6
DANISH BADMINTON FINALS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
OOI GIVES FREEMAN HIS
HARDEST MATCH
EVER
Copenhagen, Apr. 18.-Dr David Freeman, United States Thomas Cup player and holder of the All-England badminton title, today won the Danish international championship when he beat Malaya's Ooi Teik Hock 15-11, 14-18, 17-15.
This was the third time in recent weeks that the American had beaten Ooi, for they first met in the Thomas Cup and then in the final of the All- England championship. Freeman winning both those matches.
Freeman admitted afterwards that it was the hardest match he had ever played. He opened well enough to run into a 3-0 lead, but Ool came back. to hold the advantage at 6-5 before Freeman assumed command to take the next six points. Ooi was far from finished, however, with 11-all called before: the American ran out with the set at 15-11.
Ooi made
a spectacular
recovery in the second set
to lend 12-11 after trailing|| HONGKONG
3-11, but Freeman gained a one point lead before the Malayan levelled at 13-all. Playing for five points Ooi won 5-1 to take the second Het at 18-14.
Freeman seemed to be in a hurry in the third set and quickly ran into a 6-0 lead, But once more Ooi demon- strated his fighting quali ties and drew up to 5-6. Every point was contested grimly to 14-all and then the extra Freeman won
to win the set points 3-1 17-15 for the match.
OTHER FINALS
The women's singles was retained by Tonny Ahm, of) Denmark, who beat Kirsten of Den- Thorndahl, niso
mark, 11-4, 11-3 in the final.
Won
Chan Kon Leong (Main- ya) and Tonny Ahm (Den- murk)
the mixed doubles.
Tage beating Madsen and Kirsten Thorn- dahl (Denmark) 9-15, 15-12, 15-2.
In the All-Malayani men's doubles final, Oói Teik Hocki and Teoh Seng Khoon.beat Chan Kon Leong and Yeoh Teck Chye 15-7, 18-6.
In an exhibition match, Dave Freeman beat Tage 15-5, Madsen (Denmark)
15-6. The Dane led in the first set 4-0 and 5-3 and by 2-1 in the second set, but apart from those occasions the American dominated i matters.
Madsen
WAS
tired after
obviously
WINS 8-1
Manila, Apr. 19.-- The Hongkong inter- port soccer team yes- the terday defeated rest team of Manila, 8-1, for the second straight victory of its series here.
The contest was so that the one-sided crowd in Rizal Stadium lost interest after the first half.
-
Hongkong's forwards -Kwok Ying-kee, Chau Man-chi and Manuel Xavier
played bril- liantly.
Kwok Ying-kee led the scoring with three goals and Chau Man-chi and Xavier each made two. Ho Ying-fun got the other.
Manuel Nieto scored Manila's only United Press.
goal-
Furuhashi To
Stay In Japan
Tokyo,
Apr. 16.-The Japanese No. 1 swimmer, Hironoshin Furuhashi, to- day decided not to enrol nt the University of Hawaii,
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1949.
STATESIDE. SOCCER
but is anxious to appear in HOME FOOTBALL competition there if poн-
sible.
Takeo
of Yoshioisit,
the Honolulu Travel Service, who `arrived by air recently, brought the invitation for enrolment In the University of Hawaii pro- vided his Japanese university qualifications were at the ac- ceptable level.
Furuhoshi said that as captain of Nippon University he felt duty-bound to stay two years more at his university,
Meanwhile, Melais of the Japan Swimming Federation expressed the hope that Japan will be reinstated In the Inter- national Swimming Federation by summer this year, which would then make it possible for Japanese swimmers to com- peto abroad.--United Press.
Chess Tourney Draw
The Championship of the Kowloon Chess Club for the season 1948/49 will be contested in two sections with the sectional winners playing off a two-round final. In case of a tie for first place in either section, the parties to the lle enter the final.
