DELAWARES ANNEX THE SENIOR "B" PENNANT
WITH A 13-3 VICTORY
By
"SNOOPER”
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH
CHAMPION AGAIN
1954:
A good crowd of ball fans saw Bob Suzman's Americans lose the initiative after cruising to a 2-0 lead over Bill' Silva's Delawares who pro- duced something well out of the ordinary to halt the Americans' journey to the Senior "A" League next season by annexing the Senior "B" Pen- nant by 13-3 in the feature softball tussle at King's Park yesterday.
It was a long lime since the Americans were so soundly beaten. Last year, in their quest for the Senior "B" Pennant, the Yanks dropped a heartbreaker to the Rexes in the Final Play-off. Yesterday, they were so completely outclassed in-field- ing and combination that after a disastrous secorid inning their morale slumped con- siderably and faded out of the game.
game.
were missed
It was not a brilliant ball | Bordwell was not around and Balting chances
But supporters of the Remedios was given the signal by both shortstop Iren: Starkey end pitchar Terry Noronha who Delaware Could not have wish-to go the full distance.
2-0 failed to overhaul Yolly Silva of the Wahoos "D" In the Ladies' Batting Championship race,
that was
F
few
D
The Delawares, after e a better Final Play-off. It was the Delawares speed in defieli, went from strength to
In strength and flelding and determination
they made the
close of Anish
the decking store read 4-2 at the factor.
the second and 0-3 at the end pitcher Daniel of the third. Americans' Remedios, apart from breaks, proved himself a miser. able fallure in this crucial tiit Inning by inning, the Delawares into wild batters forced him pitching and his consistently poor deliverles had demoralis Ing effect on his teammates.
The sad part of the Ameri- cans defeat yesterday was the fact that rellet pilcher Jack
KCC WIN THE
HANCOCK SHIELD
The Kowloon
won
Arst
The faal outcome of this two- was a draw after day match play had to be abandoned due
wore
At this juncture of the game, the Americane looked dispirite: against the sparkle and brilliance of the Delawares play. While the Yanks
were held scoreless for the remaining four innings, the Delawares re- corded runs in every inning to pliz up a huge 13-3 secre at the end of play.
the
the
Main topic of conversation in Pandarettes-Wahoos game was the two hits in four times րէ bat performance of Bonnie Chan, at third, who by virtue of this batting display has earned second position in latest batting standings.
The Pandarettes gove a fine example of constructivo play and powerful finishing. Trailing by 6-0 at the close of the sixth SOUND BATTERY
Inning, they went into the last Slick work by pitcher Googon inning in a winning mood to Santos on the mound and re-
score two runs to ile up the ilable support by catcher Tony ball game. But the Owls were Rodrigues fald the groundwork magnificent and managed to for a truly-deserved Delawares'
winning vletory. In the batting de- carn the
clever coaching, partment Tony Rodrigues,
Ja the Junior League, the
run through
Junior Tavares and Frankie Pandas had to struggle against Loureiro gave a greal display an
an underdog Comets' squad in an exciting contest. The Comets,
of
hitting.
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the fence and
Loop.
lo
to
well to narrow
sure of
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In the fifth frame the spirit-down by 6-2 in the first half of ed batting display
Tony play, railled the outstanding the Rodrigues was
gap to 0-4 at the finish Cricket Club feature when he sent one over
the good work of H. through the fence for three bes Stewart, Shield this the
M. Osman the Hancock
and G. year on the merits of their first with bases fully loaded to drive
Hamet. three nine in
valuable runs for his
Only total of 282 for
great batting work by Loureiro, innings'
Frankic
D. Kee and B. Tao, who had wickets declared to Hongkong team.
some great things with his innings did Cricket Club's
two hits apiece, enabled the cight wickets bat. He followed up with an-
Pandas total of 205 for
to make declared. in their annual cricket other one over encounter at Chater Road yes- came home on Jenior Pomeroy's victory and falsh second in the
sacrilee hit to first. terday.
