MIXED DOUBLES FINALISTS
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, (1050.
George Ma and Miss Mary Wong (left), who won the Colony Junior Mixed Doubles badminton title, pictured before the match with Mrs Selina Silva Ms and Miss and Wong Wai-hung at the Indian Recreation Club last night.
Wong won 15-8, 18-13.—China Mall Photo.
YESTERDAY'S SOFTBALL
Taiwan Girls Trounce Combined Chinese By A 14-3 Score
By "TIME
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At King's Park yesterday, before a packed stand of schoolgirls, the Ching Hsul Girls softball team trounced Willie Woo's Combined Chinese 14-3
Lin Fong-tsu, on the mound for the winners, limited the Chinese lasses to four scattered hits.
In their fourth straight win here over two weeks the visitors spared no quarter and scored in every inning except their last.
LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON
GEORGE MA ALMOST CERTAIN OF TRIPLE CHAMPIONSHIP
By "TOUCHWOOD”
One dismal failure, just one more attempt and success came yester- day evening to Cralgengower Cricket Club schoolboy shuttler George Ma with a resounding bang when he won not only the Colony Junior Singles title but rounded off the night by pocketing the Junior Mixed Doubles title as well in the Hongkong Badminton Association Junior Championships finals held at the Indian Recreation Club.
George Ma won his first title when he beat chibmate Wong Wal-hung in a 45- minute duel to win at 15-9, 12-15, 15-9. Returning to the court after a 15 minute respite, Ma in partnership with Miss Mary Wong subdued his singles adversary, Wong Wai-hung, and Mrs Solina Silva to win the Juntor Mixed Doubles title in two sets at 15-8, 18-13.
Schoolboy
Ma, who in also manding 13-0 lead in the second
In the Junior Doubles final, act, he fell to pieces as the game looks set to became the Colony progressed and it was sheer luck triple champion and, judging that he romped home to win the by his current form, he should set at 16-12 have no difficulty in winning Ma come his third tisto,
Ma partners Wong Wal-hung and one doesn't have to look any further name the 1958 Junior Doubles Champions as the com- bination of Manfred Ken and Z. A. Abbcs is not up to the class of George Ma and Wong.
when she
In the third final of the night, Chinese YMCA's Miss Cinder Ho realised her ambition conquered Craigen- gower Cricket Club's Miss Mary Wong to win the Ladies Junior Singles title. Miss Ho had things her way from the first service to the last to win with plenty to spare at 11-2, 11-3.
within reach of beating him in straight sets when he reeled off point after point until the score read 12-13, (but here a lob out by George Ma ended his hopes for a short cu victory.
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It took four services las the opening set before George Ma fucky net cord drop shot. scored his first point with
push at net to an empty space in smash to Wong's backhand, a mid-court took the score to 3-0. Wong smashed out at half court to give his opponent another point.
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put their best into this two- set match and the scorts of 15-8 and 10-18 were not as indicative of a close struggle as the figures suggest.
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In the Ladles' Singles Anal it was an uncertain Mies Mary Wong who faced Miss Cinder Ho. Miss Wong, who was beaten Inst year in the final by Mixs Diana Yung, doesn't seem have improved very much and the tume fight sho put up against Cinder Ho was ample proof that she has yet a lot to learn be- fore the Junior Singles title will come her way.
THE RESULTS
Men's Junior Singles Final: George Ma beat Wong Wal- hung 18-9, 12-15, 15-9.
Ladies Junior Singtes Final: Miss Cinder Ho bent Miss Mary Wong 11-2, 11-3.
Mixed Doubles Final: George Ma and Miss Mary Wong beat
A wood shot at this stage by George Ma carned Wong Wal- hung his first point and no In the Men's Junior Singles further points came his way final, Wong Wai-hung, who until Ma had raced further Wong Wai-hung and Mrs started us favourite, did not ahead to 6-2. Fortunes Setia Silva 16-8, 18-13. live up to expectations. Wong changed was uncertain with his baseline lob shots, his smash was so feeble that instead of giving him the points it often had him on the wrong foot when George Ma returned with ease. PICTURE OF CONFIDENCE
On the opposite court George Ma was a picture of confidence, AL every stroke and at each rally it was always Wong on the losing side. Ma dictated the pace for most of the three seta and his only fault Jast night was with his net play pitches which at one stage nearly cost runners (him the title.
