FRENCH VICTORY
THE CHINA MAILI MONDAY, DECEMBER 20,
Mlle. Renee Gárilhe of France (right), 'in action against 'Mlle. Elora Elek of Hungary in the fencing match between France, Italy and Hungary. Mlle. Garflhe won her match by eight pointá to five., France were the team winners.— Agence France-Presse Photo,
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Blackhawks Win Crucial Game To Stay In The Pennant Race
Blackhawks 'A' outhit and outran the Americans in 4th and 5th inning rallies to win 7-4 in a thrilling crucial game before a capacity crowd at King's Park yester- day and put themselves shoulder to shoulder in the hot race for the Benlor "B" League pennant with the Yankees,
Blackhawks took the field first without Roberto and Manuel Nunes, who were playing hockey, and seemed shaky at the outset.
home
runs 10
Armstrong of the Americans | However, Rodrigues was snipped | two first got on base on a fumble, off on second to cod the rally in three runs for her team. advanced by Jack Carvalho's and now the Blackhawks were sacrifice, and reached third on leading by 0-4. д pass ball. Jack Bordwell pulled out a long ny to left for another sacrinee but Armstrong www pegged at home when left felder Gerry Remedios caught the bail and threw in in time to complete a double play.
Blackhawks turn at bat was
iso unsuccessful though Rennie Barretto get a hit and made to second on an outnekler's fumble after one nut. However, his hasty attempt to steal further resulted in a put out at third Tony Rodrigues fruled out to end the Arst inning.
ly
The Pandarettes overwhelmed
FOUR COLONY ATHLETIC RECORDS NOT LIKELY TO SURVIVE THE SEASON
By “RECORDER”
Four Colony athletic records three of these in the books since 1951 and the fourth since 1962 are unlikely to survive the current athletic season These are the records for 400 Metres, 440 Yards, 800 Metres and 880 Yards
Lt. H. Burch of the 1st Battalion, the Essex Regiment, and Stephen Kavior, the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club's Asian and Empire Games competitor,, gave, notice at yesterday's triangular athletic, match at Boundary Street that they are laying claim 1o. thebe.
T
Burch broke "Paddy"Mac-Championships in 1934 Williams expected from the runner-up' Mahon's Boundary Street holds the Colony, record of 63.2 in the 200 Mettes in the last Fow ground record of 2 minutes 7,0 seconds, set up at Sookunpoo in Colony Championships. seconds in winning the 800 the Army Championships in
runners have beaten 24 seconds Yarda Run, practically rimming 1051
for the 220 at Boundary Strect. the second half of the
Next HKAAC Xavier demonstrated, quite
meeting a race, on his own to win in 2 mi
2 minutes conclusively yesterday that he is against the Hongkong Univer- seconds - extremely
Club and both sily Athlette a strong claimant to time for Boundary Street.
Williams 440 Yards record rid Diocesan Bays Most of the Colony's best the 400 Mether record of 8
Boundary Street on Wednesday, Half Milers have run
at seconds set up by Ng Yuen-fek of December 29, and with the re- Boundary Street, at ant time South China AA at Caroline Hill Club's team it is hoped, to ar- large recruitment into the or another MacMahon held in the 1951 Colony, Champlon rango as many meetings as can
'be fitted in.
the ricard
unt yea
fost
ships.
Only Williams has run the 440 yards
faster than Xoxter at
with 2:07:6 In the Championships in 1992 when he bent Lt. M.N.S. McCord of the Boundary. Street. Nohman Lo of Royal Ulster Rifles by two University (843,
1851) and done 2:08.4 at Boundary Street 2. Lt. Goodburn
(54.0 mm 1963) and Gar Derck Coburn 2.09.6.2 the only other Quarter Milers
ever to
tive beaten 3415 seconds No one else of an impressive
Strost track.
yards. Cpl. T.E. Williams has
Dent
School at
THE SUMMARIES 10 YARDS DASH First Race:1, Stephen Xavier poca; 2. Robert, IKAAC), Marques (HKAAC), 10.3 0001.. 3.
set, Wright (1) Coex), 112 wee Lanford (14 Field) 63/Li, Tutchie (1 EXCX), 0, Rooney (14 Field)
Bray of local Half Mers has on the Bouncy nor Burch Essex), 11.2 ch. 2. Ray Spencer
Neither were an treat as Xavier for this were tought races cartier while Kavier race yesterday, both having ru
only ran: a. slow 100 Yards, or would have been
ever gone under 2:10 'there.
