THE CHINA MATE, OCTOBER 25, 1987
BADMINTON LEAGUE PROSPECTS RECREIO'S BIG CHALLENGE IN ALL DIVISIONS
UNIVERSITY STRENGTHENED
BY MALAYAN CHINESE
(By “ACE”)
THE prospects of the coming badminton season are much brighter than those of previous years, judging by the enthusiasm shown by the var- ious clubs who will be competing in the three-Leagues, run under the aus- pices of the Hong Kong Badminton Association
Entries closed last Saturday, and Club de Recreio set the ball rolling by entering seven teams Last year they entered only three. This season they will have one team in the "A" Division, Men's Doubles League, two in the "B" Division, Men's Doubles League, two in the Mixed Doubles League and two in the Women's Doubles League.
F. GROVES WIN GOLF TITLE OF HK CLUBS
High Scoring Over Fanling Links
In glorious weather and with everything apparently in favour of low scoring, the amual Champion- ship of the Golf clubs of Hong Kong was played at Fanling yesterday and resulted in a win for F. Groves, ja comparative new-comer.
pn. Besides this player, there are sity, St. Andrew's Club, Chinese Y. MO. E. C. Marton, a former holder,
vo players from the Straits Settle
Their "A" Division team will be identical with last year's, but their two "B" Division teams
ents, who are reported to be al will be composed of many ex- cost of the same standard as Pa- ponents from the Victoria Rerick Wong. They are Au Yood-choi creation Club, which is not com-and Hon Sin-yan. peting this season. Their mixed doubles teams will also be almost the same as last season's.
Having the services of over 40 women players, Club de Recreio's badminton convener, Mr. L A. I da Silva, and the badminton cap- tain, Mr. M. A. Oliveira, are going to find the task of catering for these players a difficult one.
LACK OF SUPPORT Although they have sent in tv entries for the Women's Doubles League, the chances of a such
Judging from the strength of th eams entering the "A" Division here will be a keen and very close truggle between Club de Recreio. Hong Kong University and the Chinese YMCA for the title.
SAINTS STRENGTHENED- St. Andrew's Cinb and King's College must, however, not be over- tooked. The latter holds the "B" Division Championship. The former club have lost the services of S. A. Gray, who, owing to pressure of
and King's College
MEN'S DOUBLES "B" DIVISION
was unfortunately guilty of a tech- nical breach of the rules and dis- qualified. His ball was in a ditch Recreio A, Recreio "B", University and could have been treated as in «A» University "B", St. Andrew's a water hazard and dropped on the Club, Kowloon Tong Club, Chinese Refar side of the ditch under penalty. creation Club, and The Free Lances of one stroke, or it could have been and St. John's Club
treated as unplayable and teed un- der penalty of two strokes, keeping Recreio A Recreio "B" St. An-the place where it was lying be drew's Club, St. John's Club, Kowloon tween the position of teeing and Tong Club, Hong Kong University, the hole. Taikoo Club and the Free Lances.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE
LEAGUE
Actually Marton dropped his ball not nearer to the hole than it was Club de Recreio "A" and Club de lying, but to one side of its posi Recreio "B"
tion in the ditch and on the side nearest to the hole.
CLUBS PLAYERS
Though he
advantage by ed no apparent
the Competition Committee felt it had no alterna- tive but disqualify him.
-LEADING SCORES Leading scores were:
LF Groves 2-P. H Scoones
UNIVERSITY PLAYERS -- Men: Messrs. C. O. Lee (Captain), a League materialising this year work, has decided to take no active are slight owing to lack of sup- part in the League, but they have P. K. Hni (Hon. Secretary), P. E. Tan, port from the other clubs, none of acquired the services of W. CKS: Liew, K. L. Yong, P. K. Chan, which have yet entered this section Choy, prominent player from the Yong, G. H. Soon, K. L. Hui, C. K. Lee, M. Tong, A. K. Phang, G. K. Among their new men players Chinese Recreation Club, and also Tao, M. & Lim and H. F. Kwok. are D. F. Lopes, Hon. Secretary of the services of Mr. and Mrs. F. H Women: Miss J. Anderson, Miss 3 D. J. Ses
Ulian Khoo, Miss J.Choa, Miss L.B.4K S. Robertson Ghows, Miss J. Zirinsky and Miss D. N. 5 E. J. R. Mitchell the Victoria Recreation Club, C. N Stokes, from Shanghai. A. E. P.
Liaow. da Silva, who partnered S. A. Rum Guest will not be playing.
for the jahn last season V.R.C., and M. M. de V. Soares, who also turned out for the same club. last year.
King's College will be turning out the same team as last year.
HAVE OWN COURT St. John's Club have entered the "B" Division and the Mixed Dou-
Free
Lances
6 W. Taylor
7 Col. Blake
8 J. B. Mackie 9E T. Mullen
RECREIO PLAYERS Men (4 Division): Messrs. J. J. Remedios, MA Onveira, A. Mda Silva, L A. Carvalho, HA Alves, L10 D. da Roza A. Li da Silva and A. M. Rodrigues.
11 AT. Braley
Men ("B" Division): Messrs. A. E. 12 E. Sadick Xavier, HA Barros, EA, R. Alves, 13 D. S. Edward. LA V. Ribeiro, E. da Sousa, C. N. da 14 F. EA. Remedios will have siva and D. F. Lopes.
