THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1946.
SPORTS FEATURES NAVY-SING TAO ENCOUNTER
Lady Young presenting The Governor's Cup to L/Stoker Rowlands at last Sunday's race meeting-Ming Yuen,
COLONIAL PLAYERS AND THE RYDER CUP
By Archie Quick
WHY should not the terms of the Ryder Cup rules be W. altered so that Britain could include Colonial players professional golf in her side against America when the match is revived next summer?
Why shouldn't this match be British Empire v American Instead of Great Britain v United States?
vantage at present because of
in there
the
for only 28 rounds.
WEEK-END TIT-BIT
SOUTH CHINA'S BID
FOR PREMIER LEAGUE PLACING
(By See Tee)
ONCE AGAIN IT IS MATCHES IN WHICH
SERVICE TEAMS ARE OPPOSED BY CIVI- LIANS THAT OFFER THE MOST ATTRACTIVE WEEK-END FOOTBALL FARE. THE BEST DISH ON THE MENU CLEARLY IS THE NAVY AT HOME TO SING TAO THIS AFTERNOON. THE SAILORS ARE FIELDING ONE OF THEIR STRONGEST ELEVENS FOR THIS MATCH, WHILE SING TAO HOPE TO BE AT FULL STRENGTH.
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At Sookunpoo, 45 Commando, now the best placed Service team in the First Division, meet St. Joseph's: If the Saints field the side which has done so well in recent weeks a keen struggle this should be good game.
WEEK-END SPORTS
TO-DAY
SOCCER
FIRST DIVISION
Club:"Club_vs. CASC, i p.m. Causeway Bay: Novy vs. Sing Tao, 41741.
Bookunpoo: 45 R.M. C. vs, SL, „Joseph's, 4 pm.
SECOND DIVISION
Causeway Bay: Wireless Centre va. Sing Tao, 2.30' pun.
Club: Club vs. Kwong Wah, 2.30 p.m.
St Josephs: Kit Chee vs. Signals, 4 p.m.
' CRICKET
KCC: KCC vs. Club. 2 pam. King's Park: Dockyard vs. Crul- gengower, 2 p.m.
FASTBALL CORNER
Unexpected Canadian Chinese Victory Over St Joseph's
(By "Spectator")
THE last week-end witnessed the opening of the Fastball League with two closely contested games decided. The peppery Canadian Chinese scored an unexpected, but deserving victory over the once all-conquering St Joseph's by four runs to two, while a fighting Chung Wah squad went very near to snatching a surprise win from a depleted Recreio team, losing only by the odd run in three.
The League was declared open by Miss N. Boyd, the American Vice-Consul, who threw the first ball. By the way, she actually pitched the ohl apple, softball fashion, and it went right across the centre of the platter. That, surely was sonie good stuff! Thanks for everything, Miss Boyd, says the loen) softball world, your presence was like music in spring ...
In the curtain raiser, the to lend by 2-1, but the latter im- mediately afterwards equalised. Bill BL. Joseph's: CASC vụ. Police, 2.30 | Saints were beaten in every de- Woo's sizzling low drive for a circuit p.m.
Happy Valley: 42 Cdo. vs. Dock-partment in an encounter devoid run which left the whole Saint field flatfooted, did the trick. Hereafter, yard, 4 pm.
of sparkling play. It was n the outcome of this fracas was not
in doubt the Josephians were struggle nevertheless, both sides |
discouraged
timed lot. Nicely taking the lead once until the bingles by Luke Bunn and Nicke Canucks pushcil ahend to Delgado contributed much towards Victoryville. The Josephlans bringing in one tally in the fifth and adding another in the sixth to put made more errors-which on the the game on ice for tho Canucks. whole were few-than their The fourth was the only inning in KBGC: Wappingshaw Competition, victora. Their reputed heavy which the Saints scored.
batters failed miserably, scoring only one measly hit in altogether
Bill Woo played a starry role for 24 times at bat. That single the winner. He registered a 100 per- Was driven out by Arturo cent-twice at bat, one scored and Ozorio.
two hits the latter including "his" home.
2.46 m.
