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Tommy Atkins CARMY SPORTS
PARADE
The spot of honour this week is reserved for that very popular sportsman, Major John Ledsham, RA. Besides the cares of Sccretaryship of Army Rugger, he has also controlled the destinies of the Army Rugby Union Referees Society, and has refereed many of the Colony and Services matches.
I often wonder what makes people take up the administrative side of a sport, carrying as it does so often all of the kicks and none of the halfpence.' In this case I know the answer. a deep love for the game. Having played for Rosalyn Park, his unit, and taken over the, caplaincy of the Rhine Army team, he was finally selected for an England trial, the height of the ambition of all players next to an actual cap.
Ret
At this slage disaster struck on the Hongkong Signal But an unfortunate and serious The last müteh"?eatures HQLF“. accident put him out of this win meet Northamptons trial or made further partici-
pation an 1 player of Rugby
janberrible.
REMINDERS
A note to remind all boxers This blow rouki well hnye with at interest
the HK saiored man players but John Army Championships that they fourth salt and achieveel "The | heard present themselves at
inat thing to playing. MePherson Stadium. which is refereeing, and is now loon, by 09.00 hrs,
vey capable Cines Ofic
January Thursday, Ierre
As you are leaving the Volony
Dir very hurtty to return to tain, I would on behalf of vafl Bugter enthusiasts thank
you. John, for all the hard work you
given have
willingly Rugger att
referees. Voyng!
to
2ch.
having
missed
International
honours IN
player, may
Kow- {Emerrow. 10. The hit that you have forgotten to enter or that your entry has not been forwarded is not material
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long as you are at the Stadium in time and report to the DOPT before the weigh-in and drow are completed.
Entries for the HKAAA 10 Mes Road Race close LOMCITDW, of seven will count for Yen gaineanis We see
them as a reforce, and we all this strenuous race to be hell'
look forward to steing
Twickenhamti
distant fufure,
11
RE
FAW
y it
{4H
at Kowloon on January 20.
FOOTBALL
arul
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1957.
COLLAPSIBLE DINGHY AND CANOE
Hockey League Fixtures For The Week-End
Following are the Hockey League fixtures for both the Ladies' and Men's Divisions over the week-end:
LADIES' LEAGUE
HATAY
Kingu v Gremlins ‘À", Kina's Park 41 2.30 pm.
Umpires.-W.O.1 Edwards, C.P.O.
Ferrak,
Hecrein 'A' v Victorians, Boundary Street at 21.10.
Umpires. Mr Von Rongen, Mr Roze,
Baundary
"Gremima 'B' v KGV, Street at 230 pm.
“Umpires.Mir Krishan Lall, žir Abbai,
MEN'S
1st Division, Eiziday Army Av Recreio D', Bookunpo at 4 p.m.
Singh.
Umpires-Mr Dillon, Mr Makhan
Navy v Recreio 'A', Happy Valley at 4 p.m.
Umpires-Major Bhip. Mr Wilson. Soukunpote v Nav Bharat ‘A', Spa- kunpoo at 11 am,
Jor.
Umpires-Major Welber, "Mr Fow- "RAF 'A' V Dutefi. Kal Tak at 3 p.m. Umpires.-W.0.1 Edwards, FIL
Treeon.
2nd Divisơn Nav Bharat 3. V RAY B, Beun- dary Etreet at 2.30 pin.
Umphes.-W.O.II Forrest. SQMS
English.
Demons v NKHC, Happy Valley at 110.m.
Umpires Mr Welling, Mr Crebas. Army C v IRC. Boundary Street at 4 p.m.
Umpires-S/Agt Moore, w.o.n
Tullins.
Army "ny Recreta 'C', Sookunpos al_220 p.m.
Umpires-Lt Brown, Mr Havler.
T
The very thing to take away on the summer holidays the collapsible Pixie utility canoe and 'dinghy which can be divided and stored in the boot of a The Pixie, pictured on the deck of a seagoing Atlanta, was one of the novel exhibits at the National Boat Show at Olympia, London, on New Year's Day.
car.
