1954-04-03 — Page 16

THE

CHINA

COLONY BADMINTON

CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE HERE AGAIN

By “ARGONAUT”

The Colony Open Badminton Chantpionships, which started with the Junior events last Thursday, are back again and promise another good series except for one dissappointing feature which could be given special con- sideration by the Hongkong Badminton Association.

A good crowd gave the opening games at the Taikoo court on Thursday a rousing send-off. Pat Gardner and Mrs S. McColl and Brian Douglass and Mrs E. Gray falled to get through their first round in the Mixed Doubles, but must be highly complimented for participating in the Championshipa.

They at least brought The A

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To the Championship it- gume to us baleuny-full of sup-self, 11 is pleasing to note thut portera ad t itan # few more

tel ***** players are potential players among Ben beginning to appreciate the

The total number s entrer valor of systematie

Couching. for j the Junior events hes The Seljoonlays and School- been mottuned at 51 and 2 garls Championships, which Blandard in expected Zer tas

renetted a successful conclusion Higher this year than fr ally

signal Jast Saturday, provided trigluphs not only for the even- |

Wal-bong. Wimmers-Ko Shu-kwong Wonk

Siu Chuen, Mary Wong and Betty Yung. --but also for their different evaches.

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previous sENINOTI,

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1954.

LOCAL SPORTS PARADE

MAIL'S

WEEKEND

SPORTING sam

By Reg. Wootton,

SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT

GIVE THE SECOND DIVISION

SIDES A CHANCE

UNDER THE FLOODLIGHTS

Says I. M. MacTAVISH

It is a great pity that the initial wave of enthusiasm for floodlit football in Hongkong has temporarily waned. There is no doubt that there is a big public for this kind of soccer entertainment and it is a matter for some regret that this present lull has set in.

However, it must be realised that the leams who would prove to be the biggest attractions have been, and still are, submerged in a heavy programme of important games,

of the

benets were further centuated in the case of 11- Mal of Diana Yung and 13- year old Chen Yuen-yue, who pilset

deul ut A Krut

their The handicap in size and age with Playook! trillima systemaštv doubles

Nevertheless it seems that an been able to look up into the (RAF), Lou Yee (South China), ratbed play in du Schoogarts doubles

excellent opportunity to put our lights without being bllaties. And that nearly brought then

Tang Sum (KMB). Honniball Success with floodlighting Is (Sing less prominent Ladies' jun upset

alles into the

Tao), Afolt Chun-wal wit

is being neglected. | really a case of trial and error, (South China), Szeto Man League may have a great deal i Julamy Pomeroy, Jr., who has public eye

Hepresentative sides from

has already the for

been clearly (KMB). lukewarm | beeti secilesi No. 1 in the Junior lo with Baterest shown by the Colony's Singis, has been reugung

what is com~ thebe glad

lower divisions would probably established that

The team will be in the charge But pletely

snusfactory in chance to put !

one of Caplain. George of the Army Jady players mud to boost this harvest of these coaching here-

wore their

re-and Ft. Lt. Hides of the RAF. 93 view cterest a strotų; attempt shonds during the past months and

and with ground does not meet the

nother. quirements of be made by the Associations with capabilities of further suitable admission charges there

The Club Stadium at Happy

WEEK-END MATCHES should be no difficulty in muk- Fun some sort of Ladies' „Lengue | provement 4. my

Valley. with its ampletely DONT BEWON,

addnogl

Ing such a venture pay....and

As for us locul Juns are con- The covered surroundings, is ideally cerned the week-end the Utle

NUK the

Ume Jet

they set out for well spaced lighting the top raising events that we will lack have heard suggest- and it, as

week, but this ed, the progressive Club officials hoyed last

afternoon there is sure to be a are going to try out the trans-big crowd at the Club Stadium verse battery system, then

for the 1953-54 ind of the think we can look forward to Memorial Cap which sees Kow- big strides being made in food-

Icon Chinese anci light football in the not

ira distant future.

Chinese

Is listed malch In the meantime could not 'clock.

Ways and menn, of susidung

ake-timates prospert for

ist

A Crnojamos present weak-younger players

neither are

see that

biroja shots and

a neglected.

up farther terest in the gameness is his lack of unitdence i

L'olony's

along th

strainee net shuttlers could be explay if tendency to play a stereotypæd the Association would appoliit att-hitting game. Ladies' Lengue rub-commitive I expect in mumber of upsets of one Indy representative from

The other three quarters of each club.

(Contd on Page 17, Col. 4)

513

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

TENTH RACE MEETING

Saturday 10th April & Saturday 17th April, 1954. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 22 RACES

The First Bell will be sung at 1:30 pm, on the 1st day and

the First Race rum at 2pm.

On the 204 Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First Race run at 12.00 Noot. The title intervid is after thee! Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).

