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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1951.

UNEXPECTED HUDDLE

CHAMPION AND TOP-SEEDED PAIRS DEFEATED IN SHUTTLE FINALS By "ARGONAUT

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-One Colony champion pair and one top-seeded combination top-- -pled from their lofty perch in the first day's finals of the Colony Bad- minton championships at Club de Recreio yesterday.-

In the only match that went to three sels, Robert Tay and Marie Ribeiro, the Colony Senior Mixed Doubles champions for the last two years went down to Low Keat-soo and Winnie Cheung by 4-15, 15-11 and 9-15.

In the Junior Men's Doubles final, Recrolo's Tony Souza and Francis Rozario staged a whirlwind attacking game to outspeed and outsmash University's top seeded pair of Hool Seng-tuck and Tan Leong-hong in two straight sets 15-12 and 15-11.

Rozario Was a mixture

and CITOTE, Starting tamely, the Senior, start and although they main- Mixed Doubles final developed tained their lead by 3-4 at the brillianco

the champlons played into a keen and exciting battle changeover.

court

ле

K. S. Low

smastes

Predominated in errors by Tan

WHIRLWIND PACE

0.

of but

a great part In his

Lack of of courtcraft and tactics be-spiritedly fought back to nar-side's victory with his forceful

leading Colony row the gap to 8-10 and. 9-11 drives and smashes.

combination contributed great- tween the two

to the fall of the seeded exponents of the Mixed Doubles when four changeovers of ser-

without any ly and Robert vices took place

Time and again shots game, K.

Low's drops and half-

point being scored. Four costly pair.

at this critical were left unplayed by both of Tay

поте Hoot them

WEJ the

two losers, the first set, as

Tay-Ribeire stage, when his smashes went

sideline prominent of the failed into the net and his repeatedly combination

Tha retrieve to take the drops at the tape drives astray, gave the set and with Tan a little weak in his

opened undergrads were forced to de-match to a pair of worthy new smashes and

with con- level, and

champions.

fidence and although Souza and fensive lobbing and net play.

Rozario took the initial lead of Tay's courtcraft fentured the

caught up they gradually second set. Getting better length hia drives shorter and keeping

A whirlwind pace was main- and went ahead to 8-5 and 12- A brilliant spell by Souza and lower, und repeatedly luring

Junior Double's Winnie Cheung with half court tained from Beginning to end

good smash by shots, and following up with in the Men's

on his own service powerful smashes and cross net final, with the more agile, bus at this stage added six points in his partner the shots,

gradually took com der hitting and smoother com- Rozario

of Tony Souza and gave him and

was mand of the game after the bination

Francis Rozario bringing home first set at 15-12.

In the second set, it' deadlocked at Recreio's first and only honours had been

and Tan who took' 3-3, 5-5, and 8-B, to forge ahead

this

year's championship. again, Hool to 13-8, ad take the second set in

Souza was again the the lead of 5-1, but the undaunt- sheet anchor at 15-11.

the winning ed Recreio pair came back with Marie Ribeiro gave a good no-

side lightning smashes and drives to count of herself, particularly in combination, pulling his

even up at 5-6 and 8-8. Hool and third sets, through the crucial stages with the second

a good service and steady all and Tan forged ahead again to Portuguese boys while Winnie Cheung was a little off colour, tending to round

bid gave cncroach too much of the back

ran abet desperate Onal. court.

Souza and Rozario neck to neck ruggle en

undergrads only one more point rued in the third set. The chal-

before smashed home with the final went to a flying 5-0 lengers

point,

SCOTC

he

HEAVYWEIGHT

Tony

a row, and

Gene Williams, UCLA centre, left, scrambles to retrieve ball dropped by John Rickeen, University of California forward, falling to floor, as John Matulich, UCLA forward, charges in at right. UCLA defeated California 62 to 59 in Los Angeles to tle with Southern California for first place in the Pacific Coast Con-

ference Bouthern Division.

display. This was cs-9-B, but the

ahead to 11-9 and 14-10. A OPEN SINGLES SEMI-FINAL

pecially evident in the first set, when after trailing behind 8-12, he served unbrokenly to score points in a row before hand- Ing it over.

