Week-end Softball
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1950.
''SPORTING' SAM
THE JAGS AND TERRIES MEET IN TOMORROW'S TOP THRILLER
By "Stardust" -
Another full programme of matches is down for decision in the three divisions of the Hongkong Softball League over the week-end, with tomorrow's game at the Association ground, King's Park, between the "Happy-Go-Lucky” Jaguars and St. Teresa's taking the spotlight, at 11.30 a.m. sharp.
In the afternoon at 2.30
p.m. another promising tit will be played avhen Frank Cleary's Americans (last year's runners-up) cross bats with Y. C. Mel's Pandas to provide fans with an exciting thriller.
In the Men's Junior circuit, the best tusste of the week will be the meeting of the Blackhawks (last year's Champions) and South China A.A. this afternoon at 4 pm. sharp.
The piece-de-resistance in the Amerienn have bern out "Vivacious"
morrow,
10
tering "lovely" gal will surely batile tooth and nail through- out, the Buccaneers will be just about too much for them.
Peter
Wilson Reports How
By Reg. Wootton-
ARCHIE QUICK PRESENTS.
TV Invades The Pubs Of America With Sport And
Produces The
alcohol.
Televidiot
Sport-in America at least-la leading to a stepping-up of the consumption of
And It's all due to TV.
As I reported recently from New York, a brewery bought the sole TV and radio rights to the Ezzard Charles-Jee Louis, scrap for £50,000. The Clovers fost to Beautiful But that's chleken feed to his bet on the event already. in Joyce Guest's Squaws last Mon- the money they've allered font he's far more concerned
two games.
Patery
the
rise to helpils when the pre-pc. Mel's Pandas, have one ***
RESHUFFLED
You
aim. of
over
a
do
your
piny for minutes!
precisely
11
✡
No one regretted the passing i
13
SOME SOCCER CURIOSITIES
Bill Corkhill, who has regained his place in the Notts County first team, was first aigned by the club over 20 years ago, from Liverpool Marine. They let him go to Cardiff City in 1938 but took him back after the war.
Here is another Soccer curio. Look at this team: Wilkinson (Stoke); Woodruff (Burnley), Jennings (Birmingham); Walker (West Ham), Leslie Compton (Arsenal), Manley (Brentford); Matthewa (Blackpool), lord (Stockport), Fenton (Middlesbrough), Carter (Hull), Parker (Portsmouth). Not a bad sido? Well, every one of those players has been in League football 17 years or more. And there are others like goalkeepers Sagar of Everton and Burn of Ipswich.
nors s
He can't make the money for
taxes from such a debt. And, to be brutal, he can't make the Krade any more. Don't do it, Joe.
baa
be
the
sine
Now here is a family story. home to Clyde the following Crewe's outside-left, 21-year-October, came back to Bradford Jeld Reg Chapman, was pre-City, went on to Queen of the Marlo Baptista's
[viously with Accrington, Hull, South and has now switched Jacies loop will be St Teresa's-regularly getting back Into Covers In their second game of
Shrewsbury and Hereford. Isto Carille.
other played for Huddersfield Pirates encounter this afternoon ape against the Pandas after the week end. While the gilt-
nt 4 p.m., and Clovers take on their two defents in a row.
It is not a record for I re- and his grandfather for Sheffeld the Pirates al lunch-time to- Mentor Frank Cleary's main
think his great uncle was? The four
It Wednesday. And who do you member Alex Merrie doing
timer.St, Mirren to Purry in his farting hurler. If
one and only Herbert Loyalty of a
Portsmouth, Avr to Hull, Clyde Chap- softball fan for his ice-in-a-hole, Ed Schwartz, his team is unquestioned, and
man, famous Arsenal manager. Crewe and Brechin to Al- - not available he will find it followers will be out tomorrow difficult
dershott to plug Thia gap. rooling for the Terries to over- although
George Gallop hasday 14-9 1:1 an electrifying have passed over the counter with getting the TV set work-
.... AND SOME MORE
So the Neil Franklin case is power the "Happy-go-Lucky" ven on the mound for the last me, Beth reuna have on for the baseball World Series. ing to his satisfaction than he
| seiled-all but Stoke's Jaguars and bring home the two games.
deck- in the dull job of pouring of Joe Louis more than 1. But Iceted are: West Ham
Other curiosities I have col-ion whether they will transfer bacon in their bid for the flag.
For ibis "Cup Anal" The Americam have a heavy
of you drink.
