1949-03-17 — Page 6

COLONY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1949.

EXPERIMENTS WITH

Four Semi-Finalists Are In A Class Two New Types Of

By Themselves

By "RECORDER"

Ip Koon-hung, Tsui Wai-puí, Tsui Yan- pui and Roch Leung reached the semi- finals of the Colony Open Grasscourt Sin- gles Championship at the HKCC yesterday and in such a manner as to suggest that they are--the four of them-in a class by them- selves where local tennis is concerned.

In advancing into the semi-finals, they con ceded, between them, just 13 games. Some excel- font tennis was seen but it was, when the final pot on the back has been given the losers, one-sided.

A suggestion that has been gaining ground lately in favour of an annual Consolation Tourna- ment, or Junior Championship, on the lines of Wimbledon's All-England Plate, open to all who have never reached the semi-final, gained more ground

from yesterday's results than it has from many evenings of clubhouse argument.

He

as he gave

Biggest struggle of the even-impressed me as much Ing yesterday was put up by di yesterday. J.13. Hawthern

against Tsul Segaten, the first two games of Yun-pul. It lasted just one set. the first set and then won 11 The younger Tsu! made the in a row. Segalen then took mistake of trying to outplay two more games and conceded Hawthorn in a baseline duel

one more for set and match. At bat, he ran out winner at

Segalen, semi-finalist last 0-4. When Toul changed his year, had a hard match the tactles to more aggressive act evening before against J. B. play in the second set, he ran Hawthorn in the KCC Club through it at 0-0.

Singles. In what was largely n Hawthorn put up a game ex-boseline duel yesterday, Segalen hibition but he wasn't in the had to coll on reserves same closs. He was down 0-2 stamina which were not there. In the first set when he pul Leung's variation in tactics his all into the match, cap- and his more confident aď. leing the third game to love vances to the forecourt won the on: Taul's service, then being match for him. He was playing led 4-2 and catching up to 4-6. much better tennis than usizit and hin slicing drives and cuts put Segalen off his length. As an all-rounder, he outclassed Segalen.

TSUI v. LEE

The Java player, Lee Boon- sing's, failure to adapt any other tactics against Taul Wai-pul but his low-over-the-net

Splrn driving was responsible for his going down 0-8, 2-6 to the reigning Colous Champion.

The elder Tsui did not exert

IP v. CHOA

of

Ip Koon-hung, the Chinese National Champion, kept con- troi

of his match against the University champion, George Chou, to the extent that Choa never had a chance to take comma command.

himscif and, a adjusting himself to the possibility of a variation of tactics, varied his own play. to the extent that Lee Boon-sing

Choa was caught repeatedly by had hardly ever a look-j11.

Taul's variation of length took Ip's uncanny dropshots und only the life out of Lee's

to life when a baseline top-spin, cume drives and gave him little due! developed, playing some chance to seize the initiative. pretty backhand drives only to Lee, nevertheless, proved him-be caught with a dropshot or a self a classy player, but hardly low-over-the-net return, in n class with the Tsuis.

LEUNG v. SEGALEN Roch Leung, whom I have sten play many times, never

Oxford Crew's

THE RESULTS

Results were:

Jp Koon-hung beat George Chon 0-1, 6-2.

Tsui Wai-pul beat. Lee Boon- sing 0-0, 0-4.

Tsui Yun-pui beat J. B. Haw- thorn 6-4, 6-0.

Roch Leung beat R. Segalen

0-2.

Good Time-20

London, Mar. 16,-Oxford University, in their first serious rowing since Saturday morning, set up the excellent time of 11 minutes 22 seconds in a row from Chiswick Steps to Putney Bridge, a distance of over two

ind

a

half miles, on the ebb tide

this evening.

LOUIS TELLS IT TO THE PRESS

Joo Louis, retired heavyweight champion, holds a press conference In New York City at which he said Eddie Eagun, chairman of the New York State Athle- tic Commission, had rejected his request to have the proposed Ezzard Charles Jersey Joe Walcott bout sanc- tioned in New York as a title battle.

