1949-02-22 — Page 6

THOMAS CUP inter-zone finAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1949.

Malaya's Badminton Stars Lead Three Games To One

FREEMAN BEATS OOI WITH POWERFUL SMASHING

London, Feb. 21.-After one of the most thrilling badminton contesta of all time, Malaya was leading the United States by three matches to one at the end of the first day's play in the inter-

Zone Final of the Thomas Cup.

Every point was bitt erly fought for and the 3,000 badminton fans present had never seen anything equal the play displayed by these shuttle experts tonight.

The highlight of the evening's play was the singles contest between Dr Dave Freeman of California, the United States champion undefeated in ten years, and Ooi Teik- hock, the Penang player who is champion of Malaya.

The American won by 15-16, 10-15, 15-1-after a terrific duel.

COLONY TENNIS

Seeded Player

Eliminated

Freeman owed his success to his tremendously powerful smashes, which completely non- plussed the little Malayan at criticial periods,

Ooi had, however, the dis- tinction of becoming only the second player ever in ten years The Men's Open Singles Grass-to take a game off the American

court Tennis Championship started champion.

yesterday at the Hongkong Cricket

Club when five first-round matches

one

of

Freeman, of Scottish ances-

were decided. The sixth match be-try, proved to be the superb tween Trui Yun-pul.

the artist that Americans had al- seeded players, and M. Heenan was way's claimed him to be. postponed.

Match of the afternoon

was be-

Another Californian, dark- tween A. J. Doyle, another seeded haired Marten Mendez, very player versus the veteran Ha Ka-nearly brought off a surprise lau. Ho proved, much too good for and was only beaten by the the holder of the Far East Com- mand Singles title and won, 6-1, 6-4, Singapore player, Wong Peng- Dayle put up a much stronger fight soon, by 15-11, 11-15, 15-10. In the second set and made many It was only an amazing re- beautiful passing shots

to retrieve. covery by the Malayan, who advancing He failed However, Ho's experience told in was 5-0 down in the final set,

that decided the issue. D. Le lost to B. T. M. Jones 6-2, 0-2. Lo's play yesterday was ralic and nervousness lost him many points, especially on his backhand.

THE RESULTS

the end.

The results were!

Lee Wal-tong beat

I'CUTE, D=1, 0-9.

which

J. L.

the

er-

C.

F. 31. Ribeiro bent Georite Lin Jur., 0-0, 6-0.

B. T. 3. Jones

0-2, 0-2.

beut Donald Ln,

TH. J. Ouweland

Fisher. 6-4, 8-0.

beat

F. A.

Ho Ka-lau beat A. J. Doyle, 6-1, 0-4.

TODAY'S GAMES

Court 1: J. S. Beirne vs. 3. A. R. Hurlbalt

Court 2: J. B. Hawthorn vs. F. H. Kwok.

Raci

VE. P. V.

Courl 3: A. Furrer የዲ Leung.

Court 4: Molan Cha

Shawe.

As generally anticipated, the Malayan doubles pairs proved too good for the Americans, due to their superior team work, although a brilliant spell by Freeman and Rogers, gave a game to the Americans in the last doubles. contest of the evening.--Reuter.

DOUBLES SCORES Yeok Tech-chye and Chan Kon- leong bent Bob Williams and Clinton Stephens, 17-15, 15-12.

Ooi Telk Hock and Teoh Scob Khoon beat Dave Freeman and Wyan Rogers 15-8, 7-15. 15-8.- United Press.

Court 5: D. Nolan vs. Peter M. F.

V.

Cuurt 6: Choy Tin-wah vs. J. S. Lee,

ON THE RECORD

As Old As

Those who watched Ho Ka-lau eliminate the first seeded player to go out of this year's Colony Open Grasscourt Tennis Championship on tlib very first day of the tournament at the FIKCC, yesterday will And It rather a starting fact to learn that he first played in this tournament 25 years ago.

He reached the semi-final of the dpen Singles three times and the

One Feels

bracket ́of the tournament. There

Ip Koon-hung is seeded in the top eighth and 13. A. Ayres in the second eighth.

•

United States By

OUT OF THE DAVIS CUP

this

Trygve Lie. (centre), Secretary-General of the United Nations, draws from the Davis Cup, the name of one of the 28 challenging nations during the official drawings for pairings in New York City.

