1949-02-14 — Page 6

BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE LADIES SHOW MORE INTEREST

By "RECORDER"

The Badminton Association is confronted this year with an entirely new situation in the Colony Open Championships, there being, unlike last year, a swarm of entries for the Ladies' Singles and Doubles Championships and the Junior Mixed Doubles.

On the other hand, it is still a debatable point at this stage, seeing that the minimum elght entries have "nol been received for either the Senior Men's Singles und Doubles titles, that these championships will be placed at stake.

Despite the fact that entries, on the whole, are considerably more numerous than last years, they are, in more ways Unn one, disappoint Ing.

Nolable absenteen are P. K. Hool, K. S. Low, S. A. Vanor, S, Saul and

Football Reachos The Antarctic Santiago, Chile, Feb. 13. -In the first football game ever played in the Antare- tic, a British team and u Chilean aqund tied at one goal each, it was learned today.

The game was played at Concepcion Bay.

The British mission chief presented the Chilean team with a team of Greenland dogs, which the Chileans accepted as a token of friendship and fraternity.- United Press.

W. Gilles from the Men's Senior Cheung events, nut Miss Winnic

the

and Mr Olga

Ladies' events.

Silva from

RYDER CUP TEAM

Criticism Of

The PGA

The only defending titilats are Ro- bert Toy in the Senior Men's Singles and Senior Mixed Doubles, with a new partner, 31iss M. Ribeiro, and the winners of the last Ladies' hold In Doubles Championship, 1941, Miss Mylihle Silva and Mics M. Xavier.

For the first time in the history of the Championships, there are enough ladies entered to hold the Ladies' Singles Championship.

The full entry IIstia:

SENIOR MEN'S SINCLES Robert Tay (holder). Patrick Wong, Bill Funk, ftamon Young and W. F. Foo (Chinese YMCA), Leo Chec-koon (Univerally) and C. Au (Kowloon Tong).

SENIOR MEN'S DOUBLES M. A. Oliveira & J. J. Remedios (Recreio), Henh Hock-thye & Teoh Timber University). WFF00 (Ch. YMCA) & C. Au (K. Tong), Robert Tay & Patrick Wong (Ch

& B19 YMCA), Itamon Young Funk (Ch. YMCA). Lee Chee-koon & Partner (University).

LADIES' SINGLES Mias B. Remedios (St Teresa's), Mrs A. Tamworth and Mrs LE Stokes (KCC), Miss

Margaret Xavier. Miss Margie

Xavier, Sofres 1.

and Miss M. Miss Ribeiro (Recrelo). Miss Ulian Khoo (Ch. YMCA) and Miss M. Bain.

LADIES' DOUBLES

Miss Mylthie Silva & Miss Mar- garet Xavier (Recrela), holders. Miss B. Remedios &

ilss T.

Remedion (St Teresa's), Mry M. Sobres &

Silva (31 Sohres & Mist Teresa's). Mrs L. F. Stokes & Mrs

Miss Tamworth

T.

(KCC), & Miss Margie Xavier 1. Soares & Miss Y. (Recreio), Miss

Leong Franco (Recreio), Miss M.

& Miss A. Heah (University), Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio) &

Mrs L.

(Kowloon

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1949.

SLEIGHT OF

HAND

North Carolina's Rip Byan seems to be doing a bit

of sleight of hand work in this game with New York University in Madison SquareTM Gurden

Not only that but he has New Yorker Joe Dolhon by the shirt. NYU won the game 72-18.

MCC's South African Tour

THE WEEK-END ́ SCOREBOARD ·

FOOTBALL

MEMORIAL CUP FINAL

Comb. Chinese 3 Army

FIRST DIVISION

8. China "**

1

Army

St. Joseph's

CAA

Kitchee '. Police

7

Eastern

2 Club

HOW THEY STAND

S. China "A" Chinese AA.

KMB Ariny Kitchee Eastern

S. China Club

St. Josepli's

Police

Navy

RAF

Kwong Wah

Club

8. China

Kitchee Taikoo

Coola PW D L F A Pts 13 12 1 0 40 13 25 15 10 2 3 37 21 22 13 10 0 3 40 15 20 16 8 4 3 34 25 20 15 10 42 20 17

SECOND DIVISION

15 40

3

2 Tramways

3

E

Solicitors

3

Navy

2

Dockyard.

