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AS BIG AS A MEDICINE BALL

REG HARRIS AGAIN

IS SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Says ARCHIE

QUICK

Who would you choose as premier British Sportsmen for the Year of 1950? My top man would be the incom- parable Reg Harris, last year's "Sportsman of the Year," and sill professional sprint cycling champion of the world. Once again the Manchester lad has beaten the Continentals at their own game and brought honour to British sport. His name is held in awe and respect in the Western Euro- pean countries where cycling figures so prominently.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1950.

You have heard of batsmen seeing the ball like a football. Here's a goalkeeper, Irish Inter- national Pat Kelly (Barnsley), who looks as though he's seeing 籍 medicine football like a ball. The ball beat him, but went outside.

SPORTSMAN'S DIARY

Lessons From

The Austrians

some

Two

Needle Matches MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

In The Holiday Softball Programme

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Fun for all is promised as the Softball fraternity usher in the New "LA MARSEILLAISE” Year with a gala affair between a combined Ladies side and the Council and Scribes, while exhibition games which will feature the cream of local talent in the Men's Senior and Junior divisions have been arranged at the popular request of fans.

The usual league programme slated for Sunday includes two needle tilts In the major circuit as the Braves take on a rejuvenated American outfit while Over- seas Chinese and Canadians lock horns in an endeavour to stave off elimination from the playoffs.

to

Hard as they may try, the Council and Scribes have never yet inflicted humiliation on the Ladies in the annual classic, but Prexy Molthen, selected head the impressive delegation of Councillors and gentlemen of the Fourth Estate, has been hatching up a couple of trick plays and intends briefing his men at a luncheon party before the game which is scheduled to take place at 1.80 p.m. on New Year's Day.

The male outfl had

and the Canadians સ્વત 110 hird to drop another

fans opportunity of participating in Overseas howling with mirth last year representative roles. when they donned fancy gar- Managers of the Blue and gume.

be

ments and

to make the tradi- Gold sections bave been ap- tional

В game

real carnival pointed by the Association. This week. they will affair, arrangements have been who have been instructed to engaged in an all out affair made for both sides to be in field the best side available in with both

cides anxious to novelty garb. There is rumour this classle contest.

leeep in pace with the red-hot in circulation that mentor Mol-

nag chase. The Canucks have then is ensuring victory after Rene Sequlers will select the been disappointing lately, al- all these fruitless years by ap-Blues from the following: Lau most being surprised by pointing male umpires, but the Chak To, Lo To On (South lowly placed Dodgers Jast gals will probably have a mem- China): Terry Lucido, Manuel week when they pulled ber of the fairer sex to record Remedios, Jackle Silva, Joac-game out of the fire at a Inte the score we'll see who cheats quim Collaco (Delawares); stage of the scrap.

Salleh (Falcons); Eddie Lour-

more.

Thelma

the

the

eiro, Tony Guterres, Roberlo They will have to get down Charlie Figueiredo has ac Nunes, Manuel Guterres, Joey to serious playing again if they cepted the task of managing the Graen, Erle Remedios and Ber- are to edge out the Overscas Ladies and will select his team nard Silvā (Binckhawks).

from the disputed second slot, from the following Alice Mar,

18 hurler particularly

Tony Mignon Yin Shella

The Golds will be piloted by Bernal-

Kwok is m rare form theso Y. C. Mel who has a wealth of Pal Johnson, Virgie

days. Although

talent to soccer Silva

Ribeiro, Dolly

draw upon among Hilda the following: Harry Loule, The Americans who are diehards might not like to Coelho, Terry Noronha,

Joy

Seldon Ma, Peter Ho. Lau hanging on by the skin of admit it, there are generally Soares, June

Pomeroy, Bobble Lee, Gloria Leung Ping (Dragons): Steven their collective teeth to a slim Xavier (Vikings); A. Ditta, A. mathematical chance, will face Merle Louise Arnulphy.

With Wahab cuch an aggregation of stars,

Reme Ton Eddie dios,

Rel, A. Allaye Although the odda BTC Charlie's job, though envious, Mustangs): Tim Wong: Jim- heavily against Frank Cleary's will be a difficult one!

mte Liu, S. C. Lee (Pandas); squad, It is Frank's hope that Reggie Viera, Robert Silva, his new acquisitions from the Reggie Mattos, and S. Delgado "Alberqueque" will be able to (Wildfires).

turn the tables.

For second place I give my vote to Marathon runner Jack Holden, who in the past 12 months has won the Empire and European titles as some small measure of compensation for his disappointment in the 1948 Olympic lessons to be learned from Sequlera, Ceella Arnulphy and G. ismail, A. K. Ismall. A. M. the undefeated Braves.

Games.

be a bad winner than a good

no

They set an excellent example

Britain's foreign visitors

loser." He forth-

says we are not and the Austrians, are The Tipton man is a

ruthless t-

enough In right person, and he has

sport: exception. cently told a meeting of sports that he does not like running he would rather and getting blistered feet, but writers that

that he does it for the sake of his country.

