RISE OF AN INDOOR SPORT
STATELY PERSONS ONCE CALLED IT
IT 'PING PONG'
London, Feb. 27-Table tennis, one of the newest of modern sports, has developed from a parlour game into one of the most popular indoor sports since its introduction somewhere around 50 years ago.
The origin of the game is somewhat obscure, but it is believed to have been introduced about 1890, when stately persons indulged in a "ping- pong" game of patting a ball to and fro on the parlour table.
6
SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1949.
By "RECORDER”
RECREIO VERY NEARLY THE CHAMPIONS
A fourth wicket stand by Hinshalwood and Morris for 53 runs at Sookunpoo on Saturday helped the RAF beat Army by 29 in the only upset in Saturday's League Cricket.
runs
Army, with 96 runs to make for a win, collapsed before Gambrill and Hodgson, the latter keeping up a deadly length for some of his best bowling of the season.
While Recreio took a very easy four points of a weakened Navy XI at King's Park, the most interesting match of the afternoon developed at the Kowloon Cricket Club where the Optimista declared at 170 for seven wickets after a knock for 91 by Franklin that did not include an easy “life."
Was badly
Optimista were two wickets) terprising hitting, KCC's batting,
for down
eight runs when proved too slow and the early
and loss at Davidson Oliver Franklin joined collared the batting to put 100 felt.
When time was finally played up in 03 minutes for some of the
out, KCC had 115 on the board brightest cricket of the year
KCC used five bowlers. In for seven wickets, with E. C. and N. art-Baker, or three overs Fincher of two apells spiece an attempt to disfodge reserved for a last-wicket part- the partnership by variety in the nership, still to bat, attack. Oliver haally went to a Robbie eatch by Davidson of Lee after having helped put on wickel in 51 113 for the third minutes.
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TOO SLOW
When Optimists declared at
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The Week-End
Scoreboard
FOOTBALL
SENIOR SHIELD
ana
S. China "A" 1 Kitcher
EASY GOING Navy, against Recrelo. Centgengower, against Scorpions, both playing very seratch teams apalast League glants at full
outclassed strength.
St Joseph's * Police JUNIOR SHIELD every department of the game. South Chir 2 Dockyard
KMB
Recreio finished the afternoon 170 for seven, they left the KCC
eight points ahead of Army in all the time in the world make as much. Though Taylor, the race for the Championship
and with HAF and IC as their re RAF promoted to opening hat,
him, mali opponents. after Zimmern Archie
who have Ariny, showed the way with some en-
mutches left to play, are to free Scorpions,
BEST PERFORMANCES
IN SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKET
BATTING
1
IRC.
0
Тгальная
FIRST DIVISION
CAA
2 Club
3 Eastern
A
0
yet KCC and Polles
three SECOND DIVISION
2 Navy
5
tugge
Army (HK) 2 THECAA
7
Army (K) Talkoo
It looks at Uits Recreio's championship.
HOW THEY STAND Reerclo
P W D L Pts
10 11 3 2
RAF
47 Polier
HOCKEY
39 civ. Service
1 Navy
1
I
Khalsa
University
SOMETHING
NEW
University
SOFTBALL
SENIOR LEAGUE
Recreio
R. W. Franklin
Army
15 @ 3 3
4
(Optimists v. KCC)
Dockyard,
A. M. Pratu
Scorpions
15 8 3 4
35
Dutch He
1 YMCA
10 7
33
(Recreio v. Navy
83
T. A. Pourre
Optimists
30
(Scorpions v. eres
кос
4 5
21
70
G. Bosano
RAP
3 4
16
13 3 3 7
15
(Recten v. Navy)
54
O. J. Kerr
Royal Navy
14 2 10
10:
Madcaps
(Scorplans v. CCC)
.53
Cralgengower
14
1
211
II. M. Newton
(Scorpions, CCC!
41
5. Canucks (layed under protest) Saints
12 Cluing list 1 14 VRC 4 Filipinos Khaba forfelled to JKB(
7
FILA R. K. Hinghalwood
(RAF v. Army)...
