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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1948.
BROOKLYN GETS NEW BACKSTOP BADMINTON
By "RECORDER'
Doda
Java's Second Best
A Match
For Ip
TSUIS IN FINE FORM
Though they did not come near to swamping their Hongkong opposition in the exhibition tennis matches on the HKCC courts yesterday afternoon, Java's Chinese tennists left the suggestion behind them that the standard in Java is higher than it is hero.
They were playing on grass, a bit of an adventure in adjustment for players used to hard courts, and were recuperating also from a sea voyage that had not been smooth sailing all the why.
Lig-chino,
Yet, Java's Chinese second string. Tam who comes from Plitar in the island's interior, took the second set of this exhibition game against the Colony Champion, Ip Koon-hung, at 6-3 after losing the first at 4-6. It was evident that he was only getting into his stride and would have started favourite in a third set.
as erratic,as his opponent, tak- In fairness to Tp it must be said | was
Tam's in the seventh, eighth and tenth that he wasn't at his best
style for the set. Kame, radically differen! in
loenl from anything served up in tennis, put him off and he seemed non-plussed on how to deal with a fust forehand topspin against which risky advances to the net were a business.
SECOND SET
In the second set Tam was very much master of his game and took the Arst three in a row for the loss topspln of only four points. Ils
andi In the doubles exhibition against wan more, and more effective the reigning Java Doubles Cham-Ip's attempts to catch it low off the dll- pions, the brothers Lee Boon-swan Kiars for a place return lost out for and Lee Boon-sing, who come from the fact that the rebound was Sourabaya, the Colony's Doubles eult to judge. Champions, the Tsui brothers, were rock-steady and outlasted the Lees' shock tactics to win at 7-5, 6-2.
Jackle Robinson (left), who played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers Inst season, gives a few pointers to rookle Roy Campanella (right) at the Vero Beach, Campanella Florida, training camp of the Dodgers.
went to Brooklyn from Montreal and is slated to see nction with the team this season.-AP Wirephoto.
BASEBALL
Challengers Fade Out
There were three close struggles for game point in yesterday's Colony Badminton Championship matches at the Club de Recreio but challengers faded out without any match going to threo games.
In the Senior Singles, C. Au led seeded Patrick Wong 13-8 In the first game only to have the ex- champion win 10 points in a row on a single service. He was swamped In the second game at 15-4.
TONIGHT'S Golden Gloves TOURNEY.
Wong was in grand form with his cross-court drop shots and will be a formidable challenge to Univer-pe sity's S. A. Vanar in the semi-final RESULTS
Scores were;
SENIOR SINGLES
S. A. Vannr (University) beat D. Kwok (St John's) 15-7, 15-5.
Patrick Wong (Sing Tao) beat C. Au (Sing Tao) 18-13, 15-4.
JUNIOR DOUBLES
W. K. Ying (Chinese YMCA) and S. C. Liang (Chung Wah) beat J. L. Anderson and A. L. Fisher (KCC) 10-4, 18-17.
K. S. Thong and T. II. Choo beat C. Y. and W. K. Yung 15-8, 16-11.
S. Saul and W. Gilles (KCC) beat 1. A. Barros and P. A. Yvanovich (Recreio) 18-15, 15-0.
TONIGHT'S GAMES Tonight's programme, at the Kow- loon. Cricket Club, Is:
7.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Coubles) A. Io & K. F. Chiu v. W. K. Ying & S. C. Liang.
8.00 p.m. (Junlar Men's Doubles) A. D. Brown & J. A. Soures v.
BROOKLYN DODGERS BEAT Bayat & F. M. Ribeiro.
GIANTS IN FEATURE GAME
New York, Apr. 20-In the National League,,the Brooklyn Dodgers defented the New York Giants In the feature of the big opening day schedule.
Third baseman Billy Cox hit a two run homer for the Dodgers in the eighth inning, driving in Larry Jansen.
