1954-04-26 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1954.

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COLONY OPEN SENIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS START TONIGHT

By "ARGONAUT”

The Colony Open Senior Badminton Championships open simul- taneously at Club de Recrein, and St. Teresa's Club this evening, but in- stead of the originally scheduled ten matches only seven will be played off.

The revision of programme has been necessitated by the inability Manila competitors to arrive in Hongkong until tomorrow.

F

Three gan ma's sin une ladies' single gunes shub be seen #1 SI. geren. Marquez-Lam, who lust to F Al Rozatim red mels in fat

rea' dandur Men's Singles semi-event at 8.30 p.m.

Although grand but will be affurried a opping Mondly to avenge Iris de-the feat when he meets Rozana in 12 t the wint

Wolves Win League Championship

London, Apr. 21.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, already virtually certain

of winning the Football League Championship for the first time in their history. Today clinched the honour with a lead of four points on their nearest rivals, Cup finalists West Bromwich Albion.

While Wolverhamptene

were Heating Tattenham

Hotspur, West Bromwich were Tauling at Portsmouth.

Other League high nel lewe

We'r

that Lewester matches would be proninted from DIN- sion II,

Middlesbrough wah accompany Liverpool in relega- tion from Division 1. Brentfor would be relegated from Divi-

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with shoz Athletic and Chester would have to seek re-election to the Third Division,

Leservin

W

Thorsilny and Everlon must

woudt Firing Blerkin the second promotion plaer on goal average,

A me Ajenalty

Six

Phon promotion from The That Division South, muutes from time, Wilson failed with a pot kick against Norwich held their rivals to a goal- Who Text altaw.

Ipswich Town, who gained a 2-0 victory

Swindon

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It still remains to be decidedown Teant which was reduced 1 10 grad after a quarter of an who will go up with from the Second Division, who

hour, now rad Brightons by two

is to be printed from Leagu points Both teams have two Three South and who must rekre matches to play. re-election along with Chustry an League Three North.

The bad luck which has dog ged West Bromwich siner the Cup semiin.. evt. d for y their outside teft, lær, puching a Jeg muscle in the second hoff, and being off for the last has hour. He may, however, be able to play in the Cup inal Wembley on Saturday next.

North End, West Preston Bromwich's rivals at Wembley. were so bitten today. eunquerors, Aston Vilin,

Tuesday. West Bromwich on

Huddersfield Town, who beat Bolton Wanderers, Anished Durd In the First Division with Mar chester United fourth and Bol- ton fifth. A defeat by Arsenni lown into sent Middlesbrough the Second Division with Liver- pool, who had already been doumed

relegation.

Toit beat

of the

Rozarto will have

<f udvanlige

supartur of stamina and the confidence having benten his opponent bo fore, Llin's time fighting quall-

1les

may yet carry him through. J. B Pumoroy, Jr. enjoya a slight enige over furnier Juntor Champlon J.

J. A. Soares in what Ax expected 1 be another closely contested game,

white

Jimmy Ku, another fonner Junior champion, may have best forin to

to

proxiuce

s

get past his Craigengower club- riate M. A. Ebrahim.

The Ladies Singles will bring In a newromer in Cinder Ho. Junior Champion Bernadine Remedios will start as favourite in this match, but is likely not to have matters much her own way from whut 1 have seen of Cinder Ho's capabilities.

AT RECREIO

thane matches aro Only

+1 Recrui The reticuled Men's Doubles will provide a exmfortable massage for Albert Tou and Y. S Lim

the

and القمامة

The Mixed Doubles title-holders. Ramin Young and Winnie Cheung, are nul expert- ed To have much heully in elinating 13 K. 1. K. F.

but a keen fight is expected in the remaining Mixed Doubirs clash between P. H. Wong and Uhan Khoo and Bill Funk and Diana Yung.

