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HONGKONG ... FINALIST.

Mias Helen Kwong of Hongkong was the only foreign finalist,at the" Unofficial World Badminton. Championships at Kunla Lumpur a fortnight ago.

With her is her partner, Miss Leong May-pheng of ' Selangor. The pair lost to Mrs C. Samuel and Miss Queenie Cheah in the final.

Maharanee's Entry Wins Royal Ascot's Richest Prize

Ascot, Berkshire, June 19, The Maharaneo Seela Devi Gaekwar of Baroda's Aquino II, which won Royal Ascot's richest prizé

-The Gold Cup

today was bred in France but trained in England. It won the race from an international fleld.

Aquino II, ridden by champion jockey Gordon Richards, won the two and a half miles race after a great struggle throughout the Inst furlong and a half with Lord Milford's Eastern Emperor and the French challenger, Talma II, winner last year for M. Marcel Boussac of the English St. Leger.

Mervyn Rose Beats Seixas

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1952.

THOMAS CUP BADMINTON SERIES IN MALAYA WAS A CHAMPION MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE

FOR THOUSANDS

By "ARGONAUT"

The Thomas Cup badminton series in Malaya a fortnight. ago, followed by the Unofficial Individual World Championships at Kuala Lumpur, have been a memorable experience for the nearly 100,000 specta- tors from all over Southeast Asia who watched these games and ales for the hundreds of thousands of others who followed the matches over Radio Malaya.

For Malaya it was a most successful series. They retained the Thomas Cup,' emblem of international shuttle supremacy, for the second time In succession since the competition began, Malayn's representatives also swept up practically every. thing in the Individual Championships, plan.

Hongkong, too, had her share of special moments and treasured memories of this series and it is a pity that she was not more largely represented.

Although it by many top authorities in the game that the standard in this scries had not been as high as 1940 series, in England, the Hongkong repre- sentatives saw enough of what world class badminton was like, as played by no less than the best 20 or so exponents of the game in the world.

was conceded The Kuala Lumpur Cham- gradually got left behind by 8- pionstups also marked Hong-16 and cracked up in the second kong's first panicipation in a set to lose by 1-16. world competition, and for a first attempt, it was more than satisfactory.

that

of the

THE HIGHLIGHTS

Limited to only two entries, Hongkong entered Ramon Young and W. F. Foo in the Singles event which atracted 28 entries in all.

Young put up

n creditable

six-foot tail

Unlike the Singles gamo, speed and power are the essence of the Doubles, and the ability of Ong Poh-lim and Ismail bin Marion to twice defeat Piruz and Chan Kon-Icong come from their superiority in both, particularly in power.

WITH FLYING COLOURS

Kon-leong is a brilliant taotic- Foo had the bad luck to be j'lan and deferkter, but lacks a So many were the highlights drawn against Ool Telk-hock, smash, repeatedly being left that It would take chapters to to whom he los by 1-15 and powerless when forced to the even enumerate them, but bril-3-15,

base. ground of frenzied cheering and Aght against the No. 2 American, llantly focused

bock- on ine dramatic scenes of triumphant

Hongkong'a ladles, however, victory and despairmiz defeat left-handed and

camo through with flying colours And to Helen Kwong were the superis artistry of ruch Dick Mitchell Young astounded players as Wong Peng-soon, end the crowd when he repeatedly went the distinction of being Martin Mendez, the latier with caught Mitchell with backhand the only foreign competitor to hla amazing store

of atomina, cross not shots in the first set stop Kudla -fumptur Cham the fighting

qualities of the to win It by 15-8,

plonship

finals from being an The winner, a four to Indians, who after upsetting chance, had three quarters of a Danes in the

All-Malayan, affair length to spare at the post from

zone semi-linal

Only Hongkong and Malays nearly succeeded in bringing Eastern Emperor, who started at off the biggest upset in

were represented in the ladies' to two, with Tolme,

the absence of such events, favourite mt.13 to eight, a further history of the game.

world renowned European two lengths away, third of the

feminine stars as Mrs G, Ahm sx runners.

and Miss Aase Jacobsen of Denmark being keenly felt.

