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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955.

STAMFORD BRIDGE ACROBATICS

EASY PASSAGE FOR THE SEEDED MALAYANS IN ALL-ENGLAND TOURNEY

London, Mar. 23.

Defending Champion Eddy Choong of Malaya entered the third round of the All-England Badminton Championships today without playing a match when his opponent, Henri Pellizza of France, failed to show up. Choong had already drawn a bye in the first round and he is now in the last 16.

:

Another. Malayan, Wong Peng-soon, who won the All-England title outright from 1950 to 1932, had an easy passage into the third round, dropping only three points against England's D, C. Richards.

third

round 10-

THE RESULTS Men's Singles First Round

Wong, joint top seed, who had finish * comfortable winner, to win 12-10, 11-12 and 11-6.— a bye into the second round. Choong meets Sweden's B. Dahl- Router." won 15-1, 15-2 in a match whichberg in the Jasted barely a quarter of ar morrow. hour. The 34-year-old Malayan wizard, never played above half picked his shots and

pace,

WORE delivered them with such pre cision that rallies were negligible and he barely lost the service. The effortless ease with which the Malayan won hardly afforded him match practice.

He did not remove his sweater until well into the second game

#

he came off the court without a sign of having been ir. #match

I Choore popularly kimwn as David, another sceded Malayan, had little difficulty in beating

Stevenson who got lato the draw via the qualifying tournament,

and Serving high Choong's variation in attack

deep.

much

Johnny Heah, another secded Malayan, had a runaway victory of 15-2. 15-2 over D. V. Dickin so of England to reach the third round.

Dickinsons a qualifying player, was no match for the Malayan who rarely had to employ his full range of shots, Heah, like the other top Malayers, today looked far above the class of his opponent and his victory came within half an hour. He did not find it necessary to make venturesome trips to the fet and for the most part was to lay back and let content Dickinson fall into CITIES.

Don Chong-teik became.

the

EL. Choong (Malaya) beat M. Stevenson. (England) 15-12, 15-7;

B. Dahlberg (Sweden) seat L- T. Lee (Malaya) 5-15, 13-13, 15-6.

Second Round

Hansen J. Hammergaard (Denmark) beat K. C. Carpenter (England) 15-5, 8-15, 15-12;

Wong Peng-soon (Malaya} bea: D. C. Richards (England) 15-1, 15-2;

EL 15-10.15-8

L Choong (Malaya) beat E. Rowlands (England)

H. A. Heah (Malaya) beat D.

U. Dickinson (England) 15-2. 16-2;

fourth Malayan to make a suc-

Oun Chong-teik (Malaya) start in the Champlon- ; cessful

He beat R. Quiddington, beat R. Quiddington (England) ships.

Royal Air Force player, 15-15-12, 15-7,

Third Round was altogether für Loo

reach the third for Stevenson. Choong was be-12 15-7 to

JA. Broadhurst (England) Beround

Garnlund hind and the match "proved

hatter beat P.

(Denmark), better little more than a workout for

On walk-over, than expected but Con

Hansen him. He

J. found

Hammergaurd the corners was obviously superior. Both with great accuracy: forcing Stevenson to errors and inde players tried to force the allies (Denmark) beat G.C. Hashman

from the net but Oon's better (England) 15-7, 15-10. control of shais_drop shots usually forced the English play- er on the defensive:

cision

NEVER EXTENDED Stevenson made determined efforts to break down Choong's offence with speculative Jobs bet Choong had no trouble in keeping up to the net and was never" extended.

diddington gave à

THIRD ROUND

Wonk Peng-soon, Malaya, beat E. J. Timperley, England, 15-2, 15-2, in the third round.

of the

Eddy Choong (Malaya) beat A. D. Jordan (England) 15-7, 15-7:

Wong Peng-soon (Malaya)) beat E.J. Timperley (England) 15-2. 15-2.

Women's Singles First Round Miss J. Waring (Canada) beat Mrs C. W. Welcome (US) 1-11, 11-6, 11-7.

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Mid-air leap by Blackpool centre-forward Brown and Chelsea goalie Thomson, with Stan Wicks, also of Chelsea (left), looking on. An incident during the match at Stamford Bridge on March 12 which ended in a goalless draw, Central Press Photo.

