1951-04-02 — Page 6

Week-end Softball

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1951.

BRAVES CHALK UP THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN SENIOR PLAYOFF SERIES By "GRANDSTAND"

Braves chalked up their third consecutive victory in the current soft- all-Senior League-playoff-series when they nosed-out St Joseph's 4-3 after~~~ in extra inning had to be played, while the Jaguars shutout the Sanadians 5-0 with air-tight fielding.

Squaws wrested the Mamak Ladies' Junior League trophy from St Teresa's When they shaded the former champions by 8-7 in a thrilling game punctuated by

xplosive outbursts on the field on every close call.

In the Midget League knockout tournament, Blackhawks blanked Delawarea 3-0.behind Eduardo Ribeiro's hitless shutout, the only error of the game being an Infield fumble on an unsuccessful twin-killing attempt.

32 mph Average

Marzotto Wins Round Sicily Tour

The Hong League was full of allowed three salcies in the upsets as Caliex jinxed power-eighth inning game, ful Gibbs once

JAGUARS 6—CÄNUCKS 0 more with a well-earned 8-4-triumph, while re-shuffled Jaguar outfit Stanvac

Shell outplayed the Canucks to emerge overwhelmed 16-4

5-0 winners with Jaguar Rediffusion split a double-slabster Vle Pedruco chucking header when they dropped a four-hitter while opposing

inning contest to ten

China hurler Kassa Nazarin was nick- Light, after their winning runed for five blows. in the ninth frome was dis- The first three frames were counted when slugger Young scoreless affairs in spite of the fact that both aides had scoring failed to touch first base.

chances, but brilliant fielding strangled any such attempt. Palermo, Apr. 1.

Jaguars broke loose Italy's Vittorio Marzotto, at King's Park in full force to Steven Kavier wheedled

In the fourth when walk driving a Ferrari, today won witness the first meeting between out of Kassa Nazarin and Tony the 1,080-kilometre (about the Braves and the Saints this Sliva followed

witr 300-mile) round Sicily tour,season, and they were not dis-placed bunt

appointed in the diamond ex- Jock Brown, always a dan- one of Europe's toughest hibition. with both hurlers gerous man at the plate, looked road speed tests, in which |

ovor a strike and belted the two of Italy's ace drivers

next pitch for a three-ply safely which ehused over the first two runs.

were killed early today.

1. Marzotto

won

П specia! prize of one million lire (£575)

by covering the tricky course,

BRAVES 4-SAINTS 3 In spite of the scorching sun, the usual flock of fans were out

RESULTS AT

GLANCE

A

of medicere ronds, at the almost SENIOR speed of 100.450 Jaguars

02 Braves

incredible

kilometres, per

niles per hour),

hour (over

The prize was offered to the

LEAGUE PLAYOFFS 5 Canadiang 0 4 Saints

(eight innings) LADIES' JUNIOR FINALS

first man to raise the previous Squaws

record, established two years

go, from 88.766 kilometres per

hour

to over 100

per hour.

kilometres

STUPENDOUS

on a

a well-

Gerry Langenborg's hit in the Dame stanza scored Brown and the ballgame was practically over the Maple Leafers were unable to break the string of horse-collars.

As a result of the weekend

3

8 St Teresa's INTER-TONG LEAGUE

7

Callex

B Gibbs

Stanvac

15 Shell

4

Stanvac

27 NTS

1

In the last of the final frame, the Canucks had a chance when the sacks were loaded with none 4away, but fallure to produce a single hit by the next three batters nullified the attempt.

NHO

7 Morcantile Bank

behind Union Ins,

4 Jardines

Bingham's

(10 innings)

1

are experimental models.

Stefano La Motta, one of

Chappy Remedios and

Only

72 seconds

Marzotto's stupendous time of China Light 4 Lowe

10 hrs, 45 mins. sers. came the

Italian speed ace, Pelro Tarul, | China Light 10 Rediffusion on a Ferrari machine.

The rst two cars, of 2,500-cc, Rediffusion 11 NTS

A very

very

victories by the Braves and Jaguars, the race now narrows 2down to these two rival outfits.

