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Week-End Softball
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1952–
GORDON'S SON
SOUTH CHINA AND WARRIORS WIN TO LEAD LEAGUE IN A DOUBLE-TIE
By "KEYSTONE"
South China took the Pandas to task 5-3 yesterday morning in a tight struggle while the Warriors further humbled the down-trodden Chinese Athletics 9-4, thus breaking up the former three-way tie in the Senior "A" League to split first place honours.
In the only Senior "B" encounter of the week-end, the revived' Fandas capitalised on 16 hits and 15 errors by the opposition to blast the bedraggled Red Sox into submission with a 25-4 score in five-Innings.
CLOSE RACE
IN CRICKET
LEAGUE
The South Chinn boys cele- the afternoon with a convincing britet tast week's tralition--4 victory over the loose-field- breaking win over their CAA Ing Chinese Athletics, arch-tivals with a repeat per- furniance yesterday when they came up win two runs in the Tam initig to snatch the game from Re saddened Pandus. With four losses already against them, the Indus have thus Been this virtually eliminated from
CAA starting pitcher Tony Kwok was blusted unceremon- iously off the mound with six tarce short resounding hits in
which Warriors in carly six-run lead. innings
the (tarnered
Frank Poon's boys could make reply till the ith canto when Harry Lee reached first Division Cricket Lengue The Pandas tirew first blood on shortstop George TurneT'S Felix Chan and honours reaches an interest-when shortstop Wally Ma upen-babble. Ther ing stage as a result of theed the second inning with a Y. Z. Yeung laid down two
stinging single to centre, but frustrating bunts in week-end's matches,
to loud up the sacks, was tagged out at second on a
lifted Tony Kwok steal. The KCC Scorpions, with a
Then Tim Wang got on base centre to bring in a run after confortable win over IRC through a third Base error and the enteh. Then rellet pitcher, maintain their lead at the head advanced to second. Two-ton L. P. Lam, dug in his cleats and of the League table, but Kw-Lulu" popped to or the second clotted one way out to the loft loon Cricket Club, by virtue of out, but C.M.
Tung stroked a feld gardens a grand victory over the HKCC Texas-leaguer
second. triple, dying Aver Optimists in the inatch of weck, are now in a mest favours scoring together with Tim Wang when Seldon Ma tamely ground- able position to overtake theen Harold Ong's blooper was
The race for the Senior season's hot pennant race,
the
being three
League leaders. points ichind with one match
in hand.
fumbled by the rightflelder,
out.
Dor
succersion
ono
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a two-run himself at third
DESPERATE EFFORT
The Athletics scored another
2
South China - bounced right back in their half of the inning, min in the sixth on a series of The Scorpions are expected tallying three times on two hits
infield errors, and made to take full points from their jand two walits issued by Pan-desperate last-inning effort when two venvatning first round das hurler Jackie Wei.
L. P. Lam and Ma connected League ixtures against The Bearcats evened the score safely in rapid succession after Craigengawer and Navy, and be the fourth
Tom Weltwo down, but K. K. Sit upped Kowloon Cricket Club will poling a two-barger and scoring un insteld
end the pop to have (XL, IRC and Recreio 15 when Tim Wang's clothes-line ballgame. their remaining opponents in the drive to left bounced
folder's glove. irst round,
the
most
as
teresting! opposition
second round of matches
with
off the
HAS HIS FIRST RIDE HONGKONG & JAPAN
SHOULD MEET IN
Peter Richards, the 21-year-old son of the famous Gordon Richards, had his first race in England when he rode Mr J. S. Barrington's Border Cross in the Final Amateur Riders' Stakes at Windsor on November 7.
Are
English Soccer Clubs Trying To Overcome Veto On Floodlit League Matches
London, Nov, 22.
English league soccer clubs, attracted by the lucrative attendances ni floodlit exhibition matches, are considering every possible idea to overcome the veto of the Football League on competitive night matches.
