\- THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1960.
Completion of new ground will give softball a new lease of life
By OLLY VAS
Nowadays when the word 'softball' is mentioned the usual reaction of the person you happen to be addressing tends to be a mixture of surprise and incredulity. Here is a sport which, according to those pundits with long memories of its past glory, was "doomed" years ago but they would certainly have a hard time trying to convince the HK Soft- ball Association, the currently-registered players numbering 270 odd
LUCKY ARSENAL: This houder from Bolton centro-forward McAdams (right) has beaten Arsenal goplkeeper Jack Kolsay, and Arsenal laft-back McCollough (left) and (oft-half Groves (right) look on with bated breath as the ball flashes towards the not. But, luckily for Arsenal, the ball hit the post, and was cleared out of danger. Arsonal won this First Division English League match at Highbury recently by five goals to one.--Central Prass photo.
and most of all the faithful followers of the game that the future is a 6-3 Thomas Cup Prime Minister Sir Roy
gloomy, one, for here comes an encouraging bit
of news about the
long-promised new site to compensate for the eventual loss of the win for Thailand
present playing ground at King's Park.
At the rate the site-formation ceptance to play an exhibition,
is going on in Mission-road, Just below the King George V School, the new ground of the HKSA should be handed over to them by Government some time in May 1981,
I took the opportunity last week to make a cursory Inspec- new site and 1 tion of the must say that the HKSA are 'n deed fortunate to have been allocated this ground, consider in the chronte shortage of land avaliable for the development of sporting facilities.
A boon
baseball
far match here
chose charllable cause Innere the existence of IKEA.
re-
to
beaten Glants now, for only the a Stardusty stand in their way to and frankly it is hard the envisage an upset victory by the latter in early February when the teams meet again. Fans will have enure to
Congratulations also go to the ¿wo Services teams, the Austers member this playing season as the year comes to a close, in the and the Antelopes, which despite Schiar
USS Division tho
severe healings Infileted in the have always "Union" tear left us with hap-Janler division pv memories of two wonderful come back for more. displays of how softball should
be played. The Pandas made A Nam Wah year softball history by engaging th league Axtores without obsery- Ing the usual courtesy of first re- their ide alstering
and the
The ground is well-located Seminoles too bad their share and easily accessible by publle of history-making when the transport and should prove a Cheyennes thrashed them 20-0 the hundreds of i for the biggest-ever Senior boon to schoolboya and schoolgirl longue score registered. Juter on when they wish to loosen up with a softball. There In 1 shortcoming. though, in that no matter where the diamond may be eventually Incited one section of the out- fteld will always be short of the
As for the ladies It is a fore- gone conclusion that the SCAA team, with the cream of the playing talent concentrated in it, will walk away with the title. For them there will be many more conquests till possibly the arrival of the Man Sheung team
over India
Bangkok Dec. 20.
Thailand deteated India 0-3 in the Asin Zone first round tie of the Thomas Cup Champlon- ship.
2-1
After being held to a core last night, Thailand won
matches tonight Inore four against India's one
Results of tonight's matches were;
Narong Bhomchima. (Thal- land's No. 3) beat A. L. Dewan, (India's No. 33 15-7, 15-11.
N. M. Nalekar, Undia's No. (Thal- 1) beat Chamarong, land's No. 1), 15-10, 15-9,
Semrool; loonynsukhanonda, (Thailand's No. 2) beat Sureshi Goel, (India's No. 2) 13-13, 15-11.
Welensky defends professional boxing
London, Dec. 20.
Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, took time off from Central African constitutional talks in London to discuss his great interest in boxing.
The Prime Minister, a former amateur and professional boxer, was very
definite that professional boxing should not be banned.
in boxing, if they are It, and it they aro thoroughly examined before they enter the ring.
"The United Kingdom has "men seldom get seriously hurt Leen the home of the spor!, cer- tainly for at least two centuries, end I cannot believe we have become 20 decadent that we would like to see it slopped,” he told the press.
For more damage
Narong and Raphi (Thailand) beat Dewan and Ghosh (India) 15-8, 10-4.
