1954-04-19 — Page 6

CHINA

YESTERDAY'S SOFTBALL

CHINESE HOLD ON TO A SLIM 2-1 LEAD TO WIN INTERNATIONAL FINAL

By "SNOOPER”

What a game and what a finish there was to the Softball Inter- national Final at King's Park yesterday when China, the defending Champions, held on determinedly to a 2-1 run lead over Portugal, the challongers, in a nine-inning tussle. The encounter was watched by a capacity holiday crowd of ball fans.

The Portuguese butters, including first baseman Calan Yvanovich, third baseman Junior Remedios, centre-flelder Spikey Guterres, right-fielder Johnny Pereira and pitcher Vic Pedruco, hammered at moundsman Jackio Wei without stopping but failed to break down the spirit and resistance of China's most brilliant pitcher who spearheaded the Chinese to a 2-1 victory which was hard-earned but thoroughly deserved.

At the start of the ball game | catch and

- Chma's cliances were

slow-moving and this slowness was yanked by seemed to affect every Portugal not re-manager Ed Curvalho in the player. garded UA being particularly sixth cunto, Manuel Guterres bright because of the fact thai was sent in and did a creditable their pitcher, Jacide Wei, is job at baiting.

notoriously a four-inning player, The Chinese were in a lively but when it was made known and winning mood at the start that Wol had been well rested of the initial inning and at the for the big game, friends of the close of play were two runs up. Chinese squi were confident Pitcher Vic Pedruco, the out- Skrit China woul pying standing softballer of the League surprise and retain

season, experienced a shaky start for another year.

and walked both Wally Ma and Seldon Ma successively.

the Shield

WEI THE HÉRO

Mountsman Jackie Wei played

It is true that China did not find it easy to beat Portugai and retain their International Chum- plonship. Their victory must be credited to three schemers be- hind the Chinese playManager Mak Kwong, conches C. C. Lee and Chev Tool.

in the sixth with a man on base

Except for one error on the part of the three men-we China's Arst run came from

error of instructing S. S. Hsu the bat of shortstop Y. S. Llang to bunt instead of hitting Pedruco

field scored whose hit to left his past and was the hero of Wally Ma. It was also the only-they got through an enormous the team in a grim battle against two-bagger

amount of the afternoon's

uf coaching the leading sluggers no play. In the meantime, Seldon successfully. softball. Revealing a devastat-Mn moved to third and Ling ing turn of speed By deliveries, Wei proved himself a most diffienit man To hil

s

work

They rarely introduced any went to second.

surprise moves but banked on Skilful centre fielder Lee the top pitching form of Jackie Poon-long next scored Seldon Wei and the excellent fielding of In the infield, the Chinese Me with a hit to second and al- both the Infelders and out- ballplayers in first baseman C.though

China

were

C. Wong flied out,

provided fielders. M. Tsang,

the Chinese with ample chances of recording Athletic Association, second base another run, this threat was man Wolly Ma of the

out when Pandas, wipedi

right-felder third sacker Seldon Ma of the CAA and shortstop Y. S. Llang. of the Pundas were a lough lot whys neither gave any quarter nor asked for it.

THE TEAMS

China: Pitcher-Jackie Wet (Pondos); Cotcher Raymond The cheers that greeted these Tsao (Pandas); 1st baseman-C. efforts were well deserved and M. Tsang (CAA); 2nd bascinan

#l was not a fleeting moment Wally Ma (Pandas); 3rd baseman

of glory. The Portuguese soft--Seldon Ma (CAA); Shortstop 'They Have both Wel and ballers tried to hit back but Y. S. Liang (Pondos); Left- catcher Raymond Tsao

succeeded unl ample never

support to outshine the Portu-vital soventh.

guesu infield play.

In

the vatfield department, Portugal's Eddie Loureiro of the Braves

FULL MARKS

Full marks

in the fielder-L. c. Poon (South China), S. S. Hau (Pandas); Centre-fielder--Lec Foon-hong (CAA); Right-felder P.

GATHERING

Eva Koottan and her Hungarian compatriot, dethroned World Champion Ferenc Side, with one of the several Japanese competitors, Miss K. Watanabe, during the World. Table Tennis Championships at Wembley-Central Press Photo.