15 L Dr Paton court of their own this year. By
Miss 16 A. J-Dennis courtesy of the Seamen's Institute, they will have use of the Institute's court throughout the season, thus solving a problem which has been their main worry since they first entered the League,
VARSITY'S-FOUR TEAMS The Hong Kong University, hold-bles League. ers of the A Division Champion ship, are fielding four teams, one in the "A" Division, two in the "B" Division and one in the Mixed Doubles League. They will, how ever, miss the services of T. C. Lee, who has not returned from Singa- pore. Their two "B" Teams will comprise some new players and a number of experienced exponents from Malays
Silva, Miss O. Ribeiro, Miss M. Ribeiro, Miss S Remedios, Miss A. Remedios, Mrs. J. Noronha and Mrs. E. da Sousa:
KING'S COLLEGE PLAYERS Messrs. S. P. Chan, K. L. Lui, W. M. Cheung, M. N. Chung, H. T. Woo, John Pan and K. H La
CHINESE “Y” PLAYERS Messrs. Patrick Wong, C. E. Chng F Koh, E. Kob, T. J. Ong, Hon Sia-
FREELANCES PLAYERS
They will greatly miss the ser- vices of Mr and Mrs. EL H Shute who have left the Colony but The women Undergraduates have lit is stated that their two new Jan, An Yood Choi and Lim Main Kok. improved immensely, having taken players, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Clark,
TAIKOO'S RETURN Another bright aspect of the
up the
game more seriously after from Shanghai, are experienced, they withdrew from the league-to-land will undoubtedly prove to be a wards the latter part of last sez. great asset to the combination. son. Besides their experienced play- ers, Miss Ulian Khoo, Miss J. An- derson and Miss J. Choa, they will have the services of Miss L. B. Ghows, a crack player from Malaya, Miss. Ziumsky and Miss D. N. Liaow, who took up the game. for the first time last year
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O. B. C. Marton had 17, 19, 156 but was disqualified for a technical error.
Subject to confirmation the following are the prize woners. --Championship, F. Groves, Visitor's prize, W. Taylor; Best round, old course, O. E. C Mar- ton; New course, P. H. Scoones, whose 79 beats E. J. E. Mitchell's owing to having the lower figure over the last mine holes
Men-Messrs. La Fisher, J. LSUCCESSFUL
TOURNAMENT
Anderson, G. C. Burnett, S. W. Clark,
Harris and R. Kirkwood Women-Miss M. Griffiths, Mrs.
Kirkwood, Mrs. G. C. Burnett and Mrs. AT KOWLOON C.C.
S. W. Clark
ST. JOHN'S CLUB PLAYERS Men: Messrs. A. J. Beritt, S New
Twenty-four couples participated in the Kowloon Cricket Club's Mix-
coming season is the return of Tai-man, R. Maynard, E. Wilson, N. Smith ed Doubles Lawn Tennis Tourna-
rest" of one season, have entered koo Recreation Club, who after a and A. Keown.
the Mixed Doubles League,
Penney and Mrs. R. Maynard.
Women:- Miss P. McCaw, Mrs. R.ment yesterday, the progressive whist system, with automatic Chan-
ST. ANDREW'S PLAYERS Besides Miss R. Summers, and Men: Messrs. H. Kew, EF. Findicap, proving very successful. Miss L Cunningham, they have av Wong, G. White, F. A. Broadbridge, Men's-A E. P. Guest 36 games,
cher, A. S. Bliss, S. A. Broadbridge, F. Prize-winners were:
3. Capello Games and G. C. new player in Miss M. Fraser
LE. Kirby, J. P. Dawson, A. F. Aus-1 - A meeting will be held this even-ten, M. Weill, W. C. Choy and F. H ing by the Badminton Association Women Miss M. Churn, Miss F
Stakes in the Board Room of the "South Wong, Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. F. E.
The Chinese Young Men's Chris- tian Association originally planned to enter a team in each of the three Leagues, but unfortunately, they China Morning Post" commencing Stakes. had to abandon their plans owing at 5.15 pm when fixtures will be to the sociation officials refusing
drawn up. to allow the Badminton Section the the court for more than
Colony
be
inted, the Chin- competing in ision They have nine at their dis-
ng, the ingles. Cham
The League will officially on November 8.
start
The following are the Clubs who vill compete in the Men's "A" Divi. ion, Men's "B" Division, and Mix-
d Doubles Leagues.
MEN'S DOUBLES
A DIVISION Club de Recreio, Hong Kong
- KOWLOON TONG PLAYERS Men: Messra Peter Lo, N. A F Mackay, A. Chan, R. E. Lee, A. EH Castro, A. W. da Roza, C. D'Almada e Castro and Ko Fook-sing the
Women: Mrs. A BH Castro, Mrs. W da Boza, Miss M. Xavier and Mrs. M. Wagstaff
Men:
TAIKOO PLAYERS Messrs.ASE
Boyarra an
Summer and Miss M4
Barnett 33 games..
Men's Lowest Malcolm 10 games. Ladies Mrs. Wiliams 31 games; Mrs. Foxall 31 games; Mrs. Sweeney 30 games and Mrs. Kella 30 games. Ladies Lowest--Mrs. Pasto 16
games.
Beset as they are with forward pro- blems, the Hibs management must feel like kicking themselves for parting with Devine to Ayr, United Devine got his TP. first chance at outside left for the Ayr-
shire team against Queen's Park Miss month ago, and is filling the
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