FREE
as a B
★ Send for net
BIRD
There's a
very close
connection between
n bird's feathers and Acrtex
fabric. The ingenious construction
of each allows nature to perform
its natural function of
intered curadoquer ing full range of
all garments for niett,
women and hildren,
Write to 4.M., Zeren }: Long Lun
London, S., Hime.
air-conditioning. The
air within the bird's
feathers, and the air
contained in the
million little air cells of Acrter fabric Insulate against temperature extremes. Acrtex keeps
you at an even temperaturo whether it blows hot or cold.
Keep fit and serenely comfortable in this healthfid,
hard-wearing cellular.
CAIRTEX
Cenuine Arman booru 12la Jabal
in AERTEX
REGD.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TENTH RACE MEETING
Saturday 10th April & Saturday 17th April, 1954. (To be held under die ftules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 22 RACES The First Boll will be rang at 1.30 pm, on the 1st Day and The Fist Racy run at 2 pm.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1954,
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
OGIMURA TAKES ONLY 29 MINUTES TO WIN SINGLES FINAL
London, Apr. 14.
Ichiro Ogimura, 21-year-old student at Tokyo University, captured the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships at Wembley tonight to give Japan a grand total of three victories in the championships.
Mira
"Ogimura, second Japanese player to gain the honour, dofcated Tage Flisberg, 36-year-old Swede, by 21-7, 21-12, 18-21, 21-10 to add this title to the Swaythling and Corbillon Cup successes already gained by Japan's men's and women's teams. Misa Yoshiko onaka was going, and a Dashing sense of which have done credit to most defented in the women's singles humour never sceras to deport malo players. Producing brilliant and Yoshlo Tomita and Miss him. Fujio Eguchi lost
returns and a wonderful collec- the mixod It in two years BL doubles.
hotion of drives and drop shots, Tanaka
was started using the spongo rubber she forced the Japanese girl benten 21-13, 14-21, 21-17, 21-0 bat. After a temporary failure into making mistakes and bring- he by Mrs Angelien Rozcanu of a year ago he was advised bying about her own defeat Run Kumanja, who thus equalled coach Hasagawa to return to the record of five women's tho orthodox
bal
which singles titles in succession.
Hasegawa still favours. Tomita and Miss Eguchi wont Ogimura pleaded to be allow- down to Ivon Andreadis, ed to
and Mrs Glal of the new type of bat and his study the idloaynerneles Gerval,
who
Woo coach agreed. their mixed doubles Anal by 21-17, 19-21, 21-15, 23-21.
Czechoslovakio, Y.
HO
the
effect.
n?
the
Tanaka, a for weaker offen- sive player than her for- midable rival wont into match with the obvious inten- tion of giving her opponent as ittle opportunity to attack as possible.
Were
obvious
her
"Many people are afruld
sponge bat, but it has many Before long it was Ogimurn took only 20 minutes dotects," nid Hasagawa. Then that Tanaka's tactics were to to dispose of Flisberg, winner of Ogin won the all-Japon
Ogimuru
play the Rumanlan on n total of 42 Swedish titles. The singles and doubles and if he is backhand, her weakest defence clash of the two sponge bot to be faulted it is that he is in-
until she broke down. But experts was expected to produce clined to become erratic when though pegged to a slow
Rozcanu did not break and, sparkling
match,
but
the carried away by his own speed. fensvle game, she won the first de- Japonese player's superiority was But when remaining colm he is marked that it proved a dis- formicable as he spins the ball
game 21-15, appointing encounter.
on both backhand and fore- Oximum went straight into the
In the second Tanaka's hand with the initiative by taking the first five suddenly unleashing a flashing she took the
capability of tactics
successful and points. From then on he main winner with devastating
first four points. tained his ascendancy, with the
When Mrs Rozeanu was able brief exception of
A crowd of nearly 10,000 to use her forehand the scored the third packed the arena as the game.
two
winners but Tanaka
persisted Flisberg made many mistakes, movie cameras and the orches
contestants faced a battery of and the crowd cheered her As witch
one did not expect
sho drew her rival to the table The Secretary's Ontee.nt Alexandre House will close at 11.45 final, Rarely was Ogimura call-lessly out
sco in a World Championship which must have been hope- no chance of a return,
tra played light-hearted music and then smashed hard to give
am, on the 1st Day and at 10 am on the 2nd Day.
of tune with the the flashing thumping upon to make
Nearly 00 per cent of Ro- drives, which are the hallmark Ogimura and Filsberg.
of the hoarte of his play. and rarely, too, Was his agility required to re- turn
what looked like winning strokes.