CAA WIN PENNANT The Delawares continued their
The Chinese Athletic Asso- Junior Tavares hitting spree.
trounced first icam the into came
batting clation next
their junior colleagues by 13-4 to the falling light, 14 minutes picture by pounding the ball
the Junior cop round-tripper.
League to be left field for a stumps
Arst stringers Pennont
The drawn.
Half an hour earlier On yesterday's showing, there play was interrupted for 13 was far more polish about the proved far too good for their
Delawares' display than Sudden
had opponents, scoring consistently and outhitting minutes because of u
been shown in recent League in every inning downpour.
At
of play games. On yesterday's exhibi- them by 11-6.
Another close game, was wit- yesterday, KCC continued their tlon too, there was no arguing
in the Junior Ladies' for that the Delawares are worthy nessed first innings, and declared
Play-off Serles between South of the Senior "B" China and the Chinese Athletic they had champions nine wickets when reached 282 runs. HKCC then
League, and all best wishes to Association. The Caroliners, who in for their second in- them should they make
their went
won the Junior Ladies' Pennant, ge it looked
"A" one stage it
debut in the Senior
next nings, and
fought with great courage to as if the KCC would win the
season,
pull through by 13-12 to main- Pugh and tain their unbeaten record, match by an innings but HKCC's
Shortstop Claude held tail-end batsmen
onto
centre Belder Wheeler never The game was as good as over wickets until the game stepped trying their
and were the when South China sailed into a two members of the 10-0 lead at the close of the third First Innings. HKCC 205 for Americans' outfit to go near the canto, but the CAA softballers
before
the resumption
was abandoned.
THE SCORES
uight wickets declared.
KCC
First Innings
r. Wood, e Spink b bianton
P. A. Hall, b Stanton
I. E. Lee, e and b Leach
H. Chamberlain, bw Spink
Lee eLeader p Leach
W. Withall, b Pritchard
D. Coffey, lbw Splok
5. V. Gitiins, e and b Spink
R. C. Jenner, not out
A. Zimmern, b Spink
Extras
Total (for whts decli
only
44 hero of the
bigh standard of the Delawares returned to improved form to nine. Third baseman Jack į register six runs in the fourth Carvalho, who was
once the and another five runs in
sixth to snatch the lead at 11-10 Americans team with a three-in-three hit per- for the first time. Better finish- not fading on the part of the Caroliners 27formance, just
through by 13-12 in the crucial seventh,
70
could
42 his feet and was hopelessly lost saw them coming
21
27
in this vital game.
The only bright spot of the Americans' play Was their superiority In the batting de- riment. Traditionally a team part zaz of sluggers, the Yanks did not disappoint their supporters and on the winning end Fail of wkta:-1-00, 2-89, 3-140, came out
opponents 4-225, 6-250, 8-250, 7-27, 8-277, 9-282 by cuthitting their
8-6. The outstanding batter OMB W
6641 was Claude Pugh and he was
followed by Armstrong 22.3 10 62
"Red" Pereira,
B. C. N. Carnell did not bat,
Dowling Analysis
G. II. P. Pritchard
1. Owen-Hughe
W. Leach
L. Stanton
F. Van Oordo
KCC
Becond Innings
1. L. Stanton, b Withall
D. Klibee, b Withall
G. T. Rowe, b Carnell
Owen-Hughes, b Carnell
I 20
W. Leach, e Jenner b Withall
3. B. Leader, not- out, ................
H. P. Pritchard, e Zimmern b Carneil
A. J. Harvey C Zimmern
Carnell
Bruce, Ibw A. T. Lee
G. E. Spink, b fail
F. Van Oorde, not out
Extras
Total (for 9 wkle)
SAINTS WEAKENED
and
It would have been a freak Jindoo result had
Hussain's Saints won their way through
4 fielder folder
Malaya To
Send
won
Eddie Choong, the Malayan, pictured after he had the Men's Singles title at the All-England Badminton Championships at Empress Hall Central ·
Press Photo.
