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THE CHINA MAIË, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1959,

Vietnamese Wins French Table Tennis

Men's Singles Title BO PAPE

LE VAN TIET UPSETS

MURAKAMI IN FIVE

THRILLING SETS

Paris; April 15.

Le Van Tiet, 19-year-old Vietnam soldier, was surprise' win- ner of the men's singles title in the French international table tennis championships here tonight.

Le Van Tiet, who was last of the 16 'seeds' for the event, lost the first two games to Japan's Teruo Murakami but hit back to win the final 17-21, 12-21, 21-16, 21-12, 21-16.

Murakamil was seeded seventh. ↑ The English girls took the tional table tennis champion- As expected Murakami got | Grst set But the Japanese got ship were: eway quickly to TE DVD-*pt together better to take the next Jend. But hi the third net Le two sets and the lend. Van Tiel settled down to a great effort bid with spectacular driven beat Murnkam! who longer appeared at case.

no

Murakaml's only feature the third set was a five-polat break which lessened his tar gin from 11-18 19 16-18 bui te Van Tiet continued his forceful play to take the set 21-160.

Spectacular Play

The one spectacular play continued in the fourth set and Murakami although playing more carefully could not hold bla opponent who from ning-alt gradually crepit away to 18-12 and finally ran out 21-11 with a three-point break in even the

In the fourth and last e't the English girls made a stand and were never inom than two points down until the end when

shinsh beat them and the

MIXED DOUBLES Semi-Anata

Teruo Murakami and Miss Kimlyo Mntmaki (Japon) beat Zekjkp: Hrbud (Yugoslavia) and Mis Ann Haydon (Britn}} 20-22, 21-12, 21-11, 21-8.

| Japanese took the set and the Nobuyn Hoshino and Miss match for their second doubles Tacko Namba (Japan) brat title their men having won John Leuch and Miss Diora | last night.

Howe (Britain) 21-18, 21-18,

Fujie Eguchi' of Japan look 21-17. her revenge over Japan's work! champion of 1958, Kimiyo Mat- suzaki, in the women's singles Anal, beating her in five sets.

Great Exhibition

Float

21-18,

Teruo Murakami and Misa Kimlyp Matsuzaki (Japan) beat Nebuya Hoshino and Miss Tacko Namba (Japan) 11-21, 22-20, 21-14,

WOMEN'S DOUBLES Final Fulle Eguchi which

and Kimiya Matsuzaki (Japan) beat Ann Haydon and Diana Rowe (Britain) 18-21, 41-13, 21-13, 21-18.

Matsuzaki 1ook the first sat in this all-Japanese fina! was most spectacular during the

sét score to twn-all amid A whole of the Ave sets. tremendous ovation,

Eguchi tool! the second Lo

the and TV-

MEN'S SINGLES Semi-finals

TO RUN IN BOSTON MARATHON

BOB PAPE

Boston, April 15. Entries for the 03rd running of Marathon closed the Boston at noon today and the field of foreign entries shapen up of the best in recent

as one

runner.

years. Among the eight foreigners who In the fifth and last set Marn-evou up the set score one-all.

are expected to provide the kami settled down a serious In the third set they gave

eventual winner is 1 R. I play and quickly got away to a great exhibition emashin

Pape. of Royal Navy, Eur- 0-2 tend but cild not hold the hall in all directions

Teruo Murakami (Japan) beat

land, a well-known former ambitious Vietnamese

whoeriving shots far from the table Ladislav Stipek (Czechoslovakia)

long Allance gradually drew up to 8-8, 10-10 i pretacular fashion bringing 21-13, 14-21, 8-21, 21-14, 21-14. Hongkong 15-15 and amid tremendous ex- Į the house to its feet.

Le Van Tlet (Vietnam) Dent'

Morkovic eftement he gained a 19-10 tend| Bauchi appeared.

better Vallsiny Jes

(Carcho-The other seven are Nobuyosh to run out 21-16 to take The form paul won the Third sei slovakia) 13-21, 19-21, 21-37,

Sadanaga. Akris Tatraku and title.

