THOMAS CUP
Penang Champion To Join Malayan Team
Badminton
Law Teik Hock, the Penang Champion, will go to England as a member of the Malaya Thomas Cup Team. This was announced on November 26 by the President of the Badmin- ton Association of Malaya, Mr Lim Geok, who is captain-manager of the tourists.
Roars of applause greeted the announcement mnde before a large crowd which had turned up at Singapore's Clerical Hall to watch the Cup' players at practice.
Inat minube
Inclusion
Law's followed a promise by the Penang Ilu Yew Scah Club, for which he plays, to contribute $3,000 to the Cup team expense funds.
tributions 10
reuchel $4,500,
Penning con these fundu
BEATS TEIK HOCK
have
Law's inclusion has strengthened the Malnya Thomas Cup team to a Passed over at considerable degree.
of first because his record at the time The
was not impresion
sufficiently Law caught the publie eye with a meritorious victory ever Oni Telk champion, the Malayan Hock, in the Penang championships,
furliter He gave
prokil of his quality by easily defeating Lim Kee Fong, the Malayan runner-up, on November 21.
The full Malayan team now is Wong Peng Soon, Ooi Telk Hock, Law Telk Hock. Teoh Seng Khoon, Yeoh Teek Chye, Chan Kon Leong, Lim Kee Font, Ong Pol Lim.
doubla havo While all selection been settled, the funds to financo the tour still present a problem.
$50,000 TARGET
£4,000 A Share
In My Love's Stud Career
My Love, winner of the French and English Derby Grand Prix is being retired to His worth is estimated stul. at £200,000, the highest-priced colt in Europe.
This is because his joint owners, French theatre magnate, M. Volterra, and the Aga Khan, are said to be selling 50 chores at £4,000 each in the colt's stud career.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1948.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wöötten
INTRODUCING THE GAME TO THE OLDE COUNTRIE
In England They Still Insist That Baseball Is Rounders
New York, Nov. 30.-Baseball's hot stove league, already buzzing with off-season yarns,' extended today to dear old London.
Apparently disgusted with the critical cricket situation, the British are hatching a plan to make their nation baseball-conscious with an eye toward an eventual "World Series" with the Amerlean champlons.
of a
arc
ARCHIE QUICK ON THE
HOME FOOTBALL FRONT
THE FOOTBALL PIONEERS -ARSENAL
Unique in football pioneering was Arsenal's sending of teams to Oxford and Cambridge on the same day to play the Universities.
The Highbury club is noted for its missionary work and constantly sends teams to play all manner of junior clubs.
It must be admitted that the scheme works both ways for, as manager Tom Whittaker said to me on the road to Oxford, Arsenal thus discovers at first hand any promising material playing against them as well as getting the good- will of the clubs.
were such
་ ་
The stronger Arsenal side of the good framework he possesses for d two beat Oxford two-nil bui the cricket eleven, Light Blues gained a surprise 3-2 Soccer, he admitted, was a lo win over a quite strong all-profes- patchy but he was content with the showing against. Arsenal, especially sional eleven.
Included in the Arsenal tearn at the way they held the professionals Oxford
to a goalless first half. well-known
As last season, the Varsity con players ns Alf Fields, stand-in stains an abnormally high percentage Lealle Compton in Arsenal's Arst team,
Linham, expensive capture from Walsall, and Chenhall and Farquhar, both of whom have had first team experience.
from our majors below the border i remote and the British do not do Cambridge too there was Varsity teams this reason."
