1949-03-24 — Page 6

COLONY BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

PROGRAMME

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1949.

FOR

SEMI-FINALS

The programme for the semi-finals of the Colony Open Bad- minton Championships was sect out at a meeting yesterday evening of the Hongkong Badminton Association.

There is to be one Sculor semi-final every evening of next week from Monday to Thursday and three on Wednesday at the Club de Recreto.

Admission charge to the semi-finals will be $1 (tax inclusive,) and to the finals it will be $2 (tax inclusive).

The programme is:

MONDAY, MARCH 28

At Kowloon Cricket Club 7.30 nm. (Ladies'

Doubles)

Misc 1. Soares & Miss Y

Franco v. Mra LF. Stockes de

Mrs A. Tamworth,

8.00. p.m. (Junior Men's Sin-

fles) J.A. Soares v. M.T. Yeow. (Ladles Doubles)

a.30 p.m.

Miss M. Silva & Mics Margaret

V.

Xavier Miss M. Leong Miss A. Heth.

&

0.00 p.m. (Sonier Men's Slo- gles) R. Tay v. B. Funk.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29

At Kowloon Cricket Club

Singles) (Ladies' 1.30 pJn. MI U Khoo v. Miss Margle

Xayler.

INTER-LEAGUE SOCCER

CHAMPIONSHIP

English League Wins

3-1 At Ibrox Park

Glasgow, Mar. 23.-The English League beat the Scottish League by three goals to nil in the Inter- This was League match at Ibrox Stadium today.

very nearly a dress rehearsal for the coming England v. -Scotland International, although the English League Included no players who will be engaged in next. Saturday's Cup semi-finals.

Mixed 8.00 p.m. (Junior

The selectors for both coun-I even though Scotland with their Doubles) J.A. Souren & Mrs M.

attended the game and players from three. of their four almost Sopres v. AJ. Gonsalves & Miss tries

Scotland's may not have been Cup semi-Anallats were C. Silva.

8.30 pm. (Junior Men's Sin-provided with any useful data, at full strength.

gles) D.C. Lau v. K.P. Chong

Men's 0.00

(Senior p.m. Doubles) W. Gulles & S. Saul v. ILT. Heah & T.B. Tech. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30-

At Club Be Reoreld D.M. (Junior Doubles) HF.

7.30

Tai

Men's &W.N.

Cheuer v. D.C. Lau & W.C.'

Chung

8.00 p.m.

(Senior Mixed

Doubles) R. Tay & Ming M. Ribeiro v. W. Gillies & Men A. Taniworl.

pm. (Senior. Men's Sin- 3:30 glesr) C.K. Lee v. W.F. Foo.

9:00 p.m. (Senior

Mixed Doubles) F.H. Wong & Misc II. P. Lam v. Rt. Young & Miss U.

Khoo.

THURSDAY, MARCH 31 - At Club De Recreio

Singles) 7.30 p.m. (Ladles' Miss Margaret Xavier v. Miss M. Ribeiro,

0.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles) C.Y. Yung & K.P. Chong v. F.M. Ribeira & TE Rodrigues.

Mixed 8.30

(Junior p.m. Doubles) D.C. Lau & Miss 1. Kwong: v. C. Quinn & Miss Y. Franco. 9.00

(Senior Men's Doubles) R. Toy & P., Wong v. W.F. Foo & C. Au.

p.m.

Inter Schor!

Athletics

Tsui Wai-Pui Reaches

Singles Final

BP "RECORDER" -Tsui Wai-pul entered the

final of the Colony Open

On a court

England's defence was barely tested. Milburn scored in seven the half minutes and n and English League led by that goal

[12

A solo

a chlort by Finney and

then a crashing shot put Eng- land two up seven minutes after the change of ends, and Mor- tensen scored 15 minutes from the end. Soon after Finney's goal, Young missed a penalty for the ball hitting the Scotland, post-Reuter.

CRYSTAL GAZING

Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees' gazes into his "crystal (base)hall" to sco what's in store for his team this coming season. Casey said he saw a bright future, making no mention of Indians.