GEORGE WHITING, Britain's top boxing reporter, gives his 1957 British rankings "TRADESMEN' FIGHTERS
THE FLOOR
OUR
ARE
ON
Who fights the good fight faces pushed in for £25 when
We In 1957: will now icad they can and £15-a-week jobs with the chin-inviting wrath without getting hurt?" and vilification from one and
MY 25 YEARS IN RACING
DONOGHUE OFFERS PUNCH ON NOSE
By CLIVE GRAHAM (The Scout),
On the last day of December 1931, a nervous, 18-year-old boy, named Clive Graham, was ushered by a commissionaire into a little, unwindowed L-shaped room in the old Daily Express office in Shoe-lane, off Fleet-street.
It was 11 o'clock in the morning. In one corner, two ticker-tapes droned away. The room smelt of paper and newsprint and stubbed-out cigarettes.
A few minutes later, an elderly, heavily coated man, with thick horn-rimmed spectacles, brustled through the door.
"I'm Warren, Sports Editor here,” he announced. "You're the youngster we have (aken on the racing staf?"
of
Mr Warren vankhed into his | And that's when I first began sasztum, frosty glasset to appreciate the difficulty cubby-hole and came out with | writing straight-forward rac- some Press Association forms, Ing column for that crazy bunch "That's the programme for which frequent our racecourses. tomorrow," he explained, "d ja form-booke and outer the last three figures against the nome of each horse."
The newcomer stated that he didn't need any form-book: he knew by heart the pedigree and form-gures of every horse in training.
"Old
That was quite true. Man" Warren shook his heuch dubiously and walked back to his little den muttering-
"I might know a lot about rncing. but he hasn' through the mill.
been
TRUCULENT
Hurst Park. i was. Stove Donoghue (whom I only knew slightly then) came up to me outside the looking disturbed and truculent. weighing-room, "Have you seen
Cyril Luck- mon?" he demanded." "Because I want to punch him slap on The
noso."
Why would that be, Stevo?" replied the young racing report- er. "Why?" said Steve, looking even angrier. "Because of what he wrote about me in his article this morning.
"Ow dare 'e?" went on Steve That's for laughs, now that (who
haltches edged prospect in a desert of
dropped his What a mediocrity,
pity we credit for "knowing a lot about whenever he became excited). cannot
'him And
mote racing." It seems at this singe to "Met Ride second jockey to opportunities for practice before me that all I knew then could Michael
Beary!" pitched have been. gets
written in longhand (The occasion was a review of inevitably-he
world compelltion into
with a plece of cigarette-paper.
ding plans, the 1932 St knew the form-book, yes. Leger, whe brass-band publicity.
but in an amateurish sort of started four horses-first, second, BANTAMWEIGHT
1.. Peter Keenan(champion).
John Smillie,
McAteer still holds plenty of appeal for those prefer boxing to bruising.
of us
jobs,
СП
three
janest
'ware However, we had better not
Lazor, all by suggesting that Britisn
Usis professional boxing, beset by go into cauliflower economics.
for the Copenhagen middleweight is petrol rationing, talent ration- Instead, let us rench Ing. entertainment tax. cushy inky cloak and try to introduce one of the few contemporaries with bruins enough to "pace" a who boxers
only some semblance of preference
Into tho thinning fight, instead of bashing on count up to 10, and managers and order
hard-hit of our
pro- regardless. who can only count up to 25 Tanks per etni, is about to face Its fessional nugitists. With hesita- and fear, trembling, time.
apologies all round, I offer the of following 1957 ranking lists those eligible for native British titles:
Hansen! Conqueror
and Allen, Ellaway
home-from- experienced
who But of
2
George Dormer.
..
Jimmy Carson,
A
George O'Nelli.
WELTERWEIGHT
Peter Walerman
game
year Ar
Lackaday, whe is me, and here's to the graveyard.
NON-COMMERCIALS
iл
HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Joe Erskine (champion).
Henry Cooper,
way. My maths master at Cheam School, "Chump"
taught me the rudiments of handicapping over the break- fast table, when I was 11 years
old.
Three
for when the
Aga Khan
fourth, and Afth, Trust Stove Pearson, and Michael. they both picked wrong and Freddie Fox won on Firdaussi af 20-1.)
this
ascenting the trouble which was the salt of life to him, strolled up to us with that famous. twinkle in his cye and amity was soon restored.
