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COLONY BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1949.
W.F. Foo Eliminates Patrick Wong In Straight Sets
By "SIDELINER"
Last evening's games in the Hongkong Badminton Champion- ships at the Victoria Recreation Club were featured by the defeat of the former Hongkong Singles Champion, Patrick Wong, by W. F. Fao in straight sets 15-7, 15 11.
Winning the toss for the service, Foo flicked a smash return of his service. over the net for the initial point. Wong dropped the next service Just over the net and then smashed the lob return beyond the sideline to trail 0-2.
The third point also went to Foo when Wong again mistimed a smash. Lending 3-0, Foo lured 'Wong to the net with a cross-court drop shot but his Joh landed beyond the baseline.
.
After several exchanges of service, Wong won his first point with a benu- tifully executed Inte forehand smash which' innded at Foo's feet.
Wong began to mix his shots and there were long rallies at the net with occasional lobs by both players deep into the back court.
With Foo leading 4-1, Wongja counter-attack, beran in play deep nid his everything they could strong smashes began to land the score to 7-9.. inside the court. They were Gilles then took unplayable and he led 5-4.
ERRATIC
returned i
Senior Men's Singles to bring W. F. Foo beat P. II.
18-7, 15-11: command
with his
and caught the cyc cross-court smashes, drives and shots. At this point in When the score stood at 7-al) | trop Wong began to get erratic and, the game he could do
nothing
after Foo returned some seem. wrong
Wong
Sentor Mixed Doubles W. Gilles & Mrs A. Tam- worth at II. F. Gonsalves Mir M. Xavier 15-7, 15-10.
Ladies Singles
پیالی
Miss M. Ribeiro beat Miss M.)
ingly impossible shots, WongWhen leading 14-7, Gfiles be- Bain 11-2, 11-2. became disheartened and hệ Rag to oversmash and effected lost his form, netting easy re- several wood-shots which went turns, and his smashes benh to jout.
fall beyond the sidelines.
The score crept up to 14-10.
Xavier
Foo touched his peak at this Gonsalves and Miss perlod and won eight points in were tighting for every point! and the service chinged four !
24
row with smushe 10 the corners of the court which had mes before Gilles smashed
Wong beaten all the way.
Wong regained his touch
4
Job return from Miss Xavier
at deep into the eimer af the court,
the beginning of the second set for the first set. and led 7-2 with
placed drop shots
drop shots and score at 7-all.
delicately
and several
levelled
The second set was a repetí. tion of the first. Gillies
was
Badminton Giants To
Meet Today
Gerre stashes. Foo retaliated atmost unplayable while nothing
London; Mar. 4.-Dr Dave with cross-court drive ond
low could pass Mes Tamworth | Freeman. of California, champion, of the United States, and Ooi Teik-hock, of Penang, champion of Mulaya, will do battle for the All- England badminton title 10- morrow afternoon in the Harringay Arenn.
the at the net. Wong began to weaken and
Trailing 0-11 Gonsalves and appeared to be tired oul. His Miss Xavier made a spirited at timing of smashes began to fattempt to pull the game out of off and Foo ran up an 11-7 lead the Are and brought the scure Wong managed to bring the 10 10-11.
score to 11-10 by fierce smash- But Gillies with victory in ing but Foo too began to smash sight was
tint to be denied. and drive. Smashing and fliek- | Smashing, with preciston, he and
ng In turn, Fox held the whip- his partner won the next four" hand and took the next four points for set and match. points for set and match.
SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES
MISS RIBEIRO WINS
It took
1-2, 11-2.
Miss
M. Ribeiro
Freeman reached the final by beating the Singapore champion, Wong Peng-soon 15-2, 15-4.
Giving!
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Most Perfect In World
The legs of actress Linda Darnell (top left), the thighs of swimmer Esther Williams (top right) and the shoulders of singer Margaret T'helan (right) named in the Artists' League of America as the most perfect in the world. AP Picture.
were
To Discuss
"Cut-Throat" Competition
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one of the most Manchester, Mar. 4-Eleven: Outstanding in the Seniorxactly ten minutes to polish brilliant exhibitions of the chiefs of the Lancashire. Mixed Doubles match was off Miss M. Bain in straight sets ever seen, it took the Cheshire Federailon of Trades American only 28 minutes to Councils, claiming to speak for dispose of his Maloyan
in Op- 580,000 workers, will meet ponent.