seven

one

yans

the

Over confidence in his staming and the greater ex- perience and fluency of strokes of his opponent rendered Young on easy prey in the remaining two sets,"

Mias

After being down by three matches to one, the Indiana

Mitchell kept away from the The success of Aquino II and rallied back to four-all in their

the first set, and. London, June 19.

the tine performance of Eastern zone final against the Americans net after

In all their matches the actually

enjoying a Young got himself drawn into a Irving Dorfman and the Emperor, bred and trained in and were top three men of the Aus-Britain, were triumphs for British one-set and 8-2 lead in the de- baseline duel, in which Mit Hongkong representatives, who

superlor

and included Miss Ullan Khoo, and rench racing.

ciding match before they lost chell's

harder hitting gradually wore

also

one-time Hongkong tralian Davis Cup squad nd-

Four of the last six Ascot Gold the match and tie.

him down and forced him to player, Mrs Ivy Foong, who was vanced to the semi-finals of Cups had gone to France.

There was also that gallant make half court returns.

formerly Mias Ivy Choong, put the London Grass Courts

ONLY OWNER'S DOUBLE

up, stern resistance before golrig Aght put up by the American

Mitchell had very littledowIL. Tennis Championships at

Aquino's victory brought the Doubles pair, Wynn Rogers and

dimeulty in breezing through Helen Kwong was teamed with Queen's Club today.

Maharance the first prize of Bob Williams, in the challenge the remaining two sets 18-0 the Selangor runner-up,

against Malaya when Dorfman, hard-hitting New £10.822 of the total prize money they disposed of the

Tound

Malayan and 15-5.

Leong May-pheng, in the of £12,850. She had previously, me Yorker, kept the

For the Hongkong player, the Ladies' Doubles. Miss Leong American

Kon-Leong,

match hopes alive after Vic Selxus, the ored at the meeting with her Champions, A. Piruz and Chan dis- Lad nearly

provided an two-year-old Whistler, and is the

excellent was rather unlucky to have her only other break in the Austra- only owner to far to have

tata lesson in tactical play of taking knee slightly disabled before pelled the belief that the Mala-

an opponent away lian ranks in the quarter-finals double.

were unbeatable in the

from his the match. and also in Doubles by extending the top

favourite stroke, was beaten by Mervyn Rose 0-4,

Eastern Emperor drew almost ranking

Ullan Khoo was teamed up Malayan pair,

the immense importance of the 3-6, 6-3.

level with Aquino II, a quarter Poti-lim and Ismail bin Mar production of effortless but ac- with Mrs Ivy Foong and reach- Dorfman came on fost after a of a mile out, and

with the mini-ed the semi-final before losing appeared

mum strain.

to the eventual Champions, Airs poor start to whip Ken Rose virtually certain to win, so entilyjan, to three closely contested curate strokes

Cecilla Samuel and Miss Queente one of Australia's best was he going, but the bay, of

THE MODERN TREND

Cheah, by 7-16 and 8-16, while Enve him

a ships there was that biggest upset

Helen The modern trend of the

Kwong and Loong May- With Rose and Dorfman in when Richards

of the tournament and probably Singles.game. the semi-finals are Frank Sedg-couple of taps with the whip.

alman, for whom Damska ran the most gallant effort of a Dave Freeman, Wong Peng- and 12-15.

as exhibited by pheng succumbed also to the champions in the final by 5+15° man, the Wimbledon favourite,

Abdullah

soon and Martin Mendez is one and lanky Ken McGregor. Dorf- as pace-maker, never looked Championships when

likely to get on terms with the Piruz, the youthful Selangor man. plays Sedgman on Friday

wobbling on his teet of accurate sustained pressure Champion, winner.

and almost tottering to the floor which is increased with every while Rose tackles McGregor.

in his third set against Mardin stroke during a rally, so that the Onda the shuttle Mendez, came back from a 2-12 opponent. score with the hardest smashes of further and further away after the series, to beat the American every stroke. top ranking ace.

wall,

seta.

200

young threats, 3-4, 7-8, 6-3. Tornado, responded gallantly In the Individual, Champion-

The Italian challenger, Granet IV, was beaten some distance out and finished Arh.

