1949-04-07 — Page 6

COLONY BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

C. K. LEE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, -THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1949,"

DETHRONES

"Miss Ulian Khoo Wins

Ladies' Singles

In a faulticas display, C. K. Lee of the University, dethroned the holder of the Badminton Singles title, Robert Tay, with comparative case by a score of 15-11, 15-7, in the final of the Open Singles played at the Kowloon Cricket Club last night. ;

Revealing superior court strategy and fine posi- tional play which allowed him all the time in the world to return all volleys, Lee proved that his semi-final win over W. F. Foo was no mere flash in the pan.'

Tay made many costly errors last night but undoubtedly he met his Waterloo at the hands of the young left-hander.

Adopting the tactics of playing to Lec's back. hand right from the start, Tay found himself trailing 2-7 through Leo.taking most of the volleys on his forehand and putting them away for win- ners with tremendous overhead smashes. "Lee's coverage of the court, seemed was so fast that never once was he caught out of position and inore often than not, Tay's drops boomeranged over the net to catch the defending champion oit balance.

and then dropping the corner return to the right court again.

to curve

nway

from Tay's reaching racquet."

The second game continued same lines, with Tay on the

control vainly trying to gain

not there but his touch was

made five last night and he

successively to trail

crrors

but

then

lost many own mistimed

With the score 12-6 mjulnisi | 0-5. him, Tay began to force the He managed to pull hitaself play and his strokes begun with n drop to the right court lobbing p and by forceful play drew the return to the right back level,

points on his smashes and drops.

Lee, played confidently and came shots which loose

were severely punished.

two won

more points beforo Lee won the game and match with Tay presenting

tiny

His strokes were on this pat- tern throughout most of this er an Tay

period, interspersed occasional amash.

with

.

To brought the score to 12-11 him the winning points with but Lee then won the game with two mushes, one long and the severni terrific smashes which other netted.

·

By "SIDELINER"

TAY

SINGLES FINALISTS

Robert Tay (left), winner

of the Senior Singles Utle In the Colony Badminton Championships last year, was dethroned last nighi when he lost in two games to C. K. Lee (right) of the University,

who becomes Arat-ranking

Miss Khoo's Match-Winning Mood Hongkong's

Miss Ulian Khoo proved to be in match-winning mood last evening when she took the Colony Ladies' Singles title by defeating Miss Marie Ribeiro 11-6, 9-12, 11-3.

badminton player-Tele- graph Staff Photographer.

Open Athletics

The South Chine Athletic As-

will hold

an The rat game found both mination and drew level at 9-9sociation

open ladies starting off in grand style | with fine smashes and cross athletle meet at Caroline Hill on with Miss Khoo relying on drops. She won the next three May 10, 20 and 22. Entries will placements to force winners points for the second game. be accepted from contestants in while Miss Ribeiro used more After the breather Mics Hongkong as well in other ports, Amashing strokes. Misa Khoo Ribeira started off by winning and should be sent to the with her accurate placements the opening points with a drap SCAA Starlum, Caroline Hill, forced Miss Ribeiro on the de-shot and liceing Miss Khoo. not inter than May 5. Outport fensive and won the first game

entrics received after that date 11-6.

But Miss Khoo was all over will be considered valid only if the couri and by accurate the postmark on the envelope placing won the deciding game shows that entry forms were

the first sent 11-3, thus becoming

On or before the closing Singles Champion of

The second saw Miss Khoo leading B-1. She was the faster of the two but Miss Ribeiro Ladies' fought back with grim deter- the Colony.

Yung & Chong Spring A Surprise

C. Y. Yung and K. P. Chong sprang a surprise on their clubmates, D. C. Jau and W. C. Chung, in the Junior Men's Doubles final by winning 17-14, 4-15. 19-18.

themselves

Lij t:

and

CHUDE

had

they

were

blame to inclined 40

Aa

things

easy in

take doeld.

