1960-05-02 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1960.

SOFTBALL REVIEW

IT WAS A YEAR OF UPSETS IN THE JUNIOR LEAGUE

By OLLY VAS

By far the greatest interest in the recently concluded 1959/60 softball season was centred on the Junior league where upset results were registered with regularity and even towards the end of the first-round matches it was difficult to forecast who would win the championship as underdogs kept on fouling up pre-game predictions.

01 ccurac, we now know that, but was not merely good from the ery of "Play Ball" for which SO W them Sonny Machado could not be Fred Diesta's P. 1. Donger: wsi cae the Erute Hearther Stold through the 10-gomes Ivarue talked into showing up. Thes ugain, having lust bad tie with enly two defeats chalked trophy on the sideboard ubier against them. the 1955/6 playing season.

Many were quick to apply the te lucky to the Fillybios

se

The fact was that they, any team with sebail sense, merely capitalised on the extors of the opposition for the cham- pions were extended to extra innings more than once and on live occasions scraped through

Darts record by one-un margins.

Wellington, May 1. An Otago darts player. Mr J. Young, set up a by world darts

record scoring 56.001 in 3 hours 2 minutes a Dunedin yes- terday, breaking the pre- vious record of 3 hours 50 minutes established four British servicemen. China Mall Special.

by

Japanese boxer KO's

Thai champion

Tokyo, May 2. Fourth - canking Japanese Takeo Bantamweight Suzuki came from behind last night to knack out Thai bantamweight cham- pion E.T.O. Sanong in the eighth round of a schedul- ad ten-round bout.

It was Sanong's firat defeat in his last bout in Japan after a record of two draws anxi knockout wins.

four.

i

Suzuki. 23, cast caution to the wind in the sixth round and leashed a two-listed attack caught Sanong's Jaw for a coruit knockdown.

un-

that

no

AGGRESSIVE

Suzuki outfought Sanong i

the seventh, scoring with left and rights to the head.

There

were nine teams in the league, the others being the

tried Gabriel Venpin and even- tually Lal Dayaram. The Cards had quite a collection of players, all experienced too but sumchow they could not find their true form till the second round when they made a really phenomenal return to playing for by which time it was too late to catch up with the lengur leaders. They had the satisfaction of beating the Dodgers 11-8 in a thrilling laic-season malch.

DOWNFALL

Pandas who ended as runners- up with five losses, the Giants, the Cardinals and Cheyennes

The Cheyennes played well who lied for fourth place, the Indians

and the Stardusts who below the form they are cap- able of. They had lanky Reggie were on level terms in fifth spot, Hamet pitching and signed up New Asta College who took the

and number six position and the ex-Dodger Lester Wu

Carlos infelder Austers who were at the bottom. promising

Guterres. Watching them play on EXCELLENT START

a few occasions I came to the conclusion that they took the Eight games were played off game much too light-heartedly in the first round and surprise and seemed not one bit interested aflor surprise followed. The retaining the title won last Pandas got off to an excellent year. It was this take it easy' start with a number of consecu-attitude which caused their tive victories over sirong opposi- downfall, tion but all the honours went to

Without plicher Gary Lucido the Stardusts who in only their the Indians were just

another game of the serand

When team.

Lucido left equinst the Pandas, pylled off a

the Colony the Indians t brilliant triple play with The

heurt. In George Souza Jr they bases landed but, sad to say have a player likely to follow in they still lost the match.

his father's footstep as one of Then the defending champions the

soft- Colony's greatest the Cheyennes took quite a ballers for he pitched them to lambasting from the Dodgers In Krackout championship. This the opening game of the Junior was a xum which never gave league with the Dodger MVP up the fight but one which nominee Baker Hussain showing keenly felt, at a crucial stage tare good form on the pitching in the season, the departure of mound. The New Asia Collegians a top-notch hurler when he With Douglas Murray couching was most needed, showed the fans that they were

Mason

out for experience only aut The Stardusts,

called

another MVP candidate, a Jap Lionel

anese

boy

coached by the Daysrum copped

The

Belfast's Freidle, Gʻroy, Europeau and Empire bantamwelahi champion, ван Mis dreams of adding the world title to his list crumble away last week in Manchester, panch- ed away by a elever Mexican who just makes the world rankings, Ignacio Fina. The Mexican, though probably outpunched by Gilroy, was far quicker and much time better boxer. Plelure shows Güray covering up hurriedly as Pina cuffs him about the head with his right—Express Photo,

'Judo ambassador

wins Japan championship

Tokyo, May 1.

