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GRAND EXHIBITION BY TSUI AND LEUNG
Annual Meeting Of LBA
As the lawi bowls season is fost approaching, the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association will be held on Wednesday, March 30, al 5.30 p.m. at the South China Morning Post Boaru Rooan,
year, than Assticlation had a very successful senson and disades ranting two leagues, they
Sponsorer} Various 11-
itions, artel sent on impost tearn to Shanghai,
Lost October uider to ma Best of Mr. I. F. Phillips
Home Kong won the interpur frem Shanphat by two matches to cipa waking the first two gapies
ling the third. The team
was composed. RF da Laz, S. Rosplet, JS
W Hong Sling. Len Lendoft. Sykes and A. Madar.
1.
In the Open Leagues, Club re Berfeo wenn both the First ujar Nemune Bivintasty.
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Other #eculis were:--Singles Champion hip, winner, JA. Luz, runner-up. K.M Omar.
Championship Doubles mers, W, Eng Sling and A M
C. Roza
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runners-up. Perrira and F. V. V. Ribeiro,
Superior in courtcraft and variety of strokes, Tsui Wai-pui, the reigning Colony champion, do. feated Roch Leung yesterday in the Semi- final of the Colony Open Singles Tennis Championship.
Those who kept away from the game because of the weather or a preconceived idea that Tsui would have an easy win, missed a grand ex- hibition of delightful tennis, punctuated with spells of sparkling and exciting rallies at the .net as well as from the baseline.
Seven Deuces
Both players found the sightly repeated errors. Tani caught up suft court ideal for the explolta-to 4-5, only to throw away his Lis of their specialised strokes, service game for the first set.
11 brand of tennis resulting That was entirely different from that witnessed in the K.15. p To Yun-pal encounter
advantage of a To bad the
strokes. of such waler range which inclurled spins, undercuts effective to be more sponeri pticularly his backhand along- the line slices which forced Tex to net his returm repentedly.
Leung, though only two years ahead of his opponent
Leung had no difficulty in tak- scl Ing the lead in the second with his service, when Tsui after bring aced, netted two points arr drove his last service out.
The second game proved to be the longest of the evening going to SEVEN deucen hefore Taul won it with a well angle backhand half court drive.
A sparkling rally of volleys af
ht age. Jarked his staying power, mid nl- though he put up i gallant and the net featured the next game. puited fight, had to concede the Tsui came out better in the ex- and captureti Leung's inalch to a player who constantly chanues altered his length, pace, strokes service game, to leat 2-1. and patterns of attack..
Thin
was the beginning of a series of reseiver's games until Tsui broke the sequence after 4-3 and went on to win his service game.
After conceding the Brst Ranie
How The Games Went Rock Leung started with surprising show of aggressive. ness. A beautiful side-line drive in the thirti set, Leung tried to skidded torer the pace, but found Tsui to Tu's backhand, along the ground forcing Tsui equal to the occasion, returning drive for drive, and volicy for volley
to hit out.
He followed his next two ser- vier up with perfect censt-court
Kaks Championship; Winners,
Omar, KM. Ointir, A.Mvolleys that had Tsul completely One and M. Omor (sk), beaten, to lead 40-0.
A AL- Funners-up. E F. Pope,
eric L..
kins, G, K. F. Thompson Sykes (kip),
Pakistan
CM, L. Hazark, K.M
Leung's spiritedness took effect, when Tsui temporarily slackened
1 half-court cross drives and drop shols became less accurate Tsui managed to pass him al
with less sting, enabling Leung to the net for the next point, bu! Leung retaliated with a similar counter them with deadly slier
drives.
Juterntional Sileld, winner, ↑ passing cross-court drive when From 0-2, Leung went on to Tsui attempted to near the net. lean 4-2, but the pace began te
Down 0-1. Tsui
put accros
Quick to seize the tril on him. Shree
slice-drives Arretrievable
ป and a half court cut to take the advantage Tsui started to make second game to 15. Leung maine, his opponent run from corner to
carner with well-placed
Cimar, A.M Omu aud U M Omar (skip), runner-up. Philip | pines (1. Silva, D.A. Rozario, A R. Contes
C
Ogley and
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driver Italned his lead after his next stand cuts, which the game Leung was vice when his slices found the tried to retrieve but found the
top-corners Leung at the net.
flesh unwilling. Tsul took the set Continuing the same pattern of at 6-4. play, Leung took the next three The following will represent themes to a row to lead 6-1.