Walter Merrill Hall (left), Chairman of the Davis Cup Committee, and Lawrence A. Baker, President of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, aid Lie In the draw...

The eventual survivors of the zone plays will meet the United States team in at the challenge round Forest Hills August 26-28--ÅR Wirephoto,

MCC TOUR

on

Natal Leads On

First Innings

Maritzburg, Feb. 21. The Natal XI gained a lead of 12 runs on the first innings against the MCC here today, getting rid of the touring side for 270.

FRANK BUTLER'S COLUMN

Where Is The Stretcher?

The Ezra-Brattman Promotions plan to forgefäll about their ambitions of a Cerdan-Turpin set-to at Earl's Court on February 28, and, will substitute a cheap pro- gramme, seats 5s, to £3 38.... Méantime, Mark Hart (or Bert Hyland) is reported to have been offered a fight with Cerdan în Paris. Où est le stretcher?

Market Harborough League, have fined East Farndon F.C. one shilling and deducted two points for playing a taxi-driver, wearing Wellington boots and an overcoat, in goal, and a 50-year-old supporter in the forward line when they arrived at Kibworth two men short.." Lucky Farndon didn't travel in à horse-cabl

Most Elusive Golf Secret

-PUTTING

BY ERIC PRAIN

"Putting is a matter of re- laxation, says Ben Hogan in. his book "Power Golf.". Of course, he is right. But how easy to say: how hard to carry. out like standing on your head or giving up smoking.

The stery la familiar of tho novico who, given a putter for the Arst time and told to lenock the ball. as near the hole as he could, said, "I'll knock it In," and then holed the putt.

That, no doubt, was beginner's luck. Fishermen haye caught a cat- men with the first cast, and dart players have pluréed the treble 20 with their first, throw.. It may be that after the initial success we are natural geklied o'er never so

and efforis thereafter Bre with the pale cast at thought."

Every golfer has felt at some time

that he has found the secret

our

of putting The discovery may have come to him on the green flself or during some covert practice against ike leg of the choir when the family are out. It is a thrilling moment, if a fleeting ona. It may last a day, a week, or a month, but it will fade a surely as the day fades into night.

CLASPED A CHARM

Putting is the department of golf giving the greatest scope for indl viduality. Golfers have used п putter shaped like a croquet mallet. There have been right-handed men who.

ho putted left-handed.

Thoro have been men who pulted with the right hand, keeping the lef

foft in their'

Bany Arpely

THEY COULDN'T. FIND

ENOUGH WEIBUTC

Race Handicaps

Handicaps for the Second Extra Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club for the coming Saturday after- noon are as follow!

1. Ascot Staken, (1st Sec.), 1 Mile- Abeiul flamid, Aeroplane, Buny Bee, By- the-way, Canadian Polato, Castio Prin- cars, Conger. Yaay-going, Jorrocks, Publie Opinion, Reuter, Roslyn, harpshooter, Stayer, Victory Ship, all at 147 fu

1. Doncaster Slakes, 1st Seo), 1 Mile. Army 1471 Bitter Sweet 1811 Flying Knight 147: Harmony 157; Hongkon Bitte 147: Liberty Diantopé, 147: Mabel 147; Shaftlo 153; Sparkling Blat 153; Trigger 163; Zephyr 147.

3. Hurst Park Handicap, (1st Sec.). 150; Clax 3, 6 Furlongs-Dockenham Blue Sky 180; Boolalo 147; Chief. Pilot 159; Desire it; Good Ship' 14 Thurl care 100; Iberation Star 192; Master-

piece 161; Minx 147: Red Fox 145; Bugs1-

foot 131

4. Newmarket Handicap, 1 mille-Day- 1ght 135; Dig empots 155; Gypsy Girl 153: Lucky Starter 1441 Mastery 137: Oakland Bridge 146; Permin 140; Roue d'or 136;, Silver Speat 135: Skymastor 180; World Peace 137.phage fo

If the top weight of the race, · Sky- master, does not are then the weights will be as follows: Hay light Dig'empots 135; Gypsy Girl 142 Lucky

pocket. clasping lucky I 1997, GA Starter 183; "Munterge 140; Oakland ...The greatest

pulle

e have varied widely. In the way they did it. Willo Park differed from Walter Trewis,

ho,

Liewen who smoked a black impioning pur

gk,

with the Schenectady putter. Diegel putled with both elbows

sticking out and his forearms

to the ground.

