Week-end Softball
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,^^ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1960.
NO QUARTER
BRAVES AND PANDAS MEET
IN
CRUCIAL GAME
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
By "Stardust"
The big game this week-end for local softball fans is that between Charlie "Ole Hoas" Figueiredo's Braves, the reigning Champions, and Y..C. Mel's Pandas. This tussle will commence at 3 p.m. tharp tomorrow at the Association's ground, King's Park. It should decide the leadership in the Blue Section of the Men's Senior Loop.
In the Minor circuit the best fracas should be the Blackhawk-St. Teresa's encounter this afternoon nt 2.30 p.m. while the Vildings-Spartans game should be a tight one, tomorrow at midday.
Two ladies' games are down on the programme.
Tooni managers are requested ¡lend then; moral and vocal sup-¡Series together with one fim of to note the change of time in port.
an instructive nature entitled
the schedule owing to the clock The Pandas have A very "Play Ball Son" are in the hands turning back one hour,
strong battery in the person of jof Mr Francis X. Cleary of the Exciting coftball is assured Vincent Xavier mud Raymond | United States Lines Co. when the defending champions, To the Braves,
aves, take Oft Y.C. Mer's If the Pands are to emerge Through the courtesy of this Pondse in what will be the victorious, it will be. up to firm arrangements are under main attraction for this week. Harler-Vincent Xavier to hold way to show there pictures for This game should be a "must" down the speedy squeeze artists members of the Association. Once for for All voftball fann. Both who saturate the Braves line-tip
-tip again, Air L. Guddi of teqma have an unbeaten record from lead-oft Tony "Pee Wee Peninsula Hotel has come to the
TOP-NOTCH MACHINE
the Dodger
nssacre
he
Team Managers are therefore the Hon. Secretary as soon as requested to get in touch will
list of porsible and humit those desiring to attend such a show which, in all probability, be staged one evening detalls will between 6 and 11 p.m. Further De announced in this Corner later.
of three wins to their credit. A¡Alves all the way down. This aid of the Association by pro- lors to cllher of then will incan is not saying that the Braves viding the space for the show. no hopes of retaining the lead cannot punish the horsehide In the Blue Section of the Men's when necessary and any such Senior Division.
notions may be dispelled by Te calling three
weeks ngs,
Mentor Charlie
In the other games featured on this week's curd, the Aincri- Figueiredo has moulded
the can
inst year's Braves into a top-notch
runners-uy, should have a track meet when machine bullt around his
"Choppy"
meeting Itendios.
Red's, "Doc" Molthen's "I'ayboy" Baseballers as fast us in the
cross-but with Buster Hollands" ala experience will pull the team out of many
Though no!
Inst
two years,
"Ole Hosg"
ball Ace
row
the
for
The Official Handbook have dropped four decisions in hand and will be out next week. Merry Madcaps. The Baseballers 1950 has gone into the printer's a tight spot In the current sen-
uid Duc's "Playboy"This Handbook consist of sou's pennant campaign.
pares of goftball information have "Chappy win 12 they don't want to
remain in the cellar position for regarding tean, ground rules,
olc.
The Braven
Remedios on the mound
ead, Avich will
with
life,
C-
The
Le
with
should
Die
Avichi Yvanovich on the cetving
Junior- Circuit playing his last game tomorrow produce two good gaines, as the and will be saying good-bye to Ferries square-off the local diamond
for he is lengue-lating Blackhawks this the Vikingi leaving the Colony in the arst afternoon
mal
week of next month for Manila. tangle with the Spartans,
His lors will be felt by the Braves. He in the Braves only
star catcher and I think no one can replace him.
EVENLY-MATCHED-
The Backhawks and
SI
THE PROGRAMME
BATURDAY
aten's Junior Learne
76
At 2.30 pm. Graund AP.1. Do1- pera v Rexes (Plate Umpire, Gerald Pomeroy Hooper Fred Diesta), "Ground Blackhawka v St Teresa's Plate Umpire. Les Castro: Scorer. Wanda Rodrigues.
At 4:00 pm. Ground A-Delawares
Sausa; Seurer, Tony Kwok).
