1958-02-22 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1958.)

WEEKEND SOFTBALL GAMES

Canadian Naval Team In Action Today At The Government Stadium

By "TIME OUT"

Although there are only four League games scheduled over the weekend, softball fans are well ctored for as the Hongkong Softball Association once again welcomes to these shores a team from the Land of the Maple Leaf in the form of a Canadian Naval Squadron softball side which will be seen in action today at King's Park and also tomorrow afternoon ot the Government Stadium, Sookunpoo.

Just about a year ago the All-Hongkong side became the victims of a no-hit game, tossed by Padget of the Canadian Navy, which the visitors won by the narrow margin of 2-1. This team was drawn from a single naval vessel whereas the Canucks making their debut today are drawn from a squadron of five and all indications are that our Combined Juniors, are in for a hectic time in the nine-inning exhibition game starting at 2.30 p.m.

"Chlef Carvalho, Fred Diesta and Robert Remedios will have tu come up with sonwthing rently good from the ranks of the Seminoles, Dodgers and Cheyen. nes if they expect to put up a good show because the Canadians are well-known exponents of the game of softball.

No Information is available ce to the Canadians standard of play, but if we are to judge from pust performances the Juniors outfold will have a lot of exer- else this afternoon,

the

First Meeting The first meeting of the Junior Division Dodgers and University of Hongkong takes place tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. to open the League programme. The undergraduates are enjoying a very good season of softball and are currently lying fifth in the League table. The Dodgers are third in the League and look like staying there for the rest of the season. Notwithstanding the numerous walks which have here a feature of his recent games, Dodger Rouben Despa is still losing Decasional strikes ross the plate and will prob- ably be assigned to mound duty This should be ageln.

warm up for the Filipinos in prepara, tion for the "big game'' agains the champion Seminoles nel week and although the U will put up a bit of a fight the score

should still reach double Agures as the Dodgers can beast of some heavy, batters.

basket-sized

Evelyn pitched Portugal to a softball and well deserve to share third place with the Pandas infine victory and will be tossing the Lengue standings. The gobs'

her riser to Mira Caldes behind plicher Ivey showed during the the plate. "Popeyo" Ozorio will International game between USA snare all balls coming her way and China just the other day that at first with her

alt white Carmen Mattos must he has a lot on the ball. With a

tile practice Ivey will have a surely be given the nod to guard lot of batters swinging in vain. second base after her fine show- However, like most softballing in the International, "Dinga" and Myra Cruz guard washburn" team has very little teams from station ships, the Ozurio

and third respectively defensive power, being lament while the outfleid will come from and ably weak in fielding although Alice Delgado, Pat Evins

Souza. This team's they make up somewhat for Gertrude

South by packing quite a power at bat fielding is on a par with

the Hurricanes If the sailors settle down CAA China's but will have to battle all the way batting is very much stronger for victory although on present and this alone should carry them form. the Athletics should take to their first championship. this game without difficulty.

too much

His Last Chance

Interest will be centred not on the 1.45, p., game itself be- tween the Comets and War | Eagles, but on the performance afleld of Michael Hussain, Against the

easy offerings

M. L. Lau of the Eagles, Husain has his last chance to overtake Klondike Wong of the Seminoles in the race for the Junior League

Hussain 15 eur batting ille. :ently hung extremely well and if he can get a couple of hits in this game there is a distinct, possibility of his copping the Eating title as he is only a few percentage points behind Wong, Hamet's boys had the beating of the Eagles previously by 18 runs to 3 and should repeat.

The decider for the Ladies' The only Senior League game League Championship is slated of the week is that between the for 3.30 p.m. when Onofre US Navy represented by the Souza's red-shirted Hurrtennes "Washburn" and the rejuvenated da battle with Morgarel Lam's Chinese Athletics. Surprisingly South China squad. Both sides enought after a very poor start have dropped one game each, the the latter are playing Up-lop Hurricanes defeating their arch rivals 0-6 in the first round

the Caroliner meeting and avenging this with a 17-8 victory

Some Day Perhaps taler. The two teams are cur-

rently tied for first place in tho League and as both have easy passages against weak teams for the rest of the season, the cham- plously hinges on the outcome of this important match.

All The Way.

"One of these days we shall give someone a shuck", says Mr Sem Philby, selection committee member. Inesman, groundsman and trainer for Amberley FC, a West Sussex League club. Enthusiasm and sportsmanship in that remark for Amberley

And it looks like a Hurricanes have riot won a match for three

rumph for the simple reason years, have had over 300 goals

that Yin Lai-sheung has lost scored against them in the last much of her effectiveness on the Itwo Betsons, have already conceded 125 this time dpltcher's mound as was evident! from her performance, for China! recently, lost 10-1 to Emsworth.

International More sportsmanship: inside in the Ladies' left fan Jupp cycles 25 miles intely. The majority of the every Saturday to play end Hurricanes made up the victor- get boaten. Goalkeeper Ken ous Portuguese nine and they bit Giddings,

With Evelyn RAF Yim at will. (Tangmere) says it ba hord Alonco in the ine-up and with life and different from when ho South China having dissension was playing for 37 Squadron and strife in the managerial and Malta and they won the Inter-enachtig departments it's the Slatión, Trophy.

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Hurricanes all the way.

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The Curollacra May Pau, Margaret Laum, L. Y. Kwok and Yim herself will have to show the way to the rest of the team. Who knows? If Yim strikes forin, and the is pitching half- heartedly these days, all she needs is n. little ficiding support for her side to offer somme op- position to the Hurricanes.

