SOFTBALL REVIEW
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APK L 31, 1969.
One star enlivened an otherwise routine playing season
By OLLY VAS
The Senior softball league got under way in mid-September 1959 with six
teams competing for the Commissioner's trophy.
Bach Leap
a20
notable had to 101 10 help . Their only fixture of two younda with dye achievement was tu actually lead gains in ang played off in each. the Cheyennes by ve runs in The Braves under Ed Carvalho t the Arst round but they lost the
eventually. In 1 resin the title game
those were tipped Won last year
the brief four inpings they played with Cheyenne, managed by Robert the type of softball they Remedios offering the strongest | capable of, to bring back plea-
sunt memories
The of
same opposition.
The Saints late entry was Pundas of bygone days. Old re- accepted and their participation Habtes Y. S. Liong, Wel, Ray- in the league mut surely con-mand Chao were on hand to stitute some sort of local softball, show the younger and newer record fur they have been in the players in the side just how to thick of it for as long as any-play the geme in more senses one cares to remember
than one.
The sporting Pandas will have in remain good 'fosern till such ilme as they can recapture the old Öghting spirit of which too little was nech this season,
The Saints, South China AA and the U.S. Navy ended up in a three-way t:e, winning only three out of ten games during the season.
some promising youngsters next season, I has been yours since the Torys ended up at the font. of the league table.
BAD STRATEGY
In "Goose" Woug. another candidate for the MVP, SCAA had a first-class pitcher but on one occasion the more than Carolineis, despite Wong's grand
lost
bad through pitching.
For example playing strategy. with only one down registered In the game against The Cheyennes they fund runners on second and third base and the score was then 0-2 against them, They did not score in this vital sixth and one youngster in the stands commented 'shouldn't the batter have laid down a bunt? This was typical of the SCAA outlook of mut taking advantage of the breaks.
LIMBERING UP FOR ITALY-Four of the reven possibies for Britain's Olymple show. Jumping team who are currently undergoing training at Arundel Castle, home of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Left to right: they are Ann Townsend. David Iarker, Pat Smylle and David Broome-Exprras photo, •
team
Pl Davis Cup
confident of beating Japan
Then there WIT the Ewo Chinese teams. the Pandas and South China, bolig experimenting
promising with
youngsters team-reluilding and s
usual the U.S. Navy entered 100. represented by the They were various stationships In port on and off, namely the "Renvill "L" and the Munro."
"Goose" looked fed up ingre got off to a good Tac seas
than once as defences crimbled The Pandas edged,
'The Saints no longer come but he had a great game against nine 3-2 and later
cut the marching in these days. They the Cheyennes whom he beat 1~0 sleut
are a spent force, for people like after lossing a one-hitter. The Braves had a
Ducks, Dave Leonard. As for the Navy they were as South Sherry Win
Their field- the Cheyennes Jindoo Hussain cannot be ex-garrulous as ever. China AA but had their
teeted to go on playing forever, ing was deplorable. They livened The Philippines's Davis Cup team will battle the Supporters
The side needs a completely now with a late rally Pandus.
start whe
the SCAA
when the Saluts
Navy 5-0.
cumftable
uver
worried
to beat the
SEASON'S THRILLER
apparent, alles a Il meme monia ur un league competition.
that the teams to watch out for would be strictly the Braves and the others of Cheyennes with: Huisa vite only for de-pite Some night-scoring LamIL'S
the
fans had tile to enthuse over. We had to wait till December 13. 1930 to witness the reason's thriller when the top two teams clashed. The Cheyennes Dave Malig inspired his team-mates · founding 10-1 victory over the Braves by display of Superb uitching
bitirg which may carry a great deal of
Most Valuutalo į weight in the Phyer voting. The question asked ailer the Cheyennes grand shavin Was "Can the Braves even up the reare in the second round?" This was 10- deed a poor reflection Kit le abilities of the other four teams
up the game with a lot of chat-
line-up of fresh faces for eventer and little else. A no stage stalwart hurler A. R. Salleh of the season did they threaten hid oxnelly nothing on the ball to upset any team. last year,
I can well remember when ope
posing teams appeared worried at the mention of the word "Saine" but this true last year.
did not hold
The Saints also know too well that they can no longer rely on
To sum it up, a fairly routine with thrills too playing season,
tow and ton far between, high- by the excellent lighted only performances put on
by one Dave Maliz Great things were expected of him and he camın through with dying colours in a (for hin that is) memorable
experience to win but games and they would do well to sign up i season.
