1949-02-28 — Page 6

RISE OF AN INDOOR SPORT

STATELY PERSONS ONCE CALLED IT

IT 'PING PONG'

London, Feb. 27-Table tennis, one of the newest of modern sports, has developed from a parlour game into one of the most popular indoor sports since its introduction somewhere around 50 years ago.

The origin of the game is somewhat obscure, but it is believed to have been introduced about 1890, when stately persons indulged in a "ping- pong" game of patting a ball to and fro on the parlour table.

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SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKET

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1949.

By "RECORDER”

RECREIO VERY NEARLY THE CHAMPIONS

A fourth wicket stand by Hinshalwood and Morris for 53 runs at Sookunpoo on Saturday helped the RAF beat Army by 29 in the only upset in Saturday's League Cricket.

runs

Army, with 96 runs to make for a win, collapsed before Gambrill and Hodgson, the latter keeping up a deadly length for some of his best bowling of the season.

While Recreio took a very easy four points of a weakened Navy XI at King's Park, the most interesting match of the afternoon developed at the Kowloon Cricket Club where the Optimista declared at 170 for seven wickets after a knock for 91 by Franklin that did not include an easy “life."

Was badly

Optimista were two wickets) terprising hitting, KCC's batting,

for down

eight runs when proved too slow and the early

and loss at Davidson Oliver Franklin joined collared the batting to put 100 felt.

When time was finally played up in 03 minutes for some of the

out, KCC had 115 on the board brightest cricket of the year

KCC used five bowlers. In for seven wickets, with E. C. and N. art-Baker, or three overs Fincher of two apells spiece an attempt to disfodge reserved for a last-wicket part- the partnership by variety in the nership, still to bat, attack. Oliver haally went to a Robbie eatch by Davidson of Lee after having helped put on wickel in 51 113 for the third minutes.

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TOO SLOW

When Optimists declared at

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to

The Week-End

Scoreboard

FOOTBALL

SENIOR SHIELD

ana

S. China "A" 1 Kitcher

EASY GOING Navy, against Recrelo. Centgengower, against Scorpions, both playing very seratch teams apalast League glants at full

outclassed strength.

St Joseph's * Police JUNIOR SHIELD every department of the game. South Chir 2 Dockyard

KMB

Recreio finished the afternoon 170 for seven, they left the KCC

eight points ahead of Army in all the time in the world make as much. Though Taylor, the race for the Championship

and with HAF and IC as their re RAF promoted to opening hat,

him, mali opponents. after Zimmern Archie

who have Ariny, showed the way with some en-

mutches left to play, are to free Scorpions,

BEST PERFORMANCES

IN SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKET

BATTING

1

IRC.

0

Тгальная

FIRST DIVISION

CAA

2 Club

3 Eastern

A

0

yet KCC and Polles

three SECOND DIVISION

2 Navy

5

tugge

Army (HK) 2 THECAA

7

Army (K) Talkoo

It looks at Uits Recreio's championship.

HOW THEY STAND Reerclo

P W D L Pts

10 11 3 2

RAF

47 Polier

HOCKEY

39 civ. Service

1 Navy

1

I

Khalsa

University

SOMETHING

NEW

University

SOFTBALL

SENIOR LEAGUE

Recreio

R. W. Franklin

Army

15 @ 3 3

4

(Optimists v. KCC)

Dockyard,

A. M. Pratu

Scorpions

15 8 3 4

35

Dutch He

1 YMCA

10 7

33

(Recreio v. Navy

83

T. A. Pourre

Optimists

30

(Scorpions v. eres

кос

4 5

21

70

G. Bosano

RAP

3 4

16

13 3 3 7

15

(Recten v. Navy)

54

O. J. Kerr

Royal Navy

14 2 10

10:

Madcaps

(Scorplans v. CCC)

.53

Cralgengower

14

1

211

II. M. Newton

(Scorpions, CCC!

41

5. Canucks (layed under protest) Saints

12 Cluing list 1 14 VRC 4 Filipinos Khaba forfelled to JKB(

7

FILA R. K. Hinghalwood

(RAF v. Army)...

