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SOFTBALL CHATTER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949.

By "SPECTATOR"

Inter-Hong League Starts Tomorrow

All the three League championships having been decided, the Inter-Hong League gets under way tomorrow when at 10.30 a.m. on the Recreio football ground, King's Park, Gibb Livingston meet Standard Vacuum Oil. The compoti- tion is revived for the first time since the reoccupation.

Compared to pre-war days, the entries are not as many. But six teams The four other have entered which makes the league interesting enough. squads are American President Lines, Musicians Union, the Asiatic Petroleum Co. and the Texas Oil Co mpany.

The strength of the com-as a player of hard calibre, has peting aides is not known. boosted the name of softball? However, Gibb Livingston have Who, off the field, has done well announced their team and they towards the promotion of the look a formidable combination game? Those combined qualities Once a hard-working member that a player postersen in some of the Grounds Committee, degree make up our Most Valu- "Lefty" Hussain Moosdeen will able Player. The honour is be returning to the scene.

worth having!

Popular Moosdeen, who was kept away for some time through illness, is Manager af

after being shaky loo, in what would appear to be a hopeless altuation, an 8-1 deßelt, brought her girls back to their normal spirited, sizzling playing selves. Harold Winglee, the "moulder

"Dures," of feminin softball

s

heartily congratulated steering Wahoos for the second time to Championshipville, after' having started shinkily in the

A speelal selection committee has been named. They comprise: pennant race,

Winglee, Harold

A n. Ida Soares. Waboos--Viva- the Gibb Livingston battle unst, The players of the side need no Markar, Philo Remedies, Bimbycious Hilda Soares, whose dash Introduction, having excelled in Ablong, Buster Hollands, Ren- around the sacks and sure-cotch- the other Association Leagues. nie Sequeira, Bill Stive, Maring at first base, exhibited her form as she slugged Faret Broom, Bill Megger, Fred all-round

Charlle the biggest blow of the For Glub Livingston's success Diestn, Doc Moltken, the following wil be in thereFigueiredo, Tony Kwok, Terry show with a terrific three-bag- bying:

Noronha and Dolly Brown, ger. She was top in the averages with 580. She played errorless

A. Malig, Frank Correa, K. T.

whole

Last season's winners were ball, completing a nearly perfect

Leung, A. Gatein, A. M. Cainpos. J311 Woo (Men's Senton day of swell dishout. S.H. Khan, Gerry Roza-Pereira, League), Girlie Gaan (Women's Jojo Baptisto, .A. Bux, LA.League) and Junior Hemedios: Remedios, 1.A. Ribeiro, 3. Men's Junior League). Franco, JC, Blard and J.V, da Luz.

WAHOOS AGAIN!

pionship

She squad.

Dolly

Wildents--A Brown, losing pitcher played ball nevertheless. This seasoned

classy

SPORTING SAM

By Rep. Wootton

AVERAGE SOCCER FAN KNOWS

LITTLE

ABOUT THE GAME

By PETER DITTON

How much does the average soccer fan know about football, Can he tell a good centre-half with constructive ideas from the pure "stopper" whose whole alm in life seems to be to kick the ball as hard and far up the field as possible? Does he really appreciate the finer points of the game-the constructive pass back to the goalkeeper for instance or the quick inter-change of position by forwards. And does he know when to give 'n man credit for running into the correct position to receive a pass even though the final shot at goal may be wide?

But

point.

The Right

Age For The Marathon

There are two schools of thought about the right age to run a Marathon race-26 miles, 385 yards- to swim the Channel, or perform any other feat of athletle endurance.

Mr Arthur Winter, organiser of the Polytechnic Marathon, says wo need to find some young Marathon men. Athletes should not wait to think about it until their powers are declining.

Mr Jack Crump, manager of British teams, does not belleve in this, but thinks eross-country runners should turn to the Marathon when they still have some speed left-at about 28.

"It takes four or five years ↑ ball, one that, would be llvply to produce a Marathon and take spin on any wicket, runner," he says, and I think no matter how true. they are at their best between 35 and 10,"

THEY ARE NOT OLD

Jack Holden is probably still our best Marathon runner aɩ 42. Tom Richards, second In the Olympic Marathon, is 40. Most

of

our leading men-H. W. Payne, Squire Yarrow, Ernie Harper, Sam Ferris-bave pro-

Sportsman's Diary,

EDITED BYASS

Bruce

matured."