United him or not. The England centre- Despite a loss to the Madcapslugting squad and, once they
ECHO AND RE-ECHO America's national game, which
what was a traggle exit in the have been in existence for 30 half, who 0-5 last Monday in their initing hit their stride, bare hits will be
can last anything between four
went to clasien sense will become
Bogota If by one chance you game of the season. St Teresa's wing off their bats, The odds good old razzing is part and able
a Lengue side, but in and returned after sampling As every ball-fan knows, and even days, the unbeliey-manage to get
gordid, farce brimming
the old black all that time they have bad South American football, have always been considered are in favour of the Yanks
£205,000 was henker in your hand the next Charles gain
Hon tries to tangle with Ezzard culy
three regular centre-been suspended until January tough out le come up against klog the
Pandas
of a ball game. It en-subteribed.
thing you kunw is that it's all
1 1s reportel halves-George
Kay, now 3 next year and most people any team, for the Terrie
from America. cleaners but anything can hapwelome with open arms,
livens the play and is therefore
Liverpool's manager, Jim Bar-tect he has received Television of Sport in
your trousers, because
lenient Even in a ball game.
erse maufer whose team has
rett and Dick Walker.
treatment from Aure le cn.
the Football ragging of
of umpires
Town home is fun for
icarlyn a fire has punited your
Association and League com- nenerally of the best batteries In
received In
1 thepine nearly Loodveryone and
through
Centre-forward Jim Brown bined Commission. The general epit, but not when it becomes unhappy minority who, through breastbone. League in the persons of Vin- 2000
has crossed the Border three belief was that he would sickness jabusive and personal, when a
or other disability, The Terries, piloted by engyt Xavier and Raymond Tano. bush
times since the War. First be barred from playing until player tries
their the can't alter
favourite to convince
moved from Motherwell Tony Gonsalves, wit be folding When they come off, as
to end of the season, if not they spectators that he to a monkey pestimes. a reshufted line-up. Joey Franco must some time or the other. at bnt, and when obviously cor-
Chesterfield in 1948, returned die. will be on the mound with their opponents will fad them reet ivcisions
But when £1 juvades the Igmar Eriksen recelving. Franc ton
ure challenged. pubs as most certainly moment i would seem to has plenty of moxie on the ball felding will give them a
Steadier (member the Are bare in New York the ordinary teal to put television but has the tendency to blow | tranph-oh.
sure cident? Ask the runner himself/ definitely!
viewer becomes a televidiot The herself). sky-high in the pinches. How Pandag boosted that they have game but brings disgrace
It not only spoils The ever, given the necessary,
ace to it. sup new third base man who Those who saw the Squawo- Dur! and confidence, hc r rought them victories in two Wahoos game
of dishing up capable
n pub was meant to be last Saturday some other in the person of Y. S. and the Madcaps-St. Teresa's excellent pitching and tomorrow "Fatty Leung.
in place to go to have a quiet may be one of his good days.
tussle last Monday will, I feel "Grandpa" Leung who
First of all, when a big event "refresher”-not
a place where St Teresa's strength, however, vrime was one of the best base-Accusations of unfalmness were to be a reguler patron to get a nourishing draught the
sure, understand what i mean,
mean is being screened. you have just as you're taking a rich, Is in the oulfield where the ballers in the Colony, hard-hitting fy-shogging trio of
lovelled 50 pertalently und
nouncer bowls: "Now he's Gerry Roza-Pereira, Mamie The Kame between theblatantly by some of the players
using his right well"....and Xavier and Kilo Hyndman will
In the old days you needed you put down umpires that one
in be a tame affair with the former could only regard them as per the know" to get a ticket for a you think he's talking
your sinss be camped.
to be a friend of someone "in some embarrassment because taking the count. The Panthers,sonal charges and not in the Umberto More and Frankis Frankle Elarte at the reins, form of razzing as one has come event. Nowadays yr have you. and you know you don't ahout Barros, the brain and brown of the Jaguars team, will no doubt tale with Buster Holands lo acoclate it with the sport, base their strategy Joey Merry Madleaps in the last garme Franco's only weakness.
attle Sentor Division for the that is laying them down atong Buster's team should take the base lines with just enough the Panthers to town In teuch for the pll to go to sleep half way down to Arst third.
on
The Jaguars team is an elite Int. Their two pitchers, Jnck Brown and Vic Pedruco, whe are far and away ahead of local pitchers where
speed
con-
"hot" to resist.
the son गई
in his
Canucks and P. 1. Dodger; will fagainst the
encounter.
