YESTERDAY'S SOFTBALL
HK SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION BEATS SHANGRI-LA 2-1 IN FAST MOVING TUSSLE
By "TIME OUT"
THE CHINA MAIL MONDÂY, APRIL 9, 1986.
CHAMPION IN TRAINING
Returning to the Hawk line-up after a long absence, veteran ball- hawk Ollie Vas spearheaded his team to a well-earned 6-4 victory over the third-placed Pandas in yesterday's afternoon thriller at King's Park. Leading an eight-hit Blackhawk attack, Vas connected three times in as many trips to the plate, including a stinging döüble in the fourth chapter, to drive in three runs.
sejection
In yesterday's twilight game at 5 p.m. fans and players alike were treated to the USS Shangri-la löst d some excellent ball-playing as the visiting gobs from heart-breaking 2-1 decision to a Hongkong Softball Association selection in a fast- moving tussle. Mound aces Vic Pedruco and 'Goose' Wong shared hurling duties for the local side, while speedballer Wisdom tolled the whole distance for the visitors,
Men's Senior Of the other
The Pandas threatened in the lion's "A" games decided yesterday, top of the third as opening batter the leading Bruve Levit the Willie Wou singled through short. US Navy 8-5. while South followed rapidly by a freak China accountexi
thehunt-bit to place two on, R. Chen fur collarites Chinese Athletics -3 then rifled a drive towards short to retire Woo ot third for the On the distaff action,
the Arst out. But brilliant youthful Colleena W011 the
the Hawk infeld Junior Ladies' Championship playing in
qunshed the rally Jimmy
ever
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with a convinient 25-15 ount Shen and Eddle The were nipped
1224: Overseas
'Dinga' Comely
Ozorio paved Colleen
victory the way for a with masterful four-in-five <fTen't
the plate wille teammate stater, Cecilia Ozorio followed closely with a homer and a single in five trips to the txx.
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shaded the visiting Shangri-la squad 2-1. Though the visitors outait out local lads 1-5, they had to take a backseat in this fast-moving idearm catcher fugle Ma Marcus Sout crased babe- purialners with unerring whips heroes the diamond. Windmill artist Goose Wong holsted the mound fau for the winners, retiring in the fourth frame in favour of Vle Pedruco and thus rest his arm for today's tussle at 6.00 pm. which the visitors will he meeting a Combined Chinese nine.
at Brat k retire the side.
back Coming
with vengeance
in their talf of the third, the
powerful Hawks three-bill barruge on leashed B losing hurler Chen, including #
The visitors drew first blood double by Ollie Vas, for three more runs to put the game on in the second frame as Robertson
With two outs and two
dropped Д neat bunt and Veteran ballhuwk Olile Vas, ducks in the petal, ballhawk advanced on a walk to calcher
of formerly
Madyap Came
the a solid double to Cox. On piifering third, Vas punched celebrated his return to dumond cent
centrefekt for two 19. Two attempted cut-off went astray activities with a brilliant three.
more consecutive bingles of the and Robertson notched up the the -the effort
plate lo
Navy marker. Galinas bats of Robert Nunes and Mico first the Blackhawks through to Gann, then saw Vas scamper-towered to catcher Souza for the arrow 0-4 triumph over the
ing over the Pun to let
reuel 5-0
Hongkong Pandan. Besseoreboard
driving in three runs with h
mely Id, Vas himself denied the rubbe twien to eph top honours in as key fussle,
Hawk Tavu
FIFTH FRAME
the first out while Cox fell for the
in the
Infield
The Afth frame Baw the INITIAL GANTO
Pandas come to life as the Hawk defence fell into a lull to yield Jumping into the least in the
four runs and allow their op- initial enato, lend-off baster
to breathe down the Robert
a free Pots Nunes worked
Chang necks. Lending, of, F. pase to first, advanced on
anck infield out and scored on a costlyngled to the righthand quarter
and advanced OTI furable at the keystone.
miscue giving R. Chen a Another infield fumble lusded An The sacks while a costly walk by Barretto put Chang Deross Iur the Pandas initiat fally. A wild tave blended dishstrously with Panda tolles. Another fumble for two more Clutch hitter Raymond Too then rifted a Heat sinash through shart for the fouth run and Two flle: ended the inning.
