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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960.
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Softball season opens on Sunday Ann Haydon in U.S.
OPENING CEREMONIES AND TWO
EXHIBITION MATCHES
ARRANGED FOR THE BIG DAY
By OLLY VAS
to all soft-
Congratulations hearty congratulations
ballers whose enthusiasm for the game has payed the way for yet another forthcoming season of league and interna tional competition of King's Park.
The hard-working controlling body, the HK Softball Association, more often criticised than praised, deserves credit for its ad ministration of our 'diamond' affairs for it is not generally known that this body is on the threshold of celebrating its 25th of governing local softball activities.
year
The sport is far from dying bust and should the serpties fuil to be cominced there is ample prong the number of entries received for the, 1080/1 season. Eighteen teams in the three divalons will
vicing fur Лютимагы five ir the Men's Senior League, four in the Ladles section und nine in the Men's Junior League after the Openliig Day cervinonies this Sunday,
Secretary of the Association 1 tiole that
дете there
ร้าน changes in the cumposition of the teams, particularly in the Junior división, There are ida^ quile nuzniser of antuntijar name, newcomers to the game and take this opportunity to welcome to softball circles the Autelopes, n Junior managed by Corporal B. May- field and comprising exclusively of British Army personnel from Fabling. Now the Austers from
An interesting programme| Shutin, another Service Eisle has been drawn up by the will have someone to keep thema Association for the big day.company in the league.
The band tallon the Royal Warwick- shire Regiment will be in at- Lendance from 1.30 pm
the! 10 entertain onwards crowd with marches and popular tunes.
of the First Bat-
At 2.00. pm there will be a parade of four Lille League teams in full uniform, the Glants, Rebels, Lions and Cubs, Exhibition matches
The youngsters will lead the fast year's Senior parade with champions, the Cheyennes, close behind and it is also hoped that the ladies' teams will join them. afterwards, the immediately
Softball, of Commissioner "Doc" Molthen will address thé gathering and this wil be fol- ject/ by two matches.
New teams
There are seven other teams this section. The Wolves and terns. White Sox-ure, new managed by Laddie Castry and
Wilkinson Jouy
respectively.
Alec Bragi of 'Madcaps' fame manages the Indians, Ray Cordeiro is still with the Glants,
Nelson Thayer takes over the New Asta Celiuge team Doug Mistay who is abroad. Lionel Dayaram is in charge of the popular-Stardusts and old. timer Y. 5. Long runs the HK Pandas.
order with the others as ‘ulso rans' but valy tinie will tell. In the Senior division the Cheyennes looked good — in Whether or not they practice. will be able this year to retain the championship will be left in The hands of Ed Carvalho and fils Seminoles.
David Lo's South China AA team always had much to say In past compeiilions and though the Curoliners have never won n winter
the icogue title experienced
Taiwan lose to Brazíl
(
The Taiwan football team (in halved shiris), consisting wholly of Hong. kong players, are seen here in action in their Olympic tournament match against Brazil, to whom they lost 5-0-AP photo.
tennis singles quarter-finals
Forest Hills, Sept. 7. Second seeded Ann Haydop advanced to the quarter-anal round of the U.S. National Tennis Singles Championships today when she beat U.S. Wightman Cun cantain Janet Hopos 6-1, 6-4. The blonde Miss Haydon was in command all the way and in the first set permitted Miss Hopps to hold service only once in the second game.
After that. Miss Haydon's 'title, boat Mexico's Rafael' left-handed strokes from the, Osuna-along with Dennis baseline 'confounded Miss Hopps, Ralston the Wimbledon doubles Virtually every time the Ameri- champion — 0-3, 0-4, 6-4. can girl, fried to rush the net, Mackay is aiming for a singles Mise Hoydon, who helped berth on the US. Davis Cup Britain win back the Wightman | team,
Chuck Cup this year, passed her.
McKinley, another U.S. Davis Cup hope, made the Jan Letiane of Australia, round of 10 by defeating. seeded No. G. also moved into Joaquin Reyes of Mexico, 7-5, the quarter-final by eliminat-6-4, 6-4. lús "Vičky Palnier. “U.S.A.. 0-4, 6-1.
