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YESTERDAY'S SOFTBALL

PORTUGAL SCORE

THE CHINA MAIL, DUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1959.

CAAF.

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HKFA.

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A DOUBLE IN THE HKFA Slips Were Showing

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INTERNATIONALS

By OLLY VAS

Portugal registered a double yesterday when their men's team shut out America 2-0 behind, Vie Pedruco's 3-hitter and Danny Gogano's homer and their ladies' squad sparked by Frances da Silva's 2-hitter snatched

2-1 victory over China, The Portuguese teams now go forward to the Easter finals..

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In the other men's International game, Pakistan sprang a 5- surprise victory over China.

A surprisingly large number i

of mus farned up to watch the the fines Portugal

versus USA

The Yanks' Pail Fence PANE

something

to shout inter- about when in the top of the rational. Ta latter were fourth inning with the sides the strengthened by the inclinion of ill reroless because of

Peter the Seminoles'

Cooke, tence pitching

Setween dual South China's Dough. Murray Pestuco and Jack Williams, he and a new face in Jack Willams leaned against a fast ball and while the rest of the sequunď came kicked it utt of the park for from the Navy station ship, hea grund-rule double. "Pickaway".

Batung " the Americans threatened right from the first

Winning Runs

IUL ORES appath Pedruco sturl to the out after Casselberry hat! Hried proveel himself

slow fly-ball to Pedruco, Ajutemen as he forced the next fumble by second sacker Manoel two hifters to fly out and fannad Parker to close the inning for Xavier put Brian Willeras on base. Bimitchell advanced Wil- the Amricans, lizans to second on an infleldi oui and Williams walked to third as Podrucu unleashed a wild pitch which Peter d'Almada couki not hang on 18. Fenske grounded out to end the inning.

The winning runs for Portugal) came in their half of this fourth inning, Junior Remedies was out on a long ball to the outdell when Tony Guterres strode up

to the plate. An mfield error

In their him at bat Portugal's put Guterres on base. Husky Manuel Xavier died out to kit Danny Gosano then looked over field for out number one, Antonku strike and

two balls before

as the Americane

Iteiro hunted safely to get on belting magnificent home ri but the steal did not succeed as over left field. The ball was he got toed out at account. Mill ring

2:02 www Junk Remedios hit a grounder fefl-Bolder" Parker to short for the third out of the back but to to avail even is

Guterres and induk.

Gosano crossed

Wild Pitches

Vic Peruco pitched himsel out of a to jet in the top of the second inhing when with two down Parker ga on via 3 bad throw from Axlunto itibeiro

The late to the deafening cheers of the Portuguese suporters.

The Americans had a chance, to the m the ball game in the top of the Bith when Douglar Murray worked Via: Pedruco" for

walk but the next batter up

PETER LOADER, BRIAN STATHAM

INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT

Sydacy, Feb. 8.

of Surrey and Brian Statham of Lancashire,

The two English fast bajviers, Peter Loader

wore aliebily inhired today In a road gecident

ear, Wants Wesos. Now Hauth Wales.

Loader had three siliches in Ids bowling s** the right -- and Statham það brølies around the neck and shouldern.

The ear in which they were passengers, one of a convoy of vehicles taking the MCC party to Waɛra Wagga for a one-day match against southern Now South Wales, overturned on a bend heat a village called The Rock, about 320 miles from here.

The accident took place about eight o'clock in the night.

The ear, which was being driven by a Wan- garatta resident, ran off the road and furten over twlen after a tyre blew out Just before bad lgen. It finished upside down.

The door broke open and Loader and Siat- ham together with the driver and two other

„occupants.cowled.api..covered agith,peirat, but fartummigis not one of the Bye people in the ear, four of whom are heavy smokers, had a claaceite or give alighs at the time,

They were alfonded by A doctor in the nearby village of The Rock. The flacter's wife heard the erasts and saw the för överíurn.

The two injured “orickolets arrived at the team's headquarters later in the night but were unlikely to be it for the match.

Slatham was examined later for further in- Juries by the team's physiotherapist. Mr David Moningue. He has fretched muscles and brubes, and there is till hope that he will play in the final Test In Melbourne on February 13. -Nenter.

„Canberra, Feb, D. Brian Statham's hanes of being lit for the final Test against Australia receded tonight an the soreness of his injured shoulder increased during night from Warga to Canberra. He is now regarded as extremely doubtful for the Test which bering

Friday.----China Mail Special.

