International Badminton Players To Visit Hongkong In November
By
“ARGONAUT”
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1951.
Hongkong's sports enthusiasts will be able to see len of the world's leading International badminton players of both sexes in action in the Colony from November 15 to November 20 this year,
Arrangements for the visit were finalised yesterday at an Emergency Execu- Association between the tive Committee Meeting of the Hongkong Badminton Association and Mr Lim Chunn Geok, sponsor of the tour.
10,000 in continuous The bouring team, who will Invitation tournament to emerge of over be under the management of the winner in the singles event.peals of laughter throughout his
He followed this up by win- | 10-minute show. Mr D. L. Bloomer of Glasgow,
the World ning
All-England Singles Davidson has also written a the recent orgniser of Invitation Championships
at and Mixed Doubles titles, and number of books on badminton,
latest by climaxed a brilliant season by his
one, which has Glasgow. will be betulert
high praise, being 23-year vild Edily Chong who winning the All-American Open received
the "Winning Badminton". today holis the distinction of Singles Championship in
international first year that the tournament having won more tiller than any other player in was open to foreign competitors. Choong is reputed to be also
versatile showman en the
and will
undoubtedly court prove to be the main attraction of the tour.
the game.
season
Cloone's badminton career a rached its peak during the last In November by con- pated in the Darush Champion ships
Copenhagen collected all three titles
played
inniches
tournament
At the
He
may
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NV
une dan
BEST IN THE WORLD or special interest is the Inclusion of five tady players in the team. Four of the them Judy Devlin, Margaret Varer, June White and fris Cooley are undoubtedly the best four Choong's elder brother, David, lady players in the world today. Judy with whom he has teamed up
Eighteen-year-old In many international successes, | Devlin, daughter of the great All-J. F. Devlin who won the "All- thus eluding three successive
England
second and wins,
England singles title five years member of the team.
in succession from 1925 to 1929, member of the team in Third
proved beyond doubt that she is the men's section is Joe Alston, the World's No. 1 by recently holder of the All-American winning the Glasgow World In- 1951 and 1953vitation lodies' singles event, the
the Sinkles title in
the ro-holder of
All-All-England and
one American men's doubles title in American 1950. 1051, 1952 and 1953.
onother.
beginning of March Chong hel tha own agnel top-ranking internafhaal player: from Denmark, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland.
By Glasgo ant Malova
LEAGUE TENNIS
and
in the
Don Smythe, The
Ali-
after
the
titles
Margaret Varner is the present Alston lost narrowly to Eddy American runner-up, but is re- <*hoong
recent U S. gorded by a number of badmin- Open Singles Championships in 2011 Crt! Cs as even ♫ better three sels, but had the sails-player than Judy Devlin,
June White and Irts Cooley faction of annexing the Mixed Doubles tille in partnership are England's top representa ❘ with his wife. Louise, who lives in international hadminton. hus also been included in this They are the current holders of tour.
the All-England ladies' doubles Canadian uitle and are regarded as All-England combination in the world today. Recreation
and South
The Louring
are China in the Men's "D" Division up in 1953, is another
meet in London scheduled to member of the touring teum. #t CRC, enich
The
Completing the men's section and leave there on November 1. will be Ken Davidson,
mado why Arrangements are being served as couch to the Ameri- for them to play a few matches can Thomas Cup kam in 1948 in various parts of India and is extremely in Bangkok before they reach popular for his famous "giad Hongkong on or about Novem-
show on the court ber 15. minton" which consists
The feature of yesterday's Team League match's
was he
:
SPOR
The news of the award of the C.B.E. to Brigadier R.D. Bolton in the Queen's Birthday Honours List was received with particular satisfaction by Army sportsmen in the Colony. Brigadier Bolton takes an active interest In many different games and has been a regular competitor in the various tournaments run by the Army Golf Association during the season,
A couple of weeks ago I made reference in this column to the fact that Craftsman Grant did not show the same excellent form in the Combined Services versus Combined Civilians Athletic Meeting as he had done in his appearances earlier in the season,
Now that I have heard the will probably arrive among story behind his running in normal reinforcements but Major this meeting, I can offer him Walker said that he would like nothing but the highest praise to see enthusiasts coming for- for his pluck and for the fact ward and qualifying. that be made no attempt to in order to help in this matter offer excuses for his showing. Major Walker is arranging suil- Grant had been right off col-able classes which will be held some time before the both in the New Territories and our for meeling and in the opinion of in town. The classes will start many prople he
should not in Augus! and further informa- have taken part, In spite of tion will be given in due course. being out of condition and very
Colony
their season
much short of trålning he de- The first course for Basketball cided that, having already won officials has now been completed the Colony Championship, there and has been reported as being was a certain moral obligation a
JUECESS. Eighteen great on him to take part.