Michael, of course,
Hurst Park encounter, Michael,
Fortunately for me; at
pounds, equals Competition held up while length" made for more Inselust Keenan chases sterling balances ing Instruction than that tire-
in the Southern Heinisphere. some "12 times table," Up-and-comers like Eric Breti,
And the horse side (champion)
2. Frank Johnson, 3. Jimmy Croll, 4. Tony Molloy. 5. Gordon Goodman, 6. Lee Maloney. 7. Jackie Buller. 8. Les Morgan.
Crowded, uren't we? Johnson's ringeraft to Water- man's zest and we could begin
came
had his
Ron Currie, Archie Downle and Billy Rafferty might make the during the holidays, when 1 hot-headed moments, and it werde. Watch
This ducked under the paddock-ralls wasn't so many years Brett.
utter- Retford youngster could citant Mrs Chester Beatty's stud wards that he was shaking his up-If the seales do not make form near Charing in Kent and diet at me in anger.
helped as much as could- life dimcult,
He had not read the article in mares and foals with the
and question "but all the Jockeys imbibed all the fascinating lore are taking 'about “It,**-he about
exploded. Dai Dower (champion), pedigrees and the
That
Visual delight," spectacle of thoroughbred mares and foals together in a paddock on a fine April day, still holds
FLYWEIGHT
Football ĝias had a long rest NEW İSECHETAKY
over the past holiday, but gets The new Secretary of Arony into full stride today with dive Trevor cup ties, the semi-finals of the Rugby will be Mujer Grihs, RADC, heller known Major Units on the Boundary perhaps res un above average Street
ground. golfer. He is tested In Ord' sparter-inals of the Minor Branch HQLF. The control of Units, t Gun Club, King's Referees will be in the capable Park and Sek Kong. hands of Lieut (QM) Courtiers During the week the RAMC RE, of 24 Field Prigineer Bel..attled for their Corps Cup, and
nt Boundary RE
Street the HMII The second semi-final rif the reservedly ended 33 General Knock-out competitives tween Hospital's interest in the first
The amateurs? Doing very 27 HAA Bgt. RA and 24 Field wi-final, 24 FDS met 18 Field
nicely, thank you. With Terry Engineer
šho | Ambulinge in the other Net.
Dick McTaggart before Gunners maintaining my shaky and
enthusiastic Suinics and
still basking the Olympic Mel- 70 minutes nine entertaining
glories of they emerged victors by
with television focs
Brian London. points to nil after a hard but soccer.
the rather
While the PDS were
kitty. and with The
un-swelling Kame Scrappy
Points for pedants: I know Artillery 110W
£2146-1 the
7doubtedly the superior football fewer topliners falling for the
Bruce Bates, protege of machine the Field Hussars in the Hongkong zone (200
Ambulance professional come-hither, box-that final
four flyweights from i་་1*
us trying. Fowing fortunes have switch-backed Wecticock, has beaten Cooper, 1 taliding In terms of international Enve the great with the referee's award i mightily in favour of the non- also realise that I risk loss of honours. Add Johnson's incon- the notion that produced Jimmy i Its enchantment each recurring
face with manager Wally Lesleysistency to Waterman's almost Wilde. the commercials.
Benny Lynch, Tancy year. for implying that his Richardson stubborn lack of variety old we If I were a mente, 1 could is of lesser calibre than Cooper could weep,
Lee, Joe Symonds, Elky Clark, Johnny
Eric Hill,
Jarvis.
But you need to be 12 years Tommy Mulloy, unbeaten, and Jackie a pro- (property of Jim Wieks).
Brown, Pat Palmer, old and lying down in the fresh give you the name of
These things apart, let there Les Morgan, back with reputed- Jackle fessional boxing VIP, who, un-
Kane, Arowing grass, chewing a cow- Paterson, Peter Hundedly and before witnesses, be no howling about our heavy-ly cound hands, might well be
slip stem, to enjoy it utterly, put the situation very plthily weights. Plenty of countries, making things interesting for etc., etc.
-London Express Service).
