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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE

TWO MALAYANS, THEN MENDEZ, AND NEW RECORD

THREE MORE MALAYANS HEAD THE BADMINTON WORLD RANKING LIST

Says "ARGONAUT"

The recent Thomas Cup semi-finals and finals in Malaya and the two Open Championships which followed at Kuala Lumpur and Singa pore showed the comparative form of the world's top players.

If and when an official ranking list is published of the world's best 10 singles players, the lead will undoubtedly be taken by Wong Peng-soon and Ong Foh-lim, both of Malaya,

Holm

Jorn

The next eight in order are, in my opinion, Martin Mendez, Ooi Teik-hock, Cheong Hock-long, A. Piruz, Devinder Mohan, TN. Seth, Payl Skaarup.

The Doubles ranking would offer some dificulty in view of the fact that form is the essential factor in the Doubles game and regular partnerships were not seen in action during the Malayan series.

on the

that the

are

the effects of the brilliant long rallies.**

Mendez netted a net shot, let! go a good service and lobbed wide in succession to enable Peng-soon to take a 0-8 lend.

Feng-soch brought his smushes Into

prominence at this stage to score four further points and, after making two errors, ended the match with a smash and an error by Mendez.

uphold the reputation of the Matayar in the Doubler game

tho

Poh-lim's display in his match was the more creditable con sidering that Marjan was com petely

off-form during greater part of the game. The Malayan pair led 7-3 and 0-5 in easily Ong Polim and Ismail

the test sol, but found them- પ bin Marjan, who not only won

selves gradually left behind in a both their matches in the Thomas

trait of errors by Marjon at 9412. Cup match between Moloya and

A final spurt from 12-12 by America' but also

the Won

On the second night, Peng-soon | the Americans gave them the unofficial world Doubles litle at Kuala Lumpur and went on was hardly extended by Mitchell, first sci. The score reached further to annex the Singapore 18.

vore i winning comfortably by 15-8 12-12 and 13-13 in the second Open Doubles Championship.

set. The Malayans refused to set and succeeded. In scoring the two needed points after the Americans had

Chan Kon-Icung and Abdullah Piruz, who were runners-up in both these Championships, would be the logical choice for second place.

The third spot would I think Ko to Wynn Rogers and Joe Alston and the fourth to Ool Telk-hock and Lee Hoo-chye, who, however, did not play to gether in these Championships.

Mulaya's Lim Kee-tong and Teo Song-khoon did exceptional- ly well in these tournaments, and night well bo placed Afth, although many were of the opinion that Tan Jin-cong, who

another WDS

non-participant, would have made a stronger pair with his regular partner, Teoh Seng-khoon.

MUCH IN EVIDENCE

In Doubles the superiority of the Malayans was very much in evidence in the Kuala Lumpur Championships, when out of eight foreign entries, only two pairs got through their opening, rounds.

One of these pairs, Paul Holm and Ole Jensen of Denmark, goj through on a walkover and the uther pair, Wynn Regers and Bob Williams, were

taken to thres

sets by the unranked falayan pair of Lee Yew-seng and F.A.L. Gonzaga before winning. Rogers and Williams were knocked out In the next round by Lim Kee- fong and Teoh Seng-khoon by 16-10 and 15-8.

In the Singles, Wong Feng- soon was without a doubt, the outstanding pláyér. Playing in the opening game of the Thomas Cup Challenge match between Mulaya and America, he was

*

Ong Poh-lim, who is considered as the 'second best singles badminton player in the world today, and who in partnership with Ismail bin Marjan are the top dogħles com- bination.

pitted against Martin Mendez and

The Open Singles Champion- ship at Kuala Lumpur gave him an impressive record, and a far cusler title than expected.

Ong Poh-lim, who was secded No. 3, scratched from the event and the expected return match between him and Mendez did not materialise, as Mendez was inexpectedly beaten by Piruz in the quarter-final.

WORLD'S BEST

Wong Peng-soon, who after winning the All- England title the third time, firmly established himself as the World's best badminton player by winning the Gold Cup, shown above, from the world's top ranking play- ers at Kuala Lumpur re cently.

In the opening round, Peng- soon disposed of India's No. 3, Henry Ferreira, by 15-1 and 16-0.

The next round saw Denmark's No. 2 and former Champion, Jorn Skaarup, being played to standstill by 15-2 and 10-3.

