1953-12-21 — Page 1

THE · CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1958.

Slumping Warriors Succumb

proved Bleider,

To Chinese

fight of it, but the challenge was not sustained in thi: battle

modios.

tussie.

Athletic

*were

out of the

took

Highlight of the game WOB George Saunders' home run in the bottom of the third. HIlls

were also scored by Benny Omar, Ray Aldegaur, Sallch and Sherry Bucks.

MILD UPSET

GONE IS THE RHYTHM Gone

was the rhythm which for survivej, The lure of the bad so roused the enthusiasm

Association. rew of their supporters and brought unpredictable Warriors steadily more dim after ch-visions of the Pennant. pitch-

This have been the fourth er Sonny Machado lest his touch must in the second canto. When he time that the Warriors' rooters has replaced by Gogo

Maravo gone home. from King's

-"SNOOPER”

was

SING TAO 0, SOUTH CHINA 1

MANY OF THE INCIDENTS WERE REALLY QUITE UNNECESSARY

Says I. M. MacTAVISH ->

It is a long time since so many obvious and violent fouls have passed inadequately punished as did in the Sing Tao-South China game. That 21 of the 22 players were still on the field at the end is merely an in- dication of the determination of some of them to see the game through, but it may be several days before a few of the players feel physical comfort again.

How some of the offenders escaped 'marching orders is a mystery for, as I understand the rules, there seemed more than falr justification for the referes to impose the harshest possible punishment.

to

that they saw

Alfredo Oliveira's slump-| The Warriors, vastly the in- | pecond baseman Paul Thi, third | ently not worried about his

team in craft, ing Warriors succumbed tofterior

were baseman Soldon Ma and short- team's performancD against superior In

"Rabbit" Frank

Leung. Chev Teof's South China in the Poon's

the slog, K.T. Chinese nevertheless

hitting department. They out played-some grand saftball and third Senior "A" game-of the Athletic Association by -8-3| hit their opponents by 0-to-4, on this showing, the Chinese afternoon. "Hussain was right Bob Guzman's Americans, who In the feature Senior "A" but failed to capitalise on the Athletic Association аго too when the Saints, behind the

matter of departures of their softball tussle at King's hitting form of Ricky Azenhelra, good a side to finish far behind steady pitching of Salleh, whippy and some terrible luck in the the Caroliners by 11-1 in stars, come back into the lime- Park yesterday. By virtue Jay Jay Javier and Gerry He- the leading teams.

It will be remembered

that another colourless witness light by toppling Bill Silva's of this victory, the CAA

Those efforts of Azenhetra, their brs: win was an 8-7 victory ed by a fair crowd of fans. Delawares 12-7 in the Senior may yet be among the first Javier and Remedios would not over the powerful Pandas lost Against the Saints, the Caro- "B" game. The Yanks also of being three teams in the circuit have cause any criticism had month, and if they can keep up liner's play revealed glaring earned the distinction and the Warriors might, well they boen turned to better ac- their constructive play, without faults which may need me to the first team to lower the De- lawares' colours and the man be relegated, and I shall not count, but the CAA softballers being showy, they are headed for eradicate. There was little com

Hud kuch speed and zest that better things in the second round parison in the batting depart-who accomplished much of this

ment, but it was bo surprised if either of they looked much like a team contests,

In the field-success was pitcher Daniel Re- for Ing that the Saints dominated medios, making his debut new ECSON The teams: these things happen at the just beginning

GAA-Ptcher-P.C. Wong: much of yesterday's play.

the Americans yesterday. the close of the softball season. with hopes of annexing

Pennant

Calcher-L.P. Lam; 1st baseman

Outstanding fielder of the day In their first round encoun- Ott yesterday's show, the

Ollveirit's Warriors will not.M. Tsang: 2nd baseman was third-sacker Benny Omerter, the Delawares trounced the Warrices werd literally a two-

Paul Tiu; 3rd baseman-Seldon escape relegation unless

whose they

crisp handling of sizzling Americans by 23-10. With Red

I cannot

remember when I from Yui Cheuk-yin, Chu Wing- they will admit man team. Catcher Cuscus

