COLONY
CHAMPIONSHIP_PREVIEW? -
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1952.
This picture shows the final of the Inter-School 200 Metres Dash at Caroline Hill with Stephen Xavier of La Salle an easy winner, by some eight yards, in 22.9 seconds,
There are few who do not consider Stephen a certainty for the Colony sprint titles. More than that, there is considerable speculation as to the number of those in this picture who will also figure in the Colony finals, despite Roach, Hamzah, Wong Man-wan, Bellamy, Shek Ka-lim and Shelley.
As they finished in the Inter-School Anal, the six pletured here are from the left, Cheng Man-ching (Diocesan), a surprise second in the 100 Metres but not entered for the Colony Championship, W. L. McCall (King George V), who finish- ed second, Stephen Xavier, Quentin Almao (King George V), who was third, Fung Kat-lee (Wah Yan), who had an off-day and may well 'reverse the whole order next Sunday between second and fifth, and Eddie Loureiro, third in the 100 Metres. -China Mill Photo,
MEMORIAL CUP MATCH
The Army Forwards Were Completely Off Form Against Hongkong Chinese
By "SPIV
The Hongkong Chinese X1 yesterday defeated Army by two goal to one, after enjoying a 2-0 lead at the interval, to win the Memorial Cup for the first time since the Combined Chinese team was split up into a Kowloon and a Hongkong XI Inst year. The Army forwards were completely off form yesterday, and but for the splen- did performance of their defence would have gone down by a much wider margin.
The Chinese showed signs of it again while still in the in- They never stopped trying. but their inaccurate passes and tiring during the second half, side-lelt position. Taking the their inability to be where they and the Artny met with better ball in the air, he drove in a should be to receive the pastes zuccess when they began to rely first-timer to the far emmer cl with Cheong Koot- rendered them easy victims of en long passes and re-arranged the
athing making no attempt the Chinese defenders, who, con- the line-up with Johnston
entre-forward and Davey utsave it. trary to expectatious, gave
than creditable perform-nght-wing.
more in unce.
teams
were below
After five minutes' play, Army Both strength, Army being without uitained their first and what Higgins, end the Chinese with proved to be their only goal of out lo Ying-fun and Chau Man-he match, ch!.
net,
PANDAS SNAP THE HAWKS' SPRINT RELAY CHAMPIONS
WINNING STREAK WITH
A 3-1 TRIUMPH
By "GRANDSTAND"
After unsuccessful efforts by the Junior Leaguero to topple the League-leading Blackhawks, the Pandas snapped the Hawks' winning streak with a 3-1 triumph behind James Horrick's superb mound per- formance in which he humbled the opposing aluggers with a hitless job. Jaguars were lucky to turn back the Ovorsens G-5 after concedlog a two-run lead on a listless performance typical of season-end apathy, while the Braves shatter- ed the Pandas' hopes for the batting title when P. II. Lee and C, Y; Lu wont hitless as the Trio romped away with a 5-1 victory.
In the "B" Division a good game was witnessed when the Americans nosed. out the Dodgers in a closely fought tussle which was featured by a cluster of distance elouts including a trio of home-runs, while the Red Sox forfeited the points to the US Navy when they failed to appear on the field.
the equaliser In the last half of the seventh, FANDAS -BLACKHAWKS 1 brought home
beat out a buni Reno Sequeira's Blackhawks, when first-sacker Sammy Louie Cunningham
Another hit with the
winning run on who have enjoyed a winning dropped an easy catch.
which found so far, squeeza
pitcher basa but was nailed at the hol of 10 straight streak
a perfect peg by found their string of success Lam Ping out of position for corner on
end as the the peg home to cut down the centre-fielder Delluno after come to a sudden
Angrist had belted a two-base Hawks faced James Herrick on winning run, ended the tussle.
infield Hiederman's the mound for the Pandas. The
hft. streak was snapped when James
grounder, which was fumbled by hung up a 3-1 triumph which
Blanco, saw Angrist crossing the plate for the winning run. went into the records brilliant no-hit achievement.
as
The only saving grace of the tilt was some heaving clouting by the top hitters, Gussie Pereira
RESULTS AT
A GLANCE
Herrick also struck out seven while light fielding orased the others, and the only run register- ed by the Hawks happened in
SENIOR "A" DIVISION the initial chapter when Herrick
6 Overseas of the Jaguars walk issued the only
(8 innings) whole game to
to Mana Remedios,
3 Pandas whose mereurlo spikes stole Braves
third in quick
second
and succession and scored Succe
5
Cunningham, holding down first base for the Americans, hit safely three times in four, while Dodger hurler Fred Diesto re- peated the performance, I. Dizon of the Dodgers was also gond for two hits.