The

Saints still have 3m chance but the odds are heavily against the leading Braves to drop two out of their three remaining fixtures. With three losses against the Canucks, Sherry they are practleally out of the

Italy's outstanding drivers, and Bucks bearing down in a pitch-ves now enjoy a one game his rellef driver, Francesco Tareco, were the victims of the ing duel in which hits were as fatal crash when their 1,900-cccarce as Esitimos in Africa. Alfa Romeo

hurtled into a

load

MALAYAN SHUTTLERS GO ON THE AIR Jack Gardner's Next

F. K. Liu (holding microphone) of the Chinese Section of the BBC Far Eastern Service interviews some of the winners and finalists in the All-England Badminton Championships at the Empress Hall, London,

Left to right are Ong Poh Lim, finalist in both the singles and doubles event, Ismail bin Mirjan, his doubles partner; Wong Peng Soon, winner of the men's singles; F. K. Liu; E. L. and E. B. Choong, winners of the men's doubles event.

Arctic Gold Looks Like Being The Horse To

The Grand National

Capture

Says VERNON MORGAN

London, Apr. 1.

Arctic Gold, a handsome chestnut gelding owned by the American sportsman, Mr "Jock" Whitney, looks like being the horse to capture the Grand National, the world's most formidable steeplechase, to be decided on Saturday, April 7, over the customary four and a half mile course at Aintree, near Liverpool.

HKCC KEEP

SHIELD

Opponent Will Be

1

An American

Says GEORGE WHITING

On the night that Jack Gardner took the British heavyweight title from Bruce Woodcock, his manager, Johnny Simpson, announced that the immediate objec- tive of our strapping new champion from Market Har borough would be one of the rising young stars of America.

Since then Jack and John had been prevailed upon to give priority to a European title crack againat Austria's Jo Weidin at Earl's Court last month. But that does not mean that the original plan has been shelved.

Now that he has beaten Wei- din, you may take it as certain that 24-your-old Gardner's

Barone. Has done well against the second-rters, Aged, 28.

An impressive array! Well,

next London opponent will be | Gardner is impressive, isn't

from across the Atlantic..

ਜਿੱਥੇ

he?

Assiduous inquiries elicit no -(London Express Service) clue as, on to which of the

A HITCH transatlantic crop the Simpson

London,” Mör, 31.- oye la fixed-trit I think

A hitch appeared to be do- might hazard a guess or two, veloping today in plans to How is this for a step-up-the-match European heavyweight Hodder het for Gardner, of the Guards?

"WORED' LINE

Cesar (81lverio) Brion (Ar gentine).-Rated thirteenth 00% the 1950 rota of world cham

plonship potential in Ameries,

where he has been boxing for nearly three years. Big, sturdy, ever-improving. Could give us a "world" line on Gardner by reason of his ten rounds stay with Joe Louis. Aged 24.

Roland La Starxx (New York),-America's No. 11. puncher.

Smart

"inside" Beaten only once in 43 fghts since he turned professional in 1047. Has

#points decision over Brlon.

Rex LayaD

I .

(Utah).Rated

seventh. At 22, was nominated after America's best prospect beating Jervey Joe Walcott last November after only 18 Arctic Gold, son of the French-bred stallion, Iceberg, is fully entitled to his months as a professional. Out- position at the head of the betting market. Not only has he won his last three pointed Brion a month ago, chases in fluent fashion, but with only 10 stone, 13 pounds on his back, he is one of Rocky Marelano (Massachu- the biggest handicap certainties in this contest, now more than 100 years old.

of setts), — Toughest

4h0 20. bunch at

Rated tenth. But the Grand National is a, also have to accomplish the Never beaten, and has won 20 law unto

itself. It does not feat of winning at Aintree in of his 30 fights inside the dig matter how well treated a successive years wilrich only tance. The only heavyweight horse is in the handicap, He three horses have ever done, to get a verdict over Lo Star- must have luck and heaps of

The

last was Reynoldstown, za It Against Arctic Gold's in the years 1935-36.

