THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1984.
DAI DOWER KNOCKS OUT TERRY ALLEN
Terry Allen on his knees, unable to beat the count after receiving a knock-out right from Dal Dower.
The Kremlin Is After The World Soccer Cup
Frankfurt, Apr. 6.
The Soviets have launched an all-out drive to gain supremacy in international football after their upset victory in the recent Ice Hockey World Championships in Sweden and other successes in International sporting meets, reports gathered by the United Press from both East and West German sports publications revealed.
Russian attempts to battle their way into the top international football class during the 1952 Olympics ended in fallure when the Soviet X1 did not survive the first round.
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LEAGUE BADMINTON
MEN'S "A" DIVISION FINAL BETWEEN CRAIGENGOWER AND CHINESE "Y" TONIGHT
By “ARGONAUT”
The quest for the Colony's top team shuttle honours reaches its climax this evening at St. Teresa's Hall when the defending champions, Chinese YMCA, will be pitted against Craigengower in the final play-off for the Men's "A" League Champlon ship.
All Junior Championship matches are being held over because of this match which is expected to draw a capacity crowd.
Badminton of a high standard }
In the first meeting Craigen gower lost a golden opportunity of toppling the champions when D. C. Lau concoded the deciding singles set to W. F. Foo by 14-25 aftor leading by 14-9.
followed seven
any
ARMY SPORTS A
PARADE
place of honour in the Tommy Atkins Sports Parade this The Army hockey players step worthily into the work by reason of their magnificent victory over Recreio 'A' on Sunday which gave them the League Champion ship for this season.
The play of the team throughout the season has been of the highest standard both in skill and in sportsman- ship and the military community in the Colony can be justifiably proud of its success.
afterwards
great
Ita
Despite the disparity of the Yap scored one more point and many close games should be scores, the match was extremely and then the main features of this third hard-fought. Whereas Rozario vices without clash between the two clubs. was brilliant with his cross- Rozorio showed evident signs of scoring court smashes and net shots, tiring at this juncture, but Yop The
game on Sunday has The
only Yap was never able to find his failed to
disappointing been reported as capitalise on this, touch with his drops, smashes Another
one of the feature in what was a really and even his service.
best error by him put
seen in Hongkong this excellent week WEB the ab- season and a visitor Rozario to the 13 mark.
who or- sente of ♫ worthy
gallery Yap took two Too backward a base was a
more points, and who saw the
rived here only last Thursday, of spectators. This is n and seemed
match, lold pity of produc-
for fencing, In all major factor in his being ren- ing the unexpected, only to he
that dered an easy prey to the series falter with
he was branches, is a delightful enter- of
a weak' half-court really astonished at the stand-tainment when the contestants cross-court smashes drops by his opponent. Time and
and job. Rozario came
into reach ard of the play.
are capable exponents. During again he was just that one foot of the match when Yap erred living in India for the last eight of
This visitor, who has been the championships the standard short of those shots,
fencing WAY high and the months, is reat hockey
en- reel lorers
· those were interested in the game in that thusiast and hos been directly stayed away.
Colonel J. Dawson, Chairman country, but he assured me that of the Land Forces Sports Bourd, B. K. Lail and Mia La conceded It is a long time since last he presented the prizes to the w/o to J. B. Pomery and G. Bequetra; F. Yeh and Betty kuna was as thrilled as he was during winners of the team and Indivi- lost to 5. I. Wong and Chan Yuen- the pulsating closing minutes of dual events on Friday.
In the return match. how. ever, Craigengower, strengthen od by the return of Robert Tay in their line-up, returned the compliments with
score,
Q
similux
Rozario opened with a' sideline smash in the first set to take a The match tonight is expect-1-0 lend and, capitalising on a ed to be as close as the first two series of errors by an unsteady meetings,
with the Issue de-Yap, Increused his lead to 7-0 pendent on the form of the before the Craigengower player night, although on paper and on settled down. comparative results la other
ponents.
over their
con-
In his drop shot and completed the match with a smash.