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India's No. 2, T. N. Seth was the next victim with the score only just a shade better being

| 15-9 and 15-4:

JUST 29 POINTS!

In the final, Feng-soon com- pleted is 'record of not having lost a set by defeating Cheong Hock-leng by 15-2 and 15-3,

'T' the eight sols he played in this Unofficial World Champion- ship, he had only conceded 20

points!

to

Contrasted

superb the artistry of Peng-soon is the unorthodox style of Ong Poh- lim, who has made himself a strong favourite to win the gold rücket to be awarded to the heró the Malayan Thomas Cup team.

a close battle was anticipated. ·

There were oven a number After the surpriso defeat af who thought that 'Mendez might the Malayan Champions, Chan hand the All-England Champion Kan-leong

and Piruz,

by a defeat.

America's Wynn Rogers und Mendez, however, could do Bob Williams, and the score nothing

failed to score

with two more services.

The third set way another closely contested affair and again the score reached 12-12 at which stage Rogers hit out to Pon-lim's service, Williams topped next one into the net and Poh- lim completed the match and tle with a smash.

the

FAR ABOVE

The

of Ong Poh-lim

the above the present day is for player who played at the Recrelo court in Hongkong in 1048. Here of Is the leader of the school offensive players who throws all ideas of classical strokes to the wind and concentrates on power and speed.

His ability to smash at all angles and his amazing speed Incessant attack in the Singles and in the Doubles He depicts the famous crouching style of the Malayans, bending as low as only about a couple of feet from the ground to take a smash.

Against Poh-lim, Peng-soon is

enable him to keep up an

said to adopt entirely different tactics and it was a pity that the games in Malaya.

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R. Hardy, winning the Two Mile walk in 43 min. 27.8 Rees to set up a new championship time during the AAA Championships at White City Stadium, London last week.

Doc Molthen Heads 1952 Officers For Softball

Association

At the annual general meeting of the Hongkong Softball Association "held at the Club Lusitano last night, Mr Y. C. Mei was nominated as Ulipireti-Chief for the purpose of conducting examinations of umpires for quali- callan in the United States. This was done on the pro- posal of Dr F. J. Molthen, Softball Commissioner, who was re-appointed to that office.

The new General Council elected comprised the Rey Bro. Cronan, Messrs Wally Ma, C.A. Figueiredo, F. A wins and Mario A. Pereira. The Chairman, Hon. Secre fary and Hon. Treasurer will be chosen from among them. The chair at yesterday's meet-season's various leagues and 3 non-

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Five Australians And Seven Americans In Last 16 At Wimbledon

Australia, with five players in the last States, with seven, hold strong hands in don lawn tennis championships

London, June 26. sixteen, and the United men's singles in the Wimble

The "outsidera": left are Jaroslav Drobny, former Czechoslovakian Davis Cup star, Eric Sturgess, South African champion," "Armanda Yleiro, Brazilian Davis Cup player, and Jacques Brichant, Belgian International.

All the remaining ten seeded players got through their third round matches today but fliere were many hard tussles and five of them, Frank Sedgman, Dick Savitt, Ken McGregor, Gardnar Mulloy' and Grant Golden; all dropped sets.

One of the unluckiest losers: The trouble, however, staried on a sweltering day was Stefan earlier following repeated pro Stockenberg, a 20-year-old tests by Mulloy that the young Swede, who played the game of Swede was foot-foul sing. his life to take Mulloy 16 five zots before having to relite with cramp in his racket hand.

Stockenborg began the final se in championship ferm to lead 2-0 but Mulloy rallied to 3-2 Stockenberg, obviously in pain, served a double fault on game point in the next game, threw down his racket and ran to the net to tell Mulloy he could not .continue.

"I maintain that I did not do that," said. Stockenberg, "and I once heard the umpire tell Mulloy to shut up. All this was very depressing and putting mu

He said that he was leading by two sets to one and by two Cames to one in the fourth set when Mulluy is alleged to have begun his tacties.

"Whenever I stopped to towel myself as we crossed over the

Knud Lundberg Gets The Sack.

For Refusing To Wear A Tie

Copenhagen, Knud Lundberg, popular

"I just could not hold the rocket any longer," sald the would en sald Stocken- nilional football team Afd

plucky youngster.

