1958-11-24 — Page 7

KMB.........1,

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1958.

South China.......

Two Sensational Softball

Bus XI Should Have Won Upsets During Week-End

KMB WING-HALVES PUT THE HALTER ON SCAA'S FRONT-LINE STARS

By I. M.

MACTAVISH

The Busmen should have blown skyhigh the myth of their South China jinx at the Hongkong Stadium yesterday. They had chances enough to make the result secure long before

the halfway stage was reached

yet in the end they wore glad to settle for a rather precarious share of the

points in a one-all draw.

As the capacity crowd of nearly 30,000 filed out

the

of Stadium there seemed to be a feeling that it was a good result and one that generally reflected the run of play. I do not agree.

It is true South China finished strongly in the last twelve minutes but if this match had been decided on 'points' as in a boxing contest, KMB would have won by the proverbial mile.

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the lowest obli li Chi-kwLITE to the left-back was switeneu puiden whale little Kwok Ram- fake fu ward to JUAR moveti uve the lett-half job. The move produery! Almost inmediately the point-saving equaliser.

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On the other side of the el Luk khay never struck. aying

Jus best form. With this weakness behind them

surprising that the usually brilliant South China Forwards failed tu twinkle as they have often dome

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fact, WLMIK Chu-krunig,

231 probably greata degos Mok Chun-wah, 1 Wussible to re-

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350 a might and Cispossessed by hard fucking Chan Chi-kong und Lout it. The truth is that this briant young player has been prematurely burnt out by ден ndless roungabout of uninter- rupted football that started in 1863 and through winter and Sumner hu never stopped since The sparkle and fresh- ness has been drained from his play and nowadays he in Ju good competent player where once and that not so long ago he was an insparation whose lightning thrusts and uncanny reading of a game made him a delight to walch

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THE KMB FORWARDS quickly switched to Lau Chi SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS, (am stonding just outside the GAME WON LONG BEFORE | «enalty area. The Inside right THE INTERVAL THE FACT took steady aim before ring u THAT THE BUSMEN HAD shot with rifle accuracy into the TO SETTLE FOR A SINGLE far corner of the not. It was POINT MUST BE LEVELLED AN ACCUSATION OF SHEEE FINISHING SQUAN- DERMANTA

THE AMONG FORWARDS Who WERE OTHERWISE SO COMPETENT. Referee Lyttle set the game motion la magnificent autumn weather and before a camelty crowd that was ab vlously in the right mood for a grent gumo.

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The first big thrill come in the seventh minute when Mok Chun-wah made an error while hack helping his defence und Chow Shlu-hung stepped in to send a flushing right foot drive 4nches over the crossbar,

Lucky Break

raised by incidents in front of

and tho the deserved

congratulations were showered on that albelt rather forcibly, by his gratified and admiring mates.

The Busmens' clation was short-lived for it took South China only three minutes to get the equalizer..... and a real benuty it was.

never

The Tragedy

The tragedy of it, from a KMB point of view, was that it need Loose have happened. midfield play by the Busmen saw thup carelessly lose possession of the bali. South China pounced on it and in a quick silck movement they ripped the KMB defence wide open. The ball moved from left to right across the forward line before being switched to Wong Cal- keung and at top speed the little winger flashed it into the net, I was a brilliant movement carried out top speed. A rather piquant remunder of the South China potential.

The next big shout was also

the South Ching gon!. The ball rebounded 110m a scrimmage to Lam Kam-long and sensing his chance he sent a piledriver through a crowd of player. It looked all over a goal but with the Instinct that 15 * goal- Lee Yuk-tak almost immedi keeper's extra sense Lau Kin-ately had his wonderful chance choung_stuck his hands in the to give his side a victory they air and somehow beat the ball did not deserve but may be away.

there was a strange justice in his shocking miss....I like to

Kane when he looked as though Lung Kit and Chan Chi-kong.

