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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1954,
BURMA GIVES HONGKONG CHAMPION HURDLE CHALLENGE CUP RACE WEST BROMWICH
Α WALKOVER IN THOMAS CUP TOURNEY
By "ARGONAUT”
Although an official press rele ase is still due from the Hongkong Badminton Association, it was reliably learned that Hongkong has received a walkover from Burma for their first round tie for the Thomas Cup competition).
The cable to the Hongkong Badminton Association by Burma slates that Burma will not be able to field a Team and will therefore concede a walkover to Hongkong.
This decision by the
All were in active competition in a Burina Badminton Arsuciation trangular tournament at Ran- will undoubtedly
treat Roon against Alt-Bengal And
couse
itongkok.
found the Recrelo players vastly Improved in the slagles.
Bernard Brown spring major surprise by trouncing the hitherto unbeaten Craigengower player, Jimmy
deappointment in local players the Eagle Badminton team of and followers of the guine,
I won hardly Busin w.uld wife way do Buto e team would have been at thould they have come over here and an ecently us last month they
it the poor realty they ab- ! third singles expected that tied in this treet in any was Khou by 15-3 and Billy Soares
Callover On
nfluenced the declaion, it is outlasted D. C. Lau by 10-9 10 MIKH l_regrettable.
I score Revrelo's second point ofj Hongkong
new will
meel, the evening. dapan at Hongkong some time; Chinese YMCA ho with in November to se
Lize, existe apperition from St jaght to meet the wanne of the| Teresa's, being held to 3-3
Thudland-inda the in the Asan before assering their superiority Zap bord.
in the doubles to capture the .1 1 ]); 1 1 as still 4+25 unknown!
remaining three sets, antity and fr Hongkong top All St. Teresa's three points et through to the next round, came from the singles, in which
irt more umarations
concrete | Johnny Pomeroy, Jr. repeated [torm will have to be made by his earlier triumph over W. F. the Association. particularly Foo, accounting for his opponent with regard to the training of this time by 15-9. Hongkong's potential team,
will have to play a Hongkong London, Mar 16.
tie sume time or other, irresper- (tired Na-ftive of the decision of Burma. tional) and Romany Min- and once again it must be im 4 Lincolnshire Hand-pressed that the requer and the
The "Spring Double" Races
Regal Tan
rup) altructed most sup purt at inst night's Vic reria Club callover here on the "Spring Double" races.
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backed
J. C. Koh's powerful smashes pulled him through in his match against Foo by 10-11 and schoolboy Marquez-Lim scored
10-5
u quick and confortable win over Lam Ming-tak.
THE SCORES Men's "A" Division
7. Reorelo Singles Bill Funk (ZCC) beat Dilly Sonres 16-5; heat
Francis Rozario 15-7.
onger that Hongkong's Thomas Cuppers get on to the court for ! systematic practice and training | eve
their perform- the better can Lances be whether they win or
beze
Textid The landing up of Hongkong's Lewedibles pairs
woll partieularly taka considerable perlont of
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CLOSING OFFERS Ching Ters were Llucolnshire Handicap (Mar. 24)
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100-8 Dumbumpe
200-7 Arette Slave,
00-6 Nahar
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LEAGUE MATCHES
la the two Men's "A" Divirica; 1 Fugue matches played last night Chinety YMCA and
with draw
D. C. Lau (CCC) lost to Soares 9-15; beat Rozarlo 15-13. Jimmy Khoo (CCC) lost to Bernard Brown 6-15.
Doubles
111 Funk & Wond Kai- Cagengewes: Cricket Club wen! + Razato 21-11: heat H. F. Goni
cheong (CCC) beat Souren & ileir
jan
salves & Beruned Brown 21-5.
Jiminy Khoo Hubert Tuy (CCC) bent Soares & Rozario 21-18:
beut Gonsalves & Brown 21-14. St. Teresa's 3, Chinese YMCA
Singles
im table maz mesurer la their impending domi Play-off.
ampsteativ vot To Bill Funk,
Club
L.V
F. Foo 15-9.
who took botla : ป in partnevstup: with Wong Kat-rheởng both his
Junior Pomeroy (Saints) los donde se enabled Craign.
