1959-03-23 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1959.

Qualify For Softball

Dodgers Final Play-Off

ELIMINATE CHALLENGING

CARDINALS 7-6 IN A BRILLIANT LATE RALLY

By OLLY VAS

A tremendous homer off the bat of vetóran Alvaro Souza in the week's main junior softball attraction gave the Cardinals visions of a possible pennant play-off but the Dodgers rallied strongly in the dying stages of the game to take the decision by seven runs to six.

Results of other games were as anticipated except for one upset when the Matadors edged out the University girls by 12-12 in- a ladies' match which the University side had been strongly favoured to win.

In

the Junior league the Cheyennes played heads-up softball to end the contest in Ave short Innings, the Overseas hoisting the white flag when the score reached 11 runs to their

one.

Cheycune pitcher Henry Vianno had extremely bad luck, Just missing à no-hit game as the Overseas registered a Kolitary single.

Tranquillisers

The Eaglen beat the Diamonds 8-7 and the Comets 10 an easy time in besting the Univ veralty by 12 runs three, both matchca being just the tran quillbers to put you into sleepy mood. It was that bad!

The Dodgers and Cardinale game was played of before good crowd und Eddie Medias became Dodger hurler Baker Hussain's first strikeout victim.

Eddie

Rozarlo surprised

everyone present with a neat

blame squarely on their infeld for throwing away the match In the sixth inning when they gave up four costly runs to the opposition.

most

The Dodgers made the of the losers' errors and won on this account. They may not be so fortunate again and will have to play much better softball if they entertain the idea of win-

There have been better per- formances put up by both sides, │ning the title.

FANTASTIC PERU WELCOME

FOR ALEX OLMEDO-

Lima, March 22.

Tennis player Alex Olmedo, Peru's gift to the United States Davis Cup team, was given a "fantastic" reception today when he arrived back in his native country.

after a five-year absence. N More than 20,000 were at the Lima airport when the commercial airliner carrying Olmedo and some of his Davis Cup Team-mates arrived 'throo hours late.

**This 13 fantastic," said young Earl Buchholz of St Bouls who was Olmedo's team-mate on the U.S. team that defeated Australia in the in Davis Cup challenge round December. "I'vo Bever весть

anything like it."

Perry Jones, non-playing

captain of the American itam,

also accompanied Olmedo his glorious return to Peru.

Proud

0:1

"It's wonderful, just wonder-

ful," Jones kept repeating at the

airport.

Olmedo, overcome by emotion, admitted he was "tremendously pleased" by the reception.

"I was proud of the oppor- tunity given me to represent my country and the United States in the Davis Cup matches," sald the 22-year-old Peruvian, who la student at the University

WHITFIELD WANDERERS TOO

GOOD FOR BACCHANALIANS

IN CHARITY RUGBY

RUGBY MATCH

By PAK LO

single to get on base and quick- Before the charity match on Saturday afternoon the players were duti

Jy stole second and third

daring fashion.

Sonny Machado then pushed Rozario across the plate for the first run of the game when the Dodgor infield elected to make a plty on Machado st first but Machado beat the relay to the sock, Rozaria scoring on the ploy,

Very Shaky

It

fully inspected by a four-footed, rather shaggy, representative of the Battersea Dog's Home.

sniffed rather suspiciously at some of the participants, { avoided the referee, and having duly anointed the posts retired to the stand to watch the ensuing pro- ceedings in which the Whitfield Wanderers proved their undoubted superiority over the Bacchanalians by 13 points (two goals, one try) to nil.

Alvaro Souza fanned for the

The Wanderers fully deserved, second out. A base on balls to their victory for their pack was Demetrio Xavier followed and far superior in the lincouts and the Dodgers now

looked very scrums, and their two halves shaky indeed,

fitted together extremely well, Carlos Baptista's hit past and managed to start quite a second baso had Machado slep-Iow good moves which were ping on home plate for the only stopped by the strong de- second run Xavler going to fence of the Bacchanalions, third. Then with two runners

on Baker Hussain just couldn't put a strike over and Danny Nunes walked to load the bases, But-Hussain made up for it by

Too Good

In the neguts, the Wander- with Linfoot getting to

ers,

was too far ahead and the ball went over the dead-ball line.

The Wanderers slowly pushed the Bucchanalians. back Into their own half and from that point on were seldom in any danger. Just before half time the Bacchanalians were pena- Ised inside their own 25 and a short kick gave the ball to Elliott who weaved through the defence to score near the posts. No conversion. 3-0,

The second half started with

again.

