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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 6," : 1954.
NOT A MOMENT LIKE THIS FOR SIXTEEN YEARS Colony Junior Badminton Championships
An unlimited'
Thirty Jumps, twenty-nine starters, nine staying the course. number of thrills and a magnificent finish with Royal Tan, ridden by Bryan Marshall, winning the Grand National by a neck from Tudor Line with Irish Lizard third. This was the closest finish to the world's toughest steeple chase since 1938, when Battleship beat Royal Danieli by a head-Express Photo.
EMPIRE GAMES NOTEBOOK
The Eyes Of The Sporting World Are Focusing On The Four-Minute Mile
Bre
With all this talk of the four-minutə Mile, the eyes of the sporting world focusing on Vancouver. There, in August, many of the greatest middle- distance runners will gather for the Empire Games.
But
for
British
The "names" will be there in force, John Landy, Roger Bannister, etc. the show may be stolen by an unknown New Zealand cross-country runner.
He is Murray Halberg, an British Columbia is a distance for training purposes during the education student. Twenty runner, and possibly Canada's winter. years old,
and Dewcomer to best prospect the Male Beld, Halberg recently events.
the longer In snow-free Vancouver-site
of the 1954 returned 4min. 4secs., less than A modest, tenacious youngster, Games--Kyle has been able to Empire three seconds off the world Douglas Kyle established him- train properly throughout the record. And he was handicapped self in this position by shatter- year. by an unfavourable grass track. ing the Canadian six-mille record
(London Express Service) in 1958 with a time of 31:01:4- Arthur Lydford, New Zea- the best time for the distance land's national Marathon Cham-recorded plon, who is coaching Halberg. United States for the year.
Jo Canada or the thinks his young protege might cause some shocks at Vancouver.
Is
clear 10
Observers
that he finished
rain.
South China Jumper For
of
Asian Games
BORNEO-BORN SHUTTLER
BRINGS
OFF THE
FIRST MAJOR UPSET
By "ARGONAUT”
Craigongower's Borneo-born shuttler, M. A. Ebrahim, brought off the first major upset of the Colony Open Junior Badminton Championships as the tournament went through its third night's programme at Recreio last night.
Stroking with deadly accuracy in his pleeement shots, the Malay boy eliminated third-seeded Joseph Voo of University, a former runner-up in the singies event, by the comfortable margin of 18-5, 12×4,
Poo put up a temp fight atin series of simple errors and the beginning of each set but their eventual defeat "al" l§.12. showed unmistakable signs of
opening set,
mar?
moshes, but Yap has Onesse in singles tetics and will ake the court with an even chance of upsetting the Recreio champion.
TONIGHT'S GAMER been out of practice Frequlint PIERTS In
Highlight of this evening's "bir an beogramme a Championship Another 699d match this easy · to his speedy, securato ganies at Craizengower will be evening will be
the Junior and frisky opponent
furnished by the wrong round Mixed Doubles encounter bo The University ployer took a tingles clash between "Greizen-twen Frank Kehend Botty Yung 1-0 lead in the
K. Wong and Chen Francis Rosario of Yuen-gue. Copitellsing on the lopte by his Recreio,
The two schoolgirl players in this match are overly matched opponent and putting into effect his deadly drop shots, Ebrahlin
and have been coached took the lead of Bui.
sound mixed doubles players,
Into
coming
Wong is brilliant up-and- singles and doubles
but then begun to overlob, Bora F, V, Yop and lop- and 's.
Though he has not been ac- corded one of the seeded berths in the singles event, Yap has proved himself to be one of the most consistent singies players among the juniors in this gen-player it is still comparatively son's League,
groch in
inixad doubles play. Yeh has a slight advantage in this respect to fall into simple errors may but a tendency offset this. In should be a close
any event this and exelting
Foo returned to the fray with a series of gyer-the-bend grouse Court smoshes, and drops to roggin the loud et 4-3.
Bozarlo, who has proin porner- After two more errors by ed the Reertig eingles lille with Too, the Creigegener player narrow three-sel vistory over moved into full
Kride and 1. A. Scaven still has to prove systemet wall mowed down his himself capable of preshiping his opponent with drops, lobs and beat forms under kid match con- smashes to forge ahead to 11-4,ditions.
