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SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF SOFTBALL SEASON

LAWN BOWLS:

Sykes, Tindall and Greenwood

By "GRANDSTAND"

The curtain lifted on the 1950/51 Softball scono yesterday when the Bravas snatched an 8-6 decision over the Americans, while the Wa- hoos nosed out St. Teresa's 8-7 after an extra inning of play.

win Triples crown The traditional march-past, accompanied by the

The combination of J. Tin- dal, E. Greenwood and L. Sykes (skip) won the Colony Open Lawn Bowls Triples final at the Hong Kong Fool- ball Club yesterday when they Imut P. Lee, W. C. Ogley and W. Hong Sing (skip) by one shot, the finit score being

19-18.

When the last head was bebig decided, Ting Sling was leading by twe shots and was having the! fast shot Greenwood drew two shots at Sykes dried another onus to win the gaine.

Syken and hla zen were leading by 11.4 om the 10th head. At the end of the 14th heat. Hong Bling, by scoring 11 thate un four heads, lea 15-11. On the 15th head, Sykes played a brilliant wood by taking out his opponent's shot wood for a count of then.

For the

winners, Tindall pur

a creditable performaner, as alid Greenwrød, it was Sykes the dazzled the crowd with some neatly exeruled shots.

the last Francis Lee. during right Leads, played exceedingly steady. wel while Ugley was Hyng Sing was also goodi.

BOWLS GAME IN HONOUR OF

J. T. K. GILCHRIST A game of Lawn Bowls will b arranged amongst Inembers of the Hong Kong Football Club on Wednesday, Septem:- ber 13. at 5.30 p.m. in honour of Mr. J. T. K. Gilchrist, who is shortly leaving the Colony on retirement.

Mr. Gilehelst has played as And for the Hong Kong Foot- ball Club in the First Division all Lawn League and o the

Bowlers and well-wishers are invited to be present.

melodic strains of a 30-piece band from the Filipino community, lined up in front of the official guests, after which Prexy "Doc" Molthen addressed the assembly.

Doc Molthen stressed the the Softball Importance of fraternity living up to the high tradition, which was instru- mental in convincing the au- thorities of the urgent need of an Association Playground.

After thanking all those respon- sible for making the successful oping possible, particularly the Playgrounds Committee and the Filipino band, Doe Multhen called II.L. Smith, Vice- upon Mr. Consul for the United States of America to pitch the first ball of the season.

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: "Play Ball" Jumediately after monial function was over, Chief Umpire Don Robbins started off Senior League penamit the scramble with the farellor "Ple Bul?".

Frank

Americans Clemy's marked up two ritns in their firs turn nt bal, on a walk, an erro and Johnnie Brown's timely sin-1 gle, while blanking the Braves, The Braves, however, cut the lear down when they tallied once, when Bob Remedios drew a walk and erosted the plate on a wild heave

The lead changed hands In the third whon a high-pressure 2-run trame turned the tables 3-2 in of the Braves, who favour stretched the lead further with two inore runs in the fourth chapter.

Both sides scored a run 14 the fifth semester, and rous. ing homa-run by Davis, with two on board, tied up the ball game ball, and It

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The Americans failed to more when Brown died out, and Gal p and Dempsey rollert out to the pitcher to first.

A good fiold

Johnnie Alvares notched up his first victory in his re-appearance backed by a good held, while los ing hurler Gallup replacing Nov- man Schwartz who was out town, yielded seven lelling blows. Alvares walked three while Gal (lup gave out five free passes.

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The longest blow was Davis' three-run homer, while American of the windy-niley guardian

HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1950.

U.S. Vice-Consul pitches first ball

the United Mr. H. L. Smith, (centra), Vice-Consul for States of America, lo shown above pitching the first ball of the local Softball acason at King's Park yesterday. ("China Mail" photo),

Johnnie Brown returned a three All-Chinese Aquatic Meet:

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in four performance with the the willow. Fielding gem of afternoon was undoubtedly left- helder Melans's catch after

the ball. infielder and fumbled to stave off an uprising.

Fielding a side in which inost of. the positions shuffled, the champlon WahooR defended their honate against challenging St. Teresa's with nose-out after the game wont into a declaive extra in- ning.

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Hilda Spares took over cut. ching chores while Dolly Brown held the initial station.

Helen Ribeira covered the key-stone and the hot-corner was taken by Peggy Barros. Only the ching

tasks and short-stop were

handled by the original players, Terry

Noronin on the slab and Irene Castilla the windy gap.