The Secretary's nice at Alexunda House Wal close at 1145 em, on the 1st Day and at 10 an. on the 2nd Day

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THE 1954 SETS OF MEMBERS BADGES AND LADIES PREVIOUS ISSUE.

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WEEK-END SOFTBALL

Chinese Athletic And The Braves Can't Afford To Lose Tomorrow

By "SNOOPER”

Not so long ago, it seemed that Mak Kwong's Chinese Athletic Association

or Ed Carvalho's Braves or both would be fighting it out for the Senior "A" soft- ball Pennant. As it turned out both have lacked staying power this season-or is it that vital spark which makes a good side into the champion of champions?

Diminished as their aspirations are, the two teams will be all out in quest of the runner-up position in the League when they come up against mediocre oppoal-. tion on Sunday.

The Chinese Athletle ASSO-

Members of the Wildfires and ¡ances of two of the Gunner' ciation batiplayers, # much the Wahoos have every reason batters in A. Fuller and Frank better team than the Rexes,

to rejoice over the news that Wadsworth. should not falter in this game D. Malig and Yolly Silva have

while the Braves are expected

10

to beat Chev Tsol's South China Bating

no uncertain manner share honours

won the Senior "B" and Ladies

Championship to respectively.

titles

or second place

In the Lengue,

"B"

a

The two soldiers should make

good use of this game as they are capable of scoring a couple of hits which should enhance Mally, who won the Senior their position in the final batting batting crown by a wide standings. Fuller stands a good In their unsuccessful bid to and decisive margin, has

com- chance of being placed third in retain the Senior "A" Pennant, piled 407 average,

the final batting tabulations. being the Braves produced two out- [eredited with 11 hits

against

Arrangements are being Anal- in rightfelder 27 times at bat. Blanding batters

ised to stage the Junior Knock- Louthpaw Baji Dhablier noel His nearest rivals, Frankie out Tournament on Saturday, first baseman Calau Yvanovich. Loureiro of the Delawares, April 10. The Chinese Athletic Eddle Tao of the Pondas and Association first team, champions Last month Yvanovich

wits Onetre Souza of the PI Dodgers, of this division, will be barred. the most dangerus

contender flagged

In the homestretch to The draw, announced by the for the Senior "A"

balling enable Malig to win the title League Management Committee, Championship but falked to ac-hands down.

is as follows:-- complish a hit against both the Fundas and

the Chinese Athle- ile Association, as a result which

his

CIUELLY HIT

the

First round: Pandas V PI Dodgers; 23 Gunners v Rookies; In batting averages

Ladies' League, Comets v Maumaus; CAA 2 v slumped considerably to drop Wahoos Terry Noronha, crucily Cubs. The semi-final round behind Dhablier, C. M. Tang, hit by a hand injury, was do-wili take place on Saturday, Soldon Ma and Y. S. Lang

prived

of the Battling Cham- April 17, with the final round respectively.

plonship This

This season.

Terry scheduled for Saturday, April posed as a dangerous contender 24. for It was only Dhabler who has

Lile with

415 maintained 113 balling con= | average, but after her hand sistency and supporters of the injury she was unable to hit Braven were particularly happy

the ball with the same relish

she showed when he got a hit against the Wint

In the first Saints in the retum

round encounter

Kamos against both the Pandas Inst week-end.

and the Colleens to In early May. drop out of the batting race,

they

the Chinese Athletic

the

In

The Final of the International Softball Serles between Portugal and China will be played over the Easter Holidays and Annual Presentation Dance is to be held at the Peninsula Hotel

A SUGGESTION

the

about

they

RECENT EXPERIMENTS

When discussing Boodlighting It is interesting to hear of two

experiments recent

the United Kingdom

which may

A powerful batter, Dhabher have far-reaching influence on the present system be put to This could be a thrilling game

will be given the best chance of Champlon batter in this divi- ! the development of an accept advantage by putting Tom and It is difficult

hitting Scuth Chinu's Dick Lauision Is Yolly Silva able type of lighting that will Sneddon to work with coaching winner. I have a feeling that although

DI the spot the

The Hongkong Softball As- u challenge should Wahoos "B" whose 429 re-sociation should thank tho answer all the various criticisms

Hongkong boys are made at present.

evine from CAA'S C. M. Tsungmained unchallenged by Wahoos handful of oficial scorers for A LESSON

will just about do enough.

who may cause an upset should shortstop Irene Starkey 10 see thern

who the One

prémiĥent being

astonishingly experiment is

A little incident which took through to the collection

he hit pitcher Ismall for a 100 had only a hit in three times at share of work done during the carried out in London and the

the Governor's Cup another trophy.

percent balting performance. bat against the Pandaretics.

