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SENIOR SHIELD FINAL

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL

1937

CAN ANY REPLAY POSSIBLY REPEAT THE DRAMA OF THIS PULSATING FINAL?

Asks I. M. MacTAVISH

Whooooh spare a thought for my blood pressure and a few soothing placitudes for my frayed and tattered nerves. This match may not go down in history as the best Senior Shield Final ever played but it must surely go down as one of the most pulsating and thrilling. and, from every raw-throated spectator's point of view, one of the most exciting.

was

Fortunes swayed and fluctuated from beginning to end and I never want to ..and I never want to see a 'gamo with more unstinted effort from the players. see one better handled than this one was by Referee Tommy Tucker and his two linesmen. If this had been a motion picture 1 would gladly have sat through a second showing even when forewarned of the nerve-tingling climax that it involved.

behind the right resull immediately

him. To kim, but skrangely adouch A draw was

these two the Busmen owe a KMB who came closest to scor- for neither of these two courage-

ing on two occasions. CUS

Chan Chi-kong was booked by

for an the referee

impetuous a completely forgatten tackle on an opponent but this moment afterwards in the burst of chearing that greeted another wonderful Wat Fat-kim from Mok Chun-wah,

Both had

#dies deserved lose, their periods of their of them

heavy debt.

superiority and both had lapses...but neither ever gave up trying to win-and that in surely should be played.

how every

Anal

A huge crowd pocked into the Hongkong Stadium's 28.500 seats and the beautiful spring weather soon had them in their shirt sleeves, but even in colder circumstances the game that ful- lowed would have due exactly the same. It was no tancy-pants affair. It was

and relentless,

rugged, tough

were

ex"

|

Chasing Tan Kor-sau hard China's medal of for South merit was Lau Chi-ping who early sensed the threat that lay

left n the KMB

wing and proceeded to apply the strangle hold that eventually suppressed the danger and so lightened the defensive burden which South China looked unlikely to with sund.

man

Was

save

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South China were not to be dented, however, and a wing to wing forward movement split the KMB defence wide open for Loe of the

to crash In the Yuk-tak equaliser after the KMB goal- keeper had made a great effort to save.

These four men set the play ing pattern of the whole game.

encased in was suitably satisfying football framework by the enterprise of every player

DING-DONG STRUGGLE Not for a fleeting second did affeld and was finally endorsed either side aalt for or expect any by some thoughtful, intelligent

From this moment untli the control and degree of quarter bune- and generally

excellent ront from the chattering tackles

end it was a ding-dong strug- with

the whistle,

Both stdes strove with It was never on easy game to changed without bitterness. Io- In This

might and main to snatch the were mHANS handle for there juries were frequent.

vital winner but the clock beatj respect KMB probably suffered

and many

them all and extra time had, to more than their opponents and

be played. to save the issue be they did in

fast the

dying inoments extra time was a great testimony 1 their courage and to their un- dogging spirit.

of

South China fought back i a dispetrous Blart and two-goal dellcit to spotch the lead in the flæst period of extra time....but I'm sure that even the tired. weary andi

worn Caroline Hill players could not

rivals have grudged their

the draw which Lau Chi-lam's magnificent late equaliser gave them.

There are many who

dimeult situations complicated circumstances but each and every one brought a precise and quick decislou from Mr Tucker.

Sumotimes the crowd shouted their partisan disapproval. ... | komallmes too the players turned | the blank countenance of sweet innoceTICS when penalised.... but all the time there was only one boas -- the man with the whistle and yet I cannot recall him stopping play once when he might have let it go en

KMB looked the more tired of two willing sides as they lined

ngain but the up once will-to-win, surely the greatest clixer of all..............did a grand job and moon aches and pains, bruises and sprains were for- gotten in the heat of the strug- gle.

Ho Choung-yau struck what looked like being a mortal blow when he drove the ball wide of Wai Fai-kim's left hand to put

(Signed)

/

Club.

Doug Ford Finishes With A 66 To

Win The Masters'

Augusta, Georgia, Apr. 7.

his side in the lead for the first | Doug Ford shot a six under par 66 today to speed time in the match after six past a floundering Sam Snead and captured the coveted Masters' golf crown-the first time a winter tournament minutes of extra time,

hotshot has ever triumphed in the Masters'.

