THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1951)
TWO BAD CALLS AND THE RAF BATTING MACHINE RUNS OUT OF GEAR
The Scot, The Greek, The Iranian, Zimmerns Dodge, Sellors and the All Lend A Hand To A Great Victory
By "RECORDER"
Kowloon Cricket Club diernissed the RAF batting machine for 87 | runs at Cor's Road on Saturday to score one of the greatest victories of the in the Cricket League.
year
Sent in to bat first, KCC knocked up 147 runs for eight wickets, getting well behind the clock until shortly before tea when Jim Sellors and Francis Zimmern livened things up.
RAF's batting machine started off at their usual quick pace after tea, but two bad calls disposed of Ken BaH and Graham and finally Robbie Lee held Ray Kingsford off Davidson at deep mid-off to throw it completely out of gear.
had crept up to 70 in The Armen Were at that register two glorious shots re-score
miniscent of his great Interport | about 80 minutes by that time. stage showing 81 runs on board with Kingsford having days, a hook and a cover drive DODGE AND SELLORS AGAIN Dodge lost Robbie Lee on the knocked 213 44 and looking boundary off McConville.
afternoon's muloo shot in play-
Ball. ing
in
the post-mortem
The
for a century in
good enough:
20 more minutes.
disaster
at
Dour Willie Davidson went in
25
Lo
a
by Bennion, put up a grand display in the his trump card, putting on the other end the Iranian from felel Abadan, the one and only Fali Kermani, who had two batsmen leg before in no time.
nd put up his 24 runs slowly.later there was sotne support as bring apparently in some diflor Ball having been kept on Then come
Kingsford's slow to do further damage. Wille Davidson went on to cully against
Не Sinally fell to take five wickets and, as time offbreaks.
With Robbie Lee out of the Was running out. deputy Kingsford, being caught behind
who way, Jim Sellers, who has al- reputation the wicket nu!
made ready skipper Pat Dodge pulled
in match-saver,
came
batting Dodge,
Sellers and Dodge proceeded
The able difficulty getting Kings-to demonstrate that the bowl-
could be punished. ing away. Kingsford
partnership, as it has done iu bowling well at this point and the past, changed the face of time was running out.
ul
partner
with sober confidence. Johnny Leriou batted hesi-
Landy
ford
experiencing
consider-
was
the game.
HAMMERED AWAY
Archie Zimmern and Fall Ker- man: opened the batting for
Endeavouring 10 put more bammering KCC,
away
Leriou, having put is fool RAF's opening bowlers, Me- in front of one of McConville's runs on the board. Dodge was raught at the wicket by Jack- Conville and Kingsford,
on the wicket efforts after hav-
his performance Archie had reached 19 before ing contributed a painstaking 11, son. who on
is almost certain being dismissed by a good ball Pot Dodge came in and immed-on Saturday
showed his intention of te step into the wicket-keeper's from Kingsford. He was swing- ately
The spot in the Combined Services bal freely
the bowling enough to attacking ing his
GRAND DISPLAY BY
THUNDERBOLTS
AGAINST ARMY “A”
By
"OBSERVER”
in the Men's Yesterday's hockey league matches Division were highlighted by the grand display put up by a youthful team which started a year ago almost from scratch.
These were the Thunderbolts, who climaxed the sea. son last year by winning the Junior Division title.
Promoted this
score.
tion
XI.
ah
The the
Dodge had scored 24 batsman who really made
Francis Zhamern. fur My was who batted with abandon for
undefeated
Sellors 23 uniaunted to continued
18 when he fell to Bennion, whose first victim had been Dodge KCC declared at 147 for eight wickets.
WENT FOR THE RUNS
The Airmen lost no time in
going for the runs. Though tied up by Davidson, off whom balls cleanly he only hit two "Tug" Wilson hit out to reach quick 15, after losing Ball on
the feld between work in
Archie Zimmer. Leriou and
Wilsto Anuity admitted defeat, putlines offerings and his leg before
BOXING
AT HARRINGAY
There was a boxing sensation at Harringay Arena on November 15 when Yolande Pompee of Trinidad (right) defeated the Empire Middleweight Cham pion, Dave Sunds of Austrália, by a technical knockout in the seventh round,
Pompee weathered heavy punishment in the fifth round to make an electrify- ing recovery to smash his way through Sands' defence and open an ugly cut on the Champlon's eye.