Cutcher Jim Hegan rapped a two run homer for the Indians in the
The scores were:
The Philadelphia Phillies edged out the Boston Braves behind the six-hit pitching of Dutch Leonard. fourth innings
* Miller broke Shortstop Eddie one to one tie with a sixth ioning
home run.
Second basemari
The Colony Champion took the fourth game on his own service and the fh as Tam overplayed his best stroke. The Java player varied his up game at this stage and showed M155 TAM v. MISS KENT
another winner in his repertoire by
Basgall's sixth Miss Dawn Kent, the Colony responding to a good placing game
werenning homer gave the Pittsburgh from 1p with drop shots that Ladies Singles Champlon. easily at 6-2 against Misa Tom Kienas killing as his drives. He sich of Cheribon, the Java first the sixth and seventh game, conced-Pirates a three to two victory over string. Miss Tam had been pul offing only three points, lost the eighth more than the others by the sea trip on Ip's service and took the ninth and it was a sporting gesture on her for set. part that she turned out for set.
won
one
However, in game with both Блу players at their best I would
Kent's the odds remain in Miss favour. Miss Tam had little variety to her strokes and her drives lack ed the sting that Miss Kent impart- ed to hers. Possibly Miss Tam forceful would have had a service were she in top condition and would have retrieved better.
indre
It
is a doubtful point that she is the better all-rounder.
i
LEES. TSUIS
took
Iourth.
Cubs.
Homers
8.30 pan. (Mixed Doubles) R. Tay & Miss W. Cheung v. W. C. Chung & Mrs Chung
1.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles) W. Lawrence & C. Quinn v. S. Saul & W. Cillies.
I.
0.30 p.m. (Mixed Doubles) Young & Miss U. Khon v. W. F. Foo
& Mrs T. W. Tso.
HOME FOOTBALL
Charlton Stave Off Relegation
London. Apr. 20-Charlton Athletic, by scoring a brilliant win against Burnley tonight, made sure of retaining a place in the First Division for the 8 0 next season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn
nc-
R HE
ย New York
(Winning pitcher Rex Barney)
3 3 0 Philadelphia Boston
(Winning pitcher Dutch Leonard.)
0 0 Chicago Pittsburgh
(Winning pitcher Rip Sewell) Cincinnati
0 10 3 11 0 Saint Louis....
(Winning pitcher Murry Dickson.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
3
the Chicago
Pirate hurler, runs. Rip. Sewell, counted for four of the game's five helped his own winning cause By belling a homer in the third. Left a two felder Phil Caqaratte had
In the could run homer for the Cubs Sourabaya's Lee brothers have been a match for Hongkong's Thus had the latter not been very opened up lead near their best. They with a hurricane offensive to three-one and the gallery was treat- of ed to
exhibition as fine an doubles play at this stage as it has seen in a long time.
•
The Lees were tops at the net, relying more on neat place shots to store than on smashes, but the Tauls The Java champion had the first more than inatched them in net play service and led 40-15, then taking
and took the edge off the offensive; the game after one deuce was call-
The Lees still let at 4-2 and at Mias Kent aced her on her first service and again on the sixth-but-5-1 The Tsuis were steadying up one deuce was again called before and took the last three games in a
row for set. she took the game.
In the third game, Miss Kent out- drove her opponent and took the next one as well, one deuce belag called in either
nfth game. The game went to three deuces but Miss lead 4-1 and the Kent took it to sixth on her own service, that in- cluded one more ace, with the Joss of only one point
The seventh game went to Miss Tam after une deuce and the to Miss Kent, who aced her ponent for the first point, outdrave her for the second, outvolleyed her for the third, conceded a point on a double fault and won the last one when Miss Tam drove out of court,
TAM v. IP
last op-
Ip
In the second set the Lees hit bad patch and the Tsuis responded taking the offensive, leading 4-1 alvi annexing set at 6-2.
A
.
spectators thousand Thirty watched the game which produced no goals until the Orst few minutes of the second half, when Vaughan in as many minutes, nelled two.
