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ENTRIES

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1949.

POSE

PROBLEMS FOR THE

SOFTBALL

LEAGUE

By "STARDUST"

The increasing popularity of softball in the local community was well established on facts and figures by the large number of A record total of 32 teami entries received for the coming season.

have registered with the Hong Kong Softball Association for parti- cipation in the three league competitions, with taking to the game like ducks to water.

many new

tcams

The large number of entries in the three leagues for the coming campaign. will become quite a problem for the Schedule Committee when it gets down to their irksome task of draw'ng up the schedule. The main problem that will con- front this Commitico will be the still uncertain position of playing grounds.

To date the Softball Association has been permitted the full use of the Recreio Football Ground at King's Park on Saturday afternoons and for the full Say on Sundays.

The Association has submitted an application to the Central British ABBO- ciation for permission to use the adjoining CBA field on Saturday afternoons and for the full day on Sundays.

Alternatively, the Association has asked for the utilisation of the ground on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

The heavy schedule commit-teams. Such a division would of scoreboard would be a large ments of the Association will give teams in the Ladies' Loop board constructed of hard wood require the full utilisation of an equal chance at the cham-which could be mounted about iwo grounds on Saturday after-pionship and should overcome 20 to 30 feet behind the home noons and for the full day on the possiblity of uneven tussles plate and thun

serve a dual Sundays. The inrge number of when weak teams tangle with purpose-that of showing the registrations' provides a total

the stronger outfits.

scores and that of a backstop. number of 15 games per week-

A meeting of Team Managers end, probably four on Saturday

was held yesterday to discuss afternoons and 11 on Sundays.

league affairs. The first Exe ordinary General Meeting of the Association will be held

the Friday, September 30, at Green

Room, Peninsula Hotel, commencing at 6 p.m.

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STARTING DATE Should grounds be available The Sunday schedule would early next month, it has been be particularly heavy itproposed by several members of would require Kam 10 be the Committee, subject to the played non stop from 0a.m. to approval of the Team Managers, 8.30 p.m. during the early and set Sunday, October D, s later parts of the season. Pro- the Opening Day for the 1940/50 A full programme of vision will have to be made for senson. the winter months when day matches could be pinyed off on light terminates at an earlier Munday, October 10, which

the Double Tenth, holiday." hour.

SCORERS WANTED

Team managers

who have Besides the scheduling prob-registered with the Association lems, the organising Committee are requested to forward their

registration, will also be confronted with the entrance,

foun to the Hon. lask of assigning Official -allation pires and

Mr Philo G. Re- Offelal Scorers to Treasurer, each game to ensure that pru-medios, care of Accounts Do- Der control and averages are partment. Mollers' Limited, maintained throughout the sea- Queen's Building, second floor, CON.

not later than one week before The Jack The of umpires, and the commencement of the ces competent scorers was one prison. the major problems in the pre-

will be in. vious Белком. To overcome troduced Into local softball this these difficulties, the Arsecln-

year. The Constituillon and of the Hong Kong

An innovation

tion has called for volunteers Bye-Law

nad

nn

SPORTING SAM

·By Reg. Wootton.

LOGOUD Kutem derviDe

Seven-A-Side Proves An Excellent Appetiser

By "UNOMI"

Tomorrow will see the finish of the Stanley Shield Charity Competition. This tournament has proved an excellent appetiser to football followers for the forthcom- ing season.

low.

The standard of play on the opening day of the Stanley Shield was rather None of the teams participating gave an impressive performance.

Sunday was an entirely different story. The crowd (which was small during both days) were treated to some excellent soccer. Many of the teams played nice constructive football while others were applauded for their upsetting tactics, clever tackling and wholehearted display.

The 42 Commando v (B) was the most exciting game of the day. The latter lost by two goals to one but had only themselves to blame,

they squandered many chances (which could have been goals,

FORMIDABLE LOT

BEN HOGAN'S "POWER GOLF" 29.-Eight Hints On How To Lower Your Score

I conclude the series with these eight hints on how to lower your score:

any

(1) PRACTICE. Almost at- (4) FLAY SAFE IF YOU whyd

club

members famillor CÂNT get a oleaN SHOT. with the course have a higher | Don't tako

unnecessary, score on the front nine than chances in the rough because: they have on the back nine you'll probably lose two and the reason is that they are three strokes just trying to get Just Ketting

warmed up" the ball out. It is better to when they play the back alno. concede the loss of

or

от stroke

If you will practise only than it is to take a chance and long no it will take you to hit sacrifice three or four

five before you start it wil (G) LEARN TO PLAY THE Most novice. help you to lower your core BAND WEDGE. on the front nine. Furthermore, neglect to leant to use this it is not just a case of "warm-club because they don't appre ing up" your muscles. You into what a utility club it have to start thinking golf really in

right from the start in order (6) LET YOUR CLUBS DO to score.

