THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER
SAINTS SHADE PANDAS 4-3 WITH A LAST INNING GRANDSLAM HOMER
As a fitting climax to, this year's softball thrills, the Old Champion. St. Joseph's snatched a last-inning 4-3 victory from the chagrined Pandas when George Saunders poled out a devastating grandslam home- run after two outs yesterday afternoon,
In the morning, Frank Poon's hapless, CAA boys outhit the Braves seven to three, but had their bingles so well-scattered that they could only muster one. single tally, losing 4-1 to the snappy Tribesmen.
with two away.
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The third Senior "A" Division Showboet ·Ali upset all down, Joe Guterres lashed out match of the week-end saw the calculations withi a neat linera grounder to second base which fighting Warriors take the US over Y.S. Liang's head to put Wally Ma scooped up and Navy boys to town with a com- runners on third and second tossed to C. M. Tsang at first to fortable 13-2 score.
end the inning. Rain curtailed
REDOUBTABLE
In their big first inning, China many scheduled games over the week-end, with Redoubtable George Saunders started things in slam-bang several teams in the other then stepped Into the batter's fashion when lead-off man K. T. Divisions unable to fold full box, but Chinese ator hurler Leung drow a walk off Por- Aides
of nine players for their Jackie Wel nonchalantly whiff-tuguese hurler Chappie Re- ed him with a trio of blazing medios and advanced to second game fxtures.
Frankie Correa In the preliminary round of pitches to extinguish the two-when lanky this season's International Series, hit rally.
fumbled a fast pitch. the Blick-moving Chinese con- In their last turn at bat, tingent
proud Saints' blindsnatcher Khan drew registered victory over the perennial a wolk, but was erased on a Champions, Portugal, blanking smooth- clicking entcher-to- the powerful Portuguese squad shortstop, tag-out at second.
Bimbi with a humiliating 3-0 shutout behind Jackie Wei's untouchable hurling.
In the other first round en- counter Pakistan trounced depleted Great Britain ning 12-2 to advance into the semi-final round.
for a year-end upset.
a
up
& mappy
SPORTING SAM
1952.
By Reg. Wootton
Home Soccer Review
Fog Causes Postponement
11 League Matches
Of
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London, Dec. 27, Widespread fog marked the end of the Christmas football programme causing the postponement of 11 League matches, four more than on Dec. 6 when similar conditions restricted sport in Britain.
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C. M. Tsang popped up for the
The postponements racant 'that many clubs played only once over the holi first out on an attempted bunt, but veteran third baseman Y. S days. As six of these were in the First Division, the fact that Tottenham were Llang chopped the pill into the the only side in this division to complete a "double," loses some of its significance.
Chesterfield dirt and shortstop Jaa Guterres
Another London alde, Brent-conceded five goals in a row Ablong was issued heaved wildly at first base,
Stockport Scunthorpe free base on balls and advanced allowing Leung to score all the ford, were the only team to win cluding a hat-trick for Dudley.
Millwall's 20-year-old centre-Hartlepools to the keystone suck when out-way from sccond, while Y. 5. twice in the Second Division but
Southport flelder C. Y. Lu dropped Art Llang scuttled down to the key-by contrast the two Third Divi- forward John Shepherd was in Carla
sion provided no fewer than form and scored a hat-trick at Brow Ozorio's high fly to left for what
nino clubs who gained full Shrewsbury today. It was his Bradford proved to be the costliest errur
fourth hat-trick since he scored cheater of the
the game.
polits
four goals in his first game for Bradford Millwall on Oct. 25,
Millwall, Torquay, Swindon, Gillingham, Wrexham, Port Vale and Carlisle all compleled Christmas doubles in the two Third Division sections.
stono sack.
the
Liang reached
scoring perch at third base on another Jackle Wei then zeroed in on tumble by the catcher, then the plate and rent Benny Omar clean-up batter Wally Ma belted back to the bench with a strike a grass-cutter into centre to push out for the second down. AllLiang across. Ma stretching his seemed to be smooth sailing hit into a two-bagger to land from then on, though there were safely on second in a flurry of two runners on base. But Wei dust.
"He scored the third run of the faltered and passed compara-
"Ping" am attempted to win his own ballgame by banging out Dave Lecnard grounded for a three solid drives off Braves routine, anti-clmalle third out, hurter: Chappie Remedios' In- but the clutch grondstem homer curving zlants,
while batery had knocked on the light out of mate Harry Lee kept pace with the stunned Fandas and in their fine two in three batting per-Anal turn at bat they went down in rapid one-two-three order to give the Saints a truly memorable victory.
