THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1858.
CONQUERORS OF THE SPRINGBOKS
Eddie Choong And Kobbero Seeded To Meet In All-England Final
London, Mar.-11.
Eddie Choong, The Malayan holder of the men's singles title, will set his sights on a new trophy in the ALL- England Badminton Championships at Wembley from March 19 to 22.
Chovug won the men's singles, Kobbere, have been seeded to trophy outright when he took meet in the thuat, the title for the fourth lane In five years at season. Now the
Last yourts beaten Saalis!. Erland Kops (Dennurk) should
it form works out.
48 entries for this year's singles | oppose Clioung in the Just eight will fight it out for the hellour of being the first player to win a new silver alver presented by the English Badmuiston Asedein-
tion.
Ja the Choong
draw Indu today, Date, Fion and the
Quick, sarge. tuckle
in tripitcate!"
Londan Express Server
Macao Hockey Selection Against The Colony
Macao, Mar. 12.
Miss Judy Devlin, the holder, and Miss Margaret Varner, former winner, boll Americans. are the top two seeds in the wonien's singles,
Seeded Players
The seeded players in the mers and women's singles in draw order are:
Men:-L 13, Choong (Malaya), E. Kops (Denmark),
.
Dehlberg (Sweden), Con
Chong-Jim (Mulaya), Our Chang-telk (Malaya), F. A. Sonneville Indonesia), G. Clang (Sweden), P. Kobbere (Den- mark).
Women; — Bliss M. Varner (USA) Mrs E. J. Tamperley (England), Mrs W. Hopers (Eng land), Miss Y. Kelly (Ireland), Miss 11. Steard (USA), Miss 11. Ward (England), Mrs B. Holt Christensen (Demrark) rel Miss 11. Sleard (USA), Miss II. Prese.
Malayan Star
To Retire After
Thomas Cup
Lundon, Mar. 11.
Eddie Choong, Malayan holder of the All-Eøgland badminton title, will re- tire from international badminton at the end of the current season, he told Reuter today.
Choong who is to de- fend his All-England title at Wembley here from March 19 to March 22, will retire after Malaya'N defence of the Thomas Cup in June,
Choong, who arrived in London from Malaya last week, said: "In future badminton must take second place to business.”
The 28-year-old Mala- yan has won the title- emblematic of the World Championship four times, and is this year seeded Number One.
-
"I think I can win again," he said today, "I have beaten everyone competing in this year's championship and on paper I must have a good chance."-Reuter.
ENGLAND'S SELECTORS FOR THE COMING TEST WITH NEW ZEALAND NAMED
London, Mar. 11.
Australians Regain Their Position As
As One Of The
Great Cricket Powers
By DEREK JOHN
London.
Australia, 3-0 conquerors of the Springboks in the 1957-58 Test series, have regained their position as one of the world's great cricket powers. The team, which was bombarded with criticism at the start of the tour, has not lost one match in South Africa. And now Australia looks forward with some optimism to receiving England's tourists later this year.
How do we explain this surprising Australian cricket revival? And are
the Aussies as strong as their one-sided Test record suggests? Above all, this success is due Both hnve great sporting consummate case, and his fastest to the brilliant work of one man futures ahead of them. Dexter, tune is only 1.4. seconds outside |--all-contidre Richie Bennud, at 23, could soon aclileve selec-Gunnur Nielsen's Indoor record. who made 320 runs in the Teets Hion for England at either golf or These performances can be and was the chief wickel-taker.cricket. Miss Haydon, only
10, rated as equivalent to a four- He is. in fact, only the second could become a world champion. minate mile on outdoor track, player in cricket history to ac- But neither. I believe, can There are eloven laps to the in- complish the double of 300 runs restise their full potential while door mile, so the runner must
To do so. negotiate 44 turns. and 30 wickets b Test series. playing two games.
For slular feat we have to
concentrate on one they must po buck to the 1894-05 rubber | sport in particular. against England when Austra lian Cleorge Gilfen stored runs and took 34 wickets,
Dermud, an
accurate
475
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
Sports Parade this week selects the rugby football committee, the organiser, Major Trovar Vaughan- Grimth RADC, upwards of a hundred players and the winners and runners-up, Green Howards "B" and 49 Field Rgt. RA “A” for making Inst week's "sevens" the success it undoubtedly was,
Things went with a bang from the start and apart from a couple of teams who had the misfortune to encounter transport difficulties, the whole programme went off without a hitch.