Ogimura won the first game in six minutes, the second In five, lost the third in seven and took the fourth six minuter for the match.
On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the First Race run at 12,00 Noon. The tiffa interval is after the Fuшth Race (1,30 pan.).
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THE 1954 SETS OF MEMBERS' BAUGES AND LADIES BROOCHES NOW SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS ISSUE.
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL DE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visilors introduced by him.
Tins will be outainable at the Club House if ordered in ad- vance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel 72811).
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each por day payable at the Gate.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members' Belting Hal.
CASH SWEEPS
The cost of a Through Ticket is $44.00.
Particular numbers within the series to 4,000 may be re- served for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel pny reservation, or Through Tickets for a particular Meeting it it is found that sales may not reach the num ber reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10 a.m. on the day preceding the lace Meeting for which they are reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,
Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but par- cular numbers cannot be reserved, as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder,
cut
EXPERIENCE WON
the
Tomitu
to
a
of zennu's shots in this game were from her backhand and their Inaccuracy gave Tenaka a win dim-21-14.
it
Then the ghis WITC med, Ogimura won the toss and The third game was Ко Berved. He quickly went to 6-0 until 11-all was called but before Filsberg scored but Japanese youngster won
the
now seemed that the tumanlan the game only at 21-7.
was aware of her rival'a inten- tlons. Her tempestuous forehand In the second, Flisberg kept
came more into the picture ond Ogimura level, pegging to five- though Tanaka all but then dropped back and tricks possibk, she could
irled all the Ögimura won out at 21-12. Both conflne play to her opponent's not players were proceeding, with backhand. great care with the monotony the experience
She just had not of quiet pattlag backwards and took the third game 21-17.
and Rozconu
forwards
by a flashing stroke from one of the other.
sometimes broken
at
COUNTER-ATTACK
In the third
fast
re- But the
calm
more
was
<rowd
THIS ONE-SAVED
Bobby Ayre, the Charlton inside-right, collides with the Sheffield United goalkeeper, Burgin, during the match which Charlton won 3-0.
Two More For Singapore's Track Team
Singaporo,, Apr. 16. Two athletes succeeded in a last effort to be in- cluded in the team for the Second Asian Games and the Singapore contingent awalled to 58 athletes and eight officials.
Miss Tong Pel-wah raced with great determination Over the 80 Metres. Hurdles to equal the qualifying time and her Malayan record of 12.4 seconds.
Tan Soo-liat hit the first and third high hurdles but few over the last five to return 15,4 accotkls for the 110 Metres Hurdles.
The track was heavy after a rainstorm and few had expect- ed the two hurdlers to make good at the last opportunity. Hoth Pel-wah and Soo-liat had failed to quality
in previous trials but The Singaparo
Olymple Sports Counell decided to give them "one last chance".
Ometais at the track snid both hurdlers would havo dono better on a dry track As the slippery turf was a consider- Able handicap. They are con- fident both Pel-wah and Soo- liat will return better times in Manila-United Press.
COLONY BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
4.
All-Craigengower Final
In Junior Doubles
By "ARGONAUT”
The Colony Junior Badminton Championships reached their final stages yesterday with the play-off of four semi-final matches at St. Teresa's Hall
The two men's doubles semi-finals, which featured the four seeded pairs of the event, saw the two Cralgengower pairs of P. V. Yap and A, Ebrahim and Albert Tam and Jimmy Ku succeeding in making it on all-Cralgengower film).
of
were
net
A
and
loosing his
Pomero
semi-final by 18-13 loser's
and 15-11. Ku and Wong led A crack-up by the
et stage spelt their doom, by 11-3 and 13-4 in the first Three successive errors allowed set,
Doubles
Miss Tanska played tremendously powerful game in the women's singles anal, but in Mry Rozcanu she was up against
P. V. Yap and A. Ebrahim up to 11-0 when they crashed Lim completely a tablo tesnis ace with long years
In the fourth a combination
showed out as the most im-through with strong smashes touch. of experience behind her.