GETTING HIMSELF EIT

BIGGEST

Tony Lock, the England and Surrey teft arm spinner, who had an operation on his right knee nine weeks ago, is now taking strides to get himself it for Ho is exercising the the forthcoming cricket season. knee at his home at Warlingham, Surrey, and doing a certain amount of running to strengthen his leg. This picture shows Tony leaving his home for a Central Press Photo. training spin on the road. —

First Time Lucky

Stadium the Warriors, with the

Over at the Government same thing won the Cup for

Turner's

Andy Beattie and Reg Free- men won promotion in the first season they were managers of Buddershold

Sheffield and Unlied, Vic Buckingham did the

West Bromwich In his first inclusion of guest player Y. 5. season there. Birmingham were Liang, will be representing All-promoted in Arthur Hongkong against the Canadian rot senson, and Newcastle lifted

Cup inder

chief, Navy in a 60-minutes exhibition the

Livingstone. Allenby Couches Bill Silva and Olly Vas Duggle

Chilton'a first are keeping their fingers crossed

venture Warriors will Grimsby promoted. What and hoping the

reputation of our the chances of history repeating uphold the Senior Leaguers by beating the itself this season at Norwich or

Canadian contingent Brentfort where

Archie strong Ieldentally the game is down, Machuley and Malesim. Me-

Donald are the new "boosts"? for 2.45 p.m.

1 German coln

2 Pentorming

3 Tram

4 Roman Emperor

5 Californian town.

& Speech

7 New York Stroot

The seaside?

0 Classic title

10 Not Cleopatra

11 And guys

12 Ploture

Bolution on Back Page

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NAMESAKES

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the spaces against each of the clues below with a word related to my life. The

letters in circles spell out my name. Who am I?

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Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Cycling, rowing, and lawn bowls.

2. Sixty-eight,

3. Floyd Patterson.

4. The Anchor Stroke.

Page: 17

WINTER SPORTS PAYING

EVER DIVIDENDS SWITZERLAND THIS YEAR

By JOHN TALBOT

Geneva.

TO

Switzerland's great "invisible export", the winter sports season, is paying

the biggest dividends ever this year.

In spite of world tensions and the business recession in the United States, nearly a quarter of a million visitors are flooding into the main mountain resorts from all over the world, and all the hotels report that they are solidly booked right up to the end of March.

States.

..

With the constant riso 111 prices in France and Austria, Switzerland's great rivals for the winter sport trade, the re markably aiuble Swiss economy ta now making it a holiday Centro which can compete favourably with other countries.

gu city.

Annual Holiday

Britain, with some 60,000, week in January. During that held only early in the morning winter sports enthusiasts, and time there is always a marked and are finished by 9 am, 50 West Germany, with about the | drvp in tourist arrivals,

that the Bun cannot ruin tho same number, provide the solid Now,

the invasion of surface. 03 basis of this year's prosperity Switzerland really gets undor All the fashionable resorts are boom in the Swiss tourist trade, way, the snow is here and there crowded with the usual galaxy Other visitors come mainly from every prospect perfect of flm stars and notables from France, Italy and the United Swiss Alpine weather of blue the four comers of the earth. akies, bright sunshine, tingling The 21-year-old Aga Khan, mountain air and dazzling leader of a sect of more than white snow to welcome arriving 20,000,000 Ismall Moslems, was skiing at Galand before he went New ski-litta and nerial to Karachi for his Coronation en cableways come into operation January 23. every year all over Switzerland, taking pliers ever higher inté the great Alpine ski fields.

Even so, the real skiing ex- Field Marshal Viscount Mont- who trek off to the gomery is expected at Muerren Not that life is by any means peris,

with their "skins", in February on his annual winter cheap here. But while the mountains

navo Vast tracia of sports holiday. He will later Swiss prices have more or lem alood still, the neighbouring unspolied mountains to ascend move on to Gstaad to watch the thrill of international contest for the countries are rapidly catching up-followed by the

skiing back to civilisation | Montgomery Ski Jumping Cup with them.

through the virgin snow.

and will present the prizes him- A Slow Start

Expeditions off the beaten al Irack, originally the only form Winter sporinen and women

Increasingly no skiing. ard will find perfect snow condi-

coming back into their own, rich. Through the bix British tions In Switzerland this year,

and the Swiss siti schools are youth organisations, young Bri- Ater

start a slow

around

from every walk of life organising tours which cater fona

are coming to Switzerland for Christmas, with warm westerly

for even the most modest skiers. than

a week or two of fun in the winds and more rain

In addition, the usual series snow, there were heavy mow-

international

skating, ice snow. falis

four some

charming litle Alpine feet deep generally throughout the Alps hockey, bobsleigh, toboganning township of Champery, in the

This has and curling events are being

Valais,

to in early January.

plays host

theso hold.

youngsters, who are coming in Lakd a perfect foundation for further falls and should provide cresta Run, a

At St. Moritz, the

ever increasing numbers. Welah, 1,000-yard half Scottish, and North Country úno sking conditions

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The Swiss have also been down which Intrepid racers ducky in that these falls of lash at speeds of over 50 miles Cockney as these boys and girls scramble about In the snow, snow have come during what an hour on specially constructed many of them on skis and skates time. They are is known here as "le trou do and weighted "skeletos", is for the first Janvier"--the January Gap, attracting the usual throng of given lessons by expert Swiss thla is the period following dore-devils.

iki Instructors and as they pro- ummediately after the gay The Cresta is hosed with

gresa take various testa for wrestling Christmas and

New Year water every night to put an which they are awarded medals elebrations which last up toley Anish to its already ginssi they pass.--China Mall about the end of the third smooth sides. The races are Special,

5. (a) Derby (b) Grand

National (c) St Leger,

6. Bill Talbert.

The others have run sub-four-minute mile.

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8. Mervyn Roso of Australia. 9. Dawn Fraser of Australia. 10. Maureen Connolly, now Mrs

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