COLONY TENNIS TOURNEY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1949.
THE GALLERY GOES AWAY DISAPPOINTED
By "RECORDER"
The growing popularity of local tennis, if one judges only from the comparatively larger crowds this year than in previous years at the Colony Open Grass-court Championships, took another bad beating yesterday evening.
The gallery, hungry as always for upsets, saw none. As Au Kam-moon lind failed to bent Segnjen, so B. T. M. Jones failed to beat Tsul Yun-pui, Beirne falled to beat Hawthorn. Nolan failed to beat Choy Tin-wah and Ribeiro failed to beat Lee Wai-tong.
To put some spice into local tennis, one needs a new Ip Koon-hung every other season. There don't appear to be any this year, though there is Bald to be a potential onu in Lee Boon-sing, the Java player, who has yet to be seen in action.
Yesterday's matches saw on bls thumb meket sustained in flashes of brillance from the a hockey malch some time ago losers but little fight. To make and his overheart smashing went. matters les speciacular, Tsui to pleces. Yun-pul suddenly touched bet-:
Hawthorn demonstrated ira
THE RESULTS ・・
The results were:
Taui Yun-pui beat B. T. M. Jones, 6-1, 6-1..
M. Ribeiro, 0-3, 6-3.
Lee Wal-tong beat F.
Ho Ka-lau beat T. J. Ouwe-
Wo.
Leat J. S.
hand Beirne, 6-3, 0-4.
J 1. Hawthorn
ter form than he has in months the course of the match some of and years to turn back Jones the steadiest backhand play I G-1, -1 in 30 minutes,
have seen in a long time and The younger Teul insisted on his tendency to vary his tactles attacking when by all recognised and ability to adjust himself to been an opponent makes him a precepts he should have
bniter than – evens treating Jones's
Food-length slightly driving with some measure of favourite to get into the last
eight at the expense of Ho Kn-6-2, 0-7. respect
These tactles, which would lau.. have worked with few, worked with Taul. He played a master- ful game and his cannily timed drop shots were winners all the
way,
Said Jones after the match:
Another game exhibition was put up by D. Noinn against Choy Tin-wah. The match, over in two sets, was the longest of the evening.
Hardly a spectacular player, "He was playing like I have Nolan still attracted one of the never seen him play before."
The former Macao player, F. largest galleries once the Taul-
Roch Leung beat Molan Chan, -0.0-1.
Choy Tin-wah beat D. Nolan,
Poon.
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P.
TODAY'S GAMES Court 1: R. Segalen
Court 2: T. E. Baker v. Wong Slu-ki,
wing.
Court 3: N. H. Ip v Lee Yue- ,.9
Court 4: 1. A. Ayrea v. G. M. Ilibeiro, put up a nice show-Jones match was over by his Chea.
sudden Court 5: Lee Boon-sing v F ing against Lee Wal-tong but sieady retrieving and
lo kill off a|V. Harrison. was evidently badly handicapped offensive spurts
Court 6: P. V. Sellors v Tsul tournament leng rally. He took the secondl through: tack of experience.
set to 16 frames and, with more Wat-pul
standard CRC experience of
Umpires: C. W. L. Way, A. tacties, we may yet zee him IT. McBride, 3. Mnckie, B. T. M. troubling bigger game than the Jones, B. Denkon and R. O. younger Choy.
Balder.
The RAF player, J. S. Berne, A match for J. E. Hawthorn in normal eircumstances, was again badly handicapped by a bruise
COLONY BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUNIOR MIXED DOUBLES MATCH THE THRILL OF THE EVENING
By "SIDELINER"
Most thrilling of the four matches in the Colony Open Badminton Cham. pionships played at the Victoria Itecreation Club last night was the Junior Mixed Doubles encounter in which F. M. Ribeiro partnered Mrs Olga Lawrence to defent A. L. Nery and Miss Bernadine Remedius after three gruelling and hotly contested sets 15-9, 11-15. 18-16.