The convincing margin of 21 It was pleasing to see tearns from units not normally regard- |-12 was the extent of 1/RTAS ed as rugger types" and the runaway victory over # very keeness of the Ammunition | gállout O'COD when they met in Depot was noticeable, while the the semi-final of the Hongkong Medies did well to get two stage of the FARELF Inter-Unit teams through to the third team boxing competition held round where they clashed, before a packed audience in the leaving the Field Ambulance St George's School Hall last Vil to bow to the ultimate Saturday evening.
Pte. Alex Sellers the winners In the semi-pal.
This is the Arst time such Ordnance Bantam started h tournament has been arranged alde off well by defeating Tpr. by the Army and it is certain Ken Bushell on points in a far The Same Rate
that it will now be inserted into from spirited coniest, but from the sporting 'catender and from this initial success it was over- Which sports should they put first? Dexter, I believe will opt The capped Soccer players of
this experience it is to be hoped wholmingly "Tanka" and tho that instead of one team featur- only point of interest was the for cricket. Signifleantly, he has England can earn £750 in April, an opening May und June of this year. For
ing in the "Blathey Stone" final plucky way in which the COD | dvcided to beconte
later this month, we shall go boxers tried so hard to reduce batsman this year. This move, if the FA Council have raised fees successful, might well solve Eng-for World Cup men from £30 to fand's one batting problem. For £50 a match. Scotland, Ireland, one better this year and produce the ever gap of points.
Wales will play at the same rate.both the Binalists.
Army
Congratulations to the the
side for winning the Petangular
if it was Championship, the season's major crown, even auggented by one writer, on a disputed try, the draw would have been sufficient to claim the at least Army had
leg spinner, powerful batsman, and xilent Bekler, has now taken 100 Test wickets i made over 1,000 Test runs, He has possibly some time they have needed a The retired Keith solid opening partner for Peter succeeded
So it England reached Miller us the world's greatest Richardson.
World Cup Final in June, a all-rounder,
Special mention must also be I wouki also strengthen England's six matches. In addition,
Dexter, a natural all-rounder, player could eats £300 for the he | given to Alan Davidson, the aft ; bowling. In last year's Gentle could earn £200 tram inge-.
Tall Sydney bank clerk, whose
men v Players match at Lords, nationals in April and May fast bowling reaped 25 Test he took five Players' wickets for against Scotland, Russie, Yugo
Victoria's wickets:
left-arm eight runs.
slavin, and Portugal or Spain, googly merchant, Lindsay Kline,
plus wages, expenses and other who has topped the bowling
Dayments for special World Cup averages in his first Test series;
training. and batsmen Colin MacDonald,
But if
for he plays cricket
Thus, for three glorious Jim Burke, and Ken Mackay,
England, Dexter will certainly months, an England mun All these men have played
not give up golf entirely. He move into the super-tax brac- with distinction, while Ion
Tom két. Toves the game and, as
ho could Graveney has shown, an inspired remain in excellent golfer ar batsman, has been
play Test cricket as well,
The England selectors for the coming tests with New Craig, if not too successful as a
Zealand were chosen by the Board of Control ut Lords | captain. today.
They will be: G. O. Allen, Chairman, H. E. Dollery,
W. Wooller and I. E. G. Ames,
the
the Macs Selection team in
coming hockey against Hongkong
Interpori
Last mer
Not Convinced And yet, for all their success, an still not convinced that Leslie Atnes. currently the Tests end early this seusun.
this is mighty Australian The following will repress marges of the Kent CCC and Except on the fifth day of cricket side, capable of winging
England player was Test, such Homes will take place back the Ashes from England.
to the Test Selce-¦ If more than three hours remain af the Soo-appointed
Firstly, 1 believe the Austru {}) Committer at Today's on any day but the close of play hang have been rather Battered
Trol of Text amiches at home at GMT. At the Advisory Com the South Africans, who falled mittee meeting also held today,dismally in the Tests. Secondly, the countles unanimously up-the Australians do not have the proved the report of the specit all-round strength of England.
question of ematcurs.
