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THE

HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER

15, 1936.

LAST NIGHT'S SPECTACULAR BADMINTON GAMES

Clubhouse Chatter By "Veritas"

H.K. PLAYERS DO WELL Bradman Is Appointed Test BADMINTON

MEISE'S GREAT FEAT

OF ENDURANCE

OLIVEIRA MIS SES CHANCE

OF WINNING

themselves

(By "Verlias"}

when

HONGKONG and Shanghai badminton players found

exceedingly well matched they met in exciting and spectacular exhibitions at the Club de Recreio last night. The net result was that Shanghai won the men's singles, and the ladies' doubles, while Hongkong were victorious in one of the mixed doubles and the men's doubles, the second mixed doubles being drawn..

The event, organised by the Hong- ng Badminton Association, and staged at the Recrelo by kind per- mission of that club, aitracted X goodly attendance, over 200 watch- ing a fine display.

The Shanghai players, composed of embers of the Shanghai Country Cub tennla team which has been on visit to the Colony during this week, one revealed splendid form when takes into consideration the fact that they had previously participated in fi the one of tennis, and of hnd and no close venson practice before coming here.

per By the name token, the formances of the Colony players were exceedingly encouraging, and Uitre is no insaying that the alandard of play here has made a big advance during the past twelve

mantha.

Kame

DRAMATIC MEN'S SINCLES The much-anticipated men's singles between A. G. Meise, ex- Stronghat champion, and M. A. Oli- veira of the Recreio prayed as ex- citing as one expected. There was thrilling finish when Meise, suffer- ing from the effects of a grueling mixed doubles, was 11-14 down, and then pulled up after Oliveira had ande a mistake with the match in al hands, and eventually won 17-14. Melse started off in whirlwind fa- shion and with Oliveira palpably | nervous, ran into a four-love lead. fle increased this to 5-1 before the Hongkong player began to settle down. Then Oliveira, recovering Anely and alternating his length und direction with the same amount of accuracy na Meise, drew finally secured the lead.

For a time Meise was outpaced, 11e found Oliveira reathing his most adroit, drop

uncl malis shots which forced the clearances Shanghailander Into errors. OLIVEIRA MISSES HIS CHANCE

*17

and

By dint of concentrated effort Oli veira went to 14-11 and then started rally which finished dramatically, Oliveira forord Melse Into a fast rush to the net a retrieve a drop shot. Mciso got to it and cleared, but slipped in doing so. His racket new out of his hand and Oliveira d only to tap the shuttle over-hut-in

als excitement he hit too hard and

cleared baseline.

Thus reprieved, Meise set his teeth, brought all his best shots into olay, caught up, and after setting it at three, went out to game after scoring a series of seven ares.

One of the best matches of the evening was the curtain-raiser in which Melso and Mrs. Burton, former mixed doubles champions of Shaughat, net and drew with S. P. Chan and Miss Madge Grim

very often with his disguised drop Grifth's because of Miss shot agility and keen anticipation at the net,

THE OTHER GAMES Mrs. Burton could not get going

several in this game, and mute errors from ordinary position in the forecourt. But In the second game she improved and won points with

Group of players who took part is het night's badminton exhibitions. Standing. rending from left to right is J. J. Remedios, K. S. Law, L. A. Carvalho, Miza M. Griffiths, J G. Forbes, Miss A, Mackenzie, M. A. Olival and S. P. Chan Sitting is Miss O. Ribeiro, Min M. Silva, A. G. Meise, Mrs. Burton, Miss Massay and H. Kew. (Photo: Mee Chaung).

a fine wristy backhand flick. Melse Around The Hockey Fields

in

nstonishing - covered the court manner and picked up all sorts of felt shots. But he and Mrs. Burton could never properly get into the attack and often had to rely on defence for their scoring strokes.

Mrs. Burton displayed her finess by going on immediately afterwards to play two games of Indies' doubles. This arrangement was unadvoidable as Mrs. Burton and to gel nway early. The match was interesting and saw Incl the two couples well matched. Miss Mackenzie and Miss Ribeiro cleared oftener instead of altempting drop shots they would have won the; As it was Mrs. Bur- second game, ton's

nent drop shots frequently paved the way for Miss Joan Massey to "all" with great power in the forecourt.

