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“THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1957.
The
Reflections On
1956/57 Senior Softball League
The Men's International series saw only four teams compeilng. A regular entrant, Pakistan, found difficulty in raising a side and did not participate. As, was expected, the elimination rounds found the favourites getting through to the finals.
On Boxing Day, China nearly paid the penalty for underestimating the calibre of the opposition as an underdog Filipino squad, ambitiously aiming for an upset victory, refused to throw in the towel and battled the Chinese boys for the full nine-inning stretch before going down in glorious defcat.
"China scraped through, but barely, to a victory which, on the day's showing, they did not deserve
nid a very different tale might have been told if the Fino boys had come through with some power hitting in the lost laning
local
guest player, more than lived they hoisted the Philippines' up to the reputation that national colours and went down preceeded him to these shores. to a glorioun 1-3 defent to China The long-held opinion, in in the Men's International
softball
thut olimination game. circles,
The Dodgers pitchers are not supposed to showed all-round superiority show power at the plate was over their nearest rivals, the uncertain Comels. The Inter team had fashion as both Jennings and the honour of supplying the the Universal Lin Fung-Senior "B'a" M.V.P. David turned out top-notch batting Fong.
British Amateur Golf Championship THOSE NEW WORLD NAMES
SPELL DANGER
4
TO JOHN BEHARRELL
Says BOB FERRIER
From Arizona to Ainsdale they will be gathering in a couple of weeks' time for the British Amatour Golf Championship at Formby and the draw throws up the annual prospect of great names and great matches.
And John Beharrell, defending champion, 'finds himself in the superficially easiest quarter of the draw.
nocessary.
37 three
He is in the bottom quarter last places SVEG with an opening match against Overseas entrants totalled TA. Cowdy, of West Lancashire, including 28 Americana, and the beat of the opposition South Africans and others from will be Dale Morey, the Ameri- | Denmark, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, can Walker Cup player, two the Channel Islands and the Isle other Americans in Allan Ell of Man The Seats number 25, and Richard Rods plus Alau the Irish alne. Slater, Dr.F.W. Deighton, tho Scottish
champion, Arthur Perowno and Maisey,
Joung George
Twenty-eight Americans, lo faci, are included, the best of them being probably Jim Mc- Hale, a former winner Jn Bob Sweeny, and terms
Frank Strofact--- ali oki stagera in the event.
In the other gume, Portugal easily necounted for valiant but green Great Britain team modo ap of Dwins of the Selor "A" warrior. and eight Junior League Auster. The Lusitanians dictated right from the start and behind -Googie Marques' steady hurlag swept to victory by 20 runs to li The game had its moments of
exeltement--but these were low and far between-and the few Ians with time on their hands were squirmibig. uncomfortably In the alands long before the game ended.
given tho Ho in no
performances to steal, the show,
a
The Hongkong University SUPERB PITCHING boys, with three years playing Jennings' superis pitching and experience but lacking any out- much admira-sanding players, nevertheless stamina evoked tion
who literally played the game. Their ond local huriers olk whom uskoi to do mound only victory in eight games was duly on consecutive day, should via the walkover route.
They hide their heads in tháme. always tried hard to put up a
An
good show, win or lose and though they never got within striking distance of either the Dodgers or Comete, are to be their sports- complimented for manship.
LADIES' SENIOR LEAGUE The softball Beene Was dismal one as far as the Senior ladles were concerned. There were but two teams competing---- South China and The Overseas, and frankly speaking both sides were not capable of the brand of ball to Justify their participation in this leogue. After two victories over the Overseas, South China were handed the championship on a silver plate through the Over-
seas conceding them three walk- overs in succession. There were no players in either side who rute special mention.
earlier visl; to these chores was that by a squadron of the Canadian Navy. In an exh blon game against the Hongkong All-Stars, Padget of The outlook was far different the Navy pitched a no-hitter When Portugal fored China i und only bad relay to second the Onal in Elster Monday in an attempt to nip a base- Inst. Vie Pedrucu of the sealing Gerry Remedios robbed Blackhawks pitched 1 grand him of a shut-out as Reedlos game to lead the Portugal side | crossed the plate for the locals' to a convincing 10-2 victory, only m The Navy made) This was a hard-fought tussie short work of Lan Ping whe where sheer offensive power played a d-ckiye zole and once again the trophy rests on the Portuguese sideboard us it has done for many years.