CLUB 1st XI
Tsui now begun to hit harder.
Played Out
Ioung again took a lead in the
to
Hong Kong Football Club in their and changed to fall-length drives fourth set of 2-0, only to he First Diviston soccer match from baseline to base-line. keep-forced to take a breather by con- -azalost South China "A" ating Leung well back to the base. ceding the next
Puroline Hill on Saturday, kick-Leung tried to bridge the dis- off 4.30 p.m.
tance to the net, but Tsui cleverly Catton, Fowler, Strange, Weller, passed him with his drives, and Fortow, Beek, Barclay, Mullen,¦ forced Leung to take his volleys Nelson, Kiernan and Bickford. the run. committing him to
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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1949.
Rear Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma pictured In polo kit as he arrived at the Marea Polo Ground on Malta. Me led the British Mediterranean Fleet to a 3-2 victory over the
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Cup.
Medina Beaten By British Boxer
London, March 22.
Theo Madina, French bantamweight champion, was beaten on points here tonight over eight pounds by Ray Fitton, of Manchester.
RAF Beat Siamese At Soccer
Fitton, who was deputising for the London boxer, Danny vic- O'Sullivan, deserved his tory, boxing cleverly against the experienced French cham- pion.
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FA CUP SEMI-FINAL BATTLES THIS WEEK
(By "ALCYDES")
The highlight in home soccer this wook-and is undoubtedly the FA Cup Sami-finals, in which Portsmouth and Leicester meet at Highbury, and Manchester United (the holders) clash with Wolverhampton at Hillsborough, Sheffield.
Interest in the league games will be centred around the games at Huddersfield in Division One and Fulham in the Second Division, where Newcastle and Sheffield Wednesday ore the respective visitors.
INQUEST SUICIDE VERDICT
The story of a police con- stable, Kwok Kin-chul, aged 20 who shot woman and then killed himself.in a room in Good View Hotel was the subject of an inquiry into his death at Central yesterday. As a result of the shooting the woman lost her eyesight.
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Mr. F.X. d'Almada xat coroner and was assisted by a Jury composed of two women and n man. Inspector Sykea con- ducted the inquiry.
Inspector Sykes said in October last year Kwok was alleged to have been in love with a mareloa
Kwok ab woman Lasta Yuen.
for July sented himself from three days and stayed in a hotel
Pompey in their Jubilee look just the team to pull it year will be out to clinch the off. Leicester City will have League-Cup double. Inci- to be nt their best form if dently, Aston Villa were the they have any ambitions of a last team to accomplish this 1849 Wembley. As coincidence feat, and that was way back will have H. the last time in 1997. Portsmouth are go- Leicester renched the Semi- ing great guns this season and. Anal, which was in 1934, their
opponents then were Parts mouth-they lost 4-1 on that occasion!
Manchester United, who once also had amblilons of completing with Lam where intimacy funk the double, will be 110 against place. much stiffer opposition in Wol- | On November 24, filled with verhampton and I foresee a real remorso for what she had done. ding-dong battle in this game Lam attempted to commit suicido Wolves' cup records are quite by Jumping into the harbour and and taken to the Impressive when that this is their eighth appenr- prilice station. Lam and Kwak ance in semi-final rounds. Yes, were later taken to the SCA. without a doubt this should prove Kwok was dismissed from the the best malch of the day. By service on November 28. Lam virtue of their consistent form then went and stayed with her throughout the season I am tin-mother-in-law at No. 61 Lock-
hard Road. ping the United in this gamo..
Thrills In Varsity Golf
Hoylake, March 22. Oxford and Cambridge shared the honours in the foursomes in the Diamond Jubilee Inter- Varsity golf match on the Royal Liverpool Clubs course here to- two day, cach side winning matches, with one halved.
Tomorrow, 10 singles over 30 holes wit be playsi.
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conaltters
Huddersfield's Fight
on
was rescued
Kwok continued to see Lam and on November 28 took Lam and Le Yuct-ngo for a car ride View Inter to the Good and Hotel, where he booked a room.
At that time Kwok had a sor- vice revolver with him. In the course of the evening at the hotel, Lo wanted to take Lam away hut Kwok refused to let her g
Kwok then told Lo not to tell any one about the revolver and to stury about put up a fictitious himself and Lam.
room On November 29 the bay in the hotel heard a cry of "save Ilfa" and on going into the rooms, found Lam union. acious and Kwok dead.
The fact, continued Inspector Sykes, that Kwok armed himself
indicates an Intention of injuring are idle this week-end.