Eleven-year ohl Duna Yung Vals Langue The hestel te Fort

distinction of being I have player youngest Northern champions, won agains the and with two matches left seem

the Semur cumpeter in eertum to break the Football Championships and may provide League defensive record. They the surprise packet if her nerves have conceded only 19 goals du not give way. compared with Birmingham's 24 in 1047/48.

Chester, beaten al home by Stockport County, cannot escape fulshing in the last two places. COMPLETES DOUBLE Glasgow Cettie, already as- League f the Scottish sured title.

Aberdeen 2-1 at beat Ham en Park to Win the Cup and complete the double

The Cup Qual overshadowed the alterated Lente prograss- me and is probable that the .1 130.00 t - alterkunge ster Park was bigkTT than the other Sentish total of all the

Rangers were beaten by Air- The Second Division promo-drieomans, who with Banditon

fight which has been a Ro down to the thrilling batile all through the season, will continue until two days before the end of it.

tion

FIGHT CONTINUES

Leicester's victory at Brent- ford had the double effect of and giving them promotion making certain that their op- Not until ponents went down.

will be known next Thursday whether Everton or Blackbura Rovers will join Leteester in the Arst Division uext season.

Blackburn are a point ahead. but Everton have

more one gume to play. This is at Oldham

next seas

The Chompionship matches continue tomorrow with ufuli programme at Craigengower and Reerrio. Here, however, a ward of comment on the programme is not eat of place. It is noticed that two singles matches have been ranged at Recreio.

The Club de Recreio has very at the graciously put its court disposal of the Badminton Asso- elation, and while it is no fault of theirs that the Recreio court as po ni high us is concave for good singles play. It is felt that

Association is the making full use of the facilities at its disp

recommented

IL

they

not

15 that all singles matches, whether "13" Division

be "easy" ones or not. Airdrieonians vic-

should in furness to all com- tory was all the more meritapetilors be played at either St. rious because of their being re- for all the duved to 10 men second half.

The biggest League win of the dny was at Partick, where the home club beat Falkirk 5-1 after with the scores changing over level.

Cumag the hat trick for Eust Fife and Merchant scored three in Dundee's 9-3 friendly match win

neigh- over their bours, Dundee United.-Itcuter.

Who is YOUR

H.K.

FOOTBALLER

OF

THE

YEAR?

TEVER before has there been so much public interest in Hongkong soccer than during the season now ending. And never before has the Colony boasted so many talented players -players who have given tens of thousands of soccer "fans" clever and thrilling exhibitions of their prowess in this greatest of all local field sports.

The China Mail has, therefore, decided to organisa among the followers and supporters of local soccer a Gallup Poll to determine, by popular vote,

Hongkong's Footballer of the Year.

China Mail readers are cordially invited to All in the form below, nominating whom they regard as the Colony's outstanding footballer of the current season.

The two qualifications for nomination are:

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the fleld of play.

Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mali, Wyndham Birnet, Hongkong. Entries will close ou MONDAY, MAY 10.

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The result will be announced on Saturday, May 15.

To the Editor, China Mail.

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play la

of the Signed

Club.

Teresa's or itecreio and the Recreio court be utilised for all doubles games.

This should le Thore

visiting coz pecially so when

are involved UB they petitors

the best be given should facilities thai Hongkong 15 capable of.

TODAY'S MATCHES

(At H Tereza's)

Senter Men's Singles.. A. Soates y J. B. Paineroy. 7.40 p.m. J. A. Ehrabru v Jimny Ku, 8 pm: M. Rozario v Ed Marqutz Lim, 8.30

p.m.

Snooker Champion Joe Davis and his wife, June, gel out one of his most treasured trophies, a repro- duction of the World Snooker Championship Cup, to show to televiewers looking-in on their ninth wedding anniversary.

The Cup replica was presented to Joe by a number of friends to commemorate his having held the world for 20 years-Reuterphoto. Eitle, without defeat.