Louis said Eagan was "friendly and offered to help me in any way. The commissioner told πιε that he could not sanction any one fight as for the world's cham- pionship, — AP Wire- photo.

University

Turns Up A

Gazelle Open Doubles

Last Eight Today

This was done despite the considerable quantity of water abey tind shipped when paddling along Fulham and Crabtree Reaches in rough water against Colony Open Doubles Cham- The Quarter-finals of the The crew were almost ankle pionship will be played at docp in water when they turned al Chiswick.Reuter.

the tide.

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Detroit's Bid For

Olympic Games

to

Washington, Mar, G. - An official invitation to hold the 1056 Olympic Games in Detroit was extended by Congress to day the Olympic Games Association.

The House of Representatives passed and sent to the White House a

a resolution giving.legis lative approval to the invitation which already has been made by the United Olymple Committee. -United Press.

Empire Games

Tho

Canada--

THE FISTIC SPHERE

Louis Did The Smart Thing

SAYS JACK SHARKEY

Cleveland, Mar. 16.—Joe Loufs did the smart thing in retiring undefeated as heavyweight box- ing champ, according to Jack Sharkey, former sailor who once held Louis' title.

"The people who had Louls'

interests at heart have been

1

Cricket Pitches

London, Mar. 16. Two new types of practice cricket pitches, one of rubber-lald concreto and the other of matting on portable concrete slabs, are being tried out this year.

When the Essex County coaching classes begin at Chelmsford at Easter, a new experimental rubber pitch will be used for the first time. Two concreto pitches have been laid, and these will be covered with a rubberised surface which, it is hoped, will enable bowlers to make the fullest use of the spin. Tho most popular type of thul the Australian cricket practice pitch in the past has giants of the past were dove- been. concrete covered with oped, and they are still widely matting. It was on such pitches used in Australia.

Interport Soccer

It will be remembered that Sir Donald Bradman, before leaving England last summer, urged the universal use of con- erete pliches for young pinyers public parks and olher placen.

These wickets are used for

At a meeting of the Inter- some matches in South Africa and other parts of the cricket- port Sub-Committee

of the

have

them.

Hongkong Football Association ting world, and English players

been full of at Prince's Building yesterday

De

praise for the following Interpört team

Essex may feel that they have was selected to visit Manila in April.

gone one better than matting, but the rubber surface has yet

China

Yu Yiu-tak (South China "A"); Hau Yung-zang (South to be fully tested. The new Tozer (Navy); portable pitch is made of sec- Lions six feet wide and threa feet (St. Joseph) laid, the surface is covered with Jong. When completely (South China

Change (South China,

"A"), Leonard

The Bang

Man-chl

(St.

advantages of the new

of

matting. Joseph),

The Bus), (K.M. (Navy). Kiernan pitch are its portability and the production. De- and Lee Tol-fal (K.M. low cost Bus). Reserves: Anderson, Tae signed for eventual use in public Kam-hung, Rocha, Costilho, parks and other rough spaces, can be taken up or Jald with Craighead, Rowlands, Tse Kam-

ho, Mullen. Chu Wing-keung,

Kwok Ying-kee and Main,

caso.

Bill Edrich, the England all-

Mr K. M. Omar was to be rounder, prefers the pitch both! manager for the team.

for batting and bowling and

The team will leave for thought it equal to any con-

13 on April

on which he had or 14, crete pitch

played.-Reuter, Players selected are requested

Manila

to inform the Association not later than March 24 whether

"REFEREES' DINNER

It

was anounced by Capt. Stone, Chairman of the Hong- kong Referees' Dinner Sub- they con travel, Committee, yesterday that the dinner scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 19, has been cancelled owing to lack of support.

hoping for two years that Louis MAKE IT A SEPARATE 'EVENT? would quit fighting," Sharkey declared. "That's no game for an old dog."-United Press.

