1954-05-31 — Page 6

THE CHINATM MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 81,1954

MCC v.

KMB FINISH THE SEASON LIKE THE GREAT CHAMPIONS THEY ARE

By I. M. MacTAVISH

At Caroline Hill yesterday, KMB finished the season like the great Champions they are. They survived a bad patch at the start of the second half and came back to play some real vintage football.

Much of their Inter-passing in the closing stages was magnificently accurate. They played with an intuliton that their opponents could never match,., in fact they were a team in the very best sense of the word.

So Sau-ming who, In the Champion's captain, a great trying to clear, hit the ball ambition was realised for the against Tang Yee-kit.

It rebounded right

team.

They were oposed on this hitle Occasion Lay 14 rediretion of player me jwul, kome very ordinary

king before Alr

Into the The overall power of the Hancock blew ha whelle to path of Lee Tal-fal and in a‡KMB club was reflected in the end the match therr wan ab- | finsh it was in the net. The fact that they also collected the Buitely miloubt aber sepe the | Champions were etaily. on Top Second Division championship. Champions.

now and they delighted the It has indeed been a great your crowd with a isplay that for a grand team, bore the hall-mark of class.

However I fatcess th

explained that The Hest were in trouble even bade th

Anne stud

this is the Best Ums

Names like South China, Kit- j chec, Slag Tao and the Royal Tang Yee-kil brought the Air Force already appear on the Pei-vm and total to four when be made trophy Paton v. the selected rude wrve typical ran through a spread-the polar letters KMB will go reported mek, Lu Cieping. sagied defen, and in the 20 un #silver plate around the South Chea defender sporting-nuntle

Tem Win-tang I base .. and taking the senson

by autre pony * n clubmate in." Tai chiar at

the scoring when he

a whole n mon worthy The tipul todoa ke the bename coutel oppeur Well play- haif. Mom of the Police Fadedį bit of on-the-carpet intr-

jed the Busmen well played top

appear muce a a pessing I have had the pleasure the Champions ?ཎཱ ༢༠སྐཅརྗདྡཝ22 fa AL 1k tw of seeing this season. place at an ale-right

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With 174 cl

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STAT

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tho medve when masty knee Lau Yer via est his from the game. With

Talate

substitute

the

THE TEAMS

Fat-kim: Hung KMB: Wai Hing-yuk. Chan Kar-sau; Tong Sum, By Kee-cheung, Ixxx Chun-tal, Szeto Via, Szeta Man, Jang Ye-kit, Lm Tafai, Tam Woon-cheung.

The move started away barle unly 14; with Chan Kar-gau and it nuved found across and up the fell on a butt trouble! many-le-man passing which injury to involved seven players, but from retirement | the moment i! was played by no other Clon near his invers poline until Thomas, it was tucked away in the bark

The Rest: Granger: Dowling, agreed toyof Changer's net not a single

Lau Yee (Thomas); Luk Tai- Chisphing, feet player touched the ball. defence, At The end of the month when bal, So Sau-ming, Santos; La

Reeves. King Lok- for word y prented the Lague Chi-ping.

| Ciampion-dhulp Cup to Tant Sum, sang. Le Sul-lur, The Kam-ho.

the Army wlakti, turn out and Lab stepped back to the with Thom for.

During the In that the Restle was reduced to 10 men they lost goal when Sa Sau-ming tuned! the ball into his own ne in try- Tag: 1 hack to Granger,

STROCK BACK

very

O CHINA 3, GREAT BRITAIN O

PAKISTÄN

Reg Simpson cuts past the slips for three in the match at Lord's between the

MCC and Pakistan.

Will

Craigengower Open Badminton

Championships Start This Evening

By "ARGONAUT”

M1

the

The Craigengower Open Badminton, Championships in Men's Singles, Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles oventa open this evening at Craigengower Cricket Club and will continue to be held every night during the coming week up to Sun- day when they will all be completed.

FRIDAY, JUNE 4 Open Sentor Men's Doubles (Semi-Finals)

8.30 pm, top. Bracket. 9 p.m. Bottom Bracket. Club Junior Mixed Doubles Fluol

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▸

9.30 p.m. Open Senior Men's Doubles Final.

F

SUNDAY, JUNE ( Open Senior Mixed Double,

(Semi-Finala) **;

Additional interest is being shown in the Championships this year in view of the fact that they have all been thrown open to members of other Cluba. In sweltering heat at Caroline Hill on Saturday

Good response has come from

m. Open Senior Men's

D p.m. Club Junior Men's victory over Great the Chinese YMCA and Univer-Singles (Final), afternoon China score a clear-cut

Doubles Finul. the Beat Britain to win the International Charity Cup competition.sity players and the Champion- After Beforval

ships will ste in action not only injoyed a period of superiority.