Second in yesterday's race, in 2 minutes 18 seconds was Mike Curzon
of the HKAAC. This going for A TUBNET beginning on this training, the competition of the three Mane HCAAAA a poca Bgt
was
only
but Curzon was no match for Burch yesterday.
again with
Second Race: 1. L/Cpl. Dane (3 THKAÁC), 112 seex: 3. Low (14 Field); 4. Hayes' + Field); 62/L. Jones (Essex).
YARD DASU Firat hee;-12/11, M. C. Sweeney (4 Field), 24. s. 2. Robert Marques (IKAAC), 23.1 sers... 3.
(1 Kabox), B. Rooney Wright
Becond Face-1. 12. Clouting be (AAC), 20.0 secs: 2. D. J. Guns
Scottish Bor-bid up for the interval of a
football match. The
#laid).
all running their The Colony Half Mile record rat race of the day would be a of 2 minutes 2.1 seconds was "tar attraction and one to
(HRAAC), 25.3 secs.; 3. Pte. Cole (1 set by Bandsman H. Andison of
Essex) 4. Banford 14 Field). B. the King's Own
440 YARDS DÁSH HKAAC won yesterday's Riley (14 leid). derers in the Army Champion-match with
1951. No
103 points against 93 ships at Sookunpoo in
for (the) Essex Regiment and 82 other runner in Hongkong har run the "Hair" faster than Burch for 14 Field Regiment, RA, No Lt. Burch (1 Easex), 653 secs. yesterday, though 3. P. Mas one Mahon has clocked 2:02.0 (the Colony record), 2:03.8, 2:04.5 800 Metres
took
First Race. Stephen Kavier (HKAAC), 541 sven: 2.2/LA, M. C. Sweehes (14 Field 545 sec., 1.
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1. Lt. X. Buren 1 Essex), 7 mins.
50 oces.; 2. M. P. Curzon (HKAAC)
2 mine. 10.0 secs: 3. Jenkinson (14 ad); inius. 11.1 oce: 4. L/Bdr. Benbow 4 Field); s. D. G. Brice (HKAAC)
ONE MILE RUN 1. 2/Lt. P. J. R. Alderton a
been conting in the past has performances, there were few wadsworth (16. Field); 5. turned in a very promising 4.1 Bránd of the flass.
2
jess, to rolny
the point-scoring Lear Wadsworth (Field)...
Second Race:-1. D. J. Qunn ricky and all three teams (AAC), BOZ KECS.; 4. Lt. Kelly were very much early season i sex) 00.0 sec; Watkins (14 scratch affairs with sometimes Field), 602 recs.
YARDS RUN, only one representative or none al.dll, in same events.
Outside the day's two great other
C. N. marks
managed a seconds yesterday to beat 2/Lt. very creditable 167 feet 9 inches M. C. Sweeney (54.8) and Lt. In the Javelin Throw, a mark Burch (652) after running into which has been beaten at Bour-on 27.2 a long lead in the early stage: dary Street only by J. W. Bland of the race on which the two of the Royal Navy ** Hughes (Just over Army runners closeup con170-foot) and Li. sider bly over the last 150 yards of the Welch Regiment, Colony record-holder at 187 feet 24 Stephen fell a fifth of a second inches who never did better at short of the ground record of
Boundary 'Street than 169:11%. 53.9 seconds set up by Cpl. T. E. Williams
Royal Brand was one of England's best
Junior throwers this
year and has
done over 180 feet with the youths' Javelin
bring
and 2:03.0 Over (about 875 yards). Valerie Fernandes annexed a
JUST SHORT three run homer and Bobby Lee Americans went
Stephen Xaxler, whose 440 out quick and Evelyn Alenco each collect- In
the
Yorda fth and Black-ed a four-bagger with two on. added
Iwo insurance Angela- hawks
D'Aquino look the The first runs.
