THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1958,
SOUTH CHINA PRODUCE UPSET
Warriors Beat Dodgers FRIDAY'S ATHLETICS
4-1 In Main Senior 4-1-In
League Match
OUT" By "TIME
Lanky Joey Reis, the Warriors' first-sacker, poled out a round- tripper and later on a long fly ball to personally account for two of his side's 4 runs in their victory over the fast-fading PI Dodgers in the main attraction of the softball programme over the weekend. The Warriors beat the Dodgers by a score of 4 to 1 in a game full of excitement.
Afterthoughts On The "Big Meet"
By "RECORDER”
Seven Hongkong All-Comers' records fell at the first full-scale athletic meeting ever held by the governing body of athletics in Hongkong, the HKAAA, against a visiting team. The visitors accounted for all the All-Comers' records.
These were:
The 400 Metres Run in 58.7, Cotony standards in the
As for our friends from Taiwan, the Tao Kau ladies, the honours were secunds by David Neville (whose Metres (won by Goddard)
evenly divided. On Saturday they casily accounted for a weak Non-best ever is 47.5 seconds). Chinese side by 7 runs to 1, but yesterday our champion side, South China, turned the tables on the visitors with a splendid 2-1 triumph, which victory constitutes a major upset.
1
อน but
second
The Junior League came to, portant game between the. PI Dodgers in their turn
and the Warriors, and Joey Reis strode up to the when after Dodgera
the hall plate tử
the open an Inglorious end the University had disposed of Jimmy Chang started
Vie Pedruc After looking over strike the Austers by 15 runs to 2 in a rolling with n grounder stroightning.
The under-lo Dodger hurler 5-Ioning game
who loved him out at first, and two balls, Reis parked the produntes didn't have to Dickie Chaves erected Pedruen's nest pitch between the put- #1 rosity: home- fast pitching with a single to fielders for mounts the Pi Dodgers forfeited centre, made second safely and run Chunky Georgie Ribeiro on a walkover. Ended up at third on a fitmble singled over third, Terry Ewing
bunted
the 10 ently
entel rouraged by this example the by Dodger catcher Azevedo,
sixes and walk. Dodger inBekl
John Sevens and the stage looked se!
for a cluster of runs.
to bring Ликст
the Juniors" season to an end as their appo-
the game
trcm Caroline Hill, the boys Sentor South China squad, de etded not to show up 100 ar hunded the game to the US Navy. To end it all, the Over- giris also played hookey ugalist CAA. If this is not disgraceful state of affairs don't know what is.
zens
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Two Stranded
Tony Rodrigues
when sole second nnd Pereira's grounder was badly first tekind and the throw went high Chaves hit the plate
However. "Goose" Wong went for the first run. Rodrigues wat
third down swinging and the next flat-footed off caught while
Ground hopping
and two men up foul-tipped to leave potential runs stranded. Ruinellos swung Jerry
Dodgers went sown nothing to end the inning with
1-0, quick order in their turn at bat. Warrior Trading small crowd the
Is the top of the third the turned up to witness the im "Gios Wong Inced only three
Warriors were held scoreless and excitement mounted when the Dodgers lowered the margin
A surprisingly
of two The
SOME REFLECTIONS ON LAST FRIDAY'S SHOW
By OUR BOXING REPORTER
At approximately 10.15 last Friday evening the hell clanged to end the third and last round of a grand light-heavyweight contest... it was also the signal for one of the most sustained and enthusiastic ovations I have heard being accorded to two boxers in Hongkong for a long time.
The scene was set in the uniform garnished confines of the MacPherson Stadium: the occasion was the Land Forces Inter-Unit Team Championship: the show was a most satisfying experience..
The pundits of the world of wage a superb pugilistic balde sinateur boxing like to refer to in which the thrills lasted right their encounters as bouts or up to the Anal bell, contests. They dislike - for some obscure reason to call them fights, but for my money that is the
only terin that adequately and accurately de- scribes what we saw last Fri-
ning the
in
to a single nu in s frame. Calau Yvanovich got on via a scorching
The 1,000 Metres Relay by the United States Far Eastern Forces quartet of E. A. Crudup, 10 Threte, David Hamsay and David Neville.
