1951-09-06 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1951

Wong Peng Soon Accepts American

Offer To Turn

Professional

Singapore, Sept.-5.

Wong Peng-soon, the World's Amateur Badminton Champion, is turning profissional.

He announced he is accepting an offer from the American Badminton Association-and that means one of Malaya's best chances to win the Thomas Cup in 1952 Is disappearing.

tho

For Malayans pinned much of their hope on capturing

Cup

Forest Hills Final Thomas on Peng-soon

16-YEAR-OLD

MAUREEN

THE WINNER

Forest Hills, Sept. 5.

Maureen Connolly, 16.

keeping his amateur status,

He said, "I did not play in the 1049 Thomas Cup final against Denmark and yet Moltyd won easily enough, don't think they'll miss me next year."

“BUYING THE CUP”

I.

But Lim Chuan-geok, manager and non-playing captain of Malaya's victorious 1949 Thomas. Cup tenni, sald Peng-soon's year-old American Wight-decision to leave Malaya repre- man Cup player, became the sented an American attempt to youngest winner in the his- "buy the Thomas Cup." tory of the United States

Lim said America knew that women's lawn tennis cham-Peng-soon was' Malaya's plonships today.

In the final she beat Miss Shirley Fry, the Wimbledon Analist, 6-8, 1-6, 6-4.

Miss Connolly looked

best assal, and therefore, America's ¡ greates! obstacle in a bid for

the cup.

The American offer to Peng- roon reportedly is to conch the U.S. Thomas Cup team at a assalary of US$500 per month for though she was beaten when a period of three or five years. she lost her control and per- it will also involve exhibuion mited her 24-year-old

oppen straight set, but she came back to wear Miss Fry down in a long and exhaust- ing third set.

nent to run off six games and the second

When Miss Fry knocked the final point beyond the baseline. Miss. Connolly let out an Indian yell that was heard in the top seats of the stadium. Then she ran with her arms outstretched to meet Miss Fry at the net and exchanged hugs.

The final set, replete with long baselino rallies, lasted 34 compared to 22 for

minubes,

each of the Router.

first iwo setsund

St. Leger Callover

London, Sept. 5. Eighteen of the 23 final acceptors for the St. Leger given A separate quotation at the Victoria Club callover tonight, and all ́ were well backed.

were

matches-Associated Press,

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Wong Peng-soon, the world's No. 1 badminton player, is to coach in the United States,

Peter Keenan Outpoints Romero For European Bantamweight Title

Glasgow, Sept. 5,

Peter Keenan, of Scotland, became the European Bantamweight Boxing Cham- plon tonight here when he outpointed the holder, Luis Romero, of Spain, over 15 rounde.

Both boxers received a great ovation when they entered the ring for their 15-rounds title fight for the European Bantamweight title.

A crowd of 30,000 saw the fight, a poor scrambling affair which Keenan won because he put into operation the approved tactics to beat a south-paw like Romero,

Several times Romero stood In ↑ who struck the first blow. Every | Romero's right eye began to the middle of the ring and by time there was any punching the geatures invited the 23-year-old men would to, into a clinch. British Champlon to "come and fight." He was eventually told by the referee to stop his antics

and start boxing,

F

INTELLIGENT FIGHT Keenan fought an intelligent There was plenty of money for M. Marcel Boussac's Talmu4ght and he knew that to mix II, who finished a 100 to 8 with Romero would be

chance.

Sybil's Nephew, and Fraise Bu Bois, the joint favourites were wall supported at 6 to 1 but the former favourite, Zucchero, drified from 8 to 11to

0 to 1.

Sea Parrot, one of the two Gilles in the race, was heavily Backed down to 100 to 7 while Tudor Castio was very, steady 8. Daneshili, on the at 100 other hand, was a weak order

at 19 to 1.

22

CLOSING PRICES

Tonight's closing prices were: 5 to 1 Bybils: Nephew and Fraise du Bois.

9 to 1 Zucchere.

10 to 1 Aquino,

100 to 9 Expeditious.

100 to 8 Talma,

100 to 7 Sea Parrot, Mystery

100 to 0 Tudor Castle.

18 to 1 Danebhill.

33 to 1. Nourredin, Faux Fais.

