WEEK END SOFTBALL
THE CHINA MAIL,・・ MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1957.
SAINTS PUSH BLACKHAWKS DOWN ONE RUNG OF THE LADDER
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By "TIME OUT"
In the main softball attraction at King's Park yesterday, Bimbi ̧ Ablong's Saints pushed the Blackhawks down another rung of the Cham- pionship ladder when, with the aid of three wild pitches by Ren Barretto which elud the glove of receiver Reggie Mattos, and which were res- ponsible ft. three runs crossing the plate, the Joeys emerged victorious by the score of 4 runs to 2.
walkover to the
tribe on
were
last and with Vie Pedruco pit-
Athlettes boys, although trailing
ching effortlessly an easy vic- the tory seemed certain but
by eight runs, staged an up- rising in the bottom of the fifth to lower the margin by throo and really had the Hawks worried.
By virtue of this defeat the The first two innings passed able Blackhawks are now is a three- without both sides being
Pandas and to score na both the Joeys and way the with the Saints for second place whilst Hawks clamped down with tight the Warriors claim undisputed | noiding, but the Hawks possession of the League leader- | the first to take the initiative, ship by very narrow enargin of one game, The
With one away, Nado Gomes runs, South Chino squad once again failed to put singled, went to second on a In an appearance and conceded fumble by Joey catcher Sherry
The Hawks added another run Bux and when Bux heaved the
In the top of the sixth and with ball way over second Gomes was
slow in denting the rubber|4 four-run lend, a
series of The Warriors have but two for the Hawks' first run. The
fumbles and a freak ut that more League fixtures to play off, next two batters could make no
was good for two rung cut down one against Olly Van Hawks headway against hurler Salleh
the Hawks' margin to two meat- and the other against celler and there was no further scor
ly runs. dwellers South China, and
ing.
With two on and two away, Victory for the Hawks next
the best the Athletics' Harry Sunday would mean a foil-way
Kwok could do was to stare at a tle, an unprecedented situation.
third strike and thus throw Salleh down the drain his chances of
Saturday,
173 Loc. Bty. Win The Triangular
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In a friendly triangular ath- lotic meet held at Boundary Street yesterday, the 173 Locat- ing Battery became the winners with 104 points.
A close second was a cop with 1021⁄2 points and the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club was third with 78 points.
Following are the results:
yards: 1.
Xavier A. (HKAAČ); }, Hardai (173 Loc. By,ja's, Maloney (8 COD), Time; 10.2 secu.
100
noi
The Joeys come right back into the game in their half of the same inring wanglod
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PHIL BULL tells you
F1 pass to Brst from being the big hero of the day. Barretto and quickly stoje econd With one away, A. G. Imall bunted a slow roller
third mocker Robert Nunes who made wild throw to Arat, Salleh ending up at third, Arf Ozorla then come through with a timely blagle, scoring Salleh to the up the game.
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Hawk burler Barretto then had, difficulty finding the plate and two grounders to receiver
Mattos almost broke the back of the Hawks as two unearned runs aroseed the plate for the Jocys to take the lead by two runs. The next
two batters then popped up to end the inning, but t
the harm was already done.
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The Hawks could not score In The next two innings as Sollen bore down on their disheartened batters and in the bottom of the fifth a bunt, a sacrifice fly and single by Dave "Bambino" Leonard BOW a potential run To the 20 yards;-1, S. Xavier Asafely parked at third. AC); 2. Guna (8 COD); 3, Malacos * COD), Time;, 29.9 seca,
440 yards; 1, Bergeant (KAAC), * Jetfry (COD) 3, Honerman (273 Loc. Bty.). Time: 67.8 nees.
580__yarda:-). Homershamn (173 Loc. Bly.3; 2, Sergeant (HKAAC); 4. Edwards (173 Lộc. Bly.). Time:
mans. 11.1 does.
1 milo:-), Westo (173 140. Bly.): 2, Allinson (UKAAC);
consternation of his teammates another wild pitch by Barretto saw yet another run scored for the Joeys to lead by three runs.
2:
'OED IN
Club.
(Signed)
It's Just A Matter
Of Mathematics
the him
Compensating time performances for the ages of the horses and the weights carried calls for some measurement of the gradual improvement horses make from their early days as two-year-olds until they reach maturity at four or five years of age.
the same time. "Sprinters mature Unfortunately they don't all mature at about six months earlier than out and out stayers. We need a table which seta out these facts of racehorse development in a usable manner, in terms of weight, over all distances, month by month throughout the year.
