1952-12-29 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER

SAINTS SHADE PANDAS 4-3 WITH A LAST INNING GRANDSLAM HOMER

As a fitting climax to, this year's softball thrills, the Old Champion. St. Joseph's snatched a last-inning 4-3 victory from the chagrined Pandas when George Saunders poled out a devastating grandslam home- run after two outs yesterday afternoon,

In the morning, Frank Poon's hapless, CAA boys outhit the Braves seven to three, but had their bingles so well-scattered that they could only muster one. single tally, losing 4-1 to the snappy Tribesmen.

with two away.

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The third Senior "A" Division Showboet ·Ali upset all down, Joe Guterres lashed out match of the week-end saw the calculations withi a neat linera grounder to second base which fighting Warriors take the US over Y.S. Liang's head to put Wally Ma scooped up and Navy boys to town with a com- runners on third and second tossed to C. M. Tsang at first to fortable 13-2 score.

end the inning. Rain curtailed

REDOUBTABLE

In their big first inning, China many scheduled games over the week-end, with Redoubtable George Saunders started things in slam-bang several teams in the other then stepped Into the batter's fashion when lead-off man K. T. Divisions unable to fold full box, but Chinese ator hurler Leung drow a walk off Por- Aides

of nine players for their Jackie Wel nonchalantly whiff-tuguese hurler Chappie Re- ed him with a trio of blazing medios and advanced to second game fxtures.

Frankie Correa In the preliminary round of pitches to extinguish the two-when lanky this season's International Series, hit rally.

fumbled a fast pitch. the Blick-moving Chinese con- In their last turn at bat, tingent

proud Saints' blindsnatcher Khan drew registered victory over the perennial a wolk, but was erased on a Champions, Portugal, blanking smooth- clicking entcher-to- the powerful Portuguese squad shortstop, tag-out at second.

Bimbi with a humiliating 3-0 shutout behind Jackie Wei's untouchable hurling.

In the other first round en- counter Pakistan trounced depleted Great Britain ning 12-2 to advance into the semi-final round.

for a year-end upset.

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up

& mappy

SPORTING SAM

1952.

By Reg. Wootton

Home Soccer Review

Fog Causes Postponement

11 League Matches

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London, Dec. 27, Widespread fog marked the end of the Christmas football programme causing the postponement of 11 League matches, four more than on Dec. 6 when similar conditions restricted sport in Britain.

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C. M. Tsang popped up for the

The postponements racant 'that many clubs played only once over the holi first out on an attempted bunt, but veteran third baseman Y. S days. As six of these were in the First Division, the fact that Tottenham were Llang chopped the pill into the the only side in this division to complete a "double," loses some of its significance.

Chesterfield dirt and shortstop Jaa Guterres

Another London alde, Brent-conceded five goals in a row Ablong was issued heaved wildly at first base,

Stockport Scunthorpe free base on balls and advanced allowing Leung to score all the ford, were the only team to win cluding a hat-trick for Dudley.

Millwall's 20-year-old centre-Hartlepools to the keystone suck when out-way from sccond, while Y. 5. twice in the Second Division but

Southport flelder C. Y. Lu dropped Art Llang scuttled down to the key-by contrast the two Third Divi- forward John Shepherd was in Carla

sion provided no fewer than form and scored a hat-trick at Brow Ozorio's high fly to left for what

nino clubs who gained full Shrewsbury today. It was his Bradford proved to be the costliest errur

fourth hat-trick since he scored cheater of the

the game.

polits

four goals in his first game for Bradford Millwall on Oct. 25,

Millwall, Torquay, Swindon, Gillingham, Wrexham, Port Vale and Carlisle all compleled Christmas doubles in the two Third Division sections.

stono sack.

the

Liang reached

scoring perch at third base on another Jackle Wei then zeroed in on tumble by the catcher, then the plate and rent Benny Omar clean-up batter Wally Ma belted back to the bench with a strike a grass-cutter into centre to push out for the second down. AllLiang across. Ma stretching his seemed to be smooth sailing hit into a two-bagger to land from then on, though there were safely on second in a flurry of two runners on base. But Wei dust.

"He scored the third run of the faltered and passed compara-

"Ping" am attempted to win his own ballgame by banging out Dave Lecnard grounded for a three solid drives off Braves routine, anti-clmalle third out, hurter: Chappie Remedios' In- but the clutch grondstem homer curving zlants,

while batery had knocked on the light out of mate Harry Lee kept pace with the stunned Fandas and in their fine two in three batting per-Anal turn at bat they went down in rapid one-two-three order to give the Saints a truly memorable victory.