"Don't call them

a theory is that a ball could be produced of the same size and overall weight as at present but more resilient and with a bigger scam and more weight outside thun in the centre, to give every bowler à chânce to beat the bat.

He argues that the smaller bot Iden would not handicap the expert batsman a great ideal, but only the tail ender-

who is not much trouble any- way.

The smaller ball would be Just ns diMcult to turn on doped wickets as the present ball.

game.

usc

I say in the majority of all these cases the answer is NO. The average soccer fan does not appreciate the finer points of the game. He pays his money and he goes to see goals scored. And in many cases if those goals are not scored by his own side he comes away convinced that he has seen a poor game. The opposing side may have played beautiful football to gain their reward but the fan who goes to see one team will never agree that that reward was due. And there are many fans who go to see only one team.

Peebles wants reform to Referees are often blaned for to pick a team.

24 players in England who are

develop on lines that will help No spoiling a match.

one wilt:

Twenty-four players were, good enough 40 play for England

the bowler to exploit his art, deny they occasionally do make selected for the Inside-left post- let alone 24 men could be called

and so reduce the domination of mistakes. One

example of this tion alone. It is a safe bet that upon to fill adequately the induced their best form in the the batsman that is spoiling the campalgaer Rave a brilliant dis was in the Cup Final between those 24 men represent between | side-left position. If there were, late thirties, Week-end Stars

play, which is not unusual for the Manchester United and Black- them 34 different teams. Surely then by this time the England elit." says Jack. "They are just TOO MANY FOULS

have awarded Terry Noronha, Wahons-Cap- Intel Dolly Brown, She hit twice Hool at Wembley Stadlum last there could not be any question; refors wOLEJE

year. Early in the first half of favouritism here?

them 'caps'. The England team the Blackpool

con-

The average Rugby follower this is the important is by no means perfect

Come to think of it, horseshasn't much taln Terry leads trother cham-safely in four trips, the same Mortensen,

slashed out sy

for profes- Was turn being

Consider this for a moment. are not asked to tre-forward—yes he was playing

There are probably not

run in the

słonal Soccer. He usually classi In the Football Lengue side Grand National headwoman when her side won teammates Margie Xavier and

at the Derby fies it as a dirty game, played With Cynthia Motta. The Wildcat

FIGHTING POLICEMAN

which played the Scottish league age of three. They need to be by experis al breaking the the pennant last year.

at Ibrox Park on March 23 there at least seven or eight; which rules, and watched by crowds bunch of unsettled Wahoos be- defeat was a heart-breaker for expert hind her at the first stanza, her the popular "war veteran."

were three regular English In-is comparable to a man of 50. with an ungentlemanly habil pliching was not to

ternationals and three others Harold nery

of booing the referee. Winglee, reign, over the femi-blame as the Wildents ran rings

round the Wahoos to nine softball world again!

eight runs in the initial frame. Widents, But the Wahoos showed their who before the war were top fighting spirit to good advantage

of the class, failed in the clutch and stubbornly slugged when they dashed in the de-scoring in almost every Inning and thea to over- ckling fracas against the cham-

to equallse come and beat their arch rivals. Terry Noronha's leading part in the spectacular comeback, which bianked The Wildcats fur the remaining six cuntos, was two useful hits in five times at the plate. Her return to steadiness,

The fighting Wahoos smashed back after an early lapse to gain a hard-won bat deserving victory last Sunday, and retain the pennant. The flassy Wahan femmes, under the managing

The

pions.

challengers.

The victors quished:

renc

the

van

Noronha,

Wahoos Terry Terry Baptista, Patsy Ribe, Tida Soares, Yollte Franco, Elsle Thompson, Therese Re- medias. Irene Castilho. Berna- dine Remedios and Gloria Silvo. Xavier, Wildcats Margie

Dolly Brown, Cynthia Motta, Efe Babida, Gloria Sequeira, Helen Ribeiro, Peggy Barros, Ines Soures, Alex Mendonca and Thelma Watson.