The referee stopped the fight with Sands helpless on the ropes in the seventh round.-Express Photo.
Madcaps Claim Undisputed
Of The Senior Division Leadership
Possession
By "GRANDSTAND”
Madcaps claimed undisputed possession of the current League leadership when they edged out Jaguars 7-4 in a brilliant display on the field in which the Madcappers made almost impossible catches, while Canucks suffered their sixth consecutive setback when they dropped a 6-5 decision to Overseas Chinese, the winning run crossing the plate when a long fly to left field was lost in the sun.
In the "B" Division, Doc Molthen's Baseballers toppled the Warriors 17-16 in a free scoring game in which the leadership changed hands every imming, while Blue Sox returned to form and drubbed the Dodgers 12-6 in yesterday's curtain- raiser.
La fauned the breeze but Woo In the Junior League, the, which was lost in the sun in the
were almost within seventh inning proved to be the grounded out for a run, Y. F. enother pass and Chan drew Bantama
to find the wheh Louie failed sight of their first triumph when winning run. they held a one run lead over
Fielding their best nine, which plate against the next two South China at the end of sixth included Lofty Baker's return to batters, two more runs scamper- inning, but after the Caroline the diamond, the Canucks held ed over the platter to inot the had levelled the score, the tussle the Overseas scoreless for four count. Fortunately Frank Peon dragged on to the tenth frame frames with good fielding which had the good sense to recall Lam before the Bantams yielded the nulliged the effects of a couple Ping to snuff the rally.
of scattered hits, while they registered a tally in the second stanza when P. W. Lo made a tour of the bases on a steal followed by Harry Louie's wild heave.
winning rupo.
the
MADCAPS 1—JAGUARS Playing loose ball right from start, the Jaguars looked hopeless against the Madcaps, even though they had a four run lead after their first turn with the bat.
The Overseas exploded in the fifth when they connected hurler Kassa Nazarin for Give safe hits
RESULTS AT
A GLANCE
Pitching lack-lustre ball. Vie Pedruco on the mound for the Jags walked no less than three Madcappers in the hoche half of the initial frame, and mixing three hits with the sfiver-platter offer, the Madcaps soon turned the tables with a five-run splurge in the same stanza.
SENIOR "A" DIVISION Neither side could score again Canadians 5 Overseas in the second inning, but in the Madcaps 7 Jaguars
of the
"E" DIVISION Madcap half
6 Red Box semester, three bunched up hits produced a pair of runs which
18 Baseballera
LEAGUE
third
one of then further good field work year to the Army had the slighter advan between Sellors and Zimmern Senior Division, they had been tage in the Arst half. The in- had Graham run out with the at 18. Two bad calls, winning game after game and clusion of Westmacott at centre-score
the forward line about which the less said the yesterday, though defeated, ex forward in tended the powerful Anty "A" gave more dash to the forward better, helped.
and John eleven, Senior Champions for Bne.
Roy Kingsford the last two years, to a 1-0 Another successful new add!-Moorhouse settled down, how
despite all Willie David- to the team was Major ever, The game was played at a Deighton, who played a forceful son's wiles and the situation
the cracking
attacking centre-half game. The began to look bad as the score pace, perhaps
again the soared up to 81. this season. Army defence was fastest yet seen
prominent department of the Kingsford could probably have Army team, with Hammond at passed 44 if he was hitting out left back time and again break-with less beef. Davidson placed ing up promising movements one nicely for him and Robbie with his backstick
Lee had little trouble holding it just short of the boundary.
Then
eme disaster. Davidson in the third when Gus Pereira Blackhawks sults of Hockey matches played That the Thunderbolts did not (bowled one and one invited drew a pass and pilfered second Delawares
and third bases in quick Wildfires yesterday:
1st Division; HKHC "A" 1, go down by a wider margin was up), Archie Zimmer (stumped
to the big-hearted che, caught one), due mainly
and Fall succession but was left stranded, South China University 0; RAF 1, Argonauts
Kermant (two inveigled to pre- The fifth found Gussie perched on third again via a single and "A" 1; Army "A" 1, Thunder-performance of their defence.
S. Samy at goal saved at least sent their tog), disposing of the bolts 0.
2nd Division.--Argonauts "gur goals, and Yakub Khan at rest of the batting order for six two steals, but once more the
left back was reheatedly in the runs.