Manchester soon to start a drive Even the Malayans them-
against the "threat of cut-throat patriot. Ogl, will do extremely Japan. selves think that their com-competition" from Germany and
well if he can malch the First
iz Prowess of Freeman marrow's final.
Ooi.
Bain wog
Gillies' superb dispiny, both at the net and in the back court. In the first set, He was ably supported by Mra service after losing two points, getting the Tamworth, who started indif- Mis Ribeiro won eleven points ferently but improved as
the losing the service again to win Kane
progressed. Starling the set. Shakily the Gilles-Tamworth She was in great form snush- combination lost the first Iwo
ing and driving with points to Consalves and Mis
Miss Xavier.
aceurney,
reached trier but her opponent was too heights in disposing of thetr
denn Gillies and Mrs Tam-
American, Cart Loveday, who, worth won eight points in suc-
second set, -Miss Bain as an unseeded player, had done cession through line anticipa Won the rat two points and remarkably well to reneli tho tion at the net by Mrs Tap the Miss
Ribeiro took over. last four. worth and the virile
smashing Miss Bain fought harder in tho
Oci bent Loveday 15/0, 15/5 tish 27- ret but the end was inevitable it less than 20 minutes. The with Miss Ribeiro using all the American fought strongly al British 2/6. strokes at her coinmond.
first and led 6/2 in the first
Overcoming
nerves.
of Gillies from the back court, Gonsalves and Miss Xavier, in
WEEK-END SPORT
In the
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"VAMPIRE
VICTIM
HELD
CAPTIVE?
TRANSJORDAN
PEACE TALKS FORMALLY OPEN
Rhodes, Mar. 4.-The news blackout so far imposed on the Israeli-Arab armistice negotiations will be continued during the Transjordanian conference, it was disclosed today, with the announcement that the first formal joint meeting will take place this after-
noon.
The blackout operated during the Egyptian talks.
All formal meetings in the past have been sessions with full delegations present to approve agreements already made privately during conferences with Dr Ralph Bunche
In fact the first three formal suspicion to the Jews, who are meetings of Israeli a and almost scrtala to ask that they Egyptians look only 50, minutes. be withdrawn before agreeing on which were devoted entirely, to general armistice.--Associated the reading of previously pro-Press. pared statements.
The press was not allowed to attend until the formal signing ceremony.
The binckout policy, prevented reporters from getting oMela) news at the source, although some hiformation leaked out,
This afternoon's meeting will be "quite introductory," bdk It I learned that the agenda com- pleted this morning might come up for approval.
10
The Transjordanlans bnvo been pitting off the opening of the
conference, necording reliable UN sources, who point out that both delegations have heen here since Tuesday.
East
Competent Middle observers believe that the talks might be long drawn out be- cause the flual Transjordanian decision on the issues, Thuist come from Aininan, rather than the delegation here,
It is pointed out that issues affecting British policy would in turn be referred to London ky Amman for the final word.
This is particularly true of any issue concerning the south- tern polst of the Negev, which
touches the Gulf of Akaba, sla- where British forces are tioned.
The presence of British troops there is JA Source of great
Jap Child Slave Traffic
Continues
Tokyo, Mar.
that
step will be a conference to- of Trade Union branches. Mir Eilis Smith, MP, Federalion Great President, said timi the follow- the ing figures, showing the average
4-Japanese hourly wage rates of German workers compared with British. 1
press reports sak today London, Mar. 4.Scotland according to an investigation by will be issued to branchesTM
Yard today investigated a prefectural authorities
174 Textiles-German, 1/6d; Brit-possibility that one of the juvenile slaves were sold inlo
slavery 1/104; London "vampire" killer's Fukushima #ren,
recently in Engineering-German
the northern victims, Mrs Rosalie Hen-Honshu. Chemleals-German 1/94; derson, was held a captive British 2/2d,
for a month before she was Agriculture-German
101;
murdered;
gume, but the Malayan WDS She did not concede
another altogether too strong for him. posal in winning the second sel.