Locke's way of putting and Von Nida's. In one respect only do they seem to agree...... The putter blade clings to the ground after the ball has been hit, and the impact of the blade on the bail produces a sharp click like the shutting of a clasp knife. Yet, even the best have their times in the wilderness.

THE CADDIE'S ADVICE....

I know of only one, sort of man

Primo Carners, wrestling in Port | Janire the other day. They wanted.. of Spain, says he picks up 200,000 to know "ow much?" first. Eddie who finds putting consistently easy. year. Not long ago the Ambling Alp | Cardew wisely went in "just for I mean, the sergeant-major of the

was penniless after his team

the giant's takings....

Now of the experience."

Tony is

Mdre (163) Params: 155: Forte d'or 143; Silver Spear N3 World Peace 165

3, Melbourne Cup 2 Zilios-Amazon 137; Black Markes bly Chief Pilot 133: Fort Knox+12) Justion of Preca ? '133; King of Peace 135; Lily 133; Lola Bapola 1157 Lovely Lady 150; ketenrologies 135; Pleasant Valley 113; Rebel 135; Bockun plats 255; Suranine 135; Vagabond King £85.

NB top wolght does not accept, all weights of Class 1 ponies will be raised 41b.

8. Ascot Stakes, 2nd Sec), 1 Mila.... Coridor, Fibuster, Forever: Spring, "For

(Tuto tuna Field

Jing Dally: Tayle, Glacial Lako, Good News, Happy Far merr, Honey Dew, Jemima, Mimi, Old- shoes, Reputation. The Hopend, Yacal. all at 147 lbs.

7. Doncaster Blakes, nd Bec.), 1. Mile. Blacksmith 152; Gyppy 182; Highlight 1531 Jeep Toe 151 Liberty ship 152: Probability 152 Small Dragans 147; Stirling Cantle: 147; The Alligator 147; Topper 182: Unicom 147,

Ascot Binkes, (detem, Big அயீர்.- Amsterdam, Atomte Power,

stuff, Green Velvet, Happy Return, Hop Yjek, Jasmin, Kalimky, Latky-Jane, Morning Sky, Racing Queen, Speed Wheel, Sunkiss, Treasurer; mit at 147 lbs.

boxing managers had wrestled with handing over his complete boxing caddie shed, the man who drill your Park Handicap, Und-Bot., on to the green and, once there, Clos 3,'6 'Furlongs,—Avalon- 149; Crown outit to Eddie, including the fancy orders you to hit the ball straight Witness 150: Golden Dragon 16 Horolo Putney silk panties. Won't the gals in Kentish in the back of the 'ole, sir." To him R. A. Datsh, 27-year-old

Liste 147; Joep shing 10; Kentucky sheet-metal worker, who lost his Town swoon when Eddie ducks

Moon 180: King of Peace 150; Mili Mar- hand at Tobrukt, scored

always be just as easy as two bulls under the ropes.

leno 159: Noonday Sun 107; Porty -159:

Rebel 148: Two Bid 147. out of three throws in his first attempt at darts with new experi- mental hand...

Eddie Borten, an American book- maker in

in

it will that

An opponent of mine highly-

Europeans Take fellow, had such a caddie. On

England, has written American AAU

several hundred words about boxing

U.S. England for

fight magazine, Summarised Ir two words, Eddle says: "It stinks." It isn't exactly penches and cream along Jacobs Bench, either....

...

Track Titles

four

consecutive greens he missed from five feet despite this repeated Injunction from his caddie. On the fifth he was faced with another. He was about to putt when a stentorian voice behind him proffered the usual New York, Feb. 20.-Bob advice...

"Caddie," he said

sald icily, turning on Malley of Cornell University

his commander, "Have

you ever sprang n surprise victory in the teled holl

4 putt?" 1,000-yard run but two national "Yes eame the reply. AAU indoor track champion- "What occurred?” ships went to Europeans ab

"Straight in the back of the

said the caddle blandly. Belgium's Gaston Rleff cap

MATCH BY POST Denham Rifle Club of Australia has, challenged Dartford and Home Guard Rifle Club to a shooting match' by post. Remember, boys...

