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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1941.

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EARDLEY AND N.L.

N.L. SMITH UNFORTUNATE TO LOSE Patrick Wong And C. Au Only Just Survive

T.S. Young's Good NEW WARTIME

Win Over Junior Favourite

By "Adrem"

Some of the badminton provided at Kowloon Cricket Club last night was the most specta- cular seen in the Colony tournament to

programme,

date. Of the four matches on the three were protracted affairs and the last match did not finish until after 11 o'clock, almost 00 hour later than the organisers allowed for.

Just.

Eardley Best Player

GOLF RULES

A golf club near London has posted the following wartime rules, states message from London.

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İ "The position of known de layed action bombs wil he mark od by red flags placed at a YAN sonably but not guaranteed sate distance.

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A ball removed by enemy action may be replaced as near as possible to where it lay, or of last or destroyed, another ball may be dropped not nearer the hole with.

gun-

4 Young was level at 9- not complete his

There was one upset TS. Young and azuist the one-up-one-back; out penalty. beating Norman Smith, last year's formation, they concentrated On

3. Competitors during Tunner-up and hitherto the lay- half-court shots down the side-fire or while ourite for the Jumor Singles

bombs are falling. lines the best method of attack. and one near upset, the doubles

may take enver without penally. title-holders, Patrick Wong

United Press. and C. Au, being exceedingly forlun- ate to beat Henry Eardley and Norman Smith, general

Eardley made some bad blun- vpuroni having it that the better couple player on the court.

ders but was just about the best all but could

led 9 His strokes were very devisive and his placecovery and Smith levelled the ing judicious Smith served very badly, but his recovery-work was excellent, and it is very probable ding-dong, but after Young had ng and well-placed drive,

that had he not played earlier wore his opponent down to go on gradually abled hipe to comunate the The title-holders would now Court At this stage neither Wong out of the competition

and win 15-12 Au were very happy, while Smith, evidently feeling the effet. of bis ginelling single, could not niay the hot that

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Eardley was the first of four players to settle down and, in the Drst game his the smuch

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aptured deliute touch, although he

nashing well enough

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Game "Sett"

The antal past of

15

We even but the SI Priually drew way, my to

en hauled after aga Palun "sett Alter exchange, Buidlew went out at 18 15

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The second game was also very even to start with but after 8-all had been called, the Chinese pair ran away with the remainder of the game to win easily at 15

The nal game was full of sur- prises. Eardley and Smith ran into a lead of 5 1 but Wong and Au recovered to be within striking distance al the half-way stage, The British pair then tuok com- plete command, with both their opponents making numerous errors, and

went into a match- winning lead of 13 # Nothing dainted, Wong and Au. taking ad- vantages of lapses, by the British nr due to over-anxiety, gradual- iy capt up, eventually a "sett ̈ t13- and the Ro 1) to lead

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The match now anonyl to be ver but Smith and Eardley fought Luck vabanty, levelled at 42

with

two service, In Band, only to let the opporturaty

Thereafter

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service changed hands three times and were played at bewildering speed until, as an anti climax. Eardley completely missed the "bird" when going for a half court return, to leave Wong and Au to fight another day.

In the Juther Which opeteti

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RATION.

The Goal game was once

been down 1-5, he

again

Other matches were uninterest- ing Cliveira and Carvallo were the amate is for Choy and Low, and

Singles matel grainne. Smith was bealen by a yesterday's pro- better mars. Both technically and the my doubles was of a very physically.

end

Deserving Winner

low standard although the Recreio font did well to turn an apparent- ly certam loss into

last-minute

RESULTS

Young of whom it has be a teen hidher to took the court I night with a set policy and that Follow ag

the results. policy he pursued to a success.ini mate he played in the Hanuntun

Although his short game Championship yesterday was accurate, as he showed on the fese occasions that he exploited i the drop-shut, he concentrated on deep returns that made Smith's 15 devastating sinash ineffective. He then outhatched the St. John's

JUNIOR SINGLES

T S Young beat N. L. Smuth,

24. 11 15. 15 12.

JUNIOR DOUBLES

player in speed and courteraft that P. C. Leung and K, F. Chiu, ( { Pereira and A. E. Xavier win a thrilling match.

15. 15 7. 18 17.

The first game was even until the half-way stage, when Young went away with comparative ease to win 15 8. Smith strongly in the second game and

SENIOR DOUBLES

К W. Choy and K. B. Low beat started M Olivena and L. A. Carvalho,

15 8. 15 5.

NEW SCORING SYSTEM

FOR BOWLS LEAGUE

A new method of league lawn important fixtures the completed bowls rering on similar lines by the end of Aust, will proa-

to the system in Shanghai waK vide ample tome por la open and adopted

at

the

annual meet- ing of the Lawn Bowls As sociation yesterday when Si Athull MacGregor. Vice Pre- sident. presided

club ciampionships to be played blore the tere 1 L Two be' Bans to deel.ne**

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In pointing out the advantages of the scoring system, the Chan - await an afteregate of five points that

The new method of curing will man, Sir Atholl MacGregor, sund to each league game, the winners :ystem

Comparison with the old it would be on the aggregate number of shots curaty reflection of for all three inks winning two

sale of the game

mrre

the nctual

Wrong Tactics of these points, and each winning Sir Atholl, in his opening re-

mk scoring a pot. The Chinese pair,

marks, conveyed to the meeting who wer The election of officers result- the apologes of the retiring Pre- probably the cleverer combatiation, ed as followNI--

sident of the Association, Mr. might have saved themselves President, Sir

Atholl Mac- G. . Archbuft, who was unable many anxious moments if they Gregor,

to attend, and congratulated the adopted different

A. various winning clubs and teams

on their successful showing P. the past lawn bowls season.

had

tactics. Vice Pesident, With both Eardley and Sinth, Fraser. possessed. of powerful smashes Hon. Secretary,

paid Phillips,

Mr. J.

Mr. R.

Hon. Treasurer Mr. L.

A.

BASKETBALL

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In the boys' game Hong Kong Ying School sinashed the Macao All Stars 60-38.

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and drives, it would have

There was no Lawn Bowls In- them to have concentrated on the

terport last year, Sir Atholl said, short game, at which they are Gutierrez.

and no likelihood of an Interport usually so adept, and thus, to Mr. Phillips read the following this year. There was, however, great extent, write-off these letter from the bowls representano reason, he thought, that étrokes from their opponents' gen- tive of Club de Recreio:

the usual competitions and lea- eral offensive. Instead, the cham- "I am directed by my Com- gues be not continued this season pions persisted in driving and mittee to place before the annual as previously. smashing and were outmatched.' meeting for their consideration; It was decided that Saturday, Aut was never impressive when the following proposals: gmashing from anything further|

May 3, be the opening day of the 1-That the present method of new League season, and that Wed. back that mid-court, while Wong scoring league points be abandon-nesday, April 18, be the closing was unusually inaccurate. aled and in its stead a total of five date for entries and the nomina- though when his smash did go points be at stake in every match tion of club representatives. over it was nearly always an out-as follows-Two points for al It was decided that the Associa- right point.

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played, be entirely replayed on "This latter proposition, besides the first mutually convenient Sun- amasizes without losing position, making reasonably sure that all day or public holiday.

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