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Accent Was On Pitching In Two Deciding Battles In The Minor Loop
Says "GRANDSTAND”
With the end of the official season in sight, two more minor loop champion- ships were decided over the week-end, with Squaws wresting the Mamak Ladies' Junior Trophy from St Teresa's through an 8-7 noseout, while the Midget Black- hawks annexed the Ablong knockout trophy with a 3-0 shutout against the Delawares.
Both games produced a comparatively high standard of play with the accent oh pitching, which was mainly responsible for the victories for the Squaws and Delawares.
as the weekly
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1951.
ARSENAL V. WOLVES
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Senior Loogue witnessed terrifying of all the sluggers. The ladies' game
the ordeal playoffs, nevertheless, the good Evelin weathered Evalin Alonco undergoing her
panicularly baptism of fire as she was called by foreing Girlie to pop up and natured jibes form an inerent- in to extinguish a conflagration whiffed Gloria Silva next, and ing sidelight,
Ozório tried these are taken in the correct in the sixth inning with the score while Doreen
runners desperate steal home, Nana spirit.
while
tied and two polemia aralho promptly put the bee
dancing on the
on her, and the Squaws trekked Bilgi alabster Eduardo. Ribeiro on
game back to their wigwams in a chucked a near-perfect bungle on
the field happy mood to celebrate their only one
first pennant after a two-year shutout, behind his bitless
chapters search, For the Ant two neither side could cross the plate
until the third and it was not that St Teresa's drew fint blood
after Shein Collaco had singled and rounded the cushions on
INTER-HONG SURPRISES
SOFTBALL FIXTURES
two steals and a wild plich, The of the dark horses in the circuit. | evening and the week-end,
Terries added another marker
of
in the fourth canto when Gloria Silva drew a walk and coasted Remedios Therese home EXTI three-bagger.
Not to be outdone, the Squaws fought back in, staged a Big Inning rally with a cluster four runs in the next acmester ona hitting attack which had the Terries dizzy on the field, but they were quick to snatch the lead again in their turn at bat when they registered three runs in rapid succession
Starting
Several surprises were seen in the Intor-Hong series, with Rediffusion inking over the role out as just another and lost their performances ball team, they have dished out good only game to China Light after a len inning struggle,
A
page was torn out of fiction
when left-felder Young clouted out a home-run which broke up the ball game in favour of Re- diffusion,
wuch
btt
unfortuna
Softball fixtures for this
are: with umpires and
BCоrers,
TODAY Inter-Hong Series 5.45 p.m. Gibba v
Stanvac
Jardines v Lowe Bingham's (T. Hussain, George Fang). (Umbe Mose, B. Silva).
to
2,30
young pulled a "Fred classle boner by forpotting
critical ☐ base at stage, and the run was ruled cut. After
this disheartening pair of bunt hits, back to reversal, Rediffusion failed to back, followed by Benita Re-stop China Light from scoring
in the 10th semester. the Squaws medios singio,
Caltex,
now once more and although ahead Benita showed signs of wavering League, upset
third consecutive canto, in the bottom of the fifth
faney hindanatching by Nana Carvalho erased the threats
Gon
Put
Caltex
SATURDAY Inter-Hong Sexica P. NTS v (Lionol Sequeira, Tony Kwok). Lowe Bingham's (Tony Silva; Manuel Nunes).
SUNDAY
NHB
V
暴
Bert Williams, the Wolverhampton and England goalkeeper, appears here
to be beckoning the ball as it rolls to him in the match against Arsenal at Highbury,
CORINTHIAN-CASUALS
TAKE
UMBRAGE AT LOSS OF
THEIR TALENT TO
By ARCHIE
QUICK
PEGASUS
London.
Trouble is brewing in the amateur Soccer world. Three years ago Dr Tommy Thompson, Oxford University coach and a member of the Football Association Coun- cil, conceived the idea of a combined Universities football team-and thus Pegasus FC was born.
Senior League Playoffs 2.30 p.m. St Joseph's hoading the Jaguars (Frank Ewins, Buster Gibbs for the Hollands, Bob Low: Irene
The Corinthian-Casuals have taken umbrage. The drain on their resources as season and Botelho).
a result of the new organisation can be imagined. They accepted that, but what has this disaster may well mean 4.00 p.m. Canadians v Braves "curtains" for Gibbs when the (Wally Mar, Y. C. Mel, Ray-upset them is that Pegasus are not honouring a tacit agreement to call only on ume
comes around for count-mond Tsao; Allos Mar).