Hull City Now BOAT RACE

-

Top Of Table

London, Mar. 23.--Two Third Division football League games played tonight produced in- teresting points.

Grasscourt Tennis Singles Championship at the HKCC yesterday when he defeated Roch Leung 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

softened by the morning's slight rainfall, Roch Leung's chop and slice game was seen to advantage and, were it not for the confident expres- on the elder Taui's face slon

would have throughout, many

the expected

upset of decade.

produced even better tennis than the previous

In the Southern Section, New- between Ip encounter day's

port County last at Torquay by Tsui Yun-pui 4-0, this being the first time in Koon-hung and and it was Roch Leung, with his League or Cup games this sea- confident nel play and his son that Newport had falled to

refused that

the

The match

to

nowledge an impossible re-

In the Northern Section, Hull City, by beating Carlisle United 3-0 at Hull, went to the head of the table, where they have a better goal average and three games in hand on Rotherham, with whom they are level points,

score.

on

It was their first defeat since who held the spotlight January 15.-Reuter. roughout most of it.

few humdrum incriods and

There were

Towpath Critics Favour Oxford

London, Mar. 23-Towpath critics are tipping Oxford to win Saturday's Boat Race against Cam- bridge after watching another fine performance to. day.

They disposed in expert fashion of a strong London Rowing Club crew in a race from Hammer- smith to Putney Bridge, covering the distance of about one mile three, quarters in seven minutes 40 seconds.

This was an extremely good performance, considering the

fairly strong headwind.

constant changes St. Mary's Wins Ruggish Water and against

This Afternoon faciles from both The finals of the Inter-School plasing tennis. Leung start-

Sports will be run off at Caro-

produced some really

Hospitals Cup

London are regarded as the outstanding riverside crew and the hold were expected to Oxford crew almost all the all of their why. The Dark Blues answered

The Grand National

By PETER DITTON

The 105th Grand National will he run at Aintree, Liverpool. From all parts of the world people will come to see this steeplechase which is rightly regarded as the greatest sporting event in the racing year. The exact distance which has to be covered is 4 miles and 856 yards and every fence has to be cleared twice, except that at the 'water and the Rail, Ditch and Fence which 'imme- diately precedes it.

Included in this year's race will be two previous winners, Lovely Cottage and Caughoo, both of which will be out to join the select band who have won two Grand Nationals. But the odds are heavily weighed against a horse, win- ning the National on two occasions as the records show.

occasions.

AMERICAN CHALLENGE

Only four horses, Abd-cl- | Walwyn has three other horses, Backers of Platypus last year Kader in 1040-60, the Colonel Happy Home, Leap Man and were sorely disappointed when In 1080-70 Poethlyn In 1918-19 Housewarmer, all of which are their Invourite slipped badly at and Reynoldstown in 1985-30 good steeplechasers. House at early fence and staked' hove won the race in successive warmer seems to run better at himself. Disappointment chang years and no horse has ever won | Liverpool than anywhere. ed to surprise and surprise to the Grand National three times.

amazement as Platypus, despite a Three other horses, Peter

nasty gael in the chest, recover- Simple, The Lamb and Manifesto have won the National on two for America will be Mr F. Mel-

Trying to wrent the honoureed strongly to finish in 5th place. This horse which is owned by lor's Blakely Grove The last Mr Ivor Sainsbury, of Sains Therefore it is not surprising time an American horse was bury's multiple grocery stores, to and that while Lovely Cottage successful was in 1938 when has completely recovered from and Caughop are among the Bruce Hobbs rode Battleship,his acclient and in view of ħla. list

performance of acceptors, they are not the son of the great American remarkable

10s1 fovourites for this year's No-race-horse Man o' War. Battle-year it le not surprising to find tional. That mantle has fallen ship had himself stood at the William Hill, one of England's on Lord Mildmany's eight-year stud in America and was the leading turf accountants, laying old Irish bred chaser Cromwell, first stallion to win the Grand odds "of only 40-1. against it which, ridden by the owner, National since Grudon in 1901, winning this time. finished third last year, Many people consider Lord Mildmay was unlucky not lo Anish in front of the fold.

