SOFTBALL SUMMER LEAGUE BEGINS ON MONDAY:
-By "TIME OUT”-
The Hongkong Softball Association's Summer. Longue gots under way on Monday, June 16 when the two-times Men's Junior League champions, the Seminoles clash In the opening game with the War Eagles,
Six teams have joined tho The rest of the League is made Men's scctiori. These are the up of the Seminoles, War Eagles,
Auster Angels,
Dodgers, Dodgers and the popular bunch Chinese Athletics and the two of servicemen from Shatin, the alreddy mentioned. In the Austery. All are regular Junior who have just gone distaff section four teama hayo Leaguers
hectic entered
10-gnme University, through But the
despite the swel- South Chinn, Athletics and the schedule but Maladors will not be seen in lering heat are still eager to hear action wall carly next month, the familler cry of "Play Ball."
BACK SEATS Three games will be played off weekly at King's Park. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri- clays commencing at 6.45 p.m. sharp.
BEST CHANCE
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that the Athletles. it ainers have the best chance to win the AS Watson trophy. With the exception of one or two new faces the squad is the same as the that which participated in
and Lougue 1057-30 Winter which almost pulled off bome stariling upsels against top notch opponents. With a lot of experience behind them they Just role as favourites.
The Senior League "Dodgers" have banded together under the name of "Angel" and they must also be given some consideration as they have both youth and speed and have been playing to- gether as a team before.
The Seminoles and. Dodgers are two keen-as-mustard teams and will also have some say about the ultimate resting place of the trophy but I am afraid That the Eagles and Austers will have to take back seats since they have falled in the past to make any sort of impression by their standard of play.
Ladies' poftball being wht 10 is, it takes braver man than of the Ito predict the name
on winner although eventual past form it should be the Pokfulam Inssies all the way with South China breathing down their necks. A repent of the thrung Knock-out final game is in store for fans.
The Matadors are a team of from the beginners mostly Maryknoll Convent and it re- mains to be seen just how they will stand up to the strain of competition.
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England's Team For Australia Tour
New Champion Has Wedding Plans
Now that he has become British and Empire heavyweight boxing cham- BRIAN LONDON is pfon he took the titles from Joe Erskine last week turning his thoughts to marriage.
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His fiancee is VERONICA CLIFF, a 21-year-old Blackpool girl who works at a hospital.
They are pictured together at Brian's home in Blackpool. Former heavyweight champion Jack London, Brian's father, expects the wedding to take place in a month or two.-Reuter Photo.
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SPORTS QUIZ
1. What is the only athletica event in which s' pre-war world record remains, intzoi? And who holds the record? 2. Who has recently won the women's aingies title at the Italian Lawn Tennis Cham- plonships?
3. What would you be doing if you were taking part in Catch-as-Catch-Can?
4. What do these athletes have in common-Loues, Hicks, Sherring and Kolehmainen?" 5. Goll was introduced to the United States in 1643, 1708, or 1888?
0. Which country won the first World Soccer Cup and in which country was it held? 7. Name one of the two horses which won four classics of the English Turt?
8. Archie Moore, world light-
ONLY CLASS CRICKETERS
SHOULD GO
Says NORMAN YARDLEY
(Former England and Yorkshire Captain)
The England cricket team on duty at Edgbaston, Birmingham, last wookend represented much more than the eleven to do battle with New Zealand in the First Test-although that was important enough.
Here is the basis for the party Peter May will lead in a tougher battle in
Australia in September.
Add six names to this team and you have the full party of 17. I know Len Hutton had 18 with him last tour-Compton flew out, you will remember-but that is not a good number to manage, and I am pretty certain 17 will be England's limit this time,
I am pretty
corbata too-at (in MCC games at Lord's 50t make the bail turn enough to least as certala es anybody can who still cannot oust Arthur beat the bat effectively... be at this stage of the English McIntyre from the Surrey side. season--that the
Swetman has kept well and has Birmingham will all be on that scared.good runs when the im- perlant eye of authority has been on him.
bol.
eleven
at
Only injury or an appalling tum of form can prevent that for, na usuni, the selectors have cicked. CLABA players all the way down the tire. And those are the men England wants for Australia,
England wil also need at feast one more fast bowler to help Freddie Trueman and Peter Londer. It Brian Statham again.
looks like being
Tyson's Form
In fact, Johnny Wardle could hold, the key to the whole of England's attack next winter, I selectors he does not go, the might have to rely on a full speed battery.