50 to 1 Prince Doullly, Sun Frince.

stickle, so the British Champion *kop! moving, giving the Spaniard little opportunity to nail his fast-moving opponent.

a fight, it left much to be desired. There were minutes of mauling and holding in each round;

To date it was rather a tamo

bleed in the next round but ha again signalled his opponent to come in and fight. The re-

affair, with the Spaniard watch feree told him to stop gesticulu- ing for his opportunity and the ting and to get on with boxing. Scotsman doing most of the attacking.

Romero was warned for his body punches in the fourth round and the crowd booed again.

TWO-FISTED ATTACK

Both men were guilty of holding but it was Keenon who Arst brought his home crowd to their feet when he drove Romero to the ropes in a two fisted attack.

OVER-EAGER,

Keenan became over-enger now and rushed in only to be staggered by a glancing blow to" the jaw.

Keenan fell down in the 11th round and Romero immediately helped him to get up.

Try as he would, the Spaniard could punch on the

not land, a damaging wily little Scot and when it came to a close range exchange of blows it was often Keenan who had the bet ter of it.

sppeared over Keenan kept stabbing Römerp eyebrow and I with

straight lefts and the to, gain more Spaniard's right eyebrow began

this. Romero to bleed again.

After a long period of inactivi- ty in the fifth round and the action there was produced After the Oght Romero said only clinches. that he had no excuse to offer but he would have been happler Homero's

A slight cut

Ieri He added that he would like a confidence by had "Keemin made a fight of it." Keenan seemed

chance to win. his title back. went to tho wrong corner at the

The European Champlon got Keenan now wants, to meet end of the round and when the Vie Toweel, of South Africa, mistake was pointed out to him wild with his blows but he could the holder of the World Ude, waved his glove, apparently not catch Keenan. He was,

in disgust.

however, successful with a ́left and hopes to meet, the World Champion at an early date missed with some

The

European Champlon swing to the side of the head rather wild and Keenan looked worried for presumably in Glasgow.

awings in the sixth round, while the first time for several-rounds. When the bell werit for the Keenan scored with several left,

There was more scrambling in Arst round,, the referee, Mabs The Scot kept moving to Simonon, of Belgium, stopped the left in the approved manner the 13th round as Romero tried the boxers and ordered the to avold a southpaw's left hook to punch to the body. The removal of the buckets from the and his methods seemed reason when Keenan sipped

Spanlard sportingly, stood back ably successful.. side of the ring

He also wipeä vaseline from Romero's face.

NONFLUSSED

nudit looked as if he might have had In the seventh, it was still a ) à chance to land a decisive blow. wild scramble whenever the Keenan started aggressively boxers came to grips and Ho-

FULL OF FIGHT: and soon made Homero's or Increasingly to bending it The Scol's right eyebrow was Brod with a left jøb. But for Increasingly difficult to nail his now showing signs of some in-

me time after that nothing clusive.opponent.

jury, but he was still full of liappened until the young Scot

ght jumped in with a right hook.

Romero went down early in The Spaniard appeared non- the 14th round, but indicated plussed when Keenan scored that he had slipped. Ketisin with good lefts and a right to spun him round with a right to the side of the face.

the jaw.. Keenan was clearly Romero. was again warned on top and Romero was at a about his punches, which seemed loss. to be going round. Keenan' back, In the eighth round.

well.

60 to 1 Medway, Signal Point, The Spaniard was very cau Turks Reliance, Vavite.

tious at first and seemed to be sizing up his opponent.

[APPREHENSIVE

100 to 1others-Router.

FINAL ACCEPTOUS

The challenger appeared to London, Sept. 5 Twenty-three, and acceptors bo apprehensive in the second for the St Leger last of the round as Romero measured him British Classle, races, of the forja deliberate punch.55KS

The Spaniard kept, calling to

Rekson, Were announced: to-day.

Romero went all out for a His opponent was, now boxing knackentin the last round, but Keenan was boxing, well nandi kopt him at bay. with

Workin

Champion Extropican to he

• "Coma in his own language shred trying to uno Fils érom raight leds, and with clever- “in and havVÒ “WA\ 957-hook tis Keeman'szemed to come | smothersPTERINA S

Then, after a clinch,

The face will be run over coc mile six furlongs 192ywent to the canvas and. The out of the encounters better. It clinches

at Doncaster on September 10.