Excellent Golfer
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Buglest young sportsnan in Britain at present is an unkown And Am Haydon? Here is a 16-year-old by the name of Barry more difficult problem. For she Shaw. He has started an inten- appears determined to play both sive training programme, which first-class lawn tennis and table Includes running, hurdling and tennis.
welghilifting m order to prove In one year she has only about are just as tough as their grand
But the strain Is tremendous. I that Britain's younger generation
two weeks' rest from sport. One | fathers. week she may be training with the Wightman Cup squad; the
Barry, Sft 5in tall and weigh
award and
full value for that.
Comparing the winners' dis- play with their form against the FizĠreon Howards the previous week they showed a décided won 28 Improvement, there was more confidence and a greater will to if they keep up this win and
against the V/È Lan standard Regt. in the final next week, the Lant: will have to pull care- thing "out of the bag" to prove superior,
With the visit of the New Zealanders drawing very near and the knowledge that lekets will soon be of a premium, oll ure, reminded that they are now on sale.
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they
Game Opponent
kupno ground in Hongkong on peeting of the Buard of Con- will not be inter than 1700 trough the uninspired play of next she may be Dying abroading just 61⁄2 stone, gims to per- four of the seven goals, scored, necepla only those who can give
Sunday, March 16:
Cristovao Santos, Humberto.urds. Rodrigues, Amrandett Cordieru. He replaces Cyril Washbrook, Herculana Da Rocha, (Captain), the Lancashire captain who did J. Bongo Ba Silva, Ruy Ayrig
unt seek re-eliction. di Stiva, Luis Cunha, Augusto Ames was a selector from Jorge, Lourenco Ritchie. Fer- 1950 to 1956 inclusive and was
Silva,
. and
The Macau "B" Selection will also be going to erose slicks with the Hongkong second stringers. The game will be on the same day and on the same ground.
Un
been men
for an international table tennis fonn on unusual feat. In one championship.
hour he must BUN a mile, mile, a barrow Of course, Fred Perry man- WHEEL a aged to gain international ho- THUNDLE a wheel n mile, Coinmilitee dending with the Thee Test averages make it all ours in both sporta, winging the JUMP over ten hurdles 3ft high to clear that it is a handful of worte table tennis Alle in 1828 and ten yards apart, GATHER, Thi meat that in future players who have carried the at the age of 19 and going on to one-handed, 20 eggs placed a the first professional to be amateurs will receive Marques and J. S.
triumph. Some Australians
And, win three
Wimbledon ringles yard apart, PICK UP with his pointed to such a position. Last
teeth 20 stones a yard apart, year he gave up his duties to compensation for loss of cumines with the exception of Kline, the titles.
while
of long concentrate on his new appoint- will
But even Perry did not play and THROW a 50lb weight over overseas Lours and stars have
first-class lawn and table tennis his head 150 times. ment with Kent but he is now with profesionals in expenses ble in choosing six men
receive equal treatment Test experience.
The selectors took a bold gam-at the same time. He dropped This is the result of a chul- available again.
who out of top-class table tennis fand allowances.-France-PresIE,
to lunge by an Oldham vicar who had never before played in first-concentrate on winning lawn has discovered that a parishioner, class Test cricket. And, with an tennis honours.
did all this in 1863. He said eye to the future, they made this And times have changed since youngsters today could ant do obe of the youngest-ever Aus-Perry's heyday. In this jet age. | [t. tratian touring sides, with five there are more trips abroad for Вату, на apprentice atler, players under 29 and not Zurich, Mar. 11.
International championships. And said: "It's lime we showed Su. to achieve world-ranking, Dunlops, Canada's over 30.
the what we are made of." Champion Ice
But the gamble was JJockey
only own tennis player in best ad with le chielle experience. While beat Switzerland
the vised to follow the sun and keep he has started training. His big- 14-1 artly successful.
youngsters did not exactly fall in first-class competition nearly get worry: utting the weight Period lonight.
on the tour, not one of them all the year round.