WEEK-END FOOTBALL

St. Joseph's Pay Dearly For Turning Up With

Only

Ten Men

By I. M. MacTAVISH

In a poor 1st. Division game in which the monotony was relieved only by the eccentricities of Castilho in goal for the Saints, Eastern made. St Joseph's pay dearly for turning up with only 10 men at the Club Stadium yesterday.

With full team St. Joseph's might easily have won the match, for truth to tell this Eastern side was often unbelievably weak. As it was, only a single goal separated the sides until a penalty kick was awarded against the Saints Inte in the

game.

the, ineptitude of Ward and Xavier, both of whom squandered good chances, put toờ tuch work on their shoulders,

Tse Kam-ho turnedi penalty to good account and a few minutes later he fan on to to the Chinese Wong (CAA). Was the conspicious team spirit and team work, and

* loose ball and socing that Agure and his series of sparkling to moundsmen

Portugal: Pitcher Vic Referee Mak had refused Jackie Wel in Petruco (Saints);

Catcher offside signat. from his catches was a great delight to particular for holding down the Cuscus watch.

Bouza (Warriors); 1st mat, he calmly slipped it. opposition till the seventh. There baseman - Calau Yvanovich the not to bring the

Right-nelder Johnny Pereira of the Warriors missed an cosy

Japanese Win

Two Titles At Berlin

Berlin, Apr. 18.

AGATE TEKME Easier; Tam Woon-cheuk; Wal-mart, Fong Sal-chew, La Low Fat Tang Yluewah,

:

tem

was no sign of Wei faltering but (Braves); 2nd baseman-Arturo total up to four tally that by sheer strength and leter-

Sino-Malays Deserved Their 4-1 Victory Against Hongkong

Singapore, Apr. 19.

The Sino-Malays of Singapore, by beating Hongkong 4-1 at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, lived up to their fine tradition of great deeds against touring teams.

Their performance yesterday, was all the more creditable because they fielded a team much_below their real strength. And so well did the second selections play that one must avoid speculating whether the full team could have done better.

no

· Kim Beng, Kok Peow, Ibrahim Slang Hock, who ran round Mansoor, Osman Johan and Haji | Wells and shot past McLared.: Grahan and Chung Kum, who Two minutes from the, end the would not have made the team. Bino-Malaya scored again, If Boon Scong, Awang Bakar, Osman Johan, taking a free kick Boon Leong, Hee Jong, Harith quickly, passed to ibrahim who and Teow Keng were avajipple, switched the bull to Slang Hock, looked every bit as good as the collected the return and rent the men they replaced.

ball to Kok Poow, who shot This is a big compliment but across the advancing McLaren.

one can deny that

they

A crowd of 6,940 paid to see thoroughly deserve it.

game-Reuter, OUTFOUGHT AND OUTPACED With the clever Siang Hock to direct the attackTM na Ko Seng, in Weng and Chee Seng to inspire and tighten up the defence, the Sino-Malays out- fought and outpaced Hongkong, who were often made to look slow, clumsy and inept,

Cho

Home Soccer Standings

The following are the

OD the heavy, muddy pitch, latest Home Soccer stand-

the Sino-Malays adopted the

EDITIO treffes that has served ings: Singapore so well the day be

Division I

PWD LT K

fore, attacking with long passes, Wolverhampton 30 23 7

West Bromwich 39 32 una in defence staying with

*a* | Kuddemfield their men and clearing quiak-Bolton

Manchester U." Blackpool

Charlton

Hongkong started well and inniey the fourth minute Chee Seng Chelsea had to dive full length to turn Cardi D sharp grounder from

Preston NË Tai-fai found the post. Cher Arsonal Seng

out palmed

Lee Tottenbem

Newcastle, U. Tal-fals

that: comer Rick, but

Aston Villa ball remained In front of Bartmouth Singapore's gond and Chee Seng Sheffield W

Manchester Cl had to save again from Chu Sunderland Wing-wah before Hongkong, Sheffield

Middlesbrough were pushed back.