students attended and found the Such clroums'ences always cyllabus both interesting and leave an athlete with
a big de-instructive. Other similar courses c'sion on his hand, On this will be held before the start occasion Grant did not win by the winter scoson. prizes but
now
that the facts
WATER POLO behind his showing are made known I am sure that he will The Iwo Army Water Polo win the admiration of a wide teams that are competing in the circle of folks who are klerestid Junior Section of the in athletics.
League will open on Friday, June 18. Recent performances by the
The
follows: Basketball
League suggest that
Army (South) V. RAP. they have retained the skill that
Army (North) v. South China. brought them considerable suc-
Both games will be played at past ocmpetitions. In
the Victoria Barracks Pool. one game they gave a neur per- The Arst one will start at 5.16 fret deploy while their first
and if P. and the second one at 5.45 choices were in action they can find a reserve or two P.m
The
Army sides of simller ability they look like
will have being the top side in the com- my changes from lest sezon and it will probably take a game petition.
or two for tho players to find their best form, but every hope that the teams will do well in the league.
"Seems Like A Lot Of Money To Me," Says Mr Weis
AT 30, HE HAS PRODUCED
£1,000,000 WORTH OF PICTURES
By
JENNIFER JOHNS
Hollywood.
I was at M.G.M. the other day talking to one of the gate police- directors themselves. I happened to mention the name of Don Weis who men who knew more about what goes on in the studios than even the is one of Hollywood's youngest and most up-and-coming directors.
"Don? Sure, I know Don" said the gate policeman. "I
should. I was around here when a young guy came skidding up in a luxury convertible. He asked me to open the
him gale. I asked
if he'd got a pass and he replied, quite friendly like, 'No, I ain't got a pags, I'm just a director round these parts!"
all
The back-lot policeman's] the dentist worked with drills but this is a film in which the mistake was quite a simple one and probes each throwing their story doesn't matter-and in and one into which a lot of own little beams of light into which the actors aren't all that people (including myself) have | Caroline's mouth. It was important either. fallen. Don Weis is jusi 30 over in ten minutes and I have and looks a whole lot younger spint the past few days dreg.
Save, that is, for one actor. Last year, however, he played ging Ceroline
Staunch Mother Nature. really away from our around with (produced)
more bathroom mirror. She
by pil just does her duty
things there than £1 million pounds worth stands
open-mouthed, } natural of pictures,
convinced that ALL her teeth MUST be decayed!
One scene-a plenic porly on hilltop is particularly breathtaking with A Vast panorama of Rome spreading out into the far and delightful
ho
His last picture before started free-lancing was "Half
before
A
distance.
EXPLOSION a Hero," starring Red Skelton, That film cost over half o Every now and then Holly. million dollars while two other wood, like spring, starts bustin' films he directed signed off from M.G.M. ("Re-again these last few days when, trip (at low level) over Venice.
he out all over. This has happened
Then there is an aeroplano mains To Be Seen" with June during Allyson and Van Johnson and studios,
my rounds of the All this in colour and, by the I discovered that the time I left the preview, I began "I Love Melvin" with Dobble gloomy days when nobody knew to realise that all the super- Reynolds) cost even more. And which dimension anybody else'slatives planned for the adver- now? Now this 30-year-old flim was in, are now over.
tisements
were. in this áreball is on his first free-lance
quito justified. assignment—-"The
There was a bright spell Adventures
few months back when "Roman Holiday"
proved such a stag- gering success and sint Audrey Hepburn running up the ladder
of Hajji Boba,"
About his youth Don merely says that "It gets difficult at
when a picture
battle royal between the Chinese Stagles aral Doubles Champion most powerful! tuches doubles Royal Norfolks in the 35 Bde. are a comes on the programme times, especially at the start at to fame len runs at a time.
