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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 29, 1941.

HOCKEY

P. WONG, TO-DAY'S N. SMITH IMPRESS

Central British Association Ladies will play a friendly hockey match with St. Andrew's Ladies

WEEK-END SOCCER ATTRACTIVE DOUBLES

MATCH AT H.K.C.C.

PROGRAMME

Following are the soccer fixtures for

To-day

nt King's Park this afternoon, the week ending, March 30: commencing at 3.30 p.m., while both YM.C.A. teams will be seen in action on their own ground.

The following will represent | Sing Tao emerged

Y.M.C.A.—

Seconda

Engineers V.

(3 p.m.):- Cleggett; Rallton, Grant; Gilchrist, Ure

Gorman: Macey, Iregon, Dormer. Fan- cey. Banks.

Firata v. Navy (4.15 p.m.):-Benwell;

Waldron. Smith, Olsen. Ure, Morgan,

By "Adrem" Two facts clearly from the Colony badminton matches play- ed at Club de Recreio last night. One is that not-Taylor Yourieff: Jordan, Chambe withstanding the influx Dunne of first-class players, it is going to take a very clever player to take Patrick Wong's title from him on his present form, while Norman Smith seems

to

MANSON WINS MARATHON

Pte. Manson, of the Royal Scots, Won the 20th annual Kowloon mins. 4511⁄2 secs. by a few feet from Pte. Shaw (Middlesex), with Pte. Mer- ton (Middlesex) third in 37.5.

be a pretty good bet for marathon yesterday in 36 the singles crown.

Although the junior doubles match, which wound up the pro- granime, was probably the best match of the evening to watch, most important were the two sin- gles in which the players men- tioned above were engaged.

Wong, in beating David Kwok better who must be considered than average in any class of 10- cal badminton, gave a most in- pressive display, his wizardly con- trol and courteraft leaving Kwok standing frequently, Wong took

control right

the away and for most part concentrated on the

short game. He was so accurate

that he with able to control the exchanges throughout, and al- though Kwok played pluckily, he never had a chance

It must be mentioned, however, that Kwok played right into his opponent's hands by not clearing deep enough. He seemed unable To get the shuttle back more than three-quarter court.

Blyth Starts Well

At the outset, Wynter-Blyth was the better player 10 the junior match against Norman Smith, last year's

He matched runner-Up. his opponent at the short

gan and scored almost at will with a cross-court smash. Playing speedy badminton he went to a lead of 8--2 and 11-5 but then Smith's strokes started to work and with Wynter-Blyth obviously tiring fast, he quickly made up the de- fcit to go on and win that game. and the subsequent one with the greatest case.

Smith's greatest assets are his youth and speedy coverage of court. while his short game and disguise of intention were, on

OC-

Mrs. Wittenbach presented cups to the first three.

Pte. Manson (Royal Scots) Pie. Shaw (Middlesex } Pte. Merton (Middlesex) Sem. Lewis (Signals)

Pie. Sturgess (Middlesex ) LA.C. Moulton (R.A.F.) Pte. Nobel (Middlesex) Pie Hughes (Middlesex) C. Truax (Unattached) Sem, Lithauer (Signals) St. Baker (Middlesex) Pie. Mclean (Middlesex) Pte Caul (Middlesex) Sgm Barkinson (Signa's)

N. S

Aromin

(Kowloon

First Division

Club

V

(Club, 3,00 p.m.) Referee:Glover. Linesmen :-Copsey and Frazer.

Second Division Engineers

บ Kit Cheo (Sookunpoo, 4.30 p.m.) Referee:-Wilson. Kwong Wah

V Service Corps Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.) Referee: Demmee, Police

V Sing Tao Boundary Street, 3 p.m.) Referee: Emmons. Ordnance

V Middlesex

(Sookunpoo, 3 p.m.) Referee Fraser. Navy

น

Soulli China (Causeway Bay. 3 p.m.) Referee:- Bøker.

Third Division

Y

24th R.A.

(St Joseph's. 3 p.m.) Referee: Edwards.

Air Force

Signals

V International (Chatham Road, 3 p.m.} Referee:—Wiliamson,

1

7th R.A.

V

30th R A.

2

Military, 1 p.m.)

Referee

Banham,

3

12th R.A.

V Shell

4

5

620th RA

(Military, 4.30 pin)

Referee:-King Ka-pul,

V Medieals

1 (Chatham Road. 4 30 p.)

Referee

Lee Bing-tong.

บ

(Kowloon. 3 p.)

Referee - Pike,

B

A S.A.

9

10

11

12

13

14

HKFA

15

Docks) Soares and L/Cpl. Anderson (Middlesex) were together last,

Engineers

Sunday

Governor's Cup Competition

V HKCAA F Causeway Bay. 3 30 m.)