WANTED-YOUNG BOOKIE TO ACT
FOR MR GREEN
The Scout: Hallo, Mr Green. Excuse me a moment while I check through the mail. Here I would like you to take note of some observations from this Berkshire correspondent-especially the last paragraph. Read it out, Mr G.
Mr Green: "The whole thing | about any system 18-one must have great WILL POWER. It's the fallure, on this score, which usually beats the backers. "Most of them want
to be- come too rich too quickly
and this leads inevitably to their downfall."
by
A
I had to chuckle, though, few years
when Igo
book- makers fell for that fantastic- ally successful "Australian system,"
Page
THE LEAGUE IS STILL A
STEELE
OBJECT
A Close-up Of The Man Who Has Taken
Port Vale To M2
Cup Semi-final
By GEORGE WHITING
Winning the Cup will be just a pot of jam for Port Vale! Who said so? Mr Freddie Steele, the collier's son who, by dint of common- sense and homespun management, has put a Third Division North team into a semi-final for the first time in history.
However, let it not be assumed that the referenco to fruit and sugar implles any belittling of mighty West Bromwich Albion, Cup opponents of the Vale at Villa Park on Saturday week,
main object motion to the Second where Steele.
270,000
Far from it. All Mr Stcelet right-eight appearances, eight year, Other clubs know about was trying to tell me was that goals, a ticking-off for despon-it, too-or they would not have any team which neglects the dency by the great Bob McGrory, been secking, Port Vale players broad and butter League fool- and an offer of further football to the tune of
In ball
for the jam of the Cup ing at an average Income of £2) transfer fees these past few would bo nit-wits, not to per week.
months. What a hópa they had! mention clots.
Steele argued, walked out, How has it been done? Our
Stoolc
disclaims any pro-walked back settled for a aver Manager Division and became England's centre fads, fancies or secret weapons; we belong" sald Mr forward in 1930-97.
makes a strong point of She international caps came encouraging versatlilty. COMPLICATED... his way in the teeth of compelt- Every man in the Port Vale Meeting Mr Steale la easy-it tion, from
the
Immortal Dixie alde Is a spilt personality. In you are not scrounging for Dean, plus a tour of Scandinavia, practice games they play in what tickets. Having recovered from plus a wedding to a publican's position they like, with goal- your surprise at the size of the daughter named Anne.
keeper Roy King as often as not Vale Park ground they had 42,000 there for the Blackpool tle
but
relegation trouble at the outside-loft. Thoir manager and Mr Steele. left his finds It pays to let his middle of the pitch and yell for bride almost at the altar to score comedians play Hamlet when
goal against Liverpool and they fancy it.
-you merely walk on to the wedding: Stoke were corcoring down the flank at
14
player-manager
In
DEFENSIVE TEAM
This may seem a bit com- keep this employers in the First plicated seeing that Mr Steele's Division. Greater nerve than name is Fred. But it work. In this hath no man.
Is it correct that Port Vale are no time at all groundsman Len
strictly a defensive team; "that CHELSEA GUEST Parton will appear from nowhere
they lack a spectacular forward and take you into the office
line, and that they played ten Service with the North Stads full-backs after And that is not all Mr Parton
putting them- In the half-hour I was ances for Chelsea, having brought Orient?
