1954-04-08 — Page 6

"A" DIVISION FINAL

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954,

NEW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

FUNK BEATS RAMON YOUNG AS CRAIGENGOWER WINS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

By “ARGONAUT”

.

Playing inspired badminton and showing admirable 'teamwork as well as brilliant individual efforts, Craigengower Cricket Club yesterday wrested the Men's "A" Division League title from the Chinese YMCA with

6-3 victory In the final play-off.

What was expected to be a stern tussle petered out into an easy win for the Valley Club when they rattled off four sets in a row and after falling narrowly to make n Afth straight set, clinched the issue in the next game of the evening.

ni The con-

the foundation of Craigenjower's | reign as the Colony's premier shuttle club after taking to the game only three years ago,

of the

gome

took everything that was left of Funk who just managed to make the final point before a stomach cramp set in.

Chinese

The YMCA, the holders of the title for the lam tree year, fielded W. F. Foo in the third slagles and mencement of the match ap- peririki to hol a slight nd- vintage over the challengers by virtue of this line-up

The Craigongawer players,

wifferent den however, had and the the "fran Sation in the very opening set when Colony Funner-up 1 Funk natounded the pucked gallery with a 15-8 umph over Colly Champions

Ramon Young.

LAID THE FOUNDATION

Funk's win was a brilliant and fully-deserved one and Siri

FLOODLIT RUGGER TONIGHT

By "PAK LO"

Despite the disparity score, the set was very closely contested with each point nternly fought for.

Young took an early 2-4 lend, 4-2 before and went ahead to

to one of Fund settled down his best

displays.

Lobbing, dropping and marking away the loose shots with deadly new

10 and alded curacy, extent by the errors of his ope punent.

he overtook Young at and held #comfortable 0-4 11-4 tead before conceding two more points and then antexing the set.

KDITIE

Crulgengower went further n}tuati when Robert Tay took the next set of The evening from plucky schoolboy

S. K. Wong by 15-3.

BRILLIANT

player

This was followel by an- other top brilliant achievement of the evening when Craigen- gower's Jiranty Koo emulated B Funks feat by edging out W. P. Foo by 15-11, In his Tonight the annual rug-

thumph. K displayed grim nghting ger match between the Chubacity and a grand

Despite an early 3-0 lead, he was at the tail-end of the score

opirit.

21 0-10

Hauslly

frow closer at

and the Bank takes place on the Club Ground at Happy For the very first Valley. time in the history of 8-11 and a ofrong stand for the Colony rugger.

game uth paint, which produced will be played under flood-pulenged rally, cracked up Fob. lights,

the

Kun went head to 13-10, 14-11 eri in a supreme effert just succeeded in taking a linzi through to д mash to ful.e: gamesnt win.

NO STEMMING THE TIDE

This is a great innovation, and should it be successful it may iral to Frigilian Bouillit next season.

the

next

In order to get the greatest Chinese YMCA's Patrick benefit from the lights, the game Wong and W. C. Chung,

made will not commence until 8.30 p.m. strong efforts to stem the tide

Soccer 149 atrendy bogainst

in them Erkekl Inter these conditions, doubles match which pitted and has proved to be Tarrly them against Bill Funk anil successful, but the question

R. C. Wong. The score went whether runtT With its com pletely different rules will be an evenly until 5-5 before the "y"

satisfactory will be settled to-welle night

That much maligned mau, The referee, will be facing В much silor Task tonight than

pair cracked up against the stolid defence Df their op ponenta, who forged attend to a comfortable 21-0 win.

A ld by D. C. Lau

und Robert Tay to elinch the

usual, as the ground is not very match in the Afth set of the

evenly and sill has a few evening

Jark patches which will not mark,

help loin in his decision,

The Clubs has, of course, usød The lights befort for

A time a full scale gaine has been played,

narrowly missed the

The score was even until 17-17.

at

Robert Toy held Young to 9-0 in the next game of the evening but literally gave up the ghost after that to enable too "y" shuttler to win by 10-9,

Cralgengower owarded a walk- over to the "Y" in the next doubles game as a result of Bill Funk's inability to continue, but annexed the final match of the evening as had been extended

after D.

to 21-15 by P. H. Wong W. C. Chung.

REVISED SCHEDULES

Following

and

ure the revised Colony Badminton Champion- ship schedules for today and tommorrow:-

Today's Games At Taikoo

7 p.m. Men's Doubles: Timmy Ku and Albert Tam y B. A. Xavier and A. A. da Rosa.