1 The Red Sox failed to put in an appearance and the US, Navy to the added another scalp triumphs to wind up the "B" Division schedule.
9 Dodgurs
7 Red Sox
B
JUNIOR LEAGUE
7 Dragons
5
14 Blue Sox
2
3 Blackhawks
·I
7 Aces
SENIOR "D" DIVISION. Americans US 'Nevy muffed ty ball to right feld.
of the For the remainder
Griffins game, the Hawks failed to smell
Rexes first base as the Pandas settled
Pandas down
determination with
hitherto Invincible Wildßres upset the
Rexta side.
Pandas
Dodgers Blackhawks
to
A
11 Bantams
4'Acos
MIDGET LEAGUE
2 St Joseph's
13 Wahoos
9
MIDGET LEAGUE
By virtue of a 2-1 victory aver the Saints by the Dodgers, thus
avenging the previous week's setback, the Midget Loop ends in a tie for first place.
Hawk mentor Rene Sequeira
It understood that the started Donel Remedios on the
Council will set a date for the rubber, who began shakily by
play-off for the title next week. passing Johnnie Jon to first base
The Wahoos, whe
were cune on four badly pitched balls.
sidered babies, even among the series of baachita Interspersed connecting for two in four, which
turned in a included a three-bagger, while Midgets, almost with walks gave the Pandas a
safely two
surprise upset over the Black- three run lend, and by the time K. K. Sit connected
Seldon Ma and Ingmar hawks, but succumbed in five.
In the when a trio of eighth inning regular Eriksun failed completely in favour of mound in Remedios was yanked from the
the their efforts.
markers proved too much for hurter Rennie Barretto,
BRAVES --PANDAS 1
them. their completed Pandus damaga had been done.
when they
The Pandas failed to score schedule yesterday
theme
RECREIO
This La Salle quartet won the Inter-School 400 Motros Sprint Relay in the record time of 46.3 seconds. They are, from the left, A. Collaco, High. Hurdles Champion and record-setter and favourite for the Colony Low Hurdles title, Stephen Xavier, Colony -record-holder in all the sprints, Eddle Loureiro, third in the 100 Metres, and Lo Wing-chuon, Inter-School Cham- pion and record-holder at 400 Metres, China Mail
Photo.
Turpin-Cockell Match Arouses Considerable Press Argument
London, Mar. 30.
The matching of Randolph Turpin, the British and former World Middleweight Boxing Champion, with Don Cockell, the British and European Heavyweight Boxing Champion, for Cockell's title has aroused considerable comment and argument in the British Press,
According to the rules of the British Boxing Board
of Control, a boxer cannot be a champion at two divisions at the same time, which means that should Turpin win he will either have to forgo his British Middleweight. title or decline the Cruiserweight title.
Turpin should have been well aware of the situation when he signed to meet Cockell but he has probably not yet decided what ho will do if he wins
this fight. He can, of ourse, wrest the World Cruiserweight crowo from the American, Joey Maxim, which is the reward for winner of the Turpin- Cockell bout.
the
ANOMALOUS POSITION
she might have the
Both goulmouths were sub- again as Barretto clamped downplayed out their remaining game
with six strikeouts to his credit, against the Braves, and despite RAF LOSE TO
shared ten jceted to heavy raids during the
and although the Pandas nicked the fact that they
with the Braves, tatter part of the second half, him for a couple of hits. amart hits equally,
the
Chinese forwards
prevented further
succumbed 3-1. Aelding with
of missing easy
loss of this game was not more ginity
scoring. scoring chances.
The Hawk siege guns, which as disappointing as the fact that
Then The Royal Air Force lost anomalous position, I Turpin Thompson tuok the ball in- The final whistle came with
were timing for the batting title, both notential Kings of Swat, it across when the score 2-1 in favour of the hot miserable day with both P. H. Lae and C. Y. Lu, fed four valuable points at Kai
slice Etheridge was visibly affected wards, passed
of the hit quota, and got possession of Hongkong Chinese.