And what a change to ob- indeed when he demanded: including America, would swap the big-chols before
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serve later, In the autumn, when the "Why should boys get their all their
heir politicians for
the foals were weaned
reputation as a forecaster when ferowd gave an exciting and very and medal
By kind permission of Commissioner of Poller this will of a penalty to
them in
of
w-
which
mnde be held on the Polive ground at elesing moments Boundary Street on Wednesday, the result a draw, but on
all must January 16, commencing Ljection
have agreed 15.00 hra. It is hoped that that this was a wise decision as all another chance to
General and Mrs Station may
be able to attend what promisesee a tine game.
In the reserve section of the to be a hard fought struggle for the premier local award in this Senior League on Sunday a large crowd saw the Army lads sport.
for put up a grand display to beat teams knocked out in se prea lively KMB second eleven by
The
Plate competition
|3-2.
limitary rounds is nearing its conclusion,
REME with
>
The Army forward line, how- ever, often seemed at sixes and
beating 7 Hussars "B7 team by eve
12-6 the draw for the semi-serens (the latter being constant- final is 13 Medium Ret RA v. ly offside) but Smith, wearing
REME and 10 Field Rgl. RA v.
Green Howards or IIQLF.
It looks as if my that the Mediums Howar
prediction
anch
bourne.
Melbourne Chess
Tournament
the No. 9 chirt, did a Don
Melbourne, Jan. 8 Revie and did it very well.
cleventh und of the The Davies at centre-half had o
Melbourne Olympic Chess Tour- that an good match but I felt Gireen would meet in the attacking game by him woukty saw leader Karls Ozols of Victoria have his lead reduced better Anal will come true. If so
had have it
results.
to halt a point by Suchowolski were very Several fouls
ob Lazare, also of Victoria, will be a really class natch, one
viously intentional and were not worth going a distance to see,
tradition; and I have a feeling that the it the best Army
watch it. lads, the Army sides winner of this game will want to try conclusions with the com-
have built up a name for hard petition winner just to prove that their carller defeat was bud luck.
MINOR UNITS HOCKEY
Hockey Is recovering after Ils pesonal lay-off, and the Minor Units League has
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clean play.
It is hoped that this week's training session will be devoler! to the "drill" for positioning for a free kick! near goal. Good covering might well have prevented one of KMU's goals, where was the mea
Finally produced
with player was injured inte in the second half when the trainer
the magic sponge? A
Lazare beat Ozols after 10- covering from an early disadven- tage.
Two others who previously shared second place with Lazare lost today.
.. Dick Richardson,
.. Peter Bates. .. Brian
and
2
LIGHTWEIGHT
Add
1
2
..Frankie Jones.
Dick Currie,
4. Len Reece.
Only
another
Joe Lucy (champion). Dave Charnley,
3. Wille Lloyd.
the year is over. likely icoking bunches of muscle that now carry on
here where the recently retired Dou Cockell, Jack Gardner Johnny Williams left off.
Erskine, unbeaten
and pre- emical, has a real chance of International kudos when he comes to fight Cuba's Nino Earls Court, on Valdes February 19.
at
CRUISENWEIGHT
1 .. Randolph Turpin
(champion)
2
Arthur Howard
3
.. Albert Finch,
4
.. Alex Buxton,
5. Johnny Sullivan.
Turpin
is 28, Finch
have in
4. Sammy McCarthy, 6. Johnny Mann, 6. Paddy Graham.
Do not bother to proclaim that Lloyd has beaten southpaw Charley-unless he does it again at the Royal Albert Hall
of Ja 22.
eame Willie Lloyd
of the
many
Dutch Girl Swimmers Invited. To Australia
Airl the
1950
Slud
the
and
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Apart from these minor mani- fcetations of temperament, Steve and Michael and I bulk up-a stendy friendship..
A fantastic pair they made. And what terrible tipsters! Steve was always on optimist, wille Michael had a fatal knack of choosing the wrong occasion for pessimism.
And yet, somehow, they never seemed to lose beari or fortelt
mind of those who listen-
the ability to inspire confidence
ed.
separated from their mothere! .............. How those young colts raced Gordon Richards had his fail- and kicked and fought eachings too in this line. Com I for- other!
get that occasion on the way to Chepstow when he despaired of riding more than one winner? (He only rede the other five.)