Mulloy won 1-5, 4-6, 8-0, 6-2, berg. 4-2 (retired)..

come across and tell me I captain of Denmark's inter-

of Akademisk Boldklub, Mulloy admitted afterwards that he had criticised his rival' has been sacked from his Sedgman had a hard match service.

Post by the Danish · Selec tion Committee.

against the Belgian, Philippe Washer, before winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to repeat his win of three

years ago on the same court, but Drobny, to brilliant seeded player, produced terinis to beat the Dutch Interna- tional Dr Hans Van Swol, 6-0, a-1, 6-4.

Drobny, with his high-power- ed game, swept through the Brst two sets. Van Swel attacked hard to level at four-all in the. third

sch, but Drobny crashed through the Dutchman's service in the tenth game for the match.

The defeats of Mottram and John Horn ended Britain's active interest in the event.

NAGGING TACTICS

Behind the defeat in five sety

of youthful Stefan Steckenborg (Sweden) by America's Gard

par Mulloy, it the third round of the men's singles at Wimble don today, was a wrangle in which the Swede maintained that he was robbed of a win by the cease nagging tactics Malloy

"If he says my remarks were! depressing advise him to wear The reason Lundberg refused car plugs or change over at 100 to wear a tie when he attend- I had been foot-faulted by a recent International match in side of the not. When ed an official banquet aftor a

Inesman, I sald "Holy smoke, Qald why don't you do to the old Lundberg, in private other guy.

He's t

con doing it is a doctor and writer, “I am all the time. It Stockenberg sorry if I have caused interna- ukes, I'll show him where he tonal trouble. But I don't like went wrong and put him right." Mially later demonstrated to

had been serving.

conference How Stocker to jumps right into the batt contend that under the es that

and I

not

correct"

he umpire of the match to make any "comment on the matter Reuter,

FULL RESULTS

The following are the results of "men's and women's doubles. tennis championship

.matches played here today:

Men's Poubles-2nd Round- F. Sedgman and K. McGregor (Australia) beat T. Johansson of] and “N”~ Hohlsson (Sweden)

6-2, 0-4,

Mulloy won 7-5, 4-6, 3-0,

0-2

Drobny (Egypt) and B.

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ing was taken by Bro, Cronan. Conservative basis of a team

gativa member. teams; Taking the 6-2, 4-2, Stockenberg retiring Patty (U.S.) beat H. Berkstein. two could not have met in these and he was supported by Mr vet minimum of 12 registered In the final set when he said and D. Faton (Britain) 0-0, A. E. Ablong (Hon. Secretary): sarers, the ammoximate number of that his fingers got so stiff with Dr. Molthen, Messy C.Apatin morbers totalled cramp that he could not hold Figueiredo, Waly Mu, and A-Tours Several teams visited the the racket.

Peng-soon would concentrate on tiring Poh-line in the first set to the extent of even sacrificing turo M. Ozorio, it, and concentrate on the nexi two arls 25 his opponent's attacking mechanism slows down. On present form Poh-lim is the only serious contunder to Peng-

The Association's report of activities during the past year wus, in part:

Management-Due to the fact that the composition of the General Council formed at the commencement of the 1951-52 season was found to be too un wieldly in conducting the Asso dadan's Afaly during the first

five months at the playing reason, : an Extraordinary General Meet- fog was held in early February 1952 for the purpose of · re- organising the Management.

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Colony of Macoo. All games play- ed during these tours were, on én Exhibition basis and the results were of minor importance as the madri objects were the promotion of this portmanhip and the Brengthening of the ties betwe Association and, the Sacs Softball Committee which can be recorded as being successful. In view of this, hoped that for the forthcoming nood, an Interport Series he in-

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course:

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Olympic Torch Reaches Athens

The

6-0,

Sturges

Seixas

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beat

(U.S.) and E. (South R. Becker and G. (Britain) 6-4, 8-6, 0-7.

Knud Lundberg at Hongkong FA dinner - no tic

a tle round my neck. I havo not worn a tie since I was a

youngster, and my mother had

Oakley the fast say then,

"I don't mind people wear- F. Ampon (Philippines) and ing ties and dressing as they S. Clark (U.S.) beat N. like, but they must allow Cockburi and L. Norgard the same privilege. To movif (South Africa) 10-8, 6-3, 6-0, is more important to

má

change

G. Mulloy and R. Savitt (U.S.)y shirt and underclothes at

least once a day. beat J. Borotra and B. Dėstromau Athens, June-26.