1,500
o
by
SATURDAY'S RUGBY
SPARKLING DISPLAY BY THE TAIWANESE
By "PAK LO”
In a thrilling match on Saturday afternoon, the visitors from Taiwan provided the kind of fast, open rugby that every fan of the game. likes to see, and the Club, which can easily be classed as the second ranking XV in the Colony, had to go all out to beat the sparkling play of the Taiwanese.
Only a last second drop goal by O'Kelly saved the day for the Club, giving them
victory by 12 points (2 tries, 1 penalty goal, 1" dropped goal) to 10 polit (2 goala).
A
In the Pentangular match, a class, and all too many of the nearly broke through from fairly weak Army back division Club could have taken in abject | Bacout on the Tolwan ine but
was held up. was well vupported by the lesson from them.
There was a serum and the forwards, and with the Army
Cross the Club Far and away the best three on ball moved pack in control the Navy were beaten by 10 points (2 goals, 1 the field was their captain, Chenthes to Cooke who was tackl
ranex into the corner post, thus Hing-t, whose speed was to 1 penalty goal}
tastic, and only Cooke or Chrong saving the day for the Tul pointa (1 penolly goal),
could hope to catch him.
Metres (won the 3,000 Barnes).
Remarkable also was the all-try, Alr
down
on their round falling usel ability of all of the purely "local" runners with the possible Yacobs Teul and of exception K. Kennedy-Skipton.
The 110 Metres High Hurdles in 15.5 seconds by Jin Ball (whose best ever is 14.1 seconds).
The 400 Metres Hurdles in 57.0 seconds by Jim Dall.
The High Jump at 8 feet 2 inches by Oscar Johnson (whose
best ever is 6 feet 7 inches).
The Shot Put at 44 feet inches by G. D. Armundsen,
The Discus Throw at 137 feet 4 inches by Rudolph Houg.
The Javelin Throw at 209 feet 0 inches by Albert Cantello (whose best ever is 246 feet).
In not a single evcat on programme.
the
Not A Chance
performances
from even
3
A short programme has been made out for the Taiwanese, and their next Kame will be this evening when they meet
-round.
William The Club captain was the first to realise that the Club could not hope to keep the ball
winese. The Club were then pushed back to the Taiwan 25 where they lost the ball to right wing Work Halo-min, who kicked upfield.
could be the beautifully to give his threes finally did the worst thing ha
Last Opportunity
who they been allowed to play the Americans. The girls, who Colony.
runway Hongkong has ul various jumped off the surne
after it had been cut up by the times bad, athletes competing in purely local meetings who have long jump and hop, step and come reasonably near the best jump, did not have a ghost of the visitors were abic to achieve chance of doing well and don't have to be disappointed with Hin at Caroline
O Friday
fallure to go over 15 feet.
ነር
with
dis- his
Full Scale
have done. He cross kiekod, and Chong Hung-i ̧ who
Kept It Up
$
Hearn fumbled the ball, and example whleh set the Club on
up bla It should be mentioned here the UKRU President's Selection and win, and it was his
Ben cixuld not make the Club the way to victory, for through-mind what to do with 1, and that Melitavey did remarkably at 5.15 p.m. on
this
at out the game he crosskicked well to get under 55 seconds-ground. Following good time at Caroline Hill-but 7.00 p.m. there will
fool trial for the Colony XV every chance. it was also the first time that he
which will play the All-Blacks
For the Taiwanese, the full was racing up through the cen- at March 24
the Club Probably the explanation lies
back, Chen I-ho, was immature gathered and went over in had been pulled out in a race.
lately positioned and his the corner. He turned and run sin an equivalent of stage fright now that they know that and
in towards the posts, touching reputation is one thing and A game for Wednesday even-tackling was lerrdle, and
the Club proved that he could find the down in the middle despite the performance another, ing at 5.16 p.m. on actual they will he more confident next ground has also been arranged hole in the centre when twice attentions of three Club aciders.
and for the Taiwanese
this, he broke through the Club tole then converted his own try to give the Taiwanese the lead time.
their last match in the Colony send his other threes on.
by 10 points to nine. will be against a Services XV.