Lally
Spearheading the eight-hit barrage on losing hurler Kwan Yip-ching, captain- pitcher Lin Fong-tau of Taiwan collected two hits in her five trips to the plate while buttery mate Shea Man-shan paced her with a ringing triple in the third frame.
with the locid girls going
WIQ. basca brimming and stop Amy Chang followed the scoreless in the opening chap- only one out, the Combined pattern of her teammates with
the visitors
shut thead Chinese squad masterfully two costly fumbles.
calmed their
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wild followed
both and gave lead- brilliant twin kill to retire the
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visitors, miscue paved her way to third. ball to leftheld, outfelder Yi
smushed a two-and-two then Lui-halong red
to it home
through the box for punched
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the when windy alley for
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With a com-
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Wong closed the gap to and then 7-7, 8-8 for the first time Wong took a 9-0 lead but this lasted only a minute for with the next ser- vice George Ma shot abead to 12-9 to finally win set at 18-9.
SILLAS,
CHANGED TACTICS
Wong changed his tacties in the second set. Instead of play- ing a forceful gamė, he resorted to the lob god drop, an occasional smash and, as a finishing touch, he forced Ma to the net to reel"
Ma made the mistake of play-off 13 polnis in next to no time.
nt the net when his Shea Man-shon Ing
When it appeared that this set pitch opponent was right before him
love game, end in Q and his cross court shots often would triple,
was than not hit the net card to roll George Ma surprised everyone present as he outlobbed, out- mitt loves to his own side,
smashed and outmanoeuvred in a drawn out rally for Wong Wal-hung
him-Wong in The Birth froine again saw self to blame for not winning supremacy.
From
1-13, Ma came within two points of winning in straight seta, but a backhand flick which soiled inches out saved Wong Two drop shots, by George Me at base into the net took the game to the rubber,
The Hetal
Not to be outdone, the visitors disaster befalling the local also pulled off a twin-killing in
A9 this girla
error-packed the third when third-sacker Lee inning saw the visitors crossing Chia picked
C. Y. Lam's
the plate five times to reach on grounder, nailed L. S. Yim at the untouchable 14-1 lead. plate and a fast relay back to first by catcher Shea Man-shan- erased Lam for the second out.
the singles title.
8.15
TOMORROW
At IRO
p.m. - Men's Junior Doubles Final-George Ma and
Kan and Z. A. Abbas.
Wong Wai-hung V. Manfred
8.45 p.m. --- Ladies' Junior Doubles Final-Miseca Mary Wong and Betty Yung v. Misses Chui Yun-cliun and Connis Yung.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Russia Intends To Compete In All Events
Soviet
JUNIOR SINGLES CHAMPION
Craigengower Cricket Club schoolboy shuttler George Ma stole the show at the Hongkong Badmin. ton Association Junior Championships last night when he won the Junior Singles and Mixed Doubles titles.
Ma won his first title by beating Wong Wai-hung 15-9, 12-15, 15-9 and then partnered Miss Mary Wong to beat Wong and Mrs Selina Silva in the Mixed Doubles final by 15-8, 18-13. - China Mail Photo.
RUGBY PREVIEW
England Should Win Calcutta Cup-Scots Lack Adaptibility
Says J. R. WATKINS
England take an unchanged team to Murray- field on March 17. They should bring back the Calcutta Cup. Why do I tip England to win? Because the Scots lack adaptibility.
Scotland's ruthless pack, which fought so gallantly against the Irish in Dublin recently, has one idea-to drive forward and through with the ball at their feet, They haven't so for shown any aptitude for improvising to sult the conditions. It is the old fashioned foot-rash or nothing.