The only player to have taken British 1/10d-Associated Press, The Junior Mixed Doubles »_game_from__Davg_Freeman_in_ match between D. C. Lau & the last ten years-in which Miss II. Kwong against C. te has not been Ngan & Miss T. Remedios and only succumbed to Freeman by the Junior, Men's Doubles be a two gaines to one match in the tween Y. Yung & K. Pinter
Inter-zone fual of the Thomas TODAY
against F/LI Grimin Chang
&
Cup at Cricket-First Division Cpl. Frazer were postponed. League: Recreio v, IRC at King's S. A. Gray and Partorr con-
Army at ceded a walk-over the
Heah&T. B. Tech in the Senler University v.
Pokfulum: Doubles.
Park; Scorpions v.
Chater Fload; Craigengower
at
RAF v. Optimists at Sookunpoo; Royal Navy v. KCC at King's Park.
Second Division League: IRC
V.
. Recreio at Sookuspoo: KCC v.
Roynt Navy at Cox's Path.
THE RESULTS
Results were:
Junior Men's Singles
7.
M. Kemptor beat Wong Yah
Football First Division 15-6, 16-5.
League: South China "A"
Army at Caroline 11; CAA v.
Police ot Boundary
Junior Mixed Doubles
A. L. Fisher & Mrs Ankerson Street beat P. Lo & Miss O. Ley 15-10,
15-6.
(Kick-off at 4.30 p.m.).
Division. League: South!
v. PCA at Caroline Hill; V. Club at Bountry
Street: Tramways v. War De- partment Chinese at St Joseph's (Kick-off at a pan.).
wwwwww
Rugby Singapore United Services XV v. All-Hongkong at Happy Valley. 4 p.m.
Softball-At Recreio Ground: Braves v. Rexes, 2.30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Cricketfardine's
League Cricket
Glasgow, The scores on that Occasion were 15-10, 10-15, 15-4. in the American's favour, and a fine struggle is promised for tomor-
row nfternoon.
Cairo,
Mar.
first
of round Cup tournament,
Arnold Burlin, her brother, said he received letters from his
after she
beaten-Ooi Drobny, Czernik sister for a month
vanished in February, 1948, and Take Lead · the signatures looked genuine.
One theory Was that the 4. Juroslav "vampire" killed her well-to-do Drobny and Vassili Czernik, husband, Dr Arthur Henderson, took a 2-1 lead over Egypt in the couple away from their hotel at Czech Davis Cup tennis players, immediately after enticing the the nation's Brighton, then held the woman
extorting Drobny beat Egypt's singles, while
letters and documents from her. champion Adly Shafei 6-4, 6-1 and he and Czernik beat Marcel having a man in custody whose Investigators have admitted description tallies with that of a least six persons who are be- leved to have been killed and dissolved in ueld during the past Uree and a half years.
WOMEN'S UPSETS
While the men's singles went
as expected, there wero sur-Coen and Mahmoud Tall 5-7,
prises in both of the women's 0-3, 6-0 'in a doubles match. Iman who associated sem!-anals, contested by four Danish girls.
As a result of these, Miss A. Svendsen and Miss A. Jacobsen contest tomorrow's final.
Coen won a point for Egypt defeating Czernik 6-1, 6-2 in the second singles game.-Asso jciated, Press.
Ship Goes Gay
London, Mar. 4.-The new P.
with at
It is believed that killer drank the blood of at least one of his victums.
The
of
years ago,
.real
In the first semi-final, Mrs T. Ahm, second ranking Danish player, was confidently expected to beat Miss Svendsen, if not to
man is handsome, win the title. But her compa- & Q. 28,008-ton luxury Hner, middle age.
immaculate due to make her dresser triot out-lasted her, winning by Himalaya,
In dignifled clothes, 1-0: 11-6-
to Australia with an ingratiating manner. voyante Team Averages
after desperate moklen battle.
next autumn, will have her Investigations led through a There was nise a fine duct in name along her sides in three basement where three of the Recreio, as a result of Just the other semi-final, in which feet six inches high tubular missing persons are belleved to week's matches, now tops the Miss Jacobsen put out Denmark's electric lights, it was disclosed have been killed and dissolved First Division Cricket League No. 1 player, Miss K. Thornduhl, today.
in nekt about
three She Is believed to be the first won the title last year.