Each of the 92 League clubs from the current month to February suffer from a drop in attendance due to the fact that kick-offs must be between 2.15 and 2.30 GMT in order to finish the game-before-darkness.
George Durdays.
DURHAM GIVE YORKSHIRE
Gates Almost Immediately | pubile strongly in favour of saprender to the old axiom the Football "The customer is always right.” The Warriors made a couple suffer when the popular kick-of floodlit suceer, Both Optimists and RAF.
of insurance runs in the ofth, time at 3 p.m. is changed, most League may well be forced to United Press. with 21 and 19 points, are just
Another rally promised in the scoring through Brian Mooney's soccer fans either preferring to have lunch before the match or home-run which on the heels of the leaders and sixth canto when Wel slammed towering -out his second hit of the day to bounded provide WIL
the they are unable to arrive in time right up against the thegel on first. The old hit-and-run left Beki hiil-side, and Peter for the start when they have to get signal caught the Nam Wah in Hahn's twisting looper to right, work on
Bold completely off balance
chairman of of the day Balting honoury
ards, when Wally Ma sent the ball
went to "Ping" Lam. Who Liverpool FC, belleves he has sculling down short with Rab- turned
"Three in a
in four the solution to this problem. His bit Leung drawn into second by effort, including
is 10 his two-run ideo
continue with the the the rumer, bul Tomi Wel was triple in the fifth frame. Hunk a pm. kick-offs during
shorlest winter days and play mainly respon-erased
the closing stages of the mutch under floodlights.
under
way.
On Satur
Hero of the match KCC and Optimists duy IVITY undoubtedly Muldoon, whose six wickets for
27 runs were
J
at third when he at-Killeen and Al Oliveira led the #ible for the Kowlooners' win. tempted to stretch the hit.
Warriors' 'attack with a brace of solid hits each.
week,
four
£12
the
It was a good all-round per- With the tie-breaking run on formance by the winners,econd, South China slabster' In the lone Senior "B" tat adequate support being given, C. Wong bore down on the
Pandas by their st
batsmen, next two batters,
forcing Tim ganged up on Red Sox pitcher who among them put up 87 runs want to pop up, while C. Y. Luogo Santos to collect a total out of a total of 138,
of 16 hits in five long innings to dent the rubber no less than The Optimists opened their rounded out feebly. batting confidently and, with 49 up on the board before the first wicket fall looked well set for u. win
win until Muldoon was given the ball.
Despite a good stand by Kilbee and Franklin, Muldoon ad the femulning batsmen well beaten by his elever fighting of the ball.
MADE UP
ACTION-FILLED
25 times,
Firstsacker P. H. Chang and backstop Wilhe Woo spearheaded the Pandas attack, the former pulsing up a four in five per- Buamance while the latter hud three safctles in five times at bat.
WARMLY WELCOMED
The idea is revolutiouury but it is warmly. welcomed by many of the League despite
the fact that flood- lighting will be expensive to
clubs
CLOSE MATCH IN
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
London, Nov. 22. Yorkshire's excellent display in the first half of their Rugby Union Championship match against Durham gained them the game, for their opponents more than held their own after the interval.
going down
"
BARODA CUP FINAL
Singapore, Nov. 23,
Hongkong followed up her victories yesterday in the First Asian Table Tennis Championships by overwhelming India 5-0 today, after India's T. Thiruvengadam had given "Hongkong supporters a big worry by stretching Bih Su- chu to three sets and came un chise as 19-20 in the rubber. It was Sih So-chu'a big match. Temporament helped him triumph over the youthful Indian challenger.
Japan cleared stiff opposition in the second session by beating Macao 5-1, and everything points to a clash between Japan and Hongkong for the Baroda Cup.
In an earlier session, Japon which went wide to allow beat Singapore 5-2.
