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SOFTBALL CHATTER
BY "SPECTATOR"
Some Reflections Near The End Of The Season
The Games With Shameen
The League season is fast heading towards its end. Fixtures have it that all games will have to be completed by the end of the month.
been de-
The men's "A" Division has virtually cided, unless the Filipinos upset St Joseph's again. The Jatter, if they defeat the lalanders tomorrow, which they may will clinch the championship and the Doc F. J. Molthen Shield in the process.
Doc
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1948.
ALL SPORTS NEWS of The Day
TO MEET PORTUGAL IN FINAL
India's softball squad who upset China by a 12-8 score on
April 18, on- and will meet Portugal on Sunday, Sunday the Recreio ground in the final for Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
Faster
In the pleture are, reading from the left; Standing: 1. K. Ebrahim, L. 31. Omar. A. K. Omar, II. Hassan, Benny Omar, A. I. Razack and A. Rumjohn.
Squatting: E. Yusuf, S. Hanet, A. Captain. 8. K. Khan, T. Hussian and A. Sitting: A. R. Markar, Coach, Sonny Moosdeen Manager.
Indin defeated China in the semi- There now remain only two
for the finals. There was a protest on an -squads
running in the Women's Division title, which na umpire's judkanent by China. The the Hong Kong and Shanghal Hotels Rome was at no time played under after the Shield going with it. Hal Winglee's protest, which was made
played
Shield. off. Hereafter. Wahoos, currently the top conlin-game was
with Kent, clash
Melthen's for protests to be considered official and acceptable by the Association, Wildcats tomorrow,
A win for the Wahoo gals makes the Protest must be made at the time them potential champions. A loss of the alleged infringement occurred. quite says the rules. We shall see how and the Wildents appear capable of pulling down the Wahons the protest can hold any water.... The Initiation of valing by man- the two sidies will again-means have to tangle yet another time in agers of all teams for the Most Val- to decitie which is uable Players in the three divisions n play-off
riginateri from the sporting re-
of Bill Soares' Braves have copper | sponse
softballer Jindoo Hussain, the championship in the Men's "33" | starry
vol- who has offered prizes. The By virtue of their victory Division,
honour to the winners: over the Wildtres, after a fighting Ing gives
the Brave Bill Wan, Men's "A" Division: Girl come-back last Sunday,
Women's Division; Junior tribe wilt
now be sitting pretty Gaan,
Remedios, Men's
Division. **}" Night to waiting for Presentation collect the Chinu Mail Shiekt. Out-Congrats! You must have done flae
to have won! standing Axtures have yet played off but they can well afford to lose every game and still remain champlons,
superior.
past week-end's
to be
of
activities The were highlighted by the visit
who Canton's Shameen Shadows took part in two friendly encounters with local sides-11.K. Baseball Club the current international re- of Portugal. They
tives
doubt due 19
Have a good impression, although their standard, no Jack of competition and the doubt- the game in ful popularity of
Canton, was average. They edged the Baschallers 10-0 after being well ahend early in the fracus. Playing
much improved unma
{1
the next
day against Portugal, however, they went down elgh! runs to four.
HARD HITTERS
The visitors showed themselves a whole, e- to be hard liters as
1418, pecially felt in the Filipino anong whom
Andy
T
'Waily
Mar.
Norman
Onk
ahear
Anderson, Buchanan and Reid Jorgensen with the appeared a little
w
all-round sporten. OLYMPIC prospectS
Arthur Peall says: LANTERNUINE pays when pinsing safety auker. My diarani knows int red left facing pluk and blue, with
oh
colours their abola,
Dovious Máte ty play plow stroke
ward
18
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thi stroke
Leave
booker
OPINK
OBLUE
~
11
LAST
ORED
behind the spotted hinck.
Centre dingin nitonuces un- usunt one stroke, a straight aerow-back from hand direct
baulk, of the spotted red.
11k was done by one
Amateur nul
only. An
Bulliratiestet
power is enormoti
Demmid
into
cuoman 15 well on
cuo
Try it. The risk of damaghig the cloth is too great.
10
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10
поне.
R. Samy, A. IL Baker, K. Markar.
Razack, Mascot, and "H.
EMPIRE'S BEST
LAST YEAR
220 YARDS
1. II. McKentry (Jamaica)
2. J. Treloar (Australia)
3. D. Shore (S; Atelen)
20.4
20.0 21.2
4. E.M. Bailey (Trinidad) .... 21.3
6. J.C.M. Wilkhison (England) . 21.4
6. J. Bartram (Australia) ....21.5 440 YARDS
1. D. Harris (N. Zealand)
2. A. Wint (Jamaica)
46.2
1. II. McKenley (Jamalca).
2. M. Curotto (Australia),
47.3
3. D. Macfarlane (Canado).. 47.5
4. D. Shore, (S. Africa)
5.
