THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1958.
SOFTBALL SEASON ENDS TOMORROW
Will The Hurricanes Win
Nominate YOUR
Their First Championship? Hongkong Footballer
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By "TIME OUT”
Who will be the Senior Leaguo's batting champion this year? Will the Hurricanes win their first championship? . Those questions will be answered whon, the curtain rings down on the 1957/8 Softball League competition which comes to an end tomorrow immediately after the final game of runners-up, Al the season, that between the hard-luck Oliveira's Warriors and the highly unpredictable PI Dodgers. This weekend's softball programme is an interesting one, particularly for the Hurricanes and the Warriors. The former will have to win only one game of their double-header to be crowned Ladies' Champions in their first season in competitive softball, while the tribe has more than a passing interest in whether or not the Dodgers will turn up for this
game.
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons. will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are:
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportzananship on the field of play is:
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jess than three Warriors Wel their mainstay and pilching the race for the batting le. Are in the running for the ace, falled to turn up regularly Having been accustomed these Senior batting title, all way and they had to rely on Lam past three weeks to the fast ahord of their nearest rivals. A Ping or Alan Van who are.any-pitching of the Sain's Ballch the change of walkover by the Dodgers gives thing but would-he hurlers. This and Podruco If to lefly Tony Rodrigues while naturally affected team morale pare by a relief hurler might put all three aspirants off their A full turnout by the Dodgers and the Pandas ore enjoying,
game. On present form alone, will give both John Pereira and one can call it that, a very lean
with "Goose" Wong being Jimmy Chong a chance to over-eason. The Navy is Upped to all win this one by sheer superiority take Rodrigues-provided
In batting or by a fortelt us the three are in the starting nine pandas have lately been display- Rodrigues going hittess in four
end-of-season times
at but and the duo cg pathy, an
afletion that plagues most soft- registering perfect batting, per-ball teams which should know formances. It'e ព
Intriguing
botter but unfortunately do not situation
with everything
feel obligated to turn up slace depending on
the Dodgers some other team has already won making an appearance
the championship. Jinve it on Food authority that all three Warriors will be striding up to the plate when! game time rolls tround at 3.30 12.371.
Welcome Break
A most welcome break conga after the lunch perlod when tile Junior League Champions, Ed There should be a couple of Carvalho's Seminoles, are en-
match softball unlit and miscellaneous gaged in an exhibition
var tossed into the nie inter on against the pick of the players lu til afternoon, the discharge of the minor division, managed by Erecrackers being prohibited at Auster skipper Dove Cooper. King's Park, when the lastCoop", two-lime winner of the University batter is "out" in the Junior MVP, has been given the ladies' game between the long-honour of piloting the All-Stora kong University and then his fast appearance as a Junior Hurricanes. The latter are on League player and manager. He the threshold of the gate to graduates to Senior "A" softball
a team has be selected?
downright miser in giving up the hits to the Dodgers, only a trio being deblled against him by the Dodgers lately, it's the Warriors all the way to end the season as worthy runners-up.
(Signed)
Club.
Cliff Morgan Will Steal The
Show In Wales-France
Rugby Match On March 29
Says J. R. WATKINS
London.
Pennantville and make bold to next sereon. And what kind of He's a bit on the small side, really. Put him among a crowd of
offer my premature congratu- lations to Onofre Souza and his red-shirts,
Take It Easy
the
athletic types, many of them topping six feet in height and with shoulders to match, and his 5 ft. 7 ins, frame might pass unnoticed. But it won't.
For the small stature belongs to Cliff Morgan, one of the greatest fly- halves in rugby history. Far from being unnoticed among the 30 players in the Wales-France international, I fancy Morgan will steal the show. I think. that Morgan will win the match for Wales and, with it, the Home International Championship.
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KEN JONES
By Archie Quick So Ken Jones has decided tó retire from Rugby football at the end of this season. The game will look different without him, both in South Wales and the various English centres where the New-| port Club visit. Not tol mention the International scene.
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HOME SOCCER FORECAST
17
Wednesday May Win Two Precious Points Over Manchester United
Says ARCHIE QUICK
West Bromwich Albion's last chance of getting within striking distance of the First Division Championship comes today. when they entertain their neighbours from Wolverhampton at The Hawthorns.: Albion can win this stirring, Midland battle, but they will probably be kept out of second place by Preston beat- ing lowly Leicester,
Down at the bottom of the table, Wednesday receive Manchester United, and may win two precious points because of United's midweek exertions in the FA Cup Semi-final replay. Companions in distress, Sunder land and Villa, both visit London, but while Sunder- land may get a point at Chelsen, Aston will probably lose at Tottenham.
Leeds do not seem to hold; Johnstone, wille Dunfermline Already Wales have dispensed much of a chonce against Man- should not be incapable of a Alloa with his long and valuable ser-chester City, but Portsmouthpoint at Stenhousemuir.
