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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1957,

President Eisenhower Munches Peanuts, Cheers, Sees Washington Lose

Washington, Apr. 15, ... President Elsenhower throw out to ceremonial "map" balls today and then wafchied in disappointment as the Baltimore Orioles scored a 7-6 victory over the Washington Senators in a tense 11-inning season opener,

The President and a disappointingly small opening day crowd of 28,872 sat through three hours and 17 minutes of sometimes thrilling, sometimes ragged baseball on this summy but chilly day."

Elsenhower Tvas the only an ex-Dodger storting "pitcher" who wis Williams,

teanimato, Dick|

stiu Bround at the end of the Williams brought Home the marathion battle between the winning run on a fly to centre two 100 to 1 shoke in the by cookie Carl Pouwis after American Longue Pennant

race.

Baltimore used four pitchers and the victory dually went to a Brooklyn Dodgers cast-off Billy Locs who clinched the triumph with the help of an¦ 11th-inning lead-off double by

SPORTRAIT

London Ripras derivan

Only 15 Australians

For The Tour Of South Africa

Teing

moved to

third on

sacrifice buni by Al Pllurlek.

Washbigt m started Bob Chakples, a relief pitcher who was seeking his first coinplete game since 1953. He gave way, after seven Innings, to. Camió Parcunt who was charged with the loss.

President Eisenhower, munch. Ja peanuts and keeping his own debra card,, sat through to the end in the fallie hope that the home team would pull this ona out for him. But it was not to be.

used 10

A CHORE Keeping Д scorecard was something of a chara today, for Baltimore

manager Paul Wchards

players switching them around to boot

and Chuck Dretsen Washington felded 13 players 1 his vain effort to win this one for the President

A double play, choked off What appeased to be the makings of a winning Washington rally in the ninth, Courtney boutielts into an huning-ending play after Yost and Jim Lemon and adrigled, Baltimore citached it in the 11th when, Williams opened with a double to left, moved, to third on Pilarcik's sacrifice and

be home on Powis' fly.

Toes, whe tool: over from Billy Odell in the 10th, snipped off a budding Washligton rally in the 14th to preserve his vie tory,

Baltimore raked Chaknies and Pascual for 10 assorted hits, Triandos was the big gun with a single, home run and double in that order. He drove in four Turis

Itis

host

President Eisenhower stood blooper was .0 historie one.

Boxing, Not Wrestling

This may look like a wrestling match, but it isn't. This picture was snapped at the British Lightweight Championship light between Joe Lucy (the holder) and Dave Charnley of Dartford at Harringay on April 9. Charnley was the winner on points.

Home Rugger

Results

This was Elsenhower's Of

on Honorary performance is Opening Day "pitcher.""

Emulating he

New York Yankee's Don Larsen, the

London, Apr, 15. Pre-

Results of Rugby Union mat- sident akipped a wind-up for his

ches

played today were two ceremoniul pitches from his private

box behind first base, follows:

Bridgewaler und Albion 10, overhead tossan

Bleddyn Willams' XV 21. and cheered lustily in the fourth The ball he threw

Was the 10 inning when the Senators over-millionth

Halix 3, Swansea 3. manufactured for the came a 2-0 denelt and exploded Major Leagues. It was caught

Llanelly 27, Gareth Griffiths' for five riitis, two of them on n lung triple by Chakales. The by Baltimore pitcher Don Fer-XV. 9. outburst rent Baltimore

mgee, autographed by the Pre- starter Bestor (Skinny Brown to the scent, and will be sent on to Cooperstown, New York, to be showers, and brought in Mike enshrined in Bareball's Itall of Fornicles.

Fame.

But Washington's 5-2 margin was wiped out single-handedly by big Gus Triandos. The Balt more catcher put the Orioles back into the ball game in the 18th

when

he unloaded a two- run single. Then he put them In front temporarily, 6-5, when he boomed, a 400-foot homer into the left centre field bleachers behind Bob Nieman's triplo in the seventh.

