1956-01-18 — Page 6

BEFORE THE MATCH.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1956.

Hongkong's schoolboy combination, Chan Wal-cheok and Wong Wai-hung (left), pictured with the Thailand Thomas Cup first doubles pair against India before the start of the Men's Doubles match at the Craigengower Cricket Club last night. The Thailand pair won 15-6, 15-11.—China Mail Photo.

TODAY'S

RUGGER

LAND FORCES

INTER-UNIT SEMI-FINALS

By

-PAK

LO"

This afternoon Army rugger fans will be out in fut force on the Army ground in Boundary Street when the semi-finals of the Land Forces Inter-Unit Knackout Com. petition are played off,

The first game will kick off at 2330 p.ru, and will be between 74 LAA and the H.K. Signal Regiment This

will be followed at 4.30 p.m. by the clash between fust

year's runners-up, the King's Own, and 15 Medium Regt.

The

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Surprise

the

Tournament so

buy

The Signals have made ons switch in their feet with Black- the emergente <if Kar K turn returning in the centre of Signal Regt as a delite dan- | the Three Ithe while Coatsworth ger to all. At the start of the takes over on the wing. venson they had a wenk

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Sports Diary

TODAY itugby

THAIS LOSE FIRST MATCH

TAY AND HELEN KWONG SAVE FACE FOR HONGKONG BADMINTON

By “TOUCHWOOD"

Hongkong's Robert Tay and Miss Helen Kwong turned in a surprise packet when they put up a scintillating performance to down Thailand's pair, Sunthorn Suphaphun and Mrs Rumpai Slobol, in a Mixed Doubles badminton exhibition match at Craigengower Cricket Club last night. This exhibition, the second of three, ended with Thailand winning by four matches to one.

Matching the Thais stroke for stroke, the Hongkong pair shocked the Thai- landers by running them off their feet in the opening set to win at 15-12, lost the second at 8415 and in the decider Tay and Miss Kwong blasted Suphaphun and his partner off (the court to give Hongkong the only win of the night's five matches.

weste

women,

While the Colony players, ¡Gcorge Mn. Last night Ma turn-Diana Yung did sufficiently well both men and

aroe Is a sterling performance to earn rounds applause. glaringly

weak at singles and when he held Thailand's Num- This game will best be remem- doubles play, there is at least ber Two singles player, Dirck bered for the first point in which this consolation that as far as Khajadbhye, to a hard two-set Tattopong and 'Diana Yung both Mixed Doubles are concerned match with Khajadbhye win-had difficulty to score. Six ser- we have in Hongkong a com-ning at 15-0, 15-5.

vices changed hands without any bination

scoring and then a neat net dap that in equal If not better than the visitors'.

What imrpessed spectators by the Colony Junior Champion was the never-give-up spirit of saw the Thailander trailing by a To Robert Tay went tho George Ma from the start to point. apolla ou the night. When the Jast stroke. *Dinek things looked darkest-Hong Khajadbhye was obviously the

Diana Yung managed to re- turn the hardest kong

trolling

smash sent 0-4 and master

stroke player through-

in this two without much of a chance

to out, but there were times when over by Pattapang break the duck-Tuy

VIA) | set match and as the game pro- rose lo

this pocket size" Wong Peng- the occasion by outmanoeuvring soon

the pace Kressed

the set by had no answer to George Thal told on this young Colony "A" v 76 LAA 189)

the Thal crack mixed King's Own v 15 Me-

doubles Ma's parallel smashes that. schoolgirl Diar lost the second danni Real RA (8)

pair with his courtcraft.

inches besides the side-set without scoring a point, but Sqnzab

Time and again Tay had

she was not disgraced. Suphaphun on the wrong foot

Playing a raullous game at Commitee Mesung of Hongkong by sending over a succession of the start, Ma look some time tand's Suphhaphun and Sutvanit In the Men's Doubles, Thai- (TORS CAITL drives deep to the before the shook off hia stage once again asserted their supre- base and then switching to a fright and from there onward mocy when they beat Revolver Shooting HK Gun Club sudden drop to the Thals' back there was nothing to stop the kong's schoolboy combination,

hand. This was the

winning Colony junior player. He return- Chan Wal-chcok and Wong stroke that baffled the opposi-led everything that came over Wai-hung, in straight sets 10- the net and his only fault Inet|0, 15-11. The weak link in the night was his inaccuracy in his Colony pair was Wal-hung who kobbing.

did nothing right.