was through bating a perfect four in four. Cuscus Souta's midfeld homer including a triple. and another by Johnny Pereira, who dashed to third on his safe grounder toward the centro which was missed by the out- wa: batted in by Belder and Joey Graca's sacrifice hit,
The Americans endeavour in the sixth was frustrated though they got the base loaded after two down, and Blackhawks went out three straight.
The final attempt by the Yankee was a failure as three of them were put out succes- sively and Blackhawks avenged their first round defeat.
BAINTS WIN
In the second, Ken Donaldson and Claude Pugh of Yankees were both passed and "Red" Pereira's sacrifice bit brought them to third and second. Rick Wheeler slammed 2 powerful drive 10 right field which bounced off the mitt of the Brat Joseph's narrowly downed
In the Senlor "A" League, St the baseman and scored Donaldson.nghing Warriors by 2-0. Pugh also reached home when Fernando Marques pitched well the third baseman missed a for the Tribesmen who issued throw for putting out the rut no walk and yielded only five
ner.
tite. Ted Whisler was issued u free ticket but Wheeler wON nipped off at third for Accand out when he attempted a steal. Red Burling fouled out to end the inning,
first
the
Wat nipped off on a steel fur the second out. Though Johnny
and Joey Green both
held by ruined all hope.
roach
ruined
Indians were
21-0. Junior
the Overseas Ladies by 20-1.
The Unten League games were all one-way affairs as P.I. Dodgers downed the Soven- teeners 10-10, Blackhawks 'B wolloped the South China Juniora 10-4 a3 Daniel Castro homered for the young Hawks, and Comets blanked the Wah Ying students D-0.
of-the
Tank Regiment in the Any
Vietnamese Retains Asian Table Tennis Singles Championship
Singapore, Dec. 19.
UPBET VICTOR
mine. A sec; 2. Jenkin Fald). 8 mine, 63 #ocs> Bacon (AAC), 3 min.
pcs 4. L/Bdr. Burton (14 d); s. 1/Bdr. Shand (14) Field)...
THREE MILA KUN 12/14. P, J. B. Alderton
Essex), 10 mine. 200, seca. Jack Wood (HKAAC), 10 mins. 295 secs; 3. Pie: Roseli (1 Essex); 4. Plo, Killi
Field): & Fle, Sumling (1) Emex);
Easex); 5. L/Bdr." White (14 Bdr. Burton (14 Field): s. C. Churchill HKAAC).
122 YARDS HIGH AURDLES 1. A. E. Collaro (HKAAC), 103 #cs; 2. 4/Lt. _Milchle. (Essex), 204 cca 3. Gnr. Fitzgerald (14 Wield) 208 secs; 4. Li, “Macmiley
R. Bell of the HKAAC, the (14 Field); Novices 440. Yards Hurdics
400 YARDS LOW HURDLES ·
1. I. Bell (HRAAC) 3.8 SOCA Champion, was the biggest up-|2. A. X. Collaco. LÍKAAC), 65.4
set victor of the day when he tee 3. C. E. Grimins (AAC) Hellly (14
colony chemiplon, and Pumheress Flat Ke
runner-up). But
HIGH JUMP
last year, in 63.8 seconds.
1 Trung chua chim KHÁC B Collaco has done very little Pie. Cole (I Essex)
In 13/14. Ritchie training if any at all this season (1x). 1935 in.; foll and is by no means a "has (14 Field) and Sheehan (14 FIGd)
4. 0 in. boen!! he normally
As he
into runs
LONG JUMP `· form on very little training.
1. Twang Chun-him (1KAAC),
A notable double was scored tine: 2. Banford (14 Field),
ft.