333
N. Over
30
(Optimals v. KCC)
BOWLING
Gnr . Danton
(Army v RAF;
Cpl A. Hodgson
(RAF V. Aṛmy)
E. F. Gre
(Scorpions v. ccc)
F/O E N. Gambrill
(RAP v. Army)
T. P. Muhon
(Optimists v. KCC)
S'pore Rugby XV
The Singapore United Services ¦ XV arrived at Kai Tak yester day evening and appeared to be They will have a very it. .6-32 kick-about this tring at Sookunpon at ten o'clock, and 5-19 will meet the Club XV at ve
sh the Chul ground.
5-23
JUNIOR LEAGUE
2 Jaguars 15 Rangers
Blackhawks B Vikings ว Whitfires 19 Rexes
LADIES' LEAGUE
WHdcats
R Pirates
7
4
The San Francisco Seals' tryout camp opened with this unusual "golf tee," made of rubber pip- ing, for the boys to take their cuts at a new form of batting practice. Here, Babe Gammino, slug- ging left-handed first baseman from Salt Lake City with a 325 batting average blasts the ball off the tee.
Compton's Run-Getting Averages 4,000 A Year
For the who can manage to THOMAS CUP FINAL attend, this game should be
4-25 worth watching
Arrangements
und prices of admission will be .4-20s for Saturday.
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
Not
Inn. Out Runs It. S. Aver
G2' 3 470
47.90
ثانان
30.00
28.03
20.44
25.04 25.50
25 JR
G. R. Gosano (Recreio)
15
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions?
6 211 30* 42.20
L. F. Stokes (Scorpions)
1-1
*
155 110
37.91
J M. Gozano (University)
14
417
1221
37.990
A. M. Prati (Recreio)","
13
05
36.09
T. A. Pearre (Scorpions)
1
1
203
35.37
349
34.00
13
309
12
220 53
•
27.50
13
13
332 85.
13
4
230
70
14
150
143
13
177
25.28
11
200
23 1
23.16
11
670
k
22.87
105
48
20.55
196 48
216
196 43 UJ
Andme
17:27
238
42
17.20
G.' Hong
1
30
M. M. Little (Optimists)
222
N. Hart-Baker (KCC)\
n
213
40
F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF)
162
Gar D. Bunton (Army)
Maj. C. R. Mur.-Brown (Army)..
15
161 200 52.
37*
D. Chellish (University)
12
0 187
47
10.10 15.81 15.58
R. W. Franklin (Optimists)
Major A. R. Dawe (Army)
O.. Kerr (Scarpions)
L. D. Kilbee (Optlinists) Dr E. L. Gosan Heerein)
N. B. Oliver (Optimists)
(Craigengower)
G. A. Souza (KCC)
W. M. Davidson
A/C J, S. Beirne (RAF)
F. Howarth (Scorpions)
A. R. Abbas (IRC)
D. I Leach (Scorpious)
1. G. GORIrto (Recrclo)
R. Zimmern
A: Zimmern (KCC)
long Choy (Craigengower).
F.
(KCC)
154
London, Feb. 27.-Denis Compton, the irrepres sible Middlesex and England batsman, has scored nearly 12.500 runs in first-class postwar cricket. This orgy of run-getting began in India in the season of 1945-46, when he scored 577 runs in first- class matches there while in the Army.
Since then. Compton has been playing cricket continuously except for the 1947-48 winter, when he played football for Arsenal instead of touring the West Indies. His poik period was in the 1947 English season, in which he failed by less than 200 to aggregate 4,000 runs.
Malayans Beat Danes 8-1
Preston, Feb. 26.—Malaya became the first beating Cup, holders of the Thomas Badminton Denmark 8-1, in the final here tonight.
The Malayans won this trophy, emblematic of the world championship and presented by Sir George Thomas for competition for the first time this year. when the Malayan champion, Ooi Teik-hock, beat the Danish champion, Joern Skaarup, by two games to one after a hotly contested duel.
The Malayans had won five out of the nine games, and so made sure of-the-trophy,-Oni won by 14-18. 15-13, 15-9 after a 5-minute duel.
