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"Battle of Saints" ends in a 10-5 triumph for St. Joseph's
(By "GRANDSTAND"}
RAPC Beat St. Joseph's crushed all of St. Teresa's softball
HMS Comus
de a friendly cricket match at The Soukanpon yesterday, the Ravnt} Anny PA beat HMS
Ces by 70 A
Batting Brad HAPE ged up. 162 4994, to which Dongray Cory 1 Erten
calent de 43. wilde
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pennant hopes when they shollacked hurler Joey Franco for nine telling blows to registor a 10-5 triumph.
Canadians suffered a further setback in their flag campaign when they were nosed out 5-4 by the Americans after the tilt went into one overtime frome.
In the Ladies Sonlar tussle From Juriped with 24.
Wahoos avenged a former de- the most success. feat when they shut out the Ponte, taking Canadians 5-0 behind Terry Noronha's on-hit mound per- formance, while Jouette Tiampy reply do the RAPO toeturned a hitless performance Bag Can only muster Pins
mustus was baperose E Comfor the White Fangs to dispose ut this Clovers 7-3 in the Junor league
f
Ah 38 PANA
Evans
was try dewly form wit the all RAP and sent flye of the Cous batsmen back to the Prevallom la 15 runs Henning We also the Tettle pod en Tared three wirkets for 13 run
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"COLONIAL DAME"
BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
The admonton touchantent
Chest le Itecimo feu time
* olesand Dune" Shaedd will be atan Tranggh!
The spetti presented by
A.
Its the other Men's Senior ames, Jaguars trimmed Darede- Viln 13-} when
Vie Podrucu darted out another superb per- forunner on the rubber
The only hit made by the Dares devils was a doubtful one, but it With muficient to rob Podruce of
bitt
Hraves were too good for Chung Han add mulched up a 7-1 vor-
the latter averting a white- washing when H. Wong arored in the seventh on a single by Les e was nailed stealing
ses and base u end the game.
US Navy,
represented by the Saltsdary, chalked apa decisive victory over. The Overseas Chinese
blasted Tuny Kwok e}settllhrཡ
10 blows ta register a 7-1
V1 fast Maak on behalf of the Cocheta ad Datue,
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St Joseph's stretched their winning streak to aight Kilmen when they dealt 15t. Teresa their fatal blow.
blanked in
although
SERPETA 191
The Terrios were the first Ave innings they had potentini
the first and third on slagies, but failed to provide the added punch to drive them
be
DE POSA
The only ones to register mure than ane ble each were
Stan Leonard, Sherry Eriksen, Bucks and Busby "Flying Tiger Ablung
Faks threw away several sepe- |
ing chasers ta! 2uw to Mwfcajps C-4.
Nailed at third
In the Both mning Nugget Ebrahimi tried to stretch a stend with only une wwny and wax railed at third base, while Abid Ebrahim failed
to touch first
A
base after he had slashed out a two-bakker
George Souza was disappoint.
In his Ing
fallere to connect in three times safely
At hat. while Olan Leonard belted the longest blow with double. The only saving Krave in the mid game was a homer by diler Onar and one by Roy Silva- Netto. Matlon
Canadiana the Blackhawks un-run uffic with a homer for consolution in u 13-1 defeat
Spartans unlucky
In the Junior longue, Spartans | were unlucky to drop a 1-8 ver-
apollt
The year there will he meet to the Rexes, while Delaware
than 30 admonton plaers of the Cab taking part in the townma
Billiards and Snooker
Practice strokes are absolutely necessary
(By "PYRAMID")
As the practising of scales on a piano becomes boring to every pianist, so do practice strokes at billiards and snooker to all players; nover tholoss those are absolutely necessary if you intond to make larger breaks at either game. Primarily, you must be able to strike the cue-ball at the correct point for each stroke, the most important place being in the centre of the white.