of Tanaka's own faults Dnd
pressive of the four pairs in and drives to reel off four He pushed Rozario's next ser- Rozeanu's The Japanese girl brought out
glorious forehand evening of modlocro bad-points in a row for pet
viep out, and followed this up every shot sho Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the
shots brought about the defeat minton during which most of the had
A strong defence by San and by betting a good long service in an effort break
of the Japanese player. Though games requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gula re-admission.
down,
great extent stay. He recovered his service were won by errors Cheung, aldea her op
opponent but Mira Rozeanu refused to be stood almost on one spot as he remarkable control to earn long
game Filsberg showing great perseverance and rather than brilliant play. by the MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the blasted off the court. Coolly re- played right and left with re-rounds
of the shuttle slowness
with a smash, only to lose it to An their first. set against and some fine tapping shot; ab a similar stroke by Rozario. RESTAURANT.
of applause
Bernard Brown sho just
and turning
Billy
not certain markable
the seemingly
successive crron by Lim only had the effect. Two winners, she forced Miss Tanaka and from four-al}
counter-attacks could not break down the cool Soares Yap and Ebrahim took of blunting their opponents at gave Rozario the set at 15-11-
the Swede play of the Rumanian, who won Into errors. The Japanese girl's went away. He was ahead at out at 21-D to keep her title.
an initial lead of 6-3 and were tacking game but forced them Against u u firing and injured
repeated
In bardly extended in winning it into glund was as powerful as almost 12-7 and Ogimura
the opponent, Rozario had matters second fino display of the by 15-3.
sct. From ahy man's, but she could not peatedly wiping the perspiration young
4-4, they much his own way in the third Japanese Kirl break through the Rumanian's from his forehead. He levelled acknowledged
moved ahead to 10-5 and after zet
with his
opening by the
Tho losers put up a strong staving off a stront wonderful defence.
effort by vice took the score to 19-0. 17-all, but from 18-all when slic received the runnor's stand in the second set up to Tam und Ku at 10-8, went on Greater experience counted Flisberg went away again and up award."-Reuter.
Two mnashes gave Lim his 5-5 and 8-10, when they suc- to win the set by 15-0. for much in the mixed doubles took the three points necessary
only point as Rozario final, too. Andreadis and Mrs for the game ut
cumbed to the series of tricky
romped In the third set play was even home on his next service with 21-18.
DID HIS JOB WELL drop shots by Gerval,
Ebrahim both seasoned
and until 6-5, whon San and Cheung a smash and a well-placed re cam- After a five minutes' breather,
the powerful follow-up smushes were presented with two free turn to med Ogimura, impassive and paigners, refused to be ruled
his London, Apr. 15. of Yap to lose by 8-15.
gifts in the form of out shota to of outwardly, set atil-out offensive
Mr Hasegawa, ofI once
SEC's Smash whose quick
Arst-sot re- Eguchi, with the initiative. He blocked shuffling steps
In the other have followed Anal,
doubles reml- lead by 8-5. Miss
|covery by vanda
Jr. Playing a
all attempled
top-seeded Jimmy. chhelp
counter-attacks the
Ku defensive
Ku and Tam drew level at and Gloria
enabled game, they waited for errors by from the Swede and gained a through the 1984 World Table fourth-seeded C. Y. San and to score on their next two ser and Mary Wong in the Mixed leun he has captained and Albert Tam were forced by 8-8, and San and Cheung falled them to eliminate Jimmy Ku the Japanese pair but were al-commanding lead of 16-6. Tennis Championships, did his w. ways
N. Cheung Flisher made several strong job well. into ready to jump
Chinese vices, a good rallies with the ball fashing
YMCA to Aght all the way be Ughtning attack
The young Japanese team fore emerging winners by 15-8, this when chance offered itself.