In the feature doubles match, Teoh Seng-khoon nnt 0, T. flock stopped the Danish duo of Paul Holm and Ib Olesen, 15-0, 15-7.
30.60 19.38 JU
17-11
17.07
Cx-
The Malayans had been pected to take the Cup in the first of to-night's singles after leading. 4-0 if the end of the first day's play, but 20-year-old "baby" of Mogens Felsby, the
team, scored Danish spetacular victory, 15-11, 15-1 over the Penang champion, Law Telk-hock, who had yesterday outplayed Denmark's champion, Skaarup.
thu
10.38 10.30 39
Not Out. Qualification: 150 runs with an average over 15.00.
BOWLING:
Gr. D. Blanton (Army)
Cpl. Hart (Royal Navy)
L/Cpl. J. Jones (Army)
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
A/C D. Graham (RAF)
Lt
Stepto (Army)
Dr F. L. Gosano (Reerela)
3. C. Koh (University)
A. P. Pereira (Recreio)
G. N. Gosano
(Rec-clo)
F. Howarth, (Scorpions)
D. McLellan (Optimists)
The Malayans will now take this handsome silver-gilt trophy back to Malayn with them and there it will remain until 1933 when the next Thomas Cup competition will be held.---Reu ter and Associated Press.
Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Aver, 7.25 47
7.53 27
Congratulations
The Hongkong · Bad- minton Association has despatched the follow- ing telegram to the Malayan Thomas Cup badminton team:
"Hongkong badmin- fon players and sup- porters, extend hearti- est congratulations to Malayan team on its achieve. magnificent
ment in winning the Thomas Cup."
Grand National Favourite Loses
וכן
Feb. 20. Some bels were struck the Grand National Steeple- but powerful chase at Kempton Park races Mrs M. Harvey's smashes by the Dane brought today after
gelding, Royal
3
Today table tennis is a real] Recovering quickly from a Kame and 0 sclentine sport,set-back caused by the war, the calling for perfect physical gamo has gone from strength to Atness and great concentration, strength in England. Last year, In England, about 100,000 the world championships filled Empire players are aliated to the the spacious Wembley English Table Tennis Associa-pool, and last week the English tton, who look after the inter-championships were watched by ests of 5,000 clubs and 300 about 25,000 enthusiasts. leagues.
Von Cramm To
Plead For German Tennis
The Continental stranglehold was broken this year by Johnny Leach, who became the first English-born player to win the Men's Singles since Fred Perry, ut lawn tennis fame, did so 20 years ago.
Czechoslovakin, Hungary and Austria all Agure prominently in the record books, both in the team and individual,events.
The
great game has made strides in Amerien, too, as is London, Feb. 27. Visit-evidenced by the fact that four titles last for the first of the five English ing London time in 10 years is Baron week were won by Americans.
has Never
been more that table Gottfried Von Cramm, Ger-
clearly demonstrated that many's greatest lawn tennis tennis is a young man's sport
three and NCC, Wimbledon runner-up.
times
men's than in the fan of the angies at Wembley, In which 19-year old Martin Reisman, of is the United States, beat 37-year- old Victor Barna, several times world champion.
10
BADMINTON
TOURNEY
The Colony open Badmin- ton championships open to- night at the VRC court and the first game starts at 7.00 p.m.
A
The following are the fixtures; 7.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles): A. E. Elliott va, C. 11. Ngan. p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- 7.30
bles): E. M. Rozario &c J. A. Moti va. W. Lawrence and L. A. Carvalho. 8.00 p.m. (Ladies Singles): Misa
B. Remedios vs. Mrs. A. Tam- worth,
8.30 p.m. (Junior Mixed Dou-
bles): A. J. Gonsalves & Misa G. Silva vs. M. Kempton & D. Ramsay.
0.00
p.m. (Ladler' Doubles): Miss May Leong & Miss A. Heah vs. Miss M. Rubelro & Mrs L, Benjamin. 9.30 p.m. (Junier Men's Singles): J. A. Soares vs. A. D. Brown. 10.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- bles): H, Hefti & A. D. Breingan vs E. M. Ribeiro & T. E. Rodrigues.
