1937-05-19 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1937.

SIAMESE BADMINTON TOURISTS

HOCKEY

PROTEST

DISMISSED

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

Four Players To Be Seen

STANDARD AS GOOD

AS IN COLONY

NATIONAL GAME ALMOST ON SAME LINES

K.I.T.C. SECRETARY UNOFFICIAL INTERPORT PROGRAMME

AS WITNESS

The Rev. J. R. Higgs, Vice- President of the Mamak Hockey

(By "ADREM")

Tournament, emphatically stress-F the form shown by the visiting Siamese bad- ed the need of a higher standard minton team in a knock-up at Club de Recreio of-sportsmanship at hockey when

an extraordinary general commit- last night is any criterion, local badminton enthus- tee meeting of the Mamak Hoc-iasts are scheduled to be treated to an excellent key Tournament was held at St. exhibition over the week-end when unofficial Inter- Andrew's Church Hall yesterday.

will be arranged to take place on The meeting dealt with a let-port matches ter from the Secretary of the Friday and Saturday. Central British Association, re- garding the ruling given by the

ALTHOUGH THE PARTY CONSISTS OF SIX, ONLY FOUR Executive Committee to a protest OF THESE CONSTITUTE THE TEAM. MR. KHUN BURANA- received from the C.B.A. alleging

VETYA OF THE SIAMESE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND the Radio Sports Club played an CHIEF OF THE SCHOOLS' ATHLETIC SPORTS SECTION HAS ineligible player in the Champion-MADE THE TRIP AS A VACATION IN WHICH HE HOPES TO ship match, on April 22, which COMBINE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BUSINESS IN THE STUDY Radio won.

OF THE VARIOUS SPORTS AND PHYSICAL TRAINING PRO- GRAMMES INCLUDED IN LOCAL CURRICULUMS..

Capt. G. W. P. Kimm (Chairman) was assisted by the Rev. J. R. Higgs (Vice-President), Conductor G. E. Clarke (Secretary) and Sub-Inspec- tor LT. Tyler (Secretary of the Hockey Association).

ed."

C.B.A. EVIDENCE

Mr. Rangsit is also not a badminton player in the accepted sense of the word, but he is the Siamese champion in a game, developed on badminton rules which has recently been adopted as an official sport in Siam and in which he is the current champion.

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VERY GOOD STANDARD

Tsui Wai-pui, above, was featur- el on the winning side of a doubles encounter in the French Open Lawn Tennis Championship yes- terday, when, partnered by W. C. Choy, they were leading Journu and Martin Legeay by 4 games to 1 when a thunderstorm prevented further play.

SIAMESE BADMINTON TOURISTS

NATIONAL GAME

MUCH FASTER PLAYERS SEEN AT KOWLOON TONG

Representatives of the following

(By “ADREM") teams were present: R.E, R.A.O.C.,

As stated, this game is played ticipate in unofficial representative

Chart Shaw and Choot Shaw, K.I.T.C., Radio, Nomads, Argona- on a badminton court with all games to be held on Friday and leading players of the Siamese taus, R.U.R., R.C. Signals, R.W.F. badminton fixtures with the ex-Saturday.

touring badminton team, reveal- and C.B.A.

ception of the

PUBLIC SUPPORT WANTED racket and the

The badminton public is urged ed form in a practice game at The Central British Association shuttle. A round rattan ball is

their best Kowloon Tong Club last night, and is served by foot. to give these matches based their allegation on the rule used

to the best in the can be support as if they prove successful comparable "A player may not play for more Thereafter, any means than one club in one season without used to keep the ball in play. It they may be the forerunners of re-Colony and, although showing a Interport games between weakness in their short game, the Executive may be kicked or headed or gular permission from

due to their familiarity with the Committee and the Clubs concern-shouldered over, but any use of Siam and Hong Kong.

outdoor game, they, neverthe- LEAVE NEXT SUNDAY the hands, is penalised.

As the Siamese players have to less, exploited some excellent An exhibition was given at the

has been strokes and showed a keen know- In support of their case, the Kowloon Tong

Club last-night, leave next Sunday, it C.B.A. called Mr. K. Hussain, Secre- where the entire party was engaged found impossible in the short time ledge of courtcraft.

with to arrange matches

clubs. What impressed me more than tary of the KI.T.C. hockey section. in practice with Club members.