Hexangular Rugby Tourney FIERY NAVY FORWARDS. LEAD SAILORS TO SURPRISE

8-8 DRAW AGAINST R.A.F.

By PAK LO

The Navy, on Saturday fielded a stronger team than they originally hoped to be able to play, and their fiery forwards upset the strong RAF three line to such an extent that each side scored the same number of eight points. Navy's points came from one goal and one penalty goal, and the airmen's from one goal, and one try, in a fast open and exciting game.

and as

once more

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CAAF TAKE NARROW LEAD IN GOVERNOR'S CUP-TIE OF COUNTLESS & COSTLY MISSES

By I. M.

MACTAVISH

The Governor's Cup match at the Hongkong Stadium on Sunday

literally went off with a bang.

To a seasonal cacophony of exploding fireworks tho CAAF

beat the HKFA very narrowly by four goals to three but if the Chinose boys wore on the lookout for a sign of seasonal goodwill they surely found it among the HKFA forwards.

The all-Services front rank of Watson, Eyres, Holland, Coward and Johnston were certainly in give-away mood and it is a long time since I can remember seeing a forward line being so consistently generous to their opponents.

During the game one lost a couple of easy scoring chanecsy head a grand goal and so cut count of the chances which fell in the first half.

his side's deficit to a solitary

Sadly Missed

WAS OVER,

set | nlaety minutes. The single goal which separated the leams at even the end merely pat the JIKFA

to the inside trio alone and if It was good to see Ko Po-i-goal. Only three minutes re- Holland was the most frequent | keung playing as he used to do. mined for play but even in uffender, one second-half miss The pivot has shed a lot of hits that short time Walson had a by Eyres, after he had got right mannerisms and he's a much chance to save the game... through the Chinese defence, more profitable mind popular but he let it slip and the came ranked as the worst of the day, player as a result. The failing was catching and The week-end rain gave fl before the end Watson and John- fresh verdant touch to the pitch VERDICT: An entertaining alon-in spite of a grand goal-and 11 very good crowd of encounter played in good spirit ahowed their males that they too approximately 16,000 holiday by both sides. There was not could squander chances with the minded spectatoes were present a vicious touch in the whole best of them.

to see referve Derbyshire the teams in aetion.

Exrly play was very It was a big disappointment though both sides seemed to forwards' misses lato their cor-

dificulty to the large holiday crowd when be having some

in rect perspective. Woodcock and

were it was learned that Rby Mors getting a foothold on the slip-Davies

Also brightest would not be turning out.

The Dery turf. The HKFA forwards | HKFA stars wille Ylu. Cheuk. powerful policeman's foenging were quickly on the move. vin and Ho Cheung-you took and strong Bnishing were sadly Watson and Johnsten dropped the top honours in the CAAP

several good czerzes into the lineup Eyres who took over the No. 8 CAAF ợtil area, but there was The game was well handled shirt never settled down in the no one in the right position to by referee Derbyshire. inside berth and it seemed twn them to advantage and strange and unenterprising that even a pleture lob from Toledo the team officials did not switch could find no taker. him with the much more ver-

missed.

Costly Miss

The Teams

HKFA: Green, Davies, Sharp, Toledo, Woodcock, Whelan, Watson, Eyres, Holland, Coward,

Chan

Army North with their strong pack had to go all out to beat the Police at Thirth Bave Two successive bunted straight to Pedruco who wild pitches by Pedruen, had completed au easy double by

by 12 points (two tries, two penalty goals) to three (one penalty Parker on third. A walk and losing the ball to first to catch, "goal), in a forward battle. there were fw S G. Murray off the base.

The two Club games

wern scrums, while in the loose they was sent But Pedrugo e to the ceras i Portugal failed to add to their

off the field in the satile and necomplished Watson postponed due to the stale of were festiv superior and were second half in company with who has been playing regularly son and fansed the Americans store in this inaug and the the round pilchor Jay: Williams to pitch sixth frame opened with Demit-Army North

a result whipping through on to the RAF Shelley of the Police for fight- at Inside-forward for his own Wal Fat-kin was called on Johnston. cell eat on an infield play, the Hexangular Table, though

head threes and hampering them. ing. This himself mat of trouble.

was not surprising club. Such a switch could very to make several routine clear- The Navy also took greater for both are forligel had a chanes lo epen Fenske then had the Amerleans'

well known for easily have won the game. ances but fr had to pull some- the scoring in the bottom of the fang chouting again, this time