From that work stems the present day Weight for Age scale, sanciloned by the Jockey
BO SIMPLE!
You have the Actual times
Over 80 years ago that crusty (Weight for a two-year-old over) gether, and the only proper and old racing genius Admiral Rous five furlongs in April is 6at. 6lb. feasible way to deal with them dld a remarkable plece of work Fulfer therefore carried 331b. is by consideration of the time on this problem.
more than the weight to which data" Itself. his extreme immaturity entitled him. So his time performance figure must be speeded up by 33 In the top of the sixth, with
Umes .04 seconds, which is 1.82 recorded and also the Standard one away, Tony Rodrigues Club
seconds.
times. Compare the two on Bnally zeroed in on
Fulfer's age-and-weight-com-per-furlong or per-five-furlong offerings and polod a tremend- Lime test purposes? Yes, cerpensated figure is then not 1.35 basts, compensale for age and
Seconds
slow per ve furlongs, weight, and you have a set of fence. Gerry Remedios then tainly; but none as it stands.
but .03 seconds slow.
the effect figures from which The other horses' time
be per of going and wind can in a calculated. the outfield and
formances are adjusted over 120 yards Hurdlen:-1, Gracia (173) Way
similar manner. I'll give the Loc. Bly.): 2, Wright (6 COD); 3, Rodriguen came horne standing
time test figures in my final Newbury (173 Loc. Bty.). Tune: up to reduce the deficit to two 20.0 nest
article.
James (173 Loc. Bly.). Tune: mune. 41 Bocs.
3 miles-1, Weate (173 Loc. my.); 2, Tüby 16 COD); 3, James (RS Loc. Bly.).
Time: 10 mins. 20.0 cc.
Javelin, Harris [173 Loc. Diy.);
1. Wright (0 COD): 5, Clark (175 Loc. Isty.). Dinance: 140 feet 10 ina.
Shot Put:-1, Noble (HKAAC); Clark (173 Loc. Bly.): 3, Hearn LUD). Distance: 33 feet 4 ins,
Discus:-1, Hamson (HKAAC); 2, Clayton (6 COD); 3. Noble (HKA- AU). Distance: 100 feet 3 ins.
Hammer Hear 10 COD): 2
(HKAAC):
Hamson Noble
(HRAAC). Distance; 685 feet 3 ins,
Sallch's
ous triple over the centre-feld
salled a double which pokod
Tunz
There was no further scoring for the rest of the innings us both sides got down to business and the game inded with the Joeys winners by two runs.
Wright 1 COD); 3, Jenner (1732f1
Pole Vault: 1, Clarke (0 COD);,& Loc. Bly.). Height: 8 feet 3 in.
High Jump:-1, Homersham (123 Loc. Bty.).
Can this scale be used for our
It has first to be rephrased in a logical manner, with the fully weighted at 9-7 mature horses oughout.
of
for
There are also a number self-contradictions and anomalica in the scate which calle correction.
COMPENSATION
THAT GOING
of
The alternative to the Weighted by weather and underfoot
connder-
Now for this problem weather conditions"
Hace times are greatly affect
conditions. Some people shy Both Salleh and his opposite for Age Scale is something they are also affected by ter number, Ren Barretto, gave up devised myself after
perature and humidity, and I Ave hits cach
but the erraticable research some years ago.
uaresay they're right, spells of Barretto contributed It is un Age, Weight, and
Three years ago I ran a very to a great degree to the Hawks' Distance Table, Those of you
speedy
named two-year-old Hawk
shor stop who are interested in it will Bubulides in the Gimcrack at Nunes earned trend it printed in full in my York. mendous applause with
his publication "Timeform,"
He had won at Ascot and scintillating catch of Art Ozorto's daisy-culter which With the aid of this table the Goodwood, but on this occasion looked good for a single in the compensation of time perform the going was atrocious and he first inning.
ance for age and weight is finally got bogged down in the
mud a furlong from the finish, quite araightforward.
Simply compare the Actual of the Joeys the Hawks had a Weighis carmed with the Table and translate the close shave when the lowly Weights, CAA side fully extended them poundage differences into time, England lost her first match for the whole game nod at one at the rate of .04 seconds per in the youth international foot-stage stunning upset oven/lb. ball tournament which began in loomed in the ofing. Spain. They lost 1-2 to Holland |
er holding them to 1-1 at half-time.