JUNIOR LOOP
BARSIDE SEATS
"barside seat,"
stool near the bar. th
25-
KEEP IT LIKE THIS
As the law
fands of the be
sets
into "the local" in England - and long may it remain so.
For
on-
London Express Service)
America Looks
Looks Forward To
Its Greatest
Soccer Season
BY CORNELIUS RYAN
New York.
America's upsel victory over England in the 1850 World Soccer Championships in Brazil gave a huge boost to soccer football in the USA, and the game's leaders are hopeful that 1950-51 will be perhaps the greatest season of the sport's history for America
I drink yourself to some-photograph well with suds on No one can
approaching claim that his thing
TVDTS your moustache! before you can park carcase on judgment is perfect, for 10 err
"That 1-to-0 victory did us a lot of good," said Joseph Barriskill, executive is human, and while the umpires roseemed might have
secretary of the US. Soccer Football Association (USSFA). "People who were luke. given Pome doubtful deckions-un-tomer with a thirst you'll find
If you're just a casual
Warm
enthusiasts before the game with England now are real fans because they piring as everyone knows, is yourself backed into
The next line an American
know that an American team now has a real chance in an international game." thankless job the players con-calling weakly for
corner tells, you cricket is slow give Play in the Junior Division the attitude they did, especially sort out the middle two gliters watch to
eemed should not have adopted the lushes down
beer while hirm this piece of information. front try u Recently a man
"It was the most important] look a stop | victory will start with
of three matches in view of the feet that they (ot
All international оле of the big this afternoon.
footballers ot other remedies,
fernis American baseball games.
matches Involving USA teamn," had othe The came to watch will be The cut
players) on the centre screen. either
enld Barriskill. "American have played The bartender doesn't give a
The game lasted more than protest, if they hoot, anyway, because he's bed three hours. And the ball was European teams, but after all, teams have beaten touring
or they could
and felt that the
Penale Sequeira's Blackhawks the time umpires decisions right age the Contas Marvel / Dayld Lo's South Chita A. A. | wore prejudice"
The
cerned, will be up against some last year's Champions) of the best local talent. A fort.
Jt.
whitewashoxt Modeape In a one-hit per. termance. Alro a triple play The Blackhawks, one of the was highlighted in the encoun-beaten teams in the League, this being the second team are favoured to down the South and the first of this season to China boys, but will do well record it,
not to "take it
It easy" The SC The Jaguars will be ftelding are rather a spirited continuserit, the same line-up which brought as wine their til ngainst them their two victories. Soft- the Delaware: last werk, so look
Ladies
Merry which is down for decision this have referred the matter to the
Terry afternoon at 4 pm.
Lengue Committee (us their rute experts are well aware), instead of volding their grievances in such a manner and in such bad taste, much to the detriment of the game and to the disgust of the majority of spectators.
Section, the
bell aufhusincts will be int for an upsett terested to know that the in the original founders of the Jaguars Pirates are engaged in two Softball team nze Gerry Van gamra, This afternoon at 4 p.m. Langenberg, Lionel "Jive King" they clash with St. Teresa's and Sequeira da Ollie Vus.
nt lunch time tomorrow they The latter-named
mired the Clovers. Joined the Merry Madcaps.
has
now A1
In the St Teresa's-Pirates
standard.
a first-class
The Terries
hurler in
a Jog celebration dance party fracas both teams are of the last week to commemorate their same two victories in a row, a little have birlie whispered to in that Sheila Silva and the Buccaneers, thelr theme song is "Rap-Mop" which they all are looney about will find her deliveries difficult The Corsairs have to solve. over ja win to their credit but this comer cannot see them taking this it as they will be սր agalust a determined Terries'
It, playing that
a hundred time
record
ANOTHER TAILSPIN
The Americans-Pandas tussle out. provides softball mongers with another tailspin, Frank Cleary's Lee's Pirates
THE PROGRAMME
SATURDAY
Men's Junior League At 230 pm. Ground A-Mustang
Falcens (nte Bapire. Geote Jan. Searer. Manuet Nunes, Ground 1-I. Dodgers v Vikings ate Umpire, Tränie Barretto. Senter, Fred Diesta).
At 4 pan, Ground B-Blackhawks t• #1#j China (Plate Unsoire, 11. Mooseen. Seurer, Bimb Ablong).
