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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1948.
..SPORTS FEATURES..
Police And Sing Tao Meet For First Time Tomorrow
PROMISING SOCCER TIES
(BY "SEE TEE")
Before next week-end's second round matches in the shield competition, there is, this week-end, a most interesting pairing of senior clubs in the second half of the league programme. Of special service interest is the first meeting of the Navy and the Buffs at Causeway Bay; while the RAF's return match with South China at Sookunpoo should attract a good number of both service men and Chinese.
The pick of tomorrow's fixtures is at the Police Ground where Sing Tao are the visitors to the custo- dians of law and order. These two teams are to meet again next Saturday: they are drawn together in the second round of the Senior Shield,
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The draw for the second round of watering and kindered players of of the Senior Siteld has produced both sides. Despite many energetic four interesting matches.
raids the prize, even of a consolation matter for regret (and generally so, goal, eluded the Saints, too) that the colourful St Joseph's are not still r
competition. Unfortunately the Saints' departure from the Shield competition due largely to matters. over which, they at least, had no control.
WILG
Club v. Eastern should be hr oven encounter; 25th RA, have not been doing outstandingly well but nay shake Kitchee which is minus five of its best players. Motor
Is the
Kowloon
Most of the Club's attacks which 1 saw were severely dealt with by Gosano, and there was little good forward play. The only goal of the second half fell to the Club, from Weller's head. It was a gond, spor- ting game and again underlined the continuing Improved form of Leck in the Club goal.
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The 1.500-metre open relay race, included in the recent later-School Athletic Meeting programme, was won by the Buffs. Here is the winning team comprising Lieut. Broad- ley, Pte. Warrender. Ple. Thomsen and Cpl. Arrowsmith. ---Golden Studio,
Baseball Popular Again In Japan
(By ERNEST HOBERECHT)
The
SPORTS DIARY
TODAY
Football-1st Division
Sookunpoo~RAF v. S. China,
Navy, Navy v. Buffs, 4 p.m. Police.-Kwong Wah v. 25th RA,
4 p.m.
4 b.m.
Caroline Hill-St Joseph's v, K. Motor Dus, 4 p.m.
p.m.
2nd Division "A"
Navy. Kilchee V. St Joseph's,
2,30 D..
Caroline IL-S. China Motor Bus, 2.30 v.m.
Softball Chattor
By "Spectator"
THE LADIES TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT Wildcat-Ace Fracas
row.
Both
on
The ladies take the League spotlight this wook- end. Two colourful outfits of the triumvirate of hot contenders for the championship are to be locked in battle, as the much improved Wildcats go all out for sweet revenge against the Madcap Aces, who came out on top in their first round engagement. The third "tripartite dissidents," the Wahoos, will also be view, matched against the Canadians, also in a return encounter; the first being won by the Walioo femmes. The women have indeed started; hard to beat. On the other hand, "bute" triangle-in the Initial the Victorians, are a bunch of dash- meetings. Aces beating Wildcats, ing, promising sportsmen and if the latter winning from Wahoos they paid more attention to playing and the first named going down to ball as it should be down, an upset Sockunpod.—IQLF v. RAOC, 2.30 Wahoos. This indication of the is not out of the question. The pity
contingents' evenly matched strength is tho
limer I
I saw them they did gives an idea of the tooth-and-nail not care much if they won-except struggle which is expected to ensue in that defeat they inflicted on Mad- v. K. In the Wildent-Ace fracas tomor-caps but surely, the Victorians are teams should start at in the running for championship scratch. Any odds-on money for honoure-or clo they know nny of the two will be swooped up Funny though It may sound, It |with alacrity.
seemed they didn't AA,. However, I am inclined to kivo the nod to the Wildcats to end up on Sing the right side, with little share Though, because of their marked
The not-altogether surprising Valley Electric v. RASC, 4 p.m. superiority in the battery section. trouncing of the Madcaps by VRC
Specil Inerchant
wirling Dolly topped the nelivities last week. That Brown is sure to be,
menace.
severe beating-net the defeat--that while oh the receiving end is
able the
Madcapmen received was in- support from that
arked deed a sensation. The 21-6
SCOTC power-packed Efe Babida--Mr Dabida, if you did full justice to actual trend of like-who, in spite of ber weight play. Paced by youthful Eric and perhaps her age-being a little Guest, Tony Lopes Victorians beat older than the rest--18, however, out eight hits against three hurlers second to none in the League for used by Madcaps. Eric's her all-round ball playing capabi drive for homer cleared the bags lities and agility. She is obviously a which were fully loaded. Backett popular
Agure on the roftball by an inspired field, Tony Lopes" diamond.
two-lift hurling job contributed to his side's enay success. It was capville. with
2nd Division "B"
Police. RAMC v. Chinese 2.30 p.m.
