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EMPIRE GAMES NOTEBOOK
Australia Will Send Its
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1954.
Strongest Ever Swimming
Team To
Vancouver
Australia will send its strongest ever swimming team to the British Empire Games in Vancouver next July. The Australian Games squad will not be announced until April 30.
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The swim team should be clear, however, about February 28 after the national titles in Victorlu, Already nine awimmers stand out with strong selection claims.
For
Henricks, Already br Jins clocked better prospect and will Improve Gay Chapman, Bob Barry and į sizzling 30.9 for 100-metres, and į a Rex Aulejate Panker with Is Lipped to free-style 50.0 for
100 yards this season.
New South Wales' bo Heuricks is also capable of 2:09 for 220 yards
Mac
ג
duced in Austrahu,
Henrickr. 18 probably the fde, sprinter in the world.
FANLING GOLF
Hole In One By
Richard Pan
Richard Pan is the latest golfer to celebrate having done a hole-in-one at Fan-
ling
He accomplished the feat on Sunday at the 145 yards 12
hole nue the Old Course, a per- feet No. Iron shut ianding on the green and gently rolling into the hole
MEDAL
POOLS
A. D. Duffy won the week-end Medal Pool played over the New Course at Fonding wit of 760 nett 07. R. Maini was second with 83-15. nett 68 and
return
J. A. II. Saunders third with u score of 87-18-nett 69.
Duffy's card included a 040 under par 30 for the last te holes.
Gary Chopin, a strapping 15-year-
f:cm New Stath recorded 4:11 for Wales, has 4 440.
220
This time is expected to be bettered by him at the nationala. Chapman also cently elucked 10:44 for 1.500 Metre, during a Philippines tour. He was slowed up because of the wormer water. Rob Barry 22, of New South Wales, is the best Australian į backstroker.
He can
fur du 2:30 2 withom any effort
Rex Aubrey, who finished sixth for Australla in the five sta 190 Metre, Anal at Helsall,
swimming well in America. Aubrey did 307 at Helenki. but has s reduced has the to 57.4 foi a thad in the US nationals.
The former New South Wales sprinter can also turn in a 2:12 for the 220 event,
Henricks, Chapman, Barry and Aubrey would form a sold team for the Endre Games 220 relay.
WOMEN'S TEAM
Is the Women's rinks, Ler, ainO Compp. 165; Mur) McQuade, 20; Judy Jay Davies, 27; Jean F.hr. Pascall, 20, 17: ati" "Margari stand out.
free style
WOITRAT
110
lot this season, Marjorie McQuade holds the British Empire Games record at 09 seconds.
Veteran
Joy swimmer Judy Davies of Victoria holds the world! Mile record, at 22:51.0.
Her back stroke 1:16.6 for 110 1 also an Australian
yards
recordy Joy's 11:14.2 is only six
Judy seconds outside of the world 880 yards record.
Victorians think she will cut the six seconds off before long.
Quenslander Jean Fehr, 17, 15 The best breaststroker in
Coach Harry Australia, Gallagher ranks her better than Nanoy Lyens,
Miss Fehr won the last Aus- tralla beast stroke 220 yards in championship
3:10. Her are around training Umes now 3.08.
Gallngher expects Miss Fehr to clock 3:03 when she hits top form at the end of February.
If Miss Fehr gets to 3:03 she take the Games could easily
title, The last breaststroke
Chunpionships were English won in 3:07.8.
Margaret Pascall, of Western Australia, could be the lucky inclusion in the touring squad. backstroker, Mus Pescafl. how to the 1:18 mark for 110 However, the time is yards. well short of the best overseas times.
swiminers
to
compete
at
The winner of the Old Course Medas Pool was 1. L. Anderson who also returned a one under
Loraine Crapp I probably Inance will allow for more par for the last nine holes, his total gross sure being two over the par 72. His molt return for the aspect in Australian swimming Vancouver, Australia can find a Thouy youry. Her chict good second string without any round was 74-5=00. R. M. for
for The Vancouver trouble. Macpherson (87-13-nett 74) opponent
Olympian Marj being places second and J. Mc. position
Victoria. McQuade, Causland (87-12-75) third.
inance is available, both girl are certain to tour.