The first round will be played on Thursday, April 21, commencing at 6.30 p.m., under the new tournament rules and with clocks. A Tournament Committee comprising Messrs K. M. A. Barnett, S. Jiritsky and A. E. Gomes will supervise the tourna ment.
Games will played once week- a hard mixed
ly on Thursdays, the preliminary double final. He had Single-round tournanrent to be lengthy absence from the completed in five weeks. game, but started training again with a view to the
match Mulaya-Danish
of
Surprise Defeat
Of Portsmouth
London, Apr. 18.-A surprise defeat at Birming- ham today robbed the First Division leaders, Ports- mouth, of an. Easter hat trick, but did not reduce their four-point lend over Newcastle.
Birmingham beat Portsmouth 3-0 in a strenuous all-out
watched by game,
more than 30,000 enthusiasts. The result was a shock to thousands of fans, who have been freely acclaiming Portsmouth as Britain's greatest club since the war.
Newcastle fared little better, losing to Middles- brough 3-2. Only Manchester United brought any change in the top standings, leaping from fourth to third place with a smashing 3-0 victory over lowly Bolton.
The United have to share this position with Derby County, who defeated Burnley 2-0, and Man- chester City, who drew 1-1 with Chelsen.
Continued hot sunshine drew
heavy crowds to the League games throughout the country.
the highest attendance being the 40,000 who saw Arsenal beat Blackpool 2-0 in London.
The League I leaders, South- amplo, also faltered, held to a goalless draw on their own ground by Grimsby.
Cardiff displaced Tottenham in the fourth position of the Blackburn table by defeating 1-0 when the Hotspurs managed to draw with Brentford. Other- V.wise, the top positions remain
unchanged.
man; Carter v. Ramler; Tausz Prokopov; Danenberg
V.
Kolatchoff,
Fourth Round The luck of the draw has
Birkoff v. Feldman; Car made Section "A" the stronger
valko v. Marchetti; Schure v. scetion, but last year's Colony Championship thulists are even-Zirinsky: Ramler v. Kolatchoff; last week when he won #ly distributed in either.
Prokopov v. Dauenberg, Carter singles against Law Teik Hock.-Reuter.
£500 Prize For Speed Record
Thursday's games will be: SECTION "A"
J. P. do Biriuko.
Carvalho V.
A.
V. E.
M.
SECTION "B"
P.
K. Prokopov v..
Jacob
L. Schure v. M. Feldman. V. J. Zirinsky Marchetti.
London, Apr. 17-Any British motor cyclist riding an all-British bike can pick up £500 from the trade Ramter.
paper Motor Cycle by setting
up a new world speed re- cord.
The present record
R. W. Carter v. V. V. Kolat- chofl.
Joseph Tausz v. Ray Danen-
berg.
is 174
THE
miles per hour, set by Ermest
Henne of Germany in 1937.
The
PROGRAMME
complete
programme
Britain had previously held the for the preliminary rounds is:
world record on 16 occasions.
The Motor Cycle said it Britain regained the record an "enormous boost would be given to the export drive,”
The only condition attached to the offer; besides nationally of the machine and rider, was the acceptance of the record by the ruling bifernational body.
Techute there are no suitable
Second Round
Birlukoff v. Marchetti; Feld- Carvalho v. man v. Zirinsky: Schure; Rainter v. Danenberg; Kolatchof v. Tausz; Prokopov v. Carter.
Third Round Schure v. Birlikoff; 2lrinsky v. Carvalho; Marchelli v. Feld-
KCC TENNIS
tracks, in this country to take Today's matches in the KCC motor bikes approaching the speed of 200 m.p.h, the Motor Tennis Tournament are:
.M. ft. Snell & A. W. Wood v.
Cycle suggests that the attempts n.ust almost certainly be made. S. Capell & W. A. Nicholas.
in the United States.
v, Tausz.