LADIES' SECTION The entries for the Indica' zeenon proved disappointing as only two contestants participated
A
was no
was replaced by Vic Pestruco and emerged triumphant by score of 2 runs to 1.
to
While it is undeniable that visits by foreign sides have done and will continuo to do much to promote the game, it In equally undeniablo that criticsm in haste and without first ascertaining the facts can and a best-of-three serles was decised un
In the
also be detrimental
tho oping interests of the game. For this It was indeed regrettable that sune,
wet-behind-the cars Portugal side
reason match
alone, The Canadians' the numerous non-Chinese against a China side which had
visit will long be remembered schoolgirls laboured under the practically played together as a
but it is not proposed to rub erroneous Impression that their team during the season. The salt into an old wound.
standard of play was unworthy South China and Overseas girls
I would be a great fillip to of the Senior Ladies'. In the joined forces to form the China local softball if the Association end-of-season Knock Out icam
Vais and
combination could find its way to reciprocat- Ladies Junkor scrles, the proved 100 strong for the ng the visits of our friends schoolgirls displayed a playing Portuguesa fuses who went from Taiwan, if not during the alandard which matched that of down 10 0 crushing 30-12 1057/8 Season then perhaps their Senior counterparts. defcat. With a view to regain- | within the next two
or three ing some lost prestige, mentor | years, The difficulties are not Bill Silva trlod to strengthen insurmountable provided the his team by calling on the right support is forthcom.ng and services of some of the stars of the various snags can be froned yeale, yours. Apparently his call out. felj in dent cars as neither they nor the understandably discouraged rookies) turned up for the return encounter and Slīva had to forfeit the game,
Except for the Men Anal,
BENTOR "B"
It fo therefore hoped that these Junvora wil have £ change of heart next sencon, as a Senior League with only two teams competing must surely be devoid of interest. With very little prospects of the champion The Senior "A" stole a lot of Wahoos of the Colleens making. thunder from the "B" Division come-backs, W's up to
the which and only three teams younger generation to lend their competing. The PI Dodgers, support. The fact that four teams eventual winners, behind the were entered in the Junior K O steadying influence and hurling series shows that there way no of veteran Fred Diesta won the dearth of interest of material championship by beating the available for tho Senior Comots in a play-off game. The provided these Juniors can Dodgers' wo defeats were walk overcome their aversion to overs conceded to opponents, compete with their elder sisters.
In the play-off, much credit The most notable visit this
goes to Diesta as he overcame Benson was that of the Taiwan
of 21 Pandas and
Taiwan the physical handicap the
which They badly sprained ankle, Universal Girls' teams showed us how softball should condition: the Comets were well be played and their playing aware of, to scatter 3 hits in his ability and good sportsmanship team's 12-1 triumph,
Dodgers covered made them worthy ambassadors of goodwill.
Marvin Jennings, themselves with glory when
the standard of play in all the above games was well below tha, of unst Internationals. The -cream of talent was on display to show their wars, but there wasn'! much to impress the few spectators present.
These 60mo
From time to time, Items of interest concerning softball will crop up-and I shall try to keep you up-to-date on what goes on. But until the cry of "Play Ball" echoes once again through begs King's. Park, this scribe
for your indulgence and asks
TIME OUT"
Olympic Stars Dominate 1957
U.S. Track
Season
With Two World Records
By CORNELUIS RYAN
New York.
Two new world records, one world record tied, and Ron Delany ran his win- ning streak to 18 straight races-these were the features of the 1957 track season in the U.S.
As was to be expected, Olymple, stars dominated the season and there were no new stars, although there were some promising newcomers who may be true stars in the future. Lee Calhoun, Milt Campbell, Charley Jenidns, Tom Courtney, Delany, Greg Bell, Glenn Davis, Bob Richards, and O'Brien, all gold-medal winners at Mel- bourno, saw aetion in, indoor meets.
