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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81

THE GREATEST YEARS IN BADMINTON'S HISTORY ARE JUST AHEAD

By "ARGONAUT”

Nearly 20 years ago, on July 5, 1934, nine national Badminton organisations met in London and formed the International Badminton Federation a body which today has almost 30 national organisations as members and is responsible for a sporting event-the Thomas Cup- which is rapidly building badminton into one of the truly great amateur international sports. Badminton can now well claim to be a world game. Throughout the nearly 20 years' history of the International Badminton Federation one of the brightest features has been the tremendous popularity of the game throughout Asfa.

are no

Asta

these

candidate for

Malaya has held the Thomas, nonton by representing Selangor, of the game at his disposal in- Cup since that cornpetition in the recent Triangular Tourg- cluding a privately-owned bad- was inaugurated and in the ment and together with the minton hail and must be con-

a strong nearly lust competition India

Malayan Ladies' Singles Cham-sidered mado Asiatic 'supremacy com- pion, Mrs Ceelllo Samuel, was world honours.

There is plete when they narrowly lost the backbone of the Selangor

a strong possibility that to the USA the final round. team.

Hongkong fans may see two young potential During the past few years,

EVER HIGHER STANDARD world champions Ln action National Badminton Association

04 the Thalland team has Reports from ali over have sprung up like mushrooms

Australla

indicate

int cxpressed a wish to visit Hong- pil over Asin, and today there and

only has there been kong some time next your. fewer than 11 of themat

In Malaya

two youngsters, affiliated to the International

Don Chong-telk Chan Siew-

and Badminton

Federation-Burma, popularity of the sport, but ikelihood

prominent in Ceylon, Hongkong, Indonesia, that Japan, Malaya, Nepal, Pakistan, players reaching a standard In

It the

what near future that has never

is not yet known India, the Philippines, and

Burma, Ceylon, Indonesia and been Thailand.

equalled

in potential talent, The question of whether Japan have Champions are too old at 3 but it is only hoped that Hong- remains still a matter for conkong may also be able to supply

ic

three or troversy, but there is no doubl quota in another

four thai new names will come

years' time by adopting a constructive the fore among the record entry and accelerating in this year's Thomas Cup plan.

The game is rapidly becoming popular in the Australasian coun- icles and for the first time in history this year Australasian pisyors bave ventured out into international competition.

fremerious

thero

Competition

growth

in

the

also

of

king.

to

The New Zealand Champions, Mr and Mrs J. E. Robson, who Foremost among them should are now in England, will be com- be the new 19-year-old Chem- peting in the All-Dogland Champion of India, K. Mahun, who plonships and ali the major only recently defeated the European championships and former Indian Chunpion, T. N. ve already annexed the York-Seth, for the fourth timo In shire titles, and reports have succession in two straight sets. that Robson may merit a pince Then there is Thalland's 19- among the world's best ten in year-old Champion, Pinich Pat- single

upongs, who is

by regarded The Australian Ladies" Singles Wong Peng-soon as his success

sin' No. i player. Champion for the last two years, ns Asia'a

Pinich, Miss E. M. Peacock, is now in whose sister holds the Thailand Malaya before proceeding to Ladles Singles title and recent England.

ly handed Hongkong's Champion, her Miss Utah, in 11-1 and She has

already made presence felt in Malayan bad- 1-4 defeat, har all the facilities

EMPIRE GAMES

NOTEBOOK

The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, to be staged at Vancouver next August, will be the biggest ever in the series. Vancouver intends that they should be the most successful too.

Millions of dollars have been spent to ensure that

success.

For the swimming events the authorities have construeler! one of the most modern pools in the world. One hundred and sixty- five feet long, and 50 feet wide, it sparkles with colourful tiling, planie-paintwork and chromium ittings.

venues

arrange

Mr that the

head-

have been season's tournaments.

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The American and European Zones will most probably at. tract the zame entrice usual for the Thomas Cup competition and so far no news of any particularly promising new players has been recolved.