The Chinese boys played the distance before driving the Colony Men's Singles Chum- but just when.

l ht

S. Lim, and runner-up they might level the score KMIs better football and they played brilliantly into the fur corner of plum, Y

host with the intention of geting the net.

Bill Funk, but beo His Ladka struck

Sometimes they over-

Shortly after this, poor Singles Champion, Helen Kwong, Romis. happened re offers tas seaml

Covering stuff but they

from J Forner kick in the Mixed Double, and the wi Szete Man who wins the, slut the clever

this game because they allowed the ball to run to the current Mon's Drublis dolders few for he won KAT In th

tranarked Yiu Cheuk-yin and P. H. Wong and R. Tay. was right on The spot to drive a wire hiers and that

The following is the full pra-T. thing that certainly wasn't true in a flash it was in the net. Leat cross as into the

Wells

whole Chu- at left back made a gremme for the A couple

later une or two of the players on

neck or nothing clearance from pionships; King Lok-song seured a brdisant the Great Britain side.

TONIGHT'S GAMES Ine The counter

goal and yet another for the Rest when he

Taings did not go too well spectacular Granger save kepi Open Senior Men's Singles 12-yard shut between lashed a

Some of the score sheet within respect- pm, Thomas Tung (CCC) Wal Fat-klin and his near post. for the British tean.

game able limits. This roused the Busten and the players had

but that should never have they immediately faunched

excuse for others. strong attack. They got a 2061) been an

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poor

Notre-

to

In The Great Britain side Granger, Armstrong and Wells Mi-

but again it was a tragedy for adopt an attitude of indifference in played resolutely.

French Tennis

Championships

In the Woinen's Doubles, Maureen Connolly ami

Mrs Hopman beat Mile S. Schmitt and Mme Gallier, 7-5, 4-6, and 0-0-France-Presse.

Miss Connolly became triple champion when she won

the,

Mixed Doubles final in partner- ahip with Hoad.

to the proceedings.

Donald tired a bit towards the The Chung teu took the field tod

Frizer played ર. selected

but withdrawals from

It suple of captain's port in the middle of

British the defence. the several

Falconer's change of tactics 1: the second half threw the

wide Toth of the RAF was replaced feure

without open

side necessitated

tonal ranges.

Thomas

Lumion caused

pani-

gume.

"The

8

v B. N. Hegde (CCC).

8.30 p.m. Bill Funk (CCC) ▼ K Wai-bong (HKSSA).

9 p.m. S. A. Vuner (HKU) v S. K. Wong (CYMCA).

V

Open Senior Men's Doubles 9.30 p.m. 2. A. Abbas & G. T. Louls (CCC) K. C. Wong (CCC) & W. F. Foo (CYMCA). TUESDAY, JUNE 1

Men's Singles

Meng-ting

Open be

Senior

8 (HKU)

pn. Youw

(CCC)

v B. N. Hegde (CCC)

M. A.

0.30 pm. Mr & Mrs S. W. Chan Martin Wong & Mrs

C. Chan,

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Open Senior Mixed Doubles 8 p.m. W. F. Foo & Dorothy Lauv Jimmy Ku & Stella Cor- rea.

8.30 p.m: B Funk & Mrs Jenny Yung v M. T. Ycow & Mrs T. Campos.

8 pm. R. Tay & Miss Helen Kwong 'v Foo & Miss Larn or J. Ku & Miss Correa.

A

p.m.

6.30 p.m. Y, S. Lim & Mary Wong y Funks & Mrs Yung or Yeow & Mrs Campos.

Exhibition: S K Wong & Slu Chuen v Ed Mar. quez-Lim & Ko Wai-bong, (one set of 21 points).

9.30 p.m. Open Senior Mixed Doubles Final.

County Athletic Championships

This Mile Was Too Short For Pirie

PAS

By GEOFFREY SIMPSON

It was by only a desperate "short head" that Gofiloőn Pirlo. Three and Six Miles Champion, who has suddenly developed a désire to outdo Roger Bannister,...struggled first to the tape...In. Surrey's Championship Mille on: Saturday, May 22, at Motspur Park,

About 18 inches from his shoulder was his young clubmate, Peter Driver-and if that is not enough to decide Pirie that slaying is his gume, the time of 4 min. 10.6 sec. should. I do not think Pirie could have pulled out any more on a fast last lap of 58.8 seconds.