12: the tackle he would have been much bap- | strong

in plen

the dresalg thoughtful

If that was a lucky break for sitting in

distribution,

the Champions there was not- He has a very ordinary quite overshadowed their South TOBY

Indved and bi condilon

China counterparts, They bing chancy about the goal- worked like a couple of trojans keeper's brilliant save from Lam was betrayed by his persistent

loba TEA at the success of their efforts Kam-tong's crafty had kicking when clearing his lines.

was amply reflected in the later. most lola subjection

of Ho

These incidents showed

how

Courageous Decision Chung-gu and Yu Cheuk-yin, the tide of the game was low-

KM on the other hand maste courageous pre-match decision to include Ng Tim-loy at entir | forward," The merits of the de-

elsion will be discussed for long time but i think it was a good one Ng played a bette: game agalusi Lau Yee than have ever seen Lau Kai-chu do and he gave as much us he gut in the inevitable tussle which be hard with the tough forretul South China pivcl. {T fuci

I cannot crimember LaM Yee looking quite so unstendy against local opposition for 3 long line.

The Husmen strangely enough were Miongest where their op-

wonkest.

ponents were

Law

Pak, with his astonishing burst of speed, had a fine gate while

con-

Wat Fat-kim played

Ing and I was further em- fatent game in goal and he had phasised when Bra Chow Shu- save hung and then Ng Tin-loy one-handed Minn

well badly shot from finished

when tram crackerjack Kwok Kam-hung. Lo Kwok-placed, Wat Fat-kim could have Jeung did

job ngainst sun-bathed at the other end. good the tricks and touchline bursts

Fortunate Indeed of Wong Chi-keung

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and Lau

Tim exerted his dominating in- Ruence on everything that hap- pened around the penalty area.

Squandermania

forwards played The KMB some attractive approach fool-

their ball. They Interpassed way through the unusually un- certain South China defence

at the then,

crucial Pint ment, they would waste their good work and squander anther well wrought chance.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

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NANCY

Yeaterdury he was shadow of that player. Oh, there were fleeting flashes of brilliance all right but they were poor unsustained substitute For tho measured magle we used to see In gama after game. He badly needs a long rest.

Yiu Cheuk-yla wisn't much better than his equally famous colleague but the biggest sinner of the lot was centre-forward Lee Yuk fak. Lee did absolute- ly nothing worthy of mention and he squandered a glorious chance to win the game just be- fore the end. The ball was teed up for him with only Wai Fat- kim to heat but to the chagrin of his mates he used his toecap- as a niblick to loft the ball high In the fir and

the Ove

top when it looked a lot easier to score. Kim Hall would have ap- proved. The South China Lans didn't.

In addition to his indifferent performance the centre-forward was lucky to escape consure When he committed a foolish foul on Lo Kwok-leung and a nasty one on Leung Wal-hung, In both ennes I thought the re- feree was more than Henerous in, riving him the benefit of the doubt.

dan-

South Chinn took gero rink in deciding to play Lau Kia-cheung in goal for the Janity keeper who had b running a teraperature looked far from well and there were timics towards the end of ite

SHE CAN'T SIT THERE

THE SAME PROCEDURE-- COUPLE AFTER COUPLE--

SHE SAYS SHE WANTS

A GOOD VIEW OF THE

GAME

WE CAN'T DO A THING

ABOUT IT-- IT'S HER FOOTBALL

BRICK BRADFORD

THERE ARE SOWI PROTTY IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPHS ON THESE LOTTERS/

YES! TOP MEN IN THEIR FIELDO) THEY MAKE YOUİ FEEL COLIGATED DON'T THEY?

AFTER READING THEGO LETTERS, I'D

"FSBL LIKE A' DESERTER IF I DION'T TEGT THE,

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South China

were fortunate indeed to trol in at lemon Line on level terms. They might very easily have been two and even three goals behind.

The Champions

a bitter face on things after the interval but they were command and it was

think there was.

By "TIME

OUT"

Two of the season's most sensational upsets were caused yesterday when the winless Pandas and the U.S. Navy, represented by the U.S.S. Pickaway, humbled two of the Senior League's penant-conscious teams, namely South China and the Braves, by 7-3 and 3-2.

Errors by South Chinn's T.K. fulam lasales, The Undergrads Navy and the game did not at You and Braves' Alvaro Alonco vrere guilty of 18 miscues com- any time arouse any excitement helped the winners no end. pared with the Overseas six | until the last Inning when it

but must be credited with n ruke to great heights, triple play in the first inning.

Over-Confident

Congratulations muat Also go to the South Chino ladies team for their ne win over the Hurricanes and to the Junior Cardinals' hurler Souny After lunch, fana uni ployers Machado for tossing the first alike witnessed the first of the no-hitter in the minor league | two sensational upsets, against the Stardusts.