Miss Crapp, stall New South Wales Junior, is credited with a free style 0.2
fur 110 yarda, 2:36.8 for 220 yards and 5:23.4 for 440 yards,
LADIES V. RAF
A most enjoyable match was played over the New Course ut Fanling on February 17 between The Laches" Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club and a team representing the Royal Ale Force
The Lading The
WDJ
of
It
Miss McQuade's times are around 67.9, 2.20.4, and 5.30.
Although Mar) McQuadie's de- sprint well
performances are at nerved victory by 834 points to present better, experts believe 4 and return match has been Lorraine Crapp ist the much arranged for March 10.
Indivi- dual scores were as follows:-
Mrs H. R. Coombs beat Alt Commodore R. C. Fick; Mrs J. F. Harrison lost to W/Cer Hond
Mrs W. P. Birtwhistlu W/Cdr Kettlewell; Mrs
beat
E. Hayes beat W/Cdr Cory; Mrs John Wat beat S/L T. C. Inarie; Mrs. C. M. Reeves halved match with S/L Hot thi Mr. H.
Armstrong beat S/1. Cullen; Mrs G. W. Vaughan lost to
to S/L de Hoyde, Mrs
K. S.
Robertson lost to F/1.
COMING ATHLETIC EVENTS
There will
One thing can be certain.--It will be the best-ever team from Austraila.
JUBILATION AT VANCOUVER
There's considerable jubila-
around LISTAL
British Empire Games headquarters in Van- couver these days,
With the official entry now standing at 23, there is a distinct possibility that 26 may come to the city in July.
all
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS DIDN'T
INTERFERE TOO MUCH WITH
Billy Knight walks off Wimbledon's No. 3 Court after losing to Drobny. Next time it may be a different
story.
Stormhead Is
The Gold
Problem
..
Cup
Horse
Says RICHARD BAERLEIN
Cheltenham Gold Cup candidates Mont Tremblant, Halloween, Rose Park, Shaef and Galloway Braes are all returning to form at the right time, and there should be an excellent ruce in a week's time.
Irish trainer Dan Moore was hoping to have Pontage ready for this event. But Pontage missed his race at Mullingar on February 18 and, as he has not run since winning the National Hunt 'Chase at Cheltenham last year, the one outing last Saturday is unlikely to be suflicient to get him into condition.
BILLY KNIGHT'S TENNIS
An
He looks only a schoolboy. His tousled hair refuses to lie down despite vigorous brushing and lavish application of hair cream. impish grin suggests that somewhere an unsuspecting schoolmaster is about to sit on a pin. Indeed it is only two years since he was swotting fifth form physics.
But at Sydney this cheery 17-year-old did a man-sized job. He brought n ray of sunshine into Britain's sporting gloom. His name is Billy Knight, No. 1 of Britain's young tennis players and now champion of Australia's too, thanks to his 6-3, 6-1 victory over reigning title-holder Roy Emerson.
Service
A junior title may not seem at the same time as Wimbledon.
duty with the RAF much to shout tbout. Champion |And] you can't expect a lad will prevent Billy paying another youngsters often fall to make playing in his first Champion visit for two years. Then he'll senior. And he'll have his the senior crade, ・・・
Rhups to pay much attention. to be such mundane matters us find- eyes on the senior championship. ing the values of x and y, or the conjugation of French verbs.
DIFFERENT CLASS. Australia's Junior titles, how ever. are in a different claas. There players mature so early that, to win one, a player must be a star already—not a future
one.
76-MILE RIDE
On the day he played Czech star Jaroslav Drobny, Billy wan
For instance, take the previous writing an Engilsh paper unt!! 12.45. Then he hurried into a two holders, Lew Hoad mnd
miles to car to take him 76 Кеп
Rosewall. At 10 they Wimbledon; a quick-change net were members of the Australian and he was ready to tackle his Davis Cup squad and a match for the best in the world.
And they weren't freaks. The Aussies regard Emerson In the straight
He's game light.
17 and is to
be included in this year's
vaunted opponent.
