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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1948.

..SPORTS FEATURES..

Police And Sing Tao Meet For First Time Tomorrow

PROMISING SOCCER TIES

(BY "SEE TEE")

Before next week-end's second round matches in the shield competition, there is, this week-end, a most interesting pairing of senior clubs in the second half of the league programme. Of special service interest is the first meeting of the Navy and the Buffs at Causeway Bay; while the RAF's return match with South China at Sookunpoo should attract a good number of both service men and Chinese.

The pick of tomorrow's fixtures is at the Police Ground where Sing Tao are the visitors to the custo- dians of law and order. These two teams are to meet again next Saturday: they are drawn together in the second round of the Senior Shield,

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The draw for the second round of watering and kindered players of of the Senior Siteld has produced both sides. Despite many energetic four interesting matches.

raids the prize, even of a consolation matter for regret (and generally so, goal, eluded the Saints, too) that the colourful St Joseph's are not still r

competition. Unfortunately the Saints' departure from the Shield competition due largely to matters. over which, they at least, had no control.

WILG

Club v. Eastern should be hr oven encounter; 25th RA, have not been doing outstandingly well but nay shake Kitchee which is minus five of its best players. Motor

Is the

Kowloon

Most of the Club's attacks which 1 saw were severely dealt with by Gosano, and there was little good forward play. The only goal of the second half fell to the Club, from Weller's head. It was a gond, spor- ting game and again underlined the continuing Improved form of Leck in the Club goal.

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The 1.500-metre open relay race, included in the recent later-School Athletic Meeting programme, was won by the Buffs. Here is the winning team comprising Lieut. Broad- ley, Pte. Warrender. Ple. Thomsen and Cpl. Arrowsmith. ---Golden Studio,

Baseball Popular Again In Japan

(By ERNEST HOBERECHT)

The

SPORTS DIARY

TODAY

Football-1st Division

Sookunpoo~RAF v. S. China,

Navy, Navy v. Buffs, 4 p.m. Police.-Kwong Wah v. 25th RA,

4 p.m.

4 b.m.

Caroline Hill-St Joseph's v, K. Motor Dus, 4 p.m.

p.m.

2nd Division "A"

Navy. Kilchee V. St Joseph's,

2,30 D..

Caroline IL-S. China Motor Bus, 2.30 v.m.

Softball Chattor

By "Spectator"

THE LADIES TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT Wildcat-Ace Fracas

row.

Both

on

The ladies take the League spotlight this wook- end. Two colourful outfits of the triumvirate of hot contenders for the championship are to be locked in battle, as the much improved Wildcats go all out for sweet revenge against the Madcap Aces, who came out on top in their first round engagement. The third "tripartite dissidents," the Wahoos, will also be view, matched against the Canadians, also in a return encounter; the first being won by the Walioo femmes. The women have indeed started; hard to beat. On the other hand, "bute" triangle-in the Initial the Victorians, are a bunch of dash- meetings. Aces beating Wildcats, ing, promising sportsmen and if the latter winning from Wahoos they paid more attention to playing and the first named going down to ball as it should be down, an upset Sockunpod.—IQLF v. RAOC, 2.30 Wahoos. This indication of the is not out of the question. The pity

contingents' evenly matched strength is tho

limer I

I saw them they did gives an idea of the tooth-and-nail not care much if they won-except struggle which is expected to ensue in that defeat they inflicted on Mad- v. K. In the Wildent-Ace fracas tomor-caps but surely, the Victorians are teams should start at in the running for championship scratch. Any odds-on money for honoure-or clo they know nny of the two will be swooped up Funny though It may sound, It |with alacrity.

seemed they didn't AA,. However, I am inclined to kivo the nod to the Wildcats to end up on Sing the right side, with little share Though, because of their marked

The not-altogether surprising Valley Electric v. RASC, 4 p.m. superiority in the battery section. trouncing of the Madcaps by VRC

Specil Inerchant

wirling Dolly topped the nelivities last week. That Brown is sure to be,

menace.

severe beating-net the defeat--that while oh the receiving end is

able the

Madcapmen received was in- support from that

arked deed a sensation. The 21-6

SCOTC power-packed Efe Babida--Mr Dabida, if you did full justice to actual trend of like-who, in spite of ber weight play. Paced by youthful Eric and perhaps her age-being a little Guest, Tony Lopes Victorians beat older than the rest--18, however, out eight hits against three hurlers second to none in the League for used by Madcaps. Eric's her all-round ball playing capabi drive for homer cleared the bags lities and agility. She is obviously a which were fully loaded. Backett popular

Agure on the roftball by an inspired field, Tony Lopes" diamond.

two-lift hurling job contributed to his side's enay success. It was capville. with

2nd Division "B"

Police. RAMC v. Chinese 2.30 p.m.

