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THE STORY OF THE WATER BABIES AS TOLD BY THE M.C.C.
ROMULLYETT
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH '17, 1956.
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Final Stages Of Senior Division Pennant Race Resume Today
By "TIME OUT""
With the departure of the visiting Ching Hsui Girls' softball team to Taiwan today, softball activities at King's Park this week go back into the same hum- drum routine as the final stages of the Senior Division l'ennant races come back into the limelight.
Taking top billing in this weekend's four-game card is the Senior "A" clash between the youthful Blackhawks and the once-mighty South China contingent at 11.00 a.m. tomorrow. With the Senior "A" flng airendy out of their reach, the Hawks' main goal tomorrow will be to maintain their post at the half-way mark of the slip- pery pennant kudder.
of branch themselves pilled against
Hongkong Univer Learn.
for
Senior Two other
Diviston Ind games are featured, as the "tal-enders,
Nity. League Delawares and Hurd- enes take on the Comets and The Hongkong University re- pretively. WITH the Scntur trophy sufely tucked away In their hip pockets, Charlie
Hemedios hard-hatunk De.. Jawosta
round off their frap games in this season's xtures with a dash against the Comets at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow In the ather vision tilt felund,
Hurricanes, stuck
the runner-up slut because of their Crushing defeat at the hands of The Delawares tw weeks back,
Footballers Deserve More Money: Floodlight Games Mean Overtime
Says DON REVIE
One of my sporting friends greeted me the other day with the following words: "The trouble with you professionals, you want to take all you ran out of the game and put nothing back."
He was, of rourse, referring to the Players' Union decision threatening strike
• aetion unless players get paid for appearing in floodlit games and also for those that are televised.
I can, however, understand many sportsmen taking up this attitude. But
are professionals in the wrong for trying to get more pay?
I believe butler:
fool- buftional
might To threaten *Down bout:" tunless they get a Square seal on this aspect of the KARRY. Frankly, thank they
will get a fair deal simply be cause they have such a strong cuse.
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The players' pomil of view 18:13:
Why should they play these exten
Booth: Arteries —many of which bring in a lot of money to the clubs-without getting some share of cevels?
(2) Why
fees go to the
the pro-
Must-
11 pity. I think, strike | year is a puzzle to most aetion is ever mentioned in con- agers and players. neetion with sport; but there are A footballer has no chance In tines when some form of drastic | recover from an injury before; action is called for
his club has another game. And
Fortunately, I believe that with goodwill on both sides this particuing problem can be
rome out to eve yene's salis- faction. For the good nume of football I hope it is.
If he should be one of the key men in the side a club can miss an honour by one such cruel
blow.
Many football fans wonder why three games in four days should be such a trial for fully The glamour and elamour of professional
The players, the Cup has tended to crowd answer is simple. out the League Championship | baller
The
feministe quarter pro- vides the fourth and last game to this week's programme as 10-
curtain-ralser morrow's
Ands the leading Wahoos matched ngali, the Capanda insses. With our real belles suffering the dis couraging inassacres at the
Blackhnwits
the Now once again pitching ka Team in the Senior bracket. Jory holds the title of being one of the fastest hurlers in his division,
Acqulelog an ensy windmill motion on the mound, Joey Graca has carnes for himself a top spot among local pitebers, as he was chosen to represent Portugal In the Internal
allonal Series in
ars of play. should and both teams out in a big loss to the Hawks 13 the States tomorrow will be and to local softball.
hands of the Taiwan girls over The
weeks, past
this lussi
force to regain lost prestige,
KEY FACTOR
most f
His
On behalf of the players and followers
this wonderful sport, hero's wishing Joey all the best in everything to and a very pleasant trip. of
Taking the field against South Chiun in this week's main game, the youthful Blackhawks wi the without the servicen
long-
veleran fireballer Joey Grac as he prepares for his
trip walter!
Jo the United States. Joey started softball in The Hawk uniforin and except tor one year when he played for the Mailcaps and once for the Wildfires, has always been a key factor in
drive to this from's
the pennial.
Playing minor league ball la the early part of his softball Career, Graca captured The Junior League Most Valuable Player Award when he pitched
his team to the Junior file in the 1940-00 season.
From there on, his ruput climb up the ladder of success brought him a spot in the Sentor League Madcaps, Ike sunter
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Answers To
Sports Quiz
racing,
motor -
Motor - cycling and horse-racing.
2. Cricket. athletics, football,
and horse-ruelng.
come
NOT THEIR BEST With their main fuctor out of the line-up, the Hinwks' defence
wit tomorrow rut be their best and the team's hopes will rest the shoulders of Rennie Barette to host the mound flag. Catching duties will In the
be capable mitis of Cuchte Sousn
while the indeld quartet finds southpaw Erle Remedios at Brst, Tony Silva at second and Migu Guan at the hot-corner. The
все balihawk windy-alley Bobert Nunes in action and the quARCH outdeld trio comes from Gerry Remedios, Tony Rodrigues, Done) Reinedios and Robert Remedios,
South China's nine tomorrow will probably come from the butch that faced the e-lending
Braves last
S. C. Wong finga. C. M.
Slowballer P. C. Wong takes the helm at the hurling di partmen.
with dreeting
will be Tsang W. K. Wan and Seidon Má také econd and third
the
posted first,
bases respec- tively whlie fee:footed 'Rabbit' Leong covers the area at short. stop This tussie promises n hard-fought battle with the edge
3. Perry (3) Borotra (2) and slightly in favour of the Hawks
Riggs (1).