Colony Tennis Tournament
The object of his mission to sound
official opinion in Britain on the question whether
First round matches in Germany can resume her place
Barna gave Retaman an' ob- the Colony Open Grasscourt among the lawn tennis nations.
The first step would be the Jest lesson In treties in the early
states but was gradually wom Doubles Championship start of Germanny readmittance membership of the Internationat down and failed to stay the dis-ut the Hongkong Cricket Club this evening, with the ittee.-Neuler.
defending champions, the Taui brothers, facing Frank Kwok and Wong Siu-ki on Court 2.
Another good game should be Court where Ip and Lee Wal-tong Sellors and J. B.
tion.
which holds meeting in Paris
{fetly.
tality
in
Von of Un
outcome the
her Cramm's
depends whether the German Lawn Tennis Association will make on Federation application to the
re-
to be taken back into the foki.
is Germany Until admitted, she cannot enter for the Davis Cup competition, nor can German players compete in national championships of any nation afiliated to the other Federation.
nis
GOLF
Middlecoff Wins Rio Grande Open Koon-hung
young
the one
Ince J. V.
TO-DAY'S GAMES
Harlingen, Texas, Feb. 27. Hawthorn. Dr Cary Middlecoff, slim Feature of the evening, how- dentist, ever, will be the Open Singles Memphis battled his way to a two-replay between R. Segalen and Compton's postwar record is 577 in Indio (1945-46), 2,403 in
stroke victory in the Lower Au Kam-moon. England (1946), 1,060 in Austra
The only offlelal commentRio Grande Valley Open Ita (1946-47), 3,816 in England
was mode by today. (1047). 2.451 in England (1948) bere so far
Court 1: P. H. Bonnermon & Middlecoff carded 30-34 (70). and 1,565 to date is the South Wing-Commander Reay, secre- African tour. This gives him a tary of the British Lawn Ton-one under par, to bring his 72- S. Saut vs. D. J. Leonard & L.
Association, who stated hole total to 267, low enough F. de Souza. grand total of 12,472.
that as far as his Association to hold off second-place Dob
Court 2: F. 11. Kwok & Wong "the question Hamilton Landover at 269. concerned,
Tsui Yun-pui & Middiceoff went was an open une."
Stu-ki into 137. Von Cramm. now 30, niny final 18 holes nt
four Tsui Wal-pul. of the field, and in one or two minor compete He has played for practically British. Iournaments. but of the same length of time since
course cannot compete at Wim the cessation of hostilities, with the exception of a few matches bledon this season as much as he would like to return to the in the West Indies.
But, in. comparing the figures scene of so many, of his 'great of these two players, it must be encounters.Reuter.
Len Hutton, the Yorkshire and England opening batsman, also has a splendid postwar record of more than 10,000 runs.
remembered that Hullon is an
opening batsman face bowlers Fresh and keen.
and hips when they
tu
are
Statistics in
South Africa
WUS
French Indoor Titles
strokes ahead
that carried him through.
the
Today's earnings put his 1049 total at US$4,656, United Press. Dutch Swimmer Claims Record
"
Amsterdam.
27. The Feb Dutch swimmer. Bob Bante, is. claimed to have established—I by covering the Paris, Feb. 27-Veteran US world record recorded that Hulton, at the tennis champion Frank Parker 200 metres in two minutes 41.9 International seconds here, using the orthodox Anish of Use fourth Test of the won the French
series there, needed indoor tennis title at Paris to-breast stroke. present
Amateur The International elght more runs to complete his day. He beat the first-runking 10,000 runs in postwar first-French player, lefthander Marcel Swimming Federation has de
cided to recognise two lists of not Bernard, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
for the breast strictly correct, for they appear Parker was the better player world records
for the standard to have overlooked the fact that all the way through. It
class matches.
This was
was stroke, one
Hution scored 782 runs in a few only by inspired playing that stroke and one for the butterfly.
matches a
Marylebone
1045 which Cricket Club
the
re-
of
as
cognised as first-class,
The Dutch Association is to took the second set. Bernard
Afterwarda- Parker's better ask the International Federation placing
beat
VS.
