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HISTORY WILL BE MADE

TONIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 80

HONGKONG WILL USHER IN THE FIRST UBER CUP INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY

By "TOUCHWOOD”

GIRL TO WATCH TONIGHT

Tonight all roads lead to the French Convent badminton hall where Hongkong and Malaya clash in the first round of the international Uber Cup match and with both the Hongkong and Malayah team tip-top condition, indications point to a pleasant evening of tense, exciting badminton of the highest order if both teams are in form.

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Hongkong's Miss Ulian Khoo and Malaya's Miss Tan Gaik-bee have the signal honour of being the first players to start the Uber Cup tournament off at 7.30 p.m. tonight for the outcome of this encounter automatically sets the wheel rolling for other zone competitors to play off their respective ties.

Hoth

Hongkong and enth

Jeraci

outlob

treat

hasn't got the grim determina- tion of a champion, My diction:- eldreut victory Malaya in this match

pre-

for

of

Malayan

the Hongkong

and courteraft will be a Malayan teams had a rest day to which, yesterday

Khoo Malaya's team

the Ubun

al THIS manager. Mr Cheah Mah-au stroken at her command and if

The third singles of the eyen- Kuala Lumpur,

the Malayun of

cun yesterday she irsaed stern directives to the girl and still last the pace then ing will soo the Colony Cham- five pretty Misses from Malaya she has a very good chance of plon, Miss Helen Kwong, pitting to stay put in their hotel unill drawing first blood for Hong-her skill against Selangor's Miss after the match.

Dolly Tan--the baby

the kong, Directive Number One

Mis team. Miss Tan (19), recording Much will depend on from Milling

Stroke Mr Cheah

Khoo's stamina. In the hotel

For to team manager, Mr Cheah, is trak Gaik-bee has

wider room was "No more shopping,

player with a great fighting

"Our mission here. La to

variety of shots her best be heart and is at her best in base bea

to base rallies. ing the full base lob shots and We d

backhand returns, Miss concentrate her

Mr Tan's anticipations is razor sharp. It would be wise for Ulian Khoo to go all qui in the open- ing ret, for having watched her opponent both in Malaya and

R at her praellees here, me Golk-bee is a player takes a long while before

1 prelet gets warmed up. close win for the Malayna girl in this encounter but i will be closely fought, possibly go-

into

before ing

the rubber victory goes to Guik-boe

you'll all have to

Ce your badminton,” said Chánh,

Directive Number Two, in a milder form, was for the girls to be in bed by 9 p.m. The Malayon girls are raring to go into action. They have had lots of training both in Malaya and here and when the umpire start the Gak-bee-Ultan Khoo match badminton fans are sured of a grand tussle between these two players,

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com-

My shirt is on the girl all the way in this match for I personally think that Miss Kwong won't last to take even With the & set off Mim Tan.

the re. three singles played, maining seems la

four doubles or the who match will give Hongkong 21 she chance to score their points and here the strength of both teams is at par.

Malaya's first doubles

Miss Helen Heng bination of and Tan Gaik-bee is the more aggressive pair and Hongkong's Ullan Khoo and CURRENT CHAMPION

Diana Yung will have plenty to worry about Gaik-boe, who is the current |

of The second singles

when the Malayan girls unleash Champion of Penang and All-night between Miss Lam KC1- | their smasher. Malaya

number

Hongkong's If Ullan's and Diana's defence one singles, In (Mainya) und player, is the liveliest of the Miss Diana Yung will in all is as good

as in their

prac- five Mulayan representatives, probability turn out to be a déven then this doubles match Just turned 21.

the one-sided she has

I may match.

be will not jack fireworks. Dianz agility of a cat and her bound- wrong, but knowing Diazza In Yung with her partner at her less

energy In chosing the

und the deafening side will, I believe, play a much malches shuttle has earned her the title applause that comes with these, better

