1954-12-20 — Page 7

FRENCH VICTORY

THE CHINA MAILI MONDAY, DECEMBER 20,

Mlle. Renee Gárilhe of France (right), 'in action against 'Mlle. Elora Elek of Hungary in the fencing match between France, Italy and Hungary. Mlle. Garflhe won her match by eight pointá to five., France were the team winners.— Agence France-Presse Photo,

WEEK-END SOFTBALL

Blackhawks Win Crucial Game To Stay In The Pennant Race

Blackhawks 'A' outhit and outran the Americans in 4th and 5th inning rallies to win 7-4 in a thrilling crucial game before a capacity crowd at King's Park yester- day and put themselves shoulder to shoulder in the hot race for the Benlor "B" League pennant with the Yankees,

Blackhawks took the field first without Roberto and Manuel Nunes, who were playing hockey, and seemed shaky at the outset.

home

runs 10

Armstrong of the Americans | However, Rodrigues was snipped | two first got on base on a fumble, off on second to cod the rally in three runs for her team. advanced by Jack Carvalho's and now the Blackhawks were sacrifice, and reached third on leading by 0-4. д pass ball. Jack Bordwell pulled out a long ny to left for another sacrinee but Armstrong www pegged at home when left felder Gerry Remedios caught the bail and threw in in time to complete a double play.

Blackhawks turn at bat was

iso unsuccessful though Rennie Barretto get a hit and made to second on an outnekler's fumble after one nut. However, his hasty attempt to steal further resulted in a put out at third Tony Rodrigues fruled out to end the Arst inning.

ly

The Pandarettes overwhelmed

FOUR COLONY ATHLETIC RECORDS NOT LIKELY TO SURVIVE THE SEASON

By “RECORDER”

Four Colony athletic records three of these in the books since 1951 and the fourth since 1962 are unlikely to survive the current athletic season These are the records for 400 Metres, 440 Yards, 800 Metres and 880 Yards

Lt. H. Burch of the 1st Battalion, the Essex Regiment, and Stephen Kavior, the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club's Asian and Empire Games competitor,, gave, notice at yesterday's triangular athletic, match at Boundary Street that they are laying claim 1o. thebe.

T

Burch broke "Paddy"Mac-Championships in 1934 Williams expected from the runner-up' Mahon's Boundary Street holds the Colony, record of 63.2 in the 200 Mettes in the last Fow ground record of 2 minutes 7,0 seconds, set up at Sookunpoo in Colony Championships. seconds in winning the 800 the Army Championships in

runners have beaten 24 seconds Yarda Run, practically rimming 1051

for the 220 at Boundary Strect. the second half of the

Next HKAAC Xavier demonstrated, quite

meeting a race, on his own to win in 2 mi

2 minutes conclusively yesterday that he is against the Hongkong Univer- seconds - extremely

Club and both sily Athlette a strong claimant to time for Boundary Street.

Williams 440 Yards record rid Diocesan Bays Most of the Colony's best the 400 Mether record of 8

Boundary Street on Wednesday, Half Milers have run

at seconds set up by Ng Yuen-fek of December 29, and with the re- Boundary Street, at ant time South China AA at Caroline Hill Club's team it is hoped, to ar- large recruitment into the or another MacMahon held in the 1951 Colony, Champlon rango as many meetings as can

'be fitted in.

the ricard

unt yea

fost

ships.

Only Williams has run the 440 yards

faster than Xoxter at

with 2:07:6 In the Championships in 1992 when he bent Lt. M.N.S. McCord of the Boundary. Street. Nohman Lo of Royal Ulster Rifles by two University (843,

1851) and done 2:08.4 at Boundary Street 2. Lt. Goodburn

(54.0 mm 1963) and Gar Derck Coburn 2.09.6.2 the only other Quarter Milers

ever to

tive beaten 3415 seconds No one else of an impressive

Strost track.

yards. Cpl. T.E. Williams has

Dent

School at

THE SUMMARIES 10 YARDS DASH First Race:1, Stephen Xavier poca; 2. Robert, IKAAC), Marques (HKAAC), 10.3 0001.. 3.

set, Wright (1) Coex), 112 wee Lanford (14 Field) 63/Li, Tutchie (1 EXCX), 0, Rooney (14 Field)

Bray of local Half Mers has on the Bouncy nor Burch Essex), 11.2 ch. 2. Ray Spencer

Neither were an treat as Xavier for this were tought races cartier while Kavier race yesterday, both having ru

only ran: a. slow 100 Yards, or would have been

ever gone under 2:10 'there.

