyde Vollmer's long fly broke up a brilliant 10-inning pitching bottle between Bill Wight and Tod Gray.
Pittsburgh Plibles beat
Ha
doesn't expect to, be faster than 2:18, for example, la the 220 yards final.
TODAY'S HEATS The spotlight this evening is again on the sprinters with the 100 Yards Free Style starting
A massive oral horse-shot, Philadelphia Phillies, 8-8 and heats of the Men's and Women's
flown from Leamington, wat Boston Braves bent Chicago presented to Turpin at which a
cynical New York newspaper man standing nearby commen- ted, "They didn't have to give the
Kuya a wreath. There was nothing
about
7-3 in the only other day games off the evening's programme at
played in the Major Leagues
Pesky's triple came with one
0,15: p.m.
The first heat of the Men's
out in the 10th, &ad Gray 100 features Cheong Kin-man,
Cynthia Eager and Cheong Kin-man, whom the Hongkong Amateur Swimming Association has nominated for the Olympic Games at Helsinki, come ofit with a Colony record very nearly every time they enter the pool. Both are 'swimming in the 100 Yards Free Style heats at the Victoria Recreation Club this overilug,
SURPRISE PACKETS
Vanessa Giles and Molly Williams, both of the European YMCA, are the two discoveries of the current Colony Swimming Championships. Both were upset winners in yesterday's heats of the 50 Yards Free Style, -China Mail Photos,
HKFA To Investigate Double Affiliation
funereal promptly walked Ted Williams the second the most promising and He to set up a potential double race of the evening between
The question of two soccer players, Ng Kee-cheung Chang, Kam-hol, signing, registration forms for two
Turpin's reception and play. Vollmer filled to leftfielder William Teo, F. Monteiro and Clubs was Broúght up at a meeting of the Lengue Manage.
seemed calm and immediately went to his room Steve Souchock however, and brothers Pesky scored with the winning in company with his Dick and Jacle and George.] run after the catch. Middleton,
his business mana-
Tigers scored in the first ob Peaky's error, a double and Soon after his arrival Turpin Vie Wertz fly, and tied the score cancelled the visit ho was sup-
on a walk, à posed to have made to a cinema in the second to see a Western film. Instead, single by Bill Goodman and a
ho asked somebody to go out and buy him two dozen comic books,
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THE BREAKFAST:
It was stated that Randy will have his normal breakfast, in- cluding two eggs, before going to the weigh-in-.
While
the principals were having a leisurely breakfast this morning, workmen at the Polo Grounds
putting the wero touches to their part 2
Bnishing
the
སགལ་
famous
wild pitch.
Ralph Kiner was the's hatcheti man with his 30th homer of the season and four runs batted in as Pittsburth downed Phillies.
Vernon Law received credit for his fourth win în relief, and Ted Wilks came out of the bullpen to retire Phillies with out a run in the ninth after they had two runners aboard. and ре out. Walker Cooper
beled in five runs-United
hPress.
converting the were baseball park into a
fight arena: electricians
Wong Kam-wah, and the third ment Committee of the Hongkong Football Association
Beld: yesterday with*M¥ A.... McAlpine in the Chair... the veteran Ng Nin.
Cynthia Eager, Wong Yuk- It was also announced by Mr R. M. Omar, Secretary bing and Doris Barjen are in the first heat of the Women's of the Association, that another player, Choy Kin-chung, 100 Yards and Vanessa Giles had signed registration, forms for two Clubs-South and Kwok Ngan-hung in the China and Kwong Wall.
second.
THE FINALISTS Finalists and their times for events, devided yesterday were `ns follows:
Chipeto Y) 5 mins 33/5 secs; F.
It was decided by the mooting, forms for Kowloon Molor Bus that all three case be dealt and Kit Chee Sports Club.
GRANT TO CLUES with by the Emergency Sube of the Association Committee which will meet to-morrow,
Lengthy discussion took place According to a letter sent to regarding the amount to be paid. Men's 400., 1 yards free~ siylar, Cheung: Kin-man Fortund). Deming the Association by the Sing Taon Clubs with slands, According WORK Wal-chte Sports Club, Chang Kam-hol to estimates which had been sub- mitted by the different Clubs, 13.3/
two more than $200,000 would be Sing Tao and Monteiro (VRC) 5 min 284/5 Becai, admitted having signed Wong Long-hati tunattached) & mio forms, one for
required: 33 secs: Wong Jam-wah (Chinese the other for Kowloon Motor
It dodded, however, that Bus, It was claimed, however, Y) 5 mins 33.4/5 neca.