Sidne than

the of Malaya's Mighty Atom." I recollect how Diana has time singles,

let the occasion get of her through

ONE-SIDED MATCH

will be interesting to watch and r

how Miss Ullan Khoo will fare the against Penang's Tan Gaik--bee | nervOUSNESS. and judging from Miss Khoos form at practices she will be no easy meat for the Malayan giri.

the

If Diana Yung will only play her usual game tonight as In practices, I believe she could Rive Mias Lam a run for her money. Dlona is a good player but she still has the habit of her taking things too lightly on the

Gaik-bee, a bit on the short side for a singles player, covers up this weakness with

spoed on the court and her court. Whether she ty in the

power-packed smashes lead or beltind on points

strong

aho

Tottenham Hotspur-New Leaders On Goal Average In First Division Table

London, Aug. 29.

Luton Town lost their hundred per cent record in a thrilling nine goal battle at Wolverhampton tonight. Defeat brought them tumbling from first to fifth place in the English League First Division table.

New leaders, on goal average, are Tottenham Hotspur, 3-3 home winners over Manchester City. Level with them on points are other winners bonight Birming

City and Manchester

ham

Clyde Cowdenbeath Dunbarton Dundee U Itc

Kilmarnock

Murton

Motherwell

Queen's Park Berwick B.

3 I. Academicažs

Stenhousemuir

Partick

St Mirren

J Stranru

3 Airdrieonitu

1 Dunfermline

Dundee

0 Celtic

1 Stirling Albin

League If

Queen Of South Rangers BL Jolinstone

Fulbar

1 Shaffold v. Lelcester City 2 Huddersfield T

Liverpo Middlesborough 2 Buy

3 Notts County

League I

United, the reigning champ Faith Overe

Charming the 46,701

spectators with delightful football,

Luton's inside-right Gordon TUTIDOT awept in a trat rick-one of three First Division players to Bcore three goals in tonight's programme. But Wolves hald on grimly to snatch victory after leading 5-8 at half time.

The other three goat forward were Manchester United inside- left Dennis Viollet and tiny Alec

Coven, Birmingham

City outside-jeft,

The Second Division leader- *ship also changed kandis, Up to the top surged Sheffield United, 2-1 winners over Fulham, who are still waiting for the first point,

Colin

Grainger, England's young outside-fcit, "laid on?” the Sheffield goals, scored by Derek Hawksworth, and Waldock.

THE RESULTS Scottish League 1

Fife

Abetotetto 1 echin City

Afton

|

Leeds Urateḍ Manchester U Newcastle U. Portsmouth Tottenham H.

4 Charlton

A

3

Preston N. End

1 Cardiff City

Birmingham C. Manchester C.

| Walhampton W. 5 Luton Town

LOKIUS DIỊ North

Accringtons S. Bradford Chy Стено 4. Derby County Rochdale Workington

Briton & H. A. Gillingham.

4 Barrow

3 Gateshead

• Chesterfie

3 Chester

⚫ Mansfield T. 3 York City. League In South 2 Watford

Abortio Bournemouth Exeter City Northampton T.

Sparwich 7. Norwich City Roading Southampton

Swindons Tang103

Falldisk

Hangor

Coventry City Brentford

Walend

Beottish League Cup

4 Elberbian

Erish League Ulster Cup

Coleraine. Llafle PortodovaTS.

THE GAMBOLS

THE HOLIDAY RAGINIT COS US AS MUCH AS “

PROT

4 Derby City

9 Arda

Glentoran

5 Crumdery

Rower.

WHEN I'VE PAID THE 'BILL WE SHALL STILL HAVE GEVERAL POUNDS OVER

Her strong smash may turn out to be a point-scorer and in this she should let Ulian Khoo play a defensive role while she concentrates on attacking all half court returns, I predict a straight set win for Malaya in this match.

TOO MANY GUNS

Mrs Cecilia Samuel and Miss; Lam Kit-im will have 100 marry guns with them against Missco Helen Kwong and Cinder Ho and this second doubles should give Malaya an- other win which would give them the winning score of five and put them on the road the second round against India,

to

The remaining two doubles

matches are of no signifienter to Malaya should the Mulayan girls win five matches in a row and I think at this stage coach Tay will ask his giris to go ali out to avold the duck.