Spring cleaning
for UK athletics
By Our Own Correspondent
London, Apr. 20.
Manila, Apr. 20.
Japanese squad late this week with an anxious eye trained on India.
English 11
to meet Yugoslavia
London, Apr. 20. Clayton of Blackburn was picked today to captain
Jes England in match on May 11 against Yugoslavia in Wembley Stadium.
soccer
and we had the answer to this Cigar smoking Phil Gale is off to a good start with dersneld), Clutton (Blackbum),
question when without veteran
pitcher Petrico The Braves had Ray Pachecho on the mound in the crucial return gaine (or the Chevennes were undefeated at that stage) and Pachecho 'blew'
a Ave-runs teɛd against a totally Inept Cheyenne side which Anat-
by woke up and what on to take
14- decision in the late stages of the game.
runs.
STAR PLAYER
his plan to reorganise athletics.
"We will try and make shart work of the Japanese and then really train for the matches against India's Davis cuppers," a Athletic Philippine Amateur
Lennis Federation
contmitice spokesman said in un jaterview.
The spokesman, who naked not to be identified said he ex- pected the Filipino players to clinch the second round of the Davis, Cup ecster zone com- petition here with a 3-0 sweep in the first two days of play,
The Phillpulses also beat Japan in last year's te in Tokyo
finals un
to one.
in the zone
but lost to India, four matches Calcutta's grass courts.
WON'T PREDICT Here is the lineup: Sprinfell
If the Filipines beat the (Sheffield Wednesday), Arm-
will get their Japanese, they held (Blackpool), Wilson (Hud-
chance to avenge helt Calcutta defent against the Indians in the Sivan (Sheffield Wednesday),
zone finals here next month. Fifty five Flowers (Wolverhampton), Dou
The spokesman, however, was years old, a retired engineer, he has just been glas (Blackburn), Haynes (Fu-not willing to predict the out- appointed honorary treasurer of the Amateurhan),
(Hibernian), come of an indin-Philippines Greaves
(Chelsea), Chariton
encounter
he gold, although Athletic Association and his first reaction as (Manchester).
who "We will then know an official is that the sport needs a spring
Substitutes: Hokran (Shef- Asia's Tennis best,"
The first two singles matches cleaning.
flek United), Howe
(Weat
of the Philippines-Japan Bromwich Alblon), Knapp will be played on Saturday, the on Sunday, and the Annl two singles on Monday.
THE PLAYERS
Biker
His main object is to transtormy assets. It also followed a deficit (Leicester), Robson (West doubles the national AAA into a United of over £1,000 the previous Bromwich Albion), Gonnelly Kingdian Association, incorporat- year. Yet a few years ago athle-Burnley), Vollet (Manchester Ingol the Home Countries, ties, particularly at the White united).
while s (casurer he, has his City, were siling on top of the eye on that £6,674 deficit the world. AAA sustained last year.
Without a doubt the star of the Senior league was Dave Mulig. He pitched consistently giving up
There was a bourn the in- four hits per game to the op-
and his batting
After. 75 minutes of argument mediate post-war years, but position
Wis good enough 10 drive in vital and three unsuccessful, antend- Television has caused a drop in
ments at the against South notably
nnnuni general attendances, and the public have China whom the champions beat meeting. Mr Gale had his scheme also lost interest through the lack 2-1. with Molle registering aj to investigate the possibilities of of personalities like Chutaway, home run und driving in the a combined apuciation endorsed Bannister, Ibbotson and Pirie in other run with a tharu shogle.
by on overwhelining majority, their prime. Speedy Manus! Xavier, an although the hon. secretary. Mr cilier nominee for the MVP Ernest Clynes, still insists that title made a fiue debut in Senior the AAA is as efficiently organis- softball and ended un high in the Fed as any national sporting body batting race,
and that tik investigation Is
. The runners-up the Braves had i needed.