333

N. Over

30

(Optimals v. KCC)

BOWLING

Gnr . Danton

(Army v RAF;

Cpl A. Hodgson

(RAF V. Aṛmy)

E. F. Gre

(Scorpions v. ccc)

F/O E N. Gambrill

(RAP v. Army)

T. P. Muhon

(Optimists v. KCC)

S'pore Rugby XV

The Singapore United Services ¦ XV arrived at Kai Tak yester day evening and appeared to be They will have a very it. .6-32 kick-about this tring at Sookunpon at ten o'clock, and 5-19 will meet the Club XV at ve

sh the Chul ground.

5-23

JUNIOR LEAGUE

2 Jaguars 15 Rangers

Blackhawks B Vikings ว Whitfires 19 Rexes

LADIES' LEAGUE

WHdcats

R Pirates

7

4

The San Francisco Seals' tryout camp opened with this unusual "golf tee," made of rubber pip- ing, for the boys to take their cuts at a new form of batting practice. Here, Babe Gammino, slug- ging left-handed first baseman from Salt Lake City with a 325 batting average blasts the ball off the tee.

Compton's Run-Getting Averages 4,000 A Year

For the who can manage to THOMAS CUP FINAL attend, this game should be

4-25 worth watching

Arrangements

und prices of admission will be .4-20s for Saturday.

League Cricket Averages

BATTING:

Not

Inn. Out Runs It. S. Aver

G2' 3 470

47.90

ثانان

30.00

28.03

20.44

25.04 25.50

25 JR

G. R. Gosano (Recreio)

15

H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions?

6 211 30* 42.20

L. F. Stokes (Scorpions)

1-1

*

155 110

37.91

J M. Gozano (University)

14

417

1221

37.990

A. M. Prati (Recreio)","

13

05

36.09

T. A. Pearre (Scorpions)

1

1

203

35.37

349

34.00

13

309

12

220 53

•

27.50

13

13

332 85.

13

4

230

70

14

150

143

13

177

25.28

11

200

23 1

23.16

11

670

k

22.87

105

48

20.55

196 48

216

196 43 UJ

Andme

17:27

238

42

17.20

G.' Hong

1

30

M. M. Little (Optimists)

222

N. Hart-Baker (KCC)\

n

213

40

F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF)

162

Gar D. Bunton (Army)

Maj. C. R. Mur.-Brown (Army)..

15

161 200 52.

37*

D. Chellish (University)

12

0 187

47

10.10 15.81 15.58

R. W. Franklin (Optimists)

Major A. R. Dawe (Army)

O.. Kerr (Scarpions)

L. D. Kilbee (Optlinists) Dr E. L. Gosan Heerein)

N. B. Oliver (Optimists)

(Craigengower)

G. A. Souza (KCC)

W. M. Davidson

A/C J, S. Beirne (RAF)

F. Howarth (Scorpions)

A. R. Abbas (IRC)

D. I Leach (Scorpious)

1. G. GORIrto (Recrclo)

R. Zimmern

A: Zimmern (KCC)

long Choy (Craigengower).

F.

(KCC)

154

London, Feb. 27.-Denis Compton, the irrepres sible Middlesex and England batsman, has scored nearly 12.500 runs in first-class postwar cricket. This orgy of run-getting began in India in the season of 1945-46, when he scored 577 runs in first- class matches there while in the Army.

Since then. Compton has been playing cricket continuously except for the 1947-48 winter, when he played football for Arsenal instead of touring the West Indies. His poik period was in the 1947 English season, in which he failed by less than 200 to aggregate 4,000 runs.

Malayans Beat Danes 8-1

Preston, Feb. 26.—Malaya became the first beating Cup, holders of the Thomas Badminton Denmark 8-1, in the final here tonight.

The Malayans won this trophy, emblematic of the world championship and presented by Sir George Thomas for competition for the first time this year. when the Malayan champion, Ooi Teik-hock, beat the Danish champion, Joern Skaarup, by two games to one after a hotly contested duel.

The Malayans had won five out of the nine games, and so made sure of-the-trophy,-Oni won by 14-18. 15-13, 15-9 after a 5-minute duel.