Long Jump: 1, Gunn (0 COD); 2, 5. Xavier (EKAAC); 3, Mitchell LATS Loc. Dity.]. Distance: 18 feet
10 in.
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2 Middle East town
a Blade
4 Bleed
▸ Semblance
6 Exploits
**7 Those nights
8 Places of ground?'
9. Great ship
10 From North Africa?
11 Middle East people
13 Ruler
13 These out?
14. Birange".
"15 Eastern famliy
Immediately after their de- moralising defeat at the handa
In the six Newmarket time performances referred to before,
two-year-old The Hawks scored in every | tho
Fulfer 11lb. The Table Est. inning of the game except the carried
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The race was won by Procast in about 82 seconds for the six furlongs. Yet only a year or two earlier Windy City had won the same race in less than 72 peconds.
difference, That 10 seconds equivalent to 60 lengths, or getting on for a furlong, illus rates the extent to which time are affected by underfoot, con- ditions.
It is a matter of mathematies, simple enough in certain cases, but involving complicated vector analysis when there is wind effect to take into account.
all
Too much mathematles round, you say? Well, that's how it is. Don't say I didn't warn you!
Phil Bull is the proprietor of the weekly "Timeform" and of the annual "“Racehorsen of 1956" by (published
Timeform, Albion Street, Halfar, York- shire)
London Express Service. (COPYRIGHT)
Dutch Against Nationalism In Olympies
The Hague, Apr. 13, Tho Dutch Olymple Com- mittoo is to suggest to the En
rational Olympic Committon that the nationalistic element should be eliminated · frben. future Olympiade.
**There
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The problem for the time test
Doctor J. Linthorst. Homan, is how to express, in figures, the the President, said at the precise effect of the going upon annual meeting of the Dutch the times on any particular day. Olympic Committee hero to-
Newspaper reports describing day:
Olymple the going as Arm, good, soft, Games and we must go on with holding, or heavy are all right them, but we do not altogether from a form student's point of agree with the way in which view, but they are quite useless they are organised. Holland did not compete in the Melbourne for time test purposes.j
* Olympic Games last November. depth of
In reply to a request from hoof impressions, and indeed the 1.0.C., who had asked na- any estimates based
upots tional
committees for pro- physical measurement,
posals concerning the organisa-. Then there is the matter of Lion of the Olymple - Games, the strength and direction of the Dutch committen is to pro- the wind,
So also, to
my mind, estimates based
-upon
A wind behind : the,
1219
runners
comod
That competitors shouta, all
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TAKE÷MY TIP, YOU HIT-OR-BUST GOLFERS!®
My First Aim Now Is To Find The Fairway
From The Tee
Says PETER ALLISS
(British Ryder Cup player, and one of the longest hitters in golf) Extra length-that is the aim of a ́ll average golfers when spring returns and
the ball sits up on the fresh grase asking to be hit,
I don't blame them. For the over-40 player, extra length is the sign that he is not so old after all; for the young players it seems the one answer to the problem of that single-figure handicap.
-
fow, and then get one opa the Anst green, you will have had it!
We pros, got the same fol- I have curbet my impetuosity | to get the strength. Don't try the ing. It looks so good when the in favour of keeping on the four-footers, Should you miss a ball rolls and rolls out of sight | course.
LESS BODY along the mown tairways,
But I must give a warning- I have cut down some of my based on my personal experi- | body movement, keep my left enots.
heol on the groland now through- out the whole swing, and use a firmer wrist action, My first him now is to find the fairway from the tee
For the last 10 years i have been hitting the ball pretty well flat out. This in spite of the fact that I have a father fine beach-bolling me that I was all wrong.
I confess that I have got quite a kick out of being spotten of as one of the longest hitters in the country.
It is the same with iron shots, particularly the lotted irons, uso ona club more
there ukrudt),
take a threequarter, swing and a shottish, firm follow-through. would hit all out with
For instance, where before I
No. I
three-
4
my
.0, now take But it hasn't won me enough quarter shot with a No. 7. competitions. It has not made Although I am a club or so me score
the shorter i find I can direct consistently in 50's, which is necessary nowe-swing much better and I have more confidence. Indeed, I won days to take the money,
the Spanish Open last autumn as a direct result,
Last autumn 1 decided that this was just not good enough,
Auxiliary Medical Service Orders
Orders by the Hon. K. C.
Unit Yeo, C.M.G.
