THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1954.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Pandas Meet Warriors Tomorrow; Blackhawks Clash With U.S. Navy
The Softball League enters its third month of competition and ten games are slated for this week-end. In the Senior "A" Division, the powerful Pandas will meet the fighting Warriors for the first time and the hard-hitting CAA contingent will battle the strong USS Floyd Bay squad. The only Senior "B" match will see the top two unbeaten Americans and Blackhawks clash with each other.
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
THE HKFA COULD AFFORD BRITISH
HAVING MORE TURNSTILES MANNED
By I. M. MacTAVISH
The Singapore series has come and gone. Out of it we have gained
at least temporary custody of the beautiful Aw Hoe Cup. We have also been reminded that, given the correct leadership, our players are ready to fight back against big odds....and there is always hope for a side that will do that.
The first two games of the series provided good entertainment, if not a lot of classic football, and the unexpectedly big crowds on Saturday and Sunday got fair return for their money.
However there I one aspect that one mus!
of those games
knew
not forget although It in one that thousands
of spectators
I refer to the nothing about. arrangements for gaining ad- mission to the Stadium,
The policy-and
and I was clearly proved on this occasion to be a short-sighted one-of not having wlt available entrances in action
caused In the two feminine battles, experienced South Chinn Ladies will cross bats with the dashing Wahoos I and the Colleens Acrs and Bees will fight among them. Melven. The other week eml games are all junior contests in which the Blue section Wah Ying students with tangle with 25 Pounders and Pandas Jr. will
bottom team, Oversens Jr.
All teams in the Godel separa will turn out to play on Sabar day Blackhawks B aud Dodgers will tackle the Nevede teeners and Lynxes
and SCAA
CAA
THIS
will meet one another
Paridas strowed better Welding
In the gante against
Stall Were
Navy last week, although
their pitchers
perjetend playtocin T A Ewi
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hami Red Sox and Wildfies to narrase their potential strength
able tv ser Jay may
Pandus but tonble the titanic hodd grove strong contestants, Athleties have us they season
hard over the
Paraches aral
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fan well this
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steady enough Theh Lalirm was found weak against is perience
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meet the
azul their elding If they can have enough workouts, they will prove to be They did not Best class Ham how get itting. but against 11 weak pricher they should be This will te all to hit band
as their ship their lord stame
hubout
will pull out weak
The Amera as
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clothe
the rest though they sua cumber, well in the Sem B division the mighty Saints They have extended their win- and nemly in second place
Bing streak
11.
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they adoled
have no difficulty in requering, the Dghting Warriors.
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but
the Semer "A" League This! They have a good intell
ne ngattest the nailonk is their outfielders are a bit weak. Hi ther They
is the first found at They HRY T be able to sind du
Huey are favoured for
she suong attack of the up to writters
blackhawks.
definitely better
partments
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SHORT OF PRACTICE The USS Floyd Bay from pretty good. Though the Bivy to be short of practice Pitcher
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bat!
With
He Toppled Lancashire
Such Robinson,
Bolling
-And Bradman
Woo
the
Ghost of
Now and Then there comes to the game of cricket a county player arouki whom there develops an aureole of legend and mysticism, fending magic to their names, enchantment to their deeds, sorcery to their exploits.
Emmott forlesi WON
the cratching Eunut, Yorksture all- but it were wasted on thee." Founder of the 1920s, kalowan In his Bast year with York- varlously **The Bloor of shize he toppied Lancashire with Cliffe
wickets for 36 and
In 1930, also at Park Avenue, dismisseri Lawknotmod "Emonott of
in who
Don Bradman for vne rim with Reighley,
Robinson served Yorkaidre to with Ramsbelton, Farnworth, be it of its elder states- Bank foot at Pudsey before be
If has one unique re- Yorkshire coming n
player al
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Shefeld, at when there had been an play on the late age of 34 years.
Nov celebrating his Toth the first two daya because of birthday. Ermott remained with
Yorkshire them for 12 years and became
Gloucestersture captains decided that enel would declare his fest innings after one ball.
11
played flest
and.
Touran
Itin
FRS1,
I was
team
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considerable
the field. Certainly 13 didn'} | veterans, lead his side to a big satisfy the loyal Chinese fans ¦ upset....and at the same time and their decision to stay away show that my confidence in a WIE mts- to understand South China viotory was not Meult
in fact this aspect is a lot placed. les difcult to understand then the polley of those who picked the side,
I have said before....and 1 say again that I am all for sides being chosen on ability. have incon-
submitted frequently venience to Intending patrons, that 'play' and not "pay" should and it was noticeable that the bo the criterion, although crowds were still streaming in
Support the view of a long after the game had started. temporary columnist that up The cost of manning the turn- and coming youngstern should
so heavy that
be given a chance in representa- tiles cannot be the Hongkong Football Asso-
tive football.
con-
INTRIGUING
The meeting of St. Joseph's and RAF at Sookunpoo is a most
triguing one. The Saints have
rigamed some of thair former
glory, due mainly to their Macao. importalices, and there is no doubt that they can rise to the big occasion.
ciation has to do such chers2 - For this reasoIS I was de quite capable of upsetting the
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the-
up-and-coming right
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St.