Valley-Chinese Cadre V.
Tao, 2.30. p.m.
Cricket
KCC.-KCC v. CCC, 2 p.m.
Craigengower. CCC v. KCC "A", 2 p.m.
Sookunpoo-IRC v. Recrelo, 2 pm HKCC.-HKCC
University,
12 p.m.
V.
Rugby
Club.-Quadrangular Tournament: Club v. RAF and Police, 4.15 p. Lawn Bowls
LIVELY PAIR
ex-
MADCAPS TROUNCED
117
power
ח
their stor hurler.
less
The opposite numbers of Madcap-off day for all and sundry of Mad- to Mr ville in hurler Therese Baptista and Kelly Silva-Netto walking no
bindsnatcher Margle Xavier' are 10
LI than twelve, lively pair, but having less
and the lot of them booted; muffed or juggled for eight puting will be up against it, yet all the way in an
Six-footer Rene uphill errors.
Sequeira There is le difference, four
slammed the first Madcap hit after if at all, in the other departments, was a circuit clout,
whitewashed frames. Rene's his boosting Blugging overage.
challenge.
v. Chinese To make the runs, the Wildcats will
rely on Peggy
KBGC
Farewell match
II. Nish, 2.30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Football-1st Division
Sookumpoo.-Ionisks AA, 4 p.m.
about
per
such
2nd Division "A"
Navy Navy v. Talkoo, 2.30 Police.Easlem v. Police,
p..
Soakumpoo.--Dockyard Chinese, 2.30 pm.
V.
p.m.
2.30
WD
SOMETHING WENT WRONG
TOKYO-Baseball enjoys greater popularity in Huson versus South China Something very mech went Japan than in the United States and sandlot games pick of the draw, and this wrong
with arrangerments should be a kecu battle. It would Caroline 1 tast Saturday after- go on all winter even in cold and snow. not surprise me to see the Police noon. A very fue game between
30 beat Sing Tan at Boundary-street two of the most improved clubs in
Professional baseball is enjoying Each Japanese club has 25 to tomorrow that match should be a the league. South Chinn and
It has to pay these the unprecedented popularity in Japan regular players.
officially in addition to new recruits and old pointer to next week's shield game. | Police,
season was was abandoned after 20 Though the minutes because
it was stated that glosed in November, fans are still players who returned from Japanese
ny talking about big games and the best armed forces. ing surface of the field, 18 were glass there in such quantities they can nanic players and sub-month
members 6,000 naines of many Cabinet AI let's hope it's cleared before carries out Motor Havelaar
out his inspection stitutes of all major clubs.
The Football of the ground today.
Despite the popularity of baseball, Association's programme is quite professional leagues, are not making crowded enough without the loss of money, Every team is in the red. ja Saturday and a Sunday afternoon The high cost of baseball equipment jas pecurred last week, in the one is one of the reasons for the failure
Instance at Caroline 11, and the of
to coin profit. A love other at the Club Ground,
costs 600 to
to 790 yen--US$12 to $14.
the
Once again spretators at Caroline B this afternoon will feel the need for an extra pair of eyes; one with which to watch the match at
South the
between tround Saints andt the Kowloon Businen, RAF-South Chinn match below on the Soultumpoo freund.
I there was broken glass on the relays. Children may not know the
Ute the other to follow
IMPROVED POLICE
of the non-
chibs
While the services are still making elmes In their weekly teams, the
South Chins beat the BAF 3-1 in A bat custs US$6 and a pair of spice eyes of the followers
the first half of league programine shoes more than $20. Chunere clubs-St Josephs' and the on October 1. Since then the Air- Infeld tickets at the Kornkuen Police are watching with interesen have suffered many "downs" Stadium in Tokyo. where profes- thebut seem to be on the "up" again sional games are held, sell for what
Improvement in
afternoon.