Controller, Auxiliary Medical Service. Serial No. 7/57. April 14, 1857.
I don't want to suggest you start steering the ball. must still be hit
If you can make the time for illa ritual oach woole-end, you may find it of more use than a stries
you imepely in any case, and lemone. It will help
stop the ruining of a card by those Art Bow Endi tolos, "
(London Express Service).
(COFFRIGHT)
Bishop Auckland Win Amateur Cup Final
Wembley, Apr. 18. Bishop Auckland, from Coun that ty Durham, made history here It to-day by winning (the) English firmly and Amateur Cup Final the the third hand. But give up that "hit-or- successive year, beating their bust" idea and concentrate on south control.
country opponents, Wycombe Wanderers, by threa 'It helps, too, if you try
goals to one. They led 2-1 at slightly narrower stance. Line the interval
with the bottom of the club blade
square to the line of flight (not the top, which might lead to a "shut face), keep the hands a lttle in front or the ball and the wrists fum.
up
The Bishops gave a magnif- cent display to make it their ninth win"in the 64-year-old history of the Cup. They had been in six of the last ・eight finals. Beware of several misleading slogans. Most misleading of all
A. near capacity - crowd is "Never up, mover in,"
90,000 kaw
an exceptionally: If it better to be dead-or fine Final. Both Chairman: Tae Long-chi Robert yard putt, than to slide 6ft, past? and the play was always at a evan a yard sheet from a fiveployed long sweeping passes
1. Examinations--Ambulance Do- pot_Personnel. The fallowing Board of Examiners has been appointed by the Unit Controller, A.M.S.. to examina members of Aminilance Depots in First-Ald efficiency:
Members: K.
9. F. Yum, Mák Yin-jing, Wai Man- wal, Lam Chu-tung, Max Bik-hung, I have never
soen Bobby good speed, Cheng Kin-wal, Tang Wal-bum Locke, one of the world's finest Cheng Hin-chering.
in two part?—
the dates shown below:
the
teams em
of
The Bishops got their open- The examination will be arranged putters, a long way past
hole. He's invariably short, ing goal in the 18th minute,
when Fart Oral and Part -Practical, not in first time.
centre-forward Billy Members are required to attend
pass from examination centres at 7 pm. IND
"Be up!" Remember that all the home,
Another misleading slogan is Russell took
Hardisty and banged the ball Hongkong Examination · Centre---| trouble is usually beyond the- 81, Junn's Ambulance Brigade Head- green. It is better to leave your- Wycombe equalised in the quariors, Tai Hang load Amb. self a little run-up than have to 88th minute when outside-lett Depot No. U 740 (both teams). hack back out of a busiL
Frank Smith netted from 20 yards
following
Tilty Then there is that "straight clearance.
30th April, 1957; Amb. Depot No
70 (both teams), 3rd May, 1967; Amb, Depot No. E 240 (both teams),
10th May, 1957; Amb. Depot No left arm." It should be a "firm E 243 both teama), 17th May, 1981: left arm." Amb, Depot No. 20 (both teams),
14th May, 1967: Amb. Dapot No. 4 ramrod.
587 (both teams), 31st May, 1957;
Amb, Depot No. W czs (both teams). June, 1937: Amb, Depot No. A
Don't make it
a
SHEER FICTION
$4 (both teamá), 14th June, 1987.-
That tip of trying to keep a Kowloon Examination Contre-handkerchlet in place under the Headquarters St. John's Ambulance right arm on the back-swing is Brigade, Kowloon-Amb. Depot No.
H 381 (both teamay, 17th April, 1997; sheer fiction. I have never seen Amb. Depot No, K 421 (both teams, a good player with his right 14th May, 1957: Amb, Depot No. Telbow close to his side at the 007 (both one stop of the back-swing. Amb. Depot No. Y 915 (both teams), 8th May, 1957; Amb. Depot. No
K 410 (both teams), 15th May. 1987; I hope you have been keeping
Your muscles will need loċsen-
Amb. Depot No.-D 153 (both teams), a club at home and making a 2nd May, 1967.
Supervisors of each team are for before you leave for work.
point of swinging i cách night quired to be present to identify members of their respective teams
All riposssful candidates will be awarded a Certificate of Efficiency.