Women's 50 yards free style that Chang Kam-hol had sled grant not exceeding $800,000
stands
and: this proposal will bo Wong Yuk-bink (Chinese X), two forms owing to a misun he made to the ave Clube with
placed
∙of the before the Council secs Vanessa Glen European Yderstanding. 322/8 secs Mary Leonora Williama
that Chung Association next week. European Y) $25/5 secs:
In view of the heavy exper
Cynthia Eager (VRC) 20.2/3 Reex:.
It was claimed Jung
Inst minute checks on the huge All Set For The ng-chee (Chinese) 524/3 seca. Kim-hol signed up for Sing-Tao
made
which wil
Schoolboys, 100 yards free style because be was under the Imdituro
bates of ight to second Half CM. Gutierrez sat. Joseph's) 01a pression that form; which ed.
annually in the
flood the whole scene
tb
penters made adjustments ringalde acals and represent Commission checked the attact ring-Reuter........ THE WEIGK-1风:
tivors of the New York, Stab Racing Season
A New York, Sept. 12.. The weigh-in for tonight's world middleweight title bght Ray Robinson was as follows:
11 at 5d AUT
Heuter, THRA
secs; Leung Hing-yuen (Ling Ying had signed for Kowloon Motor Collogb) 04:170eer: Chen Winx Bus in July last had been1 dès»
kol: (New Method College). 04/2
of matshed stands, Skinner, Chairman of the expressed the that it would ba; a good soca; Pater. Huang-63.16.; Dallas froyed and which, at the time beiden to create a Trust Fund and Humoll Townsend 67.4/5 secs. had signed for Sing Tao, had no out of monies from this Fund-
Moked prda been sent to the HKFA for re- With the second half of the
(orizodone style frack+fut-wan gistration. racing season due to start of unattached). 32.4/8aee:
the in-kingplejeresné X 1.74.1/5. CE: Saturday, September ( 22ť Hongkong Jookey Club is looking Kwok Wind chime X1 71X/A forward to another successful) Yeung in chan (Chinese 15 sec Au Young Bun (Chinese session. N
Laun
to
construct,
It was further pointed out in oroved
the Sing Tao letter that Chang thờ had previously arranged with Kowloon Motor Bus that should
'over a‘period of
เ 15 years, corters atmintás in Tile matter whe dilcursos by decktion *** kut' no do
ved of-the
12 sech; OVAATAMA SEDAJ NA
Blog Tao be re-admitted to the transfer of Lee Pin chiu from Randolph. Turpin and The three-and-a-half month Worten's 100 yards braniti stroke First Division, he would in duty Kit Ched port) Club to the
recess has given both Jockey-veka terash gun (Chinese
11.3/5x recap Wan Harese (Chin bound have to play for Bing Tao Enster: Athiolle. Asadation.
Witam kirw-ye mai ince he was employed in one of The Axture list for the forthe
Firda, Poon, Miu-dhe p
Four of at length by the resting, and It was further submitted by it was eventually, decided links Sing Tao that Chang Kam-hol the matter be entrusted, to the had reminded videu:"Molar | Eberplary fan mocusORTY action= Bus of the gar
and ponies a much-needed rest
and keen racing throughout the Tiny. MAVERA allPark Wetching Mr Aw Boon-haw's enterprises. coming serech was são discussi
season is expected, especially
with the inchisión · of the new!
subscription ponies,
Punters will be piasta
Ray then that the, full-
Loket buiting boot
Confection
kvs (now ? bren
Practice that he presumed.
tained that Kowloobl Bus had not, kept la bis rer!
Donald And Norman Lo Live Up To Reputation
Bhowing vastly Improved form, the two Lo brothers, Donald and Norman, yesterday fully lived up to their reputation as two of the Colitis brikiitent. Future tennis Hopes with sparkling first round victories in the Hardcore Siriples Clini sion- ship matches at the Chinese Recreation Club. A
The older, Donald, turned in one of the atendiest games in lis eliminate the Chinese Recreation Club youngster, David King, by #1 and t Norman successfully staved off a late challenge by Buster Wado to come winner in a hardhitting duel by 6-1 and 04.