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of capturing the International Championship.
who must no
Sports Diary
TODAY
Meetings
be
ASP and DC Council meeting, Sports Club, King's Building, at 8.00
not the forwards in warm weather. For those are fault, Scotland lack the players the conditions that will suit her in mid-field to take advantage of southern players, who for the
ball their bulk of the French team. the monopoly of the
rule out England's It should pack can gain for them
Their backs just aren't good slight enough.
England, on the other hand, Wales, have the backs to capitalise on favourites for the Triple Crown, double plus might well make it a of the ball, a monopoly loose forwards who сать
--London Express run success. better with it than any of the Service. three Scots mid-field böcks.
(COPYRIGHT) Add to that pack that is Darwin, Mar. 13. Union sportsmen are every bit as good as the Scots, expected to compete in every man-to-man forward scrap.
visualise a tough and one can event of the 1958 Olympics at Melbourne,
But unless England allow suid the three themselves to be knocited off Soviet Olymple delegates who their game by those hectic Scot- arrived here today on their way tish
rushes, I to Melbourne.
cannot forESEE anything other than an English In the seventh frame the Talwan
The three girls seemed to falter
delegates M. victory. set was almost a Peslyak, Vice-Chairman of the as three errors
chalked were
Loregone conclusion as Wong Sovlet Olympic Games Com- It is quite a change up against them for two runs.
Wq-hung continuously lobbed Petite Amy Chung opened the
mittee, Z. Khomenroy, couch pleasant one-for England to The Hongkong Rifle Associa.art or smashed the shuttle into for truck and field events, and feel satisfied with the same tearn inning with a Tre ticket to
the net. Ma collected
four
V. Smirnov, Olympic
But this first, stole second and advanced tion carried out another prac
Jumped ahead
Games for a run of matches. dice shoot at Kai Tak Range at points in a row,
official--are to third on an inheld out.
to investigate acis the same side that took 20 200, 500 and 600 yards last to 6-0 before his opponent took
und which commodation and facilities for points off the Irish post when Ma notted. Yim Lal-hatang's grounder Sunday which was attended by
the Olympic Games.
was deprived by the weather of was then heaved wildly and about 30 members, The spoon
a match in France, FINGER-PRINTS PROBLEM Chong scooted acros the pan winners were: Wong Bor, B.
with Yim settling safely
at Gollevsky, J. H. Stanbury, A, C. picture and that was George M would send a 600 strong party take place on April 14. The third. When T. Y. Chan got a Whyte and G. Anderson. The another bungle, Yin following are the full results of
hosty the shoot: attempt to steal second raw her | being plastered for the second out. Amy Chang them singled, but C. Y. Lani gund out to first to end the inning.
LIVING UP
Not loosening up for a minute, visitors piling en four more runs. Batting one-two, Chang Sue lan and L. C. Wang obtained successive Ilves to bases as short-
Pulling away again, the the bottom of the third saw the visitors pushed in another pair of runs as their shaky opponents blended their miscues with the will loves of pitcher Kwan Yip-ching.
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Magdalene Lau In the fleiding department, Lea Mel-lin of Taiwan copped topA. C. Whyte honours with a brilliant running | J. Grant
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Paris, Mar. 13. A team of Soviet weight- lifters have
to have refused inger-prints taken for Ameri- can entry visa formalities and will not visit the United Staten as planned, The news agency | reported from Moscow tonight.
The Soviet strongmen wore invited to America by the US Amateur Weightlifters Union, for a "friendly"
match against American weightlifters The
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QUITE A CHANGE
The French match will now
who reeled off the next seven
to the Games, including 450 postponement certainly appears points for set and match at 16-0.
The Mixed Doubles final was athletes, the first of which will to give France a better chance a disappointing aftoir. Ma and arrive in Melbourne at the be- of victory on a hard ground and Miss Mary Wong did not reallying of November,
Poslyak, added:
"We think wo will take part in all events on the programme, including we had not hockey, which
for Helankl. We do all that is possible to win gold medals and set up We will new world records, make every effort to do better Yolande Pumpey of Trinidad, than we did at Helsinki. who meets Archie Moore for the sportsmen have been training World Light-Hoovyweight title since HelsinkL"
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