Accoptère Maras

Results

SONNY RAMADHIN TAKES Home Soccer SEVEN ENGLAND WICKETS FOR 21 RUNS AT HASTINGS

...And Jack Young Takes Nine Commonwealth Wickets For 55

London, Sept. 5.

On a rain-damaged-wicket at Hastings, 21 wickets fell during the first day of the three-day match between the Commonwealth team, which toured India lost winter, and an England XI.

"Sonny Ramadhin, the West Indian spinner, took soyen wickets for 21 runs and had all the England batsmen in trouble, so that they could only reach 105 runs, When the Commonwealth batted they fared little better. Jack Young, the Middlesex left-armi spin bowler, ran through them, taking every wicket with the exception of a run put

"He finished with nine wickets for 55 runs, the best figures of his career; and the Commonwealth were all out for 129 runs.

London, Sept: 5. The following 'werd the results of football matches played tonight:

Arsenal

FIRST DIVISION

0 Liverpool Chelsea 0 Derby County 1 Manchester U.3 Charlion ( Portsmouth 1 Manchester C. 9. Preston N.E. Blackpool... Sunderland Aston Villa West Brom 3 Newcastle U.

SECOND. DIVISION:

Barnsley. 1 Luton Town Doncaster, R. 1 Brentford

1 Notts Forest INTER-LEAGUE MATCH

Everton

Played at Belfast Irish League 3 Welsh Leagua

THIRD DIVISION

(SOUTHERN)- -

Aldershot 0 Leyton O. Bournemouth 0 Port Vale

2 Norwich

Exeter Ipswich

"At Scarborough, Michael

When 71 runs, Rowan reached | At Scarborough: Gentlemen Plymouth Cowdery, the 18-year-old Kent his two thousand runs in ali 313 (Cowdrey 108, Sutcliffe 82, Torquay U amateur, hit a century for the matches during the tour, a fea. Hutton four for 20). Players Gentlemen against the Players. he alone sebleved when Wade's to bat.

Cowdrey, who was born inside, toured England in 1935.- India, stayed three and a quar-Router. ter hours and hit eight fours..

With Sutcline, who scored 82 ruris, he put up 150 runs in two hours and helped the Gentlemen reach 318 runs. When Cowdrey had passed his century, Len Huilon put himself on to bowl,

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES London, Sept. 5. The following were the elese of play scores in first-class Cricket games played today:

5 Brighton

3 Colchester U.

2. Gilingham

THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN)

At Hatings: England X‡ 105 (Ramadhin, right-arm spin Chester 4 Tranmere R. kawler, seven for 21, Tribe Darlington 2 Oldham A. three for 30). and 7 for one. Grimsby T. 1 Barrow Commonwealth XI 129 (Young. | Workington 2 Wrexham left-arm slow bowler, nine for 16).—Reuter.

4 very rare occurrence, but he THE WORLD OF RACING

was very successful,

Hution trapped both Cowdrey and Sutcliffe and ended

with igures of four wickets for 20 runs the best for the Players. -Reuter.

8. AFRICANS AT NORWICH

Norwich, Sept. 5. › WIRA Beven wickets intact,

the South African cricket tour- ing team were within 55 runs of the Minor Counties' first in- nings total of 192 runs at the end of the first day of their two days' fixture here today..

When stumps were drawn, they had scored 127 runs for three wickets.

(40)

Eric Rowan, who made 7a runs, and Jack McGlew put on 112 runs in 100 minutes In a fluent opening stand against useful attack which included Alex Coxon.

Reuter.

Champion Horses Are Bred In France

By NIGEL GEE

One of the remarkable features of French breeding is the strength of the Herod line. Of the three original sires of thoroughbreds it is the Eclipse dynasty which predominates in England, with Matchem, very much under pressure, a poor second. Herod's line by the highest standards is virtually extinct.

Through Tourbillon, however, M. Boussac has revived the Herod Jine in : France so that there is no danger of it dying out, at any rate for several decades.