ZAT) indifferent season. They
suffered only two selbanka, bolh
at the hands of the Cheyennes but it might have been another Peruen story altogether had showed up for the second-round game againt the champions and If the tram showed heavier hil-
Frankly this was ting power.
Braves'
team in
the
peorest years. 4lonel Dayaram showed
e nice turn of speed in the out- "Tiger" held and the reliable Hussain had a good season al second base. As for Vie Pedruco
his pitching has lost a lot of its sting. Defensively the teach was
second to nune but Ji is boiling strength which wins Lames and this they did not have.
UNITED FRONT
It looks as though the Unii-
ed Kingdom will put up
a
unlied front to the rest of the world instead of entering the field as England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales separately, but it will be least two years, I should say, - before that comes about.
at
MERGER
Mr Gale wants not only the proposed merger of countries investigated. but also he in- tends to personally tackle the question of finance. He says administrative expenses be cut down and meetings can be made more attractive so as to draw the people back again.
сал
One saving which could be made is the system of sending a "Icar manger" with athletes
travelling overseas. Even if it is
up
The same lineup was ex- pected to make
the England team which will play Spain and Hungary in a con- Unental tour at seacon's end.
England will play Spain on May 16 in Madrid and Hungary on May 22 in Budapest. In Ita Inst outings in those two cities England drew one-all with Spain in 1955 and lost 1-7 to Hungary in 1954.-AFP,
S. Africans
at practice
Conrad
London, Apr. 20.
The Hunte,
West
only one runner going to South India Test cricketer who plays Americu I seems that the for Enfeld in the imncashire
watched or Mr Lengue,
the South
I is strange to think, too, thal inevitable Mr Truelove
there is
Bun
Is
tic
1.
Ireland wins
Dublin Apr. 20. Ireland beat Holland 0-3 after leading 4-1 at half time in the second leg of the Olympia qualifying round here today--AIT.
UK soccer
Scottish League II
East Stirling 4. Cowdenbeath
Forfar Athletic 2, East Fife 1. Morton 1. Falkirk 1. Queen's Park 0, Stranraer 1. Reuter.
Newcomer
shows form in
pro
golf
of
New Orleans, Apr. 20. Dospite the presence
some of golf's big names, a fledgling from South Africa today demanded some attention on the ove of the $27,000 Greater New Orleans Open. Harold Henning, another in the line of fine golfers from South Africa, came in with a three-under-par 68 in the pro- amateur thel precedes the Open. The 25-year-old Henning is try. ing his hond for the first time against the touring pros,
But
FAVOURITE
the
most of the favourite The Philippine team will be talk centrod around quiet, Finsterwald, composed of veteran interno- methodical Dow
The American pro is well on tonnlista Raymundo Deyro, 38- year-old national singles cham- his game, as evidenced by a
Anish plon, second-ranked Felicisimo second-place Ampon, 10, third and fourth-Greensboro, North Carolina, ranking players Johnny Jose Open over the weekend, He and Eddie Dungo, both 23, and tied for seventh in last year's
alternate, Guillermo renewal of the New Orleans, Hernandez, Jr.
Others belleved close to the Against them will be pitted throne room included British the comparatively youthful but Open Champion Gary Player of lers experienced Japanese South Africa and Bob Goalby players including Je Furuta, 21, and Mike Souchak, both Ameri- Akira Ichlyuma, 21, Masao cang, Sasaki, 23, and Osamu Ishiguro,lins wasn't mentioned among the Defending champlon Bill Col-
of the group, ouly Ishiguro the City Park course in bellor first fight, but he sald he found has competed in the davis shape ihan last year,
Collins cup, having played in the cap has not done very well on this ties here in 1956 and a year's tour--AP. Tokyo in 1958-AP.
22,
*
Tennis winner
Chess tourney
in Britain
Bognor Regis, Apr. 20. The Bognor Regis Interna- tional Chess Tournament was formally opened to- day by Sir Clarence Sadd, President of the British Chess Federation.
the "rebe" who started all this Crump must accompany him! Africen tourists practising for and wanted the athletes to break i
Edgbaston, Apr. 20. Up to two years ago the AAA | two hours at Lords today. After- way from the parent body and
David Somaal, was a thriving cracem, with wards, he chatted with
31-year-old run their own sport, Derek John coaching scheme the envy of the players.