KCC TENNIS

ing

the set and it wns not

til they were trailing 12-4 that

Members of the Kowlooni out of Cricket Club who intend their lethargy and opened up atering for

they shook themselves

сп

the Spring tennis

entries for these events

nashing attack which pro- tournaments are reminded that vided the most thrilling ments of the whole evening and close

diate.

Rest Team v.

IRC Juniors

The following team has been selected to represent Rest of the agalast the League

Second Division Cricket Champlons, Indian Recreation Club, at the IRC at 1.45, p.m. on Saturday, April 9.

"SVENGALI" AT

HICKLEY

Illckley, Lelcenter- slitre, Apr. 6.-A foot- ball team here is to bo hypnotised to give the players "the will to win."

A local hypnotist will put the players under his influence, just be- fore their match Easter Tuesday against In team from Birming-

ham-Reuter,

on

AIRMEN'S "OLYMPICS”

HOME FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Portsmouth Are Almost Wave Certain Champions

-- London, Apr; 6.—Portsmouth, surprisingly defeated in the Cup, are mak- ing no mistakes in the League. A brilliant victory tonight at Newcastle over their most dangerous rivals makes Portsmouth almost certain champions,

All five goals were headed by the Portsmouth wingers, Froggato and Harris. Portsmouth now lead Nowenstle by five points and have a match ‘În hand.

The other First Division clubs,

are practically out of the run- ning.

Manchester United's last hope went with a defelt by Hudders- them- flek Town, who lifted selves from the bottom of the table.

RAF (Hongkong) won West Bromwich deposed Ful the final of the Air Com-ham from second place in the and are now Second Division, mand Far East team tennlsix points behind Southampton championship at Singapore with two games in hand. yesterday when it defeated RAF (Seletar) by four matches to two.

In the

hockey semi-final played yesterday, the Hongkong team was eliminated 1-0 by RAF (Malaya), ·

Todny, Hongkong will meet Malaya in the semi-final of the shooting championship.

HULL SLIPS BADLY

Hull slipped badly in their promotion fight in the. Northern Section of the Third Division, losing at home to York City, but are level on points with Rother- ham United and still have two games in hand,

The hampton

olver.

were

Cup finalists, It is believed that the RAF!

and Leicester Hongkong station, which has again hit by injuries, Alf Crook won the cricket and tennis and James Pye Onished on the finals and will play in the foot-wings for the Wolves at Liver- ball Anal on Saturday, is now

pool, while Harvey, a leading in the ACFE Olympics, but no oficial point score is available here.

EARLIER

Singapore,

A reserve,

was hurt for Leicester.

The results of soccer and rug-

ger games played tonight were: First Division Apr. 4.-Hong-Huddersfield T. 2 Manchester U. 1

kong won their finals of wo

Results

way

to the Liverpool.

of

and F/Lt.

Brentford

0 Wolverhampton 0 0 Portsmouth Second Division

3

0

Leicester C. Fulham

1

0

Q

Third Division

(Southern)

W. Bromwich Leeds U.

Aldershot

2 Ipswich T. Walsall Southend U. Swindon T. 1 Reading Third Division (Northern)

Cl

2 York City

Triangular Tournament

British Army

|

Sir Stafford Has A

Derby "Certainty"

Finance-in-sport figures crowd in on mothe "price-list" for Epsom races, and the pleasant profits to be had from boxing and playing lawn tennis if you are efficient enough to win.

Epsom frat. A balcony tlor box for nine days of racing this year costs £200 (tax £91 108.), a grand tier box £160 (tax £73 10s.) and a gallery tier box £180 (tax £60).

Whatever

may win the Derby, Sir Stafford Cripps, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, in obviously on a certainty.

Reserved stalls cost £6 10s. at the spring, meeting (April 19 to 21), from £10 10s, to £14 14s. at the Derby meeling (June 1-4) and £3 10s, at the August meeting (July 30 and August 1).

Sportsman's Diary.

