THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
A CLOSE LOOK AT
AMERICAN SPORT
Play ball.... was the shout.
were under the direct control of ❘ and that is very important whith the club,
thousands of dollars are at slako;" The uninitiated finds it hard It Looked like vory good to get swept
in up
the but there to it,
enthusiam which buseanlil generates in its dorvent fans but Keen baseball fans will be in-confess I found it a grand ex- terested in one incident which perience. I marvelled at the is currently repeated during the whole environment and however first innings of every game strong my sporting amiletions Grimith Stachum. The following announcement is made over the may be I have to admit that,
pubile address system;
It was heard in surroundings a long way from King's Park: it was heard in fact in the beautiful Griffith Stadium, home of the Washing Into the sends on the ton Senators.
It was a great thrill to see my first Major League game at this particular ground, for in April every year it becomes the most famous baseball park in the length and breadth of America. The high and mighty and the poor and humble assemble there to watch the President of the United States make the pitch which officially opens the Major League
season.
an who adopted A staunch me at the game and, with the able ald of his family, gave me A delightful orientation told me that he personally arranged his so that he annual programme was almost certain to be in the capital for the....as he called it....Presidential pitch.
The Senators have not found success easy to come by and there is currently great satis- faction in Washington that they are doing so well this season. They are holding a very secure fourth
American place in the League and when I saw them in nction they....to use a local phrase....dusted. the green cur- pet with bottom-of-the-League Kansas City Athleties to the very healthy tune of 9-0.
and the history of their ground is rather an interesting barome ler of the development of the capital itself.
When the ground was built at the end of the last century it was aptly named Boundary Field because it was located right at the end of the horse-drawn trolley line,
group and, British footbali with minor modifications, 'what often at Sookunpoo we see so (on a big match day.
One incident
The programme sellers were, of course, out in force and the Senators' programme is certain- lv something worth having. A big hit in those days, it It
There were went over the wall, landed invenir stands where the faithful farm land.
Today the stadium with a new nome and
towering steel and concrete stands where the old re-destroyed wooden ones sised to be, is officially in the mid- town area....and a right Ane arena it is 100,
According to keen baseball Memorable picture
followers with whom I had the pleasure of conversation
*There is seating space for Grimth Stadium is one of
although the the easiest parks in the Unit. 26,609 spectators
ground record, was rudely chat- when 36,643 spectators ered watched ‘a double header with the, famous Yankees on July 4. 1939.
fume
ed States in which to see a because the majority of the seats are very close to the field.
The Senators have been in existence for
I was most interested in the
over sixty years huge flood-lighting system which nakes it possible to play, bane- ball at night. There she elit giant pylons spaced around the ground and as each of them bes approximately twice as many lights as one of the groups .at the Hongkong Stadium you will have some Idea of the intensity of the lighİ.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Lawn Bowls
Div 1: HKFC CCC: KIGE V Recreio Recrais "B" Tal- koo: IRC v FC; KDC v Kec.
Div 2; FC v USRC at KDCC; IRC "DY HXCC; KCC v HKPSA CCC V PRC,
Div 3: USIC v KDC: KBGC HKCC: HERC HKPC: SC FC.
PRC
Kwimming
Children's USRC. 1.30 pm.
awlmening
gala
Rally
The setting of the Individual jumps in each group is immacu- while one gets the late and. Impression that the game is being played in bright sunlight, there is no disturbing shadow.... and there are no dark patches due to the misdirection of a single lump..
The high stands, the brigfil кеед
the colourful spectator gathering and the even, -intense flood of light.
memorable sporting made a
plcture.
The scene outside the ground Vespa Club Rally starling at 9 pm was strangely reminiscent of the from Tanghatsui.
sort of thing one sees outside a
«Spectators are entitied to any
áre
By. However, spectators cautioned not to run onto the
box seats rling for a ball;
tory. Stadium attendants have
ruting strictly.".
field for a ball or reach over the whether in fair be foul terri- been. Instructed to enforce this
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these sceй in
surtoundings, baseball certainly has something. I enjoyed every minute of 11.
Problems
It would be wrong to leave
the subject of burstall without the game., like so many others,
making it absolutely clear that
is le problems,
By I. M. MacTAVISH
(Writing from Washington, D.C.)
thusiasts for the sport That sounds like good advice will be interested in the whether it is applied to motor boating Is Amerion of in Hong- from cons. following extract
the annual safety report of the Outboard Boating Club of America "Negligence is the entire Colony rugby of more than half the fatal boating accidents."
