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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

1994.

CHILDON COLLIERY AND BLYTH OUT OF THE CUP

CHARLTON ALSO

BEATEN

Big Scoring Feature

NEW BRIGHTON DRAW WITH SOUTHPORT ·

London, Nov. 28.

Two of the so-called "Rabbits" were eliminated from the English Cup to-day, when Shildon Colliery were outplayed Lincoln on the latter's en- by closure, and Blyth Spartans paid an abortive visit to Stock- port.

Lincoln rattled on four goals without replay against the miners, and the Spartans, although piorc- ing the Stockport defence once, had to concede four goals,

two.

TO-NIGHT'S

BIG BADMINTON

K.C.C. TO MEET

RECREIO "A"

ST. ANDREW'S EXPERIMENT

(By "Veritas").

With Miss Phyllis Woolley under doctor's orders, the Kowloon Cricket Club have been forced to make one change in their team to meet the Recreio "A" in the ladies division of the badminton league. At the moment it has not been decided who shall come in a substitute.

As their ball is not available thia evening, St. Andrew's have postponed their match with Recreio "B" until to-morrow night. The Salats have made no changes in

A London team fell by the way side, when Charlton went to Exeter for their replay, and were well and truly beaten by five goals to the personnel of the team which Four Northern Section teams lost to the Recreio first string last clashed in replays, and one ended week, but alterations have been

made in the pairing. in a draw necesalty another match.

Miss Margaret Woolley and Miss Now Brighton, although at home. Molly Churn remain together an could not make full use of this first string, but Miss G. A. White advantage against Southport, and has been elevated to the second although extra time was played pair, and will partner Mins P. the teams finished al Isquare with Gittins. Miss J. Wang and Miss a goni apiece.

Landolt consitule the third pair.

Hartlepools, however, made no mistake on their own pastures. against Halifax, and won con- clusively by two clear goals.

The results as cable by Itouter

were:

*New Brighton 1 Sauthport Lincoln

4 Shildon Col.

Exeter

Stockport

Hartlepools

1

5 Chariton

2

1 2

Blyth Sp. Halifax

I

Over

after extra time. As a result of these matches, the rovised draw for the second round of the Cup is as follows:

Stockport v Darilngton Swindon v Lincoln Yeovil & Pet. v Exeter Hartlepools v Coventry

men

TO-NIGHT'S ENCOUNTER

The Royal Army Pay Corpı tennis team, this year's winners" of the Hongkngg Area Tannie Lengur,

photographed with their trophy. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

NULLIFYING CANNON-BALL SERVICE

ALTERING SERVICE COURT MEASUREMENTS

A SUGGESTED METHOD

DOUBTFUL BENEFITS: ORDINARY PLAYER'S GAME WOULD BE RUINED

Just as in the days before torpedoes and bombing aircraft the

AS IT SEE IT.

BY "VERITAS"

BADMINTON SINGLES IN HONGKONG

COMPETITION

MUST TAKE

EXTRAORDINARY FEATURE OF

CHAMPIONSHIP | LÄDIES TENNIS

FORM

IN HONGKONG

[

BY the end of next week, league lonship events for Indies and men, badminton in. Hongkong and thore is no reason to doubt will have been fairly launched that the Badminton Association on its long programme of men's, tournaments. Albeit, it is as well will make efforts to organise such

Jadies' and mixed doubles matches. Surely nothing could game is not played a great deal to bear in mind that the singles be more stimulating than in the in the Colony. This is partly year of its inception, the league of necessity and partly because should attract an entry of 23 quite a number of players are not teams, necessitating the divid- too keen on this type of game. ing of the men's division into The chief reason for its suppress- two parts? But the league pro-ion in the clubs, however, is that vides for the doubles game only, un ordinary practice nights, sing

les restricts the number of games and very shortly the Badminton played by the attending members. Association will have to enquire Doubles ensures that four players into the possibilitles of develop are obtaining a game at the same ing competitive singles.

time, and all players therefore have better chances of enjoying several games, instead of possibly only one or two in the course of an evening in which singles are allowed to intrude.

