WEEK-END SOFTBALL
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1959,
GOALKEEPER KNOCKED OUT
SAINTS AND CAA MEET IN BATTLE ROYAL TOMORROW FOR SENIOR "A" PENNANT
By "SNOOPER"
By their brilliant 3-2 win against the USS Orca last Sunday, Frank Poon's Chinese Athletic Association ballplayers have quietly manoeuvred themselves into position for a strong challenge for the Senior "A" Pennant this season. They are now level with Jindoo Hus- sain's Saints on points with the Pandas lying third and the Braves fourth.
When the Saints and the Chinese Athletic Association meet this Sunday at King's Park, it will be a battle royal for the all-important point at this vital stage of the League. Starting batteries are expected to be pitcher Vic Pedruco and catcher Igmar Ericksen of the Saints and moundsman P. C. Wong and catcher Lam Leung-
ping of the CAA.
Saints aboud winning end runs
HIT-BUNT Manager Jindoo
coach console
thought that their ballplayers that, the CAA ballplayers, in are capable of hitting as well as their bunting.
lost to the
CAA
will
tomorrow
0
lot of
play Chev
to find out
Mills, Huddersfield Town goalkeeper, is knocked out as he makes a fine save from Chelsea Inside-left. Stubbs in the First Division match at Stamford Bridge,
The match ended in a 2-all draw.--Renterphoto,
ALEC BEDSER'S COLUMN
The One Game In Which
They Do Come Back
Cricket seems to be the one game in which the axiom "they never come back” The classic case is Wilfred Rhodes who in bis 49th year returned to does not apply. the England eleven which beat Australia and recovered the Ashes in 1926.
Bill Edrich, that great little fighter of Middlesex, came back last year to play a big part in England's success over Australia after being seemingly banished to the
cricket wilderness by a succession of selectora.
the
the
in
in
LEAGUE CRICKET
AVERAGES
BATTING
(Quall@cation → 150 runs)
G. A. Souza (CCC) A. R. Kitchell (IRC)
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions).
Song. Lt. Milliar (Navy) 24.
T. G. C. Knight (Seurpions) Lt. Farmer-Wright (Army)
W/Cdr. Kettlewell (RAF)
R. W. Franklin (Optimists)
P. V. Dodge (KCC)
Cruz (Ariny)
Capt, Do
Cpl. West (RAF)
A. T. Lee (KCC)
F. A. Weller (Scorpions)
G: N, Gosano (Recreto)
L. Kilber (Optimists)
I. L. Stanton (Scorpions)
B. Dhabher (CCC)
LO. Gosano (Recreio)
Surg. Comm. Pearson (Navy P. Wood (KCC)
R. M. Macpherson (Optimis
G. H. Pritchard (Optimiste)
Li. Agar (Navy)
P. A. Hall (KCC)
9. E. M. Bux (IRC)
A. E, Noronha (Recreio)
G. T. Rowe (Optimists)
LAC Heanley (RAF)
K. Y. Tum (cct) LAC Armstrong (RAF) Lt. Sadler (Navy)
H. P. Madar (CCC)
Inns, N.Q.
1.S. Runs
Aver.
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30.2
878
20.1
280
28.7
360
26.1
279
221
201
27.6
220
27.5
312
282
227
226
226
210
23.6
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22.0
250 22.7
248
12.0
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21.3
276
21.2
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(Qualification — 15 wickets)
Cpl. Dowling (Army)
Brico (Navy)
K. G. Spink (Optimists) Ldg. Sig. Sima (Navy)
break bowler. He is the young-D. W. Leach (Scorpions) est ever to play for England. T. G. C. Knight (Scorpions) That was back in 1949 against G. N. Gosano (Recreio) New Zealand at Old Trafford.
was
Has
sur-
pre-
In
tralla but met
In 1980-61 he toured
He had his England cap before T. P. Mahon (Optimista)
Lt. Alexander (Army) his county capt
At A. P. Pereira (Recrcio) with Uittle he was
at soccer,
mora
Q. M.
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52 7.0 108.3 24 343 37. 9.9
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W. Aver.
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116.0
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18 13.7 247 120.2 20 410 30 13.0
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in R. E. Lee (KCC).
82
5 388 19 20.7
G. H. Pritchard (Optimists)
01
8 403 19 21.2
S. M. Tch (HKU)
118.1
11 637
20
214
in softball Unfortunately for the Saints, Remaining CAA infelders are for his enthusiasm
baseman and in the Braves, but for all they lost to the Oren a fortnight likely to be second ago and this second setback may Paul Tiu, hero of last Sunday's that I insist that he has erred in the Orca, third benching Carlos Remedios too yet cost them their excellent game against chance of
ful of Carvalho to let Remedios regaining the Pennant, baseman Seldon Ma and short-long. But it was rather thought-
"Rabbit"
Leung. But if the Saints can produce stop K, T.
try his fortune at left field tast The Chinese ballplayers are on the form that rippod Alfredo
certainly impressed Oliveira's Warriors to pieces last top in the outfield department week against the Rexes and he Sunday
they
start and good support should come certa must
softball foris. favourites to beat the Chinese from left fielder K. K. Sit, centre
When the Braves folder Lee Poon-hong and rightTso's Caroliners on Sunday, Athletic Association tomorrow.
