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Week-End Softball

THE SENIOR LEAGUE DRIVE WILL HEAD INTO THE HOME STRETCH THIS WEEK-END

BY 'GRANDSTAND

The Senior League drive for the Molthen Softball Trophy heads into the home stretch this week as South China and the Jaguars come to grips again to highlight a week-end of diamond thrills that is bound to attract fans to King's Park in droves.

Two other important senlor tilts are on the card as the surging Oversens Chinese stage their return encounter against Frank Cleary's Americans, while St Joseph's take on the Merry Madcaps in a game that is bound to rekindle the old few seasong divalry between these two explosive squad-a feud that started back when the Madcaps challenged the supremacy of the Saints in their heyday.

Frankie Barros' Jaguars can well afford to view the current flag chase through rose coloured glasses, having completed their first round with nary a loss and a victory over South China, their nearest rivals, will practically cinch a berth in the pending playoffs.

of Jock

Enough has been said of their whole outcome depends on whe-ed their prime, and it has been pilching staff

Brown ther

fool all the their balí sense gained through Wong can and Vic Pedruco, who have people all the time.

# couple of decades of ex- tossed the Jaguars lo victory so

perlence that has pulled them far, but it is not generally

through in the clutch. known that the guiding in- fluence behind their successes has been mentor Frankie Bar- an individual full of ball ros, savvy, and there isn't a single rick in his bag that he has not imparted to his charges.

At the first meeting against

Ватгоя South China,

was re-level. fuctant in nominating his start- ing hurler, and for some reason of his own, is equally reticent concerning the pitching chore in the coming return engagement.

Based on past performances, effect. the general opinion is

that

HUMAN FIRECRACKER

South China possess an Infleid Although the impending clash the average with between the Saints and the well above Rabbit Leung in the shortstop Madcaps will have an important a human fire- | bearing on the pennant hopes gap. Leung is tracker in himself, providing the of these two outfits, this tussle spark that has carried the pen-is more than just going through motions of the game for, nant aspirants to their present

ever since the Madcaps rose to a challenging position several years back, these two feuding squads

always have

Brown will foe the rib- her and, should he get into dif- ficulties, Vie Pedruco will be his ace in the hole.

RIGHT DOWN THEM NECKS

This, then, is the tense spot in an interesting league, calling for precision playing with the first error capable of setting of an explosion with disastrous

arc

Although fans from both sides it will equally confident, indeed be a very rabid follower who will dare climb out on the proverbial limb and prophesy the outcome.

the

been rivals.

For the Saints, a victory will also mean that they are once more on the right track to Pen- nantville, while a Madcap suc- cess would mean the culmina- tion of years of fuille efforts against this power-laden team,

ADDITIONAL STRENGTH

ALL READY FOR THE MATCH

Here are the Djurgardens IF, all ready for today's match with Hongkong at Happy Valley, out for a practice spin on the Club ground.

On the extreme left is Hilmer Pettersson, the former Shanghai boy who plays at outside-right for this Swedish club side. In the foreground in a striped shirt is Hans Stilius, who could very easily be mistaken for screen actor Rex Har- rison. On the extreme right is the team's Welsh coach, Mr David Astley. Photo by China Mail Staff Photographer,

Jackie

Robinson Is Ready

To Retire From

1.

Baseball

By NORMAN MILLER

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the principal in Baseball's greatest sociological experiment, declared that he would like to retire from the game woon as possible because "It's been too much of a strain."

Although only 81 years old and still at the peak of his playing career, Robinson admittedly is looking forward to the time when he can quit baseball and devote his full efforts toward working with under-privileged children.

"Baseball has been good to and college and I've played al me," emphasised the brilliant lot of baseball since then. I don't negro infielder, the first member think I have more than two or of his race to play as such in three years left in the Majors." the Major Leagues, "But it's

"It's been wonderful," said been a terrae stral, physically the muscular Dodger star, re- and mentally. And as soon as necting on his feat of making, I'm sure that my family and Igoof in the Majors. "It's been a It is understood that Saints have recently signed on to do some work in combating e

there financially secure, I'd like wonderful thing for me, for my additional strength for

and for baseball. their juvenile

delinquency, I've pennant campaign, but the com-

10 Commissioner wanted to for a long time."

Chandler, Ford Frick, Mr Rickey ing till being in the nature of

and the boys on the club for the a private squabble, it is just possible that mentor Art Ozoric

way they've treated me. But it's will feld his team of veteran

taken a lot out of showed white-haired gents.

While the Jaguars head the Overseas Chinese having sub- league with an unblemished re-dued the Panda threat to their cord, the contingent from Caro-jealously guarded second place line Hill is breathing right down in the league standing and will their necks with only one loss

was start out against the Americans against them, and that

determined to hold on to their when they were nosed out in a position to qualify for the play- bitterly fought contest only on. three weeks ago.

The loyal fans are still of the opinion that South China should never have dropped that one if there had not been a mis understanding of the penalty on a "blocked" ball.

*NOT KIDDING* "I'm not kidding myself,"

I'm

Robinson continued, "Actually those first two yo especially

it was

he he

Johnny Ho's outfit

I'm only 31 years old, but Although Robinson did not considerable all round improve-

older elaborate on "those first two last year's listless On the other hand, with pen-athletically, I'm much meat over

plain that with his mound nant hopes at stake, the Saints than that, I played four sports years," effort, and mainstay, Tony Kwok, mixing may take full advantage of their for eight years in high school meant the terrific pressure his pitefies to recelver S. N., new acquisitions, with Lefty Wong, Johnny hopes go Mayfield at first base and a battery of Jimmy Criss and Lou places this year.