Charlion's defence was brilliant their attack as
2 2 and this aghts came when
Cincinnati's defence cracked in third, helping the Cardinals to three runs and the St. Louls team went on to blank out the Reds 4-0. Two bud! fielding plays by rookie shortstop Saint Louis
D Virgil Stalleup gured in the scoring Cleveland
411 (Winning pitcher Bob Feller.) In the American League, Bob
-Assuciated Press.. Feller blanked the Saint Lousy Browns with two hits
the Cleveland Indians won their opening league game 4-0.
PARIS TOURNEY
as
Rame Patty Upset By
feature of the doubles was Lee Boon-swan's non-letup in His second his attempts at acing service was as fast as his first and he held dlatinct advantage keeping to these tactics.
THE SCORES
In
Results were: Miss Dawn Kent (Hongkong) best Miss Tam Kien-rich (Cheribon) 6-2.
Ip Koon-hung (Hongkong) shared two sels with Tai Lip-chino (Pilar) 6-4, 3-6.
Tsui Wai-put and Tsui Yu-pul The game between Tam and
(Hongkong) bent Les Boon-swan gave the gallery is money's worth.and Lee Doon-slung (Saurabaya) 7-5, It was a struggle between two dif- 6-2. ferent types of strategy.
Ip played his usual follow-up to
the net game after a varying his strokes
hard drive, winning
ond
paints on good placing,
Tam was a hard driver on the forchand. His backhand lacked sting. but he placed the bail well on it and forced a defensive lob In return. Ip-tried to
overcome this
by catching the ball at the net but it was never certainty that he could judge it well enough at an angle and he lost points in trying. Tam found it dificult in the early stages of the first set to ad- just his stroke for the rebound from the grass for topspin returns and the ball kept lodging in the net some three or four inches short of over.
Tum led 30-love on his own scr- vice in the first game but conceded It after one deuce. Ip took the next game to love, acing his op- ponent on the third service.
In the third game Tom Was already adjusting himself to a pile- driver type of topspla thot Just skimmed the net and was hard to
He return.
took the gamme at -50-30,
Ip's initial responsa to the topspin drive was an effort to give the Java player a minimum opportunity for the stroke and In some hard-driving. volleys he managed to bring the score to two-all, oft his opponent's service.
TODAY'S MATCHES
Unknown
Paris, Apr. 20.-Lennart Ber- gelin (Sweden) defeated Paul Feret (France) 8/6, 6/4 in a fourth round game in the men's singles when the International Championships of Paris were continued today, and so entered the quarter-final stage.
CHESS
OPENINGS TURN IRREGULAR
0
the Kame
One of the
Bartram in Charlton's goal saved a penalty taken by Bray.
In a Scottish League "A" Divi-
Queen's sion match played today,
by two Park beat Airdrieonians goals to one.-Reuter.
PULLING AND BIGGS IN SIX-ROUND BOUT
Much credit is due the promoters of the Golden Gloves Boxing Tournaments locally whose biggest show so far, despite last minute disappoint- ments, comes off tonight at the China Fleet. Club Theatre.
$
Promoting a boxing tourney can be a thankless task and financially a risky one. It entails, almost always, last- minute changes in the programme and filling the breach is no easy matter.
Tonight only one major hout will
the .on
Programme though originally the intention had been to have two. This will be a six-round contest between the holder of British Pacific Fleet welterweight championship, Bob Pulling and Red Biggs of South Afrien.
the
The last ume they fought, Pulling won ou points after putting In some excellent boxing to over- He opponent. come his stronger was giving away 10 lbs. in weight.
NO STRANGER
He is no stranger to the amateur championship class and was runner- up In the Divisional ABA (London Championship, Area) Lightweight being beaten in the final by Harry Games Groves, who was Empire Champion at Sydney in 1938.
