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COLONY BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1949.
C. K. LEE ENTERS FINAL OF
COLONY TENNIS
By "RECORDER"
A FINE EXHIBITION
OF SMASHING
Yesterday's semi-final match at the HKCC in The Colony Open Grasscourt Doubles between Ip Koon-hung and Lee Wai-long and the Java-Shanghai partnership of Lee Boon-sing and T. T. Chen was one of the best of the tournament and was featured by a fine exhibition of smashing and volleying.
In grand form at the net was the Shanghai player, T. T. Chen, whose overhead smashes, parti- cularly in the earlier stages of the game, were effected with deadly accuracy.
With four good net players |
Chen's overhead smashes were on the court, there was con- losing their sting and there was Biderable volleying and drives one rally in which he banged to the busctine were few and the ball down five times in a far between. There were several row but with a force that was that went to four not sufficient to prevent Lee Cames
but Ip & Lee Wai-tong lobbing it buck each from time their op-m
well behind the baco- ponents to win 4-0,0-0,0-1,0-4.
There was one department of the game only
good
more deuces
or more
proved
superior to
linc.
Lee Boon-sing threw all his in which the variety of stokes into this set winners were definitely better and there was for the first time than Chen & Lee. The Shang-In the match a fair amount of hal-Java pair incked a good driving. service and bad to go all out on volley and smash to win on it.
Lee Wai-tong had the best service of the four and Ip's was Immeasurably superior to that of Lee Boon-sing. Chen's ser- vice was definitely weak.
The Arst game was won on
Boon-sing's service, Loo
the second by Ip, also on service. Then came the most spectacular gume of the mulch,
THE CLIMAX
Here all four players rose to the occasion and every stroke was executed with effect only to that be returned from an impossible
Chen & Lee caught Ip & Lee Wai-tong off their guard in the first set and ran up a 3-0 lead before the latter realised they were up against two players | angle. who were not going in for pat- ball tactics.
it was
Lee Boon-sing in the course of this game executed one of those perfect slices where the ball travels over the net and bounces back to where it came from.
Ip lost on his service in the first game and Lee Wai-tong in the third. Ip was to lose once more on his service in the third
for Lee
the set but only loss on service throughout the match.
The
small to comparatively
which had to that gallery turned out the previous day to disposa see the Taul brothers of Roch Leung Hing-chung saw Ip & Leo take
the next two games.
and
Kwok
The match then gathered ex- citement
as Chen won on his service to lend 4-2. With the remaining four games all golog
Chen & Lee
camo
to server, out winners by 6-4.
WENT TO PIECES.
The second sel was, to say
Lee Wal-long, keeping com- mand at the net effectively in a game of topspin drives, refused be fooled by this one and gave the gallery one of its best laughs of the tournament by reaching over the net and smashing the ball just as it nipped away. The umpire did not award him the point
The game was one of the most spectacular ever and went to eight douces. Losing it took the life momentarily out of Chen & game and they lost the Lee's next two, coming back to take: the sixth on a series of mistakes by Lee Wal-tong on 3p's service. The gallery was just about winners to name the Chen ready points to when, with Lee Boon-sing put-; & Lee had won 33 their opponents 20 in the first ting up a sterling exhibition at set. In the second they lost six the net on Chen's service, the Shanghai partnership games in a row with never go- Java
shortened the lead at 3-4 in a ing over 30 in any game.
Toward the end of this set, game that went to four deuces. they changed their tactics to That was the end though they lobbing game but were held won the ninth game on Lec's down by the pace set by Ip & service. Lce.
the least, disappointing.
con-
In the third set they tinyed to lob, varying this from the corners of
with court sizzling top-spin drives leading up to a smash on the return.
These tactics paid better and, ono though they only game, they carried three games to deuce and scored 21 points against their opponents' 32.
Woul
LATE RALLY
The fourth and final set was as close as the first and, though It was obvious that the slightly- built Chen & Lee had exhausted their stamina, they came back set of sudden fighting in changes of pace and good court- croft.