It was Richards' atih Gold Cup three sub victory, including stitute races at Newmarket duzr ing the war.

In the rallies the Hongkong girls were equal to the Malayan girls, but the most noticeable advantage

enjoyed by the Malayans was their ability to follow up the openings and make

at the net.

This is achieved not by the kilis, cheal and Mrs

Samuel possessed that powerful Doubles weapon the deadly tap at the net. Time and again they shots right up to the net. would follow up their attacking.

CLASS DY HERSELF

LEFT HIMSELF OPEN Seixas figured to beat Rose. He did in the Davis Cup.last winter and he is seeded third

force and speed with which the Both to Rose's eighth at Wimbledon

LESSON FOR HONGKONG

shuttle is hit, but by the ac next week. But today he had

A Canadian owner, Max Bell, For Hongkong players who curate placing of the shuttle to trouble holding his service in both of the sets he let and came near scoring a double to saw Piruz in action and also for the Intended spot, and the ability

day. when he charged the net he too is soon to be shipped to here in the Colony who had been the opponent by their anticipa

His colt, Royal Serenatio, the great number of players to get to the shuttle faster than who olten left himself open.

the United States, won the first complaining that two matches a flon, footwork, and ability to Dorfman needed a set and a race, the six furlongs Cork and day were too much for them, a make full use of their arm and

leg stretch, get started against Orrery Stakes, and his Noscul-worthy lesson could be learnt.

In a class by herself among In the Men's Doubles Young the lady contestants however Rosewall, who ousted defending lah colt, Indian Hamp, was -In one day at the Kuala Lum-

Eric Sturgess of just rosed out of first place in

Pinuz Championships,

Foo play-and champion

themselves found

was Mrs Cecilia Samuel who South Africa yesterday,

Then the

King Edward Seventh

less than five matches, against no less reputed a pair ed no he discovered that the

Aus-Stakes for three-year-olds over Three of these were semi-finals than the Malayan Champions, on all the three filles.

Although almost 40, she still weak on ground 12 furlongs, tralian was

and two were finals, and all Piruz and Chan Kon-leong. retains amazing speed and agility, shots from the back

these were not against ordinary They put up a good fight for the A left handed player, the very

first half of the first sot, but seldom made players but the world's best, and got the points..

errors and my although a hard bitter possessedd all round strokes, being | specinily deadly with hor net and drop shots.

half to

court- The winner of this race by a

head was Tommy 'Carey's Sedgmon defeated Lewis Castleton, who had run un

the opening day of Hoad (Australia) 7-5, 6-4 in a placed on suff match. Hood led 3-0 and the meeting and today was a 4-1 in the first set but lost 100 to six outsider. control of his service,

McGregor had a simple 6-4, 6-4 verdict over Don Candy (Australia),

The women's division lost its Jast American when Jean

Not one favourite scored; to- day.

Backers of thà totalisator

dully treble received £4,307 to a five shillings stake--odds of Over 17,000 to one.

The horses concerned

were

Troper, a 21-year-old English Blue Lamp (10 to one), Castle- girl, upset Dorothy Head 4-6, ton and Guiliano, winner of

0-4, 6-4.-Associated Press,

RACE HORSES SAVED FROM

BARN FIRE

June 19. race horsea

were

the inst race at 20 10 Reuter,

League

one.-

Bowls

In a First Divialen League Lawn Bowls match at Bookun poo yesterday, Indian Recreation Club defeated Police Recreation Club by 60-44 and on all rinks to gain maximum points.

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A LITTLE MAN IN

BLUE SUIT IS IN NO GREAT HURRY

A

London, June 19.

Seven one, twenty-six, were the numbers on the race board of the three winning horses at the Ascot track on Thursday which won for the little man in a blue suit

4,800 for an outlay of five shillings.

Most successful com- petitor. at the: Kuala Lumpur Championships was Mrs Cecilia Samuel who won the Ladies' Singles,' the Ladies' Doubles and. Mixed

Doubles titles.

RUNNER-UP

Ladies' Singles runner- up at the Kuala Lumpur Championships was Miss Queenlo Cheah of Periang. Miss Cheah won the Ladies' Doubles with Mrs Samuel and with A. Piruz WOS runner-up in the Mixed Doubles.