He was beaten in three
(London Express Service)
Home Soccer Standings
que The following are the latest
steadings, Saturday's matches;
No wonder Britain's sporting chances
Especially as fans are happy. this is the first top tennis cham-
Division X out sets, but pulled
winners to Mid West Brom 30 some notable
Wolves some of the fierce railles,
In one respect it was for-ddersfield"
Burnley tunate he met player
of Bolton calibre in the first Manchester U Drobny's round. It saved his exam chances.
W
Charlton
Chelera Froston
Australian official
team for Wimbledon and the other major
vorld tournaments.
Billy is the fust to admit Arsenal
Tottenham pionship Britain has won ince that he has been helped on the Blackpool the Fred Perry or 18 yrors cr the British Lawn Tennis A980-
road to success. Five years ago Portsmouth
Cardif And no wonder they are look-elution became Junior conscious.
Newcastle Wednesday
ing to Knight to succeed Perry They realised that the British Manchester C.
and
once more lead Britain to the top.
A tough task for the 17-year uld left-hander? Maybe,
Billy is a tough player.
but
There's no pat-ball about his
based on It's game.
power. Purists may and fault with his strokes. But there's no denying the speed at which they send the ball across the court,
KNOWS HOW
lay 11 the Sunderland game's future
So they started Vis youngsters. their national coaching scheme.
She held U Middlesbrough Liverpool Bully, just 13, was the first to catch the oficial eye Cate possible champion, and he Blackburn received tullion
Dan from coach 10 Muskell,
the
All-Brion England club.
01
R
Then, 18 months ago, the LTA decided to send Briton's most
to
Leicester
Notto Forval
Birmingham Rotherfiem Doncaster Luton Town
Stoke City
Bristol R.
West Ham
Leeds United.. Derby County Hull City Lincoln City Notte County
promising youngster Aus-Fulham tralia. Billy was chosen. What's more, he knows how He was beaten
times more to make best use of his strength, than he won, and many said the As bettling a former rugby
scheme was a waste of time and player, he plays an attacking money, especially when, on his game. He solzes every oppor- return, Billy seemed no better
to take the Initiative. tunity
player than when he went. And ho's restricted to net-
not
But the authorities were con- He can attack from rushing:
vinced their scheme "would pay part of the court with his dividends, wo last October they any nerce angled drives,
sent him on his second trip.
A
At school, Billy also played With squash and table tennis. marked sticcess too, he was a member of the England Junior HKLBA TAKES international table tennis team. But he gave up all other sports to concentrate on tennis.
ACTION
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Town
Plymouth A... Bron Lord Oldham A.
"Brighton Ipswich
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C. Crystal P. Norwich Shrewsbury Bwincon Newport Bournemouth
He also turned down a chance
The Lawn Bowls Association "You can't bat much better
univeraity.
has been swift to act in relation than 100 per cent," smiled
of going to a
He did so well in the School to the recent meeting
of the Chairman Stanley
Certinente examination that his ASF & OC which General
wis held Smith, "If there is any chance
headmaster said he could almost to determine the composition of of reaching all 20, we'll reach
have gained
tho Colony's certainly
delegation 20."
university scholarship.
Mondia and Vancouver for the St far, Ceylon, India and
But his father, a keen tennis Asian and Empire Games. Molla have not entered.
The problem horse is that race had Knock Hard not enthusiast, offered him a job in But there have been indica-
has been reported that the His fallen out is a matter of con- the family Stormhead.
furniture business HKLBA ha advised all tions that these countries may undoubtedly
"For two conveners of alllated clubs to attend decide to
before the only race this season was the siderable argument. But Knock with this incentive:
Emblem Chase at Manchester, Hard is now 10, whereas Mont years you can play AS much forward names of lawn bowlers deadline.
Meanwhile the Bahamas have which he won by six lengths, Tremblant, at only eight, should tennis as you wish. If, in that who may desire to participate in
time, you
make the grade, you the preliminary selection of
the asked permission to join the receiving 4 lb. from Halloween. be at his peak,
Otherwise It's team for Vancouver in August. Brish Empire Games Federa-
He had
His looks confirm this, and in can carry on.
back won the same race
to work." Bully didn'! The probable number sent be a Scan-tion 1 the Bahamas are
the year before with 12st. 41b,, my opinion he should now be have to be asked twice.
and from will be five players grantext permission to aflate,
after making all the running. favourite for the Cheltenham
It was a wonder that he was these, at least two will partici- Barrow of the number legs
even able to pass bis schoolpate in the singles and pairs as best races when well above
certificate. It was being held well as in the rinks events. Stormhead has always run his race.
himself and the Jack of a previous outing should make no difference to his chance.