21-12; 21-17. easily to take the lead.

Final Matsuzaki In the fourth set

Le Van Tiet (Vietnam) beat effect her fantastic which drove

Eguchi Teruo Murakami (Japan) 17-21,

13-21, 21-16, 21-13, 21-16; WOMEN'S BINGLES

The final of the women's doubles gave the Japanese put luto second title with Fulle Eguchi | drives

und! Kimiyo

bent

the English girls

Haydon and

four sets,

Dima Rowe In

really

when

Matsuzakl whin away from the fable.

Ann The rantch only

started in the fifth set they both played more seriously but Matsuzaki showed only little of her world champion-

ship form and Egucht broke 2)-13-Ieuter. away to win 21/13 and the title.

Sports Diary

TODAY Hockey

2.Adie Int Final England Commonwealth (ecreio) 13.30 9.21. Men' Second Division: Rec "D" IRC "n" (KCC): Nav Bharat "Hangers (8kpi 5.20 p.m.

Hwimming Meeting of Executive Committee of INCASA, SCMP Board rooits 330

Bm.

TO-MORROW

Hockey Holland Cap: Restelo "D" v KCC "B" (Recreio 5.30 ..

In another all-Japanese final, the mixed doubles, and Miss

Matsuzaki

Nobuyn Hoshindo

Tacko Namba 22-20, 21-14.

Final

Fujic Eguchi (Jepen) beat Kuniyo

Matsuzaki (Japan) 14-21

JA 15-21 22-14, 21-7,

Murakami heat Miss And 11-21, 21-10,

won the

Ladislav Stipek and Ludvie. Vyhnanovsky (Czechoslovakia), European champions, men's doubles title by beating Japan's world champions, Murakami and Ichiro Ogimura.

Results of the final evening's games of the French Interna-

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

11TH RACE MEETING Saturday 11th and Saturday 18th April, 1959. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. oad the First Raco run at 2.00 pm, on both days.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.43 5.m, on both days.

„MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No person without an admission badge which must bo prominently displayed throughout the meeting will be admitted.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, ut Queen's Building, Chater Road, 4 D'Aguilar Street and 302 Nathan Road only on the written. Introduction of a Member.

ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.

Timnas will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard will be admitted to the Club's preinlses during the Meeting.

PÚBLIC ENCLOSURE

The piles of admission will be $9.00 each per day payable at the Gete.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $9.00 in order to gain re-admission,

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in the RESTAURANT.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each per day and $40.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and B, D'Agullar Sirect during office hours.

Tickets reserved and avaliable but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 10th April, 1050, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Speelpl' Cast Sweep Tekels on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 2nd May, 1059, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices at:-

Qaron's Building (Chater Road) and 5. D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong on

Week-days, Mondays to Fridays Saturday 4 April

Saturday 11th and Saturday 1826°

Apri

Kingʻi Road, North Point, Hong Kong Kowloon on

Week-days, Mundayi' to' Fridays Saturday 4th April Saturday 11th and Baturday 18th-

April

Hong Mötig, 4th ADHII, 19697

9am to 5 pun 0am to 11.30 p.m.

9 n.. to 11. m.in.

and 332 Nathan Road,

10 am to 4 pm.

9 am to 11:45 am.

9am to 11am.

By: Order of the awards,

103 *. AgENDILDI, -

all'

Takayuki Nakad,

of Japan, Velkko Karvonen and Dino Oksanen both of Fin- Dino fand Australia,

South China.. 6. Police ....3" CHAMPIONS ON WAY TO-ANOTHER TITLE

By A China Mall Reporter South China advanced another step towards the League Championship when they thrashed the Police by six goals to three at Boundary Street Inst night.