Inter-Hour Series
players after their first year "down" from Oxford and Cambridge. Men like Paw- and normally, they at the mid-way cushion.
v Stanvac Bon and Potta left the Varsities some considerable time ago started off the ing up the wins. St Teresa's
Stanvac battered three Shell 10.00 am, NHB Betty
Xavier; Roberto final frame with lefty
would be wearing the colours of Corinthian-Casuals. They are not, and there are hurlers last week to run away (Steven slinger Re- Baptista working
and Nunes). triumph a 15-0
Shelly Rediffusion (Ren many others like them, Bernie with medios for a walk Remedios hit safely followed by blasted NTS 27-1 in the other
Barretto; Tony Rey). out Tuesday's 11.30 a.m. Union Insurance, v Rain washed Doreen Ozocle's double for two half of their double-hender.
Moocdeen, runs, and the score was knotted
Romes and these will be re- Chima Light (H at 7-all.
After Lella Goan had added scheduled for another date by Eddis Marques),
Committee.
4.00 p.m. NTS v Love Bing-So the Management coach Ren to the hitting spree, Sequeira waved Bondte off the Mercantile Bank have signified ham's (La Souza; George Pang).
of withdrawing
HOW THEY STAND owing actics thee
MEN'S SENIOR mound and gave Evelin Alonce their Intentiou
It from the nod to finish the game. It
LEAGUE PLAYOFF spot for a pressure of work. was an unenvious
Although the Inter - Hong in, par rookle to be shoved Licularly with Girlie Csan at the tussles do not provide the same the most amount of excitement and thrills batting rectangle,.
Manila Collegians Impressive In First Match
to
The Manila Collegian Soccer XI gave an impressive display in their first match in the Colony yesterday against a Combined Queen's College, King George V School and Talkoo School team at Happy Valley.
The game was played to a two-all draw, the Manila team leading by one-nil and later by two-one. The game was played at a fast pace, the Collegians Impressing with their speed, despite the slippery ground, and having the advantage in height when the ball was kicked up.
wher
Genato, Jose The Collegian forwards dis- half); Domingo Imperial (2nd played plenty of thrust and were half); Antonio
In Beinares and Benito Razón. always dangerous
Combined Queen's Colles possession.
Their defence was steady and King George V School and Tal- tackled with precision and did koo XL: Orem, Lee Tam-kun, not allow the local forwards Fraser, Tsang Yung-kun, An scope within which to Szo-wing. Loo Kai-ming, Buda
Ma Sadd
Wong Man much operate.
the Yung-koc.
She's The Successor To Gussie Moran And Thinks
Thinks Of TV
By CORNELIUS RYAN
New York.
Nancy Chaffee, successor to Gusste Moran as the glamour girl of sports, quite frankly hopes that the glamour will take her in the same direction it took Gussto. *toward big money.
"I probably will turn professional eventually, per- haps through television," the shapely and dark haired 22-year-old from Ventura, California, sald in New York as she defended her National Indoor Tennis Champion- ship.
"But I am not kidding my- and Althea Gibson, both have creat of becoming self. I think, I had better win promine the National Outdoor Cham-players within a year or two, pionship this year if I want to and Brough and DuPont
past their peaks. do myself the most good,
"TEW MORE YEARS"
"I've got only a few moto years of good tennis left, and there are some ins youngsters coming up. Maureen Connolly 16 years old: now and -ranked 10th nationally, is dead, certain to become the champ in two or three years, t
a
"But I've been training and practicing all winder to develop stronger attack. Pancho Gonzales helped me a lot, and my father, who is a pro at Ventura, Improved my strategy."
become a
in' tele- Nancy already is
on ♫ vision, working
sports how three times a week on a Los Angeles station. "A good way to major television personality would be to win the National Gras Courts Championship, she said, "and then I might do commentaries on tennis matches
would make me a pro.
and endorse equipment, which
"WILL LISTEN"
WORL
Intro
Doris Hart is a good but not, great player, and the same is true of Pat Todd. If Nancy wants a title to go with her. good looks, sho must win it in 1051 or 1952-United Press.