Court 3: Ho Kn-lnu & Pang Ol-lom vs. D. M. Rodrigues & A. J. Remedios.
Court J. V. Sellers & J D. lawthorn vs. Lee Wai-tong & K. II. Ip.
Court 5: B. T. M. Jones & H. Ayras vs. Th. J. Ouwehand & A. C. W. Blaauw.
Court 6: Clicy Tin-fook Choy Tin-wah vs. J. A. Hurl- batt & M. D. A. Clinton.
Replay: R. Segalen Kam-moun..
VL. Au
1..
“Unsportsmanlike”
Stockholm, Feb. 27.-Protests ugalast alleged "unsportman-
Unlied States
by the Swedish Association,
Ice
Hockey
and assurance gave him to recognise Bonte's thine as a
world standard breast stroke re-like" play by members of the National ice win. postwar
totni Hutton's
relatively easy
finals, cord. Reuter. women's
hockey team were made today In the 10,774 runs was reached
Maud Galtier follows: 702 in England (1945), Madame 1,552 in England (1948), 1,237 in Madama Jacqueline Boutin 0-6, Australia (1936-47), 578 in the G-1, 6-3--Associated Prest, West Indies (1947-48), 2,054 in In the mixed doubles, veteran England (1948) and 1.350 to date Jean Borotra, teamed with Mile. the present South African Collette Bockner, beat Madame Roland lour. Reuter.
Halff and Andree Journti 0-2, 8-0.-Associated TEST MATCH
un
West Indies
v. Ceylon
Press.
Portugal Loses
Soccer Match
Geuoa, Feb. 27.-Italy today boat Portugal 4-1 in a soccer international here.
tlme At half
Portugal had MEN'S DOUBLES Frank Parker, United States been leading 1-0.--Reuler. Davis Cup player, and his French partner, Henri Cochet,
They
won the men's doubles title.
beat the French pair. Marc Bernard and Jean Boro- tra in the finni by 0-4, 3-0, 3-6,
Colombo, Feb. 27.-Help-17-5, 0-9,-Reuter.
the Granded by a brisk opening part- after the Malayan was invinciNational favourite, Lord Mild-nership of 199 by J. Stoll- ble and won 15-13, and then may's Cromwell by two lengths mever and A. Rae. West when his opponent tired visibly, in
138.5
BI
37
341
20
204
70.4
15
215
#7
55
G
221 20
19
201 13
117.2
25
25
340
9.10
Core
7.96 United Press ndds that Opt 8.50 Teik-tock fought Skaarup even the 0,04
the first set reaching
13-13.
London,
big
168.3
345
9.12
112.5
12
9.18
218
49
616 63
0.77
by
him his only victory in the set-ten-year-old
a score of 14-18.
There Mount, had beaten
88.3
17
202 24
10.91
187.1
48
516
43 11.72
75.1 158.5
270
34
២ 530
23 42
1173
12,01
12.01
the three-mile Coventry Handicap Steeplechase,
103
20
305.
12.70 24 12.70
408
33
.14.18
The
"
23
544
30
ал
14.31
Malayan's devastating: delves wan
135.1
401
14.32
und while
A. K. Ismail (IRC)
103.5
17.
24 347
21
14.45
A. L. Shaith (Optimists)
107.5
20
340
24
14.51
no match for the still ngle and
A. el Arcuill, Jr (IRC)
125,3
201 423
15.00
P. J. Billimorin (CCC)
211
33
15.00
S. M. Teh (University)
150
21
501 20 17.27
I: Owen-11ughts (Scorpions). 02.4
5
349
T. Grabtree (Craigengower)
...193.4
36
34 603
20 17.45 17.79
T. Mahon (Optimists)
F/OE, N. Gambrill" (RAF)
CPO L. White (Royal Navy)
11. Lean (University)
R. E. Lee (RCC)
150.5
166.5
مائة
Qualification: 20 wickets for an average under 20.00."
he scored another 15-0.