League softball season and the at Glasgow.

ow. The London game last week-end probably Tomorrow is a quiet day and experiment is being carried out escaped

general feeling is that the the notice

The only of almost

MATTER OF FAIRNESS

real difference be-

Association should reserve Д Wembley

only one First Division thatch Stadium as the Everyone watching the game,

tween Yolly Silva and Irene 10 down for decision. It is one

Arca for special result of recent

SCORERS decision to but those who

The youthful Rexes have once Starkey was did

finishing, and

ONLY when the next softball rustal floodlighting equipment in quickly appreciated a signifl-any spectators. It is a meeting falling to show up for an im-hit Pearl Chan or May Wu con- which will be played without been criticised by the writer for had Irene Starkey been able to

season comes around. the famous

of Kwong Wal and St Joseph's portent Leaguo game

When things wwro Many

Koing experts have

against sistently in their last outing, she When the game was

well and it takes place on the Army Jacide Wel's Pandas, and it, is might have won the title out-rough, the scorers, gave, the im called in to give advice and a advanced and the score-sheet ground at Sookunpoo.

Nalthier unofficial

pression that they were hoped that on a blank a heavy shower

appear at right. shown tam has

very consistent King's Park on Sunday against Meanwhile, Pandas' third base, to quit their

but posts, BROOCHES NOW SUPERSEDE THE progress says that one interest rain broke over the ground. A

this ΙΣΤΙ

season but the

Assocla- Bonnie Chang, who seems to do have certainly played their to provide wet, slippery ball is the goal tunese boys may

part have the tion.

little else but accumulate hits by hanging on in lighting

buge batteries keeper's biggest worry and astle extra

spite of power that

will

in the last few Pandarettes' admitted difficulties, directly over the playing field. soon as the min started Granger bring them a couple of points. |

which it is important that they do League games, hos improved speaks highly of their loyalty In Glasgow the experiment is in the HKFA goal quickly Kick-off is at 5 o'clock.

so as CAA's first buscman Tsang considerably to edge out both and enthusiasm, carried out at Shawfield; turned into the being

The Associa- Stadium, the home of Clyde net, collected his gloves and put

and third baseman Seldon Ma Terry Noronha and Irene Star- tion, too, must remember that NEXT WEEK football Club,

are mathematically sull in the key in the final tabulation for the function of the scorers is an

work has been based on the How different were things at

There are several interesting running for the Batting Chem-runner-up pos” “Jon.

important one and unless fullest games listed end. Wal Fat-kum experience

walkover for the incoming pionship race and a gathered the other

Bonnie Chang jusufles her re- support is given, the Association weekt. On Tuesday, title from the Kexes will certainly a study of the lighting had difficulty in handling a

the scorers are in action at deprive them of a chance 10 Lurn to batting prominence and cannot expoct in the greyhound couple

cross balls and in fact

with shortstop Amy Cheng she play the game, against

is generally considered one of

It is strongly the soccer

recommended playing

the finest ballplayers in

that a box be made exclusively and started shouting and substantial win for the Bus-

men would be in the nature of Apart from the two Senior Ladies' loop.

for the played

scorers who, despite there recently

"A" Leaguo games, the League general attitude was that

air of gloves for the

Division, J. their wonderful seal in the ex- the Junior While this

has Committee lighting system

their duties, look game is in pro-Management Fut-kim the best goalkeeper. WIS

Wal

Morales of the PI Dodgers has ecution an exhibition lussie that had so far

gress a more even himself attempted been

pointed

In the signalling, wil be taking place at the Club between encounter arranged

virtually won the Junior Bat- very much out of place the

Bill Silva's championing Championship with a 448 King's Park today. It will be specially selected but more

than Ave minutes

W. H. Chan of the pleasing to see them work in pinyers who had had experience passed

South China. Tho Champions Senior "B" to be played at 4 Chinese Athletic

Association, peace all by themselves next were provided. was the fist time they

This should be a lesson to all,

420 season. are on dangerous ground here p.m. on Sunday.

trailing Morales with a

failed to accomplish average, goalkeepers and team officials and nothing but a complete re-

FINAL STANDINGS! ailke, for the game might very peat of the brilliant form Bob Suzman's Americans 13-3, overtaking the Dodger slugger they The Delawares, who walloped the wall-nigh impossible task of well

have been lost and won in showed against the Army

Pending official corifirmation when these few

bave created Ininutes

through. Wni 500

big_impression in his last League appearance from

the Hongkong Softball Fat-kim was cought

unpre- these games are due to start at among followers of the sport at against the CAA second string- Association, following is the

5.45 p.m.

King's Park and will start strongers and must be contended with order of standings 3n tho

the runner-up position. favourites to beat the Rest,

Batting. Championship race;~~

genior The following

"A"Buji Dhabher Others who have done well in the batting department are (Braves); C. M. Trang, (CAA) Y. S. Linng (Pandas); Calau H. Honniball of the Pandas, A.