Loureiro and Marcus Souza to get a by his knee injury and was far turkled,
thus dropped
valuable Tak on Saturday and have butting three times without even and from his best yesterday, part-
percentage points to fall behind now but a slim chance of a scratch single.
and Sequeira cularly in the first half. On-
Dave the First Division Cricket Johnnie Jen clouted out a safe Rene
who arc standing among the Ariny play-
while Leonard,
currently League Championshp. in the fifth inning ers were Bourton at goal, Ten-
Panda run-scorers were J. Jen, knotted for the title.
Recreio scored
130 runs and rud at contre-half and dintinn-
Anthony Chong and C. M. Tang. The opposing burlers were RAF could only reply with 99
and Jackie (Wesen tive Osborne at left-half,
"A" DIVISION GAMES
Chappie Romeatus
Kingsford 22), 23, The Senior games, which took Wei, both of whom were bearing
R. Osmund taking six week-down with the
oyery pitch, and A. back sent during
and Wel Wickets for 36. although Remedios
the end, found the Jaguars almost
one of Army defeated pitch for a full team, and matched cach other unable to field
Scorpions have strongest sides
field this season the Into they ever
wickels at Sookunpoo.
DISTINCT
SUPERIORITY
The Chinese forwards enjoy-
20
4
ever
distinct superiority their vis-a-vis in ball control und
positioning,
had more
and
should have
goals but
accurate shooting.
Hau Ching-to
for in-
at missed
less! two open dances and Kwok
Ready Response To The Call To Lift County Cricket From The Doldrums
London, Mar. 30.
hit
ginning to doubt if
A call for brighter play to lift county cricket from Ying-lok ut least three, not to the doldrums, and possibly some clubs from financia) die pions, win, lose or draw.
aster, has brought a ready response.
mentien Chu Wing-keung and Chang Kam-hol.
The whole defence rose up
D
grand
well to the occasion, with a Yung-song playing captain's game.
Loe Ping-chiu at centre-half and above average was well the two wing-halves, St Pui- yin and Kwok Sek, were always stumbling blocks for the Any
forwards.
Most clubs have told their batsmen to show more enterprise and there is little doubt that the spectator this coming season will find he is getting more value for his money than has been the case in more recent seasons.
At one stage of the game, play and it appeared to be listless seemed that after the polish had ginning to show. Steven Xavier worn off, the cracks were be- patrolled the right field in his best with
one could not thrown in-while
Lionel
pulled the
Tribe
"THE "felt more than
vens could only muster
four
09 for Avo
oven their fervent fons were be-pitch, it was tighter fielding be- put
Remedios which hind
by The played errorless ball.
80
being cood for rung, Stokes had the stuff that makes Cham-Braves through.
bungled seven 22 and Owen-Hughes for 21. fielding
Major Deighton took offset the brilliant catches which It must be said that they went went on to score
91 rot were dished up occasionally, but wickets for 40 runs and Army
out). down Aghting overy inch of the tits (L. Edwards necktic way.
KCC completed their fixtures Jackis Wel batted perfectly with a two-wicket victory over Sequeira's with two singles in as many Craigengower at Cox's Road. In
left field, times at bat while Bob Remedios.
HOW THEY STAND donned also clouted out a pair of safeties
First Division when in four tries. uniform
la the infield give the Overseas a two-run lead over the Jaguars in the second semester, and this was increased further when K. K. Sitt poled the plate, he Burprised Indian BC
the third
team's
Costly errors
If players do not respond slow batting. He suggests that help missing
10 the County hockey colours then the trouble will descend on in addition
Table there Sequeira subsequently be their own heads, for the counties Championship
a timetable which the have in many cases found them-should solves with a deflest at the close would record runs scored, time cautioned. Cheung Koon-hing had very
taken and the average per little to do
in goal, and was of a season and the fall in at-
been attributed, hour. tendances has unfortunate in misjudging that
75 RUNS AN HOUR rather deceptive shot by John-rightly, to a pronounced degree
to unenterprising cricket. It is, This, he feels, would show the ston which gave Army their only therefore, up to the players to publie the counties would bat
end, at the same out a home-run goal. Cheong made no alert give the customers better value airrellycly at all to save it.