Li
Diso Chọn chap Thip I think is witng, for it The Long Jump and Hop; Step would have completed the tear tinguished himself Lecal records were "shaltered" } und Jump produced very poor for these very keen boys had speed, and MacTavish, who 151
The Taiwanese kept up the
and
Orie Penmen pressure normally considered fast, was made to look quite slow in com- Steward were much in evidence parison. MacTavish, however,
In as they defended strongly. had a good game and had the closing minutes Club ot- passing been better would have tacked again, but time and been one of the stars of the again with only five yards to go rematch.
their passing went astray. With the referee looding at his watch there was a scrum on the Tal- The Talwanese started with a wan 25 ant the bull came out 30 smartly to O'Kelly who dropped full scule attack, after a
goal, and the re- warm up perlod, and a beautiful minute
threes slung
the bali feree's whistle for the goal and around, but the Club defence full time were almost simul- hold. Then the Talwan for-taneous,
On the whole the TatwDNICSO It is still not
towards took the ball on at their amend th's short Axture list and feet to within. Ave yards of the deserved a victory for they were line, and the Club a little better antl faster through- The HKAAA did not do badly it is to be hoped that the or Club -though far from excellently-ganisers will change their minds auged to clear with Steward, out than the Club.
like his pariner O'Kelly on the organisational side of the again. It is so unusual to see who
a full Chinese XV in action in bad a good game, doing some meeting. There
по from a study of times at various officials than usual, but still not this Colony, and from a crowd- very nice touch kicking. meetings at Caroline Hill. This
pulling point of view, i enough.
other, I am sure that many The is that when the track is "fast"
trouble with athletic people who know nothing or worth the game for the short distance races it
distance meetings is that this is a sport little about is slow for the tong
that requires more officials in turn out to watch a Chinese XV line to the half way line, where races and vice versa.
The same seems to be true of all to competitors than most against the Colony. It is also the cross kicked beautifully for
Chinese will his some 50 reported that the quite a few, but not all, of the others. There
famous tracks
the competitors in the meeting and not be able to stay most
some 20 offolalsa ratio of 24 the All-Black match, and this broke through to score in the lo and there were still not is indeed a great pily, as this is The Taiwanese returned to enough officials.
the type of match which would the attack undaunted and their leach them many things. Possibly threes after some some good Samaritan will steping kicked
ahead, but arrangements forth and make
thes they kicked a little too
Very Puzzling
too late
On Saturday someone marked that they thought the Culeny XV deserved stronger drive past third.night.
appeshton, but they are un-! Everything was done to im-likely to get stronger opposition Cypre Caldas fouied to catcher Ribetre and then David Malig
prove the condition of the run than these Taiwanese, and they up, but the surface just refuses do play a wide open game which to blasted the ball high up right-field. Terry Ewins lost it
The performances on Friday to knit and the pockholes after is just what we expect from the their
half a dozen people have run All-Bincks, In the sun and Yvanovich ad- vanced to third base. A wild Right were, in most instances, over it can be half an inch deep, very puzzling to the prople who though not really dangerous pitch saw Yvanovich scamper have followed the vagaries of when the surface is soft. ing home as temporary con- fusion reigned in the Warrior South China Athletic Asso- infeld. After a few fullle at-station track over the past few tempts to bunt the ball Johnny years.
out and Eric One fact seems to stand out Chaves struck Remedios fouled the ball right-feld for the third out.