(France) 6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 8-1. Kaud Lundberg, who is 39, . Hoad, and K. Rosewall is not practising as a doctor. Olympic Torch, (Australia) beat H. Billington Ho has made himself sinasielal

the kindled in the Stadium at and D. Butler (Britain) 6-3, 0-1, ly indeptindent following

*Eat publication of his book Olympia, in the Pelopenes 0-2.

and Get Slim," and ho is at present studying psychology.

0-3.

FRENCH TRIUMPHS IN MANX ~`INT'L

aus, yesterday arrived in A. Mottram and G. Palsh Douglas.. "Isle of Man, June 26.

Athens and will be on its (Britain) bent 1. Dortman and

He firmly believes in a good Andrel Papillon, 22-year-old way to Helsinki tonight G Golden (U.S.) 9-7, 6-4, 3-0,

long sleep and never gets dp As the result, the first para rower from Paris today won where the 1952 'Games will Flam and A. Larsen (U.S.) before coon. The seats in his graph of Article 3 of the Con the Manx International Cycling be held next month.

beat P. Geehand (Belgium) and ear can be converted into # alllution was revised and adopt-race over part of the com

H. Hopman (Australia) 0-3, 3-0, comfortable bed -4 when he ef to readThis Organisation used for motor cycling Papil The marble

6-4, 6-2; 1. 499 Stadium

presses a button. It he feela shall be governed by a General ion covered the tough grind of Athens was crowded as the last Women's Doubles-lat found alcopy he just drives info - a Cornell consisting of five ment 1134 milles in Live hours 22 of 354 Grook athletes came rui- MT Long (Australia)" and parking place, presses Button bers Who will be elected "af" chof "The race was a'triumph foring In with the Torch at the Mri P. Todd V.Š.) beat Mrs F. And drops off ( Annual General Metting and the France as Claude Rnler Parts will seleer among themselves, a Chairman, Hon" Sterotary and Hin, Trisaurar to manage the affairs of the Association.

·minutes 40 and 315′ seeṭmão.

waiter, was second five hours

hours 22-minutes- D- seconds.

France won the team prize, Associated Press,

at

1.

end of the first stage of the reiny Glover and Mrs S. Hammersley run from

ancient Olympla. ****

Lundberg la 'a man who does what he likes,

London Express Service)

Miss B. Goodman and Mr B. As the runner catered with (Britain) (-0, 6-0, Hubert Bastlanell sixth in five Attention and all-lights wore Butler (UR.) and Mrs M. Matous 22 minutes 6 seconds, mid the Torch, rumpets sounded Knott (Britalu boat Musa.

5-7, 0-1: switched off.

(Stateless) He ran through an alley of tinker (Britain) beat Mrs E. Mias Ptridge and Mrs J.

BREAKS RECORD - athletes into the prepa and there Dawson-Stott and Mits E. WI- fit da allor with the Torch. ..... ford (Britain) 6-3; 3-0, 6-3,

Toulouse, June 20, At the Athena ceremony a Mrd 'H Blair and Mrs W. Hal-

Jean Bouteux, France's crack In a Men's "C" Division ten-message to the athleter of the ford (Britain) best Miss P. Lewis free-style swimmer and a cer- Aase | nis match yesterday CRC world from King Paul of the and Miss E. Watson (Britain) tain 'member of the French

beat KD.C. by 7 to 11⁄2

Olympic team, today broke his Hellenes was read

6-2 6-2, Results:

Women's Doubles 2nd Roundown European 400 metres recora It, id: "Tint fame of peace Miss D Head and Miss A. hero with a time of 4 mins 38.0 CL. Me- and P., Yiu Iost to

argumes special significance in McGuire (U.S.) beat Mira seca. Lepeley and w Gaffney 1-0. beat: W: Chambara änd 3. Muldoon ancient times the Olymple celo deg, heat A Glans and J. Blenkin

At this Extraordinary General Meeting the office of Softball Commissioner of the Association was 'created and the provision for fifa office was incorporated Into the Articles of the Constitution as follows-This Organisation shall appoint a Softball Com- missioner whose term at office shall be for the duration of the playing station from om Annual Genel Mecceting

to another An- nual Cerical

**

Dr F. 3. Malthon, DC., Pa.C. was appointed Softball Commis thesoner of the Association.