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Among these were Bristol Rovers, who scored their tenth successive League victory and established a club record of 20 matches without defout when they beat Queen's Park Rangers They also increased their lead in the Southern section to

seven points:

OLDHAM'S DOUBLE Oldham gained ground in the Northern section by performing the double over Mansfield and they now hold a three-point's advantage over Grimsby,

one

Idleness

Tranmere

Rochdale Darlington Workington Accrington

SCOTTISH LEAGUE ·

Division "A

Bad weather cut today's pro- East Fifo gramme to 31 games but in libernian

Celile many places attendances were Mirren

Altogether attendances i gangers good. totalled 820,740,

Airdfleonians Liyoe SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Partick Th Third Lark Soccer In Scolland today mado Hearta

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HOME RUGGER

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CARDIFF THE OUTSTANDING

TEAM OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

London, Dec. 27. Cardiff were the most outstanding, team during the Christmas holiday Rugby Union programme. After decisively defeating Wasps, one of the better London clubs, on Boxing Day, Cardiff overcame the Scottish side Watsonians, by 20 points to three today,

Tho Welsh team 'owed much | Australians were more aggressive to their international half-back after the interval, but they would Cu Morgan and Rex have scored a more impressiva Willis, who provided an excel- victory it Pidding had been more lent servico for the three- accurate in his icicits for conver- quarters, B. Williams and Alan stors. Carter found gaps in the Wat- ronians' defence and the visiting players were no match for the speedy Welshmen.

This was Watsonians third successive defeat of the Welsh

tour.

They lost to Swansea on Christmas Day and were beaten by Newport on Boxing Day.

Universitics' Athletic Union, who are also touring Wales and the southwest, also met with defeat. They lost at Gloucester to-day in a game which was

marred by bad visibility.

Some of the referee's decisiona were criticised from both sides.

Scorers were; Australia-Ryen tries; Davies and Hazzard ore try each: Pidding two goals.

Franco-Cantoni and Brousso one try cach; Aubert (Captain) three goals-Reuter.

RESULTS IN BRIEF

London, Dec. 27. The results of Rugby Union matches played to-day were:

County Championship

Lancashire 15

London Welsh could not re- gard their tour as a succosa. After drawing at Neath on Westmorland B. Christmas Day they lost to Llanelly on Boxing Day and 12 Swansea to-day. Weak Bnish- spalled London Welsh's ing chances to-day against Swansea.

Cumberland - and

Club Matchen

tonlans 14; lichmond & Harlequins U

Old Alleynians 5 Old Paulines 0; Old Cranielghans & Fettestan · Lorst-

Aberavon § Lianelly 6; Barnstable Goale

In London the match between Exmouth 0; Bristol 20 Old Merchant PWDLTA Pls London Irish and Blackheath Taylos 0; Cardit 20 Watsonians 31.

41 29 13

at the Rectory field was can-

Eltenham Somerset Polloo 0; 15 10

30 48 21

Vale 16 Newbridge 8; celled because of fog, which 3 Old Bluca 9. Glamorgan Wanderers 16 0 5 3 3 23 21

20 20 21 also handicapped the match | 14 Klica 0; Gloucester 11 Univerdiy 23 37 22 10

between Haricquina and Rich- Athletic Union 8; Lydney 3 Aber 40 40 18

Üley 0; Morweley, a Penarth 18: inmond, which the latter won.

Neath 5 Bridgend 11; Newport 15 Cross Keys 0; Nuneaton 0 Birming- ham 17; Pontypool Macated 8; Flugby 4 Coventry 3: St Ives Ponzince and Newlyn 5: Sale 3 at Northamptou 23: Swanson - London Welsh 0; Torquay Athletis ◊ Belde. water and Albion 0; Weston Buper Mare O Bath 0; Glasgow Academickis 9 Gaia 0; Stewarts College "former pupils a North of Ireland West of Brotland 0 London Scottish· 20.

Division "B"

Affroath

Morton

Aten'mu't...

drive to left, them noth-West Bromwich tom of the table. It was Rovers' Queen's Park.

on his was nipped by an

and

Dumbarton Cowdenbeath ... Forfar Ath. ....... Albion Rovers 13

The Scottish touring sido, Fettesian and Lorretonians, XV, beat Old Cranleighans Thames Ditton.-Reuter.

AUSTRALIANS, WIN

Paris, Dec. 7. Australia made a fine second half recovery, after being three points down at half-time, to beat France 10-12 in the Rugby League International at the Pare des Frinces here to-day.