D. Harris (N. Zealand)
0. J.P. Reardon (Eire)
47.0 47.0 40.3
880 YARDS
1:49.4 1:50.8
3. J. C. Grierson
land)
(N.
Zen-
1:52.0
4.
T. Whito (England)
5. J.J. Parlett (England)
6. W. Ramsey (Australia)..
1:3.1.2 1:50.0
ONE MILE
1. G. W. Nankerville (Eng-
land)
2.
G. Campbell (Australia). 4:18.4 3. D. Wilson (England) 4:10.6 4. A.H. Pettit (England) 4:10.8 5. W. H. Nelson (N. Zea-
land)
H.A. Morley (England)..
THREE MILES
1. H.A. Olney (England)
BY "RECORDER" 2 G Lucas (England)
EMPIRE RUNNERS SHOULD DO WELL
Hot Favourites For Shorter Races
The last British Empire Games were held at Sydney in 1938. The games produced some fine races but nothing very memorable. The next will probably be held in 1950.
Two years is a long time and the Games will, by then, probably have lost the chance of crackerjack
have a way races in the two sprints. Athletes packing up come the end of an Olympic season.
of
At the London Games in July the Empire will be very much in the running in all events up to 880 yards, compara- tively out of the running in practically every other track and field events.
John
Treloar
Lewis,
IIighly popular Canadian Big
and the Chief Alice Mar may have good rea
Australia's willowy wand. Pitcher Jorgensens to be disquinted in the miss Trinidad's Emanuel MacDonald
in the MVD clit mound duties in both games.
selection. Perhaps Bailey are both in the bot favourite He possesses a smooth, swift action
docs peppery Celeste Guterres,
class for the 100 metres dash at with the smashing Ace. Both have been London, Bailey, it now appears, will and compares favourably
often mentioned in "dispatches." foral hurling ace Dale Cramer.
for Britain rather than his Billy
Wilkinson's three alts in
Their Katine can be considered run Insurand
native Trinkind. Alice tour trips to the pinte nided
can play Potential Buulisis in the 100 appeared
lays avoiding what at one time
position. She
three other Empire are the Big Ten batting metres to be a massacre of the Haseballers
G. who by the Shadows,
were obly claim
averages. So does Celeste. Well, sprinters-Trinidad's managed by Colonel Ben Covington.
Presentation and Dance has been South Africa's youthful Kenneth anet England's J.C.M. The
1 at the Mnggott, people dished out definitely fixed for May Shameen eye-opening defensive play in their Peninsula Hotel. A record attend- Wilkinson.
In the 200 metres, Jamaien's Horb with Portugal, com- engagement wh
Book expected.
McKenley ny just nip America's partners carly! mitting four errors only against the latter's six. The
co-ordinated at-
The softball scribes got one in the Mel Patton, Treloar has beaten McKenley in Australia and there tack, with manager Tony Alves run-
batlers--with
is no reason why he should not do ning the show, proved Loo much for that time! They are to donate three the averages--in The Shadows, however; whilst their prizes for the best.
it again. It may be one-two for hard-hitting
subdued by the
the Empire with Wilkinson, Bailey, deliveries of hurter Joe loops. Any offers to take over? necurate
Tomorrow's gates are:
and Australia's John Bartram also Franco. The Portugal
support of was not
potential finalists
wan
as per
ance
the
best
your
Men's "A" Division custom. Franco,
C.B.A. ground-11 a.m. Filipinos. The found wanting
Portuguese
sv. St. Joseph's himself alco proved moundsman
Recrelo football ground-10 a.mt. useful with the suck. He slammed out a two-bagger, which was niso Baseballers v. Vll.C. 11.15 .m.
claimed by the charging Gerry Kozu-Pereira.
The colourful Wildents charged onwards. The Canuckettes made a mighty effort to be on the way but to na
no avall and were pushed aside by a 7-3 count. This was the most Interesting of Inst Sunday's games. The biggest hit came off the bat of -star hurler Dolly Brown. Dolly has twirled outstandingly on the "Wild- They eals' grand enme-back trall. started off badly. They have come back remarkably well and are now the considered highly favoured for championship. They are expectedk to down the Wahoos tomorrow and then continue to rule above them all a repeat performance of pre-war supremacy.