YESTERDAY'S RUGGER

Wayfoong Overcome Club By 15 Points To 9

By "PAK LO"

With Petrie playing for them after all and sparking them to victory by means of two penalty conversions, Wayfoong, playing a brand of rugger which was almost foreign to them, overcame a stronger Club side by 15 points (3 tries, 2 penalty reals) to 9 points (3 penalty goals) in a fairly good game on the Club ground at Happy Valley yesterday evening.

As expected at the start of the game the Club easily outhooked the Bank, but despite good service from Henderson the Club threes did not settle.

A Great Thing For

Britain If Cockell

Beats Marciano

By ARCHIE QUICK

The news about Don Cockell is that he has signed

a contract to defend the World. Heavyweight Champion- ship within 90 days should he beat Rocky Marciano in San Francisco in May, but the clause also allows for the return fight to take place in London. A

In flagrant contradiction to the World Contest rules, the Americans insisted upon the pernicious return bout clause the same as they did when Randolph Turpin defested Sugar Ray Robinson, an indication of how chary they are of losing grasp of any world championship. But as the completely unconcerned Cockell says: "Any sort of contract is better than to contract at all***

Rocky

nantially,

things

to

The British Champion is in Cockell told me that should light training at Eastbourne he lose the Marciano fight he prior to taking up quarters in will defend his British title the San Fernando Valley in against the winner of the Jack California. He is absolutely Gardner-Johnny Williama ett- imperturbable, knows exactly minator about September. what he wants and where he is course. it I best

might

CLIC going and is master of his own destiny. Cockell shapes the that he said Cockall policy not his manager, "but the British Board of Con- John Simpson.

trol will probably, and rightly, ask me to put up my

British All Mr Simpson has to do Championship and, of course, the- is to see that things work

title would also be at smoothly.

heavyweight carmot

Work

Don does the rest. stake. A

He prepares his own schedule take part in non-title Agh."

of training, his diet sheets and

is,

in fact, business man.

.

a self-possESSED

WELL AND GOOD

"Win or lose" he says, "this fight will enable about

me to pay £20,000 into my farm2 down here in Sussex. My only alin is to ensure my family's the

future but if I can win all World title in the process

well and good." "

Cockell scolts at the jibes of the Americans

be

easy prey

for

me since I became

my

Motorcycle Gymkhana

On Sunday

Come rain or come shine,

boxing ability but I am still a.m. sharp. unbeaten. I think I can out-box Marciano..

The venue is once again the eif Japanese Golf Course (near the airstrip) at Shatin, which afferis at one and the same. contest me, ideal ground for such an

event, and also a most beauti

feast his eye ful setting upon which the spectator may

that he will the Motor Sports Club's Rocky second Motor Cycle Gym- "Everybody has been decrying khana of the 1954/55 season, a heavy will take place on Sunday, weight. They have laughed at March 27, starting at 10.30 The mercurial Eddie Choong,

Both Kilvert and OKelly lay forwards were offside round the edener, Petrie missed the long my so-called fat and at EL Choong won through to

favourite for the Men's Title,

far too close to their scrúm half | scrum, and again Petric took kick. 15-9. the third round of the singles,

was in sparkling form. Playing

THE TEAMS and were inclined to run across the penalty kick and converted heating G. E. Rowlands of Eng-

his only singles match

Miss Iris Cooley (England) the eld instead of

Wayfoong: Lewis, Knowles, making to make it 6-0. and 13-10, 15-8.

defeated A. D. Jordan beat Miss S. Ripley (England) ground.

The Club pressed back and Pater, Stone, Hickson, Clare, Rowlands, who entered through day, he

to reach 11-3, 11-0.

When O'Kelly cut out Kilvert sent their threes away from the Cole, Young. Campbell, Rogers the qualifying rounds, had uno England 15-715-7.

Hargroves. Morrison, Miss P. Warner (England) and passed to Watson things Bank 23, but the bail once again Barker, expectedly decated the Indian the quarter-finals,

He next meets J. A. Broad beat Miss A. Jorgensen (Den-looked much 16-18, Player R. K. Bahnari,

better and the went over the dead ball line, Petrie, Martin 15-9, 15-10.

hurst of England, who gained mark) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6.