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POCKET SIZE PENG-SOON.

Thailand's Direk Khajadbliye, dubbed the "pocket size Wong Peng-soon", displays fine style in this forchaal shot against Hongkong's rising player, George Ma at last night's exhibition, matches at the Craigenzower Cricket Club, Kha- jadbayo won 15-9, 15-5.

The reason why Khajadbhyo plays the Peng-soon style in made several trips to that the Malayan "King of Bhutiles" Bangkok to coach Thal badminton players. Wong did a good Job for bla pupli imitates bla backhand to near perfection, his -walking gait to pick up the shuttle and even to using a towel tucked in the right hand pocket--China Mail Photo.

Soviet Russia Claims 119 World Records At Press Conference

Moscow, Jan. 17. Soviet athletes set up 119 World records last Alexis Romanov, President of the Soviet Sports Committee, claimed here today.

Romanov told some 100 foreign and Soviet newsmen at his press conference given in the Journalists House here that in addition to competing in the Olympic Games at Cortina D'Ampezzo and Melbourne in 1956, Soviet sports. men would also compete for the first time in the World track and road cycling Championships in Denmark.

Kwong played t'aluny Squash championship at markably good game Victoria Barracks Courla at 0.30 support at the not was UTI- In several long rallies, George It takes two to form match-

believeable. Miss Kwong tapped Ma tost service for

team the simple winning doubles

and year, to kill any shot that rose a few reason that he lacked experience. With Wong making error after inches over the net

with such Khadjadbbye, too, had his faults error,

Thai combination skiil that precision and

the and he was warned by the re-directed most of their shots to Thals switched their taction to rece

twice for Wong Wai-hung to win match inseline lobs. But they were to moving before his

set in 18 minutes. This opponent and Jeg:vi this for they did

match brought out some of the reciton with Robert Tay's

glaring mistakes by Colony generalship.

doubles players and I refer 10 the service.

All Hongkong y Austrian Wiener Sports Club at IK Stadium. 4 p.m. Squash

Colony Scan Championati Vistoria Couria. 3.30 9.10.

Scots Doctor Predicts A Mile In 3:50

A

The

at

New York, Jan, 17. Scots doctor predicts that World Mile maak of 3:58 will be reduced by as much as eight full seconda--or ever Aire becBUSE nun is becom-

not

served

counted no fewer than ten occassions in the Birst set when Tay's overhead smash--the shuffle dropping very close to the net-wa- a palm winner.

DUMBFOUNDED

known

for his

more

than

PLAYER TO WATCH

If Khadijacibliye can overcome this fault, he certainly is be a player to watch in future inter- national badminton. As it is now, this Thallender is the best bei for his country for badininton

LAJ the and in Army Rugby cur les defence as well as the attack and httle hope was expresed that with the threes the Signals have

the they could they would That beyon

Opsel the inore Arst few rounds of the Compett- [ favoured 74 LAA.

minton Association has any Suphaphun, Both packs are fairly well

foresight they should send Khad- However, Just at the right balanced, though the 74 LAA,

deadly smash, was completely jadbye to the All-England Bad dumbfounded by Tay's agility minton Championships this com- moment they had an influx of should see more of the bull from

and rocklike defence. where

Fallinging March. new blood and with Blackburn the lines and loose

to beat either

Miss Thy or have Phipps and Buckhy should be to ug their mein stor they

Kwong with his

sh smash, Khadjadbhye has the chance gone from strength to strength. the fore

On the other hand Guyent shoulding ever bigger and, as a matter Suphaphun brought In his lob to reach the last eight in this KSR y 74 LAA

of course, better.

shots

which unfortunately

ately year's All-England tourney and This afternoon they face one be able to hook the ball buck

lacked depth and to often enough to give his, threes u

for one, pick him as one of а result these shuis

were either the most improved players this smothered by counterS from side of Suez. Tay or Mrs Slobol crred by crashing the "bird" into the net,"

1 techance and re unything

of their stiffes encamilers dale, for the 74 LAA contain: TIMELY wel! known Gunner players

is

Dr J. V. G. A. Durnin of the

University of Glasgow SOCS atsotulely Ithe Sapuls have the advantage

110) reason why the The Boe is fast and, although

World record for the Mile won't there

a slight weakness; en be lowered to a breathless 3:50 the wing. should do well. flat.