Melbourne, Apr. 18. They "practically no pea ability of the number of pinyers in the Australian cricket team to tour South Africa later this

President Eisenhower watched year befor increased from 15 dejectedly on Trlandos direied fu 16, the Secretary of the Aus the bares, But in the home half Iration Board of Cricket Con- ¦ of the eighth he was on this fect trol. Mr Jack Ledward, „vid || cheering" when calcher Clint today,

Courtney blasted a ground-rule

He had been a ke to cam-double Into 1hernrelelt ment on suggestions in Sydney bullpen to score Eddie Yost, Sunday newspaper. That the who had opened the inning with team be enlarged to take CATE a walk. of eumialties

otherwise Anel lessen the strain on a team of 15.

CHEERING AGAIN

Mr Ledward said: "We have He was up chicering again in agreement with the the top of the ninth, when Balli- made un South African Beard Con-

more's Pilarclk-his spikes rid- ing high-come roaring tral under which they have

into guaranteed a certain rum against

loss on the tour.

me with the potential winning run only to be thrown out on a great play by Eddle Yost and "This agreement, which has Courtney. Tosi felded a hard bren accepted by both parties, smash off Triando last and provides for

send 15 rod the ball to Courtney who players and a manager".-China stood his ground and tagged out Mail Special,

Pilarcik.

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SPORTS ROUND-UP

THE SCORES Baltimore 10-020-200-01-7.

Washington 000-300-010-00-

15-3

8-11-2

Brown, Fornicles (4), Odelj (D), Loes (10) and Triandos: Pascual Chaknies,

(8) and Courtney, WP-Locs (1-0). LP-

(0-1). Pascual

HR-Triando (1st)United Press.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Hockey

Lodles International; Final: Eng- land v Portugal at Sookunpoo, & p.. Men's International: Portugal -V Ireland at Recreio, 0.30 p.m.

Soccer

Schoolboys Interport: Hongkong v Talwan at Caroline 11 p.

TOMORROW ttockey

Men's Hockey League; Army "A" v Navy at Sookunpoo, 530 p.m.

Atletis AF Annual Athletle Champion- ships at Kal Tak, 2.30 p.m.

Tennis

HK Lawn Tennis League Entries

close.

Record-Breaking Season

For

Lewis Jones

A Wembley Appearance in the Rugby League Cup final on May 11, plus selection for the Great Britain World Cup party to visit. Australia during the summer, complotes a wonderful record-breaking season for Lewis Jones, ex-Wales Rugby Union star now with Loeda Rugby League Club.

Jones has already set up

a Lord's with an innings of 143 titica. He will.. compete in new scoring record for Leeds not out. this season.

He needs only 14 more polnis to pars Jim Sulu-

*

*

Penryn 6. Macc 18. Redruth 3. Bristol .. Torquay 3, Bridgend 0.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Reculls of Rugby

League matches played tonight were: Barrow 11, St Helen's 8. Bradford

Hud- Northern 7, dersfield 26.

Hunslet 30, Doncaster 0. Oldham 38, Swinton 13. Wigan 20, Leigh 9,

Inter Club Championships Hallfax 33, Carcasonne (France) 10.

Hull 19, Albi (France) 10- Reuter.

Old-Time Star Baseballer Dies

Palestino Texas, Apr. 15. Jack Coombs, brilliant Tight hander on, some of Connic Mack's

Philadelphia great Athletic teams, who reached his peak when he won three games In the 1910 World Serles, died today at 74.

A native of Le Grande, Yowa, Coombs had a lifetime record of 150 victories and 122 losses In the Majors in a carcer that began in 1900 with the Philadel phia Athletics and ended in 1020 with the Detroit TigerS. Coombs also was non-playing manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910.

Coombs, à key member of an athletic staff that included Chief Bender and Eddie Plank, hod his best season in 1010

nine.

From the same fight.. Again it looks more like wrestling. Here Lucy, facing camera, resists a flying assault from Charnley in, Round 5.- Central Press Photos.