Southampton, who seem to ED Lam. from strength to strength, are at The motive behind the action us refusal of De may be inferred home to Brentford and will expected to take full points from Lam to marry him, refusal to ge away with him and hellef that Lam was responsible for losing
Dr. Y.L. Wong said that he
this game.
Fulham's Task Fulham, who are striving deshis job. In-parately to maintain second posi-
J. Whitlock and A. MacDonald lost to 1. Stackhouse and J. liss by one hole-Reuter.
In the League games, Hudders- Arld, who only lost by the odd Oxford with six Old Blues in goal against Middlesborough
no daubt make their team are fancied to win Saturday, will
to reach that for the third year in succession.every endeavour
A brilliant recovery by the zone of safety in the League at Cambridge tall pair, Ian Stack- the expense of Newcastle. house
It usually happens that trama and Roger Inglis, who
fighting for their very existence were cheered to a one-hole vic-
put the batter team of their Dry on the 30th green over J. Whiflach and A. MacDonald. normal standard of play. I am allowed Cambridge 10 draw
quite prepared to see the "bot- level. A manificent mashle
tom deg" come out on top here. Derby County are at home to shot from the rough to the cen ire of the last green by Stack-
Manchester City and look likely house was the climax of a thrill-Home banker to me. Owing to Ing finish.
the intervention of the semi- Making his first London ap-
Today's results (Oxford names
Annls, Arsenal, Middlesborough pearance, Filton used a long left first)
were: J. Kitchin and F.
and Preston in Division One and Yead to the fullest advantage. Tatum boat P. Key and J. Coul-Barnsley in the Second Division before taking Lam to the Hotel
Median ultucked with tigerishi ter three and two. The Air Command Far East
0. rashes, but the Manchester boxer
Lough and D. Houlding beat the Royal shortened his punches cleverly in tast to R. Black and P. Bayne soccer team
by three countering.
three and two. Siamese Air Force
The Frenchman, though he P. Gardiner Hill and J. Bards goals to two in a match play-
fought gamely, was only a shadowley beat P. Jones and J. Blud ed recently at Bangkok.
beat Jackie four and three. man who The RAF team, captained by of the
R.K. Syrell. Paterson two years ago.
E. Hurst and T. Harker halved Flight Lieutenant
Fitton, a "poker faced" boxer, with R. Arnes and A. Wel flew from Changi, Singapore, to
On arrival they were was not at all frightened by the pelled Leung Lo trali behind Bangkok.
met by
the Air Attache, Wing reputation of the former European again, as Tsui's drop shots seem-
Whitworth, champlon and
away punched to gain a good win on ed to recede further away from Commander J.N.II. his rench. The ones that he and the Officer Commanding the coolly could get to now came back to airfield, Wing Commander Chul points.
Fernando Jannilli, the Italian beat champion, the other corner too fat for him spy.
was welterweight The following morning 10 intercept,
including Eric Boon, former lightweight: spent in sight-seeing. visits to the Royal Palace grounds champion of Britain, Boon being
New York, March 22. and the Temple of the Emerald disqualified in the seventh round
in of a ten rounds' contest for al Buddha-the oldest temple
Seventh-seeded Fred Ko- legedly not giving of his best.
Boon looked extremely ft and valeski of Williamsburg needed the game was watched by a crowd gave the impression that he could all of his youthful vigour to- By now, Leung seemed to be of about 6,000, including the Bri-knock the Italian out when he day to defeat 51-year-old Jean completely spent by his efforts, | fish Ambassador, Sir Geoffrey liked.
in Division III (North) Hull and Taul had no difficulty in out- Thompson and Lady Thompson, Jannilli, although he backed Borotra of France, 7-5, 16-14 lo
Indoor Tennis City, who slipped a point at Home pacing him in the following two the Commander-in-Chief, Royal away for the greater part of the enter the quarter final round of
time, did at least connect with the National
10 Rochdale last Saturday, will and Germany's Barbn Gottfried garnet fur-set and match.
and he kept Tournament.
be out to make amends at New von Cramm today entered the the some left leads,
Kovaleski was accompanied scoring when Boon failed to take
Alexandria lawn tennis cham- advantage of the many opportu- into the bracket by second-need- Brighton this week and a good doubled semi-finals of
New York, away win is expected, which presented themed Billy Talbert of
the beplonship, sby defeating The game was very even, the nities
third-seeded Earl Cochell of Son winning goal being scored th.et selves.