EDITED BY

Bruce Harris

.for I suggest there is room differing opinions about this part of the regulations. 1

SOME PRICES DOWN

A numbered gallery seat in the stand-no advance book- ing can be had on Derby day for £0 0s., on each other day nt the

and spring summer meeting for 22 5s, and at the

meeting for August

£1 159. Only changes from last year are at the August.

Pep's reputation, plus the evi- eyes in the The reserved stalls are

care of the flashing Frenchman, by £1, the numbered gallery

suggest that such a clach would 3 seats by 10s. Admission to

set the old-timers, talking about Tattersalls and the paddock, Peerless Jim Driscoll himself

For instance, it precludes us secing what I consider would be one of the finest featherweight ghts of all time-Willi Pep, of America, defending his world title against Ray FamechonL

meeting dence of our own

down

11

Belgian Army however, 3

from 25s.

Rugby League

Cumberland 14 Yorkshire

↓

1

LOCK back

to 30s.,

On Derby day costs £4, and boolumakers pay

LIVELY ARGUMENT Before taking his baby-face

Newcastle U. ACTÉ Olym- pic events by beating Kuala Lumpur in the semi-finals ties Barnley for soccer and tennis at Changl. At Changl, the Hongkong from players dominated play start to frisk In the tennk

nil their seta event, winning

Two of In convincing style. their leading men were WIO Doyle and LAC J. S. Belmont who were particularly impres- against slve in the doubles W/Cmdr. Wheeler McGreal, whom they beat in straight sets 6-2, 6-0,

(Hongkong players

Singles: W/O Doyle beat F/LL McGreal 6-1, 0-0. Sgt S.A. Gray (KCC) (Captain), Hamilton beat W/Cmdr. Wheeler. LAC Beirne beat EA.J. Hancock (KCC), H. Mal-0-1, 6-1.

Noronha Cpl. Mitchell 0-1, 6-1. Cpl. thews (KCC), A.E.

E.A.R. Alves (Re- Hayhurst beat Nav. 11, Wood Recreio),

B-1, 6-1. creio), A. Osmund (Recreio), C.

Doubler: Doyle and Beirne Hughes (Navy), J. Windmill (Navy), Rees (Army), Steven-beat Wheeler and McGreal 6-2,

3-0 Hamilton and Hayhurst London, Apr. 7-A dazzling admissions. Last year the A-Jacobs: son (Army) and Aircraftsman

beat Mitchell and Wood 6-2, 6-0. display by Goalkeeper Speecksociation paid £80,000 in lax, Follett (RAF).

Although leading one-nil at aert of the Belgian Army held but still made a record trading half-time in their soccer semu- the British Army to a 5-0 win profit of £38,975, Anal, Hongkong only settled over the Belgians in the Army down in the second session of International game on the Tot- their game against Kuala Lum-tenham pur, which they won three-mil.

Reserves: D.G. White (KCC) and E. Nolse (Navy),

Any player who is unable to play is requested to inform Mr S.A. Gray by telephone (No

There will be twenty-five 20015).

events as follow:

Men's

meiren; events.100

200 metres: 401, metres; 1,500 metres: 5,000 meires: 1:0 metres hligh burdles: 400 meters middle hurdlen: hith Jump: hup, step anel Jumpi loris Jump: nulp vault: shot put: discus row; Javelin throw 400 imetres relay (100×4); 3,000 metres reiny (400x4).

Plans For A

Country Club

--

irst):

The RAF (Malaya) teanı had only themselves to blame for Hot scoring in the first half, and time and time again, their forwards falled when they that the canic within

of range Hongkong goal. from reasonably good

came-and

Bradford Wigan

Bevonshiru Bristol Aberullery

3 Featherstone 25 Hallfax

Rugby Union

0 Monmouthshira

0

3' Neath

Penarth

14

0

-Reuter.

British Army Win

Tattersalls"

pitch on collect your

nr- and

that

£8 135. Od. extra. Lesser book-welterweight, Tony Janiro, back makers, who take

to America, manager Frankla Jacobs had # Uvely the downs and modest shillings And half-gument on rules, verdicts

such like with Teddy Woltham, crowns, pay £3 for a pitch on

the referee who decided Derby day and £1 105. on my Janira had been outpointed by other day.