Place the cue-ball Can the you must play position, not on centre spot of the 'D' and, aim any ball, but on the ball ing for the black spot, strike will give you the best position
the cue ball in the centre, so that it will go up and down the middle line of spots and pass over the position you ori- ginally placed it.
over
It does not pass
the centre spot of the 'D' you will know that you have not struck It in the centre, but to one side.
Tor
Before commencing the game, make a rule that all pool balis (e. colours other than rede) must be nominated before play ing a red, and that if the red te pocketed, this post-ball must be taken whether you anookered or not.
blow a three run
load and permitted the AmeriDA to belt ten solid blows for n 5-4 nose-nut.
Lynch beat out a hit and stole second in a close call start the Americans inst ditch stond.
Harry Ayrus promptly blasted
HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1950.
Steel Coulson Snooker Shield
The Steel Coulson Shield which was presented by Mrs Nan Cowie. wife of Mr. W. H. Cowlo, to the Garrison Bergeants Mena, Headquarters, Land Foreca. winner of the Bleol Coul aon Snooker League, al the KCC on Baturday night. "China Mail" photo.
KITC beat Recreio
"B" in hockey fixture
(By "KIMBERLEY")
Nazurin's offering for a round- Ugly scenes on the field marred the hockey game between Kowloon Indian Tennis Club and Ro- creio "B" at King's Park yesterday.
wipper to tie up the game in c
seventh
The Maple Loafers failed
to
hass of the eventh and the came went into the eighth, The Americans started off by getting a man on base, and Me Lane's single which
into the crowd by
was helved
out Helder
Tarzan Ismail Acured the tie. breaker.
In the Canuck hulf, the Arre- ricans bore down and rotir the side in quick muccession
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Kit Chee score narrow win over Army; Club beat Police
|The Senior Challenge Shield soccer match betwean Army and Kit Choo at Sookunpoo yesterday ended in a narrow win for the Chinese by ono goal to nil.
The game was very evenly contested and the sof- diers were definitely unlucky to lose; their speed and robust methods clearly upset the Chinese, whose victory was largely due to better team-work.
In a fast and interesting game at Boundary Street, Club beat Police by two clear goals in the only oth...” Second Round Senior Challenge Shield game of the afternoon.
The Junior Challenge Shield game between
the
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
o Kit Ches
BENIOR SHIELD
Army
Police
0
Club
JUNIOR BHIELO
4
Kit Cher
6
Army
Chinese AA
Royal Navy SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE, Bouth China 16 University Eastern Solicitors'
In the 32nd minuta, after o brilliant forward
movement, Bt. Joseph's Ylu
obtained Cbouk-yin ball and passed to Chang Kem - hol, who scored.
Prisons'
8 Police
2 POA
2 3
Talkop
Dockyard
2
The first half ended with Ki Chee leading one goal to nil, field for the Arst 13 minutes. The Immediately on the resumption, Club then broke away and fibin the Army 2nd XI Army attacked, but the Chinese a pass by Barclay, centre-forward and Kit Chee'n Berond atring, backs repulsed all attempte to Hardwick drew firal blood, ended in a fine victory
for the scora.
Heartened by this success. Club soldiers, who trounced the star-
Conway had the chagrin to see attacked strongly and came near studded Kit Chee XI by tour one of his shots hit the crossbar to increasing their core on two cicar goals.
with Yu Yu-tak out of position occasions. The Chinese "stars" who hud Then Tennuel just missed netting; Undaunted, Pollen forced high hopes of eliminating the with a header from a corner by Army from the Junior Competi- urown. tion proved to be no match for the fast moving
Sustained attack Army players.
who almost iran the Chinese off their feet.
a
In turn Khi Chee launched sustained attack on the Army's At Boundary Street, the Royal goal. Shots from Lau Chung- Navy 2nd XI surprisingly went sang and Chang Kum-hol were down in Chinese Athletic by five blocked by the defenders in quick clear goals,
succession. Army 0 Kit Choo 1 Ho Ying-fun beat Woods to s K11 Chee
centre and pussed to Lau Chung- earned the right to enter the semi-final of the Senior sang who sent in a shot from 30 Challenge Shield soccer competi-yards. The ball crassed against tion yesterday, when they beat the bar and rebounded into play. The ball want to Andrews Army by one goal to nil at Soo-
who took the ball up the wing kunpon.