Second in yesterday's race, in 2 minutes 18 seconds was Mike Curzon

of the HKAAC. This going for A TUBNET beginning on this training, the competition of the three Mane HCAAAA a poca Bgt

was

only

but Curzon was no match for Burch yesterday.

again with

Second Race: 1. L/Cpl. Dane (3 THKAÁC), 112 seex: 3. Low (14 Field); 4. Hayes' + Field); 62/L. Jones (Essex).

YARD DASU Firat hee;-12/11, M. C. Sweeney (4 Field), 24. s. 2. Robert Marques (IKAAC), 23.1 sers... 3.

(1 Kabox), B. Rooney Wright

Becond Face-1. 12. Clouting be (AAC), 20.0 secs: 2. D. J. Guns

Scottish Bor-bid up for the interval of a

football match. The

#laid).

all running their The Colony Half Mile record rat race of the day would be a of 2 minutes 2.1 seconds was "tar attraction and one to

(HRAAC), 25.3 secs.; 3. Pte. Cole (1 set by Bandsman H. Andison of

Essex) 4. Banford 14 Field). B. the King's Own

440 YARDS DÁSH HKAAC won yesterday's Riley (14 leid). derers in the Army Champion-match with

1951. No

103 points against 93 ships at Sookunpoo in

for (the) Essex Regiment and 82 other runner in Hongkong har run the "Hair" faster than Burch for 14 Field Regiment, RA, No Lt. Burch (1 Easex), 653 secs. yesterday, though 3. P. Mas one Mahon has clocked 2:02.0 (the Colony record), 2:03.8, 2:04.5 800 Metres

took

First Race. Stephen Kavier (HKAAC), 541 sven: 2.2/LA, M. C. Sweehes (14 Field 545 sec., 1.

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1. Lt. X. Buren 1 Essex), 7 mins.

50 oces.; 2. M. P. Curzon (HKAAC)

2 mine. 10.0 secs: 3. Jenkinson (14 ad); inius. 11.1 oce: 4. L/Bdr. Benbow 4 Field); s. D. G. Brice (HKAAC)

ONE MILE RUN 1. 2/Lt. P. J. R. Alderton a

been conting in the past has performances, there were few wadsworth (16. Field); 5. turned in a very promising 4.1 Bránd of the flass.

2

jess, to rolny

the point-scoring Lear Wadsworth (Field)...

Second Race:-1. D. J. Qunn ricky and all three teams (AAC), BOZ KECS.; 4. Lt. Kelly were very much early season i sex) 00.0 sec; Watkins (14 scratch affairs with sometimes Field), 602 recs.

YARDS RUN, only one representative or none al.dll, in same events.

Outside the day's two great other

C. N. marks

managed a seconds yesterday to beat 2/Lt. very creditable 167 feet 9 inches M. C. Sweeney (54.8) and Lt. In the Javelin Throw, a mark Burch (652) after running into which has been beaten at Bour-on 27.2 a long lead in the early stage: dary Street only by J. W. Bland of the race on which the two of the Royal Navy ** Hughes (Just over Army runners closeup con170-foot) and Li. sider bly over the last 150 yards of the Welch Regiment, Colony record-holder at 187 feet 24 Stephen fell a fifth of a second inches who never did better at short of the ground record of

