1951-12-06 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1951.

MERRICK'S POINT-BLANK SAVE

WEEK-END NO EASING THE PACE IN

SOFTBALL

The League Softball pro- gramme for the week-end

with umpires and scorers is:

SATURDAY

JUNIOR LEAGUE At 2,00 p.m. Ground A-South China v Aces

(Umpires, G

Pomeroy

G

Ribeiro, H. Moosdeen. Scorer 11. Loule)

Ground B-Rexes v Griffins

(Umpires, Bill Silva, J. Heis. R Rey Scorer, G. Pang).

A1 330 p.m. Ground A-Wild-

Ares Blackhawks

(Umpires, Y Tipe. A. Ditto,

A K. 1smail. Scorer, Same!

Samy).

SUNDAY

SENIOR "A" DIVISION

THE LONG RACE TO PENNANTVILLE

By "GRANDSTAND"

With the season reaching the half-way mark, not a single team in far enough ahead of the pack to ease up stride in the race to Pennant- ville, particularly in the Senior "A" Division where all but one team are still very much in the running, while the Ladies Loop is still an even affair between the Squaws and Wahoos.

The Wahoos, who were not accustomed to losing, suffered their first setback last week, and the Junior League Baniams, who refused to get accustomed to los- At 2,00 p.m. Ground A-Mucing, broke their string of losses to register in the win column for the first time. caps v St Joseph's

(Umpires, F Ex ans. F Correa, F

Vas Semes, Virgie Ribeirol At 3:30pm. Ground A--Caua- dians & Jaguars

Umpires, Scharnhorst, R Segurita

Nunes. Tony Kooki

R

Scoret.

SENIOR "B" DIVISION At 9:30 am Ground A--P. Dodgers v Warriors

(Umpires,

Vieira.

D Vieira Scorer,

Jimmy Herrick).

Last week's surprise results now lea ve only the Canucks ("A" Division) and Pool To (Ladies) with a blank space in the win column but, judging from the keenness displayed by these two outfits on the diamond, this situation will not last long.

The Canucks will have

Line-ups have not yet been will have to depend on the US chance to

their register

first submitted to the Association, Navy.

The Ladies' Section will pro- triumph when they tangle with but it is a fair guess that Por-

a showdown between the Jaguars in the "A" Division Lugal's side will be selected from bably be game, while the Junior League galaxy of stars from the "A" Portugal and Great Britain, the Blackhawks will have their un Division Braves, Jaguars and St other entry being China who are jeopardised Joseph's while China will be still finding difficulty in pre- record Bblemished Pati.

when they meet the Wildtres. represented by a selection from senting team-the Pool To

LINING THEM UP

the Pandas, Overseas und out having declined the in- While the teams are battling Dragons.

vitation. 11 uut for League honours, re-

Jock Brown, managing the gal have almost enjoyed & of the nations

Great Britain team. will utilise menopoly of top-rate artists participating in the forthcoming!

players from St Joseph's, Mad- but this year Les Castro, who International Series

for caps and the Jaguars for his has been appointed coach of the seething out the probables

first string, and rely on utilities British team, intends to give the best line-up for the tourun-

them a run for their money ment, which will be on a 'sud-from Junior League outfits. den death' basis, the first games Bill Doyle is still trying to

scheduled being

Boxing round up a Canuck side while! Day.

mentor Lloyal of the Americans

A: 1:00 am.. Ground A-US1 Navy Red Sox

Umpires, F Diesto. R. Cur-presentatives Meir, A Xavier ScoreL Loureiro).

JUNIOR LEAGUE A1 12.30 pun Ground A-Nine Dragons v Blue Sox

R.

(Umpires. Abilio Remedios,

Ped:uro,

F Wright

Scorer, Chev N. Tsu

Leading

for

are

bisy

Malayan Badminton Suspended

Players

Singapore, Dec. 5.

The world's unofficial Badminton Champion, Wong Peng-soon, and three other world ranking Malayan players have been suspended indefinitely by the Singapore Badminton Association. The suspensions may jeopardise Malaya's chances of defend- ing the Thomas Cup in Singapore on next May 31 and June 1.

