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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1947.

DECATHLON WONDERS

..SPORTS FEATURES FROM DOWN SOUTH

the

• The Shanghai touring team will be resting this week-end after yesterday's match with United Services but it in certain that they will be watching the game in which some of their op- ponents in Monday's match will be taking part.

Kitchee, on whose books several of the Sing Tao "English tourists" now appear, are with. out a match this week-end but Sing Tao will be engaged in a stern struggle with the Kowloon Mo- tor Buamen to-morrow afternoon.

• Interesting fixtures to-day are the meetings of the Navy and the Inniskillings, at Causeway Bay and of Chinese Athletic and the Club at Boundary- strect.

Shanghai v Kowloon

A Poor

Was A

Affair

WEEK'S GAMES REVIEWED

(By See Tee)

It is a long time since such a large gathering of soccer enthusiasts was as disappointed as that which congregated at Boundary-street to see Kowloon play Shanghai. Only the last ten minutes play rose above the local second division standard which characterised most of the exchanges. There must have been many sadly disillusioned soccer enthusiasts in Kowloon on Tuesday evening.

South

improve at

NO MID-WEEK GAMES

Although there is one evening

Interest ran very high for this: Athletic last Saturday. match and there wise long quents | China, have several very good

to the Police ryohne players who athenfrances Grund long before the scheduled every outing. Kick-of time. A charter of an hour after the game had started these neues Mill har et accett cleared. Those who were wilting in the quear after the ane bad teh next week, on Monday the stared may have cooled thems selven that there were few cheers of excitement to aggravate their impatience, Mat noise was heard in the last ten minutes when the Kowloon men began to fit their Con the bumpy turf.

St Josephs are this new Davids Their of local senior soccer. Harlow victory over the erstwhile all-conquering Kitchee last Sun- followers of day surprised me

the game, more especially fast who had not seen the Saints in action in recent weeks,

When asked my forleast for this needle game I contented myself with the remark that the Saints may well force a draw but that Kitchee should win. The Saints played like men inspired, more so when they notched their somewhat lucky goal.

Sing To English touring side

meet

fter

Shanghai tourists— Bere will be no mid-week, lengue matchen until March. These early evening fixtures are a strain on

the civilian clubs, most of whoar players have to rush away from their work and be all rearly lined up for the kick off at 6.30 p.m. There was some delay in the start of the South China-Club match on Thursday evening with

result that despite tailed interval, the last two or three minutes of the game were played in very poor light.

the

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The Wahoos softball team which will have its first league cuting of the season tomorrow against the powerful Madcaps,-Ming Yuen.

Softball Notes

By "Spectator"

SPLENDID OPENING TO THE SEASON

Sweet Revenge For Recreio

All this and brilliant sunshine too heralded in the new softball season last Sunday, when the League competitions started off with flying colours.

There was a record attendance for post-war days- Indies almost equalled in the number of male spectators present. There was music-not for players to keep to timing, of course! It was the band of Fred Castro and his musically talented boys which led the parade of all League players of the men's and women's divisions.

It was ຕ treat to see them again in spic and span uniforms. The very young people, cute in appropriate uniforms, also took part. They were mascots of three teams: · H.K. Baseball Club's Michael Souza. Wahoos Tony (Nini) da Morla and Wildents' Rene da Motta.

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SPORTS

DIARY

TODAY

Football Div. 1 Sookunpoo.-250 RA V. South China, 4.30 pm.

Navy Royal Navy v. Inniskillings, 4.30 p.m.

Police.Athletic v. Club, 4.30 p.m.

Second Division "A" Valley-ROAC v. St Joseph's, 4.30

p.m.

Valley.-Dockyard v.. Kitchee. 3

irm.

Sootcunpao-WD Chinese v. Sooth China, 3 p.m.

Navy-Eastern v. Navy, 3 pan. Second Division "8" Pallee.Aihletic v. Electric, 3 pm. Crickot.

HKCC-Interport Trial. T. A Pearce's. XI v. E. C. Fincher's XI, 2 p.m.