TITLE

Jack Gardner

FIGHT

Wins

The European Championship

London, Mar. 27,

MAGNIFICENT FIGHT

Junior singles ly

the

the

Ip Koon-hung Wins In Three Straight Sets

By "OBSERVER”

Playing confidently throughout, Ip Koon-hung, the 31-year old reigning cham- pion, entered his fourth successive final of the Colony Grasscourt Singles Champion- ship yesterday, with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 39-year old Taul Wai-pui.

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Lanicy Chong Kim-pol of Technical College and former- ly of Chinese YMCA became the second Schoolboy singles champion, in succession 10 Benzin Saw, after a hardfought two-eet win over La Salle's Johnny Pomeroy. The more youthful Pomeroy put up a fight against an magnificent experienced opponent, who had already won the Men's Junior tle in 1048 and who was then the best

Except for one year-1848-when he conceded a walkover to Tsui Wai-pui in G3 one of ranked

players in the final, owing to his inability to return from Shanghai in time, Ip has won the title Colony.

execute

three out of the four times that the competition has been run after the war. cross court smashes and

Despite the fact that yester- and Kovaleski-a feature which tomorrow at the Cricket

more than words of ground at 4.15 p.m. drops enabled him to hold

in the first set until 7-9, day's semi-final went to only speaks

beneficial results of the This will be the third ́en- when he gave way to a suc- three sets, and lasted only 70 the

between these two own

cession

world reputed counter of errors In his cross minutes, a pleasing exhibition visits of such to concede

as it the set by of "tennis drops

should be stars, and which might well be players on a local court. In their

clash local irst

in an exhibition example for 15-8.

played" was given by the two an

youthful

Dao won In the second

wielders of the rec-match last October, set, Pomeroy players.

ket,

by 6-3 and 6-3. In the Hand-

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB. astounded even his most opt

Packing

every drive with court Singles final, Dao repeated

LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS imistic supporters by surprising

COLONY in three straight than his his triumph much greater force astou ly #mashing his way into a

it up 50ts,

The Finals of the Colony Lawn Tennis Champion- and ex- 6-1 lead. Steadines

at the net, Tatil Thal's weakness in the ground on Chong's tirely new type of play adopted ustial wont, and following perience, however,

very onset to stroke department, and Dao's ships scheduled for the 29th and 20th March, 1951, have beat Albert Yvel, French Cham-part prevailed, us he gradually by Tsui, pattemed on the lines with volleys

Davidsson, visitors, plon, the referee stopping the overtook his youthful opponent of the style of the International tried from the light in the sixth round of a 15-at round contest,

Jack-Gardner, British Champion, won the European heavyweight title, beating the holder, Jo Weldin, of Austria, on points over 15 rounds tonight.

The applause at the end of the fight went to the plucky Austrian loser who had fought a game contest,

Weidin, who for seven rounds had fought with a badly gashod left eye and for the whole fight with blood streaming from his nose, exposed the limitations of Gardner.

Gardner owed his victory to his left almost entirely. He had nothing to offer with his right and the Austrian was by far the more deadly puncher.

ed except for left check

the

graze on sustained in

Cockel had little difficulty in winning the fight, the referee Intervening when his Algerian opponent was having much the worse of the argument,

was

was on CX-

to

10-0 and capitalised on

closing Pomeroy's

errors take the set and match at 15.

10.

"THE"RESULTS Finals

Schoolboy Singles: K.P. Chong beat Johnny Pomeroy Jr,, 15-0, 15-10,

Senior Mixed Doubles: Low Keat-soo & Miss Winnie Cheung beat Robert Tay & Miss Marie Ribeiro 15-4, 11-15, 15-9.

NEW PATTERN

Most noticeable was the en-

Club

NOTICE

make again.been postponed and will now be played, weather wrest the initiative from Ip, accurate passing shots Dorfman We

found but

a firm favourite to permitting, on the following dates:- his Inaccurate the latter lengths

tomorrow's match and and comparatively win

MONDAY, 2ND APRIL 1951 SINGLES FINAL slower footwork and weaker qualify to meet Ip Koon-hung

TUESDAY, 3RD APRIL 1951 time in for

their DOUBLES FINAL - the fifth service too

of a much

Play will commence at 4.80 p.m. sharp each day. handicap against a champion tennis career. mellowed by experience. in international matches.