Satoh to draw level. Satoh was The second day's play was quick to grasp the opportunity highlighted by the defeat of and forced Kum-soon to make they entered the two Japanese players-Tadlosh!!, mistakes as Kawakami and Keisuke Tsunoda | crucial stage and Satoh a steadi- -and the narrow excape of nesa stood him in good stead. Hiroji Satoli.
Japan took the next four games to beat Singapore.
A SENSATION
Results of Sunday's games The former Singapore Cham-
were: Hongkong_deat: "Malaya plon, Loh Kum-soon, who 15-0; Jupan beat Singapore 3-2; considered a veteran, created a Macao beat Iraiansesta 6-1; India sensation when he knocked out bent South Korea 3-0; Indonesia Kawakamt and Tsunotta in beat South Korea d-0; Hongkong
quick succession, and fully beat
India 3-0; Japan beat sets Macao B-1. stretched Satoh to three before being beaten by the nar In the women's division, row margin of 21-17.
Hongkong beat Indonesia 3-1;
At one stage, Kum-soon was Macno beat Singapore 3-0 -
In the rubber United Press. leading 17-13
with just three minutes before the time limit and could have won the set and match had to resorted to stonewalling tactles to kill time.
Instead, Kum-soon recklessly. opened up with fast smashes
Malayan Tennis Team Arriving Here On Friday
A Malayan tennis team of five men and two lady play- jers will arrive in Hongkong by the Chusan this Friday to play a series of friendly matches in Hongkong.
The team will be headed by Leong Hoe-yeng, who managed the Malayan
Cup Thomas.
during their badminton team visit to Hongkong last year, who Is himself one of the leading tennis players in Malaya.
SPORTRAI
RUGBY
PLAYERS
"Never mind, dear- I've got 16 free soap vouchers!"
London Axpress Service
USC FOR THE
ROSE BOWL
.
THREE CHAMPIONS Included in the team will be Chew-bec, the former ong
champion who Malayan triple has played at Wimbledon, Lim Hee-chin, the Singapore Charn- plon, and Lien Khu-liang the
New York, Nov. 22. reigning Singles. Champion of Southern California won its iristall.
Yorkshire, winning by two accentuated by the skill of the Java.
way into the Rose Bowl, Michi- "At the moment we are com- goals and three tries to two Scottish backs. Cambridge were Gladys Loke Chua of the well-gan State clinched the mythical for floodlighting tries, owed much to the line form beaten even more conclusively, known Malayan Loke family national title, Alabama virtually pleting plans
club ground, Anfield," said of Hardy at fy-half. Our
to United Services, and for many years a top rank-won its bid to the Omage Bowl, Don Welsh, manager of the
Portsmouth by two pernity goals ing player of Selangor, will be and Yale beat Harvard to thay "We relkön. The winners handled the ball and two tries to a penalty goal.
as the 1952 college football seo- Liverpool club.
of the lady, players the project-a5
we want so surely at the start that Dur-
Valtors will play the son reached a glittering climax. will cost around £8,000. It ham were overplayed. But Dur- RESULTS IN BRIEF
Ladies' Ladies Recreation Club on Southern California beat should prove an excellent in-ham livened up after the hiler-
November 29, the Kowloon Tong UCLA, 14-12, coming from be- val and attacked strongly. · vestment," he added.
Club November 30 the hind with a third period touch- Theofficial attitude on-the
Club Chinese-Recreation Marlin Regan, the Lancashire
on down. subject of floodlighting is that stand out liut, scored three trics
December 7 and the South China
A Me for the Big Ten title re- League clube are banned from
Athletic Association on Decem-sulted when Wisconsin drew with using it for competitive matches and played a big part in the vic-
14. ber his County of
Minnesota 21-21, Barrow 32, Bramley 3; Batley 8,
Purdue de and it will The badly-holed Sox collected | and
not be considered tory
Matches will also be arranged feated Indiana 21-10 and Ohio until every League
Northumberland by two goals Castleford 3; Featherstone Rovers 10. trickling bunt which caught eight safe hits of Pandas hurler unt
ground is
Dewsbury 0 Halifax 13. Keighley 4 with Recrelo, Hongkong Cricket State eliminated Michigan 27-7. and two tries to two goals.