Only a couple of fences from home he was well up with the leaders when he suffered a re- currence of a neck injury which prevented him from lifting his head. This handicap proved too big and although Lord Mildmay retained his seat he finished the course without being able to see ahead.

ac-

Lord Mildmay was also the victim of an unfortunate eldent in 1036-an accident which almost certainly cost him the race. That year he was พาช when two

clear of the

riding Dave And

fences from home the

reins

broke and the horse ran off the

course. Such wretched luck has

LORD MILDMAY HAS

A NARROW SHAVE

Mildmay,

Aintree, England, Mar. 24.-Lord owner and rider of the favourite in next Satur- day's Grand National steeplechase, escaped injury yesterday in a racing mishap which killed another of his mounts.

He will be able to ride his gelding, Cromwell, who held firm as a 6-1 favourite in a call over the National last night in London.

on

Lord Mildmay took a hard spill whon Lecale Frince crashed in the Topham Trophy chase and broke its back.

The murderous Aintree fences 10-1

Jockey

for усага. Incident has ap- chance of

by bookmakers

Other prices were;

not disheartened Lord Mildmay, have been unlucky for the Victoria Club call over. Since 1947 Cromwell has never nobleman fallen in a race and this year, (Twice some barring accidents may be Lord peared Mildmay's year.

SHORTENED TO MATCH

to cut his winning a National.

In 1830, Davy Jones ran off the course with, him after a rein camo Ivose. Last year, disabled by an old injury, Lord Mild- may was unable to help Crom-

The story of Major W. H. Skrine who will ride Martin M is well worth recording. During well down the final lap. They

Skrine Misjor

wan inished third. wounded in the leg-a wound

Mishape featured the opening

the war

which resulted in one leg be-

100-0 Happy Home 18-1 Rolmond 20-1 Bridett

22-1 Royal Mount 23-1 Platypus, Cavaliero 28-1 Ulster Monarch 33-1 Flaming Steel 40-1 Monaveen,

Cottage,

at the

II,

Bruno Wot No Sun, and Acthon Major,

Royal Gallery and

The price on any others was

coming shorter than the other of the four-day race meeting. 50-1 or better. Final callover Three jockeys, all booked on on the Aintree classic is on Fri-

It looked as if Major Skrine's

over

to

bones

were

the

Mooney,

of probables was The ne GMT. trimmed to 45 when Lord Bicester decided to run' Silver Fame in the Champion Chase on

National.

Major J. D. Powell, then an- nounced that East a'Calling would not run.

in falls in racing days were over, but so Grand National runners, broke day at 6 keen was he to get in the saddle collar

gain that he had his other same race that claimed Lecalo leg shortened to match and he Prince.

V. They to has already ridden Martin M victory

the Liverpool booked to ride Monaveen; F. J.Thursday in preference. to the

for Brighter Murphy, Jockey London made every effort to Course.

and E. Hannigan, due Sandy; Oxford's the gap and close

Fide In 1936 when Reynoldstown

Barn

New Dance. rate dropped to 39, but the Dark

will be jockeys

engaged for Blues went further ahead and won the Grand National for the

second year in succession, were three lengths in front when

horses. the

This departure was offset by the Fulke Walwyn was the jockey. the opposition gave up

Only seven of 24 runners, in Now no. is the leading steeple fact, finished the 2 1/2 miles, the apparent return. to Lucky Purchase II to the fold of chase trainer in the country demonstrating that the fences fine Hill Stadium this afternoon cd aggressively and led 5-1 in

London, Mar. 23-St Mary's

struggle.

"probables". four before Tsul got

today won

Cambridge also did well in aand he will

probably have

are as high and rugged as with the King George V School the first set

Fiospital, London,

His stable reported that the favourites on short odds against inte stride.

