LEAGUE ⠀
CRICKET
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1955.
The Champions Faltered, But That Wasn't The Day's Big Surprise
By· “RECORDER”
League Champions KCC came a cropper in Saturday's Cricket League match against the Optimists. at Chater Road. This did not come as a surprise to everybody. Carnell laboured for eight overs, disposed of two dangerous bats in Pritchard and Rowe, and gave away 50 runs.
Macpherson, Leader and Leigh-Bennett were not as easily to be disposed of and contributed 118 runs between them to the Optimists total of 181. Jenner and Wood put on 43 for KCC's secund wicket and Fairhall contributed a useful 25, but George Rowe was effective with his offbreaks and KCC found themselves all out for a meagre 115. Optimista victory was not as surprising as KCC's inability to muster up a more respectable total.
WAS
in
for The
They may have still made as the occasional loose ball. But The visitors toʻal may have looked healthier find it not been draw of it, but they lost in go- he played himself in and young Lalchandani gave another apt for two men run out throughing for the runs.
his careful careless running, but it appears Such are the uncertainties of batting display for tha Optimists were a better cricket that the IRC-Recrolo 24 runs.
Ebert stayed to 38. He at Sookumpoo did not mntoh team on Saturday afternoon
prove to be the day's most in- taking a job at Waglan and will every department.
It was, neverthelessnot be regularly available teresting Pritchard tatel
an excellent match played in the rest Macpherson an
even a noble bowled well and George Rowe the best spirit,
being
in as enough
thrown unt! gesture dangerous knocked off his length by Fair Arthur Rumjahn, with the visit- recalled ing umpire's consent, who looked a very useful bali,
A.P. Guterres who
bron batting. to KCC'a Lcquisition
for two. At Happy Valley the improb given aut leg before
Craigengewer's Arthur was convinced that the able happened. steadily lengthening batting side, ball hind first touched Guterres after a stand for the third wickel bat. Young Guterres showed his between P.R. Hagi and H. Mader appreciation by tumming in
that hod aplly excited 37 which brought the score past the about it the stamp of a batsman 50 mark. came and went in h Even
of the future. fairly regular procession.
cheaply went George Souza enough for fentr.
was
Tony Weller was not enjoy: Ing one of his better days with the bull. but L... Stanton with being quite his spinners muccessful He took five wickets in all for 45 runs,
including Madar, Souza, Cross and King. Seven wickets were down for
98 and Crangengewer's
of even a draw
had
ຕາ
the
of the aason. cub will miss him.
With the situation not at all IRC's later solid at any time, balsmen
Recreio found
Abbra bowling playable. A.R.
and helped himself to 14 runs
to 20. the veteran A.H. Madar
and confiderally well Both batted
CAUTION WAS DANGEROUS Mohinder Singh proved him- self
No. 8 and an excellent this should be a very usefu!
Jun- Iti future long-time getter
matches
One fact emerged from
Recreio's match.
(standbys in the attack are not against a tiring bowling side. as good as they were. The years With seven wickets down for have slowed them down. They 130 and the light failing. Arthur are
still capable of taking Rumjohn decided that the fort wickets, even good ones at that, should be held by no one but not with the same mono- thus the skipper himself. tonous regularity.
went in determined to hold his end up, but couldn't resist push-
WATCH OUT FOR "OZO" chances
looked bleak
wicket-
enough when in ente
An exception was H.L. Oorlog the leather, around for
La
Re
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who, it seems, is determined to He told us why later. If he kocper A. mail Legends get a bagful of wickets this sea- had told Mohinder to play de- survive to this day of "Tarzan"
Som now that the earlier bowl-fensively, the chances were that Immor!! having
of successfullyers are no longer capable Mohinder would get too cau- knocked away 1 the leather depriving him of his just share Tous. A too coulious Mohinder Mohinder likely to lose his wicket. But if Arthur played on the defensive himself, that would also put Mohinder on the defensive. So Arthur hit out and so did Mohinder. They put on 28 runs by the time stumps were drawn, Mohinder being undefeated with 18 and Arthur with 16.
with
ZANIER GOLF
It would appear that Paul Hahn, visiting trick golf shot artist, is trying to do two things at the same time judging by this picture our cameraman took at the Fanling Golf Club yesterday.-China Mail Photo,
LEAGUE HOCKEY
Sookunpots Were Unlucky In Their First Division Debut
Sookunpots, a now team in this year's First Division League, would have succeeded in registering their first victory of the season had fortune smiled a little kindly on their efforts against Recrelo "B" at the Happy Valley ground yesterday,
But misfortune overtook Sookungots in the dying minutes of this closely fought encounter and a short corner in tho 84th minuto after resumption sow Recreio's A. P. Gutteres Jr scoring the winning goal with the help of Yvanovich and Alonco.
