CHINA
YESTERDAY'S SOFTBALL
CHINESE HOLD ON TO A SLIM 2-1 LEAD TO WIN INTERNATIONAL FINAL
By "SNOOPER”
What a game and what a finish there was to the Softball Inter- national Final at King's Park yesterday when China, the defending Champions, held on determinedly to a 2-1 run lead over Portugal, the challongers, in a nine-inning tussle. The encounter was watched by a capacity holiday crowd of ball fans.
The Portuguese butters, including first baseman Calan Yvanovich, third baseman Junior Remedios, centre-flelder Spikey Guterres, right-fielder Johnny Pereira and pitcher Vic Pedruco, hammered at moundsman Jackio Wei without stopping but failed to break down the spirit and resistance of China's most brilliant pitcher who spearheaded the Chinese to a 2-1 victory which was hard-earned but thoroughly deserved.
At the start of the ball game | catch and
- Chma's cliances were
slow-moving and this slowness was yanked by seemed to affect every Portugal not re-manager Ed Curvalho in the player. garded UA being particularly sixth cunto, Manuel Guterres bright because of the fact thai was sent in and did a creditable their pitcher, Jacide Wei, is job at baiting.
notoriously a four-inning player, The Chinese were in a lively but when it was made known and winning mood at the start that Wol had been well rested of the initial inning and at the for the big game, friends of the close of play were two runs up. Chinese squi were confident Pitcher Vic Pedruco, the out- Skrit China woul pying standing softballer of the League surprise and retain
season, experienced a shaky start for another year.
and walked both Wally Ma and Seldon Ma successively.
the Shield
WEI THE HÉRO
Mountsman Jackie Wei played
It is true that China did not find it easy to beat Portugai and retain their International Chum- plonship. Their victory must be credited to three schemers be- hind the Chinese playManager Mak Kwong, conches C. C. Lee and Chev Tool.
in the sixth with a man on base
Except for one error on the part of the three men-we China's Arst run came from
error of instructing S. S. Hsu the bat of shortstop Y. S. Llang to bunt instead of hitting Pedruco
field scored whose hit to left his past and was the hero of Wally Ma. It was also the only-they got through an enormous the team in a grim battle against two-bagger
amount of the afternoon's
uf coaching the leading sluggers no play. In the meantime, Seldon successfully. softball. Revealing a devastat-Mn moved to third and Ling ing turn of speed By deliveries, Wei proved himself a most diffienit man To hil
s
work
They rarely introduced any went to second.
surprise moves but banked on Skilful centre fielder Lee the top pitching form of Jackie Poon-long next scored Seldon Wei and the excellent fielding of In the infield, the Chinese Me with a hit to second and al- both the Infelders and out- ballplayers in first baseman C.though
China
were
C. Wong flied out,
provided fielders. M. Tsang,
the Chinese with ample chances of recording Athletic Association, second base another run, this threat was man Wolly Ma of the
out when Pandas, wipedi
right-felder third sacker Seldon Ma of the CAA and shortstop Y. S. Llang. of the Pundas were a lough lot whys neither gave any quarter nor asked for it.
THE TEAMS
China: Pitcher-Jackie Wet (Pondos); Cotcher Raymond The cheers that greeted these Tsao (Pandas); 1st baseman-C. efforts were well deserved and M. Tsang (CAA); 2nd bascinan
#l was not a fleeting moment Wally Ma (Pandas); 3rd baseman
of glory. The Portuguese soft--Seldon Ma (CAA); Shortstop 'They Have both Wel and ballers tried to hit back but Y. S. Liang (Pondos); Left- catcher Raymond Tsao
succeeded unl ample never
support to outshine the Portu-vital soventh.
guesu infield play.
In
the vatfield department, Portugal's Eddie Loureiro of the Braves
FULL MARKS
Full marks
in the fielder-L. c. Poon (South China), S. S. Hau (Pandas); Centre-fielder--Lec Foon-hong (CAA); Right-felder P.
GATHERING
Eva Koottan and her Hungarian compatriot, dethroned World Champion Ferenc Side, with one of the several Japanese competitors, Miss K. Watanabe, during the World. Table Tennis Championships at Wembley-Central Press Photo.