Union the Hospitals Rugby

be ever. with Margaret

stable hopes

bought in The Topham chase was won longshot, who was St. Joseph's, La Salle and the

recall before Tuul book on Cup when they defeated Guy's

or the Lady on the college runners in this your's race crew. From three-all com-

spot below the centred around Howland Roy Diocesan Boys' School.

test gallop and Bridge, which will be ridden by the by the 20-1 longshot Cadoms- 1948 for only 100 Guineas, had One of the Senior finals has mand of it

take the next licspital by six points to live

post at Putney Oxford went in the final.

in front from mile In the third set,

Cambridge, took already been completed with three

Other Rugby Union matches the first stroke and by the end

Ihagga, did not even think him would run-providing the going three minutes stable jockey, Bryan Marshall. town, whose owner, A. Me-a two-mile games.

53 seconds, and starting a length Last year Rowland Roy finished

was "reasonably good". Joseph's

Reggle Silva setting Taut led 2-0 when Leung pro- played

Today

resulted

es of the first minute had reached chind their opposition, they 6th and after the race it was dis- worth a bet.

trainer Previously,

5. C. win the next two follows: -record of 4.mine.35.2.sces.ceeded. to

the-stroking-rate- of--37-4 reached 35 in the first minute covered that he had a poisoned

Banks-sald Lucky Purchase bad in the 1,500 metres, bettering In the nith game, Leung was Falmouth, Devonport Ser-Then a quarter length ahead and finished one

and three foot. His stable believe that in-

bruised shin and would not record of mins.40

4

secs, set at his best, changing the pacevices 9; Hertfordshire

0, Eas they gradually

increased the quarter lengths in front-Beu-jury may have cost him by Ian Kempton of CBS In 1938. constantly and keeping Tsui

tern Counties 0;

nod advantage

run unless the going was "soft". were two

Going was good yesterday. Race of the afternoon is ex- on the run, When he won the

Wigan 11,lengths ahead. Rugby League: pected to come in the 800 metres next game, the gallery settled widnes 14-Reuter,

Associated Press, Anal between D. Eggleton of down for an upset to come. King George V School and It was pot to be as in the next

St.

··now

the

to

Leung

Reggie Silva of St. Joseph's.game, Eggleton will start favourite as with the he beat Silva in the Open Half fault of the Mile at the Univaralty Cham- beaten pionships.

Blindfold Chess

Tonight

The Shanghai champion, S. Jiritsky, will take on three senior players in con- sultation over one board in a blindfold exhibition chess match at the Peninsula Hotel tonight.

Dn

started first double- match, was then Π cross-court drop and proceeded to throw away the next two points. At this

point he seemed to go to pieces and lost the next three games in a row.

Cambridge Upset Oxford

In Golf Match

Hoylake, Cheshire, Mar. 23.-Cambridge Uni- versity surprisingly won he Diamond Jubilee Inter- on the Royal Varsity golf match with Oxford Liverpool Club's championship Unks here today.

Having shared the foursome yesterday, Cam- bridge won for of the ten singles today, lost threa and halved three, so winning the match on the with four games aggregate of six wins to five, halved.

The fourth set started with Leunit running into a 2-0 leadi, winning the second game to love on his own service. Tsui caught up to 2-all, Leung went ahead and Tsui cought up again.

Tsul, who was changing his tactics

gradually to a net game of slices and drops, took the next two when Leung, in a With, K.M.A. Barnett unable Anal effort, managed to win a

With six Old Blues in their to play, the opposition

love game on Tsul's service and tentatively been arranged to then another on his own to draw team, Oxford had been fancied consist of

to win, but Cambridge In yes- up at 5-all. Ray Danenberg, Eugene and Joseph Tausz

But here he had shot his bolt terday's foursomes showed their

qualities, and The exhibition match will und Tsui took the next two fighting follow a Committee Meeting at games. for set and match with "hoodoD" 6.30 p.m. which will set a date for the start of the Annuel Club Tournaments,

hns

ད

Today's results, with Cam- bridge names first, were

ter

Donnelly Declines Indian Tour

Birthingham, Mar. 23-M. P. Donnolly, the New Zealand and Warwickshire cricketer, who has played Rugby for England, will not captain the team of. Do- minion cricketers witch is to tour India next winter.

