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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1958.
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OUTDOOR SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP PRACTICALLY DECIDED
FESTIVAL WORTH TRYING AGAIN
The first ever Outdoor Sports Festival organised by the Hongkong Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Council at the Hongkong Stadium proved quite an attractive affair if it did not attract as many people as one would have hoped to see present, Six different sports athletics, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, miniature football and softball-were pre- sentexi. Most appreciated, it would appear, was the i gymnastics display by the Army. Physical Training: Corps.
Not so much because it was, Leiter than anything similar in any other part of the world as for the fact that I was very much of a novelty to Hong- kong.
It seemed to me that good
attracted deal of the crowd
sold to have numbered over a 1bouman-came 10 Kee
the hockey
match between the Combined Services and Cum- Lined Civillans, which the latter won, 4-1.
The miniature softball match, in which many of the Colony'? leading players in this sport were engagert, also brought forth much applause,
Trials
Five of the men's truck events in the athletes section of the Festival were trials for selection of the IKAAA the
team to meet United States for Easteru Air Forces and probably the Amateur Athletic Federation of 2011
Taiwan
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many athletes clocked their fastest ever Umps in Hongkong The legend lins since grown that the Government Stadium truck is much faster than the Caroline Hill truck. One must now reconsider this opinton the new evidence,
LEAGUE CRICKET
Craigengower Move Up
Craigengower Cricket Club won a very valuable four points from Army South in the First Division of the Cricket League at Sookunpoo on Saturday and are now in a strong challenging position to League lenders Army North-three points. behind with Heven matches to go.
IC and KCC also won while Scorpions were held to a draw by iteereio and Optimists beat the Royal Air Force.
League standings now are:
WD Pis 13 8 2 3 21
Army North Scarpions
1 RC Craigengewer
that It important to note In the 1056 Colony Champion- ships
were involved some of the
Hongkong Anest runes has ever seen. The fth mon In the
Metres
finished ( Roc 800 under 2 minutes a seconds and it is quite understandable in the circumstaners that sich
oul- standing half-milera as Keith Burch
Boorman Peter should have been pushed under two minutes. 1480
Yesterday two such highly- regarded half milers as Goddard" und Barnes did not clock faster
mes
than 2:05,4 and 2:05,0 respectively, and it must be re- membered that they clocker! 2.04.2 2:04.3 at Caroline Hitl in December. Barnes col)-
the valescent from a recent thiess, hud he was still capable of push- my Goddard yesterday.
Stadium on March 12 or 19. It does not follow that first two or three in each event.
for will definitely be selected Hongkong's Orst ever full-scale international athletic match, but they ja almost certum that will be preferred toYORC else,
Surprising
One very surprising feature of the track events was that the participants, with the exception of Archie Lin, did not turn f faster times than they have done at Caroline Hill earlier the season.
This was most surprising as all the participating athletes are in much better condition than they were at the last HKAAA Open Meeting Caroline HU Stadium last December,
May Be Improved
Disappointing though the Festival was from the point of view of lack of attendance, think
that it should be tried again.
There Is considerable for rour
improvement in s presentation,
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To begin with, it dragged over a long period and, particularly softball and hockey the matches, only a small section of the whole feld was occupied.
Some other form of sport could have been carried on in another section of the fleld, The argument is brought forth by some 13t alt concentration should be on one item, but
In the only previous HKAAA prople are likelier to be bored meeting over hek
the
In educated to appreciation Government Stadium-the 1930 by what they are not interested
Colony Champlonships-several in.
Colony records were broken and
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Army Soul: RAF Hee
4 3 4 33 21 43
2 0 5 14
1 1 10 13
Royal Navy
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Buji Dhabher was the major the with 47 to contributor Craigengower total of 172, with K. Y. Tam (20), P. A. Rogi (21) also and G. A. Souza (24) among the runs.
Real Madrid In European Cup Semi-Finals
Sovillo, Feb. 23, Real Madrid, the holdem, joined Manchester United in the semi-finale of the European Soccor Cup to- day by eliminating Seville in the quartor-finals.
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the Arst leg 8-0 in Madrid
The Madrid club, who won month ago, drew 2-2 at Seville today to quality on an aggregate! of 10-2.
Manchester United were the first clubs to reach the semi- finals when they defeated Rod Star, Belgrade, on the eve of the Munich days ago.