Georgie Ribeiro came through with his second hit of the game,
the unfortunately two batters couldn't push him over the plate and the fifth inning got under way with the spore still standing at 2-1 in Both favour of the Warriors. tides stayed scoreless in this
1:1
to
nuxt
world,
1 asked Jim Ball, one of the world's outstanding hurdlers, what he thought of the track. His answer was that
not the very
мото were
were
Overworked
over for
sure
Alter about ten minutes Williams got the ball or his own 25 and ran up the touch-
threes. The ball moved across the ine to McTavish who
corner. Na conversion. 3-0.
reach it.
nice hand- three
for them to stay over and watch for and the ball crossed the this match which I am would be greatly appreciated by dead ball line before they could them.
scheduled their Following game on Wednesday the Club and the RAF clash in the final
LEAGUE CRICKET
Army North Now Almost Certain Champions
head
frame.
army North, with a comfort. top of the sixth had The
able victory by six wickets on first via Di Joh Pereira What a grand serap it was...
The field events judges were
over the Kowloon Cricket Pereira stole second while it certainly could how well the cheers were de
much understaffed and errar.
Club at Chator Road on served...what a pity there had but overslid the base and was compare with the beat in
tempers were trayed by the
Saturday, are now very to be a loser.
tagged out. Jerry Remedios world it was not bad.
wall placed toward win- Two wBd The answer was given me the end of the evening. Theirs was a dufcult job and one it will be
The Club went further ahead who -Pie, Palon,
some the got a walt. got
SOITE of
ning the First Division day. There was not a great rave notice after his KO vi- pliches later Jerry was safely first moming that Bail worked incult to persuude
Just before half time when they were awarded a penalty on the League Championship. deal of sophisticated skill, buttery in the Land Forces Indivi- parked at the hot lorner. Joey out at Caroline Hill. On Friday them to undertake again.
he had retumed
Talwan 25 and O'Kelly cross-
They are three points from very lukewarm begin dual Chanplonships, won again eis then drove the ball into night, afler
centre-field and Re- unly 15.5 seconds in his race, he The meeting owed its success Pentanguihr mufch of the sea-
kicked high in the air for of Cralgengower, their nearest with deep bout eleven-bout match this time, but his
helargely to them, though few will con.
Cooke to gather and score half challengers, whom they meet at boiled up into a feast of Astic Tpr. Fullard saw him revealed medios scored with cose after said that he still thought
catch. Georgle Ribeiro could have done 14.8 seconds If realise that, and also in large
way out. No conversion G-D. the Valley next Saturday. Then, It fun.
was fun that was fue no more than a promising the
with he hadn't hit one of the
to Mr S. T. Chun, early measure hat-trick
Taiwan v Club
In the closing minute of the
among their remaining op- entertaining and almost lavish novice with a punch... and not completed
third hit 111
balance. whose starting was very good- as many hurdles and lost his in its eventual excitement. The toc much idea of how to land his
at bat, but one again He still thought the track was it la not his fault that quite a The Talwanese had the Club first half the Taiwanese captain, ponents, they have also to meet sort of thing that had the tessil. The punch now needs pre- tinies
had to cool his heels as he reasonably "fast".
few of the starters-mostly on completely faddied for the Arst Chen Hung-1, intercepted a pass the Indian Recreation Club,
Cralgengower's skipper, hördened anes uncertain ciston to make it pay off."
when Terry
the Hongkong Gtayed stranded
team-tried to ten minutes of this match for, on his own 25 and broke away
and cleared the Club threes. George Souza, is not too possi- whether to grip tightly to their
57.0 best the gun. Ewins lined a weak hit straight
By comparison, Ball's
their fast nippy three moves with only the full back to beat,anistic about beating Array North seconds
the 400 Metres scals or get up and give the
to the glove of hurler Pedruco. Hurdles was a "fast" time. It Also, within memory, it seems in time and again, and had it broke through the Club back
he carefully drew his man and in a home game next Saturday. contestants n ittle vecal pasist
Ko-hstu we are to take Malla's Rizal to me the Association never has not been for Choong who play away to score under the posts with
sent Chang
racing Dut Cralgengower are faced
plce.
