1961-05-08 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1961.

BOB REMEDIOS, MIKE DAYARAM, Abebe wins

EVELYN COTTON ARE

SOFTBALL'S MVPS FOR 1960-61

By OLLY VAS

The highly coveted Most Valuable Player softball awards this year went the way of Robert Remedios of the Senior league Cheyennes, Michael Dayaram of the Junior league Stardusts and Evelyn Cotton of the Toreros in the ladies' section.

The winners' names were announced by Master of Ceremonies Ray Cor- deiro at the Annual Presentation Dance of the Hongkong Softball As- sociation held on Saturday last at the Peninsula Hotel. Prizes were distributed to the various winners of competitions held during the re- cently concluded softball season.

Ar Remedios it was a proud mresent as his close vietory (a mix polt: reperated bin 2.4

ttam-mate Dave Mag) ell, used a goftball career which In 1955 when he fing Agen Jobce The ranks of the PI D.dgers in the Junior Division. Th cam cader mini-way in the League then and Remedios was fouth in the bathing face with a 405 average. He led the League of 12 teams in rats batted in and committed only four Belding

EUROPEAN ZONE

DAVIS CUP RESULTS

Brussels, May 7. Hlgam today at Chile 3-2 Davis Cup European 21 anthel lie à re

in

Juces Briebant clinch,d te thef Belgium when he bent Patrio Rintriguez 0-1, 7-0. 8-G -1. The last sagten went Patricia Auer Chile whe71

dean-Claude Vanderbs.rght

I

4-4, 8-1, 6-2.

Biom now riset Haly, who i Fahr t challenge Ind

Star-cuter.

Bucharest, May 7.

in the

round

South Africa completed a 5-9

Rumania Zone.rst Davis Cup tie here today.

win over Kuropeon

1. Mayers beat G. Viziru 8-10, 3-0, 7-5, 6-0 and A. Tirine

7-5,

Gaertner defeated 1.

G-1.2-6. 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the

last two singles tostay.

South Africes meet Finland in

the second round-Reuter.

Cairo, May 7.

Brazil beat the United Arabi

errors in 12 gomes which was quite a good start for a young- ster new lo softball,

Nothing much was heard of his doing the following year but during the 1956-57 BOIL- ball cuson he rose to great helghts with the Junior Cheyennes whom he managed.

Memorable season

He also played for the team which eculd do no better Uan end secund ไป the strung Seminoles Elde that won 14 straight matches but for Remedios It was a very menwor able season as he led the league

In the number of home

runs

l and runs driven in. He

edged Marcy Baptista by one hit

to win the Association award

for batting his average then MICHAEL DAYARAM

being 414.

plays for the Stardusts who were runners-up in the recently con- luded season, way

He covers the gcund between second and third base with a smooth easy motion. has a very fast throw and can hit long ball. Dayaraın was way ahead of his rivals in the voting.

He was still playing manager of the Cheyennes when the 1957- 58 season got under

and once again his side had to play second Addie to the Seminoles who retained their Junior tile but Remedies and the saltstae- tion of leading his boys to the Knockout title, to gain a small measure of consolation.

ROBERT REMEDIOS

Republic 5-4 in the frst round His playing ability

came to

of the European Zame in the the attention of the selectors Davis Cup Lawn Tennis cum-and he was invited to play for petition here today.

Portugal in the Men's Interna- tional but there was too much Senior talent in the side then and he did not have a chance to and show his prowess against tcp- Bad-notch pitching.

In today's last singles, Carlos Fernandez beat Fath Moham med All 6-8, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 Eden Mandarino defeated reddin Sayed 0-2, 6-2, 0-2.

Brazil meet France in second round.--Rruter.

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the

Lucerne, May 7. Holland beat Switzerland 3-2 In their Davis Cup European

In the 1958-59 season both the Seminoles and Cheyennes hod į their first taste of Senior league softball and Remedios decided to manage a Junior Cheyennes on the side. It was a wise decision

for his hard work in training the many new players won then the zone first round the here today. championship in the minor divi Martin Froesch won the first son. This time Remedies turned match today for Switzerland, out for Portugal and beating Willem Maris 6-3, 0-1.member of the

Was IL side which triumphed in the International,

1-3 but Pet Van Eysden gave He did not have too good a year, Holland victory in the tle with 45 regards his League DCF-

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Batting champion

The young lady MVP this year, Evelyn Cotton, in no stranger to softball. She was a member of the Wahoos 'B' tram that come second tu SCAA in the 1953-54 season. In the Junior section. She was with the same alde Iri 1954-55 and the following Meason gained a promotion to the 'A' team

the that won Sentor ladies' title.

That was a good year for her

fr she banged la seven home runs and was fourth in the bat- ting race with a 520 average.

She was on the sidelines till the 1859-60 playing scasch when she joined the Cheyennes. The team was in the cellar but Evelyn won the batting title with a spanking .009 average, the highest in years.

The softball writers nominated her as candidate for the MVP

EVELYN COTTON

a 5-5, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win over formatices, batting only 200. Heinz Grirom.--Reuter.

Apparently he could not get ac- customed right away to the blazing pitches of the likes of vating last year when the new Vic Pedruco, "Goose" Wong and system of having the Press pick Jackie Wet. The following season the three layers in each divi- he turned over the managerial sion came into effect. She lost chores to Bertic Gosano und out to the two SCAA girls,

Istanbul, May 1. Finland took a winning 3-0 led over Turkey in their first round Europeun Zone Davis Cup lawn tennis te here today, After winning yesterday's two singles, S. Salo and R. Player. The Cheyennes won the late in the 1060-01

concentrated on being an active

Senior Us for the first

pus Bosco

da

She signed up for the Torerors

lime between her and Frances Nystonen today beat N. Bari and Remedios ended 10th in the Silva they drove in nearly all and E. Balas 0-1, 12-10, 0-1 in the doubles.-Reuter.

