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WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Pandas Play Blackhawks In Tomorrow's Feature Attraction
By "TIME OUT”
Kenneth Chun's unbeaten Pand as will be coming to their highest hurdle in their drive towards the Senior “A” Softball Pennant tomorrow when they meet the power-packed Blackhawks in the feature attraction at 3.30 p.m.
Keen followers of this sport will surely find it worth their while to hike out to the Association's ground at King's Park this week to witness this long-awaited battle of the giants, for these two teams possess the best in all-round defence and power in their star-studded rosters.
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AGGRESSIVE BATS With pression at the being thele malis weupon, this vuilt of ballplayers have con- vincingly pounded it triumphs over the weaker squads in their seellon, their sole loss coming from the vetetan Saints when, due to other sporting activities, this team only managed to feld a rera nine and were easily knocked off ther perch at the top of the League table.
Greatly overslundowed by this ; hawks, a fine bunch of young- week's main attraction, Bimbi | sters whe din up a brand Ablong's Saint Josephs return of ball to equal any squad in clash with South China will be the Colony to date, playing secondary Bole although this game is lagged re A thriller, for South Chine's first round defeat was due mainly to an erruile sixth anning that allowed the cagy dveys to pull away with five disastrous runs.
In the lunch-Une programme at 1.30 p.m. the unpredictable Chinese Athletics refùen to the diamond seene with elush against the red-hot Warriors.
Needless to say, tomorrow's main attraction at 3.30 p.m. between The undefeated K Pandas and
the second-place Blackhawks
will have Fans packing the stands and the hill- sides for this clash is tagged us the 'guine of the year as
The cream of local drone artists meet for the first time to tedes
However, tabe chief Olly Vas expects a hill tumeout for this key game lo regain lost prestige and also to bust the race wide open again
AL
towards his team's alm. right feld, clean-up batter Jerry Hemedios stands guard, while the
fleld vusi urea at coire will probably be shared between Jefty Tiny Rodrigues and fleet- footed John Percitu,
beat the
Ir 503" team cari
second round clash
Pandas, matching them hit for hit and run for run, and emerge
this bunch victorious,
of ones, pro- youngsters are the
vided a full turn-out is at the park.
The between the Joeys and South narrower China should find a decision at hand for a disastrous sixth-iming rally by the Joeys In their initial encounter literally I broke their opponents' backs,
In the last game slowballer It is rumoured in the lawk camp that mentor Van will still P. C. Wong did not start on the Hut Ex available due to Blues mound for the Chinese ride and feed with the reing have once again | the Saints were having a ben handed over to razor-keen of the relief pitchers but it in League supremacy in the Men's Per to drive is lads expected that Wong's slow balls will be at hand tomorrow and Local speedballer Vie Pedruce the Joeys may not and the going
nearly pitching will have the nod for
us smooth, To win the game the Joeys With duties
Gatlery-mute
te should do it, but the score will <defunct Braves
Regnot be as big as it was last time
Sendor "A" Division.
SLIGHT FAVOURITES By virtue of their cleun recul card with no leges to date, the Pandus will enter the field as Mlight
favourites younger and
their faster opponezila
Join
home.
Mation
cutling
|
Glants. the
To
THE FA ANNOUNCE THAT GEVENTEEN
·DARTMOOR CONVICTS HAVE PASSED THE FOOTBALL REFEREES EXAMINATION
Idemand, justice! After this week's daylight and floodlight robbery why isn't the referee inside
with the rest
of 'em?
AGYVILYETT
NOTICE
WANTED
ALSO CUP
PI Dodgers in the "B" Section meet up again with
weak HK University nine.
The
Another bad drop temurrow | of-the-mlil affair as the leading may even push him off the top of the balling table despite his early lead. However, ballhawk Y.K. Chan has filled in neatly in the pinch and has temporarily taken
the
the role us valuable item in the team.
WORTHWHILE The Warrior-CAA though expected
over
to bx
game,
of
une-
link mentor Kenneth Chan will. Diripite kuck of practice due and with luck falling against sided, will not be devoid
throw his all into this tussle ta hang on lightly to the top rung for a defent will throw the fund Pennant race wid up with a three-way the for top hammura,
Once again the question crops up-"Will
have Jackie Wel enough in his furballing right arm to hold the ever-dangerous
Hawk guns at bay for seven full innings?"