10
shot
This 1-0 score was all wrong. | were very lucky indeed to goalmouth and. Hanlf's NOVETED Sookunpols never looked like a snatch a victory by a solitary hit was just too much heross. beaten side until those last five goal.
Recrelo had their chances too. minutes. but there la at least
NO LOOPHOLES
C. M. Xavier's long centre once this satisfaction In defent for The Portuguese soon found went across the goalmouth them: they had
givou their their task was not going to be Guterres who might well over oppenents, dow exted No. 4 in the easy as the game progressed the bar. In the 20th minute First
Division, a very close Sookumpots were equally intent A. A. Alonco passed inside to game and had proved that they on a good display and the first. Souza who, however, are worthy of playing in the five minutes saw them pushing straight 'nt Kader. Senior Division.
back the eager Recrolo attack with a cool, efficient defence Pipy then swung from end to end with the Sockumpots hav- which left no loopholes.
Sookuripots were particularly in a fair choro of the ball. the last few minutes dangerous on D. Mohamined's
they missed a golden opportunity to beat R. A. Remedios when Bux failed to net.
"B" Recreio
had played purposefully from the start. That small margin of superiority they held in the first 15 minutes was not good enough for a team of their reputation. They seemed determined to molte good with an opening victory by as big A margin as possible and they
Braves Whitewash Strong
South China A 3-0
With
By "TIME OUT”
Outfit Score
Hockey, Results
FIRST DIVISION
B. Navy 'A' 1 KITC Bookanpots • Recrela 'B' 3 Regrelo 'A'
Nav Bharat
*A*
SECOND DIVISION
Nav Bharat
סי
Army 'C' University
0
Dutch HC
3
IRO
6 HKO
0
Towards
some
And It remained a goalless Arst half despite
good attempts by the Bookunpots forwards to beat Recrolo's keeper.
Both teams went all out from the resumption. The Bookunpota keepor, Kader, saw more of the match, keeping Guterres and 3 company at bay. Had it not been for him and the great- hearted Rahman the Recreio boya might have walked off with a couple of goals instead of one.
0
flank. They are indebted even more to their brillant forwards Omar, Hanif and Bux — who put
in a dazzling and construe- tive display.
Play
was fairly even in the early part of the match. Ro- creld's first raid came In tho Afth minute when L. Sequelra
When Sookunpots took over, a good pass by Omar to O. K Dallah falled to
produce the desired effect, while A. P. fumbled a chance in Bookunmots circle at the
Guterres
the
worked the ball up and passed other end. into the circle. Before the
Before a capacity crowd at King's Park yesterday, Ed Carvalho's Braves whitewashed the strong South China 'outât 3-0 behind a brilliant two-hit pitching de-loft, A. Souza, could get for the next 17 minutes.
This even struggle continued Re- performance by ace hurler Vic Pedruco. Jindo Hussain's St Josephs, still licking to the ball, however, Sookun- their wounds from last week's defent, trimmed the US Navy nine 4-3.
pets' full-back A. Salim cleared,elo returned into the attack In-
the 23rd minute. A. Souzn Sookunpots retaliated, raiding flashed Fast-baller Vic Pedruco, once again donning the familiar Braves' uniform, cele-
through on the right, on the left, but were stopped by A. A Alonco relayed the ball to brated his opening game of the 1955/6 season'with a two-hit shut-out over a speedy
A Soura who beat Bux to the E. Xavier, who hit hard for the South China mine.
boli.
corner. Kader got his pada to Recreio then went up and the ball, which rebounded two minor league, Fred
well-placed pass from C. Myards in front of him. lady handcuffed, Braves slugger then sparked up the classic play Diesta's P. I. Dodgers showed
Xavier Was missed by both Aloneo and Xavier supremacy by walloping Alonco and
saw, tho Tony Guterres went to work on with a foeble liner over third ther
Xavier. A little chance too late, however, and Cubs 21-1. Winning 1pter Bookunpots forced two Dallah made a hard clear- opposing hurter W. K. Wong for which Junior Remedios spared. the Lion but
the scoring ance. lost a home-run and a single in his A quick flip. to third-baseman hurler B: Pacheco turned in a
game fanning ninernere but two trics at the plate, driving Loureiro casily caught Leung brillant
two tallies. Facing him in off bast while a rifle whip across while Issuing only one hit, a the batting department were Cal the diamond nailed Seldon Ma in scratch single by W. H. Chu in yvanovich and Dick Chaves
to the fourth unsuccessful dash back
for reasonably handsome scores of the polls. "Ozo" was very in some odd matches in the dim dangerous on Sunday despite and hoary past.