In the feature doubles match, Teoh Seng-khoon nnt 0, T. flock stopped the Danish duo of Paul Holm and Ib Olesen, 15-0, 15-7.

30.60 19.38 JU

17-11

17.07

Cx-

The Malayans had been pected to take the Cup in the first of to-night's singles after leading. 4-0 if the end of the first day's play, but 20-year-old "baby" of Mogens Felsby, the

team, scored Danish spetacular victory, 15-11, 15-1 over the Penang champion, Law Telk-hock, who had yesterday outplayed Denmark's champion, Skaarup.

thu

10.38 10.30 39

Not Out. Qualification: 150 runs with an average over 15.00.

BOWLING:

Gr. D. Blanton (Army)

Cpl. Hart (Royal Navy)

L/Cpl. J. Jones (Army)

T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)

A/C D. Graham (RAF)

Lt

Stepto (Army)

Dr F. L. Gosano (Reerela)

3. C. Koh (University)

A. P. Pereira (Recreio)

G. N. Gosano

(Rec-clo)

F. Howarth, (Scorpions)

D. McLellan (Optimists)

The Malayans will now take this handsome silver-gilt trophy back to Malayn with them and there it will remain until 1933 when the next Thomas Cup competition will be held.---Reu ter and Associated Press.

Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Aver, 7.25 47

7.53 27

Congratulations

The Hongkong · Bad- minton Association has despatched the follow- ing telegram to the Malayan Thomas Cup badminton team:

"Hongkong badmin- fon players and sup- porters, extend hearti- est congratulations to Malayan team on its achieve. magnificent

ment in winning the Thomas Cup."

Grand National Favourite Loses

וכן

Feb. 20. Some bels were struck the Grand National Steeple- but powerful chase at Kempton Park races Mrs M. Harvey's smashes by the Dane brought today after

gelding, Royal

3

Today table tennis is a real] Recovering quickly from a Kame and 0 sclentine sport,set-back caused by the war, the calling for perfect physical gamo has gone from strength to Atness and great concentration, strength in England. Last year, In England, about 100,000 the world championships filled Empire players are aliated to the the spacious Wembley English Table Tennis Associa-pool, and last week the English tton, who look after the inter-championships were watched by ests of 5,000 clubs and 300 about 25,000 enthusiasts. leagues.

Von Cramm To

Plead For German Tennis

The Continental stranglehold was broken this year by Johnny Leach, who became the first English-born player to win the Men's Singles since Fred Perry, ut lawn tennis fame, did so 20 years ago.

Czechoslovakin, Hungary and Austria all Agure prominently in the record books, both in the team and individual,events.

The

great game has made strides in Amerien, too, as is London, Feb. 27. Visit-evidenced by the fact that four titles last for the first of the five English ing London time in 10 years is Baron week were won by Americans.

has Never

been more that table Gottfried Von Cramm, Ger-

clearly demonstrated that many's greatest lawn tennis tennis is a young man's sport

three and NCC, Wimbledon runner-up.

times

men's than in the fan of the angies at Wembley, In which 19-year old Martin Reisman, of is the United States, beat 37-year- old Victor Barna, several times world champion.

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BADMINTON

TOURNEY

The Colony open Badmin- ton championships open to- night at the VRC court and the first game starts at 7.00 p.m.

A

The following are the fixtures; 7.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles): A. E. Elliott va, C. 11. Ngan. p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- 7.30

bles): E. M. Rozario &c J. A. Moti va. W. Lawrence and L. A. Carvalho. 8.00 p.m. (Ladies Singles): Misa

B. Remedios vs. Mrs. A. Tam- worth,

8.30 p.m. (Junior Mixed Dou-

bles): A. J. Gonsalves & Misa G. Silva vs. M. Kempton & D. Ramsay.

0.00

p.m. (Ladler' Doubles): Miss May Leong & Miss A. Heah vs. Miss M. Rubelro & Mrs L, Benjamin. 9.30 p.m. (Junier Men's Singles): J. A. Soares vs. A. D. Brown. 10.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- bles): H, Hefti & A. D. Breingan vs E. M. Ribeiro & T. E. Rodrigues.

