1938-02-08 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 1988.

RECREIO "A" BEATEN BY CHINESE "Y"

" COMBINATIONS

TWO"Y"

WIN ALL THREE

ENCOUNTERS

LEAGUE IS NOW IN INTERESTING

POSITION

ONE of the biggest upsets of the current badmin- ton season took place at Bridges Street last night when the Chinese Y.M.C.A. beat Recreio "A” by the convincing score of 6 games to 3.

EVIDENTLY UNDULY UPSET BY THE STRANGE CONDI TIONS UNDER WHICH BADMINTON IS PLAYED AT THE CHINESE “Y”, THE BRILLIANT RECREIO PLAYERS WENT DOWN BADLY TO THE ONSLAUGHT OF TWO PAIRS FOR THE OPPOSITION AND AGAINST THEM THEY DID NOT WIN A SINGLE GAME.

MR. MCKELVIE LODGES

STRONG PROTEST

Too Many Cup Competitions

P. H. Wong, holder of

both the singles and the doubles titles of the Colony and acknow- ledged to be the finest player in the League, in partnership with

S. Y. Hon, won all his games in the easiest possible manner, while F. Koh and P. Au were also success- ful in all the their encounters.

The only successes registered by the visitors were scored at the the Y.M.C.A.'s third Protesting vigorously that there expense of were too many cup competitions, string, H. Koh and A. Chong, who failed to reach double-figures Mr. J. McKelvie, of the Kowloon Football Club, declared at a meet-against any of the Recreio com- ing of the Hong Kong Football binations. Association Council yesterday that League football was seriously in

terfered with.

While endorsing the remarks, the Chairman, Mr. Pryde, pointed out that the Association had accepted the cups and that nothing could be done at present.

It will be recalled that in their

first meeting at King's Park, Re- creio proved much too good and only dropped two games.

INTERESTING POSITION

Miss B. Pope, the H. K. Ladies' centre-half, (left) and Miss E. M. Gray, their right-back (right), in a jovial mood during the interval of a recent friendly game. ("Mail" photo).

BENNY LYNCH MAKES PLANS FOR 1938

SANGCHILI MAY BE HIS NEXT

OPPONENT

(By HAROLD LEWIS)

London, January 4. Benny Lynch, our world's flyweight champion, is now busy on The plans for a number of fights during the first part of 1938. probability is that none of these will take place in London, for his [popularity in the North and in Scotland is such that London pro-

moters are being beaten in their bids for his services.

An interesting position has now Lynch's first fight will probably be against Baltasar Sangchili, been reached. Recreio have lost the Spaniard who holds the European bantamweight championship, It was decided to entertain the away to both the Chinese "y" and in Glasgow, on February 15. Sangchili held the world's title for Islington Corinthians with a din-the University, Chinese "Y" have year until July, 1936. ner, and a sub-committee, compris-lost away to Recreio, while Univer- ing Messrs. J. McKelvie, G. Warren sity have lost away to Chinese "Y." and C. Guingam, was make arrangements.

elected to

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Having regard to the great ad-

ST. ANDREW'S vantage of playing at home, illus-TROUNCED AT REFEREEING COMPLAINT trated by the above results, it is

A letter from the Middlesex Re-quite on the cards that Recreio HOME BY KING'S

giment Football Committee com- will beat University when they plaining of the refereeing in the play them at King's Park, while a Regiment's match against Eastern University victory over Chinese on February 5 was passed on to the "Y" is also fairly certain. Referees Sub-Committee:

There is therefore a strong pos- A protest from the 5th Brigade, |sibility that the completion of the Royal Artillery against the non-fixtures may find all three teams appearance, of an R.E. teamn on with identical records with the February 1 was read.

It stated prospect of a three-cornered-play that this was the second time the off to decide the championship. RE had failed to appear-The Chairman remarked that the Artil- lery had been unlucky enough, to have this happen four times to them. It was decided to refer they matter to the League Management best M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Committee.

MARGOT LUMB CREATES NEW SQUASH RECORD

Fourth Successive. Women's Title

London, To-day.

Miss Margot Lumb, the famous

RECREIO “A” DEFEATED BY CHINESE “Y”

P. H. Wong and S. Y. Hon (Chinese

COLLEGE

Kew And Bliss Win One Set

Playing in the "A" Division of the Men's Badminton League-last night at home, St. Andrew's Club were beaten by King's College by games to 1:

drew's).

His next fight will be at Liver- pool in March, on the night pre- ceding the Grand National, and the promoter, Mr. Johnny Best, is still awaiting the decision of Peter Kane, who has been offer- ed the chance of a return fight with Lynch.

Kane was knocked out by Lynch when the latter defended his fly- weight title, but it is now proposed that they should meet as bantam- weights.

in-

AFTER KING'S TITLE During the summer, Lynch tends to seek a fight with Johnny King, present British bantamweight champion, for that title. That would be an open-air fight, in either Man- 7-21 | chester of Glasgow.

F. V. Wong and M. Weill (St. An- lost to S. P. Chan, and H. N.

Chung

lost to H.T. Woo and K. L..

Lui

15 21

11-21 L. E. Kirby and F. Broadbridge (St. Andrew's).

Remedios

21-12

hoot. HA-Oliveira and H. A. ...Barros

lost to Pau and K. HTM Lo

21-14

bert L. A. Carvalho and A. M.

Silva

21-14

lost to Woo and Lui

lost to Chan and Chung

lost to Pau and Lo

21-16.

H. Kew and A. S. Bliss (St. 21-10 drew's).

F. Koh and P. Au (Chinese “Y”);- beat Oliveira and Remedios. heat Oliveira and Barros beat Carvalho and Silva

21-18 lost to Chan and Chung

lost to Woo and Lui beät Pau and Lo

H. Koh and A. Chong (Chinese "Y"). Jost to Oliveira and Remedios· 9-21 lost to Olivera and Barros

lost to Carvalho and Silva

woman squash player and British McKechnie 9 -3, 9-

8-21 7-21

9-1, in the

Two

Wightman Cup star, established a final. The only player to have won were

YESTERDAY'S RUGBY

RESULTS

Lynch also intends to have a third fight with Jim Warnock, the Irish flyweight champion, in Warnock's own city, Belfast. Warnock has twice 5-21 721 outpointed Lynch in non-title fights, 3-21 and Lynch wants to wipe out those.

An- defeats by the Irish left-hander..

FAMINE PRICES.

17-21

2--21 21–13

Ben Foord leaves for Germany morrow. to complete his training for his fight with Max Schmeling at Hamburg on Jan. 30. Elaborate ar- rangements have been made for Foord's training, and the fight has received enormous publicity in Ger- many.

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London, To-day. friendly Rugby matches

famine Seats are being sold at held yesterday, Cardiff new record

Northampton in winning the Women's the title three years in succession trouncing

16 prices, some being as much as £9. by Squash Rackets Championship for was Miss Susan Noel, who is also points to 6 in an away match, while apiece. On form, Foord stands the fourth year in succession.

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