Army "A" And KGV Girls The Winners At Hockey Festival

AS HE HEADS FOR JAGAN LAND

McDonald Bailey Leaves A Few Odd Thoughts Behind

Emmanuel

By GEORGE WHITING

McDonald Bailey, sprinter-cum-footballer-com-world-travciler,

has got a new job, three chilblains, and a firmly declared opinion that the colour bar would disappear if there were more people about like Prince Philip.

Said McBailey:

my

"I was introduced to Prince Philip with the Olympic team at Buckingham Palace in 1952, and met him again after the Games in Helsinki, where he told me I had done a lot for British sport and deserved all the luck in the world.

atore than

did wile But "That

line. was

the tions un our island scene and on any greatest gesture of all came life as he hopes to thd it when when we spent three months in

Trinidad seven years ago." later, when the Prince spotted he gets back among his own me aitting several rows back and people. waved to me ut a big fight at "Of course there #colour Harringay.

bar in Britain, and so there is everywhere else," he said. **But

"You forget all about colour bars when that sort of thing Порреля tо you."

ASPERITY

That anecdote with others, Bulley less pleasant-McDonald)

Jugan

minds,

That seemed to be enough abonit skin

ни plyment,

I swerved a bit, Lite the less

Wrong there,

you

unly by people with big heads touchy realms of sport.

Less toucny? adimitting und Sinal! their own inferiority complex I'm afraid. For instance, there that controversial Rugby Most of it has its routs in silly was

at Leigh, little incidents.

Longue experiment Lancashire-with best part of a "You have your snobs, and we four-year contract tossed out in Is taking with hún next mouth have both 'sahib types' und

atmosphere of what British Gulana which I always | coloured people full of pre-might call cordial good riddance. thought was a place popitiated | judices. If either kind wants to

Let us say that

McBailey by bottle throwers at cricket stub meet them. I've moved judiciously,

the playera matches,

Mrs Dr and

around enough to lake no nollee, were all nice chaps, but that rabble-rousing Reds, and the but the whole

hole silly business still found a lot to be desired in the A kyll and Sutherland High crops up now and agait.

relationship between players landers.

"The other day I was told and management," SETS they also have there was no restaurant service

And bast Mi Domala ordinary people like you and me on my traits marte Then thur atty' partinK

who run and attendant recognised me, she athletes But there people Jump and swith and eyele and for my autograph and fell overtly he hud. hit a ball about without loung himself felching

and

carrying. Anil it wimpers seems that McDonald Bailey going to help

12 them do nore in these directions.

ther

1

but

"All ridiculous inckients, Bal too picasant

they when hhappen to senallive newcomers

Trinidad-burn McBailey, off on May 4 with his white wife and three children to organise sport among 38,000 employees of Enghsh

company sigur Georgetown, hus Leen

for the lost ten years,

But for the Second Division League final between Nav Bharat and Recreio "B" which is due to be played off at the Pooi ground, King's Park, this afternoon, the it through British Colony's hockey season officially came to a close yester- day with an end-of-sensson Hockey Festival,

were rather

from the Commonwealth,

"My wife,

**

trom

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message Joi The Cer- England?

MILE

4-MINUTE

than

He uchieve-

He thanks The four-minute mile will

come curlier

expect-probably an English girl, was many people

Landy of Australia or in the ATS, and she, too, has

Bannister of England. had to put up with

shubs 41 | 100

considers his greatest pointed rensrks, Imagine her

of 14 AAA ments the winning feelings, when, having booked

Lilles between 1848 and 1953. our hotel room, she was informed

He remembers with pride that that the place was full as soun

he shook hands with the Queen si made my appearance.

three times in one afternoon at He could say the White Clly.

kinateurism, plenty about sham

IGNORE THEM

In that tane he has hot-louted

athletes tu the tune r several sprint records, served with the Ruyal "But these things don't maken, would rather not. Air Force, argued pungently but up a colour bar if you can learn

with the big shots of to ignore them. polllely

Doris Wells, of people throw bottles at a cricket 10 adventurous years, and asks to pass on a Bloomsbury,

Although entries for the competition disappointing, an enjoyable afternoon was had by all who sport, married took part in the festival.