By fine anticipation and cun- ningly concealed cross-court drops, Miss Remedios won four straight points on her starting service.
interceptions at the net and placement shots they let 13-8.
his
ran the score up to 12-2 In their favour by alternating drops with smashes which found the corners of the court.
Fighting determinedly, Miss itemsay and Miss Greentialgh brought the score to 12-1.
Miss Xavier At this starte brought
skill into piny her Finally Ribeiro broke through again and won
the remaining Nery and Miss Remedios drew to win the first three points by three points for set and match level with some fine combina-alternating his lobs with swift with two cross-court drop shots tive work but Ribeiro began to drops which caught his up-and a smash which hit the net move about the court and bore ponents on the wrong foot. the brunt of their attack. He Nery and Miss Remedios fought smashes with drops back and alded by Mre Law- alterinted and lobs,
rence misjudging the light of With the scoro
0-8 in his the shuttle drew level nt 3-3,
Mru Lawrence faveur, Ribeiro played flawless
her badminton through interminable partner's service made rallies and chiefly through tre-amends for her misjudgment by
Nery then called upon reserves and levelled the score by unreturnable smashes, The service changed hands three Mra Lawrence then came into the picture
with
ine times without score and somhe
the interceptions at the net and players themselves began to feel coupled with the smashing of the tension. Ribeiro they led 0-5.
on
ample
and went over,
THE RESULTS Results were:
Junior. Men's Singles
H. J. Xavier beat H. Risdale
18-19. 15-3.
Junior Men's Doubles
I. M. Scures & J. A.
Soares
QUEEN OF THE ICE
Alena Vezanova, of Czechoslovakin, shows, in the Palais de Sports, Paris, one of the evolutions that won her the world figure-skating championship.
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE SCRAMBLE
Louis Tries To Win
New York Over
Paterson, New Jersey, Mar. 7.-Joe Louis, the retired world heavyweigh champion, will consider New York as a site for his world title fight between Ezzard Charles and Joe Walcott in June, if New York will recognise the winner as world champion.
The National Boxing Association's champions are recognised in every State except New York and the NBA have agreed to recognise Louis's promo- tion as for the world's title "to avoid an endless and pointless scramble" among would-be successors to Louis,
The NBA
Lou's stipulated
agreement with American Twentieth Century
that the new. Club offering him joint promo champion shall meet the logical tion in a world championship
contender within three months.—|bout. Reuter,
JACK SOLOMONS
STILL TRYING London, Mar, 7-The British boxing promoter, Mr Jack Solo- mons, sald today he is awaiting "official_confirmation" from the
FANLING GOLF
П
Mr Solomons sakl be wil issue
statement accepting or rejec
ing the American offer after he has been informed of the details
United Press.
He said
Fame a
FIFTH TEST MATCH
South Africa Out For 379
'Port Elizabeth, Mar. 7-England brought the South African first innings to a close for 379 runs today in the fifth and final Test here, and at the close of play had replied with 80 for one wicket.
England claimed seven wickets for 160 rung to- day, and South Africa's first innings ended after nine hours and five minutos. The average scoring rate was just over 40 runajan hour, slow for a team which had to win the match to draw the Test series, since England had won one Test and the other three had ended in drawvs.
Len Hutton and Cyril Wash- brook gave England a good start by putting on 78 for the first wicket before Wanhbrook fell for 30 to a catch off Athol Itowan, bowling very who had been well.
The England pair sent up the Arst 60 in as many minutes-- the fastest rale of scoring in the match so far.
Towards the close the pitch was affording
turn.
Bruce
Mitchell,
a good deal of
tho south Was African opening batsman. dismissed today when one short of his century, after spending nix hours 37 minutes at the wicket in a slow, painstaking innings.
WADE'S FIRST
A irst Test century W33 who by W. Wacic, registered scored 125 in four hours 10
maules, and hit 11 fours,
Wade's willingness to employ his strokes in striking con-
was trast to Macholi.
throughout Almost
South Africa's Innings the wicket was In excellent condition, and the England atteck, though steady.
