WEEK-END SOFTBALL
THE CHINA MAIL," SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 77,* 1884.
MAKE
WARRIORS SHOULD
THE BRAVES SWEAT IT OUT TOMORROW
By “SNOOPER”
The manner in which the Warriors held Mak Kwong's Chinese Athletic Association in contempt last Sunday at least engenders the feeling that they have the capabilities of making Ed Carvalho's champion Braves sweat it out when the two teams clash in the feature Senior "A" Softball League tussle on Sunday- that is, if the Warriors can field any- thing approaching their full-strength team.
The Warriors who are saved from relegation by the even greater softball poverty of both South China and the Rexes, must clearly do something more in their own interests, and soon, if they are hoping to finish among the best four teams in the Loop.
least agahist the in- day against the Chinese Athlelle effective pitching of Dick Lau. Association centre on the in Comillar absence Imagination
Their troubles, never more should give the Satus of
few Tuls clearly portrayed than last Sitha
have
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in their infielders, Σ
Long Corstendest that plieber Joey Franen, since his knee injury needed more risk, and I am ashaken in this view after seeing his complete sub- the Jeetlon by
CAA bwa! strategy last week-ex1.
The Braves, with the sehentlig Ed Carvalho behind the team, will no doubt put pressure of Franc saowalak 1 Warriors
start 2 on the round.
Dur to Franco's lack of sk
In picking up hunts, n •hoold de
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interested
in reguining the Pennant which Just loxi to the Braves
The
Feason, are fleiding their strength,
full
LADIES PLAY-OFF SERIES
Marques! red- Loch Eklje
Pearl Shades Colleens face Cain's Pandas in the first round Lauker
Lush Series Playo!!
Into commencing at 9.30 am. tomor. This should develop w
two
a thrilling finish between evenly-matched teams.
Although
Colleen ar- Bimbl Abloug's manager Alfredo filivena well; erunted for
Wahous
"A" lust should he instruct seemned bise- en oonigata a mon Icky Azenheira to cover, Sunday, their style was hardly good plfcher Catching Creates to come bror's idea of
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you The povest delightfulls the CAA a las playatulsome is as handsome does, all round was sturdy and on-pa petent behind the pláte
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Pre
ane.
the
the
The Dodgers were definitely out of the picture owing to the of poor pitching perfonnunce Tony Rey who developed jitters in the first innings to allow the Americans to register Deven runs, Rey, who was relleved of mound duties by Frel Diesta himself in the Afth, experienced one of his worst patches in thre League but will be given a good himself in chance to redeem ibis return it,
gers,
With the inclusion of old- timers in the team, Bob Suzman
will record & repeat witining is optimistic that the Americans performance against the Dod- pitcher The battery of Daniel Remedios and esteber Hex! Pereira has proved its mettle while the infelders will be first
Hvide baseman John man, second baseman Arm-
baseman strong. Carvalho
and shortstop Bordwell. The outhold depart- ment will consist of left-Belder Brimley, centre-felder Wheeter and right-felder Chuck Cross,
TODAY'S GAMES
third
Jack Jack
the important point
less Culterm
With 1 ball a suure
sure of play. col- 12 t
injured off HE Although
The feedert
Noronha En Alfredo Oliveira Bird nobly heimehe Terry
three innings to win
The Chinese Athletic Associa- was miscast at Brst but should let
the Junior the fan out to annex give a much better account of ball game Tise 12 hits were
whlie himetr
Pennant for the first time, should at center held. Peter pan bely good bits
was a kurious fly to Hahn at thirl, is consistent, but last one
"Halt once again display an all-round Pamela thek by the star of last Sunday's gumnej
winning home game to beat the Comets in the opening game this afternoon. was Googte Marques who played who scored the
Irun for the Colleens. with tremendous inspiration,
The CAA, who were surprisingly
the Cubs w such But even allowing for
Without attempting to white-defeated by
players, it their unbeaten record, are cur- things the weaknesses of the wash
sad that they were only one game ahead of the hfelders and the lack of life-tust be
beat the Pandas, and phip coaching Uw unpre- most
Wahoos and unless they pro- game with all seriousness. dictable Warriors are all 22
luce first
their class softball good ball Learn tapabies
prospets of beating the Pandas toppling the
for the first time ere not bright. return game,
In the two League games played Previously the Parkdaut
Braves 11:
this
DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY
In their inst ATKARTER at King's Park, the Braves, without their stars, gave [ 127455 <#8- appointing display against Rexes, winning by 12-9 in five-inning tussie.
the
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the Colleens'
fortunate
vartonous hy
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were
should treat
THE GOING AIN'T ALL THAT EASY BOSS, IT'S JUST THAT BUSTER'S
WEIGHT MAKES IT LOOK SOFT!