WEEK-END FOOTBALL
St. Joseph's Pay Dearly For Turning Up With
Only
Ten Men
By I. M. MacTAVISH
In a poor 1st. Division game in which the monotony was relieved only by the eccentricities of Castilho in goal for the Saints, Eastern made. St Joseph's pay dearly for turning up with only 10 men at the Club Stadium yesterday.
With full team St. Joseph's might easily have won the match, for truth to tell this Eastern side was often unbelievably weak. As it was, only a single goal separated the sides until a penalty kick was awarded against the Saints Inte in the
game.
the, ineptitude of Ward and Xavier, both of whom squandered good chances, put toờ tuch work on their shoulders,
Tse Kam-ho turnedi penalty to good account and a few minutes later he fan on to to the Chinese Wong (CAA). Was the conspicious team spirit and team work, and
* loose ball and socing that Agure and his series of sparkling to moundsmen
Portugal: Pitcher Vic Referee Mak had refused Jackie Wel in Petruco (Saints);
Catcher offside signat. from his catches was a great delight to particular for holding down the Cuscus watch.
Bouza (Warriors); 1st mat, he calmly slipped it. opposition till the seventh. There baseman - Calau Yvanovich the not to bring the
Right-nelder Johnny Pereira of the Warriors missed an cosy
Japanese Win
Two Titles At Berlin
Berlin, Apr. 18.
AGATE TEKME Easier; Tam Woon-cheuk; Wal-mart, Fong Sal-chew, La Low Fat Tang Yluewah,
:
tem
was no sign of Wei faltering but (Braves); 2nd baseman-Arturo total up to four tally that by sheer strength and leter-
Sino-Malays Deserved Their 4-1 Victory Against Hongkong
Singapore, Apr. 19.
The Sino-Malays of Singapore, by beating Hongkong 4-1 at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, lived up to their fine tradition of great deeds against touring teams.
Their performance yesterday, was all the more creditable because they fielded a team much_below their real strength. And so well did the second selections play that one must avoid speculating whether the full team could have done better.
no
· Kim Beng, Kok Peow, Ibrahim Slang Hock, who ran round Mansoor, Osman Johan and Haji | Wells and shot past McLared.: Grahan and Chung Kum, who Two minutes from the, end the would not have made the team. Bino-Malaya scored again, If Boon Scong, Awang Bakar, Osman Johan, taking a free kick Boon Leong, Hee Jong, Harith quickly, passed to ibrahim who and Teow Keng were avajipple, switched the bull to Slang Hock, looked every bit as good as the collected the return and rent the men they replaced.
ball to Kok Poow, who shot This is a big compliment but across the advancing McLaren.
one can deny that
they
A crowd of 6,940 paid to see thoroughly deserve it.
game-Reuter, OUTFOUGHT AND OUTPACED With the clever Siang Hock to direct the attackTM na Ko Seng, in Weng and Chee Seng to inspire and tighten up the defence, the Sino-Malays out- fought and outpaced Hongkong, who were often made to look slow, clumsy and inept,
Cho
Home Soccer Standings
The following are the
OD the heavy, muddy pitch, latest Home Soccer stand-
the Sino-Malays adopted the
EDITIO treffes that has served ings: Singapore so well the day be
Division I
PWD LT K
fore, attacking with long passes, Wolverhampton 30 23 7
West Bromwich 39 32 una in defence staying with
*a* | Kuddemfield their men and clearing quiak-Bolton
Manchester U." Blackpool
Charlton
Hongkong started well and inniey the fourth minute Chee Seng Chelsea had to dive full length to turn Cardi D sharp grounder from
Preston NË Tai-fai found the post. Cher Arsonal Seng
out palmed
Lee Tottenbem
Newcastle, U. Tal-fals
that: comer Rick, but
Aston Villa ball remained In front of Bartmouth Singapore's gond and Chee Seng Sheffield W
Manchester Cl had to save again from Chu Sunderland Wing-wah before Hongkong, Sheffield
Middlesbrough were pushed back.
