THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1953.
LESSON FROM PENG-SOON
- TAKE YOUR TIME IN SWATTING THE SHUTTLE
By "ARGONAUT"
The unofficial World Badminton Champion, Wong Peng-soon, and his Malayan teammates, Cheong Hock-leng-and Charlie Boow and manager Mr Kang Soon-heng left for Bangkok this morning for a series of exhibi- tion matches there after completing another highly successful visit to Hongkong with a charity match at St Teresa's Church Hall yesterday.
Highlight of yesterday's games was the one-set match between Wong and Cheong which resulted in another win for the shuttle wizard, this time by 15-8.
Cheong was In mich better All-Malayan pair too strong for jobject of promoting the shuttlo
his the side-by-side physical condition than in
pairing of game is worthy of high praise. previous two games in Hong- Wong and Pomeroy, kong against Wong, ond took
IMPORTANT. FEATURE Much has been learnt from
powered.
After losing the first set by the best out of the Champlon 2-15, Wong und Pomeroy put the display given, especially by with his powerful smashes and
Up sterner resistance in the forceful play before being over-second set when they resorted Wong Peng-soon, but there is Cheong led by 3-1 in the front and back combination, one very important and instruc
not stop their op-yo feature of his game which onents from breaking through is hardly roticed by spectators 12-12 deadlock set and and only observed by those who match at 15-12
play against him,
initial stages when he broke through Wong's famed defence
with smashes.
but couki
to
treinendous siteline
Wong. however, gradually At the conclusion of yet an wrested The inlliative, scoring other successful tour by Wong six points in a row, and went on and his Malayan teammates a to lead by 6-5, and D-0.
few comments may not be out Exhibiting another aspect of
of place. The series of games the game. Wong went into fast just concluded brought out the offersive play time and again, pleasing fact that there has been Scoring with erlop half-couri smasher to forge olicad to 12-7 and 15-8.
GAME FIGHT
and The perfect footwork execution of strokes are all evident, but the all-important point in Wong's ability to con- from the game is the Interers of all his strokes, particularly any- where forward from the half-
court.
tremendous increase in the
This ability to take the shot badminton following in the last very late gives him all the time few months hu Hongkong to get to the shuttle and to Gyldenced by the
good crowds concentrate en making each present. especially
stroke an accurate one. fn matches
the Playground Stadium.
In the other one-set Singles match of the evening. Malaeen Champion Charlie Svow had the better of J. A. Soares by 15-10.
The Hongkong Starts put
up a game fight tricky against the
Malayan Association shuttler and, although trailing Keluluted
the Southern
сол-
Although the strokes are mande late, the shuttle travels over the Badminton net with tremendous speed and
be must
this ability to impart this high for its initiative in speed with the racket barely behind by 1-4, caught up to 5-5 grasping the opportunity ofiches away from the shuttle and look an 8-5 lund towards arranging these matches ai the rule of the set
Seow drew level to 8-8 on his next corvice, catching Soares re- peatedly with his drive services, and raced ahead to 13-10 and set 115-10.
tremely very short notice.
There
there have
ex-be
that
before the moment of impact constantly puts his opponent in an awkward position even: It does not score a point
doubt ro been shortcomings | directly. the
thick arrangements. organisation of thero matches in of the very shart time
the handicap of
The shuttle gets past his opponent before he realises it and more often than not the return will be #weak and defensive onc. This art of Association has hitting the bird is one that Peng-soon unt SL Teresa's braved criticism in this respect should be acquired by aspiring
Jr., saw the to achieve the more Important | players,
The Men's Doubles match in view which the two Malayan players, given and Charlle Seow and Cheong Hock-lack of a paid staff, leng, were
opposed to Wong! *int the
Johnny Pomeroy
Empire Heavyweight Championship Fight Tonight
By DEREK JOHN
Tonight for the second-time in 14-months-the-Heavyweight Cham- pionship of the British Empire is at stake, Holder Johnny Williams of Rugby meets Don Cockell of Batterson over 15 rounds at Harringay Arena, London.
Cockell, former Lightheavyweight Champlon of Great Britain, was forced to move into the heavyweight division because of organic trouble which caused every- thing he ate to turn to fat.
Lho
on
The question svhich now has to then has speeded up anki im-, United States for the world itle. be answered is whether this step-proved his boxing considerably. But although he has won nearly up has affected his ability. Can But he can still be hit as Heinz 50 professional contests, Willians
German Cockell now hit and move pro- Nehaus,
and is produced the knockout portionately to his weight' in- European Champlon. proved only ten occasions. crease? I he can, then tonight'a enrlier this year, when with one night may
be unusually single blow, he turned apparent Empire Heavyweight Champion, Interesting.
defeat into surprking victory. must go in for a quick "kill". If he can catch Williams early on with
Asu
SPEEDED UP
I William himself possessed cruiser Cockell bent such a ko. punch he would un- Williams an points aver eight doubtedly be in a strong position rounds in 1948. Williams since to challenge.. Marciano of
Aureole Well Backed
the
At Derby
Callover
London, May 11.