Hie contro went past Yu Viu. tak and fail before the open goat. Conway rushed up but) mistimed his kick and, the balı went outalde.
the
pace of the game and carried the ball back to Club's half. · From a pass by Ng Wai, ventre-forward Rodman nearly scored, but Brown The Club's custodian, was equal to the occasion and cleared.
In the 20th minute Widger Barclay pounced on a pass by and placed the ball into the not to put Club further ahead, Sound dofonce Undismayed, Poitce continued.
to play good football. Ng Wai and Trang Bik-bong showed fine cos ordination, but their efforts were blocked by Club's sound defence.
The scare at half time, stood; ét two nil.
After the Interval Police, eq Linued
to attack, but Brown' Leyland played a grand game to his knees with a crashing drive from scoring.
Berry then brought Yu Yiu-tak brilliant goal-keeping kept them In goal and made several fine and Spence's try for goal in the anyos. Twenty minutes the start of the game,
Tennucl played his usual fine spoiling game in the pivotal posi- tion for Army, using his height to advantage. However, his head-f ing of the ball was weak.
after
**
and for must of the time kept a Light check оп the Chinese wingers.
The
ing able to stoo it.
had
Although Club's goal was next minuta was safely cleared. really seriously threatened in the Just before the final whistle, second half, Brown rose to moet brought of A brilliant avel Hou Yung-sang took a free kick every challenge from his adver from a penalty kick taken by 25 yards from the Army's goal saries with complete confidenc Chang Kam-hol.
His shot went crashing between In the 10th minute of the second Both the Army backs, Wooten the players and walled right ac-half Gordon, Police right-half, and Woods were sound in defence ross the goat without anyone be scored but was ruled off-side.
Centre-forward Redman game ended with Army several opportunities to score but Hutton playing, in the left-half vainly trying to plerce the stuut was inclined to allly daily with
Chinese defence.
the ball and never got anywherd position
was hardworking
Kit Chee: Yu Yiu-lak; Hou initiated many attacks.
Gordon injured A Yun-sang, Tse Kum-hung; Loc
With 12 minutes to go: Gordon Ping-chiu, Kwok Ylug-kve, Lau Chung-tang: Ho Ying-fun, Yin was carried off the field prilliton Cheuk-yin, Chang Kam-hol, La Widger.
injured knee after colliding with Shiu-wing. Chu Wing-keung.
Army: Leyland; Wooton, Woods, never in doubt, and the Guardians
From then on, the issue
and
A trior throughout Conway, as leader of the Army attack. missed many opportuni- lion to score, but he was a trier Had he throughout the game. received better support from his Hutton, Tennuck, Sponce; An-
Brown.
fellow forwards, the result of the drews, Higgins, Conway, Berry. | intégrating, though there 'Was ho
produce the tie-breaker in their The Indians, fielding 10 men throughout and with Lait Singh their star custodian absent, man- aged to snatch a 3-2 victory, the winning goal being scored during the latter part of the game after one of the scrappiest displays seen since the season's fixtures began,
Puntos, the Indians' centre-
Junior
Remedios, flocreio forward, retired from the game half-boekt, clashed with Baghat The longest blow was by Hairy within two minutes of the Singh. Ayres who belted a homer with stort after the bull or stick Tempers flared a double to his credit, while Canuck Sherry Dare poled out a
Tempers Bored and sticks were brandished but the timely inter- three bagger
vention of team members on both ides as well as the umpire, pre-
The Kit Chee team played vented an unpicasent incident.
their usual game but the Army barracking jeering The
and from the sidelines
proved that many of the "stars" AS comments the game rolled on in a tension were not fæst enough.