Foo fought back gamely and He is the harder hitter gf the succeeded in nolching one morp two players and possesses point after four changeovers of jethal
in his shopp services before Ebrahim reeled
Points
off another four row for the first act
ונקבהכפ
the seco
took a 4-0
in
a
lead in rel. Foo closed in
MIXED DOUBLES
-་
Wappon
FANLING GOLF
match.
THE RESULTS
Men's Singles J. B. Pomeroy beat B. Douglas 15-8, 15-8: M. A. Ebrahim beat Joseph Fu 105, 15-4.
18-12.
TONIGHT AT Cec
San
Beguera.
Mixed
1 pm: P. Yeh and Bady Yung v
ANOTHER FAVOURITE BEATEN! WE'RE PETITIONING THE CHANCELLOR TO DOUBLE THE TAX ON US BOOKMAKERS
BEFORE WE'RE SICKENED BY THE SIGHT OF MONEY
JOE
Large Foreign Entry In American Badminton Championships
Niagara Falls, N.Y., Apr. 5.
Foreign players may very well dominate the first United States national badminton tournament in which they have been allowed to participate.
the
Belgian citlist
Mixed Double-P, Yop and B. Dhaber beat Castro and D. At 2.4, 3-6 and 4-0, but that WHO DE far as he was able to
Yung 15-9, 15-2; J. Ku and Mary Wong bent 0. K. Chan get in. After being held score= less for three services, Ebrahim
and A. Young 15-6, 15-3.
Men's Doubles C. Y. blitzed through with two apetis of four and five points to win
and W. N. Cheung beat K. C. W. D. Leighton, J. L.Yong and Hon Yin-chang 15-5, the set and match
Eddy and Dave Choong, brothers from Melays Second-seeded Johnny Rome tied for the April Qualifier for tonight, Thursday and Fr-champion Thomas Cup team, and Nandu Natakar, India's
Macintyre and J. K. Watson
regarded by many as today's top competitors, Qoi Telk The following are the fixtures Hock and Ong Poh Lim, members of Malaya's world roy, Jr. gained an easy passage into the quarter-Anal with for the Captain's Cap which day. 16-8. 16-0 win over Talkoo's was played over the Old Brien Douglas in what proyed Courso
rising young singles titlist, today loomed as the players to be a mare tune-up match
at Fanling during
to beat in the first Open Amateur Championships of the for the seeded playar,
the week-end.
La Pomeroy and American Badminton Association here on April 7-11. Thero were several
good 8. Yong and Chan Yumerus, 18 from countries where badmin Braneghem and Mexican Energ
The presence of these stara; scores returned in tal com
Quy Van The two intra-club Mixed potition which attracted over Kan v. Martin' Wood and L. Bousse,
Men's Doubles-Wong Yen and M. con is the national sport makes Villarwal will be among the 20 Doubles matches of the evening arty
7.30 pm. entries, the most noto-
field the best in the 14 foreign entrants in the men's ament the four Craigengower why being probably D. L. & D. Gardner - Some 260 players will compete pairs resulted in clear wins for Anderson's three under par
Men's Sector-B. Yoo y FM. Bo years running of the
meetingles. the seeded
Kavies, 33 Persona pery. P. Y Yap and for the first nine holes, "birdies
Wybile the foreign stors the men's and Jimmy Koo being obtained at the 1st Sm
and women's gure on showing well, they THURSDAY AT TAJBOD and Mary Work Deserving
Pingles and doubles, mixed will not be without stiff come special msnbon, however, was
9th holes and
Men's Singles E.M. Lim v Ko doubles and veterans' doubles, the fine performance of the best scores returned: -W, D.
petition The following are
Wai-bong at 7.20 p.m.; R.C. Yoog the ten
domestle aces. Observers believe that this Jop Alston ent Warton
from v B., Hoc + 0.90 p.m. other two lady contestants in these matches, Dlang Yung and 3. L. Macintyre 7911 neft tro Suares, and B. Brown 11.9. Nailonply the champion Dr Freeman respectively, have
tournament
the Nipgarn of M Men's Double Lou and A. Lan Leighton 757
of California, and Bob nett 08: B.A.