Club: Taylor, Spencer, Kilvert, latter had' some good runs, From the drop out Perrie got walkover over Palle Granlund

especially those where O'Kelly the ball and ran, well to pass Watson, Femman, O'Kelly, Hen derson, Sack, V. Russell, Seback- Weng Peng-soon had another

passed inside and Watson enuga: on, but a Club member tried to der, Douglas, Carpenter, Talamo, asy victory to cater

the Wayfoong defence on the intercept. where he meets

Farquharson, McColl-McCowan, quarter-finals,

hop the seeded Dane J. Hammergaard

Wayfoong, on the other hand while they could never be said to be an impressive bunch of threes, made much more of thet: openings by "running straight upfeld, They got plenty of chances too for Ragers

and Hangroves were outstanding in the lineouts.

Choong appeared content to pity waiting came from the back of the court and rallies were drawn out with both men serving high to the baseline.

The Malayan held a com- Hansen. fortable 14-7 lead in the first Miss Iris Cooley, England's game but some loose shots allow-main hope and runner-up last Rowlands to make a spirited year, was given a big shock Tally

and service went out of before reaching the quarter-finals: band many times before Choong of the Women's Singles today. won-gume point.

He did not make the same mistake, in the second game and after being held at 5-5 produced

Playing agairt Miss Heather Ward, the 16-year-old schoolgirl who balds the All-England

Championship. Junior

Miss

a series of powerful smashes to Cooley had to fight desperately

Should English League Soccer Be Overhauled?

London, Mar. 23.

Second Round

Mies Judy Dewlin (US) beats Mrs A. M. Horner (Scotland) 11-0, 11-1.

Kingston Test

Ends In A Draw

Kingston, Mar. 23. The match between Jamaica and the Australian touring team ended in a draw here today.

Jamaica, who made 474 in their first innings, were 28 for no wicket in their second innings at the close of play.

Australia made 453 and 319. Australia lost opening batsman Arthur Morris for the addition of only 38 runs to their over- night second innings total of 13 on the resumption of play today. At lunch, the tourists were 115 for two, Len Maddocks (58) and Neil Harvey (28) having added 6 in an unbroken third wicket stand.

Towards the end of the game the Wayfoong team got a large share of the ball from the set scrums and it was mainly from tries.

that they

these

scored

SCRAPPY DEFENCE

their

was WAS

The Club in defence scrappy, and the tackling weak. Probably this was duc to the bardness of the ground for the same fault showed itself iri

Lewis's defence

the Wayfoong u back, played a steady game and backed up well

However he knocked on and rule came into the advantage play and Morrison: getting the.

ball, scored well out. missed the conversion. 9-D.

Petrie

Again the Club swept upfeld and were awarded a penalty and this time O'Kelly took the kick

but missed.

About 35 yards out from the Bank line there was a scrum and O'Kelly passed inside to Watson. who after a good run was caught with ten yards to BO.

Henderson tried to

go blind from the resultant scrum, was well tackled and another scrum resulted. This time the Bank were offside, and Hender- son, taking the kick converted to make it 9-3 just before half time,

A

who think the top two clubs in minutes, Harvey and Maddocks themselves on the Bank's 25. Jarly got to within ten

England To Field ch

Same Team For

Petric's kick was touched by

Princess To

Start

Marathon

Polytechnic Harriers are making an all-out attempts to increase interest in their Marathon race this year. With the retirement of Jim Peters from active

the Poly participation technic” are hoping to find an athlete who will take his place.and.

win the

Engile for

Sam

"It would be a great thing for British boxing ift did. Re-

the return. garding do not think it is economically possible for it to take place in England, much as I would like it. About the only thing that could make it possible is com- mercial television."

Drobny Beats

Huber In Quarter-Finals

speed and she eastwhile wh

which to do so,

bunkers form natural obstacles and watersplashes while the ground is soft enough to cause no serious harm to machine or rider in the event of a tumble.