DOUBLES. THE MOST popular.

or

LADIES' TENNIS PUZZLE.

struggle existed between projectile and armour-plating in naval FRIENDLY BADMINTON to a doubles league, cannot hold parties if all the players are to warfare, each in turn improving itself until it had temporarily got the better of the other, so was (and continues to be) the fight between the server and the receiver at lawn tennis.

the

DOUBTFUL BENEFITS

Fire Brigade Defeated his claim that the singles game, is be so neglected. Its reflection can

By Recreio

Club de Recreio were hoals to the Hongkong Fire Brigade Club, in a friendly badminton match on

Detailed scores

OBJECTIONS TO SINGLES

A week ago a correspondent in these columns complained that in concentrating on the double game, the Association had miased the mark in its effort to improve the standard of play in the Co- A somewhat curious feature of Iony. Quite apart from the fact tennis among the ladies in Iong- that the writer was in error when kong, is an aversion to singlos. he assumed that the aolu, Here again this can be traced - even main Idea of very largely to the exigencies of the league

to raise theclub courts at their disposal, which. standard of play, his contention in so many cases are no restricted Enormous interest is expected to

that a singles league is preferable that it is essential to make up cutre on the match at the Club de Roerelo thin evening, where the

water. The majority of badmin-get in a game during an after- KUX, are visitors to the Portugu-

ton players would, I .am sure, noon. Nevertheless it is rather s first teams. It is generally felt

eross swords with the writer In anfortunate that singles should that the championship resta between these

It is some years since a really new the margin of teams, and although they

cannon-bail'n

auperior to doubles Badminton be seen in this year's entry for avice. victory to-night will variety of service was invented for efficacy would be an considerably re

the disconature of the receiver; but duced on to render it practically harm.

doubles requires a big advantage.

far wider the ladies singles championship. when first Introduced the varieties of less. This suggestion has, in fact,

technique and certainly an equal The total numbers seven, which. Once again the K.C.C. will de-

technical skill to singles.

is highly disappointing when one end entirely on two pairs. It will the American service, an exemplified recently been put forward. ved a very strong combination to by McLaughlin, proved to be devasta- first by Beals Wright, and developed

considers the number of ladies npsel Miss Griffith and Mrs. Ling in their effects, until the proper

who play regularly several times Pol, and the visitors are looking counter to them, discovered by Parke

To carry it into effect would un-

There are numerona objections weck. Such an entry can hy

INCURS to Miss Mackenzie and Miss Rry-and Wilding, robbed them of much neubtedly deprive the "comm-ball" Tuesday in which the hosts to organising a singles league is no

be described As son to annex a couple of games to of their terror. The possession of a server of nearly all his present nd-by 6 games to 2.

preference to a doubles. Firstly representative of Indies tennis turn the match in their favour,

of breaking service is, nowadays, by no vantage, but would it prove the were as follows:

course there M, Oliveira and Miss O. Ribeiro it would be asking too much of in Hongkong. Eame? In the first place, It would

the players to adopt the

other .cans a guarantee of victory, but the necessitate an afteration of the rafes lost to Mr. and Mrs. Shute 16/6, method of match play as exista tain well known players are not reasons why cer- inventivenes of the young American brain, assisted by the length of the governing the measurements of the 8/15, 15/1, hent Mr. Greenwood here in the doubles league, and competing this year. The tourn Teams for this week's ladies' young American body and arms, has Court-rules which ever since the and Mrs, Sousa 15/6, 15/b. matches are:-K.C.C. :-Miss M. developed the "cannen-ball" service,

game began about seventy years ago

if the alternative of playing no- ament is the poorer by the A. Rodrigues and Miss Gminated players against ench unavoidable Absence RUGBY Grifiths and Mrs. Politi, Miss. A which, like the "smash," quite fre- neproved both acceptable and 'Almada lost to Mr. and Mrs. other were used, this then raises Litton. Mrs Tottenham, Mrs. F.K.

Mackenzie and Miss M. Bryson,quently scores a point outright from adequate, Miss 1. Woolley and A. N. Other.

