COLONY MIXEDB DOUBLES
Yesterday's Games Finish In Straight
Sets
With the sort of laugh that one has come to associate more with the villain in an old style barn-storming melodrama, Jupiter Pluvius reached out and turned off the tap at noon on Sunday last and the organisers of the L.R.C. Annual Tournament distinctly heard him mutter "I'll teach these people not to fix any games for a Sunday afternoon”.
The courts basked in the sunshine and the friendly games went on apace while the tournament programme fixers removed the few remaining. strands of hair from their heads.
Aust. Amateur
JP
Billiards Champ. Beaten straight sets.
Sydney, Sept. 13.
(Australia) Tom Cerr beat the Australian chanı- plan. Robert Marshall, by 2.716 points to 2,108 and established himself favourite to win the world amateur billiards cham-
Ilerry has won his first two
matches, have previously beaten Frank Edwards (England). 11 11014 has to play India's champion, Wthon Jones ang
the Nouth African T
( Rees. Cherry
who had finished The fist session on Friday 271 pointe bellud, took the lead in the second session
today and continged to forge ahead,
Clerry made a break of 243 and also had six cen- tury breaks-China Special,
wo
NING
must have settled down | singles than the doubles game for his afternoon zizz and gone but he will have to cut out some on for longer than he intended of the coreless shote if he is to because lag evening it was still reach the Anal of the Club Bites atte the remaining Arst Men's Singles
усаг. reund games of the Colony Mix-
THIS ed Doubles were played off with
This
J.P.. of course, the thron games all finishing in permitting.
the 14 Finals of the Colony Ladies Out of Court Mr and Mrs Singles and the chief centre of R. 1. Ip mode short work of interest will be the match be Capt. Willoughby and Murs Lid- tween Mrs Ip. last year's run- etington while on Cout 3 behind ner up and a much improved the stands F. de M. Ribeiro and Mrs M. Pepperall, but it is ex- Mrs Ramchand were
mode to pected that many tych will bo plus a bit harder to beat 14-Col fting to Court 3 so as to me Sullivan 117243 Miss Mansfield, what form Miss Alleo Philip is Cal
Sullivan ¡ETI 115 with the showing
Mrs against
A. C. Thompson. impress that, bid be like t opposition, had a full semeen ut THURSDAY'S EVENTS tengue tenius, Ribeiro and Mix Colony Mixed Doubles Cham- Ramchand might have had to | plonship—1⁄4 Finals-H. Kecnán Think agakı
& Mies A Philip v. L T. Lee & Mrs P Eyles, Court 3: E. Teil & S. N. To & Mrs M. Chow y Dr Mr A
Court 4: Mr & Choy, MIN K. H. Ip v F.
ibeiro & Mrs M. Ramchand, do M.
Court 5; T. K. Choy & Mrs G. Lo v Lie Boon Sing & Miss U. Khoo, Count 9.
L.R.C. Ladies' Singles Cham- plonship-Mrs G. D. Maiden v Miss D. Madgett, Court 6.
MISTAKES
Down below us Choy Thu-kin Dad Miss Grein Lo took advant- of the mistakes made by #ke Solomon Saul, who showed al- hert uncanny necuracy in hit- ut the stop-netting half way p with his sinpahes from inid
court.
| ****
J.
1: was o plly Soul was so out of touch because the ladies in gume were playing well
LRC Men's Singles Handi- and were taking their full share cap-G. M. Fleister v. A. Beck- teumis rather than the meljes, Court 2: C, C. Hobbs v. 11(Csorndirp or niso-r position
viere, Court, HOME SOCCER do which the distaff side is st Ladies' Doubles Handi-
often forced in toen
niixed Mrs C. 8. Getz and Miss desetle
J. Gomersall v. Mrs A. Beck- If a word of carping criticism meber and Miz H, Sardeman allowed, they should Court 8; Mrs A. I. Harrison and leht he lemin to hit the tight ball. A Mrs Osberrie y Miss J. Lawrence
and Miss E. Hour, Court 10. great many ol their "should
L.RC. Mixed Doubles Handi- winners finished in cap-Mr and Mrs J Crofton
net simply because they had been attempt. de Roo and Mra Preau, Court
RESULTS
London, Sep:
13
Ateneation Pontball results.