DAAF: Wo Fat-kim, Szeło Club have, of course u game in advantage of the airmen's errors their hasty tempers. However, The Chinese donwards did something special out of his no-Yiu, Kwok Kam-hung, Chun hand.

largely due to good following up, in this case + third when the big scoreboard with a freak triple, the ball

warning might excellent work but they Lou pertoire Just when this game will be and had it not been for Wilcox, have served the purpose.

to slop a grund shot Fal-hung, Ko Po-keung, was

blank. With one hoonelng atop the fence and

missed a number of good scoring freen Coward. He did the with Chi-kong, Wong Chi-keung, Lo sharply almost going out of the park.

played off is not yet known, us the RAF tuli-back, the almen Johnston away. Pedrud singled

of the Police was changes and although they did great success but he should have Kwok-tal, Ho Cheung-you, Yiu over third base. The Artuguese ¦ Peter Cooke

the Southerners have already could easily have found them- always trying to open the game get the ball into the net four been beaten all ends up in the Cheuk-yin, Mok Chun-wah. wis safe on it mentor Bill Silva surprisingly Belter's choice. But with run-

arranged to bring forward their selves on the wrong end of the up, but O'Hare as expected and times they found Woodcock and 17th minute when Holland, with failed to apnent against

final game from next Saturday score. Wilcox's kicking was ex- predicted was in trouble from his fellow defenders in defiant the whole goal at his mercy, whatners in scoring position sila appeared to be a particularly Jekson and Packer couldn't to us Wednesday, while tho cellent, and saved many a dan- the fast breaking of Army mood.

headed tamely into the Chinese odd eill against Laden Manuel push the runs over the plate.

following Saturday brings the Herous situation.

North's wing forwards, particu-

Woodcock, who skippered the goalkeeper's waiting arms. Taiwanese into action against The RAF threes te thelearly til who gave O'Hare no HKFA side, had a particularly Xavier when the latter was call-

So it counterparts in the Navy XV chance to settle down.

It was a costly miss for when the Combined Services. out of the i ed out for balting

good game and late in the second the ball was cleared to mid- "box". Anterio Ribeiro foul-

may be quite corte time, despite played a very open game and

half he even went up into the neid, Coward, who collected it tipped to end the inning with little the Portugese boys now the hopes of the HKRU for an from a spectator's point of view

attack in an attempt put some as it dropped, made an otrocious Pedruco still stranded at. Teluxed the seventh and last

finishing bite into his forwards. pass. The ball went straigh frame opened with Doug Mur-Hexangular

The Police forwards played!

Davies again mastered Mok to an opponent and in thrry: ry just failing to make it at

very well especially in the line-un-with who is fast losing allek moves it was in the back first. A quick pickup by Pedraco

uats where to a large

that burst of speed which made or the HKFA extent and lightning throw to first

but did they contained the Army pack, him such a menace in the days safely and cmartly by Ho enough on

gone by. through fast standing as usual to the rear of ly little winger had to fight hard Sharp also did well against to Myntz who was Wong Chi-keung and the spright Winn.

Army North opened

their scoring with Brie Cox kicking penalty from the 25 after the Police wem penalised for "Lect up" in the fifteenth minute,

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

Speeint Cash Sweep on the

Pearce Memorial Cup Saturday, 14th February,

1959.

13th:

Relaxed

With the tension cused

Annily elled.

Tournament

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early conclusion, before the this was an excellent and excit

Ing game to wateli.

With Isaacs looking well the Navy threes had a steady supply they lacked penetration, and of the ball but beyond Watson The Blarney Stone seven-a-could have taken a lesson or two side competition is scheduled to from the ainnen whiuse three start on March 1 and or-played very well, though ther R.passing still needs tightening up.

Blarney Stone

beat Murray to the bag for the Brd out. The next batter Jack Willams popped up to the in- feld and then Portugal's third-canisers thould baseman Antonio Ribeiro ran a mile to saare a foul ball to end the game with the Buslinalons worthy victors by the core of 2.0.

For the winners Vie Pedruco despite tossing a couple of wild Over 1,100,000 tickets sold' pitches was outstanding. Danny Gosano of course gets a special to date.

put in the back for bringing The Sale of Cash Sweep home the bacon with his homer while we musn't forget the Tickets on the above will

Cardinals' Sonny Machado, who clone

Friday, Un

pulled of a wonderful catch in February, 1959), as follows:-Įright field early in the game.