100 times. So far, he is strug- emerged really outstanding While she divides her time gling to do it more than a dozen newcomer.
between lawn and table termia, I | fimes. cannot see Miss Haydon win-
(London Express Service),
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Mr Fred Nolagen, the Marto huckey coach, said on giving the names of the selected players: "On paper this is the weakest selection it ony years bu! the team work good and I might futu up trumps". France-Presse.
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Not Responsible
Although the Selection Com- mitice is not responsible for eboosing the side to four Austra-
and New Zealand next win- ter, their observations will play an important pet.
ICE HOCKEY
Whitby
World
13,
New Zealot have agreed to here
scores
play exhibition matches should were 2-1, 7-0, 5-0.-Reuter.
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BUT WE CA AFFORD A TRAXE ALL THE WAY
THE
Due
Of course, 22-year-old Ian Craig has emerged
as an ex-ning ong of the world's major cellent captain, fully justifying lawn tennis titles, the selectors' faith là hlm. And yet Craig remains something of an enigra.
Cinder Track
Sub-four-minute ralles have
Although many impressive been run on the cinder rack and Chinese YMCA's New
centuries have flowed stylishly on grass. Next, expect the four- from his bat, he has yet to imminuto barrier to be smashed prove on his first-ever Test on wooden boards. score of 53, which he made in 1953, on his debut for Australin against South Africa.
In seven Innings against South Africa the latest tour, Craig made only 103 runs. fle will need to do much better against England this year,
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Aquatic Centre
The first putin to do it may Opens On March 29
!
By far the best exhibition of Close Tussle the evening was put up in tho iniddleweigh! division by 2/14 In the play-off of the Major Bernard Couzens and Ple
BIN Unit League Championship the Rosch arki us is often the case two top footballing teams of these days drew nothing but bad tach Longue mbt to decide the manners from a qection of the issue and a pair of very exciting audience. Couzens boxed in the..
best sense of the word and by RAF Kat Tak met the RTR demonstrated his matches resulted.
Journeying to Sek Kong, the varying
altopic - clearly. his superiority and after a very close tussie over a' gdine. opponent, but the return with modern conception of boxing managed to
scrpppy first half and take hard blows, and who A rather developed into a second period stand in the middle of the ting of excellent foolbell with the and slog it out until one or the airmen just attle stendier, other drops. This is no doubt although many thought that a crowd pleaser and the reason drew would have been a felter probably why people pay to see boxing but it certainty lan't the result.
The other match it indeed original conception of fets fine
sport. end in a draw and that too was a little unfair because the 1/E. Lan, Rgt were Individually far superior to the Hongkong Signal Agt on the afternoon's play and the latter must consider them selves very fortunate to strap
live to two goals, and
Aght again this afternoon.
Over-eagerness from Signals spoll their game and they were nearly all too prone to blame another, or the referee when things went wrong, while from the Infantrymen we saw some delightful mid-field soccer which fell to pieces as soon more varied attack, and this exchanges by using a they approached the penalty area and their shooting was bad to say the least.
one
On this display they cannot fall to win the replay on the grounds that they could not so badly again. but I would warn them that I haven't ocen the Sigs quite so Ineffective either.
possibly play
A Narrow Win
In the
I was a pleasure to see foot- work and boxing skill and I hope these few words of praise will keep Lt. Couzens boxing instead of trying to slog it out, and I
guarantee he will win more bouts than he loses.
He was followed by yet an- other officer 2/L4. Lance Hogbin who was too strong and fit for interesting drst period saw the agatne Pic. Ray Owen. A vory officer get slightly the better of
the
superiority was more marked in
the second when in fact the
round ended with Owen down taking a count. The third scsalon found Hogbin" far' too strong and a knock-out' wes soon forthcoming.
Looking for notes on the Tpr Boggett Pte. Ray Brown con- teas which ended the proceed- ings I found a completely blank sheet. Why was due to Boggett knocking out his victim dar too quickly for me to record any thing.
well be Ron Delany, Irish win- nor of the 1950 Olymple 1,500
league Command A now aqualle and, recreation Metres. Now studying at Villon- ova University, Delany has re- centre built with donations from Workshops were held to a draw cently scored his twenty-first The Jockey Club for the Chinese by a much improved a COD.