THE ALL BLACKS

This is one time that Welsh outside half CHIT Morgan got away in the game at Cardiff, Bill Clark missed his tackle by the thickness of a jersey. Wales

beat the New Zealanders 13-8.

SPOTLIGHTING THE THREE-YEAR-OLDS OF 1954

Princely Gift May Live Up To His Breeding

By JAMES PARK

Princely Gift was in the December Sales catalogue, but, as he did not change hands, it is assumed that he will be available for next season's racing.

Handicapped at 8 st. 9 lb, in the Free Handicap, Princely Gift did not run beyond five furlongs, and yet, from his breeding, one would expect him to stay reasonably well.

more

to

For

reserv

CRACK AMERICAN COLT TO RACE IN BRITAIN

By "THE SCOUT-

London.

A touch of excitement colours the 1964 racing programme with the news that Native Dancer, the famous American colt, is to visit Europe.

...

Mr Alfred Gwynno Vanderbilt, his owner, has been toying with this idea for several months.

Native Dancer, soon to be a four-year-old, has been beaten only once in 19 starts.

Under American gules,

His

The gray colt came out again, future will lle in handicap races. Against stiffer oppositon,, a week It is unlikdy that ho will ever later. On the morning of the have a leniant maris in the race a thunderstorm broke ove weights, and this consideration Saratoga and the dirt track Look- has influenced Mr Vanderbilt In ed like a mess of chocolate pud-

ding. planning a European formy.

Corali Balding, triner for the The distance "was now six Sagamore stable, confirmed that furlongs and Guerin reversed this expedition has been in Mr his carlier Vanderbilt's mind for some con- the Dancer" back and he had tactics. He pulled siderable time.

five lengths to make up on the Ho thought it Ukely that the leaders in the short straight.

would be on grey colt's visit

WITH EARS COOKED “a_anish-and-gráð rald" (my words, in case there's the grey call, with his long. acemod impossible. But effortless any misunderstanding).

stride, went through Alfred G., vigorous, empirical, that mud as if it was made of fortylah, is keen to prove the ducks fathers and won with quality not only or his colt his cars cooked.

ot

but of American blood-stock in general,

It

His record should be 300 per cant. He lost the Hanturity Derby by inches after boing DY AIR TO ASCOT

bumped and losing ground early The idea, at present, is to first time, or the last, that a good in the race. It will not be the transport the colt by air to Jockey has ridden Ascot for

bad race. the 225,000 raca

after Anyway,

this bump some ten daya In advance,

Guerin became nervous and in- Native Dancer would be ne- decisive. When he made his companied by Bill Winfrey, his challenge the leader was 100 trainer, and by Eric Guerin, his far ic font and the winning- Jockey

(London Express Service)

HKFC TEAMS

He will need practice at our post too near for starting-gate-a facility which the Arcot authorities will gladly probably afford. Guerin was

may require around 7,000 guineas passed out of the ring unsold experience of riding round the Ascot is course, especially as at 0,800 guineay. He cost 5,000 Fight-handed. This can also be guincas ce a yearling.

arranged.

ho

The

following have been selected to represent the Hong- kong Football Club in soccer lengue matches Sunday, January 3. Both games are to be played at Sookunpoo.

America will most Hoely

He is by Nasrullah out of a a vivid recollection of seeing pected him to be sent up rely on almost exactly

Blue Peler mare, and that sug-,him walking round the

the pad unle same team ns in the previous turn of speed.

gests something

than a dock at Yörk ́15 August play- The Thomas

fully plucking at the coat Cup

competition. Despite appeals from

It was still a

discon- | alueve of the lad who was all over the world, it is almost

Over curling to find him in the leading him round nint

a car sales list, even if he failed to tainty that Dave Freeman will make his reserve.