On the other hand, the Ame- Perry, on ricans, who took a nose dive at

al

to

with good

The Madcaps must never be

50

GOLF

BOGEY

The incident concerned thrown ball handled by a spec- tator with the ticing run third base, and has provided the beginning of the season. inderestimated, as this unpredic- plenty of fuel for the hot-stove seem to have found their feet, table team has registered some gab sessions.

and, if the power in their bats brilliant performances not

backed up can be

an example of Still basking in the afterglow aciding, will give the Overseas ng gand of their win over the powerful boys a run for their money. As their brillance can be gauged Saints a fortnight ago, South

a matter of fact, giving decent from their late season's appear-of golf club secretaries not China conch P. K. Lau and mas- pitching, the Yanks

should be ence last year when they fully conversant with the use of termind Chev Tsoi are full of in their rightful place in the lap to 12 tight frames before vield-rule regarding the reassess- extended the "Salisbury Sound" logarithms and the slide confidence against the Jaguars this week to prove to the faith- ful that they have the stuff.

bracket.

DETERMINED

Ing.

Confusion in the

mindy

ment of the bogey for their The nod, however, goes to the Starting hurler for the Caro- After their humiliating nose- Saints, who should by now have courses has been worse con- Uners will be Wong Po-chlu, out by South China last week, worked out all the errors in founded, I am reproved. by who has to date been slowball- the Saints are determined to their system, and a repetition of the alleged flippancy of ing the sluggers to death. The

the confidence of their last week's knuckle-head play recent article of mine. regain wielders of the heavy lumber ardent

is not likely to recur. they on base

followers when

are now wise to his teasing tangle with the Madcaps to- Besides, there is nothing on re- This has been used floaters, but whether the temp-morrow.

cord to show that Madcap hur- lation to lose onc ot those

It has, of course, long been ler Kelly Silva-Netto has ever some, it is said, as an antalising floaters is resistable realised that the once "famed turned back the tide of Saintcuse for evasion of duty.

not, is questionable. The supermon of softball have pass-hita.

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While appreciating the im- plied compliment, I should be sorry indeed if this were true. It is clear that, if chaos is not to ensue.

club every

must play ball and tighten up its bogey on the lines indicated, whatever heart-burnings Eventually result for those of us who have not played to our handicaps for ten years.

MASS VERBIAGE

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By Henry Longhurst

BOGY

Such holes and there are one

ur two on nearly every course -amid much walling and call- ing witness, etc., by the stead of 5. members, become bogey 4 In-

Two

hand

points and I them to club secretaries with my blessing-are overlooked amid the general lamentation, One is that we are talking of "normal conditions of spring and autumn, without wind" We are not talking of late November. The other is we are referring to a first-class scratch player; and the fact is that he does get up in 2 at these holes in these conditions

that

und, if you can't, sir, then that is why you have a handi- first cap, and these are the

new holes at which, on the card, you will be receiving p stroke.

Here, without prejudice, and Like the "bearing in mind" secretary of the English Golf Union in the official pamphlet, "that correspondence should be kept to a minimum," is per- sonal estimate of some possible I shall not attempt a BUFT- new bogeys, in alphabetical or

Berkshire mary of the mass verblage of der: Addington 70, the official instructions, but (Red) 71, Birkdale 74, Hoylake what it comes bo Es this. 73, Lytham 72, Moortown 70, 70, Colonel Bogey, with stronger Sundwich 71, Sunningdale clubs and a longer ball, plays and-arid protestation audible. better than he did when most I am assured, all over Keat— of the present scores were as- Westgate-on-Sea 63. sessed. More particularly ho reaches in two shots holes which used to take him "two of those and one of the others."

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THE LOST PUTT

There remains the question of Colonel Bogey's improved putting from 30 strokes per At round, they say, to 35. which hole, dummoxed secre- tako taries inquire, is he to only one puti? Ask me anotherl A good scratch player rarely takes more than 32 or 33 putts, sometimes as fow 26 but that, of course, in only because his he misses the green with second. My only suggestion on this one is to deem it unplay- and able under the new rule forget about it.

underwent in his quest to make good and the abuse he suffered in silence from opposing Major League players and cranks out- side the game.

'BIG MONEY'

"I've been carning what you'd call 'big money only two years now," he pointed out, "and be-l tween taxes and helping support! some relatives who really need 1, I still don't have too much for the future. I have to play a few more years to take ad- vantage of that earning power. But, as soon ng I start slowing: upI'm through."

Robinson, who is a graduate of UCLA, disclosed that he has been approached by the Urban League regarding a job in social work when his baseball career is ended. The job, he sald, would entail lecturing at col- leges, high schools and boys' clubs.

"It's what I've wanted to do for a long time now." Robinson concluded.-United Press.

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THE GLASS

TOAST OF

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object of forming an resport, as so many did on the

3,

An informal meeting wasIt is to be hoped that, when held last Thursday with the nil the form-iling and

min." is over, clubs, will not

Amateur Swimming As-lust re-assessment, by banging

up sociation of Hongkong for everybody's handicap

just like that. the purpose of organising local aquatics.

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to Chinese Amateur Swimming As-put up

12, off which though sociation were present, and with dublous,

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