Mo: Shortstop-K.T. Leung: grounders and knee-high balls Pereira a conspicuous absentee

last saw so many doubtful in-wah and Lee Yui-tak, In the some brilliant endeavour from Souza, who is likely to get into make better use of their chances Left-helder-Y.Z. Yang, Centre- drow him rounds of applause, yesterday, Jack Bordwell

the so-called lenser did in the

cidents in one game, and really end it was only a matter of how three of the Portugal audit in the Inter-than they

Helder-Lee Porn-hong; Right First-class infield play by Omar, automatic choice far and Bond- they were quite unnecessary for many the Champions could score lights and they were all in Air nnlonal Series, must have added To date, the youthful Rexes and elder-K.K. Shum.

Dave Leonard, Bimbi Ablong cans behind the plate considerably to that valuation by USS Cockrell, are trailing the Machade, Gogo Marques: Catch-South China squad

the US Navy, represented by the

In a playing sense there was before the final whistle and Sing Force blue-Boswell, Janes and Warriors:—Pitchers Sonny and Ray Aldegaur snuffed the well did a good job.

a thoroughly little blonde-headed Martin. the part he played behind the

Versatile centre-fielder Wheel-only one team in the game in the Tao finished up

TOO POOR TO BE TRUE plate in the latest Warriors' de

But there can be no!

er-Cuscus Souza; 1st boseman picture and the Saints er topped the batting list with long run.... and it wasn't the beaten side.

The football In this game was that the sudiors will-Jay Jay Javier; 2nd baseman charge practically in every Inn-

Caroline Hill boys, For the three hits, including a grand Tigers. feal.

the

Ko Po-keung, too poor to be true and for long when in hin-debut for the Warriors, improve

slam home run in the sixth con- Sing Too struck rock-bottom Yuf Cheuk-yin, highly-

-Ricky Azcuheira; 2rd baseman Ing.

Chu Wing-periods the spectators wero right-fielder

Ora returns Gerry Remedios regarded USS

Marques; Shortstop-

Carolinera, there to to put the game on ice. An-in the second half of this match Tong Sheung and For the

were the men who treated

bouts from and it must be admitted that for wah

of hefty Hongkong early next month. himself a steady out-

Johnny Pereira; Left-Belder

almless kicking. sene shocking Infeld other good display came

There Was It is the writer's opinion that Jimmy Cheng: Centre-lelder displays of fumbles. At the mo

and Armstrong at second base

once the tactics of Cheung Kam-mattered.. Ther: was also strength

Lok overcome Alfredo Oliveira; Right-felder ment, the only concrete

hol were in the main responsible Cinude Pugh at shortstop.

Dat-hal, who started the little concerted play and the in his batting. He recorded voies the Warriors

thing their habit of changing their

In the Remedios. hits in three times at fa'.,

the for their poor display.

game at right-half and played Army side seemed to take the -Gerry

about this South China team is

Junior League, in every game, they

Ho storied Chineso the Thore were

Athletic Association:

at entre-forward for most of the time at right- whole game much too easily and BRAVES SHUT OUT REXES signs

that inexperienced Dick Lau is Carvalho's

maintained their unbeaten champion first inning that the

re-and had the appropriate figure back, had a sound game but his casually, Warriors

a great trier and has a great

They seemed to have the idea Braves lifted their spirit out of personality. He is a fighter whe

cord by trouncing the Comets P on his shirt, but any resem- tackle, which reduced Sin Yat- rie prepared to make a great legallon the bitterness of re-

him and between 10-3. China

of a helpless that they could win just when the

a sang to the role doldrums

with a 18-0 shut has the ability to keep his head scored another 13-3 win at the centre-forward was indeed hard passenger, who a completely un-they wanted. In the end they aut victory over the Senior "B"

in the face of defeat.

were lucky, indeed very lucky, expense of the Chinese Athletic to find. Ife caused havoc in the necessary affair. Champions, the Rexes, in the opening Senior "A" game yes

defence....his own defence.... Tong Sheung started at to retain

one point, and had of a magni- and things got so confused that outside-left, but he had freedom Dalziel made wao terday.