In this Teddy Boy stage, there usually emerges a boss. And
stud grooms still argue whether or not this young "bit shot" will eventually prove the best grown-up racehorse. ...
did I live
BEST
I
GUIDE
he
"Brownle" Carslake, for ali his brilliance in the saddle, was another jockey whose advice wan best Ignored. He was so dis- couraging, so "off-putting." that R. C. Dawson, for whom rode at one time, forbade him to come down to his combe stables.
"You depress me too much, Carslake," he told him. "In fact, you make me positively Bl!" ADVISERS
What
the
Form and breeding that was Melbourne, Jan. €. If we are to become After
all I knew about on the racing The Australian involved in
the A
Amateur side. 25 years ago, and, come to beats B
has invited think of it, these are still the routine, this
Swimming Union the Netherlands Federation to could be ramed in the rear of
best guide to winner-finding. send two or three of its crack such less exalted lightweights as
The interpretation of form and swimmers to compete in George Whelan and Donis
remains all- Australian Championships pedigrees stil and Hinson. And whom would you at the end of this year, to make hard way, when promoted in Important. found this out the Buxton each 30, and all three matched with the new and more lands swimmers at the
back if Lloyd Were lo be up for the absence of Nether March 1932 to take over
Dick Dawson relied for his the advice the past announced
'on John Hanks of Victoria was
the light-weight "Bendex" feature. once Olymples at Melbourne, it was
Tommy Barllam as, Indeed, ́did enton by Florencio Campomanus, firm and irrevocable relirement fearsome edition
Sammy Me-learned here tonight.
Billed as "the Boy Wonder" Major W. V. Bently and, later. Philippines, in a fook end game yet here they are, si lord-ever-50-pollte
to that name? up Over younger light-Carthy? and Cecil
Captain Boyd-Rochfort on Purdy, New Southing
Shows what a slale Mystery man ex-leather- It was understood that the After a moderately successful services of Willle Stephenson. several matches during the week
Wales, lost to his son, John, heavies, holder of the title.,
we are in.
weight chapples Billy Kelly. Netherlands Swimming Federa-start at Lincoln and Liverpool, Nekher of these were top- with few surprise results. HMS
No news yet of a Ron Barion Likely newcomer: Arthur Don- tion would accept the invitation, there came a sequence of 24 flight jockeys, end it has cer- "Tamar" have done 6 COD a
The return. Howard is matched for nachle-10 wins in as good turn by defeating Distrlet
Netherlands girls would (yes, twenty-fouri) consecutive tainly been my experience that Live competo in a Turpin's title, Johnny Sullivan, fights.
rumber of losing naps. Workshops REME by 5-3 after
the more successful a rider the The Ascot a hard and enjoyable game.
24-year-old recruit from middle-
carnival swimming demonstra-
you all these years Gregory Kashnitsky, New weight campaigns in America,
I don't understand why this The Ordinance boys are now
South Wales, beat Leg Awdiew, could brighten things
Udalpur, Orpen, Sandy should be. I only know it is so, inter). The Netherlands a point ahead and "appear
Olympic Lashes, Heronsles, Concerto, and having learned on the hard Victoria, and Jose Pascual -un-ittle. Put down Ted Williams, of
Committee decided not to com-others-bless them all have an easier programme of
The first X1 storied off their expectedly lost to Dr Learner of Hudderalleld, and Len Mullen,
highway of experience. matches still to play. Workshops game with KMB in fine Yetilo Victoria.
-London Exprem Service), of Glasgow, ag "hopefuls." having been on top for so long but this
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to With three rounds still Are bound to put up a strong goal-scoring forwards, was nli
MIDDLEWEIGHT dotals point play
ETC: Ozols rectify this position.
tuo scon evident. Every man in whilst HQRE are not yet out of the side more than pulled his eight, Lazare seven and a half, a vital mailer come very good!
weight, but oh for some scot Campomanes,
3 seven, Hanks, Koshnitsky, Coll ing boots. Having a good 70 Purdy, John Purdy, cach six hockey
may be expected at percent of the play. Army just and a half, Cardoso, slx, Weber, Boundary Street the next week could not take advantage of Awdiew each five and a half,
deterioratex
fight to
in
the running. With every game
or two.
had gone to the dressing room with the senior team, surely a volunteer trainer for the reserve side could be easily found?
URGENT NEED
Ortvin Sarapu, New Zealand, beat
Rodolfo Cardoso, Philip pincs, and shares third place
with Campomanes.
