THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949.
SET
CLOSING DATE
FOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE ENTRIES
By "STARDUST”
The General Committee of the Hongkong Softball Association han set Monday, September 19, as the closing date for submission of on- tries to play in the organised League during the forthcoming season,
Entries may now be forwarded to Mr F. W. Hollands, Secretary of the As- sociation, at his realdenco, 7, Leighton Hill Road, Hongkong and must reach him before the designated closing date.
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As in former years, the Association will have three Leagues to cater to the. large following of softball players-the Senior, Junior and Ladies' Lengues.
Tho Association lins also directly a season starts. The decided on the playing fees for F. A. would act quickly. the coming season. The fees the trophies to be competed for will be as follows: for a Senior in the three Lengue compell League entry, HK$50 per team; tions; for a Ladles team, HIC45 por Junior League entry; and for a
team, $30 per entry.
Senior League-the Molthen Shield, presented by Dr F.J. In addition to these playing Molthen, held by the Canadians.
will be a sum of HK$1 charged as affiliation fee for
teen
Junior Langue-the. "Eric each new entry into member-Hearter Shield, prezented by of the Association, and a Mr E R. Hearther, held by stration fee of $1 will be the Braves.
charged
Mall,
held
by
In a proleat hearing only the subject matter protested will be taken into consideration, and anything incidental nol ported in the appeal will be Ignored.
NOT LATER
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Protests must be made at the time the incident occurred and the opposing manager must be notified of the Intention to pro-
test. A record of this protest
for each registration Ladles League--the "China should be noted in the Official ot a player. Each team will be Mail" Shield, presented by the Score Book and. the umpiro
not more China allowed register
Wahoos. than 15 players or less than 12. large number of entries is of the Urce expected for each
gued. It is understood that Langued, the Association is planning the
While
LIMBERING UP
several teams
the involved should
attest his signature to this profest as witness.
The
umpire and official are scorer should both make inde- Opening Day ceremony for the limbering up along the grape-nendent reports to the Associa- firms week of October. For the fruit circuit in preparation for tion. The sum of HK$20 shall to the the forthcoming pennant eam accompany each protest. This bencht of newcomers Colony, here are the names of the Working Committee amount shall be returned to the of the local Association is sparing team comeerned if the protest no effort in its task of rewritis upheld but forfeited to the Ing the Association's Constitu-
Association's Treasury If the (ion.
protest is rejected.
All Is Not Well With Football
SAYS ARCHIE QUICK Over 1,000,000 people
Several meetings of the Com- mittee were held during the week when further progress was made in this job.
The Association's Committee has drawn up an article govern- ing protests which should nde- quately take care of incidents similar to those experienced lost season.
A lengthy article has been drawn up to govern procedure at meetings of to be adopted the Association. Another article. a very important one, has been included to give power to the Association to alter the Constitution.
crowded into the broiling The Artlelo provides fur a or an Extraordinary General Soccer grounds when foot- Protest
Committee to
Alterations can only be made at the Annual General Meeting
consist Meeting convened for that pur
In the case of teams ball opened yet another of not less than five members pose.
the ridiculously to be appointed by the General desiring to propose any altera- season on
Council, which shall perform lons, 20 days notice in writing carly date of August 20. such duties as shall be delegated must be given together with the
acto it by the Counell. and its natars of the That six figure total
proposer and seconder to the Hon. Secretary. counts only for the 44 decision shall be final,
Any point not covered by the in the three games
Constitution shall be dealt with mier Divisions. The final
the General Council sholi sum would be astronomi-
deem fit. tho cally in
region of 2,000,000 if non-League and amateur games
were in-under cluded.
pre-
The hold is as strong as ever, and the persons who cannot understand it are the Americans. A party of United States citizens are over here looking for the reason, wondering if it
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must be lodged All protests in writing with the Secretary within 72 hours. The protest must be signed by the manager
of the protesting team and Further meetings must quote the relevant role Working Committee will
which The protest is held next week to formuinte the bye-laws of the Association.
made.
of
the be
Gossip From Here And There
HAPPILY SNOOKERED
The wedding took place recently at St Martins-in-the-Fields, Londen, between Horace Lindrum, 37-year-old Australian Snooker Champion, and Miss Joy White, 28, of Colllers Wood.
Here the bride and groom arrive at the Albany Club for the reception where they were greeted by a guard of honour bearing cues,
How Much Beer For
The
Visitors?