1019 Ins.; 32/2t. Ritchie
by 2/L. P. J. R. Alderton of the Exox). 17 11.9 Ins. 4. Gat. Jolley Raspx Regiment who won both eld), 18 7. élus.:: 5. Jones
and
Threa Miles;|14 Field),*, 16 ft. 4 ingin d. Co.
Copt
Saints had a scare yesterday os Warriors put up stiff resis- tance und played the best game of this stason, However, the Old Timers managed to push Vietnam's Mai Van Hoa, the 25-year-old Asian the Mile Gerry Remedios of Howka
one run across home plate in Champion, successfully retained his Men's Singles crown Neither race was fast, though Roones 14 Field), 14. 10 ins.
HỘP, KIE" a Jimp got on through in error The second and sixth to take
Wood but was forced out on second the
at the Third Asian Table Tennis Championships when he ack of the Carb who 21 de EST), 10, 1 Kame. The
good Ina. 2.2/L1 M. C. Sweeney when Cuscus Souza's grounder unable to hit Areballer Vie defeated Deogracias Aguasin of the Philippines in an
forced the Three-Mile 4), 375ft. 7 ins : 3. Z/Bd.
Wadsworth (10 Field), 55 ft. 7 ih». was picked Up
Arinstrong. Pedruco.
hour-long battle at the Singapore Badminton Stadium to a 10: 20.6
SHOT PUT second
Cuscus baseman
Only in the third did one man tonight.
P. E. Edwards of the 1. Capt. Edwarda (), Essex), Ir a. third station, but his
Mai won 17-21, 21-12, 21-17, 11-21, 21-13 to bring Essex Regiment, eiro; managed anat col. Boatwright Essex), run on hasty
an infield pop
Shot Put-Duct Throw double, 2 ind: 3 McCulloch Pereira
Flaid), 31 ft.). 4. Kim (14) Field), the only for
chance of back to his country the Dato Paglar Cup for the second beating Capt. F. B.. Lambert of 12 ft. 101, ins.; 6. Capt. J. B. Lam- were on, Manuel Remedios in scoring for the Warriors.
time.
Field in the latter event for beri (14) Field), 29-11. 214 ina: 6, C.
N. Brand (HXAAC), 28 ft. Ginnú ki Another Benfor "A" match
Miss Baguio Wong of Hongkong was again in her the day's second biggest upset. Hall 13 Floid), as the US tax d. 11. In the third conto Dorfaldson
double was just a brushover" as the
winners were Rebinam (KAAC), 24 ft. 1015. drew A walk after Carvalhos and Bordwell, were put out in wakes
Braves whitewashed the Dela- best form when she won two more trophies for her coun-the
DISCUS THROW Remedios try. She became the new Asian table tennis queen when Xavior (100 arid 440) and Tsang ins
Ching-him of the HKAAC, Jost Another double play. Pugh also piched for the former and he she defeated Korea's Han Yong Ja by: 22-24, 21-18, 21-8, Inter-School High Jump 10 ft. 11 ins-2. Capt. 2. B. Lam- . 1. Capt. P.. E. Edwards (1" Essex), was passed and "Red" Pereira's made the first no run and no
(High and Long | bert (14 Field), 101 f. 714 Ins; 3. hit to Umely
Pte. Burroughs ·(1 · Essex), 94 ft. season in the 21-16, Front of the brought Donaldson in.
of note Senior "A" League, Buji Dhabher
were the 11. 1. R. J. Robinson (KARC), 19 13. 4 Ima; 5. C. N. Brand (HKAAC). obtained Blackhawks
two of the Bravts was solid at bat in lim to defeat Korea's Han Yong | (Korea) 18-21, 21-8, hits in a row through Barretto having a four in five.