Time and again, Wooton and atmosphere, were aggra- packed vating in nature and contributed Woode outpaced the wingers for much towards inciting the players the ball, while Hutton and Spencer were too fast for the two Chinese
Hurled steady ball
failed to score.
once
more
bad hit his spectacles and broke them over his eyes.
At this stage, KITC had only nine men on the field.
Recreto took advaulage of the situation and kept up consistent pressure on KITC
Webb and Bertie Guest kept the Portuguese attack well at bay.
the Boo swung
The Indians
of the Law showed signs of dia.
further scoring when the final whistle blew.
La! Wal, made a welcome turn to
to the
Police team and played
might have been reversed. match mie
Andrews. Army's left winger, Polica --Club 2 a newcomer to the team, well In a keenly contested Senior earned his berth by the excellent Challenge shield soccer match at display he gavo. He was ever Boundary Street yesterday, Club a very good gamb. dangerous when in possession of eliminated Police by two clear Club: Brown; Roberts, Barber the ball and Hau Yung-sang had goals.
Mullen, Riley, Strango, Barclay, The Police played well to a Widgor Hardwick, Main and his hands full in coping with him throughout the
Kame
man, but their gallantry proved Bickford. unequal to the combined aggres siveness of Club.
into Adopting a n hosillo attitude inside forwards. bail over with Hassan at centre- towards one anotic suggestion { was shaky at times but brought |
Hassen with
for
It would be a
In the 32nd minute of the infti-
a half he rushed towards the
right
Police started to attack trom the kick-off and kept the ball within the Club's half of the
right corner to gather the ball An
Police: Teang Wing; Howlett, Ho Shing, Gordon, Loung Shun-ch!, ni Wai, Na Wal, Tsang 8lk- hong, Redman, Tam Yun-kan god Yuen Yiu-lam.
Defence Force draw with "Occasionals" lin friendly cricket match
all-day friendly cricket match between HKCC "Occasionals" and the Hong Kong Defence Force. at Chator Road yesterday anded in a draw.
Fred Heckman pitching for the Americans was a bit wild in the early stages of the game, but soon found The range and hurled steady ball by fanning, three, that The Wahoos asserted their din superiority mond u break.
when they blanked the Canadien- Good practice in this positional} nes who had beat them before. play can be had in any ordinary
Terry Noronha pitched A
Yu Yiu-tak, Chinese custodian, every-day fame.
good game by allowing one-hithal; distributing with effect, feed- which was as good in effort asing an ever agile Nugget Ebrahim,
to keep out of off overal fine spectators
saves by full- possible when it is considered who took control of the forward dispute between players and et length dives, that the Canadians had the line after Pintos' departure. In ទេព
differences on them settle their
Yiu Cheuk-yin, Inside-right, loop's batting queen, Avarita carly attack by the Ladians,
the field where umpires ofelate. was
responsible for the only initiated by
the Choy, on the line-up.
to put After this heated scene, how goal of the match. Avarita was the only one to robust assistance of Baghat Singh, ever, play resumed its fast and Do not be satisfied on getting
make a Hit for the Maple Leafers Ebrahim carried the ball toward furious pace without further un- good results eight or nine times
ara with a single and although she n sure goal,
but mis-connected,, due aggressiveness. out of 10, as this is not good
Even before the end of the first was the only one of her team to with the bill going out for a cor
Polica 2-Paks 1 and than, drawing Tennucl away enough. Practice it until you can
from Chang Kam-hol, flicked the Ebrahim received
Police, with three spectators ball over Tennuel's head to Chang, મેં second get it every time, and you will frame you will have got into the advance na far as third base, shener.
habit of looking for the next And that you will get more con- ball before playing the ball on.
The game which finished In chance when, from a well paced substituting for absentees, all who beat Loyland easily with a
with a victory over the fast drive. Alence in yourself.
This, together
pass from the corner, ne banged away with the actual record time of 55 minutes mover!
Paks after a scoreless first half. playing of the stroke, is positional at a fast pace, as batters from the ball in to open the score in
A pile-drivor
The game was featured by two batsmen scoring both sides found it hard to ad- favour of the Indians.