In League 111 South, Bourne- mouth pushed Bristol Rovers out of third place, beating Not- tingham County 3-2. Swansea remain on top, beating Newport
and Roading held. -County-
Swindon T. 1 Orient Walsall
Accrington
Carlisle U. 0 Gateshend
arma
Terence D'Silva (left)- of Bombay, India, goalie for the "Slovaks" leaps into play with outstretched 28 Fred Vagosky (centre) of "Slovaks" uses his head to bump the hall out of danger in a first round game in the Illinois state soccer competition.
Bob Harris (second from right) of the 'Schwabens" yells as his heading of the ball falls and Steve Daniels (right) of the "Slovaks" puts on an impromptu dance-AP Wirephoto.
This Week's
Soccer
for this
The following is the soc
programme week:-
cer
TOMORROW
FIRST DIVISION
Police v S. China "B" Boun-
Street, 3,45 P.BL. Iteferee:
J. Ward; Linesmen: W. Gibson and H. Richardson,
2 Referee: R.M. Omar Linesmen:
Q Watford THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN)
1
G Bradford C.
0
Hartlepools
0
Club v Navy, Club, 5.45 p.m.;
Halifax T
0 3
Hull City
Oldham A.
1
st. Manson and P.P. L.
Mansfeld T. 2 N. Brighton N. Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Wrexham
Barrow
0
2
2
York City
2
Doncaster R.
Chester
1
2
Darlington
0
0
RAF v Kwong Wah, Sookcun- Grewe Alex, 1 poo, 5.45 p.ṁ. Referee:
0 Chisnall: Linesmen: Pte. Collins
and Y.F. Mak.
BASEBALL LEAGUE SEASON OPENS
Washington, Apr. 18:-The Senators made good today on a Presidential Command Performance-and mado President Truman look good as picking the winner. They exploded a two-run rally," in the last of the ninth for a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia Athletics before President Truman and 20,000 other fans in the opening game of the season,
This was one which the President had "ordered" Washington to win. He made the request in Floridn last month. The Chief Executive followed that up by predicting before today's game that the Senators would win U-4.
For cight innings it appeared juf Johnny Sain's carly weak- that President Truman would be ness to jump into the tendini denied, the victory he sought and the first inning.-United Press. predicted: Philadelphia's right- hander Dick Fowler carried
2-1 lend Into the ninth in
battle with
Ray Scarborough,
niso n right-hander.
Then, before he could get a
THE SCORES
Baseball scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
man out, left-handed pinch hit-Philadelphin
K H 2 7
ters II.
3 11
E
0
Athletics: p. Fowler; c. Rosar.
Conn beat out
R IL E 7
and Eddio Washington Robertson Stewart stroked successive doubles to left field to score as Seuntors. p. Scarborough; c. President Truman rose from his Evang seat and chocred.
NATIONAL LEAGUE a bunt Philadelphia €11 and Sam Dento walked in Boston Wentionally, filling the bases. But Buddy Dewis popped up. Then up stepped Clyde Voli- League an American "rookie" who has reen pro vious servico with Cincinnati Reds.
meron,
He hit a scorching single to
centre, scoring Stewart to win the ball game as Senators
United Press.
South African Championship
Johannesburg, Apr. 18.---
vindicated the President's con- Syd Brows, now 50 years of
Bdence and judgment.
PHILLIES WIN
age, won the South African Open Golf Championship
Meanwhile, in Boston, south- today with a 72 holes ag- paw Ken Heintzleman, undisgregate of 291. turbed by near freezing wea- This was his soventh victory ther and. strong winds, pitched in the event, which he first won
to a 4-0 in 1925. | Philadelphia Phillies
victory over Boston Braves be- fore 0,0195 fans at Braves field today in the National League's opening game.
Heintzietan. n 33-year-old veteran, set the 1940 pennant title winners down with five hits as Brews' record of six champion- his team mates took advantage ships, but Brows has now gone
Capt.