Martin Mendez, US National singles badminton champion, and generally ranked World's ABUR No. 3.

LEAGUE TENNIS

bess and Muldoon 6-8, beat Grand wish that this flameetod. The revbed General Council Yu and B. Fu drew with enlighten humanity In in peace-

carried out the duties required of them for the rest of the 1951-52 season satisfactorily while the Softball Commissioner rendered right in the first sat, and standing at 2-1 on the first night soon and a likely his usual accuracy deserted him. Poh-lim

successor to his docistons as the final anbiled- and Marjan placed the unofficial World Champion, or in the Association's affaks

..

He frequently overlobþed or Malaya on the safe side with a the habr blayed Meridez yet, creditably,

hit wide and out of the 15 points no less than 10 came froth his errors.

The first set was over in only seven minutes and the score was 15-2, Mandez's only point com- ing from Peng-soon netting a drop shot.

1545, 15-8 victory over Car Loveday and D. Mitchell.

but the general opinion prevalls

League Competition= League:ine Association conducted that he is the superior of the nine competitions during the period two players.

under review - Alt gates. “weTO keenly contested with the exception of those in the Ladies' International Series which was marred by the midden withdrawal of the ** Great riisin Ladies in the first round and The gun-appearance of the Putupl

dies in the foals round/e

mumas occurred for there | Geveral Council Fierrostigated thuần

necessary steps to ensure that wouky, be no repetitos of these 20, ekdental for the future

On the second night, although Perig-soon disposed of Mitchell

Mendez is a brilliant defender, easily in the opening match, Ool Teik-hóck""" gave"" Malaya somo who turns his defensive game anxious moments when he retired to bad of continuous offence wigs, cramps at the end of the by the speed with which he second set of his match against variation of the height of his sends the shuttle back, and the DEST OF THE-SERIES

Mendez

returns. The second cat saw perhaps Poh-lim again came to the "FEEDI the finest badminton scen in the rescue with a lighting offensive · · Palike "Peng-soon, however, whole series, when both players, (display that swept Hob Williams who in the main plays the same Teaping" "hround" the court with off the court in less than 15 type of game, he lacks smash graceful

footwork and perfectly minutes by the score of 15-1 and whenever it is indicated. i* in splio of uttiling Walk mwyn ilahələ 4 strokes, brought out the

Freeman, too, seldom smashes trilo

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in the Bingles, but is not without medic Star It was also Roh-lim who with s pohl-winning between being play on pati zaroor The set lasted mintites Peng-sour, for leading 20, booh Marlan gave, a thing climax 102 ans Pol Telk-hots the Bumper

All-England final found filmselt being by 440, and to, thờ 1952 Thomas Cúp liên 4-8 At this afhgo Mondex's | Challenge round match when 119, It was said that Freemanring thes ausurady" ogain falleg hiip, a thoroughs through three nude, only nine“ smashes during mancament

"inning to polsating dets to beat Wynn, the

but, nil the nint Mom Rogers and Bob Wil

allow highs of

and.

mater

Well, over 350 league games, vars played during the RST ONENTIA WOLKS Dommenced in eaety sdlgozother; 1950

and this compo

Bet pasipration marked a true expres Wong and PY. Kwok beatsion of pened and Lapelay and Oathies 6-2, beat Cham-

Carried Olympid to Helsinki, may 60.beat ful-and happy world." Lateley and Geffrey Chambers and Muldopa 6-1, beat Grant and Blenkinsop 6-2.

and Blenkkasop 6-12

SPORTRAIT

bhakha:

Byrne and Mrs R. Panton His old figures were 4 mins,

33.2 cocsBeuter. (Britain) 6-1, 6-1-Router.

LAWN BOWLS

TEAMS

The Olymple lang was FOR THE WEEK-END

LEAGUE

MATCHES

yesterday kindled by the rays of the sun through a cone

concave' mirror concentrated. on a tred branch in the grey ruins of the Temple of

of Zeus at Olympin. Then, 邋 Greek girl in national costume, looks the brand

branch and lit an ancient cup-shaped lamp colections for League Lawn a pink Barack ATEXECady

to the Greet Bowls matches tal-wook-end catsen, als Warrant Magu dating

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on the way to Athens, and

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