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SOFTBALL CHATTER
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1948.
By "SPECTATOR"
Saints & Canadians Clash In
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This Week's Big Game
Senior defending champions, St Joseph's, under n ew. Manager A. J. Hussain, may be meeting their match tomorrow in a stiff test of strength. So far they have had casy games and opposition was swept aside. Their latest opponents and most dangerous rivals for the current pennant
Bill Woo's power-packed Canadians. This meeting is the featured fracas in this week's schedule. ・・
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It is a battle of two belligerents with power to burn. It is anticipated to deve lop into a struggle promising play of a high standard and close plays. It is the big game of the early season.
The Sainte-also the Canucks are a hard-hitting squad. A clutch and a big hitter, Stan Leonard, who steered the Collegians to championship, is missing from their ranks this season arid may be sorely missed to tip the balance on the equally aggressive Maple Leafers,
However, Big Chief Jindoo Hussala ; Every Canadian butter can be, triple play was brought off by Irene is leading his scrapping unit into | called on to hit safely, 'Yes, Sir, Castillo, Gilly Winglee und Hilda the affray with confidence—and not the Canucks are also an all-round Soares. I will be hard to beat, without renson. His side is all-round contingent. above the average. Davo Leonard, Ramon Castro and the headman himself can be relied upon to make distance blows.
Batling menaces are Benny Omar, sherry Bucks, the "showboat" Yeung Kor-sing and Arturo Ozario. Then there are the plug-happy Saints, Bimby Ablong, Ador Rumjahn, Eddie Remedios, Olly Omar, Rogle Lobo and Jock Brown. They can slug that apple pretty hard, foo
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SPORTING BET
A sporting bet in that Canadians will edge through. The Saints, as well as the Woonien, are generally high-strung led by which shit ping The team which will play better together, refuses to be parent raw sometimes
WEEK-END STARS Valuable performances. which for themselves, are here speak singled out. The outstanding per- formers are the Week-End Stars, who contribute a lion's share in and in spite their team's victory: of defent, Their displays stood
out,
starry'.
the team which rattled by Any up- A flash of brilliance which does denis handed out by not contribute much to a team's bone-hended umpires, triumph, is not considered should win. 7 belleve the CanadiansA rold all-round display should have better control.
earn a star. However, a sparkplug glitters, it must be remembered,
Last Week's Stars:
On top, the champions have million-dollar Infield. Starry oul- Last week's league results were fielder Hussain takes over Stan as expected, with a little mild ex- Fomewhat which looked Leonard's position at first which now citement, to him. artificial, strange to
thrown in. The
un- may have become All eyes will be on him-perhaps predictable Khalnus were caling out nervous eyes from some supporters of Doc Molthen's Ball Clubbers for whether or not he will come chest Ave stanzas, until a long delayed turned in the out. There is this little doubt; other-rally had the tide
the wise, the infield certainly looks eleventh hour. After beating
tho Madcops. outfield
Khalsas powerful
to the were scared stiff of losing average. Baseballers.
And
airlight.
the dependable,
Hurler Jock Brown pitches to Ador Rumjahn,
has taken who over the duties of dynamic Hal ho Winglée. Hal has retired, so says, but he still turned out for the club he helped ably to
last
Probably Hal has chosen to be the power behind the Saint scene. He is one of those few guys who knows more about the game then you can forget.
· Renson.
win
en-
Perhaps correctly, some people call him the "walking softball
the Still,
former cyclopaedin." popular Secretary, looks. fit enough to play, unless.
course, of Theumatism amicts even a young, healthy man.
Hives the Cannellans
slammed 'em with bung!
"Tarzan"
THE SOUTHWORTH SMILE
Manager Billy Southworth of the Boston Braves grins from ear to ear after his team's 11-5 victory in the Bfth World Séries game. It's a real beam as he steps from the showers in Cleveland's stadium.-AP Wirephoto.
HOME SPORTFRONT.
By' HYLTON CLEAVER.
Why Pick From The Horsemen?
Now, not a dilatory three years hence, is the time to begin to atone for our failure in the late lamented Olympic Games. An example: that outstanding ́event, the Pen- tathlon. Of all the contests. I saw last summer, this struck... me as the one any proud father would most like an· athletic son to win. How can we hope to capture it next, Limo?
Our only first prizes in 1940 were T. C. II. Jackson, Scottish rugby won on the water-two at. Henley, international, who as a Regular one at Torquay. The turn of the ↑ Army officer was attached for duty horse and foot must come In 1952 to the Pentathlon event, mentioned. at Helsinki. The Pentathion In-one Important point to me. cludes horse, foot and water.
The ve phases of Pentathlon re- Our horsemen have been Brst quire the highest efficiency on horse- away in making ready for next back, at swimming, cross-country-: time, The Duke of Beaufort has running, swordsmanship und provided leadership in training those | valver shooting, who will represent this country in the three-day endurance test of man and horse in four years' time. I have already described his plans,
TIME WE DID Back to the Pentathlon, which we have never won, and Sweden, has taken constantly-al- ways in fact, except in 1930.
which
Into full representative honours this season. Only Nelson of the Club has shown anything like the same quickness.