KCC-KCC v. IRC, 2 p.m. Sookunpro-IRC 2nd XI v. KCC 2nd XI, 2 p.m.

Sookunpao.-Army v. Recrelo, 2

Valley-Cralgengower v. Univer sity, 2 p.m.

New Olympic Hopes Arise

(BY RECORDER)

American sports writers had hardly started unearthing bright hopes for a second United States sweep of Olympic Decathlon medals when surprises popped up one after another from a most unexpected quarter,

Gotfred Holmvang of Norway | a disc or

tried. won the European title last year with 0,907 points, a creditable score that would have given him eighth place at Berlin 10 years earlier,

Holmvang was the best in Europe. Irving Mondschein of New York, America's brightest Decathlon hope until lately, must have received very nearly a million words and countless close up shoto as the "fire-fre" 1948 successor to Jimmy Bauch and Glenn Morris.

True enough, his score of 6,715 hardly compared with either Morris, Bob Clark or Juck Parker and as many as seven others at Berlin, but here was a bright tone who would

do better yet.

Then along came Al Lawrence, the Southern California hurdler and long jumper, with a bumper score 6,073, or Just 14 points behind

Rugby Chub-KFC. Navy, 4.45 pm. Club-11KFC 2nd XV. Navy

Holmvang Pai XV. 3.45 p.m..

Lawn Bowls

American hopes were bright in KBGC-Finals of Colony's open deed. Just until about a month ago.

· pairs and singles, 3,30 p.m.

speculators kept watching what Sweden, Norway. Finined and LRC.-Hardcourt championships. Russia could turn up to compare Semi-final Indien' doubles, 4 p.m. with Lawrence and Mondschein and

CRC-Men's hardcourt champion-found nothing, iships, 4.30 p.m.

Tennis

SUNDAY

Football 1st Div. Caroline Hill.-Eastern v. Deyans, 4.30 p.m.

Navy-St Joseph's v. Iwong Wah, 4.30 p.m.

Club-Sing Tao v. K. Motor Bus, 1.30 p.m.

Police.--Police v. RAF. 4.30 part

Second Division "A" Club-Taikoo v. K. Motor

13 p.01.

Form

ARGENTINE SURPRISE

They had been looking East rather than South.

to it took Argentina produce the finest Decathlon star in nearly a decade. Eurique Kisten-

took macher

title the Argentine with the first Decathlon score of over 7,000 points since 1940..

Up

n javelin or he hasn't

But even if he threw the shot, disc and javelin a very meagre distance and picked up about 400 points for each event with throws. I that most husky schoolboys

manage, he would be well over the 7,000 point class

can

To be mathematically exact, he would have to touch 30 feet in the shot, 90 feet with the disc and 125 feet with the javelin, distances that."- quite a few people can manage even In Hongkong,

With this spate of South Ameri- can Tarzans, the Latins are short of

Olympic prospects in the individual

events. Recordion has done 14.4 as has in the high hurdles, secs. Triulzi of Argentina, Azcune'a 64

at in the lows looks promising.

Torres of Argentina looks a pro- mising successor to one of the only Ainerlcant finalists at two South Berlin, Juan Carlos Anderson, with a best of 1:53.7 or 800 metres, but the 800 metres Geld at London next year will be the fastest in history.

However, the Latins will be there sure enough in the Decathlon and I will be not at all surprised to see them sweep the event with both Kistenmacher und Azcune coming very near to the Morris record.

Braemar Games

Centenary

Braemer Gathering will celebrate its centenary of Royal

1948. This gathering

In the process of chalking 7,011 points he failed miserably at the hith Jump. clearing no better than 5 feet 2 inches, and at the pole vault, in which event he could raise "Polier,-Police v. HQLF, 3<pan.

himself no higher

The than 0:0, elther Second Division "B"\

performance within reach of the Caroline 1-S. China v. Cadre,verage healthy schoolboy. He also patronage in

turned in a mere 40 feet odd in the shot put.