Duggan, Queen's Park outside-right, does a dive over Party, the Swansea Town's goalkeeper's back, when attempting to attack the Swansea goal. The teams shared two goals.
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ALEX JAMES
✰ STANLEY MATTHEWS ✰
✰ ANDY CUNNINGHAM ★
whose playing careers have spanned the great days of British Soccer, tell you the Gossip and the Inside Stories in their
weekly column-
SOCCER
NEWS
Floodlit Soccer is coming. You can be sure of that, Southampton held a private trial under floodlights at eight o'clock one evening and Manager Sid Cann was delighted with the results.
I understand that Charlie has Teresa's gre evenly matched and v Mustangs (Plate Umpire, Roberto spend £6,000 already signed up "Red" Pereiras of the Panthers 4% Hind- #natcher.
tussle should be a Plose ຍກ:. The Spartans have goud ball club and if they field their regular nine, may be able to take the Vikings,
"Bloomer Girl" Alice Mar's Canucheties will be gunning for that etusuve wit when they up against the Terries. of the team. Junior Remedios, i The Terries need no introduc-
team you've heard of him before, will ton as they participated in the stop anything coming his way Ladies' Junior League last year
and were the Champions, Ing to that an n Bullet-proof This reason, with a few ad- vest! Tony "Red" Osmund will sitions, they will be hard to be roped on to third. Garden-beat. They went down to the
"Carlau" Yvanovich won't use that bag at Arst for a pillow, You bet! Second sacker Tony "Pee Wee" Alves, "Pee Wee" Alves is the little big guy come
al shortstop. Told me he's gu»
ers are Carlos Remedios, Spikyhampion Wahton in the open- Guterres and Bob Remedios, lug game by the narrow margin of 8 to 7 in an eighth Innlags fracas,
our the odds ore 10 favour of their talking this
MATERIAL ALL THERE
the Canuckettes.
The Pandas have champion-but not without a fight from Ehip material and are capable of playing the brand of ball re- quired of a pennant winner. They are known for their large
HERE AND THERE Flash! Stake up the Band!
fan following, and a full turn-Softball fans will be interested to
out of supporters is expected to
know that Films of the World
THE CHAMPIONS
CHAMPIONS
The St. Teresa's team, last year's Junior League Champlons, who are to take on the Canadians tomorrow morning:
Back row (L-R): Sheila Silva, Pat Johnson, Lelia Gaan, Gloria Silva and Therese Remedies.
Front row (L-R) Betty Baptista, Sylvia Carvalho, Edith Mason, Bernardine. Remedios and Doreen Ozorio,
TAFE
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OR-YER, DONALD, FLL SCTED)) IT TO MEU - FOR THE C 3.35 AT DONCASTER - WELL
THANKS FOR THE
LTIP
HOW - GAYE YOU'RE NOT TO TELL.
ANYON
AUNDAY
Men's Senior League
At 11.00 am. Ground A-Red Americans (Umpires, Buster Bol- anda, Doc Molthen, Itennie Sequeira: Scorer, Eddie Loutel:0).
AL 2.00 pm. Ground A-F ballers v Madcaps (Umpires, Y.C. Mei, Raymond TRIO,
Wally
Ma Serez, Rennie Barretto),
At 330 pm Grund A-Braves v His Pandas Umpires, F.A. Ewinx! Hi Won Tiger Hussain: Scorer, Himbt Ablong).
Men's Juntor Leaguo
Southampton wanted to and do the thing Rin style. They got n £700 licence and did it the British austerity way. No grumbles however.
The FA were Impressed at
South lighting and favour
American flood- Its se for evening training here.
That is,
the
EDITED BY
James Connolly
Forber
Mutual tho
manager if Middlesbrough will let the old England full-back co is in for the Oldham job.
fec. Hardwick without a big
George Cox, football's oldest director, will be out of nursing home soon. Then he will be back watching Spurs. Mr Cox is rising 95.
Joe Mercer, skipper, is giving
the
13.
John Macadam's Column
THEY CAN'T KID
MR.
BROWN
It was on the tip of our typewriter the other day to comment that the letters MCC stood for Marylebone Cripple Collection until we were forestalled by the Aus tralians, who took one quick look at our cricketers and proceeded immediately to write them off as worse than Chelsea football team.
