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EMPIRE GAMES NOTEBOOK

Australia Will Send Its

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1954.

Strongest Ever Swimming

Team To

Vancouver

Australia will send its strongest ever swimming team to the British Empire Games in Vancouver next July. The Australian Games squad will not be announced until April 30.

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The swim team should be clear, however, about February 28 after the national titles in Victorlu, Already nine awimmers stand out with strong selection claims.

For

Henricks, Already br Jins clocked better prospect and will Improve Gay Chapman, Bob Barry and į sizzling 30.9 for 100-metres, and į a Rex Aulejate Panker with Is Lipped to free-style 50.0 for

100 yards this season.

New South Wales' bo Heuricks is also capable of 2:09 for 220 yards

Mac

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duced in Austrahu,

Henrickr. 18 probably the fde, sprinter in the world.

FANLING GOLF

Hole In One By

Richard Pan

Richard Pan is the latest golfer to celebrate having done a hole-in-one at Fan-

ling

He accomplished the feat on Sunday at the 145 yards 12

hole nue the Old Course, a per- feet No. Iron shut ianding on the green and gently rolling into the hole

MEDAL

POOLS

A. D. Duffy won the week-end Medal Pool played over the New Course at Fonding wit of 760 nett 07. R. Maini was second with 83-15. nett 68 and

return

J. A. II. Saunders third with u score of 87-18-nett 69.

Duffy's card included a 040 under par 30 for the last te holes.

Gary Chopin, a strapping 15-year-

f:cm New Stath recorded 4:11 for Wales, has 4 440.

220

This time is expected to be bettered by him at the nationala. Chapman also cently elucked 10:44 for 1.500 Metre, during a Philippines tour. He was slowed up because of the wormer water. Rob Barry 22, of New South Wales, is the best Australian į backstroker.

He can

fur du 2:30 2 withom any effort

Rex Aubrey, who finished sixth for Australla in the five sta 190 Metre, Anal at Helsall,

swimming well in America. Aubrey did 307 at Helenki. but has s reduced has the to 57.4 foi a thad in the US nationals.

The former New South Wales sprinter can also turn in a 2:12 for the 220 event,

Henricks, Chapman, Barry and Aubrey would form a sold team for the Endre Games 220 relay.

WOMEN'S TEAM

Is the Women's rinks, Ler, ainO Compp. 165; Mur) McQuade, 20; Judy Jay Davies, 27; Jean F.hr. Pascall, 20, 17: ati" "Margari stand out.

free style

WOITRAT

110

lot this season, Marjorie McQuade holds the British Empire Games record at 09 seconds.

Veteran

Joy swimmer Judy Davies of Victoria holds the world! Mile record, at 22:51.0.

Her back stroke 1:16.6 for 110 1 also an Australian

yards

recordy Joy's 11:14.2 is only six

Judy seconds outside of the world 880 yards record.

Victorians think she will cut the six seconds off before long.

Quenslander Jean Fehr, 17, 15 The best breaststroker in

Coach Harry Australia, Gallagher ranks her better than Nanoy Lyens,

Miss Fehr won the last Aus- tralla beast stroke 220 yards in championship

3:10. Her are around training Umes now 3.08.

Gallngher expects Miss Fehr to clock 3:03 when she hits top form at the end of February.

If Miss Fehr gets to 3:03 she take the Games could easily

title, The last breaststroke

Chunpionships were English won in 3:07.8.

Margaret Pascall, of Western Australia, could be the lucky inclusion in the touring squad. backstroker, Mus Pescafl. how to the 1:18 mark for 110 However, the time is yards. well short of the best overseas times.

swiminers

to

compete

at

The winner of the Old Course Medas Pool was 1. L. Anderson who also returned a one under

Loraine Crapp I probably Inance will allow for more par for the last nine holes, his total gross sure being two over the par 72. His molt return for the aspect in Australian swimming Vancouver, Australia can find a Thouy youry. Her chict good second string without any round was 74-5=00. R. M. for

for The Vancouver trouble. Macpherson (87-13-nett 74) opponent

Olympian Marj being places second and J. Mc. position

Victoria. McQuade, Causland (87-12-75) third.

inance is available, both girl are certain to tour.