For No. 3 I diverge from the Popular sports

and nominate Colonel Harry Llewellyn, the horse show rider, who with his wonderful horse Foxhunter has Just returned from the United States where

other suc- among cesses he beat the Mexicans at their predominant sport.

Why Ramadhin Didn't Play In Bombay Test

The opposition will be Bimbi in entrusting team selections to Ablong, Rene Sequiera, Y. C. д one-man committee a real Mel, George Pang, Roberto expert, their old left-half, Wal-Nunes. F. A. Ewins, Buster Hol- ter Nausch. There is something Lands, Hal Winglee, Don Rob- more far-reaching than that bins, Bill Woo, Henry Moosdeen their attitude to the football and T. U. "Tiger" Loh. pools.

EXHIBITION GAMES

Jaguars

for

will

Madcaps and the USS A loss for the Braves is not Floyd's Bay will tangle in an-kely to jeopardise their other exhibition tilt tomorrow chances, but a victory for the at 11.00a.m. to replace the Clearymen will certainly sky- Saints v. Tanthers league game rocket their stocks, and which has been postponed. Many of their leading players

place them only one game be run what they call "tote shops,"

hind their nearest rivals Pan- where people buy slamps and,

In spite of the fact that the das, Overseas and of the two inter-section ex league games have been over- the

Canadians, For No. 4.1 choose between collect coupons for state-con-hibition games, the Braves and shadowed by the Hoilday

trio being lock In + pools which inance Dennis Compton and Len Hut- trolled

ex-strangle-hold scuffle which follows hibition

the second ton, and next on the list would widespread developments in all the battle of the sexes will pro- League tilts are Important

games, the Senior playoff slot, and who have yet!

to to meet a record atten- the contestants,

the Yanks in their come a footballer, Edule Baily sports.

bably attract

as both the second round scries, or the one and

dance. These two teams have Austria's soccer men- unlike { di of Stanley Matthews

a rivalry which is only

maintained a Blackpool who simply refuses ours--are allowed to enter for now a household word in soft-

Into the back- these pools

themselves. As ball circles, ever since they Arsenal v. Blackpool is on their

broke out in diamond activities no doubt the Heavyweight coupon today,

four seasons ago in the minors. Gardner, and interest of many of their players During recent pennant cam- watching at Highbury will be paigns it has been their private increased by their 1, 2 or X on feud that has dominated the the match.

scene, so much so that spectators

By Harold Mayes of the Spurs

sur-

There's been mild prise expressed in certain quarters at the omission of Sonny Ramadhin from the Commonwealth team for the second Test at Bombay. asking, How, people are can they afford to leave out the man who is considered by many the best bowler in the world today?

I'll tell you. It's because Commonwealth think they have a better chance of winning the rubber on the Calcutta and Madras wickets, and the selec tors saw no point in

allowing him to bowl his heart out in the second game. The greatest dife I understand, was Ex-

in persuading Hittle man that it was for he enjoys his

his good, because he cricket more than most.

the

Incidentally, Rawtenstall did

a good stroke of business when

they signed Indian Gul Mabom- od for two years instead of the usual one, for 1952 will be

clubs look- tough for

one

ing for pro Mankad.

touring

Hazare and Umrigar will all be England with the In- dian side, so will not be avalla- ble for league sides..

to be pushed ground.

Then 1 place Champion Jack

gays:

It

Partisan attitude, and the im partial follower simply doesn't

The futile FA rule that is these games have adopted a supposed to bar our players from taking part is FA Rule 43. exist. "..A player proved to have taken part in coupon foot- Purely by chance, these two ball betting shall be permanent-hustling outfits have been drawn ly suspended...."

for different sections of senior league this year, and fans

been impatient

waiting

What hypocrisy! The emphasis

the

ans

should be on the word "proved." ave

for the time when they will Actually players make no secret probably meet in ts of tach

pros and cons

of their interest. But most take The

Henry Longhurst on GOLF

"There Ain't No Such Animal”

Some years ago the leading golf professionals in the United States got together to work out an agreed formula for the golf swing, a sort of official method to be uniformly of us could cheerfully have revealed to them before they taught as gospel. The result, of course, was what most

the precaution of making their team have been discussed 20started, namely, that there ain't no such animal.” entries in someone else's name-often around the hot-stove generally the wife's.

SPRINGBOK HOCKEY TOUR

that followers have been fan- ԱՌԱՆ

Nothing daunted, some of them have returned to the ning the smouldering ashes of the feud into a conflagration, attack, this time by way of a book called "The Golf Clinic" until the only outlet for the (Kaye, 12s. 6d.). As we gaze forlornly at a snowscape emotional peak is a showdown Two teams of hockey players on the diamond. This, then, is

on which even a raving lunatic equipped with a red ball -both men and women-arrive the gume you have been walt- would scarcely attempt a game of golf, we may sit by here shortly from South Africa img for, and everything else the fire with our homework, at the same time warming on a Christmas and New Year is out of the window.

our spirit with pictures of athletic-looking gentlemen in tour that will cover Britain, Bel- glum and Holland.