The Paks opened the scoring play.
centuries. K. S. H. Wilson scored 138 not In the opening, minute of the base. on
This
demoralise early in the second period, but the not goal did champion Wahoos chalked up an early Recreio "B" but
out for the "Occasionals" while G. N. Gosano before the from 30 yards but the balk grazed prove her snooker whilst he was nearly every time he scored nine Patsy Ribeiro and Irene Castilho. their spirit by taking over thee ended.
and they showed sent in still another
the 'crossoar.
hit up 104 for the HKDF nway. His answer and directions or more points, he would go on aided by four miscues
Following a melee in front of The Paks had beiter of the play
Botting first, the initiative from the bully. were of the simplest.
Bowling Analyals but failed against a heavy Pollee the soldier's goal, Chu Wingsionals scored 287 for Ave defence.
keung pounced on a fumbled
wickets and then declared. Porry but his shot was well cloarance Wall for the Police did good held by Loyland,
Apart from Wilson's century Owen-Hughes: werk in the forward line.
Both teams were using their K CA. Ball contributed 70 Gosong Recreio "A" 3-YMCA 2 heads well and the ball travelled and R. F. Picrco 38. Play becomes robust The YMCA almost surprised from one end of the field to the pop with their stubborn resistance other.
H. Owen-Hughes was the most CL Huang Playing by now was becoming against Recrolo at King's The Army forwards, in a break-successful HKDF bowler, obtaine robust and at times very rough Fark.
away, passed the ball to Conwaying three wickete for 99 runs in A.M. Prata, b Ball but there was no further scoring The
went down finally by but he ballooned his parting shot. 16 overs, we
P.M.N.de Sliva, b Pierce 2. On their tum at the wicket, N. Gosano, Blott, b Gall-104. before the interval,
the bold
Berry then snatched up the rew Deld goal in flvo, After the half-time whistle, Recreio, with their one-time ni bultant goal kick, but his pass the Defence Force had scored 202) CITA KITC was strengthened by the most impregnable, defence line went across the goalmouth with for nine wickets when stumps bring. Blott b Game ** || were :: drawn...... Becond highest H. Owen-Hughes, a le b inclusion of a reserve, but were topeatedly broken open time after no Army player to snap it up.
one
Ume yesterday, were really man 'short
Jucks KITC nevertheless kept up the to get away.
with a Pressure and played hockey Jiks YMCA reinforced by boven men possessed.
Just before Horace Lindru Jast lefi Australia for the United Kingdom. his mother asked him
A
county snooker
vance
the best method for her to im- was once asked how it was that lead with four mumma on singles by to greater effort, Purred them on/Police equalised through Wall and gaina, Lai sent in a plic-driver}
centro pockets,
lo a 30 or 40 break.
Positional play
•
struck-out
Canuckettes played tight ball Yvanovich equalised when he after this and the Owls tallied "Put the black on It's spat and, placing the cue-ball any-
once more when Teresa "Choochi" took a chance sho. within the dee where between
Campos singled and dented the which KITC goalie U.S. Sousa, the top and
He attributed this mainly to rubber on Patsy Ribeiro's sacrimis-kicked, and allowed in about . foot positional.(play, and it was ob- fice fly to deep centre.. from the aide cushion, pot the vious that his positional play Terry Noronha black in one of the top pockets was so good that he had no need three, and passed nong, while at least 90 times a day, strike to be a first class potter to keep Maple Leaf hurler Alice Mar who ing the cus-ball in the exact the pegs moving.
loided four hits fanned and centre each time, until you can His reason for rarely stopping walked none. do it at fart 80 times out of the in the twenties was that after 90."
potting three or four balls, he would take a rest and take his
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a. Chung Hwa
Weck-and results „Man'a Benior League When he returned to Australia, mind off the game, normally by St. Joseph's 10 St. Teresa's his mother was making 40 breaks chalking bis cue, or by
7" Overseas U.S. Navy quite regularly, so what better other convenient method.
