SPORTRAIT
LEAGUE SOFTBALL
VIKDO
"Two home-ane away.”
Lonáth Zspreya Kercion
SNOOKER
By Horace Lindrum *(World Professional Snooker Champion)
I cannot stress too strong ly the importance of keeping the cue-ball under control for accurate planning in potting the balls.
I have made a survey of the position of the balls illus- trated in last week's diagram and I have worked out my plan for clearing the table. My main worry is the red resting in baulk.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1953.
CLASH WITH
BRAVES WILL
WILL CLASH PANDAS IN THE BEST
OF THE WEEK-END
GAME
By "KEYSTONE”
The League-leading Braves will have to cope with some serious opposition from the dangerous Pandas this Sunday when they meet in a return engagement as the Senior "A" Division swings into the final lap.
The second-place South China team will take on their hard-up cousins of the Chinese Athletic Association in an all-Chinese dispute for local supremacy and prestige, while the morning game features the hard-hitting Saints against the equally aeavy-slugging US Navy boys.
from this session.
to hold down the opposition and to keep his team's, silm lead out of striking distance.
Senior "B" Dividen activities, to take a few batting lessons revolve around a double-hender
In what may prove to be the to be played off by the Wildres against the hustling Rexes and most exelling game of the week- the third place Blackhawks end, the rampant Braves will respectively.
n stiff hurdle when they face meet up with
diehard the
The all-but-extinguished Fires Pandas, will in all probability receive another thorough dousing from
LUCKLESS
The luckless Pandas have dropped several games in a row, but they are generally recognis
one of the hardest- fighting outfits in the Senior "A" circuit, and are never to be underestimated.
Et Carvalho's men have beened to be their crack opponents and fur-tomping away with comfortable triumphant the consolidate the, teaders' win week afer positions in the Senior "B" pen-week, but this week-end may threw a wrench in the Tribe's smooth ball-winning machinery.
nantchase.
The interesting gomes are on tap in the Ladies loop. The Old Champ Wahoos play the second of a ve-game series with their arch-rivals, the Squawa, in a
League Cricket Averages
The following are the League Cricket averages, in- clusive of last week-end's matches:
FIRST DIVISION
BATTING
(Qualification - 150 Runs)
G. A. Souza (CCC)
P. V. Dodge (KCC).
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
G. N. Gosano (Recreio) W. I. Stanton (Scorpions) R. W. Franklin (Optimists) E L. Gotano (Recreio). Sqn. Leir. Kingsford (RAF) L. G. Gosano (Recreio) Lt. Farmer-Wright (Army) D. W. Leach (Optimists) L. F. Stokes (Scorpions) -Major King-Martin (Army) R. Macpherson (Optimista) LAC HIII (RAF) P. Ragi (CCC)
G. T. Rowe (Optimists) J. Leriou (KCC)
However, with
the loss of W/Cdr. Kettlewell (RAF) hard-hitting outfielder Tomi
Capt. Haycraft (Army) Wel and speedy Y. Y. Liang this season,
as well as the N. E. Arthy (Optimists) probable absence of shortstop | F1/Lt, Graham (RAF) Wally Ma from the Infield duo N. Hart-Baker (KCC)
up will have to suffer a com- picte reshuffle.
I would put the red at the Sunday morning session, while behaviour of hurler Jackie Wel's to a leg injury, the Pandas linc- Lt. Edwards (Army)
top of the table into the let,
· left-hand corner pocket and with the assistance of left-hand side OR the while to bring it off the top cushion on to the left side cushion I would obtain position the blue or brown-position on marked XI
into the Playing the brown bottom right-hand corner pocket with а follow-through action would send the cue-ball on to
cushion to
come the bottom
| GREEN
O.RED
BLACK
1820mm
10
YELLOW
green are
away slightly for position X2 on the last red.
The brown and nicely placed on their spots. In would strike planning ahead I the while low to pot the red into
left-hand the bottom
the much-improved Pandas enter- tain South China to breakfast on the dar diamond.