"
AMULLETT.
RUSSIAN GESTURE HAS PUT ARSENAL
ON THE
SPOT
Says HAROLD PALMER
H.K.
Pare 17
Now Is The Time For
Το Enter The Davis Cup Tournament
Says "ARGONAUT”
In another week's time or so the 38th_Annual Hongkong Open Grasscourt Tennis Championships will be completed: Fifty entries in the singles event and forty in the doubles have not only shown the excellent support, given to this year's tournament but also have given some very enjoyable games to a number of the competitors.
Instead of having to face the dreaded first-round slaughter, most of the com- petitors found that the bigger field meant that they were pitted in the earlier rounds In the majority of cases against players of their own class. This should be an encouraging factor to would-be competitors in future Championships. The more they come in, the more they will get out of it.
It will take still quite some; recent games here the Swedish time to bridge this gap and in aco Bergelin showed some view of this and the fact that annoyance with the ball-boys Hongkong has its best over not at the moment,
With the big entry it was unavoidable that there has been a wide variation of standard, but it is pleasing to note that the worst in this your's tourna-of top players ment were by no means in ferior to those in previous years. Highlighting the champion- ships, however, is the fact that those on the top crest are play- ing the best tennis that the Colony has ever had, I refer
and for this ho could not
IL
be
A GREAT HELP
will help a great deal if be instructions
the HKLTA should seriously blamed Davis Cup.
the consider participation in
In a hard match one is easily nettled when one has to wait This would give the Colony's between services youngsters something
or points for to look the ball or stoop to get it when forward to and it is doubtful that Hongkong will be capable it comes, to K. H. Ip, K, C. Dao, Edwin of producing the same standard Tsal and V. T. Wang.
as she can now with Ip, Dao and Taui in even another 20 years' The benefits that they have time, Hongkong is already par- the following derived from foreign com-ticipating An International : given to ball-boys; petitions and in playing against tournaments in table tennis and world-runking players are moro | badminton, and why not tennis? Throw the bail full-tose to than evident
and in Ip, Dao,
the server and not half-volley Tsai,
In the doubles event It is aft; collect all the dead balls as foregone conclusion that K. H. soon as possible and don't hold Ip and Edwin Tsal will annex them, but roll them on the side the title.
of the court to the boy on the perver's end, so that he always has a supply or bala to throw to the server.
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NO DOUBT
the
On present form, there is no doubt that Ip, despite whatever gallant opposition that Dao or either Edwin Tsal or V. T. Wang
offer,
wiil emerge Colony Champion for the aftK Ume in six years.
not Had Ip
missed Championship last year by being away in Saigon, he would this year be equa
equalling the record of Ng Sze-kwong who held ttle for six years running from 1918 to 1923.
DOWCOMICS, Among the performances of the Colony's up have coming youngsters
specially
encouraging. Lo and Francis Ma, Thomas
K. Chung, by reaching the quarter-finals of the singles,
and
Leon
The Soviet invitation to Arsenal to play two matches
W lost in Russia next August has put the Highbury club on the spot. It would be a great distinction to be the first League club to visit Russia; yet, because of their reputation, Arsenal must give the proposition very serious consideration.
this
The Maumes, nosed by the Panda 3-2 in an eight inning sack against the Hookies game last week, should atone for margins in the second game, Last Sunday,
Athletic Association's Chinese second stringers by 10-9, feature of which was the manner in which the Rookies registered their win la the last inning.
the Twokies accounted for the
and Eugenia Kwok catching, the
Pandas can count on this rellable battery for a third successive
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Prominent
Pandas'
players
be
| who should play an important To the Bruve discomfurt, urt In tomorrow's game aro they aro without ace pitcher, pitche May Wu, catcher wu Chapple Remedios, and those Eugenia Kwok, shortstop Amy who follow the fortunes of Chong, Bonnie Chang at third, Cubs and
and the Braves this season expect and outfolders Stella Pih
maranger
Carvalho
start Sally Lee. pitcher Jock Brown oni cutcher
In the Junior Playof Series Frankie Correa tomorrow.