Miss Crapp, stall New South Wales Junior, is credited with a free style 0.2

fur 110 yarda, 2:36.8 for 220 yards and 5:23.4 for 440 yards,

LADIES V. RAF

A most enjoyable match was played over the New Course ut Fanling on February 17 between The Laches" Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club and a team representing the Royal Ale Force

The Lading The

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of

It

Miss McQuade's times are around 67.9, 2.20.4, and 5.30.

Although Mar) McQuadie's de- sprint well

performances are at nerved victory by 834 points to present better, experts believe 4 and return match has been Lorraine Crapp ist the much arranged for March 10.

Indivi- dual scores were as follows:-

Mrs H. R. Coombs beat Alt Commodore R. C. Fick; Mrs J. F. Harrison lost to W/Cer Hond

Mrs W. P. Birtwhistlu W/Cdr Kettlewell; Mrs

beat

E. Hayes beat W/Cdr Cory; Mrs John Wat beat S/L T. C. Inarie; Mrs. C. M. Reeves halved match with S/L Hot thi Mr. H.

Armstrong beat S/1. Cullen; Mrs G. W. Vaughan lost to

to S/L de Hoyde, Mrs

K. S.

Robertson lost to F/1.

COMING ATHLETIC EVENTS

There will

One thing can be certain.--It will be the best-ever team from Austraila.

JUBILATION AT VANCOUVER

There's considerable jubila-

around LISTAL

British Empire Games headquarters in Van- couver these days,

With the official entry now standing at 23, there is a distinct possibility that 26 may come to the city in July.

all

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS DIDN'T

INTERFERE TOO MUCH WITH

Billy Knight walks off Wimbledon's No. 3 Court after losing to Drobny. Next time it may be a different

story.

Stormhead Is

The Gold

Problem

..

Cup

Horse

Says RICHARD BAERLEIN

Cheltenham Gold Cup candidates Mont Tremblant, Halloween, Rose Park, Shaef and Galloway Braes are all returning to form at the right time, and there should be an excellent ruce in a week's time.

Irish trainer Dan Moore was hoping to have Pontage ready for this event. But Pontage missed his race at Mullingar on February 18 and, as he has not run since winning the National Hunt 'Chase at Cheltenham last year, the one outing last Saturday is unlikely to be suflicient to get him into condition.

BILLY KNIGHT'S TENNIS

An

He looks only a schoolboy. His tousled hair refuses to lie down despite vigorous brushing and lavish application of hair cream. impish grin suggests that somewhere an unsuspecting schoolmaster is about to sit on a pin. Indeed it is only two years since he was swotting fifth form physics.

But at Sydney this cheery 17-year-old did a man-sized job. He brought n ray of sunshine into Britain's sporting gloom. His name is Billy Knight, No. 1 of Britain's young tennis players and now champion of Australia's too, thanks to his 6-3, 6-1 victory over reigning title-holder Roy Emerson.

Service

A junior title may not seem at the same time as Wimbledon.

duty with the RAF much to shout tbout. Champion |And] you can't expect a lad will prevent Billy paying another youngsters often fall to make playing in his first Champion visit for two years. Then he'll senior. And he'll have his the senior crade, ・・・

Rhups to pay much attention. to be such mundane matters us find- eyes on the senior championship. ing the values of x and y, or the conjugation of French verbs.

DIFFERENT CLASS. Australia's Junior titles, how ever. are in a different claas. There players mature so early that, to win one, a player must be a star already—not a future

one.

76-MILE RIDE

On the day he played Czech star Jaroslav Drobny, Billy wan

For instance, take the previous writing an Engilsh paper unt!! 12.45. Then he hurried into a two holders, Lew Hoad mnd

miles to car to take him 76 Кеп

Rosewall. At 10 they Wimbledon; a quick-change net were members of the Australian and he was ready to tackle his Davis Cup squad and a match for the best in the world.

And they weren't freaks. The Aussies regard Emerson In the straight

He's game light.

17 and is to

be included in this year's

vaunted opponent.