7.30 p.m. Men's Singles: Ed Marquez Lin v Ko Wai-bong.

pni. Men's Doubles; Frank

V J. A. Yth and Jumor Castro Soares and B. A. Brown,

8.30 p.m. Men's Singles; K, C.

Yong v S. T. Hool.

p.m. Men's Dougles: P. V. Yap and M. A. Ebrahim v J. B. Pomeroy and J. C. Koh.

Tothorrow ACCO

7.30 p.m. Men's Doubics; R. A. Remedios and R. D. Nanes A

C. Y. San and W. N, Cheung.

Craigengower Cricket Club became the new Men's "A" Division Badminton League Champions as a result of their 6-0 win over the holders, Chinase YMCA, in the Anal at St Teresa's Hall Inst night.

The Craigengower team, from left to right; are: Z. Tsok (Badminton Con- venor), Robert Tay, Bilt Funk, D. C. Lau (Čaplain), K. C. Wong and Jimmy Koo.

Boxing With A Capital "B"

Last

Night At

The

Royal Navy Championships

By OUR BOXING CORRESPONDENT

Boxing with a capital 'B' thrilled a big crowd at the China Fleet Club fast night when the Royal Navy, Hongkong, held its Open Championships,

with

There was enough action and excitement to thriil even the most exacting patron of the sport for the sailors put everything they had into their efforts.

The show opened wlth in the final of the light heavy. Lt. Middle Wt. A. B. Whitlam knockout and Anished

weight Division.

beat O/Sca Davidson (B'ham) A.B. Venables one. The keynote of the evine

was after his (Crane) on a TKO In 2nd ing was hard hitting and man from the first moment of round.

each bout the his clash stemed that in

with A.B. Haggerty contrertanta sol out to try and and he never gave his opponent outshine ther colleagues who the slightest chance lo settlo had preceded them into the down. Haggerty War badly outclassed and Venables sent him down for the full count early in the second round.

ታኒካ.

The highlights of the night were another magnificent display an exciting by A.B. Venabica, interlude of sluggery' between

hoxer,

Middleweight,

A. B. Kirby (Modeste) beat L/Sea Town send (B'ham) on pta.

Sig.

KWONG WAH 2, ARMY

No Thrills Or High Class Football

By I. M. MacTAVISH

The 1st Division game which was played if the Club- Stadium yesterday afternoon néver produced much in the way of either thrills or high class football. The ground was in poor condition on account of the heavy rain and the players on both sides found the greatest diMeulty in keeping on their feet.

Kwong Wah are to be congratulated on fighting back from a two goal deflelt to snatch a polit with almost tho last kick of tho match..

The Army should have, won į gina, Ļunnon, Roevės, Bennett, ibis gamo easily as they attacked Doyle, Thomas.

for almost three-quarters of the

70 mitutes and apart from the

two goals scored by Bennett they

missed many, chances. Lunnon RHKDF To Play

dtid Thomas were particularly extravagant in this respect and the soldiers have only them→ selves to blame for the logs of a polni.

EARNED TIE DRAW

Combined Services

The year 1954 marks the cen- Kwong Wop never gave up tenary of the Royal Hongkong trying and it was thin factor Defence Force, and the celebra- that earned them their draw.

tlong will includo à séries of Bennett opened the scoring in sporting as well as social events, the first halt when he ficked which will culminate with a good pass from Thomas wide of Centenary Ball on the night of Yue Kal-yan.

May 18, and the Parade and March Past on May 30,

A high jump and a well directed header brought Bennett

On Sunday, the celebrations his second goal midway through will open with a cricket match the second half, but little Kwok between members DI the Chouk cheung pulled one back RHKDF and a tea from the for Kwong Woh when his shot Combined Services at Chater touched

Higging and

sRoad, commencing at noon. diverted wide of Granger ahd into the net.

It is hoped all who are inte- In almost the last second of rosted will visit the KCC the game Kwong Wah wore ground on Sunday, particularly

awarded very simple penalty past members of the HKVDČ kick when Crowhurst was ad and SVC and members of the judged to have fouled Kwok in Services who are stationed in the aren and Tam Yung-kaй Hongkong and their wives. A smashed the spot kick into the military band will play muste back of the net.

during the afternoon and tea "This was ด typical end-ot← | Interval. the-season game.

ฟาย Play

teams aret The listless and uninspiring and few

RHKDF:Gar Pearce reputations

were enhanced, (Capt.) Lleut Pritchard,

Sit Kam- Cdr. Kilbee, Licut Remedios, For Kwong Wah,

So Bau-ming, Ng Po-Lieut. Pereira, Sgt, hung.