Leigh-Bennett; Mrs W. N. Gray | dinavian Relay -teams of
running
of countries re-
beat F/Lt. W. Adams; Mrs A. V W Cour Dawson-Cirove hgtved match with F/14 Hall; Mrs D. L. An-110, 220, 330, 440 yards Kistered will be 27-and it could
derson beat F/Lt Hutton.
DEEL WATER BAY PARTY
Members who have not yet oblained tickets for the Cocktail Party at Deep Water Buy Club House on Friday are urged to do so without delay as it will be necessary to close the list on Thursday morning.
open to all clubs affiliated to the JIKAAA at the Land Forces' Major Units Cham- pionship at Boundary Street this conting Saturday
4 p.m.
ut
At the Hongkong University Sports at Pokfulam on Satur- day, March 8, there will be an Cocktails will be served be Invitational Colony One Mile tween 0.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Race and un Invitational Inter- in the bar and upstairs lounge School One
ne Mile Relay and while prizes will be presented probably one or two more in- In the latter place at 7.15 p.m. | vitational events.
Tickets are obwinable at the The Royal Air Force Athlette Club office, recond floor, 233, | Meeting on April 17 at Kal Tak Prince's Bulking,
will include invitational events to be announced inter,
Colony Tennis Championships
The Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club hopes to stage its Second Annual Pentathlon Championships on Sunday, March 7, at a venue not yet decided upon. The Pentathlon will enly be held if there is a sumcient number of entries and The following
is open only to Club members. were the re-
All athletes aro reminded sults of matches in the Colony that
entries for the Colony Tennis Championships played Championships close, on
March at the HKCC edurts yesterday.
8. The Championships will be Singles: Ki 11. Ip beat Choy Tin-held at the South China Athletic
kin 6-1, 4-2; X. C. Dao beat K, Association Stadium, Caroline Leo 6-2, 6-3; V. T. Wang beat Jill, on Saturday and Sunday,
P. Simon C-1, 0-2: F. Ma beat C. March 20 and 21.
C. Kao 4-6, 6-3, 7-5,
Doubles: P. L. Holmer and My
M. Macpherson Beat S. L. Ma and
P. F. Thşi 6-4, 6-0; W. T. Lee and
5. W. Wong beat B. P. Dhabber and Bnf Faller 6-2, 6-1 E. Perelco and
T. His beat M. C. Ng and C. P. Rồi tình tại Kho Sm wai and P. Poon beat V. c. Ouang and F. Zonne 7-8, 9-3
TODAY'S MATCHES
SMALLBORE
LEAGUE
The final rounds in the Colony
Singles A. CD Hopking A Smallbore Lengue Match will be
be that even this magic number will compete at Vancouver.
(London Exprem Service)
FA Cup Sixth
Round Draw
London, Feb. 22. The draw for the sixth round of the FA Cup made today resulted as follows:
West Bromwick vs Hull City or Tottenham Hotspur;
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton, Wanderers or Portsmouth;:
Leyton Orient va Port Vale: Leicester City VE Preston North End.
Matches to be played on Sa- tuniny March 13. Replays. if before necessary, to be on or the following Thursday, March 10.
There will be a third divi- slon side in the semi-finals this your for the second time in the history of the competition.
He is a very useful 'chaser on his day and should certainly stand at a shorter price than Halloween in the Gold Cup betting..
who looked the Rose Park,
when he tell probable winner last year, is likely to: And the going really heavy at Cheifen- ham this
That yeau.
may prevent him getting the distance. THE CHAMPION HURDLE
Hurdle stili
The Champion appears to depend
on whether
10
Southend Queen's P.R. Aldershot Colchester U Waimall
Port Vale
Division
Gabeshond Barnsley Bradford Scunthorpe Atarvicid Wrexha
Chesterfield
Crewe Alex.