Ladies exque
At 4 p.m. Ground A-St Teresa's v Pirates (Plate Umpire, Roberto Nunes, Scarer. Wanda Rodrigues).
SUNDAY
Seven New Caps'
In ABA Team To Meet Ireland
By GEORGE WHITING
Britain's Anteur Boxing Association team to meet Ireland at Wembley on October 27 contains seven new internationals-and only one "old faithful.”
It is left to Peter Brander, ABA featherweight champion from Slough to season this young and, we hope, sprightly side with experience gathered in inter- national matches and championships in all parts of the world.
of
18-
Men's Senior League At 10 am. Ground AP.I. Dod eers Canadians Umpires, F. Ewins, Rennie Barcelto. George
"edition" A younger. Peng. Scorer, Alice Mari,
A30 am. Ground A-Jaguars] Brander will be seen in the ABA * Si Teresa's (Umpires. Don Rob- bantamweight champion. Tomorrow at 1 p.m. June bins, Doyle, Tiger Hussain, Scorer. year-old Ken Lawrence,
playing a) Waglee). are
Southampton. At 230 pm. Ground A-Amert Motor-mechanie Lawrence wis cans v J.K. Pandas (Umpires Umbe Hose, Igmar Eriksen, Lionel taught by Brander's clder Sequeira, Scorer. Bernard Silva). brother, George, and his CX- At 1 p.m. Ground A-Panthers v plosive right hand is almost en Madears Umpires, Wally A. Dobexnet replica of that with which McGowan, Raymond Tiao, Secret. Roberto Nunr.
(Puler used to bring his bouts
lon summary end,
He Makes It A Habit To Hole Out In One
By FREDERICK COOK
Ladies' League
At 1 pm. Ground B-Clovers v Pirates Plate Umpire, Jock Brown), Scorer, Rennie Barretto).
LEAGUE STANDINGS With the majority of teams hay- ing played two or more games, the league standings of the teams date are as follow:-
Men's Senior League Blue Betton
Braven
X.K. Fantas
Atttericans
On the basis of sixteen years of hole-in-one tourna- ments run by a New York newspaper, it is calculated that a golfer's chances of holing his tee shot are not better than one in 11.720. Yet 82-year-old James Over East, of San Diego, California, has done it 120 times. Canadia And he has never taken a golf lesson in his life.
So I asked Mr East how he did it. He laughed Red and anid: "Every one of them was registered! No prac- tice shots. When was the last time I did it? August South China 15 and August 17.”
East cays every hole-tri-one (him a stroke a hole, has been made in tournament wouldn't take the bet." play,
He admits, though that they have nearly all been scored on San Diego's plich-and-put courses, on holes ranging from 00 yards to 125,
P.1. Dodgera
Jagun
WL Pct.
# 1.000
to-
TOCH RETURNS
Three ether ABA champlons will be facing Ireland,
They arc Byweight Jones, 22-year-old from Birmingham; weight Peter Longo, 20-year- old ex-soldier trom Crown
Albert machinist) middle-i
0 1.000 and Manor BC, who
madai history last season by win- ning
title ofler being beaten in a preliminary session, and Peter Toch, 19-year-old Gainsford and Army heavy. weight, now back to boxing
0 1,000
800
.000
,000
2 .000
Gold Rection
1.000
1.000
Crimina
St Joseph's Madcapi Panthers But he St Teresa's Basebalers
Men's Juntor League Dius Beclioa
D 1.000 1.000
.660
.500
500
,000
.000
750
200
Falcons
Gola Berllon Have Nine Dragons
Wildfres
PLAYED 45 YEARS Jim from the ancient nblick he Delawares
East, locally known as Jigger Blackhawks
Inves best, is
St Terea's bespectneled, Acet white-haired, but still in prime South China condition. He hus played golf Mustangs "Some time ago the British
fer 45 years. professional. Dai Recs, was play comewhere almost playing tournament golf here at every day of my life. San Diego," Bild East. "Ho heard of me and said he didn't drive in't what it used to be. Pandes
done for many years. My long Rexer believe I exhaled. I took him I smack 'em about 175 yards off Spartans
fee now, rarely more. Putt course and showed him,'
with a fult follow-through. "Fred Shennan, professional can't see the ball now any more Canadian Wahoos". at Presidio, offered to bet him than 75 yards. If I hove to Clovers 500 dollars that I'd beat him make a second shot on the green Pirates over that course. I put in my I use o 60-year-old putter." St Taren' own pennyworth
and offered]
Vikings
000
.000
Pete.