Club
played to a four and a half set
Hoth Kowloon Tong teams In easily defeat- showed power
The ng their respecture rivids. KTGCA (1) beat Chinese Civil Servants at King's Park by 8% to whilst their second team becounted for Crugengower (1) by eight sets to one.
Cralgengower (2) white- washed Indian Recreation Club
- at Syokutapon.
the Mixed "D" Division
1932
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and comical acts.
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telex sots Four matches have buen The arranged for them here.
will then continue their
He completely stole the show | team
in the last Thomas Cup Anal tour in Singapore and Indonesia Singapore by keeping the crowd before returning to London.
predam dana de Royal Ascot Opens
Kowloon Cricket Club unter- taining Cralgingower. Lost close maleh by one and a half sets, whlist Chinese Recreation Club proved too strong for the visitors from Recreio, winning by seven and a half to one and
a half sels.
The following are the results:
MIXED DOUBLES "D" Kếc Lost To ecc 34-34 Mra M. Pepperell and t
Ascot, June 15.
Sixty-year-old Tommy Burns, a Scot who is Ireland's senior jockey, and 19-year-old John Forte, twin brother of Dominic Forte, who won the Lincolnshire Handicap in 1952, stole much of the thunder when Royal Ascot opened foday in bright sunny weather.
cess in
NEW
"who
CHAIRMAN
0
сакс
STAR-IN-WAITING
Audrey Hepbum is a star-in- waiting again. Or will be #DOT, for the quila hor howitching trying to trip me up. Also, be- ! Now there has been Another role In the Broadway hit
of "Ondine" on July 3. explosion
Appar- there are Initial ently
NO LUGGAGE
A
is
similar
Jean Peters,
the
many more
everyone
cause of my youth, I tend to and be a little over-cautious when enthusiasm with it comes to spending money. A success of "Three Colns in the movie commitments which the million dollars, for example, Fountain," starring Clifton delightfully elfie Audrey must seerns like a lot of money to Webb, Dorothy McGuire and keep. me!". Is that so, Don?
There are three films coming If ever there was
and a movie up for Associated British Just mace for
one CinemaScope
for Paramount Misa iz I met Van Johnson when ho then
it. Even the Hepburn's only worry la that from there Is Janded here by plane
toughened Press viewers gasp-
she doesn't know quite
which trip to Europe. Не hod ed audibly at really spectacular
will come first and when, "All luggage and when I asked him shots of Italian cities and the I do know," she says, "is that
ho alway travelled light | countryside,
I will probably make my next Alm in London." To which I can seemed to think only reply (and I'm feminino produced a bar of French soap, particularly much of the story tool) "Lucky London!"
with no "Sure
a
no
luggage he replied I've got luggage"--and
Gloria do Haven may be divorcing Marty Kimmel, but she is not deserting Manhattan, She is to open a beauty salon In New York.
Yvome de Carlo usually vacations abroad but now tells me that she has got tired of travelling and is vacation spending her current in San Francisco.
Whin the Army Football Re- ferces Association held its annual general meeting last Saturday a
Calling all Water Polo Re- great deal of important business ferees....and all who are in- was done and several important terested in qualifying as such..... points were brought to light.
|Major A.C.A. Walker, SOPT, Probably the most important will be holding a series of classes Item on the agenda was the for units and individuals in the election of a new chairman to New Territories at the Sek Kong replace Major N.D.W. Ferguson, Swimming Pool on Wednesday. KE,
has returned to the June 23, and Friday, June 25. United Kingdom.
The programme is as follows: nominations were Four
pul
Wednesday forward for the position but, as
the wo of nominations were two
1000 Hrs.: 28 FDS/18Fd. Amb. not seconded, the remaining two
This rev. 20th Fd, Regt. RA. (League were put to the vote.