Climaxing a day on which he could do no wrong, Ford awatted a ball out of the sand on the 18th hole and watched it drop in the cup from about 15 feet.

South pressure they looked certala

art from

more

bogeyed four of the arst Ave tales on the back ride and there was nothing anybody else in the field could do to catch Fond.

"I won the tournament on the 14th," Ford sald when be gamblog his second to clear the

pond and his ball made the green and he got down to two for birdie.

TREMENDOUS PACE

the The opening minutes of

an excellent provided would game wish to regard this tense grind "traiter for what was to follow. South China were now cocks all-The stadium clock hadn't ticked of the walk and after surviving ing encounter аз an

Kai-

some strong and desperate KMB but to away 60 seconds when Lau learn affair, embracing my mind four name-two on chu crushed a great swerving pressure they looked alther sidere written in left foot drive against

China

are as flokle as a woman's smile!! upright, and, apart delibly across it.

He finished at 283, Ave strokes a breakaway by Yiu Cheuk-yin, With only a few minutes left Most important of the it was hustling, bustling KMB ali before the final whistle Lau Chi- under par for the tournament, slaunch "they-shall-Dot-pass"

the way

The younk Busmen lum, imping badly and near and picked up a first prize of that awelled his display by veteran Ton Kar-snu

Tremendous exhaustion, swung his boot at a nearly $8,000

than for South China. In the early were playing at a

and it was ny surprise dashing arose from the left and 1857 cammings to

$20,000, stages of the game while at left-pace

he his as he slumped to the ground

Ho was leading the tourpa. back Tan-slow and cumbersome when Lau Chi-lum weaved

Was given a real roasting by way through the entire Caroline had the glorious satisfaction of ment drcuit winners when he

glorious hearing the crowd's acclamation KMB winger Lau Kai-chu, but Hill detence to score a

on the ball clipped the inside of gut here, an honour that unmlly of death in the u tactical re-arrangement of the opening gooi.

the near post and screamed into so i defence

him moved to #aw

the players needed

Masters, and had captured the any the not centre-half with Kwok Kam-

Indeed a goal it to save any stimulant this was it, Both sides

Los Angeles and Panama Opens. hung at left-back.

piled on the pressure and Wai game. How the crowd roared

SNEAD SECOND well South Fat-kini made magnificent how they cheered-and

for thwart

Mok looked diving rave

they might,

gool Snead patched together his back. The tide which had licin | Chun-wah's Anc attempt to get tussle between these two free-with birdies on three of them the cup-United Press.

guaranteed them another titanic game on the last four holes pressible teams....May the re-for a par 72 and a 280 total for was alanmeck and Tan Kar-sau

Lau Kai-chu was injured in play be worthy of this first second place. on a magni-| proceeded to turn ficent stopper performance in the a tussle with Tan Kar-sau and encourier.

had to retire for patching up After such worthy anal

3 pivot position.

Jingmy Third place went to

like in | Domaret,

Snead three confident studied play around the head He eventually there can be little purpose His

on individual times a former Masters Cham- was a revelation and he finished returned heavliy bankinged, but

playmenting

Every man

two played plan, who came in with a the outstanding player in it had little effect on the high

China de. He quality of his play and he had himself into the ground....and under par 70 and a total of 287. South

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spectators a big hand

vacated their Amateur Harvic Ward, of Sun nspired turn in

led up to KMB's second goal in seals a second before the dual Francisco posted a one over pat polished display.... his job

of the 31st minute. was to shut up the middle

mické and anid?

Dick Chow

From

China

that moment Dever.

really

If

A

to

flowing so heavily against them his name on the scare sheet,

up

the

nover

the

P

In the

move

He

that few

that

field and he sucçefded be the ball through the Pushed whistle souried. Need more be 73, good for fourth place at 288,

yond the

Wildest expectations with path

the mosi enthusiastic Sul-hung laid it

of even South China-faps.

I delightful

ok Lau Shu-wah

His counterpart in the KMB crashed it into the not. line-up was Lau Chi-tum whose

Playing it safe on 15 and 17, Ford came up to the 18th with the crown already tucked in his golf bag. But he gave the gang an odded lift with his blast into

Marlene Hagge Wins The Babe Zaharias Open

the

WEEK-END SOFTBALL

Desperate Gamble Pays. Off As Worriors Edge Out Saints 5-4

By “TIME OUT”

A desperate gamble by Warrior mentor Hank Killeen, when he recalled "Goose" Wong from outfield duty in the top of the seventh, paid off as, with the tying run on third, Wong poured on the pressure to re- tire a determined Claude Pugh of the Saints on an easy fly to the outfield to end the ball game amidst great jubilation from the Warriors' camp..