Preston's

Victory

14th

In A Row

Ip's greater control of length Home

drives and kicking services kept Tsui well on the base line, pav-

ing the way to his deadly drop follow-up shots, and graceful volleys

weak-

Tsul, however, made up to London, Mar. 27. Junior Men's Doubles: Tony

extent for his 50me Preston North End con- nesses with a superior passing sults of Souza & Francis Bezario beat Hoci Seng-tuck & Tan Leong-tinued their victorious march shot and a delightful sideline today. hong 15-12, 15-11.

towards promotion into the forehand half volley drive taken First Division

the from well back on the baseline of English Football League to with Ughining speed.

TONIGHT'S GAMES

At St. Teresa's 3 p.m. Schoolboys Doubles;

Bobby

ALMOST UNSCATHED" Weldin, however, could not inflict any really damaging blow

Cockell, stolid and phlegmatic. upon the debonoir Englishman,

16-round boxed confidently from the start the who finished gruelling battle almost unscath- and if the fourth round was his shared the remainder just went the to the British Champion,

Yvel,

dark, curly-haired and fourth round.

three times the fourth round handsome, It was in that looked as if there might wamed by the referee for hitting low in the first two.rounds in Frenchman showed be a surprise.

which the Gardner, boxing very wo surprising speed Adently, had comfortably

The Frenchmen the the first three rounds, in

blood

difficult target to hit tremely

well, first of which he drew

and Cockell

MORE POWERFUL from his

nose. In covering up opponent's

however, had difficulty in getting inside fourth round,

ΠΟΙΟ Capitalizing

his cester- the 14th successive Weldin, with left and right his guard, but when he did he H & C. Y. Wong vs. G. by day with a 3-2 win at Lei-

& Pomeroy

J. B. Pomeroy

and more accurate their 19th powerful swings, put over at Ughtning made the Frenchman wince.

victory and Yvel, with a speedy let

left and ner Gardner speed,

de-length drives, Ip was content shook

and right, scored points against the (Umpire:-C. Y. Yung).

Ladies Singles: Miss Ullan League game without

to play from the baseline in the grazed his left cheek bone.

several times,

Brat two sets, interspersing them Miss Winnie Cheung feat. hs Khoo v Gardner weathered the round Londoner all right but for the next three

This unbroken run of triumph with drops, short sidelino pass- (Umpire:-R, Soares).

Junior Mixed Doubles: K..C.

drives rounds there was little in it.

record of the ing & Mrs Elvie Tsok vs. M. surpasses the NOT MUCH HARM

13 straight games in 1891. As Tsul, though driving force- T, Lam & Miss H. P. Lam (Um- Preston "Invincibles" who won follow-up volleys. pine: A Soares).

Senior Men's Singles: Ramona result, Preston increased their fully, was reaching only three- Young vs. W. F. Foo (Umpire: lead in the Second Division to quarter court, and in his cager- ness to force the pace, fell into 10 points over Cardin City..

In They now require only three

a number of simple errors. points from their remaining the first set, Ip jumped to a five games to be sure of First comfortable lead of 4-2 and Division status next season and despite Tsui's gallant attempts four will make them

when he took the seventh-game, disputed Champions.

won it by 6-3, Preston's win today was by no means the formality which

It was Gardner's left versus the Austrian's swings. Neither did the other much of them harm.

In the sixth round, however, the British champion gashed the Austrian's left eye with a long left in the opening seconds of the round.

but

there was no sting behind punches and Cockell was at no Lime in any real trouble,

The Frenchman's lip was badly cut and two suiches had to be inserted. It was this that caused him virtually to give up when being assailed by Cockeli on the ropes in the sixth round.

The referee, a Belgian, seeing the Frenchman's plight, stopped the fight.

It looked as ! Yvel was about Weldin fought back gamely

to surrender for he put both but it was clear that his eye hands up before the omelal was in a bag condition and at intervened. Although still on his the conclusion of the ninth feet Yvel was on the point of round the Belgian referee, M. dropping and was clearly not in Simonon, looked at it closely a position to defend himself with a posible view to stopping Reuter. the contest.

He decided that it was not all that bad and so the plucky tenth Austrian went into the round.

In the subsequent rounds his Vision was clearly impaired and it was obviour at this juncture that the contest was going to the Englishman.

The

in

referee had no hesita acclaiming Gardiner the tion victor and Weldin knew he was beaten and helped to rains his conqueror's right arm.