The following were the results:
Mixed Doubles
yun -18, 13-15,
the
tussie at the
Recreio
the
who
Macg the present
have beaten Combined Services All-Hongkong sidc but
Men's Doubles Wong Yan and M. Kan toxt to ground.
A note of special interest to Martin Wons Anul I Boussa 17-74.
I thought it would be interest-hockey enthusiasts is that, the 1-15, 12-18.
to ask him who he thought Army is the only team to de- ing Men's Singles
Tent Macho Yap loss to M,
were the stars of the winning Rokario 5-15, 8-15 P. Gardner lost to B. A Army side. He said that ho penson. | Xavier 0-18, 1-15.
thought the team had won by both
but he had o pruise for goalkeeper Boxall,
special word of the Army.
A football team that has re- Petters, Forde, Westmacott and ceived very little mention this Teyen,
Bedson is that of 32 Medium Regiment RA and now they havo slipped Into the Anal of the quietly but efficiently Major Units Cup.
good team play and team spirit and
were in their turn beaten by
matches Craigengower seem to Yap caught up to 4-7 and superiority hold n one-set mergin of gamely held his opponent to five
op-scoreless services before
ceding two further points.
Speculation
rife is
A forcing lob 03 to
to Rozario's whether the Chinese YMCA backhand gave Yop his ifth
TOMORROW AT TAIRDO will play Foo, who is undoubi- | point.
Men's Stugie M. Lim v Ko Rozario, after having wal-bong at 7:30 p.m.; R. C. You edly their second best singles been unable to score with three v S. T. Hool at 8.30 p.in. player, in the third singles same "gifts" from his opponent In the at 7pm.: Frank Yeh and Jar Ca services, received two further
Men's Doubles J. Koo and A. Lam to offset that margin of advant-
vB. A. Xavier and A. A. da Roza age held by the Valley club. form of
overhits, and romped to v 2. Suares and B. Brown at 5 As a result of the fallure of
MINOR UNITS FINAL Soviet football lenders ore
home with four more points in jpm.; P. V. Yap and M. A, @bra- in the Helsinki tuurament, the the Olymple
The Royal Army Pay Corps has Although Colony Experiment the
aware of the fact that their
Champton a row as Yap made little effort blm • J. B. Pomeroy and 3. C. Soviet Olymple football team | ZDSA Army
been prominent in many fielda team, players must
Ramon Young can be depended at this stage to stop hlin, still guin
Koh at p.m. which largely represented So- International experience before upon to take two singles sets
of sports during the season and FRIDAY AT CCC viet Russia in Helsinki, was becoming
for the "Y," Craigengower with threat
Last week they defeated the today at the Club Stadium the Ia the second set Rozario taken out of the "A" Champion- world's leading football nations. Jimmy Koo in their line-up are 3-0. Yap closed in at 2-3, 3-5 Ebrahim
B Funk, Robert Tay and again took the initial lead of B. Pomeroy at 7.30 p.m.; M. A.
Men's Singles-A, A. da Rosa representatives of the Com- much fancied 72 LAA Regt. RA "Office have mand Pay
chance by the astonishing score of 7 V B. A Stavier at 5.30 to bring their sporting The first step
toward im-expected to take at least three and 6-7. but could not stop a
to 5 activities
after extra time. Meanwhile, The Soviet proving their players' standard of the singles sets.
Men's Doubles-R. A. Remedios to brilliant spell by his opponent and R. D. Nudies CY. Sen and they
fitting conclusion when This
IS WIE
an exciting semi- Olympie roccer contingent was
was taken recently when the
15 Field Park final tie and with 12 goals to fully rehabilitaled, according to "Union Football
In the doubles Cralgengower at this stage which saw Rozario and S. K. Wong v P. C. Chau and
W. N. Cheung at 7 part: Clu Chuen Squadron, RE, in the final of cheer and counter cheer the reports in the West German equivalent to a Western soce are a better balanced team, with reel off five points in a row to Fung Kam-pong at 8 pm, won the Minor Units Soccer
spectators had plenty to shout sports magazine "Der Klecker." association-sent invitations to either of their two pairs not forge into a commanding 12-5 and L. Bourse v winner of F. Yel
This should be an excellent
cer Cup.