"It's a-ala to tell a lie.... John and then despite a century. (105), Chelsea's plucky captain, who i tured

against Everton with an Holland's Willy Slykhus won firstclass match of the four, the MCC training today, and will help Chelsea the one mile.

One, over In the morning was suficient to Anish off the Natal in nings_for_288... an addition_of_four_ runs to the closing score of Saturday,

from Maurice Tremlett, his first in a abscess

failed to overtake the opposition.

This was mainly due to some fina bowling by Dinkleman, a left an succession midway through the after- slow bowler, who took five wickets in

noon.

under his arm, begins

the three-mile and

sir,

FANLING GOLF

2.

Seven-A-Side

Naval Rugger

The Far East Fleet are holding the first of their annual. Seven-a-side Rugby Tournaments to-morrow.

It will be remembered that HMS Sussex run an, unofficial @invitation All-Services competition, last year, 'ole but now's Challenge Shield has, been presented and Wednesday's tourney iconfined to the Navy, from whom fifteen teams are entered.

The annud match for the Ameri- can Cup was played on Sunday in ideal conditions, and resulted in a win for the Royal Club, the score being Club 1812 points, 74. Full details, follow:

SINGLES..

America

The draw and programme is as follows: 1.30 pun.. (A) "Tamar"" Tigers V. “Black Swan" Cygnets: 1.50 pr...(B) "Eisek Swan". Ducks v, "Belfast" BootloggOTE:

pm. (C) "London" Scottish v. "Lon- don Irish: 2.30 p.m. (D) Winners of (A) London Hospital; 25812) Winners of (B) v. Whmere of (0),

130 pan. (F) "Belfast"- Bucaneers -#, *Delfan" Bansheen;

"Alacrity” v. "London" Welsh; 210' pm. (11) "Dempler" v. "Belfast Brigade;

A crowd of 12,300 at Madison | against Preston........

The manager of Dick Turpin is Square Garden say Malley won his suggestion that if race with a pulsating last lap spurt Dick Turpin had a chance of beat. In a weird race marred by a dis annoyed at my ing Cerdan, "I'd take Yeovil to win quailfication. He beat out France's the Cup." After what Yeovil did to Marcel Hansenne, who was fouled Sunderland, Yeovil should be annoyed by another runner, In the same bracket with Ip Koon- Before bad light stopped play the at the comparison. Australia's

But after that one upset, the meet Robb (Club) 1 F... Wallace a p.m. (1) Comus Tamar Ter-

(America) 0; F. T. McMullen 11⁄2 C. D. hung, champion in 1947 and hottest Natal team had scored 14 "wfthout Frank Sedgman,

new strictly

riers: 130 p.m. (3) Winners' of (F) v. followed form with Rief Culbertson 4; L. Goldenen 1 M. Winners of (or 346 pm. (R), Winders favourite for the title this year, is loss in their second innings.

lawn tennis

Cooper 0: F. de Hardivlilers R. AE: (1) W. Wimusare of (1), champion,

and.. Dorls and Slykhus striding to ensy vic»

Crawford 0; J. M. Pattinson :1 W. M. Lee Yue-wing, who would have had

Ilart, of Americs, will again playtories. Tremlett's was a lucky innings at together at Wimbledon In

June.

Reiff surged to the lead in the Simmons O: WA. Stewart 3 w. Claque At K. F. Noble 0 R. Simard even chance to make the last eight In practically any other the start for in his first 50 runs, Doris

says

Frank is Improving, three-mile with six laps to go.. For N, Wallem 1 R. P. Newell ; J. W

Alabaster 1 R. W. Walton D. H. three more Inps, he fought it out for

Blake halved W. Pertrude; d.-P. Pergu- In Ayres' bracket are Wong Shiu-ped twice from lifting drives close

Dixie Lee Oliver, u 15st. wing and George Chon who play to felders on the boundary.

son 1 C. R. Baswell 0: R. P. Morris 114 F. F. Booth 0; J. Prentice 9 IT, A. Ayres each other Arst. Whoever wins of that time Tremlett's score Included was out for ten minutes and later But then Ahlden faltered and had to

from the ring մո abe satisfied with a 13 yards behind 1: E. W. Groves 1 R. J. Porter 0.1pm and the Final the two, Ayres is going to have a two sixes and five fours, and he hit carried

Wilt, of Now Total:-Club 101, America 3%. hard time of it getting past him 11 fours in his stay of two hours stretcher, after a left hook from Joe second place. Fred

Louis in a Florida exhibition. So far York, was third. Into the last eight.