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Among these were Bristol Rovers, who scored their tenth successive League victory and established a club record of 20 matches without defout when they beat Queen's Park Rangers They also increased their lead in the Southern section to
seven points:
OLDHAM'S DOUBLE Oldham gained ground in the Northern section by performing the double over Mansfield and they now hold a three-point's advantage over Grimsby,
one
Idleness
Tranmere
Rochdale Darlington Workington Accrington
SCOTTISH LEAGUE ·
Division "A
Bad weather cut today's pro- East Fifo gramme to 31 games but in libernian
Celile many places attendances were Mirren
Altogether attendances i gangers good. totalled 820,740,
Airdfleonians Liyoe SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Partick Th Third Lark Soccer In Scolland today mado Hearta
in the career of Motherwell
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CARDIFF THE OUTSTANDING
TEAM OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
London, Dec. 27. Cardiff were the most outstanding, team during the Christmas holiday Rugby Union programme. After decisively defeating Wasps, one of the better London clubs, on Boxing Day, Cardiff overcame the Scottish side Watsonians, by 20 points to three today,
Tho Welsh team 'owed much | Australians were more aggressive to their international half-back after the interval, but they would Cu Morgan and Rex have scored a more impressiva Willis, who provided an excel- victory it Pidding had been more lent servico for the three- accurate in his icicits for conver- quarters, B. Williams and Alan stors. Carter found gaps in the Wat- ronians' defence and the visiting players were no match for the speedy Welshmen.
This was Watsonians third successive defeat of the Welsh
tour.
They lost to Swansea on Christmas Day and were beaten by Newport on Boxing Day.
Universitics' Athletic Union, who are also touring Wales and the southwest, also met with defeat. They lost at Gloucester to-day in a game which was
marred by bad visibility.
Some of the referee's decisiona were criticised from both sides.
Scorers were; Australia-Ryen tries; Davies and Hazzard ore try each: Pidding two goals.
Franco-Cantoni and Brousso one try cach; Aubert (Captain) three goals-Reuter.
RESULTS IN BRIEF
London, Dec. 27. The results of Rugby Union matches played to-day were:
County Championship
Lancashire 15
London Welsh could not re- gard their tour as a succosa. After drawing at Neath on Westmorland B. Christmas Day they lost to Llanelly on Boxing Day and 12 Swansea to-day. Weak Bnish- spalled London Welsh's ing chances to-day against Swansea.
Cumberland - and
Club Matchen
tonlans 14; lichmond & Harlequins U
Old Alleynians 5 Old Paulines 0; Old Cranielghans & Fettestan · Lorst-
Aberavon § Lianelly 6; Barnstable Goale
In London the match between Exmouth 0; Bristol 20 Old Merchant PWDLTA Pls London Irish and Blackheath Taylos 0; Cardit 20 Watsonians 31.
41 29 13
at the Rectory field was can-
Eltenham Somerset Polloo 0; 15 10
30 48 21
Vale 16 Newbridge 8; celled because of fog, which 3 Old Bluca 9. Glamorgan Wanderers 16 0 5 3 3 23 21
20 20 21 also handicapped the match | 14 Klica 0; Gloucester 11 Univerdiy 23 37 22 10
between Haricquina and Rich- Athletic Union 8; Lydney 3 Aber 40 40 18
Üley 0; Morweley, a Penarth 18: inmond, which the latter won.
Neath 5 Bridgend 11; Newport 15 Cross Keys 0; Nuneaton 0 Birming- ham 17; Pontypool Macated 8; Flugby 4 Coventry 3: St Ives Ponzince and Newlyn 5: Sale 3 at Northamptou 23: Swanson - London Welsh 0; Torquay Athletis ◊ Belde. water and Albion 0; Weston Buper Mare O Bath 0; Glasgow Academickis 9 Gaia 0; Stewarts College "former pupils a North of Ireland West of Brotland 0 London Scottish· 20.
Division "B"
Affroath
Morton
Aten'mu't...
drive to left, them noth-West Bromwich tom of the table. It was Rovers' Queen's Park.
on his was nipped by an
and
Dumbarton Cowdenbeath ... Forfar Ath. ....... Albion Rovers 13
The Scottish touring sido, Fettesian and Lorretonians, XV, beat Old Cranleighans Thames Ditton.-Reuter.
AUSTRALIANS, WIN
Paris, Dec. 7. Australia made a fine second half recovery, after being three points down at half-time, to beat France 10-12 in the Rugby League International at the Pare des Frinces here to-day.