Thon Canadians example can we have than this. he would continue as if he were Braves
It will fnaturally be most dis- taking the first stroke of his next Jaguars 17 Daro-devils
0 Paks Sports heartening for the first few days, turn and, after potting another Madcops
Man Man's Junior League when you find that you are pat- few bulls, he would do the same Spartan ting the black only about ¡30, ór|again, we do
Spartans 6. Raxes
|14| Overseas 40 times, but if you persovero
rightly assumed that when Acos with it you will ind' It will player la in. She middle of Delawares Blackhawks
'Braves '«.
Jaguars reasonably · · farge break, HIG
Ladies' Benior League 5 Canadiana Ladles Junior" League
worth your while. /
Must play position
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nervous fanston - gulokly· riscul and hala iga, over-careful-thet he misses
However, as I have mentioned even the simplest of While Fangs 7 Clovera
hefore, potting alone is not 8000-
By using his system, you "with
ker. I you intend making broaks, find. It similar to making two or
Bandar Bere thres" breaks of 15 or 20, a very MENARIK common occurrents, even amongst novices for EVIDE
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font the CHINA MAIL, LIMITED, br PRANE LESLIE BUKIT - Windsor: HOMER,
(Readery are invited to send inj ATY QUeries they may-hava, con- nected with either game),"
stlil
"Dillon," "with good support from the half line, raised the Indians
of goals to three.
tellyt 10 minues
*
KITC
13 | 14W
to Was leading 3-1.
Recreio still had a lot of fight in them,
With both sides keyed to the
Servicemen, were a changed team.
among
"Occd-
Vanar
White
-HRDF
Vaughan
A.E. Perry, b. Vaughan,
D. Chelljah, run out S.A. Vaner, b.Dloit 1P. Attwell, not out
Peter, st. b Gail:,
Extras
Play "was fast and furious scorer for the side was 'DE. EN and "Yo Ylu-taker injured his tras with 80, while D. Chelllah right arm in a collision with scored 19 and 8. A. Vanar 17, Conway midway the first half. Gall obtained two wickejs Yiu Chouk-yin then obtained in one over for four runs. Better understanding the forwards will do much to raise the ball from a goal kicle and,
"Docasionale”. eluding several Army player their stonding in the table.
passed to Ho Ying-fun. Leyland R. S. Cull b Owen-Hughes Blenkinsop, goal-keeper had to dive full-length to save K. C. A. Ball: lbw Owen-
Albork against thei did excellent stinging hits
C.A. Guterres and of
th minute Woods, was Hughes In the 20th
Woods, was F. Plarco b Gosano the
of Marques. speed Guterres saved the day for hanalled for tripping Ho Ying- K. B. H. Wilson not out pernity area. C Blott b Owen-Highes tunin with beautifully connected However, Leyland brought off D.R. Oldman b Forry
Extras pulse SAN
the 'shot.
extreme in excitement, the game evenich they wing, that's hodia" spectacular save from the spot|D. M. Gall not out '?
took to on a new tepsion.
Hermes of Recreio narrowed Blenkinsop well beater,
the Indians lead with c goal
not
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Results In brief::
ted from a short corner,
Recrolo "F" 2 "KITË
After: Abia-came the climax
Recreio “A” 43 YMCA
ON PAGE 3.
many momente of stick hooking Police
and shin bashing, ma
An attack on Indians" defence, | RAFATA PA Chand Tare"
isick by Chang Kam-hol 5. Huttori-brought the ball to the fölher end land posed to Andrewr (who, after cluding Hau Yung- sang, retumed the ball to Hüte
Total ((or nino wkta.)
70L White did not bat,
138 Bowling Analyal
Total (for five wicts, dec; +267 K.H. Vaughan, R. Dimợp
Koni but the parting, shot was|EN. Gombrilla and
blooked layu - ZINSTAL
Ball Plerce Gambrill Vaughan