WEEK-END SOFTBALL
THE
CAA SCORE AN UPSET 3-2 VICTORY OVER THE ORCA ON A BUNT HIT IN THE 7TH
By "SNOOPER”
Frank Poon's Chinese Athletic Association scored a stunning 3-2 upset victory over Bill Williams' slugging USS Orca ballplayers yesterday. : The 800-odd spectators who attended the feature Senior "A" softball:tussle showed a fine appreciation of one of the most thrilling games of the season. They had every reason to be pleased with the Orca's farewell League display for the sailors certainly played a grand game but their biggest round of applause was n: for them. At the end of the game the bust man off the field was CAA's second hazeman Paul Tiu, and to his obvious embarrassment he got as great a reception as if he had hit a grand slam homer. And well, Tiu deserved it,
For BIJ
Zimmerman's racrificed in his judgment, Marques allow- second, Blow-pilcher P.C
hit him only Wong's brilliance on the mound, fly to centre would have scored ed the Saints to
once in the fourth and had held neverthelo's, my man of the him for the Orea's flest run,
first throo That the CAA-Oreo
Orca overdid the them hitless for the Uli wes Paul Tiu. the batter who was earlier fan-outfield and over-the-fence hit frames,
- ting stunt was never in doubl. ned out by pitcher Ray Willing-
NUMEROUS ERRORS The Chinese Athletic Associp- ham In the second lming. In
hand, pro-
There was 100 much, hurying the crucial seventh frame, Thu tion, on the other
unenviable task duced the decisive brand of hit- and worrying as Es Carvalho's was given the
content with camp when he champion Braves Si Ung. They were
met the cellar-berth Rexes In and WCH complute The core singies
The ma tery in stealing bases, Against the foriigiable de- Tire enuld not be sell of the upso going down narrowly by Iveries of Willinglan, probably Oren ballplayers everyone in the stands thought that he bad hardly a chance to struck me that through
of scoring leftfielder who was on second.
was: 2-to-2.
K. K
a bit. Thu boiled everyone, Hot including Orca's brilliant third baseman B Willtems, when he bunt-hil It was a clever move it won the game for the and Chinese Athlete Asqor latton. Sit came home for the winning run.
who The Oren ballplayers
beaten by Jackie were only Wels Pandas in their debut at King's Park last year, gured they could walk Away with
| thao td Benior Âm th This
| Rexes almost scored major
who reldam
da | 12-0 In a five-Inning game. made any effort to steal bases
retaicing their Pennant, seemed
{ l
ut the seven-inning game only four times did the sailors touch
fou
third.
ויו
number
The Braves, with one wye on
to go through yesterday's game haûf-heartedly
Their
mcgular plcbers, Jock Brown and Kelly my opinion, despite CAA Siva-Netto,
were conspicuous pitcher one
Tony boonteca and Anthony Guterres, Kwok's efforts the mound, making his debut for the Braves, which :hould
have produced failed to give to impressive dis- results but produred litfic, there ploy.
"He was moved to culfield end was to argument when he was yanked and transferred to right right-fielder Bull Dhabher was assigned to do mound work. No field in the third cunto.
Lower than eight runs had bech pitcher P.C. registered by the Rexes in the Wong, who was introduced into first and seced fronte. Luckily the game at this stage, played for the Braves, the Rexes' Infield one of hi
Anest games of the play, partimacy by their base- season and the CAA filed the man S. Sammy, was hopeless in of the geIDE. slow pitcher the later stagis greatest want--a
the slamming Seven runs were scared by the whe could bulle
Breves in the third The manager nsid rouch
Outstanding
batter Braving the CAA had signalled fullOrea balters,
yesterday's
Rame 18
i
113)talt
Then
before. RO often the underdogs turned
their winning streak. happened, u when
Kinat-killers,
of
uke
Slow-moving
steum nheact tur his heavy Wong played his heart out and was Dhabber who sent two over batters to hit moundsman Ray
to top the O ca's Bill Williams, the fence yesterday Willingham ក។ រ before the
Bit Stell, Belph Kvidera and list of Senior "A" batters in the Batung Championship initial inning was over the Roy King bury strove hard to latest
Prominent Braves lal scoreboard read: CAA Oren o.
fewer And no
thon recorded
Spiker absent yesterday three solid hils were
in the scorebook.
b
off-
2:
Lam
by A bliantly-Led
Leung pinirg K. T. "Rabbi butter. was followed by cnother expoliant hit by Saiden Ma The crowd went wild when Leung-ping clubbed another one to fs) in load the bases.