Liverpool

The Sino-Malays twice got going

with long Jimmy Tan was times.

passes, but Blackburn offside both Lelcenter

Everton Nottingham F. Birmingham

Hongkong attacked off the Luton Town

second free kick, Tong Sheung latherham sending Yiu Chouk-yin through: Fulham Then the Sino-Malays were off Pistol Rovers

Leeds United again, following a free kick in Doncaster when he got another counter to their own half. Slang Hock West Ham

Stoke City close the gap to a single goal.

got the ball off Kok Song's kick Bury.... From then unto the end it was and toed it out to Kim Beng, County

had moved, out to a wase of the Club making who

the Hull City

mination he laboured and gave foalnts); 3rd baseman #ha more than flattering to the Wal-khen, Wong Kwok-jien, | played his casual hard game but of the act. McLaren misjudged Bristol City

e better performance than ever Shortstop before.

Pedruco started the ball rolling and went to first and was then advanced

to second.

Spikey Guterres But safely to first. After Manuel Guterres

forced out

was

boll

Remedios

Nunes

No Gauge On

•

Asia's Amateur

Boxers

at first, Pedraco raced tur third and spikey Guterres to second respectively. Cuscus

Souza's Miss Kioko Watanabe and sacrificed ity to centre

scored Ichiro Ogimura won the Pedruco for the only Portugal Mixed Doubles Champion-run of the afternoon's play. ship at the German Table Portugal then missed another Teunis Championships here chance of ticing up the today. They beat another game when Robert Nunes was forced out at first with Spikey Japanese pair, Kazuo Kawat Guterres stranded on base. and Mias Hideko Goto,

Singapore, Apr. 18, 19-21, 21-23, 21-9, 21-18, The gallery sat up and took The four amateur boxers super-pitching chosen to represent Singa- efforts of Wel who, after toiling pore at the Second for seven

Asian And Fujic Eguchi won the surprisingly good show for the Games have been given a unprotected goal Women's Doubles title, beating remaining two innings to hold warning that they may re-

Missca Linde Wertl and the Portuguese batters down.

turn with four gold medals The many softball fans saw a or nothing at all. high standard of play dished out

21-15 in the final.

the

The Mixes Kioko Watanabe

Tudo Fritzi of Austria 21-0,! 21-3, 21-17 in the final.

notice

of the

Innings, put up a

shot

CLUB 4, POLICE S

the

to

betongkong

thain.

Forwich

Crystal Palipa

Bradford C.

Rochdale

desperate.. cforts to get the wins, equaliser and the Police defence Kim Heng ran round Watson, Touris Wells Derby County

Symouth A. commendable and centred to Ibrahim Mansoortford Nemation to protect theit

who

made, as if to pass to itham Blender lead,

Jimmy Tann but swung round For

the home side Tarpey and shot into the far top corner (Braves); winners, Robert

Tang Mitol-yden, Loe Din-ka, The deploted St Joseph's side

Kam-ho, Ng Chun-sing, the was often left with two men

the flight of the (Braves); Left-felder Edále never gave up trying and f

and made the ball St. Joseph's: Castilho, Bux, to cover as Falconer spent a lot no attempt to save it. Portugal got their first break Loureiro (Braves); Centre-ffelder Ward and Xavier bad

taken Hahn, Janes, Swinburn, Ritchie, of his time up in attack. Mac-

This goal came in the 20th Spikey

Guterres in the Beventh frame. Vic

(Braves) easy chances they might have Xavier, Ward, Bradford, Nash. Dold suffered

Perer sprung a big surprise.

a nasty anitie minute and four minutes later Minwa Right-felder - Johnny

injury early in the game aud the Sino-Minlays were two up. Northampton (Warriors),

Manuel Guterres For Eastern Fong Sal-chow

although he

it was a long passing roter was obviously in Again (Braves).

und ko. Wal-kuen were rollable defedders, white în thờ, front If goalkeeper's Tang Kai-manfully to his task.

great pala and limping he stuck move from their own half that forga

goal. Chong Kuss Bouthend rank only Fong Kwold-yiels wing and Mallett Sould have and The Kam-ho showed either changed places before this game

* Hongkong raid and Newport Notther Kinloch nor Petrie

the ball to Bin Weng. wiry City real class or ability.

started at the Club Stadium on showed. First Division form and Blang Rock ran on with His Tom Castilho

in goal tor St Saturday the roult would very the Joseph's kept the small crowd probably have been the other badly missed in the centre of the way from the right wing. Kim

resourceful Ferro was Weng's pass and sent Kim Ben Alden hot entertained with his unorthodox

way round. methods, but it must have been

neta.

Beng

Wells outpaced

and Fan Mullett in the Club goal must very disconcerting for his team-accept the blame for the loss of Balf but faded out later on who swept it in.