Wanderers took conirol

atrikking out Robert Olues and the ball almost every time, a burst by the Bacchanalians so pitching himself out of a

were too good for the Bacchu but their efforts died away and really dangerous situation,

Both sides were out in 1-2-3 ralian pack who could easily the order for the next two frames, have turned the tables had they The Cards failed to add gone through the lineout to get. to the score in the top of the at the halves, but this they did fourth and it appeared as it the not do, and the Wanderers had incurable optimists in the stands plenty of time to steady them would get their wish, three-selves and attack. way lio among the two teams

Shocking Infield

The forwards forced their way upheld until they had only a few yards to go, and a Ecrum WOA ordered. Elliott passed the quick heel out to Kirkland who tore through to score under the posts. Craw- ford found little difficulty in converting. 8-0.

The Bacchanalians attack was and the Cheyennes for at this

though etage of the game they could be not too strong, and

that the Scruby was slinging cut some pardoned for saying Cards wero a sure thing tonice passes to Valentine the lat- remainder of his

Macao Tour however, ter like the win. The Dodgers,

threes was lying too deep both in -had--other-ideas.....

attack end defence, and the gave: Nourethe und-the-BrochurNTIALE" the Wanderers the chance to get got a nice move under way, but to them before they had gained Pollard intercepted a pass to ground.

Valentine. He took it on in a Roberts in the centre Réked the picked up-and sureness in his handling, and this crossed the line. Roberts who him, caught him slowed down the Bacchanalians, had chased who did not help themselves by and held him up and was fore- kicking too far ahead for their Ing him over the dead-ball lino

when Pollard threw the ball threes on this very hot day.

backwards over his head into

After Robert Hussain had struck out to open the Dodgers hair of the fourth inning Bosco Ozorto laid down safe bunt and Celas Canillo leared onto one of Machado's teasers and the ball ended up in feld. Junilor Dlesta lifted Q lazy fly ball to the infeld for

centre-

did

Lochrie was also disappoint- Kirkland's cager hands who was the second out. Kinson Leung ing, and his recent smash in following up. All he had to do worked Machado for n walk which he lost some teeth seems was drop down with it. Craw- and amid some deafening to have quietened the "tiger" ford again converted to make It cheers as the bases were now In him to a large extent,

13-0. brimming with, overeager At scrum-halt Scruby

The tour to Macao is now Dodgers Antonio Diesta drove very well behind a slow heel well In hand though the re- in two runs with a sharp kit to | Ing pack, but nover showed any ferees have yet to settle on their lett and the scoreboard now inclination to help Valentine representrtive but one of the read Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2. find a gap in the defence, beller known ones will probably Baker Husalu fanned to end

The handling of the Wan undertake the whistling Quite a bit of advance publicity is

the Inning

In the top of the Ofth inning derers' threes was much surer being arranged, and it is hoped Alvaro Souza, ex-Blackhawks with Pollard und player and well-known insettling down well and show-this geme will go over well in

Pullock

Macao,

Junior league softball circles a ing a defalte improvement. fow years back blasted one of Puttock in fact should be a Hussam's fast balls to left field definite asset to any XV next for a round trip, When the dush solson, and with a little more hod cleared three runs had confidence in his own ablilty he' crossed the plate,

inay well make the Colony side within a short time,

In the bottom half of the sixth a series of errors, on some almply shocking infield plays let in tour Dodger runs and the last inning got going with the

Spirited Bucking

In the Wanderers peck

Filipinos now clearly on top and Hellings and Tunbridge

were

deserving of their one-run lead excellent in the loose and the

with the score now 8-5.-

Deciding Run

The Cards tied it up on two

'fielding choices to make it all

Wanderers pack backed

|

up with much more apleit than did the Bacchanalians.

The Bacchanalians started square at six apiece but Bosco with a strong attack which took Ozorla tallied the declding run them deep into the Wanderers on a wild pitch to win the half and, Watson In the centre same.

tried time and again to, find the Both pitchers were in grand non-oelatent gap in a splendid form, : Machndu striking out | 10 | defemen »|||| and Hussain six. The big dif- Anico pass in the tenth ference was thrt Machado got minute sent. Valentine radina no support from the quintet through on the touch Hue, but around, Jum, bet he was forced out with feet to The Dodgers had; more than go The Bacchanalians, gut: the their normal quota od good luck ball out 'ugalis this! "time","to While the Cardinals can lay the 'Layfile who croeskicked, but it

CHESS

by · LEONARD BARDEN

Pitero: "la sa problem bý) A aristrom (U.B. Chess Fedára- tion, 1946)," White to play and mate in two moves.

FOUR D. JONES

of Southern California."

the airport, thousands lined the Police said today's : réception | (streets. for Olmedo was the greatest Following another reception ever tendered a Peruvian sports tonight, Olmedo will leave by bero.

plane for Arequipa tomorrow.——— U.P.I.

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