The Saints have beaten the holder Tony Kwok, CAA softballers earlier in the Although the Saints were de- will be interesting season. With this psychological lighted with the performances of what the actual Braves' line-up advantage and with the great left holder Mome Xavier, centre, will be. The Braves have, of Incentive of the League Cham-felder Showboat Ali and right course, many outstanding players, plonship to spur them on, the elder Sherry Bucks against the such as Junior Remedios, Calau that Yvanovich, Hank Killeen, Spikey firish
the Warriors. 1
my criticism is by at least two they were at times too slow, and Guterres, Buji Dhabher, Roberto muffed Nunes, Dick Chaves and Eddle often they have too
Loureiro. Despite this array of Remed tva TACTICS
ies. Hussain and
In this struggle for supremacy, stars, I think Carlos Harold
can it is team spirit that will runt, should be given another chance Winglee themselves with
be little doubt of playing the but there can
DECIDING GAME
ngo Bill Sva's There have been many other, Laker, my Surrey teammate, Some weeks thetr first for
day Headley quest
the leading cases, but surely the strangest The next here Delawares tore will be out
chosen for the first Test. for premier
honours teams in the Senior "B" League of them all was the instance of
more famous there ever been a followed up George Headley, While the Oreo heavy battera Bighting
then And to ribbons,
comoback His gave a scintillating exhibition of with fury and directness.
India a big crowd of with three weeks of infuriating West Indian batsman, selected prising have power batting, they were equally they
1948! series against England. consplouous in their display of Chinese followers of the game mediocrity that saw them losing for the first Test of the present vlous Test was
three games successively. As a
For several
years The behind pathetic
them bunting tactics.
are stil result the Delawares
C. A. Souza (CCC) In
OF A DIFFERENT ORDER
success and last year sailors
outli The
A comeback of a because of the brilliance of old Saints Pitcher-Vic Pedruco, struggling for top position in, the who has a string of records
International cricket, has been
different out of cricket with a knee in Fi. Lt. Stoppard (RAF) order is planned next season by jury sustained 1st loop. Erickson:
IAB Short (Navy) C.
with
111 Wong reliable P
professional
Dudley on the
the Catcher-Igmar
Yorkshire The Delawares, a game behind wound and the
understand he has now wisely Sgt Horsham (RAF) sparkling form
English Binningham Bob Appleyard, the form base-Ray Aldegur: 2nd base..
bowler who set up an English decided to give up the winter A. T. Leo (KCC) of
K. Sit, Lee A.
Arturo Ozoriu; 3rd base-Benny the front-running Pandas, clash
League, a competition of mod- Wildfires
wickets
Kew | game in favour of cricket. strength,
county record by taking 200 Omar; Shortstop-Dave Leonard; with Jack Carvalho's
Some and Tony Kwok,
In his first season. Bob
A lot went whu were Lift
with P. Bilimoria (CCC) their Unlike the
Meme Xavier; tomorrow and will be faced with erate felder -
Πανε Orea
finished ployers
wrong happily was then stricken with Brian's game and he still has a 1, L. Stanton (Scorpions) Ait one of their toughest games. fleider-Showboat
in this League, Intent
men running up a huge Centre ота
The Wildfires. who hit top careers
Ilincas. His serious
career of
way to go before he is 8. A. Vanar (HKU) Wellard as Arthur Right Nelder-Shorry Bucks.
DA score against their opponents.
was believed to have finished. ready for the England team p. Halt (KCC) Wong; form last week-end to trounce such
Somerset,
of Frank Smalles CAA-Pitcher P. C. the Saints have usually broken i Into the wiring
Yorkshire,
of and Alf Gover columns by Catcher-Lam Leung-ping: 1st the University 17-3, are not in narrow margins. The Saints base C. M. Tsang; 2nd base the least bit enthusiastic about strategy is excellent and I must Paul Thu, 3rd base-Seldon Ma; the Senior "B" Pennant for they Surrey-all internationals. Most
running in the of us thought Headley was give manager Hussain and coach Shortstop-K. T. "Rabbit" Leung; ore out of
what the same category. but Wingloo credit for
PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION giving Left felder K. K. Sit; Centre Championship
ing for is to Poon-hong: Right the back the Delawares in their But a pubile subscription was structions to their players to folder--Ice
to take him felder-Tong Kwok. score opportunist runs.
quest for the title, leaving the raised in Jamalea
Americans back to the West Indies to play paper
Pandas
tho MANY OBJECTIONS
and
mark you many objections to fight it out between them against MCC--not
in the to Agure necessarily
must have than to meettin the to holding the League game be- selves. The Ed Carvalho's champion
Wildfires - Delawares Tests though that Wong
been at the back of the minds of low-pitcher
of the subscribers. Over £1,000 bowlers in England. He bowls and Lam Leung-plag while the Braves and the Rexes last Sun- tussle should develop into a
of the day.
