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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1938.
BIGGEST
ASIAN GAMES. TABLE TENNIS
Salgon, Mar, 31.
L Van Tiet, South Vietnam's
National Table Tennis Cham plans and three other Vietnamese
players will enter the table ferals competition at the Aslan Games in Tokyo,
Playing with Tiet will be Tran Van Due, Tran Van Lieu
and Nguyen Kim Hane, who were selected by local playof
matches.
Mal Van Hoo, who won the 1050 Asian title in Manila,
eliminated in Was
tho last round of the Vietnamese solte- tion matches.-United Press,
UPSET AT WEMBLEY
EDDY CHOONG
the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street. TWO Top Heavyweight
To the Editor, Chinn Mail,
My nominaliuu for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is:
of the
Kurt Nielsen Unexpectedly Beaten
Cannes, Mar. 20.
Denmark's Kurt Nielsen was
(Signed)
Club,
Contenders Willing To
Meet Pete Rademacher
San Francisco, Mar. 20. The two top heavyweight contenders for Champion Floyd Patterson's title are willing to meet ex-amateur Pete Rademacher-provided that enough money is forth-
coming.
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big in most opponent la
Sid Flaherty, manager of jo manoger demands Number One heavyweight con- guarantee it means, tender Eddie Machen, saki yes- coses, that the
dangerous.
Yankees Sell terday his Aghter would be
A Veteran First Baseman
and
"happy to meot Rademacher in any stale" as long as there was a "substantial" guarantee involved.
Bill Swift, manager of Num- ber two contender Zora Folley, sald he would not demand a guarantee but would demand that his fighter "got the bigger percentage."
9.
Machen will meet Folley at
St Petersburg, Mar. 20. The New York Yankees sold today the second favourite un-Joe Collins, Veteren first expectedly ousted from the baseman, to the Philadephia
Gallia" tennis tournament at | Phillies today
Collins Cannes in the opening rounds, promptly announced that he the Cow Palace here on April after yesterday's first round de-would retire from baseball, parture of Swedish nce Sven Davidson.
Britain's Blily Knight, Today, defeated Nielsen in a third round match by 0-1, 7-3. low- ever, British Number One, Mike Davies, was also eliminated to- day, beaten in another third round encounter by Italy's exhibition game between the GRAND NATIONAL
Maggi, who won 6-4, 6-2.
If Collins docs retire,
the Yankees would the Phils
have to return the sale price, be- lieved to be somewhat over the $20,000 waiver price.
Collins learned of the deal while dressing for today's
Yankees and Philles. He said Another favourite 10 be he would talk it over Arst with eliminated, today was France's General Manager Roy Hamey of Jean-Noel Grinda, who lost to the Phillies but then announced Gimenes of Spala 0-4, 0-3,-definliely that he was quilting. France-Preme.
-United Press.
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"I don't believe Rademacher can be classed as a desirable opponent," Swift said.
"When
London, Mar. 20.
was
Bigger Percentage
"The only demand I'd make is that we got the bigger percent age. It would be a good fight and interesting for f few rounds."
sald
Flaherty, however,
he would have "Machen feels everything to lose and nothing to gain-other than the purse- it he fought Rademacher,"
that he and his He added boxer stand ready, to post $250,000 guarantee for a shot at Patterson's title and would ex pert Rademacher's supporters to do likewise.
Eddy
Choong Beaten In Singles Quarter-Finals
London, Mar. 20. Eddio Choong (Malaya) recognised as the world's leading bad- minton player, came tumbling from his throne in the All- England Championships at Wombley today. Choong, holder of the Men's Singles and four times winner in the past five years of a title that is emblematic of the world individual championship, was defeated in the quarter-finals 1,15, 15-2, 15-8 by Denmark's Erland Kops in one of the biggest upsets since the war.
Choong's
defeat Was the and Dahlberg were third-coded Now Miss Pattapongso has to forerunner
of a bad day for Malayan players continued meet the player who suggested Malayan players who have their challenge in the Mon's that sho should enter these dominated the Championships Doubles with throo pairs championships, anothor Ameri- for so long. Two more players, reaching the quarter-finals. Con, Miss Margaret Varner, a Oon Chong-Jin and Don Chong-
former title holder. telk, were eliminated in the ao round to end Malaya's singles challenge.