British champlon Henry Hall. It Tax is at the rate of 48 per ended with hand-shakes, and with the following remark from

Against Belgians cent on the gross of all stand

Kround

Associated Press.

ing

:

yesterday.

Fleet Boxing

"I still think you were wrong. Next time, Tony will knock Hall out, and I want you £7,000 FOR WOODCOCK to be there to see it-as re-

feree." Now for boxing. Big money

takes a Waltham may still be earned by tho [big names, though talk of a view of Janiro's claim that he

£10,000 fee Bruce Woodcock was never informed of for his Johannesburg win over. British dislike of the habit of Johnny Ralph Inst Saturday was grabbing on opponent and turn- an exaggeration.

ing him on to punch.

sardonic

the

Mainly due to the absence of

Teddy tells me that, necording Woodcock fought on percen- Leveral units of the Fleet, there were only two fights on the card toge, with a guarantee that his to his custom, he visited Janiro's It was not until the 27th minute, however, that goal at Murray Barracks last even-purse would be made up to "a dressing room with a Board of -certain--amount.ialare, Control inspector before tho then It was for

estlinates George Whiting, was fight and gave the American, a Centre forward Result weres

about £7,000.

thorough pi-jaw on British rules An Interesting plan is afoot Hongkong.

Studd collected a pass. from one metres: 100 to form a Hongkong Country of his defenders at the half-

and regulations. Marcel Cerdan took £0,000 It, Tony sald

Dick Turpin

and at satisfied for fighting Earl's Court tonight. Turpin's thanks. wages were £2,000.

Women's vents-0 metres; 200 metres: $0 metres low hurdles tot put: javel throw. discus throw: softball throw: 400 metres relay

Entry fees will be; Relay race. events, to K per team; other

cenbe each.

Chub as a social retort for re-

round.

£20,000 FOR KRAMER

At the end of he Was quite

expressed

hla

Waltham;

Parung shot from My warnings to Janiro, with the exception of one for throwing, Afor lawn tennis, take tho were not for turning his op- hold- case of Jack Kramer, who last ponent-but for flagrant week at Wembley beat a fellowing. If ever he meets

Wimbledon champion, Bobby Roderick, he'll learn a thing or. Riggs, pretty easily.

two about turning 'ern round."

Middleweight: L/st F. Reeve (Tamur) knocked out S/m L sidents of all nationalities andy flag, turned and then raced Mattock (Belfast): In the first down the left-wing, closely races. Some prominent rest- followed by a KL player. dents set up an informal com-

He cut in towards goal, level Welterweight: Boy G. Field- mittee in November 1947, and with the penalty

aren, and stone (London) beat L/S E this body is now ready to sub-flashed in a fast shot into the Simpson on points over three mll proposals.

left corner of the net.

rounds, In the second half, Hong- The Club is to be nt Deep

Itong Improved considerably In the first contest, Reeve Water Bay and is to include all both in defence and attack, and was too strong for Matlock and social facilities as well as tennis ten minutes after the resump-gained a knock-down halfway and badminton courts, bowling tion, Studd increased his side's through the first round. Mat- alley and swimming pools.

Two lead.

minutes Jater, tock resumed quickly, but after point on their service to win Handicap events and so far the Paris, Apr. 6.-Jean Claude the Junior title but threw their entries promise some good com- Arifon, French Olymple hurdler

A meeting is to be held at rt-Cross nearly got the third. being floored again by a clean player than when he won our

Hongkong were really pressing blow, he decided to call it a championship in 1947, When he The Era Of The chances away by bod judgment.

who last year set up a Europeanly to place before the founders

nt this stage, and it was not day. when Petition

record for the 400 metres hurd- the concrete scheme..

long before Studd completed Entry forms may be obtained les, was sentenced to six months the Bar boy, and it is Imprisonment and fined' 6,000 from

deuced the game at 14-14,

mo- the

at the Clubhouse 10- morrow evening at 7 p.m.