NOT TOO LIGHTLY South China "B", who gave the Army their first defeat of the season a fortnight go, may well By "SEE TEE" feel that the visit of the Navy to must not be taken too lightly. It was anybody's game at Causeway Bay last week-the score 2-1 for KMB when an "In- eldent" threw the Navy attack out
THE BEST THIS WEEK
Irene Castilho, Gilly Wingler and Hilda Soares, of Wahoos They LEAGUE FOOTBALL figured in the rare triple play.
Patay Ribeiro of Wuhoos-Ste
A.
Ismail of Canaditos. He outhit his sure-hiting teammates.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES Fixtures for this week follow; TODAY
Manzo Braves.
4 p.m.
TOMORROW
V.
"A" Division-11 0.m.
Captain Barney Abbas came through with the game-winning Club de Recreio football ground- blow. Nucet Ebrah[ni's double and "p" Division, 2.30 p.m. Vikings v. Distance Rangers; Wahab's triple, holped.
Blackhawks hitter for the losers was Souza who was good a two-bagger.
The vanquished outhit had out- Men's fielded their conquerors. They com Canadians v. Saints, 1 p.m. Recrolo miited but four errors against, Police, 2.30 p.m. H. K. B. C. v. Khulsa's seven, and seven hits Madcaps, Khalsa v. Filipinos, 4 p.m. against five. They also led for five Overseas Chinese v. American Club, | Innings, lost the lead and won it Chung Wah v. V. R. C.
in the sixth, only to lose back again and the game the next frame. The law of averages was against the Khalsas, who, however, when they had the breaks, made good use of them. Nevertheless, the Khalsas will have to do better the next time to communil more respect.
A match in every department is the lineup of the Maple Leaf's hustling gang. The session's most scasoned
Nazarin, pitcher, Kassa
cerfal advantage, although his deliveries are no smoke balls. him Supporting platter in rough-riding A. H. Ismail. The two form formidable battery, They have combined before with marked success. At first is Big Boy
behind! the
Bakar, who feldom misplays Popular Don Robbins locks after second with lots of sense. Tam- peramental George White is a hot number at third, and if he keeps his head, he is second to none in infield play.
18.
Sparkled by the classy hitting of Muna Pereira, Gussie Pereira and Erle Guest, the VRC continued to wipe out opposition, this time, at the
Mano of Flipinos. expense homered. Gussie and Eric drove out run-producing hilsa couple each,
Wolking nine Chung Wahmen. Madcap hurler Kelly Siva-Netto atoned to an extent by leading the attack with two hits in three trips
to help his team drub lis opponents. Robert Verlesyn and Waltman C.K. Choi slashed a three-bagger aplece.
A depleted Canadian nine banged the Guardians of the Law of Jack "Tarzan" Ismail returned to batting Dempsey down to 21-11 benting. form, outshining his starry Canuck teammates, with three neat bingles in four attempts.
Men's "" Division-9 a.m. Rexes v. Mohawks, 12.30 b.m. Wildfires v. | Jaguars.
Schools' Football
The following is the soccer pro- gramme for School League:TM**
SUNDAY, October 21 Renior Division
IS ANYONE'S GUESS
The Army's match with South Chinn "A", the pre- eminent Chinese club, at Sonkunpoo this afternoon, is the most speculative fixture of the week-end, although which the Police are nt the Boundary Street game, in home to Chinese 'Athletic, may dissuade a lot of Kowloon football fans from crossing the ferry,
All three of tomorrow's First Division games are good matches. St Joseph's games with Service teams usually provide clean, lively football fare, while the Navy are team go all the way. sure to make South China's "B" Kowloon Motor Buses v. Eastern, may prove almost as big an attraction as today's Army-South China game. The two unbeaten clubs of the who with quick-tackling defenders First Division, South China "A" at hand can bring a ball under and Eastern, meet formidable control smartly and quickly and, in challenges this week-end. Kowloon one swift action, shoot for goal.
Eastern are as Motor Buses and
Ying Wah vs. Taikoo Dock S. Caro fine Hill, 10 am. Referee: Chan Tak Falwell matched as any two clubs in
vs. Ellis Kadoorie, Cerpen the league might be. Queen' 1. 11 am. Beferee: Kwok Ying Kes.
La Salle vs. Diocesan Boys, La Salle, With victories over the RAF, the Police and Kitchee and a drawn 11 am. Referee: Liu Siu Ming.
Wah Yan v. Paumati, Club, 11
match with the Saints behind them, Referee: Chan Bo
Eastern should hold the Motor Busmen.
St. Joseph's (bye).
arn.
Junior Division (Kowloon) Wah Yan va, Mongkok, Club, 10 am. Referee: Leung Yuk Fong.
Taumati (am) vs. Dioceran, La Salle 10 am. Referee: A. Ribeiro.
Yaumalt (pm) vs. Ying Wah. Army "10 am. fieferee: Tsang King long.
La Salle (bye).