Colony Tennis Tournament

The object of his mission to sound

official opinion in Britain on the question whether

First round matches in Germany can resume her place

Barna gave Retaman an' ob- the Colony Open Grasscourt among the lawn tennis nations.

The first step would be the Jest lesson In treties in the early

states but was gradually wom Doubles Championship start of Germanny readmittance membership of the Internationat down and failed to stay the dis-ut the Hongkong Cricket Club this evening, with the ittee.-Neuler.

defending champions, the Taui brothers, facing Frank Kwok and Wong Siu-ki on Court 2.

Another good game should be Court where Ip and Lee Wal-tong Sellors and J. B.

tion.

which holds meeting in Paris

{fetly.

tality

in

Von of Un

outcome the

her Cramm's

depends whether the German Lawn Tennis Association will make on Federation application to the

re-

to be taken back into the foki.

is Germany Until admitted, she cannot enter for the Davis Cup competition, nor can German players compete in national championships of any nation afiliated to the other Federation.

nis

GOLF

Middlecoff Wins Rio Grande Open Koon-hung

young

the one

Ince J. V.

TO-DAY'S GAMES

Harlingen, Texas, Feb. 27. Hawthorn. Dr Cary Middlecoff, slim Feature of the evening, how- dentist, ever, will be the Open Singles Memphis battled his way to a two-replay between R. Segalen and Compton's postwar record is 577 in Indio (1945-46), 2,403 in

stroke victory in the Lower Au Kam-moon. England (1946), 1,060 in Austra

The only offlelal commentRio Grande Valley Open Ita (1946-47), 3,816 in England

was mode by today. (1047). 2.451 in England (1948) bere so far

Court 1: P. H. Bonnermon & Middlecoff carded 30-34 (70). and 1,565 to date is the South Wing-Commander Reay, secre- African tour. This gives him a tary of the British Lawn Ton-one under par, to bring his 72- S. Saut vs. D. J. Leonard & L.

Association, who stated hole total to 267, low enough F. de Souza. grand total of 12,472.

that as far as his Association to hold off second-place Dob

Court 2: F. 11. Kwok & Wong "the question Hamilton Landover at 269. concerned,

Tsui Yun-pui & Middiceoff went was an open une."

Stu-ki into 137. Von Cramm. now 30, niny final 18 holes nt

four Tsui Wal-pul. of the field, and in one or two minor compete He has played for practically British. Iournaments. but of the same length of time since

course cannot compete at Wim the cessation of hostilities, with the exception of a few matches bledon this season as much as he would like to return to the in the West Indies.

But, in. comparing the figures scene of so many, of his 'great of these two players, it must be encounters.Reuter.

Len Hutton, the Yorkshire and England opening batsman, also has a splendid postwar record of more than 10,000 runs.

remembered that Hullon is an

opening batsman face bowlers Fresh and keen.

and hips when they

tu

are

Statistics in

South Africa

WUS

French Indoor Titles

strokes ahead

that carried him through.

the

Today's earnings put his 1049 total at US$4,656, United Press. Dutch Swimmer Claims Record

"

Amsterdam.

27. The Feb Dutch swimmer. Bob Bante, is. claimed to have established—I by covering the Paris, Feb. 27-Veteran US world record recorded that Hulton, at the tennis champion Frank Parker 200 metres in two minutes 41.9 International seconds here, using the orthodox Anish of Use fourth Test of the won the French

series there, needed indoor tennis title at Paris to-breast stroke. present

Amateur The International elght more runs to complete his day. He beat the first-runking 10,000 runs in postwar first-French player, lefthander Marcel Swimming Federation has de

cided to recognise two lists of not Bernard, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

for the breast strictly correct, for they appear Parker was the better player world records

for the standard to have overlooked the fact that all the way through. It

class matches.

This was

was stroke, one

Hution scored 782 runs in a few only by inspired playing that stroke and one for the butterfly.

matches a

Marylebone

1045 which Cricket Club

the

re-

of

as

cognised as first-class,

The Dutch Association is to took the second set. Bernard

Afterwarda- Parker's better ask the International Federation placing

beat

VS.

