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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1939

BADMINTON NOTES

Recreio 'B'Had Grand Chance Of Beating The Champions Adopted Wrong Tactics, Suffered Consequences

UNIVERSITY'S NEW LADY PLAYERS IN MIXED DIVISION

(By “ADREM”)

THERE HAS NOT BEEN à great deal of badminton activity over the week owing to the Christmas recess and only matches to report are the Mixed League encounters on Friday.

I really thought, in the early stages, that University,

"A" DIVISION TABLE

Chinese Y.M.C.A. Recreio

Games

P. W. L. F. A. Pts.

2 2 0 18 0 4

2

0802

2 1

17 11

University "A" Chung Ket University "8"

1 1

2 0

2 2 16 0

1

1

090

who are the champions, would lose to Becreio "B" but that BADMINTON

was before I saw Miss Ulian Khoo in the offing.

Other two University ladies, although they will un- doubtedly improve, cannot at this juncture be classified as championship standard.

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Recreio have only themselves blame for their defeat. Never will they have a better opportunity of causing a big upset than they had that evening. True, from the point of view of their male players University were at full strength, but P. K. Hui, premier the Colony's

player, was completely out of practice, Yong had played little more, and their second string Indy was unable to turn out.

GOOD

MATCH

TO-DAY

(By "ADREM")

Result was two girls playing for Univer-

In what should be one of the most sily in their first match of any description.

Players as experienced as Recreio's should interesting matches of the season thus will entertain St. have profiled by this. A consistent short far, Recreio "A" game would most certainly have brought re- sults. Instead they played the normal mix-John's in Mixed Doubles Division of ed game, clearing deep and smashing down the Badminton League at King's Park the side-lines,

That type of play will never worry such men players as represented University and try as they did-and they did very well un- der the circumstances-Recreio men could not quite get there.

this evening.

PAIRINGS

There were no matches in "B" Division of the Badminton League played in the course of the week and the pairings list remains the same as that published last week.

Following are leading pain) igs in

and "A" Division

Mixed Doubles

Division.

"A" DIVISION

C. Au and M. Koh (C.Y.M.C.A.)... T. J. Ong and F. Koh (Chinese

Y.M.C.A.)

M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedica

(Recreio)

P. H. Wong and P. C. Lau (Chinese

Y.M.C.A.)

P. H. Wong and A. Chong (Chinese

Y.M.C.A.)

P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim (Univer-

sity "A")

Games

P. L. W. 60 G

6 3

3

L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva

(Recreio)

# 3 3

3

0 3

3 0 3

3 0 3

3

3

2 0 2

3 2 1

3 2 1

1

C. K. Lee and H. F. Chan (Univer.

Bity "A")

This will be the first real test for Henry Eardley and his sister Miss Decima Eard- ley, Shanghai mixed champions. Last week against Talkoo they met with little opposi tion. If they manage to win three games, K. Hui and K. L. Yang, (Univer. was. Henry Best home player on view

this evening-ar they should do if the stand- Gonsalves. Playing little last season he has ard of badminton in Shanghai is on about developed to such an extent in recent the same level as Hong Kong's-St. John's matches that I cannot see him being left have an extraordinarily good chance of wines. C. Leung and C. F. Chjy (Chung-

Wah) out of "the senior men's team much longer.ning as they have a vastly-improved pair in He plays an extremely brainy type of game and smashes and drives well.

When his short game has been worked up he will be fully equipped for any class of local badminton.

Pereira had a bad evening and could not get his shots into working order and Car- valho, who played the first game of the evening and played it well, appeared to suf fer from the effects of the long wait before his next game and never touched the same form again.

MISS XAVIER IMPRESSES

David Kwok and Mrs. Peggy Wilson. Other pair will be Frank Kwok and Mrs. Strange, There is only one change in the Recrelo team from last season-C. C. Pereira com- Ing into the side in partnership with Miss Mylthle Silva.

In the other match University should have little dimeulty in taking points from Talkoo. PROGRAMME

V.

Recreio, "A" Talkoo

St. John'e V. University

Recreio "A"-M, A, Oliviera and Miss M. Ribeiro; J. J. Remedios and Miss O. Ri-

Miss Maggie Xavier was the most impres-beiro: CC. Pereira and Miss M. Silva. sive lady-player.

Hitherto my opinion of her as a mixed player had never been very high owing to her penchant for trying to cover too much of the court. On Friday she still covered far more of the court than a

"VARSITY PROSPECTS

(By "ADREM")

St. John's Mrs, P. Wilson-and D. Kwok?" Miss D. Eardley and H. Eardley; Mrs. Strange and F. H. Kwok,

lady is usually wont to do but she did it all intelligently,

I liked the way she droppad back to cover her partner when he was drawn out of position, and, being possessed of a good smash and accurate overhead drop-shots, she was able to assume this role afficiently until Gonsalves got back into position.