about. England, France, Italy, en-only capable of edging nut | lead.
and Jar Castru/J. Soaren and B. game and there is sure to be a
The 32 Med, Regt now meets Suvjet sports
Brown at p.m. papers also mark, Norway and Argentina Chinese YMCA's W. C. Chung
lot of regimental interest in it.
it the 1st King's in the Final. Suddenly toned down their to delegate highly competitive and P. H. Wong but also their
The CPO, will have Smith and his game will be played on biting remarks about the Olym- teams to the Soviet Union this
Colony Champion pair of Remon
Riley in their side and these Wednesday, April 14, but so far. pic team's bad showing and year.
Young and W. F. Foo.
two players, who have
-decision Has gave the players' "lack
been made recently no ternational experience as
been playing with the Army 'B' shout a ground, SYSTEMATIC BUILD-UP
Whatever the result may be,
team, may
the badminton fans can be assured
just swing main reason for their fullure in the Finnish capital.
But the
game in their favour......but Soviets systematic of a thrilling match tonight
It will be a close offer which bulld-up is not only confined to with every player going out for matches against ranking foreign all he is worth.
will only be won by the nar- "sparring partners" which will
rowest of margins in favour of certainly help
either side.
SPORTRAIT
"Don't come too near me
d may still be radio-
active"
London Tiptras Gernice.
ship group in 1952.
of lu- the
ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE Meanwhile, the Soviets have Jaunched an all-out "football offensive" with the final goal to win undisputed mastery in the sport in
future
Section"--the
Funk,
p.m.
World Table Tennis
tackle
Championships FE
London, Apr. 6.
•
•
the
The next big, date on othictic
programme 1s the HKAAA Quadrangular meeting at Boundary Street, or Sunday. The following are expected
May 2. Teams from the SCAA. Russian players to be the line-ups:
Combined RN & RAF, Com- to goin the bacily-needed ex-
Boxing came back to Lyemun bined HKVAC and HKAAC, and perience
Chinees YMCA: R. Young, England beat the United States 5-0 and Japan over
last week when for the first Army will take part. International) Slace the Soviet team's fallure Chung, S. K. Wong
W. F. Foo, P. H. Wong, W. C. came India by a similar score in the men's World Table HKCTU
time since the liberation the
The Army is certain to be championships, such as the 1955 in the 1952 Olympies Soviet and
and Lum Tennis Championship here today for the Swaything Cup, tournament.
staged an inter-platoon strongly represented at this Olymples or the 1058 World Hungarian trainers
Ming-tak. are in con-
The competition meeting and competition for Soccer Championships.
stant touch to work out improve-
while in the women's championship for the Corbillon Cup was confined to novices and places in the team is expected Craigengower: Bill "When we play in the Westments in the Russians' training Robert Tay, Jimmy Koo, D. C. Lories.
both countries also swept through to comfortable Tic while selence was often lacking to be tough. again after sufflelent prepara- methods, the
the same could not be sald of West German Lau and K. C. Wang,
enthusiasm.
CRICKET FINAL_ tion," Der Kicker quoted the sports publication "Sport-
The Japanese team, playing their last Swaything the show with complete abandon Cricket Championship will be THE CHAMPIONSIUPS reported Soviet chief football trainer in magazine"
The Chinese boys entered into The final of the Land Forces its latest edition In a report Budapest in its latest edition.
Cup match of today's session, raced to a brilliant win in and Mrs Jerrard Tull, wife of played between the winners of Yesterday's
Colony Junior
Their Indian the Commanding Officer, had the Major Units League and the During a recent meeting be- Championship matches failed to one of the shortest matches of the day. football coaches at Budapest the tween Hungarian und Soviet
come up to expectations. opponents could not win a single game in the five matches. the pleasure of presenting the Minor Units League. The muc
In the main inen talked about the differences night, Cralgengower's P. V. Yap heavily against DP. Sumpat, a beat Germany
prizes to the winning team from cessful teams in the respective Left-hander Y. Tomita scored, beat Sweden 6-1, Yugoslavia |No 3 Platoon. between
leagues are RASC and 98 Med. Hungarian und
produce anywhere
6-1, Australia Soviet training methods.