This rout, for rout it was, will consecutive victory in American YMCA at Lalphikok will be which with 35 General Hospital gaining a narrow "win over the officially opened on March 39. indoor meetings.
narrows the perhapa discourage.0 COD from So far this season he has run Mr. D. Benson, Chairman of Supply Depot. indoor milca in 4min 5sec, 4min the Stewards of the Jockey formers' lead to one potest with further participation I hope
Just two more matches to play not for they put u Con FL sportsman achieve 5.3s, and 4 min 8.1. All Club, will perform the ceremony
as Gorrison have been forced to magnificent opposition and have greatness in two different were achieved with apparently at 4 pm. by unveiling a
withdraw as they "only have | gained the highest praise tis ́e sports? Or is the strain too great
plaque,
three players who avoided the small unit for “tackling terra in this age of fierce competition
last boat, and with HE "A" il selected from a much wider and extensive overacas tours?
The new building, an up-to-
in the but this deague. looks numerical deld and in this These are questions which are
date structure, costs nearly
like being Bottled on the last match although many of the very much in the mlad of two
$300,000 generously donated by
inter "Ord contestants hađ game. British store-Mr Ted Dexter Lille Harwood FC are all set the Jockey Club. It has locisors,
The Minor Unit sorai-gala every excuse for lying down, and Mis Ann Haydon. The for a hat trick" of champion-changing rooms for both men have resulted in the two RAMC not one did, and all mode their former is the Cambridge golf ships in Lancashire. Their arst and women, attmetive piers for units avoiding one another and opponents really beat tiem full and erleket captain. The latter team lead the MR Hall League, aquelle activities, canteen, meet-
the Field Ambulance tackle the marks to G COD. is Britain's Number Two lawn their reserves are top of the ing roams and other amrallies.
Combination and teenis player and the world's | Blackburn
match Workshops Mr L. P. Kwok, President of Command Number Two table-tennis play their juniors are ahead in the the Chinese YMCA, mald the while the
Accrington Combination.
UT.
Barby A
leby
KE WILL"
COSTS MORE THAN THE SHOES - WE'LL
USE
“HAT TRICK"?
Cas
AND SAVE
winner of the replayed RE This RIA team, lacking in
hospital meet the some cases boxing skill, is as ft new structure will be put to tough 11 Infantry Workshops us they "gin be and full of good use by the many members with the Caldbeck Cup draw dathusiasm and determination, and their friends, replacing the out and this compalition taking and the final pext Friday to be matcheds that were used by pride of place, no date has been held at the Queen Elizabeth many thousands during past 10 years.
the
Denmark Qualifies For Thomas Cup Final Round
Copenhagen, Mar. 11. Demark, tonight heat, Bel-
given for the above matches, Stadium, Kowloon, should be but they should be possible to something no boxing, enthusiast settle within the next two should miss wocks.
The competition has drawn eleven teams and three pults
feature in the drat round. Now
Big Occasion
1. le particularly unfortunate combinations will be in evidence that, on the same evening he the as the TASC, RE," Apd" RAMC boxing "the","HKAAA have have entered Corps idea, and arranged the Klobenit” athlete the NASC were feet out of the meeting between the cream of hat and will and tough local tragic and field stare apd opposition "In the
„1/Gigen | strong American Air Force testa tal by poyen Vips to two in Howards I pm Ibellied to flawn down, to make this a the futopcon final of the favour the team work of the memorable occasion.. Thomas Cup-Badminton tournLA - latter. to succeed, 110 IE com
„1,howɑ no doubt many witki kem bination should triumph over The Danish badminton Playere she, 0 COP epity, but 40 Fjeld tom between the two spečinelest qualified to coppia Jaibo, final | Egt. RA win Chavo Sheik hapde end, while admitting to an -In- rollid of the ITqmodernCub_to ful in their effort to dispose of alination to be a dual personality be forfestod singätülya imearly neighbours 11 Torantry Work for the evening the brine DE shops, although I fancy tham to the roped square win win tha festure in the next dkww. [dailio só far as I am concerned.
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