THE JOB. Instead of trying to (2) COMMON SENSE. Many manoeuvre the ball with your body, arms and hands, trust players throw away strokes be- cause they don't take the Ume your wing and the club you to think about a shot before select to do the job.

(7) PLAY FOR THE GREEN they nitempt it. For instance, NOT THE FIN. Never play in playing over a bunker make

the for the pin when it is cut in sure to put your ball on to a corner of the green that is green. Play your shot so severely bunkered

allowances for

the

After you

danger of landing in the have your game under control

In this in- master of CAA and was the

thu, unavailable. The

to make. Club (RI) provided little opposition to the Chinese right Bask

margin of error to be on the stance it is better for you to rely on your putting ability The man who really caught KMB team and the Busmen

far side of the cup rather than rather than your second shot. the eye was Highton, at centre- romped home winners by len

risk being short because of the

Take chances only forward. An opportunist of the goals without reply, Lee Tal-fai first grade, this player showed was in grand form, every time bunker.

nt all mes. excellent positional sense and he gathered the hall it Spelt (3) USE A CLUB WITH (b) DON'T ВЕ AFRAID. All softball players, managers

together with his fine tum of, danger for the opposition.

ENOUGHI LOFT A novice

Fear will influence your mus spred proved himself a thorn in

golfer is inclined to neglect to ruine reaction

cular reactions so dismiss all and fans are welcome at this

The flesh of the CAA defenders. WHOLEHEARTED DISPLAY the enough loft when playing ideas and tee, at a green fears of shooting over session. The main items on the ngend at this fune lon will be

The Commandos were

to the green.

Consquently, he formidable lot. From defence Last season's Stanley Shield

water off The Navy (B), thanks to a the confirmation of the reent

doesn't get the ball into the air with water around it, or any Kowlon Motor Dus, wholehearted display, ran

high enough and is players.delded what was possibly their winners over a RAP side which elections to the General Council to the forwards they had a fine winters.

On other hazards. It is foolish to- football

short, the next hole the fact that he be frightened by hazards be- and the adoption of the Constitu-collection of tion and Bye-Laws of the Asso- Saggers, at left-back showed strongest seven, except for contained many of last scaron's was short is fresh in his mind, caus

have the most players elation as drafted by the Work-keen anticipation in his tackling maybe Chau Man-chi, who was RAF stalwarts, such as Wilson,

those to but once again he takes the club

miss rango Cross and Morris. One player Committee.

This time he al-hazards if they just swing" week's article, your In next

who shone in the Navy

wrong club, team wil!! tenture A brief

tempis to make an adjustment freely. WAR Galvin. We shall hear more about this player as "The

by hitting the ball too hard in seeking this sen-

Insure roundup of the thirty-two teams

| season progresses.

enough distance, As a result which have entered

his mistakes in club' selection ron's league competitions. TEAMS SELECTED

have cost him two strokes,

scribe

The

arc following

players selected to represent the Cana- Jians Girls Team and the Pak Sports Club.

Mar Canadians;~ Alice

Alleen Chlafen,

to offer their time, and service Softball Association, as well as i elther umpiring or scoring,

wei-

the fixtures for the season, with (Manngenfen, Helen Leone. { Volunteers will be very come especially in the scoring ublished in booklet form department which has in pre- for distribution to all teams and vious seasons been handled by ball fans at a small charn

a small number of keen

competent scorers

TWO SECTIONS

nod

CALLING ALL HONGS The Softball

Mody Fong. Avariin Choy Monica Mignon Yin, Katherine Flew and Mary Ng.

Pak Sports Club: A. R Association Skelly" Razack, Abli Ebrahim would welcome the denation of A. it. "Sabu" Samy, A. I from commercial Coffee" Baker, S. K. Khan Last year two S. H. Khan, "Olly" Omur, A. M In i Kadir, A. H. Kadir, M. A

At last Tuesday's Committer scoreboards meeting, a proposal was made establishments.

to divide the Senior League In-core boards were donated. to two sections, with

teams in either section.

seven view of the nature of the play-Wahab, D. A. Abbas, Ozzie

ing Belds the most suitable form Runjahn' and R. M. Bucks.