During the Courth round the Franciaco and eighth-ranked Ed-played on Saturday, March 25 Greck (cam of M. Stallios and
A. Nicolaides, 6-0, 020. minutes before the end.
referce urged bath boxers
FA CUP SEMI-FINAL to ward McGrath of Brooklyn, Soorers for the RAF were Air-
Sight of it. He repeated But Borotra, who gained inter- PORTSMOUTH v Leicester City. craftion W
(2) and make Lurden
his warning three times before national fame in his youth as the MANCHESTER U. v Wolves. Flight Liculenant Syrett,
Bounding! Barque." made the After the match the RAF team disqualifying Boon.
DIVISION The contest was fought to the William & Mary College student was presented with a cup, and
worry for the third- ASTON VILLA v Chelsea, given accompaniment of catcalls, slow work and were Individual · players
chipping, booing and the inter-ound win, Borotra won the Blackpool v. Charlton. locally-made silver cuff links.
mittent blowing of whistles by tournerent in 1925, 1927, 1929 BOLTON Burnley.
and 1931. Today's matches com- pleted the quarter-anal bracket:
United Press.
Trailing 3-5, after losing three games in succession, he gathered a little mora stumba to deal with Tul's wily placements, and Siam. spiritedly retrieved shot after shot to level the score to 5-5.
Full scoreS
.Full Scores
Colony Open Singles Championship Semi-final
Tsul Wal-pul beat Rbch Leung,
4-0, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5,
P.H. Bonnerman
V
Club Mixed Doubles
and Mis. Slagter boat J.D. Clague and Mrs. Clague, w. d. 1.J. Armstrong and Mrs. D.F. Allen beat D. Nolan and Mrs. J.B, Kite.
J.V. Sellors and Mrs. G.L. Mar- shall bent E. Bathurst and Mrs. Bathurst
W. J. D. Cooper and Mrs. Cooper beat DL. Prophet and Prs. Prophet.
Smart and Mrs. Stroobach beat G S. Coxhead and Mrs. Coxhead.
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Today's Games
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Played at the National Stadium.
Slamese Air Force, Air Marsha Panluk, and senior representatives CT the Siamese Government and Services.
BADMINTON DECISION
At a Committee Meeting of the Hong Kong Badminton As sociation last evening, I was of decided that the winners the two Sections in the Men's Doubles "B" Division League will play off the final to de- cide the Champions.
Kowloon Tong "A", with one more game to play, lead in Section with 20 points. University follow closely with 18 points and two games to play.
Leaders in Section 11 are Chi- Enese YMCA who have not lost a
single match.
Club Open Bingles Final Stand! Court: B. T.M. Jones v R.
Segalen.
Club Handicap Singles
J. Barrow v H. Meyer.
Club Mixed Doubles J.D. Mackie and Mrs. Standoloft
V. ¿M. Heonian and Mrs.
V
Lition P.H; Bonnemand. and' Men.
Slagter J.V. Sollors and Mr. G.1. Marshall. G. Smart and Mrs. Strobach v
W.J.D. Cooper
Mrs. and Cooper,
YMCA, HOCKEY XI
The YMCA Hockey Team
to
1
ONLY COMMENT
London, March 22, When told the he had won €49,283 in a football pool, Thomas Edward Nicholls, a fool atter, declared. "Oh dear." That
was his only comment.
Nicholls had had only a 217-) meet the University on Sunday | win from the pools in two years. March 27, W}= børn.
Reuter
Robertson: Balth, Bill: D. Inglis, Gibbons, Clema, Blenkinsop, In
the audience.
Luelen Krawczyk, of France, hoxed a draw with Joo Hyman, of British Gulana, over an eight- round middleweight Router.
content-
Lai Wai Suspended
Borotra's Fine Show
U.S. BASEBALL
New York, March 22. Today's exhibition baseball scores:
tion in this League, receive Shef- examined the body of Kwok and feld Wednesday and will and found a gun shot wound on the points hard to come by this head. Death was due to cerebral and gun shot the haemorrhage Saturday. Wednesday, by way, have not lost a match ai
A verdict of suicide. was re- Craven Cottage since they des
turned by the jury. cended to Division II in 1037.
Millwall's much Improved form of late (having in mind their two recent victories over Swanson And Nottm County: should stand thom In good atcad for their match with
pawich,
to Forecast for matches
DERBY CO. v Manchester C. HUDDERSFIELD v Newcastle Liverpool v STOKE. Shemeld U. v BIRMINGHAM, SUNDERLAND v Everton.