Hockey Results
The following
were the re-
4444
BIG-HEARTED DEFENCE
LOUIS TAKES ON THREE
win
IRC
OTHER MATCHES
SENIOR Dodgers
JUNIOR
the Hollandsmen protected right Warriors until the end of the scuffle.
Jaguars had scoring chances,
power was turned off.
7 Dragons
SENIOR GAMES
After a dismal showing against the Warriors last week, the Red Sox returned to life again yes-
And terday
battered Dodger hurter Fred Diesta for a total of 11 solid blows to chalk up a 12-0 win.
A six-run splurge in the second inning practically ensured victory but another cluster of three in the next frame gave the Sox all they required--the other runs were acored just in case.
Hitting was fairly free, with several extra-base clouts. Diesta Dodgers and Frankie 4ut the
Barros of the Sox both connected three-base hits, although the 12 latter could have stretched it 17 into a homer if his aging limbs.
would have permitted it.
13 Dodgers
• Blue Sox
Squawo
7 Bantams
(10 innings) LADIES LEAGUE
11 Pool To
Mike Sanders of the Sox belted out two hits 'in three times at bat while Bernard Brown and Diesta both re- gistered three in tour.
FOUR OF ENGLAND'S
PLAYERS UNFIT FOR AUSTRIAN MATCH
London, Nov. 25.
At least two members of the England team chosen to play Austria on Wednesday will not be able to play.
Lionel Sunith (Arsenal), who was not fit to play for Arsenal in a League game yesterday, is declared unfit for Wednesday while Preston North End have informed the Football Association that Tom Finney, who was injured in the League match against Chelsea yesterday, will not be fit to play on Wednesday.
party of "probables," for
flown
example, not have been over to Paris when the Austrian team played there a short time ago.
Eckersley, of Blackburn, has as the prelude to the match been selected to take Staith's with Austria has been wal- place at left-back but Finney's comed heartily, but many ask deputy at outside-right will not why the idea could not have
been carried be chosen until tomorrow.
further and อ Mannion (Middlesbrough), who was chosen as a reserve in side-forward for the Austrian match, has also cried off and Milburn (Newcastle) has been asked to report to the England
Seeing and studying future headquarters at Hendon in his
opponents in actual play plways place.
Mannion did not play in a Tessons for selecting a team and i did and always will have its League match yesterday, having failed to pass a fitness test at the last moment. An ankle in-
jury had been K-rayed earlier
in the week,
planning a campaign for victory.
Another point that is gaining favous, in view of the undoubted ability of continental sides that have been seen in Britain, is Walter Winterbottom, an- would England not do well to nouncing these facts today, take a leat out of the continen- said that no definite decision tals book and appoint a national could be made about the right- coach?
groin
half, Nicholson's, fitness and a further
his report on trouble will be awaited morrow.
Many ironically point out that to- George Raynor, the former Aldershot player, directs coach- ing in Sweden, while a brilliant Tottenham player like Batch Carter has manager has reported that faded out of the game and iB Nicholson must be regarded as chiefly occupied behind the
Meanwhile, the
very doubtful.
The reintroduction of Ecker sley should beat weaken the England team
satisfactory
gave
for he displays in four
appearances for the national
ounter of a tobacconist's shop in Hull-Reuter.
ITALIANS, SWISS DRAW
Lugano, Nov. 25.
Italy, one of the strongest of
team last season and his form the continental soccer teams, does not appear to have been were held to a 1-1 draw by affected by his club's poor show- Switzerland here today.
ing.
Switzerland led 1-0 at half-
"Milburn's inclusion in place of time.
Mannion
may mean that the Selectors are
A rock-like considering him
Swiss defence for Finney's place. He began was under almost constant during the whole of his football career on the right pressure wing and has played there many the second half of the game but times Ког Newcastle United. it held out until seven minutes before the end, when the Italian centre-forward,
Boni
OLD ARGUMENTS
perti, netted to equalise a goal The desire to see England scored by the Swiss outside- defeat Austria on November 28 left in the 15th minute. Reu- has set the fuse to light up ter. onew the oid British sotzer argument
а about national BELGIUM BEATS HOLLAND decline in Britain's represents- tive showing during the later postwar years.
