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THE CHINA" MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, “1957."

ITALIAN SOCCER CLUBS TRANSFER CAMPAIGN

EXPENDITURE TOTALLED ONLY $3,200,000

DODGERS TO MEET SOUTH CHINA IN JUNIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE

By "TIME OUT"

A heavy schedule of League games has been set for the week-end with the spotlight falling on the Warriors --Saints encounter, the outcome of which, even 80 early in the season, will have an important bearing In the Senior League Championship later on, The honour of playing the first League game for the 1957/58 season goes to the SCAA and PI Dodgers of the minor division.

Four Junior League games will be contested this week with Fred Diesta's P. I. Dodgers, a team comprising mostly players from the beginners' league, starting the ball rolling when they cross bats with South China, at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday. The outcome of this gume is hard to forecast as little is known of the two teams, One can, however, be suro that both sides will be fighting every inch of the way until the last out.

Following this 1121, the Joey "Stretch" Reis will take

Comeis, a team also comprising mostly beginners, will take on

the never-say-die Austers. A win for the Comets will lie on the few players of last year's Sonier 'B' team. The Austers will have to depend solely on pitcher Dave Cooper who, one will recall, gave a creditable performance lost Sunday,

PITCHING DUTIES

Lifting the curtain on Sunday will morning, the War Eagles clash with the Pranont-bound Cheyennes, Pitching duties for the War Eagles will undoubtedly 20 to Lau Man-loong, who pitched the first no-hit, no-run game Jast SALLAON. For the

over first base.

In the outßeld

mentor

Al

Oliveria will most probably take over centre while Jimmy Chang and Jerry "Secret Weapon" fte- medios flank him at left and right respectively.

and fans can be assured

Both aldes boast great strength that they will be treated to a first class game in the battle of the giants.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Bowls

Calculating Machines

Showed That It

Was Worthwhile

Milan.

Italian “A” League soccer clubs paid a total of more than 2,000,000,000-b-lire · ($3,200,000) for their "transfor comp- aign" this summer because the total gross gate they poc- keted during the last season soared to 3,649,281,800-b-lire ($5,838,848), a survey disclosed here.

season in one

|

officials sold the fantastle fees paid to the best players were fully justified because the spolled Itallan fans jam a stadium to see

a new idol in action. This is why. an excellent soccer player is worth his own weight in gold in Italy.

Predictions that Italian soccer was threatened by a growing crisis because play had dropped to a poor technical level and the Italian national team suffered a number of unexpected defeats abroad failed to come true as jubilant club officials grabbed a calculating machine, checked their accounts and sighed in relief. Gross gates officially recorded lire ($149,792) By "A" Leagus teams last sen- only.

Juventus officials, however, son showed a total increase of 408,000,000-m-lire (1052,000), did not hide their money under and 614,000 more spectators their mattresses, as their team over 1955-1950 season figures. led all other clubs on the list Soccer experia said that for of the highest bidders after the transfer campaign ended on eign clubs, which wonder how Italian clubs could afford pay-August 8. Backed by the Agnelli Players, who never refuse a ing more than 300,000 dollars automobile

family, which owns the Flat fantastle salary, complained empire, Juventus privately about their own fans. for the transfer fee of a foreign star, ought to get a look at the bought" Argentine star Enrique "They always expect miracles official soccer budget to under- ($300,800), British ace centre A performance which would be Sivori for 180,000-m-llre from us," a veteran star wailed. stand how the business works.

forward John Charles

for considered good for a newcomer Roma club of Rome led the

115,000,000-m-ltre

an. is blamed as a shame if curried ($184,000), Hist of the eighteen "A" clubs: | with a record season ante of and 18-year-old Italian Alessio out by a famous star. We admit Ire we cara miillons, but sometimes 70,000,000 354,762,770 Hra ($307,016)-A really amazing figure in a sea- ($112,000) In what looked like it is a hard way to earn them."

experts did

son which allsvecer unanimously described "technically poor" and scarcely interesting after Milan club grabbed on unbeatable lead in the scaBon standings much earlier, than expected.

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FINANCIAL LOSS

Nicole

for

LAST AS A PROFESSIONAL

Denis Compton, Middlesex and England cricketer, hero of many Test matches, and holder of the world record for the "most runs in a season, has completed his last season as a professional cricketer. Next season he will play occasional games for Middlesex, but as an amateur. In his farewell appear- ance at Lord's the other week he celebrated the occassion by scoring a century In the first innings and a sparkling 48 in the second. Here he is outside the ground after the match, signing autographs for his fans,

London Express Service.

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NORWEGIAN SKIERS PLANNING A COMEBACK

for next season's Scudetto" the Italian equiva lent of the British shield. It was more than enough to turn the profit into a loan in fts but is executives, budget,

You have to be a Norwegian re-establish the Norwegian sk being fans first and then se fan to understand in full what a jumping

crown in a young countants, sald they did not care a bit about their budget.

blow Norway's many debacles in author, lawyer, philosopher, film photographer, and former top- recent competitions have been.ight jumper. He is Thorleif SOCCER BUDGET Surpassed by Germans, Finns, Schjelderup, son of a justice in The only club No suffer Inancial

survey of the Italian Russians, Yugoslave, Austrians, the Supreme Court and a man The Fiorentina loss was

budget revealed also and Czechs, th foriner 'unchal- ot Florence, which placed third soccer

highest single in the list of money-carning that the

gate lenged champions of skiing sat very definite ideas about

methods. training clubs, just behind Napoli club last season was registered by down last winter to prepare assung of Naples. Florentina pocketed the match played by Interna- comeback, "only" 333,120,540 lire (3632,- sionale LRC Tennis Tournamentą: Club 902). That was 46,624,536 Jirs Juventus of Turin on Oct. 14 Ladies' Singlen H'esp, Club Men's

($74,912) less than toldings for 1030, which netted 67,057,000 Handicap Doubles, Club

Mixed the

1955-1956 season, which lire ($92,240). Doubles Ifeap, Ed.

ended with Fiorentina as chom- Japan Hongkong at Loke Yew plone. The reason for this loss Hall, 3.37 p.n

the apparent disappoint- Cricket

ment shown by the fans after Friendly Came: KCC v KGV, 2

their team failed to meet their expectations.