Sir Shouson Chow is taking a very great interest in this tourna- ment and in addition to giving a silver cup has kindly consented to bo present to give away the prizes. Sir Shouson is always welcome
tournaments. His the Fleet Club challenge to fight which he issued on his last visit will long be remem- bered by those present,
EVENING'S CARD
(Final Fight at 7.45 p.m.) MOSQUITO WEIGHT
at
Bout 1-3 rounds. Llu Yap Yan (Kowloon) v. Speedy Ed. Morales (Kowloon).
Bout 2-3 rotunds. Young Larry Noronha (Kowloon) v. Gunner Bell (B.A).
FEATHERWEIGHT
jn opponent, Diggs, is no novice includes the either. for his record
rounds, Bout 3-3 Champion-
O'Shea (R.A.) v. A. 11. Amateur Welterweight
(H.M.S. Constance).. ship of Durban, which he won three consecutive years.
for
shookk
He is a hard hitter and Pulling on several occasions the last time they fought. He has been in hard training to reverse the decision in tonight's bout.
The other fights on tonight's card will be of three rounds.
Another
London.
good three-round affair will be between Ledinst Gunner Williams of the Royal Artillery and AB McLaughlin of HMS Williams scored a decision Leading Patrolman Comber of HMS Tamar in his last local appearance, but he will find McLaughlin a clever boxer and hard to beat.
over
LIGHTWEIGHT
Gunner Leonard
Bout 4-3 rounds. "Wally" Tang Chee-hon (H.K. Police) v. Seamon Doyle (H.M. Submarines).
Bout 5-3 rounds. S. P. O. Scollings (1.M.S. London) v. E. R. A. Hughes (H.M.S. Cossack).
"Battling" 6.-3 rounds, Bout Tommy Abraham v. Mar Chung- ying (H.K. Police).
Bout 7-3 rounds. Gunner Wil- Hams (R.A.), v. A. B. McLaughlin (H.M.S. London).
Bout 8-3 rounds. Charlie Thomp. son (Kowloon) v. Musician Bull (H.M.S. London).
* MAIN EVENT
Bout 9-6 rounds, "Red" Biggs v. Writer Pulling (H.M.S.
Service Officers are again under- taking the duties of Judges, willst control of the fights will be in the capable hands of Captain J. Varley, Leading a duly certifented referee. Major Tamar).
undertaking the C. W. L. Way 19 duties of M.C.
SHAW
LASTS ONE
ROUND
AGAINST FREDDIE MILLS
London, Apr. 20.By his victory in one round against Ken Shaw at Harringay tonight, Freddie Mills, the British and European light heavyweight champion, made a brilliant. start to what can be regarded as the three hardest months of his boxing career.
The win means he will now challenge Bruce Woodcock for the British heavyweight title, but first Mills is to visit South Africa where he will meet' Johnny Ralph, South Africa's heavyweight champion, next month, and then In July he faces Gus Lesnevichi for the American's world title. On tonight's display, Mills is ap- He was obviously shaken, and a RUGGER RESULTS
parently back to his best form, for, moment. Inter Milis sent him down in with a vicious punch, a left to the London, Apr. 20. The following despite--conceding 11 pounds.
the were the results of rugger games weight, he gave a devastating dis-mouth. for a count of nine;" played today:
play of punching throughout Rugby Union
one round which the fight lasted.
Shaw was the first to attack, but Devonport Services 0 Gloucester B.
Mills soon measured him and Shaw Rugby League
10 Swinton 0 dropped to his knees for a count Rochdale Hornets
-Reuter. of thren.
Moscow, Apr. 20.--Samuel Reshevsky opened with the irre- gular Reti-English game against! Max Euwe in the 15th round of the World Championship Tourney which began here to COUNTY CRICKET day.
Euwe was having a good game at
backward
pawn the expense of a when a general exchange of all pieces leading to a rook end-game resulted in
A draw being agreed.
Paul Keres opened with QP against Botvinnik, but after being In the same round, there was confronted with P-K4 in reply a' major upset when Budge switched over to the Tarrasch varla- Patty, of America, seeded No. 2 tion of the French Defence.