Rotterdam, Nov. 15.
ad-
Goals were plentiful here to- day when Belgium beat Holland Few disagree with the ver- in an international soccer match dict that neither England, Stol by seven goals to six after Tand, Ireland nor Wales have sharing six goals at half-time. schieved any form that could A crowd of 65,000 saw Bel- compare with the national form glum gain a 2-0 lead inside 10 in Britain of the immediate minutes. They last their postwar seasons, and the reason vantage only to lead again and is generally attributed not to then have the score equalised in jack of individual playing sicil the last minute of the first half. but to a conspicuous absence of Reuter. a proper blending of talents,
Many enthusiasta advocate that a scheme for planning an all-Britain team as the chief challenge to foreign competition is long overdue. As proof they quote the success of the com- blued team which defeated the Rest of Europe in Glasgow in 1948 and in comparison the dis play by Britain and Ireland when they met at Villa Park, Birmingham, a week or so ago,
football
Most British thusiasts loudly proclaim Britain can compare with
en- that
and
possibly lead any other country in the world as regards the in- dividual brilliance of its players, But they are equally clamor bus in their condemnation of the Selectors regarding the manner of choosing them as a team.
The experiment of calling togefter selected England players to have a few days "schooling"
Home Rugger Results
London, Nov. 24. The following are the resulta Rugby Union and Rugby League games played today::
Rugby Union International Match: Scotland 0.
Soul Meich 44
County Champiozisilip matches: Berisare sel Band Wilts Cheshire 3, Yorkante di canal o Westmorlanas, Lanckshire 29; – Devon 9icestershire ; Curpbating Band Somerset 9; Durham B, Wortbuth- beriod 23.
Clob matches: Harlequing a 20, PACK.RUN B Lechidon writer. Notti 2 Lotudon Trish 0, Cys fibe gital of London Wash & Newsof Old Merchants Taylors 10% Not- hampton 1 Old Fruilkes b. Bei di
canondo “Bwansea Park & St Thomas's Homital Warpe 8, Bristol 0; Aberavon 3. Cheltenham D: Bornsiage & Notion Mymoula Albion 3 Coventry Abbott o; Bridgewater and Arsion Chardic 40 Drveno pare: Serudima Talmouth Easter 3, Old Blue! $; Claudster & Stroud 91 Trash Team 3. Combined Services Bedford 0; · Oxford'
Bella Vuo
In the night-rap, the Base- Ballers and Warriors dented the
on either side, but in the tenth the 2 rubber 33 times, with
Baseballers accounting for the trame W. Y. Wong singled and followed by W. K. 1 Dutch HC 0: Nav Bharat 9, picture with timely tackles and
ada Kelly Silva Netto on the
run to upset pennant hopes this was
Choy's safety which produced for the Warriors. HKAAF 0: YMCA 0, Army "B" clearances. A. Rakha at right-
mound for the winners wavered to chalk up ás many runs but a 2; Aces 0, Recreio "B" 5.
back did more than his share of
At Spokumpoo, Army "A", for a moment in the sixth determined Maple
Runs were scored in clusters, the margin of victory. Leaf outfit Ladies' League. Gremlins checking Mackenzie on the left helped by six wickets
the
Baseballers collecting five It was a heart-breaker for the London Scottish 9: United for 20 chapter and found the Backs; worked their way back into the "B" 1, DOGA 0; University 4 flank and had the better of the runs taken by John Deighton, loaded via an outfield error and ballgame, when they equalised the third and two four-run Bantams, not so much for the non-supermar
17 Weston-super-Mare the fourth Innings in
this would have Police 6: Gigo KOV "8" 3; Recreio 2, KGV Interport inside-left in a penalty beat weakened Optimists' a pair of walks, but after Steven with four runs "A" 1.
bully just before the end of the team by seven
manufactured venth, while the Warriors points, but
been their first win of the Hawick 33: Watsonlane Kavier of the Jaguars had failed around five walks and a bractarted off with a fistful in the wickets. Arst half.
season,
which they 14: St Mary's Hospital S a bunt attempt, Ingmar of errors-It didn't need any hit first, and two fours in the fifth have tried so hard to gain, but Chater In
an effort The Thunderbolt forward line Road by holding the Scorpions Eriksen fied out to end
surprised at
Bugby, Leigte theta spark the rally were pertaps the speedier
with the improvement shown,
New Zealand Tour: the bus bulk, and were en of te a draw, helped by an un-threat, and that was that, for Starting off the seventh with and sixth.
defeated 64 from 1. M. Omar getting the other three outs in the
Sonny Machado started for this eventuality cannot be post-Rangers 7, New Zealand seone deadlocked at 54all, the dangerous with their lightning
Jordan couldn't get among the next frame was only a mat- Overseas led off with Paul Tíu the losers and was banished in poned for long.