Don Chung-jin went down 15-0, 15-0 to Bengt Dahlberg, of Sweden, and Chong-teik was benten 15-0, 15-0 by Ferry Sonneville of Indonesia.
The semi-finals line-up will be Kops Versus Dahlberg and Sonneville versus Fina Kobbero beat Kobbero (Denmark), Bertil Glans of Sweden 17-14. 15-9
Today's win was sweet TO- venge for Kops, a 21-year-old Copenhagen effice worker, for Choong best him easily in the final last year,
The start of the match gave ng indication of what was to como. Choong raced away with the first 12 points and won the first game inside five minutes. But Kops, who had continually overdriven, found his length and, staking all on attack, blazed his way through the recond game and gained a the commanding 9-0 lead in third,
Perhaps Mias Varner, who also
Eddie and David Choong showed impressive form in Miss Varner played against beating two home pairs and Miss Pattapongse In Bangfroke lang Oon Chong-Jin and Oom Chong-month and was so Impressed tolk confirmed their seeding by with her form that she suggested reaching the last eight
the trip to London. H. Hesb, who won last year Princess Galyani Vadhama, with the American J. C. Alston, the sister of the King of Siam, formed a good partnership with | sponsored her compatriot's visit B. X. Wong to beat the Eng- and is acting as her chaperone
sh seeded pair. H. T. Findlay here. and E. J. Timperley in thre games in
the second round, They meet the needed Shwode B. Dallberg and B. Glane in the semi-finals, The Choonga, meet Ferry Sonneville (In- doncala) and A. Rasmussen (Denmark)
Chong-teik seeds Flon Kobbero and Y and Chinng-im play joint top Hammargaard Hansen (Den- mark.)
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Beaten Before Kops has once before beaten Choong, but it was in an un- Important exhibition match in lapt Denmark shortly after year's final.
his match
Kops said after with Choong: "Eddie was not playing so well as in last year's final. But then I had a bad leg and had to defend all the time. Today I attacked all the way and it worked.”
The Maloyan challenge in
A Final Effort Choong, noticeably slowing down, made a final effort and pulled back to 8-9, but never gained another point Kops, now in full ery, smashed his way to deservet victory. the Men's Singles ended when "I the Con brothers, Choong-jin and The balding former Olympic Choong bald afterwards;
Kops Chong-telk, followed Eddio Champ from Yakima, Washing couldn't and my length, ton, who was soundly beaten by is a much improved player over Choong to defeat in the quarter- Patterson in hla first and only last year and his form professional fight last year, re- prised me."
Chong-in lost to B. Dahiberg Choong was joint p challenged Machen "or
of Sweden B-15, 0-15, and Kobbero
win the anybody else" for the right to get with
Chong-teik was beaten 15-9, Kopu
second 15-0 by Ferry shared another shot at Patterson's tile. title.
Sonneville of seeding with Glans. Sonheville Indonesin.
Grenmade
ofclallycently scratched from the Grand Na- tional at 0900 GM today,
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Jin found that the tali Swodd's height prevented blm from playing his normal game. "I could not get a length," ho Bald afterwards. "He was tall and had to lob high, and when I lobbed the shuttle went out of court."
Dahlberg deceived Jin with deceptive drop shots which al- ways found the Malayon out of rango.
Jin led at the start of each
game, after surprising Dahlberg with Berce accurate smashes, but once the lanky Scandinavian got into his stride the result was never in doubt.
Sonneville had his amazing mina to thank for his win stamina over Con Chong-telk.
Telk said Sonneville played faultier badminton but it was his stamina that beat me. Some of the rallies were long and he was able to last the pace better."
Telk's defent came after he had led four-love in the first game.
Comfortable
The
Cheong brothers, Eddie and David, had a comfortablu passage into the second round of the Men's Doubles. They beat England's R. J. Jackson and C. J. Boscom 15-5, 15-7.
had a comfortable win today beating Mrs Aase Winther 11-3, 11-4will come to regret her good advices.
The other women's semi-i finalists are Miss Judy Devlin (USA), the title holder, and Miss Heather Ward of Britain.
In today's quarter-finals Miss Devlin was in great form against Mrs T. Holst Christen- son of Denmark, dropping only four points in each game to beat Miss H. McGregor Stewart (USA) to the tune of 11-2, 1-1. The Results
Men's Singles-3rd Bound B. Dahlberg (Sweden) beat A. D. Jordan (GB) 15-5, 16-2. Oon Chong-Jin (Malaya) beat R. Mulvaney (GB) 18-5, 15-5.