The Champions were behind 2-1 at one stage of the first half but once Lee Yuk-tak had equal- ised just before the interval the Carolinė Hill side never looked back.

The Police who started this lau converted a penalty kick to season so well were a grent pull one back for the Police. disappointment to their suppor Any hopes the lawmen might tors who, encouraged by have had of staging a grand Kh¢hres giant killing act on sland finish were wiped out the sure ground on Sunday, when Wong Chi-keung snatched hpe parked the stands in anti-another goal from a pass by cipation of a repeat perform Ya Cheuk-yin.

NICE.

Once again the boys in blue} failce to live up to the big oc- caston and the continued Gmission of Au Chi-yin has taken the sparkle out of the attack.

The Real Trouble

Yesterday, however, the roat trouble was in defence where Kung Wah-kit and his col- Jengues were unable to counter of South China's the wites

Goal- brillant forward line.

eld 'keeper Kwak Man-s some grand work and mandged to keep the final score within respectable lirolts.

The diminutive South China winger was a constant thorn in the Police flesh. Just before the end he forced Ngan Chung-sing into a moment of panie and the full-back put the ball into his own net in trying to clear.

The sulting for the goo was excellent. The pitch looked

in ne condition ang with the Pollee Pipe Band enlivening the proceedings with selections be fore the game and hi the inter- val there was a pleasant 'big- ocension' atmosphere about the whole thing.

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

| Not to be outdone by tlie 'A' team, Army South 'B' defeated Recrclo 'B' by five wickets, and so became the champions of the Hongkong junior division cricket league,

Recreio batted first, and put together the very

useful total of 123 runs. This total was / passed by Army South 'B' for the loss of five wickets.

Ariny's most successful bats- The day was hot and sticky, men were Pound who scored 44, with a fairly strong wind blow- and Arklie who in a bright and ing in favour of the track breery knock put 35 quick ruhu lumes down the back streich. on the board.

tut very much against them on the home straight.

This has been a post success- ful season for Army South, from a cricketing point of view, and they are to be congratulated on their victories, spite of the use of players, due to repatria- ion, they have shown their true spirit by their magnificent

ram work.

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Alier a most keen and excit lop struggle 54 Field Squadron Royal Engineers ran out the winners of the Minor Units, amassing 134 points on the way to the Championship.

Running them very close was COD with a total of 100 points. In third place traited Com- and Workshops REME with 92

points:

To make this quite a day five records fell by the wayside.

The first event, the pôle vaulį,

after a very keen struggle 6.COD

Five years ago the China

Mail started a poll to find; Hongkong's Footballer of the Year. Voting is for the player who, by his got under way dead on time, and exemplary sportsmanship, were the eventust winners with and ability, is singled out a total height of 10 feet 8 inches, South China were worthy

Close behind them was Comd for recognition. winners and there was a world

in the football Now then you football fiends, Wisps with a height of 18 foot.

what about Woodcock?

The hammer record was the of difference class of the two teams,

Doesn't he fit the bill? Every-first to go. With a combined On this form there is no

throw of 230 feet 3 inches Comd question of which Colony side time he plays, he plays for ninety

Wksps shattered by 31 feet 2 Cham-inutes, and is certainty a very

line sportsman. In spite of inches the old record, which had plons."

some very hard knocks hé növer stoot alnce 1957. looses his sense of sportsman. ship.

deserves

the title of

South China opened the scoring after only five minuten when a the 30 yards shot by Lo Chung-kwong soared into the net,

The Police were not dismay- •The Team's ed and, encouraged by their vociferioits

they supporters, swept back into the attack and good goats by Tsol King-sung and Roy Moss carried them into the lead.

Lee

Yuk-tak made it all land, Geoffrey Watt of square at 2-ail just before the

interval.