On the Sland Court to-day Lee to the French ex-champion, Wai-tong and P. T. Hu will meet Ip Marcel Bernard, was eliminated Koon-lung and Faul Kong in the by Henri Bolelli (France) 9/7, quarter-finals of the Colony's Doubles Championship. The umpire 6/4.
wH be Mr G. W. Sewell
Barry App Jap
AND I'VE EXCELLENT ||PROSPECTS -SİR —I'M SURE-
WINNER KNOW OF THE LAST RACE
Fagnon Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia) beat P. Remy (France) 0-2, 7-5 In the third round, and qualified meet Bernard in the next stage.
to
In an All-French fourth round game, H..Abdesselam, the No. 6 seeded player, beat Christian Bous- sous 6-1, 6-3,
There followed difcult positional play with Keres trying a king's side
attack and developing a weak pawn
on K3. Both players were in time tuble, Botvinnik winning the pawn In a lightning game.
Play was adjouched, in an end- rooks with and Eame of queens
winning Botvinnink having
some chances with # pawn up-United Press.
Weiss Enters
By ARCHIE QUICK
Where Ends Do Not Meet Too Easily
As harbingers of summer come the dual announcements that the Australian cricket touring side have arrived and the publication of the first county cricket club annual report and statement of accounts.
and
of
BLEEDING BADLY
Shaw was bleeding badly when call he rose, and Mills halted to the referee's attention to the gut. but the offelal motioned the fight to go on.
Shaw was now little more than a punching bag, and another right to the jaw put him down for another count of nine. He rose to in Oght back gamely, but Mills. devastating form, sent in a barrage Shaw Was down of blows, and agala.
"He rose just as the bell went to end the round and the referee then stopped the fight because of Shaw's cut llp.
D
In a previous meeting between the two, Shaw retired with a cut lin.
Tonight, Shaw weighed in at 15 stone seven against Mills 12 stone 1-3/4.
BOON KNOCKED OUT
The French and European welter- in
weight champion, Robert Villematn, The Aussies have the worry of a torn muscle
gained a notable victory when ho Bradman's side' that may restrict Don's appearances to
knocked out Eric Boon, one of the contenders for the British title, in tests and against leading counties, which is bad luck
last round of their the 10th and for the unfashionable counties who need money the most.
welterweight contest on the Har- Yet calories
wages On the other hand Essex have the
professional staff ringay programme. good news that membership is up by secretarial and
It was soon apparent that Ville- 708 and last season showed them a amounted to £5,000 with travelling proal of over £1,400. Essex won't expenses totalling a further £1,500. main carried the heavler punch and Boon took a short count in tho 4th win the Championship because, un Proceeds from home matches came like past seacons, there is 'n lack of to only £2,800 so it will be seen round.
Only on rare occasions afterwards varlety and power in its bowling but that despite a share of Test Match
the did Boon land blows with any telling Torsten Johanssen, of Sweden,
Karel Weiss, one of the it is about the most enterprising proceeds amounting to £1,000 entered the quarter-final stage with
bulk of the Income rests with vital effect. Generally, ho seemed too Ured, and in 'the last round he took a straight set victory by 6-4, 6-2 Colony's leading players, third- County Club I know.
The
new Secretary, R. F. T. subscriptions.
a count of nine, before receiving the against George Viziri, of Rumania. place winner in the Colony
matches Paterson is progressive,
These totalled £6,000 last season blow which sent hiha down for the the The French veteran, Henri Cochet Championship in 1940 and again are played in all corners of and satisfactory as that was it must full count.-Reuter.
three in 1941, is among the entries county and all manner joined the last eight after a sots' battle with his compatriot, Roger Dubuc, Cochet winning 3-5, 6-2, 0-1, and so qualifying for u meeting with Bergelin, of Sweden. -Reuter.
one for
time last season.
of
now
SKI CHAMPION TURNS PRO
for the Colony Reserve Tourna- schemes are being tried. Member-increase if the Club's conching ideas, Cricket'in counties is one long ment which commences carly ship hit the 3,000 mark for the first ate are to be developed. next month.