The Queen's Derby hope, Aureole, became a clear
Cockell, if he is to become the
one of his thunderous lefts or can be rights the Rugby boy
shaken out of his unul cool style. But It Cockell attempts to walt for his opportunity then he is
likely to go
waiting indeinitely.
4211
Williams is much too smart to- attempt to mix it. He knows that, provkiing he stays out of harm's way, imaculate left will pring him in sufficient points to gain the verdict.
-(London Expegas Service)
Exiled Athletes
second favourite for the Epsom classle after being hacked Out Of Luck
to win £15,000 al tonight's Victoria Club callover.
Aureole, who is expected to run in the Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield next Friday, closed a 9-1 chance. the last callover he was 100.9.
The favourite, Nearyta, was Among the rest most backed to win "210,000"" at 100 won for the 30-1
to 30 and finished at those odds. Novarullah,
Support for Empire
Honey,
as
whom Aurcole displaced
second favourite, continued and boiling Whe 20 closed at 10 to one, holt
Baron
At
Strasbourg, May 11,
The Council of Europe today
admitted they could do nothing about lifting the tan on exiled sporismen taking part in the money Olymple Games.
chanco
The Council's Consultative Assembly last May asked one of
A nawcomer in the Derby its special committees to see, Guy de what it could do about removing Rothschild's Cobolt II. Offered the bay. point shorter than his fast at 33-1, Cobalt won a race at quotation.
Longchamps Just over a week
CCC Bowls Team
The following will represent the Craigengower Cricket Club ina 3rd Division tengue "match "ngainst "thie Hongkong Eldctric Recreation Club to-morrow ut 9.15 p.m. at the CGC:
C. C. Ma, R., K. Poyrl" A
Leopard, (skin))", A. EH. Castro RC Böker
Loonard,
*PRICES QUOTED
Prices at the end of the session
Mares
100-30 Nearuls; 0-1 Aureole; ....10-1 Empire Honey; 100.0 Good Brandy 100-6, Premonition, Shampur and Prince Cantina;
of The Tudors,
But the Committee's Chalr- man, Major Tufton Deamish,: 1o British Conservative, reported' [back today that, because of the [Olymple rules, 'It was impossible:
to help the refugees.
Mr. Qito Mover, “head of the Com- International. Olymple mittee, had maintained that: only recognised Olymple com- mittees could enter compellors in the Games, and that these competitors must be nationals
25+11 ao Tharols way of their respective countries," kandal vrullah Aqurilain Kina Panda, Cyrus the Great
Exiled - sportesen · could; not":
fund sogast 111: comply with these rules and
40-1 Vetory Hall and Janitors
the Olympia Committee spuld not change them outer
The Cup Final In Pictures
Bolton's first goal against Blackpool In the Cup Final at Wembley, Farm, the Blackpool goalkeeper, watches the ball enter the net after he had unsuccessfully
dived to try to stop Lofthouse's shot which gave Bolton their first goal.
Balton's second goal, scored by their captain, Moir (on ground), with Farm,
the Blackpool goalkeeper, also bowled over,
Stan Mortensen beats Hanson, the Bolton goalle, to acore Blackpool's second goal, making 14 2-3.
Harry Johnston, the Blackpool raptein, and Stanley Matthews being chaired
by their teammates after Blackpool had won the FA Cup Central Press Photom
:
Will Bannister Be The First To RunTM A Four-Minute Mile?
"London, May tt?
Roger Bannister, fastest British miler of all time, has again raised the hopes of track experts that he will be the first athlete to reach the clusive four-minute mile. The recent record-breaking run by the sandy-haired, 24-year-old medical student when he shattered the 10- year-old Mile mark of Britain's former star, Syd Wooder- son, is one of the main reasons for this renewed outhyrats of enthusiasm on the part of the experts.
On the Iffley Road track at] achieved in International com- Oxford, which is anything but į petition. The fact is Britain Jacky sheltered from any prevailing pace-makors untong: herrihners winds, Bannlater was clocked at who are capable of:::\"pushing" 4 'mins, 3.6 sees., beating Bonnister along to reach the Wooderson's British record of clusive figure.
4 mins. 6.0 secs. and also his Medical studies at St Mary's fastor---timing of 4 mins 4.3 Hospital in London may prevent SCCS. made
Cothenburg Bannister from adhering to his Sweden, in 1945,
current strict training schedule, After the race Bannister said, but he has expressed his inten- "I aimed at doing 4:0. Totion of running. In several mille achieve a Mile run around four races
races this
reason. minutes, I would need to run a
His next appourphite is At the much faster first half than at British Games meet on June 23, Oxford."
but his close friends bellevé that his big effort win, not be made unill the Britain V. Fince meet at the White Clix Stadium
1. on August
The star miler took 2:1.4 over the first 800 yards, compared with 1:59.2 over the second half. "This time, however, his given
said,
mo new condence," Bannister At this meeting Tannbter will be running against bis Big things were expected of rival, Joseph Barthel, the 1,500 Bannister in the Helsinki Metres Olymple Charipion. Olymples, but he could only plus several of Europe's top
fourth place
behind Luxem-stars. If they set a fhat pace a bourg's. Joseph Bethel in the new world mark for the Mile 1,000 Metres final, In con- Hun may be written info the soquence, some trackmen be list of athletic, records, United Heved that the Brilish star wasPress.
either overrated ar had used the wrong training methods.