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GOALS
IN THE RED
Gruelling soccer bap. tism has been the lot of Kent junior club, Langton Green. In their first season they have lost all their 16 matches and conceded 216 goala-38 in the last match. The "goals for" column records a modest dozen.
-{London Express Service).
Holland To Play India At Table Tennis
"I'd listen to offers for pao tour. If I had my ohoice, I'd like to play against Pauline Betz Addie, maybe in a year or two. I'm not ready for her now.j
best She's still the player alive,"
Nancy said that she believes the War, and French that the reign of Louise Brough
The Hague, Apr. 4. Consequence is that the famous Potts was chosen for England's shoe
side he was officials were enthusiastic about and Margaret Osborne DuPont
Holland will oppose India in' old club in suffering a. decline, International and they blame it on Pegasus, dropped from the Pegasus for-it. No soone with five minutes is coded. Both Brough and Du- men's and women's table tennis
to go. Then France scored, and, Pont are well over 30 years much so that Mr W. J. ward he?
mide up old,
and Waney beat Miss matches on April 22 at either They have a super-abundance with all the British
the USA nationals Maastricht or Utrecht. A day equaliser, Brough án
later a men's match between Corinthian's. Secretary since the of talent and their success is attacking for the
the two countries will take Kelvington, who has been the War, has resigned in protest. probably the greatest factor for France got a second in the last last year.
that tus happened to minute of play. France fielded good
Out-
Experts agree with Nancy'a place at Rotterdam
Holland have not yet chonen). palmy five full Internationals. "Pegasus have not played the amateur Soccer since the
Mias Connolly their team, Reuter, women's teants. game," he told me. "They have
Their prowess will Charles. down through the
wide range to choose from but | Carinth
preserves. reverberate .687 they poach our
3
Won Lost Pets 1,000 D
.
22
0 3
anys or the standing British player was John appraisal of the situation, in
333 We cannot stop them, but they Public Schools and it is easy to 000 are not carrying out the idea for anticipate an increase in interest INTER-HONG SERIES which they were formed." Won Lost-Petg The triumphal march
Bravo Jaguars Saints
Canadians
Caltex
Union Ins.
Gibbs
NHB Rediffusion
Shell Stanvac China Light Jardines
Lowe
Binghan's Moremt Bank
NTS
2
in Soccer Over
of Schools.
Rugby at the
waxes
en-
0 1.000 Pegasus to Wembley in so short
Dr Thompson 0 1.000 career is indeed football
thusiastic over the future and .667 romance. They have no ground, foresees not only the Varsities .607 they do not play in a Longue .657 but here are in the FA as the basis of England rides but
they
Great Britain's victory in the 067 Amateur Cup Final pitted agalust Glympic Games at Helsinkl next .667 redoubtable Bishops Auckland,
still .500 but
pospessing a good .000 chance of waning. .000 To get rid of the strong Hen- .000 don-side in the semi-final was .000 a great performance
and it is indication of an
Pegasus strength that on the day Jimmy
Ladies' Hockey Trial Match
to
on
English League Win 1-0
At Dublin
The Hongkong team started off wah, Tong Pizzas and Wong D. Handyside, here tonight.
your if Pegasus is allowed to the hard core of the supply
af Eleven.
**The great days Public Schools SOCKET pre coming-back," he says...
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•
Overseas Breeders Follow Britain
Vets' work to improve thoroughbred
Plans are being made at Newmarket for the resumption of courses of Instruc-
Reference my previous article tion for studsmen this year. on the round-the-world tour of
This marks the continuation of an experiment begun two years ago, the Islington Corinthians, the Essex results of which were more successful than had been, believed possible. cricketer, Sonny Avery, who
was one at the party, writes to
The courses were initiated through discussions between a small group of tell me that the trip extended veterinary surgeons notably Mr E. Brayley. Reynolds specialising in all matters eight months, 90 matches were Josing only eight and.