With
The steady policemen's form. I Ulked
their new, as are South China. Their amounts to 60 cents each in United showing in the twenty lates
Outfield tickets are rond meeting, at Seokumpoo this States money, -play we had at Caroline HI last afternoon, is one of the most nt-30 cents with special infield seats
Saturday
the tertive fixtures of the day. How going for 30 cents each. wing halves backing up the forwards, Leung, the
China veteran Southi
These prices include 100 percent the attack was always ready to go pivot, will fare against the speed admission tax and from the gross straight into action.
and dash of Sewell, of the RAF may ticket sales 20 percent must be paid well be the hinte on which the re- to the stadium owners for use of the
I
wen!
curtain-raiser
Kround.
*he
average player gets yen (about US$120) However, some stars as pilolier Tetsugi Kawakami. get 30.000 yen (US$600) per month.
Japan's
baseball professional league is a paradise for a player in be Bred because which he cannot the Baseball Players Union is too strong-United Press.
AUSTRALIAN
SWIM PLAN
PAYS OFF
Silvn
Thelma Wat-
Police Police v. Sing Tao, 4 p.m.sun. Elle Babida, Cynthia Motta and High scoring predominated in the Ribeiro to do the slamming other games, which did not com- Navy, Kilchee v. Eastern, 4 p.m. Helen
business, while' Girlle Goon, Margle mani interest. The Filipinos bent Xavier, Incz Sonres and the the Baseballers 22-0. A homer Remedios sisters will spearhead use cach was slashed out by
Fillpinos attack for the
This should Joe France, and Albert Smirke and
2nd Division "B" Caroline Hill.-S. China v. Signals,
4 p.m.
Valley-25th RA v. REME, 4 p.m.
Softball
(See "Softball Chatter" on this page for the weekend fixtures)
Badminton On
Monday
Aces.
for a
be a
a most interesting game and is a Baseballer Hobo Gomes, Recreio
drubbed "must."
the Rovers 17-7 and St Terry Noronha's Wahoos should Joseph's walked over a South China take an easy victory from Alice Mar's
24-2 count. Home rang and Canuckettes
In the other feminineouts were the order of the day tilt, although it would be advisable in these one-sided entanglements. for them not to take things too light- Medlocro
them. pitching invited ly, for a slip here, not impossible Gouano and Tony Remedios.
Homer klammers were: Rees Gerry though highly improbable,
means hampionship
stocks go lumbling Homer alammers in the Wahoo- This should be a game well worth Bee match which again ended in a while to watch, for good exhibitions big-score Wahoo win,-33-2---were from the Big Chief Hilda Soares and Aida Castro, both should come
Castilho herself, Terry, Irene
and of the victors. Hildo Soares from the Wahoos and "Glamour" Mar, dynamic Jenn Lee and Ullan Koo of Maple Leaf.
FANS' WEAKNESS
OBSERVATION POST
#
the
Words of appreciation are heard all round for the donation of It appears there is a certain bit of shield
for the winters of weakness among the local softball women's Lengue. Winning for three funa and that is that not a small consecutive seasons entitles the vic- percentage of them particularly torious team is retention for good. This donation in the latest addition
In
While
4
for this afternoon's | any money out of baseball in Japan, Marshall, last year unknown. He since 1941 opens on Monday night the way of spectacle, however, it Any sporting party coming forward?
The three senior
ball
the home
By MILLIE HUDSON
The Police wingmen stayed out on
British Olympic Representative
sult will swing.
favour women matches. their wings, took the ball deep to the second division match
Australia's 18-month-old Olym- be-
game in this section definitely could to the other existing trophies. wards the corner flags before cen-tween the reconst strings of Kitclice
STADIUM PAYS
pic Games training plan has pro- Korakuen dadium people duced
not be compared. with the much tring, thereby frustrating any cluse re St Josephs.
There "remains now for a trophy free-style swimmer John
The Arst badminton league season which JS the seem to be the only guys making
faster play dished out by the men packing of the god by the South and
for the Men's "B" Division League. China defence. I was not too sure
Australia's with 14 men's doubles teams engaged.ne gained Stalium Tor:ll:en More meeting of the Navy and the Ruffs. The Police rearguardi,
stock, recently about the
Don't rush now! Senior and junior teams will be remains without a question a is a most likable flxture. Kitchee which has a face value of 20 yen, is award for the swimmer neurest
Back to the ballpark....Ball fans understanding as to who shail cover
if somewhat are clever, if
it world class. the middle road to goal seems ro- contident, band of youngsters; while
over quoted today at 625 yen.