The drastic action resulted from the Association's request to the players to submit statements of accounts on their recent European tour,

In the post-war years, Portu-

The British side will include Brown, Gwen Dragon, Dolly

Merrick, England's goalkeeper, goes to one knee to save a point-blank shot from Austria's centre-forward, Huber (right) in the international match at Wembley Stadium.

Left to right-Eckersley, England's left-back, Melchior, Austria's outside- right, Merrick, Billy Wright, England's captain and right-half, and Haber, -- Reuterphoto.

Irene Starkey, Marie Rull, Elsie American Football

Thompson, Gracie Archer of the Wahoos, reinforced by former Pirates June

and Bobbie Lee. Tracy Brown and several others who have expressed a desire tu get back into the game.

Leslie Castro has called for a practice session on Saturday afternoon at 3.00 p.m. and hopes that all those interested will make a special effort to turn up, as time is running short.

HOW THEY STAND

Madcaps

Pandas

JAKURSY

Mentor “A” Division

Won Lost Pets

St. Joseph's

Oversea

Praves

AMATEUR SAFEGUARD

The AssociaJon's request

South China Pub- ships and other European withdraw urueservedly" Wong Peng-soon, Ong

Canadians Din Marjan and tournaments early this year. statements which might have bm, Ismail

Senior Division given rise unfavourable of U.S. Navy Cheong Hok-leng participated

adverse reflections s

or imputa-Americans in the All-England Champion-

Red Sox

Baseballers Dodgers Blackhawks Rexes Delawares Griffing Aces

any

Juntar Les

Another Bagby

In The Saddle

In Singapore

Singapore. Der. 6. Racing fans in this horse-crazy Colony are about to get their first look at a new lave with an ull name.

то

with

Joe DiMaggio

statements pointed out that they tious on the Committee.-United Warriors were necessary to safeguard Press. the players' amateur status. this, the players retorted

signed open letter in the local the Association press with hip and with doing harm to badminton in Malaya,

ensued, but A controversy since then statements of ac counts were submitted on behalf of the players by various parties who sponsored them.

The Association, however, de- manded a withdrawal

of

the

To Decide

Today

Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 5.

dictatorship accusation and an Joe DiMaggio, the grey- apology, which the players de- ing star of the World Cham- Walter Scot Bagby. Jr, son fiantly refused.

The President of the Badniin-pion New York Yankees,

Pandes

Blue Sox Wildfres

South Chine Dragons Dodgers Banlams

Ladies Lengy

Squaws Wahoos South China

Tool To

of one of Malaya's best kitown ton Association of Malaya, Khoo headed toward New York Helsinki Expects

jockeys, is ready to put to the Telk-1, flew from Kuala Lumpur test the lessons he has learned to mediate. He eventually got

from his father.

Young Bagby is better known both sides to agree to a state- ment in which the players ex-

as Billy, and weighs 40 pounds. pressed unqualified regret" and Ir is only 14 years ols His father does not think the boy

will have any weight problems.

Track experts who have seen Billy in his training period agree in their estimate that he is a "natural" Before the year is out, he will have his chance to prove it as he has already been registered

as an apprentice.

Associated Press.

Interport Swimmers In Philippines

Manila, Dec, 6. Six men and seven women

today and a final decision on whether he will play in 1952.

the

co-owner

Mr Webb said DiMaggio prob- ably will arrive in New York on Thursday. He will confer with

At

60 Nations

The Games

It's A Mixture Of All-In

Wrestling And Leapfrog With Flashes Of Rugby

Says

HENRY

LONGHURST

Wales Beats Rest Of U.K. At Soccer

Cardiff, Dec. 6. Wales today defeated the Rest of the United Kingdom by three goals to two in match held in celebration of the Welsh Football Associa tion's 75th anniversary.

A thrilling rally by the. Rest.......... side in the last half hour pro- duced two goals, but it was only in this period that they approached the clear under- standing shown by Wales.

Trevor Ford (Sunderland) was the inspiration of the Welsh attack which moved with a rhythm and purpose

shown before by Welsh representative

As an interlude from watching the none too successful efforts of our Ryder rarely Cup golfers, I witnessed some of the American college football which at home we see with such bewilderment on the screen.

Allen ham is the block of 2,000-odd Terry Allen

line.