Before a crowd of over 20,000, France established a lead of 10

Rugby League

Barrow41 Salford 0: Batley 12 Keighley Bradford Northern, 18 Hunslet 10: Bramley 11 Workington Town 2: Castleford 20 Widnert B Huddersfield 27 Doncaster 17: Kill | Kingston ~ Rover. 13 Dewsbury Leeds 20 Featherstone Rovers Leigh 14 Rochdale Hornets fog Old- am 13 Wian Uf Swinton 11 Hall 13: Wakefield Trinity 11 St Helena 20:

points to seven in the first half, Warrington versus Liverpool City

poeptoned: Whitehaven 24 Belle Yua through most of which they kept Rangers 7: York 10 Halifax 13-Reu- on top of the Kangaroos. The ter

Printing

FATAL FOURTH Hurling fine, steady ball all the way, "Ping" Lam of the Chinese Athletics secrped head ed for a

rare no-hitter against the Braves UIT three straight hits in the fatal fourth ruined all his and his team's hopes lively weak-hitting Ali to fill Inning and, incidentally, of the the sacks and bring slugging whole game, on a wild pitch as batters txo Tribe The

bunched

succeeding their George Saunders

lie the up to hlis

fourth in the

Inning, plate.

grounded out to third bate.

Both pitchers then settled Carlos Ivanovich rapping out Saunders worket Jackle Wel

double and being followed for a full count to bring the down to some masterly hurling with gusto by Buli Dhaber's tension to an almost unbearable and cut down opposing batters in centrefeld triple and Manuel point. Then leading 3-0, with rapid succession.

China threatened again in the to bring Guterres bingle,

In the bases loaded, two down a third canto when C.M. Tsang game-winning tallies. three gam

a full count on the baster, beat

Wel

stola bunt, then

Though Tottenham, who add-a milestone out The CAA boys even sprang an fed a fat pitch right perors the

second on the next pitch. YS, ed a 4-0 victory at Middles-Gordon Smith, Hibernian winger. Queen 'Sout eye-opener on the unbelieving middle of the plate.

Ho scored against Aberdeen to Falkirk to the brough to their 7-1 success on Liang grounded out Graves, fishing

George Saunders promptly double-kliling In the Initial parked the ball over the centre- pitcher, and first base guardian Christmas Day, took most of the record his 300th goal in big Raith Invers

the Edinburgh frame from deep down Inside nelder's head to clear the sacks Ray Aldeguer rifled the apple glory in the First Division, the 200tball and

and romp heme standing up with across the diamond to complete team to benefit most from the crowd gave him an ovation which their skimpy bag of tricks.

lasted four minutes. Hibernians' Stirling were their the winning run..

double-play when holiday programme scintillating Tsang attempted to make third north London neighbours, Ar-win put them well back into the Hamilton

senal. The home beat B-4

with championship race, base on the out.

Bolton, whom they ALL OUT

Other leading clubs in Divi-Arr United Christmas Day, was Portugal went all out to re- are of those postponed. But on "A" did not fare so woll, Dante min taliate in the fourth frame

enforced

Celtic were at home by 40*****

Kilmarnock "Doc which

Guterres opened their

cout Raith Rovers, who are the bot-Dundee United Wolver- as both with

a rousing Facing no more than 24 enemy

then being pushed down to hampton and baltors in seven full innings,

second with a sacrifice bunt. Albion were beaten. This left my second win in 15 League Boint Johnatone

'gofties." *** chucker Joey Franco racked up INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Hefty

hindsnatcher-

Red the Highbury Club in the happy another cary win for the aggres- Playing brilliant bali straight

Pereira then

Falkirk also dit well to win at drove a looping position of being only two points sive Warriors, humbling Uncle out of the book, China scored a Texas-leaguer to short centre.

behind the leaders with three Partick by three clear goals. Sam's Navy team with a lopsided tight shutout win un Boxing Day Doc Guterres rounded third on

games in hand.

Partick had Sharp and Walker 13-2 SCOTE.

The free-swinging Navy boys to eliminate the powerful For the hit and slammed straight

League leaders Wolverhamp-injured and centre-forward Stott was ordered off before · hak- So into home-plate flat could connect safely only twice, tugal team from this season's

ton have not been showing International series. In the back, but

time. through Dymora and Wucher,

At Airdrie, Rangers rallied opening game, Pakistan manufacturing two lonely runs

leled ultra-close margin by a beauchampionship form lately depleted a near rough-shod over

fiful

by centrefielder have won only once in the last on their hits to avert

Great Britain squad, winning P.H. Lec.