The winners of the two ser-

tions would have to play off for

the Champlonship. The div-ARCHIE QUICK ON HOME FOOTBALL

slon of the 'Senior Loop into

lo

two sections would reduce the number of games required complele a schedule in which

plays two each team

#RINGS

with the other members of the Icague.

20

A 14-team circuit would re-

team quire cach

to play games, and at a game per week, this would take 20 weeks

concerned.

and

Boom Days For Soccer On

The Great Western Line

Today's Chances At The Valley

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By "THE TURF"

The second half of the Hongkong Jockey Club's 1949 racing season opens this afternoon at the Valley with a programme of ten events.

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All four Army teams were successful last Sunday and forward to the concluding rounds this week-end.

TODAY'S GAMES

Today's games should provida. come entertaining football. The most interesting Tussie will be between the 42 Commando and

makce KMB go all the way if the Busmen hope to retain Shield. Army (B) v Miniaturo FA will be a real bottle.

The first saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 patt., | Navy (B), Army (D) will and the first race is timed for 2 o'clock.

Here is my analysis of the chances:

The

FIRST RACE

cur'ain raiser for this afternoon will be the St. James Park Handicap (1st section) for Class & ponies over the mile and a quarter and it will be a close affair. Mastery (159 lbs), Possibility (159 lbs) and Top Hat (159 lbs) are the best three in this race and a win could come from any of these ponies.

Countess Delight (147 lbs) Is be relied on to extend the above not to be overlooked and can ponies.

in view

the

to

DIED BY:

himself

World Snooker Championship Takes On A Real Meaning

By ARCHIE QUICK

With the champions of England, Scotland, Canada,

My Swimmer With South Africa and Australia

the

A Future

cision is certainly going to be a close one. At the Whitsun meet. Ing Roslyn had the better of Iron

Tomorrow at

3. p.m. Misic by half á length, but this time I prefer to stake my money quarter-finals will be played off on Iron Mask as I think it is a followed by the semi-doals at the Anal at 6.30 shade better. Strong opposition 5 p.m. and should come from Silver Spear p.m. (13 lbs), Busy Bee (152 lbs) and Zephyr (149 lbs).

SEVENTH RACE

THE PROGRAMME

Rel

Today's games are: CAA (A) v PCA (A) Talkoo (A) v Police (A) 42 Commandos v Navy (B) Army (D) v KMB

Army (C) v Police (C) Army (B) v Miniature FA Army (A) v Solicitors (C) or Eastern

It is to be hoped that all foot- ball followers in the Colony' will support these lust two days of this deserving competition, The Arst section of the Regents the gule money of which will Park Handicap for Class 2 ponies go to the International- between Home Builder (148 lbs), sations. Dotted along the line which used to be the Great

huld see an interesting tussie Cross and local charity organi- Lily (148 is), Pay Day (151 to Western Railway and which is now the Western Section

bal and The Chief (152 lbs). "combicle, barringpostpone of the British Railways are a number-of-towns possessing.

`SECOND RACE

Pay-Day-is-a-proity-safa.bet ments.

professional Soccer sides, and on a tour of this sports

(150 lbs) should provided of course the jockey With the Internationals

Digempots Inter-Hong competitions to be highway I have found football aflame with enthusiasm.

be able to win this race with does not run the legs off the mare and The over the first half of the distance. considered, the Association can No top notchers perhaps but clubs whose gales are bigger Treasurer (169 lbs) I afford to prolong its season than ever this season.

Alligator (151 lbs) trailing he-

EIGHTH RACE over a 30-week stretch. A sub-

Rending, for instance, are averaging 18,000 and hind. Router (147 lbs) is dan- division of, the Senior League

gerous especially

In this second lot of Class 2, outing at the Manine (147 lbs) should have idea because they have started the season so well Swindon her last seems the most feasible

meeting when it every support, The others that and should deserve the alten- tion of all the team managers Town are doing even better: It is a tragedy that a city Whitsun

came in a very close third to will give strong opposition to of the size of Bristol has no team in Divisions One or Roslyn and Iron Mask. Manine, are Dominion Day (141 lbs), Fifth Alarm (152 lbs), THIRD RACE A proposal was also put for- Two, but Manager Wright from Charlton who has taken ward to split the Ladles League over City from Bob Hewison, and Manager Brough

High Speed (159 lbs), My Love into two sections distinct from Fletcher at Rovers are not complaining of the support A touch and go race for this (144 lbs) and Seafire (158 lbs). each other-one section to cun-

NINTH RACE tain the stronger teams of the they are getting at Ashton Gate and Eastville grounds. lol of Class 18, ponies and the League, and the other. the

There are other clubs, too, to mention the number exciting one.