The biggest hitch in the plot, aside from the reaction of Commissioner Happy Chandler, who hasn't been paged yet, exists in the minds of the British fans. They continue
world series to associate the which lured n few unfortunates great American pastime with n
In 1940, It wouldn't be cricket. Karne called "rounders," in which schoolgirls enn win a varsity letter. Obylously It rates
Plenty of facilities are available in tennis. sissy stuff although
clinten!
the revern! soccer stadiums that reperi
handle 80,000 or marc fans and banged-up pros like Joe DiMaggio
Helling hopes to stage an annual would be a stern convineer that it
baseball cup final-based on the really isn't.
soccer and rugby elimination sys- teras-in one of the bigger plants.
n
as
on
In the face of such opposition, J. F. Heliar of the
Essex Baseball In his 1949 season he will probably Club has announced that London mate with 25 approved mares, carn- will have two "major leagues" next £12,500 or In-year and there'll be others through- ing (fee £500)
than 6 per out England. ferest of rather more cert. on £200,000. Thereafter, the would annual number of nuntings then to 40, bringing in £20,000 a year.
prot.
pre-wir years. Wartime games between forces teams also American armed drew huge crowds to London's parks and open spaces.
with Matthews'
Smith,
and cwson, Uxtol captain and Kent the matter of skill, most
all
of ex-servicemen and they are gen erally too busily
concerned about games. future to worry about Nevertheless, there are many for- nor soldiers, sailors and airmen in Chances
Though lots of them do not siza Wade, and Stanley brother-in-law, Vallance.up to old Corinthians standard in well anyway In competition
of thein, Americans.
The
Davis Cup in
the fringe of repre- thanks to their Service training. on the Walker the Curtis,
summer are of better physique than their the sentative honours at the Ryder eups in golf, and both
predecessori. Anyhow, men's and women's British amateur game, had quite a good match, but illustrious
internationai to Yanks-Frank the English
centre that Is Doctor Thompson's opinion. golf tiles belong
wns well Strunahan of Toledo and Louise forward, John Tanner, Suggs of Lithin Springs, Ga.
held by Fields who controlled the centre of the field.
John Dr I had a chat with
at Dark pooh-bal Thompson, Blues sport. He organises soccer. rugger, hockey, cricket. swimming and various other pastimes that go Into the
curriculum. Varsity
London, Nov. 29.-The draw he he told me thought that the
for the second round for the Oxford was standard of sport at higher now than at any time since Football Association Cup to be 1939. He spoke enthusiastically of played on December 11 is ns the rugger XV, of possibilities that follows: exist in the hockey team and of the
But in a year or two it might be a grand place for nuthorised post- season
baseball tours by major league stars, Never know what'll
Wembley Stadium, for instance, annually draws more than 100,000 for the soccer final. It sounds like a spot for B11 Veeek of the Cleve happen land Indians.
BASEBALL
Negro
Press.
[r
this
nir-age-Unlied
Leagues Hit
Of Stars
Loss
By of public, enthusiasm
hos to
But it la not always so easy. The theory requires that all goes well. My Love's £500 fee might go up daughters. or down, depending on his sons and If the latter are suc- cessful on the recourse, the cash pours in. If they fall, less goes into the kitty.
Some sires, like Solario, carry on But there's the lo. a ripe old age.
three case of Bahram, winner of English classics, and unbeaten in all his nine races. He belonged to the Aga Khan but did not do well as a beretter of blue bloodstock in the United States, where he went for £40,000. In South America, at a
"Some of our players have all the talent of American Major Lea- guers. They just need an oppor- tunity to develop 1."
Although he declined to go on sporting heresy, record with any Helllar indicated the public over there needs something considerably the less boring than cricket after stormy soccer season
that
drives
HAS DRAWN CROWDS
The target figure of $50,000, set
"It. will And the syndicate should have its
sald. well." be before Law's choice was considered.
money back in under ten years. Thousands of fans flocked to see has, still to be reached.
the Penang and with the rest of My Love's life as stuali-tline games in Singapore, Selangor,
but Perak are contributing, virtually nothing has been received from other Malayan,States..
The wave created by the inclusion of Law Telk Hock in the team may well result in many more, donations to the fund from the Malayan public. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The Singapore Government announced the grant of a sum the team tour funds equivalent to the amount
of entertainment duty to be paid on the proceeds of two of the Singapore Badminton Asso- ciation's
exhibition matches
of the Thomas volving members Cup team.