With the Pandas sul retiring an one-two-three orders in the secund Come, the youthful Blackhawks caked in another Remedios tolly when Robert walked, stoly second and secuted acres on a "Texas Leaguer' over short from Clic Vas' hickory.
Britisher Wins Tour Of Sicily Motor Race
Palerme, Sicily, Apr. B Peter Collins of Britain. driving a worka Ferrari, snatched brillant victory in the 671 niles Tour of Sietly motor race today.
Pleco Tarufll of Italy, driving Maserati, Jed Collins by eight 190 miles to go. minuter with but the British driver overlook him and
won with a record average speed of 108 decimal 020 Kilometres (07 decintal 1 miles)
per hour.
Tarum, who had set up the
park for previous best
the race with 105, decimal 908 kilo-
molres (65 decimal 8 miles) per hour last year, was second seconds, behind Collins,
His
spoed was 107 decima! 871 idlo- metres (07 decimal 0 miles) per hour.--Reuter.
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a
on
third
their
second out when he got plustered at the plate on a fielder's cholce, With a running catch, outfielder Donel Remedios speared Moore's finer at right to retire the side.
Latching on to relief-hurjer, Vie Pedruco's
down fut pitch the middle in the opening the fourth frame, Robertson clouted a towering triple the
ct
Over
fence at rightfield. Cox then obtained a life on a fumble to place runners on second and third. Flashing with the bril lincy of meteor, Pedruco bore down on his every pitch to cipim Tejada and GIUDI
and strikes successively on Wisdom on a pop to retire the side leaving the runners stranded.
Collecting his second hit of the game, L. C. Poon singled ufter two outs and promptly Reliable Y, S. pilfored second. Liang then came through with a freak smash through first and
thei Poun
across with roun scooted equaliser. SET.
the
Entering the tail-and of sixth with a one-call deadlock, the local nine squeezed in an other tally lead. 2-1. After the second gul, Podruco singled short,...com- with sharply through outs
to second tinuing
baso when C
Hawk bero Ole Vas counted for the necessary in- surance run in the bottom half drive the sixth with of through the box, advanced another single, pilfered base and scored on a sacrifice.
In their last-ditch effort at bal the Pandas threw
all into the game to load the sucks after two
Y. S. Liang stopping veteran into the box to add the finishing
the touches with anything a from a single
home-run. But the youthful Hawks were not to be robbed of this decision, and bitch facing a two-and-two
to a
Y. S. Llang struck out for a leaving most dramatic ending, thd Hawks victors with a 6-4
count.
the pill was
Poon then laid
muffod
a bunt at tho plate and when the pick-up was heaved wildly, Pedruco spurted
Rcross,
FINAL INNINGS
Association's Solection 2 Shangri-la 1
nine-inning double-play to squash a possible
д thrilling exhibition game, the
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Miss Ann Long of Ilford, Empire Games 3 Metre Springboard
ASA Champlon, 1955
Highboard Champion and Olympic Games representative, scen with her coach Cyril Laxton, at Ironmonger Row Baths where she and other swimmers and divers have begun training for the Olympic Games-Central Express Photo.
HALF MILE RECORD BROKEN AGAIN BY KEITH BURCH
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BATTLE FOR THE ASHES
Can England Win The Rubber For The Third Successive Time?
London, Apr. 9.
A stern fight by Australia to prevent England gaining a hat trick
of "Ashes" wins and another absorbing struggle for the County Cham- plonship should provide a spate of excellent cricket this summer.
The battle for the Ashes will be predominant in everyone's mind but Surrey, led by dynamic Stuart Surridge, will claim much attention by their efforis, to win the Championship for the fifth successive time and set up the longest sequence of outright Wins.
This time Australia come as challengers. Ebgland wrested them at the the honours from Oval in
· 1959 and, thanks mainly to the grand fast bowl- ing of Frank Tyson and Brian Statham, the superb batting of Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, and the able captaincy of Len Hutton retained the Ashes in Australia in 1954-05.