50

front

In the early stages the Rest looked likely to be overrum

but gradually Billy Weight (Wolverhampton Wanderers) and George Young (Glasgow the defence Rangers) pulled

Nat Lofthouse together while (Bolton Wanderers) rallled the attack.

Ford scored two goals and

It is difficult to say which, to eyes brought up on Twinkenham, is the more mixture of all-in wrestling and curious the game or the occasion. The game is a leapfrog, with occasional flashes of Rugby.

a vast natural bowl Sometimes, instead of leaping The occasion-well, here we stadium, are, with 50,000 others in the crowned all round with trees in on top of the heap of bodies, the man with the ball will try North Carolina University vivid "fall" colours, as fine a

sporting arena as ever I saw. an immense forward pass. Too

much of this,

is however, First change from Twicken-frowned upon.

On balance, I found the game Allchurch one for Wales, who under-graduates who do, as it inferior to Rugby. I liked the led 2-0 at half-time.

Fleming and Medley were the were, the official cheering. Leo more exciting method of con-

Rest's scorers. by white-clad young men and verting a touchdown; the huge | girls with feathered fans, who forward passes; the clear inter- cartwheel and gesticulate like pretative signals of the referee the match-Reuter, dervishes, the students not only and his two assistants; the half- roar to order but also put on at hour's practice and band-playing halt-time, by holding up squares while the stadium Alled up." of coloured paper, a series of "pictures" and slogans whose precision would do no discredit to the Brigade of Guards.

Plans To

Be Busy

London, Dec. 5. Terry Allen, the British Flyweight Boxing Cham- pion, who has returned to Britain after his unsuccess- ful world title bout with Dado Murino in Honolulu, aims to be Britain's busiest Champion in the near future.

A crowd of 85,000 watched

OTHER MATCHES

In the FA Cup First Round replay, Ipswich Town beat

Army Minor Unit

Soccer Results

spectacle And Standings

I thought inferior the closed Merthyr Tydfil 1-0.

A Football Association teamTE nature of the play; the eternal substitutions; the protective beat the Royal Navy 4-1 at armour rendering players indis- Portsmouth.-Reuter. We are familiar with the tinguishable save by their shirt At the end of the 1951 season

Yankee Clipper said

menacing men-from-Mars aspect numbers; and the incessant stop- he bul

of the American footballer, with pages, which made a game of retire,

then planned to

his crash helmet,, padded shoul-four quarter-hour periods of ace agreed to reconsider.

ders and tight breeches. What tual play take two hours and ten He joined Yankee

New York, Dec. 5.

of

I had not been prepared for was minutes. Del. E. Webb here today for the J. Siegfried Edstrom,

Sweden, Chairman of the inter-

their number. A stream of yel flight to New York.

low Martians the all-conquer- Still, it is a great Olympic Committee, national

Allen plans to fight Louis ing Tennessee-poured into the and I would not have missed it, said in an interview here today

under

I instructions. from a Acting of France, be anticipated about 80 Skena,

for the stadium, like swimmers of Hongkong's inter-

that

title in January.nest, twenty, thirty, fifty-sixty. spent the afternoon yelling "To hell with Tennessee," Alas, they port swimming team arrived Dan Topping, the other Yankee countries would send 6,000 com- European

won by 27-0. yesterday from the Crown co-owner, who asked the star to petitors to the Olympic Games Then he will take on Teddy

his decision to in Helsinkd next year.

Gardner, of West Hartlepool, for

P. T. EXERCISES colony to represent their city "think over"

Mr Edstrom sailed for Sweden the British title a month later.

Gripeholm after in the liner NON-COMMITTAL

After this match Allen hopes months in the It was a congenial but non-spending three

to go to Tokyo to meet the dis- United States who

A reporter asked him whether Japanese Champion, Sharal, in

& right" would be

the spring. cussed Japanese baseball with Phoenix there newsmen as he waited for the between the United States and

Allen's right eye, which was Soviet Russia in the Games, Mr flight to resume.

Edstrom replied that he objected cut early in his fight with to the use

their ar-

GETHIN FOR CALCUTTA

in the interport meet on Dec. 8 quit. London, Dec. 5.

and 9. Ken Gethin, left The Jockey,

Immediately after here today by air for India, He will stay for two months Dur-had their first work out at the ing the recently concluded flat-Rizal Sanatorium, racing season here, Gethin rode 59 winners. He last India in 1939

is to ride at Calcutta, where he rival the Hongkong splashers committal DiMaggio

the weather and

The team is with few ex visited ceptions the same as that which

two

the

in when he became competed

the past the Champion Jockey of Madras. swimming meets between -Reuter.

