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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1949.

"SPECTATOR" REVIEWS THE UPSET

SOFTBALL SEASON

... One Long Storm Session

For The Association

Before proceeding to review the past-season activities, I remind all that tonight is the night! Softball enthusiasts adjourn the from the ballpark after another season of play for the finale prize presentation to the winners of the Championships, in conjunc tion with which a dance, the usual annual affair, is to be held. The venue for the combined function is the Peninsula Hotel. be there; it's sure to be worth the while!

Be sure to

The Leagues started with bright prospects of a highly successful season Reasoned Colourful and thought. -the best since the re-occupation, it was players turned out again for Recrelo. The Americans were well represented by the American Club. The Major League had fine support. The ladies had plenty- of competition. The Minor loop was saturated with enthusiasm.

The anticipated "bumper year", not more than one month after the ball playing started with a resounding bang, began to show signs of backfiring on the tipaters of optimlam.

Dissatisfaction voiced by players and supporters in the "Correspondence" columns of the Press, withdrawals, burring of players from participation, hotly contested protests, boycott-they all claimed a share to make the past season appear the most hectic since the inception of local softball. It was incidentally one long, stormy session for the Association.

Oldtimers

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with

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id

Tear

the

+

With

Will

in rules. He charged the Com- The Ernie Heurther Shieldi and known attractionmittee was not lifting a user goes to the two-time champion

Braves, Mrs F. L. Bush oto Improve matters.

present the

Mail value returned in the game

"China and lo One thing, though, mist be Added colour

to the organising of Shield,"

champlon about the slandard the general

for the Waboost also victors Association The well-kumec The

Removed up.

not

The Hong Kong having second time. fay GoSBROS,

suitable Hotels Shield for the winners sporting family, the

to them

the International Series, Exile, Lino and Bertle, were available

ground and a stand for spec of

will be handed to back.

Consequently the fans Portugal, tators. But unfortunately, the "rot",

interfered with play, Churles Figueiredo's Portugal had to set in. Owing to the other often Recreto being

playing by Mrs A. K. Dimond. too sports commitments.

niTecting Other prizes are: Most The Kave For

Valuable had to withdraw after playing neid, sometimes in it, 1

One two games.

was lost to standard and "pull. This gav

inferiority Player in the Major League.... thia yeat's the game a sort of The Canadians,

the Most Valuable They thought it For champlons, and the other was complex and players a superior- . M. Oinas,

against St. Joseph's, they complex.

attractive Player. Junior League-Junior inners-up

hte For

Most Valuable Remedios

Player in the Ladies' Longue- Alice Mar.

For Major

:res.

For the softball word is gotes Junior

group may

WORL

not

such As a result of the withdrawal, game after all and did not care the Association baned all the to be in it. If they were on 1, for gama portier, they neted anyhow

That too. Recreio players from

League for the appeared that way

Kov; towards pating in the

They were

Sound

the Interna-coming many

rest of the season.

not barred from

tlonal Series, however,

over-

An obstacle. NEW BODY

Intent in 'The

As the other League garme progressed-Poller ward Ained-world is that

can Club withdrew

For

champion. the butting Lengue-Carlos Güter-

champion, the batting League-Nelron Souza the bottl champion,

that some Inter-it round developed and endminated in a form a new association, Ladies League Dolly Brown. pusable tie, which would mean ing out the present one,

This

n play-off to decide the cham- attempt, if made, will not solve

It's an all-WEEK-END SOCCER pionship, between St. Joseph's anything. There is an Assucin-

depending on in existence. Canadians, and the on how the games played Recrein were

tt they think the body is not to be recked,oftballers association.

matters

nearly

The Association decided

that kandilita

the FLS they the games routed. There was shouldi.

be handled, afl they then no necessity for a play-out should

the

became have to do is to vote them out. Canadians and

of office, or, to be more speel- champions.

vote some of them out of DISSATISFACTION

office. 21 is understood Dissatisfaction was voleed in

anna! Their Association's the St Joseph's camp.

be held shortly Relevance was apparently vent- Meeting will

sain

at the a

fashion. They did not turn out i

In

11

with

the

the

General

and

་་་་་་

OF THE SEASON

The upset of the hockey season came in the first round of the International Tournament last Monday when Holland beat England by one goal to nil. The Dutch are to play India in the second round on Monday evening at Sookunpon.