his single wicket taken at the But the ruling cricket clique expense of 29 runs in six over at Craigengower,
their and spoiled late attempt by wealth of experience of the RC to raise their score to rea- Idiosyncrasics or Tarzan's bat-sonable proportions. ting,
better not rate him than No. in the batting order,
TAKES PRIDE
Fortunately for Crigengower, Tarzan takes great pride in his batting. If he survives the first two overs, he is not
to this day of contributing 20 or 30 to the score.
Jooks
to
his
not
tight
Against a RAF side who were who not helped by a spectator kept appealing for legs before, catches, Army stumpings and viciory at Sookumpoo,
in
While Vic had the Chinese |
BAW
a
Last week's hero, L.C, Puoti |
an
first,
In the
In another Junior league tangle, Tai Tung hurler Cheung wild SAME DISASTER
Chuk Leong went into a
in the fatal fourth inning, The end of the seventh saw out
Blx successive dishing out the the same disaster befalling the
lads as Y.K. Chan passes to first and several wild Chinese
on settled at first a fielder's pitches, to see the Overseas come
chance each time.
One more good chance for the when Recreio's forwards wont Gutteres missed with a wild shot on receiving just inside the Bookumpots' circle.
BUILDING UP
bad
WINNING GOAL ·
determined not
Sookumpots
to be beaten so easily, hit back but they failed to make any headway despite the fact that they tried everything they know to beat Remediis.
So
Up to now Sookcunpota more than held their own, but that a goal hud to come sooner ferdelova was the battlo
even ughter than South scored a very comfortable Championship form. pulled "ox: nice and stole second. C. M. from the short end of a 7.3 Recreio
were building up their Blanking ralds and they would or later. It was only a matter havo opened the scoring had of time as to who would score
first. their forwards boen more
With a minute to go, Recreio accurate in their goal attempla,
a short corner. forced
A. A. In the 10th minute Sockup-Alonco, taking the shot, sent the
out. nearly ball o pola K. Dallah sback-flippod a goal for Recreio, Yvanovich,
but fortunately for them, the ball sailed harmlessly out for akunpois' goalkeeper for short corner which came to winning goal. naught
had Luigi Gosamo also good spells with the ball, the nowcomETS did not impress
If the same scoring rate had particularly. LJ. d'Almada Re medios, a slow
modium been embarked on earlier, who bowler who varics his pace and itnows but that IRC would have themselves with a and C.A.surprised
with a two-in-three each. keeps a good length, incapable Guterça,
an off-spinner, are victory? Not impossible, but in-
Ragged base-running by the bowhas by the probable good change
Chinese squad of the First Division
many standards
South China rally Azzle for the Scor- this season, but they are Unfortunately
before their very eyes as pions, "Tarzan" Ismail was not aggresive enough.
determined Braves, playing in feeling too happy at being push-
Recreio's traditiomilly ed down to No. to make way
double-plays and a triple- for batsmen who had impressed field
usual and IRC's later batsmen on
to Бес
their opponents Tsang then smashed one through count with nine runs to win of the nets but had no other
enterprising
Lt. Boxall contributed 75
dying to
along the base-patha
the box, but once again the 12-7. claim than that to deprive him Saturday, though
ALL THE RESULTS got going they
Army South's total of 194 for of his place at No. 8 or 7. So enough once
With both sides going score Braves were equal to the occas Turzan look it out of the leather found many a boundary halved
seven wickets and the Airmen less for the first inning, Tony sion, as pitcher Pedruco plucked Irit
Men's Senior "A" and many a well-timed
the Braves it off the air and tossed it to opened proved that there was no part!- Guterres to the tune of 57 runs.