Gosano Созапо deung, Kwok Cheuk-cheung and (G.N.). Cpl. Tam Yung-kon were best while Pie. Hall, Fie. Cornell, Pt. (LQ),

Pte. Rumjahn, Pto.

the Army got best service from Dhaber, Lt. Heavy Wt. A. B. Robins Buckley (ploying his last game Holmes (13th mon).

beat (B'ham)

Boulter in Hongkong). Frazer, Lunnon (Constance) on pts.

and Bennett. Heavyweight. A. B. (Bt Brides Bay) beat A. B. Skipper (B'ham) on a KO in Bit 2nd round.

James

THE

Combined Services; - Major Bally (Capt.) Major Chubb, L. Car. Cecil, Lieut. Withall, Lieut. 2/Lt, Thorne, 2/Lt. Horsham Sut Webb, Pte. Clarke, Umpire, Capt. Davies. Beorer, Sgt. McAdam,

TEAMS Kwong Wahr Yue Kal-yan; | Weir,

Kam-hung, Cheung Tang Gingell, sum, Hau Du-vad, So Bau-ming,

Play commences at 12 noon.

ON THEIR FEET 8 p.m. Men's Doubles: MartinO/Tei, Jackson and A.B. Smith,

The lightweight match. be- Wong and I. Sousae y Winner, a thrilling middleweight battles

tween Jackson and Smith had (Yeh-Castro y Soares-Pomeroy), between Li/bea. Townsend and

the crowd on their feet from 8.30 p.m. Men's Singles: M. A. A.B. Kirby, and a nerve ting- | the start. Smith, looking the Ebrahim v B. A. Xavier.

ing display of power punching much more experienced

A first class cxhibition of the Ng Po-leung, Chan Ming-chih, 'Do's and Don'ts' raced from his commer

of boxing Kwok Cheuk-cheung, Las Kri. at the was given during the evening. chiu, Lo Sau-fook, Tom Yung bell, but if he expected Rear-Admiral Jackson to be overawed he was presented the prizes at the ring.

Gladstone, CB., kon.

Téa 4.15 pm to 4.80 p.m. Army! Granger; sadly disappointed for instead side after cach contest.

Buckley, Stumps will be drawn at 0.30 Wells, Crowhurst, Fraper, Hig“ | pin. - of backing away he stood his ground and slugged it out.

Smith

9 p.m. Men's Doubles; Siu Chuen and S. K. Wong v P. C. Chau and Fung Kam-pang

0.30 p.m. Men's Singles: A, A. da Rosa v J. B. Pomeroy.

COLONY'S

SWIMMERS

SELECTED

The Hongkong Amateur which stage the Swimming Association has rugger Colony Champlon combination selected the swimming con. practice, but this will be the of Rumon Young and W. F. tingent to represent the Foo put into effect a series of Colony in the Asian Games exceltent drops to win the set by 21-17.

next month.

The team represents the Cralgengower's

winning se, cream of local swimmers and

only cime night and one game I can fully after Bill Funic had been taken supported by a strong aggrega- tion of water poto players, will be leaving for the Philippines

alt-the swiminors on April 19, and the Water Polo team on April 30.

WELL-MATCHED

Without doubt this

though expected, Is one

recommend to a rugger fans, to

task by schoolboy S, K.

for not only will there be the Wang in one of the phuckiest by floodlights but also two well | exhibitlens ever seen on the motched teams.

The Club has pressed some of its "retired" players'

local court.

on

Hongkong will be represented

for every by only two swimmers and two

Though never conceded any such as chance of taking the set, Wong | Minto and Henderson, back into kept fighting service, and has a stronger, point even though heavier mul a better park than trailing behind the Bank.

courge,

The latter have, of Petric in his usual position of loose forward. He should be a thurn in the Club side and is the one man they must mark clusely.

Dillworth, one of the Club's up

flage.

ARSENAL CAN'T COME HERE

London, Apr. 7.

Mr Tom Whittaker, mabager of the Arsenal Football Club, said today that Afsenal would not be able to go to Hongkong and Manila for a a series of games next month.

He said that Arsenal werd engaged in reconstruction and building up of their team and could not under- Lake a tour of this propor- tion at probetí, as it would interfere

with their plans for the future.--Renjer.

Home Soccer Results

London, Apr. 7.

The following were

the

fiest

kept up a sustained attock, but Jackson showed sur- prising hitting power and he oponed a wide cut near Smith's right eye.

