1
Yachting Interport Against Manila This Week-End
Tho annual Easter Yachting Interport between the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club and the Manila Yacht Club takes place in Manila Over the coming Easter week-end,
The following members will be representing the R.H.K.Y.C. in the Dragon Class: D.A.C.T. Hancock (Team Coplain), J. Boyle, P.D.A. Chidelt mid J. C. flurden. It the "110" Class Hongkong will be ropresented by Mr und Mrs R. C. Van Name,
Mrg J. Boyle und G.
Baker.
The Interport Cup which will be competed for has been won by R.FL.K.Y.C. four agging three for Mandla.
In addition to the
1ime:
aboyc
series of a races for each clas there will be a triangular series of 2 ruces between R.H.K.Y.C./ Manila Yacht Club and Club Natie de Macua in the "110" Class
Club
other members of the will be competing in ચ rowing Jegatta ugodni the Manula Beat Club. These are 4. Cdr. c W.Ö. Ruiner, 2n<l/Lt. D.P Kelly Li, D.T. Fairs and ¦ HEF. Skinner.
17.
The punty leaves
Maruta
ftermond by
and return
Turday after Buster
AUSTRIA
The
WITHDRAWS
Tukyo. Mai 27.
Japanese Table Tennis
Association said to-day
that
Audia will not now take part
1 ( Wenk Tabl Terms
The number t
partactpaling Countries induced to 21 Retaler
RUNNER-UP
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1956.
M. A. Ebrahim, unsuccessful aspirant to the Colony Open Singles title, in action at the CCC last night when he was beaten by fhe reigning Champion, Ramon Young, 15-5, 15-8 in the final.-China Mall Photo.
BLARNEY
STONE SHIELD
Beat
Club 'A'
In Opening
Oppossum 'B' Round Of
Seven-A-Side Tourney
By "PAK
LO"
In the first and second round games of the Seven-a-side for the Blaney Stone Shield the Club "A" with an easy and comfortable win over HMS Õppossum "R" proved that they could and did play the type of game which should take them at the least to the quarter-finals. The inter- passing between the threes was excellent and the strength of their run- ning and tackling was far superior to their opponents.
COLONY · BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEN'S DOUBLES TITLE GOES TO THAI PAIR
By "TOUCHWOOD"
The Colony Open Men's Doubles title left these shores last night when Thailand's Sunthorn Suphaphon and Kamol Sutvanit smashed their way to victory, beating Hongkong's Robert Tay and K. C. Wong in the first of the two nights of Badminton Championships finals at the Craigen- gower Cricket Club.
on
Helen Kwong made it 9-8 with a smash to Diana's backhand, but a drop shot by her opponent on her next service won her a deuce of three.
Three__successive, mistakes by Diana Yung suved Miss Hwong the trouble of sweating for points for the game and match ended with victory going to Helen Kwong at 11-0, 12-9.
MEN'S SINGLES
The Thalkanders, after a slow start, gradually warmed themselves up to out- smash, outlob and outmanoeuvre Tay and Wong to take the opening set at 15-11 and in the next they had things their own way to win set and title at 15-1.
Relming Singles Champion, at 9-0 but also take a 10-0 opponent took a commanding Ramon Young encountered very | lencă,
8-1 lead little opposition to retain his Sutvanit smashed a half court A spirited rally by Diana at Vtle when he scored a two-set | return on his next service, this stage won her point after win over M.A. Ebrahim, 16-6. Robert Tay lobbed out a bane point until the score stood at 16-8, but few at the CCC were rally, and then. a net tap by 0-4. aware that the Colony Cham-Suphaphon put them ahead at plon for the past few years was 12-10. making his farewell appearance There was still plenty of fight lost night,
left in the Hongkong combina- Before going on to court for tion for in the next few railles the final of the 1998 Men's | they returned the hardest Singles against Ebrahim, Young smashes Suivant and Supraphon said that he was unlikely to sent over to add one more point compete
eny competitive, to their score. Singles event after the Champion.