Wolves have chance of achieving Cup

and

league double

London, May 1.

Stan Cullis is the soccer manager who could see a

20th Century dream come true this week.

He's the man in charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers, team still in line for the elu- sive English League and Cup double as the season winds into Its last week.

The Wolves favourites to de- font Blackburn Rovers at Wembley Stadium in the cup Boal next Saturday, have com- pleted their league pregrumune and stil lend Burnley by one point.

Burnley has one more league match to play against Manches- ter City tomorrow.

Burnley must win that match to stop Wolves taking the league title for the third straight time.

A DOUBLE

A draw by Burnley would Elve Wolves the title. That would give Cuills and his men chabee of completing the League and Cup

A

Furore over the not been done sine

Australian Olympics decision

Twenty-three-year-old Akio Kaminaga, who re-

turned recently after completing a government The mission as a “Judo Ambassador" to Europe, today won this year's National Judo Cham- pionship.

U.S. Olympic

hopefuls show

Takahashhendlines more than once. top from

also

Kaminaga, Afth dan, won the title by points from last year's champlon Isao. Inokuma, Afth dan, in a hard-fought 20- minute match in the finals be- Tore 8,000 spectaters at Tokyo Municipa. Gymnasium.

cach

has given the for Glorious

π

thing that's

Aston Vilia did it in 1897,

GERMANY'S

'MIRACLE' DAVIS CUP VICTORY

Hanover, May 1. West Germany eliminated Czechoslovakia by threa victories to two in their European Zona Davis Cup encounter here today.

The West German youngsters Wolver half-backy Eddie pulled off the "miracle" whon Clamp, Bill Slater and Ron they won today's two singles. Flowers are the men

The

-Gommara to push

champion bact Wolves into a cup final victory Wolfgang Shack easily over Blackburn.

Korda 8-4, 6-0, 6-1 in Pavel In addition the Wolves have the third singles to make the

remarkabio ability to fight poore

and two-all

Christion Kuhnke clinched the victory for Germany when he beat Jiri

อ

back.

Barcelona knocked them out

et the Cup on an aggregate Javarald 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the score of 9-2-brist that didn'! final singles, upset the Wolves in their na- tonal programme.

It fired them to

harder,

The German player, who were all born in 1939,

wo dow after Friday's first

wern

two singles. They reduced th

more skliful play, results the Czechoslovalt lead to 2-1 after Wolves have 礳 chance of winning pulling off the English arxi

Double

Inside forward Peter Broad bent is the live wire in the Wolves' attack Wolves havo scored 100 goals against 07 in a completed league programme

of 42 matches.

That

record

Saturday's doubles swept through today's singles 10 qualify for second round.

BELGIUM WINS

the

Belgium eliminated Switzer- land 3-0 in their European Zona has put the Davis Cup encounter in Geneva Wolves at the top of the stand-today when Belgium's Jacky

bout Brichant

Switzerland's ings with 84 points

Heinz Grimm 0-1, 0-3, 6-0 in the last and deciding singles.

Earlier Switzerlandia Paul Blondel had brought the more to two all when he beat Bel- gium's Jean Pierre Froment 3-0, 0-2, 6-4, 1-0, 7-6 in the third singira,

Melbourno, May 1. Australian Olympic Federation's decision to send a team of 212 to the Romo Olympic Games hos aroused a storm of critic- ism from local sportsmen and newspapers. General opinion Is that a team of that size will include many who are not good enough to wear an Australian unifcam. Kaminaga clearly gained

Sharpest cominent came from point

un two occasionsports columnist Bruce Welch when he came near ending the of the Melbourne Age, who said match with near falls with

1 *The AOF jeg attack,

green light Inokuma, 22-year-old graduate Roman holiday. of Tokyo's Education University, playing first base caught the eye two players who inspired the

realised that he was behind on with some

nelding and side fancy

were Mahadev Dayaram

points and tried desperately for hilting right hom the beginning. and

Moti cousin

Daynram.

Philadelphia, May 1.

a fall in the Bnal five minutes. Mahadev was steady on the John Thomas, Ray Norton

REVENGE pltching mound throughout the and Bill Niedor headed

belleve about 80 of the reason and Moli, except for one

the list of top United

But the

taller and heavier competitors will not curvive the Arst or second rounds of their sad day at the ball park, open-

States track and field Kaminaga checked his every ed many an eye with his flaw

events. I will be a shocking Olympic hopefuls who attempt.