Blackpool and Ayr, “however, may, drop vices, for when John Collins of can beat Arsenal. Abernyon was found unft to ear finish level at Burnley, but points at Cowdenbeath and play against Ireland at Dublin the other home sides should Hamilton. A draw for Albion the other Saturday was 25-pull through Birmingham v Rovers nt Stranraer, and year-old Cyril Roberts of Neath Everton and Forest v. Balion. victories for Montrose and Mor- who stepped into the right wing
Of the Second Division pro-ton over Bewick and Bundes pasilion not veteran Jones,
mation candidates Cup-occupied United are indicated. defeat at Nothing, however, can erase Fulham may sustain
Huddersneld and West Hom the stamp left on the game by
will be glad of a point at dark-haired, keen-faced Ken, a fler so good that he was more Stoke. Blackburn can get both and Charlton attch than not placed in the points at Cardin Amateur Athletic Association's and Liverpool should not slip National 100 Yards and 228 Up. at home against Bristol Yards Sprint Championships.
Welsh Record
Rovers and Ipswich. Of the struggling clubs Swansea exn snaich a point at Rethetham, and Doncaster can draw wilb Derby, but Lincoln. Notts Jonca holds the Welsh record County and Bristol City appear with 44 "caps," and that was a booked
Orient, for defeat by world record until Jackie Kyle, Middlesbrough and Sheffield of Ireland, came along. But United. Jones was unlucky inasmuch Grimsby over Barnsley,
And a home win for
Important Match
he operated in an era of de- fence when the old-fashioned wing play is almost a thing of the past. It took him his 44
Fleading and Swindon have International appearances over an important match in Division eleven years to obtain a meagre Three South which should ne total of nineteen tries. True,
that also is a Welsh individual won by the home club, Fly- mouth should have no difficulty record, but the man he beat for at Coventry and Brighton cau the title, Willie Lewellyn, go! score at Colchester, Norwich hir olghteen tries in twenty may well lose to Southampton, International matches thanks (and other sides able to plék up attack-conscious back away points should be Newport division,
and QPR at Bournemouth and Torquay. Home successes then Jones'
tremendous pace was for Palace Exeter, Northomp- negatived by the modern style
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of play, but that he would have tols v Millwall, Shrewsbury scored so many more tries if he Aldershot, Walsall v Port Vale had had a reasonable service and Watford v Gillingham.
It looks now like Scunthorpe of the ball was demonstrated at Twickenham in 1952 when he winning the Northern Section, twice eluded his opposite number but they will do well to break at Barrow. Challenging and rounded full back Hook for even
Bury and Accrington should grand match-winning tries.
experience no
Unlucky
trouble
from
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It is certainly representative and I compliment Cooper for giving an opportunity to the 'far They ocenuntert
the lesser known players to show The starting wine University girls 15-15 and 13-3 their stuff. previously end with all durare Cooper himself and Robert (Chevonnes) as respect to U cuach Bl Silve, 1 Remedios
threa battery, Alan Owen (War think they'll market
Diesto straight, as Evelyn Alonco will Engles) at first, Jun!or be tussing the strikes, She (Dodgers) at second, Malcolm presently in iptoo form and Harris (Austers) guarding the Nunes und
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Gateshead and Mansfeld, and sole Agents: ODWELL & CO., LTD. the comparatively weak batters (HKU) as the hot corner. The left, Michael outfield-ot
Rochdale in the U line-up.
can win outright at This is Wales* final match
Carlisle. Hussain (Comel), Luis Silva
The team was completely dis- their lack of forward domination,
Apart from a draw (Cheyennes) in midale At present they are second in organised and, as is the habit in Wales may not seem to be much
Ken is now 35 years of age, for Bradford City at Chester behind France in both politics and of a scoring force. point and John Goodair (Comets) at the table, one
They probably would not be and at athletics. the same as at fold, it looks as though reserves ara England, whose completed pro- rugby, a vote of no confidence
will take for Morgen.
For in other home teams This Rugby he was unlucky. right field. The
has yielded them six was passed by the selectors. the Cheyennes Sonny Sequeira,gramme
So a Welsh victory will {
Stanley Matthews of the rugby his great track days he always maximum points Chester Seven Changes Alvaro Aloneo, Antonio Ribeiro points.
world does not waste a ball. He had to contend with the Trini-Workington, Halifax v
Oldham v Darlington, and Gorry Noronha. the Dod give them the title.