If so, then all the problem
overcome for it ha
s proven time and again that once these youths tag on to a patcher, everything, including the kitchen sink, is thrown in his direction by their hard-hitting Bickories. Undoubtedly Jackie has fully prepared for this game and will keep his 'ole arm' rightly warm- ed to raise the mound Bag for
the Cubs tomorrow.
In the backstop position, pep-
|
binong
Cross
and said way beyond reach, Kili ranks
the best enchers in the Colony for tuis vise-like
buse. DR gives ramers Bitle" chance et dicir sucks.
The puter Kurdens,
the
the
as it
is always worth while to watch the keen War- flors going through a game win, love or draw. This mediocre squad of Shanghailanders a pears to be very imperamental on the field, showing moments of brilliancy at one poin', then falling fat on their backs atte crumbling tu pitees at the next. Nevertheless, the material for # Arst-rate squad is thers and since the re-assigning of George the backstop post, really been on squad has the 'prowl', mowing down any team that stays in their path.
The olled machinery is now at its peak and it will be no from behind to surprise if this squad comes overtake the leaders in the final stages to cop the Senior ""A" Pennant,
In the minor loop some very poor turn-outs by teams were witnessed in the past weeks and walkovers were conceded the
by bagful to the disappointment of fans who attend the Park on Saturdays.
Thero
three ото games on the programme today, starting off at 2 p.m., when the Overseas meel the South China Juniors, while the twilight games
feature p.m. Cheyennes against the War Eagles nine and the Austers against the Lion Cubs,
3.30
THE PROGRAMME
Today
the
2.00 p.m. A South China v.
other sporting
them a South China victory is thrills demands, Pęchnico can still
fisi | not impossible, toss his fast ball
the OVER
plate with Left-hander Salien turned in will a fair performance in their last
at and herring Beguracy javve a bag of trouble even to meeting and should early
day for the Joeys ugank 10- the voteran Pandus, Reggie Mattos,
morrow. Though
Hindsnatching chores capable of creatic monents will go to Jouequin Collacu Wi.cw 2
the while the infeld four will con-
on orio, Omar, Art Ozorio, ist of Benny Oma Dave Leonard a Claude Pugh.
Saitly
vier,
Overseus. feature Mumie Xuvier, be subject of last year's con- troversy,
at left, A.G. Ismati and happy-go-lucky at centre Jindo Bussain at
right. For South China, current be in a bad slump, having batting champ L. C. Poon seems 10 gone hitless in his past eight Lines at bat, four of which were due to Salleh's brilliant handling of his weak spots in the clutet.
く
struy
An array of gabaling youths decor, e the Infeld for this m", with the speedlight Falling on Man Nunes of the winussalles Lake biher, Manuel has work his way up from
the bottom, staring off as a reserve in their early League days, and now be commands the coveted post at såvortstop and handles
pery Raymond Tso will takes job like a master. his stand for the Pandas to direct the fast-dying dings from the mound. A master at his post, Raymond's whip-like peg acros the diamorte! is fast regaining! the respect tendered by base purloiners,
Ano her fast-rising youngster Mico Gaan who is featured
The inner line of defence will revolve around the impregnable mitt of veteran Y. S. Llang at shortstop with balihowk Wally Ma plugging up the hot gap at third base. These two oldtimers are highly respected at their posts by incul artists, besides being poisonous threats to op- posing plichers when at bat. At first base, fans will find lanky Harold Ong it youthful Bobby Tao probably covers the keystone.
work while
at third base for this key game, The spearhead In this team's offensive, fence-busting Frank Loureiro will be covering Ils
usual spot at first buse.
In sh Games, Loureiro had pasted no jess than six different
pitchers
up
#1
with his slugging prowess, chalking
An average weil above that of anybody else the Længue today, so whether Jackie Wel's guile will be able to fower the colours of this slap- happy southpaw remains to be
DENT.
Al second base the Hawks will fedure either Done! Reme- mies or Rea Barretto,
HARD-HITTING TRIO
the
For the fly-chasing chores in the outfeld, manager Chun has
A hard-hitting trio will roam quite ኪ few guardians ul his
the outfield for this squad with disposal but the probable trio in
powerhouse Budji Dhaber pluy- the outfield pastures LUMUITOW
Ing the starring role at Teft against the hard-hitting Hawks Since his enlistment into will be Eddie Tao at left, one- Blackhawks, Dhaber's appear- time batting king Lam Ping ut
abres at the park were few as centre and up-and-coming Frank other commitments got in the Cheng along the fence at right way but his good batting eye is field.
stit as sharp as it ever was und Now we come to look at the his service, If available roster of the opposing. Black-morrow, will prove a big factor
THE
WEEKEND
GAMBOLS
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QUICK, GEORGE, THIS WAY- DON'T WANT HER TO SEE US
GRRRRRELS
I Depleting country
life
2 Emgy
Ribeiro to this
The opening game in tomor- row's card will be another run
NAMESAKES
INSTRUCTIONS:
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in the spaces against each of the cluts below with a word related to my life, The letters in circles speil out my name, Who am I?