Boundary 'Street than 169:11%. 53.9 seconds set up by Cpl. T. E. Williams

Royal Brand was one of England's best

Junior throwers this

year and has

done over 180 feet with the youths' Javelin

bring

and 2:03.0 Over (about 875 yards). Valerie Fernandes annexed a

JUST SHORT three run homer and Bobby Lee Americans went

Stephen Xaxler, whose 440 out quick and Evelyn Alenco each collect- In

the

Yorda fth and Black-ed a four-bagger with two on. added

Iwo insurance Angela- hawks

D'Aquino look the The first runs.

was through bating a perfect four in four. Cuscus Souta's midfeld homer including a triple. and another by Johnny Pereira, who dashed to third on his safe grounder toward the centro which was missed by the out- wa: batted in by Belder and Joey Graca's sacrifice hit,

The Americans endeavour in the sixth was frustrated though they got the base loaded after two down, and Blackhawks went out three straight.

The final attempt by the Yankee was a failure as three of them were put out succes- sively and Blackhawks avenged their first round defeat.

BAINTS WIN

In the second, Ken Donaldson and Claude Pugh of Yankees were both passed and "Red" Pereira's sacrifice bit brought them to third and second. Rick Wheeler slammed 2 powerful drive 10 right field which bounced off the mitt of the Brat Joseph's narrowly downed

In the Senlor "A" League, St the baseman and scored Donaldson.nghing Warriors by 2-0. Pugh also reached home when Fernando Marques pitched well the third baseman missed a for the Tribesmen who issued throw for putting out the rut no walk and yielded only five

ner.

tite. Ted Whisler was issued u free ticket but Wheeler wON nipped off at third for Accand out when he attempted a steal. Red Burling fouled out to end the inning,

first

the

Wat nipped off on a steel fur the second out. Though Johnny

and Joey Green both

held by ruined all hope.

roach

ruined

Indians were

21-0. Junior

the Overseas Ladies by 20-1.

The Unten League games were all one-way affairs as P.I. Dodgers downed the Soven- teeners 10-10, Blackhawks 'B wolloped the South China Juniora 10-4 a3 Daniel Castro homered for the young Hawks, and Comets blanked the Wah Ying students D-0.

of-the

Tank Regiment in the Any

Vietnamese Retains Asian Table Tennis Singles Championship

Singapore, Dec. 19.

UPBET VICTOR

mine. A sec; 2. Jenkin Fald). 8 mine, 63 #ocs> Bacon (AAC), 3 min.

pcs 4. L/Bdr. Burton (14 d); s. 1/Bdr. Shand (14) Field)...

THREE MILA KUN 12/14. P, J. B. Alderton

Essex), 10 mine. 200, seca. Jack Wood (HKAAC), 10 mins. 295 secs; 3. Pie: Roseli (1 Essex); 4. Plo, Killi

Field): & Fle, Sumling (1) Emex);

Easex); 5. L/Bdr." White (14 Bdr. Burton (14 Field): s. C. Churchill HKAAC).

122 YARDS HIGH AURDLES 1. A. E. Collaro (HKAAC), 103 #cs; 2. 4/Lt. _Milchle. (Essex), 204 cca 3. Gnr. Fitzgerald (14 Wield) 208 secs; 4. Li, “Macmiley

R. Bell of the HKAAC, the (14 Field); Novices 440. Yards Hurdics

400 YARDS LOW HURDLES ·

1. I. Bell (HRAAC) 3.8 SOCA Champion, was the biggest up-|2. A. X. Collaco. LÍKAAC), 65.4

set victor of the day when he tee 3. C. E. Grimins (AAC) Hellly (14

colony chemiplon, and Pumheress Flat Ke

runner-up). But

HIGH JUMP

last year, in 63.8 seconds.

1 Trung chua chim KHÁC B Collaco has done very little Pie. Cole (I Essex)

In 13/14. Ritchie training if any at all this season (1x). 1935 in.; foll and is by no means a "has (14 Field) and Sheehan (14 FIGd)

4. 0 in. boen!! he normally

As he

into runs

LONG JUMP `· form on very little training.

1. Twang Chun-him (1KAAC),

A notable double was scored tine: 2. Banford (14 Field),

ft.

