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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1951.

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BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN WITH JUNIOR MATCHES AT CRAIGENGOWER

By "ARGONAUT"

Happy Valley, bechive of many sporting activities, became the centre of yet another form of sport last night when the Hongkong Bad- minton Open Championships opened at the Craigengower Cricket Club. This was the first time in the history of the game that badminton has been played in the Valley region,

There should have been seven first round, matches in last night's programme, but all the four competitors in the Schoolboys' Doubles event failed to show up, necessitating the scratching of one game.

For opening first round games, the attendance was above expectations and the standard of play in both the Schoolboys' and Junior events showed a remarkable improvement on that of last year.

After

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The rubber saw the Portuguese to

second returns. shuttlers repeating their set errors, sometimes with per- feet sitters to give away the sel 8-15.

pair,

WAS

the shuttlo In their The best match of the even- inf was that between A. J.

HIGH STANDARD Gonsalves and C. M. Quin of

M. T. Lam of Chinese YMCA St Terese and Recreio and M. C.

hod H. J. Xavier of Recreio Hung and C. C. Wen of Kow-

provided a high standard of Ioon Tong Tub in the Men's

A tendency on the part of Junior Singles match. Lam is Junior Doubles event.

Gonsalves to try and smash the a vastly improved player this SHAKY START

shuttle through the net with year, but although he won by shaky start, the stroke that sweeps across the the two-set score of 15-7 and Portuguese pair, who were light of the shuilly instead of 15-12, he did not have matters trailing behind 3-7, came back along the flight gave away his own way. Accuracy with effective drop shots and number of easy points.

again the deciding factor. powerful mashes to claim

Xavier showed ព good eight points fri

to row and u

The Kowloon Tong finally win the first 13-12.

set

though not possessing as power- courtcraft, but repeated errors Quinn

particularly ful smashes, were more careful with easy shots when presented was brilliant in this set. The

and accurate, and had a slight with the kill caused his down- Gonsalves - Quinn combination

ation advantage over their opponents fall. immediately suited to a five-in retrieving. Their main weak- tove lead at the opening of the mess in the first set was to posi- second set, but an erratic spelltion themselves a shade too far by Gonsalves enabled the Kow-in the back court for a side by loon Tong players to score nine aide combination and they were:

emerge easy winners points in a row, and win the set either repealedly caught by their Wong to

opponents' drop shots or forced by 18-6, 15-1. The

boys struck form from very first service and with trickling net drops, accurate and rushes to the services thunderous smashes dominated piny throughout

15-7.

COLONY TENNIS

42 Entries

For Open

Singles Championship

Forty-two entries have

been received for the Colony Open Singles Lawn Tennis Championship and 35 pairs have entered for the Colony Open Doubles Championship.

this

An outstanding entry in the Singles event year is that of K. C. Dao, the former Shanghai Cham- pion. Dao recently won the Colony Hardcourt Singles title, which was left undefended by Ip Koon-hung. In the Doubles, Dao will have George Choa as his part-

ner.

Ip has teamed up with Gordon Ip Koon-hung will be de- fending his Singles crown, but Lum, the veteran Davis Cup has surprisingly spilt up his per, and Edwin Tsai and J. W. Doubles partnership

current Hardcourt: with Ed-Spence, the win Tsal with whom he won Doubles title holders, will be the Doubles

the pre-making a bid for their "double". tile in

Finally, of course, the names vious two years.

For the Tsui brothers are there again for at least another year of competitive tennis.

3-1 Odds On

In what was expected to be. the best game of the evening, A. J. Remedios and T. E. Rod- rigues of Recreio ran riot over

and Shailanders J. Koo

THE RESULTS Schoolborn' Bingles

Recreio the

FA CUP DRAW

The North-East

Provide Two Semi-Finalists

May

London, Feb. 12.

North-East England, which has not provided an FA Cup finalist for 14 years, has a great opportunity of providing two of the four semi-finalists this season.

United received Both Sunderland and Newcastle home tics when the draw for the sixth round (quarter

U Sei-lip (St Stephen's) beat final) was made here today.

Lam Yung--tak (Wah Yan), 15-2, 15-5.

Schoolboys' Doubles

S. N.

N. Ng and Y. T. Hon (Queen's) v C. F. Yung and W. C. Chan (Queen's) (both pairs

Newcastic, one of the cost- llest sides in English football, moet the sole survivors of the Third Division, Bristol Rovers, the Club whose

playong cost

only £350.

...

U.S. SOCCER

scratched for not turning up). The chances of the Rovers, CHALLENGE

Men's Junior Singles

who have so far played nine

Geen re-

M. T. Lam beat H. J. Xavier. | Cup matches, including re- 15-7, 15-12.

play's, this season. FM. Rozario beat Ho Weng-mote, 9, 15-2, 15-3. M. C. Hùng

Men's Junior Doubles

and C. C. Wen best A. J. Gonsalves and C. M. Quinn, 12-15, 15-7, 15-6.

Junior Mixed Doubles

TONIGHT'S GAMES At St Teresa's Church Hall 7.00 pan. (Schoolboya' Singles) Chong Kim Poi vs. Wong Shak YODE

seasons ago.