Deg-in

seven matches, though losing after being two goals down and

saved a point. shut-out defe

Sunderland they

Stirling Albion Portugal team again had have a

kept their two points tead in Warriors nicked Navy easily with a lopsided 12-2 score,

one-point lead hurler Du

Duvall

Holding down the heavy stick-

Division "B" beating Forfar by for four solid artiste in the Britain line-up

two runners dying on base in

West Bromwich Albion, bingles in the first canto to rack three scattered hits, the Pakistan the afth canto when, after the

after a thrilling 5-4 Triumph even goals to two-Reuter, first batter had fanned for the six back-breaking runs, and

Sheffield yesterday were, never looked back tallying in outfit leil from the very start and initial out, Bob Nunes slapped

never Toolted basic

out skipping grounder to third beaten by an only goal at home every subsequent inning but the

today. Pakistan

marked up four big fifth.

Firstsacker Charlle Scharn- our Pakistan batters wheedled second for the second out

rn-uns in the initial-frame when base to get on. He was crased on an attenpted "steal" down to hors! was the only Warrior free bases off the cold arm of Thirdsacker Manuel Guletres A run of six defents forced achieving the dubious honour of Great Britain hurler Kelly Silva- then got on a bad throw

from

Portsmouth to play Jack Frog- being credited with no hits in

Neito. Six errors grouped around third to first and reached

gatt now firmly established as Wolves the game.

Versatile Ray Aldeguer and one lone hit scored four runners, scoring position at third when England's centre-half in his Bromwich

Pakistan went further ad- Vic Penghtfeld.

blospered a twist- old Vianna collected a pair of

position on the left-wing Sunderland By to

for the clean-up in the second inning

home game

against Burnley aploce, while man Hank Killeen blasted out/off man A. G. Ismall dropped Vitally-needed runs on Derby. The move was partially | Blackpool

and second, dangerous successful for Froggatt scored Preston

Manchetter was sacri-hitter Spiky Guterres failed to Portsmouth's wild to first. Ismail

Brst rool fa n Newcastle then

a-clutch- position.

2-2`draw. HEART-BREAKER

Tottenham Findoo

Hussain hit, "out tamely to

Shefeld W A bottom of the table Chariton The Pandas dropped a heart mountainou

slugged The first pitch miles over third base,

struggle between Chelsea and Liverpool breaker to Art Ozorio's mighty the head of leftfelder Buji In their final time at bat, the

resulted in

Middlesbro Saints after leading 3-0 right up Dhaber for a two-run homer.

contingent sent in Stolte again

Bolton division of points. This was the to the disastrous anal inning,

Eddie Loureiro to Britain could make no reply

only match played, in London Derby when a clutch homer brought

until the fourth

when beg a janing

walk off chucker Jackie in four Saints' runs to deprive

Wel. Loureiro did just that,

but visibility was so bad that Portsmouth the Pandas of a

that Gerald Van Langenberg was game

spectators could see little of Aston Villa but, four balls,

feet-footed as he is, was stole

the play on the opposite side stoke City was already all but in the bag. passed

and third in rapid ingged out by a comfortably- A Panda run was reored in accoud

of the ground. cach of the first three innings, succession, and crossed the plate large margin when he took off

The position at the top of the Keystone rack. while the Saints were blanked on Buji Dhober's second hit of for the

Second Division shows little the

This out seemed to take the game.

change for both Sheffield Shefeld U. by some masterly pitching by

Heavy-hitting shortstop Dave Heart out of the Portuguese United, the leaders, and Huddersfield Jackie Wol and tight fleiding

catcher Leotard and

and Igmar squad, though placed on

the following two dersfield took three points from Birmingham il the very last frame. Lead-off batter Jimmy Her Eriksen were sorely missed from

their Wo games.

Luton Town Huddersfield--were. the British line-up, especially in top of the batting-order, fled rick started things with a fine the chaotic sixth inning, when out to end the game to the noisy pressed to hold on to a point west Tarn

bard-Plymouth

Rotherham flourish by rapping out a clothesline drive to left to get erratle flelding allowed in four Jubilation of the Chinese rooters.

against Swansen who have not Molts Forest MAGNIFICENT

won at home since Sept. 18. Fulham Scoring

successive more Faicistan

Victorious Chinese pltcher good in the last minuto by Notts County sacrifices and infield outs by the single hit,

mustered an-Jackie Wet, although issuing alx | Davie carned Huddersfield the Everton following batters.