He was beaten in three

(London Express Service)

Home Soccer Standings

que The following are the latest

steadings, Saturday's matches;

No wonder Britain's sporting chances

Especially as fans are happy. this is the first top tennis cham-

Division X out sets, but pulled

winners to Mid West Brom 30 some notable

Wolves some of the fierce railles,

In one respect it was for-ddersfield"

Burnley tunate he met player

of Bolton calibre in the first Manchester U Drobny's round. It saved his exam chances.

W

Charlton

Chelera Froston

Australian official

team for Wimbledon and the other major

vorld tournaments.

Billy is the fust to admit Arsenal

Tottenham pionship Britain has won ince that he has been helped on the Blackpool the Fred Perry or 18 yrors cr the British Lawn Tennis A980-

road to success. Five years ago Portsmouth

Cardif And no wonder they are look-elution became Junior conscious.

Newcastle Wednesday

ing to Knight to succeed Perry They realised that the British Manchester C.

and

once more lead Britain to the top.

A tough task for the 17-year uld left-hander? Maybe,

Billy is a tough player.

but

There's no pat-ball about his

based on It's game.

power. Purists may and fault with his strokes. But there's no denying the speed at which they send the ball across the court,

KNOWS HOW

lay 11 the Sunderland game's future

So they started Vis youngsters. their national coaching scheme.

She held U Middlesbrough Liverpool Bully, just 13, was the first to catch the oficial eye Cate possible champion, and he Blackburn received tullion

Dan from coach 10 Muskell,

the

All-Brion England club.

01

R

Then, 18 months ago, the LTA decided to send Briton's most

to

Leicester

Notto Forval

Birmingham Rotherfiem Doncaster Luton Town

Stoke City

Bristol R.

West Ham

Leeds United.. Derby County Hull City Lincoln City Notte County

promising youngster Aus-Fulham tralia. Billy was chosen. What's more, he knows how He was beaten

times more to make best use of his strength, than he won, and many said the As bettling a former rugby

scheme was a waste of time and player, he plays an attacking money, especially when, on his game. He solzes every oppor- return, Billy seemed no better

to take the Initiative. tunity

player than when he went. And ho's restricted to net-

not

But the authorities were con- He can attack from rushing:

vinced their scheme "would pay part of the court with his dividends, wo last October they any nerce angled drives,

sent him on his second trip.

A

At school, Billy also played With squash and table tennis. marked sticcess too, he was a member of the England Junior HKLBA TAKES international table tennis team. But he gave up all other sports to concentrate on tennis.

ACTION

Swanne Bury

Town

Plymouth A... Bron Lord Oldham A.

"Brighton Ipswich

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Houthampton.. Bristol C.

Watford Cingham Exeter C. Leyton Northampton Reading Millwall Coventry

C. Crystal P. Norwich Shrewsbury Bwincon Newport Bournemouth

He also turned down a chance

The Lawn Bowls Association "You can't bat much better

univeraity.

has been swift to act in relation than 100 per cent," smiled

of going to a

He did so well in the School to the recent meeting

of the Chairman Stanley

Certinente examination that his ASF & OC which General

wis held Smith, "If there is any chance

headmaster said he could almost to determine the composition of of reaching all 20, we'll reach

have gained

tho Colony's certainly

delegation 20."

university scholarship.

Mondia and Vancouver for the St far, Ceylon, India and

But his father, a keen tennis Asian and Empire Games. Molla have not entered.

The problem horse is that race had Knock Hard not enthusiast, offered him a job in But there have been indica-

has been reported that the His fallen out is a matter of con- the family Stormhead.

furniture business HKLBA ha advised all tions that these countries may undoubtedly

"For two conveners of alllated clubs to attend decide to

before the only race this season was the siderable argument. But Knock with this incentive:

Emblem Chase at Manchester, Hard is now 10, whereas Mont years you can play AS much forward names of lawn bowlers deadline.