TWO HITS IN THREE
affair Wildert-Canadian The served a good purpose for the pow erful Canuck Jean Lee, who smash- three times up,
ed two hits in
She scored here in
her tennelous
challenge for the batting crown. She is amongst the top ten in the batting averages and that 2-in-3
lot.
Canuckette Big Chief helps a Allee Mar, whose pitching is classed with top-biller Dolly Brown, stood Dolly with in good stead against
four victims on the strike-out route to her good, only a singleton less than the Wildent star.
SIDELIGHTS
The final of the International Series will be played on the Recrelo cricket ground on April 18, starting at 2.30 p.m. The teams pitched against each other ure Portugal.
India and
EPORTING SAM
V.R.C. v. Madcopa
Recreio softball diamond--South China v. Recrelo
Division
p.m. Wahoos
Women's C.B.A. ground 3.00
v. Wildents
South Afrien's Dennis Shore, a mid-30s, New the veteran in Zealand Douglas Harris and Elre's J.I'. Reardon are all in the running for n place in the finals, as are ariel P.F.D. Wallis South Africa's England's Bill Roberts, reported to be planning a comebacks.
In the 800 metres, New Zealand's At has no peer. Douglas Harris least, not on paper. Arthur Wint is in the running for second or thinl place.
•
3. G. Campbell (Australka) 4. W. It. Nelson (New Zea-
land)
5.
A. Forbes (Scotland)
d. T.N. Rowe (England)
"TRADING NOT
NO SMOKING DURING SEASON
OF COURSE- THE
4:20.4
SOCCER NOTES
BY "SEE TEE"
Kit Chee Should Have Hard Going Today
EASTERN JUNIORS MAY WIN SECOND DIVISION
The last week-end but one of the 1947-48 soccer season sees the race for the league championship sifted out to two clubs only; Sing Tao, last season's champions and winners of this season's Senior Shield competition, are racing hard behind Kitchee, who have held the lead throughout most of the season.
Tomorrow's big match is the. Memorial Cup final in which the Holders of the Trophy, the Army, meet the strongest possible challenge from the Chinese.
a.
the
the
Motor Buses
These two sides
of those This afternoon Sing Tao play their This should be another
encounters for which the sixth first division league match in sporting
matches with the cervico 1:53.3 thirteen days, and in order to keep Saints"
noted, In their last In the running for the double, the sides are
they must meating the Navy won 2-3: they league and the shield, bent Chinese Athletic, this after may repeat that victory today.
at the Club noon's opponents.
At Boundary-street, the Polico with the play their return match Ground. 4:15.0
The previous gamo On the Navy Ground, with their Inniskillings,
in 3-0 victory for noses still slightly in front of Sing ended
Following this is Teo, Kitchee play their last match soldiers. of the season. They are opposed by meeting of Kowloon
beat 1-9 and the Buffs. whom they Kwong Wah,
have not previously met in league 4:20.6 in their previous league match.
over tho That ninich, however, took place match, the Buffs taking
in early November. n the end of October, during the Devons' fixtures i
Two well-matched sides, Eastern 14:23.0time when the Kitchee side included
return 14:25.0 such stalwarts as Hou Yung-sang, and 25th R. A. play their 14:19,8
Soong Ling-sing, Lau Chung-sang league fixture at Caroline Hill this
Eastern afternoon. Ho Ying-fun and Lal Shul-wing.
won the pre- Nevertheless, with all that array vious game 3-0. of talent, coupled with the bril-
TODAY'S GAMES lance
Kwok Ying-kee and
The following are this afternoon's matches:
Club Ground 3.30 p.m. Sing Tao v. Chinese Athletic; 5 p.m. Club v. South
China.
14:31.3 14:32.2 14:36.0
Bariy
Apply
PRICE OF CIGARETTES WON'T WORRY YOU BOYS
HIGH HURDLES
I. Weinberg (Australia) .. 14.4
land}
LOW HURDLES
14.0 14.6
Trung Chung wan K
an. Kitchee had to
be content with but one goal, scored in the seventh minute.
may be Kitchce this afternoon without Kwok Ying-kee, their stor forward, who injured his ankle in game with
last Saturday's drawn the Inniskillings.
Navy Ground 3 p.m. Kitchee v. Kwong Wah; 4.30 pm. Royal Navy v. St. Josephs'.
Caroline Hi 4.30 p.m. Eastern v. 25th RA.
Pollee Ground. Kowloon 3 p.m. *30 PM. Poilce v. Inniskillings; Kowloon Motor Bures v. Buffs.