Chief Witness (152 lbs) dis- which of organisations in the minor (154 lbs) and City The stronger section would be ilke limited to a minimum of four have

aspirations,

Western League. Perhaps the lbs) will have a strong say at appointed its winning backers to not peak of Soccer popularity on the the finish. prefer the latter the tune of 1,029 tickets at the

Race meeting when Great West Road has been for she is a very speedy animal Sixth

and with reached at Swindon

a flying start it will could only secure second place where and tells me be dificult to beat her. Shan-to Empress of Pence, losing by a Manager Louis Page

of six lengths. that he is hoping for big things non (Mr Os roumo) has come la margin

rashould redeem itself in the race. down to 140 and over a

lbs from his boys this time,

sprint race 1: should be well un Aan Hing (163 lbs) ran very Star of the alde is young at the finish.

Blue Sky (145 well at the Whitsun meeting and Owen, whom many clubs

bobs), Bootsie (153 lbs), Cooper should be well up at the finish. lleve is the centre-forward they 7148 lbs) and Jeep Lee (148 Brivisto (154 lbs) and Penforce want even at a five figure price.lbs) are not to be neglected for (155 lbs) can also be relled on But Swindon are not selling. Mr

They are sure to be in the to give a good account of them- running.

weaker teams

FISH

Bath their

MOVE NORTH

Page has built his present team Fage around this local lnd, and the arou

ILI-

directora among whom champion jockey Gordon chards have their eyes set on

Division Two.

result

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should be a close and Duchess Delight Amarant (164

selves.

TENTH RACE

the day race of

6 (3rd section)

FOURTH RACE The Tigresi (143 lbs) wh

The last be

over favoured "We have donor:ǝbably

and, Sports-s for Class In the pant" says Avalon (159 lbs)

well in the we are out to master (151 lbs). In this one and ponies over the mile and a tussie

Mr Page.

make a splash In the Bristol City too

eyta set

Its pros- for the first place is exported 1 a quarter mile race. League." have their pect of winning this race is very develop among the following:

on promotion. Now bright. manager Wright is well aware

Sportsmaster should relish as) Hol

Hot Pollot (102 lbs), Mabel

going and I would nol

that the side is not top class as yet; but the reins of office have slow only just fallen into his hands -glect this bay

mare, at her lust.

Solicitors (A) or Police (B) v Taikoo (B) or Navy (A)

Club (A) or Collegians บุ Kitchee or RNYP (A)

CAA (A) or PCA (A) v Tal- koo (A) or Police (A)

Arthur Peall says: STUDY YOUR ANGLES IN "DOUBLES" PLAYERS was doubtfu

soaker doubles should anjas this one un diagram blue.

Covering pink barred any direct contact. but left a bal: Balf. shot

FORED

BLACK

PINKO

bi

Btrixe

pinyad

Art witc

out side. to get a

straight pink in the Top left pucket.

Fro actocapt to double black into the top right pocket was bad

nookes..

gathered together, not to mention a number of lessor

the celebrities,

World's Fourteen-year-old Joyce Todd, [Snooker Championship takes of Willesden, is obviously jon a real meaning this win- ter, even although the

V.

of

to

swimmer with a future. She is also a swimmer with a present, seeing that she has just broken master of them all, Joe the Southern Countries

for Davin, is not competing. Junior record by two-fiths of a secon

Brother Fred is the holder. and has beaten her own Junior Waller Donaldson, the Scottish titleholder, la anxious to regain and senior Middlesex record.

She did this at the Willesden the crown. Horace Lindrum, of

wants Countries Brisbane,

see the Minor Southern Fala at Marshall Street Baths. championship go Down Under.

Mans The feat is proof of the useful- | Arthur

from comes ness of the ASA Loughborough Johannesburg-with-real-African two-weeks' course fervour for the battic, and, Olymple und

trips finally, there is competitive

character around the West End just now abroad.

who has more colour than all This rummer Joyce took part the rest of them put together.