Meanwhile the Bahamas have which he won by six lengths, Tremblant, at only eight, should tennis as you wish. If, in that who may desire to participate in

time, you

make the grade, you the preliminary selection of

the asked permission to join the receiving 4 lb. from Halloween. be at his peak,

Otherwise It's team for Vancouver in August. Brish Empire Games Federa-

He had

His looks confirm this, and in can carry on.

back won the same race

to work." Bully didn'! The probable number sent be a Scan-tion 1 the Bahamas are

the year before with 12st. 41b,, my opinion he should now be have to be asked twice.

and from will be five players grantext permission to aflate,

after making all the running. favourite for the Cheltenham

It was a wonder that he was these, at least two will partici- Barrow of the number legs

even able to pass bis schoolpate in the singles and pairs as best races when well above

certificate. It was being held well as in the rinks events. Stormhead has always run his race.

himself and the Jack of a previous outing should make no difference to his chance.

Leigh-Bennett; Mrs W. N. Gray | dinavian Relay -teams of

running

of countries re-

beat F/Lt. W. Adams; Mrs A. V W Cour Dawson-Cirove hgtved match with F/14 Hall; Mrs D. L. An-110, 220, 330, 440 yards Kistered will be 27-and it could

derson beat F/Lt Hutton.

DEEL WATER BAY PARTY

Members who have not yet oblained tickets for the Cocktail Party at Deep Water Buy Club House on Friday are urged to do so without delay as it will be necessary to close the list on Thursday morning.

open to all clubs affiliated to the JIKAAA at the Land Forces' Major Units Cham- pionship at Boundary Street this conting Saturday

4 p.m.

ut

At the Hongkong University Sports at Pokfulam on Satur- day, March 8, there will be an Cocktails will be served be Invitational Colony One Mile tween 0.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Race and un Invitational Inter- in the bar and upstairs lounge School One

ne Mile Relay and while prizes will be presented probably one or two more in- In the latter place at 7.15 p.m. | vitational events.

Tickets are obwinable at the The Royal Air Force Athlette Club office, recond floor, 233, | Meeting on April 17 at Kal Tak Prince's Bulking,

will include invitational events to be announced inter,

Colony Tennis Championships

The Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club hopes to stage its Second Annual Pentathlon Championships on Sunday, March 7, at a venue not yet decided upon. The Pentathlon will enly be held if there is a sumcient number of entries and The following

is open only to Club members. were the re-

All athletes aro reminded sults of matches in the Colony that

entries for the Colony Tennis Championships played Championships close, on

March at the HKCC edurts yesterday.

8. The Championships will be Singles: Ki 11. Ip beat Choy Tin-held at the South China Athletic

kin 6-1, 4-2; X. C. Dao beat K, Association Stadium, Caroline Leo 6-2, 6-3; V. T. Wang beat Jill, on Saturday and Sunday,

P. Simon C-1, 0-2: F. Ma beat C. March 20 and 21.

C. Kao 4-6, 6-3, 7-5,

Doubles: P. L. Holmer and My

M. Macpherson Beat S. L. Ma and

P. F. Thşi 6-4, 6-0; W. T. Lee and

5. W. Wong beat B. P. Dhabber and Bnf Faller 6-2, 6-1 E. Perelco and

T. His beat M. C. Ng and C. P. Rồi tình tại Kho Sm wai and P. Poon beat V. c. Ouang and F. Zonne 7-8, 9-3

TODAY'S MATCHES

SMALLBORE

LEAGUE

The final rounds in the Colony

Singles A. CD Hopking A Smallbore Lengue Match will be

be that even this magic number will compete at Vancouver.

(London Exprem Service)

FA Cup Sixth

Round Draw

London, Feb. 22. The draw for the sixth round of the FA Cup made today resulted as follows:

West Bromwick vs Hull City or Tottenham Hotspur;

Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton, Wanderers or Portsmouth;:

Leyton Orient va Port Vale: Leicester City VE Preston North End.

Matches to be played on Sa- tuniny March 13. Replays. if before necessary, to be on or the following Thursday, March 10.

There will be a third divi- slon side in the semi-finals this your for the second time in the history of the competition.

He is a very useful 'chaser on his day and should certainly stand at a shorter price than Halloween in the Gold Cup betting..

who looked the Rose Park,

when he tell probable winner last year, is likely to: And the going really heavy at Cheifen- ham this

That yeau.

may prevent him getting the distance. THE CHAMPION HURDLE

Hurdle stili

The Champion appears to depend

on whether

10

Southend Queen's P.R. Aldershot Colchester U Waimall

Port Vale

Division

Gabeshond Barnsley Bradford Scunthorpe Atarvicid Wrexha

Chesterfield

Crewe Alex.