2 0

Goals

Davis Cup COMPETITION

Interest Is In The Inter-Zone Final

London, Feb. 19,-Until the disparity between the standards of lawn tennis in the United States and that of other nations is narrowed, the Americans will be. In no danger of relinquishing their tight grip on the prized Davia Cup.

With no immediate sign of this gap closing, the 1949 competition can be expected to follow much the same pat- tern as in the other postwar years.

Altogether, there are 28 challen- gers, one less than last year,

Thus it is likely that the main If thore in a surprise, it may interest in the tournament will come from South Afrlem who did focus more on the Inter-Zone final not compale last year. Their No. 1. than on the challenge round be-Eric Sturgess, had a full interna- cause this tie will show whether tional tournament season last year, Europe

bas

at least caught up with reaching the final of the United Australis, the only nation to come States championships and winning within challenging distance of the the Argentine title. United States In recent years.

Australia, in the American Zone, should have another victory in the Inter-Zone Anal, but who will carry Additional challongers in the Europe's banner across the Atlantic? European Zone are South Africa, Greece, Chile, Monaco and Israel. Czechoslovakia, Zone winners in 1947, who owe so year are not

taking part-India, much to the punch of their left Pakistan, Rumania, Spain, Poland handed star, Jaroslav Drobny, must and Brazil. The same four nations

gain have a wonderful chance.

as last year will contest the Ameri- When the Czecha mat Australia in cun Zone-Reuter.

win 1047, they could only match, but last year they put up a very gallant show and went

down aghting by two matches to three.

Uko

European Six nations who competed lost

000

HOW THEY STAND

PW D L F A Pts South China. 18 12 4 2 43 18 20 Chinese AA 10 12 2 2 50 17 20 14 10 3 1 53 15 23 23 KMB Army (K)

14 10 3 1 50 17 25 2 00 22 Navy

17 10 6 3 30 23 22 khchoe

0

This year, however, Australia aro Army (HK) 15 2 2 1 44 62 16 probably strengthened by the return!

4 42 30 20 Dockyard... 17 720 of John

8

Tramways

Bromwich, their flaxon-

8 33 42 14 10 6 2 7 29 40 13 haired ambidextrous star, and

the

of

18 4 67 29 40 12 Introduction in the competition

"Frank""""stdjanah," "FeTENT"; winner of the Australian singles

Police Club

10 20 61

PCA

15

1

0 20 41 11 Young

i

St. Joseph's..

17 G 1 11 27 44

11

Taikoo

18 4 0 14 24 52 title.

WD Chinese

10 2 3 11 24 64

7

.. 17 1 0 10 10 71

2

3 Univerally

2 Navy

2. Dutch HC 2 YMCA

Battle of Words May

Yet Go Too Far

London, Feb. 13.-It would be a pity if the harmony

of the MCC tour of South Africa were to be spoilt by cricket writers, who are having a battle of words, with money as the root of all evil.

It all started when stories' were sent back to England about the "huge sums of money" the South African cricket authorities were making out of the MCC tour, whereas the English cricketers, the performers whom such vast crowds had come to see, were financially doing very poorly.

Solicitor

KAF

C &W

Polico

HOCKEY

Civil Service

Recreio

Army

Navy

Khalsa

Pollec

RAF

Slykhuis Wins Baxter Mile

New York, Feb. 18.-Willy Slykhuis of Holland became the CZECH PROSPECTS first foreigner ever to win the Czechoslovakia's prospects of historic Baxter Mile race when winning their Zone are considerably he outran an international field enhanced by a favourable draw. on Saturday night to win, in 6They are in the top half of the draw 4 minutes, 92/10 seconds. 2 with only Great Britain and Hun-

Kary as serious rivals, while in the The Dutch Olymple star finished 10 bottom half the position is much yards in front of France's' Marcel more complex with such redoubtable Hansenne.