York, Gino Buonvino (New obvious chance

that the fact

ranked, but More he is very young for the job.

likely to beat Arctic ex-Italy).--Not He is six years old, and one Gold ia Shagreen from the considered good enough, since

to go back

he went to the States in 1947, Isle. Oddly enough, 1915, the Emerald to year when Ally Sloper scored, this 18-year-old chaser, though to have fought Les Savold, La

Marelano and Starza, And

a youthful horse prov-trained in Eire, is owned by an The two-day Hancocking superior to his elders. Englishman, Mr Jones Bank, It is not against the gelding's who bred him in England from Colleen, who tween Hongkong Cricket chance that he has never seen the Irish maro,

the big Aintree obstacles before. finished second to Royal Mail Club and Kowloon Cricket Many a winner has won at the hand National of 1937. Club, which concluded at first time of asking.

Reuter. Cox's Road yesterday, ended in a win for the former by six wickets.

Cenga

HANCOCK

over the Jaguars as the The first two frames passed series heads Into the home with neither side threat-stretch next week when the house as they were leading 182 best in the top of the Braves tangle with the Canucks Shield cricket match be

ening, other cars in the race.

Little roadside crosses will

third inning the Saints broke and Jaguars meet St Joseph's, be put up for the two drivers, of the raven heaved a get into wining they edged out in a nine adding to about a dozen others of the Braves a peg encounter

in the first crowd and Art game of the playoffs. scattered round the island in the first base Imemory

drivers who Ozorio scampered home with the have lost their lives in the previous tours of Sicily.

of the

ALLARD RETIRES

10 first run of the game.

Sidney Allard, of Britain, was

Matching the Braves hit for Clark & Miss Hart hit and play for play, the Saints drew further ahead when Show-

the most notable of the few boat All made a daring steal and Win Singles Finals

Scores were:

MKCO 18T INNINGS A.R. Oliver, e Benith b Davidson

Davidson

foreign drivers challenging the trotted around the sacks while At Monte Carlo 2.6.c. Knight, st Zimmern b

Italians, but he retired near the ball was being retrieved in Trapani" with "engine trouble.--It centre. Aeld... has not been a fucky race for Allard who, last year, was put

out by u crash.

Prizou were awarded in many categories according to the type of car, sport or touring model, and size, from 780-ce to over 2,000-cc.

round.

The Braves hit right back in their half of the inning and after Junior Remedios singled, Saints receiver

G.T. Rowe, e Bell b Davidson A.P. Raynor, b Davidson

has

to

ANOTHER MATTER

The fact that he is a favourite

is another matter, for one has 150 to go back 27 years to And a

51

si

Bon

Pritchard, e Fincherb David-

R. McPherson, run out

•

Owen-Hughes, not out

Monte Carlo, Apr. 1. S. Clark and Miss Doris Hart won the men's and Khan handed women's singles finals R. Then Ender, e Zimmern b back another run to the Braves

when

Dodge on a similar wild peg across the respectively

the

R.G. Labrum, b Dodge diamond..

Monte Carlo international G. Roberts, not out .. lawn

Z. White, did not bat tennis was continued today.

tournament

Extros

Both events

In the women's

clear first favourite successful

Last year's winner, Freebooter, was, however, a joint favourite. Mr Whitney has been very near to winning this great chase un several occasions with Easter Kero (second), Sir Lindsay (third) and Thomond (twice third). Sir Lindsay was one of 0 the unluckiest loyers ever. Per-

17

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9.4 - 34

5 54

12

2 41

J

2

-10

b

another St Joseph's added won by Italian marker in the fifth when Bimbl Al WETT drivers and cars with the ex Ablong was given a life on an

Total (for eight wkts dec.) 181 ception of the 2,000-ce sports infeld error and another erraile

were all-Ameri- class, which went to the Italian heave by Red Pereira allowed can heals, Clark beating F. Fall of wickets:-1/21, 2/81, 3/74. driver, Cortese, is a Frazer Ablong to dent the rubber.

Kovaleski 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 1-0, 4/81, 5/09, 9/21, 7/100, 8/106.

Bowling Analysis |· Nathi --Router,

The Braves really put on the 10-8, and Miss Hart winning THE DEAD

pressure in the bottom of the against Miss Shirley Fry 0-3, E. Loo Davidson fifth during which they nudged-3. Palermo, Apr. 1.