Also a back-stroker, opposed this year, although separate game. And that should be enough?
in To put
n nutshell, one out should be more co-operative. Some Professional club owners
have 18-year-old Bruce Bourke, who is trophies will be competed for.
sides are Sing spoken bleacherite would have quired.
thus
of them are far from being so. They the Saints are bursting with speed,been trying to get
us: "A girls' game is kinda sort of hang around too near the diamond, the Korakuen
now returning times comparableTao, University and Recreio, with double When the Caroline 1 game was
Stadium to reduce its cut but each a world records. energy and enthusiasm.
Sing Tao starling slight favour, he had something there.....So, the station. They gather Hittle over five
Well, I thought crowding the attraction."
first base and third abandoned Inst werk
Even though the sailors are ex- attempt to open negotiations
drew
University The Amateur Swimuning Union of
"B". "E" Recreio
sought-after straight to the Clubs ground to see peeled to make several changes from the blunt word "no" from
Information is: Cona- feet from the
Chinese YMCA, KCC "A" and St Australin started this scheme with a
dians v. Wahoos
plate! They 100s is at 11.15 am. and stay so close to the diamond the team whleby surprised Kowloon | Stadium the match p
the Teresa's "A" are expected to be the Aces v. Wildcats is at 2.30 p.m. Both they often are in the way, interfer- managers. They' know panel of 34 swimmers under
that tween the Club and the Saints. The Motor Buses last Saturday, this very well that they have the only re
presidency of Mr H. A. Bennett, most prominent contenders for the are to be decided
on the half time score was 4-1 for the Club match with the rising Buffs should stadium available in Tokyo for such their representative on the Federa-
C.B.A. Ing with felders scar Kround,
Fark, King's
scampering for an occasion" I was told that Sainte defenders be and
very much
al, big crowds.
Internationale de tion
Natalion
butted or baserunners dashing Monday's matches are: The all-service League had, at least helped, the Club to net Causeway Bay.
members, after
Jumping into the spotlighted
stage base. having Amateur. The ASU's hon. secretary,
Does it mean they really are ap- their rars pinned back every two of their goals. It was not a Bavour is heightened by the
are Victoria Recreation Club's pep that short-sighted they have to be other Mr W. Berze Philips, was on
Men's Doubles the pointment of an RAF referee.
pery gang. by the Korakuen people, have committee. bright second
fresh from good
their highly half. There
thai near to have a better view? were too few spectators to rouse the
been working on a project to build
Monday, January 12-University commendable victory over Madcaps of course Not many of the trainees were
not! Then how come? their own ball to great things. A
to threaten Recreio. players
"" v Chinese YMCA; St John's a week ago, large
But they have park.
able 30
afte. swim. All.
Even if our
pin-up girls are play- run into trouble on this.
Kowloon Dock;
Kowloon This game should be best of the lot ing, surely a better time could VRC v area In the centre of the playing
thorough medical overhaul, were
be The background of other week- The only pince they can find to
Tong; Police v Recreio "A"; KCC in tomorrow's "A" Division pro-chosen to get near them! pilch was suffering from an overdose
put through a course of eur matches is quite interesting buikl their
proposed 10,000,000 yen
A Rambling Recs, treatment and calisthenics, super Teresa's ""; Si Teresa's "A" v. Sing dinely blended side with experience softball nearly resulted in a swollen
Once a Kwong Wah entertain 25th RA at stadium is a field on which some 500
swift drive of that hard vised by the physiologist, Profes- Boundary-street this
afternoon. repatriatel familles are now living.
and up-and-coming youngsters, are head of sor F. S. Cotton, who is making a These two sides last mot at Sookun- There is no kelihood that these poo on October 2, sharing two goals repatriates will move unless homes
scientific study of swimmers.
and two points.
are provided for them somewhere else.
the second half of
Arthur Peall says:
Do not blame you if you detest playing when cree-ball to tight na tuws 6915 centre of dingrain. Many players would rather tackIR
PINK
OBLUE
atmant Any other type ul ktrike.
You ma learn koj
cupe with inb by keepin
the bit of
the ci
I ! th1,
Sour etta W1 He voiding
COID Jaya Fauit
of afting the ene-butt utmost as if you were stimpija at a. mange strokes
Remember this when playing D poeke ulite, kad leave pink inticated. In taurum.
led was just steny at baulk Due and offering a good opeuter front; hand when striker was faced by billiard moblem shown at spat end of drain.