MITRI SEEKING EUROPEAN TITLE

On

Milan, Mar. 16. Tiberio Altri, who defeated Britain's Dick Turpin in Trieste Saturday, has relinquished his Italian middleweight boxing Uitle to devote himself to win- ning the European champion- ship. It was announced today.

tri secks a fight with the European middleweight title- holder, Cyrille Delannoit, prob- The heats of the Univerably in April. Italian

promo- sity sports that have been ters have left for Brussels to bid run off over the past fort for the match. night in preparation for the pected to meet France's Luclen Before that night Mitri is ex- Anals on Saturday-promise Gaboche-Associated Press one of the most amazing Lugard Hall's Gerhard Wag athletic feats of all time if ner comes out winner in the

the HKCC this evening. sprints. The best match will see B. T. M. Jones & H. A. Ayres in action against Kwok Hing- cheung & Roch Leung.

Though it is a generally ac- cepled principle in athletics to- day that a sprinter can never

a. sthyer matches be

vico

or

verso,

DAVE SANDS LEAVES AUSTRALIA

BUTTERFLY STROKE CONTROVERSY RAGES AGAIN

London, Mar. 16. — Although the butterfly stroke is now generally accepted in breast stroko swimming events, the question of its legality is far from settled. There is a large body of opinion which thinks the butterfly and breast strokes should be entirely different-events, as are the breast stroke and the crawl.

Tonight's Badminton

CRICKET TEAMS

OCCASIONALS

On Sunday at Chater Road at 11

TOP DOG

Tops in the dog world is Ch. Mazelaine's Zaza- rac Brandy, a boxer, which was declared the best of the show in the Westminster Kennel Club's 73rd Annual Dog Show in Madison Square Garden.

Here's the new cham- pion with the cup he won in taking the title.-AP Wirephoto.

Victoria Club Callovers

London, Mar. 16.-Mister Lovell, who is owned by the am, the Occasionals will meet the Duke of Norfolk, joined Combined Hongs and will be selec Drakkar as second favourite arrow, E. Gambrill. A. Graham. at 100 to 8 for the Lincoln- fed from: C. D. Wales (capt.), J. o.. Kerr. D. Mclellan, K. A.

Miller, M. Newton, N. R. cliver. Bhire Handicap when the J. Pullen, L. T. Rida and A. card was called over at the Stepto

At the conclusion of the match Victoria Club tonight. The there will be an informal supper Duke gave a public tip for

in the Clubhouse at which all who

have played for or against the oc- his horse nt a luncheon on casionals and, those who have Monday.

watched them played will be wel- come.

OPTIMISTS

The favourite, Fair Judge ment, has hardened from 102 to

The following will represent the 2 to 17 to 2. Optimista against Craigengower There was a tightening up in prices, пл exception being

In a League match on Satur- day at Chater Road at 1.45 p.m. Drakkar, who slipped from 100 L. D. Kilbee (capt.). K. A. MI!-

ler, M. Wood, A. S. Erson, G. Tto U. There were rumours in Rowe, W. J. Slagter, M. M. Lille. London today that all was not R. W. Franklin, T. P. Mahon, D. well with the horse, but these McLellan and F. Thorpe.

IRC 2ND XI

were denied by his trainer Harry Wragg, who sild There Let nothing wrong with Drakkar. The following players have been You will see him at work to selected to represent the IRC morrow on Warren HIN 2nd XI in a League Fixture against fo R.A.F. on, the Anny ground on Saturday at 1.45 p.m.-A. II. Baker (Capt), S. K. Khan, 3. A. Wahab (Br.) M. A. Wahab (r), A. M. Rumjahn, F. M. el Arculil, A. K. Markar. A R. Ratack, Motivatin. A. Ebrahim, S. Abad, 1. All, Scorer, Mr T. I. Barma.

The French horse, Patchouly, and the top weight, Royal Tara, hardened two points to 20 to 1. and Crown Flatts offered at 23 to 1 on Monday, closed at 22 to 1.