In letter to the Singapore Badminton Association, the Colonial Secretary, Mr P.A.B. McKerron said
An American xyndiente that
Government the Singapore hopes the Malayan badminton team,happler when it goi Blenheim, the shortly to leave by the Carthage. 1930 Derby winuer also in the Aga
Khan's name, for £45,000.
the crossed will have a successful tour and will
Blenheim, who bring the Thomas Cup to Malaya.
Atiantle in the Berengaria Ave years after his Epsom triumph, sulll stands at a famous stud in Kentucky. His programme for 1948 is full, and he is more than 30 years of atte. Mr. C. B. Whitney, noted
US breeder, Rot Ana Khan's 1930
the winner. Mahmoud, for Derby paltry £20,000 in
and the 1940,
frey
promptly son of Blenhei
In-
Swedes Are Not
Hopeful
the thrill seekers daffy all winter.
sale price of £31,000. he did better.match, plus the fact that Britain was
HAPPIER
was
Swedish badminton players, who eginblished himself as a champion meet Denmark-in-one of the Thomas
had been a
there, although he
pretty poor sire in England.
to
Cup European zone nem-Anals at
December 7 Copenhagen from
#
December D, do not entertain any Now at 15 Mahmoud is the third hopes of meeting Malaya or India feading sire across the pond, and (providing one of these teams wins his the inter-zone final) in the ultimate zone Anal.
since 1038 have met
aro
carnions for next year estimated, according to Mr Arthur Wincott, the London insurance broker, at roughly £30,000.
Although determined to make a atiff night of it, the Swedish players,
But prices have gradually gone up Blying colours against Denmark: who from the five to the six figure class. at the most, hope to go down with
and defeated France's Marcel Boussac sold quile recently his seven-year-old stallion Sweden cight occasions.
on
Priam II, to yet another American Preparations for the match, bow-outht for £100,000. ever, have been very thorough.
tournaments were Qualification held throughout the season and the eight best players are now under going final training at the Swedish Amateur Athletle Association's big trang centre on the outskirts Stockholm.
of
When it is recalled that Priam II. was licked out of sight by the 1046
The slow evolution of a cricket
humiliated in the traditional test matches against Australia, gives Helliar his best talking point.
Squads, he announced, would be 80 percent British with Americans and Canadians filling out the re- mainder of the rosters.
WON'T BE CRICKET
But there will be no player raids like those of the Mexican League
Title Fights For Britain?
New York, Nov. 29,-Negro baseball in the USA has begun to feel the serious effects of the acceptance of Negroes in organised baseball, and some observers predlet that the Negro leagues will disappear.
Many of the Negro fans who formerly attended only Negro League games now save their money for major league tickets to watch Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers or Satchel Paige and Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians.
of
their
and
The Fog Raises A Problem
FA Cup Draw:
2nd Round
Notts County
V
Rochdale or.
Barrow
Walthamstow Torquay United Weymouth
Hull City
Ipswich Town
or Aldershot Halifax Town
v
V
Yeovil
V
Oldham Athletic
Norwich City
Colchester Unit-
ed or Reading
Town Southend United
▾ Chester
or Scunthorpe v Stockport County Mansfield Town v Northampton
Bristol City
Gateshead
V
er Swansea
V
the
Darlington
Barnet or
Exeter
Watford Leytonstone or
Y Newport County
Rhyl or
Scarborough Leyton Orient
v Hereford Town
London, Nov. 28-No alternative the plans have yet been marie hy
should fog. Association Football which is at present blanketing most the prevent England, parts of International football matelt between Switzerland from and England taking place at the Arsenal Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
hopeful that Offcials are Attendance declined at all Negro sports, and the Negro owners can-weather will clear by that time.