First basernon C. M, Tseng. one of the meal muzeessful basers of this season, scured; Leung for the mitial CAA run. Ma cresaid the plate fo: the second run on Loc Poon-hong's hit to lef Beld, "wall" anothered but pitcher this threat by fanning cut K. K.
damage Sit before
fonc.
moro
was
bit him. The few lines that they standings. did succred. tho.e CAA OLIT fielders were there!
new
were Guterres,
Junior Calau Yvanovich, and Kelly Slive-
This gave the CAA players Remedios,
Jock Brown hent.
They
played Netto. Championship boll ond they truly deserved to win. The Orca making their farewell League
WILDFIRES IN FORM The Wildfires were
in peak must be given form yesterday, to trounce the for another good show and University 17-3 in the only they have meriled praise for the Senior "I" game of the week- excellent performances end. Winning moundsman R. many they have provided the many Shiva polthed on a no-hit per-
formance. sofiball fans at King's Park, All forma followers of the sport will awalt Virgie Ribeiro's Wahoos "B"
their return,
The team 8¦---
INA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1954.
HECK OF A TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE NATIONAL AND LINCOLN WEIGHTS..
·NO RACING AND ALL THE
TIME IN THE WORLD TO BROOD. OVER 'EM
WEIGHTE GRAND NATIONAL
LINCOLN
AMOLLYETT.
LEAGUE CRICKET
George Souza
Record Reaches
Aggregate
By "THE
ZOMBIE"
Highlight of the week-end Cricket League matches was the triple individual record established by the Craigengower all-rounder, George Souza, when he carried his bat through the CCO innings with an unbeaten 102 against the Indian Recreation Club.
son.
Best Rugger On Saturday Was At Boundary Street POLICE SHOW DISTASTE FOR THE WOODEN SPOON
By "PAK LO"
Saturday afternoon with its large selection of games provided some good, rugger and one surprise. The best rugger played was that at Boundary Street, when the Welch Regiment narrowly defeated the 72nd LAA by. 6 points · ·(1 try, 1 dropped goal) to 3 (1 penalty goal) in the Army Inter-Unit Final.
The surprise came at Kai Tak where the Police wom their first game in the Pontangular Tournament when they beat the RAF by 8 points (1 goal, -1- penalty goal) to 6 (2 tries).
Foing
Previous to this game the was led by Lewis, who kicked The R.A.F. kept up the pres Navy had, as expected, overhead and Collins caught the sure and from a scrum there come the Club by 10 points (2 kick but wont trio dcrach while was a fine three move which goala, 2 tries) to 5 (1 penalty doing so. The Welch threes were ended with "Balderston goal, i try), while at Boundary pent away from the Uncout and over in the corner with two Street the Gunners lost to the Harris had posrension when he Policemen, hanging on to him, Rest by 8 points (1 goal) to 3 was inestined, so he calmly A proper tackle by either of (1 try).
weled a drop
these two would have stopped goal che $120- Without doubt. the most ex-secird, thus giving the Welch him well before the line, but citing gaine was the Inter-Unit Regt, the lead by three, points, the Police will not tackle low. Fina at the Police Recreation which they hung on to despite Davidson missed the long kick. Ground. The 72nd LAA kick desperate attacks by the 72nd 8-8. ed off, but the Welch were um the end of the gina. The
Tho Police deserved to win είναι α
certainly opens up scrum back and then prentabed for Excel, the and this
by the G.O.C. their chances of finishing in the attacked to 72nd 25-yard line, Wath captain, where
pensity for "feet up Major General R. C. Cruidus.