Ple. MeVey showed just how be the big wallon should
wielded to advantage when he disposed of his middleweight The final result showed that opponent, LL. Couzens, in the the 1 Royal Tank Regiment Arst round of their bout. Punch- beat the 1 Bn East Lancashireng with tremendous power anti Regiment by 18 points to 15 persistence he had his man and they will now go to Singa-down and out in hardly more pore to take part in the EARELF time than it has tuken you to Champlonships. If courage, de- read this paragraph, termination and fitness are the necessary qualifications for suc-
cess then our representation is
In good hands.
say... dats.
or should I
Popular Winner
Other Boxers
Among the other boxers on view L/Cpl. Shannon impressed the crowd most with his fine
12
Sacrifice, Fly
Warriors' fourth and final run
fri
The attendance was beyond
were
wen!
4
two week-ondý against
Next Sunday they meet KCC and the following week-end they take on the Scorpions and then the Optimists.
How They Stand
Here is the League table to date:
P W D L Pts
for
18
9 6 3 42
10
9 5 4 41
8 71 30
18
7 8- $ 37
57 4 27
10 4 10 4 20
18 5 4 9
10
4 0 6
Memorial Stadium track as D a botter announcer than Jimmy
ed extremely well throughout criterion, 57.0 seconds is good Lowcock His performance was
catching hum. Chen Hung-i con- in the First Division, Another sacrifice fly, again to
time there for a low hurdler of an inspired one and contributed and whose tackling was an in- che chi defence had no hope of four of the most powerful adds of Ball's enlibrohe is not a good in large measure to the success spiration to his team mates, theverted to make it 6-5 for the
Taiwanese would have knocked Club. centre-field and off the bat
Jof the meeting.
up a very nice score. John Pereira, pushed another low hurdler.
over the plate for the
Neville's inability to come
Pinying a pack which
From The Start. rub of the game and the score-sheet anywhere near his best of 475 all expectations. It was also a down 3-2-0 with two wing for-
Feconds in the 400 Metres dat is
good attendance wards lying clear of the scrum,
The Taiwanese attacked from read 4-1 for tho Warriors. The explainable by two factors(1) remarkably
Irom the point of view of and the lock forward position the start of the second half, first two Dodgers up were cay He hadn't quite recovered from
spectators! behaviour. Cypre Caldas heat stroke suffered at Manila kong's athletes
Hong- ing himself at the base of the and then outs
ofter a roundly scrum to get the ball away from but it was the Club who went and (2) There was no ono to fanned to end the game,
three move chcored, irrespective of whether the heck, this set of forwards further ahead when
the Club tho Services or elvilians, and the gave
Club 130
of strong endl For the winners Georgie Push him.
were awarded a penalty knuckle punching and his abilityRibeiro caught the eye with his Goddard's 2:00.0 in the 800 visitors were never made to feo trouble, Although lighter in
KCC oftside round the rerum on the Army North 10 10 24.42 with only to press home an advantage once heavy hitting and so did Jory Metres, considering how unkind that only the locals were belag weight and playing
Talwan 26 and O'Kelly con- Scorpions whose four-bagger
five men in the cerun they got and the track was to the other run applauded. But for the moment back tot had been established.
Craigongower 16 His Excellency The
Com-Reis
the undershave every time and verted. 9-5.
The Taiwanese swung play Indian HC that ovation 1 mentioned a
recipients mander British Forces, Sir Edrie long fly drove in two runs while ners-most of the locals among in whom have run faster on many
shared the ball with the Club, little earlier.
nearly Army South 17 The Taiwanese had only one back upfield and were
they RAF were 2/Li Hogbin (RTR) and M. Bastyan, expressed the feel-Goose Wong carried on
Wallabies Beaten
fault and that was that they over the Club line when Pie. Lerinox (East Lanes and ing of the big service audience his usual unussuring manner another occasion was remerk
In Canada
stemed to have little knowledge knocked on something they Recrelo the burst of appreciation came when he stepped into the ring by giving up a measly trio of able.
some of the offside laws, seldom did, and O'Kelly cleared optimists at the end of as thrilling a bout at the end and congratulated hits. The winners played ns a
retire ten before they could score.