The Swiss, who are due to fly to games in 1947 and 1918, and the first not block advancement
oppose Eire on Ireland on Friday casualty was the Newark Eagle team players,
y love a Sunday,
ove a free day in Londen of the Negro National League, the
The Negro league existed large on Thursday for sightseeing. team which sent Doby to Cleveland
They could play England on that and sold pitcher Don. Newcombe to ly due to the prejudices of Whites
in organised baseball. With those day it Wednesday's arrangements Montreal.
prejudices gone, the Negro leagues have to be upset and Tom Whit- soon there taker, the Arsenal manager, sald to- cannot long last, and will be no more separation in base day that the sladlum would ball than there was in boxing-available on Thursday if required by United Press.
the Football Association.
While arrangements stand for the Swlas team to land at Northolt Any replays are to take place on December aerodrome tomorrow, they may have the following Saturday,
"It is just impossible for us to continue,' said Mrs. Ens Nanley: of the Eagles. "Tho Engles lost too much money in the
co-owner
past two seasons.
"I dislike the thought of leaving baseball but I just don't have the money some ollier rich owners have. Baseball has become a rich man's hobby."
Five clubs remain in the NegrO National League, and league presl- dent John Johnson said the loop would go on.
Dn
"Four clubs already have London, Nov. 29.-American nounced Intentions to operate next suason," he said. "A meeting will be world champions may be defen-hell soon and we will consider ding their titles in British rings possible replacement of the Eagles." against British boxers next year If the London promoter, Jack Solomons,
and an unnamed Northern business man, can be persuasive enough.
Mr Solomons hopes to arrange for
Bule
Glants,
Baltimore The Philadelphin Stars, Pittsburgh Home stead Grays, New York Cubans and up the league in the Eagles made
1047.
BIG LEAGUE SCOUTING
as the Derby winner, Airbome, at New-the welterweight king, Ray "Sugar"
Such major league teams New York Yankoes, Pittsburgh market that same summer, it seems Robinson, and the bantamweight that My Love is cheap at £200,000 title holder, Manuel Ortiz, to come
to England to defend
Pirates, Boston Braves-and Philadel- their tities. to-day.
while a Blackpool business man had phia have revealed they are secitint
and talent,
the Dodgers, the former Negro
al- With the Aga Khan, Messrs. Vol-been negotiating with
Indians and St. Louis Browns champion, featherweight terra and Boussac, the thoroughbred world is not so much a racing machine as Willie Pep, before he lost his title to ready have opened their doors to
Sandy Saddler.
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nn investment-a fairly safe bet.
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INTRODUCED BY DANES Badminton
introduced was Sweden in 1032 by the Danes. recent years the sport has caught all in Sweden and the Swedish Bad- now embraces Association minton 55 clubs with a total membership
3,000,
of
This following cannot, of course, compare with that of other sports in Sweden. But the lack of num- bers is not due to a lack of interest but to the shortage of badminton halis, the construction of which has been prevented by severe building restrictions during and after
i
war.
IMPROVED STANDARD
the
"We have the best cires," they say, "and-you can breed by them at the best prices."
Natal Draws
on
With MCC
hna
probably
Barry
Appleby
WE SEWN A POCKET INSIDE THE BACK] OF YOUR SHIRT THAT WILL JUST HOLD A POUND OF BUTTER
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Selections For Bowl Contests
Negroes.
Some of these
teams beca had The negalintions
The better switched after the fight but Saddler's will take talent from promise to give Pep a return fight, Negro teams, further weakening the The league. The Negro lengues, cannot matters. complicated manager of Saddler has stated that logically resist their own destruc- although they were unable at the lion, since Negro leaders long have the Nation's football bowl contes moment to accept the offer to fight asked equality for the In England, he would be to resume negotiations return fight.
willing
after the
TUCC
FANLING GOLF
The
in
New York, Nov. 20.-Selection of tants was just about completed to- day.
Rose at Pasadena.-Northwestern v Call. fornts.
Sugar at New Orleans -Oklahoma ♥ North Carolina.
Cotton at Dallas-Southern Methodist ▾ Gregon.