In

Mun is going up, he says, opposition they have Gerriæd in

the records will

have to with Azod on one Anderson between

the In

Tributes Pour On Len Hutton's Retirement

17.

London, Jan Many tributes were paid to night to Len Hution England's former captain, who today an- Bounced his retirement from first class cricket because of ill health.

centre

wring L Distt.

These three whi be the dan- per with Gerrard and for thes two who must be stopped at all.

On the Posta

whole a fairly well balanced game with the 74 LAA the more likely to become the whners,

un per

KING'S OWN ▼ 15 MEDIUM

The second game 100kn like un casy walkover for the King's Own for they have a heavy hard-going pack

Here are some extracts: Sir Pelham Wurner, former, led by de Cordova, and liyo raplain for Middlesex and Eng-excellent halves in Sharpe and land, said: Hutton has been a Keir while behind them are magnificent player with a fine what must be about the fastest record here and in Australin, set of Regimented threes in the and his retirement is a great Colony, luss lo

to English cricket. Tt in Both Blinene and Cain are on difficult to compare

form and should take a lot of any great batsmen

stopplog Against all these re

him with of the past because conditions change." cognised players the 15 Medium

rud

come down.

I midkes sense.

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who

If you are one of those ge into verbal balter for "the good old days,” just hitch your banky, park your bustle and The you ear trumpet. Braw doctor has a fine point.

"Records are being broken by increasingly taller and taller prople

he illustrates. "Roger Bannister. the first bivak four minutes in the Mile. is not exceptionally tall at six fert, one Lutet one-half inches. That light range is reasonably commonplace.

INEVITABLE

to

CUT-

This

na

series

SUREST WAY

service,

Wong Wal-hung's which rose a fool over the net, way to invite The Thailand

was the surest trouble.

serve at all.

the

now

was

Asked whether Soviet specia- Referring to the constant do

to the Olymple velopment of Soviet sport, the tors would go President said the Soviet Union Games in Melbourne, the Pre- belonged to 27 Inter- slaent told the newsmen to ask national sports federations and the tourist office, because Mel- 28 sailing days pair, had aurels and if the Thailand BadSuphaphun and Sulvenit, made sporting ties with 47 coun- bourne

from the Soviet Union. tries.

Romanov estimated, however, no bones about it when they In a breakdown of the mum- net-topped Wong's high service ber of foreign sports delegations that about 100 Soviet spectators so often that Wal-hung couldn't which had visited the Soviet would go to the-Olympic Winter This was one of Union in the past three years, Games at Cortina Dampezzo at reasons why Chan Wai- Romaney

the Rave

In the end of this month.-Frones- following chrok and his partner lost the Agures: 75 delegations visited Presse. match in double quick time. Russia in 1903, 131 in 1854 atid

187 in 1035 In return, In the Ladies Doubles, Hong Soviet Union sent

69. 144 and and 162 decrations kong's Miss Ullan Khoo Mrs M. Gonsalves Were not

the corresponding years. In the same class os Thailand's P. Pattapong and Mrs Rumpat The core of 15-5, 15-5 Slobol. just about sums up the match.

THE RESULTS

men-

Another player worth tioning in last night's exhibition exhibition

was the Colony's Junter Ladies' brought to light a junior player Singles Champion, Diana Tung who has improved by leaps and Although beaten in two straight bounds since the last Champlon-sets by the reigning That Cham- ships. He

110 other than plon, Pratheong

Pattapong,

Pakistan Universities

Reach Highest Total So Far Against MCC

Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 17.

The MCC were struggling to gain a first innings lead over the Pakistan Combined Universities XI when the second day's play ended today.

scored

}

Ladies' Doubles; tcong

Pattapong and

Mrs

the

abroad during Inter-School

Football Fixtures

SOVIET CYCLISTS Revealing that Soviet cyclists would also compete for the first firme this year in the cycle Miss Pro Warsaw-Berlin-Progue

said negotia- rally, Romanov

Following are the fixtures for Rumpal Stobol boat Miss Ullantions were now being held to Inter-School Soccer League this

Anvite Champion cyclists from week-end: Khoo and

Gonsalves France, Mrs M.

Italy, Belgium and 15-5, 15-5.

Britain Soviet Union.

