1958-04-26 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, "APRIL 26,'- 1958,

LADIES' SOFTBALL LEAGUE REVIEW

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AMERICA INVITES RUSSIA TO SEND SOCCER TEAM TO PLAY ST. LOUIS CUTIES

By ARCHIE QUICK

Of all the countries which have qualified for the final stages of the World Cup in Sweden in June, Mexico alone will not be playing a friendly international match prior to the competition. England play Yugoslavia in Belgrade on May 11 and Russia in Moscow on May 18 after having met Portugal at Wembley on May 7. Scotland play Hungary in Glasgow on May 7 and Northern Ireland and Wales are arranging matchos.

In the interests of world sporting amity, the champions of the United States have invited the Soviet Union to send a team to play in North America for the first time. Name of the States' champions? The St Louis Cuties!

Drawn Match

The Chinese national side la to play in Europe for the first time Moscow, Tallinn, and Leningradi The Russians will reir.cm-

not take them lightly bering that recently they, the Russians, sent a side to China And were shocked into a 1-1 είπειν.

the semi-final stage by permission of the ABA."

Although no mention is made there of lilness-and to me that definitely rules out Stone Army Secretary, Major E. D. Malpas, rends it otherwise and con- siders Stone could be given the to Aight at Wembley chance

Anyhow the later the most. percent appplication will be made.

ut the clubs now in the south- ern Bolton, and the Fourth Division will have disappeared”

"Offside King"

Near Precedent Stone, & Craftsman in REME has been Army Champion two years now, and was also

have

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There Were Only Two Real Contenders For The Championship

By "TIME OUT”

Ladies' softball during the 1957/58 season got off to a very late start with five teams competing for the China Mail Shield. It was a rowdy and confusing debut for this year's champions, Onofre Souza's Hurricanes, as those of you who follow the game will recall, but when the excitement had died down it soon became apparent that there would only be two contenders for the title-Souza's “les ·~ girls" Let's see how and the defending champs, South China.

all the teams fared..

Potential

first

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HOME SOCCER FORECAST

Grim Days For Clubs. In The Promotion And

Relegation Fight

Forty-five League matches are being played today, but 59 other games are outstanding, and will be played in midweek. Grim daya for clubs in the promotion and relegation fight. Wednesday, doomed to Division Two, are at home to the new champlons, Wolves, und will probably lose. Leicester could make themselves safe with a draw at Birmingham, and Sunderland could avoid defeat at Portsmouth. Newcastle, needing one point to be sure, should get it against Leeds. The other home clubs look like winning - Burnley v Bolton, Chelsea v Manchester United, Manchester City v Villa, Forest v Everton, Preston v Arsenal, Spurs v Blackpool and West Bromwich v'Luton. -

Answers To Sports Quiz

London and Lancashire aro | Chesterfield. v. Darlington, Old- deeply concerned In Division ham v Rochiale, Tranmere 'v Two key matches, West Ham Gateshead and York v Stock- at Middlesbrough should be port,

and so too Clyde should beat Hiba ta. The Hurricanes breezed through the first round schedule undefeated. rood for a point,

thould Fulham at Cardif, but | the Scottish Cup Final

Chariton y Terry Endaya tossed the strikes for them until South China avenged the key game is

Hampden. Blackburn and this too could

In Division One there may an earlier defeat. Then sentiment was pushed aside and Evelyn level. Downs in the mire,

be a clean sweep by the home Lincoln can have little hope, af teama in the Ave games to bo Alonco was signed up. With the teams level at a loss each Alonco

Huddersfield, bust Doncaster played Dundee v Airdrie, did a grand job of disposing of the Caroliners by 9 runs to 7 in a

can take a point from Ipswich,,Kilmarnock v Raith, Mother- and Swansea and Notts County well y Third Lanark, Queen of Championship decider the highlight of which was the total of 33

one apiece at Bristol City and the South v St. Mirron and The Yugoslav FA has banned; season would be disastrous. If, Championships may be entered

The other Rotherham errors registered!

homo Rangers v Aberdeen. by any chance we won promo- all flying for their teams,

teams should win-Grimsby v In Division Two. Dunferm~· Although Juventus FC have tion to the Third Division there

This was just a rough induced worthy winner in the tutor shows little or no interest

Erlatol Rovers Orient Y line, Dunbatton and Ayr may refused John Charles permisaion would be the same long journeys

Shefeld United, Liverpool ❤

·well fain maximum-points" to play for Wales in the World to places like Accrington and

dication of the standard of play Ladies' Balling Champ, Vivian in the team's progress. It will

contrast to take them at least three

away of competition before Barnsley and Stoko v Derby,

from home at Morton, Cup

the Argentinian Hull. Frankly, we cannot face

which spectators have come to Ho. In complete series,

of ladies' #oftbali Vivian they also had in their seaSONA

in

any sort of

In the heetle Third Divialon Cowdenbeath and St. Johnstone team manager has asked for them, and there are many clubs

expect Hongkong--and, belleve mo, line-up a young lady who was they can render

South lending Plymouth, respectively, and there should three.of his stors, Angellio, like MB,"

have nal been would

fans

dis undoubtedly the year's strike- opposition. Maschio and Sivori, now playing Mr Evans added: "1