11:0 coloured
musle teacher from Capo Provinco, South Africa, on, lies in Midhurst tuberculosis world. If the progressive Mr sanitorium and has run his last Cole's lead a followed
Three of the South Africans won the men's singles title in race. He nislied second in the no Olympic 800 metres
reason why it cannot get John Watse cdl Athol McKinnon the Tally-Ho hard court wants at Mel- back on to its feel again. There (bruised
fingers) and Hugh tournament here today. bourne to Tom Courtney, and, in a crying need for an alelent Tayfield (sore knee)--had slight
Samaal, who is ott a four- scholastically, came all the way
Europe, is thei organisation, and I feel it would Injuries yesterday but were fit month visit West Ham elementary be a good thing if "policy" was enough to practise. from a
lealing non-European player school to Oxford University. left in the hands of a small com-
lai South Africo, In the final Tonight the South Africans today, he beat Bernard Woolf,
Some 300 players
from New Zealand Davis attend a reception at a
Cup
throughout the world were International, 6-4, 0-3-Router compete in the famed compell- South Africa house~AFT,
lon in this South England re soft.
The third-pinced Pandas gave two walk-overs at the end of the season when the title had el- ready been won. "Junior" Pang did not live un to expectations That £0,000 plus lors, low-mittee instead of being handled
a rorious matter and by the entire Council of seventy Ver to as a pitcher and Jackie Wet had ever, is to be ready more than once to represents about half the AAA's members.
THE GAMBOLS
DID YOU HEAR MANDIS) HAVING TROUBLE?,
[NO HOW?
NOT GELLING ENOUGH DRESSES TO MAKE HER NEW GOWN SHOP BAY
by Barry Appleby.
PRAPS CAN
HELP
HOW ! DIELIKO THAT WICHLAN
AIR:INDIA
"But when in JAPAN, da es the Japanese do,
ir
Fifty were signed up for the main event, which started to- day and would be played over 10 rounds based on the Swiss pairing systern.
Three contestants withdrew from the halo ovent, iraeli master M. Czerniak, ex-British women's champion E. Tranmer aud A. Wilte, of Gloucester- AFP.
School boxing
171 U.S. ATHLETES REACH OLYMPIC QUALIFYING MARKS
New York, Apr. 20.
Twenty four names have been added to the list of,
American athletes who have come up to the qualifying standards for the Rome. Olympic Games this sumer.
The two most notable marks of the weekend, as announced by the United States Olympic Committee yesterday waze: 13.0 by Hayes Jones of Eastern Michigan in the 120 yori high hurdics--best of the year
ru
far and the time of 20.2 by for Charles Tidwell of KangaS 220 yaris around one curve,
(However, the track at Abilene Christum college, where Tidwell ruced, was found to be to be 5 feet, "2 inches short of
220 yards, His
name probably will be taken off the list the next Lime Olympic offelnis meet).
STEEPLECHASE
In all, 171 athletes have met the qualifying standard for the games in 15 of the Olympic events. No one yet has made the grade in the 1,300, 5,000, 10,000 metres run,
and 3,000 metres steeplechase.
Athletes still must make the United States team in the Anal - tryouts as well as meet te
qualifying standards.
Australia
challenges U.S. to
yacht race
Now York, Apr. 20. Commodore George R. Hin- man of the Now York Yacht Club announced to- day that he has received a challenge from Australia for a yacht race for the Amorica's Cup in 1962.
The leaders in each event as
The letter from the Royal announced by the committee Sydney Yucit squadron specifick a rnce between yachts of the International 12-metre class, Morrow,
were:
100 metres,
Botitry
Abilene (Texas) Track Club
:10.2.
100 yards, Itay Norton, Santa Clara (California) Youth Vill- age, :00.3.
the same class that contested the 1958 America's Cup classla between the US. and Engind. Other details of the proposed race would be arranged by mutual consent or the two
200 metres, Ray Norton, Santa clubs, Clara Youth Village,:20.1;. Charles Tidwell, Kansas Univer- sity, 20.2 (turn).
In the last America's Cup race held, the American sloop 400 metres, Keith Thomassen Columbla retained the trophy and Don Rainos, Santa Clara by defeating the British Sceptre Youth Vilinge, 40.6.