Liverpool
The Sino-Malays twice got going
with long Jimmy Tan was times.
passes, but Blackburn offside both Lelcenter
Everton Nottingham F. Birmingham
Hongkong attacked off the Luton Town
second free kick, Tong Sheung latherham sending Yiu Chouk-yin through: Fulham Then the Sino-Malays were off Pistol Rovers
Leeds United again, following a free kick in Doncaster when he got another counter to their own half. Slang Hock West Ham
Stoke City close the gap to a single goal.
got the ball off Kok Song's kick Bury.... From then unto the end it was and toed it out to Kim Beng, County
had moved, out to a wase of the Club making who
the Hull City
mination he laboured and gave foalnts); 3rd baseman #ha more than flattering to the Wal-khen, Wong Kwok-jien, | played his casual hard game but of the act. McLaren misjudged Bristol City
e better performance than ever Shortstop before.
Pedruco started the ball rolling and went to first and was then advanced
to second.
Spikey Guterres But safely to first. After Manuel Guterres
forced out
was
boll
Remedios
Nunes
No Gauge On
•
Asia's Amateur
Boxers
at first, Pedraco raced tur third and spikey Guterres to second respectively. Cuscus
Souza's Miss Kioko Watanabe and sacrificed ity to centre
scored Ichiro Ogimura won the Pedruco for the only Portugal Mixed Doubles Champion-run of the afternoon's play. ship at the German Table Portugal then missed another Teunis Championships here chance of ticing up the today. They beat another game when Robert Nunes was forced out at first with Spikey Japanese pair, Kazuo Kawat Guterres stranded on base. and Mias Hideko Goto,
Singapore, Apr. 18, 19-21, 21-23, 21-9, 21-18, The gallery sat up and took The four amateur boxers super-pitching chosen to represent Singa- efforts of Wel who, after toiling pore at the Second for seven
Asian And Fujic Eguchi won the surprisingly good show for the Games have been given a unprotected goal Women's Doubles title, beating remaining two innings to hold warning that they may re-
Missca Linde Wertl and the Portuguese batters down.
turn with four gold medals The many softball fans saw a or nothing at all. high standard of play dished out
21-15 in the final.
the
The Mixes Kioko Watanabe
Tudo Fritzi of Austria 21-0,! 21-3, 21-17 in the final.
notice
of the
Innings, put up a
shot
CLUB 4, POLICE S
the
to
betongkong
thain.
Forwich
Crystal Palipa
Bradford C.
Rochdale
desperate.. cforts to get the wins, equaliser and the Police defence Kim Heng ran round Watson, Touris Wells Derby County
Symouth A. commendable and centred to Ibrahim Mansoortford Nemation to protect theit
who
made, as if to pass to itham Blender lead,
Jimmy Tann but swung round For
the home side Tarpey and shot into the far top corner (Braves); winners, Robert
Tang Mitol-yden, Loe Din-ka, The deploted St Joseph's side
Kam-ho, Ng Chun-sing, the was often left with two men
the flight of the (Braves); Left-felder Edále never gave up trying and f
and made the ball St. Joseph's: Castilho, Bux, to cover as Falconer spent a lot no attempt to save it. Portugal got their first break Loureiro (Braves); Centre-ffelder Ward and Xavier bad
taken Hahn, Janes, Swinburn, Ritchie, of his time up in attack. Mac-
This goal came in the 20th Spikey
Guterres in the Beventh frame. Vic
(Braves) easy chances they might have Xavier, Ward, Bradford, Nash. Dold suffered
Perer sprung a big surprise.
a nasty anitie minute and four minutes later Minwa Right-felder - Johnny
injury early in the game aud the Sino-Minlays were two up. Northampton (Warriors),
Manuel Guterres For Eastern Fong Sal-chow
although he
it was a long passing roter was obviously in Again (Braves).
und ko. Wal-kuen were rollable defedders, white în thờ, front If goalkeeper's Tang Kai-manfully to his task.
great pala and limping he stuck move from their own half that forga
goal. Chong Kuss Bouthend rank only Fong Kwold-yiels wing and Mallett Sould have and The Kam-ho showed either changed places before this game
* Hongkong raid and Newport Notther Kinloch nor Petrie
the ball to Bin Weng. wiry City real class or ability.
started at the Club Stadium on showed. First Division form and Blang Rock ran on with His Tom Castilho
in goal tor St Saturday the roult would very the Joseph's kept the small crowd probably have been the other badly missed in the centre of the way from the right wing. Kim
resourceful Ferro was Weng's pass and sent Kim Ben Alden hot entertained with his unorthodox
way round. methods, but it must have been
neta.
Beng
Wells outpaced
and Fan Mullett in the Club goal must very disconcerting for his team-accept the blame for the loss of Balf but faded out later on who swept it in.