I wouldn't go so far as to say Brighton and Swindon are all be a draw for Dundee United appointed, оксер for rare out queen, Since it is a dublous In Indian football to be released say that in about three years

occasions when a ladles game honour she will have to go un- that it was a highly successful way, and may ench be glad at Stranraer. Home wins after

that for Cabe the Inta Division wil boj

playing season. Apart from the to scramble a point at Colches

Albion Rovers v actually lived up to the pub-namedi composed seventy-five

Arbroath, East Stirlingshire v itla of no-hitters, one shut-out for Watford and Bournemouth, licity given 1,

and Yim's now strikeout record particularly Swindon. Norwich Barwick, Forfar v. Hamliton, The Hurricanes did not give

girls, there and Brentford should account

Montros y Allon and Sten- consistent performances held Backbone of the U's team was of 15 University

housemuir v Erechim can Southampton

win and one shudders to think whot Frances da Silva who tossed the wasn't much to shout about as for Aldershot and Port Vale,

registered and game nine forfella no-hit

Home havoc the eight-times champs, season's

successed Overseas. She and nine games out of a total at Palaco,

Gillingham, the Wahoos, would have wreak against

Coventry v In Aldershot 1 bumped

Into only Licholder entered at ed on the current title-holders. pulled her sido out of many of 30 scheduled lasted only five for

Northampton V Southend, the Irish Aldershot All the other Jast billy McCracken,

Nevertheless, because of the tight spots. It the U can put short innings.

Shrewsbury v Exeter, Torquny next year been

de paucity of opposition, the red-up the same team

The Future? international full back who in year winners

and Walsall v Newport the great days

of of Newcastle mobilised, and most

them shirts,

in their first year, did they must be seriously regarded 'And what of the futuro?Millwall. The win the Pennant and manager

as potential Pennant winners-- One hundred pesetas (about United earned tie title of "Oft have turned professional.

was instru- man Stone beat

Army Souza in the

Improved, bul how receives my congratula- but a lot of hard training with Frankly the standard of play fourteen shillings) is the Ane side King",

the rules Championships, getung

Gunner Davo tons for a job well done. They particular attention to fitiding could be imposed upon ony Valladolid tnental in

Now A Newcastle Higgins, the Scottish Champion,have a couple of potential stora is indicated. Fast rising players many of the local ladies have or patience to go FC (Spain) player who is disultered

he managed Aldersnot substituted and won his contest in hustling third-sacker Myra are Vivian and Irene Ho and the time

In the Northern Section only through "tough" practice covered smoking more than Ave "scout",

and, remotely, his to add to the Army such in wartime, and recalls in

officlas Cruz, catcher Mira Caldas and Anna Wu. cigarettes a day! Twa.

Bessions? The Talwan lady soft- Accrington inrich Irish brogue the great day?; headaches. The Army could Pat Ewins.

Athletics fines have already been

Tho Chinese

ware ballers showed us how totally Bradford City can beat Seun they had there. "Ten thousand hardly have two representatives Bicted.

however, should he

thorpe, they come up against first-class able to deal with Chester. As- in the same division at Webb- Not At Their Best

inadequate our lassies are when thorpe for promotion. Scun- Sepp Sales were commonplace,"

bigt they gave other teams a Hexterger, of West Germany,

said. "On the field we usually ley. There is, however, a near

Tho defending champions.

run for their money.

opposition. of They started

badly by famous Hungarian International had a zuil International eleven, precedent. A year or two ago a

We could

well sotile crington can win at Wrexham at the South China, were definitely, not won hall back Bozsik

boxer named Clark the und in the crowd were some of

tout their beat and had to be giving two walkovers, but after down to glving some serious and Bradford City draw posted

Carlisle, Hull look likely away opinion that the last eight in the greatest figures in sport middles ille, was

with the runners-up that icy, showed more than a thoughts as to how we can imm cricketers, the World Cup will be England, est

champion Germany, another soldier named happy

Trailing the Hurri- passing interest in the proceed prove the standard of our local winners at Southport, Mansfield Germany, Doxers, Scotland, Hungary,

BIOUS golters and Longo was substituted, although position.

victories but there should be used Czechoslovakia, Russin, Yugo-athletes. The crowa

to previously beaten by Clark, and canes by only one loss in the logs. They gave creditable per-girls' tears because it becomes can get a point at Hartlepools,

9. All have other home sides

won the world turn up to see them as huch as not only won the ISBA title, but concluding stages of the play-formances and nearly upset the really frustrating to report year

that "the slavia and Sweden. No mention

Hurricanes in after year

visitors for the

featherweight boxing title. ing season, any hopes they had highly-regarded of the Latin South Americansing play. And what a team 1

of the season, made a clean sweep of the Barrow y Hallfax, Bradford v. second There was nearly

of a possible play-off through the 'inst game

Workington, Bury v Crewe,10. Jim Peters. or of Northern Ireland who may hau-Frankie wilt, Joe Mercer,

being upset oy

leading 4-0 until the 6th inning. series"!!! easily prove the best the the two Comptons, Don Welsh, shock at Aldershot for Olympic the Hurricanes

stendily Olive Yuen pitched supreme some other tearn were mother- Jour "Home" countries. The hic lat. It la sad to see the old champies and "world

elül in such poor way now." stylist Tat The Beibourne "when the Carotines could throughoul and was a surpriso. Irish are Herr Herberger's tip.