Now, we would be the last person in the world to deprive the Australians of a bit of innocent fun, but It might be na well to let them know right away that this particular kind of game is wearing a little thin.
You can play It two ways, of all the derision and the bad
Elther you praise every luck, this MCC side can very moderale England player socarily do the sume thing. Immoderately that the celectors Anyhow, it is a certainty simply, have to pick him on the that Freddie Brown will not be grounds that he is a combina-balidazed or cnjoled into tion of Ranji-Bradman - Colding any but the eleven he wood.
and his advisers belleve to be Dr you keep up running the best combination we Bre criticism of every good player, capable of putting in the field. so that, for prestige sake, they And maybe it would be us have to drop hlm on
the well for the Australian cellies grounds that he is hot only to hold their horses and wolt crippled, but also blind und fo see what MCC can do mental
egalust serious opposition be- It has worked before. Re-fore they atart writing member Warwick Armstrong, off.
them that gargantuan pillar of the This cold war is not the kind Australian game, who was al- of thing we are good at We woya..
credited with picking ure much better ot playing more England players than our games.
Own seiretors by o judicious Flanting of a bit of unmerited praise here and + pat on the back there?
or
CAPTAIN'S JOB Fightly wrongly, they claim that Warwick performed the Arst duty of a captain. He got himself thought his
the Opponents he
men could
lick
and, why, it would appear that the business is starting all over again.
ת1
The great thing about these preliminary stages of the tour. In that we have a character of considerable immovability skipper Brown, who in more than unlikely to
be any more perturbed by cripple-criticisin than he was by the suggestion
tiat he
using invisible Was bowlers A flying start, Mr. B. Added to that is the ineff-
(London Express Service)
Sportsman's Diary
EDITED BY
Bi
华
Glamorgan's
Scheme Finds
Wide Appeal
Glamorgan's new
profit-
able Mr Compton, who, throw-sharing scheme for profes-, Ing away both Australian-Im- sional cricketers has start
The
thing
a
posed crutches and sling. leaped nimbly from his coffin,
ed something. Footballers: knocked. UD. ... joyous.. three-would like to share in club................. quarters of a century, and took profits in exactly the same
way. that Australian
This idea has been supported denigrators of this MCC side
for a long time by Arsenal should remember is that Eng-
"I ish, athletes are better at com-anager Tom Whittaker, Ing from behind
think it is the than mast
only way out other nationals: give them a of the players' wage problem,"
Instead and,
me today. It, they are Mr Whittaker's idea is that more able to throw it in your about one-fifth of the profits teeth.
should be distributed among Our boys and girls went Into players on a graduated scale..
bad name
meekly accepting Arsenal
a series of lectures to Bohemians (League of Ireland} players. Joe flew 10 Dublin last week for the Arst.
of course, just the first step.
Manchester United and others admiration. Forbes was in
at Highbury.. may soon follow the Southamp-dressing room before and after -an lend.
Boland pasted Danny O'Sulli- the Burnley inside forward, as You can write off Tarry Potts,
At 9.30 am. Ground - Aces v Falcons (Plate Umpire, Tennis Bar retto: Scorer, Bernard Suva).
At 12.30 pm. Ground A-Vikings v Spartans Plate Umpire. George Ribeiro: Scorer, Roberto Nunes).
Ladies Leagu
At $30 am. Ground A-Canadians ✓ St Teresa's Umpires. C.A. Figua- reido, Vie Tavutes, Grorge Päng: Scorer, Manuel Nunes).
LEAGUE STANDINGS The latest league standings of the teams follows:
Men's Senior League
Bus Sretion
Hraves TIK Pandas Overseas Canndlan Reds
1.1. Dodgers American Gold Section
Jaguars South China St. Joseph's Madcaps Panthers St Teresa'r Baseballers
Won Lost Petr.
1.000
1000
1.000
3
Men's Junior League
Blue Section
Blackhawks Griffin Delawares St Teresa'n Aces
...A Mustang South China. Falcona Gold Section
Nine Dragona
nexes
Wildfres
Vikings IIK Pandas Spartand PJ. Dodgera....