Chuchart Finally a tale-ender, about the
and Khaalert Internationals. Can anyone tell (Thalland) bear Nalekar and me just when it has been since Dcorer (Irtlio), 15-7, 15-9
Thailara will great job we last failed to have the first-
round games played off on Box-o1 December 23 and 24,ell-ment, to get a ban imposed on Ing Day?
In the Junior Division, though and with the Men's Senior team it may seem somewhat prema-still unbeaten this is definitely ture to do so, congratulationsa Nam Wah softball year, fre extended to Ray Cordeiro's Glants for winning the Junior lille. Coach Sheridan 'Rome> Hamet has done a desired regulation length but with the boys and nothing short with his customary foresighted- | of a miracle will stop the noss the Umpire-in-Chlet is cor- taip to come up with an propriate ground rule to remedy the situation.
ן
1 am sure that Mr A. de 0. Sales would not mind my saying Jere and now that softballers will be pleased beyond words to learn that they will, in the not too distant future, be privileged to refer to the Mission-road site nor Hos" and for his be- hind-the-szene efforts to pro-
20-
Iter.
Coach Drobny: Italy
edge
over
meet Malaya
has
Australia
Melbourne, Dec. 20,
Sir Roy Welensky was com- menting on attempts by Dr Edith Summerskill, Member of Parila-
"If the yardstick is going to be that no sport that is danger- ous should be played, then one would have to cut out rugby. soccer, or cycling and motor- racing, and indeed most of the sports that give the publle thrill," he added.
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"Frankly, to say that boxing the professional sport in Britain, is dangernus is nonsensical. Ä of people are particularly following recent greater number British featherweight champion killed in motor accidents, thun In a boxing ship bout wiren boxer Bobby by being punched Nelli had to have a head opera-ring and no one seriously sug-i
gests we should do away with tinn after a knockout.
rig don't know whether, the motor car.” drinking is considered to be ⇓
sport, but I should marine Own boxing career
far more damage is done to brain tissues through drink, than by taking a punch," Bir Roy Welenaky said. The burly 53-year-ol» states. convinced was
munte the cause of the game Mr Italian tennis coach Jaroslav Drobny believes his team has a slight edgeman said he
over Australia in their preparation for the Davis Cup challenge round
which starts in Sydney an Boxing Day.
Sales earns the deep and heart- fell thanks of all connected with softball.
No less Important to roll- ballers is the nows that 1) January 1961 we will once again. piny hosts to the Talwan Indies, for the Mun Sheung Ladies' team, whose arrival here for aames over the Christmas holl- days has been unavoidably de-
Italy wants
to
layed, will now be seen stage 1962 world
#
séries of exhibition matcher next month.
Glowing reports
The Mon Sheung team nave never visited Flongkong bui glowing reports were brought back by the touring Hongkon: team which was beaten 18-2 by the Talwon girls in September Jast year.
cycling events
Rom, Dec. 20.
The Italian Cycling Union's Steering Committee today de- elded to prevent its candidature
The visitors are said to play as organistaa of the World 1002
an even higher standard of Track and Read Cycling Cham- nofiball than the redoubtable
Tao Kong team, so there pion hips,
should be plenty of Band
kicked up on the
мест.
make up for the disappoint-
diamond Presenting ity candidature Their coming will to
the International Cycling the Italians proposed Linton
ment felt by the Colony's ball that the Road fans after the recent snub by could
held
be
Championships
on the
road
the San Francisco Giants herdering Lake Gaida, North whose management pasted through Hongkong and despite Italy, and that the Track events
be held protracted and
early pre- could
Vigorelli Stadium-AFF.
liminary negotiations and ne-
nk Millon's
"We have had hard match-play within the last 10 days, but the Australians have not," Drobny said in Melbourne to- cindy,
Inter-zone
Droboy was referring to the
Davis Cup
Final in which the Kallans best Anerka 3-2 in Perth just over a week Deo. The Australkan team has played
only practice matches since) the Victorian Championships which ended on December 3.
Practised
First innings points for Queensland
Swanton's cricket XI to tour West Indies
He thought the cutting down
had, of the length of contests perhaps, thrown more emphails on fighting rather than boxing. He did not think shorter lights meant boxing had become
brutal sport. "As an expert of boxing, and speaking with some experience, I can may it is a sport in which contests are between men who are A, and willing to put their skill and strength against someone about their own height," he said.