Ribeiro's Wahoos game, Virgic The Braves, who 1424 aliu" who sustained their first mathematically in the Cham-setback ut the hands of
the plonship running, are four games Caroliners last Sunday, are out down to date nxt any upes to score their initial win over they have will be practically
the Chinese Athletle Association. The Wahoos are favoured to shattered if they go down to the
win by at least three runs. Warriors. The champions should corne buck into the picture with a bring and should beat the Warriors the second time.
HIGH SCORING
second
High scoring is expected in the game between Jindoo Hits- sain's Saints and Chev Tsol's South Chinu in the Senior "A" game cominencing at 3.30 p.01. Hits 12hat must surely now from the bals of Benny Omar, Art Ozurlo, Vic Pedruco and Dave
Leunard
the returTI
Pandas a this should
the
the
In most of the games played
feature hus a gratifying
been the conspicuous accent placeu on the attacking game.
Their defeat In the
sroad
the round should be no disparage- the Schoolboy Cham- ment to piens, M. C. Ng and . P. Ho, and I for one was glad that in the face of defeat they did not tum back to a game of pat-ball Instead of tennis. Once they
would cultivated this habit, it be extremely difficult for them to build their game on the speed and power which modern tennis demands.
the
In the
successful conclusion
showed that they have made of the Championships a special repid advance from the medley word of praise must be extend- crowd but their quarter-finaled to the efficient way in which defends by K. C. Dan, Edwin all the fixtures have been run Teal and V. T. Wang respectively by the at very low scores indicate that Mr J. D. Mackle, and his band voluntary helpers, the they still have a long way to go of
umpires. to reach Championship class.
Tournament Secretary,
It is unfortunate that this invitation to play games Dynamos in England In 1945, should have been delayed so in Russia, in return for those played by the Moscow long; and should come at a time when English soccer is at a low ebb. It comes, too, when Arsenal are no longer My Best Golf Shot' in Championship but also
our leading club,
THEY LIKE THE MUD
when
Arsenal, too, musi bear in { opportunity of playing against mind that they are not a team Dynamos once again, . likely to be sulted by the dry,
most He led the Chelsea attack in The best game of the afternoon hard conditions that will
meeting probably provali in Moscow in the first match of the Dynamos
the August.
tour Remember what hap-
the result WIZ between the
to
a 3-3 draw. develop usted
Arsenal on the dry
the grounds al into a tight game.
beginning of
When the Dynomas were in this season? Only two points
few English Since the season started, the from their first
games, England in 1045 eight happen agnin In clubs were at full strength. Pandan, mostly youngsters from That could
Arsenal, for the match in which Shanghai, have delighted their similar conditions.
they lost 4-3 to the Dynamos in supporters with a good brand of
the fog at Tottenham, borrowed ball and have been practising
Stanley Matthews, Stanley Mor- consistently at Kings Park, and
tensen, Ronnie Rooke and Jog this versatile team of softballers
Bacuzzi, None of the' Arsonal should beat the Cubs by Arsenal are
a
more effective
regulars who were in that team narrow margin today. A win' when the going is heavy.
is now with the club. for the Panda 9 will enhance their prospects for the Junior Spurs, who won five of their Arst eight games in the dry Pennant.