DIVISION 11 BLACKBURN v Chesterfield. Bradford v Tottenham. CARDIFF v West Brom. Baltimore Orioles of the Inter-Fulham v Sheffield W. national League 2, Philadelphia GRIMSBY v Leeds U. Athletics 6 (et West Palm Beach, LUTON v West Ham. Florida); Boston Red Sox 7, Notts F: v Coventry. At a meeting of the Emergency Philadelphia Phillies 0 (at Clear PLYMOUTH v Lincoln. Sub-Committee of the HKFA on water, Fla.); Detroit Tigers 0. Queen's P.R. v BURY. Tuesday night, Lai Wai of The New York Yangkees (11 Inninga SOUTHAMPTON v Brentford. Police Sports Club was suspend at St Petersburg); Minneapolis DIVISIÓN ÍIE. (SOUTH) ed until December 31. 1940.
Aldershot v NOTTS COUNTY. BRIGHTON v Walsall.
Millers of American Associa
Lai Wai was sent off the field tion 7. Washington Senators 8 (at by Mr. J. Ward, referee, during Orlando, Fla.): Chicago Cubs 15,
the First Division soccer match Chicago White Sox 0 at (at Ifolly BRISTOL CITY v Readling. between St. Joseph's and Police
Claveland Indians 1, Pit- Exeter v SWANSEA,
March 18
Pirates 2 (at San Bernar- MILLWALL v Ipswich The Sub-Committee found Lai dino); New York Giants P, St. Northampton v Bristol R
Brawns 3 Wal guilty of deliberately kicking Louis
(at Burbank, Norwich v NEWPORT:
Port Vale v. Bournemouth. at Pereira of St. Joseph's in nach California.)—Unliød Press.
SOUTHEND ▾ Torquay. manner as might have caused serious injury.
SWINDON v Crystal P.
DIVISION 111 (NORTH) CARLISLE V Barrow, Chester v ROTHERHAM. Crews v Oldhain.
on the Club Ground,on Sunday, moveland Indians 1, Pitts. 'Layton O. Y WATTORD.
RECREIO 2nd XI
BANK'S LINE-UP
The following will represent the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank The following-will-appresent in a cricket match against Dodwell Club de Recreio 2nd XI in a Co. Ltd. on Bunday, March 27, DARLINGTONEV Bradford C. the Juvenile Court yesterday friendly cricket match against on the Hong Kong Cricket Club GATESHEAD Wrexham. HARTLEPOOLS v Halifax, A. Inglis, Bogbott, Jacques, Slater, were two Filipino stowaways aged IRC 1) King's Park on Saturday: Ground staring at 11-man. Bes: Caynes. The game staris at 16 whờ were remanded 24-hours A.E. Noronha (Captain), MAHI 8.5. CALL, GIN.B. Haynes, C.O. New Brighton v HULLA 10 a.t
panding the API's arrangement to Alves, JLB. Alves, in Guterres, Meredith, o, D.H." Lasch, W.H. Rochdale v Doncaster. Details of loation of pitch etc., send them beck,botania, The LAK Lu, A. Osmund, D. Ramed Kaal KEH Natson, LG.X., Bin, YORK v Tranmere. In the pot on the notes Joard boys came in aboard APLA Gen- fios, Remedio, DM Rodri - Baby DAMtament MW ROCKPORT manatd.
wound,
Parker And Cramm Win.
Alexandria, March 22, Frank Parker of Los Angeles
Budge Patty, abo of Los An- geles, and Australia's Jack Hor per advanced with a 6-3, 11-4 victory over the Czech-Egyptian team of Vladimir. Cernik Adley Shafel.
and
Patty niso teamed with Mrs Nelly Landry of France to de- feat Egypt's M. Talat and Mrs Buxton
Knight. 6-1, 6-2 in the mixed doubles quarter finals.~~ United Press.
OUTSIDER NOT
TO RUN
London, March 22. Rowland Roy, 40-1 outsider, will not run in the Grand No- tional steeplechase on Satur day.
The trainer, Fulke Walwyn, reported that the horse pulled up.
· soru áfter his final gallop today.. Wo departure brings the field of probable starters down to 47 for the 4-mile Aintree Classic.
Once the favourite in pre-rRCS betting, Rowland Roy faded in backers' opinion this month. He was sixth in the 1943 National won by Bhella's Cottage.-A830- iated Press.
Four armed robbare got sway with money and valuables totalling. more than $8,000 when they hold
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