Can England win the rubber for the third rucerssive timo? That is the intriguing ques- tion. When England "retriined the Ashea by three wins to one and one. drawn on their last tour, Australian cricket was considered by many to be in a bad way and that it would take a long time to recover.
Australia's arrower to this was quickly given when they left for the West Indies a few weeks ister and subsequently won the Test series three-ndl," with two drawn
K
of fast or fast-medium bowlers | have a superior, all-round at- which has practically com- tack. mitted them to relying on this form of attack.
The Australians will probably “steam soller" their way throuli Australia are certain to shine most of the counties, but an in the field, where they nearly exclling Test series is expected always have a big pull over and huge crowds are assured
they England, and their baising may wherever
play.--China be stronger but England look to Mall Special.:
JAMAICA TO DEFEND 1,600 METRES
RELAY
TITLE AT MELBOURNE
1.
Kingston, Jamaica, Apr. 9.
Conflicting views among Jamaican track officials as
Jamaica, are doing regular times
A NARROW WIN
to the wisdom of sending a team to the 16th. World Olymplad, opening in Melbourne on November 22, have England a year cariter had to
been settled by a decision to send a team of about eight, 6ght hard to share the rubber
Oficials who argued against participation in the with the West Indies, and last summer they could squeeze out Games based their opposition on two grounds: only.
narrow win against
Jamalea, they argued, had South Africa
Since then
a big hole has established a great reputation in bir
left in the top of England's the 400 Metres and 1.000 Metres batting by the retirement of Relay and at present cannot find Len Hutton and the extreme athletes of the calibre of Herb doubtfulness about the fitness of McKenley and George Rhoden Denis Compton, still recovering to maintain that reputation
2. Jamalca will not this year Gardner is an all-rounder from a knee operation.
Obviously the batting
bo ablo to get as adequate who won the 110 Metres will nancial help from the Govern Hurdles at the Empire Games have to be built around May and ment as it had received in the in Vancouver.
Cowdrey
Some people, Hutton them. among
have advocated past, because the Government that these two should open the had granted huge innings. That would be a most money to various forms of sport risity step and one which the during the island's Tercentenary
celebration last year. performances of regular County opening batsmen offer no solu-
On his farewell appearance in Colony athletics, Lt. selectors may take only if the Keith Burch of the Essex Regiment lowered his own Colony record in the Half Mile to 2 minutes 0.6 secondation. at the Land Forces" Championships at Boundary Street ön Saturday.
Conditions were far from favourable, it being far too hot and sticky, and in the circumstances it was asking too much to see a Half Mile run under two minutes. Burch also won the Mile in 4.32.6 from Cpl. Alan Smith of the King's Own (4:36.1) and Gnr. Wheate, who upheld 178 Loc. Bty. traditions in this event with a surprise third place in approximately 4:39,
Pie. Peat of the North Staffs standard of previous Land was second in the Half in 2:04.7 Forces Championships except and Pte. Joyce, also of the North for a reasonable Hammer Throw Stafla, came through with his of 113 feet 11⁄2 inches by Ple vest middle, distance performance Churchyard of the in coming third in 2:00.0.
Regiment.
Tho 440 Yards, as expected, was won by Cpl. John Bailey of the North Staffs who equalled Lt. Sweeney's Land Forces and Boundary Street record of $2.8 Lt. Clement of the seconds. Northamptons w surprise second in a fast for Boundary Street and the weather of 53.0 stenda, as the others in a fast on paper fold trailed in mediocre
Umes.
This see-saw battle then op- proached the Onal innings with the Association. squad leading
Cin. Williams of REMEY 2-1 and both sides dishing up a
North Staffs won both eprints, brilliant brand of bail. In the the 100 in 10.3 and he 220 In
of the eighth. tlic Shangri-la pulled
a timely 23.3, equalling the Land Forces recard held by Lt. Sweeney in Rennie Barretto singled the longer sprint.. through the box after one out but shortstop Galinas executed a brilliant one-handed catch of Y. K. Chan's liner to nail Barretto off base.
Brazil Lucky
Essex
NOT BY DEFAULT
of 47.5 seconds over 400 Metres Keith Gardner, who is in the United States on a scholorship, studying, surveying, should all the fourth place. His best time so far is 47 seconds flat.