Trainier The following mein-ng and strengthering after the bers are required to report for train winter lay-oft. Even if you do ing as shown below:
this only for a few minutes (8), Ward Refresher Course, AMS before your week-end game, it Training Ward, Kowloon Hospital will make all tre difference to | Course No. WR13—18th to 19th
Apell. 1957--7 a... 10 2.30 p.m. those first few holes. Edwards... to 6 p.m.-2007 When you come to the first Hoot Cheng-weng, ling Kí. Lachice. 1.50 p.m. to 10 pm-151 H, G. match or competition of the Roche, 15478 A. M. Rodrigues, year, don't expect to start play-.
ing wonder golf without some Course No. Wh/144-19th April, 1937-7 a.m. to 130 D. can't after a week
preparation. The professional 18068 J. Gomes, 1955 Kwan Tung,
of giving
Cheng Kwang-chut 13150 G. 8.
to Zard
9.m. to p.m.3408 Kwan Man- lessons, so what chance have
p.m.-206 | JO17"
yee. 2.30 pm to 10 Leung Nal-fai, 1814 C. A, da Roža.
Course Na, WR/145–23rd to Zilb
Take a dozen balls-not-60----
April, 1987-73.0 to 3.30 pm and knock them up the prac- 1530 M. B. Keswani, 3563 Kwok
Mok-chi. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.338 tice fairway with two or three 0. 7. M. de Silva, 2.30 p.m. to 10 of the lofted irons. Then back p.m.-2025
Loen ki, again with your No. 3 Chang Kwok-keung.
and 4. Next hit two with your 'No. 4 Course No. WR/143-27th April to im May,_____1957--~] a.m. to 3.30 wood or spoon, and then two p.m.-2015 Fok Ka-orm, 3504 Leung Bluhmm, to 6 pm-6475 drives. Tee the ball up high. Too Chow Bos-200- 30 p.m. to 10 pm. many, poople make Insuficient -18106 #. A. Bantos, 4581 Kam King of the toeing ground--the
Mary Hospital-=-15cts
do
yuu.
() -Auxilary Nars Coures, only place where you can Соед
ng what you' ile, ?.. 18th April, 1991–4941 Yeung Blu- Finally, puit a couple of balls ing.
aerts the practice gtreeri, just
1. Resuite of Courses Attended, "(a) Ward Teaming · Course.---kieriilt *Good"—-0300 Ng Wai, Reguli—"Fair" 1302 50 Chun-sing, 6333 Chu Kwong- man, 1375 - Yeung, Wa-kun, 5330 THE
Po-ker, 6384 Lll Bing, 1030 Lan Kin- one bo Chang Peter, 18544. As I
Sainsbury.
• (3) Ward Mafiviher, Cüiris.——-No- "Very GoodD17, Gen Tow- Bag, 3401 Cheng / Chung-fun, 1970 Chiu Yu-abe, 3518 Chow Ching-ki,
3061
Ying-kit, Soep Wong Pa Ching-kong., 1940 Leung Hon- man, 3174 Cheung Klishing, Locul "Good"-3304, Chang Kicho, 4:00 LA 3"Vach" Luz, 8110 Hui Yin-chang Chiu-kwan, 4451 Fung 266-ko, | 18130 1512] H. Boysn, 18397- PIER, Khan, 15369 M. Joanilho... 14x0 8.10. Marken, 3179 Greik: Mui-koeh, 6310 Yum Chin-hung
(1) Auxilary Nurses Course-dia- Budim? (1996"1368, Lee Po«kow,:
Amby: Depola during the opening and closing PIN "Apell, 1997–10993. 3.A.
cromonton JORNAL Af A; from Amb, Depot D15/9 town?
They should march in groups, to Amb; Depot TH1/5 GEAR (BH G according to the various sports, Joseph her. Tung w 9.k. kh-Andi, and not in national, forma fans, There... should be no flagu This is an exceptionally, diffie carried in the parade. cult problem," and attempts to the Olymple by solve it with the aid of flags, be played; instead, atë n wind-gauges and other such anthems contraptions are: isighable in mondes
in the straight wilt spood up all wear the same Olympia: dress b times on the straight course But what about races On the round course with the wind against the runners for part of the journey?
their dalvétY JORDA Twewind colours should be - hola
The problemne
and going are bound up/ Tam
sho
from Ap
Two minutes later Derck Lawin, the Bishops inside- right crashed home the ball after the goalkeeper, had pars.
tially cleared.
Wycombe began to tire
the grine ended--and Warren Bradley, Bishops right-winger, hooked the ball into the nat following a corner in the 71st mimite to give the holders a -3-1-victory-Reuter,
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