ight and relating to the thoroughbred, the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the played
actual 14. They drawing
Equine Research Station. completed 38 matches in a' six weeks' stay in India. He com- It had been realised towards grooms, of on average age of talen up stud management with- siders that the best side they the end of the war that the onus || 34." met were an Egyptian eleven of carrying on the work on our who beat them 4-1 at Port Said. stud farme had fallen all too
long on the older atud grooms,
Another letter from Lieu Col. H. M. Prince, pocretary of the Army FA, says that the the French Army's game with Army at Le Havre was the finext amateur match he has seen
The following are requested Ladles turn out for the Royal Naval No. 2 Ground,
11 a.m. Hockey League trial at the King's Park, at Sunday, morning, w
Dublin, Apr. 4. Mrs Brandt, Ni Buyer's, F
The English League best Correa, L. Dazenberg, P. Faber, S. Franklin, H. Foley, Mrs Giles,
S. Hall, (Eire), by one goal to nil A. Graham-Cumming, S. Gra the Soccer League of Ireland ham-Cumming, H. Jilloft R. Macdonald,. B. Mac-
But the salectors, who have P. Owen-Hughes, D.
full England Naughton, DINNER PARTY
the After the matot, the Manila Czorio, B. Phillips, R. Road, S. to pick out the
match against Scotland in 10 of the Schoolhuys were entertained at a Read, D, Sanders, R. Scott, Mrs International team for
awkward problem. The League with Inter- studded worth, B. Winterton and P.WAW team, thor forwards were presented ploo Club at the Clubhouse at Houten, I Warning, S. Whit-daya'
attending the Wright Among those with more scoring chances than King'e Park
All players are asked to turn untionals, was expected to out- HOME AGAIN. class the Irishmen but, instead, their oppment team kicked of dhaner were. Mr Vincente T.
the League of Ireland had Tho
moral victory. of the and immediately took the bal Singin, Filipino Consul, Dr V. cut in white.
The England Longue side's Into the Collegian goalmouth. N. Allenza, President
Foal Woog Man-wah, the Combined Club, and Mrs Atienza, Mr R team centre-forward, had hard Basa, Vice-President, Mr 1.8. a fast drive, the ball Castro, Hon. Treasurer, Mr J. then C. Guingam and Mir R. Omar of
shaidly, but improved as game progressed and ended up by giving a very croditable per formance. On the run
play, they should have won, as dinner party given by the Fil-A, Silva, Mrs C. Silva, Mrs van va time, have been set MCC TEAM ISI
luck with a
striking the upright and
rebounding into play,
Today's Sports
Fixtures
man
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COMPLETE SUCCESS
It run for just over a fortnight and was a compléte succes
The director of the
Colonel George
In the Inst decade, the majority highly educated and with a working knowledge of stud
'birt
meny management," necessarily not up to date.
MORE DISCUSSIONS
More
OUT OF TOUCH “ These older men treasured a Professor witam C. All
discussions and staff their craft, the accretary great tradition of but, during the war were out Barratt, enlisted the help and work took place, and two courses
of such a nature of touch with new discoveries services of specially chosen in for them were held last year. It... which scientiertelized shade and thructors, all with famous namte was
iri the various branches of elementary instruction-visits fo were only learning painfully new methods, in grass growing research and practical know-lids, etc. was combined with nod farming
well be in Kadge, En veterinary research and practice which the stress
ED
"
lectures
that
In
They included Me; Adrian/senses, and all", of war had Scrope stud manager to the late ments of the thoroughbred, the.
Lord Derby and to his successor, latest results of research brought to the font.
and Lord Derby's stud groom, parasitology and other matters. A by-product of the courBES London, Apr. 4. The younger men were even Walter Grimths,
that thoroughbred
brooding Ja! the way in BOAC The
abroad Stratocruiser worse off, for many hund only
the organisations
bove solitary came minutes carrying the MCC cricket team began to learn the rudimenta students responded, and
Air of their jobs when the war enthusiasm with which they followed the movement with in- ΣΤΟ ΣΤΑ fime when the Irishmen touched down at London
arciaitriod them.
went back to school"! more than tense Interest. The example set short port this afternoon. The
Equitie Research Se were playing, a Burke, their contre-half,
rivals 13 players were the
Tinus the breeding xustry, rewarded the originators of the by the
rohome. P injured and left the field a few main party of the team which
terval has been on tour. They were struggling to get back on. Ils
attack in charge of Dents Compton feet, was handicapped by having listed function and have been many parts of the world. Sports Axtures for to-day are minutes after the
Though the
tomaco up through the England ground kept up a non-stop assault. In vice-captain of
the problems created by the war and Brown, TENNIS,
half they broke team. Freddie Championship, the second Singles Floal, if Chater Hoad, com-down against a superb Trish captain, is travelling home by by having no constructive plans mending 430 'am. K.C. Dap. ID defence. Koon-hung.
ring Nat Lofthouse, Bolton Wa
Colony Open
Hongkong Football Association, trans-Brother Hugh, Mr R. Echevaria, The ball was rapidly ferred to the other and and in and many leading members of the third minute the Collegians the Filipino Community.