Braves * 3 South China stopped dend by good fielding.
cular sting to Army South's second frame Ibry clouting one cocond for the final outs,
4 US Navy one might -Contrary to what
The Indians' biggest
81. Josephs weak-
bry amassing
of Wong's favourite dings into
Shugger Tony Guterres of the
Men's Senior "B" expect, these were a chancelesa
cess is in their fielding which attel
16 Hurricanes 57 runs. Tarzan's square cuis and cover drives were executed allowed Mickey dAlmada Re fortable 118-not a duck in the
25 HK Un'alty in another
Army North did even catches. of dropped epidemie
the 93 wasn't well handsomely always with relish. Stanton was Not that
against the Police tiring when Tarzan come in, but executed. It just shouldn't have at Happy Valley, declaring at 190 for seven wickets and dis- he was still dangerous.
been permitted.
missing their opponents for 84. With J.T. King, Tarzan put on
Dick Chaves then laid down a mates 'Carlhu Yvanovich and CAA Point standings after the first The Indians alerted bodly
Dlok Chaves who connected PI Dodgers 33 runs for the 8th wicket, RH. Manley helped him add on an half an hour and
atter ica. The Arat 10 runs toolt two weeks are:-Army South 8. neat bunt, placing rinneTS
three bats Recreio 5, TRC 5, CCC 4, Scor-; first
Brud third R, Mattos twice each in three trips to the verwess other 54 for the ninth and
pions 4. Optimists 4, KOC 4, lofted a fly that bounced off the plate.
Royal mitt of short-stop Leung and Dillimoria, despite his broken men were out for 12 rums. bone, helped
in a last wicket may be sid that George Ebert Army North 4, RAF 0,
Hussain sexampered across with in saving Navy 0. Police 0. played a large part
started It looks like a great fight for the lion's share of 15. The inn- rather shakily and even ignored the Championship. ings ended at 204 when Dodge caught Tarzan off bis
at times even antidically
and
medios to reach 93
stand of 10 in which Bill had the day for IRC. He
own bowling.
Pat
The original Tarzan of the
Burroughs Edgar Rice
series often mauled lions. It would bo interesting to know what the Inte Mr Burroughs' reaction would have been to a story of
a
Hongkong Tarzan who
mauted scorpions.
Now, even 204 runs, a hand- some enough total in local League cricket, da not normally enough to frighten the Sour- plons, who boast of some pulcken batsmen rather than just run- geiters.
NOT THIS TIME
that
Also, experience shows George Souza is usually inclined to be over-optimistic in his ap- praisal of the talent at his com- mand.
About a fortnight ago George told us that Buj! Dhaber had inuich Improved his left arm medium fast deliveries and was a much better bowler than
been. he has ever
It was George himself
who. disposed of Pat Dodge with the score at 25, but for once George had not been over-optimistic about Dhaber. Stanton proved to be the only thorn in the side of Craigengower's Mmited 'attack, which even had to use the i Jured Bilimoria for eight overs. Former KGV boy Dhaber tolled away for 15 overs, with
of short spell
reat. In his first spell he was merç)- legaly treated by Stanton, whose wicket he finally took, as well as those of Weller, Pearce, Roberts and Louch, a bag, that the proudest maharajah would be proud of. Six wickets for 73 Turks dreadruot the Scorpions a very solid after- represents noon's work, Roberts was tera to diodes and the Scorpions Icept scoring steadily all the way down, but they couldn't get beyond. 175 risus,
It
team.
MOST UNUSUAL
a comTM
deep left fold for д home Braves walked off with batting | Comets FRA.. *Tiger Hussain ther
free ticket to Arst honours with a masterful two-Delawares more obtained a
four-master in base when he was hit by a two attempt at the plate, one pitched ball, advancing on 4 the second frame. Following Overacas wild pitch.
closely on his heels were team-
It has been a very rare occurrence in the current European athletic season for 'à top German sprinter to be defeated by a non-Germati. One of these rare occasions came at the White City, London, on Septem- ber 21 when Manfred Germar, one of Germany's fastest men, was outrun in the 220 Yards by England's Michael Ruddy Express Photo,
the second run.
on
QUICK RELAY Vic Pedruco also got a life, as his pop was muffed, to load the sacks. Ed Loureiro smacked a liner into the waiting glove of hot-corner guardian Seldon Ma
a
Wil
both
of which, wîs û
Saints 4, US Navy 3
Still smarting from their do- feat at the hands of South China Lasst week, Jindo Hussain's Sadris shaded a strong U.S. Navy contingent 4-3 in a fast- moving game,
The Saints started the ball
Ladies Division
C41 THE Ting Junior Leaguo
Seminoles
14 Bagles
21
Cubs
12 Tai Tang
11 Wah Xing
very
The Recrelo goal came under
attack for the next 18 minutes.
Recreio's skipper, 11 for stopped to slam it past Sco-
TEAMS
the
Recreio "B": R. A. Remedios; Rahman's many contres were F. A. Vieira, Nery; R. Modina, scrambled away and Sookunpota Tvanovich, E Xavier;
1 earned two short corners which Sequeira, A. A. Alonço, A. P. yielded nothing. Once they had Guterres Jr, A. Souza, C. M. three forwards right up to the Xavier,
New Zealanders Open Their Tour Of Pakistan
Karachi, Oct. 9.