middle of the Pentangular table. in the scrum gave the 72nd n
This means that the Welch McDonnell was definitely the chance to clear upfield. A will play the winners of Melayan man of the match, but he was
the forwards.
minute later the Weich were ants Singapore Inter Unit Anni awarded a kick about tea yards when they come here or March well backed up by the rest of
their
and B. The game is scheduled for Inside
own half,
Boundary Street provisionally. Hoskins, apparently spurred The Malayan team will also play by the
exhortations of the crowd, attempted to score and against the Colony on the 10th only a on the Club ground, and against his terrifle effort was few feet short.
struggle
was no
OLUB v. NAVY The Club v. Navy game pro vided some good rugger, and in a Combined Services team on the no time at all the Club opened 12.h
the scoring with a very nice A fierce midfield
CURTAIN RAISER !! there developed and
penalty by Craig. The Navy at- The curtain raiser at Bound-tacked after this and,, winning scoring until the 10th minute
the ball went to a scrum about 18 ay Street was quite an inter-the scrum, when from yards out, in the 72nd bolt, the asting match and the Gunners, Davies who covered quite a bit who won every scrum, thanks of ground and passed to Moore ball
to was heeled quickly Harris who
the to the services of Eve the Army just as he tore off
was well tackled. blind side, and passed to Lewis, hooker should not have lost as Moore took the bail, easily past
did, they
two defenders and scored. Then in the sza.od
conne:. The
Gunners scored from a finished his try by Hoskins missed the long kick. lineout in the 10th minute when it. 5-3.
converting
mylo
on
The Navy kept pressing and in the 20th minute again scored kick when Robertson crossed, the line
3-0.
the stand off kicked across and The Welch nearly scored when Sieveright well, kicked the right wing three crossed the
rah ahead, prx Thomas who was no in the corner. The
Eisstock. following up well took the kick, The second half opened at a Navy forwards. Moore missed and was just forced into touch fast pace, with the Gunners the kick. 8-8. In the corner. The Welch were threes starting many good
too well and some
Gunners had chance
to
after a grand foot 'rush by the
The
second
unlucky not to score at this
half opened withi there was a forways noves, but the Rest were mark the Club ranging deep into the
ing them battle for some time right on good tackling held play in the Navy balt, and Petrie, who wes the 72nd's line until Harris took middle.
following up well, intercepted, à the ball, raced round the scrum Then the
pass-run 26 yards and dived and dived over, but the try was marvellous
score over near the post, Capig missed disallowed by the referee for an when
they worked their way thecary kick, 8×0. Infringement which the specia- to the Rest'a
line, and
The Navy now. in "their" "bin tors did not see.
tiae serum, but instead of pass-attacked and at one point were ing the ball out to the unmark-only just stopped on the line by ed threes, the two halves tried Roberts who dribbled the ball
bait throutzh, and
Jor
DESERVED THE LEAD
The
Wom
and sout
play went back to the to take thic Souza thus chalked up his third century of the sea- half way line for the remaining were well and try tackled art back to the half way line and With this century the Craigengower cricketer also minutes of the first half. The the Rest cleared the ball upfield, safety, Then Moore got the ball, Some extremely dull play from the serum, cut very neatly Welch deserved their slender
followed until the
got through the centre and scored, Rest lead as they won the scrums by passed the record aggregate score of 722 runs in local
but missed, the dick, 11-8, their threes away in a move four to one, although the posi- which from the League cricket made by KCC's Pat Dodge last year. He
took them
In the closing minutes of play to, the tion was reversed in the llnccuto
attacked now has an aggregate of 787 runs and an average of 61.4-
Navy the Gundena 25, and winning the with two matches still to go.
where the 72nd won two to one. cut the ball went to Argyle their threes away from a line- The Welch halves were who ran, then passed to Paine, out, and the ball went to Harris
to their
numbers and, оро
without trouble. knowing
they
the latter flung himself who scored had the weaker and thing out. And it
Dangerfield easily converted bounced over to make the final of passing fact which won the game for the kick to give the Rest the store 10-8, the Welch, combined with some lead by 5 points to 3. This was
· The Navy won because they hind the better service from the good following up by the Welch the end of the scoring..