י
UNPREDICTABLE
The Tribesmen have still to solve
the unpredictable smokeballs, und if the
acc Chinese pitcher hits top form | N
such as he displayed ogalast Portugal in the International Judging trom recent per-Series, the Braves are in for a formance, the Pandas are battle. favoured to take the first game
Braves' the Junior Championship of
China serien from their South rivals, and this may have a vital bearing on the final out- came of this Tournament, since Girang oppost- the only ather
now de tion, Peol To, have etded to withdraw from the Scries, leaving only the feeble CAA Tookles to contend with.
The team that comes out un top Je Sunday'a gome wut enjoy a definite prychological advantage in subsequent play during this
short six gume
séries.
GUNNING FOR ANOTHER
Flushed from the triumphant setback they dished out to the Pandas Just week, the US Navy boyn will be gunning for an- other upset this Sunday against St Joseph's, Both outfits suffer from chronic pitching
ng problems, but are equally compensated by a wealth of power-hitters.
The Saints have the edge in all-round team performance and steadiness, but, playing the hitting game with uninhibited gusto. the Navy boys have better than even chance to spill the Saints applecart.
Much will depend on hurter Sherry Bucks' form on Sunday, and if he is unable to and tie
unreachable zones of the plate, the old horse-hide will receive a tanning such as it has never
before. feli comer pocket and screw back for posl. Whatever the outcome of this tion on
on the yellow (X3), thus, a slug-fest of .00 solld preparing to return the yellow to minutes & assured the rooters, and local would-be home-run
its own spot.
From X3, using left-hand side
on
the
the
white ball I would pot yellow Into the bottom
om right-
hand
corner pocket, the cue-ball accelerating with
+
wetters will be out in full force
hurler. Chapple Remedios has been getting away with some close slaves during the current season, due chiefly to some brilliant glove-work by his hustling team-mates.
Hig tricky, quasi-illegal pitching has fouled the opposition for inany
long, frustrating season,
But with the lengthening of the pitching distance by three feet this season, batters have bec reaping rich harvests of extra-base blows off the tan- happy moundsen.
This fact is borne out by the
prodigious number ai Babe Ruth Specials thus for this reason, which include many in out-of-the-park homer by both left and right-handed batters.
The alert Braves, in order to 'Lake full advantage of the major shake-up in the Pandas infield, wily to dropping short, nerve-wracking bunts at every opportunity to play to this well- known weakness of the Pandas.
WEED-END MATCHES
Saturday -
Division: 2.30 Junior Criffins v. Blackhawks; CAA .v. Pandas.
Sentor "B" Division: 4.00 p.m. Red Sox v. Delawares; Rexes v. Wildtres.
Sumlay
LAC Orbell (RAF)
Inn. Runs N.O. H.S. Aver.
10 511 3
112* 73
11 455
4 14
00,3
7
290 1 100*
49.7
4 187 0 60.
46.7
11 440 1 120*
44.9
10 288 3 02* 41.1
H
stands for perfect alignment
on the professional
portable...
HERMES
7 155 3 10*
12
7
38,7 347 12 BB⚫ 34,7 204 1 72. 34
0 204
12. 3
34
8
233 1-
58
33,3
0
101
1
40
32,2
10
260
28.0
11 220 3 00
27.5
11 201 3 55*
25.5
11 241 1 44
24.1
12 254 1 00
23.1
9 158 2 41
22.0
12
220 R
72
22
10
211 0.
64
21.1
11 220 0
44
20
12
102 2 61
10.2
20 Stanley St.
11 178 1 +63
17.8
10 151 1 37
16,8
11 151 0 30
13.7
BOWLING
(Qualification
A. P. Pereira (Recreio)
15' Wickets)
Q. M.
R. W.
43.7 11 142 18
Aver.
7.5
Sgt. Spence (RAF)
GO
9 101 20
8.5
G. N, Gosano (Recreio)
47.2
11
100 17
0.4
p.m.