SON,
a 7-2 triumph to Ramon Young 8-15, bear W. power to org
over Reciclo. The Valley
won their sixth game deciding vet in the of the evening after leading 4-1. when Funkc neeminteri for Hozan by 15-7 in the singles,
"Spudely" & Congengsæter enjoyed distinct arity in the doubles, Int Saints, fast to Young & Foo 13-21; lost to Patrick Wong & W. C. Clung 15-21.
WEEK-END
HOCKEY
The following are the hockey I
25-1 Langion Belg and League Gxtures and umpires for 1
Aminadora Cman.
29-1 Brawny Svar.
13-1 Marle Cock. Dubsm
Court mail Chivalry,
50-1 Harry Lune.
Grand Natlmua) (March 27)
the week-out:
Saturday
J. C. Koh (Saints) lost to Young 0-15; beat Foo 15-11.
Ed Marquez Lin (Saints) beat Lam Ming-tak 15-0.
Doubles
21
Kol
Motta
Pomeroy & Marquez Lim (Soints) lost to Young & Foo 4-21; lost to Wong & Chung 12-
LATEST STANDINGS Men's "A" Divisiou
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town.
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Lair Sookumpots v St Joseph's at 5-1 Ordnance and Dominicks; leg's Park; 3. B. Consalve, Major
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3-1 Gentle Moya, Queen's Durkin, Thra Singh all t 1 Taste, Southern Coup andan Nav Bharat v Aces, 10
at Valley: A Maltk. Flygt Samperion.
The next callover is on West-Tniversity, H.KA A P..
am at Pokfulam, G. T monday, March 17-Reuler.
M. Petters.
1042 Palmer.
Two Hongkong Swimmers
Selected
The Asian
For
Games
Breastroke champion Tsigg Rit-wan was last night
Men's "B" Division CCC v Tylam. CYMCA V Reercio.
Gavilan Prepares
For Olsen
Sir Ken, owned by Mr M. Kingsley and ridden by T. Molony, gained his third consecutive win in the Champion Hurdle Challenge Cup. This picture taken at the last flight shows Impney (M. Pumfrey up) leading from Sir Ken (T. Molony up) and Galatian' (P. Tueffe up) partly hidden. Sir Ken under pressure made up ground and won a by length.
THE SPORTS ROUNDABOUT
Next Olympic Soccer Tournament Might Be At Wembley
By W. CAPEL KIRBY & DAVID
JACK
The future of team events in the Olympic Games will be decided when the International Olympic Committee meets in Athens in May.
It
Most important team game as far as Britain is concerned is football. produces most revenue, provides welcome relief from an overdose of truck events, and is always a sure bet for a good argument.
the
of
Many players would consider those good grounds for a trans- fer application, but Harry tells Would the Football Associa-
I miss League tion back a proposal that theus: "Naturally Melbourne Olymple Soccer be football, but with Joe playing so well I can't expect the club played at Wembley?
to drop him,"
The 1850 Games will be held, two months In the middle
where the season. in Australia-a country Soccer is well down the list of popular sports. Last time Olymples were staged in a non- Soccer
Angeles, country Loy 1932--there
football
The 10
was
no
tournament.
That could happen In 1950, but a much better iden would preserve continuity by staging the Olymple football in Europe. That would eliminate the rumpus bound to occur if 20 or so of our best amateurs werd taken away from their clubs for
arc
When Bolton Wanderers staying in London, manager Bull Ridding often watches school- to boy football in preference window-gazing in the West End.
en
EVEN FAVOURITES
TO WIN THE CUP
London, Mar, 15,
West Bromwich Albion, the English First Division leaders, were made even money favour ites to win the Football Association Challenge Cup at a callover by bookmakers at the Victoria Club here tonight.
..
Their semi-final opponents, Port Vale, who lend the Third Division (North) were quoted at 100 to 7.