Hull, Doncaster 3: Iverpool City Club and Craigengower Cricket As a result, Wisconsin and Pur thirdsacker Y. S. Lang Antfoot-Tong Wu, but threw the game equipped with floodlights.
B, Leigh 20; Oldham 32, Salford ; away with a long succession of Despite the official outlook, a Certainly in handling, speed Swinton, 13, Rochdale Tornets Club after their arrival.
due finished with identical 411 records
in fumbles and bobbles which the number are urging running
Warrington St Helens 10: Widnes
conference play, posing a ticklish decision for the conference.
South China scored the two winning markers in their half of the action-filled sixth inning, P. II. Lee surprised all present try belting out a solid drive through the infield and stole second, reaching third when hindsnatcher C. Y. Lu let a pitch Pandas Jimmy Ku and Albert get through him,
Cheng added the thai humilial- P. C Wong then won his owning touches to the Red Sox, ballgame by polting out a neat clobbering with a round-tripper little bingle to left, scoring Lee, cach, bringing in four
between them,
S. C. Wong followed his battery-mate's example with
Optimists made up for their defeat by having the better of a rather weakened Army side at Chater Road yesterday by four wickets. Consistent bowling by Mahon, Pritchard, Hubble and Spinks played a great part in their
and it looked aged.
If the "Optimists" will have to
Spen
征
P. Wong taking from
runs
over
on the agenda of the annual danger. Northumberland rallied general meeting of the Football pluckily after. 13 points down at Lengue Management Committee. the interval but they were never
The clubs are bound to meet a match for their opponents. strong opposition from the Com- with mittee, but
|
Results of rugby matches played to-day were:
"Australian Tour Leeds 4, Austrollans 44.
Rugby League 'Matches
Vie Rangers 5; Workington Town 10, unsigt 8; York 7. Huddersfield 20.
RUGBY UNION
second within founded fans would have found amusing George Richards' plan be placed ingu tries and the ability to take Wa Whitehaven 10 Wigan 40. Belle depend more on their bowling third and, without the least less tragic.
it the ponsequences had been than their reputed batting hesitation, thundered straight on strength in most of their re- for home, cleating the dish with profitable day
5ox rightfleier Ewans had a
at bat wiến maining matches,
plenty to spare when Arstsacker perfect three in three, while Army started badly in
this Ong failed to relay the throw Dickie Luz homered to score twe Both match.
their opening home in me."
runs in the second inning. batsmen, Haycraft and De Cruz, were up against some accurate Pandus* moundsman Jackie
THE SCORES bowling and effective swingers Wei, displaying by Mahon and Pritchard.
reper- a new toire of "sublued" pitches, was Junior Division; CAA 18, 35 De Cruz was beaten by anicked for six hits and issued Bantams 3; Pandas 5, Comets 3; faster in-swinger from the leg nve free tickets to first. by Pritchard
Winning pitcher Wong walk- to be out 1bw
Blackhawks 4. Griffins 18.
the
Australian
soccer
RELIABLE IN DEFENCE
More reliable in defence and quicker to take their scoring chances, Notts, Lines and Derby- shire beat Leicestershiro by two goals, one penalty goal, one one goal, two penalty goals, and a try.
Ladies' Division: Pandas Press Supports dropped goal and two tries to
Sid Barnes
and Haycraft half velleyed into ed only one man, but was touch-South China 10; Wahoos 20, the hands of Arthy at shorted for an equal number of six CAA 2; Squaws 7. Pool To 2. leg to et] awkward ball by hits, including two each by the
Senior "B" Division: Red Sox
Mahon that eame in between steady slugging of Tomi Wei4 Pandas 23.
lege and bat. King-Martin, after a promis- ing start, fell to a bumper on the leg, cooking It up for a sitter to Kilbee at short square leg and, but for a gallant standl by Former Wright, Army would have been out with much lower score,
a
With the Army, bowling de- pendent on anly
Alexander,
Harrison and Grant, and their total coming up to only 117 runs, Optimists had the match pencilenily in the bag.