Kistenmacher 'bas done much bet- the innings against marker of the losers. Sherry Bucks

ter. Somehow, he

not in reached third safely

skyscraper mood. He has done 5:0 from a binge

10:4. T after various processes and

be mathematically HKCC.—Interport Trini. Benny

T. A. and

he lost somewhere of an the mark, Omar's bunt

Pearce's XI v. E. C. Fincher's XI e vicinity of 500 points through there are competitive sports of an brought in the only Saint run.

The "marching" over, all gathered three around the guests who include the US. Cousui, Mr E. C. Brookhart and Dr Brazao, Consul for Portugal. The high-spirited air which prevailed all over the field of the Club de Recreo abated when the Associatkin Presi- dent "Doc" F. J. Molthen called for list Thirty

fixtures the observance of one-minute silence have been disposed of in mid-to the memory of players who lost week matches. This will go their lives in the war. Lnt way towards ering the pro- faure on the very tight programme

at the next six moalhs.

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division

Interruption

show that

lone

3 pm.

Navy-RAMC v. Club, 3 pm. Sookumpoo,-Signals v. RA, 3 pm. Sookunpoo-RÄSC v. Sing: Tao.

4.30 pan.

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feminca

10-6

bases

Cricket

Lawn Bowls KCC-KCC v. KDRC, 3:30 pm. Softball

V.

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אמין

is the most renowned of all the yearly meetings for Highland games. which forma a vigorous feature of country life in Scotland.

Besides the field and track events ordinary athletle meeting, and is worth, at his individual local character such as WOMEN'S MATCH

a tossing the caber, putting the stone best, an easy 7,600 odd points, The go-getting: Mudcup

(a weight of 28 pounds) and pulling performance that would rank him s The second best Decathlon star ever. the 16 pound ball. rushed into too big a lead which the

CBA. King's Park-Filipinos pre-war champs Wildcals could not

Still, Kistenmacher is not the only moment dis-Rovers, 9.30 am.: VRC v. S. China, Decathlon star that Latin America Tessing the caber, a feat requiring Play began with Consul Brookhart overcome. Not for a

rod and 145 am Madeup "A" v. Wahous, has produced this year. Dac Molthen's

Mario Re Immense physical strength and pitching the first ball, No-lic

did outraged

rordion won the Chilean and Celse dexterity, involves throwing a section not hurt it; in fact he pitched the white jerseyed girls fought back gai-2.30 pn.

Kantly before going down.

Daria the Brazilian title with identi- of heavy tree-trunk from 18 to 20 first three balls. Umpire Molther's

Wildcats had nine left OH did

cal scores of 6,086 points, way ahead feet in length in such a way that it The two leading service sides, cult for "play ball-batter up"

rxpress all-rounder of Mondschein by all of 150 points.turns over in the air and falls on the Inniskillings and Devons, have not meet with immediate respouse against Madcaps five, which goes to Hilda Soares,

return engagements Irene Castilho and the same

ground with its thin end pointing in toth Tell the pinch from losing So the genial Consul pitcher on utterent stories may have to be told. Castro, stalwart of the original all-

AND THEN URUGUAY The direction exactly opposite the Well, fellars, if This victory of the Saints will regular first eleven players who

you are looking for

tosser. The toss is

is made after run- a moundsman who knows his stuff. By

By the way. the

women will compete popular Wahoos, are noted to be in left the Colony last week-end. you know where to fud him,

three-round series; two In a do many people a lot of good. It

two rounds the side and combining with the

Uruguay produced something even ning at increasing speed and the more remarkable. It did not hold whier is the is just the tonie which the Saints' The Devons' team, which was so

one who tosses, not several rising starlets, they may little A

"called for"

are to be played by the men. Madea Aces were speedier, than lead the colours of green and white Decathlon championship but the farthest distance, but with the “recent”goat" foro has meritet: "bailly" beaten “by" KowloorTM Motor took place-somewhere around-here-

Ind appropriately named! Hercules best and costest style. On Septem-- will encourage the younger Buses on Thursday. was

Ladies and Gentlemen." announced the Wildents, who were inferior also to victory and put a jolt very