Six Negroes Are well strengthened his position

Now Indians

-For-the-Grand -National; only- eight horses were quoted, Crom-

ns favourite when the ocida against him were reduced from 9 to 1 to 8 to 1. Happy Homs and Roi Mond were also well Tucson, Ariz., Mar. 18.--Sat-backed, closing. at 20 to 1, chiel Paige and Jose Santiago The final callover on the arrived here for Spring training Lincolnshire will be held at the today, bringing to six the num- Victoria Club on Friday even- ber of negroes in the Cleveland ing. Indians camp.

Paigo and Santiago Joined

In fact, after the Olympic Games, the Inter- national Congress accepted, by 42 votes to 31, an "Australian proposal" that the two strokes should be considered separate events and should not be swum in the same competition.

The International Swimming Sydney, Mor. 10.Dave Federation (FINA) Congress, Sands, the Australian triple however, appointed a bureau boxing champion, who fights which has veloed the majority

Tom Yarescz America's

at vote, and so there is danger of Harringay Arena on April 4, left a spilt in FINA on the question. for England tonight by plane, This is one of two

He He was

accompanied by, kla American officials were behind today in which the result. is in Wagner has so far captured the trainer-manager, Tom Maguire, the velo and they point out that any doubt before it has been finals of the 10,000 metres run who said Sands had been com since the stroke was legalised

(over six miles), the final of pelled to leave Australia because for breast stroke events, thou-Programme In the Colony Larry Doby, Artie Wilson, Ores- played. The other is that be-

tes Minoso, and Roy Welmaker tween M. Heennn & M. W. Lo

nands of swimmers have adopted Badminton Championships, in special quarters. Paige said the 800 yards

of lack of opportunities. and has run, against Lee Boon-sing & T. Tinished second in the final of Sands, heavyweight, light and they

could be barred to be played at Club de Re-he weighs 185, which is tops for Chen.

the 220 yards low hurdles. heavyweight and midleweight from using it in the next Olym- creio:

kla career, and predicted an- champion of Australia, is one of ples if the Australian proposal

7.00 pr. (Junior Men's Dou-other good reason for the In- of five aboriginal stood.

bles): C. Quinn and A. J. Re-diána

himself.-United medios v F M. Ribeiro and T. Press. E. Rodrigues.

(Junior Men's Recreio Bowls Singles): A. L. Fisher v M. T.

At a meeting held yesterday at the Club de Recreto the fol.

subcommittee

Heenan, who had to scratch from the Open Singles,

The Iraqi gazelle boy story of a family is an excellent not player and his

two years ago was discarded as brothers,

of whom are partner is a doubles veteran of

#hunter's myth by authorities | boxers-Associated Press, repute Lee Boon-sing and T. T.

science of athletics who pointed out that Chien are a good doubles com-

muscular bination with o

not structure made it impossible for yet thoroughly developed

stayer. under a sprinter to be standing as such.

V Tsui

Wellington, Mar,

If Wagner is not running in 16.-Five hundred athletes are expected to TODAY'S MATCHES

world-class competition, he is assemble at Auckland next year

nevertheless highly regarded to Colony Open Doubles for the Empire Games.

Court 1: B.T.M. Jones and place in if not win the sprints Secretary of the New Zealand H.A. Ayres v

and the 440 yards, beside being Empire Games Association stat-cheung and Roch Leung

Kwok Hing favourite for the One, Mile. He ed that representation is likely

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is also entered in the hop, step Court 2: to be: England--100;

Luk Ding-cheung and jump. and Tsoi Ping-fan 70; South Africa and Rhodesia~~

brothers.

all the running If he cops 50; Australia-between 150 and 200, and New Zealand-100.-K.H. Ip v L.F. Stokes and R.