Dealing with Soviet-American sports relations, Romanov said:

started Singles:

conversations Miss Pra- "We Leong Pattapong beat Miss the beginning of 1035

moetings with American, sports Diana Yung 11-3, 11-0.

Men's Singles: Direk Kha-

jadbhye beat Geodge Mo 15-9, 10-5.

Ladica

compete in

the

Senior

La Sallo v Clementi-Police_ "B", Boundary Street, 11.15 a.m., C. Y. Minin.

Valley

Queen's v King's—Happy No 2 11.15 am. Sammanty Teang.

Wah Yan Kowloon v Chatham- at

Happy Valley No. 3. 11.18 a.m.. for | Mak Yeung-tal.

KGY Y BL. Louis-Happy Valley

men in basketball. All-in and No. 4. 11.1 a.m., Major Erick. Men's Doublem: Kamol Sut Greco-Roman wrestling, ley No. 8, 31.18 ...

lest. Stephen's AFX Happy Val- vanit and S. Suphaphun beat gymnastics and athletics, but Barretto, Bad Chan Wai-cheong and

we to wait a long time for Army A Boundary Street, 10 an

Queen Bilzabeth v Pool Sun- ..Wong Wal-hung 19-6. 15-11.

a reply.

8. N. Hancock. Mixed

11-15.

have

Wah Yan CHIC ́v=BL. Joseph's--

Partridge.

Intermediate

La Salle v Wah_Yanı_Kowloon --

Sunthom "At the moment we Doubito: Suphaphun and Mrs Rumpal agreed on an all-in wrestling Happy Valley No. 0, 11.18 a.m., P. Slobol lost to Robert Tay and bout with the Americans at Miss Helen Kwung 12-15, 15-8, there will also be Weightlifting Police "B" Boundary Street, 10.15 Moscow this year, but we think

and

Greco-Roman wrestling am. E. F. Brigham,

Wah Yan HK v Clementi-Happy. events $15 well," added the

Valley No. 0, 10.10 ... Cheung President.

Yan-sing. He also said that for the Brst Junior Tech v Salesians Happy dime in the history of football, Valley No. Britain will play the Soviet Masterson, Union in on international, match at Moscow this season,

THURSDAY'S MATCHES

At St Teresa's

Ladies Singles: P. Pattapong vs. Helen Kwong.

Men's Doubter: K. Sutvanit & 8. Suphaphun vs. W. F. Foo and M. A. Ebrahim.

"It seems inevitable," he add- ed, "that sooner or later healthy men of exceptional stature, with the appropriate physical attri butes, will

shatter existing athletic records, Including the Mile record.

With one "The average height of

more day left for,sun in his eyes, dropped the the population Increases Every

play, the tourists require 71 catch. . O. Ailen (former Englund Regt. hos unly a few well generation," the doctor

more runs for the end with MCC began their reply con- captain, Middlesex and England known ones. They have Glen tinues. "Thus there will be an three wicketa loft, having dently, scoring 30 in as many all-rounder) and Chairman of al serum half and Hodge and

180 for oven, The minutes for the lose of Brian Increasing number

of of men the Test selectors: Hutton added Robinson at wing forward and much more than average height before lunch for 256 the highest

Universities were all out just Close. great lustre to the game and in while the others are good, and the likelihood of o

Maurice Tomokdin hatted with his very successful career he has steady players It is doubtful

the MCC of the assurance to score 45. He fell record-breaker becomes greater total against done just

will be able about everything whether they

TO

tour so far. every year."

when hitting

out strongly. possible for him to do. There is stand up to the pressure the Basketball is a glowing ex-

Having hit a grand is off leg no doubt that be was

a great King's Own are sure to exert. ample of this fact. In the

·JPIRITED STAND

spinner Rehman, he tried to batman and a tremendously From the forwards the King's "Golden 20's, Joe Lapchick was

repeat the stroke and lofted successful captain.