Falls Country Club ch and Fr Car Association's bid to make the second, third and fourth behind
Is the Anna Young.
pm. Franit Yeh and Thr
Falls, Ningaro
ranked In the only Men's Doubles; G. O. W.
68; J. K. Watson 75-7 nett pm.; P.V. Yap and M.A. Ebrahim Stewart 79 = * J.B. Pomeroy en G. Kol at had the better of the day when neit 71; R.
9 p.m. seeded pair C. Y. San and W, N. 8 nett 72: 0. La Jones 80
S. Gardor 39E Cheung edged out their youthful
Campbell
FRIDAY AT FOC Chinese YMCA dubmates, K. C. 18 = nott 72; J. D. Milner 40
Pomeroy at 7.30 p.m. M.
LEADING CONTENDERS Yong and Hon Yin-chang, by 18
nett 72; D. L. Ander-brahimy winner of F. Gardner! and 15-12, 15-0
son 77 - net 73; W. F. Xavier of 830 pm
Eddy Choong and The losers made recovery in the second set when R. Firking 91 18ncit 73. Cheung at 1 pm: Clir Chuen and the men's singles iltic, which England
a brilliant Birtwhistle 87 14pe 73; R.D. Nunes y C.Y. Son and W.N.
Notekar mare, Men Doubles-F, A. Benedig and are the landing contenders for worse they took the lead at 11-9 and
9.K. Wang v FC. Chy and Fung Dr Dave Freemen of Californished, 12-10 after having trailed behind
Ham-put of 8pm. f wines will not defend. De Freeman, from Toronto, are leading cons OPEN FOUR-BALL “ by 0-7. Overanxiety
Wong Yên Tod 'M. "Kan/M. Wong in their
Results of matches played in and L. Spular y winner of F. Zeb regarded by badminton experts tenders.
Champion killing shots at this stage caused the 4th round of this competin Castro/. Soares and B. as the best of all time, le now Buffalo, N. Y., will not defend
Ethel Marshall tion are as follows: H. W. E. Brown at 7 pm.
confining Heath/W. C. Hung lost to J. B.
himself to the the crown practice of neuro-surgery.
she won the past D. Baker-Curr 7/6; Mackle/Col.
Doven years. The Devlin girls Chopas, winner of dozens of Pre rated No. 1 in the doubles, trophies in Europe,
recentlyUnited Press, took the All-England singles and paired with his brother to win
What caught the experts' at- tention, however, was the fact Bannister,
2 24,year-old that Kyle made this time in a medical student, ampleting his driving wind and internship at the University of track was so wet that a crew
The London.
Self-trained for his spectacular 880-yard and Mileservice at one paint in an at- sweepers were pressod into runs, Bannister never tools Dart tempt
the flooded in track events until he entered cinder Oxford at the age of 18.
ulso noted
A decision to provision: the six miles In 1951 he won the Benjamin one the worse for wear, in-ally invite Chu Ming, the Franklin Mile at the Penn
considerable South China Athletic Asso- Relays
held ut Philadelphia, reserve of lasting-power and ciation long jumper, to re-game of the evening, experience nett 70; S. S. USA. Last year he clocked stamina.
present the Colony in his Kyle first started running event at the Asian Games rustest Mile-4.02. equal to Australlun John
high Landy's
Saskatoon, near-record. Bannister considers Saskatchewan.
st(1) was reached by the Execu- himself & "part-time" runner, schoolboy, he trounced all com- tive
Committee of the ever though his outstanding Pe
petitors three tianes in the Hongkong Amateur Asso- annual Suskptoon Open Rund ability has put han in the top Race, and in 1951 he was the clation at its meeting yes
une-mile open terday.
1958
class of the world's milers.
dicative
of
school
Saskatchewan
Landy, s expected to attend titleholder. the Games as part of a North American tour in which he will probably face the top
States riders.