Barng
SECOND DIVISION Dockyard v Solicitors': Navy,
Tranmere R. 0 5.45 p.m. Referee: Li. Davey.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION "A"
Celtic Rangers
2 Clyde
1
3 Alblon R.
1
INTER-LEAGUE matcH Irish Football League 4, Foot-
to second place, defeating Bris-ball League of Eire 1.-Reuter. tol Rovers 1-0. Final Round
Hull City, by defeating Gales- head, still share the leadership Zicinsky v. Biriukof; Mar- at the Northern Section with chetti v. Schure; Feldman v. Rotherham, who bent Doncaster Carvalho; Tausz
Ramier; 2-0.-Reuter. V. Danenberg v. Carter; Kolatchoff v. Prokopov.
Barry Appidly
WIN OR
BUST
I'D BE OBLIGED}
IF YOU'D KEEP THE STABLES PLANS MORE CONFIDENTIAL
Squash Rackets
The Results
The following were there sults of football matches played today:
Arsenal
FIRST DIVISION
22
Blackpool
Birmingham 3 Portsmouth
Chelsea Derby C. Everton Huddersfield 0 Manchester 3 Mld'brough 3 Sheffield U. Stoke City 2
Rugger Results
London, Apr. 18.-The were the results following of rugger matches played today:
RUGBY UNION
Blackheath 17, West of Scot- Oland 13.
Bath 27. Old Merchant Tay- 1lors 6.
Manchester Burnley Chariton A.
4 Liverpool Bolton W. 03. Newcastle U. 2 Wolves
Preston N, E. 0
SECOND DIVISION
Barnsley Bradford Brentford
Bury
2 Lincoln C.
Nottingham
Cardiff C. Cardn Leicester C. i Luton Town i
Plymouth A. S Southampton 0
Spurs
Leeds U.
Blackburn
Bedford 20, Wakefield 8. Bristol 19, Northampton 0. Cambourne 13, Old Paulines
Cardiff 20, Harlequins 8. Cheltenham 6, Notus 3.
Cross Keys 8. Abertillery 6. Exeter 18, Moseley 5.
Gloucester 26, Sale 3.
St. Joseph's v Taikoa: Army "I". 5.45 p.m. Referee:
Duen-po.
THURSDAY
Lai
SECOND DIVISION Police v South China: Boun-
dary Street, 5.45 p.m. Referee:
F. A. Barretto.
SUBGECTION
BOX.
Apply
NINE-A-SIDE SOCCER
Brews led from the start and finished three strokes ahead of Erie Moore.
When Bobby Locke, at present touring In America, won the
Jast
усаг ho equalled
ahead.-Reuter.
Australian Open Golf Title
Canberra. Apr. 10--Norman Von Nida won the Australian Commonweath Territory open golf championship at the Royal
Canberra course
today In a
play-off with Eric Cremin. Each had
130 returned the 36 holes.
Cremin.
the
£125
Art
by
for
won of
however,
money. prize
virtue of his better total with the inclusion of 18 hales played yesterday to decide the professional purse. Cremin's total for the 54 holes was 203 against Von Nida's 200.
In the play-off, Von Nida re- turned 32 to defest Cremin by two strokes, their Anal scores being 108 and 170 respectively. ~Reuter.
In The Money
Chicago,
Apr. 17. Slender Lloyd Mangrum, of Chicago,"
golfers in professional money winning for the winter by Are you satisfied with tour, staving off a rally
Sam Snead who won the final Navy v PCA; Navy, 5.45 p.m.; ;
football or do you two tourneys to swing the off- your Referee: A. Leck.
Tramways v KMB; Army "", think there should be some cial figures, the Professional Association statistics Referree: 5.45 p.m.;
Li Bing adjustments in the funda- Golfers tong.
one of Mangrum, who was Chatham mentals of the game or in showed to-day. CAA V Kit Chce; Road, 5.45 p.m.; Referee: A. F. the style of play? Do you three players in big money consider that changes in making this winter. Baished the laws would improve with $9,707 in his wallet for his football or make it more work. Snead's late spurt lifted him into second place with thrilling"
$9,110.-United Press.
