Biggest Wartime Crowd at Doubles; Title Finals Set for March 28, 29 Cardiff Watch Fast Backs Win Rugby Match 18-9 Last week saw the completion of Of the three divisions, the race the Badminton League with the for premier honours was closest in
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championships in all three divisions the Mixed Doubles division where being determined after nearly three the Union Church barely won by London, Mar. 9. months of keenly-contested matches. five sets from the C.S.F. "A". The The biggest wartime crowd, num-The success of the competition may latter team made a desperate effort bering some 50,000, saw England sur-be gauged from the fact that there to overhaul the leading Church prisingly beat Wales in a Rugby was an enthusiastic entry of 16 aggregation in the last few weeks of Union international match at Cardiff teams in the league and two rounds the competition. Their efforts failed, today by 18 points (three goals and were played in each division. however, and even their defeat of a try), to nine (a try and two penalty One of the most brilliant perform-the Union Church on Friday by 5-4 ies). At half time the score was ances in the whole competition was proved of no avail and they had to three points each. produced by the Flying Shuttles in be content with the runner-up posi-The Englishmen deserved their the Men's Division, where the fortion. victory. Their speedy backs showed midable Chinese team conquered With the excitement of the league greater initiative. Keen marking their opponents with remarkable now over, the six championships, hampered the Welsh attack, in which consistency by either 9-0 or 8-1. sponsored by the Shanghai Badmin-H. O. Edwards was outstanding.
There was one exception, however, ton Association, will occupy the main Englend got a big share of the ball when the French Club seniors were attention of badminton players for from scrums, though Gilthorpe, in inspired form in their second the next four weeks. The first round ^N)iD.N." Photo. playing his first International, hooked round meeting and administered the in these championships closes on
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