GIANT KILLERS Kwong Wah, if nothing else, are
killers. They potential giant
are one of the clubs which have beaten Sing Too: they might have com-
MID-WEEK PROGRAMME
of pleted the double with very little
The mid-week programme luck. Two points vill not be won
Incal football for the coming week the begins with casily from Kwong Wah, ag
the first of the two Falice discovered last, Saturday, matches between the leaders of the The Police led 3-1 twenty minutes two junior divisions, Eastern from
time but had to be content with a 3-all draw. Tam Yung-kan, juniors
home to are, nt
and
Sing Tao. On Monday Sing Tao
Eastern
Wah's inside left scored all miors at the Club Ground;
on
Eastern entertain Sing Wednesday, Sink
ao's match with Chinese Tao at Caroline Hill. Athletic promises to be one of the
two matches will be de- These hardest struggles of the season. The elded on n points basts, as in or
fixtures. If, after Athletle struck a shaky patch about dinary league
tho the clubs hold month ngo and slipped buck two matches,
in the heavily
league table. They same number of points, a deciding extra showed brisk form against Eastern match will be played, with last Saturday, but tailed off towards time, 15 necessary. the end of the game and had to be content with a 2-all draw.
a
Eastern are able to field a very strong junior eleven and form sug-
A VITAL ENCOUNTER
that they will emerge as the This vital league encounter will season's Second Division champions. 15.1 | draw a big crowd to the Club On Wednesday, Sing Tao seniors Ground this afternoon, followed continue their overdue league pro- are to meet the In- will be Sing Tao's
1.
2.
D.O. Finlay (England)
3.
C. Green (Australia)
4.
Gardner (Australia)
14.6
5. J. Morris (Australia)
14.8
6. P. F. Sharpley (N. Zea
1.
C. Green (Australia)
54.1
2. II. Whittle (England)
54.2
3. Holland (N. Zealand)
54.2
4. R. Davis (Australia)
54.7
50.5 57.8
6:74
.... 0:7
SHORT OF WOODERSON Come the 1,500 metres and the a Lovelock or Empire is short of Wooderson. Here again, it re- 'ported that Harris has done a-1;10- time for the mile in a practice spin, He will have fast company at 800 melres and trying for Olympic doubles in the longer races has been out of fashion since 1928.
the to keep There's no опе
in the colours flying
other distance
than the Marathon. Here we have Britain's Jncle-Holden, South Africa's
could see
the The 400 metres Empire take all three medals, and four to six place anywhere from
Empire It would take u foster innlists.
America produced last man thon year to reach the tape in the metric quarter abend of McKenley, Curotta, Bartram, Macfarlane and What.
MAY
BE
HIGHER
YET!
Alan Paterson, the Glasgow youth. greatest high jumping hope.ever.
who
races
لمان
5. D.R. Ede (England) 4. J. Murris (Australia)
HIGH JUMP
1. A. Paterson (Scotland)
2. J. Winter (Australia)
3. A.F. Adedoyin (Nigeria). 0:4 4. R.C. Pavitt (England) 6. L. Valberg (Singapore) ... 0. B. Nicholson (England)
POLE VAULT
1. B, Winter (Australia) 2. P. Denton (Australia)
3. C. Coles (Australia)
6:3 6:1
as it is by the meeting of the Club gromme. with another postponed and South China.
South China fell fixture.
out of the championship race when
The This
niskillings.
they folled to beat K.M.D. last tast league match of the season Saturday.
their seventh in seventeen days.
This afternoon, at the Club, they
as
at-
may
season and
Should Kitchee stumble in their meet team which more than went match with Kwong Wall this after-
belter one better than they in dealing with noon and Sing Tuo go one the Busmen. The Club's 8-2 defeat with either a win or a draw, this
v. Sing Tao game, of KMB on Tuesday was as decisive Inniskillings v.
the score sug-ranged for next Wednesday, and meritorious
gests. A little rain may again give decide the league championship. the Club a chance of striking that The Inniskillings upset Kitchee's apple cart last Saturday; they may mid-week brilliance.
Hill on October 29 give Sing Tao a hard battle for At Caroline 12.3 the Club beat South China 2-0, with two vital league points.
Should Kitchee and Sing Tao be 12.0 a goal scored in each half,
with the
same number 12.0 have an excellent chance of com level
full on completion of the 11.3pleting the double this afternoon.
After Kitchee and Kwong Wahicague programme, the champion- fought it out at the Navy ship will not be decided upon goal afternoon, the Navy averages, but a declding game or the field. games will be arranged. Joseph's take
8.