The match took a different ships this year.
trend at 12-11 against Tay and Wong when Win
the Thailanders or love tonight, It concentrated their
attack donite I shall not be at these K.C. Wong whose weak back- -Champluralilps next year. F
hand returns SOW Sutvan might compete in the Doubles and Mixed Doubles events, but smashing to kill to take the next
three points for set at 15-11. no more Singles play for me," sold Ramon Young last night. The second set was complete Tonight Hamon Young In for Robert Tay and K. C.
Miss Cinder Wong. partnership with
The Thailanders, having ito will meet Robert Tay and warmed up to the tray, had Mics Helen Kwong in the things their way and us the un- Bentor Mixel Doubles final and pire counted point after point t it would be a grand farewal was evident that the beginning appearance for the Colony of the end was in sight, Champion if he could pocket a With Sutvanli guarding the the mercy of Ramon Young who, second Utle to make his retire-not, his partner put in the finish- Playing at half pace, made his nem a
more mumɑrable one. ing touches at the base with his opponent run the four corners On the form book, Young and powerful smash and it was no of the court. Miss Ho should overcome Tay surprise at all when the match and Miss Kwong, but as in alt ended with the Thailand patrial looked like a battle royal Mixed Doubles matches
the winning set, match and title at was in the first tar pointiq đi result Is invariably the 10-11, 15-1.
the first set during which balance and
11 is difficult to
Ebrahim chased the shuttle with predict who will win when both
vigour and determination pairs are of equal strength.
But as the game progressed, Judging
final, Miss Ebrahim's limited enim left
Tout
LADIES' SINGLES
on their previous Helen Kwong subdued her
0
The Men's Singles Final was one-sided affair und the general expectation that M. A. Ebrahim would give the reigning Champion, Ramon Young, a run for his money faded out early in the second set when Young scored as he willed to take the Brat get at 15-0 and the next at 15-8 to retain his title.
Lack of stamina and a very wook backhand saw Ebrahim at
The only occasion when this
form In the early rounds, I schoolgirl opponent, Miss Diarism and his lob shots, that earlier predlet
期 elose
victory
In
the Ladies'
for
Yung, to win last year.
Ramon Young and Mist Ho and ls Mixed Doubles Bhal sould turn out to be the match of to- night's anals.
GRAND FIRST SET..
she lost to
in the match were accinate and buck the ttle Miss Stella Corre deep to the baseline, got nearer and neater to half cœirt so that It was a touch and to affair! Young made short work of the and had Diana Yung been more match by killing them with his
amsches. accurate with her strokes at deuce
The in the second not the
Championships conclude would not only
the Craigengower have won the tonight at and K. C. Wong for their grand right for a decider but also the Cricket Club, starting at 8.15 Arst set display for they possibility of beating Helen pm. natched Sutvanit and Kwong In the final set had Suphaphon stroke for stroke, wash for smash and rally for rally in the Men's Open Doubles Anal.
Full marks go to Robert Tay
Tay was perhaps the better player than his partner and the Tay of strokes at his command nede scoring difficult for the Thailanders.
for
The opening set was a point
there been one.
In the opening set Dians Yung took a 2-0 lead but two mistakes enabled hør opponent to level the score. Here & lob out at unse by Miss Kwong gave the schoolgirl * 8-2 icad and then a hit out by Helen Kwong
took the score to 4-2,
THE RESULTS
YOUNG CHAMPION AGAIN
Ramon Young, the reigning Colony Singles Cham- pion, in action in last night's Badminton Championships Singles Final where he beat M. A. Ebrahim 15-5,15-8 ut the Craigengower Cricket Club to retain his” title.
A second title is in the offing for Young when he partners Misa Cinder Ho against Robert Tay and Miss Helen Kwong in the Mixed Doubles finai tonight at the CCC.—China Mail Photo.
Olympic Village
Village To Have Training Tracks
The Executive of the Olympic Games Organising Committee has decided in Melbourne to lay down a cinder training track at the Olympic Villago of Heidelberg.
decided
Earlier, the Organising Committee had Following were the results of against building a cinder track at the Village because yesterday's matches—
Men's Senior Singles Final Ramon Young bênt M. A. Ebrahim, 15-5, 15-8.
Miss
Ladies Senior Singleg Final Mo Helen Kwong beat Diana Yung, 11-8, 12-8.