St. Teresa's drew. Brst blood Bernie Remedios senmper- when ed home on a Belder's choice of play, but the Wahoos came right back with a three run splurge und

the retained

lead unti the seventh when the Terrieg staged a three-run rally that led up the ball game to keep partisan fans on the jitters.

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Six more Chinese National swimming records shattered

Local Chinese swimmers shattered six more Chin- ese National swimming records yesterday during the second and concluding day of the Aquatic Meat organised by the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Swimming Federation held at the Ritz.

Cheong Kin-man, Woh Yan schoolboy swimming sensation, enhanced his reputation by oc- He swam the 50 counting for three records. metres free style in 27 seconds flat, break- ing the. 15-year-old China record of 27.6 seconds set by Chan Ki-chung.

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London, September 9.

With seven matches played this season, seven Football League clubs have still to be beaten. They are Nowcastle, Birmingham, Manchos- ter City, Southampton; Notta Forost, Colches- tor and Lincoln, who all won home matches: today.

Arsenal and Mansfield, undefeated until today, were away from home and both met with their first defeat.

Grimsby, Walsall and Half-Millwall, who are in third place fax have yet to record their in League III, South.

first success, but Notts County

broke the ice with a decisive

4-1 victory at Grimsby.

The Individual highlight of the

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In the last six matches Mc. Cormack has obtained id goals and is easily the highest scorer in the four division. Fortsmouth, the Champlons for the past two reascus, will have to show considerable Improvement *if they expect to complete the 3 hat-trick. They hove won only

unce tile season and their lates reverse was a crushing 5-0 de- feat at West Bromwich.

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Swindon

Torquay

Bouthend

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In the 400 metres free-style | the Chinese YMCA while Chan he lowered his own record of Ching-mul, Ng Yuet-hing, Kan

minutes 25.2 seconds actu-lug and Leung Ol-mul were ta during the heats on Thursday.wimming for Chung Sing.

Sa Oi Iln, leading off for swimming the distance

-Ching Chi, could not cope with the speedy Wong Yuk-bing and Chan Ching-mui, who finished the Jatial log in a dead heat, and was about four yards be- hind.

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k-ching a long lead from Chung Tranmere Sing's Kan Yiu-ling and Ching Chester Chi's Shek Ling-mul.

gave

Barrow

anybody's ball-game, Carl Remedios started off the erucial sixth with an infield hit BOWLS RESULTS

registered on a stow throw, while In the Second Division Lawn Carl Yvanovich followed up with Eawls League

gue between another infeld hit for two poten- Lial runs on buse, Tony Osmand

In the bottom of the seventh, minutes 20.4 seconds. Filipini Club and Kowloon Bowl-

flied out to centre Fucrifice the Owls tried to break the dead-beltered the National record of ing Green Club on Baturday, R.

for the tir lock. Hilda Soares was given

set in minutes 27 seconds 1. Brown's rink beat R. Basa's Roinedios nerost

isreaker while Carlos Yvanovien life on a fumble, and while Terry 1947 by Yeung Wal-ngo of rink by 20 shots to 19.

Noronha sucrificed, Peggy Barros Malaya. KUGC thus won the game by rented the rubber for the addr

Spiky Guterres and Elsie Thompson choked the G polnis to 45 and on all rinks, tional run

However, "Man Chai" really scoring the maxian of five points. I drive to left.

its defending St. Teresa's went to town in the 100 metres the scoring threat by back-stroke, covering the dis- cut of playing for home.

fance in the remarkable time of Itosie-Whelan, pinch-hitting 73.3 seconds, which bettered the Shek Ling-mut swam one of Handeld for Gwen Dragon, forced Hilda National record of 76 seconds set die fastest 50 metres of the Meet New Brighton Soares at the plate for the second by Lau Po-hei more than a de- and overtook first Kan Yiu-ling Buxkport and then Wong Yuk-bing and adford. Virgie Ribeiro cade ago. Qu1, while grounded to first for the rally toj.

Chal" when she finished her two lengths York ..... On Saturday, "Man

her anchor leg, Lung Wal-ha, Wrexham lizzie out.

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broke the 100 metres free plunged in with a lead of four The fateful eight rolled around

record style

and after yester: yards from the other two swim Accrington without any of St. Teresu's get- day's feat he established yet mers.