Court 3: Ho Kn-lnu & Pang Ol-lom vs. D. M. Rodrigues & A. J. Remedios.

Court J. V. Sellers & J D. lawthorn vs. Lee Wai-tong & K. II. Ip.

Court 5: B. T. M. Jones & H. Ayras vs. Th. J. Ouwehand & A. C. W. Blaauw.

Court 6: Clicy Tin-fook Choy Tin-wah vs. J. A. Hurl- batt & M. D. A. Clinton.

Replay: R. Segalen Kam-moun..

VL. Au

1..

“Unsportsmanlike”

Stockholm, Feb. 27.-Protests ugalast alleged "unsportman-

Unlied States

by the Swedish Association,

Ice

Hockey

and assurance gave him to recognise Bonte's thine as a

world standard breast stroke re-like" play by members of the National ice win. postwar

totni Hutton's

relatively easy

finals, cord. Reuter. women's

hockey team were made today In the 10,774 runs was reached

Maud Galtier follows: 702 in England (1945), Madame 1,552 in England (1948), 1,237 in Madama Jacqueline Boutin 0-6, Australia (1936-47), 578 in the G-1, 6-3--Associated Prest, West Indies (1947-48), 2,054 in In the mixed doubles, veteran England (1948) and 1.350 to date Jean Borotra, teamed with Mile. the present South African Collette Bockner, beat Madame Roland lour. Reuter.

Halff and Andree Journti 0-2, 8-0.-Associated TEST MATCH

un

West Indies

v. Ceylon

Press.

Portugal Loses

Soccer Match

Geuoa, Feb. 27.-Italy today boat Portugal 4-1 in a soccer international here.

tlme At half

Portugal had MEN'S DOUBLES Frank Parker, United States been leading 1-0.--Reuler. Davis Cup player, and his French partner, Henri Cochet,

They

won the men's doubles title.

beat the French pair. Marc Bernard and Jean Boro- tra in the finni by 0-4, 3-0, 3-6,

Colombo, Feb. 27.-Help-17-5, 0-9,-Reuter.

the Granded by a brisk opening part- after the Malayan was invinciNational favourite, Lord Mild-nership of 199 by J. Stoll- ble and won 15-13, and then may's Cromwell by two lengths mever and A. Rae. West when his opponent tired visibly, in

138.5

BI

37

341

20

204

70.4

15

215

#7

55

G

221 20

19

201 13

117.2

25

25

340

9.10

Core

7.96 United Press ndds that Opt 8.50 Teik-tock fought Skaarup even the 0,04

the first set reaching

13-13.

London,

big

168.3

345

9.12

112.5

12

9.18

218

49

616 63

0.77

by

him his only victory in the set-ten-year-old

a score of 14-18.

There Mount, had beaten

88.3

17

202 24

10.91

187.1

48

516

43 11.72

75.1 158.5

270

34

២ 530

23 42

1173

12,01

12.01

the three-mile Coventry Handicap Steeplechase,

103

20

305.

12.70 24 12.70

408

33

.14.18

The

"

23

544

30

ал

14.31

Malayan's devastating: delves wan

135.1

401

14.32

und while

A. K. Ismail (IRC)

103.5

17.

24 347

21

14.45

A. L. Shaith (Optimists)

107.5

20

340

24

14.51

no match for the still ngle and

A. el Arcuill, Jr (IRC)

125,3

201 423

15.00

P. J. Billimorin (CCC)

211

33

15.00

S. M. Teh (University)

150

21

501 20 17.27

I: Owen-11ughts (Scorpions). 02.4

5

349

T. Grabtree (Craigengower)

...193.4

36

34 603

20 17.45 17.79

T. Mahon (Optimists)

F/OE, N. Gambrill" (RAF)

CPO L. White (Royal Navy)

11. Lean (University)

R. E. Lee (RCC)

150.5

166.5

مائة

Qualification: 20 wickets for an average under 20.00."

he scored another 15-0.