Mr F. Stronk as the MC ran: 2-1.

Irresponsible

He thanke us one and all for

in match in Georgetown--but I've me, cryptically, sume:spuited und out of Rugby League fool- also known others flourish razors quotation from Thomas Edison. Show me a thoroughly stießed ball, written books, made money at a football match in Glasgow. the whole show smoothly. Thei Consolation plate: 1st round:

does not make either man, and I'll show you a failure. Gremlins, Re- out of running-shorts and rum, That

or Scotland a

An

sensitive Army gave excellent support in Victorians beut

urgent. and sparked off explosions lett, British Gulana 'R' the Belt arrangements,

bad place. right and centre.

Perhaps it was the Vic-

Undoubtedly

"No, I do not anticipate my Or could personality-- and one we

alkow to wife or my three children having shoulder? cannol

observa- any trouble In British Gujana- without soine depart

whleerelo 'A'

beat Recreio the NAAFI earned the gratitude Final: Berrio 'A' beat of players, umpires and spectatorians 2-0. tors with their supply of 150-

refreshments saving Intente summer heat.

utie of

In

the

A notable job was also done by the handful of umpires pre- sont, and

them could walked away with have casily

had there the umpiring trophy, been one, by taking seven games in une afternoon.

KBGC WINS

TRIANGULAR

TOURNEY

Ten teams took part in the

Recreio was con- men's event. spicuously missing sinong the In keeping with the excit- which have entries, and Army "A", as ex-ing finishes pected, proved to be just that shade too strong for the other teams.

They qualled for the final at the expense of the Soukum- protes and Argonauts

against Nav Bharat who worked their way up in the lower section by defeating Army "B".

marked the series, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club yesterday defeated the Kowloon Cricket Club by one wicket to win the lawn bowlers' cricket triangular competition and the trophy The final saw Army "A" en-presented by the Kowloon joying all-round superiority Docks Recreation Club.

over gallant Nav Bhirt XI The soldiers scored one goal the arst half after dominating play throughout the half and added two more goals in the second half. Goal scorers were McMahon (2) and Westmacoli

(1).

A.

Senior Ladies' Stogies.-Cinder lo v Dernarding Remedios. p.m.

(A! Recreio)

Doubles-B Men's Senior Xavier & A. A. da itowa v A. Tam & Y, S. Lim, pn.

Senior Mixed Doubles B. K. I Lul & K. F. Lai v Ramon Young A Winnie Cheung. 130 p.; P 1. Wong & Ullon two v Bul Funk and Diana Yung, 8.30 pm,

TOMORROW

(At Craigenkower) Senior Men's Singlea-Ku Thang- Tu Si

amy. 5. Lun. 7 p.m.

H.

១.

Dan Funk, 8.30 p.m.

Doubles.-P. Benior Men's

Robert Tay v 3. Wong &

Doubles.--Ulinn Cheung Cinder

Pomeroy &A. da Metta, 2 p.m.

Senior Ladies Khan

medios

hak-kam. 720 pan.

v Helen

& A. Conrea 1. ong and Mary Wong, a p.m.

(АС Песков Senior Men's Singles.-Ko Wal-

Khim Piso. 7 p.m.; A bung Sy Torres v Stron law, 3.30 pm.

Sensor Men's Doubles.~~

A brahim P. V. Yap v T. Itozario v J. C. Koh, p.m.; J. A

Ramon Soarer & B. A. Brown Young & W. F. Foo.

Senior

Mixed Doubles Lam Ming-lak & Dorothy Lam v Jimmy Ku and Belty Yunit. 1,30 p.m.