A. Carvalho gave a clever dis- play of all-court badminton' in "the" doubles encounter second mixed

G. Forbes and Miss against Massey, while his partner, Miss M. Silva, played her part very well, and was more decisive at the net than her vis-n-vis,

Forbes, sering that he has only played badminton for

a couple of seasons, and is clean out of practice, very creditable showing. more so in the men's doubles match

avea which followed,

Carvalho was no forceful as ever nud refused to allow anything within

to go past if he could possibly) reach tu get near it.

in the men's doubles between Shanghai and Hongkong, the locals demonstrated a better combination,

though J. J. Remedios was well below form and only once or twice scored within his favourite backhand flick shot,

Melat was tired during this match the outstanding and Oliveira was performer. Hongkong won rather comfortably, being too fast for the

visitors.

Just "before" this, one game of points was played between Carvalho and II. Kew and T. C. Lee and K. S. Liew, all Hongkong players, Car- valho was brilliant from the base of the court, while Kew produced some of his most cunning shots to keep the opposition on the run, Liew and Lee were elever, but had not the name falsh on their opponents, who won to 15.

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH

The local couple played sparkling badminton in the first game which they won 15-11. Chm's beautifully

At the close of the exhibitions, angled drives from the corners con-. Einually caught the opposition nap-Rev. J. R. Higgs, President of

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the

Selector--He May

INTERPORT

IS Be Captain, Too POSSIBLE

Don Bradman will help to select the Aus-1 tralian team to meet. England in the first Test match, beginning on December 4 at Brisbane,

The world famous bataman, who has only just turned 28, was appointed to the Australian Selection Committee at a meeting of the Board of Control at Adelaide.

Iis appointment as selector hints strongly at the fact that he will be asked to captain the side, says Reuter,

young as Bradman.

By "The Pilgrim'

COMPARATIVE

FORM

Tilden Shuns Social. Programme

AS Rev. J. R. Higgs pointed out

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last evening at the exhibitions of badminton, It seems that we are always talking about Inter port matches in all branches of port these days, and there is, perhaps, alight danger of too much talking and not enough there Is action. Nevertheleas every prospect of Hongkong par- It is something new to find a Test selector as ticipating in a badminton Inter- port in 1938. Mr. A. G. Molso came down here with an oficial The Australians appear to have as invitation to the Hongkong Bad- much confidence in his selective; minton Association to send ability as they have in his batting team to Shanghai in two years, powers.

time to participate in a triangular content with Shanghai and Tien- tain. Without any offence to the players who appeared in last evening's show, it is perhaps a littlo unfair to regard the exhibi- These two and Bradman will plek tion as a true criterion of the the Arst Test team at the conclusion best standard in Shanghai; all the of the match between an Australian name it was gratifying to us here XI and the M.C.C. team, which to realise that our players can begins on November 20 at Sydney. hold their own against a ropre

By the spring of

C.B. A. Are Losing Three Interporters This Year

BUT POSSESS SOME

GOOD TALENT

What Saturday's Practice Match Revealed

"The Pilgrim" On Prospects

There will be radical, and rather unfortunate changes in ma the Central British Association ladies' hockey team this year due to varying circumstances. The Association has lost the services of three Interporters---- Miss M. Bryson, who is now in England, Miss M. Smith, who] is definitely playing for the Y.M.C.A. and Mrs. M. White, who is giving up the game this

season.

I believe that Miss Walker will also be following Mea. White's foot- steps and will not be seen on the hockey field this winter.

Clearly the C.B.A.-have-a-difficult problem to fill these four vacancies, but they ure making determined of- forts to accomplish It. and Judging! from the enthusins shown at the first practice game inst they will, anyway up to a point, suc- ceelt.

Saturday.

The team is fortuniate to secure the services of Mr. G. Clarke us coach. Mr. Clarke has had wide ex- perience of Arst-grade hockey In India, and his advice will be ex- tremely valuable.

Our hackey commentator, "The week Pilgrim," who has this reviewed the prospects of the Central British Association and Y.BL.C.A. ladies' teams, will en dravour to do likewise with the Hongkong Ladles, St. Andrew's and Recreio as soon as he has seen these teams in action..