Despite the oh-sided score, match of the day should be the midish between the two that between Teu! Yun-pul and Lo and Mrs Helen Lo and Norman Lo youngsters, Donald
when David King, produced attractive and Mins Rib Lo,” tonhis
perience will be pitted against
speed and youthful
agility. This should be a close
mtlich with, the odia slightly in favour of the CRC combination.
exhibition of Bath gave a fine stroke play, and; though errors there were in plenty, spectators were at least spared the pain and monotony of that too often repeated scene of two players awkwardly pushing the ball over the net,
***** STEADIEL · STROKES
MORE CUP
KILLERSTA
Many Southern League cluba have been in their ranks. Another good match of the with Foodall League players, afternoon will be that between and experts bèllege that this is the husband and wife combina-likely to lead to more than the tion of the Coopers against customary quota of giant-killing South Chine's Gordon Lum and performances in the caming, FA Mrs Joan Wong Sze.
Cup competition.
+
and With both Mrs Cooper
Wong Sze sirong at the
Those professionals who have joined non-League side will undoubtedly be anxious to prove
thomsolves agbingt League; op- position when they face former
The greatest Improvement in yesterday young Donald's piky. was a newly acquired steadiness. Mrs in all his strokes, especially his net the fight will primarily be backhand, and the small seri-between their partners. fce that has apparently been
W. J. D. Cooper is one of the made on the pace of his ziroken most experienced Mixed clubmates, many of whose clever for length and accuracy was Doubles players in the Colony, moves they already know.
• definitely worth it.
with a forestul drive, but will
Their exodus to the Southern an equally experienced quarters should at least
Uve
simple errars.
Gordon strengthen the challenge of the
David King showed, as alirac-ind
a repertoire of strokes, opponent in veteran excelling in a well-executed Lum, who, however, may be non-League clubs for admission forchand drive, but overterision handicapped by his lack of to the Football League. This, in caused him to make innumerable speed and lasting power should turn, will make the sent
kept fast the proceedings be
members of the Third Division and long enough..
more determined than ever to This should turn out to be League. They can hardly afford justify their membership of the with the to ignore the ominous warning another close affair South China pair
Anally behind
the voting of New Iriumphing..
Brighton out of the League and the election of Workington, the
Ong noticeable weakness. WES his inability to go fast enough for a drop shot which was, time and again Urted out of court.
Norman Lo, making his first At the Chinese Recreation appearance in a singles match Club, the men's tournament
this seasons, showed evidence of will be confined to four Doubles further improvement in his play. ¦ matches. Noticeable features were a greater spin aird accuracy in his servers, and a more perfected and more deddly forchand driver.
Unlike his reputed father, former. Shanghai. Champion Johnny Wade,, whh, was, a' stōze= wall at the base, Betty Buster Wade plays a hardhitting aggres sive game.
THE PROGRAMME
At LEO 5.15 p.3.
Cumberland club,
·NOT AFTER 31 YEARS.
Two brothers and two sisters thirty-one years ago- played a mixed foursoIDÉ on the old. Stromless golf course in Orkney. Colany Mixed Doubles
It ended all square on the last Edwin Taal. & Mrs Mary green. Recently they all went Chow v RC. Dao & Mrs Elvie out goin over the anme course,
ps and the result was the same,
Tsok.
Mr & Mrs Ip Roon-hung Constantly overhitting and outdriven at the base in the first George Lin Jr. & Mrs Martha set, which he lost by 0-1, Wade Young.
'found touch with his campane Mr. & Ms WHL Cooper ball flist serving in the second Gordon Lunt & Mita Joan Wong
set.
Sze:
His
servicet. however,
Tri Yup. & Mrs Helen were woefully wealt, filler Lo Norman Lo de Miss Rith easy pray to his opponent's Lo. sizzling: forchand killers.
From 1-4, Wade drew up to 4-4 in the second set, and, in a ding-dong tussle lost the ninth game after two douces. Lo then broke through his service in the 10th game to win set and match by 6-1 and 6-4,
KNOCK-UP
The other two matches at the CRC were merely kel-up practices for K. C. Dan aux Edwin Tsai, the two top-seeded players in the event. Dao dis- posed of John Hau by 6-2 and 0-2 and Edwin Teal Boat Cheng Tin-slu by 6-1 and 0-2
·Club,
the two
At the Ladies Recreation top-seeded Ladies Singles players, Mrs' ip Koon-hong, Mrs Mary Chay, wen given to harder fight, though apparently taking things
casily;
the
Mrs Ip, who is tipped to regain title this year, took: ber training partner, Ullan Khoo, to 30 games before clinching feruo by 9-7 and: 8-6.