The Braves, who are in the

in the end Honniball gave up to move all over the place and ficient chance presented to him. throes of a bitter struggle to

trying to play his own position was the brains behind most of by Gilboy the blegest surprise of

the season would and moved to left-half with the South China attacks.

have been - ward off the strong challenges

Cheung Kam-hoi at centre-half.

complete. at the start of the third Park with that sinking feeling of Jindoo Hussain's Saints and giles

LONG INQUIRY

On the Army that the

sido the only The Tigers' for Warrior's inachine Jocklé Wel's Pandas

team plan the frame, the damage has already

There will be a long Inquiry name that meant anything was been done. The Chinese Athle was creaking and misßring. Pemant, produced that match-

playing Ho Chung-you at Inside- tie Association

1. can only see ballplayers

two reasons winning quality yesterday,

and the in the Tigers' committee room Casty. The right back, worked right was a failure Pitcher Nazarin of the Rexes were comfortably ahead by six for the series of selbacks. The

He pushed the youngster ran himself into the after this display and they may like a Trojan. reshuffling of players game after was made the reapegoat in the

ground trying to make some call my worths early in the bail forward, he carried it for game terorinted for four Joists in- contest when the Braver Bat-

one thing

ward, he did everything out of a hopeless forward season that this defence, good cluding

crucial ters hit him all over the field yesterday's

as it looks on paper, is not safe man could to raise zomo ilfo in muddle. sane. The other reason is that for 12 hits, Prominent. for the

In the first half there was a against a fast and active for his mates, but in most cases all the Warriors contributed to Braves were Carlon Yvanovich,

fair ration of thrills and both ward line.

his prompting was wasted. their own failure by lack of Buji Bhabber, Dick Chaves,

some fine goalkeepers gave a sound dis- Yue Yiu-tak had

The biggest disappointment of lendership and poor conching.

Eddie Loureiro and Hank

but he might have the afternoon was Bennett who The MCC were dismissed for 148 just before lunch play, but the polish of the teams clearances,

of the On the other hand, there was Killeen.

saved a couple

Но goals, had an atrocious game. disappeared as feeling crept into Flash Horry was as good as over, squandered.

rush chances drama In the Chinese Athletle The Braves-Rexes encounter and dismissed the All-Bermuda XI for 193 by the close.

to mough Association softballers' success was thrill-starved.

Gene Woods, lanky 18-year- Less than a hundred people

Mok Only fire-

won Kam-chung

the If the referee had taken

doxca mama ful fight to keep their hopes works came from the bais of old paco bowler, took five MCC | watched the early play, but by firm stand

in as

as his partner.

thmes over and even with an 0.3 soon as this ille alive for the Pennant,

the Braves and they

begun wickets for 17 runs in a spell lunch the crows had grown to started, I believe that we would

Honniball had an indifferent op goal and the goalkeeper The CAA boys played a fast, from the Initial inning. Then of skilful game and they did not there followed more reworks Hutton,

one hour dismissing Len about 600, Yesterday only 207 have seen a better game, but match and was badly upset by out of position he managed to

arkl Tom people paid, for admission: he let soveral offenders off tactics adopted by Cheung get the spare themselves, nor their opin the third and fourth stanzas Graveney in tour balls.

Kam-hol.

Granger had little to

do and ponents. They concentrated

lightly and the rot set in. when no fewer than eight hits 50

In the forward line the only is exempt from criticism, but Woods, playing in his first

THE SCOREBOARD hard

on victory that when were scored by the Braves' cricket match, got pichty of

PAINFUL PUNCTUATION one who mattered was Ho the rest of the Army side "Showboat" Lee Poon-hong heavy guns.

The MCC scoreboard was: and swing on the ball off L. Hulton, b. Woods

Play became punctuated by Cheung-you and if he had had want to forget that game drive

The final result was expected the matting wicket, and later D. pace, the one over the fence

players, even a little useful support he ever took place and, for the sake whole tean, reacted as if electri- and was a gratifying one for took two more wickets those

regular injuries 'c Bean b. Compton,

Chu Wing-wah

early might have achieved something of the peace of mind of the manager Ed Carvalho and his of Peter May and Re Spoon P. May c. Woodgate Sim-

Symonds

casualty and he was followed worth while.