Southport

Stockport

Bangkok Board Of Organisers To Spend US$100,000 On Carruthers-Songkitrat Fight

Bangkok, Feb. 22.

Ceriale

Bradford

Grimsby Rochdale

Accrington York City Workington Hartlepoola

Halifax Tracymere Darlington

Chester

Hearts Celtic

Aberdeen

Scoltish Leagus "A"

queen of South Dundee

de

Partick

Hangers

Hibernian

trung

East to

61 Mirren

Falkirk Faith F. Airdrie Hamilton

Scollish

No performance this season has been more impressive than Sir Ken has lost his form, a difficult thing to prove on the that of Mont Tremblant on

book. February 13. He confirmed that he has returned to his best For only a third appearance form of two seasons ago, which over hurdles Fastnet_Rock_put Landed him the wimmer of the up a good performance at Son-

The Board of Organisers of the Championship bout Gold Cup us a six-year-old. down to beat the more ex-between World Champion Jimmy Carruthers of Australia Whether he would have won perlenced Rendez Vous III at and the Thai contender, Chamroen Songlitrat, voted this

level weights.

morning to spend approximately 2,000,000 baht (about He will have to make con- US$100,000) to convert the National Stadium into a

to have a boxing arens especially for the single fight, t Floodlit Soccer siderable headway

chance at Cheltenham, but would not put this beyond him. The fight is scheduled to take Admission fees range from 500 And I can imagine him running | place on May 2.

| béh! (US$25) to 30 baht (50 US Motherwell. on strongly up the anal hill if

Prabhas cents).

Kilmarnock Major-General

Sten'muir his rider waits with him as he Charusathien, Commander of Total gate receipts, it is Morton did two Saturdays ago.

the First Army Division, was estimated, will total over 5,000,- | Third Lapark elected Chairman and Police 000 baht. It will be tax from St Johnston

Albion Rovers Though plans are not yet Major-General Liang Phacw because the profit will be donated Ayr United definite with Fastnat Rock, panchon, Commander of the to the Police hospital.

Dunfermline

Arbroath note he is quoted at 33-1 for the Metropolitan Police, was elected

Cowdenbeath Champion Hurdle.

Carruthers will receive fortar Ar This price Vice-Chairman of the Board. cach-way represents a good bet

50,000 SPECTATORS US$30,000, : plus” transportation queen's Park not be and will certainly

The new stadium is expected and other expenses regardless of Dundee U

Dumbarton available on the day...

accommodate 60,000 specta- the result of the fight United Alica

Press, (London Expreza Servica)

London, Feb. 23. Results of floodlit friendly FOLLOT matches played last night were:

Accrington Stanley 1, Third Lanark 0.

2.

Leeds United 3, St. Mirren

Watford 2,

Portuguesa

the two third division

Leyton Orient and Port Vale, Desportos Club of Brazil 5

teams Reuter.

who got through to the quar ter-finals, have been drawn to gether on the Orient ground in London. The winners will f01- low the examply of Millwall who 17 years ago semi-finals while in the third divisiors.

Dea

venched The THE GAMBOLS

·Millwall were then harrowly beaten by Sunderland, the

3. Wely (Court 61; W. Everitt fred off at the Hongloong Gun eventual winners of the trophy.

-E.. Moore (0) M. Heenan y

A. Weller, (7): N. Cooke V.G. B. Club on Sunday, commencing at that year.—Reuter,

Coxhoe

Bosibles C, H. Xp. E. Teal v D Chairman of the Hongkong Rifle

Lolly V C. Kun (1) CB Asociation

Chung v. t. C. Dad

will: Event the

Bido: R. prizes at the conclusion of the Scottish Cup Replay

V.T. H. Shao,

Chen, J, K, Lieu V. V.

Nana. B. Baubolle - (43)

Bind

MORROW.

present position of the

League e as follows:

Baubolle

London, Feb:[22.

Surling Albion, beat Arbroath

Shot W D L Boors pu8-1-in-their Scottish Cup second

round replay « a

'at Arbroathalo-

Club

Twill now be at home tok Cellid in the third around

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