Next, it would be legislating with Shute 36/9, 6/15, 15/7, beat Mr the objection that the lesser Lo, and Mrs. James. its sheer pace.

regard to the very few players whose Smith and Mrs. Sousa 15/9, 15/3 lights would never have the op Recrela

"A":Mrs. Souza and deal with this variety of service Rervice counts for anything vital at L. Carvalho and Miss M. Silva portunity of meeting the KENT & SURREY Miss A. Remedios, Miss O. Ribeiro by standing right in to it and taking the expense of

"big the rest of the heat Mr. and Mrs. Dalziel 15/2, noises". Furthermore, of courac, and Miss G. D'aimada, Misses it almost on the half-volleythe nullions who play the game all over 15/1, beat Mr. and Mrs. Blair 15/1, | singles leagues are so rare that ionships are to be regarded as a At the same time if the champ- BEATEN

oethod which proved effective in the the world. The ordinary player finds 16/1. case of the "breaking" service is it hard enough to keep his service beyond the power of ninety-nine men within the limitations of the service beat Mr. and Mrs. Dalziel 15/12, doubles league is the accepted one

тонд L. Silva and Miss A. Noronha they can be regarded as exceptions barometer

rule, ie, that the ladies

Colony, in the defence against it being, apparently, away nearly a thousand square inches 159. beat Mr. and out of a hundred. Consequently, the court as it at present exists: take

IR forced to the con- Mrs. Blair form of competition in nearly all cluston that tennis is on the dec- undiscoverable so far as the human of its surface from him, and he would 16/8. 15/12-

line. The unhappiest feature of element is concerned, an agitation is either be reduced to a diamally soft methods. It has been laid down, with a luxuriant crop of "doubles."

championships is that they strike springing up to deal with it by other service, ur present his opponent with

terror into the hearts of club. that the expenditure of energy neces- But thene objections do not rid players, who develop an inferiority probable truth, that the area of the service couri available

Carrying this suggestion Into effect, sary to produce the "cannon-all" may the Association of the responsibli- complex, and argue that it is for

the therefore, would ruin the game from very well lend to the defeat of ility of entering for the singles wasting their time to compote as successful use of the cannon-ball the ordinary player's point of view: user in a long match, as has service is only the lost eight inches and it is the ordinary player, not the evident at Wimbledon on several programme is well under

been game, and as soon as the league they do not stand a chance. Such of the court's depth. That is, that champion or the would-be champion, occasions, when the winner of her consideration of this-matter will to explain, but it plays a quite con- way, a process of reasoning is difficult Kent 14 Middlesex 18

every nce-winning service successful by who ought to be considered. At haps, seven or eight service aces be desirable. The OTHER MATCHES

pace alone pitches somewhere along present, the reliable defence against each of the first four nets of a match

most ap-aiderable part in the small entries the width of the service line within the "cannon-hall service is only in had taken so much out of himself proprinte way of encouraging; for the ladies Portsmouth Services - 11

open champion- Guy's Hospital 30 not require any vast ingenuity to will he found, the history of the the fifth. This problem, like others aments. The New Year will be for tennis In the Colony if this eight Inches of the line itself. It does process of being discovered: that it that he was completely exhausted in singles is by championship toura- ships. It would be a happy day Aldershot Services, 5

suggest that if the service line were development of the game shows us. in the game, ought to be left to work an excellent time to explore. the rather stupid idea were abandoned Hristol 13 brought six inches nearer the net, And it must always be remembered ?Continued on Page 9.) possibilities of conducting champ-] by a large number of players.

COUNTY

London, Nov. 28.

and B. Silva,

and Miss

TEAMS

Recreio "B"--Mrs. A. Noronha A. Noronha, Ms A. Surrey and Kent were heaten Ribeiro and Miss S. Remedios, in County Rugby. Championship! Miss M.. Xavier and Misa M. matches to-day. Kent enter-

Basto, tained Middlesex at Blackheath. and Miss M. Churn, Miss P. Gitting St. Andrew's: Mias M. Woolley and after a magnificent game and

Miss G.. A. White, Miss J.

lost by four points. Eastern Weng and Miss E. Landolt. Countries were far too good for

Surrey.

Guy's Hospital ran riot against Portsmouth Services, piling on 30 poluta, while Aldershot Services bowed before Bristol,

Scores as cabled by Renter were:

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Counties 19 Surrey 5

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