The Geenend jhxpas The 72nd threes did not very slow off the mark and gave
were scrums and the Club's tackling pack. get enough chances to show the Rest a chance to spell the at times was not very impres their paces, which was a ply moves. This was their own fault at and how some of them retali as when they did get going they as they got a good service from their places, la a mystery. The were first class.
Shortiop Roy Kingsbury; Lelt- the Junior Ladies' Playoff Series non-League match between the mear to the Scorpions' total with | mes kicked for touch instead across the line under the posts, Smith's, kick: hit the poet and
Oren matched their the C. M. Trang: 2nd bare Paul Thy: the Cubs
received a walkover Chinese Athletic Association to USA Orca: Pitcher-Ray Willinglake fourth place in the latest ham: Catcher Ralph Kviders; 1st Ladies League Standings and Base Bill Stell; 2nd base Willie
If his score of 133 runs in the account. As it was they got very are strongly favoured to clinch base - Bill Williams: Mayes: Brd fleider Donald Chambers; Centre- some time this month.
HKCC and the Rest of
the 144 rutis. TIGHT FIELDING
lekter Leroy Zimmerman, Right-
In the
Junior League, the Colony last week is taken to tie.der Jim Linile.
Maumaus beat the Cubs by 11-account Souza will need only Feature of the next four inn-
CAA: Pitcher: Tony Kwak (re-
gume 130 of placed
runs to
to reach his 1,000 mark by P. C. Wong in third): 7, the highlight of the ings was the tight Aelding
six-run splurge of
Army in one seasOIL. both teams when no runs were Catcher-Lam Leung-ping: ist base being the
in the seventh, but
Souza was rather fortunate Optimists scored. Then in the the 3rd base--Seldon Ma; Shortstop-despite their magnificent rally,
in obtaining his third century Scorpions opposition
wero a much
this season as he was missed on Recrelo Centre-Helder-Lee Poon-the Maumaus with speed and enthusiasm. The Rabbit" Leung; Left-neider K
to be hong: Right-fielder-Wong (Kwok in better team of ballplayers.
two occasions before he reach-CCC onlookers, who seemed
Fred Diesta's PI Dodgers ed the 20 mark once by the Navy expecting something remarkable third).
scored a 25-3 runaway win
and wicket-keeper
RAF by their
BAINTS ARE CLEAR from the sailors, had
over the Chinese Athletic As- first
IRC share of thrills in this frame.
strangers in Hussain's- Saintssociation second
After passing that mark, how-KCC Dodgers Over another stuff the other game. The
ever, he treated the good crowd HKU yesterday by beating hud
magnificent innings, of spectators to another two
Cx- seven runs in the hibition of bright and stylish
eight runs in the batting, scoring all round the Army
wicket to reach his century in RAF just about two hours:
Right
K. Si;
Jindoo felder Jim Linville produced something special for hurdled this ocension. He started the obstacle
bali rolling by hitting one to the Warriors 4-0, the feature of scoring
second on
right field and was advanced to the game being the sparkling second and
of pitching and fifth Donald Chambers exhibition bunt. Linville stele third after fielding by Vic Pedruco. Bill Steel had been tagged out
first. Then Pitcher Ray excelled Willingham set about the Job Benny Omar who had the best
nt
The other Saints' fielder who third baseman was
the morning session
of winning the game with hit of workmanilke
Linville.
fashion to score game. Willingham's hit to The
shul-out
4-0
Lawn Bowlers'
Cricket “League"
victory eentrefield was fumbled by a yesterday brought the Saints on
Poon-hong. The showy
The lovot terms Lee
with the Chinese gobs dominated play at this Athletic Association In the juncture -of the contest and torrid Senior "A" Pennant ract, Leroy Zimmerman scored Stell Third-placed Pandas wore idle who deputised for Willingham yesterday, but Ed Carvalho's on second for the Orca's fleing champion Braves made
by beating the Rexes 12-9 in a triangular series of cricket
סולי
run.