“Kiki” Arifon

In Trouble

Lau & Chung needed onc

Yung made no mistake

their service came around.

In all there will bo Ave

It was one of the most exciting hoped to play off most of the Francs in Paris yesterday for finals with Chong dominating the back-court while Yung was first rounds on Easter Monday, stealing wallets from impassable at the net. Lau and Competitors will

be informed,| Stadium dressing room. Chung were forced to send up through the Press and by notice lobs to pass Yung, guardian of on the Club's noticeboard as to Chong dealt when they have to play off their these with vigour and games,

the forecourt and with relish.

THE RESULTS

The following are the results!

at last night's badminton anals played at the Kowloon Cricket Club

Ladies' Singles: Miss U. Khoo beat Miss M, Ribelin 11-6, 0-12,

11-3.

TODAY'S MATCH

The Arst set of the return exhibition

4 Paris

The prison sentence was sus- pended after Arlton promised to enlist in a French Army air- borne unit in Morocco.-Asso- elated Press.

CHESS TOURNEY

ASSISTANT PROFESSIONALS' TOURNAMENT

Sandwell Park, England, Apr. 6.--Kare Kittleson of Oslo and A. Devulder of Belgium were among 47 assistent golf profes sionals who qualified yesterday for the final stages of the assis-

|his" "hat-trick," following good

work by Stanley.

Kramer, obviously is a better

but has

Ernio

Player-Manager

and Riggs began to meet as The second contest was inore professionals Riggs won ten of beaten Kramer only another 15 even, but Boy Fieldstone dis-his first 25 matches, played good form against his

times in a further 115 meetings. Dur-more experienced opponent, and Gray; Butcher, Wilson, by covering up well when in Townsley; Stanley, Cross, Studd, trouble, and using a straight Creilin, Colley.

left to the face to great advan-can ask on a tour. depends on Carter at Hull has started a

The teams were:

Hongkong Bartram;

Kuala Lumpur:

Buchanan; tage, he fairly earned the de- King, Dunn White, Chapman, cision. Gorton: McGreal, Pigg, Field, Old, Wood.-Straits Times.

Acceptors For

be

The Anal rounds will fought at the China Fleet Club tonight at 0 p.m.

tants championship on the 0470 Great Metropolitan | Woodcock-Tandborg

yards Sandwell Park course.

TC- With two rounds still to be

cale

tennis match be- Intending competitors in the tween Iu Koon-hung und Duong annual championship of the played at Hongkong Cricket Kowloon Chess Club are Club, yesterday was interupted minded that today is the closing played, Devulder had an aggre- of 78, 7-149. Kiitlesen by rain when Duong, the second date for entries.

scored 77, 78-155. Junior Men's Doubles C. Y. Saigon player, was lending by Yung and K. P. Chong beat D. 3-2 C. Lau and W. C. Chung 17-14, 1-16, 18-17,

Senior Men's Singles: R. Tay lost to C. K. Lee 15-11, 15-7.

BUR SERVIO

ROCA...

•

It was announced that yester day's programme will be played over today from the beginning. wenthier permitting.

These

be telephoned may

through to the Hon. Secretary, Leader of the field was E. Mr Arthur Gomes (Tol. 30203) Williamson with 70, 72--142. up to 4.30 p.m. or may be sub mitted at the club up to 0.30 p.m. There are ten entries so

far.

Mister Conquest

*OZINK,

THE SCORPION BROOCH, 18

LINK BETWEEN US

SUS UNDERSTANDS ME

GO WELL.

GINOR CONQUEST

EXCUSE ME

·DO' NOT JOIN

YOU NOW

SHEDAY?-

Handicap

Landon, Apr. 6.The final acceptors, with weights, for the Great Metropolitan Handicap,

"The way I figure It,” Kramer said, "Is that the percentage I

the success I can achieve,"

By STANLEY: MATTHEWS

The success of Raich

'fashion

new managerial Now he is "on" 40 percent among the League clubs,

and to Rigga's 25 percent,

and

especially in the Third Divi- Dinny Pancho Segum Pail's 17 percent cach-and sion. he has cleared about £20,000 in 15 months.

