↑ THE CHINA MAIL,” SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1938,”
WEEKEND SOFTBALL MATCHES
Torrid Race
Race For The Batting Championship In Each Division
By "TIME OUT”
The teams engaged in this weekend's softball matches will be just going through the motions of playing, since, except for the Men's Sonior League the other two, championships are "in the bag" so to speak. Nevertheless spectator interest should be maintained at a reasonably high level during the playing off of the spate of postponed games because of the torrid race for the batting championship in each division, With only a few more games to complete the fixtures, the favourites in the different leagues will have to literally 'keep their eyes open' when striding up to the plate and nervousness means slipping down one slot in the batting list. There is no game scheduled for this afternoon and the programme gets under way tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. when the very gallant Overseas take on the University of Hongkong in a ladies' match.
"Prestige" Game
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DESMOND HACKETT'S COLUMN
THIS GAME OF RUGBY IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING?
London,
Your Rugby Union observer is not given to such outbursts of demonstration as whitewashing along the ballowed surrounds of Twickenham-"Go home, Wallabies." But, by jove, they were chewing their pipes and grasping their tankards ferociously after that shocker when Australia abused England and England "wailabled" Australia recently. They growled such phrases as "Jolly bad show" and "These chaps can't play the kame."
And that is the strongest form of protest and disgust you can expect from any Rugby Union type.
Well, you
can imagine how in those days was considered they felt when they BOOED. execodingly unorthodox.
I hope that the Austrailan Yes they actually shattered sacred tradition, "THEY BOOED | rugby chiefs will now sco:ch AT TWICKENHAM,
the cables telling their playern
or
to play the game like men catch the next bont home.
And for the sako of the this game in hooligans' prestige of the
country our own Itugby Union legislator should insist: Any more of this wretched conduct and we will have to cancel the remainder of the tour.
And this was the occasion on The University's Frances da Hend of tossing the ball to the know he is capable of-ng the which proud fathers took along Bilva had the distinction of outstretched and waiting glove Cheyennes will readily testify their rona to show them the
For those of you who wish to splendour of the tossing the Ladles' League's first of a team-mate! An upset by no-hitter of the current mecson CAA cannot be ruled out 1-debate the pros and cons from against the very same Oversons together which should make the point of view of sporisman-me played by gentlemen. in a curtalled game in late De- the league-lending Hurricanes ship, I would like to point out
Unhappily, all the perceptive the winner of one cember 1957. Subsequently she Jump with joy it this happens.
dockside the batting titles last year did Junor could soo WAS almost repeated her perform-
hooliganism from pome Austro- In play
the last Ance in the second round game,
three
but it took a single off the bat.
games presumably in order 10
lead. The only This calculated ruffan rugby of Overseas first-baseman Y. S. The 'prestige' game
protect his Yung 10 spoil everything. the champion Seminoles and the thing objectionable about it was could not have been perpetrated
more unfortunate time. These to at o Eight extra-boscs hits and nine Dodgers of the Junior League that his team-mates chose singles
return takes place at 3.30 pm. In the co-operate, with or without his The grammar schools are sack- words. game and with the University previous meeting the champions knowledge, by generously for- ng soccer and turning to rugby tough,
some very tough because they reckon this is the passing now finding its form after had a comparatively easy time felting
gamo to inspire the higher been a poor start the Oversees are in in taking the decision by 6 runs matches by playing truants!
creed of sportsmanship, where glorious. for another big defent. The to 3 because of three uneamed
the game was the thing and the burning
Drastic Re-shuffle question is Will runs which the Dodgers Kave
victory a mero asido. Frances da Silva get her second away via two wild throws in no-hitter?"
the infleld and n wild pitch by
To get back to the ganie itself. I understand that E "Chief" hurler Reuben. Despu,
Carvalho la making a drastic re- shuffle of the line-up of big team with a view to giving Pachecho some of his bench-warmers a
featured this
Extremely Weak
The opposition is extremely weak and needs another couple of reasons to Rettle down to softball.
Pl
Sack 'Em
of
Gory Path
arc
brutal tough, But then This is brutal occasion. The Wallabies has of the path more gory than
This game of rugby is many splendoured thing.
It produces the kind of chaps a man would be proud to hayo for his cons. In Britain the code of manners has been splendid example to every other sport.