Regiment. and guest appear-selver one up against Leyton does, there he made six cups of tea home the perils of war, Steele answered tho telephone four
Not: so, said Mr Steele, That coal on the fire and cooled himself off as a coach in Leyton episode was forced upon times, put
Iceland when confirmed for Mr Steele the date cel
it was all over them by circumstances. If they
as player-coach achieve rejoined Stoke when Mr Steele was married,
the Cup Final, ho However, about Mr Steele. Afor two seasons, and then de assured me, we shall see quite
ton different kind of football. parted cheerfully resolute
bit tweedy, sccter, Mansfeld Town. It was there
He himself, for all his inter- over that Steele found his arst outlet national experience, has been to his left, light-brown eye, and*****
ideas that later Wembley, but once and that as topped off with
an undecided/for the soccer
to convert Port Vale's ware dome. By which I mean that he
mortified
but interested the slaughter · of scens to be compromising be-nies into the giants of Cup watcher of and League,
England by Hungary this season. tween the bald pate of a pro-
On the last day of 1051 he front fessor in
What a lark if Port Vale turn and the long artis
arrived as player-manager at out locks of a poet at the back.
to be the Hungarions of Burslem to find an outat which Hamil Road! Do not be fooled by either. Bura
******] had been tossed Take note, rather, of the two different homes
around bix in 74 years. inch scar. It
you that lea reminds this 38-year-old local boy" Batter wash The brains at Business good, but the foot- Stoke knows about tough the top had bought a mammoth football,
They put nine stitches
Just
from
14-Ave
A
—(London, Express Service)
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY. CLUB.
GWhat was that? I don't ink that it was ever explain think ed to me. 8.11
concerned handicaps Yes, that's true. The difficulty only. The bet was one point on
in that gash across his forehead mari dump in Hamil Rond, sold
at in the
a profit, and handicap to have the patience to abide each horse
and he was playing again, 20 a portion of it the rules. What has been from the top weight down-
were in the process of spending minutes later. your experience with system this race.
£90,000 on the conversion of the wards, stop at the winner of Having explained North Stof- remainder into a slap-up stadium Scout?
fordshire schoolboys, Steele hit
Draft Programmes and 8. Unfortunately
worthy of a Cup semi-final. I G., Thus, say, if the top weight the big
at money haven't the mentality
The
They team?
were Entry Forma for the 10th the won at 3-1 the prolt was setric drill,
A week learning about foundering at the foot of the Race Meeting 1953/54 to be patience to stick by any system. three points. If the bottom an
plus 1d. on Third Division South, The human, flesh-and-blood weight in a 15-horse field won hour for overtime. This sinecura element interests
at 10-1 the loss would be he passed up me much
first, the baking four points. more.
of tiles and, at the discriminat Favourites usually como
ing age of 18, the sweeping out trom the top division of the dressing-rooms for the foot
and long-shots weights,
from ballers of Stoke. Took the job the bottom half.
over from a fellow called Stan Matthews!
or
H.K. SOCCER
TEAM FOR
THE GAMES
G. What difference does that imply?
81 remember talking it over with three bookmakers. Two of them were
of
in favour running the system for ellents. The third, Willy "Pres- ton, turned it down categoric-
"that
Hongkong's Asian Games it means," said he, football delegation, com-the punter is on the winner of every handicap and further- prising 22 players, of whom more he is getting the odds seven are reserves and four his favour." standby reserves, and four Other bookmakers
to their cost, and this system is no longer accepted.
Eight To officials was selected at an earned, this lesson
Asian Games
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29.
Manila.
at
emergency meeting.
feart
soon
China). (South wah (South China). Lee This is a very high-class sys-
of
for,
WALKED OUT At 18, Steele had completed his first season as Stoke's inside-
WHAT A HOPE!
held on Saturday 10th and Saturday 17th April,* 1954
In four months, Steele yanked (weather permitting), may, be them by the bootlaces into Arth obtained at the Secretary's position. Last season, playing in Office, Alexandra House; the the Third Division North, he Club House. Happy Valley; had them within one point of and the Stables, Shan Kwong
Oldham Athletic and promotion.
This year-well, all the foot-Road.
knows about this ball world
Cagers
Singapore Want To Earn A
Trip To
Brazil
Singapore, Mar. 28.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON _on Tuesday 10th.. March, 1954.
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MISA,
.. Secretary.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
MEMBERSHIP
the.