Men's Senior Doubles Final Sunthom Suphaphun and
three other tracks were being provided closer to the City. Athletes and visiting Olympic officials had objected that the absence of a track at the Village could involve exces sive travelling to and from Olympic Park, where the main training track has been built.
Members of five trade unions to every Olympic nution for Its working on construction of the comments.
now stand at the Melbourne "We are making sure that no Cricket Ground, the
Main athlete's chances will be polit Olympic Stadium, pledged them- by unfamiliar food," he said. member their stay at Olymplo
ono Village as
of the most
superior courtcraft and light-shot ahead to 7-4. 9-4 and 1-0 Kamel Sulvanit beat Robert i selves at a special meeting to "We also want athletes' to re
The other side to stand out also consisted of Club players, for the Old Crocks narrowly overcame Wayfoong by playing a touch finding game, which while if is not the usual type of game played in Sevens served its purpose today.
Before going on to the games However Sellar pulled his team Then I was the turn of the KGV together and found touch on The and a nice run by the winger from Army 25. The ball moved smarily the half way Und best the defence,
Just which along the Oppossum three line to the and he scored in the summer.
win then was passed in again to before the end a smart move from pace Bellar who scored well nut. He then the KGV 23 asw the RAP
#core converted his own try to give theļ again in saltle the question by Oppomun the teatt
points to 3 points,
memselves, I feel I must Com- 1018-213
on
factor
ken bohin
£
A drop to the net and a smash
and with Kamol Sutvenit dead-net to give Miss Kwong the first: TONIGHT'S GAME
A spokesman for the Com-pleasant experiences of their bined Building Trade Union | lifetime," Committee said that the mon
OLYMPIC
COOKS
Diana lost her accuracy at point affair, but when this stage
and a succession of Sutvanit and Suphophon had hit outs by her saw Miss Kwang warthet
up thoroughly their
on level terms at 4-4 and she ning smashes ripped holbs in the Hongkong combination.
The Thailanders increased the Helen Kwong took the score Tay and K. C. Wong, 15-11, finish the stand on time.
to 10-4 and them as the tkes me as belog unusual to
Diana Yung 15-1. game progressed backhanded an easy shot into the tay the lewat when it is remen- bered that these games are to
ly at the net, tapping all shots
At '000 raise money for charity. This In the second halt Oppossum went;
set at 11-0. Old Crocks v Wayfoong
that rose, too high up the .net
8.15 p.m.-Ladies' Senior had agreed to work overtime to on the attack from the
Helen Kwong had things her Doubles Final-Helen start and is the allowing of BOR's into
card, his partner The Old Crocks never gave Way- Within a 1440 weer mon sevring freely.
put in the
Kwong finish the work. th, matches free uf charge. minute the ball was scrambled over foong a chance. They tackled with finishing touch
touch by killing all way, in the second set when an The original
possum sich ferocity that the Bank boy half court retums with his do-the shuttle out so often that her
Correa v Cinder Ho RASC ling this
erratic Diana Yung kept sending and Stella touched down. Sellar converted. Just could not get a move started,
and Dorothy Lam. was to draw the crowds, for
8.45
Mixed p.m.-Sentor those mot cluntly
Tay und concerned in five yards of the ASC line, and In the second half the Old Crocks
Doubles felt that free Sellar got the ball from the scrum conserved their strength for the final with the Forces
Final-Ramon Young ****, and rented. He then convertest Just blow be kicking for and
and Cinder Ho v Robert Tay admittance would draw bigger before the final whisile, 13-3, touch, and the loose ball and went souch, and then in the last mining
and Helén Kwong. Club Imponderables v If anyone agree with this.
Club "B" the Services wants to see the
Weight told here, but it told the Sevens, there is little doubt that
wrong way
The much the small sum they are generally Imponderables were slow off the Club "A" looked so good that asked to contribute would be
mork and their side contained too
forwards.
they were almost awarded the This was many forthcoming and wouki sweli
visible when a loan maul formed Shield on the spot. Their threes the collers, while I cannot be- and practically a of the Impon combined beautifully and they lieve that BORS who are nat
derables true to their training flung themselves into it, wills the result kept control of the ball in prae- Supporters would turn
that when the hell came back theretically all stages of the game, simply because there is no on- were no threes to take it on.