In four straigh! races, The
800 metres, Ernic Cunliffe, | Arneries, Cup Stanford. 1:47.3.
revived in 1950 time since 1937, 10 metre hurdles, Hayes originated in 1852. Jones, Eastern Michigan, :13,6.
400 metre hurdles. Eddie Southern, Austin, Texas, :51.0.
High Juryp, Jahn Thomas. B:- ton University, 7-24.
Martin,
Pole vault, J. D. Oklahoma University, 15-71⁄44.
Broad jump, Irv Roberson, Philadelphia Pioneers, 25-D.
Hop-step-jump. Bill Sharpe, Shanahan Track Club, 51-44.
Shot put, Bill Nieder, U. S. Army, 05-7.
classic WAN for the first The race was
Acceptance of the challengo awaita the decision of a special meeting of the New York Yacht Club Board of Trusiece, which Commodore Hinman has called for on April 28-UFI.
HK invited to
Discus throw, Fortune Gordien, soccer tourney
Los Angeles Striders, 182-534.
Hammer throw, Harold Con- nolly, Los Angeles Striders, 221-0.
Javelin throw, Bob Sbordoni, Southern California, 256-71⁄2.
Decathlon, David Edstrom, Oregon University, 8176 points.- AP,
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. The Football Association of Malaya has invited eight countries for the Fourth Merdeka (independence) Soccer Tournament to bo held here from July 30 to August 6,
They are Indonesia, Pakistan,
Issue arose South Vietnam, South Koron
over 494th home run
New York, Apr. 20.
An error in the old baseball record books created some doubt this week whether Ted Williams' 494th homo run actually had surpassed
Japan, Hongkong, Thailand and Singapore,
The F.A.M. will meet all the expenses of the invited teams Including their air pasinges.
Poicistan, if they accept, will be playing in the tournament for the first Ume. Indonesia, and Thailand played in the first tournament in 1957 but were not invited last year,
India is the only county in- vited last year which has not been invited this year-Reuter.
the total of the late Lou Grand Prix innovations
Gohrig.
that
Two
The Bilas Baseball Statistical Bureau conarmed that Williams
homer now is one
ahead of
Frankfurt, Apr. 20. Gehrig's total and clarißod the
innovations to the situation for the benuit of fans.
At one point during 'revent Nurburg Ring Automobile years, I was discovered
Grand Prix run on July 31 Gehrig had halt unly 20 homers
will give spectators Q during the 1025 season, and not 21. That gave the famed New
botter view of the race York Yankee first baseman n with more cors-compoting Belime total of 403 and not 494,
than ever before. The change was officially
to The race is now #mited ressed in 1958 by the major formuin two cara which will Icapto records conatufco, speed along the 414 miles However, Wome baseball re-southern circult in front of the ference books continued to stonds.
carry an ́órroneous 494, total for Gehrig.
Willhuns scoond homer of the young season was hia 494th and put fum fourth on the all-time homer-hing list UPI.
In past events the rece In- cluded the 14 miles northern cir- cult which took the drivers out of sight for at least ten minutes while the crowd impatiently awaited their return.
In excluding the formuja one racers, the organisers are giving the bystanders a chance to sen The "popular" makes competing.
blagerfeld and a more "open" tace.--AFP.
Asian Games thereby giving the Grand Prix a
preparation
Djukarta, Apr, 20. Sweden-S. Africa
The government hid oct up an
ad hoc committee to deal with
the financial side of building Davis Cup match
facilites for the fourth Asian Games, the PTA news agency zoported today.
Stockholm, Apr. 20. Sweden's Tennis Federation The Minister of Education announced today that the Davis and Culture was appointed the Cup match between Sweden and committen's chairman.
South Africa will definitely take Information Minister M.place re on April 20. In May 1. Malnut declined after the Eweden's Sports Federation, In (Kowloon Jundor) in the indice-governmetit meeting to say how an advisory capacity, had voted
Greine Hobron
Bchool) beat Jono Shoemakog
school junior boxing display put un by the Billy Trade Athlètiv Malute yesterday.
much would" be "spent on the jogairik!" the watch in protest Arlan Gamog project, now under Inglot hurtheld in South Way.SEX.
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