Referee-Marie

Linesmen :-Omar and Ford,

By ́"Adrem””

THERE WAS some attractive, carefree "tennis at Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday, the doubles match, in which Ho Ka-lau and K. H. Ip beat Lt. Shields Goodman and M. Pagh, being a good one to watch.

much

The Chinese pair were the better doubles combination, although there were times when they showed remarkably little un- derstanding, but their opponents, although Pagh showed his old in- ability to volley, played all their strokes with refreshing abandon and the exchanges dull.

were

never

Ip was easily the best player

on the court although there were awkward position, he produced a steamy drive straight at Ip's feet. The latter coolly played a drop

periods when he erratic.

Was very

In the course of the match he which Pagh had no chance of get- produced practically every stroke ing to

in the book, all executed with Ho Ka-lau's shots lacked speed retrieving ability WOS fluency and confidence, and he re-but his

It was only vealed extraordinary ball control, never more marked.

One rally in particular comes to on rare occasions that he was mind. Pagh played

beaten outright, running drive straight at Ip's body; this

ย

Shields Goodman gave the im-

was volley-lobbed and Pagh was pression that he might be a really sent scrambling back but, in anrst-class singles player. His ser-

DULL SOCCER PROGRAMME

By "Referee'

vice is powerful and his ground- strokes accurate and steamy, while he never lost his head in the tightest corner.

Pagh hit really hard on the forehand and also

off brought some nicely-controlled and placed backhand shots, but the short- comings in his forecourt game left himself and his partner in losing positions on numerous occasions and it was only their speed about court that enabled them to put up

None of the other matches pro-

Apart from the second such a good fight.

vided very much of interest.

SOCCER TEAMS game of the Governor's M.K.C.A.A.F.-Saminy Tsang: Hay Cup Competition, at

and Tse Kam-hung: Lau

sons, as they should have been junior editions of Wong S. W. Gillies, last year's Junior Champion, and W. Gillies did well) to beat the powerful Chung Wah combination of C. F. Chiu and Sung-sant, Hsu King-seng und Soong Causeway Bay to-morrow. Liang after a stirring three- Lang-sing: Yeung Shul-yick. Fung King the week-end soccer pro- game struggle, and A. L.. Fishercheung, Lee Wai-long (Capt.), Lai Shut | and H. S. Jones won the other being and Wong King-cheong.

gramme is very unin-results: two singles games at the expense Reserves: Lee Kwok-kre, Chan Tak. of Peter Lo and P. C. Leong, res-fa). Leung Wing-chul, Chau Man-chi teresting. pectively.

Following were the results:— SENIOR SINGLES Patrick Wong beat David Kwok 15-3, 15-2,

JUNIOR SINGLES

H. S. Jones beat K. C. Leung 6-15, 15-7, 15-12.

N. L. Smith beat P. Wynter Blyth 15-11, 15—4.

A. L. Fisher beat P. Lo 15-4, 15--2

JUNIOR DOUBLES W. Gillies and J. L. Anderson beat C. F. Chiu and S. C. Liang 15-6, 11--15, 17-15.

Les Wah

Cheuk Shek-kam.

Kwong-sum, Tang Kwok Ying-kee, Lau Hing-chul, Shek-you, Leung Pak-wat. You hing and Lee Wallam

Managers: tam Chung-ho and Chau

Yan-lin

Results

Following were the

SINGLES

complete

A. Crawford beat C. S. Loo

Wel Chung beat S. T. Chau

DOUBLES

In First Division, Club meet 6-1, 6-2. Sing Tao at 3 pm, prior to the Rugby game,

while the Police 6-2, 6—1. and Royal Scots game has been postponed,

G. W. Sowell and D. M. Mac- E HK.F.A.:—Bankier (Royal Scots; All the leading teams in Second Dougall beat B, and 1. Agafuroff

Roughley (Nagy) and Fraser (Royal and Third Divisions are engaged 7-5, 3–6, 6–4. Scots) (Capt.1; Freshwater Middlesex), but no changes in the leading Ho Ka-lau and K. H. Ip beat Bright (Middlesex) and Thomas (Mid-positions are expected,

M. Pagh and Shields Goodman dlesex); Fowler (Club). Le Page

To-morrow, one of the last re- 6-4, 6————3. (Navy), Howlett (Police). Ferrier

presentative games will be played. I. M. A. Razack and A. R. Minu (Police) and Biertsen (Club)

When Federation meet Association, beat J. S. Theobald and P. J. Skip- The latter will have the services worth 6-2, 6-3 of Sing Tao players and, with Lee

CLUB HANDICAP Wai-tong in the side, are expected, C. H. R.. Oxlade beat P. J. Eld- to retain the trophy.

er 0-3 9-7.

Reserves:-Lapsley (Kowloon), Black. burn (Police), Pope (Police). Barber (Navy), Hossack (Royal Scots), Shee han (Middlesex) and Hendy (Navy).

Team Manager:-Captain R. E. Guest

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