1949-03-21 — Page 3

Badminton Tourneys Near Final Stage

Five out of the eight events of the Colony Bad- minton Championships are now in their semi- final stages as a result of the week's games. Seven quarter-final fixtures on Monday and Tues- day will bring the three remaining events into line, setting the stage for the 16 semi-finals, which I understand will be played off at the rate of four a night, on March 28 to March 31.

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The following are the semi- erratic tendency may cost

valuable points. flm ties so far:

Men's Senior

Open Bingles Robert Tay v Bill Funk WF, Fon

(K. Lee Beniar Men's

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Portsmouth Repeat Success Over Derby

London, March, 19. 1991;

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What gave it greater Impressalon for the game, Loweyer, was the {fighting spirit of Murpie Xavier, She was heuneng all over the

London, March 19. Today's Rughe Football games. Birken- Uojon Blac death 3 hd Park 0. Loniton Hospital 5 Birmingham 3. London Welsh ? Middlesex Hospital 0. OR! LAY- alans 5 Manchester 16. Old Min Hans Moncley 14. Richmond the game was agai demonstrateil 21 Hartlepool Rovers 16, Rosslyn

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Park 36 Sale 4. St. Mary's Hospitainst Mrs. Tamworth

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Jubilee year, fowards the Cup and League double and they were the only one of the four Cup semi-finalists to win today, ・・

They repeated their sixth round success, over Derby

County by means of a solitary goal from Phillips, but it was a disappointing gome.

· Wolverhampton drew, but seven points clear at the top of Manchester United, holders of their toble.

The shock result in this Divi-

was the

home defeat of Notts County by Mulwall, who had beaten Swansea inst week,

the Cup, and Leicester were both beaten. It want luck-slan

who Iess day for Leicester, missed a penalty taken by Lea

in the opening minutes, and it is early six months since Netta County were benter at although the same player gave home. Leicester the lead, Southump-

drew

In the Northern Section Hul? Lon came back with three lapsed by stropping a tomo polut,

also goals to win. It was Leices- | Bút u Rothertain ter's first defent since Christ-there is no change in the position of the table, where and in the second | at the top mas Day half their right

winger, Hotherhmn, having pinged four Griffiths, was carried off with more games, ure two points in

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Attendurees totalled just over the million mark, which did not Include the two Amateur Cup semi-finals, both of which need re-phys.

Leytonstone and Bromley fast- ed to secre in their match on Arsenal's ground, where 50,000 speciniors watched a tense strug-

Meanwhile, 25,000 anw Romford

Griffiths will be fit for next week's Cup semi-final.

Manchester United alan had a koy man injured during their des feat. Rowley was g the fold for 20 mutes and then returned with cut head stitcher plastered. Curiously enough, an- other injured player in this game,gle. Boyd, scured the winning goal,

Arsenal's faint hope of retaining and Crook Town Colliery share the "League Championship was four goals in the other tie at tilmmed by their defeat by New- Sunderland. This will be replag- austle, who remain in the second ed on West Ham's ground next plne ve points behind Porta-week wimm Leytonstone nnd mouth.

Bromley try again on the Chel- Bea pitch.

With Portsmouth and Leicester meeting In the FA Cup o Arsenal's ground, Lendon W!1! then have three semi-finals,

Dundee's Win

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Naming Of Cricket Selectors Surprises

London, March 18.

The announcement of England's cricket, sqlectors, whose first serious task will be to watch talent in readiness for choosing the teams to play New Zealand this summer, surprised many people when it was realised that only one of the old selectors had been retained.

in-

J. C. Clay of Glamorgan and sand is a sound batsman, having R. W. V. Robins of Middlesex aggregated 1,825 runs fast sum- stand down and the newcomers

mer for an average of nearly 50. Sellers was captain of York- are A. B. Sellers of Yorkshire,

shire from 1933. to 1947 when he R.E.S. Wyall of Worcestershire

favour of Norman gave up in and TN. Pearce,

Yardley. He continued to play in The Committee has been unfinished

many games and is one of those be the creased by one in order that as inspiring captains who revel in

many players as possible may be tight corners. watched, thereby easing the lask

Wyalt,

former captain of of the Committee.