Indies had scored 316 for 4) in their first innings by the A bet of £10,000 to £100 was close of play today in the the second game booked about Royal Mount for second Test against Ceylon the Dane pluckily the big Aintree race to be run hung on in the third he was on March 28.

fresh Malayan, although the

victory to make sure

Danes appeared to

hopeless position.

Mister Conquest

Lord Bicester's Roi Mond was

here.

score.

Manila Tournoy

Manila. Feb. 27.-Fellesimo Ampon, National tennis cham- 2. player Ray- pion, and No. ruulo Deyro won their semi- flunls, matches tohy and will meet next. weekend for the 1949, national singles title.

plon,

The protests were sent to Mr American Freeman Matthews, Ambassador, and to the Amerl- Association, Ice Hockey can

victory. following an American over the Sodertalje Spuris Club by tour goals to one this after- noon.--Reuter."

SPANISH BID FOR

OLYMPIC

GAMES

London, Feb. 27-In two months' time, the International Olympic Committee meets in Rome to discuss, among other things, the venue for, the 1956 Olympic Games.

Australia is inviting the athletes of the 'world' to visit Melbourne, capital city of Victoria State, but it is known that several other big cities, par- ticularly some in the United States, are keen to -stage the next Olympiad following the 1952

Helsinki Games.

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Earlier they and brought

The diminutive Ampon easily Malayans needed only one more also well backed and three bets Ceylon's first innings to a close £1,000, £10,000 at 381, claiming the three out-

ivon over his doubles partner. of win of £20,000

to £500, and £3.000 to £300 standing wickets for an addi-

to the overnight Cesar Carmona, 6-4, 6-3, 0-2. own ning the Thomas Cup and the

bent his Deyro while be in A were taken about his National tion of 37

Amado San- chances—Router.'

to a Madrid arrangements" than did London West Indies bail 293 on the doubles partner,

cham-

Now, according national chez, forruer

is being urged last year. board at the fall of the second

6-3, 6-2, -United report, Spain

of Alternatively, Deportista tug- also to Joln the queue wicket today, but Ceylon scored

white 10 Press.

applicants Tho suggestion rested that all Latin-American (wo quick successes

INDIAN LOSES

from camie

well-known nations should get together and runs were being added,

of the applien- Naresh Kumar, visiting In-

unler the pen-me of Juan tions which, he said, had been afternoon consecutive century in Ceylon.dian tennis star, was eliminated Spanish sports critic, who writes sponsor either

In the

mnde by Buenos Aires ond Deportistu. At the wicket for three hours yesterday

In an article in the Madrid Mexico City. 24 fours quarter final of the 1949 national he hit 20 minutes,

"Their candidatures are parti- men's tennis singles champion-

110 in a dashing tonings.

ship by Amado Sanchez, locni weekly. "Fotos." Deportista de- enndidates for

While on the subject. Grun'a

Buenos Added Popular with us," the 1956 Stollmeyer played a polished top-ranking player, at the Rizalclared that the

Melbourne, Lausanne. Deportista put forward the pro- knock of 03, including nine Memorial stadium.

tho It was a gruelling four set at- Aires, fours, in

fair and the Fillpino star was Detroit, Los Angeles, Mexico posal, that, in addition to minutes.

City, Rome and Tokyo,

Olymple Games, all Spanish and countries Clyde Walcott, the glant forced to use all the court tricks

reasons why Portuguese speaking the Indinn "There are no West Indien wicket-keeper, hit he knew before

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Rae scored 137 to record his

iwo

hours six

arc

A large gathering of Manila well,"

rapid 54, including nine player was subdued. The scores Madrid or Barcelona should not should hold their own Games.

"Ibero-American present their candidatures as up a

These he wrote. Deportista fours, in an hour at the wicket were 6-2, 7-5, 2-0, 0-4. before he was smartly stumped

by M. Rodrigo, who niso dis-tennis fans witnessed the thril- thought that either of these Games," he suggested, could be city and in 110g match. Kumar was the cities could organice the Games held alternatively in some big missed Rno In the same man-

to detalla and Lisbon or Madrid-Router. ner and caught Stollmeyer, Jone forolgu entry in tho cham-with "an even greater and South American

plonships Reuter. Router.

better regard

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