Dodge singles, the Salford Italy's ace drivers the equaliser over when Dave British pair, Miss Joy Hibbert Two of

KCO 2ND INNINGS. Leonard et shortstop riled a their ware killed today when

Stan and Miss Gem Hoahing, lost EC. Fincher, b Knight 1900 Alfa Romeo crashed into pea to first base which

3-0, 2-6 to, the American-Aus- F.D. Dodge, Leonard fumbled.

e McPherson ahouse" during the

Nattier alde was able to break trallan partnership of Miss White Sicily road race,

the deadlock in the sixth and Louise Brough and Mrs Thelma .V. Githe, White *** |R.A. Boll, e Knight D) Raynor, The drivors were leading 182

A. Zimmern, Motherson b ears in the famous 675-mile seventh and after the Saints had Long.

falled to score in the top of the Misa Jean Quertier (Britain) Owen-Hughes

top of the had to return home and so could J.V. Sallon, i Owen-Hughes eighth frame, the Stefano La Motta, aged 31, Braves

|3. Lariou, ibw Owen-EugÏOR off not play in a semi-final of one R.E. Lee, a Rowe Raynor batting order led Italy' od

outstandingves

of the mixed doubles events A.T. Lee, o Pritchard b Bayor was at the wheel as

D.

C.J. Smith, not out ............. Mitic Spliky Remedios hoisted a long with

(Yugosinvin)

W.M. Davidson, Dow Qwers- the car shot off the road at a blow which centre-Gelder Jindoo against Miss Doris Hart and

Hughes bend. He and his relief driver, Hussain failed to freeze and by Irving Dorfman (United States) Francesco Barncacco, both the time the ball was relayed to who received a walk-over. Sicilians, were killed instantly the infield Guterres was perched In the other semi-inal Miss

The accident occurred

on third base with the potential Rita Anderson (Britain) and Priolo, near Syracuse. The two winning run, and it was only a Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt)

were stretching their matter of routine for Carlos tired at set all against Miss 10/140. powerful car to the limit in an Yvanovich to blast out a long Shirley Fry

and Felicisimo attempt to win a one-million y en

Ay which

on

Guterres scored Ampon (Philippines) who were Knight lire prize for the first team to standing up to end the game. adjudged the winners with the Owen-Hughes complete

tricky course Bath hurlers dished out good score 2-6, 6-4. largely on second class roads, pitching with winning alinger

scattered tills while

race.

сде drivers

the

again

In the final Miss' Hart

Total

Fail of wickets:-1/0, 2/45, 5/40) re-4/T1, 2/87, W/150, 7/113, 8/113, 0/135,

Pritchard White and Raynor

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Bowling Analysis

O M

10.3

14

HKCO 2nd Innings Oliver, A. T. Lee b Bellors.. Pritchard, Bw R. E. L

Itowe, a Leriou b Davidson

McPherson, b Davidson Owen-Hughes not out Raynor, not out

Extras

Total (for four wkts) .....

T.O.C. Right, R. Themen-Fodor,

B. G. Labrum, G, Robacta and La

White" did not bet.

Fall of wickets:-1/8, 2/13, 4/110.

n.' E. Lee

Davidson

Dodka

A.LT. Loo Sellars

Bowling Analysis

*

мп

3/35,

WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

London, Apr. 1. Bilkhall Motvinnik, and David Bronstein' todo adjourned their

gamo in the World Cham Chatoplobally moich is Moscowy

hops Aretic Gold will mako am.ende.

On the fenn book and ac cording to the betting market this year's contest is virtually a three-horse race, with last year's winner, Freebooter, and the Irish home Shagreen as the American chaser'a big rivals.

10 Freebooter hm gone up

the weights for his pounds win

and with 12 stone, seven pounds he has a burden to carry which only four börsen ever done successfully,

have

Of these two were in the last 50 years, Jerry M (1012) and Poethlyn (1919). He would

Nick

Hockey Results

The following were the re- sults of Leaque hockey matches played yesterday:

Men's 1st Division:-Recrala

Wins "A" 7, Argonauta "A" 0

Tantieme First Race As

Four-Year-Old

A

Paris, Apr. 1. Longchamp Race-course open-

ed for the season today when the principal event was the £1,500 Prix Ganay, over ono

mile and a quarter.