Before a crowd of over 20,000, France established a lead of 10
Rugby League
Barrow41 Salford 0: Batley 12 Keighley Bradford Northern, 18 Hunslet 10: Bramley 11 Workington Town 2: Castleford 20 Widnert B Huddersfield 27 Doncaster 17: Kill | Kingston ~ Rover. 13 Dewsbury Leeds 20 Featherstone Rovers Leigh 14 Rochdale Hornets fog Old- am 13 Wian Uf Swinton 11 Hall 13: Wakefield Trinity 11 St Helena 20:
points to seven in the first half, Warrington versus Liverpool City
poeptoned: Whitehaven 24 Belle Yua through most of which they kept Rangers 7: York 10 Halifax 13-Reu- on top of the Kangaroos. The ter
Printing
FATAL FOURTH Hurling fine, steady ball all the way, "Ping" Lam of the Chinese Athletics secrped head ed for a
rare no-hitter against the Braves UIT three straight hits in the fatal fourth ruined all his and his team's hopes lively weak-hitting Ali to fill Inning and, incidentally, of the the sacks and bring slugging whole game, on a wild pitch as batters txo Tribe The
bunched
succeeding their George Saunders
lie the up to hlis
fourth in the
Inning, plate.
grounded out to third bate.
Both pitchers then settled Carlos Ivanovich rapping out Saunders worket Jackle Wel
double and being followed for a full count to bring the down to some masterly hurling with gusto by Buli Dhaber's tension to an almost unbearable and cut down opposing batters in centrefeld triple and Manuel point. Then leading 3-0, with rapid succession.
China threatened again in the to bring Guterres bingle,
In the bases loaded, two down a third canto when C.M. Tsang game-winning tallies. three gam
a full count on the baster, beat
Wel
stola bunt, then
Though Tottenham, who add-a milestone out The CAA boys even sprang an fed a fat pitch right perors the
second on the next pitch. YS, ed a 4-0 victory at Middles-Gordon Smith, Hibernian winger. Queen 'Sout eye-opener on the unbelieving middle of the plate.
Ho scored against Aberdeen to Falkirk to the brough to their 7-1 success on Liang grounded out Graves, fishing
George Saunders promptly double-kliling In the Initial parked the ball over the centre- pitcher, and first base guardian Christmas Day, took most of the record his 300th goal in big Raith Invers
the Edinburgh frame from deep down Inside nelder's head to clear the sacks Ray Aldeguer rifled the apple glory in the First Division, the 200tball and
and romp heme standing up with across the diamond to complete team to benefit most from the crowd gave him an ovation which their skimpy bag of tricks.
lasted four minutes. Hibernians' Stirling were their the winning run..
double-play when holiday programme scintillating Tsang attempted to make third north London neighbours, Ar-win put them well back into the Hamilton
senal. The home beat B-4
with championship race, base on the out.
Bolton, whom they ALL OUT
Other leading clubs in Divi-Arr United Christmas Day, was Portugal went all out to re- are of those postponed. But on "A" did not fare so woll, Dante min taliate in the fourth frame
enforced
Celtic were at home by 40*****
Kilmarnock "Doc which
Guterres opened their
cout Raith Rovers, who are the bot-Dundee United Wolver- as both with
a rousing Facing no more than 24 enemy
then being pushed down to hampton and baltors in seven full innings,
second with a sacrifice bunt. Albion were beaten. This left my second win in 15 League Boint Johnatone
'gofties." *** chucker Joey Franco racked up INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Hefty
hindsnatcher-
Red the Highbury Club in the happy another cary win for the aggres- Playing brilliant bali straight
Pereira then
Falkirk also dit well to win at drove a looping position of being only two points sive Warriors, humbling Uncle out of the book, China scored a Texas-leaguer to short centre.
behind the leaders with three Partick by three clear goals. Sam's Navy team with a lopsided tight shutout win un Boxing Day Doc Guterres rounded third on
games in hand.
Partick had Sharp and Walker 13-2 SCOTE.
The free-swinging Navy boys to eliminate the powerful For the hit and slammed straight
League leaders Wolverhamp-injured and centre-forward Stott was ordered off before · hak- So into home-plate flat could connect safely only twice, tugal team from this season's
ton have not been showing International series. In the back, but
time. through Dymora and Wucher,
At Airdrie, Rangers rallied opening game, Pakistan manufacturing two lonely runs
leled ultra-close margin by a beauchampionship form lately depleted a near rough-shod over
fiful
by centrefielder have won only once in the last on their hits to avert
Great Britain squad, winning P.H. Lec.