Beunthorpe ting on base as slabstress Terry another record-setting recorda Though Kwok Ngan-hung and Southport Noronha bore down with sizzling Irt All events in which he Leung Oiui managed to whittle oidism pitches and it

and it was the Owls turn

competed:

the lear down considerably Lung Hartpl for unother try.

In the women's 200 metres managed to reach the end with Bremburg Brown slushed out a

breast-sunke,

Darlington Kwa. Kam-gor about a foot to ispare. Dolly single und pilfered second base. lowered the National record from

froe-Halifax Terry Noronha advanced Brown 3 minutes 38.5 seconds to 31 with an infold

Had minutes 17.6 seconds. Her time grounder veteran Ireno

Castilho came yesterday also lowered her own through with a wicked line-drive record set last year by 3.8 seconds. right over second base to pull the

Surprise in rolay Wahoos to victory.

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The Men's

50 metres style was not devoid of interest, although after the turn it was clear that Cheɔng Kin-man was sure to annex the race.

Tho competition for second

St. Teresa's played good ball

A surprise was created in the place produced great exellenient. Both Lau Tal-ping and William, against a

mara

experienced Women's 200

metres (4 x 50) Teo raced neck and neck through- teams and Sholls Silva did a relay when the Ching Chi swim-out most of the race, but William splendid job on the mound in mera, So Ol-lin, Wong Chor-wan, Teo managed to take accond holding down the powerful Shek Ling-mut and Lung Wal place by a touch.

Owls for sevon frames.

Noronha limited the opposition to three scattered hits, while Silva was nicked for seven blows. Silva struck six while Noronha fanned three.

ha, defeated the much-fancied Chinese YMCA and the Chung Sing teams in record lime.

Results

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Above them are Calahester, who

accomplished another grand performance in beating which brought Brighton 4.1,

thoir pral tally to 16 In the fast four gaives,

At the head of the fablo is Notts Forest, who have dropped

only one point so far. They were. given a hard fight by Port Vale, but scraped through.

The other now side to the are not Division, Gillingham, meeting with anything like the same success as Colchester and crashed. 5-0 ngainst Watford.

Retain leadership Gateshead, in the Northern Section, dropped a point to Brad- ford Clty, but retained the leader- ship in goal average over Lincoln In this Division the new City

Shrewsbury and clubs,

Scun thorpe, are both struggling

High scoring was the feature in the first League gamite of the, season in Scotland.

Hibernian

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Morton created the biggest sur- ΑΝΟΙ price by winning 4-3 at Celle Park in a game which included foot of the table.

three penalty goals. Mochan Huddersfield, beaten 0-0 by scored three of Newcastle during the week, found McPhail included two penalties the answer to Burnicy's defen in his hat-trick for, Celtic, sive planning and scored; three

continued to show times against one to move up to splendid form with a 0-0 victory third place, level on points with over Falkirk. Reilly, playing at Arsenal and one point behind the centre-forward,

the top leaders.

Scottish scorer of the day, with Over 80,000, the best crowd, four. of the day, saw A ciose and Another hat-trick was claimed axciting struggle at Tottenham. by Yorston for Aberdown against where Hotarure again showed Airdrie.. -Third Lanark had that they will trouble_the_baaf: Startcik, their Polish winger, to alas in the country. They thank for the two goats which #cored the

only goal of the gave them an unexpected triumph match against Manchester over Motherwell.-Router. United. Manchester City und Birming IRISH LEAGUE CITY

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last season's relegated clubs,

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Seconit Division. Manchester's

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CUP RESULTS

London, September 0.

The following were the results

10 terfeld brought their total goals of Irish League City Cup matches

8 10 to 23 in seven matches,

played today: Birminghaus, lese spectacularly Bangor

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SADDLER TO MEET PEP AGAIN IN FEBRUARY

Rival player managers Carter and Doherty, former club colleagues at Derby, met again as rival player monagels fr the Hull versus Doncaster match. i Carter scored. for Hull, Doherty equalised from a penalty buu

New York, September 9. 414 a missed a second penalty. How Fandy Saddler, who last night 57 15

ever, Doherty's team won 3-1.-

won the World Featherweight 2 14

5-3 Millwall's

over Boxing title from Willie Pop, Bristol City was marred by the will defend it again from Pep,

at sending off of their inside-right, who had to, retire the end

success

Baseball scores Neary, in the second half. Con- of the seventh round with a

New York, September §. Today's baseball ECOTCH were:

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The following are the results: All three teams broke the

Men's 50 metres free style: 1. Notional record of minutes 39.6 Cheong Kin-man (Fortuna); 2. seconds set in 1947, but Ching Chi Willian Teo (Fortuna); 3. Lu Two-buggers wore belted by now holds the record with 2 Tai-bing (YMCA). Tima: 27 Peggy Barros and Helen Ribeiro, minutes 34.9 seconds..

seconds (record). while Dolly Brown, Lilia Gauti The Men's 800 metres (4 x 200) Women's 100 metres free style:

Pittsburgh and Helen Ribeiro shared bat-relay was won easily by the 1. Leung Ol-mul (Chung Sing); Soul ting honours with two hits a piece Chinese YMCA team of Ng Nin, 2. Fung Ying-chi (YMCA): 3. in Ave times at the plate.

Wong Kwei-chi, Wong Kam-wah Chan Ching-mul (Chung Sing), Boston Braves ..

who broke the Time: 1 minutes and 22.1 seconds. Philadelphia At the last General Counell National record by 42.1 seconds Men's 400 metres free style:

101. Cheong Kin-man(Fortuna); Brooklyn Dodgers completing the meeting, Mr. E. D. Robbins and nutes 22.2 seconds. Mr. A. E. Ableng were appointed minutes

2. Wong Kam-wah (MCA); 3. Now, York Glanis Umpire-in-chief and Scorer-in-

The Individual Championship Wong Kwai-chi (YMCA), Time: chief respectively, and, classes under these two officials, will be held 'soon. "The" meeting also conilmed the following seeding of teamn by the Manugement Committed

Council moeting and Lau Tai-ping

Senior League: (Blue League)

League) Americans,

Canadians,

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of the Meet in the Man's section 5 minutes and 20.4 seconds (m- Chicago Cubs.. was won by Cheong Kin-man cord).

while with 17.. The Women's Individual Chan-

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MÄNKAD TAKES SEVEN WICKETS. *FOR SIX RUNS

Wildfires, P. 1. Dodgers and Sur Shops colon of the Meet, Dragons.tel del Dithese prizes to time. successful competi. "relay; 1. Ching Chi (50 Ol-lin, | xix runs in sight overs,

Each section

Women's 200 metres breast Chicago Cubs 20 points. Lau Tal-ping 'with'

1. Kwok Kam-ngor Cincinnati. Reda ... was runner-up with 10 points, stroke:

2. Poon Slu-chi Wong Kwei-ch! was third (YMCA);

YMCA): 3. Kwok Kam-ping (Ching Chi), Time: 3 minutos St. Joseph's, Jaguars, St. Teresa's, pionship went to Leung Ol-mut and 17.6 seconds (record). South China, Mádcaps,

Men's 100 metres breast stroke: H. with 26 points, whlie Kwok Kam- Baseballers, Panthers

(Gold ngor was runner-up with 17.4. Lau Tai-ping (YMCA); 2. Braves, Third place was taken by Fung

Cheong Chung-ylu (Fortuna); 3, Chan:

(YMCA). Chiu-cheong Overseas,Faridas, Ying-ch! with 10 points,

⠀....... Oldham, September 0.1 Reds and P. I. Dodgers. The team championships both Time: 1 minutes and 10.1 seconds.

Vinoo Mankad, the Indian Test Junior League: (Blue League) the Men's and the Women's were Men's 100 metres.back stroke: Blackhawks, Aces, Et. Teresa's won by the Chinese YMCA the Chan Cheuk-wah YMCA) for Castleton Moor in the Contral 1. Cheong Kin-man (Fortuna) all-rounder, who is a professional Delawares, Mustangs, Falcons men scoring a total of 111 points 3. Wong Chung-sing (Fortuna) Lancashire League, cupped u and South China. (Gold League) while the women scored 95 points. These 13.8 seconds, (record), splendid, season today by taking Rexes, Vikings, Pandas, Spartans, At conclusion

Women's 200 metres (250) veveu: Oldham wieltots for only Wong Chor-wan, Shek Ling-mul, He claimed four without con- leagues will play two rounds and the top teams will play oft

Most exciting race Lung Wal-ha); 2. Chinese YMCA ceding a run in his last nine

3. Chung, Sing Time: 2 minutes deliveries.

Mankad, who returns to Indie for the championship ““ in thei; Most exciting race of the Meet and 34.0 seconds (record). respective leagues, yo

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