How much beer ought rugby clubs or for that matter cricket and lawn tennis clubs to provide for their visiting opponents, so that joy shall be unconfined? To achieve victory the answer might be "An Atlantic Ocean of it"if the libations come before the match, but they don't.
Camberley Rugby Club, which, I am told, is not well-off financially, discussed this hospitable habit. One member proposed that it should be abolished, adding, "It appears that only the richer classes can play rugby in this country."
Another mentioned the "cm-
The preselice of the ever, its performances in Shanghai powerful Saluts will be fell can be taken as a yardstick. In barrassing hospitality" of
.local is once again the Senior Loop any case,
fans would Guildford-"they bring the pennant compaign. The Jolling like to see how they'll stack up wallop round in gallon jugs."
ocys, whose array of sluggers against local opposition. print,
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financially worth while, and why it is that here sport at which Britain does not cede first place. They have an
is too well known to require further description in
intention to raise the standard have decided to play in the
In the Eastern States and havo already made £4,000 offer
# plus extras to one League manager.
League this season.
The
hus
into the
THOSE JUGS
д
Sportsman's Diary
4 EDITED BY
Ber
one
Harris
so oncrous that ho omitted himself from the match,
Results
BEN HOGAN'S "POWER GOLF"
11.-Turning On The Power
The golfers of today are distance-minded, even the week-end golfers. I know that to be true because so many of them come to me during the course of my travels around the country and want to know how they can get more distance?
They havo the strength and the golfing, ability, but they don't know how to make the most of what they have. No matter how big and strong you are it doesn't mean a thing in golf, unless you know how to apply your strength. Distance is obtained by a full use of your physical faculties and strength in combination with porfect timing.
tournament golfers increased and controlled power, tot's start. with the grip and stone. Wo now grip our clubs more firmly. than they have Over been gripped. By using a firmer grip: we are able to hit with greator authority and at the came time maintain complete control of the clubhead.
My advice to the beginning golfer is to go ahead and hit the ball as hard as he can right from the start. He will bo wild for a time, That's only nalural, Later On ho can straighten out his hooks and alicas with minor alterations to his swing. But he doesn't learn to hit the ball hard right at the start, he will never be able to get distance without a major overhauling, because his speed and timing setup will be WES. The for something less than his tull
POWER.
·BIRDIES ALL THE TIME
The tournament golfers of today are shooting birdies all of the time, Within reason, we Try to hit our tee shots as for m we possibly can. Naturally, we don't hit them as hard as we can if there is a chance that they will land in a group of trees or some other hazard.
purpose
of
As for the stance, it la now considerably wider than it ever
the widened stance is to creato greater traction with the feet. This widened stance and in- creased traction anchors us NO that we are able to apply additional power to the swing legs while still through the maintaining perfect balance.
ADDITIONAL POWER:
can
be
We also create additional power by frut applying all of the body that we can, to the Moreover, the location of the swing. More power pin on the greens docan't emelently applied on the down- discourage us in our quest for swing by having the hips turn birdles. No matter where they to the left, the shoulders follow, put the pins.we shoot for them and then arms and hands, con- and try to get down in as few tribute their power. strokes as possible.
Before I go into detail how I turn on the
Body action plays an im-
on portant part in the golf swing power, let when the body turns as fast as me say that I don't go out and possible from the top of the blaze away with all of my swing to the left. Don't stop. power on every hole. I pick my your body once you have spots.
Initiated the swing. Keep It maving throughout if you want. to develop power
The long par fours or the long five pars are the holes I usually select to cut loose on with all of my extra power in an effort to get
birdies. The idea behind the turning on of your extra power on these holes is to get as far out off the teu as possible in the hope that you won't have a wood shot to the green for your second shot.
Of course, all of the above applies chiefly to
wood shota, but additional power and dis- Junco con also be gained, on fron shots In the same manner.
Gene Sarazen, who really spans two genrations of golf summed up the importance of the changes in the game I have outlined above after I had con- gratulated him on the way he played in a recent tournament la which we happened, to be paired together.