The call is now for player- "managers.

Clubs want man

TALE OF TWO FLAGS who can Lake control, conch the players, and give them the Story told me by Miss Janet benefit of their experience Fight May Bo

Morgan, who has brought home during match play, Postponed

They also want men who, the U.S. aquash rackets cham-

their brilliant Paris, Apr. 6.The European Plonship, at a reception to the through

(Susan Noel putations, captain, Mrs

can pull In the to be run at Epsom on Tuesday, heavyweight champion, Bruce Powell, and her side at the crowds and help along the April 19, number: 19. They are: Woodcock, may be granted his Simpson Services Club.

finances. Laurentis (0 stone 4). Now wish to have his fight with Horno Karlsson of Stockholm or Never (8.13), Urgay (8.11), One Tandberg postponed

On the eve of the Wolfe-Noel the Cup match. in Philadelphin was eliminated with 80, 02-1621neovedis (8.0), Fedor II (8.6),yond the legal limit for

Cresta Cup (8.5), Bangkok (0.4). defence of the title. -Associated Press.

Better Catch (8.3).

there was much search for a NEXT star player to take the Karagan The question has not yet Union Jucie to Sy with the Stars managerial chair will prob- II (8 stone). Solandra

(7.12). been considered by the Euro- and Stripes over the clubhouse. ably be Peter Doherty. The who has Yoyo (7.12), Neville

red-haired Irishman, Lodge (7.11),

Birlik (7.8), Pascaval M. Raymond L'Hernoull, enn Boxing Union, according

None could be found. The best done so much for Huddersfield that could be done was a tiny Town as (7.7). Silpalation (7.6), Mar-secretary of the French Boxing cross of St. George, alongside has deelded that this will ba caplain, player and lane (7.4), Lovely Pern (7.4), Federation, but he said that us Timocrat (0.12), Henry (0.10),——Reuter.

KOT WHEN IT CATEULD LIKE WECO KILLER! GOOD DAY

TO YOU,

CA-

the

Club Eloven

be-

lifthenight was due for April an enormous. "Old Glory." The his Inst season.

than the flags. We only just

20

there was sill time to- consider the matter.

teams were much moro even

lost.

He confirmed that the Euro- реал Union had been lip- proached by the British Board The following will represent of Control for a postponement.

HKFC agalust Eastern Reuter.

at Caroline I on Saturday B p.m.Cotton; Fowler, Strange; Weller, Forrow, Deck;

| Barclay," Mullen, Bickford,

Kernan, Malni.

Loo Oma Wins

He is not, however, giving up playing, and may take over the player-minnegership of a Second or Third Division club at the end, of this term.

PEP AND FAMECHON

There la both reason And "I have had offern from many Justice in the Board of Control chibs, including Bristol City, ruling that not more than two Wrexham, and Tranmere foreigners may box on any one Rovers," Peter told me recently, programma in this country "but I owe allegiance to, Hud

ав

particularly special dis- dersfield. They have been good

pensation allows an occasional to me, and I cannot leave them New York, Apr. 0.-Lee Umt departure. One such gave us until they are safe from relega- (10035 lb) acored a technical Tony Janire and Dilly Gratiam tion fears: knockout ovor Agostinho of Americe, and Roy

League Soccer Guedes, of Portugal,

after one Famechon of -France at j "But I should like to take up

recently,

Harringay

a managership, and I am can sidering the offers I have 70-

Navy beat Kwong Wah by minute afty-eight seconds of the three goals to one at Causeway eight-round in a scheduled Bay in the only league soccer 10-round hout before a crowd of It is also down, however, that ceived. I shall probably-atay match that was not washed out 7,000 at Memorial Auditorium the two permilled foreigners with Town until the end of the

must box British opponents--and season and then move on

by rain yesterday,

last night-United Press.