Own

should get plentiful a basketball freak at six feet,

a

The students were helped by jeatch to mid-off. TREMENDOUS LOSS supply of the hall and there is five inches. Denle Compton

Today the mena spirited last wicket stand of (Middlesex no reason why they shoud not

which England) This

over seves feet are no rarity. 51 in 40 minutes between S. F. in awin, although It can safely be And, take it from Joc, they do with 59, and Tast Hussain. The MCC

Rehman, who was top scorer three puno. Donald Carr, the tremendous 1056 to English presumed that a fifteen which things with a ball that he never innings should have ended at eleven rung later as a result of'|Jadotiye and 8, Suphephun vs. cricket. I am surprised to hear has battled its way to the semi-thought of doing. the news because I thought that | Onals such as the 15 Medium, Track and fold, the doctor's 200 when Hehman hit a skler, some smart fielding by Anika K. Sutvanit and Kim Huat he was doing well as I am, fol-will not let them have an easy province, has an even greater but Maurice Tompkin, with the Ghani-Router. lowing my knee operation.

and

to

example. That is the case of

time of it.

On looking back over the re- Bob Mathias, who at 17 won the the MCC and a former Chair cords It is strange to note that Olympie Decathlon Champion-

Mr H S. Altham, Treasurer

of

BBC

closed"

of Selectors, said on the for the last two years the ship and repeated at 21, against

W. J. (B) Edrich

"A great chapter is runners-up for one year have that of the most legendary Jim (Mid-emerged as the winners in the Thorpe, the 1912 Olymple King; following year, so the omens The Decathlon consist of ten dlesex captain and England certainly look good for the events. True that techniques batsman): Ho will need lot of King's Own to go on to the top may have been improved, but replacing. He has been the this year.

muscle is muscle-and Mathias mainstay of England's batting

beat the Immortal Thorpe's per- over since he come into Test

formances in nine out of ten cricket before the war,

events.

D.V.P. Wright (Kent captain

THE TEAMS

ALK. Bignals: Whitfield, Mckenna Grimcha, Blackburn, * Costsworili, Odda, Parsons, Calms, Ollyeat, Year-

Only in the 1,500-metre run and Englund leg-break bowlor): dey Lambert,

Weeken "Crane, did Thorpe beat Mathina, The was undoubtedly one of the Andrews, Alle

big Indian did it in 4:04.1 and

He

14 LAA:, W. Jones, Carter. Gero, Mathing, with a game leg that best players I have seen. I | Andarmin, Izod, Tinaley, Highcock, always enjoyed watching him Cros, Burns, Sumner, Singer, Gate- dusky evening in 1952, required bot when I was on the same house, Buckby, Phipps, A. B. Jones 4:55.3. But Bob admits his en- side, but I was not always so

let King's Own: Bishop. Preston, durance is "not so good" because Harrison, Blincoe, can, Keir, pleased when bowling against Sharpe, de Cordova, Dew, Toughton, of a childhood case of anemia, him"

Lipscombe, But according to Doctor technique was almost per~/de"

Durnin the guys of the past 13 Medium: Anderson, Wallgens should have ind it so good-and fect and he layas) „certainly)) Ja ·Smart, King, Kaste, Jones, - Gleny enester against all sorts of swing. SAVUNMAKER, odere keren maler, the leds of the culture will have

it better United “Prem

Huma

THE GAMBOLS

THAT

a collapse in began three wickets fell for

captain, was

run out

-Monʼa. Singles: C. S. Tão vs. Jimmy Khoo.

:Mixed Dustbles: Mrs R.: Stobel & Direk Khajadbhye vs. Milsa D. Lain. & Robert Tay.

*Ladies Doublem: P. Pattapong YY. & Rumpel Blobol vs. Chan & Diana Yung.

Men's Doubles: Direk Kha-

Noorpradej.

Soviet sportsmen will, com- | pete in all the events at the Melbourne Olympics, including gros hockey which has just been introduced into the Soviet Union,

Asked by a

newsman why the Soviet Union did not play Rugby, Romanov sald teams in various cities had tried ไอ play this game, but the resulta were not very convincing.

"They prefer football bosketball”, ho, added.

Barry Appleby

or

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St. Joseph's v. St. Louis-Happy Valley No. 4, 10.15 a.m... Cpl. Bloor. King's v Queen's-Happy Vality No. 2. 10.15. a.m., Bgt. 1. Pratistt.

Junior Wantsel v St. Joseph's-Happy Valley No. 4. 9.30 min. W. 1. Laur

Junior Tech v Bt. Mark's--Happy Valley No. 3, 9.30 a.m., George for, St. Louis Wah Yan HK-Happy Valley No. 09.30 a.m., Y. C. MAK Munsang v.«Wah Yan Kowloosen Police Houndary Street, 9.30, a. Wong Wah-kay.

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