Paton had a very good first squared the ball

Colchester to Kok Peow,

WAMI rhates to turn round and find

points. He never looked McGregor and Gardner worked their last line of defence stand sade and should have saved hard in the faside Dortar and

wwre far

from Port Vale, and in the late minute hat der ing somewhere near the centre three of the goals that beat Malden, with of the field.

the Gateshead his three goal

of the half Les Taležal, him...and in fact bo was for were treated to the astonishing occasions when he dropped the wi

Once in the first half wetunate that on a couple of other more than paid his way, Fickter most dangerous, of their fod, Sttunthorpe

had a good game on tho

stabbed a short pass Wrexham spectacle of Castilho and two ball there was no Police forward

acros the goal and At Chil-yin Mansfeld

Chesterfield Tsang

tapped in the ball. from the centre at the field all his lupses. other defender noning madly

Kai-wing was at frand to take advantage

Bradford of Police hero in the closing stages

SWITCHED FOR

"FORWARDS Southport the

when he had

somo excelluit Hongkong switched their for stockpart о way book to their DWES Both term's had

enforced saves. Both backs played well wards in the second; half, Lea Cartie changes. Police were without Au and the Hal back leo Tai-fai coming to centre for Barrow that had been kicked over Chi-ym but their versatile for lughes made a good job of the ward, Au Chi-yin going to the Grimsty

tainly

wasn't Ist Division ensuing changes than did the Kwok-kwong, the

In the second- mimiter Choo Workington SOCCER defended will and It was no and the enthusiasm of

Club defence which, without the right half, had a grand game in Seng saved well from a hard ander Hahn, Swinburn and Ritchie readying influence of Armstrong the second half.

grounder by Yiu Cheuk-yin || York and then fielded cleanly off Chu ax Forrow, fault of theirs that the Saints never booked happy.

In a lively forward Hne Tam Wing-wah's well taken corner chester went down. uns the forward Club got off to a good start Cheung-sing, Moss · und

Lokick line Nash and Bradford look-bul, after a fine spap goal by Ehiu-luen took the honours

Caltio ed capable footballers, but the Malden, loose defensive play Jet Verdict: Good entertaining food. the bail, about better asid "were Dundee

Hongkong were now moving ar shortage of a man

the the Police forwards in to notch ball with the points in arkd

the pressing, and it was only stouts clyde a couple of goals.

balance until the last kick. Club hearted defence, in which Kol Aberdeen Club were then awarded havo

A

Queen of goalkeeping problem Seng, Garhan, Osman Johan and Rangers penalty and Falconer sent "hey must solve soon or the Chee Seng exceed the halves, Partick grounder into the not to regain other players will lose heart that prevented Hongkong from Win equality but Lo Shiu-luen and One interesting feature of the

East Fifo. Moks chrried play to be other game was the number of times

Kcoring.

In the 17th minute Chee Seng Raita R.

Jag ät Mirren end and emphasised the gapa in Rareree Barnett refused to ac again saved beautifully from a "kikirk London, Apr. 19. the Club defence lines by add- cept the flag waving of his free kick taken by Hau Yungering A. for the

Probable runners and jockeys | Pawn interval found the score times in twenty minutes in the ball over from just under the

ing, two more goals,

Un campen. It happened Lour sang from 30 yards, tipping the Tamilton Queen's Prize, to be ran over two miles at Kempton unchanged at 4-2 In favour of second half. Park today (Monday), are: the visitors.

bar.

Cheung-Yau headed out from Stealousemate Boon after the start of the

THE TEAMS of Gold, (C. Smirke),

the corner

mur and from the goal aird Lanark,... Water (L. Piggott), Dingo

Mullott, MacDonald, kick Singapore broke away, and aorton 80 goalkeeper

Aye United flors Richards),

Taong Kal-wing Angelo (3.

coner; Paton, McGregor, Mal 18th mímuté. and bring the Chas right back den, Gardner, Pickering..