Oon
Chong-telk (Malaya) beat B. K. Wong (Malaya) 10-8, 15-8.
F. A. Sonneville (Indonesia) beal
B. Hoist Christensen (Denmark) 15-0, 15-2.
bent
4th Round E Kops (Denmark) Eddy Choong (Malaya) 1-15, 15-2, 15-8.
Dahlberg (Sweden) beat Don Chong-jin (Malbya) 15-0, 15-0.
Sonneville (Indonesia) beat! Don Chong-teik (Malaya) 153-D, 16-0.
B. Glans (Sweden) 17-14, 15-2. F. Kobbero (Denmark) beat Women's Singles-3rd Round Miss Varner (USA) beat Mrs W. Winther 11-4.
(Denmark) 11-3, Misa P. Patlapongse
(Thal- land) beat (USA) 11-8, 11-4.
Miss A Rutledge Miss H. W. Ward (England) beat Miss 01. McG. Stewart (USA) 11-2, 11-1.
beat
Miss J. Devlin (USA) Mrs T. Holst Christensen (Den- mark) 11-4, 11-4.
Women's Doubles 1st Round
Misa J. Devlin and Mias S. Devlin (United States) beat Miss P. Pattapongse (Thailand) and Miss L. Rea (Ireland) 18-5, 15-4.
Men's Doubles 1st Round E. B. Choong and E. L. Choong (Malaya) beat R. J. Jackson and C. J. Bescom, (England) 10-5, 13-7.
I. Arasaradnam and K. S. Parmar (Malaya) beat C. Denton and J. H. Lawton-Smith (Eng- land), 15-8, 17-19,
H. Hesh and B. K. Wong (Malaya) beat L. Ellwood and G. Ripley (England) 15-8, 10-8. Oca Chiong-tolk and Oun Chong-Jin of Malaya beat C. A. Darnell and H. 1. Palmer of England 16-3, 15-4.
F. Sonneville (Indonesia) and The Choongs, winners of the A. Rasmussen (Denmark) beat title throa imes Crown 1050 W. F. Havers and D. R. John- to' 1053, outclassed thele op son (England) 15-7, 15-7. ponents without exerling, threzi-
Scoond Bound selves. They dominated the David Choong and Eddie English pair and frequently Choong beat K. Carlisle and left them leaden-footed with J. Fitzgibbon (Ireland) 16-3, accurate deceptive shots.
15-5.
f. Arasaranam and H., S. A. D. Jordan and J. R. Parmar had to fight for their Best (England) beat Arsorad- wins over C. Denton and J. H.¦ nam and Parmer Lawton-Smith.
IB-6, 15-D.
(Malaya) They took the first game 15-8, Heah and Wong (Malaya) but in the second it was a tense beat H. T. Findlay and E. J. struggle before the fast moving Timperley (England) (seeded) Mainyans won 17-18.
0-10, 15-6, 15-5
H. H. Heat and B. K. Wong Oon Chong-telk and Oon were far too strong for L. Chong-Jin beat J. C. McColl Ellwood and G. Ripley of and F. J. Shaw (England) England in the first round of 17-14, 15-10. the Men's Doubles.
F. Sonneville and A. Rasmus- Heah, who won the doubles sen beat R. Mulvaney and It. J. title last
year partnered by J. C. Southwell (England) 1-15, 15-4, Alsion of the United States, was 13-5. Reuter and France the dominant partner le fast-Presse. moving hard-hitting pair,
The Englishmen gave spirited display but the Melayang all-round ablity and power at the net gave them no chance.
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Malaya completed a su¢©¢35- ful challenge in the first round of the Mars Doubles when the Oon brothers, Chong Jin and Chong Telk beat C. A. Dameli and H. I. Palmer of England 18-3, 10-4,
The Engalurner. were Do
match for the poodid Oons,
who showed their class with à sound display, mixing power with 'subtlety.
Try the Wocés Sibylon, Bling Pattaponger, the unreefed Siamese player who mado atach a spreiacular · debut “yesterday, continued in a winning voir,
The 21-year-old Why Bangkok student today easily beat Diles Ann Rutledge of America by 11-8, 11-4 Ro reach the semi- fogla
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