Opening batsman Brown was undefeated for 52 in the Army-Ajax South Innings of 112, bal the wickets at the other end, except for an opening stand of 33 with Tidey, kept folling a1 regular intervals and victory Was desplie comfortably achieved two dropped catches by Dhaber in the deep,
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33 Fielding Errors Hurricanes Win Ladies' League Game
By "TIME OUT"
The Ladies' League championship was practically decided yesterday when in an entertaining softball game at King's Park Onofre Souza's red-shirted Hurricanos, behind the four- hit pitching of Evelyn Alonco and the fielding and batting of Myra Cruz, edged out the South China team by 9 runs to 7. The close score, however, belied the standard of play as a total of 33 fielding errors was registered, 18 by the losers and 15 by the winners.
a one-
the kinks, The The Comets kept their posi-, second after getting his eldo's to iron out
Goodnir in his first The two other quarter-finals tion mid-way in the Junior only hit of the game, a liner | Comets'
season of competitive softball (Amsterdam) versus League standings Intact with a past third, he tried to reach
over the third on a fumble of K. K. and after a two weeks' layoff Vasas (Budapest) and Borussia | magnificent 8-1 win Dortmund
was a shodo unfortunate in not (West Germany) gallant War Eagles the winners' Wong's long fly to left, verGust Milano (Italy)-have John Goodalr tossing
The relay from the pastures having gotten his "double" as
earlier in hitter. still to be deelded.
the season a bullet and one had
a hitless game against other rally was killed as Lee lossed sild right into the third-sacker the Austers. A special pat on for the outstretched glove the back goes to him Kotwall's with the ball tucked away in it, wock's outstanding performance
Goodair seemed to resent Fanteld.
The draw for the semi-anals is due to take place in Brussels On March 1-Router,
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The other two League games, CAA versus US Navy and P.I. Dodgers against the University of Hongkong, resulted in forfeits by the Athletics and the U respectively.
The Athletics unfortunately got their signals crossed when they turned up at 1.45 p.m. for the 11.30 am. game.
como In like
K. Lee's spoiling of his poten-
tini no-hit game because in the
Three Miscues
last two frames he went about The winners made only three hin business quickly and dia-miscues and on the day's show- posed of the Engles in one- ing were worthy victors al- As for the exhibition zoßball, two-three order, the Conadion
Just to make sure, his lean- Naval Squadron
motes gave him full support in bowed 7 to 0 to Junior All- Stars side that displayed a lot the bottom of the fifth by of hustle and yesterday at the putting the game on ice with a four runs splurge to make the final score 8 to 1 in favour of The Comets.
though they had to contend with stubborn and unexpected opposition from a team that took
risks out of sheer quite a few anxiety to avold a shut-out.
Well done, the Eagles-let's have some more softball of this type from you, but please, oh, The Coincts got seven hits off please try to play percentage the Eagles hurler Lau Man-loong bail when the chips are stacked The 13 base- and Al Oliveira's who has been anything but ghinst you. Warriors, and the other the impressive this scason.
This runters you left atranded con- first-ever televised softball game young pitcher has a good arm stitutes a new record in local in Hongkong.
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Almost History
The sprinkling of fans at King'a Park must have left immediately alter the Comets end War Eagles contest with a feeling of satisfaction. This Junior game almost saw local softball history made os John Goodnir of the Comets just missed his second no-hitter of the
schlevement season, an never recorded before,
The Eagles left two runners siranded in the first inning and falled to scOOD.
John Bryant opened the scoring for the Cometa when he came home on an infield miscue. Tony Djeng got nabbed at the plate when he rttempted to sncuk past Eagles' catcher Owen for the second out afcir Tommy Chadd had rapped a drive straight to pitcher
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Michael Hussain's batting average took a sharp dive when in his first trip to the plate ne couldn't produen a hlt. In fact he went zeru four and must now be considered an "also tan" for the batting title.
The recond frame got under way with the Comets leading -0. The Eagles' rat two bot ters were out on easy pops and Kew looked all set to store from bird on two successive errors, but Goodnir rose the occasion and whiffed his opposite num- ber Lau on a fast third strike. The Comets rung up Tu number two in the bottom of the second when shortstop Lam unted safely to advance Kot- wall in second base and then Goodnir rammed Lau's slow bo'l to centre-field for Kotwall to come home standing up.
Lam and Goodair were left stranded on the sacks as Eagles' pitcher Lau took a breather and then got the next three batters on a fan-out and two lazy flies to the infield.
It was still a no-bit Kame after the top of the third as Goodalr forced the Eagles to lay the ball on the ground Talght to the waiting glove of Comels shortstop Lam,
Kotwall's filt past the hol corner drove in Chadd ahead of him from second, then with two men on the Eagles' rightflekicr
catch Kew made a good
of Osman's long drive to end the taning and the scoreboard noW rend Comets 3, War Eagles 0.
Safely Parked
K K. Wong worked Goodair for a walk and when the latter faltered by issuing another tree ticket to first Wong was rafely parked at the keystone. A very good scoring chance was, thrown away when Wong then foolish- ly tried to make third as Good- air turned his back because the bali was waiting for him in the mitt of hoi-comer guardian: Kotwall.
A flelder's choice and two walks later Wu hit home plate for the Eagles' first ́run on nary hit. The Comels took full advantage of some atrocious de- fotalve play by the losers to scure another run and it was Bow 4-1.
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