Division One
Aston Vilin 1 Newcastle U. 2 Leicester C 2 Burnley Huddersdelcl * Shedlicid W. D Sheßlek Un Cardiff C.
Division Twa
Blackburn R. 5 Derby C
D Love U
Stake C Hull C
W. I Hnited ! Division Three Southern
Millwall
Shrewsbury
have been" The bollsm of the
A
ed off the wrong ball and they must learn patience. At the
3
Same
2
I
1 Northampton B 3 Brighton
0
Division Three Northern Borrow
time they kept wel-nigh importhle shots
11.
getline
tip
Four Arsenal Players In
when they were in difficulties.
CLUB EVENTS
To fu various
club events there werU
Comes some good with yet another example of a promising youngster aceming tu
1 2 Southport
be right on top and then allow-
Mansfield T. 2 Halifax
1
linrtlepools 0 Gateshead Oldham Ath. 0 Accrington
Router.
D
1
in his match against G. P. Norton that
it himself to be played out of It by an older and wiser head.
Reidar Getz
showed
Wales
Team
Cardiff, Sept. 13, Four Arsenal players are in- cluded In the Wales play Yugoslavin International here ber 22.
MPION
Eeles Landstrom of Finland winning the European Pole Vault Championship at Berne. He cleared 14 feet 51⁄2 inches and is tipped to set a European record in this event. The record now stands at 14 feet 6% inches.---Central Press Photo,
1954.
Apartheid Prevents South Africa From Holding The Games
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sensational racing in the Empire Games at Vancouver this year has revived regret among many sportsmen here that South Africa's colour bar makes it impossible for this country ever to see an Empire or Olympic Games gathering.
Far South Africa's apartheid, team from South Africa to tour or premiion, polleles apply India, strictly in sports as well as 10- ciety, Natives "have never been admitted to an International teain representing South Africa. The loss to the country, is felt by many people not only in
White Sport Suffers South African white
sport sumers in several ways from the country's
colour
prejudice, especially cricket, & national
mon with the pattern" at most public overris,
Feelings Are Shown Not Infrequently Africana allow their fealings at Inter- national matches such as rugby "Resta" by openly giving thele support to the side opposing the
Inability to be the centro of me herb.
tho South Africu restricts her South African team. It comes.
world's athletic championships, International cricket tours 100g a surprise to a visiting sido but also in the neglect of poten-England, New Zealand Mal talent
and from, overseas to And that they which might bo Australia, omitting the West In-have, a block of supporters found among Africans to re- dies, Pakistan and India. This among the local spectators. present the country,
often means that there are
Africans and Indians are not Successes by native athletes long gaps in the years when
i neccssarily un.happy About from East and West Africa in touring sides can be seen by playing. their the Canadian Günter,
games BONJA and the keen South AMean cricket fans. themselves alone though they world records frequently made Big Bights in boxing cannot be may object bitterly to the by American negroes in the staged in South Africa. Olympic Games have reminded means edntosis bolween
If it general principle of it as a black national policy for their lives. commentators here what an and white.
It is realised, too, that des- athlette foam it might produce “Any” South African while pite their own enthusiasm, their it everyone were available ro- boxer who rises fur chough to standards of play for the most gardless of colour and Ince. challenge a world champion has part, áre still far below. Inter- "Altogether 30 must have to accept a match overseas if national competition, although bden quito a show for them his opponent is coloured.
many people here worlder Whät over there at Vancouver. wat-
Jake Tull, the African rintive special coaching would do tor ching as well as participating, who won the Empire flyweight selected Africans if they could said the Iland Daily Mall in championship in Britain, could represent South Africa. an editorial here. "What a pity not defend the title here against Segregation in sport reaches for the rest of us that the a white challanger,
down to "mixed" univerallies Games can never be held in
Europeans were forbidden by where whites and blacies study South Africa."
the police to attend his bouts as together but do not play 10- Europeans and Africans play spectatore In the Transvaal, gether. Separate tennis courts. the same variety of games in though white people frequently for example are provided at cluding cricket, football. goli
10 non-European boxing one umiversity for Its African and tennis in South Africa. But, tournaments in other provinces. students. In general, they nover play each Overseas there is no objection Controversy arose recently in other.
to South African whites com- the province of Natal over the Among South Africa's 9,000,- peting with coloured people.
action of the Natal Provincini 000 Africans, some good per- They do so in the Olymple and Executive Committed in Con- formers have been developed in Empire Games. South African démning Inter-racial sport at several sports, notably boxing. cricketers mingle and meet educational institutions under Eut hone hos the chance of coloured pinyers ameng cricke-ils_control. world competition unlese they ting sides In Britain.