Citib matches: Ham sweeping movements down the the wickets against the Univerter of routine as the trio of dis- who connected for a long ty ball favour of Ray Cordello in the Special mention must be made ); Bramley We
Evident, however, was their slty at Pokfulam and the match pirited Jaguars went to bat and to deep left felt where Bob Low third another case of changing hurler Cooper who seems to Cardin working
Dewsbury 6, át Rates drewn. was
back to the bench again without was blinded by the sun's direct a winning combination
have learned that it pays to mix 10 say on Frach for HON Osaka, Nov. 26. need of a hard-shooting forward. It the Second
Division even a loud foul tip,
rays, and after the ball confted disastrous effect,
while his pitches,
Maw and ludderic fld: 20 The ex-heavyweight chama little variation in the angle of match at Kal Tak KCC were The Madcaps collected a total it lost Bob blon, Jee Louis, took on three wing centres by the wing would all out for 40 and had the Alr- of tight are plows et spendonit looked all over the outfield out The Baseballers committed Lamb have proved to be capabio 19 Warfare to armed forces thumpinis on Sun- day before a capacity crowd at arcult to any backs to men six wickets down for 20 Pedruco, but it was the brilliant the right spot. It was a freak errors galore, but the Warriors of giving the leather a ride in Leeds is toler Osaka's Numba stadium in the intercept those centres.
Intrus for the Army backs to runs, losing finally by four outfield work that brought them occurrence, but it was sufficient were equally pulity, the moet the crucial spots. Cooper fanned free W
to give the Overseas another expensive boner being the mud Ave while W. C. Choy for the outer third exhibition sppearance of
victory. A little variation of offensive wickets,
in centre-held with the sacks winners struckout six... currant Barnatorming tour tactics, putting into use the
The best catch of the after- triumph.
choked with runners, and this of Japan,
basses into the open spaces for
noon was undoubtedly George The batting was not specta probably cost them the game. Saunders enare in the ecular, and eyes Baker'e big gun it was a far cry from
side and forfeited the the fall garden when he climbed an illed to produce anything like brillant fort against the US points to the Beck the unres the Blue Sox upset the Wildfires Bute, kit. The. Overseas outfit Navy some time ago, when no 22 Brown's rising liner which was 11.21 labelled for distant places, and of the use when Baker fled":
of the game being responsible for the setback, JUNIOR LEAGUE GAMES the Delaware powerler the The be time of the week-sholt way to victory over
The "Brown Bomber" ocemed the insides should also help to disappointed as his opponcats no great messure,
4M
pien
of footwork-retreat-
HOW THEY STAND
Erit lyželvat,
W
L Pls
Army
obtained their winning KCC ang rather then advising to go about 15 minutes from the Army "A" theet his dynamite punches Ozie "KO" Hubbard, Far East end. Snapplag a half pass at RAF
the 25 yard line, Mackenzie | Royal Navy Air Force Heavyweight Cham- wove hia way past three Army "B"
Bght defenders and crashed in a hard Optinsats Although he was downed twee drive.
plon, put up quite a
in the second wound-United
Press
Pition:
THE TEAMS
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Major Lami 10 İLA
Capt West
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TARUFFI WINS PAN AMERICAN
Juäret,
Imaginary ladder to freeze Jocked the only twin-killing one could get into scoring posi- | * Uitching lapse in the beIGHWATRACE
again. Alee Bagare Bodotto rigsfeld and the mat rurning catches in centre-feld'
kay to thira base hipped smoticed every Jogu un sald into third
The Jaguars registered the twin a closed of dust only double-play of the game":
Maxica
Plero Tarui of Italy Won
the fold-day sousie bed when they blasted T. Pan-American blaky
16 blows to earn e 183 Whos Mexico today with HusWayne Chan wach went into three Vide earned and lesson t
Before the thrus in four
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In the third mning.
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