Ingvar Bengtason of Sweden, made P W D L F A Pls Cup Sghters as Sweden, Yugoslavia,

·13 11 1

South 4 23 Italy and 1.40

Africa

to it a sweep for the Olympians from 13 9 3 1 49 11 21 eliminate each other.

Europe, by placing_third, 20 yards 14 9 2 3 36 18 20

Until the season' gets under way. Villanova was fourth.

behind Hansenne. Browning Ross of 13 9 1 3 30 14 19 it would be pointless to forecast

HOW THEY STAND

Civil Service University Dutch HC

Goals

23.24

720

7 20 27 15

7 34 32 13

Dockyard RČ YMCA

14 4 15 4 13 2 11 I

11 20 59

C & W

set

the outcome in this latter half of Gaston Relff of Belglum won the the Zone, but Sweden will probably Toussaint Two Mille race in 8 start favourites to reach the Zone minutes, 53 8/10th seconds, finishing final on the strength of their per- | five yards ahead of Sweden's Erik 8formance last year when they were Ahlden. Fred Wilt of the New York 0 11 13 47 4 beaten by Czechoslovakin the Athletic Club was third-Associated

Press. OTO 6 48 2 final.

RUGGER

INTERNATIONAL FINAL

Scotland

12 England

SOFTBALL

SENIOR LEAGUE

VAC Canucks

London, Feb. 13.-Criticism, Benjamin (KCC); Miss D. Ramsay

has been & Miss J. Greenhalgh if not resentment,

As a sideline, it was suggested The Natal Mercury, in an editorial, shown towards the professional Dockyard RC).

that the South Africans were allow urged the captain and manager of the Golfers' Association, whose job SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES

Init the "poor" MCC players to tourists to scotch critical stories of it is to choose a British team

Mrs A. Tamworth undergo long train journeys W. Gillies &

and the treatment of the MCC and, said: M. A. Oliveira & Mi55 undue hardship when they could "It complaints are to be made, the to challenge America for the (KCC).

Silva later this Mylthie

(Recreio), H. F.

have been flown, In order to save fault is that of the MCC, who made Ryder Cup match

Mica M. Xavier money.

all the Gonsalves &

arrangements with South Africa. The profits go back into the (Rearele), Bill Funk (Ch. YMCA) &

Braves not the pockets of any game and The critics rightly feet that by Mrs L. F. Stokes (KCC), Robert

individual."--Reuter, & Miss M. been Tuy now something should have

(Ch. YMCA) done officially towards building the Ribeiro (Recreio), Ramon Young & British team. There has remained, Miss Ullan Khoo (Ch. YMCA), W. however, an air of quiet around the F. Foo & Miss 11. Kong (Ch. YMCA).

where Association's headquarters,

JUNIOR MEN'S SINGLES

year.

has borne

will be appointed to choose the British team.

TURNED DOWN

Be

&

H.

REC YMCA),

One British sports columnist wrote a column on reports he had received from South Africa headed; "Cricket Reaches New Low Depih," "How much which started with

Is the South African Cricket money

ing team?"

the

on:

South Africans take all the

Swimming Records

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 13. Hawaiian swimmers of Ohio led the State University Buckeyes to n 48 to 36 victory. over University of Iowa on 'Saturday.

10 Overseas

11 Saints

JUNIOR LEAGUE 13 Wildfires Blackhawks 14 Rexes

FRIENDLY GAME Local Squad -6 "Riverside"

Maple Leafs 1

A Word For The 'Blaster'

It

-In Golf

By ERIC PRAIN

a second Royal and Ancient with that in

is ironic

advances that the NEW RELAY MARK

should come from America, the New Haven, Connecticut, Feb. country which gave us the blaster. smashed It may well be that the reaction 13-Four Yale swimmers

Rules Committee will be: of the "You gave us the club. If you wish 7to discard it, you must take the

first steps."

The blaster la a etub of many

Commander A. C. T. Roe, the As- J. A. Soares and R. M. Soares (St.Association making out of our tour- sociation's secretary, has maintained Teresa's), H. J. Xavier (Recrelo), discreet silence, which many may 11. Tai, D. C. Lau, W. C. Chung, profit after paying expenses. One feel is typical of a one-time member Wong Yan, K. P. Chang and C. H. way of saving on these appears to of the "Silent Servico."