BOWLS
TO-MORROW ·
SOCCER
The fallure again of the losers' big guns this time was due largely to FIRST DIVISION
some classy hurling by the Canadian Club: RAF vs. South China, 4 p.m. hurler Herbie Quon,
whose swift vs. 44 deliveries had the St Joseph's boys Causeway Day: Eastern
tled in a knot. Herbie
still was 9111 somewhat wild throwing some very high, then awfully low, but this did not do much damage as battery mate Kassa Nazarin stopped them re- markably well. On the other hand, Saints' moundsinan A. Saul's pitches were mostly floaters and he did not receive the necessary support from hla. team mates. The Maple Leafs netted four clean hits, including a home run, and won with an inning
VS.
SECOND DIVISION
Club: Travancore
South China, 2.30 p.m.
Causeway Bay: 44 Cdo, vs. 3 Cdo. RN Bdc. HQ, 2.30 p.m.
Sookunpoo: HQ. Land Forces vs.
CRICKET
The pick of to-morrow's bunch is at the Club ground where the RAF meet South China. The airmen have had team building difficulties in recent weeks as a result of changes in personnel, and this has contributed in part to their recent run of defeats, three in a row. South China, hard on the heels of Sing Tao in the league table, will be on their toes.
An America has an overwhelming ad- remaining averages, Tiny Dal Rees To-morrow's other League I, the shortage of first class referees Cdo. 4 p.m.
diminutive game is equally of Wales and
at Causeway Bay, and of qualified men generally.
appeul is made for all qualified re- vastness of the territory from which Von Nida of Australia finished level Eastern, who last week held a ferees to come forward and offer she can recruit Her players. What
Mr L. G. Young, wrong in our having the second with 73.05 for 44 and 40 somewhat weakened 1/6 Com their services, help of such
British rounds respectively. Then came the mando team to a draw, are full lon. Secretary of the local Referees' outstanding
Association, whose address is Two of optimism as to their chances Hospital, (Queen Mary's) Flongkong players as Bobby Locke and Van first Englishman, Henry Cotton, with Nida of South Africa and Australia 75.25
an Austra former. Open Champions, Reg Whil- against 44 Commando. Neither will be glad to hear from referees: 387 Coy. RASC, 4 pm. respectively? After all lian-bern Joe Kirkwood did play combe and Dick Burton, were fol- side has a very impressive league his phone number is 24046.
Followers of the game who are tish record but both are teams which interested in becoming referees are for murer like South African Syd international, who gained the unc have often deserved much better also invited to communicate with Mr for America and Britain sorely need-lowed by Jimmy Adams, Scottish viable distinction of being the seN- Brews in pre-war days.
son's champion runner-up, so many than they have got. 44 Com-Young. Courses of Instruction will Britain will need all her Koling
Two times did he finish
second.
mandos defence needs a lot of commence, shortly, under the futor- strength when she faces up to the
ship of senior feferees; hints on post-war discoveries, H. Ward Byron Nelsons and Sam Sneads next and H. W. Horne, of Little Aston and piercing while the lively Eastern points arising out of the laws of the summer, and the ten I would choose on current form would be: Cotton, Hendon came next, and then the forward line is gaining con- game will also be a regular feature KBGC, 2.45 p.m. Arthur fidence week by week.
.: FASTBALL Rees, Lees, Adams, Ward, Horne, Kritty Yorkshire champion, Haliburton, Matthews, Sutton ander and Totley). Next in or
Form suggests that South China J. Burton (Hillside); were
Max will be too good for the RAF and FT was an almost empty row of King's Park: Hotshots vs. Giants, Daly (Balmoral, Ireland), Max at Eastern will share the points terraces at the Club's ground 10.30 pm. The leading averages in Iast sea-Faulkner (unattached), Sam
for 1/5 Commandos' last league King's, Park: Baseball Club vs. Bill Shankland with 44 Commando. tournaments (Wildernesse), son'a professional gulf
Norman Sutton Mr Chan, the popular Chinese match: the crowd (it such a term be Rovers.
consisted of about Arty have recently been published by the Templenewsam). PGA. As is generally known, Locke (Leigh), Tom Hallberton (Knowle) referee who officiated in the "Double proper)
Stancham), Algle Tenth representative match, has Commandos and the same number of won the Harry Vardon Trophy with Laurie (Ayton
Bill left the Colony on business and ex-Eastern supporters. Redman, 1/5's
centre-forward, an average of 73 for 40 rounds--a Matthews (Potter's Bar)
the game with some truly excellent performance, What Cox (Fulwell). Ward and Rees are peels to be away a couple of months, erstwhile is not so well known is the table of now in America gaining experience. His departure seriously aggravates following
Dick Burton.