Ja and Wie Sang Sule after 10-21, 21-11
JAVELIN, TInow ques and Litla of the HKAAC and Rodrigues after two down,
Mixed Doubles
In the 220 Yards. They clocked C. N. Brand. (IIKAAC), 107 11. but Jack Carvalho, the hot In the
Ladies Tournament, close struggle by three games to
Wie Sang Suk: and heel botwood 25.0 and 25.2, which 2. Holand (HKAAC). 131 1. Big ine,; 5. H. Clouling (HKAAC), corner guardian, spolled their the South China Ladies battled two in the Women's Doubles to
win the fourth tile for Hong-Kyong He (Korea) best Y. 5. a fast going for the tortuously-fil.n. d mal & Ple. Burrough (1) chance by throwing out Gerry | the ex-champion Wahoo Aces, tó
Vyas and Merna Paranda (Inning Boundary Street Furlong ADEX), 125 ft. Ans... Capt., J. B. Remedios on first when ha the last inning, only to lose Kong.
NIGHT'S UPSET día) -21-13, 21-12. and 21-16.-coun
Lambert (14 Field), 115 ft. Pla insi 4. V/LA. Law2|14-Field), (fiá n. 10-11:
Swooney won his race in 24.2 of 7, R. Ben (AAC). DS L Singapore's Loh Heng-chew Reuter. South China Ladies werd and Foon Weng-hoe provided
seconds, but that is only to be [9' biz"; leading curring in the first four and gaght when they
EVERY-TWO YEARS: However, the frames.
Aces' Then came the crucial fourth heavy hitting in the fourth and plona, Mai Van Hod and Tran
Singapore, Dec 16. dethroned the defending cham-
The Asian Table. Tennis Cham- frame when both the. Nunca arrived and the Blackhawks and turned the tide. The Owls Mera Doubles final:
Afth cracked their formation Canh Duoc (Vietnam) in the pionships will now be held onde in every two years) it was - Gẹn reshuffled their line-up
reaped four runs cach in those The Singapore's. won 21-cided at the thira santal dad- Americus, how-
two innings and edged out the 12, 21-napon in the areas scoting held here today. run by Nom Wah girls. Sheila Silva best game of the night to be Manila His boon chosen an who relieved Burling lot the Acts bagged a two-run come the new champion pair of we vence for the fourth Asien-
TOW
cuntre feld
bit
lined in that direction,
CRUCIAL FOURTH.
mediated another
Seney
in right field, through an error homer in the fourth. to lead by 4-0.
Hunting Birds started.
She later partnered Lau Wal- 1 Yong Ja and Wie
Sang of
Clouting, Mar- ft. 1% me
#
"
21-15,
Acin.
Championships to be held in Wahoo' Bees galloped dvor Now the big ascult of the the CAA Ladies by
The Mixed Doubles tito went December, 1960, wille option for the holding of the fifth 20-4. to Korea, whose pair, Wie Sang Cuscus
Shella Collaco slammed out
dan Championships to be held 'banged out a hot
Suk and Rhee Kyong Ho, was Aslan
given to December, 1958 was t toward centre field.
good for Meena in Peranda and Y. 5. Vyas of Indonesia Indin, The Korean pair won
Souza first roller
Johnny Pereira bunted a safely
much too
་
which passed the chucker and Perez WantsToily by 21-18, 21-12, 21-16.
Jony Graca did likewise to load
the bapest ***
Manuel Nunes in time lofted
the sphero between the fielders for a hit and both Souza Fortdri
Roberto Nunes sacrificed
end
FULL RESULTS.
Men Biaries
The meeting was, attended by delegates from eight Aslam countries. Before the ïrheating. began tho legatos", stood dr| beat of respect the Late Dalo Gue
who hat
Fight At Home Full results of the finals were: began minuta'as a marša
¡Buenos Aires, Dec. 19,
silende for
! Mat Van Hon World Myweight Champion D. Aduáski (Phi) 17-21, ON
21-12, 21-17
21-13.
Prossed the pasual Parpawili, defend This WARCRA's - Double ing a squeeze, but louded in
ano only in Buenos Aires, un Herzbewend Poon
two by the International Boxing Weng hoe (Singapore) boat Mai Van Hoi anh. Thi Canh, trong
serio Remédio.
sing loss ordered to fight elsewhere!
'grounded to
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