With Zimmerman on third and ave-inning tussie. Kvidera on second, the Orca's
* gain
up
The first game in a
matches between
A. Gray
lawn
alip
once
LEAGUE STANDINGS First Division
.P W D T L Pts 18 11 0 0 2 44
10
12
13 7 1 34
14 8 3 0 3 35
15 3 8 0
14 12
8
Second Division
Police Dockyard Army managed to maintain | Navy their
DBS nine-point lead over
IRC Optimists with a narrow one wicket win over RAF. The Air Recreio
KCC men put up a vallant display Their batting reached a total
HKU of 136 runs, but that was just not enough. It was not Dowling Alexander who proved their undoing this time, but Weir airmen's wickets for 33 runs.
Dr
who claimed six of the
Navy, tbo, put up a credible display against the Scorpions.
15 15 0 0 0 60
0 14 9 1
12 8 2.0
37
11 0 0 0 2 36 .0 2 34 6.10 5. 25 18 3 4 0 6 18 10 3.0
this WOB
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
dive. The Club pacie; la not all
more of the
HOW THEY STAND.
PAWAL FA
The Welch attacked immedi- Eve, and had plenty of chances Club threes were good and had 14 2 8 0 4
the second half and score, but lacked the neces= THAY Been a little ately in 0 8
sary vim to take them over the ball might have made things hot 4 0
were 6
awarded a penalty on the 7900 25, but Hoskins, who had line,
for the Navy. iwo attempts at it, sileed both
This leaves the Navy still at badly. Play moved to midheld
At Kal Tak the surprise of, the the top of the Pentangular as the where Patterson attempted a day came when the Police opened table below shows: penalty kick from the half way their serve in the Pantangular. line but the ball dropped just The RAF can only blame them- under the bar.
selves as they made hardly any Patterson In the 12th minute
Navy this time use of their threes in the second got another chance,
half, and the Police pack was Army on the Weich 25 for an offside without doub; by far the botter. infringement, and he made pe
The first half was very RAF mistake to level the scores, at
всгарру with
neither side Polici three-all.
sutting down into even tho back and forth semblance of a team, and in the Play rurged
lines first between the two 25-yard
half the
Hkely. only unlii in the 20th
the Weich got a penalty on the 72nd looking more came when
Police were awarded penalty 25, followed by another on the wall out and McDonnell took same spot
minutes later, two.
the but Hoskins missed both.
10 300 12
800 Entries For Asian Games ·
minute the
This
long kick, but missed. Half Time was reached with-
Club
8 6 0 115 172 5 41 32
52-3 16
NEW
31614 14 07
wis just not Hoskins' day for out any scoring and disorganised TERRITORIES
chaos was the only description Heer this end of the gare le of the played ball opened with
May 1, the Games Organising Britain Cleans Up
able to settle down or open his intered a total of 800 So far nine countries have
·NO RUSSIAN
INFLUENCE AT HASTINGS
athletes, officials and Press re-
presentatives to the Game
The nine countries and their entries are:
Burma, 81; Ceylon 18; Hong- kong, 62; India, 184; Indonesia, 160; Japan, 247; Singapore 78; Thallani, 24; Vietnam, 37.
In Cross Country
Races At Hunnut
Brussels, Feb. 7. British runners cleaned up the annual Cross Coun- try Championships held at Hunnut near here today by gaining two first places in
| kicking. Manila, Feb, 0. Vic Pedruco played up to his bowlers of the Kowloon They had almost their best team next batler, Roy Kingsbury, had
More than 1,000 top Asian to produce a decisivo brand of reputation as one of best hurlers Cricket Club, Kowloon Dock out end had they been in a Ettie
expected to con- Wekh attack on the blind ride score them but he in the Colony. His beautifully- Recreation Club and the betar form with the bat they athletes are
when the bitung to
on Manila deliveries caused Kowloon
Bowling Green, might have subverded in parting. verge was just unlucky to be caught controlled
the 165 total cun
Live up by Becond Asian Clames open on out. Three hits were registered much concern to the Warriors by the Orca, but that was the leading batters, including shost Club was played yesterday Scorpions,
Agar was unfortunate to hit Committee disclosed today. beginning of
of their stop Johnny Pereira and catcher when the KCC and Kowloon the end
their cuscus Souza who falled to get Docks drew in a high scor-
'his own wicket before he was successful run of games. CAA maintained their top form a hit.
ing, encounter. to win by 3-2,
Successful Warriors' batters Kowloon Cricket Club dow were Alfredo Oliveira
and clarod at 188 for 7 and the i REASONS FOR DEFEAT.
