1937-12-22 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 22, 1937.

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INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL SERIES

WILL NZRU. LET

AUSTRALIA AND N. ZEALAND

DOWN?

Cancellation of 1938

Tour?

WHOLE MATTER SO

FAR UNOFFICIAL”

WILL BE SPONSORED BY LOCAL RELIEF ORGANISATION

NO LEAGUE MATCHES

DURING HOLIDAYS

TO-DAY'S "SPOT-LIGHT"

(By “SHORTSTOP”)

YOUNG PLAYERS SAVE NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney, November 20. Two young players on the fringe of Australian Test cricket, Victor Jackson and Sid Barnes, saved New South Wales from collapse against.

LAST Monday's meeting of the Softball League New Zealand here to-day.

brought forth a proposal by Roy Lau, manager After dismissing the New Zea- of the Vets, that met with instantaneous approval landers for 195, the home side had (By "THE RANGER")

Sydney, November 11. of the Committee: that the International Soft-lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, but Jack- son and Barnes, in an unbroken Australians are

not taking ball Series should be sponsored by a reputable re-fifth wicket partnership, attacked kindly to reports relative to New Zealand's cancellation of its lief organisation here, and which would receive the the bowling so well that they car- Rugby Union tour of Australia proceeds from the gate receipts. next season. However, the whole

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matter is very unofficial. The The champion team in this Series will win the International N.S.W. Rugby Union has not yet Softball Shield, presented by Mr. James J. King, of Falconers, and received a word from the New

manager of the Central British Association team. the Zealand Rugby Union on subject.

There will be two extra games after the conclusion of this Press reports have been the Series: to be played between the Champions and the Rest, first with sole means of information. To be the 14 inch ball, and later with the 12 inch ball! frank, NSW officials cannot believe that New Zealand off-

League games for

ried the total to 126 before stumps were drawn.

W. J. O'Reilly dismissed five New Zealanders for 57. His guile and "nip" off the pitch were too much" for the batsmen, with the excep tion of Wallace and Carson.

The next two pionship team in the latter sport PROFESSIONAL cials would go back on them by week-ends have been postponed. Paulino played for the Filipino')

cancelling the tour without due This evoked the approval of the Club in the Baseball League last BILLIARDS negotiation.

In Basketball, in which he shone TITLE DRAW

convivial members of the League, season. That is why Mr. Jeff Noseda, secre-who deemed it unwise to play tary of the NSW. Rugby Union and Mr. W.-W. Hill, the present, are con- any form of outdoor sport the fident that the tour will not be can- days following the festivities of in celled. They believe that the New Zea-Christmas and New Year.

course next year.

the forward line, he played for the Y.M.CA quintette in

London, November 19.

The draw United

landers will be in Australia in due Seven teams have signified their Manila, which won the Inter-Play-for the semi-final of the

intention of entering the Interna-ground Championship in 1919, and Kingdom professional championship FEELING STRONG The special representative of The tional Series: Great Britain; Ameri-in golf he was a finalist of the In-1 Referee in New Zealand writes of alca; China "A" and "B": Philippine ter-Provincial Tournament at Man- feeling that is sweeping the Dominion-Islands; India and Portgual. Entries la last year, and also had the dis- Public opinion is strong in many quar ters against the cancellation of the will close on January 9, and should tinction of being the best golfer of Australian tour. Many are wondering be sent to Mr. W. A. Smith, in care the Pampanga Sugar Mill for two. if the reported cancellation of the tour of "China Mail

is a sign of weakness on the part of

the New Zealand Rugby Union.

"Just how the sending of a couple

of dozen players to Australia next sea- son would hamper football in New Zea-

for the game in New Zealand.”

“SPOTLIGHT”-

years.

Tom Newman - v. Sidney Smith;

Sydney Lee v. Joe Davis (holder). The first game begins at Thurston's, London, on January $1, the second on February 7, and the final of 24 Paulino arrived in the Colony last sessions on Feb 14. Each ssesion January, and is now connected with is of an hour and three-quarters. Honorato A Panlino, captain and L. R. Nielsen Co., Ltd.

The semi-finals are of 12 sessions.” land is hard to see," says our corres-shortstop of the Filipino Softball pondent. "On the contrary, the ex-Club, was born in 1902 at Manila, perience gained by those players and Philippine Islands. After the com- the building up of their football ac- complishments would be a fine thing pletion of his elementary schooling The went to the Philippine Law School DENOUNCED FROM PULPIT for two years with the intention of "UNFORTUNATELY," ADDS OUR taking up law as a profession NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE,

Owing to a lack of funds, “THE PUBLIC OF N.Z. IS HAVING

he THE NEW however,

withdrew from ITS CONFIDENCE IN ZEALAND RUGBY UNION SHAKEN the school, and went MANY DEPLORED THE COMMER-into the world to earn a living CIAL STANG THAT SERROUNDED THE SPRINGBOK SERIES THIS His two years of law, however, have YEAR. IT WAS DENOUNCED EVEN stood him in good stead in argu FROM THE PULPIT. THE NEW ments with the umpires on the field COM-of play, and he can be counted on in voicing his disputes in no uncertain

ZEALAND RUGBY UNION WAS TWITTED WITH ASTUTE MERCIALISM.”

The reported cancellation of the Aus- terms. tralian tour and what looks. like

a

breach of faith with 'Australia, leads to

2 good deal of criticism of the New

IN CHAMPION TEAM-

Zealand authorities. New Zealanders In Softball, where he shone are wondering if the cancellation was

"NOT THE CASE

out

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made because of a fear that the All early as 1914, he was in the team of Blacks would not be capable of holding the San Nicolas Primary School, their own with Australia next year. which won the first championship in That can hardly be the case. We that game in Manila, which was also may take it that such a spirit has not the first year of the game there. Of animated the Dominion Rugby Union course, it was known as indoor base- Naturally such a decision, as it is reball then. ported to have made, must give rise to

diverse opinions and controversy.

Later, in 1918, he was with the

If the New Zealand team comes to champion Delta Sporting Associa Australia next year (and all Anstration team, and in 1919, with the lians hope it will), the Dominion might:

beat the Commonwealth hands down Pacific Commercial Company's team Australia, on the other hand, might that ran away with the City League, gain the mastery. But whatever the at Manila. resuit might be, it is not so terribly

important.

What really matters is that the teams play good, high-class football, preserving the best spirit of the game, so that dur- ing and after the matches, players, officials, and public, can feel pleasure in them.

Not only was he prominent in the one game. He has always played baseball as far back as he can re- member, and distinguished himself at shortstop at both games, although he was never fortunate enough have been a member of any cham

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