The Braves won by 12-8 pitchers duel and an excellent
was raised. Saints need have fears
Headley is now 44, the age medium pace swingers and spin- pitching form of Vic Pedruco in a five-Inning game, which in game should be seen.
not have
other game,
when this and
reflex action of mosters and Len Hutton, England's of catcher my opinion, should the wildness
captain, Americans
has the highest fast-gard men is hopeless against
re- Igmar Ericksen. If only Pedruco been played at all. It should, Suzman's
University asido as
for his moving balls; or if the eye
ability. What and Ericksen can produce the in view of the importance of the brush the
made Bob so successful? same form they showed against Batting Championship race, be a casily as the Wildfires did last still good the legs are too slow,
He had virtues which we can walkover to the Braves.
undergrads lack
Headley's first efforts against the Warriors Last week-end,
e play, and are most
сору Southpaw Bull Dhabher of the
Othe
MCC were not encouraging all they should give the
control of dir- Braves started in
up-country game against the ection and accuracy. He mixed MCC he made scores of only 1 his pace judiciously but he was and 13, being out on both oc- always on a spot-length. I re- casions to Alan Moss, the young member seeing a notice written Middlesex bowler whose pro by Clarrie Grimmett the famous
on with Australian slow bowler watching
wall at Adelaide where he was more than ordinary interest. gress I am
Alan
captured coaching at the time. It read: actually tween Terry Noronha's champion
George's
for bowlers- wicket twice with "Three rules Wahoos "A" and Pearl Chan's Pandas in the Arst round Senior three balls, Moreover Headley
dley length, length and length."
The hardest test for a young was struck the arm by Ladies' Play-off Series has been
bowier who has been successful postponed.
Freddie Trueman who is faster
In his first season comes in hla The Pandas made a special than Moss. I am assured in a request to have the game called letter from one of the players second for not only has he set As they are playing now the mon knowledge that one of the off because four of their players on the tour that Headley mis- himself a high standard of
Rexer outfielders was a member could
not make the Sunday judged the length of the ball. achievement to maintain but The girls are pitcher It was not a bumper. Anyway the grape-vine of county bats game. combination and first baseman of
With the many CAA, Braves, C. M. Teang is still one of the
and Amy Loo. shrewdest brains in that post- Pandas and the Warriors batters Lucy Loo
game of In the only Ladies' Lion,
having on eye on winning the Batting
title
tho Championship
week-end,
Chinese IT the Tsang was brought up from
we Athletic Association take on the South China
he will come as no surprise and when made his debut for the hear outbursts of "unfair" from South China lasses in the first of the Junior Ladies' CAA this season ho was aa section who are convinced that round success from the start. Ho has their favourites had not been Play-off Series in the morning session game and the more ex- hit well and is a strong con-given a fair deal.
Hill girls tender for the Sculor
perienced Chroline Batting Championship.
should win comfortably.
191
the Chinese Athletic Association are a better side. There is nothing more diffleukt battery
an important win.
Saints
There were
tween
have
the
been
turn
In the
The
Bob should
is
a
But Appleyard, who is over six again. But don't write him off.
tall,
has made a splendid He has the priceless gift
of B. Carnel' (KCC) recovery and learn with timing and with fee
expert-J. C. Koh (IRC) tremendous satisfaction that, he ence which counts so much is likely to turn out for York- cricket he might make R shire again this year.
dramatic comeback. I wish Ho will make gradual him and Appleyard well. start which will not overtax his strength. If he can stand up to the strain of six days a week of cricket and recapture his old form he must be regard
as one of the most deadly
blaze of ninerable in the infield. Pitcher to his many supportera. In an | maculate la profit im-.
In the infield the frailties of glory by sending one over the Wei is capable of putting up the Saints
cost them a right field fence in the second good have
followed inning and valuable point against the Orca. Four infield errors were recorded another over-the-fence hit in that day and unless first base- the third canto. man Ray Aldegaur, second base in three umes at bat to
Arturo Ozorlo, mon basemen
C. M. Teang of CAA and Calau Benny Omar and shortstop Dave Leonard back up Yvanovich of the Braves in the Pedruco, I believe that even the latest batting standings.
Although best-laid plans
it was sporting of of manager
to allow Hussain and coach Winglee will manager Ed Carvalho
the Rexes a a fair chance
of be wasted, WELL-KNIT COMBINATION playing off the game, it is com
show but against up with Yanks' slugging squad of ball- players, it will be surprising if With two hits the Americans win this game by
his only a few runs. third credit. Dhabher has overtalen The much-awaited clash be-
сп
CAA Infielders are a well-knit the Junior Loague Cometsar Wu, outfielders Sally Lee, Headley missed the first Colony | men has begun to act against |
THE WEEK-END
"A" I have the greatest respect for manager Carvalho of the Braves
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match and in the second made him. only in the first innings,
There is a sort of freemasonry In the second he was
un-among batsmen and they defeated for 63, but it took him pass on a bowler's strength and minutes short of four weaknesses. Then the test really Ave hours How many runs would ' comes from the bowler.
made in four Yorkshire hayo another in- George have hours in his peak days? Ho teresting young man returning was missed twice when 28 in this year in Brian Close,
loft the same over bowled by Ilm'hand batsman and slow off
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