1.000
1.000
500
333
,000
1000
Lading Lezzü
0 1.000
300
800
Squaws
White Fangs
.000
down to the Presidio pitch-and- the take a short swing back P.J. Dodgers
~~(London Express Servicd}
with the marks of 22 stitches in This right arm-the result of a
niotor accident,
Charlie
Dormer, 22-year-old Acton plumber
from
Sentor
Street BC, ot last gels recogni- tion for his defeats of such stars
015 Run Latham and---Freudy
King last season.
ON TO BOMBAY
Dormer will be anxious to win quickly and without scars against Ireland-for four daya Inter he has on air passage
two booked for
bouts
Bombay.
Winchester's Tony Light, soldiering with the Royal
Hompshires,
the
takes over ABA welterweight responsibili- Hles from Terry. Rotel 02,
| Cruiser-weight place goes t
John Smith Southern Counties champion" from Chichester, na
PETER BRANDER
London izpress Berpice.
THE
*443
Those touring teams such Manchester United, Djurgarten, of Sweden, Kamraterna of Sweden Belfast Celtics and others were club teams play.)
A DIFFICULT CHOICE
FOR THE SECRETARY
OF ENGLAND'S FA
Sir Stanley Rous, secretary of the Football Associa-
English and world football.
ing against all-star American tion, will soon have to make a difficult choice-between
lcams.
"The European tennis came America after long and hard league schedules, and the occa- sional American wins were scured at the end of the Euro- I team's eight-or-ten-game Lour, when was tired.
"But in Brazil the leoms were all even, with the store of each nation."
the touring
4,500 TEAMS
team
There are about 4,500 soccer leums in America, of which
A job that he is better qualified to fill than any other soccer administrator is being advertised throughout the world. It is the secretaryship of the International Foot- hall Federation, FIFA, from which post Dr I. Schricker resigns at the end of the year.
During the World
Cup at
Dr Schricker, now 75, bas No. Sir Stanley's interest in the been connecter with FIFA for position was sounded by FIFA 23 years first os officials.
picstient and since secretary.
answer.
He could give them no delnite He still says, "I have not made up my mind whether to apply for the job."
STRANGE POSITION
Sir Stanley is in a strange because he and Dr
Spine 2,000 are aliated with position
D
vice- 1931 at
-(London Express Service).
Arthur Peall says: EYEBROWS UP-PINK AND BLACK DOWN
the USSPA and 2,600 are un- Barnest, president of the Italian aflated college, high school Football Ausociation, have been
appointed 10
E supervise the and prep school teams.
Lecretarial side of FIFA until
teason in several areas where
*Soccer will be played this the new man in appointed,
In fact Sir Stanley has helped the game has been desc for to
frame the advertisement, years," Barriskill said. "There which states that
among the will be teams in Cincinnati, in qualifications required are Q the state of Oregon and In knowledge of three languages
These and office administration, Denver, for instance.
now teams are purely American
teams; that is, they are not The min appointed will have sponsored by a European sports to live in Zurich.
club and do not get their
players from the old country.
Sir Stanley adils that the man
for the job will have to be a
experience in
"They are leams organised publie figure and one who has by men who played soccer in hud plenty of college and then went home football administration. and started teams."
"Soccer is growing," he con- cluded, "and that come with England was a real tonic." United Press,
GAMBOLS
FALL TO AND
GEORGE
GEORGE
He says he was Incllued to suggest a younger man, pre- ferably under 40—a proviso that would have ruled himself out of the post,
GAYE WHAT
DARLING
THE
| MAT
NTITLED 10 & free bali con pinky and playing from hand, L. Lees of Ashton-under-Large, cus black into the top right pocket, canconed plink
and coubled
PHAS
UX
into the baulk pocket with ene. Game shot
ABOWD.
QUETT: whati
Answer: 80ore d pointer
Tho
shut fair. Pink stays down.
come up on it! Striker black
Playe
wbito
e actual
1 136
where
of the balls COLLEG hars been pecil Hinr
for
abot to be posible, but extraordinary things happen.
To see a table burdeard with → "free ball" query tearo after a
foul. suddenly emptied of the two most valuable polours with a frenk shot. Inner-opener,
London Express Service
by Barry Appleby
GREY
_HAIR --* I'VE) GOT A GREY · HAIRS
HOWL