Bty, RA and present arrange- FENCING WINNERS backhand specialist, who form when be
was beat Switzerland 5-3.
The Land Forces Inter-Unitments are that the match will went down to the top-seeded kept on the defensive through- While the Hungarians put the Recrela representative,
and Individual Fencing Cham- be played off before Easter. Fout. The score was 21-11, 21-7.
CORBILLON CUP emphasis on ball treatment, their Rozerlo, by 6-15 and 8-15,
In
pionships the mareen K
have
Full particulars are bɛea
not yet Russian colleagues believed that
and
available. Tamasu
The Japanese women's team completed and here for the re- Food condition is the main
bespectacled B.K. Thackersey,
eres overcame Saarland by 3-0, but cord book are the results: factor.
the Indian
Inter-Unit Light Weapons: lcd 10-8
Miss Watanabe had to produce
A six-alde hockey tourna 1st-HQLF 38 pts; 2nd-1st R.ment will be run at Sookunpoo Norfolks 10 pis
on Easter Monday, April 19.
from Moscow, "when
we play
We
Team Of Four wi Contract Bridge.ee-hockey team."
In a world championship,
return to our homeland as the great victors like our
The Team of Four Champion- ship Tournament for the Inter national Films Cup will begin
on Thursday. April 22, at the Club de Recrelo, it was announ- ced by the Hongkong Contract Bridge Association Inday.
While entries have not yet been clored. it is estimated that sixteen teams will compete for the championship this year.
"A Blessing" Says MCC Manager
Last year's winners were Kingston, Jamaica, Apr. 6.
Mr C. H. Palmer. Mann-
Charles Pan, P. C. Shuai, T. Y.
and Richard Pan
on
the
from
The magazine said that because they did not want to run the risk of n "second Helsinki Basco" Russian sports leaders dechiled to abstain from this year's World Championships in Switzerland.United Press.
failed near his best
to
of the event
in
the
Japanese Arrive second set but Tamasu drew her best to beat Miss Graft.
For Boston Marathon
Boston, Apr. 6. Three Japanese runners their training here arrived today to complete for the Boston Marathon CHAMPIONSHIP
April 19.
COLONY FENCING
On
set
Chang, David Miao, S. C. Sun,ger of the MCC team
Entries may be sent to the tour in
the West Indies, Hon. Treasurer, Mr R. E. Desal, said today before leaving 303 Union Building, or to any for England that it was a member of the Committee.
blessing that the Test match honours were divided, the Colony Fencing Champion- Following are the results of
Kelzo Yamada, who "The series has been marred ship (Epes) finals held at the Boston Marathon record of by inany incidents often European YMCA last night:
2 hours, 18 minutes and 51 seconds last year, was not among magnifled out of all proportion by too many people-and these
2-Grose- them. Their manager, Hiroshi unfortunately produced growing Cheng Sing-sun, Gung suld Yamada was unable to re
4-O'Farrell, Ito, an Osaka sports writer, acrimony. which everyone on Hak-to, 7-Marcal, 8-Freeman, gain his spectacular form after United
returning home.
NEW TERRITORIES
FANLING UN LONG & SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS.
THE
CHINA MAIL
Is now obtainable from the
SHEUNG SHUI STÁTION STALL,
SHEUNG BHUI··· RAILWAY STATION,
Orders Accepted. Deliveries
each side must regret.
Hodge, 3-Day, 1.-Williams,
B.-Palmor.
running
LAA Regt. RA
com
1st.
now
WAB
SOTO A fig..
level with two smashes and After leading 10-5 in the first was not severely extended in game, Miss Watanabe lost ac- inter Unit Bayonet: 1st-ist. This competition is open to all going on to win this set 31-14. curacy with her terrife fore-R. Norfolks 4 bouts; 2nd-RAPC units and entries should be for- The final score in favour of the hand drives and Miss Graff won 1
warded to the SOPT: at HQLF Japanese was 21-13, 21-14.