Sunderland have followed

When

DECLINED

London, Feb. 12.

Football The English

A

Leeds goalie Searson dives Just too late as a shot from Aston of Man- chester goes into the net. The teams met in a fourth round FA Cup Match. Manchester won 4-0. They are now through to the sixth round, meeting Bir- mingham.

RUGBY INTERPORT

CLUB XV

V.

COMBINED SERVICES SINGAPORE XV

CLUB GROUND

HAPPY VALLEY

KICK-OFF 5.00 P.M.

Thursday, 15th Feb. 1951

ALL HONG KONG XV

V.

COMBINED SERVICES

SINGAPORE XV

ARMY GROUND

SOOKUNPOO

The match for the crowd is certainly that between Sunder- and and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cup winners two (soccer) Association today "reluctantly" declined to home home and T. E. Rodrigues and A. J. the example of last year's play

of International by playing series Remedios beat J. Koo and Paul winners, Arsenal,

every round up to the semi-matches against the United Wong, 15-8, 15-1

States. K. Y. Tso and Mrs W, K, Tsanal on their own ground.

and J. cl beat B. d Arculli

Football A TOUGH OBSTACLE

The United States Arcull, 15-3, 15-2

Association had sug- This will be the first time (soccer)

the matches be played they have met First Division gested Wolves à tough obstacle.

they will find this year and In 1932, opponents and

The English FA said it already visited had a full schedule of inter- Sunderland

national matches involving The full entries are:

the League Men's Open Singles.-R. M. 7,30 p.m.. (Sqhoolboys Wolverhampton in

between individuai Macpherson, J. D. Mackie, D. T Doubles) David Ocy & James at the start of the season they all-star teams but hoped that

narrowly defeated, but matches were & E. Osmund Nolan, Ip Koon-hung, E. M. Ocy vs. M.

with ground advantage and the club teams of the two countries

would continue. Pereira. Tsol Ping-fan, Lam Loureiro.

help of Trevor Ford, their 230,-) 0.00

(Junior p.m.

The

viewed Wai-guy, Li Lich-tsuln, Z. L.

United States, 000 centre-forward, they must

to here as about a fifth rate soccer Sia, Marsland Ma, C. S. Cheng, Singles) K. S. Thong vs. F.

themselves able consider

playing natlun, upset the mighty W. K. Chung, Au Kun-moon, J. Brockbank.

turn the table. 8.30 p.m. (Junior

English team in the World Cup Men's V. T. Wang, T. Bayot, J. W.

in Brazil last, Saturday, 17th Feb. 1951 Doubles) Len Leong & Wong The two surviving Lancashire tournament Spence, George Choa, F.. H

Manchester United and summer. Associated Press. Ray Robinson was favour-Kwok, Ho Ke-lau, S. Houssin, Kel Cheong vs. H. F. Tai & W. clubs,

J. V. Sellors, N. Cheung.

Blackpool, kept clear of each ed at from 3-1 to 4-1 in bet- Szeto Bick,

Mixed other that the chances of a ting on Wednesday night's George Lin, J., Maurice Me Doubles A da Motta & Mrs repeat of that memorable final World Middleweight Cham-Fritz Lin, H, A. Ayres, Patrick 3. A, Soares vs. C. C. Wong and of three seasons ago is still

Poon, Choy Tin-kin. Chung Mrs Liza Benjamin. pionship fight with

Yue-to, Wong Sul-ki, K. C. Dao,

0.30 p.ni. (Junior Men's Lamotta as both men con- David King. Donald Lo, Nor-

man Lo, Thomas Lo, Lee Wai- Singles) K. C., Wong vs. Jimmy cluded training today.

Koo. tong, T. E. Rodrigues, F. Lomolta said he would do no

10

(Junior p.m. M. Ribeiro, Tsui Yun-pui, Taul Doubles) D. Kwok and C. L. Wai-pui, Peter B. Ng, and Lee

Tom vr. M. T. Lam and K. T. King-fun.

Lam

Robinson To

Beat Lamotta

Chicago, Feb. 12.

Jake

more sparring since his weight

was

already down to the re- quired 160 b. limit. Lamotta sparred 94 rounds in his train- ing

de

Men's Open Doubles. R. M; ing. He had a much lighter Macpherson and K. C. A. Ball; training schedule since he was J. D. Mackie and J. V. Selturs; fresh from Eurce our iT. J. Gould and I. Agature; which he won five nights in Ave Ip Keon-hung and Gordon Lum;

weeks.

It would be the sixth meet- ing of the two men. Robinson wen four matches and Lama once. That victory" by Lamotta is the only loss for Robinson in 120 lights. He has fought two draws.

It Robinson beats Lamolta he will give up the world wetter broadcast and televised and is

weight title. The fight will be

expected to draw about 10,000 spectators-United Press.

BBBC Refuses To Sanction Farr-Olek Fight

E. M. Pereira and Zander Tsuki Tsai Ping-fan and Frank R. Kwok, L. C. Kolewali and A. Choy Tin-fook; L Lich-tsuln and Szeto Bick; Z. L. Sia and Patrick Poon; Leung Yun-hung and Choy Bin-wunt J. K. Lleu and Marsland Ma: C. S. Cheng

0.00 p.m. (Junior

Men's

possible.