CHALLENGE TO BOB PULLING The Telegraph is in receipt of the following letter:
The Editor,
Sir
I noticed the letter written by R. A. Pulling in the Hong- Telegraph, in which he ted that he was willing to
meet anybody
Colony.
to
does not
Australian Golf Tournament
CHAMPION
By "SIDELINER"
SENIOR SINGLES
Yvonne Sherman, 18, of New York, won the women's singles crown in the North American Figure Skating Championships held in Ardmore, Pa. She is the first United States woman to win the
title since 1939.-AP Wirephoto.
Jackie Paterson Turns Promoter
London, Mar. 30-Jackie Paterson, who has held six boxing titles-five of them at the same time, including the world flyweight title-has retired from the ring to take up the promotion side of the fight.
W.F. Foo Eliminated In Two Games
A minor surprise was in store for those who witnessed the Colony Badminton Cham- pionship semi-finals played at the Club de Recreio last night.
Displaying superb form in contrast to his op- ponent's very indifferent play, C. K. Lee, the Varsity left-hander, took less than twenty minules to slash his way into the final of the Senior Men's Singles by disposing of W. F. Foo 15-6, 15-3.
entered
Considered second favourite for the Senior title after his sensational victory over the former Colony Champion, Patrick Wong, in the opening round, Foo failed to reveal the form that helped him to victory in the provious encounter. Time and again his shots went at the net and they awry, being either too lont or too wide and more often than not his drops failed to clear the net.
Lee, undeniably, deserved his with his victory last evening Ane all-round, play, retrieving almost every drop and smash Initiai that came over the net. Never Ribeiro closed the gap and ran
the final by winning 15-7, 15-0. Mrs Tamworth gave Gillies at the net excellent support and enught the opposing pair going in the wrong direction on many occasions.
Although they led 5-3 in thei
game. Tuy & Mis
play
for a single moment was there up seven points in a row through
doubt as to who was the better Tay taking most of the
from the midcourt and won at player on
on the court.
15-7.
The second game saw Gillies when smashing long although
they his strokes fell in court
Mrs Tam were unreturnable.
really shone during the worth
ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND
Teams Chosen For
Wembley Match
London, Mar. 30--The England team to meet Scotland in the international soccer match at Wembley on April 9 was chosen at Sheffield today as follows:
F. Swift, Manchester City;
J. Aston, Manchester United;
J. Howe, Derby County;
W. Wright, Wolverhampton Wanderers (captain); N. Franklin, Stoke City;
H. Cockburn, Manchester United;
S. Matthews, Blackpool;
S. Mortensen, Blackpool;
J. Millburn, Newcastle United; S. Pearson, Manchester United;
and
T. Finney, Preston North End.
The Scottish team was chosen at Glas- gow today as follows:
Cowan, Morton;
Young, Rangers (captain); Cox, Rangers;
Evans, Celtic;
Woodburn, Rangers; Aitken, East Fife;
Waddell, Rangers;
Mason, Third Lanark;
Houliston, Queen of the South;
Steel, Derby County;
and
Riley, Hibernians.
Lee ran away to a 18-1 lend with In the opening game steady play while Foo started off with one mistake after an- other. The score went to 12-0
with with Foo connecting
some flerce smashes but Lee ran out exchanges in the course of the second game but. Tay sgain the game at this point.
There are no new "caps" In Foo gave away 14 points in dominated the game from mid-
Ribeiro the side, but it shows several the first game through his in-court and with Miss
came through to win at 15-9.
last English changes from the ability to control his shots, al-
The
other Mixed Doubles representative team which de- though crie must give credit to match proved much more ex fented Switzerland at the begin Leo for forcing him to play on elling with Patrick Wong show-ning of December last.
ing glimpses of
of his pre-war
Swift returns in goal for form while Miss H. P.
and Lam Ditchburn, of Tottenham, proved, she is a very promising Ramsey, of Southampton, loses young player with her net play, his place at right back, Aston that position especially in the second game. moves over into
Miss Ulian Khoo played and Home comes in at left back.
game
the defensive.
