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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1950. JRIUM VOX LORITA HR CKH, CH

TWO BIG

BIG GAMES FEATURED IN THE HOLIDAY SOFTBALL

PROGRAMME

By "GRANDSTAND”

teams

Softball fans have recently seen stumbling on the rocky road to Pennantville, as the current flag chase takes on a torrid tempo after a slow start in which the favourites, were just pushing over the opposition in their stride..

In addition to the Senior League" struggle between South China and the Jaguars, two exhibition games will highlight the Holiday programme as the USS Everett tangle with Madcaps and the' HMCS Athabaskan meet the Braves.

Some of the best ball games seen this year were in the Men's Junior Loop, and the Delawares--Blackhawks clash alated for Monday will be given a "must" rating by rabid followers of the minor circuit.

In the

will be

other senior till, St.

John Macadam's Column:

THE TIPPER-OFF IS A SOCCER NUISANCE

Forgive an old grump, but we think we have had ocular evidence of one of the root causes of football

· ́today being so short of talent that h_comparatively modest (in the classical sense) performer like Trefor Ford can change hands at £30,000.

from the player against whose namo he had made notes.

NICE. GAME..........

This root cause is the tipper-off. And if you don't know what a tipper-off is, we are prepared to explain, with the object of demonstrating that the gentleman In question can do more harm to the career of the rising star than' flood, accident, wrong coaching, and During the past few days the mound assignment wires have been humming and either Vie Pedruco or Jock health-seeking wives. the result has been an eleventh Brown

At a recent very minor hour arrangement for the visit- Ing Canadian destroyer Teresa's take on the Panthers, amateur Soccer match one of Athabaskan to meet the Braves The Terries, who are considered the gentlemen was a neighbour In an exhibition tilt to replace a first rate team on paper, have on the terraces, their postponed game against not been able to hit their stride the Overseas Chinese.

and to date have nothing bul Visiting teams

with have always four losses against them 'enjoyed A great following nary a win among softball fans, and the Braves are also not lacking in that respect,

and the outcome should be a record turnout to defending their honour against year's champions

the Canadians,

watch last

You scribe learns from reliable source that the Athabaskan outāt are consl- dered

"hot stuff along the Pacific Coast, and H their standard is anything like that of the HMCS Crescent who passed through the Colony 18 months ago, Xana will be as- sured of good entertainment on Monday.

The Ladies' League will see the tall-end White Fangs fea- tured in 7 double header against the front running Wahoos and a powerful Cana- dian side.

PENNANT TALK

In spite of the fact that the Chinese participants in this po pular pastime are split Into

three camps in the Senior League, ench one is capable of dishing out brilliant ball, and among them, South China given the best ranking.

Is

When the South China wine

against come up

the Jolting Jaguars tomorrow at 2.00 p.m. It will be a game of vital im- portance, particularly 03 реп- nant talk is now heard around the Caroline Hill confinca.

P. K. Läu, piloting the Coroli- ners, will undoubtedly start burler Wong Po-chlu, whose coolness on the rubber, coupled with his knowledge of batting weaknesses, marks bim as a pitcher depending on brains rather than brawn.

апт

Rabbit Leung holding down the windy alley will provide the

spark

in on air tight infield. Although the Jaguars have to date humbled several potential threats to their ambitions, men- tor Frankle Barros, confident, is not taking

though

chances of an victory, and will Geld his strongest side.

To quote mastermind Burros, "one bad break may mean a loss in a ballgame of this na- ture. but given: even. breaks, South China are beatable". The answer will be provided by sunset tomorrow,

easy

While the locals shouted their

heads off one way and another, he made rapid notes on his pro- This state of affairs cannot gramme and at the end sloped possibly exist forever, and if off towards the little payllion to and when they explode with wait, apparently, for a particular their bats, they'll go places. It player.

this corner that the that eventuality occurs. seems to Panthers will be the goats when

There we parted-but the rest of the story was picked up

THE IVERSON GRIP

The conversation between the Upper-off and the player went

like this:

Nice game, boy-Not bad. All right down here? Got a good job?-All right.

Thought of turning Not much. Not good for that.

pro,7 enough

Don't know you's got some- thing there, Ever fancied a move to the Mildlands?-Never Just thought much about it. sort of enjoy a game on Satur- day.

1

Nee clubs in the Midlands, and some nice jobs. If you'ro Interested let me know.

That's the gist of it, but it la casy to see where it leads. The small-time amateur is flattered by the attention,

He becomes swollen headed at the prospect of even being considered by a professional club. Ho becomes unsettled and is no more good to his club-be It colta side of a amateur or a senior professional club.

All ways up It is a bad dọ for the lowly club and merely a shot in the daria for the big one, for the tipper-off has practically no official standing. He is the complete Icgman, the local finder of possible hopes, and he doesn'i care very much whether they turn out to be possibles or not.

BALANCE -UPSET

His job is done. не has seen one who may make a player or, may not. He has held out the bait. He has upset the balance of a boy and probably the balance of a sida" i for the equivalent of la fow pieces of allver.

It is now for the bigger try of the game to take over.

Now, don't get us wrong. This is no attack on the scout, that highly knowledgeable ex- The hand in the above picture is that of the bowling pert like, say, 'Jack Tinn, who freak, 35-year-old Jack Iverson, Victoria's unorthodox spin has been in football most of his bowler who was not interested in cricket until about four, and la now official scout of years ago when he started to play to prove a theory de-, veloped with a table tennis ball in New Guinea during the

war, C

Iverson developed a two-finger grip in which his The Jaguar infold will com- middle finger is bent fint against the palm of his hand to prise Harry Les donning the be used as a spring and impart tremendous spla on the hardware, while Umbe Mose, ball. Tony Silva, Gua Pereira and Gerry van Langenberg will be : cavorting around the sacks with Lionci Sequeira, Gabby Fereira and Lino Marques out in the

pasture.

His success with a table tennis ball led him to prac Lise with, first, a tennis ball, and then a cricket ball. He

Aston Villa.

The Jack Tinns of the spotting business know what they are after and they, make few, if any; mistakes, find an ol

The tipper-off, who plants the seeds of unrest in literally hune dreds of boys to get one good ont, has no "such responsible position, and, most times dees only damage.

ho

Believe it or not, he la killing

is now rated as the bowler most likely to upset the MCC batsmen in the Tests, though when the tourists met Vic-players who might be ornaments As is consistent with Barros toria-they were still able to hit up 306 for nine despite to their games by the score, strategy, the mastermind has him. His analysis in the match is not available--Central

not yet deelded on bla starting hurler, but the nominee for the Press Photo.

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