1019 Ins.; 32/2t. Ritchie

by 2/L. P. J. R. Alderton of the Exox). 17 11.9 Ins. 4. Gat. Jolley Raspx Regiment who won both eld), 18 7. élus.:: 5. Jones

and

Threa Miles;|14 Field),*, 16 ft. 4 ingin d. Co.

Copt

Saints had a scare yesterday os Warriors put up stiff resis- tance und played the best game of this stason, However, the Old Timers managed to push Vietnam's Mai Van Hoa, the 25-year-old Asian the Mile Gerry Remedios of Howka

one run across home plate in Champion, successfully retained his Men's Singles crown Neither race was fast, though Roones 14 Field), 14. 10 ins.

HỘP, KIE" a Jimp got on through in error The second and sixth to take

Wood but was forced out on second the

at the Third Asian Table Tennis Championships when he ack of the Carb who 21 de EST), 10, 1 Kame. The

good Ina. 2.2/L1 M. C. Sweeney when Cuscus Souza's grounder unable to hit Areballer Vie defeated Deogracias Aguasin of the Philippines in an

forced the Three-Mile 4), 375ft. 7 ins : 3. Z/Bd.

Wadsworth (10 Field), 55 ft. 7 ih». was picked Up

Arinstrong. Pedruco.

hour-long battle at the Singapore Badminton Stadium to a 10: 20.6

SHOT PUT second

Cuscus baseman

Only in the third did one man tonight.

P. E. Edwards of the 1. Capt. Edwarda (), Essex), Ir a. third station, but his

Mai won 17-21, 21-12, 21-17, 11-21, 21-13 to bring Essex Regiment, eiro; managed anat col. Boatwright Essex), run on hasty

an infield pop

Shot Put-Duct Throw double, 2 ind: 3 McCulloch Pereira

Flaid), 31 ft.). 4. Kim (14) Field), the only for

chance of back to his country the Dato Paglar Cup for the second beating Capt. F. B.. Lambert of 12 ft. 101, ins.; 6. Capt. J. B. Lam- were on, Manuel Remedios in scoring for the Warriors.

time.

Field in the latter event for beri (14) Field), 29-11. 214 ina: 6, C.

N. Brand (HXAAC), 28 ft. Ginnú ki Another Benfor "A" match

Miss Baguio Wong of Hongkong was again in her the day's second biggest upset. Hall 13 Floid), as the US tax d. 11. In the third conto Dorfaldson

double was just a brushover" as the

winners were Rebinam (KAAC), 24 ft. 1015. drew A walk after Carvalhos and Bordwell, were put out in wakes

Braves whitewashed the Dela- best form when she won two more trophies for her coun-the

DISCUS THROW Remedios try. She became the new Asian table tennis queen when Xavior (100 arid 440) and Tsang ins

Ching-him of the HKAAC, Jost Another double play. Pugh also piched for the former and he she defeated Korea's Han Yong Ja by: 22-24, 21-18, 21-8, Inter-School High Jump 10 ft. 11 ins-2. Capt. 2. B. Lam- . 1. Capt. P.. E. Edwards (1" Essex), was passed and "Red" Pereira's made the first no run and no

(High and Long | bert (14 Field), 101 f. 714 Ins; 3. hit to Umely

Pte. Burroughs ·(1 · Essex), 94 ft. season in the 21-16, Front of the brought Donaldson in.

of note Senior "A" League, Buji Dhabher

were the 11. 1. R. J. Robinson (KARC), 19 13. 4 Ima; 5. C. N. Brand (HKAAC). obtained Blackhawks

two of the Bravts was solid at bat in lim to defeat Korea's Han Yong | (Korea) 18-21, 21-8, hits in a row through Barretto having a four in five.