Remedine with hit Docks replied with 143 for 9. Gerry aplece, The Saints collected four | The home team had their CAA's sensational victory
hits through Benny Omar Art chances of winning, but four baffled rac. When I went through Ozorio, Vie Pedruco and Mere dropped catches after the ninth the names of the Orca line-up before the game got underway Xavier
of the honours led the KCC I knew they could wallop the The Warriors who had every wicket had fallen deprived them Chinese ballplayers -but
5. they thing in the first two inning
Of this total 883 are athletes, were not even remotely, like a pericet judgment and combina- batting spree with a hard-hitting
tionsuddenly cracked
Hastings, Feb. 6. at 68, which included two sizes
34 of them women swimmers top batting team yesterday. the start of the third. I have and seven boundaries i
The Hastings Chess Club has and track participants. Bang Oddly enough It was the
Other noteworthy contributold the Spanish Chess Federa
Participating countries which CAA who outhit them by 7-4 always regarded the Worriors as
the KCC total came on, it profoundly regrets any have not yet sont in their en- registered an unpredictable leam of The Orca hits were
to the
for misunderstanding tries are COUPO from by flux, Willingham, two hits, players and when they started on W. Hong Bling (2 and Jim Linville and Leroy to falter in the infield this was tired), J. N. Wong (19); Cc. w. over, the exclusion of the Spanish chors master, Roman Bordell, Zimmerman a bit apiece. Highly- no surprise, The Saints
G. Le from the premier section of the (18) reputed Bull Williams, Bill Stell, them in their pockets after their Lam (not out 16) Ralph Kvidora and Roy Kings- two-run lead in the fourth and Bob Lapsley, opening for the recent congress at Hastings
before the game was over, two Docks, thrashed the home bury were diappointing..
hemore, ruins were added in the bowlers to raille up 44 in quick In preference to singles, the beth and seventh,
time. His knock included seven Orca's heavy sluggers, showed Insistence of hitting the ball to Joy Franco replaced Google boundaries the custacid and except for short Marques on mound work in the these hitch Were Ineffective fourth but after fanning out the three hitime innings the famed Dave "Bambing" Leonard Orca earned
Verheir first hit in the fifth, Franco yielded three signi through
Willingtiam whosing hit in the kth and saventh! aldentally
bind the biggest that suggested that doog dagg Blünder by, trying
Asdifferquos had bien, benched too: capfu
on wool and the manager hid erred
ball
not out inidrot Bil „añolề: being"
· Buf it, saya the Spanish player. was excluded dal because his reply to the terme ordered was
Afghanistan, Nationalist China, Iran; fel, Repubile of Koren,
Cambodia: Malays
méo and' the'
The second
the Police looking more like a team and attecking, and atter four minutes play they were awarded
a penalty, and Me~ Donnell took the kick
red.
and
FANLING UN LONG
SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS.
This three point lead really? woke up the Police and almost immediately they wored again when from a scrum the ball went to Milden of the RAF, but McDormell broke away and
As from Monday grabbed the ball from Mildon and dribbled down towards the CRAF-line.
8th February the He overshot the hall but MEN CLEAN Shelley coming close behind CHINA MAIL
the short and long distance | carried on with the dribble until 27. cross country events.
when he
Gordon Pirie easily won the MacDonnell, 3,700 metres, event in 13 minutes Davidson raced – for it-an : it Bianconds, beating, triple crossed the Une, Shellay got world
holder
Gaston Lhere first.
Jand with a good Helz... of & Belgium,
McDonnel converted hutes B
make the scorsi Bal cally gave minutes' Inter!! 17,000 The RAT
aware of:
inds, Be
will be obtainable
from the?
SHEUNG SHUI STATION. STALI
HEUNG SHUI