BOTTIC His light-heartedness extend- not wield

the racket for the time in his first reason Princed to the race and It seemedl A colt of excellent physique,

The year has been well chosen, USA again as he has

have already ly Git seemed to regard racing to me he could beaten he brings in Pharos, Blenheim, for it la difcult now to name started his own private medical in a light-hearted way. I have King's Evidence I ho

likely champions had Fairway and Blandford in the any

from shown 4 more workmanlike third remove

от France. so it is a well England

And, practice. Should he change his mind, the match of the century

desire to get on with the busi- balanced pedigree.

make по mistake, Native between him and Wong Peng-

Dancer's record stamps him as a soon indicated,

There Sa no reason that I really superior horse. know why the colt should not

I only saw him twice, when make normal progress. In that he was case he may well live up to his first time he set off in front, a two-year-old. The breeding. It would have been had the race won in the first and won pulling out of himself, than can be re-recod over six furlongs in his placed.

· BACK FROM TAIWAN... up,

ETA Arst season." The fact that he That performance was reel.

The Chinesp referees soccer did not makes it difficult to pass stered on a fast track at Sarn- team returned from Taipei yeş an opinion.

toga. The distance was five and terday after playing a four. a halt furlongs.

games series there.

The only crop of good new players is likely from Denmark, which is almost certain to reach the semi-final of the competi- tion again.

✓

HARD TIME

Australians Get

'Sticky' About Brisbane

meeting

ness.

I dki nat expect King's Evidence to concede 7lb. that day, but he did. after a gruel ling race, which left me won

dering whether he took more more satisfactory. if he had two

ROUSED

Princely Git came to

no

Malaya will have a hard time

London, Dec. 30. defending the Cup in this third The MCC Committee will competition, it sho enters the consider at its next held without Wong Peng-soon the Australian Board of Con-harm as he won his two later and Abdulla Piruz. I predict that trol's rejection, reported earlier races. In each case he waa India will be the strongest today. of their request that thoroughly roused

and mado Brisbane be omitted from the to reallaserlous job was on challenger.

AU-England Champlon Test venues on The

the next Eng-hand. When Princely Gift met ships, scheduled to take place land tour of Australia.

Darius k to July Stakes, in London from March 17 to

Darius was ridtien in the mau- ner which suits him best. March 20 this year, will have more than the usual quota foreign entries,

With preliminary ments NOW completed, Squire's

report shows communications between various

and

Among them are the Robsons, quarters *will requira 6,076 and the All-India Champion, miles of wire.

Maban, and the All-India rutiner-up, T. N. Seth. The Harlem Globe Trofters, The Choong brothers, who the famous basketball team, between them hold the three have helped in raising money major tiles, are expected to came to Vancouver and played position than last year. an exhibition game against tho Boston Whirlwinds, another top-class louring side. Tho entire proceeds wire handed over to the Games' fund.

The MCC Secretary said no official reply had yet been re- ceived from Australia but that when it does arrive a meeting will be called,

in

manner

He came with a sharp rally out of the Dip and went past Princely GIN which suggested a ready vlc- "The Australian Board's de tory. But Sir Gordon Richards cision to keep Brisbane as Ago Princely Gift going Test ground, which we opposed and, with Darius getting

again off a on ellmatic and Anancial true line, there were grounds, means

only + that we may few inches between them have to reconsider our plan of

The diving boards are of laminated material, conted with Abreglass to resist, the weaken for the Games, Recently they meet with much stronger op- the tour," he said.-China Mat They went past the post

ing effect moisture. A toe adjustment 'on the lower boards, operated hydraulically, enables divers to set the tension to their requirements.

That's not all. The water will be heated and illuminated from below.

WORKING THEIR WAY.

The first loket application for 5,076 MILES OF WIRE

the Gemes come from South Some idea of the magnitude Africa, Ms E. C. Donaldson, of ot the tusk In preparing for Louis Trichardt,

the Games is revested in the

wrote to say. that her son and three other report of Earl T. Squire, Chair-young men decided two years zaan of the Communications go to attend.

committoe.

Inter-School

Cricket

The Diocesan Boys School drew with King George V School in friendly cricket match at DBS yesterday,

*KOV

J. Shroff, b.Liu .....

K. Spencer, a Kotowall, b Myată

J. Basto, run out

o

Whitaker, b. Myatt

[.....Bhavan, e «Kent, b.