Hull City

up

The

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hits

when

to

n three-base blow in the fourth a bunt which the pitcher heaved frame.

on,

on

"Two-ion Lula" drew a free

base in the second and scored

all the way from first when

on

runs on not А

Great Britain other tally in

The

come

with

the

S-2 at

at

RUN OF SIX.

still over who

LEAGUE STANDINGS

Football League stapdings afler yesterday's matches were:

DIVISION I

Arsenal

Cardi

Chelsea

Manchester

DIVISION II

Leeds United

their final turn walks and allowing four hits, draw of the most unexpected Lincoln City at bat when after two down, chucked a magnificent game, One Bimbi Ablong received a life at striking out three and bearing results was Bury's 2-0 victory Doncaster Brentford first when third baseman Benny down hard in the clutch innings. over Roibertom, who had over Swansea Town Harold Ong's drive to chort was

Omar chucked a wild one to chucked wild at Arst.

sterling performance by the run the same opposition 6-1 the Blackburn ...

Bury the inital station. The next Chinese outfeld and Infield previous day. Three straight

the hita in

baller was walked, then Jock helped him gain a great shutout At Southampton, Fulham Barnsley resulted in only Brown lined one inte 'third canto

left to triumph over the redoubtable gained a two-goal lead in the one solitary, Panda run. Veteran

Ablong from score

second. A Liang Y.S,

slashed

out a hot lowover, lean

Portugal squad.

first seven minutes but then and lanky

On the losing end, twirlor gounder

to third

which got George Saunders rounded to Chappie Remedies outstendied through Benny Omar, but was shortstop for the last out of the his opposite number, issuing called out at first for taking game. off before the pitch.

Winning Pakistani plicher three walles, and was nicked for Shortstop Wally Ma beat out A.R, Sallch of the hustling only two hits, one being a bunt- an infield drive. for a bit, but Rexes issued five walks, but

by firstsackor C. M. Tiang the other a first inning was nalled at second on an at- allowed only three skimpy hits, and

clutch-double by keystone sacker templed

steal for the second while Silva-Netto of Britain waily Mu out of the laning.

passed ten enemy

Big-stick

Tom Wang calmly strode up to the dish and clouted one into deep left for a two-ply blow."

Wang crossed

whee

centre

C.Y.

WILS

the

bat'ers on

24

Goals

Pls.

Southampton

DIVISION III · |

(Southern)

ITALIANS NOT COMING HERE

Dristǝl

Northampton 23 Norwich City .. Bristol City

Y City.

Coventry

righton and BR.

Reading

Newport

Torquay

The HKITA has confactor the Okingham Italian Davis Cup Toorn and in- Watford ...

Exeter City.......... the balls and was louched for four For Portugal; Bob Nunes, Vicited them to play exhibition wich Town. bingles, including one each by Podruco, Doc Guterres and Red matcher in Hongkong after their quorn's Park.. Bonny Omir, A.R. Salleh, as Pereira collected one hit aplece engagement in Manila, well as a two-bagger by G to outhit tough Bunching them day from the PAA rating that colchester

A letter was received yester-outhend Ebrahim, and rubber

Jindoo Hussain's two, but though Lu's long ny into zecond inning home-run. two at a time in the vital Captain Bone of the Italian Swindon Town

bobbled.

second half of the game, sporki Davis Cup Team regrets that it widowshot CHINA PORTUGAL This

tem proved to be the last Panda The cold, raw, wind seemed in field-work by the Chinese would not be possible for the

to play in Hongkong Cr on boys

avery, scoring run of the game, as the Saints to affect pitching arms

because, they plan to be home Leyton sub- Boxing Imy

By for the

Chintoo clamped down

with

with their families on Now Year's) Vildan ver-Britain and wins sequent Innings to annul nil chucker Jackie Wel walking further scoring threats.

three, batters in the very first the Pakistan and China teams Day

There is, however, a porfbility have...

advanced into the first the British Davis Cup St. Joseph's made threaten-inning to fill the bapes, ing moves in the fifth which i However, he managed the national Series, these semi-finals Wigwinan, Cup player, Mrs Tony Ohm Austi

round of the Inter player, Tony Mottram, the Ma pinch-hitter Bimbi Ablong mingle an out between started off with a bat-breaking throw walks to eliminate taking placo, during the coming Metrom and a young promising bingle over third base. A Portugal's scoring threat, Chinese New Year holidays, English player, C. Hamnern, will Arturo Ozorio fouled out and barth Nuner was uncero with Pakistan taking on the play exhibition watches, hore Benny Omar went down for the moniously fanned while Vie heavy slugging USA squad whispetime in Zabortiary; efter hated Intion second out in sacrificing the Fedruco fled out to second base, China will be slated to play ang om de poeta de ma Galanjee

Philippines runner to accodd.

With the sicke choked aid two against the Philippines,

now

DIVISION I (Northern)

Orlenaby · Town

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