CONTROVERSIAL

Portugul The controversial

Serles Pakistan International final has been played. It ended in victory for the Portuguese but has not entled there.

Pakistan's protest that the game was not played according to the rules the competition was heard cluring

the week. but the General Committee could not deckle one way or

the other.

Another hearing has been staled-for-this afternoon.

standard

scor

away

Week-end Golfers Would Be Helped By Faster Play

BY ERIC PRAIN Richard Tufts, chairman of the Championship Committee of the US. Golf Association, has cri- ticised slow play in champion- He has warned players ships. that qualifying and last-day places might be cut unless they play more quickly.

The US, Golf Association aro getting tough. No sooner have they threatened to ban the "Blaster" than they are treading on the heels of the sluggish.

2 o'clock at the office of Asso- of the player ciation President Doc Malthen.

RINGSIDE

George Whiting

America Wants

Dave Sands

Tommy Yarosz, 27-year- old Polish-American from Pennsylvania, will fight Australian champion Dave Sands at Harringay 01

April 4.

Yarosz's

record since hc began boxing professionally in 1940 teils of 68 wins and only ve defents. His latest feat was to turn the tables on Sylvester Perkins, of Chicago-a perfor mance which earned him the offer to fight Sands.

Only one direct comparison of form is possible at the moment.

In August 1047 Sanda O'Neill Boil, the knocked out Detroit negro, in two rounds in Sydney. In Delrolt six months later Bell outpointed over 10 rounds.

YBrosz

i

centrs-forward Pint day-went racing through the middle, when with only the goal-keeper to bent he was tripped up by Chilton, the Manchester centre- half. Mortensen stumbled, Dell forward n couple of steps to finish on his face in the Man- chester penalty area.

Without hesitation the referee blew his whistle and pointed to the spot. Shimwell, the Binck- Foo! left-unck, took the kick and Blackpool were leading 1-0. The rest of the match is history. Manchester staged n whirlwind recovery and eventually won 4-

2.

But after the game a newsreel camera shot of the Mortensen- Chilton incident showed that

Blachipcol when the forward was tripped he was out- side the penalty area.

centre-

momentum carried him forward into the box but it was not a penalty. REFEREES CAN BE WRONG But Referees can be wrong. often when a section of the crowd boo a certain decision, It is they and not the refence who are at fault. A blatantly

off-side goal can be received with a li tante burst of cheering although is obvious that it cannot be it i allowed. But the tooing does not start until the refereee blows his whistle for the sasultant free- kick and even then, many of the crowd are convinced that they and not the referee are right,

Д

Yeung Wing-oi, the "Tientsin

Giant," Hongkong Police boxer, who will be fighting to- night. with Leading Patrolman Reeve of HMS "Tamar" on the Golden Gloves Boxing Card at the China Fleet Club Theatre.

Young. who has fought with American Army and Navy boxers up North, is considered Often coming away from a

by some a better welter- football match I have heard i said "if only I could pick th? weight than Johnny As a rule, slow play is either

Lal, another Chinese America wants Dave Sands, team instead of Mr X the AL-bad-play-or-an-effort on the part

io conceal and Australia's middle, cruiser and manager:-1-would-make-a-much.

contribution to-the-local- better job of It". But how often

boxing world, and would control the

feels heavy-weight champion. anxicy he

could that brave statement be within.

like to meet him on one Within an hour of his arrival carried out?

of The Daily Express recently

the forthcoming Nothing is more exasperating in England, Sanda's manager,

was listening to put the matter to the test-but

cards. than to play in a championship Tom Maguire,

behalf of not

motive- a proposition

for the same behind someone whose delibera-

Garden, New to give its 4,000,000 readers Madison Square tions. consultations with van readily imagine in advance caddie, and constant changing of York. Briefly it is that if the chance to express their feelings the uproar it will cause in a mind and purpose are holding Australian beats the American in the selection of the English cruiser-weight Tommy Yarosz soccer clown to meet Scotland big recuon of the softball com-

at Harringay on April 4 he can on April 9. If they should decide up the whole course.

lop the bill at the Garden .in May.