Other prices were:
1 to 2 Preston North,
9 to 3 Bolton Wanderers,
10 to 1, Sheffield Wednesday,
18 to 1 Leicester City. West Bromwich Albion, the Lengut lenders and favourlies for the Cup, piny Port Vale, the shock teum of the year, on Aston Villa's
's ground.
[the double of a Cup win and the League Championship in one souson, a feal last nécomi- plished by Aston Villa in 1007.
PORT VALE WIN
analisis, strengthened Biety posi- Port Vale, the FA Cup semi- ton at the head of the English The other semi-final between
League 111 (Northern) section Lelcester City or Preston North Town toxiny,
with a 2-0 win over Halifax End and Sheffield Wednesday or
The match Dollon has been
was re-auringed arranged for from last Saturday.—Itenter. Manchester City's ground.
Port Vale, who are only the second team from the Third Division to reach the semi- finals, thus meet First Division opponents for the third time in the tournament They have and previously beaten Cardif Blackpool, the holders.
SPORTS
BRIEFS
Port Vok have built their AUCCESA on a strong defence which has conceded
Sydney, Mar. 15. 17 only goals in 39 Cup and League world's third fastest Miter, has John Landy of Australia, the games, It should be an in- triguing battle between
this solid defence and the tremen- dous attacking power of Went Bromwich Albion.
Victory for West Bromwich would carry them a step nearer
Draw For The Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
Glasgow, Mar. 15. The draw for the semi- finals of the Scottish Cup
been nominated for the Britin Empire and Commonwealth Games at Vancouver this year. -China Mail Special,
London, Mar. 15. Combridge
will University have their first full course trials in boat vare practice on Wed- nesday,
Oxford have theirs on Thura- day. The reee is on April 3.- China Mail Special.
1
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Melbourne, Mar. 15, An osgurance that futura South African lawn tennis teamma will be "quite looked after"" In Australia is to be given the Union's Lawn Tennis Associa=" tion.
This
Was
deelded by
the
They are to write the South African Association expressing regret over the selection of a team which was not Australia's best.-China Mall Special.
made here today resulted. Australian LTA Council today. as follows:
Patrick Thistle or Motherwell versus Celtle at Hampden Park on Saturday, March 27.
Aberdeen versus Hampden April 10.
Aberdeen and
Park on
Rangers at ;
Saturday,
That's how he spotted Dennis Stevens playing for Birming ham Schools against London at White Hart Lane
the morning of the Dolton visit to Stamford Bridge,
Unless we're very much LaStarza Leaves mistaken, that bit of shopping sold Docherty for £3,000 be-Cup fighting side, will not know clation yesterday.
was
worth every penny
of £20,000 to the Trotters who got an inside-forward ccrtniu 10 wear an England shirt one of
For London Today To Fight Cockell these days.
SURPRISING
New York, Mar. 15. We were surprised to hear Roland LaSlazra
completed that Plymouth Argyle, fighting The New York portion of his for
in the survival
Second training today and will leave Division,
turned down the by plane tomorrow for London, chance of signing experienced where he boxes Don Cockell of wing half-cum-inside forward England on March 30.
Doug Blair from Cardiff City..
LaStarzu, who was beaten by Rocky Marciano last September in a tille bout, said he was in le will com- excellent shape. Summit, New Jersey,
plete his training in London. Mar. 16.
have seen Cockell, "never Walterweight
much about hlm," Champion Kid so I can't say Gavilun went through his first LaStarza sald. "Maybe when we official workout today in pre get to London we can find out paration for his attempt to inore about him and his style." wrest the middleweight crown LaStarza will be accompanied from Bobo Olson at Chicago on by his manager, Jimmy De April 2.
Angelo, and his trainer, Nicht lle sparred two rounds each Florlo-United Press.
Andy Figuero and Rocky Tomasello. He will box four
rounds again tomorrow
and
then fly to Chicago where he India Enters The will work out on Wednesday
afternoon at the Gymnasium-United Press.