Organisation is in the capable hands of Geoff Arnold, Motor Cycling Member of the General Committee, who has been reg ponsible for all the very sue- cessful motor-cycle Gymkhanas held by the, M.S.C.H.K. since its inception in 1952

PRECISION RIDING

next

their

Slow

Alexandria, Mar. 23. The Open International Tennis

The programme for Tournament went into the Sunday will feature four tests quarter-finals stage of the Men's of timed precision riding. First- Singles today with the following ly, a Wizzie Woggle test, in results,

will have riders which the emple opportunity to familia Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) beat rise tl:amstives

with Fred Huber (Austria) 6-3, 6-2, machines and vice versa, and Giuseppe Merlo (Italy), beat) will be followed by a Slow Hugh Stewart (US) 6-4, 4-6, § Race,

to prove

that high speed dees not take precedence over 8-0.

skill in these tests, as witnessed Drobny had DA

task by the 72 sees taken to gover

. against his Austrian opponent, 20 yards by the overall winner although Müber made some of las October's Gymkhana. brilliant returns. It was a hard- The final two events hitting match

played mostly Medley Relay and an Obstacle from the baseline.

Event details of

which are being "closety guarded by the These promise to

easy

22

are

Merto's great court-craft en- abled him to win his match organiser. Stewart played the Italian's provide plenty of fua for com

petitors game in the first set, but im before the meeting

and spectators alike concludes proved in the second: when he about 1 pm. scored with strong serves and

Any deep drives.

prospective members among the

motor-cycling In the final set Stewart led by tratemnity are welcomed to at 5-3, but Merlo retrieved well tend this meeting, which is the and cleverly won the next three only local event of its kind de- games to swing the set. In bis med solely for the Colony's.

two-wheeled motoring

entibu-

for the first time In the second half it

ever when it is held in was One of the talking points of English soccer is whether

Wayfoong who did most of the Melbourne next year. the present League structure should be overhauled and 3

Prime mover. In For the Bank, Cole at serum attacking,

this half and Stone in the threes Club who scored

though it was the

Ferris, national Third Division and two regional Fourth Divisions

Search next, when were the best, and Petrie's kick- O'Kelly,

-eight times winner of the intercepting bad formed and it is causing plenty of talking to be done,

ing was up to standard.

Sporting pass by the Bank threes, kicked

Life Trophy in The arguments for and against the scheme are many,

Handerson took the

the Windsor to Chiswick latter and found touch on' Wayfoong's

Marathon race and a senior Some of the more prosperous Third Division clubs, barred

three penalty kicks for the Club | 25. Morris, who hit five fours in and scored from each one, and from entry into a higher sphere of League football by the

honorary AAA coach for fact that only one club from each section of the Third wicket when attempting a drive, game would have ended in a

his 22, was caught behind the bad be taken the first few the There for fest up the Club

long distance running, were awarded a penalty

and Ferris himself finished Division can be promoted each season, are all in favour of Maddocks struck out at the draw.

again Henderson converted to second in the 1932 such a scheme. But the poorer clubs are not so sure.

bowling and had hit ten bound- The Club opened with a good bring the score to 9-6.

Olympics. This year's Poly- daries when he reached his 50.

The Bank pressed back, and attack, and looked dangerous The supporters of the scheme, Australia put up the 100 in 90 and after a few minutes found

technic Harriers Marathon race will be started from of the Club lire. Way- the private grounds of of the sections of the having added 50 in 48 minutes

Windsor Castle by Princess" Fourth Division should replace

The Club won, kicked ahead but foong won the scrum, and Cale The third wicket partnership the ball was well gathered by went blind to score under the -Margaret un June-16. the bottom four of the Third of 91 Between Division each season, forget the and Neil Harvey, averted the pos- charged down by Watson, but Henderson before it crossed the

Len Maddocks Paton, whose kick upfeld was

posts,

tremendous travelling costs in-sibility

a defeat for the the force of the rebound sen bar, and the conversion was volved, say, when Southarauton tourists, who resumed the the ball over the dead ball line. travel 500 miles to meet Hartle-second innings today eight runs

A Club trophy will be. In the other quarter-final siasts. Wayfoong dropped out, were therefore disallowed. 12-4.

to the member pools,

behind with nine widels in offaide

London, Mar. 23. matches in the men's singles presented and

the resultant hand.

Play immediately swung back back the Club were

Azam Khan of Pakistan won Fred Kowadesid (US) beat Sid putting up the best overall per Southampton have not the Maddocks hit 83, including 13 awarded a

into the Bank half of the Acid is first round sich in the Schwacoz (US) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, formanos. penalty for feet from a heavy cold and will big "names" to bring in the fours, in 125 minutes and the and Schaeffer narrowly missed. and or, the 25 Wayfourg were British Open Squash mckets and Fausto Gardini (Italy) beat It is hoped that all members lead England against New extra costs would probably later batsmen used the oppor The Bank pressed back and ozce again offside and Render- championship at the Landower Robert Howe (Australia) 4-6, will be present to support this

probablytunity to get accustomed to

son cly yards out were

again. added the three Club here today.