SUITS of The field athlete who may make the trip is 18-year-old E. L. Haisley. Using the obsolete cissors style, he is now clear- ing 6 feet 6 inches and is being coached by Herb McKenley, Ometals who were, in favour who believes that he can get Should some of the experi-
of sending a team argued that him to 6 feet 10 inches by the Games are enced players like John Ikin.
lime the, Olymple Reg Simpson or Frank Lowson victory is not the main concept on-China Mail Special,
They touch their best form,. It is of the Olympic Games fossible that one of them would said that it would be a discredit be given a chance, along with to Jamalea to lost by default. talented youngsters like Peter the 400 Metres and 1,800 Metres French Badminton Tourney Richardson and Brian
Close, titles, won at Helsinki in 1982.. who did well in Pakistan.
On the question of drance, Cowdrey to With Muf and
they declared that they believed follow in their normal places at that the Government could be three and four, there would be persuaded to help, provided that Graveney, Watson, Insole and the controlling body, the Jamaica Barrington challenging for the Olympic Association,
showed remaining batting positions, initiative in thinking, of ways
and means of raising money.
The team would include e a reserve relay
Indian
Player Beaten In Singles Final
the
WEALTH OF TALENT
Parle, Apr. 8. India's Bthree defeated Bri- fair's, A. J. There would be a wealth of relay squad,
Walker, who folent available for the let six runner, a field athlete, a manager abandoned the match after the
score of 17-18, 15-5, in places. Four look to be Biled and a coach, elready, with Tysch and Stalbam Only one member of the team semi-final of the Men's Singles the French International the fast bowlers, who mauled, which won the Helsinki 1,600 Austraila. last time. Calrounder Metres Relay in minutes 3.0 Badminton Championships hero Later Britain's G, E. Trevor Balley and wickelkeeper seconds, which was a world and in the final, defeated
Bahrce 15-3, 15-5. Bahree and
Godficy Evans. To Beat Portugal 1-0 At Soccer
BEST PERFORMANCE Best performance of the day came from Colin Brand of 3 Supply Depot, RASC, whose 182 foot 6 inches in the Javelin Throw ranks him 10th through- out the British Commonwealth The Brazilians dazzled the and Empire for the current crowd of 50,000 by the brilliance
Ho
C. L.
Yapp
record and an Olympic best ever Lock, and Wardle will be time, is available. He is George strong rivals as left-arm, slow Rhoden, who has been out of bowlars, and Appleyard. Laker competitive athletics for the past (Malaya) beat G. E. Rowland and Titmus are outstanding two years and is now employed and 3. R. Stanford 15-10, 13-10 among the host of present-day as a physio-therapist at the in the semi-finals of the Men's
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Doubles. offspinners. Lisbon, Portugal, Apr. 8. Brazil, who meet England at
England are not likely to California, United States. Wembley on May 9 were lucky
look
Rhoden is keen on going to P. B. Brayshay and A; J. beyond May as captain.
Melbourne to defend the 400 Mallone beat the Malayan pair, .of to beat Portugal 1-0 here to-
showed his qualities
he won at O, K. Lim and My 8. Yong 15- day in the first match of their leadership last summer: On Matres ütle which
him European tour.
resta the responsibility Helsinki in 45.9 seconds. Ho le 10, 15-10 in the other semi-final of knitting the side together already in training and has this of the Men's Doubles. Though they played much and to attain abigh standard Fear run two metric quarters
Bahres and C. L. Yapp won under 47.0 seconds. tho
superior...football
Aus they of fielding at, which the
the Men's Doubles, beating P. B. would have been held to
Arthur Wint, now a doctor at Brayandy (England) and A, J. tralians and the South Africans draw if Portugal had converted set such a splendid example. the Univeralty College of the Melone (Scotland) 18-17, 15-4. a penalty in the first half ofter The Austrailan selectors have Wes. Indies, has retired-itrom In the Mixed Doubles, Bohroe Brazil had scored. The one outstanding en in
Laken
great pairs to build a side attics, while Herb MeKenley and Miss A Duret (Britain) lost the Shangri-la squad is fireballer
which they feel, will be able to has turned professional and Is in the finals to Miss M. B. For Wisdom whose brillant control at the mound on his many varia;,
master the menace of England's now employed as Supervisor of rester and Malone (Scotland) speed hitäck,
Athletics In Jamaica. Les by 18-16:15-5.-France-Presso. Lions of
The zenerál pattern of the Laing, the fourth pitches had the local year.