K. L. Spinks (Optimists) A. T. Lee (KCC)
72
13 240 28
0,5
38
4 150 15
10
H. O. Hubblo (Optimists) J. S. Muldoon (KCC)
48.3
5 228 22
10.4
97.4
0 324 31
10.5
F. C. Herridge (Scorpions) Sqn. Ldr. Kingsford (RAF)
81,4
12 329 31
10.6
76.2
15 273 24
11.4
C. B. Connett (Scorpiona)
84.0
8 307 23
13.3
S. M. Teh (HKU)
111.75 15 403 32
14.4
05.7 10 428 20
14.7
BO
9 342 23
14.9
82.2
11 325 21
15.5
63,3
8 243 10
10.2
98.5
13 492 30
16.1
€8.3
U .314
18.5
50.4
3 351
19
05.2 ID 319 18
17.7 17.7
Ladies' Division; 9.30 a.m.
G. H. P. Pritchard (Optimistä) Wahoo: v. Squaws (Senior Lt. Alexander (Army) Championship
Playoffs): T. P. Mahon (Optimists) Pandas v. South China (Junior, M. Davidson (KCC), Championship Serles).
D. Bottomley (CCC) Senior "B" Division: 12.30 S. A, Vanar (HKU) p.n. Wildfires v. Blackhawks. Capt. Grant-(Army)
With a long row of safety- specialists in the Panday" batting Senior "A" Division: 11.00 order to cope with, chucker
St Joseph's v. US Navy: Remedios will have to nurse 2.00 pm. South, China v. CAĂ; the old soup-bone into top form 13.30 pm. Pandas v. Braves.
..
Scorpions Can't Afford To Draw Or Lose Today
By "THE ZOMBIE"
Hongkong Cricket Club Scorpions command the major interest in this afternoon's Senior Division Cricket
loon Cricket Club at Chater Road,
hapish You To Play Until League matches when they clash with fourth-placed Kow-
angle off the bottom cushion on
to the right side baulk cushion
to finish in perfect position (X4) for the yellow, which has been restored to
again.
its own spot once
To pot the yellow into
bottom right-hand corner pocket
Next Week
CRIME
the
I
would strike the white low
RED
@BLACK
CVE-
with a slightly shortened grip
O
or
BALL
the
cue-butt and so screw back
for the green to position X5. Once again the cue-ball must
роз
REDS
от
back the
OLVE
BROWN
C
be struck low for it is my pur
to pull
the white slightly for position brown at XI.
From here I would pot the brown into the buttom right. hand corner pocket and try to puil the white back for a correct angle pot (X7) on the blue for the left-hand d
middle pocket,
The ali important factor then would be to pot the blue into the centre pocket and leave the cue- ball in correct position (X8) for
pink. angle pot on the on
From this position
would
have the choice of two types of for potting the pink into the right-hand middle pocket.
stroke
It
pocnty of ris
can either be potted with right-hand side on the white to bring it off the right sido cushion for position on
the block,
or an alternative stroke can be played to strike tho, cue- bat, low and, screw, it, delicately on to the right-alde cushion lo finish behind the black at XD.
I have received
queries
several recently regarding the official record time in which a century break has been scored at bil- Harde. It is 48 seconds and was made by the retired undefeated World'. Professional Billiards Walter Lindrum, MBE Australia during the war years.
Champion
--Ha, recently
curtly created a new re cord by scoring 100 in 27.5 peconds : during до exhibition maich but I do not know.
whother application has yet been made to the Billiards Association and Castrol Council for, official recognition of this record. Prior to this film best was 100 in 34
GREEN
ITALLOW
Here is a position given to me by a reader at Bombay and next week I will explain how I would proceed to play to clear the table. What would you do?