A HEADACHE with club members in exchange contests arranged by the

George Chenier is the Anglo-Netherlands Sports As and he halls from Montreal. And currently, it is giving Job Davis qullo a headache to con- cede him ten points

frame. The Canadian never misBCS SWIMMING FAMILY

anything pottable, and his cuo ball control is quite remark- Miss Todd, 5ft. 3, 8st, 2. good at

Intelligent and able. painting,

Davis says that he has im- quick to copy, won a scholar-;

they ship to Kilburn and Brondes-Proved fifty percent since

met In Bermuda a few months. bury High School, where her

ago, And

Chenier disdains sister, Sylvia, 18-year-old

the accepted fashions of the bil- good all-round swimmer, rollards hail cently matriculated with

rociation. In Holland she saw

the

わざ

world's

fastest

some women breatstroke swimmers.

Jistinctions,

Joyce comes

from д

A

zx

name

Not for him the striped trou- sers. Immaculate waistcoat and swim-white

short for afteroon ses- ming family. Her grandfather, sions and the dinner jacket In Edward Todd, is president of the evenings.

Willesden Swimming Club: her He is quite content to play In brother is a swimming couch. pair of bolted trousers and an Ifer aunt.

Mrs Joseph Pok-open neck shirt-an ensemblo ronek, also a swimming coach that would have made stickers the London County for ellouette like John Roberts

"DE has a 6-year-old son. and Melbourne Inman shudder.

BVC Imm

Andrew, who dives

He uses a collupsible cuo and metres, ewims a good crawl- looks over it as he plays his length and, does a quarter of shots in direct contravention to a mile on

the accepted principio of look- ing along it. He uses a chalk after each shot and dusts his hands with powder after each

both breast

back-strokes.

In ten years' ime, what?

and

THEY WILL BE WARNED break. Bitiker should have

ensured belter position alter takina Biler Sweet (100 lbs), Filibuster

rod.

Üqda were (147 lbs), Flying Knight (143

wali agalņas, scoring. Binck, was to be expected, boggio in the pocket jaw and for a line and Priority (152

opening for the best player-quite Personally I expec costly mistako-

win with Bitter Fullbuster behind. and he has not had time to real-Attest right now. Avalon can be Priority to expected to be in the limelight Sweet and ly look round.

for it is certainly a stayer at this Flying Knight is dangerous, DO However, he has brought distance. Trade Wind (140 lbs) keep an eye on him. three Chariton players along is good for, an outside, chance.

with him from the Valley whence

he was Jimmy Seed's assis-

tant and they are to be tha_nu-

clous of his team building. Like

Swindon, Bristol City have a Cup tradition even

FIFTH RACE

George Ives," of New Horn, N. C., holds á 17- pound black grouper he landed off Cape Lookout. The miaio news bureau, reports that more and more black groupers are being caught by anglers fishing in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina. It is only in the last

* few years that they have appeared so far north,

The most exciting finish of the one Final day will be seen in this main appearance 10 years ago, but ovent for Class 1A, ponies over which Skymaster they want to get back to Divi the mile

will be holding the post of sion Two from which they have honour with 150 lbs and l*.un. twice been relegated.

doubtedly the best here. Norso Manager Fletcher over the Queen (162 ibs) and Ben Wyvis other side of the city has bound (153 iba) will have to be at their less optimism and thinks that at to beat Skymaster otherwise Rovers will improve even on they will have to be content their last season's showing for the minor position Panda when they, finished 5th-their 150 lbs) is a fast sprinter and highest position since the given a flying start it is sure to War and gained 48 points be well up at the finish. in met, the genial Brough from Barnsley-a Yorkshire, Tyke II SIXTH RACE aver there was: bhe--is prepared

to water that Rovers will end

nowin (148. Ths) and Iron

un well ahead of City. Nico Mark. (147 lbs) will have their

rivalry-and-good, for both.

return engagement and the de-

TAKE AN OLD MANT

ADVICE, CONGVEET.

Striker would bare done better to Ignore other acoring possibilities and simply tap black towards the inal red for a tantalising little smokers

London Express Bervice

..STEER CLEAR OF WOMEN.

MORE. RISKY THAN ROCKS

TO A BAILOR.

Chenler told me that snooker Lawn tennis Innovation: the appointment of a roving foot-and billiards are making rapid strides in tho fault Judge: Mr H. A. Furbar popularity

and to act at the junior champion- Dominion ships.

American pool.

has ousted He is self~

ile goes from court to court laught and admits that his one- noting delinquents' and' after amblilon wards having a talk with them. Snooker

-London Express Service) Lwinter:

Mister Conquest

YOU CAN DROP

ME OGE HERG,

CONQUEST.

Pore

Poppet

MON-STOP

to win the World Championship

GO YOU HAVE A RIVAL,

TOO, MIT, I AM GLAD,

London Extream, Berylos

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