HOW THEY STAND First Division
Army
Recrelo
HRU
IRC
P W D L Pts
8 5 1 2 21
Scorpions
7 6 1 1 21
Optimists
RAF
0 4 3 1 19
KCC
18
CCC
913
1 2 0
2
1 0 0 4
Navy
0 15 3
Sooand Division
RAF
0 1 0 25
Dockyard KCC
5
1121
5 0 1 20
IRC
86
0.3:20
4 2 2 13
4 10
4 0
Army
Navy
KGV
Polico DES Recreio
• arti ona tie,
and Wally Ma.
The fighting Warriors' outfit kept pace with South Chinn in
Senior "A" Division South China 6, Pandas 3; Warriors 9, CAA 4,
BADMINTON LEAGUE
"A"
" DIVISION MATCHES
TODAY POSTPONED
Owing to the unavailability of a home court as yet for University and the Defence Force duties of the Recreio Shuttlers, the two Men's "A" Division League badminton matches scheduled for this evening between HKU and CCC and Recrelo and CYMCA have been postponed.
One pustponed Men's " Tytam v St. Teresa. Doubles match, that 'between CCC "Yellow" and Tylam, will, however, be played off tonight at the Craigengower court.
The following are the fix-
tures for the week:
TOMORROW
Men's "B" Division
HKU v CYMCA
WEDNESDAY Men's "G" Division
Polico "White" v Kowloon Tong.
CYMCA Police "Blue",
CCC v HRU. '
Tytom (bye),
Man's "C" Doubles.
Divintola
St. John's Rocreia towsk- poned);
KCOBA v Nav Bharat CYMCA V Union CCC "Yellow" v CCC “Green”
THURSDAY
Mixed "B" Divialan HKU V CYMCA. CCC v Bt Teresa
FRIDAY
Men's “C” Division CYMCA V`Pollco "White" Kowloon Tong v CCC Police "Blue" v Tytam HKU (bye)
Men's "C" Doubles· Division St. John's v King's CYMCA ♥ "Tytom" CCC “Yellow! v. Recreto (postponed)
St. Teresa v CCC "Green" Union v Nav Bharat :
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County Championship Cornwalt 2 Somerset 3: Durham 6. Yorkshire 10: East Midlands 17. Warwickslitre 10; Lancashire 10. Northumberland 10: Notts, Linen & Derby 22, Leicestershire 14.
on
IRC
Bowls
Lawn
Finals 2-7 lu
At Cambridge, Massachusetts. a crowd of 38,114 v Yale romp to a smashing 41-14 victory over Harvard. Ed Woodson caught 9 touchdown passes to lead Yale's attack. Woodson left end u chorus of boos when he was of dered out of the game for Aght-
Meanwhile, Alabama, with its eyes set on the Orange Borv!, came through with a smashing over Marylandi which until last week had not lost in 22 games. The following are the results
Michigan State, closing. its Club Matches
of the finals of the Indian Re-second straight perfect season creation Club Lawn Bowls with a 24-game wimming streak, Blackheath 0. Harlequins 23; 1041-
London Irish 3: Tournament played at Sookun- clinched the national title with a don Hospital 3, Lention Bentlash 0. Oxford University poo yesterday:
thunderous 82-13 conquest of 3; London Weints 3, Newport 0; RasN- Singles K.M. Rumjahn beat Marquattee. lyn Park 0, St Thomas's Hoopital 3; Saracens 1. St Mary' 11ospital : S.M. Rumjahn 21-19.