Na- was not very dangerous. turally, England bowled "tight”. and employed a defensive field, which was completely success- ful.
Bedser, Gladwin and Young were the most accurate bowlers. Bedser was most hostile, and was unlucky not to take more wickets, but the others played their part well. Jenkins nipped in for three wickets quickly at a vital period, midway through
fontrags.
the
contend with sharply
turning
COMPTON SETS
A RECORD
Port Elizabeth, Mar. 7. The South African Cricket Board of Con- trol today decided that the match between the MCC and a Natal XI at Pietermaritzburg last month was a first-class fixture.
Denis Compton, who scored 15 and 141 in that match. therefore, has established a record for Tuns in a South
· African season, his total to date being 1,565.
&
The remaining match of the tour, after the present Test, which is against Combined Universities side, start- ing at Capetown on March 12, has also been given first class status. -Reuter,
Story Of The Calcutta Cup
Bunny
Lincolnshire & Grand National Callover's
London, Mar. 7-New- market-trained Fair Judge- ment was made a clear 19 to 12 favourite for the Lincoln- shire Handicap when the card on that race and the Grand National were called over for the fourth time at the Victoria Club here to- night.
At the previous callover Fair Judgement had been joint favourite with Mister Lovell at 100 to 8. Mister Lovell was offered at 100 to 7 tonight, being relegated to third favourlie,
Baron
de Nexon's French challenger, Drakkar, qualed at 100 to last weekt, is now second favourite at 100 to D.
Another Newmarket horse, Goldsborough, shortened four points from 20 to 1 to 100 to 0, whille the Northern-trained Spurned was cut from 25 to 1 to 20 to 1. Mr David Baker's Romano, who has been well backed of Inte, hardened from 28 to 1 to 22 to 1.
A feature of the Grand Na tlonal belling was the support for the 12-year-old Bricett, who was cut eight points from 28 to 1 to 20 to 1.
National
Lord Mildmay's Cromwell re- mning a firm 100 to 7 favourilo for the Grand National, while London, Mar. 7-English Cloncarrig shortened two points and Scottish rugger "fans" to share second favouritiam with Hutton and Washbrook had to will be discussing the Cal- Hol Mond.
The odda
against Happy offbrenker by Athol Rowan when cutta Cup, for which the in-Home, who will be ridden by
Rowan England batted.
externational teams of Eng- Byran Marshall, the champlon wearing patch at one land ploited
and Scotland
Hunt Jockey, were re- enil with fine skill, but even strive at Twickenham on
will duced from 33 to 1 to 25 to 1.
Extended odds were offered the rate of scoring was faster
neainst Rowland, Roy, Happy than at any period of the South African Inninga,
Washbrok fell to a catch off Rowan. Hulton was still master- ful as the pitch became more but Jack Crapp ex- troubled moments amount against Rowan. The of turn Rowan was getting on the ball was not a happy sign for England.
At the close England were 30 for one wicket.
THE SCOREBOARD
South Africa
First huings
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b
3
b Bedser
March 19.
THE BETTING
The full quotations were:
Lincolnshire
Few of them, however. lenow Home's stable companion, his of Its Interesting origin. 17te quotation of 28 to 1 being six trophy is of Indian craftsman- points above last week's call- ship, supported by three cobras over. and surmounted by an elephant. On the plinth of the Cup are Inscribed the names D the captains of the winning teams. It was presented for annual competition between England and Scotland by the Calcutta Rugby Club when, finding polo and lawn tennis too powerful rivale, they disbanded in 1870.
The founder of the club, G. A. R. Rothney, collected all the surplus funds in silver rupees. which were melted down and made into the present Cup.