For the losera plicher Jack 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Williams, despite his suspicious- looking deliveries bordering on at 4.00 p.m.

the quasi-legal, comes in for King's Road, North Point, special mention and so does

at 4.00 p.m.

shortstop Demitchell who played a near perfect game.

G, D'Aguilar Street.

nt 5.00 p.m.

Queen's Building, Ground Flour, Chater Road

at 0.00 p.m.

'The Draw will be held on the Ground Floon Public Betting Hall at the Rece Course, at 11.30 2.172. 011 Saturday, 14th February, 1959.

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By Order of the Stewards, PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. Treasurers,

Scandinavian Singles Tennis Champions

ממחין!

Stockholm, Feb. 8. Sven Davidson (Sweden) and Angela, Mortimer (Britain) won the singles title in the Scandinavian lawn championships here today,

Davidson Beat Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) 6-1, 6-2, 2-0, 6-3, In the final of the men's event. Mica Mortimer defented andther British girl, Christine Truman, 4-0, 0-1, 6-2 to win the women's title.-Neuter.

THE GAMBOLS

COME ON, DEGREE, THEREO

A LOT TO BE DONE J

BEFORE

SUPPER

ROLL ON SATURDAY,

contact

Kilvert, Esq., d/o HKFC before the 28th of this month and zend in the names of their eight players and their entrance fee which is s usual $15.00

tema.

Best Try

The men were tel down by their pack, who were slow

In

the

a

Played Vory Wall

not go

for every inch of progress.

Cheung-yau,

not, put there

again and the Chinese Cheupg-you was on the mark Soven minutes later Ho

boyb

per gotting to the ball and straggled Just before half-time Bede accurale passes but at times he away. It came to Eyres

badly across field giving tight-bundhed Navy pack

The ball

topt and

n

bali

who

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Speed-Car Ace Killed In Crash

Perth, Feb. 7. Australian spoed-car champion Harry Noala was killed in a specta. cular smash at suburban Claremont spoedway

fast night.

His wifo was in tho

ROW

were two goals ahead.

In the 25th minute the HKTA Too Much Room

lajunched a good altack, but' in; Toledo caught the eye with desperation the CAAF defence many brillant interceptions and somehow cerambled the

Cox put them further

big crowd which foo took a fast me crack at it. The Onal of these matches is

ahead ave Yiu

Cheuk-yln for with another penalty conversion much room in which to work,

him,crash as ho was on- w speeding at an scheduled for March 14.

chance to turn the game in the this time for "offside round the This led indirectly to two of the angle across the face of the tering the bend on the Incidentally before the Blar- Navy's favour.

serum." 0-0. ney Stone competition, which is

goals and in the later stages of scal when Hollane stuck out a

fourth lap of a six-top Police come back into the

spoed-car festuro race, the first half his loose mark speculative a charity affair, there will be

was tucked away the Army, seven-a-side and this

game in the second half when ing seemed to worry Woodcock twinkling It

Noufe was in second Carr scored the other after a after each team had lost its best who was being dragged out of in the back of the not will give the Army Untis a

In reply Wat- forward through fighting. the position to cover his right-half.

place and about to an- chance to assess their capabili- nice movement.

son scored and converted both Police pressed and Roberts con- Whelan was buck

Subtle Change tics.

ter the bend when he This year it is hoped that the try and the penalty conver-verted a penalty for offside. 0-3, form but gojļkeeper Green The HKFA side should have the Blarney Stone event will sion to make

attempted to pass Wast draw the greatest number of

Austrofion driver Petor entries ever seen, and it is more

Sharp. than probable-thai a few more "Barleycorn" type of of the sevens will be seen,

Coombes scored the best try of the match when be broke through to go over well out, and

CachL

it eight points

TYRANNANGK

This year the RAF are hop-Army North v. Police

Ing to send

as expected.

a seven down to Singapore for the Services' seven-a-side competition down

This was the usual forward there. Details of the transport are still to be finalised but them, and just about as boring seven is scheduled to leave on The Police put a lot of spirit the 11th, With Coombes belt and effort into their attack but Injured on Saturday just as he were not quite strong enough" was hitting lep form, it in prob behind the pack to take advanil oble that Hooger will lead the age of their odd chances. team as non-playing captain. "Phillips for Army North made himself a certainty dor the Colony nrul Combined Services position.