backwards and forwards at sald so tonight as they walked 8-15 and 16-11. The Japanese pair put up one generally the lower,
tremendous speed and Flisberg away carrying their plo of The wing cra ย
sliver trophies. the most determined fighting efforts to stall off defeat seen at
alightly ahend Remarkably quiet World Championship meeting both men were
because Mr Hasegawa has virtually for a very
using sponge played each long
stroko timo, They bats, the game crept slowly to game with
of overy ved six match points in the its close, Fllsberg finally notting hours with
them, sitting for final game before their opponents to concede the point which won
the team lender, at last had
Mr Goto, the title in their Ogimura
porched, tensely on the fourth game and the edge of his seat with chin rasp.
the world title. The match had Vilim Harangozo
cupped in hands. Zark Dolinar, of Yugoslavia,
Dr taken 20 minutes,
His dark
Starting times at Fanling on final, E. Marquez-Lim beady eyes have
the game progressed and al- won the men's doubles, defeat-
studied future
Saturday and Sunday should be Teresa came very near to pro though Ku and Wong put up opponenta for booked with the Royal Hong-ducing mother upset, only to the second, sot, Pomeroy"
strong resistance up to 8-9 In
1-15, 21-11, 21-10 in the anal. Japan, Ing Michel Haguenauer, France,
their weaknesses and be and kong Golf Club office before 10 falter in the second eat. Dia Gloria Sequeira pulled ahead and and Viktor Barna England. Miss Yoshlke
hatched their was defeated by Mrs Plans. in a secrecy provided by today. The times will be playing top form
dest to 14-9 and match after con- Barna, Hungarian-born,
runber-up lost his chance of winning what in the women's singles Anal.
thus Angelica Rozcanu of Rumania, the fact that nobody else could published in tomorrow's paper set, the Schoolboy
understand Japanese.
Starting Umes for tomorrow dominated play with strong ceding two further points. would have been his 23rd work!
The finals of the Junior morning ore as follows:
forcing lobe, delicate drope and events will be played together title on his Arial appearance at
Mrs Rozeanu, who has now White table tennis balls have
winning smashes to lead by 8-7 with those of the Senior events won the title five times
Old Course-0.20 m, K.B. no 12-4, 13-7 and 14-8 and annex at a later data. ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS the World Championships.
flicked back and forth before his bortson-WG. Robertson: 121 am the set by 15-2 MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE
The women's doubles went to
succession, beat the Japanese eyes thousands of times during A Lover-IL PEN; D the English twin sisters Diane
girl ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN
21-15, 14-21, 21-17, 21-0.
Will, Paterson-B.D. #...
Bell; The second set saw Marquez the days of the Championships am L.C. Hawk BM Lim still bolding the edge on Miss Tanaka ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE and Rosalind Rowe,
put up a great His shouted instructions and Backe: 9.40 am, 1.L. Blanton-P.L. pop bid for victory and her vicious furious gestures to players on auntient 1033 Bun.. 111. Bradford lead to 8-3, 3-2 and 10-5. OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE HUN..
Rozario
increased a 4-0 priately on their 21st birthday.
the Holmes: 9.44 a.m.. J. Kerr-B.3.0. PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DIS- Miss Kathleen Best and 15-
drives would have the court They beat another English pair, forehead
blasted Ble
a lesser opponent than
have amused theG.O.W Stewark 10.38 Th, HW, Rozario came back with FIGURED TICKETS.
mel year-old Miss Ann Haydon, by Mrs Rozeanu off the court. But crowd, sometimes annoyed them, Beat 7.3. Mackle-d.l. Pau/ Bookmakers, Tic Tac mon, etc. will not be permitted to 19-21, 21-10, 21-10,
smash, a drop F.C.M. Reaven.
a not-tap to the champion achieved
but always impressed with their sdom
New Course. 9.10 m .draw up to 8-10 and three suc- operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
ingly Reuter
impossible retuma and urgency.
Toung-18. Qrasi
Cossive
errors
by Marquez- His job is not unished as the A-W. Stevens 324. Lim enabled him to complete The World Grand scored a great win which added
FA. Hunter W.NA brilliant spelf that gave him her
of Miss team leaves for Germany name to that
on ... Mrs L.C. Hawking-329 8.M. who Friday morning, when he will Back 0.32 km. Be Allen-EM. tix points and put him into ant the 18th game of his Chess Ichiro Ogimura of Japan and dayanszky (Hungary),
yours
again to
Championship series with chai- ago set up the record settle down
watch Macpherson 3 am, GB. Cha-11-10 lead. Tago Flisberg of Sweden opened of
berem 11.H.)", Benriett:-) 958 five women's singles titles dancing table tennis balls and
lemmer Vadily Buslov after the B.J.T.B. Lavaton(3, P. Ferguson; the finals night of the World in succession.