Girl to watch in tonight's Uber Cup bad- minton match between Malaya and Hongkong at the French Convent court will be Penang's Miss Lam Miss Tan, Kit-lin, pictured here at a practice session. named second singles player in the Malayan team on submitted their Tuesday night, when both teams players for the draw at the Craigengower Cricket Club, is one of Malaya's most colourful woman players. She partners Mrs Cecilia Samuel in the doubles matches.-China Mall Photo.

BASEBALL

Brooklyn Dodgers

Chicago Cubs 11-4 In National League

Dodgers Beat

New York, Aug. 29.

The Brooklyn Dodgers put on an 11-hit attack that swamped the Chicago Cubs 11-4 this afternoon and moved the defending world champions to within one game of first place in the National League.

LUTON TOWN 1, WOLVES

Billy Wright Protests 'He Was A Yard Offside'

By DESMOND HACKETT

There were only three seconds of silence in this 90-minute thriller at Luton last Wednesday night and in that hushed pause Luton Town beat Wolves la one of thé greatest games I have ever seen. Thirty-four minutes of high-powered action had gone when wee Mike Cullen came tearing in from the wing, put the ball behind Bully Wright, and sent centre forward Bob Morton tearing away from just inside the

Wolves half.

+

No. 3 came four minutes after the interval and was well taken

Ex

And I'm taking Birmingham the toughest team in the League to bent this season.

As the sturdy figure of Morton moved forward Bert Williams came out of goal, was beaten, and left lying on the edge of the penalty area.

Marton moved on to the Quixall's goal at the end of 10 I know of no

more effective glory of his goal, and just do- minutes Wed a low doceptive winger in Britain, let alone fore the ecstatic crowd explod-shot which Robertson apparently Scotland, than Alex Govan ed in a thunderous aluto of did not anticipate, for ho made this mood. cheers there was in agonised no effort to get down. cry of "No, no" from Wolves manager, Stanley Cullis,

Billy Wright protested that Morton was offside, AGONY After the match he told me: "I thought Morton was about a yard offside but there was Do point in chasing him because I had no hope of catching him." The game was 90 minutes of torment for manager Cullis, who writhed in agony as

the team hurled themselves with an almost passionate fury at the farton defence,

But that Luton sturdily, coolly, drove them off. Lulon never once consed to play fast, thoughtful football. not even when their tortured fans begged them to "bout it"

Poor Portsmouth were over- by Shiner from Д beautiful run by the sheer

speed and Quixall pass,

power and the delightful inter- Quixall headed the fourth changing of this tremendous at- goal from

Is playing a Froggatt centre tack that

better than which Robertson allowed to drop ever under the driving leader- over his head into the net.

Whip of Roy Warhurst.

Birmingham might have had.

Birmingham 3 Portsmouth 1.x.

GOVAN SETS

defence 'EM ALIGHT

By BOB PENNINGTON

A modest little Scot in boggy white pants walked proudly off

in the white-hot excitement of the Beld at St Andrewa the last minutes.

inst

ROAMING BROWN The young Pompey defence was cut to shrods by the roam-- ing of Eddy Brown and the goal Gordon menace of Govan and Astall.

Brown "the clown" who has become almost an "untouchable" to his over-sensitive supporter, 題 bent two men to slide back

tu Score low pare for Astall after nine minutes,

Five minutes before the in- terval Geoff Hall lobbed a long and centre Into the goalmouth and ing Govan hurled through the air

night teeing it was great to be Cullen, who had a wonder Alex Govan, first choice first half,

backt

went up with right-only possible choice us Birming inver six-foot centre half Cyril

Dunne and

goul after

on

EL

almost ham's outside left. Thirts Rutter to send the ball rocket

from

20

a

thousand

cheered Pompey players applauded him, ing into the roof of the net.

delighted Birminghom

77 minutes it was al- "Whatever most unbelievable that the, score directors wondered: made us ask Clyde about their stil stood at 2-0 when gallop- Scotland outside len

the Tommying Govan, nodded

ball against the bar with Uprichard Ring?"

ivell beaten.

scrambled mtmutes.