The 'committee's decision fol- can get abroad.
In New Zealand. South lowed a gamo of netball be- Efforts were made some years African rugby footballers mixtween white Woman, students Despite the showers and generally unfavourage to send a team of African freely with Mpori players at so- of the Natal Teachers Trainhig Zealand cial affairs. Authorities, how College in Maritzburg, Natal, able outlook of the morning, the sun eventually rugby players to New
for matches with New Zea- ever, frown on any unofficial ond a team of Indian Girls broke through and the concrete surfaced courtyard land's Maoris. The plan failed, mixing between non-Europeans from a local Indian school... at Bireley's California Orange Bottling Factory More recently, passports per teams visthit South China Mail Special. dried in good time for the Motor Sports Club's Driving Efficiency Tests, on Sunday.
Drivers'
Efficiency
Tested In Six
Motor Club Trials
team to
In 2 soccer
Test
wils
F
This
wiert,
to
refused to an Indinn. fodiban | Atrič,
British football aldes touring South Africa have been advised
Japanese Boxers Won't Defend Titles Abroad
Manila, Sept. 13. The Manila Evening Newn In a story with a Tokyo dateline today reported that Filipino there are complaining about the and Thai boxing representatives Arst unwillingness of Japanese chum- drowns plons to defend their
The
about this in the post. people in sport in South Africa
Segregation for coloured
to spectators as well as vers. Sports grounds have separate stands or blocks for Africans, usually the Tepat favourable position is in com-
Women's Golf Tournament
The
IRC Defeat
USRC In Bowls
Match
The Indian Rocreation Club. strong contenders for the Thirt Division lawn bowls fengue title, beat the United Servicts Re- creation Club by 07 chats to 82, at the USRC
yesterday. The visiting Indians, winning the 'three rinks, owed their victory mainly to the 30-0 win of their No. 1 rink, com- prising R. Oraar, E. R. Marker, 3. H. Khan and A.J. Husmin. Hussain and his fram-rantes
on
WO
A series of six smoothly organised tests were run off, for some seventeen competitors and large gathering of invited spectators, over the ensuing period of three hours, in the course of which practically every facet of driving ability and car performance were tested to the full.
Competing on equal terms executed the required manoeuvre were cars ranging in type from neatly and quickly to take the tiny Flat 500 of
Roger place. Brudenell to the slick Austin
Test Four: Fast/Slow Test: outside Japan. Healey of Roger Pennels.
was won by yet another E The story, under the, byline of Filipino businessman, Mr Brielly, the form of the six newcomer to the Club-George Rele
Moltes
Bautista In Tokyo, quoted Wallis-handling the only other the Tiul promoter, Mr Davis Individual tests follows:-
Jowett Javelin to attend.
start Chatikavanji, as seking: "Why requirements
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, One: Acceleration and at the previously mentioned that Japanese champions do
Sept, 13. Septem- Braking Test: Competitors,
not want to fight outside Japan7" Line C, accelerate as fust in
2
defending Mr Chatikavanj, reportedly Mary Lena Faulk, equalled
champion, he has been well taught, having The team was announced to-
Le Mans style, had to rún La possible to midway Line B, and offered the Orient featherweight 18-year-old record today when vely shots which he must night
their inert cars, accelerate from thence erowl as slowly as po title holder Shiel Kaneko she won the opening round of 03 follows: Kelsey In to develop for effective-
leading the USRC'S ness rather than for appearance. (Captain), Sherwood (Cardiff), back to midway Line B, and of the
(Arsenal). Bannes
starting Line A to Line C (some sible to finishing Line A, with- US$3,000 (Arsenal), stance), stop, reverse out the benefit of any slipping crown in Thailand but that he tional Antateus
to stake his the 8th annual Women's Na second rink, defeated Acidberg meeting of the Executive He has it all there and could, Paul (Manchester City), Charles A
clutch. This extreme had been refused.