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL HE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear the badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.

Adinasion Budges at $10.00 caris per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or prestatal intewletion of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by hum

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in nul- earlier vunce from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

from

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during installed

the them on. and there

corner of The

of

one of them

Hau

chasing KMB Caroline HUI

St. overhaul Dhabher at this most

the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is person under the age / rueing track which runs rounde-sang quickly spotted the Joseph's and anything short of crucial stage of the League.

of seventeen years, Western standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

field.

When a full scale match was

een

10 the team oficials to minor sensation.

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the and requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.

the

the

i

In

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the of other systems gold that this gloves,efore the all important Stadium where Club entertain Delawares and the Rest of the average.

RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths In the Members' Betting Hall,

CASH SWEEPS

The cost of a Through Ticket is $44.00.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,800 may be re- served for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such. tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel my reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the num-/ ber reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.

Tickets reserved and avaliable but not paid for by 10 am. on the day preceding the Race Meeting for which they are reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but par- ticular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.

The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder.

The Stowards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action.

Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the 1st Day (10th April) | at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 5, D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Rond, during normal office hours and until 11 nm, on that doy,

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 8th May, 1954, are now available. The cost of each ticket is $2.00,

TOTALISATOR

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ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.

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Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, ets, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

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It is the little things that On Wednesday the Army side often make all the difference will be in action again against between victory and defeat and, Kwong Wah and they will have

Mteams; do botter than they look like, goalkeepers, in par- against South China if they Delawares Pitcher-Googoo Fuller of the 25 Gunners, W. L. Yvanovich (Braves); Seldon ticular, should always be pre-hope to gain the points. The Santos; Catcher-Tony Rodri-Chan of CAA 1 and P. Jen of (CAA); Johnny Pereira pared for the unexpected.

game, which will be played at

Ist gues;

baseman Frankle the Pandas. the MACAO INTERFORT

Club Stadium, will com-Loureiro; 2nd baseman-Junior

Senior "T"--D, Malig (Wild- The All Hongkong side will be mence at 5.45

JUNIOR KO TOURNAMENT p.m.

fres) Frankle Loureiro (Dela- Pomeroy; 3rd baseman---Manuel in action ngainst Macao

Kitcher, to-

this reason's Chal- Remedios;

wares); Eddie Tao (Pandas); Shortstop-Sonny morrow at Macao and if theylenge Shield winners, take the Sequeira;

The only game down. Left-Bekler-Vie decision this afternoon will be Onetre Souza (PI Dodgers); for Tony Rodrigues (Delawares); play to their normal form they tid on Thursday at Caroline Britto; Centre-fielder Junior the retur encounter betwoon Wheeler (Americans). should bring back the honours, Hill when they tackle the Royal Tavares; Right-fielder--Georgie the 25 Gunnera

the and Air Force. This is very much Ribeiro. Ifongitong will be represented

Junior League:: Morales Moumous. The Maumaus, who (FI by Granger (Army); Armstrong {a game of 'if',

Dodgers); W. H. Chan contributed a prominent sharo (Club),

Wells

Chan (Army);

If the RAF can reproduce The Rest: Jimmy Herrick of bright softball in the Junior (Chinese Athletic Association, 1);

Honnibali (Pandas); Fal-hung

Frazer their South China form, then (Pandas); C. Vieira, D. Malta, H. League at the start of the (Kitchee).

(25 Gunners) (Army Captain); Tong Sheung the verdict is wide open...If Mattos

'W, L. Fuller (Wildfires); Claude season - alumped considerably (South

Chan China); Ho Ying-fun they don't then Kitchee

(CAA · }}} look Pugh, Jock Bordwell, John after pitcher Daniel Remedies. (Kitches), Reeves

(Pandas). (Army), Ikke clear winners. After the Heidemann. (Americans); Rhas signed up for the Ameri Bennett (Army), Yiu Cheuk- Army's defeat by South China Vieira (Hongkong University); cans,

Ladies' Les Silva yin (South China). Hau Ching- every

(Wahoos "E");

Chan point is valuable to O. Souza, J. Azavešlo, Tony Roy, fio (Kitcheo),

Kitchee us the final

Main interest in this game, (Pandarettes); Terry Noronha positions: T. Tavares, E. Eusebio, Dwhich should see the Maumaus (Wahoos "A"); Irene: Starkey The following players will at the top of the League, are O'Connor, and M., Nunes (PI win by a substantial margin, is Wahoos "A); Shells Bernal- travel ねぎ rezerves:-McLaren | still very much in doubt.

dantred on the batting perform-Silva (Colleens). Proof positive

POP

SEE IF IT-WILL

Go Now!

Dodgers).

Don't risk'

your sight- it cannot be

replaced

Homokond KOWLOON