RAF v Navy

The Navy had a very robust pack on the field and they had át slight edge in the lineouts and

fair and

to better

Army North pack worked made his usual contribution of been on level terms à minute their way up the line after this brilliant saves and inexplicable later, Coward did the leading to within fifteen yards of the error. One of his slips in the up work and in the ensuing Police line, and from a scrum at second half had pafuful con-molec the Chinese defendera that point Phillips wont blind, sequences for Woodcock. Green were glad to boot the ball be- avolded the defence and scored falied to collect a simple ground hind three times in quick succes- in the comer, No conversion. erosa from the right and us the sion to save their goal. 9-3.

ball ran Icope, Mok Chun-wah, Over the plece however, the Finally, just on time Phillips coming in a top speed, mel It CAAF just abou deserved their got the bail from a loose maul

it 2-1 lead at the interval. square and sent

voiced The start of the second half inside the Police 25 and again hurtling gonwards, a counter. I wont blind to pass to Metntosh all over

Woodcock, barw a subtle chinnge come over who was following up well, and however, threw fimelt into the the run of play. The Chinese the latter scored in the cornut path of the ball and it crashed forwards were more frequently him on the move and Woodcock had make the Anal score, 12-3. Bede-Cox misyal narrowly to against his head leaving

pole-axed on the ground.** to Aght desperately to keep Three dimes he but the ball was diverted roundthem at bay. the post.

conceded corners in tussles with Cheung-yau but the de- fence somehow held out until

Hexangular Standings

Even If Rodd is, ft In timen, he will pretumally play at fly-Army North holt. and this combination Club could be absolutely formidable. Army South

Once again it was Wing and RAF Muntz whe gave Army North Navy their great advantage, bút Winn Police

by Barri Appleby

WOULDN'T IT BE LOVELY TO BE A MILLIONAIRE AND WE IN THE SUN ALL DAY?

WHAT! AND NEVER HAVE A DAY OFF?

BANGKOK

They don't conie any Ho tougher than the Army's red- headed centre-half, After the 17th minute and then the touch of the magle sponge le CAAF forwartha struck. iwice. was back in action again and the first thing he did was 14

to head away another driver from Yiù 'Cheuk-yin. 0

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Clever Stuff

Firat Yiu Cheuk-in caught Green napping with a snap shot plle-to which the foalkeeper_go! |

both hands but fled to keep out...and only 45 seconda later he was taking the bull from the back of the net again after he had been beaten all ends up by Lọ Kwok-tal,

The Chinese boys played a lot clever stuff. They always had the tle bit of confidence to try and find man in ap open space and wing-halven Chan Fal-hups and Chan Chl kong were always striving to be constructive.

Simple Chances

The cars bumped to- gother. Neale's car fift.

ad into the air, then rolled and twisted five. times before it hit tho safoty fonco.

Neulo was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital but was dead on arrival, China Mail Special.

RICHARD BERGMANN SUSPENDED

London, Feb. 8. Elchert Bergmann, four times world champion, has been dus- pended indeinitely by the Eng- Linh Table Tennis Association.

An official of the appeiatlon wild today that the United Slaton With the score at 4-1 the Association bed officially kopyri Chinese boys looked well on the ed them that Bormanti bas sale road to victory but things ten playing exhibition matches Little Kwok Kam-hung learne night have been very different fa America with Naríkazu Full, fart. Here he realised very if Holland, Eyres, and Watson who is under expension by the quickly that the way to equnter had mapped up simple chances Japānoso; proociation. Watson was to let film coine to at the other chul before the lim with the ball and CAAF forwards matched there mid dividends for the Royal two quick goals. Air Feroo buy jacking thoughtful support had pretty thin fime,

"In the circumstances wo have

no option but to suspend Herg-

Hollend made the coreshest mann," the official sila. look better when he flicked the ball wide of Wal Fat-kimi and into the net.

tion eclused Bergmann pernils- Last your the English esspeja❤ ston to play in the Europort

Mo Cheung-Yu mainisiped hi chood Jam Tunil his This gave the HKFA toys the championships in Budapost bo intacchanging with the Cheuk encouragement. they needed. cause of his axhihlifon" appear- yin but the HKEA defcuce When Toledo ment a beautiful ences with Fujii," who is Lindor

essing on several gccasione, crom into the goalmbuth Joluna- | suspension by the MapRTO GABO Lo Kwok-tal had a stranger ton made the most of an orrorelation ajat Kfternoon and jie mirandi or judgment by Wal Fat-jdm to amateurbine Meli Speciaa