Azcunc rail by sereneness of the Madcap Aces, fresh the

with base paths. Fielding

seves ber 4 inst George Clark, the famous element, in the team en end. The different from that which enjoyed Prexy Molthen, "we can't carry along

from the fruits of their last vic Uruguayan titles. In the process he Scottish athlete, tossed a caber three

took the 400 metres run Kitchee men may also derive much such a fine (albeit losing) match without funds," and he said that a both squads was on the whole loose.

in 49 feet longer than the normal and also collection would tre made from all Some hefty wielding of the willowy tory. good from it. They are now re-

with the Inniskillings the week and sundry. The Pres, himself was wand was indulged generally. Out- Wahoo girls are as follows: Terry in 54 seconds,

seconds, the 400 metres low hurdies broke a 1038 record by throwing the

the lieved of the strain of maintaining befor. To add to tae- Devons the first to hand in

1.500 metres 28-pound hammer 95 feet 81⁄2 inches. his donation standing was the starry performance Noronha, Patsy

ition of the

Ribeiro, Hilda run in 4 mins. 20 secs, the high a 100 percent record and an un- woes Inskip, their regular outside Ciding the rounds with softball,

swimming champ Madcap Soares, Gilly, Winglee, Aida Castro,

jump at 6 feet 2 inches, the pole beaten certificate. They were also left, is on the sick list and the as money bags, the following ladies Celeste Guteries. She slammed one trene Castilho, Elsie Thompson, Edith

vault at 10:5. shown that, their attack can be now famous Connors-laskip wing with the first

Making Elva Lee, Katie Lam, Luer Yue, job" well: fourmaster of the season.

Violet Chung and Ramona Xavier. Kitchen inside forwards and wing pearance, in football. The Devons Alice Mar, Maudie Wong, Helen yet another hit, she registered

Yolanda all-time high 500, the best of the C.B.A. ground, King's Park. halves indulgel in a lot of speela | first division

fixtures will Ribeiro, Linda Gonsalves,

Franeo, Betty mid-field elose passing taken over by the Buff's early this Xavier, Shella Silva, Titida

Baptista, Margio | fruens. Madras Inez Soares and cular

Soares Therese Remedies and the powerful which was extremely well done month.

and Terry Noronha,

Babidi of the Wildcats each Jay It was right half Lan Chung-sang

SWEET REVENCE

claim to a double who was the first to realise that Was the Navy's 7-3 rietory!

Lasers' Huriti Dolly Brown of St. Josephs' (their drșt

Sweet revenge could be put down it is cracks at the target which over

as the feeling of the peppery Recreio well, though without enough sup- usually produce goals; hethe season) a fluke?

buys when they whipped the "has-rt in the field, to whilf five thoroughly shamed his forwards

This question may well be

bens" (?) St Joseph's in the first wallt none. Winning pitcher Margie by out-shouting them after he had

fracas

Benson, Saint Xavier worked hard but not steady, seen several good pieces of ap-answered this afternoon when the superiority complex was given a rud i walking seven. She struck out one, i

TOMORROW'S MATCHES proach work frittered away in entertain the Inniskillings super

at Causeway Bay, Although the Manager Sum Lennard's Collegians Thre. matches in the inen's divi- Inniskillings have lost three replayed listlessly and when the win-sion are slated for decision tomor- gular first teunt men they are hers broke through to a 4-0 lead, the row. At 9:30 am, last year's popu- still a strong side. Their defeat Leonardimen were in condition

tour lovers match strength with the by the RAF last Saturday

warrant a technical knockout. If it hard-practising Filipinos. From forin were allowed, it appeared that they seen in friendly

encouneirs. something of a surprise,

would have thrown in the white boys from the Philippines have not Lowel. Hackstopper Hal, Winglee yei gói inte tran. But it can be ex- trying to Ye the pected that they will give a good

caps

held Rod effectively blunted. The has probably made its last ap-operations did we directing to the right pasture to score the first Xavier, Hildn Xavier, Bilda Olsson.

front of goal.