The teams were:

England, above, who lost:

Back row: S. A. Fowler, Apps (Captain), Capt. Payne, A.-E. P. Guest, Webb, E. Fowler and Matthewson.

Front row: Capt. Cartwright, Rowlands, Rus- sell and D. Brown.

Below, Holland, who won:

Back row: Olland, Slagter. Van Houten, Van der Voort, Erkelens and Von l'estel.

Front row: Steyn Parve (Captain), Pliester, Visser, Verheul and Van Kreschmar. Photos by Ming Yuen.

By "FAIR PLAY"

Busmen Should Find Kitchee In Form

Of the six matches down for decision this week- end only one looks likely to produce any excitement This is the game at this late hour of the season. between KMB and Kitchee which takes place at Boundary Street tomorrow, and which will probably draw a good crowd.

ed in their Manager, AJ. Hus and there softball enthusiasts.

L.M.

ATM AA who think the present body tr should be able to to the RumJahn bitting back

g, if they can. Association alter their

11 realized that perhaps in my re-

It should be a close game. KMB, still well in the International Series Dual there's bad timing

what Will for Pakistan against Portugat. view of activities,

arranged

the fight for runners-up, want both points to main- carefully Reere The Also, apparently

tain their chances, so will fight hard. Kitchee will, players did not like being hat-timed function for tonight wat 40-adcl pare

make them fight, too, for they are playing well just red by the Association in the what

the Asso-

at present, and are. I believe, unbeaten since their League and six of their repre- pamphlet issued by

season's Elving Portugal viation iri the

defeat by South China "A" in the Senior Shield did not make asp activities some big play. Bow

Final. Here, then, are makings of a fast and ex- pearance either. They inclurted ever, I'd say this probably, Is in print this

citing game, and if both teams play true to form Eddie, Lino. Bertie and Gerty my last writing

this review 1

it should be well worth watching. Gusano and Charlie-Quinn, it season, And_in

feel I can't sweep Ulugs under was a kind of.

r-boycott,

for carpet

convenienee's

KMB's rivals in the struggle i Correspondence

local the in

for second position are of course certam sake.

today they are in newspapers regarding umpires heing unds to referee. Before the game? OK to the CAA, and

CAA a game, resulting in protests, dogs, after being put back on its action giust Eastern.

difficulty in added to the heetle time has feet again the previous reason by should have no

bis some sluggingly efficient Com-selling two points from by the Association.

encounter, for Eastern seem to A member of the Committee, mitice wurk, it is well to re- who knows his stuff and wed, mud softballers that it's up to be just about on their inst legs.

that things in jand without sec: dk not see eye to eye with them

Anding trouble future should be handled pre-time are some other members and re- shine.

member

sad,perly if they thought last sea-helding a team. One more ren-

were dealt with on, then, why KMD will be by Monday. other things, that son's affairs

ail amongst most of the umpires who oft-stoppity.

JUNIOR CHAMP elated al games knew little, if anything of the rules-even i The Minor 12ngue crown has dashing second He further sau been won by ground Files.

This

The Committee should teams if they made #

1HEAPEST colour on the anooker

to

a win for some

out tomorrow.

or remaining

the

i

now two

The Busboys are points behind, with one game in hand, and have an absolutely even chance with CAA of ending up on top. Over the week-end CAA play Navy at Boundary Street, whilch is by no means a certain two polnis, though they should win, and KMB have no the match. Little change in situation can be expected, then,

hit St Joseph e Club Ground news that

of only two points, yellow can be best, followed by Viking short with team come a gan-decidius hall.

Brave Tony

selection, anything

SUMMED-UP

Jimmy Cannon, of the New York Post,. says of the 'contenders for the title resigned by Joe Louis:

Charles. He appre- ciates jazz music and is a pleasant young man. But he is natural light heavy-weight, ton frail for the big guys,

Walcott.Is a good family man, and fights as if he had a child in his arms.

Mills. He needs a haircut.