Cheyennes, either H. Viauna or S. "Cigar" Siqueira will take over the mound. The Cheyennes should take the game but they can be sure that it will not be handed to them on a allver platter,

the

The last junior game will be played off at 2.00 pm. when

Champlona, last year's Carvalho's Seminoles, meet Wah Ying. Seminoles, still snarling from the wounds of last week's defeat, will be in full force to redeem themselves. Lal If given pitching duties, Dayaram of the Saninoles will be all out to make up for lost week's miserable performance:

3rd Divisions Recreio v Stanley, CCC V XBGC. PRC v HKFC, HKPSA v HERC, KCC v DIC.

Colony Open Pairs Final at KnGC.

Tanis

Fencing

pun.

soccer CAAF Cup: SCAA v Kitelee. 8.30 p.m

· Swimming Colony Swimming Championships: First Day of the Finals. ZYMCA. фа

What A Finish!

As for the Seniors, two games will be played off on Sunday. The first game will be played at 11 am. when Fred Diesta's P.L. Dodgers lock horns with David Lo's South China. The Dodgers, last year's Senlor 'B' champs, are a fast and young Harbury ericket team needed team and should emerge winners 28 runs off the Inst over to unless South China come up win their Birmingham Parks with something unexpected. At

Association Cuptle with 3.30 p.m., Eimbi Ablang's Sainta Spartans, And their No. 0

it out with vill bettie

Al

balsmon, Bert Lowe did Oliveira's Warriors in the game

with 8.6,0.0.0.4.. le finished of the week.

with 34 not out and also took four wickets at cheap cost.

The ageing Saints are once egen pining for "Ponantville” and they have all the material to get there.

TRICKY CURVES A.R. Salich will most. prob- ably start off at the mound with slow-baller PC. Wong standing by. Although Salleh boasts no tricky curves or upshoots in his hurling repertoire, his steadiness has earned him many well-de- served victories,

Young Joequim Collaco will be calling the slants behind the piate. Three times MVP winner Benny Omar will take over the hot corner with Dave Leonard at first and all-rounder Sherry Bucks at second. As to who will take over the windy alley, Is Etill anyone's guess.

Out in the pastures, mentor Ablong, will more than likely bave last year's batting charn- pion, I. C. Poon n't left. At centre and alght we should find A. G. Ismail and Memo Xavier respectively.

For the Warriors, Sonny Machado will be given pitching boncurs, Ex-Blackhawk Tony Rodrigues will probably call the stants. Speedy Stephen Kivler will be found breezing along the windy alley. Dickle Chaves will take over third and one-time .batting champ Hank Killen will be at second. None other than

Generous Wolves

FOOTBALL TALENT

No

seems to one

have Loticed the tle-up between Charlton Athlelle and the export of football tnient to Italy. Mr Alte Stock (manager of Roma), Mr Bill Dodgin (manager o Sampdoria's Huns

(the Jeppson

Dane Atalanta and Napoll), and Eddle Firmani (Sampdoria) аге all former Charlton players! Charley and Marchi Army were captains of the representative eleven,

THE

WEEKEND

vas

All other leams, Including Triestina of Trieste-a "Anan- cial Cinderella" which earned only 75,707,830 1re ($121,120) and placed last in the gross gate budget--had large profits which enabled them to carry out their "transfer campaign" in a merry-go-round of millions. The only club which saw its earnings more then doubled after The 1055-58 season. was Juventus og Turin, which -Doc- keted. 180,472,580 lire ($288,752) with an increase of 03,020,940

Answers To

Sports Quiz

1 Mal' Anderson of Australia.

2 Yes.

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Lacrosse,

4 Jersey Joe Walcott.

5

Golf; Bards and Snooker; Tennis.

6 Tulyar.

7 The Winter Olympics.

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0 Ritardio and Francisco.

8 Ramadhin and Valentine.

10

The defender who caused the penalty to be given and any player nominated by the other side.

GAMBOLS

HAVE, SOME HORE, GEORGE

(NO,THANK YOU

WELL, I MUST GET ON

WITH THE LAWN

Mr

When, wing half Bill Slater stepped up to receive his £750 bonedt from Wolverhampton Wanderers' Chairman, Baker, it was the fortieth. time since the last War that the Wolves had pald' out a full benefit.£30,000 in cloven acasons in voluntary paymenta.

DIVIDED PATHS

George Aitken (Sunderland), Jackie Stowart, (Walsali), Allan Brown (Lutor) and Charlie Fleming (Sunderland) were all members of the Zast Elfo eleven - which won the Scottish Cup seven years · AED,

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Main point of Schjelderup, When this comeback could be who was given a free hand by the Norwegian Ski Association expected is widely discussed. Some optimiste say the Nor is that jumpers must train all pace with No matter how disappointed wegian jumpers will be in the the year to keep

the international developments, fans might be by the fallen lead at next Winter's World

play. standard" of

the huge Championships at Lahti, Finland. Consequently he gathered a that the Others say it takes years to re-handful of hopefuls and placed attendance showed

a very strict public interest for soccer did not build the hegemony and are aim- them under subside in Italy-despite criticing at the Olympics at Squaw schedule. Highlight this sum- ism and hot arguments.

Valley, California, in 1960.

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