21-17.
Championshipa not later Monday
April 12. Finding touch again and
Nicol, SIB;
The
fee is a leather. T. Ogimura, the Japanese keeping her opponent
Freeman, APTC. hockey bail'. This tournament Singles Champion, beat the hopelessly, Miss Watanabe took APTC: 2nd Lt. Palmer, 12uccessful season and the Royal Epee 1st B31 Freeman, will make a fitting finale to a Indian top ranker, Vyas, easily, the next two games. 21-11, 21-8, confirming his form
Navy and Royal Air Force have when they met in last season's The Japanese, combining bet- Sabre 1st $51. Pearce been invited to enter teams, Asian Champlonships,
ter, had a quick and The Indian was unsound ta fortable win in the doubies,
Norfolk by, Easox!
DISAPPOINTMENT". defence.
Italy withdraw
from the Bayonet 1st -Sgt. Day, Sampat was a quick victim to Corblilon Cup, leaving
The news that the Atmy soccer, only Eascaflet, R. Norfolls; 2nd team is not after all going Tamasu in a match which lasted even countries to contest Cpl. Boxall, 1st. R. Norfolics. only about 10 minutes, ending Group B Brazil withdrew from The-HOLF winning team in disappointment to the players. It
Manila will 21-6, 21-D in favour of the Group C of the same
com the
wespons event petition, also leaving seven Major Japanese.
G. P. Brewer,
appents that some insurmosint- Capt. teams in that group,
Eberhardie SSI Docherty and able difficulties were encountered and with the current heavy calls Results of other matches in in this event.
St Nicol. Four teams
competed
on the players the nxture Just.
United States 3-0. the Corbillon Cup:
Major: G.-P., Brewer
the who has could not be fitted into Group A Japais beat the done 50 much
already weighty programme. to popularise fencing in the Colony was in
It is understood, however, brilliant form and was victorious that the Army team will be in all his six bouts.ASEA
invited to vidit Macno and if An interested visitor during
this
trip xed up it will in part the Championships was Major compensato the players for their General H. C. Cruddas who ate diappointment in not going to tended the final of the team Mania. event last Friday.
Incidentally, I am told that at the after-match dinner in con- nection
with the Hongdong Macao Intarport game last Sunday, Frazer, the captain at the Hongkong side, dia- tinguished himself with a bright Hitha speech.
THE RESULTS
States 6-0; Brazil beat Swarthling Cup Group A-England" "beat the
Italy 5-0; Franco best Austria
"It is comforting that the last Test while played keenly was an
A barrage fought between Ito was accompanied by Kat-5-1.
Group B-Sweden beat Portu- exhilarating performance which with seven victories in the final fourth
Willlins and Gross-Hodge, both suo
gal 3-0; England boat Crecho Nashida, who finished did much to create moro amie-
Group B-Netherlands beat slovakia 5-1; Wales behi France here a
agy, and Spain 6-2; Portugal beat Boot-3-0 year able relations," Mr Palmer said, pool, was won by Williams to Kucho
Hiroshima, who make him the champion for this eighth,
was land 5-1, and
Group Germany bear Fin- a newcomer, Group C-Belgium beat New lend 3-0; Hungary Nobuyoshi Badanage—Router.
beat India Zealand 5+0, Czechoslovakia 3-0.-Router,
THE GAMBOLS
On the subject of umpiring, year. Mr Palmor
suggeslod the creation of a panel of the best umpires in the Islands. On future tours thesp umpires should officinio in the early, minor matches and the best of them in the opinion of the two captains be made available for all the'? Tests. Reuter.
HOME RUCCER
RESULTS
London, Apr. B. Rugby Union results today
Exeber 13, Newport 14. Liverpool 3; Birkenhood Park
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