The General Committee face a should predicament. 1 they decide to uphold the protest either to have the game replayed

Or oriented

munity.

to Pakistan-une

to reject the protest, the

minority—the underdog-wol

extreme

bern

EXCEPTIONS

his

OR

Bght

111

the

1

Professionals

Be Advised!

a new

Career

Most clubs allow boys to take

לנד

who have pinyed for England Mr Winter, however, thinks this season.

the runner should looit on the Remembering that there were | Marathon as just another dis- Portsmouth, Manchester tance-not the elgbth wonder United, Leicester City or Wol- of the world. verhampton players in eleven, which is virtually a test- England int-ground for the

team.

this

But if some top-class Rugby this season is anything to go by, the handling gome is develop-. ing into a more deliberate ex- hibition of rule-breaking than is ever seen in Soccer.

France

It would seem that the number of likely Internationals be multiplying. Here is the ex-match at Twickenham, for In-

is not farge.

If it were, then there would have been un nid to play penale Tre Scott (Arsenal) Franklin (Stoke) and Mortensen (Black- pool).

Week-End Soccer

130 AFTER GOLF JOB

Professional golfers seem to

perlence of the Highgate Club. They received 130 applications for the post to replace W. Cole. who is leaving.

In Use England v.

stance, the referee had to award 27 penalty kicks-equivalent to- Soccer's free kicks,

Many of them were for of- fences in the scrums and line- Patrick Baverstock, assistant outs such as Soccer might pro- at Wentworth, was

appointed. vide with "hands." obstruction,

He first went to Wentworth us u

boy 11 years ago, volunteered tripping, and unfair charges. for the Navy, spent part of his time in the Far East. He is 28, recently married.

MUST BE DRASTIC

How long is it since you saw

Baverstock is a sound player game between first-class Soc- off scratch. As "pro" at High-cer professionals in which, the gate he should do well. Income free-kick total for infringements:

was at this level? of a professional Is what he can make

It; Highgate was rated well over

the £1,200 before war.

By "FAIR PLAY" Today the stage is set for the finals of the Challenge Shield

Competition. and

FLYING JOCKEY doubtless another capacity

Another Australian Jockey crowd will be present at the

will be who

seen riding at Club Ground this afternoon.

However, with the Senior Lincoln for the first time in this country is 30-year-old Percy result a foregone conclusion. Lennon, whose crouching seat and the Junior result almost has been the object of comment that, I cannot see anything by more than two very ordinary matches being served up.

watchers

Heath.

on Newmarket

World Yachts Line Up For

630-Mile Race

A record entry for the Lennon flies his own aircraft Fastnet race, one of tho The Junior Final kick-off-at to-meetings.-lio-was-on-3 most-important-ocean-

his 2 p.m.

of

is between KMB and round-the-world tour with South China, and whilst this wife and two children which he racing events of the yacht- may turn out to be the closer met Mr. Maurice Ostree in a ing world, is expected for

For some time this year's contest. the two contests, I fully London hotel.

Nr Ostrer had been looking for expect KMB to be the victors.

ride his horses, Busboys The

well a Jockey 10 Д balanced side

throughout, and which are trained by George will play hard for the shield. Colling. South China, of course, will doubtless be theered on by u large following, who

are

Lennon accepted a retainer to ride this season. will be

there to see the Senior game,

China "A" 's this year.

the may i

may

also!

to

The race will start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line at: Cowes on Saturday, August 0.

The contest, started 24 years ago, but stoppel during the two years war, was resuincil The test bears out my state

Rugby is no game for

ego. It is held every other year. ments no unortala manner.

but something more than touch-chicken hearted-and

Nor- Yachts from Holland, not have it and they, too, can Most of the best golfers have

line support will be needed if always keep this quality--but By STANLEY MATTHEWS After America, Sands would The final team which Dally Ex-

the Argentine, the controlling bodles must put way, Belgium, press readers selected was Swift

to eruse an uproar. Now, where heen rapid players, from the

on the (Manchester City): Sentt (Ar- My article on the need for they are to win. Duncan. Peturn here to

may They

pull of George

something a stop to the rule-breaking that and France are expected are we!