ör lose them for good.
time, shame the stragglers into frame. The Chinese dominated phay
Many schemes have been netivly. for the greater part of the first suggested to increase the public's
Holmes considers that sides their sering Interest Оревед
in Britain's leading bedling all day should be in the fourth minute when a summer sport,
to score 75 runs.an hour. Ching-to beat Etheridge in a
In the pat few senson, the tussle and centred the
rate has dropped well below 60. across. Running up, right-wing
half and
ball
Tze Kam-ho found the back of
SPORTING PITCHES
in
The Arst twa
Braves' runa KCC were nudged across by a timely Army
BAF willow.optimiata hit off Red Pereira's After lumbering Red had been Scorpions given a life in his third trip to teorolo
fans when he stole second base Royal Navy
| Cralgengower
ANDY "E" with a neat bally-slide.
Red didn't breakc any track | University
with
that
The Jaguars fought back into record
attempt but able the game when they notched up this should remove some of the RAF
af
Dockyard IGUS
runs Poloe
Leerclo Dns
white
Second
Vic Pedruco on a A run by
sudden out-disparaging romarks concerning Ko passed bail, and
mabile ability. the his break of Overseas errors
"B" DIVISION GAMES Indian fourth found the Jaguars at the
cluster A
ax home Since Jew advocate changes But slow scoring cannot ni-
4-3 count, end of a long the net with a fast left-footed in the rules, a lo: tf criticism way be put down to the bats-
The score was knotted in the featured the "B" Division acule falls on clubs who do not Arst-timer.
This men. Too many average sides sixth when Paul Tiu dented the between the Americans and the Royal Navy
Dodgers, with have recently adopted negative rubber for the tleing mim, and The Chinese Increased their provide sporting pitches,
round-trippers University however, is being lead in the 10th minute from problem,
that every depart as both sides failed to score in credited to Cunningham and Jim a pretty combined move start-aced by Wilfred Wooller, the bowling to a defensivo neld. So
Fred
for the Diesta replied Kwok Sek. Glamorgan captain and secre- it appears
ment of the game needs to be the seventh, the game went into Evans of the Americans
an extra chapter, ing from left-hnif
brightened up. The ball wOS
Seldon passed to. Kwok try.
Ma drew a pass from Dodgers.
Bordwell toed the rubber for A fine example has been Ying-lok, who swung it across Wooller and the former Test
who up selector, John Clay, hope to Gloucestershire,
have rellet hurler Jock Brown and to Hau
Ching-ta coming from the left-wing.
Scicet the Cardiff Arms Park raised the salary of one of their stored when K. K. Sitt banged the winners and walked three while losing hurler Fred Diesta Hou sent in a curving shot wicket only two days before players because he has played out another distance blow, but and fanned one in his tenure
as the side other clubs was left stranded.
Both slabsters whiffed four. that just made the inside of cach county match. This will bright cricket. If
ylolded six hita
aplece, the far upright of the goni- allow less time for preparation followed this lead some of the went out.
Mano Porolra, leading off for mouth,
and should provide a
The Yanks started the scoring more players may be induced to for-
get personal averages-one of the Jaguars, stoned for his series At the interval, the Chthese natural pitch. were leading by two goals to E.R.T. Holmes, the England the bugboang
connected for a single and Surrey cricketer, attacks Reuter. nil,
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Be 1952's Sprint Menace
Says McDONALD BAILEY
Brian Shenton and my self are not going to have was victor, of a boxer holding things all our own way. in the World crown but not that his own country. Turpin. how the short sprints this sum- over, might feel more disposed mer. Two dark horses are
th letting
British going to threaten to break Middleweight title go, when the monopoly we have en- such a position would not arise.joyed in Britain for the last
It would, however, occur in year or two. the event of a third meeting between Turpin and Sugar Ray Robinson taking place and the British boxer Droving the victor.
The London boxing promotET, Mr Jack Solomons, is very hopeful of getting this bout for London during the year.
I have in mind the Oxford University and Herne Hill far- riera' star, John Wilkinson, the and young George Ellis,
who Cumberland schoolboy com
from nowhere came
take third place in both the 100 and AAA 220 yards at last year's championships.
to
It may be recalled that Ro- binson held both the American I'd go so far as to say that
regard Welterweight and Middleweight I
Wilkinson not titles of the same time, which strictly speaking, a dark horse, may have been responsible for y
greatest sunnose-as the the American boxing authort ntenace to me. This will sur ties deciding
it is that there could not, in the future, be a dual prise many people, but
nothing to the way John may champion
The wonderful dusky cham-surprise them this summer.
