1958-02-08 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1958.

WEEKEND SOFTBALL GAMES

Two Top Teams Clash For The First Time In Senior Division

By "TIME OUT"

The hard-luck Warriors were dealt a cruel blow to their Pennant hopes when during last week's game against the Athletics their star third-baseman Stophen Xavier pulled a muscle in a run-down play between bases and as a result will be out of the game for a spell,

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Without him in the line-up the Warriors' chances of inflicting on, the champion Saints the latter's first defeat of the 1957/8 season are somewhat dimmed and Warrior mentor Oliveira and Coach Vas will have to come up with a suitable replacement which automatically means a drastic reshuffle of the infield.

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SOCCER NEWS

Craziest Soccer Transfer Gamble Of Them All

London.

By JAMES CONNOLLY

Roll up! Roll up for the craziest transfer

gamble of them all.

Struggling Torquay United will sell their star goalkeeper, Peter Wakeham, for a song—well, around 6,000 good £1 notes anyway.

And

ready against CAA, the scurer appoint-1 of local record in Junjor League Devon-born Wakeham with the ed for this game will be in for softball. another trying time..

West Bromwich pro to snap up 21-year-old

wide-awake stylq.

But here is the biggest BUT❘ in Boccer history: Torquay would want another £6,000 on original fee If

top of the Wakeham ever played for

TRANSFER dash-

England.

CRAZY Warriors will be trying to do what no other back:-Charlie Buchan cost team has succeeded in doing so, Arsenal £2,000 from Sunder- for this season-to beat the and in 1925-plus £100 a goal Saints and even without Step-in his Arst season. Buchon hen Xavier they have the scored 10. material for it.

Finishing Touch

The two lop teams of the Senior Division clash for the Arst time this reason at King's

A capacity crowd is expected Park in what is undoubtedly the highlight of a six-games week-

Whenever the rookie Overseas at 3.30 p.m. when the defending end schedule of matches down play off a League match the Senior Champions, the Saints, for decision and all. indications numerous defensive errors they face their stiffest hurdle to date are that with so much depend-muke uleid are anything but a in their quest for another pen-

on every called strike, a help to a scorer in trying tonant. The battle royal should ensue with keep up with the run of play. the outcome in doubt uni) the It will corialty Lake Dow final "out of the game.

more seasons of League com- petition before this team can Three More Weeks pose a threat and this season, their first, has yet to see them asting the full regulation reven innings, which gives you a'rough

A loss by the Warriors means idea of how hopelessly out-

Eleven goodbye to their Championship

maroon muga classed they are.

blush Once again

the roses Іл Weat they must be rated as underdogs, hopes and a victory puts them among

on level terms As they have Bromwich's dressing-room

The blooms are manager Vie The first

two Senior dropped one game, to the Pan- of

Wong, who best Buckingham's idea to sooth his League games for the day gets das, "Goose" going at 11.30 am. wice David the Jocys twice last year, will players.

The mugs bold orange juice afar holst the Hag the leaders Lo's South China team,

Joey for the players on losing days ery from the strong side they George Ribeiro catching.

sherry guards 1st base, Dicky and

when West boasted some years ago, try to tela

Who Bromwich win. notch up that clusive malden Chaves the windy alley.

will take over the keystone and And just to add the anishing win at the expense of the U.S.

to this dressing-room Navy now represented by the hot corner has yet to be decided.touch

Mentor Oliveira may do outfield luxury, Mr. Buckingham bas just duty and will have left fence-lustalled a radio..

So they can croon as they buster Tony Rodrigues and Gerry Remedios to keep him company, stift as they sip as they strip. For the Joeys, southpaw Salleh

to Sherry Jack Blanchflower, still kept will toss the strikes

Dave Leonard, Art Loul of the Manchester United

by Mark Jones, is Ozorio, P.C. Wong, who is the side

link in the defensive jasking for a move. weakest

chain, and the

"I try to get my place back,” incomparable Benny Omar will comprise the he says.

.But if there is the slightest rest of the infeld: Meme Xavier,

Old of his leaving P.C. Poon and one of the Ismati chance

Trafford, expect Arsenal to go brothers guard the pastures.

straight in.