Victory

for thing if they all get to Rome." sweet starred in the Penn and

Kaminaga for two reason13,

LITTLE CHANCE Drake relays.

First, he had believed that be had no chance of winning the Melbourne Herald commenta- title becauŠO The annual

of insuficient for Ken Knox claimed in some training. Second, he scored sports such as boxing, wrestling.that's the way they could revenge over inokuma who bad and fencing the teams have rattle the Wolves defence last singles in Stockholm today. defeated him in the finals last been loaded with competitors | AP. year.

who have tile chance of suc- Kaminaga, graduate of cess. Meiji University, up. Koji Sone, winner of the

MADE HISTORY

The champion Hussain nade Junior league history in pitching

the first-ever no hi rame just less fielding at shortstop. He is before the end of the year, arouncing the Cheyennes 1-alo an MVP nominee.

Though the Indians later upse!

#}am4

Dlesta's

The heavy bat of centre-

comparison of

Thomas' world record leap were the high Jump, Norton's record

was

was runner-

"The Federation's decision is oncf the biggest travesties foisted on the Australian publie by amateur sport.

the Didgers in an extra inaint fielder Johnny Souza was much buys, playgin evidence and I have pleasant sadfly throughout the memories of Souza's spectacular tinues in distances in the two re- round assured themselves of defensive play and hitting against lays last Friday and Saturday the title early in January 1960, the Giants, when trailing 1-8 the produced a draw.

The three Diesja broilers youngest side in Junior softball But more important from an especially Antonio in the out-rallied to win it 10-8 through Olympic standpoint neid came up with some fine Souza's timely home run and a

in elding performances but most dashing diving catch in the Inst the ropes and battered the Thal · of the credit must go to pitcher Inning, snaring a bull off Gory tylng performance in the 200-second World Judo Champion survive the first round." Knox

Baker

who touched Hamet's bat just over second teler run and Nieder's victory, stulps held in Tokyo, November, said.

over Porry O'Brien in the shot 1958 in which 39 representatives The Melbourne sporting news- put.

competed, paper, Sporting Globe, called the AOF declaton "ludicrous" cent of the and says 50 per team will be "passengers."

round.

The Japanese attacked sively at the outset of the eight He drove Sanong against champion with lefts and rights to the body and head.

He

Sanong dropped both hands and referee Keluyan Have Suzuki

krunckdown. ↑ counted uptü eight and waved the wwe fighters in, but

Sanong

then

21

¡

leave his refused to

Toyama counted and him out in one minute, seconds of the eighth round.

Sanong weighed in at 125 pounds to Suzuki's 1251⁄2-UPI,

Boycott of 'Test'

match reports

Karachi, May 1, Former Test captain, A. H. Kartior, secretary of the Pakis- tau Sporis Control Board, to

decision of day endorsed the

daily the English-language newspaper, Dawn, to boyeatt

of the current South reports African lour of England,

Hussain

Sad base.

his finest form in years, to say, manager and Bücht Diesta St is retiring from tho game but we hope some of the lady softballers whom he also handles will try to persuade Lans to carry on,

'THE UPSET SQUAD'

Thomas of Boston University The Stardusts certainly lived cleared the bar at 7 feet 1% "the upset inches the Penn competition up to the name of squad.' New Asia were great to better the world record of triers too and in a year or two 17-1 set by Russin's Yuri they will be 11 force to be Stepaniv. The Russlan used reckoned with.

special shoes since ruled illegal. Doug Murray is to be com- plimented for the fine work he Has done to build up this team.

Norton reeled off 200 meters around one turn in 20,6 at

from 18 countries was eliminated.

Sone, sixth dan and now 32 years old, lost yesterday la a major upset in the prelimin ary round by an unknown Harumi Weklia, fourth dan of Western Japan. Wakita bent hlm with A sensational "orotokar!" throw.

The Pandas under Y. S. Liang played well enough in the first few weeks to cialm top spot in the league table and they were really 211- fortunate to drop a 10-11 The Austers from Shatin were Penn to tie the world record. A total of 1f seeded men and drelsion to the Cheyennes lukeen os mustard. Five

32 representatives from regional Innings of softball, to break sixteen gether they played inst- Nieder, a US. army officer, judo blocks competed in the ed only, five lanings but they tossed the 16-pound shot 3 championships which were held showed did not lose interest. They do feet 11 inches in turning back In two days for the first time, clearly that they could not cope not have a plicher of any sort O'Brien and Californian Davis Fast tournaments were all held

who holds on one day-UPL with the hit und mun tacties but in Mike Rowbottom they hat Druke. O'Brien.

a winning streak.