Court 3: Leo Wal-tong and championships on the programme Reuter.

on Fildny, he will improve on Segalen.

what is considered the most unl- Court

4:, M. Heenan and M. que feat of all-time in athletics, W. Lo v Lee Boon-sing and Lon Myers' winning of live

titles from 100 yards 10-Rugby T.T. Chen.

to One Club Handleap Singles Mile in the American National 1. Agafuroff v A. | Championships In the 1880s in an era when winning times were Court H.J. Armstrong v❘ not much better than they are K.H. Getz.

at the. HKU today,

Ruggor Results

London,

Mar. Union results today were:

East Midlands 6 points, Army Court 5: 13; Sussex 9, Eastern Counties Furrer. 12; Welsh Academicals, 11; RAF, 0.-Ansociated Press..

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Mister

Conquest

LATÍÉG SEG IS DETER

IN THE BAR, NICOLA,

BGFORG 100

STEWART GRANGER OUT OF A JOB/

THERE WAS US, AND THERE

WAS THEM - THIS IS OUR

CRATE - AND THIS THE ENEMY

ITALIAN HEAVYWEIGHT TO FIGHT IN U.S.

Chicago, Mor. 16.-Enrico Berthola, former Italian heavy- weight champlon, will fight Dlëk Hagan of Chilengo in a ten rounder at Chicago Stadium on March 25.

The bout will be a supporting feature to the non-title scrap between welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson and Bobby Lee at 155 pounds-Asseclated Press.

It can be recalled that the first seven in the Olympic 200 metres used the butterßy stroke and it is obvious that it has a distinct advantage over the or- thodox breast stroke.

Protests

naturally followed over the veto, but the specini

bureau, appointed for the task of working out details when the Australian

proposal

gained a by six votes to three. majority vole, vetoed the ruling

the

The following is tonight's

7.30 p.m.

Fa

and

+

was

Ycow.

8.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles): C.. Yung and K. Inwing

Chong v C. H. Ngan and Melected for lawn bowls: C. P. C. Hung.

Basto, J. A Luz and 8.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- Marques. bies): A. J. Sousa and F. M. Rozario v D. C. Lau and W. C. Chung

Davis Cup

B. P

QUOTATIONS

Tonight's prices were:/

Lincolnshire

17 to 2 Fair Judgement,

100 to 8 'Mister

Drakkar.

18 to 1 Spurned.

Lovell and

20 to 1 Patchouly and Royal Tara.

22 to 1 Crown Matts. 25 to Speciality.

1 Star Signal and

20 to 1 Signalman, Romano, Philadelphe and Lord Nelson.

33 to 1 Queue Up, Bright Paul, Red Pippin and Sea Shah. Grand National

8 to 1 Cromwell.

Mount, Ulster Monarch

20 to 1 Happy Home, Cloncerrig and Roi Mond. 22 to 1 Bricett. 0.00 p.m. (Senior Mixed Dou-

25 to 1 Royal All FINA nations have been bles): R. Tay and Miss M.

Montreal, Mar, 10-Tite Cavallero, circularised by Mr Harold Fern, Ribeiro v W. F. Foo and Miss Canadian Lawn Tennis Associa Revie England's former president on

H. Ewong.

tion announced today that the 9.30 p.m.. (Junior Mixed Tinu. ruling body, protesting bles): R. M. Senres and Mrs

routul Davis Cup tio against the velo which, he says, Correa Tsok v F. Brockbank and would be played at the Royal RAADIK KAYOED

between Canada and Australia is fantastic.

Mrs L. Benjamin. Honolulu,

Tennis Club, Montreal, from Mar. 16-Carl It means

that unless Olson, of Honolulu,

July 21 to 23.