Donnelly salt today that the first knowledge he had of the proposal was to see it in the papers, but today ho received a letter inviting him to captain the side.

"It is quite impossible for me to accept," he said.

"I should not have time for business reasons. I am playing this

for season

the New Zealanders by special arrange- R. A. Black beat F. D. Tatum ment with my firm, but this will by two and one.

probably be my last full summer P. D. Hey lost to J. Kitchin of first class cricket and if the

play in future it will be at holl-

& J. Weir lost to G. day time."---Reuter, Hurst by four and three

of Hoylake, which by three and two. the loss of only two points. seems to have followed Oxford,

Roch Leung, who is 30, played has continued, “ the game of his life and dis-

Two matches virtually settled It is proposed to start

played a court personally that the

of the the issue today. Sandy Black, Cambridge, beat -Frank Club Championships the Arst should make him

which

In

аго

the

onc

Whitlatch by three and two.

R. G. Ames lost to J. B.

W.

Saddler-Fallon Fight Is Off

P. W. Bayno beat O. ak in April. The Colony most attractive drawing cards In Tatum, the slant American, in

exhibition tennis: Championships,

the leading single after being Lough by nine and seven.

J. S. Bland bent A. F. Mac- His was a much brighter game direc down at the ninth in the conleated normally

jury will prevent morning. Black did not take Donald by eight and seven. spring, will probably be moved throughout and, it can be truth-

fully said, a little less сп- the lead until the 20th hole,

J. G. Coulter halved with to September.

thusiasm over some of the

T. E. Harker. dimeult returns may have saved but then held an grimly."

"P. T. Jones halved with D. Later, there was a chance of

v. Houlding. Tsul to dve sets.

Olympic Games him enough stamina to force the whole match finishing level,

Washington, Mar. 23-Presi-

TO-DAY'S MATCH '. but John Bårdaley (Oxford) dent Truman today signed a Congressional resolution inviting B. T. M. Jones meets H. Sega- .missed a two feet putt on tho so pllowing Roger the International Olymple len In the HKCC Singles Final last green,

1050 hold the Committee to

on the Stand Court this after-Englis to halve the match and Olymple Games at Dotrol- noon, the match commencing at keep a single point advantage

for Cambridge, Neuter.

4.30 p.m.

LATER THAT NIGHT

SWEAR GENOG ROGA PEPS YOU FOOL HOHIT WAS CONQUEST • SAW you HILL

WHO ATTACKED

MC

PETER CONQUEST

EL PLAZA

YOU'RE DRUNK

Mister Conquest

MUS ARE GURE TO FARL

GOOD THE LAUNCH

16 STILL THERE

I. H. Stackhouse beat P. F.

London, Mar. 23.-An eye In- the former world featherweight champion, Sandy Saddler, from meeting Peter Fallon. the British boxer. in their scheduled fight here on April 4.

Mr Jack Solomons, the pro-

J. C. Inglis halved with J. V. card, Gardiner Hull by four and three.moter, sald Saddler would an-

Bardsley-Reuter.

NO SIGN OF

NICOLA WE'D BETTER GO, GTRIPEY

pear on £ future Harringay Two other Americans, Tony Janiro and Tommy Yarosz, are due to arrive here soon for the Aprli 4 bouts. Janiro is ex- pected to fly in tomorrow and Yarosz on Friday-auter.

Another - Bout. For "'Sugar Ray"

Chicago, Mac. 23-George Gainford, manager of weiter- weight champlon Ray "Sugar" Robinson, sold today that Ro- binson would nght Carl "Bobo" Olson, Hawallan middleweight

Honolulu champion in

in May. I also said that he wor

would meet here with promoter Bonni Eller of Honolulu to discurs n posalbla title bout on July 4 with Frankie Ernandez, welter- weight champlon of the Hawaiian Islands, United

The

FACE.

VICTORIA CLUB CALLOVER

the

In London, the price on the But while Rowland Roy may National's second choice, Clon- be the stable's chief hope, carrie, was cut from 100-8 to

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