Colony selectors it is to be hoped stout-hearted Braves, It camo He finished with innings figures

So fow mmutes later by Sin You-

much

changing of positions that many of them forget it soon. from the back-to-form pitching of five for

mens b. Woods 49. performance of Kelly Silva-.

Suttle,

sang who was a passenger for went on in both teams that it

THE MAIN HONOURS' Calvin Symonds, medium fast

was often hard to know where the rest of the game. Nelto and good support from bowler, finished off the tell to

In an The turning point come just the different players were play-

enterprising RAF side before the interval when Kwok bring his figures to four for 29.

ing. Many of these changes the main honours go to Boswell, well-carned triumph."

to the were the result of injuries, but Jones and Martin although the Yin-lok The Indelders, comprising Manager Jindoo Hussain, who

The MCC 100 for one over-

cuma trashing

and the crafty baseman

ground from a fierce tackle. The some took a bit of understanding heroic Gilbey C.M. Tsang, took a trip to Macao, was evidnight, lost nine wickets for 48

rurs today.

China centre-forward was

was and often caused complete con- Dalziel are worthy of mention. in great pain and he never really fusion among the players.

Boswoll played Nash right out duration of

VERDICT, Much of the play of

the recovered for the

game. Jones, often In the out- The referee awarded in this game left a bad taste, in beaten by Bennett game.

It is sad to see geld, nover' a free kick, but in common with the mouth.

gave up his great many

spectators I felt that he players with fine reputations defensive work... should have taken a much sacriflee these in ruthless effort Martin was the kardest just for the sake of a couple of worker afleld and his blonde The teams turned round_with League points.

head was always in evidence, 148 no score on the board and it Local officials must be equally He fought like a liger for every

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The MCC Jed the All-Bermuda eleven by 15 runs on first innings at close of play on the second day of their match here.

Top scorer was Hutton with 49, only five of which were scored today.

OLD BOYS WIN The annual soccer match be. tween past and present pupils of King George V School end- ed in a convincing win for the

ibw b. Woods Trevor Bailey, e. Clarence

Graveney, b. Woods

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was just about a fair reflection

{of the play.

Tragedy came to the Tigers just after the interval when in a bad mix-up in the goal area

his own net to put the Cham- Ipions in the lead.

From this moment South China never looked back and goals came

at regular intervals

of but

game.

with

past

past.

this will

accurate

the end he was ruthless in stamping out rough ball and in play as soon as it shows in a getting it more and more often..

Once the players And Maclaren was safe in goal that they can get away

Gubey was injured early in " questionable tactics they are the game and was off the field In the a defender turned the ball into tempted to try these again, and for about 15 minutes.

this time one or two of them second half he took over a TV- tried it again and again and got ing mission in the centre berth away with it.

and he was the undoing of the THE TEAMS

Army defence which

was split Sing Tao: Yuo Yul-tak; Hau open.

by his long Yung-sang, Mok Kom-chung: passes, Sik Pel-yin, Honniball, Sin You-

goals were scored by sang; Yeung Wal-tao, Ho Reeves for the soldiers.just Cheung-yau, Cheung Kom-hoi, before the interval, and by Lo Kan-cheung, Lau Chung-Dalziel for the RAF eight sang.

minutes from the end of the South China: Tam Nai-huen,RDICT: Lau Chi-ping, Lau Yee; Lok Dat- hal, Ko Po-keung, Soong Ling- mighty fallen. The Army side aing: Chu Wing-wah, Lee-Yul- was but a shadow of its recent tok, Kwok Ting-lok, Yul self and lucky to get away with Cheuk-yin, Tong Shoung."

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you live overwrong with the referee's time locked through a list of shows keeping. He was several minutes and attracted by a long list of short in the second half-minutes star names, decided that this that might have brought a RAF one MUSE bo goodt, only to find victory the after you have taken your sent going. that it turns out to be

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THE TEAMS-

- RAF: MacLaren;, Scott, Bos-

That was the feeling ex-well Martin, Jones, McFarlane; perienced by the bulk of the Tomlinson Dalziel, Losder, spectators who saw this game. Gulbey, Morgan.

If they went along to see

Army: Granger; Casey, Wells; Longland; by Stevens at: Frizer,

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