Royal Navy when told Bs we have had here for a long both teams on their grand Bghta team and collected 9 hits of
Vancouver, Mar, 16.
Now it was Club's turn and Police time. Hogbin was a popular for their respective regiments.
lack of practice. The Dodgers The second best performance
Including two points for a The Australian Rugby Union yards from a penalty they were
and the Taiwaneseule. winner on points after three
note will have to play heads-up ball by any member of the Hongkong foam, who recently toured Bef- obviously puzzled. But for this the Club fumbled a penalty
were they team camo in the same event tuin and France,
But the beaten fault they more than made up altempt
the Club entre
toas, winning gruelling and punishing rounds
Кос and it was Atting that his one wonders how long the Sera fortnight from now I
accurato-passing back and Cheong caught the tuli elected to bat nest and started victory also decided the overall vices boxing authorities will go hope to avente this defeat for where Len Barnes was timed in 11-8 by British Columbia here in kecaness and verve, and their clearexi.
on trying to enforce the rather they have shown that they do 2:01.6.
yesterday in the first match of test-running,
threes were extremely difficult back. Chen I-ho, in possession quite well against Army North, result of the rhaich.
Club The race took so much out of their North American visi not have - lasto for fasĮ pitch- obsolete silence rule.
whom they had beaten de- the which incidentally ́ls
the two that neither was
British any-
Columbia led 3-0 at to hold. Their defence was ck and It looked as if the
at acoro again.
Penmen cisively the previous week, Warriors greatest ussel.
where near 1 good time by half line. China Mail Special, cellent and their tackling first must
Cox's Road on Baturday.
Hulbert and Lo put bis 44 for the first wicket, But then canio collapse as Corfield took a Tor 29 and Roood for 10,
Purely on a speculative
At the beginning of the bout
It is really more idealiste he was content to push aul a searching left hand but, just than practical and, what is when Lenox was getting used probably more important, it i ip the ritual, he suddenly cut as difficult to administer as a loose with a terrine Battery of no-lating rule in a kics hair- I had a quick blows that must have had the dressing salon. lafantryman thinking Horbin look round the ringsido during stages of the bud brought both his tank and the most hectic his tork crew along to Help him. Hogbin-Lennox bout and I can It was thrilling stuff and Len- only assure you that ringsido nox was hammered to the canvas enthusiasm-with due vocal ex- by the theor concerted weight pression Knows no bounds of. of the bombardment; 'But If he rank
was down he certainly was not out and
he got to hii feat th
...
The bouts were well refereed by Majors. Dick Webb anu George Hodding...the Band of the East Lancashire Regiment played some bright and ively mul
the partisan erowit Tours, Mar. 30. provided the rival boxers with a environment. Put France defeated to Nother-stimulating
BASKETBALL
lands by 60-85 io ai inter all these things together and
national becketball
match you can see why-we enjoyed
whiged at Tours today,--ETREKO• || DR
avening of Aght-furious utilarta ihment. Thanks !!
Vie Pedruco who 'showed sign of i
Second Best
THE GAMBOLS
WHY? DAYC! IT MUST BE TEN | My! How she's aged
YEARS SINCE WE LAST MUỆT,
of
and
Barry AB
YOU DON
TER "DO
Time on your hands...
YOU, GAYE
RADO
SWISS MADE
Andy North began by losing Kinard, Goodwin and Waits with only 21 on the board, but Furness and Howard-Jones gut on the necessary zyna, 198 easy victory
The Storplans yesterday mif- fered analher setback to what hopes they retained for the Championship when they were – Dualens by two, wickets at Kat Tuk.
A 37 by Alte Pearce was the only important contribution to a Scorpions tudni of 114'ua Konat took 0 for $1. McGowen (30) and Deadmart, '(21) That S foundation of the HAB: victory,