The second game again saw Lee
bringing
forceful his
while Foo into play strokes
the continued to lose out on
mistiming exchanges through his smashes and drops.
Lee, apparently confident
victory, loosened
פוט
of
#
grand
and
the The half line remains the she and Young were very un- and Wong in such
same while Mortensen, Pearson with game second
Aery lucky to
and Finney come into the for- and drops which Brand form. smashes
Both Wong & Miss Lam dis-ward line for Rowley, of Man- forced Foo all over the court.
service with played better understanding of chester United Haines, of West Obtaining the
their Bromwich Albion, and Han- each other's play than the score 0-3 in his favour, Leo
Wong's quick kills cocks, of Wolverhampton Wan- opponents. and match game ron out the
derera. at the services played a great part with fine anticipation
Wong obtained an early con-
Both net and drives which found the in their victory by 15-10, 15-0
Mortensen and Finney baseline every time.
never had and
from that to withdraw trol over the game SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES reliquished his hold over it match because of injury.
Both semi-final
Khoo matches in throughout. Miss
tried the Senior Mixed Doubles were hard to force the pace but lack
a
Paterson, a 28-year old "southpaw" from Glasgow, announced his decision after losing his two
only Anglo-Scot remaining titles, the British and Empire bantam-
Steel, the weight crowns, to Stan Rowan, of Liverpool, recently.
played off last evening and of understanding between her in the team, and Young alone Patrick
Wong & Miss H. P. und Young led to their down-remain of the side beaten by Ho and his
&fall. manager, Pat | Honolulu, in 1947.
Young Lain beat Raymon
England at Hampden Park last promate boxing Paterson was reinstated laterais Ullan Khoo to carn the Every once in a while Young year. Young was then centre-
titles Collins, will
to Rinty right to meet Robert shows in Glasgow, where a re- but lost his
Tay & brought off a smash which halt, the position he occupied who promotion body Monaghan of Ireland, last year Miss Maric Ribelro gular boxing
had found the sidelines but he was against Wales and Ireland this Was Inocked out in defeated Bill Gillies. & Mrs Inclined to encroach on his season. Two years ago, against seventh round. is much needed. Few boxers when he
Following Adle Tamworth earlier in the partner's territory.
England, Young was right- could have had such an event-the ful career as Paterson.
a long rest evening. this defeat, he took
Woodburn centre- Had he been content to re-back, with At the age of five, he went
then and
started his "come- Robert Tay & Miss Marie main In backcourt and allowed half. to the United States with his back." concentrating on the Ribeiro
were not at all con- Miss Khoo to be in charge of
Of Inst weck's Scottish st!!! class. He family ns emigrants. He re- bantamweight
fident at the outset of their the fore it might have made a
by the team beaten but reverses turned to Scotland 10 years suffered
ogame with Bill Gilles & Mrs great difference. but at it was, League
only Young later when he first put on the occasions showed naches of his Adle Tamworth.
they lost to a pair with supe-Football League, gloves in an
Had Giles's smashes been a rior understanding and stronger and Mason are retained. amateur show, old brilliance.
Young, Evans, Waddell, Ma- and he turned professional at On one such occasion, he rottle
totally strokes. accurate morc
have to
son, Houliston and Steel took corded what boxing critics term- different story would 17.
last inter- Paterson's unorthodox style ed as the "punch of the year," be told. Mc- the
Danny As it was, Tay managed to he knocked out Golf and powerful punching gained when
him-many-quick- victories, but O'Sullivan, of London, after steady his game although Miss he was prone to being knocked being
ing outboxed
and outfought Ribeiro netted quite a number many hand for practically the whole of the of her drops and interceptions out and suffered injuries through hla bones bout last December. being too brittle..