6-1, 6-2, Zealand in the second Test make their already overloaded conditions. Peter Burge made 60

forty

event. Even as spectators, they about

He beat W. J. Ashford of Bri- awarded が

interesting penalty

Petrie polits. 12-9. which begins here on Friday. budget even worse.

tain 9-3, 9-4 and 9-2-Rester. 110 minutes while Keith raissed; but a

In a keen all-American en are assured of un Club

had player

To settle matters Wayfoong

morning's entertainment, which counter, the steadler Kovaleski will made a pleasant prelude The England team will be

Miller hit 39 before leaving to a charged too soon and Petrie was scored once more, the same as that which, beat- The same applies to the non- boundary catch.

given · shother chance - This Lewis with a long kick found.

Just beat Schwartz. Kovalesk to a rum round the New Terri- scored decisively in the first set, New Zealand by eight wickets League clubs who would come Frank Worneil "was Jamaica's time be made no mistake to touch about 20-yards out and

Sheffield, Mar. 23. but Schwartz, attacking, im- open the Bank's tally with Cole, getting the ball. made England Band Germany proved in the second set. The Prospective members should three point lead.

another 15 yards before he was B drew 1-1 in their interna-final set saw the games go with contact the Hen, Secretary, Mr grounded.

tional football match here to services up

4-4, then B.C.A. Gates (tel. 29385), or wom Wayfoong again

the night.

Koyaleskia net rushing broke Mr G. A Amold (tel. 72837), Minutes later, from almost the serm and the ball weat England Ted 1-0 at halftime, through his opponent's game who will be present at ho identical spot, the Club wing out to Stone who scored in the Reuter,

United Fress

aceting.

Second Test

¡

"Auckland, Mar, 24. Len Hutton has recovered

*

*

of

in the first- Test at Dunedin last into the Fourth Division. Their best bawier with five for 87. svecic.

The team's batting order for stand the added expense of that

match was; L. captain T. Graveney, 3. May,

THE SCORES Australia, 1st Innings

453 (A. R. Morris 157, C. Mc- Donald

73, C. Smith four for

Jazalea, 1st Truings

modest bankrolls could not

Hutton, constant travelling.

."

MA

Cowdrey, R. Simpson,

T. Evans, J. Wardile,

"The football in Division III 103).

Mest

Bailey

TYBOD R. Appleyard,...

Statham,

TREMENDOUS INTEREST

second

:

The

at the moment is. ter brighter than in many senior clubs, 323 174 (Salth 108, A. P. Binns the Fourth Division supporters 151). Yet history shows

that only

last match four of the present First Divi- 1 Johnson, of the Australasian tour, has sion clubs have come up fram Minol. 7. aroused tremendous interest Division II and more than half A. R. Morris, e here and there has been an um of the Division III champions Holt 22. "precedented rush for tickets.

All grandstand stats

Saturday's play have been sold

and only a

day

a few remain for. Eri

ground

The present Eden Park

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DUFF GORDON'S

SHERRY

promoted to the Second Divi-L. Maddocks, e. Dewdney,

have shipped back again b. Mullings

R. N. Harvey, b. Mirott

terthin a year

K R. Miller, e Mullings "By not having a Fourth Worrell Division thousands of fans arep Burge, c. Smith, record for cricket stands at deprived of the chance of seeing Worrell 37,000. Given reasonable League football," say the pundits. R. Benaud, b. weather there is every indies-Yet Frank Cottrell, Chairman of C. McDonald, c. Barrin tion this figure will be exceeded. Crewe in the Third Division Worrell

Receipts so far for the short North warns that his club is W. Johnston, not out New Zealand tour amount to financially insolvent because of £17,000, which means a sub- lack of support. And gates at stantial profit for The New many Third Division, grounds are Zealand Cricket Comdl" The mar the bankruptcy level. cost of the four is estimated at Moreover, Division It is not the 212,000 sterling-China Mail training ground for young stars Special

it'once was-United Press,"

Davidson, absent injured

Extras

Total

TO. FINO MONTILLADO

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