Valley-Chinese Cadre V.

Tao, 2.30. p.m.

Cricket

KCC.-KCC v. CCC, 2 p.m.

Craigengower. CCC v. KCC "A", 2 p.m.

Sookunpoo-IRC v. Recrelo, 2 pm HKCC.-HKCC

University,

12 p.m.

V.

Rugby

Club.-Quadrangular Tournament: Club v. RAF and Police, 4.15 p. Lawn Bowls

LIVELY PAIR

ex-

MADCAPS TROUNCED

117

power

ח

their stor hurler.

less

The opposite numbers of Madcap-off day for all and sundry of Mad- to Mr ville in hurler Therese Baptista and Kelly Silva-Netto walking no

bindsnatcher Margle Xavier' are 10

LI than twelve, lively pair, but having less

and the lot of them booted; muffed or juggled for eight puting will be up against it, yet all the way in an

Six-footer Rene uphill errors.

Sequeira There is le difference, four

slammed the first Madcap hit after if at all, in the other departments, was a circuit clout,

whitewashed frames. Rene's his boosting Blugging overage.

challenge.

v. Chinese To make the runs, the Wildcats will

rely on Peggy

KBGC

Farewell match

II. Nish, 2.30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Football-1st Division

Sookumpoo.-Ionisks AA, 4 p.m.

about

per

such

2nd Division "A"

Navy Navy v. Talkoo, 2.30 Police.Easlem v. Police,

p..

Soakumpoo.--Dockyard Chinese, 2.30 pm.

V.

p.m.

2.30

WD

SOMETHING WENT WRONG

TOKYO-Baseball enjoys greater popularity in Huson versus South China Something very mech went Japan than in the United States and sandlot games pick of the draw, and this wrong

with arrangerments should be a kecu battle. It would Caroline 1 tast Saturday after- go on all winter even in cold and snow. not surprise me to see the Police noon. A very fue game between

30 beat Sing Tan at Boundary-street two of the most improved clubs in

Professional baseball is enjoying Each Japanese club has 25 to tomorrow that match should be a the league. South Chinn and

It has to pay these the unprecedented popularity in Japan regular players.

officially in addition to new recruits and old pointer to next week's shield game. | Police,

season was was abandoned after 20 Though the minutes because

it was stated that glosed in November, fans are still players who returned from Japanese

ny talking about big games and the best armed forces. ing surface of the field, 18 were glass there in such quantities they can nanic players and sub-month

members 6,000 naines of many Cabinet AI let's hope it's cleared before carries out Motor Havelaar

out his inspection stitutes of all major clubs.

The Football of the ground today.

Despite the popularity of baseball, Association's programme is quite professional leagues, are not making crowded enough without the loss of money, Every team is in the red. ja Saturday and a Sunday afternoon The high cost of baseball equipment jas pecurred last week, in the one is one of the reasons for the failure

Instance at Caroline 11, and the of

to coin profit. A love other at the Club Ground,

costs 600 to

to 790 yen--US$12 to $14.

the

Once again spretators at Caroline B this afternoon will feel the need for an extra pair of eyes; one with which to watch the match at

South the

between tround Saints andt the Kowloon Businen, RAF-South Chinn match below on the Soultumpoo freund.

I there was broken glass on the relays. Children may not know the

Ute the other to follow

IMPROVED POLICE

of the non-

chibs

While the services are still making elmes In their weekly teams, the

South Chins beat the BAF 3-1 in A bat custs US$6 and a pair of spice eyes of the followers

the first half of league programine shoes more than $20. Chunere clubs-St Josephs' and the on October 1. Since then the Air- Infeld tickets at the Kornkuen Police are watching with interesen have suffered many "downs" Stadium in Tokyo. where profes- thebut seem to be on the "up" again sional games are held, sell for what

Improvement in

afternoon.