Bookunpote; Kader; A. Salim,
K. Dallah; B. Mohammed, Yusuf, Rahman; Omar, Bux, 0. K. Dallah Hamilf, Haasan.
Australia Will Send Only 9 For Winter Olympics ·
Melbourne, Oct. 9. Austrália, the host nation for the 1950 Olympic Games ab
to the Winter
Melbourne, will send only nine representatives
ymple Games in Cortino, Italy,
next January
The Australien Winter Olym
Bowlers dominated the scores when New Zealand opened their first cricket tour of Pakistan against the Chief Commissioner's XI here today and 16 wickets:fell for 201 runs.
Hatting first on a true matting wicket New Zealand pic team, which was announced shot out the home side for 121 runs mainly due to two tonight, comprises four skatera and five sidlets. If additional inspired spells by vice-captain John Reid, a 27-year-old all-funds become available prior to rounder who claimed seven wickets for 28 with his medium the paced deliveries.* . ****
i
But the New Zealanders did NEW ZEALAND 80 FOR SIX
better in their Two more days, remain for
at the clobe|play."Reuter.
rune.
80
one out was nipped by slated to be drab affairs as
who caught Chaves off base for rolling in the initial canto by sucks On two twin-kill. timely
Lanky brimming the 'Carim Yvanovich then beat walks and an infield error. Dava out a bunt, but a quick relay to Bambino Leonard's towering third nipped Mattos rounding the fly to leftleid was muffed and Back for the third out.
two runs came cavorting over teams playing the park. erroricas ball, a series. of goose- Uncle Sam's boys crawled back eggs decorated the scoreboard
the top of the fifth frame into the game with one run in when the Tribe pushed in their the first fore an error and “insurance" KUB as Junior Re-timely bingle, and one in their Becond, when after two outs modion got on through a fielder's choice, mole second and Felter singled and romped all the way home when pitcher I. dented the rubber
on Jose'a booper to right was mis Tony Guterres single to centre-
jukigod.... Acidi
Tralling 4-2 in the sixth, the With a chance of coming back Yonks only managed to push in into the ball game in their only lone tally in their remain- arth, the South Ching lads once ing two frames to bow to not make any
first innings and again fouled it up with the mightier St Joseph's outat 4-3. ragged base-runnlag as P. The two senior g tussles had lost six wickets for Wong who drow a pa
for decision: yesterday Reld again caine' to his side's turned Mattos ride throw across the the Comets awamped
resoue in the nod out
batting and was weak diamond in an attempted steal Hurricanes nine 16-4, while the 4, not out at the close..
NEWCOMER while losing hurler. W. K. Wong Delawares ron roughshod over Marmood Hussain a got nalled, coming into third the lowly H. K. Univerzity minute choice for the Chief base on a passed ball,
squad,, trouncing them 25-2 in
Commissioner's team, took the Brst three New Zealand winkets The opening of the sixth now Ave innings.
for ben runs in a
a spell of six Brave lead-off batter Dick
HIS
right arm pace Chaves connecting safely and
In the Ladies Division, the bowlog and -
Occasional settling on third after one out
filin wingers brought but Podruco, next up finned the Oversons Tassos came close to breeze on three fast strikes and record when they massacred further success, however, Klf Lourdro Bow to pitcher the novico Toi Tung girls 41-8 the other throe wickets tell to
to to leave Chavos stranded behind no-hit pliching per Aslan Khan, s-zewcomer to
The international cricket, at.. Taking the teid in the bottom formance by F. L. Chan
hitting
cost of 20 runs. half of the sixth, the Bravos Overseas girls were at
off the first triplo play wire
they collected no
wastop behind the quick than twenty six his, of which score for the Pakistan sido of shortstop - Junior servery
Chuán -wire, txiping
New Zealand batting promptly store-
pared the attack with performance de Beldon Modled to short-
triple, and thros pagremseEGBOORES. her woven trips to and third.
puliron
thinki
`LADIES" DIVISION
OVERE.
* Allmeratin's 38
last
no
Firmedios K. T"Leung walked REVENUE WORe ›› home-runs and lilla Halda unbeaten 44-was |
and
the best
Chiat.Commissioner's XI, 18t Innings 191.
team's departure for Europe in the beginning of November, the team will bo supplemented by moro skatern and an Ice Hockey team.China, Mall Special.
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