Wilson shone in the forwards trance charge.
crowds, Personally cannot
in
up
To carry this argument to it's full conclusion theans that the grounds should be thrown open to everyone, civilians and otherwise, including the usual Chinese who hang around the rates to watch the activities. was pointed out to
It
"
Agnin Upposim altacked to with- and the first half Inished beorelem, vastating song took an early
through to score. Roberts converted,
heavier Club "A" v Oppossum "8"
The
B-0 lead in the first set and before Sutvant and Burt then shot further ahead to 450
WETE
able to score their first point when a drop shot by Sup haphon had Tay on the wrong foot.
At this stogo, the Thailanderw brought their hard smashes into play and from 1-4 they are rowed the
defcit to 3 and then a mishit by Wong saw the score tied at 4-4.
'DEADLY-ACOURACY
In the opening minute quick while the whole of the back remove New Dick score in the division was outstanding. corner. The conversion was missed. Shortly after half time the Im- opposition were completely out- Three hit outs by Suphophon ponderabien attacked but the Club classed, "B" cleared and a 25 yard run down the wing by Waymouth added an cther three points to the total.
The Dr stood up to another attack then about 30 yards
from
the Imponderables line, Rase took
to me that the ball cleanly in a lineout and certai amount of money sent the hall to Elliot, who in turn had already been collected by purred to Kilvert who crossed in the charging
an entry fee for the car and ne conversion hit the
the posts. The Sevens, but
Burely the loca
bar and bounced out, 9-0. not to get sumetent
Bet Ban
40
cover
some
money
all costs and leave pro-
for charity but to
KCV Old Boys v RAF Kal Tak
.
vide
Two things made the Old Boys as much for charity as lose this game. Their weak theking possible. And this can only be in defence and the very dirty play Alone by charging every of certain RAF players. There was no, need for the type of play that single person, be he a civilian, a certain player used, and the a high ranking officer or a BOR reforce must be faulted for the entrance
rance fee.
not
taking strong steps in this matter, In the sixih minule Lamb con verted a tong penalty kick to Kive the RAF a three point lead at half time. Immediately, from the kickoff
After all the object of these matches is do provido money for charity, not to provide a they scored again when a nice inter- largo crowd to cheer on the passing movement, and poor tackling
though
1a no allowed them to score. The convers there
alon was missed. tho wo why
nims should not be achieved. Thoro is still time for the AKNU to
Winners,
reason
call an emergency meeting and reverse their previous declsion, which I can assure them highly unpopular with many well Jasown spectators and players,
Oppoesuni “A”. v RASC
AMBITIOUS YOUTH
Eddie Quennell, of Warring ton, is sixteen and a football club secretary, The other day he wrote a letter saying:
**We
are a football club who have wecks
Switzerland To Send 45 Athletes For Melbourne
At the conchelon of tonite
the games, prizes won during 1855-1958 season will be pre- cented by Mrs Kwok Chan.
HORSE RACING
Geneva, Mar. 27. tween 40 to 45 bportamen, ac- Switzerland is to sond be-
companied by about 12 officials to the 1956 Olymple Genes at Winner Take All
Melbourne this November. The
-Landon Brpreis Service).
(COPYRIGHT)
Three Malayan Sports Teams For Djakarta
team la being financed Offer By American reaching London he had select Badminton
special subkidy from M&Sport Toto" (the Swiss football pools).
·
To enter for visiting athleten on a more elaborate scale thon
ever before
attempted for Olympic Games, the Organising Live, Air Tom Carlyon, arrived Committee's special representa-
in London Lost week to
Singapore, Mar. 27. select the English migrants who
specialist national Three sports are to join
tcoms trom cooking teams at Olympic | Malaya will fly in to Djakarta Village in October.
in the next two days lit an in- precedented sports invaston Mr Carlyon, a well known It is a coincidence that the Melbourne hoteler, is visiting Lawn Tennis Association of European countries as well as Malaya, the Singapore Hockey United Kingdom, and before Association and the Singapore
Association ed a team of Italian cooks, leaving at the same time for gave Tay and Wong a 7-4 leadi
Djakarta. Each le making its To enable team members 10
His mission will take him to In the second minule O'Kôə, but this lasted for only five broker Frant
Berum artnutes when Kamol Sutynnit, adapt themselves to changes of
Holland, Scandinavia, Germany separate arrangements for the Penman away. He was caught and the ball went 10050 and again a jack-in-the-box at the climate, their air trip, which
and other Continental countries tour.