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LAWN BOWLS TEAMS FOR THE WEEK-END LEAGUE MATCHES

The following are, Club selections for League Lawn Bowls fixtures this week-end:

·超KCC

E. Greenwood. |- P. - Hughes, Noman, J. McKalvia: 7. Francis, Kowloon end Division

CC | J. Meyer, A. Harvey, B.T, Robert- a.b.r. Thomson, L., Caddi, (Home) on Saturday at 3.30 pm-} aon; ; F.C.B. Bach, E.J.R.- Mitchell,, R. | A. Eastman, W.C. Skopson. A. Edwards, F. Prentice; T.C. Fair- 2nd Division v Filipino Club burn, R.J. Wyper, F.E. Skinner, TE · (Home) - on. Saturday, at 3:30 (panese

KCC Team For hell: H. Shields, Wall SA, Bellamy, CAW. Greaves

The Liberation Shield Match

work. F.D. Angus, W. Williamson. Finiley; 3.M. Martin

W. Russell, A.M. Buchanan, E. Purula; G. Volkhert, C. Richards, F.F.9. Baker, R.H. BrownG

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2nd Division "A" y Club de Recreio (Home) on Saturday at 3.30 p.m.--. 8.0, thir, A.H. Bermi, S1.7, Atsi, |_Wahro;__A.M. Kadir. 1; Ka- chell, J.M.A. Ramaha," "A.R. Barock; A.B. Kitchell, 8. Dunks, BM, num- Jain, A.H.A. Rahtron

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3rd Division V Club de Recrels Home) on Saturday at 3.30 pin J.K. Mundy, A.P. Tarbuck. Gibson, A.Ú. Gardner, F.A. Gold- The Ladies' Singles event was

been in. W. K. Crawford, The following have contested by only five compett selected to represent the How- Barron Poulson; C.W. Johnson,

their E. Wolstenholme, V. Kruse, fore. Out of linese, Hongrong's loon Cricket Club', in

Bonch Ulan Khoo, oyatched her drat Aberation Shield Lawn Bowls

Pulpino, Club. round match, due to having to match against Kowloon Bowling play three matches on the same Green Club on Sunday at Aus-

2nd Division v Kowloon Towing Green Club (Away) on saturday at at 4 p.m-W. E. Col 340 pH.J. Neronis, B day's drew

tin

Read INtle amount of

VA. Ribeiro WF. Chang; ll. E. R. Ros criticism from

of tedgo, W. H. Cow Ghins, Live,

3. i the organisers,

Delet, F Goodwin; H

B. Remedios: CA. Coelho, F.G. da who rightly maintained that they.

G. Lee: Luk, A.W. Meha), J.W. Lea

Ard Division v Kowloon Docks ready and sough broute de 1995,

out a txtmber of entries, B. E. Lee, A. J.

3rd Division v Kowloon CC (Any) (Away) on Saturday at 3.30 pm on Saturday at 3.30 p.7 Caddell, in fixing out the day's

L.A. Pero,

BJ. Geier, N. Graig A. Shorrifi gramme for the paying public.

This should be empiter, lesson

FM. J. Bloan: J. Mchussardi, J. Carlilho, M.H. Jono, Carcia:

Kłodsigner,

LAZ.F. Gee, K. Baker, Ribeiro, R. J. Jubeich.

C. M. "Xavier) A

M

Finch

21. M.T. Nunes,

Lal Division Club de Recreto (Rome) on Saturday; at 3.30 p.m. Urquhart, A.L. iloberts,, Morgan, 1.G. Young-A.W, tirgook.

Farrall, W. McCol R.G, Butler, K. FORTOW

F. A. F. Manalac, Tan: V.A. Nayos, Cotier, L. Parker, F. Young,

J. A

F. R. worth remembering by local Kerman, W. Hong M.A. Tang, competitions,

W. Howard; B. A. Shirazde, R. Wilson, 1. N. Wong,

But the little man did not show up to claim his win-players are participating in Grimpel, S. A. Gray, J. 2- nings. The manager of the totalisator waited around for nearly an hour after the last race had been run, and then closed down the machine.