Golf tourna rink 24-17, while the tink skipped by R. Read lost by and Conumittee of the Hongtong if he sticks
ment Amaieu Athletic Association is really good.
at the game, be (Leeds), Browns (Arsenal). Reed Anally accelerate forward again contrast outwitted several con-
The Filipino promoter, Mr The 28-year-old champion ahot to the rink 163 by A. H. P. Andresen, in a (Ipswich), Taporett
for a flying finish over Line C. testants, including the redoubt- to be helti In the Conference | very
to had little trouble breezing to a Abbas. The score was 10-20. pleasant to watch game Ford
Fastest in this test, with no rule Tim Barratt, who lost his the same report, made a similar and light victory over Mary (Cardiff).
HERC (1) Room of Education Department against R. W. Wheeler, showed (Swansen) and Clucke
errors, was Geof Arnold in his lead here by stalling in the slow offer for a title fight in the on Friday at 5.30 p.m
Neiros (U.S.) at the Allegheny, Groen how much better he is at the chester City)---Reuter.
Jowett Jevelin.
section.
Philippines and met the cams Country Club course. rebu.. Test Two: Roverse Garoging Test Five:
Two former champions and was titlists from seven other coun- Test: Competitors started fac- Test: Hero Coner Parking Sarreal sald that he
"particularly chagrined" because fries also advanced in the ing Inwards in
an artificially in his venerable Morris Elght was he who gave Rancice the marathon six-day
match play constructed "garago" with
came to the fore. An artificial chance to take the championship event, in which 145 top lady A. des Ümited bot allowance over and right angled
WEB from Larry Bataan of the golfers from three continents | LF., Corgruve above the overall length and set up
competitors: Philippines whom Barreal and the width of their
Starting had to approach ng an
Territory of Hawall angle brought to Japan.-France-competed seated in their cars, (as in ail and park as tightly as possible Presse.
into subsequent
the
Barrett corner. tests), competitors
HKAAA MEETING
Professional Cricketers
Are Better
Terms Of £. s.
Off
In
d.
By BRUCE HARRIS
(Arsenal),
(Mon-
#
How much is it worth in £. s. d. to become Arst class as a professional at cricket and at football? In particular, how much is it worth, in addition to feeling of pride in work well done, to win the highest honours of the game-the County Championship, the FA Cup, the League leadership?
・
"
were required to drive out of the within two or three
managed to position himself
facbes "garage", turn, and reverse in ngain without touching the from the "wall" at both front "walls" of the "garago".
Here and, rear-elda on his first гип Tim Barratty driving a rebuilt in, 1930 Morris Eight with verve, performed the manoeuvre in mcredibly few seconds to taken first place.
Test Throc: Cutvalda Park ing Test: For this test artificial "omnibuses were
5
To Compete In Table Tennis
Wiggle-Woggle
Test Six-The High-Speed Championships
closed the meeting, produced by Test, which
41
LII
Dorothy Kirby (US), the 1951 champion, also looked im- pressive in her intest bid to re- gain the title the defeated Mrs Henry McQuaide (US)
6 and -5.
beat the home rink sipped by N. Hart-Baker.
a Curry
J.A. Wong
AJ. Stonyer
Goldsmilti
IRC (4)
R.JL. Khan
Hart-Boxer 43. usal
A. Fletcher
fi CUTTY
F.A Wonk
Head
Total
24
K. Nazarin'
3. Kitche I.A. AckURT, 11.J. Jono
8. Th
19 AH, Abban
HKRA HOLDING EXAMINATIONS
1918
The British champion, Frances Stepheris, had difficulty on the The Hongkong Referees 6,049-yard par 73 course, bul Association are holding a series Stockholm, Sept. 18. posted a 3 und 1 victory over of examinations, consisting of Ichiro Ogimura, the Japanese Jane Martin (U.S.). -
written and oral tusis for pros- tar the most freworks, and holder of the world "men's
Second-round matches will be pective referees. thrills for the spectators. Com- singles table tennis champlon played tomorrow, after which These tests, which will be held politors were required to ace ship, has accepted an invitation the 04 survivors will too oft in in the Education Centre of the celerate from Line C straight to compete in the International the third round United Press. Victorian Barracks, da next up alongside a curb, leaving Ever
down to Line A, stop, and then Scandinavian Table Tennia
Saturday, are open to both divi space 11⁄2 times the length of
wiggle-words Championships, it was reported HKCC, Lawn Bowls Jan and service members. fashion between three equally here today. petitors were required to park then come forward again weav of the competitor's car. Com
spaced stakes back to Line Ci The championships will be Closing Day against the stopwatch (as in
early December in · The Hongkong Cricket, Club
PACIFIC TENNIS tests), within six inches of the flying Anish, serows Line A. Players
ing between the stakes to a
Blockholm...