drive for

part. Entries young out of

felding is too often airily excused as take the bag, but, who hit the ball so quickly that Woodcock-Mills programme at senal). Aston (Manchester Unit- The Association has

ed): Wright (Wolves), Frank- it did not have time to see him White City on June 2.

players started something. their usual teum, whose recent being due to excitement or overcome from America and Spain. iln (Stoke City). enthusiastle

and move away, to the smooth,

Cockburn Letters poured in and most form has not been too impres-kenness. exceedingly

The 'course is about 630 miles. Manager Maguire, a shrewd (Manchester United); Matthews

sive, I cannot see them beating In Soccer the blatant offender popularising the game. They precise rapidity of Henry Cot

has handled 22 (Blackpool). Mortensen (Black-of my correspondents agreed | KMD this afternoon.

is sent off the #eld. More dras- and starting from Cowes, com- want more players to partici-ton. But there have been ex- old-timer who

rhampions. states pool), Lawton (Notts County), that present-day Soccer

SENIOR FINAL

tie action of this kind would not petitors safl. duwn the Channel,

round Land's End, across. pate. Perhaps, 11 their ecptions, Sandy Herd took 20 Australian thusiasm the well-meating As- waggles before he could bring the London-New York-London Maunion (Middlesborough) and needs a blood transfusion.

The Senior Final follows at do Rugby any harm.

Fastnet Rock, then back outside: fur hinself to hit the ball. Frank itinerary sounds "air enough." Finney (Preston). That is not a But one reader from Barns-4 p.m. and here we will have

the sociation have to suffer

the Selliy Isles and on to LONGEST BIRD FLIGHT bad side although it is doubtful

Kitchee opposed to South Chinn

finishing post at Plymouth. players who have taken advan Stranaban has been accused of He is ready to talk business.

the Lime he slowness, but

whether Mannion, after his longley is worried. Inge of the situation.

"A". Doubtless Kitchee will be Sands. trumpeted here as a

or Lawion. after his He wants to know if the clubs there, and I expect they will

Most of the reliable informa- wastes is before the shot and

FOUR TO SEVEN DAYS real "killer," with more than 40 in Third soccer, are tuned are at all concerned with the try hard, but that, I think, istion

about the endurance of is something wrong There

not while he is playing it

knockouts on his record, looks

to up' Exhibitions.

boys-are they as far as denunds of an welfare of the

they will get, for birds in flight has been obtain-

The winner, who receive the somewhere.

Some players are better sur- a very gentle assassin. He talks International.

guaranteed sportsmanship on the field of

Fastnet Cup, is judged by if they the Challenge Shield is South by watching pigeons. is mild-mannered,

that is another or- | fall at fuoibail? Baveyors than golfers, and their in a whisper,

Howevels is the point. Votes

in which play can be readily seen,

looking, and goorl the bumps and boyishly

Dr Tom Hare, in the "Squills" | handicapping system sportsmanship off the teld will attention -lo

Eument.

It may be a good game, and

1940 (Racing the size of the yacht, sall aren inve to be exposed to be seen. horrows is so strict that they absolutely unmarked after more

Much Year Book for ilis only "tracie i wers cast for 14 goalkeepers, 21, up a trade. In fact, they cle then again, it may not.

right-backa, 22 left-backs, 21, courage them to safeguard will depend on Kitchee's all-Pigeon Publishing Company, 3s) and other factors are considered. Is there been anything of the would take a theodalite round than 70 nights.

with them if it did not mean mark" is a dimple!

tude, and their desire to win quotes the case, as a probable

Larger vessels are expected to Jutter?

paying someone to carry it.

He has fought himself out of

But the Alamour of becoming if possible. Should they go all world's record, of three old cock, MOST VALUABLE

But flow play is by no means work by inflicting sudden defeat

professional foo.baller often out, all the time, then maybe pigeons who were observed on take about four days to com-

discretion on the there

will be A Interesting June 3, 1922, to fly continuously plete the course, but the smaller type will take anything up, to tournament in there confined

golf. on the best in Australia and

for 10 hours 35 minutes.

according seven days, Players have been

gume to watch after all.. doing their best, but who is the One can see Instances of it any New Zealand.