DETERMINED
The second hellef was prob- ably corroot it Bannister's re- cent effort at Oxford can bo faken as a guide. This fast run was the result of intensive and determined training, and Bannis- ley is trying to work out a pre- Bremme similar that of
to
the Swodę, Gundar Τάπτισης
Надик. Instead of confining his train- ing to two or three nights a wock, Bannister le now out on the track live nights and does Tot spare himself. This was illustrated bby one evening's work. He made eight 300-yard sprints with only a brief rest in between.
In other words, the sandy haired star no longer murang himself but trains with a strong intensity.
JACK IKIN A DOUBTFUL STARTER
London, May 12. Jack Ikin, the Lancashire and England left-handed batsman suffered a recurrence of his old back trouble yesterdayında
He retired hurt in Lan- cushiro's Innings ogainal Wor wickshire at Old Trafford.
Ikin has been troubled by persistent muscular sirein in the back in recent seasons. It has caused his withdrawal from several Test mateherrem
kin, who is due id take his benefit at the end of this
month, has been recorded us a notable Although many experts have partner for Hution In Popehing· faith in
Bannister's ability to England's tnrings against Aus- achieve the four-minute milo, trafla in this season's Tests. they agree that, it will only be Router,--!
w that tray. att of
Surrey
Lose
By
An
And
76
Innings
Runs
London, May 117 Australia's touring cricketers today, humbled Surrey, English county champions, whom they defeated by, an Innings and 76 runs in little more than nine hoursit
After scoring 256 In reply to Surrey 158 the Aus- tralians dismissed Surrey for 122 in the second imings, the opening batsman, Dave Fletcher, staying three hours for 61.
Using and st
By their quay victories over Close of play storey first Surrey and Yorkshire, the Aus-class cricket matchetódax tration toarn, which is not con- | were:
Saugers eldered to be so strong as that of At Lord's Hampste 153 1940, bas dampened the optimis- and 48 for three. Migalėsių? 410 the feeling the English county for eight declared (Robertson cricket had improved
W. Edrich 82, #Thibmpson years..
in recen001. Cambridge:"/"Cambridge
Poter Moy, the only probable
no
Test batsman in Surrey's side, University 350 and 11 butted an unhappy 35 minutes wicket (Bushby not but 08, Silk
for
a single, being beaten time
301
wall
Не
and gain by Archer and Lind- not out 50), Fren Foresters 3
(Mann 87, Allon 140).
At Manchester Lindwall reached his fastest 403. Lancashire 930 for five Warwickshire pace during two long spells and t-led one or two bumpers,
(Washbrook 60, Placo 11
At Northampton: Northampton- beat the batsmen by speed and shire 400 for eight declared swing in taking two for 29.
Trueman five for 77 and 201 fay Archer, who made no wicket (Broderick,l not bout, several good deliveries rise 107, Brooke not out:87),myRoyal from good length, too live for Air Force 255 (Wilson: 97,
Hotion
35 and finished the match with 74, Willett not out:70)eputant; 11 for 01.
'TIFE' SCORES Burrey 1st innings
Ajistralla, Tet Innings Moochy, b, Alec Bedme... Hale, c. Lalge, h. Burridge Harvey, b. Alec Bedoeren Craig o. E. Herbier, Surridge De.. Cinarcy, d. Lock, B.-A. Bed-
Renaud, Malatyre, b. Bedser Landwhite. Parington, t. Look Archer, C. Constable, b. Lock Daykisón, run out Tation, by Surridge [Ning, _nof, but
Total
Beveling Analysis
Alse Bedser
Aurridge
Laker
Lock
Burrey, 20d innings i
p. G. D. Fletcher, Hols
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A. Beden q Jừng b. Lindwall
13. Constable, e Talion, & Archer..
P. 1. II. May, h Archer,”
R.F. Draxler, o Harver, b Archer K. Barrington, e Hole b Archer A. 3, Meintyre, e Haykhson, b
3. Ch liker, s storia" b'king:
Aleo. Bedwar & Tallon 6., Bina Look, not out".
Lindwall Devidagn
Dowling Analysis
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORKA
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At Bristol: Leleeslemhire, 243 and 210 doy six (Smithson 100).
Be Cloucestershire 108 Young, 79,
to
20
Walsh six for 24)20 mbwi n
At Swansea: Glamorgan, 318
for five and 20 for one. Koppes- tonture 374 (Bird 125)-
At Nottingham: Ken But for
200
03
six declared (Fagyi not Mayers Da), Naffinghamshire 274 for six (Simpson 4
Poola not, gut
1 At Taunton Solddinct 127 and
10 151 for four. Sunset, 102 for six
declared
(Cozás, Jo Build 103,
James Laneridge has putri08).
At Hair Yorkshire. 2081 for
saven doghared (Illigwell not out 140) and 237 for no wicket Essex 470 fprix '77 declared (Avery 81, Horstali:q05, Insole 0181) Raiterp0) 20
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