Singapore should at least win its way to the "semi-
Despite the number of our finals in the basketball contest at the Second Asian Games membership under If not win the Championship, Mr Keng Yam-leng, Articles of Association being manager of the Singapore basketball squad, said today.raised to 4,000, very few
Mr Kong made this statement when he disclosed the vacancies still exist. team's ambition to finish among the top four at Manila.
The team, chosen by the H.K.
BEST SYSTEM Football Association's Asian GAre there any, other sys- Games Committee at a hurriedly tems which the bookmakers called meeting, follow
follows: Hongkong 1st XI.-Wai Fat S. Confidentially, Mr G., see kim. (K.M.B.), Lee Ping-chlu if you can Eight athletes-four men
back second (Kitchee), Szeto Ylu (K.M.B.), favourlies in twỏ - yeur - aki and four women were Lau Chi-ping (South China), races ench-way, at S.P. odds, at the expense of Ed Carvalho's selected to represent the Ko Po-keung
when the favourite is at odds- on, ex-champion Braves in the re- Federation of Malaya at the Santos (Prisona), Chu Wing- turn Senior "A" tussle yester-Second Asian Games
Yuk-tak 39 day.
The Stowards have, there- (South China), Autem indeed. The only difficulty The Saints, stripped of their
Chi-yin (Police), Ho Cheung- is to find a bookmaker young He said semi-finalists of the play for a week in Hongkong fore, decided that they will The times returned at the yau (Sing Tao), Mok Chung "green" enough to accommod three regular
and, excuse enough, players in right-
me, Asian Games competition will Negotiations are also in progress retrials on Saturday and Sunday (South China); Meme Xavier, centre-
reserves,
be eligible to compete in the for it to play in Japan and not accept any applications for membership of the Club George Saunders
and were not announced but it was Kam-hol (Sing Tao), Luk Tat-ale you
World Championships in Brazil Salgon-United Press. G-What do you think about next year and with this aim in China), Hung Hling- Arst baseman Ray Aldegaur, learned that the four men had hay (Southcit Pel-yin (Sing a "floure" system" which mi
except under "vory excop. WETC
weakened by the post-lowered the 53 seconds quality- yuk
view the Singapore cagers will
tional circumstances. tionul changes and Inclusion of ng mark for the
(Club); friend Smart has
put in
of their the soft track Gaurd Kong-chining 190)) Tang put up to me? It's easy to work.
every ounce Salleh and despite two youngsters in
skill into play at the Asian by overnight rain,
Yec-kit
(H.M.B.); stand-by Scout. I'll say that for it.
Games to
to the earn the trip It of
was understood that the reserves, Jimmy the intention But it was
Cheong (Kit-
South American clly. exotic Hussain
feature of any batting manager
Mr Keng said the Singapore two youngsters a chance to play Balakrishnan M. Harlchandra Lau Kal-chiu (Kwong Wah system. What's the idea? Mr basketball
beat the leum. in their final League commit- and Cletus (nez-will partici- Teo Kam-ho (Eastern),
Philippines at the recent Ge- You back ment as the Pennant had already pate in the 600 Moires Relay Team Managers.-C. K. Woo,
any horse South-East Asia tournament at been regained by the Saint last while the four girls, including L. Channing; stand-by, Lo which
has the form figures
Bangkok. The Philippines week.
Fay Siebel and Annie Choong, Chun-huen; coach, Tom Sned-042 in front of his name. The
team were champions at the The Braves won by 6-2, nro to compete in the 400 Metres don.
way
Jack Smari reads between
·First Asian Games and the 0, [these figures is as follows; Attention was focussed on the Relay
Bangkok. victory gave the local batting performances of Braves Each of the eight athletes in-
will also run
cagers a shot in the arm. in the first baseman Calau Yvanovich sprint events with Fay Siebel who delighted their followers going in also for the hurdles tho
Fall of wkts:-1-17, 2-24, 3-24, 4-24. Joaquim Collaco. 6-38, 0-50, 7-00, 5-03, 9-95.