Mid-West Empire Games
chosen to represent Hongkong in the 200 metres at the | ARGUMENT OVER Asian Games to be held in Manila next May.
give Irene Thia was decided at an execu- mitice decided to live cammittee meeting of the Kwok and Vanessa lles a fur- Hongitong Swimming Associather trial under batter clation.
committee also tions. The chose free style champion Cheung Kin-man despite tus trial time of 60.3 secs for the 100 metros, tireo-tenths of a second slower than standard,
·
It was painted out at the rhosting that if Cheung caulit do that tune with the weather conditions as they the recent trials he was cer- tain 10 make the grade at Manila.
were
at
Condi- Chan Wai-son, Colony diving champion, will also represent Hongkong at the games.
After a report from, waterpolo Experts quoting the high stan- dard of play in Hongkong the committee agreed in principle to send a team. Members of the committee considered the team would be able to compete with other countries successfully.
The Assistant Secretary of the Association, Mr Wong Shiu-
Discuming Women's perfor hung, was chosen team leader mances at the trials, the com- after a secret ballot,
» Raven's « TONIC
As a result of an invitation from the Empire Games com rhitice a swimmer, will go to Canada. Belection will be de- cided after the results of the Asian. Gomes.
JANA WAKE for the year ending |
34, 1953 showed that
the Association at a surplus of income 'over' expenditure of
on
$4,400.
"The Council meeting of the HKASA will o held April 9 and: the panel general: meeting on April 23,
"Verterday's, meeting was pre- aided over by Mr Aide O. Sülü' with Mr. Herriwindam
Secretary,
Blair, who has moved to Totnes, was offered at the give away price of £3,000.
Now our tip is that he'll go to Exeter City.
57
16
Harry Mattinson was Preston North End's skipper and regular centre-half in the 1950-51 pro- motion season.
CHALLENGING Prosion North End's all- action wing half Tom Docherty
Melbourne, Mar: 16. has made 4 great come-back
For the first time, Australla's from injury, and he looks like
team Glosgaw Ran- Wimbledon-bound tennis challenging Bobby Evans for a gers, drawn to meet in the semi-will-play exhibition matches ni position in Scdiland's Inter-final of this year's competition, Darwin, national XI.
clashed in the final last year The Lawn Tennis Association Strange to think that Dacher when Rangers narrowly won by of Australia Council accopted ty and Evans were club-mates
the Invitation from the Northern on: goal to nii efter a replay. at Celtle and the Scottish club
Tennis Asso Celtic, another great Glasgow Territory Lawn
cause he wasn't big enough. their semi-inal opponents unil! The team-Lewis Hoad, Ken after the replay on Wednesday Rosewall, Mervyn Rose, Rex Somerset County
Cricket | between Motherwell and Partick
Fraser, Roy Hartwig, Neale at Motherwell.
Emerson, Ashley Cooper, and Club, determined to get away from the foot of the counly Motherwell. sole survivors the Manager, Me Harry Hopman championship table, report n from Division "B". won thew leave Sydney by air in two "full house" of trialists for net Scottish Cup two seagona agʊ.— planes on May 0 and May 1- practice. Bristol City Inside for- Reuter.
China Mail Special. word John Atyco, a seam baw- ler with Frome C.C., is one of them.
Rhyl FC Chairman Tommy Cookson tells us there's a nice house and a nice salary waliing for a player-conch with the Cheshire League club. Rhyl are also looking for a manager,
The oldest
player to
Hongkong Definitely Out Of
Asian Games Football
קט
Brital and China, from March
21 to 28, because of the inter- "It is very regrettable hecause port series with Manila.
2. Invited clubs and schools I feel that we had a very good
make. chance of winning the
Aalan to
ke applleation for the
the meeting.
football coach.
oficial
3. Permitted First Division
Hongkong is definitely out of the Asian Games Foot- Our reference to Stan Matthews ball Championships at Manila next May, the Hongkong Bill Lomax, Wigan Athletic being centre-forward, who has netted appear in a Cup Final brought Football Council was informed yesterday by its Chair- more than 200 goals for the several protests, all of which man, Mr Jack Skinner, who is also Chairman of the club,
42 Including two against claimed John Oakes was Newcastle United in the Cup, when he played for Charlton Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee. will not odd to his tally of
against Derby County Hongkong is not affiliated with in 1853 to gain experience, for this season. While working as a in 1045-40.