#
While
4
Chu hnd improved the Colony record to 22 ft 10 ins to the Kyle and another promising United University of BC. distance stor. Pokfulam on Sunday. This per- triangular athletic meeting at Peter Harris, have proved adrformance is the fifth best most unbeatable in recent con- CANADA'S NOPE
tests with college runners from four inches short of the best-
Asia SQ
So far this year, and is Kyle
United States another Northwest. Is
Pacific 23 ft 2 ins by Japan's student who may upset the fore- casts. Kyle, 21-year-old under-suddenly,
Recognition graduate
Douglas
the
те
tó Kyle come
Noriaki Sagawa.
The Executive Committee set.
Babe Didrickson Hedges On
at the University of that he was rated All-Canadian for three more Association-run
by the Amateur Athletic Union, for
On the sume day dates and provisional venues Retirement Plans
7 out of 10
Office Workers
FAGLE
Find MIRADO
incetings this
year. These will
he lowered the six-molle noort be the Annual Quadrangular
by 44.8 seconds.
Canadian track
officials look
Mogling (Army, Combined
-
80
J. W. Nichols/R, B. Davies beat
A. M. L. Boares/H. R. de Finna 2/1; J. D. Clague/T. FR
Waters lost to A. D. Duty/ Douglas 6/5
Larsen. Defeats
ship of the world. At present beaten soms of them in the that honour genedly La con- past and are hopeful of re- crded to the All England Chaaz-peating. pionships.
Americans are expected dominate the
women's com- petition. Judy Devlin of Bal-
All-England queen
ป with whom Judy won the
doubles, Canadian
to
Bnd
Mor
Seixas To Retain the doubles. The brothers, who MARCIANO AND
Florida Crown
San Juan, Apr. 4. Art Larsen defeated Vic Seixes
have been studying at Oxford in England, pre favoured to annex the doubles crown here also,
for big things from the formerion and Combined Clibs/as, 38, America's greatest/B, M. Macpherson 4/7: 12-10, 0-4 and 8-4 today, win- 50n, Chairman of the Overseas
summor.
1801
ning
CHARLES SIGN CONTRACTS
OPEN FOURSOMES The following are results in Carrollton, Georgia, the pecond round of the Farlins
Open Foursomey, Apr. 5.
Sept. Ker Royal Air
Natekar may be the tourna Force and Royal Babe Didrickson Zaha Dedy/Mei. Huyse omat J. D.
ment dark horse. Ken David South China
Athletic As-
New York, Apr. §. his second consecutivo Players Committee, says the Champion Rocky Marciano and woman athlete, hedged on to A. P, Duffy/L, B May 21 at Boundary the Combined Services v.
-year-old Bombay student le formlenger Ezzard Charles signed Combined Civillang match on said she would play in two ton bent 1.1. Copotan/ in a non-saw battle. Each one godd-looking, Natekar is decep tayyweight title night at Yankee
retirement plans today and 5/9; 8. M. Backs/. G.
the furront censation Sunday, May 16, at Kal Tak more golf tournaments be-D. S. Robb lost to W. Stoker/ Arst two games and in the 18th
G. Bying
the Commission contracts to- The first set lasted 60 minutes, badminton world" Blum and day for their 15-round world and the Annual Colony Pentath-
G. S. Hall 3/1
Goldman broke each other's service is the five and has a strong backhand Stadium on June 17. Jon Championship (Men's and fore taking a long rest. R. K. Collings 4/2; Austin Ho/ sad 14th, games,
Oot and Ong both have been since retaining his title by slop
It will be Marciano's first bout Women's) at Pokfulam 94 Sun- bom a serious dancer, operating | A. Lindsay 3/2; H. W. E. Heah/? looked tired, and Larsen had no Year. Gol, a bank clerk, hos Work In the 11th round here last After the first act sexes voter Melaya's Sportsmen of the ping Roland LaStarza of New
prairies, on
Saskatoon boy this When living on the Kyle was during the summer and bad to content himself with ice skating
able to train only
Streetly
Palmer's XI day, May 30.