The bout almost went its full course but experience told in the end

refere in-

and the tervened just before the firtel bali to award the Verdict to Smith.

The Townsend-Kirby middle- weight final was a boxer versus Aghter affair and provided lots of excitement, There was an abundance of skill and lots of powerfu punching before, Kirby claimed a very narrow win.

The name that was on every

one's lips after the boxing was

Don't Discount

Lunch 1.30 pm. to 2.16

The Don

p.m.

He May Flow Mighty Yet

Says DENNIS HART

When referee Eugene Henderson Falséd Don Cockell's hand last month In triumph over Roland La Starza, the eight een thousand farts who packed the Earls Court arena had two things in mind.

First, they cheered their heads off. Naturally; Cockell is the only British heavyweight to show a top American the know-how since Tommy Farr's days.

that of A.B. Robine, a youngster Then, having got the cheers | Don't underestimate this mán True, his Walst-line makes who

stepped into the ring off their chests, they did some Cockell. He's as good a Cham- him wear uposlallkanade shorts. against the widely experienced thinking. Would Cockell ba an-plon as Britain has had for a Bat for all nir fát he's fast: Sig. Boulter and proceeded

to other

"hope"--to promise so long time. With the bowlble And underneath his woll- give him tremendous thrashing. much but realise so littlet exception of Tommy Farr, he upholstered Bodyla a "frame able to withstand the toughest hammering.

to

UNDERSTANDABLE

It's still

-(London Express Service)

can match any of his predecess» Robins has the sort of punch

ors for skill.

His punching, too, is the good he was divers, but these need no intro results of Association. foot-that pleases the crowd and the Again understandable. It's

fnet That Boulter survived

Bo don't discount the Deni at 3-14 at one duction to the local aquatic en- ball matches played today: the end

question fahs have been asking of the blockbusting quality like He may flow mighty yel

as any seen in British rings. Not wis à tribute to Hle for over fifty years. Since June Marciano's, thusiasts.

courage rather than a 6, 1899, in fact. That was the down-to-earth stuff. fre

good, criticism of the young fighter's day 2 punching.

day James J. Jeffries knocked When Cockell hitë his oppon- out Bob Fitzsimmons, the little Robins has the physique and freckled facbd

ents, they know it. All his Cornishman, the punch to go far in the game Britain's first and, so far, only punches, from left leads to right and we shall watch his pro- holder of the world heavy-counters, are correctly timed.

weight crown.

Asian Games

sus cuing players, is hooking Swim

for the Bank, but that with the greater skill

of V. Russell and the weight of the Club pack he will not see much et the ball.

Dehind the serum the Bank have, on paper, the better three line, and Craia al scrum half

At

Trials

Manila Manila, Apr. 8. Three Asian Games re-

should as usual be outstanding cords were unofficially bet- He should get gond from Cole and Morrison.

support tered yesterday in the first The Club have Ingles on the half of the two-day tryouts wing where his speed will be ut for the Philippine swimming great use if he gets enough of team to the May 1-9 Second The ball, and Roberts at centre, Asian who has improved tremendously

to be held throughout the season.

here. Henderson is Craig's opposite

The first record to be bettered number and if his leg holds out was that of Singapore's Ned He should do well,

especially Chee-kwok in the 400 Metres

With

Games

Turville to back him up. Free Style. Ulpiano Babol On the whole, I think the breezed past Neo's First Asinh plub. having in its team the Games mark of 8 minutes 13.8 langer number of regular and seconds by clocking 5 minutes presumably Atler players, should 2.4

4 seconds.

Win by a harrow

this fordeast.

margin, bit The Asian Games record

10

the effect of the lights may up- the. 100 Metres Free Style of 1 minute 3:3 strconds, held by Nurhatch Rajab, was also bet- tered yesterday by Bertulia Cachero who covered the

THE TEAMS

The following are the teams selected for this initial floodlit thatch

tance in 1minate 8.4 seconds.

· Jacinto | Cayao. beltered his

Club XV-Bell Ingles, Wat own mark set in New Delhi for jon, Roberts, Bialt, Turville, the 200 Metres Breast Stroke Henderson Lambert, V. Rush it by half a second cell, Faxman, Anadoll, Tars | Jn. it in minutes 53.0 quharson, Klivery

! Russell

ryouts will and thir Hongkong Banka Ferrali, afternoon and she Philippine Morris, Paton, Cole, Knowles, Aniateur Athletis · Federation Hickson, Craig, Baron, Dilworth, Swimining Committed will mert Young, Hargroves, Frager, | on Sunday to draw up the final Laville, Devonshire, Fal

Kalbutions ---France-Pressu

DIVISION I

Cheung Kin-man's progress

in the Games will receive much M'chester C. 0 Liverpool attention.. With formidable Portsmouth

competition from the Japanese. Sunderland

it will be his duels with Neo

Chwee Kok, however, that will

capture the interest

follower.

tions:-

of local Bury

2 Sheffield W.

1

3 Preston

DIVISION II

gress with interest.