Deg-in
seven matches, though losing after being two goals down and
saved a point. shut-out defe
Sunderland they
Stirling Albion Portugal team again had have a
kept their two points tead in Warriors nicked Navy easily with a lopsided 12-2 score,
one-point lead hurler Du
Duvall
Holding down the heavy stick-
Division "B" beating Forfar by for four solid artiste in the Britain line-up
two runners dying on base in
West Bromwich Albion, bingles in the first canto to rack three scattered hits, the Pakistan the afth canto when, after the
after a thrilling 5-4 Triumph even goals to two-Reuter, first batter had fanned for the six back-breaking runs, and
Sheffield yesterday were, never looked back tallying in outfit leil from the very start and initial out, Bob Nunes slapped
never Toolted basic
out skipping grounder to third beaten by an only goal at home every subsequent inning but the
today. Pakistan
marked up four big fifth.
Firstsacker Charlle Scharn- our Pakistan batters wheedled second for the second out
rn-uns in the initial-frame when base to get on. He was crased on an attenpted "steal" down to hors! was the only Warrior free bases off the cold arm of Thirdsacker Manuel Guletres A run of six defents forced achieving the dubious honour of Great Britain hurler Kelly Silva- then got on a bad throw
from
Portsmouth to play Jack Frog- being credited with no hits in
Neito. Six errors grouped around third to first and reached
gatt now firmly established as Wolves the game.
Versatile Ray Aldeguer and one lone hit scored four runners, scoring position at third when England's centre-half in his Bromwich
Pakistan went further ad- Vic Penghtfeld.
blospered a twist- old Vianna collected a pair of
position on the left-wing Sunderland By to
for the clean-up in the second inning
home game
against Burnley aploce, while man Hank Killeen blasted out/off man A. G. Ismall dropped Vitally-needed runs on Derby. The move was partially | Blackpool
and second, dangerous successful for Froggatt scored Preston
Manchetter was sacri-hitter Spiky Guterres failed to Portsmouth's wild to first. Ismail
Brst rool fa n Newcastle then
a-clutch- position.
2-2`draw. HEART-BREAKER
Tottenham Findoo
Hussain hit, "out tamely to
Shefeld W A bottom of the table Chariton The Pandas dropped a heart mountainou
slugged The first pitch miles over third base,
struggle between Chelsea and Liverpool breaker to Art Ozorio's mighty the head of leftfelder Buji In their final time at bat, the
resulted in
Middlesbro Saints after leading 3-0 right up Dhaber for a two-run homer.
contingent sent in Stolte again
Bolton division of points. This was the to the disastrous anal inning,
Eddie Loureiro to Britain could make no reply
only match played, in London Derby when a clutch homer brought
until the fourth
when beg a janing
walk off chucker Jackie in four Saints' runs to deprive
Wel. Loureiro did just that,
but visibility was so bad that Portsmouth the Pandas of a
that Gerald Van Langenberg was game
spectators could see little of Aston Villa but, four balls,
feet-footed as he is, was stole
the play on the opposite side stoke City was already all but in the bag. passed
and third in rapid ingged out by a comfortably- A Panda run was reored in accoud
of the ground. cach of the first three innings, succession, and crossed the plate large margin when he took off
The position at the top of the Keystone rack. while the Saints were blanked on Buji Dhober's second hit of for the
Second Division shows little the
This out seemed to take the game.
change for both Sheffield Shefeld U. by some masterly pitching by
Heavy-hitting shortstop Dave Heart out of the Portuguese United, the leaders, and Huddersfield Jackie Wol and tight fleiding
catcher Leotard and
and Igmar squad, though placed on
the following two dersfield took three points from Birmingham il the very last frame. Lead-off batter Jimmy Her Eriksen were sorely missed from
their Wo games.
Luton Town Huddersfield--were. the British line-up, especially in top of the batting-order, fled rick started things with a fine the chaotic sixth inning, when out to end the game to the noisy pressed to hold on to a point west Tarn
bard-Plymouth
Rotherham flourish by rapping out a clothesline drive to left to get erratle flelding allowed in four Jubilation of the Chinese rooters.
against Swansen who have not Molts Forest MAGNIFICENT
won at home since Sept. 18. Fulham Scoring
successive more Faicistan
Victorious Chinese pltcher good in the last minuto by Notts County sacrifices and infield outs by the single hit,
mustered an-Jackie Wet, although issuing alx | Davie carned Huddersfield the Everton following batters.