member Lads baffled. With a tricky wind-
Best In the United Kingdom
Australian batting looks liko the Olymple record-setting mill delivery all
all his
this year, where there have been Wisdom fired his different assort- own, Hurter
many more early spring meet- Big and speedy, they Juggled being careful steady, ments of 'drops, upshoots
ings than in previous years, is with the bail as if it wore at followed by attacking play once track. He is taking his BSc. and
tached to their, fect, but passes the position has been established, degre in agronomy in the United
States. The task of Colin cracking curves with unaing 180 feet by Colin Smith.
and for the first fow Capt, John Hunter, of the going astray and a lack of co- innings, had our
NONE TOO BÖst top batters British Milltory Hospital, made ordination spoiled movements
started. with bright and Jim Burke is clear. groping for a piece of the ball, good acquaintance with all three which
must take the speed out of Eng The Shangri-la nine are sche-
steps of the victory stand an he promise.
land's early onslaught and pave duled for three games here. This won the High Jump, Long Jump
Brazil's centre-forward, Gino, the way for Noll, Harvey, Keith and Hop, Step and Jump, came p.m. they will be meeting our
WHD hittera gathering a powerful good 10,3 and in the 220. Yards cleventh minute, squad and on Wednesday, at the 500 sime time, they clash with our
Hurdles in 10.7, and third in the roo kick and sending it to the pulverise a tired attack. Combined Europeans.
Pole Vault.
of their bali control, but their team work was poor.
of
starb | team, "has also retired from the
Dick Mackay. John Ruth
It is a popularity, poll organised by the China | evening at ombined Chinese second in the 100 Yards in a sot the winning goal in the Millor and Richie Henaud,
Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications för nomination are: (1) Footballing prowest
i.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the
Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mail.
ADES
My nomination for Hongkong Tootballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
(Signed)
¡Club.*
On the distaff side, the Ozorio alators, 'Dinga' and Popeye joined forces to spearhead the Colleens to a a neat 25-16 decision over the Overtons to win the Junior Ladies' Cham
With a thirteen-all
bottom of the fifth, the @_six-bit barrege to crash
the
exploded Witch with live runs to put tha
their side of the scoresheet, still undaunted by their comfortable. tead, the Colleen lasses. Biled on seven more runs in devastating in their peth, capital- oing i
Ave, disastrous errors
Μες απολύστηκε
a four-match by inled · sacker
Maurten Blent,
The following is this week's schedule
Today, anakertoja r. com. birea, Chinese (apchipiti
rockergow E PANI LA NII
· DM, KOY W., Winner:
net.
Outside of Brand's Jevelin Portugal's penalty kick, in Throw and Capt Hunter's Long the 30th minute, was saved by Jump of 31 foot 10 inches in the goalkeeper Gümą“, who dived preliminary round, field event to stop Inside left Matateu's performances were below the shot-Riter.
THE GAMBOLS
LATER
cap
With the loss of these stars,
the prospects of the Jamalean team to Melbourne are node too
American Wins Egyptian Golf Tourney
Alexandria, Egypt, Apr, 0 protse Paul Harney, of the United
rogy. Rhoden will no doubt run States, won the Egyptian Match the anchor leg, though it is Play Golf Championship here doubtful whether, he can, opent today, defchting Frank Philips A SPEED BATTLE his 45.2 seconds of the 1962 (Austrille). 10 and 9 in the 36
holes finali Gomes So much do the Australians Two other, ilkely members of “He had led by five strokes, believe that the series is likely the quartet, are the twins, after the morning round on the to dovelop thto, a speed battle Melvin and Malcolm Spence, windswept Smouha, Sports Club that they have brought an array Both these runners, now in Courpo-Router.
Barry Appleby
AN HOUR LATER.
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GOLDEN CHURN
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