*
A bowls player,
5. Putney.
0
Eton College.
7 Any fool- should be able to play
and relegation problems But three ordinary games in tour one look at the League tables days. shows an interesting position.
television should
Various bodies
not
running football,
in
to the
*
i3
Matt Busby in too wise manager to be thinking in terms
penny piece to The players?
What the public should bear of the League Championship
mincl is that these floodlit
pennant for Manchester Unitedt friendlies are in effect overtime with another nine matches still Certainty they to be played. However, in my players enjoy thư gang" but trader the view, only
a sad slump over lights there in the risk of injury, Easter-tide enn now rob them of which could cut short a player's the title. They havo sel 1 career and earning capacity. cracking pure all season and are
TELEVISON FEES
sul six points In front of And this fight for television Blackpool. fees is not being waged for the
is those Easter matches stars who often get Individual | which will be worrying Matt payment tur appearances In the same as it will every other interviews on the screen. It is manager whose club is in the for the ordinary players who running for honours or relegn- make up the team and yet are tion. Why we permit this not able to get these "extras". crowded programme year after
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current
geason.
the But the standard of opposition makes these League games a real test of endurance. TEST OF ENDURANCE It's the same In cricket. The Saturday afternoon player enjoy his game and play it with
can
county and Test standards he zest but when he gets to
finds run-getting a lot harder: the game becomes more B test of endurance,
because of their batting pro-
!
wess.
Marylebone Cricket Club, SWITCH SUCCESS
Rugby Football
Union.
Royal Yacht Squadron and British Bucing Motors,
8. Table Tennis.
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10. Yes.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Haring
Cricket
cer
Generally e club is success- fut in the Fectbad League by its ability to go through a season with the least number of play- ers. Injuries have not hit Man- chester United but they have 24 chopped and changed with players so far and seEM tain to win the First Division Championship. Only other club to call on more men are Hud- dersfield Town - ard they are fighting relegation! Manchester's policy is to "blood" their young reserves, Centre-half Mark Jones is the only ever-present.
For similar reasons footballers
Easter dread that
parade of
Eighth Race Meeting, Second Day games. I believe in future years «i Happy Valley. 1,30 p if
have the matches will
to bc
Hercer interport: All Hongkong v Mohan evenly spaced out.
Instead of the opening flourish Bagan, Hongkong Stadium, 4 p.. to the season with
matches 1st Division: Army Norili v CCC, played one after the other, the Scorpions v Navy, 1 v Police, KCC Christmas rush, and the Euster * Army South. Recreio y Outumista.
2nd Division: KGV v HKU "A" glut of games, I think games Navy v DUS, HKU "B" Recreto will be played twice a week Amy South KCC Horneta, KCC when the weather is good and Warp RAF. Hockey
under floodlights possibly
Ladies: Heerein KGV "B" (89) 2.20 p.m.; Durlana "A" y Gremlins w well.
Meantime the League batties (55) 4 pin.
Rugby
us
GOALS GALORE
Two semi-finals of the Birm- ingham Amateur FA Youth Cup twenty goals-10-1 produced
scoring and 7-2-most unusual for so late a stage in a com- the goals Petition. One among was Dennis Hubbard, who has 73 goals this season, with a top total in one match of ten. His
DIG "hotting-up" in interest. Club * RAF Club) 3.15 p.m.. two wingers. Matthews and Have you noticed the brave Army North v Police (Club) 4.20
are P.m. Navy Town
fight Huddersfield
making under their manager Andy Brattle and his right-hand man Billy Shankly to avoid the drop into Division 117 It's any- body's guess who will go down from the First Division.
In the Second Division Shef- field Wednesday must be fancy- ing their chances, though t
would not surprise me if Liver-
pool, who are coming in with a late run, went up with them. | And my old club Leicester City
present.
TREMENDOUS TUSSLE
It is a popularity poll organiséd by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted are also playing very well until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are; (1) Footballing prowess
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mail.
ot
A tremendous tussle ahead in the Northern Section with Grimsby Town, Accrington Stanley,
Southport and Derby County fighting it out.
When there are four clubs
close together it makes you wonder whether the Third Divisions
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haven't some justification in
their claims for there being two up from each Section instead of
present one.
the
Layton Orient must have the best chance of promotion in the Southern Section, but I como
buck to my old argument-so theso ovor
clubs fare with injuries
My nomination for Hongkong'a Footballer ofmuch depends on how the Year, taking into regard his playing ability Easter. This is the time when and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
of the..
(Signed).
.Club.
lost. the championships are won and
I seo referees are acting tough with the rough boys of Soccer. Already 18 players have boon sent off In League matches and This is three in the FA Cup. the worst soumon since the war for sending off, and the Northern Section is worst of nil. Ten of the 15 players sent off In League matches are with Northern Section: clubs,
3.10 p.m.
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