Bowling Analysis
ом
Carnell,
13 6
10 1
10
A. F. Leo......
R C Jenner
P. Hall
A. E. Leo
to give the four runners-Michael Parry, M. chee), Honniball (Sing" Tao), excentio Baree that this is an
QUESTIONS INouthpaw Butt Dhabhor and dividually
PARLIAMENT
The
with a hit apiece. The feature and Annie Choong for of this game was the home run Long Jump. of Yvanovich in the seventh,
Tho
The
Federation
REME Cyclists Break Colony
The
Green.
When not trying: 4, the
*NO FLASH IN THE PAN
had a "fcele 2, shows the horse is improving, produ ably
unlucky
ny reasoning in B-Catch-penny reasoning my opinion. T The "o" might pan," Mr Kong insisted, adding,
a classle rice, "We also
that
TWO EMPIRE By Order of the Stewards,
RECORDS
Johannesburg, Mar. 27. Two British Empire re- cords were broken today in the Southern Transvaal athletic championships, in the women's shot put and discus throw,
"It was not a fash in the Miss Dalene Swanepoel put
beat the crack the shot 40 ft 9ins, beating
have won the Championship at MissArma", Flole!"threw the
14
discum- 143 at: 511⁄2-Ina to' break.
the
14 It set by Miu 3. Tarmer, of
land, in 1952-Rauter.
the previous "Empire. record of
AUSTRALIAN RECORD
of Malaya 50 Miles Mark have been in London, Mar. 28.
Braves had an edgo over Sports Council, mean-
in a handicap, and the Japanese team and had it not the Empire mark of 40 ft 6 ins Season's last cycling in a selling-race.
been for some bad décisions and set by England's Miss B. A. Reld deaths of four Tace- the Saints in batting, finishing
famous Grand by 3-4. Hits were scored by ed another M$6,000 to make championship held last Wednes sive, but they might well
announced that it need- | event, the 30 miles time trial ma figures, appear impres-poor refereeing Singapore' would in: 1048, ang Pagkad neden horses in the
Diabler
the 30,000 needed to rend National steeplechase at Aintree Calau Yvanovich, Bull I
up Guterres, Carios the
day in the New Territories, was mean the reverse. There is no Bangkok.' Manuel
eight athletes on Saturday will be the subject 10
and one won by the REME team from one in following sheepishly Mr Keng. sald Singapore Jock Brown, manager to Manila. It is ap 11 Infantry Workshop, which any form of betting, based on of questions in both Houses Prominent for the Saints were pealing to the
Remedios and Parlament this week. ---
soccer Art Ozorio, Benny Omar, The four horses were in the Pedruco and Salleh,
hockey Associations to play took the Arts, three places and such anba fetting are on toughest opposition
V (London: Meprach Service) coming Games will come from field 60 29 which started
benefit matches and may also the team, award. A
Individust, winner
the Philippinesį FANDARETTES IMPROVED
|hold_a__flag_day... to raise
ford, also broke tho iter: than when i saw boxing and weight-lifting c
"In Singapore,
halduring the ¿their. ^dnať the qualifying trials Play-off Serie week About 38 athletes And
Owls hard offels are spected,lo tm
in
the race, known as the most Pearl Chan's Fandarettes were dimcult steeplechase course
ourse in mucit the world.
Noronha's
WakGA", Korryions will
LordAmmon, who is prothem last time
sident of s society which for many
years has
reake
dangerous
Chinese gale
the win-The chairman bring the matter up in the ning siin coming in the seventh rakh சரி House of Lords while Brigadier i throu ||right-felder Sheila that Medilcott wil bride it up in Colinoon, whose akut, drove in Pas
burst of * Comnions Chuchi
'withe a's flentiy
Host Challenge! the best all rounder.
rld Cup
H. MISA,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1954.