Club v Army-K.; Club, 5.43 By STANLEY MATTHEWS leads p.m.; Referee: Sgt. Manson,
Wills.
*
Some of my
readers think that football is losing its grip,
and that there Is a decided Zatopek To Visit
the spectacular falling-off in angle of the game.
United States
SATURDAY. FIRST DIVISION
Club, 5 pm. Club v Army; Referee: K. K. Ip; Linesmen: Sgt. Manson and P. P. LL
Eastern
Wati: Kwong Caroline Hill. 5 p.m.; Referee: J. G. Padley; Linesmen: Pic. Collins and Ribeiro.
They ask for new ideas to Police KMB; Boundary Street, 5 p.m.; Referee: A. E. P. coinbat the cruze for speed and
the Gibson
frustrating Linesmen: W.
methods adopted pek, Guest: and
by most club defences.
A season-ticket holder at one "T"!
of the London grounds says he stayed on the popular side to pearance. And out the mass reaction to the present state of the game. As a result, he has a plan.
ν
H. Richardson. SAF
v South China Manchester 13, North of Ire- Sookunpoo. 6 p.m.; Seferee: N. Gaffney: Linesmen: Y. F. Mak and A. Leck.
0
land
0
West Hum U. 1 Fulham Queens P. R. 1 Grimsby T.
W. Bromwich i Coventry
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN)
1
April Bristol C. Edinburgh, Scotland,
Kurim el v, R. 10-Mahmoud P. Egal & J. Toller
of Crystal Pal. O Egypt won the Scottish open Exeter City 3 Smith & 1. E. Stagg.
'rackets It mes as a probablo lora-
championship Ipswich T. Miss M. Figueiredo & A. E. squash tion Salt Lake, Utah, where the P, Guest v. Mes Groundwater yesterday by beating L W. R. Northampton i Englistiman, John Cobb, set up | & C. R. Tiernan.
Keeble of London 9-3, 0-0, 1-3 Norwich C. O. the world's maximum speed W. A. Palmer
Nolls C. V. J. W. in just 40 minutes.
2 for, record
ears.—Associated | Tattersall.
Karim already holds the Bri- | Reading
Swansen T. 2, V. V. Kolatchoff v. E. Randall. tish open itle.-Associated Press. Prets.
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SOMEWHAT INFORMAL
METHOD OF IMITATION
3
Neath 5, Aberavon 8. Newbridge 8. Nuneaton 3. Newport 8, London Welsh 0. Newton Abbot 0, Bridgend 3. Oftey B. Old Millhillians 5. Penzance and Newlyn 3, St. Mary's Hospital 0.
Plymouth Albion 11, Leices ter 13:
Pontypool 30. Birmingham 0. Redruth 6, Wasps 6.
SECOND DIVISION South China v KMB; Caro- Referee: line Hill, 3.30 p.m.; Pie. Collins,
Club v PCA: Club, 3.30 p.m. Referee: Sgt. Manson.
Army-KL V Solicitors; Chatham Rand, 3.30 p.m., Re- feree: N. Delgado.
Dockyard v Tramways; Navy, St. Ives 19, St. Thomas Hoa-3.30 p.m.; Referee: J. Ward.
pital 12.
He
MA
wants the
*
Prague, April 18-Emil Zato- the Czechoslovakian star 5,000 and 10,000 metres runner la to go to the United States for scheduled onc race -ap-
He will compete in the 5,000 metres event in a meeting at Los sports Angeles on June 30, authorities here announced yesterday.