Miss Silva started off atrociously against Bun and Miss Khoo and could do little right. She improved somewhat in later engage ments, however, and supported Pereira well when they defeated Yong and Miss Wee.

Miss Remedios never rose to any great

adequate.

With examinations behind them University have started once more to take badminton seriously. Notwith-heights of brilliance but her display was standing the brilliant form shown by. Chinese "Y," who recently accom- plished the sensational feat of beating Recreio "A" 9-nil, they still feel that the sternest task before them will be their meeting with the latter team at King's Park.,

Chlef interest as far as the University team was concerned lay In the performances of the ladies selected to fill the vacancles caused by the graduation of Josephine Choa and Joyce Anderson.

the MissES

#

Diminutive Miss Uheng Khoo (not to be confused with Ulian Khoo) is definitely player of promise. She is not one of those They have a high regard for the capabill-girls who appear to be more concerned with tles of the Portuguese players, whom they their appearance on the court than the job feel, allowed an inferiority complex resul-in hand, and was a great trier. Moré ex- perience and she should soon be very good. tant upon the fact that they were playing on

Miss Wee is a bit slow for real success the Bridges Streef court, completely demor-

but has a good reach.' :alise them.

University will not have the, services of C.O. Lee who is studying hard, but speak highly of H. F. Chew, their fatent recruit from Malaya, He is described as being almost in the same class as Hul.

Chew will partner C. K. Lee, and, as the Les combination was rather weaker than the other two pairs last season, the team should be even more formidable, -

All in all the Badminton League, in all divisions, promises to be as interesting this Year 20ʼever, From inquiries made I have pertainly, detected: more. Individual“ entius-

sity "A"}

C. C. Pereira and A. M. Rodrigues

(Recreio)

W. C. Choy and 5. S. Li (Chung

Wah)

MIXED

DOUBLES

Mrs. P. Wilson and D. Kwok (St.

John's)

Miss O. Ribeiro and J. J. Remedios

(Recreio "A")

Mrs. N. Strange and F. H. Kwok

(St. John's)

H. F. Gonsalves and Miss M. Ma- -viet-{flecreio "B")

Mian M. Silva and M. A. Oliveira

(Recreio "A")

P. K. Hui and Miss Uheng Khoo

(University)

P. S. Bun and Miss Ullan Khoo

-(University)

H. Eardley and Miss D. Eardley

(St. John's)

N. Beltrao and Miss B. Remedios

(Recreio "B")

C. C. Pereira and Mrs. A. C. Car.

valho (Recreio "B")

L. A. Carvalho and Miss S. Reme.

dios (Recreio "B")

Miss M. Ribeiro and L. A. Car-

valho (Recreio "A")

C. C. Pereira and Miss C. Silva

(Recreio "B")

Games P. L. W.

60 6

8 D

1

4 5

6 1 5

30 3

3

0 3

3 0 3

3 0 3

3 0

3

6 3 3

3 0 3

4 2

6

8 1

B.

3 2 1

8 2 1

6 5 1

Mr. and Mrs. Kevan (K.C.C.) ....

Miss Wynter.Blyth Harker (K.C.C.)

P.

and

A. L. Fisher and Miss M. Stokes

(K.C.C.)

Mr. and Mrs. R., Main (Talkoo)...

5. Bun, physically slight, but possessed of practically every trick in the game. If his partnership with Miss Ulian Khoo is maintained they should not meet with many defents.

...

I understand that in future games Univer sity will be assisted by Miss Hung, who has had some experience of League badminton. and their line-up therefore is likely to be: P. 8. Bun and Miss Ulian Khoo; K. L. Yong and Miss Hung: P. K. Hui and Miss Uheng

ULIAN KHOO'S IMPROVEMENT Miss Ullan Khoo revealed great improve- | Khoo. ment over her form of last season, as she has: eradicated many of her former short- comings, notably in her service. This is not yet classic by any means but she is not now so prone to pop up those loose ones, neither skimmers nor lobs, which simply beg to be killed!"...

The University men after they had set tled down were quite as good as last year. Yong was up against' a Hopeless proposition in that Miss Wee was unable to give him much support," and "Hur Improved progres- sively, throughout the evening

was "Impressed with the form of

NOT WELL-BALANCED

As anticipated, Henry Eardley and sister Decima were not required to exert them- selves against Taikoo and dropped only 12 points throughout the evening. I hope to see them in action at an early date, after which it should be possible to gauge their capabilities as compared with the best in Hong Kong.

I feel that University has not the balance to win this Division of the `League"again" but "having regard to their capacity for Improvement, 1 would not

"to this effect, “.

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