one (and worthy) selection for the Mr Evans said Hungariun

inbt he Gaines, Another

Corporal Dick Mc- raily only eight players, Lamous

Combined Chinese against Yu W&S also sufferng short, to form, a Leam International, Sandor Kocsis, is mated the additional cost of Taggart,

the Shan from Taiwan. She open- hotels next from, influenza,

aguinst He, however, League game ——now-playing-for. Young Fellows reveiling and

-od-a-tow_eyes with her pitching. FC (Zurich), while the Yugo- scason would be about 242,000, boxed quietly to an easy points Antettes

made never

that victory. The RAF will lose his This walkover spelled, in big and, given a little more time, slovian star, Stolon Bobek, is "We have

END services after three-years-next letters, THE

for South will develop into an outstand- now conch to the newly formed prost," he said, "so-it-will-mean

Mainstay Yim Loting hurler. Army team in Burma,

selling a player or two to keep July when he will return to the China.

The

for a strong material In sheung was devastating form, should family butchering business going or go under. I Ghosts Walk

Hurricanes team is there but the Athletics except against the say we shall go under, for the Dundee.

all

King's need a little seasoning. Katina Ghosts walk on the pretty supply of good players here is

As a result of the Aldershot who hit her

Pork. Sho tossed two no-Wong, Lillian Chan and Frances free-lined ground of the Alder- very limited. The locals go to

Arst night semifinals the Arly hitters, both against the green Beck show promise. shot Football Club. Where once Portsmouth, Reading or London the terraces were packed with if they show any promise, and

Ögures watching

Like team

manager

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the all

and

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khaki great names of anceer play war-booked." time League football everything “E”now "deserted, ever-partially eo on match days and there is

talk disbandment.

players are

Bad Luck

Bad luck, Dave Stone. Battersea Club boxer who

Association

the ABA as well!

men

the

the

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over

ina

not in the Pennant race at all,

of three

Never Gave Up

the

BO-

only eCven

had nine representatives in

Lee Chi-hong's the Overseas, and she carried

girls, ien Finals, the RAF had seven

Overseas, were obviously in the team for most of the season. and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines four, The Navy actual-

May Pau played some grand game for experience and they games at short and her flelding certainly paid a costly price to ly had only one winner,

Victims The other three-having-drawn byes as a delight to watch. Apart get it

from this duo nobody else rates hitters, they seldom-insted-the- into the finala. The Army, and

any special mention. The team full seven innings und kept by has RAF boxers, of course, in dis-

their side a constant supply of ABA National Light-finct The garrison is low, "gates" been

contrast to the IN Ro-itself was a disappointment as are Welterweight Champlon fur the guiars, were National Service-spirit when the going got rough.

somehow It seemed to lock towels to throw in, und Aldershot ore small booked for the Fourth Division past two years was unable to

drawn from

The University énded' up in next season. Facing them are defend his litle at the Imperial civilian clubs,

in the third place-mid-way

played They overnight

Boxing Journeys to Crewe, Services

League table. They can look games, collected a hit per game Southport, Bradford, York, Dar- Championships at Aldershot be-

back with pardonable prido at and scored only 19 runs. As for and the North East Coast, with The Army BA are to seek per-

coached by veleron Bill Suya total of 302 errors. Even though all the attendant extra hotel and masion for him to go forward

Wolverhampton Wanderers (who, however, should look at they were on the receiving end railway costa. Aldershot officials to the Wembley ABA

of merciless pounding's they are appalled at the prospect, for and thus get the opportunity of heard about a promising 18 year the rule book now and then to the club is not paying its way completing a notable "hat trick old wing half playing for the refresh his memory), the Fok- never gave up.

fulem squad, like their brother now, with the longest trips tabut the rules are against him. RAF Station at St Mawgan near

ABA Rule 9 Plymouth and Norwich,

states: "Any Penzance. So a scout made the jeam in the Junior League, Chub

the Tom Day and reigning champion, who by re- 500-mile cound journey to Con- shiowed' a lot of power at

the wall, and he has been booked for plate, Manager Harry Evans quite out-presenting this country in spokenly

They outhit the Hurricanes, say: "One teason in European or Empire Champlon- a trial. But the boy, Johnny

Wednes- as the team averages will show, ships or the Olympic Games is Fullwood, hails from the Fourth Division will be novelty and may bring an in- unable to compete in the pre-feld, a stone's throw from the and to emphasise thele superior

Ingales, A second liminary

of the ABA Wolves' Molineux ground! ty with the hickory the U pro-

lington, Chester, to Lancashire cause of an attack of influenze Unnecessary Journey their showing this season. Ably their felting they rang up.

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