With

The steady policemen's form. I Ulked

their new, as are South China. Their amounts to 60 cents each in United showing in the twenty lates

Outfield tickets are rond meeting, at Seokumpoo this States money, -play we had at Caroline HI last afternoon, is one of the most nt-30 cents with special infield seats

Saturday

the tertive fixtures of the day. How going for 30 cents each. wing halves backing up the forwards, Leung, the

China veteran Southi

These prices include 100 percent the attack was always ready to go pivot, will fare against the speed admission tax and from the gross straight into action.

and dash of Sewell, of the RAF may ticket sales 20 percent must be paid well be the hinte on which the re- to the stadium owners for use of the

I

wen!

curtain-raiser

Kround.

*he

average player gets yen (about US$120) However, some stars as pilolier Tetsugi Kawakami. get 30.000 yen (US$600) per month.

Japan's

baseball professional league is a paradise for a player in be Bred because which he cannot the Baseball Players Union is too strong-United Press.

AUSTRALIAN

SWIM PLAN

PAYS OFF

Silvn

Thelma Wat-

Police Police v. Sing Tao, 4 p.m.sun. Elle Babida, Cynthia Motta and High scoring predominated in the Ribeiro to do the slamming other games, which did not com- Navy, Kilchee v. Eastern, 4 p.m. Helen

business, while' Girlle Goon, Margle mani interest. The Filipinos bent Xavier, Incz Sonres and the the Baseballers 22-0. A homer Remedios sisters will spearhead use cach was slashed out by

Fillpinos attack for the

This should Joe France, and Albert Smirke and

2nd Division "B" Caroline Hill.-S. China v. Signals,

4 p.m.

Valley-25th RA v. REME, 4 p.m.

Softball

(See "Softball Chatter" on this page for the weekend fixtures)

Badminton On

Monday

Aces.

for a

be a

a most interesting game and is a Baseballer Hobo Gomes, Recreio

drubbed "must."

the Rovers 17-7 and St Terry Noronha's Wahoos should Joseph's walked over a South China take an easy victory from Alice Mar's

24-2 count. Home rang and Canuckettes

In the other feminineouts were the order of the day tilt, although it would be advisable in these one-sided entanglements. for them not to take things too light- Medlocro

them. pitching invited ly, for a slip here, not impossible Gouano and Tony Remedios.

Homer klammers were: Rees Gerry though highly improbable,

means hampionship

stocks go lumbling Homer alammers in the Wahoo- This should be a game well worth Bee match which again ended in a while to watch, for good exhibitions big-score Wahoo win,-33-2---were from the Big Chief Hilda Soares and Aida Castro, both should come

Castilho herself, Terry, Irene

and of the victors. Hildo Soares from the Wahoos and "Glamour" Mar, dynamic Jenn Lee and Ullan Koo of Maple Leaf.

FANS' WEAKNESS

OBSERVATION POST

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the

Words of appreciation are heard all round for the donation of It appears there is a certain bit of shield

for the winters of weakness among the local softball women's Lengue. Winning for three funa and that is that not a small consecutive seasons entitles the vic- percentage of them particularly torious team is retention for good. This donation in the latest addition

In

While

4

for this afternoon's | any money out of baseball in Japan, Marshall, last year unknown. He since 1941 opens on Monday night the way of spectacle, however, it Any sporting party coming forward?

The three senior

ball

the home

By MILLIE HUDSON

The Police wingmen stayed out on

British Olympic Representative

sult will swing.

favour women matches. their wings, took the ball deep to the second division match

Australia's 18-month-old Olym- be-

game in this section definitely could to the other existing trophies. wards the corner flags before cen-tween the reconst strings of Kitclice

STADIUM PAYS

pic Games training plan has pro- Korakuen dadium people duced

not be compared. with the much tring, thereby frustrating any cluse re St Josephs.

There "remains now for a trophy free-style swimmer John

The Arst badminton league season which JS the seem to be the only guys making

faster play dished out by the men packing of the god by the South and

for the Men's "B" Division League. China defence. I was not too sure

Australia's with 14 men's doubles teams engaged.ne gained Stalium Tor:ll:en More meeting of the Navy and the Ruffs. The Police rearguardi,

stock, recently about the

Don't rush now! Senior and junior teams will be remains without a question a is a most likable flxture. Kitchee which has a face value of 20 yen, is award for the swimmer neurest

Back to the ballpark....Ball fans understanding as to who shail cover

if somewhat are clever, if

it world class. the middle road to goal seems ro- contident, band of youngsters; while

over quoted today at 625 yen.