This Chinese teum

of the

the listed world record of 63-4. did 83-14. Davis 01-04. Nieder as pending for a world record a tosa of 45-7-AP.

more

are

the

Soccer win

a

The

a player who ended high up in adopted by some of the opposing teams threwd enough to spot

I cannot say the batting race,

for this weakness

Panda enough

their spirit of in the defence.

sportsmanship throughout and The Pandas kept up

the Cards will bear me out on with the champs but faded in

Coach Liang that. They need much the second round,

got should feet happy about their playing experience if they

anywhere bu ood showing. Kay Cordeiro's to

the batting exigencies of the service prevent Giunta produced

Alexandris, May 1. hamplon, Bosco Ozorio and the their really settling down an term depended a great deal on

Double-figure scores were the

Brazan touring foot, i titcher Jojo Marques.

defeated the United days this burier was unbentable, rule with six games going into ball team

exten time and seven going only Arab Republic team 3-1 In Others days he needed a range-

at halftime Ove innings. Enthusiasm for the leading 3-0 Kame ида shown by all the | today, The Giants showed keenness teams und "unexpected resuns "A sport which denies te throughout but their playing kept un guessing the nomes

The Brazilians started their presentation on the basis of forin was affected by the unpre- the eventual wimers till mit Middle East and European tour United racial discrimination no dictable duplay of pitching put way, In the second round. In by whitewashing the

caid China Mail up by Marques. The Cardinals short, an exelting playing sea- Arab Republic 3-0 at Cairo on Sport,"

had pitching trouble too, right 'son.

April 20-AFP. Special

in a tulement printed Dawn, he called on uil Pakistan newspapers to follow sult

Je

Leam.

Some

finder to locate the strike zone.

THE GAMBOLS

WIN

MY

GAME

of

Le Barre ABD leby

· POOR GEORGE,

YOU LOST

AGAIN

FUN FOR

THE

WHOLE FAMILY

ufter here

World record

Warsaw, May 1, Poland's Nowicki and Gorski both broke the world rifle shooting record in a match in Szczecin (Stettin), Poland today.

"At least 50 are unlikely to

In inting the full team the Sporting Globe says: "This is the team, but the less said about the selection of it the better."--AP.

Gonzales wins

Pancho

pro

title

Sydney, May 1. Gonzales (USA) the world profes- sional lawn tennis series, which ended here today.

won

UPSET POSSIBLE

Blackburn Rovers are sixth from the foot of the standings with 37 points. They've scored matches. $3 goals against 70 in 42 league

Even forwarth ilke Derek

ougan and Bryan Douglas have falled to lift Blackburn up the standings.

But Blackburn is a team with a football gift-despite its lowly position. It's a teum capable of causlag an upset,

The Blacksbum forwards can move quickly to open spaces

Baseball results

New York, May 1. Following are the results o baseball matches played in the U.S. today:

Belgium has now qualified to meet in the second round the winner the

at

Turkey-Brazil encounter.

WHITEWASHED

Sweden

whitershed South Africa in their European Zone Davis Cup encounter 5-0 when Sweden's Jan Erik Lunqvist and Ult Schmidt won the two

Inqvist defeated South Africas Albert Gaertner 6-2, 6-8, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 and Schmidt defeated Gretan Koening 0-2, 2-6, 6-3, 0-2.

already Sweden, who qualised for the second round of the European Zone Davis Cup yesterday when they took a 3-0 qualifying lead över South Átrica, will meet Spain in thợ second round.

DENMARK UP

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yugoslavia met on honourable Pittsburgh 100-020-004 13 12 9 defeat when their tennis aco Cinemati .. 101-000-000

Law and Burgem Newcombe. Panajotovik defeated Denmark's Purkey (6), Lawrence (8), Ortoen Kurt Nicjson- 0-4, 0-2, 3-0, 2-8, (9), and Haley:

W-Law (20) 6-4, in the last match of their Newcombe

Davis Cup Arst round encounter here today,

Denmark had already qualified 601-030-100-81-11- for the second round when

Home runs Pittsburgh, Clemente (4) Mazeroski (3),

Chicago

St Louie... 100-110-01040

tennis

Jovanovic

Hobbie, Schroll (8), Elton (3), Joergen' Ulrich beat and 8. Taylor, Neeman (8); Jack~ | 5-7, 6-3, 4-0, 6-0, 0-7, in the

Barnes (7), Broglio

(7).third singles match this after- McDaniel (9), and Bawalski, Builth

LJackson noon.