Ja and Wie Sang Sule after 10-21, 21-11

JAVELIN, TInow ques and Litla of the HKAAC and Rodrigues after two down,

Mixed Doubles

In the 220 Yards. They clocked C. N. Brand. (IIKAAC), 107 11. but Jack Carvalho, the hot In the

Ladies Tournament, close struggle by three games to

Wie Sang Suk: and heel botwood 25.0 and 25.2, which 2. Holand (HKAAC). 131 1. Big ine,; 5. H. Clouling (HKAAC), corner guardian, spolled their the South China Ladies battled two in the Women's Doubles to

win the fourth tile for Hong-Kyong He (Korea) best Y. 5. a fast going for the tortuously-fil.n. d mal & Ple. Burrough (1) chance by throwing out Gerry | the ex-champion Wahoo Aces, tó

Vyas and Merna Paranda (Inning Boundary Street Furlong ADEX), 125 ft. Ans... Capt., J. B. Remedios on first when ha the last inning, only to lose Kong.

NIGHT'S UPSET día) -21-13, 21-12. and 21-16.-coun

Lambert (14 Field), 115 ft. Pla insi 4. V/LA. Law2|14-Field), (fiá n. 10-11:

Swooney won his race in 24.2 of 7, R. Ben (AAC). DS L Singapore's Loh Heng-chew Reuter. South China Ladies werd and Foon Weng-hoe provided

seconds, but that is only to be [9' biz"; leading curring in the first four and gaght when they

EVERY-TWO YEARS: However, the frames.

Aces' Then came the crucial fourth heavy hitting in the fourth and plona, Mai Van Hod and Tran

Singapore, Dec 16. dethroned the defending cham-

The Asian Table. Tennis Cham- frame when both the. Nunca arrived and the Blackhawks and turned the tide. The Owls Mera Doubles final:

Afth cracked their formation Canh Duoc (Vietnam) in the pionships will now be held onde in every two years) it was - Gẹn reshuffled their line-up

reaped four runs cach in those The Singapore's. won 21-cided at the thira santal dad- Americus, how-

two innings and edged out the 12, 21-napon in the areas scoting held here today. run by Nom Wah girls. Sheila Silva best game of the night to be Manila His boon chosen an who relieved Burling lot the Acts bagged a two-run come the new champion pair of we vence for the fourth Asien-

TOW

cuntre feld

bit

lined in that direction,

CRUCIAL FOURTH.

mediated another

Seney

in right field, through an error homer in the fourth. to lead by 4-0.

Hunting Birds started.

She later partnered Lau Wal- 1 Yong Ja and Wie

Sang of

Clouting, Mar- ft. 1% me

#

"

21-15,

Acin.

Championships to be held in Wahoo' Bees galloped dvor Now the big ascult of the the CAA Ladies by

The Mixed Doubles tito went December, 1960, wille option for the holding of the fifth 20-4. to Korea, whose pair, Wie Sang Cuscus

Shella Collaco slammed out

dan Championships to be held 'banged out a hot

Suk and Rhee Kyong Ho, was Aslan

given to December, 1958 was t toward centre field.

good for Meena in Peranda and Y. 5. Vyas of Indonesia Indin, The Korean pair won

Souza first roller

Johnny Pereira bunted a safely

much too

་

which passed the chucker and Perez WantsToily by 21-18, 21-12, 21-16.

Jony Graca did likewise to load

the bapest ***

Manuel Nunes in time lofted

the sphero between the fielders for a hit and both Souza Fortdri

Roberto Nunes sacrificed

end

FULL RESULTS.

Men Biaries

The meeting was, attended by delegates from eight Aslam countries. Before the ïrheating. began tho legatos", stood dr| beat of respect the Late Dalo Gue

who hat

Fight At Home Full results of the finals were: began minuta'as a marša

¡Buenos Aires, Dec. 19,

silende for

! Mat Van Hon World Myweight Champion D. Aduáski (Phi) 17-21, ON

21-12, 21-17

21-13.

Prossed the pasual Parpawili, defend This WARCRA's - Double ing a squeeze, but louded in

ano only in Buenos Aires, un Herzbewend Poon

two by the International Boxing Weng hoe (Singapore) boat Mai Van Hoi anh. Thi Canh, trong

serio Remédio.

sing loss ordered to fight elsewhere!

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