Also a back-stroker, opposed this year, although separate game. And that should be enough?

in To put

n nutshell, one out should be more co-operative. Some Professional club owners

have 18-year-old Bruce Bourke, who is trophies will be competed for.

sides are Sing spoken bleacherite would have quired.

thus

of them are far from being so. They the Saints are bursting with speed,been trying to get

us: "A girls' game is kinda sort of hang around too near the diamond, the Korakuen

now returning times comparableTao, University and Recreio, with double When the Caroline 1 game was

Stadium to reduce its cut but each a world records. energy and enthusiasm.

Sing Tao starling slight favour, he had something there.....So, the station. They gather Hittle over five

Well, I thought crowding the attraction."

first base and third abandoned Inst werk

Even though the sailors are ex- attempt to open negotiations

drew

University The Amateur Swimuning Union of

"B". "E" Recreio

sought-after straight to the Clubs ground to see peeled to make several changes from the blunt word "no" from

Information is: Cona- feet from the

Chinese YMCA, KCC "A" and St Australin started this scheme with a

dians v. Wahoos

plate! They 100s is at 11.15 am. and stay so close to the diamond the team whleby surprised Kowloon | Stadium the match p

the Teresa's "A" are expected to be the Aces v. Wildcats is at 2.30 p.m. Both they often are in the way, interfer- managers. They' know panel of 34 swimmers under

that tween the Club and the Saints. The Motor Buses last Saturday, this very well that they have the only re

presidency of Mr H. A. Bennett, most prominent contenders for the are to be decided

on the half time score was 4-1 for the Club match with the rising Buffs should stadium available in Tokyo for such their representative on the Federa-

C.B.A. Ing with felders scar Kround,

Fark, King's

scampering for an occasion" I was told that Sainte defenders be and

very much

al, big crowds.

Internationale de tion

Natalion

butted or baserunners dashing Monday's matches are: The all-service League had, at least helped, the Club to net Causeway Bay.

members, after

Jumping into the spotlighted

stage base. having Amateur. The ASU's hon. secretary,

Does it mean they really are ap- their rars pinned back every two of their goals. It was not a Bavour is heightened by the

are Victoria Recreation Club's pep that short-sighted they have to be other Mr W. Berze Philips, was on

Men's Doubles the pointment of an RAF referee.

pery gang. by the Korakuen people, have committee. bright second

fresh from good

their highly half. There

thai near to have a better view? were too few spectators to rouse the

been working on a project to build

Monday, January 12-University commendable victory over Madcaps of course Not many of the trainees were

not! Then how come? their own ball to great things. A

to threaten Recreio. players

"" v Chinese YMCA; St John's a week ago, large

But they have park.

able 30

afte. swim. All.

Even if our

pin-up girls are play- run into trouble on this.

Kowloon Dock;

Kowloon This game should be best of the lot ing, surely a better time could VRC v area In the centre of the playing

thorough medical overhaul, were

be The background of other week- The only pince they can find to

Tong; Police v Recreio "A"; KCC in tomorrow's "A" Division pro-chosen to get near them! pilch was suffering from an overdose

put through a course of eur matches is quite interesting buikl their

proposed 10,000,000 yen

A Rambling Recs, treatment and calisthenics, super Teresa's ""; Si Teresa's "A" v. Sing dinely blended side with experience softball nearly resulted in a swollen

Once a Kwong Wah entertain 25th RA at stadium is a field on which some 500

swift drive of that hard vised by the physiologist, Profes- Boundary-street this

afternoon. repatriatel familles are now living.

and up-and-coming youngsters, are head of sor F. S. Cotton, who is making a These two sides last mot at Sookun- There is no kelihood that these poo on October 2, sharing two goals repatriates will move unless homes

scientific study of swimmers.

and two points.

are provided for them somewhere else.

the second half of

Arthur Peall says:

Do not blame you if you detest playing when cree-ball to tight na tuws 6915 centre of dingrain. Many players would rather tackIR

PINK

OBLUE

atmant Any other type ul ktrike.

You ma learn koj

cupe with inb by keepin

the bit of

the ci

I ! th1,

Sour etta W1 He voiding

COID Jaya Fauit

of afting the ene-butt utmost as if you were stimpija at a. mange strokes

Remember this when playing D poeke ulite, kad leave pink inticated. In taurum.

led was just steny at baulk Due and offering a good opeuter front; hand when striker was faced by billiard moblem shown at spat end of drain.