Ngan (Ch. YMCA), Yeow Ming-lu

be a recourrse to the slogan: "It's the criticism

(University) Bul

F. Brockbank, fruit, for Commander Roc, perhaps Kidsdate and A. L. Fisher (KCC), M.Cheaper by Rail."

WHIPROUND stirred by the constant comment Kempton & A. E, Elliott (Kowloon

Bill Smith of Honolulu scored-three about a lack of team-building, has Dockyard TC) Thompson--(St.He then chics. a whipround which and K. S. occurred at a dance hall to raise

firsts in three events for 15 points. made a statement which suggests John's), Yakub Khan

£200 for all travel for the players Halo Hirose, Honolulu, added a first that something is being done.

Thong (unattached).

from Bulawayo to Salisbury, and

in the 50 yard sprint and a second in He says that all the 1.500 mem-

JUNIOR MEN'S DOUBLES

went "Cut-rate cricket will have the 100 yard event for eight points. The "blaster" is not without R. M. Boares J. M. Soares bera of Ute Association are potential

to be altered or the lure of secing

Bunny Nakama, brother of selectiotis for the British team and (St. Teresa's), F. A. Vieira & A. J. South Africa the hard way will not famous Ohio State distance man of honour save in its own country. that for monttus past the eight see-

Consalves (51. Teresa's) A Soun attract our leading players in future.

a few seasons ogo, Kea Nakoma, of There is talk that the U.S. Golf tions throughout the British

"Aa It is, they are likely to come Mauli, added F. M. Rozario (VRC), C. H.

.one more point with a Association' wish to ban this have been sending to headquarters Ngan & M. C: Hung (Tong) home with £270 after income tax third in the 220. yurd swim. information regarding promising Paul Wong & S. C. Chan

club and have approached the (K has been deducted for six months'

Smith set a record of 2 minutes, 22 Rules of Golf Committee of the players.. All theso

facts will bo Tang). M. Ribeiro &e I. #:

C. Quinn & A., Remedios work making money for others. seconds in winning the 220. Tho

And he adds: "There is something time was two-tenths of collected and Uien a small committee

1 & 1. A. Ccrolo), W. Lawrence distasteful about England players better than his own mark set in 1947. view.

Rodrigues

H. F.

Fbeing protected from officialdom's Associated Press. Tai & W. N. Cheung (Ch. A): | economy by appeals to throw a He further said that the Associa-2. C. Lau & W. C. Chung (Ch. pound into a hat for the visitors." tion Committee had turned down a YMCA), C. Y. Yung & K. P. Chong South African Journalists have not suggestion that 20 or 30 professionals C

YMCA),

They have Chin Neow-kong & been long in replying. should be nominated immediately on | Yeow

Ming-tiu (University), pointed out that the MCC stipulated the grounds that such action might Sq/Ldr. D. M. Gali & F/Sgt. Me- that they should have their expenses F. Brockbank H. guaranteed as they were not sure success of their The Canton Club, over Cpl. Frazer (RAF), M. Kempton visit, and that South Africa accepted course the match will take place, A. E. Elliott (Kowloon Dockyard the conditions because England was lave for Geverat months

JC), D. Kwok (St. John's) and 3. helping to pioneer the game in the

arc The record breakers

Paul great the actively preparing for

Gerdes, John Moore, John Blum and days when the match will be played, Tao (K. Tong), R. Thompson & Union and did not deserve to suffer

THE OTHER SIDE

Raymond Reed.-Associated Press. Next month they will have tickets S. Fowler (St. John's), N. Hefti & any loss. on sale-more than six months in A. D. Breingun (St. John's).

On the other hand, when the South have advance of the Axure and

Africans visited

they Britain,

SELL-OUT CROWD announced that any potential player

R. M. Soares & Mrs E. Correa Teok recolved half the gate out of which

FOR VICKI wishing to play on the course in the

(St. Teresa's), J. A. Soares & Mrs they had to pay their own expenses.