The Scottish

Standard Has

Since The

League Dropped War

Says ARCHIE QUICK

The standard of Scottish League football has

when he won 31 games and lost dropped since the war and has never reached pre-war levels, That is the opinion of officials of "average". First Division clubs like Ghisgow's Celtic and Partick Thistle. He beat the Chicago Cubs

Mr Tommy Reid, Thistle director and Hon, Treasurer three times in the World Series that season and went on the of the Scottish Football Association, holds the view that following year to post a 28-13 the play of the "big clubs-Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, record, and score another World Hibs, Aberdeen etc has fallen considerably in the last Series

over Christy three seasons and even at that time three years ago it Mathewson and the New York was never as good as in 1989 and before. Glanis-United, Press.

WiD

U.S. Table Tennis Championships

American AAU "Interested"

In

Soviet Invitation

New York, Apr. 15.

Mr Dan Ferris, Secretary of the US. Amateur Athletic Union, shld today that the AAU was "Interested? in a Sovjet, invitation for “American Athletén to compotá in Moscow in July.

Mr Ferris told Reuter, that n

cabled invitation, had been ro-

!

ceived from Soviet, oficials and WOMEN'S GOLF

he was now awaiting a jetfer

giving full details of thỏ Tà- Vitation.

He said, 'dint the member-

Will Smith

ship of the AAU's Foreign Re- ga lations Committee would

asked to vote on whellier to hecept the Invitation,

The next meeting of the Committee is not being held

Un Juno, Mr Ferris added, and the vote would therefore have to be taken by mail.

SOME DIVISION

but that will all

Surprises In Dallas Open

- Dallas, – Apr, 152- Hookle, Wim Smith parlayed a now bet of götr. clubs

lato

Arst tournicht title of her. brlof

four-month professional career today. steadied the veinthe, quta. to win thes Tournament with

Open

tome divilon of feeling in me 25-year-old Case!

the matter, come out.

He said that the Americans who would go to Moscow, I the invitation were accepted, bound Dc chôn trầm the Winners af die AAU Champion- Ships in Dayton, Ohio, starting on June 21.

Mr Ferris sold that the ques Hon of whether to issue a return invitation for a Sovist team to vidit, the U.S. also would be discussed by AAU inembers.

The Russian invitation had been, extended for three days, beginning on July 12, Mr Ferris added.--Reuter.

Three Polo Teams To Visit England This Season

London, Apr. 15. Inila, Is among the thrce foreign countries to bend powCT”. ful pelo telims to England for! the forthcoming season, it was àrintünded hero löday.

Argentina aid Jamaica are the -biler" two-couläßes," 1,7 Zr

Who

won the British and

crowns. before turning malist winter, picked

up the $1,318 first prize with an unspectacular, 30-374-75, on the anal round after pulling infŐ « tio at the 8-hole maric withi Marlene Bauer Hällge und à thred under par 210."

FATTY BERG SECOND Miss Smith's séðra gave her three-stroke spread over veterin Patty Bery of St. Andrew? Illinois, whose. 70-73 over the final 38 holes lóday vil hứn, 208 and added $920 to Her sa con's winnings.

whose time.

Win most consistest throughout the three, précoce tëurnaments. Wind the first tires roliids 'of this bag, thw hèr þút“ ting touch and her wood game collapse in this afternoon's final round as zile 'sobred to in eight over par 259, worth $750 for thind

Diaco

Ziske

Wiggomain funck Mony of Thandstite, Cep fourth place and wom Betty Jameson of "Ant picted up the B474 sixth rifted money with a 204.

Home Soccer Results

Results of Football agu

Aware of the strong overseas competition, Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who will be playing with the English toáin, has started training on the lawna į mutches played fönight were: br Winidecr Castle-France- Preare

WEIGHTLIFTING

L

RECORD

Moscow, Apr.. 15.

Burnley

DIVISION I

Aston Vil Wolves B... West Brom.