Sir Hoy Welencky-now weighing around 18 slo won the amateur heavyweight
HK Schools Badminton Tournament
minton
The Colony Schools Open Bad- Individual Champion- ships, organised by the Hong- kong Badminton Association win ecranence on Thursday, January. Entries will close on Wednesday, December 20 and must reach the Hon Champion- ship Secretary on or before that date.
The ecmpetition is open to all students of schools registered with the Hongkong Education Department and under the age of 20 by January 1, 1981. All entries must be endorsed by the Principal or Sports Masters of schools,
Entry fees for singles will be $1 and doubles $2 per pair.
The tournament will be run under the rules and regulations of the Hongkong Badminton Association.
Entry forme can be obtain- ed the Sincere Co. Ltd, the Hongkong Sports Shop and At the Pu Fong Co, (Junction of Nathan and Austin-roads).
Bolton out of League Cup
London, Dec, 20. Apother British First Division club was eliminated from the Loday Feolball League Cup when the Second Division team Rotherham United defeated Bel- Ion Wanderers by two goals to nl in an chehth-final match at Bol'an tonigh"-AFP.
WHEN JIMMY WILDE LOST
He was the boxing idol_of Britain and the By- weight champion of the world.
Out of more than 850 6ghts be had lost only two, but an a never-to-be-forgotten night at the Albert Hall. London, he was kammered to defeat after a display courage KASTET passer boxing history.
in
It was Jimmy Wilde's great- Right put it was nearly cancelled at the last minute. Only the presence
of the Prince of Wales at the ringside made Wilde agree to meel his Ameri. can opponent, Pele Her- 137412
The story of this fight is the Arst in an absorbing new the starting La series CHINA MAIL tomorrow. "R.O. Punch,"
Bry Alan
Hoby, recaptures the thrill of great fights.
drama,
K
is a series full of colour, and excitement, Read it tomorrow In the CINNA MAIL,
Henry Cooper may
quit the
ring next year
By ARCHIE QUICK
title of Northern Rhodesia, British and Empire heavyweight champion Henry
had 15 contests as ■ Pro- fessiona)...the highest purse WAS £120 and fost aniy
One of these defents was in a professional heavy-weight championship bout against the South African, Roy Ingram. Best modern boxers
London, Dec. 20. Three cricketers from England, one from the West Indies and one from India. Abbas All Brisbane. Dec. 20.
Balg, are among the eleven Queensland took first innings players who have accepted In- points from West Australia es vitations to tour the West their Shefeld Shield cricket Indies with E. W. Swanton's match ended here today.
XI next March and April, The home state who had П lead of 33, were
The party will be: A. C. D. Today the Rollans practiced in Brst innings
Melbourne and the Australian soon in trouble today when off-Ingleby Mackenzie (Lamps team in Brisbane because spinner Keith Slater claimed-Captain), E. Weekes (West heavy rain in Sydney has three of their sceend innings Indles), R. W. Barber (England made the White City
courts wickets at a personal cost of 35 and Lanenshire), P. M. Walker unft for play.
runs. But opening bat Ray Rey- (England and Glamorgan), H. Italiana, Today, the
Nicola nolds checked the slump and his shire). A. A. Balg (India and J. Rhodes (England and Derby-
His other defeat was against Pictrangeli and
Orlando spirited knock of 8 not out
Oxford University), 0. Sanother South Africa, Tommy Sirola had
hours enabled Queensland to declare wheately (Glamorgan), A. C. Squires. severuj
against at 170 for tour.
Smith (Oxford University and Sir pro-
Roy win,
thought that the Warwickshire). A R Lewis best of
modern boxers wore had scored (Cambridge and Glamorgan), Floyd Potterton, world heavy- match. D. Wells (Nottinghamshire), weight champion, and Sugar
R. A. Gale (Middlesex).·
Ray Robinson, former middle- The names. of another bals-weight title-holder. raan and another bowler are 10 be added.
singles practice
Sel Drobny and Australian
to mako 204 to fessional, Mervyn Rose.