Oliver has not asked for a second Rich's winning time was 14 halping..

[minutes 8.1 seconds.

fdal of the Open Doubles In 1930 bracket save those holding the Tauls, scored in 48 minutes, he was drop-which should cheer him up: 'Negro, the lead with Sweden's Erik Ahlden.

with the Inte Paul Kong, in 1935 with W. C. Hung and in 1039 with Lee Yue-wing

Ho'ka-hi, who is Hon. Secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association, is all of 48 years of age even if he On the basis of two annual tennis doesn't look it. Though reports of tournaments in Hongkong, it is in which hic difficult enough to decide on who is yesterday's match Allminated A. J. Doyle, the Services better or to Issue a ranking Ust. champion, described" him 413 The Chinese Recreation "panting" in the second set, he was panting to victory..

players are so near to one another, une a winner today and the other has tomorrow. Ayres at his best

The difference between Ho Ka-inu

beaten one occasionally. Segnien and A. J. Doyle in that game was that Ho Ka-lau, if he husa't all the plays a different type of game and wind in the world, has more know-can upset anyone.

ledge of the strategy of match tennis To start an argument I will give

than many a player with smash ani *itamina,

four minutes.-Reuler.

DAVIS CY

Up to

Stan McCabe, says Arthur Morris, Australian Test. player, is the best opening bat in the, work Mebbe, but now The Don has retired Denis

the world....

RECORDS EQUALLED

FOURBALLS

Robb-McMullen (Club) 0 Wallace-Cul- bertson (America) 2: Goldman-de Hard- villiers halved Cooper Crawford; Patiin- san-Stewart 2 Anderson-Clague Simard-Newell Noble-Wallem 2 Alabaster-Blake 1 Walton-Pertrude

+ Baswell-Booth 0:

0:

01

Aussies Will Play Compton is the best batsman in the equalled the 7.2 seconds 00-yard Prentice-Groves Ayres-Porter 3. Tota

At Montreal

Montreal, Feb, 21-The Canadian Lawn Tennis Association and today that Australia has accepted an in- vitation to play the Davis Cup te p. Montrent

RECORD GOES

fourballs B. 4. Grand total:-Club 10%. The two semi-finals of the Mixed four- sames were also played and resulted in wins for Mr and Mrs Brown who best Mr and Mrs Bathurst 1 up and Mir and Mr Coombs who finally beat Mr Clagua and Misa Cuthbertson at the 21st holo.

Football Club, their ground, at Happy By kind permission of the Hongkong Valley has been loaned for the top hat of the straw. (matches (A) to2(2) inclu- alve). The main competition takes place at Navy Ground, Causeway Bay where the semi-fittals will be at 4 pm, and 4.20 at 0.10 pm. All spectators will be welcome, There is no entrance fee.

Intra-Club Rugger

The following will represent Club 2nd XV against Club 1st XV to-morrow at 5.15 pm, on the Club Ground-Mackle: Nelson, Turvell, Small, Orchard: Cray, Ciemo, Baker, Popham, Johnston; Minto. Cowley. Fitzroy Willows, Mecdonald, Douglas. Reserves, King, Plowden.

Rugby League Cup Draw

Two National AAU records were Ferguson-Morris

high hurdles mark by Harrison Anterica 74.

and the i minuto 11.6 seconds Dillard 000-yard run record by Dave Bojen, Lew "The Voice") Burston University of Colorado graduate. explained in 305,000 words that The biggest, margin of victory was Cerdan will defend his world middle- the 18 yards by which Slykhus won Sweden's Ingvor weight title for the Tournament of the mile over Champions In June....Holland Bengtson. "Whizzing". Willy won my best ten as I think they sinnd:

Ride Club have upset the 12 years bla mile run hands down. He work Ip Koon-hung, Tsui Wai-pul, Tsui The Canadians said the Australian unbeaten record of Little Clacton, ed his way to the front of a field of

Choy Doyle, I was told, never touched | Yan-put.