Savold. He once weighed 2501b. "Bad-

RINGSIDE

George Whiting

"A Gentleman -He Nearly

Killed Me"

If a fellow hit you on the hend, partially blinded you and put you out of commis- sion for the best part of a venr, would you describe him as a sportsraan and a gentleman?

If you 'st that you would- then, with due respect, air, I beg leave to doubl your word. Yet such magnaninious people do exist. I have been talking to Que of them.

Seeking first-hand informa- tion on middleweight Dave

Sands, the Australian triple champion. I tracked down Alf Gallagher a fellow countryman. "Dave Sands 100 percent both in and out of the ring. He knocked me out in the second round when we met for the Australian cruiserweight cham- plonship in Sydney in 1940-and I am not likely to forget the experience for a long, long time." Gallagher anid.

SAW FOUR

"Dave caught me on top of the head and paralysed my optic nerve. Immediately I began to are four Sands, four refereen and four of everything else. After- wards I went nearly blind, and spent ten months wearing spec- tacles and doing muscle exeT- cisca for

for my eyes. Yes.

Dave stands alone, my opinion. The best I've seen. He is a boxer and a fighter-a real natural. His only trouble up to now has been that he has run out of opponents back home. Even the cruisers and the benvies cannot stay with him.

In

"The Americans he has fought in Australia have been absolutely!! out-classed. O'Neill Bell, an experienced Detroit heavyweight. whom Dave knocked out in two rounds, told me he had never been hit so hard in his life. He nyckoned Dave could be a world champion-and so do I."

There speaks a sportsman from whose eulogy one gathers that Dave Sands can be nothing tess than the Bradman of boxing.

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Following in his father's footsteps isn't going to be an easy assignment for 28. year-old Donald Campbell But if he is successful, he will be the first travel at more thun m.p.h.-on water.

During his lifetime, fils father, Sir Malcolm Campbell, the Inmous speed king, gave UD

comparatively s hobby, of breaking land-speed 10 concentrate on Sinasbing his own water-speed- record.

mington should have quile a vogue if one -of-them-gets-to-be-records

champion."

--London Express Service,

Today's Cup Finalists

LEICESTER CITY

Reds had gone, coloura lay os /stop Umberto Mose beating out can happen bave S. China three games to pluy this news Since that time

their spots, except yellow near the .308,

BLUE

GREEN BROWN

cushion

Osmund,

sau third baseman, 3B centre. baseman Emil Leon, 30%.

INTER-HONG

With cue-

shown, A

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aned de activities

Tomorrow we

from

Preston

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the

Tuts record still stands at 141.74 m.ph. which Sir Mal- colm set up on Coniston Water in August, 1939.

Llis amazing To achieve speed, he atted its speedboat,

Bird, Blue

with the 2,000 Itolls-Royce

engine from verard-breaking car, Blue Bird. The war-years intervened, However, it is a grand tussle.

deter- but Sir Malcolm was

attempt make the fixtures and whichever, team finishes

Although a Second Division mined to

again. have a letub. Leicester

Kood there is little to be said. Today at the head of the table, they

In 1047 his chance came and Club visit Boundary Street to will have earned the honour.

team. In previous rounds they he attacked his own record in SEASON EXTENDED advise baseman Nelson Setzat of the play Kwong Wah, and thought

defeated First Division clubs, the same craft-this time Bttes grond triers

North wit a Birmingham.

ircraft jet change Jaguars, who returned a high-. Kwong Wah are

engine. Chub should return with both Team-

During the week ily fancy 451 average.

came the End, aid Portsmouth.

But

had to Le the altempt who 15 points. At the

it seemed ebylous It is or interesting coluct- abandoned when the craft be- Arthur Peall says: mate Lionel Sequeira,

feet-footed ontleder.

meet Navy, and sides in difficulties season will be extended

had to come. The local soccer dence that the Just time Lelees came uncontrollable at 130 m.p.h.

two ter reached the Cup semi-final Labio, with & acureboard valtis 1.400 to be the unhappy second with both

OBSESSION weeks until May 22. Well, no 15 years ago they also knocked The ambition

150 to pass doubt for Clubs with, two or out Birminghain

and Preston.