(9): W-Hośble, (2-3) (1-3).

With a 3-2 victory Denmark Ifome rune-St Koula, Spencer (3).Į now meets Austria in the second Philadelphia ..

round, 100-000-033-4-12—1 001-010-20x~~9—13-1 Cardwell, Simmons (7), Farrell

and

Milwaukoo Michlaon) Coker Burdette. Bruton

Burdette (2-1) 1,Cardwell (1-3).

Home man Milwaukee, (1).

ARGENTINA 5-0

Argentine elitinated Finland by 5-0 in their European Zons Dayla Cup-counter in Helsinki today. AMERICAN LEAGUE

Inst two singles (First Game)

Argentine's Eduardo Soriano 000-100-000-37-2 defered Fhlonds Bakari Satoh

Detroit

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kance

In his final match, he beat Nowicki totalled 1151 points, Ken, Rosewall (Australla) 6-a, and Gorsky 1150, beating West 9-7 to finish the series with 40

Rose German Zuhringer's former re-win and cight defeats,

wall cord of 1140 points.

was runner-up with 32 Bunning, Remprocia (0), Morgan 7-5, 6-1, 3-0, 6-4, i Goberto Gornici niso broke the stand wins and 23 defeate

(7), and Berberet; Shaw, Staley (2),, Aldone defeated Finlandis Tapio Pareho Segura ing poallion rifle shouting record

(Ecuador) and Lollar; W-Staley, (1-0) Joldnen 6-3, 6-4, 0-2.

Bunning (0-1).

Home rude.Detroll, 'Kaline (3); Germany' Kinger, was next with 22-28, and 1850

Argentine will root held by

champion bettering, his scare by one point Wimbledon

Alex

In the second round, . with a total of 371 points.—Olmedo (United States) Anish-

(Becona Gamoj

HOLLAND-NORWAY AFP.

ed last with 11-44-Reuter,

200-000-000-200 Chicago ..... 010-201-02——0—70 Holland eliminated. Norway Toytacie Slater (7), and Wilkm: | 3-2 in their European Zone Donovan, Baumann (1), and Brown Davis Cup encounter here, today.. W-Baumann (1-0). L-Foytack (1-1).

Norway's Thorvald Moe beni New York.... 201-300-000-6-11-1 | Hollande Maris G-4, 6-0, 8-8 and Balimar 020-000-10% 0133 | Holland's Vant Van Erædenbeat Terry, Bante (3) Clabler (4) Norway's Clunnar Sidewalk -2, Ditmar (4), James (4), Kiợp (1)

Cooking Problems Solved

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Sports Diary

Men's "A"

TO-DAY

Teanin

Division

(1st round) CRO V KCC; Urban Counal y cec. Ladies' "A" Divlton (lub • Bosand) LHC V KOC, Recreio y BCAA

Soccer

HCFA Managemnant

Canmitten

blago, Bmith, 12),

Detralk

and Howard: Estrada and Ginsberg. 4-6, 3-0, 0-3, 0- in the two last W-Extrada (2-0). LeCablar (1-3). singles matches-AFP.

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(2).

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Meeting at MIFA office, sports / ClevelaINE miris (5), Kutyhu' (7), ¦

itoad, û p.nija

KIO-MORROW

Tenuk

Men's "F* Div.; Sestion "A": UKU ✓ Joculo; CRC Pr" V BAIK HKOCHA IV BCÄÄ "1: necreto" "I"

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GOYET.

and Chill; finwking and - Nixon, W- Hawking (2-1), leqjarver. (051).

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(2) Babem

*hilip ǝ (8).

Bike race

Vigo, May 1 Antonio Barrusin of Spain

Ted. won today's third stage, pu, tho

(*) (B#ootd (sedo)

Kansas City ***

CH

Emicy and Chit); Leimant,

4. (8), and Romano, Nikon, (1).

Briggs (1-0), L--Daley

Entries close of Colony's marathon

HRABA

mening event orgmised by Step Momwa viline gendered rum.

(1); Claveland, 3d (8).

Tour of Spata bike race. Ho euyorod the 300 kilometros (150 mater) fcho La Cunina iri 00:14.04 and took the yellow jersey át overall Tykite: P the race been hàn Felipe Albertil AP