Aarhus, May, 7. Hungary qualled to meet Sveen the seccad round of the European Zone of the Davis; Cun when they beat Denmark 3-2 here today.

Jetro Ulrich put Derunark level 2-2 by beating Istvan Katara 0-3. d-0, 0-1 bui Guiyan gave Bungary victory with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 with over dan Lechly-Reuter.

today.

Senior batting with a average.

Highlight

Highlight

of

his

333 the runs to win the Kncekout

Final.

She did not have much of an upportunity to play regularly as there were only a handful of per-indies' teams last year, otherwise formances in the past season we might have seen her boom- was his well-placed hit which ing bat in aelion more oflen. won the game for the Cheren- |· To but shortstops Dayaram nes when they infileted the and Cotton congratulations for only defeat registered againsi | winning the Association Awarda the champlan BCAA team. this year. He played consistently through- out the season at Arst base and was also a snember of the vic- torious Portugal side that won ithe International title

Winnors

Following are the winners of once, different titles In the 1000-61

playing on:

Dublin, May 7. Poland completed u 5-0 win jagain.

Apart from being an açilve over the Republic of Ireland in

Tho player Romedies has served on their first round European Zene the Council of the HKSA smce Men's

Commissioner's Trophy: Senior Division-South Davis Cup lawn (ennis tle here 1958. This honour therefore China A.A.

comes as a niting reward to a The Fred Diesta St:leld: Men's In the last two singles W popular young saftballer who Junier Division Giants. Gatsorek bent J. P. Buckley 6-4, has done match to promote the The China Mali Shield: Lodles'

de, interests of the game, on the field Logue South China A‚‚ feated P. II. Jackson 6-4, 6-3, of play and off it and I am not The Sonny Machado Trophy: 8-11.

giving away any sectets when I Ladies' Kheckout theell readers that his constant en- Tororen.

0-4, 6-3 and J. Orlikowski

Paland meet Monaco in hext round-Reuter.

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Serles

couragement through personal The Hongkong and Shanghai (example at practice sessions with | Hotels Lld Sheid: Men's Inter- Split, May 7. | up-and-coming soliballers and national-Portuga). Spaln beat Yugoslavia 3-2 (cur pretent crop of Juniori The Marlo Pereira

Trophy:

Annual

Award for Batting. Men'a Senior Diviston-Lionel Do

In their Davis Cup Europranjenguera awryed the valing_in | Junior Knockout Series-Star- Zone Arst round the hare today, his faveur, To Robert Remedios dusts. They meet New Zealand in the goes this column's congratula- The Philo Remedios next round.

tione. Manuel Sahtana elinched the

make the score 3-1,

lie fcr Spain when he beat In only his third year of com- yaram. Viada Presecket 8-9, 0-2, 0~) to petitive Junter noftball,, Michael The tal Wingleo Annual Moti Dayaram 1 พ พon the Award for Baking: Ladies' Emilio Martinez scratched MVP ulle twice! That is some League-Kwol Lai-ying. from the other revaras singles, |áchievement.

The Mark Kwong Annual Kiving Yugoslavia's Borda

The young schoolboy in ona of Award for Batting: Men's Divi- Jovanovic walkover-Heuter."" 'the best phorisstops today and done it. Oliveira.

the Athens Marathon

Athens, May 7.

Bikila Atebe, the Ethiopian winner of the 1000 Olymple Marathon, won the Athena in- ternational Marathon Jarre to- day.

The bare-footed Ethiopian led from start to finish 12 wia by about 350 yards from the Bezlan Vander Dritsche with

third, Bela Sralay (Hungary) Anti Viskäri (Finland) fourch, Pravopayityen (Finland) ath and Mahmoud Abdel Kerim (United Arab Republic) sixth.

Abcbe covered the 42,103 metres (20 multea 385 yards) in 2 Hours 23 minutes 40 seconds- record for the course.

Drissche clocked 3 hours 24 minutes 37 seconds and Bela hed a time of 2 hours 29 minutes

20 seconds.

There were 20 competitor,-- Reuter.

Russian swimmer

does it again

Moscow, May 7.

Red Leonid Kolesnikov, a

metres

the

Soviet

Army swimmer, today brake the World men's 100 breaststroke record for second time in three days.

Swimming in the Union

trials for the match against Britain here on May 20 and 21. he clocked one minuto 11 seconds, equalling the time he achieved on Friday. This is one-tenth of a second better than the world record held v another Soviet swimmer, V. Minaskia, which has stood for neurig four years,-Reuter.

Sports Diary

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Soccer

1st Division: Kwong Wah v HAF (Police) 5.30 pro.

Reserve Diulators: Kwong Wah v RAF Polleol 4 pm.

Caldbeck Cup: 14 Field Regt A V Sookun. 4 pm.

Enst Anglian Regrow

Soccer

at Division: Kitchee บ Eastern (Paller) 3:30 pin.

Reserve Divizion: KKche y Eastern 'ollee) & pur

Meeting HKFA Courell meeting, Sportz- road, pm-

Basketball FARELF basketball championship, Den Eizabeth Youth Ceritre, 2.30 pm.

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