Match). sulted
This game will be re- overwhelming en victory for Major C Walpole, ferced by SOFT.
1045-1145: Talk and Discus- RACC by 25 votes to 4. Wal-sion on Rules.
1200: 32 Med. RA. vs. Royal Mital Gaynor. Is a most popular one as it Ja brings an experienced scocte ad- Norfolks. (League Match). This ministrator into the chair. Major game will be reftreed by SOPT.
Friday Walpole was Secretary of the
0938-11.45: Discussion and Gibraltar Army Football As-
Practice. in 1947-48-40 and sociation during the season that has just out the finished he carried duties of Zone Secretory of the Land Forces Leagues,
in
The conditions came as a great relief to the huge crowd who had feared a continuance of the recent rains, Stokes (KC) lost to Mirs Chiu and but the sun shone brightly as the Queen and Duke of
The election of Major Hau 40 beat Mrs Yang and C. Edinburgh, followed by other members of the Royal
pole elec Family, made the traditional drive down the course prior
Ferrire 7-6 beat Mim torrea and
L.
J Wade 7.5.
MTR Eyles and P. Rall (RCC) drew with Mr Chik and H 0-8: lost to Mrn Yang and Fercha 2-0: beat Miss Corica and Wade d
Min
D
nodd Thompson A. C Coffey (KCC3 lost to Mr Cuni and Itsu 1-0. lowt in Mix Yang and
Pereira 1-6; 1st to Miss Corren and
Wade 3-0.
CRC Beat Recreio Dy 74-814 Mra A. Choy and A. Choy (CTC)
beat Mrs M. Ramchand and F. M. Ribeiro -3; beat Mins M. Figueredo and A J. Remedios 6-4; beat M Soares and L. Mareal 0-3.
i
to the start of racing.
Burns got home Irish challen- In the Ascot Stakes first past King's ker Upader, a 100-0 outsider in the post was riderless the Queen Anne Stakes, which Love, which threatened to im opened the first day's pro- pede Corydalis in the run home. grumme. Later,
Forte but Forde
young
registered his Orst win
in
today.
rode #
brilliantly
ما
good finish to Lord Rosebery's
Prescription.
In 55 Judged race to win comfortably, ddes this season when he steer- Of the two French challengers ed Coryduills home to win the
M. Marcel Boussac's 24-mile Ascot Stakes.
Karali was modo favourite win the Gold Vasc but lost in a Upadee beat the 3-1 favourlie, Miss D. Lo and T. K. Chay (CRC) Big Berry, ridden by beat Mea M. Ramchand and tibeng | young star, Lester Piggott,
Ma Figuereido and the last lost to
few yards, and the Itemedios 2-8; beat Miis Scores and
Ally's running. Marcal 6-2.
compared to s Afth place when favourite in a Miss S. L. Wong and C. Chan (CRC) dest Mra M. Rainchand and race at the Curragh last month, The other French challenger. Ribeiro 0-4; drew
Miked to on enquiry by the ste- Lets Fly, was never in the ple- Figuereido and Remedios 4-0; brat wards.
ture in the St. Jame's Palace Miss Spores and Mareal 0-2.
MEN'S "D" DIVISION
explanation, Stakes, won by Darius, the Two Thousand Guineas winner, which was third in the Derby.
withi
CBC Drew WIH BCAA 436-614
F. L. Ma and P. F Choy (CRC) beat TT. Yul and C. C. Yul 6-3; drew with K. G. Ng and W. T. Sum 6-0; beat K. C. Wong and C. M. Llang 0.1.
Chiu
Y. W Lee and T, H. (CRC) lost to Yul and Yui 4-6
lost to Ng and Sum 3-5; lost to Wong And Lang 4-0.
P. W. Chan and K. L. Ma (CRC)
lost le Yul and Yu 2-0: beat N
C-1,
The owner's however, was occepted.
DENMARK WINS DAVIS CUP TIE Copenhagen, June 15.
Nielsen, Wimbledon last year, beat A.