Dr. Atienza extended hearty as follows drew fret blood when Ignacio Vincente crossed to Jose Estelle, welcome to the schoolboys who
introduced
God by Brother D fast grounder were Inter who sent in
batore Hugh. Words of encouragement ment which entered the net
Consul. went spoken by the
of the Interport short account Schoolboys Competition between
WILD
Orem kasow what was happen after which Mr Guigum gav Handicap, commencing 845 pm.
Kowloon Crickets dorer's centre forward, ecored
Lor
BOOCERA Manila Collegians v Combined
FENCING
the winning goal-Reuter.
HOME SOCCER
Within two minutes of the second half, :the Collegiona attain took the lead when boo, and Manila. He ex- Christian. Brothers School XI on the hope that this com- the Club krum kick-off 445 pm.
SNOOKER 1 broke through tondo Genato
Colony Open Championship match and sent in a sizzling shot which petition would continue
RESULTS struck the left upright and then many years.
Dr Alienza said that he would at Headquarters, Land Forces, H.J. Sobey K.8. Cheuca, commencing Across the goalmouth
London, Apr, 4. rolled Into the net as two of the Com-present a shield for the compell-0 p.m.
The following were the ro bined team
defenders made on betwisen Hongkong school-
boys and Manila collegiates.
Colony Open Championships at Chinese YMCA a pen and ppm.sults of football matches played desperate efforts to clear.
TODAY'S MATCH M
today: Unperturbed by thila reverse,
The Manila Collegian Bocconter-tone Gibbs Body FIRST DIVISION *** the Combined
kept on team
cong: Jardines v Lowe Bingfian.
Blackpool Wost Brom pegging away and in the 15th XI will play its second game in
more squalined the Colony this afternoon, when Beth, kamery at King's Park, som Newcastle U. 0 Aston Villa minute onCO
BEOOND DIVISION"," HOCKET ment, it meets a Combined Christian mencing 0.46 13.19 following a neat moro Brothers School team on the
dross #
Tongkong Aillary Air Force Manchester C.5 Queens F.R., Buda Sald notting with
THIRD DIVISION hot along the ground from close Club ground, kick-off 445 p.m., 20 p.m.
following have **** been Universty Argenau
(SOUTHKEN)
In following a pass by Wong
VÂN” De it was about to go out
NZAeropresent the Com- Pokfulam, 8.30 p.m.5V,
Man-wab, who hooked the ball
Abd final w
to crema, ha
Cheiritan
King yee,
Chan
Mow Cheung Wa
DARTS TARLE
Nine Dragons' Servions: Usubs
JAT. Pollos
Torquay U TVISION
ship.
*
for the future.
I
Station
und groups of brooders In The courses became an estab. It "cine dolowed by organad
Whatever our difficulties and | currbod v-on: with increasing sotbacks have been in the past,
success ever since..
Bridal broodera und. Brainh then coscientists are A new problem
rotting together fronted the committee. It was In November 1948 the first found in some instances, that to bring our stints right up to Compton said on arrival: "We
to men were beginning would have won the Ashes if we class of the courses was hold at the
efje tradition of stud mariago- bad played better. The great the Equine Research Station at know more about their jobs than are retaining the boot elements ahat everyone had Newmarket an organlation the stud managers or the student which has boon developed thing was written the foam off before we which tool was only in its come owners who employed them,
was at Younger men, and a consider since the days of the Tudors. started. We were the better sklo parative Infancy-and
"had" V) (London, Express -Bereice) in the first two, Torts-Reuter, tended by 12 elected stud able number of women,
THE
GAMBOLS
"HOW WHAT 'SLAVE
DARLING
CARNNOL
DEFORE WE
daba. An the same time they
Barry App