Western Australja Bath are lefthanders as are 139 for Ave when the
Australia's two top singles | ended. players, Neale Fraser and Rod Laver.China Mali Special.
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"The record book shows I was beaten on A technical knockout," he said.
"I was a great performance
Cooper may be only a fight or two away from retirement at the age of 27.
The possibility of a world title fight with Floyd Patterson is remote, and so would be a contest with Ingemar Johansson if the Swede won the third-time-lucky bout, but Cooper will de finitely give Joe Erskine the chance of regain- ing the two championships he holds when the Welshman is fit in the New Year.
い
with rolls of After that Cooper would 18 out of condition to meet Dick Richardson for the fat round his middle European crown, and, perhaps, Just one give Brian London more chance. He has atremly beaten all three of them.
The red light
New prospect
come.
There is no need for Cooper to have one fight too many. He has established himself in a Dow home at Wembley; he is, financially, more than comfort- ably off; and he has a wlle and Final scores were: Queensland: 353 and 170 for four declared (R. Reynolds 81
After that it might well be family. He she has a manager who will cry "Enough" when the end of the fighth road for he sees the time has not out: K. Slater 3-56).
by Patterson to win back the the good-looking Bellingham That I feel will be sometime in Western Australia: 300 and The Test players are Weekes, title from Ingemar Johansson, boy, for already
he and his 1961. 139 for five (K. Joynt 49, T.who is available because cricket and Robinson's recent draw manager Jim Wicks are taking Veivers 2-45). China Mailis out of season in Barbados; against Gone Fullmer in A of going into partnership to- playing In the series championship fight, at 40 years gether. I understand it would against Pakistan in India at the of age, was another great be a commission agent's Mr moment; Rhodes, Walker and achievement."
not world cham- Cooper is he said.—China Wicks was a "bookie" before he
material, and. In lock out his managerial Hecnee, plenship
addition 10 Patterson and Both of them saw the red Johansson, there is fight after the recent. Alex Liston, the giant Negro, barring Miseff light. Two things were the way. made clear. Cooper is highly" susceptible to eat eyes and the knock-out punch he once pos-
dis scesed seams to have appeared.
RAF Squash
Balg,
| Barber. Barber will join the Mail Special.
parly after the MCC tour in New
|Zealand ends. champions
H.
beat ago.
Weightlifting world record
Moscow, Doc, 20.
Sonny
When Cooper relires, how- ever. the British heavyweight division will seem to be in a pretty poor state, with Richard- Bon probably the best oft a mediocre lot.
Swanton, a well-known Eng- The RAF Squash Ruckels lish cricket writer, has tried to Champlonship was won at the find an attractive, quick-scoring Lansdowne Chab, London, by side without calling upon the FI/LI M.
Eggleton front-rank England players who (Odiham), when, after
two toured the West Indies a year) year, as runner-up, he Pilot Officer P, D. Stokes (Cam-
There are at least ßve of the Rudolph Piyukefelder (Soviet Maybe he was ring-rusly bridge University) 90, 9-10, younger school of English Union) has set a wart record but the fact remained that, ut,
Mr Wicks told me though 19-0, 6-9, 2-7 in an exciting Ave-players, with a fair chance of anatch of 141.8 kilograms Wembley Empire Pool when he
set final which tosied an
that there is a young Yorkshire hour playing against Australia next† (311% (ba) fri the light-heavy-30 clearly outpointed the and a quarter.
farm hand of huge proportions summer Barber, Rhodes, weight class
scored Cooper In the Soviet Argentialan, The women's title went to Walker and the
prospect. Championships at will for nine rounds without being trained as A opening pair. Weightlifting
"Ifa is art. 21, 14 stones of 5g1 J. Ireson (Hereford) and Galo and Lewis,
now being held here.
over making Mite blink the veteran `prize was taksa by
Ingleby-Mackenzie, who will The previous record was his eyeild, let alone knock him out bone and muscle, and, most Sqd/Ldr D. S. Leote--Banews captain the side, toured with own 147 kilograng /101⁄2 lb) sat or even down. And do not say important of all, he likes fight- Service.
'Swanton's XI in 1950-AFP"," e last year-Reuter,
that Miteff was tough; he was Ing." said Wicks.
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