Pairy, A.B. Kitchell and Abertillery It. Aberavon 10; Alder- Many of the passing moves of that Services 3, Universty Culige M.B. Hassan beat M.I. Razack
Lublin 1: Birkenhead Park 9. Hall- Melbourne, Nov. 24. the three Countries showed Lax 6: Bath 3. Exeter 3: Bridgend d, and U.A. Rumjahn 22-13.
Pontypridd ; Bridgwater"de" Albion Hinks A Bachoo, A.M. Australian cricket writers much skill, Leicestershire did 13 Torque Athicks Bristol Kadis, M.Y. Ada and A.R.
their best work in the second- Wasps : Cambridge University 3. today agreed that Sid half,
United Services Portsmouth 12: Car Minu beat 8.S. Hussain, M.A Barnes should be included
dif 0. Banelly 5; Cheltenham 12. Wahab Sr., 3.M. Itumjahn and in the Test team to play
Cornwall vastly superior in the St Bart' Honial 3 Coventry 18 A.M. Rumjohn 19-14.
Guy's Hospital 0; Cross Keys 8. second-half beat. Somerset by Maesteg 1: Gloucester 30. Cuition 0: Rugby D; Neath 3, Pontypool 5: New- They virtually overran the bridge Penarth 3, Northampton 22, when their | Old Merchant Taylors 3: Plymouth Somerset defence Writing in the Melbourne
three-quarter line got fully into Albion 17, Kuyal Naval Engineering College 0; Sale 23. Liverpool of Age, Percy Beames sald: "Any gear after the interval. selection that excludes Barnos
Swansea. B. Tüchmond 20; Telghn- mouth 3. Devonport Services 11:
One hopeful was climated will not be Australia's best
Oxford and Cambridge both Waterloo 14. Fylde 3: Weston-Super
when-Pittsburgh was beaten by cricketing eleven. That is ob- lost to-day. Oxford were beaten Mare a, aid Blues Clasenw Aca
Oporto, Nov, 23. Pennsylvania State 17-0. Penn vious after he
demicals Heriots former pupils G: effortlessly
Portugal and Austria drow State now becomes another mastered the Victorian attack on by a dropped goal and a try then stewarts College former pupil of
Scottish, their Edinburgh Academicals o: West of 1-1 in on International soccer Orange Bowl possibility as does Saturday to score 136 not out. try by London
backs giving an unimpressive Scotland 8. Illhead ligh School
natch here former iplls 3 Dirmingham
today, Portugal Holy Cross which romped home There can be no escaping the display. Their shortcomings were Lyanty 12-Reuter.
led 1-0 at half-time-Reuter. Lover Temple 28-0-United Proso. fact that he is still one of the greatest bats in the world. Judged on his present forma there is no better batsman in Australia."
South Africa at Brisbane onjave goals and one try to one try. Leicester 1, Numeaton 3: Moseley 6,1
December 5.
c
Percy Taylor, writing in the Argus, suld Barnes's perfor mance wag "masterly.. He showed that he is still one of the world's best batsmen,"
Taylor added that Barnce sot the selectors, another problem. Barnes was not chosen to play against the West Indians last sease and nowy the Board of Control must ask told if It can continuo to ignore bils talini,”
Kovin Hogan, In the Sunday New Pictorial; id. The ter |to berdințounced this speile for the frets Test agtinn, South Airien will not bd. Alustrasia.b
Router.
THE GAMBOLS
AND WOULD YOU BE A LITTLE = WHY HULLO, SUSAN, FANG QUICKER PLEASE, OR WE SHALA MEETING YOU FAZEN MIGS THE KICK-OFF.
ing.
Among other bowd-conscious teams Villanova smashed Boston
Fordham 20-13 and Tuls' de- foated Arkansas 44-36.
Portugal Draws Univeralty 51-6. Syracuse beat
With Austria
Barry Appleby
DON'T BOTHER TO HURRY MISSED THE FIRST HALF
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