Paton had a very good first squared the ball
Colchester to Kok Peow,
WAMI rhates to turn round and find
points. He never looked McGregor and Gardner worked their last line of defence stand sade and should have saved hard in the faside Dortar and
wwre far
from Port Vale, and in the late minute hat der ing somewhere near the centre three of the goals that beat Malden, with of the field.
the Gateshead his three goal
of the half Les Taležal, him...and in fact bo was for were treated to the astonishing occasions when he dropped the wi
Once in the first half wetunate that on a couple of other more than paid his way, Fickter most dangerous, of their fod, Sttunthorpe
had a good game on tho
stabbed a short pass Wrexham spectacle of Castilho and two ball there was no Police forward
acros the goal and At Chil-yin Mansfeld
Chesterfield Tsang
tapped in the ball. from the centre at the field all his lupses. other defender noning madly
Kai-wing was at frand to take advantage
Bradford of Police hero in the closing stages
SWITCHED FOR
"FORWARDS Southport the
when he had
somo excelluit Hongkong switched their for stockpart о way book to their DWES Both term's had
enforced saves. Both backs played well wards in the second; half, Lea Cartie changes. Police were without Au and the Hal back leo Tai-fai coming to centre for Barrow that had been kicked over Chi-ym but their versatile for lughes made a good job of the ward, Au Chi-yin going to the Grimsty
tainly
wasn't Ist Division ensuing changes than did the Kwok-kwong, the
In the second- mimiter Choo Workington SOCCER defended will and It was no and the enthusiasm of
Club defence which, without the right half, had a grand game in Seng saved well from a hard ander Hahn, Swinburn and Ritchie readying influence of Armstrong the second half.
grounder by Yiu Cheuk-yin || York and then fielded cleanly off Chu ax Forrow, fault of theirs that the Saints never booked happy.
In a lively forward Hne Tam Wing-wah's well taken corner chester went down. uns the forward Club got off to a good start Cheung-sing, Moss · und
Lokick line Nash and Bradford look-bul, after a fine spap goal by Ehiu-luen took the honours
Caltio ed capable footballers, but the Malden, loose defensive play Jet Verdict: Good entertaining food. the bail, about better asid "were Dundee
Hongkong were now moving ar shortage of a man
the the Police forwards in to notch ball with the points in arkd
the pressing, and it was only stouts clyde a couple of goals.
balance until the last kick. Club hearted defence, in which Kol Aberdeen Club were then awarded havo
A
Queen of goalkeeping problem Seng, Garhan, Osman Johan and Rangers penalty and Falconer sent "hey must solve soon or the Chee Seng exceed the halves, Partick grounder into the not to regain other players will lose heart that prevented Hongkong from Win equality but Lo Shiu-luen and One interesting feature of the
East Fifo. Moks chrried play to be other game was the number of times
Kcoring.
In the 17th minute Chee Seng Raita R.
Jag ät Mirren end and emphasised the gapa in Rareree Barnett refused to ac again saved beautifully from a "kikirk London, Apr. 19. the Club defence lines by add- cept the flag waving of his free kick taken by Hau Yungering A. for the
Probable runners and jockeys | Pawn interval found the score times in twenty minutes in the ball over from just under the
ing, two more goals,
Un campen. It happened Lour sang from 30 yards, tipping the Tamilton Queen's Prize, to be ran over two miles at Kempton unchanged at 4-2 In favour of second half. Park today (Monday), are: the visitors.
bar.
Cheung-Yau headed out from Stealousemate Boon after the start of the
THE TEAMS of Gold, (C. Smirke),
the corner
mur and from the goal aird Lanark,... Water (L. Piggott), Dingo
Mullott, MacDonald, kick Singapore broke away, and aorton 80 goalkeeper
Aye United flors Richards),
Taong Kal-wing Angelo (3.
coner; Paton, McGregor, Mal 18th mímuté. and bring the Chas right back den, Gardner, Pickering..