There was a time when Essex had financial struggle. To go from the Weiss'a entry is the second Senior about the three best fast bowlers sublime to the ridiculous must In England-Farnes, Nichols and place on record the funniest sports the Reserve Tournament. SEDGMAN FAVOURED
Sun Valley, Idaho, Apr. 20.-- broad on the almost exclusively He was away from the Colony when Head. Now the shock attack falls remark of the year.
It was made by unconscious Ted
America's first Olympic Games skl farmer Bay Smith. Broadribb, Freddie Mills's manager. Melbourne, Apr. 20-OMelai Aus- the preliminary tournaments started shoulders of
available Commenting "On the proposed champlon, Mrs Gretchen Fraser, of tralian lawn tennis rankings released for the Colony Championship and Tevor Bailey's speed is
F. could not, compote.
only occasionally.
Lesnovich-Milla fight for the world Vancouver, Washington, has turned today placed the newcomer,
The batting is "ash" but despite title and a fabulous purse in July, professionni.
manager Sedgman, above the
Mr. W. P. Rogers the Davis Cup With a. Geld that includes
these shortcomings Essex in general- Ted said it would give the Olympic
Western mountain this.
resort, Genff Brown players,
and Colin Karpovich, Colony
in Champlon
ly worth while watching chiefly be Games a grand send-off if it
was of CHANGE IN VENUE Lont, in the men's division.
announced that 20-year-old Mrs. The ranking were: 4. K. Quist, 1041, and Weiss, and with a pos- cause of the sporting captaincy of held at Wembley Stadium.
has signed a three years' Ribility of other top-flight entries, the breezy Tome Pearce..
For the world's greatest amateur Fraser skimmers
Paris Apr. 20. The International Jack Bromwich, Bill Sowell, Reserve Tournament' should be
of por
THE COST
festival to have a professional prize contract to appear in film shorts and
to advertising mat trials will Sedgman, Geoff Brown, Colin Long, ticularly strong were not easy to kill and Ip's tong lol in return played to his fore- six-daya motor cycling
be held in Italy, beginning, Gilchrist, J. Dart, L Brodie and
how. How much does it cost to run a fight as its curtain-raiser appeals to Other entries to date are Arthur
Mrs. Fraser won the women's hand. When ho held his length his now
to stalom race at the Winter Olymple topspin drive remained a winner September 15, instead of in Czecho- R. McCarthy.
Gomes, VV. Kolatchoff, Jacob Rama-county cricket Club? Remember first my sense of humour, And
at St. Moritz earlier this nd he took the fifth gamo at
at 80-15 slovakia.
Yorkshire work on Wembley's carefully pre- Games The International Motor Cycle Rankings in the womon's divisions ler. R. Segalen and S/Sgt. 8. Shave. that Easox is not run on pretentious those ringside betting boys, go
nobody's year. Since 1940, she has won 17. Closing date for entries is Satur- commercial lines like
pared athletic tracks is to load 8-2,
M. day and these should be addressed with elaborate.scouting and coach business. That will do, Ted, until championships for the Bun Valley On his own service Ip took the Federation, announcing this change, were: Mrs Nancy: E. Bolton, Mrs
for said the Czechoslovakia Motor Cycle M. Long, Miss M. Bevis, Mias
you think of a better one.
Ski Club-Reuter. next game after, ono deuce three-all. The last few games of Fedoration declined to organise the Tooney and Mits D. Whittaker to Mr Rt. C. Gardner,
United Press.
Corporation, Prince's Building. the set were scrappy, Ip, though he eventRouter.
Tam lacked a good neing service but his fant-rising net
Thie
Bosco ing schemes among the
local leagues.
numerous
matter.