✔

In the Ladies' section, King George V "A", winners of the

and Lengue

the seven-a-side bockey competition, completed a most

БСОЛЮТ successful

Ly garnering their third title.

After surviving

strong challenge

Recreio from whom they just edged by д corner advantage after being led 1-0 most of the way, they played

in the brilliant hockey

Anal

The KBGC appeared to have fairly easy task after dismissing the KCC for 69 runs. but against stently bowling and keen feld- ing they had to fight hard for victory.

At one

the Bowling Ume Green Club required only eight runs with four wickets in hand. but three wickets were lost for an additional five runs and it was left to Frank Howarth, Inat man in, score the three runs needed.

Tom Kavanagh Wan again the backbone of the winners' batting. He scored a careful, but well played 35.

MOST BUCCESSFUL

Dr Lam was the most success-

against the Dorians whom they fui KCC bowler, taking 7 for

beut by 2-1.

Suzanne Hewson Anve tho

Jead with hard shot from a short corner In the second half Sheila Hall Increased the lead,

School an early

Dorians could

THE RESULTS

33.

Against the alinck of Eric Liddell and F. Hart, only Jack Chubb for the KCC shaped with scored 32. any confidence. He Liidell took 5 for 10 and Hart 3 for 11.

Phylls Bliss put the Dorians

At the conclusion of the match, within striking distance with a stinging shot into the not, but Mr E. Abraham, President of though they tried hard the the KCC, called on Mr J. V. not pierce the Rumsey to present the Kowloon determined defence of the Dock Recreation Club trophy to School for the remaining perion Mr W, Genll, President of the AR

KBOC.. walle Mr Howarth, cap- of the game.

of the winning team, pre- Men's 1st round: Army Asented Mir E. Liddell with the beat Scokunpols, Dutch H. C. ball with which he obtained a trick in one of the com- beat R.A.F.. Nav Bharat beat hat

The ball had St Joseph's, Army 'A' beat Ar-petition's games.

bly Inscribed. gonauts, Aces beat Royal Navy. been suitably 2nd round:

beat Army B

The final records of the three Dutch H. C., Nov Bharat

teams which took part in the (byc), Army 'A' bent Aces, Semi-inst: tournament were: KBGC, played Des Moines, Apr, 24.

Nav Bharat

beat Army 'B',4, won 3, lost 1; KCC played 4, Parry O'Brien, United States Anny A (byc), Final: Army won 1, lost 2, drawn 1; KDRC holder of the "Olymple weight. " beat Nav Bharat 40, played 4, won 1, lost 2, drawn 1. title, beat his own world record Consolation plate: 1st round: when he put the shot BB 1, 04

O'BRIEN NEAR

60 FEET IN SHOT PUT

ins in an exhibition performance Southpole best Arg Germany Beats

hare today.

feet and 3% inches.

beat St Joseph's, Royal Navy (byc), Semi-Immis: Argo- 500- nouts beat Royal Navy, mark is 59

kumpote (bye). Final: Bookun- pols beat Argonauls by one

O'Brien's world

His feat will be recommended

for official recognition but it long corner.

was explained' that portsally in

Switzerland 5-3

Basle, Apt. 25. Germany boat Switzerland by five goals to three, after lead-

match

ruch exhibitions three competi-Ladies 1st round: Dortalis Ing 4-0 at halftime today. In an tors must be entered for a per beat Victorians, K.G.V. B beat International ** football_ formance to be recognised.

Gremlins, K.G.V. 'A' beat Res here:

B(bye) A crowd of 53,000 saw the

and round: Dorlana beat K.G.V, match which marked the openi

It is expected therefore that'erde A, Recreio the *rt will only rank as a

nolay

performance---Reu-

'B', KG.V. 'A'. beat Racrsio 'B's in of the new Bi; i Jakob Fined:. K.G.V. "A" best Dorians | Badium. Re

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