SUB PAR CHANCE
At least that is one reading
Most par five holes offer of a decision which has per- You an excellent chance to turbed golfers on, both sides of
score in sub par figures if you the Atlantic. In his modesty can get any distance at all off Lucas says he has nine players the tec. Pump the ball out as "If I had driven as well in Indian Communily
That has brought the Guild-
better than himself,
'sold: as do now," disprove this,
far as you can and reach the my day organised the Pak Sports Club ford secretary, R. T. C. Rlee,
green in two on these holes If it Sarozen; atter thanking me for with discussion the needs of its
"I would. At a recent meeting' of soft-to cater to
of my" strongest
Lucas told me that he want-is at all humanly possible for you my congratulations, ball players of the club, inastering of the Pak Club was held provided not by the club but
community members.
denial of ostentatious hospitali-been A meet-
tournaments won' more have ed the foursomes matches to to get there. The beer, he explains, is points," he admits. ty.
than I did. Hal Wing Lice
break even, and it very nearly: But behind the scenes all is mind
REVERSED
In reviewing the changes in were recently, and, according to well not
for the
Jin Hussain Football muscular
happened that way. Association-and-League-are-not elected to handle the softball report of a capable lieutenant.y, members
~St Androwa is talking of the started today with the old the game that have given us To for the the Indians will enter a soft-st
ball team in the local League
"Large Jugs," he says, "are wonderful golf of the Hamp-"millstone"-1 this coming season.
champion, used only for quickness of ser-sur
10-year-old games. vice and convenience. They Paddy Hine, who was level The United States side are should not be taken for osten- four when he beat the st. In the hands of Francis 2 Scot, John Stark, by 6 Quimet, who as non-playing boys interna-captain is unequalled as a mas- and 4 In the tional,.. After
zeeing eye to eye with each affairs of the Club other, the Players Union dis-coming season. agree with both, and clubs are
This combination produced a daunting the Association's stric- Senior League Bag for the Seems that several star Indian test rule of no Sunday play, Saints in 1948. The Joeys will players have been signed on Many are having regular trial
have a formidable team this for the Club including S. II. matches for youngsters on the Sabbath.
year although their star pitcher, "Modest" Khan, A. H. "Coffee" Jock Brown, will most probably Baker and A.R. "Sabu" Samy, throw his clants for the St.
A. R. "Skelly TOO EARLY "'~.
Teresa's squad. Moreover, Uhero ia some concern among the clubs about "Lefty" Gonzales, who starred play for starting so early in August. Not on the mound for the Saints in only does the matter of injuries pro-war days, is back in town, to players arise on the bone- and this time to stay, Frankiej hard grounds, but the spectator has been tolling on the hill in Is not getting his money's recent workauls and seems all worth with the ball bouncing set to go places,
high and the players vainly en- deavouring to control it.
Tall and 1lmber
Watering of pitches, soaking George
Frankie
rumour
and headed by Raznék. understood that
beaton.
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tation."
Ray
on the "kitty"
But wu
deficit of two
ter of team control. For the Stark defeated, the sake of the game he would like small Hine in the champion to see a British wit, and be
hip at Barussie last year, he means this
hls carried his opponent
Through
ALL BEAUTIFUL
Lindwall, Austraila's It was generally fast bowler, describes thus the Sunny would three most beautiful sights he the Madcaps this saw during his English tour. back to the clubhouse
Denis Compton's middle a lane of cheering boys. stump cartwheeling towards wicket-keeper Don Tallon,
Cx-
The Derbyshire hills, Princess Margaret,
NO WORDS WASTED
Horse storles like the one about Star Lady, n Newbury winner, happen only in Iro- land. Johnny Dines, Epsom trainer And one-time light- his
weight jockey, spends all
holidays there.
played 51 herself
were B
TROUBLED WATERS Saturday charity matches The El Cumbancheros, one of
have caused a rule on the the only tenms to play re-
comparatively calm surface of gularly during the hot season, Ho
with agrees
former amateur football. Some zenior will enter a team in the Senior Wimbledon Lawn tennis cham-clubs, overloaded with Axtures, There is a
that Loop. Blas Despa, ace finger plon, Jack Kramer, that Princess have decided they cannot carry "Strawberry" Souza, of the side, has organised Margaret's photographs rarely these extras.
Dines www walking round of the strong team for the season, do her justice.
Bromley have decided no! 10 the ball-neither of which is scintillating shortstop
Mr J. J. Murphy's stud in com- allowed at the
"Perhaps you had better put accept the invitation to moment a miighty Saints of the 1940 era, which includes several members
local clubs her ahead of those Derbyshire pete in the first round of the Kildare. They came to a field suggested remedies and Direc-will be making a comeback of some of the
number of tho diamond tor Norman Bassett told me at along.
trail, some boys from the Filipine hills," says Lindwali.