Tremendous chooring broke out of the finish of this stirring contest

Too Austrian fully deserved the splendid ovation ho got from the packed fall for his was indeed a most vallant and gallant performance-Reuter,

WILLIAMS TOO

London, Mar. 27. Johnny Williams, of England, outpointed Aaron Wilson, of the United States, in an eight round heavyweight boxing con- test here tonight

close

Williams only gained a decision over Wilson, a coloured American resident of Paris.

Wong

Bill Gillies).

Ladies' Hockey Trial On

Sunday

Was

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and

occasional

13.

In an exact repetition of the anticipated when they first set, after 4-2 in the secondi scoted three times in five set, Ip went on to lead by &-2 perfect minutes at the start. Leicester before Teul found a fought back strongly and Pres-length for his drives to take ton had their work cut out to momentary control of the game

and take the next two games. keep their lead.

The following were the re-

On his own service sulls of matches played today:

Trial matches will be held on Sunday, April 1, and Sunday, April 8, to pick the Rest team against Gremlins·· "A", Ladies' Hockey League Aston Villa Champions.

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FIRST DIVISION

1 Wolves Huddersfield 1 West Brom

BECOND DIVISION 1 Grimsby Coventry Leicester 2 Preston N.E.

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN) Northampton Brighton

THIRD DIVISION, *(NORTHERN)JENS Bradford city 2. Rochdalo

on

The first trial will probably be held at the Club de Recreio Wilson forced the pace in the ground this coming Sunday at

The following players. oarly rounds but he was slowed 11 m up by the constant left Jabs he

take part: asked to

Mrs Brandt,

Corren, received from Williams. These

G. Danenberg, L. Danenberg, Williams, boxing Jobs falted Wilson,

confidently, made good use of the ring, P. Faber, 8. Franklin, H. Foley,

•-1 Stockport showed splendid footwork and Mrs Giles, A. Graham-Cumming, generally had the better of Graham Cumming, H. Halo,

8. Hall, D. Handyside, M. Hod- motiers at long range.

Jillott, H. Macdonia,

TRISH LEAGUE Naughton, P.

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0Iindeki Philips, B. Read, Ciftonville Road, Mrs C Silva, Mry van Houton, Derry City

Warning 3. Whsworth, Cilentoran. Winterton and P. Wright,

He scored well with lofts and might hood.

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COCTELL WINGSDA

London, Mar 27. close quarters where he punch Don Cockell, British Cham-ed hard and fast to the body. plots, won the European Lights DM the faith wome mild boo Lavyweight title and Earl's ing grocted"The decisions. Revo Court, London, tonight whom hota,

All Maversare, alked to turn

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Rugger Results

London, Mar. 27.

NOTICE.

THE HONG

KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

Draft

Programmes

and

The following were the reEntry Forms for the Fourth rugger games played Race Meating to be held on Saturday 7th and Saturday 14th April, 1951 (weather RUGBY LEAGUE

permitting) may be obtained Ofice, Batley 5, Wakefield Trinity at the Secretary's

Telephone House; the Club Featherstone Rovere 11, Hud-House, Happy Valley; and

dersfield 22.

Keighley 12, Halifax 14, Loods 14, Bramley 6. Dewsbury 42, Hull Kingston Rovers 3,

RUGBY UNION Cardiff 8, Northampton, 3. Exeter 0, Leicester 5. Newport 18, Barbarians 6. Notts 0, Universities Athletic Union 0,

Stroud B, Saracens 0. Aberavon 15, Devonport Ser- vices D.

try

Maesteg 3, Nuneaton 0. Pontypool 14, Blaenavon 0. Plymouth Albion 3, Coven- Penzance and Newlyn 6, St Mary's Hospital 0,

Gloucester Reuter.

Lydney

Toul teu THE GAMBOLS

into three ́errors, pind'. a. good forehand sideline drive by Ip

to lose the 10th game at Love: Barry Apolly.

2 and the second set at 0-4.

0

With Ip relaxing a little at

Taul 3 the beginning of the third met,

got to a promising 3-0 starf only to faller as

started

coming up

to the net to annex 0 four games in a row, Trul levelled the score to 4-4 on his spectacular parvice with "samo":

Kross Count

passing shots, but wilted under In's usual attacking game in the next two games to

concodo the sét at Quang

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'The Stewards have ordered a batch of 100 Australian Subscription Ponies to raco in 1952 and they now invite Members to, subscribe for them.

An application form ba been posted to every Member. In the event of non- dolivory further forms may be obtained at the Club's Omico, 1st Floor, Telephone House.

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