BADMINTON
ROBSON IN FINAL AT PORTSMOUTH
DEFEAT BY ALL-ENGLAND
TITLE-HOLDER (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) \ , LONDON, Nov. 24. •r New Zealand badminton champion, J. Robson, was beaten by Eb Choong, cl Malaya, the holder of the singles title, at the Portsmouth- tournament, 15-4, 15-2. Robson had beaten El Choong, the brother of the title-holder, in a semifinal, 5-15, 15-10, 15-13. Robson and J. Best, an England international, were beaten by the Choongs in the men’s doubles, 15-8, 15-3. Mrs Heather Robson won the women’s final by beating Miss R. Page, 11-3, 11-1.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27206, 25 November 1953, Page 6
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