DIVISION

Natts Forest-8 „West

St-Ham

DIV. 'II (SOUTHY end

10. F. Harkers'

DIV, MI (NORTH)

Hölfax 0-Gateshead

Soviet weightlifting champion Mans

Ravil Khobutdinov broke his pwn world lightweight...record for a two-hind press with 125 fellogrammes, it was announced Ralla Rövēra ka herp, today.

Arbroath

His previous record was 123 Th. Lanark llogrammes-France-Presse.

·Diviflón.

farhock

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate

"The play of our repent. These two Scottish cluba International sides is a yard were following the usual custom alick," ho says, "The skilt s of bringing their cntire pro Jower and there is an absence of fessional staffs and omcials Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current

big personalities. I am afrald South to see the Wembley Inter- their that our leading players who national, hitch-hiking" are part-timers are distracted way with financial lifts from

Incomes by lucrative

from matches on the way..

season.

Naples, then move on to BM- tnin Igr.. the British Hard Frank Coultas will referte Courts

Championships. There, van's biggest-ever total of 430 tho FA Cup Final between he will be joined by his tennis points in a Rugby League sea- Manchester United and Aston wile, Jennilor, son. He has kicked 102 goals Villa at Wembley

on May 4. and scored 31

But if the

It is a popularity poll organised by the China League had

hadn't

Tom Finney

England's RETIRING

changed a rule last summer Mr Footballer of the Year for file

South Bend. Apr. 15. oldier sources. They do not Partick, for instance,... helped Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted Vernon Ransford, who play Coullas would not 6b there. He second time. He is the first man America's No. 2 table tents seem to realise that it is foot to meet the heavy expenses of antil the closmg date to be announced later. ed 20 Test matches for Aus- is over the Football League's to Win the Football Writers' the United Statca 1937, men's those other sources being opened out by playing attent player, Bernard Bullot, won ball that has made possible nearly a week's motor coach trall is retiring from the limit of 47. Ho was retired ut Association trophy twice singles title fiere when he de up to them." Bahip of the. Melbourne the end

who won his 04th Club.

Northampton and Carlisle, At 7 he is a bume back when granted when he led

fcated. Erwin Kieln England's attack

the Celtic emcial Mr John AL-hnt, there was much monetary sparely bulit, greying man, year's extension.

Zavourite, against Scotland recently.is e

21-17, 17-21, 21-31 ken eald some

of the players; battifactión at Brighton where a whose quiet courtesy has. Al-

man who switched from outside and 31-17.

getting "caps" today would dot poor crowd of 3,800 were riled ways made visitors at home. Low Houd, Lawn Tennis Ti

right to centre-forward find

of 40: Mra, Lean Neuberger, retained have been considered in 1939. by a match restriction Latterly his health has not been Champion of Italy, France, boosted Preston from near the her women's singles title by de- "But that does not apply to minutes each, why and no in good. Rarisford was; in England | Germany und. Wimbledon

"Itterval because of the threat of with M.A. Noble's team of 1909 leaves Australia by air on April foot of the First Division table frating Mildred Shahinn 21-10, Scottling offly," he added.

to Championship_challengers,"

21-17, and 21-17. France= | goes - for the other Hose darkness. and won the. Text Match at 14 for his assault on further

--London" Express Barvică.

THE GAMBOLS

of last season

MAND, JUST.

FUL, TELL, „THE,BOSS WHAT THINK, OP KİM - THROW {UP, MY JOB

POOLE

Barry Li

HAVE WITH THE COME

PTCSSC.

countries, foo

Smart People,

John Charles, the mighty Welch giant, told me he wish-- ed Great Britain, would com- bine for tho World Cup. "We could pick cloven player from, the four countries to beat the lot, he stick. “

The two qualifications for nomination are?" (1) Footballing

(2) Sporter Powe

field of play

on the 1 Nominations should be addressed Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street,

To the Editor, China Mall,

gkong's Footballer playing ability

My nomination This would be a pound idea, Yellr, talang into,14 but it should not be dine sportsmanship on the field of play

piecemeal,

Younesten

Unitod

from

Tyler, Bytte and Blanchinowe, etc., and what a side it would

John Bake-It, was alway

the

club!