watch without rest for ways in 10.10 am., F.G.. Centopher LA. Marquez-Lim back
An over-hit by Razario put latter resigned from yesterday's Table Teunis Championships at
Petron, 1046 am, 13 Zimmerse
level game without resuming play. Miss Tanaka tried every shot which the style of his eight pro- the Empire Pool bere this even-she possessed in an attempt to mising young player can still
Smyslov's resignation left the P.A.L. When: 30.32 mm, 10.G. terms with his opponent at
wate; ihm am11-11 and at this singe a cut score at seven games to six in Ing with their mon's singles win, but Mra Rozcanu remained further be improved China M M HAM hand and a change of shuttle favour matches.
om N.K. Littlejohn calm in the face of an onslaught. Mail Special.
Botvinnik Unlied that proved a little too fast saw | Frees,
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also The right to remove
from subscription lists without any name stating reasons for their action.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the 1st Day (10th April) at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices ot Queen's Building, (Chafer Road), 5. D'Agullar Street and 302 Nathan Road, during normal office hours and unul 11 a.m. on that
Joy'.
scheduled to be run on 8th May, 1954, are now available. The cost Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby
of each ticket is $2.00.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets
after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
and
Draft Programmes Entry Forms for the 11th Race Mooting 1033/64 to be held on Saturday 1st and Saturday
1054, 8th (weather permitting), mny be obtained at the Secretary's
May,
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MISA,
Secretary.
THE BOYS' a GIRLS CLUBR"
ASSOCIATION
and
22-20-
OGIMURA 1. FLISBERG
Flisberg, 30, was conceding 15 years to his young Japancat rival but in his table tennis career has had a highly successful time. winning no tower. than national tilles. They included ingles and doubles, men's and mixed, and he has represented bis country in 70 International matches.
ROZEANU v, TANAKA
Taraku of
Mr Goto have
always their opponents to jump ahead After successfully directing in the first set to 11-8 and this was taken to their attack on the forecourt, 14-8 before they recovered with Ku made the costly error of three more points. A good switching to hard-hitting which smash by Ku secured set and gradually gave Pomeroy the match.
MEN'S SINGLES In the Men's singles
Fanling Golf
Kira NK. Latikjobu. ·
by
THESE LITTLE BISCUITO ARE | (THUNK THEY'RE RATHER RATHER SILLY HA
THE GAMBOLS:
42
YOU'VE LOST YOUR BET
He won his first Swedish`title in 1995 and this is his steth bid for the World Championship.
salesman lot fablo tennis quipment, he was born at
University
Tokyo
Offce, Alexandra House; the fivilce your support in helping to Club House, Happy Valley; train the Hongkong citizen of to and the Stables, Shan Kwong
morrow." "Bubscriptions: should bo Road.
rent to:- The Hon. Tynemores, The | Norrkoep. Entries close at 19 o'clock now and dirk Cube
Ogimura, Association, student, has had only about NOON on Tuesday 20th April, was Memorial Walfars Contre, three years in the top fight of the game which he plays: ludi- Handod. By Order of the Stewards,
IL MIRA
Secretary.
*1954.
Bouthors Playground," Wanchal;
Telephone, TAUT
* He has the happy knɛak of always, appearing – immaculate on the court, no, tialing how. -hird hrkl^ fart a. game, may, be
GEORGE, SO YOU TAKE ME OUT: TO DINNER TO-MOUT
(THEYRE APPETISERS,
9.20. ..
38
Barry, Appleby
ON DEAR, THOSE APPETIGERS JUVE, SPOILT MYLAPPI
control of the
game.
In Sequeira, after a shaky improved tremendously
semal- start of St.
Glorin
in the first
DONT WANT ANYADINNER HOW # }
TRATE WRATHIWAS HOPING - LEAD CO
BOTVINNIK LEADS 7-6
Michail
of
Moscow, Apr. 14-
Master, Botvinnik, today won,,
Rexona
TOILET
Partnatural dóvefti
naša – trough peri