A minute later the saucy Scot and Cullen Laid

and pass Morton's shot was saved by desperate effort by Williams.

Thirteen minutes

the end

Govan was great. He headed manager Cullis was up on

the his feet ready to roar home a two superb goals and hit goal

Pemberton bar with a third header. by Booth but

He the line then

a third heated kicked off the

goal tm-ulso had

disallowed and another brillant- its pudently grinned relior.

In It looked a certain penalty for ly saved by Norman Uprichard.

One 20-yard Govan drive on Luton when Wright handled the bail but

WAS the run

so powerful referee Oxley let that

his one go. It was about the only sent Uprichard flying into time he erred in this rapidly own net as he tinned it round switching game,

a post.

Without minutes

any strained super-

In

sl the

five

Streten made a flying save from latives I am saying simply that

left-back Shorthouse.

Cullen was slow in laying on

Within seconds Noel Kinsey

lobbed the bull back for Govan to leap again and score just in

ide the far post (3—0).

Portsmouth's

attack

Punchiess -

Henderson and

cepted only looked a goal ma- chime in the last 10 mimätte when

Henderson scored from the edge of the area to give a fakes. (3-1). | picture to a one-sided contest.

-London Express Service).

a certain goal after the Wolver THOUGH UP AGAINST BILLY KIERNAN

had been shattered,

defence

Stretch saved from Slater, and by

Cullen and Groves missed inches.

Luton won because they went through their well-drilled moves with terrific discipline.

As England team manager Welter Winterbottom saidi to me: "This will bring back your missing millions"-how *ught he is.

Wednesday 4 Chelsea 0

Two-Goal Charles

Crushes

Charlton

By BOB PENNINGTON

It was soccer's most unique contest for 89 minutes

at the Valley last Thursday night-10 men of Charlton

CHELSEA against 11 men of Leeds....6 ft. 2 in. John Charles, the

SLUMP

Goliath of Britain's footballers; challenged by Charlo David, 5 ft. 7 in. outside-left Billy Kiernan.

The leading Milwaukee Braves had an opportunity to restore the lead to 11⁄21⁄2 games when they played the Pitts-

Yet at the end these red-shinbed, red-blooded 10 men burgh Pirates at night. New York was at Cincinnati and

of Charlton came so near to making an unbelievable draw Philadelphia at St. Louis in other NL night games while

Things are booming in Shef- of a game that seemed lost for a certainty when ther Oleveland was at Baltimore in an American League arc-held football right now, Wednes- captain, Derek Ufton, was stretched-off in the ftrat lighter.

day, like United, having won minute. both gamos they have played.

My overall prediction on the matches is a Leven-all win for Malaya but the Hongkong re-

Roy Campanella drove in Tom Brewer scored his 17th On this showing against Chelsea England centre-half and Kent by the repkatéd dislocations of presentative will fight tooth five

with rums

three-run triumph of the campaign when they are back in the First

cricketer Ufton was plunget into his right shoulder, and mail all the way and this homer

and a doublo DS the Dick Garnert knocked in three Division to stay.

this match at left half after There was never the slightest only seven days football train- alone will be mefficient reward | Dodgers routed bonus pitcher runs to lead the Boston Red Sar

England trainer Jimmy Trot for spectator who turn up to

a 4-2 decision over

result the doubt about the

when Don Kaiser in the first, Duke to

ter returned from the dressing- mission-tome one root for Hongkong.

Tigers, Billy Snider also homered for the Detroit

Hooft Roy Shiner gave them the leading with

room to tell, me: "This is the mighty Chelsea. eight minutes Jim suffered his 12th loss agairet 15 after only Dodgers, his 37th, while

Ufton got the ball in his first fast time that Derek's right later. two minutes

Albert bad wins, Gillam un Carl Furio

Quixall made the score into two, tackle with the Big Fello, but shoulder has been hurt. Hes been strapped up int I don't the slipped and dislocated his right think it's advisable for him to their two hits euch.