London Charity Cup on Satur-in which
yearlings... members of
day, October' 8. West Bromwich that "the F.A, George's inclusion in the Hne-Club, and
PREFERS SYDNEY
Barnet and Tooting and the up would considerably streng-Shunghal teams. should
Which one would you like?" start studying public-who
Mitcham have also declared really run the then the squad.
Lindwall writes thus in the their inability to play. Leyton asked Murphy "That one over "Six hun- rame by experimenting with
Sydney magazine "Showboat" Yeung Kar Sing's Life balls of varying textures, and
Sporting stone had previously intimated the," says Dines. He also comments on that they would not be able to dred pounds," says Murphy. Now tautness of infiallon for differ-
From recent reports in the Overseas Chinese, another team bumpers, of which he was ae- take part in the competition Johnn
to the stud ing conditions,
local press the movement to which had lots of games during
because of congestion of fix Stor Lady goes Ong other talking point is start a leam composed of ex-the summer months, will put a card of bowling too many.
don't believe in bowling tures.. Leytonstone
FAR BEHIND the queue
that grows ever Shanghailanders seems to he team into the Senior Loop with too many bumpers-Just one games last season and Bromley longer when players' are taken making headway. Bill Funk hopes of making a better show-or, two now and again to un- 50.
These decisions
ព follow their deserves the recognition of local ing then, in the previous season. settle the batsman, followed by
Tony Mottram, with the pos overras tours and
passed by the sible exception of Geoff Palsh. values enhanced. Latest in line softball for the sterling part he
Although the Sainis dro back the best out-swinger I can resolution
Athenian League Council res is our best lawn tennis player. In competition, it seems that murter," he says.
He was beaten by J. Drobny Lindwall, 27, and unmarried, commending that county or "Showboat" will carry on in players would the capacity of playing Coach says he would rather play at ganisations should not organise at Scarborough 6-1, 0-1 0.3–
competitions-unless Just like that. as one sympathises with the most probably bo former with the Overseas this season, the Sydney Cricket Ground charity.
they were to be played in mid-Yet Drobny, while in the same class as the best Ameri- badly underpaid pro, there is members of the Pandas squad; Popular Johnnie Ho will most than, at Lord's..
week.
cans, has never yet won the momething disagreeable
a good probably resume
Wimbledon or the American NATIONALISED
singles title. This resolution was resub So there is your comparison. mitted to the Joint advisory we have not a tennis player
the five principal able to go anywhere near tak amateur leagues and unani- ing a set out of the world's mously approvędi
The clubs contand that now
The Lawn Tennis Associa hospitals are nationalised, tion, to give them their due,
matches are
are, trying to set matters right. as witness the recent tournia-
on
is Leon Leuty of Derby County, is playing in starting the ball who follows Nell Franklin, his rolling,
only "boss" in the England team.
in
applying for a move. Much
Most of the
about which should!
give
this pistol-at-the-head, attitude account of itself if reports of Manager.
WHERE HAS CONQUEST GONE?
JUST DOWN TO THE RIVER WITH TINO
FOR AN EVENING SHIM, MY DIAR.
Mister Conquest
YOU SOUND VERY INTERESTED IN CONQUEI AFTER ALL-HE'S JUST A STRANGER-AND A
STRANGER WON'T
BE MISSED.
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Team
"Perhaps it's because, history (even of crickel) has never
PERMULE - KIT A TINO JAS
PAIRS OF HAND
„TO DO WHA
ICHTS
POOL or LONDON
board of
that
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best.
ment for selected juniors
necessary. The London Football Asso ciation, however, point out that the receipts do not all go to WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
nationalised institutions
tha
Association Paddington
The charities benefiling in- Solemn thought from clude: British Empire Cancer English Bowling Research, Dr Barnardo's championship. at Homes, St. Dunstan's, Billings- toxlayım va gole Christian: Mission and the
1. 5. Scott (Wallsend) National Playing Fields Asso- beaten W. H. Jasper. (Winchi clation. P
"Had
more Hill) and gone on to win TOO MUCH TO DO in the Anal, he would" Havn This may be the last time hold the national singles Ute,"
wad been the first undertakoe: fo
thaten: phylid: esipfalm Readkrač
Walker Cup team. Apparently,
P. B. LAlcas found his duties.
But he didn't
(Londen Express Berolásj
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