will be holding their annual
Los Angeles, Sept. 18 curb. Points were lost for park te for fastest time was recorded have
from 15 countries lawng bowls closing day on the Atsushi Miyagi" (Japan) boat ing less accurately, for touching here between Norman Reynolds those who have so far aceppted at 3.30
-been-invitéd, Among greens on Saturday commencing | John. Fieltz (USA) (2-6%. ·7+8,- the curbs, or for touching elther driving a Citroen Light Fifteed are Britain's Johnny Leach, a
B-4 hennis Chrumplan
Pacific
વા Ideally a man should play both of the busca as well as for and Roger Pennels driving an former world champion,
Two representatives from each west Lo games, he did
Lawn the Compton
Rene club in the Colorry have been ships opched Hero today, time taken. the
In this test; Austin Healey Hundred both Roothoft, vthers and Willie Watson, and City:
the experienced invited, and it is hoped to have Other winners included Auto- competition and ving that even in speed tests, a of others.
Czechoslovakia, ...and...... K. | chision of the game, prizes for Emerson, Hugh Steward (USA) handling the largest car in the family
saloon can sometimes | Freundouter of Germany-Rou- the annual competitions will be and Andres ............, Hammersley event-a Bulky, Ford, V:6–– equil a sports càr,
presented.
(Chile)-Router.
Football, with its strict regulation of everything connected with the game sets the rewards down in black and white.
So the League handbook tells In addition, he has £3 "match | cricketer is rather better off then us all about the wages of the money for every home Axture the footballer, especially as his men on the maximum-and the and E10 for every way one. playing life is longer, stors of the top clubs are usually
· on that.
£750 A YEAR They receive 15 h weck during the playing season; £12 for the clogs reason. That werks out at roughly.£750 a year.
To this must be added £2 for steir win and £1 for each draw. Aruming average results from
EXPENSES
very.
held
in
Out of this £10 he has to pay as does Arthur Milton and some Tway. JE{VIWE~in Nomar tegy and pro- Franch Jäternaliofia), Z. Stipek,ix rinka in action. : At the 'Coh-tralia's Lowis Hoad, and Fov ́
his hotel expensas, though not his train fares. If the "ny" match happens to be on a nice handy ground like Lord's then, of course, he wins."
SOMETHING EXTRA gained from the Cup and the What of the money to be Let us suppose
he plays ao Championship? A footballer in matches a year of one so by winning bonus of £2 for wound Cup-winning aide is paid a another-on extreme supposition to the Arat in which the the 42 Langue matches, thatt £5 Tact a time. That added shots play-up to £20 for adda £42 to the £750about £100 to the £320. (£800 ́m all. Every Ave years And there is end-of-the-season to
winning the Final. It t-áll. ndda they may receive
as talent money which is the secret to 285. bment
£150
of the club and the player for winning the 1953 cricket What did the Surrey players Now for the cricketor. His should any that about 60 would championship? A sliver clame
case is not so simple, for every be near the mark. Toe that all elle cara, more permanent than county makes its own artango up and you
ments with its professionals and about : £730 for the tricome. Offishy, lucro," That Lowy: got
ave montha web, something extra in their tween the richer and poorer
rer That is not all. There are talent money
Tom bold that it wha/ abouk
there is a lot of difference be-woric in the rear
counties.
chanco
of overmons tours, od,
Let us take Sunny, the Chame most important to any Iploh County, as one of those, the fax-tree benefit,PAR
That was last year, Burrer
Brew in petierel, would be
to hear now that the com-
which treats its man Better Ding On the whole then should rise baa, celebrated there mooser that the cappoo, then though his frontediate wink, WIN I TOT ELI
THE GAMBOLS
LAST WEEK
VESTERIN
Barry
APPY "RETURNS,”