Southport
Stockport
Bangkok Board Of Organisers To Spend US$100,000 On Carruthers-Songkitrat Fight
Bangkok, Feb. 22.
Ceriale
Bradford
Grimsby Rochdale
Accrington York City Workington Hartlepoola
Halifax Tracymere Darlington
Chester
Hearts Celtic
Aberdeen
Scoltish Leagus "A"
queen of South Dundee
de
Partick
Hangers
Hibernian
trung
East to
61 Mirren
Falkirk Faith F. Airdrie Hamilton
Scollish
No performance this season has been more impressive than Sir Ken has lost his form, a difficult thing to prove on the that of Mont Tremblant on
book. February 13. He confirmed that he has returned to his best For only a third appearance form of two seasons ago, which over hurdles Fastnet_Rock_put Landed him the wimmer of the up a good performance at Son-
The Board of Organisers of the Championship bout Gold Cup us a six-year-old. down to beat the more ex-between World Champion Jimmy Carruthers of Australia Whether he would have won perlenced Rendez Vous III at and the Thai contender, Chamroen Songlitrat, voted this
level weights.
morning to spend approximately 2,000,000 baht (about He will have to make con- US$100,000) to convert the National Stadium into a
to have a boxing arens especially for the single fight, t Floodlit Soccer siderable headway
chance at Cheltenham, but would not put this beyond him. The fight is scheduled to take Admission fees range from 500 And I can imagine him running | place on May 2.
| béh! (US$25) to 30 baht (50 US Motherwell. on strongly up the anal hill if
Prabhas cents).
Kilmarnock Major-General
Sten'muir his rider waits with him as he Charusathien, Commander of Total gate receipts, it is Morton did two Saturdays ago.
the First Army Division, was estimated, will total over 5,000,- | Third Lapark elected Chairman and Police 000 baht. It will be tax from St Johnston
Albion Rovers Though plans are not yet Major-General Liang Phacw because the profit will be donated Ayr United definite with Fastnat Rock, panchon, Commander of the to the Police hospital.
Dunfermline
Arbroath note he is quoted at 33-1 for the Metropolitan Police, was elected
Cowdenbeath Champion Hurdle.
Carruthers will receive fortar Ar This price Vice-Chairman of the Board. cach-way represents a good bet
50,000 SPECTATORS US$30,000, : plus” transportation queen's Park not be and will certainly
The new stadium is expected and other expenses regardless of Dundee U
Dumbarton available on the day...
accommodate 60,000 specta- the result of the fight United Alica
Press, (London Expreza Servica)
London, Feb. 23. Results of floodlit friendly FOLLOT matches played last night were:
Accrington Stanley 1, Third Lanark 0.
2.
Leeds United 3, St. Mirren
Watford 2,
Portuguesa
the two third division
Leyton Orient and Port Vale, Desportos Club of Brazil 5
teams Reuter.
who got through to the quar ter-finals, have been drawn to gether on the Orient ground in London. The winners will f01- low the examply of Millwall who 17 years ago semi-finals while in the third divisiors.
Dea
venched The THE GAMBOLS
·Millwall were then harrowly beaten by Sunderland, the
3. Wely (Court 61; W. Everitt fred off at the Hongloong Gun eventual winners of the trophy.
-E.. Moore (0) M. Heenan y
A. Weller, (7): N. Cooke V.G. B. Club on Sunday, commencing at that year.—Reuter,
Coxhoe
Bosibles C, H. Xp. E. Teal v D Chairman of the Hongkong Rifle
Lolly V C. Kun (1) CB Asociation
Chung v. t. C. Dad
will: Event the
Bido: R. prizes at the conclusion of the Scottish Cup Replay
V.T. H. Shao,
Chen, J, K, Lieu V. V.
Nana. B. Baubolle - (43)
Bind
MORROW.
present position of the
League e as follows:
Baubolle
London, Feb:[22.
Surling Albion, beat Arbroath
Shot W D L Boors pu8-1-in-their Scottish Cup second
round replay « a
'at Arbroathalo-
Club
Twill now be at home tok Cellid in the third around
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