Ahlon Royal La Calcium (D. Sealth), into the ethe, but Crafty

Heu Kung ang stopped Choo frustermline (R. Putney),

Polloe: Tsang Kai-wing; Seng's goal kiek but his clear- Queen's Park Tobias Shiaraten soon restored the Leang wing-fat, Leing Kuan-ance, was Intercepted by Kok (J. Wilson), Romney Legend Face and to tos mots

Tortar A... (W. Swinburn), Airstream (D.

fai; Cheung Kwok-kwong, Peow, who gent Sinng Hock | Dundee With the score at 49 Club Hot Apreld Top Tath through Slang Hock, paned to Cowowobe Forte), Eynsford (R. Reader) stazed a despărutė“ rally

Arbroath and wing Tulay, Mose, Lo Situ-lien, Ibrahim Mansoor, who beat --China Mail Spedal.

Marka

revived their hopes Yuen YiCHANGE NA

Fraser and returned" the Bull to

by the victorious Chinese squad · The reason -advanced by an In the Mixed Doubles semi- of ballply rs, and after several metal of the Singapore Amateur Anais,

Ogura and Misi

games dis-Boxing Association is that there Watanabe beat Villm Harun-oppy exhibition played by Chino,

gauge on the present yesterday's is no (Yugoslavia) and Miss performance gazo

Was most signi- standards of amateur boxing in Trude

Pritz (Austria) 21-16, cant

Asian countries. 11-21, 23-21, 20-22, 21-18 while

Miss

Kawai and Miss Goto beat The snap in tlief teamwork "Until the final results Gro Richard Bergman suxb

gave their supporters something known," Secretary Bertie Kathleen Best of England to shout about and they certainly Dunsford said, "the Singapore 17-21, 21-18, 21-12,

gave a grand display against one boxers are as good as any at of the speediest and Vilim

moat the Ganica," Harongozo and powerful ball teams In the Commenting on the talk that Vogrine of Yugoslavia beat Colony today,

Filipino Boxers would make a Kichiji Tomasu, and Kazuo

clean sweep, Dunsford said: "It Kawai (Japan); in the final of

NOT IN FORM

is trde that dunst every young the Met's Doubles. The score

man in the Philippines cultivates Unfortunately for Was 23-21, 31-11, 21-15.

Portugal,

a cauliflower car, but it is also Calau Yvanovich, Junior

troe that when an amateur Remedios, Spikey Guterres, Johnny Pereira and Vic Fedruco, good there he turns professionn

than you can say Jack who played Excellently in the thu

Villa Harongozo (Yugoslavia) and Richard Bergman (Eng land) are to play, each other in

Man's Singles Router.

the

NOTICE

stop a

not. It was funny, but it cor-Nées, suffered less- from the tree goals against hira, Cheung to the o their heads from entering the ward line, well generalled by pivot berth in spite of Malden's right wing and Chu, Wing-wah Tranmere

diminutivo

QUEEN'S PRIZE PROBABLES

Approval (T. Gostingning second half Malden was ön the Club:

Accrington Dewan A.

Darling

Scottish

Scottish, gue: “27/353

Motherwel

Anal League, did not shine es muunsford, Bald he is well act | Nickaby); Neasden Lane (Gland "pot to cash in on an error by | Tiipay, Kinloch, - Petrie;· Fal◄ | scored their third goal if the St. Johnstone

yesterday in the

face. of. Wol's gutinted with the standards of deadly-ploàing form, and

Indians, The Portuguese fans had the matelas and if some sort of right to expect much better felding but the fielders were Singapore's standard is an gauge could be obtained from

high."

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

and

› FRANCASAL BETS VOID

Draft "Programmes Entry Forms for the 11th

Race Meeting, 1953/54, to bở held on Saturday. Ist, and

Ceylonese and Burmesongin

IN FINE TRIM -

The Secretary said his ho are in line trim and are 'resiaty, to take on anybody and as many times, as they aro called

проб Chdon, Nor. 14.

to do so. Saturday 8th May, 1954, ruling body over horse race Dunsford added, “there is one

The Tattersall Committee, "Whether we win or lose, (weather permitting); may betting announced today that thing their opponents at Banlia be obtained at the Secretary's 'all bola Ofice, Alexandra House; the

Zenit they will be in a fight" had been dőckred vold.: Four men were led here Five boere were selected to and the Stables, Bhan Kwong That month for plowing to de-inake the trip to Manile, but Road

to fraud the fact court ratly only four will go. The s dan of the Byed Omar, could not obtain

bermileston from, the Army

Club House, Happy Valley fully" 20 pre race can be certain of and thatˇl#';

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