POP
to
but
F. Ragi (CCC)
SECOND
DIVISION
'BATTING
(Qualification
G. E. Taylor (KCC) FI/Sgt. Mitchell (RAF) M. Hulbert (Police) LAC Woodward (RAF)
C. Hughes (Dockyard)
| Ador Rumjahn (IRC) |Li, Davies (Army)-
8. E. M. Bux (IRC) M. A. Wahab (IRC)
Major McCosh (Army)
Cm. Atkinson (Army) FI/ON. Metcalfe (RAF)
Sgt. Maddockt (Army)
M. Yusuf Samad (IRC) P. English (Police)
R. A. Remedios (Recreio)
Birtwhistle (KGV)
With the currently leading Both Army and Recreio are Optimists heduled
play expected to win comfortably Capt. Dewar (Army) Navy at King's Park and an their matches against IRC and Q. Almao (KGV) almost Fure Min anticipated. University respectively, the Scorpions cannot afford to I am not too confident of lose or even draw this after-Recreio's victory. If the under
are to greda get a good start in dis- If they
clubmotes missing their opposing early who, though four points ahead batsmen, anything may yet of them, have played one mure | happen, match than they have.
noon's mnich keep up with thele
Both teams will
be at full
The RAF-CCC match should be an even and interesting en-
150 Runs)
Inn. Runs NO. H.S. Aver.
5 107
04 05.7 0 164 4 47° 41
10
277 2
8 220 0 47
34.0 27,5
11 240 2 57
20,7
# 158 2 43
26,9
8 175
66
25
0 104 1
60
24.2
10 109 3
60
24.1
9 102 1 03
24
B 107 1 74
23.9
7 100 0
50
23.7
12 206 1 59
23.3
11
201
40*
20.1
10
2000
06
20
11
170 2
35
10,9
10 174
40
10,3
11 171 0 37
12 100 1
63
15.5 14.5
BOWLING (Qualification - 15 Wickets)
Cpl. Fry (RAF)
strength with the exception of counter with the strong bowling A. T. Lee (KCC) ..... Scorpions' C. B Connett of the RAF side, which will in-
the Scorpions However
wiitclude this week their very suc- have instead F. A. Weller, . a cessful Second Division player, useful man with the ball and Mitchell, opposed to the batting bat, back after a temporary strength of Cralgengower. ubacter from the game.
The Scorpions' defeat Fist week-end at the hands of Army showed that their batting back-
broken, bone could be
and Club have a
Kofoon Cricitet
bowling side in no way inferior to that of Army.
It should therefore be an even match and on what is expected to be a tricky wicket the sido that bats first may find themselves Ja a favourable position. The Kowloon Cricket Club with a Bule luck in the spin of the coin have a more than even chance of handing Scorpions their third defeat of the season.
TODAY'S GAMES
First Divising
IRC v. Any Scorpions v. KCC Navy v. Optimists RAP v. CCC University v. Recreio
Second Division
• KGV v. Army KCC v. DES HKU v. Recreo
TOMORROW Becond Division
RAF v. Polico
M. Yusuf Samad (IRC)' Major McCosh (Army)
0. M.
28.4
R. W.
5 71 16
Aver.
4.8
49.0
7 215 35
0.1
FI/Bgt. Mitchell (RAF) Capt, Peirce (Army)
81
20.196. 31
0.3
94
21 308 38
8.1
L. Birtwhistle (DBS)
90.7
24.333 37
B
B. Carnell (KGV)
90.2
14 205 20
9.1
H. L. Ozorio (Rezrelo)
12.2
15 284 30
9.5
D. Salter (Police)
60,5 10 231 24
9.0
A. P. Weir (KCC)
88.7.
13 358 37
0.7
Q. Almao (KGV)
05
15
32434
0.7
87.2
462 44
10
44
5 109 17
10
67.1
· 238
10
10.5
84.4
12. 235 24
10.0
Buckley (Navy)
40.1
202 18
11.2
T. Chiba (IRC)
41.
0 171,15
11.4
R. H. Leary (HKU)
124
22 361 20
* 12.4
M. Yakub Samad (IRC)
49
+ 220 17
12.0
G. Lewis (Dockyard)
65
9 232 17
147
K. K. Kwan (DBS)
A. Rowe-Evans (HKU)
07.0-
50.3
4.299-20
14.0
8 310, 20
15.5
Net result!
J. A. Gutteres (Recreio)
Horries (Dockyard)
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1953 Saturday 17th, Wednesday 21st & Saturday 24th jan. 1953 (Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club),
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There are 10 races each day (30-in ali),
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or
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