To gain O'Kelly got it and again gent Pen het, tapped four-year old coll "Halla" in of Malaya's team of three-Lim selection, the s The Lawn Tennis Association man away and this time he scored accirney all In the comer. O'Kelly mired head to make the score wood with stopovers at Karachi
shots above, bis has been extended to five died today to wamer somo:$28,000 an branches of their
Hee-chin (Captain) and Khong narrowly.
Djakerta.
In the Then a perfect three
that Hanz can beat any horse in coolding. After working
Kit-soon of Singapore' and Mosos Permen more again in the corner.
move RSV 6-7.
distance of 8 to Olympic Village during the Tay of Perak - and the hockey France over The team is due to atrive in to make the hall time score 6-0 as jumped to an 8-0 lead, but Melbourne seven days before the
10 furlongs
Games they will be able to take
team of 17 players and officials The conversion was raised, In the back came the Thailambers who Games start on November 22. opening minutes of the record her lovelled it
The American, Colonel Larry their jobs at restaurants now leave Singapore by air tomorrow Steward on Roberts off and after
with two hand
The Swiss team will be com- Macphail, stild any mumber of clamouring for highly qualified morning a nico run he kicked across for smashes by Supimption and it posed of: Athletics (8 compellenge providing they each match
horsemen could accept the chal- cooks.
Singapore Badralnton Wilson to gather and score. O'Kelly
Team which files to Djakarta on missed.
was 8-8. net te by Kamol tore), rowing (8. competitors).his
Mr Carlyon said, that nearly Thursday Includes last year's bet of 10 million france 9-8 fencing to competitors), other three pointa and ho then con and when it oked like
($28,570), winner to take all, two years researchs had been All-England Champion, Wong verted, and finally Roberts with Thailand pair would win the ( competitors), yachting (6 near there for the another relp run for the length of
"Eclipse Ing needs of athletes of all fessional. He is travelling as tealf the fleld oored once more and flat sot without any further competitors), pentathion (3 com-stakes which will be cun in races, Menus had been devised coach but he will play in exhibi- three, convertel 100 opposition, back came Tay and petitors) and swimming (2 com- Britain on July 14-France for 11 different dietetic groups. tiong at Dlakarin, Semarang Brides Day both gavo walkovers to Wong to not only the the Joro
pelitors)Franco-Prease,
They were about to be sent out and Palembang-Reuter.
Wong par
This next service
and
Colonel
Paris, Mar. 27.
An American colonel who has
The
Then a malo run by O'Kelly added Sutvanli tool the score to 200 nustics (7 competitora), shooting Meantime, Heizwee training carried out on the special enter- Peng-soon, who is now a próm
more O'Kelly
3 Ind AO Tp and HMS Modeste re- spectively,
TODAY'S, MATCHES The games this afternoon are as follown:
2.30 p.m. 105 Bigs "A" Y 33 Gen Hosp,
Opossum "A".
3.10 p.m. Tamer Termagenta V
Kings Own "A"
3.30 p.m. Ik Biga. *"* 27 LI Bly.
80 p.m. Comm Pay on. v 15
MCO A
4.10 p.m. 74 LAA V 18 Fl 4.30 p.m. Kings Own "B" V Chad Workshops REME.
4.50 p.m. 2T HAA "A" v 18 Med. 3.10
Police "A" v. Kings
3.00 p.m. 2/7 Gurkha Rifles v
Opsonam, "A" láti · the field the been going only three deserving limau, but etwa drones and we want some practice. Owns the Navy ty hall who weed 10 we would like to play you as may sak Hor Dietanan át. This medik RANC aloried with a strong attack who the wo sho ́ great supporters of. Oppomin 200lewdź that mong the IMA when the RAS prored in the third Jostra. Our bgée average from the Club kround.
with the run of play from a pic write to Joo Smith, maunger
All Uip akove, will be played on
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