England and Warwickshire, joined Worcestershire in 1948. He ranks among the best all-round cricketers but is best known for his extremely sound right-handed batting.

Bristol 21 United Services Parts-

The The remaining mouth B. Carl 27 Coventry 3. том Cheltenham 16 St. Bart's 0. Cross League then will only Keys 16 Crumlin 5. Exeler Junior Men's Division. According Bridgend 8. Gloucester 14 Guy's to the fixture book, this should Hospital 3. Headingley 17 Brad-end on March 30, but according ford 3. Leicester Nuneaton

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to the League table made up from 3. to Idanelly Swansea P. Lydney #results available so far, there are Terrth 3. Neath 18-Devonport-a-number of clubs wit-two-while-Wyatt helped to chon Services 3. Newbridge 3 Abertil- Iery 0.

Northampton

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and even three more games to 3 Bedford play, 11. Notts 9 Old Blues 0. Ponty- An issue has been raised by pool

16 Ebbw Vale 3. Weston- Rome playera with regard to Super-Mare Torquay Athlete o League games in this Division. It Edinburgh Academicals 3 Trinity, was noliced that in the

match Academicals 15. Glasgow Acu between Kowloon Tong "B" and seraients 10 Hawick 17. Stewart's Chung Wah, the service of one of Former Pupils 17 Kelvinside their Junior "A" players was call- West 23.

vel for. League: Cup, third

round- This would have been Barrow 8 Wigan 7. Bradford material had it not been for the Northern & Belle Vue Ranger 7. fact that Chưng Wah are well in Leeds 9 Huddersflekt 20, Øldhani | the run for the top position in the 2 Halifax 7.

Junior League, and a loss would League games:-Dewsbury 7 mean their elimination. Wakefleld Trinity 11. Feather- A usual procedura is that a stone Rovers 12 Bramley 20, Hul team which plays such a player Kingston Rovers 10 Keighley 3. from a different Club team" auto- Rochdale Hornets 3 Widnes 4matically concedes the three Salford 7 St. Helen's 6 Warring-games which he plays to the op- (or 18 Swinton 3. Yurk. 3 Castle posing team. ford 5. Workington Town 17 Leigh 5.--Reuter.

England Wins Calcutta Cup

London, March 19.

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However, there is no ruling by the Badminton Association on the subject, and as this may come up again during future reasons, ruling of such a nature appears to be necessary..

League Standings

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Sellers was a member of the pre-war Selection Commitices

Wyatt has appeared in 40 Tests angainst Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies and India, being captain on 10 ocen- sions.—Reuter.

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ams in his capacity as an Eng land captain before the war.

The position is new to Pearce, however, but he is reputedly shrewd Judge of

a Test match candidate.

Group-Captain A. J. Holmes, the only member of lust year's Committee to retain his place, is, appropriately, named "Sherlock" by cricketers. A former Sussex captain, he managed the

team which toured in South Africa Just before the war.

Pearce, captain of Essex, le the longest serving captain in county cricket for hs first led that county 16 years Age and will afficiate again during the coming summer, Burly and genial, he is one of the most popular of cricketers

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Dundee are still nẻ thẻ running for the Scottish Division "A" championship, and they re slored themselves to favour by good win against Hibernian today after their tapse of last week.

the table,

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the table when losing at home. All four leading thans in Div- sion I won, which leaves South ampion five points ahead and ap- parently certain of promotion. Who will accompany than is still having recovered from several ó big puzzle, with Fullum, West | Interval Bromwich and Tottenham covered goals in

Dundee now head

of arteurs the second

1-2. Four hali were

by two points. Fulham's away scored in the space of three Lincoln's minutes, Dundee getting three ot

BLACKES

Rangers stepped up to seeend place with their victory, Hiber- ulan Juving dropped to thirdl

worsened chances of avoiding relegation, them. Fulham were full value. Tollen- Ham and West Bromwich, on the other hand, were a triffe lucky.

Tottenham's goal came in the

At the other end, Albion Rovers closing ninutes, while West fell further behind when conced- Bromwich might have dropped in four goals, and Morton, with point had not Sanders saved only Albion below them, surpris penalty. This was the fourth ed East Fife by winning time he had saved a penalty this

Perhaps tise feature of the reason, being beaten only once. Scottish football games today by such.

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