The RA, however, is a much belter sido than their League resurd
and with 0 suggests strung lacking defence they are
over-elaborate vecasionally Apart from the Ineon- paring.
lighted to see young Lo Kwok-Joseph's front line. venience ifere
instal As another
in the line-up, but one A lot will depend on where portant aspect to be considerent wou
would hardly have suggested || RAF decide to place Toh. As a that is the possibility of pl
that sonne of trouble
the others quali counter to the brilliant Hocha entrances
theel for the
could wis the frustrated fans struggle to ga class.
Fight wing he
for hu side, that is if he The partieulur selection
maintains his more sensible ala The Puller de a dne jobs on i
corkainly never a crowd-pulling titude of recent games. this persion and by sensible
Pne and it makes it all the control and thoughtful manage-
to understand the at- they eventually
Rot the harder
titude Lelid it when one hears info the sendium crowd
Will
it that
cam this could be been particularly his team nothing more
serious than
stressed of brated
that. verbal ex-
Hongkong the surprises of the round, series
going 10 Singapore
Tomurrow Army and Kwong how differ would 11
This will if next season, the financial aspect Wah could all have been
meet again, of this series hot-head hud started
was important, certainly be a closer game than trouble-raising in earnest.
Whatever the roxen behind when the sides met at Caroline I may be
whole thing
and Uie it is certain Hill two weeks ago, that the term turned in one of soldiers would be well advised tirpessary
a Combed Chinese eleven. the worst displays in ages from to let the past take care of it Itself and get down to the job contributed little to certainly
In band right from the first this is if they hope to kick corne out on top.
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argues that
the the have swept through the League
facilities were assessed without Any
ut her on pervious experience ployers
mustly of Senior caldre except that ther on some yardstick of pre-matchi but woulever metot Mier plfcher is a bit weak and un-
If teady.
can get he was used as a gulile it proved to Lisey
be very far wide of the mark Yankee long range firing un p
for as 49 Castrol, they shall be defeat the Ainerleats with ease, i Otherwise a close fusate may mesuit
The Jupion Kames will be mostly lop-sided except for With Ying V5. 25 Pounders which will be a red-hot baitle.
concerned.
be
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the betterment of vent foolball and it certainly contributed little to the local coffers these Cup-tles were
In the best interest of public afety this matter Should Le given full consideration when the next contingent of visitors
arrive.
MOST IMPROVED There were also several len-
P. 1. Dodgers may experience sons to be learned from what resistance tron the took place on the playing field Lynxes wird CAA from SCAA in all three games. Pantas Jr and Blackhawks 'B3' should whift through the Over- seas and SeventeenCES
Owis
are
The first of these is that Szeto Yha is the most improved foot-
with bailer in local circles. This
to
he
are ncl
WEEK-END MATCHES Donnetiety returns 10 vur football affairs again this week with the commencernent of the Senior and Junior Shield Com- petitions.
There are four Senkor Shield ames on the programme which is as follows.
Today
Sing Tao vs. South China at Club: Stadium, 3.43 p.m.
St. Joseph's vs. RAF at Soo- kumpoo, 3.46 p.m.
Tomorrow
Army vs. Kwong Wah at Club Stadium, 3.45 p.m.
Police vs. CAA at Boundary Street, 3.45 p.m.
Main Interest will be divided between the Sing Tao-South China meeting today and the to- Army-Kwong Woh clash
morrow,
The Tigers surprised everyone by going over to Caroline Hill recently and taking a precious point from the home side.
KMB player is as fit as a fiddle the faciles' lp. South and his versatility and willing- China Ladies vs. Wahous Bees and will be a good game to watch. to accept the role of Jack- certainly not of-all-trades is Both teams are of approximately making him a marter
of none. equal strength at the outcome in fuct it seems to make little in hard to pre fict The you differerer
where him wh are faster and playing plays.
turrs he
in a real with high spirits while the Larly Athletics
sie der workmanlike performance,
The second factor is that for The buttery of Hees consist of Evelyn Afonco
arc
Sheda
the moment Chan Fal-hung and Szelo Man are out of form. The Collaco, and of Athielies Y C.