If he does go, the ideal make- up of England's Test attack b Australia could be two outright quickies, all-rounder Belley, Warde, and then either Lock or Laker as stock bowler,
It's
But
First Test team were: P. B, H. May
(Surrey),, captain, T, E.
It Frank Tyson suddenly Another. Bradman? Bailey (Essex), M: C. Cowdrey strikes his rest form and that
(Kent),
The two extra batemen? (Kent), T, G. Evens
for he is TW. Graveney (Gios), J. C could easily happen,
keen, shrewd and fit, and badly a bit early to decide yet, Laker (Surrey), P. J. Loader wants to see Australis again--It obviously Dicit Richardson is in Smith, Mickle (Surrey), G.
end; Don' A. R. Lock will be a matter of major polley line (Surrey). P. E. Richardson
as to whether England should Stewart and Arthur. Milton also (Worca), M. J. K. Smith (Wor-bank on four outright fast must be possibles. And a must whole doing wicis), F. S. Trueman (Yorte-
bowlers and try to win the Wille Watson, | shire),
D. 12th Man:
series on sheer speed. Richardson (Wores).
Lively Lad
W.
such a ane job with Leicester shire. But form. will be the guide as the season goes on. 2
I am inclined to think it could be a very good idea, but only i
From the reports I am getting all four are fighting fit and
that from Australia they have an- I know care will be taken lo really in form, make
other young Bradmin in pickle sort out the men unlikely to do important condition because well on the hard-and what I'm fourth fast man would mean the for us in the shape of Norman certain will be very good omlesion of a second all-rounder O'Neill of New South Wales. Australian wickets. But the in case Trevor Bailey is injured. This boy, apparently hits overy. thing in tight, and I am delight- class men will still go.
The obvious man in line fored to hear it. Cricket could do I accept the fact that neither Tony Lock nor Jim Laker will that jcb at this juncture Is the with another Bradman.
But I am Inclined to think be the power over there that Cambridge caplain Tod Dexter. they are in England. But they And a very useful men he could that the nearest thing to the hard-hitting batsman Bradman level is right hero in of England's best be sa are still two
the strong medium-fast spin bowlers and I can't see and them being left out.
bowler who could keep an end going indefinitely.
But the party of 17 is not just knocked up haphazardly. It is
England Just now, with the Iname Peter Moy England's captain. He is hitting the ball But a accond all-rounder as hard and well as anybody I
one to drop out have ever seen,, bull to plan. For instance, the would by the first addition to the present because the touring party must eleven will have to be an easen-carry two more batsmen--one of wicket-keeper to them a краге opener and al second Godfrey Evans.
another spin bowler.
Barring accidents, he should
heavyweight boxing chambe young Roy Svetman, the Spare Spin Bowler plan, recently fought his lively lad who has done so well
150th, 200th
fessional fight?
or 300th pтO-
D. The top four women lawn tennis players in the 1937
List U.S. Karking
tre Brough Louise
Darlene Hard, Althea Gibson and Dorothy Knode. What is their correct order in 11,17
Who's For Australia
.
I would go even further than that and say the Spare spin bawler must be Yorkshire's Johnny Wardle. I know Johnny said he did not want to make any more tours after his success- ful trip to South Africn; cricket
And if another Bradman pops up in English county.ericket In the meantime, Tll be all for including him on the tour, tool
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South African mid-heavy- from his weight weightlifter for the Em- It is a generally accepted fartlakes a man away the
family a long time. But I think pire Games at Cardit In July that great England wicket-
that this athlete, of keeper, George Duckworth of England's need is so great that in Ming do Palva, and its
he will have to be persuaded to stated 10. What's the name? "A Join-
will be baggage.
Portuguese extraction, has lifted er who turned profesalonal Lancashire,
18,000 tons since he took up the. on the MCC change his mind. golfer first to win Bri-man and scorer
Johnny is the only genuinely sport seven years ago. tish Open Championship tour of Australia this winter. Ave times one of firstIt is likely that another famous good wrist spinner in England. professionals to be given Test 'keeper, Lesile Ames, of On the hard Australian wickets membership of the Royal Kent, will also be in the party on the tough pilches of he has lifted 18 tons each train and Ancient died 1950. In an official capacity-probably South Africa the wristy spin- ing session in preparation for
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