Chelsea defence panicked

which The manner

"Two yours ago after shoulder,

career was threatened come back;" this suggests manager Ted Drake Ufton's

first-class headache, is by for a although, John McFarlane, now back from Aberdeen, play- ed a useful game.

TONIGHT'S GAMES

Tonight's matchen order of play will be

Singles

Tan

1.

in

Gaik-boo

Jims Wilson won his Arago 3 as the Chicago Carl Erskine was touched for tince July Et hits but went the distance White Sox toppled the Washing for the

score his ton Senatore 9-7 with a 16-00 (Malaya) vs, Miss Ullan Khoo 12th

Dodgers to victory against (Hongkong)

seven attack including four blows by Nelson Fox and three cuch by 1. Mies Lam Ki-lin

Walt Drope and Mimie MEDIOROL (Malaya) va, Miss Diana Yung In the American League, The loss, coupled with the Yan- 0[{Hongkon

Mickey Mantle blasted his 48th | kees' victory,

mathematically

losscs.

3. Miss Dolly Tan (Malaya) homer and a ninth-inning single eliminated the Senators from vs. Miss Helen Kwong (Hong-thaw drove in the winning run the pennant race. kong).

Doubles

4. Misses Tan Gaik-bee and Helen Heng (Malaya) vs. Misses Dana Yung and Úlian Khoo (Hongkong),

And

5. Mrs Cecilia Samuel Miss Lam Kit-lin (Malaya) vs. Miss Halen Kwong and Cinder Ho (Hongkong)

6. Mre Cecilla Sarnuel Miss Lam, Kit-lin (Malaya) vs. Diana Ying and Ullan Mineca Khoo (Hongkong)

to the New York Yankees bent the Kansas City Athletics 7-0. Mantle's homer, in the Yankees 128th gatve, left him four games off the second pace set by Babe Ruth in 1927.

POUR NEL LEAD

The Athletics took'n 4-0 lead In the first inning with the aid and

of a three-run error by Mantie but the Yankees kept pecking away until they cut the mar gin to 6-4. Then came a three- and

rum,ninth-inning rally capped Galk-boo (Malaya) VE by Munie's to give them their Misses Helen Kwong and Cinder 10th win In 10 moetings this Ho (Hongkong),

-7. ́ ́ Misses Halen Heng Ten

Barry

year.

Appleby

YOU'VE EXTRAS

HOME RUGGER RESULTS

45:

Bruxdford

London, Aug. 29. Results of today's League matches were:

Huddersficki North 10.

St Helen's 40 Salford 0. Swinton 13 Hunslet 7. Warrington 14 Halife 19 Reuter

For the most refreshing

EN ALL THE HAD, BIR

THIRST

the

Only other consolation for Drake was the display of Tong Nichole at inside left.

NO WORRY

Punters Stage 'Sit Down Strike

On

Course

Bhode No. 2 for 23,000 rain- Fooked fans" was wilen, tough Kiernan dropped back to take on Charler

After 20 minutes Chariton disputed Jimmy Gauld goal

took the load through

Ron White, doing two men'g' work on the left wing, passed to galloping Gauld “.... who lat- peared to be at Totat two yarda affside, as he headed info:thờ”

He compared very favourably Wednesday with any of the towwerde. end, while ho hadi some useful support from Frank

Durban. Blunstone, there was little about

Armed police stood by during } net. the Chelsea attack to really a demonstration after the ru worry Wednesday's defence.

ning of the Chairman's· Pinto, al When Shiner scored so early Greyville mescourse in Durbeti. "Two" minutes later Gordon on the Chelsea defence had not About 30 furious punters climb Hurst had a spooned, shot, scrap paid the slightest heed to

TOO MUCH

warning they had only a minute ed the fence and lay down oned off the line. This was too before when they were playing the course in un entort to stop much for Charles to tolerate tag about with the ball far too further racing,

„Three minutes before : halfi, Leisurely for a determined for work by the 18-time Charles hurtled ward line.

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