"Washburn".

WALL

with chunky

All Junior League fans will have to sit back fur another three weeks before the eventual resting place of the Ernie Hearther Shield is known. The League-leading Seminoles wake a rest until March: when the Dodgers will attempt to force a play-off between and the Cheyennes. A Seminole victory on this date means their second Championship in us many years. Tho Cheyennes will have to win their last game of the season and then depend on the Filipinos to do them a big favour. This afternoon at 3.30 pm, the Cheyennes mee: the celier-dwelling Web Ying who have only a single victory to their credit in 13 games. Cheyennes conch Joey Franco will not be able to field is strongest start- ing nine because a clash of sporting fixtures involving some of his stalwaris. Nevertheless they are not expected to drop

Wah Ying this game to

WHD forfelled the first round match by a walkover. This game for the Cheyennes completes their had participated in League schedule and should see Diego Naval Softball League, so them trampling all over the if they live up to reputation they

a hard Warriors can stop them from Opposition beside affording them will give South Chins

fatten their time. Pitchers for the gobs are victory No. 10 is anybody's the opportunity to batting averages.

Ivy and Corbett, both said to guess. have a lot of speed in their hurl- Ing-but we will have to wait and see. With rare exceptiona variably produce teams the Navy's station ships in- which

Fielding Miscues

Those who like their softball

The American collors openly admit, through a representative who had a word with me, to being a little "rusty" from lack of practice although the "Wash Bucks. burn" team did manage to run up an impressive 8-1 record against other naval teams route to the Colony,

Hard Time

ch

It was also learned that they The Joeys' success so far is the Sandue in no small measure to smart coaching by Showboat All and Jindoo Hussain. Whether the

seen side

something

in a lighter vein should ircop play an appalling brand of soft- out to the ball park tomorrow ball and it remains to be at 10.08 am. when four girlswhether the "Washburn" teams will try to puido esch will follow the general trend or other in the number of flelding

surprise with

เร museues which we have come to worth talking about. expect from ladies' softball. The Hurricanes and the Hongkong University thrush it out on the "A" diamond while at the other end of the Beld the Athletics meet the Overseas,

The after-lunch game at 2,00 p.n. features the Austers, - the only British servicemen's soft- ball team in the Colony's or- ganised League, against the very keen University boys. The Uni- versity team is currently en- Joying one of its best seasons to date and are now lying mid-way in the League table. They have already beaten the Austers once

The University girls dropped two decisions to the red-shirted Portuguese team eurtle, but ladies' softball being what it is no one, least of all your scribe, can say with any degree of certainty that na upset is out of before by a score of 23 runs to the question, That very shrewd 10 and look like doing it again, veteran Bill Silva will be coux-Skipper Dave Cooper of

NAMESAKES

not

Canadian dollars are rustling for the right inside-forward. No. 1. club-While Eagles of

for play. And a job at 145. on hour.

White Eagles secretary Joe Boyle says: "A sensible boy can save at least £500 a year

But what's this? Toronto's stor soccer brothers Donnis and Harvey Jones want to return to England!

I'm tipping Danny Malloy, the Scotland "B" centre-half, to stay. on at Cardiff. He asked to go when Ray Daniel was signed from Sunderland. Cardiff were ready to sell.

Then Malloy deelded to fight for his place. Playing better than ever now, he keeps Daniel In the reserves and himself in line for the Scotland World Cup tcam.

(London Express Service).

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Nine, Bowled, caught, stumped, run out, hit wickel, 1.b.w.. handled ball, hit ball twice, obstruc-

2. Cooper-Climax.

3. Nasimul Ghani of Pakistan, at the age of 18 years 248

4. Hanif Mohammed of Pakistan, Sixteen hours thirteen minutes.

5. England

Won all Rugby honours,

these

6. (a) Argentinian (b) Swedish

(c) French,

7. Geoff Duke.

8. Isa and Jon Konrada.

Toronto, balt Britain'a young- 9. United States Lawn Tennis sters with this offer? Assisted Championship. passage to Canada. High pay | 10.. Ian Craig.

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