Tourbillon was

son of the who won the French Oaks and big prizes from eight to twenty furlongs. The Derby and Grand Derby, Prix Royal Qak and Prix Prince Palatine, à grandson" of

A former Yorkshire fast bowler, great Kear who won the French Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Prix eluded him only through

de l'Arc de Triomphe, « feat St Simon through Persimmon coughing. He was stolen by the Then three wickets tell dra- which is seldom achieved.

won the St Leger and the Gold Germans, but “and” mired matically for 10 runs, all as a Tourbillion was a three-year- Cup twice. His stud life in previously the Grond Prix result of brilliant alimpings by old in 1031 vintage year, in England was short, in France winner Fensbury, who had to bec Ben Bamel, the former Austra which the highest honours were even shorter, and he met a destroyed, and on his return gót và Han Test wicketkeeper.

hotly contested. Ho emerged premature death in America in Vieux Manoir, winner of the with the French Derby, built 1924... His-line lives through same event. Michael Melle bowled with was at stud that he established Prince Rose, who got Prince. unrelenting Accuracy on the his superiority.. dampish wicket when the Minor Coudes were batting.. Bowling unchanged for one hour 60 minuics in his first spell, the look four of the five wickets which fell for 24 runs. He finished with six wickets. for 51 rups.

ever, losing half theke edo for 58 runs, the last Ave batsmen put- ting on 124 runs.

racchorse and:

Chevalier who won the French Admiral Drake, by the English Derby in 1940, and who in his Guineas, winner Craig-An-Eron, FIRST GOOD ONE

first crop got tha. Epsom Derby took advantage of Braniome's Gora II was his first good winner Arctic Prince. Blambre, cough to win the Grand Prix. He spring. His frat two seasons the leading French three-year was not a

of ho has not even at stud. His were spent in England, where he old of 1951 is a grandson

in the 2,000 Prince Rose was runner-up

best son was Amour Drake wher Florizel II, a full brother of was unlucky to lose the English Guineas of 1937. After this he

to France

and won Diamond Jubilee by St. Simon, Derby to Nimbus in 1940. The Counties recovered, how.Rize races under the established ́a"line"of stayers"in |

Verao II was the best colt In German occupation.

France.. His great-grandson Pensbury's

year, winning the Ho is now at stud in America. Massine was robbed by injury of

before he left he sired the same of the honours which must Derby, Royal Oak and Prix do Eric Rowan, who batted for French Darby winners Good have been his, but he won the Arc de Triompho. He descends 110 minutes and hit eight tours, Luck and Sandjar, the French ABoot Gold

de from a long-established French, and Prix de line, but has yet to show his delighted a big crowd with his Daka winner

Cup Corteira,

l'Arc de Triomphe, effortless driving and masterly Armenia, winner of the English placings.

Daks. He also got Nirgal and and Grand Prix, but at stud has Goyama, who were very nearly got bettor lies than colts,

Maravedis by Massine to this level. 19 69 "The

The best son of Tourbillon was Souverain, winner of the Grand great stayer, winning the Erix Diebel. Had it not been for the Prix, Royal Oak and Arcot war be would no doubt have Cup,

Death Of "Sky Kerrison

His

and ricuce won the French Derby brilliance at stud.

proved himself on exceptional Biribi, a descendant racehorse. He won the

Marsyas 11 'Corries on the Son- in-Low Ins in France and waS.

sired

du Cadran three times,

Gold

Stamina outweighs spoed in

of St French breeding, but two very

ns Newmarket 4000 Simon, won the Royal Oak and fast horses, are worth -- noting

Guineas a

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and Epinard won the Stowords' Cup but was prevented from

taking/sired Le Pacher who was the at Goodwood and was beaten by the German in-sensation of 1941. He equalled neck in the Cambridgeshire, the Derby, by News was recolved in the vasion. He lost his form In

won

the French, Derby and stud he got Rodosto. winner of of Mr Edward Charles "Sky" next

Frix including the de year

Grand

Prix as well, an une the 2,000 Guineas at Nowmarket, Kerrison, at Brisbane, Queens-l'Arc de Triomphe.

paralleled feat. At stud his land, Australia, on Tuesday, “At stud he got Arbar who won career has been a disappoint- ́after a long illness,