Killeen's boys edged out the Joeys by a solitary run in a seven-inning thriller that bad the fans glued to their seats as plucky "Goose" Wong pitched his heart. and arm out for the first four innings. The strain of going the distance against a fighting CAA aino on Saturday' obviously took its toll as "Goose" lost all control in the top of the fifth and had to he replaced on the mound by left-fielder Jimmy Chang who Cid a very creditable job la holding the fort-giving up only one hit In his spell of duty on the mound.

are now

By virtue of their victory the | Wong from the outfield to the Warriors

in second mound.

on firsi Leonard got

after posliton, just behind the Black- hawks who swept both games being hit by a pitched ball and of their double-header by con-with two runners on base Wong, vincing scores whilst the Saints notwithstanding his sore arm, dropped one slot and are now ut averything he had into his on the third rung of the Senior strikes and forced Claudo Pugh "A" ladder with the HK Pandar to pole a long By to jeft to end Just behind.

the ball game.

Batting honours for the day in After retiring the Saints

went to the Warriors #ight-field quick order, the Warriors

Terry Ewins, gardener,

who threatened in the opening inning batted in four runs with a

of the game when Jimmy Chong homer and a double in three singled over the box. On an area whilst tempted hit-and-run

Lin Fung-ise scored field and atanding up to give the. I wan The last girls a one-run lead.

sides two innings saw both

The giving of

their best. Hongkong Inssles could make በክ air- no headway against Wight defence and the game ended when T. Y grounded out to the visitors chortstop. She A-fo, who forged Margaret Lam at third for the Grial out:

Batting honours for the day on the defensive went to Taiwno right-felder pside Goose Wong, fading only Slan Fwo with a perfect 8 in 3. Stephen Xavier popped up to 18 batters in bis first four in effort whilst Hong cong's L. Y. Sherry Bux who snapped a fast

stole the Kwok also displayed power the mo inge on mound, peg to Dave Leonard at first to

at the plate in the final inn-

3 in * calch Chong unawares for a show when double

Dick Chavosing he gamely came back to toe play.

the rubber and play a decisive foul-tipped to end the toning.

pole in his team's victory,

out.

out

D

clean

At

gome,

a creditatie

on of the

pennants

wero

to fight an uphill battle all the

way when in the only Senior

changed, after which Mrs Angle In the bottom of the second

OLEAN SWEEP

S. K. Young proscated the inning, with one away, George

As was expected, "Olly Vastrophy to the manager of the "Juicy" Ribeiro poked a single

Taiwan team and also module Hank Blackhawks made Into left geld to get on.

of their double-header to players of both sides. Killeen then bunfed safely. An sweep Infield

on Joey Rois when in the opening game the

UPHILL BATTLE advanced the runners to scoring Hawks, with the aid of 14 free

to first, umpled all Hank Killeen's Warriors had position and with the Warrior parses

clamouring over the Chinese Athletic Asso- supportera loudly für a hit, Terry Evins obliged clation with a one-sided score of

round-tripper that 18 runs to 3. with

outhelder Jock Blicher Ren Barretto was in "A" game scheduled for the day cleared Saints'

the bottom-of-the table Chinese Collsco to bring in three runs, grand form as be held the Athletic Association site put up "Goose" Wong then grounded Athletic boys to four menaly

hits and also played a big role surprisingly stiff resistance and out by the narrow Fin

a only lost his team's victory with Ewins came through with his sparkling 3 in effort, driving mergin of two runs, second hit of the day when into five rums on a double and a the bottom half of the fourth he triple to claim top honours for Regular hurler. Tony Kwok of CAA was not available and his resounding double to the day. smacked

place on the mound was "takta centre-field to drive in George

The Hawks swept on to their over by Y. C. Ng, one-une Ribeiro for the Warriors fourth