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COMING DOWN HARD
Mr H. E. Cuditta Vantage, ridden by P. G. Madden, comes down heavily on his forefeet after 'taking a jump in the February Four-year-old Hurdle Race at Sandown Park Races on February 22,--
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Distinguished Footsteps
The tribe's lanky pitcher Lal
Neve: again en the rugby Dayaram narrowly missed a no-
chap point the stem of his pipe hit game when Ray
in scom at the anties of the angled in the bottom of the final chance to make the team,
soccer players. 5th. With Flar shortstop Information is sketch, so I will
It is nothing short of tragie playing competitive
A soccer type such as refarce that the spotlight should expose "Klondike" Wung a certainty not venture to guess, except for Arthur Ellis would probably only bad manners, bad temper, Another one-sided game with for the warmth of a seat in the Abbas, who will be Been In have hnd several of the and rotten sportsmanship. the University girls taking stands, Kenneth Abbor gets a what position.
out most things casy should be witnemed chance to show his arm at the -
As for the Dogers, Diesia Śr. Wallabies aitting
Only the code of good hosts the
they checks the indignant lovers of game repenting-If The only Senior League game windy ulicy.
is putting out a full side to have the consciences to repent Rugby Union from saying: "For of the day is down for 11.30 Wong, the Junior League's avenge the earlier defeat. ve
their shocking behaviour in sport's potential batting champion, will Everything hinges a.m. when Fred Diesta's
on Reuben
sake,
horne, go An Dodgers meet South China. The most assuredly be benched for Despa.
In-form
Wallabios" Despa
pubile. latter registered
bitlal the Seminoles' last game, the means
It makes you laugh the mad, triumph with a capi[n]
And don't make the error of win of the season when the season and this is, in my and an off-form Despa will cynical laugh to think that the thinking that this enraged
eternal the appeal would rouse the citizens Dodgers gave them a walkover opinion, a shrewd move since it make this a tame aftale. How Australians
which they, and. mild-lookingof Australia to a vicious, go-to- just મ fortnight ago. While is extremely dimeult to latch ever, the score shouldn't be more copa
of Reuben Despa's them 5 or runs to the winners inoffensive chap called "Lol" bell mood the Caroliners will be fielding, onto one their regular line-up which in pitches when this unpredictable since both sides are capable of Larwood scared their batsmen cludes
with a fashion of bowling that They love to win. ex-Juniors the hurler touches the form we alla high standard of softball. tour
They will Dodgers will in all probability
fight to the last chance victory, throw in a ride full of rescrves,
But I have found It promises to be a dull game
them great losers and modest, with the result favouring the
cheerful winners. Dodgers.
their
Twice Beaten
The 1.45 p.m. game han the CAA Indies pitted against the demoralised South China Jussies. Tho
latter have beaten the Athletics twice already, the first game being highlighted by 2 10-his barrage unleashed
on the head of peri Olive Yuen of the Athletics. She has since improved by leaps and bounds, os was evident by her fully Hving up to her surprise selec tion as starting pitcher for the Combined Chinese girls against the Taiwan Indies not so long ugo,
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No team can really settle
down to playing ball when an Infielder shows (as I saw re- cently) an inclination to make the put-out by a solo cffort In-
THE
WEEKEND
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10. Bradman or
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11, Coeur de Lion 12. Trojan hero
13. Shakespearean
heroine
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they back towards the tec. One day, slightly, since consist of self-ignited seepages through the hitherto unrevealed of greencreeping, the of natural gas, they form a art circle a few yards wide, into enthusiasts of Kirkuk may and which it is possible to step with themselves possessed of the bert Fot
much
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for
What a shame that the tour- ing Wallables should give such an entirely wrong impression of the Australian at play.
(London Express Service).
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Answers To Sports Quiz
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2. 5,000 metres.
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4. (a) Tennis (b) Boxing (c)
Golf, 5. Argentina.
6. World Middleweight Title
he was the original Jack Dempsey.
7. Walter Hammond.
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8. (a) Rugby (b) Cricket (c)
Croquet.
9. In England, 1912. England, Australia, South Africa,
10. Fred Perry.
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One thing is certain. However high and hot they were, the eternal fires stank as abominably then as they do today-of rotten eggs.
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If the golfing content of these
From firewalking it was but a short step to fireworshipping, as represented by the remains of the Masjid-1-Suleiman, or Temple of Solomon, after which the Arst Perulan oilfield was named, and of course, the local golf club. This is situated in a and of, glorifled 'ump and 'ellow's and the views, with thứ snow-covered Zagros treat mountains in the background, roof great splendour, though that aspect
may excape the notice of the members when in summer the temperature
to 127 deg. in the shade and you can actually, to one man put it, feel your eyeballs frying.
Agreeable Spot
despatches is, and must. for In springtime, however, with the north side of another week or 50, remain greenery en wholly non-existent, since this romewhat mongre, it is not the hills and the general scene strongly reminiscent of the Great Orme in North Wales, biblical diversion did occur on
MIS is Д the way le the golf club at This is but a drive
Kirkuk.
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