10 And Morgan is the man
Seven changes were made in
is always on the lookout. for dadian Macdonald Balley, Thus ford, gery Deaph, Carillo and Walcott
the side. Out of the confusion openings, his Augers itching to instead of winning titles he had Southport v Crewe, Hartlepools y Hull a surprise selection in make that victory possible.
silver and v Stockport, Tranmere came the team which inflicted get the feel of leather. As soon to be content with
and York v Wrexham. gained F. Yee of the Wah Ying,
This will be Morgan's Anat the heaviest defeat of the tour as they do, he is off the mark bronze medals..
international on the Wallabies with a 19-0 with a Matthews-like burst Olymple honours, however, at which takes him to top speed in Wembley and Heleinki, and if rugby. At 27 he has decided hammering.
been so much in that a couple of strides and lahe had not does not will most to reflee for business The above team
discovered world swervkig his way through the love with Rugby and had con- certainly give the champions And If, on his final appearance, France
The opposition in the manner of the centrated more on his sprinting some sort of opposition, but Wales wins the Championship. beating side overnight.
maybe he would have won even close to a Australians were hit by, injuries soccer macsiró, this being
time all will be a Atting the first
in the last match of their Morgan's elusivenem has split greater fame. these boys will play together glorious career.
arduous tour of Britain sad such great defences as the All-
and Nothing short of Morgan at
Springboks. It much team work. Ed Carvalho
provide true yardstick of should make enough chances for will probably treat this exhibi-is best will see Wales through. France, and the game did not Blacks
for 3.00 The game is down pm-i rein doesn't wash it out. The Hurricanes,, after today's game, can take it easy tomorrow come at 10.00 am, when they up against the Chinese Athletic with Association. Only the most in-J. curable optimist. entertain the thought of the BOTH Hurricanos dropping Fomes, thereby giving South China, two losses behind, on- other crack at the Ladies' tille. So much for the distal section of local softball
would
dare
Most Certainly
as a team, don't expect 103
appearance
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reasons.
This
mean
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illon match seriously and throw For in this season of surprises rugby ability. The French play-even the lack-lustre Welsh back
Hin which England, who were into the field his regular line expected to sweep the board loed soundly, rather
Hantly.
on the
The gobs from the "Floyd's Bay", the US Navy's siatlon ship here. I not the best Navy team to play locally. must surely be rated as the keenest. Although
up. It should be the Seminoles' retain the Championship, have the Navy is out of the running
day without too much difficulty. Lor honours of any kind the
All eyes will focus sailors have been pulting in a lot of hard work lay to get batting performances of Rodri- gues, Pereira and Chang of the the team ready for its debut
Warriors in their game brains! They'll show us how to put some
the P. I. Dodgers. Vle Pedruco life into the game when they
will not be available and the take on the disappointing Pan-
Dodgers will have to look for dan tomorrow at 11.30 am.
which pitcher After a brilliant
a substitute start the Pandus lost heart when Jackle might complicate maiters In
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than "bril-division to put up a winning
total.
International Table
been held by both Wales and But there was no mistaking Scotland, France could pull off the power of the French pack,
PW D L F A Pis matched in loose. the final shock by at least hold- which was
and rushes by mobility England 4 2.20 20 0 0 ing Wales to a draw.
Wales 3 2 1 0 20 12 5 France are currently bottom and adept handitng. of the table;, without n. point. The Welsh backs, who have Scotienid 4 1 1 2 23 32 3 3 1 0 2 1 21 2 They began the ecsson by losing lately been uninspiring, need a Ireland
2 0 0.2
B 25 0 to Scotland at Murrayield, and lot of the ball to make much France
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but Barry Appleby
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PREPARATION
MEAT- JUICE
Scottish League Hearts now have a 17 points lead in the First Division of the Scottish League, although
have
six played Rangers matches less. These two should win well against Raithazd Motherwell. Likely away win- ners are Cellle at Dundee, but the
teams 'remaining home should land full points-Clyde v Aberdeen, Enst File v St.. Mirren, Kilmarnock v Falkirk, Queen of the South v Partick
Hibs, 1. The women's 100 yard re-and Third Lanark
of 10.3 cord with a time
Answers To Sports Quiz
While their five nearest rivals play away from home, Silring 2. (a) Golf (b) Rugby Union Albion should consolidate their
(c) Athletle
3. Archle Moore.
4. No.
5. (a) Snooker (b). Billiards.
Q. In 1827 Victoria scored
1,107 against New South Wales,
7. They are the only countries
to have won
Soccer Cup.
Becond Division leadership with a win over Brechin. Of the five visiting, Arbroath and Dumbar- ton apparently have easy tasks at East Stirlingshiro and St.
LEAGUE RECORD
of
Stan Lynn, right back the World
Aston Villa, has scored eight goals this season-ve of them
B. They are four of the venues
for the 1858 World Soccer, penalties-and included in that total is the only "hat trick" ever Cup matches.
9. The individual Test score. by a Lebgué full back. Ha needs)
Garfeld Sobers made 805 two goals more from ten matches not outi
Len to equal the League record of Jack Evans (Southend United) 38 years ago.
to beat
Hution's 264.
10. Vic Seixas.
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