second victory when they took battery mate" of "Goose" "Weng on Uncle Sam's run,

boys

imp

in the Junior League sona afterwards Vic The Saints, far from being mediately

seasons back. Hawks had the decouraged, managed to break Pedruce of the the string of goope-egga that anxious sailors calling out of his Ng showed little control but had decorated the scoreboard hands and, backed by some put up a remarkably good per- when in the top of the Ath timely hitting on the part of formance in limiting the heavy- "Goose Wong'o arm went dead his teammates, had no didiculty hitting Warriors to only two

a notching up another win. skimpy aingles, while

Shortstop Man Nunes of the

A

his

wangled two free passos to first Hawks was in devastating formi ajile number "Goose" Wang

four hits, the winners, Stephen

display of base-running at its

US Navy truly and only best and was directly responsible

at

Capitalising on this momen- Lary loss of control, the Saints of Wong. An error and a wild pitch saw Cloudo Pugh sliding over the plate for the Joeys Initial run. Sherry Bux then added another tally on a sacri- fee bunt by Jock

and only although matching their With Salich on Collar

hit for hit, Killeen ponents 0.00 out, manager hastily called for time out and manage only three runs. after a brief consultation with "Goose" Wong sent him to the outfield and called in Jimmy Chang to put out the fire,

NO HEADWAY

Chang's slow teasers and

made

mony,

this

unnecessary

heaven-sent opportunity early and when the confusion

ор could

Saints Pondpa

·P. W. L'Aver.

109 1.900 11 92019

13. 10 8769

with his near-perfect bunts gavier pt short gave a Jazzing that had hurler Welch of the sou". The Hawks soured

geven well- one of the Warriors rung eight runs on

the opposition vainly at... seaticood hits whilst the callore, tempted to put a halten on his trdesmolta from first and in the

Ewing dla resulting confusion played a

bit of opportunian in SATURDAY'S GAMES

| acampering home

the defensive side Terry The attraction over the week-Ewas, patrolling the right-feld. end was undoubtedly the exhibi- brought off two Belding gems tion game between the Taiwan and deserves mention For the Universal side and a Hongkong losera pitcher Y. C. Ne showed The Saints were unable to Combined Chinese nine at which that given a little more practice make any headway against a trophy was at stake. The and control he can be a mounds

The visitors kept their alate clenn man of no man ability whilst inning ended without further with a narrow victory of 6. runs experiepood Paul Thu at the hot a game which saw the corner caught the eye with his tor of scoring. In the

the to in a

hands time Omar had lead change

and excellent anticipation in timing sixth, after Benny Ford won the tournament on Beaumont, Texas, Apr. 7.

Aime again. Ribeiro struck

out, "Juicy" yerdict: A thrilling_final..........a the back nine, where leaders Marlene Bauer Haggo pull

Mr Harold Wing Lee, Chair his pick-ups of quite a few quite

bounoars that come his way, right in the just result....but KM's calcu- and favourites have blown it an amazing 72 today with only

throw to first which ended up man of the Hongkong Softball

'SENIOR "A" STANDINGS wt who lated risk of playing a half at time after time. He knocked off six regulation greep shoter to

tossed the Association, Lau Tim very nearly backfired. four hindies on the back route, win the fifth annual Babe in right field...

Not one to stand on cererike to on the game under The MacTavish

Zaharias Open golf tournament Topper-bright

Omar made the most of early lead in the second inning Warriors The Busmen were now right and shining is once again taken

The Taiwan girls took an Blackhawks infectious spirit and willingness on top and

Snead had just made the turn for

second consecutive 10 drive himself from attack to

might easily have from its box to bo coffed in a when he heard the 34-year-old | year. increased their lead a defence and back again made minutes later but at the crucial players of both sides....and of

few sincere soccer malute to the Ford was in with a 06, Snead him outstanding forward on the

stage they seemed to

get а little course to Referre Tommy field .............. sand against South | bít over-confident ind their Tucker, for titeir various Ching that is poplar indeed,

pleasant dream world was rude-tributions to this thrilling it iy shaken when in the 39t sometimes

unpolished football minute Lee Yuk-tak-tanling treat. completely unmarked in the Quite apart from his two

homo a penalty area-headed arillant and priceless goals, long cross from Mok Chub-wah. Lay was the dysamo that drove

Mexico City, Apr. 7. his colleagues on when they This goal revived South cheung; Lou Chi-ping, Thit Mexico beat the United States

best round today was trailed 3-5, Sherry Bux popped top of the third, with two run- Europeans (Ladles Exhibition might have been tempted to ease China's falling hopes and they Kar-snu; Kwok Kam-bung. Lak 6-0 in their World Soccer Cup turned in by Beter Rails with a and Xavier tagged Fughers

on via the bunt game). off for busather. He was the toolt charge of the game with-Takt-hay, Chan Chi-kong; Chu preliminary round match here two under par 71.