Mits
bo
Bradford City or
Doncaster
Revers
Alexandra
Crewe
Southport Walsall
to put down at Hurn Blickbushe or 18. Bovington, and complete the journey
V New Brighton
V Millwall
V York Citar
v Gainsborough
Trinity
One non-League team is certaini
to London by other means.-Reuter.to figuro in the third round, when
the clubs of Divisions I and II come in, for Weymouth and Yeovil have
Mortensen May Play been drawn together.
soccer team
nt
Brighton, ctised an hour
~~ 29.—England's "Should Barnet, one of the three amateur sides in. the draw, dispose Brighton on Montlay in preparation of Exeter City in their repiny, for Wednesday's match against another non-League side will go into Switzerland in London.
the third round for they would then play Hereford United in the second
singe.
.
Stan Mortensen, inside-right who injured an ankle when playing for
on Hull City's match would become. Blackpool in a league matchi
the attraction of the round: if Saturday, joined the workout.
His Injury was less painful, he Colchester United, last season's said. A decision will be made on "giant killers," become the vishers Tuesday as to whether he will by beating Reading in the Brst play-Associated Press.
round replay--Reuter.
THE MANNION CASE
Club Managers Now Want
To Have More Power
London, Nov. 29-Various opinions on soccer transfer fees and players' contracts with the accent on the Will Mannion caso have been expressed by players, their union, the League and the Football Association, and all have received widespread publication in the press.
Now, the men who are immediately responsible for the welfare of the players (but from whom little has been heard), the managers and club directors themselves, are to take a hand in the matter.
аго club managers Lengue
This would mean more respon- and take action at the next meeting of sibility for the managements
towards some directors' feel that, under the the Managers' Association
The problem of finding opponents
of the rounds first two Durban, Nov. 29. The MCC for this formidable trio of champtons from the United States is not to be touring team, after heading
Orange at Miami-Georgia definitely in, Solomons said that Championship were completed on envied. Mr Natal, South Africa's Inter-Ortiz wants to fight here and
is Sunday and resulted in D.S. Robb, with Texas as probable apponent. Selec Provinco champions, by 18 runs prepared to stake his championship KS. Robertson, W. Davies and ton of Georgia's opponent will be
the British G.G.D. Carter entaring the semi-nounced on Monday.
Gator at Jacksonville-Clemson the first innings, today against Jack Paterson,
finals. Next Sunday, Robb will play souri. In spite of these difficulties, the
champion.
Delta at Memphite---Oklahoma A and M standard of play has improved suffered a series of shocks in
Robertson and Davies play Carter. "In view of Paterson's commit-The final over thirty-six holes willy William and Mars.. steadily and the Swedish players their second knock before the
Dixie at Birmingham, Wake Forest v look forward to the match against match petered out in a drawments." Mr Solomons stated," I am be played on Sunday, December 12.
decision not making any
The bogey pool was won by S.S. They believe they can provide a the first drawn match of the Paterson has to fight Ronnie Draper,
of Southampton, .pt the Royal Gordon and it is hoped that this will hard fight for their apponents whom tour.
on Monday.he. some consolation. Albert Hall, London,
as owing to they regard as one of the best teams
Natal were all out for 373 in reply and has to defend his title against. ferry trouble he was not in time only four motor teams with perfect re they cannot represent. their clubs at result that a most
Stun Rowan soon.-Reuter.
Denmark.
in Europe at the present time,
WAB originally to the MCC total of 301 for 9 de The semi-final scheduled to be held in Malmo, but etared and when stumps were drawn
for economic reasons the Swedes the touring team had scored 129 requested that it be transferred to for the loss of 0 wickets. Copenhagen.
Fortunately for the MCC, Len Hutton was in form and made dashing 78, while his partners word falling for low scores.-Reuter,
*
yet."
for his match in the first round of the Championship and had to be scratched.
Baylor.
Army's ile by Navy on Saturday lott cards Michigan, Notre Dame, Callforn and Clamsall
Here is the list of major conference champlons:
nig Nine-tichigan.
Pacific Coast California and Oregon co-championa.
improving their status in football. circumstances, they should be al- while it is reported that a Football lowed to organise clubs on a pront- Directors' Association may be making basis. formed.