conditions, would have been The 25 Gunners should score better proposition. Fred Diesta's PI Dodgers who
the victory over * clear-cut went down ignominiously to winless Chinese Athletic Asso-
Arsenal would have to start Bob Suzmur's Americane by ciation's second team in the training three weeks earlier 11-5 in the first round
fourth game of the afternoon. than usual if they were to bo Despite all that I saw, Arsenal counter last Sunday, will make The Gunners, who had not theat and ready for these Russian must accept this invitation. I a greater effort to put up a good best of luck when they lost their matches. Any question Of £1
am sure of one thing at least, fight in tomorrow's crucial game star pitcher Dave Cooper in the tour in May would have to be that there is club whose In the Senior "B" League. The later stages of the Longue, can scrapped so that players could players would Aght with more Americans are out to make it play good ball, and should they have a reasonable break. spirit to uphold British prestige a second victory to qualify for demonstrate an unyielding mood
than Arsenal. the Final Play-off with Jimmy the soldiers should win by at Centre-forward Tommy Law- Herrick's Pandas.
least alx rung today,
ton would, I know, welcome the
THE DECIDER
TAE
WEEK-END
GAMBOLS
I'VE BEEN PROMISING TO CLEAR THE
LOFT FOR WEEKS
cn-
Bry
WELL, IT CAN'T STAY THERE -IVE SPENT | PUT IT IN THE GARAGE) MİN
THE MORNIND TIDYING —THE WYLTONS Į
ARE COMING THIS EVENING
Barry Appleby
LATER WHAT'S ALL THIS RUBBISH DOING HERE?
I'VE PUT IT READY FOR THE DUSTMAN
THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO PUT IT IN.
BUT THERE'S NO ROOM). THE LOFT
IN THE BARAGE.
Д
I did not travel all round |Britain with that Dynamo team without learning how difficult it must have been to reach understanding with the Russian officials.
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-{London Express Service)
POINT 26
Saves CLOTHES,
Saves TIME.
Saves LABOUR.
Saves WORRY,
Saves RINSING.
Surf
Saves SCRUBBING.
Saves YOUR HANDS.
Saves COLOURS,
Saves MONEY.
Surf
Faulkner's
Courage Paid Off
By JAMES COODFELLOW
Match Play Champion Max Faulkner tells of a risk taken when he won his
title in an exciting 36th green finish at Ganton last September.
Said Faulkner: "When all square with Dai Rees, with one hole to go, I pulled my too shot behind trees.
In one department, however, some improvement can be made which may be useful not only
big exhibitions matches,
in
In his
SPORTRAIT
· Look—see, it's not a bit slippery this morning!"
Landan Express Berpice.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB EIGHTH RACE MEETING Saturday 27th February & Saturday 6th March, 1954. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 18 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 p.m. each day.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 am. each day,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persona MUST wear their badges prominent displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western standard,
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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
"My feelings can be imagined. At the end of round one I had been 4 up: after û holes in the second, the load was three, And the Gate. when Rees won the 10th, 18th Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the and 17th holes my advantage | requisite ice of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission. had gone.
The price of admission will be $3.00 sach per day payable at
BEHIND TREES
"Stymied by the trees flanking the roadway in front of the 18th groen, I decided to take chance; try to cut the bali to the green.
"I was 80 near that I could
not hit over them. Failure meent that the ball would finish among the gorse in front. If that happened, I would have had to walk up to Rees and congratu- Late him on winning.
SHOOK REKS
"Where there is hope I can be Cottageous. Taking a fron, I cut the ball in almost a half-moon direction for distance of 150-00 yards to the
freen.
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MEALS & REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
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Servants must remain in their employer's boxes.except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members' Betting Hall.
CASH SWEEPS
served for this meeting but not pa tor by 10 am. on Friday." The cost of a Through Ticket is $30,00. Through Tickets re- 26th February, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.
Cash Sweep Tickels on the last rape of the 2nd Day (8th March) at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Quem's Building, (Chater Road), 5, D'Agullar Street and 882 Nathan Road, during normal, office hours, and unili 11 am, on that day,
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 8th May, 1954, are now available. The cont of each ticket is $2.00.
TOTALISATOR
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"It had to be struck with an open club Lace. As I hit 1 allowed my right hand to fly off MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE BACE COURSE ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS
the club. The stroke finished with the left hand. '
WILE
"It was one of the best shots I havo over played The recovery #book Reos. His second shot finished on the bank of a bunker for him to take dve,
"My ball was at the back of the green. My chio" was abó Then I bank an link; putt for 4 to win by oba bola.
London Express. Servión.
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Order of the Stewards,