The Canadian team will ba over when they meet In Italy later, over Anton Raadik, of Finland. this year, the butterfly stroke

selected after,the CLTA annual Wah bent Kowloon In the

in March meeting seventh

. 20,- round of a will be used of the next Olym-Tong "B" by six games, to three scheduled 10-round bout

lastpics against the wishes of the in the Men's Doubles "B" Div-Associated Press. night.-United Press.

sion of the Badminton League, last night.

the

Chung

scored bureau change their attitudo Badminton League a technical knock-out

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to

Scores were:

The next move is likely to be à full explanation from the K. L. Au & T.Y. Taun (K. bureau, explaining their attitude Tong) lost to CF. Chiu & K. Y. as a reply to Mr Fern's protest Tso 10-21; lost to K. F. Chiu &

the swimming nations. Austin Ho 18-24; beat Loo Reuter.

Leong & K.C. Wong 21-0.

S.L. Wong & S.P. Tao (K. Tong) lost to Chiu & Tso 10-21; beat Chiu & Ho 21-24; beat Leong & Wong 21-10.

K.L. Wu & C.L. Lam (K. The following have been lost to Chiu & Ho 16-21; lost to Tong) lost to Chlu & Tso 17-21: selected to represent the Khalsa Leong & Wong 11-21.

Khalsa Hockey XI

| Sports Club in the Hockey AssO-

Arthur Poalf says: HARDEST billard problem is to 4teor the bain into position for Bursary cannon play. Bilcerza may follow a drop cannon from hand. although hours and hours of practice cantiot make position sure..

BLACK

LOBLUE,

Lincolnshire Starters

London, Mar, 16-The prob-

able runners and fockeys for the Lincolnshire Handicap. to be run over one mile at Lincoln on Saturday, are:

Royal Tara (M. Heary), Bignalmen (J. Marshall), Drakkar (W). John stone), Patchouly Caldwallader (K.

(J. Royaabero). Gethin Golda Vestborough (3. Clayton), Milater to Lovell (T. Bum), Speciality (D, L. gather Jones), Lord Nelson (W. Snaith), three balls Crown Flatts (E, Dritt), Bright Paul

· stroke

tho

in

pace of a (W. Nevett), Joan Siar fit. Mor Atcer

ills). Yellow Idol (P, Mater), Red Walter Pippin (D. Greening), Philadelphe Lindrum's (T, Carter), Persian Book (1). Robert- favourite son), Fair Judgment (E. P. II. Smith), shown in Star Signal (P. Evans), Portemanteau diagram.

(J. Sime) Spurned (Douglan Smith), Carter Plus E, Morcer). Bea Shah epat. hot. Main), Traveller (F. · Durr), plays a run-through counon so Craigy Llyn (5. White), Donbar (G. well judged that red panes back pù | Greathurst), (Speed · (A. Hallaway), the aide cushion to present the Watersprout (1) Egan), Fride of the London, Mar 16-Royal Navy nursery cannon leave be wants. Prairie (A Carson), Young Strat-

Service Hockey Gra

elation fixture against the Civil |

XI, to be

Navy Boats Army

(2)

King's Park, on. Sunday,

played on Die RNRC Ground

Dn

With i

the

March 20, at 10 a.m. sharp:---- beat Army 2-1 in the annual

On the left is an argument settle ford (C. Rowley), Demmy Dor 10, Makhan Singh: A. E. P., Guest, Inter-services soccer match 10-free ball miter a snooker foul on botham Grazing E. Carter), Tetra ment Striker was entitled to Tucson) Lion' Mharo (2. Bldg- Yaqoob Khan; J. 5. Dillon, Mday.

sast red,

H. Flusson, Subedar - Bhagat Ireland draw two-all with pocket Brink as red, then piered red

ile nominated back on the corner | Shah (A. Weight), I will (M, Ewart), Romano. J. Walker), Chubby 2 (11, Singh G. W. P. Guest, B. Scotland in the amateur inter-proro is on, to black and potted Bradley), Happy Breed (C. Örtan), Gosano, Mickey Hom, S. Ninoo, national match at Delfast co

black. stroke. The nominated and, Bold Street (P. Tomin- Kripan (2, Grecriway), Windsor and U. B. Dillon,

sociated Press,

MUAS ALWAYS, DW, DIV Brat.

· 42 · probables/Router

change?