Wahoos
1.000
2288882 €828888 88ARRE BARRE
oconnne obu-nae comunane Comuna
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To
get
£111
over
tan.
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London clubs hope to slem the rising transfer fees by
But there was too much blood a prospective Blackpool player. Introducing
about for the rugged Arstant Intermediate redhead.
Blackpool directors recently He left quickly league for the under-eighteens,
and decided to inform Burnley that walted for his chum elsewhere. the grounds
they did not intend to go any problem morning matches will
further in the transfer negotia Jotun Atyco is probably be played belore re-
sensible tlous cerve games in the afternoons.
youngster with plenty of cour age. After Essential factors
his shows in in the ap
tise prenticeship of yang foot- ballers are good rounds and plenty of match practice. The scheme offers both,
HUGHES ON OFFER Chelsea
for
will take offers Dilly Hughes, their Weish Inter- national full-back. Billy woulki prefer a club within easy reach
of North Wales,
Southampion
•
are chasing a I hard-hitting inside forward. They'd like Dour Lishman (Arsenal) or Alan Brown (East Fife). So it isn't the price that's worrying Sid Cann.
Portsmouth
•
have paid out 11 full benefits this mason, have four more due. In all, with
DISAPPOINTED AGAIN
Chelsea
were sadly disap- pointed at 'Spurs transfer refusal to Les Bennett, They were just stacking the chips ready for a big bít
Ladier Lesgua
1.000
the "cered shore" paid to transferred men, Pompey will have paid out around £12,000.
Secret of
Canadiana St Teresa's Clovers Squaws
Piratas White Fange
Midget League
for
A meeting of Team Manag Midget Leaguern will be head on Monday, October 30, at Shela Hour, 1st floor, commencing at 8.15 p. when at relevant matters pertain ing to the organization of a Midget League will be discussed. All pir- ties interested are requested to at- lend this passion,'
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i
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THEY WANT HATTON Leicester Cay were Just of several clubs pus- tug out feelers to Queen's Park Rangers for side for- ward Cyril Hatton. But Dave Manghall won't part.
year
England Youth side last scuets docked around and offer- ed hit the world, or any way bg shoes of it,
Ilefusing to be carried away, young John just carried on withi his job in Westbury, Wiltshire.
Atyco Is Ull, over 12 stone, fusi with two good feet-every- thing thn
centre-forward needs.
Blackpool will now Maybe resume the trail for Alan Brown of East Fife..
Financial dilemma of Tran- mere Ravers is whether to struggle along on their 11,000
Hates or take the £50,000 which other clubs are willing to pay for the Tranmere stars.
Are Brains
hetoid!
of
the European Games at Brus-Every player on the stuff-there vels this past summer without are about GD at Highbury
Taken in- an apparent chance. They come would get his share. out with the Union Jack flying 10 account would be the number very high Indeed, and, in spile of first team
cam appearances and player's value to his club.
When I
Turpin's Next Is Villemain
By GEORGE WHITING Promoter Jack Solomons
with
suggested that players clubs
poorly supported would be discontented and want "I don't to move, he replied; think that would be more pre- volent than it is today."
Also favouring the Idea Players' Union Becretary Jimmy Guthrie. "Football is past the stage when the bigger fellows can be held back." he says.
Glamorgan's now profit- is going ahead with plans tharing scheme certainly is a for our
new deal for professionals, champions, middleweight season, operate a scheme where-
new British
The Welsh
county will, next Randolph Tarpin, and by professionals will receive cruiserweight Don Cockell. extra bonus money in relation
to the season's profits their tities by her success.
contrasting
two
The pair won racaos
and
uf vividly
This, plus normal bonus and knockouts in a "Croydon eclipse" the pensions scheme already in at Harringay-Turpin in the force, could put Glamorgan pro- fifth round against the previous Issionals financially ahead of
Wasted Athulder, Albert Finch, and Cocitell these
Football?
"Thunderbolt"
other counties. With. in the 24 round agalust Mark normal prents and uniching in Hart.
the first six in the championship For
Turpin. table, a professional might. the next championship hurdle earn an extra £100.