I does not mean that they are Kwan and Effle Babidu,
| playing really badly bik The match between the sister does mean that they
Calterns teurns of
Acce un!
playing up to the high standard Bees will naturally be a one-they have set for themselves.... sided affair.
and which both the spectators and their team colleagues have come to expeol from them,
Ko Po-keung, on the other hand, has found a burst of speed that is making even the fleetest forwards look very ordinary and there wng n significant gap from the crowd during the third
seems certain that Ho game when he gave Rahim Omar Cheung-you and probably Mok five yards start and a thorough Chun-wah will be in the Caro- beating in a 25 yards desh for line Hill line-up, and with such the ball.
forward power their defent is Finally There is the dis- hard to visualise. Nevertheless, approving memory of the Com- although they are on very dan- bined Chinese line-up for the gerous ground, I think that on final game.
Look as one might form they should win but I it is difficult to see just what the shall be at the game quite pre-
2.00
p.m.:
Yorkshire legend, anel mommy interesting tales have been built round this frail, grey-haired
cunning figure that used to crouch
allow the menacingly and fearfully almost strategy that would
the only wirerling
real within striking distance of
innings Player! to win the victously swung bat.
THE PROGRAMME points Car youthful batsman match and kanye kor
Saturday the
safely of the thun wenald have accrued from
¿ fat-innings victory. close-in Emmott and asked
(A) Pandus Jr. further back. Sard Glourestre butted Arst, and VB. Overseas Jr.; (B) P. I. Emmott with fine scoth: "Thee the crafty Emmott Bent down Dodgers vs. Lynes.
3.30 p.m.: (A) Seventeeners get un with thi
liking and the only ball of the innings wide
for
byes. watch thi' own work. I cun lak'
Whereupon vs. Blackhawks 'B'; (B) South Gloucester care of misen wout thy help".
theclared, and after China vs. LA J SMELLED THE OIL
the stulatory 10-minute Interval
Sunday crouched Yorkshire had Eramoll repeat 10.00 8.m.: (A) South China 12,1s manoeuvre. Another 10- Ladies vs. Wuhos *B'; (8) minute interval saw the match Colleens 'B' vw. Coleens 'A'. stood begin
11.30a.m. ernest!
(A) Pandas vs. The MCU frowned on these Warriors
to
move
They sold Emmott
so close to a batsman as to be able to smell the oil on his bal. Once an undergraduate rooted in admiration at a George
Macauley unplayable delivery freaks declarauiona and in- 2.00 p.m.: (A) CAA vs. U.S.
which pitched on the off wiekel | Iroduced legislation to prohibit Navy
and flattened the leg stump.
iheir practice: but Emmoti was
3.30 p.m. (A) Amerjeans vs.
South China will not be able to take anything for granted for Tao have a fire blend of Sing speedy youth and stable experi- Cutee The boys in yellow and black are capable, on their day, of beating the best and certain that only a 'best' South China will be good enough to beat them.
it is
"Jolly good ball-what?" re- the first man who ever bowled | Blackhawks 'A'; (B) Woh Ying | selectors were getting at whenpared to see Sing Too's grand marked the youth. "Aye", re-
THE
WEEK-ENO
a ball in these strange matches. va. 25 Poundera
GAMBOLS
LOOK./ GEOWSE? YOUR INITIALS/........... WHO'S K.T. ?
ORGE, YOU NEVER SEEM
BOW!
DON'T BE SILLY – I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WITH JUDE- INITIALS K.T. ANUL
SPECIAL
READY MADE
BOW TES
they put their forward line on captain, Honniball, the liveliest of
by Barry Appleby
BUT DARLING, 6.6, ARE 1. THAT'S ABSURD / YOUR INITIALS TOO
TO DAY GEORGE, DEAR, WEAR THE READY MADE BOW TES TO-NIGHT AND LOOK TIDYS
AUT
Surt
LATHERS LIKE MAGIC!
OUT DATES EVERY
WASHING PRODuer
Surf clean... really clean
Surf
The result to a great exterx hangs on Toth. If he strikes his! garne and works to
encourage uno of
Kwong Wah will go into this match with the determination to show that their recent heavy detent was all wrong. To do this they will have to find some way of checking the power of
Army'a the
inside trio and countering the
the speed of soldiers' wingers.
Kwong Wah have many fine players in their side and anyone who thinks that this result is a foregune conclusion would do well to think again.
Over at Boundary Street the Police will be in action against CAA and with a fair share of the breaks they should pass into the next round.
Police showed
something of their real form when they top- and if they pled Kwong Wah can reproduce it tomorrow they should-la splie of recent beffer showing by CAA-get the goals to bring them victory.
BANGKOK
and Best
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