Indies had scored 316 for 4) in their first innings by the A bet of £10,000 to £100 was close of play today in the the second game booked about Royal Mount for second Test against Ceylon the Dane pluckily the big Aintree race to be run hung on in the third he was on March 28.
fresh Malayan, although the
victory to make sure
Danes appeared to
hopeless position.
Mister Conquest
Lord Bicester's Roi Mond was
here.
score.
Manila Tournoy
Manila. Feb. 27.-Fellesimo Ampon, National tennis cham- 2. player Ray- pion, and No. ruulo Deyro won their semi- flunls, matches tohy and will meet next. weekend for the 1949, national singles title.
plon,
The protests were sent to Mr American Freeman Matthews, Ambassador, and to the Amerl- Association, Ice Hockey can
victory. following an American over the Sodertalje Spuris Club by tour goals to one this after- noon.--Reuter."
SPANISH BID FOR
OLYMPIC
GAMES
London, Feb. 27-In two months' time, the International Olympic Committee meets in Rome to discuss, among other things, the venue for, the 1956 Olympic Games.
Australia is inviting the athletes of the 'world' to visit Melbourne, capital city of Victoria State, but it is known that several other big cities, par- ticularly some in the United States, are keen to -stage the next Olympiad following the 1952
Helsinki Games.
76
Earlier they and brought
The diminutive Ampon easily Malayans needed only one more also well backed and three bets Ceylon's first innings to a close £1,000, £10,000 at 381, claiming the three out-
ivon over his doubles partner. of win of £20,000
to £500, and £3.000 to £300 standing wickets for an addi-
to the overnight Cesar Carmona, 6-4, 6-3, 0-2. own ning the Thomas Cup and the
bent his Deyro while be in A were taken about his National tion of 37
Amado San- chances—Router.'
to a Madrid arrangements" than did London West Indies bail 293 on the doubles partner,
cham-
Now, according national chez, forruer
is being urged last year. board at the fall of the second
6-3, 6-2, -United report, Spain
of Alternatively, Deportista tug- also to Joln the queue wicket today, but Ceylon scored
white 10 Press.
applicants Tho suggestion rested that all Latin-American (wo quick successes
INDIAN LOSES
from camie
well-known nations should get together and runs were being added,
of the applien- Naresh Kumar, visiting In-
unler the pen-me of Juan tions which, he said, had been afternoon consecutive century in Ceylon.dian tennis star, was eliminated Spanish sports critic, who writes sponsor either
In the
mnde by Buenos Aires ond Deportistu. At the wicket for three hours yesterday
In an article in the Madrid Mexico City. 24 fours quarter final of the 1949 national he hit 20 minutes,
"Their candidatures are parti- men's tennis singles champion-
110 in a dashing tonings.
ship by Amado Sanchez, locni weekly. "Fotos." Deportista de- enndidates for
While on the subject. Grun'a
Buenos Added Popular with us," the 1956 Stollmeyer played a polished top-ranking player, at the Rizalclared that the
Melbourne, Lausanne. Deportista put forward the pro- knock of 03, including nine Memorial stadium.
tho It was a gruelling four set at- Aires, fours, in
fair and the Fillpino star was Detroit, Los Angeles, Mexico posal, that, in addition to minutes.
City, Rome and Tokyo,
Olymple Games, all Spanish and countries Clyde Walcott, the glant forced to use all the court tricks
reasons why Portuguese speaking the Indinn "There are no West Indien wicket-keeper, hit he knew before
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iwo
hours six
arc
A large gathering of Manila well,"
rapid 54, including nine player was subdued. The scores Madrid or Barcelona should not should hold their own Games.
"Ibero-American present their candidatures as up a
These he wrote. Deportista fours, in an hour at the wicket were 6-2, 7-5, 2-0, 0-4. before he was smartly stumped
by M. Rodrigo, who niso dis-tennis fans witnessed the thril- thought that either of these Games," he suggested, could be city and in 110g match. Kumar was the cities could organice the Games held alternatively in some big missed Rno In the same man-
to detalla and Lisbon or Madrid-Router. ner and caught Stollmeyer, Jone forolgu entry in tho cham-with "an even greater and South American
plonships Reuter. Router.
better regard
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