He could do nothing with red from where cue-Unil is placed, but the pot witte double-baulk sequence in oliven if aafety first appeals, t yal, play the run-through it-ot wile with lenty of text na an cue-ball.
SPORTING SAM
BACKGROUND
The Saints
Kowloon and the Motor Busmen, who meet at Coro- ne Hill this afternoon, last met in early October on the Police Ground: the Busmen won by the add goal in five.
Chinese AA. who were on top of their form in the early part of the season, beat a strong Inniskillings side 5-2 on October 2. The Athletic have lost some of their early season form, and the Inniskillinga change their eleven nearly as often as the Navy. The two meet at Soo- kunpoo tomorrow afternoon.
now
Both Kitchee's and Eastern's elevens having been "Sing Taeed," (Kitetive the more so), the carly 3-2 victory of Kitchee over Eastern is of no real relevance.
Tomorrow is the first meeting of the season of the Pollee and Sing Tao. I is a match to which I am looking forward and hope to be there.
Be
By Reg. Wootton
sunray
In the summer, strenuous water work was carried out, and all the contestants showed marked improve- ment.
27sec. Off Record
Mar- Seventeen-year-old John shail, of Victoria, won four national titles at his initial attempt--all free- style distances except the 110 yards sprint. His time of 20min. 23.4sec. for the 1,650 yards clipped · 27 seconds of the Australian record.
Marshall has exceptional ftola tion and swims with a beautiful- ly easy stroke stroke, It is sald
to be reminiscent of the natural crawl of "Boy" Charlton, who, in winning the 1,500 metres free- style Olymple title at 10, in 1024, bettered by imin. 3.4sec. the.exist
propic ing record and started talking of "the
Australian crawl." Marshall's stroke varies a little in that he has a fast driving. kick, more modern than which contained on occasional reis- sor movement between the thrashes. Bruce Bourke won last February the 110 yards national backstroke
even
Charlton's
championship In 1min. 13.4sec. (Olymple 100 metres record is 1min. 5.0sec.). He has improved a great deal since then and recently swom
backstroke in 880 yards
11min. 22sec., which is considered a pos- sible undicial world record. No world record exists for this dis-
tance
Longest distance world backstroke records for 400 metres. The time for it of 5min. 10sec., was set by the American, Adolph Kiefer, holder of all mon's backstroke world records. His 880 yards time of
11min. 31.2secs, listed in the men's noteworthy performances this year, in D.ZacCK. Blower than Bourke'a. Botit swam over 20-yard courses,
Junior honours.
"B" Recreto "B"; St Mary's v St gramme.
Tao
The
tomorrow,
Peter Kane of Britain defending his European bantam- weight championship against Joo Cornell, the Belgian champion at Velle Vue, Manchester recently. Kane gained
a point's win after a poor flight.
肆 zor
for
broken jaw for an en- croaching fan. Luckily the ball hit neither jaw nor head, though with any "luck" a painful but useful les-. son would have been learned.
Umpires have had near nervous breakdowna
to send back trying those "invading" spectators but with little or no result. Lines marked to Indicate that beyond them is "no fon's land" hold no terror for ball fan, Omcials have no polled so all that is left is co-operation. Lack of accommodo- for spectators is, in big measure responsible for the present state of affairs which, fortunately, has not reached, by any imaginn ilon, the unruly paint.
powers to order, Lion
the
Tomorrow's fixtures follow:
Men's "A" Division League, C.B.A. ground-0.30. a.m, "Cana-
dinns v. II.B.C.
Recreio football ground-0,30 nm. Madcaps v. Police; 11.15. a.m. South Chinn v. Filipinos
Recreto softbn});
a.m. Recreio v. V.R.C.
diamond-11.15
Women's League
C.D.A. ground-11.16 a.m. Cano- dinng 'v. Wahoos, 2.30 p.m. Madcap Aces v. Wildents.
Coming Champion?
In Britain, youth is ever to the fore in sport. Two who are taking the future in their stride are eight- teen-year-old Maureen Gardner, Ox- ford ballet dancer and
Briush women's eighty motren hurdles champion, and Geoffrey Dyson, hor coach. They are engaged to be married, Mr Dyson thinks Maureen is a coming Olymple hurdler. He is, by the way, chief coach of Britain's Amateur Athletic Association.