Miss Ralls for the third out my Pugh over route, L. Y, Kwok paked a rew Inspiration

over socond that first of all But being able to get another Wing-wab, Ho Cheung-yau, Lee today, after leading 3-0 at half was thin-place winnen in run third base to close

the sounding double

two nearly carried his side to vic-

base, which was good.for. tournament with a total of 228. Yuk-lak, Yiu Cheuk-yin Mo The interval must

inning

runs and the score was Chun-wah.

Betty tory na

than later saved the goal

have been a most welcome break

The game was the first to be Second piece pent to day with an equaliser

KM: Wai. Fat-kim; La Pok layed in Group Two of the add, who posted a 75 today

In their turn at bat, after two thoadlocked at two-all courageous as any I have ever for both sets of players.

Lou Kwok-leung; Tang Sum

Not to be denied, the visitors away, Hank Küleen tatched on North South China continued to hold Ent

American for a total of 220, Tim, Lec Chun-Lat, Lou Control and do got gront support and en- the upper hand during the Kal-chu, Lau Chi-lum, Chow Zone, in which Canada is the

Winds up to 20 miles an hour to a low ball and sent it between once again forged ahead when couragement from his akipper, second half

seldom Sul-hung, Lam Kam-tong, Lau other competing country-Reu- did Hille to improve the scores centrs and last for a four-bagge two errors and a play at first

ter

today-United Pre

the Warriors were now, saw Let Mel-au scampering Deng Sum, who was playing very for away from Wat Fat- Shu-wah

leading by two runs, Ewins across the plate for the Taiwan

Boston, Apr, FAT flied to centre-field for the third girls to lead by a solitary run. out -

The Combined Chinese came The Light-heavyweight Chiẩm- back fighting when in the top plou, Archie Moore has twen In their fast turn at bat, the of the fourth two singles and offered $50,000, to defend his Sainty A. K. Ismall got a ticket bun! pushed Margaret Lam over title in the Boston Garden" in to Brat. Brother Art Gathen the home plate for the tying June against the West German binted a thin strike along the run,

They weat

prometre Bleus Bivor- Arst-dose math and a bowl of

of the Callahan (AG),4210 diamey went up from the Joer the top of the inlay when to men of the

today This crucial

A DYNAMO

SO.

THE GAMBOLS

CHE WHAT A BEAUTI

STAUTIFUL MEDAI

and were

100-

THE TEAMS

South China: Lau King-

Mexico Beats 6-0 In World Cup

time.

•

by Barry ABDALL

HO. HEY HO! WORK E do

The lithe blonde from Delray, Florida, was all over the course, today, but did a repeat one sinder par 72 by putting only 24 times in 18 holes-11

on the front nine and 13 on the bock nine. Mirs Hagge won the match with a total of 222, three over her winning score last year.

The

Smart Ro

Lin Fung-te had when pitcher

through the box died down was parked gled sharply:

and quickly plitered second. Lin at second: Dave Leonard could Mel-try then romped around the US. Navy

124 when her lowering dy was South China 12

GAA

manage only a feeble grounder andered by the Combined ACG :*.

a hard

irst out but Claude, for Ube Pugh came through with a drive that eluded tha But Chinese contrefelder, for the amehed modif of third-tuseraan balto moll deep

into the

118 3 727 13 0 7 401 8 323 2 10-197 1414.000

'TODAY'S GAME

Dick Chaves and Omar: scored The visitors' lead was, how- 5.30 p.m. at King's Park-

lower the

margin by run as the Saints now ever, short-lived

safely

when in the Talwan Universal ve, Combined.

now

Moore Offered $50,000 For Title Defence

atan kapta a mheavyweight title-halder.,

Bupporters wheŋ) Ben senkebana Fik Fame through with ber hei

sake of the appeared Ko

to Moore's manager, Cndries Johr {khlak | ster who exblad e Moore, now bejat ayaw doubtful, call and and both runners gobed over faith exhibition, thumbed the batter out

the plate when) Margsast Laun's

bleanly

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