Scotland are the present hold-
90 ers of the trophy, for they beat 2 England by six points to three at -73 - Murrayfield,
JACK SHARKEY CHIPS IN Boston, Mar -The former heavyweight boxing champion. Jack Sharkey, said today that The scoreboard at the close of
believed an elimination play on the second day was:. tournament should be staged to The qualifying round for the determine the successor to Joe Captain's Cup
for 1040
was Louls,
Rowan,
c Watkins, the week-end at played over
Gladwin such a tournament Fanling and resulted in J. D. would give the night
Mitchell, e Griffith, Clague qualifying with a nett
and provide n" fair chance for ourse, b Bedser Segalen and F. C, B. Black with ali heavyweight contenders who Wade, e Compton, b Jenkins Junior Mixed Doubles
70 each.
seek to succeed Louis.
Cheetham, c and b Bedser Lawerence bent A. L. Nery & match between
Next Sunday there will be a Sharkey declined to comment Dawson, C Gindwin, Miss Bernerdine Remedies 15-0, ten and the Secretary's team,
the Captain's directly on Louls' own plans to
Jenkins title bout between A Rowan, not out singles in the morning and four-Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Tuckett, Jenkins Ladles Doubles HIGHEST STANDARD Misses Theresa Baptista &ing "imes and partners will be
somes in the afternoon. Start- Walcott
Mann, e Compton, b Glad- Though the Mixed Doubles | Margie Xavier beat Misses
put thed later. most exciting Was tho
the Dawn Ramsay and Joan Green- the net and then passing them Ladies Doubles between Misses haigh 18-15, 15-0.
mendous smashing ran up six hitting the shutile so hard that beat M. Kempton & A. E. Elliott oo. The runners-up-were- much needed "shot in the arm" Viljoen, b Beaser
in.
F. M. Ribeiro & Mrs Olga
points to win the Arst ret 15-0;it-struck-the-cord-and-bounced 15-9, 15-12.
The
Ribeiro-Lawrence com- bination started off well in the Needing one point I win, second set and led 4-0. Then Ribeiro smashed a lob return of Mrs Lawrenco began to lose her his service towards the side touch at the net but Ribeiro Ines whith Nery reached, but took it on himself to win points. failed to return over the net.
From 4-3 the score went to 6-3 with Ribeiro. using all his guile to lure his opponents to
with spectacular Toba
smashes to the sidelines.
to
and Dawn Ramsay and Joan Green- Theresa haigh against Misses
11-15, 18-10.
Realising that to win they had Baptista and Margie Xavier pro- University Win
force the opposition to tire, vided the highest standard of
Nery and Miss Remedios began badminton last evening.
playing for placements.
und
Though Miss Ramsay Miss Greenhalgh lost 15-18,
Trailing 7-10 they started to Miss
nix their
dica
court drops
ons which
Ribeiro failed to
to reach.
1
were
Senior League
Law Of Tho Jungle
Mar. 7.- Toulouse, France,
in Toulouse today University won the Senior The police
off Firmin Seilhan's car during a football match on Sunday, Scilton wans playing for Samatan team analast Toulouse
the accident
A heated 11
for the when
occurred In the uproar that followed the during
serlamage.
Referee stopped the game.
The matcli was part of the competition for the Cup of the Pyrences.-Associated Press,
mix shots and Miss Remo -15 they were not disgraced. Men's Doubles Badminton or trying to the out on
made several map cross- They gave a great exhibition of
the tiring team-work and Miss Green-League Championship when halgh's command of strokes was they won their return en- Mrs Lawrence appeared it-In revelation.
gagement against Chinese at this point and made Miss Ramsay was a hard work-YMCA by seven matches to several costly mishits at the net er at the net but last night they two at the University Gym- which allowed Nery and Miss lost to a more experienced pair. Remedies to win the picond set Miss Greenhalgh's hard smughes nasium last night, 15-11
K. S. Low and T. T. Chin and drives
outstanding throughout the whole match, paced the three University pairs ITENSION MOUNTS
Time and again her stylishly with three straight victories
against the opposition. The third and anal set be.executed smashes scored paints.
The scores were: 'gan with Miss Remedios serving. Miss Baptista and Xavier were
K. S.
and Low overshadowed Without losing the service she not
(University) with Then she smashes were
great accuracy and power. The and W. F. 5oo 21-10, beat R. Tay to regain Baptista-Kavier phir ted 13-7 in and P. 11. Wong 21-11, bent R.
the first set but powerful smash-Young and Bill Funk 21-11, kills at Rainsay deuced the net.
ran up five points. totted a drop shot.