European title fight with Robert Villerain.
lle isn't sure whether he is going to make football bls career, and that la why he Professional footballers Frenchman signed for League champions who have had a good educu- They meet Portsmouth as an amateur.
tion
centre-half.
With Jack Cross it and play-sional soccer Ing for Bournemouth
reserves.
at Harringay
on
MIDDLESEX SCHEME
It. W. V. Robins, England and are probably more December 12.
Middlesex, pointed out to me Bournemouth can't afford amused than offended by n For Coekeil whose triumph today that Middlesex already fancy prices, so Jack Bruton headmaster's comment that ever arikrills is no less praise have or bonus system under plung a spot
worthy than of experimental The idea of taking a boy defeat
his workmaniice which every professional who team shuffling. First Wils the
of HartDon could has been awarded a cap shares switching of Jack Lewis to through grammar school hardly walk a month ago--there according to merit--merit being merely to make a profes- Solomons refuses to identify tion by the captain and secondly will be an opponent whom frstly a matter of recommenda- player is ap- His only comment is that: "If
a matter for decision by the corner off,
you
will alt Oce Committee. Professionals draw T
(around £70 at the end of the Victor Buckingham, left-half
Meanwhile, Corkell's first job, schson. or full-back, who has been
champion or no champion, will professional will
However, many people think Tottenham be in the minor role of sparring that it is not a good thing for Hotspurs for 10 years, has no
partner to This heavyweight | professionals--especially in the regrets that after going his
preparing for his November title grated. I agree with them. Stablemate, Jack Gardner, now unselfish game of cricket to be challenge to Britco Woodcock. goes
-London Express Service)
the scouts are again heading for palling."... Middlesbrough's the south coast, success, straight from maestro Wilt Manalon himself: "Every-teur
The former. Blackpool azma- one is just doing that bit extra, forward
would solve the inside
problem for and getting back" in other clubs-but he words they're all fighting for the Bournemouth. bail.
TOO MUCH BLOOD Whenever hard hitting Bobby Boland hits- town he drops In to see his Dundee "townie" "Alex
Barry Appleby
Isn't
many
leaving
On two days each week Jack Ja excused training. He back to school to swet for his B.Sc. (Econ).
ONLY A GAME
Oxford University Senior Certi- icate from Downham Central School, he took up soccer as career.
In fact it was on old school- master friend who advised him to become a professional-Mr took in Fred Cox's cres when Freddy Bradford, now head-
There was no "I want away"
It'
Arthur Peafi says: AN IDEAL SNOOKER Boys' School-at Tufnell Park AND IT IS EASY
he knocked on the door of Tom master of Burleigh Road Junior Whittaker's office at Highbury, "A godd
Out of the Arst icam, Fred just wanted: a game with
serves.
all-round sportsman
the re-bluself,"
says Buckingham of
M
"I think the game lends italy Two London First Division 13 an intelligent fellow," is clubs are sizing up bids Villa's Trevor Jord.
for Buckingham's point of view. Swansea and Cardif
arc "When he gets to 21 or 22 he determined to have a go.
on con bayo the same tack. SwoŋICA-
a.gross indome of sold around £20 a week. That's not Ford to Villa for £10,000, and appalling is 142, won't be too happy if they have to pay double that fee for their old leader.
Swansea are favourites--Ford would fee
they can gylio the, cash.
I still have some very good friends" sisängyn Oldi: "choo rasters,??
NOT INVITED Christchurch, New Zealand, is to have a regatta in Janu ary to mark the centenary celebrations of the founding of Canterbury Province. For this pvent the University of Call-
tornio, Olympic winners, have. been invited to compete. Eng- land has not
Mervyn Wood has been in- 100zero beauty, as indeed it 16. But the vited to represent Australia, 'to execution of the row also in a doubla with his FOOD IS SL7... Empire
AD you do An Australian eight are
Games partner, Riley. -mint`a triick half-
bali on browquested, CUR AS DIỚdersto strength,
Papi
A
It is not clear against whom
rung ve Wood would scull. As far as I can find out neither J. B. Kelly
GO UMELLERheuman, dər A. "D. "Rowe bại been in- tax the loner vited. There is no one else in
world class. ASPIRED WIN
Athletes, on the other hand. àm going "tromvethis y countr”.