9. Bendall, retired.

Groves, o Kanta

"Waljer, „e Rough Myatt

R. Spencer, b÷Mysts

Dewar, not vosit·

Tota

Bowling" "Andirala

DOS

Diena, e Spencer, b Whittaker Quie, o Brenser. b Whittaker Myait, of Casto, b. Bhroff *** Prow, bài ot asid

Kwan, played com

Long Tân Totes Breneur,, b Shroff

Kent, g Waller

Whittaker

Chrost, 4. Epencer, b Bhroet

Liu, not out

Total (for, 9 widicata) was

| Special.

All Blacks Beat The Midland Counties

Birmingham, Dec. 30.

New Zealand's Rugby Union tourists beat the Mid- Land Counties at Villa Park today by 18 points (three goals and a penalty goal) to three (a penalty goal).

09

We now find Darius EDI to concede 71b. 50 that in the official, opinion Princely Gift little ground in the second half of the season

Jost

D.

I

-(London Express Service)

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1st Division I.K.F.C, v St Joseph's Sunday at 6 p.m. at Soukunpoo-- Catton, Armstrong. Tarpey, A. C. McDona Forrow, Panel, Paton Mullen, Keane, Falconer, Pickering; reserves, Baubolle, Blahop.

2nd Division H.K.F.C. Joseph'e on Sunday at 220 p.m. ac Kinloch, Belgnan, Satbolle, Wake: Boompoo-Jones

ELTENES. Lapalay," Nedland, Trandvall, erves, Munch, Holmes, Beattie, Ward, Cookb

WELCOME TO THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND!

By I. M. MaċTAVISH

Welcome to Pegasus....welcome to the present day greats amateur football in England....welcome to a band of sportsmen who can really claim to play the game for its own sake... for its traditions. ..and not for the personal gains and advantages that accompany gue-

cess.

Fiction writers would think twice before offering a story of a phenomonal football team that is born as the realisation of a great ideal: that restricts the selection of its players to a very limited sphere; that flashes into action in the vary best Corinthian style, and then, carrying all before it, wins the premier award, in its. country, not once but twice, in the first five years of its existence.

Jocals

or in the exchequer -

..

however,

often

I took a great liking to Nasrullah's son when he made first appearance and the speed showed that day when very backward led me to think that he would be up to Ascot If such a story reached the

in this If they are beaten it will be selected to oppose you' class. He did not run Rt the pages of a boy's magazine it because the visitors are the bet-opening game has a shrewd Royal meeting.

would be devoured with relish for team...But if they win it blend of the traditional local by hero-worshipping schoolboys, will not be because Fegaris close-passing style play and the The going was heavy the colt won at Newmarket in utter fantasy by father in all the

when but it would be laughed off as are showing any sympathy for wider faster game you "At the mement they are

Houghton week.

on the field back home. working their way through the Each side scored a penalty in the first half, but New

his knowledge!

but The sido is made up of sla British Commonwealth," wrote Zealand obviously meant business afterwards as

In the first list of price

because on this occasion we Chinese and five Englishmen Mra Donaldson, "and they have

they

Fact, been in England and the con-

converted successive tries by Bagley, Clarke and Wilson. for the 2,000 Guineas and 25-1 are the achievements of the recently although I have a col-

have soon he is a 10-1 chance stranger than letion and those happen to have the better team, who for beveral weeks have been I have not seen Pegasus play looking forward with typical tinent for the past year. They

sportsmen's enthusiasm to takem should arrive in Vancouver for the ties after half ume that on convert..