4. T.D. Anderson (England) 5. J.H. Dodd (England)
1. Edongtoh (Scotland)
LONG JUMP
....
11.3
11.0
have
Ground
this
1.
Paul (Br. Guiana)
***... 24:11 and
St.
2.
4. D. C. Y. Watts
land)
T. Bruce (Australia).. 24:10 3/4
3. Price (S.Africa) Arthur Coleman and Canada's Gerald Cote, all. veterans but all likely point-
looms as Britain's
At Ibrox Park last nummer he tled the American first string, Bill Vessic. for a new British record· hich of feet 714 Inches. Paterson's form is inconsistent and he will have to be at his best at London in July,
By Reg. Wootton
wlaners.
(Eng-
24:5
...24:3 1/2 The Empire, always hot on the 5. A.F. Adedoyin (Nigeria) 24:11/2 23:0 1/2 hurdles, will be woefully weak at 6. II. Whittle (England) ..
the London. A single pince in
HOP, STEP, JUMP highs may be looked for from 1. G. Avery (Australia).... 49: -Australia's-Ray-Webborgor 2.-L. Miller (Australla)........... 48:9 1/2 Britain's evergreen Donald Finlay. 3. D.C.V. Watts (England) .. 47:3 In the lows there is a bare chance 4. L. W. Davies (Austro-
Ila) of a pince in the Brst six. Australia's
45:9 1/4 Charlie Green or Britain's
5. A. F. Adedoyin (Nigeria) .. C. R.C. Barkway (England) Whittle may just do it.
SHOT PUT
Harry
In the jumping events, the Empire is, contrary to common practice, full of potential medallists. Glasgow's Alan Paterson and Australia's John Winter may pab one spleee in the high jump with Nigeria's Prince A. F. Adedayin a possible point-winner
well.
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In the long jump British Guiana's Paul or Australia's Tom Bruce may take a bronze medal. England's D.C.V. Watts, Adedoyin and South Africa's Price may
make the first
six.
In the hop, slep
anl Jump. Australia has two potential medal- lists in George Avery and L. Miller.
44:2 44:1
1. D. Gulney (Eire) .... 40:4 3/4 2. J. Giles (England)
....... 40:
(1.
3. H.E.A. Moody (England) 40:41⁄4 4. T. Evans (Australia) ......... 16:1 D. McNiven (Australia) 44:1 1/2 G. D. CcNiven (Austra-
44:1 1/2
1. J.E. land)
DISC THROW
Nestbitt (N. Ire-
2. W.A. Land (England)
3.
L D.
land)
4. E.
land)
land)
Grigg
Brewer
142:3 -3/4
(Eng
(Eng-
141:10
130:8 1/2
130:0 1/2
5. L. R. Carter (Eng-
JUST ONE THROWER In the throwing events the 0. D. Empire's only possible medallist in land) the Royal Ulster Constabularyman, D. McD. Clarke, in the throw. Elre's David Guincy likely to make the first six in the shot put.
hammer
Best Empire performances cover- Ing 1947 and the first two months of
1948 are:
100 YARDS
134:0 3/4 Kemohan (N. Ire
JAVELIN THROW
1. M. J. Dalrymple (Scot-
land)
132:10
108:5 3/4
3/4
185:0 1/2
104:
2. M. V. Chote (Eng-
land)
3. M. Gleeson (Eira)
4.W.F. Wall (England) 183:2
5. W. A. Rawlinson (Eng
land)
6. T. Evans (Austra-
lin)
FIT
They
points
DON'T TAKE CHANCES! For dependable safety and longer wear.
KELLY TIRES
of
176:11
1. II. McKenley (Jamaica)
0.4
2. J. Treloar (Australia)
0.5
174:11 1/2
3. D, Shore (S. Africa)
D.G
·1.
G. Lewis (Trinidad)
2. C. Hayes (Australia)
3. II. Mekenley (Jamaica).
4.
4. E.M. Bailey (Trinidad)
5. K. Maggott (S. Africa)
0. G. McLachlan (Australia)
100 METRES
E.M. Balley (Trinidad)
.... 10.30. M. Curtin (Eire)
3.C.M. Wilkinson (England) 10.4
6. H. Laing (England)
D.G
HAMMER THROW
0,6
.. 9.0
'1. D. McD. Clark (N, Ire.
land)
2. T. McAnallen (N. Ire-
land)
178:
155: 3
151;
10.3
land)
10.34. D.
D. M. Cullum (Eng
146:11
10.30. W. R. Riley (Eng
land)
-143; 3
10.50.
M. J. Dalrymplo
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