LEAGUE GAMES

Weather conditions affect the weather conditions. for the week-end at one's local club. Most Valuable Player

mlleago covered dally by

About 10 minutes before the season now ending? Who did Most week-end golfers would

with CAA v. South China pigeons in long distance events, as probably the best guine but it is on record that a young race starts

smaller craft will on another race-Tho te watch, this one being in pixcon hatchet in te R.A.F.co Kowloon, CAA won their pre-loft at Gillingham, Kent, was Wolt Rock-over a course of SUMMER SCHOOL

vious meeting by one goal to sent to Gibraltar, where it cs-270 miles. The West Bromwich plan to ni, and, I imagine, they will caped and few the 1,100 miles forma suminer school for just about do the same this home in 12 days. young Soccer hopefuls is to be time.

Another bird, from the Duke commended,

On the Island. appled by other League clubs. between St Josepli's and. KMB of Wellington's loft at Apsley Idea is to invite a number has its possibilities, too, and House, was berated with two others on the island of Ichaboo, of youngsters

spend 1 could be quite good,

the coast of South West hollday at the ground, where In the Second Division, CaA, of

will be coached they

in the on

no Afrien, 5,000 miles from Lon- top ht present, have finer points of the game. match this week, but cannot don.

Another scheme I commend be deposed whatever happens. It dropped den 55 days later in summer training school South China, still lying second at Nine Elms, within a mile of planned by a northern non-despite their mid-week defeat its liome loft. The Duke stuff-

Dockyard, League club with a number of by

play Kitchee, edit and It became a family amateurs who can train only a however, and the third team, heirloom.

Hight-halves, 10 centre-halves, their future. 22 left-halves, 9 utalde-rights, 23 Inside-rights, 19 centre-for-in wargis, 24 inside-lofts outside-ts.

NO REAL KNOWLEDGE

and 13

r!

of parents and boys.

So to tomorrow's Lengue

that he has ክ

tures,

I advise every boy to weigh In a crowd, this slim, sepia- Just take a look at those up propects before signing, and

the ring, says there is a very high degree of lende or other job to fall back most in batting and fielding and benefit by playing quicker. skinned young man would pass figures for a moment. It may show make certain for his side? Who contributed Indeed, I doubt whether it is unnoticed In

possible for them to play too modest Mr Maguire. Dave is "so talent-spotting being carried but on should his football nost to victory?

¡quickly. Fewer deliberations good that he can nominate the in England, but I would not say end suddenly.

round nd the exact that it shows either a real know- Whose play demonstrated tho and fewer addresses might give exact

ledge of the game or an ability nyubol of sportsmanship? Who, rhythm and nature a chance, punch that will end it all."

MUST DO A ÚT OF TUNKUNŐ –

MÔN Í KHEW E I COULD TRUST..

Mister Conquest

.. BUT - FIRET I FINO NICOLA CEARCHING PETER HOTEL THEN HS CABIN.. FOR WHAT?

THEN A DAGO WHO MISTAKES

ME FOR MY GROTHER TUCO

TO KNICG ME... WHY?

YOU MUSTŃ'T GIVE UP THE SEARCH, MR CONQUIST- L'LL TELL YOU ALL

I KNOW

and

Career

should be

few nights a week.

Idea is to let them continuo

the

Ethe

KMB, play Talkoo.

Thia is where KMB may NEW BALL NEEDED?

whilst they are their training nightly through-move up, for

two points certain of

Addition out the summer

to the desons for so that they fairly

from Talkoo, should never lose their finess.

Southbrighter cricket-n smaller bat drop even

and who Chinn

point (R. W. ond

V. Robing)

(D. R. Jardine)-

Professional players train dally are glad of a break with Kitchee, KMB go up with smaller bali

In the summor, but it is a sound superior goal average, to comes from 1. A. R. Peebles, kica for amateurs and if they take over second place.

Aro

Thua former England Teat player interesting and Middlesex skipper.

honours Peebles would like to see not Ja smaller ball but a diferent

keen onough

should pay

dividends

next season,

tills very the plan does

Junior early struggle for go on.

HOCKEY ENGLAND U.S.A.

to.

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