Tin fouk. Roch Association also suggested that the beating their Essex neighbours 15 just after the fifth lap and he

by Leung, R.

Lee Yue-wing, Segaten

final of the North American zone two points...... his real form at any time during

stayed there the rest of the way. Chon and be at Montreal and that the inter- Keyin Doherty,

Bengtsson took over second place I am inclined to think Wong. Shlu-wing. George

24-year-old the gume.

Anal; which pits the north brother of Peter himself, has joined with three laps go and finished that, confronted with Ho Ka-tau's. A. Ayres, with Lee Wal-tong and zore

versus tha | nor-League club Netherfleld. 35 yards ahead of third placed Nell eut and slice tactics, he never had B. T. M. Jones not far behind. After American zone winner

the Tsuls, one can permutate the European zone winner, be played at Coleraine Jold

four-figura

Pratt, of Syracuse University. 'chanco lo.

The line was 4 minutes 11.3 Mills,world light heavyweight Leeds today as follows: An Ho Ka-inu assumes the mantle others in any order, depending on Forest Hills, New York, which is transfer fee on his head.

the site of the challenge round English weiter-weights were hot seconds.-United Press. of a seeded player, à curious situa- moods and the state of the court.

"RECORDER”. United Press.

willing to spar with American Tony Uon exists in the top semi-final

DID YOU BRING ME

A SOUVENIR OF TANGIER, CONQUEST

Mister Conquest

THE USUAL •). •

DON'T KNOW WHY

I RIEK MY SKIN

FOR YOU, ROCA

·BECAUSE I MAKE. SMUGGLING PAY

THAT'S WHY/

GIVE IT A

·TO ME

MEANWHILE-NICOLA GLIPS AWAY.

Badminton

Mills To Scout

Woodcock

London, Feb. 21-Freddie

London, Feb. 21. The draw for the second round of the Rugby League Cup was made in

boxing champion, left by plane Wigan or, Leigh v Wakefield. today for a month's 'vacation, In

League South Africh. He was accom-

panied by his wife.

Mills" plans to stay long enough to Chung Wah bent Kowloon

scout British Heavyweight champion Tong "B" by seven games to Bruce Woodcock in his non-title fight two in the postponed Men's tharo with South African heavy- Doubles "B" Division Badmin: weight Johnny Ralph on March 26,

Bruce is scheduled to defend his ton League match played off

British heavyweight crowns on June last night.

."

The scores were:

C. F. Chiu & K. Y. To (Chung Wali) beat K. L. Au & K. T. Lui 21- 10; bent K. L., Wu & C. Y. Lam, 21-

17 beat S. F. Tao & T. Y. Tsun 21-

10.

į

2 in London against Mus-Asso- clated Prem

Table Tennis

Belle

Trinity

Halifax V, Swinton York

Rangers v Warrington Oldham

Leeds v Hunslet.

Barrow y Keighley

Huddersfield v Werkington Bradford v Castleford

The matches are to be played on March 5.-Reuter.

Scottish

Cup Draw

London, Feb, 21-The draw for

Wembley, Feb. 20-Martin Neis-the Scottish Cup fourth round, to be man and Peggy McLean, both of played on March 5, was announced New York, won the men's and Lodny na follows: Taun In the English Open Table Tennis beat Wu women's singles titles, respectively,

Championships.

K. F. Chlù & Austin 110 (Chung Wah) beat Au & Lui 2

|& Lám 21-11; last to

12-21.

Leo Leong & K. C. Wong (Chung Relsman defeated Victor Barna Wah) beat Âu & Lui 24-22; beat Wu of England and Miss McLean beat

& Lam 21-0; lost to Tuo & Taun 14; | Helen Elllott of Scotland in the

21.

| Anal.—Associated Press,

Stenhousemuir v Clyde. Hibernian v East Fife.

Rangers v Partick Thisilo, Hearts v Dundoo.

Extra time will be played i necessary. No dates were announced for possible replays-Router,