So outplayed were the Caun-¡ touched down for Kelly to for the Derby. I can hardly Pegasus players who will assist lection of reports on the games mg part in this game, They will

think classic prospects new year."

have us to usher in the New Year in they played in the weeks bo- make you play every inch of the only three occasions did the ball

been entertained as, in that high class style.

fore they left home, and for that way, because, to gain a victory Using a lofted punt to ad case, I should not have The new cycle track, com-enter the All Blacks half of the pleted this month, cost $115,000. Geld

reason and that reason only 1 over you would be considered: a.. vantago when the ground be-

Tomorrow Pegasus will troop New Zealand Top cycilsts have tried it out

took the lead camo churned up, the New

on to the pitch at Caroline Huam not going to make any fore- great honour, and I can thinke after six minutes when and report it to be "absolutely Countles

the Zealanders

east of the outcome of the first of no better compliment that to oppose the best team became complete

they could pay to you, the for masters Clarke was created Gremlins Wanted the Colony can put out against game. perfect,"

were pennitsed

I shall go along to watch the feet up and Kelly's successful with a shove over try and

still say that it is a

The Colony will be repres kick went over off an upright. Kelly again added

good side. In spite of all the cri- play with a critical exp. shall sented by the following, teaan: the pointa

The undermentioned are re-deism that was volcad when the be hoping that the better team Granger (Army and York City); ball difficult to control and there Loader ended with

Both sides found the greasy and then a break through by quested to turn out for a game new selection.committoo

wins, but I shall be hoping that Hau Yung-ng (Sing Tan), were soon signs of the pitch going over for Kelly to convert day at Boundary Street Police will costa lost task. The proot soccer system needs just such (Army), Ko Po-koung (South against the Victorians on Satur plated its first that team is Hongkong for our Wells (Army)), Longland cutting up after the morning again.

Ground at 2.30 pm:

tonie to save it from mannling China), Tong Sheung rain. Once Greasley, the Coun-

Fegasus will sat our players a down

(South tough problem, but I do not

China); Chut Wingat Bouth To the Pegasus fear. I lane China), belleve that the Hongkong boys this friendly warning.

Roaves (Army and will be found wanting in Ideas ever the final result you will Yul Cheukylt (South Chinas What Portemouth), Bennett (Army), for a successful solution to the know you have been low hard and Mck Chun-wah (South altuation.

game. The team that has been | China),"

•

Smallest teams at the Games will come from Barbados. It will consist of one znan, * weight-lifter, and his manager. (London Express Service)

Senior "B" All "Star Nine To Play U.S. Navy

#

Wilson

CX-

tles left back, trusted his feet All this scoring came within' M. Mur, H. Rouse, S. Silva, M. rather than his hands and the space of 22 minutes but Robards, ft. Kerr, M. Blenkinsop, dribbled from near half way to there was only one side, in the N. James, M. Revie, H. Fowler, the opposing 25 before being picture throughout the period. D. Barter (Capt), A. Perry, checked.

Chim Mall Special.

Reserve, 1. Smimod.

Several times areutate defen- sivo kicking, by Channer cased prime against the Counties, After half an hour Jackson booted over the All Black's line The following have bees where Kelly, challenged, kicked chosen to represent the Senior into touch in goal. From the "B" All Stars against the US. resultant scrummage the touring Navy (represented by the Cock alde were penalised for feet isp rell) in New Year's exhibition and Chariner sent the ball over game slated for 4 p.m. tomorrow: [to equalise.

Benior. "E" All Stars:-Tony Rodrigues, Frankio Loureiro,

NOT IN FAVOUR

Bernardo Santos (Delawares}} | •The New Zoelend side had en- Reggie Mattos, Carlinho Vierra, Joyed more of the game but Barnard Bilva, (Wildare); | cotulitions were not in favour of Onofco

Tony Rey, Manusi | their style of play.

Nunes, (Dodgers); Claude Pugh, It was not long after the trim 3. Bordwell, Wheelers (Amari- brukt Ulat the forward airwath cana); "a Jimmy Merrick, Tarty}} xit(Net: Zeeland, baren, to do- White madh

THE GAMBOLS

MELON FRAPPE AND V

them. I

com-

Barry Appleby

FLUFFUST HAVE THE GET DINNER (MANE: IT TWO, PLEASE