The match was marked by long volleys with Miss Lehane, top-ranked player in Australin fast year, getting more accuracy
from her shots.
In the men's singles, Barry Mackay, seeded No. 3, and the No. 1 American hope for the
Chinese players How the HK RAF HENRY LONGHURST on GOLF
will produce many upsets.
Llung's Pandas will need new blood to bolster the strength of the team while the U.S. Navy station team from whichever
ship is in port will, as always, make more noise than settle down seriously to the game.
Should keep title
and the Cheyennes
SCAA both raise
in the two teams girl's section but we cannot ex- a high pect to see softball of standard here. Nevertheless one has to start learning how to play some time and it would be encouraging to the girls if
alt
to softballers were
won the FEAF
soccer title
Fuller details of the Hongkong RAF XI's brilliant performances
INNOCENT KINK
In recently winning the FEAF I remember the great Ben Hogan, who probably took more meticulous
Soccer Championship in Malaya are now available.
The Colony airmen Arst de- feated RAF Gan by B-2 and then entered the final when they scored a 12-3 major upset vle- give toy over RAF Changl.
trouble over the manufacture of the golf clubs bearing his name than any other man telling me that he was always trying to devise a way of getting the face of his wooden clubs farther back; that is to say, more nearly in a direct line with, the bottom of the shaft instead of protruding forwards.
Upset
Seventh-seeded non Holm- berg of Brooklyn, coasted `· to a 6-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Frank Froehling of Coral Gables, Florida, and ‘37-YORK- old Vie Selxta huffed 'and puffed to 6-4, 7-5, 3-0.
·15-15, 6-2 triumph over Chris Crawford at Piedmont, Call- fornia.
Holmberg, also scrambling for a place on the U.S. 'Davis Cup toam, never gave Frochling a chance to get started.
The
first big upset in the womens' division was pulled by Donna Floyd who eliminated fifth-seeded Karen Hantze 6-3, 6-2. Both are Americans,
Darlene
Hard, U.S.. beat Deidre Caft of England, 11-9,
0-3--AP.
OLYMPIC BASKETBALL
Rome, Sept. 7- Czechoslovnici led all the way duced, sias, no noticeable ang tonight to Crisli Unguny 98 to cess, and I suspect that, if the 72 in Olympic basketball. It was Theory were true, we should Czechoslovakia's second win and all be using them today,
Uruguay's second defeat in the Hogan's theory, though I dare anal round to determine art to say unwittingly, now seems to emth places in the tournament. have been achieved in practice.
Yugoslavia' and 'Poland, who the original "Bul" by a firm of club makers who also are la the battle for the was before my time, I have produced a set of worden Bith to eighth positions, pict in ald once possess a driver with clubs with a slight kink in the the necoms game at the Pallazo
more vocal support at ladies' In the anal they beat RAF'
Many will romember the old, face would new be square to The same games this season for na sol!-f Tengah by 5-1.
the line of play. "Bulger." which, as its name I would prefer nut to dis-
ball acason can really be consi-i cuss the possible shortcomings dored complete without a louch The following represented the suggests, was the direct opposite, allegedly applied to hitting it off
the hool. In the er capabilities of these teams of femininity.
Hongkong team: Beatty (LSW): The face bulged out
Holmes shape of a crescent moon and Junior
(LSW), year The
champions, Patterson The defending
Finnomorr (TMS); the theory was that, if you hit league has produced shock re- SCAA. should retain the title (TMS),
Hall (LSW), the ball in the centre of the aalis but the more knowledge-without dineulty for they have Melghan (TMS),
(LSW), Dolg (TMS), bulge, wall and good, whereas, able in softball circles are virtually the same side which Boland betting on the Indians, Star-served them so well in the past Jones (TMS), Roft (LSW), and if you heaved round a bit and
a noticeable bulge, but it pro-shaft. These, when unveiled in Delto Sport. I hit it off the foe this part of the that two years.