NCACAFESAVINAMİDACTAS

Y.M.C.A. "DISCOVERY”

MRS. STÁRbuck is STAR PLAYER

GOOD TEAM IN MAKING

CLUB WERE IN GREAT FORM

WHEN THEY BEAT THE POLICE

INTER-SECTION TOURNEY

By defeating the Pallee by the odd goal in three in an Inter- section tournament on the Radio ground at Caroline Hill last Tues- day, the Hongkong Hockey Club has reached the final in their half, From the bully-off the game proved fast and and interesting, and In the first five minutes Parker, re-

Wilson ceiving from

at centre- forward, opened the scoring for the Police.

The age of the England captain, G. O. Allen, by the way, is 34.

Others appointed to the Australian Selection Committee were Mr. V. A. Dwyer, and Mr. W. J. Jolinson.

Australian players will each re-sentative team, ceive £30 per Test match, with 1938 we should have advanced £55 a day expenses. No bonus will suficiently to permit us to send up be paid.

a team with every confidence,

This compares with £80 per Test match paid to English professionals Not At His Best

Australians lost when the England in 1934.

NO EMPIRE TOUR

visited

am sure we did not see Meise at his best yesterday. The fact is the heavy programme over four days, social engage- It hat originally been arranged plus the inevitable that professionals should receive 440 nents which accompany, a holiday of his physical resources. Further- per match plus third-class travelling tour such as this, has taken fair toll expenses, but the tour of England

mixed was such a financial success that it more the ex-champion was made to

Work

so hard in the first was subsequently decided to Increase doubles match, that he was feeling this to 90 per match and to allow the effects for the rest of the evening. players a bonus of £10 per match.

There will be no tour of Aus- tralia by an Empire team in 1938. The board rejected this proposal as "impracticable."

the

On

top of which the Shanghai people were playing in a temperaturo com- pletely foreign to them. As it was pointed out (not na an excuse, but a statement of fact) in Shanghai they play badminton in a a temperature below zero. Last evening our visi- tors were perspiring merely by sit

into

ers

The board decided to recommend the discontinuance of the law which a player is requires that before

consideration Wiese factors when selected for the Tests he must be ting abour in the hot hull. But inking proved by the Imperial Cricket Con- observing the results, there is still

board, room for longkong

to congratulate ference. This, sinted necessitates the sending of a large themselves on an encouraging_per- number of names to England.

formance. Clearly we possers play- The board suggests, therefore, that Chan

who are rapidly improving. S.

revealed a keen badminton it shall be merely necessary to prove qualification If any question is raised, brain in his match and Miss Griffiths was undoubtedly the best lady per- A recommendation by the M.C.C.

young men that Law 41, relating to felding, former on view, The However, the Club were soon al- ́should read as follows, was adopted showed how they could sprint across by the board: "The fieldsman may the court and still make winning tacking, N. A. E. Mackay taking the stop the ball with any part of his shots. They are also gradually ac

wilfully stop it quiring the more subile points of the buil down the right wing and sending person, but if he

to win in a perfect centre which S. Fowler otherwise, the ball shall be dead and game. There is enthusiasm uplentiy

5 runs added to the run or runs in Hongkong and the wil deflected towards goal, and Hayward, already made. It no run is made 5 among the majority of our best play- crs. With these qualities as a guide in attempting to clear, put into his runs shall be added."

the future own goal.

Dr. R. MacDonald and Mr. R. M. nssured. The score remained unchanged up Mallett were appointed as the Board

land,

of badminton here la

a bild for the championship this to the interval, after which the Club Control's representatives in Eng-Tilden-“No Social

to

and

Engagements Please"

The Y.M.C.A. Ladies are to make year, and to this end they have obtained a grip on the game and

Dr. A. Robertson, of Victoria, was secured this services of one or twe

among Agured in a succession of hot attacks elected chairman of the board. very prominent players,

C. Grimmett, S. J. McCabe, and PROMISE OF MISS PETERS

Mrs. L. Starbuck, who them being Ma

on the Poller citadel. Thanks

J. Badcock will be invited to join seeps to be the best "find" as rel

the West Australian team which Recalling last week's game, I was

Wandering

through King's Park Splendid work of Blackburn struck by the promise of Miss O.

Jast S

came across the "Hayward the defence held out, and meets M.C.C. in the opening mates by a cable received from him this Saturday

Police were able to take up the run- Peters, who gave a very energetic display at centre-half. Although she players hard at practice on the Club ning. But their shooting was poor, of the tour at Perth on October 18. has not yet acquired the finer points, ground, with Mr. G. T. Palmer, the especially when Wilson was clean of the game, it will not be long be- well-known local coach, operating in through and had only the goalkeeper fore she makes good, I anticipate his shirt sleeves, and already getting to beat,

excellent results.

that after a little more match play experience she will prove a worthy

successor to Miss Bryson.