Sarapu each
In the Knockout Competition their superior mid-held play. Kuszelmsky, Endzeling ench
The draw for the
resulted
on
period,
On
Play 11 Inf. Workshops REME KO'ed sides during the second
both five. Kowloon Signals by 6-0 but and it was tragle to see goal-The twelfth round will be played There is no play tomorrow, Island Signals retrieved the honour of the Corps by whip some fine displays this season, Special.
keeper Allen, who has turned in
January 10.-China Moll ping 137 Battery RA by 8-1.
lot in one very simple shot and quarter- finals
jater get mixed up with his left as follows HAA Battery RA or Command back and present another goal Workaliopa REME
HORE Troops, Island Signals v. 0 COD, Bad luck, Army. You certain- Dinriet Workshops REME
የ ly did not deserve to lose on RAMC or 23 HAA Battery RA, | that display, and finally 11 Inf. Workshops REME tackle the Commal Pay
omce.
V.
to the Businen,
dalo to altend and once
there let the players know you ap- preciato their efforts.
CRICKET
Next Sunday will see the ... The Miner), Unita Cricket Army. "B" eldo, The sole sur Knockout Competition nota vivor of the Anny terms which | underway today with the In the Major Unlis com- entered the Junior Shield Command Pay Offee meeting 33 petition the draw for the tournament, moeting St Joseph's | General Hospital at Bookumpeo, quarter-duals resulted in
27-Int. Bot, copore HALF Ot 10 RASC tackle) 277- Light
RASC
74 This fans will be played at the the KCO, whilst Rectele sees LAA Rat. RA meeting the Clubs Stadium at 14:00 hrs to
the 7 Tussara facing be followed by the Army v Cay
Daliery NA At Seri Wai, 15
oppos Troops RE and Craigengower la the scene of the snatch between 178 Locating Battery, RA.........., and Command Wartalhope REME.
citler 24 Field Eng. Ret, RE or Police match and two good Field Ambuladice
27 HAA Rgt RA and the Green Howards and 16 Medium Rgt. RA, who have already had a most exciting, clash, meet again to decide who will take
Now that theana
games for the price of one ad- mimion ticket, ani, Abe Army lada deserve and nead your vocal encouragement... Make a
|
На
趙 up
1..
(champion).
tions at Sydney and Melbourne. (to plain meeting saved me less reliable is his judgment.
pele in the Melbourne Olymples because of the world situation
FEATHERWEIGHT
Bobby Neill, .. Charlle Hill 3. Jimmy Brown.. The rest, nowhere—yet, No apologies for putting boxer-of- the the-year Nell ahead of the When Neill has champion. polished off Brown in Belfast on January 19, and repeated under Billy Ellaway.
recent conditions his 5. Les Allen,
slaughterhouse job on Notwithstanding that recent why, we'll all be riding on a The dark and chunky defent by "Spider" Trichow, Webb in
Chicago, the snooth Neill Is almost our only gilt- | Janda,--France-Presse,
.. Pat McAteer (champion).
Martin Herisen. Low Lazar,
2..
4
summary
uitlo
THE GAMBOLS
Two points arise from those at the time of the Games and in days the danger of trying to particular the Hungarian crisis, hard to and winners, and there- tere neglecting the obvious, and Free-style events al
patient tolerance of the thin the Olympics were dominated by | prewar Daily Expresa reader. the Australian teenagers, Lor- As that first season progress- raine Crapp and Dawn Fraser, ed, the winners, begun to flow Hill Their Jlogical opponents would and I was oven allowed to write ́have been record-breaking girl "The Scout" article when Cyril
champions
from the Nother Luckfan took a short holiday in August.
TUE, BUTCHERS GOYA (VE JUST GIVEN HIM A BERMEO PLEASEO WITH 39. CHRISTMAS BOX UMBELE
by Barry Appleby
I'M. HOPING HE'L BRİNG US NICE MEAT
THE. NEXT, TWE
ME TOLD ME, HEG LEAVING) [TO GO INTO
TO MORROW
ENGLAND LOSES
Copenhagen, Jan. 8. England were beaten, 7-0 by. Denmark in an internallonat; badminton match here tonight.. *Reuter.
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