Iri the secand

SCAA: Lau Kin-chung, Lau

дя

being broken,

point of Interest the Land Forces Major Units rezory stands at 214 feet 6 inches. This was Only once has the Army taken

Before we could 1054, when Grainger, our

hardly Chi-ping, Kwok Kam-hung, Luk his honour, and that as far back achieved by 1 Essex in 1958. Tat-hay, Lau Yec, Lo Chungmagnificent goalkeeper, very recover from this splendid start, kwong, Wong, C-keung, Harightly earned his place at the the 3 miles from race was also Cheung-yau, Lee Yuk-tak, Vlu

top. Cheuk-yin, Mok Chun-wah,

The closing date will be not. POLICE: Kwok Man-sum, fed later, so you still have time Ngan Chin-shing, Cheng Wing to get your edats circulating. and Osvaldo

Yuen half Southkan,

Hol-pong Kung Suarez of Argentina.

China took over complete con- Wah-kit, Chan Tim-nam, Ng. 10 years old and

trol and goals by Mok Chun- Chuuwing, Ng Chak-lau, E. There have been quite a few Nakayo is

uhly Ave feet fall but early wah and Wong Chi-kaung made It. Muss, Mak Wing-hung, Trui shocks already in the foresats mit him up with the the score 4-2 before Ng Chak- King-sang.

Holkind Cup knock-out leaders at the finish-Reuter.

hockey competition. Recreio A.

last year's winners, and New Bharat haye both been eliminated.

Last Thursday Army 'A' were in netion in this competition, against IRC *A** and were successful by seven goals three.

Portsmouth Relegated

After 32 Years

In First Division

London, April 15. Portsmouth's 32-year stay in the English Football Their 3-2 League's First Division is over. defeat at home to Everton tonight ensured their relegation to the Second Division. Only 12,714 spectators turned ing Shemeld Wednesday in to the first division watch the final phase of promotion out

dismal season for the Hamp as a result of Sheffield United shire club. But they saw an being held to 2-2 draw at exciting match in which Ports- Rotherham tonight. The Lon-

mouth fought desperately to don club now need just one escape the big drop. None more point to clinch a first strove harder thon winger Peter division place. Harris, who acored Portsmouth's

Association two goals,

In the second division, Ful- hum are almost certain of join

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG.

-JOCKEY CLUB

Programmes and

Centréðátssziné et menara magkam esset dataSOULE Act Me:stunnare

Nominate YOUR

Footballer Of The Year

Hongkong

Members of the public are invited to Tominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season,

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

The Football Cup finals both lost. Not- tingham Forest went down 1-3 at home to Chelsea and Luton

boston 2.0 at West Brom armres wich.

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Results

Results of today's English and -bcoltish football matches wenos- ENGLISH LEAGUE

Division I Nottingham 1, Chelsea 3. Ports Mouth 2. Everton 3. West Bromwich Albion

Entry Forms for the 12th Rade Meeting 1988/59 to be held on Saturday, 2nd May, 1956 Luton Town . (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the' Stables, Shân Kwong Road.

Entreb close at 12 o'clock NOON on Wednesday, 22nd April, 1959.

By Order of the Stewards;

A. E. ARNOLD,

Secretary.

2,

Tivision 11 Rotherham U. 2, Sheffield UJ. 2. Swansea T: 1.. Cardiff C. 13. Division III Halifax Town 4, Wrexham 1. Reading 2. Hull City 0.

Division IY York Clly 0, Port Vale 0. Exeter City 3, Crystal Palace 1.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division 1 Aberdeen 2, Hearts 4.

Division II Queen's Park 1.. St Johnstone 2. Allon 2; Stenhousemuir 3. Hamilton 1; Sirahrner 1.

TUE GAMBOLS

-Reuter.

OH

The two qualifications for nomination

(1) Footballing prowess.