Tantieme, who proved to be the star performer as a three- debut as a four-year-old when year-old, made an auspicious

ho won by four lengths from five-year-old Thurio with Da- masco another

length away, third in a field of seven run-

nera.

Mon's 2nd Division: Thun- berbolts 5, Nomads 0; Argonauts "B" 4, Rover. 0,

John

Macadam's

champion Jack Gardner of Hig- knd against Cesur Briem of Argentina here on April 24.

Gardner was complaining of

injured

hand following his

an

European Hile fight with Aus- irla's Jo. Weldin

The London Evening Nows

today quoted Gardner's mana- ger, John Simpson, as saying the Brion fight "is off" because of the injury.

The London Evening Star said the fight might be switched to May 22.

Promoter Jack Solomons and his general manager, San Burns, were not immediately available for comment. Neither was Simp- Son nor Gardner---Associated Press.

Lord's Museum Wants It

While

team

the English were in Mel- bourne Д stranger showed Bruce * Harris a souvenir which Miss Diana Rait Kerr would like dearly to have in the cricket museum she tends at Lord's.

It is an Australian score-book recording

the "Ashes" match at

Oval,

Kennington August 28 and 29 of 1882.

Pencilling of every detail- Spofforth's bowling analysis of 14 for 90 and all-is as clear as though made yesterday.

-(London Express Service)

Column

Only A Number Stone Marks The Resting-place Of The Father Of British Boxing

Away out in a windswept, rainwashed corner of Earlier In the Prix de Anfield cemetery in Liverpool last week there was a Ferrieres, the entry of M. Mar small stone marking an unkempt, grass-covered grave. cel Bousses Dambo, which is in The stone bears the number 595. That is all; and the English Guineas, was beaten into accond around the stone, so that you cannot see the outline of place by an outsider, Karakan, the grave, grows the dank-grass, its matted stams push- who finished a half length, in ing through the fallen leaves from the cemetery trees. front-Reuter.

Two Thousand

This is the resting-place nt Mace's pupils, probably one of Jem Mace; father of British the last links alive with the boxing, the first and greatest great old master of the craft. Why the marking of this glove-fighter of them all; the

history holda a cherished mile-stone in the place in boxing record books British boxing never arose be- across the world, who transfore is difficult to say: formed the fight game from a

man who

brutal affair

ot

smash into a science.

blood-and. terostou think of the in-

of the late Lord Lone- dale in the game; of the acti

Sporting And it is marked by a num vity of the National

nothing more. That is the Club; of the current activity of

identification,

although the British Boxing Board there have been moves from Control-it is hard to believe time

to time over the years that al of

by

thom have

loft since he was buried in private neglected for so long such a

No. 695, Section 12, matter of national prestige. Church of England: Division,

ALL FOR 220 on · December. 6, 1810, to erect

STEVO

a monument.

FILGRIMS

There is still no monument,

As they point out at Anfield, the grave could be turfed and maintained by the commoters staff in perpetuity for 220; [with flowers, £80. A fitting only the number and the mat-memorial would be nothing to ted gross, although thero are ringulders at

Solomons visitors In Maybe it wouldn't be 100

boxing enthusiasts, among them show. mony American

Liverpool, who want to

the spot.

The Bruss

ony

ace much to expect. something

Is cut occasional

done before the first flood overseas

Visitor's arrives

at

ly by the cemetery slag," says Liverpool for the Festival. keeper Edward Hooley, who Jem Mace won the British : has worked there for 240 Heavyweight title in 1081-by "but otherwise nobody ever Boating Sam Hurd, and within comes to look after this lonely nonths defended it against

TavoKMAN BORG Dom King, and although be

off novials? Nothing

ever comics

trouble to

shocked

never weighed, more than · Elohi cib.; he beat all his opponents whh -'a ́- tremendous. straigh

*and:bowliderinig footworİ He Was universally, 2000

Now be