3 Hull City

0

THE RESULTS

1

Here are the full results:-

1

1

DIV. IN (SOUTH) The following are the selec Aldershot 3 Walsall

Bournemouth 0 Q.P. Rangers Brighton 1 Swinton T. Wong Shiu

Hung Team Reading

Bristol C. Leader Cheung Kin Man, Free Ipswich

Bouthampton Style Swimmer, Talgg Rit Wan, Wet Bha, 3-metre Springboard Action Bronst Stroke Swimmer; Chan

DIV, II (NORTH) 1 Rochdale Diving; Wong Sih Hon, 3-metre Bradford C. 1 Port Vale

Gateshead Springboard Diving.

0 Bradford Lawrence (Captain Water-Pole

Water-Polo Team-W M. Wrexhamn 2 Soulliport Team), Wong Kam Wah, Wong St. Mirren Kwai Cheo, Wang Yuk Sun, Stirling Wong Kam Fook, Wong Fook Hing, Cheung Chung Yiu, Geof Motherwell 2 Arbroath frey Kew.

-Reuter.

THE GAMBOLS

Scottish "A"!

'1 Celtic

22 Hibernian Scetlich "B"

Gaye will be pleqsed”). DARLING GUICGD WHAT I DID. abdut init

TO-DAY 21 "RETTURMS

TALORS

Give Up

DEATH KNELL OF BIG-TIME SLINGS THEM

BRITISH BOXING A legion of would-be success- What's more, ‹Don' slings them ors to Fitzsimmons have since as he comes in. No half- arrived on the scene. Fanfares hearted, poking-on-the-retreat

Londob, Apr. 7. Bantamweight. Tel Gamble heralded their coming; lament, stut for the British Champion.

Boxing promoter Jack Solo (Tomer) beat L/S Laker thoir departure. L Bombudler

mone buld today that the Chans He has that all-important cellor 2 (B'ham) on & KO. in 1st Rd. Billy Wells, Joo

of the Estéhéquer,- Min Becket Featherweight. 5. M. Swain

Phli boxing quality-supreme

con R. (B'ham) Test to Tel McMillan Polt, Back Petercolor

AT Peterson, Tommyfidence.

Butler's half-penny reduction in entertainment tax (Tamar) on Pte.

This doesn't put him in the them, Lightweight 0/T.

Jackson Ush hopes for world honours; is a man of few words, and

at one time, carried Bri-"'il moider de bum, class, Don may have sounded the death knell for big-time Briüsts (Mounts Bay) lost to A. B. nono of those hopes Smith

(B'ham) on a TKO in 3rd realised.

were niver underestimates an oppon-boxing.

ent round,

No wonder fans are asking if

I shall have to consider vory, Lt, Weller Wt. A. B: Venables the name Dah Cockell will be ability. He thinks not how to June show," Mr Salomana said. But he has faith in his own carefully what I do after my (Bham) KO'd A. B. Haggerty added to the ilet.

stop the other mail, but how I think i kthall spend most of 1(St. Brides Boy) in 2nd round. Will he? Nothing is certain into press home his own attacks. my die promoting abroad."

Welterweight. A. B. Nichol-boxing, but depend on one From the Brut bell he goes 1 son (Concord) beat A, B. Eden thing: Don is in with as good a forward, not rashly but with

(B'ham) on pís.

calculated power.

1

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chance as any of the others.

by Barris Applelis

I WENT INTO KETTUMMS Lin AND ORDERED MYSELF A HEW SUIT AND PAID FOR IT B

SLORDE, DEAR....

LASTO

Rexona

With Cady!

blend of 5 race. beauty oils

Mr. Solomong, who iz negotiat- ing for a fight between Brlish Heavyweight.

t.......... Champion .... Don Cockell and America's Harry "Klerk Matthews at London's White City Budlum (in June,

KAL. 1.

Was how unlikaty he would be able, to arraDEA

tule got between Cookall and World Heavywwght: Chithblods Rocky Marciano in London in the utumn-United Press,S

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