6-3, 6-3, to give Denmark
Kurt runner-up
Lord Rosebery later completed a double when his Minstrel took the Britannia Stakes.
Darius, even money favourite, got the decision after a photo Dinish with the 100-8 shot Umberto.
RA. (League Match). This game 1200; 1 Kings vs. 14 Fdɩ Regt.
will be refereed by SOPT.
It is emphasled that all who are interested In water
polo are welcomed to this course.
MOTOR CYCLE TRIALS The arrangements for the 35
now been made
who Major A.C.A. Walker, will again carry out the secre- tarla duties of the Assocía- tlow, pointed out to the meeting Inf. Brigade Motor Cycle Trials that about 50 percent of the (1954) have
in qualified referees
current known. membership would be leaving
The meeting, which will be the Colony during the year.
held under Army Motor Cycling This means that there will be Association rules, will take place on Wednesday, July 21, over a will have others come forward to take up course of 50 miles. The course its share of road, trock, and Cross country and will be Interspersed with 15 to 20 hazards.
big gaps in schedules unless the places. Some qualified men
WORLD SOCCER
There will be three awards for the meating. The first of CUP TOURNEY
| These--the 38 Int. Brigade Toam STARTS TODAY | Award--is restricted to unlis of the Brigade but the other two, Berne, Switzerland, Juno 16. for the best performances en a France will play Yugoslavia | BSA machine and on a matchless at the new Olympic Stadium at machine, are open to all units in
and Sum 6-1; beat Wong and 1.5 Stolpa-Adam, Hungary, 4-6, 6-2. Gordon Richards, disappointed Lausanne as the final stages of Land Forces. In the Brigade
CCARC Lou To KTOCA (1) 16-8%
"Manny" Mercer completed a riding double on Minstrel and Darks.
The Queen's only runner to- day, Rejoleing, ridden by Sir
winning 3-1 lead in their Davis inish in the first ten of 22 run- the Royal party by falling to Cup European Zone quarter-ners for the Britannia Stakes. final tie today.
Her Majesty will be repre-
c. Y. Fong and C. W. Shao
deciding mnich was achted on Wednesday by her (CCSRC) lost to Wong and Poo 3-6; twice held up by rain.
three-year-old Ally,
D. Wu and 2. F. Lee (CCRC) lost to F. Wong and J. Poo 2-6; lost to C. Wong and Y. K. Luke 2-; drow with J. W. Yao and J. Cheng 6-J.
This
Ange
fort to Wong and Luk 6-2; lost to In the final singles Torben Bright, in the one-mile Corona
Ulrich defeated Joseph Asboth tion Stakes--Reuter.
Yao and Cheng 4-6.
W. S. Chow and 1, Y. Tam 8-0, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to complete a (CCSRC) lost to Wong and Poo 2-0: lost to Wong and Luk 2-6, lost to 4-1 victory for Denmark over
Yao and Cheng 2-6.
Hungary.
KCC Beat Urban Council $14-916 They will
E. Portuma and IT. Hansel (KCC)
lost to ip Wah and 1. B. Lam 2-0: Franco drew with Fung On and Leung Reuter: Sal-wing 0-0; beat Leung Ka-kuen
and Chon Yee-kee 6-0.
E. P. Ho
and C. Churn (KCC)
lost to Ip Wahi and Lam 4-0; best Fung On and Leung 5-3;' treat Leng and Cham J.
G. Goertzema and C. Burki (KCC) Ioat 10 Ip Wah and Lam 2-6; beat Fung On and Leung 6-4; beat Leung and Clan 2-3.
CCC (1) Lost To KTOCA (3) 1-8 F. It. Abbas and In Mackey (CCC)
lost to H. 7. Tai and X. Zhau 2-9;
lost to Y. P. Luke and 2 Leung
; lent to 15. Lee and K. Chen -
|
THE GOLD VASE
two
the World Soccer Cup open in event teams will be of
riders. Switzerland touches scheduled
Three other
Entries will be accepted up to for today Bro Brazil versus July 10 and the entry fee is $5
at Genova, Austria per competitor. Mexico versus Scotland at Zurich and
It is understood that there is
I hear that Donald O'Connor is trying to make a deal with
Trying to per- |
Д sunde her to join him on regular TV show. I hope he succeeds because they can cer- tainly dance,
A warning
to the
mothers among you who may be por- suaded to take your chikiren to see "Peter Pan" next Christ- mas, Donald Crisp is in the star role ав Captain Hook even James Barrio thought of such looking character.