"The Junior games played on Sunday came off as expected,

The South China squad took the fold over-confident and soun learned that over-confidence is

no asset.

The Cardinals thrashed the Stardusts by 10 runs to three in The Pandas playing like the opener. Though Machado | Senior team for the first no tossed a no-hitter there was notched up three rune on some nothing to shout about as the op- very neat bunting and a time-

ruts werd

position was of an exceptionay by single. poor standard.

Four additional The Stardusta played their added in the second frame when worse game lo date.

no fewer than nine batters faced A near-impossible catch by the Carolinors' 'Goose' Wong. Stardusts centre fieldar George South China was only able to Lam of a tremendous hit off the reply with a run. bat of Sonny Machado In Arst

frame highlighted the game.

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The Pandas were held score- less for the rest of the game but they played tight ball and allowed the opposition only a pair of rums.

Battle Of Errors As expected, the Cheyennes

Much credit to the Pandan' downed the Eagles by the con- win must go to the steady four- vincing score of 12 runs to four. hit pitching of George Pang Jr. The Eagles, without the serThe Pandas played a bunting VERDICT: A hard lense sable | vje@g of ho-hitter M. L. Lou | game and the dividends payed

Thrills but never a great one,

were never in the game and off. were few and far between but

their fielding was nothing short the close struggle kept the fans

of sloppy. in their places right to the flagl whistle. South China will not come closer to a victory they didn't

HME deserve....while will seldom

come ucarer to

reward stirowk

the Away which their efforts 50 richly deserved.

The game was well handled by Referre Lyttle.

The Teams KMB: Wai

Lo

The fair maidens had the field all to themselves in the morning.

The first game saw South China serve notice that they were out to reach Pennantville when they edged their nearest rivals the Hurricanes by ave runs to three. Both sides were not up to standard and the gune became a battle of errors. Fat-kim, Law This victory makes South China Kwok-leung. Leung the only undefeated team in the Pak, KI, Lau Tim, Chan Chi-kong, league.

tussla The HKU Overseas Chow Shuhung, Lau CAllan

be a ding-dong the Undergrads enough to take nod by 14 runs to 13.

The Oversenɛ were very un- fortunate to drop this game as they were the better team but Lucy Luck was with the Pok

with

Ng Tim-loy, Lam Kam-tong, turned out to

battle Leung Wal-hung. never really a

fortunate no sur-

prize when they eventually lost a goal in the 72nd minute. "KMB launched a concerted attack and as the South China defence re- treated before it, the ball was

NOW A WOOPEN WALL PANEL SUPES OUT COVERING THE METAL DOOR-

4.7

THEN, I MAY REPORT TO MY ASSOCIATED THAT YOU WILL BE READY AT ONCE}

South China; Lau Kin-cheung, Lau Chi-ping, Kwok Kam-hung, Luk Tak-huy, Lau Yee, Ho Chl. kwan,

Chi-keung, Ho Wong Cheung-yau, Lee Yuk-tak, Yiu Cheuk-yin, Mok Chun-wah.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

MUTTERING SOMETHING, THE TWO MEN LEAVE THE ROOM --AS MANDRAKE AND NAPDA WATCH, INVISIBLE.

HOLD ON, THERE! I HAVE GOVE UNFINISHED

BUSINESS

Sheaffers

the

As for Qe losers pitcher Woug was way off form and their litle big man T. K. Yau had a very bad day as his costly errors Bocounted for five of the Pandas'

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this.

all in

Immediately after were unexpectedly in for other jolting upset.

The Braves took the field as re-game favourites against the

With the Braves traßling 2-3 Tony Osmund came to bat. Osmund sent a long fly over the head of Navy centre- fielder Jackson bul" the Intter ran back and made an almost impossible catch that had the Dhabher spectators screaming. then strade up to the plate and Eslashed the ball to the right- eld fence, which looked a suro hit but Pennell, who was actually against the fence, had his glove there and juggled with the ball so well that it would most famous put the world's Juggler to shame. Fennell was given quite an ovation, Antonio Guterres ended the game with an easy grounder to third.

Out Of Running

This defent puts the Braves out of the ruaning. Better luck next year you Braves.

If there were more games Bike these, people will flock to King's Park in droves. Well done Pandas and Navy.

I have been saked to an nounce at the Thanksgiving

between softball match

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