Ascot the Gold Cup, Coronation ment. Va ally, who won the Prix de When the late Mr Kerrison, Parc de Triomphe, and Galeador who was 02 years of are or winner of the Derby. His son rived here in August, 1922, be Djeddah, who was not quite

Colony yesterday of 'the death 1941, but won all his races the performance of his sire and as was Vatout six years later. At

Sayani, a grandson of Fair way, went one better. He won the Cambridgeshire by a head, carrying 9 at. 4, M., a record for; the race, which is the more

svag, only three-year-old.

joined the Government Service the same class, won the Eclip Winner Flying Fox was sold to remarkable as ho

and was posted to the Sanitary Department. He soon acquired

year

FLYING FOX-

Crown The English Triplo France on the death of his owner Stakes

and his line still flourishes, His another a good knowledge of the Cantor

Fouro lions, thus son cover grandson, Teddy got Bir Galahad tonese dialect and rapidly rose won the French Derby, and, whose success in America, I to the rank of First Class Sani Carscalia, a great stayer, won the who won the French Guineas and and. Asteru, have mentioned, tary Inspector, a post which he Grand Prix and Royal Oak. The Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot and held up to the time of his re following year Caracalla. won whose influence O on, French tirement from the Service, the Ascot Gold Cup and Prix de breading, mainly through his

For his devoled and faithful l'Arc de Triomphe.

daughters, was enormous.

The semi-final round, service to Government. Mr. Ker-

Deiri, a grandson of Teddy match between South China rison was awarded the MBE in

got the French

rench Derby wind 1943.

Although he took a wide, w terest in a variety of sports and was a member of the Hongkong Football Club, Mr KarrisonK - WIKI best known for his boxing ac Hvities

and

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BASKETBALL TOURNEY

ST SIMON BLOOD ́ The St Simon line of Eclipse Bey and the Grand Prix winner "A and Kowloon Sik Ying, has flourished areally, in France. Deur Pour Cepts, sire of the the winners qualifying "for St Simon never ran in a classic, 1050 French champion Tantieme the final of the Challenge

Pharos awn Brollies of Lord as his owner died,

Cup Tournament will bo the rule then Derby's fairway, brad the wheat played this evening at the cordance with pravekling, his

Pharis

whose racing and Wanchal Indoor Count, co entry, wad void He was aver kosten, however,

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tournaments in the Colony and

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MILKMAN WINS £75,000-POOD

London, Bapt. §.

the

new defunct Hongkong Boxing generations of English bloodstock Blue Peter In the 1930 St Leger. lataded two short ), rights into A toe-to-toe exchange ended

Among 4. favour

his

Dame wisser of the French Derby, and and the line 53 1952 choyd boood. Romero, however, Romero's Jav ateless Tangs and in Keenan's

were then with the redoubtable almost extinct in Ringdanda Prix de Pare de Triomphe, who it looked if the Spaniard was

Llewellyn Eva: on accident and the booln

At the end of the fight, theron Bux, father of rummey, Low In yew of his amihe was beaten only one in the stoppedaler millor

| beittg" outgeneralled.

fereree rained Keenan's hand Bucks, present lightweight which the fracti succevans' gave Grand Prix-on an objection week mikrouz Hernst. advanced t to Remaro in the anth round, Keenas to indicate that he was 416

Champion of the Colony, PA KAMish breeders cats to regret. Priam II and a good ally back broke

Palencia procedda His removal to find that be had and the pair sethane punch rumed in with a lett jab and new European Champion, !--

a footho3poDLE for punch in an exclling fow the darted away. He tried the Romero was two ounces over.

Kerrison was here during ~ His son Chaucer, a scoater sire | Germany and on-his-

tile de Hongkong. And out of brood manda,"ostablebed eno gót Berate) la-moments, but there was too several tiro andareach, um

which demos to Fronch with

Signal Point, Talma 11 Bun Prince Prince d'Oully, My tay, Nine Kindling, Faux Pas, False" du Bols "Aquino II, auded

Tudor:Cartie, Nostrze Expeditour DanD chato

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chholding and clinching Romero

| feres went to umayund the go- blows, badandyoung Counter weight) at 5thin

146, the end of the,

corner! (The challenger wa very

and warned hun about holding: god nor whos

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