FIFA and its application for the Olymples, British Raliways employee nt
For confirmation or otherwise membership will not come
The Counell yesterday also: Horwich Loco Works
we contacted The Volley. and until the next meeting of that a metal
1. Postponed the second Go- box of sand fell on his foot and were told John Oakes' date of soccer International governing vernor's Cup match, between broke two locs.
birth was September 24, 1909, body this summer. that would make him a young- ster of 30 for the Derby Final.
Signing of Billy Punton from Then a broken Portadown is leg gave Joe Marston his chance i al transferly one of sever championship," Mr Skinner tollcervices of Mr Tom Snekion, the
moves being made Vancouver. Mar. 15.
Newcastle the and, although Mattinson is again by
United India today entered for
in Common- fit, he finds himself in Central British Empire and
Ireland, Northern
The HKFA Council at its teams to arrange among them- Newcastle have also contacted wealth gaines
to be held here League Soccer.
also turned selves to play double-beaters. from July 30 to August
Distillery about inside-forward meeting yesterday
4. Refused the transfer of a Brian Moore
down an offer by Burma's
Second Division "A" CAA. Dundee, South Africa, Mar, 15, India originally planned to
Asian Games footbali, team to An African, Langa Mafundu, by-pass the games in favour of
for wing half Billy Neill.
pinyer to Second-Division. "I" Moore is interesting Aston the heavy schedule ahead the Asian games in Manila, but 22, was sent to prison for two
of Villa, too, but Distillery are in local footballers, and decided to me a telegram arrived here today Yours (one year suspended on condition of good behaviour) from Mr Moinuz Hag of the
no hurry to part. for culpable homicido during Indian Olympic Association. a soccer match.
The telegram read: "We match agalest Eastern Mafundu played in a between
game have just decided to send the Thursday at 9 p.m. at Club
0 Elected Mr Raleigh Leung. two African teams team. Number will be deter-Campbell, Armstrong,
to 1940, la looking forward to At the proposal of Mr Skinner, to the Management and Grounds Tarpey, when there was an argument | mined Inter."
the new cricket season-at the the Council MacDonald, Forrow, Falconer,
authorised the sub-committees and Mr K. K. Ip about an alleged foul and an- · India's entry, brings the total | Paton, other Afrlean, Sgabalala.
to the Selection sub-committee, Mullen,
age of 84. Now living in Dorset, Treasurer. Me, L. G.. Young, to 10 th McGregor, was number of countries to be re- Gardner. Plektering: reserves,
mako tentativo arrangements for in place of Mr Henry Fung, who killed.-China Mail Special.
presented to 25-Neutor,
Planck, Mulden, Jones.
Colony team to tour Europe is on vacation abroad.
Mr Skinner, criticising the number of bar chits signed by managers of certain represen tative teams, suggested that Council members henceforth be appointed mahancra
managers of such
FOUL LED TO HOMICIDE
THE GAMBOLS
AUNTIR, WHEN WILL DINNER SE READY T÷CAN WE HAVE) ATCAKES
HKFC TEAM
The following will represent Club in their First Division
and Glentoran
'ASTOUNDING
play here in April, because a Fixed the next Council
submit terms to an Australian meeting for April 12 and o
extraordinary W. D. Packwood, a member of come here later in the year. on
Kenton Cricket Club from 1021
tean which had earlier asked to cedo it immediating to pres
he hopes to add to its 3,000 plus wicket-taking record:
bij Barry Applily
{kihať a olay! Nose to relax, ik) | |"Ah, well, if hait a whole
yone quick!
jerk fallen down
POINT 33
"ALL WILL COME OUT, IN THE WASHING!!
Cenvaritas, Don Quixote
cept-the
Channing replied. that Counell members would find It expansive to manage a Chinese representative, teammat Want a good timin before, the match, and If they, win another good dinner in the evening,
It's an old cuntame
MATCH POSTPONED The
Firat Division match bes tween Kwong Wah and Army briginally, not for this; afternoon at Club has been poskroński
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