The study revealed that just over 30 per cent of the accidents were caused by such soljona as standing in a bont, overloading. reckless operation and sudden manoeuvring. Unexpected wind-
storms and other weather con
ditions mused 19.7 per cent of
the fatal accidents, mechamient
fallure cused 70. per écni and
A good example of this was miscellaneous faults accounted made public a few days ago for another 1.6 per cent, when, it the request of the Tirs, who wero tired of is
fana throwing
var-
Although the Announce-watching ment is clearly worded it lous objects at the ploty vas apparently one which is such and officials, the Detroit misunderstood
for
durlar City Council, made disorderly almost every patné fahın are cociduct at dall games punish. wean to reach over the railing.able by 90 days in jail or a pick up the ball, and have to | US$500 fine.
be asked by an attendant to A Tigora tan had the last say give it back. It is exuy to when he described the incident understand that such » sitúa- as “sour grapes", He said the tion Invokes the boos of the Tigers were merely embarrassed orowd.
by the fact that many of the fans could throw with much greater accuracy than some of their own players!!!"
Home is the official explanation
a number of sou-of the announcement,
could purchase pennants, caps, badges, bats, autographed Bails pictures of the players, and a wide variety of sundry items.
The interesting thing to me was to find all this sort of ac- tivity, as well as the sale of re- freshments and hot dogs etc.,
IT IS JUST BEFORE THE "O
triple
OT
I am strictly neutral in such
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Level figure
However, there is a strong indication that the standard of conduct is on the upgrade. At least the number of Ameri- can fatal boating staya ni a level Agure.
fane who the physical marvel at exchanges which take place on the playing field without undue dutangė to the players involved htivè always been rather doubtful about the ad- vantages of the harness worn by the men who play American football,
The Amerloon Medical Asso- ciation him been interesting, it- welt in such matters and among Items in a list of pre-season recomthendations is one which Kiates tint more research is needed to Improve pitsent headgear.
Particular mention is made of nocidents | nosoguard "hazards and it is pointed out that one player was killed recently when, a sharp blow on the noseguard snapped his head back and severed his 'spinal cord.
In 1940 the number of fatal accidents was 1,243. This rose to 1,891 in 1058 but it should be remembered that in the mean- time boating activities have more ihan doubled, In 1949 there. were 2,643,000
Dre-season
On a different note, conches are reminded of the danger of motorised boats at-nxhaustion in
and with the in the United States and by the preparations end of 1938 this had risen to memory of the fact that four |5,485,000.
players died of heat exhaustion last season they have been ad- The
vigorotta practice study emphasised thevised to ban need for more safe-boating sessions If the temperature is
common. With the steadily increasing education and
sense above 85 degrees Fahrenheit. as the chief and there là à reminder too of popularity
motor boating practices of
deterrents to accidents on the the benoßits at salt drinks during boating in Hongkong en- water.
hard work in hot weather.
touched by a fan matters, "Any ball while in play inalantly becomes dead. The batter is restricted to two bases although họ might have had on cosy homer, and the base runners are allowed only two bases advance. ment, Touching the ball, there- fore, can have a decided effect on a game 'or pennant race,...
NTTENEXT RACE BETWEEN
THE CHALLENGE, AND LUCK" THERE IS NOW
72,000 AT STAKE.
AND AT THE NDIY RACE. ....
SKY-DID YOU. NOTICE WHAT WON THIS RACET
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT YOU HAVING YOUR. HORSE TRAINED AT THE NEWTON STABLES,
LOWRY?
DONT
RIGHT!
ANY OBJECTIONS? AND NEWTONS TURNED THE LUCK INTOA REAL RACEHORSE *
WE'RE TAKINIS AS PALICH ANGWEY ON WHICH HORAS. I GOING TO BE LAST BE THIS LACE AL ON WHICH CH
GOING TO
MUSS FORTI
PORTUNE IS RIVELSER ABAIN ANDA
MOËT ET CHANDON
WHAT DIDI TELL YOU, [KELLBİOVERÍ NO DOUBT
ABOUT THE PHOENIX PARK RESULT NOTE=OR WOULD YOU CARE TO DOUBLE THE BET AGAINT