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NCAA record.
the..
latter 31
Bobby Morrow, winner of victory in the national indoor respectively, both Olympic sprints, and bigh championships, jump winner Charloy Dumas Since there are no 400-metre Greg Bell, the Olymple Jong A were missing, since both attend or 440-yard indoor ruces, jump champion, turned in the schools which have no indoor Olymple champion. Charley second-best long jump in his- team and are some 3,000 miles Jenkins had to run 900 yards. tory, 25 feet 7 inches, in the from the big Eastern meets. He won the first two races of Big Ten Conference meet, and Of tho Olympic champions, the season, then Iost to Glenn Davis, 400-metre hurdle 800-meiro winner Courtney Courtney and then to Reggie champion, competed in five dif- probably had the unhapplost in Fearman, but came back to win ferent events for his school, door season, since he was con- the 100-yard
in the Ohio State U., and scored well sistently beaten by Arnie national championships with in all although he got no Sowell, but even so the season Courtney third. The winning| records, was not a complete failure- time was 1.10.4.
Tybo biggest disappointment Courtney led the world 000-
VIS BEST TIME
was self-exiled Hungarian star yard record in a ruce at Boston Delany, the affable Irishman Laszlo Taburi, a four-minuto when he was clocked in 1.095. who atienda Villanova Univer- miter who just couldn't win on A work later, in the Millrose sity in Philadephia, won every the boards. But it was easily 880-yard run at New York, mile race he entered but not no understandable-Tabori had no Sowell beat Courtney again and records, since he runs only to previous experience
a new world record of win. His best time was 4.03 8. small, 11- lape-to-the- mije 1.60.4
at! Chicago on March 16 Just banked wooden tracks with their The other new world marks, two-tenths of a recond aft Clun- traffic-jam: of Incorn on curves, was Milt Campbell's 1.0. seconds nar Nielson's world indoor mark, and he was running 1 against for the 60-yard high hurdles, but six days later Delany won Detary, who had not only falent-
Campbell, Olymple decathlon at Cleveland in a alow, 4.30.4; but ample experience Champion, best Olympic 110- In the pational codego chám=| | . · NO VISITING STARS metre hurdics champkins Calhoun plonships Delany sepred 'un tas- -A Pollah" bay, Jan Miocain- three times during the Indoor precedented "double" by taking kowski, who li known to his petron, but then Callosan beat the 1,000-yard and two-mile Houston,
University
150
10
the
One doubts it McHale anch Sweeny will in fact appear. Ali three are in the second quarter with Thirwell, Stowe, Bussch and Neville Dunn.
AT THE TOP
At the top Peter Grant from Arizona meets a fellow Ameri- can
in John H. Selby from Aperwomis. Also in this sector are Geno Ardrewe and Churles Dixon, an American from Ger- many who meets Philip Scrut- ton in a second mand match.
In the third quarter is a neat assortment of New World names
Goorge T. Baird, Robert Kiersky, Preston Moore and, bei lieve it or not, Damen Hierony- mus and a formidable home package of Carr, Micklem, Blair and Wolstenholine with Arthur Walker of South Africa, the new English amateur champion.
Precisely 200 entrante were left so that no ballot for the
Answers To Sports Quiz
1. 452, by Don Bradman. 2. Bobby Locke.
3. John L. Sullivan, Bob Fitz- ahmunona, Jack Johnson and Jack Dempsy.
4. Lawn tennis, boxing and
lco-skating.
5. No.
6. Epsom, it is the name of a bend in the Darby course. 7. It was the putter used by the great American golfer, Bobby Jones,
8. Boxing, cricket and athletics, 9. Yea
10. Greyhound.
cause it is so much casier to spell and say, did well in two- mble races and де won the national three-mile champion- ship in 13.57.4. Scotsman Alex Breckinridge, A
Villanova student, was second to Macy la that three-mile ruce, There were no visiting European stars
en tour this season.
In the pole vault, Bob Richrads and Bob Guthowski Be at 35 feet 8 inches in the Millrose meci, an all-time high for each of them.
in
Most promising now name- along with Macy-was Dave Owen
the University at Michigan, who did 50 feet the shot put. Parry O'Brien had a routine, if winning. sono, devoid of 00-foot shốt puis. He Wcza the national championship with 59 fect 8 Inches.-United Press.
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