He could do nothing with red from where cue-Unil is placed, but the pot witte double-baulk sequence in oliven if aafety first appeals, t yal, play the run-through it-ot wile with lenty of text na an cue-ball.

SPORTING SAM

BACKGROUND

The Saints

Kowloon and the Motor Busmen, who meet at Coro- ne Hill this afternoon, last met in early October on the Police Ground: the Busmen won by the add goal in five.

Chinese AA. who were on top of their form in the early part of the season, beat a strong Inniskillings side 5-2 on October 2. The Athletic have lost some of their early season form, and the Inniskillinga change their eleven nearly as often as the Navy. The two meet at Soo- kunpoo tomorrow afternoon.

now

Both Kitchee's and Eastern's elevens having been "Sing Taeed," (Kitetive the more so), the carly 3-2 victory of Kitchee over Eastern is of no real relevance.

Tomorrow is the first meeting of the season of the Pollee and Sing Tao. I is a match to which I am looking forward and hope to be there.

Be

By Reg. Wootton

sunray

In the summer, strenuous water work was carried out, and all the contestants showed marked improve- ment.

27sec. Off Record

Mar- Seventeen-year-old John shail, of Victoria, won four national titles at his initial attempt--all free- style distances except the 110 yards sprint. His time of 20min. 23.4sec. for the 1,650 yards clipped · 27 seconds of the Australian record.

Marshall has exceptional ftola tion and swims with a beautiful- ly easy stroke stroke, It is sald

to be reminiscent of the natural crawl of "Boy" Charlton, who, in winning the 1,500 metres free- style Olymple title at 10, in 1024, bettered by imin. 3.4sec. the.exist

propic ing record and started talking of "the

Australian crawl." Marshall's stroke varies a little in that he has a fast driving. kick, more modern than which contained on occasional reis- sor movement between the thrashes. Bruce Bourke won last February the 110 yards national backstroke

even

Charlton's

championship In 1min. 13.4sec. (Olymple 100 metres record is 1min. 5.0sec.). He has improved a great deal since then and recently swom

backstroke in 880 yards

11min. 22sec., which is considered a pos- sible undicial world record. No world record exists for this dis-

tance

Longest distance world backstroke records for 400 metres. The time for it of 5min. 10sec., was set by the American, Adolph Kiefer, holder of all mon's backstroke world records. His 880 yards time of

11min. 31.2secs, listed in the men's noteworthy performances this year, in D.ZacCK. Blower than Bourke'a. Botit swam over 20-yard courses,

Junior honours.

"B" Recreto "B"; St Mary's v St gramme.

Tao

The

tomorrow,

Peter Kane of Britain defending his European bantam- weight championship against Joo Cornell, the Belgian champion at Velle Vue, Manchester recently. Kane gained

a point's win after a poor flight.

肆 zor

for

broken jaw for an en- croaching fan. Luckily the ball hit neither jaw nor head, though with any "luck" a painful but useful les-. son would have been learned.

Umpires have had near nervous breakdowna

to send back trying those "invading" spectators but with little or no result. Lines marked to Indicate that beyond them is "no fon's land" hold no terror for ball fan, Omcials have no polled so all that is left is co-operation. Lack of accommodo- for spectators is, in big measure responsible for the present state of affairs which, fortunately, has not reached, by any imaginn ilon, the unruly paint.

powers to order, Lion

the

Tomorrow's fixtures follow:

Men's "A" Division League, C.B.A. ground-0.30. a.m, "Cana-

dinns v. II.B.C.

Recreio football ground-0,30 nm. Madcaps v. Police; 11.15. a.m. South Chinn v. Filipinos

Recreto softbn});

a.m. Recreio v. V.R.C.

diamond-11.15

Women's League

C.D.A. ground-11.16 a.m. Cano- dinng 'v. Wahoos, 2.30 p.m. Madcap Aces v. Wildents.

Coming Champion?

In Britain, youth is ever to the fore in sport. Two who are taking the future in their stride are eight- teen-year-old Maureen Gardner, Ox- ford ballet dancer and

Briush women's eighty motren hurdles champion, and Geoffrey Dyson, hor coach. They are engaged to be married, Mr Dyson thinks Maureen is a coming Olymple hurdler. He is, by the way, chief coach of Britain's Amateur Athletic Association.