His decision to retire was re- He won the British flyweight garded as a wise one and Scot- he won, he wore the Swastika They pulled themselves the
fans particularly on his shorts, it sald-Reuter. title in 1930 at the age of 18 ish boxing. and outpointed Kid Tanner, will view his promotion aspects then the British Guiana triple with the gratifying knowledge Dave Sands Wants To crown champion, for the Em- that he has not severed his con-
Fight Cerdan pire flyweight title in March, nection with the boxing world
London, Mar. 30. Dave the net. 1940.
altogether.-Router.
Sands, the "Dark Destroyer" from Australia, where he triple champion middle heavyweight-has caused much in the raising of eyebrows British boxing world by the nonchalant manner in which he challenged Marcel Cerdan, French holder of the world middleweight title.
After watching Cordan flatten
Sydney, Mar. 30-Play be- gins
in tomorrow Williams Wines Open Tournament, worth A£2,500.
The field
includes Cestilino Tugot, winner of the Phillp
this (pines open championship
Montes, runner up year,
from both to
Glading Philippines, and Bob from Now Zealand, apart from
amateur of the professional golf in Australia.
Australia's Norman von Nida, who finished third in the Philip- pines, opin, is favourite to win, with Ossie Pickworth, Austra lin's Open Champion, also fan cted.
creata
and
He knocked out Peter Kane
Paterson
won
that
when
11
is
ta
JUNIOR MEN'S DOUBLES
The game between D. C. Lau part in Scotland's
at Hampden Park, In Novem- W. C. Chung and H. F. Tai national match, against Ireland WN-Cheung was closely ber. Reuter
Lau & contested although Chung were Inclined to coast along during the second game.
up
FOOTBALL FIXTURES
The Hongkong Football Asso- ciation programme for to-day and the weekend is as follows: TODAY
Second Division
Club v Police, Club, 8.15 p.m. (Ref, LI. Davey),
Tramways
PCA (postpone
3. Y. Kwok),
(postponed Army-(KI) V KM from 6.10.45), Chatham Road, 5.15 pm. (Nef, F. A. Barretto).
after the game was deuced at Seaside Towns from 0.40), Wavy, 6.15 De
13-nil and won at 15-0, 18-15. Both Tal and Cheung falled (to exhibit any killing stroke last evening and Tal resorted to his perfectly timed drops at Lau & Chung kept on the of fensive throughout the match whenever Toi was not employ- ing his drops and in the end
7.30
Are Best
Talkoo y CAA (postponed from 21.10.18), Army "1", 5.15 p.m. (Ref. Lal Duen-po),
South China Dockyard (post- poned from 1.1.19), Caroline in, 518 p.m. (Ref. P. 1, Xavier).
Porta- of
London, Mar. 30.-Trainers of English soccer league teams, casting envious glances at the exalted positione mouth, Swansea Town. South-
and Hull ampton
City, are wondering, whether there
coinct-
of
no
come
SATURDAY
Challenge Bhield Final Sentor-Kitchee v South China "A", Club, 4 pm. (Ref, J, G. Padley; linesmen, F. A. Barretto, Pto. Cal 11),
Junior--KMD V South China. Club, 1 p.m. (Ref. Capt Chisnall
SUNDAY
First Division
in 61 seconds in June, 1943, to
Austrian Newspaper tille world
and win the Lonsdale belt.
Lashes Out At the Empire
their variety of strokes told.
int than mere more One round will be played to bantamweight title in Sep- Joe Weidin
THE RESULTS
dence
that the leaders of the morrow and another on Friday tember, 1946, and the European
Following were the resulta of respectivo divisions pli lost night's Vienna, Mar. 30.-The
badminton matches from seaside towns. and then the first forty on bantam crown in March, 1940, gregate for those 36 holes will when he won on a foul from
played at Club do Recrelo:
Junior Men's Doubles.-F. Tai and rlay, a Anal 36 holes on Satur-Theo Medina, of France. The Austrian newspaper, "Neues
Many feel that the privileged linesmen, L. Davey, A. Ribeiro). W. N. Choung lost to D. C. Lau Jost day, April 2. The first profes-
title to
to Medina Oesterreich," today accused
location enjoyed by these teams Award alonal
AL000. after that
TAY year
he Joe Weidin, the Austrian Dick Turpin, a British and Em- and W. C. Chung 15-6; 18-15.
smal! Reuter,
"knocked himself out."