Ribeiro appeared
his "second wind" and his *amashes were hard fund true.
Nery made several brilliant but was backhand recoveries Inclined to be erratie at this crucial stage,
and executed
their
beat
T. T. Chin P. K. Hool
promoto
MORE CERDAN PUBLICITY
b
19 to 2 Fair Judgement. 100 to Drakkar.
100 to 7 Mister Lovell, 100 to 0 Goldsborough, 20 to 1 Spurned, 22 to 1 Crown Flatts and Ro ang
25 10 1 Star Signal, 33 to 1 all others.
Grand National 100 to 7 Cromwell,
18 to Cloncarrig and Rol Mond
Edinburgh-last-2010 1 Bricett.
25 to 1 Happy Home, Cava-
120 year. Once. In 1887, the Scottero, Royal Mount and Ulster
2 felt so confident of repenting their victory of the previous
Monarch.
20 year that they did not trouble 20 to 1 Rowin zu to bring the Cup
them.
south
with
2
To prove that' there's many a 11slip twixt the cup. and the lip, 3 England beat them at Fallow-
10 field, Manchester, by 12 points
to three-Reuter.
370
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He cald, however, he felt that there are other worthy conten- McCarthy, b Gladwin ders, such
Extras an veteran Savold.-United Press.
win
Lee
Bowling
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'Parts, Mar. 7-Marcel Cer- dan's manager today denied press reports that the world middleweight champion Intends to retire after another year of Aghting
"I know that Cerdan does not
intend to retire in January, 1950
manager Jo Longman said. and that he will keep on fighting as long as he gets pleasure from He salt that Cerdan has said this himself several times and there is no reason to believe that he will be tired of fighting in | a year.—Unlter Press.
ing by Miss Greenhalgh and T. B. Teoh and 11. T. Hea of the present century, hos ton's outdoor boxing season on
the
net
by
Bedser Gludwin Jenkins Watkins
Compton
England First innings tutton, not out Washbrook, e Dawson, b A.
kowan
Crapp, not out.
Extras
ENGLAND'S XV London, Mar. 7. — The England Rugby team to
Sliver Fame.
Kloy and
33 to 1 all others--Reuter.
Ohio State
Wins "Big Ten” Swimming
clinched
Columbus, Ohio, Mar. 7- Ohlo State's swimming team today
tho Western Conference championship, piling up 68 points to unseat defending
3 meet Scotland in the Cal- cutta Cup match at Twicken- ham on March 19 will be unchanged from that which beat France last month.
The decision of the selectors Wally Ris of Iowa, who won 100-metre Olymple free-
Michigan.
37 to leave well enough none of the
2
5
The
ter the unexpected revival of style last year, Jed from the 30 the Engilsh fighting spirit cams start to win the event in 51.4
as no surprise.
which was four-tenths of a than the Con- form shown by England second slower against Wales and Ireland was ference record set by Halo too had to be true. When bent Hirose two years ago. In France, the side disclosed wanknesses ngalast heavier ornonents.
00 for one -Reuter.
110
Ris helped put his team in the runner-up spot with 51 points. Michigan was third with 40. Purdue, Northwestern, Min- B Guest, L. Cannell, van nesota and Indiana were next
The team is: Ryneveld, R, Kennedy 1 Preect, in that order. United Press.
The
W. B. Holmes,
Oxford More W. Moore, . Kendal-Cal penter,
F
Forward pitted
J. Steeds, T. Price, G. Hosking.
J. Mhuliews, V. Roberts. D Vaughan and B. Travers.-- Beuter.
Swimming Record
A BITE E. Larner Dies
Washington, Mar. 7.—Match- | BOAT RACE CREWS Brighton, Mar. 7.-E. Larner,
maker Gabe Menendez bas who broke
offered World Middleweight many world walk- ing records in the early years France $10,000 to open Washing- champion Marcel Cerdan of
Miss (University) bent Hoo, and Foodied here aged 73.