A. next few months can do so as the

J. This had resulted in South African quest of the Scarborough Corpora. Soares (St. Teresa's),

& Miss G. Silva Gonsalves

Manila, Feb. 14.-Vicki Manalo Handy As A Friend (St. tours of Britain being a financial Teresa's). C. Quinn & Misa Y. loss whereas no official MCC team Draves, American Olympic diving

The truth is that beneath a rugged It now remains to be seen how Franco (Recreio), H. J. Xavier & had suffered Anancially in visits to champion who half-Filipino, was exterior it has a heart of gold, and much time elapses before the Briss T. Baptista (Recrclo), A. J. the Union.

enthusiastically acclaimed by a sell- it is only too anxious to give its tish public, who will be asked to

Remedies & Miss I. Soares (Recreio), The South Africans have also re-out crowd in her first public exhibi-

There

is no doubt that the advent support the match, get to know who A. L. Nery & Miss B. Remedios piled that suggestions that they are tion at the Rizal Memorial Pool here friendship to those who seek IL

(Recrelo). M. Ribeiro & Mrs O. making a fortune out of the visiting last night. the fikely players, among the As-

tho sand wedge made bunker and soctation's

The Los Angeles diver whose late certain pitch shots easier, Talking of will Lawrence (Recreio), D. C. Lau & tourists have been grossly exaggeral- 1,500 membership

was Filipino and Miss IL Kong (Ch. YMCA), Mr &ed. And on the criticism of travelling father it is certain that there will be Mrs W. C. Chung (Ch. YMCA), Carrangements, the answer was that English, exhibited the dives which pitches in his book, Power Golf, Ben some new blood from the younger H. Ngan (K. Tong) & Miss Tcounty cricketers and tourists in won her two Olympic Utles last Hogan has this lo school, and the sooner Are Remedies (St. Teresa's), F. Brock-Britain play six days a week, which year.

The performances were followed these named the belter chance they will bank & Mrs L. Benjamin (KCC). A they were not naked to do in South bave of pitting their oklit againgt L. Fisher & Mrs Ankerson (KCC), Africa, and that there did seem to be by a fireworks display which was so row of spectators other leading Home players In M. Kemplon & Miss D. Ramsay some criticism when the MCC visited close to the front

with Its long train that some of the people were slightly order to prepare themselves for the (KDRC). S. Guitinger (St. John's) Australin

& Miss M. Boln.

singed or frightened United Press. clash with the Americana.-Beuter.

عن

well kill the initiative of those not Leod (FCC), F/Lt. Griffin & of the financial

named.

tion.

be

they

been

Aldsdale

MISTER

CONQUEST

A STORY OF

Scorpion Rock

JUNIOR MIXED DOUBLES

INTRODUCING

Journeys,

Mister Conquest

DON'T LEAVE

THE LAUNCH, STRIPEY

I'VE GOT A DATE

the recognised mark for the 880 yard freestyle relay, splashing the distance on Saturday night int minutes, 53 1/10th seconds.

The old mark was eight minutes

1940.

11 2/10 seconds set in Honolulu in aliases come none too polite the best known of which are the "dyna- mitor" and the more refined "sand wedge." It is a club of personality about which there are mixed feel- ings. Some have made a friend of it; some have gone further and have become ita disciple. Others have been too frightened even to make its acquaintance.

PETER

CONQUES

DH-UH CUSTOMB

mother

of

say:

The sand wedge, is ideal for shota because the blade hap plenty of loft. and the fange pre- vents the club blade from digging Into the turf.

Many famous players have made. It their staunchest friend. Sarazen was so good with it that it seemed he preferred to play out of bunkers. Von Nida can do everything with it except mako the ball talk. No doubt there are othern whom I have not seen who are equally good with it. Let Us Keep it

For myself, I should be sorry fo see the passing of the sand wedge. I am not one of those Philistines who spend their lives regretting all innovations, and deploring anything that tends to make the game easier. That is to be like a man who use a taxi and wishes he were riding In a stage coach.

Nor do I think that

game's only value is the extent to which it can be commercialised. Be- tween these two strips of "rough" there is comfortable, mundano fairway.

Frankly, I liko my' sand.

bit of wedge fo

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