Neck And Nock Running very strongly & COD captured this event with a total of 13 running points. The old record was a total of 14 running

Future teamy points: čertóinly got“ ni "very high rinndard to aim at.

have

The high-jump record of 10 A feet 2 inches, held by 173 Loc Ely A hat stood since 1954, but 64 Fd Sqn RE shattered it with a combined height of 10 feet 5 inches. They were very to unfortunate in not pushing it up

still more.

in

Higginbottom was really top form, and scored six of the seven goals.

Again on Sunday Army A and Array 'B' had some more Cup hockey to play.

Army 'D' went down to KCC "A" by the odd goal. In spite of

fading by two goals to one five minutes from the end, and some

sthling play by Middlebrook, Saffard. Ward and Timothy KCC 'A' just had the edge, and scored their winning goal

minute from time.

Scrappy Game

one

At this stage all three teams were neck

and neck, only three polnis separating them.

64 Fď Sqn RE wêre getting their hands on maximum points. in the shot pụl bút 6 CQD came sraight back at them by win ning the

4 x 080 yrds relny..

Only 2.2 secs separated arst and second in this event, but the

superior strength of the last run-, her of 6 COD told,

Once again the 'Sappers' wore ant to be dented, and took the 4 x 110 yds relaý bý a very convincing win.

The semi-finals of the iug- of-war then took place, and in Army *W came through,

this 64 Fd Sqn HE were success- beating RAF in a very scrappyful by two pulls to one. gurna by three goals to one.

All of our goula orter again Pulled Ahead were scared by Higghhboltom,

Sisemi-finala. of the NARAHAT Edissekan potopaXI Holland Cup are due lo be Cand Wkspe REME the played at Soslumpoo, next Sun- 'Sappers were all slightly in day, weather permitting.

troni, and from them onwards noees One of the outstanding league they gradually got their gernes was played at Scolcunpoo in front. off Tuesday, and resulted in the Nav Bharat 'A' by four goals to two. The league positions now

P W D L P

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play......

Nominations should be addressed to defeat of Army 'A' by the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Eilter, China, Mail,,

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year. teking foto account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the feld of play Ist

of the

(Signed)

Barry App libe

DO YOU

YOU MUST

PAINT

YEB

MR. GAMBOL

SHOW ME SOME OF YOUEZ! WORZIC

.Club.

are:

Nav Bharat A Army 'A' Rocrėjo 'A'. Micaerein “A IRC 'A'

'B' Hongkong C. Royal NAVY

14-11 1 2 21 ib 1. 2. 21 10 1

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They door the songs {umpycid then broke yet another Minor Uniis record.

This was the one mile term race (teams of four). The old record 'had slood since" 1937, bat by amassing a total of 13 run- ning points they made sure of having 54 73 Sqn RE in the record book!

Not to be outdone, & COD broke the final record of the meet. With combined throw of 283 feet 8 inches in the javelin At Boundary Street, Kow-they easily beat the old rected,

loài, the Land Forces of 271.1 inch. Hongkong athletic and COD were still neek and neck on

Both 54 Fà Sqh-RE and tug-of-war Miner Unit points, but the 4 x 220 yds relay championships took place went to the Sappers! as did the last Thursday before 4x 150 yds hurdles: 6 COD fell

very large gathering of rather behind here, coming in 2nd and 3rd in these, two events. spectators.

HOT WATER

ant Instant

WITH GASE

Disappointing

The tug-of-war finaly was rather disappointing, going to a Green Howards Sig Tp by wo. pulls to nil AWAREN

In the last event of a very fine meel' 6 COD 'were successful in wresting first place from the 'Sapport. This was the 4x 440 yds relby, avon by 8 COD in the rether slow line of 3 minutes $4.0 500a

Aftos a very fine and sporting Meeting 54 Fd Son RE were presented with the winners" shield by Mis Miccrease wife of Brigadier D. Da M. McCready, DSQ; MBE). Commander (45) Gurkha fat Dde Gp.

By kind permission of 14. Col. W. K. Fryko, Matinky, the Band of the 181.2% The Grem Howarde played scination diring, the KCETRON