Itwo ports-France-Presso.

IRC CHAMPION

anTM

wasps

In six ranks they then per CLUB RUGGER XV HAA BY RA, Hov HE TO

to up

The following are the results of soccer matches played in the Army Minor Unit League for flee week ending November (30)

56 Coy RASC 1, 118 Bty RA Weps REME 4 13/18 Hussars (2) at ther P.T. exercises formed

27 Light Bty! 13/18 Hussars 2, FOR SATURDAY Army Guard Dog Unit 4,235 Bde. He coach's direction, followed by

3; 6 HAA BY KA 3, 27 840 E 0. practice with as many as twenty balls smaller and more pointed.

Standings in the league, as”. At «NGS The following team has been vember 3 were: than ours and throwable

PWDL FARU ble torty

selected to represent the Club amazing accuracy stayed on 1st XV

Comd Wapa REME versus Police XV on 17 7d Amu a Finally eleven

Ground, Happy Valley, BAA BY RA Club the His manager, Johnny Sharpe, off to the discard pile, and

Mie Bly BA stated that Marino had refused game began. It consists not of to fight in America or endon, open, flowing movement, but a

D. Henderson, R. M. Camp-REINE

35 Ede HQ Commenting on the Honolulu sort of closed slogging to gain bell, A. B, Stewart R. C. Craig, 27 Light By RA3 bout, Sharpe said: "Marino ground.

R. A. L. Layton, D. T. Nolan, 18 Coy RASC would not lead and Terry bad

A team has four "Downs R. Henderson R. Winyard, A. May Light Troop

RA ie., it passes the ball out behind Petrie, M, Talamo, P. Far40 x Diy Battle the serum, a generat meles en Ware, and G. R

G. Minto, Lachlan, 3. sues, same blocking their

Lambert, to ponents, some 'pretending carrying the ball, and one man it IX charging ahead with

of the word "ght"Marino, is now almost complete yakaeld, while the rest trooped Saturday next, December 8, at Army Card Dog ·

"My decision win be nounced in New York," he said when asked whether he'd be declaring: "The United States ly healed,

is so far ahead of Russia that playing next year.

there would not be a fight Should DiMaggio decide not Reuter.

to play, it's been reported

the

Yankees may be in the market

for Ted Williams, the great

Boston Red Sox slugger, That

could trigger a series of major Argentinos Take to keep on taking the fight to

trades.

When the Yankees trained here last Spring, the 38-year-old veteran, who three times has

riamed bean

the American League's most valuable player, sold be planned to retire.

No Chances

him. allowed in London."--Reiter.

It would not have been

ANEYERS WINS

Brussels, Dec. 5.

the

Gel

Buenos Aires, Dec. 5. The Argentine Olympics Jean Saeyers, of Belgium, "Downed." If he has gained ten Sports Committee

his side har Your mora

announced the challenger for the Europeans. 12, In four; the" side has.

After a season he termed "dis- today that South American | Bantamweight title held by appointing," he came back in the Javelin Champion Ricardo Her Peter Keenan, of Scotland, not gained ten yards, the "de World Series to be of major her will be sent to the United scored a points victory over fence side goes into "offense" help as the Yanks copped the States to complete training for Maurice Sandeyron, of France, incidentally substituting

new deven for the Championship from the New the Olympic Games' next year, in a 10 rounds bout here to completo York Giants Associated Press. --Associated Press.

THE

GAMBOLS

THANK GOODNESS THESE ANUALS GO HOME TO-DAY THEY'RE ALWAYS UNDER MY FEET AND JUST LOOK T THE MESS THEIR WET PAWS MAKE?

CHEVER AGAIND

·HOPE TABY HAVEN'T BEEN A WORRY TO YOU. ME DAMBOL T

("NO, NOT AT ALL

night-Reuter.

purpose!

Barry Applelif

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off 4.15 p.m.

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WOODS'

Great PEPPERMINT

CURE

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-K. M. Rumjahn receives Champion from the President of

dection's dinner