At the bell Pirie was in front) shaping for a comfortable win, but suddenly the short, tr

häired figure of Tony Barrett, the tle-elder, shut past him and opened up a six-yard gap.

Pirie cored with Barrett

bo

the that bend, only to challenged by Driver and forced in a touch-and-go race along the home straight.

Afterwards,

Pirie saide "Z was running to win, regarded the race sa part of ing training,

and was not much

concerned

Combined

Services

Win

about the me Nevertheless, Lt - Hughes --(1---Welch) may had been led to expect hurled the Javelin to a new something closer to the four Colony, record, of 191ft 4ina minste

A mark.

AFTER 3-MILE RECORD yesterday in the Combined Pirie had another Mile.race Civillans v Combined Ber- inst Saturday at Chiswick, but vices athletica match, which if there is any record-beating was won by the Services. to be done 1 shall be looki

Sun,

for in the British Games: di Lt. Hughes' record' toss, "which", While City Stadium, at White was aided by a strong following..

when he reverts to his true wind, awaits ratincation by the distance

of three mile

miles.

H.K. Amateur Athletic Assócla- are notoriously shy tion, The existing Colony re- Athlete about publicising record st cord of 187 0 25 ins was set tempts, but the hint has been earlier this year by the same dropped: Pirie is after Gundar ethlete. Hacgg's world record of 18min.

Asce

92

Frank about his

Betoro

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The match, held at the RAF Kal Tak sports ground, was won, intentions

by the Services by 187 points former was Bill Yankeville,

to 136. Points were scored on Mile Champlon.

be

0-5-4-3-2-1. basis, with the lined up for the Surrey half-relay counting 8-8.

Britain's young

Hongkung's Asian Games "me- "the 100 and 220 yards dashes and wus o member of

Civilas victorious 4 x 110 ards relay team,

mile

me against title-holder Briari Hewson, he

told me: "I'm going all outdallist, Stephen Xayler, won

both

I'm determined to win."!

The right And what a race it was! How- con beld, on, grimly to a yard advantage to. cnphasise | what on improved runner he is.

spirit 10

to be sure the

New stew standard medal winners yesterday wore d Kennedy

MCA (8 of European Skipton mins 22 becs

In the 1 mille, walk);

SANDO IN FORM Long-distance specialist Fred Norris, wh; Lancashire's three, LAC, Wan Zain of RAF (10 ft. 6 ins in pole vault); SAC Mic=" mile title at Manchester in Farlane of RAP (43 104 105 14min. 1sec, best-ever for the

the Air

JAPAN'S WONDER WOMAN sinteties, and bettered it with lite season's last the

OF TENNIS WILL PLAY AT WIMBLEDON

London, May 30.

With Japan's return to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships next month for the first time since before the war comes their poker-faced young wonder woman; 29-year-old Sachiko Kamo.

county, only to and that Frank in the hop, step and jump).. "Champion" runner-up" of At the conclusion of the meet

Omcer Commanding, 14min. 3.2sec.

Tak, Grosip meeting at Maidstone. Peter Fryer AA

AAA

the Kent

Quarter man, DSO,Captain J. F. New

presented medals

to athletes, who had set standard

Mile, Champion"", concentrated on the 100 Yards and 200 Yards marks this season.

Cham

Results of the events were: In the North Wellingborough, Modnung (TUN) to MCAS 1 Mile Walking race. 1 Tel all-rounder Cheon & mins 23 mm (standard): Proud sheer. G. B. Kennedy-Skipton, {PYMCA),

pionships at and won both; but hard work

or Thomas Tung (CCC).

8.30 pan. Jimmy Ku (CCC) v

A. Vanar (HKU)

or 5. K. S. A. Wong (CYMCA), very

1. Stephen Xavier Eloit the athlete who hates RAF). Ebrahim

The Y. S. Lim (Malaya).

watching, took first prize, HRAAG 10.2 area ..

entire afternoon hung. (SCAA), 10.8. soos: F. RELE Open Senior Men's Doubles

chase four se des at Sweeney (14) FAJ: 4. L/Cpl Petrie Woodford 0p.m. Y. S. Lim (Malaya) &

Marques Bridge and,

switching HXAAC). Bill Funk (CCC) v Frank Ych

from one event to another, as 440 You, Low "Iturdles. — Hung & Castro Jr. (CCC).

called upon, ended up ofrer of Checkee (BCAA); (9 betw; 27 S/Bigt

65.3; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2

three pole vault; 120-yard Red Dormeo und Open Senior Men's, Bingles

hurdles, and discus.