Mrs. Starbuck is undeniably the best discovery for a long line. Tall

and well built, she shapes well as an

CLUB ON TOP

Thereafter the Club struck top Another player to attract attention ideal centre-half, Iler tackling and form and pinned the Police in their was Mrs. Burton at right back. She distribution of the ball are excellent w half. The Incisive Club attack has not played the game for several und her knowledge of the game's was well supported by Bates, W. A. years, but it was apparent that she, taction such that should make a big Reed and N. Whitley at half back, knew

lot about it. She possesses contribution to future successes of while Divett, Bickford und Fowler figured in several dangerous muves. a powerful hil, positions herself well the "y" team.

One of these resulted in the deciding:

Parker endeavoured to stop

་

and will make

a more than useful member of the rearguard. With Miss

sion.

MRS. STARBUCK'S CAREER

Kool. Mrs. Starbuck originally played Bickford from scoring by conceding P. Woolicy as her partner, there is for her school eleven at West Bridge- a short corner, but this was so well every reason why C.B.A. should be ford, Nottingham, and when at Uniplaced that Divet: netted quite easily. strongly represented in the rear divi-versity College, Nottingham, secured

her hockey

-ut

E. V. Reed at left back, N. Whitley colours, playing centre-half. It is of interest to nole at left half and Divett at centre Miss J. Lincs, playing inside-right that during the same period she was forward were the pick of the Club for the Colours, was the only new awarded her cricket colours and team, while Police were finely re- outstanding forward. She played in a caplained the Varsity team. After presented by Blackburn, Hayward long dress which appeared to hinder leaving the Univerally she played for ind Jackson in defence. Wilson and her movements, but her stickwork the Sherwood Ladles Hockey Club, Parker showed up fairly well in a disappointing and disjointed forward: was eminently satisfactory, and she

Agured should make rapid

Other players who proper coaching.

minently on Saturday were Barnes on the right wing. Other newcomers who caught the Tonge at right-half and Mrs. Kemp eye were Miss D. Witchell, Misa Mc-at left-half. The last-named player Alpine and Miss D. Bons,

Nottingham.

progress with

:

THE OLD BRIGADE

seems to be playing stronger though she would be quite

pro-line. Mrs. Miss

and well

ARGONAUTA

better now than during Inst scoson, BEAT THE RADIO

Of the Old Brigade, Miss Iris and advised to keep further up the field Miss Phyllis Woolley, Miss I. Whitley, with her forwards, and so help to Mina F. Best, Misa R. Blackmore and, develop attacks.

Mrs. Read, Mins M. Smith, Miss A. Miss P. Everest did well. The two goalkeepers were a bit below par, Fowler, Miss S. Dalziel and Miss R. and there seems here to be a notice Booth all gave a good necount of able weakness which will have to be themselves.

would be:

In Inter-Section Tournament

On the Marina yesterday, the Argonauta defeated Radio Sports rectified. I rather imaging the best! With the following players, Miss Club in the Inter-Section Tournament line-up for the start of the season J. Weller, Mrs. Burke, Miss A by two clear goals.

Fowler, Miss Tonge, Mrs. Starbuck,

S. The KIT.C. also accounted for Goalkeeper: Backs-Mrs. Burton Mrs. Kemp, Miss O. Dalziel, Miss and Miss P. Woolley: Half-backs-P. Dalziel, Aliss M. Smith, Mrs. Barnes, the Nomads by four goals to nil on Everest, O. Peters and I. Woolley: and Miss Westcott, the Y.M.C.A. are the Club ground at King's Park. The Kowloon Indians now meet the Forwards--F. Best, R. Blackmore, P. expected to do big things this year. Whitley, J. Lines and D. Hunt.. They have 33 players at their dis- Argonauta in the semi-final of the posal, and should therefore have no competition on Tuesday, October 20, There is every indication that the difficulty in turning out two teams. and the winner plays the Club in the C.B.A. will be able to field a strong I have no hesitation in predicting a anal on Sunday, October 25, at 10 second eleven in the junior league. very bright future for the club.

a.m.

HEAR that Tilden is causing the Hongkong L.T.A.. a bit of anxiety

(Continued on Paga 8.)

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