obsessed Sir the team tomah. on water

failing Malcolm and, despite and first "py Police nt Caroline Hill, was welcome.

defeat Preston, whichever

I eyesight and general fli-health, which on current form may

appeared From a player's point of view, was, has always

he continued to talk about it give Poller an away point, or

Cup or won ex- the Final

death. The Inter-Hong League con- even two, and finally RAF S.however, I know tinued

"male" China "A" at Sockumpoo, which Perience that it is far too hot at West Bromwich 1935, Sheffield Up to a few months before his in spite of

His plan was to reinstali Pertsmouth 1939, Charlton 1940, Rolls Royce engine, which be with the big game can only (on the face of things) this juncture to play a game of United 1936, Sunderland 1837,

for the football and really enjoy it.

Charlton 1947 and Manchester thought was capable of putting the strongest chub two more points

and Stanvac, South China team.

Nevertheless an extension is, United in 1848. Leicester at the existing record still higher. unvor lengers. Shell

! better than leaving Axtures un hopeful that history will repeat SECOND DIVISION

Now Donald is hoping talo good down for decision tomorrow.

take over where his father left The card is:

So much then for the First Played. To avoid this in future itself.

GR. A childhood attack of 11 an. Shell v. Stanvac afered. A

Division. Now for the struggle seasons, though, it does

might be re- 2 pm, APL v. Glubs

rheumatic fever prevented him sion which is absolutely, wide and fourteen Junior teams, and twelve Senfer 30, say, 3.15 p.m. Musicians v. Cultex at the head of the Second Divi-that the Leagues

op from earning fame in BACK TO THE DANCE open uguin affer the meeting of

could

be ponents, are one of the oldest and speedboat racing, but he is

manager Molthen, wife the two leading teams Inst Wed-in addition games

a competent driver. Mex Carmen

President, nesday.

played on the Shield Semi-final League clubs. Their

Is Stanley Cullis,

Donald is married and flyes formerly the Association

"Doc" F. present the

CAA, the leaders, falled to Flol days at least, which

England's centre-half, in near Reigate, where he runs a Molthen Shield to the winners settle KMB's challenge, and in this rearon were blank, as were

But friends of his father are Major of the

freshing enthusiasm. for the League, losing 2-1 have maybe lost the many other useful winter after his early 30's, and full of re-sawmill business.

blm of the great championship as well.

is Hatne. He

pulling into warning practice all he learned from danger and expense of making record attempt. The his well-known predecessor as manager of

Wolverhampton, danger cannot be calculated- Major Frank Buckley. Het nearly brought his father's belleves in a policy of attack career to an abrupt end in 1839 -but It Is estimated that 11 carried out in a fast, progress will cost him at least £5,000 to sive, daring style, without any bestiation. In Billy Wright (Eng-put Blue Bird into racing trim. Malcolm bequeathed anti's young captain and wing half-back) Cullis has an ideat Blue Bird to his son, with the Iplayer for making the most major interest in his £170,000

effective use of Wolverhamp-estate. ton's two English international wing forwards, Hancocks and Mullen. Both are font raiders

YELLOW

Iborately

to score between

MATOLY

strokes are

hefty stab shot leaving white near the bulk cushion and driving yellow round towards black at the Xpok-end should keep a ball on opponent

on the defensive, Aim

the colour for that ont.

MOTO to the liking of advanced of playora is my disgrain snooker, I'lay will

white close boning urown".

Lo

Alf run into tho B3DEO. contre, where, an opportunity of poting it and than the remaining Woo's Canadians. colour is likely to follow the next -man's stroke.

DOES NICOLA KNOW THAT

HER MOTHER WAS A SPY?

CAN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A KID AT

THE TIME

DON'T BE TOO

SURE - ONLY

TWO SORTS MERS-

MANGEROUS -

ANO_UGERUK.!

Mister Conquest

IN WICH CATEGORY WAS

MY BROTHER, BIR

NEITHER -

DAMIN MUGANCS --

GOOD RIDDANCE....!

GOT IT!

Whimst set you

ww urgently!

Kit Conquest

duced

noons.

CONQUEST IS STIL

· THERE, PEPE..

THAT COOL.

WE MUST SETTLE

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