Commonwealth

KICK-OFF 4.30 P.M.

NOTICE

Wins Fifth Test THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

And Series

CLUB

Blackpool should be strong favourites to win against either Men's the Lensen chos, Fulham o

Chelsea, who replay their th

Kanpur, Indin, Feb. 12. round match en Wednesday.

The Commonwealth tour- Manchester United, however,

have a

sterner task at ing team bent India by 77 he purchased may Birmingham, where the City are runs in the fifth and final surer's

Dorfman Eliminates

Ampon

Manila. Feb. 18.

and W. K. Chung; Au Kam- Underrated Irving Dorf-

لماس

and Ng Kam-chuca: T.

moon unt Wong Sui-ki; V. T. man of New York yesterday Wang and Lee Wal-tong: Y. W. eliminated Felicismo Ampon, Bayot and G. N, Gosane; I. w. best known Filipino player, Spence and E. Taal: W. Struwing from the singles competi- and S. Houssin: George Choa tion in the Philippines' Nu- and K. C. Dao: Ho Ka-lau and tional

Tennis champion- Chenu Chau: M. Heenan and

H. A. Ayres, George Lin. ar. ships.

Special Cash Sweep Pearce Memorial Cup Wednesday, 28th Feb., 1951 Tickets at $2.00 each may at the Trea- Office,

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110 easy ide to beat on their unofficial cricket Test here! House, 1st Floor, and also at the Club's Branch Offices own ground

to win the series.

at:--- Birmingham, the only Second Division site left in the com- The tourists won the second petition, are not likely to be Test and the three others were overawed by top-class opponents left drawn.

as they showed when winning

India, who.

were set to ge

at Derby in the fourth round.449 runs to win, made a deter- Reuter.

Dick Whittington's Descendant Wants

A Championship

Landon, Feb. 12. A direct descendant of Dick Whittington, 24-year-old Eliza heth Whittington, who is ap-

an! Maurice Mx Tim Wong Ampon, member of last year's pearing in Wembley's ico and Filtz Lin: Cheung Kam Davis Cup team, bowed to the Pantomine, "Dick Whittington," fat and Herbert Yuen: ChoyAmerican, in five hard fought will compete in the professional Tu-kin and Chunn Yue-to: sets, 6-4, 3-0, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Ice-skating championships In N. To and O. L. Pang; Iu Po- Other quarterinalists ell-London next April. London, Feb. 12. tay and Iu Po-chiu: W. K. Iminated all Filipinos from the She won the junior amateur The British Boxing Board and A, Chan; Donald Lo and Swedish Davis Cup

Thomson and N. Cooke: F. Khan Men's Singles tournament. of Control have refused to Norman Lo: Thomas Lo and Sven Davidson claimed a 6-7, will be her first professional sanction the fight between Kenneth Lo: T. E. Rodrigues 6-2, 6-3, 2-0, 6-9 victory over title bid-Router, Tommy Farr, former Briand F. de M. Ribeiro: Tsui Wai-fourth ranked Filipios Amando

tish Heavyweight Boxing Shiu-wing

ul and Tsui Yun-pul; Wong Sanchez,

and Luk Diag-

player championship in 1930 but this

American

Fred Kovaleski Cesar Carmona, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Australian Mervyn Rose trounced Federico Deyro, 0-2, 0-3, 0-1

Champion, and the French-cheung; and Frank V. I. Yeh ousted third ranking man, Stephan Olek, which and James C. M. Chen. was to have been staged at Porth, in the Rhondda Val- ley.

no

Mr Albert Davies, the promu. ter, confirming this, said that terms had been agreed upon but the Board, although giving reason for their refusal, anpar- ently thought that Farr's opponent should bo.

Reg

Andrews, of London, rather than O.sk.

Davies added that so far as he was concerned Andrews was not acceptable either and therefore he would not go ahead with his plans for the proposed - pro-

James

Langridge

To Lead Sussex Again

4

London, Feb. 12. James Langridge, the senior Sussex, professional and former England Test all-rounder, has

born

unanimousky re-elected

The top-seeded combination of American Dorothy Head and Filipino Mrs Natividad Nazareno eliminated Estrella Alburo and Mrs Minia Moldero in the Ladies' Doubles semi-finals, 5-7, 0-1, 0~4~Associated Press.

IP IN SEMI-FINAL

Manlia, Teb. 12. Sweden's Svon Davidsson, teamed with Ip Keon-hung of County captain for the coming Hongkong entered, the semi- senad

fonla of the Philippines mon's Langridge, who in 44, is a doubles tennis championship to- `useful loff-hand bat · and 'a „Terr is willing to £ght nuY-

day defeating Frederico Dayre botty but

the next clever left-arm slow bowler, He and Antonio Constanting of the Who jopponzi/will be I do not know! has achieved the "Mouble" dx Philippines 6-4 8-0; 8~0~13- "added Mr Davies-Reuterat -times--Reuter

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