To Prepare
A. Largohe/R, NO / Varibe Hiton championship.
The "Babe," who came back J. F. McCone beat A. E. Elliott/
to play "better golf than ovat,
cald after finishing third in the ton/Maj. Erick 4/2,
tan/Maj. Kebe 4. D. Leigh-wouble in supping out the doubles and mix doublew up gabe Sattar Charlos knocked
with
BOGEY FOOL
women's
titles. "Lim, a
defeated Art Largen and rolepion Don Smyile are | Walcott in a seventh round
The following new Colony re- corda madio at the Colony Carrellon Open here on Sunday
twe sute making the rapst of png Championships at Caroline Hilt that she was "through"
Satterleid of Chicago Seixas frequent" arvore,
public relations In the on March 21 were ratified;
second round of his Intest competitive golf.
L. H. Robinson (78-6 = 68) Miss Shirley Fry won the man with spood and
appearance on January 13, today she said she would won the week-end Roger Pool defeating als Doris Hurt, 6-4, the But In preparation for this wosk-
One Mile Walk in 8 mins 5.8 ploy in
singles championship, unorthodox style. Is xer
regarded as Charles, former heavyweight world's best doubles player, title-holder end's fixture against Macao at stes by H. Medhurst (RNAC): Orleans tournament and in the of two un. N. P. Downie being
a forthcoming New on the Old Course with a retum 4.3.
from Cincinnati India's Macao, a practice game dor the Javelin Throw of day 34 Ins
N. Seth and Cana ost the crown to Jersey Jos
· F.. 4. T. Palmer's XI will be held by 2/1 Neville R. Hughes Beaumont, Texas, her birthplace, against BORES,
Bebe Zaharias Open
bloed second with two down to stewart and Garther dian
threats, Seth is akagokout in Pittsburgh on July at Sookunpoo tonight at 6 pan. (my & HEAAC); Shot Put of and then tole a six-wo
Vig The following comprise the KI 42 1 8 Ins by Chan Wal-chuon at her korne in Tampa, Florida.
The Boger competition op
Seixas winning the men's former All.. the New Course was won by Y.
double championship 6-9, 6-8. and should attend:→→
wins Smythe recently rain. 19, 1981. 110 Metres Hurdles in
doubles finals, with Eddy Choong in a Conaning tomorrow at Grossinger Alippi
Marciano will resume training In the mixed Then, she said, who will return Trong with a scope of All Gardner Malloy and Miss Fry exhibition and placed pecudid to in ansiale New York, Charles MAUB (Army), Nery (Re-
sby Capt. J. E. Mulvaney to tournament play: United square", runner up being defeated Selzns and Miss Hart, the Malayan in the All England frailing site has not yet been arelo), Farid Khan (Thunder Yat-hung (SCAA);
AC) and Chang Press. hults), Rosa (Recreio), Fetters Throw of 130 ft 8% ing by Sgt.
Crunden with one sigwa, Hammer
4-3, 6-3, ́04-United Fress. fournament.
chowan United Presi
Pencils Smootherapt) (Army), Bhagat Singh
Bharat), Homer (Army), D. Brand (RAF); 4 x 440 vas
...and so will you!
In cartiled teeti. Émos const to copt. 7 out of 10 pëlqe wordary cocainteorly chose
than any other pagsila šlagy
Mirado umoother, strongen,
ON
Cordner (YMCA), Smkn 3 pins, 26.9 secs by Army, Army Karques (Recreip) Steenbergen (Dutch), Re sprvo: Coffey (HKHC).
A further practice will held on Friday at the Lime and place.
be
zamo
LEAGUE MIKRET The following are the fixtures for all. Divisions of the League: --
Sunday A
The following now Colony Records cotoblished at Pokfulama hiring the Triangular Meet be- tween the HKVAC, HEAAC end BCAA on Sunday were glao ratified:----
Long Jump-22; ft 10 in by Chu Ming (SCAA); Hop Skip and Jump-44 ft 73% ins by George Thumb (HKAAC); 290 22.0 by Stephen Mons First Division: RAF v kvier
(HKAAO) Worien's Kal Tak at 1 pm 120 yds and 200 metros 97,6 bor Wharry, pad teps by 20m Laro Kak-larg Boycott Fra André ma FUTURE FIXTURES
Bouth rhin April 1840
SOUTH CHINA MORNING ATAU
POST. LTD.
(SCAA)
Mana' Second Division: Nav Wing-sheun Lim
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