1st

Дестето

.....

Save Talkep

· 1st Division, v Kowloon CC (1łome)

os Baturday- at: 3,50

Girtain, 7,1, Baxter, 1.5, Hongkong FC Clayton, W., Am7,

C. Thompson; H. W. Close, Saturday 400 px Se Ramchand E. Baker, 4. EXT.V. Jubeiro, ¤,C. Pereira, C. | studieri, 7.0,

MARA Tuza Pereira, A.P. Pereira; JE.. Rowan. Reserves, T. W. Coxall, R.

St. Album's, Hertfordshire,

Pakistan Olympic Chubb The little man in the blue suit, starting time, he came back and th Several

the only one of 19,140 boltors ke said he had changed his end: Team In London Bailey saved from a fire today at B. Yusat, V. A. Borjaha, K. M. land the day's Assol treble event He was allowed to alter is Ucket Plaistows Farm, St. Alban's." Omer and A. M. Omar (IRC) best run by the letalisator. hos nine to number 20.

C. Watt C. Dowman, C. Pope and days in which to claim his win-

That was the number of a A barn 'adjoining the racing. D. Dewar 31-14. JUN stables was badly damaged be-A. H. Minu, J. Loren, K. M. nga at the London headquarters

of the Race Courts Betting Con-horse called Giuliano which fore: The fire was brought under Ramjahn and A. z. Amy beat trol Board which operates the wan cadily and paid odds of Argonaut plane carrying

Bust over 25 to 1. taliator

control.

Kavanagh,

Reynolds, J, W, bound and Goodman 25-18

A. Ri In the stables' were nine horses M. 1, 13, Hassan beat 11

Kitchell and

six National Hunt steeple-Finney, G. E. Willerton, K. Bodie chasers and three flat, sunsern. and W. R. illyer 12-16.

OPEN, PAIS

Among them ware Staraza, Finco de Armini, Paolf, Nicotine and Princess Lullaby.ge

None of them was hurt. The stubica are owned by Mr Victor Brunt-Bewer

That little man in the blue suit was very much. in luck on Thursday,

The Httle man in the blue kult had earllen picked the other long shot; Blue. Lampe

and

London, Juno 10, Atyre burst on in BOAC

members of Pakistan's Olymple team

Landed

The con lo The landing was not affected. Wing Commander Hi R. Sood. fearn, said,

It

of the

Nerentia, M. Bouza

Favier, G.A. Quieres; J.ASLA SEO Pazos, B.M. Alarcoun, A.A. Lopes,

2nd Division v・Indian "RC

"Lal Division v Talkoo Club (ANET)

A. Danehberg, G.A. Noronha,. L.M. Clorez Barque. Remedios.

PA. Com, | Cor R.AL.V. RIDGIFO) NZA. Beltrão, - 4.K., House, J.T. tilva

Hockey, “Test” Attire

Christchurch

Wollington, June 19,5

ard Divialo v Hongkong - Electria RG (Awayoh Dejurday The Royal Pakistan Air Force | put-3. Mseto

Remedios.

The "Tote operator"! who sold Caniféter, both of which were Mazmdea: stronger, verum | hockey team now touring Austro- | KA; Campio, CA; Norona

hin his tidret remembers bim so booted homo by jockey Doug than the one we sent tour sets will play cecel match Hot PP Preset S

SmRh

ago. We

hope that our sprint against New Zealand as Christ Bozano Maulerrunenza Ma da Br, our Marathon runner, Mat church on June 28,344 varton, CA. Finua, It could be the little man in moud Aslam, and otte 10,000 The Aldo will arrive at Christ

NZ KROON the blue suit la Builth 100 metro Walking Champion, linh chiron on June 27 from Brisbane, ·lat Division ? v?. CrálaengOWER CO casociated Press.

Dutab, will de weik"-fleutora ispitositer.

(Away) "on"katurday el^2.30 1729200

In on Open Paira match clearly, played at 11KFCaterday, LA CHANGED HIS MIND Gadd and Malfelyle bosite close a horse in khe last Angus and W. Willamson 29-13. race, bá) * few minutes before

Hoạt Blue