Hull City
up
The
عالا
hits
when
to
n three-base blow in the fourth a bunt which the pitcher heaved frame.
on,
on
"Two-ion Lula" drew a free
base in the second and scored
all the way from first when
on
runs on not А
Great Britain other tally in
The
come
with
the
S-2 at
at
RUN OF SIX.
still over who
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Football League stapdings afler yesterday's matches were:
DIVISION I
Arsenal
Cardi
Chelsea
Manchester
DIVISION II
Leeds United
their final turn walks and allowing four hits, draw of the most unexpected Lincoln City at bat when after two down, chucked a magnificent game, One Bimbi Ablong received a life at striking out three and bearing results was Bury's 2-0 victory Doncaster Brentford first when third baseman Benny down hard in the clutch innings. over Roibertom, who had over Swansea Town Harold Ong's drive to chort was
Omar chucked a wild one to chucked wild at Arst.
sterling performance by the run the same opposition 6-1 the Blackburn ...
Bury the inital station. The next Chinese outfeld and Infield previous day. Three straight
the hita in
baller was walked, then Jock helped him gain a great shutout At Southampton, Fulham Barnsley resulted in only Brown lined one inte 'third canto
left to triumph over the redoubtable gained a two-goal lead in the one solitary, Panda run. Veteran
Ablong from score
second. A Liang Y.S,
slashed
out a hot lowover, lean
Portugal squad.
first seven minutes but then and lanky
On the losing end, twirlor gounder
to third
which got George Saunders rounded to Chappie Remedies outstendied through Benny Omar, but was shortstop for the last out of the his opposite number, issuing called out at first for taking game. off before the pitch.
Winning Pakistani plicher three walles, and was nicked for Shortstop Wally Ma beat out A.R, Sallch of the hustling only two hits, one being a bunt- an infield drive. for a bit, but Rexes issued five walks, but
by firstsackor C. M. Tiang the other a first inning was nalled at second on an at- allowed only three skimpy hits, and
clutch-double by keystone sacker templed
steal for the second while Silva-Netto of Britain waily Mu out of the laning.
passed ten enemy
Big-stick
Tom Wang calmly strode up to the dish and clouted one into deep left for a two-ply blow."
Wang crossed
whee
centre
C.Y.
WILS
the
bat'ers on
24
Goals
Pls.
Southampton
DIVISION III · |
(Southern)
ITALIANS NOT COMING HERE
Dristǝl
Northampton 23 Norwich City .. Bristol City
Y City.
Coventry
righton and BR.
Reading
Newport
Torquay
The HKITA has confactor the Okingham Italian Davis Cup Toorn and in- Watford ...
Exeter City.......... the balls and was louched for four For Portugal; Bob Nunes, Vicited them to play exhibition wich Town. bingles, including one each by Podruco, Doc Guterres and Red matcher in Hongkong after their quorn's Park.. Bonny Omir, A.R. Salleh, as Pereira collected one hit aplece engagement in Manila, well as a two-bagger by G to outhit tough Bunching them day from the PAA rating that colchester
A letter was received yester-outhend Ebrahim, and rubber
Jindoo Hussain's two, but though Lu's long ny into zecond inning home-run. two at a time in the vital Captain Bone of the Italian Swindon Town
bobbled.
second half of the game, sporki Davis Cup Team regrets that it widowshot CHINA PORTUGAL This
tem proved to be the last Panda The cold, raw, wind seemed in field-work by the Chinese would not be possible for the
to play in Hongkong Cr on boys
avery, scoring run of the game, as the Saints to affect pitching arms
because, they plan to be home Leyton sub- Boxing Imy
By for the
Chintoo clamped down
with
with their families on Now Year's) Vildan ver-Britain and wins sequent Innings to annul nil chucker Jackie Wel walking further scoring threats.
three, batters in the very first the Pakistan and China teams Day
There is, however, a porfbility have...
advanced into the first the British Davis Cup St. Joseph's made threaten-inning to fill the bapes, ing moves in the fifth which i However, he managed the national Series, these semi-finals Wigwinan, Cup player, Mrs Tony Ohm Austi
round of the Inter player, Tony Mottram, the Ma pinch-hitter Bimbi Ablong mingle an out between started off with a bat-breaking throw walks to eliminate taking placo, during the coming Metrom and a young promising bingle over third base. A Portugal's scoring threat, Chinese New Year holidays, English player, C. Hamnern, will Arturo Ozorio fouled out and barth Nuner was uncero with Pakistan taking on the play exhibition watches, hore Benny Omar went down for the moniously fanned while Vie heavy slugging USA squad whispetime in Zabortiary; efter hated Intion second out in sacrificing the Fedruco fled out to second base, China will be slated to play ang om de poeta de ma Galanjee
Philippines runner to accodd.
With the sicke choked aid two against the Philippines,
now
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