Junior Balon (Hongkong)
Caroline Hil
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scar.
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movements, etc., will bring changes in the Navy team. In the light of last week's gume one may only speculate on the probable re- sults of the Failors' driving the ball down the instead
of Into well-guarded patch in front of goal. The return of Clarke to the right wing should be the signal for swinging the ball about, and, above all, swinging l out to the swings in the oldest traditions of English football.
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Here we have tended in the past said Jackson, to pick the best horse- men, then teach them the rest, which is attempting the thing in reverse. The most difficult of the five in which to become first-class is swine ming.
SWIMMING FIRST
The way to win, he feels, is there- fore to plek the best swimmers, believing as he does that any all- round sportsmen of versatility can learn, given adequate
Lime, to master the rest,
Jackson is right. This year's Pentathlon winner by an all-time record of points followed that very principle.
In 1034, when Germany won, Willy Grut swam for Sweden in the Berlin Olympics. He joined the regiment which specialises in the Pentathlon, trained hard and In 1948.
Grut had 12 years to get ready. Our man has barely, four.
won
BART'S STILL LIVES
Because London Hospital bent St Bartholomew's by 45-5. I found my self berating a Bart's supporter and demanding to know what had hop- pened to the side which once used to reach the Hospital Rugby Cup Anal pretty regularly. I asked sternly Bart's were taking less interest in sport, and received the answer I deserved.
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PEN v. WHISTLE It is a source of grent satisfaction that the annual soccer match, which
oppose the Referees. Press, is to, be played this year.
In the 1946 match, played On Monday, November 11, the pen proved mightier than the whistle.
At one lime during this 1940 game, the Referees held ไพล Fouls' lead. Strong second halli Press attacks, however, saw them willing.
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Tang Yee-kit has a fair for this. as witness his first goal against the
Amid considerable excitement the Navy at Causeway Bay last Sunday, A bouncing ball was checked, on
Press ran out victors by the odd opponent cluded and the hall shot goal of five.
the Navy This year's match is to be played high, into the corner of
a curtain-raiser to the Poppy goal almost before Adie, the sailors' as
sensed danger. It is Day match at Scokunpoo on Mon- Even though KMD's opponents coal-keeper,
been of somewhat sterner this quality which will carry Tang day, November 8. have
Eastern's, their con- quality than Unuing defensive weakness should offer many openings to the lively Eastern attack.
In
the
Sime
St. Joseph's vs. Woh Yan, 51. Joseph's. In four matches, Eastern's defence 15 am. Referee: Lai Yue Wing.
Els Kadoorte (am) va. Queen's, St has conceded three goals; KMB have Joseph's, 11 am. Referee: 8. Kwoh. ten against them The menager hanself, Bill Woo,
A-Chinese (am) vs. Wunisal (pm), number of games. guards shortstop. Fly chasers ure
Gume, pea-green Canuckeltes Army "1", 11 am. Referee: P. George. Tam Kwan-kon, one of the best versatile Junior Markar at left,
Wantial (am) vs. Elis Kadourle (pm) 'keepers in the Colony, who now
Referee: fleet Luke Bunn at centre and Tiger suffered another big defeat at the
Navy lappy Valley), 10 nm. hands of Hal Winglee's reigning! Duen Po.
Auards KMB's
goal, played Hussain at right. The above are
Wahoos. Peppery Palsy Ribeiro. A-Chinese (pm) vs. Govt. Vernacular, Eastern throughout last season, expected to be the starting ninc. Wahoo catcher, slamined four Navy Happy Valley), 11 am, Heferee:KMB won last year's match 2-1. But Manager Wee may deelde to safeties in six trips to head the A Faner,
Four of the Army's five matches start either thefinshy baseballer champion-performers. Canuckette NFA office nefore 12.00 noon. this season have beca
Note: Will all refereed please con
with. Gus Oliver, Duc G.G. Lee and or Rosita Nye attempted retaliation Saturday, Oct. 30, 1940, If they are Chinese Clubs. Their victory over
with two hils. An eye-opening available. (Tel: 30004).
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KMB created Eensation, for it showed that the soldiers ean pro- duce a strong second halt effort,
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this afternoon's Army v. South China "A" match- promises a most interesting clash in styles, provided the soldiers do 'not give way a tendency, to. copy the tactics of their opponents, Some of the best wingmen in local football will be on view in this match, which should altrnet the Army's biggest attendantee of the scozon.
DUCK-BREAKING Pointless Kwong Wah will go to Caroline Hill this afternoon with high hopes of breaking their "luck." Kitchee's 17 gonis for and 10 against suggest that Kwong Wah, may get the goals. What Kwong Wah must do, however, is to ensure that Kitchee do not score. The ten- dency of their full-backs to tet the ball run through to their
Roal- keeper has cost them more than one goal this season.
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THREW IT AWAY `· St Joseph's may well feel they threw away victory half. dozen times in their game with the Army last Sunday. It is not much lack of stendiness in front of goal, however, which is always the cause of apparent missed chances. In all classes of football there 3 great value placed upon, the player
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