((BCAA); 8; Li Kilpatrick' (Semi-Finally

one

Shy, demure, and retiring, she is said to play with the strength of a man, outclass every other woman player In Japan and to be capable of accounting for a large num- ber of her sex in overseas competition.

International Soccer

Madrid, May/80.

by Macionald of the Club at improving things up front, right-half whule The indisprost- In the forward line only Moss Paris, May 30.

Thomas uree did anything of nule. then of

and unt Vie forward line changes.

Gilbey were shockingly poor Tony Trabert

the Seixas,

Men's

Was switched from first half wingers and Reeves WOR

covered a lot ground to Doubles of the French In- the left to the right touchting. lite púrpuse, Gardne first 8.30

Gilbey moved franc the inside half shot was Tennis berth to the left touchine and trait of his contribution to the ternational

just about the Lawn Championships today when Moss of the Police came in at they be Lewis Hoad and inside-left.

winners, who collected Ken Rosewall, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. In the early stages of the the Cup from Mrs McKelvie. game the British boys had the wife of a Vice-President of the balance of play and night easily | Association, at the end of the have notched a couple of goals, game, got their best service but instead of being in the lead from Lau Yee, Ko Po-keung, 6 p.m. Funk or Ko Wai-bong:

found them-Chan Fal-hung and the entier. v M. T. Yeow or T. Tung or wonten's title at the age of 18, famous "Three Musketeers" of they very nearly.

She won her first national, Henri Cochet, one of France's selves in arrears when first utily forward line which played some Hegde.

and has been Singles Cham-Hawn tennis

ninetberi- the crossbar and later a brilliant į delightful football,

In the ranger save kept Ho Ying-fun VERDICT: It was very hot

8.30 p.m Y.S. Lim or plon of Japan 13 times in the twentic Kamo's elder sister, Ebraham v Vinar or 3. K. last 14 years. She did not com from scoring.

and occasionally 1 shed a sym- When the Chinese side did in pathetic bead or two of perspira-Wong or J. Ku.

pete in 1952 as she was playing|

was champion of all- fact open the scoring was tion for the players... but Open Senior Men's Doubles

in the

States. She work

Ln 1939. She has Hnco They beat Rex Hartwig almost a present from Messrs. whatever the conditions

9p. B. N. Hedge & Ko The Japan" le In 1940, married and rotired** (Australia) and Mme Jacque Frazer and MacDonald, who got expects men who are selected Wal-bong y Thomas Tung when tennis was resumed in There is more or less no in=" Uruguay, the, World Soccer, line Patorni (France) 6-4, 6-3. in a mix-up near the goal line for representative games such Lesile Sung

the war and has formation on which to base Champions, who defend their Japan alter Ip the singles final Miss The ball broke clear to Muk és this to make

Men's Singles a reasonable Clab Junior

held it ever since.

Miss Kamo's form in competitiile In Switzerland next month, Connolly had retained her title Chun-wah and he looked gimist effort.

(Final)

Miss Kamo's Arst name means ton with oversens players. She were besten 2-0 by the Real with a 0-4, 0-1 win over Mme apologetle as he slammed fi Inte The China side escapes critic-

0.30

pim. Z. A. Abbie "very flappy child" and she is is the only bright star in the Madrid Spanish First Division Ginette Bucaille of France

Lam for they played some bril, Louis Sousge,

happy by nature. But on court Japanese firmament with no club here today Saturday.

Gardner nearly squared mat-lant on-the-ground - football,

THURSDAY, JUNE" 3a

Real Madrid led 1-0 at half- her feelings are masked behind

Singles title

somewhat at concerting to an op-

dators-Reuter. Saturday, fishing drive on the run, was and they did. Congratula- dropping only one set through-magnificently turned over the tions to therm on their great

penent facing her cannondall play, and recalling great Helen out the event. In the all-bar by Wai Fat-kim.. American Anal he completely After the interval Great Bcl-

Wills, who dominated, Wimble out-played left-hander Art toin, made wholesale positional

don in the early""[parties. Larsen

to win 6-4, 7-5, 0-1, changes in the forward linc,

IN THE FAMILY but which will probably earn him i remained. as Inept as ever.