It happened when Paterson heavyweight boxing cham- piro champion, at Earl's Court and Miss M. fiberio beat wanes has attributed in
and Mrs A. Tamworth 15-7, 15-0: measure to their success. CeT- like to fight the world champion. beat . Young and Miss U. Khoo swung at the Frenclunan, missed pion, now fighting in the last night. Sande said: "I would P. 1. Wong and Mine It. P. Lamainly the beneficial qunitiles/
have long been "pro- Cerdan's style would sult me Can Back and fell heavily. He apparently United States, of
10-10, 10-0.
soccer clubs, Dutch
Kitchee v Poller, Carolina INÍ, 420 in the Colo
recognised by admirably." twisted his thigh and was unable paganda tricks."
Senior Men's Slagtes.-C. K. Lee sex alr
whom send their p.m. (ftef, W. Gaffney; ilnesmen, Sgt. beat W. F. Foo 1-0, 15-1.
of many Who is this man who is not I have notified Pulling to the
The to rise.
referee counted
calmed Weldin The paper Horses Again
weekly Manson, Y. F. Mak). players on regular
Eartem v Army, Navy, 4.30 p.m. I am willing effect that
him out and Medina won on a had told American newspapers intimidated by Cerdan's devasta-
TONIGHT'S GAMES
visite to the
coast for brine (Ret, A. E. P. Guest; laesmer, N. meet him, but he Inform me
Semi-Finals at Club de Re-baths and walks.
Delgado, P. George). Mar. 30-The knockout without having dell that he attributed his toughness ting punching, which battered that the
St. Joseph's v KM, Club, 4.30 defeat last Sep-crelo: Tony Zale to promoter
The Hague,
to having been in a Nazi con- think that it la a suitable Dutch will from Friday be able vered the blow.
The British bantam title came centrallon camp, At the time tember?
p.m. Ladies Singles: On this assumption, Hamp-pm. (Ref. J. Ward; linesmen, Pte.
Collins, W. Gibson). match,
to back horses legally for the to Paterson in 1947, One of his in question, the boxer was ser-
In Australia, where he is Margaret
Xavier V Marie shire would appear to be the During my stay in Shanghai I first time in 38 years. The biggest bugbears in recent years ving in the German Army, it
most destructive Aghter Ribeiro.
as both most bracing spot, tho following: Hans official State Gazette reports as been his struggle to make sald.
ever seen, they do not know met
8,00
Men's Portsmouth, the premier Divi- p.m. Senior to George, JRC, and Little Woo,
that
the Government is
the flyweight limli.
Further claiming that Weldin really how good he is. This Doubles:
Robert Tay and sion leaders, and Southampton, will not the totalisator for
be known until 230 CBA, and managed to win bath reintroduce
He weakened himself on a had said his father died in a
Patrick Wong v W.F. Foo and who top the Second League, aro these bouts.
year nn experimental "ong
can ex- qi nutaber
occasions when concentration camp, the news- meets somebody who
both from this southern county, C. In my own mind I feel that period."
that the older tend him. He has never lost a
p.m. 8.30 with matched and the effort caused paper declared
Men's belling Clandestine
an for living in we could put on a bout that
good fight, has"
Indeed, long string of Doubles: CY. Young and K.P. would Interest the public and I agents abroad had led to the him to be deprived of his Weldin
knockouts health in Vieлun.
knocked down or Rodrigues. It accused the boxer of ap-naver us to his credit and hus Chong F.M. Ribeiro and T.E. aferent spell by the Third Divisioners, Bournemouth, after am quite willing to meet Pulling loss of foreign exchange. Un-flyweight titles.
der the new bill three per- This was done by the British st 10 stone 12 lbs or under.