May 2 Between 21-8, lost to R. Tay and P. H.
1904 and 1911 he Cerdan
would be However the Portuguese pair Wong 8-21, beat R. Young and won the British two and seven had their opponents' number Bill Funk 21-12.
miles titles each three times. against Joe Blackwood, à 21- and S.. A. Vanir and won the ten-mile walk at year-old negro who has had 65
7:-Both Miss Remédios caught the eye and Miss Baptista won
London, Mar. bonis. terrifle University) beat P. K. Hooi ould the Olympic Games in 1008.
They would with t
meel, with her coolness in returning betting point
W. F. Foo 21-0, lost to R. Tay During his career he held Menendez says, in a ten-round Oxford and Cambridge Boat Ribeiro's sminshes. Mrs Law smash to the forecourt.
Griffith Race crews made their first the
the and . H. Wong 2-21, beat I. all world records from one to second set rence, recovered from her tem-
ten miles-Reuter. combinationYoung and Bill Funk 21-10.
appearance on the tideway porary nerves' and again by Baptista-Xavier
The offer was made to Lewit Putney today and what for the third round of the one minute 7.1 seconds. Reu- Bursion in New York, Ainerisan brief comparison there was Rachy League Challenge Cup ter.
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WHAT GOSE ON
AROUND HERE?
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overweight bout Stadium.
· representative of Cerdan.
Blackwood,
Rugby League
Cup Draw 'London, Mar.
Frankfurt, Mar. 7.-Walter Klinge. German swimming champion, has bettered
the world 100 metres breast stroke by 2/10th of a second...
Swimming at Schunebisch, in
the American Zone of Germany,
7 The draw. Klinge covered the distance in
relied as follows:
157-pounder, showed Oxford to be more Barrow v. Wigan or Wake-
has won his lost three fights forward than their rivals, field Trinity: Leeds v. Hudders Door Opened For
here
by the
two knockouts. He la a stablemate of
Nevertheless, both crows faced | Beld; Oirtham v. Halifax; Brad- Savold. Lan
The roughish water and almost ford Northern Menendez said Cerdan couli
Rangers. necept 30 percent of the gate if Arctic conditions with credit.
Ties
aro to did not want the
bo
guarantee Associated Press.
flat
v. Belle Vuc
Nefther attempted any serious
be played on rowing, seeming content to get March 19-Reuter. the feel of the water, although Cambridge, after 113 orly DRAW FOR
of short duration.
the full COUTEC
German Sport
Berlin, Mar. 7-Britain today opened the door for. Germans to compete in in
ternational sports. Scottish Cup
A British Military Govern- Semi-Finals
ment announcement Br'd that Mar 7 The draw to travel abroad on a person;) Garmana "should be permitted
London,
WELTER BOUT London, Mor.
7-Livio outing Minelli of Italy, the
new addled over European Welterweight boxing later
later in the afternoon, *It who champion, Ja scheduled
to noticeable that they had their fight Billy Exity of England bont moving easily.
*ten-round bout here on
and more sure in their timing. Seth Chip was made today sporting events to which they Oxford appeared less or firm-final ties of thor club basis to lako part in March 20,
ns follows:
Cluda✔ Dundee, at Easter have been invlled."
Clube and ind'viduals DU- Rangers V Enst Fife. at pling invitations abroad, must clearod by the Military The ties are to be played Government, the arnounce
- ment said,--Associated Press,
Rond. Edinburgh.
It will be the chief support-They, too, began with a short ing contest to the non-title outing and had n long spell fight already amounced beater in the day. tween Marcel Cordan of air; thole 1947 craft for practice and Hamden Pack, Glasgow
(The Leht Blues · are using
World Middleweight champion,
and British chempion Dick will use last verr'a boat in the Turpin Associated Press. Trace itself. Reuter.
on March 26-Router.
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