However, an unofficial Interport anything was their fine overhead. He said that Mr. A. E. P. Guest (Captain of the Radio team, and re- On Monday evening, the Siamese will be staged at Club de Recreio Their smashing was devastating, presenting Radio Club in the tourists indulged in a knock-up at next Friday and Saturday, both the weakest of them in this de- meeting) was present at the game the Club de Recreio and, according programmes starting at 9 o'clock.partment, being almost as severe

50 cents each and as accurate as such

a fine one of the Admission will be and had inquired the name of to Mr. E. da Sousa,

local exponent as T. C. Lée, to Singh. If Singh were a member of finest judges of the game in the night. the Radio Sports Club, as contend-Colony, they are well up to local Programme consists of two dou- give a well-known example. ed by Mr. Guest, this would not standard and should acquit them-bles and one singles on Friday, and Umporn and Lek, who were de- have been necessary, After this selves with credit against the best a similar programme on Saturday. feated by a Kowloon Tong pairing In addition, on both nights, the last night, were obviously out of game Singh had expressed the de- in Hong Kong. sire of joining the hockey section of With this end in view, Mr. S. A. Siamese will demonstrate the intri-touch and found the lighter shuttle the K.I.T.C. and from that moment Gray, Hon. Secretary of the Hong cate ball game which is played and indoor lighting a great handi- was throughout Siam. For this purpose cap. With more practice under he was considered to be a member. Kong Badminton Association

conditions, however, they useful In the game between the C.B.A. communicated with and has arrang-Rangsit Puntumsut, champion play-local and the Radio Club Mr. Hussain ed for leading local players to par-er of Siam, has come here with the should develop into a very

badminton team. He will play second string, although I do not said that just before it started

with the badminton players in the think they will show up very well Radio was short of a player. Mr.

ball games.

against our best local players. Guest had seen Singh and had ask-vote and was

SIAMESE GAME FASTER RESPECTIVE TEAMS ed him to play for the Radio. Mr.yotes to six

Siam's badminton team will be: All four players told me last Guest had told him (Mr. Hussain) the C.B.A. and

Singles Chart Shaw (captain) and night, that the game, as played in not to say a word about this but did not vote.

Siam, is very much faster, the Choot Shaw. according to the wish of his Club's committee he was now doing so,

Doubles: Chart Shaw and Choot outdoor shuttle being much heav Shaw, Umporn and Lek. Both pairs

der and livelier. As a consequence Concluding, the speaker said that

will play twice,

Hong Kong will invite the fol- the short game has been somewhat Singh as a member of the KLT.

neglected, and they now realise Club, should not have played for the

lowing players to participate:

Singles:P. H. Wong and P. K. Hui. that to attain any great prominence CEat badminton, they will have to Doubles: P. H. Wong and Chng, M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remework this phase of the game up dios, P. K. Hui and T. C. Lee, W. C

considerably. The Chairman then announced Choy and S. P. Chan.

To-morrow evening the visitors Interspersed with the badminton, that there was $300 left over at the

was given of the end of the season and suggested will play a match at Recreio against an exhibition that those present think of a means Recreio players,

game that is fast becoming the Played of disposing it. The idea of a dinner In charge of the team is K. Bura- national pastime of Siam.

the School's on an ordinary badminton court, a dance was suggested and as this navetya, chief of

rattan ball is used, was unanimously seconded, a sub- Athletic Sports Section attached to fairly large committee was formed to take the Physical Education Department which is remarkably light and live-

jof Siam,

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Radio.

ENTRY FORM Replying Mr. Guest said that Singh was a member of the Radio Sports.Club, and an entrance form and receipt was produced to prove

this.

TOURNAMENT HOCKEY OVER Mr. Higgs remarked that he thought that the rule had not been contravened.

The protest was then put to the

dismissed by eight Representatives of Radio Sports Club

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meeting Mr. Concluding the Higgs said: I think we all should aim at hockey of a higher standard of sportsmanship. Let us get down to good clean hockey. After all what I have heard this evening I feel the days of tournament hockey are over.

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