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3 Fell out
4 Mado King
5 Banishment
3,00 p.m. A Austers v. Llon Cube,
3.30 p.m. B Cheyennes v. War Eagles.
Tomorrow
BERNARD JOY FEELS..
ATTACKING CENTRE-HALE WILL RETURN TO ENGLISH FOOTBALL VERY SOON
By ERIC NICHOLLS
"Lucky Arsenal!" You hear it wherever soccer is played, particularly around Tottenham's White Hart Lane.
But how many really appreciate how Arsenal came to be called "Lucky?” In newly-published 'Soccer Tactics' (Phoenix Sports Books, 128, 6d.), Bernard Joy, once an Arsenal centre-half and an amateur and full international, supplies the answer.
Hepsons,
uses, and
The fans, in their efforts to; Arsenal Into the glamour team ) their
their dilən And an answer, an excuse for of English football.
advantages, Arsenal's sudden
Arsenal's muccess Buccess,
One encouraged
complete chapter is branded the "Lucky Arsenal." many carbon coples. But those devoted to the Spure push-and- But let go back, with Joy who fried to emulate the run style which Arthur Rows as our guide, to re-discover the Gunners forgot one very im-introduced at Tottenham, and soccer fortunes of 1925. It was portant factor. They
idol the Spurs from forgot which the year in which the offside the link forward, and the vital Division Two to the Firs low was changed. And Herbert part he played in Arsenal's Division Championship in tra Chapman was appointed scheme, manager of Arsenal,
So, explains Joy, there was Football today is a game for Perhaps the latter was the long period in English foot- thinkers. 'Soccer Tactics' is a
Important,
since ball when kick and rush was book that should be read and Chapman's theories so com the order of the day, with the re-read by every player, of
revolutionised
world big boot replacing mid-field whatever
standard. plus club cheming. A team would often officials, and Indend all operate almost as two separate connected with
the game of
—(London Express Service).
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moto
plotely
football.
Up to then the centre-half units on the field, there being Association Football. had been the ktey man no link between attack and
in attack. He was the mid-defence,
fleld forager, the man who laid
on the chances for those five- In-p-row forwards.
PROMPTING ROLE
ENGLISH VERSION
Since then schemes and counter-schemes have come and There was, and still is formalion. The Introduced
gone.
that.
the Hungarians
Chapman changed all He created tho "stopper" centre-half, which in turn led the
us lo
Continentul short-parsing to the diagonal covering system, game, and the "M" formation, with full-backs moving out to with
Nandor centre-forward mark the wingers, and wing Hidegkuti
behind the lying halves staying
inalde to block other attackers. Then came the inside-forwards and take the English version of that over
plan, with Don Revie the deep- lying thinker behind Manchester City's successful run.
the prompting role from the attacking centre-half.
score
goals
Бо
thrust
Now with the emphasis on attacking football, with most clubs adopting a two pronged down the middle, Bernard Joy feels the attacking centre-half will return to English football within the next Ove years.
Chapman created the link Then with his new forward. formation, relying on speedy direct wingers, and a bustling centre-forward to in attack, and his policeman' contre-half to block the middle, Chapman went one further, His defenders
organised were that they funnelled back in the face of opposition attacks. They retreated to the edge of their Joy, own penalty box, and the web was woven around the attackers, Then suddenly the ball would be cleared, swept upfield Arsenal's waiting raiders.
As Joy so rightly points out, the It was Chapman's tactles, not simple every
which
transformed describes the
9.30 am. A PI Dodgers v. HK | luck, University.
11.30 am. A South China v. Saints.
1.30 p.m. A CAA v. Warriors. 3.30 p.m. A Pandas v. Black- hawks,
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2
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were
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4. No,
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born In
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7 The player Matthews
won
Stanley who has just been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Belgian
0.. South African, Argentinian, 9. Sullivan,
Corbett, Flize
But don't run away with the idea that Bernard Joy writes to exclusively about Arsenal.
Ho takes the lid off soccer, in polltest sense, and in
day language 10. The hurdle is 3ft 6in, the different tactics,
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