Opposing managers, Charlle startling shirts against a background of palm trees and Figueiredo of the Battling sunshine. The players-30 in all-repre- Braves and Umbe Mose of the sent combined, South African Joning Jaguars are putting universitles. First match, against their strongest side out for this Ed Oliver, on behalf of the major tip and a few minor London University at Motspur imp

Important

un to "eilnic"

Increasingly ones stand out. Ollver's "Never if faintly repellent, hurry your swing Park, lakes place on January 10. their loyal fans that they are familiar,

Remember, After that they will vialt Oxford, not the false alarm that oppos- swing as a whole; while other up instantly the genial coun-

golfing term - surveys good slow left-arm bowler, and

Bristol, Llandudno, Manchester, ing campa

sneeringly Edinburgh, St Andrew's, and called Ramchand, a workmanlike fast-

them. The following rather moro distinguished tenance of Fred Robson as, 11 medium right-arm bowler, both

practitioners Snead, Mangrumm, his best bodaido manner, he probably Cambridge. The Hoc-are the starting nines. maTM of whom have benefited

Ferrier and Ellsworth Vines, tells the lightning - swinged key, Association have agreed to the coaching of terially from

representative side

dissect its component parta. pupil "It's all right, Mr- feld a

The ball will still be there when Charlie Hallows and Eddle

against them on February 0.

First in the batting order, you come downl" Paynter.

Perhaps through seniority, per- haps because his contribution is ao emphatically superior to

Other Indians who may ap- in the minor leagues next summer are Gaekwad,

pear

a very

A

The "old pair" have, as matter of fact, done such a fine job that they've been invited back to India next year. They would also like n fast. bowler coach out there. As George Duckworth 60 aptly puts it what a hopel

One of Commonwealth players who'll be

air returning by promptly at the end of the tour

To set reason?

in up home Northampton before next season starts. Looks as if we'll be see- ing him in Freddie Brown's "United Nations" county cham- pionship side in 1952.

Sportsman of the Year once more?—The sporta writers Arc again nominating Bes Harris,

gume,

have

to prove

BRAVES JAGUARS

C. Remedios p. Vic Pedruco This visit is complementary Sabu Samy c. Harry Lee

and a world title some Monaghan,

·

from the ranking lists, while I Hockey In South Africa al- think of a lawn tennis ready has a large following, and

is Australian George Tribe. The werens man or woman, worthy the game there is not hampered i

THE

Gene Sarazen. Sarazen,

the the ball can't move," conjures

BUS-

TRAINING CLUB

old

feeling that in cases like this to about twenty-five ources,

gar-

room

not higher because the. Bruce Woodcock he beat for the title was but the shell of the old Doncaster lighter. In fact, think Gardner's performance in beating Johnny Williams

to the 1948 tour in South Africa C. Yvanovich lb. Umbe Mose rates higher than his defeat of of the Butterfiles"-n team of B. Remedios 2b. Tony Silva Woodcock.

Oxford and Cambridge players. T. Osmund 3d. G. Langenberg the others, in our old friend, Sarazen's tip, however, Is

I Since a year ogo we have The Butterflies drow their match 3. Remedios ss. Gus Pereira

the real winner for this wea- lost two world boxing cham- against Combined Univerailles C. Remedios I. L. Sequiera

pect, wrote his piece himself. ther. It is simply the "Train- plons, Freddie Mills and Rinty at Bloemfontein, which gives S. Guterres ef. Mano Pereira Some of the others, I feel sure, ing Club" Le.. any

and I cannot help wooden club, idea of the probable J. Guterres rf. Lino Marques

did not

double-weighted holder at table tennis, Johnny strength of the visitors.

we are entitled to know, which you swing in the Leach, so they Inevitably Zoll)

AN INNOVATION

they did not, who did.

or drawing den, office

golfer on first in- He Judges a For years the Seniors have Sarazen elsewhere for

the to get in the first ten, unless it by finance as it is here. The been given the spotlight instance, has quoted Snead, who sight by his grip, and Is the Warwickshire giri, Miss S. A. Hockey Union largely holiday

remotest Virginia, training club makes you grip- exhibitions, and the halls from Susan Partridge, who looks financed the Butterflies tour will tomorrow's Junior League All- describing his secret as "Ah conscious us Hike a Wimbledon

star of the do the same for a British team star game is an innovation to jest tries to take it back slowly future.

to go out there next summer, give the

younger players an and bring it down right on the

barrel. That is more authentic. boarded the Aquitania to seek "In 1932," he says, “when I Snead than "while other factors will enter

my second British Open crown into your game- as proper equip (he won it by several shots), I the spent two hours on deck every ments contentloth and

day swinging away. The day right mental atitude your basic

we docked in England I headed problem is

of that

for a golf course and on my learning and applying the cor- arst round scored a 67. I had rect principles."

carried

grooved swing Tho English render will, across the Atlantic with I however, all suddenly upright training club."

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FIRST RACE MEETING Monday, 1st January, 1951,

There are ten races. The First Bell will be rung at 11.3 a.m. and the First Race will be run at 12.00 Noon. The TH, interval is after the Fourth Race (130 p.m.).

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