1958-11-07 — Page 7

ON THE

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1958.

Pare. 7

SOFTBALL SCENE What's Best in Kowloon

SPORTS PERSONALITIES

TONY MYATT

RAM LALCHANDANI

He Could

Well Be Our Next

Colony Wicketkeeper

One of the most important players in any cricket team, is the wicket-

keeper. Sound batting, bowling and fielding strength have a great deal to do in the building of a team, but, the wicketkeeper has to bear more than a fair share of the burden.

player came over to borrow some

Spooner

is

has also received pointers from balls. He was playing a match | English Test players,

und and Lawson. on a neighbouring ground

Flam came to the Colony someone had misplaced the bails.

Srinivasam May of 1953

the and Joined Ham took to him

the Indian Regrvakien. with

Club for been liked this youngster ILAN

and approach

whom he is a regular member straightforward

of the first team. offered to couch him. Bem ac- cepter gratefully.

We have Je Hongkong. youngster who Possesses ult the qualities of un excellent wicketkeeper Trat, unknown reuson, probably Inck of experience, he omitted from our interport term

Ram Lalehundanl is the scarp young man I am refertig to, and he has the ability to whip off the balls faster than you can Mary "Howzal!" But does be really lack experience?

good

H with

Ram has been playing erleket since he was 12-year-old, He is now 20 has mingled and playi top class players from both India and Pakistan and has even been coached by dion Test repre- Bentative, K. Srinivasan.

How It Began

Here's how it all began

ericket Ram was watching match back in his home town in Bangalore. India, when the ball vane te him. He picker! and threw it back into the neid. That started it. He liked the feel

up

of the ball and he liked to throw It. The rest was just chain re action.

For his birthday, he asked for cricket gear and literally went ericket mad, playing ot every opportunity.

the Ene

During a game with some of hlafends, one day, nis conch- to-be and inter his close triend, Srinivasan, the Indian Test

Where werY

in

his

He has been selected on two Rest occasions to play for the against our Interport selection Arsi occasion he and on the

the scored a sparkling 60. In second match he scored 30 the second innings and hit first six. He was also responsible in this match for helping a ver- (modesty prevents the mention of his name) securing a hat-trick.

Daily Practices

daily preetiees and hours of wicket-keeping. after is hands used to be raw

he plugged every session but away diligently and was mut long before he was elected to play for the Bangalore Cricket-lain bowler era, a first division side in India. And he was only 13 at the time.

He learnt more el about cricket In every match must of it by watching and by studying the strokes minde other batsmen. All that he learnt handy about batting came t one day when he was asked to

"The all" open for his club. Ram recalls, "wns flying around We only four feet my ears 1

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nine at the time, but I held up my end and scored 16 hat auf." Quite an Impressive start, og so his cuptain thought for harcón- Unued to open.

Praise And Criticism

On Week's Activities

MEDIOCRE PROGRAMME FOR WEEK-END

By “TIME OUT”

Ever tasted "flat" beor on 礴 hot summer night? Well, this week's softball programme promises to be just as unpalatable and the thought of spending a few unfruitful hours at King's Park leaves me cold.

So I shall relegate to a back seat the topic of the various teams' prospects and comment instead on some aspects of local softball doings which I consider worthy of readers' atten-

tion,

MCC 77 For 2 Against Victoria

Melbourne, Nov. 7 The M.C.C. were 77 for two wickets at lunch on the opening day of their match here today against Victoria.

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The tourists, fresh from the first win of their

lour against received South Australia, shock in the very first over of the match when Richardson was caught by Maddocks off Meckitt before a rum had been scored.

A STAND

in

Milion

ke

He played for the President's XI against the Malayan Inter- port team when they came here. the in 1956 and also against Malayan Pollec contingent who visited here last season. He is a regular member of the Combined School XI

Ambition

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His une ambition now is play for the Colony. He has been overlooked in the past, but this time I am confident he will muke the grade His motto On one occasion Rem was "Play the come us It should be

played." He has stuck to selected to play against a team comprised of a few Test players throughout his career and if he is

wear Krishnan, selected to

the Colony such as Pedka,

and colours I am positive he will be Gopinath, Vishwanath

a great asset to the side. Kenny. He scored 40 not out He

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THAT

DOES IT

SURE MADE

A MESS

OF THE KITCHEN.

FERDINAND

NANCY

PARTY NAMED JARS, TURNER INES HERE. WENTAWAG

LEFT CHICKEN ROASTING

FORGOT TO TURN SIOVE OFF

I'M THE

JANITOR

MAS TURNER'S LIVED HERE IWENTY YEARS --NEVER WENT AWAY, WHERE YOU SUPPOSE SNG 137

and Graveney then stand

54 before of

much

100

to draw the line if you profess to have the interests of sofball at heart and wish to see it kept free of rowdyian.

Three incidents and u suspen- have atrendy resulted Thes

be

past

season

The bad news comes first. Lart weeks during one of the Junior league. matches one player saw t to let his sent ments got the better of hin Try to visualise the situationsIOTI

and exciting a lenne

game, in suspect officiating and a tongue use of Al-phrused, in fact ut which wegged too freely 17 11 tumes downright vulgur, per- In sont remarks freely exchanged personal noto

between

and the direction of a player on the

players, afficials spectators. Surely opposite side. Tempers etme to even

boiling point because of the spirit of sportsmanship

caused by the softball fraternity is not intense provocation

tongue-dashing. Had

dead... or is ? Give this a been for the Inter- thought the next time you are vention of both team managers tempted to open your mouth.

On the other hand the most would "Incident' an

the news reflects nothing but certainly have broken out,

credit on the people involved.

the

Official Ruling

it

Bright Idea

the

among

rest

of

There is in effect an official ruling governing the conduct of Softball Association, Bill Woo The Chairman of the HK players, managers and

coaches

hus the bright ideo of initiating

will eventually be on

ennal

in regard to their making dis- paraging and/or Insulting the foremner of what he hopes remarks to or about opposing Gravenry was given marching players, officials ur spectators. classic a Thanksgiving Day orders For obstruction after Apparently its existence is not setball match between the U.S. civilians contributing 20.

known in certain circles. So i Navy and American

resident here. So come on all was not invoked.

At the adjournment Milton was not out 31 and Subba row 12.

Meck!!'s wicket cost. 18 runs and Salmon's succes cost 28,

SCOREBOARD

MCC 1st Inninga

P. E. Richardson, e Mud-

dlocks b Merkift

C. A. Million, not out T. Graveney, lbw Salmon Subba Row, nol out

Extras

Total (for two Wkts,)

Fall of Wickets 0-1, 64-2. Reuter.

By Lee Faik and Phil Davis

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First Win?

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And what of this weekend's Extures? The Austers should have their Jirst win of the nenson against the Overseas while the Dodgers should stay undefeated at the expense of the Eagles in the other Junior game.

Va 'Sunday morning teams of beginners meet. The „Ovesens Amtrendetur efonsas 13′′ In what is expected to be an error-led game the outcome of which I would not even dare forecast since either side could win hands down,

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