Mixed Christmas, three neighbouring Junior. p.m. cent of the proceeds will go to Boxing Board of Control after pooring in the ring wearing the hurt by a punch.
Will
American
8.00
might clubs light Doubles: D.C. Lau and Helen Hampshire coast the Treasury and "bookies" he had falled to weigh-in for "Shteli of David" on his shorts,
Tommy Yorosz.
Quinn and have finished at the head of Kwong v Charlie will continue to be banned. the defence of his world title When boxing in a Nazi "gau" heavyweight,
their respective leagues-Reu- vietim Yolanda France. Dado Marino, against Reuter,
of (district) championship, which prove to be another
when they meet hero on April 472
In 1947 Sands knocked out the American Negro, O'Neill Bell, In two rounds. Later, Bell defeated Yarosz In Detroil, when the latter was rated sixth by nine games to nil on best light-heavy, in the world. the Men's Doubles "B" Division
Sanda,
Yours faithfully,
A. D. CHANCE
Mcss 77,
HMS Tomar.
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the
the
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Junior
9.30 p.m. Senior Men's Sin-ter. gles: Robert Tay v Bill Funk.
Badminton League
Chung Wah bont St. Teresa's
real name is of the Badminton League lasi
| Ritchie, "is tail, dark and hand-|
dnight.
some. Part Puerto Rican, part Scores were: white and part Australian C.F. Chlu
Austin Ito
he is docile and modest outside (Chung Wah) bent A. Garcia & the ring. Inside, he is a fighting. Pomeroy 21-12; beat G. Bap fury, with the "killer" instinct. ista & L. Pomeroy 21-10; beat Open-air life and hard work, G. Itoza-Pereira & P. Malig 21- felling, trimming and carling all 12.
Wong
kinds of timber in the family Leo Leong & KC. timber business, has given Sands (Chung Wah) beat Gareln & a physical fitness which many Pomeroy 21-8; beat Baptista & beat Roza- strive to attain, but few achlove. Pomeroy 21-3;
Ho inoria of Ava fighting Pereira & Malig 21-0. brothers, who are known as the C.F. Chiu & K.Y. Tso (Chung Five Stars of the Southern Wah) bent Garcia & Pomeroy Cross. They all wear while 21-2; beat Baptisin & Pomeroy
bent Roza-Pereira their fighting 21-3:
Malg 21-11
оп
Crosson trunks.--Router,
TO
WAYA
DON'T YOU FIND
匙
A NICE PROFITABLE HOBBY
CAA V Suuth China "B", Down-. dary, 430 um, (het, N. R. Omari neamen, W. Crawford, it, Richard- Bon),
Club v Navy, postponed. Kwong Wah v South Clina, post-
RAF. (byo).
poned.
Second Division
South China v Kit Chee, Caroline
11, 3 pm (Ref, figt, Manson).
Navy v W.D. Chinese, NAVY. 3 p.m. (Ref. N. Delgado).
St. Joseph's v Tramways, Club, 3 p.m. (Ref. Pte. Collins),
KMD Talks, Boundary, 3 pm (her, W. Crawford).
Dockyard v Army (KI), Army “2′′. J p.m.
Army-(1) v Solicitors, Bookun- poo, 3 pm, (Ref. A. Deacon).
Football Results
ro-
London, Mar, 30,--The sults of football matches played today were:
Third Division Southern: Torquay United Or Portvale 0.
Third Divlulon . Northern: Hull City 2, Tranmere 0.
Association match! Royal | Navy 1, RAF 1.
Irish Cup semi-final:
foran 1, Porladown 1.
Glen-
(no extra time played) Rugby Union: Clifton B, Dri- stol 11.
Rugby League: Warrington 32, Belle Vue. Rangers 0- Reutor.