Low (LSW). dusts and Pandas in
as every exhibition
In the rst game the Little; League champlons, the Glants, will play the All Stars and uti 3.00 pm the Cheyennes will be matched against strong side to be drawn from the ranks of Jast year's Senior teams.
team will be The All Stars picked from the following: Pau! Brown, Derek Turner, Garbriel Azevedo, Harry Galbard, Hurji: Ahluwalla, Paul Loh. Raphael Vempin, Jose Barros, Jerry Mol then and Eduardo Santos.
Veteran umpire Don Robbins will probably take charge of the game which shquid tum wil to be a good one for these young baseballers have, a lot of play- ing len!.
who in recent Dave Malig. practice Kames showed that he Car still loss lightning-fust strikes past batters, will pitch for the Cheyennes, who will be managed by Bertie Gosano.
Many changes
Strong opposition can be expected if the Senior All Stars turn up in full force for
Ed Curvalho manager
can select his starting nine from "Ooone" Wong and Vic Fed- ruco. Peter ‹ d'Almadi, Henry Benny Lee, "Tiger" kanin, Omar, Y. 8. Llang. Lionel Dayuram, A. K. Ismail, P. C. Wong, L. C. Poon, Peler Igan. Nelson Thayer and K. K. St. There are four Most Valuable Players among these plus a batting champion, truly a star studded aggregation.
Some brief comments on the season's prospects are called for On going over the long list of names sent to me by the Hon.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
An orgy of sacriaces leads to the black ing being mated in imid-board in this gume (Eeidenfeld v. Zistemann); i PK4, P-K4; 2 KKBJ, KQBS: 3 H-B4, B-B4: 4 Castles, Kt83; 5 P-Q4, 'BX TEXB. Ktxkt: TP-BS Kt-B37 (bettor P-Q3); { ExF chỉ. ICH) HU,.. K B9 PXP, KIXP: 10 Q12 oh, KiKt3; 11 P-K6); 9 PXF. QKEXP: 10 B-K, P- Q3: 11 BKts, B-K£5B;
CQ2, E-K2: 13 Q-B. R
14 P-KR3, B-2;
15
B3, PB3; 16 QR-Q1,
17 RXP!, Qukts on ExR18 Qxkt
*/(KG) ch. KXQ; 1 B-Boh,
20 RQrch,
121 B3 ch. KS: 22 104 sh, K-84: 23 H-Q6 ab.
R-Kio: 24 P-R3
KR1 KXR: 19 QXE
hi. KxQ: 20 B-84 ch,
Q5: 21 R-Q1 ch, K-B4 BQ mata.
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Mariel London, #aprate Service
Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS
--SO AS NOT TO CONFUSE
YOU LOOKERS IN IKABOD HAS DRAWN YET ANOTHER JONES; SO WE NOW HAVE THREE...
FERDINAND
NANCY
THIS HANDSOME
·BOY IS SO HIGH-
HAT
NOW MY CRAYON FRIEND GO) AROUND TO THE ENTRANCE AND WALK INTO THE CAPE
SUFFERS
THE REAL JONES
QUIET YOU FOOL, HIDE UNDER THE
KITCHEN TABLE
OH YES, I WILL, " COULD DO WITH A GLASS OF MILK
WHAT THE.TM BLAZES IS THAT CRAYON MANIAC UP TO ? HEY!
IKABOD!
BRICK BRADFORD
'MR. HAZE, YOU KNOW?”
THERE ARE, NEVYSTÁRNE.
IN THE CUTER OFFICE
10 THAT VOLER FERASON
POR SHOUTING Y
HE WON' SPEAK TO ANYBODY
2. WANT. THE WORLD TO
KNOW THAT BRICKC BRADFORD
SHOULD BE CHARG "WITH CRIMINA
NEGLIGENCE?
WELL NOW AT LEAST I CAN
SAY-
HE MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE 'FOR "THE DEATHS OF ALLIEN 'AND WOLLE,
ENTER CRAYON JONES NCAFE
ALDORTY
ENTRANCE
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
---THAT I GAVE
HIM THE OLD RUN-AROUND"
WHY SADILNIKA, MODE
MR. HAZO, AS OF NOW, HO LONGEN NEEDED BY
GRHERSON AVIATION).