Course, In 1947 he was, of held plon,
Henry Armstrong, three American and World my greatest rival, chasing me to within inches when I won titles at the same time. They
light-my AAA 100 yards tile in 9,7 wore the featherweight, weight and welterweight soc. He went on to do great
things on the Continent in the summer.
He rather faded out of the the a time as For all these "legal" points public eye for Turpin looks to be in a happler result of a leg injury which toolc some time to mend, and lately The Cockell, position British and European Cruiser- he has tended to concentrate that in coma on the 440 so will be 4 weight Champlon
almost to quarters he has been "back number" he loses
forgotten as a short sprinter.
MY PEAK SEASON?
plans a
· But. John
0 3 7
crowns.
4 1
TURIIN LOOKS HAPPIEN
than
Turpin, as most boxing writers that he will do.
He has, of course, the oppor
tunity of re-establishing himself
later
Berious
In the eyes of the boxing world comeback this summer and n
if he beats Turpin and gets a Wilicinson in top form is a rival uilt at Joey Maxim.
AAA To Stage Furlong Hurdles all his ringcraft and clevernes
Championship
for the best, pa we can expect
Even if Turpin beats Cockell, reworks from him every time
Ho in the it is a moot point whether, with he llaos up for the 100 or the who 220.
break he could give a lot of weight might well make me 10 Maxim and stand up to his mare records and that le, the
sort of competition I callsh, powerful punching.
the Far. make no mistake to be Although a number of boxing coming season is going to Amateur Athletic Asso-erities believe that the Cockell- the best of my career; it has to bad match be, And if there are three or of the game. of miaques in the field when he in the initial stanza on a two-ciation are to inaugurate a Turpin bout is a
bagger followed by a pair of
championship 220 from many points of view there four youngsters to push me wild throws and added to the now score with bunches of three runs yards low hurdles. A good is not the slightest doubt that that
by Barky Appleby
EVENINGET HULLOF WHERES THE QUITE GONE? .......
INEL WHY DIDN'T YOU CHANGE"
THE CURTAIN MATERIAL FA WHAT AND LOSE ETRAT LOVELY:
IVE SENT IT TO BE RECOVEGRO TO MATCH THEI
HEW CURTAING
and
At-
time in the third and fourth move: The adoption of this the White City. Stadium will be betle bit, so much the
Innings. The Dodgers nibble event is long overdue. away at the lead and a pair' at
It will be decided at Ur tallies in the sixth plus anbridge, on August 16, Why not other in the top of the seventh, a deadlocked the score at B-all.
Tennis Final To
Be Played Today
The
the AAA
championships (White City, June 20-3117 "Technical difficulties," explain
it is also a little
Jammed on June 10.
Elis Mr Solomons, the promoter, tafe
to describe Young looks like being the real winner a dork horse. To a large ox- of this match-Reuter.... p.
1ent ho has arrived. shalo
any of us with his smooth and powerful running, handicapped by still being in ed. Mr. Coorge Smith, assistant U.S. Badminton Team but I think he is somewhat secretary of the AAA.
Going To Malaya Know
173.
The 220 event is over a ft. 0 hurdles. This would mean
altering the hurdles, including
the forces - pravidle Ano opportunities and facilities Seattle, Mar. 30. no oppo
Ques adjustments for the 120 yards
The United States Badminton for athletes, but P Hongkong Grasscourt (3-t fr.), and 11:6 410 yards team, which recently defeated whether George has been Championship final between Ip (3ft), 12 or more times,
Canada 6-3 in the North Arseri-to train propatly this winter. ....whe Koon-hung, the holder. and
can Zene final, will leave for For that reason I doubt... Not-qulls-at-the-top sprinters K. C. Dao will be played this will welcome this now: uvent Singappre not later than May 20ther we shall get the best from afternoon at the Hongkong It will singh be, ideal for jour
in quest of the Thomas Cup him for another, year or two, But, one way or another, Cricket Club, commencing at young hurdlers, among them The Americans will meet the
1952 promises to produce the 4.30 p.m.
John Duffy, the schoolboy winner of the India-Denmark tis
we have for the right to challenge greatest sprinting Pho Doubles final will be champion layan
seen in Britain, played on Friday.
(London Expreja Asrutes): Malaya, the biders-Rauter,