and
never fearsome-
and
John Wayna is trying to get a film he made for RKO a few years back out of cold storage. The dim is "Jet Phot John tells me that he believer the film to be one of the big- Best assets in any studio vault. Take notice please Mr Hughesi
June Haver has been offered the role of Ado Annie in the movie version of "Oklahoma!” Betty Hutton and ber ex- husband, Ted Briskin are silli seeing each other all the time and discussing, the well-being, of their two small daughters.
EASIER DRILLING I took my
small daughter, Caroline, along to the dentists the other day. It's most prob- ably hereditary but Carolina hates the dentist's even moro than going to bed when the Uruguay, the Champlons, versus a certain amount of disappoint-aus ir
shining
Which is Some 250,000 people are ex-ment in tome circles that the saying pected to watch
Glant Decay had four 35th Field the
Rezt. entered teom
A
in either the really got his battalions matches, which raise the curtain Softball or Baseball Summer work and there was no slter- to оп the Fifth World Soccer
Leagues of the Hongkong Soft- native but to face the terror of for tho Jules Championship
ball Association
the dentist's chair. Rimet Cup.-Reuter, Fun
The Gunners were popular In the winter series competitors in
Perhaps our denilst knew the and although they might have bundle of, fright which WORLD FENCING had a feeling that the rummer heading his way or perhaps it'
competitions were a little beyond just general among Hollywood CHAMPIONSHIPS class it rooms that they dentista nowadays.
Whatever kirby would, still have been welcome reason, when Caroline was Luxembourg, June 15/ competitors.
persuaded to sit in
the
·Frankenstofa chair, she found) Italy won the "men's Cupon. team title and
It has been decided to revise. herself face to face with a Hungary the
Ascot, June 15. meet India or Lord Hosebery's three-year- in the semi-anal. ---- old Prescription won the Gold
Vase worth £2,360 and over two miles
He best May.
Bousesc's Karell by three-quarters of a with Mrs R. N. Ryan's Friseur two lengths further
Yourteen ran. sway third,
„Turvey and De Grasse did avan not run.
DERBY SOUVENIR
ON DISPLAY
An intriguing souvenir of the English Derby, avhich
Mackintosh's window.
Czechoslovakia at Berne.
RA has not sion Ung! Ön this octa-
Wes
founded in 1780, is on show in Offcial betting 6 to 1 Presles team folis title in the the swangements for the dames mail-sized cinema screen. Tha
cription, 2 to 4 favourite Karali, World Fencing Championship in future mabution neat little piece of mechan It takor the form of a large | 13 to 2; Friseur) PENS
In the Army (South) Water curtains were drawn and by silk hardkerchief on which . Major C. "E; Haphaela 'five
here last nightf R. Wang and Y, Y., Cheung
ood från 21l be played no Monday from the seroan was suddenly maide Sweden - findeliad moond (CCC) 2001 to #.#. Tas and printed the names of all past year golding Corydalis work the žlau 3-6; lost, to Y. P. laska; and winners of this famous Thon Kacót, Stakes over two stand 'a the inen's Followed Baby 130:0 padayand ont queday the ceiling. U. Leung 4-6; beat K. Las and K. together with their pedigree, half mileg, from Már H. C. France and
- in third | Thucydkys and Triding from a owner and jockey, and
fourth Sturdy a Chivotnej
There was a photo finish for 30 Italy took second
Chang 09.
C. H. Chen and C. 8. Lee (CCC) F. Loung
In the centre of the square. În lost to 1. Luke and a large picture of this year's third places between winner "Never Say Dia". In cor- Cohen 2. Dink And reot-racing colourt,
ad on to K. Leegand, X. Chang
fourth
Caroline leant back, and
this
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