Sho from a family of top seeding at Wimbledon next In an effort to push the for-Hau Yung-sang (Sing Too), Lau

tennis warde month.-Heufer.

along Falconer storied an Yee (S,C.), Chan Fai-hung nil out attacking policy from the (Kitchee), Ko Po-keung (S.C.),

by their father and have all left-half position

Szeto Yiu and

(KMB), Ho Ying-fun

Paris, May 30, this (Kitchee), Lee Tal-zal, (KMB),

made a name themscivos in proved to be, the turning point Chu, Wing-keung (Kitchee), Y champion, Enil Zatopek, beat

Czechoslovak, Olymple tennis in Japan. the game,

Wimbledon this year will be Choukeyin... His upfield' sallies left a big

(S.C.) and Mok the world 8,000-metre record la Comething of a WEDS AMERICAN

family affair for an international athletic meeting the gap in the defence and Chu Chun-wah (S.C.).

the Kambs as Miss Kame 22- Wing-keung quickly. mudo the Great Britain. Granger today. New York, May 29.

year-old brother, Konel, will most of it.

(Army); Armstrong (Club). Zatopek's time was a little also be playing there. Later

; Miss Betty Nuthall, former The Kitchee star was in the Walls (Army), McDonald over 18 minutes and 57 seconds. ho Tphy Tor Japan in the loading British tennis player, Inside-right position when be (Club), Frazer (Army), Falconet The previous best was 13 | Davis Cup matches, was married yesterday. to Mr got tho second goal and wis (Club), Thompa |(Army), Reeve minutes and 68. 2 seconds held Franklin Comly Shoemaker, a able to carry the ball forward (Army), Gardner: (Club), Moss by the Brede, Oundat Haegg equivalent of Cochot trade analyst.Reuter.

unhindered-for si considerábló (Police), and Gilbey (RAF). France-Presse.

on

not.

the new

Traber: won the Men's terя SOOD afterwards when They obviously wanted to win

GO

BETTY NUTHALL

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THE TEAMS

Chine-Wal Fat-kim (KMB);

Robert

1. Mikami, Cpl Wood_{RAP};{14%. mins –50.4 (pean; 2. Agmo Willamada;

147mina 854 BROWSE, Z/LI Flack

4 L Bethan (1 Welch); ß, Chan

880 Ydx." — 1, Leungi Kamilspor, Nisbett (RAF), 2 mins 14.7 #G#12, BALL Hodgen 21 Welche

Bwabey (HICAAC). 2 16 = 1 Bephea Kyr [HKAAC); 22.7 acde, 3.2/Zk. Bweeney (14-18),-26.4 men3j+Hier. Chate kes (BCAA), NO alergi 1/Cpl. Petrie (RIM) 6. Mulvaney

Robert M. CHACH

120 de High Hurdle

Yat-hung (BCAA), 18.6 sec Walty (37 FAA), 1. Rom (015 Dorset), 105

Open Bentor' Men's Doubles on, expression of constant calm woman player to approach time." There were 60,000 spec- Taylor:(RAF).

8 p.m. M. C. Yeow & S. Vonar Tung & Sung or Hegde & Kb. 3.30 p.m. R. Tay & P. Wong F. Rozario & J. Ku.

58. She and her

NEW RECORD - BY ZATOPEK brothers

The

for

2

her:

Whether Mim Kamo wins new laurels for Japets or hot at Wimbledon this year, her quiet unaestiming charm is likely to win the hearts of the Wimbledon ́crowd... China' Mall, Special,

Baseball League Planned For Hongkong

In view of the fact that Kosel's name la the Japanese Baseball will be included in

HI father was a great admirer of future Asian Games, the

Hongkofig Softball Associat. tion is planning to start a Baseball League during this

Here is

summer RUN AS

Ameeting will be Friday, June 3, 1954,

at Room No. 4

House to discik

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Kellen, Chang, Ya Kavide), MATA DOCENT Brussels, May 30, Servibe Belgium were held to a 3-3 AE Meromaids #op,

Miles, 1). Chor, Boott draw by France' in 'an Inter- national soccer match here to- Taylor (178 1100,7167) #11

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Belgium play England in the Walcher (SC Adat round proper of the world pte Moor (if Dorset

|:3; Bgt Bolthe competition in Switzerland next 5. Lau, Kan-yit, monflr-Routeti'

Zurich, May 30. Switzerland beat the Nether- londe, 8-1 in a soccer inter- national today after leading to 2-1 at half-time,

Von Eathenscored all three'

wise goals Dlien nested for the "Netherlands team-Router)

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