A
the
versatile and spirited player, Ulian, led 5-3 in the second set, only to see the for- mer champlon draw bevol at 5-5 and take the set at 7-5; ....)
Clab Tourneys Dr G.B. B. Mockler.
The playois Wore Dr. Bertho Young from London
bnd. Mr Allan Htbertda from South Africa versus Mis Lily Charman from Burgers Hat and Provost George Iberport of Stromness, before they It may be some
are ele in the i replay, but they intend E01
Smart v Surg, Cmqr AMATEUR GOLF-
J Tezier & S. Houssin v J.H.
Kits & AJ Clifford.
R: Torp v S. Saul.
At CEC 4:15. p.ad.” Colony Man's "Däußlès Wong Shiu-wing Yu Talci. chouk v TH: Wing:&C.C. Yew. Szeto Bick & Partner y L.. Leg & Georite Lin Jr.
Choung Chiu & Cheung Chow C. Kotowall & J.C, Fenton. S.C. Chong & Chuit Wing kwong Chan Yih & Leon Sla. T.K. Choy & YT..Chung-v S. K. Wong & K.M. Au.
YESTERDAY'S. RESULTS
ASTE
Colony Ladier”... Singles: *Mp V. Stigter Beat
Hutchison 4, B^2.
beat. Miss
M.
Mts Ip Koon-hung- unen- Khoa B-11-7-5--
Mrs Mary Chaw beat Mr Young 6-317-5.
Club • Min's Sinkfon D. T. Nolan Beat 3. Ewing
Club Mer's dontics
One More Cup Player Out
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
Sept. 12. Jimmy McHale became the fifth member of the winning American, 1951 Walker Cup team to be eliminated from the United States. Amateur Golf Cham- |pionship Here..
In the third round today he lost to Billy Joe Patton of Morganton, North; by oris hole. Quer members of the Walker, Cud team who have niceddy 20-3.een knocked out are Frank Stranahan, Bobby. Knowles, Hill Campbell and Willia Furness. -Reuter.
F., C. Buckey, and z. B. Walag beat. E. Biary: and, TX NATAL 6-44-0, 0-3.
beat 8. 10 Garrard and _1%-Bay Mia Mary Chow was never 4-6, 6-1, 36,
W. 3. D. Cooper" and d) periously threatened in her matchandart best :: C. Barty and ay, vi against Mrs Malba Young, Bhawe 0-2 0-3.5
A. F., Jessers, and It. ToŃ despite the gallant dight put up as W. Cutcher and A. Marti set, which went to 7-5. A little. by the new player in the second more experience should hold the loser in good stend in future
GAC TOURNAMENT The following are the rest of matollos played in the Hardliliting predominated in Colony Open Tonnis' Hardca the match Batwegh Mrs Vera Singles Championships, anis Slagter and Mrs Jüller Hutéril» od By the Chinese Regresion son. Mrs Singler's more accurate Club, at Chusdway Bay yester strokes prevailed 18 chable hdr i day: to win by 8-Pand10-2)... |
pofield to beat David King › TODAY'S GAMES
(1)-2 Norman La bere "IL, TU Mari waad 6-1; ete, Edwin Toy baot second round Baked Cheng Tin-Hui 0-1,50-8; K C Doubles, matches are fixed to Die beut John How 6-2, 6-2. be played at Ladies' Recreation. Club- this afternoon. Büsti
Four
FilipinaCity Team Tor ATI Chand
Finch Gets Ready To Fight Cockell
The former EINAR MALA
che Chatipfon:: Albert
dominated é”, CHU
Don Co
NEW PITCH FOR TRENT BRIDGE
Work has begun at Notting ham to change the character of the notoriously easy-paced Trent Bridge pitch.
The Notinghamshire County Cricket Clubs doddoit early du the merson that the cent đáblá: shoula ko dug up Bodi a fresh one, mobe; favourable sto bowicy, ibla down.d
TODAY'S