Ahlon Royal La Calcium (D. Sealth), into the ethe, but Crafty
Heu Kung ang stopped Choo frustermline (R. Putney),
Polloe: Tsang Kai-wing; Seng's goal kiek but his clear- Queen's Park Tobias Shiaraten soon restored the Leang wing-fat, Leing Kuan-ance, was Intercepted by Kok (J. Wilson), Romney Legend Face and to tos mots
Tortar A... (W. Swinburn), Airstream (D.
fai; Cheung Kwok-kwong, Peow, who gent Sinng Hock | Dundee With the score at 49 Club Hot Apreld Top Tath through Slang Hock, paned to Cowowobe Forte), Eynsford (R. Reader) stazed a despărutė“ rally
Arbroath and wing Tulay, Mose, Lo Situ-lien, Ibrahim Mansoor, who beat --China Mail Spedal.
Marka
revived their hopes Yuen YiCHANGE NA
Fraser and returned" the Bull to
by the victorious Chinese squad · The reason -advanced by an In the Mixed Doubles semi- of ballply rs, and after several metal of the Singapore Amateur Anais,
Ogura and Misi
games dis-Boxing Association is that there Watanabe beat Villm Harun-oppy exhibition played by Chino,
gauge on the present yesterday's is no (Yugoslavia) and Miss performance gazo
Was most signi- standards of amateur boxing in Trude
Pritz (Austria) 21-16, cant
Asian countries. 11-21, 23-21, 20-22, 21-18 while
Miss
Kawai and Miss Goto beat The snap in tlief teamwork "Until the final results Gro Richard Bergman suxb
gave their supporters something known," Secretary Bertie Kathleen Best of England to shout about and they certainly Dunsford said, "the Singapore 17-21, 21-18, 21-12,
gave a grand display against one boxers are as good as any at of the speediest and Vilim
moat the Ganica," Harongozo and powerful ball teams In the Commenting on the talk that Vogrine of Yugoslavia beat Colony today,
Filipino Boxers would make a Kichiji Tomasu, and Kazuo
clean sweep, Dunsford said: "It Kawai (Japan); in the final of
NOT IN FORM
is trde that dunst every young the Met's Doubles. The score
man in the Philippines cultivates Unfortunately for Was 23-21, 31-11, 21-15.
Portugal,
a cauliflower car, but it is also Calau Yvanovich, Junior
troe that when an amateur Remedios, Spikey Guterres, Johnny Pereira and Vic Fedruco, good there he turns professionn
than you can say Jack who played Excellently in the thu
Villa Harongozo (Yugoslavia) and Richard Bergman (Eng land) are to play, each other in
Man's Singles Router.
the
NOTICE
stop a
not. It was funny, but it cor-Nées, suffered less- from the tree goals against hira, Cheung to the o their heads from entering the ward line, well generalled by pivot berth in spite of Malden's right wing and Chu, Wing-wah Tranmere
diminutivo
QUEEN'S PRIZE PROBABLES
Approval (T. Gostingning second half Malden was ön the Club:
Accrington Dewan A.
Darling
Scottish
Scottish, gue: “27/353
Motherwel
Anal League, did not shine es muunsford, Bald he is well act | Nickaby); Neasden Lane (Gland "pot to cash in on an error by | Tiipay, Kinloch, - Petrie;· Fal◄ | scored their third goal if the St. Johnstone
yesterday in the
face. of. Wol's gutinted with the standards of deadly-ploàing form, and
Indians, The Portuguese fans had the matelas and if some sort of right to expect much better felding but the fielders were Singapore's standard is an gauge could be obtained from
high."
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
and
› FRANCASAL BETS VOID
Draft "Programmes Entry Forms for the 11th
Race Meeting, 1953/54, to bở held on Saturday. Ist, and
Ceylonese and Burmesongin
IN FINE TRIM -
The Secretary said his ho are in line trim and are 'resiaty, to take on anybody and as many times, as they aro called
проб Chdon, Nor. 14.
to do so. Saturday 8th May, 1954, ruling body over horse race Dunsford added, “there is one
The Tattersall Committee, "Whether we win or lose, (weather permitting); may betting announced today that thing their opponents at Banlia be obtained at the Secretary's 'all bola Ofice, Alexandra House; the
Zenit they will be in a fight" had been dőckred vold.: Four men were led here Five boere were selected to and the Stables, Bhan Kwong That month for plowing to de-inake the trip to Manile, but Road
to fraud the fact court ratly only four will go. The s dan of the Byed Omar, could not obtain
bermileston from, the Army
Club House, Happy Valley fully" 20 pre race can be certain of and thatˇl#';
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