HIGH MORALE

The Club's visit in the Police Groundl at Boundary-street this afternoon should attract

a bic crowd. Although they are not

was

The sympathy of all followers

ví

the

and

thes

Ther

playing the quality of football of of local foolall will be extended was obvionsty

Saints together for a counter-offen-account of themselves. Manager 1.

tween

which individually they are capto Mr I. G. Young, one of the sive but was hampered by an ap-s, Castre, on the other hand, is con- able, the flub's morale-is pretty | Colony's best known referees. Mr parent restraint in that that was not fident that his team comprising the high. Their games with Kitchee Young injured a shoulder during his job

following is as good as the next one and Sing Tao both left the players the week which may keep him off Apart from one solitary moment F

more practice: Alfred Laubell, with the feeling that, with a little the deld for the rest of this year.at the very start of the engagement say, Yes Sir, if there's time for more pull and co-operation be He had been appointed to officiate victorious pitches Leo Tavares was Teodulo Sarrell, Mistra Reyes, Abel

all over the place, pitching

steady

de los Santos, Bienvenido Babida, halves and forwards, the at the Navy-Inniskillings match

and bunting was rendered | Sebastian Babida, Blas Despa, Pablo 15 defeats they suffered against | to-dig. His last game was that harmless by his good picking-up. Cespedes, f. Diesta, Fidel Dellano, the wo erncks Chinese clubs in which Sing, Tao narrowly bent | Averages show that opposing hurler Ponelano Belsonda, Bobby Laurel, could have been equally narrow the Saints on Üctober 23.

Jock Brown was side by side will Eluardo Flores, Pedre Armcon. victories. Their greatest need is

Tavares, but in tight plays the latter Frederico Afuang. excelled. Both resilience by the wing halves and 'inside inen. There are occasions. in almost every closs fought game in which wing halves must fall -back, and insidemen do likewise. South measures should be purely emergency and the proper link-up of the term should be reained Immediately the gues behind for a goul-kick.

There were ocensions in their match with South Ching on Wed- | nesday when the whole of the South China team (goalie except- ed) piled into the Club's half of the field and stayed there. Only the Club's centre forward and two wlugmen stood sentry-like on the half way line.

It was pleasing to see the South China younesters dolig so well both against the Club and in their brillant victory over Chinese

Bany App Bly

for ve safeties.

pitchers were hit

A

21

At 11.15 am. Victoria Recreation Club incot South China. Informa After the two sides were blonked ton is lacking about the former con- for the first three, stanzas, youthful tingent but it can be depended up-and-a-combug Rée. Ernie Ribeiru that the V.R.C, will turn out some singles to arrive at Brst in the peppery boys. South. China's men- tourth,

Leo Tavares hunt pushed for C. B. Wong would do well Ribeiro to third, the latter having keep his boys from getting jitlers, stolen

cund. Tavares

himself

self they not being used to ragging. reached second. The beauty of n is certain that the Chinese will play dump by Tony Alves scored in 15 a well-organised nine and if they Ribeiro. An Wilfred family walk given to do not suffer from any complex-- the they may yei upset the swimmers of buses being splashed. Two more V.R.C. markers were then chalked up by n At pan. Dar Molthen's Basebal- two-bagger.

stretched do three bases, lers, most of whom now are coming slammed out by Charlie Quinn, wo youngsters gathered together by the also

scored on a Salut error. Four President, cinsly with the Madcaps to fill--the St Joseph' positions look of ever strength.

out.

resulted in

ed bad and they showed no sign of At 2.30 p.m. the only women's on- improving 11. Tony Alves twin ngement is to be played.. From the double-killing of Saint uprisings con-performance against Wildents, Mad- tributed towards shutting the losera cups Aces should come out victors against # new crowd of Wales, Recreios were playing almost as a although Big Chief Wahoo Terry 100 percent combination and went Noronha is still there to lead a team on somewhat at will to register an-consisting of a number of French other four runs in the remaining Convent schoolgirls. Whirlwind

His decathlon reore over seven events was estimated at over 6,000. Is The trouble with Hercules is that

the venue for all the above games. he either doesn't know how to throw

There are contests, followed with great exeltement, in the local form of wrestling, also competitions In Highland dancing and for the Scottish national musical instrument,. the bagpipe, both for pipe bands and Individual pipers.

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