Stock exchange and averages in team. batting, Scor-who plons moving up to second place. Miss Jacobsen won 12-9, 11-4. British ship to "po gay" in this estate deals have been investi-
|why-Reuter,
Mail rated. The Daily
esti- V. Dod Army continue top of the team Reuter.
mintes that thekiller made 11.15 bowling averages,
£30,000 out of the Jewellery, personal property and real c'state
expropriated from his victims.
Scientife tests of matter scraped out of a basement drain pipe
have still not proved that dissolved bodies were poured down the dralu, as police sus-
well's at Chater Road,
Football Firs! Division League: St Joseph's v. RAF
at.
The averages now are:
Happy Valley; Navy v. South China "B" at Causeway
Bay; Recreo Eastern v. KMB at Caroline eorplans Hill; Kwong Minh v. Kitchicent Onrise Boundary Street (Kick-off at RAF
4.30
KCC
BATTING
Total Wkta. Average Runs Lost Per Wkt.
1,056 96
20.37
1.052 op
10,71
2,280 120 107 1,383 1.741 134 1.0) 129
.19.32
13.47
· 13,14
13.03
115 120
17.62
1.233
106 129 1.232 133
11,01
9.49
0.33
p.mi.). Second Division League: St Army
University Joseph'e Army (Hongkong) at Inc
V.
1,215 Royal Navy ....... at Causeway Bay; Kit Craikenpower
Happy
Solleitoralley;' Talkoo..
V,
chee v. Police at Caroline Hill: KMB v. Dockyard at Boundary
Street (Kick-off at p.m.).
Army
Hockey-Association Fixtures: Beercio
Khalsa v.
v. Recreio
Street,
nt
Boundary Scorpions
TAF
a.m.; Army v. RAF University
BOWLING
Runs Wkla Average
Given Taken Ter Wkt.
1,233 134
1,64
1,603
149
10.00
1,000
139
12.22
1.060 70
13.81
105 331
13.70
15.15
10.30 Optimiste
KOC
3,928 ***. -1,702
125 107
10.34
10.37
112 · 10.02
10.41
nt Sookunpoo, 10 am; Navy v.. Inc......... 1.425
Police at King's Park,
D.m.; University v. Civil Service Royal Navy inna at Pokfulam, 10 nm.. Dock Craigentower 1.935 104
yard IIC v. Dutch IIÇ'at King's
10 am.
Paric, 10
The match between and Cable Wireless has cancelled.
HOW THEY
YMCA Recreio
beenArmy
Scorpions
Softball-At Recreto Ground: University Mohawks v. Vikings. D a.m.Ontimists VRC v. St Joseph's, 10.30 a.m.; KCC Khals v. Chung Htwa, 2 p.tn.
RAF
At CBA Ground: Overseas IRC
Chinese v. Filipinos, Noon; Royal Navy Canadians v. HKBC, 3 p.m.
¡Cralgengower
STAND
P W D L Pts
10 11 3 2 47
15 0 3 3 39
7 5 4.33
0 0 4 30
4 5 5 21
B 4 1 18
13 3 3 7.15
2 2 10 10
12 11
1112
Ray Hellam
EDITORU PRESS SERVICE, INC.—KURVA YORK
"I think that new boy likes me. Ho hit me with snowballs and dipped my hair. in the Ink and everything."
pect..
The clue is more than three years old and it police source. said it would be 10 scientiae miracle" ta provo anything with It-Associated Press,
Heavy Snowfalls
co-
Paris, Mar. 4-Heavy snow falls and sharp cold was ported today from the French Alps and the Pyrenbes, Central und Eastern France. In the Pyrenees the temperaturo dropped to four degrees Fahren- helt below zero and now some places was four feet, deep. Snow also covered the plain
of Alsace, and blocked several mountain passes in the Alps.. Blizzardo swept the Vosges Mountains.
SCAP officials recently warned that this inhuman prac- tice "must and will" stop.
The reports sund that 159 of the victims of slave traffic were under the age of 18 and, could therefore claim protection under the newly enacted juvenile we!- fare law,
Jiji Press said the prices pald for the children ranged between 200 yen and 2,000 yen-roughly 4- to £2-United Press.
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