The information came from number of players cut down by twohls Dan Ferria of the American Amatour Athletic Union. The team would be a goalkeeper: Sokol authorities, who vetoed an ong back, three half-backs, and Invitation for Zatopek to go to four, forwards-and to over-
entes half-time.
came increasing fatigue adva-America last winter, have op-
proved this vinit. players at changing of
All ho needs now is leave of absence from the Czech Army,, He also wants referees to stop in which he is a Lieutenant.
So for the Los Angeles Meet- the practice of awarding a foul to the team in possession if tong is the only one he is due to Navy; Boundary'
disadvantage to the appear at. *** do no is
Zatopek won the 10,000 metres Street, 5 p.m.; Referee: Capt sids fouled.
1
Port Vale Torquay U Millwall Southend U. B. & Hove Aldershot Bournemouth 3 Bristol R. Newport C. 1
Swansea 3, Barbarlang 10.
SUNDAY
3
Torquay, Athlette 20,- Old Cranleighans 0.
FIRST DIVISION
Waterloo 14. Birkenhead Park
CAA
'
10.
Westen Súper Maro Coventry 23.
3,
1
TO A QUICK- AND PLEASANT-TRIP
HOME
YOU DIDN'T CHANGHAI MÉ
JÚST.132 ADVICE ME ON MY HEALTH/
(London Expren Servies)
Sheffield 0. Old Blues 0. Llanelly 20, Devonport Ser-
vices 0.
RUGBY LEAGUE
Barrow 15, Oldham 3. Bramley 25, Featherstone Rovers 8..
Chisnall; Linesmen A. F. Wills These ideas, he says, would event at the Olymple Games last
and S. M. Liu.
Summer and almost won the 15,000 metres race-Associated St. Joseph's v. South China produce interesting. football, and
Press. worn-out smothered beneath a "A"; Club, 5 p.m.; Referee:. It would reveal talent now being M. Omar; Linesmen: Li. Bing-
system. Long and D. P. Lai.
But would these changes im-
the game? I doubt it. prove
I cannot see that the cutting 'down of the number of players
SECOND DIVISION CAA v. St. Joseph's; Boundary Street, 3.30 p.m.; Referee: A F. Willis.
Army-HK v Talkoo; Army Dewsbury 14, Batley 2,
"", 3.30 p.m.; Iteferee: F. Halifax 10, Belle Vue Ran-Barrettp:
gers 7.
Hull 7. Hunslet 9.
Leeds 30, Costleford 4,
Lelah 5, Warrington 2.
Rochdale Hornets 2, Werking-
ton Town 20.
Salford D, Wigan D.
Helen's 2, Keighley 4.
Wakefield Trinity 5,
dersfield 10.
Mediterranean Gamos
would have any beneficial effect on the game.
Sydney Cup
Sydney, Apr. 10 Carbon Copy, by Helion out of Havers, won the 10,000 Sydney Cup.' It would cut out individuality, over two miles, today by half increase big and long k'cking, a length from Vagabond, with and would not stop the goal Benbold n further three lengths mouth scrambles so irritating to away in a field of 20 runners. my correspondent,
Carbon Copy
ridden by Breasley, carried eight stone five
I am all for substitutes, and pounds and started at four to Vagabond, carrying eight Rome, Apr. 17-Four
coun-I am also in favour of referees tries have notified the Italian or- using a play-the-ball rule when stone two pounds, started at seven to ono, and Benbold, Hud-ganlang committee that they fouls are committed..
pounds, will-send' teams to the Mediter- Both these ideas are being carrying six stone eight pou Whitehaven 0, Bradford Nor- rancan Games at Palermo, May attended to by the F.A. and sub- started at nine to one.
Carbon Copy took the lead In 12-16
Etitutes have been tried out in' thern 7.
the straight, holding off They are Greece, France,
Vagabond's challenge to win in Spain, and Portugal, International matches,
-(London" Express "Rervice), "three mins. 28 secs-Reutor. also compete.-Associated Press.
Widnes 14, Swinton 2.
York 9. Hull Kingston-Rovers | 13,-Router.