DOVE THE COLIKTEST OF LOASISKE BEFORE I 73000W YOU OUT!
By Paul Norris
I VALUĴ"BUTON "THE WAY"
OUT FUL LIVE MY STORY TO THE NEWSMENI
Hogan's theory
Though
ger
SHEAFFER'S
IMPERIAL 119
Sheaffer quality features at
mobirate
prices
KATH
SWISSAIR
BUT I ALWAYS
TRAVEL
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The Airline of
Switzerland
Just the weather for Rowntree's
JELLIES
Film
the exhibition tent during the The four teams wind up their Centenary Open at St Andrews battle, on Friday when Uruguay onused nuch innocent fun, and meets Poland there was a good deal of signt-Slovakia opposes Yugoslavia.
and Czecho- ficant tapping of foreheads,
Revised programme for Olym- together with suggestions that it might be not only the abart that sketball matches (all times
CMT) tre! was silghly 'kinkod.
Thursday, Sept. 8 0730: Puerto Rico vs Japan
The kink_occurs... about nine, inches from the bottom of (1301 to 15th place); 0300: the shaft, taking it very slightly Hungary vs Mexico (Dla to 12th to the roar and then draighten places): 1030: France vs Philip- Ing out again just before it en-pines (8th to 12th place); 2000: fers the head."
Braz vo Russia (first to fourth place); 2130: United States vs Italy (first to fourth place).
The spectator, who can see it. utters an incredulous faugh. The player, who cannot or "at any rate does not notice it on addressing the ball things otherwise, since the club. face now, for the Arst time in his experience, sits where Hogan so
Friday, Sept. 9. 2000: Polanda Uruguay (fifth to eighth places); '2130: Czechoslovakia vs Yugoslavie (th to eighth places).
Saturday, Sept. 10 long, and so manifestly impossi- 0900 Propines vs Mexico bly by orthodox means, "had | (9th to been trying lo put it, namely at the bottom of the shaft exact
I below the hands,
Impressed
This is not at ence detectable without a ball.
tot
I noticed a number of peo ple handling these clubs at 81 Andrews and it was unili they set the club against a ball that the full significance dawned on them,
Having come to scoff, they went away, without, cxception, impressed. I confess to having been among them.
12th places); 1030: Hungary vs France (9th to 12th places); 2000: Italy va Russia Arst to fourth places); 2130: Brazil vs United States (rst to fourth places)—AP."
OLYMPIC QUIZ
1. When was association
Having how played a number football first introduced into of rounds with a driver of this the Games? species, "I survive the prċiimain-
ary guflaws with confidence. 2. How many countries "They laughed when at have won the 4x400 'metres down" as the advertisements relay (men) apart from the used to say, "but when 1 began United States and Great Bri̟: to play. The local roles Lain?******* sional, intrigued, "hit three
magnificent shots with hardly a 3. How many hurdles are practice ewing while his 12-normally found in the 110 year-old son, after a couple of metres hurdles avent? the exuberant swipes which are the prerogative of youth, the Games been held in 4. How many times have on about 200 yards.
Paris?
Every professional alext to his job should in my opinion male, Mathias (United States) win 5. At what age did Bob himself familiar, with an open
mind, with this now weapon. the first of his two gold
I have, naturally, no "Interest" medals for the Decathlon? FERRAL to declare in it. I merely paas (Auswers tomorrow)
on in good thing when I see it- and the bag of kæk,
The Fathe
World!
ILFORD
I can, however, declare that there is no apparení, danger In this club, as there appears to have been 'li "Thter *llout- son's method of "Getting sei up right," which I relayed the other week.
This seams to have swept the
Editing community, Leaving
n-trait of caranities La
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C610 or two of
theor inexpressibl
Answers to Tuesday's Olympje Quiz
India,
and
Hockey,
(b)
800 metrés
1928
A
26 miles 385
cal, on which + have been thang nua,
cut for the past three weeks.”. I a. Uruguay shall be pleased to hear from other sufferers and thus add to my repertoire, Botter a kink intha, ahdi," pothaca," than a kink in the back”
painful on the other band not bull so funny",
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