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THE Recreio-Chung Woh it was Rambling Rees flelded a scratch team played at a funereal pace. The
two of their leading maco maulers, Bertie and Gerry Gosano, were not available. While Chung Walt's fielding was shaky owing no doubt to lack of practice, the Portuguess boys were not able to score at will, and vice versa. The Recreio boys have always been a team to be reckoned with and later games will see the smooth play which goes with these ball players. Chung Wah put up a mighty good show when taking into consideration Second at bat, the Canadianus broke that this game was the first for most into the lead on the third stanza.
of its members ofter a very long time. An error by Dave Leonned at third The Chinese boys are expected to du vs. rather unusual for Dave-allowed even better when they get into stride fleet-footed G. G. Lee to reach first, again-but when, is altogether an- Doc Lee, who had previously caught other matter. They say that the two dificult flies at the right pasture, Chung Wahs are simply too busy to added to his good day's work when | practise. he romped home on the wings of A. H. Ismall's sacrifice fly to deep left. Lee had reached third on a stolen base and another Saint error. St. Joseph's, thanks to a couple of boneheaded miscues by the Canucks, tallied twice in the first of the fourth
interest. The shoulder injury be wag sustained nearly two months ago is only Just clearing up. Redman anyway, is not lost to local football; I hear he may soon be appearing in Another first league Elde. ----
To his last gamo in local league football. Powell, the 1/5 goalkeeper, has been a personality. With a weakened defence and half-back Une in front of him he was more than equal to the occasion in the drawn match with Eastern. His quick decision, perfect
of the Bight of the ball (rly when
handles. all
high in the alr) and the case with which he
the hallmark of class.
It is not not
Generally known that YONA CO
sistent good play has
con-
place in 1/5's team despite the presence in the unit of a goalkeeper of English league standard. I refer to McCarthy, who may yet be seen in harness between the posts before he returns to UK.
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DAD luck St. Joseph's! Their match with South China at Causeway Bay last Saturday pra- mised to be one of the week-end tit-bits, but the loss of Rocha's ser-
Come.
This
when
give
vices almost from the
the start was blow from which they never really recovered. South China were well worth their 2-0 victory, but would have much preferred to have had it out with the Saints at full strength. I hope Rocha's Injury will not keep him long out of the Saints' cup overflowed Hussain handled in the
the urea 10 away the all-important first goal.
But there are signs of more balance in the Saints' side at every outing. MacDougall was right on top of farm against South China and was ably covered by Lo and Mo, who stood up to the wiles of Chhu Man-chi and Chan Tale-fai. (South China's best forwards) most stout- heartedly. The halves had a heavy afternoon as South China were able to use half backs to augment the attack: even so, Alrosa and Lening never, gave up trying while Hussain refused to allow the Chinese left- wing to settle down. Rocha's injury, nt course, upset the attack although Gosano's classic distribution of the hall was well spiced with menace.
SUNDAY'S all-Commando fixture (44 v. 45) was not after all the bright game for which many people hoped. It was Interesting to note cumbersome the illusion of slow: movement so often present in games where two servico teams stre opposed, Twenty-two heavily-bulit Commandes seemed almost pon- derous in their exchanges by com- parison with the apparent nippler Chinese players. We know it is only an illusion, however, the Commandog can be fester on the ball than most of their opponents.
Outstanding in this 44 v. 45 Cammando game was the strong de- fensive play of Wella, 44 Commandoa pivot. Wella's heading of the ball in *(Continued on Pare 8).
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'This week's games will sos Glants- Hotshots at 10.39 on the Recreio foot- ball ground and then Hong Kong Baseball Club tingling with Rovers.
Miss N. Boyd, United States vice-Consul, shaking bands with David Leonard, captain of St Joseph's fastball team, which was defeated 4-2 by Canadian Chinese in the opening game of the League Inst
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