THE INTERNATIONALS Four of the six home international The managers do not have things Sun at El Paso-West Virginia v Texas all their way as far as management matches, that is those which concern Scotland, Ireland and is concerned and because most of England, them are former professional players | Wales, have been played with the se
posi- Interesting the Football League's 'annual | tion exists in the international soccer
tournament. meeting.
Yet it will not be until next April, Two points likely to be brought up at the managers' meeting are the with the season almost over, that the honours will be prevention of a recurrence of the destination of Good progress has been made in
Mannion case and an alteration to known. It is not unusual for toust the Victory Cup and the following
the rule which forbids a member of of the Internationale to be played have reached the third round;
the Association from speaking on off during the early weeks of the South British-Insurance who beat
behalf of the body at the Longus season when clubs are not concerned and Headquarters Staff, Hongkong*
with Cup ties or championship, and Shanghai Bank who beat H.M.S.
meeting.
relegation problems which, later.in Tamar, Wheelock Marden & Co.
Then, it is considered, an amend the season, necessitato as few as tenm changes ment to the contract rules would be possible of those London.
20-Jean Steer, who won against the Marine Dept.
poodble.
which international election' entails. French middleweight champion, was and Dodwell & Co. who beat H.D.
Some clubs' directors feel that
So far, both England and Scotland The Ladles Recreation Club will beaten on points over eight rounds Hutchinson & Co. Teams who have
New York, Nov. 20. they should have an official Associa have won their two matches, against hold a progressive tennis mixed by Vinco Hawking, British champion, not yet played are reminded that
Professional football scores to-day word:
tion to protect their Interests apart Ireland and Wales, which meant doubles tournament (on the whist at the Albert Hall here tonight on the second round must be completed
National League.
from the League managemet Com- that the England versus Scotland A
system) on Sunday, December 5, at the same bill as the final European by December B.
game at Wembley next Aptík,will mittee. a.m. Lunch and tos will be middleweight to elimination bout 11
Last Sunday week while the St.
New York 1. Boston 14: Phundelphim served at the Club. Members may between Dick Turpin, of Britain, and
Andrew's and St. George's Societies 17. Pittsburgh Of Chicago bears 10. One argument put forward is determine the championship.tes
At the same time waed and bring guest players but all names Tiberio Mitri, of Italy.
were battling manfully it fell to an Washington, 13; Los Angeles 24, Green that if the limit is to come off must either be posted on the Club
The Turpin-Mit bout ended in a Irishman, M.B. Tighe, to have the Bar 101. All America Conference, 31 Ban players wages, then restrictions Ireland will battle to avold, thums
Francisco 28; New York 14
table~~Router. dividends should be abolished. Secretary before the evening of draw after a lively 12 rounds honour of holing out on the seventh me, Brody Ad covering directors fees and shares in at the foot of the international
Router.
hole on the Old Course in ONE. Friday, December 3.
Sweden's Arst international, apart from the meating with Denmark, will be against England at Malmo in April of next year-Reuter.
Badminton League
The Senior Men's Doubles · Badminton ague match between Chinese YMCA and Kowloon Cricket Club last night ended in a win for the former by sata, to 1.
Work andis 31-151 beat
Tay (YMCA) best B. Baul and W. Stolose and K. F. Phong. 21-7: bea: A. L.
and M. 8. Compr 21-3. Kul, and R. Yang beat Baul and Giis 21-6; beat, Stokes and Phang 11-a; beat Faber and Coener 21-1.
Bond what
Saul and Gülüm 10-11; beat Stokes and Phong 11-4, boat Fisher and Comer A1-13
LRC Tournament
notice board or sent to the fon
Middleweight Fights
Nov.
Southwest Southern Methodia. Southeastern Georgia Skyline-Utah.
Ble Seven-Oklahoma.
Missouri Valley-Oklahoma A and M. Southern Clemson leads and should capture the title next Saturday with win over CitadelAssociated Press, PROFESSIONAL RESULTS